Raymond bernard biography
Raymond Bernard (1923-2006)
Raymond Bernard, esotericist and writer, was Grand Master of several Western initiatic traditions (Rosicrucian, Martinist, Templar Order). By travels on every continent, by initiations received and given in the Traditions encountered in Africa, in the East and in the West, he also created spiritual and fraternal ties between many human communities, pacifying many personal quests, opening up choices at all levels of society.
His written work - twelve titles, with 230,000 copies distributed together with nearly a hundred articles and messages - developed his mystical and spiritual approach. It covered the world of Tradition and its specific pathways by their attachment to a single source which he designated "the Primordial Tradition". As a Speaker, he has given hundreds of public and private conferences on these subjects, in French and English. As an Initiator, he reactivated Martinism the 1960s and established a Templar Tradition in the 1980s which also incorporated Pythagorean thought. As an Integrator, he created a bridge between African and Western Traditions and transmitted techniques giving people more independence in their individual quest. His adherence to ancient and Egyptian Traditions, to Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and the Druze movement inspired his work and service.
After studying law, he carried on business in his home town of Dauphine which he left at the age of 33 to begin his long journey through the Tradition, firstly to serve the Rosicrucian Order which from then began an exceptional expansion. Tradition, for him, took many forms, which he always made his own without appropriating them, being always eager to pass the torch. This site is like the notebook of a Rosicrucian, Freemason, Templar, Pythagorean, Christian, Martinist, shaman ... His latest creation, when he was 64, has been the CIRCES, still active now, conveying the essence of his message.
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Raymond Bernard (esotericist)
French esotericist (1923–2006)
For the American esotericist also known as Raymond Bernard, see Walter Siegmeister.
Raymond Antoine Bernard (19 May 1923 – 10 January 2006) was a French esotericist and freemason. He was the Grand Master of French AMORC, a large Rosicrucian order, in Francophone countries. As part of AMORC, he founded the Renewed Order of the Temple. Following his resigning (or expulsion) from AMORC, he founded several other esoteric orders, including CIRCES and OSTI. As part of CIRCES, he was a personal advisor to the president of Cameroon, Paul Biya.
Early life
Raymond Antoine Bernard was born in Bourg-d’Oisans, Isère on 19 May 1923. He was raised in a Catholic family who had origins in Dauphiné, and attended secondary school in Grenoble. He studied law at a school there, though his studies were interrupted by the Second World War.
Esotericism
AMORC and ORT
In 1941, he was introduced to esotericism by an English Rosicrucian by the name of Edith Lynn, and a few years later he came into contact with the Jeanne Guesdon, as well as Ralph M. Lewis, both high ranking AMORC figures. In 1952 he was admitted to AMORC's inner knighthood, and Lewis appointed him an administrator of the organization in 1965; Lewis then appointed him as AMORC's grand master in Francophone countries, a post he held from 1959 to 1977. He served many positions in the organization, structuring it in Francophone nations (especially African ones).
Due to the resulting success, he acquired a château for AMORC in 1969, which became the headquarters of the Francophone Grand Lodge in 1973. In the 1950s, he was also involved in Italian Freemasonry, and joined the French Grande Loge nationale française Opéra, where he achieved the three symbolic grades given out by the organization. At this time, he was initiated into the Ordre martiniste traditionnel (OMT), which Lewis gave him the responsibility to re-establish in France; French film director and screenwriter Raymond Bernard Plaque Raymond Bernard, 55 rue Pergolèse, Paris 16 Paris, France Paris, France Raymond Bernard (10 October 1891 – 12 December 1977) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years. He is best remembered for several large-scale historical productions, including the silent films Le Miracle des loups (The Miracle of the Wolves) and Le Joueur d'échecs (The Chess Player) and in the 1930s Les Croix de bois (Wooden Crosses) and a highly regarded adaptation of Les Misérables. Raymond Bernard was born in Paris in 1891, the son of the author and humorist Tristan Bernard and younger brother of the playwright Jean-Jacques Bernard. He began his career as an actor appearing on stage in plays written by his father, including Jeanne Doré (1913) alongside Sarah Bernhardt (also filmed in 1916). In 1917, Bernard began to work behind the camera as assistant to Jacques Feyder at Gaumont and then continued as a director, principally adapting plays by his father. In these popular entertainments, he soon gained experience of working with leading performers such as Max Linder and Charles Dullin. In 1924, Bernard embarked upon a new style of film, the historical spectacle, with Le Miracle des loups set in 15th-century France in the reign of Louis XI. This proved to be the most expensive film of its day and one of the more profitable. Bernard's ability to combine dramatic narrative with spacious settings and large numbers of performers was utilised in the two remaining productions of his silent film career, Le Joueur d'échecs (1927) and Tarakanova (1930). Bernard's film-making in the sound era continued for nea .Raymond Bernard (filmmaker)
Born 10 October 1891 Died 12 December 1977 (1977-12-13) (aged 86) Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter and actor Biography