Prem Das (AKA Paul C. Adams) was an associate professor at Antioch West and the California Institute of Integral Studies. Something of a legend in the New Age movement, he is making his first public appearance in over 15 years. A colleague of Timothy Leary & Ralph Metzner, he's studied with Huichol Shaman Don Jose' Matsuwa and lectured on Shamanism, fought for legal status of the sacramental use of peyote for the Native Americans, and studied yoga and Sufiism with Baba Hari Das (author of 5 books including Silence Speaks), giving workshops at Esalen and elsewhere. His descriptions of his peyote experiences have been printed in writings by Terence McKenna and others, and he's co-facilitated workshops and co-authored the book Shamanic Pathways with anthropologist Joan Halifax. Prem Das performed a popular New Age meditation tape called Journey of the Drum with Muruga Booker and Shakti (now available both as a Mind-Machine recording and a music CD).