Most people think in sentence fragments. The more educated can think in complete sentences, or more rarely, in paragraphs. Winding Down As we are getting close to the ¾ mark of 1001 posts, I have to think about wrapping things up. Just before #1001, I will reveal the secret meaning … Continue reading
Category Archives: Musings
Talking Father’s Day Blues
The life of the spirit is more important than that of the body, and inner spiritual freedom is more important than outer social freedom and is in fact its cause and origin. The soul is only truly alive when it has freed itself from bondage to its lust and anger. ~ Abdollah Javadi-e Amoli Continue reading
The Opposite of a Misconception
The swallows always seem to find their way back to Capistrano every year on March 19th. That is because they are in possession of three things: a destination, a tradition, and an initiation. Continue reading
Beau Geste Addendum
Since today is a family day, I can only offer a few quick thoughts, probably more than any “fly by” comments deserve. As for the current situation in Europe (and the West by extension), there are no surprises for those who understand Tradition. As a matter of fact, one of … Continue reading
Beau Geste at Notre Dame
On 21 May 2013, the new right, formerly old right, French historian Dominque Venner shot himself in the mouth using a Belgian 9mm pistol in front of the altar at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. M. Venner considered his final act as a dual protest against the new French law … Continue reading
My Meandering Spiritual Journey
I should be reluctant to post this because it is too personal, but to give in to reluctance would be to fall victim to the gnomic will. But, you may object, I am not infallible so I have no True Will. Continue reading
Benevolent Centralized Power
Jacques Ellul claimed that the purpose of education is to make it easier to indoctrinate people, so the highly educated are often the most malleable, or at least, they must be moulded first. Continue reading
April Showers 2013
April showers have chased me indoors. Last night I made enough money playing Texas Hold’em to cover the purchase of the UR/KRUR books and Della Riveria’s Magic World of the Heros, so you guys are off the hook. But thanks for the offers. Don’t knock playing cards which are clearly … Continue reading
Personal Revelations
This post will address some of the more common questions that readers have asked me. Do you Blog full time? With the massive amount of all original content, new translations, not to mention the distasteful duties of a webmaster, maintaining a full-featured web site may look like a full time … Continue reading
Sex and Violence
we are always guided by Augustine’s maxim that the truth lies in the interiority of man. This we shall do by following our earlier analysis of the various faculties of the soul. The forces of thymos and epithymia (or eros) channeled toward higher values, and are dominated by the rational or intellectual soul. Hence, from thymos he experiences the energy or force to strive for transcendence. Epithymia acts as the attractive force. Continue reading