What we call a normal civilization is one that is based on principles, in the true sense of this word. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Letters from Guenon to Evola (VII)
every “true man” has realized all the possibilities of the human state, but each one following a way that is congenial to him and thanks to which he differentiates himself from the others. Moreover, if it were not so, how could there be a place here, in our world, also for other beings that have not reached this level? The same thing can also be applied, at another level, for the “transcendent man” or the jivan mukta; but then it is a matter of the totality of the possibilities of all the states. Continue reading
Truth and Reality
And the independent reality of the individual, when we examine it, is in truth mere illusion. Apart from the community, what are separate men? It is the common mind within him which gives reality to the human being, and taken by himself, whatever else he is, he is no human … Continue reading
Guenon/Evola Letter 7 Introduction
The correspondence between Rene Guenon and Julius Evola was broken after 1934 and resumed in 1948, where there was a regular and frequent correspondence between them. Letters 3 through 6 and the first several paragraphs of Letter 7 were concerned primarily with topics only of interest to authors: books in … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 5
⇐ Point 4 Point 6 ⇒ Although the Cold War between the USSR and USA is over, this makes Evola’s insights in this point all the more prescient. As long as communism and the Soviet Union were perceived as external enemies, the USA could sustain internally a certain amount of reaction … Continue reading
Family Values
There is a rather oddball notion floating around that the traditional family arrangement is actually unnatural to Europeans and reflects—and this is intended as an insult—“Jewish family values”. This should be of no interest to us, except that it is an idea promoted by self-defined “Traditionalists” and for rather ignoble … Continue reading
Letters from Guenon to Evola (II)
The Truth is too high to receive the least insult. It is unfortunate that we don’t have Evola’s letter to Guenon, although we can surmise what it contained. We see in this dialog, that Guenon is always the master. We have to agree with Guenon that Evola misunderstands certain principles … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 4
⇐ Point 3 Point 5 ⇒ Here a new vision is put before our eyes. The regression of castes must be walked back up, but in today’s undifferentiated world, one’s caste is unclear. New spirits will awaken, but not from the expected places. This has nothing to do with economic classes. … Continue reading
Money, Sex, and Power
Twenty something years ago, a fellow, let’s call him Paul, belonged to my circle of friends. Like Travis McGee, he lived on his yacht in Bahia Mar. I recall that he was once on the Sally Jesse Raphael late night talk show in a segment about handsome and eligible millionaires. … Continue reading