The Forest Passage - Ernst Jünger | Full Reading & Discussion

Hi all -

Having sampled Steiner and Simone, experimented with Ellul, entertained Evola, investigated a little Illich, and gotten through Guénon, the next step in this series is focused on a favorite: Ernst Jünger and his characteristically poetic and politically charged resistance manifesto, The Forest Passage.

Similar to Ellul's presence (a being in the world that is not of it) and Evola's tiger riding (a differentiated being that is both detached but integrated), Jünger's forest rebel offers up the next installment in this ongoing deep dive into programs of withdrawal amidst the encroaching desert of modernity.

As usual, we will be reading the text in its entirety. So, depending on your copy, it'll be around 100 - 110ish pages.

I will be reading the Thomas Friese translation published by Telos Press, available here.
The text is also available for free via the Internet Archive. I'm unfortunately not sure which translation this is, but I reckon it can't be too much different and it might make for fun conversation if it is.

As always, if you're unable to complete the book prior to our meeting, no worries - we're just happy to have you and welcome whatever insights, critiques, questions, etc. you may have based on what you were able to read.

We will be meeting in the Ace Hotel lobby on W 29th. It's cozy, there are couches, there is lunch, there is wine (thank god) and there is a Stumptown Coffee in the front. It's great. Message me the day of if you can't find us. I usually sit toward the back next to the bar.

It bears repeating, this group is open to newcomers to Jünger, novices of philosophy, ragamuffins, ne'er-do-wells, urchins of all sorts, etc. As with Evola and many of our other philosophers, political radicals, theologians, and mystics, Jünger's biography is just as (if not more) captivating as his work, so I encourage everyone to delve into both the figure and the text. I'll be providing additional resources as we approach the date of the meeting.

Alright, looking forward to it and reach out to me with any questions in the meantime.

See y'all then!