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Providence, Will, Destiny

Posted on 2011-02-27 by Cologero

In The Great Triad, Rene Guenon deals with the relationship between Providence, Will, and Destiny. Here he relies on the work of Fabre d’Olivet, which is based on Pythagoreanism and Chinese metaphysics. This triad is related to the “Great Triad” of Heaven, Man, Earth. D’Olivet writes: That universal Man is … Continue reading →

The I and Subjectivity

Posted on 2011-02-26 by Cologero

Jivatma is Atma considered in relation to the human individuality; it resides at the center of this individuality and is designated symbolically by the heart. However, Atma can be neither manifested nor individualized nor embodied. As jivatma it appears to be individualized and embodied from the point of view of the individual human manifestation. Continue reading →

Unity, Uniformity, Harmony

Posted on 2011-02-21 by Cologero

In lieu of an essay today, we shall instead list some definitions and ideas adapted from various works of Rene Guenon. Once understood, the point of the inexistent essay will become immediately apparent. Note that some of the terms are not used by Guenon (although the concepts themselves are); this … Continue reading →

Nature Abhors a Vacuum

Posted on 2011-02-10 by Cologero

There can be no gaps in the psychic and physical processes; that it, there is necessarily a continuity synchronically and diachronically. Another way to say it is that everything is in relationship to everything else. Continue reading →

Doctrine of Castes

Posted on 2011-02-03 by Cologero

One law for the lion and ox is oppression. ~ William Blake, Marriage of Heaven and Hell The characteristics of each caste is shown in the following chart, which combines details from Rene Guenon, Julius Evola, and Plato. (Note: The English translation of Revolt Against the Modern World suggests the … Continue reading →

Christendom and the Superstition of Fact

Posted on 2011-01-27 by Cologero

A warrior acts courageously because it is an expression of his nature, his being. An artist can portray a courageous man in a poem or play, but is not thereby courageous himself. A philosopher will debate the meaning of courage, but will always end in aporia. Continue reading →

Transmutation: A Novel

Posted on 2011-01-21 by Cologero

A frequent visitor to Gornahoor, Lydia Bisanti, asked me to make her novel Transmutation: A novel about Eternal Love available in the Gornahoor library. This is how she describes herself: Lydia Bisanti’s interest in metaphysics started in the seventies when she discovered the writings of Rene Guenon, a French metaphysician … Continue reading →

Incarnation of the Logos

Posted on 2010-12-26 by Cologero

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light … Continue reading →

An Introduction to Guido de Giorgio

Posted on 2010-12-18 by Cologero

Guido Lupo Maria De Giorgio, pseudonym “Havismat” (San Lupo, October 3 1890 – Mondovi, December 27, 1957) was an esoterist and Italian writer. After graduating with a degree in philosophy, he went to Tunisia where he worked as a teacher of Italian. There, he came into contact with Islamic esoterism … Continue reading →

Guenon, Maritain, Thomism

Posted on 2010-12-15 by Cologero

The young man who will take up this task may already have been born. Continue reading →

Some men return to their past, so that new forces may arise for the reconquest ~ J. Evola
Par l'espace, l'univers me comprend et m'engloutit comme un point ; par la penseé, je le comprends.~ Pascal
A common man marvels at uncommon things; a wise man marvels at the commonplace. ~ Confucius
Noli foras ire, in te ipsum redi: in interiore hominis habitat veritas. ~ St. Augustine
A man of talent is like a marksman who hits a target others cannot hit, but the man of genius is like a marksman who hits a target others cannot see. ~ Schopenhauer
To live is to change, to be perfect is to have changed often. ~ John Henry Cardinal Newman
I believe in being free, acquiring knowledge, and telling the truth. ~ H. L. Mencken
On se lasse de penser, et même d'agir; jamais on ne se lasse d'aimer. ~ Auguste Comte
To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. ~ Henri Bergson
The divine sleeps in the rock, breathes in the plant, dreams in the animal, and wakes in man. ~ old Nordic adage
The strong man strikes only when it is absolutely necessary, and then nothing stops him. ~ Vilfredo Pareto
Pour l’homme de droite, être libre ne consiste pas à faire ce que l’on veut, mais à faire ce qui est conforme à l’ordre naturel voulu par Dieu.
Very few battles are lost physically. Battles are lost almost always morally; the real victor like the real loser is the one who believes he is. ~ Joseph de Maistre