This is part 2 of 5 of an essay originally published by EA, or Julius Evola, under the title “Esoterismo e Mistica Cristiana” from the third volume of Introduction to Magic. In this section he deals with the esoteric meaning of silence and homelessness. ⇐ Part 1 Anyhow, it will … Continue reading
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Esoterism and Christian Mysticism
This essay was originally published by EA, or Julius Evola, under the title “Esoterismo e Mistica Cristiana” Obviously, Evola was quite interested in the topic since the essay runs to 20 pages and he was quite familiar with the secondary literature. The full translation will appear in several installments. Note … Continue reading
Yangming’s Doctrine of Awakening
It was pointed out in a discussion here that Valentin Tomberg wrote the following on “exteriorization”, summarizing the respective attitudes of Buddha and Christ to the vision of a damaged world: The Buddha saw the true nature of the world and that it was sick. Considering it incurable he instituted … Continue reading
The Idea of the World in the East (II)
This review by Julius Evola of “The Science of Peace” and “The Science of the Sacred Word” by Bhagavan Das originally appeared in Bilychnis, volume XXVI, September, 1925. This is part two of two parts. The third part will deal with the idea of the world in the West. Pratyagatma … Continue reading
The Idea of the World in the East
This very early review by Julius Evola of “The Science of Peace” and “The Science of the Sacred Word” originally appeared in Bilychnis, volume XXVI, September, 1925. This is part one of two parts. The third part will deal with the idea of the world in the West. NOTE: This … Continue reading
Involution and Evolution
The poet John Keats coined the term Negative Capability as the ability to hold two contradictory ideas in your mind at the same time. To a higher type of mind, it may indicate the capacity to transcend easy answers and to consider things in their fullness. However, to a lesser … Continue reading
The Esoteric Origin of the Species (III)
This is the conclusion of essay originally which appeared in the Introduction to Magic, volume 3. See Part 2. The Diagram discussed is from Edgar Dacqué. He was a German paleontologist whose was a devout Lutheran, a Theosophist, and was involved with the OTO. In this conclusion, Avro explains how … Continue reading
The Esoteric Origin of the Species (II)
This essay originally appeared in the Introduction to Magic, volume 3. This is the second of multiple parts. It was published under the name “Avro”, which I believe to be Julius Evola. See Part 1. Moving from primitive man to the anthropoid and the ape, and presuming the jumps are … Continue reading
The Esoteric Origin of the Species
This essay originally appeared in the Introduction to Magic, volume 3. This is the first of multiple parts. It was published under the name “Avro”, which I believe to be Julius Evola. The reader will not fail to notice that in one particular point among others, the esoteric teachings have … Continue reading
Evola on the Fire of Creation
This review by Julius Evola of J J van de Leeuw’s book The Fire of Creation, in its Italian translation, originally appeared in Bilychnis, volume XXXII, August-September, 1928. J J van de Leeuw was a Theosophist and a priest in the Liberal Catholic Church. In van de Leeuw’s understanding of … Continue reading