As a thought experiment, we shall attempt, in several posts, to specify the characteristics of what Tradition in the West will have to look like, based on the 400+ preceding posts. In particular, we will look at the following elements: Foundation External structure Internal Structure Practical Dualism These characteristics will … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tradition
The Makropoulous Affair
Janacek’s famous opera, The_Makropulos_Affair centers around the discovery of a secret elixir which can actually grant the brewer immortality. Continue reading
Mouravieff Continues
Boris Mouravieff’s opus is a testimony to his own search for truth, & to the unity of that very Truth which he sought. Here he speaks of the complex nature of grasping an infinite Truth, which often occurs in stages – It is only after the Second Threshold that the … Continue reading
The Church that was Left Behind
For many Christians, referring to a “secret Gospel” is either presumptuous, dangerous, or absurd — perhaps a bit of all three. And, indeed, such fears are usually the case with those who go in quest of Gnostic hierophanies – just witness the popular mesmerization over the Da Vinci code novels … Continue reading
Choosing my Religion
The direction in which we may find awakening and liberation, the direction of initiation, is vertical and has nothing to do with the course of history. ~ Julius Evola Spirituality in the Modern World I spent some time tonight, actually too much time, checking out on Amazon various books on … Continue reading
Lesser & Greater Mysteries
Galahad & Grail Boris Mouravieff’s Gnosis is a bridge between the Lesser Mysteries of orthodox Christianity and the Greater Mysteries promised in the Nordic tradition, as is clear from Mouravieff’s passage concerning the existence of two types of humanity on earth: In the first volume of ‘Gnosis’, we had already … Continue reading
The Proverbs of Hell
No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings. Continue reading
The Seven Steps of Esoteric Christianity
“What had so often occurred individually within the Mystery schools, far from external events, took place openly within Jesus Christ in outer world history.” – Rudolph Steiner Despite Evola’s condemnation of Steiner as a “hopeless muddle”, a closer look into Christianity can uncover patterns that might make us take Steiner … Continue reading
Fate in the Ancient City
He who does not justly perform his appointed duty may appear as a violator of the whole order of the Universe. ~ Pythagoras In The Ancient City, Fustel de Coulanges begins in the middle of things, at the point when religion had already been established. To get to the beginning … Continue reading