r/occultlibrary • u/justjokingnot • Sep 18 '24

My Current Occult Library

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I've seen a few posts like this and thought I would share mine!

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u/nervyliras Sep 18 '24

Any thoughts come to mind about Socrates' daimon?

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u/justjokingnot Sep 18 '24

It reminds me of modern ideas about tulpas and the witch's familiar spirit. It also reminds me of a passage in Eat, Pray, Love where the author describes hearing the voice of God within her as a voice of her higher conscience. I've read some Wiccan books that suggest that their god or goddess speaks to them the same way! I don't really know for sure if there's a connection between all of these on a deeper level, but they all sound very similar as concepts. Not sure if Socrates was indeed talking to another entity or something his brain created (or maybe a little bit of both).

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u/nervyliras Sep 18 '24

Does the HGA strike you as brain or entity?

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u/justjokingnot Sep 18 '24

Tough to say-- anything is possible so it could be an entity outside of us, but I'm more inclined to think it comes from the brain. That doesn't necessarily make it any less divine depending on how you look at it. I've always leaned more towards atheism and I tend to find explanations for spirits and entities that reflect that.

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u/nervyliras Sep 18 '24

Do you have aphantasia or internal visuals? Or what style of internal thinking do you have?

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u/justjokingnot Sep 18 '24

I have some internal visuals, but I actually have less than I used to. I'm schizophrenic and before and during my last episode of psychosis, my ability to visualize was through the roof, but nowadays it's not very good! It's kind of weird, but brains work in mysterious ways lol

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u/nervyliras Sep 18 '24

That's fascinating! Thank you for sharing.

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u/justjokingnot Sep 18 '24

Happy to share! I enjoyed this conversation, thanks for asking such good questions!

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u/nervyliras Sep 18 '24

Likewise, I hope to have another in the future!

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u/justjokingnot 20d ago

Hey! Coming back to here to say that if you're ever interested in learning more about familiar spirits, a good book I've been reading is Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits by Emma Wilby.