The Greatest Esoterica Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
177 The Interpretation of Dreams Sigmund Freud 1899 Austrian German
505 The Quran Unknown 610 Arabic Arabic
585 Tao Te Ching Lao Tsu -300 Chinese Classical chinese
646 The Varieties of Religious Experience William James 1902 American English
1019 The Interior Castle Teresa of Avila 1588 Spanish Spanish
1058 Memories, Dreams, Reflections Carl Jung 1963 Swiss German
1217 Foucault's Pendulum Umberto Eco 1988 Italian Italian
1600 The Ego and the Id Sigmund Freud 1923 Austrian German
1600 Studies in the Psychology of Sex Havelock Ellis 1897 British English
1681 The Teachings Of Don Juan Carlos Castaneda 1968 American English
1887 The Uses of Enchantment Bruno Bettelheim 1976 Austrian English
2498 Psychopathia Sexualis Richard von Krafft-Ebing 1886 German German
2739 Dark Night of the Soul St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
2750 The Montessori Method Maria Montessori 1909 Italian Italian
2748 Physica Hildegard of Bingen 1150 German Latin
2770 The Book Of Divine Consolation Meister Eckhart 1308 German Middle high german
2806 The Art of Memory Frances A. Yates 1966 British English
2994 The Doors Of Perception Aldous Huxley 1954 British English
3090 The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross St. John of the Cross 1578 Spanish Spanish
3152 The Complete Poems Of San Juan De La Cruz San Juan de la Cruz 1618 Spanish Spanish
3201 The Perennial Philosophy Aldous Huxley 1945 British English
3246 The Transcendent Unity Of Religions Frithjof Schuon 1953 French French
3637 Cause, Principle, And Unity Giordano Bruno 1584 Italian Italian
3637 The Seeress Of Prevorst Justinus Kerner 1829 German German
3637 The Prophecies Nostradamus 1555 French French
3637 An Outline Of Occult Science Rudolf Steiner 1910 Austrian German
4251 Dianetics L. Ron Hubbard 1950 American English
4671 The Spiritual Teaching Of Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi 1972 Indian Tamil
4686 The Reign Of Quantity & The Signs Of The Times René Guénon 1945 French French
4686 In Search Of The Miraculous P.D. Ouspensky 1947 Russian English
4686 Major Trends In Jewish Mysticism Gershom Scholem 1929 German German
4752 Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trungpa 1973 Multiple English
4898 On Occult Philosophy Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa 1531 German Latin
5034 Images And Symbols Mircea Eliade 1952 Romanian French
5104 Saving The Appearances Owen Barfield 1957 British English
5445 The Red Lion Mária Szepes 1946 Hungarian Hungarian
5447 The Politics of Ecstasy Timothy Leary 1968 American English
6004 Theatre Of The World Frances A. Yates 1969 British English
6094 The Secret History Of The World Jonathan Black 2007 British English
6370 The Candle Of Vision George William Russell 1974 Irish English
6414 The Portable Jung Carl Jung 1971 Swiss English
6443 Mystical Dimensions Of Islam Annemarie Schimmel 1975 Unknown English
6657 Organon Of The Rational Art Of Healing Samuel Hahnemann 1989 German German
6716 How To Change Your Mind Michael Pollan 2018 American English
6860 Meditations On The Tarot Unknown 1980 Unknown French
6860 The Thirteen Petalled Rose Adin Steinsaltz 1980 Israeli Hebrew
8091 The Messianic Idea In Judaism, And Other Essays On Jewish Spirituality Gershom Scholem 1971 German English
9375 The Night Side Of Nature Catherine Crowe 1848 British English
10305 The Gnostic Religion Hans Jonas 1958 German English
10305 Worlds In Collision Immanuel Velikovsky 1950 American English
10420 Internal Ecology Morals For Xxi Century Dario Salas Sommer 2007 Chilean Spanish
12174 Tibetan Book Of The Dead Robert Thurman 1994 Tibetan English
13360 Transcendental Magic Eliphas Levi 1854 French French
14827 Abhinavagupta Abhinavagupta 1016 Indian Sanskrit
14874 Scivias Hildegard of Bingen 1151 German Latin
15861 Shobogenzo Dōgen 1231 Japanese Japanese
15902 Psychology of the Unconscious Carl Jung 1912 Swiss German
15902 Kabbalah Unknown 1300 Multiple Hebrew
15881 Myths To Live By Joseph Campbell 1972 American English
16620 Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha Satyananda Saraswati 1969 Indian English
16680 Psychology And Alchemy C.G. Jung 1944 Swiss German
17126 Universal Consciousness alexis karpouzos 2016 Greek Unknown
16842 The Crisis Of The Modern World (Guenon, Rene. Works.) René Guénon 1927 French French
16831 Revolt Against The Modern World Julius Evola 1934 Italian Italian
17068 The Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz 1911 American English
17039 The Golden Dawn Israel Regardie 1971 British English
17084 Initiation Into Hermetics Franz Bardon 1962 Czech German
16869 I Am That Nisargadatta Maharaj 1973 Indian Marathi
17126 The Shaman's Mind Jonathan Hammond 2020 Unknown English
17126 Neville Goddard Neville Goddard Unknown English
17126 The Angelical Language, Volume I Aaron Leitch 2010 Unknown English
16952 The Book Of Thoth Aleister Crowley 1944 British English
17126 Reality Transurfing Steps I V Vadim Zeland 2004 Russian Russian
17126 Orthodoxy And The Kingdom Of Satan Spyridon Bailey Unknown English
16956 Ride The Tiger Julius Evola 1961 Italian Italian
17126 The Four Agreements Companion Book Don Miguel Ruiz American English
17126 The Circle Of Fire Don Miguel Ruiz 2013 Unknown English
17126 Supernatural Joe Dispenza 2017 American English