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'''Serapis Bey''' is the [[chohan]] of the fourth ray, hierarch of the [[Ascension Temple]] at Luxor, and the thirteenth member of the Council of Adepts of the Ascension Temple. He is also known as '''Serapis Soleil''', Serapis of the Sun. | '''Serapis Bey''' is the [[chohan]] of the fourth ray, hierarch of the [[Ascension Temple]] at Luxor, and the thirteenth member of the Council of Adepts of the Ascension Temple. He is also known as '''Serapis Soleil''', Serapis of the Sun. | ||
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=== Architect of the Great Pyramid === | === Architect of the Great Pyramid === | ||
[[File:Kheops-Pyramid.jpg|thumb|alt=caption|The Great Pyramid]] | </translate> | ||
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Serapis was the architect of the [[Great Pyramid]] and [[El Morya]] was the master mason. The Great Pyramid is the carving in stone of the record of the path of [[initiation]] whereby the soul, beginning in Matter, the base of the pyramid, the four sides, rises from the center of the pyramid to the apex. The raising up of that flame is the [[meditation]] upon the white light that travels in the physical body from the base of the spine to the crown. | Serapis was the architect of the [[Great Pyramid]] and [[El Morya]] was the master mason. The Great Pyramid is the carving in stone of the record of the path of [[initiation]] whereby the soul, beginning in Matter, the base of the pyramid, the four sides, rises from the center of the pyramid to the apex. The raising up of that flame is the [[meditation]] upon the white light that travels in the physical body from the base of the spine to the crown. | ||
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=== Amenhotep III === | === Amenhotep III === | ||
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[[File:Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III (Room 4).2.JPG|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=caption|Head of Amenhotep III, British Museum]] | [[File:Colossal granite head of Amenhotep III (Room 4).2.JPG|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=caption|<translate>Head of Amenhotep III, British Museum</translate>]] | ||
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Serapis was embodied as the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III (reigned c. 1417–1379 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>.), the son of Thutmose IV and the great grandson of Thutmose III, an incarnation of [[Kuthumi]]. His son and successor to the throne was Amenhotep IV, later known as [[Ikhnaton]]. During Serapis’ reign, Egypt was at her height of prosperity, peace and splendor, which were the direct manifestation of his communion with his own heart flame and with the ascended masters all the way back to the Ancient of Days. | Serapis was embodied as the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III (reigned c. 1417–1379 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>.), the son of Thutmose IV and the great grandson of Thutmose III, an incarnation of [[Kuthumi]]. His son and successor to the throne was Amenhotep IV, later known as [[Ikhnaton]]. During Serapis’ reign, Egypt was at her height of prosperity, peace and splendor, which were the direct manifestation of his communion with his own heart flame and with the ascended masters all the way back to the Ancient of Days. | ||
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=== Phidias === | === Phidias === | ||
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[[File:1200px-1868 Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=caption|''Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends'', Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1868)]] | [[File:1200px-1868 Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=caption|<translate>''Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to his Friends'', Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1868)</translate>]] | ||
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Serapis Bey was embodied as the sculptor Phidias during the fifth century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. in Athens. He was regarded as the greatest of all the Greek sculptors. He was the architect of the Parthenon, supervising its exquisitely masterful construction. Within the Parthenon he placed his most famous work, the forty-foot high statue in gold and ivory of [[Pallas Athena]], the representation of the Mother figure, the Goddess of Truth. | Serapis Bey was embodied as the sculptor Phidias during the fifth century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. in Athens. He was regarded as the greatest of all the Greek sculptors. He was the architect of the Parthenon, supervising its exquisitely masterful construction. Within the Parthenon he placed his most famous work, the forty-foot high statue in gold and ivory of [[Pallas Athena]], the representation of the Mother figure, the Goddess of Truth. | ||
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== Worship in Egypt == | == Worship in Egypt == | ||
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[[File:Serapis Louvre Ma 1830.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=caption|Marble bust of Serapis, Carthage (early 3rd century <small>A</small>.<small>D</small>.)]] | [[File:Serapis Louvre Ma 1830.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=caption|<translate>Marble bust of Serapis, Carthage (early 3rd century <small>A</small>.<small>D</small>.)</translate>]] | ||
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In the Hellenistic age, from 323 to 31 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., Serapis became one of the most important gods of the Egyptian and Greco-Roman pantheons. He was revered as the patron of the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt and as the founding deity of the great city of Alexandria. There are numerous historical records of the intimate contact of Serapis with men throughout Egypt and Asia Minor, and there are over 1,080 statues, temples and monuments dedicated to Serapis Bey that were erected during that era. | In the Hellenistic age, from 323 to 31 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., Serapis became one of the most important gods of the Egyptian and Greco-Roman pantheons. He was revered as the patron of the Ptolemaic kings of Egypt and as the founding deity of the great city of Alexandria. There are numerous historical records of the intimate contact of Serapis with men throughout Egypt and Asia Minor, and there are over 1,080 statues, temples and monuments dedicated to Serapis Bey that were erected during that era. | ||
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== Work with the Theosophical Society == | == Work with the Theosophical Society == | ||
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[[File:0000193 serapis-soleil-2265AX 600.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=caption|Serapis Soleil]] | [[File:0000193 serapis-soleil-2265AX 600.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=caption|<translate>Serapis Soleil</translate>]] | ||
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Serapis Bey played a vital role in the initial thrust and direction of the endeavors of the Brotherhood during the nineteenth century. Among the earliest letters from the adepts and masters to the founders of the [[Theosophical Society]] were those of Serapis Bey and the Brotherhood of Luxor. | Serapis Bey played a vital role in the initial thrust and direction of the endeavors of the Brotherhood during the nineteenth century. Among the earliest letters from the adepts and masters to the founders of the [[Theosophical Society]] were those of Serapis Bey and the Brotherhood of Luxor. | ||
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(Generally, however, ascended beings do not return to the physical plane unless there is some specific service requiring this change in vibratory rate.) | (Generally, however, ascended beings do not return to the physical plane unless there is some specific service requiring this change in vibratory rate.) | ||
Serapis tells us, “You ascend daily.” Our thoughts, our feelings, our daily deeds are all weighed in the balance. We do not ascend all at once, but by increments as we pass our tests and win our individual victories. The entire record of all our past lives and momentums of both good and evil must be counted; and then, when we have brought at least 51 percent of all the energy that has ever been allotted to us into balance with the purity and harmony of the Great God Self, we may be offered the gift of the ascension. The remaining 49 percent must be transmuted, or purified, from the ascended octaves through service to earth and her evolutions. | Serapis tells us, “You ascend daily.” Our thoughts, our feelings, our daily deeds are all weighed in the balance. We do not ascend all at once, but by increments as we pass our tests and win our individual victories. The entire record of all our past lives and momentums of both good and evil must be counted; and then, when we have brought at least 51 percent of all the energy that has ever been allotted to us into balance with the purity and harmony of the Great God Self, we may be offered the gift of the ascension. The remaining 49 percent must be transmuted, or purified, from the ascended octaves through service to earth and her evolutions.<ref>In addition to balancing 51 percent of one’s karma, the requirements for the ascension are to balance the threefold flame, align the four lower bodies, attain a certain mastery on all seven rays, achieve a degree of mastery over outer conditions, fulfill one’s divine plan, transmute the electronic belt, and raise the Kundalini.</ref> | ||
Serapis Bey, the chohan of the ascension flame and hierarch of the Ascension Temple at Luxor, Egypt, speaks to each one of us: | |||
<blockquote>The future is what you make it, even as the present is what you made it. If you do not like it, God has provided a way for you to change it, and the way is through the acceptance of the currents of the ascension flame.<ref>Ibid., p. 89.</ref></blockquote> | |||
Guiseppe Verdi captured the music of the ascension flame in the “Triumphal March” from ''Aïda''. The keynote of the Ascension Temple is “Liebestraum,” by Franz Liszt, and the radiance of the Electronic Presence of Serapis Bey and his [[twin flame]] pour through the aria “Celeste Aïda.” | |||
== See also == | |||
[[Ascension Temple]]. | |||
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== Sources == | |||
{{MTR}}, s.v. “Serapis Bey.” | |||
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[[Category:Heavenly beings]] | |||
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