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ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
The greatest achievement in life: Five traditions of mysticism, Mystical approaches to life, by R.D. Krumpos.
LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious, by Stanislav Grof M.D. Park Street Press; 4 edition (12 Feb 2009). ASIN: B003GDFROM
Psychosis or Spiritual Emergence? Consideration of the Transpersonal Perspective within Psychiatry, by Dr. Nicki Crowley.
Altered Consciousness in Religion, by Antoon Geels.
Religious Traditions: East and West. A Contrast of the Mystical Elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, and Christianity David Grinstead at Atlantic University.
The Mystical Core of Organized Religion by David Steindl-Rast.
Factor Analysis of the Mystical Experience Questionnaire: A Study of Experiences Occasioned by the Hallucinogen Psilocybin, by Katherine A. Maclean et al. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (2012) 51(4):721–737
Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: Are Nirvana and Moksha the Same? by Prof. David Loy
Exceptional experiences and spiritual practice: a new measurement approach, by Niko Kohls and Harald Walach. SPIRTUALITY AND HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, 7:   125–150   (2006).
Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Meditation by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Plume (November 1, 2001), ISBN-10: 0452282667.
Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research (Holotropic Experiences and Their Healing and Heuristic Potential), by Stanislav Grof, M.D.
Toward a more culturally sensitive DSM-IV. Psychoreligious and psychospiritual problems, by D Lukoff et al. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1992 Nov;180(11):673-82.
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MEDITATION
Focused attention, open monitoring and automatic self-transcending: Categories to organize meditations from Vedic, Buddhist and Chinese traditions, by Fred Travis et al. Consciousness and Cognition 19 (2010) 1110–1118.
Patterns of EEG coherence, power, and contingent negative variation characterize the integration of transcendental and waking states, by Fred Travis et al. Biological Psychology 61 (2002) 293 -319.
From alpha to gamma: Electrophysiological correlates of meditation-related states of consciousness, by Juergen Fell et al. Medical Hypotheses 75 (2010) 218–224.
Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners, by JA. Brefczynski-Lewis et al. PNAS July 3, 2007 vol. 104 no. 27 11483–11488.
The underlying anatomical correlates of long-term meditation: Larger hippocampal and frontal volumes of gray matter, by Eileen Luders et al. NeuroImage 45 (2009) 672–678.
Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice, by Antoine Lutz et al. PNAS November 16, 2004 vol. 101 no. 46 16369–16373.
Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the Generation of Alpha Activity Induced by Transcendental Meditation: A Magnetoencephalographic Study, by Shin Yamamoto et al. Acta Med. Okayama, 2006. Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 55-58.
Brain Changes in Long-Term Zen Meditators Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Controlled Study, by Nicola´ s Fayed et al. March PLOS One. 2013  |  Volume  8  |  Issue  3  |  e58476.
Cerebral blood flow differences between long-term meditators and non-meditators, BY Andrew B. Newberg et al. Consciousness and Cognition xxx (2010) xxx–xxx.
Meditation States and Traits: EEG, ERP, and Neuroimaging Studies, by B. Rael Cahn. Psychological Bulletin, 2006, Vol. 132, No. 2, 180 –211.
Paradox lost? Exploring the role of alpha oscillations during externally vs. internally directed attention and the implications for idling and inhibition hypotheses, by N. R. Cooper et al. International Journal of Psychophysiology 47 (2003) 65–74.
The neural basis of the complex mental task of meditation: neurotransmitter and neurochemical considerations, by AB. Newberg et al. Medical Hypotheses (2003) 61(2), 282–291
Increased dopamine tone during meditation-induced change of consciousness, by T.W. Kjaer et al. / Cognitive Brain Research 13 (2002) 255 –259.
ENTHEOGENS
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Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality by Robert Gordon Wasson, Published by Harcourt (April 1972), ISBN-10: 0156838001.
The Ghost Dance: Origins of Religion by Weston La Barre. Published by Allen & Unwin (1st Ed 3 Aug 1972). ISBN-10: 0042110033.
Shamanic Origins of Religion and Medicine by Weston La Barre PhD. Journal of Psychedelic Drug Vol. 11 (1-2) Jan-Jun, 1979.
Archaeological Evidence for the Tradition of Psychoactive Plant Use in the Old World by M. D. Merlin. Economic Botany, 57(3):295-323. 2003 published by The New York Botanical Garden.
Transcultural use of narcotic water lilies in ancient Egyptian and Mayan drug ritual by William Emboden. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 3 (1981).
The sacred narcotic lily of the Nile – Nymphaea caerulae by William Emboden. Economic Botany, 32(4), 1978, pp. 395-407 1979, by the New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458
Ethnobotanical Tools in the Ancient Near East – by William A. Emboden, Jr.
Food of the Gods by Terence Mckenna. Published by Bantam USA; Bantam Trade Pbk. Ed edition (5 Oct 1998), ISBN-10: 0553371304.
The influence of psychotropic flora and fauna on Maya religion by Dobkin de Rios, Marlene. Published in Current Anthropology, Vol 15(2), Jun 1974, 147-164.
Pharmacological and Biological Properties of the Egyptian Lotus by W. B. J. Harer. JARCE XXII (1985), 49-54.
The Road to Eleusis (Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries) by R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruck. Published by A Harvest / HBJ Book (1st Ed 1978), ASIN: B000I1T69C.
Bufo alvarius: a potent hallucinogen of animal origin by Andrew T. Weil*a, Wade Davisb. Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology 41 (1994) 1-8.
Psychotropic substance-seeking: evolutionary pathology or adaptation? By RJ. Sullivan & EH Hagen. Journal of Addiction, Volume 97, Issue 4, pages 389–400, April 2002.
Online Medscape database & portal: Hallucinogen toxicity
Haoma and Harmaline: The Botanical Identity of the Sacred Hallucinogen ‘Soma’ and Its Legacy in Religion, Language by David Flattery. Published by Univ of California Pr (May 1989), ISBN-10: 0520096274.
Pharmacotheon: Entheogenic Drugs, Their Plant Sources and History by Albert Hofmann and Jonathan Ott. Publisher: Published by Natural Products Company (2nd Ed Feb 1993), ISBN-10: 0961423498.
Soma: The Divine Hallucinogen by David L. Spess. Park Street Press; First Edition edition (August 1, 2000), ISBN-10: 0892817313.
The hallucinogenic fungi of Mexico: An inquiry into the origins of the religious idea among primitive peoples by R. Gordon Wasson. Published by Botanical Museum of Harvard University (1961), ASIN: B0007FV1G0.
The Soma Drinker of Ancient India: An Ethno-Botanical Retrospection by Sachidananda Padhy and Santosh Kumar Dash J. Hum. Ecol., 15(1): 19-26 (2004)
Myths and mandrakes by Anthony John Carter. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2003 March; 96(3): 144–147.
Hallucinogenic drugs in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures by Carod-Artal FJ. Published in Neurologia 2011 Sep 3.
Review – Hallucinogens and dissociative agents naturally growing in the United States by JH. Halpern. Journal of Pharmacology & Therapeutics 102 (2004) 131 – 138.
The entheomycological origin of Egyptian crowns and the esoteric underpinnings of Egyptian religion, by Stephen R. Berlant.  Journal of Ethnopharmacology 102 (2005) 275–288
SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS
Khabarova O.V., Dimitrova S. Some proves of integrated influence of geomagnetic activity and weather changes on human health. Fundamental Space Research, Proc. of International Conference, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, 21-28 Sep 2008; ISBN 978-954-322-316-9, pp.
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Physical meaning of the equinoctial effect for semi-annual variation in geomagnetic activity by A. Yoshida. Published by Ann. Geophys., 27, 1909–1914, 2009.
The semiannual variation of great geomagnetic storms by L. Svalgaard et al. published in GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 29, NO. 16, 1029/2001GL014145, 2002
The 22-year cycle in the geomagnetic 27-day recurrences reflecting on the F2-layer ionization by E. M. Apostolov et al. Published in Annales Geophysicae (2004) 22: 1171–1176.
Pc1 geomagnetic pulsations as a potential hazard of the myocardial infarction by N.G. Kleimenova et al. Published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 69 (2007) 1759–1764
Semi-annual variation of the geomagnetic field by S. R. C. Malin et al. Published in Earth Planets Space, 51, 321–328, 1999
Influence of solar terminator passages on Schumann resonance parameters by A. Melnikova et al. Published in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 66 (2004) 1187– 1194.
Discussion paper: An electromagnetic mechanism of solar-terrestrial relations by G. Kolesnik et al. Published in the International Journal of Geomagnetism & Aeronomy Vol. 6, GI1004, doi:10.1029/2004GI000096, 2005.
H. Yang & V.P. Pasko. Three-dimensional finite difference time domain modelling of the diurnal and seasonal variations in Schumann resonance parameters. Published by Radio Science (a Wiley publication), Vol. 41, RS2S14, doi:10.1029/2005RS003402, 2006.
Response of the Earth-ionosphere cavity resonator to the 11-year solar cycle in X-radiation by G. Sartori et al. Journal of Atmospheric Solar Terrestrial Physics, 2005, 67, 553–562.
Global ionospheric D-layer height monitoring by M. Fullekrug et al. Published in Europhysics Letters 2002. 59, 626–629.
Possible Mechanism of the Observed Schuman Resonance Diurnal Amplitude Variations by O. Pechony & C. Price. (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and Tel Aviv University respectively.
Analysis of Schumann resonance spectra from Kolkata and their possible interpretations by SS. De. Published in The Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics, Vol 38, August 2009. pp208-214
Intensity of Schumann resonance: Universal time & local time variations by A.P. Nickolaenko at Usikov Institute for Radio-Physics and Electronics. MSMW07 Symposium proceeedings, Kharkov Ukraine June 25-30, 2007.
Resonant mechanisms of solar-terrestrial relationships by A.G. Kolesnik et al. Published in the Russian Physics Journal, Vol. 46, No. 8, 2003.
Solar variations in extremely low frequency propagation parameters, & Observations of Schumann resonances and computation of the ELF attenuation parameter by A. Kulak et al. Published by the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 108, Issu
Simultaneous observations of Schumann resonances in California and Australia: Evidence for intensity modulation by the local height of the D-region, by D. Sentman & B.J. Fraser. Published by J. Geophys. Res., (1991) 96, 15,973.
Global frequency and distribution of lightning as observed from space by the Optical Transient Detector by H.J Christian et al. published in Journal of Geophysics Research, 108 (D1), 4005, doi:10.1029/2002JD002347, 2003.
Diurnal variation of electric activity of global thunderstorms deduced from OTD data by M. Hayakawa, M Sekiguchi and A.P Nickolaenko. Published in J. Atmos. Electr., 25, 55–68, 2005.
Evidence on a link between the intensity of Schumann resonance and global surface temperature by M. Sekiguchi et al. Published in Annales Geophysicae., 24, 1809–1817, 2006.
The Encyclopaedia of World Climatology by John E. Oliver. Published by Springer (August 1, 2005), ISBN-10: 1402032641.
A new ionospheric mechanism of electromagnetic ELF precursors to earthquakes by N. Borisova et al. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 63 (2001) 3–10.
Electromagnetic Field Anomaly Associated with the 1998 Seismic Swarm in Central Japan by Y. Fujinawa et al. published in Physics. Chem. Earth, Vol. 25. No. 3, pp. 247-253, 2000
The effect of earth tides as observed in seismo-electromagnetic precursory signals by M. Hayakawa et al. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 1733–1741, 2009.
Masashi Hayakawa, Katsumi Hattori, and Kenji Ohta. Monitoring of ULF (ultra-low-frequency) Geomagnetic Variations Associated with Earthquakes. Published in Sensors 2007, 7, 1108-1122.
High-frequency seismo-electromagnetic effects by M. Parrot. Published in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 77(1993)65—83.
Anomalous behaviour of D layer formation time of the ionosphere due to earthquake by AK. Chatterjee et al. Published in Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics Vol, 38, June 2009 pp138-142.
ASTROBIOLOGY
Professor N. Cherry (Environmental Health). Schumann Resonances, a plausible biophysical mechanism for the human health effects of solar / Geomagnetic Activity.
Biological interactions of  extremely-low-frequency  electric and magnetic fields by T.S. Tenforde. Published in Journal of Bioelectrochemistry & Bioenergetics,  25 (1991)  1-17.
Geomagnetic Fields, their Fluctuations and Health Effects by J. Ward & D. Henshaw, H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol.
Effect of Local and Global Geomagnetic Activity on Human Cardiovascular  Homeostasis by Svetlana Dimitrova. Published in the Archives of Environmental Health, February 2004 [Vol. 59 (No.2)].
Geophysical variables and behaviour: Strong association between sudden infant death syndrome and increments of global geomagnetic activity – possible support for the melatonin hypothesis by R.P O’Connor & MA. Persinger. Published in Perception, Motor Skil
Correlation between convulsive seizure and geomagnetic activity by M. Rajaram and S. Mitra. Published in Neuroscience Letters, 24 (1981) 187-191.
Effects of geomagnetic activity variations on the physiological and psychological state of functionally healthy humans: Some results of Azerbaijani studies, by S. Elchin.  Publishd in Advances in Space Research 40 (2007) 1941–1951.
Geomagnetic activity and human melatonin metabolite excretion by J.B. Burch et al. Published in Neuroscience Letters 438 (2008) 76–79.
Increased geomagnetic activity and the occurrence of bereavement hallucinations: evidence for melatonin-mediated microseizuring in the temporal lobe? By Mtchael A Persinger. Published in Neuroscience Letters  88 (1988) 271-274.
Does exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields produce functional changes in human brain? By F. Capone et al. published in the J Neural Transm (2009) 116:257–265.
Solar activity and human health at middle and low geomagnetic latitudes in Central America, by B. Mendoza et al. Published in Advances in Space Research 46 (2010) 449–459.
The Contingency of Parameters of Human Encephalograms and Schumann Resonance Electromagnetic Fields Revealed in Monitoring Studies by S.V. Pobachenko et al. Journal of Biophysics, 2006, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 480–483. © Pleiades Publishing, Inc., 2006.
Human Electrophysiological Signal Responses to ELF Schumann Resonance and Artificial Electromagnetic Fields  by I. Ćosić et al.  FME Transactions (2006) 34, 93-103.
Frequency and power windowing in tissue interactions with weak electromagnetic fields, by WR. Adey, Proceedings of the IEEE, 68:119-125, 1980.
Alterations of human electroencephalographic activity caused by multiple extremely low frequency magnetic field exposures by D. Cvetkovic & I. Cosic. Published in the Med Biol Eng Comput (2009) 47:1063–1073.
Atmospheric electromagnetism: Individual differences in brain electrical response to simulated sferics by A. Schienle et al International Journal of Psychophysiology 21 ( 1996) 177-188
Influence of an alternating 3 Hz magnetic field with an induction of 0.1 millitesla on chosen parameters of the human occipital EEG by K. Heusser. Published in Neuroscience Letters 239 (1997) 57–60.
ELECTRONEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Human electromagnetic emission in the ELF band by J. lipkova & J. Cechak. MEASUREMENT SCIENCE REVIEW, Volume 5, Section 2, 2005.
Electromagnetic fields, the modulation of brain tissue functions; a possible paradigm shift in biology by W. Ross Adey. Published International Encyclopedia of Neuroscience (3rd Ed.) by W. Ross Adey, Distinguished Professor of Physiology.
Tissue interactions with nonionizing electromagnetic fields by WR Adey. Published in Physiology Reviews 1981 Apr; 61(2):435-514.
Existence of Electromagnetic Radiation in Humans in ELF Band by J. Lipkova and J. Cechak. Presentation; Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium 2005, Hangzhou, China, August 22-26.
Electric Fields and Inflammation: May the Force be with You by S.B. Brown & Ian Dransfield. Review – The Scientific World Journal (2008) 8, 1280–1294 ISSN 1537-744X; DOI 10.1100/tsw.2008.158.
Electromagnetic cellular interactions by M. Cifra et al. Published in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 105 (2011) 223e246.
ARCHEOLOGY
Anthony F. Aveni; Archaeoastronomy in the Ancient Americas, Journal of Archaeological Research, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 2003 ( C ° 2003)
Jaroslav Klokoníka: Pyramids and Ceremonial Centres in Mesoamerica and China: Were They Oriented Using a Magnetic Compass? 2011 3rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Information Application Technology (ESIAT 2011)
Carlson J.B: Lodestone Compass: Chinese or Olmec Primacy? Science, 1975, 189, 753.60.
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Ashmore, W: Site planning principles and concepts of directionality among the ancient Maya. Latin American Antiquity 2: 199–226. (1991).
Ivan Šprajc, Carlos Morales-Aguilar, Richard D. Hansen: Early Maya Astronomy and Urban Planning at El Mirador, Peten, Guatemala 2009
Subhash Kak; Space and Cosmology in the Hindu Temple – presented at the International Symposium on Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Monuments, New Delhi, November 16-17, 2002. 
The Quadripartite Badge – A badge of rulership by Merle Greene Robertson.
NF. Declercq et al A theoretical study of special acoustic effects caused by the staircase of the El Castillo pyramid at the Maya ruins of Chichen-Itza in Mexico. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Volume 116, Issue 6, pp. 3328-3335 (2004).
Yaxchilan: The Design of a Maya Ceremonial City by Carolyn Elaine Tate. University of Texas Press; 1st edition (1992), ISBN-10: 0292770413.
Andean Archaeology III: North and South, Volume 3, Edited by William Isbell, Helaine Silverman. Chapter 2: America’s First City? The Case of Late archaic Caral, Ruth Shady Solis
Oxford IX International Symposium on Archaeoastronomy Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 278, 2011; Ivan Ghezzi and Clive L. N. Ruggles. The social and ritual context of horizon astronomical observations at Chankillo.
Pre-Columbian Landscapes of Creation and Origin, edited by John Staller. Chapter 9: Dimensions of Place: The Significance of Centres to the Development of Andean Civilization: An Exploration of the Ushnu Concept
Other Cuzcos: Replicated Theaters of Inca Power. In Archaeology of Performance, Theatres of Power, Community and Politics. T. Inomata & L. Coben, New York: Altamira Press (2006).
Hyslop J. Inca Settlement Planning – Austin University of Texas Press (1990).
Tiwanaku: Papers from the 2005 Mayer Center Symposium at the Denver Art Museum. Denver Art Museum, M.Y Sánchez, (2009). ISBN 0-8061-9972-5.
Agurto C S: Estudios acerca de la construcción, arquitectura, y planeamiento incas. Lima: Cámara Peruana de la Construcción (1987).
JA Belmonte , M. Shaltout Et al. JHA, xli (2010); On the orientation of Egyptian temples – testing the theory in middle Egypt and Sudan.
Thesaurus Inscriptionum Aegyptiacarum (H. Brugsch)
A Delta-man in Yebu: Occasional Volume of the Egyptologists’ Electronic Forum No. 1. Altered States: An inquiry into the possible use of narcotics or alcohol to induce dreams in Pharaonic Egypt Kasia Szpakowska. Universal Publishers (September 15, 2003),
Percy Brown: Book – Indian Architecture (Buddhist And Hindu Period)
Dagens, Bruno (1986): Mayamata – An Indian Treatise on Housing Architecture and Iconography. New Delhi. Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Research.
ART & ICON SYMBOLISM
Isbell, W. and P. Knobloch. 2006. Missing links, imaginary links: staff god imagery in the south Andean past. In H. Silverman and W. Isbell, editors, Andean Archaeology III, pp. 307-351.  Springer Science+Business Media: New York.
Waterlily and cosmic serpent: equivalent conduits of the Maya spirit realm by Andrew McDonald and Brian Stross. Journal of Ethnobiology 32(1): 74–107 (2012).
The Hidden Maya: A New Understanding of Maya Glyphs by Martin Brennan, Bear & Company (June 1, 1998), ISBN-10: 187918124X.
Art Of The Andes by Rebecca Stone-Miller (March 1996). Thames & Hudson (March 1996), ISBN-10: 0500202869.
Toasts with the Inca: Andean Abstraction and Colonial Images on Quero Vessels, By Thomas B. F. Cummins. University of Michigan Press (May 15, 2002), ISBN-10: 0472110519.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY/SHAMANISM/RITUAL/MYTHOLOGY/COSMOLOGY
The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art by David Lewis-Williams. Thames & Hudson (April 2004), ISBN-10: 0500284652.
The Cosmos of the Yucatec Maya: Cycles and Steps from the Madrid Codex by Merideth Paxton. University of New Mexico Press (November 6, 2001), ISBN-10: 0826322921.
Deities of the ancient Maya: A guide for the 3rd Maya at the Playa workshop (2009), Reiko Ishihara, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington, D.C.
South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z, by Ann Bingham, Jeremy Roberts. Pub; Facts on File Inc. (31 May 2004), ISBN-13: 978-0816048892
Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Susan Milbrath. University of Texas Press (2000), ISBN-10: 0292752261.
Flower Mountain: Concepts of Life, Beauty, and Paradise among the Classic Maya, by Karl Taube. Res 45: 69-98 (2004).
Taube, Karl A. (1985). The Classic Maya Maize God: A Reappraisal. Proceedings of the Fifth Palenque Round Table Conference, June 12–18, 1983, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, Merle Greene Robertson (general ed.) (PARI Online publication (November 2003). San Fra
Maya Creator Gods.
The History of the Catholic Church in Latin America: From Conquest to Revolution and Beyond, by; John Frederick Schwaller. Pub; NYU Press (February 22, 2011), ISBN-10: 0814740030.
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch. Oxford University Press, USA; First Edition (April 8, 2004), ISBN-10: 0195170245.
Ancient Egypt’s Myths and Beliefs (World Mythologies (Rosen)) by Fergus Fleming and Alan Lothian. Rosen Publishing Group (December 15, 2011), ISBN-10: 1448859948.
Book of the Gods and Rites and the Ancient Calendar, by F. D. Duran. Published; University of Oklahoma Pr (June 1977), ISBN-10: 0806112018.
The Search for God in Ancient Egypt, Jan Assmann. Cornell University Press (15 Feb 2001), ISBN-13: 978-0801487293
Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt, by Rosalie David. Penguin (2002), ISBN 0140262520.
Christ in Egypt: The Horus-Jesus Connection by D. M. Murdock and Acharya S (Feb 28, 2009), Stellar House Publishing, LLC (February 28, 2009). ISBN-13: 978-0979963117
Normandi Ellis; Feasts of Light – Celebrations for the Seasons of Life based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries, Quest Books (March 1, 1999), ISBN-13: 978-0835607445.
Walk Like an Egyptian by Ramona Louise Wheeler. A modern guide to the religion and philosophy of ancient Egypt. Expanded & 3rd Edition. Published by Wildside Press.
The art of healing in ancient Egypt: a scientific reappraisal by Rosalie David. The Lancet, Volume 372, Issue 9652, 22–28. November 2008, Pages 1802–1803.
Dance of the Moon: Celebrating the Sacred Cycles of the Earth by Dan Furst. Llewellyn Publications (July 8, 2009), ISBN-10: 0738715107.
Flipside of Hindu Symbolism (Sociological and scientific linkages in Hinduism) by Narayan M.K.V. Fultus Corporation (April 20, 2007), ISBN-10: 1596821175.
Handbook of Hindu Mythology, by George M. Williams
The Hindu Pantheon, by Edward Moor (1810)
Religion in the Andes: Vision and Imagination in Early Colonial Peru, MacCormack, Sabine, published by Princeton University Press (May 17, 1993), ISBN-10: 0691021066.
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Handbook of Inca Mythology, by Paul R. Steele. Published by ABC-CLIO (December 8, 2004), ISBN-10: 1576073548.
Legitimisation of the State in Inca Myth and Ritual; American Anthropologist, By Brian Bauer (1996; 98 (2): 327-37). 
Moon, Sun and Witches, by Irene Marsha Silverblatt. Princeton University Press (May 1, 1987), ISBN-10: 0691022585.
Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality, BY James M. Nelson. Springer; 2009 edition (February 27, 2009), ISBN-10: 0387875727
Aryan Sun Myths: The Origin of Religions (p.128), by Sarah E. Titcomb and Charles Morris. Cosimo Classics (April 15, 2007), ISBN-10: 1602062226.
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A View on Buddhism
Suns of God: Krishna, Buddha and Christ Unveiled by Acharya S. Adventures Unlimited Press (September 1, 2004), ISBN-10: 1931882312.
The World’s Sixteen Crucified Saviours: Christianity Before Christ, by Kersey Henry Graves. Forgotten Books (November 7, 2007), ISBN-10: 1605061034.
Esoteric healing traditions: a conceptual overview, by Jeff Levin. Explore (NY). 2008 Mar-Apr;4 (2):101-12. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.12.003.
Anacalypsis (Volume 2 of 2) by Godfrey Higgins. Digireads.com (January 1, 2007), ISBN-10: 1420929933.
Classical scientific astrology by George Noonan. American Federation of Astrologers, pp. 66–67. Published by the American Federation of Astrologers (July 12, 2005), ISBN-10: 0866900497.
Secret of Regeneration; Hilton Hotema. Publisher – SOS Free Stock, ISBN-13: 978-0787304294
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette. Published by Harper San Francisco, New edition (6 Feb 1992), ISBN-10: 0062506064.
HISTORY
The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins. Mariner Books (September 2, 2005), ISBN-10: 061861916X
Aztec and Maya Myths (Legendary Past) by Karl A. Taube. Published by University of Texas Press; 1 edition (1993), ISBN-10: 029278130X.
The Ancient Maya, 6th Edition, by Robert Sharer & Loa Traxler; Stanford University Press; 6 edition (October 7, 2005). ISBN-10: 0804748179.
Mesoamerica after the Decline of Teotihuacan AD 700-900 (Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Conference Proceedings) by Richard A. Diehl and Janet C. Berlo
A Study of Classic Maya Rulership; PhD thesis in Anthropology by Mark Alan Wright August 2011.
The Myths of Mexico and Peru, By Lewis Spence. Dover Publications (January 1, 1995), ISBN-10: 0486283321.
Jeffrey Quilter;  Moche Politics, Religion, and Warfare, Journal of World Prehistory, Vol. 16, No. 2, June 2002
The origin of States Societies in South America; Annu. Rev. Anthropol. 2001. 30:41–64 Charles Stanish; Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles,California 90095–1553

 

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