The Psychopaths Bible

Christopher Hyatt

New Falcon Press

In the most of the world, psychopaths have gotten a bad rap. That, of course, is quite understandable since almost all of the world's religious and social philosophies have little use for the individual except as a tool to be placed in service to their notion of something else: 'God,' or the 'collective,' or the 'higher good' or some other equally undefinable term. Only rarely, such as in Zen; in Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism; in some aspects of Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism; and in some schools of Existentialism, is the individual considered primal. Here, finally, is a book which celebrates, encourages and educates the best part of ourselves.

Christopher Hyatt in The Psychopath’s Bible

Christopher was a true “maverick”, while trained in psychology, psychotherapy and related fields he is best known for his creation of the “Extreme Individual institute”. Hyatt’s approach to life was idiosyncratic and eccentric melding psychology, occultism and a radical sense of narcissism. While most other religious, philosophical and psychological system advocated collectivism and submitting to the will of the populace for the better of mankind Hyatt argued for true, untrammelled individualism.

In The Psychopath’s Bible Hyatt offers a convincing argument for the truly self-centred life. It is a book that certainly bites; it avoids pleasantries and shows life as it is truly is, many will find it confronting and even offensive. In many ways this was Hyatt’s goal, even the choice of the title was to warn off the wary and only attract those who are outsiders and understand what he is on about. The book itself is a mixture of scathing social commentary, homespun wisdom and practical advice on how to live as a true individual (or Toxick Magician as Hyatt likes to use the term) within a culture based on bland conformity. Hyatt gives all sorts of advice on how to take advantage of a world where stupidity abounds but also clearly warns of the dangers of taking total responsibility for ourselves; something most people will never do.

There is also a very practical guide to books, films and resources which will put you in the right frame of mind to take on the world. Hyatt’s view of the world may not be palatable to many, but the fact is we are all somewhere on the food chain and have to decide whether to eat or be eaten. A fascinating and challenging read.

Hyatt has also written a series of “Black Books” and we will review them in the next issue of Synergy.

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