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G.H. "Hank" Harrison
-Hank Harrison is a writer and publisher with a deep
interest in Medieval History, the Celts, Neolithic
Archaeology, the Star Mounds, archaic astronomy,
hermetism and sacred geometry. He began writing
about human and animal psychology in graduate
school in 1962.
Since founding the Arkives Press in 1967, Hank
has been a frequent guest on hundreds of national andinternational television and radio
shows,
including Catherin Cryer on Court TV, Geraldo
Rivera and Maury Povitch.
--His critically acclaimed book, the Cauldron and the Grail, connects ancient religious rituals
and the astronomy of Stonehenge and Newgrange to the myth of the Holy Grail. Vol. 2,
Crown of Stars: The Grail in the Troubadour World will be released in the Fall of 2005. Vol.
3, The Grail in the Stones: is available on line in HTML form. Vol. 4. Ace of Cups, the Grail in
the Tarot, is currently awaiting editorial and peer review. Three related short books entitled
Over Avalon, Glastonbury's Sacred Landscape, The Stones of Ancient Ireland and Atlantis
Rising, are scheduled for release in 2008-2010.
Raised and schooled in an alternative tradition in the Bay Area, Hank has been a frequent
contributor to underground and alternative journals including the San Francisco Oracle, the
Berkeley Barb, High Times, the Georgia Straight, Psychedylic Review, and the LA Free Press,
usually donating his work gratis.
Between 1965 and 1968 Harrison was the founder and coordinator of the LSD-Rescue
project, a pioneering effort to adapt crisis intervention techniques to drug and suicide
counseling. In that capacity he was the first counselor to "officially" rescue anyone from a
bad LSD experience on the telephone. In essence Harrison invented LSD crisis rescue. Many
of his pioneering techniques are still in use today.
In 1976 he formed the Archives Press, changed to Arkives Press n 1995. Begun as a self-
publishing effort; the company has since grown and acquired many properties and two
imprints. In 1996 the website became www.arkives.com to distinguish it from all others and
to assure a permanent place on the world wide web-
In its present configuration Arkives Press has produced several books by a number of
authors on a variety of topics including Horsemanship, Irish History, Celtic Archaeology and
Natural Cooking. Arkives Press is NOT a vanity press and has been listed in Literary Market
Place (LMP) since 1987.
As an editor emeritus of Doctor Dobb's Journal, a pioneering computer magazine, and as
technical writer and staff writer for InfoWorld and A Plus magazines, Harrison is considered
a leading expert on alternative and Internet publishing. The books listed on his
accompanying web site are among the first true e-books to be distributed.
Harrison is also a qualified expert witness in areas as diverse as ritual homicides and domain
name and computer software litigation and has testified in several cases involving drug abuse
and suicide related issues. He supports the medicinal use of marijuana and is on record as an
advocate for the legalization hemp and hemp production, but stands against the legalization
of hard drugs. In 1968 He testified before the House Committee on Drug Abuse issues and
the California State Senate committee on drug related issues for which he received a
gubernatorial commendation. In 1994 he began to correspond with president Clinton and
has received letters and e-mail's from him.
Between 1982 and 1998 he wrote the Stones of Ancient Ireland, a field guide to Irish
Archaeology. This book has been well received and has over 200 never seen photos and maps
to Irish Neolithic and Bronze Age sites. He plans a series in this format extending the
concept to Ancient France, Spain, England, Scotland and Wales.
Beekeeper and its sequel Hamburger Zen, are full length novels. Glass Country, his first full
length poetry collection, will appear in the Fall of 2001.
Harrison's satirical article on Skana the captive whale (Vancouver Magazine May 1974) was
the first popular article to point out the trauma caused to whales in captivity and served as
one inspirational source for project Greenpeace and the Free Willy series of motion pictures.
In this capacity he assisted in the successful arrival of the first Greenpeace anti-whaling crew
in San Francisco in 1975.
Mr. Harrison's eulogy for Kurt Cobain, his late son-in-law titled, Kurt Cobain: Beyond
Nirvana is greatly anticipated. The full first edition will be available in the Fall of 2000. The
anticipated first print run should exceed 5,000 copies in hardback with a trade paper
printing of 25,000. A preview version CD is available at the Arkives Web Site and through e-
Bay. The Cobain book, began upon the birth of Harrison's granddaughter, Frances Bean
Cobain, in 1992. It is written in a lucid prose style reminiscent of the beat writers of the
1950s and sheds an objective light on suicide and other problems of Cobain's generation.
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Left: With Courtney Age 14, 1979
This suppressed book includes details of his tough-love life with his daughter Courtney Love-
Cobain. To obtain a signed copy on CD send $17.00 Plus $5 S&H to the address below or
send credit card information and the cost will be billed through PayPal.
Hank donates to United Animal Nations and various equine, feline and canine rescue
charities and has rescued dozens of animals over the years. His personal activities include:
book collecting, scuba diving, ranching and computer web site development. To contact him
send e-mail to:
hank@hankharrison.com
or write:
Harrison Publications
Box 46
Wilton, Ca. 95693
Website: http://www.arkives.com
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