THE METAPHYSICS OF GENDER

From Plato to the Upanishads and the sacred texts of Taoism, from Kabbalistic teachings to Sufi texts and the alchemical and hermetic tradition of the Middle Ages, Julius Evola seeks to establish a metaphysical conception according to which the sexes in man are at the same time objective representations within the Universe, which in all its manifestations is governed by the principle of Two which longs to be reduced to One. This is also the deepest meaning of human sexual love, especially in its sacred and ritualistic forms. Thus, bypassing Christianity with its aversion to sexuality, it will lead us on a fascinating tour of sexual cults and mysteries in a multitude of peoples and traditions: Tantra and Eleusinian Mysteries, Kutnalini-yoga and Arab sexual practices, Sacred Marriage and Holy prostitution, secret brotherhoods and medieval orders, magical love traditions, Incubi and Succubus, sadism and masochism. A rare study in terms of content and wealth of information, written by an author who, apart from a peculiar contemporary voice from the area of what we would call "philological esotericism", is also a unique stylist of the Italian language.