Phil

https://www.goodreads.com/monnowman

Phil’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (73)
currently-reading‎ (1)
read‎ (676)
food‎ (68)
history‎ (60)
religion‎ (60)
fiction‎ (49)
biography‎ (43)
philosophy‎ (43)
classics‎ (35)
freemasonry‎ (32)
favorites‎ (27)

forteana‎ (26)
polemic‎ (24)
ufos‎ (18)
humour‎ (17)
hermetic-tradition‎ (16)
language‎ (15)
literary-reportage‎ (15)
psychology‎ (15)
politics‎ (14)
science-fiction‎ (14)
alternate-history‎ (13)
tl-dr‎ (13)

culture‎ (12)
mythicism‎ (10)
francais‎ (9)
spirituality‎ (9)
dystopian‎ (8)
technology‎ (8)
travel‎ (8)
reference‎ (7)
sociology‎ (7)
pop-science‎ (5)
pseudo-history‎ (5)
woo-woo‎ (5)

pseudo-science‎ (4)
science‎ (4)
christmas-2014-haul‎ (3)
fantasy‎ (3)
poetry‎ (3)
self-help‎ (3)
graphic-novel‎ (2)
musical-score‎ (2)
polemics‎ (2)
re-reading‎ (2)
travel-guide‎ (2)
art‎ (1)

Stats | More…

Phil is Currently Reading

Phil is currently reading

Viennese Cookery

by Rosl Philpot

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

progress:

(20%)
— Nov 17, 2025 02:55PM

Oct 12, 2025 01:17PM

Phil’s Notes & Highlights

Behold The Man by Michael Moorcock

5 highlights

torn between the poles of extreme rationalism and the desire to be convinced by the mysticism itself.

Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed Book 380)

by Wouter J. Hanegraaff

8 highlights

See Phil’s 3 books with notes and highlights…

“Those who thus seek to screen an idol from criticism only betray their own suspicions about the worthiness of the totem they worship.”
― Robert M. Price, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable is the Gospel Tradition?

tags: mythicism, religion

1 likes

“One swallow does not make a summer, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.”
― Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

657 likes

“A truth is not hard to kill, and a lie well told is immortal.” - Mark Twain”
― David Fitzgerald, Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All

6 likes

“The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they've found it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

1197 likes

“This is the mentality of a cult, in which fantastical beliefs are flaunted as proof of one's piety. That mentality cannot coexist with an esteem for truth, and I believe it is responsible for some of the unfortunate trends in recent intellectual life.”
― Stephen Pinker

tags: cults, truth

3 likes

More of Phil’s quotes…