Spiritual Library

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 02 Sep 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Laurel	02 Sep 2002
So what books on spiritual matters do you hold in great esteeme? For me, some of my personal favorites are: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore Conversations With God I & Thou by Martin Buber People of the Lie by M. Scott Peck Spiral Dance by Starhawk A Cherokee Feast of Days by Joyce Sequichie Hifler Illuminata by Marianne Williamson A Kabbalistic Universe by Halevi Uncle Seknacht's Guide To the Left Hand Path by Don Webb

debins	02 Sep 2002
Philosophia Perennis Poems of Rumi Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Hermetica Journey to Self-Realization The Ancient Wisdom

catlin	03 Sep 2002
Anam Cara by John O' Donohue The Prophet by Khalil Gibran Egyptian book of the Dead The Golden Bough by J. Frazer

wavebreaker	03 Sep 2002
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff :)

jema	03 Sep 2002
i love fairytales and find many of them spiritual, many of them are built on old folk-lore. the Grimm brothers are the best, H.C Andresen is excellent:) oh and alice in wonderland! i also love Mists of avalon by zimmer-Bradley and spiritual for me is also old encyclopedias, anatomy books, the farmers almanack, those large lush photo books from around the world. spiritual uplifting in an odd way are also the novels by Anne Tyler, she writes books about daring to break free from the rut. and lastly: Girlfriend in a coma by Coupland.

Kiama	03 Sep 2002
Mists of Avalon by M Zimer-Bradley Anam Cara Peter Pan, JM Barrie Anything by Terry Pratchett (I find weird stuff spiritual) Anything by Neitzche There are definitely others, which I can't remember right now cuz my brain's gone squelchy. Kiama

truthsayer	03 Sep 2002
anything by gary zukav the prophet by kahlil gibran care of the soul and soulmates-thomas moore caroline myss books earth prayers angel books by terry lynn taylor anam cara

the hermit	03 Sep 2002
There are many, many spiritual writings that I revere but at the top of my list would be the following: Spirituality for the Skeptic (Robert Solomon) Nature and Other Mothers: Personal Stories of Women and the Body of Earth (Brenda Peterson) The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway) The poems of Robert Frost

Dark Inquisitor	04 Sep 2002
Black Elk Speaks Everyday Sacred Thunder in the Sky Unexpected Miracles Dancing the Dream Shakti Woman Secrets of Sacred Space Personal Power Through Awareness Centering Taoist Classics The Little Prince The Velveteen Rabbit Tarotphelia

Strega	04 Sep 2002
The Spiral Dance. Starhawk. Aradia: Gospel of the Witches. Charles G. Leland. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. Sir James George Frazer. Among many others... :)

SharonElizabeth	04 Sep 2002
A few that have helped me immensly: Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukov Awakening to the Sacred by Lama Surya Das The Heart of Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hahn Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hahn

Pollux	04 Sep 2002
Quote: Originally posted by Tarotphelia ...The Little Prince... :* :* :* :* :* :* :* (IT RULEZ - also over Jonathan Livingston :P)

Rhiannon	04 Sep 2002
Moon Magick by DJ Conway The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley Holland I have others as well, but so far I like these best. R :)

emily2otters	04 Sep 2002
miracle of mindfulness, and anything else by thich nhat hanh start where you are, and anything else by pema chodron the pagan book of living and dying by starhawk traveling mercies by anne lamott theatre of the imagination (audiotapes) by clarissa pinkola estes and i may add more as i think of them... :)

Logiatrix	04 Sep 2002
i've really gotten into books by dr. wayne dyer. also, anything by dr. seuss. leo buscaglia i've enjoyed since jr. high. i always read the bible--i have about 30 bibles. i have also recently discovered doreen virtue's books, they're very uplifting. ilyana vansant, kahlil gibrahn, the dalai lama and maya angelou are other favorites.

napaea	05 Sep 2002
~ Manifest your desiny ~ Celestine Prophecy ~ Secrets of the Talking Jaguar ~ Mudras; Yoga in Your Hands ~ Tao of Pooh ~ Way of the Peaceful Warrior ~ Wisdom Cards (Louise Haye) ~ Your Sixth Sense ~ Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits

Jenny-Li	05 Sep 2002
I have mostly been stock piling books now for a while, and not had time to read them all... But with fall closing in, there will be plenty of time to cuddle up in the sofa and sink in a good spiritually enlightning book...! Conversations with God (though I have only read part 1 yet) 78 degrees of wisdom - yes, to me it has been a very spiritual book! :) The neverending story by Michael Ende and Momo by the same author - these are kid's books, but OH so good for us grown-ups to read and ponder... The first is about how we let our sense of fantasy slip away, and replace it with - what? Momo is about what we do with out time... Excellent books both of them! :) Great thread, I will come back to this one every time I want an idea for a new book! Light and love, Jenny :) PS: Napaea - I was so glad to see "Mudras - yoga in your hands" on your list, a friend gave it to me last weekend and I haven't had time to start reading it yet, but I am fascinated by mudras, and I caught myself playing (trying to get it right...!!) with one during an incredibly boring business meeting this week. It was a whole lot more fun than the meeting, I can tell you that!! *lol*

Maan	05 Sep 2002
The writers - Lynn V Andrews - Joan Grant - Phyllis Curott - Daan van Kampenhout ( a dutch shaman)

napaea	05 Sep 2002
Jenny-Li: i can't wait to get a car that ISN'T a stick shift, so i can do my mudras with one hand and steer with the other! i love this book so much! (actually lost my copy somewhere, so i have to get another!)

HOLMES	05 Sep 2002
i thought you guys would be refering to the ashakashic records :O)

Smack	05 Sep 2002
The Book of Secrets by Osho... GREAT book.

Moongold	06 Sep 2002
Wow, where to begin? Maybe with the present: The Psalms (must be Stephen Mitchell's translation) Tarot Shadow Work - Christine Jette (Lette?) 78 Degrees of Wisdom - Rachel Pollack The Tao (Stephen Mitchell's translation) You are not your illness - Linda (?) Noble Topf Poetry of various kinds but particularly Rilke, Judith Wright, T.S Eliot, Marge Piercy, David Campbell, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Shakespeare, Michael Dransfield - the list could go on forever. Poetry often takes my breath away because of its beauty and ideas. It lifts me into another dimension altogether and helps me understand things that I just can't any other way. Great question Moongold

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