/lit/ - Literature

>>15012820
To each his own. If not for Freemasonry a lot of what I loved about life and culture would have remained obscure to me.

The book had such an effect that while it "disenchanted" me, later I came to realize that what it made me went through was a necessary step in my as of before convinction. What was revealed as conditional became unconditional; I strongly believe that the problem is NOT with Freemasonry but with how well (or bad) it's members truly respect what they are taught.

>jew paganism
I'd give you credit here but it's not that simple. Freemasonry retains a lot of symbolism from an array of initiatory practices; confusing it with religion is highly dangerous - especially for it's adepts. If you studied it's concepts and truly believe that Freemasonry is judaism (not talking about /pol/ rambling), then I you imply automatically that neoplatonism, alchemy and egyptian mysticism sum up Judaism; which would kinda change the picture in the first place, would it not?

>>15012857
Rosecroix

>>14249434
Gnosticism is by excellence a dualistic model.

The only link between Gnosticism and non-dualism is via their only common denominator (relatively speaking): Neoplatonism and the tendency of forming monadistic views on Divinity. Not all gnostic groups were that deep into mythology and seeing the Demiurge as an equal force the Supreme God - I'd argue most saw the Demiurge as a limited aspect of Divinity and not all saw him as absolutely evil as firm dualistic systems do (Zoroastrism)

>>14084500
Rumi, Ibn Arabi

>>14084796
Divine Comedy or Paradise Lost

>>14084867
Dark night of the soul - St John of the Cross

>>13939471
>Favorite Writer(s)
Eco, Cioran, Briusov
>Favorite Poet(s)
Poe, Blaga, Eminescu
>Favorite Novelist(s)
Dostoevsky, Strugatski
>Favorite World-Builder(s)
Gene Wolfe, Michael Kirkbride
>Favorite Musician(s)
Schammasch, Mgla, Sol Invictus, many others
>Favorite Composer(s)
Arvo Part
>Favorite Painter(s)
Arnold Bocklin, de Chirico, Bruegel
>Favorite Film(s)
Dablova past, Andrey Rublev, Throne of Blood
>Favorite Director(s)
Tarkovksy, Bergman, Vlacil
Bonus:
>Favorite Video Game(s)
Morrowind, Stalker, Thief 1