Below is a list of books that I’ve read for years. I can’t say that I’ve read every book in its entirety, but I present them here in case the list is helpful to someone. I know those that start out on their path often cast about for guidance and that such guidance is not often easy to locate. Hence, here’s a list of what helped me. 

BDSM/Sexuality

• Becoming a Slave, Jack Rinella
• The Multi-Orgasmic Man: Sexual Secrets Every Man Should Know, Mantak Chia
• Sex Matters: From Sex to Superconsciousness, Osho

History

• The Americans: The Colonial Experience, Daniel J. Boorstin
• The Americans: The National Experience, Daniel J. Boorstin
• The Americans: The Democratic Experience, Daniel J. Boorstin

Mythology, Anthropology, Religion

• The Golden Bough, James George Frazer: a comprehensive anthropological study of magical practices from many different cultures and religions.
• The Masks of God Series: Joseph Campbell’s seminal works on comparative religion, which applies scientific method to the dissemination of cultural mythologies across history.
  • The Masks of God: Primitive Mythology, Joseph Campbell
  • The Masks of God: Oriental Mythology, Joseph Campbell
  • The Masks of God: Occidental Mythology, Joseph Campbell
  • The Masks of God: Creative Mythology, Joseph Campbell

Psychology

• Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, David Bayles
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, Brene Brown
• Meditation: An In-Depth Guide, Ian Gawler
• Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche, Robert A. Johnson
• Spiritual Evolution: How We Are Wired for Faith, Hope, and Love, George Vaillant

Occult, Spiritual, Left-Hand Path

• 9 Gates of Chaos Magick: How to Start Practicing Effective Magick, Magick.Me
• Aleister Crowley’s Illustrated Goetia, Lon Milo Duquette
• Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Luciferianism & The Left Hand Path, Michael Ford
• Belial: Without A Master, E.A. Koetting
• Black Book of Satan, Marcus Garvey
• Daemonic Pacts, S.Connolly
• Daemonic Shamanism, William Briar
• Dark Moon Rising; Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path, Raven Kaldera
• Demoniality: Incubi and Succubi: A Book of Demonology, Sinistrari Ameno
• Demons of Magick: Three Practical Rituals for Working with the 72 Demons, Gordon Winterfield
• The Devil’s Bible, Myrmydon Pontifex Maximum
• Evoking Eternity: Forbidden Rites of Evocation, E.A. Koetting
• Grand Grimoire of Infernal Pacts, Michael W. Ford
• Healing Rite of Marbas, Carl Nagel
• Lucifer and The Hidden Demons: A Practical Grimoire from The Order of Unveiled Faces, Theodore Rose
• Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success, Frater U.D.
• Prometheus Rising, Robert Anton Wilson
• Satanism: A Beginner’s Guide to the Religious Worship of Satan and Demons Volume I: Philosophy, Brother Nero
• The Bible of the Adversary: 10th Anniversary Edition, Michael W. Ford
• The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin The Mage (Dover Occult), S.L. MacGregor Mathers
• The Chaos Protocols, Gordon White
• The Complete Book of Demonolatry, S. Connolly
• The Demonology of King James I: Includes the Original Text of Demonologie and News from Scotland, Donald Tyson
• The Three Magical Books of Solomon: The Greater and Lesser Keys & The Testament of Solomon, Aleister Crowley
• Wisdom of Eosphoros: The Luciferian Philosophy, Michael Ford

Social Issues

• American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men, David McConnell
• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, Seth Godin