Philip Gardiner has a Masters Degree in Strategic Marketing and 9 diplomas ranging from Personnel Management to Holistic Medicine and the craft of Etymology. Before retiring to dedicate his time to researching and writing, Philip was a Marketing Director and owner of a company in the UK. Part of this role included giving lectures on the art and history of marketing and propaganda to various organisations including certain government bodies and companies.Philip began his writing career with a book entitled "Proof? Does God Exist?" published in 2002 and followed this up with his best selling The Shining Ones: The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed.
During the process of the launch of "Proof" Philip appeared on 46 radio programs across the country, from Scotland to the South of England, including the James Whale show. He also had a program produced in Scotland called Eikon, which was shown on national Scottish TV.