Book Recommendations

Books I've read that have been meaningful and what I am currently reading.

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This year has been very good in the reading department. I’ve read more books than I usually read in one year. Most of this reading is done on my phone. I tried reading physical books but the reading is much slower. When I feel in the mood to read, I read. Other times I just can’t focus on reading and I don’t try to force it. At times I have multiple books going, I think this is one of the reasons why I’ve been able to read more books this year.

Some of the books I recently finished that were very impactful are:

• Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Real by Stephen Harrod Buhner

• Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore

• The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham

• The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem by Julie Phillips

• How To Keep House While Drowning: a gentle approach to cleaning and organizing by KC Davis, LPC

• Entering Hekate’s Cave: The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness by Cyndi Brannen.

I want to keep a reading journal where I jot down the thoughts and ideas I’m getting from the books. Because I mostly read on my phone or listen to audiobooks, I am not able to annotate them. I do love the highlighting feature on Libby and I love that I can export my highlights even after I have finished reading and returned the book.

I’m currently reading/listening to:

• The Dream and the Underworld by James Hillman available through Open Library.

• The World is Sound: Nada Brahama by Joachim Ernst Berendt also available through Open Library.

• The Secret Teachings of Plants by Stephen Harrod Buhner

• Sacred Plan Medicine by Stephen Harrod Buhner

• The Golem by Gustav Meyrink

My friend The Oracle Portal recently did a book review of a book that I enjoyed a lot, you can check it out at the link below.

The Way Of The Rose

I hope to do more in depth book reviews in the future, but for now I can just share these as recommendations.

What have you been reading lately?