All of Steve Taylor’s books are fascinating, beautifully written and deal with complex themes which he has the great gift to explain very clearly. His new book, DisConnected: the roots of human cruelty and how Connection can heal the world, is another tour de force and is designed to make sense of another kind of world, this time our political one. It shows why world politics are as crazy and violent as they are, why so many psychopathic tyrants are attracted into leadership positions, why they get elected, and further, what we might do in the future to reverse this trend. Steve’s core thesis is to remind us that being connected to ourselves and each other and nature is innate to us. He points out that in the days when humans were hunter-gatherers, we lived in harmony with ourselves, the planet and our fellow human beings. Above all, we respected women, and there was no warfare. Our tragedy is that many of us have ‘fallen’ out of that state; we have learned to become disconnected, and in so doing, we have lost our capacity to be empathic and altruistic which Steve believes is natural to all of us. Our egos have evolved unhealthily, so that we are drawn into ways of living that separate us from our true nature and many of us behave cruelly and violently. ....... This is a fascinating, beautifully-written and cogently-argued book and I couldn’t put it down. In particular, DisConnected asked me to look at evil from a whole new perspective and gave me many insights into the subtler workings of life’s dark side. In terms of why we ‘consent’ to have pathological leaders, I also saw that the problem is two-sided. What is it in our wounded psyches that drives us to elect such pathocrats in the first place? Buy this book. It will make you think. ~ David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer Scientific and Medical Network

The book offers a new vision of human nature and a new understanding of human behaviour and social problems. Connection is the most essential human trait - it determines our behaviour and our level of well-being. Regaining awareness of our connection is the only way by which we can live in harmony with ourselves, one another, and the world itself. Phenomena Magazine - Sept '23 ~ Phenomena Magazine, Review

Disconnected societies are patriarchal, hierarchical and warlike. Connected societies are egalitarian, democratic and peaceful. We can measure both social progress and personal development in terms of how far we move along a continuum of connection. At the most essential level, we are always interconnected. Altruism and spirituality are experiences of our fundamental connection. Regaining awareness of our connection is the only way by which we can live in harmony with ourselves, one another, and the world itself. Critique: Of special note for readers with an interest in mental andspiritual healing, politics and government, and contemporary social psychology, "DisConnected: The Roots of Human Cruelty and How Connection Can Heal the World" is informatively enhanced for the reader with the inclusion of four Appendices, a one page listing of Acknowledgments, eight pages of Notes, and a ten page Index. While highly recommended as an addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Contemporary Psychology collections, it should be noted for students, academia, counselors, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject. ~ Midwest Book Reviews, Review

A book to read NOW and a book to pass along to as many others as humanely possible, through the lens of connection and disconnection, DisConnected is oh-so-much more than just an intelligent soothsayer informatively barking out the known differences between the roots of good and evil. Moreover, it is someone desperately trying to educate us, in both practical and, in some context, experimental ways, to simply understand more about our own human beings before malignant narcissists take over. ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review

"Essential reading in this day and age." ~ Bernardo Kastrup

Not since Eric Hoffer’s post-war classic, The True Believer, have we been treated to such an insightful understanding of the roots of good and evil, summed up so simply and clearly. One need only look around the world today to grasp the power of this remarkable book. ~ Allan Combs, Ph.D. Professor of Consciousenss Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies, author of The Radiance of Being, Consciousness Explained Better, etc.

The task of linking modern psychological insights, the character of human societies, and perennial spiritual wisdom is crucial. Continuing his contribution to this work, through the lens of connection and disconnection, Steve Taylor does us a great service. He will aid those who are confused about the nature of enlightenment, those who suffer because their lives are distorted by disconnection in themselves or those around them. He will also help others who perceive the fundamental connection that is our ground and seek to understand more, practically and experientially, about the depths and intimacies of our being. ~ Dr Mark Vernon, writer and psychotherapist

In his powerful new book, Steve Taylor sets out clearly how hyper-disconnected people are responsible for a large proportion of the brutality and suffering which has filled human history. He provides a stark warning that, in our time of ‘Strongmen’ leaders, hyper-disconnected people make the worst possible leaders in every conceivable way. In vividly demonstrating how protecting ourselves from such dangerous leaders is now the most urgent task facing humanity, DisConnected is essential reading in these frightening times. ~ Ian Hughes, author of Disordered Minds: How Dangerous Personalities are Destroying Democracy

This may be the most important book you read this year. Documenting how increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns are fuelling the rise of pathocracy--literally rule by the disordered--Dr. Taylor explains why malignant narcissists are taking over the world in the 21st Century. ~ John Gartner, Ph.D. Founder, Duty To Warn

Dr. Steve Taylor is a creative psychological thinker who has consistently enlarged our understanding of human experience and its highest possibilities. I recommend his newest book, DisConnected, is a lively and important work on politics and leadership. I recommend it to all who are concerned with humanity's future in our increasingly connected world. ~ Edward Hoffman PhD, author of Visions of Innocence and The Way of Splendour