First Year Reading and Book List

Golden Quest Book List Start:  The following is a partial reading list for those interested in the content of the course work. Additional Reading will be assigned as the program unfolds.
 
*REQUIRED READING: 

• A Planetary Awakening, By Kathy Newburn (please read before First Session)

• *Adventure in Meditation: Spirituality for the 21st Century Volume I, II, & III  By: Carol E. Parrish-Harra, Ph.D.

• *The New Dictionary of Spiritual Thought,  By: Carol E. Parrish-Harra, Ph.D.
• *Mystical Magical Marvelous World of Dreams By: Wilda B. Tanner
• *Reality Unveiled: The Hidden Keys of Existence that will Transform  Your Life (And the World) By Ziad Masri
• *Masters of the Seven Rays: Their Past Lives and Reappearance By: Phillip Lindsay

First Session: Note : some of these titles will continue to be used throughout the program

• *The Book of Rituals: Personal and Planetary Transformation By: Reverend Carol E. Parrish-Harra
• The Rainbow Bridge: First and Second Phases Link With the Soul Purification By: Two Disciples
• Glamour, A World Problem, By: Alice Bailey
• Wheels of Life,  By: Anodea Judith
• The Rays and the Initiations and From Bethlehem to Calvary By: Alice Bailey
• The Masters and the Path By: CW Leadbeater
• Hierarchy and The Plan  By: Torkom Saraydarian

Astrology

• *Soul-Centered Astrology: A Key to Your Expanding Self By: Alan Oken
• ​Soul Astrology: How Your Rising Sign Reveals Your Soul Path and Life Purpose: By Ruth Hadikin
• New Moon Astrology: Using New Moon Power Days to Change and Revitalize Your Life  By: Jan Spiller
• Discovering Your Soul Mission: How to Use Karmic Astrology to Create the Life You Want ​ By: Linda Brady & Evan St. Lifer
• Astrology and your Past Lives: Explore Past Reincarnations Through Saturn’s Placement in Your Chart By: Jeanne Avery
• Astrology Karma & Transformation: The Inner Dimensions of the Birth Chart ​By: Stephen Arroyo

Second Session (Fall 2019) White Magic and Intuitive Development
*Required Reading:

• *Shine Forth: The Soul’s Magical Destiny By: William A. Meader
• *Sixth Sense By: Stuart Wilde
• Invisible Helpers, and Thoughtforms By: CW Leadbeater and Annie Besant
• Man and His Symbols, by CG Jung
• ​Your Sixth Sense By: Belleruth Naparstek
• The Kybalion: By: Three Initiates

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References: more to come...

• ​Saving the World: The Spiritualization of Matter By: Henry Guy
• Rules for Spiritual Initiation By: Zachary F. Lansdowne
• The Mysteries Revealed: A Handbook of Esoteric Psychology, Philosophy and Spirituality ​By: Andrew Schneider
• Ancient Wisdom Modern Insight By: Shirley Nicholson
• The Third Theory: Creation According to the Ancient Wisdom By: Burt Wilson
• The Mystery Teachings in World Religions By: Florice Tanner
• An Outline of Esoteric Science by Rudolf Steiner
• Ancient Mystical White Brotherhood By: Frater Achad
• Bridges: Basic Studies in Esoteric Philosophy By: Aart Jurriaanse
• Bridge to Superconsciousness By: Rick Prater
• Decoding Destiny: Keys to Mankind’s Spiritual Evolution By: Tanis Helliwell
• Esoteric Training in Everyday Life By: Gareth Knight
• The Inner Life By: Charles W. Leadbeater
• Secrets from Great Minds By John H McMurphy, PhD

Recommended Websites:
http://www.esotericquarterly.com/index.htm
https://www.lucistrust.org/
https://www.theosophical.org/
https://meader.org/
https://esotericastrologer.org/
https://www.sevenray.org/robbins.html
https://www.sevenray.org/
http://www.moryafederation.com/
http://www.douglasbaker.com/
​Esoteric Philosophy Index
​https://www.esotericquarterly.com/index.htm
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Authors: Partial List
Douglas Baker
Alice A. Bailey
Annie Besant
HP Blavatsky
Dion Fortune
G.I. Gurdijeff
Manly P. Hall
Jean Houston
Carl Jung
Aart Juriniaasse
Zachary Landsdowne
​​Charles W. Leadbeater

Phillip Lindsey
​Ziad Masri
William Meader
​Michael Robbins
Caroline Myss
Kathy Newburn
Carol Parrish-Harra
Torkom Saraydarian
​Richard Smoley
Rudolf Steiner
Alan Watts
Stuart Wilde