Recommended Readings

These top recommended readings were compiled by WakingTimes.com editor Dylan Charles and consist of books that will elevate your consciousness.

Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion, by Joseph Campbell
Celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell shares his intimate and inspiring reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged book, part of a new series to be based on his unpublished writings.

 

Man and His Symbols, by Carl Gustav Jung
Illustrated throughout with revealing images, this is the first and only work in which the world-famous Swiss psychologist explains to the layperson his enormously influential theory of symbolism as revealed in dreams.

 

The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life, Vol. 1, by Drunvalo Melchizedek
Drunvalo Melchizedek presents in text and graphics the first half of the Flower of Life Workshop, illuninating the mysteries of how we came to be, why the world is the way it is and the subtle energies that allow our awareness to blossom into its true beauty.

 

Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism, by Daniel Pinchbeck
A dazzling work of personal travelogue and cultural criticism that ranges from the primitive to the postmodern in a quest for the promise and meaning of the psychedelic experience.

 

The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way, by Daniel Reid
Written by a Westerner for the Western mind, here is the first book to explore in light of modern science the balanced and comprehensive system of health care used by Chinese physicians, martial artists, and meditators for over 5,000 years.

 

A Brief History of Everything, by Ken Wilber
A Brief History of Everything is an altogether friendly and accessible account of men and women’s place in a universe of sex, soul, and spirit, written by an author of whom New York Times reporter Tony Schwartz says: “No one has described the path to wisdom better than Ken Wilber.”