Samael Aun Weor

Samael Aun Weor (March 16, 1917 - December 24, 1977) was a prolific writer, lecturer and teacher of occultism. He founded the non-profit corporation, Gnostic Institute of Anthropology, Inc.^[1] Image File history File links Saw1. ... Image File history File links Saw1. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (76th in leap years). ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (359th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ... The Gnostic Institute of Anthropology, Inc. ...

Life

"Samael Aun Weor" was born Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez in Bogotá, Colombia. His childhood and family life are not well known, except that he had a brother, and his father remarried after a divorce.

In his autobiographical work The Three Mountains, Samael recounts the ways in which he had already assimilated into his understanding a vast amount of esoteric and occult knowledge before reaching adulthood. He states that because he was born with an awakened consciousness, he recapitulated his practice of meditation and was analyzing previous incarnations before mastering how to walk.^[2]

At the age of seventeen, he was asked to lecture at the local Theosophical Chapter, and a year later was admitted into the occult society Fraternitas Rosicruciana Antiqua (F.R.A.). While a student in the F.R.A., Samael methodically studied the entire Rosicrucian library, expanding his intellectual culture and seeking out the secret path of true religion. Allegedly it was here that Samael was secretly taught the "Great Arcanum," or White Sexual Magic, the profoundly veiled sexual key which, according the occult sciences, underpins all of the world's great religions.^[2] Emblem of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) described at [1] Theosophy, literally wisdom of the divine (in the Greek language), designates several bodies of ideas. ... The Fraternitas Rosicruciana Antiqua (FRA) is one of the most traditional Rosicrucian Orders. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

A period of historical obscurity ensues between the mid-1930s and 1950. Admittedly recapitulating some of the bygone events of his former incarnations, he became a spiritual vagabond of sorts, travelling with neither home nor income. While exploring the regions of Central and South America, he encountered a secluded tribe of indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta (Northern Colombia). Invited to live with them, he recruited a vast wisdom of ancient indigenous medical practices which would later form the foundation of his medical treatise, Occult Medicine & Practical Magic.^[3] It was also during these years that he claimed to have had his first experience of the Illuminating Void where he first met his "Inner Being", or Atman whose name is "Aun Weor". For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. ...

Although he was briefly married once before, in the late 1940s he met "Litelantes" (born Arnolda Garro Mora), who, during their thirty five years of marriage together, became his esoteric collaborator and mother to four children.

By 1948 Samael began teaching to a small set of students. In 1950, under the name Aun Weor, he managed to publish The Perfect Matrimony of Kinder, or The Door to Enter into Initiation with the aid of his close disciples. The book, later entitled The Perfect Matrimony, unveiled the secret of sexuality as the cornerstone of the world's great religions. In it he elucidated topics such as sexual transmutation, tantra, sexual magic, and esoteric initiation. Writing in such a candid manner regarding sex was met with disdain upon the majority of the public at the time. Seen as immoral and pornographic, Aun Weor often found himself fleeing angry mobs wishing to silence him by whatever means necessary. He was incarcerated numerous times, at least once for "healing the sick without permission." While in jail, however, he continued to write books. Around this time Aun Weor and his small but growing number of disciples build the Sumum Supremum Sanctuarium, an "underground temple" in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Perfect Matrimony, first published as The Door to Enter Into Initiation in 1950, is the first of approximately seventy books written by Samael Aun Weor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tantra (Sanskrit: तन्त्र weave denoting continuity[1]), tantricism or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. ... Sex magic is the use of sex activity—or the energies, passions or arousal states it evokes—as a point upon which to focus the will or magical desire in order to achieve spiritual advancement or effects in the real world. ...

Before 1960, he had published twenty more books with topics ranging from Endocrinology and Criminology to Kundalini Yoga. Gnostic centers in Mexico, Panama, El Salvador, and Costa Rica were also established, and the Gnostic Association for Anthropological, Cultural, and Scientific Studies (AGEAC) was founded. A "triangle" relationship formed between the World Gnostic Movement founded by Samael Aun Weor, the South American Liberation Action (AGLA) headed by Francisco Propato in Argentina, and the Sivananda Aryabarta Ashram directed by Swami Sivananda in India.^[4] Nevertheless, the development of the Gnostic Movement was not without dramatic setbacks. At the time of the publishing of the revised edition of The Perfect Matrimony (1961), the movement had fallen apart. He wrote that "those who did not leave the Gnostic Movement can be counted on the fingers of one hand."^[5] However by the time of his death, Samael Aun Weor had completely re-established the broad international reaches the movement previously held. Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ... Kundalini yoga is a physical and meditative discipline, comprising a set of simple techniques that uses the mind, senses and body to create a communication between mind and body. Kundalini yoga focuses on psycho-spiritual growth and the bodys potential for maturation, giving special consideration to the role of... Swami Sivananda Saraswati (1887-1963), as he is known under his monastic name, was born Kuppuswamy in Pattamadai, Tamil Nadu, India. ...

Samael Aun Weor wrote his books from a state of meditation.

Into the 1960s, he continued to write many books on esoteric topics, such as Hermetic Astrology, Flying Saucers, the Kabbalah, etc. However, he also wrote sociopolitical works such as Platform of POSCLA (Latin-American Christian Socialist Party), which attacks Marxism-Leninism and any other aspect of "Materialistic Atheism". Image File history File links Samael Aun Weor in meditation. ... Image File history File links Samael Aun Weor in meditation. ... Hermeticism should not be confused with the concept of a hermit. ... Hand-coloured version of the anonymous Flammarion woodcut. ... Kabbalah (Hebrew: ‎, Tiberian: , Qabbālāh, Israeli: Kabala) literally means receiving, in the sense of a received tradition, and is sometimes transliterated as Cabala, Kabbala, Qabalah, or other permutations. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... In philosophy, materialism is that form of physicalism which holds that the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. ... “Atheist” redirects here. ...

In what was to be the last decade of his life, he penned works such as Parsifal Unveiled, which details the esoteric symbolism of the Wagner opera, and Gnostic Anthropology in which he heavily criticizes the theories of Darwin, Haeckel, "and their henchmen." The books The Great Rebellion, Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology, and The Revolution of the Dialectic provide a ground work for the vast knowledge of esoteric psychology found rooted in every religion. Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... For other people of the same surname, and places and things named after Charles Darwin, see Darwin. ... Ernst Haeckel. ...

He never actually received any income from his books. At the 1976 "Gnostic Congress" Samael Aun Weor publicly renounced all his copyrights in an effort to help the books he wrote become more widely available (copyright was later given to Litelantes to prevent poor translation). During this time he was preparing the highest vehicle of his doctrine, "The Pistis Sophia Unveiled," in which he meditated, verse by verse, upon the extremely esoteric Gnostic text The Pistis Sophia. By August 1977 he had developed stomach cancer, but he continued to speak to both his students and the general public, giving radio and television interviews throughout tours of Mexico. Eventually he was forced to stop, due to debilitating stomach pain, and his condition steadily worsened until his death on December 24, 1977. He was survived by his wife and children. The copyright symbol is used to give notice that a work is covered by copyright. ... The Pistis Sophia Unveiled is the last book written by Samael Aun Weor. ... The important Gnostic text, the Pistis Sophia, in five copies, which scholars date c. ... Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. ...

Master & Avatar

Throughout his books and lectures there are many instances in which Samael Aun Weor stated that he was a Master and that his inner being, Samael, was the Avatar of Aquarius. For example, in The Aquarian Message, he stated "the Maitreya Buddha Samael is the Kalki Avatar of the New Age." The Kalkian Avatar and Maitreya Buddha, he claimed, are the same "White Rider" of the book of Revelation.^[4] Upon being ask exactly what "Maitreya Buddha Kalki Avatar" means, he responded: In Hindu traditions, Kalki (Sanskrit: कल्कि Japanese: カルキ) (also rendered by some as Kalkin and Kalaki) is the tenth and final Maha Avatara (great incarnation) of Vishnu the Preserver, who will come to end the current Kali Yuga, (The Age of Darkness and Destruction). ... In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. ... Revelation is an uncovering or disclosure via communication from the divine of something that has been partially or wholly hidden or unknown. ...

He additionally states that he completed the Great Work of self-realization in the previous Cosmic Day and had been living on Earth for millions of years, as a bodhisattva of compassion, before converting himself into a fallen angel. He stated that this is why Samael is synonymous with both a demonic connotation, such as "blind God," as well as an Angel, and it was only in his most recent incarnation that he paid his karmic debts, and become a upstanding bodhisattva once again. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Although he affirmed his spiritual mastery many times, he also regularly rejected the worship of his personality.

Doctrine of Synthesis

Samael Aun Weor stated that he was delivering the The Doctrine of Synthesis because he provided a clear and precise doctrine which fuses an extensive variety of subjects that study the human condition.^[9]

Religions themselves are viewed as idiosyncratic expressions of immutable and eternal values. Religions are said to be born and die within time, yet the values themselves always remain. When a religious form has already begun to degenerate and die, then a new messenger appears and delivers a doctrine appropriate for that culture. Different cultures require different doctrines for their development and this results in the vast differences in religious doctrine, yet if one comprehends the core values all religions naturally support each other.^[10]

He states many times that schools, religions, sects, ideas, theories, and any doctrine can become cages of the mind which impede the reception of truth,^[11] yet he also delivered a massive doctrine and states that every religion and sect is necessary, that “all religions are pearls strung on the golden thread of divinity.”^[12] A possible resolution is found when one understands that just as a cage can protect one who is bewildered by the unknown, it at the same time it can become an obstacle for the acquisition of truth.^[13] Ultimately the teachings call for the student to acquire one’s own gnosis, or self-knowledge, and that the teachings themselves are only a method to do so.^[14]

Praxis

Samael Aun Weor emphasizes that his doctrine is experimental, practical and must become experimental for it to be of any value to the student.^[12][15] Likewise throughout his works there are hundreds of techniques and exercises that supposedly aid in the development of siddhis, such as leaving the dense body willfully (astral projection) in order to be taught in the schools of the "superior worlds."^[16] It should be noted that the techniques are always combined with meditation and sexual transmutation, and attaining the perfection of powers may take one's entire life.^[17] Not to be confused with the African-descended Siddi people of India (though sometimes spelt in the same way). ... Astral projection (or astral travel) is an interpretation of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) achieved either awake or via lucid dreaming, deep meditation, or the use of psychotropics. ... Sexual sublimation, also known as sexual transmutation, is a method used to reportedly transform the sexual energy into higher creative outlets in order to faciliate spiritual awakening. ...

It is stated that if a student is successful in awakening the consciousness he or she will eventually experience contiguous state of vigilance not only during the day but also while the physical body is sleeping, and most importantly after death. This is significant because Samael Aun Weor states that those who have a sleeping consciousness are not aware of their postmortem condition just as they are not aware when they are physically sleeping. Awakening consciousness allows a student to continue working regardless of their physical state.^[18]

Psychology

The basis of Samael Aun Weor practical work is of a psychological nature. It is stated in many books that the purpose of his doctrine is psychological change. The terms Gnostic, esoteric, or revolutionary psychology is used to describe the psychological methods taught, and is said to be synonymous with the psychological teachings of religion.^[19]

A fundamental axiom presented is that the common human being is not really human at all, but rather an intellectual animal with a sleeping consciousness.^[19] According to Samael Aun Weor a true human is someone who has no psychological imperfection, in image of God in the way Jesus states, "Become perfect as your Father in Heaven is perfect."^[20][21] Samael Aun Weor describes the awakening of consciousness very similar to the way traditionally understood in Buddhism, a word which itself is derived from the root bodhi ("awaken"), however throughout his works he describes the analogous processes as they are spoken of in a variety of other religions. Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and ones environment. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ...

It is taught that one’s psychology – the ego – is really egos, or a multitude of independent, contradictory desires. Likewise each person's ego is said to actually contain many "I’s," many "egos," many "aggregates." Each desire is an "I" and each "I" has its own specific causes and conditions that lead to personification within a particular moment. It is taught that this is the mechanism behind what is commonly called "changing one’s mind," because when one "I" exchanges place for another a literal exchange of personified psychological aggregates have taken place.^[19] Psychology is an academic or applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. ... eGO is a company that builds electric motor scooters which are becoming popular for urban transportation and vacation use. ...

The consciousness is described as the state of being, very closely related to God itself. The consciousness within the normal person is said to be 97% asleep. Sleeping consciousness is consciousness that is subconscious, unconscious, or infraconscious, which are various levels of psychological sleep. Psychological sleep is a way to describe the lack of self-awareness, meaning that the common and ordinary person is not aware of 97% of what constitutes their state of being. Sleeping consciousness is formed through what Samael Aun Weor terms identification, fascination, or the incorrect transformation of impressions (all three are essentially the same thing). It is taught that to awaken consciousness one must comprehend their sleeping consciousness, which implies that one must begin to understand every impulse, action, thought and movement one makes, a feat which is said to be accomplished through meditation and self-observation. Many times it is asserted that awakening consciousness is the only way to achieve true and radical change, to remove suffering, and to acquire gnosis.^[19][22] This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A large statue in Bangalore depicting Shiva meditating Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. ... Dukkha (Pāli दुक्ख ; according to grammatical tradition from Sanskrit uneasy, but according to Monier-Williams more likely a Prakritized form of unsteady, disquieted) is a central concept in Buddhism, the word roughly corresponding to a number of terms in English including sorrow, suffering, affliction, pain, anxiety, dissatisfaction, discomfort, anguish, stress...

The purpose of the psychological work is to dissolve all the psychological aggregates one has accumulated. The term psychological death, or mystical death is often used to describe the process one must undergo in order to reach liberation.^[22] Psychological aggregates are commonly known simply as aggregates in Buddhism, yet it is taught that other religions used a more veiled or less sophisticated method to describe them, such as: the Legion of Satan that Jesus is described as removing from a man in Mark 5 in one of the alleged Miracles of Jesus;^[23] the killing of the "unbelievers" in Islam; Moses escaping the tyranny of the Egyptians;^[24] Arjuna fighting against his own blood (the ego);^[25] the demons of Seth that attack Osiris;^[26] Jesus throwing the merchants out of the temple;^[27] the archetypical death and resurrection of the "Solar Hero" exemplified in the stories of Jesus and Osiris; the descent into the Inferno (representing our unconsciousness) in order to accomplish a great task, such as those performed by Hercules or Orpheus; the archetypical Dragon (ego) that must be slayed by the Knight, etc.^[2] Samael Aun Weor states that this specific paradigm is called "The Doctrine of the Many" and has been taught in the esoteric schools and religions since the beginning of time.^[28] Moksha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The skandhas (Sanskrit: Pāli: Khandha; literally: heap) are the five constituents or aggregates through which the functioning and experience of an individual, ego, or soul (possibly atman) is created according to Buddhist phenomenology. ... For other uses, see Satan (disambiguation). ... According to the canonical Gospels, Jesus worked many miracles in the course of his ministry. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Moses with the Tablets, 1659, by Rembrandt This article is about the Biblical figure. ... Krishna to Arjuna: Behold My mystic opulence! Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, arjuna) is one of the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. ... Seth or Shet (Hebrew: שֵׁת, Standard Å et, Tiberian ; Arabic: شيث Shith or Shiyth; Placed; appointed), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the third listed son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel and is the only other son mentioned by name. ... Typical depiction of Osiris Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. ... Typical depiction of Osiris Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. ... // Inferno means a large fire in general or hell in particular; it derives from Latin infernus, meaning hell, underworld ( beneath). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Heracles. ... The head of Orpheus, from an 1865 painting by Gustave Moreau. ... For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Since the late 1960s, the word paradigm (IPA: ) has referred to a thought pattern in any scientific discipline or other epistemological context. ...

In order to achieve psychological transformation, extensive methods of meditation, self-observation, and sexual transmutation are taught and advocated to be practiced daily.^[22] The impetus for psychological work is the awakening of consciousness and ultimately to accomplish the state of Paramarthasatya or reunion with Adi-Buddha.^[13] In Buddhist context, paramartha refers to the absolute, as opposed to merely conventional, truth or reality. ... In Buddhist context, the Adi-Buddha is the Primordial Buddha. ...

Physiology & Sexology

Basic physiology is studied, mostly endocrinology and the hormonal influence of primary and secondary sexual characteristics.^[30][31] It is taught that there are three fundamental nervous systems: cerebrospinal nervous system, grand sympathetic nervous system, and the Parasympathetic nervous system. These nervous systems are referred to as the "Three Brains" or three centers of the intellectual animal, and are named Intellectual Center, the Emotional Center, and the Motor-Instinctual-Sexual Center. Each center is studied in relation with the types of energies or "occult hydrogens" that animate them, the frequency at which each center operates (sexual center being the fastest, then emotional, then intellectual), and how aggregates form and act within each center: aggregates that express themselves through intellect in one manner, through the emotion in a different manner, etc.^[19] Leonardo da Vincis Vitruvian Man, an important early achievement in the study of physiology. ... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... Norepinephrine A hormone (from Greek όρμή - to set in motion) is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. ... Secondary sex characteristics are traits that distinguish the two sexes of a species, but that are not directly part of the reproductive system. ... The nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and processes input from the senses, and initiates actions. ... A diagram showing the CNS: 1. ... Grays FIG. 838– The right sympathetic chain and its connections with the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic plexuses. ... Autonomic nervous system innervation, showing the sympathetic and parasympathetic (craniosacral) systems, in red and blue, respectively The parasympathetic nervous system is one of three divisions of the autonomic nervous system. ...

The three centers are directly related with the Trinity, Trimurti, or threefold-ness of creation, the intellect being related with the Father (Kether, Affirmation, Positive), the emotion related with the Son, (Chokmah, Denial, Negation), and the sexual center related with the Holy Spirit (Binah, Reconcile, Neutral). The primary energy of the intellect brain (Father) is the air, which is then placed in the bloodstream which is related with the emotion brain (Son), and lastly the final condensation of blood is found within the semen or sexual hormones, which is directly related with the Holy Spirit: that which impregnates or manifests creation, Shakti, etc.^[32][33] For other uses, see Trinity (disambiguation). ... From left, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva In Hinduism, the Trimurti (also called the Hindu trinity) is a concept that holds that God has three aspects, which are only different forms of the same one God. ... Keter (Crown; כתר) also known as Kether in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of life (Kabbalah). ... Chokmah (Hochma) is the uppermost of the Sephirot of the Pillar of Mercy. ... In Christian religions that trace their roots to belief in the Nicene Creed, the Holy Spirit (Hebrew: Ruah haqodesh; Greek: ; Latin: ; also called the Holy Ghost) is the third consubstantial Person of the Holy Trinity or the Godhead. ... Binah is the third Sefirah on the tree of life. ... Lakshmi is a common aspect of Shakti Shakti meaning force, power or energy is the Hindu concept or personification of Gods female aspect, sometimes referred to as The Divine Mother. Shakti represents the active, dynamic principles of feminine power. ...

Samael Aun Weor teaches that psychological aggregates form in one of these three centers, therefore it is said that there are three fundamental defects: the demon of the mind related with the intellectual center, the demon of the desire related with the emotional center, and the demon of the evil will related with the motor-instinctual-sexual center. They are collectively referred to as the "Three Traitors", and many references to religion are found that are held to symbolize them, for example: Judas (desire), Pilate (intellect), and Caiaphas (will) who crucify Jesus; Jubela, Jubelo, and Jubelum who murder Hiram Abiff; Apopi, Hai, and Nebt who murder Osiris; the three furies who attack Orestes; the three daughters of Mara who attack Buddha and who are conquered through Upright Thought (Intellectual Center), Upright Feeling (Emotional Center), and Upright Action (Motor-Instinctual-Sexual Center) (see Noble Eightfold Path).^[34] Judas (Greek: Ιούδας) is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה), also rendered in English as Judah. ... Pontius Pilate (Latin Pontius Pilatus) was the governor of the small Roman province of Judea from 26 until 36? AD although Tacitus believed him to be the procurator of that province. ... Yhosef Bar Kayafa (Hebrew יְהוֹסֵף בַּר קַיָּפָא, ), also known as Caiaphas (Greek Καϊάφας) in the New Testament, was the Jewish high priest to whom Jesus was taken after his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane, and who played a part in Jesus trial before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate. ... Hiram Abiff is an allegorical figure mentioned in Masonic ritual, who is figuratively the master of the construction of King Solomons Temple. ... An Egyptian deity wards off the snake-like Apep In Egyptian mythology, Apep (also spelled Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis in Greek) was an evil demon, the deification of darkness and chaos, and thus opponent of light and Maat (order/truth), whose existence was believed about from the Middle... Look up Hai and hai in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the characters from Greek myth. ... Orestes Ορεστης is a Greek name, literally he who stands on the mountain, or mountain-dweller. Orestes can refer to: In Greek mythology, the son of Agamemnon. ... Mara may mean: // Look up Mara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Media:Example. ... The Dharma wheel, often used to represent the Noble Eightfold Path The Noble Eightfold Path (Pāli: Ariyo aá¹­á¹­haá¹…giko maggo; Sanskrit: Ä€rya ṣṭāṅga mārgaḥ; Chinese: 八正道, Bāzhèngdào; Japanese: 八正道, Hasshōdō) is, in the teachings of the Buddha, declared to be the way that leads to...

Occult or esoteric physiology is also studied, which refers to the study of the supra-sensible bodies of minerals, plants, animals (rational and irrational), and human beings. It is stated that everyone contains seven bodies, closely related to the Theosophical septenary, which Samael Aun Weor calls: physical, vital, emotional (astral), mental, casual, buddhic and atmic.^[35] Samael differentiates an intellectual animal from an authentic human being through the differences in the vehicles of emotion (astral body), mind (mental body) and will (casual body). Intellectual animals (common man and woman) are said to contain the Lunar Astral Body, the Lunar Mental Body, and the Lunar Casual Body, each referred to as many names throughout different schools of occultism. It is stated that these lunar bodies are the result of mechanical evolution through the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms and therefore they are of an infrahuman or animal quality.^[36] The only true difference between the rational animal and irrational animals is the intellect, which gives the former the ability to become humans, or as Samael Aun Weor states, the intellectual animal has the "seed" or potential of a human latently existing within its sexual organs.^[37] The Subtle body is a non-physical energy or psycho-spiritual body or bodies that all beings have, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings. ... The Septenary in H.P. Blavatskys teachings refers to the seven principles of man, In The Key to Theosophy, pp. ...

What are called authentic human beings, although physically appearing identical have crystallized the Solar Bodies: Solar Astral Body, Solar Mental Body, and Solar Casual Body. Lunar bodies are vehicles that receive the energy of creation (i.e. God) at the level of an animal, while the solar bodies permit the reception of a much greater voltage allowing greater levels of wisdom and superior emotion to be incarnated. Samael Aun Weor states that the solar bodies are collectively referred to as "soul" throughout many different religions, and cites that according to Jesus in the New Testament, the common person does not actually possess a soul (Luke 21:12 "In patience you will possess your souls.").^[38] The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ...

Samael Aun Weor asseverates that the solar bodies are formed in the same manner that physical bodies are formed: through use of the sexual function. In order to form the solar bodies, sexual transmutation via sexual magic is taught.^[39] Sexual magic is the arousal of sexual energies through the act of coitus but instead of expelling those energies through orgasm they are transmuted into higher octaves of energy.^[40] Each successive Solar Body is the result of the saturation of transmuted sexual energy at its respective octave: firstly the "Christ Astral" is formed through "socking" the energy into a second octave, second the "Christ Mind" is formed by saturating, condensing or crystallizing the sexual energy into a third octave, and the casual body or "Christ Will" is formed through shocking the sexual energy, also called the "Sexual Hydrogen TI-12", into a fourth octave.^[41] The "birth" of the solar bodies is what Samael Aun Weor states is the true meaning of being "born again." It is taught that the solar bodies are referred to in the Bible as the three sons of Noah or the three Christians in the (alchemical) furnace of Nebuchadrezzar.^[42] Sex magic is the use of sex activity—or the energies, passions or arousal states it evokes—as a point upon which to focus the will or magical desire in order to achieve spiritual advancement or effects in the real world. ... For the numerical computation software, see GNU Octave. ... The Bible is the collection of sacred writings or books of Judaism and Christianity. ... A coin that might depict Nebuchadnezzar II Nebuchadnezzar II is perhaps the best known ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned ca. ...

The topic of sexuality is approached from a very stern point of view, and it is indeed the crux of Samael Aun Weor’s entire message. He states that there are three fundamental types of sexuality: suprasexuality, which is the sexual functioning of someone like Buddha or Jesus, who naturally transmutes all their energy perfectly; normal sexuality, which is defined as those who have no sexual conflict; finally infrasexuality, a category which contains homosexuality, adultery, prostitution, masturbation, abortion, bestiality and any other "abuse" of the sexual energy.^[43] Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. ... Whore redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Autoeroticism be merged into this article or section. ... Look up Bestiality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

According to Samael Aun Weor, as with everything that one is born with, such as one’s psychology, family, physical body, geographical location, etc., homosexuality is the outcome of karma. Homosexuality is said to be a modification of one’s nervous system due to karma related with the misuse of sexual energy in a previous life. Thus according to this notion, the fact that more people are being born as homosexuals is a sign of society’s furthering sexual degeneration. Samael Aun Weor does not deny that homosexuals have a modified nervous system and authentically desire the same sex, but states that because homosexuals cannot create, not even physically, that they also cannot create spiritually, and for this reason they have degenerated, or literally "lost the ability to generate." Likewise, Samael Aun Weor calls homosexuals "rotten seeds" in his work Yes there is Hell, a Devil, and Karma because unlike heterosexuals they do not have the ability to fecundate the Solar Bodies. This does not damn the soul-essence of a homosexual, as it is implied that if a homosexual works on him or herself and deeply yearns to change after death he or she can be granted a heterosexual body in the next life, but it is also stated that this is something very rare.^[44] Karma (Sanskrit , act, action, performance[1]; Pāli kamma) ( ) is the concept of action or deed in Dharmic religions understood as denoting the entire cycle of cause and effect described in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist philosophies. ...

In general all sexual desire is held as degenerate, whether it be heterosexual or homosexual, the only difference being that enacting the latter produces much greater karma. ^[31]

Soteriology

Salvation is presented in the light of every notable religion yet usually with special differences not held by orthodox interpretations. There are many degrees of salvation, in general accomplished by paying one’s karma and removing their psychological imperfections and finally by creating the solar bodies. The idea held by many religions that belief in God alone achieves salvation is categorically rejected.^[13] In theology, salvation can mean three related things: freed forever from the punishment of sin Revelation 1:5-6 NRSV - also called deliverance;[1] being saved for something, such as an afterlife or participating in the Reign of God Revelation 1:6 NRSV - also called redemption;[2]) and a process...

Many different levels of salvation are explained, each depending upon the willpower of the individual accomplishing it. For those who do not remove their psychological imperfection (ego) – which is the cause of karma and the suffering of humanity – after approximately 108 rebirths they will have their ego removed forcefully through mechanical devolution within the infradimensions (Hell). Here it is said that "Mother Nature" mechanically pays out one’s accumulated karma through a great deal of suffering over thousands of years until one is returned to the state of an innocent elemental, or Essence. This is said to be a state of being that is total happiness, yet not cognizant happiness and therefore not complete happiness. It should be noted that Hell is not taught as a place of eternal damnation, just a place to pay one’s karma, and in fact it is seen as a part of Gods grace because if the ego is not removed forcefully these souls would continue to suffer indefinitely. It is held that after Hell, the elemental is reinserted into the mechanics of evolution in order to once again attempt to gain conscious happiness: They are first inserted at the basic level of existence (minerals), and through millions of years, transmigrate through increasingly complex organisms until the state of intellectual animal is reached again.^[45] Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is an afterlife of suffering where the wicked or unrighteous dead are punished. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... // Dammit redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

For those who perform "the work" upon themselves, depending upon which degree of perfection, happiness and wisdom they wish to attain, two distinct paths emerge: the Straight Path and the Spiral Path. The Spiral Path involves reaching a relative state of enlightenment and choosing to enjoy the superior worlds (Heaven or Nirvana), and occasionally returning to a physical body in order to pay out a little more karma and help humanity.^[45] Samael Aun Weor refers to these as the Pratyeka Buddhas and Sravakas, and that the vast majority who reach this state choose the spiral path because it is very easy and enjoyable. The Straight Path is the Path of the Bodhisattva who renounces the happiness of the superior worlds (Nirvana) in order to help humanity. In the doctrine of Samael Aun Weor, the Bodhisattva has a very specific definition, as it is not merely someone who has taken the Bodhisattva vows. It is the physical (Malkuth), vital (Yesod), astral (Hod), mental (Netzach) and causal (Tiphereth) vehicles – in other words the human soul – of a self-realized spirit, (Geburah-Chesed) who has chosen the Straight Path in order to incarnate the Christ (Kether-Binah-Chokmah). In other words, the Bodhisattva is the "Son" of a self realized God which is attempting to return to the Absolute or 13th Aeon. ^[46] A Pratyeka Buddha (Sanskrit pratyekabuddha; Pali pacceka-buddha) is one of three types of enlightened beings according to some schools of Buddhism (the others being the śrāvakas and Samyaksam-Buddhas). ... Sravaka (Sanskrit śrāvaka; Tibetan nyan thos; Pali sāvaka) is a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it... In the Bodhisattva vows (sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts) of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they will not realize or attain Nirvana until all sentient beings have done so. ... Malkhuth is the bottom Sephira on the Kabbalistic Tree Of Life. ... Yesod (foundation) is one of the important Kabbalistic sephirot. ... Hod in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the eighth sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. ... Netzach (נצח) (victory) is the seventh Sephira in the Kabbalah, located beneath Chesed, at the base of the Pillar of Mercy. Netzach is Perpetualty, Victory. Non-Jewish Kabbalah Netzach is the first of the sephirah to be emanated from Tiphereth, beauty, and it is seen to represent formless energy, that energy... Tiphereth (Glory; תיפארת) or Tifereth, Tipheret, Tiferet, or rahamin (mercy in Hebrew in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the sixth Sephirah on the tree of life. ... In Judaism Gevurah Also known as Geburah, and Din is the fifth Sefirot of the Tree of life (Kabbalah), and is the second of the emotive attributes of the Sefirot. ... In Judaism Chesed is the forth Sefirah on the tree of life. ... Keter (Crown; כתר) also known as Kether in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of life (Kabbalah). ... Binah, (meaning Understanding; בינה), in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the second intellectual Sephirah on the tree of life. ... Chokhma in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the second sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. ... Look up absolute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Christ is viewed as the savior yet not as traditionally understood by contemporary Christianity. Instead, Christ is an impersonal force or intelligence that emanates from the Absolute and is also referred to as the Cosmic Christ. Christ is said to be anterior to Jesus, and represented in other various traditions with names such as Ormuz, Ahura Mazda, Krishna, Osiris, Zeus, Jupiter, Quetzalcoatl, Okidanokh, Kulkulcan, Chrestos, Baldur, and Avalokitesvara. It is held that Christ enters into and exalts any individual who is properly prepared, which denotes the complete annihilation of the ego, the exhaustion of all karma and the birth of the solar vehicles, the latter which is necessary to handle the super high voltage of Christ. Samael Aun Weor writes that only those who choose the previously mentioned Straight Path therefore can incarnate the Christ because the Spiral Path is not a path of total sacrifice. Likewise, any true Bodhisattva has incarnated the Christ or is in process of doing so. It is said that in history Christ has incarnated in Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, Moses, Padmasambhava, John the Baptist, Milarepa, Joan of Arc, Fu-Ji, as well as many forgotten by time.^[47][48][49] Christ is the English translation of the Greek word (Christós), which literally means The Anointed One. ... The Second Coming refers to the Christian belief in the return of Jesus Christ, an event that will fulfill aspects of Messianic prophecy such as the resurrection of the dead, last judgment and full establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth (also called the Reign of God), including the... Ormus (also Ohrmuzd, Hormuz, Ohrmazd) was a kingdom in the 16th to 17th centuries around the Persian Gulf, in particular the Strait of Hormuz. ... Ahura Mazda is the Avestan language name for an exalted divinity of ancient proto-Indo-Iranian religion that was subsequently declared by Zarathustra (Zoroaster) to be the one uncreated creator of all (God). ... Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ... Typical depiction of Osiris Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility. ... The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in Ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th century engraving Zeus (in Greek: nominative: Zeús, genitive: Diós), is... Jupiter et Thétis - by Jean Ingres, 1811. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... ... In Norse Mythology, Baldur (also Balder, ON Baldr), the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, is Odins second son. ... Avalokitesvara with a 1,000 arms, part of the Dazu Stone Carvings at Mount Baoding, Dazu County, Chongqing, China. ... Guru Rinpoche - Padmasambhava statue - near Kullu, India Padmasambhava (also Padmakara or Padma Raja) (Ch: 蓮華生上師, Pinyin: Lian Hua Sheng Shang Shi; Tib: Pema Jungne, Wylie: padma byung gnas), in Sanskrit meaning lotus-born, is said to have brought Tantric Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century. ... For the hip-hop producer with the same name, see John the Baptist (producer). ... Jetsun Milarepa (Wylie: Rje-btsun Mi-la-ras-pa), 1052-1135 (approx) was one of one of Tibets most famous yogis and poets, a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu (Bka-brgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. ... Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne dArc,[1] (c. ...

It is important to notice that some of these individuals are also listed as representing Christ as an impersonal force (see above), such as Jesus, meaning that although he was an individual Christ, he taught about the doctrine of the Cosmic Christ, intentionally molding his physical life after the psychological processes that one undergoes to incarnate Christ. As in Buddhism, Jesus is seen as a Bodhisattva who came to help humanity. Jesus is viewed as the savior of the world because he is a Paramarthasatya (an inhabitant of the Absolute) that physically incarnated specifically for this suffering humanity, which is said to be a very rare occurrence. According to Samael Aun Weor, Jesus purposefully played out physically the internal or psychological struggle one must undergo in the path of self realization; thus the Gospels are a mixture of reality and kabbalistic, initiatic symbolism. ^[51][52] In Buddhist context, paramartha refers to the absolute, as opposed to merely conventional, truth or reality. ...

Bibliography

He wrote over sixty books, covering a broad range of esoteric, philosophical, and anthropological subjects. The following is taken from the Thelema Press website.

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