Review
An important and fascinating book about the origin, history and impending demise of the ego - humanity's collective dysfunction. The Fall is highly readable and enlightening, as the author's acute mind is at all times imbued with the higher faculty of spiritual awareness. --Eckhart Tolle, author of A New Earth, The Power of Now and many more
It is my fervent wish that this important book will have a wide audience. In a world where the very existence of humanity is threatened, Steve Taylor offers a visionary yet practical path out of the morass that distorts human nature. --Stanley Krippner, Professor of Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School, California
This is an important book which deserves to be read widely. Ultimately Taylor brings a message of hope. He challenges us all to transcend the ego and integrate the intellectual brilliance it has given us with the intense connectedness and aliveness that spiritual practices can bring us. He challenges us to make a difference to the world by transforming ourselves through meditation and the pragmatic activities of service, living lightly and promoting social change. He presents a vision of a possible future in which there is no war ... male domination and social inequality, no shame of sex or the body, and no domination of other species and the natural world. Written in clear, lucid prose, this book is easy to read and Taylor s sources are well referenced for those who want to dig deeper. I strongly recommend it. , --Malcom Hollick, author The Science of Oneness
It is my fervent wish that this important book will have a wide audience. In a world where the very existence of humanity is threatened, Steve Taylor offers a visionary yet practical path out of the morass that distorts human nature. --Stanley Krippner, Professor of Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School, California
This is an important book which deserves to be read widely. Ultimately Taylor brings a message of hope. He challenges us all to transcend the ego and integrate the intellectual brilliance it has given us with the intense connectedness and aliveness that spiritual practices can bring us. He challenges us to make a difference to the world by transforming ourselves through meditation and the pragmatic activities of service, living lightly and promoting social change. He presents a vision of a possible future in which there is no war ... male domination and social inequality, no shame of sex or the body, and no domination of other species and the natural world. Written in clear, lucid prose, this book is easy to read and Taylor s sources are well referenced for those who want to dig deeper. I strongly recommend it. , --Malcom Hollick, author The Science of Oneness
Stanley Krippner, Professor of Pscychology, Saybrook Graduate School, California
It is my fervent wish that this important book will have a wide audience.
Christopher Ryan, Institute of Advanced Medicine and Advanced Behavioral Technology, Juarez, Mexico
You are sure to find this well-argued, thoughtful, provocative and a pleasure to read.
Riane Eisler, author of the Chalice and the Blade.
An important book...a powerful contribution to the argument that cruelty and violence are not inevitable.
Colin Wilson
The Fall is an astonishing work, full of amazing erudition, brilliantly organised and argued.
Elias Capriles, review for the International Journal of Transpersonal Studiess
I am convinced The Fall will be one of the most important books of this century.
Riane Eisler, author of the Chalice and the Blade
An important book...A powerful contribution to the argument that cruelty and violence are not inevitable.
Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now
An important and fascinating book about the origin, history and impending demise of the ego...highly readable and enlightening.
Product Description
If alien beings have been observing the course of human history over the last few thousand years they might well have reached the conclusion tha human beings are the product of a scientific experiment which went horriby wrong. Steve Taylor writes about the balance between the bright side of human achievement and the other devastating, dark side, that is war, patriarchy and social inequality.
From the Publisher
‘The Fall is an astonishing work, full of amazing erudition, all brilliantly organised and argued.
The argument that human beings have not always been - and do not have to be - such a psychological mess
is presented with a beautiful inevitability and logic. The book is a remarkable feat.’ Colin Wilson
The argument that human beings have not always been - and do not have to be - such a psychological mess
is presented with a beautiful inevitability and logic. The book is a remarkable feat.’ Colin Wilson
‘Taylor’s ideas are provocative, and never fail to captivate the reader. It is my fervent wish that this important book will have a wide audience and reach the individuals and institutions that mould public opinion and behaviour. In a world where the very existence of humanity is threatened, Steve Taylor offers a visionary yet practical path out of the morass that distorts human nature.
From the Foreword by Dr Stanley Krippner, Professor of Psychology, Saybrooke Graduate School, California.
"The Fall gives a wonderful summary of a great deal of data and draws from many sources…It is an important book which makes a powerful contribution to the argument that cruelty and violence are not inevitable." Riane Eisler
About the Author
Steve Taylor is college and university lecturer in Manchester, England. He has published many articles and academic papers in the fields of psychology and spirituality. His academic papers have been published in The Journal of Consciousness Studies, The International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, and The Journal of D.H. Lawrence Studies. His articles and essays have been published in New Renaissance, Abraxas, New Dawn and Resurgence. His website is stevenmtaylor.com
