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Recommended
Books
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This is an ever changing list of
helpful books that I have bought,
borrowed or rented that I feel good
about passing on. Generally speaking,
they break down into two basic categories.
about hypnosis
and the healing arts – or
not. Those that are not directly
about the healing arts are, to my
mind, soul food in one way or another.
They encourage thought, smiles and
sometimes laughter out loud.
The book list is a very personal
list and serves only as an introduction.
Let me know if you like this list
- and if you have suggestions to add
that would be terrific!
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About Hypnosis
and the Healing Arts
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A Brief History of Everything,
by Ken Wilber
Fascinating synthesis of scientific
and spiritual understandings.
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A Practical Guide to Psychic
Self-Defense and Well -Being,
by Denning and Phillips
A thorough well defined book on psychic
dangers and how to protect yourself
against them.
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Bone - Dying into Life,
by Marion Woodman
A magnificient diary with annotations
written by a powerful Jungian therapist
who goes through the physical, spiritual
and emotional machinations of healing
from cancer.
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Chakras and their Archetypes,
by Ambika Wauters
The combination of chakra knowledge
with Carl Jung’s archetypes make
this a strong addition to the healer’s
library.
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Conversations with God, books
1 - 3, by Neale Donald Walsch
Profound aha's from the get go.
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Dancing in the Flames,
by Marion Woodman
Transformation of consciousness.
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Essential Reiki, by
Diane Stein
A complete guide to the healing art
of Reiki. Know your healing energy
potential and benefit yourself and
your clients.
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First Aid Basics, by
Stephen J Rosenberg MD
This is a basic ‘must have’
in the library for emergencies. Simple
to follow and appropriate for the
whole family.
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Games People Play,
by Eric Berne
No, not computer games…. 36 psychological
life games broken into seven categories.
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Healing the Soul in the Age
of the Brain, by Elio Frattaroli
A psychiatrist and psychoanalyst deflates
several sacred cows of modern medicine.
A warm, funny and important work.
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Heart of the Mind, by Connirae
Andreas PhD & Steve Andreas MA
A friendly self-change book with pragmatic
exercises and gentle humour using
some NLP techniques
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Homecoming, by John
Bradshaw
The original book of Inner Child healing.
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How To Know God, by
Deepak Chopra
Rethink your concept of God, this
is one of Chopra's finest.
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Hypnosis For Change,
by Josie Hadley and Carol Staudacher
A good resource and workbook.
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Hypnotherapy, by Dave
Elman
No practicing hypnotist can afford
to be without this book.
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Hypnotic Realities,
by Milton H Erickson
A rich, full, interesting book of
cases and teachings. A must have for
the practicing hypnotist.
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I'm OK You're OK, by
Thomas A Harris
The transactional analysis workbook
for powerful understanding.
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Journey of Souls, by
Michael Newton
A classic. If you are interested or
working in Past Life Regression, this
book must be in your library!
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Mental Training for Peak Performance,
by Steven Ungerleider
How to win in your head before starting
the game.
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Molecules of the Mind,
by Jon Franklin
A new view of psychology beyond Freud
and Jung.
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Notes from the Cosmos,
by Gordon Michael Scallion
A futurist's insights into dream prophecy
and intuition.
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On Becoming a Counselor,
by Eugene Kennedy and Sara C Charles
MD
A basic guide for nonprofessional
counselors.
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Psychodrama, by Lewis
Yablonsky
A description of psychodrama and how
to use it.
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Reading People, by
Jo-Ellan Dimitrius
A leading jury consultant teaches
how to hear what's not being said.
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Reframing, by Bandler
& Grinder
There’s always another way of
looking at things, and it really helps
when you know how. This is a perfect
primer to help clients/patients -
yourself - look at things differently
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Regression Therapy - A Handbook
for Professionals, by Winafred
Blake Lucas
This is the bible for all Past Life
Regression Therapists. Working with
case histories and knowledge from
various practitioners, this two volume
will become one of your "most
thumbed".
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Spiritual Astrology,
by Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy
Taking astrology into a new and unnervingly
accurate realm.
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The Art of Change,
by Giorgio Nardone & Patrick Watzlawick
Hypnotherapy techniques without trance.
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The Couple Who Became Each
Other, by David L. Calof
Stories of Healing and Transformation
through Hypnotherapy.
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The Holographic Universe,
by Michael Talbot
An interesting way of explaining the
unexplainable - the unresolved puzzles
of physics, telepathy and out of body
experiences.
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The Human Brain, A guided Tour,
by Susan Greenfield
This book helps you understand - in
lay terms- how the brain works.
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The Little Soul and the Sun,
by Neale Donald Walsch
A children's book but perfect for
adults. The soul decisions for a new
lifetime.
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The Past Gets In My Eyes,
by Jack Birnbaum M.D. FRCP
Right Brain Imagery & Hypnosis
for treatment of Sexual, Physical
and Emotional Trauma and Abuse.
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The Path is the Goal,
by Chogyam Trungpa
A book of Buddhist meditations.
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
A classic scripture of Tibetan
Buddhism, giving insight and understanding
of death, rebirth and Bardo - life
between lives.
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The Way of the Wizard,
by Deepak Chopra
A classic. A bedside table book for
sweet dreams and fulfilling days.
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Toxic Parents, by Dr.
Susan Forward
How to heal a dysfunctional past.
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Trance, by Adam Crabtree
Crabtree discusses the whole aspects
of trance, including group trance
- with our families, our communities
and culture at large. This is a book
that you read piece by piece and return
to often, to confirm or query your
own thinking.
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Transforming Therapy,
by Gil Boyne
A classic book of case histories by
one of the masters of hypnosis.
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What's the Rush, by
James Ballard
This book will help you train yourself
to get balance in your life.
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And The
Others
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Bachelor Brothers Bed and Breakfast
A hoot of a book about two
eccentric brothers who run a b&b.
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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee,
by Dee Brown
A classic First Nations history of
the American West. Important to read
and remember.
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Gather Together in my Name;
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings; Wouldn’t
Take Nothing for my Journey Now,
by Maya Angelou
Three of the many wondrous writings
by Maya Angelou. An extraordinary
personal journey. Written by a writer
and poet who uses words as magic.
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I Fly Out With Bright Feathers,
by Allegra Taylor
A fascinating tale of a woman’s
quest to discover how and why healing
works. Her journey takes her to Australia,
Italy, Africa, various parts of Great
Britain and the States.
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Simple Living in a Complex
World, by David Irvine
One of the better books on personal
growth. It’s a valuable tool
as you re-think your own blueprint
for life.
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The Color of Water,
by James McBride
The true story of a rabbi's daughter,
born in Poland, raised in the South,
fled to Harlem, married a black man,
founded a Baptist Church and put her
twelve children through college. A
vibrant, moving book written with
skill, love and admiration.
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The Eagle and The Rose,
by Rosemary Altea
A fascinating book written by a medium
as she travels between the worlds
of life and death.
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The Temple of My Familiar,
by Alice Walker
Easier to read than The Color Purple,
I couldn’t put it down!
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Tottering in My Garden,
by Midge Ellis Keeble
A very human, funny and informative
gardening book about the trials and
tribulations of starting a garden
from scratch, again.
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Tuesday’s with Morrie,
by Mitch Albom
A sweet, warm, gutsy book. A quick
read for lifelong benefits.
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Watership Down, by
Richard Adams
A more charming take on the social
order of life than portrayed by Orwell’s
Animal Farm. Watership Down takes
place totally within a rabbit community.Interesting
and funny.
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West With the Night,
by Beryl Markham
A romantic adventure story set in
Africa, supposedly biographical. Written
by the first person to fly the Atlantic
solo in 1936.
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