by W.D. James In this series we have been exploring how in his Apology, Plato presents his mentor Socrates as a new sort of hero. Heroes fight monsters and previously we looked at who the monsters in this case were: those who subordinate truth to power. This time we’ll look at Socrates’ trial itself; the … Continue reading Combat (The Myth of Philosophy 4)
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) "The birthing of humans by the Earth is a universally widespread belief. In numerous languages, we are named 'born of the Earth'". [1] So writes Mircea Eliade in Le sacré et le profane, a book to which I referred in 'Our sacred belonging'. [2] On the surface … Continue reading Gnosticism and the universal mother
by W.D. James Philosophers have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of existence. What they know, they always know with certainty. They are practically gods in the realm of knowledge and wisdom. Wait - none of those things are true (though philosophers often forget that). That philosophers might think and act like they were true … Continue reading Wisdom (The Myth of Philosophy 3)
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) As the bulldozers of power and control progressively destroyed organic folk customs and beliefs across the world, some areas held out for longer. One such place was the south of Italy, which in the 16th century was described by Jesuits as an "Italian India" [1] - this … Continue reading Dancing on the web of being
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) Over the last few years, my reading and research have led me to the unavoidable conclusion that the contemporary world is dominated by an entity I call ZIM - the zio-imperialist mafia. Those who dispute this finding, despite all the detailed evidence I have mustered, basically fall … Continue reading Lifting the lid on a bankster stink tank
by Mark Josephs (aka Mark the Mystic Activist) The Need for Revolution In my opinion it is utterly unacceptable that people who are psychologically ignorant, emotionally immature, and devoid of communication skills are negotiating on behalf of entire populations – and declaring wars! What kind of a civilization would allow such things?! Yes I want … Continue reading The Empty Middle of The Consciousness Revolution: Why We Need To, And How We, Reinvent The Extended Family
by W.D. James Heroes fight monsters. The protagonist of Beowulf must defeat Grendel and then his mother who threaten the mead-hall of a Danish king. The mead-hall essentially represents homeliness and the monsters are those who threaten that. Further, monsters are unnatural; this is reflected in their physiology but also in their perverse values and … Continue reading Monsters (The Myth of Philosophy 2)
Number 104 In this issue: I can see it all now BritCard: a passport to digital slavery Your government wants you dead When tyranny is disguised as moral necessity Hermann Hesse: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. I can see it all now by Paul Cudenec I can see it clearly now, with six decades … Continue reading The Acorn – 104
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) All the folk customs and rituals which today celebrate our belonging to nature are but the scattered and oft-distorted remnants of a primordial nature religion. This is the view put forward by French scholar Alain Daniélou (1907-1994) in his 1979 book Shiva et Dionysos. [1] As the … Continue reading Our sacred belonging
by W.D. James In 399 BC, an Athenian court condemned and then executed a stonemason who had served honorably in several of her wars. The man, like most condemned criminals throughout history, left no written record of his life and doings. His father had likewise been a stonemason and his mother a midwife. Though 70 … Continue reading Socrates as Hero (The Myth of Philosophy 1)
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