Greek Mysteries – Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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“The Ritual Path of Initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries,” by Mara Lynn Keller, PhD, from the “The Sacred Feminine” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this podcast, philosopher and thealogian Mara Lynn Keller explains in detail what it meant to partake in the Eleusinian Mysteries, a procession of rites and rituals celebrating Demeter and Persephone […]
In this podcast, Grand Master Julie Scott leads us in visualizing: a world where women are celebrated as fonts of wisdom; a culture that values more than intellectual ways of knowing (for example, intuition, dreams, and synchronicities); teachers who encourage foresight to envision the greater path ahead, not just an immediate solution; sages who expect […]
“Just Beneath the Surface: A Report on the Transdisciplinary Fume Research at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi” by Elisa Cuttjonn, SRC In addition to all of the ancient traditions surrounding the Oracle at Delphi, modern science has recently verified the geological and chemical bases of this revered site. This reading of Soror Cuttjonn’s study leads […]
“The Golden Verses of Pythagoras: A New Translation” by Steven Armstrong, FRC, MA, MDiv, from the “Mystical Italy” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest (Online Supplementals) In this podcast, following the latest scholarship, Frater Armstrong of the Grand Lodge staff presents a fresh translation of the venerable “Golden Verses of Pythagoras” which emphasizes the textual continuity of the verses. […]
“Domina Rectina’s Library: Herculaneum’s Villa of the Papyri” — by Benefactor Taciturnus, FRC, from the “Mystical Italy” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest The Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, buried on 79 CE like Pompeii by the explosive eruption of Mount Vesuvius, contains the only intact ancient Library from the ancient Greco-Roman world. The fascinating story […]
“Piercing Truths: Pythagoras, Western Civilization, and Hope”–Steven Armstrong, FRC, from the “Mystical Italy” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Civilizations do not just happen; they are created by those whose place it is to grow them, and when a civilization comes to an impasse, to pierce through to a new path. In this podcast, RCUI Instructor […]
Rosicrucianism and Stoicism–Grand Master Julie Scott, SRC, from the “Sacred Italy” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Julie Scott. SRC serves as the Grand Master for the English Grand Lodge for the Americas, and as the Supreme Secretary of the Order. In the year 300 BCE, following a shipwreck in which he lost his fortune, Zeno, […]
In this reading from a Rosicrucian Manuscript, we learn about Heraclitus and Democritus, two Pre-Socratic Greek Philosophers who are known respectively as the Weeping and Laughing Ancient Greek Philosophers. Running Time: 17:23 | 6.3 MB Podcast Copyright © 2017 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 9/1/2017
This podcast features an article from the June 2011 Hermetism issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Hermeticism and alchemy lead us to inner and outer transformations. These practices have their roots in ancient Egypt and Greece. Well-known author and lecturer Richard Smoley considers how these ancient traditions affect us today. Running Time: 27:40 | 25.3 MB […]
This podcast features an article from the June 2011 Hermetism issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. The Staff of the Rosicrucian Digest provides an introduction to one of the most popular and enduring mystical philosophies on Earth—the tradition attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Running Time: 7:47 | 7.13 MB Podcast Copyright © 2011 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All […]
This podcast features an article from the December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest.In this selection, Jane B. Sellers discusses the precession of the equinoxes, vital to the understanding of the Mithraic Mysteries. Hipparchus may have rediscovered this astronomical phenomenon, however, it is clear that the Egyptians were aware of it centuries before. Running […]
This podcast features an article from the 2009 No. 2 Eleusis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. The town of Eleusis, twelve miles from Athens, was home to the famous Eleusinian Mysteries. People would come from all parts of Greece to be initiated into this cult of “The Two Goddesses,” Demeter and Persephone. The Mysteries consisted […]
This podcast features an article from the 2009 No. 2 Eleusis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this podcast Charlene Spretnak re-creates the original, goddess-centered myths and illuminates the contemporary emergence of a spirituality based on our embeddedness in nature. Running Time: 22:01 | 30.2 MB Podcast Copyright © 2010 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights […]
This podcast features an article from the 2009 Digest No. 2. Dr. George Mylonas (1898-1988) was a Greek archaeologist and scholar renowned worldwide for his expertise, erudition, and wit. In this excerpt from his work Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries, he discusses what we can know about these ancient Mysteries. Text (c) 1961 Princeton University Press, […]
This podcast features an article from the 2009 No. 2 Digest. The article’s original manuscript was written in Athens in Greek by Frater Nicholas P. Kephalas after a comprehensive study of the few remaining sources of information which have survived. Running Time: 27:19 | 25 MB Podcast Copyright © 2009 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights […]
This podcast features an article that the past Grand Master of France, Soror Jeanne Guesdon, wrote for the Rosicrucian Digest in 1978. It is titled, Silence: Inner Learning Through the Power of Silence. In this article Soror Guesdon explains the role silence plays in initiatic traditions today and across the ages. Running Time: 7:52 |10.8 […]
In the early twentieth century Roman crews were excavating for a new railway station when they came across a small vaulted basilica, about fifty feet underground. Notwithstanding its diminutive size (thirty by thirty-six feet), the find was extraordinary. Built sometime between the first century BCE and the first century CE, its walls are adorned with stucco […]
A reading of Reviewing our Acts by Ralph M Lewis. The reader is David Aguilera. Running Time: 17:22 |11.68 MB Podcast Copyright © 2009 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 06/01/2009
Ancient Greek legend has it that in the sixth century BCE, there were seven sages in Greece who served the God Apollo. According to the ancient tales, at least three of their best known sayings were inscribed at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, together with the enigmatic and still unexplained great letter E. Several […]
In this selection from the December 2008 Rosicrucian Digest on Delphi, Grand Master Julie Scott introduces listeners to the Mysteries of Delphi. Few traditions in the history of the world have exercised greater influence in their time or inspired more intrigue throughout the ages than Delphi. Running Time: 10:25 | 14.3 MB Podcast Copyright © 2008 […]
This podcast is a reading of Orpheus Remembered: The Rediscovery of Orpheus during the Renaissance by Alex Broquet. Running Time: 33:49 | 30.9MB Podcast Copyright © 2008 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 6/01/2008
This Pod Cast is written and presented by Julie Sanchez-Parodi, Research Assistant at the Rosicrucian Research Library. The talk was first presented at the Focus the Nation Event held in Rosicrucian Park on January 31, 2008. The Mystical Bee explores, from ancient to modern times, the mystic symbolism of the bee in esoteric and religious […]
Worldwide, the Autumn Equinox is associated with the harvest, remembrance of times past, and appreciation for those who have gone before us. Rosicrucians mark this time of year with a special memorial ceremony honoring all the past initiates who have dedicated their lives to carry on the Rosicrucian teachings and traditions down through the centuries. […]
The ancient Mystery Schools served as spiritual centers in the ancient world, educating students in natural laws and principles so they could better live in harmony with them; encouraging introspection in order to know one’s self; and engendering within a feeling of connection with the Great Mystery of the Universe. In this podcast, Grand Master […]