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1 | Accessiblity/ Complexity (1-5) | Author | Title | Category | Description | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | Allen, James | As a Man Thinketh | Spiritual | Title says it all | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | Asimov, Isaac | Foundation Series | Science Fiction | One of my favorites. Five books. Sucks you in... | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | Aurobindo, Sri | Integral Yoga | Philosophy | Digestable approach to Aurobindo | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | Aurobindo, Sri | The Life Divine | Philosophy | A lifetime of study in this one (it's thick) | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 4 | Avalon, Arthur | The Serpent Power | Yoga | Foundational western work toward describing Kundalini | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | Bach, Richard | Illusions | Novel | Fun, quick read on owning your reality | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1 | Bach, Richard | One | Novel | Nice story across multiple realities | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 3 | Bachmann, Ingeborg | Malina | Novel | Not a happy read, but deep | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 4 | Bandler/ Grinder | The Structure of Magic | Psychology | Foundation of NLP - dense | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 4 | Bardon, Franz | Initiation into Hermetics (and the next two after that) | Magick | German magician. Course in becoming an adept | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 4 | Bohm, David | Implicate Order | Philosophy | Quantum physicist theory on the underlying everything | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 3 | Bohm, David | On Dialogue | Philosophy | Good one on connecting | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 4 | Buber, Martin | I and Thou | Psychology | Foundational book on relating | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2 | Card, Orson Scott | Ender's Game - Whole Series | Science Fiction | Great coming of age story - in space! | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | Carnegie, Dale | How to win friends and influence people | Psychology | About relationship building | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2 | Castaneda, Carlos | Teachings of Don Juan (and all the rest in the series) | Spiritual | Semi-autobiographical fictious account of south american shamanic teaching | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 4 | Chomsky, Noah | Manufacturing Consent | Philosophy | Pretty much anything by Chomsky will train your brain | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 4 | Crowley, Aleister | 777 | Magick | Dense work on magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 5 | Crowley, Aleister | Book IV | Magick | Dense work on ceremonial magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 4 | Crowley, Aleister | The Book of the Law | Magick | Journey into nuit | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 2 | Dalai Lama | The Art of Happinness | Spiritual | Good reminder. Sweet man. | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2 | Das, Ram | Be Here Now | Spiritual | Fun book on reality and your place in it | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 2 | de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine | The little Prince | Novel | To this day one of my favorite gifts for young children. | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 3 | Dick, Philip K | VALIS | Novel | Mind warping | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 2 | Dotcorow, Cory | Down and out in the Magic Kingdom | Science Fiction | Awesome book on the future of Work | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 3 | Duquette, Lon Milo | Sex Magic, Tantra & Tarot: The Way of the Secret Lover | Magick | Good Intro to Core Elements of Magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 3 | Duquette, Lon Milo | Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot | Magick | Great background on one of the tools I like to use in my work | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 3 | Edinger, Edward | Anatomy of the Psyche | Psychology | Deep work on alchemy | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 4 | Frankl, Victor | Man's Search for Meaning | Philosophy | Famous piece on human condition. Not a light read | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 2 | Frish, Max | Homo Faber | Novel | Idea of the modern human, disassociated from experience by technology and thus doomed to repeat the ancient myths | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 3 | Fromm, Erich | The Art of Loving | Psychology | Key to understanding self and what we think love is | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 2 | Fuller, Buckminster | I seem to be a Verb | Philosophy | Short fun read on self as a dynamic process. Also whatever you can find on Youtube. There is lot there, too (espc 7 hrs with erhard). | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 2 | Fuller, Buckminster | Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth | Philosophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 3 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang | Die Leiden des jungen Werther | Novel | Ahhhh Weltschmerz... | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 4 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang | Faust | Play | A bit of a tough read, important concept of Faustian Impuls (can also read Doctor Faustus by Marlowe to get the concept) | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 2 | Golas,Thaddeus | Lazy man's guide to enlightenment | Spiritual | A super quick fun read | |||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 3 | Hall, Manley P | The Lost Keys Of Freemasonry | Magick | Key insights into Masonry | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 3 | Hall, Manley P | The secret destiny of America | Magick | Good insights into larger historical contexts and history of US | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 3 | Hall, Manley P | The Secret Teachings of all Ages | Magick | Beautiful book with wonderful images of various perennial wisdom traditions. Great for every coffee table | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 3 | Harris, Thomas | I am ok. You are ok. | Psychology | Foundation of transactional analysis. Simple accessible Pop-Psych | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 3 | Hawken, Paul | Natural Capitalism | Business | Looking at holistic way of creating profit and postive environmental impact | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 3 | Heidegger | Basic Writings | Philosophy | Ontological coaching and thinking is based on a lot of his work | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 2 | Heinlein, Robert | Stranger in a strange land | Novel | About human potential | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 3 | Herrigel, Eugen | Zen in the Art of Archery | Spiritual | Short little book - wonderful description of the essence of Zen | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 1 | Hesse, Herman | Siddhartha | Novel | One of my all time favorites - fictional account of reaching enlightenment | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 2 | Hesse, Herman | Steppenwolf | Novel | Own your life... | |||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 3 | Hildesheimmer | Marbot | Novel | Fictional History | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 5 | Hofstadter, Douglas | Gödel, Escher, Bach | Philosophy | Axiom,axioms and how reality seems to play fuges | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 3 | Huxley, Aldous | Brave new World and Brave new World revisited | Novel | Many aspects of our future - the pretty version of fascism | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 1 | Huxley, Aldous | Island | Novel | One of my favorites ever. The one book I would take to an island with me | |||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 3 | Huxley, Aldous | Perennial Wisdom | Spiritual | Overview of various elements of perennial wisdom across traditions. Also whatever you can find on Youtube. There is lot there, too. | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 3 | Huysmans, J.K. | À rebours | Novel | The dangerous yellow book that corrupter Dorian Gray's mind | |||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 2 | Hyatt, Christopher | Psychopaths Bible | Magick | On being an individual | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 2 | Hyatt, Christopher | Undoing yourself with energized Meditation | Magick | Practical workbook. One of my favorites on magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 4 | Jaynes, Julian | The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind | Psychology | Dense theory about the origin of consciousness as we know it. | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 3 | Johnson, Robert A | He | Psychology | Masculine Psychology | |||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 3 | Johnson, Robert A | She | Psychology | Feminine Psychology | |||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 3 | Joyce,James | Portrait of an artist as a young man | Novel | Religious and spiritual awakenings | |||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 3 | Jung, C.G. | Man and his Symbols | Psychology | Classic...understanding archetypes | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 3 | Jung, C.G. | Synchronicity | Psychology | Classic... | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 3 | Kafka, Franz | Der Prozess | Novel | Understanding insanity | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 3 | Kegan, Robert | Immunity to Change | Psychology | How to overcome resistance to change | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 2 | Kleist, Heinrich von | Ueber das Marionettentheater | Novel | Beautiful description of the concept and state of grace. Quick easy read | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 5 | Korzybski, Alfred | Collected Writings | Psychology | Core theory of chemical, space and time binders. Foundational for human evolution. Linguistics. E-prime. One of our forgoten geniuses | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 3 | Krishnamurti | Collected Writings | Spiritual | Various works and also youtube | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 3 | Leary, Timothy | Game of Life | Magick | Integrated framework (Tarot, Zodiac, Qabalah, Neuropsychology) and workbook for activating full human potential | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 4 | Leary, Timothy | Infopsychology | Psychology | Coherent framework for understanding self | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 4 | Leary, Timothy | Neuropolitics | Psychology | Cultural context of individual development | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 3 | Lilly, John | Center of the Cyclone | Psychology | Personal story of experiences in deprivation tanks (on LSD and Ketamine) | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 4 | Lilly, John | Programming and Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer | Psychology | Intense piece on how to program yourself | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 3 | Mann,Thomas | Selected Short Stories | Novel | Just good stuff... | |||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 3 | Mann,Thomas | Tod in Venedig | Novel | Classic on individual life choices | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 3 | Mann,Thomas | Tonio Kroeger | Novel | Classic on integrating left/ right brain aspects of self | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 4 | Mann,Thomas | Zauberberg | Novel | Dense coming to age story | |||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 3 | Minsky, Marvin | Society of Mind | Psychology | Model of mind as collective | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 2 | Moore, Alan | Promethea Series | Graphic Novel | Beautiful exploration of magic, tarot, quabalistic pathwork | |||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 2 | Morrison, Grant | Invisibles | Graphic Novel | Adventures in Magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 2 | Myss, Carolin | Sacred Contracts | Spiritual | Connect with why you are actually here. Very simple and practical introduction to personal archetypes | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 4 | Nietzsche | Also sprach Zarathustra | Philosophy | Nietzsche. Say no more. | |||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 3 | Osho | Collected Works | Spiritual | Great teachings on owning your reality (got to get beyond the guru cult stuff) | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 3 | Otto, Rudolf | The idea of the Holy | Spiritual | Fantastic work on the idea of the numinous | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 3 | Paglia, Camille | Sexual Personae | Psychology | One of the best books I have read on gender | |||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 3 | Peat, David | Synchronicity: The Bridge Between Matter and Mind | Philosophy | A fun primer and expansion of Jung/Pauli's concept of synchronicity | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 3 | Pink, Daniel | A whole new mind | Psychology | Neat book on left/ right brain integration | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 3 | Pirsig, Robert A | Lila | Novel | Fun read on reality | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 3 | Pirsig, Robert A | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance | Novel | Intense novel about becoming self-aware | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 3 | Popper, Karl Raymund | The Open Society and its enemies | Philosophy | Shows how utopias tend to lead to fascism | |||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 2 | Rand, Ayn | Atlas shrugged | Novel | Key to understanding Silicon Valley libertarian philosophy. Generally recommend her writings on rational self-interest. | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 2 | Rand, Ayn | Fountainhead | Novel | Foundational novel on self-determination. Also old James Stewart movie. His speech from that movie alone is worth (youtube) | |||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 3 | Rapaille, Clotaire | The Culture Code | Psychology | Understanding culture and core memes across societies and how to craft culture | |||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 5 | Regardie, Israel | The Middle Pillar | Magick | Dense piece on magick | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 2 | Robbins, Tony | Awaken the Giant within | Self-Help | Activate the achiever in you | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 2 | Roberts, Gregory David | Shantaram | Novel | Becoming an expat gangster in India | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 3 | Sanford, John | The invisible Partner | Psychology | Awesome book in order to understand romantic relationships | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 3 | Saraswati, Swami Satyananda | Meditations from the Tantras | Spiritual | One of the best books I have read on yoga | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 3 | Sarte, Jean Paul | No Exit | Philosophy | Others are hell... Short theatre piece. | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 5 | Schopenhauer, Arthur | Aphorismen zu Lebensweisheit | Philosophy | My dad gave me this one when I was 13. I am not sure I understand it still... ;-) | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 5 | Schopenhauer, Arthur | Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung | Philosophy | Dense. Understanding reality. | |||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 2 | Schucman, Helen | A course in Miracles | Spiritual | My favorite interpretation of Christianity so far. Highly recommend the 365 day course. Change my life. |