The video embedded below, "Rosicrucian Science of Initiation," is a presentation from Robert J. Gilbert, PhD, speaking at the Vesica Institute for Holistic Studies in Asheville, NC. Dr. Gilbert has a multi-faceted background in both spiritual and scientific studies. He is a former US Marine Corps instructor in Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Warfare Survival. Since leaving the service in 1985, he has conducted independent research into the geometric basis of modern science and new technologies. Dr. Gilbert is also a Rosicrucian with more than twenty years of experience in Sacred Geometry and its hidden uses by the world's great spiritual disciplines. His non-sectarian approach is inclusive of individuals from all spiritual traditions. Dr. Gilbert holds a PhD in International Studies and is a published academic author in that field, contributing to the first academic textbook in the new field of Transformational Politics. In 1997, Dr. Gilbert began for the first time to teach publicly the results of his two decades of intensive research. Today he teaches both publicly and privately in Asheville, NC. Dr. Gilbert also offers a small number of his Vesica series of special seminars throughout the United States every year.
Despite initially thinking about Sir Francis Bacon and the Masons upon seeing the word Rosicrucian in the title, I found the information provided in this video to be inspiring, insightful and highly relevant to my spiritual journey at this time. It connected many dots within my ever-crystalizing mosaic and has given me a respect for the knowledge of the Rosicrucians of long ago. Duality, angelic hierarchies, and sacred geometries are just a few of the many subjects that Dr. Gilbert covers in the video. Practical application of the knowledge in terms of awakening is also discussed, which I found to be highly valuable. Much like Joseph Campbell's approach to mythology, Gilbert's non-sectarian presentation illuminates the many similarities in various religious traditions around the world, from Sufism to Buddhism to Hinduism to Christianity as they pertain to self-discovery, self-knowledge and self-mastery.
One of the singular points that resonated greatly with me was that we are likely at a point within human evolution where there is no longer the need for a guru. For my own journey, after years of studying various disciplines, two gentle mantras have arisen within me: "no more gurus" and "nobody is coming." Resistant as I was to both of those mantras for some time in recent years, those words have directed me to look within myself for transformation. Hearing those points conveyed within this excellent presentation is something that I will take with me going forward. The two-hour presentation is embedded below in its entirety, however, there is a higher quality, twelve-part version available on YouTube via the Vesica Institute. My thanks to Dr. Gilbert and the Vesica Institute for making this valuable and enriching information available on the web.
Despite initially thinking about Sir Francis Bacon and the Masons upon seeing the word Rosicrucian in the title, I found the information provided in this video to be inspiring, insightful and highly relevant to my spiritual journey at this time. It connected many dots within my ever-crystalizing mosaic and has given me a respect for the knowledge of the Rosicrucians of long ago. Duality, angelic hierarchies, and sacred geometries are just a few of the many subjects that Dr. Gilbert covers in the video. Practical application of the knowledge in terms of awakening is also discussed, which I found to be highly valuable. Much like Joseph Campbell's approach to mythology, Gilbert's non-sectarian presentation illuminates the many similarities in various religious traditions around the world, from Sufism to Buddhism to Hinduism to Christianity as they pertain to self-discovery, self-knowledge and self-mastery.
One of the singular points that resonated greatly with me was that we are likely at a point within human evolution where there is no longer the need for a guru. For my own journey, after years of studying various disciplines, two gentle mantras have arisen within me: "no more gurus" and "nobody is coming." Resistant as I was to both of those mantras for some time in recent years, those words have directed me to look within myself for transformation. Hearing those points conveyed within this excellent presentation is something that I will take with me going forward. The two-hour presentation is embedded below in its entirety, however, there is a higher quality, twelve-part version available on YouTube via the Vesica Institute. My thanks to Dr. Gilbert and the Vesica Institute for making this valuable and enriching information available on the web.
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