VETERAN READING AND RESOURCES: A Very short but pithy reading list:
Dyer, Gwynne. War. Crown Publishing. 1985
Figley, Charles: Trauma and Its Wake: Volume I. Brunner/Mazel. 1985
Trauma and Its Wake Vol II: 1986.
Grossman, Dave. On Combat. PPCT Research pub. 2004.
Grossman: On Killing.
Junger, Sebastian. War. Twelve Hatchette Book Group. 2010.
Junger: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. Harper Colling. 2016
Newhouse, Eric. Faces of Combat: PTSD and TBI. Issues Press. 2008
Orban, Michael. Souled Out: Conquering Combat PTSD. Minuteman Press. 2007
Shay, Jonathan MD. Achilles in Vietnam. Scribner. 1994.
Shay: Odysseus in America. Scribner.
Sgt Semper Fi Brandi. The Warrior's Guide to Insanity: The Dragon has Awakened. Self published. 2011
Tick, Edward. War and the Soul. Quest Books. 2005
Tofler, Alvin & Heidi. War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the Century. Little Brown & Co. 1993
Trudeau, Gary. Signature Wound: Rocking TBI. Andrews McHeel pub. 2010
Trudeau: Long Road Home One Step at a Time, 2005
Trudeau: The War Within: One More Step at a Time, 2006
Williams, Tom, PhD. Forgotten Warrior Project. DAV. cira 1975
(This was the beginning of the studies and publication about Post Vietnam Syndrome, and the forerunner to the VA. Vet Center Programs).
Williams: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. DAV. 1987
Note: This is a short list and pithy. The long list contains so much more. You'll need to find them yourself.
HEALING ENERGY AND SPIRITUALITY RESOURCE LIST
NOTE: THIS IS ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE LIST. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY GREAT AUTHORS AND EXAMPLES OF THE IDEA OF HEALING ENERGY, SPIRITUALITY, GROWTH AND MINDFULNESS. THESE ARE SOME THAT I'VE FOUND CAPTIVATING AND USEFUL. FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN. IT IS THE JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, NOT THE DESTINATION.
(Note: Topics on this list will interest some and offend others. If it resonates, check it out. If it offends, move on - or check it out. This is how the mind and spirit opens)
Andrews, Lynn. Teachings Around the Sacred Wheel: Finding the Soul of Dreamtime. Harper. 1990.
Baigent, Leigh & Lincoln. Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ. Delta Trade Books. 2004.
Blackwolf & Gina Jones. The Dance Drum: A Celebration of Life. Hazelden. 1996.
Bly, Robert. Iron John: A Book About Men.Addison-Wesley. 1990.
Braden, Gregg. The Divine Matrix. Hay House.
Braden, Gregg. Fractal Time.
Braden, Gregg. Deep Truth
Braden, Gregg. The God Code
Braden, Gregg. The Turning Point
Brennan, Barbara, Hands of Light: A guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field. Bantam Books. 1987.
Brennan, Barbara. Light Energy: The Journey of Personal Healing. Bantam, 1993.
Bourgault, Luk. The American Indian Secrets of Crystal Healing.
Byrne, Rhonda. The Secret. Atria Pub. 2006
Buddha. The Teaching of Buddha. Society for the Promotion of Buddhism. 1966.
Cacye, Edgar. Jesus and His Church.
Chopra, Deepak. Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment. Harper one. 2008.
Dale, Cyndi. New Chakra Healing: the Revolutionary 32-Center Energy System. Llwellen. 2002.
Farmer, Steven PhD. Animal Spirit Guides. Hay House.2006.
Franquemont, Sharon. You Already Know What to Do. Putnam. 1999.
Gerber, Richard MD. Vibrational Medicine for the 21st Century. HarperCollins 2000.Myss, PhD
Gerber, Richard. Vibrational Medicine: the #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies. Bear & Company.2001
God, The Bible.
God: The Q'uran
--- The Book in Miracles
___ The Book of Uranthia
Gordon, Richard. Quantum Touch: The Power to Heal. North Atlantic Books.1999
Horner, Michael. The Way of the Shaman. Harper. 1980.
Howe, Linda. How to Read the Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and It's Journey Sounds True Pub. 2009
Joy, Brugh, MD. Joy's Way.Penguin. 1975.
Kabat-Zinn. Wherever You Go There You Are. Hyperion. 1994.
Kerouac, Jack. Wake Up: the Life of the Buddha. Penguin Books
Keen, Sam. Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man.Bantam. 1991
Lockhart, Douglas. Jesus the Heretic: Freedom and Bondage in a Religious World. Element Press. 1997
Melody (really). Love is in the Earth. A Kaleidoscope of Crystals. Earth Love Publ.1995.
Moyers, Bill. Healing and the Mind.
Myss, Caroline PhD. Anatomy of the Spirit. Three Rivers Press. 1996
Neihardt, John. Black Elk Speaks. U of Nebrabraska Press. 1932
Newton, Michael, PhD. Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives. Llwellen Press.1994
Orloff, Judith. Positive Energy. Three Rivers Press. 2004.
Prentiss, Chris. Zen and the Art of Happiness. Power Press 2006
Ramdass: Still Here.Riverhead Books. 2000.
Be Here Now. cira 1975
Redfield, James. The Celestine Prophecy. Time Warner. 1993
Ruiz, Miguel. The Four Agreements. Amber-Allen Pub. 1997
Ruiz, Miguel. The Fifth Agreement.
Sagan, Carl. Cosmos. Wings Books.1980.
Sagan, Carl. The Dragon of Eden: Speculations on the Development of Human Intelligence
Sagan, Carl Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors.
Sierra, Javier. The Secret Supper. Atria Books. 2004
Simmons, Robett & Ahsian, Naisha. The Book of Stones: Who are They, What They Teach. Heaven & Earth Pub. 2005.
Simpson, Liz. The Book of Crystal Healing. Sterling Press. 1997
Tabor, James. The Jesus Dynasty: the Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity. Simon & Schuster. 2006
Tolle,, Eckhart Tolle. New World Library. 1999
Vennells, David. Beginners Guide to Reiki. Barnes & Noble. 1999
Walsh, Roger. MD, PhD. The World of Shamanism: New Views of Ancient Tradition. Llwelyn Press. 2007
Watts, Alan. The Way of Zen. Pantheon. 1957
Weiss, Brian, MD. Same Soul, Many Bodies. Free Press.2004.
Wilson, A.N. Jesus: A Life. Norton. 1992