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Traditional Metaphysics
This is the beginning of a slow motion translation, still in progress, of the fundamental texts of metaphysics as described by Rene Guenon. Continue reading
Kublai Khan
The dissolution of the Mongolian realm took place in silence, almost uncannily. Hollowed out as though by termites the colossus still stood for a number of decades merely because in an Asia weakened by what had passed there was nothing to take its place. Finally, almost without any external inducement, it collapsed and fell to dust. Continue reading
Meditation on the Trinity
Guenon’s life project was to develop a “common understanding” “between various traditional doctrines.” We can now hope that there are indeed “qualified individuals capable of taking the initiative of an effective rapprochement such as the one I am thinking of”. Continue reading
The Man Who Knew Too Much
To know God, it is best to rely on the esoterists, saints, prophets, etc., who actually knew God, not some innovator with a novel theory about God. Continue reading
Genghis Khan
There was a deeper reason for the ending of the Mongolian invasions after the Battle of Legnica in the 13th century. The spiritual work cultivated by the Scholastics and the mystics at that time led to the development of a strong spiritual force that spread out over the whole of Europe Continue reading
In the Beginning
We learn to love God’s commandments. Continue reading
Mongolian Beliefs
Attila was known to his people as the “Heavenly Son” and the Chinese Emperor was worshipped as the “Son of Heaven”. Continue reading
The Limits of Human Intelligence
Is a complete understanding of the universe totally beyond human capability? Continue reading
The Dragon Path
The Emperor Fohi collected the metaphysical and cosmogonic mysteries of the Primordial Tradition under the title I Ching. The set of 64 symbols contains the mysteries and describes how to reach higher stages. Continue reading