Patrick Everitt is an independent researcher of western esotericism and esoteric philosophy from Ireland. He completed the Bachelor of Arts at Maynooth University, where his philosophy dissertation analyzed the system of magical attainment described in the Oratio (1486) of Italian Renaissance philosopher Pico della Mirandola. He completed the Master of Arts in Religious Studies (Western Esotericism) at the Center for the History of Hermetic Philosophy in the University of Amsterdam, where his thesis explored the role of peyote in the life and work of English occultist Aleister Crowley. Since then he has conducted further research on aspects of Crowley's occultism, which he is preparing for publication, in addition to several studies on the intersection of esoteric philosophy and entheogenic practice in the works of Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson, and Timothy Leary. He is currently working on an extensive, in-depth, philosophical analysis of Aleister Crowley's magical and religious thought. He has presented his academic research on esotericism and psychedelics at a number of international conferences and events, including the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR), the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism conference (ESSWE), Breaking Convention, Beyond Psychedelics, Altered Conference, Occulture Conference, and the O.Z.O.R.A. Festival.