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Art & Culture
	Consciousness and the Novel David Lodge Human consciousness, long the province of literature, has lately come in for a remapping--even rediscovery--by the natural sciences, driven by developments in Artificial Intelligence, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology. As the richest record we have of human consciousness, literature, David Lodge suggests, may... [Read more]
	Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse David Jay Brown An interview wth the late Dr John Mack (actually a pair of interviews edited together, one from several years back and one conducted about a year before his passing) appears in the new book Conversations on the Edge of Apocalypse by David Jay... [Read more]
	The Philosopher's Secret Fire Patrick Harpur How is it that the same myths are perpetuated through different cultures at different times? Could it be something to do with the universal imagination? This text re-evaluates Western culture in terms of a tradition which has been neglected or ignored, called "secret" or "occult" - but which is now once again stepping... [Read more]
	Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art by Lewis Hyde One of the most intriguing and provocative questions my colleagues and I at the Center have faced is, "How does social and cultural change come about?" Lewis Hyde addresses this question in Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art (1998). The "trickster" is an archetypal figure that exists in every... [Read more]
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Consciousness & Spirit
	A Passion for Seeing: Confessions of an Image-maker Frederick Franck Writings and drawings by Frederick Franck Introduction by David Appelbaum, editor of Parabola magazine. A Passion for Seeing gathers a rare feast of stories, impressions, and observations from a writer and artist known for his keen honesty, great heart, and passionate pursuit of the question:... [Read more]
	Ego & Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function on the Psyche Edward F. Edinger A study of the journey to psychological wholeness--a process that Jung described as a conscious encounter between the ego and the archetypal symbols of the collective unconscious. Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth,... [Read more]
	Eros and Chaos Veronica Goodchild, Ph.D. In Eros and Chaos, Veronica Goodchild challenges the reigning paradigm that couples chaos with order. She looks at love and its shadows through the lens of the mythologies that unite Chaos and Eros. Moving between personal, collective, archetypal, and cosmic expressions of love, she weaves dream, vision,... [Read more]
	Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind Jeremy Hayward, Ph.D., and Francisco Varela, Ph.D. (Eds.) In 1987, Hayward, Varela, and several other Western scientists were invited to India to discuss the interface between the cognitive sciences and Buddhist psychology with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Now comes a clear presentation of the themes discussed at that meeting, including the mind and the brain, the self,... [Read more]
	Interior Castle St. Teresa of Avila One of the most celebrated works on mystical theology in existence, as timely today as when St. Teresa of Avila wrote it centuries ago, this is a treasury of unforgettable maxims on self-knowledge and fulfillment. Teresa was an incredibly gifted teacher whose devotion to the sublimest task--the guidance of others... [Read more]
	Knowledge and the Sacred by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Nasr (Islamic studies, George Washington U.), in a series of ten lectures, argues that, unlike in the West, where scientific thought has been secularized, in the East, knowledge and religious experience have remained unified. Drawing from Buddhist, Hindu, Judaic, Christian, and Islamic traditions, he finds in each the... [Read more]
	Mind Before Matter Trish Pfeiffer (Editor), Paul Devereux (Editor) Materialism is the dominant worldview in the West today. But it is only one worldview, and it doesn't completely work, even, ironically, being gradually undermined by the science that gave rise to it. This anthology of essays from significant figures in the world of science and consciousness studies -- including one... [Read more]
	One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths by Matthew Fox Who but Matthew Fox – former Dominican priest, author of countless influential books such as Original Blessing and The Reinvention of Work, silenced by the Vatican for his controversial statements about creation spirituality, and now an Episcopal priest – would combine rave dances with a religious mass? And who else... [Read more]
	Paths Beyond Ego: The Transpersonal Vision by Frances Vaughan, Ph.D. et al This book is a clarion call for an expanded vision of human possibilities. The 50 essays that make up Paths Beyond Ego apply transpersonal thinking to individual growth, psychotherapy, meditation, dreams, psychedelics, science, ethics, philosophy, ecology and service. The result is an integrated and... [Read more]
	Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research by Stanislav Grof A comprehensive overview of psychiatrist Stanislav Grof’s pioneering work in transpersonal psychology, a discipline influenced by Eastern philosophies which holds that transcendence of the ego can aid in individual and societal evolution. He examines ways in which this transcendence may develop, including through... [Read more]
	Shadow Culture: Psychology and Spirituality in America by Eugene Taylor Dr. Taylor, a historian of psychology at Harvard University, chronicles individual and collective anomalous experiences in the U.S. – from Quakerism and Christian Science, through homeopathy and mesmerism, to today's “folk psychology” and the academic study of these experiences by scientific psychotherapy,... [Read more]
	Spirit of the Shuar: Wisdom from the Last Unconquered People of the Amazon John Perkins and Shakaim Mariano Shakai Ijisam Chumpi The indomitable Shuar of the Amazon--reputed to be the only tribe in the Americas that has never been conquered--have lived as warriors, hunters, cultivators, and healers for generations. Even in today's acquisitive, often wasteful world they defend their rainforests and sustainable ways of life and offer their... [Read more]
	The Heart of the Mind : How to Experience God Without Belief by Jane Katra, Ph.D. & Russell Targ Scientist Russell Targ and spiritual healer Jane Katra join forces again, successfully blending their fascinating research and insights on life and spirit. On the surface, this book is a profound and intelligent discussion of where mysticism and parapsychological science intersect. But at its core, this is a tender... [Read more]
	The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India by Rodger Kamenetz A personal journey of Jewish spiritual renewal in dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Summoned by the Dalai Lama to Dharamsala, the retreat in northern India that the Tibetan exile community has inhabited since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959, a group of eight Jewish leaders goes to India for a week of discussions in... [Read more]
	The Marriage of Sense and Soul: Integrating Science and Religion by Ken Wilber Transpersonal scholar Ken Wilber offers a clear bridge between the achievements of conventional, empirical science and our interior experience, from the logical to the mystical. There is arguably no more critical and pressing topic than the relation of science and religion in the modern world. Science has given us... [Read more]
	The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions Wayne Teasdale Drawing on his experience as an interreligious monk and mystic, Brother Wayne Teasdale reveals in The Mystic Heart what he calls interspirituality, a genuine and comprehensive spirituality that draws on the mystical core of the world's great religious traditions. After years within the Catholic lay... [Read more]
	The Perennial Philosophy Aldous Huxley "A collection of aphorisms and brief extracts relating to mystical experience. It is both an anthology and an interpretation of the supreme mystics, East and West...This is the first time that anybody has adequately covered the field and showed an equal familiarity with all fields. It is a magnificent... [Read more]
	The Phenomenon of Man by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin Pierre Teilhard De Chardin was one of the most distinguished thinkers and scientists of our time. He fits into no familiar category for he was at once a biologist and a paleontologist of world renown, and also a Jesuit priest. He applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect and his great spiritual faith to... [Read more]
	The Protean Self: Human Resilience in an Age of Fragmentation by Robert Jay Lifton Don't be put off by the title: this is a clear, concise, and affirmative look at how humans adapt to a constantly changing world. In opposition to much that has been written about the personal and social fragmentation created by our mechanized, technological lives, Lifton argues that we have a "protean self," which is... [Read more]
	The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James When William James went to the University of Edinburgh in 1901 to deliver a series of lectures on "natural religion," he defined religion as "the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine."... [Read more]
	Twilight Goddess: Spiritual Feminism and Feminine Spirituality Thomas Cleary and Sarta Aziz This book is a guided tour of the feminine principles, symbols, and imagery found in Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism, and the Sufi tradition of Islam, with insightful meditations on the deep meanings of these manifestations of the Divine. Goddess worship is among the original forms of human religious expression, and it... [Read more]
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Environment
	My Name Is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization Chellis Glendinning This brilliant, offbeat, and ultimately provocative book is nothing short of revolutionary. Its title, of course, is off-putting; indeed, the concept of recovering from Western civilization sounds rather arrogant. But Glendinning hits the nail on the head, making the connection between the recovery movement and the... [Read more]
	The Dream of the Earth by Thomas Berry The Dream of the Earth is a balanced, deeply felt declaration of planetary independence from the sociological, psychological and intellectual "conditioning" that threatens the death of nature. It shows readers how to move their traumatized planet toward health, and to avoid a catastrophic future.... [Read more]
	The Wump World Bill Peet The Wump World is about a group of creatures called wumps, who live peacefully on a small world. They are the only creatures on this world made up of grassy hills, trees, small rivers and lakes. All of the Wumps' needs are met and they are very content. One day creatures called Pollutians from the planet... [Read more]
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Extraordinary Experiences
	Body Mind Spirit: Exploring the Parapsychology of Spirituality by Charles Tart, et al Addressing the split between practitioners of science and those of spirituality, Charles Tart presents the considerations of well-known researchers and authors such as William Roll, Ramakrishna Rao, Michael Grosso, and Jeffrey Mishlove on such subjects as God, life after death, channeling, and other dimensions. A... [Read more]
	Alien Discussions: Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference Held at MIT Alien Discussions is the proceedings of what may be the best scientific conference ever convened on alien encounters, held at MIT, Cambridge, MA, June 13–17, 1992. This volume serves as a multidisciplinary introduction and a research reference to the alien encounter phenomenon. It is a 684 page volume... [Read more]
	Almanac of Alien Encounters Eric Elfman, Jeff Westover (Illustrator) Only 168 pages in length, with large type and plentiful illustrations to boot, this almanac somehow manages to be the best overview of the alien encounter/UFO phenomenon from "pre-history" to 2001 that we have seen. Unlike similar books which are intended for the youth market and produced with very little... [Read more]
	Daimonic Reality: Understanding Otherworldly Encounters by Patrick Harpur FINALLY BACK IN PRINT! How do we account for all aspects of human experience? Who decides what is real? Harpur ambitiously and creatively takes on these questions and anomalous experiences, offering an historical context – the "daimonic" tradition, common to alchemists, Gnostics, Hermetics, and Neoplatonists – from... [Read more]
	Invitation to the Self: Journey with the Star People Bonnie Jean Hamilton Synopsis courtesy of author: In Invitation to the Self, Bonnie Jean Hamilton explains how to face your fears and take control of alien visitations. If you are an abductee who feels like a helpless victim, get ready for a change. You will journey through the typical abduction experience, the secret government... [Read more]
	Passport to the Cosmos by John E. Mack, M.D. In Passport to the Cosmos, Pulitzer Prize-winner and Harvard professor of psychiatry John E. Mack, M.D., powerfully suggests that an intelligence in the cosmos is interacting with mankind. Drawing on the rich tradition of non-Western and indigenous cultures, which are more accepting of the idea that we live in... [Read more]
	The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot Michael Talbot's The Holographic Universe (1992) documents, in great detail, occurrences in modern history that have involved an unseen agency, such as unexplained "miracles." Talbot meticulously sets out evidence suggesting that there have been phenomena throughout human history that do not seem to obey the... [Read more]
	The Psychospiritual Clinician's Handbook ( Edited by Sharon G. Mijares, PhD and Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, PhD [with a chapter by John Mack] Increasing numbers of people are moving beyond psychological therapy to seek alternative spiritual perspectives to medical and mental health care such as yoga and meditation. The Psychospiritual Clinician’s Handbook: Alternative Methods for Understanding and Treating Mental... [Read more]
	Varieties of Anomalous Experience edited by Etzel Cardena, Steven Jay Lynn, and Stanley Krippner This highly anticipated American Psychological Association (APA) publication first delves into the fundamental conceptual and methodological issues surrounding the study of scientific anomalies, and then proceeds to systematically review a number of phenomena deemed irregular by today’s scientific standard. Topics... [Read more]
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Frontiers in Science
	Audio CD: The Fabric of the Cosmos : Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Abridged) Brian Greene (Author), Erik Davies (Reader) (We are highlighting the audio CD version of this book for ease-of-use). String theory is a recent development in physics that, by positing that all which exists is composed of infinitesimally small vibrating loops of energy, seeks to unify Einstein's theories and those of quantum mechanics into a so-called... [Read more]
	DVD: Nova - The Elegant Universe Brian Greene Based on Brian Greene's book, this three-part Nova program should do for physics what Cosmos did for astronomy. Greene hosts the program on the relative new concept of String Theory, a potential (and explosive) answer to the Holy Grail of science: a single, ultimate theory for everything. Part of Greene's (along with... [Read more]
	Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku How many dimensions do you live in? Three? Maybe that's all your commonsense sense perception perceives, but there is growing and compelling evidence to suggest that we actually live in a universe of ten real dimensions. Kaku has written an extraordinarily lucid and thought-provoking exploration of the theoretical and... [Read more]
	Lonely Planets : The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life David Grinspoon It's been nearly four decades since Carl Sagan first addressed the general public from a scientist's perspective, confronting the possibility of extraterrestrial life. We've learned a lot in those years, and planetary scientist David Grinspoon is well prepared to explore this field with a new generation of readers. In... [Read more]
	Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life Steven Johnson It's the rare popular science book that not only gives the reader a gee-whiz glimpse at an emerging field, but also offers a guide for incorporating its new insights into one's own worldview. Johnson, the former editor of the Webzine Feed and author of the acclaimed Emergence (2001), does just that in his fascinating,... [Read more]
	The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena by Dean Radin, Ph.D. A comprehensive survey of evidence validating the existence of telepathy, clairvoyance ("remote viewing"), and the influence of mind on matter, both living and inanimate. Cites research conducted at Princeton and Stanford Universities as well as the U.S. military. An excellent resource to share with those unfamiliar... [Read more]
	The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn Thomas Kuhn (1922-1996) argued that scientific advancement is not evolutionary, but rather is a "series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions", and in those revolutions "one conceptual world view is replaced by another". The University of Chicago Press has released The Structure Of... [Read more]
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Health
	Awakening the Heart: East/West Approaches to Psychotherapy and the Healing Relationship John Welwood (Editor) Can a meditative practice assist and promote the healing relationship between psychotherapist and patient? The notable contributors to this practical book draw on a wide range of Eastern and Western disciplines--psychoanalysis, Gestalt, Aikido, and various Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist contemplative traditions--to... [Read more]
	Breathwalk by Gurucharan Singh Khalsa Ph.D. & Yogi Bhajan, Ph.D. Breathing and walking comprise two of our simplest activities, yet they are also two of our most powerful actions. By bringing them together in a systematic and meditative way, we can enhance our physical, emotional, and spiritual fitness. With a series of easy to follow, transformational exercises that combine... [Read more]
	Celestial Healing by Virginia Aronson In this extraordinary book, Virginia Aronson explores a realm of alternative care far beyond the mainstream – the health-empowering "other world" of celestial healing and medical miracles through documented encounters with intelligent life from other dimensions. Includes a chapter on energy work written by an... [Read more]
	Emotional Healing: A Program for Emotional Sobriety Karen Paine-Gernee, Terry Hunt Written by two prominent psychotherapists, this enlightening book provides invaluable non-mainstream guidance for overcoming the psychic wounds of growing up with alcoholic parents--or with parents prone to physical or emotional abuse or other compulsions. (Out of print but available used)... [Read more]
	Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love Judith Orloff, M.D. POSITIVE ENERGY is destined to become a classic in the field of energy medicine and health because author Dr. Judith Orloff is meeting the needs of a culture that is rapidly becoming more intuitively and energetically aware. In her book, she shows you how to tap into the positive energy flow in your body and... [Read more]
	Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster: A Guide of Mind-Body Techniques by Peggy Huddleston, MTS "I recommend this to all who require surgery and want to recover faster."–Andrew T. Weil, M.D. Using five steps to prepare for surgery, you'll feel profoundly peaceful in the days before your operation. In turn this peace will create the biochemistry of healing and speed your recovery. For more information,... [Read more]
	The Healing Power of Mind: Simple Meditation Exercises Tulku Thondup Tulku Thondup, Harvard scholar and Tibetan Buddhist monk since the age of 5, says that in the Tibetan tradition the mind is the key to health, and that mental grasping is often the cause of our physical undoing. A cosmic counselor of sorts, Thondup guides us first through simple exercises in relaxation and accepting... [Read more]
	The Void: Inner Spaciousness and Ego Structure A. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali) The Void, in a remarkable and direct way, introduces us to the space or ground of mind within which mental structures operate. [Almass] shows how inner spaciousness can be experienced in somatic, psychological and spiritual ways, details some of the many levels of inner space and, more importantly, illustrates how... [Read more]
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Social Studies
	A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T. E. Lawrence John E. Mack, M.D. When this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of “Lawrence of Arabia” first appeared in 1976, it rescued T. E. Lawrence from the mythologizing that had seemed to be his fate. In it, John Mack humanely and objectively explores the relationship between Lawrence's inner life and his historically significant actions.... [Read more]
	Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism by Robert Jay Lifton The premise of Destroying the World to Save It is terrifying: after studying the history of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo (instigators of a 1995 nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway), the author believes them to be only one group in a "loosely connected, still-developing global subculture of apocalyptic... [Read more]
	Immediacy: How our World Confronts Us & How We Confront Our World Fred Emil Katz, Ph.D. Immediacy is the product of an individual who spent years in virtual silence and who now speaks with conviction; who learned the dignity of being a laborer working with one's hands and now celebrates the joy of taking ideas seriously; who began as a child refugee, and has lived in five countries as a wanderer,... [Read more]
	Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution by Andrew Bard Schmookler Imagine a group of tribes living within reach of one another. If all choose the way of peace, then all may live in peace. But what if all but one choose peace? From this basic premise, Andrew Bard Schmookler has built a towering work of intellectual and spiritual insight, a book that will shatter many preconceived... [Read more]
	Preventing Violence: Prospects for Tomorrow by James Gilligan In this controversial and compassionate book, the distinguished psychiatrist James Gilligan proposes a radically new way of thinking about violence and how to prevent it. Violence is most often addressed in moral and legal terms: "How evil is this action, and how much punishment does it deserve?" Unfortunately, this... [Read more]
	Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence This is the exciting and highly literate story of the real Lawrence of Arabia, as written by Lawrence himself, who helped unify Arab factions against the occupying Turkish army, circa World War I. Lawrence has a novelist's eye for detail, a poet's command of the language, an adventurer's heart, a soldier's great... [Read more]
	The Psychology of Terrorism (4 volumes) Chris E. Stout, editor, John E. Mack, M.D. et al, contributors Outstanding academics, clinicians and activists worldwide contributed to this multi-volume, peer-reviewed set edited by Chris E. Stout, previously an advisor to the White House and representative to the United Nations, and now Illinois' first Chief of Psychological Services. Full Description: This... [Read more]
	The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence by Ervin Staub Psychology professor Ervin Staub delineates his research into the nature of evil and the psychological factors that affect one's propensity toward evil or good. The following is an excerpt from the book: "Evil is not a scientific concept with an agreed meaning, but the idea of evil is part of a broadly shared human... [Read more]
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