About the Aurum Solis
The Ordo Aurum Solis is an initiatory Order reactivated under this name in England in 1897 by George Stanton and Charles Kingold.
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This Egypto-Hellenic Tradition is defined by what is known as the “Golden Chain” of the Masters. This lineage is rooted in Hermetism, a tradition that combines theurgic practices with a rational approach to the inner mysteries of life. First, the tradition describes the exalted origins of the human soul, its descent into physical existence, and the meaning of that descent. Second, it reveals the path by which the soul may return to the Eternal and Supreme, explaining what this journey entails.
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Focused on Theurgy and Hermetism, Aurum Solis integrates the eight rays of the holistic system known as Mediterranean Yoga and constitutes its inner circle. Its tradition originated in ancient Egypt and eventually spread to Greece, Italy, and, in modern times, throughout the world. Aurum Solis is one of the main schools offering powerful, modern training in the tradition of the ancient Mysteries and the Yoga of the West. It is best known through the published works of four of its leaders: Melita Denning, Osborne Phillips, the renowned publisher Carl Llewellyn, and Jean-Louis de Biasi, its Grand Master since 2003. Collectively, they have authored many books on spirituality and psychic development, including Astral Projection and Creative Visualization.​
Jean-Louis de Biasi, appointed Grand Master for life, carries this tradition forward through his books, which have been published in several languages.
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This pre-Christian Tradition has given humanity some of its greatest scientists and humanist philosophers. Polytheism, the principal religious expression of that era, provides a foundation for tolerance toward diverse spiritual practices and experiences. Many are the ways! Yet organization, self-discipline, and practice lead onward to the Next Step!
These progressive expressions of nontheological science and humanist spirituality came under severe attack during the rise of institutionalized monotheistic religions in Europe and the Middle East, leading directly to the Dark Ages. However, in the fifteenth century, the theurgic Neoplatonic tradition reappeared in Florence, Italy. The Renaissance was truly a universal rebirth of human consciousness, ushering in modern civilization. It broke the hold of religious and monarchical authority over human thought, science, and philosophy, paving the way for the industrial, technological, and information ages, as well as democracy, human rights, the abolition of slavery, religious tolerance, universal education, and the renewal of metaphysical traditions.
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The Hermetic Tradition continued in secret in Europe until its rebirth in 1897. Aurum Solis is a unique example of an initiatory and spiritual organization that has remained rooted in the original humanist spiritual values developed by its founders. From the beginning, Aurum Solis has chosen to maintain a clear and distinct lineage, working diligently to raise awareness of the original holistic Western Tradition. By highlighting the distinctive characteristics of this spiritual path, Aurum Solis emphasizes the urgent need to see life differently. Dogmas are dangerous, and chaos is risky; rediscovering a tolerant, traditional path to the divine is paramount.
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This is the Modern Renaissance!
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LEGITIMACY
In the last few months of 2006, the past Grand Master Osborn Phillips received and read various ambiguous texts and declarations written by former initiates of our Order. One of these initiates created a new Order and proclaimed himself as Grand Master, claiming to have received the full degrees and the communication of the various aspects of the system of the Ogdoadic Tradition, Aurum Solis.
Osborn Phillips considered possible that some of these claims, such as the use of ambiguous names, initials, and symbols were intended to fool the public. The responsibility he had as Past Grand Master regarding this Tradition motivated him to reaffirm what the reality is concerning the lineage, Tradition and authority of the Ogdoadic Tradition of the Ordo Aurum Solis. This is why he wrote the official declaration below.
Transcript of the text:
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Let it be known that the sole successor to myself as Grand Master of the Order Aurum Solis is Jean-Louis de Biasi, who alone holds absolute authority and all rights in and for the Order, who alone has knowledge of the higher mystical degrees of Aurum Solis and who alone is spiritually capable of establishing an Adeptus Plenus according to the intent, rites and inner plane contacts of the Aurum Solis.
Jean-Louis de Biasi is also sole heir to the archival material of Aurum Solis, including the entire documentation of Societas Rotae Fulgentis.
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At sundry times, charters of succession from Aurum Solis have been delivered to various individuals (such as Simon Tamenec* and William Stoltz), entitling their recipients to establish autonomous Orders of the Ogdoadic Tradition and to proclaim initiatory descent from the Aurum Solis; but, and specifically, neither establishing them as Aurum Solis nor giving them any rights or authority within or for the Order Aurum Solis.
Those in receipt of such charters are, by the gift, able to confer valid regular degrees of initiation within the Ogdoadic Tradition, up to the rank of Adeptus Minor, but are not able to confer these degrees as spiritually valid within or for the Order Aurum Solis. Furthermore, because the keys and ceremonies necessary to establish an Adept as an Adeptus Plenus (or Full Adept) have never been imparted to any person other than Jean-Louis de Biasi, those in receipt of charters are unable to establish any person as an Adeptus Plenus according to the ceremonies, intent and inner plane contact of the Order Aurum Solis.
Osborne Phillips
Past Grand Master
1 January 2007
Let it be known that:
- Simon Tamenec and the line which he represents joined definitively the Order of Aurum Solis in 2003, giving their documents, archives, library, and Charter to Jean-Louis de Biasi and the Order Aurum Solis.
- William Stoltz decided to create his own Order and to give himself the title of Grand Master.