Dennis William Hauck

About Dennis William Hauck

Dennis William Hauck is an author, consultant, and lecturer working to facilitate personal, institutional, and global transformation through the application of the ancient principles of alchemy. He writes and lectures on the universal principles of physical, psychological, and spiritual perfection to a wide variety of audiences that range from scientists and business leaders to religious and New Age groups. Hauck's interest in alchemy began while he was in graduate school in mathematics at the University of Vienna, and he has since translated a number of important Latin and German alchemy manuscripts dating back to the fourteenth century.

Hauck has written several bestselling books on the subject, including, The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation (Penguin Putnam 1999) which presents startling new revelations about the mysterious "time capsule of wisdom" that inspired over 3,500 years of alchemy. His latest book, Sorcerer's Stone: A Beginner's Guide to Alchemy (Citadel Press 2004) presents straightforward techniques and everyday applications for transformation on all levels of mind, body, and spirit. His books have been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Harper’s, Magical Blend, Lingua Franca, and hundreds of other periodicals.

Hauck has been interviewed on nearly three hundred radio and TV programs (Media Appearances), including such popular national shows as "NPR's Morning Edition," "Sally Jessy Raphael," "Geraldo," "Art Bell's Dreamland," "A&E Unexplained," "Sightings," "CNN Reports," and "Extra." He also served as a special consultant to a several leading film companies and a number of popular television programs. He wrote script and appeared in Mysteries of the Gods (Hemisphere 1976) and served as a consultant for other popular movies, dating from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Columbia Pictures 1977) to The Haunting (Dreamworks 1999).

Hauck has worked as editor for a half-dozen holistic and New Age publications. He is currently the publisher of the Alchemy Journal, for which he writes a regular column called From the Fire. He has written on a wide variety of topics for nearly fifty different magazines, including Harper's, Automated Home, Electronic House, Conscious Living, Sacramento Magazine, The City: San Francisco Magazine, Fate, and Writer's Digest (Publishing Credits). He is considered a pioneer in introducing transpersonal concepts to businesses and government agencies and worked seven years as a staff writer for Today's Supervisor, the official magazine of the 25,000-member California State Supervisor's Association. He also wrote regular columns for the Long Island Journal, New Age Retailer, Perceptions Magazine, and Whole Life Times.

He has contributed to several anthologies, such as Awaken to a Dream (Watermark 1991), The Practical Guide to Practically Everything (Random House 1995), Magic of Our Universe (Camelot 1999), The Internet Guide to Adventurous & Unusual Travel (Facts On Demand 2001), and Nine Windows to Wholeness: Jungian Sandplay (Sanity Press 2002). Hauck has also consulted on a number of alchemically themed novels, such as A Hundred Ways to Sunday (Robin Rice, Bwyar Press 2001) and Unnatural Fire (Fidelis Morgan, HaperCollins 2000), as well as numerous non-fiction works such as How to Write a Book Proposal (Michael Larsen, Writer's Digest 1997), The Power of Sacred Space (Carolyn Cobelo, Akasha 2000), Alchemy: the Great Secret (Andrea Aromatico, Abrams 2001), Tarot Court Cards Archetypes (Kate Warwick-Smith, Inner Traditions 2003), and Alchemical Healing (Nicki Scully, Bear & Co. 2003).

Hauck is an instructor in the Alchemy Home Study Program and conducts Alchemy Initiation Tours tours to Egypt, India, and Europe. He is also an instructor at Flamel College and serves on the Board of Governors of the International Alchemy Guild as the "Solar President." He is a professional member of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP), the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP), and the Center for Research Into Science (CRIS). Also a member of the Authors Guild, he is listed in current editions of Who’s Who in California, the Dictionary of International Biography, and the International Authors and Writers Who’s Who.

A dedicated explorer of consciousness, Hauck has done considerable research into "exceptional human experiences" -- a term he uses to describe a wide variety of mystical phenomena. Convinced that a serious study of such events will lead to a better understanding of the true nature of human consciousness, he has written several groundbreaking books along these lines. His guidebooks to thousands of sacred energy sites and locations of paranormal activity, International Directory of Haunted Places (Penguin 2000) and Haunted Places: The National Directory (Athanor 1994, Penguin 1996, Penguin-Putnam 2002), have led hundreds of people to places where they have experienced such altered states of consciousness. His biography of William Shatner (Captain Quirk - Pinnacle 1995; Der Captain - Heyne 1997) chronicles the egocentric actor's personal transformation after a paranormal experience in the Mojave Desert in 1968.

Dennis William Hauck holds lectures and workshops throughout the world on the various aspects of practical, mental, and spiritual alchemy. For his current lecture schedule, go to Lectures & Workshops. If you would like to schedule a lecture or workshop for your group or organization, email his assistant Andrea Zuckavich. He maintains websites at www.AlchemyLab.com and www.Alchemergy.com.

A Sampling of Books by Dennis William Hauck

SORCERER'S STONE (A Beginner's Guide to Alchemy) is the first basic primer on this subject, in which alchemy’s secrets and powers made accessible to everyone with the desire to experience physical, mental, and spiritual transformation. By providing clear explanations, moving meditations, and hands-on experiments making tinctures and elixirs, this beautifully illustrated guide passes on the knowledge and creative energy of alchemy’s magnificent discipline—sending a golden arc of learning from thousands of years in the past into your life today. Hauck presents a fascinating history of alchemy – from the ancient Emerald Tablet to modern quantum chemistry – and elaborates on its arcane principles in an intimate, conversational way that anyone can understand. His portrayals of individual alchemists (like Flamel, Fulcanelli, and Isaac Newton) bring them alive and show how they built on each other’s work through an “Underground River” of secret knowledge passed down through the ages. Citadel Press, June 2004. Illustrated; 240 pages. ISBN 0-8065-2545-2. $12.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

THE EMERALD TABLET (Alchemy for Personal Transformation) is an ancient Egyptian text that became the basis of alchemy and contains a secret formula that shows us how to perfect anything – even ourselves. Stanley Krippner Ph.D. (Director of Consciousness Studies, the Saybrook Institute): ”This book combines esoteric wisdom with practical advice. Hauck offers his readers a remarkable path for spiritual change in the tradition of Carl Jung's depth psychology.” Jeffrey Mishlove Ph.D. (Director of Intuition Network; host of "Thinking Allowed" PBS series): “Every reader who gives this book the thoughtfulness it requires will discover a treasure of inner riches.” Penguin 1999. ISBN 0-14-019571-8. Illustrated with 44 alchemical engravings. 464 pages. Indexed. $16.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

Alchemy Workbook

This spiritual alchemy workbook is a guided tour through the steps of the Emerald Tablet's formula of transformation. There are alchemical mandalas and symbolic drawings actually used by the alchemists, as well as interpretations and guided meditations to accompany them. Most engravings have never before been published to a wide audience and date back over five hundred years. The 8x10 comb-bound book is designed to open flat for easy viewing and meditation on the drawings. Athanor Press 1999. ISBN 0-9637914-4-3. Item #844. $14.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

Alchemy Reference Guide

ALCHEMY REFERENCE GUIDE is an invaluable tool for those seeking to understand the profound and mysterious art of alchemy. It contains a comprehensive dictionary of alchemical terms, guide to alchemical ciphers and symbols, charts of alchemical correspondences, and a free downloadable TrueType alchemy font set with key code chart. ISBN 0-9637914-6-X 5x9-Booklet. $5.95. Item #847. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

SECRET OF THE EMERALD TABLET

This first English translation of sections of the nineteenth-century German alchemist Gottlieb Latz' monumental, million-word work Die Alchemie deciphers the chemical formula hidden within the Emerald Tablet that openly demonstrates all the principles of alchemy. Latz' research reveals all the ingredients of the Arcanum Experiment, which was considered the most powerful and meaningful chemical demonstration of ancient times. "Hauck's translation from the German is wonderfully fluid." - First Impressions. Holmes Publishing. 50 pp. Item #885. $8.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

HAUNTED PLACES: THE NATIONAL DIRECTORY (Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, and Other Supernatural Locations) is an illustrated guide to over 2,000 real locations in all fifty states where paranormal activity is taking place or has been reported in recent years. As a highly respected explorer of consciousness, the author believes paranormal experiences are part of the inauguration of human beings into a more encompassing reality. “Hauck's book, while piquing my curiosity enough to make me think about buying an RV, also reassures me, because I already know what I might see. For the first time in my life, I can open myself safely to the Other Side.” - Lily Warner in “Fate Magazine.” Penguin 2002. ISBN 0-14-200234-8. 100 photos; 486 pages. Index and bibliography. $17.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

THE INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF HAUNTED PLACES (Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, and Other Supernatural Locations) is the second volume in the Haunted Places series. From the overgrown temple site at Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the pyramids on the Giza plateau in Egypt, from the haunted castles of England to empty shower stalls at Dachau in Germany, this books tells you where to go to find places with memories, places that contain sacred energy, and places that will transform you. Penguin 2000. ISBN 0-14-029635-2. 100 photos; 418 pages. Index and bibliography. $15.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

CAPTAIN QUIRK details William Shatner's UFO abduction experience, which occurred in the Mojave Desert shortly after the cancellation of the "Star Trek" television series. Shatner was convinced he was in telepathic contact with an alien intelligence and had been chosen to lead the planet into the galactic community! When the aliens did not return for him, Shatner contacted the author, who worked with him on a movie (Mysteries of the Gods) and helped the actor come to terms with his weird experience. Included are exclusive interviews with "Star Trek" castmembers who reveal their true feelings about their passionate but egocentric captain. Pinnacle 1995. ISBN 0-7860-0185-2. Paperback, 33 photos, 300 pages. $4.99. Read Reviews or Order this Book.

WILLIAM SHATNER: A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY includes all of Shatner's acting, television, film, radio, writing, and directing credits, as well as lists of his personal appearances and charity work. Of course, the book also features a detailed biography of this fascinating man. A premium book in the highly respected Performing Arts Series (ISSN 0892-5550) Greenwood Publishing 1994. Hardcover: 324 pages. ISBN 0-313-28579-9. $49.95. Read Reviews or Order this Book.