🫧 Illusory Reality

Stories where the fabric of what seems real begins to fray, plunging characters and readers into unsettling uncertainty about what can be trusted and what is constructed.

The Simulation Hypothesis

by Rizwan Virk • 2019

Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.

3.74

1k+

🖥️ Simulation Theory 🥽 Virtual Reality 💻 Digital Physics ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🎮 Video Game Design

The Simulation Hypothesis 91%

Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.

by Rizwan Virk 2019

3.74

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Simulation Theory 🥽 Virtual Reality 💻 Digital Physics ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🎮 Video Game Design

The Anomaly

by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020

When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.

3.79

70k+

🪞 Parallel Selves 💻 Simulated Reality 😱 Existential Dread 🎭 Identity Crisis 🧠 Philosophical Thriller

The Anomaly 89%

When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.

by Hervé Le Tellier 2020

3.79

70k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Selves 💻 Simulated Reality 😱 Existential Dread 🎭 Identity Crisis 🧠 Philosophical Thriller

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami • 1985

An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.

4.11

154k+

🪞 Parallel Worlds 🎭 Fragmented Identity 💭 Lost Memories 🧠 Mind As Prison 💤 Dream Logic

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 89%

An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.

by Haruki Murakami 1985

4.11

154k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Worlds 🎭 Fragmented Identity 💭 Lost Memories 🧠 Mind As Prison 💤 Dream Logic

Reality Transurfing 2

by Vadim Zeland • 2008

Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.

4.43

1k+

🌌 Reality Creation 🎯 Intention Setting 🌙 Lucid Dreaming 🧠 Perception Filters 🧭 Life Purpose

Reality Transurfing 2 89%

Your desires fail because you're forcing. Align soul and mind, and reality reshapes around you.

by Vadim Zeland 2008

4.43

1k+ ratings

🌌 Reality Creation 🎯 Intention Setting 🌙 Lucid Dreaming 🧠 Perception Filters 🧭 Life Purpose

Hallucinations

by Oliver Sacks • 2012

Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.

3.93

25k+

🧠 Clinical Neurology 👁️ Hallucinations 🌌 Altered States 👂 Sensory Perception 💭 Consciousness Studies

Hallucinations 89%

Hallucinations are not the brain breaking. They are the brain showing how it builds reality.

by Oliver Sacks 2012

3.93

25k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Neurology 👁️ Hallucinations 🌌 Altered States 👂 Sensory Perception 💭 Consciousness Studies

I Hope You Die Soon

by Richard Sylvester • 2006

What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?

4.45

208

☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Illusion Of Self 💥 Radical Non-Duality 🕉️ Advaita 🎭 Spiritual Materialism

I Hope You Die Soon 89%

What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?

by Richard Sylvester 2006

4.45

208 ratings

☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Illusion Of Self 💥 Radical Non-Duality 🕉️ Advaita 🎭 Spiritual Materialism

The Secret of Light

by Walter Russell • 1947

Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.

4.37

208

🪐 Esoteric Cosmology 🔬 Spiritual Science 🧠 Divine Mind 🕉️ Nondual Awareness 🎭 Illusion Of Matter

The Secret of Light 89%

Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.

by Walter Russell 1947

4.37

208 ratings

🪐 Esoteric Cosmology 🔬 Spiritual Science 🧠 Divine Mind 🕉️ Nondual Awareness 🎭 Illusion Of Matter

Reality+

by David J. Chalmers • 2022

Virtual worlds are real, not illusions. A simulated life can be meaningful. Yours may be one.

3.72

1k+

🖥️ Simulation Theory 🔧 Philosophy Of Technology 🧱 Digital Ontology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Digital Physics

Reality+ 89%

Virtual worlds are real, not illusions. A simulated life can be meaningful. Yours may be one.

by David J. Chalmers 2022

3.72

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Simulation Theory 🔧 Philosophy Of Technology 🧱 Digital Ontology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Digital Physics

Zen and the Art of Consciousness

by Susan Blackmore • 2009

The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.

3.57

277

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🪷 Zen Buddhism 👤 Illusion Of Self 🎭 Free Will Debate

Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary

Zen and the Art of Consciousness 88%

The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.

by Susan Blackmore 2009

3.57

277 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🪷 Zen Buddhism 👤 Illusion Of Self 🎭 Free Will Debate

The Mind is Flat

by Nick Chater • 2018

Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.

3.74

852

🧠 Folk Psychology Critique 🔍 Consciousness Studies 🎭 Confabulation 💓 Embodied Emotion 👁️ Cognitive Illusions

The Mind is Flat 88%

Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.

by Nick Chater 2018

3.74

852 ratings

🧠 Folk Psychology Critique 🔍 Consciousness Studies 🎭 Confabulation 💓 Embodied Emotion 👁️ Cognitive Illusions

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

by Aldous Huxley • 1956

Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.

3.90

76k+

🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 👁️ Perception And Reality 🍄 Psychedelic Philosophy 🎨 Art And Perception

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell 88%

Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.

by Aldous Huxley 1956

3.90

76k+ ratings

🌀 Altered States ✨ Mystical Experience 👁️ Perception And Reality 🍄 Psychedelic Philosophy 🎨 Art And Perception

No Self, No Problem

by Chris Niebauer • 2019

Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.

4.25

4k+

🧠 Neuropsychology ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🪞 Illusion Of Self 📖 Narrative Self 🌌 Consciousness Studies

No Self, No Problem 88%

Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.

by Chris Niebauer 2019

4.25

4k+ ratings

🧠 Neuropsychology ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🪞 Illusion Of Self 📖 Narrative Self 🌌 Consciousness Studies

Luminarium

by Alex Shakar • 2011

With his twin brother in a coma, a man joins a neuroscience experiment that simulates transcendence.

3.47

851

🏙️ Post-9/11 Literature 🖋️ Philosophical Fiction 👥 Twin Brothers 🖥️ Virtual Reality 🔬 Science And Faith

Luminarium 88%

With his twin brother in a coma, a man joins a neuroscience experiment that simulates transcendence.

by Alex Shakar 2011

3.47

851 ratings

🏙️ Post-9/11 Literature 🖋️ Philosophical Fiction 👥 Twin Brothers 🖥️ Virtual Reality 🔬 Science And Faith

Dreaming Yourself Awake

by B. Alan Wallace • 2012

Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.

3.89

668

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌙 Dream Yoga 🛌 Lucid Dreaming 🧘 Meditation Techniques 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Dreaming Yourself Awake 88%

Waking life may be a dream. Tibetan practices train you to wake up inside both.

by B. Alan Wallace 2012

3.89

668 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌙 Dream Yoga 🛌 Lucid Dreaming 🧘 Meditation Techniques 🧠 Consciousness Studies

Prometheus Rising

by Robert Anton Wilson • 1983

You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.

4.25

8k+

🧠 Consciousness Models 🏗️ Reality Construction 💻 Mind Programming ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🌐 Transpersonal Psychology

Prometheus Rising 88%

You inherited a mental operating system. A guide to spotting the code and rewriting it yourself.

by Robert Anton Wilson 1983

4.25

8k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Models 🏗️ Reality Construction 💻 Mind Programming ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🌐 Transpersonal Psychology

The Crack in the Cosmic Egg

by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 1971

Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.

4.01

464

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏗️ Reality Construction 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 👁️ Belief And Perception 🔮 Non-Ordinary States

The Crack in the Cosmic Egg 88%

Your mind does not receive reality. It constructs it. And the blueprints can be redrawn.

by Joseph Chilton Pearce 1971

4.01

464 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏗️ Reality Construction 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 👁️ Belief And Perception 🔮 Non-Ordinary States

Infinite Love is the Only Truth

by David Icke • 2005

Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.

4.09

565

🌐 Holographic Universe 🦎 Conspirituality 😨 Fear As Control 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧬 Dna Consciousness

Infinite Love is the Only Truth 88%

Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.

by David Icke 2005

4.09

565 ratings

🌐 Holographic Universe 🦎 Conspirituality 😨 Fear As Control 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧬 Dna Consciousness

Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas

by Fred Alan Wolf • 2005

Time is an illusion, parallel yous exist, and your consciousness runs the show.

4.10

120

🌀 Quantum Mysticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Observer Effect 🌌 Parallel Universes ✨ Manifestation

Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas Summary

Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas 88%

Time is an illusion, parallel yous exist, and your consciousness runs the show.

by Fred Alan Wolf 2005

4.10

120 ratings

🌀 Quantum Mysticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Observer Effect 🌌 Parallel Universes ✨ Manifestation

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

by Haruki Murakami • 2023

To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.

3.75

41k+

📚 Surreal Libraries 👤 Shadow Self 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❄️ Wintry Stillness 🏘️ Small Town Japan

The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary

The City and Its Uncertain Walls 88%

To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.

by Haruki Murakami 2023

3.75

41k+ ratings

📚 Surreal Libraries 👤 Shadow Self 👻 Ghostly Mentor ❄️ Wintry Stillness 🏘️ Small Town Japan

Out of Your Mind

by Alan W. Watts • 1998

Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.

4.42

5k+

📚 Eastern Philosophy ☯️ Non-Duality 🎭 Illusion Of Self ⏳ Present Moment Living ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

Out of Your Mind 88%

Your ego is a necessary illusion; the entire cosmos is rigged for your eventual awakening.

by Alan W. Watts 1998

4.42

5k+ ratings

📚 Eastern Philosophy ☯️ Non-Duality 🎭 Illusion Of Self ⏳ Present Moment Living ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

Quantum Psychology

by Robert Anton Wilson • 1990

Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.

4.23

3k+

🧠 General Semantics 🗣️ Linguistic Relativity 👁️ Active Perception ✨ Mind-Body Connection ⚛️ Quantum Philosophy

Quantum Psychology 88%

Every perception is a wager, and one small word in English stacks the odds against you.

by Robert Anton Wilson 1990

4.23

3k+ ratings

🧠 General Semantics 🗣️ Linguistic Relativity 👁️ Active Perception ✨ Mind-Body Connection ⚛️ Quantum Philosophy

The User Illusion

by Tor Nørretranders • 1991

Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.

4.31

1k+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 📡 Information Theory 🌑 Unconscious Mind 🔍 Subliminal Perception

The User Illusion 88%

Consciousness is not a window onto reality. It's a dashboard. And it's half a second behind.

by Tor Nørretranders 1991

4.31

1k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 📡 Information Theory 🌑 Unconscious Mind 🔍 Subliminal Perception

Plowing the Dark

by Richard Powers • 2000

One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.

3.65

1k+

🖥️ Virtual Reality 🔀 Parallel Narratives 🎨 Art And Technology 🔒 Captivity Narrative 💭 Imagination As Survival

Plowing the Dark 88%

One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.

by Richard Powers 2000

3.65

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Virtual Reality 🔀 Parallel Narratives 🎨 Art And Technology 🔒 Captivity Narrative 💭 Imagination As Survival

God's Debris

by Scott Adams • 2001

A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.

3.94

8k+

📖 Philosophical Fiction 🧪 Thought Experiment 🧙 Spiritual Mentor 🚪 Single Encounter Story 👁️ Perception And Reality

God's Debris 88%

A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.

by Scott Adams 2001

3.94

8k+ ratings

📖 Philosophical Fiction 🧪 Thought Experiment 🧙 Spiritual Mentor 🚪 Single Encounter Story 👁️ Perception And Reality

The Ego Tunnel

by Thomas Metzinger • 2009

There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.

4.10

3k+

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🫥 Self Illusion 🎭 Free Will Skepticism 🔬 Neurophenomenology

The Ego Tunnel 88%

There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.

by Thomas Metzinger 2009

4.10

3k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🫥 Self Illusion 🎭 Free Will Skepticism 🔬 Neurophenomenology

The Conscious Mind

by David J. Chalmers • 1996

A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Metaphysics 🎨 Qualia 🪞 Property Dualism 🧟 Thought Experiments

The Conscious Mind 88%

A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.

by David J. Chalmers 1996

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Metaphysics 🎨 Qualia 🪞 Property Dualism 🧟 Thought Experiments

The Accidental Universe

by Alan Lightman • 2013

You see a fraction of the universe. A physicist maps the vast, invisible rest.

3.85

5k+

🌌 Cosmology 📝 Science Essays 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🌐 Nature Of Reality 🙏 Science And Spirituality

The Accidental Universe 88%

You see a fraction of the universe. A physicist maps the vast, invisible rest.

by Alan Lightman 2013

3.85

5k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmology 📝 Science Essays 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🌐 Nature Of Reality 🙏 Science And Spirituality

The End of Mr. Y

by Scarlett Thomas • 2006

A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.

3.77

19k+

🖤 Dark Academia 📖 Cursed Book 🔮 Metaphysical Thriller 🧠 Mind Travel 🌫️ Unreliable Reality

The End of Mr. Y 88%

A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.

by Scarlett Thomas 2006

3.77

19k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 📖 Cursed Book 🔮 Metaphysical Thriller 🧠 Mind Travel 🌫️ Unreliable Reality

Incognito

by David Eagleman • 2011

Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.

4.09

35k+

Incognito 88%

Your brain has already decided before you know it. Consciousness is just the press release.

by David Eagleman 2011

4.09

35k+ ratings

The Brain

by David Eagleman • 2015

Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.

4.25

23k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🎭 Constructed Reality 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👁️ Sensory Perception

The Brain 88%

Your self is a construction rebuilt daily by a brain that will run on any hardware.

by David Eagleman 2015

4.25

23k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience 🎭 Constructed Reality 🌑 Unconscious Mind 👁️ Sensory Perception

Matter Into Feeling

by Fred Alan Wolf • 2014

The observer effect reaches beyond physics: what you attend to becomes your world.

3.98

199

✨ Quantum Mysticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies ☯️ Nonduality 🔯 Kabbalistic Thought ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness

Matter Into Feeling 88%

The observer effect reaches beyond physics: what you attend to becomes your world.

by Fred Alan Wolf 2014

3.98

199 ratings

✨ Quantum Mysticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies ☯️ Nonduality 🔯 Kabbalistic Thought ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness

Parallel Realities of Self

by Frederick Dodson • 2007

You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.

4.28

791

🌌 Reality Creation 🪐 Parallel Universes 🎭 Identity Shifting 📡 Vibrational Alignment 🔧 Belief Transformation

Parallel Realities of Self 88%

You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.

by Frederick Dodson 2007

4.28

791 ratings

🌌 Reality Creation 🪐 Parallel Universes 🎭 Identity Shifting 📡 Vibrational Alignment 🔧 Belief Transformation

The Nature of Consciousness

by Rupert Spira • 2013

Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.

4.41

3k+

☯️ Nondual Philosophy 🔬 Consciousness Studies ❓ Self-Inquiry 🎭 Illusion Of Self 🌊 Nature Of Mind

The Nature of Consciousness 88%

Consciousness is fundamental, matter its appearance. Seeing this ends separation's suffering.

by Rupert Spira 2013

4.41

3k+ ratings

☯️ Nondual Philosophy 🔬 Consciousness Studies ❓ Self-Inquiry 🎭 Illusion Of Self 🌊 Nature Of Mind

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy

by Richard Brian Davis • 2009

When logic dissolves, a Cheshire Cat grins, and philosophy begins.

4.12

2k+

🍿 Pop Philosophy ✍️ Literary Essays 🧠 Memory And Identity 💬 Language Philosophy 🃏 Absurdism

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy Summary

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy 88%

When logic dissolves, a Cheshire Cat grins, and philosophy begins.

by Richard Brian Davis 2009

4.12

2k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Philosophy ✍️ Literary Essays 🧠 Memory And Identity 💬 Language Philosophy 🃏 Absurdism

Consciousness

by Susan Blackmore • 2003

Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.

3.87

3k+

🧠 Consciousness 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Neuroscience Of Self 🌈 Altered States 🤔 Free Will Debate

Consciousness 88%

Why brain activity feels like something, and the self that feels it is a fiction.

by Susan Blackmore 2003

3.87

3k+ ratings

🧠 Consciousness 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🧬 Neuroscience Of Self 🌈 Altered States 🤔 Free Will Debate

Busting Loose From the Money Game

by Robert Scheinfeld • 2006

Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.

4.04

723

💰 Prosperity Consciousness 🌀 Reality As Illusion ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🌟 Conscious Creation 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

Busting Loose From the Money Game Summary

Busting Loose From the Money Game 88%

Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.

by Robert Scheinfeld 2006

4.04

723 ratings

💰 Prosperity Consciousness 🌀 Reality As Illusion ⚛️ Quantum Mysticism 🌟 Conscious Creation 🚫 Anti-Self-Help

The Matrix and Philosophy

by William Irwin • 2002

Plato imagined the cave, Descartes the demon. The Matrix put both on screen and philosophy noticed.

3.90

2k+

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🖥️ Simulated Reality ❓ Skepticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🎬 Film And Philosophy

The Matrix and Philosophy 88%

Plato imagined the cave, Descartes the demon. The Matrix put both on screen and philosophy noticed.

by William Irwin 2002

3.90

2k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🖥️ Simulated Reality ❓ Skepticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🎬 Film And Philosophy

Loop

by Kōji Suzuki • 1998

A cloned man enters a dying virtual Earth to stop its cancer from spreading into reality.

3.51

5k+

🖥️ Simulated Reality 👾 Techno-Horror 🦠 Cancer Apocalypse 🧬 Clone Identity 💾 Digitized Consciousness

Loop 88%

A cloned man enters a dying virtual Earth to stop its cancer from spreading into reality.

by Kōji Suzuki 1998

3.51

5k+ ratings

🖥️ Simulated Reality 👾 Techno-Horror 🦠 Cancer Apocalypse 🧬 Clone Identity 💾 Digitized Consciousness

Reality Transurfing 3

by Vadim Zeland • 2008

Wanting repels. Dropping importance pulls it in. The Russian manual for a reality that cooperates.

4.43

956

✨ Reality Creation 🇷🇺 Russian Esotericism ⚡ Energy Manipulation 🌀 Collective Thought Forms 🍃 Non-Resistance

Reality Transurfing 3 88%

Wanting repels. Dropping importance pulls it in. The Russian manual for a reality that cooperates.

by Vadim Zeland 2008

4.43

956 ratings

✨ Reality Creation 🇷🇺 Russian Esotericism ⚡ Energy Manipulation 🌀 Collective Thought Forms 🍃 Non-Resistance

The Self-Aware Universe

by Amit Goswami • 1993

Quantum physics doesn't just describe reality; it proves that consciousness creates it.

4.05

1k+

👁️ Observer Effect 🧠 Quantum Mind 🔗 Nonlocality 💡 Monistic Idealism 🔮 Quantum Mysticism

The Self-Aware Universe 88%

Quantum physics doesn't just describe reality; it proves that consciousness creates it.

by Amit Goswami 1993

4.05

1k+ ratings

👁️ Observer Effect 🧠 Quantum Mind 🔗 Nonlocality 💡 Monistic Idealism 🔮 Quantum Mysticism

Losing Ourselves

by Jay L. Garfield • 2022

No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.

4.03

603

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💨 No-Self Philosophy 👥 Intersubjectivity 🎭 Role-Based Identity

Losing Ourselves 88%

No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.

by Jay L. Garfield 2022

4.03

603 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💨 No-Self Philosophy 👥 Intersubjectivity 🎭 Role-Based Identity

Lucid Dreaming

by Robert Waggoner • 2008

Inside a lucid dream, your unconscious answers back. And it knows things you don't.

4.09

2k+

🛏️ Lucid Dreaming 🔍 Consciousness Exploration 🧘 Dream Yoga 🧠 Subconscious Mind ✨ Reality Creation

Lucid Dreaming 88%

Inside a lucid dream, your unconscious answers back. And it knows things you don't.

by Robert Waggoner 2008

4.09

2k+ ratings

🛏️ Lucid Dreaming 🔍 Consciousness Exploration 🧘 Dream Yoga 🧠 Subconscious Mind ✨ Reality Creation

The Inverted World

by Christopher Priest • 1974

A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.

3.95

11k+

📖 New Wave Science Fiction 👁️ Unreliable Reality 🔍 Secret Societies 🏝️ Isolated Society 🌄 Surreal Landscapes

The Inverted World 88%

A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.

by Christopher Priest 1974

3.95

11k+ ratings

📖 New Wave Science Fiction 👁️ Unreliable Reality 🔍 Secret Societies 🏝️ Isolated Society 🌄 Surreal Landscapes

Dark Star Rising

by Gary Lachman • 2018

How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.

3.85

517

🔮 Occult Politics 🌀 Postmodern Politics ⚡ Chaos Magic 🧠 New Thought 🏛️ Traditionalism

Dark Star Rising 88%

How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.

by Gary Lachman 2018

3.85

517 ratings

🔮 Occult Politics 🌀 Postmodern Politics ⚡ Chaos Magic 🧠 New Thought 🏛️ Traditionalism

Playing In Time And Space

by Richard Dotts • 2014

Your feelings report what's manifesting right now. Learn the code, and waiting becomes unnecessary.

4.56

261

🧲 Law Of Attraction ✨ Conscious Creation 🌌 Reality As Illusion ⏳ Subjective Time 👁️ Visualization Practice

Playing In Time And Space 88%

Your feelings report what's manifesting right now. Learn the code, and waiting becomes unnecessary.

by Richard Dotts 2014

4.56

261 ratings

🧲 Law Of Attraction ✨ Conscious Creation 🌌 Reality As Illusion ⏳ Subjective Time 👁️ Visualization Practice

Just So

by Alan W. Watts • 2020

Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.

4.27

399

🌊 Nonduality 🧠 Language And Reality 🧘 Present Awareness 💰 Money And Meaning ⚖️ Balancing Opposites

Just So 88%

Real wealth is felt, not figured. The self that tallies is a phantom.

by Alan W. Watts 2020

4.27

399 ratings

🌊 Nonduality 🧠 Language And Reality 🧘 Present Awareness 💰 Money And Meaning ⚖️ Balancing Opposites

The Art of Dreaming

by Carlos Castaneda • 1993

One point of energy assembles your reality. Shift it in dreams and enter other absolute worlds.

4.02

6k+

🌙 Shamanic Dreaming 🧠 Lucid Dreaming ✨ Astral Projection 🦅 Toltec Wisdom 🔮 Occult Philosophy

The Art of Dreaming 87%

One point of energy assembles your reality. Shift it in dreams and enter other absolute worlds.

by Carlos Castaneda 1993

4.02

6k+ ratings

🌙 Shamanic Dreaming 🧠 Lucid Dreaming ✨ Astral Projection 🦅 Toltec Wisdom 🔮 Occult Philosophy

Atmamun

by Kapil Gupta • 2016

Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.

4.44

1k+

✂️ Anti-Self-Help 🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Nondual Philosophy 🎭 Transcending Ego 🏯 Zen Buddhism

Atmamun 87%

Thought itself is the prison. Meditation and mindfulness are just painting the bars.

by Kapil Gupta 2016

4.44

1k+ ratings

✂️ Anti-Self-Help 🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Nondual Philosophy 🎭 Transcending Ego 🏯 Zen Buddhism

After Dark

by Haruki Murakami • 2004

A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.

3.74

191k+

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by Thomas Campbell • 2007

You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.

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My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings Summary

My Big TOE - Awakening, Discovey, Inner Workings 87%

You are not a body in a universe; you are consciousness inside a simulation.

by Thomas Campbell 2007

4.30

528 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🖥️ Simulation Theory 🐛 Evolution Of Consciousness 🌌 Consciousness Entropy 🎯 Primacy Of Intent

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