by Lilly Barrett | May 22, 2023 | Occultism, Spirituality, Uncategorized
The anonymously-written spiritual classic Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism is popularly ascribed to the author Valentin Tomberg. It was published posthumously from Tomberg’s estate with an afterword explaining his wish that it remain...
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 Regent Master Rev. A.J. Benjamin D.Div | Jun 12, 2022 | Life in the Order
Introduction Newcomers to the Order are often struck by the somewhat complex process of becoming a member. Compared to joining any other mystery school, the student understandably assumes that the first step is to apply and the second step is to take classes. They are...
by Regent Master Rev. A.J. Benjamin D.Div | Jun 12, 2022 | Life in the Order
Being a secret society that is most protective about its teaching methods and subjects taught, it stands to reason why new students would feel like coming into the Order is f like jumping head-first into dark waters. Most times, the culture, aims, and views of this...
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...