Daniel Pinchbeck
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'''Daniel Pinchbeck''', (born [[June 15]], [[1966]]) is an author and advocate of the use of psychedelic substances such as [[LSD]], [[Psilocybin mushrooms]] and [[peyote]] for enriching people's intellectual, psychological and spiritual beliefs through the [[psychedelic experience|psychedelic experience]]. He is the son of painter Peter Pinchbeck and writer [[Joyce Johnson]].
==Ideas==
He is the author of ''[[Breaking Open the Head|Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism]]''. In ''Breaking Open the Head'', Pinchbeck explored [[shamanism]] via ceremonies with tribal groups such as the [[Bwiti]] of [[Gabon]] and the [[Secoya people]] in the [[Ecuador|Ecuadorean]] [[Amazon Basin|Amazon]]. He also attended the [[Burning Man]] festival in [[Nevada]], and looked at use of psychedelic substances in a desacralized modern context. Through his direct experiences and research, and influenced heavily by the work of anthroposophist [[Rudolf Steiner]], he became convinced that the shamanic and mystical view of [[reality]] had validity, and that the modern world had forfeited an understanding of [[intuition|intuitive]] aspects of being in its pursuit of rational [[materialism]].
This awareness led to his second book, ''2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl'', which examines [[prophecies|prophecy]] through personal and philosophical approaches, and offers the hypothesis that humanity is experiencing an accelerated process of [[global consciousness]] transformation, leading to a new realization of time and space within the next six years. In ''2012'', he also explains the [[psi]] or [[extra-sensory perception]] research of [[Dean Radin]], the theories of [[Graham Hancock]], his own encounters with [[crop circles]], a visit to calendar reform advocate [[José Argüelles]], and his direct reception of [[prophecy|prophetic material]]: the voice of the [[Mesoamerican]] [[deity]] [[Quetzalcoatl]], began speaking to him during a [[2004]] trip to the Amazon in Brazil. At the time, he was participating in a ceremony of the [[Santo Daime]], a Brazilian religion that uses the psychedelic brew [[ayahuasca]] as its sacrament. Through its references to [[2012]] and the [[Maya calendar]] in the context of [[New Age]] beliefs, Pinchbeck's book has contributed to [[Mayanism]]. The book also details his acts of [[infidelity]] and his interest in [[polyamory]].
Pinchbeck's feature articles have appeared in numerous periodicals. A founding editor of ''Open City'', a [[Literary magazine|literary journal]], he has recently launched a new Internet-based magazine, [[Reality Sandwich]], offering a new [[paradigm]] for a planetary culture, in March, 2007. In 2005 he co-founded The Evolver Project, with the plan to create a membership organization supporting sustainable commerce (a part of this project can be seen at [http://www.evo.net]). On December 14, 2006, Pinchbeck appeared on the television program [[The Colbert Report]] to discuss his book ''2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl''.[http://www.tv.com/the-colbert-report/daniel-pinchbeck/episode/933842/summary.html]
==Further reading==
===Books===
*Daniel Pinchbeck, ''Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism,'' Broadway Books, 2002, trade paperback, 322 pages, ISBN 0-7679-0742-6
*Daniel Pinchbeck, ''2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl,'' Tarcher, 2006, hardcover, ISBN 1-58542-483-8
===Periodical===
*[[Shaman's Drum Journal]]
* "The Naked Self Unseen: Daniel Pinchbeck & the Politics of Psychic Evolution" by Cookie Orlando. In ''The Fifth Estate'', #376, Halloween Issue, 2007.
===External links===
*[http://www.realitysandwich.com Reality Sandwich.] Daniel is the editorial director of this web magazine that is "Evolving consciousness, bite by bite"
*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/A5Z2C4ZY2WNMX] His Amazon.com blog for the latest updates
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3099573935248548861&q=rushkoff Post-Modern Prophecy: Urgent Myths for Urgent Times? A dialogue between authors Daniel Pinchbeck and Douglas Rushkoff.]
*[http://www.breakingopenthehead.com Breaking Open the Head] - Psychedelic journey into the heart of contemporary shamanism. Devoted to the 2002 book of the same name. Hosted discussion forums.
*Evolver: An Interview with Daniel Pinchbeck - [http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/10/26/evolver-an-interview-with-daniel-pinchbeck-part-1/ Part 1], [http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/10/30/evolver-an-interview-with-daniel-pinchbeck-part-2/ Part 2]
*[http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11217201/daniel_pinchbeck_and_the_new_psychedelic_elite "Daniel Pinchbeck and the New Psychedelic Elite"] — a skeptical approach to Pinchbeck in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
*[http://www.thefeedlot.org/vikingyouth/show_show.php?show=75 Daniel is interviewed] by the [[Viking Youth Power Hour]] about 2012, the shifting world economy, and the value and implications of drug-induced possession states.
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