Steve Taylor is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Metropolitan University and the author of several best-selling books on psychology and spirituality. For the last several years he has been included in Watkin’s list of the ‘100 most spiritually influential living people.’ His books have been published in 16 languages, while his articles and essays have been published in over 40 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. Eckhart Tolle has described his work as ‘an important contribution to the shift in consciousness which is happening on our planet at present.’ Andrew Harvey has said of his work, ‘Its importance for our menacing times and for the transformation being birthed by them cannot be exaggerated.’ Steve is also a poet; his first book of poems and spiritual reflections, The Meaning, has just been published. Steve lives in Manchester, England with his wife and three young children
Books:
- Waking From Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent
- The Fall: The Insanity of the Ego in Human History and the Dawning of A New Era
- Out of the Darkness: From Turmoil to Transformation
- Back To Sanity: Healing the Madness of Our Minds
- The Meaning
Interview recorded 6/15/2013
Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Steve Taylor and his Work
- 00:03:10 – Healing the Pathology of the Human Psyche and Moving Towards Harmony and Enlightenment
- 00:06:44 – The Ego Explosion and the Development of Individuality
- 00:10:28 – The Shift to Male Domination and Exploitation of the Natural World
- 00:14:10 – The Expansion of Consciousness and the Rise of Empathy
- 00:17:49 – Jean Gebser’s Theory of Evolution
- 00:21:25 – The True Nature of our Being and Increasing Collective Harmony
- 00:25:17 – Awakening in the Midst of Suffering
- 00:28:28 – Shifting into a Different Appreciation of Life
- 00:31:46 – Transformation and Inner Well-Being
- 00:35:20 – Surrender and Transformation
- 00:38:57 – Bliss and the Return Journey
- 00:43:16 – Awakening to the Radiance of the Universe
- 00:47:24 – Regaining Awareness of Spirit Force, Identity, and Individuality
- 00:51:05 – Fear and Separateness
- 00:54:11 – Awakening and Integration
- 00:57:37 – The Search for Understanding and Integration
- 01:00:57 – Parenthood and Spiritual Development
- 01:04:13 – Awakening to a Larger Reality
- 01:08:06 – The Role of the ‘I’ in Decision-Making
- 01:11:46 – The Role of the Ego in Spiritual Awakening
- 01:15:14 – Spiritual Awakening and Psychosis
- 01:18:17 – Signs of Awakening and the Restructuring of Consciousness
- 01:22:01 – The Emergence of the Higher Self
- 01:25:37 – Inner Harmony for World Peace
- 01:28:45 – Detachment and Awakening
- 01:32:44 – Letting go of Attachments and Beliefs
- 01:38:57 – Letting Go of Attachments
- 01:45:10 – Bringing Yourself Back to Now
- 01:49:29 – The Power of Reading Poetry Aloud
- 01:52:29 – Updates and Future Plans
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