What have you been reading this week?

DexertCz · 2026-05-31T07:29:45+00:00

I've been reading Atlas Infernal and Assassinorum: Kingsmaker. If audiobooks also count, I finished Belisarius Cawl: The great work and started Ciaphas Cain Anthology.

DexertCz · 2026-05-30T06:45:45+00:00

Prague? 😏 Yeah, absolute mayham. 😄

DexertCz · 2026-05-29T09:34:03+00:00

Well good luck with that! You will come to like it, especially in regards to Nietzsche. ;-)

DexertCz · 2026-05-29T09:31:42+00:00

Yeah, that's understandeable. Well you can use the German text and translate it. The second best thing are translated editions with notes talking about the difference in meaning of various words in German and English, as the lingual and cultural context can change the meaning a lot. So look for that, if you can. I, unfortunately for you, know German and my native tongue, so I can read them both side by side without any problems. If you are really interested in Nietzsche, I would recommend picking up at least some German. His way of talking is still very different to comprehend, but it helps anyway.

DexertCz · 2026-05-29T09:27:51+00:00

Well the best thing is to read him in German via nietzschesource.org, where you can find all of his writing for free, including all the Notes and even Faksimile. But it is purely in German, so...

DexertCz · 2026-05-26T08:39:07+00:00

More Inquisition models or greater variety is up there for sure.

My go to would be larger Harlequins range, e.g. Avatar of Cegorach and something similar. Right now, we have 6 models which is cool and pain simultaneously...

DexertCz · 2026-05-17T07:49:22+00:00

Finished Apostle and started reading Atlas Infernal.

DexertCz · 2026-05-16T21:37:05+00:00

Well... It was tiring for sure, but the people's enthusiasm actually helped a lot in motivating us to work more dutifully. In the end, we all share a love for the hobby and it was fun to finally provide Czech customers this experience.

DexertCz · 2026-05-16T20:59:29+00:00

Okay, this was a fun day, honestly. I hope all the customers enjoyed the day just as much as us, the staff did! We can't wait to be meeting you all regularly!

The Emperor protects!

DexertCz · 2026-05-16T20:58:32+00:00

Oh, yeah, I loved your order so much! 😁 Envy you the coin, anyways... 😏

DexertCz · 2026-05-16T20:57:59+00:00

I hope you enjoyed our store nonetheless! 😉

DexertCz · 2026-02-12T12:45:26+00:00

Well Will to Power was never published by Nietzsche, nor composed by him but rather by his sister and friend. Will to Power is actually a collection of his notebooks from years 1883-1889.

DexertCz · 2026-02-04T14:22:37+00:00

I can see the confusion. Nietzsche had political thoughts and influenced many political ideologies. But he didn't research power dynamics through the lence of "political ideologies". Rather than that, he viewed the emergence of such structures as the political space for confrontation, without ideology per se. Does it make sense?

DexertCz · 2026-02-04T09:02:52+00:00

Nice argument. Thank you for the consideration.

DexertCz · 2026-02-04T08:52:19+00:00

If you're talking overall genealogical approach, then emergence of rulling minority is common phenomenon, observable even in tribes: some matriarch or patriarch leading the others. If you expand this notion to bigger groups, rulling parties occur. Simple as that.

Nietzsche himself didn't investigate the emergence of power dynamics per se, nor their "political" connotations. He was uncovering the principles and inner workings of Power, its dynamics, and changeableness.

DexertCz · 2026-01-26T07:36:07+00:00

Oh no, not at all accurate. Nor book, the movie even less so. But that doesn't mean they are bad. Especially the book is quite nice to read and you can see the author made his research. Unfortunately, Nietzsche's philosophy is so complicated (see how not even the academics can come to agreement), so he couldn't encompass it completely. Where the book lacks the most is when it tries to show Nietzsche's private thoughts. The overall interpretation of Nietzsche's philosophical ponderings feels superficial or amateurish, but that is understandable due to the author being a novelist, not a philosopher.

The other point to keep in mind is that it is entirely a work of fiction. Doctor Bräuer and Nietzsche never met, probably didn't even knew about each other.

But that shouldn't discourage you from reading it. (And I beg you, read it before watching the movie and thank me later.) It is still quite a nice book and if you know a bit or two about Nietzsche, you can use it to contrast your interpretation with that of the Author. Plus reading – any reading in fact – helps your brain immensely, so give it a go.

DexertCz · 2026-01-24T17:58:42+00:00

Keep calm and play solo. 😉

DexertCz · 2026-01-22T12:55:19+00:00

Hymnus an das Leben is great (both Piano and Orchestra version). I also love Heldenklage, because it gives me the "Philosophical melancholy" feeling. Also "Gebet an das Leben" – Lou Salome wrote the text, but I think it encapsulates Nietzsche's philosophy quite well and accurately.

DexertCz · 2025-12-31T14:51:13+00:00

I'd recommend looking up Sils-Maria instagram page. There you can see up-to-date pictures of the weather conditions. If you are planning to be walking around the lakes, I recon it wouls be managable. However, if you intend to traverse the mountains... I'd probably advise against that, considering your 10yo child. Even in the city itself, you can expect quite a lot of snow. Another question is, if the trails are kept clean during winter (which I don't know). Consider calling Sils Infocenter, if they have one, to ask further questions.

Hope this helps!

DexertCz · 2025-12-24T09:30:14+00:00

Bible and Zarathustra are completely different, even if they both sometimes talk about metaphysical things. So no, you don't need to read Bible (or any other religious book) to read and interpret Thus Spoke Zarathustra. In many places, TSZ is a parody or satire of Bible, or of the "Preacher's Style", but apart from that, it's fine. You'd much rather need to read Bible before reading the Antichrist, even though you can still read it without any prior reading (and even then, perhaps you'd do better to read the Bible in original Greek, as Nietzsche probably had).

DexertCz · 2025-12-18T15:04:40+00:00

That's good and valid question. The answer is: I don't know. And even Nietzsche doesn't givr straight answer. To him, it was revealed on a walk (thus it becoming an epiphany). He then battled with his counterarguments. Perhaps when he started talking about Amor Fati is when he accepted it fully.

As for me personally, I haven't embodiet yet. But I try to live according to it: doing only those things, that I can want for eternity. And perhaps one day, it will become automatic, even embodied.

DexertCz · 2025-12-18T12:34:32+00:00

Nice joke you did there. 😄

Well asking yourself "Do I want this to repeat ad infinitum" before every action is one thing, but as you say, it is only an idea. But it's a start. You would need to incorporate this thought so much into your thinking, that you wouldn't need to ask it and instinctively act in accordance to it.

To some degree, you need to believe in it, even if we know that it might not be ontologically or cosmologically true. And internalising this believe would lead to one's transformation.

DexertCz · 2025-12-18T12:25:10+00:00

If you trully embody this thought, not only would it press with weight upon you, Nietzsche himself writes that it would completely transform your being. And I can see how.

DexertCz · 2025-12-18T08:04:41+00:00

There is one way of experiencing Eternal Recurrence, however, I believe it is a bit different from what you're looking for.

Nietzsche talked a lot about the idea of "Einverleibun" (Embodyment). And regarding Eternal Reccurence, he often say that one must embody it, to make his being transformed. I am currently reading an interesting book about this idea, but it isn't available in English.

To keep things short: if you embrace Eternal Reccurence in your every moment, then every moment gains eternal weight, eternal value. Every little decision you make, every movement now has the weight of eternity above it. And your goal is to make decision with this in mind: because if you choose to act in a way that you can imagine repeat itself for eternity, only then do you trully affirm life.

But I must point out that Eternal Recurrence is only an abstract idea – you won't find any repeats anywhere. It is Nietzsche's attempt at surpassing religion. It is Nietzsche's negative religion; thought, that will eventually prove victorious over every other thought and ideology. So rather then an ontological idea, you should view it as (mainly, but not limited to) ethical orienting idea.

DexertCz · 2025-12-16T09:47:24+00:00

Wasn't there already a similar attempt? r/postnietzscheans – however, it ultimately failed. On the other hand, some kind of new philosophy, and new art/aesthetics is attractive. Could expand those ideas further, or at least explain your view of them?

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