As is well known, the Mandukya Upanishad explicates the individual letters of the sacred monosyllable “AUM” as symbols of Atma within various states, and finally with the twelfth verse describes the AUM taken as a whole as the “state” of Turiya: the identity of Aum and the Self, the ineffable … Continue reading
Category Archives: Western Civilization
God Made a Shudra
During the Super Bowl they aired a car commercial called “God Made a Farmer”. It was a pleasant reminder that in this age of revolt, there is still a class of Americans, however tiny, that does manual labor every day with no hope of “career building”, and is somewhat respected … Continue reading
The Bible of Amiens
Romanides argues that the Franks decimated Roman urbanization & established feudalism in an effort to maintain a precarious grip on overextended power from their home bases: “In the time of Pippin of Herestal (697-715) and Charles Martel (715-741), many of the Franks who replaced Roman bishops were military leaders who, … Continue reading
The Soul of Jupiter
Phillip Sherrad was apparently critical of Guenon, at points. Tomberg emphasizes that there is a “Self Beyond the Self”, which Christians call God, as well. However I am not so certain, speaking even as a Christian, that these types of debates are more a matter of method & emphasis, rather … Continue reading
The Anti-Christ & the Liberal-Democratic Order
In an interesting turn of phrase, St. Paul indicates in Thessalonians 2 that the Anti-Christ will come, not as an idol, but as an iconoclast: “He who opposes and exalts himself against everything that is called God and religion, just as he will sit in the Temple of God, as … Continue reading
Players and Pugilists
It is of considerable significance that the profession considered most sinful in classical, medieval, and even early modern European society was the actor, that theater was consistently denounced by both civil and religious authorities, and that actors were not considered citizens in France until the great turning point of 1789. … Continue reading
Good Government
This is a thought experiment based on Rosenstock-Huessy‘s comments in I Am an Impure Thinker. Summarized, they are to the effect that the modern world is a place that likes to “divide time, & conquer space”. Hence our obsession with speed and time, as if we were racing against death. … Continue reading
A Pest in a Street full of Men
Regarding the Borean Bomber “Here, what do you know of madness and despair?” [asked Ossipon] The Professor passed the tip of his tongue on his dry, thin lips, and said doctorally: “There are no such things. All passion is lost now. The world is mediocre, limp, without force. And madness … Continue reading
Hungry Ghosts
If we don’t feed our ancestors, they become hungry ghosts, tormenting, cursing, and frightening us. Greece and Rome appear to us in a character absolutely inimitable; nothing in modern times resembles them; nothing in the future can resemble them. ~ Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, The Ancient City In his … Continue reading