Harrie Salman, PhD is a Dutch philosopher of culture and society. He's taught philosophy at universities in Holland and Eastern Europe. For over 25 years he's taught Anthroposophy at the Department of Art Therapy of the State University of Applied Sciences in Leiden, Holland. Harrie Salman is fluent in seven Western European languages plus Russian and several Eastern European languages. He regularly gives seminars and workshops on spirituality and social consciousness to people in many countries. He has written ten books on Anthroposophy, European and Russian culture, among them "The Social World as Mystery Center".Ed Conroy edited the original edition of "Combating Cult Mind Control" by Steven Hassan (Park Street Press, an imprint of Inner Traditions International) before writing "Report on 'Communion, '" his investigation of the UFO/"visitor" experiences of author Whitley Strieber (William Morrow; Avon). He also edited other publications for Inner Traditions International on the Tarot, herbalism, and other subjects. Formerly an arts writer and urban affairs writer for the San Antonio Express-News, he was educated at the California Institute of the Arts in its School of Critical Studies, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.