Another vote for Lord Of The Rings.
I enjoyed the original Dune series too, but found them a bit dry (no pun intended!) and slow-moving.
My favourite author though, is Clive Barker and I reckon, if pushed, Imagica is my favourite of his novels.
The scope and sheer depth of imagination is stunning.
His artwork is great too. I’ve got a copy of Visions of Heaven and Hell - a collection of his paintings and drawings and it manages to be thrilling and quite disturbing at the same time. Thought provoking stuff. (In fact you wouldn’t think some of his creations were conceived by a sane mind :wink: .)
Clive’s a creative genius in my opinion and I’m amazed his work isn’t more widely recognised.
stillness speaks - eckhart tolle (short and sweet)
the now - eckhart tolle
inner paths to outer space - rick strassman and friends
why cats paint - heather busch, burton silver
lucid dreaming - stephen laberge…. i bet any lucid dreaming book would be good if your interested in it.
ketamine: dreams and realities - karl jansen
the four agreements - don miguel ruiz (kinda cheesy but great knowledge)
precious preshy aka PP - matt spatman
and of course all my yoga books
meditaions from the mat - rolf gates (i didnt even know about the yamas & niyamas until i read this book)
complete illustrated book of yoga - swami visnu-devananda
inner resting yoga - josh reed
about to rent some ram dass books right now, heard they are pertty good…......
anybody here heard of/read ernest holmes books? author of the science of mind
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Dune by Frank Herbert (reading it right now, don’t have any of the other books, though) Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind (and the Sword of Truth series pretty much) The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton
Basically my favorites above are ones that I’ve read this year.
Just read Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck. I thought it was very interesting and I recommend it. It’s pretty much Pinchbeck’s account of shamanism and what he has learned through his experiences with psychedelics.
Currently reading Shamans Through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge by Jeremy Narby. It’s a book exploring Western/European views of shamanism over a span of around 500 years (from the 1500’s to the present), and consists, in chronological order, of writings by anthropologists, explorers, etc. explaining their views of shamanic societies around the world.
Also enjoy Lovecraft, Stephen King, early Anne Rice, Tolkien.
“Illusions The Adventures of a reluctant Messiah” by Richard Bach
“Hitchhikers…” of course
“Dreamside” by Graham Joyce
“The Cult of Mac” by Leander Kahney
“Apple Confidential 2.0” by Owen W. Linzmayer
“A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr John Dee and Some Spirits”
“Applied Magic and Aspects of Occultism” by Dion Fortune
One more vote for cuckoo’s nest - and a rare bonus that the film is actually as good as the book.
The Dice Man - Luke Rheinhart… i enjoyed the sequels too
Cosmic Trigger - Robert Anton Wilson
Prometheus Rising - Robert Anton Wilson
Curious incident of the Dog in the NightTime - mark haddon i think?
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Candide - Voltaire
Oh the Places You’ll Go! - Dr.Seuss
Armageddon: The Musical - Robert Rankin
Notes From a Big Country - Bill Bryson
Junkie - William Burroughs
The Wasp Factory - Ian Banks
You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense - Charles Bukowski
The Long Road Out of Hell - Marilyn Manson
The Rama Series - Arthur C Clarke
Wow this is hard to condense it to a few!!
Would have to throw in a Roald Dahl but don’t know which one… they’ve all entertained me at some point in my life..
How about the last book to make you cry?
And the last movie?
Anyone else cry during The Office Christmas Special? (the english one, not the american one)
Just read Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck. I thought it was very interesting and I recommend it. It’s pretty much Pinchbeck’s account of shamanism and what he has learned through his experiences with psychedelics.
Currently reading Shamans Through Time: 500 Years on the Path to Knowledge by Jeremy Narby. It’s a book exploring Western/European views of shamanism over a span of around 500 years (from the 1500’s to the present), and consists, in chronological order, of writings by anthropologists, explorers, etc. explaining their views of shamanic societies around the world.
Also enjoy Lovecraft, Stephen King, early Anne Rice, Tolkien.
Yea breaking open the head is a good read, his 2012 book is also worth a go.
Just finished Wasp Factory and currently slowly reading Zolar’s Encyclopedia of Ancient and Forbidden Knowledge.
Anyone else cry during The Office Christmas Special? (the english one, not the american one)
My girlfriend did big time. She was saying I hope they get together, before it happened. Then it did and the tears came.
Some good book choices there. Animal Farm great book. I remeber reading it for the first time at school. It was actually a curiculum thing. I also got myself a copy of James and the Giant Peach when I was in Portugal. What a great adventure.
This thread inspired me to read The BFG again. The last time I read it was probably ten years ago when I was a kid, and I must say it was pretty awesome re-reading it. There is a lot of humor and interesting lessons that I missed while reading it as a third grader.
I was totally bleary after the Office Christmas special! The end of Extras was also sweeter than candy.
What an excellent reading list here! Kind of one third lit, one third consciousness expansion, and one third fantasy.
I wholeheartedly recommend Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. I just finished it, and for a fatty it was a really quick, involving read. Blew my mind and, I think, elevated me a bit too. Quick synopsis: semi-true story of man who breaks out of maximum security prison, absconds to Bombay and spends ten years hiding, living in the slum, joining the local mafia and eventually even fighting with the Mujaheddin in Afghanistan(!). Intertwined with romance, philosophical threads that run the course of the book, and a few mysteries to boot.
(the english one, not the american one)
