8/8/2020

This time last year the truth seeking portion of my mind became resigned to the idea that I would likely not complete the four volume series of history books on the rise and decline of the Arуans. These people, who in their many races conquered more of the earth than all other folks combined, have been cartooned by the defamed and the hair-brained alike, are due a sensible place in the carven stair of Time down which they have descended to this amnesiac day. The words Arуan, Iranian and aristocrat come from their ancient collective designation as the “excellent ones,” or “war bands.”

Seven months ago I met young Marcus, who expressed an interest in working on what I despaired of ever completing. The first volume, Sons of Arуas, had already grown large over five years. I was not sure how much he was willing to do. Since then I have completed Sons of Arуas and he has completed and published Hounds of Arуas and has also indicated a willingness to do three more volumes!

This offers an opportunity for each of us to continue our dialogue on this subject and examine it from our variant perspectives: a nomadic heathen and an academic Christian, an older man who is the product of the collapse and failure of Civilization into urban blight and a younger man who comes from a functional tradition that combines might and right.

The largest aspects of this project are two:

-examining the unparalleled success of Arуan conquest,

-reconciling this with the unfathomable sloth that afflicts their descendants.

Other than maintaining a dialogue, Marcus and I are conducting our studies and expositions as independent works. The four-thread approach may be deepened and expanded into:

The nine volumes of Soul of the West will be:

-1. Sons of Arуas,

Nomadic Arуan Warrior Traditions

-James, complete

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-2. Hounds of Arуas

Animal Empathy in Arуan Warrior Traditions

-Marcus, complete

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-3. Beasts of Arуas

War Beasts and Monsters in Arуan Myth and War

Epic focus: Beowulf, Gilgamesh,

James, 80% complete

Titles Reserved for Marcus

These to cover aspects of Arуan tradition and legacy as he sees fit subjects of exposition:

-4. Shades of Arуas

-5. Daughters of Arуas

-6. Tribes of Arуas

Titles Reserved for James

All to draw narratives from ancient ascent to postmodern descent with a focus on Arуan epics and a correlation with biblical aspects

-7. Songs of Arуas

Heroics in Arуan Tradition

Epic focus: Argonautica, Alexander, Song of Roland, Iliad

5% complete

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-8. Shrouds of Arуas

The Sacred in Arуan Tradition

Epic Focus: Thucydides, Aeneid, Dyonisica

20% complete

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-9. Norns of Arуas

Fate and the Feminine in Arуan Traditions

Epic Focus: Anabasis, Odyssey, Death of Arthur

Outlined only