The 33rd Degree Law of the Masonic Phoenicians
The number 33 is said to be the Master Number (Master Teacher). The Amon (AMEN) is the numerical equivalent of 1+13+5+14=33. Amen is the God of Truth, and 33 represents Christ consciousness. In the Book of Enoch, Mount Hermon is the place where the Grigori; "Watchers,...
Gnosticism can be found in almost all religions
"Gnosticism can be found in almost all religions, and as such, it can be viewed as more of an esoteric philosophy that unites people across various religions- though some people today claim to be Gnostics as a religion. For example, the ideas associated with a Gnostic...
There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe
"There are more fake gurus and false teachers in this world than the number of stars in the visible universe. Don’t confuse power-driven, self-centered people with true mentors. A genuine spiritual master will not direct your attention to himself or herself and will...
Each man must necessarily have the right to judge of their truth for himself
No man or body of men can be infallible, and authorized to decide what other men shall believe, as to any tenet of faith. Except to those who first receive it, every religion and the truth of all inspired writings depend on human testimony and internal evidences, to...
False prophets lead astray the unweary
"Between the modern truth seeker and the goal to which he aspires are numerous pitfalls and dilemmas. False prophets lead astray the unwary, conflicting doctrines perplex the uninformed, and a host of doubts and uncertainties weaken the resolution." - Manly P. Hall...
New Years Beliefs and Superstitions
The early celebration of the Jewish New Year festivals became one of the fundamental features of modern civilization. New Year's day was one of ill omen to the ancient Egyptians. The Chinese believe a Buddhist priest to be the first to enter a house on New Year's...
January was dedicated to the God Janus
Sir Godfrey Higgins had written about the Roman God of New Years, Janus in Anacalypsis an Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil of the Saitic Isis - Volume 1, " Janus was not one of what they called their twelve great Gods, but he was said to be the father of them all. He...
He who cannot love can never transform the serpent, and then nothing is changed
"He who cannot love can never transform the serpent, and then nothing is changed." ~C.G. Jung, Basel Seminar, Para 87 I have written a lot about the symbology of the serpent over the years. If you are a Gnostic or simply a lover of truth, you should seek to...
Christmas: The Festival of Jupiter
From time immemorial, the ancient festival that we know of today as Christmas was celebrated by many different cultures all around the world. As time moved forward and as we see in our modern era, the celebration and exchanging of gifts have become the focal point of...
The Druid Festival of Christmas
By Sir Godfrey Higgins - The festival of the twenty-fifth of December was celebrated by the Druids in Britain and Ireland with great fires lighted on the ‘tops of the hills. This festival was repeated on the twelfth day, or on what we call the Epiphany. In some parts,...
Attis: Born at midnight on the 24th day of December
33rd Degree Freemason Manly P. Hall had said in The Secret Teachings of all Ages: "There existed a remarkable school of religious philosophy which centered around the life and untimely fate of another Savior-God known as Atys, or Attis, by many considered synonymous...
Gnosis only works when you realize that you are them…and they are you
"Gnosis can't happen with an us vs. them mentality. Gnosis only works when you realize that you are them...and they are you. Love your neighbor as yourself, because your neighbor is yourself. Any form of dividing further simply separates your consciousness from The...
Egyptian symbols for the metals
From Lepsius, Metals in Egyptian Inscriptions, 1860.
Alchemical and chemical symbols – Nicolas le Fevre Traicte
Nicasius le Febure, a.k.a. Nicolas le Febure or Nicasius le Fevre or Nicolas le Fèvre (1615 - 1669), was a French chemist and alchemist who was appointed to positions by both French and English royalty. These images of alchemical and chemical symbols is from the...
Gnosticism is a school of thought originally developed in the ancient pagan world and championed by philosophers like Pythagoras
"Gnosticism is a school of thought originally developed in the ancient pagan world and championed by philosophers like Pythagoras, and later instrumental in the development of early Christianity, in which an initiate can attain a Gnosis – or direct knowledge of the...
The connection between Freemasonry and the Gnostic schools is often overlooked
"Masonic historians are quick to point out some of the connections between Freemasonry and the cathedral builders, the Knights Templar, the Royal Society, Hermetic tradition, alchemists and Qabalaists, however the connection between Freemasonry and the Gnostic schools...
The Fake 2,000 Year Old Media Battle
“In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell When I look at the current state of media madness to what has been labeled fake media, it takes me back over 2,000 years in history to the original information battle that was...
Gnosis is a knowledge that sends one to the Inferno of matter
“Gnosis is a knowledge that sends one to the Inferno of matter and the Purgatory of morals to arrive at the spiritual Paradise.” - Gilles Quispel - Gnosticism from its Origins to the Middle Ages
Jung’s “first love” among esoteric systems was Gnosticism
"Jung's "first love" among esoteric systems was Gnosticism. From the earliest days of his scientific career until the time of his death, his dedication to the subject of Gnosticism was relentless. As early as August, 1912, Jung intimated in a letter to Freud that he...
FBI New York to Return Roman Statue Stolen 33 Years Ago
(Source: FBI) - FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McGarrity of the New York Field Office and Joon H. Kim, Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, formally presented the Torlonia Peplophoros statue to Generale di Brigata Fabrizio Parrulli of...
Culture comes from the word cult
"The world we see is manmade. Culture comes from the word cult. We live in a manmade cult of materiality and superficial nonsense. When you wake up and or become knowledgeable to the truth of the world, you can then separate yourself from the illusion and mass...
The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul
"The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach." ~ Carl G. Jung
The essential reason for knowledge
"Now knowledge, as we know it today, claims all kinds of purposes and motivations. But the essential reason for knowledge, the real basis of our desire to know, is that we must learn to know what is right and wrong for ourselves. We must discover the truth, the life,...
Ultimate motive is the service of truth itself
"The esoteric system is all based upon the ultimate motive. Ultimate motive is the service of truth itself, a complete dedication to the service of the realities of existence.” - Manly P. Hall, Esoteric Wisdom for Modern Living
Choose now your path
"Where your treasure is there will your heart be also." "The White Grail: Service, self-sacrifice, purification, love, study. The Black Grail: Prosperity at other's expense, selfishness, shortcuts, mastered by appetite, comfort. Choose now your path." - Manly P Hall,...
The heart and mind must be brought into perfect equilibrium before true thinking or true spirituality can be attained
The heart and mind must be brought into perfect equilibrium before true thinking or true spirituality can be attained. The highest function of the mind is reason; the highest function of the heart is intuition, a sensing process not necessitating the normal working of...
The Gnostics were the first Christian theologists
"The Gnostics were, then, the first Christian theologists, and if it is a cause for reprehension that the real historical side of the new movement was obscured in order to suit the necessities of a religion which aspired to universality, then the Gnostics are the...
Luciferian intellect is transmuted into the Christly intellect
By Manly P. Hall - "Certain Rosicrucian scholars have given special appellations to these three phases of the sun: the spiritual sun they called Vulcan; the soular and intellectual sun, Christ and Lucifer respectively; and the material sun, the Jewish Demiurgus...
The public as a mass does not think
"The public as a mass does not think, will not defend what it believes , and will not analyze the propaganda which is constantly in circulation against any public man who refuses to play along with the gang." - Manly P. Hall