Books

Michael Pollan explores consciousness’s central mysteries, drawing on science, philosophy, literature, spirituality, and psychedelics.

Explores children's anomalous experiences with research and case material, offering grounded interpretation and support.

Chakra-based developmental framework for education and parenting, linking learning to emotional and energetic growth.

Argues spirituality supports youth resilience; offers practical guidance for parents to nurture meaning and connection.

Concise yogic philosophy linking Eastern and Western ideas about consciousness, evolution, and spiritual law.

Interdisciplinary perspectives on voice-hearing and psychosis, spanning phenomenology, culture, cognition, and care.

Comparative study of spiritual-psychiatric practice in India and the UK, highlighting culture, care, and meaning.

Historical and conceptual analysis of extraordinary experiences and how they're explained across disciplines.

Guide to the psychosis-spiritual emergence nexus, emphasizing phenomenology, ethics, and integrative care.

Interdisciplinary study arguing for nuanced, non-reductive readings of intense religious experience and crisis.

Seminal study of religious experience-conversion, mysticism, and the psychology of faith-based on lectures.

Jungian view of visionary crisis as a renewal process, with clinical insight on supporting transformation safely.

History of Esalen and the human potential movement, tracing spiritual experimentation and cultural influence.

Philosophical analysis of what madness is, how to define it, and how values shape diagnosis and treatment.

Explores voice-hearing across psychiatry and religion, addressing interpretation, ethics, and compassionate support.

Interdisciplinary book reframing psychosis with spiritual meaning-making while prioritizing safety and good care.

Edited volume on spiritist traditions and mental health, exploring culture, meaning, and clinical implications.

Core psychiatric diagnostic reference defining criteria for mental disorders; widely used in clinics and research.

Clinical approaches to integrate psychedelic and other non-ordinary states; emphasizes safety, embodiment, and meaning.

Blends research and stories to connect spirituality and wellbeing, with practical habits for meaning and fulfillment.

First-person accounts of spiritual awakenings from scholars, exploring meaning, worldview shifts, and integration.

Practical guide to recovery supports beyond medication-skills, therapies, lifestyle change, and community resources.

Journal article outlining competencies for integrating clients' spiritual/religious lives into ethical psychological care.

Ethics and boundaries for deep transformative work-power, consent, touch, and 'right relationship' with clients.

Archetypal approach to crisis and growth, linking mythic patterns to therapy and integration work.

Reflective essays on meaning, suffering, and spirituality in psychiatric work-human, curious, and clinically grounded.

Integrates Maori healing and narrative therapy via stories and practice, emphasizing relationship, culture, and context.

Cross-cultural guide to spirituality and mental health-research, clinical assessment, and culturally safe practice.

Ethnography of American psychiatry showing how culture, training, and institutions shape diagnosis and care.

Guided approach to kundalini awakening with practices, cautions, and integration strategies for grounded freedom.

Clinical reference on spirituality in psychiatric practice-assessment, ethics, research, and culturally aware care.

Proposes a psychology rooted in community and ecological care, emphasizing equality, relationship, and healing.

TEDx talk challenging scientific materialism and arguing for open inquiry into consciousness and anomalous phenomena.

Modern scientific perspectives on spiritual experience across psychology and neuroscience, with key findings and debates.

Trauma-focused critique of social systems and identity fragmentation, emphasizing integration and agency.

Spiritual model linking meaning, belief, and healing through seven developmental stages of power and insight.

Research-driven case that spiritual life supports resilience; blends studies with practical ways to cultivate meaning.

Clear critique of using spirituality to avoid pain; offers practices to face emotions, shadow, and intimacy.

Maslow's humanistic classic on self-actualization, peak experiences, and why psychology must study wellbeing.

Jungian reading of the Twelve Steps as individuation-shadow work, symbolism, and deep psychological change.

Psychiatrist investigates abduction reports with clinical openness, focusing on meaning, trauma, and anomaly.

Argues culture drives chronic stress and illness; connects trauma, attachment, and healing with practical insight.

Accessible guide to a grounded spiritual path-mindfulness, compassion, and staying sane through inner work.

Influential introduction to shamanic worldview and practice, including journeying methods and healing traditions.

Foundational transpersonal guide distinguishing spiritual emergence from pathology, with support and integration advice.

History of how Indian spiritual ideas shaped modern Western culture, from transcendentalists to yoga and meditation.

Edited collection on spiritual emergency-first-person stories, frameworks, and grounded ways through crisis.

Philosophical exploration of ecstasy and altered states-why we seek them, risks, and wiser ways to engage.

Introduces high sensitivity (HSP) and offers practical tools for overwhelm, boundaries, relationships, and self-care.

Clinician-author links NDEs, kundalini, and mystical states to growth, with stories and integration pointers.

Classic framework for transformational crisis (spiritual emergence) with guidance for safe, growth-oriented integration.

Memoir of a neurosurgeon's near-death experience and his case for consciousness beyond the brain.

Grounded overview of kundalini awakening-signs, challenges, and integration practices for staying stable.

Shamanic lens on extreme states, reframing breakdown as potential initiation and renewal-with cautions and context.

Practical clinical-and-spiritual guide to assess, stabilize, and support people in spiritual crises.