The Lightning and the Sun
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The Lightning and the Sun is a book written by Savitri Devi outlining her philosophy of history with her critique of the modern world.
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In The Lightning and the Sun, Devi elucidates her concept of Men in Time, Men above Time, and Men against Time using the lives of Genghis Khan, Akhnaton, and Adolf Hitler, respectively, as illustrations of the forces of "Lightning" (destructive power), "Sun" (life-giving energy), and "both Lightning and the Sun" (destructive power harnessed for a life-affirming purpose). Begun in 1948 and completed in 1956, she said it "could be described as a personal answer to the events of 1945 and of the following years." It is dedicated "To the god-like Individual of our times; the Man against Time; the greatest European of all times; both Sun and Lightning: ADOLF HITLER, as a tribute of unfailing love and loyalty, for ever and ever." It opens with quotations from The Bhagawad Gita and Rudolf Hess. First published in Calcutta in 1958. It was published most recently by National Vanguard Books. Resistance Records released an audio recording of readings from the book. The text is also available as a free e-book on the internet.
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