Martinism
Sign in to saveMartinism is a form of Christian mysticism and esoteric Christianity concerned with the fall of the first man, his materialistic state of being deprived of his own divine source, and the process of his eventual (if not inevitable) return, called 'Reintegration'. thumb|150px|right|alt=Seal of Martinism|Seal of Martinism
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12 sectionsContents
- Three branches
- The Élus Coëns
- The Scottish Rectified Rite or Chevaliers Bienfaisants de la Cité-Sainte (CBCS)
- Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
- Martinezism: Martinez de Pasqually and the Élus Coëns
- Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
- Willermoz and the Scottish Rectified Rite
- Papus and Chaboseau: the founding of the Martinist Order
- Italian Martinism
- Modern Martinism
- See also
- Notes
Martinism is a form of Christian mysticism and esoteric Christianity concerned with the fall of the first man, his materialistic state of being deprived of his own divine source, and the process of his eventual (if not inevitable) return, called 'Reintegration'. thumb|150px|right|alt=Seal of Martinism|Seal of Martinism
As a mystical tradition, it was first transmitted through a Masonic high-degree system established around 1740 in France by Martinez de Pasqually, and later propagated in different forms by his two students Louis Claude de Saint-Martin and Jean-Baptiste Willermoz.