His intellectual life becomes so fascinating and pleasurable, the memories of sweet love begin to fade. Instead, he longs for a higher connection. His desire is to share ideas on music, literature, poetry, history, metaphysics, and the like. Procreation reappears as intellectual creation at this stage. Continue reading
Pantheism does not admit the existence of individual beings. Pantheism offers only the perspective of letting oneself be lulled by the undulation of the ocean of deified nature. ~ Valentin Tomberg There is a photo of Giulio Cogni in Julius Evola’s Sintesi di dottrina della razza with the following caption: … Continue reading
Women seem terribly complex to men, although it is not really true. On the other hand, women believe that men are quite simple, again not true. A few years ago, I had a new client, let’s call her Laine, who was trying to cope with a very difficult separation. Although … Continue reading
“Why Can’t a Woman Be More Like a Man?” Rex Harrison famously asked in My Fair Lady. Of course, implicit in that plaint is the assumption that men are “real” and women are at best inferior copies. One of my favorite writers on psychology is James Hillman who addresses this … Continue reading
Pitbull A few years ago I was watching an Argentinian movie about the Tango with Cologero. The main character, the aging movie director, was seducing a young dancer. He told her, “Sometimes I feel like a lion wandering aimlessly in the savanna.” Of course, that turned into a teaching moment. … Continue reading
Prairie dogs are not real life. Continue reading
Cologero got word from his doctor this week that he is working too hard, adversely affecting his health. He needs some “alone” time and I believe he is considering a private retreat; when or for how long, he didn’t say. He did leave me a few posts for the coming … Continue reading
The New York Times had an article this week about the latest dating trend, which is to ask about your date’s credit score before you get too involved. That is something pretty girls don’t really have to worry about because we know that if this one gets away, there will … Continue reading
There is an Italian commentary on, and reprinted text of, a letter from Evola to Tomasso Palamidessi here. Although this is not a translation, this is a rough survey of the contents of the letter, with a transliteration attempted at certain points, to convey or emphasize the meaning. The commentator … Continue reading