WordPress has released a statistical summary for Gornahoor in 2012<\/a>, for those interested in taking a look. 170,000 page views are not very many in the grand scheme of things, yet for a blog that has no real identity, it is probably significant. The trend has been gradually increasing, but quality, not quantity, is the real goal. Note that three of the most frequent commenters are now missing, which is fine since they were the most disruptive and showed the least understanding. Recent comments, i.e., over the past several months, have been much more useful.<\/p>\n What is less interesting, and actually disappointing, is the quality of the search terms, which overwhelmingly come via Google. Despite having such extensive original material and new translations, Gornahoor shows up almost nowhere for the search on \u201cEvola\u201d. However, we come up high for \u201chermit crabs\u201d and periodically we get several hits for that; I always assume it is from a science assignment at some school somewhere. \u201cAfrican ass\u201d comes up every now and then; I assume they are really disappointed. Keep this in mind next time you rely on Google to do your research for you.<\/p>\n The experience has been personally fruitful. Over the past year, I have heard from several readers via email or telephone about their own spiritual paths. Obviously, I cannot and do not tell them what to do, since Gornahoor is not evangelizing for any particular exoteric path. However, if our interaction has helped anyone achieve clarity, I am happy. Interestingly enough, everyone seems to choose a valid Western path with relatively recent ties to the Middle Ages; specifically, no Druids or Wiccans trust my judgment. I have had one disappointing failure, a revert back to neo-paganism. He pesters me with nonsense missives that prove nothing; he should use the comments or the forums to get better feedback.<\/p>\n I have written 638 posts and I am committed to 1001 before shutting Gornahoor down. That comes to several hundred thousand words, since I try to keep posts around 1000 words. At 3 or 4 posts per week, if I can maintain that, we will be done in around two years. One of the posts is usually a translation, although I am finding fewer interesting pieces to translate. Those by Charles Maurras and Guido di Giorgio are not very popular. Evola is getting stale. There is some old material, plus the large volumes of his philosophical system; these would not be worth the trouble to translate and it is difficult to pull passages out of context. Then, of course, there are the books on race. A year or so ago, I translated his book Synthesis of Racial Doctrine<\/cite> for private subscription. I could not get 50 people worldwide to sign up for a free translation, so I stopped. Perhaps I will start again, but charge for it this time; let me know.<\/p>\n There is a toll for this on my life and on my health, since each post takes effort; they are never mindless commentaries on the daily news. In addition, I am taking on commitments to write blogs for commercial enterprises, anonymously of course. These tasks are preventing me from some projects I have in mind which would require a sustained book length theme. Even worse, it is affecting my spiritual life and the time I have for my own contemplative reading. I have been using up capital accumulated earlier and that may be running dry.<\/p>\n Another contributor or two to share the load would be helpful. I can suggest topics. For example, someone may want to do a meditation on the labors of Hercules or the Romance of the Rose. We can be so limited to theory.<\/p>\n It is impossible to find a discussion of Tradition that is not obsessed with the notion of initiation. Is the issue of sacerdotal initiation vis-\u00e0-vis royal initiation truly a burning existential issue for anyone? If so, I would like to hear from the readers who are priests and kings to get their take on it.<\/p>\n I believe I have mentioned that I myself have been initiated into Mahayana Buddhism, since that option was available to me, plus the reasons I have mentioned several times already. I have recited the Heart Sutra<\/cite>, repeated the mantra endlessly, engaged in yantra meditation, and sat zazen. I know the sound of one hand clapping. Does that make me more reputable to anyone beyond the actual texts? Does anyone think to himself, \u2018wow, that was written by a real initiate\u2019? Yet it was, for what it\u2019s worth. If I bore you, then you could listen to the Beastie Boys instead; they are also initiates. Does anyone get the point or do I need to spell it all out?<\/p>\n That brings me to the real point, to wit, what is important is not initiation, but rather preparation for initiation. Otherwise, you will most likely end up with the spiritual equivalent of drinking wine out of a box. Obviously, being familiar with sound doctrine is necessary. Is your preparation including the following points, at a minimum?<\/p>\n Of course, this must be \u201ccarnal knowledge\u201d, that is, ideas you live out in the flesh. Your whole life centers around sound doctrine and you are not deluded by the snares of ordinary life. You remember you have chosen all that happens in your life or else it is the Will of God; better if you cannot tell them apart.<\/p>\n When you read religious and spiritual texts, you understand the symbolic meaning behind them (which does not necessarily deny their factual meaning.) You understand that esoteric teachings are not opposed to the exoteric and, most especially, they do not represent a competing set of beliefs. Rather, they indicate different states of consciousness (not necessarily states of being). Efforts must be made to recognize these states.<\/p>\n In other words, you cannot wait for an elusive initiation. It is a struggle, a search, and adventure; even if and when you find a good initiator, he will not show you everything. No, he will still make you struggle and search. There is no one right way for everyone; that is why the hero has 1000 faces.<\/p>\n Although some few men (I hear from no women) have benefited, I am at this point not sure what else needs to be done. The original task was to serve as the catalyst for an elite who would go into the world. I have heard from students, and I pray they will someday be in an academic position where they can spread the ideals of Tradition. Others hope to influence youth education; still others plan to form a healthy family in today\u2019s unsound environment.<\/p>\n On the other hand, there is no shortage of ideas, if we know how to think, how to have patience, how to mind fast. The idea creates the thought which creates the word that leads to action. That is a law and it reveals the importance of good ideas.<\/p>\n Hence, in the time left, I want to make sure that Gornahoor actually exhibits, and not just documents, the principles. Probably no one has noticed that. For example, it should demonstrate organic rather than mechanical thinking. It should be about principles, not limited to opinions or facts. When the thought becomes the external word, it should adhere to the rules of grammar, the laws of logic, with the art of rhetoric.<\/p>\n Hence, the topics need to arise from intuitive awareness, not from technical planning. That is the way it will be, for those who continue to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Past WordPress has released a statistical summary for Gornahoor in 2012, for those interested in taking a look. 170,000 page views are not very many in the grand scheme of things, yet for a blog that has no real identity, it is probably significant. The trend has been gradually increasing, … Continue reading Present<\/h2>\n
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