Vril, or Vital Magnetism

Lesson I: The Nature of Vril

Decorative initial 'I'In the Arcane Teaching Hidden or secret knowledge often associated with esoteric traditions., the term “Vril” indicates the universal principle of vital energy, life force, or vital magnetism, as it is sometimes called. The term itself is believed to have originated in the language of ancient Atlantis. Tradition holds that the Atlantean root word for life original: vri is the source of the word Vril, the latter expressing the idea of the vital principle or life energy. This original root term is believed to have influenced similar elementary terms in Sanskrit, and through that great source of languages, Latin, from which our own language is largely derived. In many languages, we find words indicating manly vigor, energy, and virility, which undoubtedly owe their origin to the original Atlantean root term for life original: vri from which our term is derived.

In ancient Greek, we find the term for “a hero” original: veros. In Sanskrit, we discover the word for “a hero” original: vira, and in ancient Irish, the word for “a man” original: vear. The Gothic word for “a man” original: wair, and the Anglo-Saxon word for “a man” original: wer, as well as the Latin word for “a man” original: vir (from which our terms “virile” and “virility” originated), also appear to have been derived from the Atlantean term for “life” original: vri. It was very natural to identify the concept of “man” with “life.” In our own language, the terms “virile” and “virility” indicate life force or vital energy, particularly in the sense of procreative power; the usage of these terms supports the theory of their origin stated above.