Ghost of de Maistre

“Let the following words be his constant rule and inscribed before him: Work - Pray - Persevere Here is the order for study: I. Seek out in a copy of the Bible in common tongue the divine names, the powers attributed to God, the acts effected by the Word in Judea, signs of those which it still accomplishes and shall accomplish in the entire universe (Theology). II. Having lost oneself a little in the stories of Scripture, the disciple looks at himself, examines himself, and seeks better to obey the orders of his God (Morals). III. To the extent that he purifies himself, Nature unveils itself to him, without the intermediary of books; and he can stop and understand its secrets (Alchemy). IV. He then comes to a total view about the world. If he believes he has arrived at the end of his efforts, if he takes this synthesis for a complete synthesis, he can work all the same to sow some light and do good; but he will progress no further, for a progress is a birth, and a birth requires a death.”

— Paul Sédir

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Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of Charles (i.e. Cologero) Salvo. May our prayers go out to his soul this day and assist in whichever stage of purification he is undergoing. His influence impacted more than just what he wrote on Gornahoor, but also from the friends he had, the life he lived, and the wisdom he shared.

“I understood these passages to mean that the exterior world, physical and historical, was but the manifestation to our senses of realities greater than itself. Nature was a parable; Scripture was an allegory; pagan literature, philosophy, and mythology, properly understood, were but a preparation for the Gospel. The Greek poets and sages were in a certain sense prophets; for "thoughts beyond their thoughts to those high bards were given." There had been a directly divine dispensation granted to the Jews; but there had been in some sense a dispensation carried on in favour of the Gentiles. He who had taken the seed of Jacob for his elect people had not, therefore, cast the rest of mankind out of His sight....” ― St. John Henry Newman

“The most extreme sharpness and depth of thought belong to genuine and great mysticism. Meister Eckhart proves it.” — Heidegger

“Zoroaster taught the Magi about the coming of Wisdom and predicted that a Virgin should conceive the Saoshyant immaculately and that at the birth of that Messenger a 6-pointed star would appear which should shine at noonday, in the center of which would be the sign of a Virgin.” ― The Book of Dynasties, by Gregory Bar Hebræus

“It may be remarked that the harsh opinion of Machiavelli has been more widespread in England and the United States than in the nations of Continental Europe. This is no doubt natural, because the distinguishing quality of Anglo-Saxon politics has always been hypocrisy, and hypocrisy must always be at pains to shy away from the truth. It is also the case that judgments of Machiavelli are usually based upon acquaintance with The Prince alone, an essay which, though plain enough, can be honestly misinterpreted when read out of the context of the rest of his writings. However, something more fundamental than these minor difficulties is at stake.” ― The Machiavellians, by James Burnham

"The author, Father Thomas Dehau, is commenting on the words of the rich man, "I am tortured in this flame" (Luke 16:24). "The wicked rich man at the bottom of hell is, we may say, crucified to the world of heaven. This world of beatitude and peace is for him inaccessible. This idea of crucifixion in hell is found expressed in the Divine Comedy. Dante, passing through the shades, perceives Caiphas, crucified on the ground by three nails, and enveloped with flames. There you have the picture of the soul in hell crucified in this flame. And this fire is at the same time ice, because the reprobate have no love. Satan, at the very bottom of hell, is buried in ice. He is the one who has no love. At the other pole of the world we find the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ. Infinitely removed from the scenes we have been describing, at the height of the regions there beyond, this heart too appears enveloped in flames, crowned with thorns; down below tears of blood and on high the Hame; always the flame: "I am crucified in this flame." Our Lord, from the moment when he entered the world, had this flame in the midst of His heart, the flame and the wound of love. Thus this mysterious word, Crucior in hac flamma, which resounds at the bottom of hell from the reprobate, is pronounced in a sense directly opposite by the adorable heart of our Lord. He no longer suffers, but all perfection which His love and His suffering had on earth continues to exist eminently in heaven." - Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Life Everlasting, Footnote 298 https://i.pinimg.com/474x/7d/6b/14/7d6b142ee198a97bafb494b5c7c94b98--gustave-dore-illustration-art.jpg