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Daniel Pinchbeck (born June 15, 1966) is an author living in New York's East Village, where he is editorial director of Reality Sandwich (www.realitysandwich.com). He is the author of Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism and 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl. He is the son of painter Peter Pinchbeck and writer Joyce Johnson.
In Breaking Open the Head, Pinchbeck explored shamanism via ceremonies with tribal groups such as the Bwiti of Gabon, who eat iboga, and the Secoya people in the Ecuadorean Amazon, who take ayahuasca in their ceremonies. He also attended the Burning Man festival in Nevada, and looked at use of psychedelic substances in a de-sacralized modern context. Through his direct experiences and research, and philosophically influenced by the work of anthroposophist Rudolf Steiner[1] he became convinced that the shamanic and mystical view of reality had validity, and that the modern world had forfeited an understanding of intuitive aspects of being in its pursuit of rational materialism.

Drawing heavily upon contributions to the Breaking Open the Head websites forum, Pinchbeck's second book, 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, examines 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 during this period. In 2012, he also examines 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 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 various periodicals. A founding editor of Open City, a literary journal, in March, 2007 he launched a new Internet-based magazine, Reality Sandwich, claiming to offer "a new paradigm for a planetary culture." He is the executive producer of PostModernTimes, a series of web videos presented on the iClips Network.[2] and co-founder of Evolver, a new social network. [1]. * Reality Sandwich A website Pinchbeck jointly owns, moderates and writes for. * Daniel Pinchbeck video interview Daniel Pinchbeck discusses 2012 in a 3-part video interview with his editor at Tarcher Books * 2012:Science or Superstition Daniel Pinchbeck is shown in clips throughout the documentary sharing his knowledge of the Mayan calendar and his studies on 2012.

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[2012singularity2012]

@FractalRaver Hey. Are you referring to Daniel? Why do you think he´s an asshole?

[TMKchld]

@InerSpce Thanks my friend...(you never know!)

[InerSpce]

@TMKchld well said;)

[TMKchld]

@FractalRaver "opinions are like assholes...everyone has one", in any event, you can't deny his intelligence. You can dislike him & disagree with him, but his intelligence is undenialable.

[FractalRaver]

@TMKchld

Actually, I think this guy is an *asshole*, and yes I've read the book, and I've talked to him, thus that decision.

[Parkourgray]

The interviewer asked some great questions, ones that i was really wondering before i watched this.

[Ericsoonn3]

Its fucking great to see a decent amount of people listening and reading daniel pinchbeck. it makes me actually feel like things are spiraling int o a transformation of the psyche and change from the limiting systems of this planet and. It gives me hope :) that more people are becoming attuned and seeing through all this bullshit towards something more whole, and easy and loving

[Ericsoonn3]

Its fucking great to see a decent amount of people listening and reading daniel pinchbeck. it makes me actually feel like things are spiraling int o a transformation of the psyche and change from the limiting systems of this planet and. It gives me hope :)

[Disposition446]

5:34 - 5:40

[RANCIDROBO]

On the hardest lsd trip I ever took I fround a copy of breaking open the head at a friends and in the moment it was like I was reading my thoughts on paper. I was very high but completely floored at the sametime.