Me: The issue is not androgyny itself, but rather egalitarianism and democracy.

“To answer my questions, I turned not to biology but to traditional myth—specifically, the myth of the androgyne, which Plato articulated in the Symposium as the foundation of his understanding of sex. The androgyne represents the primordial, complete, and immortal being, whose division gives rise to the duality of the sexes. Thus, the sexual impulse is ultimately a metaphysical drive—a yearning for reintegration, a striving to transcend the fragmented, conditioned state of existence and restore the absolute unity of the original being. In this light, sexuality is marked by a hyper-physical intensity, akin to those sacred states through which the ancient world sought direct experience of the transcendent.”

What all neo-pagan materialists fear is precisely this internal feminine domination. They have failed to castrate the feminine power within themselves, leaving it as the dominant force in their being.

Evola’s statement critiques modern neo-pagan and materialist ideologies for their failure to master the internal feminine principle, which he associates with passivity, chaos, and dissolution. In his traditionalist framework, true spiritual and masculine superiority (virility) requires the domination or “castration” of the feminine—not in a literal sense, but as an inner conquest over emotionalism, irrationality, and attachment to the material world.

On Masonic Symbolism and Its Degeneration:

The flaw of Freemasonry lies in its very foundation—its democratic ethos, which exalts the lunar over the solar.

Lunar spirituality is regressive, sub-terranean, and chthonic—bound to the forces of dissolution, chaos, and the telluric (earthly) abyss. It is the spirituality of the feminine, the matriarchal, and the democratic masses, fostering weakness, emotionalism, and surrender to the baser instincts.

Metaphysical part:

Title: Birth Into Life and Immortality: The Alchemical Path to the Eternal
Tags: #Evola #Hermeticism #Alchemy #Tradition #Immortality #SpiritualTransmutation #Metaphysics #Initiation #PerennialWisdom

1. The White Stone & Immortality – The attainment of the “white stone” signifies victory over death, where consciousness transcends material dependency, achieving continuity beyond earthly existence.
   
2. The Naked Diana & Luminous Form – The unveiled Diana in Hermeticism parallels the radiant “body of light” in Hindu tradition, liberated through the funeral pyre, symbolizing transition to supraphysical states.
   
3. Alchemical Taoism & the Subtle Body – The construction of an immortal subtle form replaces the gross body, achieved through sublimation and extraction of the imperishable elements within man.
   
4. Condensation vs. Mystical Dissolution – Unlike passive mystical union, true immortality requires “coagulation”—an active reintegration of the self into a higher, individuated state.
   
5. Physical Regeneration as Esoteric Fact – Hindu alchemy teaches conscious mastery over the life-force, allowing complete bodily regeneration through direct contact with the formative power behind organic existence.
   
6. The Life-Force Beyond Death – The regenerated man is no longer bound to a single body; his center shifts to the animating life-force, which persists like an unextinguished flame across manifestations.
   
7. The Glorious Body – The “glorious body” (Hermetic Silver) is not a physical form but the immutable principle behind all manifestation, where body and spirit become inseparable.
   
8. Spiritualization of the Body – This is not a dissolution into subtle matter but the body’s total subordination to the spirit, erasing its autonomy while maintaining external appearance.
   
9. The Rebis: Two That Are One – The androgyne symbolizes the non-dual union of spirit and matter—not a fusion of separate elements but the realization of their primordial unity.
   
10. The Written Manuscript Analogy – Just as understanding a language transforms meaningless signs into intelligible expressions, the “spiritualized body” ceases to be an external object and becomes a pure vehicle of the awakened will.
    “The body is no longer a tomb, but a living temple of the immortal.”

Birth into Life and Immortality

Upon attaining the “white,” the conditions for immortality are fulfilled. As the alchemical dictum states: “When the materia turns white, our king has conquered death.” The “white stone” signifies that consciousness is no longer bound to the mortal body but persists in higher states of being, transcending material existence. At death, the soul does not perish; rather, it unites with the purified body, illuminated by the divine fire, forming an indissoluble triad of soul, spirit, and body, radiant with celestial clarity. Thus, death becomes the final clarification.

This luminous form—symbolized in Hermeticism by Diana unveiled, in Hinduism by the radiant body freed from the funeral pyre, and in Taoist alchemy by the immortal subtle body—represents the metaphysical vehicle for transcendent existence. It is not a physical body but the power that manifests form, the permanent essence behind transient matter. As René Guénon explains, the “glorious body” of Gnostic tradition is not a body in the ordinary sense but its transfiguration beyond individual limitations, the immutable principle behind all manifestation.

The key to immortality lies in the conscious mastery of the life-force itself. Hindu alchemy teaches that regeneration occurs when consciousness penetrates the vital power that shapes the body, retracing its formative stages. The “living man” is one who has awakened this inner force, no longer subject to organic decay. His being is no longer ruled by the body; instead, the body becomes an expression of the spirit.

This transmutation is not a physical dissolution but a shift in function—where the body, outwardly unchanged, ceases to exist for itself and becomes purely an instrument of the spirit. The “spiritual body” is not an ethereal phantom but the same body now fixed in its immortal principle. As alchemical texts state, the body and spirit are reduced to “the same simplicity,” united like water poured into water.

The Hermetic Rebis (androgyne) symbolizes this unity—not as a fusion of two separate principles but as the realization that they were never truly divided. The body is but a phase of the spirit’s manifestation, and the Great Work consists in recognizing this non-duality.

An analogy: a manuscript in an unknown language is merely an object to the uninitiated, but to one who understands, the physical signs dissolve into meaning. Similarly, the “regenerated” body is outwardly unchanged, yet inwardly it is no longer a passive vessel but an active expression of the spirit. The “spiritual body” is indistinguishable from the ordinary—except that it is no longer bound by mortal conditions.

Thus, true immortality is not escape from form but mastery over it—the fixation of the volatile, the embodiment of the spirit, and the spiritualization of the body as a single, transcendent act.

Title: The Path to Spiritual Immortality and the Crisis of Modern Action Tags: #Traditionalism #SpiritualInitiation #AryanTradition #Transcendence #Christianity #ModernDecay #OccultForces #Action #Immortality #Evola

Christians aren't friends

For the alchemical traditions, the Yin-Yang duality must be integrated and transcended through personal experience, which involves overcoming all dualities and contradictions by recognizing their origin in a single source. The mind, creates the illusion that the physical body—which is merely a thought or image—exists as an independent entity, housing a separate self with its own inherent nature, distinct from other selves. From the perspective of the mind, influenced by temporal conditioning, these dualities appear separate and are perceived as “opposites.” However, when reality is viewed from the standpoint of the Absolute, a state is attained where duality is surpassed, and xing (nature) and ming (destiny) reunite with the One (yi) or the Dao. Christians or any other dualistic sect therefore attach people to temporal, that is material reality.

There is no such thing as “free immortality”:

1. Immortality Through Initiation: True immortality is not universal but reserved for those who achieve spiritual integration through initiation, transcending the samsaric cycle.
   
2. Initiatic Transformation: Initiatic practices aim to transcend the samsaric Self, achieving a higher state of consciousness through detachment and symbolic death, actualizing the “spiritual personality.”
   
3. Conscious Survival versus Absolute Immortality: While initiates may achieve conscious survival after death, absolute immortality belongs to the Unconditioned, the principle beyond all manifestation.
   
4. Occult Forces of Subversion: Hidden forces work to prevent spiritual elevation, weakening the symbols and myths essential to the revival of the Aryan tradition.
   
5. Crisis of Modern Culture: Modern culture is torn between a lifeless, uncertain ethic and a materialistic, barbaric glorification of action, with the latter increasingly dominating.
   
6. Western Tradition of Action: The West’s unique tradition is rooted in action, but modern action has been secularized and stripped of transcendent meaning, leading to its degeneration.
   
7. Christianity’s Role in Decay: Christianity, of Semitic-southern origin, interrupted the Aryan-Roman tradition, desouling action and blocking its upward path toward spiritual realization.
   
8. Pathological Materialization: The Christian-dualistic conception forced action to discharge solely into the material realm, resulting in a pathological oversaturation and degeneration of action.
   
9. Desecrated Action: Stripped of transfiguring power, action degenerated into feverish mania, becoming action for its own sake or tied to temporal realizations.
   
10. Revival of Tradition: The revival of the Aryan tradition’s central motifs—action, order, and empire—in their purest form is essential to counter the spiritual decay of modernity.

Not all possess an “immortal soul.” The idea of universal immortality is a modern aberration. Only those who achieve spiritual integration through initiation can transcend death and attain immortality, distinguishing them from the majority bound to the samsaric cycle.

Initiatic practices aim to transcend the samsâric Self and achieve a higher state of consciousness. Through detachment and transformation, the initiate undergoes a symbolic death, severing ties to the individual form and actualizing the “spiritual personality.” This transformation allows consciousness to survive the dissolution of the physical body, achieving a form of immortality. However, conscious survival after death is not equivalent to absolute immortality, which is reserved for the Unconditioned, the principle beyond all manifestation.

The occult forces of global upheaval seek to prevent this elevation and, consequently, to weaken the spiritual power of such symbols and myths. The third lecture attempts to uncover and expose the main weapons of this secret war, aiming to preempt the actions of our adversaries against the revival of the central motifs of the Aryan tradition—action, order, and empire—in their highest and purest form.

Our culture faces an alternative that reveals the root of its crisis. On one hand, we have a culture devoid of life, an ethic of uncertainty, and a faith that fundamentally aligns poorly with our way of life. On the other hand, there is a paroxysmal development of all that constitutes action, albeit in a materialistic and almost barbaric sense. It is hardly necessary to emphasize how the latter is increasingly prevailing day by day. Our civilization is fundamentally defined by action, primarily because the tradition unique to the West is not one of pure knowledge or contemplation, but of deed. However, the action known today is merely a diminished form, secularized and stripped of any transcendent reference point. This situation stems from hidden causes, scarcely perceived by most. It is not far-fetched to suggest that Christianity, in some respects, is one of these causes. This faith, of Semitic-southern origin rather than Aryan or Roman, emerged not as a complement to our ancient tradition but as its abrupt interruption.

Repressed Christianity:

In Christianity, the spirit is often seen as separate from and in opposition to the material world, leading to a dualistic framework where the spiritual realm is idealized and the physical world is devalued or seen as a source of corruption. Psychology teaches how inhibitions paralyze sublimation and transform suppressed energies into seeds of disease. Analogously, this is the diagnosis of the process that led to the secularization and materialization of our tradition of action. The Christian-dualistic conception of the spirit desouled our culture of action, blocking its path upward, toward absolute spiritual realization. It erected an invisible yet stubborn barrier, forcing the forces conditioned by action to discharge solely into the material realm, resulting in a pathological oversaturation of this domain. The desecrated action, stripped of any transfiguring power, inevitably degenerated into fever and mania, becoming action for its own sake or action tied to temporal realizations. From the Reformation and Humanism onward, this process has been unstoppable.