Diversity
Health & Wholeness
Love & Relationships
Meditation & Inspiration
Mysticism
Poetry
Prosperity & Success (Thriving)
Quantum Physics/Mechanics & Science
Rituals
Self Fulfillment & Self Expression
Spiritual Growth
Visual Art/Written Journaling
I'm adding more of my lifetime reading list every week so keep checking back. This is the reading that has been integral to my spiritual growth and path. I've tried to capture most although there were a few years that I didn't keep track of the books I read.
Reading is only one way of opening ourselves to more understanding and new ideas for us to ponder and which can catalyze growth. I have always loved to read. I do it less now than I used to only because I have many creative things happening in my life and less "down" time to do so.
Below is a listing of books that have impacted my spiritual journey. I will continue to add to this list and eventually hope to do mini-reviews on some of them as well. I also may try to add links with pictures of the covers so you'll know what you're looking for if you decide to purchase the books or borrow them from a library (although often book covers change with new printing editions.)
Books by Ernest Holmes
The Science of Mind Archives have many of Ernest Holmes books available as regular books, eBooks and also a select few audio tapes. Most Ernest Holmes books are still in print and can be purchased through your favorite bookseller. I don't think many of them are available as eBooks other than through the archives, however.
- The Science of Mind (1928 edition)--This is the basis for all of the Science of Mind Teachings. It is not the only book used in any Science of Mind center but it certainly is the cornerstone of what we teach.
- The Science of Mind (later editions--some things from the 1928 edition are not in this one)
- 365 Science of Mind--Daily Readings
- Ideas of Power (Holmes Papers Vol. 3)--compiled by George P. Bendall
- Living the Science of Mind--Short essays. A companion guide to The Science of Mind.
- Love and Law The Philosophy of Ernest Holmes--compiled by George P. Bendall
- New Thought Dictionary--Ernest Holmes
- Words That Heal Today (Foreword by Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith)
Other Books/Authors/Subjects
Diversity Concerns
- Women Who Run with the Wolves--Clarissa Pinkola Estes
- Christian Healing--Charles Fillmore
- Firewalking and Religious Healing--Loring M. Danforth
- Forgiveness and Beyond--Marlene Oaks
- Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love--Stephanie Dowrick
- Heal Your Body--Louise Hay
- How to Heal Toxic Thoughts--Sandra Ingerman
- Inside Avatar; Achieving Enlightenment--Harry Palmer
- Kitchen Table Wisdom--Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
- Prayers for Healing--Edited by Maggie Oman
- Resurfacing--Harry Palmer
- The Dynamic Laws of Healing--Catherine Ponder
- The Happiness Project--Gretchen Rubin
- You Can Heal Your Life--Louise Hay
- How to be Irresistible to the Opposite Sex--Susan Bradley, R. N.
- The 5 Love Languages--Gary Chapman
- Joy is a Plum Colored Acrobat--Wendy Burton (specifically healing meditations)
- Life Meditations--Edward J. Lavin, S.J.
- Notes From the Universe--Mike Dooley
- Peace is Every Step--Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Art and Practice of Loving--Frank Andrews, Ph. D.
- Angel Wisdom--Terry Lyn Taylor and Mary Beth Crain
- Birdsong--Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
- Selected Poems--Walt Whitman
- The Essential Rumi--Coleman Barks
- Traveling to Ecstasy--Stephanie Zing
- 5 Gifts for an Abundant Life--Diane Harmony
- 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace--Wayne Dyer
- Ask and It is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires--Jerry and Esther Hicks
- Creating Money--Sanaya Roman and Duane Packer
- Daily Word Prosperity-- Colleen Zuck and Patricia Tinney
- Dare to Prosper--Catherine Ponder
- Eight Pillars of Prosperity--James Allen
- Happy Pocketful of Money--David Cameron Gikandi
- Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your Dreams--Mike Dooley
- Making a Living Without a Job--Barbara J. Winter
- Manifesting Money--Wayne Dyer
- Prosperity--Charles Fillmore
- Sex and Money are Dirty, Aren't They?--Cherie Huber
- Spiritual Economics--Eric Butterworth
- The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity--Catherine Ponder
- The Secret of Unlimited Prosperity--Catherine Ponder
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success--Depak Chopra
- Think and Grow Rich--Napoleon Hill
Quantum Physics/Mechanics & Science
- Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos--Ervin Laszlo
- Ceremonial Circle--Sedonia Cahill and Joshua Halpern
- From Beginning to End (The Rituals of Our Lives)--Robert Fulghum
- Ritual--Malidoma Patrice Some
- Weddings from the Heart--Daphne Rose Kingma
- Gracious Living in a New World--Alexandra Stoddard
- List Your Self (Listmaking as the Way to Self-Discovery)--Ilene Segalove and Paul Bob Velick
- The Tarot of Trees--Dana Driscoll
- The Thoughtstorm Manual--Harry Palmer
- 21 Days to Master Affirmations--Louise Hay
- A Course in Miracles--Foundation for Inner Peace
- A More Wonderful You--a Unity publication
- Big Magic--Elizabeth Gilbert
- Catch the Spirit Flying Through Life--Christian Sorensen
- Christian Mystics--Matthew Fox
- Create Your Own Reality: A Seth Workbook--Nancy Ashley
- Discover the Power Within You--Eric Butterworth
- Dynamics for Living--Charles Fillmore
- Entering the Castle--Caroline Myss
- Every Day a Friday--Joel Osteen
- Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book--Diane Muldrow
- Four Pathways to Success--Wayne Dyer
- Heal Your Body--Louise Hay
- Good News New Testament and Psalms--Today's English Version
- Great Dramas of The Bible--William Earle Cameron
- Illusions--Richard Bach
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull--Richard Bach
- Learn to Live--Ervin Seale
- Living Deliberately--Harry Palmer
- Real Magic--Wayne Dyer
- Seth Speaks--Jane Roberts
- Shortcut to a Miracle--Michael C. Rann and Elizabeth Rann Arrott
- Ten Words that will Change Your Life--Ervin Seale
- The Avatar Master's Handbook--Harry Palmer
- The Breakthrough Experience--Dr. John F. Demartini
- The Essential Ernest Holmes--Jesse Jennings
- The Four Agreements--Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Infinite Way--Joel S. Goldsmith
- The Law of Attraction--Jerry and Esther Hicks
- The Magic--Rhonda Byrne
- The Magic of the Soul--Patrick J. Harbula
- The Magical Approach--Jane Roberts
- The Master Key System--Charles F. Haanel
- The Nature of Personal Reality--Jane Roberts
- The Oversoul Seven Trilogy--Jane Roberts
- The Power--Rhonda Byrne
- The Power of the Spoken Word--Florence Scovel Shinn
- The Secret--Rhonda Byrne
- The Secret Door to Success--Florence Scovel Shinn
- The Tao of Pooh--Benjamin Hoff
- The Te of Piglet--Benjamin Hoff
- The Twelve Powers of Man--Charles Fillmore
- The "Unknown" Reality--Jane Roberts
- There is a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem--Wayne Dyer
- Treat Yourself to Life--Raymond Charles Barker
- Your Word is Your Wand--Florence Scovel Shinn
Visual Art/Written Journaling
- Awakening: A Dream Journal--Ellen Foreman, Ph.D.
- Daily Riches: A Journal of Gratitude and Awareness--Jane Bluestein, Ph.D.
- Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest--Christina Baldwin
- Mindfulness Coloring Books
- The Muse is In: An Owner's Manual to Your Creativity--Jill Badonsky