The Orthodox Word (continued)

Posted on 2012-11-02 by Logres

Speaking of the “Dark Ages”, the Orthodox Word tract (Forming the Soul, by Sisters of St. Xenia’s Skete): “He treasured hierarchy because it was for him a reminder of God. His whole world was an endlessly unfolding, interlocking allegory of the majesty and love of God. He rejoiced in the … Continue reading →

Day of the Dead and Signs of Life

Posted on 2012-11-02 by Cologero

Satan always makes his snares alluring and appealing. However, being such a trickster, he always leaves his calling card behind: a big turd right in the middle. Men carefully walk around it to “get to the good stuff”. Continue reading →

All Soul’s Day 2012

Posted on 2012-11-01 by Cologero

Remember your ancestors. Around the second of November, I would like to avoid naming here the living, or rather to be concerned with them only insofar as they themselves are concerned with men who had already departed from life. A melancholy memory is not a simple dream, and nothing deep … Continue reading →

Halloween Quiz

Posted on 2012-10-31 by Cologero

While you are waiting for your candy, test your knowledge of Tradition: Turn your monitor upside down to see answers.

Authority and Legitimacy

Posted on 2012-10-31 by Cologero

the problem is not the leaders who deceive the people, but rather the people who let themselves be deceived (personal communication) We have presented three works by Ananda Coomaraswamy, Charles Maurras, and Julius Evola on the themes of the elite and the source and legitimacy of their authority. Remember the … Continue reading →

To Be of the Right

Posted on 2012-10-29 by Cologero

The positions of a Right are necessarily anti-corporate, anti-plebeian, and aristocratic; thus their positive counterpart will see value in the affirmation of the ideal of a well-structured, organic, hierarchical State, directed from a principle of authority. Continue reading →

Principle IV: Authority (Its Conditions)

Posted on 2012-10-28 by Cologero

The Conditions of True Authority: the Education of the Leaders From Chapter II, “Principles”, L’Autorité, of Mes Idées Politique, by Charles Maurras. The development of what is called modern civilization tends increasingly favour material forces over moral forces. If we rely on it in order to achieve social justice or … Continue reading →

Why can’t a Woman be like a Man?

Posted on 2012-10-27 by Teresa Chicalinda

“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 →

Eastern Wisdom and Western Knowledge

Posted on 2012-10-27 by Cologero

Rene Guenon is one of the few writers of our time whose work is really of importance … he stands for the primacy of pure metaphysics over all other forms of knowledge Continue reading →

The Soul of Jupiter

Posted on 2012-10-26 by Logres

Tomberg emphasizes that there is a “Self Beyond the Self”, which Christians call God, as well. However I am not so certain, speaking even as a Christian, that these types of debates are more a matter of method & emphasis, rather than absolute substance. Continue reading →

Gornahoor

Liber esse, scientiam acquirere, veritatem loqui

The Orthodox Word (continued)

Day of the Dead and Signs of Life

All Soul’s Day 2012

Halloween Quiz

Authority and Legitimacy

To Be of the Right

Principle IV: Authority (Its Conditions)

Why can’t a Woman be like a Man?

Eastern Wisdom and Western Knowledge

The Soul of Jupiter