Evola consolidates the understanding gained by the man at stage three with a discussion of the topic “privation”. In Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, “privation” is the absence of a given form in something capable of possessing it. As it is a lack, it has no being in itself, yet it … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Stupid Twenty First Century
Rather than watch the Academy Awards, I had some time to glance through some “conservative” or “right” web sites. The striking thing I noticed is the trend toward an Oprah Winfrey type of “confessional” writing and “conversion” experiences. On this, we agree with H L Mencken who never trusted anyone … Continue reading
The Castaway
The fate of the explorer of consciousness is like that of a Robinson Crusoe who, castaway on an unknown island, must recreate his reality from his own resources. Continue reading
Awakening to Consciousness
In the beginning the world was nothing but the Atman, in the form of a man. It looked around and saw nothing different to itself. Then it cried out once, ‘It is I.’ That is how the word ‘I’ came to be. That is why even at the present day, … Continue reading
Help Wanted
This is an appeal to those who can distinguish Tradition from Custom, those no longer willing to be on the outside looking in, and those who hear a positive message in Tradition rather than a message of constant criticism and complaint. This is a project with relevance not only for … Continue reading