One night I fled, beyond the dread, And looked for place to lay my head, So thought upon the sainted dead, Yea, how it was if they were gone. Oh, wished it well, for such a spell, As would surely one truth tell, How when at tripping heart’s last knell, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2012
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
Birth and Essence of the Modern Myth
Symbol and myth were not in the least fantastic creations, poetic images, or superstitious transpositions of confused naturalistic representations. Symbol and myth were instead ways of approximating and of participating in metaphysical reality. Continue reading
Idiot’s Guide to the Modern World
Man can be truly free and himself only when he maintains the centre of his being on a metaphysical plane. When he detaches himself from such a plane and focuses on practical goals, on temporal achievements, and, in general, on whatever was the domain only of lower castes taken in … Continue reading
The Maid of Destiny
To the Queen of Heaven & inspired by Eliot’s Sunday Morning… “Young Mary of the sky-blue cloak, The lily hands, the dusty feet- Indefectible awoke, From her soul’s noetic heat. She held an angel in her eye, She spoke the flame with Seraphim- Interchanging earth and sky, Shock the changeless … Continue reading
The Tools of the Occult War (IV)
The final segment of Julius Evola‘s essay. The final tactic, the Tactic of the Substitution of Principle to the Person, is very important, as it describes the creation of the modern world from the Medieval period. As a corollary, it defines what can be meant by the Right in the … Continue reading
The Tools of the Occult War (III)
Tools 5 and 6 of the Occult War. In the Ricochet, Evola warns against causing divisions for particularistic reasons, particularly against another Tradition. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon today. He warns against scapegoating a group or organization for all problems. The focus must always remain on the plan of the … Continue reading
The Tools of the Occult War (II)
These are the first four of the eight tools of the occult war identified by Julius Evola. For readers unfamiliar with the philosophical currents of Evola’s time, “positive” is usually called “scientific” today, at least in English. He also criticizes the philosophies of life (e.g., certain Germans, perhaps even Nietzsche … Continue reading
The Tools of the Occult War
We must not allow the third dimension of history to vanish in the fog of abstract and philosophical views, but we must consider it inhabited and occupied by quite precise “intelligences” Continue reading
Deification of Man
In Guido de Giorgio, we often find the best from Rene Guenon and Julius Evola. Yet, the “personal equation” is qualitatively different. Guenon is cold and logical, the path of the jnani whose goal is the Truth. Evola sometimes writes with a deep passion, but is often wordy; his is … Continue reading