M.R. Osborne
Michael Robert Osborne (born 1969) is an English writer and public speaker known for his work on Christian mysticism, esotericism, and philosophical alchemy.
Osborne holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Theology from the University of Birmingham. His postgraduate work focused on the ecclesiastical structure of the Primitive and Post-Apostolic Church, and the post-Reformation polity of the Anglican Church. He has postgraduate diplomas in Education, Law, and Legal Practice from the Universities of London and De Montfort. He is an Anglo-Catholic, a member of the American Academy of Religion, and a practising Solicitor in England and Wales.
Osborne has written over a dozen published works on the intersection of Western esotericism with Christian orthodoxy. He has examined the alchemical nature of William Blake's art; [1] and theoretical connections between purported haunting and time-slip phenomena. [2] His book 'Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order' [3] analysed occult concepts in the biblical Nehushtan myth and the 23 enigma.
Osborne is best known for his collaboration with Rose Circle Books in the publication of English language editions of eighteenth-century manuscripts derived from the Order of Knight-Masons Elect Priests of the Universe. These include the 'Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings' of Martinez de Pasqually; 'The de Grainville Manuscripts' (otherwise known as the Manuscript of Algiers); and the treatise of the Abbé Fournié, 'What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become'. Masonic Grand First Principal of New York State Piers Allfrey Vaughan described his work as, "Well-researched and well-written." [4] Montreal-based broadcaster Jonathan Stewart of the Gnostic Wisdom Network Channel regarded the publication of Fournié's treatise into English as “a book we've been wanting to read for more than a decade.” [5]
Osborne is a Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) member, and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College. In 2018, he won the SRIA’s prestigious Companion of Christian Rosenkreutz Prize for his research papers on 'The Lessons of Lyons'. [6], [7]
Osborne contributes to 'Watkins’ Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine', an internationally recognised publication of various subjects from contemporary spirituality to mysticism. [8]
References:
1. Osborne, M. R. The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence and 'An
Allegory on the Spiritual Condition of Man'. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2024
2. Osborne, M. R. Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the
Haunting of William Hogarth. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2023
3. Osborne, M. R. The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2023
4. Vaughan, P. A. (2023, February 5). Pierre Fournie: What We Have Been, What We Are And What We Will
Become. Rose Circle Books. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://rosecirclebooks.com/abbe- fournie-what-we-have-been-we-are-we-will-become/
5. Stewart, J. C. (2022, August 26). Fournie. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://archive.org/details/Fournier
6. Osborne, M. R., M.A. (2016). Martinez de Pasqually and the Transmission of Power [Prize Paper, Societas
in Rosicruciana in Anglia]. Metropolitan Study Group of the SRIA. https://www.mrosborne.co.uk/the-elus- coen-library/martinez-de-pasqually-and-the-transmission-of-power
7. Osborne, M. R., M.A. (2017). The Lessons of Lyons [Prize Paper, Salon Rose-Croix]. Societas Rosicruciana
in Anglia. 7. https://www.mrosborne.co.uk/the-elus-coen-library/salon-rose-croix-mark-mason-hall-the- lessons-of-lyon
8. Watkin's Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine. https://www.watkinsmagazine.com/product/79-autumn-2024-
watkins-mind-body-spirit-copy-2
Address: Northampton, England
Osborne holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Theology from the University of Birmingham. His postgraduate work focused on the ecclesiastical structure of the Primitive and Post-Apostolic Church, and the post-Reformation polity of the Anglican Church. He has postgraduate diplomas in Education, Law, and Legal Practice from the Universities of London and De Montfort. He is an Anglo-Catholic, a member of the American Academy of Religion, and a practising Solicitor in England and Wales.
Osborne has written over a dozen published works on the intersection of Western esotericism with Christian orthodoxy. He has examined the alchemical nature of William Blake's art; [1] and theoretical connections between purported haunting and time-slip phenomena. [2] His book 'Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order' [3] analysed occult concepts in the biblical Nehushtan myth and the 23 enigma.
Osborne is best known for his collaboration with Rose Circle Books in the publication of English language editions of eighteenth-century manuscripts derived from the Order of Knight-Masons Elect Priests of the Universe. These include the 'Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings' of Martinez de Pasqually; 'The de Grainville Manuscripts' (otherwise known as the Manuscript of Algiers); and the treatise of the Abbé Fournié, 'What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become'. Masonic Grand First Principal of New York State Piers Allfrey Vaughan described his work as, "Well-researched and well-written." [4] Montreal-based broadcaster Jonathan Stewart of the Gnostic Wisdom Network Channel regarded the publication of Fournié's treatise into English as “a book we've been wanting to read for more than a decade.” [5]
Osborne is a Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) member, and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College. In 2018, he won the SRIA’s prestigious Companion of Christian Rosenkreutz Prize for his research papers on 'The Lessons of Lyons'. [6], [7]
Osborne contributes to 'Watkins’ Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine', an internationally recognised publication of various subjects from contemporary spirituality to mysticism. [8]
References:
1. Osborne, M. R. The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence and 'An
Allegory on the Spiritual Condition of Man'. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2024
2. Osborne, M. R. Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the
Haunting of William Hogarth. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2023
3. Osborne, M. R. The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order. 1st ed., Rose Circle Books, 2023
4. Vaughan, P. A. (2023, February 5). Pierre Fournie: What We Have Been, What We Are And What We Will
Become. Rose Circle Books. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://rosecirclebooks.com/abbe- fournie-what-we-have-been-we-are-we-will-become/
5. Stewart, J. C. (2022, August 26). Fournie. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://archive.org/details/Fournier
6. Osborne, M. R., M.A. (2016). Martinez de Pasqually and the Transmission of Power [Prize Paper, Societas
in Rosicruciana in Anglia]. Metropolitan Study Group of the SRIA. https://www.mrosborne.co.uk/the-elus- coen-library/martinez-de-pasqually-and-the-transmission-of-power
7. Osborne, M. R., M.A. (2017). The Lessons of Lyons [Prize Paper, Salon Rose-Croix]. Societas Rosicruciana
in Anglia. 7. https://www.mrosborne.co.uk/the-elus-coen-library/salon-rose-croix-mark-mason-hall-the- lessons-of-lyon
8. Watkin's Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine. https://www.watkinsmagazine.com/product/79-autumn-2024-
watkins-mind-body-spirit-copy-2
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The first English Ordinal continued the principal structure for ordering the Church of England's ministry following the death of Henry VIII. However, although the three historic ministries of bishop, priest, and deacon survived, the theological reasoning for retaining them varied. The sacerdotal role of the priesthood and the apostolic succession of bishops were at the heart of the debate. The writings of Thomas Cranmer and Richard Hooker played a crucial role in shaping a more coherent doctrine of ordination.
In the middle of the seventeenth century, when Anglican divines such as Jeremy Taylor made their response to opponents of the episcopate, it was often an appeal to the enduring character of the Ordinal's Preface. "I sum up with the attestation of the Church of England in the book of Ordination", wrote Taylor, "From the Apostles' time, these orders of ministers have been in Christ's Church: Bishops, Priests and Deacons."
The Restoration reinforced the necessity for bishops to ordain the clergy and confirmed the Church of England's commitment to maintaining the traditional threefold ministry. This marked the culmination of a long and tumultuous period of religious controversy and conflict in England.
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Fournié’s treatise itself must be read as a source document. By this I mean one must remember that the book is quite focused on one message: that the only way to seek successful reintegration is through Christian ethics. While this might seem obvious for an Order based on the Christian religion, two things become immediately apparent: that he is speaking as a member of the clergy and, therefore, more orthodox in his mapping of Pasqually’s teaching onto mainstream Catholicism than, say, Saint-Martin; also, that he is constrained by his position in the Church from saying anything too outlandish (although his less traditional ideas leak through occasionally).
Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings by M.R. Osborne
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The first English Ordinal continued the principal structure for ordering the Church of England's ministry following the death of Henry VIII. However, although the three historic ministries of bishop, priest, and deacon survived, the theological reasoning for retaining them varied. The sacerdotal role of the priesthood and the apostolic succession of bishops were at the heart of the debate. The writings of Thomas Cranmer and Richard Hooker played a crucial role in shaping a more coherent doctrine of ordination.
In the middle of the seventeenth century, when Anglican divines such as Jeremy Taylor made their response to opponents of the episcopate, it was often an appeal to the enduring character of the Ordinal's Preface. "I sum up with the attestation of the Church of England in the book of Ordination", wrote Taylor, "From the Apostles' time, these orders of ministers have been in Christ's Church: Bishops, Priests and Deacons."
The Restoration reinforced the necessity for bishops to ordain the clergy and confirmed the Church of England's commitment to maintaining the traditional threefold ministry. This marked the culmination of a long and tumultuous period of religious controversy and conflict in England.
@book{OSBORNE_2024a, place={Northampton, UK}, title={The Anglican Threefold Ministry in the writings of Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker and Jeremy Taylor}, publisher={WHITESTONE ESOTERIC}, author={OSBORNE, M.R.}, year={2024}} ,
Fournié’s treatise itself must be read as a source document. By this I mean one must remember that the book is quite focused on one message: that the only way to seek successful reintegration is through Christian ethics. While this might seem obvious for an Order based on the Christian religion, two things become immediately apparent: that he is speaking as a member of the clergy and, therefore, more orthodox in his mapping of Pasqually’s teaching onto mainstream Catholicism than, say, Saint-Martin; also, that he is constrained by his position in the Church from saying anything too outlandish (although his less traditional ideas leak through occasionally).