Bruce Michael
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Dear Friends,
Lecture II: The Mission of Manicheism
So one can't avoid the subject if one is studying the subject of Christian
Occultism. Unlike the Rosicrucian movement, Manicheanism was a widespread and popular movement.
Augustine was born about a thousand years before Ignatius of Loyola.
What would we consider as hallmarks of both Augustine's and Ignatius's view? Perhaps it is that the physical is physical and the spirtual, spiritual and never the twain shall meet- except in the Mass. The Jesuits over-emphasise the "Jesus" element at the expense of an understanding the Cosmic Christ.
Augustine held that we are predestined, Mani, that we can be redeemed.
There is a light and dark side to Freemasonry, obviously. The dark side manifests as Luciferianism.
There has been a battle within Freemasonry over the years- Christian and
non Christian elements. The Royal Arch degree was instituted by the
Christian side according to my Freemasonry Compendium.
-Br.Bruce
Lecture II: The Mission of Manicheism
"Christian occultism is derived from the Manicheans whose founder, Manes"
Rudolf Steiner
So one can't avoid the subject if one is studying the subject of Christian
Occultism. Unlike the Rosicrucian movement, Manicheanism was a widespread and popular movement.
"Jesuitism (belonging to Augustine) and Freemasonry (Manichaenism)
confront each other in later centuries." R.Steiner speaks in detail about this in 3rd July Dornach 1920 (untranslated.)
Augustine was born about a thousand years before Ignatius of Loyola.
What would we consider as hallmarks of both Augustine's and Ignatius's view? Perhaps it is that the physical is physical and the spirtual, spiritual and never the twain shall meet- except in the Mass. The Jesuits over-emphasise the "Jesus" element at the expense of an understanding the Cosmic Christ.
Augustine held that we are predestined, Mani, that we can be redeemed.
There is a light and dark side to Freemasonry, obviously. The dark side manifests as Luciferianism.
There has been a battle within Freemasonry over the years- Christian and
non Christian elements. The Royal Arch degree was instituted by the
Christian side according to my Freemasonry Compendium.
-Br.Bruce