Spiritual Literature for Our Times

Reach the Shores of SELF-Discovery through the Publications and Writings of award-winning author Paul Hourihan. Our thought-provoking books help readers reach new shores of consciousness through greater self-understanding and SELF-discovery. They make the elevating ideas of mysticism and Vedanta more accessible by showing their practicality and relevance to our lives today.

Our Publications

Books for spiritual inspiration and guidance by award-winning author, mystic and teacher, Paul Hourihan, PhD.
Children of Immortal Bliss

Children of Immortal Bliss

A New Perspective on Our True Identity Based on the Ancient Vedanta Philosophy of India

This is a clear introduction to the Vedanta philosophy of India, written mainly for Westerners by a Westerner who has made a study and practice of these teachings for over 40 years.

Bill W. A Strange Salvation

Bill W. A Strange Salvation

A Biographical Novel Based on Key Moments in the Life of Bill Wilson, the Alcoholics Anonymous Founder, and a Probing of His Mysterious 11-year Depression

"A profound in-depth study of the subject in an easy-to-read format. This book is enlightening." - Shirley Roe, Reviewer

Ramakrishna & Christ The Supermystics

Ramakrishna and Christ: The Supermystics

New Interpretations

Find out the unheralded influence of Ramakrishna's life on our own times in this compelling study which compares the lives and teachings of the celebrated God-man of the 19th century India and Jesus Christ.

Death of Thomas Merton

The Death of Thomas Merton: A Novel

A Confessional Portrayal of the Last Day in the Life of Thomas Merton, the Famous Catholic Monk and Writer

A confessional portrayal of the last day in the life of the famous Catholic Monk and writer, giving us a radical reinterpretation of his character.

Mysticism in American Literature: Thoreau's Quest and Whitman's Self

Mysticism in American Literature

Thoreau's Quest and Whitman's Self

A unique study of the mysticism in the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman, great American writers of the 19th century.

Henry David Thoreau's Quest

Thoreau's Quest - Ebook

Mysticism in the Life and Writings of Henry David Thoreau

Explore the mysticism in the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau, the great American Writer of the 19th century.

Walt Whitman's Self

Whitman's Self - EBOOK

Mysticism in the Life and Writings of Walt Whitman

Explore the mysticism in the life and writings of Walt Whitman, the great American Poet of the 19th century.

What Readers are Saying

Jacob Nordby

Author, The Divine Arsonist

"I’m grateful that Paul and Anna Hourihan have shared ancient teachings with the modern world so beautifully."

Laura Ramirez

Author, Keepers of the Children

"Hourihan’s voice comes through with such clarity that one feels that he is there to guide one personally, like a wise teacher whose presence illuminates an ocean of self-insight."

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