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 Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Yates)
The Mind Illuminated combines neuroscience and meditation to give the reader an in-depth look at how the mind works. Implementing this knowledge has...
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
The Untethered Soul is a spiritual classic because it is well written, practical, and easy to read. The book is like a meditation; guiding us on an...
From Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil
The desire to alter consciousness is deeply ingrained within the human psyche. Although there are many ways we can do this drugs are some of the...
Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
A classic intro to Zen, Zen Mind Beginner’s mind shows us the freeing possibilities of meditation. Shunryu outlines the essentials of meditation...
Be Here Now by Ram Dass
“Be Here Now” is one of the first books that opened me up to spirituality. It chronicles the late great Ram Dass’s spiritual journey. From Harvard...




