I am worm, I am slave, I am king, I am God. ~ Gabriel Derjavine The “to be silent” therefore precedes the “to know”, the “to will” and the “to dare”. This is why the Pythagorean school prescribed five years silence to beginners or “hearers”. One dared to speak there … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2018
The Bondage of Spirits
Ahriman In the essay On Magic, Giordano Bruno discusses the existence and action of non-human spirits. The practice of invoking god, demons, and heroes is the branch of magic called theurgy. He calls this the “magic of the hopeless” because they often become the vessels of evil demons. A safer … Continue reading
The End of Patriarchy
Hypsipyle Giovanni Boccaccio, in On Famous Women, relates the story of the Queen of Lemnos. During the reign of her father, King Thoas, the women rebelled against the patriarchy. Boccaccio describes it: The women were seized by madness and withdrew their untamed necks from the yoke of men. Scorning the … Continue reading