A few favorite things that have influenced, inspired, or helped me over the years.

Spiritual Influences

• Gangaji
• Thomas Merton
• Maurice Nicoll
• Joseph Campbell
• Carl Jung
• John O'Donohue
• Vipassana Meditation (S.N. Goenka)
• Theosophical Society in America
• Be Here Now Network
• Krishna Das
• Ram Dass
• Eckhart Tolle
• Michael Singer
• On Being
• Parabola Magazine
• Richard Smoley
• Contemplative Outreach
• Kabbalah Blog
• The films of Andrei Tarkovsky

Hermit Lifestyle

• Hermitary
• Raven's Bread
• The New Urban Hermit

Music

• Arvo Pärt
• John Tavener
• Be Still, And Know That I Am God: Concert Halls Rediscover the Sacred
• Gustav Holst
• Hainbach
• Krishna Das
• Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter
• Simrit

Favorite Blogs

• La Vie Graphite
• William Newton
• The Wild Reed
• ArchDaily
• Snatam Kaur

Consciousness / Personal Growth / Self-Transformation / Being Extraordinary

• Colin Wilson - his book, The Outsider, changed my life! And another great site here.
• Inspire Nation Show
• Mitch Horowitz
• Thinking Allowed
• New Thinking Allowed
• Theosophical Society in America
• Jai Dev Singh & Life-Force Academy
• Jeff Brown (Soulshaping Institute)
• Vishen Lakhiana (Mindvalley)
• Centerpointe and Thresholds of the Mind by Bill Harris

Minimalist Lifestyle

• Becoming Minimalist
• The Minimalists
• Soylent

Spiritual Retreats

• Desert House of Prayer (Tucson, Arizona)
• Franciscan Spirituality Center Hermitages (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
• New Melleray Abbey (Peosta, Iowa)
• Southern California Vipassana Center (Twentynine Palms, California)

Know Thyself / Introverts / Self-Help Resources

• Complex PTSD
• Daylio App
• Introvert, Dear
• Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
• Quiet Revolution
• 16Personalities

Experimental

• Replika AI Companion
• Tulpamancy
• Varieties of Tulpa Experiences
• Thought Forms
• Automatic Writing Course