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== Embodiments ==

In succeeding embodiments, Saint Germain and his followers, under the guidance of the Great Divine Director, rediscovered the flame and continued to guard the shrine. Later, the Great Divine Director, assisted by his disciple, established a retreat at the site of the flame and founded the House of Rakoczy, the royal house of Hungary.

=== The prophet Samuel ===

Samuel warned the Israelites of the dangers that would befall them through their rulers, but they still clamored for a king. Thus he anointed Saul as their leader and charged him and the people to always obey the voice of the L<small>ORD</small>. But when Saul proved to be an unfaithful servant, Samuel pronounced the L<small>ORD</small>’s judgment upon him for his disobedience and secretly anointed [[King David|David]] as king. When the prophet died, he was buried at Ramah; all of Israel mourned his passing.

Saint Germain was also embodied as Saint Joseph, the father of Jesus and husband of [[Mother Mary|Mary]]. There are few references to him in the New Testament. The Bible traces his lineage back to [[King David|David]]. It also recounts how when the angel of the Lord warned him in a dream that Herod planned to kill Jesus, Joseph heeded the warning and took his family to Egypt, returning after Herod’s death. Joseph is said to have been a carpenter and is thought to have passed on before Jesus began his public ministry. In Catholic tradition, Saint Joseph is revered as Patron of the Universal Church, and his feast is celebrated on March 19.

=== Saint Alban ===

Once his deed was discovered, Alban was scourged and sentenced to death. Legend says that so great a multitude gathered to witness his execution that they could not pass over a narrow bridge that had to be crossed. Alban prayed and the river parted to give passage to the crowd, whereupon his appointed executioner was converted and begged to die in his place. The request was denied and he was beheaded along with Alban.

=== Teacher of Proclus ===

=== Merlin ===

In the fifth century, Saint Germain was embodied as Merlin—alchemist, prophet and counsellor at the court of [[King Arthur]]. In a land splintered by warring chieftains and riven by Saxon invaders, Merlin led Arthur through twelve battles (which were actually twelve initiations) to unite the kingdom of Britain. He worked side by side with the king to establish the sacred fellowship of the [[Round Table]]. Under the guidance of Merlin and Arthur, Camelot was a [[mystery school]] where the knights and ladies pursued the inner unfoldment of the mysteries of the [[Holy Grail]] and a path of personal Christhood.

=== Roger Bacon ===

Saint Germain was Roger Bacon (1220–1292), philosopher, Franciscan monk, educational reformer and experimental scientist. In an era in which either theology or logic or both dictated the parameters of science, he promoted the experimental method, declared his belief that the world was round, and castigated the scholars and scientists of his day for their narrow-mindedness. “True knowledge stems not from the authority of others, nor from a blind allegiance to antiquated dogmas,”<ref>Henry Thomas and Dana Lee Thomas, ''Living Biographies of Great Scientists'' (Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, 1941), p. 15.</ref> he said. Bacon eventually left his position as a lecturer at the University of Paris and entered the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor.

Over the years Bacon gathered around himself a group of writers who were responsible for almost all of the Elizabethan literature. Some of these were part of a “secret society” he called “The Knights of the Helmet,” which had as its goal the advancement of learning by expanding the English language and creating a new literature written not in Latin but in words that Englishmen could understand. Bacon also organized the translation of the [[Bible translations|King James Version of the Bible]], determined that the common people should have the benefit of reading God’s Word for themselves.

Toward the end of his life Bacon was persecuted and went unrecognized for his manifold talents. He is said to have died in 1626, but some have claimed that he secretly lived in Europe for a time after that. Triumphing over circumstances that would have destroyed lesser men, his soul entered the ritual of the ascension from the [[Rakoczy Mansion]], retreat of the [[Great Divine Director]], on May 1, 1684.

[[File:Count of St Germain.jpg|thumb|upright|Le Comte de Saint Germain]]

=== The Wonderman of Europe ===

At this dawn of the [[age of Aquarius]], Saint Germain has gone before the Lords of Karma and received the opportunity to release the knowledge of the violet flame outside of the inner retreats of the Great White Brotherhood, outside of the [[mystery school]]s. Saint Germain tells us of the benefits of invoking the violet flame:  

== Alchemy ==

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== Retreats ==