The Masks of Dreams
Karl Spiesberger

Karl Spiesberger, best known for his research into the occult, here presents an examination of the dream phenomenon and its interpretation from various contemporary perspectives. Starting from a purely scientific explanation, Spiesberger proceeds through analyses of the psychological and spiritualist paradigms to arrive at the esoteric truth about dreams and their interpretation. Included is a glossary of archetypal dream symbols and their occult meaning.

https://tradition.st/the-masks-of-dreams/

The Philosophy of Art
Giovanni Gentile

Giovanni Gentile (1875 - 1944) was one of the major figures in the rise of idealism in Italy during the early twentieth century. A professor of philosophy at several Italian universities, Gentile also served in many political roles under Mussolini, for whom he acted as ghostwriter of "The Doctrine of Fascism" in 1931. He developed the system of philosophy known as actual idealism, in which the present act of thinking was the foundation of all human behavior. This book is Gentile's application of idealist philosophy to the problems of art and aesthetics.

https://tradition.st/the-philosophy-of-art/

The Theology of Arithmetic
Iamblichus

Attributed to the neo-Pythagorean philosopher Iamblichus, this important sourcework discusses the mystical, mathematical and cosmological symbolism of the first ten numbers. The most complete work on number symbolism to survive from the ancient world, it remains indispensable for any student of Pythagorean thought, Neoplatonism, or numerology. This careful translation contains helpful footnotes, an extensive glossary, and bibliography, making it highly accessible to the modern reader.

https://tradition.st/the-theology-of-arithmetic/

The True History of the American Revolution
Sydney Fisher

In this authoritative history, Sydney Fisher presents a nuanced account of the American revolution that focuses on the reasoning and motivations for both sides of the conflict. Fisher strives for objectivity in his treatment of the events and personalities involved, managing to tell both sides of the story where most authors favor only one. In Fisher's words: "The purpose of this history of the Revolution is to use the original authorities rather more frankly than has been the practice with our historians. They appear to have thought it advisable to omit from their narratives a great deal which, to me, seems essential to a true picture" (from the preface).

https://tradition.st/the-true-history-of-the-american-revolution/

Traditional Studies I
René Guénon

The holy grail, Agarttha and Atlantis, the Kali Yuga, and the Knights Templar are just some of the many fascinating topics covered in this selection of works by Guénon that includes Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power, Insights into Christian Esoterism, and Traditional Forms and Cosmic Cycles. This is the first volume of a forthcoming series.

https://tradition.st/traditional-studies-i/

The Might of the West
Lawrence R. Brown

A new interpretation of Western history, its development in medieval times and its decline today, this book challenges widely held views on the history of Western civilization. The author shows that foreign influence, particularly that of Christianity, was mostly a distraction from the ultimate course of Western thought, following Spengler in his contrast of the Western and Levantine views of civilization.

https://tradition.st/the-might-of-the-west/

Orion
Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Best known for his controversial book on Aryan prehistory The Arctic Home in the Vedas, nationalist scholar Bal Gangadhar Tilak had previously outlined the basic ideas of that work in Orion, or Researches into the Antiquity of the Vedas. Here, Tilak argues that the Vedas are much older than previously believed, citing astronomical references to the constellation Orion that would place their composition at the earliest stages of recorded history. This is a facsimile edition.

https://tradition.st/orion/

The Specious Origins of Liberalism
Anthony Ludovici

Anthony Ludovici was a British philosopher and social critic known for his anti-egalitarian views, of which this book is a clear expression. First published as a series of articles in The South African Observer, it provides a fascinating historical-philosophical critique of the liberal ideology. In the author's words: "This book is therefore an attempt in this eleventh hour of expiring sanity to expose the false assumptions and truculent vacuity of these very tenets and principles, and to outline a constructive means of combating them."

https://tradition.st/the-specious-origins-of-liberalism/

The Great Initiates
Édouard Schuré

A close associate of Wagner, Nietzsche and Rudolf Steiner, the esotericist Édouard Schuré published his masterpiece of occult history The Great Initiates in 1889. This monumental work describes the esoteric motivations of world events, the growth of man's religious striving through the ages, the rise and fall of civilizations, and their importance for us today. In its reflections on the lives and deeds of extraordinary men, one witnesses spiritual adventure of a depth and intensity rarely experienced by human beings.

https://tradition.st/the-great-initiates/

Old Norse Folklore
Stephen Mitchell

Old Norse Folklore is a collection of essays by Stephen Mitchell, professor of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard. The essays are divided into three sections encompassing the performances, myths, and traditions related to Norse folklore, with a focus on their relationship to cultural memory. An immensely readable selection of material, the wide variety of subjects are presented in an approachable manner that nevertheless maintains academic rigor.

https://tradition.st/old-norse-folklore/

Kitezh
Munin Nederlander

This book is the first English translation of the remarkable legends of Kitezh, the Grail Castle of Russian mythology, and the heroic folk-tales of Russia. These legends bear a striking resemblance to the Arthurian and Parsifal cycles of northern Europe, likewise presenting an allegorical account of the initiatory path. The ultimate fulfilment of the vision of Kitezh depends on the recognition of the underlying unity of the opposite poles of East and West, and in that sense, it represents a promise of hope for East-West relations.

https://tradition.st/kitezh

Political Romanticism
Carl Schmitt

Political Romanticism is fundamentally a work of moral theology. Like the old scholastic moral manuals, it shows a persistent concern about vanity, which Aquinas identified with the appetite for novelty. Fascination with the new introduces an anarchic principle whose intellectual productions tend increasingly to the fantastic, until grasping the reality of world events becomes impossible, and political security is lost. The Romantic is a fabulist whose artifice threatens the viability of the community to function politically, and once more, vanity earns its place amongst the deadly sins.

https://tradition.st/political-romanticism/

The Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism
Various authors

This is the first comprehensive reference work to cover the entire domain of "Gnosis and Western Esotericism" from the period of Late Antiquity to the present. It provides critical overviews discussing the nature and historical development of all its important currents and manifestations, and furthermore contains articles on the ideas, significance, and later influence of all the historical figures in this paradigm.

https://tradition.st/the-dictionary-of-gnosis/

The History of Anti-Semitism
Hervé Ryssen

For the vast majority of non-Jews, the history of the Jewish people reads like an endless succession of undeserved tragedies. To explain this phenomenon, Jewish intellectuals have concocted various elaborate theories, inevitably concluding that the history of the Jews is an extraordinary mystery, or the fabulous destiny of a chosen people. But as this highly informative work by the French scholar Hervé Ryssen shows, the reality is in fact much simpler.

https://tradition.st/the-history-of-anti-semitism/

New at Heritage:

The Sun Gate of Tihuanaco
Edmund Kiss

A significant work on the relationship between the sacred site of Tihuanaco and the “world ice theory” (welteislehre) of Hans Hörbiger, which latter was adopted by the National Socialists as explanatory of the pole shift, the axial tilt of the earth and the ice age.

https://tradition.st/the-sun-gate-of-tihuanaco/

Command and Obedience
Alfred Kotz

Written by and for the SS, this book provides a fascinating insight into the principles of leadership employed by its members. Of particular interest is the concept that leaders have a clear duty to those under them as much as those above. From the preface: "Command and Obedience was not written with the intention of being something new; serious work had already prepared the ground. The first draft reflected the training lessons for non-commissioned officers in my branch of the service. Our revolutionary activities were actually nothing other than the proof of superiority over the enemy: cleaner, more courageous and strong in our faith in Germany, in Adolf Hitler and his mission."

https://tradition.st/command-and-obedience/