I was thinking, and am still thinking (since I am at the point of having finished what I had attempted to do in the West) of going to India to stay there. One of my correspondents convinced me that it would not be worth the trouble, unless I go to Kashmir or Tibet and I have a way to introduce myself into some of the rarest centers that still conserve the Tradition but are excessively suspicious of any foreigners. Continue reading
Occasionally the question comes up, as it has again this week, as to why we focus so much on the spirituality, symbolism, social structures, and history of the Middle Ages. Although the answer can be pieced together from various posts, it may be good to summarize it in one place. … Continue reading
⇐ Point 9 Point 11 ⇒ Julius Evola points out the three possible reactions to the modern world, which he regards as fundamentally “bourgeois”. We may dispute that today in that proletarian values seem to predominate in our time. Oppose the bourgeoisie with a “collectivized and materialized humanity,” to which we … Continue reading
This is a continuation of posts on Clement’s Journal, found (in obscurity) in the Ante Nicene Fathers. Peter has been initiating Clement, so we see the “inner workings” of this process, which really amounts to a sort of personal spiritual apprenticeship, which is governed by affectionate command and proud obedience, … Continue reading
Rabbi John said: to bring together a true couple from among mankind is more difficult than Moses’ miracle in parting the Red Sea. So says the rather odd Mr. Egyolk, a Russian Hasidic Jew, in Gustav Meyrink‘s The Green Face. One of the subplots in the book involves a group … Continue reading
From a practical point of view, such a path is exceedingly difficult. It is difficult enough alone, but trickier in tandem, as differences in development are usually inevitable. Some few women will find themselves attracted to such a man, even if they are not quite sure why. Continue reading
As for what Evola wrote you, I agree with him that there used to exist a Western initiatic tradition; but, unfortunately, I strongly doubt that it can be considered as still currently living. I certainly encounter, from time to time, the assertion of the existence of spiritual centres in this or that region of Europe, but, up until now, I have had no proof that that assertion is justifiable. Continue reading
← Point 8 Point 10 → In Point 9, Julius Evola rejects the “solutions” offered by the modern world. First of all, it is not simply a matter of preserving a certain “culture”, which is the superficial, but rather of developing an entire “worldview”, in the heart of man’s being, from … Continue reading
Man and his Becoming will draw the attention of the well trained and qualified reader. It will also become the source of misunderstandings for a certain category of “third rate” critics and intellectuals who oscillate between platitudes and political and spiritual fancies. Continue reading