If you are seeking guidance along your spiritual path, I firmly believe your intuition will guide you. Your intuition will call you to the exact information, whether it be a book, a video, a situation or a person. I’ve repeatedly recommended books to clients, friends or family, only to get a polite “thank you”. Although there have been some “aha” moments, I find that everyone has a deep knowledge of what they need and what has worked for me isn’t necessarily what others need. Indeed, I think you are the only person who can select what you need to deepen your spiritual growth.
We Are Here To Learn
I’m not sure about you, but my entire life experience has been about learning. I would say that life on this planet only makes sense if you conclude we are here to learn, and our experiences here help deepen your spiritual growth. Why do we have challenging circumstances? I wanted to learn to navigate them and develop my emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills. Why do we live in a world of opposites? If we did not have contrast, how could we decide what works and what doesn’t? Without difference, how could we choose? What is love, and why do we not see love? Because we have decided to view the world through our ego, which is the opposite of love. And the list goes on and on.
Find Your Method To Deepen Your Spiritual Growth
Everyone has their way of learning. My preferred way of learning has always been through books. When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents took me to the local library. I can remember the magical excitement I felt when I walked into the book-lined rooms. Even then, my soul was excited about what I was to learn. For many years, I read around five books every week. I went through many phases in the early years, mainly reading fiction from famous writers like Catherine Cookson and, later on, my favourite, Susan Howatch.
Since I began my spiritual journey, I have read philosophical, spiritual and self-awareness books. I sometimes listen to books as well as read them. You might prefer to watch movies or learn through experiences. Whatever it is, ask your intuition to guide you to what you need and in the most suitable format.
My top 10 most impactful spiritual books
What follows are my top 10 books that have had a profound impact on me and helped me grow spiritually significantly. Of course, I’ve read hundreds of books, and these are some of my favourite and most memorable ones.
1. The Road Less Travelled – M Scott Peck
This was the first book that took me back to God.
Part one was about psychology, setting out techniques and observations about our mental states, such as narcissism and character disorders. When I opened Part Two, the penny dropped, and I realised God was the missing jigsaw piece in my life. Scott Peck perfectly links psychology and God.
This is an excellent book for fostering deep spiritual growth, offering insights into one’s psyche and connection to the Divine.
2. One Day My Soul Just Opened Up – Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla began writing books about spirituality for people, predominantly from her black community. I first discovered Iyanla on the Oprah Winfrey Show and was hooked.
When I received her book through the post, I remember feeling excited because I knew it would help me connect with my soul. I read this book dozens of times. Iyanla’s writings are autobiographical, and her early struggles with life, which made sense to her by listening to the God within her, her higher self, were inspirational to me.
Ilyana’s book helped me realise that my higher self or intuition would allow me to solve big questions about my life’s suffering and reinforce my belief in a God within.
3. The Heart of the Soul – Gary Zukav
This unusual and groundbreaking book by Gary Zukav was the first to introduce me to the idea that emotions are not what we think they are. He explores the notion that becoming aware of our feelings, particularly emotional pain, can be a transformative experience. The book demonstrates how we are afraid of our emotions and distract ourselves by keeping busy, using addictive behaviour, or avoiding our feelings.
I realised, by reading this book, that emotions do not necessarily reveal anything about me. It was not an indictment on me when I felt full of pain, nor was it a signal to run away from my emotions. The truth is that emotions are a guidance system from our soul, telling us if we are on the right track. Whenever we experience a negative emotion, we must pay attention because we are telling ourselves something untrue about ourselves or others. A stretch indeed and essential teaching to deepen your spiritual growth.
4. The Vortex – Esther and Jerry Hicks
This excellent teaching from Esther and Jerry Hicks is primarily about creating what A Course in Miracles would describe as “holy relationships”. This means that only soul-to-soul relationships have any chance of being successful. To achieve soul-to-soul relationships, you must be “in the vortex.”
Esther Hicks is a channel for a supernatural being named Abraham. In reality, Abraham is representative of the universal wisdom or higher self we all have access to. The channelled wisdom is just too sophisticated to be untrue. Based on the principles of the law of attraction, Abraham brings a soul perspective to every situation. The vortex describes the practice of being, thinking and acting from a soul level. We have to choose to enter the vortex actively. In other words, we need to select the thought system of our higher self rather than that of the ego.
5. A Course in Miracles – Helen Schucman
I remember reading about A Course in Miracles around 2000. When I bought it, I discovered I could not concentrate on more than a paragraph or two. I then consigned it to my bookshelf for eight years before my intuition led me to pick it up again. A Course in Miracles is a channelled book by New York psychologist Helen Schucman, which was channelled over ten years, culminating in its publication in 1975.
A Course in Miracles turns our egoist concept of the world upside down. It is a heavyweight in spiritual teachings. The primary goal of learning is to help us cultivate forgiveness. To realise that anything of the ego isn’t real, and our reality is that we are spiritual beings. When you forgive the ego and realise you can change your inner teacher to the “holy spirit” or your higher self, miracles occur because you operate from your soul and love. A Course in Miracles is one of the game-changing teachings that will deepen your spiritual growth and set you free.
6. The Power of Awareness – Neville Goddard
In my view, Neville Goddard was a modern-day Mystic. His deep spiritual insights are genuinely life-changing. In The Power of Awareness, Neville discusses how consciousness creates your life. Awareness, then, is the power to understand what you are making. If what you see doesn’t work for you or isn’t what you want, you need to change your thoughts and feelings about the world. Then your world will change.
This book underlines the causal link between your thoughts, consciousness, and the world around you. Neville made me understand that there was no world doing things to me. Instead, the world was created by my thoughts, feelings and beliefs. The upshot of this teaching shows that taking full responsibility for your experience gives you the freedom to create the life you want.
7. The Book of Secrets – Deepak Chopra
This book reveals 15 secrets that any spiritual seeker will become aware of during their search. The first secret, “The Mystery of Life is Real, ” confirmed everything that led me to this teaching. First, life was a mystery, and the magic and organisation of the universe were in play. All of the secrets challenge your current beliefs about the world and turn them upside down. “The Universe Breaths Through You,” another mystery, confirmed my learning that there is nothing outside of you.
Each secret felt right. They endorsed the idea that we are spiritual beings. If we could live with spirituality as our identity, we would be true to ourselves. The book confirmed some of the hints and teachings I had learned, but I wasn’t sure whether they were true.
For me, this mystical teaching takes you to the heart of spirituality and our spiritual nature.
8. The Wisdom of Your Cells – Bruce Lipton
Bruce Lipton’s work on cellular biology is groundbreaking, bringing science and spirituality closer together. Bruce demonstrates how our thoughts and beliefs influence our cells, shaping our world and ultimately creating our reality. The teaching here is about how we are creators and not victims of the world. All the wisdom of the universe is contained within our cells. Bruce teaches that we can overcome our DNA and change the world if we change our beliefs and stories about it.
Every single one of the trillions of cells in our body has divine wisdom and is intelligent. Our cells are a profound demonstration of our spiritual nature, as they contain universal knowledge. They work for the greater good in our bodies and collaborate to promote life. Whatever we think, believe, or feel impacts our cells. They take that information in and shape our lives.
One of our jobs is to listen to the wisdom of our cells. When we do, we can develop self-awareness of what our body is telling us through our inner intelligence.
9. Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting – Lynn Grabhorn
Lynn Grabhorn’s upbeat book, based on the Law of Attraction and drawn from the work of Esther and Jerry Hicks, was a game-changer for me. Although I knew that our thoughts and feelings created our world, habitual thinking and the resulting emotions were still on autopilot. This book teaches that negative thinking and the associated feelings are negatively influencing our world. Without a doubt, one of the factors that will deepen your spiritual growth is the ability to manage your thoughts and feelings.
With numerous exercises and examples of how and when to pivot our thinking to be more positive, I found this book to change the thinking patterns I’d followed for most of my life. I realised how unhelpful and destructive worrying could be. When the world brought lemons, I had to make lemonade quickly and emphatically.
This book teaches you to manage your thoughts. Eliminating unhelpful negativity, pivoting to positive or solution-oriented thinking, and finding relief from negative emotions help you stay connected to your higher self. This, in turn, improves your life experience in this world.
10. The Untethered Soul – Michael Singer
This brilliant spiritual text by Michae Singer puts our lives in perspective. Whenever we get overwhelmed by the world and our lives, Michael has numerous anecdotes. He describes how vast the universe is and how tiny and minuscule we are. Why worry if we are so insignificant and in such a vast universe? His teaching focuses on detaching from the world and viewing it from a spiritual perspective.
He teaches that we are not actors on the world stage. We are observers, and we can detach from the world if we become less attached to our stories about it. We can reduce unnecessary suffering and live more freely and lightly.
The simplicity of the ideas in this book is refreshing. It will deepen your spiritual growth by showing you how to let go of insignificant issues and worries. It is about living life from the perspective of your soul.
I hope you enjoyed sharing my top 10 most impactful books, which will help to deepen your spiritual growth. Which books have helped you grow in awareness and spiritual maturity? Please share with readers by commenting below.
