An infinitely good God gives to each of us life, free-will and time enough, if we make the right use of the suffering exactly dosed by his Providence (Mt.X, 29-31), for us to choose to spend our eternity rather with him in Heaven than without him in Hell. The Greek answer is incomplete, but not wholly wide of the mark. Instead of God the Father, they have a Father-god, Zeus, and instead of Providence they have Fate Continue reading
Since everything has a reason for its existence, so does theology. In particular, man as he is a contingent being, will respond and understand theological language, while finding metaphysical language abstract and unapproachable. Continue reading
The citizen had no freedom of religion; either he participated in the religion of the city or he was banished. The hierarchy of family, tribe and city introduced the idea of a wider and wider influence of the gods, but the knowledge of the one god had been lost. Philosophers … Continue reading
This time it was serious. The Lords of Karma called me in and prohibited another Earth incarnation. They said that all that flapping over Tokyo caused four hurricanes in a place called Florida. Continue reading
“Wow, not a fairy tale ending. I’m surprised, though. I though Ecstasy was a Love drug.”
“Oh, they loved what they did to me. They were laughing the whole time.” Continue reading
David and Abishag In a previous post, we made reference to Rene Guenon‘s claim that at its origin Christianity was an esoteric teaching that then turned exoteric. As an example, we can point to the early practice of the subintroducta. The story of David and Abishag shows that the practice … Continue reading
Satanists have their heretics, that is, those who revert to nature worship. A true Satanist, however, understands its supernatural origins. Satan does not ignore God, rather he puts himself at the same level. Continue reading
The Middle Ages are so called because it represents the era between Antiquity and modernity. We can also regard it as the Traditional society between the Ancient traditional world and the coming Traditional society of the future. That the Middle Ages represent Tradition is beyond dispute. Now, there may be … Continue reading
“It goes without saying, that nobody initiates anybody else, if we understand by initiation the mystery of the Second Birth, the great sacrament, the initiation from above which is operative from above and has the value and duration of eternity. The Initiator is above…” Valentin Tomberg This truth is not … Continue reading