Part II ⇒ This is part 1 of the concluding section of Guido De Giorgio‘s description of the establishement of a traditional society. Here, he develops the idea of the supreme leader, above the three castes, whose primary duty is the maintenance of Tradition. This section, as a whole, needs … Continue reading
Midsummer Night Dream 2013
Anyone attracted to political action should read those political scientists who describe how men actually are and act, not as they should in some imaginary world. Only then can men be led effectively. Most today will think that is immoral. To the contrary, the result is Order, Authority, and Unity … Continue reading
Evola Viewed from the Right
This is the first part of a multipart review of Julius Evola’s book Il fascismo visto dalla destra. It will continue sporadically and I truly hope to get to the actual book in one of the subsequent parts. In quoting the text, I will usually rely on my own translations. … Continue reading
The Establishment of a Traditional Society: Workers (IV)
⇐ Part III This is the concluding part of the chapter on the Workers from La Tradizione Romana [The Roman Tradition] by Guido De Giorgio. Even those who say and believe they adhere to a tradition have accepted science as the expression of an achievement that, according to them, would … Continue reading
Silence, Rhythms, Forms
It is a monstrously ironical fact that the only civilization which professes to discount heredity and to put all its faith in environment is unique in having no positive environment to offer. ~ Martin Lings Speaking from the Heart Since we started the translation of La Tradizione Romana in the … Continue reading
The Establishment of a Traditional Society: Workers (III)
⇐ Part II Part IV ⇒ This is the third part of the chapter on the Workers from La Tradizione Romana [The Roman Tradition] by Guido De Giorgio. Here he describes how science changed the nature of work and displaced tradition. Hence, the corporations also originally represented modes of realization … Continue reading
Androids, Avatars, and Androphiles
Most people think in sentence fragments. The more educated can think in complete sentences, or more rarely, in paragraphs. Winding Down As we are getting close to the ¾ mark of 1001 posts, I have to think about wrapping things up. Just before #1001, I will reveal the secret meaning … Continue reading
The Establishment of a Traditional Society: Workers (II)
⇐ Part I Part III ⇒ This is second part of the chapter on the Workers from La Tradizione Romana [The Roman Tradition] by Guido De Giorgio. Here he describes the nature of work and art, and their relation to the divine. I have translated the root lavor- as labor … Continue reading
The Establishment of a Traditional Society: Workers
Part II ⇒ This is the first part of the chapter on the workers from La Tradizione Romana [The Roman Tradition] by Guido De Giorgio. In this part, De Giorgio reviews the metaphysical foundations of the notion of castes and prepares the groundwork for the discussion of the specific functions … Continue reading
Gods, Angels, and Men
A thought crosses their mind, they are pleased with it, probably it brings them esteem in their social circle, it provides a modicum of order to the unstoppable stream of consciousness, and it is imprinted with a strong emotional attachment. Continue reading