the word stimutats woke me straight up out of the late saturday morning nap in which i was dreaming about my husband telling me about henry miller scavenging & philanering but with cliff's voice lol
This is one of those books I'm sure I rushed. Also, it's tied tightly to when and where I read it. I was on an 8-hour bullet train from Shanghai to Hong Kong in August 2019, knowing that upon arriving in Hong Kong after 11pm I'd get sent back across the border because I'd overstayed my visa. There'd been a typhoon in Shanghai and all flights had been grounded, so I'd stupidly cancelled my flight ticket to Vietnam, thinking I could still make it out of mainland China on time if I got the bullet train to Hong Kong instead. Unfortunately the train was grounded too, and I had to take a train out the day after my visa expired. I read this book in somewhat of a nervous wreck for eight hours on that train, taking notes and almost finishing it. When I arrived in Hong Kong I was sent back to Shenzhen, as expected, and spent the night explaining myself to the police. They confiscated my phone and looked all through it, looking for evidence of illegal work in China. They asked me about photos on my phone and I had to explain to them that I had a girlfriend in Shanghai, but that I worked online. I gave them my old flight bookings to Vietnam and they pretended to call someone to find out if they were real. Early in the morning they drove me across to the airport in Hong Kong where there were massive protests (yes, August 2019). My flight to Vietnam was one of the few flights that weren't cancelled that day. I finished the book on the flight.
This is a great story, I myself spend a lot of time between China and HK because of family. The frenziness of everything and succession of events in your story really made it a compelling read. I personally rarely read on the move, usually just go on deep dives into music albums. I remember listening to Magic Oneothrix Point Never on the train from HK Kowloon to Zhaoqing. It was a surreal yet completely fitting experience as I stared out the window the whole ride. Drones and strings, ambient pads. I have deep love for electronic music for it's ability to draw you in and drown you in it.
@gabrielseanwallace3979, you managed to make contact with another human being through your story. I feel like I was there with you. Have more good journeys. John
I'm halfway through this book (which I heard about from a Jordan Peterson reference), and all I can say is that this is an amazing book!! Neumann's style is absolutely clear, not at all obscure. Great review!!
Great review, man! Been reading this book for 5 or so years. It. Is. Dense. I only ever read about 15 pages and then take a few days (or weeks) to take it in.
So much to unpack in this with parallels to many spiritual strains like Gnostic, Hermetic and Buddhist teachings. A must read for everyone who wants to analyze their place in the cosmos. Unity consciousness is expanding faster than ever and the concepts of this book have never been more accessible and acceptable. Great review!
Would be very curious to know your thoughts on Wretchedness by Andrezj Tichy. Picked it up after reading a short story collection of his and saw a side of Sweden that I didn't know existed. Thanks as always for your videos
Hey Cliff, I'm curious as to what you do for a living and how you're able to find so much time to read. I want to read more but oftentimes feel too busy with work or just don't set aside proper time to get to different books on my to-read list.
Damn, you had me scared throwing in Heidegger and Kant as comparable. But, after you covered it, he seems way more approachable. Maybe on par with Nietzsche.
I highly recommend you read Mental Healers by Stefan Zweig. It is a biography of Mesmer, Mary Baker Eddy (who founded Christian Science), and Sigmund Freud. It is also attempting to making a connection between "pseudoscience" and psychology.
Would rather read the evolutionary story of the vacuum cleaner, for it’s equally good at carrying useless shit as the human mind and has progressively gotten better and better.
The evolution of the chainsaw was actually a good read if youre into that. A surprising history embeded in a partucular industry: logging. And the tidbit about loggers are well worth it. Check it out.
I personally believe humanity will go down in its own ruin, and rise again, pheonix from the ashes. This world is a projection of the unified consciousness, projecting itself to be something it’s not. Learning from itself. Synthesizing it’s own paradise.
Sealab 2020.
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I love that you're reviewing this book
I really enjoy your channel. I look forward to more reviews 😊
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the word stimutats woke me straight up out of the late saturday morning nap in which i was dreaming about my husband telling me about henry miller scavenging & philanering but with cliff's voice lol
This is one of those books I'm sure I rushed. Also, it's tied tightly to when and where I read it. I was on an 8-hour bullet train from Shanghai to Hong Kong in August 2019, knowing that upon arriving in Hong Kong after 11pm I'd get sent back across the border because I'd overstayed my visa. There'd been a typhoon in Shanghai and all flights had been grounded, so I'd stupidly cancelled my flight ticket to Vietnam, thinking I could still make it out of mainland China on time if I got the bullet train to Hong Kong instead. Unfortunately the train was grounded too, and I had to take a train out the day after my visa expired. I read this book in somewhat of a nervous wreck for eight hours on that train, taking notes and almost finishing it. When I arrived in Hong Kong I was sent back to Shenzhen, as expected, and spent the night explaining myself to the police. They confiscated my phone and looked all through it, looking for evidence of illegal work in China. They asked me about photos on my phone and I had to explain to them that I had a girlfriend in Shanghai, but that I worked online. I gave them my old flight bookings to Vietnam and they pretended to call someone to find out if they were real. Early in the morning they drove me across to the airport in Hong Kong where there were massive protests (yes, August 2019). My flight to Vietnam was one of the few flights that weren't cancelled that day. I finished the book on the flight.
This is a great story, I myself spend a lot of time between China and HK because of family.
The frenziness of everything and succession of events in your story really made it a compelling read.
I personally rarely read on the move, usually just go on deep dives into music albums.
I remember listening to Magic Oneothrix Point Never on the train from HK Kowloon to Zhaoqing.
It was a surreal yet completely fitting experience as I stared out the window the whole ride.
Drones and strings, ambient pads.
I have deep love for electronic music for it's ability to draw you in and drown you in it.
@gabrielseanwallace3979, you managed to make contact with another human being through your story. I feel like I was there with you.
Have more good journeys.
John
Thanks Cliff. Another book I now HAVE to read.
Just wanted to say it's good to see this book get pushed a little more. Loved it myself.
Love this book! Always top notch recommendations and reviews
Theepan at Nexus Void is amazing! I love that you follow his channel!
I'm halfway through this book (which I heard about from a Jordan Peterson reference), and all I can say is that this is an amazing book!! Neumann's style is absolutely clear, not at all obscure. Great review!!
Jordan Peterson is an absolute tube.
Great review, man! Been reading this book for 5 or so years. It. Is. Dense. I only ever read about 15 pages and then take a few days (or weeks) to take it in.
So much to unpack in this with parallels to many spiritual strains like Gnostic, Hermetic and Buddhist teachings. A must read for everyone who wants to analyze their place in the cosmos. Unity consciousness is expanding faster than ever and the concepts of this book have never been more accessible and acceptable. Great review!
This book has been on my tbr for years lol I always see this and “The Great Mother”
Thank you, Cliff. Keep Going!
Great Review 👍
Would be very curious to know your thoughts on Wretchedness by Andrezj Tichy. Picked it up after reading a short story collection of his and saw a side of Sweden that I didn't know existed. Thanks as always for your videos
Great review
Love Jung , so glad to see him mentioned in more reviews
Are there any books on architecture that you'd recommend? Maybe the history of architectural styles through the years or how they're formed?
Nice video 👍
Funny, i litterally finished this book today. Mind opening read.
You should read The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind next
Hey Cliff, I'm curious as to what you do for a living and how you're able to find so much time to read. I want to read more but oftentimes feel too busy with work or just don't set aside proper time to get to different books on my to-read list.
Glad to see you review some non-fiction. Great stuff.
Consciousness is the way the universe recognizes its own existence.
Damn, you had me scared throwing in Heidegger and Kant as comparable. But, after you covered it, he seems way more approachable. Maybe on par with Nietzsche.
Easier, I think. Not to diminish him, it’s still dense. You might want to give him a shot 👍
will you please review knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock?
Pretty sure he already did. Or at least talked about it at length in his review of Devil All The Time. Which myself I found…. Ehhhh. Fine.
This is wonderful and terrifying. Can't wait for my copy to arrive. Great one, Cliff!
I highly recommend you read Mental Healers by Stefan Zweig. It is a biography of Mesmer, Mary Baker Eddy (who founded Christian Science), and Sigmund Freud. It is also attempting to making a connection between "pseudoscience" and psychology.
I put quotes around Pseudoscience because Zweig isn't downgrading Mesmer and Eddy's contributions to mental health as meaningless
Love ❤
You ever read Julian Jaynes?
TOOCITBOTBM is a psychadelic trip to read
I love the book on the dame topic by Annaka Harris
i meant : The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness" Sir ( if you wanna get into the understanding of Evil...
It seems this book is contradicting Alexander Dugans take on existential horizons and multi polar model as a solution. ???
Someone that comes to mind who pushed against the collective is Nick Drake.
I recommend looking up Chuck Missler on biblical code, the whole book was written intentionally.
Ah. You’ve read this. Ok, then you also need to read Spengler. This is based on Spengler. Quite a lot is based on Spengler
...there is a(n) better Erich! ja wrote that line without knowing: " It´s a sin!" quote.
Assuming you want to know about grammar mistakes, it's the "NUMBER of people", not the "amount of people". 😊
He wasn't German he was an 'ish person.
He was born in Berlin. That makes him German.
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Kid named first:
Neumann > Jung
Would rather read the evolutionary story of the vacuum cleaner, for it’s equally good at carrying useless shit as the human mind and has progressively gotten better and better.
The evolution of the chainsaw was actually a good read if youre into that. A surprising history embeded in a partucular industry: logging. And the tidbit about loggers are well worth it. Check it out.
I personally believe humanity will go down in its own ruin, and rise again, pheonix from the ashes.
This world is a projection of the unified consciousness, projecting itself to be something it’s not.
Learning from itself. Synthesizing it’s own paradise.