In The Eternal Race, Julius Evola explains the doctrine of the “race of the spirit“. Unlike the race of the soul, which is contingent and changeable, the race of the spirit is transhistorical. The way to access it is through the originary symbols and myths of a people. Evola describes … Continue reading
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Origin of the Race of the Soul
In formulating a theory of the origin of the race of the soul, Julius Evola points out that “soul” (or psyche) does not mean “subjective activities” in the mind as contemporary psychology understands it. Rather, it is a distinct entity, which he relates to the traditional teachings of the “subtle … Continue reading
Race of the Soul
there are many cases of people who are exactly of the same race of the body, of the same tribe, sometimes even, brothers or fathers and sons, of the same blood in the most real sense, but who nevertheless fail to understand each other. A barrier separates their souls, their … Continue reading
Paganism 2.0
I see and approve what is better, but follow what is worse. ~ Ovid, Metamorphoses Continue reading
The Masculine and Feminine Races
The true woman that our ancestors considered significantly as “woman of race”, had to present herself as something dangerous, as a foreign principle that attracts, insinuates herself, and demands an inner action. Continue reading
The Sexes and Race
In order to know what one must think today, rather than consulting the biologist, it is necessary to clarify the extent to which the modern world can be called normal in regard to the condition of the sexes. The answer can only be negative. The modern world no longer knows what it means to be a man or a woman in the higher sense. Continue reading
I Sleep, but the Heart is Awake
The body cannot be understood as a piece of matter, but rather as a non-dual body/soul/spirit complex. Continue reading
The Group of Aryan Races
In this section from Sintesi di dottrina della razza, Julius Evola describes the third migration from the Hyperborean regions. This was the incursion of the Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire. He points out that they were a degenerate remnant, and were unable to continue the civilization of the Roman … Continue reading
Scaligero Meets Evola (2)
Evola makes use of the traditional element for building his own absolutely personal spiritual cosmos. He uses the value of Tradition as the aristocratic touchstone, that is, as the opposite to the modern world. Continue reading
Scaligero Meets Evola
The ideal of the absolute individual was for him an expression of the will sufficient in oneself: thinking indeed has nothing to do with it, and he is right, but you cannot move away from it: nor can you willfully experiment with thinking, which ceases to be dialectical, but volitional. He pointed out that in yoga, essentially the strength of the will was awakened and recovered in its magical movement, and it becomes the flow of Kundalini. Continue reading