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I’m currently reading “Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy” (in spanish: “Introducción a la crítica de la economía política”). It’s a summary of Marx’s “Capital” from the perspective of its author, Simon Clarke. It’s very interesting.

This week, I started reading ‘Hegel’ by Kostas Papaioannou.

I’m going to start reading “Endnotes 1: Preliminary Materials for a Balance Sheet of the 20th Century”.

Today the first four volumes of the Endnotes collective arrived at my home and I’m eager to read them. To refresh my memory, I’m going to reread the first one.

The first volume, as its title suggests, reviews what happened in the twentieth century from the perspective of communization theory, which is understood as the expression of the communist movement in the current cycle of struggles. It contrasts two positions: that of Théorie Communiste, which is more determinist and argues that communism was impossible to achieve in that context, and that of Gilles Dauvé, who claims that communism was achievable but that mistakes were made by the people in that historical context.

This past week I finished reading “Transgender Marxism” by Jules Joanne Gleeson. I also read “The Abolition of Work” by Bob Black.

I’m currently reading “Los pazos de Ulloa” by Emilia Pardo Bazán. It’s a literary work that critiques 19th-century Spanish society. Pardo Bazán was heavily influenced by naturalism [1] , a literary movement that was very popular in France, with Zola as its main representative. The book is a classic and a cornerstone of Spanish literature.

[1] Naturalism

1. ‘Medieval occultism’ by Xavier Musquera
2. ‘Catharism: The Spirituality of the Good Men’ by Association for the Study of Cathar Culture & Juan de San Grial

The author discusses spiritual transcendence and describes the steps needed to achieve a higher state of the self in order to reach Nirvana. One of these steps, for example, is mentally detaching from pleasure and pain.
That spiritual philosophy is a combination of Eastern religions like Buddhism or Hinduism and some Western elements similar to Gnostic Christianity. It’s called Theosophy.

Today I’ve started ´The Voice of the Silence´ by Helena Blavatsky. It is a book that gives me good vibes, peace and calm. I’ve read about a 33% of it.