Dr. John White will give this Zoom lecture, “The Unknown Magus: An Introduction to the Life and Works of Julius Evola” August 24, 2024 9:30am-12:30pm Eastern Time for a $20 fee
Zoom link is available in the Course section upon registration. The posted description says:
Julius Evola (1898-1974) is possibly the most famous and infamous esotericists of the Twentieth Century. Virtually unknown outside of European circles, his works became available in English in the mid 1990s, and were of interest to a limited number of readers – until now. Over the last decade Julius Evola has gone from being an “unknown magus” in the English speaking world to a major force filled with controversy. From his earliest roots in the avante guard movement, his philosophical support of Italian nationalism in the tulmultuous period between the world wars, to his involvement with the now famous UR Group of magical practitioners, Evola remains not only a “radical traditionalist” but radically misunderstood.
Maligned as being a pillar of neo-fascist movements, Evola was vocally anti-authoritarian, and radically pro-individualist. His esoteric philosophy was rooted in the fundamental rejection of modernity and its “myth of progress.” For Evola, and those with whom he associated esotericism had one purpose: initiation into “the Magical World of Heroes” and become “regal disciples of high Jupiter.”
In this talk, Dr. White, a professor of renaissance and modern philosophy, and Board Certified Jungian Therapist and Trainer, will discuss Evola in the context of Europe between and after the world wars, and what that means for understanding and applying the lessons Evola has to teach modern practitioners of operative esotericism.
