1960 - 1973


Alan Watts appeared on national television for the first time in Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life. Bruce Lee recorded the NET series to teach his Western students Eastern thought. This began the most productive period of Watts' life, leading to his rise to fame as an unintentional spokesman for the counterculture movement.

Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life. National Educational Television series, San Francisco, 1960

This Is It. Random House, New York, 1962.

Psychotherapy East and West. Pantheon, New York, 1962

Joyous Cosmology. Pantheon, New York. 1962.

The Two Hands of God; Myths of Polarity, Collier Macmillan, New York, 1963.

Beyond Theology; The Art of Godmanship. Pantheon, New York, 1964.

The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. Pantheon, New York, 1966

Nonsense. Stolen Paper Editions, Mill Valley, 1967.

Buddhism, Religion of No Religion. Japan Seminars, Electronic University, Mill Valley, 1965- 1968.


Tao of Philosophy. Public Lectures, Electronic University, Mill Valley, 1963-1969.

Does it Matter? Pantheon, New York, 1970.

Erotic Spirituality; The Visions or Konarak. Collier Macmillan, New York, 1971


Philosophies of Asia. Public Lectures, Electronic University, Mill Valley, 1968-1971.

The Art of Contemplation. Alan Watts Journal, Society for Comparative Philosophy, Sausalito, 1972

In My Own Way. Pantheon, New York, 1972

Myth and Religion. Public Lectures, Electronic University, Mill Valley, 1966-1972

Cloud Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown. Pantheon, New York, 1973.

Alan Watts passed away in his sleep in the early hours of November 16, 1973.