Hermetic initiation is the conscious descent into the depths of the human being all the way to the initial state. When we follow the Hermetic method and meditate on symbols and images, we transcend the external facts of the symbols to descend to the “vital, mental, and spiritual realities that … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
The Hermetic Method
Ask, and it will be given youseek, and you will find;knock, and it will be opened to you. ~ Luke xi, 9 Hermetism differs from both religion and science, although it does not attempt to replace them. Unlike religion, which accepts things on faith, and unlike science, which is based … Continue reading
Safeguarding the Mysteries
The goal of spiritual exercises is depth. It is necessary to become deep in order to be able to achieve the experience and knowledge of deep things. Continue reading
Everything else is a Pastime
The next question is “who desires, initiates and brings about the change.” If the world is phenomenon, then the “who” must be outside phenomenon, that is, noumenal, not a “thing”. The “who” is the constant in every act of consciousness, which is in perpetual flux. As such, it is not part of the world, but rather the silent observer of all that is. This is unobservable to scientists, who must necessarily deal with phenomenon. For the philosopher, it can only be an issue for debate, ultimately unresolvable. But for the metaphysician — and this is what distinguishes him from the philosopher — it as a definite and knowable state. In Tradition, this state has been called, inter alia, the Unmoved Mover, the Observer, True Will, or Atman. Continue reading
Festivities in the Hohenstaufen Court
The return to Tradition in the West, which rather than “saving” Western civilization, is instead its overcoming, has nothing to do with primitivism. It is consistent with reason as well as the highest standards in the arts and sciences. It protects religious life from its enemies (though not necessarily the … Continue reading
The Triple Foundation of the Social Order
Rene Guenon assigned a triple foundation to the social order and political power: Metaphysical, Cosmological, Sociological Continue reading