Matter is darkness and consciousness is light. Yet our age considers materialism, the notion that nothing exists but matter, to be the sign of intelligence. Sigmund Freud showed us how there is a drive in his patients toward matter, which he called the death instinct. Collectively, our age loves death. It tries to blot out consciousness with drugs, noise, and distractions. That is considered to be the intelligent option. Continue reading
One often hears said, “The facts speak for themselves.” On the contrary, the mass of empirical experiences requires an orienting principle to make sense of them. This is one’s world conception, or a person’s general conscious attitude toward the world. Continue reading
Breathe in me O Holy Ghost, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me O Holy Ghost, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart O Holy Ghost, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me O Holy Ghost, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Ghost, that I always may be holy. Continue reading
Much ink (virtual and real) has been spilled regarding the conversion of Valentin Tomberg from Anthroposophy to Roman Catholicism. Yet, as we saw in the conversion of Rene Guenon, such a move cannot be understood in the conventional sense as the rejection of one thing and the adoption of another. … Continue reading
the ignorant do not seek after wisdom because he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself. Continue reading
Are current Hungarians misplaced Turks in the heart of Europe, or are they ultimately descendants of Hyperborea through the Persian line? Continue reading