Occult of Personality

"Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor." ~ Alexis Carrel

East vs. West? Max Frantel engages in a stimulating interview with René Guénon, who scathingly critiques Western materialism and predicts the West's downfall due to its neglect of spiritual values in contrast to the East's contemplative traditions. Read the interview here: https://www.arktosjournal.com/p/east-vs-west

"Man, sunk in appearances and connected like a marionette with outer things, is dead, through lack of realisation of the mystery of the world. We are dead because we do not try to understand, because we never face the miracle of existence with any real thoughts of our own, because we are satisfied with explanations which prevent us from beginning to think." ~ Maurice Nicoll, Living Time

Essential Readings Robert Fludd Robert Fludd was an esotericist and philosopher who spent much of his life travelling throughout Europe to obtain the knowledge of mystics, scientists, musicians, physicians, and alchemists. The resulting depth and breadth of his learning made him known as a true "Renaissance man" and the leading scholar of his age. This rare collection brings together material from all of Fludd’s published works, including his magnum opus The History of the Microcosm and Macrocosm, which details the creation and structure of the universe. Fludd’s prolific and inspired work represents a grand summation of centuries of Neoplatonist Hermeticism that remains invaluable to all seekers of Truth. This is a facsimile edition. https://tradition.st/essential-readings/

“The Now in which God made the first man and the Now in which the last man shall cease to be, and the Now I speak in, all are the same in God and there is but one Now.” ~ Meister Eckhart

"The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won’t let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. "They burn them all away, but they’re not punishing you, they’re freeing your soul. "If you’re frightened of dying and you’re holding on, you’ll see devils tearing your life away. "If you’ve made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth." ~ Meister Eckhart

"It is very important to go out alone, to sit under a tree—not with a book, not with a companion, but by yourself—and observe the falling of a leaf, hear the lapping of the water, the fishermen’s song, watch the flight of a bird, and of your own thoughts as they chase each other across the space of your mind. If you are able to be alone and watch these things, then you will discover extraordinary riches which no government can tax, no human agency can corrupt, and which can never be destroyed." ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti

"When consciousness comes, it is more true to say that it has us than that we have it. We have the ridiculous phrase, ‘I am conscious,’ which we use in the same way as ‘I am hot.’ It would be better to say, ‘I am conscioused.’ It is our sensitivity which persuades us that we ‘have’ consciousness or that we ‘have’ an ‘I.’ Consciousness is not personalised and it is not localised. It is everywhere. When we claim it as our own, this is as silly as claiming that the atmosphere is ours because we can take a breath. We are so concerned with external things that we are not aware that consciousness is inside everything. It is differently concentrated in different things, and has very different effects. When we catch a glimpse of the reality of consciousness in nature, it is a great and wonderful thing. Then we really begin to understand that consciousness is not a human prerogative." ~ J.G. Bennett, Deeper Man