Peter Murray 

Hello, my name is Peter.

I've long been a voice for learning – healing – growing and I'm pleased to be part of the very special team at Essential Healing Centre and able to extend the range of services available here.

I've moved away from a career in mainstream psychology to integrate traditional and alternative modalities into my service offerings. These include transpersonal therapy, spiritual dowsing, energy work, flower essences, workshops and the quirky stuff that doesn’t easily fit into any of those categories.

Hiring a consultant for personal and spiritual growth can be a process fraught with doubts. Please read on if you’d like to get to know me a little.

I count myself fortunate to have got some life experience before an academic education in my 30s. From my late teens I was exploring spirituality and what some call occult sciences. Eventually I gave up a successful career as a journalist to assist people one to one in their personal growth.

I provided thousands of consultations to high functioning people over 20 years as a psychologist and psychotherapist working out of medical centres and other venues around the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

While I had a wide range of skills in different forms of brief therapy, hypnotherapy and personal growth processes, what clients seemed to notice most was my gift of listening. And they said what they appreciated most was that I was from outside their circle.

At the same time I was getting on with family life and my own journey, enjoying cooking, gardening, renovating, music, and learning traditional and alternative healing methods . . . Flower Essences, radionics and other vibrational remedies, the subtle energy systems of the body, energy work including Spiritual Healing, Reiki, Pranic Healing and crystals, variations in consciousness including meditation, hypnosis, ritual, sound, mudras, and the use of cards and dowsing to access information.

How I Work 

My goal always is to assist you to be more fully who you are. You will find it easy to brief me on what you want out of any session and we will agree on an outcome and discuss the approach. I want you to feel comfortable with whatever modality or mix of them we adopt. Some of my services are stand alone consultations, some are in set packages, and some, such as therapy, are somewhat open ended. Many can be useful for ongoing health and wellbeing. If you want different, book some time with me online now or with the lovely front desk people. 

Fees for Services 

Consultations with me generally are 50 minutes for $125. The Flower Essence service is $10 extra for materials. Spiritual Dowsing is best done in a sequence until a benchmark is established, a kind of ‘starter pack’ for new clients. I have an introductory discount on Energy Work until June 25 2025: when you commit to use a set of three 50minute sessions within four weeks of purchase, $330.

Transpersonal Therapy

Transpersonal therapy is a positive approach to therapy that addresses the needs of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. It aims to assist you to develop a more fulfilling life by discovering meaning and purpose, connecting with your spiritual nature, tapping into creativity, and appreciating your place in the larger context of existence.

Energy Work 

Energy work is a non invasive way to relax and activate your body’s natural healing responses. A session has a goal, includes energy from hands on and off the body, and may include a visualisation. You remain fully dressed in comfortable clothing. Energy work can bring balance, tranquilly, or vitality as part of your self maintenance.

Spiritual Dowsing

Dowsing uses a pendulum or other tool to amplify intuition, and yes-no answers to gather information. In addition, spiritual dowsing sends information to clear negative influences and support health and wellbeing. It uses charts and can be done remotely. The starter pack is $360 for sessions over two weeks, two in person and one distant.

Essential Essences  

I dowse to dispense flower essences in a flower essence session or as part of another consultation. We discuss your need and I dowse for the essence, some words to support that consciousness, and prepare a bottle of drops to take over the coming days. Add $10 for materials to the standard fee of $125.

Card Reading

A card spread is an intuitive tool to help you clarify your next steps. The purpose is to assist you to become aware of relevant factors, insights and strategies. One spread is designed to look for how to succeed in a situation. Another seeks to surface some of the watchpoints and resources in a situation.  

Meditation

I understand many ways to meditate and now simply use what works for me. I rejoice when assisting others to discover what works for them. We start with simple meditations for beginners and those who find meditation difficult. You will run experiments in the laboratory of yourself, which truly is science for spiritual seekers.

Quirky Stuff – for those who are game

Cambridge Dictionary says quirky is anything unusual in an attractive and interesting way.  My services don’t have an obvious place to indulge my passion for unusual stuff that grabs my attention. So the first Quirky Stuff is a book club that explores how nature improves our health. Good Nature by Kathy Willis, a scientist inspired by Kew Gardens, collates research on the many ways nature is good for us, explains all about smelling the roses and endorses tree hugging. There are entry requirements (photos of your plants), and activities (includes a ritual for cocreating a garden with nature). Please call for details.

Offerings to you

I will be available on the Essential Open Day (25th May 2025) offering 20 minute Crystal Balances.

I will also present my Yoga Nidra workshop in the Dome at 11.45am.

I look forward to meeting you.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.