“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

The man who would be king

The man who would be king

Taking part in the Stations of the Cross is always a moving and powerful experience. I first attended one 6 years ago, before I bent the knee, when I was still living in the US. At that time, I was going through a severe personal crisis, and derived a lot of comfort...
Guest Post: The Position of F**K YOU by Randale6

Guest Post: The Position of F**K YOU by Randale6

I am pleased to present another guest post from LRFotS Randale6. This is a little different from the other guest posts I have featured here. As you might expect from the title, it is rather more profane than my usual standard, but I have decided to preserve the...
Didactic Mind, Ep 117: The Burning of Rome

Didactic Mind, Ep 117: The Burning of Rome

The Didactic Mind podcast is FINALLY back, after a long hiatus due to… well, sheer laziness, mostly, and a real lack of desire to talk about much of the craziness around us. Nonetheless, recent events in the West and Russia have made a podcast necessary to...
Guest Post: An Agnostic takes on the Supernatural

Guest Post: An Agnostic takes on the Supernatural

I am most pleased to present another compelling and thought-provoking guest post from LRFotS Randale6, who is evidently wrestling with the question of what is true, and who, among the various world religions, is right and correct. As such, he has written what is...
Domain Query: Fake it ’til you make it

Domain Query: Fake it ’til you make it

This latest Domain Query comes by way of LRFotS Randale6, who asks a pertinent and germane question about the difference between natural and artificial, or “learned”, charisma, with examples provided as reference points: Didact, what are your...
The interview that broke the internet

The interview that broke the internet

#BasedTucker’s interview with The Putin was, perhaps, the most highly anticipated video release of recent years. It dropped yesterday night, my time, and I finally managed to finish watching it this morning. The full interview is, as of this writing, still...
Guest Post: The Age of Ideology by Randale6

Guest Post: The Age of Ideology by Randale6

I am most pleased to publish another guest poast from LRFotS Randale6, who has published a follow-up to his previous piece about the return of the age of hard times and strong men. In this instalment, our friend analyses the manner in which those aforementioned things...
Didactic Mind, Ep 117: The Burning of Rome

Didactic Mind, Ep 116: Train of Consequences

Happy 2024, brothers and sisters! May the peace and blessings of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you this year. The podcast that follows is, admittedly, a couple of weeks late – I originally intended to record it on New Year’s Day, but that didn’t...
The ark of civilisation

The ark of civilisation

The extraordinarily effective spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова), sat down for a fascinating interview recently, in which she pointed out some very powerful truths about what Russia is nowadays: Ms Zakharova is an excellent...
Didactic Mind, Ep 117: The Burning of Rome

Didactic Mind, Ep 115: And the Word Became Flesh

Happy Christmas to you all, my dear brothers and friends! May the peace and blessings of the Lord be upon you and your families on this most wonderful and sacred of days. Today’s podcast is all about explaining “the reason for the season”, as it were...