Customer Review: Very average. It spoke exoterically about esoteric ideas. I think the masses can find something in this book to connect and move deeper on their own if they choose. This may be the authers intention for the book. Mr. Godwin brings forth some major contributers of individuals and traditions in... more info
Customer Review: A very interesting book, that will attract the attention of both music lovers and philosophy fans.
Its analysis starts from the very Pythagorean theory of the Harmony of the Spheres and extends to the beginning of last century.
Analysing each theory, the book provides the opportunity to... more info
Customer Review: Coming to Evola with a fair knowledge of history and political philosophy--both ancient and modern--and an appreciation for Aryan cultures, my overarching impression was of a brilliant systematiser who has brought loosely confederated traditions into a compact alliance. Furthermore, Evola draws a... more info
Customer Review: I admit this book has a lot of historical information, but the author leans a bit too much in the debunking direction. I can read all the reasons why the Earth isn't hollow in dozens of studies by 'respectable academics' so I was disappointed that Mr. Godwin seams so concerned with hedging his bets... more info
Customer Review: This book is extraordinary. Evola eviscerates the various -isms and -ologies of the modern world, revealing the crushing spiritual vacuum at the core of modern life. While discussing the failings of the modern intellectual or scientist, he is always careful to explain how traditional thinkers walked... more info
Customer Review: Esoteric traditions are, well, esoterically complex as a rule, and that goes especially for Hermes Trismegistus, the emblematic figure representing--even personifying--the Western Esoteric tradition in its long and convoluted history. Who is he? Good question. Perhaps he's indeed a highly complex... more info
Customer Review: Jocelyn Godwin's 'The Harmony of the Spheres: The Pythagorean Tradition in Music' was published in '92 by Inner Traditions Publ. This 512 page text along with his 'Music, Mysticism and Magic' in '86 and 'Harmonies of Heaven and Earth' in '87 comprise a trilogy of monumental importance. Building... more info
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