Noli foras ire, in te ipsum redi: in interiore hominis habitat veritas. Don’t go outside yourself, turn back into yourself; the truth resides in the interior of man. ~ St. Augustine The following passage is taken from Ultima Thule by Arthur Branwen, where he is describing the beginning of Evola’s … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Action and Contemplation in Dante’s Divine Comedy
Titus Burckhardt, in his essay “Because Dante Was Right,” argues that one of the main themes of the Commedia is “the reciprocal relationship between knowledge and will.” Knowledge of the eternal truths is potentially present in the human spirit or intellect, but its unfolding is directly conditioned by the will, … Continue reading
Men of Fine Disposition
If the primordial tradition is necessarily monotheistic, why does polytheism makes its appearance? Again, polytheism, properly understood, is compatible with monotheism provided the understanding of Principle is kept in mind. For example, Pico della Mirandola refers to the angels as “gods” in his commentary on Genesis, albeit in a quite … Continue reading
The Science of Prehistory
In recent times there can be found a significant impulse to return to origins. The origins which appear under a special, spiritual light. Continue reading
Gods and Angels
As a man of science, I cannot be any other than a pantheist; as an artist, it is impossible for me to be other than a polytheist; as for being human—that is also taken care of. ~ Goethe Goethe has a threefold inner attitude towards existence. He was wholly a … Continue reading
Vedanta and Western Tradition
The educated man of today is completely out of touch with those European modes of thought and those intellectual aspects of the Christian doctrine which are nearest those of the Vedic traditions. Continue reading
Fedele d’Amore and the Tantric Path
The Fedele d’Amore was an initiatic society of Italian poets, and Dante was the most prominent among them. For these poets, the image of the beloved revealed the Divine Sophia, thereby awakening higher stages of consciousness. For Dante, it was Beatrice who served as his guide. A similar tradition existed … Continue reading
Chastising the General
The General McChrystal affair has dominated the news media today. I have no intention of debating the merit or demerits of the war in Afghanistan, but rather about the coverage of the incident itself. A bevy of commentators and government officials are trotted out to deal with the following two … Continue reading
The Quality Known as Repose
The quality known as repose in the ancient Greek is a manifestation of that serenity which belongs to a people not yet disturbed by self-doubt, self-immolation and self-contempt. It is the extreme harmony of a mentality not yet shaken by the tortures of introspection or inner conflict, by what Goethe … Continue reading
The Name of the Road
Which nation honors its philosophers and mathematicians, and which its sportsmen? Continue reading