Category: Martinism
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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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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…