And then I wonder if we may know what is not a superstition of facts in the -so called- history. Consider Auschwitz-Birkenau, where according to a plate put there decades ago, the dead were 1 million and half, but according to another plate placed after the 1990, they are now 4 millions...Have you seen the photos on line? A true miracle of Yahweh.
What you say is logical if in the beginning, "in illo tempore", there was a Unique Tradition like Guénon and the Perennialists thought, yet neither Evola has been completely clear about, in my opinion.
The Osiriac cult is not just the one of Yahweh and his burning bush of Acacia, that the Gnostic streams considered frankly a demon, the prince of this word, so insights on origins could maybe save something of the early Christianity (not of the priestly Catholicism), as legal or pretentious heir, in Rome, of the Paganism. It seem to me that the ineffective rectification of the Middle Age concerned only the spirit, not the dogma and the ideological premises. Evola speaks rarely of the ancient Egypt but never harshly; I should like to know his opinion on the failed attempt of Caesar and Cleopatra to unify the western and eastern empires.
Note also that the democratic cult of Osiris was a late event also in the ancient Egypt himself, that originally was probably a unique kingdom with India, if you do not consider this another superstition of facts (see the deities of Meroe with many arms).
By the way, as far as I know, the sphinx as symbol of Christ has been used only in the Gnostic and Hellenistic environment, influenced by the Mithraism (see the figure of Aion). In the Christianity it represents the tetra morph of the vision of Ezekiel, and by consequence the four evangelists.
The original meaning looks to refer to the four moments of the solar cycle (solstices and equinoxes), image close to the swastika, symbol of the rotating pole, capable of animating the four alchemical elements and the directions of the space through the fiery quintessence, the breath of the dragon.
What you say is logical if in the beginning, "in illo tempore", there was a Unique Tradition like Guénon and the Perennialists thought, yet neither Evola has been completely clear about, in my opinion.
The Osiriac cult is not just the one of Yahweh and his burning bush of Acacia, that the Gnostic streams considered frankly a demon, the prince of this word, so insights on origins could maybe save something of the early Christianity (not of the priestly Catholicism), as legal or pretentious heir, in Rome, of the Paganism. It seem to me that the ineffective rectification of the Middle Age concerned only the spirit, not the dogma and the ideological premises. Evola speaks rarely of the ancient Egypt but never harshly; I should like to know his opinion on the failed attempt of Caesar and Cleopatra to unify the western and eastern empires.
Note also that the democratic cult of Osiris was a late event also in the ancient Egypt himself, that originally was probably a unique kingdom with India, if you do not consider this another superstition of facts (see the deities of Meroe with many arms).
By the way, as far as I know, the sphinx as symbol of Christ has been used only in the Gnostic and Hellenistic environment, influenced by the Mithraism (see the figure of Aion). In the Christianity it represents the tetra morph of the vision of Ezekiel, and by consequence the four evangelists.
The original meaning looks to refer to the four moments of the solar cycle (solstices and equinoxes), image close to the swastika, symbol of the rotating pole, capable of animating the four alchemical elements and the directions of the space through the fiery quintessence, the breath of the dragon.
Anyway, after the Yoolis night, this comes in the nick of time for wishing good new year to all pals, great warriors and white rabbits of this wonderland...
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From: Toni Ciapo
To: evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'vandermok'
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:54 AM
Subject: RE: [evola_as_he_is] Re: 'The Christ Conspiracy'
The question of “origins” is rather pointless, especially if based on spurious speculations which Guenon calls the “superstition of facts”. As to the alleged relationship between the religions of the Egyptians and the Christians, Guenon offers these considerations in “Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power”.
Regarding the Sphinx, Guenon claims it represented the attributes of wisdom and strength, corresponding respectively to the qualities of the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, or, spiritual authority and temporal power.
He also points out that the Sphinx represents the principle uniting the sensible and the suprasensible worlds. It is for this reason that the Egyptian Christians also adopted the Sphinx as a symbol of Christ, as it represents the union of the divine and human natures. There is no question, then, of “influence” in the common and secular meaning of the word, but rather reflects a common understanding of Traditional doctrine.
The question of origins is doubly pointless in the case of Christianity, since, according to Evola, there was a “rectification”, or rather a series of rectifications, involved which fundamentally transformed Christianity, so much so, that Evola points to the so-called Middle Ages as one of the “great, Aryan civilizations”. (“Sintesi di dottrina della razza”, p 29)
In particular, Evola claims that the Middle Ages were a Roman-Germanic creation (hardly a creation of the Egyptians, and even less so of the Jews). This is so obvious that even a non-Traditionalist can notice it: “Medieval Christianity was more a Germanic/European folk religion based on traditional Indo-European beliefs than the de-Europeanizing ecumenicalism that today passes for Christianity.” ( http://www.theoccidentalquarterly.com/archives/vol8no2/TOQv8n2OMeara.pdf )
As a matter of historical record, the Protestant so-called reformers objected to these “rectifications” and sought to bring back the message of the earliest Christians, which was “unadulterated communism”. This revolt of the lower castes by the Northern Europeans began the creation the modern world. This is also an observation of Evola himself.
----- Original Message -----
From: Toni Ciapo
To: evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'vandermok'
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 12:54 AM
Subject: RE: [evola_as_he_is] Re: 'The Christ Conspiracy'
The question of “origins” is rather pointless, especially if based on spurious speculations which Guenon calls the “superstition of facts”. As to the alleged relationship between the religions of the Egyptians and the Christians, Guenon offers these considerations in “Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power”.
Regarding the Sphinx, Guenon claims it represented the attributes of wisdom and strength, corresponding respectively to the qualities of the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, or, spiritual authority and temporal power.
He also points out that the Sphinx represents the principle uniting the sensible and the suprasensible worlds. It is for this reason that the Egyptian Christians also adopted the Sphinx as a symbol of Christ, as it represents the union of the divine and human natures. There is no question, then, of “influence” in the common and secular meaning of the word, but rather reflects a common understanding of Traditional doctrine.
The question of origins is doubly pointless in the case of Christianity, since, according to Evola, there was a “rectification”, or rather a series of rectifications, involved which fundamentally transformed Christianity, so much so, that Evola points to the so-called Middle Ages as one of the “great, Aryan civilizations”. (“Sintesi di dottrina della razza”, p 29)
In particular, Evola claims that the Middle Ages were a Roman-Germanic creation (hardly a creation of the Egyptians, and even less so of the Jews). This is so obvious that even a non-Traditionalist can notice it: “Medieval Christianity was more a Germanic/European folk religion based on traditional Indo-European beliefs than the de-Europeanizing ecumenicalism that today passes for Christianity.” ( http://www.theoccidentalquarterly.com/archives/vol8no2/TOQv8n2OMeara.pdf )
As a matter of historical record, the Protestant so-called reformers objected to these “rectifications” and sought to bring back the message of the earliest Christians, which was “unadulterated communism”. This revolt of the lower castes by the Northern Europeans began the creation the modern world. This is also an observation of Evola himself.