Archeosofica is a school of

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founded by

Tommaso Palamidessi Tommaso Palamidessi (February 16, 1915 – April 29, 1983) was an Italian esotericist. Drawn to astrology, parapsychology, and yoga- tantric doctrines, he was active in the field of the occult and developed a form of Esoteric Christianity that ...

in 1968 in Rome. It offers a program of research on

Archeosophy Tommaso Palamidessi (February 16, 1915 – April 29, 1983) was an Italian esotericist. Drawn to astrology, parapsychology, and yoga- tantric doctrines, he was active in the field of the occult and developed a form of Esoteric Christianity that ...

. The school is free and supplies booklets and other texts.

Beliefs

Archeosofica proposes a form of "ascesis" or asceticism: # Physiological and psychosomatic asceticism to maintain physical well-being. # Social asceticism, which is the effort and action to become a perfect citizen and to make oneself a spokesman of a "new society". # Mystical asceticism through intense devotion. # Theurgical asceticism, or ritual asceticism. # Magical asceticism. # Cosmic asceticism. # "Sapiential" and "initiatic" asceticism, or the spiritual elevation of oneself through knowledge and practice. Subjects of Archeosophy are explained in a series of booklets. There are about 50 Booklets on various subjects such as

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meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm ...

clairvoyance Clairvoyance (; ) is the magical ability to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through extrasensory perception. Any person who is claimed to have such ability is said to be a clairvoyant () ("one who sees cl ...

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alchemy Alchemy (from Arabic: ''al-kīmiyā''; from Ancient Greek: χυμεία, ''khumeía'') is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, ...

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, and so on.A complete list of the booklets can be found on th
Archeosophical Society site

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* ''I poteri occulti dell'uomo e lo yoga tantrico indo-tibetano'', Turin: Spartaco Giovene, 1945 (2nd ed. Archeosofica 1988, 3rd ed. Arkeios ). * ''La tecnica sessuale dello yoga tantrico indo-tibetano'', Turin: Edizioni Grande Opera, 1948 (2nd ed. Archeosofica 1988, 3rd ed. Arkeios ). * ''Archeosofia'', 5 volumes, Rome: Archeosofica, 1985-1988 (2nd ed. Arkeios 2001, ).

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External links

*The Official Site of th
Archeosophical Society
*The Official Site of the Italia
Archeosofica
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