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PublisherInner Traditions International, The Limited

ISBN-101620557215

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Edition5

Book TitleFraternitas Saturni : History, Doctrine, and Rituals of the Magical Order of the Brotherhood of Saturn

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicFreemasonry & Secret Societies, Magick Studies, Occultism

IllustratorYes

GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Social Science

AuthorStephen E. Flowers

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight10.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

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ReviewsThe Western esoteric tradition, from which this book's subject emerges, has now gained acceptance as a branch of the Western canon worthy of scholarly inquiry and as a discipline deserving of its seat in the academy. Flowers casts light on one of the 20th century's most secretive, intriguing (and misunderstood) occult orders, the Fraternitas Saturni. This is a fascinating and highly readable study of the Order's tantric, astrosophical, and Nietzchean doctrines; their Gnostic sexual cosmologies and practices; their quasi-masonic structure; the Order's enigmatic and innovative figures such as FS Grand Master Gregor A. Gregorius; and the influence of Aleister Crowley, Thelema, and the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) on the Brotherhood., Stephen Flowers lets the cat out of the bag on the subject of the Fraternitas Saturni and takes us into the richly Faustian world of Germanic occultism from which the order emerged, created out of a heady brew of Freemasonry, astrology, Golden Dawn magic, Crowley's Thelema, and much more. With its detailed descriptions of the order's rituals and practices, this book is an eye-opener with a vengeance., Germany's contribution to the Western magical tradition reaches back, in modern form, to the medieval Grail myths, the founding of the original Rosicrucian Order and its many later derivatives, the quasi-masonic operations of the Bavarian Illuminati, Germany's legendary influence on the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and, of course, its role in the founding and early development of the Ordo Templi Orientis. The Fraternitas Saturni Order is heir to all of these, and Stephen Flowers, Ph.D., has devoted decades to expanding and deepening the research that led to his first groundbreaking book on the Order. This fourth revised and enlarged edition may at last represent the completion of that herculean task as it more deeply explores and communicates the Order's mysteries to a yet wider audience. Critically, Flowers elucidates at length on the primary characteristic that makes the Fraternitas Saturni so unique--its dual emphasis on social lodge work and group ritual, balanced by its curriculum of disciplined individual practices that must be accomplished in silence by each member.

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Table Of ContentAbbreviations Foreword by Frater UD Preface to the Fourth Edition Introduction Seeking the Light in Darkness Chapter 1 A History of the Fraternitas Saturni Distant Roots Rebirth The FOGC .: 99 :. The Ordo Templi Orientis and Aleister Crowley Interregnum Renewal Discords and Harmonies Chapter 2 Doctrines of the Fraternitas Saturni Lux e Tenebris Lucet et Luceat Saturn Gnosis The Saturnian Archetype Aim of the Fraternitas Saturni--The Lodge Concept The Way of Saturn Astral Gnosis Astrosophy Aeonic Cosmosophy: The Dark Side of the Aquarian Age The Luciferian Principle The Yoga of the Dark Light: Fraternitas Saturni Sexual Mysticism Nietzschean Thelemism Chapter 3 Organizaion of the Fraternitas Saturni The Initiatory Path The Thirty-Three Degrees and Their Work Chapter 4 Magical Work Magical Training Lodge Rituals The Saturnian Liturgy The Saturnian Sacraments Lodge Rites A Note on "Electrical Magic" Secret Sex-Magical Practices of the Fraternitas Saturni Experimental and Magical use of the Pendulum Astrology and Sex Magic APPENDICES Appendix A Ritual Missae Fraternitas Saturni Appendix B Ritual Missae for the Grand and Festival Lodge Appendix C Ritual Missae for the Master Lodge of the Fraternitas Saturni Appendix D Gradus Pentalphae Appendix E Statement of Relations between Myself, Aleister Crowley, and Heinrich Tränker (1925) Appendix F The Constitution of the Fraternitas Saturni Appendix G Letter from Gregor A. Gregorius to Aleister Crowley (1926) Appendix H Letter from Gregor A. Gregorius to Aleister Crowley (1927) Appendix I An Initiation Ritual of the FOGC .: 99 :. Appendix J The Rosicrucians and the Bavarian Illuminati Appendix K An Outline of Adonism Appendix L Instructions Appended to Liber I by Master Pacitius Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe most in-depth work in English on the most influential secret magic group of 20th-century Germany, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn - Explores the history of the Order from its founding the late 1960s - Transcribes many rituals and practices in such detail that readers will be able to undertake their own experiential work - Examines the Order's teachings on cosmology, the Kabbalah, the Saturnian Sacraments, electrical magic, and sexual mysticism--the Yoga of the Dark Light - Includes biographies of prominent members, including founder Gregor A. Gregorius, Karl Spiesberger (Frater Eratus), and Albin Grau (Master Pacitius) The most influential magical group in Germany during the 20th century, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn, is still the most active and important magical society in Germany today. But from its formal beginnings in 1926 in Weimar Berlin until around 1970 it was almost totally secret. Most of what is known about the Order in the English-speaking world is fragmentary and focuses exclusively on the sensational sex-magic practices and Luciferian tendencies of this magical lodge. Presenting the most in-depth work in English on the Fraternitas Saturni, Stephen Flowers examines the history of the Order from the mid-1920s to the late 1960s when the Order was fundamentally reformed. He details their path of initiation, secret doctrines, ritual practices, and magical formulas and offers biographies of the Order's most prominent members, including founder Gregor A. Gregorius, Karl Spiesberger (Frater Eratus), Albin Grau (Master Pacitius), and Franz Saettler (Dr. Musallam). Exploring the Brotherhood's guiding principles, he shows that at the heart of Saturnian ideology is the idea of Saturn-Gnosis: the interplay of opposing forces in the universe leading to the realization of the individual self as a god-like entity. He examines the Order's teachings on cosmology, the Kabbalah, the Saturnian Sacraments, electrical magic, sexo-cosmology, sex-magic rites, and sexual mysticism--the Yoga of the Dark Light--and transcribes many of their actual rituals and practices, including the highly controversial Gradus Pentalphae, in such detail that readers will be able to undertake their own experiential work. Explaining the meanings of all 33 grades of the Order, the author also looks at the infamous Freemasonic Order of the Golden Centurium, the cult of Adonism, the links between Thelema and the Fraternitas Saturni, and the rare teachings of Master Pacitius (Albin Grau), the visual genius behind the film Nosferatu. He also includes rare reports by Aleister Crowley concerning his interaction with some of the forerunners to the Order and letters from the Order's founder, Gregor A. Gregorius, to the "Great Beast.", The most in-depth work in English on the most influential secret magic group of 20th-century Germany, the Fraternitas Saturni., The most in-depth work in English on the most influential secret magic group of 20th-century Germany, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn * Explores the history of the Order from its founding the late 1960s * Transcribes many rituals and practices in such detail that readers will be able to undertake their own experiential work * Examines the Order's teachings on cosmology, the Kabbalah, the Saturnian Sacraments, electrical magic, and sexual mysticism--the Yoga of the Dark Light * Includes biographies of prominent members, including founder Gregor A. Gregorius, Karl Spiesberger (Frater Eratus), and Albin Grau (Master Pacitius) The most influential magical group in Germany during the 20th century, the Fraternitas Saturni, or Brotherhood of Saturn, is still the most active and important magical society in Germany today. But from its formal beginnings in 1926 in Weimar Berlin until around 1970 it was almost totally secret. Most of what is known about the Order in the English-speaking world is fragmentary and focuses exclusively on the sensational sex-magic practices and Luciferian tendencies of this magical lodge. Presenting the most in-depth work in English on the Fraternitas Saturni, Stephen Flowers examines the history of the Order from the mid-1920s to the late 1960s when the Order was fundamentally reformed. He details their path of initiation, secret doctrines, ritual practices, and magical formulas and offers biographies of the Order's most prominent members, including founder Gregor A. Gregorius, Karl Spiesberger (Frater Eratus), Albin Grau (Master Pacitius), and Franz Saettler (Dr. Musallam). Exploring the Brotherhood's guiding principles, he shows that at the heart of Saturnian ideology is the idea of Saturn-Gnosis: the interplay of opposing forces in the universe leading to the realization of the individual self as a god-like entity. He examines the Order's teachings on cosmology, the Kabbalah, the Saturnian Sacraments, electrical magic, sexo-cosmology, sex-magic rites, and sexual mysticism--the Yoga of the Dark Light--and transcribes many of their actual rituals and practices, including the highly controversial Gradus Pentalphae, in such detail that readers will be able to undertake their own experiential work. Explaining the meanings of all 33 grades of the Order, the author also looks at the infamous Freemasonic Order of the Golden Centurium, the cult of Adonism, the links between Thelema and the Fraternitas Saturni, and the rare teachings of Master Pacitius (Albin Grau), the visual genius behind the film Nosferatu. He also includes rare reports by Aleister Crowley concerning his interaction with some of the forerunners to the Order and letters from the Order's founder, Gregor A. Gregorius, to the "Great Beast."

LC Classification NumberBF1622.G3F55 2018