(04-18-2024, 04:34 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Reading a little bit of these three at the moment during my lunch breaks:

The 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene.
Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding The Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson.
The Complete Books Of Enoch (Annotated): Large Print Collector's Edition by Dr. Nathaniel Avery.

I enjoy these reads so far. They're practical, they offer insight into psychology and how we all interact with one another. There's tons of historical references in the 48 Laws of Power and neat little notations and quotes on the sides of each page in red to give it a little more examples of the Law that you're reading on.

Owning your own Shadow is also intriguing. It touches on Carl Jung's theories and it essentially explains that, at some point, you're racking up shadow points, whether you feel it or not, want to acknowledge it or not, it's human nature, and, if done correctly, you can turn that part of your psyche into Gold.

Instead of snapping at an innocent cashier or [BLEEP] that cut you off in traffic, you can turn that part of your psyche into something worthwhile and learn from it. The intent is to get you on a path that allows you to freely let these transgressions out of your life more quickly and constructively instead of banking them and going on a tirade.

The Book of Enoch is mostly for fun. It's a bit of a Prophetic book with Pre-Flood biblical figures. Some people in the religious world consider it non-canon. Some others consider it canon. I consider it very interesting and worth reading where you can come up with your own conclusions. Enoch is the great grandfather of Noah.

It describes the names of the tribes and some of the 200 angels that descended upon the Earth and began teaching humanity some of the good, the bad and the ugly things we still use upon each other now in modern times. Weapon making, poison, fire, make-up, etc.

Man I do pretty well in this department until I get on my bike. I have ZERO self-control when it comes to dealing with dumbbells in their cars. Probably comes with the anxiety of "is this guy gonna stop, or am I bout to leave a few layers of skin on the road?" or "this is a no turn on red intersection, why is this buttmunch parked in the crosswalk?"

If I ever got lasers in my eyes, there would be a lot of random flat tires in TLH, I tellerwut.

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