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Radiocast No. 5: The God Who Comes (opens the original)
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Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, was one of the most mysterious and electric rock musicians to live, dying unexpectedly at the age of 27. In this radiocast, we go behind the music and into the religion and philosophy that underpinned the “compelling darkness” of the music of The Doors, as well as the myth surrounding Morrison himself: that he was Dionysus in-the-flesh.Tune in for this and many interesting tangents...—Jim Morrison’s character and philosophy—Nietzsche & The Doors—Understand
Great Heathens (V): Novalis (opens the original)
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Great Heathens is a series which details figures in recent history who, while typically not open and practicing pagans, were drawn in and contributed greatly to its worldview. The series details their lives, thoughts, and actions; and how they contrasted with the modern culture they lived in.Our previous article highlighted Thomas Taylor, the self-avowed Platonist and singularly crucial revivalist & translator of troves of ancient works.This article returns to the Romantics, reflecting on the li
Radiocast No. 4: Eros & Psyche (opens the original)
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Ludwig Klages is arguably one of the richest philosophers of the continental and vitalist traditions, and yet, his concepts and beliefs remain obscure in the Anglophone world, even despite growing popularity. The surface level slogans attributed to him—the anti-modernist, the anti-rationalist, the primitivist, the environmentalist—typically fail in giving his philosophy its due depth. Here, we set about explaining a number of his key concepts to give a complete “image” of his worldview, particul
Radiocast No. 3 — Bachofen's Matriarchy (opens the original)
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Bachofen is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in regards to anthropology, psychology, and religion, but few are aware of his contributions. Here we dive into the framework and many interesting details of Bachofen’s original theory of ancient earthly matriarchies against a coming solar order:* An outline of Das Mutterecht; “cultural” matriarchy* Hetairism & “Mother-right”, early chthonic religion* Women’s revolt against nature* Dionysus, not Apollo, topples the matriarchy* Bachofen de
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