Schuon/Evola

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  • wotanfolk
    Hello, Does anyone know if Evola met Frithjof Schuon or if they had any correspondence? I m asking because one quotes the other (I don t remember which one,
    Message 1 of 4 , Jun 13, 2005
      Hello,

      Does anyone know if Evola met Frithjof Schuon or if they had any
      correspondence? I'm asking because one quotes the other (I don't
      remember which one, but I think that it is Evola who quotes Schuon,
      I'll tell you if I find it). It would be surprising that they never
      communicated because even if their views were different on many points
      (for exemple on race), they both critisized the modern world in the
      name of Tradition.

      European Salutations
      Antoine D. (France)

      ps: Does anyone know where we can find the poem "la parole obscure du
      paysage intérieur" and the book "Méditations du haut des cimes" (in
      french) ?
    • evola_as_he_is
      Hello, Evola quoted Schuon in various books, of which Riding the Tiger , to illustrate and support, on one hand, his criticism of Renaissance, on the other
      Message 2 of 4 , Jun 14, 2005
        Hello,

        Evola quoted Schuon in various books, of which 'Riding the Tiger', to
        illustrate and support, on one hand, his criticism of Renaissance, on
        the other hand the fact that the Semitic concept of 'sin' is unknown to
        Hindus, and 'L'Arco e la clava', in three different articles of this
        book, the first about 'The Concept of Initiation', the second
        about 'Negroised America', the third about 'Subliminal influences
        and "intelligent stupidity"', using, in the title of the latter, one of
        Schuon's favourite oxymora. On the other hand, Schuon never quoted or
        even alluded to Evola's work, not even in 'Castes and races'. They
        never met. They never had a correspondance.

        They both criticised the modern world, their respective diagnosis was
        rather similar, but it remains to see whether they agreed with each
        other on the cause of this crisis, at least on the material plane. As a
        matter of fact, as is quite well-known, Schuon, who wasn't exactly born
        a warrior, agreed with Guénon to say that it was essentially due to a
        revolt of the Kshatriya against the Brahmana. Now, it is interesting to
        note that Schuon's views on Guénon 'personal equation' was closely akin
        to Evola's.

        Thompkins&Cariou

        P.s.: "La parole obscure du paysage intérieur", republished a few years
        ago by Fondazione Evola, is still available, and so is
        still "Méditations du haut des cimes" http://www.alapage.com/mx/?
        tp=L&type=1&fulltext=Julius%20Evola&donnee_appel=GOOGL



        --- In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, "wotanfolk" <wotanfolk@h...>
        wrote:
        > Hello,
        >
        > Does anyone know if Evola met Frithjof Schuon or if they had any
        > correspondence? I'm asking because one quotes the other (I don't
        > remember which one, but I think that it is Evola who quotes Schuon,
        > I'll tell you if I find it). It would be surprising that they never
        > communicated because even if their views were different on many
        points
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        > (for exemple on race), they both critisized the modern world in the
        > name of Tradition.
        >
        > European Salutations
        > Antoine D. (France)
        >
        > ps: Does anyone know where we can find the poem "la parole obscure du
        > paysage intérieur" and the book "Méditations du haut des cimes" (in
        > french) ?
      • evola_as_he_is
        Hello again, Our mistake: Méditations du haut des cimes appears to be épuisé , both on alapage.com and on abebooks.com, which still had a few copies of
        Message 3 of 4 , Jun 14, 2005
          Hello again,

          Our mistake: 'Méditations du haut des cimes' appears to be "épuisé",
          both on alapage.com and on abebooks.com, which still had a few copies
          of it left a few months ago.

          Thompkins&Cariou
        • timotheus.lutz
          In addition to at least one piece of correspondence, which was posted here recently, Schuon mentions Evola (and, again, displays an incomprehension of him) in
          Message 4 of 4 , Sep 28, 2016

            In addition to at least one piece of correspondence, which was posted here recently, Schuon mentions Evola (and, again, displays an incomprehension of him) in an interview:


            ‘J. B. : Do you think that a "recovery" has already begun on the side, and that this "recovery" may have its origin in the West, as Julius Evola, for example, has suggested?

            F. S. : One does not see any sign of an actual "recovery"; Evola places the kshatriya above the brahmana, he confuses the role of the East for that of the West and chooses Mussolini!’

             

            (‘A Face of Eternal Wisdom: An interview with Frithjof Schuon by Jean Biès’, 26 July 1967, trans. Patrick Laude, Sophia, IV.2, 1998.)



            ---In evola_as_he_is@yahoogroups.com, <evola_as_he_is@...> wrote :

            . . . On the other hand, Schuon never quoted or even alluded to Evola's work, not even in 'Castes and races'. They never met. They never had a correspondance.

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