Tag: Christian Mysticism
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Chatterji and Holloway on the true implications of Occultism
The Theosophical Movement as it was to be, stands in contrast to the zeitgeist. One of the key figures in the history of the Theos. Soc. was co-founder William Q. Judge believed, “It may be possible to usher in a new era of western occultism devoid of folly. We should all be ready for that,…
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“I Believe in Philosophy” (script) scene from Hypatia
Heladius Dignitary: The majority of us here…have accepted Christ. Why not the rest of you? It’s only a matter of time and you know it.Hypatia: Really? It is just a matter of time?…As far as I am aware, your God has not yet proved himself to be more just or more merciful than his predecessors.…
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The Liberator-God in Ancient Religion: Salvation and Resurrection of the Initiated
Resurrection of the DEAD and the Liberation of MAN in the MYSTERIES. Initiates, as Lovers of Education and WISDOM. THE DRAMA OF GRADUATION IN THE MYSTERIES Think only the Greeks and Romans celebrated the MYSTERIES? As Francis Bacon once said, Ipsa scientia potestas est (“Knowledge itself is power”)—Meditationes Sacrae, 1597. I must be INITIATED, ere I die!!—Aristophanes, Eirene (“Peace” Comedy). The…
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Jean Mamy’s Anti-Masonic Propaganda Film, “Forces occultes” (1943): The Judeo-Masonic Conspiracy
Jean Mamy’s “Forces occultes” claimed to unveil the mysteries of Freemasonry (Updated, 09/27/2019). 1942, the French were occupied under Germany during the rule of the National Socialist Party. The Propaganda Abteilung delegation of Germany’s propaganda ministry by ex-mason Jean Mamy (known by the pseudonym Paul Riche), commissioned the film Forces occultes (Occult Forces: The mysteries of Freemasonry unveiled for…
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Priidite Poklonimsya (Come, Let Us Worship) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil)
Priidite Poklonimsya (Come, Let Us Worship), Opus 37, No. 5. All-Night Vigil, Op. 37. The work begins with a fourfold call to prayer, in six and then eight parts. Priidite Poklonimsya(Come, Let Us Worship) “Priidite, poklonimsya Tsarevi nashemu Bogu.Priidite, poklonimsya i pripadem Khristu Tsarevinashemu Bogu.Priidite, poklonimsya i pripadem Samomu KhristuTsarevi i Bogu nashemu.Priidite, poklonimsya i…
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National Socialism and Christianity: Bavarian Political Police Report on Hitler Speech in Augsburg
Was Adolf Hitler merely pandering to German Christians as an act of demagoguery? A Bavarian Political Police Report on Hitler Speech in Augsburg, 6 July 1923, explains a different point-of-view about National Socialism. Adolf Hitler himself stated that National Socialism is a racialist and volkic doctrine but also described National Socialism as a Christian movement. The volk…
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The Problem with the New Age “Ascended Master Jesus”
Importance of the issue with the concept of “Jesus the Ascended Master” in light of Theosophy. There are not many left true to the “original program”! (MORYA) “Ready to lay down our life any day for THEOSOPHY – that great cause of the Universal Brotherhood for which we live and breathe – and willing to…
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Al Pacino’s Speech about God in The Devil’s Advocate
“I’m peaking Kevin. It’s my time now.” The ferocity of the lower mind and egotism are peaking. It has always been peaking throughout time. That is our sad and mortal condition. Pacino says “I’ve nurtured every sensation man has been inspired to have!” ‘…Lucifer, or Satan is in us. It is our mind,Our tempter and redeemer…
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What Are Polemicists: In Defense of the Polemicist – Lecture by Jersey Flight
What is a Polemicist? The act of polemics is that of the contrarian, and derives from the Greek. In the Greek it has the meaning of being war-like, or hostile. The act of polemics is a militant reply in the form of reasoned arguments against a proposition regarded as worthy of defense. The polemicist is a man or woman of…
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John Adams Letter to the Officers of the First Brigade: Constitution, Morality and Religion
John Adams states, ‘the American Constitution is meant for a religious and moral people,’ which is distinctly different from the claim that ‘America is a Christian nation.’ The full context of the oft quoted passage makes this abundantly clear. John Adams abhorred slavery. The conception of a race-based U.S. republic — built on the slavish…
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Blavatsky and Christianity: Her Fundamental Christological Disputes and Her Defense of the Theosophical Position
“There are several ways of acquiring knowledge: (a) by accepting blindly the dicta of the church or modern science; (b) by rejecting both and starting to find the truth for oneself. The first method is easy and leads to social respectability and the praise of men; the other is difficult and requires more than ordinary…
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The Characteristics of a True Theosophist | Vincente Hao Chin, Jr.
Vicente Hao Chin, Jr. says, Helena P. Blavatsky, the principal co-founder of the Theosophical Society, distinguished between a member of the Theosophical Society and a true theosophist. “True Theosophists, as true Christians are very, very few” (CW VIII:159). Scattered throughout her writings, she mentions certain characteristics of a true theosophist: a. An understanding of the…
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