Book · 1958 · Biography & Autobiography
The Lightning and the Sun
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So, The Lightning in the Sun, her opus, posits a cyclical view of history.
What they say about it
- Publishes her magnum opus“published what would prove to be her magnum opus”2
- Posits cyclical history“posits a cyclical view of history”2
The best things said about it
Her book was dedicated, quote, to the god-like individual of our times, the man against time, the greatest European of all times, both sun and lightning, Adolf Hitler.
The leader of the American Nazi party had been on the lookout for a new American fascist religion. Something esoteric and enchanting that he could use to draw in new members in a way that national socialist political theory and unvarnished racism just did not. And he must have thought The Lightning in the Sun had some potential for he.
Why people recommend it
The Lightning and the Sun by Savitri Devi is an esoteric 1958 work that blends Nazi ideology with a cyclical view of history, featuring a dedicated tribute to Adolf Hitler. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans discussed the publication and context of Devi's magnum opus, analyzing its cyclical theory of history and its racialized account of historical decline. Evans explained the book's central premise regarding time beginning with a golden age dominated by a sun-god era, and he described its dedication to Hitler, while Jamie Loftus reacted to the extreme fan devotion it expressed. Evans also detailed how George Lincoln Rockwell used an abridged version of Devi’s book to promote a fascist religion, seeking something esoteric and enchanting to draw in new members when unvarnished racism failed. Across these podcast episodes, the speakers examined the book not only as a primary text for understanding the intellectual roots of neo-Nazi esoteric beliefs and modern fascist fringe movements, but also as a disturbing artifact of ideological extremism that attempted to transform political hatred into a quasi-religious worldview.
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Robert Evans Her book was dedicated, quote, to the god-like individual of our times, the man against time, the greatest… 6
“Over the next few years, Savitri wrote and conversed with increasingly aged Nazis and gradually refined her theories about the world until, in 1958, she published what would prove to be her magnum opus, The Lightning in the Sun.”
“So, The Lightning in the Sun, her opus, posits a cyclical view of history.”
“In 1958, she published what would prove to be her magnum opus, the lightning in the sun. In this work, the ideas Cvitri had been rattling around in her head all finally came together.”
“So the lightning in the sun, her opus, posits a cyclical view of history. She believed that time began with a golden age in which it was dominated by the perfect area like a sun god age.”
“Her book was dedicated, quote, to the god-like individual of our times, the man against time, the greatest European of all times, both sun and lightning, Adolf Hitler.”
“The leader of the American Nazi party had been on the lookout for a new American fascist religion. Something esoteric and enchanting that he could use to draw in new members in a way that national socialist political theory and unvarnished racism just did not. And he must have thought The Lightning in the Sun had some potential for he”
