/lit/ - Literature

>>11743874
The man was turned into a paraplegic by shell fragments, because he went out of his bunk for walks, to ''contemplate his destiny'' among the artillery shelling. He used to do occult stuff, but ended up becoming a Roman Catholic, I think.

>>11744446
>ended up becoming a Roman Catholic
where does this myth come from? ive heard it so many times but never seen it substantiated. seems very unlikely

Is he even worth reading if you compare him to Rene Guenon? Also, is he really an "ultra fascist" like he is often described?

>>11744499
Guenon and Evola are different. They're both worth reading. Schuon is the one I would avoid. personally.

>>11744499
He called himself that after the second world war to not be executed or put into jail for the rest of his life. Ultra autist would have been a better description. Read Mein Kampf.

>>11744514
>Read Mein Kampf
No thank you, I'd rather save my brain cells

>>11743874
> Should I even read Evola if I think his works are a meme?

Most writers are memes. Evola happens to be an intriguing one and has the quality of "not being fucking boring", which is rare.

> Will I enjoy this book if I really liked Thus Spoke Zarathustra?

Evola and Nietzsche are in conflict at many points (and in agreement in others), but both had a sort of fire in them. I think you'd enjoy Evola if you like writers with a bit of spirit.

> If yes, where do I get started with him?

RAMW is his most comprehensive work, but it's fucking dense. Some anons will recommend against starting there, but I actually think it's a comfy spot to jump in. I'm attaching a chart with a recommended reading order, take it with a grain of salt and just read whichever of his books seems most interesting to you.

Good luck, anon. Enjoy the journey, the black and red pills, the mindfuck and everything else that comes along with Evola. He radically changed how I view the world and I've only read maybe 1/4 of his works (and will continue to read more because I personally love him).

>>11744549
>posting the shitty guide
>not posting this one

>>11744637
I've seen this one before and I don't really care for it for a few reasons. Firstly, Evola /can/ be read independent of Guenon. To suggest otherwise is to kind of stupid. Secondly, recommending Sedgewick before Evola is stupid too.

My real reading list for Evola is this: read what interests you. It's that simple. He is a dense writer and if someone isn't interested, they might lost heart. Telling someone to start with his book on magic is dumb, it's better for them to be convinced of a whole lot more before even trying to convince people about magic.

Also, let me add on top of this, Metaphysics of War is a bad book. It's just a collection of essays that Evola didn't assemble and whoever did is a fucking tool because most of the essays repeat themselves. Also, Meditations on the Peak is a bad book too. Another collection of essays but this one is repetitive and also, fucking boring.

Just read whatever you want. If you like one of his more serious works, you'll probably like the rest of his works. RAMW is actually a good place to stat because you get his most comprehensive view of the world and actually see where he is coming from. But it doesn't matter, jsut read want interests you.

Who gives a fuck about reading order if all you mooks can never, ever actually talk about his metaphysics instead of his relationship with Guenon or sociopolitical views jesus christ

>>11744514
>read mein kampf

lmaoooo

Evola is mostly low-hanging fruit.

Read the Ford Translation of Mein Kampf, Siege, Fourth Political Theory.

>>11745175
>dude politics lmao

"No."

>>11745175
In that I mean it is for people who post "trad wife" on twitter.

>>11745185
Then walk into the forest naked, and talk to us no more. We have no use of American libertarian hermit-fetishism.

>>11745175
based a fuck

>>11745206
>We
Well whoever "we" is, the lot of you can fuck off. Go make your own thread.

>>11745175
>not stalag
untermensch fryslamic tier
>>11744688
sociopolitical views were probably the most interesting parts, and it's quite hard to talk about his religious views cause his main focus was western religions and mostly his books on eastern religions were translated. Not even half of his books if you include post-mortem are translated. What is translated and known are his religiopolitical and sociopolitical books.
>>11743874
read what interests you, I just finished Meditations on the Peaks in 3 days, it was a great read. Introduction to Magic as one anon said is a terrible fucking choice, I tried reading that and it's all practice no theory of religious functions.
If you want to live the wanderer lifestyle where you practice your theory and metaphysics, read one of his religious books that interest you, there are 4 (Mystery of the Grail, Hermetic Tradition, Yoga of Power, and Doctrine of Awakening), after that do Meditations on the Peak only if it interests you, no matter what do Metaphysics of War then his Pentalogy (Pagan Imperialism, Revolt Against the Modern World, Men Among the Ruins, Ride the Tiger, the Bow and the Club).
So the minimum is 3 books until RATMW, which I recommend. Don't focus on his religious stuff too much as it gets very similar

>>11744446
>The man was turned into a paraplegic by shell fragments, because he went out of his bunk for walks, to ''contemplate his destiny'' among the artillery shelling.
This happened during an air raid while everyone else were cowering in cellars and basements. Evola was a based Chad.

>>11744524
>not reading the manifesto and autobiography of one of the most influential people in modern history
You're going down a path that will lead you to ideas like what Mein Kampf contains anyway if you are thinking about reading Evola. May as well check that one off before going further.

>>11745868
>Has anyone spoken with you today about our Lord and Savior, Adolf Hitler?
You guys are getting more annoying than Jehova's Witnesses. Go proselytize somewhere else.

>>11745896
>Fuck off mom, I'm trying to raise Thule

what the fuck this thread is a fucking joke, you're actually taking this seriously?

holy shit that OP image, it's literal cringe fantasy for incel teenagers, I expected the responses to be pure ridicule, imagine my surprise when I opened the thread to find it full of retards taking it seriously

>>11745922
>hitlerboos and traditionalists at each other's throats

lol politics was a mistake.

>>11745969
lmao fucking cringe

>>11745969
have you not read fight club? the book expresses the similar youth angst yet i never see criticisms for it

>>11744446
>literally a cripple
>spends his whole life talking about the superiority of action over contemplation
love evola but wew

>>11743874
Perhaps an overly sentimental attitude to the point of dangerous ignorance. However, he is quite correct to point out that passive acceptance of life forfeits to a large degree your ability to make change.

>>11743874

>>11744446
evola is great. follow this guide here >>11744549 and youll be fine

>>11747053
>spends his whole life talking about the superiority of action over contemplation

you know he fought in ww1 right? riding the big fucking cat means waiting stoically for your opportunity. His never came and neither will Teds in all likelihood.

>>11744446
This is a fable by Evolas followers, he was inside in his writing room when he was struck, he said so in a letter to Guenon. The story stuck though because it seems to exemplify the careless heroism

>>11743874
Julie Ebola is mai waifu.

Did evola have any kids/partner? I heard he had some south american kid he didn't care about.

>be self-described esotericist
>don't even uncover the absolute compassionate spontaneous ground of non-being

le trashman face.jpg

>>11747317
He had like 5 or 7 bastards with multiple women, even after he went cripple

>>11747824
absolutely degenerate

>>11746068
Because the book criticizes and makes fun of it, you fucking dumbshit.

>>11744549
Thnx for the guide and insight. Been wondering how to start reading his works.

>>11745969
>incel
reddit discarded

>>11748036
What's funny is that incels embody nothing of tradition because they're so fascinated with the feminine. Neither incels nor the people making fun of them thinking Evola wrote to self-help manuals for losers itt have read Evola. Really gets that noggin noggin.

>>11743874
>>11744446
>>11745399
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9k05CbXmqE
Something similar. I'm pretty sure this guy died a while back, too.

>>11744549
This guide is really shit. At the very least start with Revolt since almost every bit of his work references it.

>>11747859
But now he makes books openly advocating for it