One of the most compelling writers and public speakers on the subjects of media, esotericism, and visionary experiences, Erik Davis continues to explore the strange terrain he first mapped in his 1998 debut book TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information, a groundbreaking study of the persistence of enchantment in the digital age. Davis holds a BA from Yale and a PhD in religious studies from Rice University. His other books include High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, Nomad Codes, and Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium. He currently covers California culture on his Burning Shore newsletter, and also co-founded the Berkeley Alembic, a center for meditation, arts, and consciousness culture.