SATCHMO

I've read The Perennial Philosophy and Brave New World. Neither of which really approach the subject matter, I liked Spirit Molecule, because it really split the divide between the conjecture of philosophy and fluffiness of a lot of the new-age lit that's out there, which are, unfortunately, the primary sources for a lot of my quantum psychology info. This, plus it was a surprisingly easy-going read.

cardboard adolescent

the doors of perception

SATCHMO

Ya' know...even I would have thought I'd have read that by now. Huh....great suggestion.

adidasss

I've been getting some mixed reports on Giovanni's room but if anyone can find me some e-books by him, I'd be much obliged...(:

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Last.fm

SATCHMO

Go Tell it on the Mountain deals with his sexuality less directly, but it is still a very present theme. I would recommend it over Giovanni's Room any day. But regardless of whichever book of his you choose it's the exquisite quality of his writing that captures and keeps you. Despite the fact that he is a literary legend, I believe he's extremely underrated as far as American authors go.

333

No, not a novel, but nonetheless this book is very well put together.

SATCHMO

Of course you know you have my full attention now. I really have to get my hands on some of his work!

anticipation

any recommendations, aside from this one?

SATCHMO

Most people, including myself, get their first taste through Carlos Castenada's Don Juan series, which begins with The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yacqui Way of Knowledge. Disappointingly, it was confirmed by Castenada when he was literally on his death bed that the series of books which describe his own shamanic apprenticeship with Don Juan were, for the most part, fictitious. Despite this fact most of what is described in the series holds a lot of truth when compared to other indigenous and global shamanic practices, but considering that most accounts of shamanic practices extend far beyond the realm of what defies logic, physics, and that which is widely considered humanly possible I would suggest something that is a little more pragmatic and grounded in good psychology.

Serge Kahili King's The Urban Shaman would be a great book to start with. Serge is a practioner of a Hawaiian style of shamanism known as Huna. His books are really more instructive and explanatory from a psychological perspective (the man is not only a master shaman, but holds a PHD in psychology as well). The book does a lot to explain what shamanism is, and isn't, as well as instructs the reader how to conduct certain practices and why they work on a quantum psychological level. I also believe there's an extensive recommended reading list as part of the appendix.

Astronomer

I love you. I don't have this one but I've got a couple of other Alex Grey books which are mainly about his visual arts/ mainly images etc and stuff. I would love to get my hands on this one day. Alex Grey is just awesome.

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