"Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way lies; and walk in it... find rest for your souls." (Jeremiah 6:16)
Notice: New members are currently being accepted.
The Esoteric Mystery School facilitates the following Orders:
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Order of Mary Magdala
New Initiates are always Welcome; Come Study with us
The Esoteric Mystery School has been called the most complete, most affordable, non-stuffy, non-boring initiatic western style Mystery School in existence today. All of our Orders are historically accurate, either meticulously and painstaking researched over at least a dozen years, or with traceable lineage which stretches back over centuries. The School encompasses all the "secret" (a better word is hidden) and known teachings of the West, i.e. Indo-European and Mediterranean Occult*, with a healthy touch from our Indo-cousins (Vedanta hindu teachings), Tibetan Buddhism and Taoism. Our focus is esotericism (especially Esoteric Christianity), true gnostic teachings, hermeticism and the world's wisdom traditions. Ancestral teachings such as shamanism, Celtic, Teutonic and Native American (to name a few) also have their place in our lessons, as do world mythology, Jungian thought, Ken Wilber and other liberating philosophies. The School's deeper emphasis is on experiencing the Divine, experiencing your spiritual self, directly. The teachings are not merely intellectual; you will not be wallowing in shallow water but delving into deep religion / spirituality. It's time to evolve upward! We strongly believe that your own genetic memory will lead you to the teachings you need. What you learn will then lead you to fulfilling whatever task, mission or destiny the Divine has set you on this planet for. If you are here, you are supposed to be. It's usually that simple.
| *It is important to note that Occult means "hidden." An occultist is a "seeker of the hidden knowledge." Occult is not a word meaning black magic, as some detractors of the mystery schools claim. Secrets were kept, and still are to a certain extent. This body of teachings was called the occult/hidden knowledge starting in the Middle Ages when to bring such teachings out into the open---such as the Earth is round, and that women DO have souls---would get you burned or imprisoned. |
Lessons will come to you via e-mail and website pages. You read the material, (which comes from all manner of exciting sources), answer the questions, try the exercises, fill out any workbook pages on the website then send in your answers via e-mail.
We "walk" you through different levels of self-initiation. You may climb the initiation ladder of the ancient mystery schools without ever going to a lodge or submitting yourself to long, expensive, too easy, (often boring!) lessons about stuff you already know. Our program is designed to accommodate YOUR pace. If you don't want to take four years just to get through the first degree, you can do it in four weeks! Just complete the lessons, send in your assignments and go through the seven degrees, from Catechumen, Initiate, Diakon, Arch-Diakon, (etc.) to Adept and Mage or Presvyter(a) / Priest in your own time.
The Esoteric Mystery School also covers material that many of the stuffy out-dated ceremonial Orders didn't know about when they were founded. For example: new discoveries of ancient manuscripts, artifacts and teachings. We include teachings many of the mystery schools and lodges purposely leave out. Their leaders often think certain teachings are "too dangerous" or "best left alone." We believe in share the knowledge. This means share the secrets and let the seeker choose what she or he can handle. There is no danger in positive, righteous Great-Working.
Our school has also been called the only non-egotistical Mystery School
online. Yes, we have degrees, with different colored robes, patches, sashes,
secret hand signals, passwords, etc; but it is easy to climb the ranks, and
no one gets any power kicks or they get kicked somewhere else...
(...OUT)
What does "contacted" mean?
There are Guardians and Guides -- real entities behind symbols like the Rose
and the Cross, the Dove and the Eagle, the East, Water, etc. They
communicate with (and through) students of the Occult. They have done so
down through the ages. If you are open-minded, yet discreet, and are
actively seeking the divine---it will come to you and manifest through you.
It may even use you as a tool or a mouthpiece.
When the Guardians of the Knowledge want to dispense the ancient teachings, they do so. They don't care about lineage or who is famous, or has a pedigree. They care about who will use the teachings properly, positively, to actually get something done for mankind. The same knowledge studied at the ancient mystery schools or in modern mystery schools today, can be given to an Initiate all in one night---in a dream or a vision for example. If the line needs "reviving," the Guides will take it to any new students open enough to receive such a dispensation. "Many are called, few are chosen," was one of Yeshua's favorite catch-phrases. History is full of examples of esoteric mages who suddenly show up and start teaching without so-called lineage, without a teacher. (Jacob Bohme, Meister Eckhart, Hildegarde of Bingen).
Some esotericists believe that "those who have gone before" watch over and guide the living students. When a mystery school is in contact with these higher beings/ forces/ entities/ archetypes/ Guardians/ Guides it is called "contacted." Only positive masters, angels and beings are allowed to make the contact with our Mystery School. All of the students of such a school or Order are possible "channels" for the contacted information. So watch out when you join our ranks..... !
The Esoteric Mystery School is in contact with these forces, powers and energies. Many think of them as Angel guides or spirit guides. They keep us on the right track, lead us to the right materials hidden in dusty out of print books, manuscripts in hidaway places, to special unknown meanings behind Bible verses or buried in the Bible code itself. We are strict in following the traditions of the ancients, but we are also open to new teachings designed for what we humans are facing right now right here on this sacred rock.
Negative forces, and they do exist, are kept out by banishings and protections
called wardings. Those familiar with ceremonial magic will recognize these
concepts. Certain darker Orders and Lodges enjoy flirting with the
disastrous side of the universe. Everyone's heard of them--they're the Black
Magick practitioners. Poor blind sots. The name Sa-mael, a Hebrew angel of
death also known as Shaitan or Satan, means in Hebrew, "blinded by [or to]
the Divine." He was one bad dude who shut his eyes to the positive forces
in the universe and focused solely on the negative hurtful energies. Bad
idea. Evil eventually destroys the Initiates who get sucked into it. That
may be nature's way of dealing with cosmic evil---just waiting for it to
consume itself. We have none of that here, and are diligent in keeping it
out. You, as an Initiate of the Order will have a part in that shielding
and warding. It is a sober duty.
 S.A.
Woer said of esoteric "occult" Christians: "We were thrown to the lions
in the circuses of Rome, and we celebrated our rituals in the catacombs.
We were burnt alive in the flames of the Roman Catholic inquisition. We
accompanied Jesus Christ in the Holy Land. We were the mystical Essenes of
Palestine. We are not improvising opportunist doctrines. We were hidden during
twenty centuries and we are now returning once again to the street carrying
on our shoulders the old, rough and heavy cross. Paul took our doctrine to
Rome and he was a Nazarene Gnostic. Christ taught our doctrine in secrecy
to the seventy disciples. The Sethani, Peratae, Carpocratians, Nazarenes
and Essenes are Gnostic. The Egyptian and Aztec Mysteries, the Mysteries
of Rome, Troy, Carthage, of Eleusis, India, of the Druids, Pythagoreans,
Kambirs, of Mithra and Persia, etc. are in their entirety that which we call
Gnosis or Gnosticism. We now once again open to the ancient Gnostic Sanctuaries
which were closed upon the arrival of the dark age. We are now opening the
authentic Initiatic Colleges." - Samael Aun Weor, The Greater
Mysteries, Thelema Press |
How we communicate: Each member and instructor is required to join our email discussion list. This is how announcements are made regarding upcoming activities, group rituals, and new classes. Also on the list, you can talk to other Initiates, other seekers, the instructors, or guest speakers. Note: Initiate is a broad term that means all members of all degrees of the Mystery School, not just those in the Initiate degree phase.
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How to
Join Please fill out the Mystery School Application. In doing so, you affirm the pledge of secrecy and service to humanity. [Notice: Dec. 1, 2007: The Esoteric Mystery School is not able to accept new member applications at this time because we are relocating to our new "campus" in the Gainesville, Florida area. We should be ready for new members the first of the year (2008).] Fees and Dues Monthly dues are $25, but new members must pay for 3 months in advance, which is $75. You will need to purchase some textbooks, most of which you can see in our Esoteric Mystery School Books & Supplies. You usually only need one book at a time, and many are available at public libraries. If you are on a tight budget, don't buy any books until your instructor tells you exactly which ones you will need for your specific course of study. Family Discount. The $25 monthly dues covers membership for the first adult, and it is $10 extra for the second. Both members must sign the pledge and fill out separate applications.
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We are a legally incorporated non-profit organization. There is no "owner." Dues are collected from members to cover materials, internet, website and record-keeping expenses. All staff and instructors work for free. After you reach a certain level, you may be asked to help with the instruction of newer members.
If you would like to join us, you must fill out the
Mystery School
Application. so that you can sign the pledge/affidavit promising
to only use the teachings you are about to receive for the betterment
of humanity. No selfish, egotistical, nor "bad-magic" members allowed!
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