The point of view of this essay is absolute, that is, metaphysical, sacred, traditional: these three terms are identical for us because they converge in the determination of the same domain, that of transcendental truth Continue reading
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An Introduction to Guido de Giorgio
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
Festivities in the Hohenstaufen Court
The return to Tradition in the West, which rather than “saving” Western civilization, is instead its overcoming, has nothing to do with primitivism. It is consistent with reason as well as the highest standards in the arts and sciences. It protects religious life from its enemies (though not necessarily the … Continue reading
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