Lest those who stumble on the material from the Nodin Manuscript wonder about all the discourse on abstract cosmological theory, it is important to realize that every organization that purports the kind of content that AMORC has- must have a system of information that, right or wrongly, hangs together coherently. Like various types of classical philosophy- whether it be Platonic, Thomistic, Hegelian or based on the works of Alfred North Whitehead, it has to contain a lot of detail- to be any kind of a philosophic or onotological system.
In a Mind Control religious cult, this detail is for propping up the practices that allow the member to be properly indoctrinated and used by the cult leaders. Therefore, organizations like Scientology, the Unification Church or the former groups of Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, the Hare Krishna Group or the Branch Dravidians all have to have their cosmology, their way of grappling with divine law, creation, the nature of the universe, etc.
To support the rationale between travelling on the spirit planes, the application of its healing techniques, its claims to be able to access the Akashic records, to exercise cult powers- I believe that AMORC has tapped into various cosmological theories and extracted and organized words like “spirit,” “soul,” “consciousness,” “ether” and “mind” to form a coherent theory of the universe.
Considering the vast amount of ancient literature and myths- from the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Pre-Socratics, Plato and his descendents, the various basic religious texts and the huge repository of alchemical, Rosicrucian and theosophical material, it is not hard to build a cosmology from various concepts. But whether that cosmology is true or actually based on genuine, ancient Rosicrucian manuscripts, like the Nodin Manuscript- is the real question.
In Degree 4, No. 1, we learn that matter, conscious and life all “have their source in a common energy: the Ether.” The word ether or aether comes from the Greek word, aithein, which means “to burn.” For this reason, the First Temple Degree statement that the word means, “divine fire,” has at least a certain amount of etymological truth- in regards to this proposed translation.
From the ether comes Universal Soul and Nous, the two polarities of this basic energy. From Nous comes Spirit and the Vital Life Force, governing respectively matter and life itself. Despite the fact that life can spring from these two powers, it is a life which needs consciousness and this can only come from a creation graced with Soul.
So, in this way, Rosicrucian theory creates a cosmological view of how life is created and then becomes conscious. But what is this theory actually based on?
To support the rationale between travelling on the spirit planes, the application of its healing techniques, its claims to be able to access the Akashic records, to exercise cult powers- I believe that AMORC has tapped into various cosmological theories and extracted and organized words like “spirit,” “soul,” “consciousness,” “ether” and “mind” to form a coherent theory of the universe.
Considering the vast amount of ancient literature and myths- from the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Pre-Socratics, Plato and his descendents, the various basic religious texts and the huge repository of alchemical, Rosicrucian and theosophical material, it is not hard to build a cosmology from various concepts. But whether that cosmology is true or actually based on genuine, ancient Rosicrucian manuscripts, like the Nodin Manuscript- is the real question.
In Degree 4, No. 1, we learn that matter, conscious and life all “have their source in a common energy: the Ether.” The word ether or aether comes from the Greek word, aithein, which means “to burn.” For this reason, the First Temple Degree statement that the word means, “divine fire,” has at least a certain amount of etymological truth- in regards to this proposed translation.
From the ether comes Universal Soul and Nous, the two polarities of this basic energy. From Nous comes Spirit and the Vital Life Force, governing respectively matter and life itself. Despite the fact that life can spring from these two powers, it is a life which needs consciousness and this can only come from a creation graced with Soul.
So, in this way, Rosicrucian theory creates a cosmological view of how life is created and then becomes conscious. But what is this theory actually based on?
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"So, in this way, Rosicrucian theory creates a cosmological view of how life is created and then becomes conscious. But what is this theory actually based on?"
Q1: Where can one read the text of the Nodin Manuscript so a substantial evaluation can be made enough to comment on?
Q2: I've read that Kabbalah doctrines are woven into Rosicrucian concepts. Several examples come to mind such as 1) "Tikkun" or Universal Consciousness and 2) "Gilgul" or the Transmigration of Souls which includes doctrines of successive reincarnation until "Perfection" or union with Ein Sof is achieved. What can you recollect about Kabbalist teachings?
Posted by: ancientfuture | November 22, 2009 at 06:14 PM