A reader recently e-mailed me with the suggestion of starting local traditionalist groupuscles. These groupuscles, she wrote, could meet regularly for discussion and socialization, acting both as a breeding ground for ideas and as a sort of therapy for their participants, reminding them that they’re not alone in their beliefs. She mentioned Mark Richardson’s Eltham Traditionalists as a model. I like the idea, and so do the rest of our contributors, so I’m happy to give it a try.
Here’s how we’re going to do it. Anyone who’s interested in forming or joining a traditionalist group should either post their location in the comments for this page or, for greater anonymity, e-mail them to me. Needless to say, there’s no need to get too specific (the name of your city, county, or equivalent will do), nor to divulge any other personal information. When we reach a decent number of people, I’ll pin their locations to a publicly visible Google map, which I’ll post here. After that, if you see other people in your area and want to form a local group, contact me again, and I’ll give you the contact details for those people, leaving it to you to work out the details with them, form the group, decide how it should be organized, where and when it should meet, what it should do, and so forth. If the project is successful, I’ll begin maintaining a list of existing groups with contact details, so that anyone who lives in (or is passing through) an area where there’s already a group can join in.
Alternately, for those who are too far away from anyone else to attend meetings regularly, there’s also the possibility of conferencing through Skype or an equivalent thereof. If anyone has any ideas about how this could be organized, e-mail me at the address given above.
Local contacts
New York City area: Jim Kalb (jimkalb AT gmail.com)
Los Angeles area: Our Los Angeles contact has asked to remain anonymous. To get in touch, e-mail me at tradisjonalisme@gmail.com, and I’ll pass it on.
London (UK) area: Our London contact has asked to remain anonymous. To get in touch, e-mail me at tradisjonalisme@gmail.com, and I’ll pass it on.
Vancouver area: B. Horne (vancouvertrads AT gmail.com).
Danbury, Connecticut
I suppose this is the best the place to introduce myself now that I have finally delurked. I am a young student of traditionalist conviction, determined to live a noble life in our decadent age. I discovered what has now become the Orthosphere through Bonald’s excellent Throne & Altar while searching for commentary on Spengler’s Decline of the West last summer. I was thrilled to discover there were other people with a similar worldview to my own, and have since learned considerably from reading this blog community.
I’ve refrained from commenting until now because I did not believe my views were yet sufficiently developed. I still have much to learn, no doubt, but I’ve also wasted enough time in the shadows, idle. I believe this community is not a relic of the past, but the vanguard of the future in store after the liberal/leftist order falls. I want to be a part of the making of that future and would be honoured to join the company here and hopefully in person.
Your’s Truly,
the semi-pseudonymus Robert Equestris
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BTW, Jim Kalb has been (relatively) diligent in calling the NYC area Orthospherites together regularly. We haven’t solved too many of the world’s problems yet, but we have designed really snazzy brown storm trooper uniforms.
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