Eros and the Mysteries of Love by Julius Evola

Yet behind it all lay a singular emphasis on, and pursuit of, a ‘direct relationship to the Absolute’. Despite this, his life was characterised by ‘an anti-bourgeois approach’ hostile to both ‘the dominant tradition of the West – Christianity and Catholicism – and to contemporary civilization – the ‘modern world’ of democracy and materialism’.īy turns ‘engineering student, artillery officer, Dadaist poet and painter, journalist, alpinist, scholar, linguist, Orientalist, and political commentator’, he has been described as a 'rare example of universality in an age of specialization'.

Born in Rome to a family of the Sicilian landed gentry, Evola was raised a strict Catholic. 'Considered one of the clearest and strongest works on the art of Alchemy ever written.Julius Evola ( – 11 June 1974), born Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola, was an Italian philosopher and esoteric scholar. Institute for Hermetic Studies, Mar 2006 will find a wealth of knowledge and esoteric insight.' occultists who want to understand a man who was a major force in Italian esotericism. 'Evola writes serious books about serious subjects, yet manages to present the material in a manner that is both meaningful and practical. John Gilbert, The Tarot Institute, February 2004 'This book is a good place to use as a center for your alchemical studies.' Daniel Pinchbeck, Bookforum, Summer 2002 'An extremely cogent elucidation of the alchemical Great Work.' Institute for Hermetic Studies, Feb 2006 Anyone seeking a literary initiation into the world of deep thought and practices can do no better than to start with Evola.' He deals with difficult subjects and presents them in an intelligent and experienced manner. Evola is not for the feint of heart or brain however. Evola discloses in clear and meaningful terms the ideas present and their use in practice. Author of numerous works on esoteric practices and philosophy, Evola is a name that all serious students of esotericism should be familiar with. 'Evola is a major force in the area of modern European esotericism, but is little known in the English speaking world.

Each reading will bring new levels of insight.' ' The Hermetic Tradition is not a book to be read once for the value of its information about European alchemy-which admittedly is great-but to be revisited as one's own alchemical work, in whatever form, proceeds. 'This book has been hailed as one of the clearest works on alchemy ever written.'

Eros and the Mysteries of Love by Julius Evola