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There's no need for some newly-manufactured spiritual perspective - we've got a very old and effective one that can carry us through all that is about to happen. Most Americans are unaware that the ancient, original form of Christianity is still available to us.

Forget clergy and nice respectable parish churches and all that stuff. For two thousand years there has been a steady stream of Elders - contemplatives, often eremitic, who have spoken quietly but effectively to their followers, and who - right up to our present times - have been warning, very effectively of what is to come and how to prepare.

Try looking up the story of Elder Seraphim of Sarov - his conversation recorded by Motovilov - that's a good starting place. Then understand that there are such people today. Don't worry about their apparent nationality - they are beyond all that - but look at their message. These are not the silly, shallow "entertainer-ministers" who depend on their popularity for their income. These Elders are frequently literally forest/desert/mountain-dwelling hermits, or on the Holy Mountain Athos - and deeply immersed in the ancient and genuine Christian teachings which are lost to the modern "churches". We don't need pseudo-spirituality, we've got the genuine article - and it more than deals with our present and future problems.

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