Daniel Pinchbeck
philosopher, futurist, cultural critic, New York Times bestselling author, director of The Elevator, and founder of Liminal News.
I advocate for
Profound transformation in human consciousness and societal structures
In my work, I draw on ideas from systems thinkers, esoteric traditions, shamanism, as well as contemporary social theory. I believe we are moving away from an obsolete materialist paradigm and toward a new/ancient understanding which reveals consciousness as our fundamental reality.
We can address the ecological and existential crises facing humanity by integrating ancient wisdom with cutting-edge technologies and regenerative practices. The current global challenges are not only crises but also initiatory opportunities for us to step into a more interconnected and spiritually enriched existence. Through my books, talks, and multimedia projects, I aim to inspire a new ethos that blends spiritual awareness with proactive, sustainable solutions to create a world that honors all forms of life and leads to a more harmonious and just planetary community.
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Awakening the Western Soul
Now Live!The Future of Consciousness
We are on the cusp of establishing a transformational paradigm, an alternative ontology, in a way that wasn’t possible until now. This new paradigm weaves together science and mysticism, spirit and matter. It reveals the imagination as a transpersonal creative force able to reawaken dormant powers of the Psyche, at a time of universal need.
Dean Radin
Ashanti Kunene
Warren Neidich
The Future of Consciousness Seminar can help you — all of us — anchor this new, post-materialist paradigm. We as develop the new tools and rhetorical structures to understand and speak about it, we support its manifestation.
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Current Projects
Substack
My regular newsletter covers a range of topics including psychedelics, politics, art, culture, ecology, and the occult. With over 17,000 subscribers, Liminal News helps shape the contemporary conversation about edgy ideas and futurist possibilities.
Liminal Institute
The Liminal Institute produces cutting-edge courses and seminars on ecology, esotericism, and other areas. I also offer month-long writing classes, audiobooks, and other products.
The elevator.earth
The Elevator is a research center dedicated to helping our society make “the flip” from reductive materialism to a new ontology that understands consciousness as the basis of reality.
Expand your Mind with
Books
Secret Histories and Spiritual Revolutions: An Anthology of Works from the Western Hermetic Tradition
Buy from AmazonWhen Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance
Buy from Amazon2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl
Buy from AmazonBreaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism
Buy from AmazonHow Soon Is Now?: From Personal Initiation to Global Transformation
Buy from AmazonNotes from the Edge Times
Buy from AmazonWhat Comes After Money?: Essays from Reality Sandwich on Transforming Currency and Community
Buy from AmazonThe Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Citadel Underground)
Buy from AmazonThe Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness
Buy from AmazonThe Occult Control System: UFOs, aliens, other dimensions, and future timelines
Buy from Amazon“The plants that produce visions can function- for those of us who have inherited the New World Order of barren materialism, cut off from our spiritual heritage by a spiteful culture that gives us nothing but ashes- as the talismans of recognition that awaken our minds to reality.”
- Daniel Pinchbeck, Breaking Open the Head
Go deeper with
Courses
Magic, Prophecy, and the Creative Act
Six weeks on imagination as a world-making force, from magic and the daimon to prophetic language and psychomagic. Twelve live sessions online, beginning 23 August. Each participant develops a creative project across the seminar.
Building our Regenerative Future
A slate exciting and inspirational speakers and special guests diving into the most pressing issues of our time, from climate change to exponential technologies, focusing on solutions rather than reiterating the problems.
What tangible steps can you take to contribute to a thriving, just, and sustainable society?
Secret histories & spiritual Revolutions
A guided tour of Western esotericism, from ancient initiatory schools to contemporary techniques for finding illumination. Explore Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Theosophy, the OTO, Fourth Way, and other occult traditions, exploring their influence on the psychedelic renaissance, chaos magic, and the New Age quest for self-actualization.
