Books I've read in the last Month review

[ZombieVampir]

I finished five Books this Month and I'm halfway through 2. Wanted to leave short Reviews here. Four are History, One was Philosophy.

1. Ride the Tiger - Julius Evola
I was surprised my Local Library had an Evola book. I thought the book was ok. His Definition of "Dionysian Apollonism" "When one's relation with the World are not of lived experience, but of manifestation of ones self through Works and active initiatives"
(unfortunately didn't write down the Page Number) Reminds me of Ted Kaczynski's "Surrogate Activities" and current Social Media "Activism".
7/10 Would read his other works, I like the word "Ichheit" he used for freeing yourself of Ego.

2. secret History of Lucifer - Lynn Picknet.
Also from the Library. I didn't write anything down from this Book. It's about different Gods and Goddesses similar to the Christian Devil and their worshipers. Later dives into a Bizarre essay on Jesus and John the Baptist being leaders of two rival Religious movements and claims the Shroud of Turin was an early photograph of Da Vinci.
5/10 I Listened to one of her Speeches as a followup. I like her Definition of the Satanic as "Gaining Knowledge from within"

3.The Transfer Agreement - Edwin Black
I got this one from Ebay. It's about the Relationship between the Nazis and British Palestine and is THE BOOK on the subject. Most of the Wikipedia page of the Haavara agreement (The Hebrew word for Transfer) is from this book. Fascinating. Its dense and also coveres the Jewish Boycotts of German goods The early restrictions on Jews in Germany, The Effect on American and British Politics of the day.
10/10 Subject should be more well-known

4. The Mecca Mystery - Peter Townsend
An Essay on Pre-Islamic Mecca. Mainly how its first mention is in the Quran, and it's not on any known Arab Trading routes. Interesting read. Not much too say on it.
5/10 He mentions the Syro-Aramaic translation of the Quran, which is on my "Too be read" List.

5.Tales of the Hasidim - Martin Buber
I got a 1956 copy in a Local Secondhand Bookshop. A Collection of Stories about the Early Hasidic Rabbis. Not much to say. The Translation of the "Ba'al shem Tov" (founder of the Hasidic Movement) as "The Possessor of the good Name" was interesting, I've never heard Ba'al meaning possessor before, both in a Biblical setting or the original Hebrew word. I'm interested in his other work.
6/10 Good book to read before bed.

[mwtichen]

1. Ride the Tiger - Julius Evola
I was surprised my Local Library had an Evola book. I thought the book was ok. His Definition of "Dionysian Apollonism" "When one's relation with the World are not of lived experience, but of manifestation of ones self through Works and active initiatives"
(unfortunately didn't write down the Page Number) Reminds me of Ted Kaczynski's "Surrogate Activities" and current Social Media "Activism".
7/10 Would read his other works, I like the word "Ichheit" he used for freeing yourself of Ego.

This book keeps popping up in my YouTube feed. Thanks for the review.

Later dives into a Bizarre essay on Jesus and John the Baptist being leaders of two rival Religious movements ...

You mean the Mandaeans (sp?)? Or is this a different religion?

...and claims the Shroud of Turin was an early photograph of Da Vinci.

I read that it was a shroud from the torture of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knight Templars, who was ultimately burned at the stake. Source: Secret Societies by John Lawrence Reynolds.

[ZombieVampir]

Yes, the Mandaeans.