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Ancient Mysteries, Initiation and Modern Freemasonry – John Algeo

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1913913188318395102 What have the ancient Mysteries of Eleusis, Isis, and Mithra got to do with modern Freemasonry? JOHN ALGEO, PhD, served for 9 years as president of the Theosophical Society in America. The THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY in America is a branch… Continue reading →

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Pythagoras – 22 Years in the Mystery Schools of Egypt

Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who was responsible for important developments in the history of mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. He founded the Pythagorean Brotherhood and formulated principles that influenced the thoughts of Plato and Aristotle. The influence… Continue reading →

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G.I. Gurdjieff in the monastery – Meetings with Remarkable Men

Excerpt from Meetings with Remarkable Men (directed by Peter Brook, 1979). Meetings with Remarkable Men is a 1979 British film based on the book of the same name by Russian mystic, G. I. Gurdjieff, first published in English in 1963.… Continue reading →

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