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