In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian intellectuals formed the mysterious UR group. Includes instructions for developing psychic and magical powers. Rare Hermetic texts published in English for the first time. This series shows that the "Magic" of the UR Group meant an active and affirmative attitude toward individual development, handed down from a "primordial tradition" and discernable in alchemy, Hermetism, esoteric religious doctrines, indigenous practices, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West.The rites, practices, and texts collected by the mysterious UR group for the use of aspiring mages. It offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history, presenting not only the principles themselves but also witnesses to them and their continual validity today. Volume II shares authentic initiatic wisdom and a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises, including instructions for creating the diaphanous body of the Opus magicum, establishing initiatic consciousness after death, and the construction of magical chains (the enchained awareness of initiates). This volume, the second in the series, complements the first one, yet they are not strictly sequential, and their contents can be read in any order. The group included a distinguished line-up of occultists, neo-pagans, freemasons, Anthroposophists, orientalists, poets, and members of high society.
They produced a monthly journal containing techniques for spiritual realization, accounts of personal experiences, translations of ancient texts, and original essays on esoteric topics.
The purpose of this group was to study and practice ancient rituals gleaned from the mystery traditions of the world, both East and West, in order to attain a state of superhuman consciousness and power to allow them to act magically on the world.
Authentic initiatic practices, rituals, and wisdom collected by the UR Group The "Gruppo di UR" was a group of Italian esotericists who collaborated from 1927 to 1929.
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