Some Reflections on Ragnarök
Robert Steuckers explores how Ragnarök, the end of the world in Scandinavian mythology, reflects ancient eschatological themes of the Apocalypse in Christianity and Indo-European, Zoroastrian, and Buddhist traditions.
Robert Steuckers explores how Ragnarök, the end of the world in Scandinavian mythology, reflects ancient eschatological themes of the Apocalypse in Christianity and Indo-European, Zoroastrian, and Buddhist traditions.
When one begins to review the seminal work of A.G. Dugin's “Genesis and Empire. Ontology and Eschatology of the Universal Kingdom”, one feels extreme uncertainty: where to start? How not to miss the most important thing? Great things are always best seen at a respectful distance, and so we will focus on highlighting a few central thoughts around which the narrative revolves. One of these is the thesis of ontological incorporation attributable to the imperial model. In other words, Empire as a phenomenon and as an idea is inherent in a definite being, independent of its (dis)recognition by those who hold power or those who are subjected to it. However, the state of the current political sphere depends on how exactly we understand Empire (and this is not just a matter of a correct or distorted view).
The XV BRICS summit made a historic decision to admit 6 more countries into the organisation - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. This effectively completed the formation of the core of a multipolar world.
In the second part of his anthropological study, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin draws analogies between the material and spiritual worlds, between the worlds of humans and angels. The dualism discussed in the first part of the analysis is characteristic not only of humanity, but also of angels. How does it work in both worlds?
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What is the purpose and mission of life in the modern world, and what is the wisdom of living? In the modern world, people can live in the best possible conditions.