As a man of science, I cannot be any other than a pantheist; as an artist, it is impossible for me to be other than a polytheist; as for being human—that is also taken care of. ~ Goethe Goethe has a threefold inner attitude towards existence. He was wholly a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tradition
Vedanta and Western Tradition
The educated man of today is completely out of touch with those European modes of thought and those intellectual aspects of the Christian doctrine which are nearest those of the Vedic traditions. Continue reading
Fedele d’Amore and the Tantric Path
The Fedele d’Amore was an initiatic society of Italian poets, and Dante was the most prominent among them. For these poets, the image of the beloved revealed the Divine Sophia, thereby awakening higher stages of consciousness. For Dante, it was Beatrice who served as his guide. A similar tradition existed … Continue reading
Instinct, Consciousness, Science
Corresponding to the three stages of the consciousness of the individual as described in Julius Evola’s The Individual and the Becoming of the World, there are three stages in the self-understanding of the social group: Instinct Consciousness Science Instinct A healthy society is based on healthy instincts. Families are strong, … Continue reading
St Anthony and Practical Reason
Like skilled painters and sculptors, it is by their works that they display their virtuous and God-loving way of life. Continue reading
Philokalia and the Recovery of Tradition
The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12) There is a new edition of Volume I of the Philokalia translated by Constantine Cavarnos and published by the Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. Philokalia means “Love of the Beautiful” (not “beautiful things”) … Continue reading
The Spirit of Joseph de Maistre
Joseph de Maistre was an Hermetist (in the school of Martines de Pasqually and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin), Traditionalist, Reactionary, European, and a source of the Russian Idea. In his Self-Defense, Julius Evola includes Maistre among those well-bred men holding sane and normal views common prior to the French Revolution. In … Continue reading
The Degrees of Knowledge
The Degrees of Knowledge Degree Object Form Doxa Opinion Phenomena Concept Dianoia Rational Knowledge Thought Idea Episteme Intuitive Knowledge Noumena Ideal Tradition teaches that there are three degrees of knowledge: Doxa (opinion): our knowledge of the sensory or phenomenal world Dianoia (rational knowledge): knowledge based on thinking and logical … Continue reading
The Way Back
Il cattolicismo è veramente la religion più perfetta, come la filosofia europea moderna è la più perfetta filosofia: sono insieme le più alte creazioni dello spirit ariano. (Catholicism is truly the most perfect religion, just as modern European philosophy is the most perfect philosophy: together, they are the highest creations … Continue reading
Tradition and Traditionalism
Think hard, young men, and be prudent before committing your life. Continue reading