“Give life a specific goal and it immediately loses its attraction.” Emile Cioran
#quotes #quote
Studying Western Esotericism can be a daunting task. How to even begin? Here, Dr Justin Sledge has prepared a self-study guide for getting access to the most reliable and accessible literature on topics in Esotericism up to around 1650, updated for 2026.
“Он знает только одну науку — науку разрушения.”
Сергей Геннадиевич Нечаев
“He [the revolutionary] knows only one science — the science of destruction.”
Sergei Gennadievich Nechaev
#quotes #quote
Non ridere, non lugere, neque detestari, sed intelligere.
(Not to laugh, not to lament, not to curse, but to understand.)
Spinoza
#quotes #quote
This!
Absolutely! (Next level: theosociopathocracy.)
“What is existence but a mere DNA typo?”
Rolf England
#quotes #quote
"The unconscious is structured like a language,” argued psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.
And now, with the rise of AI-generated video and audio, Lacan's thinking has taken an unexpected twist.
Alenka Zupančič argues that AI shows the unconscious is structured like a large language model.
But they said he was “The peace president.” 🥴
It’s sad that this is the reality.
They’re so dumb they can’t even spell “Epstein” correctly.
Statuette of a Woman: "The Stargazer"
c. 3000 BCE
Western Anatolia, early Bronze Age
(c. 3300–1200 BCE)
marble
Cleveland Museum of Art
A meme of Trump whispering "And then I told them, no new wars" into Epstein's ear.
Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs
Thou Shalt Not Start A War Because Everyone Hates You
We are wealthier than Aristotle could have imagined, yet we spend little of that wealth on what he believed it was for: leisure
I hate sharing anything from Substack, but this essay from @rushkoff.com is important re: Epstein and the cult of materialism that provides an excuse for violating and dominating other human beings—and nature.
If Trump Derangement Syndrome is actually a thing as the MAGA crowd keeps insisting, wouldn’t the logical conclusion be to remove its prime cause – Donald Trump?