Bound and Tethered Booklist

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Rooted in the wisdom of Black scholars, rebels, and mystics

  • The Fire Next Time by _James Baldwin_
  • They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by _Ivan Van Sertima_
  • The Destruction of Black Civilization by _Chancellor Williams_
  • The Mis-Education Of The Negro by _Carter G. Woodson_
  • We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by _bell hooks_
  • Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by _Beverly Daniel Tatum_
  • Hoodoo Herb & Root Magic by _Catherine Yronwode_
  • The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors by _Frances Cress Welsing_
  • Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women & Feminism by _bell hooks_
  • Fearing the Black Body by _Sabrina Strings_
  • Black Magic Woman & Narrative Film: Race, Sex & Afro-Religiosity by _Montré Aza Missouri_
  • Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by _Tom Burrell_
  • Immigration and the Remaking of Black America by _Tod G. Hamilton, Douglas S. Massey_
  • The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap by _Mehrsa Baradaran_
  • Black Power by _Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) & Charles V. Hamilton_
  • Black Against Empire by _Joshua Bloom_
  • Changing School Culture for Black Males by _Jawanza Kunjufu_
  • Killing the Black Body by _Dorothy Roberts_
  • The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power by _Jared A. Ball_

Rope and BDSM Practice

Books in this section ground the sacred, sensual for practitioners, ritualists, and those who wield intention.

  • Two Knotty Boys Showing You the Ropes by _Two Knotty Boys_
  • Two Knotty Boys Back on the Ropes by _Two Knotty Boys & Marcus, Ken_
  • Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé by _Lee Harrington_
  • Essence of Shibari by _Shin Nawakari_
  • Jay Wiseman’s Erotic Bondage Handbook by _Jay Wiseman_
  • The Toybag Guide To Foot And Shoe Worship by _Midori_
  • SM 101: A Realistic Introduction by _Jay Wiseman_
  • The New Topping Book by _Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy_
  • The New Bottoming Book by _Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy_
  • The Loving Dominant by _John Warren_
  • The Compleat Slave by _Jack Rinella_
  • Master-Slave Relations: Theory and Practice by _Robert J. Rubel_
  • SlaveCraft by _a grateful slave, Guy Baldwin, Joseph W. Bean_
  • Protocols Handbook for the Female Slave by _Robert J. Rubel_
  • Partners In Power: Living in Kinky Relationships by _Jack Rinella_
  • The Leatherman’s Protocol Handbook by _John Weal_
  • The Sexually Dominant Woman: A Workbook for Nervous Beginners by _Lady Green_
  • 50 Shades of Kink: An Introduction to BDSM by _Tristan Taormino_
  • The Ultimate Guide to Kink by _Tristan Taormino_
  • Thinking Kink: The Collision of BDSM, Feminism and Popular Culture by _Catherine Scott_
  • The Ritual of Dominance & Submission by _David English_
  • Training of a Slave by _Philippe De Coster_
  • Creating a Personal Protocol by _Shannon Reilly_
  • Extreme Space: The Domination and Submission Handbook by _FRR Mallory_
  • Discipline: Adding Rules & Discipline to Your BDSM Relationship by _Lily Lloyd_
  • How to Be Kinky: A Beginner’s Guide to BDSM by _Morpheous_
  • Becoming a Slave by _Jack Rinella_
  • Dom’s Guide to Submissive Training (Volumes 1 & 2) by _Elizabeth Cramer_
  • BDSM Playbook: Beginner’s Guide by _Melissa Beach_
  • Erotic Slavehood: A Miss Abernathy Omnibus by _Christina Abernathy_
  • Erotic Surrender: The Sensual Joys of Female Submission by _Claudia Varrin_
  • The Dominant Wife Handbook by _Mistress Jessica_
  • Submissive Training: 23 Things You Must Know by _Elizabeth Cramer_

🔸 Erotic Power & Sacred Sexuality

These books explore sexuality as worship and devotion—blending eros, mythos, and power .

  • Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body by _Riane Eisler_
  • Beyond Tantra: Healing Through Taoist Sacred Sex by _Mieke Wik & Stephan Wik_
  • Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century by _Barbara Carrellas_
  • Radical Ecstasy by _Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy_
  • The Erotic Mind: Unlocking the Inner Sources of Passion and Fulfillment by _Jack Morin_
  • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by _Esther Perel_
  • The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure by _Charlie Glickman_
  • The Sexually Dominant Woman: A Workbook for Nervous Beginners by _Lady Green_
  • Mind Play: A Guide to Erotic Hypnosis by _Mark Wiseman_
  • Pillow Talk: A Comprehensive Guide to Erotic Hypnosis by _Michael Scott_
  • The Mammoth Book of Erotic Romance and Domination by _Maxim Jakubowski_
  • The Hesitant Mistress by _Dvanna Hightower_
  • Techniques of Pleasure: BDSM and the Circuits of Sexuality by _Margot Weiss_
  • Pleasure Activism by _adrienne maree brown_
  • Enough to Make You Blush: Exploring Erotic Humiliation by _Princess Kali_
  • Erotic Massage for Healing and Pleasure by _K. A. T. Smith_
  • Sex Tips from a Dominatrix by _Patricia Payne_
  • Sex Power and Pleasure by _Mariana Valverde_
  • Sex Magick: The Best of The Equinox Volume III by _Aleister Crowley_
  • Ecstasy Through Tantra by _Jonn Mumford_
  • The Secrets of Great G-Spot Orgasms & Female Ejaculation by _Tristan Taormino_
  • The Mind Whisperer – Erotic Hypnosis by _Shane Hill_
  • HypnoDomme: Forbidden Erotic Hypnosis Secrets Revealed by _Kali DuBois_
  • The Economics of Ecstasy: Tantra, Secrecy, and Power in Colonial Bengal by _Hugh B. Urban_
  • The Power of Tantra by _Hugh B. Urban_
  • The Encyclopedia of Sacred Sexuality by _Rufus C. Camphausen_
  • Exploring Black Sexuality by _Robert Staples_
  • Screening the Marquis de Sade: Pleasure, Pain and the Transgressive Body in Film by _Lindsay Anne Hallam_
  • The Multi-Orgasmic Couple by _Mantak & Maneewan Chia, Douglas Abrams_
  • Secrets of Western Tantra by _Christopher S. Hyatt, Lon Milo DuQuette, Israel Regardie_

Spirituality, Mysticism & Ritual

Mystical, esoteric, and magical. These books are spiritual, ritual, and sacred alignment.

  • Sexual Magic by _Paschal Beverly Randolph_
  • Maat: The Ultimate Guide to Maat Philosophy, Principles, and Magick by _Mari Silva_
  • Of Water and the Spirit by _Malidoma Patrice Somé_
  • Taboo: Sex, Religion & Magick by _Christopher S. Hyatt & Lon Milo DuQuette_
  • Sensuous Magic: A Guide to SM by _Patrick Califia_
  • Female Dominance Rituals and Practices by _Claudia Varrin_
  • The Red Goddess by _Peter Grey_
  • Ritual Magic Workbook by _Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki_
  • Drawing Down the Spirits by _Kenaz Filan_
  • The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook by _Kenaz Filan_
  • Vodou Love Magic by _Kenaz Filan_
  • Talking to the Spirits by _Kenaz Filan_
  • Neolithic Shamanism: Spirit Work in the Norse Tradition by _Raven Kaldera & Galina Krasskova_
  • Moon Spells by _Diane Ahlquist_
  • Everyday Moon Magic by _Dorothy Morrison_
  • Moon Magic by _Dion Fortune_
  • Make Magic of Your Life by _T. Thorn Coyle_
  • Evolutionary Witchcraft by _T. Thorn Coyle_
  • The Magick of Thelema by _Lon Milo DuQuette_
  • Magick in Theory and Practice by _Aleister Crowley_
  • Golden Dawn Enochian Magic by _Pat Zalewski_
  • Psychedelics and Spirituality by _Thomas B. Roberts_
  • Spirit of Desire by _Lee Harrington_
  • Grimoire for the Green Witch by _Ann Moura_
  • Practical Magic for Beginners by _Brandy Williams_
  • Cord Magic by _Brandy Williams_
  • Qabbalistic Magic by _Salomo Baal-Shem_
  • Planetary Spells & Rituals by _Raven Digitalis_
  • Pagan Astrology by _Raven Kaldera_
  • Angel Tech: A Modern Shaman’s Guide to Reality Selection by _Antero Alli_
  • Divining Ecstasy: The Mystical Essence of Salvia Divinorum by _Sean Shayan_
  • The Enochian Magick of Dr. John Dee by _Geoffrey James_
  • Sexual Alchemy: Magical Intercourse with Spirits by _Anonymous (Alchemy Journal)_
  • Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit by _Donna Farhi_
  • Spiritual Disciplines (Bollingen Series) by _Joseph Campbell & Rudolf Bernoulli_
  • Secrets of Western Tantra by _Christopher S. Hyatt & others_
  • Igniting Intimacy by _Rowan Bombadil_

🔸 Somatic Healing & Psychology

This section connects the body, trauma, and spirit—offeringsomatic awareness, nervous system healing, and emotional integration.

  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by _Bessel van der Kolk, MD_
  • In an Unspoken Voice by _Peter A. Levine_
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by _Peter A. Levine_
  • Freedom From Pain by _Peter A. Levine_
  • Trauma and Memory by _Peter A. Levine & Bessel A. van der Kolk_
  • Healing the Traumatized Self by _Paul Frewen_
  • Eastern Body, Western Mind by _Anodea Judith_
  • Sacred Pain: Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul by _Ariel Glucklich_
  • The Art of Somatic Coaching by _Richard Strozzi-Heckler_
  • Triggers: How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing by _David Richo_
  • Activate the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by _Eric Hermann_
  • Attached by _Amir Levine & Rachel Heller_
  • Getting Past the Pain Between Us by _Marshall B. Rosenberg_
  • Measuring Ego Development by _Jane Loevinger & Lê Xuân Hy_
  • The Politics of Trauma by _Staci K. Haines_
  • Healing Your Inner Child and Yourself For Life by _Veronica Bond_
  • The Psychology of Personal Constructs (Vols 1 & 2) by _George A. Kelly_
  • Martin Buber on Psychology and Psychotherapy by _Martin Buber & Judith Buber Agassi_
  • The Discovery of Being: Writings in Existential Psychology by _Rollo May_
  • The Psychology of B.F. Skinner by _William T. O’Donohue & Kyle E. Ferguson_
  • Psychology from the Standpoint of a Behaviorist by _John B. Watson_
  • The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by _Elaine Scarry_
  • Tortured Subjects: Pain, Truth and the Body in Early Modern France by _Lisa Silverman_
  • The Eight-Circuit Brain by _Antero Alli_
  • The Psychology of Self-Hatred and Self-Defeat by _Amos N. Wilson_
  • Beyond the Known: Realization by _Paul Selig_
  • Buddhist I Ching by _Thomas Cleary (Translator)_
  • Richard Wilhelm by _The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life_

🔸 Power, Relationships & Communication

Wisdom for lovers, vessels and partners. These books refine your communication, deepen consent, and center ethical relating.

  • Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame by _Tara Brach_
  • The Ethical Slut by _Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy_
  • Polysecure by _Jessica Fern_
  • To Love To Obey To Serve by _V.M. Johnson_
  • A Woman’s Guide to a Female-Led Relationship by _Victoria West_
  • The Good Wife’s Guide to Taking Charge by _Rebecca Lawson_
  • She Wants a Loving Female Led Relationship by _Te-Erika Patterson_
  • How to Love a Powerful Woman by _Te-Erika Patterson_
  • A Keyholder’s Diary by _Esther Park_
  • Finding Love Through Female Domination by _Renee Lane_
  • At Her Feet: Powering Your Femdom Relationship by _TammyJo Eckhart_
  • She’s In Control by _MsNN_
  • The Mastery of Love by _Don Miguel Ruiz_
  • Love’s Not Color Blind by _Kevin A. Patterson_
  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by _Marshall B. Rosenberg_
  • Getting Past the Pain Between Us by _Marshall B. Rosenberg_
  • Daring to Trust by _David Richo_
  • How to Be an Adult in Relationships by _David Richo_
  • Creating Love by _John Bradshaw_
  • Unconditional Love: Love Without Limits by _John Joseph Powell_
  • The Secret of Staying in Love by _John Joseph Powell_
  • Freedom of Mind by _Steven Hassan_
  • Love & Will by _Rollo May_
  • The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet by _Lawrence J. Friedman_
  • Path to Love by _Deepak Chopra_
  • A Politics of Love by _Marianne Williamson_
  • A Return to Love by _Marianne Williamson_
  • Eros and the Mysteries of Love by _Julius Evola_
  • Transcendent Sex: When Lovemaking Opens the Veil by _Jenny Wade & Ken Wilber_
  • Geek Love by _Katherine Dunn_
  • The Polyvagal Theory by _Stephen W. Porges_
  • Chop Wood Carry Water by _Joshua Medcalf_
  • This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed by _Charles E. Cobb Jr._

🔸 Outer Circle

These are books at the edge—less explicit in eroticism or ritual, yet still deeply resonant.

  • Igniting Intimacy by _Rowan Bombadil_
  • Richard Wilhelm by _The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life_
  • Paulo Freire, Myra Bergman Ramos, Donaldo Macedo by _Pedagogy of the Oppressed_
  • Beyond the Known: Realization (The Beyond the Known Trilogy) by _Paul Selig_
  • Buddhist I Ching by _Thomas Cleary (Translator)_
  • The Doors of Perception by _Aldous Huxley_
  • A CHARM SCHOOL FOR SISSY MAIDS by _Lorelei_
  • Worshipping Your Wife by _Mark Remond_
  • Why Women Should Rule The World by _William Bond_
  • Where I Am Led by _Christina Parker_
  • Venus On Top by _Barbara Abernathy_
  • Uniquely Rika by _Ms. Rika_
  • Tips and Tricks For KeyHolders by _Georgia Ivey Green_
  • The Truth About Sex: A Sex Primer for the 21st Century by _Gloria G. Brame_
  • The Surrendered Wife by _Laura Doyle_
  • The New Bride’s Guide to Training Her Husband by _Emily & Ken Addison_
  • The Forked Tongue Revisited: A Handbook for Treating People Badly by _Flagg_
  • The FemDom Experience by _Elise Sutton_
  • Akasha’s Web: Good Girl’s Guide To Domination by _AkashaWeb.com_
  • The Curious Human Phenomenon by _Peter Masters_
  • The Control Book by _Peter Masters_
  • The Adult Spanking and Discipline Handbook by _Gemma Forbes_
  • The Art of Sensual Female Dominance: A Guide for Women by _Claudia Varrin_
  • Taking Back Your Marriage by _Georgia Ivey Green_
  • Sexual Power for Women by _Georgeann Cross_
  • Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns by _Phillip Miller & Molly Devon_
  • Safe Sane And Consensual by _Unknown_
  • RESTART INTIMACY by _Sierra Parker_
  • Real Service by _Joshua Tenpenny & Raven Kaldera_
  • Playing Well with Others by _Lee Harrington_
  • Paradigms Of Power by _Raven Kaldera_
  • Male Chastity – A Guide for Key Holders by _Lucy Fairborne_
  • Look Into My Eyes by _Peter Masters_
  • Lessons In Service From Charlie Trotter by _Unknown_
  • Leathersex by _Joseph Bean_
  • Leather And Latex Care by _Thibault_
  • Imaginative Sex by _John Norman_
  • How to Get Your Wife to Cuckold You by _Lionel Maximilien_
  • Health Care Without Shame by _Charles Moser_
  • Welcome to the list by _David_
  • Flogging by _Joseph W. Bean_
  • Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by _Michel Foucault_
  • Finding Your Domme by _Sydney & Logan Hart_
  • FemDom Training of Submissive Males by _Vanessa Chaland_
  • FemDom And Brainwashing Techniques by _William Bond_
  • How To Set Up An FLR by _Georgia Ivey Green_
  • Sissy Maid 101 by _Constance Pennington Smythe_
  • Female Domination by _Elise Sutton_
  • Family Jewels: A Guide to Male Genital Play and Torment by _Hardy Haberman_
  • Endless Knot by _Mathew Styranka_
  • Electro Stim Safety by _Lady Robin_
  • Domestic Discipline by _Jules Markham_
  • Dining With Humpty Dumpty by _Unknown_
  • Different Loving by _Gloria G. Brame_
  • Diary of an S&M Romance by _Dollie Llama_
  • Diary of a Submissive by _Sophie Morgan_
  • Devil In The Details I, II, III by _L.T. Morrison_
  • Control Your Submissive Boy by _Lockhart_
  • Consensual Spanking by _Jules Markham_

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