Feathers of Wisdom by Leigh Podgorski shares the stories of women whose lives influenced their tribes and the world around them across generations. In Maya tradition, Ixchel’s presence as the Moon Goddess shaped the cycles of life by bringing water to the land and guiding...

Paddy and the Banshee by Marty Martin is a memoir about a boy named Paddy who grows up between rural Ireland and New York City during the 1960s. His life is full of constant change: moving from one place to another, dealing with his parents'...

Signs from Spirit by Sondra Sampson is a collection of journal entries and poems inspired by moments of otherworldly experiences. Being from the Lumbee tribe, the author shares profoundly personal connections with her father after he passed from this world to the next. But has...

Spiritually Homeless follows Kris Girrell’s examination of how people register moments that feel significant outside religious structures, beginning with his own mountaintop event and moving through accounts of individuals who found their lives were redirected by inner prompts they could not ignore. Girrell traces how...

Following a spiritual path can be a source of great strength in a crisis. This was certainly the case with Anne Jeppesen. She shares her story in When Life Came Knocking. Shortly before Christmas in 2021, the author was diagnosed with cancer, a disease that...

The term “ghost in the machine” was first coined by Gilbert Ryle in 1949, and simplistically put, suggests that consciousness or the mind can exist alongside, but independently, within a physical entity. The Ghost in the Machine Reconsidered by Joshua Robertson revisits this and related...

Metaphysical Sherpa by Nick D. Mirisola is a well-written book that takes readers on an intriguing journey of metaphysical inquiry and spiritual understanding. It talks about Mirisola's claims of being an incarnation of several historical and mythological figures, amongst which are Ganesh, Manjushri, Archangel Raphael,...

Samantha McManus’s Earth’s Midwife is one of the most eye-opening nonfiction books I have read this year. This reflective memoir chronicles her journey from a childhood spent in isolation in Alaska to becoming a spiritual doula and healer. The narrative traces her early awakening to...

The Talking Forest by Kay Broome explores trees and their link to human spirituality, history, and divination. This book presents readers with a unique system of runes inspired by North American trees, providing a fresh view on divination and the natural world. Divided into three...

We don’t choose the families we are born into, yet they are the people who have the most profound impact on our lives. Our experiences with family, to a great extent, influence and shape our opinions, beliefs, and mental health, among other things. Most people...