Sydney Banks Resources

The Story of Syd's Enlightenment Experience

An 8-minute video of Sydney Banks sharing the story of his enlightenment experience, available on the Three Principles Foundation website (starts with a short introduction by Elsie Spittle):

http://threeprinciplesfoundation.org/syds-experience/

Sydney Banks Website

http://www.sydneybanks.org/

There are several short videos of Syd at the following page... (NOTE: They will not play on most mobile devices)

http://www.sydneybanks.org/videos.html  (click the link "Click Here for Video Playlist")

• Infinite Levels
• Forgive Yourself
• The Equalizer
• Goodwill
• Wisdom
• Universal
• Big Little Mind
• Secret Lies Within

SydBanks.com

This is a brand new website (Feb2018) put together by Lone Pine Publishing (the primary publisher of Syd's books, videos, and audios), Sydney Banks, Partners Publishing, and International Human Relations Consultants Inc.. They offer free online access to the following:

www.sydbanks.com

VIDEO

• Secret of the Mind
• Oneness of Life
• The Power of Thought
• Going Home

• The Great Illusion
• Truth Lies Within
• The Experience
• Jumping the Boundaries of Time

• The Three Principles
• Separate Realities

 AUDIO EXCERPTS

• One Thought Away
• Attitude
• The Great Spirit
• What is Truth

BOOK EXCERPTS

Several pages of each book are available to read online:

• The Enlightened Gardener
• The Enlightened Gardener Revisited
• The Missing Link
• Second Chance
• In Quest of the Pearl
• Dear Liza

3PGC Website

www.3pgc.org

VIDEO

There are currently 5 Sydney Banks videos available on the 3PGC.org website, 4 of which make up the Long Beach Lecure video series. You can access them as follows:

https://3pgc.org/videos-sydney-banks/

The following videos will appear:

Long Beach Lecture Series:

• The Experience
• The Great Illusion
• Truth Lies Within
• Jumping the Boundaries of Time

NEW SERIES OF 9 VIDEOS BEING ADDED, BEGINNING OCTOBER 2021

NOTE: Only 2 have been uploaded so far.

1. Sydney Banks Salt Spring Island Interview from June 2008 - https://3pgc.org/new-sydney-banks-videos/

A COLLECTION OF SYDNEY BANKS VINTAGE RECORDINGS:

(CD available for purchase at the 3PGC online store)

https://3pgc.org/product/sydney-banks-a-collection-of-four-vintage-recordings/

Sydney Banks Books, DVDs, and CDs

All of the Sydney Banks content available for sale can be purchased from the following sources:

• Lone Pine Publishing (now also known as Canada Book Distributors): http://www.canadabookdistributors.com/?s=sydney+banks (based in Canada)
• Pransky and Associates Store: https://www.pranskyandassociates.com/all-products-shop (click on the link for Sydney Banks) (based in the USA)
• iTunes: All of Syd's books (digital versions) are available on iTunes
• Amazon: All of Syd's books (Kindle versions) are available (the paperbacks and hardcovers are occasionally available)

Note: Some products are also available from major book and audio/video sellers.

NEW! - The Enlightened Gardener is now available as an audio-book on Audible.

Book List:

1. Second Chance (1987)
2. In Quest of the Pearl (1990)
3. The Missing Link: Reflections on Philosophy of Spirit (1998)
4. The Enlightened Gardener (2001)
5. Dear Liza (2004)
6. The Enlightened Gardener Revisited (2005)

The full list of books, CDs, DVDs is below:

NOTE: As of August 7, 2019 Lone Pine's new website shows only Syd's books, and none of his CDs or DVDs. All of his books on their site are showing as OUT OF STOCK. I've sent them an email and will update this note once I have a reply.

Syd Banks/Linda Quiring Co-Authored Books

Linda Quiring, along with Syd Banks, wrote the first two books about Syd's wisdom in the 70s. The links below provide a bit of background on each book, and list where you can purchase them.

• Island of Knowledge - http://www.ccbpublishing.com/9781771431989.html
• Beyond Beliefs: The Lost Teaching of Sydney Banks - http://www.ccbpublishing.com/9781771432603.html
• Encounters With an Enlightened Man: The Early Years With Sydney Banks (2017) - http://www.ccbpublishing.com/9781771433396.html

Genesis of the Three Principles (Movie, 2016)

A movie narrated by Elsie Spittle and Chip Chipman, sharing the story of Sydney Banks, and including several clips of Syd speaking:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01I64P73Q

Three Principles Foundation Website

Clips from the "Ultimate Answer" video (+ one short video explaining the Principles) by Sydney Banks are available at the following link:

http://threeprinciplesfoundation.org/videos/

• The Ultimate Answer - Part 1
• The Ultimate Answer - Part 2
• The Ultimate Answer - Part 3
• The Ultimate Answer: A New World - Part 1
• The Ultimate Answer: A New World - Part 2
• The Three Principles

Same videos via Youtube:

• The Ultimate Answer - Clip 1 - https://youtu.be/VM6SI7UY4_4
• The Ultimate Answer - Clip 2 - https://youtu.be/LuhJjNUJ0iU
• The Ultimate Answer - Clip 3 - https://youtu.be/N6RYVRW877I
• The Ultimate Answer: A New World - Clip 1 - https://youtu.be/1xMLKMAqyH4
• The Ultimate Answer: A New World - Clip 2 - https://youtu.be/56a2YmNcSB4
• Syd on the Three Principles - https://youtu.be/muar5TcUAeU

Miscellaneous Sydney Banks Videos and Audios

• A Letter to Oprah Winfrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tfLhw5Cu4o
• Big Mind, Little Mind: https://youtu.be/zS8F0EC6Ie4
• Syd Banks 1970s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFdbxKMFOMQ
• Syd Banks - Thought and Alcoholism - Early 1980s: https://youtu.be/w2lRpPauTAY
• NEW - Syd Banks Audio (titled by poster as "Solving Problems From the Inside Out") - https://youtu.be/XSS8TwwTwOU

Sydney Banks in the News

With a preference for not being followed as a guru, and pointing people toward finding their own wisdom within, Sydney Banks rarely participated in interviews for the news. 

Three Principles Wikipedia Page

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Principles_(self-help)

Vancouver Sun Obituary:

• http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/sydney-banks-obituary-full-version
• http://www.vancouversun.com/health/late+psycho+spiritual+teacher+wrote+more+books+than+read/1850696/story.html#__federated=1

Vancouver Sun Article:

•  http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/sydney-banks-wrote-more-books-than-he-read

Pittsburg Post Gazette Article:

• http://old.post-gazette.com/healthscience/20001024hsydney1.asp

OnBeing Article:

• http://www.onbeing.org/blog/a-unified-field-theory-of-the-interior-life/8025

BBC Radio 4 - "From Our Own Correspondent" Program - 15/02/2018:

Move forward to 22:39 of the audio recording to catch the final piece written by Richard Hamilton, sharing his thoughts about his meeting with Chip and Jan Chipman on Salt Spring Island, to learn about Sydney Banks:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09r7h5j

Conrad Dorling 08.01.2020 06:46

Thank you Jonelle, I'll do that. Best wishes, Conrad

Conrad Dorling 07.01.2020 18:48

I am looking for the earliest recordings of Syd, before the 3 Principles Psychology thing took off, when he spoke about the meaning of life, spiritually...

julianne 14.07.2019 02:10

Thank you - lovely to locate a diving off point to connect with resources.
Blessings and Joy Julianne

luke 24.06.2019 14:59

Thanks for this website.
Here is another audio recording from the early years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFdbxKMFOMQ

Joh 01.11.2018 06:03

Thank you so much for taking the time to oganise this information so thoughtfully - in one location Jonelle. It's very helpful & I really appreciate it 🤓

Ganesh Srinivasan 23.04.2018 12:10

Though I have most of the books by Syd Banks the video/audio impact is phenomenal. Thank you for organizing the resources beautifully.

Christian Johansson 28.08.2017 08:17

Thank you for this list. Priceless

Jane Schue 27.08.2017 20:14

Thank you, Jonelle. Appreciate having this resource of Syd's work at my fingertips.

Kathy Marshall Emerson 26.08.2017 15:31

I have passed this on to several groups today. Thanks.

Andie 13.09.2016 06:23

You did it again! Just when I wondered what you had on Syd, you gave him his own space on your site.Thank you!!