The hermetic tradition

Julius Evola’s work surveys Hermeticism as a spiritual and intellectual current rooted in classical and Renaissance esotericism. It is historically important for its attempt to frame Hermetic thought as a living tradition of inner transformation; readers will find discussions of alchemy, symbolism, initiatory knowledge, and the metaphysical aims of the hermetic path.

Julius Evola (1898–1974) was an Italian philosopher, political thinker, and esoteric writer whose works drew on Hermeticism, Tantra, alchemy, and traditionalist metaphysics. He became one of the most influential—and controversial—modern interpreters of esoteric and anti-modern traditionalism in European intellectual history.