DENNIS WILLIAM HAUCK

BIO

Dennis William Hauck is a researcher, author, and lecturer in consciousness studies. His primary focus is on levels of awareness and the mechanisms of transformation of consciousness. He works to document the evolution of a science of consciousness and merge various philosophical and scientific traditions into a unified theory of consciousness. He has also contributed to related areas, including the history of science, psychology, and the serious study of paranormal and mystical experiences. He is considered a leading authority on alchemy andHermeticism.

According to Dr. Bernard Lightman in A Companion to the History of Science: "Dennis William Hauck is a prolific author and has been at the center of efforts to institutionalize modern alchemy through a number of organizations, conferences, and journals. For Hauck, classical science has its limits, in that it can explain only our physical reality, not the deeper hidden reality from which the physical stems. He decided that alchemy offered one path to that hidden reality, and so, knowing that this path of discredited ‘pseudoscience’ might forever taint his career, Hauck decided it was worth the risk to discover solid evidence and challenge the dominant Newtonian paradigm." [1]

David Metcalfe, editor of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Consciousness Studies, writes: "According to Dennis William Hauck, a contemporary practicing alchemist and author of numerous books on the subject, some of the giants of twentieth-century science, mathematics, and philosophy – such as Max Planck, Kurt Godel, and Ludwig Wittgenstein – rather than dispelling the alchemical worldview have actually helped bring contemporary theory in line with the ancient art in its exposition as a practical outgrowth of Neoplatonic and Hermetic cosmology. Hauck points out that Einstein proved an ancient tenet of alchemy that was previously unknown in physics: the fundamental idea that ‘All Is One’ and the equivalence between energy and matter. Einstein’s equation of the universe is E = Mc2, where E is energy, M is mass, and c is the speed of light. This is a mathematical restatement of the ancient Three Essentials concept of the alchemists in which Sulfur is energy, Salt is mass or matter, and Mercury represents light." [1A]

Dennis William Hauck was born in Hammond, Indiana.[2] He grew up in the stark urban environment of South Chicago and the Calumet Region, but it was the short time the family lived in the suburban prairielands that had the greatest impact on his life. There he developed an appreciation for nature and its mysteries. At an early age, he began keeping detailed journals about his thoughts and observations.[3] 

Hauck attended Hammond High School, and in his junior year, was admitted to an advanced physics program at the University of Chicago. After graduating high school, he attended Indiana University. While still at IU, he received a full tuition scholarship to the University of Vienna in Austria. He moved to Europe and studied German language at the University of Innsbruck and mathematical logic at the University of Vienna.

While in Vienna, Hauck discovered an archive of alchemical manuscripts in the 700-year-old university library. Fascinated by the highly symbolic writings and illustrations, he researched further and found to a group of university chemists who studied alchemy and Hermeticism. In their discussions, he was inspired by the idea that consciousness was a force of nature that could be applied to experimental work. He sought initiation into the craft of alchemy and apprenticed for two years with a practicing alchemist from nearby Prague.

Hauck discovered that the common source for much of the practical and metaphysical work of the alchemists was an ancient document known as the Emerald Tablet. His research into the origins of the tablet took him down a path that led all the way back to ancient Egypt. He uncovered previously unknown versions of the Emerald Tablet, as well as an encrypted chemical formula within the tablet that demonstrated its principles (the Arcanum Experiment). He also confirmed speculations by Carl Jung that the operations of alchemy were intended to be applied not only in the laboratory but also on the psychological and spiritual levels. He named this process the Emerald Formula. Hauck organized two expeditions to Egypt to trace the origins of the tablet, and he is considered a leading authority on its history and meaning.