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The Delphic Maxims, pt. 3
55. Λαβὼν ἀπόδος If you have received, give back
56. Ὑφορῶ μηδένα Look down on none
57. Τέχνῃ χρῶ Make use of expertise
58. Ὃ μέλλεις, δός Give what you aim to give
59. Εὐεργεσίας τίμα Honour generosity
60. Φθόνει μηδενί Envy no one
61. Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε Be on your guard
62. Ἐλπίδα αἴνει Praise hope
63. Διαβολὴν μίσει Despise slander
64. Δικαίως κτῶ Gain possessions justly
65. Ἀγαθοὺς τίμα Honour good people
66. Κριτὴν γνῶθι Know who is the judge
67. Γάμους κράτει Control your marriages
68. Τύχην νόμιζε Recognize fortune
69. Ἐγγύην φεῦγε Don't make risky promises
70. Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου Speak plainly
71. Ὁμοίοις χρῶ Associate with likeminded people
72. Δαπανῶν ἄρχου Control your expenditure
73. Κτώμενος ἥδου Be happy with what you have
74. Αἰσχύνην σέβου Revere a sense of shame
75. Χάριν ἐκτέλει Repay favours
76. Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου Pray for success
77. Τύχην στέργε Embrace your fate
78. Ἀκούων ὅρα Listen and observe
79. Ἐργάζου κτητά Work for what you can own
80. Ἔριν μίσει Despise strife
55. Λαβὼν ἀπόδος If you have received, give back
56. Ὑφορῶ μηδένα Look down on none
57. Τέχνῃ χρῶ Make use of expertise
58. Ὃ μέλλεις, δός Give what you aim to give
59. Εὐεργεσίας τίμα Honour generosity
60. Φθόνει μηδενί Envy no one
61. Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε Be on your guard
62. Ἐλπίδα αἴνει Praise hope
63. Διαβολὴν μίσει Despise slander
64. Δικαίως κτῶ Gain possessions justly
65. Ἀγαθοὺς τίμα Honour good people
66. Κριτὴν γνῶθι Know who is the judge
67. Γάμους κράτει Control your marriages
68. Τύχην νόμιζε Recognize fortune
69. Ἐγγύην φεῦγε Don't make risky promises
70. Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου Speak plainly
71. Ὁμοίοις χρῶ Associate with likeminded people
72. Δαπανῶν ἄρχου Control your expenditure
73. Κτώμενος ἥδου Be happy with what you have
74. Αἰσχύνην σέβου Revere a sense of shame
75. Χάριν ἐκτέλει Repay favours
76. Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου Pray for success
77. Τύχην στέργε Embrace your fate
78. Ἀκούων ὅρα Listen and observe
79. Ἐργάζου κτητά Work for what you can own
80. Ἔριν μίσει Despise strife
Within weightlifting, compound lifts are generally seen as the most important but I have come to the opinion that certain accessories are more fundamental. It may perhaps be only due to our sedentary modern lifestyle that we are deficient in these basic muscle groups, but it seems one would be better served as far as progression in lifting by starting out doing grip and trunk exercises exclusively than strictly compound exercises.
"Grip and trunk" here includes the gripping groups of the forearms and calves, and the trunk of the abdominals/core and mid/lower back. Since these groups are the most important to literally holding onto weights and keeping one's body upright and stable in proper form, they are therefore more fundamental to the compounds because they allow one to better perform those lifts. They allow the bigger muscle groups to train correctly with less chance of injury to the joints or tendons due to weak stabilizers corrupting one's form.
Exercises hitting these groups include calf raises, farmer's walks, forearm curls of every variety, leg raises, crunches, and good mornings.
"Grip and trunk" here includes the gripping groups of the forearms and calves, and the trunk of the abdominals/core and mid/lower back. Since these groups are the most important to literally holding onto weights and keeping one's body upright and stable in proper form, they are therefore more fundamental to the compounds because they allow one to better perform those lifts. They allow the bigger muscle groups to train correctly with less chance of injury to the joints or tendons due to weak stabilizers corrupting one's form.
Exercises hitting these groups include calf raises, farmer's walks, forearm curls of every variety, leg raises, crunches, and good mornings.
The Steps of Breath Meditation.pdf
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On breath and meditation. Learning holotropic breathing or breathwork in general is key to unlocking the full power of the breath, through which we can bring ourselves great peace as well as explosive energy. Wim Hof is one of the best resources on breath today.
Forwarded from Frith & Folk
"The most effective ideals are always fairly obvious variants of an archetype, as is evident from the fact that they lend themselves to allegory. The ideal of the 'mother country', for instance, is an obvious allegory of the mother, as is the 'fatherland' of the father. Its power to stir us does not derive from the allegory, but from the symbolical value of our native land. The archetype here is the participation mystique of primitive man with the soil on which he dwells, and which contains the spirits of his ancestors." - Carl Jung
Acroaticus Atlas Aryanis
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A long work overall but as it is made up of separate sermons, it is very easy to pick up and put down. Highly recommended reading.
On Giants
The high average height and capacity for strength of the average European is known across the world. Also well known and documented are the tall heroes of old, whose stout stature was all the more imposing in a world where the average height of foreigners was even lower than it is today. Many ancient Indo-European burials have been unearthed with skeletons exceeding 6" (183cm). Stereotypes of giant Highlander Scots, Dutch Frisians, Nordic strongmen, and Scythian hordes are all preservations of robust royal, or Aryan (literally, "noble"), lineages from our distant Hyperborean past. This legacy even persisted in those they conquered such as the great Mediterranean empires, the Persian and Indian warrior castes, the Huns and Mongols, and even into Japan.
The high average height and capacity for strength of the average European is known across the world. Also well known and documented are the tall heroes of old, whose stout stature was all the more imposing in a world where the average height of foreigners was even lower than it is today. Many ancient Indo-European burials have been unearthed with skeletons exceeding 6" (183cm). Stereotypes of giant Highlander Scots, Dutch Frisians, Nordic strongmen, and Scythian hordes are all preservations of robust royal, or Aryan (literally, "noble"), lineages from our distant Hyperborean past. This legacy even persisted in those they conquered such as the great Mediterranean empires, the Persian and Indian warrior castes, the Huns and Mongols, and even into Japan.