Its been over twenty years since I was a member of the Martinist order. You may wonder why I have returned. Allow me to elaborate.When I firrst joined I was filled with that noob excitement that we all feel when we discover something new. I was raised in Roman Catholicism and much of the rosicrucian teachings as well as the Martinist teachings seemed familiar. But fathers was a shadow side as well as everything I believed in was sifted and life presented so many challenges that I began to wonder what was really the truth and what was instead simply the thoughts on truth espoused by philosophers throughput the ages. In my own life tragedy and the harshness of life took their toll and having finished the three degrees and the C.U.P. of the Order and with no way to participate in a Heptad it seemed like that was the end of the road.My daughter has been very ill and with no miracles to report I was frankly left empty.So what changed?I was watching a film about a priest who does exorcisms and he was talking about the nature of evil. (the Rite) That may seem silly to you but I realized watching it that what I was really avoiding was taking a "leap of faith." The thought occurred to me that the faith of my parents had value and that the social consciousness of the church had done great good in alleviating the suffering of people, especially children,throughout the world. And I wondered, what if I had missed the point of the Martinists when I had relegated it to merely the study of words, with no action to back them up. I could sense the humanism of the founders of the order and that once again stirred in me a desire to be. Of service, no matter the circumstances of my own life. So,short story made shorter, I have returned to the fold, so to speak and this time around I will attempt to not just learn but to do. The best I can. Who knows where it will lead but I,m in for the long haul now, And together with you all return to this path. So mote it be. ☺️
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