In Traditional doctrine the solar principle stands for the active, masculine, ascending, and form-giving power. It is the opposite of the telluric and lunar forces that bind, dissolve, and pull downward. The solar man is the one who orients himself by this higher polarity rather than by the horizontal currents of the age.
Most of modern life is organized around the opposite polarity. Softness, equality, emotionalism, and the cult of the immediate sensation are the practical expressions of a telluric and lunar dominance. Recovering a solar stance does not require restoring ancient forms. It requires the decision to measure one’s own life by the criteria of clarity, hierarchy, and ascending force.
The young man who wants a different standard begins by noticing which of the two principles he is currently serving in his daily choices. The solar principle is not a mood. It is a permanent orientation that can be practiced in any environment.