(Original recording made in 2000)
In 1994, Albert Taylor self-published his book "Soul Traveler: A Guide to
Out-of-Body Experiences and the Wonders Beyond" and he began trying to
sell copies of it. While today self-published books are quite common, in
1994 they were not. And online sellers like Amazon were not
available to help. Al Taylor took his show on the road and did book
signings. He would stay and give his presentation even if his audiences
consisted of a single person.
Taylor sold 35,000 books that way. A major publisher noticed. In 2000,
Taylor's book was reissued with some new material and the author came
through Dayton on book tour. He also made the trip out to Yellow Springs
to do a live interview with me that day 26 years ago. We talked about
astral projection and how Taylor became so intensely involved with the
subject of his book that he quit his job as a government scientist to
bring his message to the public. His wife was not impressed: she
divorced him.
This is a fascinating story — we had quite the conversation about it.
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