That Self, which is free from sin, free from old age, from death and grief, from hunger and thirst, which desires nothing but what it ought to desire, and imagines nothing but what it ought to imagine, it is that which we should search out; that which we must try … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2015
The Country of the Blind
The time has long gone by when anyone who claims the title of philosopher can think of religion as a superfluity for the educated and an ‘opiate for the masses’. It is the only known explosive in the economy of that delicate internal-combustion engine, the human mind. Peoples rich in … Continue reading
The Cosmic Covenant
This is part 2 of our review of The Cosmic Revelation by Bede Griffiths. ⇐ See Part 1. Griffiths next tries to relate the Vedic Revelation to Biblical Revelation. Biblical history is punctuated with a series of covenants. The first one was God’s covenant with Adam, which just means “man”. … Continue reading
Scaligero Meets Evola (2)
This is the conclusion of Massimo Scaligero‘s essay describing his first impressions on meeting Julius Evola. In this part, Scaligero gets to the heart of Evola’s thinking, describing what unites them and what separates them. Unlike other reviews that describe Evola as a political figure, a philosopher, etc., Scaligero understands … Continue reading
Scaligero Meets Evola
In this essay, Massimo Scaligero describes his first impressions on meeting Julius Evola. Although they went in different directions (Scaligero became an Anthroposophist), they remained good friends and collaborated for several years. Like Evola, Scaligero was interested in the Roman spirit in the context of spiritual races. Scaligero incisively notes … Continue reading
Artisan of the Soul
All men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life: in a certain sense, they are to make of it a work of art, a masterpiece. ~ Pope John Paul II, Letter to Artists Your life is your soul. Like a bodybuilder caring for his physique, … Continue reading
The Hyperborean Race and its Branches
This is Part 2 section 7 of Sintesi di dottrina della razza by Julius Evola in which he discusses the Hyperborean race. The texts that he refers to are Revolt Against the Modern World and The Myth of Blood; the chapters in Revolt on the Hyperboreans should be read in … Continue reading