▁scient ism ▁of ▁modern ▁sec ular ▁soci eties ▁and ▁which ▁prom otes ▁the ▁redis cover y ▁of ▁the ▁wisdom ▁trad itions ▁of ▁the ▁pre - sec ular ▁developed ▁world . ▁This ▁view ▁is ▁exempl ified ▁by ▁R ene ▁Gu en on ▁in ▁The ▁Re ign ▁of ▁Quant ity ▁and ▁the ▁Sign s ▁of ▁the ▁Times , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ist ▁school . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fr ith j of ▁Sch u on : ▁ ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁popular ized ▁in ▁more ▁recent ▁times ▁by ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley , ▁who ▁was ▁prof ound ly ▁influenced ▁by ▁V ive kan anda ' s ▁Ne o - V ed anta ▁and ▁Universal ism . ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁book ▁The ▁Per enn ial ▁Philosoph y ▁he ▁defined ▁the ▁per enn ial ▁philosophy ▁as : ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁Trad itional ist ▁school , ▁H ux ley ▁emphas ized ▁myst ical ▁experience ▁over ▁met aph ys ics : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁app reh end ▁the ▁divine ▁reality , ▁one ▁must ▁choose ▁to ▁ful fill ▁certain ▁conditions : ▁" making ▁themselves ▁lov ing , ▁pure ▁in ▁heart ▁and ▁poor ▁in ▁spirit ." ▁H ux ley ▁arg ues ▁that ▁very ▁few ▁people ▁can ▁achieve ▁this ▁state . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁have ▁ful filled ▁these ▁conditions , ▁grasp ed ▁the ▁universal ▁truth ▁and ▁interpreted ▁it ▁have ▁generally ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁saint