A truly excellent publication.' * Father Frank Gelli, author of Julius Evola: The Sufi of Rome * Exceedingly insightful comments, as one would indeed expect. I find that 'Aristocracy and the Initiatic Ideal' conveys very well the baron's own beliefs and sentiments as to what it means today to be a true aristocrat among the ruins. The fact that this work is finally available in its entirety to Anglophone readers, masterfully translated by Joscelyn Godwin, is therefore a great service to genuine spiritual seekers everywhere.' * John Morgan, former editor in chief of Arktos Media * 'I am impressed by this fine translation of some of my old mentor Julius Evola's works. The great importance Evola attached to these volumes is attested by the belief of Evola's biographer that the original manuscripts were the only belongings he took with him when he was forced to flee Rome in 1944. Many of the themes and concepts which were to recur in Evola's later work are already present in these documents. The answer lies in Introduction to Magic, which represents the records left behind by the UR Group, the mysterious occult order that was the medium through which Evola first experienced the reality of Tradition and grasped its essence.

'Those who look to Julius Evola's work for guidance have often wondered what practices Evola himself used to get in contact with Tradition. By studying the practices and realizations within, the reader will be liberated from conventional dogmas-religious, political, scientific, and psychological-and see with the clearer eye of realization. However, there is incalculable value in this volume even for the less heroic. Its goal was the 'Absolute Individual,' the immortal and divine potential that requires rare gifts and extraordinary efforts for its realization. It was their term for an active and affirmative attitude toward individual development handed down from a 'primordial tradition' and discernible in alchemy, Hermetism, esoteric religious doctrines, indigenous practices, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West. In its pages you'll discover that the 'magic' of the UR Group has nothing to do with sorcery or superstition.

Volume III, more than the others, bears the personal stamp of Julius Evola.

Authentic initiatic practices, rituals, and wisdom collected by the UR Group * Explores esoteric practices for individual development, handed down from a primordial tradition and discernable in alchemy, Hermetism, religious doctrines, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West * Reveals the ultimate magical goal of the 'Absolute Individual,' the immortal and divine potential that requires rare gifts and extraordinary efforts for its realization This volume, the third in the series, complements the first two, yet they are not strictly sequential, and their contents can be read in any order.

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