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This Month's Recommendation ~ A revealing look at the foundations of modern belief that is quite consistent with my journey:  Pagels, Elaine. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. New York: Random House, 2003

Cosmology and Physics

  1. Penrose, Roger. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2007.
  2. ☞ Penrose, Roger. Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
  3. Smolin, Lee. Three Roads to Quantum Gravity. New York, NY: Basic Books, 2001.
  4. Smolin, Lee. The Trouble with Physics. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
  5. * Sussman, Janet Iris. Timeshift: The Experience of Dimensional Change. Fairfield, IA: Time Portal, 1996.
  6. * Sussman, Janet Iris. The Reality of Time. Fairfield, IA: Time Portal, 2005.

Neuroscience and Quantum Mechanics Books

  1. ☞ Chalmers, David J.The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  2. Churchland, Paul M. The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the Soul.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995.
  3. Edelman, Gerald M., and G.A. Tononi. Universe of Consciousness.New York, NY: Basic Books, 2000.
  4. *Jahn, Robert G., and Brenda J. Dunne.Margins of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World.New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1987.
  5. ☞ Kelly, Edward F., Emily Williams Kelly, Adam Crabtree, Alan Gauld, Michael Grosso, and Bruce Greyson.Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
  6. Llinás, Rodolfo R.I of the Vortex: from Neurons to Self. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001.
  7. Lockwood, Michael.Mind, Brain & The Quantum: The Compound 'I'.Oxford: Basil Blackwell, Ltd, 1989.
  8. McGilchrist, Iain. The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009.
  9. Penrose, Roger. The Emperor's New Mind.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.
  10. Penrose, Roger. Shadows of the Mind. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1994.
  11. ☞ Penrose, Roger, Malcolm Longair, Abner Shimony, Nancy Cartwright and Stephen Hawking.The Large, The Small, and the Human Mind. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
  12. ☞ Rosenblum, Bruce and Fred Kuttner.Quantum Enigma: Physics Encounters Consciousness.New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2006.
  13. Swanson, Claude. The Synchronized Universe: New Science of the Paranormal. Tucson, AZ: Poseidia Press, 2003.
  14. * Swanson, Claude. Life Force, the Scientific Basis: Volume 2 of the Synchronized Universe. Tucson, AZ: Poseidia Press, 2010.
  15. Wegner, D.M.The Illusion of Conscious Will.Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002.

Neuroscience and Quantum Mechanics Articles

  1. * Carhart-Harris, RL, et alia, "Neural correlates of the psychedelic state determined by fMRI studies with psilocybin," Proc. Nat. Acad. Of Sciences 109, no. 6 (Feb 2012): 2138-2143.
  2. Conway, John H, and Simon Kochen. "The strong free will theorem." Notices of the AMS 56, no. 2 (2009): 226-232.
  3. Conway, John, and Simon Kochen. "The free will theorem." Foundations of Physics (Springer Netherlands) 36, no. 10 (2006): 1441-1473.
  4. Haggard, P, and M Eimer. "On the relation between brain potentials and conscious awareness." Exp. Brain Res. 126 (1999): 128-133.
  5. Koch, Christof, and K Hepp. "Quantum mechanics and higher brain functions: Lessons from quantum computation and neurobiology." Nature 440 (2006): 611-612.
  6. Lau, HC, RD Rogers, P Haggard, and RE Passingham. "Attention to intention." Science 303 (2004): 1208-1210.
  7. Laureys, S. "The neural correlate of (un)awareness: Lessons from the vegetative state." Trends Cogn. Sci. 9 (2005): 556-559.
  8. Libet, B, CA Gleason, EW Wright, and DK Pearl. "Time of conscious intention to act in relation to onset of cerebral activity (readiness-potential): The unconscious initiation of a freely voluntary act." Brain 106 (1983): 623-642.
  9. Tononi, G. "An information integration theory of consciousness." BMC Neuroscience 5 (2004): 42-72.

Spirituality and Science

  1. Collins, Francis S. The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2006.

  2. Davies, Paul. The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
  3. Fox, Matthew, and Rupert Sheldrake. The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996.
  4. Kauffman, Stuart A. At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.
  5. Murphy, Nancey, Robert J. Russell and William R. Stoeger. Physics and Cosmology – Scientific Perspectives on the Problem of Natural Evil. Notre Dame, IN: Vatican Observatory and Berkeley, CA: The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, 2007.
  6. Schroeder, Gerald L. The Hidden Face of God: How Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
  7. Tipler, Frank J. The Physics of Immortality. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1996.
  8. Wilber, Ken (ed.). Quantum Questions. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications, 1984.

Spirituality and Religion

  1. Dupré, Louis, and James A. Wiseman. Light from Light: An Anthology of Christian Mysticism. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001.
  2. Hagerty, Barbara Bradley. Fingerprints of God. New York, NY: Riverhead Hardcover, 2009.
  3. Jensen, Lone. Gifts of Grace. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995.
  4. Johnson, Timothy. Finding God in the Questions: A Personal Journey. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004.
  5. Morinis, E. Alan. Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar. Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc. 2007.
  6. Neihardt, John G. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2008.
  7. Nord, Warren A. Ten Essays on Good and Evil. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Program in Humanities and Human Values, 2010.
  8. Pagels, Elaine. The Gnostic Gospels. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1979.
  9. ☞ * Pagels, Elaine. Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. New York: Random House, 2003
  10. ☞ Puryear, Herbert Bruce. Why Jesus Taught Reincarnation: A Better News Gospel. Scottsdale, AZ: New Paradigm Press, 1992.
  11. Rademacher, Paul. A Spiritual Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe: Travel Tips for the Spiritually Perplexed. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2009.

Consciousness Extended

  1. Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Directions. London, UK: Seeley & Co., 1884.
  2. Atwater, F. Holmes. Captain of my Ship, Master of my Soul. Living With Guidance. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2001.
  3. ☞ Bache, Christopher M. Dark Night, Early Dawn: Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000.
  4. Baker, Mark C., and Stewart Goetz. The Soul Hypothesis: Investigations into the Existence of the Soul. London: The Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011.
  5. * Dossey, Larry. The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future can Shape Our Lives. New York: Dutton, 2009.
  6. Elder, Paul. Eyes of an Angel: Soul Travel, Spirit Guides, Soul Mates, and the Reality of Love. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2005.
  7. Fredrickson, Barbara.Positivity. New York, NY: Crown Publishing, 2009.
  8. Hamilton, Allan J. The Scalpel and the Soul. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2008.
  9. Hofstadter, Douglas R.Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. New York, NY: Basic Books, 1979.
  10. ☞ Hummel, Virginia Michelle. Miracle Messenger: Signs from Above; Love from Beyond. Palm Desert, CA: StarChild10 Publications, 2011.
  11. McMoneagle, Joseph. Remote Viewing Secrets: A Handbook. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2000.
  12. Monroe, Robert A. Journeys Out of the Body. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1971.
  13. Monroe, Robert A. Far Journeys. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1985.
  14. Monroe, Robert A. Ultimate Journey. New York, NY: Doubleday, 1994.
  15. Reintjes, Susan. Third Eye Open -- Unmasking Your True Awareness. Carrboro, NC: Third Eye Press, 2003.
  16. ☞ Talbot, Michael. The Holographic Universe. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1991.
  17. ☞ van Lommel, Pim. Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of Near-Death Experience. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.

Near Death Experience & The Afterlife

  1. ☞ * Assante, Julia. The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming our Fear of Death. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2012.
  2. Atwater, P.M.H. Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of the Story. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Press, 2011.
  3. Burpo, Todd and Lynn Vincent. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of his Trip to Heaven and Back. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010.
  4. * Carter, Chris. Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness. 2012.
  5. * Danison, Nanci L. Backwards: Returning to our Source for Answers. San Diego, CA: AP Lee & Co., 2007.
  6. D’Souza, Dinesh. Life After Death: The Evidence. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2009.
  7. Eadie, Betty J. Embraced by the Light. Placerville, CA: Gold Leaf Press, 1992.
  8. Holden, Janice Miner, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James. The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, 2009.
  9. Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth. On Life After Death. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1991.
  10. Moody, Raymond A. Jr. Life After Life: The Investigation of a Phenomenon - Survival of Bodily Death. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001 (originally published in 1975 by MBB, Inc., and later by Bantam Books, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. in 1976).
  11. ☞ *Moody, Raymond Jr and Paul Perry. Glimpses of Eternity: Sharing a Loved One’s Passage from this Life to the Next. New York, NY: Guideposts, 2010.
  12. * Moorjani, Anita. Dying to be me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc., 2012.
  13. Piper, Don and Cecil Murphey. 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Life and Death. Grand Rapids, MI: Revell, 2004.
  14. * Ritchie, George G. and Elizabeth Sherrill. Return from Tomorrow. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books, 1978.
  15. Stevenson, Ian. Children Who Remember previous Lives: A Question of Reincarnation (rev. ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001.
  16. ☞ Tompkins, Ptolemy. The Modern Book of the Dead: A Revolutionary Perspective on Death, the Soul, and What Really Happens in the Life to Come. New York, NY: Atria Books, 2012.
  17. Tucker, James B. Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous Lives. New York: St. Martin's, 2005.
  18. *Weiss, Brian L. Many Lives, Many Masters. New York, NY: Fireside, 1988.