🧭 Western Spirituality

The contemplative and mystical traditions native to the West—from Christian mysticism to transcendentalism—offering paths to the sacred within a familiar cultural framework.

A Year with Anthony De Mello

by Anthony de Mello • 2022

A year of de Mello: uninstall the cultural operating system and discover your innate peace.

4.42

✨ Mystical Christianity 🪢 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation ☯️ Nondual Awareness 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality

A Year with Anthony De Mello 92%

A year of de Mello: uninstall the cultural operating system and discover your innate peace.

by Anthony de Mello 2022

4.42

66 ratings

✨ Mystical Christianity 🪢 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation ☯️ Nondual Awareness 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality

The Art of Spiritual Healing

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1959

The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.

4.51

186

🕊️ Spiritual Healing ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🌊 New Thought 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ☀️ Divine Oneness

The Art of Spiritual Healing 92%

The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1959

4.51

186 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Healing ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🌊 New Thought 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ☀️ Divine Oneness

The Wisdom Way of Knowing

by Cynthia Bourgeault • 2003

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

4.34

608

🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧬 Embodied Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Tradition 🤲 Spiritual Surrender

The Wisdom Way of Knowing 92%

Reclaim an ancient Christian path that integrates heart, body, and mind to awaken a deeper wisdom.

by Cynthia Bourgeault 2003

4.34

608 ratings

🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🧬 Embodied Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Tradition 🤲 Spiritual Surrender

The Spiritual Journey of Joel S. Goldsmith

by Lorraine Sinkler • 1992

He forgave his patients' debts. Then his inner voice told him thinking itself was powerless.

4.29

🧘 Modern Mysticism 📖 Spiritual Biography 🙏 Healing Ministry 💡 New Thought ✨ Christ Consciousness

The Spiritual Journey of Joel S. Goldsmith Summary

The Spiritual Journey of Joel S. Goldsmith 92%

He forgave his patients' debts. Then his inner voice told him thinking itself was powerless.

by Lorraine Sinkler 1992

4.29

34 ratings

🧘 Modern Mysticism 📖 Spiritual Biography 🙏 Healing Ministry 💡 New Thought ✨ Christ Consciousness

Entering the Castle

by Caroline Myss • 2007

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

4.06

2k+

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

Entering the Castle 92%

The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.

by Caroline Myss 2007

4.06

2k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Mysticism 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✨ Divine Union 🔍 Inner Work ⛪ Contemplative Christianity

The Yoga of Jesus

by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2007

A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.

4.40

1k+

✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ East-West Spirituality 📚 Comparative Religion 📖 Gospel Interpretation 🧘 Meditation Practice

The Yoga of Jesus 92%

A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.

by Paramahansa Yogananda 2007

4.40

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ East-West Spirituality 📚 Comparative Religion 📖 Gospel Interpretation 🧘 Meditation Practice

Freedom

by Osho • 2004

Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.

4.09

4k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🦅 Inner Freedom 🌱 Authentic Living 🍃 Non-Attachment 🧘 Present Moment

Freedom 92%

Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.

by Osho 2004

4.09

4k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🦅 Inner Freedom 🌱 Authentic Living 🍃 Non-Attachment 🧘 Present Moment

Resurrecting Jesus

by Adyashanti • 2014

A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.

4.40

822

🕯️ Mystical Christianity 🌉 Interspirituality 🌀 Nondual Awareness 📖 Mythic Interpretation 💀 Ego Death

Resurrecting Jesus 92%

A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.

by Adyashanti 2014

4.40

822 ratings

🕯️ Mystical Christianity 🌉 Interspirituality 🌀 Nondual Awareness 📖 Mythic Interpretation 💀 Ego Death

Strangers to the City

by Michael Casey • 2005

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

4.29

148

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Lectio Divina 🔕 Contemplative Practice

Strangers to the City 92%

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

by Michael Casey 2005

4.29

148 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📖 Lectio Divina 🔕 Contemplative Practice

Thoughts in Solitude

by Thomas Merton • 1956

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

4.02

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life

Thoughts in Solitude 92%

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

by Thomas Merton 1956

4.02

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism 🤫 Solitude And Silence 🫀 Interior Life

Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East

by Baird T. Spalding • 1924

Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.

4.24

5k+

🧠 New Thought ✨ Law Of Attraction 🌄 Ascended Masters 🔮 Self-Realization ☯️ Interfaith Wisdom

Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East Summary

Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East 92%

Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.

by Baird T. Spalding 1924

4.24

5k+ ratings

🧠 New Thought ✨ Law Of Attraction 🌄 Ascended Masters 🔮 Self-Realization ☯️ Interfaith Wisdom

Immortal Diamond

by Richard Rohr • 2013

The identity you built must fall apart before the real one can emerge.

4.21

4k+

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 🎭 Ego Dissolution 💔 Redemptive Suffering

Immortal Diamond 91%

The identity you built must fall apart before the real one can emerge.

by Richard Rohr 2013

4.21

4k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🕊️ Franciscan Spirituality 🎭 Ego Dissolution 💔 Redemptive Suffering

The Infinite Way

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1946

Disease, lack, and conflict are a dream. Exposing the dream is the only cure.

4.38

527

🧘 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Nonduality 🤫 Inner Stillness 💰 Spiritual Supply

The Infinite Way 91%

Disease, lack, and conflict are a dream. Exposing the dream is the only cure.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1946

4.38

527 ratings

🧘 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Nonduality 🤫 Inner Stillness 💰 Spiritual Supply

Inner Christianity

by Richard Smoley • 2002

Christianity's hidden strand: direct awakening, not belief. An ancient map hiding in plain sight.

4.14

359

🕯️ Esoteric Christianity ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🪞 Nondual Awareness 🔑 Sacred Symbolism ⚗️ Inner Alchemy

Inner Christianity 91%

Christianity's hidden strand: direct awakening, not belief. An ancient map hiding in plain sight.

by Richard Smoley 2002

4.14

359 ratings

🕯️ Esoteric Christianity ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🪞 Nondual Awareness 🔑 Sacred Symbolism ⚗️ Inner Alchemy

The Alphabet of Grace

by Frederick Buechner • 1969

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

4.08

958

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

The Alphabet of Grace 91%

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

by Frederick Buechner 1969

4.08

958 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✝️ Protestant Spirituality

The Wisdom Pattern

by Richard Rohr • 2020

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

4.43

618

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

The Wisdom Pattern 91%

Collapse is not the end; it is the middle of the only pattern that produces wisdom.

by Richard Rohr 2020

4.43

618 ratings

📿 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Franciscan Spirituality 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌪️ Crisis And Growth

The Prophet's Way

by Thom Hartmann • 2001

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

4.10

295

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

The Prophet's Way 91%

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

by Thom Hartmann 2001

4.10

295 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

The Perennial Philosophy

by Aldous Huxley • 2004

Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.

4.12

7k+

☸️ Comparative Religion 🕯️ Perennialism 🌫️ Mystical Theology ☯️ Nondual Awareness 🦋 Ego Transcendence

The Perennial Philosophy 91%

Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.

by Aldous Huxley 2004

4.12

7k+ ratings

☸️ Comparative Religion 🕯️ Perennialism 🌫️ Mystical Theology ☯️ Nondual Awareness 🦋 Ego Transcendence

A Search In Secret India

by Paul Brunton • 1934

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

4.28

2k+

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

A Search In Secret India 91%

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

by Paul Brunton 1934

4.28

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

The Naked Now

by Richard Rohr • 2009

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

4.26

5k+

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

The Naked Now 91%

God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.

by Richard Rohr 2009

4.26

5k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Dual Thinking 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🦋 Ego Transcendence

Awareness

by Anthony de Mello • 1990

You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.

4.29

17k+

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🍃 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation ☸️ Eastern Spirituality ⛪ Christian Mysticism

Awareness 91%

You are asleep and your suffering is a dream. Self-observation, not effort, is the alarm clock.

by Anthony de Mello 1990

4.29

17k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🍃 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation ☸️ Eastern Spirituality ⛪ Christian Mysticism

Stop Fixing Yourself

by Anthony de Mello • 2021

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

4.17

1k+

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Stop Fixing Yourself 91%

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

by Anthony de Mello 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Just This

by Richard Rohr • 2017

The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.

4.53

561

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 👁️ Nondual Awareness ✝️ Dying To Self 🌿 Presence And Awareness

Just This 91%

The simple practice of paying attention: how to hold life's contradictions and let them reshape you.

by Richard Rohr 2017

4.53

561 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 👁️ Nondual Awareness ✝️ Dying To Self 🌿 Presence And Awareness

Behold the Spirit

by Alan W. Watts • 1971

Christianity without direct experience of God is a map without a landscape. The mystics always knew.

4.30

447

🕊️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Duality 🌍 Divine Immanence 🎭 Religious Symbolism 🕯️ Contemplative Life

Behold the Spirit 91%

Christianity without direct experience of God is a map without a landscape. The mystics always knew.

by Alan W. Watts 1971

4.30

447 ratings

🕊️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Non-Duality 🌍 Divine Immanence 🎭 Religious Symbolism 🕯️ Contemplative Life

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+

☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🍃 Zen Philosophy 🌉 East-West Synthesis 🍄 Psychedelic Spirituality 🪷 Nondual Awareness

In My Own Way 91%

A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.

by Alan W. Watts 1972

4.18

1k+ ratings

☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🍃 Zen Philosophy 🌉 East-West Synthesis 🍄 Psychedelic Spirituality 🪷 Nondual Awareness

How to Know Higher Worlds

by Rudolf Steiner • 1904

You already possess the senses to perceive higher worlds. This is the training that awakens them.

4.21

2k+

🏛️ Western Esotericism 🧘 Esoteric Training 🪷 Chakra Development 👁️ Spiritual Perception 💧 Moral Purification

How to Know Higher Worlds 91%

You already possess the senses to perceive higher worlds. This is the training that awakens them.

by Rudolf Steiner 1904

4.21

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Esotericism 🧘 Esoteric Training 🪷 Chakra Development 👁️ Spiritual Perception 💧 Moral Purification

The Way of Silence

by Br. David Steindl-Rast • 2016

You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.

4.09

193

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Everyday Mysticism 🙏 Gratefulness Practice ✨ Embodied Spirituality 🕊️ Interfaith Mysticism

The Way of Silence 91%

You were born a mystic. Gratitude wakes that up, one sense at a time.

by Br. David Steindl-Rast 2016

4.09

193 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Everyday Mysticism 🙏 Gratefulness Practice ✨ Embodied Spirituality 🕊️ Interfaith Mysticism

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe

by Paul Rademacher • 2009

Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.

4.18

🕊️ Mystical Christianity 📖 Spiritual Memoir ☯️ Unity Consciousness ✨ Mystical Experience 💀 Near Death Experiences

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe Summary

A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe 91%

Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.

by Paul Rademacher 2009

4.18

39 ratings

🕊️ Mystical Christianity 📖 Spiritual Memoir ☯️ Unity Consciousness ✨ Mystical Experience 💀 Near Death Experiences

The Art of Meditation

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1957

Meditation is not thinking about God; it is hearing what the inner presence speaks.

4.47

266

🧠 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism 👂 Listening Meditation ☯️ Nondual Christianity 🙏 Surrender To God

The Art of Meditation 91%

Meditation is not thinking about God; it is hearing what the inner presence speaks.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1957

4.47

266 ratings

🧠 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism 👂 Listening Meditation ☯️ Nondual Christianity 🙏 Surrender To God

Practicing the Presence

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1984

You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.

4.51

349

🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✨ New Thought 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌟 Divine Abundance 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender

Practicing the Presence 91%

You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1984

4.51

349 ratings

🕯️ Christian Mysticism ✨ New Thought 🧘 Meditation Practice 🌟 Divine Abundance 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender

The Great Initiates

by Édouard Schuré • 1889

A secret doctrine threads through the lives of Rama, Moses, and Jesus; here is its lineage.

4.12

574

🔮 Esoteric Christianity 📜 Mystery Schools 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌱 Spiritual Evolution 🌌 Symbolic Interpretation

The Great Initiates 91%

A secret doctrine threads through the lives of Rama, Moses, and Jesus; here is its lineage.

by Édouard Schuré 1889

4.12

574 ratings

🔮 Esoteric Christianity 📜 Mystery Schools 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🌱 Spiritual Evolution 🌌 Symbolic Interpretation

Soulful Spirituality

by David G. Benner • 2011

Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.

4.16

243

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕺 Embodied Spirituality 🌟 Wonder And Awe

Soulful Spirituality 91%

Reclaim the three things religion forgot: your body, your wonder, and the person across from you.

by David G. Benner 2011

4.16

243 ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🕺 Embodied Spirituality 🌟 Wonder And Awe

The Book of Knowing and Worth

by Paul Selig • 2013

A channeled text reveals Christ as a consciousness within you, not a figure of history.

4.64

546

🧿 Channeled Texts ✝️ Esoteric Christianity 🕊️ Self-Forgiveness ✨ Inner Divinity 🌱 Conscious Creation

The Book of Knowing and Worth 91%

A channeled text reveals Christ as a consciousness within you, not a figure of history.

by Paul Selig 2013

4.64

546 ratings

🧿 Channeled Texts ✝️ Esoteric Christianity 🕊️ Self-Forgiveness ✨ Inner Divinity 🌱 Conscious Creation

The Essential Edgar Cayce

by Edgar Evans Cayce • 2004

The sleeping prophet's map: mind shapes reality, dreams expose the soul, your soul chose this life.

3.89

175

🌀 Channeled Teachings ✝️ Esoteric Christianity 🌿 Holistic Healing 💭 Dream Interpretation 🔄 Reincarnation And Karma

The Essential Edgar Cayce 91%

The sleeping prophet's map: mind shapes reality, dreams expose the soul, your soul chose this life.

by Edgar Evans Cayce 2004

3.89

175 ratings

🌀 Channeled Teachings ✝️ Esoteric Christianity 🌿 Holistic Healing 💭 Dream Interpretation 🔄 Reincarnation And Karma

Spiritual Enlightenment

by Jed McKenna • 2002

Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.

4.38

2k+

☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🔥 Radical Spirituality 💨 Ego Dissolution 🧱 Belief Deconstruction ✍️ Spiritual Journaling

Spiritual Enlightenment 91%

Enlightenment isn't bliss: it's the demolition of the self you've spent a lifetime building.

by Jed McKenna 2002

4.38

2k+ ratings

☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🔥 Radical Spirituality 💨 Ego Dissolution 🧱 Belief Deconstruction ✍️ Spiritual Journaling

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

4.25

749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

Peace Pilgrim 91%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

A Cup of Tea

by Osho • 1980

Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.

4.07

241

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🕉️ Nonduality 👁️ Present-Moment Awareness 🫧 Inner Emptiness 🌊 Surrender Practice

A Cup of Tea 91%

Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.

by Osho 1980

4.07

241 ratings

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🕉️ Nonduality 👁️ Present-Moment Awareness 🫧 Inner Emptiness 🌊 Surrender Practice

Awareness

by Osho • 2001

Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.

4.31

3k+

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Witness Consciousness ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🎁 Present Moment 🌊 Spontaneous Living

Awareness 91%

Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.

by Osho 2001

4.31

3k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Witness Consciousness ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🎁 Present Moment 🌊 Spontaneous Living

The Gospel According to Jesus

by Stephen Mitchell • 1991

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

4.24

706

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

The Gospel According to Jesus 91%

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

by Stephen Mitchell 1991

4.24

706 ratings

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

Invitation to Solitude and Silence

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2004

Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.

4.35

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏜️ Desert Spirituality 🎭 True Self

Invitation to Solitude and Silence Summary

Invitation to Solitude and Silence 91%

Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2004

4.35

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏜️ Desert Spirituality 🎭 True Self

The Subtle Body

by Stefanie Syman • 2010

Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.

3.26

263

🌿 Transcendentalism 🌏 East West Exchange 🧘 Modern Yoga 🕉️ Guru Culture 🌈 Sixties Spirituality

The Subtle Body 91%

Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.

by Stefanie Syman 2010

3.26

263 ratings

🌿 Transcendentalism 🌏 East West Exchange 🧘 Modern Yoga 🕉️ Guru Culture 🌈 Sixties Spirituality

The Fullness of the Ground

by Judith Blackstone • 2023

Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.

4.79

🕉️ Nonduality 🧘 Embodied Awareness 🙏 Spiritual Practice ✨ Self-Realization 🧠 Consciousness

The Fullness of the Ground 91%

Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.

by Judith Blackstone 2023

4.79

19 ratings

🕉️ Nonduality 🧘 Embodied Awareness 🙏 Spiritual Practice ✨ Self-Realization 🧠 Consciousness

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+

🏛️ New Thought Movement ☯️ Nonduality 🌱 Conscious Creation ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🦋 Identity Shifting

At Your Command 91%

The person you assume yourself to be becomes the only world you can live in.

by Neville Goddard 2020

4.44

2k+ ratings

🏛️ New Thought Movement ☯️ Nonduality 🌱 Conscious Creation ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🦋 Identity Shifting

Sadhguru

by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010

A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.

4.45

1k+

🧘‍♂️ Modern Gurus 🕉️ Contemporary Spirituality ✨ Experiential Spirituality ⚡ Energy Practices ❓ Questioning Dogma

Sadhguru 91%

A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.

by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010

4.45

1k+ ratings

🧘‍♂️ Modern Gurus 🕉️ Contemporary Spirituality ✨ Experiential Spirituality ⚡ Energy Practices ❓ Questioning Dogma

The Book of Nature

by Barbara Mahany • 2023

Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.

4.26

100

🌿 Nature Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🌍 Panentheism 💔 Ecological Grief

The Book of Nature 91%

Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.

by Barbara Mahany 2023

4.26

100 ratings

🌿 Nature Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🌍 Panentheism 💔 Ecological Grief

Holy Listening

by Margaret Guenther • 1992

The spiritual director's secret: the less you fix, the more the Spirit works.

4.25

1k+

🧭 Spiritual Direction 🔍 Discernment 👂 Contemplative Listening 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👩 Women's Spirituality

Holy Listening 91%

The spiritual director's secret: the less you fix, the more the Spirit works.

by Margaret Guenther 1992

4.25

1k+ ratings

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by John Selby • 1992

A Rosicrucian guide to waking the serpent energy coiled at the base of your spine.

4.03

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Kundalini Awakening 91%

A Rosicrucian guide to waking the serpent energy coiled at the base of your spine.

by John Selby 1992

4.03

125 ratings

🏛️ Western Esotericism 💭 New Thought 🌀 Chakra Work 🔥 Kundalini Awakening 👁️ Visualization Methods

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by Osho • 2013

Society's greatest control is not its laws but the beliefs you never thought to question.

4.16

707

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Living on Your Own Terms 91%

Society's greatest control is not its laws but the beliefs you never thought to question.

by Osho 2013

4.16

707 ratings

🕉️ Eastern Mysticism ✌️ Spiritual Counterculture 🔥 Spiritual Nonconformity 🎭 Authentic Living 🕊️ Inner Freedom

The Dark Night of the Soul

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Spiritual emptiness isn't failure. A psychiatrist reveals it as the hidden liberation of the soul.

4.02

3k+

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The Dark Night of the Soul 91%

Spiritual emptiness isn't failure. A psychiatrist reveals it as the hidden liberation of the soul.

by Gerald G. May 2004

4.02

3k+ ratings

🌑 Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌧️ Spiritual Crisis 🧠 Psychology And Faith ⛈️ Faith And Doubt

The New Path

by Kriyananda • 2009

An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.

4.51

116

🪷 Guru-Disciple Bond 🧘 Kriya Yoga ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🔄 Reincarnation Doctrine

The New Path 91%

An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.

by Kriyananda 2009

4.51

116 ratings

🪷 Guru-Disciple Bond 🧘 Kriya Yoga ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🔄 Reincarnation Doctrine

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