Title: The Monolithic West and the Universal Aryan Spirit Tags: #Evola #Traditionalism #AryanCivilization #HyperboreanRoots #SpiritualUniversalism
- Monolithic Western Culture: The monolithic kernel design in traditional Unix systems mirrors the West's inward-focused, rigid structures, contrasting with the fluid, universal spirit of Aryan civilization.
- Hyperborean Origins: The Aryan spirit, rooted in Hyperborean traditions, embodies a universal, expansive force that transcends tribal and ethnic boundaries.
- Civilizational Radiation: True civilizations, like Rome, radiate universality, embracing and integrating diverse cultures rather than isolating themselves.
- Western Obsession with Closure: The West's current obsession with self-containment and exclusivity is antithetical to the Aryan ethos of openness and universalism.
- Multi-Polar World: The world is inherently multi-polar, reflecting the diverse expressions of the Hyperborean legacy, which has manifested in various forms across civilizations.
- Tribal Mentality: The tribal, ethnocentric mindset prevalent today is a degeneration of the universal Aryan spirit, which seeks to unify rather than divide.
- Spiritual Hierarchy: The Aryan tradition emphasizes a spiritual hierarchy that transcends material and ethnic distinctions, fostering a universal order.
- Decline of the West: The West's decline is marked by its abandonment of universal principles in favor of narrow, self-referential ideologies.
- Revival of the Aryan Spirit: A return to the Aryan spirit requires a rejection of monolithic, closed systems in favor of a universal, integrative approach.
- Evolian Perspective: Julius Evola's teachings highlight the need to reconnect with the Hyperborean-Aryan tradition, which offers a path beyond the West's current spiritual and cultural stagnation.
This response distills the Evolian critique of Western modernity and its departure from the universal Aryan spirit, emphasizing the need for a return to traditional, hierarchical, and universal principles.
As of October 2023, HarmonyOS NEXT signifies the next stage in the evolution of Huawei's HarmonyOS, with a strong emphasis on independence from the Linux kernel and a transition to a fully self-developed microkernel architecture. This represents a significant departure from earlier versions of HarmonyOS, which utilized a multi-kernel approach (combining LiteOS and Linux kernels). Here's an overview of the HarmonyOS NEXT kernel:
Key Features of HarmonyOS NEXT Kernel
- Microkernel Design:
- HarmonyOS NEXT is built on a microkernel architecture, a notable shift from the Linux-based kernel used in previous versions.
- The microkernel is designed to be lightweight, secure, and modular, with only essential functions (such as memory management and process scheduling) operating in kernel space.
- Additional services, like device drivers and file systems, operate in user space, enhancing security and stability by isolating critical components.
- Enhanced Security:
- The microkernel design inherently improves security by minimizing the attack surface of the kernel.
- HarmonyOS NEXT incorporates advanced security features, including formal verification (mathematically proving the correctness of the kernel code) to ensure resilience against vulnerabilities.
- Real-Time Performance:
- The microkernel is optimized for real-time performance, making HarmonyOS NEXT suitable for applications requiring low latency, such as IoT devices, automotive systems, and industrial automation.
- Distributed Architecture:
- HarmonyOS NEXT continues to support Huawei's distributed technology, enabling seamless collaboration between devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, smart home devices, and cars).
- The kernel efficiently manages resources across multiple devices, fostering a unified ecosystem.
- Independence from Linux:
- HarmonyOS NEXT eliminates reliance on the Linux kernel, which was used in earlier versions for smartphones and tablets.
- This shift grants Huawei full control over the operating system, avoiding potential restrictions tied to open-source licensing (e.g., GPL) and geopolitical challenges.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility:
- HarmonyOS NEXT is designed to operate across a wide range of devices, from small IoT sensors to powerful smartphones and PCs, thanks to its scalable microkernel architecture.
Why the Shift to a Microkernel?
Huawei's decision to develop its own microkernel for HarmonyOS NEXT is driven by several factors: 1. Autonomy: Reducing dependence on external technologies (like the Linux kernel) ensures greater control over the operating system's development and future. 2. Security: A microkernel architecture is inherently more secure due to its minimalistic design and isolation of critical components. 3. Performance: The microkernel is optimized for real-time and low-latency applications, making it ideal for IoT and edge computing. 4. Ecosystem Integration: The microkernel aligns with Huawei's vision of a unified, distributed ecosystem across all devices.
Monolithic vs. Microkernel: A Cultural Reflection
The dominance of monolithic kernels in traditional Unix systems reflects a broader cultural tendency in the West toward centralized, unified structures. This contrasts with the microkernel approach, which emphasizes modularity, decentralization, and adaptability—qualities that align more closely with a multipolar worldview.
Historically, monolithic systems have been favored for their simplicity and performance, much like how centralized civilizations have often sought to consolidate power and resources. However, the rise of microkernel architectures, as seen in HarmonyOS NEXT, signals a shift toward systems that prioritize flexibility, security, and distributed functionality—values that resonate with a more interconnected and diverse global landscape.
This evolution mirrors the transition from a unipolar world dominated by a single cultural or civilizational model to a multipolar world where multiple traditions and systems coexist and interact. Just as HarmonyOS NEXT seeks to break free from the constraints of the Linux kernel, societies and civilizations are increasingly recognizing the need to move beyond monolithic structures and embrace a more pluralistic and inclusive approach.
In this context, the microkernel can be seen as a metaphor for a world that values diversity, adaptability, and collaboration—a world that is, by definition, multipolar. This stands in stark contrast to the monolithic mindset that has long characterized Western cultural and technological paradigms, which often prioritize uniformity and centralization over inclusivity and decentralization.
Metaphysical part:
The Swastika as a Polar Symbol
The following reflections on the deeper significance of the swastika might seem unusual if Herman Wirth's research on the primordial Nordic races were not already known in Germany. However, what deserves greater emphasis is that the ideas expressed in this regard are not merely the conjectures of a modern scholar. Rather, they can be linked to a doctrine that, despite its scattered traces, is found with the marks of universality and unanimity across all great traditions of the past—from the Far Eastern, Tibetan, Indo-Aryan, and Irano-Aryan to the Hellenic, Egyptian, Gaelic, Germanic, and Aztec. For us, it is clear that these traditions, if understood directly beyond “positive” limitations, can convey more than many dubious reconstructions based on philological and paleographic grounds.
The first insight from this line of thought is the integration of the concept of the Aryan, Indo-Germanic, or Nordic race. What was once considered a primordial tribe now reveals itself as a relatively recent branch of a much older and purer Arctic race, more accurately described by the ancient term “Hyperborean.” This integration resolves many one-sided views and difficulties that have plagued previous interpretations of the Aryan thesis. The Aryan idea thus rises to a universal principle, establishing a continuity and common origin of cultural elements that were once thought separate but are found scattered across the East and West, North and South. In this light, the swastika symbol takes on new meaning. The difficulties faced by Ernst Kraus or Ludwig Müller, who argued that the swastika was exclusive to Indo-Germanic tribes, are diminished when considering the broader Hyperborean origin. The swastika's presence in regions like California, Central America, the Far East, Mesopotamia, and North Africa—areas not traditionally associated with Indo-Germanic peoples—can be explained through the diffusion of the Nordic Ur-race.
The second key aspect is the solar character of the primordial Nordic culture. This is evident from the consistent testimonies of ancient traditions regarding the Arctic homeland. The Hyperborean land of the Iranian Aryans, airyanem waêjô, is allegorically described in the Avesta as the home of solar “glory” and Yima, the “Radiant, Glorious One, who among men is like the sun.” Similarly, the Indo-Aryans' Çweta-dwîpa or uttara-kuru, the sacred land of the far North, is depicted as the “White Island” or “Island of Radiance,” the abode of Narâyâna, “in whom a great fire burns, radiating in all directions.” The Hellenic Hyperboreans are associated with the radiant Apollo, while Thule, merging with it, is said to derive its name from the sun. The Aztec Tullan or Tlallocan corresponds etymologically to Thule and is identified with the “House of the Sun.” In the Edda, Gimle or Gladsheim, the primordial home of Asgard, is described as eternal, golden, and radiant like the sun. Similar descriptions apply to the mysterious northern lands in Far Eastern traditions and the mystical Chambhala of pre-Buddhist Tibetan Bön tradition.
This symbolic testimony points to two elements: the idea of a solar cult and the concept of solar rulership. Regarding the first, Wirth's reconstruction suggests that the Nordic-Atlantic Ur-race shared a common solar religion. While this assumption is plausible, it requires further justification. What is clear is the intimate relationship between the sun and divine fire, evident in Indo-European traditions. The cult of fire was linked to both the uranic and solar components of patrician rites in ancient traditions (Bachofen) and to the concept of solar and divine kingship. The Iranian-Aryan hvarenô, the “glory” that makes kings, is a solar fire, akin to the Vedic agni-rohita and the Egyptian ânshûs, the life-force of kingship. This provides the first and simplest validation of the swastika as a Nordic symbol. The swastika, in its connection to the ancient Swastika, has often been interpreted as a symbol of fire and the sun. However, it is crucial to move beyond a “naturalistic” reduction of these concepts. Ancient peoples did not superstitiously deify natural forces but used them as symbols to express higher meanings. The swastika, as a fire symbol, is not merely a primitive tool for igniting flames but a spiritual and royal symbol, representing the primordial light and fire that ignited the ruling castes in their solar function over subordinate forces and races.
The swastika's significance extends beyond its solar and fiery aspects to its polar symbolism. The “solar” function embodied by the leaders of great traditional cultures was often compared to that of a “pole.” The leader represented the immovable point around which the ordered movement of forces revolved hierarchically. This is reflected in the Far Eastern concept of “immutability at the center” and Confucius's statement: “He who rules by virtue is like the pole star, which remains fixed while all other stars revolve around it.” The Aristotelian concept of the “unmoved mover” and the Sanskrit term cakravartî (“he who turns the wheel”) express the same idea. The polar symbol represents an irresistible force in its calm superiority, a power that legitimizes itself through its mere presence, embodying the stability of the “world of being” or the transcendent realm. This is also the meaning of the solar symbol embodied by Apollo, not as the rising and setting sun but as the steady, ruling light that surrounds the Olympians and the pure spiritual substances free from the world of passion and becoming.
The swastika, as one of the oldest symbols of this spirituality and its polar function, represents not merely movement but a circular motion around an immutable center or axis. It is not just a solar symbol (the wheel of solar Vishnu) but a symbol of the solar principle reduced to a central, ruling element—an immutable “Olympian” principle. In this sense, the swastika is a polar symbol, revealing meanings in the earliest prehistory that would later be expressed in the glorious cycles of Aryan mythologies and kingships derived from the primordial Nordic culture.
The polar symbol also applies to certain cultures or cultural centers that embodied a corresponding function in the totality of history. The Chinese Empire was called the “Middle Kingdom”; Meru, the symbolic Indo-Aryan Olympus, was considered the “pole” of the earth; the symbolism of the Omphalos, associated with Delphi, the traditional center of Dorian-Olympian Greece, reflects the same meaning; and Asgard, the mystical homeland of Nordic royal lineages, coincides with Midgard, the “land of the center.” Even Cuzco, the center of the Inca Sun Empire, seems to express the idea of an earthly “center.” Additionally, the Sanskrit Tulâ, associated with the Hellenic and American names for the Hyperborean homeland, means “balance,” and the zodiac sign Libra was initially identified with the Great Bear, a significant figure in Hyperborean cults, closely tied to polar symbolism.
Wirth's revival of the idea that the Arctic region was the primordial homeland of the white race, the progenitor of the Indo-Germanic and Aryan races, suggests a convergence of symbol and reality, metaphysics and physics, under the sign of the “pole.” The prehistoric polar cycle of the Nordic Ur-race could be seen as the original expression of “Olympian” spirituality and the “polar” function, which manifested wherever it led to new cultures and traditions through adaptation or diffusion. The symbol of the “center” and the “pole” can thus be a traditional and supra-historical emblem, originally corresponding to a complete alignment of reality and symbol, pointing to a homeland that coincides with the Earth's geographic pole and embodies the value and function of a spiritual primordial “pole.”
Wirth, however, errs in extending a cult to the entire Nordic tradition that actually pertains to a corrupted and “southernized” form of it. He emphasizes the winter solstice, interpreting the eternal cycle of the sun's death and resurrection as the mystery of the primordial Nordic faith. This view, which aligns the sun with a nature subject to birth and death, is more reflective of the chthonic cycle of the southern, pre-Aryan, and even Semitic mother-cult, associated with the great Asiatic fertility goddesses. Alfred Rosenberg has pointed out this confusion in Wirth's work, likely due to the mingling of testimonies from the earliest Nordic epochs with those of later, mixed cultures. While Wirth correctly distinguishes between a Nordic-Arctic (Hyperborean) race and a Nordic-Atlantic one, he fails to make a corresponding distinction in symbols and motifs, blending the two. According to the Avesta, Môuru, the land and culture of the “mother,” appears only as the third “creation,” already distant from the Nordic airyanem waêjô.
The theme of the sun god's death and resurrection in the mother, reflecting an eternal cycle of becoming, is fundamentally anti-Olympian and alien to the higher Nordic-Aryan spirituality. It is a theme attributable to southern influences, representing Dionysus against Apollo, Loki against the Aesir, and the chaotic desire for pantheistic ecstasy opposed to the calm self-awareness and natural supernaturalism of the “divine” races. Wirth's interpretation thus reflects a syncretic symbolism, far removed from the pure primordial Aryan cult and more applicable to the subsequent “Atlantic” culture, which shows traces of gynocratic themes.
In contrast, the polar cross, the swastika, symbolizes the unadulterated primordial worldview and can be regarded as a true Nordic symbol in the higher sense. Its fundamental theme is not change but a centralizing effect, to which change remains subordinate. On this basis, the solar and fiery symbols contained in the swastika take on a different meaning, directly connected to the distinctly uranic character of Aryan and Aryan-Hyperborean deities and cults, the patrician system of strict father-right, and all that signifies masculinity, true rulership, order, and the triumph of cosmos over chaos.
In this context, the swastika can lead us to a content of Nordic thought that is “classical” and “Doric” in the higher sense, characterized by centrality, inner “Olympian” superiority, and clarity within every “fire” and release of forces. According to an ancient tradition, those destined to rule must have the vision of a heavenly wheel: like a wheel, they act, turning and conquering. At the same time, the wheel embodies rta, the order, the spiritual Aryan law, depicted as a divine chariot in motion. The combination of these two concepts gives the fundamental idea of the moving swastika: a whirling, victorious wheel that generates fire and light, yet with a firm stillness, an immutable constancy at its center.
As the primordial Nordic homeland faded into the distant past, its memory transitioned from history to supra-history, becoming a receding reality accessible not through external means but only through spiritual action. Pindar states that the path to the Hyperboreans cannot be found by sea or land but is revealed only to heroes like Heracles, who remain faithful to the Olympian principle. Li-tse reports that the mysterious land of the far North can be reached “neither by ship nor by chariot, but only by the flight of the spirit.” Similarly, Chambhala, the Hyperborean homeland in Tibetan tradition, is said to reside “in my spirit.”
Perhaps no symbol better points to this inner path than the swastika, guiding the way for a resurrection of Germany's deepest forces from the summit of Nordic tradition. Indeed, the Indo-Aryan equivalent of the swastika, the Swastika, carries a favorable omen. It can be interpreted as a monogram composed of the letters forming the auspicious formula su-asti, equivalent to the Latin bene est or quod bonum faustumque sit—”What is good and fortunate, let it be!” No better symbol could be found to express the certainty of rebirth and the will to assert the legacy of the great Hyperborean ruling race against the dark forces threatening to overwhelm it.