3 X 5's: Index Card Wisdom from Best of Books

INTUITION Mona Lisa Schulz (1998). Awakening Intuition:                                                       Using your Mind-Body Network                                                       for Insight and Healing Schulz has her M.D. and PhD in neuroscience and is a "medical intuitive"--with just a person's name and age, on the phone, she can provide specific, detailed, and accurate information about the person's state of health (physiologically, psychologically, and relationally) by "viewing" the person's entire body (inside and out). this book provides principles, research, and LOTS of personal case studies with individuals she has worked with--i was somewha...

SPIRITUAL CLASSICS Tom Butler-Bowdon (2005). 50 Spiritual Classics . Butler-Bowdon has a BA in Goverment and History, and Masters in International Political Economy. He has written a series of books called "50...", currating the best of a given topic area...this topic being spirituality.  Each short chapter of 4-6 pages includes author's background, name and summary of seminal book, related books, a nutshell of ideas, an explication of central themes in the book, and his own commentary. unfortunately, many of the books do not include explicit instructions for spiritual practices but focus more on spiritual ideas, ideals, values, perspectives, and beliefs. two examples of possible spiritual practices include: Heschel's sabbath...set aside time each week to honor G, creation, and simply BE. O'Donahue's anam cara...approaching life as spiritual friendship, especially with all of creation.     

ISLAND Aldous Huxley (1962). Island . Huxley has a degree in English literature from Oxford and turned to writing for the remainder of his life. This fictional novel is about a utopian society that developed on a remote Pacific island that is being threatened by modern industrialized society (the novel ends with a tragic military pary assacinating the leader of the island in a single night). Most of the story is about Will Farnaby's sailing accident that leaves him on the island of Pala where he learns about the innovations of utopian society. Some of the practices of the utopian society that one might consider incorporating into daily life include: pay attention to what's happening in the here and now use suggestions and imagery as hypnosis for healing from ages 16-24, engage in 1/2 time education and 1/2 time internships develop a group of 20 families that voluntarily commit to support and help each other through life, including the raising of children so much so that any chi...

TOM'S PARK Thomas Campbell (2021).  Tom's Park:                                                       A Virtual Imaginatily Training Program Campbell earned a BS in physics and worked with the Army, NASA, and the Monroe Institute, and he is the author of My Big Toe trilogy. This book is a tour of Tom's Park, a virtual reality game designed for left-brain dominant folks to develop their intuition. One uses their imagination to engage all of the senses in the many activities at Tom's park until the activity becomes so real that it takes on a life of it's own, i.e., we no longer need to  consciously decide everything...instead, the story writes itself (in the context of the game, we received a download from the larger consciousness)...there are many things one can do at the park, including solving problems, learning skills...

  WED Mary Balogh (2017) . Someone to Wed. 3rd book in the Wescot series of romance novels set in England, describing the relationship between Alexander Westcott, the Earl of Riverdale, and Wren Heyden, a wealthy adopted lady who owns a glassworks... memorable parts (paraphrased): failure and success must be taken in stride, learning the lessons each has to offer eccentrics listen to the music at the heart of themselves and dance to its melody despite what other may think/say/do.   let us actively learn to know ourselves well enough to move in rhythm with the beat of our soul...questioning anyone that may say otherwise.

  AWAKENED WAY Suzanne Giesemann (2024).  The Awakened Way:                                                            Making the Shift to a                                                            Divinely Guided Life. Giesemann is former US Navy Commander who shifted her life course dramatically after her daughter died from a lightning strike by developing evidence-based communication with nonphysical consciousness. The first half of the book explains her journey and the rationale behind her perspective, while the second half of the book contains practical activities. Beliefs We are both human and soul, i.e., multidimen...

LUCID Stephen LaBerge (1990). Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming LaBerge has a PhD in psychophysiology and did his doctorate in lucid dreaming. In this somewhat dated book (as of 2025, it is 35 years old...for more recent science based information research Daniel Love's work on lucid dreaming), LaBerge lays the groundwork for lucid dreaming, combining scientific studies (some of which are his own) and specific techniques/practices for entering the lucid dreaming state and for activities that one can apply while lucid such as creative problem solving, wish fulfillment, skill development... some pragmatics to test to see if you are in a lucid dream [ld] (aware that you are dreaming while in a dream) include the following reality checks: look at a clock, look away, then look again...if the time is different, you're likely in a ld--you can do the same check with a word/phrase on a book cover or any type of text with the intention of flying, jump up and see if you can take off, i...