Ugliness and Beauty
The intentional creation of ugliness in our world represents chthonic energies: Decadence and death. The hesitancy of weakness and reluctance...
Philosophy
War Pigs of Ancient Rome
There are many strange and romantic accounts of animals being used in ancient warfare. One of the more eccentric examples...
The Universe Thrives on Conflict
The universe, from a natural theological, experiential, or even materialist perspective, would seem to thrive upon conflict. It is a...
On the Mythos and Demigods.
Myths from across the world mention the concept of demigods; generally, one divine parent who had offspring with a mortal....
Pagan-Christian not Judeo-Christian – Part 2
Uncovering the pagan foundations of Christian doctrine. An important difference between the Greek mysteries and Christianity is that, according to...
Asclepius: hero physician and God.
Most people aren’t aware of the fact that Asclepius was once a man. As a son of Apollo, Asclepius would...
Body and Soul
Philosophy is impotent when it is not guided by an Arete order. When it no longer has heroic mysticism, when...
Plato, the politician?
Most everyone has heard about Plato the philosopher, pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle; many are even familiar with...
Warrior-dolphins: surfers should be Hellenized
Surfing in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean countries, should become actively Hellenized, aesthetically and spiritually, and integrated with a Hellenic-mythical...
Virus of the Mind
Mind viruses are more dangerous and contagious than biological viruses. When a mind virus has infected an individual it can...