Modern Order of Essenes: PDFs, Sound Files, and Forum

I've finished the process of turning the Essene lesson material into PDF files for ease of distribution. They're being released under a Creative Commons license, meaning you can copy and distribute them freely so long as nobody charges any money for the material. Copies are currently being hosted by the Order of Spiritual Alchemy and the Inclusive Sacramental Church of Christ:

https://octagonsociety.org/archives/modern-order-of-essenes/

https://lumenecclesiachristi.weebly.com/our-liturgy.html (scroll down -- there's a lot of other good stuff on this page)

Please host and circulate the Essene material anywhere you like.

The Order of Spiritual Alchemy page linked above also has a set of sound files of John Gilbert teaching portions of the Apprentice work and giving the Apprentice attunement. John was always editing and altering his material, and so what you'll hear him saying isn't quite the same as the material I published. You can make use of either version, of course, or do the traditional thing and come up with your own version on the basis of your own experiences and meditations.

Finally, the OSA has also set up a forum for practitioners of the Modern Order of Essenes, the Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose, and other orders affiliated with the OSA; it has a couple of MOE-specific pages.  You can find it here:

https://octagonsociety.org/forum/

You'll need to set up a free account and log in to access it.

So there you have it. I'm looking forward to passing on the necessary information to those who qualify as Essene Master Teachers, but other than that, the Modern Order of Essenes is back on its feet, or as close to it as I can manage. In due time -- it's going to be a few months at least -- I'll proceed to the final step in passing on the material I received from John Gilbert:  the reactivation of the clergy training program for the Universal Gnostic Church. Stay tuned!