Jorge Ángel Livraga-Rizzi

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Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi (born September 3, 1930 in Buenos Aires , † October 7, 1991 in Madrid , Spain ) was a poet , writer , philosopher , essayist , lecturer and educator from Argentina . He was a member of the International Philo-Byzantine Academy and University (IPHBAU), the International Burckhardt Academy (Italy) and the Theosophical Society (1947 to 1957). In 1957 he founded the international organization New Acropolis for philosophy , culture and volunteering .

Life

Jorge Ángel Livraga-Rizzi was born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents. His mother, Victoria Rizzi, and his father, Ángel Livraga, an industrial engineer, were of Italian descent whose families emigrated to Argentina in the late 19th century. His father died when he was barely 15 years old. This death aroused the first philosophical questions and gave impetus to the search for the meaning of life.

A little later he became interested in music and in reading various authors, including " Kafka , Sartre , Marx , Kant , Scheler ". He studied philosophy and art history at the University of Buenos Aires , and later also attended the medical faculty. He became a member of the Theosophical Society and its library, although he was always critical of the organization.

Later he came into contact with other esoteric and philosophical groups and devoted himself to the study of history, religions and symbolism. He was a great admirer of the works of Ruben Dario and Octavio Paz . He wrote poetry himself and received the Argentine National Prize for Poetry for his book "Lotos" in 1951.

He followed the theosophical ideals as postulated by the Russian occultist Helena Blavatsky and belonged to the Theosophical Society of Argentina until he left it or until he was expelled, according to the organization's international secretariat, for poor conduct.

In 1957 he founded the journal “Theosophical Studies”. In the same year he expanded this work on the occasion of a visit by the President of the Theosophical Society , Sri Ram . At his suggestion he founded the New Acropolis organization together with his wife Ada Albrecht. His intention was to combine the teachings of Blavatsky with the work of various ancient philosophers, such as that of Plato (or that of the Neoplatonists ), Pythagoras , Confucius and Giordano Bruno . He also wanted to make known and disseminate various concepts of Western and Eastern esotericism among the youth, following the model of the classical schools of philosophy, such as that of the Platonic Academy in Athens or that of the eclectic schools .

“We find that humanity has an immense treasure trove of wisdom that has been hidden and forgotten. It is no longer accessible to young people. A wisdom that provides answers to the meaning of life for the betterment of society and the world in which we live. JALivraga "

Livraga students founded New Acropolis schools in other Latin American countries such as Uruguay , Chile , Peru , Brazil and Bolivia . During this time he gave courses, public lectures and created course manuals for the subjects of psychology , Eastern and Western wisdom, theological symbolism, rhetoric , history of philosophy, comparative religions, philosophy of science, metaphysics , aesthetics and other topics.

In 1972 Livraga went to Spain and established a New Acropolis Center in Europe. At that time, two Argentine students, Delia Steinberg Guzman and Fernand Schwarz, were opening New Acropolis schools in Spain and France. In 1981 he separated from his wife Ada Albrecht, who founded her own organization, Hastinapura. In 1988 he was convicted of illegal gun possession by the Madrid Regional Court. In the course of the following years up to the present day, students from Livraga or from other countries have founded more schools from New Acropolis in more than sixty countries across Europe, America and Asia.

After his death in 1991, he left his archaeological collection to the Rodrigo Caro private museum in Madrid. His birthplace in Buenos Aires has been converted into a museum.

Awards

  • Argentine National Prize for Poetry (1951)
  • Silver Cross of the Academic Society of Art, Science and the Humanities (France)

Memberships

  • Member of the International Philo-Byzantine Academy and University (IPHBAU)
  • Member of the International Burckhardt Academy (Italy)

Publications in the original Spanish

  • Lotus. 1952. (Argentine National Prize for Poetry).
  • Ankor el Discípulo. Novel. Edit. Cunillera, Madrid 1972, ISBN 84-230-0017-6 .
  • El alquimista: tras la image de Giordano Bruno. Novel. Edit. Cunillera, Madrid 1974, ISBN 84-230-0041-9 .
  • Fundamentos del ideal acropolitano. Essay. Editorial Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1982.
  • El teatro mistérico en Grecia. I La Tragedia. Essay. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1987, ISBN 84-85982-28-2 .
  • Möassy, ​​el perro. Novel. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1990.
  • Tebas. Essay. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1990, ISBN 84-85982-26-6 .
  • Los Espíritus Elementales de la Naturaleza. Essay. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Barcelona 1995, ISBN 84-85982-19-3 .
  • El ideal político. Essay.

Editions

  • Cartas a Delia y Fernando. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1981, ISBN 84-300-4075-7 . (Items)
  • Los mitos del siglo XX. 1982. (Articles and essays)
  • Pensamientos. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1982, ISBN 84-85982-02-9 . (Compilation of quotations).
  • Magia, Religión y Ciencia para el tercer milenio. (Lectures, Volumes I to VI): Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1982-2010.
  • Peligros del racismo. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1997. (with other authors).

Handbooks and manuals

  • Manual de primer curso. Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, Madrid 1976, ISBN 84-300-0173-5 .
  • Introducción a la Teosofía. Ed. Oreus, Buenos Aires 1960 (later published under the title Ocultismo oriental : Buenos Aires, Oreus, 1986 and subsequently as Introducción a la Sabiduría de Oriente ).
  • Simbología Teológica. 1976.
  • Psicología ” .

Publications translated into German

  • The nature spirits or elementals. Non-fiction. Self-published Neue Akropolis, Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-900520-12-7 .
  • Thebes. Non-fiction. Self-published Neue Akropolis, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-9501438-1-5 .
  • Ankor the Disciples. Novel. Self-published Neue Akropolis, 1992, ISBN 3-900-520-09-7 .
  • Thoughts. Collection of quotes. Self-published Neue Akropolis, Graz 1992, ISBN 3-900520-10-0 .
  • The alchemist. Novel. Self-published Neue Akropolis, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-900-520-11-0 .

Articles on the Internet

criticism

Weber attributes to Livraga that he considered himself a legitimate heir to the theosophical tradition. In his works, Livraga tries to transfer old and esoteric ideas into the present. In his writings, Livraga repeatedly criticizes the prevailing materialism , atheism and the current democratic systems. Materialism and concentration on the external world cause people to forget their true inner being. This leads to a crisis of meaning in the individual and imbalances in the collective, for example in the current ecological crisis, in a globally increasing social gradient or in an increase in armed conflicts and acts of terrorism. Livraga criticizes the current democracies for actually representing plutocracies . Politicians lack internal values ​​and technical knowledge for the work for which they are responsible. For this reason, Livraga is of the opinion that our world today is heading for a crisis or a new Middle Ages. However, Livraga does not see the key to a change in a different or better system than that of democracy, but in a revitalization of the inner values ​​of individual people. In his opinion, a good person will produce good results in any political system, and he wanted to achieve this promotion of inner values ​​with schools of philosophy.

credentials

  1. ↑ Delia Steinberg Guzmán: Article "JAL, un filósofo del siglo XX", in the magazine "Nueva Acrópolis" Nº 261, July-August 1997.
  2. ↑ Livraga's biography on the New Acropolis international website. Retrieved July 24, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b biography of Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi. In: New Acropolis International. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
  4. ^ Theosophical Society. In: The Theosophical Society's Position on New Acropolis. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
  5. ^ About the founder of NA. In: New Acropolis Uruguay website. Archived from the original on January 13, 2008 ; Retrieved March 29, 2008 .
  6. ↑ Study program. In: New Acropolis UK. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Condena de Jorge Livraga. In: Web de Pepe Rodríguez. Retrieved July 17, 2016 .
  8. ^ Martinez text. In: the story of the founder of NA. Retrieved March 29, 2008 .
  9. ^ About the founder of NA. In: New Acropolis Spain website. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008 ; Retrieved March 29, 2008 .
  10. ↑ Librero en línea, ed.Cunillera, SL.Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ Librero en línea, ed.Cunillera, SL.Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ Baer, ​​Gasper, Sinabell, Müller: Lexicon of new religious movements and world views. Herder publishing house , Freiburg im Breisgau, 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-06052-6 .
  13. ↑ a b Jorge Angel Livraga-Rizzi, Cartas a Delia y Fernando, Madrid, Ed. Nueva Acrópolis, 1981.
  14. ↑ a b Jorge Angel Livraga-Rizzi, Seven Paths to Spiritual Realization, p. 15, in: Zeitschrift Neue Akropolis No. 68, Vienna 1994.
  15. ↑ Jorge Angel Livraga-Rizzi, The disappointment of the individual about society, p. 26, in: Zeitschrift Neue Akropolis No. 75, Vienna 1995.
  16. ↑ a b Jorge Angel Livraga-Rizzi, The necessity of the existence of good people, pp. 37–38, in: Zeitschrift Neue Akropolis No. 62, Vienna 1993.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Livraga-Rizzi, Jorge Ángel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Livraga Rizzi, Jorge Ángel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine poet, writer, philosopher, essayist, lecturer and educator
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1991
Place of death Madrid