Thursday, January 30, 2014

Who are the 'Heroes of the Dark Enlightenment'? (Not to mention some very fine and entertaining artwork.)


Heroes of the Dark Enlightenment


Seal of the Dark Enlightenment

Heroes of the Dark Enlightenment, arise! The Carlyle Club is pleased to present the first-ever guide to neoreaction’s heroic personalities (which also serves as the world’s silliest blogroll).

Table of Contents

  1. A Brief History of Reactionary Taxonomy
  2. Formalists
  3. Futurists
  4. Scientists
  5. Racialists
  6. Masculinists
  7. Traditionalists
  8. Letters to the Editor
The Great Seal of the Dark Enlightenment (art credits below)

A Brief History of Reactionary Taxonomy

In April and May of 2013, neoreaction experienced what Nick Land would later dub a “Cambrian Explosion.” Scharlach explains:
It’s a sign of maturity that the neoreactionary movement has begun to go “meta” on itself. Scholars of the Dark Enlightenment are beginning to ask self-reflexive questions about who they are, where divisions lie, and what it all means.
Well, we in the Carlyle Club for Young Reactionaries (Students Against a Democratic Society) aren't qualified to know what any of it means, but we think this is all very exciting and we insist on being a part of it anyway! So we spent all night learning.