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Seven Years on Mount Athos

By: Christos Palaskas
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In the book Seven Years on Mt. Athos: The Power of Believing, you will find the experiences and the internal struggle of a young monk from the desert of the “Holy Mount” Athos. After being in isolation for seven and a half years, monk Clement faces a dilemma: continue living till the end of his life in hermetism, or return to society. He wants to leave, but is also trapped by the teachings of his order. How can he escape?

Transferred through the narrative of his biography are his thoughts and reactions that led him to isolation in the first place, and eventually back to society. He reveals his secret actions and thoughts, for the time he lived in the hermitage on Mt. Athos, that led to the decision to return. This is a case of an honest confession of a human who accepts his own mistakes with dignity, and shares the teachings of his former order that he found applicable to everyday life in society, where he lives as a husband and a father.

©2022 Christos Palaskas (P)2023 Christos Palaskas
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Interesting but it wont be an Orthodox classic.

I was very excited to see this first hand account of the elusive and far flung Athos. It is interesting especially some of his first hand account of long vigils, fasting and obediences. As an ex Catholic monk in a very strict order I can relate highly to this guy. However a few caveats are needed!
1) Bare in mind this chap is an ex monk- that is a real rollercoaster- it takes years to process all that stuff and depending when you ask them, you'll get a different take on such a life lived.
2) He was in a sect of old calendar zealots out of communion with the Orthodox Church and was brought up that way- that changes a lot of things.
3) This book reads a bit like aone of those self help books from ex Buddhist monks- it will appeal to outsiders, but to Orthodox Christians or practicing Christians wanting to grasp the Spirit of Athonite spirituality- this is not going to make your heart burn for love of God.
4) That's why I say this wont be an Orthodox spirituality classic but rather a secular glance from an ex monk who is super talented and now successful in society- who applies snippets of monastic virtues to the secular world.
5) His honesty is refreshing. He is a guy now on the fringes of his fringe Orthodox sect and so he looks back on it all honestly but I would say, from a somewhat rationalist and secular viewpoint. Nevertheless you do get some insights into monasticism without any gloss.
6) He is the first ex Athonite monk I've come across- 7 years is a long time- so it's a great insight...but he just sometimes comes at it all from a worldly vantage point and the picture he paints of his childhood makes orthodoxy seem like a sect. Remember this is his take and that he was brought up in a strict sectarian group isolated from the main Church.
I still need to get to the end, so I'll finish this review soon.

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