Short Biography
Jon Taylor is an interdisciplinary scientist dedicated to investigating how the brain may access information about future events—especially through the phenomena of precognition and intuition.
Born in Wakefield, England, Taylor graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MA in Natural Sciences. He began his career in research and marketing in the scientific instrumentation sector before moving into international marketing for a leading wine producer in Spain. His career later took him into petroleum exploration and logistics, with roles across Europe and the Middle East.
In 1993, driven by a longstanding interest in parapsychology, Taylor returned to Spain to begin full-time research into the physical and biological foundations of precognition. Over the next 25 years, he developed a theory that explains ESP not as a paranormal anomaly, but as a lawful process compatible with current scientific understanding. His work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at major conferences in Britain and Europe.
He first outlined his theory of precognition at the 56th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association (PA) in Rome, and published it in the Journal of Parapsychology in 2014. His later research extended to the study of intuition and its connection with future-oriented cognition. He presented this work at the 2019 PA Convention in Paris and participated in a scientific workshop hosted by the Institut Métapsychique International, bringing together researchers from around the world.
Taylor’s book, Contact with the Future: The Astonishing Power of Intuition and Precognition, offers a comprehensive presentation of his theory and its applications. The revised edition, published in August 2024 with a foreword by Stanley Krippner, seeks to make this subject accessible to a wider scientific and general audience. The book has won the Bronze Medal in the Science & Math category at the Global Book Awards 2025.
Jon Taylor is a professional member of the Parapsychological Association, and he lives in Puerto de Santa María, Spain.
Extended Biography
“Where science meets the future”
I was born in Wakefield, England, and educated at Wakefield Grammar School and Queens’ College, Cambridge, where I obtained an MA in Natural Sciences. From an early age, I had a passion for discovery and invention, building experimental devices from scratch and working as senior physics lab assistant at school before joining a research team designing spectrophotometers in Cambridge.
Drawn to creativity and global experience, I moved into advertising, then international marketing, relocating to southern Spain to set up the overseas marketing division for the wine producer Williams & Humbert. In parallel, I developed a strong interest in photography and documentary filmmaking, producing a 60-minute feature about a Spanish festival for Channel Four—El Rocío—which aired multiple times in the UK and the USA.
Driven by a spirit of exploration, I later spent time in South America, visiting the Amazon region in Brazil and later participating in a scientific expedition to investigate pre-Inca archaeological sites in northern Peru. I also had the opportunity to visit the shamans in the remote region of Huancabamba and participate in their ceremonies.
On return to Spain, I was hired by a British oil exploration company to set up a local shore base for their drilling operations offshore. This contract led to others in Britain, Italy, Spain, and finally in the Middle East, where I held a senior position with the National Drilling Company in Abu Dhabi. My journey back to Spain—overland through nine countries—was a fitting transition to a new phase of life.
Despite a traditional scientific education, I became increasingly intrigued by reports of precognitive experiences. Initially skeptical, I was struck by cases too compelling to dismiss. This launched a 25-year investigation into extrasensory perception (ESP), focused particularly on precognition—approaching the subject from a scientific, rather than mystical, perspective.
My work led to the formulation of a comprehensive physical theory of precognition—without invoking consciousness. I presented this theory at the 56th Annual Convention of the Parapsychological Association (PA) in Rome, 2013, and published it in The Journal of Parapsychology in 2014. The theory also sheds light on intuition, which I argue plays a critical role in survival and decision-making—research I presented in Paris in 2019.
Over the years, I have published in peer-reviewed journals and lectured across Europe. I am a Professional Member of the Parapsychological Association, and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Society for Scientific Exploration.
My book, Contact with the Future: The Astonishing Power of Intuition and Precognition, was first released in 2020. The book offers a full description of the theory, showing how it explains such diverse experiences as déjà vu, flashes of inspiration, and even love at first sight. A fully revised edition, featuring a foreword by Stanley Krippner, was published in 2024.