Yes, Brian is my son. This is my attempt to give a biased but honest review as I offer my experience with the written text along with a brief interview of the author.
The Pyramid of Self is a small compact book with a big message for the reader. One can simply enter with curiosity about this symbol on the dollar bill or one can enter with curiosity as to how a hidden teaching rooted in sacred geometry relates to one’s life.
When I received my copy and briefly paged through, I was struck by the beauty of the designs embedded within the text. They are captivating in themselves and help to balance the text material which is both clear and straight forward as well as intricate enough to cause me to pause and reflect on my own human experience.
Then I looked for a bio and that was not included. One might wonder, who is Brian Dehler? It was easy enough for me to find this information on his YouTube Channel, The Master Key Society. There I found more about the author and what he offers.
My takeaway as an artist and poet and longtime meditator who delves into similar topics of awakening and transformation is as follows: I appreciate the clarity of the text, the images offered, and the relatability of the material. Throughout, the author grounds the seemingly unreachable esoteric into the human earth experience. It is profound material with both a look into our history as a nation as well as our experience as spirits embodied in human form. As Brian demonstrates in his final 17 pages, the truths offered here are universal. They are ours to live.
I believe the timing of this book in these days of 2025, with massive change in this country as well as globally, is masterful. The author draws us into a deeper conversation as to the meaning of our existence and our part in our own transformation.
JD: What inspired you to look with such clarity at the dollar bill and to use the symbol of the pyramid to relay your message?
BD: I had been studying the five elements of earth, water, air, fire, and spirit for many years, along with triads and trinities, to better understand reality and our place in it. While touring Egypt in 2023, and standing among architecture built in alignment with the cosmos, it struck me that the pyramid provided the perfect framework for communicating the ideas of the book. The pyramid on the dollar bill also carries a great deal of intrigue and wonder, and, having shared a similar education to those responsible for its placement, the book has the added value of unveiling some of those truths. My book does not provide the level of historical depth on the pyramid itself or on the dollar bill that a serious student of history might be looking for; rather, it sheds light on the veiled philosophy contained within.
JD: You have well over a million subscribers on your YouTube Channel, readers who interact with the books you record as to how they impact their own growth, spiritually and psychologically. How did this influence you in writing your own book?
BD: After reading the more than 50 books posted on my channel, I began to notice common threads that connected them all. The Pyramid of Self is my attempt to condense the essence of those threads into one philosophical framework. Two books in particular inspired me: The Kybalion and the Tao Te Ching. I appreciated their brevity of words while still offering great depth for further study. I wanted to write something that gets straight to the point while also inviting the reader to experience the book more deeply through reflection and contemplation. I write from a place of sincerity and compassion, but I intentionally wanted the book to be impersonally universal rather than autobiographical; I plan to share more of my personal story and related experiences over time on YouTube and Patreon.
JD: The canonical text around which the book is centered is profound. How did this come to you?
BD: While the notes and sketches behind it had been accumulated over years, this text was written in a single evening in the months following my trip to Egypt, when, during a meditation in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid, I set my intention to create the book. My goal was to condense my years of notes into a simple, poetic expression, and it flowed onto the page much like many songs and poems are written. Leading up to this evening, I had been studying the Emerald Tablet. It is a ninth‑century Arabic text of only twelve lines that inspired alchemists like Sir Isaac Newton, and my text certainly resonates with its format. The rest of the book, though also brief, was then written to bring clarity to this canonical text.
JD: How can someone find the book and your YouTube Channel?
BD: The book is available on Amazon in paperback and ebook format. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MasterKeySociety. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MasterKeySociety