Let us forget earth, let us realize heaven; let us share our thoughts, our joys, our griefs, our aspirations, our tears, so that in this unfleshly communion of minds and souls there may be in our eyes pride, in our heart-throbs purity, in our speech chastity, in our consciences calm. Continue reading
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Putting a Rose Back on the Cross
Cologero has been very generous in allowing many of us to write on Gornahoor. For that reason, I’ve sometimes repaid him by not posting anything, when I was sure I had nothing important or clear to say. I am ending the series on Iamblichus; the reader will have to write … Continue reading
A Kind of Heavenly Daring
David and Abishag In a previous post, we made reference to Rene Guenon‘s claim that at its origin Christianity was an esoteric teaching that then turned exoteric. As an example, we can point to the early practice of the subintroducta. The story of David and Abishag shows that the practice … Continue reading