Perhaps one of the most fascinating esoteric symbols of the pre-Christian, ancient Roman tradition, is the symbol of Ianus. The universal truth it represents and its virtually limitless applications are enough reasons to take a look at it more closely. Two faces, each looking towards the exact opposite direction than … Continue reading
Category Archives: Romanity
The Spirit of Roman Civilization (V)
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
The Spirit of Roman Civilization (IV)
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
The Spirit of Roman Civilization (III)
Political power, spiritual authority, divine law, sin, divination, totalitarianism and freedom in Ancient Rome. In the order of the structural element, there is a specific element in the “civilization” of Rome, i.e., a hierarchy, in which the preeminence is reserved to political values: everything is assumed and organized in the … Continue reading
The Spirit of Roman Civilization (II)
It is a unitary and organic construction which, by being such, even permeates the political field, i.e., it also presupposes a political organization as the realizer and promoter of the fundamental values resting on the base of the organization itself. And in this special point, we see the contrast between … Continue reading
The Spirit of Roman Civilization
With this article from the December 1940 issue of La Vita Italiana, Evola takes up the idea of Romanity, and its continuity beyond the Roman Empire itself. While different from the mystical vision of Guido de Giorgio, based on Dante, it is equally spiritual. Following a conception of Spengler, the … Continue reading
Recapitulation
Saint Paul teaches in the epistle to the Colossians that all things will be summed up in Christ, who will then deliver the kingdom up to the Father, as He had it from Him from the beginning. Then, will come and be the “end”. This teaching, along with verses … Continue reading
De Te Fabula Narratur
The citizen had no freedom of religion; either he participated in the religion of the city or he was banished. The hierarchy of family, tribe and city introduced the idea of a wider and wider influence of the gods, but the knowledge of the one god had been lost. Philosophers … Continue reading
The Highest Morality
The foundation of Buddhist Ariyan morality: To act in accord with Sila (Right Action) without regards to the consequences of your actions. The morality of the Roman Tradition (Stoicism being especially similar to Buddhism) is the same: Doing what has to be done without regards to the fruits one will … Continue reading
Roma and Amor
Omnia vincit amor et nos cedamus amori ~ Virgil Eclogue X.69 The Roman poet Virgil composed this line: “Love conquers all and let us yield to love.” Vladimir Solovyov, changing the context somewhat, explains its significance: Against the false man-god of political monarchy the true God-Man set up the spiritual … Continue reading