David Fontana is a psychologist with many years' interest in spirituality and psychical research. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS), Founder Chair of the BPS Transpersonal Psychology Section, Past President and current Vice President of the Society for Psychical Research, and Chair of the SPR Survival Research Committee. He is Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Cardiff University, and Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. His many books on spiritual themes, which have been translated into 25 languages, include The Secret Language of Symbols, The Secret Language of Dreams, Learn to Meditate, Learn Zen Meditation (all Duncan Baird/Chronicle), The Meditators Handbook, Teaching Meditation to Children (Thorsons), and Psychology, Religion and Spirituality (Blackwells). He lives near Cardiff, Wales.