BERTRNDO.ZIP The Brotherhood of Bertrando This is a small group of mages devoted to the protection of mankind. They see themselves as a kind of magickal police, ruthlessly destroying any mage threatening mankind. They are well organized, trained and fanatic. What makes them even more frightening is that the seem to believe in their cause, and have not allowed themselves to be corrupted by greed or lust for power. The Brotherhood of Bertrando was founded during the middle ages in Europe, as an response to the fact that many mages experimented with diabolism or other dangerous activities. The founder, only known as Bertrando, seems to have been an influential 2400bps 00:00:14 * 28800bps 00:00:01 BLOODCOV.ZIP c) Societies of the Pax Concordat BLOOD COVENANT Nickname: Cultists The oldest Society, the Blood Covenant used to be the greatest Illuminati on the planet. However, time has not been kind to the Blood Covenant and much of its former glory and power as been diminished. The first sign of decline came when long before the Pax Concordat, when many of its "colonial" Societies, seeded to provide new areas for Covenant control, became independent and formed their own Societies. As time went on, these new Societies would steal valuable holdings from their former masters. The most debilitating force came from Christianity, nominally controlled by the 2400bps 00:01:02 * 28800bps 00:00:05 COE-SPH.ZIP The Spheres according to the Cult of Ecstasy Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream merrily, merrily, merrily life's just a dream What is Reality? Everybody seems to think it is important, so perhaps we should talk about it. Actually, nobody I have ever talked to really knew, although some thought they did. I don't know either. But I know one thing; what most people think is real isn't. They are just walking around inside their imagination or perhaps a cosmic hallucination. Most of the time it is quite hard to notice, I must admit. But sometimes the illusions slip a bit, especially when you're drunk, tired, happy or just in a weird mood. Things happen, which 2400bps 00:00:17 * 28800bps 00:00:01 CYBRCRFT.ZIP (By: "Mike Morgan DTN 592-5565" ) WARNING: The Reality Master General has determined that this manual may significantly alter your reality. Usage of the knowledge in this manual may be perceived as dangerous and subversive by those in authority. Proceed with caution. Don't be alarmed when things start changing. Don't panic. The fun has just 2400bps 00:03:03 * 28800bps 00:00:15 ESOTRORG.ZIP These are the addresses of "esoteric societies" that I have gathered from the forum members that kindly responded to my query. These societies are NOT listed in any order (pun intended !) This list is a cooperative effort of New Age Forum members. In order to efficiently maintain this list in LIB 14 ("Esoteric Societies") I propose that additions and correction or changes be emailed to me for the periodic maintenance of the list. I will replace the file when there are a number of changes to be made. Thanks! Tony Alicea Now without further ado 1) Lectorium Rosicrucianum Box 334 Chetham, NY 12037 They are based in the Netherlands and have some 2400bps 00:00:12 * 28800bps 00:00:01 GODSEDEN.ZIP Bramley starts out with the premise that there have been too many wars throughout our history. Through exhaustive research (the book has a 16 page bibliography) he tried to find an additional reason for our wars besides man's inability to get along with his follow man. Bramley expected to find some monetarily driven group or element. What he found was so discouraging that he stopped writing the book a number of times. He felt that no one would believe what he uncovered. However, he was repeatedly drawn back to the manuscript. It wanted finishing. When the book was finished it received such wide acclaim that it found its way into public libraries even though it 2400bps 00:00:08 * 28800bps 00:00:00 HALYCON.ZIP TEMPLE ANSWERS WHAT ARE THE TEACHINGS OF THE TEMPLE? They are lessons and treatises that explain for us today the age-old truths, laws and principles that have always governed our lives and environment, all kingdoms of nature, the universe, its creation and growth. WHO WROTE THEM? They were written by profound students of life who were especially trained for that work. DID THEY MAKE THEM UP, THESE TEACHINGS? No. The Teachings are from the Ancient Wisdom of the world, as are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bible, the Kabala, and the so-called myths and legends of all times. DOES THE TEMPLE BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE? Yes. The Temple believes the Bible contains some of the 2400bps 00:01:04 * 28800bps 00:00:05 IRISHCON.ZIP From: teller@silvercaw.pn.com (Joseph Teller) Newsgroups: alt.mythology Subject: Irish Mythology Date: Mon, 06 Jun 94 14:02:50 GMT Organization: Silver Mage's CAW ProtoNest I thought this might be of some interest to the folks here. Note the source author - this work is NOT my own and I take no responsibility for its accuracy or content. A N I R I S H M Y T H C O N C O R D A N C E by Mike Nichols copyright 1985 c.e. by MicroMuse Press [This information may be reproduced and distributed exactly as is, without further permission from the author, provided the statement of authorship and copyright are retained, and provided it is offered free of charge. Changes 2400bps 00:01:43 * 28800bps 00:00:08 MELCHDK1.ZIP Title: Order of Melchizedek Description: Meaning of the Order of Melchizedek. ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK Let God express in you as I AM. This is the order of Melchizedek. The order that Jesus introduced through His name (nature). The ascension teachings are from that order. More and more people are becoming conscious of the name Melchizedek. Melchizedek means the awakening of the Truth Teachings, the Teachings that have been hidden for eons. Yes, buried. They have been buried from the grossness of this planet. Unloose these Teachings now! Let them be heard. Let them be called forth. Jesus has written a new book of the ascension. MELCHIZEDEK Hebrews 7, verse 2400bps 00:00:12 * 28800bps 00:00:01 MYSTWORK.ZIP Brotherhood of the Mystical Work This group is devoted to the study and pursuit of Ascension. Its members seek out anything that can give a clue to the nature of true Ascension, and spend much time seeking it themselves. They share their wisdom with each other and anybody who asks. The members are mostly from the Akashic Brotherhood, Celestial Chorus and Order of Hermes, but its open for all traditional mages who sincerely seeks knowledge about Ascension. Most of the members have a scholarly or mystical bent, and most are Masters in at least one sphere. There is no formal membership, students who show promise and devotion are simply thought of as 2400bps 00:00:10 * 28800bps 00:00:00 OED.ZIP Order of the Eternal Dawn Order of the Eternal Dawn, OED, was founded in the beginning of this century when several magi of Euthanatos and Verbena to their surprise found out that they had similar goals. They both worked on purifying the race, albeit in quite different ways. The involved Euthanatos had been working on the Messiah- project for centuries, trying to weed out the weak and encouraging the useful traits in mankind. The Verbenas had tried to purify "the blood", and had done the same thing for a long time, by increasing the fertility in some persons, while decreasing it in others. They decided to join forces in secrecy, knowing their respective traditions 2400bps 00:00:17 * 28800bps 00:00:01 ORDERS.ZIP The New Order Large esoteric orders must be functional and provide something for the Initiates within. The largest problem voiced by those leaving occult groups is either that the group had nothing to teach, or that it was encumbered with an unsuitable structure, and sometimes both! Another problem voiced is that the group itself had allowed itself to become more involved in internal politics or the critisicm of groups other than itself to the detriment of the teaching/learning/support function. Having worked within and organised many occult organisations over the last ten years, I have come to realise a number of salient points; 1. Initiation is the key to 2400bps 00:00:10 * 28800bps 00:00:00 RC-1001.ZIP THE ONLINE LIBRARY BBS DOWNLOAD FILE DIRECTORY TELEPHONE: 602-984-8342 ARCHIVE/FILE: SIZE: ELECTRONIC PRINTED TEXT SOURCE: [.ZIP]/[.TXT] PAGE #: - - R C 1 0 0 1 . Z I P [79 KB]: RC1001.TXT 42,378 1-28 "Ancient & Modern RC1002.TXT 54,127 29-64 Initiation" RC1003.TXT 40,709 65-91 by RC1004.TXT 32,568 92-112 Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 2 . Z I P [25 KB]: RC1005.TXT 49,640 113-142 "Archetypes" by Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 3 . Z I P [50 KB]: RC1006.TXT 47,292 143- 180 "Blavatsky & the Secret RC1007.TXT 58,446 181-224 Doctrine" by Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 4 . Z I P [67 KB]: RC1008.TXT 63,264 225- 2400bps 00:05:33 * 28800bps 00:00:27 RC-1007.ZIP THE ONLINE LIBRARY BBS DOWNLOAD FILE DIRECTORY TELEPHONE: 602-984-8342 ARCHIVE/FILE: SIZE: ELECTRONIC PRINTED TEXT SOURCE: [.ZIP]/[.TXT] PAGE #: - - R C 1 0 0 1 . 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Z I P [50 KB]: RC1006.TXT 47,292 143- 180 "Blavatsky & the Secret RC1007.TXT 58,446 181-224 Doctrine" by Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 4 . Z I P [67 KB]: RC1008.TXT 63,264 225- 2400bps 00:02:40 * 28800bps 00:00:13 RC-AMORC.ZIP Subj: Looking for Rosicrucians Section: Western Paths [4] From: Ron del Papa 71052,1014 # 303761, * No Replies * To: Maria Babwahsingh 72263,321 Date: 03-Oct-94 17:19 Hi Maria, <> The Ritual work done in our Lodge was not what I ran into elsewhere. As I indicated, we were privileged to partake of the skill and wisdom of a special core that brought in an oral aspect to the work and an experience going back 30+ years! It makes a BIG difference. Doing the Rituals is not just reading the script and walking around the Temple! As I suspect you well know. Done correctly, even 2400bps 00:07:38 * 28800bps 00:00:38 RC-CHRIS.ZIP THE ROSE CROSS/2 BULLETIN BOARD IS NOW ONLINE. The Board is dedicated to ROSICRUCIAN CHRISTIANITY. These teachings give a definite, logical, and sequential explanation of the origin, evolution, and future development of the world and man, from both the spiritual and scientific aspects. The various files available for download are des- cribed briefly below. It is our sincere hope that this Bulletin Board will be of sevice to anyone searching in the area of The Western Tradition, Rosicrucian Philosophy and Esoteric Christianity. For a more complete description of these files download RCDIR.ZIP. This is a complete catalog of the Rosicrucian files 2400bps 00:09:04 * 28800bps 00:00:45 RC-FILES.ZIP THE ONLINE LIBRARY BBS DOWNLOAD FILE DIRECTORY TELEPHONE: 602-984-8342 ARCHIVE/FILE: SIZE: ELECTRONIC PRINTED TEXT SOURCE/DESCRIPTION: [.ZIP]/[.TXT] PAGE #: - - RC1NNN.DIR 84,193 Detailed descriptions of files RC1001.ZIP through RC1054.ZIP - - R C 1 0 0 1 . Z I P [79 KB]: RC1001.TXT 42,378 1 28 "Ancient & Modern RC1002.TXT 54,127 29- 64 Initiation" RC1003.TXT 40,709 65- 91 by RC1004.TXT 32,568 92-112 Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 2 . Z I P [25 KB]: RC1005.TXT 49,640 113-142 "Archetypes" by Max Heindel - - R C 1 0 0 3 . Z I P [50 KB]: RC1006.TXT 47,292 143- 180 "Blavatsky & the Secret RC1007.TXT 58,446 2400bps 00:02:36 * 28800bps 00:00:13 RC-Q&A.ZIP There is only one universal Rosicrucian Order existing in the world today, united in it's various jurisdictions, and having one Supreme Council in accordance with the original plan of the ancient Rosicrucian manifestoes. The Rosicrucian Order is not a religious or sectarian society. This international organization retains the ancient traditions, teachings, principles, and practical helpfulness of the Order as founded centuries ago. It is known as the *Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis*, which name, for popular use is abbreviated into AMORC. The headquarters of the English-speaking jurisdiction is located in San Jose, 2400bps 00:01:12 * 28800bps 00:00:06 REDMAN.ZIP THE RED MAN BEHIND THE DOOR OF THE SUN A Rosicrucian Alchemical Allegory by Alberto I. LaCava, Ph.D., FRC Instructor, Rose-Croix University (AMORC) Copyright of Alberto I. LaCava (Alchemical figures by Doris Lorca, FRC) Alchemical allegories are symbolic stories that were created and written by their authors with several goals in mind. Very often, however, such goals or levels of meaning precipitate into mute prints, since the casual reader has allowed himself to become so discouraged by the obscure language of the allegory that he has given up any and all attempts to understand it, claiming that it did not make any sense, that it was too 2400bps 00:03:57 * 28800bps 00:00:19 SERPENT.ZIP Origin: EMAIL - 0000 - NETMAIL From: SNET PRIVATE To: SNET@WORLD.STD.COM Date: 12/29/94 at 19:43 Re: (fwd) The Cult of the Ser - -- From snet Thu Dec 29 19:43:09 1994 Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA05815; Thu, 29 Dec 1994 19:43:09 -0500 Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 19:43:09 -0500 From: snet (Glenda M Stocks) Message-Id: <199412300043.AA05815@world.std.com> To: snet@world.std.com Subject: (fwd) The Cult of the Serpent, 1/3 Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,alt.conspiracy Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA Xref: world alt.alien.visitors:53412 alt.conspiracy:71526 2400bps 00:03:29 * 28800bps 00:00:17 SOCTYLIT.ZIP From nv91-asa@somme.nada.kth.se Thu Aug 25 13:24:12 1994 Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 13:17:37 +0200 (MET DST) From: Anders Sandberg Subject: The Society of Light To: mage-l@wizards.com Message-ID: The Society of Light This group, founded during the Victorian era, represents one of the most unusual groups among the technomancers. It was founded by Sons of Ether and members of the Technocracy to create a new era of enlightenment, where rational thought and science would solve all problems. Its members were influential scientists, engineers and politicians, and its 2400bps 00:00:10 * 28800bps 00:00:00 TEMPLAR1.ZIP THE CRAFT & ITS ORIGINS Wor. Bro. John Day P.M. 100236,2364 Templestowe Lodge No. 791 Victoria, Australia. This file is adapted from a series of discussion postings and responses which took place in November 1993 in the Masonry Forum of Compuserve. Bro. Mark Sandstrom saved the core material which has been used here. Although some contributors are acknowledged in the text (Bro. John Diesem and Bro. Michael Segall in particular) the contributions of others are also acknowledged, although you may have escaped my attention. Permission is hereby given for the republication of this document by any means, provided that the acknowledgement above and 2400bps 00:01:00 * 28800bps 00:00:05 TMPOFSET.ZIP File: InfoAdms TEMPLE OF SET Post Office Box 470307 San Francisco, CA 94147 U.S.A. MCI- Mail: 314-3953 Internet: 3143953@mcimail.com Telex: 6503143953 * * * * * * * * * * * * GENERAL INFORMATION AND ADMISSIONS POLICIES (c) 1986-1994CE Temple of Set - Updated May 24, 1994 CE - Thank you for your inquiry. The Temple of Set is an institution unlike any you have previously encountered. Before you can make an informed decision concerning possible affiliation, it is necessary for you to consider the history of the Temple, its basic tenets, its current design and programs, and the benefits and obligations incurred by each Setian. HISTORY OF THE TEMPLE While the Temple 2400bps 00:01:14 * 28800bps 00:00:06 ZORO-FAQ.ZIP From: Hannah M.G. Shapero Archive-name: zoroastrianism/FAQ Version: 1.0 Posting-Frequency: monthly ZOROASTRIANISM: A short overview 2400bps 00:00:17 * 28800bps 00:00:01