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Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 88%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 88%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
Selfless Summary
Selfless 87%
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023
3.77
414 ratings
The Red Book
by C.G. Jung
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
4.39
848
The Red Book Summary
The Red Book 87%
1913. Jung's terrifying visions of blood and flood. Madness or prophecy? Then World War I began.
by C.G. Jung
4.39
848 ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 87%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 87%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology
by Stephen H. Wolinsky • 2000
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
3.95
39
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology Summary
Beginners Guide to Quantum Psychology 87%
Your entire psychology may rest on one false conclusion you reached before age one.
by Stephen H. Wolinsky 2000
3.95
39 ratings
Untamed
by A.G. Howard • 2015
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
4.07
8k+
Untamed Summary
Untamed 87%
Learn to turn the darkness in your bloodline from a curse into your sharpest edge.
by A.G. Howard 2015
4.07
8k+ ratings
The Biological Mind
by Alan Jasanoff • 2018
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
3.70
237
The Biological Mind Summary
The Biological Mind 87%
Your brain isn't a computer: it's an organ shaped by body and neighborhood, not just neurons.
by Alan Jasanoff 2018
3.70
237 ratings
Twin Flames
by Jeff Ayan • 2015
Nine signs your twin flame is near. One inner practice to clear everything blocking the way.
3.92
230
Twin Flames Summary
Twin Flames 87%
Nine signs your twin flame is near. One inner practice to clear everything blocking the way.
by Jeff Ayan 2015
3.92
230 ratings
The Consciousness Instinct
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 2018
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
3.87
839
The Consciousness Instinct Summary
The Consciousness Instinct 87%
Consciousness isn't one network but a modular biological instinct, and silicon won't replicate it.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 2018
3.87
839 ratings
The Life You Were Born to Live
by Dan Millman • 1993
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
4.14
3k+
The Life You Were Born to Live Summary
The Life You Were Born to Live 87%
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
by Dan Millman 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
Social Identity
by Richard Jenkins • 1996
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
3.71
131
Social Identity Summary
Social Identity 87%
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
by Richard Jenkins 1996
3.71
131 ratings
Bashar
by Darryl Anka • 1990
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
4.42
141
Bashar Summary
Bashar 86%
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
by Darryl Anka 1990
4.42
141 ratings
The Conscious Mind
by David J. Chalmers • 1996
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
4.00
3k+
The Conscious Mind Summary
The Conscious Mind 86%
A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.
by David J. Chalmers 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
Dark Side of the Light Chasers
by Debbie Ford • 1998
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
4.06
9k+
Dark Side of the Light Chasers Summary
Dark Side of the Light Chasers 86%
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
by Debbie Ford 1998
4.06
9k+ ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 86%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
Virtually Human
by Martine Rothblatt • 2014
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
3.51
182
Virtually Human Summary
Virtually Human 86%
Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.
by Martine Rothblatt 2014
3.51
182 ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 86%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 86%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 86%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Struggle for Recognition
by Axel Honneth • 1996
Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.
4.14
299
The Struggle for Recognition Summary
The Struggle for Recognition 86%
Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.
by Axel Honneth 1996
4.14
299 ratings
Werner Erhard
by W.W. Bartley III • 1988
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
3.92
91
Werner Erhard Summary
Werner Erhard 86%
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
by W.W. Bartley III 1988
3.92
91 ratings
At Your Command
by Neville Goddard • 2020
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
4.44
2k+
At Your Command Summary
At Your Command 86%
The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.
by Neville Goddard 2020
4.44
2k+ ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
4.30
2k+
No Boundary Summary
No Boundary 86%
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979
4.30
2k+ ratings
Integral Life Practice
by Ken Wilber • 2006
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
4.09
663
Integral Life Practice Summary
Integral Life Practice 86%
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
by Ken Wilber 2006
4.09
663 ratings
Infinite Love is the Only Truth
by David Icke • 2005
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
4.09
565
Infinite Love is the Only Truth Summary
Infinite Love is the Only Truth 86%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 86%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education
by Samael Aun Weor • 1977
Your ego is the biblical Satan. Education, real education, is learning to dissolve it.
4.27
55
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education Summary
Fundamentals of Gnostic Education 86%
Your ego is the biblical Satan. Education, real education, is learning to dissolve it.
by Samael Aun Weor 1977
4.27
55 ratings
Parallel Realities of Self
by Frederick Dodson • 2007
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
4.28
791
Parallel Realities of Self Summary
Parallel Realities of Self 86%
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
by Frederick Dodson 2007
4.28
791 ratings
Room to Dream
by David Lynch • 2018
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
4.39
9k+
Room to Dream Summary
Room to Dream 86%
How a filmmaker built Eraserhead and Twin Peaks from dreams and meditation.
by David Lynch 2018
4.39
9k+ ratings
NeuroLogic
by Eliezer J. Sternberg • 2016
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
4.26
848
NeuroLogic Summary
NeuroLogic 86%
Your brain constructs reality, rewrites memory, and confuses your inner voice for someone else's.
by Eliezer J. Sternberg 2016
4.26
848 ratings
Then I Am Myself the World
by Christof Koch • 2024
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
3.98
388
Then I Am Myself the World Summary
Then I Am Myself the World 86%
No matter how smart AI becomes, it will never be sentient. Consciousness is not computable.
by Christof Koch 2024
3.98
388 ratings
The Anatomy of a Calling
by Lissa Rankin • 2015
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
3.90
484
The Anatomy of a Calling Summary
The Anatomy of a Calling 86%
A physician's body broke under her perfect career. The prescription: honor the calling you fled.
by Lissa Rankin 2015
3.90
484 ratings
The Path of Synchronicity
by Allan G.G. Hunter • 2011
Meaningful coincidences are signposts, not noise. How to read them and follow where they point.
5.00
2
The Path of Synchronicity Summary
The Path of Synchronicity 86%
Meaningful coincidences are signposts, not noise. How to read them and follow where they point.
by Allan G.G. Hunter 2011
5.00
2 ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 86%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
Pursuing Consciousness
by Peter Ralston • 2015
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
4.72
95
Pursuing Consciousness Summary
Pursuing Consciousness 86%
Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.
by Peter Ralston 2015
4.72
95 ratings
Soul Mates
by Thomas Moore • 1994
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
3.93
5k+
Soul Mates Summary
Soul Mates 86%
Your relationship problems are not bugs. They are the whole point: the engine of your becoming.
by Thomas Moore 1994
3.93
5k+ ratings
Meeting the Shadow
by Connie Zweig • 1991
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
4.30
2k+
Meeting the Shadow Summary
Meeting the Shadow 86%
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
by Connie Zweig 1991
4.30
2k+ ratings
فن احتواء الذات
by Hal Stone • 2023
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
3.78
508
فن احتواء الذات Summary
فن احتواء الذات 86%
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
by Hal Stone 2023
3.78
508 ratings
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes
by Deepak Chopra • 2011
Your hidden superpowers aren't in your genes. They're in your consciousness, and they're trainable.
3.50
557
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes Summary
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Superheroes 86%
Your hidden superpowers aren't in your genes. They're in your consciousness, and they're trainable.
by Deepak Chopra 2011
3.50
557 ratings
Phantoms in the Brain
by V.S. Ramachandran • 1998
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
4.27
21k+
Phantoms in the Brain Summary
Phantoms in the Brain 86%
A missing arm can still hurt. That paradox unlocks how your brain constructs reality.
by V.S. Ramachandran 1998
4.27
21k+ ratings
Descartes' Error
by António Damásio • 1994
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
3.95
10k+
Descartes' Error Summary
Descartes' Error 86%
A railroad foreman's brain injury revealed that reason depends on emotion, not pure logic.
by António Damásio 1994
3.95
10k+ ratings
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology
by Eve Caligor • 2018
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
4.79
38
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology Summary
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology 86%
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
by Eve Caligor 2018
4.79
38 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 86%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
The Purpose Of Your Life
by Carol Adrienne • 1998
Your purpose isn't a distant goal. It hides in coincidences you ignore and hunches you dismiss.
3.77
305
The Purpose Of Your Life Summary
The Purpose Of Your Life 86%
Your purpose isn't a distant goal. It hides in coincidences you ignore and hunches you dismiss.
by Carol Adrienne 1998
3.77
305 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 86%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Five Levels of Attachment
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2001
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
4.23
5k+
The Five Levels of Attachment Summary
The Five Levels of Attachment 86%
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2001
4.23
5k+ ratings
I Hope You Die Soon
by Richard Sylvester • 2006
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
4.45
208
I Hope You Die Soon Summary
I Hope You Die Soon 86%
What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?
by Richard Sylvester 2006
4.45
208 ratings
Phi
by Giulio Tononi • 2012
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
3.89
944
Phi Summary
Phi 86%
How to measure a soul: why a camera distinguishes more than a brain, yet cannot see.
by Giulio Tononi 2012
3.89
944 ratings
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