Contact with the Future | Jon Taylor

Show Notes

Season 2 Episode 3 ‘Contact with the Future’

Today’s podcast is the second of a trilogy on consciousness and time. 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. 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. 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 is also a Professional Member of the Parapsychological Association.

In this fascinating interview, Jon discusses his theory that precognition is the major form of Extra Sensory Perception. He also thinks that there might be a physical explanation for seeing the future, basing his theory on ideas from quantum physics developed by the late David Bohm. He questions the assumption that psi is linked to consciousness. He also questions the claim that the acceptance of precognition would also mean the acceptance of a post-material view of consciousness. He believes that the priority is to develop a physical theory for parapsychological effects because this might lead to a more general acceptance of the field in mainstream science.

Thanks for reading WHAT LIES BEYOND! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

Resources

Jon Taylor’s website:

https://jontaylor.org

His book:

Taylor, J. (2024). Contact with the Future: The Astonishing Power of Intuition and Precognition. Amazon.

Other precognition books

J.W. Dunne’s book:

Dunne, J.W. (1927). An Experiment with Time. A. & C. Black

Eric Wargo’s book:

Wargo, E. (2018). Time Loops: Precognition, Retrocausation, and the Unconscious. Anomalist Books.

Danah Zohar’s book:

Zohar, D. (1982). Through the Time Barrier. Heineman.

Experimental Evidence for ESP/Precognition

Guy Lyon Playfair’s work on twin telepathy:

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/twin-telepathy

Honorton, C., & Ferrari, D. C. (1989). “Future telling”: A meta-analysis of forced-choice precognition experiments, 1935-1987. Journal of Parapsychology, 53, 281–

308.

Storm, L. & Tressoldi, P. (2023). Assessing 36 Years of the Forced Choice Design in Extra Sensory Perception Research: A Meta-Analysis, 1987 to 2022. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 37,3, 517-535.

Summary of Bem precognition controversy:

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/feeling-future-precognition-experiments

It is also worth reviewing my talk with skeptic Chris French on problems with replication in precognition experiments, especially in the context of the Transparent Psi project.

Main paper for Transparent Psi project:

Kekecs, Z., Palfi, B., Szaszi, B., Szecsi, P., Zrubka, M., Kovacs, M., ... & Aczel, B. (2023). Raising the value of research studies in psychological science by increasing the credibility of research reports: the transparent Psi Project. Royal Society Open Science, 10, 2, 191375; doi: 10.1098/rsos.191375

Patrizio Tressoldi’s nonlocal perception papers, including meta-analyses, can be found here:

http://www.patriziotressoldi.it/cmssimpled/index.php?page=nonlocal-perception

Maimonides Dream Laboratory:

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/maimonides-dream-telepathy-research

Dean Radin’s presentiment experiments:

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/presentiment

Gertrude Schmeidler (coined term ‘sheep-goat’ effect in parapsychology):

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/gertrude-schmeidler

Physics

Physicist David Bohm’s book on the implicate order (available in full):

Bohm, D. (1980/20020. Wholeness and the implicate order. Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Physicist Carlo Rovelli on time lecture here.

Title Music: ‘Stranger things’ by Music Unlimited on Pixabey.