Counter-Currents
Solum Ipsum: Metaphysical Aphorisms
András László
Budapest: Middle Europe Books, 2024
198 pages
András László (1941–2024) was born in Budapest. A revered teacher and prolific author, András László held a doctorate in Buddhist studies and was a leading exponent of the Hungarian Traditionalist school.
Solum Ipsum is a collection of metaphysical aphorisms drawn from András László’s oral teachings by one of his students, Ferenc Buji, who also provides an interpretive essay on László’s life, thought, and place in the broader Traditionalist movement. Solum Ipsum is András László’s first book in English translation and a valuable window into the large and vibrant Hungarian Traditionalist school.
Praise for Solum Ipsum:
“András László is as famous an author in Hungary as René Guénon and Julius Evola are in Europe, or Frithjof Schuon is in the United States. But for those who know him well, his personality and attitudes also exhibit characteristics that are identical to those of authentic Eastern spiritual masters.”
—Róbert Horváth, editor of Magyar Hyperion
Contents
Foreword by Róbert Horváth
Aphorisms by András László
Prologue
Worldview & World Contemplation
Metaphysica Fundamentalis
God
The Universal Subject
Auton & Heteron
Subject & Object
The Magical Nature of Being
Person & Subject
Man
Conduct of Life
Metaphysical Praxis I: Attitude
Metaphysical Praxis II: The Principles
Metaphysical Praxis II: The Facts
Master & Disciple
Metaphysical Realization
Tradition & Anti-Tradition
Anti-Traditional Forces
The Dark Age
Postmodernity
Perspectives of the Future
Spiritual Deviation—Spiritual Deceit
Nature & the Supernatural
Humanism
Materialism
Objectivism
Politics
Egalitarianism—Democracy—Liberalism
From Suprahistoricity to Subhistoricity
Culture
Art & Beauty
Science
Religion
Christianity
Philosophy
Ethics
Symbology
Evoltion & Involution—Progress & Decline
Woman—Matrimony—Family
The Sacred & Profane Aspect of Sexuality
Combat—War—Heroism
Thinking & Intuition
Feeling & Emotion
Cognition
Hierarchy
Quantity & Quality
Body—Soul—Spirit
Death & Immortality
Eschatology
The Beginning & the End
Dominion (Dominatio) & Power (Potestas)
Time & Eternity
Order
Freedom
Epilogue
András László & Metaphysical Traditionality
by Ferenc Buji
Traditionality versus Modernity
András László
Solipsism—Kali-Yuga—Rightism
The Maxims
Index
About the Author