J.J. Hurtak, Ph.D., Ph.D. and Desiree Hurtak, Ph.D. are social scientists, futurists and founders of The Academy For Future Science, an international organization. Dr J.J. Hurtak is the author of The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch®, as well as numerous other books, including his work with co-author Russell Targ entitled End of Suffering: Fearless Living in Troubled Times. Recently, the Hurtaks both co-authored a book with Dr. Elizabeth Rauscher, called Mind Dynamics, an overview of the science behind remote viewing. Dr. J.J. Hurtak has a Ph.D. from the University of California and a second Ph.D., from the University of Minnesota. The Hurtaks were technical consultants for Sidney Sheldon’s bestseller of an alien encounter entitled The Doomsday Conspiracy (1992), and have written many books including The Overself Awakening, The Pistis Sophia: Text and Commentary, and The Gospel of Mary: A Text of Mary Magdalene with Commentary. They have won fourteen gold medal awards from international film festivals for their graphic and animation films on consciousness exploration, Merkabah (1997), Initiation (2002), The Light Body (2004), Voice of Africa (2013), Gates of Light (2015).
The Hurtaks have worked extensively in developing countries to synthesize a social and philosophical understanding of ancient myths and religious beliefs, fostering an understanding of how these apply to the larger cosmic dimension. They have traveled throughout the world and continue to work closely with many indigenous people, including the Zulu Shaman, Credo Mutwa and the Xavante Indians of Brazil. They have conducted extensive research in Egypt, which included being part of the team that discovered the ‘Tomb of Osiris’, and are currently involved with exploratory research in South America and the Yucatan, using acoustic technologies in the ancient pyramids and temples of the Mayan peoples. The basis of their work has been The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch®, a blueprint to advance our understanding of the universe.