{"id":6,"date":"2025-07-07T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roguepriest.net\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:02:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roguepriest.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Rogue Priest | a philosopher&#8217;s journey to meet the gods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59b2aee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59b2aee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a094a02\" data-id=\"a094a02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ef800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roguepriest.net\/2021\/04\/07\/update-2021\/\">We Adventured Once<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-faeed06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faeed06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76f0bca\" data-id=\"76f0bca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e3ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e3ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 7, 2021<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e8646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85e8646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Andre S\u00f3lo\" href=\"https:\/\/roguepriest.net\/author\/roguepriest\/\" rel=\"author\">Andre S\u00f3lo<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed94b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed94b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3 Comments<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61afa03\" data-id=\"61afa03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658f16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"658f16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Have Found an Old Diary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e7fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e7fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi. I\u2019m\u00a0<strong>Andre S\u00f3lo<\/strong>. From 2010-2016, I kept this blog as a diary of my travels. I went through a period of giving up my old life and career, building a life of travel on the road, and starting my new life as a writer.<\/p><p>During the years that the blog was active, I explored several topics close to my heart:<\/p><ul><li>My own spiritual journey to meet and understand the gods, whatever they are<\/li><li>The philosophy of heroism, and how to incorporate the values of our heroes into our own lives<\/li><li>The process of finding, and exploring, my purpose in life<\/li><\/ul><p>I contemplated \u2014 and wrote about \u2014 these topics while I walked, bicycled, and paddled 4,700 miles across the U.S. and Mexico. This was part of a lifelong dream, and I intend to return to this journey in the future. However, right now I am focused on writing.<\/p><h2>Why is the blog private?<\/h2><p>In 2021, I made the difficult choice to make (most of) this site private.<\/p><p>The reason is simple: people change.<\/p><p>I stand by the ideals and philosophy that I wrote about at Rogue Priest, and the years that I adventured are one of the happiest periods of my life. However, I was young, and on re-reading my past words, I\u2019m struck by how much my views and personality have grown. Rogue Priest captured the spirit of a man who believed the right things in his heart but still had a lot to learn. That young man will always be part of who I am, but the person I am today would challenge him in ways he wasn\u2019t ready for.<\/p><p>I believe that one of the best things we can do in life is to change our minds, to expand our views, to acknowledge where we were ignorant or na\u00efve and do better. One small way of doing that is correcting one\u2019s own writing. As I do not have the time to re-edit the 525 posts that make up Rogue Priest, for now, I am simply putting them away.<\/p><p>The things that I stood for, however, remain unchanged: pluralism, equality, feminism, anti-racism, a rejection of religious bigotry, a desire to learn from many cultures and viewpoints, the belief that humans can act heroically, and a desire to challenge myself and constantly improve.<\/p><p>For those who were with me on that journey, my heart goes out to you, and thank you for every breath of support you\u2019ve given me.<\/p><p>To those who have taught me, challenged me, and helped me grow: thank you for your patience and wisdom.<\/p><p>When the journey continues, I am sure I will document it in some way.<\/p><h2>Wrapping Up Loose Ends<\/h2><p>For those who followed me on my journey, you deserve a bit of epilogue. Here\u2019s where things have ended up:<\/p><p>My work with the\u00a0<strong>philosophy of heroism<\/strong>\u00a0led to a role with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heroicimagination.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heroic Imagination Project<\/a>, the foremost research &amp; educational organization in the growing field of heroism science. To learn about heroism, I recommend you start with them.<\/p><p>Exploring\u00a0<strong>my purpose in life<\/strong>\u00a0led me to a successful career as an author. I have a nonfiction book coming out in 2022, and I may update this space with details when it\u2019s available. I also run two large online publications:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/highlysensitiverefuge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sensitive Refuge<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/introvertdear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introvert, Dear<\/a>.<\/p><p>My\u00a0<strong>spiritual journey<\/strong>\u00a0led to its own breakthroughs, but that\u2019s a story for another time.<\/p><p>Last, but never least, my bicycle\u00a0<strong>The Giant<\/strong>\u00a0is still with me. Right now he\u2019s leaned up against the wall near my door. He\u2019s still a good steed, and he troubles me daily about when we\u2019ll pick up the Adventure.<\/p><p>Until then \u2014<\/p><p>All my love,<\/p><p>Andre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We Adventured Once April 7, 2021 Andre S\u00f3lo 3 Comments You Have Found an Old Diary Hi. I\u2019m\u00a0Andre S\u00f3lo. From 2010-2016, I kept this blog as a diary of my travels. 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