/lit/ - Literature

Do y'all have friends or family or gfs irl that are into literature?

ill try and be concise and off critique and help at the same time and in being concise i hope you shall appreciate my words in a way posters here have NOT appreciated yours

i somewhat agree with others that you come off as only being interested in helping insofar as you can abdicate future guilt HOWEVER i think this could be a chance for a turning point in both of your lives as regardless of why this thread exist it demonstrates humanity enough to perhaps reunite you two

i think /lit/ only works on smart people, or people who were/ are perceptive to helpful ideas at one point enough to inform their appreciation for philosophy or anything else. which is my way of agreeing with others, in that he likely borderline COULDN'T appreciate any book you sent him beyond any superficial means "look a new paper weight!"

for a little over a year now ive been studying philosophy and esotericism, and as a young adult, i think the insights are invaluable in avoiding pitfalls like cooming all day or buying cheap shit. i saw a quote thats relavent, if i can find it, its picrel

studying hermeticism, kabbalah, masonry, and every fucking topic in between has led me to one invaluable resource which is a man named Manly P Hall, who did a lot of lectures basically laughing at modern issues (post 1960's) such as a greater concentration of neurosis, stress, and the degradation of modern philosophy and thinking. im recommending you send him his lectures. because i dont think your brother would be helped even if you send him a history of philosophy and he actually read it, its not very helpful at really helping him clean up his life or teaching him how to. for him it would likely just make his shortcomings more noticeable and in his face, but im not sure it would help him overcome them (it may provide insight but these individuals need their hands held)

Hall started out as a purely a mystic or publisher of esoteric arts. but his lectures morphed into proto self help in combating the days issues or mans hurdles (Neurosis, stress)using esoteric means. he essentially lays out "natural law" and asserts the only way to be happy is to follow it, and he gives an outlines for living within the order of the universe, which i think philosophy is more or less articulating the natural order and how to live within it, but its done in a subtle manner. but mincing words wont work for him (which is why reading isn't smart for him)

This is the first hall lecture I watched, and is more of his bread and butter:
https://youtu.be/P0LMh2bHNz0


I listened to this a few days ago. I really enjoy the perspective of a man who grew up in an era I can respect, I think it’s pretty compelling even though I find most “self help” to be very disgusting
https://youtu.be/60As0mhcxNw

i have a playlist with at least 100 of his lectures in it, if you're at all interested in it

halls books are pretty dense, so i dont recommend