50 Books like The First Ghosts

Heaven and Hell

by Bart D. Ehrman • 2020

Heaven and hell were invented, not revealed. The original Jesus taught extinction, not eternal fire.

4.06

4k+

🪦 Afterlife Studies 📖 Biblical Scholarship 🌍 Comparative Religion 💡 History Of Ideas ⚰️ Death And Dying

Heaven and Hell 93%

Heaven and hell were invented, not revealed. The original Jesus taught extinction, not eternal fire.

by Bart D. Ehrman 2020

4.06

4k+ ratings

🪦 Afterlife Studies 📖 Biblical Scholarship 🌍 Comparative Religion 💡 History Of Ideas ⚰️ Death And Dying

The 12th Planet

by Zecharia Sitchin • 1976

A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.

3.98

6k+

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📜 Alternative History 🏛️ Sumerian Mythology 🏺 Pseudoarchaeology ✝️ Biblical Reinterpretation

The 12th Planet 92%

A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.

by Zecharia Sitchin 1976

3.98

6k+ ratings

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📜 Alternative History 🏛️ Sumerian Mythology 🏺 Pseudoarchaeology ✝️ Biblical Reinterpretation

Ancient Egyptian Magic

by Christina Riggs • 2020

For ancient Egyptians, magic was the technology that ran healing, justice, and the cosmos itself.

3.91

216

🏛️ Egyptology 📜 Ancient Religion ✨ Ritual Magic 🌿 Magical Healing 📖 Spellcraft

Ancient Egyptian Magic 92%

For ancient Egyptians, magic was the technology that ran healing, justice, and the cosmos itself.

by Christina Riggs 2020

3.91

216 ratings

🏛️ Egyptology 📜 Ancient Religion ✨ Ritual Magic 🌿 Magical Healing 📖 Spellcraft

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 92%

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

Hidden History

by Brian Haughton • 2007

Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.

3.71

233

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Alternative Archaeology ⚙️ Ancient Technology ⭐ Archaeoastronomy

Hidden History 92%

Twelve ancient mysteries where the evidence outlasts every explanation archaeologists have offered.

by Brian Haughton 2007

3.71

233 ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Alternative Archaeology ⚙️ Ancient Technology ⭐ Archaeoastronomy

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 92%

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 History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult

by Suzannah Lipscomb • 2020

How magic shaped religion, science, and entertainment for 95,000 years, and never really vanished.

4.02

1k+

🕯️ Esoteric History 📜 Folk Magic Traditions ⚖️ Witch Trials 🌙 Magic In Antiquity 🔮 Ritual Magic

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult Summary

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult 92%

How magic shaped religion, science, and entertainment for 95,000 years, and never really vanished.

by Suzannah Lipscomb 2020

4.02

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Esoteric History 📜 Folk Magic Traditions ⚖️ Witch Trials 🌙 Magic In Antiquity 🔮 Ritual Magic

Santa Muerte

by Tracey Rollin • 2017

The skeleton saint the Church condemns and millions adore: a practical guide to working with her.

3.90

245

💀 Folk Catholicism 🌵 Mexican Folk Magic 🦴 Death Magic 🕯️ Folk Magic ⚱️ Altar Work

Santa Muerte 92%

The skeleton saint the Church condemns and millions adore: a practical guide to working with her.

by Tracey Rollin 2017

3.90

245 ratings

💀 Folk Catholicism 🌵 Mexican Folk Magic 🦴 Death Magic 🕯️ Folk Magic ⚱️ Altar Work

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

Lily Dale

by Christine Wicker • 2004

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

3.49

1k+

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Lily Dale 91%

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

by Christine Wicker 2004

3.49

1k+ ratings

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

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 91%

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

Ancient Egypt

by History Brought Alive • 2021

The Nile shaped everything: how one river turned a desert into history's most enduring civilization.

3.55

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🙏 Ancient Religion 👑 Pharaohs And Kingship 📜 Egyptian History 🌌 Creation Myths

Ancient Egypt 91%

The Nile shaped everything: how one river turned a desert into history's most enduring civilization.

by History Brought Alive 2021

3.55

22 ratings

🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 🙏 Ancient Religion 👑 Pharaohs And Kingship 📜 Egyptian History 🌌 Creation Myths

God

by Francesca Stavrakopoulou • 2021

The Bible's God had feet, hands, and genitals: the ancient body theology erased.

4.25

2k+

📖 Biblical Studies 🏛️ Ancient Religion 👤 Divine Embodiment 🌍 Ancient Near East 📜 History Of Yahweh

God 91%

The Bible's God had feet, hands, and genitals: the ancient body theology erased.

by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Studies 🏛️ Ancient Religion 👤 Divine Embodiment 🌍 Ancient Near East 📜 History Of Yahweh

Babylon

by Paul Kriwaczek • 2010

Mesopotamia spans half of recorded history. Its rise and fall echo our own.

3.89

3k+

🏛️ Ancient Near East 🏙️ Urban Origins 👑 Imperial Expansion 🏗️ State Formation 💰 Economic Systems

Babylon 91%

Mesopotamia spans half of recorded history. Its rise and fall echo our own.

by Paul Kriwaczek 2010

3.89

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Near East 🏙️ Urban Origins 👑 Imperial Expansion 🏗️ State Formation 💰 Economic Systems

The Atlantis Blueprint

by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

3.81

574

📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry 🗺️ Ancient Cartography 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology

The Atlantis Blueprint 91%

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

by Rand Flem-Ath 2000

3.81

574 ratings

📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry 🗺️ Ancient Cartography 🏛️ Alternative Archaeology

Chariots of the Gods

by Erich von Däniken • 1999

Ancient gods were alien visitors. Evidence sits in pyramids, the Bible, and giant desert runways.

3.53

17k+

🏛️ Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Speculative Archaeology 👽 Ancient Aliens 🛸 Extraterrestrial Contact 🗿 Lost Civilizations

Chariots of the Gods 91%

Ancient gods were alien visitors. Evidence sits in pyramids, the Bible, and giant desert runways.

by Erich von Däniken 1999

3.53

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Mysteries ⛏️ Speculative Archaeology 👽 Ancient Aliens 🛸 Extraterrestrial Contact 🗿 Lost Civilizations

The Immortality Key

by Brian C. Muraresku • 2020

The Eleusinian Mysteries were powered by a psychedelic potion, and the early Christians knew it.

4.24

6k+

🏛️ Ancient Mystery Cults ✝️ Early Christianity 🍄 Psychedelic Religion 🍷 Ritual Intoxication 🌿 Pagan Survival

The Immortality Key 91%

The Eleusinian Mysteries were powered by a psychedelic potion, and the early Christians knew it.

by Brian C. Muraresku 2020

4.24

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Mystery Cults ✝️ Early Christianity 🍄 Psychedelic Religion 🍷 Ritual Intoxication 🌿 Pagan Survival

Fingerprints of the Gods

by Graham Hancock • 1995

Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?

4.15

16k+

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⭐ Ancient Astronomy 🌊 Flood Myths 📐 Astronomical Alignments

Fingerprints of the Gods 91%

Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?

by Graham Hancock 1995

4.15

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⭐ Ancient Astronomy 🌊 Flood Myths 📐 Astronomical Alignments

Atlantis

by Ignatius L. Donnelly • 1882

The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.

3.67

701

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 📖 Comparative Mythology 🔮 Alternative History 🌊 Flood Myths 🌍 Hyperdiffusionism

Atlantis 91%

The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.

by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882

3.67

701 ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 📖 Comparative Mythology 🔮 Alternative History 🌊 Flood Myths 🌍 Hyperdiffusionism

Ghostland

by Colin Dickey • 2016

America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.

3.73

11k+

🐴 American Folklore 👁️ Freudian Uncanny 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧠 Collective Memory 🗺️ Psychogeography

Ghostland 91%

America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.

by Colin Dickey 2016

3.73

11k+ ratings

🐴 American Folklore 👁️ Freudian Uncanny 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧠 Collective Memory 🗺️ Psychogeography

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 91%

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

When the Sky Fell

by Rand Flem-Ath • 1995

Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.

3.92

278

⚱️ Lost Civilizations 📜 Alternative History 🌊 Catastrophism 📖 Myth As History 🗿 Ancient Anomalies

When the Sky Fell 91%

Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.

by Rand Flem-Ath 1995

3.92

278 ratings

⚱️ Lost Civilizations 📜 Alternative History 🌊 Catastrophism 📖 Myth As History 🗿 Ancient Anomalies

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 91%

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

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament

by John H. Walton • 2006

The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.

4.25

809

📖 Biblical Studies 🗿 Ancient Near East 🧠 Ancient Worldviews 🌍 Comparative Religion 👑 Divine Kingship

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Summary

Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament 90%

The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.

by John H. Walton 2006

4.25

809 ratings

📖 Biblical Studies 🗿 Ancient Near East 🧠 Ancient Worldviews 🌍 Comparative Religion 👑 Divine Kingship

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

by Caitlin Doughty • 2014

A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.

4.22

110k+

💀 Death Acceptance ⚱️ Funeral Industry 🌿 Natural Burial 🕯️ Death Rituals 🚫 Death Taboos

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory Summary

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory 90%

A crematory trainee discovers the dead aren't the scary part; the funeral industry is.

by Caitlin Doughty 2014

4.22

110k+ ratings

💀 Death Acceptance ⚱️ Funeral Industry 🌿 Natural Burial 🕯️ Death Rituals 🚫 Death Taboos

Demons

by Michael S. Heiser • 2020

The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.

4.34

872

📖 Biblical Scholarship 🏺 Ancient Near East 👹 Biblical Demonology 🏛️ Second Temple Judaism 🌌 Biblical Cosmology

Demons 90%

The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.

by Michael S. Heiser 2020

4.34

872 ratings

📖 Biblical Scholarship 🏺 Ancient Near East 👹 Biblical Demonology 🏛️ Second Temple Judaism 🌌 Biblical Cosmology

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 90%

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

The Genesis 6 Conspiracy

by Gary Wayne • 2014

A 6,000-year plot: fallen angels, giant offspring, and the bloodlines now engineering the final age.

4.15

394

🕵️ Biblical Conspiracy 👹 Nephilim Lore 🩸 Occult Bloodlines 🏛️ Forbidden Archaeology ✝️ Christian Eschatology

The Genesis 6 Conspiracy 90%

A 6,000-year plot: fallen angels, giant offspring, and the bloodlines now engineering the final age.

by Gary Wayne 2014

4.15

394 ratings

🕵️ Biblical Conspiracy 👹 Nephilim Lore 🩸 Occult Bloodlines 🏛️ Forbidden Archaeology ✝️ Christian Eschatology

The Complete World of Greek Mythology

by Richard Buxton • 2004

No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.

4.23

2k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology 🔮 Myth And Ritual 📜 Classical Studies 🕯️ Ancient Religion 🗣️ Oral Tradition

The Complete World of Greek Mythology Summary

The Complete World of Greek Mythology 90%

No fixed canon: Greek myths formed a fluid system of gods, heroes, and rituals, endlessly reshaped.

by Richard Buxton 2004

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology 🔮 Myth And Ritual 📜 Classical Studies 🕯️ Ancient Religion 🗣️ Oral Tradition

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.

3.88

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 90%

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

Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel

by William G. Dever • 2005

Archaeology reveals ordinary Israelites worshiped Asherah as Yahweh's consort. The Bible erased her.

3.93

307

🏺 Ancient Israel 🛐 Folk Religion 🌳 Goddess Worship ⛏️ Archaeology Of Religion 👩‍👧 Women And Religion

Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel Summary

Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel 90%

Archaeology reveals ordinary Israelites worshiped Asherah as Yahweh's consort. The Bible erased her.

by William G. Dever 2005

3.93

307 ratings

🏺 Ancient Israel 🛐 Folk Religion 🌳 Goddess Worship ⛏️ Archaeology Of Religion 👩‍👧 Women And Religion

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

Biblical Archaeology

by Eric H. Cline • 2009

Biblical archaeology set out to prove scripture. It built a science that asked better questions.

3.91

340

🏺 Biblical Archaeology 🔬 Archaeological Methods 📖 Biblical Historicity 📜 Textual Transmission 🔍 Antiquities Forgery

Biblical Archaeology 90%

Biblical archaeology set out to prove scripture. It built a science that asked better questions.

by Eric H. Cline 2009

3.91

340 ratings

🏺 Biblical Archaeology 🔬 Archaeological Methods 📖 Biblical Historicity 📜 Textual Transmission 🔍 Antiquities Forgery

America Before

by Graham Hancock • 2019

Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.

4.13

4k+

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Alternative Archaeology 🗺️ Ancient Americas ☄️ Catastrophism ⭐ Ancient Astronomy

America Before 90%

Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.

by Graham Hancock 2019

4.13

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Alternative Archaeology 🗺️ Ancient Americas ☄️ Catastrophism ⭐ Ancient Astronomy

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 90%

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

The Persian Empire

by John W.I. Lee • 2012

Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.

4.10

520

🏛️ Ancient Persia 🕌 Middle Eastern History 👑 Ancient Empires 🏺 Classical World ⚔️ Persian Wars

The Persian Empire 90%

Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.

by John W.I. Lee 2012

4.10

520 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Persia 🕌 Middle Eastern History 👑 Ancient Empires 🏺 Classical World ⚔️ Persian Wars

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 90%

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

Talk To Me

by Allison DuBois • 2011

The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.

4.10

174

🧿 Mediumship 💬 Afterlife Communication 🌙 Spirit Signs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 📖 Psychic Memoirs

Talk To Me 90%

The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.

by Allison DuBois 2011

4.10

174 ratings

🧿 Mediumship 💬 Afterlife Communication 🌙 Spirit Signs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 📖 Psychic Memoirs

The Book of Forbidden Knowledge

by Johnson Smith & Company • 1910

Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.

3.44

471

🖤 Black Magic 🌿 Folk Magic 🔮 Divination 🧿 Talismans 🍀 Superstition Lore

The Book of Forbidden Knowledge 90%

Conjure love, control dreams, debunk spirit tricks: a 1910 manual of occult secrets.

by Johnson Smith & Company 1910

3.44

471 ratings

🖤 Black Magic 🌿 Folk Magic 🔮 Divination 🧿 Talismans 🍀 Superstition Lore

The Book of Giants

by Joseph B. Lumpkin • 2014

A lost epic of fallen angels, bloodthirsty giants, and the prophet sent to condemn them.

4.09

304

🕍 Second Temple Judaism 🏛️ Early Christianity 📜 Apocryphal Texts 👼 Fallen Angels 🌍 Comparative Mythology

The Book of Giants 90%

A lost epic of fallen angels, bloodthirsty giants, and the prophet sent to condemn them.

by Joseph B. Lumpkin 2014

4.09

304 ratings

🕍 Second Temple Judaism 🏛️ Early Christianity 📜 Apocryphal Texts 👼 Fallen Angels 🌍 Comparative Mythology

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 90%

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 Chemical Muse

by D.C.A. Hillman • 2008

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

3.89

177

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication 🌿 Plant Medicine 🍷 Ritual Intoxication

The Chemical Muse 90%

Classical civilization was built on psychoactive plants. The story of how history erased that.

by D.C.A. Hillman 2008

3.89

177 ratings

🍄 Entheogenic History 🏛️ Classical Revisionism 🎭 Creative Intoxication 🌿 Plant Medicine 🍷 Ritual Intoxication

Culture

by Martin Puchner • 2023

Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.

3.92

924

🔄 Cultural Exchange 📜 Cultural Transmission 🏛️ Ancient Civilizations 🏺 Cultural Preservation 👑 Art And Power

Culture 90%

Borrowing, theft, lucky accidents: four millennia of cultural history. Purity was never the point.

by Martin Puchner 2023

3.92

924 ratings

🔄 Cultural Exchange 📜 Cultural Transmission 🏛️ Ancient Civilizations 🏺 Cultural Preservation 👑 Art And Power

Talking to the Dead

by Barbara Weisberg • 2004

Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.

3.60

691

🕯️ Modern Spiritualism 🏛️ Spiritualist Movement 🔮 SéAnce Culture 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Skepticism And Belief

Talking to the Dead 90%

Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.

by Barbara Weisberg 2004

3.60

691 ratings

🕯️ Modern Spiritualism 🏛️ Spiritualist Movement 🔮 SéAnce Culture 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Skepticism And Belief

The Secret Teachers of the Western World

by Gary Lachman • 2015

A hidden lineage of mystics and magicians shaped the West. Science buried them; they never died.

4.31

235

📜 Esoteric History 🌿 Perennial Philosophy 🪄 Hermeticism 🌌 Gnostic Traditions ⚗️ Alchemical Inner Work

The Secret Teachers of the Western World Summary

The Secret Teachers of the Western World 90%

A hidden lineage of mystics and magicians shaped the West. Science buried them; they never died.

by Gary Lachman 2015

4.31

235 ratings

📜 Esoteric History 🌿 Perennial Philosophy 🪄 Hermeticism 🌌 Gnostic Traditions ⚗️ Alchemical Inner Work

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