The Hermetic Tradition
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The Hermetic Tradition: Symbols and Teachings of the Royal Art (in Italian
La tradizione ermetica nei suoi simboli, nella sua dottrina e nella sua “arte regia”) is a work by Italian
esoteric writer Julius Evola
. Published in 1931 by Laterza
; English translation by Inner Traditions International, 1994 (ISBN 0892814519).
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La tradizione ermetica nei suoi simboli, nella sua dottrina e nella sua “arte regia”) is a work by Italian
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esoteric writer Julius Evola
Julius Evola
Barone Giulio Cesare Andrea Evola also known as Julius Evola, was an Italian philosopher and esotericist...
. Published in 1931 by Laterza
Laterza
Laterza is a town and comune in the province of Taranto, part of the Apulia region of southeast Italy....
; English translation by Inner Traditions International, 1994 (ISBN 0892814519).
Part One: The Symbols and Teachings
- Introduction to Part One: The Tree, the Serpent, and the Titans
- One: The Plurality and Duality of Civilizations
- Two: Living Nature
- Three: The Hermetic Knowledge
- Four: "One the All" and the Dragon OuroborosOuroborosThe Ouroboros is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. The name originates from within Greek language; οὐρά meaning "tail" and βόρος meaning "eating", thus "he who eats the tail"....
- Five: The Hermetic Presence
- Six: Creation and Myth
- Seven: "Woman", "Water," "Mercury," and "Poison"
- Eight: The Separation: Sun and Moon
- Nine: Frozen and Flowing Waters
- Ten: Salt and the Cross
- Eleven: The Four Elements and Sulfur
- Twelve: Soul, Spirit, and Body
- Thirteen: The "Four" in Man
- Fourteen: The Planets
- Fifteen: The Centers of Life
- Sixteen: The Seven, the Operations, and the Mirror
- Seventeen: Gold in the Art
- Eighteen: Shadow, Ashes, and Remains
- Nineteen: Philosophical Incest
- Twenty: The Tomb and Thirst
- Twenty-One: Saturn: Inverted Gold
- Twenty-Two: The Field and the Seed
- Twenty-Three: The Sword and the Rose
- Twenty-Four: Stem, Virus and Iron
Part Two: The Hermetic Royal Art
- Introduction to Part Two: The Reality of PalingenesisPalingenesisPalingenesis is a concept of rebirth or re-creation, used in various contexts in philosophy, theology, politics, and biology. Its meaning stems from Greek palin, meaning again, and genesis, meaning birth....
- Twenty-Five: The Separation
- Twenty-Six: Death and the Black Work
- Twenty-Seven: The Trial of the Void
- Twenty-Eight: The Flight of the Dragon
- Twenty-Nine: The Dry Path and the Wet Path
- Thirty: Hermetic Ascetism
- Thirty-One: The Path of the Breath and the Path of the Blood
- Thirty-Two: The Heart and the Light
- Thirty-Three: Denudations and Eclipses
- Thirty-Four: The Thirst for God and the Corrosive Waters
- Thirty-Five: The Path of Venus and the Radical Path
- Thirty-Six: The Hermetic Fires
- Thirty-Seven: The White Work: Rebirth
- Thirty-Eight: The Coniunctio in White
- Thirty-Nine: The Eternal Vigil
- Forty: The Body of Light and Production of Silver
- Forty-One: Birth into Life and Immortality
- Forty-Two: The Red Work: Return to Earth
- Forty-Three: The Alchemical Colors and Multiplication
- Forty-Four: The Planetary Hierarchy
- Forty-Five: Knowledge of the Red and the Triunity
- Forti-Six: Prophetic Knowledge
- Forty-Seven: The Four Stages of Power
- Forty-Eight: Metallic Transmutation
- Forty-Nine: Correspondances, Times, and Rites
- Fifty: Silence and the Tradition
- Fifty-One: The Invisible Masters
- Index