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Online publications

the dead zine. A digital magazine on Black grief
Published by Nneka M. Okona

Ofrenda Magazine: Latinx Spirituality, Ancestral Connection, Earth, Justice, Healing Arts
(Digital archive; ceased publishing)

Books

Community care

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice
by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety
by Cara Page and Erica Woodland

Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (And the Next)
by Dean Spade

Death care

Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
by Alua Arthur

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley

Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Death Doula’s Guide for Families and Caregivers
by Henry Fersko-Weiss

The Needs of the Dying: A Guide for Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life’s Final Chapter
by David Kessler

Healing arts

Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field
by Barbara Ann Brennan

Conscious Dreaming: A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life
by Robert Moss

Curanderismo Soul Retrieval: Ancient Shamanic Wisdom to Restore the Sacred Energy of the Soul
by Erika Buenaflor

The Curanderx Toolkit: Reclaiming Ancestral Latinx Plant Medicine and Rituals for Healing
by Atava Garcia Swiecicki

The Dreamer's Book of the Dead: A Soul Traveler's Guide to Death, Dying, and the Other Side
by Robert Moss

New Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way — Alternative Approaches for Women 30–90
by Susun S. Weed

Opening to Spirit: Contacting the Healing Power of the Chakras & Honouring African Spirituality
by Caroline Shola Arewa

Spirituality

Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation
by Rima Vesely-Flad

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
by Cole Arthur Riley

The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community
by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Isese Spirituality Workbook: The Ancestral Wisdom of the Ifa Orisa Tradition
by Ayele Kumari

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals
by Luisah Teish

Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman
by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Oya: In Praise of an African Goddess
by Judith Gleason

Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community
by Malidoma Patrice Somé

Spirits Come from Water: An Introduction to Ancestral Veneration and Reclaiming African Spiritual Practices
by Ehime Ora

Tapping the Power Within: A Path to Self-Empowerment for Black Women
by Iyanla Vanzant

Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica
by Zora Neale Hurston

Well-being

Ancestors Said: 365 Days of Introspection for Emotional Healing
by Ehime Ora

Falling Out of Grace: Meditations on Loss, Healing and Wisdom
by Sobonfu E. Somé

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery
by bell hooks

The Value of the Valley: A Black Woman’s Guide Through Life’s Dilemmas
by Iyanla Vanzant

When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
by Gabor Maté