Jeremy Naydler is a philosopher and historian of ancient cultures. Of his work include: Goethe on Science: An Anthology of Goethe's Scientific Writings (1997), Shamanic Wisdom in the Pyramid Texts: The Mystical Tradition of the Ancient Egypt (2005), The Future of the Ancient World: Essays on the History of Consciousness (2009), Gardening as a Sacred Art (2011) and In the Shadow of the Machine (2018).