The Crescent and the Compass: Islam, Freemasonry, Esotericism and Revolution in the Modern Age
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For reasons that someone else can perhaps analyze, I’ve always had a taste for esoteric, alternative histories of the world particularly in terms of the development of intellectual and spiritual life. One of the most interesting clandestine movements in my view over the last few centuries has been Traditionalism, which has claimed as sympathizers and adherents people as diverse as Sayyid Hossein Nasr, Prince Charles, Aldous Huxley, and Steve Bannon. Traditionalism was a response to the perceived spiritual deracination of the world under modernity. Amid all that we have gained materially, something important has been forgotten. Traditionalists argue for going back to spiritual and religious sources of inspiration to rediscover these sacred values and to bring them back to the modern world, usually through some form of gnostic practice and ritual. It is an ecumenical movement and holds that all religions are more or less pointing towards the same ultimate truth. It’s your choice which path to follow to get there. But you have to follow the path that you choose steadfastly.
The Crescent and the Compass: Islam, Freemasonry, Esotericism and Revolution in the Modern Age
The Crescent and the Compass: Islam…
The Crescent and the Compass: Islam, Freemasonry, Esotericism and Revolution in the Modern Age
For reasons that someone else can perhaps analyze, I’ve always had a taste for esoteric, alternative histories of the world particularly in terms of the development of intellectual and spiritual life. One of the most interesting clandestine movements in my view over the last few centuries has been Traditionalism, which has claimed as sympathizers and adherents people as diverse as Sayyid Hossein Nasr, Prince Charles, Aldous Huxley, and Steve Bannon. Traditionalism was a response to the perceived spiritual deracination of the world under modernity. Amid all that we have gained materially, something important has been forgotten. Traditionalists argue for going back to spiritual and religious sources of inspiration to rediscover these sacred values and to bring them back to the modern world, usually through some form of gnostic practice and ritual. It is an ecumenical movement and holds that all religions are more or less pointing towards the same ultimate truth. It’s your choice which path to follow to get there. But you have to follow the path that you choose steadfastly.