Alan Watts: Be Absolutely Willing to Die
A lecture that helped me years ago. Don’t put the question of death off til later. It is the most important thing to consider now. “‘Memento mori.’ ‘Be mindful of […]
The Scholar studies the Men of Antiquity to become an Exemplar in Future Ages | Book of Rites (Li Ji)
This single passage defines all that we aim toward in this life, and is therefore, the most important to my ideal here: contributing to the advancement of culture and education. […]
Death in June: Unconditional Armistice
Hilariously Perfect… “Can I trust a human? Can I trust his soul? Like pigs they link together Like pigs in a sausage roll They all think they’re individuals They all […]
Classical Scholars against the Identitarian Right
In the mid-point to the last quarter of 2018, many articles were written across platforms and the internet on how the Alt-Right and Conservatives were misappropriating “the Greek and Latin […]
Marcello Veneziani on the Spirit of Giovanni Gentile’s Actualism and Rebuilding Italy
“It would take Gentile to rebuild Italy” by Marcello Veneziani outlines some important philosophical development from Gentile’s thought in the place of Italian intellectual history. There is some effort by […]
First Thoughts about “The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati”
A SCHOOL OF HUMANITY I am highly satisfied with my copy of “The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati.” I cannot believe how much […]
Friedrich Nietzsche on the Overman (Narrated by Peter Sjöstedt-H) and Fate
Peter Sjöstedt-H reads Nietzsche’s own words on the concept of the Overman/Superman (Übermensch) Create a Man beyond this one. There is a true need for a new aim, a higher […]
Adepts in America in 1776: William Q. Judge’s Speculations prompt Blavatsky to Question “Illuminati” Theory
ADEPTS IN AMERICA IN 1776 CONTROVERSY William Q. Judge article in the Theosophist (1883) was his own theories. A respondent puts forth the claims of Adepts in America in 1776 […]
“I Believe in Philosophy” (script) scene from Hypatia
Heladius Dignitary: The majority of us here…have accepted Christ. Why not the rest of you? It’s only a matter of time and you know it.Hypatia: Really? It is just a […]
Marcel Barsotti: Die Päpstin – Anno Domini 887
Die Päpstin – Anno Domini 887 THE ENDURING MYTH OF POPE JOAN “…a female pope who is not set down in the list of popes.”
U.G. Krishnamurti: Recollects the Second-Generation Theosophical Society
Second Generation refers to a shifted leadership in the Theosophical Society, with international headquarters in Adyar, Madras, post-1890’s, and led by Annie Besant in 1907 til her death. The second […]
The American Minervan 