Mysticism or Mystification? When ‘Trads’ Seek to Save the Church via Occultism (Part One)

“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them” (Eph 5:11)…

Mysticism or Mystification?
When ‘Trads’ Seek to Save the Church via Occultism

(PART ONE)

(left to right: Peter Kwasniewski, Valentin Tomberg, Sebastian Morello)

by Francis del Sarto

Footnotes will be found at the end of the article.

Do you believe in magic? Sebastian Morello does, and he’s written a book to initiate you into the Hermetic mysteries he holds dear! He’ll guide you into luminous vistas of esoteria long overlooked by modern Catholics, but so vitally needed to help bring an end to the hex of an evil warlock, who’s brought about the crisis in the Church.… READ MORE

Beware! Occultists masquerading as “Traditional Catholics”

Charles Coulombe, Robert Spaemann, and others

Beware!
Occultists masquerading as “Traditional Catholics”

On January 12, 2021, a researcher who goes by the pseudonym Alistair McFadden and describes himself as a “traditional Catholic layman unschooled in either philosophy or theology”, published a lengthy article entitled “Observations on the Influence of the Occult in Traditional Catholic Discourse”. It uncovers unsettling facts about an occultist influence on “Traditional Catholicism” or “Catholic Traditionalism” — and here we use the term in a very loose sense.

The essay was published on the social media platform Medium and takes over an hour to read in full. Here is the direct link:

The sedevacantist media apostolate True Restoration has recently provided a summary of McFadden’s lengthy but highly-informative monograph.… READ MORE