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March 30th, 2018 
Awake Goy From Elsie Christensen’s “The Odinist” (1985)
It seems that we, generally speaking, have to choose between two opposite poles—one is our nearly lost folkish traditions, a world-outlook we can embrace as our natural religious philosophy of life and social relations. The other we see every day all around us.
In the history of change there are periods where certain questions are asked such as—what can be done? Which direction should be taken? These questions mostly come to mind when social ills and decay have reached a level where the folk is grasping at straws and wants to combat the degeneration of the age and replace the decaying system with new, vibrant concepts. We are in such a period right now and we must find answers to the question—where do we go from here? We have our ancestral world-view and religious outlook; it is a strategy we are looking for.
How do we resist becoming swallowed up in the present social and economic quagmire that surrounds us on all sides? How do we replace the old worn-out systems that are no longer valid? How do we design methods through which we can realize our folkish goals and aspirations?
One of the most tragic problems of our time is the lack of communication between the educated and professionally trained individuals and the average person. The university professor with his academese is not understood by the common man. Our folk leaders used to come from the ranks of the people, live among them and share their concerns. Today, our so called leaders are far removed from the masses, and the common man has no one to go to for help and consultation, nobody with whom to discuss his problems or help him solve them. Our intelligent young are attracted to and trained in the secluded college atmosphere, and when they come out of the university mill they are locked in their ivory towers and have lost contact with the reality of life.
The first priority must therefore be to build a bridge that will span the gulf between academia and the heart of the folk. For this task we need individuals who are conscious of their own human condition, know and understand the period in which we live and the problems the collapse of our society is creating.
This awareness will give them the necessary motivation and strength. If they are educated in the higher social skills they may be more effective but, like all revolutionary leaders, they must not cut the common people.
In our time when we have reached a deadend, no-win situation and are grappling with innumerable abnormalities and problems, we need a leadership that speaks the language of the folk, who can give the right directions, create new mottos and encourage us to discard the old crumbling systems and accept the responsibility of making changes to the new.
We need leaders who are conscious of their own identity and whose most important goal is to restore to our folk its lost individuality. A new-found racial awareness will turn a confused and frozen people into a bubbling and creative force that will give birth to a bright, new culture. Our leaders must open the clogged ears and eyes of the folk and kindle a new faith, a new awareness. A scientist may discover facts; we discover truths. A scientist may say ‘This is the way it should be’!; we say ‘This is the way it has to be!’ —Knowledge is power, but truth is light!
Although religious, or non-religious, knowledge can assist people in becoming self conscious and be beneficial to the individual, it is not enlightening in itself; but combined with wisdom we can create a folkish awareness and a fervent faith in our traditions and in the religious concepts of our forefathers that will take us into the next cultural epoch in the life of our people. ~ K.N.
From Elsie Christensen’s monthly periodical “The Odinist” issue #94 Dec. 1985, via Ron McVan
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