Lessons on Martinism: With Tested and Proven Exercises

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The fall of Adam led man to the loss of the original shining (glorious) body, and to its transformation into the present material body. In this regard, a person has lost the ability to think independently, and all the thoughts are the result of suggestions by good or fallen spirits. Therefore, the man doesn’t have the right of choice—the freedom of will—through which he can reject bad suggestions and choose the good, or on the contrary, thereby bringing himself into a state of even greater enslavement and dependence on the ‘spoiled creatures’. The most important thing that man lost, according to Pasqually, is the direct communication with God.

In fact, if you travel the world of social media you’ll find that very few Martinist openly declare their Saint-Martin’s first book “Of Errors and of Truth” was published in 1775 under the pseudonym 'The Unknown Philosopher', under which all his works were published. He was strongly influenced by the works of Jacob Boehme and translated many of his works from German into French. The spirit of the Renaissance is long gone and today's globalized and hesitant man, no matter ideology and confession, is the one that is deprived of resoluteness, of decision making, the one whose opinion doesn't matter. Article by Draško Miletić, Jean Baptiste Willermoz'smain focus was masonic and he implemented the teachings of the Elus Cohen within the masonic Rite of Strict Observance.The traditional method of Martinist membership is offered through initiation and learning in a Martinist Heptad. Work in the Heptad is conducted in the strictest traditional manner, and initiations are conferred with the active physical presence of the candidate and an initiator, who is an officer duly initiated and empowered by the directives of the Martinist Tradition to initiate others. Western Esotericism and Martinism". The Three Luminaries. 2020-06-21. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31 . Retrieved 2021-10-31. Martinists study the natural relationships that exist between the Divine, the Universe, and Humanity. The universe and humanity form a whole, two progressions linked one to the other and evolving together. If we wish to understand our true nature we must look toward the Divine, says Saint-Martin, for "we can only read ourselves in the Divine, only understand ourselves in the Divine splendor." If we are no longer in a position today to reach this understanding it is because we have made the error of separating ourselves from the Divine and losing ourselves in the world of appearances, the temporal world. We have, to some degree, fallen asleep to the spiritual world. Our inner Temple is in ruins. The initiate learns many techniques and methods in this work: among the most important is prayer, invocations of God and his agents and angels, and exorcisms and banishing of the Adversary and his agents.

Despite the political and social turbulence of the French Revolution, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin was never seriously harassed during the Reign of Terror, or at any other time during the Revolution. On October 13, 1803, at the age of sixty, Louis Claude de Saint-Martin went through transition following a stroke. The only initiation which I advocate and which I look for with all the ardor of my Soul, is that by which we are able to enter into the Heart of God within us, and there make an Indissoluble Marriage, which makes us the Friend, the Brother and Spouse of the Repairer … there is no other way to arrive at this Holy Initiation than for us to delve more and more into the depth of our Soul and to not let go of the prize until we have succeeded in liberating its lively and vivifying origin." If you are thinking of joining TMO or are a new member, please know that thearticulate and detailed study offered in thediscoursesand at the heptads and ateliers is sothorough and unique, I am sure you will discover many valuable pieces of the puzzle of your mystical journey, just as I did.” Pasqually and Boehme were quite clearly both initiates of the Kabbalistic tradition. Saint Martin’s rendition, although simplified, still remains a chain of this Cabalistic teaching. Saint Martin becomes an advanced study is in his own right, when examining his Theosophy, which requires a lifetime of study. In many respects it is its own Qabala. Not to mention that his master Boehme is even more advanced for dedicated seekers. The mystical tenets of both however are simple; LOOK WITHIN, engross yourself in prayer. There is no real difference between Eternal Birth, Reintegration, and the discovery of the Philosophers Stone.’ Jacob Boehme.Where this all comes into play in Martinism is in its references to the “New Jerusalem,” which is well known in Christian mysticism. Blasphemous as it may sound, one of the evocations called into manifestation YHShVH! The very thought of it repels some Christians, excites the Cabalists and to me makes sense. Such an evocation or materialization of Christ is the ultimate climax of initiation. Here, Christ restores one to paradise, impressing upon the initiate an ever-lasting fiery spiritual regeneration. As a magical theurgist I have to say this operation is DARING for want of better words.

The teachings represent to a Martinist the nourishment necessary for the growth of the seed received during initiation. The foundations of the teachings are the writings of Louis Claude de Saint-Martin and his teacher, Martinès de Pasqually. Martinist study includes: Mystical symbols; Free will and Destiny; Dreams and Initiation; Science of numbers; Prayer; Cycles of humanity; Art, Music, and Language; and the Kabbalah. Becoming a Martinist Home Study Note: the books with the name Man or l'homme in French are retellings of Saint-Martin of the main teachings of Martinez de Pasqually and what he learned in Martinezism mixed with Boehme. There are two versions of the work. The first, the so-called ‘original version’, was published by the Martinist researcher Robert Amadou [ fr] in 1974, in Paris by Éditions Robert Dumas. The second version was also discovered by Robert Amadou, in 1978, known as the ‘manuscript of Saint-Martin’. [5] A facsimile of this version, was published by one of the Rosicrucian almanacs of France in 1993, under the title Traité sur la Réintégration des êtres. [6] An English translation of the 'manuscript of Saint-Martin' has been published by The Three Luminaries, and more recently by M.R. Osborne. [7] Influence [ edit ] Bro. Draško Miletić offers his reflections on his Second Degree Work – using metaphor, allegory and symbolism to understand the challenges we face as a Fellow Craft Mason to perfect the rough ashlar.Oratory study will familiarize you with the theoretical teachings of the TMO, however it will not offer the three traditional initiations, which confer upon you the status of a true Martinist initiate. Instead you become a student of Martinism. Jacob Boehme was very alchemical, and this offers a certain flavour for what Martinist-alchemy should be, meaning; it should be a mystical-form of alchemy IMHO and not lab work. What Boehme does for the alchemical works is transform the figures of the Doctrine of Reintegration into alchemical phases. We relive the suffering of the Fallen Adam through repentance, which descends us into alchemical darkness, or otherwise putrefaction. The New Will we acquire is the Second Adam or Mercury.