Theos-Talk Archives (October 2006 Message tt00120)

Dear MKR,

I agree. 

The E.R. is kept as a would-be secret theurgic  practice, something for "the very few", although devoid of any true sense of sacred energy, in  fact.

Regards,  Carlos. 






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Data:Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:49:19 -0500

Assunto:Re: Theos-World G.Tillett & ER

> I have been around theosophical circles in India for several decades and
> during all that time I never heard about the rite.
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> The first time I learnt about it in Tillett's book and to this day no one
> has disputed what he had mentioned. Of course some light on the existence is
> shed by Internet maillist. One more instance of the power of Internet in
> disseminating info internationally!
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> mkr
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> On 10/9/06, carlosaveline wrote:
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> > Dear Friends,
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> > This text by G. Tillett, brought to us by Daniel (thanks, Daniel), is
> > useful.
> >
> > To this one should add that the "Rite" works as an "occult trap", a
> > political device to control the movement from within, something whose
> > existence most members of the Adyar Esoteric School (including third degree
> > pledged) don't even know about.
> >
> > I wonder why "historical researchers" like Katinka Hesselink and John
> > Algeo do not write about this clandestine ritualistic control of the Adyar
> > Movement, started in the 1910s/1920s and based on the clairvoyant fancies of
> > CWL.
> >
> > This is a major stumbling block in the way for the Adyar Movement to "go
> > forward to Blavatsky" -- and to truthfulness.
> >
> > Best regards, Carlos.
> >
> > oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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> > Egyptian Rite
> > May 26, 2005 06:59 PM
> > by gregory
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > This text, brought by Daniel (thanks, Daniel...), is iseful. To it one
> > should add that the "Rite" works as an occult trap, a political device to
> > control the movement from within.
> >
> > Having received a number of e-mails requesting further information on the
> > Egyptian Rite after my reference to it in a previous posting, it seems
> > more
> > efficient to post the following summary of part of a paper I am writing on
> > the
> > history of this group:
> >
> > The Egyptian Rite was developed between 1929 and 1930. Leadbeater planned
> > that
> > the Egyptian Rite would draw together the angels associated with Church
> > ceremonial, and those of Co-Masonic working, and in this he claimed the
> > encouragement and inspiration of the Master The Count, who is claimed to
> > have
> > assisted in the drafting of the rituals. The rituals were originally
> > compiled
> > by Wedgwood, since he was said to have a special relationship with The
> > Count.
> > However, Leadbeater did not like the results, and submitted them to
> > Arundale
> > for revision. The final work was said to constitute "the most powerful
> > occult ritual in the world".
> > The published ER Ritual was formally issued on Christmas Day, 1931,
> > bearing
> > the imprimatur of Mrs Besant as Grand Master.
> > The ritual of the Egyptian Rite begins with the three stages of the Temple
> > of
> > the Quest – Fire, Form and Life. By the conclusion of these it was
> > originally
> > taught that the candidate would be on Probation (in Leadbeater's scheme of
> > occult development). Various "mystic words" were communicated to
> > candidates in
> > the different degrees: for example, in the First Stage the word was Vir (=
> > vita igne renovator), in the Second Stage Fas (= forma animae serva) and
> > Via
> > (= vehimur in atum), and in the Third Stage Vita (= voluntas intus
> > transformatur amore). Likewise, various mystic signs were communicated to
> > the
> > candidate: for example, the Sign of Order (the right hand on the heart).
> > After completing the Temple of the Quest, the candidate is then ready to
> > advance to the fourth stage, the Temple of the Rose and the Cross. Once
> > accepted as the chela of a Master he can go on to the fifth stage, the
> > Outer
> > Temple or Temple of the Dawn, followed by the sixth stage, the Inner
> > Temple or
> > Temple of the Star. The sixth stage is "The entry into the Inner Temple
> > itself, the Temple of the Star, the service of which is restricted to
> > members
> > of the Great Brotherhood of Light – from the youngest Initiate to the
> > Masters,
> > Lords, Princes, Rulers of Light; nay, to the very King Himself. These are
> > the
> > Brothers of Light."
> > These are the degrees to be worked by the members, and above them is the
> > seventh stage, the Sovereign Sanctuary of the Masters of the Light, the
> > governing body of the ER (originally Besant, Arundale and Leadbeater).
> > Beyond
> > that is the Great Hierarchy.
> > Sri Ram sent a circular to all members of the 4th, 5th and 6th stages in
> > April, 1954, declaring that in future those admitted above the 3rd
> > stage "should not be presumed to be necessarily in the Occult stages to
> > which
> > these stages of the Egyptian Rite may be said to correspond." Sri Ram made
> > certain modifications to the ritual to reflect this change.
> > It is said that the current head of the ER, Radha Burnier, has closed down
> > all
> > but the Temple of the Quest.
> >
> > Dr Gregory Tillett
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> > Data:Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:56:04 -0000
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> > Assunto:Theos-World Gregory Tillett on the Egyptian Rite
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> > > See:
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> > > http://theosophy.com/theos-talk/200505/tt00698.html
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