The Gnostic Church of L.V.X. has been reformulated from its origins by the newly incorporated Grand Ecumenical Council and aspires to promote a wholesome Gnostic current; a living theurgy or religion of direct experience as it reveals the true nature of the human soul. 'Moving the soul,' something that people do when they create Art, put the body into the psycho-autonomic discipline of the Martial Arts, or other such similar types of activities (such as Astral Projection, Lucid Dreaming, et al) is the core virtue of the human experience.  Traditional western religion has a lot to say on what happens to your soul after you die.  But it has very little to say about what to do with your soul while you're alive.  Theurgy is the moving of the soul, which is in itself not a belief-based system.

The Grand Ecumenical Council oversees a group of member churches in the A.M.H.R. Yet autonomy for each local establishment is unique and complete. As a legal, non-profit, religious organization in the State of New York, the GCL (the flagship church of the A.M.H.R.) is an outer socio-religious appendage of the A.·.A.·., upon whom it depends for its spiritual authority.  The sacraments presented in this website are but a part of a much larger dream. Contained within are all our rituals, including rites of passage, catechisms and a breviary of newly minted apocryphal teachings in the living celebration of a planned Thelemic community.

So many times in the human journey through life, the spiritual Aspirant, though holding the rites of passage to be sacred, has to accede ritually, to more mundane or politically connected authority; e.g.: getting married by a Justice-of-the-Peace.  This deprives the Aspirant of the spiritual intimacy that makes certain important moments in life so sacred. And we seek to share such intimacy of the spirit with others seeking a living and theurgic religion of the human soul and invite you to join in with our effort. So it is hoped what you are about to experience will elicit a response; that some part of your soul will recognize the nature and power that a love of life brings to us.  And that you will find in our work, a chance to nurture the growth of your own soul.

Our first rite is the Rosicrucian Mass.  It is devoted to the idea of recognizing prophecy as a epiphany of "fresh fever from the skies;" an apocalyptic tradition that is the rising of the planes of human consciousness and that included such works as the Book of Enoch and Apocalypse of Abraham, leading to the ultimate formulation of the Holy Qabalah (Cf. the Qabalistic bibliography in our Curriculum).  This tradition continued into the Christian Gnosis with what is now known as the Book of Revelation (discussed in various articles in this website, including: The Starry Gnosis, The Eagle and the Temple and Liber Congregus Restituo) and other Gnostic Apocalypses.  Even further forward, this tradition continued to the Renaissance and the Enochian work of Dr. John Dee (founder of the Rosicrucian movement and court Astrologer to Queen Elizabeth) and Sir Edward Kelly.  Other important prophets include Nostradamus, though he be more secularly oriented, but he captured the essence of the Starry Gnosis and its practical application, which is the central myth upon which all the religions of the world have been built.

In more recent times, the prophecy of Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (The Secret Doctrine) has unearthed our heritage.  Just as important, is the Vision and the Voice (holding the canon of Thelemic doctrine; along with the Holy Books of Thelema) by the Master Therion along with the DOzmt Index and the Divine Interviews of our Greatly Honored Frater Zoel Dana Kaim/Chaim as proof that our spiritual heritage brings us to a living tradition, active in our day.  New Gnosis is the key to our vitality and is the source of spiritual authority in that we prove our connection to the Secret Chiefs that have since time immemorial, tended to the spiritual development of the Human Race.  Certainly we know that acting through the Rosicrucians, they instituted a new morality of Life, Light, Love and Liberty in the founding of the United States of America.  And they sealed this with a theurgic prophecy; the Vision of George Washington.

The central, most sacred rite that ties most of our other rituals together is the Gnostic Mass. However, our rite differs from that which might be called the more traditional rite composed by the Master Therion. And several catechisms on this are also contained herein. We still very strongly respect the original version and it is that version to which this updated version must still refer itself to for access to the root, core of our tradition. The modifications upon this rite now speak to a more enlightened generation of stars and offsets the Victorianism of the first century of Horus.  In such a light, we recognize the necessary and equal participation of both genders in the formulation and nourishment of life, which is the true secret of the Philosopher's Stone.

For these rites are fully functioning within a community, at this stage of development, it will be necessary to plan a community. For want of a better phrase, one can say that it is our intent to build ‘A City on the Hill’ with the same fervor upon which the Founding Fathers of the United States of America built theirs. This collective engine will fortify us in our pursuit of Light, Life, Love and Liberty and into the next exciting century ahead of us. And we will surely share in the bounty of the Yew Groves of Yama.  Each church has its own Council of Elders with one principal servant who holds the title of Rector.  The Rector is teamed with the collective of Rectors from the various churches in a body called the Grand Ecumenical Council, each themselves being a director of that Council.

This council meets every five years to compare the working notes of each of its collective bodies as per the experimental nature of the formula of the mass.  In this way, a living science continues its exploration into the secrets of nature.  As well, all other issues within the A.M.H.R. collective are addressed with non-binding consensus resolutions set in order to better facilitate the harmonious association that is held in the balance.  These resolutions then, are meant to be suggestive by the wisdom of the council.

We are bound by the pneumatic law of Thelema.

WILL INVOKES ACTION: ACTION IS WILL;

INITIATION IS WILL IN MOTION;

MOTION IS THE RESULT OF INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE IS LEADERSHIP.

"Let my servants be few & secret: they shall rule the many & the known."

AL I.10

Love is the law, love under will.

Platonism & Alchemy I

Platonism & Alchemy II

Platonism & Alchemy III

Platonism & Alchemy IV

Platonism & Alchemy V

Platonism & Alchemy VI

Platonism & Alchemy VII

Platonism & Alchemy VIII