The educated man of today is completely out of touch with those European modes of thought and those intellectual aspects of the Christian doctrine which are nearest those of the Vedic traditions. Continue reading
Vedanta and Western Tradition
Fedele d’Amore and the Tantric Path
The Fedele d’Amore was an initiatic society of Italian poets, and Dante was the most prominent among them. For these poets, the image of the beloved revealed the Divine Sophia, thereby awakening higher stages of consciousness. For Dante, it was Beatrice who served as his guide. A similar tradition existed … Continue reading
Chastising the General
The General McChrystal affair has dominated the news media today. I have no intention of debating the merit or demerits of the war in Afghanistan, but rather about the coverage of the incident itself. A bevy of commentators and government officials are trotted out to deal with the following two … Continue reading
The Name of the Road
Which nation honors its philosophers and mathematicians, and which its sportsmen? Continue reading
A Piece of Lava on the Moon
It would be easier to convince most people to consider themselves a piece of lava on the moon than a self. Those who are not in agreement with their self in this sense will not understand any comprehensive philosophy nor to they need to. Nature, whose machine they are, will … Continue reading
Law of Social Dynamics
Auguste Comte proposed the Law of Social Dynamics where humanity passes necessarily through the three states of theological affirmation, metaphysical critique, and positive science or religion. In point of fact, from a historical perspective, not every society has passed through those three stages; furthermore, Comte has not demonstrated that every … Continue reading
Instinct, Consciousness, Science
Corresponding to the three stages of the consciousness of the individual as described in Julius Evola’s The Individual and the Becoming of the World, there are three stages in the self-understanding of the social group: Instinct Consciousness Science Instinct A healthy society is based on healthy instincts. Families are strong, … Continue reading
The City of the Sun
The City of the Sun: A Poetic Dialog is a Utopian plan devised by the Hermetist and Dominican monk, Thomas Campanella to describe the ideal Solar civilization. Due to being on the wrong side of political intrigue and his alleged heresy, Campanella spent 27 years in prison, where he wrote … Continue reading
To Love the Truth
The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that … Continue reading
Death to the World
In Memoriam In the USA, today is Memorial Day, when the war dead are memorialized. By extension, it is also a time to remember the dead among our family and friends; it is the secular equivalent to All Soul’s Day for an irreligious nation. We can also use the occasion … Continue reading