Steve Taylor PhD is the author of 15 books on psychology and spirituality, and is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University. He is a past chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. His books include DisConnected, Extraordinary Awakenings, The Clear Light, and The Leap. He regularly appears in the media in the UK, including on Radio 4’s Prayer for the Day and the BBC World Service. Eckhart Tolle descibes his work as "an important contribution to the shift in consciousness happening on our planet at present."