50 Books like Authors of the Impossible

A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal

by Terje Simonsen • 2020

A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.

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106

🔬 Parapsychology History 👻 Anomalous Phenomena 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Paranormal Skepticism 🌍 Cross-Cultural Psi

A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal Summary

A Short History of (Nearly) Everything Paranormal 97%

A century of psi research, from lab telepathy to military clairvoyance, that science dismissed.

by Terje Simonsen 2020

3.88

106 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology History 👻 Anomalous Phenomena 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Paranormal Skepticism 🌍 Cross-Cultural Psi

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

Mysteries

by Colin Wilson • 1978

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

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494

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

Mysteries 96%

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

American Cosmic

by D.W. Pasulka • 2019

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

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3k+

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

American Cosmic 96%

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

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 96%

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

The Occult

by Colin Wilson • 1971

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

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2k+

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

The Occult 96%

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

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

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.

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246

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

A Secret History of Consciousness Summary

A Secret History of Consciousness 95%

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

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

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

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

Unexplained

by Richard MacLean Smith • 2018

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

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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

Unbelievable

by Stacy Horn • 2009

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

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512

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

Unbelievable 95%

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

The Synchronicity Key

by David Wilcock • 2012

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

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1k+

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

The Synchronicity Key 95%

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

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 95%

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

The Super Natural

by Whitley Strieber • 2016

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

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552

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

The Super Natural 95%

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

Beyond the Robot

by Gary Lachman • 2016

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

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109

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

Beyond the Robot 95%

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

One Mind

by Larry Dossey • 2013

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

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539

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

One Mind 95%

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 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 95%

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

A Short History of Myth

by Karen Armstrong • 2005

We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.

3.69

7k+

📚 Comparative Mythology 📜 Religious History ✨ Sacred Experience 🔮 Ritual And Symbol 🌾 Goddess Traditions

A Short History of Myth 95%

We traded myth for reason and got neither meaning nor a world we can bear.

by Karen Armstrong 2005

3.69

7k+ ratings

📚 Comparative Mythology 📜 Religious History ✨ Sacred Experience 🔮 Ritual And Symbol 🌾 Goddess Traditions

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

by Gary Lachman • 2017

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

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246

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

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination Summary

Lost Knowledge of the Imagination 95%

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

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 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 95%

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

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 94%

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

Swedenborg

by Gary Lachman • 2012

A scientist catalogued heaven and hell like a naturalist. Then Kant took him seriously.

3.90

118

🕯️ Western Esotericism ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧠 Altered States 👻 Afterlife Studies 🔣 Sacred Symbolism

Swedenborg 94%

A scientist catalogued heaven and hell like a naturalist. Then Kant took him seriously.

by Gary Lachman 2012

3.90

118 ratings

🕯️ Western Esotericism ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧠 Altered States 👻 Afterlife Studies 🔣 Sacred Symbolism

Irreducible Mind

by Edward F. Kelly • 2006

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

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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

The Eye of Spirit

by Ken Wilber • 1997

Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.

4.17

277

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔮 Comparative Mysticism 👶 Developmental Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Spiritual Development

The Eye of Spirit 94%

Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.

by Ken Wilber 1997

4.17

277 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🔮 Comparative Mysticism 👶 Developmental Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Spiritual Development

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

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

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

Aion

by C.G. Jung • 1951

Christ is the psyche’s wholeness symbol missing its dark half; the shadow demands integration.

4.37

2k+

🧠 Depth Psychology 🛐 Psychology Of Religion 🌑 Shadow Integration 🏛️ Archetypal Symbolism ⚗️ Alchemical Studies

Aion 94%

Christ is the psyche’s wholeness symbol missing its dark half; the shadow demands integration.

by C.G. Jung 1951

4.37

2k+ ratings

🧠 Depth Psychology 🛐 Psychology Of Religion 🌑 Shadow Integration 🏛️ Archetypal Symbolism ⚗️ Alchemical 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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Isis Unveiled, Vol. 1 of 2

by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky • 2018

Modern labs trip over facts ancient priests mapped millennia ago. The manual was never wrong.

4.02

122

🏛️ Esoteric Philosophy 📚 Comparative Religion 🌟 Western Esotericism 🏺 Ancient Wisdom 🔬 Spiritual Science

Isis Unveiled, Vol. 1 of 2 94%

Modern labs trip over facts ancient priests mapped millennia ago. The manual was never wrong.

by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 2018

4.02

122 ratings

🏛️ Esoteric Philosophy 📚 Comparative Religion 🌟 Western Esotericism 🏺 Ancient Wisdom 🔬 Spiritual Science

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 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 94%

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

Simulations of God

by John C. Lilly • 1975

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

4.00

133

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind

Simulations of God 94%

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

by John C. Lilly 1975

4.00

133 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Transpersonal Psychology 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind

Entangled Minds

by Dean Radin • 2006

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

4.00

1k+

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

Entangled Minds 94%

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

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.

4.70

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

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis Summary

Awakening From the Meaning Crisis 94%

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

by John Vervaeke 2024

4.70

69 ratings

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

The Marriage of Sense and Soul

by Ken Wilber • 1998

The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.

4.11

522

🧪 Science And Religion 🕉️ Perennial Philosophy 🧩 Integral Theory 📚 Epistemology 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology

The Marriage of Sense and Soul 94%

The war between science and religion is a category error. Fix the method, conflict dissolves.

by Ken Wilber 1998

4.11

522 ratings

🧪 Science And Religion 🕉️ Perennial Philosophy 🧩 Integral Theory 📚 Epistemology 🧠 Transpersonal Psychology

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 94%

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

The Believing Brain

by Michael Shermer • 2011

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

3.93

8k+

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories ⚖️ Moral Foundations 🗳️ Political Psychology

The Believing Brain 94%

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

by Michael Shermer 2011

3.93

8k+ ratings

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories ⚖️ Moral Foundations 🗳️ Political Psychology

Jung the Mystic

by Gary Lachman • 2010

He ridiculed mystics, then spent years documenting conversations with his inner spirit guide.

3.94

436

🌌 Jungian Psychology 🕳️ Depth Psychology 🕯️ Occult Biography 🌙 Dream Analysis 🌑 Shadow Work

Jung the Mystic 94%

He ridiculed mystics, then spent years documenting conversations with his inner spirit guide.

by Gary Lachman 2010

3.94

436 ratings

🌌 Jungian Psychology 🕳️ Depth Psychology 🕯️ Occult Biography 🌙 Dream Analysis 🌑 Shadow Work

The Secret History of Dreaming

by Robert Moss • 2008

Dreams built civilizations, sparked science, and shaped religions. The West forgot their power.

3.98

263

🛌 Dream Interpretation 📜 Cultural History 🧠 Jungian Psychology 👁️ Lucid Dreaming 🔗 Synchronicity

The Secret History of Dreaming 94%

Dreams built civilizations, sparked science, and shaped religions. The West forgot their power.

by Robert Moss 2008

3.98

263 ratings

🛌 Dream Interpretation 📜 Cultural History 🧠 Jungian Psychology 👁️ Lucid Dreaming 🔗 Synchronicity

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 94%

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

by Sophy Burnham 2011

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Secret of the Veda

by Sri Aurobindo • 1971

The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.

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🕉️ Vedic Studies 🔮 Esoteric Interpretation 🧠 Psychological Symbolism 🛕 Hindu Philosophy 💡 Consciousness Studies

Secret of the Veda 94%

The Rig Veda's nature hymns conceal a complete psychology of self-overcoming, decoded here.

by Sri Aurobindo 1971

4.45

173 ratings

🕉️ Vedic Studies 🔮 Esoteric Interpretation 🧠 Psychological Symbolism 🛕 Hindu Philosophy 💡 Consciousness Studies

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