Books: Study of the Self
I have been collecting these books for my personal reading but I decided to share some of those with you to help you understand the concept or the golden thread which has been connecting all my perfumes and aromatherapy blends: The Introspective Study of the Self. The books are in no way for experts or those experienced in the subject but together they explore the Human Psyche from different perspectives: including psychology, literature, spirituality, mysticism, esotericism, mediations on nature, philosophy, personal letters, essays, etc. I have read some of the books, and some remain on my list. The list will be updated from time to time and you are welcome to send me your suggestions. The last two books written by T. Jansson were in fact meant for adults and they are my favourite ones. Some books need to be read with an open mind simply for their pure, one of a kind philosophy.
The Power of Silence by C. Castaneda
The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung
Moominpappa at Sea + Moominvalley in November by T. Jansson
The Book of Disquiet by F. Pessoa
Journal of a Solitude by M. Sarton
Solitude: A Return to the Self by A. Storr
Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters + Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by A. Dillard
Gift from the Sea by A.M. Lindberg
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings by O. Paz
White Nights by F. Dostoevskiy
Agua Viva by C. Lispector
Being and Time by M. Heidegger
Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse by A. Carson
Dear Theo by V. van Gogh
Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul by J. Roberts
Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 - 1972 OR Poesía Completa (Spanish edition) by A. Pizarnik