It is all rather well constructed in suggestive and intensely charged emotions in order to lead to a state of mystical exhilaration, not without certain character of virility. Continue reading
The German New Thought Movement: Exercises
The German New Thought Movement
The inner journey given is divided into four major phases.: Concentration, Meditation, Contemplation, Self-Realization. Continue reading
Purification of the Sex Act
In this section, Evola offers his comments on the purification of the generative act. Drawing primarily on the tantric writings and German idealism (especially Fichte and Schelling), but also Clement of Alexandria and Plotinus, Evola equates the woman with nature. And nature is that which is still dark or impervious … Continue reading
Purification of the Word
In this rather interesting section, Julius Evola writes on the purification of the word. This is the fruit of his study of the Tantras, which he learned from the writings of John Woodroffe. We need to reemphasize that his goal is not to convince everyone to become Hindus, but rather … Continue reading
Purification of the Mind
This is the second section from the article titled “Purity as a Metaphysical Value” by Julius Evola. It was published in Bilychnis, the journal of the Baptist Theological School of Rome. It is dated June, 1925, volume XXV. Here he relies on Patanjali’s yoga sutras to describe the stages in … Continue reading
Purity as Metaphysical Value
This is the introduction from the article titled “Purity as a Metaphysical Value” by Julius Evola. It was published in Bilychnis, the journal of the Baptist Theological School of Rome. It is dated June, 1925, volume XXV. There are two distinct ways that man can try to transcend the contingency … Continue reading
Purification of the Will
It is necessary to renounce everything once one feels that it becomes necessary, or once one uncovers a desire or satisfaction for it; it is necessary to do, on principle, not as one pleases, but what is required, to always take, on principle, the line of greatest resistance and, thereby, to make the will ever stronger and purer, to make self-possession ever more energizing. Continue reading
The Meaning and Function of Monarchy (4)
This is the final installment of the essay by Julius Evola that was published under the title Significato e funzione della monarchia. This section concludes Part II of the original essay. ⇐ Segment 3 Now, a similar turning point obviously presupposes the retention, the perpetuation, of the state of class … Continue reading
The Meaning and Function of Monarchy (3)
In this regard, it must be remembered that modern democracy in its absolute form is one thing, another is a system of representation, the latter not necessarily coinciding with the former. It is known that a system of representation also existed in traditional monarchical States, but generally as organic representations, i.e., of bodies and orders, not of ideological parties. Continue reading
The Meaning and Function of Monarchy (2)
The main prerequisite for a revival of monarchy remains the awakening of a new sensibility for an order that is detached from the most material, and also the simply “social”, plane, and tends to everything that is honor, loyalty, and responsibility. Continue reading