Although Evola translated and promoted Guenon’s works in Italy, Guenon had some reservations about Evola’s approach. Unfortunately, because of that association, certain political views have been attributed to Guenon that he never personally held. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Eliade on Evola’s Revolt
Evola is ignored by specialists because he goes beyond their mental schemes. He is inaccessible to dilettantes, because he has recourse to a truly prodigious erudition, and at the same time does not make any concession to the presentation of his ideas. Continue reading
From Crisis to Revolt
I don’t know if the following review by Rene Guenon of Revolt against the Modern World has been published anywhere, but it is worth including here for the issues it raises. Like Ananda Coomaraswamy, Guenon’s primary objection is also the emphasis of regality over the sacerdotal caste. Those who would … Continue reading
Traditional Mentality
the traditional society is held together with a common mythology that orders their entire lives. Yet, within this structure, the individuals are free. When myth becomes religion, that is, it is compartmentalized into one aspect of life among others, then the culture begins to die. There is a “common mind”, without which an organic society is impossible. Continue reading
Coomaraswamy on Evola’s Revolt
This book constitutes a remarkable presentation and exposition of Traditional doctrine and could well serve as an introductory text for the student of anthropology and as a guide for Indology, especially for anyone who is interested in Hindu mythology Continue reading
The Principles of Well-bred Men
Julius Evola famously said, in denying he was a fascist, that his principles were those that “every well-bred man considered healthy, sane, and normal prior to the French revolution.” It is time, now, to investigate, describe, and defend those principles. There are two phases in the recovery of Tradition, i.e., … Continue reading
Action and Contemplation
An Order represents a superior form of life within the framework of a life of action, which may have a metaphysical and traditional “dimension” while at the same time remaining in a more direct touch with the world of reality and with historic facts. 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