So the solution to the lack of gnosis is not to read another book or study a philosopher on-line; these are pointless without restraining passions and overcoming evil habits. The Fathers described eight provocations that keep us in bondage: gluttony, lust, greed, anger, depression, boredom, vanity, and pride. Continue reading
Propaganda must become as natural as air or food. It must proceed by psychological inhibition and the least possible shock. The individual is then able to declare in all honesty that no such thing as propaganda exists. Continue reading
Spies, more spies, supremacy vs degeneration, debates, with no happy ending. Continue reading
Arseny’s soul wanted to touch Ursina’s soul … Get used to separation, said Death, it is painful, even if it is only temporary. Continue reading
Julius Evola’s review of the book “Mohammed and Charlemagne” by Henri Pirenne, originally published in 1939. Continue reading
The Artist of the future will be a philosopher, knight, saint, and scientist. He will integrate the intellectual, psychic and instinctive spheres into a whole. That integration is the True Will, so the Artist must needs be the conscious creator of his life. Continue reading
Love in essence reaches the consciousness of the exterior man in the form of a perception of existence. But he considers the beauty of the Universe and its life as mere information, instead of as a marvelous gift capable of constantly stimulating his sense of wonder and kindling his gratitude. Continue reading
Dans son roman, Soumission, Michel Houellebecq se réfère à une thèse de philosophie, soutenue à l’université catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, signée Robert Rediger, et intitulée Guénon lecteur de Nietzsche. Au cours des derniers mois, j’ai fait de nombreux efforts pour traquer une copie. Continue reading
If, as a scientist, he realizes that a religion promotes group identity and mutual cooperation, not to mention individual benefits, then is he morally obliged to remain silent about its real (according to him) origins? What if the promotion of atheism brings about social turmoil and decadence? Continue reading
Socrates distinguished between the Philosopher, the lover of wisdom, and the Sophist, a commercialized simulacrum of wisdom. The philosopher’s quest is the knowledge of the Whole, the Sophist is a partisan whose goal is to promote partial knowledge as knowledge of the whole. Continue reading