By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World The teachings of religious leaders such as Jesus and the Buddha set a high bar for human behavior that their followers have...
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Steve Taylor holds a Ph.D in Transpersonal Psychology and is a senior lecturer in Psychology at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Steve’s books have been published in 19 languages and his research has appeared in numerous scientific journals, as well as the popular media in the UK.
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Beyond Religion: Will Human Beings Ever Transcend the Need for Religions?
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World A few years ago, two young smartly-dressed Mormon gentlemen approached me outside my local library. ‘Excuse me sir,’...
The Psychology of Nationalism: Transcending the Illusion of National Identity
December 18th, 2020 By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World Rusty Schweikhart was a member of the Apollo 9 space mission in March 1969, which carried out tests for the...
Post-Traumatic Creativity: How Psychological Turmoil Can Unlock Our Creative Potential
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World 2006 was a difficult year for me and my wife. In April our second child, Ted, was born. Ted was a lovely baby (and is a lovely boy...
The Meaning of Life May Be Life Itself
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World What is the meaning of life? The question has become a slightly ridiculous cliché, so it’s difficult to answer...
Spiritual Depression
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World Some people have a simplistic belief that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is usually...
David Ditchfield’s Remarkable Near-Death Experience
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World In 2006, a man called David Ditchfield was seeing off a friend at a train station near Cambridge, England. He stepped on to the...
Do Psi Phenomena Exist? The Debate Continues
June 11th, 2020 By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World This is the second part of a debate between psychiatrist Ralph Lewis, representing the arguments of most...
Do Psi Phenomena Exist? A Debate (Part One)
June 4th, 2020 By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World In a May 4, 2020 Psychology Today post titled “Life Is Short and the World Will End, Can It...
An Epidemic of Antidepressants: Why We Need Non-chemical Treatments for Depression
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World Around 13% of Americans take antidepressants, and their use is growing around the world. In the UK, the prescription of...
The Benefits of Confinement – How the Coronavirus Lockdown May Have Some Positive Effects
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World Recently I’ve been working on a book about transformational experiences that occur in unusual and difficult situations...
Waking Up: Are Spiritual Experiences Becoming More Common?
By Steve Taylor, Ph.D. Guest writer for Wake Up World What are spiritual experiences? I don’t think of them in religious terms. I see them as moments in which our awareness...