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Welcome back! Here, I’d love to share some gems I have discovered and read and loved over the years. They each provide so many interesting insights on the Spiritual world and offer excellent explanations of how this higher Power within and above us works. I really hope you find a book or two that truly inspires you <3
“In the case of good books the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through you.”
Mortimer J. Adler
The Alchimist – Paulo Coelho
What this book is about: This book is about a little shepherd who has a dream of a treasure he wants to find and goes on this amazing journey, meeting so many people, seeing so many places and making such valuable experiences. In the end, all his hardship pays off and he finally sees the meaning behind all this suffering.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: destiny, life and soul plan, soulmates
Why I love this book: It’s a fictive story that is written so beautifully. It’s short and easy to read, with so much emotion and love behind it. It carries so many valuable lessons and is truly eye-opening. It has quickly turned into my favorite fictional book!
Journey of Souls – Dr. Michael Newton
What this book is about: Through hypno-therapy Michael Newton got to know the depth of the human soul. He speaks with his subjects about our lives, what happens between death and rebirth, why and how we choose our lives, what relationship we have with other souls, what destiny is, how it manifests itself while we’re on earth. He also talks about spirit guides and many more fascinating things about our souls, about the agreement we have with others and why sometimes we have really difficult relationships with the ones around us.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: death and rebirth, the nature of the soul, soul plans, soulmates
Why I love this book: It has been my number one books about spirituality for a long time know as the author shares so many interesting facts about how life works. It’s truly phenomenal and a must read for everyone who wants to understand spirituality more in depth.
Destiny of Souls – Dr. Michael Newton
What this book is about: It’s the second book about this topic he wrote. Here describes things like suicide, what souls like to do for fun, or rest and recreation as he calls it, whether or not we have pets and very detailed things about the spirit world – our soul-home, so to say.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: spirit world, life between lives, the nature of the soul
Why I love this book: The first one delivered a very good general overview and covered so many things, whereas this one goes much more in detail. However, it’s advisable to read the first book beforehand to truly understand everything he writes about.
Becoming Supernatural – Dr. Joe Dispenza
What this book is about: Joe Dispenza is a well-known speaker on spirituality. He writes about how energy and vibrations work, explains the phenomenon of manifestation and the power of the mind. Then, he shares a list of wonderful meditations that can heal our body, soul, heart and mind. He explains the power of self-healing our bodies have and does it all from a scientific perspective. He knows everything about chakras, the energy centers of our body, and so much more. Very powerful and insightful book!
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: energy, vibrations, manifestation, chakras, healing, mind, karma
Why I love this book: This is a very theoretical, and less story-y book. It delivers so many reasonable and logical explanations and is a wonderful book for those of you who like facts over beliefs.
101 Essays that will change the way you think – Brianna Wiest
What this book is about: Even though this book isn’t a spiritual one in its core, I still want to place it here, because I LOVE it. I have read it several times, let me tell you. It’s about all sorts of wisdoms about life, our journey as humans, pain, hope, love, the future, the past, everything. It talks also about why we’re here, what our mission is, and so much more.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: personal journey, self-growth, love, emotions, life plan
Why I love this book: This is such a well written book which has the ability to open eyes over and over again. Even though I have read it a few times, I would definitely read it again. And you should too!
The Secret – Shonda Byrne
What this book is about: In this book, a number of people talk about their experiences with manifestation and explain why this sh*t works! If you’re not very familiar with the concept or if you don’t really believe in it, read this book and you’ll be convinced. They explain how one has to visualize things to call them into their lives.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: manifestation, law of attraction, vibrations
Why I love this book: This is such a simple but good read! It explains the law of attraction and the concept of manifestation so well. It’s really convincing and definitely worth a read.
The Monk who sold his Ferrari – Robin Sharma
What this book is about: In this book, a successful lawyer who seems to have it all – money, houses, cars, etc. – gets sick because of his bad diet and takes some time away. He goes and lives with monks who show him the actual secret to happiness, how to take time for what you love, how to train your mind to be positive, how to meditate and eat well so one can live one’s best life.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: nutrition, power of mind, positivity, meditation, happiness
Why I love this book: It’s a fictional story that shows exactly which changes someone made to turn himself into a spiritual person which then changed his life. It’s truly motivating and inspiring and explains basic spiritual concepts really well!
You are a Badass – Jen Sincero
What this book is about: This book is about self-improvement through the power of the mind, the law of attraction and manifestation. It’s about how the way you think determines the life you’re living and what you should change to be able to live that best life of yours.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: manifestation, law of attraction, self-improvement, creation
Why I love this book: The complicated phenomenon of manifestation is explained through such funny and personal stories, it makes you not want to put the book down. I definitely recommend it <3
Way of the peaceful Warrior – Dan Millman
What this book is about: In this book, the student and athlete Dan Millman meets a man called Socrates who absolutely changes his life. He helps him see his daily life in so many different ways, helping him to wake up more and more. It’s about where you can find spirituality in the mundane things. It’s a book about spiritual discipline and awakening, filled with so many oh-moments. Definitely worth a read!
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: spirituality in daily life, awakening
Why I love this book: It’s one of the first books I read about spirituality and it’s a great one to introduce you to this profound world. It will definitely inspire you to learn more!
Sacred Journey of the peaceful warrior – Dan Millman
What this book is about: In the sequel to the Way of the peaceful Warrior Dan Millman finds himself in a spiritual rut, desperately trying to get out. He goes to Hawaii where he finds another mentor, who teaches him all about his inner world – the three Selves and the seven Chakras, showing a whole different side of spirituality.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: 7 chakras, 3 selves, spiritual rut, awakening, inner discipline
Why I love this book: Like the first book, this is a fictional story inspired by Millman’s real life. He illustrates his spiritual journey in a well-written way. Through his words, he has the power to inspire the reader to get more in touch with their own spirituality and explains somewhat complicated theory through a beautiful story.
If the Buddha dated – Charlotte Kasl
What this book is about: This book is all about love, and how we can integrate spirituality into our love lives. It’s about how to “find love on a spiritual path”. It teaches the reader things they should always take into consideration when making decisions about love; who could be right for them, what we should look for, what are deal breakers…
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: love, relationships, dating, sex, all with a link to spirituality
Why I love this book: This is such a fresh outlook on what love should be like, what we should and shouldn’t accept, what importance love carries on a spiritual level, like a pov from a bigger picture. Truly inspiring!
The Dalai Lama’s cat – David Michie
What this book is about: The Dalai Lama saves a little cat in this story – who is the protagonist. Alongside the big spiritual leader, the cat learns many valuable lessons about ego, pride, generosity, humility and good and bad character, of course enhanced and accompanied by wise quotes of the Dalai Lama.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: buddhism, reincarnation, karma, destiny, self-improvement
Why I love this book: It’s such a heart-warmingly, sweet and charming, yet interesting story. It’s written from the cat’s pov that learns so many valuable spiritual lessons from the Dalai Lama itself. Not a book to miss out on!
Siddharta – Hermann Hesse
What this book is about: It’s about the young prince Siddharta who grew up in a privileged environment and then started to leave his family to live in humility. After a while he comes to a new kingdom and meets Kamala who he falls for. He turns more and more into someone obsessed with material things. Through a spiritual journey of self-discovery he finds his way back to the simple buddhist way of living, discovering what life is really about.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: buddhism, humility, materialism, karma, self-discovery
Why I love this book: It’s an older novel, a german classic, not something I’m usually into. Still, this book was able to open my eyes about certain important spiritual aspects that are easy to loose sight of in our modern day lives.
The Café on the Edge of the World – John Strelecky
What this book is about: The café at the end of the world is a well known book about spirituality. And even though I really liked it, I would say this is a book to read if you’re knew to the whole word of spirituality. It talks about rather basic things, like why we live our lives a certain way or why each moment isn’t as it always seems and is much more special than what we consider it to be, that are still super important to understand.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: spirituality in our daily lives, our place in life, single moments
Why I love this book: It’s a very good book to read if you don’t know where to start. It’s a little book but very special. It’s also quite well-known, so maybe you should try it too 🙂
The Mountain is you – Brianna Wiest
What this book is about: This book is like the other book of Brianna Wiest not primarily about spirituality, but rather a self-therapy book. However, because our painful experiences dictate so much of our life course and the lessons we learn, I find it highly relevant to anyone who’s interested in spirituality.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: emotions, trauma, therapy, emotional wounds, self-help
Why I love this book: It’s so well written, I loved it! It’s also not only very informative, it also feels like a hug or a good conversation with your friend. It’s like therapy! It will provide you with so many pieces of advice while also being entertaining. Worth a read!
Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill
What this book is about: This book is really about how to get successful in life, especially financially but in other areas of life as well. It talks a lot about the power of the mind – which I also have written about quite a lot – and what role your thoughts ultimately play in how much success you’ll achieve in life. It is considered a must read.
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: manifestation, law of attraction, power of the mind, growth
Why I love this book: It’s a mixture of personal anecdotes, the stories of really successful people in the past, and what they all had in common. It could be perceived as a through and through factual book that talks about money. But it’s much more than that. It doesn’t leave out spirituality, which I love about this book.
12 Rules for Life – Jordan B. Peterson
What this book is about: In 12 chapters, the well-known psychologist Jordan Peterson talks about very philosophical and psychological subjects in a profound and intellectual way. Not only does it serve as a guide to bettering one’s life, it also makes you question a number of things, like it did in my case!
Which spiritual aspects this book talks about: meaning of life, good and bad, purpose, self-journey and -growth
Why I love this book: I read it because it’s a very popular book. However, I was surprised how many spiritual issues I could find in there. Fun fact, this book inspired this blog of mine about what is good and what is evil. Worth a read!
