“Beyond Good and Evil” by Nietzsche: THE RELIGIOUS MOOD & BLASPHEMOUS APOPHTHEGMS (Part 3)
Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we wrap up our deep-dive into Nietzsche's era initiating classic: “Beyond Good and Evil” by traversing chapter 3, the religious mood and a handful of his aphorisms in chapter 4; Julian the Philosopher lending historical context and depth throughout. In the free side of the show we focus on Nietzsche's criticism of Christianity and where, he believes, the proper place of religion ought to be. In the extended show we dive into Nietzsche's aphorisms and discuss both the controversial ideas of “slavery,” what that might mean in context and how if any overlap exists with Anton Lavey’s writings in The Satanic Bible. Thank you and enjoy the show! In the free side of the show we discuss: Nietzsche’s “big hunt” through the history of the soul — and why a podcast is basically a trophy room for rare ideas Christianity as sacrifice: the surrender of freedom, pride, and self-confidence of spirit “God on the Cross” as the most daring inversion of ancient values — the Oriental slave’s revenge on Rome Religious neurosis and its three dangerous prescriptions: solitude, fasting, and sexual abstinence Why European theism is dying even while the religious instinct keeps growing Modern philosophy as secretly (or openly) anti-Christian — but not anti-religious The great ladder of religious cruelty: first humans, then nature, then God himself sacrificed to nothingness Why real religious life needs aristocratic idleness — and how noisy modern labor breeds unbelief The scholar as “arrogant dwarf” who thinks he’s outgrown the religious man Nietzsche’s real thesis: religion is a tool — a bond of command for rulers, a ladder for the ascending, and contentedness for the many — not an end in itself In the extended side of the show available on at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss: Chapter 4’s blasphemous apophthegms — Nietzsche’s clearest, cruelest one-liners The devil as the dumping ground for every quality we were too afraid to give God Memory vs. pride (“I did that” / “I could not have done that”) as early shadow work Character as fate, duration over intensity, and why attaining your ideal means you’ve already surpassed it Sensuality reaching the highest altitudes of spirit, the militant man attacking himself in peacetime, and “Know thyself” as a command to shut up and become objective Salting the truth until it no longer quenches thirst What Nietzsche actually means by “slavery” (and what he doesn’t) How much of this Anton LaVey quietly lifted, restyled, and put in The Satanic Bible Julian’s historical context on the whole mess — plus the jokes we couldn’t leave on the free side This episode was crammed full of Thelema stuff by Luke but otherwise everyone presented their own stuff faithfully and is responsible for their own words. Listen to the full, members-only, exclusive side of our episodes at: www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit Check out Julian the Philosopher’s work! https://medium.com/@jsolonin Where to find The Whole Rabbit: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAV Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewholerabbit936 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit Twitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbit Order Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbit Other Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/ Music By Spirit Travel Plaza: https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources: Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4363/4363-h/4363-h.htm The Book of the Law https://sacred-texts.com/oto/engccxx.htm Support the show
