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________________________________ Von: Gregory Whitfield <gregd...@yahoo.com> An: juenger_org@yahoogroups.de Gesendet: Samstag, den 14. November 2009, 7:27:13 Uhr Betreff: [juenger_org] War and human response. And here is a further link related to the earlier one . It makes for frightening, chilling reading, but I consider it relevant not only to Junger's early work, but also relevant especially in the light of recent events in USA. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EXI/is_2_19/ai_84542213/?tag=content;col1 Greg. --- On Sat, 14/11/09, Gregory Whitfield <gregd...@yahoo.com> wrote: >From: Gregory Whitfield <gregd...@yahoo.com> >Subject: [juenger_org] Juenger and Cosmic Insight. >To: juenger_org@yahoogroups.de >Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:13 > > > >Dear group, > >I have been reading our web master Dr. King's interesting work on Juenger, and >carefully noting his bibliography and footnotes too. It makes for intriguing >reading, and since we have been discussing the negative effects of technology >and appalling psychological effects of industrial scale wars, I thought I'd >circulate the following , sourced from Dr. King's footnotes. > >http://www.timeshig hereducation. co.uk/story. asp?storyCode= >158517§ioncode=22 > >It reminded me of some of the ( often appalling and frightening ) themes in >"Storm of Steel." > >On the point of "Storm of Steel" , I notice in the closing chapters, Ernst >Juenger seems to have had insights into the significance of death on a number >of occasions when he is badly wounded. I'd like to ask board contributors' >views on these 'flash insights' he seems to have had when he believed himself >to be 'close to' his own death -- are these insights expanded upon in later >books? To what extent does he explore the insights further? > >I am so busy now, but will get page refs later -- basically I refer to >occasions when he was shot at or bombed and in those moments was convinced he >was going to die, and seemed to have experienced penetrating insights into >'mortality and the cosmos' at those precise moments. > > >All the best, > >Greg. > > >--- On Tue, 1/9/09, John King <jejk...@yahoo. de> wrote: > > >>From: John King <jejk...@yahoo. de> >>Subject: AW: [juenger_org] WG: Yahoo! Groups: Willkommen bei juenger_org. >>Schauen Sie herein. >>To: juenger_org@yahoogroups.de >>Date: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009, 15:01 >> >> >> >>Personally I'd say the next thing to read would be "On the Marble Cliffs", >>the classic novel of "Inner Emigration" from 1939. >> >>Regards, >> >>jk >> >> >> >> ________________________________ Von: Gregory Whitfield <gregd...@yahoo. com> >>An: juenger_org@ yahoogroups. de >>Gesendet: Dienstag, den 1. September 2009, 15:50:05 Uhr >>Betreff: Re: [juenger_org] WG: Yahoo! Groups: Willkommen bei juenger_org. >>Schauen Sie herein. >> >> >>John, thanks for your rapid response. >> >>I am fascinated by Junger, and want to see what the long term readers have to >>say and advice they give as to reading lists -- As for myself, I read very >>widely. I wouldn't define my reading as either "left" or "right" wing, since >>I have never found those labels adequate to describe human experience. >>However, I'd say I have always been intrigued by authors who have certainly >>left their mark on history, but in some sense, were always indefinable fringe >>characters. My reading ranges from obscure Dadaists, to Italian Futurists, to >>Greek philosophy ( Stoicism, & Heraclitus in particular ) to Hindu Scripture >>( Advaita Vedanta ) the Theravada Suttas , to Meister Eckhart and >>Schopenhauer , La Rochefoucauld and Baudrillard etc. >> >>Thanks for your advice, in particular, regarding ON PAIN. Bear in mind I have >>only read STORM OF STEEL and am absolutely speechless it's so great. Will ON >>PAIN be a good next step? >> >>Greg. >> >> >>--- On Tue, 1/9/09, John King <jejk...@yahoo. de> wrote: >> >> >>>From: John King <jejk...@yahoo. de> >>>Subject: [juenger_org] WG: Yahoo! Groups: Willkommen bei juenger_org. >>>Schauen Sie herein. >>>To: juenger_org@yahoogroups.de >>>Date: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009, 11:34 PM >>> >>> >>> >>>Anyone got suggestions for Mr Whitfield? >>> >>>jk >>> >>> >>> >>>----- Weitergeleitete Mail ---- >>>Von: Gregory Whitfield <gregd...@yahoo. com> >>>An: juenger_org Moderator <juenger_org- ow...@yahoogroup s.de> >>>Gesendet: Dienstag, den 1. September 2009, 14:41:54 Uhr >>>Betreff: Re: Yahoo! Groups: Willkommen bei juenger_org. Schauen Sie herein. >>> >>> >>>Hi -- I am new to Ernst Jünger , and I am trying to catch up on his works -- >>>I can't believe I have missed someone so amazing. I was very influenced by >>>Max Stirner et al, so he works well with my background so to speak. >>>I have been reading STORM OF STEEL and I am enthralled -- what is the next >>>best book to read? What do you all think of ON PAIN ? It looks good, but I >>>am a little reluctant to spend a lot of cash on it if it's only 90 pages -- >>>but, if it's essential reading of course, money is no issue. >>>Advice please? >>>Thanks. >>> >>>--- On Tue, 1/9/09, juenger_org Moderator <juenger_org- ow...@yahoogroup >>>s.de> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>From: juenger_org Moderator <juenger_org- ow...@yahoogroup s.de> >>>>Subject: Yahoo! Groups: Willkommen bei juenger_org. Schauen Sie herein. >>>>To: juenger_org@yahoogroups.de >>>>Date: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009, 10:35 PM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Willkommen in der Group juenger_org bei Yahoo! 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