Wouter Hanegraaff, Ph D Transitioning to the Cosmos: Musical Esotericism and Consciousness Change

Wouter Hanegraaff is Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Wouter J. Hanegraaff (1961) studied classical guitar at the Municipal Conservatory at Zwolle (19821987) and Cultural History at the University of Utrecht (19861990), with a specialization in alternative religious movements in the 20th century. From 19921996 he was a research assistant at the department for Study of Religions of the University of Utrecht, where he defended his dissertation New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought on 30 november 1995 (cum laude). From 1996 to 2000 he held a postdoctoral fellowship from the Dutch Assocation for Scientific Research (NWO), and spent a period working in Paris. On 1 September 1999 he was appointed full professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam. From 20022006 he was preside