The past five-hundred years of Man’s existence have seen an unprecedented drop in this transmission. Whereas tradition used to run like a rushing river through all cultures of earth, it now exists only as a trickling stream in a shrinking number of places. Man has forgotten his eternal center. If western civilization is to continue its excellence, then a rediscovery and application of its tradition is necessary. Traditionalism is both the personal method and the cultural gateway through which this rededication to the Truth can be actualized.