Introduction
Finally I am ready to introduce myself to our readers, and to Motpol.nu. This is my first post, and I will keep this introduction in English, although I will also post in Danish in the future.
I will not dwell too much on my own history and background, as it is in many respects similar to that of Dharma. Since my early teens I have been alienated from modern society, and this alienation took me on a personal journey, that was at first merely existential, nihilist, and for a short period even ’satanic’. Already when I was around 15 years of age I was drawn to the Nordic tradition, with its view of nature and life – a view that deeply resonated with my own. I read the Eddas, learned to write the Runes, dabbled with Old Norse, and sought a deeper understanding of the Nordic mysteries and secrets (ON: Runar). I took up the runes so to speak (nam ek vp rvnar, Havamal, 139), or at least I tried to. I would later come to realise that this was not an easy, and maybe even an impossible task.
From Asatru to Traditionalism
Along with my interest in Asatru and heathenism, came a growing interest in politics, and a glowing desire to do something actively to change the current world order. I was in my teens quite influenced by authors such as Steven McNallen and Varg Vikernes, and the concept of Odalism as presented by the Heathen Front. Vikernes presented a view of Asatru as more than just a religion. It was a way of life, a way to organize society politically, and a system meant for protecting and nourishing a people. I learnt that Vikernes had been influenced by the Italian author Julius Evola, in particular a German translation of his book Heathen Imperialism and Evolas most important book: Revolt Against the Modern World. This book together with Bhagavad Gita is probably to this day the book that has influenced me the most.
Evola and what I later learned was called ‘Traditionalism’ presented a view of the world that in almost every respect was identical to my own. It contained a fierce critique of the modern society, its egalitarian values, consumerism and the lack of higher values. In contrast to this it presented the age-old ideas and beliefs of our forefathers, the Indo-Europeans, as a consistent and valid alternative to the modern malaise.
The Aryan Tradition
The traditionalist principles, combined with the lack of ground-breaking results through my Asatru practice, led me to reconsider my chosen path. I found that although there exists some important sources on Nordic Tradition, such as the Eddas, the sources were not sufficient to revive Asatru as an authentic tradition. Furthermore the chain of initiates, that had carried whatever information that was not directly accessible through the Eddas, did no longer exist. The chain was broken, and I saw no easy way to restore it. That however did not mean that all hope was lost, as I would soon discover. Asatru is not the only authentic Indo-European tradition, and other traditions on the same tree are for example the Greek, the Celtic and the Roman traditions, as well as the one where I found my own roots, namely the Indo-Aryan or Vedic tradition. Reading Bhagavad Gita, was my first step into a deep and living world of ancient languages and traditions. I studied Sanskrit at the University, and I soon came to realise how huge and rich this Vedic or Indo-Aryan tradition in fact was. The amount of sources detailing both religious and societal aspects of our own past is staggering. The epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayana are several times bigger than the Bible or the Illiad and the Odyssey combined. The amount of preserved literature of this ancient high-civilisation, is more than 50 times bigger than the complete collection of Greek, Roman and Latin sources preserved from Antiquity. Only a small fraction of this has even been translated into modern European Languages, and I believe we have a big goldmine of ideas, practices, philosophy, laws etc. that are resonating with our Indo-Germanic roots and identity.
It is the purpose of this blog to bring forth the ideas of our ancestors, through the sources, so that they can again become part of what we consider our identity, culture and tradition, and thus help us as a people and as Scandinavians, to present viable alternatives to the current era, based not only on new inventions, but on the ideas inherent in our genes and our traditions.
Kalki
From Bhagavat Purana