Daniel Pinchbeck
Daniel Pinchbeck is the bestselling author of Breaking Open the Head, 2012: The
Return of Quetzalcoatl, and Notes from the Edge Times. His new book, How Soon Is
Now?, will be published by Watkins Books in February 2017. Pinchbeck's work has
helped to catalyze a resurgence of interest in shamanic practices, consciousness
research, and occult philosophy. His next book looks at the ecological crisis as a
collective initiation, a rite of passage, for humanity as a whole. Pinchbeck was featured
in Joao Amorim's 2010 documentary, 2012: Time for Change, where he interviewed
Sting, David Lynch, Barbara Marx Hubbard, among many artists and visionaries. He
was an original founder of the company Evolver.net, which publishes the web magazine
Reality Sandwich. He was the editor of Evolver Editions books and launched the
nonprofit Evolver Network, as well as starting the Center for Planetary Culture, a think
tank. His work has been featured in many journals, including The New York Times
Magazine, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Dazed & Confused. He is the host of Mindshift, a
talk show on GaiamTV. Recently, his work had a major influence on the comedian
Russell Brand, who wrote about their meeting in his book, Revolution.