Influences

Here’s a brief listing of some my influences, in no particular order. These books and people have shaped who I am as both a person and therapist.

Books

The Holographic Universe, by Michael Talbot

The Denial of Death, by Ernest Becker

Escape from Freedom, by Erich Fromm

The Reconnection: Heal Others, Heal Yourself by Eric Pearl

The Flight of the Eagle, by J. Krishnamurti

Letters to a Young Poet, by Rainer Maria Rilke

The Duino Elegies, by Rainer Maria Rilke

A Course in Miracles

The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake

A Symphony of Love: Selections of Dr. Kenneth Wapnick’s Writings: Autobiographies, Poetry, Short Stories, and Articles

Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche

The Path to No-Self by Bernadette Roberts

Meister Eckhart: A Modern Translation, translated by Raymond Blakney

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, translated by Swami Nikhilananda

I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, translated by Maurice Frydman, et. al

Other significant influences on me and my therapeutic work: