Scott Plate

A close friend asked me if it would be possible to officiate at their wedding, and I investigated how that might happen. A colleague told me about the Universal Life Church, and it aligned with my beliefs.

I currently live in Silver City, located in southwestern New Mexico on the edge of the Gila Wilderness.

To become a vessel for sacred rituals that bless others, and mark important occasions in their lives by giving them meaning.

I believe that religion and faith are not always the same thing. Religion is whatever you are willing to accept responsibility for practicing with full-hearted presence. Faith is the set of wings that helps your practice take flight.

My work is non-denominational, open-minded, creative and flexible. My faith practices combine my love for God, my Roman Catholic roots, my curiosity about all faiths, and the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, a path of cross-cultural shamanic arts for personal and planetary healing. I believe we are here to carry our ancestors further than they could travel on their own, and that they are depending on us to do our own work. When we do our work with a full and compassionate heart, we receive the blessing of our lives.

My priority is to collaborate with you to co-create a ceremony you'll remember for the rest of your lives.