Reddit mentions of Ride the Tiger: A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul

This echoes some of Julius Evola's Ideas in Ride the Tiger, he gives some pointers as to how men of a higher disposition ('aristocrats of the soul') can 'remain standing' in this age of decadence. Evola argues that the modern world has become totally corrupt and that the institutions and traditions of the ancient world that once allowed a person to fully realize his being have been lost. If one were to 'ride the tiger' so to speak, they could still find inner liberation the modern world while remaining intellectually and spiritually detached from and above it.

“America  has created a 'civilization' that represents an exact contradiction of the ancient European tradition. It has introduced the religion of praxis and productivity; it has put the quest for profit, great industrial production, and mechanical, visible, and quantitative achievements over any other interest. It has generated a soulless greatness of a purely technological and collective nature, lacking any background of transcendence, inner light, and true spirituality. America has [built a society where] man becomes a mere instrument of production and material productivity within a conformist social conglomerate” - Julius Evola

Reactionary Thought

Chartism – Thomas Carlyle
Latter-Day Pamphlets – Thomas Carlyle

The Bow of Ulysses – James Anthony Froude
Popular Government – Henry Summers Maine

Shooting Niagara – Carlyle
The Occasional Discourse – Carlyle
On Heroes, Hero Worship & the Heroic in History – Carlyle

The Handbook of Traditional Living – Raido
Men Among the Ruins – Julius Evola
Ride the Tiger – Julius Evola
Revolt Against the Modern World – Julius Evola

Reflections of a Russian Statesman – Konstantin Pobedonostsev
Popular Government – Henry Maine
Patriarcha (the Natural Power of Kings) – Sir Robert Filmer
Decline of the West – Oswald Spengler
Hour of Decision – Oswald Spengler
On Power – Jouvenel
Against Democracy and Equality – Tomislav Sunic
New Culture, New Right – Michael O’Meara
Why We Fight – Guillaume Faye
The Rising Tide of Color – Lothrop Stoddard
Liberty or Equality – Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Democracy: The God that Failed – Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Economics

Economics in One Lesson – Henry Hazlitt
Basic Economics – Thomas Sowell
That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen – Frederic Bastiat***
Man, Economy, and State – Murray Rothbard
Human Action – Ludwig von Mises

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You made the right call. Deep relationships are the bedrock of a meaningful life, and the shallowness of modern western relationships is a plague that people overlook. Good for you for choosing your values over pussy, that's a precursor to being a quality man.

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If you're interested in the opinions of men who though more deeply about these problems and offer better solutions than I can, see below.

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Christopher Lasch's *Cutlure of Narcissism*
He does not define narcissism in the Trump way where an individual constantly talks about how great he is, but rather as an emptiness, purposelessness, and general feeling of disconnection to people and the world around you.

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https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Narcissism-American-Diminishing-Expectations/dp/0393307387

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Julius Evola's *Ride the Tiger*

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Evola was an Italian philosopher who believed that history goes through cycles and that we are currently in the dark ages. It is not an easy read and some his ideas are a little out there (don't follow all of his advice, but keep an open mind), but you can see the collapse of long-standing social structures like the family (high divorce rates) and modesty (never-ending ads about sex, all kinds of ridiculous porn, hookup apps). His belief is that while the world might be going mad, you don't have to, and here is advice on how to handle the insanity that exists all around you.

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https://www.amazon.com/Ride-Tiger-Survival-Manual-Aristocrats/dp/0892811250