Author, Communion | Experiencer | Podcast Host, Dreamland

About

Whitley Strieber is the author of Communion, the 1987 account of his abduction experiences that became a global phenomenon, selling millions of copies and fundamentally shaping the public understanding of alien contact. The image on its cover — a gray alien with enormous dark eyes — became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Strieber has continued to write, research, and experience for the four decades since, producing a body of work that explores the deepest dimensions of the contact phenomenon: its relationship to death, transformation, and what he calls 'the others.' His podcast Dreamland has been running for over 20 years and remains one of the most intelligent voices in the UAP space. Unlike many researchers, Strieber makes no claim to have all the answers — but he has been asking the right questions longer than almost anyone.

Sessions at CITD 2026

[WORKSHOP]

The Grays in the Life of the Family

A deeply personal workshop exploring how ongoing contact with the visitors — the beings Strieber calls the Grays — functions within family life, and what the intergenerational dimensions of contact mean.

[PANEL]

Living Contact: Encounters with The Unknown

Hosted by George Noory.

[PANEL]

Symbiotic Link: The UAP and Psionic Connection

Hosted by Chris Ramsay.

[LECTURE]

The Disappearances: Why They Are Happening and What It Means

Strieber examines the disturbing and under-discussed phenomenon of unexplained disappearances that appear to be connected to contact events — and what his research suggests about the mechanism behind them.

[INTENSIVE]

Deep Contact, Deep Experience and Deepest Transformation

Monday, June 1  |  9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

A half-day intensive for those ready to go further — Strieber's most in-depth examination of the transformative nature of contact and what it demands of the human being who undergoes it.