The Spartans remain immovable, their shields placed at their feet, without even putting themselves on the defensive against the arrows of the enemy. They await the signal of the gods. At last the victims offer the favorable signs; then the Spartans raise their shields, seize their swords, move on to battle and are victorious. Continue reading
The only reality is Consciousness, a position for which we may argue but which cannot be established with certitude except by an actual or direct experience of unity. Those who seek to establish supersensible truths on any other ground must fail; just as those who argue against the validity of the individual’s experience must fail. Continue reading
Tradition cannot be understood from the human, all-too-human, perspective. One criticism was based on something called “owness”, as though we pick and choose our gods on the basis of their suitability to our human condition, instead of rising above and seeing our human condition sub specie eternitatis. A second criticism … Continue reading
There seems to be much misunderstanding of Evola’s moral position. As he claims, he is drawing on doctrines [which] are in truth of a fundamental value, currently almost forgotten, that placed evil in matter. Apparently contemporary readers really have forgotten them, even those who falsely believe themselves to be relying … Continue reading
The rule of many is not good; one ruler let there be. ~ Ulysses, in Homer’s The Iliad, and again by Aristotle at the end of Book XII the Metaphysics. Much is made over the alleged Evolian reversal of the roles of the castes. This in part stems from his … Continue reading
We have often made the point that the analog of Spiritual Unity in the world is Harmony, not identity of opinion. Just as there are six different Orthodox schools in Hinduism, seemingly at odds with each other, there are, and should be, different schools of thought in the West, which, … Continue reading
This is an appeal to those who can distinguish Tradition from Custom, those no longer willing to be on the outside looking in, and those who hear a positive message in Tradition rather than a message of constant criticism and complaint. This is a project with relevance not only for … Continue reading
Confucius taught that there are two kinds of sage, those who are so by birth and those who are so through their own efforts. The Sage or True Man is the highest stage of the exoteric path, but the first stage of the esoteric path. Exoteric Path Stage Esoteric Path … Continue reading