Mystery Schools – Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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“Living the Initiated Life,” by Melanie Braun, from the “Celebrating 100 Years of the Rosicrucian Digest Magazine!” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this podcast, taken from a 1990s Digest, Soror Braun discusses what it means to be an initiate and explains the importance of rituals to initiates. Running Time: 11:42 | 11.3 MB Podcast […]
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“Searching for the Secret of the Black Virgin,” by Jean Donohue, SRC, from the “The Sacred Feminine” issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this podcast, Soror Donohue takes listeners on a personal journey of discovery while searching for the meaning of the Black Virgin, the ubiquitous Christian icon with ancient Egyptian roots. Running Time: 21:36 […]
Discovering the Rosicrucian Path–Grand Master Julie Scott, SRC Julie Scott. SRC serves as the Grand Master for the English Grand Lodge for the Americas, and as the Supreme Secretary of the Order. Grand Master Scott introduces us to the many ways that Members have found their way to the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. 2019 World Convention […]
“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. […]
“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 […]
This is a Podcast of a Message from the Board of Directors of the English Grand Lodge for the Americas about the New Alchemy Museum that is being created at Rosicrucian Park in San Jose, CA. For three years, our magnificent Alchemy Exhibit has been a popular display at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. We are now […]
In celebration of 2017’s 90th Anniversary of Rosicrucian Park, this recording recounts the Grand Temple’s History from the recent Rosicrucian Digest. Go here to see the illustrations mentioned. Running Time: 42:45 | 102.6 MB Podcast Copyright © 2018 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 1/1/2018 https://05e6b1c102dbcd79bf13-67072af94092b78a0b24cb0f4d5139b1.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/Digest%202017%20No.%202%20Grand%20Temple%20History.mp3
About the Soul From a Rosicrucian Lesson In this podcast we are introduced to a sample lesson from the teachings of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, which explores the nature of the soul. Running Time: 15:59 | 38.4 MB Podcast Copyright © 2016 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Park @ 07/01/2016
Dreams From a Rosicrucian Manuscript In this podcast, which is a reading of a Rosicrucian Manuscript, we are introduced to the nature of dreams, and given some suggestions on their interpretation. Running Time: 17:29 | 42 MB Podcast Copyright © 2016 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Park @ 06/01/2016
The Chymical Wedding Christian Rebisse, FRC In this selection, a reading of an excerpt from his book Rosicrucian History and Mysteries, Christian Rebisse invites us to the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz, one of the most important of all Alchemical texts, and explains its symbolism. Running Time: 30:04 | 72.2 MB Podcast Copyright © 2016 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights […]
The Alchemy Exhibit at Rosicrucian Park Dennis William Hauck, FRC, Ph.D. Recently Rosicrucian members and guests joined Grand Master Julie Scott and Frater Dennis William Hauck for the dedication of the Alchemy Exhibit at Rosicrucian Park. This exhibit presents an introduction to Alchemy, an important part of the Rosicrucian Tradition, and leads guests through the […]
The New Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz Inspired by the third Rosicrucian manifesto, the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, published four hundred years ago, the anonymous author of this Rosicrucian manifesto (number six) leads us toward the vision of a better world through an alchemical dream. Running Time: 40:28 | 19.4 MB Podcast Copyright © 2016 Rosicrucian Order, […]
Rosicrucian Healing Maximilian Neff, FRC Grand Master of the German Grand Lodge and Treasurer of the Supreme Grand Lodge In this podcast, which is a reading of his presentation at the AMORC World Convention in San Jose, Grand Master Maximilian Neff leads us through an exploration of the powerful Rosicrucian traditions related to healing and […]
The Master Within Roland Brisson, FRC Grand Master of the Spanish Grand Lodge for the Americas In this podcast, which is a reading of his presentation at the AMORC World Convention in San Jose, Grand Master Roland Brisson leads us on a journey to the Master Within exploring both the individual and society. Running Time: […]
This podcast features an article from the June 2011 Hermetism issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Environmentalist and Hermetic scholar and practitioner John Michael Greer presents the context of the Renaissance rediscovery of the Corpus Hermeticum, as well as its contents and the significant role it played in the struggle for freedom of thought and mystical practice. […]
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. Leading esoteric scholar Joscelyn Godwin traces the outlines of the Hermetic Tradition from Thoth to Hermes Trismegistus, and its essential teachings. He demonstrates how the unique character of the tradition has enabled it to influence much of the Western world […]
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 the history of Mithraic scholarship, the paradigm of Mithras’s Persian origins taught by Franz Cumont, which is highly disputed today, was so firmly entrenched that it wasn’t until almost thirty years after his death that scholars began to […]
This podcast features an article from the December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. It is well known that the image of the bull is prominent in the Mithraic Mysteries. However, the actual role of this image is widely misunderstood, and even inverted in the popular imagination, encouraged by decades of confused pedagogy. […]
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 December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. David Ulansey, Ph.D., and others propose that the followers of the Mithraic Mysteries worshipped a god who was powerful enough to adjust the positions of the stars, referring to the shift caused by the precession of the equinoxes. Running […]
This podcast features an article from the December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Between the end of the first century CE and the last part of the fourth century, a mystery religion called Mithraism was extremely popular among soldiers, merchants, and civil administrators in the Roman Empire. Today more than four hundred […]
This podcast features an article from the December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. One of the pioneering esoteric scholars of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, G.R.S. Mead (1863–1933) brought wider attention to many ancient materials, including this ritual which some scholars dismiss, and others cautiously believe retains some Mithraic elements. […]
This podcast features an article from the December 2010 Mithraic Mysteries issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Who was Mithras and what are the Mithraic Mysteries? There was little written about the Mithraic Mysteries. It is only through the inferences drawn from the cave or cave-like Mithraea, the generally present Tauroctony scene and other images, the […]
This podcast features an article from the 2010 No. 1 Isis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this commentary on Chapter 11 of The Golden Ass, John Carey connects Lucius’s experiences with the ancient Egyptian concept of the Amduat, demonstrating the Egyptian tradition contained within the Isis Mysteries. Running Time: 6:55 | 9.5 MB Podcast Copyright […]
This podcast features an article from the 2010 No. 1 Isis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Reclaiming the Divine Feminine from exile in the West, Caitlin Matthews explores her many ancient forms worldwide as a post-feminist archetype for the future, showing us the way to a practical spirituality grounded in daily life, sacred marriage, and […]
This podcast features an article from the 2010 No. 1 Isis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. The Isis Mysteries in the Roman Empire are traced by the author in this timeline. The Isis Mysteries were the most widespread mystery school of antiquity, and the Temple of Isis at Philae was the last major pre-Christian shrine […]
The Metamorphoses of Lucius by Lucius Apuleius, better known as The Golden Ass, is the only Roman novel to survive today. The present selection is assumed to be autobiographical, as Lucius describes the epiphany of Isis, most probably from his participation in the Isis Mysteries themselves. Running Time: 12:53 | 17.29 MB Podcast Copyright © 2010 Rosicrucian Order, […]
This podcast features an article from the 2010 No. 1 Isis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. The image of the Veil of Isis has persisted through the centuries from ancient Egyptian Saïs—where Athena and Isis were identified as one—to the present day. Originally, a symbol of wisdom, initiation, and the Mysteries, it has successively become […]
This podcast features an article from the 2010 No. 1 Isis issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. Isis, in one of her many manifestations, was present at the transmission of the Rose+Croix Tradition from the Rosicrucians of Toulouse to H. Spencer Lewis and the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC,in August 1909. Grand Master Julie Scott traces the fascinating […]
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 by Soror Julie Sanchez-Parodi from the 2009 No. 2 issue of the Rosicrucian Digest. In this podcast the esoteric link between the symbolism of the bee in ancient Western Asian and Greek culture, and the Eleusinian Mysteries is explained. Running Time: 30:03 | 27.7 MB Podcast Copyright © 2010 Rosicrucian […]
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 […]
The musician draws the bow across the violin string and immediately the inert atmosphere becomes vibrant and transparent, “…as if sound from nonspatial realms shines through a window into the world of space.” What is being demonstrated is a phenomenon known as the overtone series, in which any tone, played or sung, activates a column of mathematically-related […]
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 is a meditation on the “The Am Dwat,” written and presented by Debby Barrett. Running Time: 34:56 | 33 MB Podcast Copyright © 2008 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 11/01/2008
The discourse is entitled “The Am Dwat,” written and presented by Debby Barrett. Running Time: 33:28 | 31 MB Podcast Copyright © 2008 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 10/01/2008
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 […]
In this podcast, Grand Master Julie Scott presents some cultural perspectives regarding Sacred Space and invites us to consider our sacred spaces. Running Time: 16:18 | 7.46 MB Podcast Copyright © 2008 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. All Rights Reserved. Posted by Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum @ 1/01/2008
H Spencer Lewis, first Imperator of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, wrote this remarkable description of the Essenes in 1929 as part of his book, The Mystical Life of Jesus, some eighteen years before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Lewis’s work was one of the foundational inspirations for the modern Essene movement. Running Time: […]
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 […]
We explore and describe the intriguing story of the enigmatic Rosicrucian Order, from its distant past to the exciting present. Learn how Rosicrucian ideas about education, democracy, free inquiry, human rights, and expansion of consciousness have exercised vital imprints on today’s society. Running Time: 14:25 | 6.9 MB Podcast Copyright © 2006 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. […]