Symbol and myth were not in the least fantastic creations, poetic images, or superstitious transpositions of confused naturalistic representations. Symbol and myth were instead ways of approximating and of participating in metaphysical reality. Continue reading
The final segment of Julius Evola‘s essay. The final tactic, the Tactic of the Substitution of Principle to the Person, is very important, as it describes the creation of the modern world from the Medieval period. As a corollary, it defines what can be meant by the Right in the … Continue reading
Tools 5 and 6 of the Occult War. In the Ricochet, Evola warns against causing divisions for particularistic reasons, particularly against another Tradition. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon today. He warns against scapegoating a group or organization for all problems. The focus must always remain on the plan of the … Continue reading
These are the first four of the eight tools of the occult war identified by Julius Evola. For readers unfamiliar with the philosophical currents of Evola’s time, “positive” is usually called “scientific” today, at least in English. He also criticizes the philosophies of life (e.g., certain Germans, perhaps even Nietzsche … Continue reading
We must not allow the third dimension of history to vanish in the fog of abstract and philosophical views, but we must consider it inhabited and occupied by quite precise “intelligences” Continue reading
The organization of a block of the type like the European, Aryan, and Roman block is the only concrete task of our future and the only object of a serious consideration in regards to a new law and a new ordering of the people. ~ Julius Evola In this final … Continue reading
As Evola continues his analysis of the German legal scholar Hans Keller, we see recognizable themes. In particular, Keller comes surprisingly close to the New Right idea of Ethnopluralism. In Klemmer’s scheme, each people is free to define themselves, to realize themselves, and live independently of each in their own … Continue reading
In the September, 1941 issue of La Vita Italiana, Julius Evola wrote a review of Das Reich der Völker by the German political theorist, Hans Keller. The first part of Evola’s essay is a review of the book. In the second part, whose translation appears below (ff), Evola provides his … Continue reading
The causes of the decline of the Roman Empire, its rectification in the Middle Ages, and future prospects. Instead, the best is the analysis made by De Francisci of the various political and social factors and various attempts of the restoration of the late imperial period. He brings to light … Continue reading
Roman upheavals, Asiatic cults and the end of the first Romanity. Since we nailed down the truly valuable and, for many, the illuminative, aspect of De Francisci’s new work in these terms, let’s allow ourselves to make some other points. First of all, in regard to origins: It is true … Continue reading