About the book: year / The book by Rene Guenon (1886-1951), one of the most influential European philosophers of esotericism, is a collection of articles arranged in sections, corresponding to the structure of traditional knowledge. They represent the entire scale of interests of Guenon, who saw the hidden meaning and unity of content both in high metaphysics or religious mysticism, and in the history of alchemy or Tarot cards.