Spiritual L. A. (28 books)

As strange as it might seem, Los Angeles has a rich and powerful spiritual history and present moment. Many prominent religions, sects, and cults began and have flourished here.

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1	People Get Ready!: A New History of Black Gospel Music by Robert Darden 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda 4.25 avg rating — 73,244 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson by Daniel Mark Epstein 3.92 avg rating — 341 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Broken and Shared: Food, Dignity, and the Poor on Los Angeles' Skid Row by Jeff Dietrich (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Guide to Spiritual L. A.: The Irreverent, the Awake & the True by Catherine Auman (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Botanica Los Angeles: Latino Popular Religious Art In The City Of Angels by Patrick Arthur Polk 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley 3.91 avg rating — 75,440 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	California's Spiritual Frontiers: Religious Alternatives in Anglo-Protestantism, 1850-1910 by Sandra Sizer Frankiel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary 3.80 avg rating — 5,758 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard 2.75 avg rating — 4,011 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall 4.29 avg rating — 6,487 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Wormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron by Spencer Kansa (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by John Carter 3.71 avg rating — 1,210 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Secret Source: The Law of Attraction Is One of Seven Ancient Hermetic Laws: Here Are the Other Six by Maja D'Aoust (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.64 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic by Israel Regardie 4.24 avg rating — 1,124 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Hollywood Babylon (Hollywood Babylon, #1) by Kenneth Anger 3.65 avg rating — 6,817 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Paul Foster Case: His Life and Works by Paul A. Clark 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Source: The Untold Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13 and The Source Family by Isis Aquarian 4.13 avg rating — 240 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Heaven's Harlots: My Fifteen Years as a Sacred Prostitute in the Children of God Cult by Miriam Williams 3.48 avg rating — 497 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda 3.94 avg rating — 45,284 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Sorcerer's Crossing: A Woman's Journey by Taisha Abelar 4.11 avg rating — 1,125 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Being-in-Dreaming: An Initiation into the Sorcerers' World – A Woman's Spiritual Journey of Self-Discovery in Present-Day Mexico by Florinda Donner 4.02 avg rating — 434 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries: Feminist Witchcraft, Goddess Rituals, Spellcasting and Other Womanly Arts by Zsuzsanna E. Budapest 3.94 avg rating — 1,416 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Science of Mind by Ernest Shurtleff Holmes 4.35 avg rating — 2,500 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson 4.25 avg rating — 37,716 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Fourth Instinct: The Call of the Soul by Arianna Huffington (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential by Michael Bernard Beckwith 4.22 avg rating — 848 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West by Philip Goldberg (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 514 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars