Michael Schlosser, “The Man”
September 21, 1943 - August 1, 2005

By Gloria Parker

I've never written anything for Aquarius but the publisher's page. In the beginning days, someone in my office said, “You have to write something, and we need a picture of you.” I was in compliance as there was already too much confusion and chaos for me to get in the way of getting a brand new alternative publication out on time.

I just write what I feel, and many of you seem to like it. I know some of my friends/ acquaintances say they can keep up with me - even if they don't see me for months on end - that all they have to do is read Aquarius, and it's like I'm talking straight to them.

So, I often wondered what would it take for me to leave my comfort zone and write something else in Aquarius' and now I know. On August 1, 2005 we lost one of the icons of this community - It was a sad day in Atlanta.

Many of you will know just who I'm talking about when I say, “My good friend Michael Schlosser died.” I'll give you some details about Michael's work, but first I just want to talk about him - “The Man,” Michael Schlosser. That's what his beloved wife, Cynthia, called him. He was “The Man” and she was “The Woman.”

When people started to find out about Michael's heart attack, we were all in shock. But the first question was, “Oh my God, what will Cynthia do without him?” You see, they were inseparable. I was a bartender for over thirty years, but I never really saw any true “soulmates” until I met Michael and Cynthia back in the late eighties.

I called them the original hippies that personified the best of that era. Love, Love, Love! It radiated from them, through them, and all around them. Back when I first met them, they had a Native American sweat lodge in the backyard and a real chapel with stained glass doors in their home. They had many animals, most of which were strays, and gathered friends (many of them strays, too) to share all that was good everywhere. They were vegetarians and drank healthy green drinks, and neither one had an ounce of fat on their trim, slim, beautiful bodies.

They were tones that harmonized just like the music they recorded in their Spiritus Sanctus studio. Cynthia painted masterpieces that graced the walls of their home. All of us old timers from back then hung Cynthia's artwork proudly in our bookstores, businesses, and healing centers. Her paintings had a spiritual energy that could be measured just like the artist and her husband.

It's almost impossible for me to talk about Michael without mentioning Cynthia. They were one of the greatest love stories ever told and, for those that knew them, I must share what I said to Cynthia when I saw her quiet courage. I let her know how special they both were as a couple - and as individuals - and how authentic she is today with her vision for the future.

She replied that Michael had enabled her to live life free from the worries of the world and how grateful she was for the time she had with him. She was the Artist, the channel that inspired both of them.  She also mentioned the hours they spent daily on the computer sending out the channeled Angel messages to thousands that waited for them to arrive by email.

Michael will be missed by so many people. His passion for life was extreme in the sense that he was interested in so many things, and each group of people that he met was taken in by his passion for his causes. It could be his national political views, his latest new supplement, or his civic duties that could range from canvassing for the mayor, to trying to get the Ponce de Leon springs (once known as the Fountain of Youth) uncapped. And, most appropriately, that's where his memorial will be held. For in the hearts and minds of those who knew him, Michael will be forever young.

Who was Michael Schlosser?

He was a Ph.D. - a clinical psychologist, who worked at the VA Medical Center in Tuskegee, AL for 17 years and who developed the first successful PTSD clinic [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] for veterans. This program is still being used today at two VA hospitals. Michael retired in 1995 and continued his work by facilitating workshops. Michael had been writing his book on this emotional technology up until his untimely death on August 1. His book will be completed by his wife, Cynthia Rose Young, and other therapists trained in his work.

WHERE and WHEN CAN WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE?

Paris on Ponce
1716 Ponce De Leon Ave.
(Big orange building across from Publix)

September 21, 2005 - 7:00 - 9:30 PM
404-249-9965

From the heart of Gloria Parker, publisher of this publication