Hypostasis 2

Rasp

Senior Editor
[From: The Odinist, no. 26 (1977)]


HYPOSTASIS 2


The essence of the 'Aryan Idea' has for centuries been warped by the alien Christian notion of 'Messianism.' The true character of Western man which early expressed itself in an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, an on-going quest for truth and an innate urge to find answers to all the many puzzles of Nature, was diverted and changed by the Judaic-Christian belief that a Messiah appear and 'save' the world, whereafter all would be well.

If one accepts this attitude that all we have to do is believe in Jesus, give generously to the Church and await the Great Day when all will come up roses (for the repentant sinner) then, of course, there is no need to discover, to comprehend, to develop. As a matter of fact, the Judaic-Christian god would rather you didn't, for all the Savior demands is that you believe what the Church says is true, not that you know what the Truth is.

It seems, however, that we have reached a turning point; it has become obvious to thousands of our kin that Judeo-Christianity suffers from a terminal illness contracted when it went through the clear and penetrating light of science. The spreading realization that this imaginary wonderland never was, nor ever will be, is underlined by more and more verified, scientific evidence of an eternally expanding cosmos, and the conclusions thereof have caused the Christian church to reel and totter in its foundation. Informed individuals are discarding beliefs in a finite cosmology as taught by the 'Book of Books' and are slowly returning to the religious and philosophical concepts of our non-Christian forefathers. The original Aryan Idea of seeking knowledge wherever this may lead us, will soon again be the supreme principle of our folk.

The privilege and obligation of Odinists are, therefore, to transform this new awareness of the individual by effecting a massive shift in Aryan consciousness -- a transition of values and mystique -- from disintegrating and life-negating Christianity to our natural life-affirming mode, thus restoring the entire mental basis of the West to its earlier forms and in so doing make free our tremendous, inborn-spiritual powers.

Our task which involves re-forming our cosmology and theology, can be divided into two main sections: 1) Re-naturing our de-natured mind, and 2) marshalling our physical and psychical resources for the coming 'Ragnarok.'

The Destiny-Faustian Weltanschauung, the dynamic of our Folk-Soul, is the antithesis of the Levantine concept of a finite world. It is important to stress the vital difference between these two outlooks: the Aryan, in which the idea of a cosmic 'energy' animating All together with the notion of an infinite universe with no fixed or 'total' constructs are the main concepts; and the Judaic-Christian in which the god-created world was delivered in 6 days as a finished product with no additions or expansions possible.

Historic Messianism has even been refuted by history itself, for there has been no demonstration whatsoever that a final 'Judgment Day' is approaching as the doctrine claims; the vicissitudes, setbacks and surprises of history (which won't obey the Messianic dream!) have further occasioned a loss of credence in Judaic Christianity, accompanied by a de-spiritualization, de-moralization and pessimism.

This general break-down and spiritual confusion would not have occurred if we had kept our Destiny-Faustian Idea in force, or if we had had the wherewithall to reinstate our ideals when the alien system first began to crumble. But it is no use crying over spilt milk or lost opportunities. Destiny thinking, while allowing for history's unaccountable zigzags, has an undercurrent of optimism blended with hard realism; it prevents disappointment and defeatism to take root, partly because it is not dependent upon moving toward some whimsical end point, partly because our Idea is lived, participated in and verified daily, and is therefore a strong and long-lasting source of inspiration, enthusiasm -— in short, the sum and substance of our spiritual being.

The restoration of the original Aryan view of the universe will profoundly change the invisible forces which determine the way individual kinsmen feel, think and act.

Over the past few centuries Western scientists have, even on pain of death, rejected the Judaic notion of a circumscribed universe, controlled by an anthropomorphic deity, and have theorized, with solid substantiation, an ever-expanding, infinite cosmos. This epoch-making development is well in keeping with the general Aryan Idea, of an infinite and eternal 'Spirit-energy' or Universal Will. Such new expressions of genuine-Aryan thought-patterns are happening because some of our kin have had the perseverance and luck to realize the cumulative revelations of modern science and formulated them into a concept of 'Theo-technics.'

From a practical angle, this approach is most advantageous, for it positions us above the uncontrollable flux of temporal events while affording a comprehensive, consistent and deep-reaching philosophy with which to approach kinsmen whose vision still is blurred by History --Messianism. Meshing with the Intellectual-spiritual efforts is strategical, organizational work: mysticism and policy go hand in hand forming an all-encompassing whole, and their interaction is pulsing forth the message that we possess a living, complete body of spiritually and rationally generated beliefs. To communicate this to our folk, who has been mentally disintegrating by the imposition of an alien religion, itself presently in a state of decline, we are now drafting a sound and vigorous ideology.

Not surprisingly the powers that be can not, or will not, realize the dynamic nature of our folk and are still proclaiming Judaic Messianism as the characteristic mode of the West's intellectual life. The ignorance (or duplicity) of academia is exposed by its failure to discern the real spiritual foundation of the West. The author of 'Myth and Mythmaking,' John T. Marcus, who quite possibly is of Levantine rather than European ancestry, has perpetuated the false belief in a Middle Eastern basis for our thought patterns while never once mentioning its actual Aryan origin:

"In Western civilization, the world-sense has generally been based on the consciousness of history. Thus Christianity has involved, since St. Augustine, the convictions of an historical destiny moving towards Judgment. On this concept, Providence is immanent in history ... Alternative formulations of Western ideals have generally shared the messianic sense of the Christian faith they were seeking to re-interpret or replace ... In short, the Western Weltanschauung has been characteristically both 'historical' and 'messianic.'"

It is precisely this deification of history, this placing of History-Messianism above life, to which Nietzsche attributes the paralysis of Western will and against which he proposed a "Kingdon of Youth." Nowhere in Marcus' discussion is the Aryan Life-infinity concept recognized and thus once again, the misattribution to us of the "Messianic cult," instead of its actual Jewish source, is being broadcast. Marcus further elaborates his (willful?) misconception:

"... What matters, rather, is the concept of an inevitable historical movement moving through ever changing antitheses to a teleological goal."

"... In fact, the primary significance of the mystique sense is precisely this: that it is the source and vehicle of the messianic consciousness of history, crucial to Western civilization."


This 'surrendering to the World Process' is exactly what Nietzsche condemns as the ruination of Western personality and which he urges his readers to utterly reject in favour of living Life to its fullest. Although Marcus never states that the contents of this 'myth' is not Western but Middle Eastern, he does point out, correctly the tremendous influence it has had on our society.

The Judaic-Christian fantasy, wrongly attributed to Western man whom it has plagued for almost two thousand years, is simply a primitive and fanatical dream of all human life moving willy-nilly toward the "Goal" of Judgment Day, after which will ensue, for the Chosen, a messianic Utopia, a sensual ultimate called "Paradise" or the Thousand Year Kingdom.

Messianism is an a priori abstraction and can, therefore, not tolerate any departure from its formulated tenets lest the body of doctrines suffer. But Destiny thinking is not bound by rigid conformity to some preconceived fate; it is based upon the inner cosmic life-feeling that man as part of the universe, albeit a very small part of the All, can cultivate and develop this universal Being within. Odinism,; therefore, has no final point, no confining parameters of 'finality' because our concept is of an infinite, eternal universe, a Cosmic All, that with logical consistency never ends.

Marcus furthermore makes the observation that:

"... It is the particular propensity of mystique, that they [the political and doctrinal differences] furnish in the West, both the essence of distinctiveness in the identity-sense of individuals, and the conviction of historical unity and coherence, Indeed, ... the mystique has assumed various forms ... among which one may cite primarily the modern mystique of rational and racial identity. "

"It is the mystique which has performed the function of giving the individual the sense of a meaningful relationship to his world, as well as a place and a role in the scheme of things ... For the group, they mystique has performed the task of providing the essential cohesive force in the community. This it has done by creating a sense of unity in purpose and of continuity in time."


This is theoretically correct but has not performed quite that well in the West because the externally-imposed Levantine notion, insofar it has been half-adopted into a confused, malfunctioning duality with our native Faustian Odinism, has not solidified the West but rather disrupted its mentality and sundered its former unity. Marcus goes on:

"... Even the significant fprces have acted in part through the mystiques they generated. That is why the passing of one mystique in our history has been accompanied by the birth of another – or by chaos."

Actually we would suggest that what we now are experiencing is both chaos and the birth of another mystique. The birth – or better, rebirth — of a credible cosmology is occurring simultaneously with the spiritual turmoil of the 21st century, and it is our responsibility as Odinists to do everything we can to publicize our native beliefs and thereby bring critically needed order and harmony to the minds of our kinfolk.

To better comprehend Destiny-Odinism a quick recap of the principles mentioned in an earlier issue is appropriate:

1) Our cosmology presupposes an infinite material and ideal universe and our racial destiny is to explore, or 'live through' the cosmos by means of science and the arts, by the full and free exercise of intellect, imagination and physique. Our unique, inherited Idea-Feeling is of an 'indefinite forward motion' and our ethos sanctions and promotes a continual search for an infinity of 'truths' through perpetual physical, intellectual and spiritual adventure.

2) Aryan theo-technics (actions carried out by the gods i.e. the natural forces) posits a nature-spirit-deity or Universal Will who is Life, being of and through All. This Universal-Spirit-Energy is connected and coeval with All Nature and is within and beyond time and space.

3) Our racial impulse is forever to search for new 'truths' which will supplant the 'old' ones in limitless succession. Using our will power, reason and fancy we are meant to proceed from one 'illusory truth' onto its higher replacement, thus it is in our blood to yearn for and experience an upward motion, always reaching for the next plateau.

4) Our 'Being' is therefore always a 'Becoming' on our infinite excursions through Ideal Truth, thus outworking of our essence is directed towards the Life-Spirit of the cosmos without restrictions or impositions.

The bottomless chasm between the Aryan and Judaic-Christian views becomes apparent in the respective theologies: the Levantine is alienated from his anthropomorphic deity, the god is outside and apart from Nature; --Faustian-Odinism, on the contrary, perceives a universe that is the deity itself, the divinity is coextensive with the All of which nature and man partake.

In Messianism, the mystique dead-ends in Paradise, while Odinist metaphysics transforms this motion into an infinite, intellectual and spiritual journey. In our conception Life is lived in order to incorporate itself into new truths, which are themselves living aspects of Ideal Truth beyond time and space. Hence, we have no pseudo-totalistic explanation of reality, no Original Sin syndrome, no Messiah to arrive some day, no Judgment Day to patiently await; we value Life and Truth and have no interest in obeying priestly commands for the sake of bringing about at some indetermined time a Paradisical state of affairs.

On analysis, the notion of Paradise is the conceit of a substitute reality, a blind forlorn wish that some day things will be wonderful, a crutch to hold up the individual who has been impregnated with the belief that he is born a sinner. Such a view is unnatural and hostile to the real cosmos, it is a negation of the natural universe; it teaches its adherents to despise both the living universe and themselves and to unrealistically long for "Kingdom Come." The central myth of this principle, Original Sin, has infected Western man with its morbid psychosis that he right from birth needs to repent and be 'saved.'

Odinists, on the other hand, think of time and space as One with the Creator-Nature-Spirit (Sky-Father) and of a Becoming containing the 'Being' -- the eternal divinity energizing the All, a 'flowering out' as the manifestation of its presence. Indwelling in Nature and man is the Cosmic-Spirit, thus every Aryan is connected through Life with the All, has within him the cosmic physiology and therefore is fulfilled; since the Cosmic Will is incorporated into us, we share a continuous life with All that was, is or will be. In this sense we are 'whole' and do not suffer the destructive anxiety occasioned by beliefs that we are missing something and that relief will come only at some unknown future time.

Odinists believe that we grow from and are continuously with the All, that is One with the Nature-Divinity-Spirit; and we are happy with Nature as it is and have no need for a mystical Paradise to replace the natural All.

[K.L.H.]
 
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