True anarchy will banish the psychopaths

by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here I wrote a piece in September about the roots of the word "anarchy" and wondered "if the deep meaning of anarchy is, in fact, our human struggle against vitaphobic, authoritarian and psychopathic forces known as archons". [1] The Swedish writer Per Shapiro [2] subsequently sent me a … Continue reading True anarchy will banish the psychopaths

The reenchantment of our world

by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) "The only hope, or so it seems to me, lies in a reenchantment of the world", writes Morris Berman in his book thusly titled. [1] "Some kind of holistic or participatory consciousness and a corresponding socio-political formation have to emerge if we are to survive as a … Continue reading The reenchantment of our world

The disgodding of nature and our hearts

by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) Max Weber, the subject of my last essay, was not alone in suspecting that certain religious beliefs - or the lack of them - had played a key role in shaping modern industrial society. Indeed, a century before Weber wrote about "die Entzauberung der Welt" - the … Continue reading The disgodding of nature and our hearts

Gnosticism and the universal mother

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