Books
Recommended Readings
This section serves as a collection of books that can help you discover deeper levels of truth, meaning, and wholeness. I have grouped books into specific topics – such as mental health, meditation, psychedelics, and more – to help guide your reading selection. Many of the book titles are linked to summaries and notes.
Seeing Through Materialism
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The Master & His Emissary by Iain McGhilchrist
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The Ascent of Humanity by Charles Eisenstein
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Why Materialism is Baloney by Bernardo Kastrup
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A Guide for the perplexed by E.F. Schumacher
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The Flip by Jefferey Krippal
Mental Health
- The Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel
- The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
- Lost Connections by Johann Hari
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
Psychedelics
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
- The Secret Chief Revealed by Myron J. Stolaroff
- The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide by James Fadiman
- From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything you need to know about Mind-Altering Drugs by Andrew Weil
- Tryptamine Palace by James Oroc
Meditation & Awakening
- Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea
- The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa
- Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel Ingram
Developmental theory
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Sex, Ecology, Spirituality by Ken Wilber
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The Listening Society by Hanzi Freinacht
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In Over Our Heads by Robert Keagan
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Developmental Politics by Steve McIntosh
Understanding & Overcoming Polarization
- The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
- Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Polarity Management by Barry Johnson
The Art of Spiritual Midwifery: diaLogos and Dialectic in the Classical Tradition by Stephen Faller (In-depth book summary)
“The Art of Spiritual Midwifery” by Stephen Faller uses the metaphor of the Midwife to explore the work of a spiritual counselor or transformational...
Imaginal Love: The Meanings of Imagination in Henry Corbin & James Hillman by Tom Cheetham (Book Summary)
"Imaginal Love" by Tom Cheetham explores the meanings of imagination in the work of Henry Corbin and James Hilman. The book is a masterful synthesis...
Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief by Jordan Peterson (Book Summary)
“Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief” by psychologist and lecturer Jordan Peterson is a riveting exploration of the psychology of myth and...
Emergentism: A Religion of Complexity for the Metamodern World by Brendan Graham Dempsey (Book Summary)
“Emergentism: A Religion of Complexity for the Metamodern World” by Brendan Graham Dempsey presents a riveting vision of what religion can be in the...
The Flip by Jeffrey John Kripal (Book Summary)
In “The Flip” Jeffrey Kripal challenges the dominant materialistic worldview and presents different pathways for understanding consciousness and...
The Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel (Book Summary)
“The Developing Mind” by Daniel J. Siegel is a fascinating exploration of how the mind uses the brain and relationships to create itself. In it, Dr....
How Minds Change by David McRaney (Book Summary)
In “How Minds Change” David McRaney explores the surprising science of beliefs, opinion and persuasion. Combining his in-depth knowledge of...
The Ascent of Humanity by Charles Eisenstein (Book Summary)
In “The Ascent of Humanity," the visionary thinker Charles Eisenstein challenges our society’s materialistic ways of thinking. Eisenstein presents...
Nordic Ideology by Hanzi Freinacht (Book Summary)
“Nordic Ideology” by Hanzi Frienacht is the second in a series of groundbreaking books that unpack the metamodern philosophy. Using a...