Membership
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Structure
The Order of the Temple and the Grail manifests itself along three lines of activity:
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Our Order is open to any man or woman over 21 years of age whose character exhibits the chivalric ideals of charity, nobility, fidelity, and uprightness, and who, through his or her talent and intellect, can support and advance the purpose of the Order.
The candidate must affirm a belief in God, a Divine Intelligence or a Supreme Power. The Order is ecumenical, and does not restrict membership to a single Church or religion.
The Order is in full communion with l'Eglise Gnostique Apostolique and the Ordre Martiniste of North America. However, members are not required to affiliate with these organizations.
The Order does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, political ideology, class, or social condition.
Each member is free to decide, at any time, whether he or she wishes to continue studies and may, with a simple written notice, defer studies, or resign altogether from the Order.
Initiations are entirely free of charge. There is an annual capitation.
Fees
There are no initiation fees. There is an annual capitation of $25 USD, payable by November 1 each year.
Petition for Membership
We welcome you to submit a Membership Petition.
The candidate must affirm a belief in God, a Divine Intelligence or a Supreme Power. The Order is ecumenical, and does not restrict membership to a single Church or religion.
The Order is in full communion with l'Eglise Gnostique Apostolique and the Ordre Martiniste of North America. However, members are not required to affiliate with these organizations.
The Order does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, nationality, political ideology, class, or social condition.
Each member is free to decide, at any time, whether he or she wishes to continue studies and may, with a simple written notice, defer studies, or resign altogether from the Order.
Initiations are entirely free of charge. There is an annual capitation.
Fees
There are no initiation fees. There is an annual capitation of $25 USD, payable by November 1 each year.
Petition for Membership
We welcome you to submit a Membership Petition.
Studies
The most fundamental writings of our tradition are the three Rosicrucian Manifestos dating from 1615/1616: Fama Fraternitatis, Confessio Fraternitatis, and Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz. Every member should study these works.
International College of Esoteric Studies
The Libers of the International College of Esoteric Studies (ICES) form the basic educational content of the Order. ICES was first established to disseminate Martinist teachings, and later broadened its curriculum to include material from the traditions of Alchemy, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, the Grail, the Hermetica, the Kabbalah, and Rosicrucianism. Because of this expansion, the name was changed in 1985 from International College of Martinist Studies to the International College of Esoteric Studies, at which time it became associated with its fraternal body, the Rosicrucian and Military Order of the Grail (later “Rosicrucian Order of the Grail”).
The Libers of the International College of Esoteric Studies (ICES) form the basic educational content of the Order. ICES was first established to disseminate Martinist teachings, and later broadened its curriculum to include material from the traditions of Alchemy, Freemasonry, Gnosticism, the Grail, the Hermetica, the Kabbalah, and Rosicrucianism. Because of this expansion, the name was changed in 1985 from International College of Martinist Studies to the International College of Esoteric Studies, at which time it became associated with its fraternal body, the Rosicrucian and Military Order of the Grail (later “Rosicrucian Order of the Grail”).