CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

For many years, Wolfgang Smith has been putting forward an expansive vision of the traditional Christian cosmos alongside an incisive critique of the truncated perspective of contemporary scientism. In Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions he shows how the physical sciences, freed from prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate the traditional wisdom long thought to be dead. Basing himself...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

For many years, Wolfgang Smith has been putting forward an expansive vision of the traditional Christian cosmos alongside an incisive critique of the truncated perspective of contemporary scientism. In Ancient Wisdom and Modern Misconceptions he shows how the physical sciences, freed from prevailing misconceptions, actually corroborate the traditional wisdom long thought to be dead. Basing himself...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

CONTENTSIntroduction xiI The Tribulation of Those Days 11 Good Soil 32 God Calls 133 Athanasius 29II The Sun Shall Be Darkened 494 Secularism and the New Dictatorship 515 Islam and the Dechristianization of Europe 716 Religious Indifferentism 85III The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light 1057 Loss of the Supernatural 1078 Vatican II 1179 Papal Power 13710 The Society of St. Pius X 14711 The ...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

The ancient philosophy, in its original Orphico-Pythagorean and Platonic form, is not simply a way of life in accordance with the divine or human intellect (nous), but also the way of alchemical transformation and mystical illumination achieved through initiatic death and subsequent restoration at the level of divine light. To use another mythical image, philosophy restores the souls wings and lea...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiiiAbbreviations xvIntroduction 1ONE The Metaphysics of Eru 29TWO The Metaphysics of the Ainur 73THREE The Metaphysics of the Music and Vision 119FOUR The Metaphysics of the Valar 157FIVE The Metaphysics of Melkor 203FINAL THEME Of Metaphysics and Myth 261Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Index of Proper Names . . ...