Revolutionaries of the Soul Quotes

“As presented in thinkers like Sartre, Heidegger, and Camus, it is a grim affair, stoically affirming human freedom, limited as it is, in a contingent, accidental universe. But aside from the explicit beliefs—or lack of them—associated with existentialism, its essence is a concern with the meaning of human existence, a question that religion also used to address but which it seems to have mislaid some time ago. And this meaning, existentialism argues, cannot be discovered by sitting in an armchair and contemplating life. It can only be found by living—which, in any case, is unavoidable.”
― Gary Lachman, Revolutionaries of the Soul: Reflections on Magicians, Philosophers, and Occultists

“Evola’s attempt to influence Nazi doctrine was unsuccessful: the Nazis weren’t interested in Aryan Jews or vice versa, and in any case the difficulties in telling which from which were probably insurmountable. And although he made many German contacts, the pragmatic Himmler finally saw no use for him. Being rejected by Himmler may be a mitigating factor, but it hardly exonerates Evola for his ideas about race.”
― Gary Lachman, Revolutionaries of the Soul: Reflections on Magicians, Philosophers, and Occultists