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Books in this section of the website are divided in three different categories:

  1. Books relating to direct spiritual development
  2. General esoteric books
  3.  Sacred texts

The first category is about things that are directly related to the path of ascension. Books in this category are mostly of Samael Aun Weor.

The second one is a collection of various esoteric and spiritual books that are inspiring and have insights that can be complementary to the books of Samael Aun Weor. If you look for an inspiration and additional insights, then these books may be of help, though they do not speak practically about how to walk on the path of ascension, and some of them are not about that at all.

And the third category is a collection of spiritual texts from antiquity and some from less distant past. These are gems of wisdom left us by spiritual masters and/or their disciples. These too can be of tremendous help for our spiritual journey, providing us with insight and inspiration.

Most of the books are linked to free PDF version.


Books About the Path of Ascension and Spiritual Development

In this section are books of Samael Aun Weor, and at the end of the section are a few texts of Vishnu. Samael is the person who founded the modern Gnostic Movement, and has left us with the wealth of information for doing the inner work. Beside writing over 60 books on the subject of esotericism, cosmogony, alchemy, psychology etc., one of his biggest legacy is that he made a map of the Path to Liberation, and all that that entails.

Here is a collection of his most important teachings,  written when he was in advance stages of the spiritual path. If you are new to this teachings, it is recommended to first read this short guide on reading Samael’s books.

Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology

In this book Master Samael writes important insights on human psychology and explains in a practical way how to start changing oneself into a more conscious being. This book is the starting point for the inner work.

The Great Rebellion

A book dealing with psychology, humanity, spirituality etc.

The Three Mountains

This book is written in an auto-biographical style, following the stages of the path that master Samael had to go through.  The term “three mountains” refer to the path to liberation. Each of these ‘mountain’ is one large stage of the spiritual path. This book is like a map for whoever wishes to walk upon this path.

The  Revolution of the Dialectic

This is a great book with a lot of depth. In it master Samael speaks in more details about human psychology, giving deeper insights into it and how to reach a higher state of living.

Yes there is Hell, Yes there is Evil, Yes there is Karma

In this book Samael explains from his own experience the purpose of lower dimensions (also known as Hell),  the purpose of Karma, the Wheel of Samsara, dimensions and more.

The Mystery of the Golden Blossom

Another insightful book with a lot of useful informations on sexual energy, alchemy, and some other topics that are about a deep spiritual change.

The Science of Meditation

Excellent short book about potentials of meditation.

The Pistis Sophia Unveiled

The Pistis Sophia is an early Christian text, dating to 2nd century or even earlier. The text starts by explaining that, after he resurrected, Jesus spent 11 years with his apostles, teaching them about certain mysteries; deep and profound things relating to secret side of life, about the Pistis Sophia, heavenly realities and much more. This book contains commentaries by Samael Aun Weor, in which he explains how much this book refers to spiritual development.

As this is the last of master Samael’s ‘projects’, it is quite advanced, and recommended to be read after some other things about the path and spiritual advancement are understood first.

The Mountains  by Vishnu

“Vishnu” is a spiritual name of the person whom I know personally, and who studied in an esoteric school that was known as the Gnostic Movement. “The Mountains” is a text that is referring to the Three Mountains and the path to awakening, but with some new information that were not mentioned before.

The Consciousness  by Vishnu

In this text Vishnu describes about particularities of consciousness, and its essential importance in the context of spiritual work.

The Ego  by Vishnu

A lot has been spoken about what the ego is, but looking at it from the esoteric point of view, one discovers that there is a lot of depth to this subject, and that the ego is the main obstacle for reaching to the inner Being.

The Solar Bodies  by Vishnu

In this text Vishnu explains about the solar bodies that are one of the essential aspects of the Path to Liberation, that need to be created by anyone who wants to reach the unity of the Being. He also explains about the usage of these bodies in the context of interdimensional travel.

Tarot and Kabbalah  by Samael Aun Weor

The Initiatic Path In the Arcane of Tarot and Kabbalah is a book with much useful information on how to understand the Tree of Life and the symbology of the Tarot, from the point of view of the Gnostic work and spiritual ascension. Even though the book contains many useful teachings about the inner work as a whole, it is a type of book that is more advisable to be studied when the student feels ready to commence their study of symbology.

Fundamental Education  by Samael Aun Weor

This is an extraordinary work of Samael where he speaks about the type of education that involves the right kind of approach towards oneself, other people, and environment. It teaches about the importance of developing consciousness through education, and how to develop the mind so that it becomes a useful tool for the Being. This book is a great guide that every teacher or parent could benefit from.

The Perfect Matrimony  by Samael Aun Weor

The Perfect Matrimony is the first book that Samael wrote. It contains a wealth of esoteric information, from chakras, ancient esoteric civilizations, the use of higher faculties, astral travel, as well as many other important topics. But the most important information that he revealed in this book is about the usage of sexual alchemy for awakening, which was previously never explained in such a way.

The Buddha’s Necklace  by Samael Aun Weor

In this book, Samael explains in much more depth about the sexual energy and its usage, as well as about important practices for awakening, such as self-remembering and self-observation. He also speaks about the subject of the Logos and its relation to points in the year, about meditation, different levels of the mind, the lunar bodies, the Kundalini, etc.

Igneous Rose  by Samael Aun Weor

Another wonderful book in which are explained many things about the chakras, higher faculties, clairvoyance, meditation, etc. It also goes into a lot of depth about the elemental magic, and many other esoteric topicsb and things pertaining to the inner work.

 


Other Esoteric and Spiritual Books

The Flight of the Feathered Serpent by Armando Cosini

This book is a story of Judas Iscariot. It contains deep and important spiritual teachings, and it presents a deeper story of Judas and the role he played in Jesus’s life. The story in this book takes place during the Second World War, and the intrinsic information therein has been verified by the emergence of the Gospel of Judas ancient text, in 2006.

The Kybalion  by ‘Three Initiates’

The Kybalion is a book by an author who signed it as the ‘Three Initiates’, and is one of the important literature of Hermetic philosophy. It talks about some of the important principles that govern our Universe. Namely, principle of mentalism, principle of correspondence, principle of vibration, principle of polarity, principle of rythm, principle of cause and effect, and principle of gender.

The Esoteric Meaning of the Seven Sacraments  by Princess Karadja

In this short book, Princess Mary Karadja  explains about the deeper meaning behind the seven sacraments in Christianity, which have unfortunately over time became nothing more than a mere formality. According to her esoteric interpretations, each of the seven sacraments carries a great significance in climbing the steps of the path to awakening.

Meetings with Remarkable Men  by G.I. Gurdjieff

Another auto-biography of an early life of Gurdjieff. In it he describes his search for truth when he was young, what led him up to that, and many accounts from his travels in Central Asia and beyond.

In Search of the Miraculous  by P.D. Ouspensky

One of the most important of books from the system of Gurdjieff teachings; in part it is auto-biographical account of Ouspensky (who was a close student of Gurdjieff) and his life studying under Gurdjieff, and in another part it quotes essential teachings of Gurdjieff. The book is inspriation, insightful, and it complements the work of Samael Aun Weor.

The Dayspring of Youth  by M.

This inspirational book was apparently written by master Morya, who was one of the main source of information for Madame Blavatsky and her books. In this book The Dayspring of Youth, Morya speaks about deeper forms of yoga, higher constitution of a human being, and various other esoteric information.

The Lord God of Truth Within  by M. and Nicholas Roerich

This book is considered as a sequel of The Dayspring of Youth. In my opinion, it is even more profound and goes even deeper in the esoteric study of nature.

The Quest of the Holy Grail  by Annonymous

This  has been first written in the 13th century by an annonyomous French writer. The book narrates the classic story of the Holy Grail, including the common Arthurian legends but it also goes in somewhat more depth by providing useful esoteric symbolism.

The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception  by Max Heindel

The primary book of the founder of the Rosicrucian Fellowship, Max Heindel, in which he claims that through his faculty of clairvoyance it was revealed to him by the higher beings the scheme of evolution and spiritual purpose of our planet and our solar system. It goes into great depth about many things regarding life, death, and spiritual progress, and a lot of it can serve as a good reference on one’s own path to knowledge.

The Secret Teachings of all Ages  by Manly P. Hall

A wonderful resource for introductory study of some crucial esoteric and spiritual philosophy that are so far known that have existed, ranging from philospohies of Helenistic era, Egyptian, Rosocruscian, Masonic, and much more.

The Red Lion (The Elixir of Eternal Life)  by Maria Szepes

This is an interesting novel about a person’s path to awakening through several lifetimes, starting from the life when the person first got real interest in awakening, which was in 16th century Germany, up until his last lifetime in which he was born in the family of adepts, in the 18th century France. The author says she wrote the book guided by intution. Whether there is some truth to the book, it is certainly inspiring and can provide with some insights.

The Smoky God (Or, A Voyage to the Inner World)  by Willis Goerge Emerson / Olaf Janses

An inspiring story about a journey to the Inner World.

The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

A book that deals in depth about lucid dreaming, from Tibetan Buddhist perspective. There are some interesting tips inside on how to have more frequent lucid dreaming and how to improve the quality of your dreams.

Memories of Reincarnation  by Grace Cooke

Memories of Reincarnation is an updated version of the book The Illumined Ones, written by Grace Cooke. In it, the author describes parts from two of her lifetimes, many thousands of years ago – one in South America and another in Egypt.

Autobiography of a Yogi  by Yogananda

An interesting book about a path of Yogananda during his life in India. The book is particularly useful for those who haven’t had any mystical experiences and are in doubt about them, as in this book there is a lot of mentioning of that which is out-of-the-ordinary, which Yoganada himself lived or that he witnessed, and in that way helping seekers to open up their hearts and minds.

The Third Eye  by Lobsang Rampa

An autobiographical account of Lobsang Rampa, who narrates the early part of his life as a Tibetan lama, in the 19th century Tibet.


Sacred Texts

The Egyptian Book of the Dead

This classic of ancient literature shows an insight into ancient Egyptian beliefs, customs and traditions when it comes to death. It is known that the ancient Egyptians have put a lot of emphasis during their life on preparing for hereafter. This book contains a wealth of spiritual wisdom.

The Pyramid Texts

The Pyramid Texts is a collection of ancient Egyptian texts that were carved into subterannian walls of the pyramids and a sarcophagus at the Saqqara pyramid complex. They are known as to date the oldest known text, dating to 2400 B.C. Just like the Egyptian Book of the Dead, this one is also full of profound esoteric insights.

Emarald Tablet of Hermes

This short ancient text is attributed to greek god Hermes Trismegistus, and its one of the main teaching of Hermetic literature. It is believed that it was first written sometime between 6th and 8th century BC in Arabic, and later translated to Latin. It’s a valuable contribution to the overall esoteric teachings.

Nag Hammadi Scriptures

A collection of ancient scriptures that are found in a desert near Egyptian town Nag Hammadi. Most of this collection comprises of early Christian texts, which are gnostic in origin, and shine a new light on the teachings of Jesus.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

A valuable spiritual text and one of the founding blocks of the Daoist faith. It is attributed to a sage called Lao Tzu, who has apparently composed this text in the 6th century BC. Among other things he speaks about the nature of the source (that he calls Tao), about harmony, and he also provides guidelines for everyday living.

Hua Hu Ching

This is another ancient Daoist text, which goes into greater depth regarding self-development than Tao te Ching. It also explains  the sexual energy in the context of spirituality.

The Dhammapada

This is said to be the only Buddhist text that is with certainty attributed to the Buddha. In it he speaks of many important things relating to spiritual development as well as precepts that one should live by for happy living.

The Dhammapada stories

A collection of Buddhist tales.

The Bhagavad Gita

One of the most famous and most often quoted ancient Hindu text, that forms part of ancient Vedic text known as Mahabharata. In it Sri Krisna gives guidance to his student Arjuna as they are about to participate in a battle.

The Upanishads

Another inspiring and spiritually rich ancient Vedic text, that goes into much depth about the subject of Divine Spirit (Atman) as well as detachment and many other insightful subjects.

The Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda is a modern name given to unattributed collection of ancient Nordic texts of Europe, containing mythological accounts in form of poetry. Together with the Prose Edda it forms the surviving texts into ancient Nordic beliefs and spirituality.

Popol Vuh

This is a remarkable text about ancient Mayan mythology and beliefs. When the Mayan scriptures have been burned by the Eastern invaders, the tradition was being transmited orally, until it was finally put to paper in a European language, transmitted by one of the Mayas.