Nordic Ideology: A Metamodern Guide to Politics, Book Two

by Hanzi Freinacht

At the top of this scale you find what I call integralists (after the followers of Ken Wilber’s elaborate “integral spirituality”). These folks are the relatively privileged ones who adopt difficult and esoteric teachings and subtle body practices, and drill them arduously for years—and who manage to keep a scientific worldview (uhm, relatively) intact in the process. Their thinking and life experience are enriched and they develop greater existential depth and higher subjective states, even to the point where they themselves can sell these services at favorable prices. They are enriched across the scale. The middle segment we can call the yoga bourgeoisie. These might dabble in a little astrology and quick-fix “life-changing” courses and eat some silly supplements, but by and large they are still energized by their spiritual practices and are comfortable enough economically to do so with good conscience. They might believe in a little magic here and there, but they generally understand that they should keep such discussions to themselves and don’t spoil their professional lives in the process. And then, on the low end of the scale, we have what I call the astrology precariat.[72] Here the magic beliefs of desperate people result in a heightened vulnerability, which leads to a cruel commercialization of the human soul.