Books that have informed our work

Anderson, R., & Braud, W. (2011). Transforming self and others through research: Transpersonal research methods and skills for the human sciences and humanities. SUNY Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Austin, P. (2018). Microdosing psychedelics: A practical guide to upgrade your life. Independently published. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Austin, P. F. (2022). Mastering microdosing: How to use sub-perceptual psychedelics to heal trauma, improve performance, and transform your life. Lioncrest Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Bache, C. M. (2000). Dark night, early dawn: Steps to a deep ecology of mind. SUNY Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Bache, C. M. (2019). LSD and the mind of the universe: Diamonds from heaven. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Bourzat, F., & Hunter, K. (2019). Consciousness medicine: Indigenous wisdom, entheogens, and expanded states of consciousness for healing and growth. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Brown, J. B., & Brown, J. M. (2016). The psychedelic gospels: The secret history of hallucinogens in Christianity. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Fadiman, J. (2011). The psychedelic explorer's guide: Safe, therapeutic, and sacred journeys. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Fadiman, J., & Gruber, J. (2025). Microdosing for health, healing, and enhanced performance. St. Martin's Essentials. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Friedman, H. L., & Hartelius, G. (Eds.). (2015). The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of transpersonal psychology. Wiley-Blackwell. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Grof, S. (2009). LSD: Doorway to the numinous: The groundbreaking psychedelic research into realms of the human unconscious. Park Street Press. (Original work published 1975) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Grof, S. (2019). The way of the psychonaut: Encyclopedia for inner journeys (Vol. 1). Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Hofmann, A. (2009). LSD: My problem child: Reflections on sacred drugs, mysticism and science (4th ed.). Synergetic Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Huxley, A. (1954). The doors of perception. Chatto & Windus. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

James, W. (1902). The varieties of religious experience: A study in human nature. Longmans, Green. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Kotler, S., & Wheal, J. (2017). Stealing fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and maverick scientists are revolutionizing the way we live and work. Dey Street Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Lattin, D. (2010). The Harvard psychedelic club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil killed the fifties and ushered in a new age for America. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Metzner, R. (Ed.). (2005). Sacred mushroom of visions: Teonanácatl: A sourcebook on the psilocybin mushroom. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Muraresku, B. C. (2020). The immortality key: The secret history of the religion with no name. St. Martin's Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Passie, T. (2019). The science of microdosing psychedelics. Psychedelic Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Paulson, D. S., & Krippner, S. (2007). Haunted by combat: Understanding PTSD in war veterans including women, reservists, and those coming back from Iraq. Praeger Security International. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Pinchbeck, D. (2002). Breaking open the head: A psychedelic journey into the heart of contemporary shamanism. Broadway Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Pollan, M. (2018). How to change your mind: What the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence. Penguin Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Richards, W. A. (2015). Sacred knowledge: Psychedelics and religious experiences. Columbia University Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Schwartzberg, L. (Ed.). (2019). Fantastic fungi: How mushrooms can heal, shift consciousness, and save the planet. Earth Aware Editions. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Sessa, B. (2017). The psychedelic renaissance: Reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs in 21st century psychiatry and society (2nd ed.). Muswell Hill Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Seymour, A. (2016). Psychedelic marine: A transformational journey from Afghanistan to the Amazon. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Sheldrake, M. (2020). Entangled life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures. Random House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Shroder, T. (2014). Acid test: LSD, ecstasy, and the power to heal. Blue Rider Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Smith, H. (2000). Cleansing the doors of perception: The religious significance of entheogenic plants and chemicals. Tarcher/Putnam. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Stamets, P. (1996). Psilocybin mushrooms of the world: An identification guide. Ten Speed Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Stolaroff, M. J. (2004). The secret chief revealed. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Strassman, R. (2001). DMT: The spirit molecule: A doctor's revolutionary research into the biology of near-death and mystical experiences. Park Street Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Tomasino, A. (2021). Between zen and now: A journey through the modern shamanic matrix. Inspired Forever Book Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Van Derveer, W., & Kurlander, K. (2026). Psychedelic therapy: A revolutionary approach to restoring your mental health and reclaiming your life. Shambhala Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Villoldo, A. (2006). The four insights: Wisdom, power, and grace of the earthkeepers. Hay House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Villoldo, A. (2008). Courageous dreaming: How shamans dream the world into being. Hay House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Waldman, A. (2017). A really good day: How microdosing made a mega difference in my mood, my marriage, and my life. Alfred A. Knopf. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Wasson, R. G., Hofmann, A., & Ruck, C. A. P. (2008). The road to Eleusis: Unveiling the secret of the mysteries (30th anniversary ed.). North Atlantic Books. (Original work published 1978) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Williams, T. (2016). A quick guide to microdosing psychedelics: Everything you want to know about this cutting-edge method of psychedelic use. Independently published. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Winkelman, M. J., & Sessa, B. (Eds.). (2019). Advances in psychedelic medicine: State-of-the-art therapeutic applications. Praeger. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Wolfe, T. (1968). The electric Kool-Aid acid test. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Zemon, M., & Weingardt, K. (2024). The veteran's guide to psychedelics: A preparation and integration workbook. Psyched Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Bradberry, T., & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Conti, P. (2021). Trauma: The invisible epidemic: How trauma works and how we can heal from it. Sounds True. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Kirsch, I. (2010). The emperor's new drugs: Exploding the antidepressant myth. Basic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Krippner, S., Pitchford, D. B., & Davies, J. (2012). Post-traumatic stress disorder. Greenwood. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Levine, P. A. (2010). In an unspoken voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Levine, P. A., & Frederick, A. (1997). Waking the tiger: Healing trauma. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Mate, G. (2010). In the realm of hungry ghosts: Close encounters with addiction. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Menakem, R. (2017). My grandmother's hands: Racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our hearts and bodies. Central Recovery Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Miller, A. (1997). The drama of the gifted child: The search for the true self (Rev. ed.). Basic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Nestor, J. (2020). Breath: The new science of a lost art. Riverhead Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Pert, C. B. (1999). Molecules of emotion: The science behind mind-body medicine. Scribner. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Ratey, J. J., & Hagerman, E. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. Little, Brown. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Stephen, M. J. (2021). Breath taking: The power, fascination, and hidden science of breathing. Atlantic Monthly Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Tick, E. (2005). War and the soul: Healing our nation's veterans from post-traumatic stress disorder. Quest Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Walker, M. (2017). Why we sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams. Scribner. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Whitaker, R. (2010). Anatomy of an epidemic: Magic bullets, psychiatric drugs, and the astonishing rise of mental illness in America. Crown. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Armstrong, J. (2020). The Bhagavad Gita comes alive: A radical translation. VASA Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Attar, F. (1984). The conference of the birds (A. Darbandi & D. Davis, Trans.). Penguin Classics. (Original work published ca. 1177) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Bernstein, G. (2016). The universe has your back: Transform fear to faith. Hay House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Coleman, G., & Jinpa, T. (Eds.). (2006). The Tibetan book of the dead: First complete translation (G. Dorje, Trans.). Viking. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

de Mello, A. (1990). Awareness: The perils and opportunities of reality. Doubleday. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Goldstein, J. (2013). Mindfulness: A practical guide to awakening. Sounds True. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Goleman, D., & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body. Avery. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Hanson, R. (2020). Neurodharma: New science, ancient wisdom, and seven practices of the highest happiness. Harmony Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Hart, W. (1987). The art of living: Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Hof, W. (2020). The Wim Hof method: Activate your full human potential. Sounds True. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Iyengar, B. K. S. (1979). Light on yoga (Rev. ed.). Schocken Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Johnston, W. (Ed.). (1973). The cloud of unknowing. Image Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. Hyperion. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Keating, T. (1992). Invitation to love: The way of Christian contemplation. Element. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Keating, T. (1994). Intimacy with God: An introduction to centering prayer. Crossroad. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Kopp, Z. W. (2021). The Zen ox-herding pictures: The path to enlightenment. Books on Demand. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart: A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. Bantam Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Krishnamurti, J. (1995). The book of life: Daily meditations with Krishnamurti. HarperSanFrancisco. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Loori, J. D. (2002). Riding the ox home: Stages on the path of enlightenment. Shambhala. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Masters, R. A. (2010). Spiritual bypassing: When spirituality disconnects us from what really matters. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

McKeown, P. (2015). The oxygen advantage: The simple, scientifically proven breathing techniques for a healthier, slimmer, faster, and fitter you. William Morrow. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Nhat Hanh, T. (1975). The miracle of mindfulness: An introduction to the practice of meditation. Beacon Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Osho. (2001). Intimacy: Trusting oneself and the other. St. Martin's Griffin. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Ram Dass. (1971). Be here now. Lama Foundation. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Satchidananda, S. S. (2012). The yoga sutras of Patanjali (Translation and commentary). Integral Yoga Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Singer, M. A. (2015). The surrender experiment: My journey into life's perfection. Harmony Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Suzuki, S. (1970). Zen mind, beginner's mind. Weatherhill. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Tolle, E. (2001). Practicing the power of now: Essential teachings, meditations, and exercises from The power of now. New World Library. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Yogananda, P. (1998). Autobiography of a yogi. Self-Realization Fellowship. (Original work published 1946) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Brooks, D. (2015). The road to character. Random House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Campbell, J. (1949). The hero with a thousand faces. Pantheon Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Campbell, J., & Moyers, B. (1988). The power of myth. Doubleday. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. (Original work published 1990) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Frankl, V. E. (2006). Man's search for meaning. Beacon Press. (Original work published 1946) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Hesse, H. (2002). Siddhartha. Penguin Books. (Original work published 1922) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Holiday, R. (2016). Ego is the enemy. Portfolio/Penguin. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

hooks, b. (2000). All about love: New visions. William Morrow. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Huxley, A. (1945). The perennial philosophy. Harper & Brothers. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Jung, C. G. (2006). The undiscovered self. Signet. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Krishnamurti, J. (1964). Think on these things. Harper & Row. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

McGilchrist, I. (2009). The master and his emissary: The divided brain and the making of the Western world. Yale University Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Moore, R., & Gillette, D. (1990). King, warrior, magician, lover: Rediscovering the archetypes of the mature masculine. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Nisargadatta Maharaj. (1973). I am that: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (M. Frydman, Trans.). Acorn Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Pirsig, R. M. (1999). Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: An inquiry into values (25th anniversary ed.). William Morrow. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Tarnas, R. (1991). The passion of the Western mind: Understanding the ideas that have shaped our world view. Harmony Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Tolle, E. (2008). A new earth: Awakening to your life's purpose (10th anniversary ed.). Penguin. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Tolle, E. (1999). The power of now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment. New World Library. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Watts, A. (1966). The book: On the taboo against knowing who you are. Pantheon Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Wilber, K. (1998). The essential Ken Wilber: An introductory reader. Shambhala. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Williamson, M. (1992). A return to love: Reflections on the principles of A Course in Miracles. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Allen, J. (1903). As a man thinketh. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Coelho, P. (1993). The alchemist (A. R. Clarke, Trans.). HarperOne. (Original work published 1988) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Confucius. (n.d.). The analects. Vigeo Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Foundation for Inner Peace. (2007). A course in miracles (Combined volume, 3rd ed.). Foundation for Inner Peace. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

★ Lao Tzu. (1988). Tao te ching: A new English version (S. Mitchell, Trans.). Harper & Row. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Lee, B. (2000). Striking thoughts: Bruce Lee's wisdom for daily living (J. Little, Ed.). Tuttle Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Marcus Aurelius. (2002). Meditations (G. Hays, Trans.). Modern Library. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Musashi, M. (n.d.). The book of five rings. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Oliver, M. (2012). A thousand mornings. Penguin Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Pagels, E. (1979). The gnostic gospels. Random House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Robertson, D. (2013). Stoicism and the art of happiness. Teach Yourself. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Seneca. (1969). Letters from a Stoic (R. Campbell, Trans.). Penguin Classics. (Original work published ca. 65 CE) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

Sun Tzu. (2009). The art of war (The original authoritative edition). Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗