I see and approve what is better, but follow what is worse. ~ Ovid, Metamorphoses Continue reading
Paganism 2.0
The Notion of an Elite
Due to the nature of blog posts, you may feel like someone watching a movie starting from the middle. Nevertheless, there is an architectonic plan as summarized: Thesis: Tradition is the normal state for human spiritual well-being. Hypothesis: The Western world is in crisis due to its forgetting of Tradition. … Continue reading
How Not to Save Europe
Europeans are prosperous. The top 10 happiest nations on earth are European. They don’t want to be saved. Continue reading
I Sleep, but the Heart is Awake
The body cannot be understood as a piece of matter, but rather as a non-dual body/soul/spirit complex. Continue reading
The Cosmic Mystery
The wise man, who, by means of meditation on his Self, recognizes the Ancient One who is difficult to be seen, who has entered into the dark, who is hidden in the cave, who dwells in the abyss as God; he indeed leaves joy and sorrow far behind. Continue reading
Homage to Giuseppe
Since there was an awareness into the future through one’s descendants, there was also a reverence for the past. One’s ancestors were revered and their cultural and spiritual inheritance passed on. Continue reading
Spiritual Reinvigoration
Thorgeir spent the day in meditation. On the following day, the Christians and Pagans met again to hear his decision. Thorgeir explained that there could not be two conflicting laws and asked for pledges from both sides to abide by his decision. Continue reading
Spring Fever Intoxication
This was supposed to be a post about self-mastery, but I ran out of space. As I’ve insisted, a man should live the philosophy he holds. Hence, you won’t find, in my case, some wonderful conversion story but rather a series of attempts at self-mastery, of the subtle struggling to rule the dense. On the path of gnosis, you will be freed of anxiety, addictions, self-doubts, and lack of confidence. What is that worth to you? Continue reading
The Country of the Blind
The short story is about a lost South American tribe in which everyone is born blind. A mountaineer accidently discovers their city. He imagines that, with his sight, he would become their ruler. Unfortunately, the villagers do not believe in his “alleged” sense of sight. They think he is crazy and his eyes are a cause of his disease. Continue reading
The Cosmic Covenant
Early man had not acquired the habit of abstract thought, as his mode of thinking was more intuitive. As was pointed out earlier, he saw the physical, the psychological, and the spiritual worlds in their integrated wholeness. Continue reading