Many years later, in 1971, Evola gathered these essays into three volumes. They produced a monthly journal containing techniques for spiritual realization, accounts of personal experiences, translations of ancient texts, and original essays on the occult. The purpose of this group was to study and practice ancient rituals from the mystery traditions of the world, both East and West, in order to attain a state of superhuman consciousness and power to allow them to act magically on the world. In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian esotericists formed the mysterious UR group. Volume III explores esoteric practices for individual development and realization of immortal and divine potential, handed down from a primordial tradition.Volume II offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history and shares authentic initiatic wisdom and a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises.Volume I includes translations of rare texts alongside rites, practices, and magical knowledge, including instructions for creating an etheric double, speaking words of power, interacting with entities, and creating a "magical chain". All three volumes of the occult classic available together as a deluxe boxed set for the first time
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When Evie arrives at the school its your usual overdone ya cliche- girl is sent to boarding school treated like crap by the teachers and the rich kids, is of course the "normal" gal because she is a scholarship student leaving her to do extra chores and cleaning up after the rich gals.(kind of reminds me of that cute little Shirley Temple movie I saw as a five yr old).she rooms with the other scholarship gal and together they form an awkward friendship. During her travel within the first few pages she meets a handsome boy and is attracted to him (whom no doubt will be the boy who sucks the life out of our young female character) The school is set on a old country side, Gothic in looks and environment. This little tale begins with Evie on her way to a new school, due to her mothers death and not having any family to take care of her. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction in the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. Yet today Grant is remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. Flung Out of Space catches Highsmith’s casual anti-Semitism and behavior that was sometimes as sociopathic as the characters she invented. In her introduction, Ellis emphasizes that she didn’t try to remake her subject into a nicer person than she was in reality. Grace Ellis’ dialogue occasionally sounds anachronistic but the story-based on factual accounts-feels true to the era’s furtive lesbian subculture. Illustrator Hannah Templer tells much of the narrative visually-like a film. Flung Out of Space is a graphic novel about her salad days knocking out text for comic books and waiting for a serious publisher to take her seriously. She had enormous influence in the 1950s through a novel published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, The Price of Salt, an unapologetic depiction of lesbian lovers. Patricia Highsmith is best known today for writing stories memorably filmed, including The Talented Mr. Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith |