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The books and publications listed below are recommended for those interested in pursuing some of our topics to a deeper extent. Although we are unable to provide a synopsis of their contents, we suggest that you visit Amazon.com for reviews, or search the Net for more comprehensive articles on these titles.  Please visit this section regularly for new listings.

 

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Cognitive Sciences/ Parapsychology

Edelman, Gerald The Universe of Consciousness
(recommended by Sam Barzilla)

James H. Austin, M.D.   Zen and the brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 1998

Francisco J. Varela, Ph.D, ed.  Sleeping, dreaming and dying: an exploration of consciousness with the Dalai Lama.  Mind and Life Institute, Wisdom Publications 1997, Boston, Massachusetts

Montague Ullman, M.D. and Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., with Alan Vaughan.  Dream telepathy: experiments in nocturnal ESP. Penguin Books 1974. Baltimore, Maryland 

Dean Radin, Ph. D The Conscious Universe  HarperCollins 1997, New York, NY

Stanislav Grof, MD The Holotropic Mind HarperCollins 1993, New York, NY

 

Qigong, spiritual healing, psi-enhancing techniques

 Daniel J. Benor, MD  Spiritual Healing: scientific validation of a healing revolution Vision Publications, 2001. Southfield, MI

Kenneth S. Cohen The Way of Qigong: the Art and Science of Chinese Energy Healing  Ballantine Books, 1997 New York NY

Charles T. Gee, MD and Master Effie Poy Chow, PhD Qigong: Miracle Healing from China Medipress 1995, Coeur d'Alene, ID

Joseph McMoneagle Mind Trek: Exploring Consciousness, Time and Space through RemoteViewing Hampton Roads Publishing, 1993 Charlottesville, VA

Joseph McMoneagle Remote Viewing Secrets: a Handbook Hampton doads Publishing, 2000 Charlottesville, VA

Rammurti S. Mishra MD The Textbook of Yoga Psychology Julian Press, 1971 New york, NY

Stanislav Grof The Adventure of Self-Discovery State University of New york Press, 1988, Albany, NY

Jane Roberts How to Develop Your ESP Power Frederick Fell Publishers, 1974  New York, NY

Roger N. Walsh, MD, PhD and Frances Vaughan, PhD editors Beyond Ego: Transpersonal Dimensions in Psychology  J.P.Tarcher, 1980, Los Angeles, CA

Ajit Mookerjee  Kundalini: the Arousal of Inner Energy Destiny Books, 1986, Rochester, Vermont 

Julius Evola The Doctrine of Awakening: the attainment of self-mastery according to the earliest Buddhist texts Inner Traditions, 1995, Rochester, Vermont

Joe H. Slate, PhD Psychic Empowerment  Llewellyn Publications, 1997 St. Paul, MN

Nyanaponika Thera  The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Samuel Weiser, 1962 York Beach, Maine

William Hart Vipassana meditation: the art of living HarperCollins, 1987, New York, NY

John Selby Kundalini Awakening: a gentle guide to chakra activation and spiritual growth Bantam Books, 1992 New York NY

Jane Roberts Seth Speaks Amber Allen Publishing, 1972 San Rafael CA

Jane Roberts The Nature of Personal Reality Amber Allen Publishing, 1974 San Rafael CA

Jane Roberts Dreams, "Evolution" and Value Fulfillment Amber Allen Publishing, 1986 San Rafael CA

Birrell Walsh  Praying for Others: Powerful Practices for Healing, Peace, and New Beginnings
recommended by
Candice M. Chase

 

Physics

Michio Kaku and Jennifer Thompson. Beyond Einstein.  Anchor Books, Doubleday, 1987. New York, NY

Michio Kaku.  Hyperspace: a scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps and the 10th dimension.  Anchor Books, Doubleday, 1994, New York, NY

James Gleick.  Chaos: making a new science. Penguin Books 1987. New York, NY

F. David Peat. Superstrings and the search for the theory of everything.  Contemporary Books, 1988. Chicaho, Illinois

Ilya Prigogine and Isabelle Stengers. Order out of chaos: man's new dialogue with nature. Bantam Books, 1984. New York, NY

Heinz R. Pagels.  Perfect symmetry.  Simon and Schuster, 1985. New York, NY

Fred Alan Wolf  Parallel Universes: the Search for Other Worlds Simon and Schuster, 1988, New York, NY

 

Scientific and Cultural Evolution

Teilhard de Chardin: The Phenomenon of Man Collins, 1955, New York, NY

Stephan Bodian, editor Timeless Visions, Healing Voices: conversations with men and women of the spirit Crossing Press, 1991 Freedom, CA

John Brockman. The Third Culture.  Touchstone, Simon and Schuster 1996, New York, NY

Michael Talbot. The holographic universe. HarperCollins, 1991. New York, NY

Hubert Benoit.  Zen and the psychology of transformation.  Inner Traditions International, 1990 Rochester, Vermont.

John L. Casti.   Paradigms lost: tackling the unanswered mysteries of modern science.  Avon Books 1989, New York, NY 

 

Other

W.Y.Evans-Wents.  The Tibetan book of the dead.  Oxford University Press, 1960

William James.  The varieties of religious experience. Penguin Books 1985, New York, NY