Revolt Against the Modern World - Episode 12: On The Hierarchical Relationship Between...

In this episode in our series on Julius Evola 's "Revolt Against the Modern World", we cover Chapter 11: On the Hierarchical Relationship Between Royalty and Priesthood. Don't let the dry sounding title fool you! This episode builds on the concepts of kingship and initiation that we've explored in previous episodes and tackles a question that has long set Evola at odds with other Traditionalist thinkers, especially Rene Guenon.

For additional reading, you may like to explore:
Rene Guenon's "Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power"
Rene Guenon's "Symbols of Sacred Science"
Julius Evola's "Introduction to Magic, vol 3"

Useful terms to know:
brahmana: a member of the priestly caste
kshatriya: a member of the warrior caste
Brahman: Hindu term for the supreme godhead, the ultimate reality of the universe

Special thanks to John Morgan for several discussions on this subject and to Dharma-Pravartaka for clarification on the Upanishads verse regarding the Rajasuya sacrifice.

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Lyrics to the closing song:

In the beginning
There was indeed Brahman
Oneness in all creation
Projecting the cosmos vast
Split into many castes
Reflects his glorious light

Raised up through magic rite
Possessed of sacred sight
Wielding a temporal might
To become transcendent
A mandate from heaven
To bring the law from above

The boar and the bear
Oh fire and air
The priest or the knight
Who will guide us to the light?
Oh how we all
Long for the light
Oh how we all
Long for the light

In old Hyperborea
The sword of the warrior
Invoking primordial heights
United with priestly caste
Domain of sacred tasks
Relying on eternal sight

The regal authority
Serving the cosmic cause
Infused with pulsing of life
An order of balance
The soul of the phalanx
That fights for the fire in the night

The boar and the bear
Oh fire and air
The priest or the knight
Who will guide us to the light?
Oh how we all
Long for the light
Oh how we all
Long for the light

Regality, apex of light
Oh, victorious
King of solar might
Come bow before
The lord of peace
Take us to heaven, my King

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