By Thomas Aquinas Introduction Since we cannot be present at the holy ceremonies in honor of the angels, we should not let this time of devotion go by fruitlessly; rather, such time as we do not spend in singing their praises, we should spend in writing about them. And because … Continue reading →

DE SUBSTANTIIS SEPARATISTREATISE ON SEPARATE SUBSTANCES byThomas Aquinas translated byFrancis J. LescoeWest Hartford CN: Saint Joseph College, 1959 edited and html-formated by Joseph Kenny, O.P. CONTENTS The opinion of the early philosophers and of Plato Aristotle’s opinion How Aristotle and Plato agree How the above positions of Plato and Aristotle … Continue reading →

In which we briefly outline the idea of cosmic cycles, and illustrate them initially in the revelation of the originary Hyperborean source of the Vedas. This is then extended to Traditions following the Vedas. Finally, there is some speculation on the future course of the West. Continue reading →

James led a public discussion of the inner meaning of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Here are links to the text to be discussed: One is the Longfellow translation chosen because it’s easy to find online: Divine Comedy Volume 1 Canto 9 The other is the Carlyle translation which is a literal, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

For everything the understanding can grasp, and everything desire demands, is not God. Where understanding and desire have an end, there it is dark, there does God shine. Continue reading →

A white dove entered Fatima’s garment at the house of Umm Salamah before her meeting with the prophet Muhammad. Continue reading →

This post is In response to a “challenge” on to name 10 influential books. The primary criterion used in this selection is that the book provoked a fundamental change in world view. That is why I have seldom been able to reread any of these books, since a change like … Continue reading →

Since each inferior world is governed by its superior and receives its influence, so the mages believe that one can penetrate naturally by means of the same levels and for each one of these worlds up to the “archetypical world”, constructor and ruler of all things and from there to act not only on natural powers, but to also create new ones. Continue reading →