Forwarded from Pagan Revivalism
The Persian Connection
In figuring out how Axiality got into Europe, one factor that is often overlooked are the wars between Axial Persia and Pre-Axial Greece and why Persia resorted to it's agents planted in society.
• Heraclitus: Spoke out against his countrymen trying to regain sovereignty from Persia during the Ionian Revolt.
• Pythagoras: A self-admitted Magi agent sent to Syracuse and who got into local politics on their behalf, he failed but retried by Plato a few decades later.
• Socrates: He did fight with Athens in the Peloponnesian war in his youth, he sided with Persian-allied Sparta in his later years, plato's family and his philosophical acolytes were some of the 30 tyrants of Athens (a persio-spartan puppet government).
• Plato: His family were leaders of the Persian puppet state the 30 tyrants & exiled in 399bc.
• Xenophon: Was a mercenary for the Persian Cyrus the younger, spent a lot of time inside Persia, who later came back to Athens & was exiled when socrates was executed in 399bc.
In figuring out how Axiality got into Europe, one factor that is often overlooked are the wars between Axial Persia and Pre-Axial Greece and why Persia resorted to it's agents planted in society.
• Heraclitus: Spoke out against his countrymen trying to regain sovereignty from Persia during the Ionian Revolt.
• Pythagoras: A self-admitted Magi agent sent to Syracuse and who got into local politics on their behalf, he failed but retried by Plato a few decades later.
• Socrates: He did fight with Athens in the Peloponnesian war in his youth, he sided with Persian-allied Sparta in his later years, plato's family and his philosophical acolytes were some of the 30 tyrants of Athens (a persio-spartan puppet government).
• Plato: His family were leaders of the Persian puppet state the 30 tyrants & exiled in 399bc.
• Xenophon: Was a mercenary for the Persian Cyrus the younger, spent a lot of time inside Persia, who later came back to Athens & was exiled when socrates was executed in 399bc.
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Forwarded from Phil Allitt
The principle of the Ogdoadic Tradition (born from the fusion of pre-Christian traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean with very ancient mystical teachings) appears, among other places, in the symbolism of Byzantine art, in the architecture and ritual of the ancient Order of the Temple, in the design of the Florence Baptistery, in the ritual of baptism in the Middle Ages, and in the literary work of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. This principle was also utilized by Pope Pius XII in his encyclical De Mystici Corporis.
Forwarded from Phil Allitt
Ordo Aurum Solis (Main Lineage)
├── Founders (1897–~1950s: Council Governance)
│ ├── George Stanton (co-founder, ~1860s–?)
│ │ └── Led initial reactivation from Societas Rotae Fulgentis (antiquarian precursor society, est. ~1860).
│ └── Charles Kingold (co-founder, ~1860s–?)
│ └── Focused on esoteric research; no single Grand Master noscript in early years.
│
├── Pre-Schism Leaders (~1950s)
│ └── [Unnamed Council or Wardens] – Order inactive during World Wars; quiet revival post-WWII.
│
├── Schism & OSV Branch (1957–1971)
│ └── Ernest Page (Warden of OSV, 1959–~1971)
│ ├── London astrologer and graphologist; mentored Leon Barcynski.
│ └── Worked for OSV-Aurum Solis reunion; brought in Martinist/Druidic influences.
│
└── Post-Reunification Grand Masters (1971–Present)
├── Vivian Godfrey (a.k.a. Melita Denning; Grand Master, 1976–1997)
│ ├── First female Grand Master; Jungian scholar who joined after Middle Eastern travels.
│ ├── Co-authored *The Magical Philosophy* series (1970s–1980s), popularizing OAS teachings.
│ └── Died March 23, 1997; emphasized joyful theurgy and holistic Western tradition.
│
├── Leon Barcynski (a.k.a. Osborne Phillips; Grand Master, 1997–2003)
│ ├── Succeeded wife Vivian; trained under Ernest Page from age 16.
│ ├── Co-authored *The Magical Philosophy*; led psychic investigations in 1970s.
│ ├── Issued charters leading to offshoots (e.g., to William Stoltz in 2002).
│ └── Retired June 14, 2003; reaffirmed OAS's Hermetic roots in final declaration.
│
└── Jean-Louis de Biasi (Grand Master, 2003–Present)
├── French-born author/philosopher; involved in mysteries for 40+ years.
├── Named sole successor by Leon Barcynski; holds full archival rights and higher degrees.
├── Leads "Aurum Solis - Mediterranean Yoga" branch; integrates yoga, theurgy, and Stella Gloriosa inner circle.
├── Active globally (e.g., U.S. seminars); authored *The Divine Arcana of the Aurum Solis* (2011).
└── Maintains OAS as non-commercial, lineage-focused; rejects offshoot claims to main authority.
Offshoots from OAS Charters (Autonomous, Post-2002)
├── Ordo Astrum Sophiae (Est. 2002)
│ └── William Stoltz (Grand Master, 2002–Present)
│ ├── Received Charter of Succession from Leon Barcynski; former U.S. Commandery leader.
│ ├── Focuses on traditional Ogdoadic praxis; based in Minneapolis (House of the Winged Serpent).
│ └── Led post-2002 split after OAS restricted U.S. activities.
│
└── Ordo Rosa Solis (Est. 2014)
└── [Unnamed Chiefs/Adepts] – Received full charter from William Stoltz.
├── Emphasizes innovation within traditional Ogdoadic Mysteries.
└── Maintains fraternal ties to Ordo Astrum Sophiae; European focus.
├── Founders (1897–~1950s: Council Governance)
│ ├── George Stanton (co-founder, ~1860s–?)
│ │ └── Led initial reactivation from Societas Rotae Fulgentis (antiquarian precursor society, est. ~1860).
│ └── Charles Kingold (co-founder, ~1860s–?)
│ └── Focused on esoteric research; no single Grand Master noscript in early years.
│
├── Pre-Schism Leaders (~1950s)
│ └── [Unnamed Council or Wardens] – Order inactive during World Wars; quiet revival post-WWII.
│
├── Schism & OSV Branch (1957–1971)
│ └── Ernest Page (Warden of OSV, 1959–~1971)
│ ├── London astrologer and graphologist; mentored Leon Barcynski.
│ └── Worked for OSV-Aurum Solis reunion; brought in Martinist/Druidic influences.
│
└── Post-Reunification Grand Masters (1971–Present)
├── Vivian Godfrey (a.k.a. Melita Denning; Grand Master, 1976–1997)
│ ├── First female Grand Master; Jungian scholar who joined after Middle Eastern travels.
│ ├── Co-authored *The Magical Philosophy* series (1970s–1980s), popularizing OAS teachings.
│ └── Died March 23, 1997; emphasized joyful theurgy and holistic Western tradition.
│
├── Leon Barcynski (a.k.a. Osborne Phillips; Grand Master, 1997–2003)
│ ├── Succeeded wife Vivian; trained under Ernest Page from age 16.
│ ├── Co-authored *The Magical Philosophy*; led psychic investigations in 1970s.
│ ├── Issued charters leading to offshoots (e.g., to William Stoltz in 2002).
│ └── Retired June 14, 2003; reaffirmed OAS's Hermetic roots in final declaration.
│
└── Jean-Louis de Biasi (Grand Master, 2003–Present)
├── French-born author/philosopher; involved in mysteries for 40+ years.
├── Named sole successor by Leon Barcynski; holds full archival rights and higher degrees.
├── Leads "Aurum Solis - Mediterranean Yoga" branch; integrates yoga, theurgy, and Stella Gloriosa inner circle.
├── Active globally (e.g., U.S. seminars); authored *The Divine Arcana of the Aurum Solis* (2011).
└── Maintains OAS as non-commercial, lineage-focused; rejects offshoot claims to main authority.
Offshoots from OAS Charters (Autonomous, Post-2002)
├── Ordo Astrum Sophiae (Est. 2002)
│ └── William Stoltz (Grand Master, 2002–Present)
│ ├── Received Charter of Succession from Leon Barcynski; former U.S. Commandery leader.
│ ├── Focuses on traditional Ogdoadic praxis; based in Minneapolis (House of the Winged Serpent).
│ └── Led post-2002 split after OAS restricted U.S. activities.
│
└── Ordo Rosa Solis (Est. 2014)
└── [Unnamed Chiefs/Adepts] – Received full charter from William Stoltz.
├── Emphasizes innovation within traditional Ogdoadic Mysteries.
└── Maintains fraternal ties to Ordo Astrum Sophiae; European focus.