/lit/ - Literature

>>23215666
Not just for lit. It's the only logical conclusion after being alive for more than 2 seconds.

>>21331021
Can you recommend books on how to achieve a higher state of being, or how to improve the self in a meaningful way?
How accurate is picrel?

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No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training…what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.

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And yet what has to be borne by anyone who takes care to keep his body in good condition is far lighter and far pleasanter than those things subjected to the out of shape person.

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The results of physical fitness are the direct opposites of those that follow from unfitness. The fit are healthy and strong, and many as a consequence save themselves decorously on the battle-field and escape all dangers of war; many help friends and do good to their country and for this they earn gratitude, glory and honor that leads to a better life and provide their children a better means of achieving a livelihood

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For in everything that we do the body is useful; and in all uses of the body it is of great importance to be in as high a state of physical fitness as possible

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Why even in the process of thinking and not using our body, it is a matter of common knowledge that grave mistakes may often be traced to bad health. And because the body is in a bad condition loss of memory, depression and discontent often attack the mind so violently as to drive out whatever knowledge it contains

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Besides, it is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit. But you cannot see that, if you are careless; for it will not come of its own accord.

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Surely a person of sense would submit to anything, like exercise, so as to obtain a well functioning mind and a pleasant, happy life

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I tell you, because military training is not publicly recognized by the state, you must not make that an excuse for being a whit less careful in attending to it yourself. For you may rest assured that there is no kind of struggle, apart from war, and no undertaking in which you will be worse off by keeping your body in better fettle.

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But a sound and healthy body is a strong protection to a man, and at least there is no danger then of such a calamity happening to him through physical weakness: on the contrary, it is likely that his sound condition will serve to produce effects the opposite of those that arise from bad condition.

Keep your head up, Anon. You'll be alright.

>>20500015
These will do more for you than and shitass "self-help" book ever could

How true is pic related?
Has anyone been able to back this up, or add/remove from it?

Where do I find "Chasing Phantoms to Get Thought Form Ideas," I searched online and got nothing, am I retarded? pic related

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>>16708290
What do you feel about picture related?

>>16668646
There you go. Don't mind these mindless archon niggers. Welcome to the free world, my friend. You're always welcome! :))
t. God of the New World

>>16495017
I've since been reading the Hermetic Tradition inspired books written by William Walker Atkinson, which have formalized and given me exercises and practices that produce tangible results and provide a framework of reality that has been lost, reinterpreted, distorted, and revived multiple times and can be seen as the common thread in major widespread religions. Christianity and Hinduism are the easiest examples, and should you read the books yourself you will find that there are phrases, aphorisms and principles that are undeniably Hermetic in origin. I haven't had anyone to really talk to about this as I've been living van life for a little while now, so I've had it on my mind for a time. Magic is what I study now, and it fits nicely with my interests in reading and my self-education. I know /lit/ isn't really the board to discuss esoterics and /x/-tier shit, but the books I'm talking about are absolutely worth looking into for perspective on something that has heavily influenced the written works of major religions in history. If anyone would like to, you can find the pdf's of the books I list here for free to read through at your leisure:
1) The Kybalion
2) The Arcane Teachings
3) The Arcane Formulas
4) Mind Power
5) Mental Influence
Both Mind Power and Mental Influence reference other books you can find if you want more reading material, in addition to picrel. I have work soon so if anyone wants to AMA, I'll check it later tonight. If not, then look into the books I've listed if you think I'm a schizo /x/ larper.

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>>15630761
I'll make up for it with some easy into purple texts from fringe before it was shut down

>>15564184
20 years old, 3 years behind in college, khhv, 5’4, 3 inch dick, balding. I’m fixing my life, slowly..

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>>14116459
platonism is gay and views the demiurge as neutral

OP gnosticism is becoming "more popular" because it was literally heresy for many centuries. The Catholic church genocided Cathars and Bogomils to prevent any of their works from getting out. It wasn't until the Nag Hammadi codex were discovered (coincidentally at the end of ww2) that gnosticism began to gain traction again. Not only that, through the freedom of information on the internet, you have so much access to the Apocryphya's, old christian history, gnostic scriptures, and other gnostic prophetic work-its quite hard to avoid.

IMO I view the internet as a meat grinder for truth, and gnosticism will only get more popular, as it is the truth. We live in a fake and gay simulation governed by a demonic jewish blood god (yahweh, anu, yaldabaoth, etc.) in the physical form of saturn, projecting time keeping us stuck within its hypercube. The Cathars knew this, and that Yhwh's chosen were some of the chief archons (as they are today) and were genocided by a corrupted demiurgic co-opting of christianity (Catholicism) that reaffirmed the jewish demiurge ywhw. Pray to christ, or his energy, bring the kingdom of heaven to earth. Stop fapping.

>>14119352
Based moldbug poster

What charts do you already have and what chart do you need?
These threads usually contain the same charts over and over again, the wiki seems fairly complete.

Also I enjoyed William Walker Atkinsons Arcane Teachings and Arcane Formulas from this specific recommendation.

>>8443315
nah m8, the thing with occult is that books are almost useless entirely, just read some beginner shit like kybalion, and any book on thoughtforming and you're set, the biggest cancer of occult is armchair occultists, you're supposed to be spending more time practicing than reading