Now, there is a very curious contradiction in those who on the one hand accuse the jews of having a national god just for them, a morality and a feeling of solidarity that only applies to their own race, a principle of nonsolidarity with the remainder of the human race, and so on but then just follow the same jewish style when they attack the other alleged aspect of the. Crowned by the christian community, such as hm magazine, as. Evola regarded his perspectives and spiritual values as aristocratic, masculine, traditionalist, heroic and defiantly reactionary. Evola spends the first part of this book and much of the second part expostulating. Rituals and practical techniques for the magus, introduction to magic, julius evola, the ur group, inner traditions. Julius evola has 141 books on goodreads with 264233 ratings. The path of initiatic wisdom julius evola, the ur group, hans thomas hakl, joscelyn godwin isbn. Moynihan, michael 2003, julius evolas combat manuals for a revolt against the modern world, in richard metzger ed.
Julius evola, the ur group, joscelyn godwin, hans thomas hakl. In the meantime numerous books on evola have appeared, along with an even greater number of essays and specialized studies. Julius evolas most popular book is revolt against the modern world. For evola, sexuality has as its first purpose the achievement of unity in two distinctive ways. More than ten years have passed since i wrote my introduction about evolas political endeavors for the german edition of men among the ruins. The first of these is the unity of the male and female dichotomy that defines the sexual division of the human species. Postwar reflections of a radical traditionalist julius evola rochester, vt.
The path of initiatic wisdom kindle edition by evola, julius, ur group, the, hakl, hans thomas, godwin, joscelyn. A controversial philosopher and critic of modern western civilization, julius evola 18981974 wrote widely on eastern religions, alchemy, sexuality, politics, and mythology. Giulio cesare andrea evola, 19 may 1898 11 june 1974, better known as julius evola, was an italian philosopher, painter, and. Introduction to magic is not really a work by evola, but a collection of the issues of an occult magazine that he and other italian occultists published in the 20s. Click on document metaphysics of war evola, julius. The path of initiatic wisdom evola, julius, ur group, the, godwin, joscelyn, hakl, hans thomas on. The doctrine of the awakening in the creation of a warlike, adualistic buddhism as the inception of that religion, evola finds a metaphor for the divergence of heroic spirit from the sentiments of modern people. Evolas reckoning with italian fascism is among his later works, first published in 1964, and reprinted with additional notes in 1970. Bevaka introduction to magic, volume ii sa far du ett mejl nar boken gar att kopa igen. One fundamental view of this tradition is that from action karma this world was created, from it, it is sustained, from it, it will be dissolved. Books by julius evola author of revolt against the modern.
In this text, evola distinguishes the race of the body biological racerace as such, in my opinion, the race of the soul which i would call nonhereditary character types, shaped by culture, ideas, and education, and race of the spirit, which has to do with vertical, superhistorical heredity, i. During his trial in 1951, evola denied being a fascist and instead referred to himself as a superfascist. Their methods were developed through a complete study of hermetic texts and emerging information on tantric buddhist rituals. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and. Rituals and practical techniques for the magus 2001. Custom hand bound monograph with special frosted parchment overlay. Mountain climbing as metaphor for the spiritual quest julius evola.
Julius evola complete bibliography with links to english. All of these qualities followed thoth as the alexandrian greeks adopted him, 1. In this work, evola and his coworkers in the ultrasecret ur group sought to discover means of developing magical power so that they could act upon the world. Giulio cesare andrea evola 19 may 1898 11 june 1974, better known as julius evola, was an italian philosopher, painter, and esotericist. Rituals and practical techniques for the magus julius evola, ur group, renato del ponte on. A landmark publication for the new age, delineating clearly between mysticism and magic, written in a germanic style that allows for unhurried, penetrating insights. Introduction to magic is a collection of intelligent and erudite essays many of them admirably concise.
Read introduction to magic online by julius evola and the ur. Rituals and practical techniques for the magus ebook. Evolas own thought regarding sexuality diverges sharply from that of the platonic ideal, the christians, and the moderns alike. Introduction to magic by julius evola, 9780892816248, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Page 3 oswald menghin, rector of the university of vienna, wrote. Free it ebooks download introduction to magic, volume ii. In 1927 julius evola and other leading italian intellectuals formed the mysterious ur group. Julius evola, the jewish question in the spiritual world. Their metalreggae, cds are megamillion, topsellers. It is a real masterpiece, and if you follow the issues in order, some authors do indeed sketch out a complete path to initiation. Includes instructions for developing psychic and magical powers. The title of this book could be a bit misleading, as its fair to say that the majority of the articles in this book.
Inner traditions first published in 1927 at the end of the 1920s, evola helped found the ur group, whose goal was to explain esoteric doctrines, record participants actual experiences, and translate and publish rare esoteric texts. Inner traditions has published his eros and the mysteries of love. Home biography writings traditionalism links about. Introduction to magic rituals and practical techniques for.
His descriptions of subtle states and the practices that lead to them are as lucid as these difficult subjects allow. Julius evola, also known as baron giulio cesare andrea evola, was an italian philosopher, esotericist, occultist, author, artist, poet, political activist, soldier. At the same time, it addresses the questior what kind conduct and what form existence are appropriate under the circumstances for. Julius evola 1969 the metaphysics of sex eros and the mysteries of love julius evola aleister crowley julius evola meditation on the peaks julius evola the yoga of power julis evola and the ur group 1929 introduction to magic rituals and practical techniques for the magus julius evola against the neopagans. These essays, originally written by evola during the 1930s and 40s, deal with war from a spiritual and heroic perspective. Fascism as antimodernism julius evolas fascism viewed from the right. In this book, evola fully dispels the modern myth of progress and reveals it as nothing more than a cover for a decadent society. More than any other discipline the science of prehistory has been brought, and furthermore should be brought, to the centre of the spiritual. Evola pays special attention to the idea of real man in the tao and the imitation of principle as the essence of ethics. A sicilian philosopher, occultist, political writer and spiritualist, julius evola was one of the major advocates of traditionalism, a philosophy which replaced individual or collective motivation with an appeal toward an eternal order which included natural selection. Among the arcane texts translated are the tibetan teachings of the thunderbolt diamond path, the mithraic mystery cults grand papyrus of paris, and the greco.
The recent discovery of the correspondence between evola and his publisher allows us to specify the sequence of events and modify it, at least in part. The doctrine of awakening and published many of evolas esoteric books, including studies of alchemy and magic,3 and what evola himself considered his most important exposition of his beliefs, revolt against the modern world. The legacy of a european traditionalist julius evola in perspective guido stucco t his article is a brief introduction to the life and central ideas of the controversial italian thinker julius evola 18981974, one of the leading. Introduction to magic, volume ii julius evola, the ur group.
About the authors of the hermetic tradition baron julius evola 1898 1974, born into an aristocratic sicilian family, was a scholar, philosopher, writer, social thinker, a leader among 20th century hermeticists, and a leading authority on. In addition, several anthologies have been published that make his. Rare hermetic texts published in english for the first time. This was for me the most difficult book by julius evola though the book is written by s.
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