For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. In the madness of materialism the West delivers its great thinkers to the graveyard of thoughts, and tramples those in the dirt, who wish to abjure … Continue reading
Category Archives: Boris Mouravieff
Two Gnosticisms
Evola remarks in his essay on Steiner that Theosophy is actually a counterfeit doctrine. That is, the validity is true insofar as it goes, but the practical effect is actually to blunt the true dogma which it vaguely apprehends. Thus, modern “reincarnation” belief actually tends to inhibit the stark clarity … Continue reading
Titus Flavius Clemens and the Golden Chain
What evidence could we adduce for the claim that Clement of Alexandria possessed secret wisdom? First of all, we could establish his difference from (say) Tertullian or even Jerome (who had the dream about getting rid of his pagan library): “…by philosophy I mean not the Stoic, nor the Platonic, … Continue reading
The Third Testament
In order of succession, the Gnosis that Jesus revealed to John, James, and Peter after His resurrection reached Clement of Alexandria (about 160-215) and his direct disciples. Due to the persecutions of the third century, and the troubles that arose in the heart of Christianity after it became the State … Continue reading
The Russian Idea
For as lightning cometh out of the east, and appeareth even into the west: so shall the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:27) Over the past two hundred years, an important spiritual and philosophical movement has been coming out of Russia. This, until recently, has been little … 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