Myths, Philosophy, Religions and Spirituality
- It’s never the event but our interpretation of the event that motivates our responses.
- How We Build Our Core Beliefs Systems and Develop Our Scripts, Maps, and Models to Represent Reality.
Table of Contents
Myths
Campbell, Joseph with Bill Moyers (1988) The Power of Myth. New York: Doubleday *****
Campbell, Joseph (1990) The Hero’s Journey edited by Phil Cousineau. Novato, CA: New World Library
Philosophy
Osbon, Diane (1991) Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell Companion. New York: HarperCollins
Castell, Albury and Donald Borchert (1988) An Introduction to Modern Philosophy: Examining the human condition. New York: Macmillan Publishing
Popkin, Richard and Avrum Stroll (1956) Philosophy Made Simple. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company
Robinson, Dave and Chriss Garratt (1999) Introducing Ethics. Australia; Crows Nest NSEW: Allen & Unwin Pty
Russell, Bertrand (1997) The Problems of Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press
Comparative Religions:
Armstrong, Karen (1993) A History of God: The 4,000-year quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New York: Ballantine Books
- The Case for God. New York: Random House
Campbell, Joseph (2001) Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor. Novato, CA: New World Library
Eisler, Riane (1987) The Chalice & the Blade: our history, our future. New York: HarperCollins *****
Hanh, Thich Nhat (1995) Living Buddha, Living Christ New York: Riverhead Books
Johnson, Robert (1983) We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love.
Neilsen, Niels, et.al (1983) Religions of the World. New York: St. Martin’s Press *****
Sanday, Peggy Reeves (1981) Female Power and Male Dominance: on the origins of sexual inequality. New York: Cambridge Press *****
(Religions in a chronological order of development)
Shamanism & Paganism (Earth worship)
Andrews, Ted (2006) Animal Speak: The spiritual & magical powers of creatures great and small. Woodbury,
Black Wolf and Gina Jones (1996) Earth Dance Drum: A celebration of life. Salt Lake City, UT: Commune-A-Key
Conway, D.J. (2000) Advanced Celtic Shamanism. Berkeley, CA: The Crossing Press
Doore, Gary – compiled and edited by (1988) Shaman’s Path: Healing, personal growth and empowerment. Boston, MA: Shambhala
Cunningham, Scott (1988) Wicca: a guide for the solitary practitioner. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications
Harner, Michael (1990) The Way of the Shaman. New York: Harper & Row
Millman, Dan (1979) The Warrior Athlete: Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-transformation through total training
- (1984) Way of the Peaceful Warrior. Tiburon, CA: H.J. Kramer
- (1991) Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior. Tiburon, CA: H.J. Kramer
O’Hara, Gwydion (1997) Pagan Ways: Finding your spirituality in nature. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications
Sun Bear, Wabun Wind, and Crysalis Mulligan (1991) Dancing with the Wheel: The medicine wheel workbook New York: Simon & Schuster ****
Swinomish Tribal Mental Health Project (1991) A Gathering of Wisdoms: Tribal mental health: a cultural perspective. LaConner, WA: Swinomish Tribal Center
Atheism
Dawkins, Richard (2006) The God Delusion. New York: Houghton, Miffrin, Harcourt Publishing Company
- (2009) The Greatest Show on Earth: the evidence for evolution. New York: Freepress
Russell, Bertrand (1957) Why I Am Not a Christian: and other essays on religion and related subjects. New York: Simon & Schuster
Buddhism & other Eastern philosophies and religions
Boldt, Laurance (1999) The TAO of Abundance: Eight ancient principles for abundant living. New York: Penguin Putnam
Braverman, Arthur (xxxx) Living and Dying in Zazen: Five Zen Master of modern Japan. New York: Weatherhill
Coomaraswamy, Ananda (xxxx) Buddha and the Gospel of Buddhism. New York: Harper & Row
Hanson, Rick (2011) Just One Thing: developing a Buddha Brain one simple practice at a time. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications
Hanson, Rick and Richard Mendius (2009) Buddha’s Brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications *****
Huang, Chungliang A (1987) Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountains: The essence of Tai Ji. Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts
Kato, Bunno, Yoshiro Tamura and Kojiro Miyasake (translated by – xxxx) The Threefold Lotus Sutra. New York: Weatherhill
Kopp, Sheldon (1972) If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! New York: Bantam Books *****
Kornfield, Jack (1996) The Roots of Buddhist Psychology (CDs) Woodside, CA: recorded at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
- (2008) The Wise Heart: a guide to the universal teaching of Buddhist psychology. New York: Bantam Dell
Lopez, Donald ed. By (2002) A Modern Buddhist Bible: Essential reading from East and West. Boston, MA: Beacon Press
Parulski, George Jr. (1976) A Path of Oriental Wisdom: Introductory studies in Eastern Philosophy. Burbank, CA: Ohara Publications
Renou, Louis – ed.by (1961) Hinduism. New York: Washington Square Press
Rosen, Steven (2002) The Hidden Glory of India. Los Angeles, CA: The Bhakrivedanta Book Trust
Rothberg, Donald (2006) The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist approach to transforming ourselves and the world. Boston, MA: Beacon Press *****
Judaism:
Bible (Old Testament)
The Torah
Christianity:
Bawer, Bruce (1997) Stealing Jesus: How fundamentalism betrays Christianity. New York: Three Rivers Press
Ehrman, Bart (2005) Misquoting Jesus: The story behind who changed the bible and why. New York: HarperCollins ****
Foundation for Inner Peace (2007) A Course in Miracles: Combined volume. Mill Valley, CA: Foundation for Inner Peace
Freke, Timothy & Peter Gandy (1999) The Jesus Mysteries: Was the “Original Jesus” a Pagan God? New York: Three Rivers Press ****
- (2001) Jesus and the Lost Goddess. New York: Three Rivers Press
- (2005) The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Truths. New York: Harmony Press
Funk, Robert and Roy Hoover and the Jesus Seminar (1993) The Five Gospels: What did Jesus really say? New York: HarperCollins
Hoeller, Stephan (1989) Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library. Wheatland, IL: The Theosophical Publishing House ****
- (2002) Gnosticism: New light on the ancient tradition of inner knowing. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books
Horsley, Richard with Jonathan Draper (1999) Whoever Hears You Hears Me: Prophets, performance, and tradition in Q. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press
Isbouts, Jean-Pierre (2008) Young Jesus: Restoring the ‘lost years’ of a social activist and religious dissident. New York: Sterling
Knight, Christopher and Robert Lomas (1997) The Second Messiah: Templars, the Turin Shroud and the great secret of freemasonry. Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Leloup, Jean-Yves – translated by (2002) The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions
Mack, Burton (1993) The Lost Gospel: The book of Q & Christian origins. New York: HarperCollins
Malachi, Tau (2005) Gnosis of the Cosmic Christ: Agnostic Christian Kabbalah. Moodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications
Meyer, Marvin (2005) The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus: The definitive collection of mystical gospels and secret books about Jesus of Nazareth. San Francisco, CA: Harper San Francisco
- (2005) The Gnostic Discoveries: the impact of the Nag Hammadi Library. New York: HarperCollins ****
Old and New Testaments (1953) The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons
Pagels, Elaine (1979) The Gnostic Gospels. New York: Random House *****
- (2005) Beyond Belief: The secret gospel of Thomas. New York: Random House
Prophet, Mark and Elizabeth Clare (xxxx) The Lost Years of Jesus
- (1986) The Lost Teachings of Jesus I. Livingston, MT; Summit University Press
- (1986) The Lost Teachings of Jesus II. Livingston, MT; Summit University Press
Ferrini, Paul (2000) Reflections of the Christ Mind: The present-day teaching of jesus. New York: Doubleday
Haught, John F. (2010) Making Sense of Evolution: Darwin, God, and the drama of life. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press
Horsley, Richard with Jonathan Draper (1999) Whoever Hears You Hears Me: Prophets, performance, and tradition in Q. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International
Isbouts, Jean-Pierre (2008) Young Jesus: Restoring the “lost Years” of a social activist and religious dissident. New York: Sterling
LDS: The book of Mormon
Malachi, Tau (2005) Gnosis of the Cosmic Christ: A gnostic Christian Kabbalah. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications
Knight, Christopher and Robert Lomas (2000) The Second Messiah: Templars, the Turin shroud and the great secret of freemasonry. Barnes and Noble Books
Meyer, Marvin (2005) The Gnostic Gospels of Jesus: The definitive collection of mystical gospels and secret books about Jesus of Nazareth. New York: HarperCollins
Pagels, Elaine (1995) The Origin of Satan New York: Random House, Inc.
- (2005) Beyond Belief: The secret gospel of Thomas. New York: Random House
Spong, John S. (2007) Jesus for the Non-Religious: Recovering the divine in the heart of the human. New York: HarperCollins
Starbird, Margaret (xx) Magdalene’s Lost Legacy: Symbolic numbers and the sacred union of Christianity. Rochester, VT: Bear & Company
Tickle, Phyllis (2008) The Great Emergence: How Christianity is changing and why. Grand Rapids, MI: Barker Books
Tolstoy, Leo (1984) The Kingdom of God is Within You: Christianity not as a mystic religion but as a new theory of life. Lincoln, NB: University of Nebraska Press
Unknown (unknown) The Book: A compelling odyssey of love, truth & adventure. (the Bible) Wheaton IL: Tyndale house publishers
Wilke, Richard (1986) And Are We Yet Alive? The future of the United Methodist Church. Nashville TN: Abingdon Press
Humanism:
Wright, G. Ernest principle advisor (1974) Great People of the Bible and How They Lived. Pleasantville, NY: The Reader’s Digest Association
Epstein, Greg M. (2009) good without God: what a billion nonreligious people Do believe.
Islam
the Koran/Quran
Abu-Harb, I.A. (1996) A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam. Houston, TX: Darussalam
Armstrong, Karen (2002) Islam: A short history. New York: Modern Library
Ernst, Carl W. (1997) The Shambhala Guide to Sufism: An essential introduction to the philosophy and practice of the mystical tradition of Islam. Boston, MA: Shambhala
Frager, Robert (2002) The Wisdom of Islam: An introduction to the living experience of Islamic belief and practice. Hauppauge, NY: Barren’s Educational Series
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2003) Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization. New York: HarperCollins Publishers
Rauf, Abdul (2004) What’s Right with Islam is What’s Right with America: A new vision for Muslims and the West. New York: HarperCollins Publisher
Interfaith
Mackenzie, Pastor Dan, Rabbi Ted Falcon; and Imam Jamal Rahman (2011) Religion Gone Astray: What we found at the heart of interfaith. Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths Publishing
Mendelsohn, Jack (1964) Why I Am A Unitarian Universalist. New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons
Spirituality and Spiritual Psychology
Adrienne, Carol (1998) The Purpose of Your Life. New York: William Morrow and Company
Bach, Richard (1970) Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a Story. New York: The MacMillan Company
Brilliant, Ashleigh (1980) I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and I Am Now Looking for A Good Fantasy. Santa Barbara, CA: Woodbridge Press
Cole-Whittaker, Terry (1986) The Inner Path from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. New York: Fawcett Crest
Eldridge, John (2001) Wild at Heart: Discovering the secret of a Man’s soul Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Fields, Rick with Peggy Taylor, Rex Weyler and Rick Ingrasci (1984) Chop Wood, Carry Water: A guide to finding spiritual fulfillment in everyday life. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher
Gilbran, Kahlil (1951) The Prophet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf *****
Hanson, Rick and Richard Mendius (2009) Buddha’s Brain: The practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications ****
Hillman, James (1996) The Soul’s Code: In search of character and calling. New York: Warner Books
Holmes, Ernest (1948) This Thing Called YOU. New York: G.P. Putman’s sons
Howard, Alice and Walden (1985) Exploring the Road Less Traveled: a study guide for small groups. New York: Simon & Schuster
Jaffe, Lawrence (1999) Celebrating Soul: Preparing for the New Religion. Toronto, ON, Canada: Inner City Books
Lama, Dalai and Desmond Tutu (2016) The Book of Joy. New York: Random House *****
Moore, Thomas (1992) Care of the Soul: a guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life. New York: HarperCollins
Peck, M. Scott (1978) The Road Less Traveled: A new psychology of love, traditional values and spiritual growth. New York: Simon & Schuster *****
- (1993) Further Along the Road Less Traveled: The unending journey toward spiritual growth. The edited lectures New York: Simon & Schuster
Prather, Hugh (1998) Spiritual Notes to Myself. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press
Redfield, James (1993) The Celestine Prophecy, an adventure. New York: Warner Books
Sinetar, Marsha (1986) Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics: Lifestyles for self-discovery. New York: Paulist Press
Singer, June (1994) Boundaries of the Soul: the practice of Jung’s psychology. New York: Doubleday
Wilber, Ken (1995) Sex, Ecology, Spirituality: the spirit of evolution. Boston, MA: Shambhala
Zukav, Gary (1979) The Dancing Wu Li Masters: an overview of the new physics. New York: Bantam Books
- (1989) The Seat of the Soul. New York: Simon & Schuster
Men’s Work
Boyles, Denis (1993) The Modern Man’s Guide to Modern Women. New York: HarperCollins
Colapinto, John (2001) As Nature Made Him: The boy who was raised as a girl. New York: HarperCollins
Creveld, Martin Van (2013) The Privileged Sex Mevasseret Zion, Israel: DLVC Enterprises
Deida, David (2004) The Way of the Superior Man. Boulder, CO: Sounds True
Farrell, Warren (1986) Why Men Are the Way They Are. New York: Berkley Books *****
– (1993) The Myth of Male Power. New York: Simon and Schuster *****
– (1999) Women Can’t Hear What Men Can’t Say. New York: Jeremy Tarcher ******
(* section on giving and receiving criticism)
– (2005) Why Men Earn More: The startling truth behind the pay gap – and what women can do about it. New York: American Management Association
Goldberg, Herb (1976) The Hazards of Being Male: Surviving the myth of masculine privilege. New York: New American Library *****
– (1979) The New Male: From Macho to sensitive but still male. New York: William Morrow and Company
Keen, Sam (1991) Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man. New York: Bantam Books **
Kipnis, Aaron (2004) Knights without Armor: A guide to the inner lives of men. Santa Barbara, CA: Indigo Phoenix Books **
Moore, Robert and Douglas Gillette (1990) King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine. New York: HarperCollins ****
- (1992) The King Within: Accessing the king in the male psyche. New York: William Morrow & Company
- (1992) The Warrior Within: Accessing the knight in the male psyche. New York: Avon Books
- (1993) The Magician Within: Accessing the shaman in the male psyche. New York: Avon Books
- (1993) The Lover Within: Accessing the lover of the male psyche
Nathanson, Paul and Katherine K. Young (2006) Legalizing Misandry: from public shame to systematic discrimination against men. Canada: McGill-Queen’s University Press
Silvers, Ann (2014) Abuse OF men BY women: It happens, it hurts, and it’s time to get real about it. Gig Harbor, WA: Silvers Publishing
Sommers, Christina H (2000) The War Against Boys: how misguided feminism is harming our young men. New York: Simon & Schuster *****
- (2013?) The War Against Boys: (politics)
Taylor, Stuart Jr. and KC Johnson (2007) Until Proven Innocent: Political correctness and the shameful injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape case. New York: St. Martin Press
Tiger, Lionel (1999) The Decline of Males: The first look at an unexpected new world for men and women.New York: St Martin’s Griffin *****
Vilar, Esther (2008) The Manipulated Man Londen, Englan: Pinter & MartinLtd. *****
Weiss, Robert (1990) Staying the Course: The emotional and social lives of men who do well at work. New York: Fawcett Columbine
Women’s Work
Andrews, Lynn (1981) Medicine Woman. New York: Harper & Row
- (1985) Jaguar Woman: and the wisdom of the butterfly tree. New York: HarperCollins Publishers
Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis (1988) “The Courage to Heal: a guide for women survivors of child sexual abuse.” New York: Harper & Row
Berman, Laura (2013) It’s Not Him, It’s You: how to take charge of your life and create the love and intimacy you deserve. New York: DK Publishing
Blenky, Mary and et el. (1986) Women’s Ways of Knowing: The development of self, voice, and mind. New York: Basic Books
Bolen, Jean (1984) Goddesses in Every Woman: A new psychology of women. New York: Harper & Row
Canfield, Jack, Mark Hansen, Jennifer Hawthorn and Marci Shimoff (1996) Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications
De Castillejo, Irene Claremont (1973) Knowing Woman: A feminine psychology. Boston, MA: Shambhala
Estes, Clarissa (1992) Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and stories of the wild woman archetype New York: Ballantine Books
Farrell, Warren (2005) Why Men Earn More: The startling truth behind the pay gap – and what women can do about it. New York: American Management Association
Forward, Susan and Craig Buck (1978) Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and its devastation. New York: Penguin Books
Jantz, Gregory (1995) Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse. Grand Rapids, MI: Fleming Revell
Jones, Ann and Susan Schechter (1992) When Love Goes Wrong: What to do when you can’t do anything right. New York: HarperCollins
Meyer, Ann (1968) Ten Lessons in Woman Awareness. Lemon Grove, CA: TIC Books
Roiphe, Katie (1993) The Morning After: sex, fear, and feminism on campus. New York: Little, Brown and Company
Ruether, Rosemary Radiford (1983) Sexism and God-Talk: Toward a feminist theology. Boston, MA: Beacon Press
Sams, Jamie (1993) The 13 Original Clan Mothers: Your sacred path to discovering the gifts, talents, and abilities of the feminine through the ancient teachings of the sisterhood. New York: HarperCollins
Sommers, Christina H. (1994) Who Stole Feminism: How women have betrayed women. New York: Simon & Schuster
Steinem, Gloria (1993) Revolution From Within: A book of self-esteem. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company
Walker, Lenore (1979) The Battered Woman. New York: HarperCollins