There is nothing that can be truly and well done or made except by the man in whom the marriage of the Sacerdotium and the Regnum has been consummated, nor can any peace be made except by those who have made their peace with themselves. ~ Ananda Coomaraswamy In 1942, … Continue reading
A Beautiful Day to Die
In Japanese legends, the last thoughts of a dying man were believed to have irresistible powers. Lafcadio Hearn tells the story of a samurai who condemned one of his slaves to death by beheading. The slave, convinced of the injustice of the sentence, bitterly told his master, at his execution, that he would take revenge. The samurai’s family were terrified, because they understood the power of a dying man’s final thoughts. Continue reading
Everything Solid Melts into Air
The left claims to be based on science and intelligence, which point to progress; hence, anything that opposes that progression is ipso facto unscientific. Continue reading
Making up your Mind
A common criticism of Christians by the pagans, is that the Christian folk religion incorporated elements of the earlier paganism. We have never denied it, to the contrary, we have called attention to it. Furthermore, we have insisted that it is not restricted to folk religion, but also to the greatest minds of the Middle Ages, including Dante and Boethius. This is hardly a reason to reject Christianity, but rather to reject paganism, since everything of value in it has been incorporated into the folk religion, not to mention the esoteric religion Continue reading
Thought Power
If you have no courage to face the results of your thinking, to swallow the conclusions of your thinking, whatever they may mean to you personally, you should never take the trouble to philosophise. Continue reading
Factory Authorized Service Centers
Mr. X was driving in a remote area in the southwest. He stopped to car to heed the call of nature, but when he returned, the car would not start. Nightfall is approaching, he forgot to bring a blanket, and in the back seat, he noticed there were no more … Continue reading
Avoiding the Hands of the Sophists
When I had an inclination to philosophy, I did not fall into the hands of any sophist. ~ Marcus Aurelius Continue reading
Year in Review Continued
The direction in which we may find awakening and liberation, the direction of liberation, is vertical and has nothing to do with the course of history. ~ Julius Evola, The Doctrine of Awakening Rather than respond to comments, I’ll address several issues here. As I’ve indicated several times, our goal … Continue reading
Year in Review: 2012
Past WordPress has released a statistical summary for Gornahoor in 2012, for those interested in taking a look. 170,000 page views are not very many in the grand scheme of things, yet for a blog that has no real identity, it is probably significant. The trend has been gradually increasing, … Continue reading
Sign of the Times
We must be ready for an immense event in the divine order which we are travelling towards with an accelerated speed that must astound all those who watch. Awesome oracles have already pronounced that the time is now. Continue reading