Requesting some recommendations for core mysticism writings, esoteric if possible.
Thanks in advance.
Found this ( http://www.pdfarchive.info/pdf/S/Sc/Scholem_Gershom_Gerhard_-_On_the_kabbalah_and_its_symbolism.pdf ) if anyone is interested in some light Gravity's Raimbow prerequisite reading.
Literally all Continental Philosophy
Jung, Crowley, Mckenna, Bataille, Klossowski
Panikkar
>>7368076
Shams al-Ma'arif
>>7368076
>mysticism
>esoteric
What do you actually mean by this?
>>7368259
Mostly anything listed in here ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_esotericism#Popular_culture ). I'm interested in reading the core text of any esoteric practise there is, or if there isn't a dominant scripture, then a recommended starting point.
>>7368270
Edit: the popular culture thing is irrelevant and I'm not sure why my Wikipedia hyperlink changed to that.
>>7368076
The Hermetic Tradition - Julius Evola
Initiation Into Hermetics - Branz Bardon
Alchemy - Marie-Louise von Franz
I Ching - Richard Wilhelm translation
Bonus
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Upanishads - ?
The Treasures of Darkness - Thorkild Jacobsen
Might is Right - Ragnar Redbeard
Thanks to everyone who's posted so far.
>>7368293
This [ http://www.cakravartin.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/Julius-Evola-Hermetic-Tradition.pdf ] looks pretty great.
Also I think I remember not too long ago somebody posted a chart detailing esoteric readings. I'll see if I can find it in the archives but if not - hopefully someone lurking can repost it. I think it had a lot to do with the occult as well.
The Works of Plato (Either read the 'main' texts, or all of them)
The Holy Bible (Either read the 'main' books, or all of them)
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures (read the Bible first)
The Enneads - Plotinus (Definitely read Plato first)
Corpus Hermeticum, and Asclepius - Hermes Trismegistus (Bible and Plato would help)
The Dhammapada
The Tao Te Ching (try reading two translations; it's not long)
>>7368309
Found this in my /lit/ folder
>>7368321
Thanks. Incredibly ignorant question for all of you - why is Plato linked to esotericism?
>>7368322
Appreciated, that looks like what I was looking for. I found pic related in the archive in case it's of any interest to anyone else.
>>7368325
>why is Plato linked to esotericism
Possibly related to this
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms
Thanks for sharing the graphic!
>>7368325
He's has a lot of mystical elements, and can be read as a mystic. His works can be very metaphorical and allegorical, and they act as a foundation block for later mystic thought.
'Phaedo' and 'Timaeus' are two more 'out-there' dialogues if you want to read about them.
I mainly listed him and the Bible as they definetely help with later mystic thought--you'll need Plato for Neo-Platonism, which is definitely quite mystic.
>>7368334
He has* definitely*
Oh and check out this site as well: http://www.sacred-texts.com ; It has an abundance of esotwric texts.
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>>7368334
>>7368338Start with the Greeks
>>7368343
I basically told him to do thatmate
>>7368338
Interesting. Guess I really will have to start with the Greeks.
Good shout on that website you linked, therea's so much in there relevant to my interests,
>>7368377
There's plenty of mystic greek stuff aswell, google Pythagoreanism, Orphism, and Mystery Cults.
