The Western Tradition teaches the four Kingdoms and that Man participates in all of them through body and soul. In common with other traditions, there are different layers to the soul, as shown in the following diagram adapted from St Thomas Aquinas: Kingdom Hermetic Source Body Mineral Body Natural … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Loving an Earth Girl
She is my soul-sister, my âme-soeur with whom I would share a deep spiritual connection, exchange poetry, discuss philosophy, and experience the profoundest depths of unconditional love. That love would awaken the third eye and initiate the circulation of the Shakti energy leading to final enlightenment. Continue reading
St. Michael the Archangel, Patron of the Greater Holy War
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who … Continue reading
Love is but a Dream
It is. I know of a monk who, after his lover appeared to him in a dream, the whole next day he avoided meeting her and seeing her, because he knew that the real lady couldn’t compare with the dream image. Reality would deprive him of the extraordinary delight the dream gave. Continue reading
The Continuity of Tradition
An infinitely good God gives to each of us life, free-will and time enough, if we make the right use of the suffering exactly dosed by his Providence (Mt.X, 29-31), for us to choose to spend our eternity rather with him in Heaven than without him in Hell. The Greek answer is incomplete, but not wholly wide of the mark. Instead of God the Father, they have a Father-god, Zeus, and instead of Providence they have Fate Continue reading
There is no God but God
Since everything has a reason for its existence, so does theology. In particular, man as he is a contingent being, will respond and understand theological language, while finding metaphysical language abstract and unapproachable. Continue reading
De Te Fabula Narratur
The citizen had no freedom of religion; either he participated in the religion of the city or he was banished. The hierarchy of family, tribe and city introduced the idea of a wider and wider influence of the gods, but the knowledge of the one god had been lost. Philosophers … Continue reading
The Butterfly Effect
This time it was serious. The Lords of Karma called me in and prohibited another Earth incarnation. They said that all that flapping over Tokyo caused four hurricanes in a place called Florida. Continue reading
How to Lick a Toad
“Wow, not a fairy tale ending. I’m surprised, though. I though Ecstasy was a Love drug.”
“Oh, they loved what they did to me. They were laughing the whole time.” Continue reading
A Kind of Heavenly Daring
David and Abishag In a previous post, we made reference to Rene Guenon‘s claim that at its origin Christianity was an esoteric teaching that then turned exoteric. As an example, we can point to the early practice of the subintroducta. The story of David and Abishag shows that the practice … Continue reading