Carla Van Raay Carla Van Raay i(A80819 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1939
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Netherlands,
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1951
Heritage: Dutch
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BiographyHistory

Carla Van Raay emigrated to Australia with her family, settling in Melbourne where her father found work as a gardener for a Roman Catholic convent. At the age of 18 she became a postulant with the Faithful Companions of Jesus and remained with the Order for over 12 years. She later married and moved to Western Australia. After a phase of sexual promiscuity, Van Raay worked sporadically as a prostitute for nearly 20 years. She then pursued a range of healing therapies and New Age ideologies in Australia and California.

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