Ride the tiger : a survival manual for the aristocrats of the soul

Julius Evola’s final major work, which examines the prototype of the human being who can give absolute meaning to his or her life in a world of dissolution • Presents a powerful criticism of the idols, structures, theories, and illusions of our modern age • Reveals how to transform destructive processes into inner liberation The organizations and institutions that, in a traditional civilization and society, would have allowed an individual to realize himself completely, to defend the principal values he recognizes as his own, and to structure his life in a clear and unambiguous way, no longer exist in the contemporary world. Everything that has come to predominate in the modern world is the direct antithesis of the world of Tradition, in which a society is ruled by principles that transcend the merely human and transitory. Ride the Tiger presents an implacable criticism of the idols, structures, theories, and illusions of our dissolute age examined in the light of the inner teachings of indestructible Tradition. Evola identifies the type of human capable of “riding the tiger,” who may transform destructive processes into inner liberation. He offers hope for those who wish to reembrace Traditionalism. The Organizations And Institutions That, In A Traditional Civilization And Society, Allow An Individual To Realize Himself Completely, To Defend The Principal Values He Recognizes As His Own, And To Structure His Life In A Clear And Unambiguous Way, No Longer Exist In The Contemporary World. Everything That Has Come To Predominate In The Modern World Is The Direct Antithesis Of The World Of Tradition, In Which A Society Is Ruled By Principles That Transcend The Merely Human And Transitory. Ride The Tiger Presents An Implacable Criticism Of The Idols, Structures, Theories, And Illusions Of Our Dissolute Age Examined In The Light Of The Inner Teachings Of Indestructible Tradition. Evola Identifies The Type Of Human Being Capable Of Riding The Tiger--an Individual Who May Transform Destructive Processes Into Inner Liberation-and, In So Doing, Offers Hope For Those Who Wish To Reembrace Tradition. Book Jacket.--jacket. The Modern World And Traditional Man -- The End Of A Cycle : Ride The Tiger -- European Nihilism : The Dissolution Of Morals -- From The Precursors Of Nihilism To The Lost Youth And The Protest Movement -- Disguises Of European Nihilism : The Socioeconomic Myth And The Protest Movement -- Active Nihilism : Nietzsche -- Being Oneself -- The Transcendent Dimension : Life And More Than Life -- Beyond Theism And Atheism -- Invulnerability : Apollo And Dionysus -- Acting Without Desire : The Causal Law -- Being And Inauthentic Existence -- Sartre : Prisoner Without Walls -- Existence, A Project Flung Into The World -- Heidegger : Retreating Forwards And Being-for-death : Collapse Of -- Existentialism -- The Dual Aspect Of Anonymity -- Destructions And Liberations In The New Realism -- The Animal Ideal : The Sentiment Of Nature -- The Procedures Of Modern Science -- Covering Up Nature : Phenomenology -- The Sickness Of European Culture -- Dissolution In Modern Art -- Modern Music And Jazz -- Excursus On Drugs -- States And Parties : Apoliteia -- Society : The Crisis Of Patriotic Feeling -- Marriage And The Family -- Relations Between The Sexes -- The Second Religiosity -- Death : The Right Over Life. Julius Evola ; Translated By Joscelyn Godwin And Constance Fontana. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents 3 Part 1 - Orientations 5 1: The Modern World and Traditional Man 6 2: The End of a Cycle - "Ride the Tiger" 13 Part 2 - In the World Where God Is Dead 19 3: European Nihilism - The Dissolution of Morals 20 4: From the Precursors of Nihilism to the “Lost Youth” and the Protest Movement 24 5: Disguises of European Nihilism - The Socioeconomic Myth and the Protest Movement 31 6: Active Nihilism - Nietzsche 38 7: “Being Oneself” 45 8: The Transcendent Dimension "Life" and "More Than Life" 51 9: Beyond Theism and Atheism 58 10: Invulnerability - Apollo and Dionysus 64 11: Acting without Desire - The Causal Law 72 Part 3 - The Dead End of Existentialism 81 12: Being and Inauthentic Existence 82 13: Sartre: Prisoner without Walls 87 14: Existence, “A Project Flung into the World” 90 15: Heidegger: “Retreating Forwards” and “Being-for-Death” - Collapse of Existentialism 99 Part 4 - Dissolution of the Individual 108 16: The Dual Aspect of Anonymity 109 17: Destructions and Liberations in the New Realism 115 18: The “Animal Ideal” - The Sentiment of Nature 123 Part 5 - Dissolution of Consciousness and Relativism 131 19: The Procedures of Modern Science 132 20: Covering up Nature - Phenomenology 139 Part 6 - The Realm of Art - From "Physical" Music to the Drug Regime 151 21: The Sickness of European Culture 152 22: Dissolution in Modern Art 155 23: Modern Music and Jazz 161 24: Excursus on Drugs 168 Part 7 - Dissolution in the Social Realm 173 25: States and Parties - Apoliteia 174 26: Society - The Crisis of Patriotic Feeling 179 27: Marriage and the Family 187 28: Relations between the Sexes 197 Part 8 - The Spiritual Problem 208 29: The “Second Religiosity” 209 30: Death - The Right Over Life 219 Julius Evola’s final major work, which examines the prototype of the human being who can give absolute meaning to his or her life in a world of dissolution• Presents a powerful criticism of the idols, structures, theories, and illusions of our modern age• Reveals how to transform destructive processes into inner liberationThe organizations and institutions that, in a traditional civilization and society, would have allowed an individual to realize himself completely, to defend the principal values he recognizes as his own, and to structure his life in a clear and unambiguous way, no longer exist in the contemporary world. Everything that has come to predominate in the modern world is the direct antithesis of the world of Tradition, in which a society is ruled by principles that transcend the merely human and transitory.__Ride the Tiger__ presents an implacable criticism of the idols, structures, theories, and illusions of our dissolute age examined in the light of the inner teachings of indestructible Tradition. Evola identifies the type of human capable of “riding the tiger,” who may transform destructive processes into inner liberation. He offers hope for those who wish to reembrace Traditionalism.