What Happened to Nietzsche? - Madness and the Divine Mania

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Support our work and access our membership videos/courses! academyofideas.com/members Some of the art used in this video was created by Zdzisław Beksiński - imgur.com/gallery/biCO4

[@Dirge_For_November]

Thank you for all that you do.

[@WeAreAllOneNature]

4:06 to 4,56 is the best part of this excellent video.

[@markoslavicek]

@New Any particular writing of hers where she refers to this particular topic?

[@igormendoncacanga2569]

Thanks you!

[@BestIsntEasy]

@New ❌🐍❌ 5 Jesus replied, “What I am telling you so earnestly is this: Unless one is born of water and the Spirit,[a] he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. 6 Men can only reproduce human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven; 7 so don’t be surprised at my statement that you must be born again! 👁💎👁 ☎️ Jesus WAS the way truth and life; Muhammad WAS a messenger. *Any human named Jesus is my ADOPTED SON; Charles Tyler was my only BIRTHED one.* He was raised in my shade, on VERBAL ROD, and worshipping the ground I walk upon. If still physical, he's not fully recognized me for over 1/2 of his existence due to RICHARD HEAD'S! [6:20] Those to whom we have given the scripture recognize this as they recognize their own children. The ones who lose their souls are those who do not believe. [6:21] Who is more evil than one who lies about GOD, or rejects His revelations? The transgressors never succeed. wwwDOTsubmissionDOTorg

[@Stargaze79]

"Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live." - Charles Bukowski

[@pyrefly7575]

I read Charles buttowski xd

[@tvg9778]

Madness

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

I am Good to Go, No Sky too High, No Bar too FAR!. Has anyone seen my ankle holster or Zoloft?

[@mariedelozier2530]

Many have been driven 'sane'....

[@hankworden3850]

@@pyrefly7575 lucky for you

[@UnschoolingCOM]

"It’s no measure of health, to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

[@a-rod1527]

did he really? thought this was credited to someone else

[@innocent_outlaw]

@@a-rod1527 same

[@bobbybrooks4826]

ABSOLUTLY 100% True.

[@valerierogers9609]

to be well adjusted in this profoundly sick society would indicate a weak minded sheep. Boy, we got a lot of them.

[@karenking3574]

My favourite quote! 🙂

[@PJ-ns6um]

"Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages it is the rule." -Nietzsche

[@lightlydark416]

Mass psychosis

[@philyeary8809]

Amerikkka, China, Russias KGB assassin worship, Lil Kim Jong....what a fun planet MAN made.

[@philyeary8809]

@InSanctvs facts.

[@galexi3978]

@@lightlydark416 that is happening now everywhere

[@RicardoPicena]

@@philyeary8809 i know exactly what you mean, they are envious as they have to play games to get what they want. As Lil Kim just does it...not cool mannnn

[@PJ-ns6um]

"Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad." -Nietzsche

[@sasha6454]

Is that from The Birth of Tragedy?

[@sephronnine9775]

@@sasha6454 There’s no actual source for that quote, as good as it is…

[@ayetreyyy]

I have the correct quote tattooed on my arm: "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

[@seaweedseaside5905]

Because there is no music.

[@CDLuminous]

I think that’s Rumi?

[@RSTBKT]

I really appreciate the art from Zdzisław Beksiński being used

[@Robert-yc9ql]

Agreed... disturbing but not repulsive...

[@telperionmo0n]

Pretty adequate.

[@khanhlinhle2573]

Yass, i love his paintings too. I have done a case study about Zdzislaw Beksinski for art and saw his painting in the thumbnail. I be like :0

[@JBGAMBIT]

When understanding that “Everything” is Oneness,….he is indeed correct in that he was all of those people that he mentioned.

[@TheGerogero]

dghaöldshföalksjdfölajkdf. Amen.

[@alfacentauri3617]

"Everything" is no-One-ness... no Ego, no boundaries = no-thing-ness...

[@TheJeremyKentBGross]

I was looking for this comment. Or one like it. As a frequent listener of Alan Watts, and a low key fan of Spinoza as well, I was like: Where's the craziness? Congratulations you (he) realized it. He's woken up and recognized that you aren't the singular wave on the ocean, pushed about by the winds and tides, to fear your end when you crash into the beach. The real you is the entire ocean. The power of omnipotence is not to be able to do anything, but it is in fact to be doing all things, simultaneously. You don't have to know how you shine the sun anymore than you know how to grow your hair or fingernails. You just do it.

[@JBGAMBIT]

@@TheJeremyKentBGross so true! Anything Alan Watts is fuel For the soul! Another Philosophy that I’ve come across recently that has Been really nurturing is Stoicism. I get a daily email from the site, and they’re always spot on. Seems the Author has a slight political bent, but I just ignore anything Political and savor the good Parts.

[@TheJeremyKentBGross]

@@JBGAMBIT Stoicism is great. As for the politics, yeah the communists and global corporate overlords have made sure that us "live and let live" "don't ask don't tell" libertarians have to become political, because while you might think that you don't care about them, they absolutely care about you and will cause problems in your work or school or hobbies, or all 3. They have filled every corner of media and much of education, tech and government with their propaganda and policies and leave no aspect of society unattacked. At a certain point it's not EVEN political. For example the value of free speech is divine, as God, or Logos, the root word of Logic and Dialogue, is the cornerstone of a functioning society. These days false accusations of National Socialism by International Socialists and Corporate Monopolies is regularly used to silence people who would offer legitimate points of dissent to the current order of corruption. When society goes sideways you are going to be along for the ride. *Objections may come from a philosophical or even theological level, rather than a political one.* But in any case, one may not be able to keep their head in the sand.

[@ReynaSingh]

Not everything can be rationalized. this is why reality falls apart for so many people

[@VAPORFEELS]

I don’t like that humans rarely admit that there is no answer. Or that the answer is incompressible. But at the same time that’s how we’ve met so many accomplishments.

[@empyreuma]

You might be right - but how do you know this ? How do you know that what is unexplainable now will always remain mysterious and that there will always be unknowns ? Are we all trapped or lost or searching for meaning and purpose within perpetual cycles of creation, mutation and destruction that only reveal their true nature, patterns, complexity or intent after they have evolved ? Is there an everlasting energy thread that binds all, fractures all and is forever evolving ?

[@samurai8698]

Hello Reyna! 👋😁

[@orriHirro]

well-put.

[@MrKillswitch88]

I say this is pretty typical of the western mind that is built upon a deeply flawed template expecting everything to fit into neat little boxes like so much crap we all consume on a day to day bases. The lack of heart coupled with a linear mind on top of cement personalities often results in people who can't understand nature seeing such as being irrational. It does amuse me how these sort fail so hard when it comes to feeling and expressing human emotions and brings me to dark places how they pressure others into being cold.

[@YOitsJohnDough]

I've had some pretty far out experiences during my time in solitude.. this all sound pretty familiar tbh. Thank you for uploading.

[@kaysdash8556]

Mine when I was in my adolescent years. I read Zarathustra. It changed my life.

[@-Siculus-Hort-]

things have lost "substance" for me.

[@grimalteruism8641]

You dont have to be alone to have mania ,some ppl just born with it

[@TheVMbros]

@@-Siculus-Hort- Would you mind sharing your experience? I’d appreciate it, Cheers.

[@Dacademeca]

*"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."* - Friedrich Nietzsche

[@TheMrcalcovaify]

- DMX

[@ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣΒΕΡΡΟΙΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

You're doing a wonderful job and putting a great amount of time into these videos!! I want to thank you on behalf of everyone for making youtube a better place.

[@assiakessai]

Iam a doctorat student in philosophy,Ian also specializes in Nietzsche philosophy his madness alwayse fascinate me and I do believe that he see the world with unique way and also rare , and that evidence in his way of reconnected with our mother gaia nature , and how he understands the language of silence, please do more videos about him iam.a big fan

[@kubasniak]

He lost his marbles for leading blasphemous life and ideas. He sold his soul to the devil and got punished. He rejected life and Jesus Christ preaching how one can achieve "great" life. What a madman that no one should follow. He resembles a man from the Bible who was possessed by a Legion. There is only one Savior, Jesus Christ. God Bless 🙏

[@aidenvalentine796]

@@kubasniak nah jesus aint all that

[@jonasmeyer708]

@The Angehender Légionnaire 👍 nice

[@MarioMedinaaa]

@@kubasniak wtf was that

[@LuisRiquelme34]

whenever I read about Nietzsche and his life.... I cry. He was such a beautiful, brave and illuminated human.. All of that only brought him pain and suffering. We should honor humans like him, who shed light into our path even at their own life's cost.

[@carlranger8060]

Stupid Moustache though.

[@LuisRiquelme34]

@@carlranger8060 Fair enough

[@jelkavujacic9457]

HVALA !!!

[@seeker11]

I believe Nietzsche's mind came up with a mechanism to process all that was happening to him. His life experiences, his sorrows, his pain, his joys had to be stored into a whole, so his brain devised a plan to put him in a state of complete indifference to his surroundings and thus achieving some kind of enlightenment. Pulling him out of the everyday torment. A complete overtaking of the memories and not allowing new connections to be made or formed in the brain. Because it could not take more. A self-preservation mechanism. Quite fascinating, isn't it?

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

Yeah, I think he descended into mania more than anything. He was also totally isolated and without purpose. To be honest, I'd love for him to know how many people have appreciated his work and how it has changed more lives than virtually any other philosopher.

[@KENBECKERART]

Another great exploration - thank you! I always appreciate the equal consideration you put into choosing the art, but I think you really took the art selections to another level. You paired the topic of madness with an array of imagery, the reactions I experienced ranging from vaguely unsettling to flat out disturbing. This one will stick with me for a good while (in the best ways) Props!

[@Dgoc813]

Filled with “the spirit of the times” as we are, we consider “driving yourself mad” as some kind of romantic or insulting idea. But it actually happens every day. I am a social worker & a drug addict, and I see first hand how people can develop fixations, obsessive behaviors, and then let them grow until they are overwhelming. It is easier to go mad than we think; for most of us we just have to lose everything.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Or some just come out wrong. I've been insane for a long time in my life, somehow I regained just enough sanity for the low amount of self awareness and reflection I have now. It's been a decade but maybe my sanity will go away again. Insulting it is, to memorise it. I hope if I lose it again, I won't come back so there will be no sane period, where I have to come to terms with me having no control over myself or whatever dumb shit happens.

[@nanore5116]

Before the membership video and now double video on Nietzsche this month! We have been truly blessed. The slip-box really helps, can't imagine how yours is.

[@Automedon2]

Though I'm no Nietzsche, I do have manic periods where I can't sleep for the non stop thoughts running through my head - analyzing and re-analyzing everything I do, examining my ethics and how to improve them. Fortunately my mania is always in a positive direction, but I can see how it can go the other way. Perhaps Nietzsche found himself in a constant manic state. It can only go on so long with me before I start believing I am completely insane. Actually, last night was the first in months that I got a real sleep and I feel ridiculously normal today.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Good for you! I have unfortunately developed the habit of staying up really late to escape insomnia, random thoughts, and an active mind at night so that I am literally ready to sleep on the floor.

[@dad102]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin. Outstanding content.

[@Geopoliticstoday2]

Thanks Academy! My favorite channel.

[@stuntmusicgameshow311]

The paintings you use to illustrate the videos on this channel are so fantastic.

[@bluehorizon7309]

I have experienced this state of psychosis. It was one where my walls gave way, and laid down before me were items known to me. It all started when I started practicing tulpamancy. I think in some cases, my psychosis was started by the will of a figure in my subconscious... if you let the subconscious form, it'll destroy you.

[@nelsonx5326]

I know something about this. It's called soul searching. You take an intense look at yourself, relive every sin. It is horribly painful in the mind. Can't function. Consumed in anguish. It is meeting 'The Guardian of the Threshold'.

[@returnoftheromans6726]

I have done this. "Do some soul-searching," they said. "It will make you a better person," they said. I don't know. Seem to now have some sort of masked depression. All is nought, and nothing is to last.

[@miss.apprehended]

Madness can result from mold exposure.

[@Geopoliticstoday2]

😄

[@Goyaboyayoga]

I had a cousin who was so spiritually aware, extremely physically fit too to the point where he was a acrobatic monkey and really smart too. He went on this deep search within for more wisdom and more self knowledge, that whatever he stumbled upon has permanently taken him out of reality he has been bed ridden for the last 10 years or so. In a vegetable state. Doesn’t speak. He barely says anything. He just stopped living. He was my hero and I to this day I try to embody some of his habits and lifestyle before the fall. His name is Augustine.

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

Self-knowledge is overrated at times.

[@kensmechanicalaffair]

@@JoBlakeLisbon Knowledge of self is vain.

[@JuanApolinarioCReyes]

Thanks for this video. You are a gem to the world.

[@MrStefanuzumaki]

I had a psychological guidance person while i was slipping into madness that said that I really reminded her of nietzsche. Now I'm learning more about him years later I can really see why. I hope to find a bit of peace in everyday life nowadays, trying to "piece everything together" and trying to have the kind of life I want to have. The plan is to start kite-surfing, make music and hopefully find a wife.

[@kubasniak]

Submit to the one and only Lord Jesus Christ. Nietzsche went down bad for his blasphemy and rejection of The Most High. Trust me, read the Bible, confess, pray and wear Gods armor strong and righteously and develop virtues based on Love. Ignore hate, confusion and division, those are snares of the devil. Introspect and meditate on those and live the Faith and you should find a good wife and prosper according to Gods Will. Don't worry about the world going against it or hypocrisy going on in Church or it's people. Take care of a relationship with God and he will straighten your path. God Bless 🙏

[@williamkoscielniak820]

​@@kubasniak One can learn much from both Christ and Nietzsche. You may think Jesus Christ is the one and only deity but that doesn't make it true. If Christ works for you then that is great. But not every path is meant for every person.

[@afroking2935]

@@kubasniak What a shallow assertion! 🤦🏾‍♂️ One of the stuffs that makes me cringe about Christianity.

[@whataboutit1430]

A better plan would be to find a wife first, then take her kite-surfing and then you won't have to make music, because your life will play like a symphony. Good luck!

[@edwardelliott5756]

While a young man I often spent my days inside myself. While in these days long moods or states of mind I would be unable, many times, to communicate in anything but short sentences. They weren’t very happy days and while I yearned to escape it seemed impossible to do so. There I was stuck inside my own mind. Now I think of those times as the most wasteful and extreme narcissism. The ONLY thing that brought me out of it was God. To finally break free of the self. What a great and wonderful God I serve, haltingly, error riddled but faithful to Him. I was mad and so was Nietzsche.

[@OscarCuzzani]

Thank you for a wonderful research on Nietzsche’s ailments Even today I have to argue with well renowned medical scientists that likely was not syphilis. But the herd that wants to put mud on gemstones is still alive and well! My sincere appreciation for a work well done!

[@PoltergeistHC4L]

"the fruits of knowledge is so sweat, but its roots so bitter"

[@СвятославПодлевський]

Дякую за Ваш канал - він надихає мене останнім часом. Thank you for your channel - it inspires me lately.

[@SKreatywny]

I just want to say it was a fantastic decision to include so many works of Beksiński here. As a side note - a truly fascinating man, Nietzsche was.

[@monakw]

We're never gonna get by unless we get a little crazy SEAL

[@robrick9361]

SEAL also liked to get kissed by a rose and stand in front of the batsignal with his shirt half open..........which is pretty crazy.

[@veritasaequitas4100]

A seal is a special kind of crazy. A 100 percent control of rage.

[@SuperNovaForTheBlind15]

Your messages here & your presentation are absolutely beautiful!

[@same_shit_different_daybru6775]

I've had several manic episodes over the years. The most severe being the very first one. This was a great video and I appreciate it being made! Thank you

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

How did it make you feel?

[@same_shit_different_daybru6775]

@@andredelacerdasantos4439 It's hard to describe, really. I felt really, really good but looking back it was clear something was definitely wrong only I couldn't see it but everyone else did. Very very little control over my thoughts, words and actions. Was making no sense to anyone else but I understood everything. It was Like my mind flipped inside out. When i was hospitalized my thoughts were racing 1000mph at all hours of the day, I started basically thinking certain people weren't who they were and they were someone else I recognized just "strategically placed" to test me or something. I literally thought people deliberately did it to me. I was wayyyyyy out there, man lol. And that was only the first one of many. Crazily enough I did start to somewhat gain a tad of control over it the more it happened🤷‍♂️ so that was definitely fucking weird. Super, super weird, strange & confusing is the best way to describe the manic episodes. It was like dreaming while you're asleep when you don't understand what anyone says in the dream only I was the one nobody understood in real life. Like I said it was and is super weird

[@AceHatake]

@@same_shit_different_daybru6775 I’ve had a similar experience, almost sounds the same as yours. I don’t think people understand how literal the ideas in this video should be taken.

[@Jack-th7tz]

@@same_shit_different_daybru6775 I have a question... Before this happened for the first time, did you interpret personal meaning to events in your life? Like signs? I ask because this is what i experienced before my dilemma. I was seeing signs in many things, and had begun to have an inkling that i had some extra sense which others didn't. This "dilemma" appeared to come on suddenly one night, after smoking marijuana, but it's not like there weren't hints of it beforehand. So, i would refuse to blame drugs, though i'd be perfectly happy to never do them again in my life. It seems to me, that at least one major factor in my brush with altered reality, or whatever you wanna call it, was the way i was interpreting life in a general sense. I was searching for meaning, because i felt there was none, and illusion was the consequence.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

Thank you do much for your thoughtful response. I loved reading these answers, I'm so glad I asked you

[@NaomisNews2]

I have always had an affinity with Nietsche, drinking the flames that break from me.... & wish very much to find reason!

[@kevinbeck8836]

Consider Nietzsche's letters and the degradation of his penmanship. Does that really seem like a descent into the unconscious?

[@nathanaelarnquist]

yes, it does. What would it look like otherwise? The unconscious is unspoken, unseen, and in some ways--or in all--completely unreal. What better way to symbolize such a descent than to begin to lack symbol--to un-symbolize--particularly the great human symbols found in language?

[@charlesbogle6544]

To go back to the simplicity of our roots as creatures without symbolic language and writing seems more like peace of mind rather than madness...

[@RicardoPicena]

All three of y’all right in a way...that’s the paradox of life 🤣😂🤣 so unconditional loved that we are allowed to believe we are not...to this extent & every reality so far perceived & created.

[@ARTHUR-fl1fc]

I like the reading pace in this one

[@stinkleaf]

This video find couldn't have come at a better time. Brilliant mashup and topic.

[@dillonjohnlane]

Beautiful video, wonderful to see you still evolving and honing your skills.

[@BenzoMerranzan]

"Divine Mania" is a fanciful fallacy purported by those who run afoul of applied metaphysics; unsupportable, impossible to disprove, and disastrously romantic. While real madness (as a genuine disability) is always a danger when radically evolving one's consciousness, those who truly attain to any discernible level manifest the fruits of their endeavors, rather than a decent into torment. To entertain that brilliant people who've fallen into madness might be secretly more brilliant in some unknowable way is little more than magical thinking.

[@egopathtime3273]

Agreed! Friedrich Nietzsche undid his own great mind through unintentional menticide. Killing ones ego is killing oneself. It is far better to live with a strong healthy ego than to obliterate that which all fault was placed on. I find Carl Jung to be too much fantasy, but I do agree on the perpetual falling in darkness, the inevitable consequence for anyone that self reflects too much. Friedrich never found some fabled inner mind treasure. It cannot be found, it must be forged. Yes, we want Nietzsche to have won but that's not reality. Nietzsche lost. For he was the first. He was alone and truly felt alone. But from his efforts came wisdom he passed on. I made a vow to quit self-reflecting until I recover from my Complex-PTSD. The parallels between Nietzsche and myself were far too many. Where Nietzsche lost I will win. Of that I am certain.

[@BenzoMerranzan]

@@egopathtime3273 You sound SUPER interesting! 😂 For PTSD, I recommend EFT (emotional freedom technique). Find a qualified practitioner, and you may enjoy the same quality of results that I did. Re: big-heads I dig Bertrand Russell and Alistair Crowley, but no one holds a candle to the elucidations of the Buddha; just make sure to stick to the Pali Canon, because once you venture of into the secondary schools, it all gets extremely muddled.

[@FIREGOD333]

@Egopath Time Good luck ! And me too For me it was the other way around I did daily constant self reflecting to heal my cptsd and I am doing much better and can now put that to rest Going to focus on other aspects of life, it has served its purpose

[@TheSocialSmilingMonkey]

Psychological disorder is exactly that a losing of order within. Yet thinking deeply contemplating self can push one to delude the self. Ego let me go but ego is self. Fixated on Material gain judgment of self can be overwhelming when we set our standards on others ideals . I always enjoy your brilliantly thought out deductions that are SELF & PERCEPTION. 👏👏

[@darktrooper-ub6eo]

there is a certain art at making this types of videos. I cannot watch them still. I always have to fidget with something as if I am being called out for something. Truly you are making something better than educational videos, this is art that helps make ones life a piece of art.

[@hoomanot]

I love how this video of yours uses mostly or only Beksinski paintings.

[@merryprankster]

I feel connected with him. Great video

[@ethansleeper6952]

Divine mania is described exactly the way that enlightenment and non-dual awareness are described in buddhism. He might have just become enlightened

[@IIMANIXII]

Just wanted to say you/your channel and Jordon b Peterson have really helped me - Thank you so much...

[@marscruz]

Hearing this reminds me of the strangeness that Jill Bolte Taylor experienced when she had a stroke and one hemisphere of her brain got sidelined for quite some time. She got stuck in the unconscious (symbolic) side and lost the conscious (rational) side until she could rebuild the lost connections. Makes me wonder if Freddie boy got stuck over there with no way to get back out... and what caused it?

[@saintsfandb9]

I jus watched the Ted Talk. Very moving! Btw, what do you think caused it ?

[@marscruz]

@@saintsfandb9 Are you asking what I thought caused Freddie's illness? If so, I can't say. It could have been many things. If I remember correctly the "experts" or family assumed that the trauma around him seeing the torture of an animal (a horse?) was a contributing trigger. I'm going off of memory so take that info with a grain of salt.

[@manjunathac4992]

Being in the state of madness is better than not experiencing real life struggles or even success, everything depends on ur state of mind, Spiritually, intellectually.

[@ashishkumar3187]

We are all trapped in the Maya, those who have courage enough seek liberation from the world , and are considered insane. Love is insanity but that is something that society has accepted, unfortunately not wisdom so far.

[@philyeary8809]

Precisely, the Veil, Maya, our flesh that dies.

[@ashishkumar3187]

@@philyeary8809 'maya' means materialistic illusion. Body is part of this organic 🌍, So it will remain here

[@oscarinterprises]

This seems to reflect what many people go through and will go through with psychedelics, the real life philosopher's stone, now that they are becoming more popular. They take you to the brink of insanity in order to show you the truth, and if you cant handle it or weren't expecting it, you might not come back. This is why I've found Jung and Buddhism and Hinduism and the Greeks among others to be so important since they give you a roadmap and vocabulary for what you might encounter

[@reyesandres9887]

The thing is, the 'truth' you see cannot be seen by others, therefore don't overdo psychedelics unnless you want to be locked up- in jail or in the insane asylum. Too much openness is for children and you cannot remain a child forever.

[@oscarinterprises]

@@reyesandres9887 I think you're erring on the side of caution here, although I definitely agree about not overdoing it. The thing is that the "truth" that these compounds seem to reveal is pretty consistent across all use cases. I definitely am for legalizing and regulating these drugs because, as I said, they are getting out there anyway. People need to become more educated, even with simple videos like this, if they want to even stand a chance at understanding and coming out a better person.

[@mememaker9146]

People would rather dismiss you as crazy than give you credit for doing something more innovative than them. The herd is powerful. Any new idea is scorned. Such as Fasting, no carbs, no drinking, no-fap, Dogecoin. The world is about consuming. Non consuming goes against everything. Its better to keep your ideas to yourself until they are proven successful.

[@abraham8565]

Means?

[@privatprivat7279]

9:33 nietzsche's madness wasse not a mask...its just a spiritual awakening and "identity crisis" i have haid this aswell in a extreme form...my family forced me out of it...( out of the "madness"). and i still dont know if i need to be thankfull for it or mad...it wasse the most amazing scary thing and experience i ever experienced, its like being on drugs without taking drugs...the people arround u think ur crazy...but ur sane...ur just on a different conciousness and awareness lvl...and if u speak to people they dont understand what ur saying...or talking about...or just c'ant understand it because its above there awareness and conciousness lvl of understanding."devine trance" is exactly what it is

[@serenitytrinity6849]

I had this same experience and my family also thought the same.. When I felt alive for the first time and bliss and colors and music no one could hear but me..I was just happy to be it was a magical time for me..After that awakening I was never the same even if I played role of my old self..It is impossible to get some one to understand unless they awaken too..

[@privatprivat7279]

@@serenitytrinity6849 nice to meet u, any questions? or is evrything clear to u?

[@musonobari2560]

The artworks are breathtaking! Utterly amazing. They resonate quite closely with most of the worlds I usually dream about. 🙂😊😊

[@fettlerjohn3419]

Thanks for posting. Most appreciated.

[@kiowhatta1]

Having read almost Nietzsche’s entire catalogue, plus many other secondary sources as well as recently Sue Prideaux’s excellent biography-the difficulty with believing Nietzsche somehow descended into a state of katalepsis, divine madness, sustained paroxysmal Dionysian dithyramb or similar simply because of the length of which he would have had to allow his sister to treat him like a carnival attraction. I do believe there are some people who are so tormented by their own mental and emotional states that the only way they have available to them to release such potent energy is through socially acceptable customs like exorcism, severe egocentricity, anti-social behaviour and/or living like the Ancient Greek Cynics. It is clear Nietzsche was worried his father’s brain disease would also afflict him, and this seems the more plausible explanation along with the abuse of Chloral hydrate and other powerful drugs, I can perhaps accept the combination of a brain disease with drug abuse caused by misdiagnosis, along with perhaps bi-polar disorder but we can never be sure. Why would Nietzsche ‘cop out’ as it were by feigning madness? Jung was also fond of the mystical realm, so the suggestion that he wandered to close to the deadly power of the core of the unconscious seems a tad romantic to say the least. His writings do become increasingly erratic and out of touch leading to his final break which in itself suggests the progression of an illness. IMO still the among the greatest minds that ever lived, and his philosophy is powerfully life changing not to mention sublime. Such a tragic end to be left in the clutches of his sick and twisted ‘Llama’.

[@joenobody8997]

3rd stage of syphilis, some people later diagnosed him with. I would like that easiest explanation myself.

[@fenrir3330]

He was never officially diagnosed with that. You can’t diagnose a man long dead.

[@sonia590]

Nietzsche - On War and Warriors: “They call you heartless: but your heart is true, and I love the bashfulness of your goodwill. Ye are ashamed of your flow, and others are ashamed of their ebb.”

[@alicemiriah]

I make up about 25 views of each video due to ADHD. Anyone else?

[@Geopoliticstoday2]

That and retention. Ive literally been binging this channel for 2 months. Im 100% a positive deity free nihilist... 😄🤣😂

[@little.bear344]

If anyone is interested, Herbert Silberer has an entire section named _On the Dangers of Introspection_ dedicated to this subject in his 1914 book, _Problems of Mysticism and Its Symbolism._ The book is available in PDF form for free. Highly recommend it.

[@gnupf]

Wonderful stuff. The spirit I seek to identify with is best described in that painting where the horses are playing in the field, mad for life. The artwork you chose is sensational and I would love a link to the names and artists. Thanks again for posting all your videos.

[@jupitereuropa-e3w]

Again a realy great video! Also realy astonishing and amazing pictures!

[@Jesus-Is-King19]

Sometimes it’s a sign of intelligence when surrounded by a world full of madness

[@bensong.ndegwa8989]

I noticed that the narrators voice seems rather unusual, like he isn't well or something? Hope all is well, considering the research needed to make this video requires staring into the abyss.

[@andredelacerdasantos4439]

Seems to be very deliberate

[@mateovenovski625]

Thank you for the videos

[@Jason-yw2ow]

It would be amazing if you could put the titles of the artworks you use in your videos in either the video itself or in the description. I love so many of the artworks you use but have no idea what they are called or how to find them! :)

[@returnoftheromans6726]

Pain leads to addiction. We are all addicted to something. To some, it is drink or drugs. To others it might be work. And yet others, they turn to the arts like painting (Vincent Van Gogh) or writing. And still some turn to thinking. An addict does not get well so easily. When he had that small space of "health," he seemed to lay off the obsessive thinking. He obsessed over being healthy instead. His friend writes that his madness seems to be simulated, or (triggered) like people suffering from PTSD. Some signs of Schizophrenia are also present. I see these patterns of addiction of overthinking in myself, and that is what scares me. Once an addict, always an addict.

[@fasted8468]

Most are guided by the avoidance of the faintest shadows of the darkness deep inside themselves.

[@satnamo]

He who crosses over to de other shore Becomes arhat. Other people run up and down on this shore from death to death. Painful is birth. Painful is death. Painful is birth and death Over and over again. Break das flower-tipped arrows of Mara And death will never touch me again.

[@jenyj.946]

very grateful for this & for you, Thank you for all you do

[@benjamindover4337]

Living purely the life of the mind is a sure fire way to lose touch with humanity, and their reality.

[@WilliamJohnson-le7zd]

On insanity: crazy is what crazy does

[@LodgicalThoughts]

To Plato’s point: I wonder if Nietzsche evolved beyond comprehension, or suffered from early onset dementia. Great video

[@corbinmarkey466]

Great video as always, but where is an easily accessible way of looking at these paintings you use as B-roll?

[@zackfisher9049]

The way you present the information in your videos is so satisfying

[@JayJay-wg5ex]

I am very interested in this. I have had a fundamental change in my payche that occurred post labour. Jordan Peterson speaks of the same sense of being split and observing oneself objectively. I don't know if it is disassociation or some kind of development. I would love to encounter others who know more re.

[@levikittles4354]

Great channel bro, keep it up. What picture is that at 13:12

[@danielkelley7548]

"The desperate howling of this world is but a whisper to the man for whom all of nature sings." -(Tanuk's Tale: Confessions of a Deadvoid Heretic)

[@nathanielbixby5733]

You’re a narcissist

[@danielkelley7548]

@@nathanielbixby5733 I am?

[@danielkelley7548]

@@nathanielbixby5733 Great. Why didn't anyone tell me?

[@matthewtoher5999]

These videos are great. Thank you.

[@t4ky0n]

love the Zdzislaw art I the thumbnail

[@tehfuqizg0inon588]

I relate to this too much

[@arjunmenon1700]

"The day you'll come to life you'll realize Expanding force to life where you belong And in the winter cold, with opened eyes You'll find the strength to fight and stand upright One day you'll walk the world and keep in mind The heart you've been given in winter time And through the bitter cold, with opened eyes You'll find the strength to fight and stand upright." --Born in Winter by Gojira. Hope this song helps you in your journey.

[@owenbruce4120]

He wasn't crazy, but shrewd, detached from ordinary life which is repetitiously insane, bogged within the struggle of interactive normality..

[@hoechsje99]

Hello, I really enjoy watching your videos and I would be willing to help if possible by adding Spanish and German subtitles

[@jenniferbuckle1]

Put much more clearly and with deep insight into human nature, I too came to the conclusion that Nietzsche was rewarded for his work and contribution to humanity by slipping sideways into a realm where physical reality no longer existed in the way it did for us, some kind of subliminal state of joy and kindness. Personally, I cannot see how anyone can continue to say that he descended into madness. Readings from his letters, observations of friends and doctors is enough proof of my theory and increases my love for this man and what he has done in completing a phase of God's work.

[@sean-_-hayward3156]

Thankyou 🙏 Also look into mystical psychosis.. its a specific type of psychosis and is very much what you were describing in this video

[@Jan19.23]

Thankyou really food for thought🙏

[@Newgrist]

The sanatorium gave the lonely man at last the human company for which he was so desperate.

[@nemanjaradovanovic8586]

Well done maybe yor best video

[@nhdarling2]

Everybody's a philosopher in the comments lol

[@siddhantmishra3598]

Or maybe it’s that strata of people who bother clicking on these videos , u get it ?

[@susiana5]

"Psychoneurosis is boring. It is a relief when an individual is able to be mad … to flirt with the psychoses.” (p.263). It is as if he were saying that the nearer one gets to “normality”, the further away one is from creativity, from aliveness. Psychosis could be said to be the “psychopathology of creativity” … And psycho-neurosis evidence of the “safety-first principle”. The artist has an ability and the courage to be in touch with primitive processes … which the psycho-neurotic cannot bear to reach, and which healthy people may miss to their own impoverishment.” „Clinically the really healthy individual … is nearer to depression and to madness (therefore nearer to “psychosis”) than to psychoneurosis." - Donald Woods Winnicott

[@blacksky8603]

Please do a More detailed video on 'the treasure hard To attain' and how to discover it

[@DronesTwinkies]

Yes love all your videos. Keep it up.

[@ShadowMantis702]

Love the Beksiński artworks!

[@ericlegge2884]

Nietzsche was working on what he called "The Revaluation of All Values" that he considered was necessary to overcome nihilistic decadence. He was assembling the material for that work in Twilight of the Idols, The Anti-Christ and The Will to Power. His recipe for greatness was Amor fati (Love of one's fate). He wrote that he knew his own fate. That he could appear sane to certain people but mad to other people most probably points to his realisation that he should not go any further knowing, as he wrote himself, that people were going to make mischief. pervert and abuse what he had already written. Which is what his own sister and the Nazis did. So, he decided not to take his philosophising any further and wait for circumstances to verify his existing philosophising before adding another higher level. Remember that, as he said himself, his work was posthumous - would only be recognised in the future, that it was mostly written for the 20th and 21st centuries. He wasn't a success in his own century because what he was writing mostly about was not yet current. In my opinion, he decided to opt out of taking things further than he had already taken them.

[@SirPrancelot1]

Superb content. Thank you.

[@manufritz]

Wonderful 💖✨️🌻

[@rockguy5821]

1 psychosis down and what I have come to believe is we are all crazy, it's only a matter at how well one hides it. That's why the masks(emotions) we wear are so important. The aim of the game is knowing what mask to wear at what time and not allowing it to be on autopilot or triggered by an outside force.

[@Snip3r97]

Nope. The aim of the game is to wear no mask at all. Good luck getting there :)

[@cam-inf-4w5]

Its always chilling when you watch a video and turn out to have many perspectives in common with a mad man and his lifestyle experiments. Lol i think many of us are going mad. There is much i disagree with him though. I often want to take a vow of silence since your words never enact positive change in your life and is only ever used against you if heard at all.

[@cam-inf-4w5]

When corona happened i didnt use my voice for about 3 months or talk to any human for even longer. Hearing my voice was odd. I realized how little i needed to actually speak and when i didnt talk or see other humans no one argued even though i was still bothered. Sometimes i wish i was a mute and there is no permission or insults there is only when someone puts their hands on you or your stuff you either embrace them or slap them lol. Unfortunately life doesnt work this way. Which instantly makes things complicated. The second speech is involved people lie and dont say what they mean and take advantage of your physical reality and kindness by pretending to misunderstand your clear words. People say "im sorry" and do bad things anyway. In a world where no one has a voice there would only be doing snd not doing. In this world we have a voice but it is never heard. Thats the irony. We have a body but cannot use it freely and are controlled by the majority. We take up space in this world automatically but must pay rent. And even when you do you get chased off by police or public for loitering or being suspicious.....just existing...on this earth we humans are meant to inhabit.

[@keenanarthur8381]

It would have been interesting to have seen how his mental state would have developed had he lived longer. I am reminded of Rāmaṇa Mahārṣi’s biography and teachings. After going through a process of spiritual death culminating in states of discarnate, non-conceptual absorption (nirvikalpa samādhi, which sounds somewhat similar to Nietzsche’s ‘madness’) at a relatively young age, Mahārṣi then went through a rebirth process of integrating superconsciousness with his embodied existence, and was able to communicate with others and live in a state of embodied, effortless absorption (sahaja samādhi).