Speaking of astrology, 'Astrology and religion among the Greeks and Romans' by
F. Cumont (1912) tells how this 'science' originated in Chaldea and was
gradually disseminated in the Graeco-Roman world, preparing "in many respects
the coming of Christianity", and as paradoxical as it may sound, in more than
one respect, the very positivist outlook Cumont's research is unfortunately
often coated with.
(http://ia700307.us.archive.org/9/items/astrologyreligio00cumouoft/astrologyreli\
gio00cumouoft.pdf)
This is an excerpt from the introduction :
"There is something tragic in this ceaseless attempt of man to penetrate the
mysteries of the future, in this obstinate struggle of his faculties to lay hold
on knowledge which evades his probe,
and to satisfy his insatiable desire to foresee his destiny. The birth and
evolution of astrology, that desperate error on which the intellectual powers of
countless generations were spent, seems like the bitterest of disillusions. By
establishing the unchangeable character of the celestial revolutions the
Chaldeans imagined that they understood the mechanism of the universe, and had
discovered the actual laws of life. The ancient beliefs in the influence of the
stars upon the earth were concentrated into dogmas of absolute rigidity. But
these dogmas were frequently contradicted by experience, which ought
to have confirmed them. Then not daring to doubt the principles on which
depended their whole conception of the world, these soothsayer logicians strove
to correct their theories. Unable to bring themselves to deny the influence of
the divine stars on the affairs of this world, they invented new methods for the
better determination of this influence, they complicated by irrelevant data the
problem, of which the solution had proved false, and thus there was piled up
little by little in the course of ages a monstrous collection of complicated and
often contradictory doctrines, which perplex the reason, and whose audacious
unsubstantiality will remain a perpetual subject of
astonishment."
--- In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "Evola" wrote:
>
> R. Steiner work may be called biblical in a sense that one can see in it
whatever one wants to find in it ; and, in a figurative sense, it's Hebrew. The
proof is that his translators have been pulling out their hair, their own as
well as each other's, in an attempt to make sense of it, ever since he died.
>
> Steiner, despite his bourgeois background, was not romantic enough, nor
Raskolnik enough, to idealise the people from his office. The biodynamic method
of farming he developed seems to be the result of the research and inquiries he
led among German peasants.
>
> Astrology was unknown to the ancient Roman world ; it infiltrated Rome as a
result of its conquests abroad, particularly Greece, and was not welcomed with
open arms at first. And so was it to the ancient Scandinavian world. The
farmers' methods were experimental in the fullest sense of the word.
>
>
>
> --- In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "Vandermok" wrote:
> >
> > In fact, even if Evola recognizes that Steiner had some insight, he speaks
> > openly of "fantasticherie" (day-dreams) sometimes delirious in his visions.
> > Let's remember the idea that if the man would left the earth for reaching
> > the space, he would be destroyed right now.
> >
> > To base the agriculture on the astrology is disputable. On the contrary, it
> > is well known the influence of the moon's phases on the lymph (like on every
> > fluid) and therefore on the growth of plants and mushrooms. So, in my
> > opinion, the problem of the pesticides is more serious than some fantasy of
> > Rudolf Steiner on the "Solar Logos" and on the "Black Lodge". As for
> > fantasies, remember the sacrifice of a little girl to increase the harvest
> > the past year, and we are talking of India not of the cannibals of Borneo..
> >
> > ---
> >
> >
> >
> > Da: evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com
> > [
> > mailto:evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com] Per conto di Evola
> > Inviato: lunedě 28 gennaio 2013 12:50
> > A: evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com
> > Oggetto: [evola_as_he_is] Re: The food industry and occultism
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > `Maschera e volto dello spiritualismo contemporaneo' (`Mask and Faces of
> > contemporary Spiritualism' (1932) exposed Anthroposophy in general and R.
> > Steiner's visions in particular for what they really are, which has not
> > prevented J. Godwin, in a paper that was published in `Il Maestro della
> > Tradizione : Dialoghi su Julius Evola', (Naples : Controcorrente, 2008) and
> > whose content shows that he has not had access to sources, such as `Julius
> > Evola and The Independent Theosophical Association of Rome' (see message
> > 501), whithout which it is futile and risky to try to deal with this issue,
> > from wondering : "can Evola also be considered as Theosophist ?"
> >
> > Can a man be totally wrong ?
> > It is doubtful. For example, any political schemer asked at 4 o'clock what
> > the time is by a passer-by in Westminster, or in Saint-Germain-des-Prčs, or
> > in the Spreebogen neighborhood, is most likely to give him the right time,
> > unless, of course, his digestion is worse than usual. Could it be that R.
> > Steiner's true vocation was agriculture, to which he should have stuck,
> > instead of engaging in mazy philosophical speculations ?
> >
> > In principle, and, from a White point of view, as long as it is not
> > kosherised, credit must be given to anyone trying to develop an agriculture
> > free from pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and the likes, all chemicals
> > which are used in so-called `intensive agriculture' and whose feminising
> > effects have been ascertained.
> >
> > `Agriculture Course : The Birth of the Biodynamic Method', by Steiner is
> > available at google.books.
> >
> > As to planting by the moon, see
> >
> ting+by+the+moon%22&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=kWMGUcPMMuam0AXHqIGQDQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA,>
> > http://books.google.fr/books?id=micibVg2uGwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22plant
> > ing+by+the+moon%22&hl=fr&sa=X&ei=kWMGUcPMMuam0AXHqIGQDQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA,
> > especially the first part, in which the early Roman farmer's reliance on the
> > moon is dealt with. In ancient times, farmers regulated their sowing and
> > planting by the moon. The - organic - reasons for this, which must escape
> > the denigrators of "pseudoscience", the trumpeters of so-called `modern
> > agronomy' - an oxymoron –, whose research is fully sponsored by drug
> > companies or viruses like Monsanto, are quite obvious.
> >
> > --- In
> > evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "tlefranc10" wrote:
> > >
> > > In relation to the poisoning of food, another worrying element is the use
> > of agriculture techniques coming from "occultism". This may sound surprising
> > to many but yes, modern agriculture has been influenced by "occultists". For
> > example, "biodynamic agriculture" was created by "occultist" Rudolf Steiner
> > who, needless to remind it, also created "anthroposophy".
> > >
> > > "Biodynamic agriculture" is massively used today, especially in Germany:
> > "As of 2011 biodynamic techniques were used on 142,482 hectares in 47
> > countries; Germany accounts for 45.1% of the global total. Biodynamic
> > methods of cultivating wine grapes have been taken up broadly, including by
> > notable vineyards" (
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture)
> > >
> > > "Biodynamics has much in common with other organic approaches – it
> > emphasizes the use of manures and composts and excludes the use of
> > artificial chemicals on soil and plants. Methods unique to the biodynamic
> > approach include an emphasis on integrating farm animals, the cultivation of
> > crops, and the care of the land, and an emphasis from its beginnings on
> > local production and distribution systems using local breeds and varieties
> > and the use of an astronomical sowing and planting calendar. More
> > controversially it uses various herbal and mineral preparations as compost
> > additives and field sprays, as well as more mystical elements such burying
> > as ground quartz stuffed into the horn of a cow, which are said to harvest
> > "cosmic forces in the soil", more akin to sympathetic magic than modern
> > agronomy. There are independent certification agencies for biodynamic
> > products; most of these agencies are members of the international
> > biodynamics standards group Demeter International."
> > >
> > > Here is an article about it in French where Steiner is presented as a
> > "philosopher", in a utterly uninteresting magazine, usually full of
> > multicultural propaganda and modern globalized "culture", which is usually
> > handed out for free in French trains:
> >
> > http://www.tgv.com/tgvmagazine/index/numero/150#/34
> > >
> > > Occultism is perhaps used by the food industry in other ways, apart from
> > biodynamic agriculture.
> > >
> > > The question is to determine whether these techniques may be harmful and
> > lead to feminisation.
> > >
> > > --- In
> > evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "rouesolaire" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > About water pollution, pharmaceuticals are worrying.
> > > >
> >
> .html>
> > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/20/us-water-contaminated-by-_n_188852.
> > html
> > > >
> >
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/science/earth/03water.html?pagewanted=all
> > > >
> >
> nts-114620346.html>
> > http://rivarol.over-blog.com/article-l-eau-potable-polluee-par-les-medicamen
> > ts-114620346.html
> > > >
> > > > Concerning food, after halal and kosher food, Asians have finally done
> > it, viciously introduce (Asian and African) cannibalism in the West through
> > a mix between Asian applied sciences and Asian abortion business. When you
> > know that the CEO and chairman of "pepsico" is nothing less than a Dravidian
> > woman, that the founder of "senomyx" is the jew Lubert Stryer and that
> > something like half of the employees of this company are jews (including the
> > CEO and chairman)...
> > > >
> > http://www.contre-info.com/pepsi-et-le-cannibalisme
> > > > Asians have also introduced viciously (Asian and African) insect
> > consumption with the E120 and E904 additives (coming from cochineal),
> > additives widely used in food industry and very appreciated, for example, by
> > "Starbucks", a coffee company and coffeehouse chain led by the jew Howard
> > Schultz, invading the world and which put E120 and glutamate and its coffee.
> > > >
> > >
> >
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