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Cometan (Philosopher) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1 July 1998

Age21 (as in 2019)

BirthplacePreston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

ProfessionPhilosopher, Preacher, Author

NationalityBritish

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyParents: Sean Taylor and Louise Counsell; multiple siblings; grandparents Derek and Irene Taylor

Cometan (Philosopher) Biography

Cometan is the pen name of Brandon Reece Taylor, a British philosopher and author best known for founding the Astronism movement and composing its core mag

Early life and background
Brandon Reece Taylor, who writes and lectures under the single name Cometan, was born on 1 July 1998 in Preston, Lancashire, England. Raised in Preston, he attended St Mary’s and St Benedict’s Roman Catholic Primary School and later studied at Cardinal Newman College before taking a degree in Business and Marketing at the University of Central Lancashire.

Cometan grew up in a household where his parents separated when he was a child. He has described himself as calm and reserved in childhood and began playing the piano at around ten years old. He credits a self-directed approach to learning; he identifies as largely autodidactic in his philosophical education.

Career
Cometan is best known as the founder and principal author of Astronism, a contemporary philosophy with a cosmocentric orientation. His founding treatise, The Omnidoxy, is presented by him as the central work of the movement and he authored a lengthy series of disquisitions expanding on its ideas. Titles associated with that series include The Monodoxy, The Duodoxy, The Tridoxy and continuing through to the Dodecadoxy; a separate creative project listed among his works is the Original Jesse Millette mystery series.

He reports having originated the core concept of Astronism—an orientation that emphasizes the cosmos and the possibility of sentient life beyond Earth—during his mid-teens. He began writing The Omnidoxy at age 17 and, according to the information provided here, that text became an unusually long work. By his late teens Cometan had started publishing and promoting his ideas, presenting himself as a preacher and public advocate for Astronism in addition to being an author and philosopher.

Public profile
Cometan uses the mononymous name in connection with his religious and philosophical commitments; his chosen name reflects an interest in comets and other celestial phenomena. He practices and identifies with the religion of Astronism and has expressed sentiments that tie his faith to the night sky and to cosmic wonder.

By age 19 he had undertaken travel that included visits to Los Angeles, China, Geneva and Florida. He became a member of the Royal Institute of Philosophy at age 20, and he has worked for two years at Hoghton Tower, a historic manor house in Lancashire; Hoghton Tower was also the location for his 21st birthday celebration.

Personal life and interests
Cometan is British by nationality and lists a range of personal interests that support his public work: philosophising, writing, reading, watching films, hiking, playing video games and playing the piano. His declared philosophical influences include figures such as Confucius and Gautama Buddha, and he cites musical and literary tastes that range from Komitas and Claude Debussy to Elvis Presley and author Mildred Benson. He has described Armenian and Italian cuisines among his favorites and names the Bahamas as a preferred travel destination.

Family
Family details given include his parents, Sean Taylor and Louise Counsell, and a list of siblings. Grandparents are also named. The materials note that he is unmarried and lists a romantic partner by a first name.

Latest updates
As of the available information Cometan was active as an author and public advocate for Astronism and continued to expand the body of texts associated with The Omnidoxy. He has expressed an ambition to become a prominent philosophical voice in the 21st century and frames his work as a lasting encapsulation of his ideas about humanity’s relationship to the cosmos.

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Recent Work

The Omnidoxy

Founding treatise of Astronism

The Monodoxy

First disquisition of The Omnidoxy

The Duodoxy

Second disquisition of The Omnidoxy

The Tridoxy

Third disquisition of The Omnidoxy

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Career Highlights

  1. Founder and principal author of Astronism
  2. Author of The Omnidoxy and an extended series of disquisitions
  3. Member of the Royal Institute of Philosophy (age 20)
  4. Worked at Hoghton Tower for two years
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