Journal for the Free World

Augustus W.N. Pugin (1812-1852) and the Revival of Gothic Architecture ~ Seannafair Máire-Róis Bríd De Maria

by Thor March 19, 2012 Culture

I am married. I have got a first-rate Gothic woman at last, who perfectly understands and delights in spires, chancels, screens, stained glass, brasses, vestments etc. – Written to a friend on the eve of his third wedding. Pugin is the Janus of the Gothic revival; his buildings look back to the picturesque past, his [...]

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Le peuple, la nation et l’(im)pouvoir ~ prof. Mario Kopić

by Thor March 19, 2012 Culture

Cet essai se propose d’examiner l’histoire et la question de la nation (au sense moderne de ce terme), à la lumière de la figure cruciale de l’historiographie des tempes modernes, c’est-à-dire à la lumière du sujet et de la subjectivité, donc en tant que devenir historique de l’homme, comme être totalement libre, ancré en lui-même, [...]

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On Danger ~ Ernst Jünger

by Thor January 22, 2012 Philosophy

Among the signs of the epoch we have now entered belongs the incrcased intrusion of danger into daily life. There is no accident concealing itself behind this fact but a comprehensive change of the inner and outer world. We see this clearly when we remember what an important role was assigned to the conccpt of [...]

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Promjena lika – Ernst Jünger (prijevod :prof.Mario Kopić)

by Thor December 12, 2011 Culture

Neko ko (sada ili već opet) priča o bogovima, ne čini se time više tako sasma nediskutabilnim kao što je to bilo u prvoj polovini našeg stoljeća, ili pak u višim krugovima već od vremena Voltairea. Ovih dvije stotine godina dakako su kratko razdoblje i možda samo predah u usporedbi s vremenima u kojima su [...]

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For a wealthy Roman, was a villa nothing more than a retreat from the stresses of public life? ~ Seannafair Máire-Róis Bríd De Maria

by Thor November 2, 2011 Culture

The wealthy Roman’s villa was a retreat from the stresses of public life; however, this was just one function of the villa.   In fact there were many more functions; a place to exert and maintain their upper class status in society and their social network (which could include patrons), a place to flaunt their wealth [...]

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Hound and Horn (poem) ~ Tomas Axelzon

by Thor November 2, 2011 Philosophy

Hound and horn foreshadows death over a primeval bog when earth is drunk on blood bended swords broken spears cleaved shields prophecies interpreted of horses neigh and snort. 2009-7-19/20 & 2011-8-25 Note by Thor Einar Leichhardt Not many today can claim to follow in the footsteps of the giants of poetry of Ye Olde Times. [...]

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Hermann Löns (A short introduction to the poet of the Heath) ~ Tomas Axelzon

by Thor November 2, 2011 Culture

And if things should end, then leave me alone All by myself on the deserted heath, Not to hear and see any more, But to wither away like dead animal bone. The grey heath moss my deathbed shall be, The crow sings my funeral litany, The death bell is tolled by the storm, I shall [...]

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The Empire of the end (a brief introduction to Jean Parvulesco)

by Thor August 22, 2011 Culture

Jean Parvulesco is not exactly a household name in the West.  All of his books remain untranslated from French, in no small part due to the complex, idiosyncratic prose style they contain.  Parvulesco is a living mystery of European literature. Mystic, poet, novelist, literary critic, connoisseur of political intrigue, revolutionary, friend and confidant of many [...]

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General characteristics of Indo-European religion – Dr. Jean Haudry

by Thor August 22, 2011 History

A)   Indo-european religion is polytheistic, consisting of a multiplicity of rites proper to various social groups and localities, and pagan, i.e. peasant, reflecting the diversity of the people and not the unity of a state cult, nor of an established church. B)     Being pluralistic and diversified, this religion is naturally tolerant; far from indulging in proselitism, [...]

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NIMM, WAS DIR DIE GÖTTER GEBEN – Rolf Schilling

by Thor June 12, 2011 Culture

Laß vom Himmel dich beschenken, Wenn die Sperber dich umschweben, Werden sich die Nebel senken. Laß die göttlichen Symbole Eingang in dein Schauen finden: Ob das Spiel sich wiederhole, Kannst du ahnden, nicht ergründen. Sicher kannst du Opfer zollen, Kränze flechten, Kronen schmieden, Aber was die Götter wollen, Bleibt im Letzten unentschieden. Denn die Zeichen, [...]

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