We will read the controversial article Exiting the Vampire Castle.

Study group meets 7:30-9:30 California time. All are welcome to log in ten minutes early for pre-meeting social interaction and/or stay ten minutes later for meta-discussion.

We will focus on The Proverbs of Hell, within the larger text The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by William Blake, which has illustrations by Blake.

Text only (easier to read), or find epub/pdf versions.

Illustrations in color here and also here in black and white with text alongside

We will read and discuss Kill the Couple in Your Head, at ungratefulhyenas.noblogs.org, available in both screen reading pdf and imposed pdf (for printing a pamphlet).

Alternatively, you can listen to the full text on Immediatism podcast.  Part 1.  Part 2.

Reading discussion is from 7:30-9:30 California time.  Feel free to come a few minutes early for hellos and stay a few minutes later for metadiscussion, if you like.

We will read Toward the Creative Nothing, by Novatore. The text is available here at TheAnarchistLibrary.org and here at Immediatism.com in podcast form.

Notice that discussion questioning prompts have been added above, in the tab “questions to consider while reading.”  Utilize these to the extent they are helpful or inspire you!

Feel free to come 10 minutes early to check in with a friendly hello if you choose to, and also to stay after the meeting for a meta-discussion if you like.

Next week, we’ll be discussing the nihilistic pessimism of Emil Cioran as presented in his book The Trouble With Being Born. We’ll take a look at Chapters 5, 2, and 3. That totals about sixty pages, but given it’s an aphoristic text, many of which are decidedly brief, all three chapters shouldn’t take more than an hour or so to complete (depending on how you ruminate, I suppose). But if for whatever reason you’re unable or disinclined to read all three chapters, it is suggested that you tackle them in the above order. See you soon! ~N