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Post by custos on Nov 28, 2016 7:02:10 GMT
Hi everyone.
Pleasure to be here. I am a member of AMORC and have always been interested in Masonry as well. I've done a great deal of research on FM.
I have many FM friends who are also members of AMORC and we have really interesting discussions.
I do consider myself a Freemason at heart although I'm not a card carrying member.
Thank you for having me here.
Kind Regards Custos
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Post by peter2 on Nov 28, 2016 7:49:25 GMT
Hi Custos
Welcome,
I belonged to AMORC many years ago. From what I recall some of their lodge rituals derived partially from Masonic rituals.
Perhaps the critical difference is AMORC teaching specific spiritual and psychic practices.
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Post by custos on Nov 28, 2016 20:24:39 GMT
Hi Peter2 Their rituals may be traceable to the Egyptian Memphis-Mizraim rites although it's not confirmed. Some believe that they were the result of the unification of various RC organizations which rallied under the banner of the "FUDOSI",in order to "regularize" rosicrucianism under an international umbrella. Here's where it gets interesting. The founder of AMORC, Harvey Spencer Lewis, claimed to have made contact with a French Masonic group(unnamed)which apparently passed on to him the remnants of a tradition from the old Rosicrucians of Toulouse. He claimed that this unnamed Masonic branch was protecting the Toulouse RC tradition and in anticipation of WWII, passed it on to him for the purpose of re-establishing the Order in the "New World" where the "eagle spread its wings" (an old Egyptian prophecy). There's an echo of Sir Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" in this tale. Regardless of their true origins which are often hard to trace with traditional initiatic Orders, AMORC rituals are quite inspiring especially in the settings of a Lodge. I agree with you about their teachings being specific spiritual and psychic practices. Thanks for the welcome and feedback Kind Regards Custos
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Post by peter2 on Nov 28, 2016 22:10:53 GMT
Apparently HS Lewis was a member of the OTO, and as I recall reading, did not produce lessons beyond the 9th degree until he had returned to Europe to get more information.
An early version of the Rosicrucian Manual had a section with a list of numbers that it said described a cloud of dimensions (something like) 4 feet by 3 feet by 2 feet. I was rather interested but there were no practical instructions. Later editions of the Manual omitted that section.
I think that with demise of the founder, AMORC lost a lot of its technical skills. This of course is standard for esoteric organizations.
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