The Author, Mark De Binder, writes from his experiences as a student and teacher of shamanism, psychic development and other energetic modalities. An accomplished business person and world traveler, De Binder is an expert public speaker, marketeer, and visionary. De Binder has read hundreds of fiction novels and likes to cite the works of Patterson, Ludlum, Koontz, Saul, and E.V. Lustbader as major influences.