Choosing sides in the war for life

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here "A war is being waged against life itself, and we must choose sides", [1] warns Swedish journalist and author Per Shapiro in an engaging 2025 book. The War on Life: How We Are Manipulated by Archontic Intelligence is a (provisional) English translation of his 2023 work Kriget … Continue reading Choosing sides in the war for life

Against the modern mindset!

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Can we today picture a world in which human beings were truly alive, throbbing with innocent joy to the rhythms and resonances of nature? I have already described the rural family-centred existence that was stolen from us by those behind the industrial "revolution", [1] but here we … Continue reading Against the modern mindset!

Thinking our way back to natural harmony

I recently gave an illustrated talk, entitled 'For the love of Sophia: thinking our way back to natural harmony', which one of the organisers of the event suggested I might like to share online. So here it is! Paul Cudenec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjOqLcbj3OE Written sources: The spirit of Sophia: wild air and wisdom The spirit of Sophia: … Continue reading Thinking our way back to natural harmony

Facing up to reality: a personal account

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here My first objection to the modern world in which I found myself was, I would say, cultural. My parents later told me that even as a very young child I was offended by the adverts that interrupted the TV shows we were watching, and I think I … Continue reading Facing up to reality: a personal account

The lesson at the tavern

To mark the tenth anniversary of Paul Cudenec's 2016 novel The Fakir of Florence, here is a chapter from a fictional dimension very far from the contemporary world and thus much closer to truth. You can listen to him reading it here. Early one morning while Perantulo was wandering in the hills south of Beziz … Continue reading The lesson at the tavern

Zionism, communism and terror

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Zionism and communism are, of course, not the same thing - indeed from one perspective they appear as polar opposites, with the latter rejecting Jewish identity, religion and nationalism in favour of a staunchly atheist universalist internationalism. However, poles that establish opposites also invariably reveal connections and, … Continue reading Zionism, communism and terror

Remembering the fires of revolt

A book review by Paul Cudenec, who reads it here Giusti Zuccato (1957-2025) was someone I knew a little bit - he ran an alternative bookshop in Sauve, not far from where I live. I have browsed the shelves and attended events at Alterlivres [1] on many occasions since it opened in 2014 and Giusti … Continue reading Remembering the fires of revolt

The world they stole from us

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here I suspect that most people living in England today would find it rather difficult to picture what life there would have been like before the so-called Industrial Revolution three centuries ago. The country was the first in the world to be industrialised, in a ghastly experiment later … Continue reading The world they stole from us