Here is a list of some of the books that have been influential in helping me learn more about myself and other people. You can research the books more fully at Amazon.com book sellers.

• Beattie, Melodie--Journey to the Heart, a year's worth of daily meditations on the path to freeing your soul.

• Burack, Marsha--REIKI, Healing Yourself and Others, an illustrated guide to the Oriental healing art of energy and touch.

• Cameron, Julia--The Artist's Way, A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, a course in discovering and recovering your creative self.

• Estes, Clarissa--Women Who Run With the Wolves, Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype with Jungian interpretations of each story.

• Hurley, Kathleen and Dobson, Theodore--My Best Self, Using the Enneagram to Free the Soul, releasing the Power to Love and Create, a theory of personality and how to use the knowledge to transform your life.

• Millman, Dan--No Ordinary Moments, A Peaceful Warriors Guide to Daily Life, presents powerful ways to balance the body, liberate the mind, accept our emotions, and open our hearts.

• Pearson, Carol--Awakening the Heroes Within, twelve archetypes to help us find ourselves and transform our world.

• Rohr, Richard--Discovering the Enneagram, An ancient tool for a new spiritual journey. This theory of personality can be used to awaken the soul and lead us to greater spiritual freedom.

• Ruge, Dr. Kenneth C.--Where Do I Go From Here? An inspirational guide to making authentic career and life choices.

• Saark--The Bodacious Book of Succulence, daring to live your sucullent wild life.

• Smith, Huston--An Illustrated Guide to the World's Religions, Detailed, absorbing, richly illustrated, and highly readable, this is a must read for those who are Searching and for those who are a little bit interested in world religions.

• Steinem, Gloria--Revolution From Within, A Book of Self-Esteem, a message that the revolution must be both personal and political if we are ever to create a truly decent and equal world for women.

• Zukav, Gary--The Seat of the Soul, a thought provoking work on how our perceptions must change from external, power driven lives to authentic power, based on perceptions of the spirit. He sees that a revolution is already taking place over the world.