Don Ellison(1947 – ) was born in Southern California area to working-class parents. He taught almost all levels of education in the San Francisco Bay Area. He completed his book, the Acts Of Creation with a Masters of Arts degree and later a novel – Pivotal Shift. His experience and knowledge in consciousness research has provided the groundwork for the scholarly pursuits he put together for his books. Using students in various classrooms for cutting-edge research opened up his knowledge and awareness of the parameters and continued work on his own spiritual development; he continued these skills with adults. His life experience played a crucial role in crafting his novel and his non-fiction book.