Claire Austin is a researcher, writer, and speaker passionate about esoteric ancient wisdom and its modern relevance.

Her work explores the enchanted world, arguing that the divine remains ever-present in the terrestrial lived experience by philosophically and historically examining the rupture point and continued oscillation between the co-created world and the manipulated world — a world filled with divine support versus one built on the illusion of separateness. 

She earned her Master’s in Magic & Occult Science with Distinction  from the University of Exeter, where she was awarded the Dean’s Commendation. Her studies focused on selfhood in the archaic age, blurred identity in late antiquity, and the ontological implications of the divine's shift from the horizontal to the vertical plane.

Previously, she spent a decade working as an experiential producer in wellness, entertainment, and web3 technology, creating large-scale events, retreats, and festivals in Brussels, Paris, Egypt, Italy, Helsinki, NYC, Miami, LA, Las Vegas, and more. Her extensive high-touch experiential background now serves her in facilitating ancient-world travel, centered on life’s profound questions.  

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, from The George Washington University with a B.A. in Communications.

A lifelong enthusiast of the performing arts, she studied acting, improv, and on-camera hosting for over a decade at the Groundlings School, Lee Strasberg Institute, and many more.