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>>17326905
According to Evola, there are no still-existing chains of initiation and tradition anywhere on earth. If you want to be initiated you need to do it completely on your own either via heroic transcendentalism like Junger or read up on old traditions and hope that you understood correctly so you won't go mad like f.e. Nietzsche. Pic semi related.
Others, like f.e. Guenon, disagreed and converted to sects that still carried that chain of initiation and tradition (according to them.)

Personally I think that Evola is right, certainly since it has been decades since Guenon walked the earth so what was still extant for him isn't anymore for us. Joining a church for the community is perfectly fine and many good men and women are still faithful believers. You simply won't find that deeper, transcendental truth. A Russian Orthodox Church probably serves an immigrant community and I don't know if you are truly welcome in that community. You can also look into some more private pagan circles, if you are not opposed to that. These often have a heritage org as front, and give lectures every so often. The organisers are often important figures in the informal, more conservative pagan circles. If you show interest they might invite you to a bbq or some other outing and that's your way in.

Again, as a community these are perfectly fine institutions. As places of mystery and initiation they come up short.