See Part One As little as that against which it reacts, such a spiritualism therefore constitutes a principle: it is not a sign of rebirth, but is instead — like that which already Asianized the Greco-Roman world in the Alexandrian period, and to which it so strangely resembles — a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2012
We Antimoderns
In 1930, Julius Evola launched the periodical La Torre which was subsequently shut down by the Fascist government of Italy. This was just after the publication of the Italian edition of Pagan Imperialism, but before Revolt against the modern World. This essay, Noi Antimoderni is from the inaugural issue. While … Continue reading
Remarks on Tomberg
Those who are interested in reading Meditations ought to peruse this index to his book here. Consulting the index under “personal magic”, one is referred to pages 478-480 (among others): “Therefore, it follows from the preceding that magical formulae are not invented – just as true poetry is not invented … Continue reading
The Spirit Soul
Pure spirits communicate through thought transference. This has consequences for the Occult War. Men believe their thoughts are their own, even though they cannot predict what they will think of one minute from now, and seldom consider the source of thoughts. But thoughts come from the hierarchies of higher beings and angels and demons. That is why ideas can take hold of large populations at the same time. It also explains why certain thoughts tend to lump together in different individuals. Continue reading
Tactics of the Occult War
The Occult War is fought in the third dimension of history, that of depth, beyond the dimensions of space and time by which we conventionally view things. Yet, those who can only understand in terms of facts, material causes, and visible leaders still think at the level of brutes. Continue reading
Deep Materiality
Tomberg remarks in his Meditations that Christianity places the locus of sin, not in the body or material existence (such as he thinks is implied to a degree by Eastern metaphysic), but in the soul. The body, then, as such, becomes rather a focus of redemption and revelation, rather than … Continue reading
Doctrine of the Soul
In the Medieval period, the doctrine of the soul reached its deepest understanding in the thought of Thomas Aquinas. This doctrine was adopted, virtually in toto, from Aristotle. Now, Aristotle was the heir to the totality of Greek philosophy and its mysteries. Even if much of that earlier work has … Continue reading
Lightning Strikes from the East
Ignorance pure and simple is far preferable to false ideas. ~ Rene Guenon Continue reading
The Supersition of Science
Nothing can be clearer than this contrast between Friedrich Nietzsche, the prophet of the postmodern world, and Rene Guenon, the prophet of Tradition. Guenon calls the idols of modernity, viz. Science, Progress, Civilization, Right, Liberty, a sort of religion that replaced Tradition, but is better called a counter-religion. This faux religion originates the modern epoch. Continue reading