‘Ecce homo’ by Saint-martin – Chapter 2
As promised, here is Chapter 2 of Ecce Homo by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin. For an explanation see the previous post. Ecce Homo by Mihály Munkácsy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
‘Ecce homo’ by Saint-martin
Over the coming weeks I will be publishing Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin’s book Ecce Homo in installments. At the end of that time I will make the entire tome available as one PDF file. ‘Ecce Homo‘ is Latin for ‘Behold the Man‘. This phrase was used by Pontius Pilate, as we see in John 19. Having […]
The Rectified Scottish Rite by Rémi boyer
“From the Doctrine of Reintegration to the Imago Templi“ The latest of Rémi Boyer’s important books made available to us through the translation skills of Michael Sanborn focuses on the Rectified Scottish Rite. Following on from deeply moving analyses of the Blue Lodge, the Rose Croix and Elias Artista, and Martinism, this book, while not exactly part of […]
A Mystery in a Scottish Lodge
The other week I was in Perth, Scotland for the Annual Convocation of the Societas Rosicruciana in Scotia. While I enjoyed several days of sightseeing in the region, the one omission was of course Scone. There was little point visiting it, even if it is virtually a suburb of Perth, since the Stone of Destiny […]
Abbé Fournié: What we have been, we are, & we will become
It is wonderful to see this much sought-after volume finally available to the English-speaking world. While the rituals of the various Orders of that time make for a fun and sometimes exciting read (particularly the parts with cadavers strewn around the room!), without a good grasp of the background philosophy behind them and how these […]
Allegory in Stone: A Short Study of the Shakespeare Monument
It is always refreshing to come across a theory which attempts to tie together number of varying threads. Sadly, like movie critics, the number of those who naysay such attempts without providing any meaningful alternatives are far more common than those who attempt to set new ideas before us. Such a novel theory is the […]
letters to friends of the spirit
A new book which I am sure will be of interest to readers of this blog is Letters to Friends of the Spirit. Written by Rémi Boyer and his wife, Sylvie, it represents two series of 22 letters (no coincidence, of course) adding to 44 letters in all. These letters, each no more than 2 […]
ENLIGHTENMENT MAN & MASON
I am absolutely delighted to announce that my new book is finally out! I had hoped to see it published late last year, but a number of issues conspired to delay it. I hope you like the format, which was wonderfully put together by Steve Adams, which provides an attractive appearance to the book. The […]
Mask Cloak Silence: Martinism as a Way of Awakening
I am delighted to announce to publication by Rose Circle Publications of the translation of a seminal French book by the renowned esoteric author and practitioner Rémi Boyer, expertly realized by Michael Sanborn, who previously brought us Boyer’s intriguing book about Freemasonry. In 1863, Edward Burton Penny translated the correspondence which passed between the Unknown Philosopher, […]
“PRAYER” by PAUL SÉDIR
About a week ago, Bro. Marco van Boekel asked if anyone could translate Paul Sédir’s book on Prayer. Although working on a number of projects, since I have a soft spot for Sédir I was intrigued and took a look at the text. Its power amazed me. Its importance was evident, and I immediately set […]