Forwarded from Revolt Against The Modern World
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
~G.K. Chesterton
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
~G.K. Chesterton
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
Forwarded from Traditionalism & Metaphysics
Proverbs of Hell:
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Drive your cart and your plough over the bones of the dead.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The cut worm forgives the plough.
Dip him in the river who loves water.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
He whose face gives no light shall never become a star.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
A dead body revenges not injuries.
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
Folly is the cloak of knavery.
Shame is Pride’s cloak.
In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.
Drive your cart and your plough over the bones of the dead.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The cut worm forgives the plough.
Dip him in the river who loves water.
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.
He whose face gives no light shall never become a star.
Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
The busy bee has no time for sorrow.
The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
A dead body revenges not injuries.
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
Folly is the cloak of knavery.
Shame is Pride’s cloak.
Forwarded from Traditionalism & Metaphysics
Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion.
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow,
nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius: lift up thy head!
The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
The nakedness of woman is the work of God.
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow,
nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.
If others had not been foolish, we should be so.
The soul of sweet delight can never be defiled.
When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius: lift up thy head!
Forwarded from Traditionalism & Metaphysics
...When he had so spoken I beheld the Angel, who stretched out his arms embracing the flame of fire, and he was consumed and arose as Elijah.
Note. This Angel, who is now become a Devil, is my particular friend; we often read the Bible together in its infernal or diabolical sense, which the world shall have if they behave well.
I have also: The Bible of Hell, which the world shall have whether they will or no.
One Law for the Lion and Ox is Oppression.
– William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Note. This Angel, who is now become a Devil, is my particular friend; we often read the Bible together in its infernal or diabolical sense, which the world shall have if they behave well.
I have also: The Bible of Hell, which the world shall have whether they will or no.
One Law for the Lion and Ox is Oppression.
– William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Forwarded from 🔊 𝐍єØⓃ 乃𝑜𝕆𝕄乃ᵒχ 🔊
"The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves."
Niccolò Machiavelli@DissidentAesthetics
Forwarded from Traditionalism & Metaphysics (Horse Master)
"In his arms methought I saw one sleeping, naked, save that she seemed to me wrapped lightly in a crimson drapery; whom gazing at very intently, I knew to be the lady of the salutation, who the day before had deigned to salute me. And in one of his hands methought he held a thing that was all aflame; and methought he said to me these words: Vide Cor tuum [Behold thy heart!]."
At the opening of The New Life Dante mentions the experience of "contact." He talks about the apparition of the "glorious lady of my mind," who "was called Beatrice by many who did not know what to call her" (II, 4; in other words, they did not know what this experience consisted of). This marks the beginning of a radical transformation of the human being: At that point I verily declare that the vital spirit which dwelleth in the most secret chamber of the heart began to tremble so mightily that it was horribly apparent in the least of my pulses, and trembling, it said these words: "Behold a god stronger than I, who coming shall rule over me."
What is announced is the awakening of the inner ruler, who is "the lord on the throne." The "animal spirit," which is here equated with the vital principle, is astonished at the incipient transformation: "Now has appeared your bliss." Finally, the "natural spirit," which could be equated with the samsaric nature, begins to weep and finally says: "Alas, wretched, because often from now on I shall be hindered." In other words, it realizes that it will no longer control the Worshiper of Love's being. Dante goes on to say: "From thenceforth I say that Love held lordship over my soul, which was early bounden unto him."
In the previously mentioned passage the "woman" is related to the "knowledge of the heart," and to something that is "all aflame," as if it were the center of a magic, life-giving fire. All of this helps us to appreciate the deepest meaning of the noscript Dante gave to his book, namely, The New Life. Even the sleeping woman, wrapped up in a crimson drapery, may be a highly symbolic figure. She could be equated with the "woman" found in the bloodstream, who induces the Tantric divya to claim that he has no need for external women.
— Julius Evola, The Yoga of Power
At the opening of The New Life Dante mentions the experience of "contact." He talks about the apparition of the "glorious lady of my mind," who "was called Beatrice by many who did not know what to call her" (II, 4; in other words, they did not know what this experience consisted of). This marks the beginning of a radical transformation of the human being: At that point I verily declare that the vital spirit which dwelleth in the most secret chamber of the heart began to tremble so mightily that it was horribly apparent in the least of my pulses, and trembling, it said these words: "Behold a god stronger than I, who coming shall rule over me."
What is announced is the awakening of the inner ruler, who is "the lord on the throne." The "animal spirit," which is here equated with the vital principle, is astonished at the incipient transformation: "Now has appeared your bliss." Finally, the "natural spirit," which could be equated with the samsaric nature, begins to weep and finally says: "Alas, wretched, because often from now on I shall be hindered." In other words, it realizes that it will no longer control the Worshiper of Love's being. Dante goes on to say: "From thenceforth I say that Love held lordship over my soul, which was early bounden unto him."
In the previously mentioned passage the "woman" is related to the "knowledge of the heart," and to something that is "all aflame," as if it were the center of a magic, life-giving fire. All of this helps us to appreciate the deepest meaning of the noscript Dante gave to his book, namely, The New Life. Even the sleeping woman, wrapped up in a crimson drapery, may be a highly symbolic figure. She could be equated with the "woman" found in the bloodstream, who induces the Tantric divya to claim that he has no need for external women.
— Julius Evola, The Yoga of Power