Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin's second book, published in 1782, continues the themes begun in 'Of Errors & Truth', developing a great image or tableau of the relationships between God, Man and the Universe.
Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, our Venerable Master, known under his penname "The Unknown Philosopher," has here bequeathed to us a treasure of great value for the aspiring Élu Coën. His Dix Instructions aux Hommes de Désir, or Ten Instructions to Men of Desire, as Robert Amadou called it in his facsimile reprint, provides 10 engaging lessons on the Martinezist/Martinist myths and cosmology. It can be seen as a primer or commentary on Martinez de Pasqually's Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings Into Their Original Spiritual and Divine Properties, Virtues and Powers, and can also stand on its own as a philosophical text on the Theosophy of Saint-Martin. It is also a clear commentary on the initiations and process of the Élus Coëns initiations. -- Page 10.
Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin was originally a high initiate in Martinez de Pasqually's 'Ordre des Chevalier Macons Elus Cohen de L'Univers', better known as 'Elus Kohen', a theurgic order dedicated to human salvation through High Magic. The group maintained a Gnostic-like belief that human souls had become trapped in material bodies at the Fall, and that Jesus - the 'Great Repairer' - had come to return humanity to its original estate. While agreeing with the fallen state of Man and the material world, Saint-Martin became disillusioned with Elus Kohen magical practices, and formulated his own 'Path of the Heart': a mystic, meditational technique for achieving the same ends. 'Man, His True Nature and Ministry' is St Martin's most important exposition of this philosophy, and his method of regaining the primordial divine grace. First published in 1802, it was also Saint-Martin's last work - he died the following year.
En 1790 paraissait un ouvrage majeur du courant illuministe, « L’Homme de désir ». L’auteur, Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, en a été l’un des plus illustres représentants. Disciple de Martinès de Pasqually, mystique accompli et éminent théosophe, il se fit connaître sous le pseudonyme désormais célèbre : « Le Philosophe Inconnu ». S’adressant aux hommes et aux femmes de son temps, cet ouvrage est conçu de telle sorte qu’il puisse toucher le cœur de ses lecteurs, véritable sanctuaire du Temple intérieur, et raviver leur désir d’union avec le Divin. Progressivement, il les éclaire et les guide vers les sphères élevées de la Sagesse divine. « L’Homme de désir » fut une source d’inspiration pour nombre de poètes, romanciers, philosophes et mystiques aussi bien contemporains du Philosophe Inconnu que des deux derniers siècles. Ouvrage toujours actuel par la qualité de sa prose et la profondeur de son message, quasiment introuvable depuis quelques années, sa réimpression était devenue nécessaire pour en permettre la lecture et l’étude par un public plus large, hors du cercle restreint de l’ésotérisme et plus spécifiquement du Martinisme.
Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, known as the "Unknown Philosopher" (1743 -1803) (21 vendémiaire an XII), is a French philosopher who belongs to the illuminist movement in the history of ideas. L'homme de désir is a major work of the Illuminists. It is designed to touch the reader's heart, the true sanctuary of the Inner Temple, and to rekindle their desire for union with the Divine.
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