Christopher Hyatt
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| Born | Alan Ronald Miller July 12, 1943 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | February 9, 2008 (aged 64) |
| Known for | Writings on the occult |
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Christopher Hyatt (July 12, 1943 – February 9, 2008), born Alan Ronald Miller, was an American psychologist,
occultist, and writer. He was founder and president of New Falcon Publications, an independent publisher specializing in of psychedelic and occult literature; Hyatt's press published work by several well-known champions of consciousness expansion, including Israel Regardie, Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, and Antero Alli.[1]
Hyatt also co-founded the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn with David Cherubim in Los Angeles on the Vernal Equinox of 1990.[2][3]
Early life
A native of
U.S.Navy.[2]
Academic career
Alan Miller was trained in
Criminal Justice.[5] Some of his techniques blended Reichian physiotherapy and tantric yoga. He also incorporated hypnosis alongside his bodywork with patients and students. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Alan R. Miller's research was published in various peer-reviewed articles and professional journals.[6]
Occultism and publishing
Miller's interest in
Studio City in the 1970s. Regardie introduced Miller to Reichian therapy, which he insisted Miller learn prior to any magical pursuits. Regardie further instructed Miller in the magical system of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.[7] Miller formed New Falcon Publications in 1980 and, adopting the pseudonym Christopher S. Hyatt, began publishing out of his Sedona, Arizona home.[8]
In 1987 Lon Milo DuQuette initiated Hyatt into Ordo Templi Orientis. Hyatt went on to become a Ninth Degree member of the order.[9] He later co-founded (with David Cherubim) the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn in Los Angeles on the Vernal Equinox of 1990.[2][3]
Death
Hyatt died of cancer in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 9, 2008 at the age of 64.[4]
Publications
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; Slaughter, S. L. (1982). Dogma Daze. Phoenix: Falcon Press. OCLC 32332499.
- Hyatt, Christopher S. (1982). Undoing Yourself with Energized Meditation and Other Devices. Phoenix: Falcon Press. ISBN 978-1-56184-057-1.
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; ISBN 978-0-941404-90-7.
- Hyatt, Christopher S. (1989). Secrets of Western Tantra: The Sexuality of the Middle Path. Phoenix: Falcon Press. ISBN 978-0-941404-80-8.
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; OCLC 27959350.
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; DuQuette, Lon Milo (1991). The Way of the Secret Lover: Tantra, Tarot and the Holy Guardian Angel. Scottsdale, AZ: New Falcon Publications. OCLC 27972918.
- ISBN 978-1-56184-048-9.
- Black, S. Jason; Hyatt, Christopher S. (1995). Urban Voodoo: A Beginners Guide to Afro-Caribbean Magic. Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-059-5.
- Black, S. Jason; Hyatt, Christopher S. (1997). Pacts with the Devil: A Chronicle of Sex, Blasphemy & Liberation. Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-058-8.
- Hyatt, Christopher S. (2000). The Psychopath's Bible. Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-122-6.
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; Black, S. Jason (2000). Tantra without Tears. Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications. OCLC 255310509.
- Hyatt, Christopher S. (2004). Psychopath's Notebook. Tempe, AZ: Original Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-935150-44-2.
- Hyatt, Christopher S.; Iwema, Calvin (2005). Energized Hypnosis: A Non-Book for Self Change. Tempe, AZ: New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-193-6.
See also
- Thelema – New religious movement founded by Aleister Crowley
- List of Thelemites
- Mandrake of Oxford
- Members of Ordo Templi Orientis
References
- ^ "New Falcon Publications". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ OL 12127101M.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56718-336-8.
Several of these new Golden Dawn orders were created by friends and students of Regardie in the United States.... [A]nother emerged in Arizona under the leadership of Christopher Hyatt.
- ^ Hymenaeus Beta (February 12, 2008). "Alan Ronald Miller, Ph.D., IX° O.T.O. (1943-2008)". Ordo Tempi Orientis International Headquarters. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- OL 12127102M.
- ^ "Sage Journals: Alan R. Miller". www.journals.sagepub.com. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "L.A.Times Obituary: Alan R. Miller, PHD". L.A.Times. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ISBN 978-1-935150-60-2.
Dr.Hyatt and I re-typeset Angel Tech every day for two weeks in his Sedona, Arizona home, which doubled as Falcon Press headquarters.
- ISBN 978-1633411128.
Further reading
- Marmor, Shelley, ed. (2011). Lucifer's Rebellion: A Tribute to Christopher S. Hyatt. New Falcon Publications. ISBN 978-1-56184-031-1.
External links
- Christopher S. Hyatt Ph.D. (Unedited Interview) on YouTube
- Remembering Dr. Hyatt: A Special Online Tribute
- Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn
- New Falcon Publications
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