Recommended esoteric books for beginners and advanced readers in psychic development and divination

Are you asking yourself “How do I know if I have a gift?”, “How do I communicate with the dead?”, or “How do I develop my abilities?” Then read this. This “library” section, which I’ll update as regularly as I can, gives you the books worth reading. I rank them by level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

When you set out on the esoteric adventure, reading is essential (if not mandatory). Why? Because starting without any foundations, or without knowing the slightest esoteric teaching, is truly risky.

Would you go bungee jumping without the cord? No. Esotericism works the same way.

In my view, two books are must-reads:

Kardec: “The Spirits’ Book” and “The Mediums’ Book”

Both are full of practical, interesting advice, and rich in teachings. You have to read them. You’ll learn what kind of medium you are, how to develop your abilities, how to communicate with the Spirits, and so on. A small reading tip: take your time, so that Kardec’s teaching has a chance to sink in.

For beginners who want to ease into the world of psychic reading and learn without effort, I also recommend Laurence Pelegry’s “Initiation à la voyance” (an introduction to clairvoyance) and Marie Delclos’s “Le guide de la voyance” (a guide to clairvoyance).
Both are written in a truly lucid, clear style. Another one, with a more general approach that beginners may find easier to take in: Paul Roland’s “Et si vous étiez médium” (what if you were a medium?). I wouldn’t recommend it to experienced readers, or to those who are already well advanced. It’s mainly a simple, easy-to-follow first approach.

For beginners and advanced readers alike, one of the best I currently know, and one that covers quite a few esoteric topics, is Jane Struthers’s “The Psychic Bible” (in French, “La bible de la parapsychologie”, translated by Antonia Leibovici).
To me, it’s one of the best on the market. And of course, I can’t leave out Boutboul’s book: “Développez vos facultés psychiques et spirituelles” (develop your psychic and spiritual abilities).
Its pictures make the author’s points easy to grasp, which is why I also recommend it to those who understand better with images (that’s me!). It’s very easy to follow and speaks to beginners and advanced readers alike. Very informative.

If you’ve already read Kardec, there’s a very interesting book by Rose Vanden Eynden: “So You Want to Be a Medium?”.
It’s just as clear. Rose Vanden Eynden has her own approach, and she goes further into the question of Angels.
On that subject, it’s a reference work in my view. I really enjoyed reading it: it’s easy to understand, and the writing is very pleasant.

If you want to dig into the chakras, I recommend Joan-P Miller’s practical chakra handbook.
It’s very detailed. You’ll come away with a deep knowledge of each of our chakras.
It even offers a view on the links between the chakras, daily life, food, and so on. Quite informative.

For intermediate and advanced readers, I can only strongly recommend Roger de Lafforest’s “Ces maisons qui tuent” (houses that kill).
This book is absolutely remarkable, and very, very informative.
I devoured it from cover to cover.
The author explores the link he sees between the ground a house stands on and the lives of the people who live in it. His in-depth research inspires the reader.
This book is a marvel. A few small points in the writing bothered me and make it heavier, but that’s only my opinion, so it’s subjective.

For advanced readers, I can only point you to the teachings of Father François Brune, which are, in my view, the most beautiful after Kardec’s.
He explains the means we have to contact the “departed”, and we learn that the dead aren’t dead in the strict sense of the word.
If you are grieving, this reading will change your mind on quite a few points. The two volumes go together, and I think you really must read them both.
“Les morts nous parlent” (the dead speak to us), volumes 1 and 2.

For those who are grieving, I also warmly recommend a book that moved me deeply: “Dites-leur que la mort n’existe pas” (tell them that death does not exist) by Jean Winter and Gérald de Dampierre.
This book is a pure delight, a spellbinding, irresistible kind of magic. It’s quite simply a reference for anyone who wants to understand the afterlife and communication through automatic writing.
You absolutely must read it.

That’s all for now!

I am firm on one point: people in a fragile state (emotionally, mentally, or otherwise) should under no circumstances approach esotericism!