- [Narrator] While Lao Tzu was busy sharing Daoism in China
and the Buddha was showing the Hindus and Tibetans
the path to enlightenment,
the great Greek sages and philosophers,
Pythagoras and Plato and the Eleusinians,
were refining the mystical wisdom
of the ancient mystery schools
that were being brought from further East.
Before they were introduced to the West,
the Arabic Empire absorbed and integrated
many of the secret wisdom teachings
in the many religions where it became dominant.
During the Crusades, the Christian intelligentsia
that accompanied the crusading soldiers gained initiation
from their Arabic and Persian counterparts
before bringing the teachings back to Europe.
The mystery schools formed the major inspiration
for all subsequent Western esotericism
and are the foundation of much of our modern culture.
They are the birthplace of science and mathematics,
rational philosophy and the liberal arts, the Olympic games,
performing arts such as theater and music.
And while many of these activities
are regarded as secular today,
having little to do with spirituality,
they all ultimately grew from the fertile soil
of ancient mysticism.
These schools of thought
were great mystic universities and centers for learning.
For the study of the mysteries of life and death,
the truths of which were only revealed
to initiates known as the Misdei,
the most famous thinkers,
artists and statesmen of the ancient world.
People who excelled at abstract science,
who created exquisite works of art,
who assembled the first libraries,
who built the pyramids and the Parthenon,
were all mystic initiates in one way or another
and all who which held the sacred mysteries
to be the very height of their culture.
The ancient Egyptian mystery schools
were venerated by the Greeks
and the Greek mysteries were held in esteem by the Romans.
The Roman statesman Cicero once said,
"The rights of the mystery schools are called initiations.
"And in truth we have learned from them
"the first principles of life.
"We have gained the understanding not only to live happily,
"but also to die with better hope."
The mystery schools revealed through direct experience
that life is a journey of spiritual awakening,
a process by which humans may find their higher nature
and even become what the ancients called gods.
The ancient mystics taught that each individual
is a spark of the one fire life as represented by the sun.
The mystics teach us to concentrate
all of our desires onto the one desire to know God,
concentrating on the essential sense of being,
our feeling of I am.
And then finally, as we cross the threshold of realization
to be ready to abandon this also.
Especially in our society today,
we miss our simple yet essential nature
because of our own fears and desires.
Desire is the memory of pleasure, which we seek to repeat
and fear is the memory of pain, which we seek to avoid.
Both of these keep us from the present moment
because they are rooted
in experiences of the past and future.
According to Plato, the ultimate design of the mysteries
was to lead us back
to the principles from which we descended,
a perfect enjoyment of intellectual, spiritual good.
While the concept of mystery schools as we know it
comes from the Greeks, the Greeks themselves oftentimes said
that they got the idea from the Egyptians.
Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing for sure
what form the Egyptian mystery schools took
but from what we know of Egyptian religion,
each temple often contained libraries
and centers of learning,
the most famous of which being the Per Ankh
or House of Life.
One of the greatest medical
and philosophical libraries of their world,
even the temple of Naith in Saees
were so long was said to have received the story of Atlantis
before it was acquired by Plato,
contained a medical school
that taught philosophy and spiritual practice.
While mysticism was nearly destroyed
in mainstream culture for almost 1,000 years,
it experienced a rebirth during the Renaissance,
a word literally translating to rebirth
when many ancient philosophical texts
were discovered and retranslated.
Most notably, the Corpus Hermeticum
returned to the modern culture
and influenced the direction of modern society
including how people interpreted Christianity.
Even into the modern world today,
we find that the mysteries have influenced modern science
in profound ways.
For example, nearly all of the founders of quantum physics
were into some form of mysticism or Eastern philosophy,
which shaped their understanding of the universe
and supported them in pioneering some of the most
groundbreaking discoveries in the world today.
And today, the mysteries are still alive.
Last year, we enrolled the first students
into the Spirit Science Mystery School.
Spirit Mysteries was inspired
by a mystical visitation from Thoth
and a calling to create a space both digital and physical
that brings people together
with the intention of cultivating a higher consciousness
and doing soulful work in the world.
Where spirit science
is about facilitating the conversation
about science and spirituality,
Spirit Mysteries is about each of us
evolving our consciousness for real.
In the last year, Spirit Mysteries has come a long way.
Initially we only had a few programs
and several live events every month
but over this past year,
the Mystery School has evolved tremendously.
As we approach our one year anniversary of Spirit Mysteries,
we look back to see where we came from,
become present with where we are now,
and chart a course for the future.
Today, members of Spirit Mysteries
have access to over 50 events in any given month,
including live workshops, sacred ceremonies,
social gatherings, and meditations.
On top of the community events
and the live and recorded workshops,
we also now offer free one-on-one counseling sessions
as well as tarot and astrological readings
available with every membership.
Thousands of members have experienced Spirit Mysteries
in some way, shape or form.
And what they've shared about the experience
is beyond words.
- And I have to say that it is unlike anything
that I have ever experienced.
It is a lot of fun, for one,
and it is also just full of love, full of light,
and full of just this outstanding inspiration
of people that want you to succeed.
- Thank you so much for putting together Spirit Mysteries.
I have been yearning and longing for a community like this
and I am so excited to enroll right after this
but the Seven-Day Transformation course
was so impactful, empowering.
- I am extremely grateful for these videos.
They have really upped my knowledge base.
- And in all honesty,
it's been incredibly helpful, super insightful.
It really gets you to hone in and focus,
be dedicated to your spiritual practice,
build some discipline to keep it going.
- I'm really glad that the courses are available forever.
So that means if I ever get off track again, I can use it.
And the videos were phenomenal,
especially this video on the love meditation.
I've been listening to it every day for like a week now
and I have just love for myself and love for everyone,
and I'm just hopeful in all areas.
- Each day, the lessons permeated
throughout the rest of the day.
I felt more conscious and more present.
- The level of caring that you feel being in this program
and curiously like, it being an online program
with videos that the level of support that you feel,
like I generally felt connected to other people.
I felt the intention of that community.
This is your opportunity.
This is your time.
Are you going to take it?
So I just, I really appreciated that.
- [Narrator] Looking forward to the future,
once the borders and travel opens up,
we will also facilitate
several in-person events on a yearly basis,
including group trips to Rhythmia
as well as yoga and other meditation retreats.
Since we began, Spirit Mysteries was accessible
generally through a higher cost
as we looked to cultivate a community
of truly invested seekers.
And so, memberships ranged between $500 and $1,500.
However, today we're excited to announce
a massive shift in memberships,
which are now more affordable for everyone
and still include everything offered to other members,
such as access to the entire community,
one-on-one counseling,
invitations to events both online and in-person,
and the full Spirit Mysteries library.
The works.
Remember, the ancient mysteries were considered
to only be available to people
who genuinely felt a deep inner calling to participate.
If you feel it in your heart
and you're ready to step into a new wave of life,
connect with your spirit family,
and rapidly shift and elevate
your vibration and consciousness,
click the link below to experience the magic
and life-changing mystical experience,
that is the mysteries reborn.
Thank you so much for watching
and we'll see you on the inside.
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