Further Reading

The past two years have been absolutely life-changing due to the works on this page, and as I recommend them more often than not at the bottom of nearly every blog post, I thought I collect a list of them here for easier reference.

Mind & Soul deals with research into the brain, experiences of the afterlife, and the science side of things. The first two books on the list alone convinced of more beyond death; while it was something I'd always hoped for, these books sealed the deal for me. The books on this list shaped the heart of my beliefs.

History deals with the records of pagan beliefs we have available to us; Dancing Goddesses remains my favourite book (and my favourite to recommend!) in that it explains so much concerning the festivals of the year, the whys and hows of old beliefs, and where many of our myths come from. Claude Lecouteux's work on Werewolves and Fairies is best read with Christopher David Carter's works in mind, as it deals heavily with out of body experiences! I draw on this list when writing about the festivals of our year and the connections between Filianism and the much older pagan beliefs before the Christian era, but these do not necessarily influence my beliefs without corroboration from the first list.

 

Mind & Soul

Science & the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death
    Christopher David Carter

Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness
     Christopher David Carter

Supernatural: Meetings with the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
    Graham Hancock

 

History

Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance
    Elizabeth Wayland Barber

The Immortality Key: Uncovering the Secret History of the Religion with No Name
    Brian C. Muraresku

Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices
    Claude Lecouteux

The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind
    Claude Lecouteux

The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices
    Claude Lecouteux

Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages
    Claude Lecouteux