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The book presents lore relating to the ‘latter days’ of the present cycle from the vantage point of comparative religion, drawing upon relevant doctrines from Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and the Native American traditions. It also speculates upon the social, psychic, and spiritual nature of that being known to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as the Antichrist, presenting him as both an individual and a system and warning those willing to be warned against the spiritual seduction and terror he represents, and against the regime which will be - and is - the social expression of that seduction and terror.
Finally, in tracing the roots of Antichrist in the fallen nature of man, the author sketches the particular quality of spirituality proper to apocalyptic times, the dangers it faces, the unique opportunities open to it. And along the way he describes his own course from the ‘spiritual revolution’ of the 1960s, through the world of New Age spiritualities, to the threshold of traditional esoterism and metaphysics. As he says, speaking of the angst that characterizes the modern world: ‘The specific medicine for the shock of despair is the deeper shock of meaning. Nothing but the weight of eternity, breaking through the thin, brittle shell of the postmodern sky, can set us on our feet.’
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| Author | Upton, Charles |
|---|---|
| Full Title | The System of Antichrist |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Publisher | Sophia Perennis |
| Pages | 576 |
| ISBN | 0-900588-30-6 |
| Language | English |
| Short Description | This study examines the present state of affairs, particularly the New Age phenomenon, and presents traditional lore relating to the 'latter days' and the social, psychic, and spiritual nature of the Antichrist. According to Upton, the New Age phenomenon is a sign that we are close to the end. |
| Praise | "Charles Upton has set out to portray the spiritual landscape of our time, from the subtle appeals of New Age spiritualities to the enlightening perceptions of the Traditionalist writers. Along the way, he has succeeded in lifting the mask of today’s world to reveal the dark and sinister forces that prevail everywhere and that actually herald the coming of the Antichrist. In this tour de force, the author takes the reader on a journey to places he could not get to on his own." - John Herlihy, author of Near and Distant Horizons. |
| Table of Contents | Preface Introduction Part One: Tradition vs. the New Age Foreword Chapter One: Postmodernism, Globalism, and the New Age Chapter Two: Who are the Traditionalists? Chapter Three: What is the New Age? (i) A Short History of the ‘Spiritual Revolution’ and the New Age Movement (ii) The Dangers of the Occult (iii) New Age Doctrines Refuted Chapter Four: New Age Authorities: A Divided House (i) The Fallacy of the Psychic Absolute: Truth and Deception in The Seth Material (ii) The Postmodern Traveler: Don Carlos Castaneda (iii) Transcendence without Immanence: The Neo-Gnosticism of A Course in Miracles (iv) The Celestine Prophecy: a Pre-Columbian Singles Culture (v) Having It vs. Eating It: The Entrepreneurial Hinduism of Deepak Chopra Part Two: Spiritual Warfare Chapter Five: The Shadows of God Chapter Six: The War Against Love Chapter Seven: UFOs and Traditional Metaphysics: A Postmodern Demonology Chapter Eight: Vigilance at the Eleventh Hour: A Refutation of The Only Tradition Chapter Nine: Comparative Eschatology Chapter Ten: Facing Apocalypse |
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