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A spiritual syllabus: The Spiritual Bookstore online book store suggested reading list. Our suggested books on Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Sufism, Shamanism, Alchemy, Mystical Christianity, Taoism, and comparative religion (these books can be purchased on the web at the amazon.com, amazon.ca, and amazon.co.uk links below each category)
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Essential Reading
AUTOBIOGRAPHY/SPIRITUALITY
The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector
An immensely profound literary voice. One of the best. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Tropic of Capricorn by Henry Miller
Arguably one of the greatest autobiographical novels ever written. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Coming of the Feminine Christ by Niamh Clune
A mystical memoir and alchemical work on the feminine aspect of the Christ. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Brilliant prose about the wonder of the natural world. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Mister God, this is Anna by Fynn
The wonderful story of a young girl's true relationship with God. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Initiation by Elizabeth Haich
A woman's spiritual experiences from her past life in ancient Egypt. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
A woman's journey in the outback with a truly spiritual tribe. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
A classic book of alternative Buddhist inspiration. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
MYSTICISM/COMPARATIVE-RELIGION/ALCHEMY
Freedom From The Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti
A succinct offering of Krishnamurti's essential teachings. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Book of Secrets by Osho
Most books by Osho are splendid, as is this one. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Sovereign All-Creating Mind-The Motherly Buddha: A Translation of Kun Byed Rgyal Po'I Mdo Translated by: E.K. Neumaier-Dargyay
One of the most unique, most important, and most over-looked books on Buddhism. Highly recommended. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism by Anagarika Govinda
A lucid work clearly outlining the essentials of Tibetan Buddhism. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Sublime and subtle. An important distillation of Chinese alchemy. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Wedding of Sophia: the Divine Feminine in Psychoidal Alchemy by Jeffrey Raff
A most unique book on alchemy and alternative Christianity. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self Through Shamanic Practice by Sandra Ingerman
An incredibly important, modern book on practical shamanism. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Jesus and the Lost
Goddess : The Secret Teachings of the Original Christians
A unique exploration of the Goddess Sophia and Christ. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Essential Tao : An Initiation into the Heart of Taoism Through the Authentic Tao Te Ching and the Inner Teachings of Chuang-Tzu Translated by Thomas Cleary
The Tao as rendered through the translations of the incomparable Thomas Cleary. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Zen Essence Translated and edited by Thomas Cleary
If you would read only one book on Zen Buddhism, then this ought to be the one. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
The Essential Rumi translated by Coleman Barks
Poetry, spirituality, and sensuality. Rumi is a treasure. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY/GODDESS DEVOTION
Black Ladies by Uwe Ommer and Calixthe Beyala
This book is similar to HER: the sacred naked mother earth, and the divine feminine soul, in that it comprises both a great number of beautiful nude images as well as a profound accompanying text. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Mother of the Universe : Visions of the Goddess and Tantric Hymns of Enlightenment poems by Ramprasad translated by Lex Hixon
An ecstatic homage to the Goddess. Purchase from: amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
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Complete List
Buddhism -kun byed rgyal po'i mdo (The Sovereign All-Creating Mind, The Motherly Buddha), Trans. Eva Neumaier-Dargyay Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Longchenpa. Dhammapada, trans. Harischandra Kaviratna Buddhist Wisdom: The Diamond and Heart Sutras, trans. Edward Conze amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Tibetan Buddhism Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism, Lama Anagarika Govinda The World of Tibetan Buddhism, H.H. the Dalai Lama The Tibetan Book of the Dead, trans. Robert A.F. Thurman Introduction to Tantra, Lama Yeshe amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Zen Buddhism Zen Essence, ed. Thomas Cleary Moon in a Dewdrop, Dogen, The Three Pillars of Zen, Kapleau, Roshi Philip, Essays in Zen Buddhism, Suzuki, D.T. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Suzuki, Shunryu. Sutra of Hui Neng, trans. Thomas Cleary amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Mystical Christianity Confessions, Saint Augustine Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan The Light Within You, John Claypool The Cloud of Unknowing, anonymous Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart Jesus and the Goddess, Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy Son of Man, Andrew Harvey The Variety of Religious Experience, William James The Coming of the Feminine Christ, Naomi Klune The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers, Thomas Merton The Science of Love and Key to Immortality: The Third Testament, and Steps in the Way, Ida Mingle Nag Hammadi Library, various The Gnostic Gospels, Elaine Pagels New Testament with Apocrypha The Lost Books of Eden amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Comparative Religion The Marriage of East and West, Bede Griffiths The Way of Wonder, Jack Haas Perennial Philosophy, Aldous Huxley The Two Hands of God, and The Way of Liberation, Alan Watts amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Hinduism/Tantra Astavakra Gita Bhagavad-Gita Uddhava Gita The Crest Jewel of Discrimination, Shankara Mother of the Universe, Lex Hixon Tantra, Georg Feuerstein amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Sufism The Mysticism of Music, Sound, and Word, Hazrat Inayat Kahn The Way of the Sufi, Idries Shaw amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Shamanism The Art of Dreaming, and Tales of Power, Carlos Castaneda The Way of the Shaman, Michael Harner Soul Retrieval, Sandra Ingerman Dreamgates, Robert Moss The Cosmic Serpent, Jeremy Narby amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Alchemy Chymical Wedding, Lindsay Clarke The Grail Legend, Marie-Louise von Franz, and Emma Jung The Tower of Alchemy, David Goddard Hermetica Psychology and Alchemy, Carl Jung Alchemical Studies, Carl Jung Mysterium Coniunctionis, Carl Jung Tarot Revisioned, by Leigh McCloskey The Kybalion, the Three Initiates Androgyny, June Singer amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Taoism/Chinese Philosophy The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff Prayer of the Heart, Seng T'san The Essential Chuang Tzu, Chuang Tzu Tao te Ching, Lao Tzu amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Independent Thinkers Selected Writings of Artaud, Antonin Artaud The Voice of Silence, H.P. Blavatsky Sartor Restorus, Thomas Carlyle A Short History of Decay, and The Trouble With Being Born, E.M. Cioran Book of Lies, The Book of Thoth, and The Law is for All, Aleister Crowley The Secret Life of Water, Masaru Emoto Rebels and Devils, Christopher Hyatt Lifting the Veil, David Icke Apology for Wonder, Sam Keen Mind is a Myth, U.G. Krishnamurti The Teenage Liberation Handbook, Grace Llewellyn The Hamlet Letters, and The Wisdom of the Heart, Henry Miller The Law and the Promise, and Resurrection, Neville A Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Joseph Chilton Pearce Shambhala, Nicholas Roerich The Enlightenment Book, Chuck Spezzano Life Between Death and Rebirth, Rudolph Steiner A Brief History of Everything, Ken Wilber amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.ca
Autobiography The Bridge Across Forever, and One, Richard Bach Letters from a Living Dead Man, Elsa Barker The Impersonal Life, Joseph Benner Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard Mr. God, This Is Anna, Fynn In, and Of, and Roots and Wings, Jack Haas Initiation, Elisabeth Haich Dharma Bums, and On the Road, Jack Kerouac Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller The Black Butterfly, Richard Moss The Island Within, Richard Nelson Anais Nin's Diaries, Anais Nin Peace Pilgrim, Peace Pilgrim Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau Mutant Message from Down Under |
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