Apocalypse. Armageddon. Doomsday. The last days, the end times, the Kali Yuga. Great upheavals, wars, rumors of wars, brothers killing brothers and the world sinking into ignorance, depravity, filth, and darkness. The merchants of fear and the prophets (and profits) of doom are doing well. Their message is one of despair, and terror. Their […]
Total Life Reform.
Operation Werewolf was conceived as an alchemical process designed to rebuild a complete human being. This process is one of Total Life Reform- meaning a complete re-thinking and tearing down of the conditioned state of being, in order to rebuild the self as an archetype. In our present time, it is much more popular […]
Mannaz and Mantra.
This article was originally published in Issue 3 of the “The Inner Circle,” Operation Werewolf’s official monthly e-publication. Each month, a new Issue of the Inner Circle is published here on the website, accessible to subscribers for 10 USD a month, and containing several articles and essays, videos, insider news and more. You can subscribe […]
Respect.
RESPECT. I am addressing this article to men, specifically. This is not because the behaviors listed and detailed in this article are exclusive to men, but because I am not a female and have no interest in lecturing them on how to be “better women.” For the same reason I curl a lip in derision […]
Death and Loss: Creating the Tribal Cult of the Dead
Yesterday morning as I walked into my home gym area, I noticed that something was out of place. A wooden plaque, carved for me many years ago by my friend, that has made many journeys with me, lay there on the floor- quite a ways from where it should have been hanging across the room […]
Jealousy and Envy
Here’s a friendly heads up and a reminder for all of you reading this right now who are taking no prisoners on your way to living a strength-filled life of purpose: When you start to get stronger, more successful, wealthier, healthier, or better in any way- there is a certain type of individual who can’t […]
The Golden Mean
Written for Operation Werewolf by Joshua Buckley The Golden Mean From Stoic philosophers like Epictetus to the Nordic wisdom-tradition embodied by the Hávamál, moderation has always been regarded as one of the pre-eminent virtues. This is also one of the main strands informing the modern American political tradition, as the talking heads never tire of […]
Discomfort Inoculation: Igniting the Inner Fire
In Yoga, there are 8 different pathways, or “limbs” that make up the various elements the yogi believes to be necessary for a strong practice. Within this eightfold blueprint of transformation, these limbs have their own branches, twigs and leaves that grow from them and hone down these bigger concepts into smaller sub-groups. Of these […]
Porn and Football
Back by popular demand, this essay can be found in “The Complete Transmissions Volume 1” by Paul Waggener, available on this site. Millions of people right now are glued to a screen watching their fantasies play out in front of them; toned, muscled bodies on camera performing just for them – sweating and grunting with […]
This Is Only Temporary
All photos by Andrea Pagan This weekend I had the honor of attending an Operation Werewolf event hosted by Leonardo of the “Dire Dogs” in the Venetian countryside. This was my second time as a guest in Europe, and just as before, every single mile and moment spent was one I wouldn’t trade for anything […]