Steve Taylor (author)


Steve Taylor, is an Engish author and lecturer/researcher in psychology, who has written several books on psychology and spirituality. He is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University and is the current chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society.
Taylor's main interest is in transpersonal psychology, which investigates higher states of consciousness and 'awakening' experiences. Taylor has a master's degree in Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology and a PhD in Psychology from Liverpool John Moores University. He writes a popular blog 'Out of the Darkness' for Psychology Today magazine, and also writes blog articles for Scientific American.

Career

He taught courses on personal development at the University of Manchester, and did his PhD research at Liverpool John Moores University, and is a senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.
Taylor's books have been published in 20 languages, while his articles and essays have been published in many academic journals and in the popular media, including The Journal of Humanistic Psychology, the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, The Journal of Consciousness Studies, Psychologies, Resurgence, The Psychologist and The Daily Express. His work has been featured widely in the media in the UK, including on BBC Breakfast, BBC World TV, Radio 4 and 5, and in The Guardian and The Independent. His work has been described by Eckhart Tolle as 'an important contribution to the shift in consciousness which is happening on our planet at present.
Taylor's book The Fall was described in The International Journal of Transpersonal Studies as "one of the most notable books of the first years of this century".
Taylor has been included in the list of the "100 Most Spiritually Influential Living people", published by Watkins Books, "Mind, Body, Spirit magazine", for the last eight years. His book 'The Calm Center' is a book of reflections and meditations, published by Eckhart Tolle Editions, with a foreword by Eckhart Tolle.

Personal life

Taylor lives in Old Trafford, Manchester, with his wife and three children.

Book publications

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