RECOMMENDED READING & LINKS

 

This page contains a collection of books and links which you may find useful in exploring Omnism.

 

Here’s a fascinating fact:

 

“Researchers said the study underscores the growing popularity of the Internet as a source for spiritual information.  It is still the case that more people use the Internet for religious or spiritual activities than have gambled online, used Web auctions sites, traded stocks online or used Internet-based dating services, the Pew researchers wrote.”

 

excerpted from:

http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1023-979468.html

 

RECOMMENDED READING   

 

Please Note:  Though there are hundreds and thousands of great books on religion and spirituality out there, I am only recommending quality books that I have read all, or parts of, myself.  This list will be updated as I reevaluate more of the books I’ve read over the years, buy and read new ones, and get more recommendations from others.

 

To help fund this site we have joined the associates program at Amazon.com. This means that if you click on the book titles a new window will open taking you to the Amazon site and we will receive a small referral fee for whatever you purchase. However, we also encourage you to compare other on-line book sites such as Barnes & Noble and Powells (a great independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon).  And don’t forget to support your neighborhood bookstores!

 

General

History of Christianity

Christian Mysticism & Esoteric Christianity

Kabbalah (Jewish Mysticism)

Buddhism

Taoism

Hinduism

Sufism (the mystical branch of Islam)

Western Esoteric Tradition

Goddess Spirituality

New Age

Shamanism

Science, Mathematics & Spirituality

  (note: some books are more overtly spiritual than others)

LINKS

 

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY &  PHILOSOPHY

 

Here are two great websites for learning more about many of the different world religions, spiritual philosophies and ethical systems. 

 

From the University of Virginia’s sociology of religion program:

        http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/profiles/listalpha.htm

 

From the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

        http://www.religioustolerance.org/

 

Here is a site that has a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics.  This includes sacred texts as well as secondary materials.  You read them there for free or buy a CD-Rom with all the info on it.

        http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

 

The Vatican Homepage (in English)

          http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

 

Buddhanet, a Buddhist Education and Information Network serving all branches of Buddhism.

          http://www.buddhanet.net/

 

Manjushri, the Buddhist online community

          http://www.manjushri.com

 

The Hindu Universe - Hindu Resource Center

          http://www.hindunet.org/

 

Introduction and Overview of Hinduism

          http://www.uni-giessen.de/~gk1415/hinduism.htm 

 

The Vedanta Society of Southern California

          http://www.vedanta.org

 

Fr. Bede Griffiths (1906-1993) English-born Benedictine monk who was the head of an ashram in India for 37 years. He sought to bridge all religions and bring Christianity together with Hindu practices.

          http://www.bedegriffiths.com/

 

The Theosophical Society of America

          http://www.theosophical.org/

 

The Theosophical Society in England

          http://www.theosophical-society.org.uk/

 

The Krishnamurti Information Network

          http://www.kinfonet.org/

 

A.A. Bailey’s Esoteric Philosophy Books  - published on line

          http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/netnews/bk/toc.html

 

Islamic Thought

          http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/isl/thought.html

 

Sufism

          http://www.sufism.org/

 

Taoism

          http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/

 

Mysticism in World Religions

          http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/

 

The Mysticism Resources Page

          http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/mys/index.htm

 

The Alchemy Website, Alchemical Texts Online

          http://www.levity.com/alchemy/texts.html

 

The Gnostic Society Library

          http://www.gnosis.org/library.html

 

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

          http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/

 

Neo-Platonism.  Introduction and overview of Neo-Platonic philosophy.  This last great school of Classical pagan philosophy has had a huge impact on mystical Christianity, Judaism (Kabbalah), Islam (Sufism), Bahaism (a relatively recent offshoot of Islam) and Theosophy.  It is a fundamental component of the Western Esoteric Tradition and it’s legacy can also be seen in some components of the New Age Movement.

          http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/n/neoplato.htm  (academic site)

          http://www.kheper.net/topics/Neoplatonism/  (an easier read)

 

Esoterica: The Journal.  An on-line peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the transdisciplinary study of Western esotericism (aka the Western Esoteric Tradition) - sponsored by Michigan State University.

          http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/

 

 

SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

 

The Institute of Noetic Sciences, Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness

          http://www.noetic.org/ions/new.html

 

The Institute for Neuroscience and Consciousness Studies

          http://www.inacs.org/network.htm

 

Chaos Theory and Fractals

          http://www.mathjmendl.org/chaos/

 

UltraFractal Software for creating your own fabulous fractal art.  Please note that all the fractal art on this site was created by Bob & Kate using UltraFractal.

          http://www.ultrafractal.com

 

 

 

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