Holistic Reference library
This is a definitive list of the various books, texts, compilations, and all other manner of written works that form the core of my scholarly pursuits in the arenas of energy healing, spirituality, and the Human condition. This list is always growing as I am ever on the lookout for more useful and amazing books to augment my library.
Taoist/TAOISM
Tao Te Ching, A New English Version - Lao-Tzu, Translation by Stephen Mitchell
The Second Book of the Tao - Stephen Mitchell
The Complete Works of Lao-Tzu: Tao Te Ching & Hua Hu Ching - Translation by Hua-Ching Ni
The I Ching, The Book of Change - Translation by Thomas Cleary
Pocket Taoist Wisdom - Cleary
The Spirit of Tao - Thomas Cleary
Wen-Tzu: Understanding the Mysteries - Lao-Tzu, Translated by Thomas Cleary
Taoism: An Essential Guide - Eva Wong
Being Taoist - Eva Wong
Cultivating Stillness, A Taoist Manual for Transforming Body and Mind - Translation by Eva Wong
Seven Taoist Masters - Translation by Eva Wong
Nourishing the Essence of Life - Eva Wong
Tales of the Dancing Dragon - Eva Wong
The Tao of Daily Life - Derek Lin
The Tao of Happiness - Derek Lin
The Lunar Tao - Derek Lin
The Secret of the Gold Flower - The School of Pure Brightness
The Book of Chuang-Tzu - Chuang-Tzu
Chuang-Tzu: The Inner Chapters - Chuang-Tzu, Translated by David Hinton
The Wisdom of the Tao - Deng Ming-Dao
Each Journey Begins with a Single Step - Deng Ming-Dao
Everyday Tao - Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao - Deng Ming-Dao
Don’t Just Sit There, Do Nothing - Jessie Asya Kanzer
Tao, the Great Luminant - Evan S. Morgan
The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
Nei Kung, The Secret Teachings of the Warrior Sages - Kosta Danaos
Bone Marrow Nei Kung - Mantak Chia and Maneewan Chia
Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body - Bruce Frantzis
QiGong Teachings of a Taoist Immortal - Stuart Alve Olson
Building Health with QiGong - Dan Wei
Tai Chi and QiGong - John Gundry
The Tao of Craft - Benbell Wen
Opening of the Dragon Gate - Chen Kailua and Zheng Shunchao
Cultivating the Energy of Life - Liu Hua-Yang
The Tao of Willie - Nelson and Pipkin
Tales from the Tao - Solala Towler
The Book of Mencius - Mencius
Cultivating Verse - Siah Hún Shī
Cultivating Wonder - Siah Hún Shī
Cultivating Tranquility - Siah Hún Shī
Buddhist/BUDDHISM
Zen and the Art of Happiness - Chris Prentiss
The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Translation by Gyurme Dorje
How to Walk - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Focus - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to See - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Love - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Sit - Thich Nhat Hanh
How to Connect - Thich Nhat Hanh
The Miracle of Mindfulness - Thich Nhat Hanh
True Love - Thich Nhat Hanh
Happiness - Thich Nhat Hanh
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames - Thich Nhat Hanh
Transformation and Healing - Thich Nhat Hanh
Being Peace - Thich Nhat Hanh
The Essence of Buddhism - Dr. David Tuffley
Buddha’s Little Instruction Book - Jack Kornfield
Buddha, A Very Short Introduction - Michael Carrithers
Four Noble Truths - Ajahn Sumedho
The Art of Happiness - His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler, MD
Be Brave - His Holiness The Dalai Lama
The Dhammapada - The Buddha/Easwaran
Taking the Leap - Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron
Wake Up - Jack Kerouac
Mindfulness on the Go - Bays
Buddhism for Beginners - Luna Sidana
Koans - Jura
The Art of Simple Living - Shunmyo Masuno
Zen and Psycotherapy - Bobrow
Zen Training - Sekida
Two Zen Classics - Sekida
Simplify Your Life - Zen Buddha
Zen Koans - James Ford
Manual of Zen Buddhism - Suzuki
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind - Shunryu Suzuki
Druidry
The Book of Hedge Druidry - Joanna Van Der Hoeven
Druidry - Maria Ede-Weaving
The Druid Magic Handbook - John Michael Greer
The Making of a Druid - Christian Guyonvarc’h
Wiccan Herbal Magic - Stewart J. White
The White Magic Spell Book - Deran Gray
Shamanism
A Little Bit of Shamanism - Ana Campos
Shamanism - Suzanne Edwards
The 4 Pillars of Shamanism - Ingrid Clarke
Reiki Shamanism - Jim PathFinder Ewing
Dreams of the Reiki Shaman - Jim PathFinder Ewing
Ceremonies of the Living Spirit - Jospeh Rael
Being & Vibration - Joseph Rael
The Medicine Bag - Don Jose Ruiz
Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt - Nicki Scully and Linda Star Wolf
Crystals
Crystals - Yulia Van Doren
Crystal Reiki - Krista Mitchell
The Crystal Witch - Robbins and Greenway
Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Way of Chinese Herbs - Michael Tierra
Chinese Medicine - Pierre Huard and Ming Wong
Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine - Beinfield and Korngold
Science and Metaphysical
Alchemy of the Nine Dimensions - Barbara Hand Claw and Gerry Claw
Stalking the Wild Pendulum - Itzhak Bentov
The Harmonic Origins of the World - Richard Heath
Journey of Souls - Newman
Tuning the Human Biofield - Eileen Day McKusick
Electric Body, Electric Health - Eileen Day McKusick
The Three Principles of Oneness - Stultz
Empath and Psychic Abilities - Rowland and Barti
The Blissful Brain - Dr. Shamida Nataraja
Journeys Out of the Body - Robert A. Monroe
Tesla, An Electric Messiah - Nigel Cawthorne
Various Other Books
Prose Poems - Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Celtic Spirituality - Philip Freeman
Wherever You Go, There You Are - Jon Kabat-Zinn
The Enlightened Mind, An Anthology of Sacred Prose - Edited by Stephen Mitchell
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction - Blackmore
The Complete Works of Plato - Plato
The Power of Tattoos - Cary G. Weldy
The Female Archangels - Calista
Mesoamerica: Ancient Origins - Robert Bircher
Wheels of Life - Anodea Judith
A Little Bit of Chakras - Leigh and Mercree
A Little Bit of Feng Shui - Ai Matsui Johnson
A Little Bit of Auras - Cassandra Eason
A Little Bit of Reiki - Valerie Oula
A Little Bit of Lucid Dreaming - Lee
Modern Essentials Handbook - Aroma Tools
A Mindful Day - David Dilliard-Wright
Pain Free You - Dan Buglio
The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell
The Secret Life of Mother Mary - Marguerite Rigoglioso
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
Cultivating Mindfulness - Siah Hún Shī