Note: I am still working on the list for ♛ 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝕽𝖊𝖝 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕♛, but it is posted for you to the bulk of our reads down for the next year or so.

This club is for fellow Rexes—“rex” meaning “king” in Latin, and, in my view, anyone can and should only ever be a king over themselves—who are committed to such a life-long dedication.

I tend to spend long periods deeply focused on my studies. Because of this, I really savor my downtime—usually in nature or cooking—so, don’t take it personally if I’m slow to respond! I always look forward to deep discussions!

NOTE!: My book club supports the No Kings movement. The name of both my YouTube channel and this group, inspired years ago by the song “Brutus” by The Buttress—“my name is Brutus, but the people will call me Rex”—became a personal mantra that guided my journey of Becoming.

That is what this group is all about, helping foster a creative space for all to enact their own Becoming!

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As Voltaire puts it:

"Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien"

The best is the enemy of the good.

So, do please feel free to join for only one book or the whole list or if you're just curious about any of it. Just know that it's more about the community and sharing of ideas consistently than anything.

This club is a welcoming space to practice reading, share resources, and connect with curious minds. Our goal is to spark curiosity and explore it deeply—free from the pressure of perfection—while supporting one another’s growth along the way!

Keep in mind this is an asynchronous group, so you get to move at your own pace and in your own order! Come back to the pinned post or to the discord to chat about what you read whenever!

Let’s be patient, kind, and enjoy this journey together.

Regarding the discord server, fair warning, I am not someone online much so, it will be unmonitored until I figure out the bot side of things (I'm not tech savvy).

Be appropriate and respectful. Anyone who shows bad character will be removed. Same thing goes for here.

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I facilitate multiple groups:

♛♔𝕷𝖎𝖙𝕽𝖊𝖝♔♛

An interdisciplinary reading and research collective tracking the deep, cosmic movements of philosophy, philology, psychology, and myth. LitRex investigates the enduring warfare between the "official" and "unofficial," but primarily the primordial, self-affirming reclamation of individual creative chaos—the recurring, cyclic uprisings of the "Wild Spirit" against a dead consensus.

Our reading trajectory traces the fluid, uncontainable matrix of the Pre-Archaic Dionysian current, tracking its evolution from a visceral, open cosmic oneness into the polished enclosures of the official Classical canon. Through this lens, we will research and discuss in deeper examination how great intellectual breakthroughs and aesthetic traditions are not merely reactive movements, but the re-awakening of a raw, life-affirming instinct.

My focus is:

• Tracing the Dionysian Current: Excavating the open, somatic body and the psychological dimensions of the Grotesque (body), and primal transformation (Bakhtin, Connelly, Joubert, Bataille).

• The Archaic Oneness/West Meets East: Reconstructing fluid, pre-canonical Greek mythologies through examinations of original epic fragments along with how those interacted with the West to form unofficial cults like Orphic mystery traditions (Hesiod, Homer, Bernabé, Leaf, M.L. West).

Note for prospective members: Our rigorous philological readings here directly interface with my other bookclub, Scroll & Quill Society: Becoming ἀρετή —anyone looking to master the deep linguistic and textual mechanics of these works is more than welcomed to run alongside both circles, this is the reasoning behind my sharing the full list, as well as full context of my Homeric reading and analysis. Now that you are fully aware, you know this isn't a passive reading club in the slightest, you can then make your choice of if it serves you.

You're welcomed to chat in either about the general topics even if you don't join, as this is a safe space for like minds to just... rest and vibe!

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Scroll & Quill Society: Becoming ἀρετή

A literature-and philosophy-based study circle dedicated to sharing our close reading and comparative analysis of Ancient Greek, German, and French texts, studied in both their original languages and in translation. The group is oriented toward those with a shared interest in philology, historical linguistics, and the evolution of meaning across cultures and time.

Grounded in philosophical and anthropological inquiry, the Society approaches language as a living cultural artifact—one that shapes ethics, identity, and worldview. Central to the group’s ethos is ἀρετή (aretē), understood not as abstract “virtue,” but as the active cultivation and exercised application of one’s highest capacities.

Through disciplined reading, dialogue, and interpretive practice, members engage texts as tools for intellectual formation and personal Becoming—seeking clarity of thought, depth of understanding, and the development of one’s best self through their shared love of language learning and reflection. (Freeform but welcomed to join in other's language learning plans.)

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The Cards of Life (Les Cartes de la Vie)

A discussion group tracing the historical development of tarot and cartomancy as symbolic systems, examining their anthropological cultural foundations.

The group approaches tarot not as simply divination, but as a visual and symbolic language reflecting archetypal structures, narrative meaning-making, and historical cosmologies and anything more we might find interesting to share with the group.

Join one of my book clubs:

Language Club—Ancient Greek, German, French: Scroll & Quill Society: Becoming ἀρετή | Discord

Philosophy, Literature & Analysis :♛ 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝕽𝖊𝖝 ♛ | Discord

History & Tarot/Cartomancy: The Cards of Life (Les Cartes de la Vie) | Discord

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♛ 𝕷𝖎𝖙𝕽𝖊𝖝 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 ♛

2026 Alphabetized reading list — ♔LitRex♔

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