Book Reccomendations
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
By Tom O'Neill
"Twenty years ago, when journalist Tom O'Neill was reporting a magazine piece about the [Manson] murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Then he unearthed shocking evidence of a cover-up behind the "official" story, including police carelessness, legal misconduct, and potential surveillance by intelligence agents. When a tense interview with Vincent Bugliosi -- prosecutor of the Manson Family and author of Helter Skelter -- turned a friendly source into a nemesis, O'Neill knew he was onto something. But every discovery brought more questions..."
The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead
By Stephan A. Hoeller
"Jungian psychology based on a little known treatise he authored in his earlier years."
This book analyzes Jung's work titled "The Seven Sermons of the Dead" and discusses the deeper gnostic principles he is tapping into. It includes the short work by Jung as well as an in depth discussion on what it means.
The Kybalion
By Three Initiates
"The purpose of this work is not the enunciation of any special philosophy or doctrine, but rather is to give to the students a statement of the Truth that will serve to reconcile the many bits of occult knowledge that they may have acquired, but which are apparently opposed to each other and which often serve to discourage and disgust the beginner in the study. Our intent is not to erect a new Temple of Knowledge, but rather to place in the hands of the student a Master-Key with which he may open the many inner doors in the Temple of Mystery through the main portals he has already entered."
Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self
By Robert Waggoner
"Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self is the account of an extraordinarily talented lucid dreamer who goes beyond the boundaries of both psychology and religion. In the process, he stumbles upon the Inner Self. While lucid (consciously aware) in the dream state and able to act and interact with dream figures, objects, and settings, dream expert Robert Waggoner experienced something transformative and unexpected..."
The Mystical Qabalah
By Dion Fortune
"Dion Fortune's classic, The Mystical Qabalah, explores all aspects of the Qabalah, including the esoteric sciences of astrology and tarot, which form the basis of the Western Mystery Traditions. It provides a key to the practical working of this mystical system for both novice and initiate alike...."