Tag Archives: George Gurdjieff

Mr. Gurdjieff

7,589 words

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was born on this day in 1866, 1872, or 1877 — depending on whom you ask. [1] Much else about his biography is equally uncertain. We do know that his father was Greek, his mother Armenian, and that he was born in Alexandropol which was then part of the Russian Empire (it is now in Armenia and is called Gyumri). Read more …

Published: January 13, 2021 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anti-modernism, articles, being, Bodhidharma, Buddhism, Collin Cleary, David Hume, epistemology, esotericism, knowing, mechanicality, metaphysics, modernity, North American New Right, originals, phenomenology, philosophy, René Descartes, subjectivity, technology, the ego, the Self, wakefulness | 13 Responses

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Giacinto Scelsi:
A Soundtrack for Radical Traditionalism

Christopher Pankhurst

2,630 words

“Rome is the boundary between East and West. South of Rome, the East starts, and north of Rome, the West starts. This border-line now, runs exactly over the Forum Romanum. There’s my house, this explains my life and my music.” — Giacinto Scelsi

The music of Giacinto Scelsi is still relatively obscure, which is in keeping with the reclusive and esoteric character of the composer himself. Read more …

Published: December 7, 2012 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aleister Crowley, articles, Christopher Pankhurst, classical music, Giacinto Scelsi, industrial music, North American New Right, originals, popular music, postmodernism, Rene Guénon, the occult, Theodor Adorno, Traditionalism | 18 Responses

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My Education, Part II

Anthony M. Ludovici

7,812 words

Editor’s Note:

What follows are selections from Confessions of an Anti-Feminist: The Autobiography of Anthony M. Ludovici, ed. John V. Day, ch. 4, “My Education, II (1910–1916).” Read more …

Published: January 11, 2012 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged A. R. Orage, Ananda Coomaraswamy, art, art criticism, Auguste Rodin, book exceprts, C. H. Douglas, courage, esotericism, Friedrich Nietzsche, modern art, mysticism, North American New Right, P. D. Ouspensky, painting, philosophy, Social Credit, World War I | Leave a comment

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Mr. Gurdjieff

Julius Evola

1,525 words

Translated by Greg Johnson

Czech translation here

Individuals who help us put a finger on the disturbing way in which the existence of the great majority of people has been, metaphysically speaking, degraded, are rare in our times and run the risk of being confused with charlatans.

Memories of Orage, Gurdjieff, & Ouspensky

Anthony M. Ludovici

Alfred Richard Orage, 1873–1934

3,252 words

Editor’s Note:

The following is from Anthony M. Ludovici, Confessions of an Anti-Feminist: The Autobiography of Anthony M. Ludovici, ed. John V. Day, ch. 4, “My Education, Part II.” (The opening sentence comes from ch. 3, “My Education, Part I.”) The book remains unpublished, but we hope to raise funds to finally bring it into print.