Literally the worst possible advice that's being passed around normie circles. Being away from outside influences, the full intuitive powers of the night, there's no running from how you truly feel deep down. this is when you are most yourself
The four speeds of writing.
Slow: "She looked up and saw a dragon burst through the wall."
Medium: "The dragon burst through the wall."
Fast: "We found ourselves fighting a dragon."
Gene Wolfe: "I admired my new dragon skin gloves."
My prayers? HIGHLY RESPONSIVE. My square? MYSTIC. My cherry blossom? PERFECT. My night? IMPERISHABLE. My animism? SUBTERRANEAN. My undefined object? FANTASTIC. My masquerade? HOPELESS. My kingdom? LUNATIC. My detector? VIOLET. My marketeers? UNCONNECTED. My project? TOUHOU.
As a guy, if you dont fit into any of the modern "masculine" archetypes. People, especially women, will distance themselves from you as they will have zero idea how to handle you. Many will just assume you are homosexual
The Truman Show is one of my favorite films because it’s a rare encapsulation of the uniquely modern male experience of being treated like a freak for realizing the world around you is hollow and synthetic and exploits you. We must chase danger and despair, not shy away from it
@Heliotrophy There was a 2 month period where I changed all my screens to black and white monochrome because I heard just that made a huge difference. It definitely did after a week, I cant really describe it.
Our ancestors did not see the ash, the oak, or the yew as physical deities like animists. They venerated them because these forms participated in higher realities. The sacred tree was a symbol through which a metaphysical principle became visible.