⇐ Point 5 Point 7 ⇒ There are several important issues brought in Point 6. That these are in dispute today is incredible, if, in fact, they are even noticed. Perhaps the professional politicians do know it, but are coy enough not to mention them publicly. The first is the reduction … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 5
⇐ Point 4 Point 6 ⇒ Although the Cold War between the USSR and USA is over, this makes Evola’s insights in this point all the more prescient. As long as communism and the Soviet Union were perceived as external enemies, the USA could sustain internally a certain amount of reaction … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 4
⇐ Point 3 Point 5 ⇒ Here a new vision is put before our eyes. The regression of castes must be walked back up, but in today’s undifferentiated world, one’s caste is unclear. New spirits will awaken, but not from the expected places. This has nothing to do with economic classes. … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 3
⇐ Point 2 Point 4 ⇒ First of all, what is that “legionary spirit” and where is the evidence for it today? That spirit has nothing to do with hot-headedness, emotional outbursts, or partisanship. Rather, it is characterized by an iron will, a sense of order, rationality, mental sobriety, the ability … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 2
⇐ Point 1 Point 3 ⇒ The way out of the current situation, according to Evola, will not come from a new political party or platform. Rather, it will require men of a certain character, vision of life, and principles. These are not yet made. Probably, they are still not clear, … Continue reading
Orientations: Point 1
Point 2 ⇒ Tonight, we are posting the first point of Julius Evola’s Orientations and will continue for the next ten Sundays. It is useless to create illusions with the pipe dream of any optimism whatsoever: we find ourselves today at the end of a cycle. Already for centuries, at … Continue reading
Birth and Essence of the Modern Myth (V)
In the conclusion to the essay, Julius Evola brings up the question of the future elite who will restore Tradition. This will take place in several steps. First of all, Evola tries to clear up the inevitable misunderstandings when people first here the word. He is not speaking of what … Continue reading
Birth and Essence of the Modern Myth (IV)
In this segment, Evola speculates on how myths are created and then on the necessary steps to reverse the regression of the castes. The creators of myths must come from an elite, since the masses certainly cannot do so. Yet he points out the the ultimate source of myth must … Continue reading
Birth and Essence of the Modern Myth (III)
Far from eliminating myths, modernity, starting from the Enlightenment, introduced a new series of myths. Traditional myths were intended to lead men beyond words and thoughts, to a realization in the silence, the brilliant light of transcendence. Instead, the myths of modernity are grey; rather than awakening to superconscious reality, … Continue reading
Birth and Essence of the Modern Myth (II)
Here we see Julius Evola repeat familiar themes, even verbatim, but in today’s climate, it is well to do so. But besides the outer events of the degeneration of castes, Evola points out how it corresponds to states of consciousness. Not only are the religious, political, and economic structures overturned, … Continue reading