The Golden Bough (Two Volumes): Think Like a God, Act Like a Human

This book lists a large number of myths, customs, religious stories and other materials from around the world in the early 20th century. Reading is as interesting as reading a novel. It only took a month to read these two volumes, which shows how detailed the author writes. If you are interested in occultism and metaphysics, this book is really It is very suitable to read to see the places in foreign countries that are similar to Chinese customs. The author also explains the techniques shared by these places from a scientific perspective. After reading this book, I deeply feel the connection between human beings, nature, and gods. Maybe it allows us to think with divinity and live with humanity.

The author himself has never left Europe, but relied on a large amount of documents and missionary survey materials to write this pioneering work of anthropology. Even many field investigators who have lived with the local people day and night are amazed by the author's amazing insight and understanding of primitive peoples. The author has his own unique insights into these customs. This book not only has an impact on anthropology and mythology, but also has an immeasurable impact on literature and art. The well-known Song of Ice and Fire and Pirates of the Caribbean were all influenced by this book.

I finally finished reading it after much stumbling. There are so many interesting things, which belong to a kind of underlying science, about the evolution of witchcraft, religion and science. The speculation is also very reasonable, and it can also be combined with phenomena to trigger thinking. While reading this book, I gained a steady stream of ideas, which helped me understand many things that I had taken for granted before. It also connected many things in folklore and religion, and I could completely draw parallels with them. I excerpted large sections, eagerly absorbing knowledge, but still "cannot be satisfied". I watched it all with pleasure. I thought of mankind's ambition to become gods, "We will eventually become gods." Well, that's too arrogant to say. There are still so many unanswered questions and we have to remain humble. If you want to understand these folk customs and changes in life and death, this book is enough.

It is a book that you will never be shocked by if you keep reading it. The countless folk tales and myths and legends in it make the whole book a rich and mysterious color. The rigor of science is reflected in all aspects. No matter which conclusion is faced, many, many examples are used to support it. The number is breathtaking. The feeling of closeness and fearful alienation when people face nature has always existed in people's perception, separated and merged. This complex emotion has not disappeared until modern times. We still maintain the passed-down emotions towards religion and so on.

"The practice of self-restraint (abstinence) is not without benefit in inspiring and strengthening human education. Because the quality of a race, like a person, mainly depends on whether it can sacrifice the present for the future and resist the temptation of short-term pleasure for the sake of long-term eternal happiness. The more prominent this ability is, the nobler its quality." This book includes botany, zoology, and science. It is simply an encyclopedia.

After reading this book, I was attracted by the author's in-depth discussion and enlightenment on thinking and action. This is an inspirational book about thinking and action, designed to help readers achieve personal growth and success. The author provides practical thinking and action strategies through case studies of successful people and analysis of psychological principles. Through the analysis of the thinking styles and action habits of successful people, the book reveals the secrets and principles of success, guiding readers to surpass ordinary people in thinking and move forward courageously in action.

It was very interesting, with various folk rituals, and I made up a lot of stories while watching it.