Bio

Anthropologist Hank Wesselman, PHD., is one of those rare, cutting edge scientists who truly walks between the worlds. He received his Master's degree in zoology at the University of Colorado and his Doctoral degree in anthropology from the University of California. Hank first became interested in indigenous spiritual traditions back in the 1960s. Since then, his work as an anthropologist has allowed him to spend much of his life living among traditional peoples in remote areas, seldom, if ever, visited by outsiders.

Since the early 1970s, he has conducted field research exploring the ancient, eroded landscapes of East Africa's Great Rift Valley in search of answers to the mystery of human origins. He is currently doing research in the Middle Awash Valley in northern Ethiopia. It was out in the tribal lands in southern Ethiopia, that Hank first began to experience spontaneous altered states of consciousness similar to those of traditional shamans.

Past Shows

Soul Retrievals

Anthropologist Hank Wesselman and his wife, shaman Jill Kuykendall (sharedwisdom.com) discussed spirit medicine in relation to soul loss & soul retrieval. People can lose parts of their soul due to traumas such as abuse or the loss of a loved one, explained... more >>
Host: George Noory

Shamanic Ways

Author, shaman, and paleoanthropologist Hank Wesselman (sharedwisdom) returned to C2C as the main guest on Tuesday night. Speaking of a profound moment on one of his research expeditions in Africa, he said it was "heady stuff to hold the bones of the... more >>
Host: George Noory

Shamanism & Altered States

Taking us on a fascinating journey on Thursday night's show, Dr. Hank Wesselman (sharedwisdom.com), spoke of his anthropological studies into human origins as well as his "inner space" experiences derived through shamanic practice. "Under the skin all... more >>
Host: George Noory

Dr. Hank Wesselman

Anthropologist, Hank Wesselman, PhD., has worked for much of the past 30 years with an international team of scientists, exploring Eastern Africa's Great Rift Valley in search of answers to the mystery of human origins. He has also taught for the University... more >>
Host: Art Bell

Dr. Hank Wesselman

Research paleoanthropologist Hank Wesselman, PhD is one of those rare cutting edge scientists who truly walk between the worlds. He did his undergraduate work, as well as his Masters Degree, in Zoology at the University of Colorado at Boulder, then went... more >>
Host: Art Bell