Dennis William Hauck

Dennis William Hauck is a bestselling author and popular lecturer working to facilitate personal, social, and institutional transformation through the application of the ancient principles of alchemy. He writes and lectures on the universal methods 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 still in graduate school at the University of Vienna, and he has since translated a number of important alchemy manuscripts dating back to the fourteenth century and authored more than a dozen books on the subject. His books have been translated into several languages including German, Greek, Spanish, and Russian.

Hauck's bestselling The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation (Penguin 1999), presents startling new revelations about the mysterious artifact that inspired over 3,500 years of alchemy. His Sorcerer’s Stone: A Beginner’s Guide to Alchemy (Citadel 2004) is an entertaining introduction to practical and spiritual alchemy. His The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Alchemy (Alpha 2008) is considered the best introduction to alchemy available. He is currently completing the first English translation of Die Alchemie by Dr. Gottlieb Latz, a nineteenth-century German alchemist, and is working on his latest book is First Matter: Autobiography of an Alchemist.

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. 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 mystical experience in the Mojave Desert in 1968.

Hauck has contributed to numerous non-fiction works, such as Real Alchemy (Robert Bartlett, Weiser 2006), Way of the Crucible (Robert Bartlett, Weiser 2008), 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). He 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).

Hauck 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 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 articles. 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. 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.

Hauck’s 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. He has been interviewed on nearly four hundred radio and TV programs, including "NPR's Morning Edition," "A&E Unexplained," "Sally Jessy Raphael," "Geraldo," “The O’Reilly Factor,” "Extra," and "CNN Reports." 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 novels and movies ranging from alchemy documentaries to such popular films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Columbia 1977) to White Noise (Brightlight 2005).

Hauck is an instructor in the Alchemy Home Study Program ( www.AlchemyHomeStudy.com ) and serves on the Board of Governors of the International Alchemy Guild (IAG) at www.AlchemyGuild.org. 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 Who’s Who in California, the Dictionary of International Biography, and the International Authors and Writers Who’s Who.

Dennis William Hauck holds lectures and workshops throughout the world on the various aspects of practical, mental, and spiritual alchemy. He was a featured speaker at many important conferences, including the International Alchemy Conference annual event at www.AlchemyConference.com, the Conference On Mystical Egypt and Immortality in Cairo, conferences for the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the International Society for Energetic Psychology, and many others.

The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation

The Emerald Tablet 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. This bestselling book details the rediscovery of the mysterious artifact and reveals the chemical-spiritual formula hidden in its lines. Also contained are the alchemists' startling predictions for the new millennium and chapters on the mystical and paranormal experiences that reflect the deep changes undergone by people who have actually seen the hidden reality of which the tablet speaks.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. More Information. Penguin 1999. Illustrated; indexed; 448 pp. Autographed copy. Discounted price $16.00.

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. More Information. Autographed copy. Discounted price $12.00.

Secret of the Emerald Tablet

This first English translation of sections of the nineteenth-century German alchemist Gottlieb Latz' monumental work Die Alchemie deciphers the chemical formula hidden within the Emerald Tablet that openly demonstrates all the principles of alchemy. This book reveals all the ingredients of the Arcanum Experiment, which was considered the most powerful and meaningful chemical demonstration of ancient times. Based on his research, Latz said he had reconstructed the Elixir of Life and claimed to have saved many of his patients from the incurable diseases of his time. "Hauck's translation from the German is wonderfully fluid." -First Impressions. Holmes Publishing. 50 pp. Retail price $8.95. Discounted price $7.00.

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. Companion workbook for The Emerald Tablet. Athanor Books 1999. ISBN 0-9637914-4-3. Discounted price $15.00.

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