by Regent Master Rev. A.J. Benjamin D.Div | Jun 12, 2022 | Occultism, Spirituality
Please note that the following does not denote the political positions or opinions of the Order or even the authoring master, but what is presented here is a philosophical and theological critique of academic positions. About a decade ago, while I was leading an Order...
by Cui Bono | Jun 12, 2022 | Religion, Spirituality
The world is full of isms; sometimes political, sometimes philosophical, often religious and always pompous. These ideological frameworks are so much a part of our vernacular that we blur past much of their meaning. The result of this is that most people don’t...
by Cui Bono | Jun 12, 2022 | Occultism, Spirituality
“SOCRATES: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher; for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.”(Plato, Theaetetus 155c-d, tr. Jowett; “Wonder” in...
by Regent Master Rev. A.J. Benjamin D.Div | Jun 12, 2022 | Religion, Spirituality
It has happened to me more than once: I will guest-speak on a podcast or be teaching a class when I reveal I am a master in the Order, a magician, and a Christian. As soon as those three concepts are heard together, there always seems to be a collective gasp from my...