Called by Wired Magazine an  “authority on the hermetic and alchemical traditions,” and “erudite conspiracy hunter, ” Jay Weidner is a renowned author, filmmaker and hermetic scholar. Considered to be a ‘modern-day Indiana Jones’ for his ongoing worldwide quests to find clues to mankind’s spiritual destiny via ancient societies and artifacts, his body of work offers great insight into the circumstances that have led to the current global crisis. He is the producer of the documentary films, 2012 The Odyssey, its sequel Timewave 2013, and director of the forthcoming featuredocumentary, Infinity;  The Ultimate Trip.

Jay was featured in the History Channel’s documentary, The Lost Book of Nostradamus and was associate producer and featured in the History Channel’s special, Nostradamus 2012.  In addition, he is the co-author of  The Mysteries of the Great Cross of Hendaye; Alchemy and the End of Time, (Destiny Books) and A Monument to the End of Time (with Vincent Bridges) as well as a contributing writer for the book The Mystery of 2012 (Sounds True).  

In 1999, together with his wife, Sharron Rose, he founded Sacred Mysteries for which he has directed eight films in the current the Sacred Mysteries DVD Collection including Secrets of Alchemy, a documentary based upon his research into alchemy, the Cross of Hendaye and the End of Time, Artmind, featuring the work of Alex Grey, Healing the Luminous Body with Alberto Villoldo, Quantum Astrology with Rick Levine and more.

From 1991 to 1995, Jay was the Public Affairs Director at KCMU-FM in Seattle. He also produced and hosted the weekly radio show Mind Over Matters, where he interviewed a who's-who of dynamic and important personalities such as Richard Hoagland, Noam Chomsky, Terence McKenna, Peter Dale Scott and many others.
  
Jay has written articles for many periodicals and journals over the years including:
Alchemical Kubrick: 2001; The Great Work on Film
  
The Ka, the Ba, and the Kabbalah
  
Alchemical Secrets of the Lord of the Rings: Tolkien at the End of Time
  
The Golden Age and the End of the World
  
The Topology of Time and many more.
  
These articles can be found at his web site www.jayweidner.com
  
In 1996 and 1997, Jay produced and hosted the Awakening to Gaia conferences in Boulder, Colorado. These two conferences were designed to bring together many of the diverse scholars, authors and teachers interested in examining alternative historical and scientific theories. Among the many guests who attended these conferences are Graham Hancock, John Anthony West, Joscelyn Godwin, Robert Temple, Gregg Braden, Robert Lawlor, Paul LaViolette, Robert Bauval, Paul Devereaux, David Hatcher Childress and many others.

In 1997, Jay created and produced the alternative esoteric video catalogue, Explorations. This catalogue was one of the most beautiful catalogues ever printed and went out to millions of people annually. Explorations is still being published by Gaiam Inc. in Boulder, Colorado.
  
From 1998 to 2000, Jay was the Video Development Director for Conscious Wave Productions in Boulder, Colorado. He helped develop the videos Harmony in Diversity with the Dalai Lama, Walking Between the Worlds with Gregg Braden,Qi-Gong with Garri Garripoli, plus many other video productions featuring scientists, authors and teachers such as Mathew Fox, Rupert Sheldrake, Dr. Gene Ornish and many others.
  
He also produced, wrote and directed the nationally viewed documentary for Conscious Wave titled, Earth Under Firefeaturing Dr. Paul LaViolette.
  
Since 2000, Jay Weidner has been the President of Sacred Mysteries Productions.
  
He is currently in the completion stage of the feature documentary Infinity, on death and the afterlife, featuring authors Dannion Brinkley,  Dr. Alberto Villoldo, Neale Donald Walsch, Dr. Stanislav Grof, John Holland, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Dr. Robert Thurman , Dr. Brian Weiss, Renate Dollinger and Gregg Braden.