Entry No. 5 — the Tampa file — filed under: witchy
Temple of Love and Healing
A long-standing Christian Spiritualist metaphysical church focused on direct spirit communication, energy healing, and intuitive development.
The story
Tucked onto 40th Avenue North, the Temple of Love and Healing isn't a modern New Age wellness boutique or a theatrical Hollywood seance room. It is a long-standing Christian Spiritualist metaphysical church operating on traditional Spiritualist tenets—where routine sanctuary worship sits right alongside direct spirit communication, energy healing, and intuitive development.
The mechanics here run on the classic Spiritualist belief that consciousness survives physical death and that spirits can communicate with the living. Instead of secretive backroom readings, mediumship happens out in the open. During services, guest speakers, mediums, and congregation leaders take the altar to conduct live mediumship demonstrations and psychic message circles, delivering individual intuitive hits to people sitting in the pews.
What it's like
When you pull up to 3700 40th Avenue North, your first task before stepping across the threshold is absolute silence for your tech: temple rules require you to completely power down all cell phones and electronic appliances before entering. Inside, you'll find an earnest, unpretentious church atmosphere. Whether you're attending a weekend mediumship demonstration or a psychic message circle, expect to sit quietly in a group setting while mediums work the room.
The move: Attend an evening psychic message circle or a weekend mediumship demonstration to experience live spiritual messages delivered in a congregation setting.
- 📍 St. Petersburg
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 3700 40th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
Hours: Added 2026-07-21 — confirm current hours before you go.
Pair it with
- Saint Pete Salt Room — Pair an intense spirit message circle with a quiet, grounding dry-salt halotherapy session just a mile down the road.
- Botanica Yemaya Olokun — Contrast Christian Spiritualist mediumship with traditional Yoruba and Hoodoo folk practices at this botanica 2.6 miles away.
- Culture Shock Oddities & Tattoo Studio — Pivot from white-light energy healing to matte-black shelves of taxidermy, funeral photos, and oddities in downtown St. Pete.
Good to know
What happens during a psychic message circle?
Mediums and intuitives address the gathering from the altar, delivering direct messages and intuitive readings to individuals seated in the congregation.
Is this a traditional Christian church?
It operates as a Christian Spiritualist metaphysical church, using a congregational format but focusing heavily on energy healing, psychic development, and mediumship.
What is the most important rule when visiting?
You must completely turn off all phones and electronic devices before entering the temple; simply setting them to silent or vibrate is not enough.
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Further reading: Official site
last checked: 2026-07-21