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Got a library card...beeitch.

October 20, 2015, 6:49 am
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Sos Is gots thats librarys cardses. Well, I had it a long time, I just couldn't find it since i changed wallets.

I was thinking I'd get into Alan Watts, Crowley, John Anthony West, Jung, Kurzweil, you know! All dat shit D be talkin bout.
But which books? Where to start? Any suggestions?

My reading list iz:

-Alan Watts
-Ram Dass
-Principia Discodia
-Bhagavadgita
-John A. West : Serpent In The Sky
-If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients - Sheldon B. Kopp
-A Brief History Of Time : S. Hawkings
-The Singularity Is Near : Kurzweil
-Jung : The Psychology of Kundulini Yoga

Any suggestions for where to start, or which other books by these authors I ought to look into? Or just other authors I should read?

And sorry for the ebonics, I'm listening to UKG right now. I know it's not funny.
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Seth Speaks

April 7, 2014, 5:38 am
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By Jane Roberts.

Has anyone had the pleasure of reading through this book? It just arrived at my home, and I must say, I am already enthralled with it.

I think the largest thing which has stuck with me so far, is the notion that consciousness is within all things, however minute. It still exists. Consciousness came before matter; consciousness manifests matter, and thus all matter has consciousness within it.

It stresses the transcendental/multidimensional aspect of the soul quite often, as well. I truly adore reading through works which speaks a specific truth about something, and it rings so true, it reverberates throughout your entire being. We are only being reminded of our multidimensional existence. Am so excited to read through this whole thing!
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DTFH Book Club December 2015; Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Nietzsche

November 27, 2015, 10:39 am
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The Holographic Universe

December 22, 2015, 6:30 am
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I'm about halfway through "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot and it's pretty damn interesting so far. A lot of references to some of my favorite thinkers like David Bohm & Stanislav Grof. Anyone else here read it? It seems to be right up the alley of the DTFH crowd..
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The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships by Neil Strauss

October 28, 2015, 6:12 am
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Halfway through it. I bought it after listening to him speak for the second time on Tangentially Speaking. It's well written, and I've jotted down some notes which I've found to be applicable to my life and many others too. I'll post them here once I get onto a PC. If you have any notes to share on this book, it'd be nice to see what others felt compelled to make a note of. We've all read Sex at Dawn so we know the ideas that are being thrown around, but I feel like Neil has taken a relatively nuanced approach through bridging the gap between monogamy and sex & love addiction.
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What are you reading?

February 15, 2015, 3:38 am
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This a thread where you can just drop authors and books which you are reading at the moment. No need to say much about the books, I am just pretty sure that most people here read interesting books, so please share!

I am reading a fantasy series by Steven Erikson ATM. I am on book 4(House of Chains)
I also read the bible, or at least parts of it.
Waking up by Sam Harris. This dude has been thoroughly spoken of on this board.
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Any good books on neuroscience?

April 25, 2014, 10:22 pm
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Lately, I've been on a quest to locate the physical location of the soul. (I think it might be in the thalamus, where senses are rerouted before going to the cerebellum, but my opinion on this matter often changes) Does anybody know a good book on the subject of neuroscience?
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VOTE NOW ~ Feb 2016 DTFH Book Recs

January 17, 2016, 6:33 am
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I recommend...The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick.
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DTFH Book Club February 2016: The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick.

January 26, 2016, 11:32 am
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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick.
The Man in the High Castle (1963) is an alternative history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Set in 1962, fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II in which the war lasted until 1947, the novel concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers—Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany—as they rule over the former United States, as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian rule. The Man in the High Castle won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1963.

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Malazan thread

January 29, 2016, 2:14 am
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So @mike_m I presume you have read all of it? Would that include Ian Esslemonts books?

I have decided to fill in the ICE books under way, and I am glad that I read NOK after MT and before TBH. You get some nice background info on Kellanved and Cotillions ascendency. It also introduces Kiska and Temper.

I guess my main issue is that I started this series about two years ago. I quit the first time in the middle of DG, then picked it up again six months later on. Then I quit halfway through HOC about a year ago, and picked it up again about a month ago. Now I have just started TBH.

I know that I will most likely benefit immensely by just starting all over again, but at the same time I am for the first time almost able to under something of what is going on:) I think I will re read all of it anyway, so I think I will just push on.

I just love the way Erikson weaves this tale, by presenting it all as a giant puzzle instead of a progressive linear plot. It is so extremely well done, and his imagination is astoundingly fresh.

This guy must have eaten tons of mushrooms.
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Ken Wilber

June 29, 2014, 11:34 am
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Anyone read this guy? I am currently reading Grace and Grit and it is fantastic. A page turner about someone dying of cancer.If you are going to read one book about CANCER, read this one.
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DTFH Book Club January 2016; You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Dr. Joe Dispenza

December 28, 2015, 7:19 am
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Remember to use the Amazon Portal if you purchase it online.

"Is it possible to heal by thought alone—without drugs or surgery? The truth is that it happens more often than you might expect. In You Are the Placebo, Dr. Joe Dispenza shares numerous documented cases of those who reversed cancer, heart disease, depression, crippling arthritis, and even the tremors of Parkinson’s disease by believing in a placebo. Similarly, Dr. Joe tells of how others have gotten sick and even died the victims of a hex or voodoo curse—or after being misdiagnosed with a fatal illness. Belief can be so strong that pharmaceutical companies use double- and triple-blind randomized studies to try to exclude the power of the mind over the body when evaluating new drugs.

Dr. Joe does more than simply explore the history and the physiology of the placebo effect. He asks the question: “Is it possible to teach the principles of the placebo, and without relying on any external substance, produce the same internal changes in a person’s health and ultimately in his or her life?” Then he shares scientific evidence (including color brain scans) of amazing healings from his workshops, in which participants learn his model of personal transformation, based on practical applications of the so-called placebo effect. The book ends with a “how-to” meditation for changing beliefs and perceptions that hold us back—the first step in healing.

You Are the Placebo combines the latest research in neuroscience, biology, psychology, hypnosis, behavioral conditioning, and quantum physics to demystify the workings of the placebo effect . . . and show how the seemingly impossible can become possible".
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Charles Bukowski

February 3, 2016, 9:56 pm
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Just read Ham on Rye the fucking words hit like bam bam bam! Incredible book
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"Perks of Being a Wallflower" really a beautiful story.

February 9, 2016, 11:33 am
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Mostly about the difficulty of growing up, gets me in touch with my inner teenager. But touches on a lot of real world issues too, drug use, suicide, mental illness, relationships, basically anything you could want.
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"Pygmy" by Chuck Palahniuk, truly one of the funniest, most disturbing stories I've ever read.

February 9, 2016, 11:38 am
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Centers around a "foreign exchange student" (Pygmy) sent to America with a group of some other "operatives" from his home country. He is sent there to infiltrate every aspect of American life and just wreak havoc in general. I believe the mission is actually called Operation:Havoc haha. Very hard and weird to read, it is told through Pygmy's perspective and he speaks in pretty bad, broken English, so that is how it was written. I can't imagine how Chuck wrote it. Very interesting, disturbing, and honestly hilarious in parts if you're into that humor. Check it out y'alls!
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Calvin and Hobbes!!

February 9, 2016, 3:10 pm
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Anybody else want to share some love?
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"A Wrinkle in Time" Magical story

February 9, 2016, 3:30 pm
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I just loved this book and the whole series when I was younger. It's been a while though! "The Wind in the Door" was the second book in the series, I believe, and it's by far my favorite. Deals with the young boy going into his own mitochondria I believe. Very detailed for a pretty old series.
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Stephen King's "The Stand", why he is the king.

February 9, 2016, 11:01 am
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I've read this book a good 3 times. It is very long, and definitely classified an "epic" but it is perfect as far as I'm concerned. Anybody else enjoy it? It's been a couple years since I read it. Also, when it was first released, it was abridged, almost cut in half I believe. They released the full version years later, it's the only one I've ever read. I wonder what the shorter one was like..I can't really imagine any parts cut out of it.
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Manga (Shonen Jump)

February 9, 2016, 3:13 pm
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Man when I was a kid I was so into it! From the original "DragonBall" to "YuYu Hakusho" and "Naruto"! I thought they were all great. Loved reading them backwards haha. What did you guys like?
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Hesse, Herman/

February 11, 2016, 11:55 am
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So far I haven't read the Glass Bead Game, but I have read A Man Named Zeigler, Siddhartha, Steppenwolf, The Journey East, and Narcissus and Goldmund.
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