Theory of the Will In The Key of the Mysteries, Eliphas Levi, who was a devout Catholic at least in his own mind, promises to harmonize reason with faith, and to exhibit true religion with such characters, that no one, believer or unbeliever, can fail to recognize it; that will … Continue reading
Category Archives: Religion
Men of Fine Disposition
If the primordial tradition is necessarily monotheistic, why does polytheism makes its appearance? Again, polytheism, properly understood, is compatible with monotheism provided the understanding of Principle is kept in mind. For example, Pico della Mirandola refers to the angels as “gods” in his commentary on Genesis, albeit in a quite … Continue reading
Occult Facts
Existence is only real when it is conscious to somebody. ~ Carl Jung Suppose you observe two men, man A is aiming a gun at the man B whose arms are raised. As a strict positivist, who only accepts the evidence of the senses, that is the limit of what … Continue reading
The Fourth Reverence
When you seek to manifest your destiny, are you stirred in your “whole soul in amazed wonder at the greatness and sublimity of the inner faculty in man and the insolubility of the mystery which it conceals”? Do you seek to accumulate things or seek the ideal good? Continue reading
The Real Objection to Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design, in the broadest sense of the term, is the methodological principle that causation may be the result of the intention of an intelligent agent. At first glance it is difficult to understand why that should be controversial. In everyday life, we use that principle all the time. For … Continue reading
Evola on Christianity in Europe
Continuing the translation of the interview in La Nation Europeenne: Julius Evola: A Justified Pessimism Q. Do you believe that the influence of Christianity was positive for European civilisation? Don’t you think that having adopted a religion of Semitic origin has distorted certain traditional European values? A. Speaking of Christianity, … Continue reading
All Soul’s Day
All Soul’s Day by Charles Maurras From where I am writing, I can, by turning a little, see the complete set of Bossuet’s books stacked up on the shelves familiar to me, and I have on this table, the Histoire des Variations, that I can open at my liking, assured … Continue reading