Modern culture is Gnostic in the worst, Manichæan, Albigensian, dualistic way possible. The world of the Serpent, as Tomberg would call it, if he were more open to polemics.
The Mediæval revival the Russians predicted, though, I do believe is in process now. The world has become so caught up in the insanity of the tyranny of quantity and the evils of Materialism that it has become obvious which is truly the unenlightened path. Looking at the popularity of YouTube channels like Medieval Mindset and others devoted specifically to the Mediæval era is a good indicator of where the youth are directing their attention.
Personally, I even see the interest in witchcraft, Manifestation, and similar as serving a good purpose. It comes from a deep-rooted desire to escape the atheism and Marxism of our day, though expressed in a less than ideal manner. I think most of those young women and men will come to the Faith the more we talk about matters such as Traditional Western Astrology and Medicine (TWA and TWM), and explicating the licit magical practices our ancestors engaged in for various purposes will accomplish much in that regard. Tossing the Puritanical tendencies we've adopted as a reaction to living in a post-'Enlightenment', post-Reformation, world, and returning to a more grounded, holistic, Catholic in the true sense, weltanschauung will do more to establish Christ's Kingdom than any anti-sorcery campaigns.
Well, that was quite the screed at the beginning of the post. I, oddly enough, seem able to hold both the exorcist in question and St. Hildegard aloft without too much trouble. Perhaps it is because the former was a rare source of scholarly information at a time when demons had made me their daily plaything. As that unwelcomed season waned I happened to stumble upon a podcast about nostalgia with a “G” and things wonderful, magical, and angelic. I was made ready and receptive. Fro Gratias!
I see both sides: one I battle as a wearisome enemy, the other I embrace as divine gift. I suggest giving the exorcist a bit of space to grow into a larger perspective; after all he did make a positive reference to Hildegard in the very same interview that caused so much offence.
Claude, we’re not trying to attack your favorite exorcist, even if he made himself an easy target. I honestly can’t even remember his name. This is about the laity being conditioned to fear magical realities without holding an enchanted worldview.
Modern culture is Gnostic in the worst, Manichæan, Albigensian, dualistic way possible. The world of the Serpent, as Tomberg would call it, if he were more open to polemics.
The Mediæval revival the Russians predicted, though, I do believe is in process now. The world has become so caught up in the insanity of the tyranny of quantity and the evils of Materialism that it has become obvious which is truly the unenlightened path. Looking at the popularity of YouTube channels like Medieval Mindset and others devoted specifically to the Mediæval era is a good indicator of where the youth are directing their attention.
Personally, I even see the interest in witchcraft, Manifestation, and similar as serving a good purpose. It comes from a deep-rooted desire to escape the atheism and Marxism of our day, though expressed in a less than ideal manner. I think most of those young women and men will come to the Faith the more we talk about matters such as Traditional Western Astrology and Medicine (TWA and TWM), and explicating the licit magical practices our ancestors engaged in for various purposes will accomplish much in that regard. Tossing the Puritanical tendencies we've adopted as a reaction to living in a post-'Enlightenment', post-Reformation, world, and returning to a more grounded, holistic, Catholic in the true sense, weltanschauung will do more to establish Christ's Kingdom than any anti-sorcery campaigns.
What if the necessary potentially world-transforming Divine Revelation has already occurred in the form of The Incarnation of Conscious Light
http://www.kneeoflistening.com/chapter-one/6
http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds17.html Reality as Indivisible Conscious Light
And as Orpheus too:
http://beezone.com/frank_marrero/orpheus.html
http://www.adidaupclose.org/Literature_Theater/skalsky.html an introduction to The Orpheum Trilogy
And as the Goddess too http://beezone.com/adida/shakti/theshaktiherplaywithadida.html
http://beezone.com/current/index-102.html The Pleasure Dome Law
Western culture is dualistic all-the-way-down
http://beezone.com/current/three_great_myths.html
Well, that was quite the screed at the beginning of the post. I, oddly enough, seem able to hold both the exorcist in question and St. Hildegard aloft without too much trouble. Perhaps it is because the former was a rare source of scholarly information at a time when demons had made me their daily plaything. As that unwelcomed season waned I happened to stumble upon a podcast about nostalgia with a “G” and things wonderful, magical, and angelic. I was made ready and receptive. Fro Gratias!
I see both sides: one I battle as a wearisome enemy, the other I embrace as divine gift. I suggest giving the exorcist a bit of space to grow into a larger perspective; after all he did make a positive reference to Hildegard in the very same interview that caused so much offence.
Claude, we’re not trying to attack your favorite exorcist, even if he made himself an easy target. I honestly can’t even remember his name. This is about the laity being conditioned to fear magical realities without holding an enchanted worldview.