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Taylor, August 25, 2008 (view all comments by Taylor)
I found this book fascinating to read, in part because I had to monitor my own reactions to some of his statements, and in part because as always Evola does such a thorough job of supporting his arguments that even when I disagree with him, I'm also filled with a sense of acknowledgment toward the work he was clearly doing. At the same time, this book mainly stayed in the theoretical and philosophical domains of the metaphysicals of sexual love, as opposed to focusing on the concept on any practical level.

My main knee jerking with this book has a lot to do with Evola's depiction of women and also his stance on polarity when it comes to sex magic. I think to some degree his belief in fascist ideology also comes through, but not to a large degree.

Evola does a fairly in-depth exploration of the metaphysics of love via a variety of fields, including psychology, Platonic and neo-platonic thoughts on love, as well as some of the occult perspectives on sex magic, including references to Crowley and Randolph's works. Throughout that exploration he weaves in his own thoughts and perceptions about the metaphysics of sexual love in a manner which clearly shows his stance as well as his arguments against other perspectives.

I'd recommend checking this book out if you're interested in sex magic. I'll note that you may find yourself re-reading soem passages. Evola is not an easy author to read. He can be fairly dense in his take on the subject matter. It is, however, worth your tiem to re-read the passages...I know i'll be reading this book again down the line because there is so much information he conveys in it.

Five out of five stars.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780892813155

Subtitle:

The Metaphysics of Sex

Author:

Evola, Julius

Publisher:

Inner Traditions International

Subject:

General

Subject:

Love

Subject:

Human Sexuality

Subject:

Sex

Edition Description:

New of " the Me

Publication Date:

April 1991

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

900x603x98 101