When a Grand Lodge or, better, the Conference of Grand Masters meets, do you think that it talks about the meaning of Masonic symbols, debates the origins of the Craft or discusses the true meaning of Initiation? Me neither! And yet these were precisely some of the topics discussed at the early Conferences in the […]
It has been a little while since I last posted, but I promised not to bore you with irrelevant subjects! Hollywood isn’t known for its accurate portrayal of esoteric topics, and it is a rare movie which demonstrates true expertise. Most movies prefer to stun our senses with outrageous special effects, which anyone with experience […]
This is the diagram designed by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, while writing down Pasqually’s Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings, to be read alongside Jean-Baptiste Willermoz’ 9th Lesson to his Grands Profès, provided in the prior Post. The diagrams below are an image of the original one by Saint-Martin (on the right), and a cleaned-up version […]
So, finally we come to the final lesson. In this lesson Willermoz prepares his Grands Profès to read Pasqually’s Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings, by giving them important pointers to the text. This is a critical point, since it shows that the Profès and Grand Profès Lectures were only introductory, and that the members […]
Here is the penultimate lesson from Willermoz to his students of esoteric and spiritual Freemasonry. It is humbling to realize these letters were written by him exactly 200 years ago this year. This is a brief blog since I am at the Texas Masonicon, about to attend talks before giving mine this afternoon. However, I […]
These two papers again help to flesh out Pasqually’s Treatise, but admittedly, once again, with Willermoz’ deeply Catholic side coloring the explanations. In a way it doesn’t matter too much, since we can easily see where Willermoz goes ‘Catholic dogma’ on us. Still, it is always sad to read another perpetuation of the story of […]
The next two Lessons are a direct message to a new member, and an expansive consideration of the nature of the Trinity. The 4th manuscript is a traditional cautionary tale, gently chiding the new Initiate for his presumption and arrogance, then assuring him of the aid of all his Brethren. It is an old message […]
This third of the nine lessons from Willermoz to his Grands Profès is perhaps the most famous of all his writings. Also called Man-God, a Treatise on the Two Natures of Christ, this priceless document in the Willermoz Archives in the Lyon National Library has even been published as its own book (see the header […]
Well, it has been a busy couple of weeks. We had some of our Chiefs from the UK stay on the East Coast, and the Temple was humming with many wonderful events (those of you linked on Facebook will have seen the Episcopal Consecration, and believe me much more happened which has no place on […]
