The Golden One - November 23, 2023


Inner Traditions Under Attack From a Woke Mob For Publishing Julius Evola


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The great publishing house Inner Traditions has come under attack by a mob of left-wing extremist haters for publishing the works of Julius Evola. I have my own critique of Evola, which I have formulated upon actually reading the books.

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00:00:30.000 Greetings, my esteemed audience. As you have perhaps already seen, the great publishing
00:00:37.520 house Inner Traditions has come under attack from a mob of left-wing extremist haters.
00:00:44.760 The reason for this is that they have published the books, the fine works of Julius Evola
00:00:50.400 and these books in particular. Introduction to Magic, I've read them and greatly enjoyed
00:00:56.600 them. I can recommend them for everyone who's interested in esoteric matters.
00:01:02.200 Now I have a lot to say both about Julius Evola and of leftists and of being open-minded.
00:01:09.040 So first and foremost, to any leftist who might be watching this video, I find it supremely
00:01:14.680 hilarious that you label yourself, many of you, as Wiccans and witches and then you participate
00:01:21.300 in a witch-hunt against a heretic. The heretic in this case is Inner Traditions for publishing
00:01:28.440 these heretical works of Julius Evola. Now here is an insight I will share to everyone.
00:01:34.540 It might come as a surprise to many of you, but you can actually read books by an author
00:01:38.900 which you do not otherwise like or agree with. Or another great surprise, you can even read
00:01:44.300 books about an individual whom you do not otherwise sympathize with. So I just read this Alistair
00:01:51.520 Crowley in India by Tobias Cherton. It's a nice book. I'm not a fan of Alistair Crowley. You all know
00:01:58.020 what I think of drugs, you all know what I think of degeneracy and this is the the arch prince of
00:02:03.260 degeneracy right here, Alistair Crowley. Nonetheless, I appreciate reading about him so I can gain new
00:02:09.660 insights, new perspectives, so I can expand my own worldview, so I can get some nice insights into
00:02:15.100 Buddhism and whatnot. It's nice to read about other individuals, so do not be afraid to be a bit open-minded.
00:02:21.420 Read things from the perspective of others. Now I will say the following as well, that I have my own
00:02:26.940 critique of Evola, which I have formulated upon actually reading the books. So I've read many books
00:02:32.860 of Evola. Many of them are published by Inner Traditions and some of Arctos, also a great publishing house.
00:02:39.260 Then I have read his works and I have decided, okay, this is not in congruence with my own worldview.
00:02:45.260 I respectfully present my opinion on my homepage, thegoldenone.se. You can read all of the
00:02:51.100 book reviews there. They're open, accessible for anyone to read. So you can read about my critique of
00:02:56.300 Evola there. I've made a video on Evola also. I can link it in the description box. And I've also made
00:03:02.380 a podcast episode on the good old barons. So I disagree with Evola on a lot of different topics,
00:03:08.520 but I still enjoy reading his esoteric, his magical writings because they give me new insights.
00:03:14.440 And especially these books right here, if you are interested in magic or the esoteric,
00:03:20.280 do read them. They're good books. So for this leftist, left-wing extremist witch-hunter haters,
00:03:27.240 for them to attack Inner Traditions for publishing books by Evola, it's complete madness.
00:03:35.160 So just as it's obvious that they would publish books about Aleister Crowley, because Aleister Crowley,
00:03:41.800 you don't need to like him, but you need to acknowledge that he has been an important figure
00:03:45.960 for the occult tradition in the West, or the world for that matter. Same thing, Julius Evola.
00:03:51.880 If you're interested in esoteric matters, you have to acknowledge that Julius Evola has been
00:03:56.600 an important individual for said tradition. Very simple stuff. Now also, I thought to mention
00:04:01.720 something. I recently read a book, also by Inner Traditions. This looked very interesting.
00:04:06.920 Alchemical Tantric Astrology. Now, the author, he seemed to be quite woke. The book was quite woke.
00:04:13.160 So I didn't talk about it, I didn't recommend it, and if anyone asks me, I will say that I did not
00:04:18.440 particularly enjoy it. Now, I don't throw a tantrum, I don't get angry at Inner Traditions for publishing
00:04:25.240 a left-wing author. I simply expect them to publish a wide variety of authors. Some of them might be left-wing,
00:04:32.040 some of them might be more right-wing then. So it's good to have a, you know, a broad spectrum of
00:04:37.880 different authors. And then you can look at what you find interesting yourself. And now also, since we
00:04:43.800 are on the topic of some commentary from my baby there, she agrees with my profound insights here.
00:04:53.080 Now, anyway, I saw a genius in the comment section on Instagram saying that Evola referred to himself as
00:04:58.920 as a super-fascist. And that means that he was beyond fascism. And if you want to read something
00:05:04.760 about it, you can read this. A Traditionalist Confronts Fascism. Selected Essays by Julius Evola.
00:05:11.080 Published by Arctos. So if you think fascism is oh so bad, then yeah, you can read this book and you
00:05:18.440 will get Evola's own take on fascism. This, of course, it requires an open mind, and I know that's
00:05:24.200 beyond the intellectual capacity of most leftists. But if you are a rare breed of leftists with,
00:05:32.040 you know, the capacity to think outside of the box, then you can read this book if you want to
00:05:37.160 get Evola's take on fascism. And also, since we are on the topic of Evola, I can also recommend
00:05:43.480 this fine book, The Mystery of the Grail. This is where Evola shines the brightest when it talks about
00:05:50.040 historical, mythical things like that. Absolutely epic stuff indeed. Now, there are some things to
00:05:57.480 think about, of course, when you read Evola. Some of his teachings, they are outdated. Some of the
00:06:02.280 things he writes in his books, they are outdated. So to just take one example when it comes to the
00:06:08.200 early European farmers juxtaposed against the warlike Indo-Europeans. No, it was believed back in
00:06:15.240 the day that the early European farmers were matriarchal and peace-loving. Nothing could be
00:06:20.760 further from the truth. They were enthusiasts and enjoyers of ultraviolence, just as the Indo-Europeans. 1.00
00:06:28.120 So both patriarchal, both violence enjoyers. So this is something Evola gets wrong, but this shouldn't
00:06:34.920 detract you from enjoying the other writings of his. So he gets some things wrong. He has some
00:06:41.560 perspectives every once in a while that aren't in congruence with my own thoughts, perhaps. But
00:06:46.440 again, you can read my critique on my page. Now, also, since we are on the topic, I thought to give
00:06:52.440 a shout out to Inner Traditions. Actually, most of the books you've seen me review, they are from
00:06:57.800 Inner Traditions, and that is yet again because they have such a wide variety of books. And for me,
00:07:03.800 you know, reading about esoteric stuff over the last two years has been an absolute joy.
00:07:08.280 So two books in particular, in addition to my first love, my first esoteric love, my first book
00:07:16.600 I read basically about esoteric matters, The Icelandic Magic by Stephen E. Flowers. I can highly
00:07:22.760 recommend it. It's very interesting, quite concise, and easy to read as well. And then we also have
00:07:30.360 Temple of the Cosmos. It gave me a completely new insight and appreciation for Egyptian religion and
00:07:37.480 metaphysics. Very good stuff indeed. I wrote a review on it as well that you can check out,
00:07:42.440 or you can just order the book directly if you're interested in Egypt. And then, of course, since we're
00:07:48.360 all enthusiasts, we're all devotees of Mithras here. So this is a book about Mithras, so the Greco-Roman
00:07:56.280 Mithras, as well as the Persian Mithra. And of course, they share a common Indo-European root. So this is
00:08:03.320 a very nice book indeed as well. I will talk more about Mithras in coming videos.
00:08:07.640 Now, I also want to say to all left-wing extremists, if you're a leftist and you might be watching this,
00:08:13.880 shame on you. Shame on you for calling yourself a witch and then you participate gladly in this 1.00
00:08:20.120 witch hunt without even knowing what on earth you are talking about. So instead of hating on the author, 0.93
00:08:25.640 Julius Evola, do read his books instead and then you can formulate a critique after you have actually
00:08:31.480 read the works. So stop being a hateful leftist. It's good for your mental health, I can definitely
00:08:37.480 assure you. Now, lastly, I want to give a shout out again to Inner Traditions for bringing so many
00:08:43.400 interesting books to the world and definitely for bringing the works of Evola to the world as well.
00:08:49.160 It is truly appreciated. I will leave a link in the description box below to Inner Traditions
00:08:53.160 so you can check out all of their interesting books. Now, anyway, that all being said, thank
00:08:59.400 you for watching. Do check out all links in the description box below. Do, of course, read my own
00:09:04.040 two books, Dauntless and Demigod Mentality. It will be a perfect Yule gift, Christmas gift as well.
00:09:11.160 So yeah, great stuff, great stuff indeed. Thank you all for watching. I'll see you in the next video.
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