Gary Lachman is a well-known author, lecturer and philosopher. His many books about the links between consciousness, culture, and the western esoteric tradition include Lost Knowledge of the Imagination, The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus and Caretakers of the Cosmos. He writes for several journals in the US and UK and lectures widely. Gary's books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he has appeared in several radio and television documentaries. Gary was a founding member of the rock group Blondie and is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He lives in London.