Works
Ingo was, at his core, a creator. Long before his research at SRI, he was an artist and writer, using both visual and written forms to explore human perception and the nature of experience.
This page brings together his books and visual work as a unified body of thought. His writings range from accessible introductions to deeper explorations of awareness, while his artwork reflects the same underlying inquiry expressed through symbolic and visual form.
Direct links to his books and related materials are provided below. Titles are also available through Apple Books, Google Books, and other retailers, including local and independent bookstores, which can often order them upon request.
Note: These works are presented for educational and inspirational purposes and reflect the author’s personal experiences and perspectives. They are not intended as medical, psychological, or professional advice. Some links on this page are affiliate links.
out of print works
To Kiss Earth Good-bye
Ingo’s first published account of his inner life and early experiences in parapsychology, this book reflects his attempt to describe expanded states of awareness and their personal impact.
He later expressed dissatisfaction with the published version, noting that it was incomplete and did not fully reflect his intended account. These experiences were revisited and significantly expanded in Remote Viewing: The Real Story, which he regarded as the more complete version.
What Will Happen to You When the Soviets Take Over
A self-published work from 1980, this book examines the social, psychological, and political dynamics of power and control. Written in the context of the Cold War, it reflects Ingo’s broader concerns with conditioning, authority, and individual autonomy. After a limited release, the book went out of print. It has since been preserved and made available as a digital scan in two parts in the Downloads section below.
You Know More Than You Think
The first book introduces the foundation of perceptual literacy, focusing on attention to present experience rather than new techniques. It explores how perception functions through the body before thought and interpretation, and how sensation, attention, and atmosphere shape awareness in real time.
Available in eBook and print formats.
The second book builds on the foundation of perceptual awareness by focusing on stability.
As perception becomes noticeable, it examines the structures that support clarity, grounding, and reliability, allowing awareness to remain steady even in more complex or high-intensity environments.
Available in eBook and print formats.
The third book explores how meaning forms within perception.
Building on the stability developed in Book Two, it examines how information moves through layers of sensing, regulation, memory, and interpretation, shaping what is recognized as thought, understanding, or insight.
Available in eBook and print formats.
The fourth book brings perception into motion, focusing on how awareness functions in real time.
Extending the earlier volumes, it examines how to remain oriented as perception, emotion, and meaning move through everyday experience, with an emphasis on clarity, grounding, and responsiveness.
Available in eBook and print formats.
The fifth book expands perception beyond the individual, examining how awareness is shaped by social, cultural, institutional, and environmental structures.
It considers how these forces influence experience while often appearing as normal conditions rather than constraints.
Available in eBook and print formats.
additional titles
In Conjunction.World, Elly Flippen presents a personal account exploring themes of perception, non-human intelligence, and hidden structures of reality. Blending memoir and investigation, it examines how these experiences relate to consciousness and the boundaries of conventional understanding.
Available in eBook, print, and audiobook formats.
A curated collection of Ingo Swann’s essays, edited by Elly Flippen, this volume explores themes of perception, awareness, and human potential. It brings together key ideas from his writings on the “Superpowers of the Human Biomind,” focusing on the relationship between consciousness and the broader fields of experience.
Available in eBook and print formats.
A collection combining memoir, artwork, and recipes, Stardust Highways offers a personal and intimate view of Ingo Swann’s creative life beyond his research. It presents his work as both artist and chef, reflecting his broader and evolving exploration of expression, perception, and the textures of everyday experience.
Available in eBook and print formats.
A speculative fiction trilogy exploring themes of memory, perception, and control, Frequencies of the Damned presents a world in which belief shapes reality and information influences experience. Structured as a three-part narrative, it examines how memory, technology, and perception interact in increasingly complex ways.
Available in eBook and audiobook formats.
Artwork
Ingo Swann’s artwork reflects the same exploration of perception and awareness found throughout his research and writing. His paintings express inner realities, symbolic forms, and expanded states of consciousness, offering another dimension of his creative and perceptual work.
Music
A collaborative audio work by Ingo and Steven Halpern, Star Children combines music and narrative elements inspired by themes explored in Star Fire. The album reflects their shared exploration of perception, using sound as a bridge into expanded awareness.