Rare Vintage Book.
Spiritual Community Guide for North America (1975).
This first edition trade paperback (ISBN: 0913852082), spanning 192 pages, serves as an essential time capsule of the era’s burgeoning New Age and counterculture movements. Compiled with contributions from luminaries like Ram Dass, Swami Satchidananda, Alan Watts, and Timothy Leary, among others, this guide offers a comprehensive snapshot of spiritual centers, ashrams, bookstores, and intentional communities across the United States and Canada.
More than just a directory, the 1975-76 Spiritual Community Guide is a traveler’s handbook for seekers, listing addresses and descriptions of diverse hubs—from yoga institutes and meditation centers to health food stores and metaphysical bookshops. Reflecting the eclectic spirit of the time, it features groups like Ananda Marga, Integral Yoga, and Zen Centers alongside alternative lifestyle resources, all united by a shared quest for consciousness and community. Its clean, unmarked pages, as noted in surviving copies, preserve the optimism and openness of a generation redefining spirituality. A collector’s piece for those fascinated by 1970s counterculture or spiritual history, this guide remains a testament to a pivotal moment when North America danced to the rhythm of awakening.
