Christian Gnosis II

Posted on 2016-08-12 by Cologero

In which we review Christian Gnosis: From St. Paul to Meister Eckhart by Wolfgang Smith. None of the things which are comprehended by the senses or contemplated by the mind really subsist; nothing except the transcendent essence and cause of all. ~ St. Gregory of Nyssa As fire is concealed … Continue reading →

Idea Density

Posted on 2016-08-02 by Cologero

It is not the man who chooses the way. It is the way that chooses the man. In other words. the question of a choice does not arise, since the finite cannot choose the Infinite: rather the question is one of vocation, and those who are “called” to use the Gospel expression, cannot ignore the call without committing a “sin against the Holy Ghost” any more than a man can legitimately ignore the obligations of his religion. ~ Frithjof Schuon Continue reading →

McClain in his own Words

Posted on 2016-07-25 by Michael McClain

What follows are selections from “Persian Traditions in Spain” by Michael McClain People who know me very well say that I have a mentality which is medieval and not modern, rural and not urban, that I am an “incurable romantic and idealist”, and that I have a “peasant mindset”. To … Continue reading →

John of the Cross, the Rumi of Spain

Posted on 2016-07-23 by Michael McClain

The fact that St. John of the Cross was so open to said influence is a proof of the fact that he was an initiate in the esoteric path and of the ecumenism typical of all true mystics. If Rumi is the St. John of the Cross of Persia, then St. John of the Cross is the Rumi of Spain. Continue reading →

Christian Gnosis

Posted on 2016-07-20 by Cologero

Review of Christian Gnosis: From St. Paul to Meister Eckhart by Wolfgang Smith. Unlike other men of Tradition who accept a more or less universal gnosis, Smith will show that a specifically Christian gnosis goes beyond what other sapiential traditions can offer. He bases this on the doctrine of the Trinity, especially as it appears in Meister Eckhart. Continue reading →

Salvation and Evolution

Posted on 2016-07-10 by Cologero

At the conclusion to the Meditation on the Arcanum of the Star, Valentin Tomberg makes the following appeal: In our time, therefore, it is a matter of the task of effecting the third step of the evolutionary spiral of the Hermetic tradition — the third “recovery” of the subject of … Continue reading →

Unanticipated Recap

Posted on 2016-07-06 by Cologero

Nature does not make men equal; souls differ still more than bodies. ~ Antoine Fabre d’Olivet As I’ve been pondering which of two alternative endings to use for Post #1001 – if it ever appears at all – some recent inquiries have prompted this recapitulation before moving on to other … Continue reading →

Spirituality for the XXIst Century

Posted on 2016-06-30 by Cologero

As the moon is the intelligible unity in the four-dimensional manifold of positions and phases, so human subjectivity is the intelligible unity in the multi-dimensional manifold of the conscious events of a lifetime. ~ Bernard Lonergan Matter is essentially multiplicity and division; and this, be it said in passing, is … Continue reading →

Degrees of Existence

Posted on 2016-06-23 by Cologero

The next generation of American Indians could radically transform scientific knowledge by grounding themselves in traditional knowledge about the world and demonstrating how everything is connected to everything else. Advocacy of this idea would involve showing how personality and a sense of purpose must become part of the knowledge that … Continue reading →

From Worms to Gods

Posted on 2016-06-09 by Cologero

In which we review Wolfgang Smith’s writings on Darwinism and biology. I am worm, I am slave, I am king, I am God. ~ Gavrila Derzhavin Spiritual and mystical writers are often criticized, e.g., as being “life denying”, for describing themselves as “worms” or “slaves”. Here, however, the Russian poet … Continue reading →

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Christian Gnosis II

Idea Density

McClain in his own Words

John of the Cross, the Rumi of Spain

Christian Gnosis

Salvation and Evolution

Unanticipated Recap

Spirituality for the XXIst Century

Degrees of Existence

From Worms to Gods