Tag Archives: hermeticism

Changes’ Fire of Life

Scott Weisswald

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Changes can be considered the very first example of a neofolk band. Formed in 1969 by cousins Robert N. Taylor and Nicholas Tesluk, Changes has its roots in the earliest days of the folk revival and hippie scenes in the United States. Read more …

Published: April 24, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged apocalyptic folk, articles, Changes, esotericism, Faust, Francis Parker Yockey, music reviews, neofolk, North American New Right, originals, Oswald Spengler, paganism, psychedelic music, Robert N. Taylor, Scott Weisswald, the occult | 1 Response

116 Years of Aleister Crowley’s The Book of the Law

Beau Albrecht

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To say that Aleister Crowley was a very colorful individual would be an understatement. He was known for his many talents arising from his great intellect, as well as some disagreeable personality quirks. In his time, some called him the “world’s most wicked man,” which certainly was an overstatement. He was a favorite target for hordes of third-rate journalists. We understand!

He called himself “The Great Beast 666” and took it seriously. Read more …

Published: April 8, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Aleister Crowley, articles, Beau Albrecht, Egypt, globalism, Kabbalah, neoliberalism, North American New Right, originals, the occult, Thelema | 6 Responses

A Word from the Wise Guy:
The Mid-Century Mysticism of Max Stirner, Part II

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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here)

In my previous essay on Stirner, I suggested that the modern online community, or the Internet itself, would be an excellent example of a “Union of Egoists.” And here we meet with Neville again; for although, like Stirner, his career was on a downslope at his death – for reasons we will soon examine – Read more …

Published: May 8, 2019 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anarchism, articles, James J. O'Meara, Julius Evola, Max Stirner, Mitch Horowitz, Neville, New Thought, North American New Right, originals | 1 Response

Pizza & a Movie:
Jay Dyer’s Esoteric Guide to Sex, Cults, & Videotape, Part Three

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Part 3 of 3 (Part 1 here; Part 2 here)

Jay Dyer
Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Walterville, Or.: Trine Day, 2016 Read more …

Published: February 17, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Alfred Hitchcock, book reviews, Christianity, cyclical time, David Lynch, Esoteric Hollywood, esotericism, films, Hollywood, James J. O'Meara, Jay Dyer, North American New Right, originals | 7 Responses

Pizza & a Movie:
Jay Dyer’s Esoteric Guide to Sex, Cults, & Videotape, Part Two

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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here)

Jay Dyer
Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Walterville, Or.: Trine Day, 2016 Read more …

Published: February 16, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged book reviews, Christianity, cyclical time, Esoteric Hollywood, esotericism, films, Hollywood, James J. O'Meara, Jay Dyer, North American New Right, originals | 3 Responses

Pizza & a Movie:
Jay Dyer’s Esoteric Guide to Sex, Cults, & Videotape, Part One

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Part 1 of 3

Jay Dyer
Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film
Walterville, Or.: Trine Day, 2016

“A film is a ribbon of dreams. The camera is much more than a recording apparatus; it is a medium via which messages reach us from another world that is not ours and that brings us to the heart of a great secret. Read more …

Published: February 15, 2017 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged book reviews, Christianity, cyclical time, Esoteric Hollywood, esotericism, Hollywood, James J. O'Meara, Jay Dyer, North American New Right, originals | 4 Responses

Accommodate This!
Bruce Jenner & the Hermetic Rebis

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“Never let a good crisis go to waste” — Winston S. Churchill (supposedly)

“You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid.” — Rahm Emanuel, 2008

“Never waste a good crisis . . . Don’t waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.” — Hillary Clinton, 2009 Read more …

Published: June 11, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged alchemy, articles, biological sex differences, etiquette, James J. O'Meara, Julius Evola, manliness, North American New Right, originals, political correctness, sexuality, Traditionalism, transsexuals | 6 Responses

Notes sur Moïse l’Egyptien, Partie 3

Ralph Cudworth, 1617–1688

2,795 words

English original here

Note de l’auteur :

Le texte suivant complète mes notes sur le chapitre 3 du livre de Jan Assmann, Moïse l’Egyptien.

Bien que le chapitre 3 de Moïse l’Egyptien soit intitulé « Avant la Loi : John Spencer comme égyptologue », le dernier quart du chapitre est consacré à Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), l’un des collègues de Spencer à Cambridge et un membre important des Platoniciens de Cambridge. Read more …

Published: March 15, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Assmann notes, Baruch Spinoza, book reviews, cosmotheism, Egypt, esotericism, Greg Johnson, in French, in translation, Jan Assmann, monotheism, Moses, Moses the Egyptian, North American New Right, originals, paganism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, polytheism, Ralph Cudworth, religion, religious tolerance, the Assmann seminar | Leave a comment

Nenávisť zrodená na Sinaji:
Assmannov Mojžiš Egyptský

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English original here

Jan Assmann
Mojžiš Egyptský: Spomienka Egypta v západnom monoteizme
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997.

Keď som prvýkrát čítal knihu Mojžiš Egyptský od Jana Assmanna v júni 1997, tak išlo o skúsenosť, ktorá zmenila môj život. Mojžiš Egyptský patrí k najvzácnejším akademickým knihám : odvážnym i vzrušujúcim zároveň. Read more …

Published: January 10, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Akhnaton, articles, book reviews, Christianity, cosmotheism, Freemasonry, Greg Johnson, in Slovak, in translation, Islam, Jan Assmann, Judaism, monotheism, Moses, Moses the Egyptian, neo-paganism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, pantheism, philosophy, religion, religious tolerance, Rene Guénon, the Enlightenment, the Jewish question, Traditionalism | Leave a comment

Notas sobre Moisés el Egipcio de Jan Assmann, 3

Ralph Cudworth, 1617–1688

2,609 words

English original here

Nota del Autor:

El siguiente texto completa mis notas en el capítulo 3 de Moisés el Egipcio de Jann Assmann.

Aunque el capítulo 3 de Moisés el Egipcio es titulado “Antes de la Ley: John Spencer como Egiptologo”, el último cuarto del capítulo está dedicado a Ralph Cudworth (1617-1688), uno de los colegas de Spencer en Cambridge y un miembro líder de los Platonistas de Cambridge. Read more …

Published: September 1, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, Assmann notes, Baruch Spinoza, book reviews, cosmotheism, Egypt, esotericism, Greg Johnson, in Spanish, in translation, Jan Assmann, monotheism, Moses, Moses the Egyptian, North American New Right, originals, paganism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy, polytheism, Ralph Cudworth, religion, religious tolerance, the Assmann seminar | Leave a comment

Notes on Moses the Egyptian, Part 3

Ralph Cudworth, 1617–1688

2,547 words

Translations: French, Spanish

Author’s Note:

The following text completes my notes on chapter 3 of Jan Assmann’s Moses the Egyptian.

Although chapter 3 of Moses the Egyptian is entitled “Before the Law: John Spencer as Egyptologist,” the last quarter of the chapter is devoted to Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), one of Spencer’s colleagues at Cambridge and a leading member of the Cambridge Platonists.

La haine née sur le Sinaï :
Moïse l’Egyptien, par Jan Assmann

2,775 words

English original here

Jan Assmann
Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997

[Tr. fr.: Jan Assmann, Moïse l’Egyptien, Paris, Flammarion, coll. Champs, 2003.]

El odio nacido en el Sinaí:
Moisés el Egipcio de Jan Assmann

2,684 words

English original here

Jan Assmann
Moises el Egipcio
Translated by Javier Alonso López
Madrid: Oberon, 2003

Cuando leí por primera vez Moisés el Egipcio de Jan Assmann en Junio de 1997, fue una experiencia que cambió mi vida. Read more …

Published: June 30, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Akhnaton, articles, book reviews, Christianity, cosmotheism, Freemasonry, Greg Johnson, in Spanish, in translation, Islam, Jan Assmann, Judaism, monotheism, Moses, Moses the Egyptian, neo-paganism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, pantheism, philosophy, religion, religious tolerance, Rene Guénon, the Enlightenment, the Jewish question, Traditionalism | Leave a comment

The Hatred Born on Sinai:
Jan Assmann’s Moses the Egyptian

2,520 words

Translations: French, Slovak, Spanish

Jan Assmann
Moses the Egyptian: The Memory of Egypt in Western Monotheism
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997

When I first read Jan Assmann’s Moses the Egyptian in June of 1997, it was a life-changing experience. Moses the Egyptian belongs to the rarest genre of academic books: the bold and exciting ones. Read more …

Published: June 28, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Akhnaton, articles, book reviews, Christianity, cosmotheism, Freemasonry, Greg Johnson, Islam, Jan Assmann, Judaism, monotheism, Moses, Moses the Egyptian, mysticism, neo-paganism, North American New Right, originals, paganism, pantheism, philosophy, religion, religious tolerance, Rene Guénon, the Enlightenment, the Jewish question, Traditionalism | 48 Responses

Evola on Wheels:
Psychomania as Hermetic Initiation

3,738 words

Psychomania (a.k.a. The Death Wheelers); 1973; 85 minutes; director: Don Sharp; writers: Julian Zimet, Arnaud d’Usseau; starring Beryl Reid, George Sanders, Nicky Henson. Read more …

Published: October 1, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged alchemy, articles, James J. O'Meara, Julius Evola, karma, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, Traditionalism | 8 Responses