Complete Introduction to Magic

Julius Evola (1898–1974) is considered one of the foremost authorities on the world’s esoteric traditions. A controversial scholar, philosopher, social thinker, and critic of modern Western civilization, he wrote extensively on Eastern religions, alchemy, sexuality, politics, mythology, and traditionalism, leading to the development of his “magical idealism” doctrine. He published many books, including Revolt Against the Modern World, The Hermetic Tradition, Men Among the Ruins, Eros and the Mysteries of Love, The Doctrine of Awakening, and The Yoga of Power.

“The essays of the UR Group constitute the most complete and the highest magical teaching ever set before the public. . . . The ultimate goal is the identification of the individual with the Absolute. This is a powerful and disturbing book, and a classic. One can be quite certain that it will still have readers centuries from now.”

• BOOK I Editor’s Note ix Foreword: Julius Evola and the UR Group by Renato Del Ponte Introduction PART I I.1 PIETRO NEGRI • Sub Specie Interioritatis I.2 LEO • Barriers I.3 ABRAXA • Knowledge of the Waters I.4 LUCE • Opus Magicum: Concentration and Silence I.5 EA • The Nature of Initiatic Knowledge PART II II.1 The Path of Awakening according to Gustav Meyrink II.2 LUCE • Opus Magicum: Fire II.3 ABRAXA • Three Ways II.4 LEO • Attitudes II.5 Commentaries on the Opus Magicum PART III III.1 LEO • First Steps toward the Experience of the “Subtle Body”III.2 Knowledge as LiberationIII.3 ABRAXA • The Hermetic Caduceus and the MirrorIII.4 LUCE • Opus Magicum: The “Words of Power” and the Characters of BeingsIII.5 PIETRO NEGRI • Knowledge of the Symbol PART IVIV.1 Apathanatismos: Mithraic Ritual of the Great Magical Papyrus of Paris PART V V.1 SummaryV.2 ABRAXA • Instructions for the “Awareness of Breath”V.3 OSO • Notes on the Logos V.4 AROM • First Experiences V.5 EA • The Problem of Immortality PART VI VI.1 LEO • Beyond the Threshold of Sleep VI.2 EA • On the Magical View of Life VI.3 ABRAXA • The Second Preparation of the Hermetic Caduceus VI.4 IAGLA • Experiences: The Law of Beings VI.5 The Path of Realization according to Buddha VI.6 Various Commentaries PART VII VII.1 LUCE • Instructions for Ceremonial MagicVII.2 EA • The Doctrine of the “Immortal Body” VII.3 De Pharmaco Catholico PART VIII VIII.1 ABRAXA • Magical Operations with “Two Vessels”—Reduplication VIII.2 Tibetan Initiatic Teachings: The “Void” and the “Diamond-Thunderbolt”VIII.3 ARVO • On the Counter-Initiation VIII.4 LUCE • Opus Magicum: Perfumes PART IXIX.1 ARVO • Conscious Thought—Relaxation—Silence IX.2 EA • Considerations on Magic and Its Powers IX.3 ABRAXA • Magic of the ImageIX.4 PIETRO NEGRI • An Italian Alchemical Text on Lead Tablets PART X X.1 LUCE • Opus Magicum: Chains X.2 LEO • The Attitude toward Initiatic TeachingX.3 EA • Freedom, Precognition, and the Relativity of Time X.4 Commentary on the Opus Magicum PART XI XI.1 IAGLA • Serpentine Wisdom XI.2 LUCE • Invocations XI.3 Excerpts from De Mysteriis XI.4 The Message of the Polar Star XI.5 SIRIUS • Mist and Symbols XI.6 EA • On the General Doctrine of Mantras PART XII XII.1 ALBA • De Naturae Sensu XII.2 LEO • Aphorisms XII.3 PIETRO NEGRI • Adventures and Misadventures in MagicXII.4 Various Commentaries BOOK II Foreword: The “Magical” Gruppo di UR in Its Historical and Esoteric Context by Hans Thomas Hakl Introduction to the Second VolumePART I I.1 PYTHAGORAS • The Golden Verses I.2 ARVO AND EA • The Esoteric Doctrine of the “Centers” in a Christian Mystic I.3 ABRAXA • Ritual Magic PART II II.1 Instructions for Magical ChainsIndividual Instructions for Preparation First Instructions for the Chain Instructions for a Later PhaseII.2 IAGLA • Subterranean LogicII.3 PIETRO NEGRI • On the Western Tradition1. Devaluation of the Pagan Tradition 2. East, West, and Christianity 3. The Initiatic Tradition in the West4. The Roman Tradition5. Roman Initiatic Wisdom6. The Legend of Saturnus 7. Etymology of Saturn8. Addenda9. Agricultural Symbolism in RomePART III III.1 HAVISMAT • Tradition and Realization III.2 OSO • A Solar Will III.3 PIETRO NEGRI • The Secret Language of the Fedeli d’Amore III.4 ABRAXA • Solutions of Rhythm and Liberation III.5 LUCE • Opus Magicum: The Diaphanous Body PART IV IV.1 ARVO • Vitalizing the “Signs” and “Grips” IV.2 EA • Initiatic Consciousness beyond the Grave IV.3 Various Commentaries The Magic, The Master, The Song PART V V.1 IAGLA • On the “Corrosive Waters”V.2 ARVO • Ethnology and the “Perils of the Soul” V.3 On the Art of the Hermetic PhilosophersV.4 Various Commentaries Desire in Magic — Meaning of the Ritual —Feeling and Realization — Anticipations of Physical Alchemy —On Shamanic Initiation PART VI VI.1 Experiences: The “Double” and Solar Consciousness VI.2 EA • On the Metaphysics of Pain and Illness VI.3 LEO • Notes for the Animation of the “Centers”VI.4 ARVO • Kirillov and InitiationPART VIIVII.1 HAVISMAT • Notes on Ascesis and on Anti-Europe VII.2 MILAREPA • Excerpts from the Life of Milarepa The Demon of the Snows —The Song of Joy — The Song of the Essence of ThingsVII.3 ARVO • The Magic of Effigies PART VIII VIII.1 EA • Esotericism and Morality VIII.2 NILIUS • Medicine and PoisonVIII.3 Turba Philosophorum: The Assembly of the WiseVIII.4 Various Commentaries Corporealizing Consciousness —On “Mortification” — On Power PART IX IX.1 ABRAXA • The Magic of CreationIX.2 PIETRO NEGRI • On the Opposition Contingent on Spiritual Development IX.3 Some Effects of Magical Discipline: The “Dissociation of the Mixed” PART X X.1 The Contrast between Positive Science and Magic: Positions and Solutions X.2 ABRAXA • The Magic of Conjunctions X.3 OTAKAR BŘEZINA • Perspectives X.4 Various Commentaries Prodigies and Former Times — Sexual Magic PART XI XI.1 BRENO • Notes on Occult Morphology and Spiritual Corporeality XI.2 ZAM • A Pagan Magical Spell XI.3 ARVO • On the Hyperborean Tradition XI.4 The Golden Flower of the Great One XI.5 Various Commentaries Woman and Initiation — Ex Oriente lux Index Book III Introduction to the Third VolumePART I I.1 Paths of the Western Spirit I.2 ABRAXA • The Cloud and the Stone I.3 BRENO • Modern Initiation and Eastern Initiation I.4 HAVISMAT • The Zone of Shadow I.5 EA • Poetry and Initiatic Realization PART II II.1 EA • Aristocracy and the Initiatic Ideal II.2 BŘEZINA • Canticle of the Fire 5II.3 ARVO • About an “Arithmetical Oracle” and the Backstage of Consciousness II.4 AROM • Experiences: The Crown of Light II.5 GERHARD DORN • Clavis Philosophiae Chemisticae (The Key of Alchemical Philosophy)Edited by Tikaipôs II.6 Various Commentaries Difficulties of Belief He Who “Saw” the Gods Men and Gods PART III III.1 EA • The Legend of the Grail and the “Mystery” of the Empire III.2 HAVISMAT • The Instant and Eternity III.3 ABRAXA • Communications III.4 PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA • The Dignity of Man III.5 Commentaries PART IV IV.1 APRO • The Cycles of ConsciousnessIV.2 TAURULUS • Experiences IV.3 EA • What Is “Metaphysical Reality”? IV.4 IAGLA • On the “Law of Beings” IV.5 Various Commentaries PART VV.1 PLOTINUS • Maxims of Pagan Wisdom V.2 LEO • Human Rhythms and Cosmic Rhythms V.3 Experiences of a ChainV.4 EA • On the Limits of Initiatic “Regularity” PART VI VI.1 C. S. NARAYANA SWAMI AIYAR •Transmutation of Man and Metals VI.2 EA • On the Symbolism of the YearVI.3 ABRAXA • The Magic of VictoryVI.4 ARVO • The “Origin of Species,” According to EsotericismPART VII VII.1 Various Commentaries More on Survival • On Pacts, Fear, and More VII.2 EA • On the “Sacred” in the Roman Tradition VII.3 Liberation of the FacultiesPART VIII VIII.1 Starting Magic, According to Giuliano KremmerzVIII.2 RUD • First Ascent VIII.3 ABRAXA • Knowledge of the Sacrificial Act VIII.4 Various Commentaries On Sacrifice PART IX IX.1 SIRIO • Noise IX.2 PAUL MASSON-OURSEL • On the Role of Magic in Hindu Speculation IX.3 EA • Esotericism and Christian Mysticism IX.4 GIC • From “The Song of Time and the Seed” IX.5 Metapsychology and Magical Phenomena IX.6 LEO • The “Plumed Serpent” PART XX.1 AGARDA • Remarks on Action in the Passions X.2 SAGITTARIO • Awakening X.3 ARVO • The “Primitives” and Magical ScienceX.4 AGNOSTUS • Two Hyperborean Symbols X.5 GALLUS • Experiences among the Arabs X.6 Various Commentaries PART XIXI.1 MAXIMUS • Notes on “Detachment” XI.2 The Ascetic, Fire, Rock, Space • From the Milindapañha XI.3 EA • Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power XI.4 About Drugs XI.5 Various Commentaries Seeing Without Wanting to See Ways to the “Void”PART XII XII.1 EKATLOS • The “Great Sign”:On Stage and in the Wings XII.2 EA • Esotericism, the Unconscious, PsychoanalysisXII.3 ANAGARIKA GOVINDA • The Double Mask XII.4 Magical Perspectives, According to Aleister Crowley XII.5 EnvoiIndex