Raymond Abellio
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Raymond Abellio is the pseudonym of French
writer Georges Soulès. He was born November 11, 1907 in Toulouse
, and died August 26, 1986 in Nice
.
Abellio went to the Ecole Polytechnique
and then took part in the X-Crise Group. He advocated far-left ideas, but like many other technocrats
, he joined the Vichy regime during the Second World War and became in 1942 secretary general of Eugène Deloncle
's far-right Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire
(MSR) party. He then participated to Marcel Déat
's attempt of creating a unified Collaborationist party. In April and September 1943 he participated to the Days of the Mont-Dore, an assembly of collaborationist personalities under the patronage of Philippe Pétain
. After the Liberation, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in absentia
for Collaborationism, and escaped to Switzerland
. However, he was pardoned in 1952 and went on to start a literary career.
Besides his literary career, under the influence of Pierre de Combas, he developed an interest in esoterism, and especially astrology
. He was also interested in the possibility of a secret numerical code in the Bible
, a subject that he developed in La Bible, document chiffré in 1950, and later in Introduction à une théorie des nombres bibliques, in 1984. He proposed in particular that the number of the beast
, 666, was the key number of life, a manifestation of the holy trinity on all possible levels, material
, animist and spiritual
. He has also written on the philosophy of rugby football
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer Georges Soulès. He was born November 11, 1907 in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, and died August 26, 1986 in Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
.
Abellio went to the Ecole Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
and then took part in the X-Crise Group. He advocated far-left ideas, but like many other technocrats
Technocracy (bureaucratic)
Technocracy is a form of government where technical experts are in control of decision making in their respective fields. Economists, engineers, scientists, health professionals, and those who have knowledge, expertise or skills would compose the governing body...
, he joined the Vichy regime during the Second World War and became in 1942 secretary general of Eugène Deloncle
Eugène Deloncle
Eugène Deloncle was a French engineer and Fascist leader, and the adoptive father of Jacques Corrèze....
's far-right Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire
Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire
The Mouvement Social Révolutionnaire was a Fascist movement founded in France in September 1940. Its founder was Eugène Deloncle, who was previously associated with La Cagoule ....
(MSR) party. He then participated to Marcel Déat
Marcel Déat
Marcel Déat was a French Socialist until 1933, when he initiated a spin-off from the French Section of the Workers' International along with other right-wing 'Neosocialists'. He then founded the collaborationist National Popular Rally during the Vichy regime...
's attempt of creating a unified Collaborationist party. In April and September 1943 he participated to the Days of the Mont-Dore, an assembly of collaborationist personalities under the patronage of Philippe Pétain
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
. After the Liberation, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in absentia
In absentia
In absentia is Latin for "in the absence". In legal use, it usually means a trial at which the defendant is not physically present. The phrase is not ordinarily a mere observation, but suggests recognition of violation to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings in a criminal trial.In...
for Collaborationism, and escaped to Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. However, he was pardoned in 1952 and went on to start a literary career.
Besides his literary career, under the influence of Pierre de Combas, he developed an interest in esoterism, and especially astrology
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
. He was also interested in the possibility of a secret numerical code in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, a subject that he developed in La Bible, document chiffré in 1950, and later in Introduction à une théorie des nombres bibliques, in 1984. He proposed in particular that the number of the beast
Number of the Beast
The Number of the Beast is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with the first Beast of Revelation chapter 13, the Beast of the sea. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the Beast is...
, 666, was the key number of life, a manifestation of the holy trinity on all possible levels, material
Material
Material is anything made of matter, constituted of one or more substances. Wood, cement, hydrogen, air and water are all examples of materials. Sometimes the term "material" is used more narrowly to refer to substances or components with certain physical properties that are used as inputs to...
, animist and spiritual
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
. He has also written on the philosophy of rugby football
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
.
Works
- with André Mahé (collaborationist) La Fin du nihilisme - 1943 (signed under his actual name, Georges Soulès)
- Heureux les pacifiques - 1946
- Les yeux d'Ézéchiel sont ouverts - 1949
- Vers un nouveau prophétisme : essai sur le rôle politique du sacré et la situation de Lucifer dans le monde moderne - 1950
- La Bible, document chiffré : essai sur la restitution des clefs de la science numérale secrète. Tome 1. Clefs générales - 1950
- La Bible, document chiffré : essai sur la restitution des clefs de la science numérale secrète. Tome 2. Les Séphiroth et les 5 premiers versets de la Genèse - 1950
- Assomption de l'Europe -1954
- with Paul Sérant Au seuil de l'ésotérisme : précédé de : l'Esprit moderne et la traditionTraditionalist SchoolThe term Traditionalist School is used by Mark Sedgwick and other authors to denote a school of thought, also known as Integral Traditionalism or Perennialism to denote an esoteric movement developed by authors such as French metaphysician René Guénon, German-Swiss...
- 1955 - La fosse de Babel - 1962
- Hommages à Robert BrasillachRobert BrasillachRobert Brasillach was a French author and journalist. Brasillach is best known as the editor of Je suis partout, a nationalist newspaper which came to advocate various fascist movements and supported Jacques Doriot...
- 1965 - GuénonRené GuénonRené Guénon , also known as Shaykh `Abd al-Wahid Yahya was a French author and intellectual who remains an influential figure in the domain of metaphysics, having written on topics ranging from metaphysics, sacred science and traditional studies to symbolism and initiation.In his writings, he...
, oui. Mais... in PlanètePlanètePlanète was a French fantastic realism magazine created by Jacques Bergier and Louis Pauwels. It ran from 1961 to 1972.They were the authors of the successful book The Morning of the Magicians , subtitled "Introduction to Fantastic Realism," published in October 1959 Jacques Bergier set...
n°15, April 1970 - Sol Invictus - 1981 (winner of the Prix des Deux-Magots)
- MontségurMontségurThe Château de Montségur is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Its ruins are the site of a razed stronghold of the Cathars. The present fortress on the site, though described as one of the "Cathar castles," is actually of a later period...
- 1982 - Visages immobiles - 1983
- Introduction à une théorie des nombres bibliques - 1984
- Manifeste de la nouvelle GnoseGnosticismGnosticism is a scholarly term for a set of religious beliefs and spiritual practices common to early Christianity, Hellenistic Judaism, Greco-Roman mystery religions, Zoroastrianism , and Neoplatonism.A common characteristic of some of these groups was the teaching that the realisation of Gnosis...
- 1989 (edited by Marie-Thérèse de Brosses and Charles HirschCharles HirschCharles S. Hirsch, born March 30, 1937, is an American forensic pathologist who has been the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City since 1989....
) - Fondements d'éthique - 1994