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[Main Blog Post] [Book] The Seed of Yggdrasill 3 - The Maiden with the Mead
Alrighty, we're back to Maria Kvilhaug's The Seed of Yggdrasill, this time focusing on the third chapter, covering the "Maiden with the Mead."
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[Main Blog Post] The Seed of Yggdrasill 1 - Introduction and the Books of Old
This week, I take my first step in tackling Maria Kvilhaug's massive tome The Seed of Yggdrasill. As with some of her other work, it is a frustrating blend of genuinely wonderful insights and sloppy organization, but hopefully sharing my thoughts on them will help both of us get more out of it!
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[Main Blog Post] Understanding Spengler's Decline of the West Bit 1: Morphology
I've started a (hopeful) series on some of the big ideas in Oswald Spengler's Decline of the West, which is first and foremost a way for me to settle what I've learned from the book, but will hopefully also be helpful to some other folks.
You can find the post here.
You can find the post here.
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[Main Blog Post] Thoughts on Spending a Year with the Dead
Another week, another post, just under the wire. This time, I reflect on what it was like spending 2022 with the rule that I could only read books by writers who had died. Please comment here or shoot me an email!