Michael Paul Bertiaux
Michael Paul Bertiaux (born January 18, 1935 in Seattle , USA ) is an American philosopher and painter . His art is unmistakable through the use of strong colors, mediumistic inspiration and religious symbolism. Bertiaux is also an occultist in the Haitian voodoo tradition , which he combines with elements of western magic and thelemic sex magic .
Bertiaux is the Patriarch of the Ecclesia Gnostica Spiritualis (Gnostic-Spiritual Church), a church tradition based on apostolic succession . For some time he was the head of the Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua (OTOA), the Monastery of the Seven Rays and the La Couleuvre Noire (the black adder). He held these official positions at Dr. Courtney Willis, who is now head of the Technicians of the Sacred .
He is the author of the esoteric text The Voudon Gnostic Workbook, which was alluded to in Grant Morrison's comic series The Invisibles .
Life
Michael Paul Bertiaux was born in Seattle, Washington , to a merchant marine captain and a prominent theosophist . After completing his studies in philosophy at the local Jesuit - University he began at Tulane University in New Orleans as a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D.. ) To work. However, he had to give up this position when his father fell ill and Michael Bertiaux was needed in his home town of Seattle. After this time he discovered his inclination to the church and enrolled in the Vancouver School of Theology, as a denomination he chose the Episcopal Church . He graduated with the degree of Master in Theology and was a deacon ordained . Bertiaux then worked for a short time as a curate in a Seattle church.
In 1960 he emigrated to Haiti as a missionary to teach philosophy at a university in the capital Port-au-Prince . There he came into contact with Haitian occultism. Shortly after coming into contact with these circles, he was initiated into the Haitian Gnosis and became a Bishop of the Gnostic Church. When his superiors at the Episcopal Church heard of this, they called him back to the United States, where he was fully ordained. At this point in his life he turned to theosophy , which he had known from his mother since childhood, and became a member of the esoteric section of the Adyar Theosophical Society (Adyar-TG). He moved to Wheaton , Illinois , and worked as a secretary at the headquarters of the American section of the Adyar-TG. There he did a lot of research and gave far-reaching lectures.
His last and longest home is Chicago , Illinois , where he trained as a social worker , a profession he has practiced for nearly forty years. He worked with Haitian communities in particular. During this time he dealt intensively with occultism, theosophy, Gnosticism and philosophy. He lectured and wrote on many subjects.
Most of his writings appeared in the form of letters that he sent to his friends and students. He summarized these letters and lessons in four volumes that make up the first four years of the Monastry of the seven Rays teachings - the Voudon Gnostic Workbook covers years five through eight.
Bertiaux also paints regularly and depicts the essence and objects of his psychological research and experiments in his pictures; some of his pictures appeared in Kenneth Grant's Typhonic Trilogies .
Books
- Cosmic meditation. Fulgur, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-9531016-9-6 .
- Voudon Gnostic Workbook. Magickal Childe, New York 1988, ISBN 0-939708-12-4 .
literature
- Kenneth Grant: Cults of the Shadow . Skoob books Publishing, London 1994, ISBN 1-871438-67-5 .
- Kenneth Grant: Hecates Fountain . Skoob books Publishing, London 1992, ISBN 1-871438-96-9 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bertiaux, Michael Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bertiaux, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American occultist, mystic, painter, and clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle , USA |