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  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781786781581
  • Imprint: Watkins
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

Spiritual Science

Why Science Needs Spirituality to Make Sense of the World



A mindfulness expert whose work has been hailed by Eckhart Tolle as “an important contribution to the shift in consciousness” offers a new vision of reality—one that is compatible with modern science and ancient spirituality.

“With elegance and lucidity, Steve Taylor explains why spiritual science is the only hope for humanity.” —Deepak Chopra

It is often assumed that there are two ways of interpreting the world: a rational scientific way, or an irrational religious way. Mindfulness expert, Steve Taylor, shows that there is a third possibility—a spiritual, or “panspiritist”, view of reality that transcends both conventional science and religion, recognizes spirit or consciousness as fundamental, and answers many of the riddles that neither can explain.

Here, Taylor puts forward the evidence for a spiritual view of reality and examines the development and consequences of the materialist model. Drawing on the insights of philosophers, physicists, mystics, as well as spiritual traditions and indigenous cultures, he also systematically shows how a ‘panspiritist’ view can explain many puzzling aspects of science and the world such as:

• human consciousness
• altruism
• near-death experiences
• telepathy and pre-cognition
• quantum physics
• the placebo effect
• neuroplasticity

A compelling argument for a new vision of reality, Spiritual Science offers a bright vision of the world as sacred and interconnected, and of human life as meaningful and purposeful.

  • Published: 1 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781786781581
  • Imprint: Watkins
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $45.00

Praise for Spiritual Science

"With elegance and lucidity, Steve Taylor explains why spiritual science is the only hope for humanity. A science based on the superstition of matter as fundamental reality could lead to our extinction but a science grounded in the understanding of consciousness as a fundamental reality - as described by this book - could be our saving grace." —Deepak Chopra, MD Chopra Foundation "Materialism is dead. It just doesn't know it. Spiritual Science shows the mechanistic worldview is passé and that the science that once seemed to support it has well and truly moved on. Steve Taylor's book is a very readable and inspiring guide to where we are heading as a culture." —Gary Lachman Lost Knowledge of the Imagination "As I read this book, I kept sighing with relief. At long last, a thoughtful and accessible treatment of the false divide between science and spirituality. By exploring a series of puzzles, Taylor shows how the pieces of our world fit together, if we are willing to take a breath and look at it anew." —Dr Julia Mossbridge, author of Transcendent Mind and The Premonition Code "In this important book, Steve Taylor convincingly argues that the materialist paradigm has run its course and that the evidence from anomalous experiences must be acknowledged. Taylor shows how a panspiritist approach not only eloquently explains anomalous phenomena but can lead to exciting possibilities for the evolution of humankind and the planet. These issues affect each one of us; it is time we all sat up and took note." —Dr. Penny Sartori, author of The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences