Gnosis
René Guénon
This collection brings together all of René Guénon's writings for the journal La Gnose between November 1909 and February 1912, when it ceased publication, under the pseudonym Palingénius. He was also the editor, and his contributions in that capacity were signed “La Direction” (Management). The articles are arranged chronologically, and those produced by “La Direction” have also been included in the same way, as some of them contain doctrinal information of interest to researchers. Articles relating to the collaborative project “L'Archéomètre” (The Archeometer), even if they are not openly signed by René Guénon, are also included, as we know that he participated in it with other collaborators, as evidenced by his private correspondence.
Arya Kriya
Jost Turner
The worldview presented here is based firmly on Hindu metaphysics, with its various aspects of supernatural reality, but extends beyond pure metaphysics to incorporate the Aryanist "weltanschauung" and its foundation of Western scientific philosophy. Hence, the Arya Kriya system and its principles are not simply a matter of faith, but rather a scientific approach to spiritual development. Where traditional Kriya yoga represents a path to spiritual enlightenment, Arya Kriya consists of ancient scientific principles intended to accelerate human evolution on both the physical and spiritual levels.
Zenith of Humanity
Rudolf John Gorsleben
Rudolf John Gorsleben's “Zenith of Humanity” is considered by many to be the authoritative text on esoteric runology. At over 700 pages, the book is extremely comprehensive and discusses a wide breadth of subjects related to ancient European spiritual beliefs and practices. But the depth of the presentation is also impressive: the material discussed, including each individual rune, is enriched by thematic associations and amplifications, thus illuminating it thoroughly from all sides.
This new translation of Gorsleben's magnum opus is intended replace the existing (incomplete and unreliable) English translation for which there was previously no alternative. It preserves all of the original images and textual symbols, without attempting to interpret the many examples of folk etymology and linguistic esotericism. As such, it preserves the original meaning of the German text as much as possible to ensure a proper understanding of this complex and profound work.
The Home of the Strong
Kurt Eggers
Author, poet and military officer Kurt Eggers was born on November 10, 1905, and killed in action on August 12, 1943. In The Home of the Strong, he analyzes Germanic-European history from a National Socialist perspective by conjuring up great heroes and thinkers to the mind's eye - strong men of action whose lives, deeds, and posthumous fame set a shining example for us. The book is a call to renewed action in the eternal struggle of our fight for the “home of the strong.”
The Arctic Home in the Vedas
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Arctic Home in the Vedas is a seminal work on the origin of Aryans presented by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a mathematician turned astronomer, historian, journalist, philosopher and political leader of India during 1880 to 1920. It propounded the theory that the North Pole was the original home of Aryans during pre-glacial period, which they left due to the ice deluge around 8000 B.C. and migrated to the Northern parts of Europe and Asia in search of lands for new settlements. In support to his theory Tilak has presented certain Vedic hymns, Avestic passages, Vedic chronology and Vedic calendars with interpretations of the contents in detail.
The Myth of the 20th Century
Alfred Rosenberg
Widely regarded as one of the most important books to come out of National Socialist Germany, Alfred Rosenberg's The Myth of the 20th Century stands as a monumental work of social and political philosophy. Originally published in 1930 and then revised in 1937, this book lays out a comprehensive vision of the emerging racially-oriented German state. The "myth" is the Myth of the Blood: the idea that race or genetics is the proper founding principle of the modern state, and that the purpose of the state is to serve and protect its founding race.
The Worker in the Thought of Ernst Jünger
Julius Evola
This essay presents and analyzes Jünger's main work from his early period, "Der Arbeiter," in which the echoes of his existential experiences as a highly decorated combatant were still alive, and which essentially addresses the problem of vision and the meaning of life in the modern age, and especially in the age of technology. For Jünger, the worker is not a social class, and even less so the proletarian worker. He is a symbol.
In the 1950s, Evola tried unsuccessfully to have a translation of the book published; failing in his attempt, he decided to produce a long annotated paraphrase with updates necessary for the post-World War II period, in order to make it an autonomous and personal work. This new edition includes other of Evola's writings on Jünger published between 1943 and 1974, documenting the evolution of his point of view, and an extensive bibliography.
The Mission of the Sovereigns
Saint-Yves d'Alveydre
Addressed to the political and religious leaders of Europe, this book is a comprehensive treatise on Saint-Yves' political theory of Synarchy; the regime of the philosopher-king in which metaphysics regulates and crowns the socio-economic edifice. Essentially a theocratic imperium based on the traditional concept of Christendom, Synarchy offers a solution to the problems that Saint-Yves correctly predicted would result from a shift in European politics toward the integration of sovereign states following the American model and the consequent disempowerment of the aristocracy. This is an unfinished advance copy.
Germany’s New Religion
Various authors
From the introduction: "So short a book as this does not, of course, make it possible to see all sides and aspects of the conflict which is raging at present in Germany between Christianity and the new religion. But it touches on all the cardinal points at issue, and the three protagonists have their say. In the first place Hauer describes the origin and sketches the aims of his movement, sets forth in outline his criticisms of Christianity and his positive contribution to religious thought, and defines his attitude to Christianity in general and to Jesus Christ in particular. Heim’s article addresses a perceived weakness in Hauer’s view of moral responsibility, and elucidates the fundamental point of difference between the German Faith Movement and Protestant Christianity. Lastly, Karl Adam expressly refuses to be drawn into the methods of controversy, and therefore does not deal in detail with the points raised by Hauer, but rather sets forth in positive form the Roman Catholic doctrine on the issues raised by the appearance of the new movement."
The Wheel of Time
Carlos Castaneda
Near the end of his life, Carlos Castaneda gathered together and reviewed his seminal works on his training as a shaman initiate, recorded in a literary career that spans over thirty years. The result is this groundbreaking collection of quotations - the essence of Castaneda's knowledge, drawn from his landmark books. Enhanced with an introduction and original commentary by the author, this powerful work illuminates the shaman's life as never before.
Included in this edition is the essay Silent Knowledge, published immediately prior to The Wheel of Time, which provides a summary elucidation of the cognitive system discussed in that work, as well as practical instructions for its employment in the form of "magical passes," a series of yoga-like exercises purported to increase spiritual energy.
Pipara
Guido von List
For the first time since its original publication in 1895, one of Guido von List's most important fictional works is now available in English. Set in the 3rd century amid the strife between a declining Rome and the ascendant Germanic tribes, Pipara tells the story of a Marcomanni princess who won the heart of a Roman emperor to become the first empress of Germanic blood, and so changed the course of history forever. This is book one of a two-part series.
Adam the Red Man
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz
Adam the Red Man, the most controversial work by renowned hermeticist and Egyptologist R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, was first published in 1926. The book was intended mainly for his closest disciples, and de Lubicz later withdrew it from sale entirely, but we believe that today there are more people willing to understand its message. The work itself condenses part of the initiatory teaching de Lubicz shared with his disciples on the subject of mystical love and eroticism. Its purpose was not to achieve magical powers through sexuality, but to attain that spiritual love in which the fusion of two soul mates who came into existence from the same source of heavenly life, namely the “heavenly marriage of the Lamb,” is realized. As the author explains: "Man and woman, at the origin, are a single androgynous being. Their separation occurs with mental awakening, a consequence of the position of the ego or self in relation to the elements of nature."
Heritage is an imprint of Tradition that publishes facsimile editions, non-English works, and rough translations at a greatly reduced price.
Origins
Herman Wirth
Three texts by Herman Wirth are collected in this volume; On the Primordial Mind of Human Beings, What is German?, and European Primitive Religion and the Externsteine. Of particular interest is the first selection, where the author defends the legitimacy of the Oera Linda book by performing comparative etymological and iconographic analyses of prehistoric European cultures to support his claim that not only is it an authentic document, but that its origin can be traced back to the earliest religions – and possibly further. In doing so, he refutes the accusation of his political opponents that such a claim is antithetical to the spirit of the Ahnenerbe program.
Fascism as a European Phenomenon
Adriano Romualdi
A prolific author and cultural organizer in the milieu of Italian right-wing radicalism, Adriano Romualdi was among the first Evolian intellectual activists. He affirmed the struggle between nations has been replaced by that between continents. In this view, Romualdi overcomes the desperate anti-modernism of the last years of Evola's work and proposes a new political perspective based on his "Birth of Fascism."
This contribution by Romualdi is of particular interest for the historiographical slant with which the topic is approached. The modernity of the fascist phenomenon, which is nourished by the spiritual and cultural soil of Europe, is clearly grasped by the scholar in his attempt to socialize traditional values, re-proposing them in the era of modernization and massification, in order to "reintegrate the disinherited in property, in the family, in the homeland".
The Indo-Europeans
Adriano Romualdi
Common racial origin is the basis of our European nationalism: it is not geopolitical needs, nor having a common history, nor similar cultural forms, but rather it is a nationalism based on blood. In the present work, Adriano Romualdi performs a double task: on the one hand, collecting the works of specialists who carried out their work until the 1940s, clearly establishing the location of the "Urheimat" of our ancestors in northern Europe, and on the other, subjecting to severe criticism the theses that for years have tried to hide this reality.