Affirmations Bibliography
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org,
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Louise Hay’s book You Can Heal Your Life (1984) was used extensively as a reference for this course, as well as providing some excerpted affirmations. I give an extended review of this book in the section called The Truth Makes You Jump For Joy, so I won’t repeat it here. I will say that this book (as well as all of Louise’s other books) is a very highly recommended resource for personal growth and healing.
Lighting The Seventh Fire: The Spiritual Ways, Healing, And Science Of The Native American, by F. David Peat, was used as a reference in the section Pure Mind Over Matter. The information used was related to language, and how it frames and defines reality. This book is an excellent study of indigenous wisdom, and the section on language is fascinating food for thought. If you are interested in indigenous studies, or just in learning about cultural diversity and alternate views of reality, this is a great book.
One of my most favorite books is House Of Shattering Light: Life As An American Indian Mystic (2003), by Joseph Rael. He tells us “To know ourselves as the Vast Self playing is why we are all born.” The book tells the story of Rael’s life experiences as a mystic, and tells us about an alternate reality that can be experienced here and now. On the inside cover, there is a quote from him which says “I have learned that there is only one actor in the cosmos. And that actor is creating billions and billions of resonating images that continually manifest and return to the one…this house of shattering light—this perceptual reality in which we live and of which we are a part—exists only for the souls continuing." This book helped open and expand my consciousness, and the language about “fluid reality” in the course came to me after reading it.
When Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power Of Positive Thinking came out in 1957, the ideas contained within were revolutionary. Others in previous times had explored these ideas, but this book came at the right time to enter the realm of popular culture, and it was key in opening people to ideas about the power of the mind, and of thoughts affecting experience. The style and writing are outdated, as is much of the presentation of the information, but it is very interesting to read, and the enthusiasm and goodwill of the author still comes through.
Another favorite of mine is Fools Crow: Wisdom And Power, by Thomas E. Mails. The information for the course that I took from this book is in the exercise entitled Be Free, and deals with emptying oneself in order to become a clear, unobstructed channel for truth. Fools Crow was a master at this art, and because of this he was a Great healer. His teachings are very relevant to the topics in the course, and the book is highly recommended.
The Power Of Now (1999), by Eckart Tolle is a must read for those seeking inner peace, stillness, and the untold benefits of an awakened consciousness. Realizing the absolute importance of bringing awareness to the present moment is a magically liberating awakening, and is invaluable to affirming life. If you haven’t read this book, you don’t know what you are missing.