50 Books like A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

Beyond the Occult

by Colin Wilson • 1989

Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.

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260

🔬 Parapsychology Research 🧿 Esoteric Philosophy 🔮 Psychic Phenomena ⛰️ Peak Experiences 🌊 Altered States

Beyond the Occult 97%

Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.

by Colin Wilson 1989

3.92

260 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology Research 🧿 Esoteric Philosophy 🔮 Psychic Phenomena ⛰️ Peak Experiences 🌊 Altered States

Authors of the Impossible

by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2010

Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.

4.15

289

🔮 Psychical Research 💡 History Of Ideas 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌊 Depth Psychology 👥 Sociology Of Belief

Authors of the Impossible 97%

Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.

by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010

4.15

289 ratings

🔮 Psychical Research 💡 History Of Ideas 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌊 Depth Psychology 👥 Sociology Of Belief

Mysteries

by Colin Wilson • 1978

Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.

4.10

494

🧠 Parapsychology 📜 Occult Philosophy 🌌 Consciousness Spectrum 🌍 Earth Energies ⏳ Precognition

Mysteries 97%

Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.

by Colin Wilson 1978

4.10

494 ratings

🧠 Parapsychology 📜 Occult Philosophy 🌌 Consciousness Spectrum 🌍 Earth Energies ⏳ Precognition

The Conscious Universe

by Dean Radin • 1997

The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.

3.98

636

🧪 Parapsychology Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🎲 Mind-Matter Interaction 👁️ Remote Viewing

The Conscious Universe 96%

The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.

by Dean Radin 1997

3.98

636 ratings

🧪 Parapsychology Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🎲 Mind-Matter Interaction 👁️ Remote Viewing

Unbelievable

by Stacy Horn • 2009

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

3.27

512

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Unbelievable 96%

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

by Stacy Horn 2009

3.27

512 ratings

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Afterlife

by Colin Wilson • 1987

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

3.57

151

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

Afterlife 96%

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

by Colin Wilson 1987

3.57

151 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

Dimensions

by Jacques F. Vallée • 1988

UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.

4.22

877

🛸 Ufology 📖 Fortean 👽 Alien Contact 📚 Comparative Mythology 🕰️ Historical Anomalies

Dimensions 95%

UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.

by Jacques F. Vallée 1988

4.22

877 ratings

🛸 Ufology 📖 Fortean 👽 Alien Contact 📚 Comparative Mythology 🕰️ Historical Anomalies

Hauntings

by Paul Roland • 2008

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

3.27

201

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Hauntings 95%

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

by Paul Roland 2008

3.27

201 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

The Sense of Being Stared at

by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003

The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.

3.79

509

🧠 Extended Mind 🔮 Parapsychology 📡 Telepathy ⏳ Precognition 🐒 Animal Behavior

The Sense of Being Stared at 95%

The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.

by Rupert Sheldrake 2003

3.79

509 ratings

🧠 Extended Mind 🔮 Parapsychology 📡 Telepathy ⏳ Precognition 🐒 Animal Behavior

Unexplained

by Richard MacLean Smith • 2018

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

3.58

2k+

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Unexplained 95%

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

by Richard MacLean Smith 2018

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Ghosts

by Roger Clarke • 2012

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

3.54

1k+

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Ghosts 95%

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

by Roger Clarke 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Supernormal

by Dean Radin • 2013

Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.

3.92

582

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🔬 Parapsychology 🕉️ Eastern Mysticism ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🧲 Mind-Matter Interaction

Supernormal 95%

Yoga texts describe psychic powers. Modern parapsychology labs have been quietly confirming them.

by Dean Radin 2013

3.92

582 ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🔬 Parapsychology 🕉️ Eastern Mysticism ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🧲 Mind-Matter Interaction

Alien Dawn

by Colin Wilson • 1998

UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.

3.81

193

👽 Abduction Phenomena 🌾 Crop Circles 🏛️ Ancient Astronauts 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👺 Trickster Phenomena

Alien Dawn 95%

UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.

by Colin Wilson 1998

3.81

193 ratings

👽 Abduction Phenomena 🌾 Crop Circles 🏛️ Ancient Astronauts 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👺 Trickster Phenomena

Real Magic

by Dean Radin • 2018

The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.

4.09

2k+

🧪 Experimental Psi 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📜 Esoteric Traditions 🎯 Focused Intention 🔄 Retrocausation

Real Magic 95%

The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.

by Dean Radin 2018

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧪 Experimental Psi 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📜 Esoteric Traditions 🎯 Focused Intention 🔄 Retrocausation

Entangled Minds

by Dean Radin • 2006

Quantum entanglement may explain telepathy, and a century of lab evidence says it's real.

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1k+

🔬 Experimental Parapsychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🎯 Mind-Matter Interaction 🌐 Nonlocal Consciousness

Entangled Minds 95%

Quantum entanglement may explain telepathy, and a century of lab evidence says it's real.

by Dean Radin 2006

4.00

1k+ ratings

🔬 Experimental Parapsychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🎯 Mind-Matter Interaction 🌐 Nonlocal Consciousness

Limitless Mind

by Russell Targ • 2004

Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.

4.02

523

🔭 Remote Viewing 🔬 Parapsychology 🧠 Psychic Development ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 💭 Consciousness Studies

Limitless Mind 95%

Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.

by Russell Targ 2004

4.02

523 ratings

🔭 Remote Viewing 🔬 Parapsychology 🧠 Psychic Development ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 💭 Consciousness Studies

Chasing Ghosts

by Marc Hartzman • 2021

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

3.54

392

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Chasing Ghosts 94%

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

by Marc Hartzman 2021

3.54

392 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Spook

by Mary Roach • 2005

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

3.60

41k+

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

Spook 94%

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

by Mary Roach 2005

3.60

41k+ ratings

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

The Occult

by Colin Wilson • 1971

Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.

3.91

2k+

🗝️ Western Esotericism 📜 History Of Magic 🌑 Modern Occultism 🧬 Latent Human Potential 👁️ Psychic Phenomena

The Occult 94%

Magic is a manual for waking a latent human faculty that sharpens all of reality.

by Colin Wilson 1971

3.91

2k+ ratings

🗝️ Western Esotericism 📜 History Of Magic 🌑 Modern Occultism 🧬 Latent Human Potential 👁️ Psychic Phenomena

Paranormal America

by Christopher D. Bader • 2010

Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.

3.66

164

⛪ Sociology Of Religion 📊 Survey Research 👻 Paranormal Culture 👽 Paranormal Beliefs 🔬 Pseudoscience

Paranormal America 94%

Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.

by Christopher D. Bader 2010

3.66

164 ratings

⛪ Sociology Of Religion 📊 Survey Research 👻 Paranormal Culture 👽 Paranormal Beliefs 🔬 Pseudoscience

One Mind

by Larry Dossey • 2013

Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.

4.12

539

🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔮 Parapsychology 💀 Near-Death Experiences 👶 Reincarnation Studies 🕉️ Transpersonal Psychology

One Mind 94%

Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.

by Larry Dossey 2013

4.12

539 ratings

🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔮 Parapsychology 💀 Near-Death Experiences 👶 Reincarnation Studies 🕉️ Transpersonal Psychology

The Super Natural

by Whitley Strieber • 2016

The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.

3.93

552

👽 Ufo Encounters 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛸 Alien Abduction 🔬 Materialism Critique 🌙 Divine Feminine

The Super Natural 94%

The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.

by Whitley Strieber 2016

3.93

552 ratings

👽 Ufo Encounters 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🛸 Alien Abduction 🔬 Materialism Critique 🌙 Divine Feminine

Ghost Hunters

by Deborah Blum • 2006

How a psychologist, a skeptic, and a Boston medium tried to prove life after death in a lab.

3.69

1k+

🧪 Psychical Research 🕰️ Victorian Era 💡 Intellectual History 🧠 History Of Psychology 🔮 Mediumship

Ghost Hunters 94%

How a psychologist, a skeptic, and a Boston medium tried to prove life after death in a lab.

by Deborah Blum 2006

3.69

1k+ ratings

🧪 Psychical Research 🕰️ Victorian Era 💡 Intellectual History 🧠 History Of Psychology 🔮 Mediumship

Supernature

by Lyall Watson • 1973

The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.

4.10

714

🧠 Parapsychology 🔬 Frontier Science 🧘 Consciousness Studies 🌙 Altered States 💫 Mind-Body Connection

Supernature 94%

The evidence for telepathy that science ignored, and the biologist who collected it anyway.

by Lyall Watson 1973

4.10

714 ratings

🧠 Parapsychology 🔬 Frontier Science 🧘 Consciousness Studies 🌙 Altered States 💫 Mind-Body Connection

The Journey of Robert Monroe

by Ronald Russell • 2007

A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.

4.30

👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌌 Altered States 🔬 Paranormal Research 🏛️ Transpersonal Psychology

The Journey of Robert Monroe 94%

A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.

by Ronald Russell 2007

4.30

83 ratings

👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌌 Altered States 🔬 Paranormal Research 🏛️ Transpersonal Psychology

The Akashic Experience

by Ervin Laszlo • 2009

The universe has a memory field recording everything, and your mind is its most sensitive receiver.

3.93

148

📜 Akashic Records 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📿 Esoteric Science 🌌 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔬 Paranormal Research

The Akashic Experience 94%

The universe has a memory field recording everything, and your mind is its most sensitive receiver.

by Ervin Laszlo 2009

3.93

148 ratings

📜 Akashic Records 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📿 Esoteric Science 🌌 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔬 Paranormal Research

Tricks of the Mind

by Derren Brown • 2006

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques 🃏 Cold Reading 🔍 Modern Skepticism

Tricks of the Mind 94%

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

by Derren Brown 2006

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques 🃏 Cold Reading 🔍 Modern Skepticism

A Secret History of Consciousness

by Gary Lachman • 2003

The brain doesn't make consciousness; it filters it. An underground history of what comes next.

4.31

246

🔮 Western Esotericism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Evolution Of Consciousness 🌌 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience

A Secret History of Consciousness Summary

A Secret History of Consciousness 94%

The brain doesn't make consciousness; it filters it. An underground history of what comes next.

by Gary Lachman 2003

4.31

246 ratings

🔮 Western Esotericism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Evolution Of Consciousness 🌌 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience

American Cosmic

by D.W. Pasulka • 2019

Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.

3.91

3k+

🛸 Ufo Religions 📺 Media And Belief ⛪ Sociology Of Religion 🌱 New Religious Movements 👽 Paranormal Belief

American Cosmic 94%

Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.

by D.W. Pasulka 2019

3.91

3k+ ratings

🛸 Ufo Religions 📺 Media And Belief ⛪ Sociology Of Religion 🌱 New Religious Movements 👽 Paranormal Belief

The Invisible Landscape

by Terence McKenna • 1975

A psychedelic expedition into the I Ching reveals time as a fractal wave plunging toward zero.

3.99

1k+

🍄 Psychedelic Philosophy 🪶 Shamanism 🌿 Entheogens 🌐 Holographic Universe ☯️ I Ching Studies

The Invisible Landscape 94%

A psychedelic expedition into the I Ching reveals time as a fractal wave plunging toward zero.

by Terence McKenna 1975

3.99

1k+ ratings

🍄 Psychedelic Philosophy 🪶 Shamanism 🌿 Entheogens 🌐 Holographic Universe ☯️ I Ching Studies

Irreducible Mind

by Edward F. Kelly • 2006

Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.

4.39

232

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🔮 Nonlocal Consciousness 💫 Near-Death Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience

Irreducible Mind 94%

Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.

by Edward F. Kelly 2006

4.39

232 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🔮 Nonlocal Consciousness 💫 Near-Death Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience

Beyond the Robot

by Gary Lachman • 2016

A philosopher who used the occult, crime, and desire to map consciousness most people never reach.

4.42

109

🧠 Intellectual Biography 📚 Existential Philosophy 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🌱 Human Potential 🔍 Phenomenology

Beyond the Robot 94%

A philosopher who used the occult, crime, and desire to map consciousness most people never reach.

by Gary Lachman 2016

4.42

109 ratings

🧠 Intellectual Biography 📚 Existential Philosophy 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🌱 Human Potential 🔍 Phenomenology

The Cosmic Game

by Stanislav Grof • 1997

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

4.21

523

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology

The Cosmic Game 94%

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

by Stanislav Grof 1997

4.21

523 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology

The Fourth Mind

by Whitley Strieber • 2025

Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.

4.13

339

🛸 Ufo Disclosure 👽 Alien Abduction 🧠 Nonhuman Intelligence 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🏛️ Ancient Mysteries

The Fourth Mind 94%

Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.

by Whitley Strieber 2025

4.13

339 ratings

🛸 Ufo Disclosure 👽 Alien Abduction 🧠 Nonhuman Intelligence 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🏛️ Ancient Mysteries

The Holographic Universe

by Michael Talbot • 1991

Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.

4.09

11k+

🧬 Quantum Physics 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Science And Spirituality 🤝 Mind-Body Connection 👁️ Perception And Reality

The Holographic Universe 94%

Reality is a holographic projection from a deeper order, and your brain is the interpreter.

by Michael Talbot 1991

4.09

11k+ ratings

🧬 Quantum Physics 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Science And Spirituality 🤝 Mind-Body Connection 👁️ Perception And Reality

Ghost Hunting

by Jason Hawes • 2007

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

3.86

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Ghost Hunting 94%

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

by Jason Hawes 2007

3.86

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

The Synchronicity Key

by David Wilcock • 2012

Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.

3.94

1k+

🧩 Jungian Psychology 🔮 Synchronicity ♻️ Reincarnation Studies 🔄 Historical Cycles 🕸️ Interconnectedness

The Synchronicity Key 93%

Rome and America share a 2,160-year cycle; Joan of Arc and 1968 Paris share 539.

by David Wilcock 2012

3.94

1k+ ratings

🧩 Jungian Psychology 🔮 Synchronicity ♻️ Reincarnation Studies 🔄 Historical Cycles 🕸️ Interconnectedness

Science Set Free

by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012

Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.

4.08

2k+

🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Extended Mind 🔮 Psychic Research 🌿 Holistic Medicine

Science Set Free 93%

Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.

by Rupert Sheldrake 2012

4.08

2k+ ratings

🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Extended Mind 🔮 Psychic Research 🌿 Holistic Medicine

The Afterlife Frequency

by Mark Anthony • 2021

Quantum physics, a medium argues, proves the afterlife exists. The real surprise: you can reach it.

4.34

327

📋 Afterlife Evidence 🧠 Survival Of Consciousness 💫 Near-Death Studies ⚛️ Quantum Spirituality 🕊️ Afterlife Communication

The Afterlife Frequency 93%

Quantum physics, a medium argues, proves the afterlife exists. The real surprise: you can reach it.

by Mark Anthony 2021

4.34

327 ratings

📋 Afterlife Evidence 🧠 Survival Of Consciousness 💫 Near-Death Studies ⚛️ Quantum Spirituality 🕊️ Afterlife Communication

The Immortal Mind

by Ervin Laszlo • 2014

Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.

3.98

179

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💡 Near-Death Experiences 👻 Afterlife Evidence 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🔮 Mediumship

The Immortal Mind 93%

Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.

by Ervin Laszlo 2014

3.98

179 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💡 Near-Death Experiences 👻 Afterlife Evidence 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🔮 Mediumship

Human Devolution

by Michael A. Cremo • 2003

We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.

4.11

157

🕉️ Vedic Cosmology 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology 🧬 Intelligent Design 👻 Paranormal Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Human Devolution 93%

We came from consciousness, not matter: a Vedic counter-theory to Darwin's account of human origins.

by Michael A. Cremo 2003

4.11

157 ratings

🕉️ Vedic Cosmology 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology 🧬 Intelligent Design 👻 Paranormal Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies

The Matter With Things

by Iain McGilchrist • 2021

Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.

4.76

567

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Attention And Perception 🌌 Beyond Materialism 🔄 Process Philosophy

The Matter With Things 93%

Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.

by Iain McGilchrist 2021

4.76

567 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Attention And Perception 🌌 Beyond Materialism 🔄 Process Philosophy

The Art of Intuition

by Sophy Burnham • 2011

Hunches are not random flukes. They are a trainable survival skill with scientific backing.

3.53

280

🧠 Intuitive Development 🔮 New Age Spirituality 🎯 Remote Viewing 🌅 Near Death Experiences 🔬 Psychic Research

The Art of Intuition 93%

Hunches are not random flukes. They are a trainable survival skill with scientific backing.

by Sophy Burnham 2011

3.53

280 ratings

🧠 Intuitive Development 🔮 New Age Spirituality 🎯 Remote Viewing 🌅 Near Death Experiences 🔬 Psychic Research

Science & the Near-death Experience

by Chris Carter • 2010

The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.

4.15

191

🪐 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Evidence ⚛️ Mind-Body Dualism 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Science & the Near-death Experience Summary

Science & the Near-death Experience 93%

The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.

by Chris Carter 2010

4.15

191 ratings

🪐 Near-Death Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Evidence ⚛️ Mind-Body Dualism 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Ghosts

by Hans Holzer • 1997

A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.

4.00

879

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔬 Parapsychology 🕊️ Life After Death 🏚️ Haunted Houses 🌀 Poltergeists

Ghosts 93%

A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.

by Hans Holzer 1997

4.00

879 ratings

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔬 Parapsychology 🕊️ Life After Death 🏚️ Haunted Houses 🌀 Poltergeists

The Crack in the Cosmic Egg

by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971

Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.

4.01

464

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏗️ Reality Construction 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 👁️ Belief And Perception 🔮 Non-Ordinary States

The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 93%

Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.

by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971

4.01

464 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏗️ Reality Construction 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 👁️ Belief And Perception 🔮 Non-Ordinary States

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

by Gary Lachman • 2017

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

4.25

246

🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition 🌿 Romantic Science 🏛️ Perennial Philosophy

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination Summary

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination 93%

Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.

by Gary Lachman 2017

4.25

246 ratings

🌐 Western Esotericism 🔍 Modes Of Knowing 💭 Imagination As Cognition 🌿 Romantic Science 🏛️ Perennial Philosophy

Ghosts Among Us

by James Van Praagh • 2008

A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.

4.01

3k+

🧿 Mediumship 📞 Spirit Communication ✨ Afterlife Studies 👻 Ghost Encounters 🛡️ Energy Protection

Ghosts Among Us 93%

A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.

by James Van Praagh 2008

4.01

3k+ ratings

🧿 Mediumship 📞 Spirit Communication ✨ Afterlife Studies 👻 Ghost Encounters 🛡️ Energy Protection

Integral Psychology

by Ken Wilber • 1999

Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.

4.18

1k+

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Developmental Models 🧩 Multiple Intelligences ⚕️ Mind-Body Integration

Integral Psychology 93%

Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.

by Ken Wilber 1999

4.18

1k+ ratings

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Awakening From the Meaning Crisis

by John Vervaeke • 2024

The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.

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📜 Intellectual History 🧠 Cognitive Science 🔍 Attention And Flow 🌱 Secular Spirituality 🕯️ Wisdom Traditions

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The West's loss of meaning has a 40,000-year history. Tracing it reveals the exit.

by John Vervaeke 2024

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📜 Intellectual History 🧠 Cognitive Science 🔍 Attention And Flow 🌱 Secular Spirituality 🕯️ Wisdom Traditions

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