On the occasion of a new friend having entered into the Catholic Church this past Christmas and in gratitude to another new friend who has been like a nagging little brother to me, as well as my humble thanks to the Administrators for allowing me to write here for a short while, I wanted to compose this […]
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In class the other week I was having an introduction to my mandatory political theory course, in which the subject matter is centered around various ideas and strains of “post-humanism” as my professor is fond of the subjects (maybe another article will come out of it, who knows). We were reading the foundational essay of […]
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We have often spoken of Logos and its centrality in life; all men are called to conform themselves to it. In truth, there is so great a depth to this word and what it signifies that it could not all be discovered in a lifetime. Nevertheless, as it is a fundamental concept of metaphysics and […]
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PREFACE: The following is an original translation of mine from the Golden Legend (Legenda Aurea). The Golden Legend was one of the most popular books of the Middles Ages; it is a collection of stories about the lives of the saints as well as other events associated with the feasts of the liturgical year compiled by […]
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Last week, what struck me the most was the irony that many of the so-called reactionaries that I have met recently — those individuals that have a strong attachment to a benevolent, strong, and compelling overarching authority in political matters — are surprisingly democratic, anarchic, or blatantly communist. But let me backtrack. Everyone is usually […]
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I was quite happy to hear from Adam the Northern European legend behind the Christmas Tree and how it became a symbol for that which points towards the light in the darkness — towards the Star. Trees were also the topic of this past Sunday’s gospel reading which spoke about the fruitless trees being cut […]
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The great fault of modernity is the severing of the link between the spiritual and temporal. A consequence of this is the loss of the idea that virtue and health are related; it is an entirely alien concept to modern westerners. Yet, our ancestors held this belief due to their metaphysical outlook. It is worth evaluating […]
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Foreword Before I can delve into the substance of this article, I must clarify a specific point that I made in my last article. I said, “I must warn the reader to not confuse this God with Jehovah, Zeus, or any other deity that comes to mind. This is the God of the Neoplatonists, the […]
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Mithraism was a mystery cult religion, active in the first century AD until around the fourth century AD, which was prominent among the ranks of the Roman legions. It is said to have been an early competitor to Christianity. It had its roots in Persia where a similarly-named god existed, however it also had other […]
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For some time now I have had several works by both Julius Evola and René Guénon that deserve more of my time than I have had to give. Therefore, in this essay, I would like to consider the thought of Julius Evola, and that of René Guénon as a counterbalance; the former — unlike the […]
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West Coast Reactionaries 