Ramon Elani: The Opposite Moment Begins (I Pity The Misanthropes)

This is a segment of episode 298 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Wyrd Against The Modern World: The Opposite Moment Begins w/ Ramon Elani.” Listen to the full episode and read the article: http://bit.ly/LBWelani2 / http://bit.ly/GRramon

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Acausal heathen poet and author Ramon Elani joins me to discuss his new book 'Wyrd Against the Modern World' published through Night Forest Press. This audio interview is actually a reading of a written interview I conducted with him, originally published at the Gods&Radicals Press supporter-only blog Another World.

“Now, of course, it may be that humanity will not survive what is coming in the next decades and centuries. And if this is the case then so be it. But in the end, all of the thinkers who have inspired me have this in common: that they passionately insist upon the joys of life and the miracle that we witness everyday in this world, regardless of the calamities that befall us. We are made of the same stuff as the stars themselves and the light of the cosmos shines bright in us as in all things. The ways of the modern world have dimmed this light within us but they cannot extinguish it utterly.

“As things reach their pinnacle, the opposite moment begins. As the modern world falls into its greatest catastrophe, the timeless world rises up again. And I do believe we are seeing some version of this occurring even now. As we head closer and closer to the brink, more and more people are beginning to recognize what has brought us to this point.

“In the end, more than anything else, I pity the misanthropes. To me, anyone who has stood upon a hill and seen the mist gather in the valley below, who has experienced the joy of sex, who has gazed deep into the terrifying abyss of the ocean, who has embraced their child, who has smelled the forest after a heavy rain, who has listened to the music of Bach, who has felt strong in their body, should know beyond the shadow of any doubt that they are with the divine spirit.”

Ramon Elani holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Connecticut. He lives on a small homestead with his wife and children among the hills and forests of New England. A former muay tai fighter and professor of literature and philosophy, Ramon has published on a wide variety of topics at the intersection of ecology and spirituality. He writes The Tiger’s Leap blog.

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