James Joachim Hurtak

J.J. Hurtak (born James Joachim Hurtak, 1940) is an American social scientist, linguist, futurist, and author. Hurtak's work encompasses a diverse array of disciplines, including religion and philosophy, space law, environmental sciences, remote sensing, and unconventional theories in the fields of planetary sciences and archaeology. Through the "Academy for Future Science," Hurtak works internationally to encourage people to embrace new and emerging technologies.

Biography and education

Hurtak attended the University of Minnesota for his M.A. and Ph. D. in History and Oriental Studies (1968, post-graduate studies in 1990).[1] He went on to complete a second Ph.D in Social Sciences and Linguistics at the University of California, Irvine in 1977.[2] In 1992, He completed a M.Th. in early Greek-Coptic texts at Luther Seminary, with a thesis on Coptic language structure.[3] He was a member of the original faculty at the California Institute of the Arts School of Critical Studies and is director and writer of the award-winning films Merkabah: Voyage of a Star Seed (1998),[4] an animated film about merkabah mysticism, and Light Body (2005).[5] He has appeared in several film documentaries, including Voices of the Amazon and Beyond (2012),[6] The Hidden Hand (2013),[7] and Solar Revolution (2012).[8] Hurtak also collaborated with influential jazz musician Alice Coltrane on her album, Sacred Language of Ascension (2007)[9][10] and collaborated with Steven Halpern for the album Sacred Name Sacred Codes (2012).

Hurtak has written and translated more than fifteen books, including commentaries on ancient mystical and gnostic texts such as the Pistis Sophia.[11] In 2006 he co-authored The End of Suffering: Fearless Living in Troubled Times,[12] with physicist Russell Targ. He was a consultant for Sidney Sheldon's bestseller, The Doomsday Conspiracy.[13] In 1970, Hurtak participated at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.[14] Hurtak says he seeks to bring cooperation between science and consciousness. Some of Hurtak's work can be seen as metaphysical and mystical in nature, overlaid by his extensive work in comparative religion and research on the topic of extraterrestrial life. In 1995, he was a speaker at the historic first disclosure conference in Washington D.C., "When Cosmic Cultures Meet," sponsored by the Human Potential Foundation[15] and he has contributed to the Journal of Space Law published by the National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law[16] and the Annals of Air and Space Law, McGill University.[17]

The Academy for Future Science

In 1974, Hurtak and his wife founded the Academy for Future Science (AFFS), a non-profit organization and United Nations non-governmental organization, supporting technologies research and education, environmental studies, and philosophy.

Hurtak spoke at the United Nations Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development (Brazil, 2012).[18] He and AFFS associates presented two new technologies at the UN World Summit for Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002),[19] and he also spoke at the United Nations 60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference on Climate Change (New York, 2007)[20] where he and AFFS associates introduced new methods of water purification for developing countries.

Selected Works

Scientific Papers

Books

Films

Music

References

  1. ↑ Hurtak, J. J. (1993). Technical advisers and technocrats in the corridors of power: The dialectic between science and technology in the building of an aerospace program in the Third Reich. (Ph.D. thesis). University of Minnesota.
  2. ↑ Hurtak, J. J. (1977). The language of secrecy as a mundane feature of all talk in the Kabbalistic, gnostic, and buddhistic schools of exoteric sociology. (Ph.D. thesis). Irvine: University of California.
  3. ↑ Hurtak, J.J. (1993). Reflections on the Sophia Tradition as Feminine Principle or Matrix of Historico-Genesis in the Narrative Structures of Late Antiquity and in Post-Reformation Sophiology (M.Th. thesis). Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary.
  4. ↑ Hurtak, J.J. (Director, Writer), Campbell, Duncan (Writer) (1998). Merkabah: Voyage of a Star Seed (DVD). Academy for Future Science.
  5. ↑ "The Light Body: Divine Image in Humanity" (Press release). Alan Ames and Associates. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Antara Brandner (Director, Writer) (2012). Voices of the Amazon and Beyond (Documentary short).
  7. ↑ James Carman (Director, Writer) (2013). The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-Up (DVD). Gravitas Ventures.
  8. ↑ Jacob, Frank; Köhlert, Christian; Madenford, Tonia (Directors), Broers, Dieter (Writer) (2012). Solar Revolution (DVD). Screen Addiction.
  9. ↑ Coltrane, Alice, Sacred Language of Ascension, retrieved 4 January 2014
  10. ↑ Ratliff, Ben (24 October 2006). "Communing with the Astral, Spiritual and Tuneful". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Hurtak, J.J.; Hurtak, Desiree (1999). Pistis Sophia : the faith of wisdom : a post-Gospel dialogue on consciousness light and the spirit of wisdom. Los Gatos, CA: Academy for Future Science. ISBN 1892139030.
  12. ↑ Targ, Russell; Hurtak, J.J. (2006). The end of suffering : fearless living in troubled times. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing. ISBN 1571744681.
  13. ↑ Sheldon, Sidney (1991). The Doomsday Conspiracy. New York: William Morrow. pp. Front matter. ISBN 0688084893."I wish to express my appreciation to James J. Hurtak, Ph.D, and his wife, Desireé, for making available to me their invaluable technical expertise."
  14. ↑ Online Archive of California (3–21 August 1970). "Guide to the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Collection". pp. Box 785:1. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Hurtak, J.J. (1995). "Extraterrestrial/Ultraterrestrial Paradigms of Science". The Proceedings: When Cosmic Cultures Meet. Washington, D.C.: An international conference presented by the Human Potential Foundation. pp. 41–64. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  16. ↑ Hurtak, J.J.; Egan, J. (2009). "The Openness Principle in Multilateral Agreements in Space Exploration". Journal of Space Law (University of Mississippi School of Law National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law) 35 (1): 37–74.
  17. ↑ Hurtak, J.J.; Egan, Jude. "Consequences for Space Law-Making of Water Discovery on Mars". Annals of Space Law (Montreal: McGill University) XXIX: 393–422. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future". RIO+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Hurtak, J.J. (31 August 2002). "Breakthroughs in Environmental and Medical Countermeasures". UN World Summit on Sustainable Development. Johannesburg, South Africa.
  20. ↑ "Crisis on water: New strategies related to climate change". United Nations, New York: 60th Annual DPI/NGO Conference. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "der Deutschen Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen e.V. für die Jahre 2010 und 2011" (PDF). p. 66. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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