The Reading List

by Nicole

It's impossible to provide a definitive top 10 reading list, but these are the books, in no particular order, that inspired The Daily Mantra's writers over the past year.

• A History of Last Night's Dream by Roger Kamenetz
  Everyone from the biblical Joseph to Sigmund Freud needs to chillax more and think less about their dreams. At least, that's what author Kamenetz learned from his work with dream shamans. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review)
  
  
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
  This best seller inspired one of our writers to travel and another to get her meditation groove on. Who knows what it may inspire you to do.
  
  
• Dreaming True by Robert Moss
  It's not just science fiction; via dreams, Moss shows readers how to tap into the power of precognition. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.) We also loved The Three Only Things, by the same author, which turns readers on to the value of dreams, coincidence and imagination.
  
  
• Secrets of the Monarch by Allison DuBois
  The real life Medium who served as the inspiration behind Patricia Arquette's TV character uses life lessons culled from her extensive conversations with the dead to encourage her readers to live life to the max. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.)
  
  
• Big History by Cynthia Stokes Brown
  From the big bang and the formation of matter to the rise of agriculture and today's developed cultures in a mere 248 pages. After reading this book you'll come to the realization that Brown's holistic approach to humanity, politics, history and geography is the only way to tackle such big subjects.
  
  
• The Spiral Staircase by Karen Armstrong
  How a former nun and all round brilliant Brit became one of the foremost secular writers on religion: a beautiful book. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.)
  
  
• UnChristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons
  Someone once said "the truth shall set you free." During the research for this book, Kinnamen held up a mirror to organized religion. The reflection was not flattering. By laying out the unfiltered facts, Kinnemen underscores the need for progressive change, and points us towards the core truths we should be living, embodying, and celebrating. (Click HERE for the Daily Mantra's interview with the author.)
  
  
• The Kundalini Experience by Lee Sanella
  A book with a spine: the seminal tome explaining the experience of awakened Kundalini to the West. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.)
  
  
• A Voluptuous God by Robert V. Thompson
  Don't let the whole crucifixion thing fool you; the Christian God offers a good time. Just ask the Baptist minister who authored this book. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.)
  
  
• The Elements Of Organic Gardening by HRH The Prince of Wales
  Price Charles, who was born the same year as fellow environmentalist Al Gore, and is greatly respected by him, talks dirty, organically speaking. Whether you’re a royalist or a republican, whether you have an acre or a plant pot to play with, this holistic approach to gardening, and ultimately life, makes for an invigorating philosophical read. (Click HERE for Daily Mantra review.)
  
  And finally, with full disclosure that this is by one of our own.....
  
  
• Echoes Across Time by Daily Mantra contributor Malayna Dawn
  For reincarnation buffs, dreamy Pisces and loyal Daily Mantra readers, a "spiritual adventure" and "feminist fairytale" that's right up our alley and is likely to resonate deeply with readers attuned to past-lives, dreaming or cross-cultural experience.
  

Contributors: Lael, Marisa, Leigh and Nicole


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| 12/28/07 | Book Club