Erik Davis is an American journalist, critic, podcaster, counter-public intellectual whose writings have run the gamut from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is the author of Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape, and Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica.
Author of "The Plejaren Diaries," Zaysan "Z" Saldausky, discussed his interactions and deepening relationship with a group of aliens. Open Lines followed in the latter half of the program.