Charles Eisenstein is a teacher, public speaker, countercultural philosopher, and author who examines the unspoken narratives that direct our society and our lives. His work covers a wide range of topics, including the history of human civilization, consciousness, economics, spirituality, interdependence, ecology, and how myth and story influence culture. He is the author of The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, Climate-A New Story, Sacred Economics, and The Ascent of Humanity.

After what he calls "a long period of intense crisis" that began in his late 20s, he found his calling as a writer and public speaker. He is author of several books, including The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible; Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society in the Age of Transition; The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self; and The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self​.