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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part I
Dürckheim's "Life-Giving Wisdom"
Karl Friedrich Alfred Heinrich Ferdinand Maria Graf Eckbrecht von Dürckheim-Montmartin, or, more succinctly, Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, was a German scholar and mystic from the 20th century. You have almost certainly…
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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part II
The "Race Soul"
‘Finally, may reason be our guide and willpower our strength.’ —Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf. We are about to read some Nazi books. This means we will immerse ourselves in some…
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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part III
Zen & Fascism
Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, wartime propagandist for the Third Reich, perpetrated the same violence as Rosenberg on his people. Dürckheim’s taste for such ideological violence did not emerge as a reaction…
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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part IV
The Way of Conservation
In February 1947, Dürckheim’s cell door swung open and he left Tokyo’s Sugamo Prison a new man. He had new ideas. He had abandoned his völkisch beliefs. Spiritually rewritten, the…
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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part V
20th Century Schizoid Man
The spectre of narcissism has appeared once again. Our analyses of Bowie, Peterson and now Dürckheim suggest that it is indispensable to the liberal, fascist and ante-fascist positions. This observation…
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On Karlfried Graf Dürckheim, Part VI
Western Buddhism
‘Buddhism teaches the concept of “manifesting one’s true nature.” This means to reveal your genuine self, your true inherent potential and bring it to shine, illuminating all around you. It…
