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Andrew Collins is an internationally renowned science and history writer. He’s authored over 15 books that challenge the way we think about the past, including Origins of the Gods, Beneath the Pyramids, and From the Ashes of Angels: The Forbidden Legacy of a Fallen Race. In 2008, Collins led a team in the co-discovery of a massive underworld cave (now known as Collins Cave) beneath the Pyramids of Giza, alluded to in ancient texts and legend. He is an avid explorer who shares his discoveries through regular appearances on William Shatner’s UnXplained and Gaia Original series like Ancient Civilizations and Deep Space.
Matías De Stefano is a spiritual guide and founder of Arsayian Foundation, a non-profit that supports social movements. De Stefano has a worldwide following and travels globally, activating the planet and awakening communities through spirit-led projects like Harwitum, RomaamoR, and YOSOY. He is currently working on the Ontocracy project to help society align with biology, transcend outdated ideologies, and elevate human inner development. De Stefano is the host of Gaia Original series, Initiation, and his heartwarming story is told in Journey of Remembering.
Freddy Silva is a bestselling author and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, plus sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also a leading expert on crop circles. Silva has published seven books including The Missing Lands: Uncovering Earth’s Pre-flood Civilizations, and producer of fourteen documentaries, including The Missing Gods. He is a contributing writer to many international magazines and leads sell-out tours to sacred sites worldwide. Silva has been a keynote speaker at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment. He is a regular guest on Gaia Original series Beyond Belief and Open Minds.
William Henry is an author, investigative mythologist, and host of Gaia Original series, Ascension Keepers and Arcanum. Henry is a light body and ascension scholar, and an internationally recognized authority on human spiritual potential, transformation, and ascension. He brings ancient stories of ascension to life and teaches the secrets of soul metamorphosis. Along with his wife, Clare, Henry leads luxury tours to Egypt, England, Israel, Spain, and France. He was also an early producer of the popular History Channel series, Ancient Aliens and Gaia’s Deep Space.
Billy Carson is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and respected researcher of ancient civilizations and lost knowledge. His books include The Compendium Of The Emerald Tablets and Woke Doesn’t Mean Broke. As the founder and CEO of the conscious media streaming network, 4BiddenKnowledge TV, Carson also co-hosts Bio-Hack Your Best Life video podcast. He is the CEO of First Class Space Agency which focuses on research and development of alternative propulsion systems and zero-point energy devices and is a regular guest on Gaia Original series, Ancient Civilizations, Deep Space, Sound of Creation, and more.
Maria Wheatley is an accomplished author and second-generation dowser who was taught by European Master Dowers — her late father and Chinese geomants. Wheatley is a leading authority on earth energies, ley lines, and ancient megalithic sites, and is the UK’s foremost dowser of the geodetic system of earth energies. Her books include Ancient Sites of Stonehenge and Divining Ancient Sites. In 2015, Wheatley made a major discovery; a lost civilization in Neolithic Britain with elongated skulls who made Stonehenge their spiritual capital. She’s since discovered that their body proportions made them look like mystical beings. Wheatley has appeared on the Gaia Original series Ancient Civilizations and Open Minds.
Michael Jaye, Ph.D., is the author of The Worldwide Flood and retired Naval Postgraduate School associate professor, who discovered a discrepancy in human history: there was a global flood 12,800 years ago that forever changed the planet and the evidence is roundly dismissed by mainstream science. Dr. Jaye believes that the last 200 years of denying that this worldwide flood occurred plays a pivotal role in dividing humankind and that we are ill-adapted to the post-flood ecosystem. Now, he shares the evidence with others so that we can correct the history books and begin working together to understand our own story. Dr. Jaye has been featured on Gaia Original series, Beyond Belief.
Brad Olsen is a book publisher, event producer, and award-winning author of the esoteric series: Modern Esoteric, Future Esoteric, and Beyond Esoteric. Olsen is a founder and co-producer of the How Weird Street Faire in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco. His esoteric writing reaches a wide audience while he breaks new ground in alternative journalism, public speaking, illustration, and photography. Olsen has appeared on numerous radio shows including Coast to Coast and Cosmic Cantina and is a frequent guest on Gaia Original series, Beyond Belief.
Hugh Newman is an ancient mysteries author and researcher, video producer, and world explorer. He is a regular guest on Ancient Aliens, UnXplained, and Forbidden History (among other shows), and organizer of the annual Megalithomania conferences around the world. Newman is the author of Earth Grids: The Secret Pattern of Gaia’s Sacred Sites, Stone Circles, and co-author of The Giants of Stonehenge and Ancient Britain. He has appeared on Gaia Original series, Beyond Belief, and was featured in Gaia News.
Armando Mei is an Egyptologist, investigative journalist, and author of Ancient Mysteries. His unconventional theories about the age and function of ancient sites like Zep Tepi and the pyramids of Giza are gaining worldwide notice, and his expert presentations on Predynastic Egypt engage audiences while changing perspectives on human history. Mei was a guest speaker at the International Conference of Ancient Studies, Zayed University, Dubai in 2010 and he’s appeared in the Gaia Original series, Ancient Civilizations.
Jack Cary is an investigative journalist with 30 years of experience investigating ancient unsolved mysteries, paranormal phenomena, and cryptozoology. Cary is considered an expert on Western Occult Tradition and has authored several books, including American Sorcerer, Paranormal Planet, Bigfoot Unleashed, and the newly released The Enoch Code: Decoding the Secret Tomb of the Watchers, the Lost Secrets of the Anunnaki, and the Next Global Cataclysm. Cary is the founder of the Paranormal Intelligence Agency and former director of Crypto 4 Corners. He is the host of the weekly podcast, Paranormal Planet and has appeared on Gaia Original series, Ancient Civilizations, Deep Space, Beyond Belief, and Open Minds.