About Me
Jon Taylor is an interdisciplinary scientist dedicated to the study of anomalous phenomena related to cognition. He graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MA in Natural Sciences. His early career focussed on marketing and research in the field of scientific instruments. In 1976, he transitioned to consumer marketing and moved to Spain to work as International Marketing Director for wine producer Williams and Humbert.
Later, Taylor ventured into petroleum exploration, taking on contracts in Britain, Italy and Spain. He was eventually transferred to the Middle East, where he served as Materials and Purchasing Manager for the National Drilling Company in Abu Dhabi.
A long-time enthusiast of parapsychology, Taylor returned to Spain in 1992 to embark on a 25-year investigation into the physical and biological principles underlying precognition. He presented his theory of precognition at the 56th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association in Viterbo, Italy, in August 2013. His further research led to a theory of intuition, which he presented at the PA Convention in Paris, July 2019.
In August 2024, a revised edition of his book Contact with the Future: The Astonishing Power of Intuition and Precognition, featuring a foreword by Stanley Krippner, was published on Amazon.
Jon Taylor is a Professional Member of the Parapsychological Association.
For more information, visit his website at www.jontaylor.org
Publications:
(2019) Human Intuition. Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association, Paris, France, 4-6 July.
(2014) The Nature of Precognition. Journal of Parapsychology, 78, 19-38. (Summary published in Mindfield 6.1, Spring 2014).
(2008) The Importance of Subject Feedback in ESP experiments. Proceedings of Presented Papers: The PA 51st Annual Convention and the SPR 32nd Annual Convention, Winchester, England, 396-7 (Abstract).
(2007) Memory and Precognition. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 21, 553-571.
(2000) Information Transfer in Space-Time. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 64, 193-210.
(1995) Precognition and Intuitive Decisions: An Answer to the Problems of Free Will and Causality. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 60, 353-370.
On ResearchGate, the largest academic networking site for scientists and researchers, Jon Taylor’s papers reached 7,000 reads on 6 October 2024.
Membership Associations:
Parapsychological Association (Professional Member)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Society for Scientific Exploration
Society for Psychical Research
Scientific and Medical Network
Other Interests:
Photography and film making: Produced and directed a 60-minute TV documentary titled El Rocio, shown in UK (Channel Four), USA (Discovery Channel) and Spain (TVE).
Travel and expeditions: Participated in a scientific expedition in the Andes, Peru, as well as expeditions in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Namibia.