Universal Gnostic Church: A Fourth Bishop

[ecosophia]

As mentioned in my earlier post on the England trip, one of the things I did in Glastonbury was the consecration of a new bishop in the Universal Gnostic Church: as far as I know, the first bishop in the tradition in Europe. Regine Becher -- that's her on the left -- lives in Karlsbad, Germany; regular readers here will know her by her Dreamwidth handle, Milkyway1. Many of you may know that she's been extremely active in the Modern Order of Essenes, teaching an online class in the Essene work and doing a great deal of healing practice as well. Thus I was delighted to have the chance to ordain and consecrate her while I was in England. 

I admit to being very curious as to how her work as a bishop will turn out in the cultural environment of continental Europe. Here in the US, being a bishop of a small alternative religious body is practically normal -- you can tell that this country, from colonial times onward, was the refuge for every religious oddball in Europe. In Germany, by contrast, the great age of religious eccentricity is centuries in the past at this point. It's a very different environment, and I applaud Regine for being willing to make the effort to implant our odd tradition in Germany's soil. 

Please join me in congratulating Bishop Regine! 

Comments

[fringewood]

Welcome and congratulations Regine! May you and your service be blessed.:^)
I have enjoyed your comments on Dreamwidth and am looking forward to your musings on the recent Glastonbury gathering.

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations Regine! What great news! I had a little tiny suspicion that it might have been you he was ordaining while over there.

May this be the beginning of yet another truly wonderful part of your life and the lives of those you touch.

-- V.O.G

[jenniferkobernik]

Congratulations, Regine!

Congratulations

[(Anonymous)]

May your new state be blessed and strong. May you walk your path with groundedness and beauty.

Annette Simard

[booklover1973]

I would like to express my gratulations for Regine Becher, too. The religious landscape in Germany is indeed rather mainstream, there are Protestants and Catholics, depending on region, some Jehovah's witnesses, Shi'ite and Sunnite muslims, and the occasional Druid. Furthermore, there are some Asatruar, too.

[slclaire]

Welcome as the fourth bishop in the revived UGC and congratulations! I too look forward to watching your practice as a bishop evolve in your very different religious environment from mine.

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations Regine. Iam so glad to see this tradtion taken back up and expanding

Atmospheric River

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations!
-Cliff

[jprussell]

Congratulations! Well-deserved, and good luck!

[(Anonymous)]

Congragulations, Bishop Regine!

Patrick

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations Regine. I witnessed the consecration and there was a strong presence of something there - a gathering of spirits perhaps, happy to witness it too?

Also, I know JMG, Claire and now Regine are bishops in the UGC, but who is the 4th one?

[ecosophia]

Tau Palamas.

Warmest Congratulations, Regine!

[(Anonymous)]

I am so glad to hear this news.

Speaking for myself, your weekly blessings have been a great support to me this year. May you be surprised by many new and unexpected blessings yourself.

*Ochre Harebrained Curmudgeon*

[jdecandia]

It is comforting to know there are those who toil quietly for the good. Congratulations!

[tunesmyth]

Amazing. Congratulations, Regine!

[randomactsofkarmasc]

Congratulations, Regine!!!

[vitranc]

I was there for the consecration and knew Regine from before.
Her dedication and poise was and is inspiring. The continental diaspora is proud to have her 🥹.
And thank you for all the blessings along the way.

Best regards,
V

[antoine_eva]

Congratulations Bishop Regine !

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations, Regine!

Cugel

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations, Regine!
I also would like to take the opportunity to thank you again for the divination you did for me in 2022. It turned out to be a spot on and very helpful.
Inna

Congrats

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations Regine! Thanks for all the blessings. Success to your work!

Justin Patrick Morre

[(Anonymous)]

This is wonderful news. Congratulations, Bishop Regine!

Heloise

[(Anonymous)]

Please excuse machine translated German but:

Herzlichen Glückwunsch Bischof Becher. Vielen Dank für Ihre Arbeiten.

[thinking_turtle]

Congratulations! I enjoy Regine's blogging on thehiddenthings.com.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

[bendithfawr]

It was a pleasure meeting you and Steffen and I do hope that you find a way to reach the people who are looking for something like the UGC. I'm sure there are plenty, the times are right for this endeavor.

Alles Gute für Deinen Weg als Bischöfin!

[milkyway1]

Thank you very much to all of you! I considered replying to each message individually, but this would have become a burden on JMG with all your many congratulations and well wishes.

But please know that I do read and treasure each of your comments very much. :-))

As for the way forward in this different area of the world, I'm at least as curious as everybody else! ;-) I'm very grateful for the support of this wonderful community, though, and of each of you individually. This makes a huge difference to me.

Thanks,

Regine

[(Anonymous)]

Congrats again! It was a moving ceremony.

Jack

[scotlyn]

I was happy to be there for your consecration, Regine. Also, incidentally, I watched you take a quiet, but impressivly bishoply act - which entailed pouring oil over troubled waters - on your first day of service.

Many blessings on your work!

[open_space]

Congratulations again, Regine! May the work reach for and wide.

[jbucks]

Congratulations Regine! I wish you all the best!

[kayr]

Congratulations, Bishop Regine. I wish you and your ministry all the best.

[borealbear]

Congratulations! It was a privilege to be present for the ceremony, and I wish you all possible success in your work.

OMG - CONGRATULATIONS

[emily07]

Sorry for the big letters, but this is really something! Congratulations!!!
Looking forward to your work!
best wishes, Emily07

[baconrolypoly]

Congratulations, Regine, I wish you every success.

[andymcc]

Congratulations. Great meeting you in Glastonbury

Congratulations

[aekeenatia]

Congratulations, Regine! It was great to watch the ceremony, and it is great to have you in Europe.
Blessings, if you will have them,
Markéta

[jmcc]

Congratulations Regine!

It was a privilege to witness the ceremony.

All the best in your ministry.

Andy & J

[threerays]

Bravo, and congratulations!

[yogaandthetarot]

Congratulations Bishop Regine ! Well-done.

[kylec]

Regine, congratulations! You are definitely an energetic driving force in all the work you do with the MOE, OSA, etc. and I'm glad to have you now take on such a role for the UGC. Our quirky little groups need people who are as organized and dedicated as you if they're to survive. Thanks for all your efforts!

Congratulations

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations to you both! :-)
Bishop Regine, may your feet guide you well on the path of the spirit and healer. Ah, the deeply rooted tree stands strong against the winds from all directions, and! Grows in both stature and grace. Best wishes.
Cheers
Chris - Fernglade

[arth_cerdded]

Congratulations Bishop Regine! Blessing to you and your future endeavors!

[not_gandalf]

Congratulations Regine! Welcome to this Work! May you receive every Divine help and blessing.

Tau Jean Andrea Ep. Gn.
(Ridgely)

[milkyway1]

Again, thank you very much to all of you! :-)

Your support and good wishes mean a lot to me.

Regine

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations Regine
It was lovely to meet you and the first thing you did was hand me a chair at the Friday evening meal - I wish you well in all your endeavours .
Falling Tree Woman/Sara

Congratulations

[ra_ca]

Congratulations Regine, it was an honour to be present at your consecration. As others have said I'm really interested to see how this path unfolds before you.

It was lovely to meet yourself and Steffen, my blessings to you both if they are welcome.

Rob