/lit/ - Literature

it's already out there, ppl are sending beams all over /lit/, you just have to know how to grab it

There is no such book.
Prove me wrong.

>Real esoteric knowledge
>No schizo shit.

>>16838007
There's this youtube guy who puts out several videos a week about photography, metaphysics and rants. A lot of his videos are repeating the same things but the guy seems to be genuinely well read, or at least pretends to be, and makes bold claims about pretty much everything related to science and philosophy. Theoria Apophasis is the dude's channel's name.
Your pic reminded me of it since according to him the actual model of the universe is a torus and, without going into details that I don't really know much about anyway, this implies stuff like reincarnation.
He gives recommended readings, too.
I guess he speaks about the pythagoreans, for the esoteric part.

>>16838192
This doesn't really help me though I want to read the books myself anon

>>16838007
I grew up a christian and as a kid I never understood why the church opposed theory of the big bang. It seemed so obvious to me as a child that the idea that everything in the universe came from nothing was exactly in line with scripture. I don't know if Christians still deny big bang but it reminded me of the Catholic church denying astronomical discoveries in Copernicus and Gallileo's time even though they had no impact on the teachings of the church, and it just made the Church look retarded and foolish. I wish more Christians would notice that all of creation points to our Creator instead of being scared that science could possibly disprove God's existence

>>16838007
>>16838067
This is the closest you'll get to it.

>>16838390
I can only recommend you to go to his book recommendation videos, then, though you'll mostly find more traditional philosophical readings. Again maybe you'll find one where he recommends a book about the pythagoreans.

>>16838403
>This is the closest you'll get to it.

This is some bullshit LARP about muh human mind which I don't give a fuck about. I'm much more interested in esoteric truths and myths than muh grandpa's trying to prove their smart aka philosophy.

>>16838414
>This is some bullshit LARP about muh human mind which I don't give a fuck about.
> muh grandpa's trying to prove their smart aka philosophy.
You're a lost cause.
You won't get anything out of any book, just give up.
Also, global rule #2 "You will immediately cease and not continue to access the site if you are under the age of 18."

>>16838428
I'm 25.

Get some old books about alchemy and shit

What's outside the universe.
Note: Cult or religious fags need not answer

>>16838007
>real esoteric knowledge
>No schizo shit
There are two kinds of people. Those who question what they believe in, and those who close their eyes and go with what their gut tells them
The latter are the stoners and schizos that everyone else rolls their eyes at, and they take that as the sure sign that what they want so desperately to believe in is the truth

>>16838007

https://realization.org/p/ashtavakra-gita/richards.ashtavakra-gita/richards.ashtavakra-gita.html

>>16838007
Prometheus Rising by R.A.W. and The Perennial Philosophy by Huxley are good beginner introductions to Western esoteric concepts
To go deeper into occultism and esotericism you need a somewhat solid background in philosophy (especially Plato/Socrates) and in the main religions (especially Abrahamic religions for Western occult)
Knowledge of Hermeticism and Zoroastrianism will also help
Beware of unearned wisdom

>>16838693
You tell me anon

>>16839049
Give me one reason why I should read this

>>16839199
These suggestions seem interesting and promising, thanks.

>>16838528
>>16839327
you should just kill yourself, Anon. I'm being honest here. You post like someone that's on a competition. like >>16838428 said, you're a lost cause

The Eighth Tower

>>16838007
What are you looking for more specifically?

>real esoteric knowledge
>No schizo shit
Pathetic

>>16839371
The truth

>>16839352
Badly reviewed alien garbage

>>16838192
>asks for book recommendations
>mentions youtuber who he thinks reads but doesn't understand
>doesn't mention book
>op asks for specific books
>just find the channel, bruh

What the fuck is this place

>>16839491
Was thinking the same

>>16838401
A Catholic priest literally came up with the Big Bang Theory.

nag hammadi library
corpus hermiticum
non canonical early christian texts

>>16838007
This is what you want

>>16838007
There is no real esoteric knowledge in books, at least none that you would understand. That's the whole point. If you're serious you need to find a teacher.

>>16840504
this is good book too

>>16840507
>There is no real esoteric knowledge in books
Uh yes there is. A teacher will teach how to get the meaning out of books.
What do you think Kabbalah is?

>>16840539
I could've been more clear. Of course it's in books, but not in books alone. And it's not comprehensible without a guide.

>>16840582
True true. A lot of fumbling in the dark.
But thankfully we have the internet and all kinds of people can be contacted :^)

>>16840504
This send based, great intuition about it thanks anon. Does it work as a stand alone read with no preexisting knowledge?

>>16840606
>>16840582

And I'm looking for a guide just like that. Would love some more tips!

>>16840694
Seek and you will find. There are good teachers in most traditions and terrible teachers in all of them. You need to find someone that you connect with, if you're going to do intense work together you need to be compatible.

>>16840757
I don't think I can find such a person since my country (NL) is full of NPCs

>>16840788
So is every other country.

>>16838007
Alan Moore's Swamp Thing

>>16838007
Carl Jung, maybe.

>>16838007
The Bible

>>16840688
It depends. It's one of Evola's more difficult books, if you're not familiar with him or his worldview you might want to read either a short work like Metaphysics of War or his main work Revolt but that will take a while.
If you're just interested in the esoteric knowledge you can tackle it on its own but remember it's pretty dense and you'll need to focus. You might want to read something like Joscelyn Godwin's "Golden Thread" for background.
If you end up liking it, Evola's Introduction to Magic is also great.

>>16839199
Anything of RAW's. Cosmic Trigger and Quantum Phsycology are great, too.

>>16840504
what should I read prior to this?

>>16841487
See my reaction here >>16841050

>>16840885
>Carl Jung, maybe.
>>16840934
>The Bible

This, of course, however i would recomend you start with proverbs, ecclesiastes, or some of which are considered apokryfa in the protestant teaching: Jesus Syrak and Wisdom of Solomon.

Read different books, watch different films. Get a routine for exercise. Eat healthy foods. Watch out for sugar - it's the mind killer.

>>16838007
>No schizo shit.

I'm sorry op :(

>>16841548
And also, as someone has said before: beware of unearned wisdom.

This should put you well on your way: JBP on Jung through the template of Lion King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iLiKMUiyTI

>>16840688
>>16841487

>>16841500
Yeah, I saw it later. I made the question without updating the tread first. Thanks.

>>16841649
Thanks! It seems I should wait before reading him. I already tried with AC and got filtered hard.

>implying you can study esoteric stuff without becoming a schizo
>not wanting to get arrested for dismantling television broadcast antennas while ranting about how predicting the weather is an abomination and meteorologists are slaves to a cabal of wizards who have gained the power to rewrite the history of the future through memetically transmitted participatory resonant synchronistic rituals

>>16841649
>>16841741
Do I really need to read all this shit if I want to access the D E E P knowledge of Evola?

>>16838007

>>16841824
wait do I need to do all this >>16841649 BEFORE starting with mystery of the grail?

>>16838007
http://www.occult-mysteries.org/books.html
This is a list of occult books that are given a short review. Some are free to read online or download

http://www.thegoldenstar.org/index.html
Heres a book that contains truth.

>>16841608
Peterson should be discarded when it comes to anything esoteric or occult. Stupid reductions, "pyramids are dominance hierarchies in your career and family and horus is your eyeballs and they report sights to your ego".

>>16841759
are you saying that weather happens because the meteorologists say "rain on friday" and everyone thinks "rain on friday" so it rains on friday?

>>16841838
You really should have a basic understanding of european mythology before reading mystery of the grail.

>>16842019
So yes to this >>16841649 then?

>>16842028
First paragraph kinda but its not as much work as you think. Can still read Evola without that level of background, his works include a lot of references that can be chased up.

>>16839327
>Give me one reason why I should read this
It is immensely powerful and can be read in less than an hour, without any prior foreknowledge of the subject

>>16841778
If you aren't going to enjoy the travel, may as well dont't travel at all.

>>16842045
So, do you think he is more accessible than Crowley? I'm >>16841741

>>16839337
>>16838428
This.

>>16838007
>No schizo shit
You'll never find any esoteric knowledge this way. First you need to take drugs if you want to stop being a normie.

Just read some of your replies OP, and on second thought drugs wouldn't help someone as done for as you.

>>16838403
This. Anything else is schizo shit.

>>16842210
They're different, I wouldn't say one is more accessible than the other, but Evola has more depth if you ask me.
>>16841741
>>16841778
>>16841838
You don't need to read all of that. Nor should you follow this chart >>16841824. Make sure you're familiar with European mythology, and have read at least one work of Evola that deals with metaphysics (Metaphysics of War, Revolt Against the Modern World, Mystery of the Grail). Then, if you focus, you'll be able to tackle The Hermetic Tradition.
However, Evola wrote about many different interesting subjects, so there's no harm in reading more of his work. You'll probably want to revisit him after you've read some anyway. Good luck.

>>16842311
>Good luck.
TY!

>>16842311
To add though, this >>16841649 is actually pretty good if you want to get the absolute most out of reading Evola. But you won't know if you want to do that if you haven't read any Evola. So yeah.

>>16838007
>Asks for no schizo shit
>Ignores Wittgenstein
>praises Evola
Just go back to /x/

>>16842330
Evola isn't schizo though, you fell for the memes

>>16842338
There's two type of schizos, the Nick Land type and the Evola type. Both of them are schizo tier writers.

>>16840842
>Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
Tell me more

>>16842354
What's schizo about Evola then?

>>16842011
>are you saying that weather happens because the meteorologists say "rain on friday" and everyone thinks "rain on friday" so it rains on friday?
Paulo Coelho pilled. Changing the world solely by the power if will.

>>16838403
To be honest, Tractatus is the only book I consider to be a 'frontier book'.

>>16838192
>"I don't waste my time reading existentialists like Hegel"
>recommends Schelling
lmao (not to say that I don't like Schelling)

Some of his recs are good, others not so good.

Coomaraswamy gives off tradpleb vibes, but is so well read that I don't know what to think.

Can anyone give me a recommendation on where to start with Coomaraswamy?

>>16842469
The guy seems actually well-read and although he's a bit too much into theravada, he recommends Evola so he gets a pass from me. Also pic for your question.

>>16842404
This. Most other 'frontier' or esoteric writers spew a bunch of nonsense.

>>16838007
The King James Bible

>>16842883
He said no schizo shit

>>16838192
Pretty sure you mean this guy

https://www.youtube.com/user/MisterMorgueOfficial

https://armageddonconspiracy.co.uk/

look on amazon

mike hockney
michael faust
adam weishaupt
jack tanner
steve madison
david sinclair
thomas stark

>>16838007
looks like a giant condom

>>16838403
What are you talking about? Wittgenstein is about as exoteric and transparent as it gets.
>>16838007
No such thing, go outside and experience something real for once.

>>16843488
>Wittgenstein is about as exoteric and transparent as it gets.
The anglo perspective trully ruined his writing.

>>16838007
I'd suggest focusing on people who have a clear affiliation. You read Swedenborgians, Sufis, Hindus, Neoplatonists, and the like - rather than some guy who has a cursory knowledge of various fields and decides to write a book as if he were an expert. A major issue is these wishy washy new agers appropriating other peoples' organizations to push their own syncretic, modern ideas.

>>16838007
that's all you'll get socialite

>>16838007
Use your brain. Don't need a book, just brain to think.

>>16838007
https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2016/8/13/so-you-want-to-learn-physics

>>16838401
The church remains resistant to basically all astronomical theories that can't be demonstrated by little Timmy with a telescope because acknowledging concepts like the Big Bang would require acknowledging the means of relativistic dating that tell us the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, and so forth for other stellar bodies. It's not for insulation from questions of divine origin, since the Big Bang doesn't contradict that.
Nevermind that the Church's own dating of the Earth is shaky in Scripture itself and we have plenty of easily demonstrable evidence that the Earth is far older than the Church claims like carbon dating.
The era of the Catholic church refusing to give an inch lest science take a mile seems to be coming to an end though since the current Pope is a fucking cuck and is selling out even the Scriptural social and cultural values the Church has upheld for centuries.

>>16838007
Marc Mandril Ferrario is rather based with his apocadril series - it's in French however

>>16845347
I'm talking about apocadril 5

>>16845131
OP here

This seems extremely based, as I was planning on learning physics anyways. Thanks anon and great suggestions in the thread overall, I love you /lit/. I will start with the preparation to read Evola. Outlined here:

>>16841649


It only makes sense, to read a great work you must have certain preexisting knowledge, otherwise this work could only be infantile in nature.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Francois Augieras. You can find an epub online

>>16838007
Try anything by Jacques Vallée

Fanged Noumena

This is one of the worst threads I've seen in a while. Mostly because of the OP.
I'll now leave /lit/.
'People' like OP should be castrated.

>>16838007
Evola, Guenon, Freud, Jung, Eckhart, etc...

>>16838007
Once you make the connection that alchemy and the Philosopher's stone isn't about transmuting literal iron into literal gold and more about people's souls in the Platonic sense then you can start connecting the esoteric stuff pretty freely. However, it is still a journey that you have to take yourself.
Start with Plato's Republic and then Timaeus.