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Consciousness Book Summaries

Philosophy of Mind
by Jaegwon Kim • 1996
How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.
4.00
500+
Philosophy of Mind Summary
Philosophy of Mind
How does physical matter produce the feel of pain? A guided tour through the rival answers.
by Jaegwon Kim 1996 352 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
by De La Plata • 2013
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
4.33
241
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Summary
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
You are not the voice in your head. Observing it opens a stillness suffering cannot touch.
by De La Plata 2013 8 pages
4.33
241 ratings
Boundaries of the Soul
by June K. Singer • 1972
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
4.27
1k+
Boundaries of the Soul Summary
Boundaries of the Soul
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
by June K. Singer 1972 528 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Tantra Made Easy
by Shashi Solluna • 2018
Tantra without the mystery: heal sexual shame, circulate energy, and turn the bedroom into a temple.
4.23
48
Tantra Made Easy Summary
Tantra Made Easy
Tantra without the mystery: heal sexual shame, circulate energy, and turn the bedroom into a temple.
by Shashi Solluna 2018 273 pages
4.23
48 ratings
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two
by Dolores Cannon • 2005
Earth is splitting in two. You're living parallel lives. Reality is a malleable dream.
4.67
1k+
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two Summary
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two
Earth is splitting in two. You're living parallel lives. Reality is a malleable dream.
by Dolores Cannon 2005 672 pages
4.67
1k+ ratings
Ecological Intelligence
by Ian McCallum • 2005
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
4.08
109
Ecological Intelligence Summary
Ecological Intelligence
The environmental crisis is a crisis of self: we cannot save what we refuse to see as part of us.
by Ian McCallum 2005 239 pages
4.08
109 ratings
Millionth Circle
by Jean Shinoda Bolen • 1999
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
4.07
440
Millionth Circle Summary
Millionth Circle
The smallest unit of revolution is a circle of women. One more might tip everything.
by Jean Shinoda Bolen 1999 108 pages
4.07
440 ratings
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2019
How sports, fasting, and psychedelics open doorways to a wider consciousness science now studies.
3.98
188
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work Summary
Ways to Go Beyond And Why They Work
How sports, fasting, and psychedelics open doorways to a wider consciousness science now studies.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2019 354 pages
3.98
188 ratings
The Signs
by Tara Swart • 2025
A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.
3.68
1k+
The Signs Summary
The Signs
A neuroscientist's guide to retuning your brain and trusting the signs you've been taught to ignore.
by Tara Swart 2025
3.68
1k+ ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012 218 pages
4.41
134 ratings
Sensation
by Thalma Lobel • 2014
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
3.42
384
Sensation Summary
Sensation
Why a warm cup makes people kind, a heavy clipboard feels important, and red sabotages performance.
by Thalma Lobel 2014 256 pages
3.42
384 ratings
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
by Alan W. Watts • 2006
The self is a hallucination. Alan Watts' 1960s talks dissolve it with Eastern precision.
4.42
417
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life Summary
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
The self is a hallucination. Alan Watts' 1960s talks dissolve it with Eastern precision.
by Alan W. Watts 2006 272 pages
4.42
417 ratings
Leap of Perception
by Penney Peirce • 2013
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
4.17
206
Leap of Perception Summary
Leap of Perception
The Information Age is ending. What replaces it runs on intuition, not data.
by Penney Peirce 2013 224 pages
4.17
206 ratings
El puente donde habitan las mariposas
by Nazareth Castellanos • 2025
Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.
4.19
1k+
El puente donde habitan las mariposas Summary
El puente donde habitan las mariposas
Your brain sculpts itself. The tools are already in your biology, and this neuroscientist maps them.
by Nazareth Castellanos 2025 264 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Genius
by Richard Rudd • 2020
Your birth data contains a blueprint for genius. A contemplative I Ching method to decode it.
4.73
328
Genius Summary
Genius
Your birth data contains a blueprint for genius. A contemplative I Ching method to decode it.
by Richard Rudd 2020 126 pages
4.73
328 ratings
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
by David R. Hawkins • 2022
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
4.65
84
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins Summary
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
by David R. Hawkins 2022 211 pages
4.65
84 ratings
What We Value
by Emily Falk • 2025
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
3.62
500+
What We Value Summary
What We Value
A single neural circuit prices every choice, from lunch to life partners. Adjust the inputs.
by Emily Falk 2025 304 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
4.02
1k+
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me
Everything you think you chose, from your breakfast to your beliefs, biology chose first.
by Bill Sullivan 2019 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Web of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 1996
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
4.18
1k+
The Web of Life Summary
The Web of Life
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
by Fritjof Capra 1996 347 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Magic. You Are It. Be It.
by Gary M. Douglas • 2008
Magic isn't forced, it's received. Ask lightly, acknowledge everything, and reinvent yourself daily.
4.55
238
Magic. You Are It. Be It. Summary
Magic. You Are It. Be It.
Magic isn't forced, it's received. Ask lightly, acknowledge everything, and reinvent yourself daily.
by Gary M. Douglas 2008 146 pages
4.55
238 ratings
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
by Eugene T. Gendlin • 1996
Your client's body knows what words cannot reach. The clinical method for guiding them inward.
4.38
96
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy Summary
Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
Your client's body knows what words cannot reach. The clinical method for guiding them inward.
by Eugene T. Gendlin 1996 317 pages
4.38
96 ratings
Practicing the Presence
by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1984
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
4.51
349
Practicing the Presence Summary
Practicing the Presence
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
by Joel S. Goldsmith 1984 144 pages
4.51
349 ratings
The essential Colin Wilson
by Colin Wilson • 1986
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
4.10
101
The essential Colin Wilson Summary
The essential Colin Wilson
Routine dulls the mind. Waking it is trainable, and the next human evolution hangs on it.
by Colin Wilson 1986 248 pages
4.10
101 ratings
The Reality Revolution
by Brian Scott • 2020
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
4.28
224
The Reality Revolution Summary
The Reality Revolution
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
by Brian Scott 2020 400 pages
4.28
224 ratings
The Power of Divine Eros
by A.H. Almaas • 2013
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
4.07
59
The Power of Divine Eros Summary
The Power of Divine Eros
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
by A.H. Almaas 2013 257 pages
4.07
59 ratings
The Essential Enneagram
by David N. Daniels • 2000
Nine survival strategies shaped you. One runs you. Here is how to spot it and take back the wheel.
3.70
2k+
The Essential Enneagram Summary
The Essential Enneagram
Nine survival strategies shaped you. One runs you. Here is how to spot it and take back the wheel.
by David N. Daniels 2000 130 pages
3.70
2k+ ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006 121 pages
4.45
208 ratings
How to Know Higher Worlds
by Rudolf Steiner • 1904
You already possess the senses to perceive higher worlds. This is the training that awakens them.
4.21
1k+
How to Know Higher Worlds Summary
How to Know Higher Worlds
You already possess the senses to perceive higher worlds. This is the training that awakens them.
by Rudolf Steiner 1904 259 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
An Alchemy of Mind
by Diane Ackerman • 2004
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
3.96
1k+
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
by Diane Ackerman 2004 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Scientology
by L. Ron Hubbard • 1976
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
3.71
382
Scientology Summary
Scientology
Trust your own eyes. A founder's system for integrity, survival, and spotting destructive people.
by L. Ron Hubbard 1976 374 pages
3.71
382 ratings
Material Girl, Mystical World
by Ruby Warrington • 2017
Spirituality doesn't mean sandals and sackcloth. A modern woman's guide to mysticism with a blowout.
3.64
1k+
Material Girl, Mystical World Summary
Material Girl, Mystical World
Spirituality doesn't mean sandals and sackcloth. A modern woman's guide to mysticism with a blowout.
by Ruby Warrington 2017 304 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Creating True Prosperity
by Shakti Gawain • 1997
Money mirrors your deepest beliefs. Prosperity begins where your bank balance stops mattering.
3.99
263
Creating True Prosperity Summary
Creating True Prosperity
Money mirrors your deepest beliefs. Prosperity begins where your bank balance stops mattering.
by Shakti Gawain 1997 192 pages
3.99
263 ratings
God's Debris
by Scott Adams • 2001
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
3.94
8k+
God's Debris Summary
God's Debris
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
by Scott Adams 2001 132 pages
3.94
8k+ ratings
Freedom and Neurobiology
by John Rogers Searle • 2005
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
3.56
246
Freedom and Neurobiology Summary
Freedom and Neurobiology
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
by John Rogers Searle 2005 113 pages
3.56
246 ratings
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas
by Fred Alan Wolf • 2005
Time is an illusion, parallel yous exist, and your consciousness runs the show.
4.10
120
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas Summary
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas
Time is an illusion, parallel yous exist, and your consciousness runs the show.
by Fred Alan Wolf 2005 160 pages
4.10
120 ratings
10 Secretos para Conseguir el Éxito y la paz interior
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2005
Ten secrets to success and inner peace. The first one labels every thought a weapon or a tool.
4.25
4k+
10 Secretos para Conseguir el Éxito y la paz interior Summary
10 Secretos para Conseguir el Éxito y la paz interior
Ten secrets to success and inner peace. The first one labels every thought a weapon or a tool.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2005 104 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
AWAKEND IMAGINATION/The Search
by Neville Goddard • 1954
The Christ of the gospels is not a person. It is your sleeping creative imagination.
4.42
276
AWAKEND IMAGINATION/The Search Summary
AWAKEND IMAGINATION/The Search
The Christ of the gospels is not a person. It is your sleeping creative imagination.
by Neville Goddard 1954 94 pages
4.42
276 ratings
مفتاح لكل الأبواب
by Charles F. Haanel • 2010
Thought creates reality. The complete operating manual for the mind you never received.
4.13
158
مفتاح لكل الأبواب Summary
مفتاح لكل الأبواب
Thought creates reality. The complete operating manual for the mind you never received.
by Charles F. Haanel 2010 451 pages
4.13
158 ratings
Modern Buddhism
by Kelsang Gyatso • 2010
The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.
3.67
2k+
Modern Buddhism Summary
Modern Buddhism
The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.
by Kelsang Gyatso 2010 420 pages
3.67
2k+ ratings
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition
by Osho • 2010
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
4.25
473
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition Summary
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
by Osho 2010 198 pages
4.25
473 ratings
The Book of Knowing and Worth
by Paul Selig • 2013
A channeled text reveals Christ as a consciousness within you, not a figure of history.
4.64
500+
The Book of Knowing and Worth Summary
The Book of Knowing and Worth
A channeled text reveals Christ as a consciousness within you, not a figure of history.
by Paul Selig 2013 336 pages
4.64
500+ ratings
Hypersanity
by Neel Burton • 2019
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
3.60
182
Hypersanity Summary
Hypersanity
Logic fails at life's hardest problems. The tools you really use are older and stranger.
by Neel Burton 2019 229 pages
3.60
182 ratings
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2
by Jay Earley • 2016
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
4.24
49
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2 Summary
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
by Jay Earley 2016 220 pages
4.24
49 ratings
Just a Thought
by Amy Johnson • 2021
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
4.11
436
Just a Thought Summary
Just a Thought
The voice in your head is not you. Recognizing this dissolves self-doubt without a battle.
by Amy Johnson 2021 208 pages
4.11
436 ratings
Embodiment
by Dain Heer • 2006
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
4.33
240
Embodiment Summary
Embodiment
Your body is conscious and has requests. The manual for listening, ten seconds at a time.
by Dain Heer 2006 104 pages
4.33
240 ratings
The Future of the Brain
by Gary F. Marcus • 2014
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
3.70
210
The Future of the Brain Summary
The Future of the Brain
The brain's future, mapped by neuroscientists building it: from gene to circuit to consciousness
by Gary F. Marcus 2014 304 pages
3.70
210 ratings
The Red Book
by Sera J. Beak • 2006
A permission slip to build your own spiritual practice from whatever works, no dogma required.
4.11
500+
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book
A permission slip to build your own spiritual practice from whatever works, no dogma required.
by Sera J. Beak 2006 320 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Gestalt Therapy
by Dave Mann • 2010
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
4.12
140
Gestalt Therapy Summary
Gestalt Therapy
A hundred techniques from the therapy that insists awareness, not effort, drives real change.
by Dave Mann 2010 296 pages
4.12
140 ratings
A Cup of Tea
by Osho • 1980
Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.
4.07
241
A Cup of Tea Summary
A Cup of Tea
Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.
by Osho 1980 293 pages
4.07
241 ratings
Riveted
by Jim Davies • 2014
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
3.70
406
Riveted Summary
Riveted
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
by Jim Davies 2014 288 pages
3.70
406 ratings
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