Joseph Chilton Pearce is the author of many books, including Crack In The Cosmic Egg, a national best seller Magical Child, Evolution's End and most recently The Biology of Transcendence. For over thirty years Joe has written and lectured internationally on human development and the changing needs of children (see interview).

He was a faculty member on child development at the Jung Institute in Switzerland. He spoke on the new paradigm of human development at the seventh annual Transpersonal Psychology conference in India. Oxford University invited Joe to present the impact current obstetrical practices are having on the development of child intelligence. The Canadian Government sponsored a workshop with Native Americans on the prevention of violence and substance abuse. Sony Corporation sponsored a seventeen day lecture series on the future of education in Japan. He addressed Hawaii's crime prevention commission on the current causes of crime and violence. The State of Louisiana sponsored an address on the crisis facing the American family. Three different departments at Harvard University, the University of California and Stanford University have each sponsored educational conferences featuring his work. The Governor of California invited Joe to address two special legislative planning sessions on the challenges facing children and families. Last year at Columbia University he addressed special conference on education in the 21st century. Recently completed is Joe's newest work, The Biology of Transcendence, which explores the biological foundation for what we think of as "spiritual" development. He also co-authored Magical Parent - Magical Child, the Optimum Learning Relationship with Michael Mendizza.

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