A Traditionalist Confronts Fascism by Julius Evola

Author:Julius Evola [Evola, Julius]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Arktos
Published: 2015-09-27T21:00:00+00:00

‘We distinguish individual, the nation, and transcendent spirituality’, Codreanu continues. ‘In heroic dedication we consider what leads from one to the other of these elements, all the way to a higher unity. We deny every form of the principle of brute materialist utility, both on the individual level and also on the nation’s. Beyond the nation we acknowledge eternal and immutable principles, in the name of which we should be ready to fight, to die, and to subordinate everything with at least the same determination as in the name of our right to live and defend our life. Truth and honour, for instance, are metaphysical principles, which we place much higher than our nation.’

We learned that the ascetic character of the Iron Guard movement is not generic, but concrete and, so to speak, observant. For instance, there is a fasting rule. Three days a week, about 800,000 men practice the so-called ‘black fast’, that is, abstention from every form of food, drink, and tobacco. Prayer plays an equally important role in the movement. More than this, there is a rule of celibacy for the select Assault Corps that bears the name of the two legionary leaders fallen in Spain, Mota and Marin.[1] We ask Codreanu to tell us the precise meaning of all this. He seems to concentrate a moment and then answers:

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