List of dignitaries of mystical organisations
From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)
Here is a list of chiefs and dignitaries of mystical, occult, magical and similar organisations.
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Rosicrucian Organisations
Rosicrucianism is a major subject of Esotericism and there are many groups and orders everywhere in the world that use this designation.
Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
Rosicrucian Order, AMORC is a major Rosicrucian order with lodges all over the world.
Imperators:
The highest chief of AMORC is called Imperator. Here is a list of all of its imperators with the dates of their service:
- Harvey Spencer Lewis: Founder and first Imperator (1915 - 1939).
- Ralph Maxwell Lewis: Son of H. Spencer Lewis who became Imperator after his death (1939 - 1987)
- Gary L. Stewart: Became Imperator after Ralph M. Lewis, but he soon founded his own Rosicrucian movement (Confraternity of the Rose Cross). (1987 - 1990)
- Christian Bernard: Became Imperator after Gary L. Stewart cut his ties with AMORC. (1990 - present, as of 2004)
Grand Masters:
- Julie Scott, S.R.C.: Grand Master of the English Grand Lodge for the Americas of AMORC (as of 2004).
- Peter Bindon, F.R.C., Grand Master of the English Language Jurisdiction for Australia, Asia, and New Zealand.
- Serge Toussaint, F.R.C., Grand Master of the Jurisdiction of the French-speaking Countries of AMORC.
Confraternity of the Rose Cross
Confraternity of the Rose Cross (CR+C) was founded by former AMORC Imperator Gary L. Stewart.
Imperators:
As with other Rosicrucian and mystical organisations, the highest chief of CR+C is the Imperator.
- Gary L. Stewart: Founder and first Imperator (1996 - present, as of 2004)
Fraternitas Rosae Crucis
For information on this organisation see Fraternitas Rosae Crucis.
Supreme Grand Masters:
List of Supreme Grand Masters of Fraternitas Rosae Crucis:
- Paschal Beverly Randolph (1858 - 1875)
- Freeman B. Dowd (1875 - 1907)
- Edward H. Brown (1907 - 1922)
- R. Swinburne Clymer (1922 - 1966)
- Emerson Myron Clymer (1966 - 1983)
- Gerald E. Poesnecker (1983 - present)
Martinist Orders
Martinist Order and Synarchy (Canada):
Sovereign Grand Master:
- Sar Resurrectus (present)
Rose-Croix Martinist Order (Ontario, Canada):
Grand Master:
- Sar Ignatius (present)
Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraim
This comparatively obscure system of pseudo-Masonic degrees has a website at www.iss-ic-memphis-misraim.org.International Grand Masters have been:
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1881)
- Giambattista Pessina (1882-1883)
- Francesco Degli Oddi (1900)
- John Yarker (1902)
- Theodor Reuss (1913)
- Jean Bricaud (1924)
- Constant Chevillon (1934-1944)
- Henri Charles Dupont (1945)
- Robert Ambelain (1960)
- Gerard Kloppel (1985)
- Georges Claude Vielledent (1998)
- Claude Tripet (2003)
Federations
Some groups have formed as an attempt to federate groups of different categories. This does not mean they all link to each other.
FUDOSI
FUDOSI was founded in 1934 and dissolved in 1951 after disagreements between its members. It was an attempt to create a federation of all true mystical orders and protect themselves and the people from frauds.
Imperators:
FUDOSI was headed by a group of three Imperators. Its first Imperators were:
- Emile Dantinne (Sar Hieronymus), Imperator of Europe
- Harvey Spencer Lewis (Sar Alden), Imperator of the American Continent
- Victor Blanchard (Sar Yesir), Imperator of Eastern Europe
In 1946 a member of FUDOSI named Andre Cordonnier became one of its Imperators.
After H.S. Lewis's death in 1939, his son Ralph Maxwell Lewis became one of the three Imperators of FUDOSI and his nomen mysticum was Sar Valdivar.
FUDOFSI
FUDOFSI was a movement hostile to FUDOSI. It was headed by Constant Chevillon until his death during the Second World War. Subsequent heads of Fraternitas Rosae Crucis have claimed succession.
Hermetic movements
List of Hermetic movements:
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn is a famous mystical movement which included many well-known figures, apart from the listed leaders including Dion Fortune, William Butler Yeats, and Pamela Colman Smith.
- Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, founder
- Arthur Edward Waite, who left in 1914 and then started the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
- Aleister Crowley, who also founded a faction of the Ordo Templi Orientis
- Israel Regardie
Other movements
Some movements for various reasons are not included yet in some category.
Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis or Order of the Oriental Knights Templar. It has 11 degrees of inititiation, and a 12th degree representing the Outer Head or chief of the order. This is a list of the known Outer Heads:
- Aleister Crowley
- Grady McMurtry (Hymenaeus Alpha)
- Hymenaeus beta. Current Outer Head of the order.
Servants of the Light
Servants of the Light (SOL), founded in 1965, claims to be a fully contacted mystery school. Directors of Studies:
The main chief of SOL is titled Director of Studies. These have been:
- W. E. (Ernie) Butler: Founded SOL in 1965. Died 1978.
- Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki: The successor of W.E. Butler. She is still (as of 2004) the present Director of Studies of SOL.
Companions of the Glyph
Founded in 1997 amidst a period of social unrest, The Companions of the Glyph formed with the intention of implementing a large scale, community-oriented magickal project described by them as "a huge magickal machine on the Astral Plane, counterminuous with the city in which we dwell, with which we hope to bring about prosperity and harmony for all within its sphere of influence." Their website is at www.geocities.com/athens/oracle/8465/.
Directors :
Direction of the organization is shared by various of its members in turn, holding various offices in accordance with the bylaws of the organization. Principal players have been:
- Fr. Magnus Po
- Fr. Adsum Iterum, author of The Book of the Glyph, PRAXIS: The Second Book of the Glyph and Biting Through--Trials of a 20th Century Magician.
- Sr. Mnemon
- Sr. Dauphin Sidhe
- Fr. DR Glass
Christ-based
- The Roman Catholic Church
- Benedictus XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) 2006
See also
- Esotericism
- Mysticism
- List of occultists
- List of Rosicrucians
--Angel 16:03, 23 May 2006 (CDT)
