Archeosofica
Archeosofica is a school of esoteric Christianity founded by Tommaso Palamidessi in 1968 in Rome. It offers a program of research on Archeosophy.[1]
The school is free and supplies booklets and other texts.[citation needed]
Beliefs
[edit]Archeosofica proposes a form of "ascesis" or asceticism:[2][3]
- Physiological and psychosomatic asceticism to maintain physical well-being.
- Social asceticism, which is the effort and action to become a perfect citizen and to make oneself a spokesman of a "new society".
- Mystical asceticism through intense devotion.
- Theurgical asceticism, or ritual asceticism.
- Magical asceticism.
- Cosmic asceticism.
- "Sapiential" and "initiatic" asceticism, or the spiritual elevation of oneself through knowledge and practice.
Subjects of Archeosophy are explained in a series of booklets. There are about 50 Booklets on various subjects such as esoteric Christianity, reincarnation, out of body experiences, meditation, clairvoyance, esotericism, alchemy, religious symbolism, mysticism, and so on.[4][non-primary source needed]
Select bibliography
[edit]- I poteri occulti dell'uomo e lo yoga tantrico indo-tibetano, Turin: Spartaco Giovene, 1945 (2nd ed. Archeosofica 1988, 3rd ed. ArkeiosISBN 9788886495233 ).
- La tecnica sessuale dello yoga tantrico indo-tibetano, Turin: Edizioni Grande Opera, 1948 (2nd ed. Archeosofica 1988, 3rd ed. Arkeios ISBN 9788886495226).
- Archeosofia, 5 volumes, Rome: Archeosofica, 1985-1988 (2nd ed. Arkeios 2001, ISBN 9788886495264).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ World Religion and Spirituality Project: https://wrldrels.org/2020/02/19/archeosophy/
- ^ Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements, the article on "Archeosophy" by P.L. Zoccatelli in Peter B. Clarke (ed.), Londra - New York: Routledge, 2006, p. 38-39.
- ^ C. Gatto Trocchi, Magia ed esoterismo in Italia, Milano: Mondadori, 1990, p. 142-145.
- ^ A complete list of the booklets can be found on the Archeosophical Society site Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- The official aite of the Archeosophical Society
- The official site of the Italian Archeosofica