Eldon Taylor has made a lifelong study of the human mind and has earned doctoral degrees in psychology and metaphysics. He is a Fellow with the American Psychotherapy Association (APA) and a nondenominational minister. He was a practicing criminalist for over ten years while completeing his education and is now president and director of Progressive Awareness Research, Inc.

For more than 20 years, his books, tapes, lectures, and radio and television appearances have approached personal empowerment from the cornerstone perspective of forgiveness, gratitude, and respect of all life.