Ralph White is co-founder of The Open Center and currently serves as Senior Fellow and Conference Director. Since The Open Center’s inception in 1984 he has created hundreds of programs across the spectrum of holistic learning. In particular, he directs the Esoteric Quest conferences in Europe, the Western Tradition that have now continued for twenty years, and the Art of Dying conferences  that address the emergence of a more holistic understanding of death in contemporary America. From 1995 to 2001 he edited Lapis Magazine, winner of the Alternative Press Award 2000 from Utne Reader. A writer and speaker, he is the author of the memoir, The Jeweled Highway: On the Quest for a Life of Meaning.