 | Dr. Scott OlsenScott Olsen, Ph.D., is emeritus professor of philosophy & religion at the College of Central Florida. A lifelong student of the ancient wisdom, Scott was mentored by esotericist Dr. Douglas Baker, who he did research for while studying at the University of London, Birkbeck. He also studied and collaborated with geometers Keith Critchlow, John Michell and Dan Pedoe, physicists David Bohm and Mohamed El Naschie, philosopher of religion Huston Smith, mathematician Alexey Stakhov, and astronaut/mystic Edgar Mitchell. A national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in America, the Foundation for Theosophical Studies in the UK, and regular presenter for the New York Open Center’s Esoteric Quests, Scott lectures widely on the perennial philosophy with special emphasis on Plato, the golden mean and transformative states of consciousness. Scott is the author of the award-winning international bestseller, The Golden Section: Nature’s Greatest Secret (now in nine languages). An avid collector of shamanic visionary art, he has also authored Mysteries of the Amazon: Visionary Artwork of Pablo Amaringo and His Students, and has curated several gallery exhibitions in Florida, Connecticut and Washington. |