RE: [evola_as_he_is] Elements of Racial Education -- Chap 10
Chapter 10 is titled “The Face of
the Various Races”. Evola explains that the broad racial categories of
white, black, yellow, red, etc. do not suffice. He then proceeds to more finely
divide these categories, particularly the Caucasian race, for which he lists
six categories:
Nordic
Western or Mediterranean
Philian
Dinaric
Alpine or Eastern
Baltic-Eastern
He lists the main characteristics of each
group, though more detail is provided in “Il Mito del Sangue”.
There are ethnic categories for the other
races, though, here, Evola quickly glosses over them.
Of course, the European peoples are a
mixture of these categories, as well as some of the non-white races.
These are the characteristics of the race
of the body. Evola next deals the races of the soul. For example, the Nordic
physical type corresponds to the “race of the active man”. Evola
admits this correspondence is not so simple due to the admixture of races.
On the practical level one has to learn to
grasp the inner element from observation of the outer – this is closer to
an intuitive feeling than rational analysis. Thus, there is more than just the
physical appearance involved in discerning races. The acts, behaviours, and
manner of thinking must also come into play.
Evola concludes with the observation that
some ethnic mixtures are favorable, while others are not so. Finally, he claims
that there is an ultimate origin of these ethnic types, which he labels Aryan.
We can point out that the concept that “the
outer appearance of a man is the expression of his inner nature”, is
hardly unique to Evola. For example, Schopenhauer and Jung held a similar
doctrine, even if not so explicitly stated. A major aspect of Gurdjieff’s
system is that a man’s inner state is revealed through his posture, gait,
mannerisms, physiognomy, etc. However, AFAIK, the latter did not apply it to
racial characteristics.
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