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oh wise /lit/ wizards, what are your favorite books about spirituality, mysticism, and the occult with a focus on ancient European religions/paganism?

>> No.9913840

>>9913822
None, go read the Bible buttfucking heathen

>> No.9913867

>>9913840
cum gobblers btfo

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>>9913822
>he actually believes in the Bible
>he isn't just interested in ancient religions for historical and cultural context

>> No.9913915

>>9913904
This
We should all just worship the god of the ontological argument, Christianity is false.

>> No.9913916

>>9913822
I wish I could recommend The Golden Bough but it's dry af. Read an edited version.
But, The Outsider and The Perennial Philosophy really shaped my spirituality.

>> No.9913924

>>>/x/19461432
The library is unironically a good resource for this type of thing, however ape and most of the posters are insufferable brainlets when they try to discuss anything outside of their niches.

>> No.9913928

>>9913822
Not really. I am hesitant to say taoteching[spoiler/] because all the threads popping up about it and people fronting like they understand it is perfectly mocking my commitment to it, so I hesitate.

Other than that, unless ur trying to be a historian or a anthropologist or you have a ridiculous amount of guiltless time to spend, in which case I would recommend nothing less than Frazers Golden Bough, Id say stick to YouTube videos and safari entries

>> No.9913944

i like how the irish monks record things (both in ireland and in places like denmark etc)

it's a bit like stories where humans and dinosaurs are running around together, except it's monks and witches and gods. it makes it seem like pagan gods were working like christian god promised he would work when the monks showed up, like validating the religion before was magic makes the new religion even more magic.

buile suibhne, clann lir and things like that where the monk might as well be a good magician, or the voyage of st brendan where weird kinda pagan stories about christianity spring up are the kind of ones i'm thinking of.

i've been looking for a book on sami religion/folklore so i might as well hijack your thread in case we have sami scholars lurking, any recs appreciated.

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9913949

>>9913822
>>9913822

For Mysticism you need to get into Plotinus.

>> No.9913954

How do I get spooked, the thread

>> No.9913961

>>9913954
>being so spooked he doesn't treat everything like folklore
you're really dumb if you can't understand stirner, anon. even /pol/ understood stirner.

>> No.9913983

>>9913954
>le spook

Imagine being so intellectually castrated and telling yourself its good for you

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9913992

>>9913961
>he doesn't treat everything like folklore

Woah you sound so cool and above it all

>> No.9914030

>>9913954
>>9913961
>>9913983
>>9913992
stop attacking one another. thanks. :O)

>> No.9914062

>>9913992
>he thinks folklore isn't fun and immersive
i bet you're grumpy even with facepaint on.

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Gershom Scholem
the Zohar

oh - European religions?

Taschen's Alchemy and Mysticism is a good starting point - but only a starting point

also, John Dee and the Enochians. . . .

>> No.9914529

>>9913822
The Kybalion