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Preface
In writing this
manuscript, it must be remembered that there were several esoteric
traditions
reemerging at the same time in Central Europe, England, Germany and
France. The Manifestos of
the Rosicrucians were the Fama Fraternitatis and the Confessio
Fraternitatis. The Fama has
wonderful stories of Christian Rosenkreutz i.e. Christian Rose Cross
along with an emphasis on
philosophy, science and medicine while the Confessio offers a statements
of belief. See Appendix.
These works were published in Latin in Cassel in 1615.
With both the
Confessio and the Fama, there is a focus on individual spiritual growth
for the first
time in modern history in that the Fama’s writings imply that, “a man
should strive to better
understand his own nobleness and worth”
In the midst of
this spiritual and intellectual renaissance, several organizations of
higher learning and
mysticism were becoming public for the first time since the fall of
Templarism on March 11, 1313.
With this rebirth of the mystery teachings in the 1500s and 1600s, there
is a noticeable influences
between the: Masons, Rosicrucians, Hermeticism, Hellenism, New Templars,
Teutonic Knights,
Pietism, New-Platonic Thought, Mystical Christianity, Orientalism,
Persian Mysticism, Theosophy,
Practical Christianity, and other Holy Land teachings.
The author has
given great thought as to how to add an English Language version of the
major
topics of interest of these groups for translation. Keep in mind that
the primary Loge de Parfaits’
languages of the 1760’s were French, Dutch, and German. Much of this
document is original
writings and contributions of the author, some of these essays are
updated versions of writings by
19th and 20th century Rosicrucians, Templars, & high ranking masons,
while some is taken “word for
word” from pre- 1925 authors who made the best analysis and contribution
to any individual topic.
In the 1700s, New
Orleans was one of the largest ports in what would become the USA. New
Orleans was also home to most of the immigrants to the French and
Spanish Territories in the
1700s and 1800s, and was unique at that time to many languages and
cultures. This book is about
the teachings and history of the Secret Lodge of 1764. This knowledge is
updated and revitalized to
provide a view of the original lessons and initiations from this
clandestine lodge. Almost 250 years
later, we can see how these secret teachings transcended the dogma of
central Europe and allowed
the member practitioner to become an ordained metaphysician of the
highest levels. Even to this
day, the State Flag of Louisiana and the real symbol of the Rosicrucians
is that of a pelican tearing
open its breast to feed its little ones -- the symbol of the 18th degree
of the order.
Keep in mind that
the Masonic Lodges as we know them did not need other degrees or higher
initiations. However, in the early 1700s, German and French lodges began
to create new mystical
degrees or initiations of Noble and Scottish-Templar flair.
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