Tag: Eternity
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The Unfolding of Truth – 1: The First Light: Parmenides and the Emergence of Being
Before there were systems, there was wonder. In the earliest days of philosophy, Greek thinkers turned from mythos to logos; not to dismiss the sacred, but to seek its structure. Beneath the shifting appearances of the world, they began to ask: what abides? What is the principle that does not pass away? What is real?…
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Christianity and the Structure of Being– Conclusion: Christianity Was Never Meant to End in Dualism
The Return to What Has Always Been True Throughout this series, we’ve traced a path—one not of rejection, but of return. Not a return to doctrine as it has been taught, nor to metaphysics as it has been inherited, but to the truth Christianity has always carried within itself: that what-is cannot not be. That…
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Christianity and the Structure of Being– 5: Toward Fulfillment — Christianity and the End of Dualism
The Return to What Has Always Been True Christianity stands today at a threshold — not of decline, but of fulfillment. After centuries of tension between its deepest intuitions and its inherited metaphysics, the time has come to see what has been gesturing from the beginning: that the truths it proclaims are not mere hopes…
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Christianity and the Structure of Being – 1: The Eternal Intuition of Christianity
The Seeds of Truth in the Christian Vision From its very beginning, Christianity has spoken of eternity. Not merely as a distant realm beyond this life, but as something that enters into history—something that breaks into time through incarnation, resurrection, and the promise of a kingdom that shall have no end. In this, Christianity reveals…
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Beyond Space-Time: Perception and the Eternal Structure of Being
Introduction: The Challenge of Perception Following our exploration of distinction without separation, we now turn to another fundamental question arising from near-death experiences (NDEs): the nature of space and time. Many who undergo NDEs report perceiving reality beyond temporal and spatial boundaries, experiencing past, present, and future as a single whole. This challenges the conditioned…
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Beyond Conditioned Thought: Article 5 – Everyday Glimpses—Moments When the Veil Lifts
The direct recognition of Being is not confined to philosophical reflection, meditative disciplines, or near-death experiences. It can also emerge in everyday life, in moments when the ordinary conditioning of thought momentarily gives way, allowing a glimpse of something beyond the habitual framework of becoming. These experiences—whether brief insights, encounters with beauty, or profound emotional…
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The Unfolding of Identity – Article 3: The Inevitable Resolution: Identity in the New Paradigm
Throughout this series, we have seen how the fragmentation of identity was not an accidental failure but a necessary contradiction appearing within time. The crisis of identity in the modern world—the collapse of stable reference points, the relativization of selfhood, and the apparent dissolution of boundaries—is not the destruction of identity but a moment in…
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The Unveiling of Being – Article 5: NDEs and the Encounter with the Eternal
Throughout history, reports of near-death experiences (NDEs) have fascinated and perplexed humanity. These profound events—marked by sensations of leaving the body, entering radiant landscapes, encountering beings of light, and experiencing a deep sense of unity—have often been interpreted as glimpses of an afterlife. But from the perspective of the eternal Structure of Being, what do…
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Beyond Left and Right – Article 10: The Eternal City – Towards a Civilization Aligned with the Structure of Being
Western civilization, having undergone profound crises of meaning, has long been caught in the oscillation between competing ideologies—none of which have been able to provide a stable foundation. The failure of both progressive deconstructionism and reactionary restorationism points to a deeper issue: the absence of a necessary and indestructible foundation upon which civilization can rest.…
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🗂️ Updated Glossary & Key Concepts
Understanding the Eternal Structure of Being in Light of Severino’s Thought This glossary introduces essential terms and distinctions for readers encountering the philosophy of Emanuele Severino and the paradigm of the eternal structure of Being. Each term is presented in accessible language, followed by clarifying analogies or diagrams where helpful. 1. Contraddizione C Definition: The…
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Post 53 – Suffering, Guilt, and Resentment from the Perspective of the Structure of Being
Human existence is marked by suffering, guilt, resentment, and the struggle with wrongdoing. These arise from our experiences of loss, injustice, and the relentless passage of time. How can philosophy address such profound challenges? The Structure of Being offers a radical perspective—one that dissolves the assumptions underpinning these existential burdens by revealing the eternal nature…
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Near Death Experiences 7:Death, and the Eternal Structure of Being
Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) are often interpreted as providing insight into what happens after death. Some take them as evidence of an afterlife, while others view them as the final hallucinations of a dying brain. Both perspectives assume that death marks a transition from one state to another, as if existence itself were subject to movement…
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Post 44 – Misunderstanding Death: The Illusion of Annihilation
Few concepts appear as self-evident to mortals as death. Across cultures and epochs, the notion of an end—the disappearance of a being into nothingness—has shaped human existence, inducing fear, sorrow, and speculation about what, if anything, lies beyond. The Structure of Being, however, reveals that this widely accepted view is not only mistaken but also…
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Near Death Experiences 5: The Perception of a “Return” and the Misconception of Leaving and Coming Back
A central theme in Near-Death Experience (NDE) accounts is the idea of returning. Many who undergo these experiences describe reaching a threshold—often depicted as a boundary of light, a door, or a vast expanse—before being told, or realizing, that they must go back. Some recount a choice, others an abrupt re-entry into their physical body.…
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Post 41 – Love and Providence: The Experience of the Eternal Within Time
From the perspective of the eternal, all that is has always been and will always be. There is no becoming, no contingency, no arbitrary will. The structure of being is necessity itself—an immutable relation where nothing is lost, and nothing truly changes. Yet, within time, we live as though choices are ours to make, as…
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Post 22 – The Nature of Truth
Truth is fundamentally linked to eternity and the necessary being of all things. Every being, whether a thought, an object, a person, or a moment, is eternal, never truly coming into being or ceasing to exist. Yet, humans live under the illusion of becoming, mistakenly believing that things are born, change, and perish. This illusion,…
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Post 18 – A Person, Their Moments, and Eternity
The Eternal Nature of Moments and the Illusion of Becoming According to the “Original Structure,” every moment is eternal. No moment arises from nothing or vanishes into nothing to make way for the next, as a nihilistic perspective assumes. In this view, a person is the totality of all their eternal moments. But how is…
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Post 4 – Reconciling Free Will and Determinism: An Eternal Perspective
Change, Becoming, and the Nature of Being If Being is eternal and unchanging, as classical metaphysics suggests, then change and becoming seem contradictory. However, our experience of change is undeniable. How can we reconcile these two ideas? Being, as the fundamental reality, is consistent and indivisible. It cannot shift between existence and non-existence without ceasing…
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