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MARTINEZ DE PASQUALLY - TREATISE OF THE REINTEGRATION OF BEINGSThe information available about Jacques de Livron de La Tour de la Case Martinez de Pasqually are poor. His memory is exclusively connected with the mission he devoted his short life to: making more accessible, to the Western world, the transmutation techniques of the Qabbalah, by transposing them in a theologically acceptable language (according to the Christian ethic point of view). He was born in Grenoble in 1727, to an affluent Jewish family of Portuguese origin. Since early childhood he devoted himself completely to the study of the Qabbalah which he probably studied with Simon Ben Jochai, one of the most prestigious masters of his time. Introduced to Freemasonry by his father, Martinez traveled around Southern France's Lodges from 1754 to 1760, gathering around him, passionate followers of his ideas. In 1760, in Foix, he created the first Chapter of a new High Masonic Degrees' system: the Order of the Elected Cohen of the Universe. Suddenly,in 1772 he left for Haiti with the purpose of establishing a Chapter of his Order in Port -au-France. A sudden attack of malaria killed him on September 20th 1774 in Port-au France. According to the doctrine of the cabalist schools, the Glory of God spreads in the universe progressively filling ten symbolic vases, the so called Sephiroth that correspond to the ten further levels of manifestation. The ideal disposition of the Sephiroth is similar to the shape of a human body; man can awake their strength within himself progressively through a work of purification together with continuous invocations to the Angels who rule them. In case of successful outcome, man feels "reintegrated" with all the previous faculties Adam enjoyed before falling and he concludes the process of inner transmutation (which in cabalist terms is defined with "reintegration"). Martinez' idea was to create a Masonic system of 10 degrees, each corresponding to a Sephirah, according to this scheme: Order of Elected Cohen 1st class- Blue Freemasonry: 1st degree- Apprentice(sephirah:Malkuth) 2nd degree- Fellow Craft(sephirah:Yesod) 3rd degree- Master(sephirah:Hod) 4th degree- Apprentice Cohen(sephirah:Netzach) 2nd class- Class of the Porch 5th degree- Fellow Craft Cohen (sephirah:Tiphareth) 6th degree- Master Cohen (sephirah:Geburah) 7th degree- Particular Master (sephirah:Chesed) 3rd class- Class of the Temple: 8th degree-Great Elected Cohen Master (sehirah:Binah) 9th degree- Knight of the Orient (sephirah:Choknah). 4th class (secret): 10th degree-Reau-Croix (sephirah:Kether). A secret doctrine around man's fall and reintegration was taught in the degrees of the Order. By following initiations, the transmutant would climb step-by step up the reintegrative ladder and through the operations of sacred magic he devoted himself and he was able to receive the signs (so called "steps") of his own rise. These signs were created by the mental iradiation of luminous hieroglyphs. Only by starting the degree of High Master Elected Cohen the real transmutative work was happening, through purification, exorcism and assistance to the theurgic operations of higher degrees. In the degree of Knight of Orient, the practical aspect was omitted and the transmutant student was exclusively engaged in the theoretic study of the inner transmutation. The main textbook was a book by Martinez himself: "The Treatise of the Reintegration of the Beings" where he greatly used his cabalist knowledge. This book (that was circulating as a manuscript till 1899, and has been revealed recently outside by the Order)is practically a commentary on the early books of the Bible, where at the beginning is described the fall of the spiritual beings created by God, that originated the creation. After this first tragedy, God derives man :a man-God whose mission is to "watch the fallen Angels and rule over the Universe, the Earth and all the celestial and earthy Spirits". But man betrays him too because of man's arrogance and God sends him down from Eden to the Earth, giving him the chance of expiating his sin and walking the opposite path, of "reintegration in its original properties, virtues and powers". In the Hebraic history, Martinez researches examples and prototypes of reintegrated men: Abel, Enoch, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Salomon and Christ, who represent the highest point of those following reconciliation. De Pasqually put forth the philosophy underlying the work of the Elus Cohens in his only book, Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings which first uses the analogy of the Garden of Eden, and refers to Christ as "The Repairer". The ultimate aim of the Elus Cohen was to attain - whilst living - the Beatific Vision, through a series of magical invocations and complex theurgic operations.107 pages, 7.64 MB, PDF. Scan.http://www.4shared.com/file/174338371/3... reati.html
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