David Wilcock

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'''David Wilcock''' {{lived|1973}} is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] known for promoting [[pseudoscience]], including but not limited to ideas of aliens and New Age spirituality, and attempting to convince his readers that his ideas are factual. [https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/wilcock-david/6345 His profile on [[Coast to Coast AM]]] describes him as "a professional intuitive consultant." Wilcock has been described as an example of a first-generation provider of [[conspirituality]].<ref name=teoc>Ward, Charlotte and Voas, David (2011) ‘The Emergence of Conspirituality’, ''Journal of Contemporary Religion'', '''26'''(1): 103-121. [https://www.conspirituality.net/s/ward0-voas2011.pdf PDF copy.]</ref> He mixes and matches [[hippie]] philosophy with [[QAnon]] and other alt-right trends, for profit.

He was under contract to [[Gaia_Inc.|Gaia TV]] until resigning in July 2018, claiming an abusive work environment, unfair compensation, and deceptive editing of its programs.<ref>[http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/friends-of-david-wilcock-say-he-resigned-from-gaia-tv-over-bad-pay-poor-working-conditions-and-lucifer Friends of David Wilcock say he resigned from Gaia TV over bad pay poor working conditions and lucifer] --Jason Colavito 10 July 2018</ref>

Wilcock and his associate Corey Goode have drawn heavily upon the ''[[Law of One]]'' teaching, promoting and commercializing conspiracism which they link to its ideas, at odds with the wishes of the organization behind the original teaching. Wilcock and Goode also cash in on promises of furthering spiritual ascension for those who buy and follow their online courses.<ref name=motherboard-covid-19 />

==Claims==
Wilcock claims in his book and on his website that everything from [[extraterrestrial]] visitation, 2012 phenomena to [[reincarnation]] and [[ancient aliens]] are all scientific and factual. He believes in "ancient [[prophecies]]" and how they apparently align with the "latest research in [[quantum physics]]." He wrote that in 2012 there would be a [[consciousness]] shift on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780525952046,00.html Summary of The Source Field Investigations Reviews for The Source Field Investigations]</ref> It didn't happen. Or at least invariably "too subtle to register" in any case.

On his website, he claims to have achieved a great personal spiritual breakthrough in 1996 by means of studying the ''[[Law of One]]''; thereafter Wilcock was supposedly linked to his Higher Self in direct verbal inner communication, his Higher Self supposedly showing its ability to accurately predict the future "with great precision" and to bestow unending spiritual wisdom.<ref>[https://divinecosmos.com/about-david/ About David Wilcock | Divine Cosmos]</ref> Naturally, this is well and truly demonstrated by his later work.{{fact|joke}}

On the radio show [[Coast to Coast AM]], 30 August 2016, Wilcock said:
{{quotebox|We are surrounded by dozens and dozens and dozens of different extraterrestrial civilizations, that not only visit us, but this is their home. And that's a very important point. There is such a need for space--for living space--on the Moon that the back side of the Moon is just developed out as much as you can handle.<ref group=note>Readers wishing to check the veracity of that statement are advised to study the high-resolution imagery returned by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [http://target.lroc.asu.edu/q3/?proj=eqc The ACT-REACT quick map] is one easy way. Every spot whose longitude is greater than 90° East or West is on the back side.</ref>}}

In his book ''The Source Field Investigations'' (2011) he advocated [[intelligent design]] and [[vitalism]] by writing that all biological life on earth emerges directly out of a hypothetical immaterial source field.<ref>[http://www.newdawnreviews.com/metaphysics-new-age/the-source-field-investigations-the-hidden-science-lost-civilizations-behind-the-2012-prophecies/ New Dawn Review]</ref><ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-wilcock/source-field-investigations/ Review of the Source Field Investigations]</ref> Wilcock also believes he is the reincarnation of the prophetic bible thumpin' [[Edgar Cayce]].<ref>[http://www.psychicsahar.com/artman/publish/article_483.shtml Is Edgar Cayce Back in a Body & Explaining Ascension? By Wynn Free ]</ref>

Wilcock's 2016 book is titled ''The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil''. According to historian Jason Colavito, who reviewed it, it is more about the cosmic battle between Wilcock and his high school bullies. See ''External sources''.

His cohort Corey Goode invented a "Secret Space Program" and positive "Blue Avian" aliens which they both claimed to know all about. Goode claims to have been enrolled in said program from age 6 for 20 years, communicating with the friendly aliens; he sold that story with [[Gaia TV]] until parting ways with them and (together with Wilcock) feuding with them. He then decided to legally fight them when they had another person continue to talk about the same subjects. Trying to gain exclusive rights to talk about them, Goode attempted to trademark the earlier quoted names and more of his key phrases. Wilcock, meanwhile, accused Gaia TV of being involved with a sinister Luciferian agenda promoting pedophilia, cannibalism, etc.<ref>"[https://www.thedailybeast.com/ufo-community-explodes-in-lawsuit-drama-accusations-of-luciferianism Inside the War Between a UFO Influencer and Alien-Friendly Streaming Company]", Will Sommer, May 16, 2021, ''Daily Beast''</ref>

===COVID-19===
David Wilcock peddled the idea that the [[Illuminati]] [[Deep State]] was the cause of [[COVID-19]] and that he knew how to save humanity, soliciting donations from his followers. (His associate Corey Goode also promoted conspiracy theories aligned with Chinese propaganda, claiming that the virus is an American bioweapon.)<ref name=motherboard-covid-19>"[https://www.vice.com/en/article/4ayyqw/david-wilcock-ufo-conspiracy-theorist-covid-19-deep-state-ascension UFO Conspiracy Theorists Offer 'Ascension' From Our Hell World for $333]", MJ Banias, May 13, 2020, ''Motherboard/Vice''</ref>

==Publications==
*{{cite book |last1=Free |first1=Wynn |last2=Wilcock |first2=David |title=The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation |publisher=Frog Books |location= |pages=420 |year=2004 |isbn=978-1583940839}}

*{{cite book |last=Wilcock |first=David |title=The Source Field Investigations: The Hidden Science and Lost Civilizations Behind the 2012 Prophecies |publisher=Dutton |pages=560 |location= |year=2011 |isbn=978-0525952046}}

*{{cite book |last=Wilcock |first=David |title=The Synchronicity Key: The Hidden Intelligence Guiding the Universe and You |publisher=Dutton |location= |pages=528 |year=2013 |isbn= 978-0525953678}}

*{{cite book |last=Wilcock |first=David |title=The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil |publisher=Dutton |location= |pages=528 |year=2016 |isbn= 978-1101984079}}

*{{cite book |last=Wilcock |first=David |title=Awakening in the Dream: Contact with the Divine |publisher=Dutton |location= |pages=576 |year=2020 |isbn= 978-1524742027}}

==External links==
*[http://www.divinecosmos.com/ ''Divine Cosmos'' &mdash; Wilcock's web site]
*[http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/wilcock-david/6345 Infopage on Coast to Coast AM]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G4P04Ibvhc Project Camelot interview, Part 1, with [[Kerry Cassidy]]]
*[http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/review-of-the-ascension-mysteries-by-david-wilcock-part-1 Jason Colavito's review of ''The Ascension Mysteries'' Part 1]
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