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Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 03, 2006, 06:29:39 pm: Hi folks,

as we all know know, Therion lyrics are not too simple. There is a lot of literature they are referring to, a number of interesting topics they speak about. So I wonder: What Therion-related readings have you discovered? Did you like it, can you recommend it?

Let me start. The latest Therion-related book I read was the German translation of Jayne Gackenbach: Control your dreams. (Regarding lucid dreams and therefore Therion-related in a way.)

To be honest: The book is as stupid as the name of the author. Too few hints on how to improve dream memory or achieve lucidity, too much esoteric blabla and hocuspocus. Instead of giving us hints on how to become lucid she tells us that more people should meditate - that would lead to world peace, she claims - and that we can fight cancer in our dreams. Not worth reading, if you ask me.

As if that wasn´t enough, the translation was terrible. Stupid content, stupid language - a book for the dustbin.

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on January 03, 2006, 06:36:56 pm: Ehhhmmm... I use to read a lot, but... I confess... nothing Therion-related :unsure:
At least now, I have no reading to report to you. But if someone tells any good book, maybe I'll try to read :blush:
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 03, 2006, 09:36:13 pm: Nevermind, Luth, someone else might have a good one - we can take our time for this thread. And be assured that I have or two or three more books to tell you about. ;)

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 09, 2006, 07:09:31 pm: Hi folks,

another curiosity today, a more remotely Therion-related reading. But I promise to tell you about a dead-on Therion must-read soon.

By coincidence I became interested in incense and searched the local library for books on this topic. Lo and behold! the only two books they have are written by a certain Christian Rätsch: Dr. phil. with works on Ancient American cultures, ethno-pharmacologist and ethno-botanist. In one book he mentions a saga of incense being the food of goods, the other book is named "Dragon´s Breath".

Sounds vaguely familiar, eh? I bet this is the very same guy who translated "Svartalfheim" and "Prometheus entfesselt".

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 10, 2006, 06:18:15 pm: Hi folks,

I promised you a real Therion-must-read, and here we go....

Hermann Hesse: Demian is the story of the spiritual development of a young man named Sinclair. Demian becomes a friend and a kind of guide for Sinclair in this journey.

It begins when the little boy Sinclair realizes that there are two worlds - the light world of his parents´ house and the dark world outside. Although that dark world is dangerous, it´s also strangely attractive to Sinclair. The first big step is taken when he gets to know Demian, who tells him a different version of the story of the Mark of Cain.

Later Demian writes Sinclair a letter about a certain picture and explains: "The bird struggles out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who wants to be born, must destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The god is called Abraxas."

I am convinced that Thomas was inspired by "Demian" when he wrote "Abraxas"! So if you want to understand the background of this song, you ought to read this book. It´s not even long - just 160 pages - and written so well that it´s a pleasure to read. So I declare it a must-read - off to the library, everybody! (Or who knows, it might be available online somewhere.)

Cheers!

Markus

P.S.: I´ve got a few more good ones here, but I won´t tell unless you post something here.:P Come on - anything Therion-related. :)
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Aluqak on January 10, 2006, 08:11:01 pm: Hesse is one of my favorite authors and I've read Demian twice. Last time was like four months ago :). However, my favourite Hesse's book is the Steppenwolf ... it is not very Therion related but i found it less bland (the story itself) than Demian. On the other side, I agree that it could be Therion-related... the Mark of Cain, Abraxas, etc... I don't know if Thomas was directly inspered by it, or by a third source that also inspired Hesse. I'll read a little bit more about it to find out.

Another marginally Therion-related book: The art of Dreaming by Carlos Castaneda, it is a kind of novel with some insructions to control your dreams... In other words: Lucid Dreaming! It is very dark and hard to understand if you havn't read the previous Castaneda's books (starting with the teachings of Don Juan).
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 10, 2006, 09:12:57 pm: You´re right in both cases, Aluqak. The story of "Demian" just seems to be a wrapping for the philosophical content. But I enjoyed the reading anyway, because of my curiosity and because of the good language use. And yes, there might be a third source that both Hesse and Karlsson quoted almost literally. But I have never heard of such a source before. In case you find anything, please let us know. :)

I thought about reading Castaneda, but always refrained from it. Would you recommend it?

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Aluqak on January 10, 2006, 09:29:53 pm: Yes, I would recommend Castaneda, especially the first four books. Not as Therion-related reading, but as something that might help you growth. The first book is very anthropological and not so good as the other three, but I think it is better if to start from the begining. The art of dreaming is among his last works, I read it pretty quickly... and well... I stick with the first four books.
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Post by: Luth on January 10, 2006, 10:14:03 pm: Mmmmhh... interesting. Although I don't have time now, I like this kind of reading if they are intelligent, and I like to learn from them... in a general sense. They help me to think about facts I use to not think usually. Well, some year I'll try the Castaneda works :ph34r:
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Post by: Luth on January 15, 2006, 05:17:09 pm: Ey Markus!

I don't use to download the books, but to buy them or borrow them in the public library but... as I've found it in emule, and I think it's no so easy to find in the library, and it's short...

Well, I'm downloading the Herman Hesse "Demian" (no sure if it's in english or spanish, but both would be ok for me). When I'll finish my Mark Haddon and my Saramago's books, I'll read it, I promise it! :evil:
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on January 15, 2006, 08:03:03 pm: I have Demian. It's in spanish, although it didn't say it in the name of the file... :rolleyes:
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on January 16, 2006, 10:51:51 am: Well done, Luth! I hope you´ll like it as much as I did. :)

Cheers!

Markus

(Still got a few good books in stock, though. :D)
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Ereshkigal on January 17, 2006, 02:27:21 am: Quote
I have Demian. It's in spanish, although it didn't say it in the name of the file... :rolleyes:
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Cool! Share! I am interested... ^_^

I got a bunch of H.P. Lovecraft's writings (in spanish). I have not had the time to read them all, but by reading on some of the names of his writings one can't but think of Therion. For example "Dagon" and "The Call of Cthulhu" . Hope by this week I can finish reading one of them to give a more detailed opinion ^_^
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on February 07, 2006, 10:56:45 am: Ey Markus & Eresh! Today I've had some time (thanks to my beloved train and metro), and I've started the reading of Demian. Only two chapters for the moment, but I'm really enjoying it. It's long time since I want to read the Steppenwolf, and now I'm reading Demian instead. Markus fault! :ph34r:

I don't know how long this reading will take, as even being so short book, I have no time for nothing besides some work I've got for a full month. Maybe next train travel, or before going to bed; I think it's worth to be read in short. When Eresh will finish it, we can comment the reading. But not before she will have read all... we don't wish spoilers here! :evil:

PS. Now I want more to read Steppenwolf :(
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on February 07, 2006, 11:38:11 am: Hi folks,

I'm glad to hear that, Luth. :) And I wonder whether Eresh can tell us more about Lovecraft in the meantime?

Cheers!

Markus
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Post by: Ereshkigal on February 07, 2006, 12:31:05 pm: Heya guys!

Yesterday I took back again on the reading of Demian. I am about to begin "Beatrice". Like Luthien, this reading is taking more time than expected.

And later, tonight will tell more more about Lovecraft :D
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on February 16, 2006, 12:21:40 pm: Hi bookworms,

say, Eresh, how did you like Lovecraft?

As you may know I have just read Karlsson's "Uthark". Think I'll post a review in the next few days. :)

Cheers!

Markus
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Post by: Elizabeth on February 16, 2006, 02:13:41 pm: I took a look in this topic, thinking I wouldn't be lucky enough to actually find in the Romanian libraries related to Therion, but I checked
in my e-book collection for Hesse and found 4 books! :lol:

Hope I can go through Demian this week-end and then read Steppenwolf. But there are 2 more which none mentioned: Siddharta and The inner route.
Some review for those? :blink:

Namarie!

PS. Luth, I could give you the Steppenwolf file (in Spanish).
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Post by: Luth on February 16, 2006, 04:05:15 pm: Quote
PS. Luth, I could give you the Steppenwolf file (in Spanish).
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Thanks Elisabeth, but I think I'll borrow from the public library I have 50 m. far from home :P
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Post by: Sirius13 on February 16, 2006, 06:29:55 pm: Quote
Thanks Elisabeth, but I think I'll borrow from the public library I have 50 m. far from home :P
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50 miles is a long way.
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Post by: Elizabeth on February 16, 2006, 06:55:07 pm: OK, then. Just asking, Luth.
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Post by: Markus on February 16, 2006, 06:56:23 pm: Quote
50 miles is a long way.
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Not for a good book. :D
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Post by: Luth on February 16, 2006, 07:21:38 pm: Quote
50 miles is a long way.
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meters <_<
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Post by: Ereshkigal on February 17, 2006, 01:34:26 am: Quote
say, Eresh, how did you like Lovecraft?
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heya Markus I love it :D!

H.P. Lovecraft is a must. I used to like Poe, but I think Lovecraft kicks his butt. If you read some of his stories you can tell that lots of them were inspired in the occult, for example "The Call of Cthulhu". So far the stories I have read show a very mature way of presenting horror tales, which is what I like so much.

If you like Therion you must read this guy, seriously!
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Ereshkigal on February 17, 2006, 01:45:18 pm: Chapter 7 in Demian :)

Can't take my eyes away from it but I must go to work :(

Seems I am about to finish it :bawling:
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on February 17, 2006, 06:17:13 pm: Quote
Chapter 7 in Demian :)

Can't take my eyes away from it but I must go to work :(

Seems I am about to finish it :bawling:
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I've finished chapter 5. I'd like to read it, but I have no time :bawling:
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Post by: Luth on February 18, 2006, 10:21:33 pm: Done. Demian read! I won't comment it until Eresh will say she'd finished it too.

An incredibly interessant book, I have to say; I couldn't keep eyes away of it in the last pages. Not a plain book, but it needs an interpretation, to think about it. Abraxas, some thoughts related to esoterics, to magics, to the power of humanity and every man or woman as an individual, to dreams... really very Therion related :evil:

Eresh: READ IT AND FINISH THE BOOK!!!! :angry:
Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on February 26, 2006, 09:29:12 pm: Hi folks,

the latest book I devoured is "Kelwitts Stern" by Andreas Eschbach. I read the book in German, and the title translates as "Kelwitt's Star".

This book has it all: A walking teenage dolphin from outer space, speaking with a Swabian accent. A paranoid intelligence agent who finally does find something. An official study considering the effects of supersonic radish seeds on jet fighters. Weird alien sex. It's all in there! And strange as it may sound: Everything Eschbach describes here seems totally plausible. Assuming that ETs exist and that interstellar space travel is possible, this book is absolutely realistic!

Eschbach might well be the best science-fiction author alive. He's a great story-teller who captivates you and won't let you go before the last page. Another of his strengths is to view very common things from uncommon angles. In "Kelwitts Stern" he shows you your own every-day surroundings through the eyes of a space alien.

This book is enthralling, dead funny and even profound. It's such a great book that I just had to present it to you. I was about to open a thread for non-Therion-related reading in the Voids, but then the book took such a deeply Gnostic turn that I can point to "Voyage of Gurdijeff" and say: These two share a basic idea.

I don't know whether translations of this book are available. But if so, try to get a copy, and otherwise learn German!

Cheers!

Markus
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Post by: Krome on March 02, 2006, 06:10:07 am: A walking dolphin from outer space? :o
that reminds me of the Dogon definition of the Nommo.
Acording to the Dogon tribe, the Nommo were amphibious beings sent to Earth from the Sirius Star system (Sirius B = Po Tolo) for the benefit of humankind. Almost like the Sumerian Anunnaki.

if you want to find more about this here's a link.

The Dogon Tribe & The Nommo (http://www.crystalinks.com/dogon.html)

I also recommend Aleister Crowley's "Magick in Theory and Practise", there's a lot of Therion stuff in there (Therion, Babalon & The Beast, Typhon, To Meta Ohpion, etc...)
For those who are interested in this book here it is:
Magick in Theory & Practise (http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/aba/)

Cheers!

Krome
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Post by: blake on March 28, 2006, 02:34:02 pm: Well I get into the work of Swedberg (Swedenborg) due to Therions cool "dreams of swedenborg".
He was a very very interesting man and did a lot of great work

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A walking dolphin from outer space? :o
that reminds me of the Dogon definition of the Nommo.
Acording to the Dogon tribe, the Nommo were amphibious beings sent to Earth from the Sirius Star system (Sirius B = Po Tolo) for the benefit of humankind. Almost like the Sumerian Anunnaki.

if you want to find more about this here's a link.

The Dogon Tribe & The Nommo (http://www.crystalinks.com/dogon.html)
I also recommend Aleister Crowley's "Magick in Theory and Practise", there's a lot of Therion stuff in there (Therion, Babalon & The Beast, Typhon, To Meta Ohpion, etc...)
For those who are interested in this book here it is:
Magick in Theory & Practise (http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/aba/)
Cheers!
Krome
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Title: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on March 29, 2006, 08:46:48 pm: Ey Blake, good to read you again here! :w00t:

Changing the subject... now I'm reading "Siddharta", from Hermann Hesse (40 pages and I finish it); it's not Therion related, but now I can understand a bit better "Demian". I recommend it a lot!!

When I'll finish it I'll tell more :ph34r:
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Post by: Lucy on July 12, 2006, 07:58:19 am: I wonder... have you ever read Umberto Eco's The pendulum of Foucault? (I don't know the English title) It's the last book I've finished and it's about the templars (I hope the name is right and you understand me). It's like the Dragon Rouge, and the book is full of names and things that are present in Therion lyrics, too. It's a little hard to read, but I couldn't put it down.
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on January 11, 2007, 12:43:55 pm: I've recently readen The Third Eye, Lobsang Rampa.

It's supposed it's written by a Tibetan lama who had to travel out of his territory, although I've read that perhaps it's not true, and the writer is an occidental guy. When I'll recover internet at home I'll study this matter more carefully, but even so... whoever the author is, I think this book can be very interessant for people interested in the power of the mind and meditation. Perhaps I'll talk more about this book... when I wouldn't have to take care my boss is not spying me! :ninja: :lol3:
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Post by: Aluqak on January 14, 2007, 07:13:10 pm: Hey Luthy!
Thanks for bringing Rampa out! I've read a couple of his books some....12? years ago and I barely remember something. I think the guy was European... English or something, and then he migrated to Tibet where he became a Lama. If i remember well, he does give a few good clues about meditation and the road to wisdom. However' I'll have to give another read to those books to tell you more.

Cheers :thumbup:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Lucy on January 18, 2007, 09:16:44 am: I asked my dance teacher and she lent me this book. I'm reading it right now, and I'm looking forward to talk about it with you. :wink2:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on January 30, 2007, 06:50:21 pm: Right now I'm reading this:

http://www.ciao.co.uk/World_s_End_Mark_Chadbourn__5096317

I'm reading it because it's one of the books I must review (I'm a professional reader, for those who still don't know it). It talks about ancient gods (and monsters) coming back to the 21st century London. It's a fantasy/horror (more fantasy, in fact) placed in nowadays. Well... what does it has to do with Therion? That today I've read that someone wants to come to chase poor humans: The Wild Hunt. Besides it's one of my fav songs, now I will know something more about it... although I suppose very few of the readen will come from real tradition :lol3:

Well, whatever it will be, now I'm more keen to read the novel. I'll tell you what I think of it... when I'll have the following 350 pages readen! (out of 555 :afaid: ).
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Elena on February 06, 2007, 09:00:45 pm: Hm, may be a bit off but... what about Anne Bishops "The black jewels" Trilogy? (does anyone know?)
greetings :)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Nighthawk on February 07, 2007, 12:30:41 pm: Quote from: Luthien on January 30, 2007, 06:50:21 pm
I'm reading it because it's one of the books I must review (I'm a professional reader, for those who still don't know it). It talks about ancient gods (and monsters) coming back to the 21st century London. It's a fantasy/horror (more fantasy, in fact) placed in nowadays.
Reminds me of Gaiman's American Gods.

Reminds me of *Gaiman*.
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Post by: Loke on February 07, 2007, 04:16:37 pm: Try it, you wont regret it!

http://www.andreaseschbach.de/

yo yo yo :)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Kmukamtch on April 25, 2007, 08:07:25 pm: there is two books with a lot of hidden content that are a must, but you really need to be very open minded and read between lines to fully understand. the books are "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There". they are labeled as childrens book, but they are very deep.
others "must": "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Friedrich Nietzsche; and some of Aleister Crowley`s works: "Book of the Law" (Liber Legis), "Book of Lies" and "The Sword of Songs".
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on April 25, 2007, 10:53:58 pm: Hi Kmukamtch!

Some day I want to read the two Alice books... I ever had the curiosity to read them, but I haven't done it yet. About the Zaratustra... I'd like too, but I need to be in the mood for it :lol3:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Thagirion on June 29, 2007, 08:37:59 pm: Well, <Therion related, some things about lemurs, atlantic myths and well, of course, hermetic phillosophy, i red zarathustra and so much things of plato...

I also take a look to the egyptian reading, you know, about seth, Osiris, Iris, Horus, etc... Now i´m reading about kabbalah, you know, the 72 names of god, and, well, some kundalini and gnostiscism too...

To be honest, there are many things related to therion music...

The name of the books:

The Kybalion... This is complete hermetic wisdom, a basic book to understand many things about duality.

The number 3, The begining of magic

Mystic Kabbalah All the "most know" of the kabbalah, and some of the judish letters...

I will put more soon, cheers everybody!!
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 09, 2007, 07:57:47 pm: Okey, about the reading... Next week I was in our library and made a big "thievery" for summer holidays - because it's unique chance to have book for longer time and so on. LOOKING FORWARD for the treasure I have stolen :D

I often have problem to get some literature which I want, becuase this land is in this case really fucked up. Indeed we have a lot of libraries and bookshops, but finally there's nothing better than Harry Potter and some retarded books for upset and tearful girls... But maybe is CZ going to be on the better way because today I found at some bookshop's websites Kabbalah, Qliphoth und die Goetische Magie by Thomas K.
And now the biggest problem :D Should I buy it in German or Swedish version? Because I am not sure in which language I will be able to manage the reading (understanding)

- but back to library books. I have borrowed books like: Plato: Faidon; R. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy; Zarathustra; J. Amos Komensky; some Crowley's works and lot of books about the Rosicrucians.
First I'm going to read Die Gold - und Rosenkreuzer by A. Marx. It looks like interesting reading... another funny thing is, that no one of my family - especially my father - cannot see me reading this kind of literature because our family is bloody stupid Christian and every dissimilarities are considered as the most heaviest sin! :ninja: - It almost seems like I will have to read it in the night under the quilt with flashlight :lol3: when the house is fallen asleep.

(And excuse me please for the "family" and "publishing stories" but I needed to shout it out somewhere... )
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Lucy on July 09, 2007, 08:28:00 pm: First of all, I’d like to tell you two things. :)

1. I love the Harry Potter books, and one of my greatest wishes was to study at Hogwarts... though I think I’m too old to do that. :lol:

2. Some of my best friends are Christian, and every time I had problems with Christians it wasn’t for their religion.

About the decision between German and Swedish: you have to know which language would be easier to understand for you. How long have you been studying them, have you ever read something serious in that language, or simply which one would you like better. I don’t know Swedish at all, but right now I’m reading a German book and though I’m suffering badly, ;) I feel like improving and I enjoy that a lot. :)

Congrats to your library finds. :thumbup: I really think you will find a way to read them in peace, for example with this nice wheather I would go to a city park, just sit down under a big tree and read, read, read... well, I don’t have time to do that. But I really would like that.
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 09, 2007, 08:41:01 pm: I didn't want to hurt someone :bow: I just wanted to tell, that except bestsellers Here's hard to find something good to read. :)

And about the Christian - I also know some pleasant people (one of them is priest) - but our family is not the ideal one :)

I am learning both - German and Swedish but I feel like a beginner in it :D
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Lucy on July 09, 2007, 08:48:12 pm: You didn't hurt anybody. :) You know I understand you perfectly.

Well, I think the books that worth reading are really hard to find everywhere, this makes them so precious.

Now that I have been thinking again, maybe you should choose the Swedish one - I would prefer the original than the translation. :)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 09, 2007, 08:54:41 pm: Jo :) I think You're right. I should buy the Swedish one and maybe then the German either - to compare it and to improve my weak knowledge of German language :)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Lucy on July 09, 2007, 08:58:32 pm: Quote from: Praha on July 09, 2007, 08:54:41 pm
Jo :)

This is sweet from you! Gives a handful of chocolate cookies to Praha (Don't let Aluqak know about it... :unsure:)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 09, 2007, 09:01:19 pm: In any circumstances I will not tell him! ;D
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Post by: Lucy on July 09, 2007, 09:02:55 pm: That's the spirit. :lol3:
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Post by: Aluqak on July 09, 2007, 09:44:43 pm: Quote from: Praha on July 09, 2007, 07:57:47 pm
I have borrowed books like: Plato: Faidon; R. Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy
Wow!... You are among the rare persons I know who borrow Plato or Descartes from a library.... and just for fun! :bow:
I used to do that some years ago, but now my brain gets so consumed by my job that I have to read something lighter when I have some time to spare.

Quote from: Lucy on July 09, 2007, 08:58:32 pm
(Don't let Aluqak know about it... :unsure:)
Too late!... the Anglerfish is everywhere :ninja:

*Eats the all the good books and leaves only the cheap and poorly translated bestsellers .... :unsure: ... Oh yes!... and eats all the cookies too!*
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on July 10, 2007, 04:57:45 am: Hey Praha,

I would really start with the Swedish edition if I knew both languages equally well. Thomas has written it in Swedish, if I'm not mistaken, and reading the original seems to be a good reason. :) Nice book, by the way, on an almost academical level.

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 13, 2007, 12:38:44 pm: Can I have question? Does someone know a writer called Jozef Karika?
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on July 13, 2007, 02:44:49 pm: Never heard of him, Praha. What does he write?

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 13, 2007, 09:32:22 pm: He is from Slovakia... (websites: http://www.karika.sk/)
As I know, he wrote about two/three books. I know just "Slav necromancy" and "Zone of shade" but I'm afraid they haven't been translated to another language except Czech... He also work with Chaos International...In the second book he is writing about Kliffoth and so on...

I was just curious if someone know him.
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Loke on July 14, 2007, 12:28:21 am: Actually he has been said to write on the same line Lovecraft do, and yet yoiu can find many silitudes in demos they both talk about.

yo yo yo :)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: lavaniegosII on July 14, 2007, 08:37:10 pm: For anyone who is interested in Nordic Mithology and speak spanish i really recomend this book:

"El destino de los dioses - Interpretación de la mitología nórdica" de Patxi Lanceros Editorial Trotta
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on July 30, 2007, 05:05:53 pm: Reading a book by Gustav Meyrink. It is called the "Alchemist's House". Including tales like Clockworker, Mysterious City, City with inner heartbeat, Hashish and lucidity, Magic in abyssal sleep, Tantric yoga and so on...

I love the way how he write... the tales are fantastic and get you to wonder about life, life values, and of course also things such a lucidity, dreaming, occultism and so on (:
I always wanted to read "The Golem" but nowadays is the book sold out. I'll buy as soon as it will be possible. "Walpurgis Night" and "Angel Of The West Window" too...

I can only recomend Gustav Meyrink works... :wink2:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on July 30, 2007, 11:25:07 pm: Hi there,

right now I'm reading "Im Kraftstrom des Satan - Set" ("In the Current of Satan - Set") by Frater Eremor, a German author. This book hasn't been translated to English yet as far as I know, but it's highly Therion-related. It's an introduction to Sethianism, and especially on "Theli" you can find very obvious traces of this philosophy. Eremor even quotes a part of the lyrics of "In the Desert of Set". If this book is not Therion-related, then none is. :lol3:

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Thagirion on August 08, 2007, 08:20:28 pm: :drunk: I´m starting to read somethings about Qliphoth and well, very interesting things about mithra, from masonry works... very nice indeed
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Loke on August 12, 2007, 07:30:28 pm: Quote from: Thagirion on August 08, 2007, 08:20:28 pm
:drunk: I´m starting to read somethings about Qliphoth and well, very interesting things about mithra, from masonry works... very nice indeed

It would be nice if you tell us the source :D

yo yo yawn :D
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Luth on December 27, 2007, 12:23:12 pm: In the Therion community of last.fm it was posted the following link, as a book which can help to understand the esoteric meaning of Therion. I only have briefly entered there, and only think I can say is that there's the whole book. I don't know if this is a good reading or just crap, so I leave it to you to decide. I am not very interested in this matter (yes, a Therion fan who is not really interested in occult... I'm weird, am I not? :whistle: ).

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biggestsecret/matrix/matrix.htm#Contents

If anyone reads or, at least, skims it, please tell us your opinion. Thanks! :biggrin:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Hypnox on December 27, 2007, 02:28:07 pm: When I read the sentence saying "the world is controlled today by the reptilian shapeshifters and their bloodlines" I simply lost interest for further reading. :wacko:
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Aluqak on December 27, 2007, 09:36:04 pm: Quote from: Luthien on December 27, 2007, 12:23:12 pm
In the Therion community of last.fm it was posted the following link, as a book which can help to understand the esoteric meaning of Therion.
Whoever suggested that book as a reliable source to understand anything related with esoteric or hiden subjects (especially Therion lyrics) must be executed without a trial :ninja: .
My g.f. and I tried to read that thing two or three years ago and it is total crap. And by crap I mean Crap!. It is so bad, that we actually spended a whole night making jokes about its content.

Anyway, the only thing that worries me is that the author managed to be interviewed in different 'serious' documentaries, including one for the Discovery Channel. May be he is one of those reptilians and he is the one trying to take over the world :afaid: .

Edit: Some news concerning the book in question: After discussing the matter thorougly with my g.f., we have reached the conclussion that we actually do recomend the reading of that book...

...but only if you want to have a good laugh. If you want to understand the hiden meanings of Therion lyrics, you better stick to something else :ninja: .
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Ignacio on September 08, 2011, 10:34:55 pm: Hi, ladys and gentlemans...

Thanks to all who posted in this interesting topic, have already took notes for some material I would like to look for...

As some of you, I also like Herman Hesse works. Especially Demian and Siddhartha (have you read Siddhartha? I absolutely recommend doing it!).

On the other hand (or the same one), there's an old book that I think can be an interesting addition to the Therion-related-reading list. Its called The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by Sir James George Frazer. I know this book can be donwload from the internet and there also many translations. Personally, cant really stand readin a book on a screen, so I've been trying to -unsuccessfully- put my hands on a paper version for some time now. But I dont lose hope I will, someday (or maybe I should just print it)... Anyway, does anyone knows this book?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on September 09, 2011, 09:15:01 am: Hello Ignacio!

Thank You for suggesting this book! I did not know about it and as I study (try to study at least) religious studies this might be very good add to it :-) I checked it at Czech wikipedia and it looks interesting to me. I also found out it was translated and released in Czech. I guess I will search for it in the library then ;-)
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on September 09, 2011, 09:51:52 am: Hasn't HPL mentioned the "Golden Bough" a couple of times? It surely does appear in "The Little Rare Book Room" by the HPL Historic Society. As far as I remember it searches for parallels between different mythologies and religions.

Can't you get a copy on Amazon?

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Ignacio on September 09, 2011, 03:28:26 pm: Thanks Markus, I should give a try in Amazon... But, I have just found a some offers in my local ebay that I'm seriously evaluating.

@Deleen: I also found that there is an edited version called The New Golden Bough with notes and foreward by Theodor H. Gaster.
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Persephone on September 10, 2011, 03:01:18 pm: If You got Demonoid account, You can find there some nice reading about magic(k) :-) Even some Karlsson's books.
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Markus on September 16, 2011, 12:36:14 am: So, Ignacio, did you get a copy?

And then the Golden Bough - my brain had gone numb
I read them all out loud - well that was quite dumb, terribly dumb, fatally dumb
Freed the Great Old Ones - mankind will succumb
What have I done?

:lol3:

Kris, do you mean "Demonoid account" as in "Therion spin-off forum?"

Cheers!

Markus
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: Ignacio on September 16, 2011, 03:53:21 pm: Not yet Markus, have to wait until the credit card cool down a little ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENSd9QTfaU
Title: Re: Therion-related reading
Post by: TheOFFman on April 09, 2013, 01:58:04 pm: Have anyone read anything of Anthony Peake?
His books:

Is There Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science Of What Happens When We Die (2006)
The Daemon: A Guide To Your Extraordinary Secret Self (2008)
The Out-of-Body Experience: The History and Science of Astral Travel (2011)
The Labyrinth of Time: Revealing the True Nature of Reality (2012)

He was guest in one Croatian TV show "At the edge of science" I think he is very very interesting, the way he talks, whether you agree with him or not.