After talking with Samikcha about the subject, we've decided we're starting a book club. If any of you are interested in joining, this is the thread to be. No need to sign up or check in regularly or exchange emails or information -- heck, you don't even need to read the posts -- as we all have busy lives.
It's the intention of this book club to provide an outlet for ideas and to share thoughts and opinions on whichever magick/occult/esoteric book or essay we are reading. The best part? You don't even need to agree with what the author is writing about, as we all have different opinions based on our experiences in life! While discussion of the topic is encouraged, the ultimate goal of this book club is aimed at the broadening of intellectual thinking, and a better understanding of the Self and the World around us.
As such, the books we're going to be choosing from are those of Natural Philosophy, Occult Philosophy and anything which pertains to this endeavor (after this first one, there are a few more to choose from that we've talked about; which will probably be put to a vote in the future).
Now, with that out of the way, onto the thickly meaty-bits.
The first book we've chosen is by Austin Osman Spare (an English artist and occultist), and is titled: The Book of Pleasure (Self-Love): The Psychology of Ecstasy. Lucky for us, this book is available for free here, courtesy of Sacred-Texts.com (it's my goal to only read books freely available).
Before I finish, a word about The Book of Pleasure itself. Spare wrote the book in the year 1913 while in a state of ecstatic trance known as automatic writing (which should add a new dimension to this work on the Psychology of Ecstasy). This particular work covers many aspects of Spare's mystical and magickal ideas and special theories, pertaining to the love of Self, Ecstacy, and etc.
So! If you're still reading and interested in joining, all you need to do is... start reading! But maybe also post here letting us know you've started, so we can remind you if you disappear on us. Other than that, there is no deadline for posting your review/thoughts/etc, and no rules or regulations to what you wish to post (other than the rules and regulations of EUTMF). Free thinking is encouraged!
