David Wilcock
Wilcock in 2009
Born (1973-03-08)March 8, 1973
Rotterdam, New York, U.S.
Died April 20, 2026(2026-04-20) (aged 53)
Nederland, Colorado, U.S.
Occupations Writer, media personality
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Years active 2010–2026
Genre Paranormal
Subscribers 505,000
Views 43.4 million
Last updated: May 25, 2025
Website divinecosmos.com

David Wilcock (March 8, 1973 – April 20, 2026) was an American paranormal writer, media personality, and YouTuber.[1] He was a significant figure in the disclosure movement. Wilcock suggested that he was in telepathic contact with space aliens. Some of his adherents believe he was the reincarnation of Edgar Cayce.

Early life and education

David Wilcock was born on March 8, 1973, in Rotterdam, New York.[2] His father, Donald, was a journalist and the author of a biography of Buddy Guy. David graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY, New Paltz) in 1995, where he studied psychology.[2] He unsuccessfully applied to graduate school at Naropa University.[2] Following his graduation from SUNY, New Paltz, Wilcock worked for several weeks at a psychiatric hospital, according to religious studies scholar David G. Robertson, who was quoting directly from Wilcock's book, The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce? Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation.[2]

Interest in the paranormal

Robertson reports that Wilcock's interest in the paranormal began in 1993 when he heard from someone who, in turn, heard from someone else, that it was "common knowledge at NASA that UFOs had been recovered from crash sites".[2] He was later told by his girlfriend, Yumi, that a Shinto shaman said he would become a "famous spiritual leader", and, a roommate also told him he had a dream in which Wilcock appeared as a "wanderer".[a] By the late 1990s, it had been suggested to Wilcock that he was the reincarnation of Edgar Cayce.[2][3]

Later career

He established himself as a significant figure in the disclosure movement, which advocates for the end of what it believes is United States Government secrecy about the existence of aliens and UFOs, and authored a number of books.[4] In 2004, North Atlantic Books published Wilcock and Wynn Free's The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce? which the publisher describes as presenting a theory that "Wilcock might indeed be [Edgar] Cayce’s reincarnation" and in which Wilcock and Free go on to posit that humanity would soon undergo a transformation from matter to energy.[5][6]

Wilcock sold $533 enrollments to his seven-week "Ascension Mystery School" which, he suggested, could prepare participants for salvation from the doom of a forthcoming alien invasion.[4] He also solicited cash donations.[4]

In 2012, E. P. Dutton published Wilcock's The Source Field Investigations: The Hidden Science and Lost Civilizations Behind the 2012 Prophecies,[7] which Kirkus Reviews described as chronicling his prediction that the year 2012 would be "the start of an epoch that may usher in a higher state of consciousness".[8] According to publisher Penguin Random House, Wilcock's books Awakening in the Dream and The Ascension Mysteries were both New York Times bestsellers.[9]

External videos
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Above Majestic (2018), official trailer
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From 2015 to 2018 Wilcock co-hosted, with Corey Goode, a program on Gaia called Cosmic Disclosures.[10] Wilcock's 2018 documentary style film Above Majestic, according to Vice, makes the case that "reptilian aliens occupy large swaths of Antarctica, are massing for an invasion, and control the world’s governments and banks".[4] A review of the film on Movieweb describes it as advancing the theory that the September 11 attacks were an "alien conspiracy cover up".[11] The following year, Wilcock produced the documentary style film The Cosmic Secret, which Vice described as predicting an upcoming global catastrophe based on information Wilcock purported to have received via telepathic contact with space aliens.[4]

From 2010 on, Wilcock hosted a YouTube channel that eventually garnered half a million followers.[4] He regularly appeared on the History Channel program Ancient Aliens.[12]

He had become the "director of advanced technology" of Stavatti Aerospace by 2023.[13]

Personal life and death

According to his family, Wilcock suffered a long period of depression and, in later life, encountered significant financial troubles.[14] Wilcock moved to Colorado by 2017.[9]

On April 18, 2026, Wilcock expressed doubt that he would be live streaming a planned YouTube video, stating that he "had some very intense stuff going on this weekend."[15] He died at his residence on April 20, 2026, at the age of 53, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death was witnessed by law enforcement officers who had responded to an earlier 911 call he placed.[14] His family later issued a statement of rememberance, acknowledging that while there were concerns about misinformation in regards to his beliefs, he was yet engaged in an "eternal quest for clarity."[16]

Notes

  1. ^ The idea of "wanderers" is a theory described by writer Scott Mandelker that posits that space aliens reincarnate into human forms to work toward the spiritual development of Earth.[2]

References

  1. ^ "David Wilcock, Paranormal Writer and YouTuber, Dead at 53". TMZ. April 22, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Robertson, David G. (2016). UFOs, Conspiracy Theories and the New Age: Millennial Conspiracism. Bloomsbury. pp. 174–202. ISBN 978-1474253222.
  3. ^ "Humanity's Ascension: Assessing the History Channel's New Age, Time Travel Guru David Wilcock | Christian Research Institute". www.equip.org. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Banias, MJ (May 13, 2020). "UFO Conspiracy Theorists Offer 'Ascension' From Our Hell World for $333". Vice. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "End of Time Stories are as Old as Time". South Florida Sun Sentinel. May 25, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2005.
  6. ^ "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?". northatlanticbooks.com. North Atlantic Books. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  7. ^ Weiss, Jeffrey (April 6, 2011). "Apocalypse 2012 Explained". CNBC. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "The Source Field Investigations". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "David Wilcock". penguinrandomhouse.com/. Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  10. ^ Sommer, Will (May 16, 2021). "Inside the War Between a UFO Influencer and Alien-Friendly Streaming Company". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  11. ^ Orange, B. Alan (October 16, 2018). "Above Majestic Trailer Exposes Craziest Alien Conspiracy of All Time". movieweb.com. Valnet. Archived from the original on May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  12. ^ Nelson, Joe (August 8, 2014). "UFO convention starts in Joshua Tree". San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "Stavatti Aerospace Briefing" (PDF). stavatti.com. Stavatti Aerospace. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  14. ^ a b Ankeney, Angela (April 23, 2026). "Alien researcher and documentarian David Wilcock dies at 53 near Nederland". Denver Post. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  15. ^ Bonavita, Julia (April 23, 2026). "UFO writer, paranormal YouTuber dies in suicide at home after mental health call: police". Fox News. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  16. ^ Chinman, Luke (April 23, 2026). "Family of Paranormal YouTuber David Wilcock Speaks Out Afters He Dies by Suicide at 53". People.com. Retrieved April 23, 2026.