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1 10 INITIATION CEREMONY

, a red cross within the triangle, and the number 1 within a circle and 10 within a square, one on each side of the triangle. hiero: invests neophyte with the sash, and points out the three portals, saying: hiero: the three portals facing you in the east, are the gates of the paths leading to the three further grades, which with the zelator and the neophyte forms the first and lowest order of our fraternity. furthermore, they represent the paths which connect the tenth sephirah malkuth with the other sephiroth. the letters tau, qoph and shin make the word quesheth a bow, the reflection of the rainbow of promise stretched over our earth, and which is about the throne of god (hegemon points out the flaming sword, saying) heg: this drawing of the flaming sword of the kerubim, is a representat

ABRAMELIN1

istyle to be erected. from his own account, the author of the present work appears to have been born in a.d. 1362, and to have written this manuscript for his son, lamech, in 1458, being then in his ninety-sixth year. that is to say, that he was the contemporary both of nicholas flamel and pernelle, and also of the mystical christian rosenkreutz, the founder of the celebrated rosicrucian order or fraternity in europe. like the latter, he appears to have been very early seized with the desire of obtaining magical knowledge; like him and flamel, he left his home and travelled in search of the initiated wisdom; like them both, he returned to become a worker of wonders. at this period, it was almost universally believed that introduction v the secret knowledge was only really obtainable by tho

ADEPTUS MINOR INITIATION

liation, even though he be thy enemy, remember the time of thine own humiliation when thou didst kneel before the door of the tomb, clothed in the robe of mourning, with the chain of affliction about thy neck, and thy hands bound behind thy back, and rejoice not at his fall. and, in thine intercourse with the members of our order, let thy hand given unto another be a sincere and genuine pledge of fraternity. respect his or her secrets and feelings as thou wouldst respect thine own 'bear with one another and forgive one another' even as the master hath said. v.h. frater hodos chamelionis, what is the symbolic age of the aspirant" hodos "his days are an hundred and twenty years" second "it is written 'my spirit shall not always strive with man, seeing that he also is flesh, yet his days shal

d the seven months between the philosophus and the portal symbolize the regimen of the planets; while the elements and the planets both work in the zodiac; so that three plus seven multiplied by twelve yieldeth the number 120. second "o aspirant, ere thou canst enter the tomb of the adepti of the rose of ruby and the cross of gold, it is necessary to take a solemn obligation of secrecy, fidelity, fraternity, and justice. but as in all the previous obligations, there is nothing contained therein contrary to thy civil, moral, or religious duties. art thou willing to take such a pledge" aspirant "i am (hodos pulls up aspirant's robe over the head) second "are you willing to receive the stripes upon your back as a symbol of your willingness to martyr your flesh in the protection of this order

now then, oh aspirant, that the mysteries of the rose and the cross have existed from time immemorial, and that the rites were practiced and the wisdom taught in egypt, eleusis, samothrace, persia, chaldea and india, and in far more ancient lands. the story of the introduction to these mysteries into medieval europe has thus been handed down to us "in 1378 was born the chief and originator of our fraternity in europe. he was of noble german family, but poor, and in the fifth year of his age was placed in a cloister where he learned both greek and latin. while yet a youth, he accompanied a certain brother p.a.l. on a pilgrimage to the holy land, but the latter, dying at cyprus, he himself went to damascus. there was then in arabia a temple of the order which was called in the hebrew tongue

hree years, he went on into egypt, where there was another temple of the order. there he remained for a time still studying the mysteries of nature. after this, he traveled by sea to the city of fessa, where he was welcomed at the temple there established, and he there obtained the knowledge and the acquaintance of the habitants of the elements, who revealed unto him many of their secrets "of the fraternity he confessed that they had not retained their wisdom in its primal purity, and that their qabala was to a certain extent altered to their religion. nevertheless, he learned much there. after a stay of two years he came to spain, where he endeavored to reform the errors of the learned according to the pure knowledge he had received. but it was to them a laughing matter, and they reviled

even as the prophets of old were rejected. thus also was he treated by those of his own and other nations when he showed them the errors that had crept into their religions. so, after five years residence in germany, he initiated three of his former monastic brethren, fraters g.w, i.a. and i.o, who had more knowledge than many others at that time. and by these four was made the foundation of the fraternity in europe" 16 "these worked and studied at the writings and other knowledge which c.r.c. had brought with him, and by them was some of the magical language transcribed (which is that of the elemental tablets) and a dictionary thereof made; and the rituals and part of the book "m" were transcribed. for the true order of the rose cross descendeth into the depths, and ascendeth into the he

hould not be constrained to wear any distinctive dress, but therein follow the custom of the country. 3) that every year on the day of corpus christi, they should meet at the collegium ad spiritum sanctum, or write the cause of absence. 4) every one should look for some worthy person of either sex, who after his decease might succeed him. 5) the word r.c. to be their mark, seal and character "the fraternity to remain secret for one hundred years. five of the fraters were to travel in different countries, and two were to remain with christian rosenkreutz" second "frater i.o. was the first to die, and then in england where he had wrought many wonderful cures. he was an expert qabbalist as his book 'h' witnessed. his death had been previously foretold him by c.r.c. but those who were later ad

ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

rule to be pompous busy-bodies, enlarging the borders of their phylacteries, and scrupulous about cleansing the outside of the cup and the platter; if the masks of the officers in their mysteries suggest the owl, the cat, the parrot, and the cuckoo, while the robe of their chief magus is a lion's skin, that is their affair. but those orders run by persons "claiming" to represent the true ancient fraternity are common swindles. the representatives of the late s. l. mathers (count mcgregor) are the phosphorescence of the rotten wood of a branch which was lopped off the tree at the end of the 19th century. those of papus (dr. encausse, stanislas de guaita and peladan, merit respect as serious, but lack full knowledge and authority. the "ordo rosae crucis" is a mass of ignorance and falsehood

ledge and authority. the "ordo rosae crucis" is a mass of ignorance and falsehood, but this may be a deliberate device for masking itself. the test of any order is its attitude towards the law of thelema. the true order presents the true symbols, but avoids attaching the true name thereto; it is only when the postulant has taken irrevocable oaths and been received formally, that he discovers what fraternity he has joined. if he have taken false symbols for true, and find himself magically pledged to a gang of rascals, so much the worse for him> order of the rosy cross, 97 and he must have taken the vows with the fullest comprehension and experience of their meaning. it is also extremely desirable that he should have attained an absolute degree of moral emancipation<
ALEISTER CROWLEY MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS

ld add this: that i have not yet heard of anyone who has attained to any results of importance who does not attribute his success to devotion of quite similar quality. here they are: 1. the cloud on the sanctuary. on reading this book, mr. x, who was desperate from the conviction that no success in life was worth a tinker's dam, decided "this is the answer to my problem; the members of the secret fraternity which this book describes have solved the riddle of life. i must discover them, and seek to be received amongst them" 2. x, hearing a conversation in a caf which made him think that the speaker might be such an one as he sought, hunted him down- he had gone on his travels- caught him, and made him promise an interview at the earliest possible date. 3. this interview leading to an introd

ch this book describes have solved the riddle of life. i must discover them, and seek to be received amongst them" 2. x, hearing a conversation in a caf which made him think that the speaker might be such an one as he sought, hunted him down- he had gone on his travels- caught him, and made him promise an interview at the earliest possible date. 3. this interview leading to an introduction to the fraternity, he joined it, pledging his fealty. but he was grievously shocked, and nearly withdrew, when assured "there is nothing in this oath which might conflict in any way with your civil, moral or religious obligations" if it was not worth while becoming a murderer, a traitor, and an eternally damned soul, why bother about it? was his attitude. the head of the fraternity being threatened with

ALEISTER CROWLEY SEPHER SEPHIROTH

hat [one (ref. to )wh )whh to dream, rave hzh a fly bwbz sacrificed xbz to seethe, boil dwz to brighten, make joyful hdx a circle, orbit gwx good bw+ to give, place bhy 18 my favourite, my beloved ybh) hatred hby) the antique serpent)+x living yx (notariqon of yehi aur, 232 )w)y 19 an enemy byw) was black hyd eve: to manifest, show forth hwx nation; gentile ywg 20 yod: a hand dwy a name of god yy fraternity hwx) black liquid wyd it was hyh the breast; a vision; a prophet; to gaze hzx sin h)+h golden bwhz 21 the mystic number of tiphareth existence, being: the divine name of kether hyh) but, howbeit; certainly k) deep meditation gygh ah. alas! ywh purity, innocence wxz part of hwhy (see sepher yetzirah) why 22 with his hand wdyb by yodh dwyb hearer in secret hy))h the state of puberty gwwz

ALEISTER CROWLEY TAO TEH KING

l propriety. 36 chapter xxxii the wisdom of teh. 1. the all-tao((comprehending change within itself) hath no name. 2. it is that minute point((hadit) yet the whole world dare not contend against him that hath it. did a lord or king gain it and guard it, all men would obey him of their own accord. 3. heaven and earth combining under its spell, shed forth dew((this 'dew' refers to the elixir of the fraternity r.c. and of the o.t.o. it has been described, with proper caution, in various passages of 'the equinox' and of 'the book of lies) extending throughout all things of its own accord, without man's interference. 4. tao, in its phase of action, hath a name. then men can comprehend it; when they do this, there is no more risk of wrong or ill-success. 5. as the great rivers and the oceans are

ALEISTER CROWLEY THE SWORD OF SONG

ntions; for in that year, and of rosewomen, came a and u and m,1 the mighty musicians! and the third sign likewise, namely, of animals: for in that year every sheep had lambs thirteen, and every cart2 was delivered of a wheel! and other wonders innumerable: they are well known, insomuch that that year is yet held notable. now our father, being very old, came into the venerable grove of our august fraternity and abode there. and so old was he and feeble that he could scarce lift his hands in benediction upon us. and all we waited about him, both by day and night; lest one word should fall, and we not hear the same. but he spake never unto us, though his lips moved and his eyes sought ever that which we could not see. at last, on the day of d, the mother of p.,3 he straightened himself up an

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3 2

, even though he be thine enemy, remember the time of thine own humiliation, when thou didst kneel before the door of the vault, clothed in the robe of mourning, with the chain of affliction about thy neck, and thine hands bound behind thy back, and rejoice not at his fall. and in thine intercourse with the members of our order, let thine hand given unto another be a sincere and genuine pledge of fraternity; respect his or her secrets and feelings, as thou wouldst respect thine own; bear with one another, and forgive one another_ even as the master hath said. v.h. fra: hodos camelionis, what is the symbolic age of the aspirant "introducer" his days are 120 years [the "third adept" further explains this as follows] this refers to the five grades of the first order, through which it is neces

e; persia, chaldea, and india alike cherished its mysteries, and thus handed down to posterity the secret wisdom of the ancient ages. many were its 214 temples, and among many nations were they established; though in process of time some lost the purity of their primal knowledge. howbeit the manner of its introduction into medieval europe was thus: in 1378 was born the chief and originator of our fraternity in europe. he was of a noble german family, but poor, and (1383) in the fifth year of his age, was he placed in a cloister, where he learned both greek and latin. 1393. while yet a youth he accompanied a certain brother p.a.l. in a pilgrimage to the holy land, but the latter dying at cyprus, he himself went on to damascus. there was then in arabia a temple of our order, which was called

e so far improved his knowledge of the arabian tongue, that in the following year he translated the book "m" into latin, which he afterwards brought back with him to europe. 1396. after three years he went into egypt, where was another temple of our order; there he remained for a time, still studying the mysteries of nature. 1398. after this he travelled by sea to the city of fessa or fez. of the fraternity at fez, he confessed that they had not retained our knowledge in its primal purity, and that their kabbalah was to a certain extent altered to their religion, yet nevertheless he learned much there. 1400. after a stay of two years, he came back into spain, where he endeavoured to reform the errors of the learn d according to the pure knowledge which he had received; but it was to them a

s the prophets of old were rejected. 1402. thus also was he treated by those of his own and other nations, when he showed them the errors in religion which had crept in. so after five years' residence in germany (1408) he initiated thereof his former monastic brethren, fratres g.v, i.a, and i.o, who had more knowledge than many others at that time, and by these four was made the foundation of the fraternity in europe. these worked and studied at the writings and other knowledge which c.r.c. had brought with him, and by them was some of the magical language transcribed. 1409. the four fratres also erected a building to serve for the temple and headquarters of their order, and called it "collegium ad spiritum sanctum" or "college of the holy spirit. 1410. they initiated four others, namely

strained to wear any particular distinctive dress, but therein to follow the custom of the country (3) that every year on the day "corpus christi" they should meet at the collegium ad spiritum sanctum or write cause of absence (4) that every one should look for some worthy person of either sex, who after his decease might succeed him (5) the word r.c. to be their mark, seal, and character (6) the fraternity to remain secret 100 years. five of the brethren where to travel in different countries, and two to remain with christian rosenkreutz [the "second adept" then takes up the narrative. the discovery then of the vault of the adepts, wherein that highly illuminated man of god, our father, christian rosenkreutz was buried, occurred as follows: 1600. after frater a. died in gallia narbonensi

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 3

; of beauty which is truth. confident in the word which says that faith removeth mountains, we have accomplished the only miracle which god has licensed us to perform" charles baudelaire("translated by" aleister crowley) 112 review a book of mystery and vision. by a. e. waite. william rider and son. 7s. 6"d "the introduction" mr. waite speaks of a "kind of secret school, or united but incorporate fraternity, which independently of all conventional means of recognition and communication do no less communicate and recognise one another without hesitation of hindrance in every part of the world. of this school the author may and does claim that he is the intimate representative and mouthpiece &c &c. good "this mystic life at its highest is undeniably selfish" hullo, what's this "it is a strik

his school it is quite impossible that shakespeare, for example, should possess any consequence" poor shakespeare! and then "this book is offered by the writer to his brethren "ut adeptis appareat me "illis parem et fratrem" as proof positive that he is numbered among them, that he is initiated into their mysteries, and exacts recognition as such in all houses, temples, and tarrying-places of the fraternity" an adept trying to prove that he is one! an adept with thoughts of his own rank and glory! an adept exacting recognition! what about the instant recognition all over the world of which you prated above? mr. waite, you seem to me to be a spiritual arthur orton! mr. waite, we have opened the pastos which you say contains the body of your father christian rosencreutz_ and it's only poor o

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 6 2

ns, founded on their own manifestoes, and on facts and documents collected from the writings of initiated brethren, by arthur e. waite "illustrated" 8vo "cloth, uncut" 1887 (pub. 7"s" 6"d) 5"s" written from the historical standpoint, giving the chief documents "in extenso" together with an elaborate summary and analysis of the various views which have prevailed from time to time about "the virgin fraternity of the rose" mysteries of magic: a digest of the writings of eliphas levi, with biographical and critical essay by arthur e. waite, second edition, revised and enlarged, 8vo "cloth" 1897 (pub. 10"s" 6"d. 6"s" this work fulfils a purpose quite distinct from that of "transcendental magic" inasmuch as it is not simply translation, but presents in an abridged and digested form the entire wr

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

illion years ago (the coming of the hierarchy and the founding of shamballa being about eighteen and a half million years ago) to have on the dense physical plane an organization and a headquarters for the mysteries, and to have a band of adepts, and chohans who would function in dense physical bodies and thus meet the need of the rapidly awakening humanity. 6. the first outpost for the shamballa fraternity was the original temple of ibez and it was located in the centre of south america, and one of its branches at a much later period was to be found in the ancient maya institutions, and the basic worship of the sun as the source of life in the hearts of all men. a second branch was later established in asia, and of this branch the himalayan and southern indian adepts are the representativ

ALICE A BAILEY09 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME I ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY I

and will not indicate inaccurate prophecy or misinterpreted astrological conditions. in any case, the prophesied end is inevitable, but the time of that end rests in the hands of awakened humanity. the margin of difference will also be only between one hundred and three hundred years. the impulse towards synthesis is now too strong to be long delayed. under this seventh ray influence the masonic fraternity will come into a new and pronounced spiritual activity and begin to approximate its true function and to fulfill its long-seen destiny. one point it might be of interest here to note. during the period of the activity of the sixth ray the fraternity fell into a crystallised and sectarian attitude, along with the many other grouped circles. it fell also into the snare of materialism, and

at can now be seen in the organisation of a crystal, a jewel and a diamond, with their beauty of form and line and colour, their radiance and geometrical perfection, will appear likewise through the medium of the universe as a whole. the grand geometrician of the universe works through this seventh ray, and thus sets his seal upon all form life, particularly in the mineral world. this the masonic fraternity has always known, and this concept it has perpetuated symbolically in the great world cathedrals, which embody the glory of the mineral world and are the sign of the work of the master builder of the universe. when the great work is consummated we shall see the temple of god, the solar system, organised objectively and subjectively; its courts and holy places will then be accessible to

ALICE A BAILEY10 FROM BETHLEHEM TO CALVARY

rresting manner. there was scarcely a family in over twenty nations which had not been bereft by death, in some form or other. the world has passed through a process of dying, and at the present time the mystery of the resurrection is becoming a theme of major importance in men's minds. the thought of the resurrection is coming closer, and its significance has been the central idea of the masonic fraternity down the ages, forming the focal point of the work of the sublime third degree. in close relation to this masonic "raising" can be placed a little-known sermon of the buddha, in which he teaches his disciples the significance of the "five points of friendship" and thus links up these five points, the five crises in the life of christ and the five points in the masonic legend. all these

ALICE A BAILEY13 PROBLEMS OF HUMANITY

the creative spirit in man. they should lay an emphatic importance upon those great moments in human history wherein man's divinity flamed forth and indicated new ways of thinking, new modes of human planning and thus changed for all time the trend of human affairs. these moments produced the magna charta; they gave emphasis, through the french revolution, to the concepts of liberty, equality and fraternity; they formulated the american bill of rights, and on the high seas and in our own time and day they gave us the atlantic charter and the four freedoms. these are the great concepts which must govern the new age with its nascent civilization and its future culture. if the children of today are taught the significance of these five great declarations and are, at the- 26- problems of human

ALICE A BAILEY14 THE REAPPEARANCE OF THE CHRIST

, during the next two thousand years. each age has left a reflection of a modern fivefold development upon it. four ages have just passed away, astronomically speaking: gemini, taurus, aries, and pisces. today aquarius, the fifth age, is coming into power. in gemini, its symbolical sign of the two pillars set its seal upon- 68- the reappearance of the christ copyright 1998 lucis trust the masonic fraternity of the time and the two pillars of jachin and boaz to give them their jewish names which are, of course, not their real names came into being approximately eight thousand years ago. then came taurus, the bull, wherein mithra came as the world teacher and instituted the mysteries of mithras with an (apparent) worship of the bull. next followed aries the ram, which saw the start of the je

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

mportance upon those great moments in human history wherein man's divinity flamed forth and indicated new ways of thinking, new modes of human planning and thus changed for all time the trend of human affairs. these moments produced the- 35- education in the new age copyright 1998 lucis trust magna charta; they gave emphasis, through the french revolution, to the concepts of liberty, equality and fraternity; they formulated the american bill of rights and on the high seas in our own time they gave us the atlantic charter and the four freedoms. these are the great concepts which must govern the new age with its nascent civilisation and its future culture. if the children of today are taught the significance of these five great declarations and are, at the same time, taught the futility of h

ALICE A BAILEY22 DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE VOLUME II

te, and has been down the ages, but now, for the first time, it is being entered by humanity itself and as a whole. this is the result of the experience of the war, 1914-1945. humanity, entering this circle, will be confronted by the first major lesson: the unity of the one life. this form of presentation will be more easily recognised by the masses than such phrases as brotherhood, relationship, fraternity. life and its balancing partner, death, are old and familiar aspects of general livingness to the masses, and their starting point in all revelation is life, and the result of all revelation is death or the disappearance of veils. the formula with which i present you today consists of three closely related words, and the theme with which the student must concern himself is the nature of

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

edom, and unless humanity is ready to express this higher freedom to the best of its ability, it will not be possible for the lords of liberation to take action. they cannot be moved by prayer, demand and invocation alone. such demand must have behind it the ideal of a newer freedom and a greater liberty for man. in the abrogation of the french idealism, summed up in the words "liberty, equality, fraternity" the attention of the whole world was focussed on the theme of liberty, and the symbolism of the event is of far greater import than has yet been grasped. france has not relinquished the ideal of human liberty which she originally brought (on a large scale) to the attention of mankind. her action, under the influence of the enemies of human freedom, simply focussed the danger with which

tion in line with the purposes of the rider from the secret place. 3. stimulate and integrate into the minds of certain advanced disciples a number of new ideals which must govern the liberating process and find expression in the new age. this was done in a small way at the time of the french revolution when the three major concepts of freedom were expressed in the three words, liberty, equality, fraternity, and were intellectually presented to the race. these have now been temporarily relinquished, and this in itself constitutes an important symbolic happening. it had to occur, because these three words stood for no factual truth but simply for a hope and for an academic concept; the events of the last few months reduced them to a farce. so they were deliberately withdrawn in order to enh

sense of proportion, correct self-respect, and understanding of the- 178- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust spiritual, yet natural, laws of rebirth and of cause and effect, and which will be founded in future centuries on the recognition of the age of a soul's experience and gained development, and not at all on the loud emphatic affirmation that "all men are equal "fraternity" is something that humanity itself will contribute as an expression of the third aspect of divinity, basing it on right contact and right reaction to contact. thus there will be developed gradually the true life-theme of humanity, which is brotherhood, founded on divine origin (equality) and leading to a free and true expression of divinity (liberty. perhaps with these thoughts in mind

ceaselessly, preserving the outer appearance in order to reach the many who are accustomed to church usages. teachers must be trained; bible knowledge must be spread; the sacraments must be mystically interpreted, and the power of the church to heal must be demonstrated. the three main channels through which the preparation for the new age is going on might be regarded as the church, the masonic fraternity and the educational field. all of them are as yet in relatively static condition, and all are as yet failing to meet the need and to respond to the inner pressure. but in all of these three movements, disciples of the great ones are to be found and they are steadily gathering momentum and will before long enter upon their designated task. the masonic movement when it can be divorced fro

hen, to stimulate, to vivify and to bless, and this is the true apostolic succession. all true disciples are priests unto the lord. there is no question therefore that the work to be done in familiarising the general public with the nature of the mysteries is of paramount importance at this time. these mysteries will be restored to outer expression through the medium of the church and the masonic fraternity, if those groups leave off being organisations with material purpose, and become organisms with living objectives. when the great one comes with his disciples and initiates we shall have (after a period of intensive work on the physical plane beginning around the year 1940) the restoration- 336- the externalisation of the hierarchy copyright 1998 lucis trust of the mysteries and their e

hands the solution of many problems, and apply the solution when the battle goes contrary. one thing always i appeal to you to remember, for it is of vital importance. it is the fact that in the destruction of the form lies hid the secret of all evolutionary growth. this is not a truism. you can see it in constant expression. the masters utilise the form (a form of church organisation, a masonic fraternity, an esoteric group) as much as may be. they seek to work through it, imprisoning the life within the containing walls for just as long as the purpose is served and the race is instructed through that form. then comes the time when the form may no longer serve the intent, when the structure atrophies, crystallises, and becomes vulnerable and easily destroyed. so it goes, and a new form t

ALICE A BAILEY24 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME V THE RAYS AND THE INITIATIONS

rrying seeker is defended from making too rapid and superficial progress. it is depth and a profound "rootedness (if i may coin such a word) for which the inner teacher and later the master looks, and "occult blindness" its need, its wise handling and its final elimination are part of the curriculum imposed upon the candidate. this truth is recognised, though not truly interpreted, by the masonic fraternity. in one of the most important and highest initiations, the candidate enters with unblinded eyes and no hoodwink is applied. then, halfway through the ceremony, he is blinded, and in that condition passes through the terrific tests, symbolic of a certain high stage upon the path. blindness is therefore, esoterically speaking, the place of learning and is related to the eye, throat- 128

ANALYSIS OF THE 5 6 INITIATION

s is the marriage of isis and osiris in the tomb. isis hath descended to restore osiris to life. isis in the pastos shows the winter time when all fruit turns to seed. the third adept seals the alchemical bonding of isis/osiris, crook, scourge, etc. unto the jwr of the new adept. he uses the mystical words: ex deo nascimur. the new adept quits the portal. this symbolizes an important point of our fraternity; to complete the great work, one must return to the world and work and live. third point the process of iao has been fulfilled. osiris has risen. now, the chief adept is osiris glorified. the chief stands as the new adept who has risen. the higher genius 9 has descended into rtk and is now available to the new adept. the great work must still be accomplished, but now it is possible. the

ARADIA GOSPEL OF THE WITCHES

uzzle is as great as ever; no one living knows to what it is destined tolead. are not the charms of love of every kind, and the enjoyment of beauty in all its forms in nature,mysteries, miracles, or magical? page 65 n r r r r r the gospel of the witches, as i have given it, is in reality only the initial chapter of the collection ofceremonies, cantrips, incantations, and traditions current in the fraternity or sisterhood, the wholeof which are in the main to be found in my etruscan roman remainsand florentine legends. ihave, it is true, a great number as yet unpublished, and there are more ungathered, but the wholescripture of this sorcery, all its principal tenets, formulas, medicaments, and mysteries may be foundin what i have collected and printed. yet i would urge that it would be wort

BLACK WITCHCRAFT

dianites and israelites who traveled the desert rift of arabah from around the 13th to 9th centuries bc. they would avenge the murder of any tribe member severely. this mark was later equated in the times of witchcraft persecution with the marks given to initiates of the cult. historically, cain is recognized as an initiator throughout various heretical societies, including the ancient 8 toadsman fraternity, the skull and bonesmen, and the horse whisperers- nathaniel j. harris, witcha, a book of cunning (mandrake of oxford) this mark is represented as being a symbolic marking of antinomian commitment, of being awakened to the path of the devil and his bride, to becoming through the daemonic spirit inherent within our blood. this dynamic process has been represented in the luciferian witchc

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

is hopeful for the lovers of exact knowledge. thus, whatever figures are given by occult science, they are sure to be corroborated by those of some one among the modern men of science who are considered as authorities[[vol. 2, page] 11 the tropics at the pole. no two geologists or naturalists agree as to the figures. thus, there is a wide margin for choice offered to the occultist by the learned fraternity. shall we take for one of our supports mr. t. mellard reade? this gentleman, in a paper on "limestone as an index of geological time" read by him in 1878 before the royal society, claims that the minimum time required for the formation of the sedimentary strata and the elimination of the calcareous matter is in round numbers 600 million years (see "proceedings of royal society" london

called rishis, or avatars, etc, as they are "buddhas who have preceded sakyamuni" only for the northern followers of the ethics preached by gautama. these great mahatmas, or buddhas, are a universal and common property: they are historical sages- at any rate, for all the occultists who believe in such a hierarchy of sages, the existence of which has been proved to them by the learned ones of the fraternity. they are chosen from among some ninety-seven buddhas in one group, and fifty-three in another* mostly imaginary personages, who are really the personifications of the powers of the first-named* these "baskets" of the oldest writings on "palm leaves" are kept very secret. each ms. has appended to it a short synopsis of the history of that sub-race to which the particular "buddha-lha" be

atheans by their co-religionary name, i.e "star-worshippers" or sabeans, but yet failing to see in this disfigured word "nabatheans" the mystic name of the caste devoted to nebo (god of secret wisdom, which shows on its face that the nabatheans were an occult brotherhood* the nabatheans who, according to the persian yezidi, originally came to syria from busrah, were the degenerate members of that fraternity; still their religion, even at that late day, was purely kabalistic* nebo is the deity of the planet mercury, and mercury is the god of wisdom or hermes, and budha, which the jews called[[hebrew "the lord on high, the aspiring. and the greeks nabo[[nabo, hence nabatheans. notwithstanding that maimonides calls their doctrines "heathenish foolishness" and their archaic literature "sabaeor

al precinct lies the master-key which opens the door of every science, physical as well as spiritual. it symbolizes our human existence, for the circle of life circum[[footnote(s* the swastica is certainly one of the oldest symbols of the ancient races. in our century, says kenneth r. h. mackenzie (royal masonic cyclopeadia) it (the swastica "has survived in the form of the mallet" in the masonic fraternity. among the many "meanings" the author gives of it, we do not find, however, the most important one, masons evidently not knowing it[[vol. 2, page] 557 the primitive cross scribes the four points of the cross, which represent in succession birth, life, death, and immortality 'attach thyself' say the alchemists 'to the four letters of the tetragram disposed in the following manner: the le

ing to the occult teachings, however, siddhas are the nirmanakayas or the "spirits (in the sense of an individual, or conscious spirit) of great sages from spheres on a higher plane than our own, who voluntarily incarnate in mortal bodies in order to help the human race in its upward progress. hence their innate knowledge, wisdom and powers[[vol. 2, page] 637 an allegory in the anugita. school or fraternity being closely connected with a certain island of an inland sea, believed in by both hindus and buddhists, but called "mythical" by geographers and orientalists, the less one talks of it, the wiser he will be. nor can one accept the said "sevenfold classification" as having "a closer connection with the brahminical logos than with the buddhist logos" since both are identical, whether the

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afely stowed away. to recapitulate. the secret doctrine was the universally diffused religion of the ancient and prehistoric world. proofs of its diffusion, authentic records of its history, a complete chain of documents, showing its character and presence in every land, together with the teaching of all its great adepts, exist to this day in the secret crypts of libraries belonging to the occult fraternity. this statement is rendered more credible by a consideration of the following facts: the tradition of the thousands of ancient parchments saved when the alexandrian library was destroyed; the thousands of sanskrit works which disappeared in india in the reign of akbar; the universal tradition in china and japan that the true old texts with the commentaries, which alone make them compreh

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and through sacrament. in this way the intelligence of the initiate is called into play, so that he who well uses the knowledge of the lower grades may be selected for invitation to the higher, where all things are declared openly. 2 they become partakers of the current of universal life in liberty, beauty, harmony, and love which flames within the heart of the o.t.o, and the light of that august fraternity insensibly illuminates them ever more and more as they approach its central sun. 3 they meet those persons most complemental to their own natures, and find unexpected help and brotherhood in the whole world wherever they may travel. 4 they obtain the right to sojourn in the secret houses of the o.t.o, permanently or for a greater or lesser period of the year according to their rank in t

it may be administered to members of the viii and vii in special circumstances by favour of the national grand masters general, and even in particular emergency to members of lower degrees. 6 in the v all members are pledged to bring immediate and perfect relief to all distress of mind, body, or estate, in which they may find any of their fellows of that degree. in the higher degrees the bonds of fraternity are still further strengthened. the order thus affords a perfect system of insurance against every misfortune or accident of life. 7 members of the ix become part proprietors of the estates and goods of the order, so that the attainment of this degree implies a return with interest of the fees and subscriptions paid. 8 the order gives practical assistance in life to worthy members of ev

ad hoc by the grand tribunal itself. 32. public enemies of the country of any brother shall be treated as such while in the field, and slain or captured as the officer of the brother may command. but within the precincts of the lodge all such divisions are to be forgotten absolutely; and as children of one father the enemies of the hour before and the hour after are to dwell in peace, amity, and fraternity. eighth house 33. every brother is expected to bear witness in his last will and testament to the great benefit that he hath received from the order by bestowing upon it part or the whole of his goods, as he may deem fit. 34. the death of a brother is not be an occasion of melancholy, but of rejoicing; the brethren of his lodge shall gather together and make a banquet with music and dan

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burnt to ashes, and those ashes scattered over the face of the earth and wafted by the four winds of heaven, that no trace of remembrance of so vile a wretch may longer be found among men, particularly master masons".4 charming. these are the sorts of ceremonies that conjure up the malevolent energies. at the same time, in public, freemasonry is claiming to be a school of morality and it talks of fraternity and 'brotherly love! the public apologists for freemasonry will tell you that these rituals are only symbolic, but there is much evidence that not everyone thinks so, including the freemason known as jack the ripper. the powerful ties of loyalty (and fear, too, when necessary) engendered in the membership makes sure that very few have dared to disclose the secrets, even after leaving th

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t major cities, especially in the usa in fact, there exist subterranean counterpart 'cities' controlled by the masonic/hybrid/alien 'elite. often surface/ subsurface terminals exist beneath masonic lodges, police stations, airports, and federal buildings of major cities. and even not so 'major' cities. the population ratio is probably close to 10% of the population (the hybrid military-industrial fraternity 'elite' living below ground as opposed to the 90% living above. this does not include the full-blood reptilian species who live in even deeper recesses of the earth "some of the major population centers were deliberately established by the masonic/hybrid elite of the old and new 'worlds' to afford easy access to already existing underground levels, some of which are thousands of years o

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ies in general. these included the roseand the cross and bunches of grapes- the vine, the bloodlines.14 bacon also used tarot164symbolism in his codes, including the numbers 21, 56 and 78, which are related todivisions in the tarot deck.15 in a shakespearean folio of 1623, the christian name ofbacon appears 21 times on page 56.16 the term rota mundi frequently occurs in theearly manifestos of the fraternity of the rose cross. rearrange the letters in rota andyou get taro, the ancient name for the tarot cards.7 shakespeare is known as the bard.a bard was a druidic initiate of the secret knowledge and, the concise oxforddictionary tells me, there is another definition of bard. a slice of bacon placed onmeat or game before roasting. the famous globe theatre in london where the playswere perfo

rred to in the rosicrucian manifestos, he was certainly a high initiate ofthe rosicrucian order. those enthusiasts who for years have struggled to identify sirfrancis bacon as the true bard of avon might long since have won their case had theyemphasised its most important angle, namely, that sir francis bacon, the rosicrucianinitiate, wrote into the shakespearean plays the secret teachings of the fraternity of r.c.and the true rituals of the freemasonic order, of which order it may be discovered that hewas the actual founder.22the rituals and symbols of freemasonry can be traced back to ancient egypt andbeyond. in truth, its knowledge of sacred geometry, numbers and form, go back to beforethe last cataclysm. the dionysiac artificers or architects, composed of initiates of thebacchus-dionys

odite and adonis in syria, isis and osiris in egypt, and mithra in persia.39the grand orient in france was to be the focus behind the manipulation andcoordination of the french revolution. from the brotherhoods point of view, thispeoples revolution had nothing to do with freedom and everything to do with itsagenda for global control. the famous cry of the french revolutionaries: liberty,equality, fraternity, is a freemasonic motto.the science of manipulationas the power of religion began to wane, another mental prison cell was created. we call it,rather bravely, science. not real science. official science, the one that says that this worldis all there is and there is no continuation of life after death. the brotherhood had to findan alternative for those rejecting religion to ensure they w

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ation is described by manly p. hall (who is a mason himself. hall was honored by the scottish rite journal, who called hall 'the illustrious manly p. hall' in september, 1990, and further called him 'masonry's greatest philosopher, saying "the world is a far better place because of manly palmer hall, and we are better persons for having known him and his work. manly p. hall said "freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity- an outer organization concealing an inner brotherhood of the elect. it is necessary to establish the existence of these two separate and yet interdependent orders, the one visible and the other invisible. the visible society is a splendid camaraderie of 'free and accepted' men enjoined to devote themselves to ethical, educational, fraternal, patriotic, and humanitar

cessary to establish the existence of these two separate and yet interdependent orders, the one visible and the other invisible. the visible society is a splendid camaraderie of 'free and accepted' men enjoined to devote themselves to ethical, educational, fraternal, patriotic, and humanitarian concerns. the invisible society is a secret and most august [defined as 'of majestic dignity, grandeur] fraternity whose members are dedicated to the service of a mysterious arcannum arcandrum [defined as 'a secret, a mystery [hall, lectures on ancient philosophy, p. 433] there are many men within freemasonry who are well-meaning and they make up the visible or "good works" organization of freemasonry. they also have no knowledge of the invisible organization within freemasonry. albert pike said som

not capable of accepting the truth that inner-core, invisible freemasonry really worships and serves satan, then such truth would become "deadly" to you. therefore "fictions are necessary" so visible masons would not be so devastated that they would leave freemasonry and expose its inner secrets. there is one short paragraph that properly and concisely defines the heart and soul of the invisible fraternity of freemasonry. let us return to manly p. hall for this quote "when a mason learns the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his craft. the seething energies of lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly apply energy [the lost keys to freemasonry

chmond, virginia, 1976, p. 48; emphasis added] the scottish rite journal praised manly p. hall in 1990 as "masonry's greatest philosopher. some masons may not have ever heard of manly p. hall; yet you can see his book was published by the macoy publishing and masonic supply company. the only reason this high-ranking mason had never heard of manly p. hall is that hall was a leader of the invisible fraternity, while this mason was participating in the visible fraternity! i hope you understand just what it is i am teaching you here. a majority of masons have been kept in ignorance all along. if you would like to go further you can go to the publishing and distribution house of invisible freemasonry, kessinger's freemasonry and occult publishing; kessinger's publishes all the old, formerly ver

her you can go to the publishing and distribution house of invisible freemasonry, kessinger's freemasonry and occult publishing; kessinger's publishes all the old, formerly very secret masonic books of the invisible society. you are encouraged to pursue the subjects they have listed at the very bottom of their home page, noting the extremely satanic, anti-christian subjects of which the invisible fraternity is comprised. below are a few of these subjects as kessinger's has listed them: this is the heart and soul of the invisible, inner fraternity. the absolute darkest part of this heart is phallicism, worshipping the erect male sex organ. the obelisk is the major symbol for this worship, which is why you see obelisks everywhere associated with freemasonry! it is time to stop being deceived

the worshippers of the obelisk, also known as baal worshippers. thus, the invisible freemasonry is devoted to the obelisk worship so forbidden by god as to be worthy of the death penalty. keep this in mind the next time you contemplate the washington monument! finally, serpent worship takes us directly into hell itself, for satan stands directly behind this form of worship. this is the invisible fraternity of freemasonry, and i bet you never knew it existed, did you? washington d.c. and masonic/luciferic symbology. there is much more to ufos then unidentified flying objects and aliens. people must understand the spiritual side of what is going on. these "gods" haven't left us. they live among us, controlling us via mind control tactics. i would trust that you would study the entire site

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i was pardoned. she suspended me for some months for writing sane occultism, and finally turned me out because certain symbols had not appeared in my aura a perfectly unanswerable charge. however, i transferred again to yet another section of the order, where, for the first time, i saw justice done to what is, in my opinion, a very great system, and continued my studies without interruption. the fraternity of the inner light" was founded by me in agreement with mrs. mathers, to be an outer court to the "golden dawn" system. all went well at first, and i was in high favour; but presently i fell from grace; why i never knew. no specific charges were ever made against me, save that of not having the proper symbols in my aura. finally i was turned out without reason assigned, save the ridicul

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s will find, in mr. regardie's books, the keys they need. i, for one, wish them godspeed on their journey; and may they find the stone of the wise; the summum bonum; true wisdom; perfect happinefemystical qabala page 1 the mystical qabalah mystical qabala page 2 foreword the tree of life forms the ground-plan of the western esoteric tradition and is the system upon which pupils are trained in the fraternity of the inner light. the transliteration of hebrew words into english is the subject of much diversity of opinion, every scholar appearing to have his own system. in these pages i have availed myself of the alphabetical table given by macgregor mathers in the kabba/ah unveiled because this book is the one generally used by esoteric students. he himself does not adhere to his own table sy

he roman church does not lie in charter, but in function. it is powerful, not because peter received the keys (which he probably didn't, but because it [page 244] knows its job. there is no reason why priests of the anglican communion should not work with power if they apply the principles i have explained in these pages. in the guild of the master jesus, which is part of my own organisation, the fraternity of the inner light, we work the mass with power because we apply these principles. when we first started we were offered apostolic succession for out ministrants, but declined it because we felt that it was better to use our knowledge to make the contacts anew on our own account than to receive apostolic succession from a source that was not above suspicion, and experience has justified

h is the exact opposite to what everyone else tries to do. nevertheless, it is a farsighted proceeding, for a boom always topples over into a depression, and a depression issues forth into a boom. this has happened so often even within living memory that one would have thought speculators would have learnt the lessons of history, but they never do. it was a knowledge of this fact that enabled the fraternity of the inner light to be piloted steadily amidst the post-war difficulties, and come through without having to curtail any of its activities. there are times when it is necessary to be modest in order to be solvent; but there are times when one can launch out boldly, despite all outward seeming, because one knows that the tide is rising under one. 108. these four cards, then, give a ver

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he psychic attack. life is a strange thing at best, and many things that are stranger than usual can happen to those who move in occult circles. chapter x 51 of 103 non-occult dangers of the black lodge the facts considered in the previous chapter, though they should make us exceedingly careful in weighing evidence, must not blind us to the fact that there are black sheep in every fold and that a fraternity which started out with the best of intentions may quite inadvertently, through the ignorance or imperfections of its leaders, begin to drift on to the left-hand path. perfectly innocent people enter it when it is in process of drifting but not yet avowedly black, and may find themselves in waters that are unpleasantly dirty, even if not actually dangerous. the esoteric dangers will be s

organisation, the issue may be complicated by an admixture of methods that belong to another plane. we must always remember that a lodge may not necessarily have been formed for the express purpose of evading the law; it may have started with a perfectly legitimate end in view, and have been exploited by evil-doers for their own purposes, for, owing to the secretive nature of its proceedings, the fraternity form of organisation lends itself to various forms of law-breaking. one occult organisation is well known to have been involved in the drug traffic, another is riddled with unnatural vice. a third degenerated into what was little better than a house of ill-fame, and its head was an expert abortionist. others have been involved in subversive politics. those who join fraternities without

our on excessive contributions to "movements" it goes without saying, that no rightly conducted organisation would consent to augment its funds at the expense of the ruin of one of its members. it must, of course, equally protect itself against capriciousness and spite and the machinations of the kind of mentality that tries to buy influence by subscriptions. it has always been our custom, in the fraternity of the inner light, to insist that any woman who proposes to give a large donation should consult her financial adviser before doing so. for one reason or another we have refused upwards of twenty-five thousand pounds during the last seven years. nor have we had any reason at regret having done so. the strength of an occult organisation does not lie upon the physical plane. it is well k

rious times have been implicated in politics, as witness the theosophical society's association with indian political movements; but we must bear in mind that one generation's revolutionaries are the next generation's reactionaries. after all, politics are a matter of opinion, and even the people we disagree with may turn out to be right in the end. i, personally, am of the opinion that an occult fraternity is extremely ill-advised to concern itself with politics for reasons which i have stated in 54 of 103 another of my books, sane occultism, and which i will not enter upon now, as they are not relevant to these pages. but as folk from time immemorial have banded themselves together for political action we cannot very well take exception to what the law permits. people who join an organis

ves of brittany, the stories of magic in classical literature, and finally, travellers' accounts of the practices of primitive people all over the world, all corroborate each other, agreeing as to the phenomena described, the explanations given by the witches of their methods, and the broad divisions into which the phenomena fall. we must first take account of the use of drugs, of which the black fraternity in all ages have possessed a remarkable knowledge. potions, unguents and fumigations were used extensively, and among all the weird and wonderful ingredients of which they were composed we now and again find substances which are known to be medicinally potent. the poppy which gives sleep and dreams, hemp which gives visions, datura which produces loss of memory, blighted grains which pr

know something of the efficacy of curses, we have only to consider the record of the men who were connected with the opening of the famous tut-ankh-amen tomb. there are many other cases equally well authenticated. one can become exposed to occult unpleasantness either by thwarting or in some other way falling foul of an un scrupulous occultist, or by getting oneself involved with a dubious occult fraternity. in the case of a quarrel with an occultist, in addition to the ordinary human motives for an abuse of power, one has to reckon with the fact that an adept who is not of the whitest nearly always suffers from that unpleasant psychic disease of "hypertrophied ego" he will love power for its own sake, and take any defection on the part of an erstwhile follower, or any resistance to his im

he degeneration of the greek mysteries. i have dealt with these subjects in some detail in another book of mine, sane occultism. particulars of the actual cases can be found by reference to the files of truth, the journal already referred to. chapter xiv the motives of psychic attack. ii it is a matter of general knowledge among occultists that it is not a pleasant thing to fall foul of an occult fraternity of which one has been made a member by means of a ceremonial initiation and to which one is bound by oaths. as we have already seen, the malignant mind of a trained occultist is a nasty weapon; how much more so the group-mind formed out of a number of trained minds, especially if concentrated by means of ritual? but in addition to the individual mental force of the members of a fraterni

alty in the event of a breach of faith, and calls upon some being to exact the penalty. some of these oaths are most formidable affairs, and they are administered with every circumstance of solemnity that stage management can devise. the way in which the occult fraternities have succeeded in preserving their secrets shows how seldom these oaths are broken. in the event of a dispute with an occult fraternity, the force invoked in this oath may come into action automatically. if the recalcitrant brother is in the spirit of the tradition and it is his chiefs who are at fault, the power invoked in the oath will be a potent protective influence with which the chiefs themselves will collide. if, on the other hand, he breaks faith with the mysteries, this avenging punitive current will come into

th. this fact explains many important occult phenomena. it is the real key to marriage, and explains many facts in the relationship of parent and child. it also accounts for some important aspects of the relation of pupil and teacher. but not only is it possible for a rapport to be established between two individuals, but between an individual and a group. this fact plays an important part in all fraternity work. it is also possible to establish rapport between a human being and other kingdoms of nature; with discarnate entities, superhuman beings, and, in fact, with any form of life with which an individual can form a sympathetic understanding. there must be some ground of sympathy as the basis for the formation of a rapport, but once formed, it can be developed almost indefinitely. it is

idealism, and a set of symbols which, if not common to all sections, are readily translatable by means of well-understood equivalents. the position in the occult field is analogous to that of protestant christianity, not roman christianity. occultism has no pope. nor do i think that bolshevism ever gained any foothold in the lodges, though i believe it tried; as witness the application to my own fraternity. the average occultist is not interested in politics, his concern is with things invisible. moreover, the occult fraternities are too inco-ordinated and scattered to be formidable political weapons even if they were imbued with bolshevism. it has also been said that the occult fraternities are controlled by the jews in the interests of zionism. this is quite untrue. there are very few j

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ers to assist those of the neighborhood in the work. a master was chosen, who superintended the whole, and every tenth man was a warden with authority over the rest. it followed, therefore, that a mason, after serving his apprenticeship, could not settle down, like other craftsmen, among his neighbors, but was obliged to travel in order to find employment. it was advisable that all members of the fraternity should possess the means of making themselves iv introduction known to one another and thus avoid the necessity of proving their skill as craftsmen. in order to do so, and to enable a mason to claim the hospitality of his brother masons, a system of symbols was devised, in which every mason was initiated and which he was pledged to keep secret. the term "free" as applied to the craft, a

ents of all the lodges that were formed in different parts of great britain. the admirable character of the order was attested in 1799, when in the act passed in england for the suppression of secret societies, free masonry was the only one excepted from the operation of the law. a grand lodge was formed in london in 1717, with power to grant charters to other lodges, and the constitutions of the fraternity were first published under its sanction. from this fountain free masonry has spread to every quarter of the globe. now and then we masons are amused by statements concerning female members of our order. some years ago it was claimed by a number of newspapers that a certain famous woman sculptor of washington was a free mason. the writer of this asked for the name of the lodge in which s

s that fact did not influence him in retaining rayner. perhaps it did. the public school system of north carolina was established about 1840. the success of the beneficent movement was largely due to the masons of the state. the grand lodge in 1842 appointed a committee to inquire into the expediency of establishing a seminary of learning for the benefit of the poor children of the members of the fraternity and for such others as the means would permit. some time later, hiram lodge, no. 40, pledged itself to contribute fifty dollars annually, in addition to the individual subscriptions for such purpose, the latter amounting to a considerable sum. an interesting fact or two should be noted at this point. down to 1844, nearly all the business of the lodge was transacted on the entered appren

ve successes that had come to their arms. there was thankfulness, too, that the long, terrible war had come to an end. brother nichols relates that after he had obtained protection for his family, as did many others, he set out with another mason to secure, if possible, a guard of protection to masonic hall. the provost-marshal to whom they applied was not a mason and was not disposed to show the fraternity any consideration. while he was making curt inquiries as to the loyalty of the order, a young major came forward and asked the provost-marshal to assign to him the duty of protecting the interests of-masons of raleigh. this was done, and not the slightest molestation of masonic prop- erty occurred. on friday night, april 14, 1865, the saddest calamity a typical lodge 129 that ever befel

of my staff were masons, and i know they frequently did many things that seemed to give them extra pleasure for the unfortunate on the other side. i was sure the institution was full of good works, and although i was only a poor soldier who tried to do his duty, without being a mason, i believed the organization was based upon christian principles, and was always in sympathy with the work of the fraternity" a lively time 165 in some respects the most peculiar interest attaches to the narrative of captain henry c. lee, for it will be remembered that he was the one who recognized the masonic call of captain bliss when driven to the last extremity, and by instantly responding saved him from certain death. captain lee at that time was in his twenty-third year, so that he could not have been a

ation, even if no personal harm was meditated against him. the guilty parties should have been punished with the utmost rigor of the law. among the thousands who hotly condemned the crime were leading free masons, who gave their help to running down the criminals. as is invariably the case, the innocent had to suffer for the guilty. public meetings were held in batavia and elsewhere, in which the fraternity was denounced in the fiercest terms. only those who lived in the border states at the outbreak of the civil war can form any idea of the irrestrainable rage that was stirred to its depths. although governor de witt clinton was a prominent mason, he issued a proclamation, october 7, 1826, calling upon all officers and ministers of justice to use the most efficient measures to arrest the

dismissed the carriage and made their way to the fort, which was near at hand. beyond this it was impossible fo trace the parties farther. with them disappeared william morgan. in arriving at a .clear judgment of the truth concerning this lamentable affair\ it must be borne in mind that naturally 200 the abduction of william morgan both parties to the controversy were biased. the accusers of the fraternity were impulsive, hot headed, intemperate and unjust, inasmuch as they laid the blame at the door of the order, when in truth the vast majority condemned the crime as warmly as their opponents. on the other hand, the free masons labored to make the case as favorable as they could. by that is meant that they insisted that no personal harm was intended or ever perpetrated against the man, w

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g maharishi mehesh yogi, satya sai baba, and guru maharaj ji have a following. the new age movement has been particularly strong in south africa, mostly among the white population, and has provoked the appearance of a reactionary anti-new age effort. most interesting has been the emergence of new indigenous african metaphysical movements. typical of these are the spiritual fellowship and the esom fraternity company, both operating in nigeria. the latter, for example, has established a training school specializing in the healing arts and sciences and what is called a cosmic hospital. the spiritual fellowship grew out of the literary efforts of a. peter akpan, who has developed an eclectic program of spiritual development aimed at attaining the higher levels of consciousness. yogi kane is a

e pueblo of zuni actually do in sacred rites, occasionally rupturing the oesophagus in the ordeal of forcing a stick into the stomach. special societies which practice magic, having for their chief object rainmaking and the cure of disease, exist among the southwestern tribes. swallowing sticks, arrows, etc, eating and walking on fire, and trampling on cactus, are performed by members of the same fraternity. magicians are usually men; but among the aborigines of the mosquito coast in central america, they are often women who are called sukias, and are said to exercise great power. according to hewitt, iroquois women are reported traditionally to have been magicians. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. america, united states of 37 a trick of the juggler among many tribes of t

es efforts to found the order to 1909 when he met with french rosicrucians at toulouse for his original initiation. upon his return to america, he began holding meetings. amorc headquarters moved to florida and then in the early 1920s to san jose, california, where it is now located. here lewis and the order, which were becoming well known due to a publicity campaign, were sued by the rosicrucian fraternity under the leadership of r. swinburne clymer. the courts, as an outcome of the case, acknowledged the amorc as the legitimate rosicrucian order and since then the phrase has been trademarked by the group. the amorc teaches that god created the universe according to a set of immutable laws. human beings succeed in this life through attaining mastership, the ability to bring into material

cially the kabala, the jewish mystical system. during his last days in tubingen he finished and anonymously published the fama fraternitatis, the first of his rosicrucian publications. the following year he published the confessio, soon to be followed by the chemical marriage. by this time he had moved to vaihingen as the church s deacon. andrae s three volumes announced the existence of a secret fraternity founded by christian rosencreutz, a high occult initiate. the order had supposedly been founded a century earlier and was only now being made public. the documents further invited inquiries from interested readers but failed to give an address or location for the fraternity. over the next decades, many would look in vain for the group. in 1619 andrae published a short work, the tower of

babenhausen, bavaria, where he moved in 1650 to become the local abbot. he died on january 27, 1654, at stuttgart. andrae s writings have become the source of intense controversy in the centuries since his death. some came to believe that he wrote about the society as a hoax, while others just as firmly believed that he was exposing a real organization. frustrated at their inability to locate the fraternity, people responded to various occultists who came forward as representatives of the rosicrucians, a practice which has continued into the twentieth century. rosicrucian orders have been founded in every century, and beginning with the founding of the rosicrucian fraternity in the mid-nineteenth century, no fewer than ten currently existing rosicrucian groups have been founded. in 1968 an

ooks. his chart interpretation handbook has proved a popular beginning text as it attempts a more sophisticated approach to interpretation centered on an understanding of the overall relationship of the various elements of the horoscope. arroyo has emerged in the 1990s as one of the most internationally honored astrologers. his work has been recognized by the british astrological association, the fraternity of canadian astrologers, and the united astrology conference. sources: arroyo, stephen. astrology, karma, and transformation. reno, nev: crcs, 1978. astrology, psychology, and the four elements. reno, nev: crcs, 1975. the practice and profession of astrology. sebastopol, calif: crcs, 1985. practicing the cosmic science: key insights in modern astrology. sebastopol, calif: crcs, 1999. re

mporary school of ritual magic, is a sensitive psychic who came from a family of psychics. as a youth, she studied at the royal academy of dramatic art and later at trinity college, the course of her education being interrupted by an early brief marriage. she later studied fencing, through which she met her second husband, whom she married in 1957. around 1963, the pair came into contact with the fraternity of the inner light, the magical organization founded by dion fortune. they took the study course and were formally initiated in 1967. they also came to know william e. butler and gareth knight, both former members of the fraternity, and took the course of magic the pair developed, then known as the helios course. taking the course led to their break with the fraternity. they continued t

logy, psychical research, and related topics to italian parapsychological groups and the general public and secondarily to support new research on paranormal phenomena by individuals. it publishes a journal, metapsichica, considered by many as italy s finest psychical research periodical. the association may be contacted at via s. vittore 1920123, milano, italy. astara astara is a hermetic occult fraternity founded in 1951 by robert and earlyne chaney, both former spiritualists. as a young medium, robert chaney had been active in the spiritualist community in the midwest in the 1930s and 1940s and was one of the founders of the spiritualist episcopal church in 1941. he became somewhat alienated from spiritualism after reading theosophical and hermetic literature and accepting some ideas, s

st of 13 children. his father, viktor bardon, was a mystic. as a youth, franz sought some illumination and finally felt an advanced soul entering his body and providing him with his first initiatory experiences. in the 1920s and 1930s he worked as a stage magician under the name frabato. he also became an accomplished practitioner of real magic. it has been alleged that bardon was a member of the fraternity of saturn in germany prior to its being disbanded by the nazis in the mid-1930s. however, no proof of that association has been produced. in 1941 he was arrested by the nazis and after refusing to assist hitler magically, was imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. he escaped his execution when the allies bombed the camp where he was confined. he escaped and spent the rest of w

alismans of precious stones, medicines rendered powerful by spells and philters and enchanted drinks. the use of herbs and chemicals, which later became the foundation of modern curative science, then had more enchanted and symbolic significance when they were first prescribed by magicians. folk history surely exaggerated its intimations that the followers of the black art swarmed everywhere. the fraternity had grades from the pretenders, charlatans, and diviners of the common people to the various secret societies and orders of initiates, among whom were kings, queens, popes, and dignitaries of church and state. in these advanced levels, knowledge and ritual were carefully cherished and preserved in manuscripts, some of which still exist. these ancient grimoires, variously termed the blac

other devotions, especially any christian elements in their past. the pact was then signed in blood (see satanism) brotherhood of the trowel a whimsical masonic society founded in florence, italy, in 1512, composed of eminent architects, sculptors, and painters. its emblems were the trowel, the gavel, and the square, and its patron was st. andrew. the society may have been an offshoot of an older fraternity of traveling masons. the rites are believed to have been a travesty of genuine masonry, culminating in a banquet. the society existed until 1737. brotherhood of the white temple the brotherhood of the white temple is a theosophical occult organization founded in 1903 in denver, colorado, by maurice doreal (d. 1963, the religious name of claude doggins. a lifelong student of the occult

he worked for many years as an engineer (1929.56. from 1956 to 1963 he was a member of the technical staff in charge of physical chemistry, department workshop, at university of southampton, england. he began experimenting with magical studies as a child and studied yoga while stationed in india with the british army. in england, he became associated for a time with occultist dion fortune and her fraternity of the inner light. in 1954 butler was active in the southampton group of the churches fellowship for psychical and spiritual studies. his teachings and many books formed the substance of the magical servants of the light association. his the magician: his training and work (1959) is a classic text for basic magical training. burt, sir cyril (lodowic) encyclopedia of occultism& parapsyc

2018 allison way, berkeley, ca 94704. it publishes a tabloid newspaper, the psychic reader, which in 1986 had superseded its earlier periodical, this is your psychic life. deja vu publishing is an independent associated publishing concern. sources: psychic reader. berkeley, calif, n.d. church of illumination closely associated with the fraternitas rosae crucis, which is a very elite and exclusive fraternity, the church of illumination operates as an outer court that interacts with the general public. the church s program centers upon the establishment of the manistic age, during which the equality of male and female will be fully recognized. during this age a new world teacher will arise who will teach the five fundamentals: as ye sow so shall ye reap; talents as gifts and responsibilities

on. he began pearls of wisdom, a weekly periodical, as a means of disseminating the messages of the masters to the public. in 1961 prophet was joined by elizabeth clare wulf, whom he eventually married and who, after a period of training, was also named a messenger of the brotherhood. the church developed through several stages, beginning in 1962 with the establishment of the keepers of the flame fraternity at the suggestion of ascended master saint germain. the fraternity was created from among those who received the pearls of wisdom, who especially dedicated themselves to the freedom and enlightenment of humanity. in 1966 the headquarters of the church was moved to colorado springs, colorado. in 1971 summit university was founded to provide more intensive and systematic training in the t

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sites, http//www.madonnaministry.org, and http/ www.paradigm-sys.com/madionnanews. sources: madonna ministry. http//www.madonnaministry.org. april 4, 2000. madre natura an old and powerful secret society of italy whose members worshiped and idealized nature. it seems to have been founded by members of the ancient italian priesthood. it had a tradition that one of the popes became a member of the fraternity, and there appears to be some documentary evidence for this claim. the society accepted the allegorical interpretation that the neoplatonists placed upon the pagan creeds during the first ages of christianity. maeterlinck, maurice (1862.1949) famous belgian writer and poet and winner of the nobel prize in literature in 1911. he was born in ghent, belgium, on august 29, 1862, and educate

uscript of the rosicrucians (under the pseudonym omnis moriar) at cologne, germany, to have been founded in that city in the year 1115. in the rosenkreutzer in seiner blosse (1786) of f. g. e. weise, it was stated that the initiates wore a triangle, symbolizing power, wisdom, and love. the more exalted orders among them were called mage or wise masters, and these held the greater mysteries of the fraternity. they were masters of secret sciences and achieved feats that seemed supernatural. magical vestments and appurtenances the practice of magic generally prescribes various items of clothing and accessories as needful adjuncts to magical rites, in part to assist the magician in imagining himself/herself to be in an otherworldly setting. their color, name, form, and substance, which were sy

ume the substance of two pamphlets already published in german but which, in view of their importance, were translated into latin for the benefit of the european literati. the first pamphlet was entitled colloquium rhodostauroticum trium personarium per famem et confessionem quodamodo revelatam de fraternitate rosoe crucis. the second was an echo colloquii by hilarion on behalf of the rosicrucian fraternity. from these pamphlets it appears that maier considered himself a member of the mystical order. he became the most profuse writer on alchemy of his time. most of his works, many of which are adorned with curious plates, are obscure with the exception of his rosicrucian apologies. maimonides, rabbi moses (1135.1204) a great spanish-hebrew philosopher, theologian, and author of the guide f

erred to the secret jews of portugal and spain in the fifteenth century, who converted to christianity when their religion was outlawed, but who continued to practice their religion in the privacy of their families. the existence of such jews was amply demonstrated by jews who migrated and soon afterward reemerged to practice publicly the jewish faith. the term was also applied to a jewish secret fraternity that arose in spain in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. its members met in the greatest secrecy at inns, and used grips, signs, and passwords (see freemasons magazine 3 [1860: 416. the term marranos (hogs) was used contemptuously at the time to denote moors and jews. marcellus empiricus (ca. 395 c.e) a gallic-roman writer born at bordeaux in the fourth century. he was magister of

, 1906. miller, ellora fogle (mrs. r. dewitt miller (1913.1982) writer in the fields of publicity and psychical research. she was born june 8, 1913, in philadelphia, pennsylvania, and studied at the university of southern california (m.a, 1945. she was a staff member of the publicity department of young& rubicam, hollywood, california, and national editor of the baton (the publication of phi beta fraternity (1953.56, and afterward director of honors for the phi beta fraternity. in 1937 she married r. dewitt miller (1910.1958, with whom she collaborated on two books and several articles concerned with psychical research. ellora miller died in october 1982. sources: miller, r. dewitt, and ellora f. miller. forgotten mysteries. chicago: cloud inc, 1947. you do take it with you. new york: cita

ing saucer religious movement that originated in france in 1973 from the claims of contact with extraterrestrials by former motor-racing journalist claude vorilhon. vorilhon claimed that on december 1, 1973, he encountered a small humanoid being who arrived on earth in a spacecraft. the entity, addressing him in french, told vorilhon that he had been chosen to spread a message of love, peace, and fraternity to all people. the substance of their continued contacts was published in 1974 in the message given to me by extra-terrestrials (originally published in french. vorilhon was given a new name, rael, by the extraterrestrials. according to the space beings, humankind is the product of experiments by an extraterrestrial race, the elohim (a hebrew term generally translated in the bible as go

ora beverly, a black woman who claimed descent from madagascan royalty. at age 16 he went to sea, but this career ended five years later, when he was injured in an accident. he settled in philadelphia and worked as a barber, while he trained as an eclectic (natural) physician and avidly studied magnetism and spiritualism. he later claimed to have been named the supreme hierarch of the rosicrucian fraternity in 1846. randolph, who traveled to europe in 1854, claimed that he met occult magician eliphas levi and began a relationship with the european rosicrucians (a claim which can neither be proven nor contradicted. in 1858, on a trip to england, he was made the supreme grand master of the western world and knight of l ordre du lis. following this trip he founded the first modern rosicrucian

cian and mesmerist, randolph developed ways to cure the blockages to the production of this fluid. his final words on this topic were published in 1874 in his last book, eulis! the history of love (later reprinted under the title affectional alchemy. two years earlier he had been brought to trial in boston, charged with advocating free love, but he was found not guilty. in 1874 he reorganized the fraternity for the last time. that same year randolph married, and his wife bore a son, osiris budha randolph, for whom randolph had great hopes. however, on july 29, 1875, despair overcame him, and for reasons not altogether understood, he killed himself. he was succeeded as head of the fraternity by freeman b. dowd and later edward h. brown and r. swinburne clymer. under clymer s leadership, the

last time. that same year randolph married, and his wife bore a son, osiris budha randolph, for whom randolph had great hopes. however, on july 29, 1875, despair overcame him, and for reasons not altogether understood, he killed himself. he was succeeded as head of the fraternity by freeman b. dowd and later edward h. brown and r. swinburne clymer. under clymer s leadership, the largely moribund fraternity was brought back to life and has since enjoyed a successful existence, though because of a rule against advertising itself, it has remained less known than some other groups. randolph is one of the lesser known but more important occult leaders of the nineteenth century. his many books were encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. randolph, paschal beverly 1283 widely read. ra

, the nature of satanism and the activities of witches, especially their sexual lives. following the lead of the witches hammer, the fountainhead of witch-hunting books, remy assumed that witches are worshipping satan. he also assumed that a sexual relationship with his infernal majesty was essential to the witchcraft rites as were illicit relationships with other members of the secret witchcraft fraternity. the strength of remy s text was the material he brought from his personal involvement with numerous cases. his own personal reflections gave the volume an air of authority that previous witch-hunting volumes had lacked, which accounts for its widespread acceptance as a standard authority on the subject. remy argued that the influence of satan was everywhere, in fact that whatever was o

ars of the empire, to a frenzied search for new gods, borrowed from various countries rome had conquered. in times of misfortune and disaster, the romans were always ready to utilize a non-roman deity if his or her favors promised more than those of their own deities. although there was a strong conservative element in the populous, and the custom of the elders was strongly upheld by the priestly fraternity, this usually gave way before the momentary impulses of the people. thus, as a rock shows its geological history by its differing strata, so the theogony of the roman gods tells its tale of the race that conceived it. there are prehistoric nature deities, borrowed from indigenous tribes; gods of the sabines, from whom the young colony stole its wives; gods of the etruscans, and of the e

24. waite s writing on the rosicrucians laid the groundwork for serious study of the subject. prior to that, a great deal had been written concerning rosicrucianism by people claiming to be rosicrucians or representatives of the brotherhood, including the most questionable volume by hargrave jennings, the rosicrucians: their rites and mysteries (1870. it was typical of many writings regarding the fraternity of the rosy cross, and as the westminster review wittily commented in its notice of the volume, it dealt with practically everything under the sun except the rosicrucians. in contrast, working as a critical historian, waite gathered all that could be known regarding rosicrucians at that time. assembling all the relevant manuscripts, some of which he discovered, he was the first to put t

evant manuscripts, some of which he discovered, he was the first to put together a believable account of the origins of this branch of the occult world. the name rosicrucian appears to have been unknown before the year 1598. the movement originated in germany, where, in the town of cassel in the year 1614, the public was surprised by the publication of a pamphlet bearing the title the fama of the fraternity of the meritorious order of the rosy cross addressed to the learned in general and the governors of europe. it purported to be a message from certain anonymous adepts who were deeply concerned for the condition of humankind and who greatly desired its moral renewal and perfection. it proposed that all men of learning throughout the world should join forces for the establishment of a syn

ies of the old world to be discredited. it pointed out that a reformation had taken place in religion, that the church had been cleansed, and that a similar new career was now open to science. all this was to be brought about by the assistance of the illuminated brotherhood, the children of light who had been initiated in the mysteries of the grand orient and would lead the age of perfection. the fraternity supplied what purported to be an account of its history. the head and front of the movement was one c. r. c, a magic hierophant of the highest rank, who at age five had been placed in a convent where he studied the humanities. at age 15, he had accompanied one frater (brother) p. a. l. on his travels to the holy land. to the great grief of c. r. c, frater p. a. l. died at cyprus, but c

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ewhat reminiscent of giordano bruno's spaccio which boccahni might have known, since bruno's books were distributed in venice.4 published at venice in 1612-13, boccalini's work promulgates the pro-french, anti-spanish, liberal line of thinking, under an extremely thin mythological 1 p. arnold, histoire des rose-croix et les origines de la franc-maconnerie, paris, 1955, pp. 166-7, thinks that the "fraternity" had no real existence. this book gives the myths about the rosicrucians in a critical spirit, together with much valuable new research about the german circles in which they originated. 2 m. mersenne, la verite des sciences, paris, 1625, pp. 566-7; cf. mersenne, correspondance, ed. waard and pintard, paris, 1932, i, pp. 154-5- 3 allgemeine und general reformation der gantzen weiten wel

nfined themselves to regulating the price of cabbages, sprats, and pumpkins. in striking contrast to the sophisticated disillusion, the bitter irony, of the weary venetian liberal is the "fama fraternitas, or the rosicrucian manifesto which follows the german translation of the extract from boccalini. the latter is as naive and incoherent as the former is experienced and lucid. we gather that the fraternity of the rosy cross was founded by one christian rosencreutz, a german, who was educated in a monastery and afterwards travelled widely, particularly in the east.1 the magia and cabala of the wise men with whom he conferred at fez was not altogether pure "but notwithstanding, he knew how to make good use of the same, and found still better grounds for his faith, altogether agreeable with

red with geometrical diagrams, and the like.4 the brethren possess some of the books of paracelsus.5 amongst the articles to which they agree are that none of them should profess any other thing than to cure the sick, and that gratis; that they should not wear a distinctive habit but follow the custom of the country they are in; that the word r.c. should be their seal mark and character; that the fraternity should remain secret for one hundred years.6 1 wake's translation, op. cit, pp. 66 ff. christian rosencreuz is here alluded to as "brother c.r.c. 2 ibid, p. 68. 3 ibid, p. 67* ibid, pp. 75-7. 5 ibid, p. 78. 6 ibid, p. 73. 410 after hermes trismegistus was dated the only thing which seems to connect the "fama" with the translation from boccalini with which it is yoked is that the rosicru

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nded in thee, we may glorify thy holy name and as thou hast taught us, in thy holy word, that all our doings, withoutcharity, are nothing worth; send thy holy spirit, and pour into our hearts the most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee. bless and prosper, we pray thee, every branch and member of this our fraternity, throughout the habitable earth. may thy kingdom of peace, love and harmony come. may thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and the whole world be filled with thy glory. amen. response. so mote it be. charge at opening a lodge behold! how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! it is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the be

ithin the state of maine for the year past; that, unbiased by friends, and uninfluenced by mercenary motives, he freely and voluntarily offers himself a candidate for the mysteries of freemasonry; that if admitted he will cheerfully conform to all the ancient established usages and customs of the maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (5 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:54 am] fraternity; that he knows no physical, legal or moral reason which should prevent his becoming a freemason; and that he has before offered himself as a candidate to any lodge [deposit] we hereby certify, that we are personally acquainted with mr__above named, and do hereby recommend and propose him as a worthy candidate for the mysteries of masonry, and that the statements in his petition as to hi

upon your honor, before these witnesses that you are prompted to solicit the privileges of masonry, by a favorable opinion conceived of the institution, a desire for knowledge, and a sincere wish to be serviceable to your fellowcreatures? iii. do you seriously declare upon your honor, before these witnesses, that you will cheerfully conform to all the ancient established usages and customs of the fraternity? forms of prayer suitable to be used at the reception of a candidate i. vouchsafe thine aid, almighty father of the universe, to this present convention; and grant that this candidate for masonry may dedicate and devote his life to thy service, and become a true and faithful brother among us. endue him with a competency ofthy divine wisdom, that, by the influence of the pure principles

kin, or white leather apron. is an emblem of innocence, and the badge of a mason; more ancient than the golden fleece or roman eagle; more honorable than the star and garter, or any other order that can be conferred upon you at this or any future period, by king, prince, potentate, or any other person, except he be a mason, and which i hope you will wear with pleasure to yourself and honor to the fraternity. the twentyfour inch gauge. is an instrument made use of by operative masons to measure and lay out their work; but we, as free and accepted masons, are taught to make use of it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our time. it being divided into twentyfour equal parts, is emblematical of the twentyfour hours of the day, which we are taught to divide into three equal part

conformable to its precepts. no institution was ever raised on a better principle, or more solid foundation; nor were ever more excellent rules and useful maxims laid down, than are inculcated in the several masonic lectures. the greatest and best of men in all ages have been encouragers and promoters of the art, and have never deemed it derogatory from their dignity to level themselves with the fraternity, extend their privileges, and patronize their assemblies. there are three great duties, which, as a mason, you are charged to inculcate to god, your neighbor, and yourself. to god, in never maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (12 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:55 am] mentioning his name but with that reverential awe which is due from a creature to his creator; t

nd magnificent, and constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing ravages of barbarous force. freemasonry, notwithstanding, still survives. the attentive ear receives the sound from the instructive tongue, and the mysteries of masonry are safely lodged in the repository of faithful breasts. tools and implements of architecturesymbols most expressivehave been selected by the fraternity to imprint on the memory wise and serious truths; and thus, through a succession of ages, are transmitted, unimpaired, the most excellent tenets of our institution. charge at initiation into the second degree. brother: being advanced to the second degree of masonry, we congratulate you on your preferment. the internal, and not the external, qualifications of a man are what masonry regar

uty, honor and gratitude to be faithful to your trust; to support the dignity of your character on every occasion; and to enforce, by precept and example, obedience to the tenets of the order. in the character of a master mason, you are authorized to correct the errors and irregularities of your uninformed brethren, and to guard them against a breach of fidelity. to preserve the reputation of the fraternity unsullied, must be your constant care; and for this purpose it is your province to recommend to your inferiors obedience and submission; to your equals, courtesy and affability; to your superiors, kindness and condescension. universal benevolence you are always to inculcate; and, by the regularity of your own behavior, afford the best example for the conduct of others less informed. the

arity of your own behavior, afford the best example for the conduct of others less informed. the ancient landmarks of the order, entrusted to your care, you are carefully to preserve; and never suffer maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (35 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:55 am] them to be infringed, or countenance a deviation from the established usages and customs of the fraternity. your virtue, honor and reputation are concerned in supporting with dignity the character you now bear. let no motive, therefore, make you swerve from your duty, violate your vows, or betray your trust; butbe true and faithful, and imitate the example of that celebrated artist whom you this evening represeni thus you will render yourself deserving of the honor which we have conferred, a

stallation of master.ins. officer. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (38 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:55 am] brother marshal, you will present to me the master elect of__lodge. marshal worshipful master, i present brother_ to be installed master of this lodge. he has been found to be of good morals and of great skill, true and trusty, and as he is a lover of the whole fraternity, wheresoever dispersed over the face of the earth, we doubt not he will discharge his duty with fidelity. ins. officer let him face the west. brethren [and all who are present] you now behold hefore you brother who has been duly elected master of this lodge and is now presented for installation. if any one of you know aught wherefore he should not be installed into that most honorable a

y him begun. treasurer. my brother:you have been elected treasurer of this lodge, and it is with pleasure that i invest you with the jewel of your office. it is your duty to take charge of the stock and other property of the lodge, receive all moneys, keep a just and true account of the same, and pay them out by order of the worshipful master, and consent of the lodge. i trust your regard for the fraternity will prompt you to the faithful discharge of the duties of your office. secretary. my brother:you have been elected secretary of this lodge, and i now invest you with the jewel of your office. it is your duty to carefully observe the proceedings of the lodge, keep a true and perfect record of the same, receive all moneys from the hands of the brethren, and pay them to the treasurer, tak

n distinguish your conduct as men and as masons. and may the tenets of our profession be transmitted through your lodge, pure and unimpaired, from generation to generation. chapter vii. reception of visitors. maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (49 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] the reception of visitors with the honors due to their rank is an ancient custom of the fraternity, which should not be allowed to fall into disuse. it is an act of grave discourtesy to a visiting officer, to omit his formal rece tion by the lodge. 1. grand lodge. when a visit from the grand lodge is announced, the master, having opened the lodge on the third degree, stations the deacons and stewards at the sides of the door with their rods crossed, and arranges the brethren in lines

may heavenly wisdom illuminate his mind: may heavenly power give strength to his exertions; may maine masonic text book file//c /grand lodge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (70 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] heavenly goodness fill and enlarge his breast: may his feet rest upon the rock of justice: and from his hands may streams of beneficence continually flow. may his administration of the affairs of the fraternity resound to thy glory, the good of the craft and the welfare of mankind. add thy blessing upon the officers associated with him: may they be faithful and zealous in upholding the hands of their chief in all good deeds; and with ajust sense of their accountability to thee and to the craft, may they labor for the advancement of the interest of our institution. bless the grand lodge and its

odge/bluebook/bluebook1.htm (71 of 76 [11/22/1999 11:51:56 am] it will silently admonish you always to do justice to the cause of masonry, and to consult, as the exalted rank you now hold demands of you, the real interests of the institution: it will instruct you to infuse into the many lodges, of which you are now the head, the true spirit of our order; to make wise decisions for the good of the fraternity; to give due commendation to the worthy; and to rebuke those who act contrary to our laws. by immemorial usage and the irrevocable landmarks of masonry, you are invested, as grand master of masons, with powers and prerogatives which are well nigh absolute. the interests of the craft, for weal or woe, are placed in your hands during your term of office. the good resolutions which, i doub

he cardinal virtues of fortitude, prudence, temperance and justice. as a citizen, he should be loyal to his government, obedient toil, laws, prompt in the duties he owes to society, and a pattern of fidelity in all social and domestic relations. as a mason, he should cling to the old landmarks, and be sternly opposed to their infringement; be proficient in the laws, language and literature of the fraternity; be desirous to learn and apt to teach; though not for the time a workman, yet be master of the work and qualified to earn his wages; be prompt to aid and relieve, and slow to demand it; be ever mindful, that though elevated for a time above his fellows, that he is elevated by them, and that he is yet a craftsman, more sacredly bound by a craftsman's obligation; and that he should culti

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y differ from the satanist in that they hide much of the sexual content in many of their symbols. if you will remember, carl claudy was quoted on a previous page, he says that masonry has layers upon layers of meanings for the very same symbol, and you have to just keep digging until you get them all. sexual connotations have been assigned to many of the symbols that are most commonly used in the fraternity, and for which other, meanings [completely non-sexual] have been taught to the lower level mason. sexual connotations to masonic symbols sex in the "g" the letter "g" is displayed quite often in masonic symbols. the initiate is told that this letter stands for "god" and for "geometry" which the supreme architect of the universe used to design the universe. however, arthur waite, occulti

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nsusandsponsashall meet in the king's chamber, in the secret palace of the king,wheni also shall kiss the onemouthwhichi have desired since the daysof my baptism in the cool waters of the kingdom, even the kingdomoflove (p. 82).nonetheless, it isdorawhois the central character in the letters-e-machen's as well as waite's.thefirst letterofthe series,writtenby machen, is from 'a tarrying placeofthe fraternity (in fact, gambino's inrupertstreet, and it setsthetoneofall thosethatfollow:'iannounce to you267thaton monday next i shall solemnly perform and exhibit the veritable, ancient, and rectifiedriteof[lilith]whichis called [lamed] in the great bookofavalon. be, therefore, presentwithoutfail between nones and vespers, that then we may partake together225__frateravallauniusand'theroadof excess

s upon, and defences of, the putative rosicrucians. as for the myth itself, it concerned the life andworkof one christian rosencreutz, a mystic and adept of the fifteenth centurywhofounded, it wasclaimed;a secret fraternitywiththe aimofpropagating the esoteric wisdom he had acquired during his travels in theholyland, egypt, andnorthajrica. in addition to their esoteric studies, the members of his fraternity sought for spiritual development and 'practised acts ofbenevolencev-especially the healing of the sick. after the deathofchristian rosencreutz, in 1484, his body was embalmed and sealedwithinaseven-sided vault, the locationofwhich remained106 a. e.waite-magicianofmany parts _secret for 120 years until 1604,whenit was discovered by chance, opened, and found to contain not only the perfec

fter the deathofchristian rosencreutz, in 1484, his body was embalmed and sealedwithinaseven-sided vault, the locationofwhich remained106 a. e.waite-magicianofmany parts _secret for 120 years until 1604,whenit was discovered by chance, opened, and found to contain not only the perfectly preservedbody,butalso secretmanuscripts, an ever-burning lamp, and other marvels. the vault was resealedand the fraternity, revitalizedby thediscovery,continued to flourish-albeit insecret-downthrough the centuries. at various times during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries' self-styled rosicrucian bodies arose, briefly flowered, and invariably faded away, leavingnothingbehind them save greater or lesser additions to the accumulated storeofesoteric wisdom.thes.r.i.a.,267however, was significantly diff

philan thropy wereand are its ostensible objects..it preaches a natural morality, and has so little interest in mysticismthat it daily misinterprets and practically despises itsownmystical symbols (pp.403-4).healso described the titles given to the 18th degree of the ancient and acceptedriteas 'splendid inanities of occult nomenclature' and compared the degree unfavourablywiththe true rosicrucian fraternity. but in the course of a very few years his attitude had changed. in1890he returned to the subject of freemasonry267in an article forthebritishmail.'thetrue object of the masonic fraternity, he declared,differs from the aimswhichhave been ascribed to it precisely inthatway inwhicha universalinstitutionwould be expected to differ from the purpose of a fanatical craze. in its vulgar aspect

endourknowledge andnotto restrict itwithinthe present narrow limits. we consider that special attention should be given to historical and mystical research. we hold that theordershould be reconstituted and desire to reconstitute it on its original basis prior to the ascendency obtainedbyasingle chief.theorderwas established about 1885 by chiefswhowere masons and possessedhighgrades in the masonic fraternity. if these chiefs were warrantedbyathirdorder, they were inouropinion warranted as masons.theorder. at that time was ruled fromwithina body in which the masonic qualification was. requiredofjoiningmembers.theorderin respectofits rituals as well asofits government was masonic at that period and is still masonic by its rituals. it has become divorced from masonry solely through the dissens

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ed as much for political subversion as for spiritual enlightenment. such a path of revolution was abhorrent to studentsofthe occult arts and sciences in england, whatever the tradition they followed. thus, ebenezer sibly, physician and astrologer ex255 traordinary, dedicated his massiveillustrationoftheoccultsciences(1784)to the freemasons, praising the 'moral rectitude and purityofdesign'oftheir fraternity, and he took great pains to show the14thegoldendawnconformity of astrology with christianity and to urge 'the young student in astrology' to lead an upright and sober life. similarly, francis barrett, when advertising for students in the pages of his textbookofceremonial magic,themagus,orcelestialintelligencer(1801),gave as two of the purposes of his school 'to promote the discoveryof w

t-inthemagus,even though he discusses alchemy at length and promises that students of his school will 'acquire the knowledgeofthe rites, mysteries, ceremonies and principlesofthe ancient philosophers, magi, cabalists, adepts &c'.hedid, however, limit the numberofstudents to'nogreater number than twelve' and it is possible, assuming that he everhadany students, that they saw themselves as a secret fraternity and allowed others to label them as rosicrucians. certainly in1833godfrey higgins refers to contemporary rosicrucians, but these were evidently membersofa masonic rose-croix chapter, for he links them with the templars and says 'i am notofthe two orders; i have abstained from becoming a memberofthem that i might not have my tongue tied or my pen restrained by the engagements i must have

timulated a stream of replies, both attacking and defending the mysterious order while not producing one scrap of evidence for its real existence.therosicrucian myth, set out in the manifestoes, is this 'according to the "fama fraternitatis benedicti ordinis rosae crucis" and the "confessio fraternitatisrc."the notable mystic and adept known as christian rosenkreuz, the founder of the rosicrucian fraternity, was born in1378,of a noble family, and received his education in a cloister. a certain monk, p.a.l, took him as a companion on a journey to the holy land; they reached cyprus, and there p.a.l. died. christian rosenkreuz, however, went on alone to damascus, and to the sanctuary ofmountcarmel where he studied with the wise men, from thence to egypt, to fez and then to spain, learning in

tres g.v, la (who, it was noted, was not a german) and1.0.,and instructed them fully in the precious resultsofhis travels, and so these four fratres founded the 'fraternityofthe rose and cross'.theymade a magical alphabet, language and dictionary, and wrote the books m (magicon, axiomata, rotamundiand protheus; they also designed and built the house called'domussancti spiritus' as the home of the fraternity. after a few years a second circle of four other fratres was formed; these werecr.,the sonofthe deceased father's brotherofcr.,b, a skilful painter,g.g.andpd.,who acted as secretary to the others. while two fratres always remained with the foundercr.,the others went about doing good, relieving the poor and sick and collecting further knowledge.thefraternity then was a society of student

s:1.to profess nothing,but to cure the sick, and thatfreely.2.to wear onlythe usual dress of the countryin whichthey were. 3. to assemble at the domus s.s. onceineveryyearon a certain day (the festival ofc.c, or send reason for absence.4.that each frater should select a proper person to succeed him. 5. that the letters r.c. should be their seal, mark and character. 6. to maintainthe secrecyof the fraternity for at leastone hundred years.'frater1.0.,a learned kabalist and doctor, authorofthe book h, cured the young earlofnorfolk ofleprosy, and was the first member to die, and that in england. about1450a funeral vaultofseven sides decorated with symbols was erected for the reposeofthe founder. frater p.d. was the second to die.'in1457the curious alchymical tractate called "chymische hochzeit

be magus, and after his death frater a. at a date unknown, but he died in1600.his successor was fratern.n.,who in1604discovered the entrance to the cavern and caused it to be opened,120years after the decease of c.r. within the vault was found the body carefully preserved under an altar, and in his hand the parchment roll called the book t (testamentum, also copies of other valuable books of the fraternity, a "vita" and an "itinerarium" of the founder, certain songs(mantras),with mirrors, glasses, bells, lamps etc. after a careful examination of all these matters the vault was closed.'ithas been stated that this tomb still exists, but its situation is only revealed to high continental adepts.'6thes.r.i.a. was much more homely and concerned less with spiritual philosophy than with more wor

e editor oflight.ostensibly this was in reply to a critical article on eliphas levi, but it was effectively apufffor the newborn golden dawn 'eliphas levi was indeed an initiate of the kabbalah, a member of the fratern255 ity of the rosy cross, and of other kindred orders, and was acknowledged as a brother by those who know" on the firstofmarch the warrant for the isis-urania temple of that same 'fraternity of the rosy cross, under its new name of the orderofthe golden dawn in the outer, was drawn up and signed.itis a somewhat introverted document, for thethreechiefs of the second order,deoduce comite ferro (mathers, sapiens dominabitur astris(jvestcott in hisalteregoof anna sprengel) and vincit omnia veritas (woodman, deputed them255 selves, under their respective firstordermottoesof'srio

ledge and not to restrict it within the present narrow limits. we consider that special attention should be given to historical and mystical research. we hold that theordershould be reconstituted and desire to reconstitute it on its original basis prior to the ascendency obtained by a single chief.theorder was established about1885by chiefs who were masons and possessed high grades in the masonic fraternity.ifthese chiefs were warranted by athirdorder, they were in our opinion warranted as masons.theorder at that time was ruled from within a body in which the masonic qualification was requiredofjoining members.theorder in respect of its rituals as well as of its government was masonic at that period and is still masonic by its rituals.ithas become divorced from masonry solely through the d

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lodge founded by your great inspirer,h.p.blavatsky, con255 tinue to flourish and extend until time shallbeno more with you.[reprintedfromtheosophicalsiftings,vol6, no.is, pp.3-14.]2.dataofthehistory oftherosicruciansaccording to thefama fratemaatisbenedictiordinisrosaecrucisand theconfessiofraternitatisr.c.the notable mystic and adept known as christian rosenkreuz, the founder of the rosicrucian fraternity, was born in 1378, of a noble family, and received his education in a cloister. a certain monk,p.a.l.,took him as a companion on a journey to the holy land; they reached cyprus, and there p.a.l. died. christian rosenkreuz, however, went on alone to damascus, and to the sanctuary of mount carmel where he studied with the wise men, from thence to egypt, to fez and then to spain, learning

f their religion and philosophy, and their arts of medicine; and he at last settled down in south germany about the year 1413. after several years spent in the study of the knowledge and arts so collected, c.r. chose three companions, fratres g.v, la (who it was noted was not a german) and1.0.,and instructed them fully in the precious results of his travels, and so these four fratres founded the 'fraternity of the rose and cross. they made a magical alphabet, language and dictionary, and wrote the books m (magicon, axiomata, rota mundi and protheus; they also designed and built the house called 'domus sancti spiritus' as the home of the fraternity. after a few years a second circle of four other fratres was formed; these were c.r. the son of the deceased father's brotherofc.r.,b, a skilful

es:1.to profess nothing, buttocure the sick, and that freely.a.to wear only the usual dress of the country in which they ,were..to assemble at the domus s.s. once in every year on a certain day (the festival of c.c, or send reason for absence.4.thateach frater should select a proper person to succeedhim.s.thatthe lettersr.c.should be their seal, mark and character.6.to maintain the secrecy of the fraternity for at least one hundred years. frater1.0.,a learned kabalist and doctor, author of the bookh.,cured the young earl of norfolk of leprosy, and was the first member to die, and that in england. about 1450 a funeral vault of seven sides decorated with symbols was erected for the repose of the founder. fraterp.d.was the second to die. in 1457 the curious a1chymical tractate calledchymische

magus, and after his death frater a. at a date unknown,buthe died in 1600. his successor was fratern.n.,who in 1604 discovered the entrance to the cavern and caused it to be opened, 120 years after the decease of c.r. within the vault was found the body carefully preserved under an altar, and in his hand the parchment roll called the book t (testamentum, also copies of other valuable books of the fraternity, avitaand anitinerariumof the founder, certain songs(mantras),with mirrors, glasses, bells, lamps, etc. after a careful examination of all these matters the vault was closed.30themagical masonithas been stated that this tomb still exists, but its situation is only revealed to high continental adepts. in 1610 a notary named haselmeyer wrote that he had seen a ms copy of the history calle

igh continental adepts. in 1610 a notary named haselmeyer wrote that he had seen a ms copy of the history calledfamafratemitatis oder bruder255 schaft des hochlolichen ordens des rosenkreuzeswhen he was staying in the tyrol; the name of its author is unknown, or at any rate, has never been disclosed by any true rosicrucian. in 1614 thisfama,which was a narrative of the founding of the rosicrucian fraternity, was printed and published at cassel, in germany.thesoc. rosie. in anglia possesses a copy, which is preserved in the library of the high council in 1615 thefamawas re-published at frankfort-on-the255 main with the addition of the tract calledconfessio frater255 nitatis;these have been attributed to valentine andrea, and also to joachim junge, a philosopher and mathematician, who died 1

rt-on-the255 main with the addition of the tract calledconfessio frater255 nitatis;these have been attributed to valentine andrea, and also to joachim junge, a philosopher and mathematician, who died 1657, to the mystic giles guttman, and to one tauler, of whom little is known. it should be noted that although thef amaand theconfessiogavetothe world a knowledge of the existence of the rosicrucian fraternity, there is no evidence that these publications were authorized; and, indeed, certain discrepan255 cies to be found in these tractates bear internal evidence that they were not written by anyone who had accurate historical information or a real personal knowledge of the affairs of the brethren of the fraternity, nor do they exhibit literary ability. several other editions followed.itshoul

bit literary ability. several other editions followed.itshould be noted that during the interval between the deathofc.r.in 1484 and the opening of the vault in 1604 the protestant reformation had been effected in germany by luther and others, about 1517. in 1615 was printed at dantzig, by julius sperber, in german,anechoofthe god-illuminated brotherhoodofther.c.highly praising the learning of the fraternity. in 1616 thechymische hochzeitwas printed and published at strasburg, and dr wynn westcott possesses a copy; this was claimed by andrea (also written andreas andandrea)as being his own work, as is found in an autobiography published after his death. andrea lived from 1586 to 1654, and was abbot of adelsburg. an english translation ofthe chemical weddingwas published in 1690 by e. foxcro

thael, of strasburg, a rosicrucian adept and notable chemist, lectured at oxford. in 1681 was printed at regensburg the copy of thefama,which is possessed by the soc. ros. in anglia. in 1710, sigmund richter, an adept, published under the motto sincerus renatus' a volume entitleddie warhaffte undvolkommenebereitung ans demorderdesgulden und roseu kreutzes,giving fifty-two rules of the rosicrucian fraternity of that period. in 1777 was established the reformed rite of the brethren of the rosy and golden cross. in 1778 the famous johann wolfgang goethe wrote the poem 'die geheimnisse, which shows rosicrucian inspiration, as does his long poemfaust.in 1781 was published by 'pianco, an expelled member who perjured himself, a false account of the rosicrucians; it was entitled'der rosenkreuzer i

emblematic plates: it contains the german text also of theaureum seculum redivivumof henricus madathanus (adrian mynsicht, first printed in 1621,thegoldentractateof thephilosopher'sstone,and also the original 'prayer of a rosicruc255 ian'.thes.r.i.a. possesses a copy. some portions of this work have been translated into english, and were published by franz hartmann, who was a member of the german fraternity, inthehistory oftherosicrucians 331887; he died in 1912. in 1786-88 johann salomo semler published hisunpart255eiischesamlungenzurhistoriederrosenkreuzer,alleging a very remote origin for the rosicrucian fraternity. frederick hockley, a notable english rosicrucian, mystic and clairvoyant (who died in 1885, collected a great number of ms treatises upon alchymy, astrology, crystal vision

storiederrosenkreuzer,alleging a very remote origin for the rosicrucian fraternity. frederick hockley, a notable english rosicrucian, mystic and clairvoyant (who died in 1885, collected a great number of ms treatises upon alchymy, astrology, crystal vision and the occult sciences; he possessed an original ms (of which he gave a copy to the s.r.i.a, which described the admission to the rosicrucian fraternity in the island of mauritus, in 1792, ofdrsigismund bacstrom, a notable physician,bythe comte de chazal. dr wynn westcott, when on a visit to natal and east africa, traced the descendants of this french rosicrucian, who ceased to use his title of nobility: he was noted in the island of mauritius as a learned person of eccentric habits and benevo255 lent character.in 1803 christoph gottlie

ecame imbued with the ideas he displayed in his novel ofzanoniand other works. thomas de quincey (d. 1859) published a very interesting 'inquiry into the origin of the rosicrucians and freemasons, commenting on the german essays of j.g. buhle, 1804, and c.f. nicolai, 1806. in a survey of the past, it is obvious that very few rosicru255 cians have been permitted to publish anything relating to the fraternity, or to acknowledge their membership.thename rosicrucian has suffered greatly from the preten-34themagical masonsions of men, who falsely claiming membership, have made exaggerated, false and unreasonable statements regarding the powers and possessions of the fratres of the rose and cross. no true rosicrucian adept has asserted his power to make gold at will, or to possess such an elixir

true rosicrucian adept has asserted his power to make gold at will, or to possess such an elixir of life as could enable men to avoid death altogether, or indefinitely, as charlatans have asserted. poets and writers of romance have also shed a halo of unreality about the rosicrucians, as we find in the volume calledthe count de gabalis,in theundine,of la motte fouque, and pope'srapeofthe lock.the fraternity has, however, instructed its pledged mem255 bers in the doctrine of human reincarnation, has declared that the law of cause and effect acts in the spiritual, as well asinthe physical world, that man has around him unseen beings related to elemental forces, that man is influenced by the sun, moon and planets, and that special training and the use of certain personal processes will in som

ns of the wisdom, art and literature of the ancient world.itis necessary to state that there are societies both at home lind upon the continent of europe, and especially in the united states of america, which use the title 'rosicrucian' in various manners, and yet have not received any permissiontodo so from anyone holding authority in any rosicrucian lodge having direct descent from the medieval fraternity.ipublished for the s.r.i.a, second edition, 1916.]3.therosicrucians, pastandpresent, at homeandabroadan address to thesoc.rosie.in angliaitis well at certain times to consider our status as rosicrucians, andtoremind ourselves of the origin of the society to which we belong, to notice how far we moderns have strayed from the original paths laid down by our founder, c.r, and to take a not

led him away from the old established practice of the continental medical teachers, and he inclined to the revolutionary opinions of paracelsus, the great medical reformer who flourished from 1520 to 1541. for six years he studied and taught in noble families on the continent of europe, returning to england about 1604. during these years of foreign travel he became acquainted with the rosicrucian fraternity and made a notable friend of the famous magus and adept michael maier, who subsequently visited fludd in england. while at rome he also became the intimate friend of the celebrated gruter, a doctor and notable mathematician: to thisin memory of robertfludd49u-ucherhe seems to have owedmanyof his astrological views lind his ideasoftherelation ofthemicrocosm -man- tothemacrocosm -thecreat

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of the s.r.i.a. for 13 october 1887, pp. 5-6 within the s.r.i.a; he would have known, as westcott certainly did,15[15] that the rosicrucian had never been copyrighted. waite returned to the subject of freemasonry in 1890 with an article in the british mail16[16, a journal that he edited for horatio bottomley. in this brief article, entitled simply 'freemasonry, waite's ambivalent attitude to the fraternity is evident 'the true object of the masonic fraternity differs from the aims which have been ascribed to it precisely in that way in which a universal institution would be expected to differ from the purpose of a fanatical craze. in its vulgar aspect its object is benevolence and providence; in its esoteric significance it is an attempt to achieve the moral regeneration of the human race

was never published. it is, nonetheless, worth quoting its conclusion for it shows a significant change in waite's attitude to freemasonry 'it is a satisfaction to be able to add that the reception of my book among masons has not at all justified the common accusation of languid interest shown by the rank and file of the brethren towards all that concerns the craft. it is sometimes said that the fraternity in england possesses no literature because masons fail to support any enterprise of the kind. possibly the average brother is not a more serious personage than the average man anywhere, and i must admit that it is frequently the members of the higher and so-called spurious grades who take a literary interest in the 31[31] ibid, p. 306 32[32] in the prospectus for devil- worship in franc

aite had an inordinately high opinion of his own scholarship, and a correspondingly low one of the more usually recognized masonic scholars 'brother r. f. gould, who has written a rather illiterate, albeit pretentious work on freemasonry, and writes also a rather illiterate letter, asks me to suggest some picture or portrait to illustrate a chapter on rosicrucianism in some concise history of the fraternity which he is about to publish'91[91, while 'of the two masonic cyclopaedias which have appeared in english, 89[89] the bookman, october 1911; the occult review, october, 1911; the freemason, 25 may 1912 90[90] slt, p. 229 91[91] diary, 30 april 1903 one- that of woodford- swarms with the mis-statements and ineptitudes of ignorance, and one- that of mackenzie- with the misstatements and e

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s nothing but sham rhetoric. history is full of examples to show that, without the selfdiscipline that religion confers upon the human spirit, and without divine law, true morality cannot in any way be established. a striking example of this was the great french revolution of 1789. the masons, who fomented the revolution, came forth with slogans shouting the moral ideals of "liberty, equality and fraternity" yet, tens of thousands of innocent people were sent to the guillotine, and the country soaked in blood. even the leaders of the revolution themselves could not escape this savagery, but were sent to the guillotine, one after the other. in the nineteenth century, socialism was born from the notion of the possibility of morality without religion, and with even more disastrous results. so

a state" was the spark that ignited minority rebellions, which were to be the cause of the fall of multi-ethnic empires, such as the global freemasonry djg giuseppe mazzini and count di cavour: two master masons who brought the papal state to an end. djh the masonic war against religion austro-hungarian and the ottoman empires. this slogan of mazzini alienated people from their sense of religious fraternity; it was a call that pushed them into ethnic conflict with one another and inspired them to "fanatical rage"(qur'an, 48: 26. the fact that this call came from masons, indeed, high-ranking masons, is certainly significant. according to information from the lodge publication 10,000 famous freemasons, mazzini rose within the masonic lodge, and years later, in 1867, was chosen master mason o

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of the s.r.i.a. for 13 october 1887, pp. 5-6 within the s.r.i.a; he would have known, as westcott certainly did,15[15] that the rosicrucian had never been copyrighted. waite returned to the subject of freemasonry in 1890 with an article in the british mail16[16, a journal that he edited for horatio bottomley. in this brief article, entitled simply 'freemasonry, waite's ambivalent attitude to the fraternity is evident 'the true object of the masonic fraternity differs from the aims which have been ascribed to it precisely in that way in which a universal institution would be expected to differ from the purpose of a fanatical craze. in its vulgar aspect its object is benevolence and providence; in its esoteric significance it is an attempt to achieve the moral regeneration of the human race

was never published. it is, nonetheless, worth quoting its conclusion for it shows a significant change in waite's attitude to freemasonry 'it is a satisfaction to be able to add that the reception of my book among masons has not at all justified the common accusation of languid interest shown by the rank and file of the brethren towards all that concerns the craft. it is sometimes said that the fraternity in england possesses no literature because masons fail to support any enterprise of the kind. possibly the average brother is not a more serious personage than the average man anywhere, and i must admit that it is frequently the members of the higher and so-called spurious grades who take a literary interest in the 31[31] ibid, p. 306 32[32] in the prospectus for devil- worship in franc

aite had an inordinately high opinion of his own scholarship, and a correspondingly low one of the more usually recognized masonic scholars 'brother r. f. gould, who has written a rather illiterate, albeit pretentious work on freemasonry, and writes also a rather illiterate letter, asks me to suggest some picture or portrait to illustrate a chapter on rosicrucianism in some concise history of the fraternity which he is about to publish'91[91, while 'of the two masonic cyclopaedias which have appeared in english, 89[89] the bookman, october 1911; the occult review, october, 1911; the freemason, 25 may 1912 90[90] slt, p. 229 91[91] diary, 30 april 1903 one- that of woodford- swarms with the mis-statements and ineptitudes of ignorance, and one- that of mackenzie- with the misstatements and e

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d around ormus (46 a.d) and continued through the knights templars, the eleutherians, the church of carmel, the rosicrucians and onwards. in modern times the lineage continued in a variety of forms, the more ritually oriented line was continued in such organisations as the hermetic order of the golden dawn, the early theosophical movements, the astrum argentinum, the ordeo templi orientis and the fraternity of saturn (germany. however, these organisations got bogged down in the technology of the spiritual processes and lost the vision and art of the gnosis. hence modern reresentatives of such organisations and others found in the "ritual magic(k" community have little in common with the real gnostic legacy. various mystical brotherhoods have also arisen claiming to follow the gnosis, but t

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second order matters, he must stamp the envelope with a peculiar manner: viz. in the usual corner, but with the stamp turned around, so that the face looks upwards like c.r. in the pastos. you are particularly requested to think and speak at all times with tolerance and respect of all other schools of true occultism, and of the eastern philosophy as contrasted with hermeticism and the rosicrucian fraternity. the works of the lake harris school are better avoided: the hermetic brotherhood of luxor is condemned, as of course are luciferian or palladistic teachings: the so-called rose croix of sar peladan, is considered as an ignorant perversion of the name, containing no true knowledge and not even worthy of the title of an occult order: the black mass is naturally by its own confession of t

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eaks up the vortex. step 9 place your lotus wand just outside the precincts of your magical circle and perform the l.b.r.p. and b.r.h. placing the wand outside of the circle ensures that the newly bestowed energies are not discharged. 9 10 a b c d e f g h i j ere the rose cross lamen r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 the rose cross lamen is a sacred symbol of our rosicrucian fraternity. it must be made and consecrated by each individual adept alone. it must never be touched by any other person, and it should be wrapped up in white silk or linen. the adept motto is to be painted on the reverse side. this lamen must be worn at all adept meetings, but never worn before the outer order or non-members. the lamen is a complete synthesis of the masculine or what we refer to

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e chalice of water and purify the temple in all four quarters by the formula of tracing a cross and sprinkling thrice in the form of the n triangle. recite the following "so therefore first, the priest who governeth the works of fire must sprinkle with the lustral waters of the loud and resounding sea" step 4 replacing the chalice, let the adept take the incense (we recommend that our rosicrucian fraternity use the traditional rose and amber incense blend. consecrate the four quarters by o, tracing a cross in each quarter and waving the censer thrice in the form of the o triangle. recite the following "and when after all the phantoms have vanished, thou shalt see that holy and formless fire, that fire which darts and flashes through the hidden depths of the universe, hear thou the voice of

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lationship to the tree of life. as a meditational aid, let the adept dress in a black robe with a twenty-two link chain about his or her neck, and in a dark room, recite the oath with this contemplation on the ten sephiroth. 4 rtk: let us bind ourselves to our "eternal" light- the light of purity and unity. hmkj: only through wisdom can we prove ourselves a devoted servant to our sacred order and fraternity. hnyb: through deep understanding of the inner mysteries, we become aware of our need to maintain a strict veil between the "truly initiated" and those beginning the path. dsj: here we see the importance of becoming the benevolent king to those in the lower grades, while at the same time, maintaining the hierarchy of our order in that mercy will abound and not lead to strife and schism

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strong, for we are the inheritors of a dying world. as we give up ourselves and our hearts, we become the heart of yehashuah, the glory of tiphareth, the reflected light of kether. we shine light on the world, thus giving it life. now, in the divine name of iao, i invoke the great avenging angel hua to lay thy hand upon the aspirant as he/she repeats the solemn obligation of our hidden and secret fraternity of the red rose on the golden cross" obligation "kether: i frater/soror, a member of the body of christ, do this day spiritually bind myself, even as i am now bound physically upon the cross of suffering. chokmah: that i will to the utmost lead a pure and unselfish life, and will prove myself a faithful and devoted servant of this order. binah: that i will keep secret all things connect

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work. and although in theology, medicine and mathematics, the truth doth oppose itself, nevertheless, the old enemy, by his subtlety and craft, doth show himself in hindering every good purpose by his instruments and contentious, wavering people. to such an intention of a general reformation, the most godly and highly illuminated father, our brother, c.r.c, a german, the chief and original of our fraternity, hath much and long time laboured, who, by reason of his poverty (although descended of noble parents, in the fifth year of his age was placed in a cloister, where he had learned indifferently the greek and latin tongues, and (upon his own earnest desire and request, being yet in his growing years, was associated to a brother, p.a.l, who had determined to go to the holy land. although t

d bring forth painful, worthy men, who brake with all force through darkness and barbarism, and left us who succeeded to follow them. assuredly they have been the uppermost point in trygono igneo, whose flame should now be more and more brighter, and shall undoubtedly give to the world the last light. such a one likewise hath theophrastus been in vocation and callings, although he was none of our fraternity, yet, nevertheless hath he diligently read over the book m, whereby his sharp ingenium was exalted; but this man was also hindered in his course by the multitude of the learned and wise-seeming men, that he was never able peaceably to confer with others of the knowledge and understanding he had of nature. and therefore in his writings he rather mocked these busybuddies, and doth not alt

ethren, brother g.v, brother i.a, and 5 brother i.o, who had some more knowledge of the arts than at that time many others had. he did bind those three unto himself, to be faithful, diligent, and secret, as also to commit carefully to writing all that which he should direct and instruct them in, to the end that those which were to come, and through especial revelation should be received into this fraternity, might not be deceived in the least syllable and word. after this manner began the fraternity of the rosy cross- first by four persons only, and by them was made the magical language and writing, with a large dictionary, which we yet daily use to god's praise and glory, and do find great wisdom therein. they made also the first part of the book m, but in respect that that labour was too

ing, with a large dictionary, which we yet daily use to god's praise and glory, and do find great wisdom therein. they made also the first part of the book m, but in respect that that labour was too heavy, and the unspeakable concourse of the sick hindered them, and also while his new building (called sancti spiritus) was now finished, they concluded to draw and receive yet others more into their fraternity. to this end was chosen brother r.c, his deceased father's brother's son; brother b, a skillful painter; g.g; and p.d, their secretary, all germans except i.a, so in all they were eight in number, all bachelors and of vowed virginity, by whom was collected a book or volume of all that which man can desire, wish, or hope for. although we do now freely confess that the world is much amend

ned to wear one certain kind of habit, but therein to follow the custom of the country. third, that every year, upon the day of c, they should meet together at the house sancti spiritus, or write the cause of his absence. fourth, every brother should look about for a worthy person who, after his decease, might succeed him. fifth, the word r.c. should be their seal, mark, and character. sixth, the fraternity should remain secret one hundred years. 6 these six articles they bound themselves one to another to keep; five of the brethren departed, only the brethren b. and d. remained with the father, brother r.c, a whole year. when these likewise departed, then remained by him his cousin and brother i.o, so he hath all the days of his life with him two of his brethren. and although as yet the c

he heavens, and chosen out of the wisest of men as have lived in many ages, did live together above all others in highest unity, greatest secrecy, and most kindness one towards another. after such a most laudable sort they did spend their lives, but although they were free from all diseases and pain, yet, notwithstanding, they could not live and pass their time appointed by god. the first of this fraternity which died, and that in england, was i.o, as brother c. long before had foretold him; he was very expert, and well learned in cabala, as his book h witnesseth. in england he is much spoken of, and chiefly because he cured a young earl of norfolk of the leprosy. they had concluded, that, as much as possibly could be, their burial place should be kept secret, as at this day it is not know

secret soever we have learned out of the book m, although before our eyes we behold the image and pattern of all the world, yet are there not shewn unto us our misfortunes, nor hour of death, the which is known only to god himself, who thereby would have us keep in continual readiness. but hereof more in our confession, where we do set down thirty-seven reasons wherefore we now do make known our fraternity, and proffer such high mysteries freely, without constraint or reward. also we do promise more gold than both the indies can bring to the king of spain, for europe is with child, and shall bring forth a strong child, who shall stand in need of a great godfather's gift. after the death of i.o, brother r.c. rested not, but, as soon as he could, called the rest together, and then, as we su

uired at our hands. now, the true and fundamental relation of the finding out of the high-illuminated man of god, fra. c.r.c, is this: after that a. in gallia narbonensi was deceased, there succeeded in his place our loving brother n.n. this man, after he had repaired unto us to take the solemn oath of fidelity and secrecy, informed us bona fide, that a. had comforted him in telling him that this fraternity should ere long not remain so hidden, but should be to the whole german nation helpful, needful, and commendable, of the which he was not anywise in his estate ashamed. the year following, after he had performed his school right, and was minded now to travel, being for that purpose sufficiently provided with fortunatus' purse, he thought (he being a good architect) to alter something of

m, and these which daily unfalsifieth we do participate. herein also we found his itinerarium and vita, whence this relation for the most part is taken. in another chest were looking-glasses of divers virtues, as also in other places were little bells, burning lamps, and chiefly wonderful artificial songs; generally all was done to that end, that if it should happen, after many hundred years, the fraternity should come to nothing, they might by this only vault be restored again. now, as yet we had not seen the dead body of our careful and wise father, we therefore removed the altar aside; then we lifted up a strong plate of brass, and found a fair and worthy body, whole and unconsumed, as the same is herelively counterfeited, with all the ornaments and attires. in his hand he held a parchm

ll now be a general reformation, both of divine, and human things, according to our desire and the expectation of others; for it is fitting, that before the rising of the sun there should appear and break forth aurora, or some clearness, or divine light in the sky. and so, in the meantime, some few, which shall give their names, may join together, thereby to increase the number and respect of our fraternity, and make a happy and wished for beginning of our philosophical canons, prescribed to us by our brother r.c, and be partakers with us of our treasures (which never can fail or be wasted) in all humility and love, to be eased of this world's labours, and not walk so blindly in the knowledge of the wonderful works of god. but that also every christian may know of what religion and belief

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ame/ osiris. keep far from him/her all evil and the unbalanced, that they penetrate not into his/her spiritual abode. inspire and sanctify him/her so that he/she may enter into the center of his/her being and there receive the vision of the clear light, and thus, accomplish his/her true will. step 24 pause for some while for meditation, then close by usual formue the confession of the rosicrucian fraternity r. r. e t a. c. z e l a t o r a d e p t u s m i n o r 2 here, gentle reader, you shall find incorporated in our confession thirty-seven reasons of our purpose and intention, the which according to thy pleasure thou mayest seek out and compare together, considering within thyself if they be sufficient to allure thee. verily, it requires no small pains to induce any one to believe what do

call the pope antichrist, which was formerly a capital offence in every place, so we know certainly that what we here keep secret we shall in the future thunder forth with uplifted voice, the which, reader, with us desire with all thy heart that it may happen most speedily. frater r.c. confession fraternitatis r.c. ad eruditos europe. chapter 1 whatsoever you have heard, o mortals, concerning our fraternity by the trumpet sound of the fama r.c, do not either believe it hastily, or willfully suspect it. it is jehovah who, seeing how the world is falling to decay, and near its end, doth hasten it again to its beginning, inverting the course of nature, and so what heretofore hath been sought with great pains and daily labour he doth lay open now to those thinking of no such thing, offering it

, are now, and hereafter shall come out) hath been, is, and shall be learned out of them? so to sing and play that instead of stony rocks you could draw pearls, instead of wild beasts, spirits, and instead of pluto you could soften the mighty princes of the world? o mortals, diverse is the counsel of god and your convenience, who hath decreed at this time to increase and enlarge the number of our fraternity, the which we with such joy have undertaken, as we have heretofore obtained this great treasure without our merits, yea, without any hope or expectation; the same we propose with such fidelity to put in practice, that neither compassion nor pity for our own children (which some of us in the fraternity have) shall move us, since we know that these unhoped for good things cannot be inheri

ise, or princely persons than the common people, with him we are in nowise angry (for the accusation is not without moment, but withall we affirm that we have by no means made common property of our arcana, albeit they resound in five languages within the ears of the vulgar, both because, as we well know, they will not move gross wits, and because the worth of those who shall be accepted into our fraternity will not be measured by their curiosity, but by the rule and pattern of our revelations. a thousand times the unworthy may clamor, a thousand times present themselves, yet god hath commanded our ears that clouds that unto us, his servants, no violence can be done; wherefore now no longer are we beheld by human eyes unless they have received strength borrowed from the eagle. for the rest

unto us, his servants, no violence can be done; wherefore now no longer are we beheld by human eyes unless they have received strength borrowed from the eagle. for the rest, it hath been necessary that the fama should be set forth in everyone's mother tongue, lest those should be defrauded of the knowledge thereof, whom (although they be unlearned) god hath not excluded from the happiness of this fraternity, which is divided into degrees; as those which dwell at damcar, who have a far different political order from the other arabians; for there do govern only understanding men, who, by the king's permission, make particular laws, according to which example the government shall also be instituted in europe (according to the description set down by our christianly father, when that shall com

een contaminated by the confusion of babylon. chapter x but this also must by no means be omitted, that, while there are yet some eagle's feathers in our way, which do hinder our purpose, we do exhort to the sole, only, assiduous, and continual study of the sacred scriptures, for he that taketh all his pleasure therein shall know that he hath prepared for himself an excellent way to come into our fraternity, for this is the whole sum of our laws, that as there is not a character in that great miracle of the world which has not a claim on the memory, so those are nearest and likes unto us who do make the bible the rule of their life, the end of all their studies, and the compendium of the universal world, from whom we require not that it should be continually in their mouth, but that they s

you be 8 ignorant of it) as forced thereto by the spirit of god, commanded by the testament of our most excellent father, and impelled by the occasion of this present time. chapter xiii what think you, therefore, o mortals, seeing that we sincerely confess christ, execrate the pope, addict ourselves to the true philosophy, lead a worthy life, and daily call, entreat, and invite many more unto our fraternity, unto whom the same light of god likewise appeareth? consider you not that, having pondered the gifts which are in you, having measured your understanding in the word of god, and having weighed the imperfections and inconsistencies of all the arts, you may at length in the future deliberate with us upon their remedy, cooperate in the work of god, and be serviceable to the constitution o

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this rite in the hall of the neophyte duly closed" hierophant "khabs" hiereus "am" hegemon "pekht" hiereus "konx" hegemon "om" hierophant "pax" hegemon "light" hierophant "in" hiereus "extension" bell/ 13.f full moon healing vigil of the r.r. et a.c. r.r. et a.c. zelator adeptus minor 2 the full moon healing vigil is one of the sacred responsibilities of all fraters and sorors of our rosicrucian fraternity. it is a sacred vigil that links each of us who are sworn to the trust of human spiritual evolution and to the masters, our more ancient fraters and sorors who went before us. many of them have chosen not to move on to other worlds, stars, or the clear, scintillating light, but rather in self-sacrifice chose to remain in service to humankind. it is on this night at the hour of the full

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bothered to comment, except in the most superficial manner either on the staggering size of these blocks or the mind-bending logistics of how they might have been put in place. as we have seen, monoliths of up to 70 tons, each about as heavy as 100 family-sized cars, had been lifted to the level of the king s chamber in the great pyramid again without provoking much comment from the egyptological fraternity so the lack of curiosity about the valley temple was perhaps no surprise. nevertheless, the block size was truly extraordinary, seeming to belong not just to another epoch but to another ethic altogether one that reflected incomprehensible aesthetic and structural concerns and suggested a scale of priorities utterly different from our own. why, for example, insist on using these cumbers

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cal institutions dedicated to the status quo. in the west since at least the early 18th century, the black lodge has tended to operate along crypto-masonic lines, and its development has tended to coincide with and mirror that of the great white brotherhood. this development may, in fact, be attributed to a cosmic principle of equal generation of forces. thus, the birth of the modern form, as the fraternity of the knights militant of the new aeon in the cultural and political turbulence of germany in the 1890s, may fairly (along with the coincident peak in the development of the hermetic order of the golden dawn and the universal gnostic church) be characterized as the resurgence of the great white brotherhood and its rejuvenation out of the degeneration of classical speculative freemasonr

cagliostro, almost certainly a (rather more public than would seem judicious) secret chief, was arrested and condemned by the inquisition, dying in a roman prison. johnson observes of some of his successors: they were all committed to an international effort to combat religious dogmatism, extend the range of democratic government, and direct public attention to the values of liberty, equality and fraternity..sotheran s acquaintance with hpb began in europe among the disciples of mazzini. sotheran s account of cagliostro makes it clear that he regarded the work of mazzini and the carbonari to be direct continuation of cagliostro s mission. johnson s cast of characters in early theosophical history overlaps with occultistmagical history considerably. the great magi papus, p.b. randolph and j

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heres to the ancient traditions and customs in all of its standards and practices. this means that it does not publish books claiming to contain the private rosicrucian fundamentals, rituals, rites, or teachings; does not deal with sex problems, sex practices, or indulgences under the guise of higher teachings; is strictly nonreligious, noncommercial, and not affiliated with any esoteric society, fraternity, fellowship, or movement. in august of 1934 in brussels, belgium, a special conclave of the highest officers of the fourteen outstanding mystical, arcane, and metaphysical movements of the world was held. the object of the conclave was to perpetuate, by the forming of an international organization, the traditional rituals, teachings, laws and principles of each of the respective organiz

the only authentic, recognized rosicrucian organization in north america as decreed by the unanimous decision of the imperators and grand masters of the fourteen ancient mystical groups assembled in convention at brussels, belgium, august 1934" if our members will read the foregoing statements again they will see that amorc has never claimed and could not claim to be connected with the honorable fraternity of freemasons, even though that body has in one of its higher degrees one grade named in honor of the ancient rosicrucians; and amorc is not connected in any way with any publishing firm, group, or movement using the word rosicrucian unless it is also using the word amorc and the true patented symbols of the order. nothing said herein is intended to cast any aspersion on the work being

ersity (set biographical reference on page 125 [10] mrs. may banks-stacey co-founder and first grand matre in u.s.a (see biographical reference on page 123 [11] master kut-hu-mi, the illustrious d. g. m. of tibet (bod-yul) beloved hierophant of the r.c [12] robert fludd robert fludd (1574-1637. english physician, mystic philosopher, and rosicrucian apologist. fludd wrote the brief apology for the fraternity of the rosy cross and other treatises wherein he zealously defended the rosicrucians of his time [13] isaac newton sir isaac newton (1642-1727).english natural philosopher and rosicrucian. newton, a genius in the worlds of physics and mathematics, put forth concepts which had a revolutionary impact on science [14] jacob boehme jacob boehme (1575-1624).german mystical philosopher and ros

his body. article iii..section 7c the administrative matters of the order affecting this grand lodge or the general membership shall be directed by the board of directors of the supreme grand lodge, in accordance with such rules and regulations as the legislative and judicial branches may from time to time adopt in keeping with the spirit and purpose of the landmarks and ideals of the rosicrucian fraternity. all decrees, rules and regulations issued by the board of directors of the supreme grand lodge and bearing the signature of the imperator and the supreme secretary or of all the members of the board shall be binding, conclusive and final, on this grand lodge, its affiliated bodies, and all officers and members of the general membership of the order in this jurisdiction. section 8 all p

k in an official sense. consists of teaching, studying, and testing such laws of god and nature as make our members masters in the holy temple (the physical body, and workers in the divine laboratory (nature's domains. this enables the fratres and sorores to render more efficient help to those who do not know, who need or require help and assistance. therefore, the order is a school, a college, a fraternity, with a laboratory. the members are students and workers. the graduates are unselfish servants of god to mankind, efficiently educated, trained, and experienced, attuned with the mighty forces of the cosmic or divine mind, and masters of matter, space, and time. this makes them essentially mystics, adepts, and magi.creators of their own destiny. there are no other benefits or rights. al

it, and in times of emergency, sorrow, distress, perplexity, or serious complications in personal affairs, the members find more need for the first six benefits than for the seventh. in many lands where the members have been students for twenty or more years, and where they have long since completed the regular courses of study included in the seventh benefit, they retain active membership in the fraternity solely because of the other six benefits. the great aim of the rosicrucians has ever been to assist all mankind in evolving to the highest degree of earthly perfection, and to render aid to every living being "to the glory of god and the benefit of mankind" this is covered in point number two in the above list. but, to do this, the organization includes the very complete courses of stud

rubeae et aureae crucis. in many countries the latin is translated into the native tongue, and in most cases the initials amorc represent the translated term. ques. has the a.m.o.r.c. any relation to any other rosicrucian society? ans. the a.m.o.r.c. is not a part of, or related to, any other socalled rosicrucian society, movement, or any other organization using the name rosicrucian. the genuine fraternity is always known as the rosicrucian order, and never as society or fellowship. the term rosicrucian brotherhood is used sometimes by the order as a substitute general term. there is only one rosicrucian order in the americas, australasia, europe, africa, and asia, recognized as the authorized body perpetuating the ancient organization, and which was affiliated with the international fede

misused and improperly applied by a number of publishing houses or small organizations, either because they believe that the word rosicrucian simply means mystical, metaphysical, or arcane, or because they are deliberately attempting to deceive the public, it has been established in international congress and in many legal controversies that the word or term rosicrucian belongs exclusively to the fraternity or order that invented or devised the symbol of the rosy cross, and that the term rosicrucian distinctly applies to and describes one organization and one system of philosophical thought. the name and symbols of the rosy cross are the exclusive property of the legitimate fraternity, and its chartered bodies throughout the world. ques. has the a.m.o.r.c. any relation in the past or prese

eceived, and unfortunately used the term rosicrucian to describe the work of his personal organization, and his personal philosophy. the rosicrucian fellowship does not maintain temples and lodges throughout the country, as does the rosicrucian order, and its teachings are in nowise similar to, nor in any way connected with the genuine teachings, rituals, ideals, and principles of the rosicrucian fraternity. the genuine rosicrucian order never prints and offers for sale any books or pamphlets claimed to contain [59] the real inner, private teachings of the fraternity, and it does not deal with the speculative and weird subjects included in the books and pamphlets of most of the mystical organizations which have appropriated the term rosicrucian. the rosicrucian fellowship has never been re

ctly frank and given in the spirit of defining the difference between the organizations. ques. in what way is the a.m.o.r.c. distinctive from other mystical, scientific, and esoteric schools? ans. in the first place, the a.m.o.r.c. is not a personally created school of individual or personal philosophy discovered or invented by an individual or a small group of individuals. it is an international fraternity with its schools, lodges, classrooms, graded system of private instruction and practices having been evolved throughout the ages through the contributions of the master minds of all countries in all periods and conditions. it is primarily a collegiate system of instruction and a fraternity combined in a manner that enables the members to master such laws and principles in life as will e

and workers in every one of the various religions throughout the world. there is nothing in the rosicrucian teachings to interfere with the individual's religious convictions, while on the other hand the teachings will tend to support the revelations of spiritual truths as found in all of the sacred writings of the past and present. ques. in what manner is the a.m.o.r.c. perpetuating the ancient fraternity? ans. by continually promoting the ancient teachings with the modified applications and traditional revelations of science and discovery which will enable the student to derive the utmost of benefit from the teachings under modern conditions and in meeting the everyday problems of life. the order also continues to erect buildings and to establish a permanent international organization f

s progress through life and must, therefore, be of interest to us, within our facilities. here is where the instruction department, the council of solace, and the specialized directors of certain branches of our work render the great service which has made the rosicrucian order famous as a practical institution of real benefit to its members. maintaining contact the rosicrucian order, amorc, is a fraternity of men and women who through their study and application of natural laws and principles endeavor to promote that harmony and peace which reside within the heart and minds of each person. of necessity, the acceptance of this work is at all times voluntary. thoughts of good will, kindliness, and health are best received by an open and receptive mind. active affiliation and psychic contact

reath of life.in rosicrucian teachings this term is used to refer to nous. it is a combination, so to speak, of both the vital life force and cosmic consciousness.(see nous and vital life force. brotherhood, great white.(see great white brotherhood) c celestial sanctum.a cosmic meeting place for all minds of the most highly developed and spiritually advanced members and workers of the rosicrucian fraternity. it is the focal point of cosmic radiations and thought waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness, and inner awakening. the celestial sanctum is a concentration of the spiritual selves of all those members who seek cosmic attunement. it is, abstractly, a plane of consciousness where are assembled the many minds who have similar impersonal ideals. cell.a body of sph

ork" in an official sense, consists of teaching, studying, and testing such laws of god and nature as make our members masters in the holy temple (the physical body) and workers in the divine laboratory (nature's domains) this is to enable our members to render more efficient help to those who do not know, and who need or require help and assistance. therefore, the order is a school, a college, a fraternity, with a laboratory. the members are students and workers. the graduates are unselfish servants of god to humanity, efficiently educated, trained, and experienced, attuned with the mighty forces of the cosmic or divine mind, and masters of matter, space, and time. this makes them essentially mystics, adepts, and magi.creators of their own destiny. there are no other benefits or rights. a

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lligible; and having at length drawn three lines of chalk about the altar, and placed himself upright beside the flame, desired them to seek aseer,and he was ready to gratify them in all their desires. there were in the olden days whole schools of magicians here in europe, who could do nothing in this line without the intervention of apureseer,to wit, amaiden'seye.this african belongs to the same fraternity. he made them understand that nothing could be done until a virgin's eye was placed at his disposal; he bade them go out in the streets of cairo, and fetch any child they fancied under ten years of ago. they did so; and after walking about for half an hour, selected an arab boy, not apparently above eight, whom they found playing at marbles; they bribed him with a few halfpence, and too

thelifeof thatlearnedantiquary,eliasashmole(1717).17 arthur dee (1579-1657, sonofdrjohn dee, alchemist, astrologer and unlicensed medical practitioner. author of the rosicru255 cianfasciculuschemica,(1631).18 dr john dee (1527-1608, the most celebratedofenglish astrologers. a mathematician by training he practised crystallomancy with albert laski and invoked spirits with edward kelly. he headed a fraternity, dissolved in 1589,toseek the philosopher's stone and invoke angels. wroteatreatiseof therosiecruciansecrets.19drjohn everard(c.i575-c.1650, divine and mystic, translator of50 therosicrucianseerpage 8 of his holy guide,30 fudged from agrippa's occult philos. book2page30.31i have many different forms of same twomssandit is a curious subject, i would go into it if i had time and were not

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ted number of the highest initiates of lao-tze, the great majority of the yamabooshis themselvesbeing ignorant how to obtain such mastery over the dangerous elemental. one who would reach such powerof control would have to become entirely identified with the yamabooshis, to accept their views and beliefs,and to attain the highest degree of initiation. very naturally, i was found unfit to join the fraternity, owing tomany insurmountable reasons besides my congenital and ineradicable scepticism, though i tried hard tobelieve. thus, partially relieved of my affliction and taught how to conjure the unwelcome visions away, istill remained, and do remain to this day, helpless to prevent their forced appearance before me now and then. it was after assuring myself of my unfitness for the exalted p

HP LOVECRAFT A DARK LORE

h never arrives, whilst items from india speak guardedly of serious native unrest toward the end of march 22-23. the west of ireland, too, is full of wild rumour and legendry, and a fantastic painter named ardois-bonnot hangs a blasphemous dream landscape in the paris spring salon of 1926. and so numerous are the recorded troubles in insane asylums that only a miracle can have stopped the medical fraternity from noting strange parallelisms and drawing mystified conclusions. a weird bunch of cuttings, all told; and i can at this date scarcely envisage the callous rationalism with which i set them aside. but i was then convinced that young wilcox had known of the older matters mentioned by the professor. ii. the tale of inspector legrasse. the older matters which had made the sculptor's drea

eady awake only a few saw the anomalous blaze of light near the top of the hill, or noticed the inexplicable upward rush of air which almost stripped the leaves from the trees and blasted the plants in the gardens. it was agreed that the lone, sudden lightning-bolt must have struck somewhere in this neighbourhood, though no trace of its striking could afterwards be found. a youth in the tau omega fraternity house thought he saw a grotesque and hideous mass of smoke in the air just as the preliminary flash burst, but his observation has not been verified. all of the few observers, however, agree as to the violent gust from the west and the flood of intolerable stench which preceded the belated stroke, whilst evidence concerning the momentary burned odour after the stroke is equally general

HP LOVECRAFT THE CALL OF CTHULHU

othersome about this time, and new york policemen are mobbed by hysterical levantines on the night of 22-23 march the west of ireland, too, is full of wild rumour and legendry and a fantastic painter named ardois-boonot hangs a blasphemous dream landscape in the paris spring salon of 1926. and so numerous are the recorded troubles in insane asylums that only a miracle can have stopped the medical fraternity from noting strange parallelisms and drawing mystified conclusions. a weird bunch of cuttings, all told; and i can at this date scarcely envisage the callous rationalism with which i set them aside. but i was then convinced that young wilcox had known of the older matters mentioned by the professor. ii. the tale of inspector legrasse the old matters which had made the sculptor's dream a

ISIS UNVEILED

ing them, by the qiecial permission of one who has a right to give if. in a recent and very valuable work on secret societies, k. r. h. mackenzie's royal masonic cydopaedia, we find the learned author himself, an honorary member of the canongate kuwinning lodge, no. 2 (scotland, and a mason not likely to be imposed upon, stating the following, under the head 'hermetic brothers of egypt "an occult fraternity, which has endured from very ancient times, having a hierarchy of officers, secret signs, and passwords, and a peculiar method of instruction in science, moral philosophy and relif^on. if we may believe those who at the present time profess to belong to it, the philosopher's stone, the elixir of life, the art of imdsibilily, and the power of conununication directly with the ultramundane

aters, brigands, and thieves. neither threat, bribe, nor any other consideration will induce a dnize to become a convert to dogmatic christianity. we have heard of two in fifty years, and both have finished their careers in prison, for drunkenness and theft. they proved to be "real i)ru2 a* 704. wbkt will perhap* still more utoniih american remders, a the fact that in the united states a mystical fraternity now ensts. which claims an intimate relationship with one of the oldest and moat powerful of eutem brotherhoods. it is known as the brotherhood of luxor, and its faithful members have the custody of very important ecrets of science. its ramifications extend widely throughout the great bepublic of the west. thou^ this brotherhood has be n long and bard at work, the secret of its existenc

a man of science, noted down every important discovery he made in the palestinian libraries, and every precious fact orally conmimiicated to him by' the mystics he encountered, and some day they will seethe light. he has most obligingly sent us the following communication, which, as the reader will perceive, fully corroborates what is above written, from our personal experience, about the strange fraternity ineorrecuy styled the druzes "34 bond st, new yobx, june 6, 1877. your note, uldjog me to give you sd bccouqi of my initiation into a secret order among tl>e people commonly known at druzea, in mount lebanon, was received this morn- ing. i took, aa you are fully aware, an(^ligation at that time to conceal within my own memory the greater part of the' myateries' with the most inta stiiig

JENNINGS HARGRAVE ROSICRUCIANS RITES MYSTERIES

ed of the irresistable dominancy, all erroneous judgments. 3 the world over, of opinions, and of the dicta relative to this or that merit, or this or that truth, propounded by people with names and of influence in our good, readily believing england, and of the power of supposed authority in matters of taste and literary acceptance, that we desire to warn querists against the statements about the fraternity for it ius not a body of the rosicrucians appearing in all the published accounts, whether of this country or abroad. we have examined all the supposed notices and explanations of who the rosicrucians were in biographical works, in encyclop dias and histories, and we find them all prejudiced and misrepresenting, really telling no truth, and only displaying a deplorable amount of mischev

ften into great perplexities and dangers from the mere suspicion that he possessed extraordinary secrets. he was born, as we learn from his writings, about the year 1612, which makes him a contemporary of the great english rosicrucian, robert flood; and what is the strangest part. 36 the rosicrucians. of his history, as we find remarked by a writer in 1749, is, that he is believed by those of his fraternity so the author adds to be living even now; and a person of great credit at nuremberg, in germany, affirms that he conversed with him but a year or two ago. nay, it is further asserted, continues the author, that this very individual is the president of the illuminated in europe, and that he sits as such in all their annual meetings. thomas vaughan, according to the report of the philosop

e was male, and that of dis or charon, according to the classic nomenclature. the object was reputed to be a talisman, and it is called by some the head of medusa, or the snake-haired visage, dropping blood which turned to snakes, and transforming the beholder to stone. it was this head, or one of a similar description, which was supposed to serve as the talisman or recognitive mark of the secret fraternity or the templar idol or head. 227 society, headed by pichegru and others, which was suppressed by napoleon, and the members of which were tried and condemned as aiming at revolutionary objects. why napoleon adopted this mysterious supposed magical head, as he is said to have done, on the suppression and destruction of this revolutionary body, to which we refer elsewhere, and why he chose

JESSUP MK THE CASE FOR THE UFO

and 5. both were to the west. watson measured their positions carefully. he reported them as intra-mercurial planets. swift saw two discoid objects also, of about the same size, brightness and color. he reported them as intra-mercurial planets. but swift saw them in different places. whereas watson's two were several degrees apart, swift's were very close together. the members of the astronomical fraternity, who were not there, and observed nothing, were scathingly sarcastic. they maintained that swift and watson saw nothing but some stars which they had failed to identify accurately. but these men had memorized the star-fields and had made careful measurements. to have made mistakes of which they were accused, they would have been guilty of puerile errors. 144 an attitude common, even amo

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

ected with the underworld and the life after death. 24. these are some of the most striking of the evidences which i have been able to collect; and there are others which may not be written. i feel that many more can probably be found, but even these, when taken together, make any theory of coincidence impossible. there is no doubt that this to which we have the honour to belong today is the same fraternity which i knew six thousand years ago, and it can indeed be carried back to a far greater antiquity still. bro. churchward claims that some of the signs are six hundred thousand years old; that is quite likely to be true, for the world is very ancient, and assuredly freemasonry has one of the very oldest rituals existing. we must of course admit that the mere appearance of one of our symb

lancing and adjusting the affairs of man, and seeing that there is no injustice between living creatures in god fs universe, just as there is no maladjustment in the relations of material substances and bodies. at the initiation of candidates in co-masonic lodges these four rulers of the elements are invoked, and the consequences of that are very real and beneficial, little as many members of the fraternity may be aware of the fact. 219. the blazing star 220. the blazing star is properly six-pointed, and is made of glass, set in the middle of the ceiling and illuminated from inside by artificial light. below it there should be another and movable star on the floor. the blazing star is the sign of the deity, and to make that more evident, in the middle of it is usually inscribed the letter

afterwards the w.j.w. explains that this journey is a faint copy of the trials through which the candidate had to go in the ancient mysteries, when he was led through gloomy caverns, symbolizing the underworld, amid tumultuous sounds, in darkness, surrounded by perils which he could pot understand. it is not probable that the average decent person who presents himself for admission to the masonic fraternity will have after death any con-sciousness at all of passing through this lowest region, but if it should happen so, he will be prepared to go through the experience calmly and without fear. 504. as the candidate approaches the w.j.w. fs pedestal he arrives at the second portal, and is there introduced to the elementals of earth and water, who are related to the region through which he ha

ready seen, and it does religious work in helping its initiates and through them the rest of the world. to many of the brn. it is the only real religion they have ever had, and certainly many of them put its principles nobly into practice: for masculine masonry is a stupendous charitable organization as well as a gsystem of morality h, and it offers a splendid training in practical kindliness and fraternity. in england and its colonies and in the united states of america masonic charities are on a magnificent scale, and there are many exceedingly well-managed masonic schools and orphanages. on this account, and because of the excellent character of its members, masonry is highly respected, although in france and italy it has lost caste to some extent because it has there allowed itself to

her, or the teacher from the father(*the masonic initiation, p. 100) that hiram was a widow fs son is also a significant fact. horus as the child of isis was the reincarnation of his own father osiris, and so as a posthumous child might well be described as a widow fs son. 698. though of the tribe of naphtali, he was born and resided in tyre, and may well therefore have learned from the dionysian fraternity which had a centre there. 699. death and resurrection 700. whatever we may think of the traditional history as a story it is clear that it is a myth of death and rising again. the expression of it is perhaps somewhat clumsy, for no reference is made to the soul; it is merely the body which is raised to its feet, but it is obviously implied that when this was done in the proper manner li

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

l because the speculative masons adopted as much as they could of the operative masons terminology, and entrusted them with some of the secrets. the latter then faithfully carried on the forms without comprehending more than half of what they meant. 449. then those who held philosophical ideas of which the church would not approve allied themselves with the operative masons, became members of the fraternity, and attended their meetings; they did not come into the guilds as operative masons, and therefore were not bound as apprentices, but were free masons accepted into the operative body, but not belonging to it by right of physical-plane work. the tradition of the collegia passed into the lodges of the guilds, as we shall see in the next chapter, and the ancient succession of i.m.s, which

onceded that the sons of solomon were the oldest of all; and another remarkable fact is that the masons (to be carefully distinguished from the stonemasons) were never admitted at all. houses of call belonging to these three associations existed in the more important towns of france; and travelling journeymen had the right to lodging and assistance in finding work in the houses belonging to their fraternity. 525. the three sections of the compagnonnage preserved legends concerning king solomon and his temple. little is known of the form of the legend current among the sons of solomon, but there are curious indications that the story of the death of hiram (which is not contained in the bible) was known to them. perdiguier tells us little, but he gives certain hints: 526. an ancient fable ha

ted scottish rite (southern jurisdiction, u.s.a) the legend of hiram abiff is carved in stone at strasburg(*op, cit, vii, 200) in the cathedral at wurzburg two pillars, inscribed jachin and boaz, originally stood at the porchway or entrance, but they have now been moved within the building. stieglitz in his early german architecture says that they were intended to bear a symbolic reference to the fraternity(*gould, concise hist, p. 24) a bas-relief in a convent near schaffhausen depicts a figure making one of the s s of an i.m(*an outline history of freemasonry, j. s. m. ward, p. 11) in the year 1459 the stonemasons of germany united to form a grand guild, governed by four head lodges, of which strasburg was the chief. so close are the parallels between its organization and that of modern

seems to have been generally similar to that known among us to-day. 609. opposition 610. that there was at first some distrust and dislike of the new movement, upon the part of older masons, is certain. in the second edition of the constitutions (1738) anderson tells us that in 1720: 611. at some private lodges, several very valuable manuscripts (for they had nothing yet in print) concerning the fraternity, their lodges, regulations, charges, secrets, and usages (particularly one writ by mr. nicholas stone, the warden of inigo jones) were too hastily burnt by some scrupulous brothers, that these papers might not fall into strange hands(*a. q. c, xvi, p. 33. see ante. page 246) 612. we know that there were other lodges not at first included in the grand lodge, and it may well be that certa

g of the order of the rosy cross, and his death and burial. this is followed by a highly symbolical account of the discovery of the tomb of c: r: c: by brn. of the third order and row of succession; and finally the resolution of the head of the order that it should now be proclaimed to the western world is narrated, and an invitation issued (in five languages) to the learned of europe to join the fraternity. it closes with the statement that: 698. although at this time we make no mention either of our names or meetings, yet nevertheless everyone s opinion shall assuredly come to our hands, in what language so ever it be, nor any body shall fail, whoso gives but his name, to speak with some of us, either by word of mouth, or else, if there be some left, in writing(*fama fraternitatis, quote

lly and selfishness of the ungodly and accursed goldmaking mentioned in the fama, to join the order and partake of its privileges: 700. we affirm that we have by no means made common property of our arcana, albeit they resound in five languages within the ears of the vulgar, both because, as we well know, they will not move gross wits, and because the worth of those who shall be accepted into our fraternity will not be measured by their curiosity, but by the rule and pattern of our revelations. a thousand times the unworthy may clamour, a thousand times may present themselves, yet god hath commanded our ears that they should hear none of them, and hath so compassed us about with his clouds that unto us, his servants, no violence can be done; wherefore now no longer are we beheld by human e

monastery to be the first rosicrucians; and later increased the number to eight, binding them by certain definite rules. 716. the brethren then went forth to the world, leaving only two of their number to remain with the head of the order. in due time, christian rosenkreutz died, and was buried very secretly in the tomb prepared for him, his resting-place remaining unknown even to members of the fraternity. 717. at a later period, a seeming accident revealed the door of the tomb, upon which was written in great letters: post cxx annos patebo- after a hundred and twenty years i will come forth. in the midst of the tomb there shone a blazing star, and upon the altar in the centre of the vault these significant words were engraved: a.c.r.c. hoc universi compendium unius mihi sepulchrum feci

LEMEGETON

ecomes diabolical, from true philosophy turns to nigromancy, which is wholly to be charged uppon its followers who, abusing or not being capable of that high and mystical knowledge do immediately hearken to the temptations of sathan, and are misled by him into the study of the black art. hence it is that magic lies under disgrace and they who seek after it are vulgarly esteemed sorcerers. and the fraternity of the rosicrucians thought it not fit to style themselves magicians, but philosophers. thay are not ignorant empirics1 but learned and experienced physicians whose remedies are not only lawful but divine [100r] lemegeton clavicula salomonis: rex: the little key of salomon the king which containeth all the names, orders and offices of all the spirits that ever he hadd any converse with

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

ence with the rights of others. members learn how to contact the hierarchies of the heavenly realm, as well as the process of transmutation, and the acquisition of health and strength through the dismissal of thoughts concerning weakness and age. they believe in the fatherhood of god and the ultimate sisterhood/ brotherhood of humanity. while the aeth priesthood represents the inner circle of the fraternity, the church of illumination constitutes the outer court group that interacts with the public. the focus of the church is upon manisism, which is the recognition of the equality of man and woman, as well as the name of the new world leader who teaches the fundamentals of the divine law. according to the church, the manistic age began in the late nineteenth century, following the previous

s led respectively by freeman b. dowd, edward h. brown (1907, and r. swinburne clymer (1922, author of numerous books, who was recently succeeded by his son, emerson m. clymer. authority of the order is represented by the council of three, whereas the highest office is held by the hierarch of eulis. the order s literature is distributed by the beverly hall corporation in quakertown, pennsylvania. fraternity of the hidden light 93 see also magic and magical groups for further reading: clymer, r. swinburne. the rosicrucian fraternity in america. quakertown, pa: rosicrucian foundation, 1935. randolph, paschal beverly. eulis, affectional alchemy. quakertown, pa: confederation of initiates, 1930. fraternity of light the fraternity of light, formed in philadelphia by a group of cabalistic magici

in america. quakertown, pa: rosicrucian foundation, 1935. randolph, paschal beverly. eulis, affectional alchemy. quakertown, pa: confederation of initiates, 1930. fraternity of light the fraternity of light, formed in philadelphia by a group of cabalistic magicians, derives from the tradition of the hermetic order of the golden dawn, although it has no organizational connection. according to the fraternity, individuals are basically a spark of divine consciousness, which is eternal and periodically shows itself in a series of different forms, including the most dense one, the physical body. at the moment of death, the spark leaves the physical, whereas after three days the less dense bodies leave the more dense. since the spark can be attracted to a vortex created during the sex act of tw

ysical, whereas after three days the less dense bodies leave the more dense. since the spark can be attracted to a vortex created during the sex act of two individuals, a new set of bodies may be created when the woman s egg is fertilized. through this process of reincarnation the spark evolves until it no longer needs a physical body. everyone will complete this evolution, and the purpose of the fraternity is to help people to speed this process, through a set of lessons and involvement in ritual practice. among the teachings of the fraternity is a course of philosophy in two levels, after which the neophytes can be accepted into either the order of the holy grail, which offers courses in a celtic approach to magic, or the coven of diana, which explores witchcraft, mysticism, and moon mag

na, which explores witchcraft, mysticism, and moon magic. after completing one of these courses, the initiate may apply for full membership through the order of the golden sword. at the beginning members, who must abstain from the use of illegal drugs, are supposed to attend a twentylesson series in ritual magic. members, who become gradually involved in a series of rituals, are introduced to the fraternity s holy book, the scroll of daath. the fraternity s rituals focus on the all-mother, and the importance of the high priestess as the chief spiritual guide and ritual leader of the group. the group guide, the high priest, and the high priestess are the heads of the fraternity, whereas the circle of the pentacle, and the brotherhood of the cup represent the core of the fraternity. see also

er of the group. the group guide, the high priest, and the high priestess are the heads of the fraternity, whereas the circle of the pentacle, and the brotherhood of the cup represent the core of the fraternity. see also magic and magical groups for further reading: melton, j. gordon. the encyclopedia of american religion. detroit, mi: gale research, 5th ed, 1996. the path of light. philadelphia: fraternity of light, 1974. fraternity of the hidden light fraternity of the hidden light is the english name of the fraternity known as fraternitas l. v. x. occulta. very similar to the builders of the adytum, it originated from the american section of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (ogd. it is claimed that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the head and three officers of the ogd r

ta. very similar to the builders of the adytum, it originated from the american section of the hermetic order of the golden dawn (ogd. it is claimed that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the head and three officers of the ogd reorganized the order as a mystery school dedicated to the return of the new age or age of aquarius. this tradition has been inherited by the present heads of the fraternity, assuming a more public profile in the mid- 1980s. the main purposes of the fraternity include (1) acting as a modern repository of the ancient wisdom (2) training members for selfless service to humanity through application of the ancient wisdom; and (3) promulgating the ancient wisdom. the writings of the legendary egyptian magus hermes mercurious trismegistus and the cabala represent

ore public profile in the mid- 1980s. the main purposes of the fraternity include (1) acting as a modern repository of the ancient wisdom (2) training members for selfless service to humanity through application of the ancient wisdom; and (3) promulgating the ancient wisdom. the writings of the legendary egyptian magus hermes mercurious trismegistus and the cabala represent the main source of the fraternity s teachings, which include tarot, alchemy, and astrology, as well as occult psychology. members of the fraternity, who work through instruction in the occult, meditation, and ritual, is characterized by three levels. the first level trains new initiates into wisdom, love, and power, whereas the second level is formed by the initiates that have developed harmony and balance, and whose hi

through instruction in the occult, meditation, and ritual, is characterized by three levels. the first level trains new initiates into wisdom, love, and power, whereas the second level is formed by the initiates that have developed harmony and balance, and whose higher self is in control of their lives. finally, the third level is composed of the great adepts and masters of the ages, guiding the fraternity from the inner realms. paul a. clark is the present head of the fraternity. 94 fraternity (society) of the inner light see also magic and magical groups for further reading: clark, paul a. the book of the rose. covina, ca: fraternity of the hidden light, 1985. fraternity (society) of the inner light violet mary firth was born in 1891 to a family of christian scientists. in her twenties

he name dion fortune (adapted from her magical motto, deo non fortuna, taken when she joined the lodge, violet studied under j. w. brodie-innes. in 1922 she organized the community of the inner light as an outer court for the aeo. she and mrs. mathers clashed more and more as violet matured as a leader; when mrs. mathers expelled her in 1927, firth, now using the name dion fortune, took the (now) fraternity of the inner light with her. it is still active in london as the society of inner light, and is the ancestor of many other important magical organizations now functioning in england. fortune worked as a psychiatrist, specializing in helping people recover from and counter psychic attacks, the topic of her best-known book, psychic self-defense. see also magic and magical groups for furth

, but the organization then divided in two over the manichaeism 159 issue of accepting crowley s book of the law as authoritative (rudolf steiner headed an oto chapter early in this century, before he founded the anthroposophical league) violet firth was initiated in 1919 into the alpha et omega, the hogd offshoot presided over by mathers s widow,moira bergson mathers. in 1922 firth organized the fraternity of the inner light as an outer court for the aeo. she and mrs. mathers clashed more and more as violet matured as a leader.when mrs. mathers expelled her in 1927, firth, now using the name dion fortune, took the fraternity of the inner light with her, and it became the parent or ancestor of many other important magical organizations now functioning in england. see also crowley, aleister

was obviously designed to fit in with the halloween season programming. it has been said that this special was watched by more people than any other previous television documentary. in her 1987 book prepare for war, one of 244 satanic ritual abuse rivera s guests on this important program had listed numerous potential doorways to demon possession and satanism, such as fortune tellers, horoscopes, fraternity oaths, vegetarianism, yoga, self-hypnosis, acupuncture, biofeedback, fantasy role-playing games like dungeons and dragons, adultery, homosexuality, judo, and karate. rock music is described as a carefully masterminded plan by none other than satan himself. rivera was careful to confine his questions to this particular satanism expert so as not to elicit comments on these surrealistic as

. 1907 aleister crowley founds his own organization, the astrum argentinum( silver star. 1909 aleister crowley begins publication of the equinox semiannually (until 1913) in order to spread his ideas. 1922 builders of the adytum (b.o.t.a, a mystery school based on the cabala, is established by paul foster case. dion fortune (violet mary firth) organizes the community of the inner light, later the fraternity of the inner light, one of the organizations with a direct influence on gerald gardner. 1939 in england, gerald b. gardner establishes the kernel of what will become modern wicca. 1948 our lady of endor coven, known also as the ophite cultus satanas, is founded by herbert arthur sloane of toledo, ohio. 1950 the legend of the devil s triangle also known as the bermuda triangle begins wit

h khomeini and saddam hussein referred to the united states as the great satan. in the british parliament a protestant leader called the pope the antichrist. in a book titled prepare for war (1987, rebecca brown, m.d. has a chapter entitled is roman catholicism witchcraft? dr. brown also lists among the doorways to satanic power and/or demon infestation the following: fortune tellers, horoscopes, fraternity oaths, vegetarianism, yoga, self-hypnosis, relaxation tapes, acupuncture, biofeedback, fantasy role-playing games, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, judo, karate, and rock music. dr. brown states that rock music was a carefully masterminded plan by none other than satan himself (p. 84. the ideas expressed in this book may seem extreme and even humorous. this book, however, has been

LIBER ALEPH

(falsely so-called, thou canst create nothing that is not god. but beware of false creations wrought by women in whom is no function thereof; for they are phantoms, poisonous vapours, bred of the moon in her witchcraft of blood. m the book of wisdom or folly 173 #p de viis mortis et diaboli, arcanis tou tarot fraternitatis r. c (of the paths of death and the devil, arcana of the tarot of the r.c. fraternity) t shall profit thee much, o my son, or i err, that i instruct thee in the mysteries of the paths of nun and of ayin, that in our rota are figured in the atu called death, and that called the devil. of these nun joineth the sun with venus, and is referred to scorpio in the zodiac. this path is perilous, for it seeketh the level, and may abase thee, except thou take heed unto the going

LIBER LXVII THE SWORD OF SONG

ntions; for in that year, and of rosewomen, came a and u and m,1 the mighty musicians! and the third sign likewise, namely, of animals: for in that year every sheep had lambs thirteen, and every cart2 was delivered of a wheel! and other wonders innumerable: they are well known, insomuch that that year is yet held notable. now our father, being very old, came into the venerable grove of our august fraternity and abode there. and so old was he and feeble that he could scarce lift his hands in benediction upon us. and all we waited about him, both by day and night; lest one word should fall, and we not hear the same. but he spake never unto us, though his lips moved and his eyes sought ever that which we could not see. at last, on the day of d, the mother of p.,3 he straightened himself up an

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

ds (part two) flowers, plants, fruits, and trees stones, metals and gems ceremonial magic and sorcery the elements and their inhabitants hermetic pharmacology, chemistry, and therapeutics the qabbalah, the secret doctrine of israel fundamentals of qabbalistic cosmogony the tree of the sephiroth qabbalistic keys to the creation of man an analysis of tarot cards the tabernacle in the wilderness the fraternity of the rose cross rosicrucian doctrines and tenets fifteen rosicrucian and qabbalistic diagrams alchemy and its exponents the theory and practice of alchemy: part one the theory and practice of alchemy: part two the hermetic and alchemical figures of claudius de dominico celentano vallis novi the chemical marriage bacon, shakspere, and the rosicrucians the cryptogram as a factor in symb

arot cards the origin of playing cards--the rota mundi of the rosicrucians--the problem of tarot symbolism--the unnumbered card--the symbolism of the twenty-one major trumps- the suit cards. 129 the tabernacle in the wilderness moses, the egyptian initiate--the building of the tabernacle--the furnishings of the tabernacle--the ark of the covenant--the robes of glory--the urim and thummim. 133 the fraternity of the rose cross the life of father c.r.c--johann valentin andre--the alchemical teachings of the rosicrucians--significance of the rose cross--the rosicrucian temple--the adepts of the rose cross. 137 rosicrucian doctrines and tenets the confessio fraternitatis--the anatomy of melancholy--john heydon on rosicrucianism--the three mountains of the wise--the philosophical egg--the object

nt the pope, the king, and the executioners. de molay died maintaining his innocence and refusing to disclose the philosophical and magical arcana of the templars. those who have sought to identify chiram with the murdered king charles the first conceive the hiramic legend to have been invented for that purpose by elias ashmole, a mystical philosopher, who was probably a member of the rosicrucian fraternity. charles was dethroned in 1647 and died on the block in 1649, leaving the royalist party leaderless. an attempt has been made to relate the term "the sons of the widow (an appellation frequently applied to members of the masonic order) to this incident in english history, for by the murder of her king england became a widow and all englishmen widow's sons. to the mystic christian mason

hould give due consideration to the comments of professor charles eliot norton of harvard, who wrote concerning the unfinished pyramid and the all-seeing eye which adorned the reverse of the seal, as follows "the device adopted by congress is practically incapable of effective treatment; it can hardly (however artistically treated by the designer) look otherwise than as a dull emblem of a masonic fraternity (the history of the seal of the united states) the eagles of napoleon and c sar and the zodiacal eagle of scorpio are really phoenixes, for the latter bird--not the eagle--is the symbol of spiritual victory and achievement. masonry will be in a position to solve many of the secrets of its esoteric doctrine when it realizes that both its single- and double-headed eagles are phoenixes, an

ere made to test their accuracy. to theophrastus of hohenheim, who called himself paracelsus (a name meaning "greater than celsus, the world is indebted for much of the knowledge it now possesses of the ancient systems of medicine. paracelsus devoted his entire life to the study and exposition of hermetic philosophy. every notion and theory was grist to his mill, and, while members of the medical fraternity belittle his memory now as they opposed his system then, the occult world knows that he will yet be recognized as the greatest physician of all times. while the heterodox and exotic temperament of paracelsus has been held against him by his enemies, and his wanderlust has been called vagabondage, he was one of the few minds who intelligently sought to reconcile the art of healing with t

on has never been satisfactorily established. the drawings are not only quite modem but the symbolism itself savors of french rather than egyptian influence. the tarot is undoubtedly a vital element in rosicrucian symbolism, possibly the very book of universal knowledge which the members of the order claimed to possess. the rota mundi is a term frequently occurring in the early manifestoes of the fraternity of the rose cross. the word rota by a rearrangement of its letters becomes taro, the ancient name of these mysterious cards. w. f. c. wigston has discovered evidence that sir francis bacon employed the tarot symbolism in his ciphers. the numbers 21, 56, and 78, which are all directly related to the divisions of the tarot deck, are frequently involved in bacon's cryptograms. in the great

tells its that the cherubim were flying creatures but different in appearance, from anything to be seen on earth; therefore impossible to describe. moses is supposed to have seen these beings kneeling at the footstool of god when he was picked up and brought into the presence of jehovah. it is probable that they resembled, at least in general appearance, the famous cherubim of ezekiel. next: the fraternity of the rose cross sacred texts esoteric index previous next p. 137 the fraternity of the rose cross who were the rosicrucians? were they an organization of profound thinkers rebelling against the inquisitional religious and philosophical limitations of their time or were they isolated transcendentalists united only by the similarity of their viewpoints and deductions? where was the "hou

the latter part of the eighteenth century, or does the society still exist as an organization, maintaining the same secrecy for which it was originally famous? what was the true purpose for which the "brotherhood of the rose cross" was formed? were the rosicrucians a religious and philosophic brotherhood, as they claimed to be, or were their avowed tenets a blind to conceal the true object of the fraternity, which possibly was the political control of europe? these are some of the problems involved in the study of rosicrucianism. there are four distinct theories regarding the rosicrucian enigma. each is the result of a careful consideration of the evidence by scholars who have spent their lives ransacking the archives of hermetic lore. the conclusions reached demonstrate clearly the inadeq

hoped that the learned men of europe would receive with gratitude the rare intellectual and material treasures which he had brought for their consideration. instead he encountered only ridicule, for the so-called wise were afraid to admit their previous ignorance lest their prestige be impaired. at this point in the narrative is an interpolation stating that paracelsus, while not a member of the "fraternity of the rose cross" had read the book m and from a consideration of its contents had secured information which made him the foremost physician of medi val europe. tired, but not discouraged, as the result of the fruitlessness of his efforts, c.r.c. returned to germany, where he built a house in which he could quietly carry on his study and research. he also manufactured a number of rare

e ultimate androgynous state of the human creature. rosicrucian alchemy was not concerned with metals alone. man's own body was the alchemical laboratory, and none could reach rosicrucian adeptship until he had performed the supreme experiment of transmutation by changing the base metals of ignorance into the pure gold of wisdom and understanding. p. 138 he should dictate. these four founded the "fraternity of the rose cross" they prepared its secret cipher language and, according to the fama, a great dictionary in which all forms of wisdom were classified to the glorification of god. they also began the work of transcribing the book m, but found the task too difficult because of the demands of the great numbers of sick who came to them for healing. having completed a newer and larger buil

eat dictionary in which all forms of wisdom were classified to the glorification of god. they also began the work of transcribing the book m, but found the task too difficult because of the demands of the great numbers of sick who came to them for healing. having completed a newer and larger building, which they called the "house of the holy spirit" they decided to include four new members in the fraternity, thus increasing the number to eight, seven of whom were german. all were unmarried. working industriously together, they speedily completed the arduous labor of preparing the documents, instructions, and arcana of the order. they also put the house called "sancti spiritus" in order. they then decided to separate and visit the other countries of the earth, not only that their wisdom mig

e third stated that every year upon a certain day they should meet in the "house of the holy spirit" or, if unable to do so, should be represented by an epistle. the fourth decreed that each member should search for a worthy person to succeed him at his own demise. the fifth stated that the letters "r.c" should be their seal, mark, and character from that time onward. the sixth specified that the fraternity should remain unknown to the world for a period of one hundred years. after they had sworn to this code five of the brothers departed to distant lands, and a year later two of the others also went their way, leaving father c.r. c. alone in the "house of the holy spirit" year after year they met with great joy, for they had quietly and sincerely promulgated their doctrines among the wise

feet high. although the sun never penetrated this tomb, it was brilliantly illuminated by a mysterious light in the ceiling. in the center was a circular altar, upon which were brass plates engraved with strange characters. in each of the seven sides was a small door which, upon being opened, revealed a number of boxes filled with books, secret instructions, and the supposedly lost arcanum of the fraternity. upon moving the altar to one side a brass cover was disclosed. lifting this revealed a body, presumedly that of c.r.c, which, although it had lain there 120 years, was as well preserved as though it had just been interred. it was ornamented and attired in the robes of the order, and in one hand was clasped a mysterious parchment which, next to the bible, was the most valued possession

again sealed, and the brothers went their respective ways, their spirits raised and their faith increased by the miraculous spectacle which they had beheld. the document ends by saying in effect "in accordance with the will of father c.r.c, the fama has been prepared and sent forth to the wise and learned of all europe in five languages, that all may know and understand the secrets of the august fraternity. all of sincere soul who labor for the glory of god are invited to communicate with the brethren and are promised that their appeal shall be heard, regardless of where they are or how the messages are sent. at the same time, those of selfish and ulterior motives are warned that only sorrow and misery will attend any who attempt to discover the fraternity without a clean heart and a pure

MATHERS MACGREGOR THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON LEMEGETON VOL 1

p. 426 "i beg leave to warn my readers that all persons who proclaim themselves to be rosicrucians are simply members of pseudo-fraternities, and that there is that difference between their assertion and the fact of the case in which the essence of a lie consists! it is within the editor s personal knowledge that mr. waite was (and still is probably) a member of a society claiming to be the r.c. fraternity as mr. waite constantly hints in his writing that he is in touch with initiated centres, i think the syllogism, whose premises are given above, is fair, if not quite formal.-ed. 2 it was owing to our fra. receiving this s.v.a. as his superior, and giving up the arcana of our fraternity into so unhallowed a power, that we decided no longer to leave our dignity and authority in the hands

cal, and from true philosophy turneth unto nigromancy.11 the which is wholly to be charged upon its followers, who, abusing or not being capable of that high and mystical knowledge do immediately hearken unto the temptations of sathan, and are misled by him into the study of the black art. hence it is that magic lieth under disgrace, and they who seek after it are vulgarly esteemed sorcerers. the fraternity of the rosie crusians thought it not fit to style themselves magicians, but rather philosophers. and they be not ignorant empiricks12 2 but learned and experienced physicians, whose remedies be not only lawful but divine. the brief introductory description (n.b. this is taken from several ms. codices, of which the four principal variations are here composed together in parallel columns

MEANING OF MASONRY

d i charge thee, thou thief to restore the goods again immediately or else the wrath of god may fall upon thee& force thee to come immediately. amaythe meaning of masonry by w.l. wilmshurst foreword freemasonry has had many great scholars who devoted their time and talents to the philosophical exposition of the character of the craft, the meaning of craft symbols, and the religious aspects of the fraternity: albert pike, robert freke gould, fort newton, albert gallatin mackey, and w. l. wilmshurst. walter leslie wilmshurst (1867-1939) was a mystic with a practical knowledge and profound understanding of the religions of the world. the meaning of masonry discloses the real purpose of modern freemasonry and clearly states the true body of teaching and practice concerning the esoteric meaning

s the reader to learn to see in freemasonry something more than a parochial system enjoining elementary morality, performing perfunctory and insignificant rites, and serving as an agreeable accessory to social life. the greater system of spiritual doctrine contained in the rituals is strongly emphasized. the meaning of masonry was written with a view toward promoting a deeper understanding of the fraternity, and this goal has been achieved. the ideals of the masonic fraternity have a wide appeal to the best instincts of men, and the craft has become one of the greatest social institutions in the world. in this new aquarian age, when many individuals and groups are working in various ways for the eventual restoration of the mysteries, an increasing number of aspirants are beginning to recog

all but a handful of brethren. allan boudreau, ph.d. curator and librarian grand lodge of free and accepted july, 1980 masons of the state of new york introduction the position and possibilities of the masonic order the papers here collected are written solely for members of the masonic order, constituted under the united grand lodge of england. to all such they are offered in the best spirit of fraternity and goodwill and with the wish to render to the order some small return for the profit the author has received from his association with it extending over thirty-two years. they have been written with a view to promoting the deeper understanding of the meaning of masonry; to providing the explanation of it that one constantly hears called for and that becomes all the more necessary in v

s probable that to some extent they do so. but the fact is with us that the ideals of the masonic order are making a wide appeal to the best instincts of large numbers of men and that the order has imperceptibly become the greatest social institution in the empire. its principles of faith and ethics are simple, and of virtually universal acceptance. providing means for the expression of universal fraternity under a common divine fatherhood and of a common loyalty to the headship and established government of the state, it leaves room for divergences of private belief and view upon matters upon which unity is impracticable and perhaps undesirable. it is utterly clean of politics and political intrigue, but nevertheless has unconsciously become a real, though unobtrusive, asset of political

utions is scarcely a fulfilment of st. paul's great definition of charity so often read in our lodges, by exercising which we are wont to say that a mason" attains the summit of his profession" there is a far larger sense of brotherhood than the limited conventional one obtaining among those who are members of a common association. there is that deep sense in which a man feels himself not only in fraternity with his fellow-men, whether masonically his brethren or not, but realizes himself brother to all that is, part of the universal life that thrills through all things. a great illuminate, st. francis of assisi, expressed what i refer to when he wrote in his famous canticle, of his brothers the sun and the wind; his sisters the moon and the sea; his brethren the animals and the birds; as

mary conviviality. upon such occasions we are wont to drink the toast of" the king and the craft" remembering as loyal subjects and loving brethren our ear thly sovereign and our masonic comrades throughout the world. but here again i would ask every master who gives and every brother who drinks this toast, to lift his thoughts to a greater king and to a larger craft than our limited and symbolic fraternity. i would remind you how in the christian mysteries there was another master whom unconsciously we imitate, who also after supper took the cup and when he had given thanks to the king of kings, pledged himself, as it were, to that larger craft which is co-extensive with humanity itself; directing them in this manner to show forth symbolically a certain great mystery until his coming agai

or the mind had then finally to learn to dispense with their help, and, in the strength of its own purity and understanding alone, to rise into unclouded perception of their formless prototypes and" see the nameless of the hundred names" get knowledge, get wisdom; but with all thy meaning gettings, get understanding" exclaims the old teacher, in a counsel that may well be commended to the masonic fraternity to-day, which so little understands its own system. but understanding depends upon the gift of the supernal light, which gift in turn depends upon the ardour of our desire for it. if wisdom to-day is widowed, all masons are actually or potentially the widow's sons, and she will be justified of her children who seek her out and who labour for her as for hid treasure. it remains with the

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

e seats of learning and research for the pan-dimensional data.along with many churches and monasteries, universities became the epicenters forcollation of the myriad researches that were frantically going on throughout the globe(see or read the name of the rose. these colleges housed and preserved the infor-mation gleaned through time. to make sure that only initiates had access, themasonic-based fraternity structure was instigated. virtually all the royal society founding members were freemasons. one could reasonablyargue that the royal society itself, at least in its inception, was a masonic institution.(michael baigent, holy blood and holy grail)it was only much later to stifle curiosity and prevent class war that the universities werefinally opened to the masses. the study of the archi

) formed the ivy league universitiesfor the education of their own offspring. secret fraternities were established to main-tain hierarchy and prestige, but also to make sure that only the right candidates madeit into the inner sanctum to learn the truth. the skull and bones of y ale university istheir satanic majestys request94atlantis, alien visitation, and genetic manipulation one such faustian fraternity. many presidents, politicians, and industrialists belong toit.a yale is a strange hybrid animal, often seen on royal heraldry. another enclave is called thebohemian society and whose emblem is the owl. this creature, appears in miniature, on theamerican one-dollar bill and is described as an appropriate secret society totem, because itcan see things in the dark. for more on this controv

nd, of his burial place, and of the twoprincesses, one named scota, who played a large part in the genealogy of the milesian kings of ireland,and who is described as a daughter of a pharaoh, as she was, for he adopted them both (p. 129)the serpents eggcrafted by the god ptah in the underworld. this could be a reference to genetic science (see p. 137.)the pherylltfrom the word for iron, this was a fraternity of powerful druids who knew metallurgy and practiced itdeep underground. from them comes the concept of the cauldron of power. it is thought that these werethe fashioners of the weapons of power and destruction, in the periods before and after the deluge, theones with the knowledge of such industry. this is where we get the coming of the magi or the wise ones,bearing strange gifts.ancie

MICHAEL WYNN THE SOUL TRAVELERS

is often symbolized with a serpent eating its own tail. the many names these converted ones have gone by throughout the centuries are: witches, warlocks, druids, vampires, and of coarse the jedi. although freemasons do in fact conduct real rituals of transformation, they also reenact those rites by having initiates lowered into a pyramid while blindfolded. the good folks at yale s skull and bones fraternity also reenact the ritual of death and rebirth by climbing into a coffin and being reborn as bonesmen. after which they are allegedly told that they are now superior to the human cattle (considering the pedigree of its members, i m sure they were already under that impression. these steps of initiation are symbolized by paths from sephirah to another, here the initiate makes his way from

MOODY RAYMOND A LIFE AFTER LIFE

rms. many have told me that they felt that their lives were broadened and deepened by their experience, that because of it they became more reflective and more concerned with ultimate philosophical issues. at this time- it was before i had gone off to college- i had grown up in a very small town, with very small- minded people, the people i was associated with, anyway. i was a typical high school fraternity brat. you just weren't "it" unless you belonged to my fraternity. but after this thing happened to me, i wanted to know more. at the time, though, i didn't think there was a person who would know anything about this, because i had never been out of this little world that i was in. i didn't know anything about psychology, or anything like that. all i knew was that i felt like i had aged

MORALS AND DOGMA

ts swift and ponderous blows, crushes all the machinery to atoms, and, at last, wrenching itself away, lies inert and dead amid the ruin it has wrought. the force of the people, or the popular will, in action and exerted, symbolized by the gavel, regulated and guided by and acting within the limits of law and order, symbolized by the twenty-four-inch rule, has for its fruit liberty, equality, and fraternity--liberty regulated by law; equality of rights in the eye of the law; brotherhood with its duties and obligations as well as its benefits. you will hear shortly of the _rough_ ashlar and the _perfect_ ashlar, as part of the jewels of the lodge. the rough ashlar is said to be "a stone, as taken from the quarry, in its rude and natural state" the perfect ashlar is said to be "a stone made

people, expressed as the constitution and law of the state; and of the state itself the three visible faces represent the three departments--the executive, which executes the laws; the legislative, which makes the laws; the judiciary, which interprets the laws, applies and enforces them, between man and man, between the state and the citizens. the three invisible faces, are liberty, equality, and fraternity--the threefold soul of the state--its vitality, spirit, and intellect* though masonry neither usurps the place of, nor apes religion, prayer is an essential part of our ceremonies. it is the aspiration of the soul toward the absolute and infinite intelligence, which is the one supreme deity, most feebly and misunderstandingly characterized as an "architect" certain faculties of man are

co-proprietors with themselves of philosophical truth. masonry is not the coliseum in ruins. it is rather a roman palace of the middle ages, disfigured by modern architectural improvements, yet built on a cyclop an foundation laid by the etruscans, and with many a stone of the superstructure taken from dwellings and temples of the age of hadrian and antoninus. christianity taught the doctrine of fraternity; but repudiated that of political equality, by continually inculcating obedience to caesar, and to those lawfully in authority. masonry was the first apostle of equality. in the monastery there is _fraternity_ and _equality, but no _liberty. masonry added that also, and claimed for man the three-fold heritage, liberty, equality, and fraternity. it was but a development of the original p

on there is no abdication. each sovereignty parts with a certain portion of itself to form the common right. that portion is the same for all. there is equal contribution by all to the joint sovereignty. this identity of concession which each makes to all, is equality. the common right is nothing more or less than the protection of all, pouring its rays on each. this protection of each by all, is fraternity. liberty is the summit, equality the base. equality is not all vegetation on a level, a society of big spears of grass and stunted oaks, a neighborhood of jealousies, emasculating each other. it is, civilly, all aptitudes having equal opportunity; politically, all votes having equal weight; religiously, all consciences having equal rights. equality has an organ--gratuitous and obligator

houghts of the earth, like hollow straws, on the finger-tips of disputation. it is not this kind of warfare which makes the cross triumphant in the hearts of the unbelievers; but the actual power that lives in the faith. so there is a political scholasticism that is merely useless. the dexterities of subtle logic rarely stir the hearts of the people, or convince them. the true apostle of liberty, fraternity and equality makes it a matter of life and death. his combats are like those of bossuet--combats to the death. the true apostolic fire is like the lightning: it flashes conviction into the soul. the true word is verily a two-edged sword. matters of government and political science can be fairly dealt with only by sound reason, and the logic of common sense: not the common sense of the i

the beacons of faith and freedom, and heats the furnace through which the earnest and loyal pass to immortal glory. there is in war the doom of defeat, the quenchless sense of duty, the stirring sense of honor, the measureless solemn sacrifice of devotedness, and the incense of success. even in the flame and smoke of battle, the mason discovers his brother, and fulfills the sacred obligations of fraternity. two, or the duad, is the symbol of antagonism; of good and evil, light and darkness. it is cain and abel, eve and lilith, jachin and boaz, ormuzd and ahriman, osiris and typhon. three, or the triad, is most significantly expressed by the equilateral and the right-angled triangles. there are _three_ principal colors or rays in the rainbow, which by intermixture make _seven. the three ar

hich are often at variance with their welfare. be faithful to masonry, which is to be faithful to the best interests of mankind. labor, by precept and example, to elevate the standard of masonic character, to enlarge its sphere of influence, to popularize its teachings, and to make all men know it for the great apostle of peace, harmony, and good-will on earth among men; of liberty, equality, and fraternity. masonry is useful to all men: to the learned, because it affords them the opportunity of exercising their talents upon subjects eminently worthy of their attention; to the illiterate, because it offers them important instruction; to the young, because it presents them with salutary precepts and good examples, and accustoms them to reflect on the proper mode of living; to the man of the

human society, by giving to every man his due, and observing the faith of contracts; or in the greatness and firmness of an elevated and unsubdued mind; or in observing order and regularity in all our words and in all our actions; in which consist moderation and temperance. masonry has in all times religiously preserved that enlightened faith from which flow sublime devotedness, the sentiment of fraternity fruitful of good works, the spirit of indulgence and peace, of sweet hopes and effectual consolations; and inflexibility in the accomplishment of the most painful and arduous duties. it has always propagated it with ardor and perseverance; and therefore it labors at the present day more zealously than ever. scarcely a masonic discourse is pronounced, that does not demonstrate the necess

me apostolate. here the anathema against lukewarm souls applies. to comfort misfortune, to popularize knowledge, to teach whatever is true and pure in religion and philosophy, to accustom men to respect order and the proprieties of life, to point out the way to genuine happiness, to prepare for that fortunate period, when all the factions of the human family, united by the bonds of toleration and fraternity, shall be but one household--these are labors that may well excite zeal and even enthusiasm. we do not now enlarge upon or elaborate these ideas. we but utter them to you briefly, as hints, upon which you may at your leisure reflect. hereafter, if you continue to advance, they will be unfolded, explained, and developed. masonry utters no impracticable and extravagant precepts, certain

finement, and knowledge accumulated in the higher orders and wealthier classes will some day perish like dry grass in the hot fire of popular fury. it is not the mission of masonry to engage in plots and conspiracies against the civil government. it is not the fanatical propagandist of any creed or theory; nor does it proclaim itself the enemy of kings. it is the apostle of liberty, equality, and fraternity; but it is no more the high-priest of republicanism than of constitutional monarchy. it contracts no entangling alliances with any sect of theorists, dreamers, or philosophers. it does not know those as its initiates who assail the civil order and all lawful authority, at the same time that they propose to deprive the dying of the consolations of religion. it sits apart from all sects a

em; and particularly to those who advance to the highest degrees of the ancient and accepted scottish rite. that rite raises a corner of the veil, even in the degree of apprentice; for it there declares that masonry is a _worship. masonry labors to improve the social order by enlightening men's minds, warming their hearts with the love of the good, inspiring them with the great principle of human fraternity, and requiring of its disciples that their language and actions shall conform to that principle, that they shall enlighten each other, control their passions, abhor vice, and pity the vicious man as one afflicted with a deplorable malady. it is the universal, eternal, immutable religion, such as god planted it in the heart of universal humanity. no creed has ever been long-lived that wa

science, morality, and virtue. essentially philanthropic, philosophical, and progressive, it has for the basis of its dogma a firm belief in the existence of god and his providence, and of the immortality of the soul; for its object, the dissemination of moral, political, philosophical, and religious truth, and the practice of all the virtues. in every age, its device has been "liberty, equality, fraternity" with constitutional government _law, order, discipline, and _subordination_ to legitimate authority-_government_ and not _anarchy. but it is neither a political party nor a religious sect. it embraces all parties and all sects, to form from among them all a vast fraternal association. it recognizes the dignity of human nature, and man's right to such freedom as he is fitted for; and it

s as masons to decide. let each judge and believe for himself. in the mean time, we labor to hasten the coming of that day. the morals of antiquity, of the law of moses and of christianity, are ours. we recognize every teacher of morality, every reformer, as a brother in this great work. the eagle is to us the symbol of liberty, the compasses of equality, the pelican of humanity, and our order of fraternity. laboring for these, with faith, hope, and charity as our armor, we will wait with patience for the final triumph of good and the complete manifestation of the word of god. no one mason has the right to measure for another, within the walls of a masonic temple, the degree of veneration which he shall feel for any reformer, or the founder of any religion. we teach a belief in no particul

high and the low, the tyrants and the mob; and even the former were satiated with the servility of the latter, sunken by lassitude and despair to the lowest depths of degradation. when, lo, a voice, in the inconsiderable roman province of judea proclaims a new gospel--a new "god's word" to crushed, suffering, bleeding humanity. liberty of thought, equality of all men in the eye of god, universal fraternity! a new doctrine, a new religion; the old primitive truth uttered once again! man is once more taught to look upward to his god. no longer to a god hid in impenetrable mystery, and infinitely remote from human sympathy, emerging only at intervals from the darkness to smite and crush humanity: but a god, good, kind, beneficent, and merciful: a father, loving the creatures he has made, wit

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

rsee the fulfillment of the prescribed rites. among the romans, the sepulcher, intimately connected to the sacra gentilitia, or family rites, held great importance. people wanted assurance that they would not be tossed into one of the atrocious mass graves common to that era and that their college would see to their funeral arrangements.those who were buried together contracted a kind of intimate fraternity and kinship.13 the sacred character attached to labor continued with the rise of christianity and in fact was reinvigorated and rejuvenated by the new religion, which enabled labor subsequently to acquire an even higher value. this effect, which is often overlooked, is of the utmost importance, for it appears in all the social and political upheavals that have taken place throughout the

e find these same religious and sacred elements of meals eaten together. it remains to be seen how and at what time the ideas connected to the convivium became more specific and eventually led to the formation of legitimately constituted societies. various theories have been offered on the subject of the origin of guilds. for some, the guild owes its origin to the influence of christian ideas and fraternity. for others, the guild was once the roman collegia, specifically the kind imported by the apostles of the christian faith into southern lands, where it was subsequently transformed. it is quite possible that these two hypotheses can be reconciled by the acceptance of a third factor: pagan traditions. the coincidence of the first manifestations of the guild and the conquests of christian

nsults given by one member to another will be punished; members will attend the funeral service of a deceased colleague."4 social guilds can also be found in germany, and "in denmark they played an important role as demonstrated by this historic fact: magnus, son of king nicholas of denmark, had killed duke canut lavard, alderman or protector of the league of sleswig, known as a hezlag oath-bound fraternity. in 1130 the king wished to visit sleswig, and despite being defended by the congildi, he was massacred with his entire retinue."5 the statutes of the danish guilds especially those of saint kanut, flensbourg, and odense (which were written in 1200) included clauses quite similar to those of the english guilds: right of entry, close solidarity, mandatory assistance to assemblies, a proh

s imposed upon the brothers, indicating that they had been agreed upon by several assemblies of masters and journeymen. these rules consisted of a varying number of general charges followed by a series of special obligations. concerning these obligations, it helps to examine first the requirements that were of a religious nature. all of these documents stress the profoundly catholic nature of the fraternity "the mason's first duty is to be faithful to god and the holy church, and to flee from heresy and error "whosoever exercises the art of masonry should honor god and his church. whosoever wishes to learn this art, must first and foremost love god, the holy church, and all the saints "each of its members humbly beseeches all-powerful god and his mother, the gentle virgin, for the grace of

rets of the said society, until he hath first taken the oath of secrecy hereafter following: i, a. b, doe in the presence of almighty god and my fellows and brethren here present, promise and declare that i will not at any time hereafter, by any act or circumstance whatsoever, directly or indirectly, publish, discover, reveale, or make knowne, any of the secrets, priviledges, or counsells, of the fraternity or fellowship of free masons (559) which at this time, 196 from the art of building to the art of thinking or at any time hereafter, shall be made knowne unto mee. so helpe mee god, and the holy contents of this booke [emphasis mine].13 this oath is also significant. the last phrase, which i emphasized, indicates that the oath was made on the bible, most likely on the gospels. we have o

omas more and francis bacon. he persuaded the masons to allow them to meet on their premises. we should note that the society formed by ashmole, like those of more and bacon, was meant to remain secret. in 1724, a manuscript of ancient masonic constitutions was printed under the title the secret history of the free-masons. its preface presented the rosicrucians and masons as "brothers of the same fraternity or order" similarly, the daily journal of september 5, 1730, indicates that the modern freemasonry was an offshoot of the rosicrucian society. political and religious influences just as it was practice in germany for factions to seek the support of the rich, organized, powerful guilds and corporations during divisive times such as the election of emperors or the religious wars, in engla

philus desaguliers, payne again assumed the office of grand master in 1720. the grand lodge first became a regulatory body in 1721 at the same time the duke of montaigu was elected grand master. the scottish pastor james anderson was given the charge of drafting the book of constitutions, published in 1723 under the grand master the duke of wharton and containing both the legendary history of the fraternity and the obligations of freemasons. other authors have noted that anderson, an intellect of small scope, was almost certainly not the true author. the better part of the material and the thought behind it was likely supplied by desaguliers. the son of a pastor of 248 from the art of building to the art of thinking new rochelle who emigrated to london following the revocation of the edict

he work conceived by all and on every plane as a sacred gesture, the co-participation in the perpetual creation of the great work of the absolute. the convergence within man of the finite and the infinite, the simultaneous awareness of humility and grandeur, were regarded by the operative masons as the best foundation for morality and social life: humility and grandeur made liberty, equality, and fraternity primary values. but what heavy demands are made upon us to attain these! the intelligence of a saint thomas acquinas and the sensibility of a saint francis of assisi while possessing the prescience of christ's message: these lead to no more exploitation of man by man, no more domination and humiliation based on social distinctions, no more scorn for the weak, no more vainglory, no more

sing from a contemporary perspective with eyes only for material progress, that all of this was perceived by those who lived during the middle ages and by the masons better than anyone else. in the facts we know, touching upon work and human relations, we find no trace of a failure among them to advance the notions of "fair salaries" and "fair prices" or to condemn profit or to ignore the rule of fraternity. today this has all been forgotten and lost. for those very people who claim to best speak on behalf of these values as the foundation of a civilization they ceaselessly invoke, these principles are ignored and the precepts that arise from them are nothing but empty words that have no actual effect on behavior. the more attentive individuals regard these principles only as the historica

PIKE CUMMINGS THE SPURIOUS RITES OF MEMPHIS AND MISRAIM

rsal knowledge of its high aims and ideals removes the sales resistance which frauds and charlatans would encounter in imitating and promoting a less known fraternal organization. freemasonry s own concerns are, unfortunately, an aid to those who would further their own evil ends by duping innocent and well-intentioned individuals by plausible claims of an easy method of admission to an exclusive fraternity. it is only when the zeal of such unscrupulous promoters overcomes their discretion that they are halted. sooner or later some of them run afoul of local ordinances, state statutes and occasionally of federal postal regulations, and there is an exposure which becomes general knowledge. the darius wilson frauds in massachusetts in b j b b, and the mcblain thompson masonic fraud case, tri

had a rather hectic masonic career.he was expelled by the grand lodge of new jersey in b i g g, charges having been preferred in b i g e, but in b i g i the action of the grand lodge was rescinded on a purely technical point,namely that sufficient time had not elapsed between service of notice on burt and the time of his trial. in b i h i grand master finch of michigan issued an edict warning the fraternity of that state against accepting the petition for affiliation of burt in any lodge in that jurisdiction.23 while all this was occurring the genuine sovereign sanctuary of america became dissatisfied with the conduct of harry j. seymour, and the grand officers determined to purchase him out at a cost of d, a a a dollars. seymour took the dollars, resigned his office to the sovereign sanct

REGARDIE ISRAEL THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN

will now be a general reformation, both of divine and human things, according to our desire and the expectation of others; for it is fitting that before the rising of the sun there should appear and break forth aurora, or some clearness or divine light in the sky. and so, in the meantime, some few, which shall give their names, may join together, thereby to increase the number and respect of our fraternity, and make a happy and wished for beginning of our philosophical canons, prescribed to us by our brother r.c, and be partakers with us of our treasures (which can never fail or be wasted) in all humility and love, to be eased of this world's labours, and not walk so blindly in the knowledge of the wonderful works of god" fama fraternitatis (1614) foreword and appreciation just about 100

ained to wear one certain kind of habit, but therein to follow the custom of the country. third, that every year, upon the day c. they should meet together at the house sanchrs spiritus, or write the cause of his absence. fourth, every brother should look about for a worthy person who, after his decease, might succeed him. fifth, the word r c. should be their seal, mark, and character. sixth, the fraternity should remain secret one hundred years. with this preliminary account, we may turn to the claims of the order within the more historical times of the late 19th century, though unfortunately, these claims are no more verifiable and certainly no clearer than those which characterised its beginning <16 "the order of the golden dawn" narrates the history lecture of that order "is an hermeti

w white border, a red cross within the triangle, and the number a within a circle and within a square, one on each side of the triangle. he invests neophyte with the sash, and points out the three portals, saying: the three portals facing you in the east, are the gates of the paths leading to the three further grades, which with the zelator and the neophyte forms the first and lowest order of our fraternity. furthermore, they represent the paths which connect the tenth sephirah malkuth with the other sephiroth. the letters tau, qoph and shin make the word quesheth- a bow, the reflection of the <56> rainbow of promise stretched over our earth, and which is about the throne of god. hegemon points out the flaming sword, saying: heg this drawing of the flaming sword of the kerubim, is a repres

umiliation, even though he be thy enemy, remember the time of thy own humiliation when thou didst kneel before the door of the tomb, clothed in the robe of mourning, with the chain of affliction about thy neck, and thy hands bound behind thy back, and rejoice not at his fall. and in thine intercourse with the members of our order, let thy hand given unto another be a sincere and genuine pledge of fraternity. respect his or her secrets and feelings as thou wouldst respect thine own. bear with one another and forgive one another, even as the master hath said. v. h. frater hodos chamelionis, what is the symbolic age of the aspirant? hodos his days are an hundred and twenty years. second it is written "my spirit shall not always strive with man, seeing that he also is flesh, yet his days shall

nd the seven months between the philosophus and the portal symbolise the regimen of the planets; while the elements and the planets both work in the zodiac; so that three plus seven multiplied by twelve yieldeth the number 120. second 0 aspirant, ere thou canst enter the tomb of the adepti of the rose of ruby and the cross of gold, it is necessary to take a solemn obligation of secrecy, fidelity, fraternity, and justice. but as in all the previous obligations, there is nothing contained therein contrary to thy civil, moral, or religious duties. art thou willing to take such a pledge? aspirant i am. second let the aspirant be bound to the cross of suffering. the aspirant is led to the cross, and his hands put through the running nooses and cords are bound about his waist and feet. two adept

, then, 0 aspirant, that the mysteries of the rose and the cross have existed from time immemorial, and that the rites were practised, and the wisdom taught, in egypt, eleusis, samothrace, persia, chaldea and india, and in far more ancient lands. the story of the introduction of these mysteries into mediaeval europe has thus been handed down to us. in 1378 was born the chief and originator of our fraternity in europe. he was of noble german family, but poor, and in the fifth year of his age was placed in a cloister where he learned both greek and latin. while yet a youth he accompanied a certain brother p. a. l on a pilgrimage to the holy land, but the latter, dying at cyprus, he himself went to damascus. there was then in arabia a temple of <217> the order which was called in the hebrew t

hree years he went on into egypt, where there was another temple of the order. there he remained for a time still studying the mysteries of nature. after this, he travelled by sea to the city of fessa, where he was welcomed at the temple there established, and he there obtained the knowledge and the acquaintance of the habitants of the elements, who revealed unto him many of their secrets. of the fraternity he confessed that they had not retained their wisdom in its primal purity, and that their kabala was to a certain extent altered to their religion. nevertheless, he learned much there. after a stay of two years he came to spain, where he endeavoured to reform the errors of the learned according to the pure knowledge he had received. but it was to them a laughing matter, and they reviled

the prophets of old were rejected. thus also was he treated by those of his own and other nations when he showed them the errors that had crept into their religions. so, after five years residence in germany, he initiated three of his former <218> monastic brethren, fratres g. w, i. a, and i. o, who had more knowledge than many others at that time. and by these four was made the foundation of the fraternity in europe. these worked and studied at the writings and other knowledge which c. r c. had brought with him, and by them was some of the magical language transcribed (which is that of the elemental tablets) and a dictionary thereof made; and the rituals and part of the book m were transcribed. for the true order of the rose cross descendeth into the depths, and ascendeth into the heights

d not be constrained to wear any distinctive dress <219> but therein follow the custom of the country. 3. that every year on the day of corpus christi, they should meet at the collegium ad spiritum sanctum, or write the cause of absence. 4. everyone should look for some worthy person of either sex, who after his decease might succeed him. 5. the word rc. to be their mark, seal, and character. the fraternity to remain secret for one hundred years. five of the fratres were to travel in different countries, and two were to remain with christian rosenkreutz. second frater 1.0. was the first to die, and then in england where he had wrought many wonderful cures. he was an expert kabbalist as his book h witnesseth. his death had been previously foretold him by c. r c. but those who were later adm

RITUALS OF THE SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANIS IN ANGLIA

t, still holding the thong of the bell.repair now to the celebrant.the aspirant is conducted to the celebrant by the north.celebrant:here, for the present, we must rest, but we cannot leave the subject without offering to remove fromyour mind unpleasant impressions, if any exist, as to who the former rosicrucians were.rituals of the societas rosicrucianis in angliasecond section13 the society, or fraternity of rosicrucians has been largely misrepresented, and the minds ofstudents greatly prejudiced. the want of intelligence would be simply amazing were it not evidentthat the mischievous ignorance of a few has been repeated successively without individual research.ignorance, prejudice, envy and conceit have taken possession of the minds of the critics andhistorians; yet the unique and attra

second interrogatory is to be sought for in and afterstudy, and with the adepts.we will now retire to the chapel or sacred hall, and leave you under the care of your able and wiseconductor.the alchemists retire, with arms crossed on breast.conductor:frater, the learned alchemist who has just left us, is a wise and noted rosicrucian; he intimates toyou the source from which the name of this noble fraternity takes its rise, at least this scientificportion: thus, the name comes from 'ros, the latin word for dew, and 'crux 'cross. from themystical cross is formed the letters spelling the latin word lux, or light or fire: hence the hiddensignificancy in the aphorism 'by fire the nitre of the dew is extracted, or 'igne, nitrum, roris,invenitur'.the great revival in this class or branch of rosic

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omeini and saddam hussein referred to the united states as the "great satan" in the british parliament a protestant leader called the pope the antichrist. in a book titled prepare for war (1987, rebecca brown, m.d. has a chapter entitled "is roman catholicism witchcraft" dr. brown also lists among the "doorways" to satanic power and/or demon infestation the following: fortune tellers, horoscopes, fraternity oaths, vegetarianism, yoga, self-hypnosis, relaxation tapes, acupuncture, biofeedback, fantasy role-playing games, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, judo, karate, and rock music. dr. brown states that rock music "was a carefully masterminded plan by none other than satan himself (p. 84. the ideas expressed in this book may seem extreme and even humorous. this book, however, has been

SATANIC RITUALS

vengeance moves into the crowd! the executioners are terrified and suddenly have no power to come close. tremblingly, they throw their torches on the pyre, and quickly turn away. thick smoke surrounds the scaffold, growing into billows. suddenly flames appear and leap up, yet in the sight of death, these brave knights do not betray themselves. priest: assez! enough! the denunciation priest: o sad fraternity, do i unfold your dolorous mysteries shrouded from of yore? nay, be assured; no secret can be told to any who divined it not before: none uninitiate by many a presage will comprehend the language of the message, although proclaimed aloud of evermore. and yet a man who raves, however mad, who bares his heart and tells of his own fall, reserves some inmost secret good or bad: the phantoms

SCHLAGER NEIL WORLD RELIGIONS REFERENCE LIBRARY

was awarded the nobel peace prize, which helped to further publicize his efforts. in the words of the commission that selected him, as quoted on the nobelprize.org web site, the prize was given not only as a gesture of support to him and to the south african council of churches of which he is leader, but also to all individuals and groups in south africa who, with their concern for human dignity, fraternity and democracy, incite the admiration of the world. tutu used the recognition to draw more attention to the injustices committed by the south african world religions: biographies 371 desmond mpilo tutu government. he was eventually allowed to travel to the united states, where he addressed a congressional committee and urged the country to join the fight against racism. thousands of amer

SECRET TEACHINGS OF THE ROSICRUCIANS IN THE 16 17C

ney, and sherry harney. sermon on the mount 1. grand rapids, mi: zondervan, 2002. web sites book of matthelithe teachings of the rosicrucians of the 16th and 17th centuries or a simple abc booklet for young students practising daily in the school of the holy ghost made clear to the eyes by pictorial figures for the exercises of the new year in the natural and theological light by a brother of the fraternity of the rose cross christi p.f. for the first time made public and with several figures of similar content added by p.s. altona. printed and published by joh. ad. eckhardt, book-printer to h.m. the king of denmark. the full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet- proverbs 27, 7. a scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not; but knowledge is easy unt

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

k yet more by the respect with which he was treated by the disdainful collector "sir" cried the last, emphatically, as i was turning over the leaves of the catalogue "sir, you are the only man i have met, in five-and-forty years that i have spent in these researches, who is worthy to be my customer. how where, in this frivolous age, could you have acquired a knowledge so profound? and this august fraternity, whose doctrines, hinted at by the earliest philosophers, are still a mystery to the latest; tell me if there really exists upon the earth any book, any manuscript, in which their discoveries, their tenets, are to be learned" at the words "august fraternity" i need scarcely say that my attention had been at once aroused, and i listened eagerly for the stranger's reply "i do not think" s

rosicrucians "the rosicrucians" repeated the old gentleman, and in his turn he surveyed me with deliberate surprise "who but a rosicrucian could explain the rosicrucian mysteries! and can you imagine that any members of that sect, the most jealous of all secret societies, would themselves lift the veil that hides the isis of their wisdom from the world "aha" thought i "this, then, is 'the august fraternity' of which you spoke. heaven be praised! i certainly have stumbled on one of the brotherhood "but" i said aloud "if not in books, sir, where else am i to obtain information? nowadays one can hazard nothing in print without authority, and one may scarcely quote shakespeare without citing chapter and verse. this is the age of facts, the age of facts, sir "well" said the old gentleman, with

ulgar error, and translate literally the allegorical language of the mystics" with that the old gentleman condescended to enter into a very interesting, and, as it seemed to me, a very erudite relation, of the tenets of the rosicrucians, some of whom, he asserted, still existed, and still prosecuted, in august secrecy, their profound researches into natural science and occult philosophy "but this fraternity" said he "however respectable and virtuous, virtuous i say, for no monastic order is more severe in the practice of moral precepts, or more ardent in christian faith, this fraternity is but a branch of others yet more transcendent in the powers they have obtained, and yet more illustrious in their origin. are you acquainted with the platonists "i have occasionally lost my way in their l

olution, refused to follow the baser men of action into its horrible excesses, lived to express the murderous philanthropy of its agents by the best bon mot of the time. seeing written on the walls "fraternite ou la mort" he observed that the sentiment should be translated thus "sois mon frere, ou je te tue("be my brother, or i kill thee "and what of me "you will open your own veins to escape the fraternity of cain. be comforted; the last drops will not follow the razor. for you, venerable malesherbes; for you, aimar nicolai; for you, learned bailly, i see them dress the scaffold! and all the while, o great philosophers, your murderers will have no word but philosophy on their lips" the hush was complete and universal when the pupil of voltaire the prince of the academic sceptics, hot la h

is faculty was one which glyndon called to mind, that sect, whose tenets and powers have never been more than most partially explored, the rosicrucians, especially arrogated. he remembered to have heard in germany of the work of john bringeret (printed in 1615, asserting that all the languages of the earth were known to the genuine brotherhood of the rosy cross. did zanoni belong to this mystical fraternity, who, in an earlier age, boasted of secrets of which the philosopher's stone was but the least; who considered themselves the heirs of all that the chaldeans, the magi, the gymnosophists, and the platonists had taught; and who differed from all the darker sons of magic in the virtue of their lives, the purity of their doctrines, and their insisting, as the foundation of all wisdom, on t

r, who, in the revival of science, sought the secrets of apollonius and paracelsus "what" said glyndon, amazed "are you so well acquainted with the annals of an obscure lineage "to the man who aspires to know, no man who has been the meanest student of knowledge should be unknown. you ask me why i have shown this interest in your fate? there is one reason which i have not yet told you. there is a fraternity as to whose laws and whose mysteries the most inquisitive schoolmen are in the dark. by those laws all are pledged to warn, to aid, and to guide even the remotest descendants of men who have toiled, though vainly, like your ancestor, in the mysteries of the order. we are bound to advise them to their welfare; nay, more, if they command us to it, we must accept them as our pupils. i am a

ve with the faulty to know their faults. even so saith paracelsus, a great man, though often wrong('it is as necessary to know evil things as good; for who can know what is good without the knowing what is evil' etc. paracelsus 'de nat. rer' lib. 3) not mine this folly; i live but in knowledge, i have no life in mankind" another time glyndon questioned the mystic as to the nature of that union or fraternity to which zanoni had once referred "i am right, i suppose" said he "in conjecturing that you and himself profess to be the brothers of the rosy cross "do you imagine" answered mejnour "that there were no mystic and solemn unions of men seeking the same end through the same means before the arabians of damus, in 1378, taught to a wandering german the secrets which founded the institution

SPENSER THE CULT OF THE ALL SEEING EYE 1960

11 the five men recommended that the reverse sjde of the seal not be cut and not be used as an official document seal. professor norton wrote that "it is greatly to be regretted that the device adopted by congress in 1782 is of go elaborate and allegorical a character. as to the reverse. it can hardly (however artistically treated by the designer) look otherwise than as a dull emblem of a masonic fraternity."12 justin winsor described the reverse side as "both unintelligent and commonplace. if it can be kept in the dark, as it seems to have been kept, why not keep it so" t. f. dwight also felt that "it has been so long kept in the dark, a few months more of shade will do it no harm" william whitmore considered it "a thankless task to arrange it, as professor norton says; use it as little a

etic virgin and saturnian kingdoms now return. now a new progeny is let down from the lofty heavens. favor, chaste lucina, the boy soon io be born in whom the iron age shall come to an end, and the golden one shall arise again in the whole earth" virgil was a pagan philosopher of rome.16 the literalure on the mystic meaning of the seal is extensive and amazing. it appears that almost every secret fraternity, society and movement in the country has claimed the seal's reverse side as its own. celestia root lang wrote:17 "the reverse side must have been designed by a mystic, one versed in symbolism. all true theosophists ought to be able to see. the connecting link between true theosophy and the reverse side of the seal of the united states. the time will come. when the white stone will becom

SYMBOLISM OF THE BANNERS

bolism of the banners can only be fully recognized when a greater understanding of the minor symbols are comprehended. the banners are composed of specific arrangements of the cross and the triangle. on the banner of the east, the triangles come together in the form of a hexagram, thus containing the power of the equilibrium while maintaining their individual meaning. so first, as brethren of the fraternity, we shall look at various arrangements of those simple geometrical figures and their mystical meanings. the first symbol would be that of the cross. this symbol is upheld very highly by modern christianity. a cross is a figure made by two lines bisecting each other. when at right angles, it is the calvary cross or also called, the crux simplex. unknown to many modern christians, the sym

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

deceived, they would angrily rise enmasse and string up the elite from the nearest light pole. the most terrible secret of all but there's also the matter of the most terrible secret of all, the secret that, if 18 codex magica discovered, would sound the death knell for the illuminati and freemasonry. manly p. hall, 33, touched on this in his book, lectures on ancient philosophy: freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity an outer organization, concealing an inner brotherhood of the elect. the invisible society is a secret fraternity dedicated to a mysterious secret.7 as hall alludes, freemasonry hides its greatest secret even from its membership at large only an invisible "inner brotherhood" is entrusted with it. robert guffey, writing in the book, the conspiracy reader, reports that

potent effect.16 to the man whose entire life is immersed in magical symbols, signs, and codes, and who has taken a solemn oath to maintain secrecy in fear of disclosure, the world takes on a supernatural, paranoid quality. indeed, such men are schizophrenic in tendency, being torn between their role in the normal everyday world and their underground existence in the sordid world of their occult fraternity. illuminists are, indeed, very dangerous men. ancient origins babylonian now it is important to understand that almost all the symbols and signs of the elite are very ancient in origin. former scottish rite freemasonry sovereign grand commander henry c. clausen, 33, who was appointed in 1942 by president roosevelt to head up the commission to investigate the pearl harbor attack, writes

and spent years examining the true teachings and practices of new ageism, witchcraft and satanism. moreover, without study of the holy bible and constant referral back to it, much of the knowledge i have acquired could not be properly understood. masonic expert lynn f. perkins alludes to the gigantic amount of extracurricular research and work needed to uncover the greatest secrets of the masonic fraternity. he writes: the true wisdom is concealed and hidden, not only from those who do not join the masonic order but also from those who "take" the degrees; and it will remain hoodwinked! pity the poor, foolish man who becomes a freemason! in the very first degree ritual, that of entered apprentice, a blindfold is put over his eyes, and a cable-tow is hung around his neck. symbolically, the d

rty and fulfillment of selfinterest and will apart from god and his will. that is why this brotherhood of evildoers are rebels, opposers of good, colluders with any and all forms of apostasy. the propensity of the illuminati to engage in rebellion, against god, country, and even organized civilization itself is evidenced in the inner meaning of their centuries old rallying cry "liberty, equality, fraternity" the esoteric meaning of which is liberty from the dictates of god, equality of all men only in death, and the unity of evildoers. truly, the man who has taken vulgar and bloody oaths to defend the order and has vowed to protect its secrets against onslaught by would be interlopers and intruders is not above killing those who oppose his ambitious personal goals or who stand in the way o

magica particular part of the body indicates one's mental attitude and inner meaning. a hand placed on the breast indicates a tender, loyal or sympathetic attitude. placed on the neck, the hand denotes sacrifice and penalty, while the joining of hands signifies mystic marriage and fidelity. three or more people linking hands signifies the joining of forces or energy, and is expressive of a virile fraternity and of solidarity in the face of danger. the authors of a dictionary of symbols note that the hand expresses "ideas of action, as well as those of power and dominion" they say it is also a sign of royalty. the jewish kabbala (or cabala) teaches that the left hand is the "hand of punishment" while the righthand is the "hand of blessing."11 the same reference guide explains that the word

. albert mackey, 33, in his classic encyclopedia reference book, says that the fellow craft degree implies "mutual trust" among the "brethren" of the order. but he notes it is in a lower degree. the masons, in the middle ages, he writes, were divided into two classes, masters and fellows: those who were of greater skill held a higher position and were designated as masters while the masses of the fraternity, the commonality, as we might say, were called fellows. 3 put another way, mackey says that those possessing more "cunning" were graded as masters, while the fellows were of "lesser wit."4 but of course, today, most all masons begin by being initiated into the first degree (entered apprentice. then, the new member is said to be passed into the second degree (fellow craft, and next is ra

he national flags so that nicaragua's illuminatidesigned flag, which has a (male) triangle, a solar image, and all-seeing eye as its focus would be most prominently displayed. kofi annan is married to a white woman, a rothschild heiress.(photo: usa today, september 22, 1998, p. 11a) secret handshakes of the illuminati 167 great britain's duke of kent, head of the united lodge, the largest masonic fraternity in england, holds the title, the most worshipful grand master. the duke is sharing a masonic grip on visit to cape town, south africa. frenchman jean-marie le pen (member of paris' grand orient lodge) warmly welcomes masonic brother nick griffin, leader of the british national party (bnp. jean-marie le pen, head of a supposed right-wing populist party in france, is oft criticized in tha

excommunicated. the masons didn't take too kindly to masonic brother smith's stealing their symbols and ceremonies and incorporating them into his mormon (lds) church rituals.4 as joseph smith lay dying on the jailhouse floor, he cried out "is there no help for the widow's son" this is the enigmatic saying taught masons, stamping smith as a follower of the great goddess, patroness of the masonic fraternity. the bible in revelation 27 refers to her as "mystery, babylon the great, mother of harlots" john j. robinson, author of a celebrated book, born in blood defending freemasonry and blasting its critics, also referenced the grand hailing sign of distress sign taught in the 3 ritual: after brief ceremonies, the blindfold is removed, and the newly sworn master mason is taught several secret

gore, some confederate officers into masonic skullduggery, timothy mcveigh's rancid "f..you" signal, and a few other choice hand poses of elite servants "masonry ought forever to be abolished. it is wrong essentially wrong a seed of evil, which can never produce any good" john quincy adams john quincy adams, sixth president of the united states, was a determined opponent of the secret society and fraternity of freemasonry, the masonic lodge. the question of freemasonry and the controversy over its character has long been debated. but for john qunicy adams, writer, poet, faithful husband, patriot, former ambassador and secretary of state, and president, there was no question. the teachings and practices of the lodge, adams asserted, are detrimental, noxious, and unfortunate. john quincy ada

of a fellow craft sign of freemasonry. 1 9 2 codex magica excerpt (p. 22) of richardson's monitor of freemasonry, illustrating and describing the sign and due-guard of a fellow craft mason. an excerpt, page 107, from the 1826 book freemasonry exposed by captain william morgan, showing the sign and dueguard of a fellow craft mason. morgan, a mason of 30 years standing, renounced the cultic secret fraternity and decided to expose their evildoing. shortly after his book was published, outraged masons kidnapped morgan, then murdered him and mutilated his body in a masonic death ritual. the murder caused a public uproar which ended in the majority of the members of the wicked secret society across america leaving the lodge. morgan's murder even inspired john quincy adams, the sixth president o

rd of a master mason (3 (from the book, masonic and occult symbols illustrated, pg. 233, by dr. cathy burns "i fell in to a burning ring of fire" 485 continues from such traditions. the ring is configured as a circle, implying the supposed eternal reign of their god, lucifer. he shall, they declare, wear a crown of gold. thus, the metal of gold is favored. the mystic tie of the masons the masonic fraternity teaches the illusory goal that all who are inititated into its ranks are bonded by the "mystic tie" of fellowship. of course, this is allegory, and yet the necktie does seem to have a special place in masonic lore and symbology. it is believed that both the bowtie and the traditional necktie are of masonic symbolic design. the necktie has two triangles descending, a larger and a smaller

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hosts drank to the health of their guests, and both customs were likely to have originated as a means of proving that the wine was not poisoned. neither a greek nor a roman gentleman would pass a cup of wine to a friend without having first tasted of it to prove its safety. it was such a custom that developed through the ages into the tradition of men drinking together as a pledge to friendship, fraternity, and good cheer. it was also a custom among the young men of rome to drink as many glasses of wine as there were letters in their sweethearts names. controversy exists over how the gesture of taking the first drink to prove it was safe or to salute one s friendship to a guest became known as a toast. some believe that sometime during the reign of charles ii of england (1630 1685; reigne

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reemasonry extend beyond the bible and fashion a parallel myth, portraying hiram as a primary figure in the creation of the temple. according to masonic tradition, the ancient builders of solomon fs temple created the rites still practiced in modern lodges, with the various degrees of initiation and their secret symbols and handshakes. while the free and accepted order of freemasons is the oldest fraternity in the world, it doesn ft really extend back to the stone masons working on solomon fs temple. nor does it date even farther back to those who labored on the egyptian pyramids, as some masons have claimed. freemasonry did evolve from the guilds of the stonemasons who traveled from city to city in europe of the fourteenth century looking for work on the great cathedrals being constructed

masonry did evolve from the guilds of the stonemasons who traveled from city to city in europe of the fourteenth century looking for work on the great cathedrals being constructed at that time. the secret passwords and handshakes were unique ways by which a newcomer to a city might prove that he really was a true member of the guild. while there are references to freemasonry as early as 1390, the fraternity did not come into being until 1717 when four london lodges united. from its actual beginnings in the early 1700s, freemasonry exerted a great deal of influence upon society. for one thing, in the midst of seemingly incessant quarreling over religion throughout the european nations, the freemasons were nondenominational, asking only that its members recognized a supreme being and sought

p l a i n e d 10 secret societies freemasons annual meeting in 1992 (corbis corporation) superior to another, the lodges of freemasonry became champions of the emerging concepts of democracy that were suffusing the enlightenment. such freedoms of thought and spirituality did not endear the freemasons to many facets of established society, particularly the roman catholic church, who condemned the fraternity as anti-christian. by the mid-1700s, freemasonry had established its lodges throughout europe and had been carried across the ocean to the new world by numerous immigrants. george washington, benjamin franklin (1706. 1790, john hancock (1737.1793, paul revere (1735.1818, and many other of the founding fathers of the united states were openly proud of being masons. a freed slave, prince

were constructed in the smallest of villages, and it became an undeniable sign of prestige in any community to be a member of the masons. for businessmen who wished to succeed, it was almost a requirement to join the freemasons. at the same time, however, those individuals who were not privy to its secrets had begun to spread rumors about the bizarre rites and grim pledges that the members of the fraternity were sworn to uphold. curiosity and concern that satanic rites might be held by supposedly upstanding businessmen who had sold their souls to the devil began to spread doubts about what was really going on behind the closed doors of its lodges. while the various oaths and rituals of the masons would quite likely be judged as a bit overly dramatic and flamboyant by some, they were largel

f the masons would quite likely be judged as a bit overly dramatic and flamboyant by some, they were largely symbolic and representative of an earlier age.and far less danger- t h e g a l e e n c y c l o p e d i a o f t h e u n u s u a l a n d u n e x p l a i n e d secret societies 11 officers of the new york mecca temple (corbis corporation) thefree and accepted order of freemasons is the oldest fraternity in the world. ous to their initiates than many contemporary college fraternities or sororities. it was the abducted and assumed tragic death of one of its members in 1826 that led to the near-annihilation of the masons in the united states. william morgan, a disillusioned mason from batavia, new york, let it be known that he was writing a book that would reveal all the secrets of freema

e, received the most severe judgment of all the defendants when he was sentenced to 30 months in jail. not only did an anti-mason sentiment swell within the country, but the anti-mason party was founded that elected governors in pennsylvania and vermont and won seven electoral votes in the 1832 election. it was no longer prestigious to be a mason. in state after state, lodges closed. overall, the fraternity lost more than half of its members. by 1845, freemasonry began to revive in the united states, but it never again achieved the social status that it had once enjoyed. in 1872, two masons formed a kind of parody of the masons and named it the ancient arabic order of the nobles of the mystic shrine, aka, the shriners. by 1897, the masons had about 750,000 members, and numerous other frate

rmany by the secret brotherhood of the rosicrucians (from the latin, rosae crucis, grose cross h. the first two pamphlets called upon the educated and influential to unite to bring about a reformation of the educational, moral, and scientific establishments of europe. the german monk martin luther (1483.1546) had already set in motion a reformation in the spiritual sphere of life, the rosicrucian fraternity pointed out, but now it was time to educate the people of europe to understand the true relationship of humankind to the universe and to perceive truly the distinctions between the material and the divine. the manifestos condemned all those who contributed to the moral decay of europe, and the brotherhood promised to help alleviate all suffering and to eradicate all ignorance. the illum

who were greedy wanted their turn with the philosopher fs stone and their opportunity to transmute tons of base metals into tons of gold. and perhaps most of all, people wanted to join the secret society and become rosicrucians, but no one knew where any of their lodges were or where they might find the house of the sainted spirit. desperate individuals placed their letters of application for the fraternity in public places where they hoped the rosicrucians might find them and contact them. it wasn ft long before charlatans began posing as members of the secret fraternity and attempting to charge the gullible for admittance, but when the deceivers could not produce mounds of gold upon demand, the crooks were either imprisoned or pummeled. nor had too much time passed before word spread amo

t europe and had risen in the clerical ranks to become a chaplain at the court of wurtemberg, germany. embittered by the misery that had been brought to his fatherland as a result of the thirty years f war (1618.48, andreae became an apologist for the rosicrucians and wrote the hermetic romance or the chemical wedding (1616, an allegorical autobiography of christian rosencreutz the founder of the fraternity. since the seal of the rosicrucian fraternity, the seal of martin luther, and the crest of the andreae family all bear the image of the cross and the rose, understandable confusion has arisen from time to time regarding the gautobiography. h upon the book fs initial publication, many scholars, aware that rosencreutz had been dead for 130 years, speculated that his spirit had dictated th

e of the cross and the rose, understandable confusion has arisen from time to time regarding the gautobiography. h upon the book fs initial publication, many scholars, aware that rosencreutz had been dead for 130 years, speculated that his spirit had dictated the work. later academic debates swirled around the question of whether or not andreae and rosencreutz were the same person and whether the fraternity was actually founded in the seventeenth century, rather than the fifteenth. andreae admitted the work was his own and proclaimed it an allegorical novel written in tribute to rosencreutz, as well as a symbolic depiction of the science of alchemy and hermetic magic. others identified the work as a comic romance, lightly depicting the most profound alchemical symbols in a fanciful manner

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communion! common union! the final word of the saviour of the world "the bread and the wine shared among all" said he "this is my flesh and my blood" 36 he gave his flesh to the executioners, his blood to the earth which drank it. why? in order that all may partake of the bread of intelligence, and of the wine of love. o sign of the union of men! o round table of universal chivalry! o banquet of fraternity and equality! when will you be better understood? martyrs of humanity, all ye who have given your life in order that all should have the bread which nourishes and the wine which fortifies, do ye not also say, placing your hands on the signs of the universal communion "this is our flesh and our blood? and you, men of the whole world, you whom the master calls his brothers; oh, do you not

idance of the centuries, myriads of men moved on, letting fall their tears into the brook. and eternity, crouching mournful, gazed upon the tears which fell; she counted them one by one, and there were never enough to them to wash away one stain of blood. but between two multitudes and two ages came the christ, a pale and radiant figure. and in the earth of blood and tears, he planted the vine of fraternity; and the tears and the blood, sucked up by the roots of the divine tree, became the delicious sap of the grape, which is destined to intoxicate with love the children of the future. xiv the number fourteen fourteen is the number of fusion, of association, and of universal unity, and it is in the name of what it represents that we shall here make an appeal to the nations, beginning with

the mysterious, because harmony is truth. the whole of nature is harmony. but the gospel is not a lyre: it is the book of the eternal principles which should and will regulate all the lyres and all the living harmonies of the universe. 243 while the world does not understand these three words: truth, reason, justice, and these: duty, hierarchy, society, the revolutionary motto "liberty, equality, fraternity" will be nothing but a threefold lie. chapter iii mysterious influences no middle course is possible. every man is either good or bad. the indifferent, the lukewarm are not good; they are consequently bad, and the worst of all the bad, for they are imbecile and cowardly. the battle of life is like a civil war; those who remain neutral betray both parties alike, and renounce the right to

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me in italian "we have been waiting for you" he told me "record in your memory what we are going to tell you; they gave me a message to send to the governors and the responsible of the earth. in this message there was the "reprimanding" warning to all those responsible, to stop the atomic explosions as well as to grant humanity the well-being of true progress, but with justice, freedom, love and fraternity. following this meeting, we had several conversations during other meetings; i was told that they are part of an inter-galactic confederation, to which adhere the inhabitants of many planets. they are the tutors of human kind, including our planet. we should consider them as thus like big brothers who are concerned about the bad turning we have taken, making us risk to bring the use of

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and others, was not unknown to him. now i do not think that there can be found any one who would not wish and desire with all his heart to be a partaker of this noble treasure; but seeing the same felicity can happen to none, except god himself give wisdom, and send his holy spirit from above, we have therefore set forth in print this little treatise, to wit, famam& confessionem, of the laudable fraternity of the rosie cross, to be read by every one, because in them is clearly shewn and discovered, what concerning it the world hath to expect. although these things may seem somewhat strange, and many may esteem it to be but a philosophical shew, and no true history, which is published and spoken of the fraternity of the rosie cross; it shall here sufficiently appear by our confession, that

er, notarius publicus to the arch duke maximilian, who likewise hath made an extract ex scriptis theologicis theophrasti, and written a treatise under the title of jesuiter, wherein he willeth, that every christian should be a true jesuit, that is, to walk, live, be, and remain in jesus: he was but ill rewarded of the jesuits, because in his answer written upon the famam, he did name those of the fraternity of the rosie cross, the highly illuminated men, and undeceiving jesuits; for they not able to brook this, layd hands on him, and put him into the galleis, for which they likewise have to expect their reward. blessed aurora will now henceforth begin to appear, who (after the passing away of the dark night of saturn) with her brightness altogether extinguisheth the shining of the moon, or

reat work: and although in theologie, physic, and the mathematic, the truth doth oppose it self; nevertheless the old enemy by his subtilty and craft doth shew himself in hindering every good purpose by his instruments and contentious wavering people. to such an intent of a general reformation, the most godly and highly illuminated father, our brother, c.r. a german, the chief and original of our fraternity, hath much and long time laboured, who by reason of his poverty (although descended of noble parents) in the fifth year of his age was placed in a cloyster, where he had learned indifferently the greek and latin tongues, who (upon his earnest desire and request) being yet in his growing years, was associated to a brother, p.a.l. who had determined to go to the holy land. 4 although this

ing forth painful, worthy men, who brake with all force through darkness and barbarism, and left us who succeeded to follow them: and assuredly they have been the uppermost point in trygono igneo, whose flame now should be more and more brighter, and shall undoubtedly give to the world the last light. such a one likewise hath theophrastus been in vocation and callings, although he was none of our fraternity, yet nevertheless hath he diligently read over the book m: whereby his sharp ingenium was exalted; but this man was also hindered in his course by the multitude of the learned and wise-seeming men, that he was never able peaceably to confer with others of his knowledg and understanding he had of nature. and therefore in his writing he rather mocked these busie bodies, and doth not shew

. brother j.a. and brother j.o. who besides that, they had some more knowledg in the arts, then at that time many others had, he did binde those three unto himself, to be faithful, diligent, and secret; as also to commit carefully to writing, all that which he should direct and instruct them in, to the end that those which were to come, and through especial revelation should be received into this fraternity, might not be deceived of the least sillable and word. after this manner began the fraternity of the rosie cross; first, by four persons onely, and by them was made the magical language and writing, with a large dictionary, which we yet dayly use to gods praise and glory, and do finde great wisdom therein; they made also the first part of the book m: but in respect that the labor was to

iting, with a large dictionary, which we yet dayly use to gods praise and glory, and do finde great wisdom therein; they made also the first part of the book m: but in respect that the labor was too heavy, and the unspeakable concourse of the sick hindred them, and also whilst his new building (called sancti spiritus) was now finished, they concluded to draw and receive yet others more into their fraternity; to this end was chosen brother r.c. his deceased fathers brothers son, brother b. a skilful painter, g. and p.d. their secretary, all germains except j.a. so in all they were eight in number, all batchelors and of vowed virginity, by those was collected a book or volumn of all that which man can desire, wish, or hope for. although we do now freely confess, that the world is much amende

erity should be constrained to wear one certain kind of habit, but therein to follow the custom of the country. 3. that every year upon the day c. they should meet together at the house s. spiritus, or to write the cause of his absence. 4. every brother should look out for a worthy person, who after his discease might succeed him. 5. the word c.r. should be their seal, mark, and character. 6. the fraternity should remain secret one hundred years. these six articles they bound themselves one to another to keep; and five of the brethren departed, only the brethren b. and d. remained with the father fra: r.c. a whole year; when these likewise departed, then remained by him his cousen and brother j.o. so that he hath all the days of his life with him two of his brethren. and although that as y

the heavens, and chosen out of the wisest of men, as have lived in many ages, did live together above all others in highest unity, greatest secrecy, and most kindness one towards another. after such a most laudable sort they did spend their lives; and although they were free from all diseases and pain, yet notwithstanding they could not live and pass their time appointed of god. the first of this fraternity which dyed, and that in england, was j.o. as brother c. long before had foretold him; he was very expert, and well learned in cabala, as his book called h. witnesseth: in england he is much spoken of, and chiefly because he cured a young earl of norfolk of the leprosie. they had concluded, that as much as possibly could be their burial place should be kept secret, as at this day it is n

hat what secret soever we have learned out of the book m (although before our eyes we behold the image and pattern of all the world) yet are there not shewn unto us our misfortunes, nor hour of death, the which only is known to god himself, who thereby would have us keep in a continual readiness; but hereof more in our confession, where we do set down 37 reasons wherefore we now do make known our fraternity, and proffer such high mysteries freely, and without constraint and reward: also we do promise more gold then both the indies bring to the king of spain; for europe is with child and will bring forth a strong child, who shall stand in need of a great godfathers gift. after the death of j.o. brother r.c. rested not, but as soon as he could, called the rest together (and as we suppose) th

ired at our hands. now the true and fundamental relation of the finding out of the high illuminated man of god, fra: c.r.c. is this; after that a. in gallia narbonensi was deceased, then suceeded in his place, our loving brother n.n. this man after he had repaired unto us to take the solemn oath of fidelity and scerecy, he informed us bona fide, that a. had comforted him in telling him, that this fraternity should ere long not remain so hidden, but should be to all the whole german nation helpful, needful, and com10 mendable; of the which he was not in any wise in his estate ashamed of. the year following after he had performed his school right, and was minded now to travel, being for that purpose sufficiently provided with fortunatus purse, he thought (he being a good architect) to alter

and these which daily unfalsifieth we do participate. herein also we found his itinerarium, and vitam, whence this relation for the most part is taken. in another chest were looking-glasses of divers virtues, as also in other places were little bells, burning lamps& chiefly wonderful artificial songs; generally all done to that end, that if it should happen after many hundred years, the order or fraternity should come to nothing, they might by this onely vault be restored again. now as yet we had not seen the dead body of our careful and wise father, we therfore removed the altar aside, there we lifted up a strong plate of brass, and found a fair and worthy body, whole and unconsumed, as the same is here lively counterfeited, with all the ornaments and attires; in his hand he held a parch

l now be a general reformation, both of divine and humane things, according to our desire, and the expectation of others: for it is fitting, that before the rising of the sun, there should appear and break forth aurora, or some clearness, or divine light in the sky; and so in the mean time some few, which shall give their names, may joyn together, thereby to increase the number and respect of our fraternity, and make a happy and wished for beginning of our philosophical canons, prescribed to us by our brother r.c. and be partakers with us of our treasures (which never can fail or be wasted) in all humility, and love to be eased of this worlds labor, and not walk so blindly in the knowledge of the wonderful works of god. but that also every christian may know of what religion and belief we

icked world, sub umbra alarum tuarum jehova. 16 17 con f e s s i o f r a t e r n i t a t i s 18 19 c o n f e s s i o fra t e rni t a t i s o r t h e c o n f e s s i o n o f t h e l aud ab l e fr a t e rni t y o f t h e mo s t hon o ra bl e ord e r o f t h e ro s y c r o s s, wr i t t e n t o al l t h e l e a rne d o f e u r o p e whatsoever is published, and made known to everyone, concerning our fraternity, by the foresaid fama, let no man esteem lightly of it, nor hold it as an idle or invented thing, and much less receive the same, as though it were only a mere conceit of ours. it is the lord jehovah (who seeing the lord s sabbath is almost at hand, and hastened again, his period or course being finished, to his first beginning) doth turn about the course of nature; and what heretofore

come out) hath been, is, and shall be learned and found out of them? how pleasant were it, that you could so sing, that instead of stony rocks you could draw the pearls and precious stones, instead of wild beasts, spirits, and instead of hellish pluto, move the might princes of the world. o ye people, god s counsel is far otherwise, who hath concluded now to increase and enlarge the number of our fraternity, the which we with such joy have undertaken, as we have heretofore obtained this great treasure without our merits, yea without our hopes, and thoughts, and purpose with the like fidelity to put the same in practice, that neither the compassion nor pity of our own children (which some of us in the fraternity have) shall draw us from it, because we know these unhoped for goods cannot be

THE STAR IN THE WEST BY CAPTAIN FULLER A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

nion between great britain and the united states. that friendship and dominion shall be wrought out of the womb of thought, and all the bygone days be held as things of nought.*1. are we not weary of the fanged pen? are we not friends, and men? let us look frankly face to face. and quarrel then!*2 *1. an appeal to the american republic, vol. i, p. 137 *2. ibid, vol. i, p. 139. strongly advocating fraternity between the two great nations, he vehemently deprecates gthe hireling quillmen and the jingo crowd. h in a poem called ga valentine h in gmysteries: lyrical and dramatic h. though a footnote winks, gnothing more; be it well remembered! h. we find embedded in a slight verse of four lines the nucleus of all true patriotism, greater than power, wealth, or dominion, and that is motherhood:

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t century4 with some of its members playing important parts in the activities that have led to the current occult revival. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p1c1.html (4 of 4 [12/28/2001 2:01:15 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. part one the birth and development of the o.t.o* chapter two occult templarism in spite of its importance as a mystical fraternity the origins of the o.t.o. have remained somewhat obscure. it is true that some occultists have supplied a pedigree of sorts, but without giving any evidence for their genealogical conclusions. thus in his stimulating book the magical revival (muller, 1972) mr. kenneth grant has told us that the true occult order. numbered among its openly unavowed (sic) representatives such authorities

ntinental and anglo-saxon freemasonry, however, the building activities of the templars began to attract attention. perhaps, thought some masons, the fact that the symbolism of the craft degrees of masonry was concerned with both the building of a temple and the murder of its architect, hiram, suggested the existence of a connection between the knights templar and freemasonry? perhaps the masonic fraternity did not, as was assumed by most of its members, go back to the time of king solomon but was simply an underground continuation of the order of the temple? perhaps the murdered hiram was really jacques de molay, the martyred grand master of the templars? the idea of an historical connection between masonry and the crusading orders received the enthusiastic support of the chevalier ramsay

found yet another templar group, its purpose to revive the sexual magic which kellner believed had been the real secret of the original order of the temple. kellner claimed to have rediscovered this secret doctrine by means of a thorough study of the sexo-yogic teachings he had orally received from three oriental adepts, two arab and one hindu. he therefore decided, reasonably enough, to call his fraternity ordo templi orientis the order of oriental templars thus properly acknowledging his intellectual debts to his teachers. whether these teachers ever actually existed, or if they did, whether they taught kellner the things that he claimed that they taught him, is of no great importance. the fact remains that from somewhere or other this german occultist obtained the knowledge of a remarka

difficult to understand why he should have done this if he had been no more than an unorthodox freemason (d) crowley, who as we shall see, was on friendly terms with reuss, specifically stated that steiner had been an o.t.o. initiate. it is worth adding that crowley was usually accurate on matters of fact outside his own personal affairs (e) dr. felkin, the chief of the stella matutina (a magical fraternity derived from the golden dawn) and a disciple of steiner was also a member of the british section of the o.t.o. this, of course, was led by crowley regarded by the stella matutina as a black magician. it is impossible to explain felkin s membership of the o.t.o, and consequent association with crowley, except on the assumption that either steiner or one of his german lieutenants had sugg

embership of the o.t.o. there is no reason of course to believe that he ever practised sexual magic; indeed, the poem dedicated to steiner by crowley18 seems to imply that the former took the o.t.o. s sexual magic as being no more than subtle allegory. crowley himself seems to have been admitted to the lower grades of the o.t.o. in 1911. at the time he regarded it as no more than a simple masonic fraternity, but, in the following year, after a visit from reuss, who accused him of revealing the innermost secrets of the order, he changed his mind. crowley responded to the accusation by pointing out that he was not in possession of these secrets and therefore hardly in a position to reveal them. silently reuss opened a copy of crowley s book of lies and pointed to a passage beginning let the

t soul through the death which it must pay as the price of union with man. iii. the deliberate and well-considered creation of new orders of being. x of great marriages file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p3c2.html (6 of 12 [12/28/2001 2:05:25 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. 1. the supreme means is declared fully in the publications of the august fraternity most holy the a\a\ liber xi and liber dlv. 2. this other method is suggested. on every occasion before sleep let the adept figure his goddess before him, wooing her ardently in imagination and exalting himself with all intensity toward her. and let him consider all involuntary movements of the mind as adulteries vile and criminal. therefore, with or without an assistant, let him purge h

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hung for some time in gardner's museum, possibly giving rise, as we shall see, to the rumor that crowley wrote the book of shadows for gardner. according to doreen valiente,and to col. lawrence as well, the museum's descriptive pamphlet says of this document "the collection includes a charter granted by aleister crowley to g.b. gardner (the director of this museum) to operate a lodge of crowley's fraternity, the ordo templi orientis (the director would like to point out, however, that he has never used this charter and has no intention of doing so, although to the best of his belief he is the only person in britain possessing such a charter from crowley himself; crowley was a personal friend of his, and gave him the charter because he liked him" col. lawrence("merlin the enchanter, in a le

TYSON DONALD NEW MILLENNIUM MAGIC

was not so bold as to defy the social odium in which magic was held. yet this noble science doth oftentimes degenerate, and from natural becomes diabolical, from true philosophy turns to negromancy. hence it is that mag- ick lies under disgrace, and they who seek after it are vulgarly esteemed sorcer- ers; wherefore the brethren thought it not fit to style themselves magicians (maier, laws of the fraternity of the rosie crosse [themis aureu, 16181 [1656, philosophical research society, los angeles, 1976, pages 91 -2. the church derived much of its authority from supernatural events. these were always termed "miracles" when moses cast down his rod before pharaoh and turned it into a serpent, it was a miracle; but when the egyptian priest also changed a staff to a snake it was nothing but fo

l attainment and a never- ending process of becoming that lasts a lifetime. in primitive societies, initia- tory rites are common. however, in modern western culture they have been virtually eliminated in their overt forms. it may be argued that they still exist below the surface as the unstructured and spontaneous actions that welcome an individ- ual into any group--a professional sports team, a fraternity, a military service-yet as a definite and clearly expressed rite of passage, initiation is largely suppressed. this impoverishes western culture and is a symptom of its sickness. initiation is a ritualized event that marks a person's exit from the common world in which he or she has lived and his or her entry into an elite circle of the chosen. in its highest form it symbolizes death as

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

the early members of the golden dawn were also theosophists. at first this troubled blavatsky, who prohibited theosophists from joining the golden dawn or other occult societies, out of apprehension that they practiced black magic. but when members of her own society appealed to her to rescind her decision, she relented and permitted theosophists to also belong to the golden dawn. as a gesture of fraternity, a group of twenty-one golden dawn members joined the theosophical society.l13 history of the golden dawn the golden dawn was founded by three master freemasons: dr. william robert woodman (1828-1891, dr. william wynn westcott (1848-1925, and samuel liddell mathers (1854-1918. woodman suffered from ill health and lived some distance from the center of london, and so played little active

UNLEASHING THE BEAST

rcle of the h.b. l of l. by t.h. burgyon "especially must all sexual relations be carefully guarded and only participated in after due thought..it is this fatal mistake of sex that has ruined thousands of..aspirants for occult initiation (godwin et al, the hermetic brotherhood of luxor, 273. liiigodwin et al, the hermetic brotherhood of luxor, 67. livquoted in r. swinburne clymer, the rosicrucian fraternity in america: authentic and spurious organizations (quakertown: the rosicrucian foundation, n.d, 541; this text is also reproduced in koenig, der kleine theodor reuss reader. lv see koenig "the o.t.o. phenomenon" and "theodor reuss as founder of esoteric orders" lvifrancis king, the magical world of aleister crowley (london: weidenfeld and nicolson, 1977, 79-80 -180- lviiicrowley, the boo

WESTERN MANDALAS OF TRANSFORMATION SR AL

ences: magical names and numbers of binah/saturn. 3: sephirah of binah 3: ab, ab: father root: productive cause, efficient will, generative force 3: ba, baw: coming, futurity, arriving root: progression, coming, passage, locomotion, happening. 9: divisions of kamea 9: sephirah of yesod 9: gah, gaah: to grow, increase; become powerful 9: ach, ach: brother, kinsmen, friend root: equality, identity, fraternity; the common hearth 9: hd, hed: an echo, or shout root: the power of division. 15: sum of rows in kamea* 15: ih, jah, divine name associated with chokmah root: absolute life, absolute being 15: hvd hod, splendor, the 8th sephira 15: zub, zabe: to flow; menstrual flow 15: abib, abib: the first month of spring; month of passover and resurrection 15: gavh: pride, exaltation 15: abvha, aboha

and birthing, of which there are also numerical references, as can be seen in the chart on the moon's magical numbers. correspondences: magical names and numbers of yesod/moon asterisks) denote god-names. 9: sephirah of yesod 9: the number of cells in saturn kamea 9: avb, ob: magic, ghost conjuror, sorcerer; skin-bag 9: ach, ach: brother, kinsman, friend root: all ideas of equilibrium, equality, fraternity; the common hearth 9: bbh, babah: apple of the eye; pupil 9: bva, bevah: to enter, alight, to come into; till one comes 9: bgd, beged: covering, garment, robe; concealment 9: gah, gaah: to swell, rise or increase; elevated, exalted 9: hd, hed: shout of joy (godwin) root: attached to all ideas of spiritual emanation; the effect of sound, voice, echo; the diffusion of a thing absolute in

WOLFSON ELLIOT ALEF MEM TAU KABBALISTIC MUSINGS ON TIME TRUTH AND DEATH

he seven days of creation with the seven lower sefirot, widely attested in kabbalistic literature, seems to suggest that the upper three sefirot transcend temporal classification altogether. todros abulafia, a castilian kabbalist active in the second half of the thirteenth century (possibly a member of the zoharic circle, perhaps even the historical model for the fictional master of the imaginary fraternity simeon ben yohai, known honorifically by the acronym rashbi)193 appears to have adopted this view: it is known that the sefirot are called days [yamim] and they are called sayings [ma amarot. there is no day that can be applied to the first three, but six of them correspond to the days of creation in which all supernal things emerged from potentiality to actuality and corresponding to t

ated explicitly, that the entry of nadab and abihu into the sanctuary was ill timed. at an earlier point in the narrative the reader is told that aaron s sons offered a strange fire (esh zarah) before the lord (lev 10:1; see also num 3:4, 26:61, but we still do not know how this relates to the question of what constitutes the wrong or right moment.239 through the voice of r. abba, a member of the fraternity clustered around rashbi, the zoharic homilist begins the discourse by eliciting the following moral from the biblical narrative: it is suitable to ask one s requests during propitious times, when divine beneficence is found in the world, and not at times when severe judgment reigns.240 to pray effectively one must be attuned to the different time zones, as it were, which reflect dispara

ZALEWSKI SECRET INNER ORDER RITUALS OF THE GOLDEN DAWN OCR

ence course i received a lot of flack from a golden dawn temple chief in the u.s, and heard grumblings from others. the correspondence course was obviously never originally intended for those already in existing golden dawn temples who can easily draw help from their seniors when needed. rather, it is directed to those who by geographical location or choice, could not be a direct member of such a fraternity. in both the stella matutina and the golden dawn temples, there were more papers handed out in the outer order than the standard five knowledge lectures, and these varied according to the knowledge and temperament of those in charge. whare ra was no exception, though these papers were hardly more than adequate. the correspondence course covers more detailed work on the g.d. tarot (some

e rituals were used, utilizing props and settings that described the finding of the vault of christian rosenkruetz and the teachings he had to offer humanity. the basis for these were contained in both the 'tama" and "confessio" manifestoes. in the adeptus minor ritual of the 5=6 grade the following summation of these two documents is read to the postulant "in 1378 the chief and originator of our fraternity was born in europe. he was the son of noble but poor parents, and was placed in a doister at the age of five where he learned some greek and latin. while yet a youth, he accompanied a certain brother p.a.l. on a pilgrimage to the holy land; but the latter, dying at cyprus, he himself went to damascus. there was then in arabia a temple of the order which was called in the hebrew tongue '

years he went into egypt, where there was another temple of the order. there he remained for a time still studying the mysteries of nature. after this, he travelled by sea to the city of fessa, where he was welcomed at the temple established there. while at the temple, he obtained the knowledge and acquaintance of the habitants of the elements, who revealed unto him many of their secrets. of the fraternity, he confessed that they had not retained their wisdom in its primal purity, and that their kabala was to a certain extent altered to their religion. nevertheless, he learned much there. after a stay of two years he came to spain, where he endeavoured to reform the errors of the learned according to the pure knowledge he had received. but this was to them a laughing matter, and they revi

m, even as the prophets of old were rejected. thus also was he treated by those of his own and other nations when he showed them the errors that had crept into their religions. so, after five years residence in germany, he initiated three of his former monastic brethren, fraters g.w, la, and i.o, who had more knowledge than many others at the time. and by these four was made the foundation of the fraternity in europe. these three worked and studied at the writings and other knowledge which c.r.c. had brought with him, and by them was some of the magical language transcribed (which was that of the elemental tablets) and a dictionary thereof made; and the rituals and part of the book 'm' were transcribed "for the true order of the rose cross descendeth into the heights--even unto the throne

not be constrained to wear any distinctive dress, but therein follow the custom of the country. 3. that every year on the day of corpus christi, they should meet at the collegium and spiritum sanctum, or write the cause of absence. 4. every one should look for some worthy person of either sex, who after his decease might succeed him. 5. the word r.c. was to be their mark, seal, and character. the fraternity was to remain secret for one hundred years. five of the fraters were to travel in different countries, and two were to remain with christian rosenkreutz "frater o. was the first to die, and then in england, where he had wrought many wonderful cures. he was an expert kabbalist, as his book 'h' witnesseth. his death had been previously foretold him by c.r.c. but those who were later admit

oes not reveal the 37 reasons, nor do the hebrew letters representing that number form any word which might seem to be the secret meaning; but by temurah, two pregnant words are shown forth: thus lhb=30+5+2=flame, lux, light. illumination and lgd=30+3+4="for the society" or army. there is another reference to paracelsus in the fama which is of curious interest. it runs "although he was not of our fraternity, yet nevertheless ha th he diligently read over book m, whereby his sharp ingenium was exalted" now paracelsus was taught by johann trithemius of spanhiem, abbot of wurtzburg, and solomon trismosin. he also travelled in the east, and being taken captive in tarty (compare with h.p.b.'s initiation in tibet. paracelsus was not a rosicrucian, yet after initiation taught very similar tenets

ed. ch.ad "he that findeth his soul shall lose it; and he that loseth his soul for my sake shall find it" 2nd m "he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me" four bells sound t he ob l ig at ion ch.ad. repeats the words, and at the end of each clause the postulant bows his head in silence (1)1, frater, associate adeptus minor of the 5=6 grade of the ancient rosicrucian fraternity of the rose of ruby and the cross of gold, standing here before the door of the vault of the adepti, do solemnly affirm and testify to the faith which i hold in my heart in those greater mysteries to which the lesser mysteries are the door; i believe that they are implanted in the soul in silence, and that through the veils of silence only can they be beheld. standing thus in the sign o

s return to the centre. the diagram of the paths and the sephiroth, which lies before you on the altar, depicts these stages; but it is also a delineation of the path of descent into manifestation, when the soul had come forth from god. we are concerned with it, however, in the former aspect, and you will see that the sephirotic scheme has three chief divisions, corresponding to the orders in our fraternity. with the first of them you are already familiar and with the sequence of grades therein. you stand on the threshold of the second, corresponding to tiphereth, geburah and chesed, the 5=6 grade of adeptus minor, the 6=5 grade, or that of adept us major, and the exaletd grade of 7=4, being that of adeptus exemptus. above these spheres there is the supernal triad, which involves the conce

h, geburah and chesed, the 5=6 grade of adeptus minor, the 6=5 grade, or that of adept us major, and the exaletd grade of 7=4, being that of adeptus exemptus. above these spheres there is the supernal triad, which involves the conception of a third order, subsisting in uttermost concealment like the sephiroth to which it is referred. in symbolical advancement through the grades and degrees of our fraternity, there is no point of entrance thereto or path of communication therewith, except in the great mystery of daath. the threefold division which i have mentioned offers a complete analogy with the four worlds of kabalism. for in malkuth is the world of assiah, to which the life of the body corresponds. in yetzirah are netzach, hod and yesod, being the inward parts of the natural man his wi

but what he stood for will, i think, be remembered for a number of years to come. carrying on the tradition of the golden dawn by laura jennings on reading this manuscript, it should be clear that from their inception in 1887 to the present, the golden dawn temples have never died out, and that they are indeed proliferating today. gd past history has shown a tendency on the part of members of the fraternity to "fight for power and self-agrandizement" to "attempt to prove one's own way is the only way" to "attack other seekers of the light, by word and deed" and to "discredit those companions on the path who do not bow to one's personal beliefs and authority" obviously such sanctimonious, selfrighteous, and self-seeking behavior has no place in the great work. one of my gravest concerns is

ALICE A BAILEY02 INITIATION HUMAN AND SOLAR

ajority of the third ray pupils in- 34- initiation, human and solar copyright 1998 lucis trust the occident in conjunction with the master hilarion. the master r. is upon the seventh ray, that of ceremonial magic or order, and he works largely through esoteric ritual and ceremonial, being vitally interested in the effects, hitherto unrecognised, of the ceremonial of the freemasons, of the various fraternities and of the churches everywhere. he is called in the lodge, usually "the count" and in america and europe acts practically as the general manager for the carrying out of the plans of the executive council of the lodge. certain of the masters form around the three great lords an inner group, and meet in council with great frequency. on the fifth ray of concrete knowledge or science, we

ALICE A BAILEY04 A TREATISE ON COSMIC FIRE

if the student will carefully ponder upon the nomenclature of the law, its occult name and its symbol, much may be gathered anent group inter-relations. it is these laws which the coming cycle of regeneration will enunciate, and which the great lord will demonstrate upon his appearing, and it is these laws which will gradually be applied to the working methods of all organisations, brotherhoods, fraternities and masonic circles. the symbols are as follows: law 1. a rosy cross, with a bird hovering above it. law 2. two balls of fire united by a triangle of fire, thus picturing the triple interplay between all atomic structures- 727- a treatise on cosmic fire copyright 1998 lucis trust law 3. a pitcher of water, balanced on the head of a man, standing in the form of a cross. it is this law

ALICE A BAILEY08 A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC

to and in the condition of his neighbor. he assumes the duty of being in a very real sense his brother's keeper, and realizes that in reality progress, contentment, peace of mind and prosperity do not exist for him apart from that of his brother. this realization is steadily expanding from the individual to the state and nation, from the family unit to the world, and hence the big organizations, fraternities, clubs, leagues and movements which have for their objective the uplift and welfare of men everywhere. the necessity of giving instead of getting is growing in the racial consciousness and the recognition of certain of the basic concepts connected with brotherhood is steadily growing. brotherhood as a fact in nature is as yet largely a theory, but brotherhood as an ideal is now fashio

here will be an immediate and united impulse to facilitate the work that that special group could do in that place. these groups, with the one subjective group of conscious living souls behind them, will be too busy with world service and interests to waste time on trifling nonessentials. they will not have the time to play around with group names and insignia and badges and the technicalities of fraternities when they meet together. world needs, world opportunities, and the rapid development of the consciousness of mankind and the initiation of humanity into the spiritual realities will so engross their attention that they will have no interest in purely physical plane arrangements, nor in laying the emphasis upon their own personal growth. they will be well aware that response to world n

ALICE A BAILEY11 A TREATISE ON THE SEVEN RAYS VOLUME II ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY II

trimental to world understanding, international good will and spiritual amity. there is no thinking man today in prominent position who does not in his highest moments appreciate the necessity for world peace, international order and religious understanding all leading in the last analysis to economic stability. the right order by which men will find that stability is the ancient one that certain fraternities have ever emphasised: unity, peace and plenty. they lead sequentially and automatically from one to the other. the major instrument today for the achievement of world unity is the new group of world servers. it is as yet only potential but, given opportunity, and the necessary means to go forward with its work, it can make real changes in the public consciousness during the next few y

d, but there must be no undue emphasis laid upon the regimenting of men's thoughts within a given time. with care, with prevision, with forethought and with skill must the ground be laid and the arguments given for the fostering of good will and the growth and spread of brotherhood on an international scale. theoretically, the ideal of brotherhood has been presented by many organisations, by many fraternities and many theosophical bodies; but those who have promulgated the idea of brotherhood in these various organisations are themselves too separative and sectarian to carry- 397- a treatise on the seven rays- volume ii: esoteric psychology ii copyright 1998 lucis trust forward the work constructively. theirs is not now the function to organise the men of good will in the world for they in

ALICE A BAILEY21 EDUCATION IN THE NEW AGE

upon them. the consciousness of universal relationship, of subjective integration and of a proven and experienced unity will be the climaxing gift of the period ahead of us. in the coming world state, the individual citizen gladly and deliberately and with full consciousness of all that he is doing will subordinate his personality to the good of the whole. the growth of organised brotherhoods and fraternities, of parties and of groups, dedicated to some cause or idea, is another indication of the activity of the coming forces. the interesting thing to note is that they are all expressive of some grasped idea more than of some specific person's determined and imposed plan. the piscean type of man is an idealist along some line of human development. the aquarian type will take the new ideals

ALICE A BAILEY23 THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY

ootsteps of the christ, the greatest psychic of all time. hospitals and schools will appear under the direct guidance of the masters; teachers who can heal will come forth, and others will appear who will train the minds of the pupils to be responsive to direct inspiration from above. the faculty of the intuition must be developed scientifically. finally, church members and members of the masonic fraternities must familiarise themselves with the inner significance of the various rites, ceremonies, colours and rituals, and with the work performed upon the floor of the temple. they must know why such and such things are done in due order and the reason for the various precedences, the words, gestures and acts. should there be a real and true response to these practical suggestions, it may be

BLAVATSKY H P ANTHROPOGENESIS

ates to grant them possession of four small lakes, the petition being written on the tiny surface of a piece of a fabric, which is covered with barely a dozen representations of animals and birds (see lubbock) the american savages have a number of such different kinds of writing, but not one of our scientists is yet familiar, or even knows of the early hieroglyphic cypher, still preserved in some fraternities, and named in occultism the senzar. moreover, all those who have decided to regard such modes of writing- e.g, the ideographs of the red indians, and even the chinese characters- as "attempts of the early races of mankind to express their untutored thoughts" will decidedly object to our statement, that writing was invented by the atlanteans, and not at all by the phoenicians. indeed

DAVID ICKE AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE

d after the pope refused him a divorce. this event had many implications for the future (see the robots' rebellion) and it ensured that many masons were made unemployed. far from continuing the building programmes of rome, henry looted the monasteries and everything else he could get away with. he was broke, basically, and there were always wars to fight. one of his targets was the assets of the 'fraternities, brotherhoods and guilds. the masonry societies collapsed in the wake of this royal mugging and the desperate lack of work for their members. many of the lodges disappeared, along with their ancient records, and little is known about their true history. the lodges (branches) which survived did so by opening their memberships to people who were not stonemasons, or so the story goes. th

DAVID ICKE THE BIGGEST SECRET

hat freemasonry emergedfrom the lodges of the stone masons who worked on the great churches and cathedrals,craftsmen with the knowledge of sacred geometry. they had enjoyed a close connectionwith the knights templar since the building of the gothic cathedrals. but by the time ofhenry viii, their work was in decline. far from building more cathedrals, henry setabout looting the monasteries and the fraternities, brotherhoods and guilds to raise somemuch needed cash. to survive, the masonic guilds began to open their doors to non-masons, people from the professional classes, the businessmen, merchants, landownersand the aristocracy. it was now freemasonry and, of course, the newcomers took overthe show very quickly, we are told. what happened, in truth, is that the knightstemplar-rosicrucian

DICTIONARY GLOSSARY OF OCCULT TERMINOLOGY

our own experiences to our future generations, then a dictionary/glossary is a necessity. the beginning student must have somewhere in which to turn to assist them in learning the vast amount of terms which they encounter while reading several different works by many different authors. it is important to note that this list of terminology is by no means complete, nor would other esoteric orders, fraternities, or other organizations agree with the definitions that we give within these pages. this work is intended to be used by our own membership. this work is not meant to represent the quote "way things are" but rather give the beginning student a place to begin their understanding. the order of the astral star is based in christian mysticism and high ceremonial magick. these are our own o

DION FORTUNE MYSTICAL QABALA

discover its fragments. 15. it was not until the fifteenth century, when the power of the church was beginning to show signs of weakening, that men dared to commit to paper the traditional wisdom of israel. scholars declare that the qabalah is a medieval forgery because they cannot trace mystical qabala page 7 a succession of early manuscripts, but those who know the manner of working of esoteric fraternities know that a whole cosmogony and psychology can be conveyed in a glyph which means nothing to the uninitiated. these strange old charts could be handed on from generation to generation, their explanation being communicated verbally, and the true interpretation would never be lost. when in doubt as to the explanation of some abstruse point, reference would be made to the sacred glyph, a

rom the point of view of the practical work of occultism. it is because most people who go in for occultism work up the central pillar only, which is the pillar of consciousness, and pay no attention to the side pillars, which are the pillars of function, that such negligible results are obtained from initiation. the blind are leading the blind, and the average would-be initiator in modern occult fraternities, who is usually more of a mystic than an occultist, does not realise that he has got to initiate subconsciousness as well as consciousness, and illuminate the instincts as well as the reason. iii 28. we have considered netzach from the objective and the subjective points of view; it now remains to study the symbolism assigned to this sephirah in the light of the knowledge we have alre

DION FORTUNE PSYCHIC SELF DEFENSE

ng watched, and i myself once received a request to allow a person who had been deported to return to the country under an assumed name and reside in one of our community houses as a member, and was offered some hundreds of pounds for so doing. needless to say, the correspondence was sent straight to the authorities. the problems which we have considered in this chapter are not peculiar to occult fraternities, but are common to any organisation which does not discriminate as to its members. the organisations which advertise must perforce take all comers and sort them out in the light of subsequent experience, and some of these experiences can be very queer indeed. one cannot blame an organisation that picks up an occasional black sheep, one only takes exception if it retains an accumulatio

azed at the things people can say and do and "get away with" the average person is out of his depth when he deals with psychic matters. he usually goes through three phases. firstly, he thinks it is all superstition and fraud. secondly, his scepticism being breached, he will believe anything. thirdly, if he ever gets as far as thirdly, he learns discrimination, and distinguishes between the black fraternities, the white fraternities and fatuous fraternities. chapter xi 55 of 103 the psychic element in mental disturbance we have seen in a previous chapter that nervous and mental disorders can simulate a psychic attack, especially if the subject is familiar with the terminology of occultism. we must also consider the part played by psychic attack in nervous and mental disorders. but before w

elf as a writer. from that moment be began to go downhill, and came to poverty and disgrace. the curse of ahasuerus seemed to be upon him, and he was hounded from country to country, finding no abiding place. no publisher will handle his books, no paper will review them. let me finally tell of my own experiences in an astral skirmish. i wrote a series of articles on the abuses prevalent in occult fraternities, and these were published in the occult review. my writing is largely inspirational, a great deal "coming through" of which i have no previous knowledge, and in this particular case i evidently shot a great deal better than i knew, and got myself into serious trouble. my first intimation of it was a sense of uneasiness and restlessness. next came a feeling as if the barriers between t

one who has need of them to get into touch telepathically with this occult police force. the symbol i was taught to use was a black calvary cross with circle on a scarlet ground. this is pictured in the imagination, and while gazing at it mentally the call is sent out into the unseen, projecting it from the centre of the forehead. 99 of 103 various attempts have been made to prove that the occult fraternities are all directed from a single headquarters, said variously to be situated in germany, thibet, mongolia and south america. personally i do not believe it. i suppose that i have a pretty varied acquaintance with the inner workings of the occult movement, and i have never seen anything whatever that indicated any centralised control, whether for good or for evil. everything, in fact, po

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 1

ortunate passenger had his hair curled, was liberally sprinkled with flour, and then had water showered upon him, if he was not dunked. the origin of this custom is not known, nor is it quite clear what part the devil played in it. the custom is reminiscent of the traditional initiatory rites of apprentices in trade guilds such as printing, and it may also be a precursor of initiations in college fraternities. baquet a large circular tub that figured prominently in the magnetic treatment that charles d eslon, a friend and follower of franz a. mesmer s, prescribed for his patients. the marquis of puysegur tells us in his book du magnetisme animal (1807) that some bottles, arranged in a particular manner, were placed in the baquet and partly covered with water. the tub was fitted with a lid

on rituals, such as the baptism and laying on of hands in christianity, and the circumcision and bar mitzvah in judaism. the ordeal rituals of initiation into freemasonry echo older ceremonies symbolizing the mysteries of birth, pain, death, and the life of the soul. many trades also have traditional ordeal ceremonies for the initiation of young apprentices, similar to those instituted by college fraternities. in esoteric traditions, both eastern and western, initiation refers to the entrance into various levels of purification of the individual through development at all levels of experience. body, mind, emotions, and soul.as discussed in various forms of magical and mystical traditions. initiation can be used in a somewhat watered-down sense, and is adaptable to any new insight brought a

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OCCULTISM AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY VOL 2

ht and influence in the state. they were in high credit at the persian gates (the oriental name given to the capital of the empire, and the abode of the prince) and they took the most active part in all the factions that encompassed the throne, or that were formed in the vicinity of the court. encyclopedia of occultism& parapsychology. 5th ed. magi 955 in greece, and even in egypt, the sacerdotal fraternities and associations of the initiated, formed by the mysteries, had in general an indirect, although not unimportant, influence on affairs of state, but in the persian monarchy they acquired a complete political ascendency. religion, philosophy, and the sciences were all in their hands. they were the universal physicians who healed the sick in body and in spirit, and, in strict consistenc

GILBERT AE WAITE A MAGICIAN OF MANY PARTS

tradition--22 totheholyassembly,butinthelast instance the candidate inducts himself (p.641).finally,the'secretchurch'may be summarized as'theintegrationofbelievers inthehigherconsciousness. allofwhichseems to leave little place fortheesoteric orderswithwhichwaite was so closely involved andwhichhe so assiduously promoted.theirrolewouldseem to bethatofa preparatory school, because,'forthose secret fraternities at the present daywhichconfess totwoincorporated orders and to have recipients inboth,it corresponds tothatthirdorderfromwhichthey claim tohold-thoughhowthey donotknow'(p. 636).waite, ontheotherhand, clearlydidknow. waite differed fromtheoccultistsofhis day inthathe wished to disseminate his ideas ratherthanto confinethemwithina closed circleofinitiates,and255fortunately forbothposter

period and the difficulties beganwhenthe chiefs forgotthatthey were masons. we affirm the necessity of restoring the masonic rapport by electing certain masons as chiefs and encouraging, as regards men, the admission of masons rather than non-masons to theouterand inner gradesofthe order. we believealso that the extension ofourknowledge and the communicationwithathirdordermust be sought in those fraternities which some of usknow.and others believe to existbehindmasonry. we affirm that the earliest status of theorderwas mystical and that the trend of theorderpractice towards the lower occultism rosewiththe rise and grewwiththegrowthof the ascendencyofa single chief.attentionwas originally paid to the mystic way, more especiallywhenthe studies were chiefly directed by s. a. we desire to giv

GILBERT THE GOLDEN DAWN TWILIGHT OF THE MAGICIANS

never ceased, although scholarship and common-sense have diminished in proportion to the distance in years from the time that the. order flourished. israel regardie has given the workings of the order, and the theories behind them, to the occult world at large, and imitators have followed behind him. foolishness and palpable falsehood are offered to a public who read and believe them.modemoccult fraternities,ofdoubtful parentage, loudly proc255 laim the immense antiquityofbeliefs that originated with west-kingdom91cott and mathers, their follies multiply and fictions about the order's history are taken up eagerly by conspiracy theorists who see the little people of the golden dawn as gigantic villains in a monstrous satanic plot to overthrow christian civilization.thisis the unfortunate l

the difficulties began when the chiefs forgot that they were masons. we affirm the necessity of restoring the masonic rapport by electing certain masons as chiefs and encouraging, as regards men, the admission of masons rather than non-masons to the outer and inner grades of the order. we believe also that the extensionofour knowledge and the communication with athirdorder must be sought in those fraternities which some of us know and others believe to exist behind masonry.appendixg137we affirm that the earliest status of theorderwas mystical and that the trendofthe order practice towards the lower occultism rose with the rise and grew with the growthofthe ascendencyofasingle chief. attention was originally paid to the mystic way,more especially when the studies were chiefly directed by s

GILBERT THE MAGICAL MASON

ospel with a descriptive essay by dr carnegie dickson, a notable scotch rosicrucian adept, has just been given to our library.theworks of the great rosicrucian kabalist, eliphaz levi, are, to those who read french with ease, a mine of mystic lore, full of fine imagery, and replete with magical formulas. hishistoiredela magieis a storehouse of information relating to the secret sciences and secret fraternities of all times and among many nations, while in english the two volumes of the new edition of heckethorn'ssecretsocietiesshould be read as an introduction to deeper personal research.thework of franz hartmann, namedmagic, white and black,i can recommend to serious enquirers, for it elucidates the real aims of the higher magic, with which alone we are concerned, and it clears away many m

nce in matters of detail between the rites of the mysteries, the ceremonies of the freemasons, and the ritual of the rosicru255 cians, may be but few, yet we all feel that there is a mystic tie, and a magical chain of union between these great benevolent institutions.[reprinted from s.r.i.a.,transactionsof themetropolitancollege(1909),pp.56-70.]26. a recent spiritual developmenttherituals of many fraternities of mystics speak of time as past, present and future; they say of the future that no man may reveal it; of the present that it isbuta passing breath which no man can hold;butof the past, be itbutof our latest breath, or of our earliest, or of the time of our parents, or of man's earliest life, that it is partly our own. we know some landmarks at any rate of our history for three if no

GREENFIELD ALLEN SECRET CIPHER OF THE UFONAUTS

the prophet, which in hebrew is even eerier than in the english translation. a priesthood protecting what it took to be the secrets of the divine visitors, whether an actuality or not, has existed since these remote times. in the early ages when the ability to build observatories overlapped with the ability to predict and therefore control civilization, the intermeshing of early operative masonic fraternities and the priest-kings or magi or magicians was to be expected. because these guild secrets were of utmost importance in preserving both power and wisdom, a whole system of secret oaths, signs, ciphers and grips was developed to protect these secrets under the highest penalties for betrayal, along with a webwork of mystery plays or rituals to explain to the heirs of these secrets what i

ent of the hermetic order of the golden dawn and the universal gnostic church) be characterized as the resurgence of the great white brotherhood and its rejuvenation out of the degeneration of classical speculative freemasonry. this coincides closely with the great airship scare of 1897. at almost the same moment, and in the same unhappy land, the black lodge reasserted itself in the form of such fraternities as the vril society and the thule group. the full story of the vril society, the thule group, the ahnenerbe, the schwartze orden (the black order) and other manifestations of the black lodge in the pre-nazi secret cipher of the ufonauts 61 and nazi era has yet to be told, though pauwels and bergier take an informal stab at it in the morning of the magicians. rudolph hess, the last kno

HELENA BLAVATSKY NIGHTMARE TALES

one's body, i urged on my old friend to tell me more. mistaking mymeaning the venerable man willingly consented. tamoora hideyeri belonged to the great temple of tzionene, a buddhist monastery, famous not only in alljapan, but also throughout tibet and china. no other is so venerated in kioto. its monks belong to the sect ofdzeno-doo, and are considered as the most learned among the many erudite fraternities. they are, moreover,closely connected and allied with the yamabooshi (the ascetics, or hermits, who follow the doctrines oflao-tze. no wonder, that at the slightest provocation on my part the priest flew into the highest metaphysics,hoping thereby to cure me of my infidelity. no use repeating here the long rigmarole of the most hopelessly involved and incomprehensible of alldoctrines

ISIS UNVEILED

o the secret 'wisdom-religion' recog- nising as the one supreme, the mystery-god of the ineffabu name. noticing these numerous secret societies of the past, we shall bring them into direct comparison with several of the modem. we shall conclude with a brief survey of the jesuits, and of that venerable nightmare of the roman catholic church modem freemasonry. all of these modeni as well as ancient fraternities present freemasonry excepted were and are more or less connected with magic, practically, as well as theo- retically; and every one of them freemasonry not excepted was and still is accused of demonolatry, blasphemy and licentiousness. our object is not to write the history of any of them; but only to compare these sorely-abused communities with the christian sects, past and present

LEADBEATER CW GLIMPSES OF MASONIC HISTORY

shows how the collegia declined after the fall of rome, and how new guilds were started and old ones revived under the patronage of the christian clergy, and asserts that after the tenth century the whole of europe was perambulated by bands of wanderers called travelling freemasons, who erected churches and monasteries in the gothic style. authorities differ seriously in opinion as to whether the fraternities who built the great cathedrals were joined together by any central organization. there is much in the similarity of style of building in the different countries, and in the masonic signs upon the buildings, to indicate their connection, but the central organization must have allowed its branches great latitude, since the differences in style are also great. the cathedrals that the tra

LEWIS JAMES SATANISM TODAY AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION FOLKLORE AND POPULAR CULTURE

l. ritual can refer to a prescribed religious ceremony, but in its broader meaning refers to any customarily-repeated act or series of acts. the need to repeat these acts can be cultural, sexual, or psychological as well as spiritual. cultural rituals could include such things as what a family eats on thanksgiving day, or when and how presents are opened at christmas. the initiation ceremonies of fraternities, sororities, gangs, and other social clubs are other examples of cultural rituals. since 1972 i have lectured about sexual ritual, which is nothing more than repeatedly engaging in an act or series of acts in a certain manner because of a sexual need. in order to become aroused and/or gratified, a person must engage in the act in a certain way. this sexual ritual can include such thin

MANLY P HALL THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES

all cities of the ancient world were temples for public worship and offering. in every community also were philosophers and mystics, deeply versed in nature's lore. these individuals were usually banded together, forming seclusive philosophic and religious schools. the more important of these groups were known as the mysteries. many of the great minds of antiquity were initiated into these secret fraternities by strange and mysterious rites, some of which were extremely cruel. alexander wilder defines the mysteries as "sacred dramas performed at stated periods. the most celebrated were those of isis, sabazius, cybele, and eleusis" after being admitted, the initiates were instructed in the secret wisdom which had been preserved for ages. plato, an initiate of one of these sacred orders, was

mself and the universe, and of the awesomeness of that unknown power which is driving the countless stars of the firmament through illimitable space. equipped with the knowledge conferred by familiarity with the liberal arts and sciences, the studious freemason therefore finds himself confronted by few problems with which he cannot cope. the dionysiac architects the most celebrated of the ancient fraternities of artisans was that of the dionysiac architects. this organization was composed exclusively of initiates of the bacchus-dionysos cult and was peculiarly consecrated to the science of building and the art of decoration. acclaimed as being the custodians of a secret and sacred knowledge of architectonics, its members were entrusted with the design and erection of public buildings and m

MEANING OF MASONRY

s and developments in the history of humanity, have stood what st. paul called the keepers or" stewards of the mysteries" from that source christianity itself came into the world. from them originated the great school of kabalism, that marvellous system of secret, oral tradition of the hebrews, a strong element of which has been introduced into our masonic system. from them, too, also issued many fraternities and orders, such, for instance, as the great o rders of chivalry and of the rosicrucians, and the school of spiritual alchemy. lastly, from them too also issued, in the seventeenth century, modern speculative freemasonry. to trace the genesis of the movement, which came into activity some 250 years ago (our rituals and ceremonies having been compiled round about the year 1700, is beyo

MICHAEL TSARION ATLANTIS ALIEN VISITATION AND GENETIC MANIPULATION

as there are powerfulapotropaic spells working around the structures. but the object is to extract dna samplesfrom the mummies to further their present nefarious necromantic experiments. the serpents possess great knowledge of geomancy and constructed their sites andcities with precision. the nazca lines in peru and the glastonbury and kingston zodi-acs are evidence of this knowledge. the secret fraternities have preserved these geo-metric secrets for many centuries. later, as the atlantean sorcerers gained power againand were successful in infiltrating a culture established by their humane scions, theywould instigate the atrocity of human sacrifice. appearing and presenting themselvesas the gods of the fathers, they would seduce and then ritually slaughter countlessthousands. the unfortu

again. but do not wait for any king arthur toreturn from the physical grave. arthur is us, arthur is you! upon investigation, we find that there is much evidence to indicate that the alien visi-tors and their dark progeny have been and still are with us, that they are, in fact, at thevery helm of the echelons of society, making use of powerful secret societies, such asthe masonic and rosicrucian fraternities as their cover for centuries. it has beenuncovered that the members of such bodies permeate and influence all areas of gov-ernment, politics, education, religion, and business. this has been the case certainlysince the renaissance. it is for the individual reader to decide for themselves, whether such fraternities andenclaves, even whether the entire occult genre, were before, or are

for their own personal physical and spiritual empowerment, they areconsidered freaks and devil-worshippers. millionaires do not use astrology, billionaires do (j. p. morgan)ovasons book continues..for within a year of washington s death, it was recognized that the great man could mostfittingly be memorialized by means of a massive pyramid.the pyramid was already widely used as a symbol in masonic fraternities in europe, andwe should, therefore, not be surprised that it should have been proposed in the context of anational symbol guided by so many freemasons. the chances of the correspondence being mere coincidence are so remote that we mustassume that whoever was directing the planning of washington d.c, not only had a consid-erable knowledge of astrology, but had a vested interest in emph

ely instructive. in ritual magicand ceremonial geomancy, we also find the protecting circle in which the magician stands. itmust soon be realized that these seemingly quaint images and motifs have a deep interstellarimplication. this is why we see so many planetary and sabean symbols in occult books, andwhy occult symbols turn up on the institutes of government, security services, and subver-sive fraternities.the nephilim who fell to earth from the netherworld are trying desperately to regaintheir freedom. they have been chained in the pit (earth, but are convinced that thereis a way out of their terrestrial prison. this is why the space program exists, and whythere is exorbitant and frenzied expenditure in satellites and the exploration of outerspace. look at the names given to many of th

at thosewho oversaw the design of the city adopted virgo as its arcane leitmotif (p. 155)the word capitolmay derive from the word, caput draconis, that is, the head of the dragon.the freemasonsthe very struggle for independence seems to have been directed by the masonic brotherhood, and,some historians insist, had even been started by them (p. 75)in the years following the revolution, the masonic fraternities held ceremonial layings for such newenterprises as bridges, locks, universities, government buildings, statehouses, memorials, and evenchurches. such buildings were aligned with the stars, and with the spiritual beings who ruled the stars.(p. 124)although a survey of the foundation charts used in the early phase of the building of washington, d.c.,reveals the importance of astrology

e in washington, d.c.the pyramidthe reluctance to bring the pyramid into the light of day was not restricted to individual masons; evenbureaucrats seem to have been unhappy with bringing it forward (p. 225)the precise origins of the pyramid design for the reverse seal, with its three latin inscriptions, are stillsteeped in mystery (p. 227)the pyramid was already widely used as a symbol in masonic fraternities in europe, and we shouldtherefore not be surprised that it should have been proposed in the context of a national symbol guidedby so many freemasons (p. 227) examples show that the idea of the pyramid was circulating widely in masonic circles prior to thedeclaration (p. 230)what, then, was the nature of these spiritual beings who could be invited to oversee the destiny of a city.(p. 3

been owned and governed by the same royal families of britain and europethat conventional history states as being among those defeated during the wars of so-called indepen-dence. the united states, esoterically called amaraka (land of the serpents or land of the phoenix),is now, and always has been, under the dominion of the serpent brotherhood, operating through therussell trust, the freemasonic fraternities, and through the government, treasury, and federal reserveboard. all the american presidents can be seen standing on or walking on the red-carpet, the standard symbolof the monarchs. moreover, as has now been revealed, they are all of direct kinship to the oligarchical,despotic dynasties of the old world order. all the provisos and bulwarks against this country fallinginto the hands o

NAUDON PAUL THE SECRET HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY

gelten (to be worth) or the anglo-saxon gylsa (worship, sacrifice. the institution seems to have a tie to one of the most ancient of german customs, that of convivium.2 tacitus had made note of the distinctive custom of the germans to handle their most serious affairs at the table, during a time marked by the drinking of repeated toasts. born amidst the clamor of blows and the sound of song were fraternities whose membership was made up of warriors who had drunk together from the cup (minne) of friendship. a passage from the icelandic gisla saga maintains that it is a duty to avenge fellow drinkers as if they were brothers. also notable in this regard are texts in which colleagues (bruderschaft) unite by blending their blood and drinking together. in the custom of convivium observed in th

rtain kinds of associations. on january 30, 1189, the council of rouen banned the societies and brotherhoods of clergy and laypeople that swore an all-encompassing oath of aid and protection to each other that could lead them to take actions that ran counter to canonical law and that might even lead to perjury. a century and a half later, on june 18, 1326, the council of avignon condemned certain fraternities and brotherhoods. from this action we have learned that these societies possessed particular insignia and a special language and writing with which members could recognize one another. the tenets of these groups obliged members to render to each other aid and protection in all matters and suggested that those who broke this oath would incur punishment. with regard to leadership, they

beseech your blessing, o lord, on our present enterprise. grace [our new brother] with your divine wisdom so that he may be capable of comprehending, by means of the secrets of masonry, the mysteries of piety and christianity" organization of the english guilds each profession had its guild or mystery in every large city of fourteenth century england. these groups were also known as companies and fraternities (the word corporation was not used during the middle ages) each guild established ordinances to regulate working hours and the details governing admission into the organization. some obliged members to make periodic contributions to a common fund and to take part in certain religious ceremonies or feasts and celebrations, such as the public stagings of mysteries. the christian spirit

er or religious authority. the situation here was thus completely different from the one that prevailed in france, where the ancient brotherhood found itself divided between the strictly regulated trade, which was controlled and confined to a professional role, and the stricto sensu brotherhood, which was quite often banned and often suspect in the eyes of the church. in england, the companies or fraternities of craftsmen retained the unity and traditions of the earlier brotherhoods. restrictions imposed upon them by the king were limited only to specific periods of time and for specific purposes. furthermore, the corporations were to a large extent the masters of their rules. finally, they never collided with the hostility of the clergy. in fact, there is no visible instance of any condem

RUBY TABLET OF SET

"ritual" can refer to a prescribed religious ceremony, but in its broader meaning refers to any customarily-repeated act or series of acts. the need to repeat these acts can be cultural, sexual, or psychological as well as spiritual. cultural rituals could include such things as what a family eats on thanksgiving day, or when and how presents are opened at christmas. the initiation ceremonies of fraternities, sororities, gangs, and other social clubs are other examples of cultural rituals. since 1972 i have lectured about sexual ritual, which is nothing more than repeatedly engaging in an act or series of acts in a certain manner because of a sexual need. in order to become aroused and/or gratified, a person must engage in the act in a certain way. this sexual ritual can include such thin

, that we shall speak again. initiation, magic, and the temple of set few terms have been more subject to the indignity of relegation to occult jargon than "initiation" it has degenerated into a mere catchword like "energy" or "vibration" and few people display any knowledge of what it really means. initiation is not an event which "happens" to someone as in the "initiation" ceremonies of college fraternities, or in masonic or other types of illustrative rituals. it is a means to knowledge, but not of the sort which can be acquired through training or study (though these can enrich it. most precisely, initiation is a process of awakening certain kinds of classification: b20- 1 author: rl. dale seago iv date: xvi or xvii html revision: jan 4, 1998 ce subject: initiation sensitivities within

SATANIC BIBLE

l with whom he had been intimately involved; the other was marilyn monroe, lavey's paramour for a brief but crucial period in 1948 when he had quit the carnival and was playing organ for strippers around the los angeles area. on top of all that, lavey was tired of organizing entertainments and purges for his church members. he had gotten in touch with the last living remnants of the prewar occult fraternities of europe, was busily acquiring their philosophies and secret rituals left over from the pre- hitler era, and needed time to study, write and work out new principles. he had long been experimenting with and applying the principles of geometric spacial concepts in what he terms "the law of the trapezoid (he scoffs at current faddists who are "barking up the wrong pyramids) he was also

SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON ZANONI A ROSICRUCIAN TALE

derstanding and a reluctant attention i listened to these intricate sublimities, my adviser closed the volume, and said with complacency "there is the motto for your book, the thesis for your theme "davus sum, non oedipus" said i, shaking my head, discontentedly "all this may be exceedingly fine, but, heaven forgive me, i don't understand a word of it. the mysteries of your rosicrucians, and your fraternities, are mere child's play to the jargon of the platonists "yet, not till you rightly understand this passage, can you understand the higher theories of the rosicrucians, or of the still nobler fraternities you speak of with so much levity "oh, if that be the case, i give up in despair. why not, since you are so well versed in the matter, take the motto for a book of your own "but if i ha

TEXE MARRS CODEX MAGICA SECRET SIGNS MYSTERIOUS SYMBOLS AND HIDDEN CODES OF THE ILLUMINATI

roups. as dr. michael aquino, hard-core satanist and founder of the temple of set once acknowledged, the satanists merely have a "more precise" understanding of occult reality. aleister crowley, the late british satanist, who relished calling himself "the wickedest man on planet earth" no doubt would have agreed with aquino. crowley 98 codex magica was initiated into a number of different masonic fraternities, satanic rites, and occult groups, including the rite of memphis, mexican scottish rite 33, grand orient 33, and the rite of misraim. in 1912 he was honored by fellow luciferians of the ordo templi orientis (o.t.o, being acknowledged for his superior gnostic knowledge and giftedness and given the following exalted rank and title:1 aleister st. edward crowley 33, 90, 95, x national gra

THE SECRET RITUALS OF THE OTO

gs/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p1c1.html (3 of 4 [12/28/2001 2:01:15 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. nevertheless reuss s 1917 manifesto is not without interest even importance for, while there is no need to follow reuss in believing that the o.t.o. was the one ancient organization of genuine mystics, there is no doubt that it has been one of the two most influential occult fraternities of the last century4 with some of its members playing important parts in the activities that have led to the current occult revival. file//c /documents%20and%20settings/michael..0secret%20rituals%20of%20the%20o.t.o/p1c1.html (4 of 4 [12/28/2001 2:01:15 pm] the secret rituals of the o.t.o. part one the birth and development of the o.t.o* chapter two occult templarism in spite of its im

WILLIAM WESCOTT GOLDEN DAWN HISTORTY LECTURE

ess the lament which followed the passing of d. william robert woodman, for many years known as the supreme magus of the society ros. in anglia which is exoteric in its outer grades but whose concerns are regulated by an inner circle of adepti who still hold the secrets of the r. c. and its masonic society. the eastern school of theosophy and occultism and our own hermetic society of the g.d. are fraternities of students whose predecessors must have come from the same stock of magi as the scientific priests of a remote antiquity. the two societies, different in modes of teaching and in language, are allied by mutual understanding and respect, and their aim is similar. be assured that the order of the g.d. can show the way to much secret knowledge and spiritual progress and lead true and pa

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