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Consciousness Book Summaries

Computing machinery and intelligence
by Alan M. Turing • 1950
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
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Computing machinery and intelligence Summary
Computing machinery and intelligence
Fool the interrogator through conversation alone, and the machine deserves to be called intelligent.
by Alan M. Turing 1950 24 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Ruler of Reality
by Vadim Zeland • 2005
Every possible future already exists. The secret is not creating yours, but tuning into it.
4.34
112
Ruler of Reality Summary
Ruler of Reality
Every possible future already exists. The secret is not creating yours, but tuning into it.
by Vadim Zeland 2005 171 pages
4.34
112 ratings
Lighter
by Yung Pueblo • 2022
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
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8k+
Lighter Summary
Lighter
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
by Yung Pueblo 2022 279 pages
4.05
8k+ ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
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No Boundary Summary
No Boundary
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979 162 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Four Agreements
by Miguel Ruiz • 1997
Your reactions were programmed before you had words. Four shifts in awareness can rewrite them.
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The Four Agreements Summary
The Four Agreements
Your reactions were programmed before you had words. Four shifts in awareness can rewrite them.
by Miguel Ruiz 1997
4.19
500k+ ratings
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
by David R. Hawkins • 2006
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
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Transcending the Levels of Consciousness Summary
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
by David R. Hawkins 2006 414 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer • 1960
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
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Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960 640 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
Reframe Your Brain
by Scott Adams • 2023
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
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1k+
Reframe Your Brain Summary
Reframe Your Brain
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
by Scott Adams 2023 214 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Integral Psychology
by Ken Wilber • 1999
Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.
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Integral Psychology Summary
Integral Psychology
Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.
by Ken Wilber 1999 303 pages
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1k+ ratings
YOUR INVISIBLE POWER
by Geneviève Behrend • 1921
A 1921 guide to shaping reality through deliberate mental imagery, held steady by faith and will.
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YOUR INVISIBLE POWER Summary
YOUR INVISIBLE POWER
A 1921 guide to shaping reality through deliberate mental imagery, held steady by faith and will.
by Geneviève Behrend 1921 95 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
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+
Entangled Minds Summary
Entangled Minds
Quantum entanglement may explain telepathy, and a century of lab evidence says it's real.
by Dean Radin 2006 368 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Conversations With God
by Neale Donald Walsch • 1996
God proposes wealth caps, a global congress, and schools built on wisdom instead of facts.
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Conversations With God Summary
Conversations With God
God proposes wealth caps, a global congress, and schools built on wisdom instead of facts.
by Neale Donald Walsch 1996 263 pages
4.16
27k+ ratings
The Fifth Agreement
by Miguel Ruiz • 2009
The Toltec path to freedom adds a fifth step: question every belief, then listen for the truth.
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The Fifth Agreement Summary
The Fifth Agreement
The Toltec path to freedom adds a fifth step: question every belief, then listen for the truth.
by Miguel Ruiz 2009 248 pages
4.11
18k+ ratings
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield • 1995
A guide to reading life's coincidences as spiritual signs, drawn from nine ancient insights.
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1k+
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy
A guide to reading life's coincidences as spiritual signs, drawn from nine ancient insights.
by James Redfield 1995 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence
by Robert Pantano • 2022
The surprising case for ignorance: why not knowing is the path to wonder and resilience.
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1k+
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence Summary
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence
The surprising case for ignorance: why not knowing is the path to wonder and resilience.
by Robert Pantano 2022 236 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Creativity
by Osho • 1999
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
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3k+
Creativity Summary
Creativity
Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.
by Osho 1999 208 pages
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Evolving Self
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 1993
Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.
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The Evolving Self Summary
The Evolving Self
Your genes program you, your culture scripts you. Conscious evolution teaches you to override both.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 1993
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1k+ ratings
The Rise of Superman
by Steven Kotler • 2014
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
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The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
by Steven Kotler 2014 234 pages
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
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1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Book of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1995
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
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The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
by J. Krishnamurti 1995 400 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Intelligence
by Osho • 2004
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
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Intelligence Summary
Intelligence
You were born intelligent. Fear, education, and ego buried it. The cure is subtraction.
by Osho 2004 208 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2000
Humanity once breathed through the pineal gland. A geometric energy field may be the path back.
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The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life Summary
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life
Humanity once breathed through the pineal gland. A geometric energy field may be the path back.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2000 251 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Three Magic Words
by Uell Stanley Andersen • 1977
A single intelligence connects everything. Your convictions tell it what to create.
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Three Magic Words Summary
Three Magic Words
A single intelligence connects everything. Your convictions tell it what to create.
by Uell Stanley Andersen 1977
4.32
500+ ratings
Evidence of the Afterlife
by Jeffrey Long • 2010
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
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Evidence of the Afterlife Summary
Evidence of the Afterlife
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
by Jeffrey Long 2010 215 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Making Sense
by Sam Harris • 2020
Free will doesn't exist, consciousness is a mystery, and AI is a loaded weapon. Start there.
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Making Sense Summary
Making Sense
Free will doesn't exist, consciousness is a mystery, and AI is a loaded weapon. Start there.
by Sam Harris 2020 384 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Out of Your Mind
by Alan W. Watts • 1998
Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.
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Out of Your Mind Summary
Out of Your Mind
Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.
by Alan W. Watts 1998 178 pages
4.42
4k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
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In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972 384 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Shadow Work Journal
by Keila Shaheen • 2024
Your triggers know what you won't face. A guided journal for tracing each one home.
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The Shadow Work Journal Summary
The Shadow Work Journal
Your triggers know what you won't face. A guided journal for tracing each one home.
by Keila Shaheen 2024 272 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Thought-Forms
by Annie Besant • 1901
Thoughts are visible, colored, living things. A clairvoyant's field guide to what yours look like.
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Thought-Forms Summary
Thought-Forms
Thoughts are visible, colored, living things. A clairvoyant's field guide to what yours look like.
by Annie Besant 1901 108 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
The Tao of Leadership
by John Heider • 1985
Ancient Taoist wisdom for modern leaders: why the best bosses barely seem to lead.
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The Tao of Leadership Summary
The Tao of Leadership
Ancient Taoist wisdom for modern leaders: why the best bosses barely seem to lead.
by John Heider 1985 176 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
by James Fadiman • 2011
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
by James Fadiman 2011 356 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
52 Weekly Affirmations
by Joseph Murphy • 2016
Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.
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424
52 Weekly Affirmations Summary
52 Weekly Affirmations
Your inner monologue runs your life. 52 weeks of techniques to reprogram it at the source.
by Joseph Murphy 2016 282 pages
3.76
424 ratings
The Isaiah Effect
by Gregg Braden • 2000
Feel your prayer as answered, not asked. Why this ancient mode shifts crime rates and DNA.
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The Isaiah Effect Summary
The Isaiah Effect
Feel your prayer as answered, not asked. Why this ancient mode shifts crime rates and DNA.
by Gregg Braden 2000 306 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Psych
by Paul Bloom • 2023
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
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Psych Summary
Psych
How the mind actually works: a tour from neurons to the biases that steer every decision.
by Paul Bloom 2023 464 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
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Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008 329 pages
4.09
41k+ ratings
Transcend
by Scott Barry Kaufman • 2020
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
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Transcend Summary
Transcend
Self-actualization is not the summit. A psychologist maps what lies beyond.
by Scott Barry Kaufman 2020 432 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
The Psychology of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1969
Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.
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The Psychology of Self-Esteem Summary
The Psychology of Self-Esteem
Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.
by Nathaniel Branden 1969
3.93
500+ ratings
Total Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1996
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
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Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom
Truth has no path, no guru, and no technique. The only authority is your own awareness.
by J. Krishnamurti 1996 384 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1844
Intellect serves a master it cannot command: a blind force that is what you actually are.
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The World as Will and Representation, Volume II Summary
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
Intellect serves a master it cannot command: a blind force that is what you actually are.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1844 720 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Maturity
by Osho • 1999
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
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Maturity Summary
Maturity
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
by Osho 1999 208 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Realizing the Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle • 2003
How to silence compulsive thinking, accept pain, and find the peace already here in this moment.
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Realizing the Power of Now Summary
Realizing the Power of Now
How to silence compulsive thinking, accept pain, and find the peace already here in this moment.
by Eckhart Tolle 2003 6 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
On Language
by Noam Chomsky • 1998
All languages share a hidden architecture, and it exposes what the mind is born knowing.
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On Language Summary
On Language
All languages share a hidden architecture, and it exposes what the mind is born knowing.
by Noam Chomsky 1998 481 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The First and Last Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti • 1975
Thought creates the thinker, then time, then fear. The end of this illusion is freedom itself.
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The First and Last Freedom Summary
The First and Last Freedom
Thought creates the thinker, then time, then fear. The end of this illusion is freedom itself.
by J. Krishnamurti 1975 288 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Mystery
by Jonah Lehrer • 2021
Clarity is overrated: why your brain needs the unknown to stay curious, creative, and connected.
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189
Mystery Summary
Mystery
Clarity is overrated: why your brain needs the unknown to stay curious, creative, and connected.
by Jonah Lehrer 2021 240 pages
3.84
189 ratings
The Honeymoon Effect
by Bruce H. Lipton • 2013
5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.
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1k+
The Honeymoon Effect Summary
The Honeymoon Effect
5% of your mind wants the honeymoon to last. The tools to reprogram the other 95%.
by Bruce H. Lipton 2013 193 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Quantum Body
by Deepak Chopra • 2023
Beneath every cell, a quantum field decides your health. Medicine treats the wrong body.
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Quantum Body Summary
Quantum Body
Beneath every cell, a quantum field decides your health. Medicine treats the wrong body.
by Deepak Chopra 2023 336 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Yoga Nidra
by Satyananda Saraswati • 1976
Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.
4.33
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Yoga Nidra Summary
Yoga Nidra
Body asleep, mind alert: the tantric method for releasing tension and making a resolve that holds.
by Satyananda Saraswati 1976
4.33
1k+ ratings
At Your Command
by Neville Goddard • 2020
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
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1k+
At Your Command Summary
At Your Command
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
by Neville Goddard 2020 34 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
The Emperor's New Mind
by Roger Penrose • 1989
Consciousness isn't computation. Proof spans Gödel's theorem to quantum gravity's missing laws.
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The Emperor's New Mind Summary
The Emperor's New Mind
Consciousness isn't computation. Proof spans Gödel's theorem to quantum gravity's missing laws.
by Roger Penrose 1989 636 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Limitless Mind
by Russell Targ • 2004
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
4.02
500+
Limitless Mind Summary
Limitless Mind
Remote viewing is real, tested at Stanford, and learnable. The physicist who proved it shows how.
by Russell Targ 2004 233 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
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