Title: On the Counter-Initiation - The subversion of true spirituality by inverted forces Tags: #Tradition #CounterInitiation #SpiritualWarfare #Guénon #Evola 1. Counter-Initiation Defined – Forces working to distort and subvert genuine spiritual aspirations, replacing them with materialism, disorder, and false ideologies. 2. Beyond Good & Evil – Not merely a moral struggle, but an objective metaphysical battle against non-human influences corrupting civilizations. 3. Hidden Hand of Revolutions – Historical subversions are orchestrated by occult forces, masked as political or social movements. 4. Positivism as Deception – The denial of transcendent realities (materialism, scientism) is itself a tool of the counter-initiation. 5. Modern Occultism’s Trap – False spirituality (Theosophy, psychism, neo-occultism) lures seekers into inferior psychic realms, not true transcendence. 6. Pantheism as Inversion – The illusion of "cosmic unity" dissolves the individual into lower psychic forces, opposed to genuine metaphysical ascent. 7. Mediums & False Contacts – Psychic phenomena and deceptive revelations often stem from regressive, subpersonal forces masquerading as higher knowledge. 8. Degenerate Initiatic Chains – Some "initiatic" lineages have inverted into counter-tradition, serving anti-hierarchical and destructive ends. 9. The West’s Fatal Path – Modernity’s rejection of transcendence (Renaissance → Enlightenment) aligns it with counter-initiatory forces. 10. Spiritual Defense – Only adherence to true traditional doctrines and initiatic discipline can resist these corrosive influences. On the Counter-Initiation Those who seek to transcend human limitations and attain higher knowledge must recognize the existence of what René Guénon termed the Counter-Initiation. They must also understand its various manifestations and the means it employs to achieve its ends. At its core, the Counter-Initiation represents forces that infiltrate human dom