Gary Lachman

Gary Lachman is an adjunct professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is the author of several books about consciousness, culture and the Western esoteric tradition, including Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump and The Lost Knowledge of the Imagination. In a previous career, he was a founding member of the pop group Blondie and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.