PYRAHMOS AND RAHMEA
“This Order came into manifestation because of the world’s great need; the need of a simple yet heart-satisfying presentation of the world-old principles and laws of Divine Life. To accomplish its work two ‘children in spiritual things’ answered the call.”
The teachings here-in presented are not the intellectualisations of the Founders, they are emanations of something much higher and Divine, as the style of writing, and the simplicity of the teachings strike a chord deep within the heart. We term such writings as being truly inspired, for no human agency can hold so much love, understanding and wisdom.
These teachings present the philosophy of Christian Psychology and Mysticism in plain, comprehensible terms and applied to the daily life. Not mere theory and metaphysical speculation, but a definite and comprehensible philosophy of life and Soul-growth, tested through years of experience, which includes a rational explanation of all forms of mysticism and Biblical occultism, as well as the vital and complex problems of modern life and all after-death conditions. These teachings fulfil the needs of the awakened Soul who is seeking to know and understand how to apply the universal laws of the spiritual life under present and coming world conditions. While philosophical and comprehensive in their scope, they also answer the heart-cry for love, light and life.
To be efficient in life’s day at school, a philosophy should be sought which is so all-inclusive that it explains: Where we came from. Why we are here. What the destiny is to which we are expected to reach. What our individual place is in the whole mighty scheme of the universe, and how we are to attain it.
To successfully awaken “The Inner Life”, the spiritual aspirant must be taught how to go within; to “know that the kingdom of God lies within you” and this is accomplished by set daily spiritual exercises and disciplines. This enables one to learn the more advanced lessons of the inner life or the “Mystery of the Kingdom of God.” “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God: but unto them that are without (unpurified and uninitiated) all these things are done in parables.”
The higher spiritual attainment requires more than a clean, good moral life and good citizenship. It requires an active and persistent seeking for the Christ-consciousness as a personal, psychological and spiritual experience, putting aside all ideas of limitation as to the manner in which, or the religion through which that realization may come. For in the heart of every true religion the Path of Attainment can be found if searched for diligently. And many an Aspirant finds and enters upon the mystical “Way of the Cross” without his knowing, on which he must meet and overcome all kinds of discouragements, obstacles and temptations. Here his sincerity is tested, as to which shall rule his life, the lusts of the flesh and the ambitions of the mind, or the Inner Guidance of the Spirit.
In reality, the Teacher who appears is just the thing that can teach us to take the next step. Sometimes it is a friend quite as ordinary as ourselves; another time it is a book, another an incident in our lives. But it is always just that thing which teaches us to take the next step. Only as the student can grasp that these teachings are far more than the intellectual compilations of the authors is he ready to internalise the teachings in earnest, once he can sense the light of the Hierarchy back of this Order.
Avesha Avatars
“It is a case of Avesha Avatara, the overshadowing and informing of the lesser by the greater. In the Avesha Avatara a pure vessel is chosen, not necessarily a liberated man, and the Divine Life utilizes the Man thus qualified, for a limited period and for a particular purpose. . . . Generally, for a lifetime, the Divine Influence continues to shine through the purified vessel and, to all appearances, as in reality it is, the human nature of the man is submerged by the overflowing Divine Life.
Avesha is a peculiar relation between a chosen mortal, trained and perfected for this special relation through many incarnations, and a Divine being or a more than mortal Spiritual Teacher, for the purpose of presenting to the world a particular truth, message or philosophy. There can be no deception here, for by their works are they known.”
The Teacher of the Order
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891)
“She was chosen as a Messenger of the Lodge because she had that karmic Right and had sought to prepare herself for that Work.”
The Teacher of the Order on HPB
During her earthly incarnation in that personality that was HPB it was her great mission to bridge the gap between the Eastern and Western Teachings and to bring to the Western world the jewels of great price to be found in all religions. At her passing her mission continued through various personalities and groups, The Order of Christian Mystics being but one of them.
It is in the higher realms that the Great Teacher known as Mme. Blavatsky, still directs and carries on that great work as one of the most able lieutenants or assistant professors to the Masters who were her Teachers. It is not as the old human personality of Mme. Blavatsky, however, that that Great Teacher should be thought of by her followers, but as the Great Soul who for a time inhabited and was hampered and limited by the traits and frailties of that complex personality. Indeed, it is far more in accord with the facts of the case to drop the feminine pronoun entirely and simply refer to that Great Soul as The Teacher, instead of imposing upon her the limitations of the last incarnation in a feminine organism.
The important fact to remember in this connection is that this Great Teacher still remains in the higher Realms of the Astral and from there inspires, works with and influences, to the degree that each will permit, respond and follow, not only the Society which she founded and all the sects into which it is now split up, but also every group of students throughout the world who are seeking to promulgate any phase or aspect of the Wisdom Religion and who are unprejudiced and open minded enough to respond to the more advanced conceptions of it to which she has now attained.
This Great Teacher appears to many students in a mist of beautiful, clear, rich violet light; for violet is the colour of the higher Realms of the Astral World.
Priestess of the Flame (Rahmea)
Harriette Augusta Curtiss (1856-1952)
Dr. Frank Homer Curtiss (1875-1946)
Co-founder of The Order of Christian Mystics (Pyrahmos)
“The teachings herein presented are not the result of psychical research as ordinarily conducted but are the teachings on this subject given the authors by the teachers of The Order of Christian Mystics from the Higher Realms, transmitted through Mrs. Curtiss by the independent method known as theopneusty, while in full waking consciousness, in collaboration with Dr. Curtiss, and verified by their personal psychic experiences in the Astral World. These teachings are therefore not a mediumistic report of the experiences of one person and his deductions there-from, but form a constructive philosophy derived from Those Who Know, which has been repeatedly tested and proved reliable.”
(Theopneusty is the mysterious power to hear orally the teachings or directions of a Divine Being. Theopathy is the ability to assimilate the nature of a Divine Being. Theophany is the actual appearance of a Divine Being to a mortal.)
To be an initiate of the Order of the Flame is a major spiritual achievement. Many siddhis and occult powers are at the command of such initiates, for by their very purity and enlightened stage, nature strives to obey their very will and wishes. Thus they go down in the annals of history as miracle workers and few there be who can comprehend their inner state. A keen study of the teachings of the Order will show that Rahmea could communicate with nature spirits, arch angelic emanations, planetary spirits and intelligences, genii and beings in the Divine realms.
As a seeress she received hundreds of prophecies for the benefit of mankind. She had also reached mastery over the astral realms and could verify the psychic experiences of others and consciously make use of the higher planes to do the extensive healing work that the Order performed on a daily basis.
In her communications with the nature spirits, she was always reverentially addressed as “Priestess”, showing the ancient doctrine that nature is subservient to the spiritually illumined will of man.
The Master Jesus
Of course, there were no pictures of the Master made during His Earth-life. All the pictures now in existence are but the various artists’ conceptions. This picture was precipitated for Dr. Curtiss directly from the invisible. The discarnate artist stated that the radiance of the Master was so glorious that it almost blinded him. This sketch was the best he could do under the circumstances. When it was finished he precipitated it into the physical for the Order’s use. The face is sensitive and kind without being effeminate; strong, positive and masculine without being stern.
