Robert’s Recommendations
I've curated this list of books and films because they’ve pierced my illusions, confronted my ego, and pointed me back to what is real. These are not spiritual entertainment, but field guides for those willing to move from force to Power, from blindness to Illumination.
ROBERT'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Kyballion, Three Initiates
The most popular occult work of the twentieth century--now in a hardbound edition that evokes the original volume, with a new introduction by scholar of mysticism Richard Smoley.
For generations, readers have debated the origins and studied the knowledge of this mysterious exploration of Hermetic wisdom, attributed to "Three Initiates."
Now in its second century, The Kybalion is restored to hardcover in a commemorative volume that evokes the appearance of the occult landmark's first edition.
The new introduction by Richard Smoley, a celebrated scholar of mystical traditions, makes this a historical keepsake.
As A Man Thinketh, James Allen
Even more important in modern times with a myriad of forces distracting us from achieving a fulfilled life, As a Man Thinketh reveals the hidden powers and possibilities within yourself by expounding on the importance of thought. Your own thoughts shape your character, circumstance, and destiny, and the control of your own thoughts liberates us from undesirable experiences. In our never-ending pilgrimage to a deeper understanding of life, there is no better prescription than the mastery over the mind.
An inspiration to millions, Allen’s work has been celebrated for its ease of understanding yet profound in its wisdom. Presented here complete in the original text is Allen’s classic self-help treatises As a Man Thinketh (1902) and The Mastery of Destiny (1909).
Psycho-Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz
Since 1960, Maxwell Maltz’s bestseller has helped over 30 million readers. This updated edition adds a new introduction and commentary by Matt Furey, president of the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation, and annotates the original text for today. Cybernetics means a helmsman steering to port.
Maltz coined Psycho-Cybernetics: steering your mind toward a useful goal for peace of mind. He showed how self-image drives success or failure and taught visualization, mental rehearsal, and relaxation, shaping self-help and sports psychology for over 50 years. Solid science, measurable results.
The Power of Decisions, Raymond Charles Barker
The ability to make decisions is central to strong living—yet many frankly admit that they are chronically indecisive. Well, they think they are; they just haven’t made up their minds. Sound familiar? In this audio book, Dr. Barker shows how indecisive people are failure-prone, as he explores the decision-making process in the individual, especially the role of the subconscious mind in either abetting or thwarting every conscious mind decision. He then provides specific steps to shift the balance of decision-making power in your favor. Listening to The Power of Decision may well prove to be one of the best decisions you ever made.
Map of Consciousness, David R. Hawkins
Accessible primer on David R. Hawkins’s Map of Consciousness, from the author of Letting Go and Power vs. Force. Hawkins says each person carries an energetic frequency. Using muscle testing, he completed 250,000 calibrations over 20 years to build a logarithmic scale from 1 to 1,000, mapping emotions from shame and fear to courage, love, peace, and enlightenment. Blends psychology, philosophy, and spirituality with charts, law of attraction insights, and exercises and affirmations for healing and growth.
Finite and Infinite Games, James P. Carse
James P. Carse argues there are two kinds of games: finite games played to win, and infinite games played to keep the play going. Finite games end when someone wins. Infinite games change rules, boundaries, and even players so the game never ends. With elegant, aphoristic insight, Carse shows how this distinction shapes everything from sports and politics to culture, religion, art, sex, science, and evil. Finite games can bring status, power, and glory. Infinite games offer a deeper, more expansive way to live.
The Surrender Experiment, Michael Singer
New York Times bestseller from Michael A. Singer, author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered. The Surrender Experiment tells the true story of what happened after his spiritual awakening when he chose to release fear, desire, and control and let life unfold. Singer shows how surrender led to unexpected success and deep inner peace, from solitude in the woods to building a Florida spiritual community to becoming CEO of a billion-dollar medical software company. A practical, moving case for trusting life, stopping the need to control outcomes, and finding calm through letting go.
The Awakening of Intelligence,
J. Krishnamurti
This comprehensive record of Krishnamurti’s teachings is an excellent, wide-ranging introduction to the great philosopher’s thought. With among others, Jacob Needleman, Alain Naude, and Swami Venkatasananda, Krishnamurti examines such issues as the role of the teacher and tradition; the need for awareness of ‘cosmic consciousness; the problem of good and evil; and traditional Vedanta methods of help for different levels of seekers.
This audiobook is expertly read by Mike Fraser, and was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Loving What Is, Byron Katie
Byron Katie’s Loving What Is introduces “The Work,” a simple process of four questions that helps you question stressful thoughts and find freedom in the midst of real-life problems. After a decade of depression, rage, despair, and suicidal thoughts, Katie woke one morning in profound joy and realised her suffering came from believing her thoughts. “It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.” Through vivid, step-by-step examples and live sessions, you learn to apply The Work to relationships, fear, grief, and everyday stress. With practice, the questioning becomes natural, loosening painful thoughts and opening lasting peace, clarity, and the ability to act.
Mindset, Carol S. Dweck
Updated edition of Carol S. Dweck’s million-copy bestseller on the “growth mindset.” Drawing on decades of Stanford research, Dweck shows how beliefs about talent shape learning and success across school, work, sports, and the arts. A fixed mindset treats ability as set, while a growth mindset sees ability as developable, fueling resilience and improvement. This edition adds new insights, including “false growth mindset,” guidance for adopting a deeper growth mindset, and how mindsets shape teams and organizational culture so leaders, parents, teachers, and coaches can help others thrive.
New Concept of the Universe, Walter Russell
Walter Russell’s A New Concept of the Universe presents a unified view of reality that blends science, philosophy, and metaphysics. Challenging mainstream ideas about atoms, energy, and matter, Russell describes a rhythmic universe governed by balance, unity, and the interplay of opposites such as light and darkness, motion and stillness. He aims to bridge science and spirituality, highlighting an underlying intelligence in the cosmos and the role of consciousness in shaping experience. The book invites readers to reconsider humanity’s place in the universe and adopt a more holistic vision of existence.
Meditations, Marcus Aurelius
One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions—a cornerstone of Western thought.
Translation by George Long revised by Duncan Steen.
The War of Art, Steven Pressfield
Think of The War of Art as tough love...for yourself.
Since 2002, The War of Art has inspired people around the world to defeat "resistance"; to recognize and knock down dream-blocking barriers and to silence the naysayers within us. Resistance kicks everyone's butt, and the desire to defeat it is equally as universal. The War of Art identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, then pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success.
Though it was written for writers, it has been embraced by business entrepreneurs, actors, dancers, painters, photographers, filmmakers, military service members, and thousands of others around the world.
Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
Named a “Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century,” Autobiography of a Yogi is a widely revered spiritual classic and a rare firsthand account by Paramhansa Yogananda. Despite its depth, it combines gentle humour, vivid stories, and practical wisdom. This unabridged release presents the original, unedited text, free of posthumous revisions, and includes an appendix with Yogananda’s final chapter written five years after first publication, also presented without later changes. The complete nineteen forty-six edition is read by Swami Kriyananda, with the bonus chapter “The Years nineteen forty to nineteen fifty-one” read by Nayaswami Jyotish.
The “I AM” Discourses by the Ascended Master Saint Germain (through Godfre Ray King)
This book presents thirty-three discourses said to be dictated in 1932 through a visible Light and Sound Ray by the Ascended Master Saint Germain and other Ascended Masters. It claims these teachings were released as urgent help for humanity, offering “Inner Understanding” of the “Mighty I AM Presence” so anyone seeking the Light can pursue freedom and self-mastery with spiritual assistance. The text says this intensified instruction on “I AM” was previously shared only in the retreats of the Great White Brotherhood. “I AM” is described as God in action, expressing through your life.
ROBERT'S RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARIES
Kiss The Ground
A documentary film criticizes conventional agriculture, especially tillage and pesticide use, for driving soil erosion, contributing to climate change, and harming human health. It presents regenerative agriculture as a solution that rebuilds soil health and supports carbon sequestration. Interviews feature climate-activist celebrities including Jason Mraz, Patricia Arquette, and Ian Somerhalder.
Common Ground
Common Ground, the follow-up to Kiss the Ground, spotlights pioneers in the regenerative movement and the innovators reshaping agriculture. Featuring Jason Momoa and Donald Glover, it shows how a new food system can produce nutrient-dense food while restoring soil and supporting healthier bodies, ecosystems, and climate.
Zeitgeist The Movie
This documentary compiles clips and commentary to argue that large institutions, governments, and economic powers can shape public belief and behaviour. It is organised into three sections: religion, comparing pagan astrological ideas with ancient and modern faiths; the September eleventh attacks, highlighting what it presents as questionable aspects of the event; and the Federal Reserve, outlining its formation and influence on the economy. It uses news footage from historical tragedies and audio excerpts from speakers who claim people are misled about the freedom they have.
Earthlings
Earthlings is a documentary about how humans use animals as pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix with music by Moby, it was directed by Shaun Monson and produced with Libra Max and Maggie Q. Using hidden-camera footage from factory farms, pet stores, puppy mills, and labs, it argues these practices are normalised by speciesism and parallels other forms of discrimination. Monson began filming shelters for spay-and-neuter PSAs, then expanded it into this film.
Forks and Knives
The film follows Dr. T. Colin Campbell of Cornell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic as their separate research converges on the same claim: many degenerative diseases can often be prevented, and sometimes reversed, through a whole-food, plant-based diet. It also tracks patients with chronic illness as doctors guide them to use food as medicine, showing the real challenges and breakthroughs of changing how they eat.
Cowspiracy
The Sustainability Secret follows filmmaker Kip Andersen as he investigates animal agriculture and argues it is a major, underdiscussed driver of environmental harm, including deforestation, water use and pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, rainforest destruction, species loss, habitat loss, topsoil erosion, and ocean dead zones. As he questions leaders in the environmental movement, he claims to find resistance to addressing the issue, while whistleblowers and watchdogs warn him about the risks of pushing further. The film mixes shock, humour, and advocacy, and points to dietary and systemic change as a path to sustainability.
What the Health
The documentary argues the standard American diet is overloaded with animal products like meat, cheese, and eggs, and links this pattern to common chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It also claims government and major health organisations promote these foods because powerful meat industry funding and sponsorships create conflicts of interest. Finally, it suggests pharmaceutical companies benefit from lifelong treatment of chronic disease, so prevention through diet and lifestyle is downplayed in favour of ongoing medication.
What the Health
A documentary exposing the US food industry, arguing that a handful of corporations dominate production and put profit ahead of consumer health, farmers, worker safety, and the environment. It links mechanised farming, corn subsidies, and genetic modification to a system that produces unhealthy, environmentally damaging, and ethically troubling food. It also criticises close ties between major food companies and regulators such as the USDA and FDA, highlighting large-scale animal confinement, dangerous E. coli outbreaks, and processed foods packed with corn-based additives like high-fructose corn syrup.
The Biggest Little Farm
The Biggest Little Farm follows John and Molly Chester over eight years as they turn two hundred barren acres near Los Angeles into Apricot Lane Farms, a biodiverse, regenerative farm built to work with nature. The film captures their setbacks and breakthroughs as they face pests, coyotes, drought, and the daily complexity of restoring an ecosystem. Through vivid farm life and memorable animals, it delivers an uplifting message about resilience, interdependence, and environmental stewardship.
The Earthing Movie
The Earthing Movie explores the idea that reconnecting your body to the earth by standing barefoot on natural ground can support healing. It argues modern life, especially wearing shoes, has reduced this connection and that direct contact with the earth may help reduce inflammation. The film features opinions, tests, and experiments from doctors and experts across different medical fields.
The Social Dilemma
The Social Dilemma is a Netflix documentary that argues social media platforms, built to maximise attention and profit, use data tracking and addictive algorithms to shape what you see and how you behave. Featuring former tech insiders, it links engagement-driven design to anxiety and depression, political polarisation, echo chambers, and the spread of misinformation. A scripted family storyline runs alongside the interviews to show how these forces can play out in everyday life, raising concerns about democracy and collective wellbeing.
My Octopus Teacher
My Octopus Teacher follows filmmaker Craig Foster as he forms a year-long bond with a wild octopus in a South African kelp forest. Through intimate underwater footage, the film tracks her daily life, dangers such as shark attacks, her ability to regenerate an arm, and her mating and final days. The relationship becomes a catalyst for Foster’s own healing, offering a moving reflection on nature, fragility, and the deep interconnectedness of life.
Our Planet
Our Planet is a Netflix nature documentary series narrated by David Attenborough that showcases Earth’s wildlife and ecosystems, from poles and jungles to oceans and grasslands. With sweeping visuals, it links these habitats to the realities of climate change and wider human impact, explaining how disrupted balances drive habitat loss and species decline. Produced by Silverback Films in collaboration with WWF, the series aims to educate viewers on why nature matters and encourage choices that support a future where people and the natural world can thrive.
Heal
Heal explores the link between mind, body, and health, arguing that thoughts, beliefs, and emotions can influence healing and that genes or bleak prognoses do not have to define outcomes. Through personal recovery stories, it blends scientific commentary with spiritual perspectives to show how shifting perception, reducing stress, and supporting the body’s innate capacity to heal may contribute to meaningful improvement in wellbeing.
The Game Changers
Game Changers follows Special Forces trainer James Wilks as he investigates the best diet for peak performance. Through interviews with elite athletes, scientists, and military personnel, the film argues that plant-based eating can support strength, endurance, and recovery, while challenging common beliefs about meat, protein, and masculinity. Backed by high-profile supporters such as James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger, it uses studies and athlete stories to suggest meat-heavy diets may hinder performance compared with plant-forward diets.
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