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Elu on väeteenistus Maa peal
Raamat "Elu on väeteenistus Maa peal" koosneb kahest iseseisvast osast, millised on algselt avaldatud Itaalia kultuuriorganisatsioon Raido. Eestikeelne tõlge põhineb Arktos Media poolt kirjastatud raamatul "A Handbook of Traditional Living".
Esimene osa, Traditsiooniline maailm, on lühike ja kontsentreeritud kokkuvõte Julius Evola teaditsioonilistest õpetustest, mis põhineb tema magnum opus'el Rivolta contro il mondo moderno (Revolt Against the Modern World). Käsitletakse metaajaloolisi tsükleid, metafüüsilisi mõisted nagu hing ja vaim, samuti müüt ja sümboolika.
Teine osa, Traditsioonide eesliin, mis tegeleb sellega, kuidas Traditsiooni valguses peaks korraldama võitlust nüüdismaailma vastu. Teine osa on kõige enam mõjutanud Raudkaardist ja Corneliu Codreanu leegionäärlikust eeskujust. Raudkaart ehk Peaingel Miikaeli leegion oli Rumeenia rahvusmeelne organisatsioon, mis oli sügavalt läbi imbunud Rumeenia ortodokssest müstitsismist. Selle doktriiniks oli usk Jumalasse, rahvusesse ja kodumaasse, ning sihiks isiku vaimne ja moraalne uuenemine.
Võitlus nüüdismaailma vastu on eelkõige sisemine võitlus - suurimat džihaadi tuleb igal hetkel pidada sisemiste vaenlaste vastu. Organistasioon, mida Traditsioonide eesliinis kirjeldatakse on inistatsiooniline ja hierarhiline vaimne-sõjaline ühing. Selle struktuur ja eesmärgid on sisuliselt samad mis Raudkaartil, kuid tema vaimne sisu ja vundament on Evola stiilis traditsionalism, mitte Rumeenia ortodoksi kristlus.
Traditsioonide eesliinis võetakse endale tõeliselt olümposlik ülesanne – suunata üks isik käima nii pühendunu kui ka sõjamehe teed. Suurim pühendunu (initsieeritu, avanenu) on harva suurim sõdalane, kuid ainult nii on võimalik läbi viia selektsioon ja panna alus tulevastele valitsejatele – kshatriya kastile ehk aristokraatiale.
„Elu on väeteenstus Maa peal“ on rohkem sugestiivne ja initsatsiooniline kui lõplik. Eesmärgiks on käsiraamat, mitte põhjalik monograafia. Raamat on hea sissejuhatus traditsioonilistesse õpetustesse neile, kes pole veel tuttav Julius Evola ja René Guénoni teostega.
Vaata ka: http://www.vitaestmilitiasuperterram....
Esimene osa, Traditsiooniline maailm, on lühike ja kontsentreeritud kokkuvõte Julius Evola teaditsioonilistest õpetustest, mis põhineb tema magnum opus'el Rivolta contro il mondo moderno (Revolt Against the Modern World). Käsitletakse metaajaloolisi tsükleid, metafüüsilisi mõisted nagu hing ja vaim, samuti müüt ja sümboolika.
Teine osa, Traditsioonide eesliin, mis tegeleb sellega, kuidas Traditsiooni valguses peaks korraldama võitlust nüüdismaailma vastu. Teine osa on kõige enam mõjutanud Raudkaardist ja Corneliu Codreanu leegionäärlikust eeskujust. Raudkaart ehk Peaingel Miikaeli leegion oli Rumeenia rahvusmeelne organisatsioon, mis oli sügavalt läbi imbunud Rumeenia ortodokssest müstitsismist. Selle doktriiniks oli usk Jumalasse, rahvusesse ja kodumaasse, ning sihiks isiku vaimne ja moraalne uuenemine.
Võitlus nüüdismaailma vastu on eelkõige sisemine võitlus - suurimat džihaadi tuleb igal hetkel pidada sisemiste vaenlaste vastu. Organistasioon, mida Traditsioonide eesliinis kirjeldatakse on inistatsiooniline ja hierarhiline vaimne-sõjaline ühing. Selle struktuur ja eesmärgid on sisuliselt samad mis Raudkaartil, kuid tema vaimne sisu ja vundament on Evola stiilis traditsionalism, mitte Rumeenia ortodoksi kristlus.
Traditsioonide eesliinis võetakse endale tõeliselt olümposlik ülesanne – suunata üks isik käima nii pühendunu kui ka sõjamehe teed. Suurim pühendunu (initsieeritu, avanenu) on harva suurim sõdalane, kuid ainult nii on võimalik läbi viia selektsioon ja panna alus tulevastele valitsejatele – kshatriya kastile ehk aristokraatiale.
„Elu on väeteenstus Maa peal“ on rohkem sugestiivne ja initsatsiooniline kui lõplik. Eesmärgiks on käsiraamat, mitte põhjalik monograafia. Raamat on hea sissejuhatus traditsioonilistesse õpetustesse neile, kes pole veel tuttav Julius Evola ja René Guénoni teostega.
Vaata ka: http://www.vitaestmilitiasuperterram....
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First published January 1, 1997
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February 7, 2017
An excellent introduction to the 'world of Tradition', with all that it includes, such as the view of symbolism, hierarchy, duty, honour, ages of the world, decline of the West etc.
A primer for people who do not dare to tackle Julius Evola's 'Revolt Against the Modern World'. Finally it also contains instructions on how to LIVE the traditional life, with a detachment to the result of your actions.
The only failure in this book is that it is way too short to adequately deal with the issues raised. Its excellent as a primer, but the topic at hands deserves a multi-volume treatment.
A primer for people who do not dare to tackle Julius Evola's 'Revolt Against the Modern World'. Finally it also contains instructions on how to LIVE the traditional life, with a detachment to the result of your actions.
The only failure in this book is that it is way too short to adequately deal with the issues raised. Its excellent as a primer, but the topic at hands deserves a multi-volume treatment.
July 18, 2021
2.5*
A useful introduction to Traditionalism and those writers and philosophers most influential upon the Traditionalist community: principally Evola, Codreanu and Guenon. I found it somewhat dry and waffly rather than inspirational.
A useful introduction to Traditionalism and those writers and philosophers most influential upon the Traditionalist community: principally Evola, Codreanu and Guenon. I found it somewhat dry and waffly rather than inspirational.
May 6, 2019
Excelente texto introductorio al mundo de la Tradición, con base en las ideas de tres de los nombres más representativos que hayan sostenido este movimiento, conciente o inconcientemente, durante el siglo XX: Julius Evola, René Guénon y Corneliu Zelea Codreanu. Encontraremos al libro dividido en dos partes: la primera más teórica, y la segunda segunda más bien práctica (o militante, si se quiere). En esta última, hay un par de puntos con los que disiento, pero en general se exponen tanto un marco teórico como un plan de acción apropiados para el hombre o mujer disconforme con la decadencia del mundo moderno, en un formato directo y de lectura ágil.
July 13, 2019
Давно в мои руки не попадалась книга, которую я прочитывал за один присест. Тут тот случай: сел в субботу за чашкой кофе и не встал, пока не прочитал до конца. Три раза трубку перезабивал.
Отличнейшее чтиво для всех, кто понимает, что в устройстве современного общества что-то не так, но не может сформулировать для себя что именно. Авторы не навязывают своё видение, а только дают ориентир, куда копать.
Советы в книге просты для понимания, но не просты для следования. Но путь, предлагаемый авторами, явно стоит того, чтобы пойти по нему.
Vita est militia super terram.
Отличнейшее чтиво для всех, кто понимает, что в устройстве современного общества что-то не так, но не может сформулировать для себя что именно. Авторы не навязывают своё видение, а только дают ориентир, куда копать.
Советы в книге просты для понимания, но не просты для следования. Но путь, предлагаемый авторами, явно стоит того, чтобы пойти по нему.
Vita est militia super terram.
March 17, 2025
The first half of this volume concerns itself with an overview of the tenets of Tradition. It provides a skeletal overview of the theories Evola tackles in his masterpiece Revolt Against the Modern World. It delves into the origins of the modern world through various stages of involution whereby our attachment to tradition and the sacred has been lost due to subversion of the divine authority and castes which provided hierarchical order to civilization.
"To leave the parameters of Tradition meant...to abandon the rites, alter or violate the laws or mix the castes corresponded to a regression from a structured universe (cosmos) back into chaos."
The Ancients divided history into four eras, a vision of cyclical eternity. Humans fell from their originally superior condition to an increasingly earthly and material one. This retreat of heavenly influences is sometimes referred to as the "dimming of the Gods."
Human origins were resplendent and immortal. The Golden Age--symbolized by fire, sun and life. The Ancients speak of a mythical race forever in contact with cosmic and divine forces with its centre in the far North. From its roots all civilizations have sprung.
Cataclysms mark the transition from one era to another--a world axis shift--the memory of which is preserved in many traditions. This loss of the centre (loss of origins) ushered in the 2nd age (the Silver Age--symbolized by the moon, night and the serpent). The original link with the divine was obscured and religion emerged as a reaction to the loss of the primordial condition (religion, to reconnect or tie again). This age also separates political power from spiritual authority.
The third age (the Bronze Age) sees a process of secularization of the spiritual element. An age where power is affirmed by violence. The advent of a merchant class ushers in the 4th age, the current modern world which is ruled by economic power--a utilitarian view of economy permeates all aspects of life.
The second half of this volume is a "putting theory into practice" section which falls flat and can therefore be completely skipped. However, the first half provides such a good overview of Evola's traditionalism that it is a worthwhile orientation for those who are unfamiliar with his work.
"To leave the parameters of Tradition meant...to abandon the rites, alter or violate the laws or mix the castes corresponded to a regression from a structured universe (cosmos) back into chaos."
The Ancients divided history into four eras, a vision of cyclical eternity. Humans fell from their originally superior condition to an increasingly earthly and material one. This retreat of heavenly influences is sometimes referred to as the "dimming of the Gods."
Human origins were resplendent and immortal. The Golden Age--symbolized by fire, sun and life. The Ancients speak of a mythical race forever in contact with cosmic and divine forces with its centre in the far North. From its roots all civilizations have sprung.
Cataclysms mark the transition from one era to another--a world axis shift--the memory of which is preserved in many traditions. This loss of the centre (loss of origins) ushered in the 2nd age (the Silver Age--symbolized by the moon, night and the serpent). The original link with the divine was obscured and religion emerged as a reaction to the loss of the primordial condition (religion, to reconnect or tie again). This age also separates political power from spiritual authority.
The third age (the Bronze Age) sees a process of secularization of the spiritual element. An age where power is affirmed by violence. The advent of a merchant class ushers in the 4th age, the current modern world which is ruled by economic power--a utilitarian view of economy permeates all aspects of life.
The second half of this volume is a "putting theory into practice" section which falls flat and can therefore be completely skipped. However, the first half provides such a good overview of Evola's traditionalism that it is a worthwhile orientation for those who are unfamiliar with his work.
August 17, 2017
Largely neopagan gnostic weirdo garbage.
May 13, 2020
Intenta leer este libro rodeado de calma en plena naturaleza y camina posteriormente hasta introducirte en el mundo moderno para tratar de elaborar una argumentación en contra...si puedes.
Mi única pega a este libro (más manual que otra cosa lógicamente) es su muy reducida duración, poco menos de 90 páginas.
Releeré el libro próximamente sin dudarlo.
Mi única pega a este libro (más manual que otra cosa lógicamente) es su muy reducida duración, poco menos de 90 páginas.
Releeré el libro próximamente sin dudarlo.
January 2, 2014
This book is a mixed bag to me first its short and to the point which I love and I love how the book comes off as Polarizing but theres things that I agree with (and when I agree I agree strongly), theres things that I disagree with (and when I disagree I come with a bit of recoil, perhaps its me being a Catholic, pride or perhaps its just a question of learning from 20th Century).
Luckily theres much in the book that can be integrated for a Practicing and Traditional Catholic, since this type of Traditionalism has some of the Ancient Paganism undertones rather than our Modern Pagan thought, its like re-learning what it means to be strong and virtuous all over again.
I gave this book 3 out of 5, again because theres a lot of points of agreement, but then there are somethings which made me recoil a bit, namely the authors racism, I am not sure if he loves his own race or if he hates others, its one thing to love your own but I find it to be counter-intuitive to hate the race of another. Yet at the same time, I agreed with his thoughts on Liberalism and Democracy and his polemic on the inherent and observable inequality of men that flies in the face of the Enlightenment notion which was responsible for producing Liberalism today, luckily one gets the sense throughout the book that those "who are better" should embrace the higher quality with humility and responsibility in service to those who "are not".
I also am a bit iffy of the conception of time (seen as cyclical rather than as linear) that he possess, to a certain extent I agree because I am skeptical of the "Myth of Progress" and the fallacious Argumentum ad novitatem but theres something about his conception of time I am uneasy about too. There are other things, but these things that were noticeable.
Luckily theres much in the book that can be integrated for a Practicing and Traditional Catholic, since this type of Traditionalism has some of the Ancient Paganism undertones rather than our Modern Pagan thought, its like re-learning what it means to be strong and virtuous all over again.
I gave this book 3 out of 5, again because theres a lot of points of agreement, but then there are somethings which made me recoil a bit, namely the authors racism, I am not sure if he loves his own race or if he hates others, its one thing to love your own but I find it to be counter-intuitive to hate the race of another. Yet at the same time, I agreed with his thoughts on Liberalism and Democracy and his polemic on the inherent and observable inequality of men that flies in the face of the Enlightenment notion which was responsible for producing Liberalism today, luckily one gets the sense throughout the book that those "who are better" should embrace the higher quality with humility and responsibility in service to those who "are not".
I also am a bit iffy of the conception of time (seen as cyclical rather than as linear) that he possess, to a certain extent I agree because I am skeptical of the "Myth of Progress" and the fallacious Argumentum ad novitatem but theres something about his conception of time I am uneasy about too. There are other things, but these things that were noticeable.
March 18, 2024
A Handbook of Traditionl Living: Theory & Practice är skriven av Raido (som i det här fallet både är ett mononym och pseudonym) och utgiven av Arktos. Författaren (eller möjligtvis författarna) delar in detta kort verk i två delar. Den första delen behandlar ”The World of Tradition” och den andra ”The front of Tradition”.
Den första delen utgår ifrån Julius Evolas bok Revolt Against the Modern World och hans redogörelse för Traditionalismen. Raido summerar Evolas exposition av de Traditionalistiska koncepten och principerna på ett koncist, informativt och greppbart sätt, vilket sannerligen inte är en lätt bedrift. Boken utgör således en väldigt bra introduktion till Evolas redan nämnda magnum opus. Raido behandlar bland annat ämnen som det sakrala kontra det profana, metafysik, asketism, esoteriskt kontra exoteriskt, auktoritet, kastsystem, riter, symboler och myt på ett kortfattat men kompetent sätt.
I den andra delen av boken utforskar Raido hur man med hjälp av traditionalistiska koncept och principer skapar en effektiv politisk rörelse. I denna del utgår författaren i mångt och mycket från Corneliu Zela Codreanu böcker. Codreanu grundade The Iron Guard som var ett reaktionärt politiskt parti i Rumänien under mitten av 1900-talet. Här finns det en hel del spännande idéer avsedda för differentierade män som vill bekämpa den moderna världen och dess konstanta förfall.
Vi rekommenderar denna bok varmt till både er som är intresserade av Traditionalismen och Evola samt er som är nyfikna på avantgarde-baserad politisk formering.
Den första delen utgår ifrån Julius Evolas bok Revolt Against the Modern World och hans redogörelse för Traditionalismen. Raido summerar Evolas exposition av de Traditionalistiska koncepten och principerna på ett koncist, informativt och greppbart sätt, vilket sannerligen inte är en lätt bedrift. Boken utgör således en väldigt bra introduktion till Evolas redan nämnda magnum opus. Raido behandlar bland annat ämnen som det sakrala kontra det profana, metafysik, asketism, esoteriskt kontra exoteriskt, auktoritet, kastsystem, riter, symboler och myt på ett kortfattat men kompetent sätt.
I den andra delen av boken utforskar Raido hur man med hjälp av traditionalistiska koncept och principer skapar en effektiv politisk rörelse. I denna del utgår författaren i mångt och mycket från Corneliu Zela Codreanu böcker. Codreanu grundade The Iron Guard som var ett reaktionärt politiskt parti i Rumänien under mitten av 1900-talet. Här finns det en hel del spännande idéer avsedda för differentierade män som vill bekämpa den moderna världen och dess konstanta förfall.
Vi rekommenderar denna bok varmt till både er som är intresserade av Traditionalismen och Evola samt er som är nyfikna på avantgarde-baserad politisk formering.
April 7, 2020
Overall I think it was a useful for the foundational concepts of traditionalism however I think this is more true of the first half than the second. That’s not say I didn’t enjoy the second half but it seemed unnecessarily lofty and drawn out and repeated itself in parts. Still a great book and nice sized font
July 8, 2022
Excellent book.
This was a great read I learned about the initial impact of philosophy and other doctrines. Symbolizing the effects of our history makes us better people. This book taught me to learn from it and be free of agendas that weigh us down. I recommend this book to people who are interested in liberty and such.
This was a great read I learned about the initial impact of philosophy and other doctrines. Symbolizing the effects of our history makes us better people. This book taught me to learn from it and be free of agendas that weigh us down. I recommend this book to people who are interested in liberty and such.
December 12, 2019
This is an interesting book with thought provoking perspectives I had not heard before. Some of the concepts are applicable today and some seem to be dated to the time it was written despite its refrain of the timeless. I think its a good starting point for further exploration of these ideas.
February 3, 2023
Really good starting point on traditionalist philosophy. It would be useful as a meta-analyses to include a forward for those reading who are looking for a bigger concept and see actual implementations of this philosophy - such as pagan Europe or pre-modern India.
July 27, 2019
مقدمة صغيرة لعالم التقليد
يشمل الكتاب ملخص أغلب الأفكار التقليدية ويقدم طريقة للعيش وفقها رغم عدم تفرعه ومناقشته لهذه الأفكار بشكل مفصل إلا أنه يبقا مدخل جيد لفهم التقليد.
يشمل الكتاب ملخص أغلب الأفكار التقليدية ويقدم طريقة للعيش وفقها رغم عدم تفرعه ومناقشته لهذه الأفكار بشكل مفصل إلا أنه يبقا مدخل جيد لفهم التقليد.
January 11, 2021
As someone seeking to find a path forward, this book describes a great mindset and path for overcoming the degeneracy of modern life.
February 5, 2021
Pretty good but also short and felt like an introduction to Evola's Revolt against the modern world.
March 12, 2023
A good summary and interpretation of traditional thinkers in modernity.
August 23, 2023
A guide using the author's insights as well as references to Evola as well as others.
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