What's your opinion on Wolfgang Smith and Christian thinkers who follow the Traditionalist school of thought in general?

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Christanon 05/31/18 (Thu) 01:56:18 e5e824 No.655183

What's your opinion on Wolfgang Smith and Christian thinkers who follow the Traditionalist school of thought in general?

Christanon 05/31/18 (Thu) 01:59:41 8cda99 No.655185

>>655183

Never heard of him, but he looks interesting. I've been reading some of Mircea Eliade's work recently and enjoying it.

Christanon 05/31/18 (Thu) 23:46:48 0868d5 No.655570

>>655183

Haven't read Wolfgang Smith nor Jean Borella yet.

There was a thread about the traditionalist school some time ago (about 2 months). Couldn't find it in the archive. It is, in my opinion, the most important movement to be studied. Guenon's influence is large yet he is unknown. One could only dwell into it with extreme caution for Guenon is wrong on the esoteric character of early christianity and his claim that the sacraments ceased to be initiatic. Other than that, Guenon thought about three possible outcomes of the west: a) it's complete fall b) islamization and c) restoration by christians under islamic guides.

I'm about to read Mark Sedwick's book on the traditionalist school, but I'm already aware he wrongly puts Mircea and Dugin as directly connected to this school. (Mircea read Guenon and exchanged letters with Evola, but still…)

The influence of this school inside of traditionalist catholic movements is also something to be studied.

Christanon 05/31/18 (Thu) 23:52:36 0868d5 No.655574

>>655570

its* complete fall

in the other thread I mentioned the affirmation done by one of Schuon's former student that Rama Coomaraswamy had told him that he was using Lefebvre to undermine christianity in favor of islam. This leads to another thing to be investigated.

Christanon 06/01/18 (Fri) 08:18:19 e2b870 No.655781

>>655183

whats a good intro?

Christanon 06/01/18 (Fri) 12:29:05 1bd86e No.655873

>>655183

Great minds, but be careful.

Study of the mysteries is useless without a previous purification.

If you can't keep the commandments, trying to study the highest truth with reason alone will end in deception. First hand experience here.

Each one of the traditionalists has his own particular outlook, Borella makes a good highlights of what can't be accepted in Guénon.

Evola is mostly a subversive and the source of many pagan misconceptions, he is to the right what the new age and the teosophists are to the left. Stay away and leave him to larpers.

Christanon 06/01/18 (Fri) 12:32:10 1bd86e No.655875

>>655570

>The influence of this school inside of traditionalist catholic movements is also something to be studied.

When I did confirmation at a FSSP parish, 3 out of 5 of us during the cathechism were Guénonian traditionalists. Me and another guy reverted to exclusive christianity, during our path to confirmation.

The priests are mostly safe, but among the laity many are confused by these theories.