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Best Books for Psychic, Spiritual, and Mental Development

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I am an avid reader, especially when it comes to books that can help me develop my psychic abilities, spiritual abilities, and anything focused on psychology, trauma, self-help, and quantum physics. I have also listed several astrology books and self...
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Psychic, Mediumship, and Energy Healing

 
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This book is an incredible resource for learning how to heal the human energy field, being able to see the energy body and auras, and learning different chakras or energy centers so we can heal ourselves and others.
Hands of Light: Guide to Healing Energy
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This book was written my my reiki teacher and is such a great reference book to pull out and relearn from. Reiki is such a magical form of healing and I encourage anyone who feels called to learn to do it!
Reiki Level I, II & Master Manual
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This book was recommended to me by my mentor who taught me how to tap into my mediumship abilities (which the the ability to communicate with spirits on the other side). This book also teaches you how to connect to your spirit guides as well!
So You Want to Be a Medium: A Down to Earth Guide
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I adore this book, it opened up my understand as to what happens after we pass, and even confirmed some things that I have received as messages from spirit on my own. If you fear what happens after you pass or want to know why certain people come int...
Journey of Souls: Life Between Lives
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This is the sequel to the Journey of Souls book and dives even deeper into his case studies and the process of reincarnation.
Destiny of Souls: New Case Studies
 
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This was a fascinating book I read after learning about the Akashic Records and wanting to learn how to tap into them myself.
How to Read the Akashic Records: Revised
 
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This is the third book in this series and takes the lessons people have learned from the spirit realm and that wisdom can be used to help us and our relationships in this life.
Wisdom of Souls: Life Between Lives Cases

Metaphysical and Manifestation Books

 
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Dr. Joe is the GOAT when it comes to quantum physics, neuroscience, and epigenetics, and how we can tap into all of these things to become supernatural in the way that we can change our lives, shift, timelines, and create the lives we want, including...
Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Do Uncommon
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Neville Goddard is the master of changing your self-concept in order to change the world around you. He is an excellent teacher of manifestation.
Neville Goddard Deluxe Collection: 14 Books
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This book was probably the first book I read that got me into the metaphysical world and the ways of law of attraction and assumption.
The Secret
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This book was an interesting read and an encouraging one, as I am not one to easily surrender or relinquish control, but reading this shows just how magical life can be if we trust the universe to give us what we need when we need it.
The Surrender Experiment: My Journey
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Another great book from Dr. Joe that discusses how our attitudes and beliefs actually shape our reality and physical bodies and how meditation is the key to unlocking our highest potential.
You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter
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Denise is a hoot and in her books, she helps us identify money blocks and clear them to attract money much eaiser.
Get Rich, Lucky Bitch: Release Money Blocks
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This beautiful and beloved book teaches us to trust our intuition and the guidance of the universe to find our destiny.
The Alchemist: Modern Classic of Magic
 
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This book really helped launch me into believing that believing itself was a powerful tool and that following is law of success philosophy was a key tool into unlocking bigger and greater things.
Think and Grow Rich: Revised & Updated Edition
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This is a must read for every woman who needs to remember her power and the untamed, beautiful being inside her.
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths & Stories
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Another beautiful book from Ruiz that helps us learn to love ourselves so that we can properly love others.
The Mastery of Love: A Toltec Wisdom Book
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Trauma and Mental Health

 
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I adore Dr. Gabor and have read just about everything he has written. This book is about the effect of stress and trauma on the body and how it can show up as chronic illnesses, cancer, and other disease when the body has finally had enough.
When the Body Says No: Stress-Disease
 
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This was one of the first books I read that really got me into the mind body connection, especially in relation to trauma and how it is stored in the body and the need to focus on not just standard therapy, but finding ways to heal the body of the tr...
The Body Keeps the Score: Healing Trauma
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This wonderful book explores the myth of normal and how just about everyone you meet has been touched by trauma and how the pursuit of being "normal" is hurting us all.
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing
 
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This book is not insightful for what you think of in the terms of addiction, such as drugs or alcohol, but also other addictions such as shopping, eating, and being a glutton for punishment and why as a society we get to this point.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Addiction
 
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Dr. Dispenza teaches how by using quantum physics, neuroscience, brain chemistry, biology, and genetics, you can actually change who you are on a cellular level and change your life and grow spiritually.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
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As someone with ADD, Dr. Gabor helps explain how and why ADD/ADHD develops, teaches you how your mind works, and how to help heal your mind to thrive.
Scattered Minds: Origins & Healing of ADD
 
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This book resonated so much so that I felt like I wrote it! It discusses self-sabotage and how the only one in your way is you.
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage
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Such an interesting book, which is set as a dialog between a student and philosopher, and over the duration of their talks, the student realizes that he is in control of his life and that our limits often come from being afraid of how other people wa...
The Courage to Be Disliked: Change Life & Achieve Happiness
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For the same other as The Surrender Experiment, this book teach us how to live in the moment in order to be freed of past pain and future anxieties.
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
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Another book about the power of being present in our lives and how it can free us from the pain we identify with.
The Power of Now: Guide to Enlightenment
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This book is a game changer to help you understand why good habits are hard to make, and how to keep them so they will last.
Atomic Habits: Easy Way to Build & Break Habits
 
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Nguyen teaches us that the root of suffering is over thinking and we can break free from these loops of negative thoughts.
Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Thinking Causes Suffering
 
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Ruiz teaches us four fundamental agreements, a code of conduct, that can transform our lives into something we love.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide
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Astrology

 
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While I don't think this is the ONLY astrology book you'll ever need, it is an incredibly in depth one and has lots of unique information that I have not see in other books. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn astrology and how to read their...
The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need
 
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This is a fun book exploring the astrology between two people and how there may even be past life ties with certain placements. It helps you understand how your partner operates and how to help each other.
Cosmic Love: Secrets of Astrology Intimacy
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This is great for beginners, especially to learn more about your sun, moon, and rising signs and how they influence you and shape you into the person that you are.
You Were Born for This: Astrology Guide
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Self-Care

 
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Another lovely self-care book that focuses on rituals and different journaling prompts you can use depending on that phase the moon is in to connect with yourself and the lunar cycles.
Lunar Abundance: Joy, Peace & Purpose
 
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This a fun book that was gifted to me by a friend that is full of self-care rituals for all four seasons of the year.
The Spirit Almanac: Modern Ancient Self-Care