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The Hermetic Order of Arcanus Sanctum is a secret society dedicated
to the preservation of the ancient rites of sorcery and western mysticism. The order still operates under its original
charter of 1868 . Arcanus Sanctum faithfully continue the traditions
founded by it's ancient ancestors.
Although not itself a religion, the Arcanus Sanctum holds
all religions in reverence, teaching a Hermetic philosophy and science of spiritual development. Our purpose is to assist
individuals to awaken and unfold their dormant potential by providing them with the necessary tools to achieve self-realization.
This process transforms body, mind, and spirit; it ultimately leads to an entirely new relationship with the universe. The
experience of duality, ego identity, and the distinction between self and not-self (inner and outer), is completely transcended,
resulting in the self-realization of being that One Thing which is the entire universe. Our curriculum embraces all aspects
of the Hermetic tradition, including theurgy (ritual magic), alchemy, runic magick, qabalah, tarot, geomancy, as well as Egyptian, Enochian, and Chaldean mysteries and
magic.
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What is Hermeticism?
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Hermeticism is an ancient spiritual, philosophical, and magical tradition. It is a path of spiritual
growth. Hermeticism takes its name from the God Hermês Trismegistos (Greek, "Thrice-Greatest Hermes"), a Græco-Egyptian form
of the great Egyptian God of Wisdom and Magic, Thôth. What the Hermetic Fellowship defines as Hermeticism has also been called
the Western Esoteric Tradition, and embraces the Perennial Philosophy or the Ageless Wisdom. Generally, the following can
be said to be characteristic of the positive form of Hermeticism advocated by the Hermetic Order of Arcanus Sanctum.
Hermeticism:
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Considers humanity to be on a spiritual journey to return to a state of unity with the Divine; this
is the Great Work of humankind.
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Holds that if we would attain to the Divine, we must aspire to the Divine; spiritual growth cannot
be achieved without human effort
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Is eclectic and draws material from sources spanning the entire Western Esoteric Tradition
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Is polytheistic, yet ultimately monotheisitic (i.e., posits a multiplicity of Manifestations
of the Divine Which emanate from an ultimate Divine Unity)
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Holds that the Divine is both immanent and transcendent
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Holds that the Universe is Divine and basically good
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Teaches that when we seek the Divine, we may best begin with the Mysteries of Nature
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Encourages spiritual curiosity
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Understands that human beings can access the Subtle Realms through technique and aspiration; to this
end, it embraces theurgy, meditation, ritual, and other spiritual and magical practices
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Urges those who seek the Divine to also seek balance in embracing all things
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