post about books that you are currently reading, have finished, or are interested in reading and so on.

anyone who writes books on spirituality is a grifter and anything they write can be safely discarded.

A suggestive inquiry into hermetic mystery by Mary Atwood, highly recommend

>>40641549
i just bookmarked this for when i want to study the subject, but it's very long,i hope it's at least somewhat accessable so it won't take forever to finish

>>40641643
How was it? Have a few books on the subject. But I find them the hardest to read. Just cause I feel bad for the victims.

>>40641498 (OP)
been really liking these book threads recently, i started reading the secret teachings of all ages but ive also been reading three books on occult philosophy by agrippa and the zohar, what do you guys think about those books? i feel like they're really solid starting points in understanding esoteric symbolism and signs to look for in modern day, I also tried reading genuflect and ill finish it sooner or later but twyman wasnt a very good writer and the subject matter in the book is definitely tough to read through

>>40641498 (OP)
I want to read on some good books about Bigfoot. Any suggestions?

>Young people wonder how the adult world can be so boring. The secret is that it is not boring to adults because they have learnt to enjoy simple things like covert malice at one another’s expense. This is why they talk so much about the value of human understanding and sympathy. It has a certain rarity value in their world.

>It is inconceivable that anything should be existing. It is not inconceivable that a lot of people should also be existing who are not interested in the fact that they exist. But it is certainly very odd.

>>40642476
I am a newbie to all this stuff, T.S.T.O.A.A is my first ever esoterica text (besides of Evola from years back) i have not read the text you mentioned but i might

>>40642685
I can't help you sadly, i hope the other anons on here be willing to help if they know something good on the subject, otherwise search on 4plebs archive, that's what i do.

>>40641498 (OP)

Any recommendations for an intro to tantric sex or one of the reading flowcharts for the topic?

>>40642743
the secret teachings seems like baby's first but its vital i think to understanding broader esoterica and symbols, being a beginner book isnt a bad thing either its really important jumping into insanely complex and large topics like esoterica

Good works of fiction? Summer is meant for light and fun reading.

>>40641498 (OP)

>>40643258
>saved

Thoughts on the Red Book by Carl Jung?

>>40641498 (OP)
Last read was Solaris by Stanislaw Lem. Deals with a living planet size ocean. Prose was dry.
Favorite reads this year were Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clark, A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge, And the Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons.
Currently reading Premutation City by Greg Egan.

>>40642802
What do you got? Or are you looking for recommendations?

Journey to the West. Since it’s long and repetitive I squeezed in this bad boy.

>>40642802
This is the current list I’m reading through. Read about half and would recommend everything so far.
1. Project Hail Mary (2021) by Andy Weir (496p)
2. Exhalation: Stories (2019) by Ted Chiang (368p)
3. The Freeze-Frame Revolution (2018) Peter Watts (192p)
4. The Murderbot Diaries (2017) by Martha Wells (320p)
5. We Are Legion (2016) by Dennis E. Taylor (308p)
6. Children of Time (2015) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (600p)
7. Death’s End (2010) by Cixin Liu (624p)
8. The Dark Forest (2008) by Cixin Liu (528p)
9. The Three-Body Problem (2008) by Cixin Liu (416p)
10. House Of Suns (2008) by Alastair Reynolds (512p)
11. Blindsight (2006) by Peter Watts (384p)
12. Olympos (2005) by Dan Simmons (832p)
13. Ilium (2003) by Dan Simmons (656p)
14. Stories of Your Life and Others (2002) by Ted Chiang (304p)
15. A Deepness in the Sky (1999) by Vernor Vinge (576)
16. Vacuum Diagrams (1998) by Stephen Baxter (384p)
17. Diaspora (1998) by Greg Egan (352p)
18. Permutation City (1994) by Greg Egan (352p)
19. Fire Upon the Deep (1992) by Vernor Vinge (448p)
20. Fall of Hyperion (1990) by Dan Simmons (528p)
21. Hyperion Cantos (1989) by Dan Simmons (480p)
22. Blood Music (1985) by Greg Bear (288p)
23. Sword & Citadel (1982) by Gene Wolfe (504p)
24. Shadow & Claw (1980) by Gene Wolfe (528p)
25. Gateway (1977) by Frederick Pohl (288p)
26. The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman (288p)
27. The Mote in Gods Eye (1974) by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven (592p)
28. Roadside Picnic (1972) by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (224p)
29. The Lathe Of Heaven (1971) by Ursula K. Le Guin (208p)
30. Lord Of Light (1967) by Roger Zelazny (304p)
31. Solaris (1961) by Stanislaw Lem (214p)
32. The Stars my Destination (1956) by Alfred Bester (236p)
33. Childhood’s End (1953) by Arthur C. Clarke (256p)
34. Tales Of The Dying Earth (1950) by Jack Vance (752p)
35. Star Maker (1937) by Olaf Stapledon (224p)

>>40642792
Yes, i am actually having a rough time with it for some reason, i have to constantly re read pages to get it, it's like the author packs so much stuff into each paragraph, or could be that i have been sleep deprived for several days that my cognitive abilities are at their lowest point

>>40644421
>Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clark
what'd you think of it? it was enjoyable but i've seen some interesting accusations on here as to what type of person Clark really was
>>40645286
or we're both just retarded, i don't generally have to re-read it but it's incredibly dense and comprehensive with a lot of detail. it reminds me of the Golden Bough where you're worried that if you miss or don't completely absorb every single sentence you'll be missing a key point that ties concepts together.

Not quite paranormal literature as meant in this thread but reading Children of Dune now. The Dune series is quite mystical and esoteric in a sense.

I would also recommend the new testament, thus spoke Zarathustra, the book of Mu/Gateless Gate, and the Rose of Paracelsus for excellent esoteric literature with a spiritual sense and good, valuable content.

>>40645460
i have not read almost anything from it yesterday due to my brain being exhausted thanks to being sleep deprived for nearly 2 weeks, and i can't bring my self to read anything today due to the same reason, i feel as if i am wasting my days instead of reading it, so i am just doomscrolling R.N, bored.

>>40645499
the term "esoteric" is broad, so it's healthy to stretch out the book recs a bit

>>40645508
>>40645460
another thing is that i have a never ending inner monologue, it's distractive as hell, i would be reading then thinking of something else and my inner voice would be louder than the voice of me trying to read the text, so even if i am reading the text my mind is not always really there, hence i miss a lot so i get the need to re-read all the time, i have been an active reader since 2019 but i am yet to fix this

https://www.occult-mysteries.org/books.html

>>40645602
>https://www.occult-mysteries.org/books.html
Thanks mate, in future threads I am going to link this thread at my O.P post

>>40645623
this post**
>>40645602

>>40645634
meant to say this link****
2 weeks of sleep deprivation are messing with my brain

>>40645508
>>40645528
have you tried mediation to calm your inner monologue? mine is also overbearing, but i think if you practice at 'mindfulness' and dictating it, that might help. remember that you control and govern your own inner monologue, it's your thoughts.

also 'doomscrolling' AKA just being bored on the internet probably won't give your mind the time to heal and recover. when you sleep your consciousness is sedated which allows it to recover. it can't do that if it's constantly being stimulated in a bad way.

>>40645787
i tried it multiple times but i never sticked with it enough until i see noticeable results, i am sure it would have helped me a lot otherwise.

>also 'doomscrolling' AKA just being bored on the internet probably won't give your mind the time to heal and recover. when you sleep your consciousness is sedated which allows it to recover. it can't do that if it's constantly being stimulated in a bad way.

i can't sleep at day time at all, so that's why i am on here instead of being in bed

>>40642692
can you tell us more about this one? is it actually targeted towards children to read or just anyone?
>>40645816
you didn't ask for advice so i'll stop giving it after this, but have you tried just laying in bed and listening to a non-intensive audio book? something like LOTR is interesting enough to pull your attention but won't require 100% focus, and if you miss a few sentences it's not a huge deal.

>>40641498 (OP)
this book is about communicating with spirits

>>40645873
nah, anyways, my sleep issues are not that bad, i will just head to bed earlier tonight, hopefully it gets fixed and i will be in a good cognitive shape to be able to read the book tomorrow, thank you for trying to help

>>40641498 (OP)
I recommend Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman if you want a Christian themed story.

>>40646986
>Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
not interested in fiction A.T.M, but thank you,

>>40642685
Seconding. I want to read about the high strangeness connected to bigfoot sightings.

>>40645460
I don’t know much of anything about the author besides him being a staple to early sci-fi. Being early 1950’s, my expectations weren’t high when I started Childhoods End but I really enjoyed it. Good twists and original story. The writing was good, not great, but that could be because I read it right after reading Tales of a Dying Earth. Jack Vance is on another level with prose.
I understand the ending for Childhoods End is controversial but I loved it. It resembles my own beliefs about future human evolution. I didn’t realize the idea showed up in mainstream fiction back then.

>>40641498 (OP)
I'm reading The Secrets of Alchemy by Lawrence M Principe. It seems to give a very good roadmap for the entire subject and it's history.

>>40641498 (OP)
bump

>>40644421
Check out Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Can this be a normal thread over the regular bullshit ??? Long time lurker here, and I can say the shilling here is FUCKING annoying.. But this ? Fucking awesome. Please let’s keep this shit up I know you fuckers read a lot, I’m very eager to share and start what needs to be started.

>>40641643
Have you read any Tracy Twyman? Or Programmed to Kill?

>>40644421
>A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge
based
>>40644489
>A Deepness in the Sky (1999) by Vernor Vinge (576)
not as good but still enjoyable
>The Forever War (1974) by Joe Haldeman (288p)
extremely based
>Lord Of Light (1967) by Roger Zelazny (304p)
yeah

If you want a real page turner check out Iain Banks.

>>40649279
I’m nervous to do anything Neal Stephenson. I need to though, just all his books seem long and I tend to stall out if the prose gets too dry. That was an issue I had with Solaris even though the book was really short.
I’ve been considering Anathem for awhile though. How did you like it?

>>40649379
Yea I was surprised no mentioned I left out the culture. My list includes Use of weapons, players of games, and excession. Just not enough space and didn’t wanna spam. I got a longer version that includes them.

>>40642685
John Green

>>40642685
Hammerson Peters, Canadian Mysteries series. Covers an anthology of cryptids alongside sasquatch.

>>40649438
>John Green
hahahahaha there are two John greens

>>40647077
Rainforest Sasquatch

>>40649409
It's a great introduction to philosophical thinking. Provides a kind of alternate history but representing the same concepts and positions. Story is comfy and immersive once you wrap your head around the premise. There's a helpful glossary in the back.

>>40642685
Bigfoot Society podcast. They bring eyewitness', and sometimes mention books.

>>40649486
What’s your top 5 favorite sci-fi books?

>>40649607
I don't read sci-fi but I found this list a few days ago:

https://youtu.be/Ft90IW6Tb-4?si=9tB_xPb3w2k-dawz

Looks good. A list of 11 books

>>40641498 (OP)
Anyone have any Japanese recommendations specifically for esotericism/occultism/mysticism.

>>40649607
Along the same lines as the post I replied to.

>>40649698
Does japan have anything that old? You could try reading Japanese folklore

>>40649654
Looks good. Lesser known books from the bigger name authors. I have a few already but I’ll probably check these out eventually. Thanks anon.

>>40641498 (OP)
Reading picrel. Sections are highly interesting, other sections excrutiatingly boring or flat out pulled out of the authors ass/outdated. Like when he draws a bunch of metaphysical conclusions from the shape of the cheops pyramid, not knowing that it has 8 instead of 4 sides

>>40649987
I noticed many of the books were awarded or nominated for 'Nebula' awards.
You could try searching for books that have Nebula awards for sci-fi

>>40645499
I need to read past the first book. How does children stack up? I’ve heard a mixed response so far.

>>40649994
I think you forgot to post the pic unless you are talking about the book in OP.

>>40650040
Yes I mean the OP book

picked up a damo mitchell book from one of the qigong threads a few threads back
unfortunately theres no way i can make it to 90 days of semen retention so no way i can even start the neidan practices...

>>40650467
Qrd on nei dan? I've been on more than 3 months on various streaks, but I've been struggling with edging lately.

>>40641504
Read books by monks then

>>40649698
https://archive.org/details/kukaimajorworks0000kuka/page/n6/mode/1up

https://archive.org/details/shingontaikoyamasaki

They're dense. You can try tibetan buddhism or even Hinduism if you want similar stuff that's been made more accessible to western thought.

Timaeus by Plato not beginner friendly though

>>40641643
I should check this out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9SdIWufC4I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj1tGLGpyME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bptnhUOG2GU

>>40641498 (OP)
I'm reading that right now.

Colin Wilson's Occult Trilogy is well worth the read.

>>40652041
Is most of it outdated, or does it still hold up?

>>40652358
Is there anything after 1989 in there? No. But does the trilogy cover most of the supernatural/occult prior to that? Pretty much. As a historical overview I'd say its still useful.

Perhaps some of the content has been since invalidated or disproved, but the overall arc of idea, that of there being something out there and man having latent abilities untapped consciously, but that can be accessed intentionally, isn't I'd say out of date.

The books do build upon each other. He starts out in The Occult as dubious to most of the stuff in it, and by Beyond the Occult has changed his mind and thinks there is something going on.

>>40641498 (OP)
48 laws of power

you're all beneath me fucking cunts

>>40643258
wtf is this shit about? will it help me understand billy carson

I plan to read The Enneads next. What am I in for?

>>40644357
It's tough to understand at times. Keep in mind everyone calls Jung a psychologist, but he's a Mystic and until you understand that element to his works, you won't be able to make the best use of what he offers based on my measure.

bump

>>40642446
>>40641643
>But I find them the hardest to read. Just cause I feel bad for the victims.


Yes, these books are a hard read. I'm slowly reading pic related to later dive deep into some satanic abuse stuff. I'll be posting some I didn't read it yet.

>>40654385

>>40654388
Pic related was banned in France. Must contain some good shit.

>>40654396

>>40653433
The true solution to most philosophical problems.

>>40654402
Care to expand at all? Do you just mean Platonism? Or did you have a specific idea in mind from Plotinus?

I'm reading the shipping forecast periodically to my pet ant, it doesn't look esoterical from the cover but it is. it is.

The Human Evasion by Celia Green

https://www.theabsolute.net/minefield/humevas.html

It is fashionable to locate the origins of psychological attitudes very early in life. The taste for doing so is not, perhaps, entirely unmotivated.

It is obviously fairly agreeable to regard one's psychology as the result of conditioning rather than of choice. It is relaxing; one has nothing to blame oneself for; one cannot be expected to change. It is, of course, possible that the infant mind is capable of significant emotional decisions, but this possibility is never discussed.

However, a perfectly satisfactory beginning may indeed be postulated for sanity, and this does not interfere at all with standard theories of psycho-analysis. Psycho-analysis deals with that part of a person's psychology which has become fixated on other people; so it may well describe what happens to the child in so far as that child becomes sane.

It is well known that the younger people are, the less sane they are likely to be. This has lead to the heavily-loaded social usage of the term maturity. It is an unquestionable pro-word. Roughly speaking, the mature person is characterized by willingness to accept substitutes, compromises, and delays, particularly if these are caused by the structure of society.

Young people are usually immature, that is to say, they wish their lives to contain excitement and purpose. It is recognized (at least subconsciously) by sane people that the latter is much the more dangerous of the two, so the young who cannot at once be made mature are steered into the pursuit of purposeless excitement. This is actually not very exciting, and is well on the way to an acceptable kind of sanity, as it leads to the idea of 'excitement' being degraded to that of 'pleasure'.

>>40654644
super interesting, thank for sharing

Behold!!! The Protong!!!

>>40649409
Not him but Anathem is the only Neal Stephenson book that I could really get into. Other than Snow Crash, of course.

I recommend The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel.

I got a lot of good recommendations from this thread, and especially from the video here >>40649654
Thanks bros

Anything related to auras/telekinesis?

Anything existential?

>>40649698
Pic related unveils lots of ninja secrets. Pretty good if you're also interested in history, martial arts and psychology.

>>40654398
>>40654396
>>40654388
>>40654385
Real shit, thanks for multiple recs anon

>>40654398
Where can I find this? Anna isn't showing nor libgen

bump

Obligatory Blindsight.
>https://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm

>>40654845
I love books like this.

>>40657155
You're welcome, fren

>>40657180
I think it's easier to find with the name "Blood Passover". I found it on SoulSeek.

>>40657180
Check archive.org
Alternatively search the /pol/ archive. Links have been posted many times

>>40641498 (OP)
I recommend this book about how the Nephilim looked like clowns. There are Youtube videos about the topic. At first it sounds schizo but makes a lot of sense.

>>40659882
looks like kino

Not a book but the Truman Show is a fundamentally gnostic work. Very /x/, a classic film.

>>40659998
if we're going to stretch it a bit, then i must recommend the manga "Eden it's an endless world"
lots of gnostic references

I'm looking for a high-quality version of "The Gods and Goddesses of Canaan". What I found on AA/libgen seem to have embedded copies of a page within them, so it's like I'm reading a regular-formatted page then a hard PDF screenshot of the same page.

>>40641498 (OP)
bump

>>40659052
Have you read any other books from a Peter watts? I liked blindsights conceptually but it was a tough read at first. I’m planning to read freeze frame revolution soon. The plot sounds really good.

>>40654388
I love Kerth Barker. His psychic book is my favorite.

>>40654398
This looks great.

>>40661132
Yeah, the Sunflower cycle books (FFR) were great too. I actually just finished reading those again, then my third read of Blindsight (not in a row lol) and I'm now reading its sidequel Echopraxia for the second time.

>>40641504
yup you may be right thats why everyone should pirate the pdf file rather than buying a physical copy
>huurr hurrr look how esoteric and smart i am
and this is the target audience anyway

>>40650467
immortality...

bump

> Infinite Mage
Author describe perfectly what is the magus works.

>>40662343
The only thing "esoteric" or "occult" means is a non socially-acceptable form of spiritual belief. Do you follow anything outside of monotheistic desert tribe death cults (that is, Christianity, Islam, or Mormonism)? If so then congratulations! You are a member of "The Occult™" and are t0tallllllllly es000000ter!c bro!

>>40641498 (OP)
Broadly >>40641504
I don't tend to read esoteric works anymore as, once you've read a few, you can see the commonalities and the root of ideas and how they really aren't that authentic. A good example of this are most Christian esotericists - if you strip it away they are just repeating Plotinus' metaphysics. Same with Kabbalah.

>>40641504
>tfw the 17th century aristocrat writing schizokino in latin for his other blueblodded frens were grifters
Hylics these days. Plebs these days. Mon Dieu c'est abominable.

>>40666058
Correct. They were repeating Plotinus or promoting nonsense.

The Dark Side of Light

The Descent into Darkness

Analysis and the Art of Darkness

Lumen Naturae: The Light of Darkness Itself

The Black Sun: Archetypal Image of the Non-Self

>>40666075
>Plotinus
Going to check this guy out thanks for the rec

>>40641498 (OP)
This is the best /x/ tier book that no one talks about.

>>40667656
The latest academic translations of Plotinus are rather pricey, but here is an affordable edition of the complete Enneads with Sir MacKenna's nice prose:
https://www.amazon.com/Plotinus-Enneads-Complete-Philosophy-Neo-Platonism/dp/1789873541

For in-depth discussions of each chapter-section of the Enneads, check out the Plotinus series from Parmenides Publishing :
https://www.parmenides.com/publications/publications-plotinus.html

Plotinus is among the very greats, unsurpassed by any modern thinker. His work is foundational for understanding the true philosophy of prisca theologia.

>>40641498 (OP)
bump

>>40669674
Where did you find it? It's $100 on Amazon for a used copy. I just see a PDF for digital copies.

>>40673190
Never mind, they have a website. It doesn't come up when you Google it, of course.

>>40641643

>>40645873
Not that Anon but it seems to be for anyone
Good book so far
I just read to page 27 and I had a really similar experience to the author, although I wasn't as accomplished as her I also had a natural inclination towards learning that didn't cooperate with society's more demanding definitions of success and had to learn it the tough way for many years.

>>40641498 (OP)
Jack Vance Treasury

>>40654845
is that Hauck?

>>40667403
sasuke is that you?

>>40645460
>it was enjoyable but i've seen some interesting accusations on here as to what type of person Clark really was
It is his best book. The only realistic story about an actual alien invasion.
Arthur C. Clarke was a PhD with actual contributions into the stationary satellite field.
He was also a proven pedophile homossexual with documented relationships with boys as young as eleven in Sri Lanka
That's about it

>>40654398
Interesting

Any free books on the Internet Archive to read?

>>40678205
yes

>>40647397
Thanks anon

>>40641498 (OP)
UFOs, Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record by Leslie Kean

>>40673764
share it bro

True Buddhism Introduction

No Religous Ceremony stuff

>>40681560
a chat i got from a older tread

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>>40641498 (OP)
I tried reading Rudolf steoner's pic-related and i got filtered hard, vague stuff

I got done with "Feeling is the secret" by Neville goddard super short book under 40 pages, what I understood i that i should imagine my self as God to get every wish i have, basically the law of assumption and manifestation, i am going to start practicing tonight when i head to bed

>>40689622
Goddard takes a few systems, boils them down to very mundane rhetoric and forms it into a digestible framework through which normal people can view the world and interact with it.
You do not, in fact, simply imagine that you're god, that you have the things you want and that everything in your life is perfect only to suddenly wake up the next morning and get everything you desire.
The issue the people who read books and (apparently) larp as Adepts have is people like you then come to places like this and tell us you're "doing magic" because Neville told you to think about something sometimes and you did it for exactly 46 seconds two weeks ago. This isn't "doing magic". It's not "being initiated". You cannot, unfortunately, just read the Kybalion and be a Wizard, to be very clear.
With that out of the way, what you're really attempting here but seem to want to lean into (assuming you'd want to continue exploring) is various forms of Yoga. Tantric elements were most helpful to me, but if you look up Jhana Yoga, you should be able to understand where I'm pointing you to. It's an intuitive thing for most people, after all.
>>40688816
Something about Steiner always bugged me too much to read any more than I did (which wasn't a lot, admittedly). I did really enjoy his take on the Christ though.

>>40641498 (OP)
Just started

>>40691040
Hmm, i had no idea yoga or tantric practices had anything to do with manifesting your desires

>>40691040
i 've just googled jhana yoga, it seems kinda vague, I.D.K am not looking for some deep knowledge just looking for practical things, sorry if i misunderstood it

>>40691194
It's literally just building focus and extrapolating that cultivated focus onto your desires by channeling your Will. That's more or less the totality of magic.
>>40691209
Jhana Yoga is quite practical. You just don't understand enough about it yet.
I'm telling you that Jhana Yoga is what you'll call this thing you're thinking about doing once you've actually become informed.

>>40691242
Jhana yoga
i will keep it in mind, better note its name somewhere not to forget it, thank you i might have to eventually find books about this topic
any suggestions?
or i can just follow a guide, but i don't really understand it enough

>>40691289
does not have to be books, it can be articles or audio sources, whatever explains it and its practical benefits

>>40649698
>have a spiritual awakening. have two.

>>40641498 (OP)
Nice! Are there any previous /boox/ threads?

>>40692051
yes but not really organized for you to find them easily in the archive

>>40692078
Hmm, maybe we could start using an easily found general name...

>>40692093
this one's perfect

>>40681318
Anna's archive.

>>40654644
Certainly a provocative read. The thing I find however most objectionable is the fact that the book seems to underplay that industrial society is juvenilized and infantilized rather than tormented by adulthood so to say. We are not expected to be efficient in the sense of efficient in achieving what we want. We are constantly put in the position of a desiring crying infant so that more stuff is sold to us than we actually need. We must be infants about not just milk and the tit but everything. The desire for pleasure is inherently childish while the author seems to imply that the child is purposeful. The child's frustration is that it does not fulfill desire. This frustration is quite farmable and rather than being somehow suppressed it seems that it is exasperated in order to profit from it. If companies could make us addicts to their products they would. The book seems to try to make the point that society does not encourage the destructive pursuit of pleasure but it totally can and does. It's a human farm in which the animals are encouraged to dope up and get fat so as to not obstruct farming. It is not that society evades the realization that the person can not attain desire but that it constantly reminds him of that in order to exist. You can not attain X and this pain we will exploit. We will remind you by ads and media - "you are not a man/woman/good husband/teacher if you do not do/buy this". Society evades the realization of humbleness and that things are out of our control. It constantly offers options to control: buy this book, take this pill, visit this course. Dream big etc. Ironically that's what keeps you mediocre. I do however agree that inspiration is important and overlooked. Inspiration however is precisely this denial of the childish pleasure principal - you do not want the carrot, the tit - you want because you find meaningful regardless of hedonic excuses in the eyes of others.

>>40641498 (OP)
the last book ive red was spineal catastrophism. I didnt understand much so i just watched a youtube video explaining the concepts at which point i found the book really good. If anyone knows something similar to it, just link me up homies

>>40695385
i tried reading that twice, filtered each time, but i am going to eventually get through it inchallah