Best spiritualism books according to redditors

We found 91 Reddit comments discussing the best spiritualism books. We ranked the 50 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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u/DelightfullyDivisive · 10 pointsr/eldertrees

I have been reading (actually listening to the audiobook) a book that offers a lot of practical advice for using cannabis for meditation, creativity and spirituality. Might be an interesting read for the more introspective among us.

https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Spirituality-Explorers-Ancient-Spirit/dp/1620555832

u/terriblehashtags · 8 pointsr/witchcraft

If you haven't already checked these books out, I recommend it--to get an idea of what sort of magic might be a good starting point, considering the area:

  • The Candle and the Crossroads: A Book of Appalachian Conjure and Southern Root-Work by Orion Foxwood--HIGHLY recommended!

  • Appalachian Folklore Omens, Signs, and Superstitions by Nancy Richmond, for some nice magical tradition & history.

    I grew up in the Poconos, and my mother's family still lives in the Appalachian Mountains on farms around Hazleton, PA, so I get the "feeling overwhelmed by nature and history!!" perspective lol. What's really neat about that area of the country is that there are a TON of Slavic/Eastern European traditions that came from immigrants who settled the area to work its farms and coal mines. Over the years, they've all merged into a sort of unique Appalachian magic schema that is a distinctly American magic system that you're in a great position to leverage. Also realize that "superstitions" are just spells in disguise--find the underlying logic, and use that to your advantage when you want to cast magic.

    So with those books, and go from there. DEFINITELY start a container herb garden, as /u/vampbun suggested.

  • Rosemary will need to come indoors if it's in a container during the winter, otherwise you'll get root rot. It's a perennial woody herb native to the Mediterranean and brought over by Italian immigrants. Great for memory, mind-enhancement, and fidelity.

  • Basil does best with lots of hot sunshine and water. (I recommend Sweet Basil, or Ocimum basilicum for your first attempt--not the fancy stuff until year two.) It's a "hot," energetic herb that does well with protection and energizing entire spell mixes. Mine usually needs to be replanted every year, but you can collect the seeds from last year's plant. MAKE SURE you cut off the flower heads whenever they start to bud--while bees like it, it dilutes the chemical/medicinal/magical properties of the leaves. When it goes to bud, then it's basically done for the year.

  • THYME is DAMN easy and versatile, grows like a damn weed. Mine's almost three years old now, and it produced like MAD last year--I've got mason jars full of just dried leaves. Make sure you trim it often and lovingly.

  • Yarrow would be a good--and "witchy" ;)--addition to an herb garden. Great to attract bees and butterflies, and most folks find it easy to grow. My mother managed it in the "we grow rocks" soil of the Poconos which can be poor when not amended, so it should be a good choice for you.

  • Lemon balm smells nice, grows like mad, and should work well with various spells--it plays nice with other herbs in mixes. Don't plant in the soil if you're not okay with it taking over.

  • For a distinctly "witchy" plant, try planting Mugwort in a corner where you don't mind it completely taking over. Makes a great meditation balm after infusing in a base oil, and powers up any sort of spellwork I've tried.

    .... lol sorry, got a little carried away there. Feel free to ask me questions if you've got 'em or if I can help in any way!
u/IntheDepthofMyEgo · 7 pointsr/DebateAnarchism

Glad to hear you're enjoying my stuff!

So, naturally all these will be geared more towards folk magic as that's what I practice:

Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic(http://www.luckymojo.com/hoodooherbmagic.html)

Also known as "The Green Bible." Herbs and root found all over the America's and how to use them. Should be on every budding wizards shelf.

Blood in the Bayou
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Bayou-Operations-Techniques-Conjure-Work/dp/1936922789

A more shamanic treatment of Conjure. Very good for getting to know spirits and how to work with the land around you.

A Deck of Spells: Hoodoo Playing Card Magic in Rootwork and Conjure
(https://www.amazon.com/Deck-Spells-Playing-Rootwork-Conjure/dp/097196128X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZJM8Z08C7Q2N5CNYV96A)

An amazing asset. Covers how to read cards as well as how playing cards can be used in spellcraft. This will change the way you do magic forever.

The Sporting Life: How to Help Yourself with Hoodoo from the Streets to the Sheets
https://www.amazon.com/Sporting-Life-Yourself-Hoodoo-Streets/dp/0996147128/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499446765&sr=1-4

A must have for the budding illegalist! This is an amazing history of lumpenprole magic as well as practical techniques any Anarcho-Mage should aim to know. From how to keep the cops away to drawing clients to a whorehouse, this is truly a one-of-a-kind

COMMUNING WITH THE SPIRITS: The Magical Practice of Necromancy
https://www.amazon.com/COMMUNING-SPIRITS-Magical-Practice-Necromancy/dp/1413484379

In my mind the only book that deals with the possibilities and dangers of Necromancy in a real way. No fluff, no filler, just practical techniques for working with dead people. Something you'd find in a college course on magic.

u/midwintermoons · 7 pointsr/Wicca

It's the Winter Solstice, so that's probably why your searching isn't turning up anything. You are so thoughtful to do this for her! What to get her obviously depends on her personality and interests, so if you could tell us a little bit more about her in general that would probably help.

Not knowing what kind of things she already has does make it difficult to recommend things, but I'm going to link you some books that are of general interest but not the kind of thing that most folks already have in a basic library, if that makes sense.

The Return of the Light and In the Light of the Moon are two charming little books full of stories from around the world about the Winter Solstice and the full moon, respectively.

The Charge of the Goddess - The Poetry of Doreen Valiente is a small volume of poetry by one of the most influential women in Wicca.

The Circle Within is a thoughtful, down-to-earth guide for better incorporating Wicca into one's daily life. Very helpful.

The Earth Path is perfect for the ecologically-minded. It shows witches how to really get out in nature and experience it.

A Book of Pagan Prayer is a plain little book packed with a huge variety of prayers and information on creating them.

u/Jaegar · 7 pointsr/Thetruthishere

Absurd to state there is no single documented case, there is plenty of documentation which describe this phenomenon.

Supernatural entities? Psychosis?

As an atheist, supernatural doesn't fit my world view, however, make of this what you will, it shows there is plenty of similar documented "cases"

u/Fey_fox · 5 pointsr/pagan

It is confusing, but not something that can be easily summarized in a post.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143038192/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_SHufAbVP5DDP8 is still a good breakdown of the modern pagan movement and different groups you might find. http://www.witchvox.com looks like it was designed in the 90s but is still a good resource and is updated, you can find groups there too. http://wildhunt.org is a news blog if you want to see what’s going on today. There are other sites but that’ll get you started.

You can probably tell some folks are a bit sensitive about history. Some swear up and down that their traditions go back unbroken since forever, others will say that all neopagan traditions are reconstructionist and formed in the last century or so (give or take 50 years). The sensitivity comes from people feeling that the newer the tradition the less legitimate it is… but aren’t all religions and spiritual paths made up by someone?

Here’s the thing. You are in charge of your own spiritual journey and your connection to whatever you call your higher power/s is your own and no one else’s. Imho humans are creatures of habit and ritual. It sets the mind to task, even if that’s getting a cup of coffee and reading your email before work to help set up your day. Pagan rituals are a fame work to help you create sacred space, and there’s a psychology to it. What Wiccans call raising a cone of power is similar to what Jim Morrison did in his trancelike long performances where they would speed up and slow down the tempo, ending it in a release. Lots of pagan rituals across many paths use this old technique of syncing heartbeats with music. Other religions use this to a greater or lesser degree but most pagans use it with intent along with myth and symbolism of the wheel of the year which is a death/rebirth myth we re-enact over and over. It’s up to you to figure out what it all means. Beyond historic fact you decide your truth. There’s no dogma really. All the different traditions do is provide structure to work in. There’s no ‘true’ path. Just yours.

If you like more academic reading, I suggest The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1577315936/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_C9ufAbYFREXB5
Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek https://www.amazon.com/dp/1622037529/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_G.ufAb9673FJ3
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345409876/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_J-ufAbH37W34C
None of these are ‘pagan’ books, think of them more as companion philosophy/psychology behind myths. The last book is geared more towards women but it’s a good read regarding the female archetype in myth.

Nobody can give you concrete answers. You gotta do what anyone curious must do. Read and figure it out for yourself.

u/ewk · 5 pointsr/zen

Hakuin wasn't a Zen Master, he was a religious fraud: Sound of One Hand.

The OP is a new age troll:

>WanderingRonin is a multiple accounts alt_troll and self-anointed "internet guru" who stalks and harasses people who expose his self-certification scam and content brigading. He also claims to be in touch with "modern Masters", by which he means new age spiritualists. Best part: WanderingRonin77 defends the enlightenments of "sex predator lineages". He thinks his made up religion is "powerful and effective" though, and people who say it is made up are "afraid". He is only a little proud of his harassment.. He had been surreptiously editing and deleting comments to cover his tracks, but now he is bragging about it because the forum no longer takes him seriously.

u/siggyfar · 4 pointsr/witchcraft

OK... So I wrote this little book... By all means if you have Kindle unlimited give it a read for free... Or for all I care buy it... Read the 9 pages and return it. But black salt is a very good option for this.

Black Salt https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NCMBQ5W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_4erBCbK0MHS3R

u/DruidofRavens · 3 pointsr/pagan

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Pagan-Prayer-Ceisiwr-Serith-ebook/dp/B07CPQ9SWX/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541201857&sr=1-1&keywords=a+book+of+pagan+prayer

This is probably the best book on prayers I've found, and its written by an ADF Druid. ADF druids focus extensively on offerings, ritual, and prayers as devotional tools. One of the pantheons they focus on the Hellenic gods so you'll likely find it has a lot to offer.

u/napjerks · 3 pointsr/OutOfBody

It could be viewed as a kind of hallucination I suppose but the experience is all encompassing. It's like you're really there. It's quite a visceral experience but in a surreal, dreamy way.

The kinds of experiences we can have are varied from person to person. And similarly, the way we interpret them can be just as varied. To some it is an extremely religious, spiritual experience. To others it's more like "well, that happened." So it really depends on you.

Fear of death is definitely an existential concern. But I think pursuing a special experience may not really be what you're looking for. I just can't say for you whether it would be validating or not. But you can explore lucid dreaming or OBE as something interesting to do. Treat it as a hobby if you're interested. But don't put too much into expectations for it to have special answers. At least that's my advice. Wish you well.

u/AzureLeaves · 2 pointsr/AstralProjection

I see. But no worries, information about how to do them are all over the internet nowadays.

There's this three-part video seminars by Michael Raduga "Leave your body in three days":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQjAIlFZWWc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dj9gTiLHf8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BMnGi8yxTQ

He also has free article and e-books that might help you here:

https://obe4u.com/how-to-lucid-dream/

https://obe4u.com/lucid-dreaming-books-free/

And other books that you can try finding online for free or purchasing to support the author:

Astral Dynamics Book by Robert Bruce:

https://www.amazon.com/Astral-Dynamics-Out-Body-Experience-ebook/dp/B008K06AOM

Journeys out of the body by Robert Monroe:

https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Out-Body-Out-Body-ebook/dp/B00OWWOM2O

And many others, too.

And there's also always the Wiki of this subreddit that contains basic information that will hopefully serve you well, including dispelling misconceptions about AP, Self-defense in the Astral Planes, and various other reddit posts, articles and websites that contain very useful information. We also made sure to organize a table of contents for this as well to help with information overview:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralProjection/wiki/index

If you truly want to go back practicing this skill, it seems you will have to go back from square one, but at the very least it seems practicing the basics again will catapult you quickly towards immediately being able to induce conscious OOBE/Astral Projection, like a muscle memory being awakened once more.

It's a whole new world out there, I really highly encourage you to continue; this skill will help you tremendously on your journey towards personal and spiritual development (I gave some ideas on how in this sub's wiki, around the "Benefits of Astral Projection" section).

Best of luck on your journeys.

u/crankbait_XL · 2 pointsr/atheism
u/mr_coffee · 2 pointsr/ChildrenOfTheLight

The experience could be a test from him to see how you do with fear but either way you'll have many chances to over come fear. Fear is a core teaching tool and is everywhere you look in your waking life and altered states of consciousness.

>I forgot to mention that when I called Thoth, I asked him to teach me to Astral project.

The great thing about OBEs is you'll most likely be given the test of Fear right when you hit sleep paralysis which is the key state of consciousness to astrally project. Its a great way to overcome Fear and once you know how to induce sleep paralysis on yourself the trick is to project Love at the Fear which will instantly transform it. Love is the highest vibration and can transform lower ones such as Fear/Anger/Hate.

This is a book I highly recommend and allowed me to a successful OBE halfway through. https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Beyond-Body-Out-Body/dp/0062513710/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AZZTDQAT6T3GRS8QB6FM

In the coming days i'll make a post on how to do an OBE/astral project, its what I started to do at a very young age but fear always kept me from successfully doing it until I was much older.

u/rferreira1 · 2 pointsr/Paranormal

I found this book many years ago. It provided many answers to questions I had regarding spirits that attached and attract to people. It's a good read and informative, writen by a psychologist.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Unquiet-Dead-Psychologist-Possession/dp/0345460871

u/cococanary · 2 pointsr/Psychonaut

Check out “Cannabis and Spirituality: An Explorer’s Guide to an Ancient Plant Spirit Ally”. (https://www.amazon.com/Cannabis-Spirituality-Explorers-Ancient-Spirit/dp/1620555832) I thought it was pretty good.

u/awarenessis · 2 pointsr/threekings

Congrats and welcome to the club...or maybe almost to the club (though it sounds like you were possibly close). :)

There are tons of books out there on the subject of Out of Body Experience / Astral Projection. You will find that authors generally fall into one of three categories: -1- traditionalists (with occult explanations for OBEs); -2- realists (believe OBEs are entirely internal experiences, lucid dreams, or some other natural phenomena / hallucination); -3 - mystics (believe the realms explored are real or diverging realities / planes of existence).

I've read and amassed a small library on this subject because it became very important to me when I started regularly having OBEs. Through my reading and personal experiences, I definitely recommend starting with two of the better known authors in the mystical camp: Robert Monroe (who has already been mentioned), followed by William Buhlman. The books you want are Journeys out of Body and Adventures Beyond the Body. These books will do a good job of covering many great OBE techniques, as well as provide inspiration and motivation. They're good reads too... :)

Some may recommend books by Robert Bruce, but I would advise against his stuff (at least in the beginning)...his energy work is an interesting approach...however, if your goal is to gain OBE / AP quickly, there are better methods.

I am currently working my way through Explorations in Consciousness by Frederick Aardema. This book is very very good. I would go so far to say that it is possibly my favorite book on the subject. The author does such a great job of pulling together information on the subject from all sides...it is (mostly) a non-mystical take on OBEs, but completely objective and inclusive of all possibilities.

Anyway, the topic of OBEs is something that is very personal and you should formulate your own conclusions. Give it time though and remain open. Read as much as you can on the subject. I think you'll find though that once you have a full-fledged OBE, you will figure out what you believe rather quickly. For me, I simply "knew" it was real. Hard to put in words, really beyond this knowing.

u/WitchDruid · 2 pointsr/witchcraft

The Following list is taken from the Witches & Warlocks FB page. (This is Christian Day's group)

Witches and Warlocks Recommended Reading List
This is a collection of books recommended by our admins and participants in the group. Books must be approved by the admins so if you'd like to see one added to the last, please post it in the comments at the bottom of this list and, if it's something we think is appropriate, we'll add it! We provide links to Amazon so folks can read more about the book but we encourage you to shop at your local occult shop whenever possible! :)


BEGINNER'S WITCHCRAFT BOOKS

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
by Raymond Buckland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0875420508

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America
by Margot Adler
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0143038192

Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635500

The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738702765

The Kybalion: The Definitive Edition
by William Walker Atkinson (Three Initiates)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1585428744

Lid Off the Cauldron: A Wicca Handbook
by Patricia Crowther
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1861630328

Mastering Witchcraft
by Paul Huson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0595420060

Natural Magic
by Doreen Valiente
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0919345808

Natural Witchery: Intuitive, Personal & Practical Magick
by Ellen Dugan
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738709220

Old World Witchcraft: Ancient Ways for Modern Days
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635055

The Outer Temple of Witchcraft: Circles, Spells and Rituals
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738705314

Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment
by Laurie Cabot
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385301898

Solitary Witch: The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation
by Silver RavenWolf
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703192

Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703389

Witch: A Magickal Journey
by Fiona Horne
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0007121326

Witchcraft for Tomorrow
by Doreen Valiente
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0709052448

Witchcraft Today
by Gerald Gardner
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806525932
The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/073870265X
The Witching Way of the Hollow Hill
by Robin Artisson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982031882

WITCHCRAFT HISTORY AND RESOURCE BOOKS

Aradia or The Gospel of the Witches
by Charles Godfrey Leland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982432356

Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints & Sages: A Guide to Asking for Protection, Wealth, Happiness, and Everything Else!
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0062009575

The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca
by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0816071047

Etruscan Roman Remains
by Charles Godfrey Leland
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1494302519

The God of the Witches
by Margaret Murray
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195012704

The Weiser Field Guide to Witches, The: From Hexes to Hermione Granger, From Salem to the Land of Oz
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578634792

ADVANCED BOOKS ON WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

Blood Sorcery Bible Volume 1: Rituals in Necromancy
by Sorceress Cagliastro
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1935150812

The Deep Heart of Witchcraft: Expanding the Core of Magickal Practice
by David Salisbury
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1780999208

Teen Spirit Wicca
by David Salisbury
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1782790594

Enchantment: The Witch's Art of Manipulation by Gesture, Gaze and Glamour
by Peter Paddon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936922517

Initiation into Hermetics
by Franz Bardon
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1885928122

Letters from the Devil's Forest: An Anthology of Writings on Traditional Witchcraft, Spiritual Ecology and Provenance Traditionalism
by Robin Artisson
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500796360

Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment
by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowick and J.H. Brennan
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567180841

Magick in Theory and Practice
by Aleister Crowley
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1500380679

The Plant Spirit Familiar
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982774311

Protection and Reversal Magick
by Jason Miller
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1564148793
Psychic Self-Defense
by Dion Fortune
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635098
The Ritual Magic Workbook: A Practical Course of Self-Initiation
by Dolores Ashcroft-Norwicki
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578630452
The Roebuck in the Thicket: An Anthology of the Robert Cochrane Witchcraft Tradition
by Evan John Jones, Robert Cochrane and Michael Howard
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1861631553

The Satanic Witch
by Anton Szandor LaVey
http://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Witch-Anton-Szandor-LaVey/dp/0922915849
Shadow Magick Compendium: Exploring Darker Aspects of Magickal Spirituality
by Raven Digitalis
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003VS0N5K
The Tree of Enchantment: Ancient Wisdom and Magic Practices of the Faery Tradition
by Orion Foxwood
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578634075
The Underworld Initiation: A journey towards psychic transformation
by R.J. Stewart
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1892137038

HERBALISM, CANDLES, INCENSE, OILS, FORMULARIES, AND STONES

A Compendium of Herbal Magic
by Paul Beyerl
http://www.amazon.com/dp/091934545X

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
by Scott Cunningham
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0875421229

The Enchanted Candle: Crafting and Casting Magickal Light
by Lady Rhea
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806525789

The Enchanted Formulary: Blending Magickal Oils for Love, Prosperity, and Healing
by Lady Maeve Rhea
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0806527048

Incense: Crafting and Use of Magickal Scents
by Carl F. Neal
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738703362

Magickal Formulary Spellbook Book 1
by Herman Slater
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0939708000

Magickal Formulary Spellbook: Book II
by Herman Slater
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0939708108


SPELLCASTING AND SPELLBOOKS
Crone's Book of Charms & Spells
by Valerie Worth
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567188117

Crone's Book of Magical Words
by Valerie Worth
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567188257

Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061711233

Everyday Magic: Spells & Rituals for Modern Living
by Dorothy Morrison
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1567184693

Pure Magic: A Complete Course in Spellcasting
by Judika Illes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578633915
Utterly Wicked: Curses, Hexes & Other Unsavory Notions
by Dorothy Morrison
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0979453313
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook
by Denise Alvarado
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635136

The Voodoo Doll Spellbook: A Compendium of Ancient and Contemporary Spells and Rituals
by Denise Alvarado
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1578635543


THE ANCESTORS AND WORKING WITH THE DEAD
The Cauldron of Memory: Retrieving Ancestral Knowledge & Wisdom
by Raven Grimassi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738715751

The Mighty Dead
by Christopher Penczak
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982774370

Speak with the Dead: Seven Methods for Spirit Communication
by Konstantinos
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738705225
The Witches' Book of the Dead
by Christian Day
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1578635063
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TAROT

78 Degrees of Wisdom
by Rachel Pollack
http://www.amazon.com/dp/157863408

u/matt2001 · 2 pointsr/philosophy

Thanks. I'll check it out.

It comes full circle. I discovered Becker's Denial while reading a comment on reddit. His book is a little dated, with a heavy emphasis on psychoanalytic theory (not too popular now). I still think he has some valid ideas.

u/sovereign_self · 2 pointsr/awakened

Oh yes, 100%. Kashmir Shaivism is brilliant, and I'm so glad that it's being made more accessible by his books. I'm in the middle of The Recognition Sutras right now.

I can also recommend The Doctrine of Vibration and The Triadic Heart of Shiva. They are more academic than Christopher's books, but full of interesting tidbits.

u/vilennon · 2 pointsr/Ayahuasca

Like Terence McKenna, I prefer Alan Watts' speaking to his writing. His lecture series Out of Your Mind had an extremely powerful impact on me (transcript available in book form).

u/Dhammakayaram · 2 pointsr/zen

Excerpt from the OP

>So, how can an individual realize that they are the universal self? In what way can a person who is under the impression that they are a separate individual enclosed in a bag of skin effectively realize that they are Brahman? This, of course, is a curious question. It proposes a journey to the place where you already are. Now, it’s true that you may not know that you are there, but you are. And if you take a journey to the place where you are, you will visit many other places than the place where you are, and perhaps when you find through some long experience that all the places you go to are not the place you wanted to find, it may occur to you that you were already there in the beginning. And that is the Dharma, or “method,” as I prefer to translate the word. That’s the method that all gurus and spiritual teachers fundamentally use. So, they are all tricksters, but in the most beneficent sense of the word trickster. [Source](https://www.amazon.com/Out-Your-Mind-Tricksters-Interdependence-ebook/dp/B01N78BJEF/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1495554527&sr=1-1&keywords=9781622037537
)

u/sorryaboutlastnight · 2 pointsr/yoga

Not sure if there's any books that cover Cannabis and Tantra. There is a book 'Cannabis and Spirituality' but I haven't read it.

Would be interested to know your experiences as I've had some pretty intense things happen as well.

u/BeingOfLight55 · 1 pointr/occult

Just keep trying and practicing and eventually you'll end up either having lucid dreams you can control, or intentionally astral projecting. either one leads you to the same realm/space.

I recommend getting in tune with meditation, and also working with the chakra system this well help you work through those vibrations and help get your mind in a more better state in order to achieve such experiences.

as far as encounters with other beings go, I can't really comment on that it's up to you to honestly decide if you felt it was just your mind or a actual encounter, but you're on the right track for sure, just keep documenting dreams and recording results and exploring eventually things will come about.

If I may ill recommend the following book.

http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Beyond-Body-Out---Body/dp/0062513710/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457883512&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=astral+travel+journeys+beyond+the+body

This book will change the way in which you experience the astral, my dreams haven't been the same sense I read this and applied the techniques along with using dream supplements. If you want wicked dreams try the supplement called alpha brain if you have the money to spare, even if you don't want the no brain fog effects the dream states it can induce is quite intense. ... In one dream I got sucked into the clouds, levitating and spinning around as a storm and a god like voice commanded and was talking to me. it asked what I wanted to know.. long story short i got sucked into the cloud whirling around all while some godly voice was spitting odd knowledge to me... gibberish sub concious mumbo jumbo? maybe. but the thing is, supplements + knowing what your doing or dream herbs in general + knowing what your doing can lead to crazy experiences, so much fun so if that's your cup of tea definitely try that out. If alpha brain is to much for you you may try out a cheaper dream herb thats safe as well.

Im no master astral traveler but the astral realm is loads of fun, even more fun on supplements lol. be safe, have fun, record results.

u/LaniThePessimist · 1 pointr/mfdoom

It's called The Human Predicament by David Benatar. He is a South African philosopher who previously wrote "Better Never to Have Been". He address topics such as pain and human suffering, philosophy of suicide, and anti-natalism.

It's honestly a very quick and to the point book. He writes in very clear and concise way to get his points across.

u/skoodlepump · 1 pointr/entheogens

This book is amazing and offers a bunch of insights from different people.

https://smile.amazon.com/Cannabis-Spirituality-Explorers-Ancient-Spirit/dp/1620555832?sa-no-redirect=1

You might be interested in the story from the guy who spent time with sahdus in India. Lots of different perspectives in that book.

u/Dillon123 · 1 pointr/zen

Do you deny this is the copy to sell the book?
https://www.amazon.com/Sound-One-Hand-Answers-Classics/dp/1681370220

>When The Sound of the One Hand came out in Japan in 1916 it caused a scandal. Zen was a secretive practice, its wisdom relayed from master to novice in strictest privacy. That a handbook existed recording not only the riddling koans that are central to Zen teaching but also detailing the answers to them seemed to mark Zen as rote, not revelatory.

>For all that, The Sound of the One Hand opens the door to Zen like no other book. Including koans that go back to the master who first brought the koan teaching method from China to Japan in the eighteenth century, this book offers, in the words of the translator, editor, and Zen initiate Yoel Hoffmann, “the clearest, most detailed, and most correct picture of Zen” that can be found. What we have here is an extraordinary introduction to Zen thought as lived thought, a treasury of problems, paradoxes, and performance that will appeal to artists, writers, and philosophers as well as Buddhists and students of religion.

u/Enceladus_Salad · 1 pointr/videos

One book is this and the other is this. Both by Robert Munroe.

u/GreenSage45 · 1 pointr/zen

Haha that's awesome.

Is this the book you're talking about?

Or is it an article or book about the sex scandals?

Regardless, I wouldn't say he was confused either.

Just saying not every piece of metal sticking out of a board of wood is a nail. Sometimes it's a screw. But usually, if it looks like a nail, it's a nail and it needs a hammer.

u/NavajoChodeTalker · 1 pointr/aliens

This is the first channel through which I ever came into contact with the subject of aliens in a meaningful way.

u/Rancor85 · 1 pointr/AbrahamHicks

Hey! This is a great topic to explore! I highly recommend these books as they talk about this, in depth, and from different points of view:

The Starseed Transmissions

The Universe is a Dream

The Dissapearance of the Universe

u/Captain_Midnight · 1 pointr/atheism

>Again, it is not their historicity that is important - you said yourself that doctrine isn't any more true because it is older and I agreed.

Well, let's distinguish age from accuracy. By "historicity," I mean the degree of verifiable reliability of a text. Something can be old but still be reliable. However, the gospels do not appear to be a reliable record. Only an old one.

>The "proof" you seek will most likely never come to you if you are approaching it from this angle. This is not something you "think about" for a while and then "get". It is something you live, and then experience. I mean this in a very practical sense.

I look at it like this. Claims of miraculous events are made about a man. He walks on water, raises the dead, casts out evil spirits, converts water to wine, multiplies fish and bread enough to feed a small army. He's purported to have said that he's the son of God. And not in the colloquial way they used back then, that we were all "sons of God" or "children of God." And not even in the way that the regional kings used. He's purported to have said that he's the direct issue of the creator of the universe. Half man, half deity, and no one comes to his dad but through him.

If this person was standing in front of me right now, saying these things, I'd back away slowly and keep my hand on my wallet. If other people were saying these things for decades, in an oral tradition where facts get mixed up and the storytellers embellish, and it's getting translated from Aramaic to ancient Greek in the process, I think I'd have even less reason to believe their claims. I don't think it's a bad angle to say, "I'm not so sure about that" until shown otherwise. What I live and experience never crosses over into a realm where such claims become compelling.

And I do actively explore the possibility of the supernatural. I just don't do it from a theistic perspective. While theistic perspectives of this phenomenon do exist, they are decidedly outnumbered by non-theistic experiences of people who have no particular implulse towards challenging or doubting the claims of any religion. Of course, I readily admit that their claims are just as potentially suspect as those of a theist. But these are claims that I can actually test.

u/ThrowawaySweet16 · 1 pointr/schizophrenia

I appreciate this technique to deal with hallucinations, especially ones that you're not in control of or haven't already dismissed as unreal. However, are we sure that dragons don't exist? :-) Sure, they're probably not like they're depicted in fantasy literature, however if you believe in life after death or ghosts, then there may be other creatures that exist in a more ethereal or spiritual form. The classic book "The Real World of Fairies" describes "real" dragons as giant etheric creatures that drift high among the clouds. Sure, the author may have just made it up or may be describing her own hallucinations, but it's at least possible she's actually clairvoyant: https://www.amazon.com/Real-World-Fairies-First-Person-Account/dp/0835607798

u/maiden_fan · 1 pointr/Buddhism

If you want to read something on this topic, take a look at this book: https://www.amazon.com/Afterlife-Unveiled-Telling-About-Their/dp/1846944961/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478554893&sr=8-1&keywords=afterlife+unveiled

It is written by Stafford Betty, a professor of Religion at California State University (I think). First off, this isn't based off the usual scientific evidence we are used to in our published Science - otherwise you wouldn't be posting this question. This is based off hundreds of spirit medium accounts across last 200 years across different parts of the world (with a lot of verification going on by the professor in different ways). The professor found them to be coherent in their descriptions, cross-verified them, did whatever verification he could to make sure he only included "truthful and authentic" accounts and then organizes all his findings in this book. Of course I took all of it with a grain of salt since it does involve placing faith in the professor that he did his job as he said, but the reading itself is pretty stimulating and revealing. You will learn a lot about various ideas that may exist in the after-life. And the fact that most accounts recorded separately across eras/locations agree on a lot of detail is pretty interesting in itself.

And just philosophically speaking (i.e. even if all of it is BS in factual terms), it's a great read.

EDIT: Looks like he is out with a new book, that focuses on the evidence part:
https://www.amazon.com/When-Ever-Become-Dying-AFTERLIFE-ebook/dp/B01J1XO2QE/ref=la_B001KDCRH0_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478555274&sr=1-2

I haven't read it but I might.

u/Kohr_Ah999 · 0 pointsr/pagan

Yes. My tip is to do good research; read the primary sources related to the myths/deities you are working with, along with any credible secondary sources. A good resource is Serith's A Book of Pagan Prayer

u/trollipop · 0 pointsr/Drugs

You sound like a bright eyed youth. Don't dim your bright eyes by seeking "realizations" by ingesting a chemical, man. It's only temporary, superficial "enlightenment". Be honest with yourself, you're just totally stoked and eager to take some drugs and "like, have all these PROFOUND realizations and get a way positive outlook man...". It's not like you haven't already crafted an image and an identity for your post-trip self that you fully intend on living up to..

What if I told you transcendental meditation and astral projection makes people think of things differently in a positive way and have realizations that they benefit from, similar to a great LSD experience? Would you be eagerly wanting to try it, and wanting to convince your girlfriend to try it too? Fuck no you wouldn't because you lack the discipline and you know it. You want to take a short cut that requires literally no thought or effort. You like drugs, and you want to justify your drug use as some kind of enlightenment-seeking, neo-shamanic, vision quest. You want to be a part of the internet counter culture of "educated drug users, who do their research".

What are your interests and hobbies in life? Do you have priorities? Let me recommend you books that will broaden your horizons to some mind blowing topics

In Search of Time: The History, Physics, and Philosophy of Time

Cybernetics, Second Edition: or the Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine

Astral Projection and the Nature of Reality: Exploring the Out-of-Body State

The Origins and History of Consciousness

Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

u/Nuttin_Up · -2 pointsr/AskReddit

I absolutely believe that you are receiving "signs" from your friend!

Shortly after my grandmother died she visited me one night in my sleep. I wasn't having a nebulous kind of dream, it was as real as I'm sitting here now.

It was SO GOOD to see her again! We chatted for about 20 minutes and I asked a lot of questions about her experience in the afterlife.

My first question was, "So, what's it like? What happens when we die?"

She answered, "Well, it's not like what you were taught in Sunday School", then went on to explain what happens and what "heaven" was like... as best as she could.

To sum up everything she told me, she said, "I'm home now. This is where I'm supposed to be."

The whole experience was very comforting and assuring.

I'm sure your friend is sending you signs to let you know that he is OK. I encourage you to just "talk" with your friend. He will hear you and know that you are thinking about him.

Edit: Here is a book I recently read. It's called The Afterlife Unveiled: What the dead are telling us about their world. I can't say that I 100% believe everything that was written in the book but it sure did answer a lot of questions I had and confirmed my experience with my grandmother.

Here is his second book on the subject.