No one system of philosophy is able to eliminate the others, since each of them is plausible, at least within certain limits. Nevertheless, the game goes on, and people dispute endlessly. It is striking how a man will admit his inferiority in sports, since his abilities in comparison to the better players is plainly visible and cannot be ignored. However, then it comes to the most subtle and difficult philosophical issues, every man considers himself an infallible expert Continue reading
Joseph de Maistre was an Hermetist (in the school of Martines de Pasqually and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin), Traditionalist, Reactionary, European, and a source of the Russian Idea. In his Self-Defense, Julius Evola includes Maistre among those well-bred men holding sane and normal views common prior to the French Revolution. In … Continue reading
The would-be initiate must bring with him a certain measure of courage and fearlessness. He must positively go out of his way to find opportunities for developing these virtues. His training should provide for their systematic cultivation. In this respect, life itself is a good school — possibly the best … Continue reading