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RECOMMENDED READING

Rather than list lengthy publishing info for each & every entry, we recommend you check with Amazon.com or your local bookstore for availability. Though some of the books on this list might be hard to find, each and every one has proven to be of inestimable value to The Quantum Shaman. Try your favorite used bookstore, or check out eBay or get an online book dealer to do a book search. You won’t regret it! Luckily, though, most of the books on this list are in print and readily available.
 
OUR RATING SYSTEM: In parentheses to the right of each title, you will see a number between 1 and 5.  What does that mean?

1 = MUST READ! Critical to understanding.
2 = HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Also a “must read.”
3 = RELATED & RELEVANT, don’t miss it!
4 = WELL WORTH READING, but lower on the list.
5 = WORTH A LOOK after all of the above.

BACH, RICHARD
Illusions (1)
  
CARROLL, PETER J.
Psychonaut and Liber Null (1)
Liber Kaos (1)
Psybermagick (5)
 
CASTANEDA, CARLOS
The Teachings of Don Juan; A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (1)
A Separate Reality(1)
Journey to Ixtlan(1)
Tales of Power(1)
The Second Ring of Power(3)
The Eagle’s Gift(1)
The Fire From Within(2)
The Power of Silence(2)
The Art of Dreaming (3)
 
Taken as a whole, the books of Castaneda should be in a class by themselves with regard to their relevance to the The Quantum Shaman. If you have time for no other reading, these should be first priority. There are a couple of other books by Castaneda, but it is The Quantum Shaman's feeling that the crux and the backbone of don Juan's teachings are contained within the volumes listed above.

CROWLEY, ALEISTER (2)
Magic Without Tears
*Crowley's works are a bit difficult to follow at times, but if you're approaching the journey from the angle of chaos magick, they're well worth the effort. 
 
DICK, PHILIP K.
In Pursuit of Valis (3)

DONNER, FLORINDA
Being In Dreaming(3)
The Witch's Dream(3)

ELIADE, MIRCEA
Shamanism: Ancient Techniques of Ecstasy (4)

HARNER, MICHAEL
The Way of the Shaman (1)

HARRINGTON, ALAN
The Immortalist (1)

KRISHNAMURTI, J.
Freedom From the Known (1) 
J. Krishnamurti has so many books & collections it would be impossible to list them all. Read as much as you can.

LACARRIERE, JACQUES
The Gnostics (1)
*An excellent look at the process of gnosis. Get past the language, transcend the religious overtones, and this is one of the best explorations of gnosis ever written.
 
MINDELL, ARNOLD
The Shaman’s Body(1)
Quantum Mind (1)

Mindell has also written many other books relevant to quantum shamanism, including books on lucid dreaming. His books are particularly good for those seekers new to the path, or to any of us who need to occasionally be reminded of what is possible, through perception and will. 

McKENNA, TERENCE
True Hallucinations (1)
Archaic Revival (2)
Food of the Gods (5)

NISKER, WES
Crazy Wisdom (1)

PEARCE, JOSEPH CHILTON
The Crack In the Cosmic Egg (1)
Exploring the Crack in the Cosmic Egg (2)
*The Crack in the Cosmic Egg is a life-changer with regard to perception!

RICARDO, MARTIN V.
Liquid Dreams of Vampires (2)
A look at other-realms and how concepts thought to be "myth" can take on a reality all their own through the human will.

RUIZ, DON MIGUEL
The Four Agreements (1)
A condensed & concise series of four agreements by which many warriors live their lives. A good starting place for new seekers, a good refresher course for all concerned.  Ruiz has also written many other books about Toltec wisdom.

RUMI
Many books available. Excellent for inspiration and the clarification of abstract thought. Read all you can.
 
STRIEBER, WHITLEY
The Secret School (1)
The Key (1) (available only through Whitley's website:  http://wwwlunknowncountry.com
Communion (3)
Transformation (3)
Breakthrough (3)

*Of all Strieber's books, I have found THE SECRET SCHOOL to be the most enthralling for its treatment of what I refer to as "memories that never happened" -- events in our lives which we remember with the same clarity as linear-time memories, yet these events never actually occurred inside linear time. "Memories that never happened" will eventually have a page all its own on The Quantum Shaman as the site continues to develop.

TALBOT, MICHAEL
The Holographic Universe (1)
 
VALLEE, JACQUES
Dimensions (1)
Confrontations (2)
Revelations(2)
Forbidden Science (2)

VAN HISE, DELLA
Quantum Shaman: Diary of a Nagual Woman (1)
         

WILSON, ROBERT ANTON
Prometheus Rising (2)
*Robert Anton Wilson has so many books that it's impossible to list them all. Read as much as you can.

WOLF, FRED ALAN
The Eagle's Quest (1)
Wolf is a physicist who also follows the shaman's path. He has written many, many books. Read all you can.

ZUKAV, GARY
The Dancing Wu Li Masters (1)
An exploration of quantum physics & mysticism in layman's terms.

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