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n Ride the Tiger (by Julius Evola) the "self" is treated through a metaphysical/spiritual lens rather than modern psychology. Key elements/themes related to the self in that book:
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- The passive, conditioned ego — the ordinary personality shaped by social conditioning, instincts, desires, and fear; the level one must transcend.
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- The will-to-power / higher will — an inner, disciplined force that opposes the conditioned ego; the source of spiritual freedom and heroic action.
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- The observer / detached self — a disidentifying consciousness that can watch impulses and fate without being absorbed by them.
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- Fate (dharma) and acceptance — the self aligned with destiny through inner resignation and active acceptance rather than reactive resistance.
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- Initiatory/transcendent self — the dimension opened by inner discipline and ascetic techniques that connects to a supra-individual or cosmic principle.
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- Warrior/heroic persona — a cultivated mode of the self characterized by courage, firmness, and mastery over fear.
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- Inner polarity (action vs. resignation) — the dynamic tension between active assertion of will and contemplative acceptance; mastery integrates both.
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Those are the central self-related concepts Evola develops; they’re framed in aristocratic, traditionalist, and esoteric terms (emphasis on renunciation, inner conquest, and transcending modern decadence). If you want, I can extract key passages that illustrate each element or give a short practical summary of Evola’s recommended practices.
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