Elus Cohens Martinez de Pasqually

the cohen seal of pasqually

for twenty years, spanning 1754 1774, year of death, pasqually worked ceaselessly establish , promote ordre des chevaliers maçons Élus coëns de l univers.

in 1754 founded chapter of scottish judges in montpellier.

in 1761, became affiliated lodge la française in bordeaux , founded cohen temple there.

in 1764 la française reorganized him française Élue Écossaise indicate had chapter of superior degrees.

in 1766 directors of masonic province of bordeaux declared abolishing constitutions relating higher grades apart first 3 (regular blue- or st. john s degrees of: apprentice, fellowcraft , master). result, works of chapter suspended. same year martinez travelled paris , found new , explicit elus cohen-temple bacon de chivalerie, jean-baptiste willermoz, fauger d ignéacourt, count of lusignan, henri de loos, grainville, , several others play important parts in history order.

in 1767, established sovereign tribunal direct whole order of elus coens.

in 1768 met louis-claude de saint-martin. personality , teachings of pasqually made deep , lasting impression on saint-martin. conversely, pasqually himself influenced saint-martin decided leave military career in 1771 , become personal secretary of martinez, replacing abbe pierre fournié. period notable development of rituals of order starts , pasquallys drafting of magnum opus, treatise on reintegration of beings, main doctrinal foundation of martinist theosophy , theurgy.

in 1772 martiez, embarked on trip santo domingo receive inheritance, , subsequently died there in 1774. thereafter, order disintegrates.

in 1776, coens temples of la rochelle, marseilles, , libourne fall grasp of grand lodge of france.

in 1777, rites no longer in operation , institutional use, except circles in paris, versailles , eu.

finally, in 1781, sebastien las casas, third , last grand sovereign of elus cohens (successor of caignet de lester, died in 1778) ordered closure of 8 remaining temples still recognize authority. neither las casas nor caignet played important role in orders development.

despite official closure, elus coens continued both practice theurgy, , conduct initiations. on other hand, theosophical teaching of martinez not lost, in masonry, spreads long after death of leader through masonic system established willermoz shortly after death master.

besides willermoz , saint-martin, last known personal disciple of martinez abbe pierre fournié. around 1768 met teacher make him turn around life completely, , of whom employed secretary. initiated elus coën, tonsured cleric fournié resides in bordeaux, mediates correspondences between different members of order.

in 1776, louis-claude de saint-martin quoted describing him elus cohen exceptionally favored in supernatural manifestations; source fournié himself in own work ve been, , become (1802), in fear of saying much. @ time of revolution fournié emigrated england, remained until death, , in period, 1818 1821, befriends theosophist of munich franz von baader.