AI slop is forcing the pendulum to swing back to what i'm calling the "original intelligence"
which is really just reading more books and relying less on acquiring information/knowledge from GPTs and more or wiki, encyclopedias & books
reading is becoming a social status/wealth indicator, which is to say, if you're consuming AI and fast media, you're just like everybody else & you're just not that cool
the trend is palpable
look at the amount of luxury brands using classics/literature as themes to new collections, brands curating book clubs, etc.
my predictions are:
> there will be a push for more handwritten content: handwritten things & fountain pens will make a comeback
> non-digital artists will get more commissions from brands because everyone is tired of higgsfield content on their feeds
> slow media like @NoemaMag & @WorksInProgMag will be subscriptions that people will flex: they will collect these essays like they collect vogue mags
> substack will be the new pinterest
> experiential marketing will happen in local libraries
I have spent years building a heavy esoteric library. These texts will completely dismantle your old belief systems. And you do not need to rush through them.
for rewiring your physical brain and healing your body, Dr. Joe Dispenza is mandatory. Read Becoming Supernatural and You Are the Placebo.
Then you have to bridge the gap between quantum physics and perception. Reality Switch Technologies by Andrew R. Gallimore and Gregg Braden’s Deep Truth do this perfectly.
If you want to realize the sheer power resting in your skull, look into Timothy Leary. Your Brain is God, Change Your Brain, and The Politics of Self-Determination are essential. I highly recommend pairing these with The Kybalion to master universal laws.
Do not just read modern pop psychology for grounding. Go to the roots. The Bhagavad Gita, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, and Walpola Rahula’s What the Buddha Taught.
Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi is famous for a reason. Add Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse and Ram Dass’ Be Here Now to that shelf.
For a deep dive into the Buddhist perspective, pick up The Wisdom of Compassion and Awakening, alongside Things As They Are by Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno. Gerta Ital’s The Master, the Monks, and I is also a beautiful journey.
For ego dissolution and shadow work, Alan Watts is your guide. The Book, Become What You Are, and The Supreme Identity will shatter your illusions. Pair that with C.G. Jung’s Aspects of the Feminine to balance your internal psychological states.
When you are ready for the occult. Colin Wilson’s work is foundational. Read The Occult, The Outsider, and Religion and the Rebel.
Alice A. Bailey is dense but necessary. Esoteric Psychology I and II, alongside Esoteric Healing, explain the true nature of disease and the soul.
Dion Fortune’s Esoteric Orders and Their Work and Edouard Schuré’s The Great Initiates decode secret traditions beautifully. Follow those up with Andrew Schneider’s The Mysteries Revealed and A. H. Almaas’ The Alchemy of Freedom.
For altering consciousness directly, explore Jane Roberts’ Adventures in Consciousness and Melvin Powers’ Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis.
And for complete perspective shifts, read Bob Frissell’s Nothing in This Book Is True, But It's Exactly How Things Are. Then balance it with John Randolph Price’s Nothing Is Too Good To Be True.
Read slowly..
knowledge is only a rumor until it lives in your bones.