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The Martinist Pantacle is the image you see at the top-left of this page, right beside “Between Two Worlds”. It comes in various colours depending on the circumstances, the grade being represented, and the design choice of the particular Order using it, but the basics are the same. Upwards and downwards pointing triangles, enclosed within…
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For many good reasons Masonic lodges and other similar initiatory systems take great care in who they welcome into their group. Accepting an application from the wrong person can clearly lead to great damage to a lodge, and will impact the progress of all its members. Additionally though, the effect on the candidate themselves should…
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“Ten Instructions to Men of Desire”, is a series of lectures by Louis Claude de Saint Martin. On the face of it, they are his interpretation of the cosmology put forward by Martinez de Pasqually in his Treatise. But to think of it as an introductory or explanatory document to Pasqually’s text is to do…
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During my spiritual awakening I had a realization that there was a connection between basic electromagnetism and some ideas I was starting to formulate about the possible existence of God. The key was the concept that “the potential” and “the actual” are perhaps not as far from one another as I might have thought. Drum…
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Pasqually’s Treatise describes how the actions of the first spirits created by God had consequences that can only be described as catastrophic on a cosmic scale. The entirety of the subsequent history of the universe is a result of their choices. As a writer of myths, Pasqually also undoubtedly intended these stories to tell us…
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Despite taking up relatively little space, the story of Cain and Abel tends to be well known. Coming immediately after Adam and Eve are ejected from Paradise, the story of the two brothers occupies a single chapter of Genesis. It provides a bridge into an explanation of how humanity spread beyond the First Family, and…
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In 1773, Martinès de Pasqually wrote the following: Furthermore, I want to bring to your attention the correspondence of the heart of man with every spiritual being. Man’s body is the organ of the soul and, through its use, the minor makes his intent and will of spiritual action known to others by the different…
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A part of me knew for a while that I wasn’t in great shape. About five-to-ten years before I developed some pretty severe depression combined with anxiety and OCD. I knew that I had to reach out for professional help when I found thoughts of, well, let’s call it “the worst” popping into my head…
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Freed from the stifling shackles of dogmatic Protestantism, my love for science could finally blossom. I could read all the “science for kids” books that came my way without feeling that they were a threat or that I needed to perform any mental gymnastics to make them match my worldview. Suddenly, free thinking was guilt-free.…
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“Jill and her sister have been taken into care”, said my sister. My mum stopped eating, fork halfway to her mouth. I could see the disbelief and the rage boiling up into her face. A refusal to believe what she had just heard combined with an ice-cold fury. “What!? What do you mean?, How do…