Daniel Pinchbeck

When human society accepts and embraces the validity of psychic phenomena, we will see a rapid transformation of our global civilization. We will explore how this transmutation can be effected rapidly. We will look at what the development of a science and technique that incorporates participatory and psychic elements of reality may mean for our future.  Daniel Pincbeck is the bestselling author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl and Breaking Open the Head. He is co-founder of Evolver (www.evolver.net) and editorial director of Reality Sandwich (www.realitysandwich.com). He is featured in director Joao Amorim's upcoming documentary, 2012: Time for Change (www.2012timeforchange.com ).

Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl (Tarcher/Penguin, 2006) and Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism (Broadway Books, 2002). His articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Wired, The Village Voice, LA Weekly, ArtForum, Arthur, and many other publications. He is currently the editorial director of Reality Sandwich and a national columnist for Conscious Choice magazine. He is also the executive producer of the PostModernTimes series of interviews, directed by Joao Amorim, and is featured in Amorim's upcoming documentary, 2012: Time for Change. He lives in New York City.