Publications

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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