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2,446 words

Translated by Guillaume Durocher

Translator’s Note:

This text is drawn from Dominique Venner, Un samouraï d’Occident: Le Bréviaire des insoumis (Paris: Pierre-Guillaume de Roux, 2013), 101-15.. I have previously reviewed this work at The Occidental Observer.

Introduction to Vedanta, Part II
The Katha Upanishad

Collin Cleary

Yama, the Vedic god of death

4,058 words

Part I here, Part III here, Part IV here

The Katha Upanishad tells the story of a boy named Nachiketa whose father, Vajasravasa, decides to curry the favor of the gods by giving away his possessions. However, it seems that he was rather selective in what he gave up, only parting with things that were now useless to him. Nachiketa, who is quite pious, sees through his father’s insincerity: “What merit is there,” the boy asks, “in giving away cows that are too old to give milk?” This question, from a mere child, wounds Vajasravasa’s pride. Foolishly, Nachiketa persists: “To whom will you offer me?” he asks. Vajasravasa ignores the question at first, but when Nachiketa repeats it his father answers angrily, “To death I give you!” Read more …

Published: May 21, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Collin Cleary, hinduism, left-hand path, mindfulness, mysticism, North American New Right, OM, originals, philosophy, Upanishads, Vedanta, Vedas | Comments closed

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Introduction to Vedanta, Part I
The Isha Upanishad

Collin Cleary

Lord Vishnu as Vishvarupa, illustrating the three realms: heaven (head to belly), earth (groin), and underworld (legs). Painting c. 1800-50, Jaipur.

2,774 words

Part II here, Part III here, Part IV here

In this series of self-contained essays, I will offer an introduction to Vedanta, the philosophy of the Upanishads, through brief commentaries on individual Upanishads. These essays are geared toward individuals drawn to the path of Traditionalism – and especially the Left-Hand Path of Evolian Traditionalism.They place Vedanta in the context of Tradition. Further, they make clear the relevance of this path for those of us who are not just in revolt against the modern world, but who wish to live the ideal of “self-overcoming” – an ideal for all ages. Read more …

Published: May 7, 2018 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Collin Cleary, G. I. Gurdjieff, hinduism, Karlfried Graf von Dürckheim, left-hand path, mindfulness, mysticism, North American New Right, originals, philosophy, Upanishads, Vedanta, Vedas | Comments closed

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Battle of the Magicians:
Baron Evola between the Dancer & the Druid

James J. O'Meara

5,274 words

A Constant Reader has called my attention (keep those cards and letters coming in, folks!) to some critical commentary on the magical writings of Baron Evola[1] by none other than John Michael Greer, who is Past Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America and current head of the Druidical Order of the Golden Dawn. Read more …

Published: July 29, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aleister Crowley, articles, dance, Introduction to Magic, John Michael Greer, Julius Evola, magic, Neville Goddard, New Thought, originals North American New Right, the occult, Traditionalism | Comments closed

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Religion for Infidels, Part 5
Summoning Nature’s Powers

Anthony M. Ludovici

4,978 words

El Greco, “St. Dominic in Prayer”

Part 5 of 5

Editor’s Note:

In this final selection from Anthony Ludovici’s last book Religion for Infidels (London: Holborn, 1961), I have augmented John Day’s selections in The Lost Philosopher: The Best of Anthony M. Ludovici (Berkeley, Cal.: ETSF, 2003) with the concluding sections of the book. On Ludovici’s account, prayer is essentially meditation that mobilizes the deep forces of nature, Read more …