400,000,000
BC |
Shoe
print made in Pershing Co, Nevada which clearly shows fine
stitching. See Sphinx
Group. or Liber
Chronos. A
shoe
crushing a trilobite in Antelope
Spring, Utah. |
300,000,000
BC |
Ed
Conrad, an amateur archaeologist, finds
humanoid fossil skulls in coal beds in Pennsylvania. He
also finds leg bone fragments. |
225,000,000
BC |
Dinosaurs
dominated the earth |
65,000,000
BC |
Dinosaurs
extinct |
40,000,000
BC |
Human
footprints made in Kenton, OK and north-central WI |
20,000,000
BC |
Recent
Epoch of geology begins; Ice
Age ends; human
beings spread to all parts of the world |
13,000,000
BC |
Dr.
Javier Cabrera discovers about 40,000
stone tablets detailing advanced science in the Peruvian
desert of Ocucaje. |
|
|
3,500,000
BC |
Dating
of the oldest
hominid fossils yet found in South Africa |
2,500,000
BC |
Stone
tools made in Gona
region of Ethiopia |
|
|
400,000
BC |
Date
of Peking
man found using new
testing technique |
|
|
250,000
BC |
Lemuria
epoch |
100,000
BC |
Commonly
accepted date for the rise of Homo Sapiens |
57,000
BC |
First
Atlantean disaster (approx') |
30,000
BC |
Colonisation
of Asia and Australasia by inhabitants of the lost continent
of Lemuria |
28,000
BC |
Second
Atlantean disaster (approx') |
|
First
archeological evidence of religious practice |
20,970
BC |
Beginning
of first Divine Dynasty of Kings. Ptah. (Egypt)* |
11,970
BC |
End
of Ptahs reign beginning of the reign of Ra* |
10,270
BC |
End
of reign of Ra beginning of reign of Shu* |
10,000
BC |
Possible
contact between ETs and Stone Age tribes in Tibet |
9770
BC |
End
of reign of Geb beginning of reign of Osiris* |
9320
BC |
End
of reign of Osiris beginning of reign of Seth* |
9000
BC |
Third
and last destruction of Atlantis (approx'). |
|
(to
8000 BC) Rise of the Northern Mystery Tradition centred on the
island of Thule and the Aryan culture. |
|
(to
8000 BC) Invention of Runic Alphabet |
|
Animal
husbandry developed in Mesopotamia |
|
End
of Atlantean Period |
8970
BC |
End
of reign of Seth beginning of reign of Horus* |
|
Oldest
archaeological evidence of gold ornaments |
7100
BC |
Thoth
begins his reign of Egypt** |
|
End
of second, beginning of third Divine Dynasty (Egypt)
30 Demi-gods ruled in this third dynasty till 3450 BC |
6500
BC |
Neolithic
Period. Man changed from Hunter to Farmer |
6000
BC |
Copper
forged - Picture
writing |
|
Painted
kiln fired pottery in Sumer |
5000
BC |
First
primitive cities established in the Middle East |
|
Agriculture
begins in post Atlantean world |
|
Possible
contact between Sumerians and ETs |
4000
BC |
Bronze
forged |
|
From
8-4000 BC ... discovery of wine. |
|
Sumer
known to have complete social structure - the first
civilization |
3500
BC |
Naqade
(Nile valley) Period (Egypt) |
|
Beginning
of the Babylonian Period |
3500
BC |
Ur
of the Chaldees begins (Old Babylon-Mesopotamia) |
|
Soap
invented? |
3450
BC |
End
of third, beginning of fourth Dynasty (Egypt)
|
3400
BC |
First
walled cities in Egypt |
3250
BC |
Earliest
known writing in Sumer |
3200
BC |
Earliest
known records of "The King making ritual" in Egypt |
3,114
BC |
Mayan
calendar beginning of time |
3100
BC |
End
of fourth Divine Dynasty, beginning of Archaic Period (Egypt
1st and 2nd Dynasties) |
3000
BC |
Unification
of upper and Lower Egypt by King Menes, Capital is in Memphis. |
|
Beginning
of Memphite era (Egypt) |
|
Minoan
Crete begins |
|
Iron
first forged |
|
Beer
brewed by Sumerians |
|
(to
2000 BC) Building of burial mounds and chambered tombs in
Western Europe and the Mediterranean area |
|
(to
2000 BC) Sarmoung Brotherhood founded in Babylon |
|
First
archeological evidence of hieroglyphic writing in Egypt |
2650
BC |
Beginning
of old Kingdom (3rd to 6th Dynasties Egypt) |
|
Djoser
4th Dynasty |
|
Cheops
4th Dynasty |
|
First
Pyramid Texts (5th Dynasty tombs of Unas, Teti, ,Pepi I) |
2193
BC |
Terah,
Father of Abraham, Born (?) |
2134
BC |
Beginning
of first intermediate Period (7th to 10th Dynasties Egypt) |
2123
BC |
Birth
of Abraham (?) |
2100
BC |
Middle
Bronze age |
|
Assyrian
Empire begins |
2040
BC |
Beginning
of Middle Kingdom (11th to 13th Dynasties Egypt) |
2023
BC |
Isaac
Born (?) |
1786
BC |
Hyksos
Kings begin to rule over Egypt |
1720
BC |
Hyksos
sack Memphis |
1963
BC |
Jacob
Born (?) |
1800
BC |
Birth
of Elusinian Mysteries (Greece) |
1640
BC |
Beginning
of second intermediate period (14th to 17th Dynasties Egypt) |
|
First
burials in valley of the Kings (Egypt) |
1570
BC |
Joseph
is vizier to Hyksos king Apophis |
1567
BC |
The
Hyksos are driven out of Egypt |
1550
BC |
Beginning
of New Kingdom (18th to 20th Dynasties Egypt) |
1530
BC |
Late
Bronze Age (to 1230 BC) |
|
David
- Father of Solomon (?) |
|
Solomon's
Temple (?) |
|
Amenhotep
I (18th Dynasty) |
|
Thutmosis
I (18th Dynasty) |
|
Akhenaten
(18th Dynasty) Foundation of worship of Aten |
|
Horemheb
(18th Dynasty) |
1525
BC |
Thothmes
I (-1512) |
1500
BC |
Papyrus
of Ani ? (Theban recension given in Budges "Book of the
Dead")
|
|
Ramesses
I (19th Dynasty) |
1513
BC |
Moses
Born (?) (Anytime between now and 1300 BCE) |
1450
BC |
Thothmes
III dies (enslaver of Israelites?) |
1440
BC |
Israelites
Exodus from Egypt(?) (1433?) |
1300
BC |
Date
given by some as Moses' reception of 'The Law' upon Sinai |
1070
BC |
Beginning
of 3rd intermediate period (21st to 24th Dynasties Egypt) |
1000
BC |
Nations
of Israel and Judea created (?) |
963
BC |
Solomon
becomes King (?) |
950
BC |
Solomon
begins his Temple (?) |
|
Celts
invade Western Europe |
|
Greek
Empire Born |
800
BC |
Greek
Empire begins |
750
BC |
Foundation
of Rome |
712
BC |
Beginning
of late Period (25th to 30th Dynasties Egypt) |
700
BC |
Decline
of Goddess worship rise of Patriarchal worship |
621
BC |
Judaism
as a state religion begins (see II Kings 22-24) The book of
Moses was 'found' in the Temple and re-written. |
610
BC |
Greek
settlement established in Nile delta |
600
BC |
Pythagoras
Born |
586
BC |
Final
destruction of Solomon's Temple |
580
BC |
Jews
in Egypt deported to Babylon |
572
BC |
Ezekiel
has his vision |
550
BC |
Birth
of Gautma Buddha |
547
BC |
Persian
Empire Founded |
537
BC |
Fall
of Babylon |
525
BC |
Persians
take over Egypt (Until 332 BC) |
515
BC |
Temple
of Jerusalem Rebuilt (2nd time) |
|
Celts
Enter history - the Age of the Great Prophets begans |
500
BC |
Empedocles
(Greek) allegedly developed theory of four Elements |
|
First
mentions of 'Celts' (Keltoi) by Greeks |
|
Celts
established in Britain |
|
Beginning
of Worship of Odin in the North |
|
(to
1 BC) Buddha, Lao Tze, Confucius, Zoroaster |
460
BC |
Democritus
Born (died 370) |
427
BC |
Plato
Born (died 347) |
403
BC |
Standardisation
of Greek Alphabet |
400
BC |
Torah
completed and
presented to public for first time (see 621 BC) Story of this
in Nehemiah 8 (books of prophets also complete) |
384
BC |
Aristotle
Born (died322) Said to be (but not) the father of the ideas of
the four Elements and other key alchemical ideas.
|
350
BC |
First
Building begun for Temple at Dendra Egypt |
336
BC |
(to323
BC) Alexander the Great |
335
BC |
Hellenistic
Period of ancient science (to 325 BC) Greeks learn from
Egyptians and Mesoptotamians |
332
BC |
Alexander
the Great takes Egypt from the Persians |
331
BC |
City
of Alexandria founded in Egypt |
300
BC |
Elucid
born (?) |
|
Roman
Empire |
300
BC |
Mayan
Culture in South America
|
|
Eleusinian
Mysteries |
240
BC |
The
Papyrus of Ani ? (Version of Egyptian book of the Dead) |
237
BC |
First
building begun at the Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt |
200
BC |
Books
of prophets, etc, added to Judaic liturgy |
|
References
to early Greek writers give this date as one of the earliest
mention of 'Druidae' by later Greek historians. |
144
BC |
First
reference to the artificial making of Gold
(China) |
142
BC |
Temple
at Edfu, Egypt, dedicated to Horus |
69
BC |
Jerusalem
destroyed |
57
BC |
Temple
of Horus at Edfu finished |
48
BC |
Alexandrian
Library burned by Caeser |
47
BC |
Rabbi
Yochanan ben Zakkai born (died 73AD) |
1
BC |
Vitruvius
lays down rules for Roman Architectural Collegia |
0 |
Supposed
birth of Jesus of Nazareth (Beginning of Christian Era - BCE) |
1
AD |
Appollonius
of Tyana Born (Magus) |
12
AD |
Rabbai
Akiba (Qabalist) (died 132 AD) teacher of Shimeon bar Yochai
(suggested author of the Zohar) |
33
AD |
Joseph
of Arimanthea establishes first Celtic church at Glastonbury |
37
AD |
Invasion
of Britain by Romans |
40
AD |
(to
60 AD) Suppression of Druids by Rome |
46
AD |
St.Mark
meets Ormus the Egyptian sage. Together they found both the
Coptic Church and the beginnings of the Brotherhood of the
Rose Cross (according to Masonic legend). |
50
AD |
Saint
Paul travels to Asia and Greece to preach his version of the
Gospels |
54
AD |
The
Roman Claudius attempts to fully ban 'Druidry' |
65
AD |
Jewish
zealots revolt against Roman rule |
70
AD |
Fall
of Jerusalem and destruction of 2nd Temple by Romans |
100
AD |
Ptolemy
Born |
135
AD |
Rabbi
Yehuda the Prince (Qabalist) (died 220 AD) |
276
AD |
Mani,
Persian high priest of Zoroaster crucified (Manichaesim) |
300
AD |
Zosimos
of Panopolis (Hellenistic alchemist) writer of one of the
oldest surviving alchemical tractates |
325
AD |
Council
of Nicea. Foundation of Catholic Christianity |
332
AD |
Beginning
of Graeco-Roman Period (31st and 32nd Dynasties Egypt) |
395
AD |
End
of Egyptian Dynasties |
|
Withdrawal
from Britain of Romans |
400
AD |
Establishment
of Comacine Order of Rome |
476
AD |
Fall
of Western Roman Empire |
500
AD |
Arab
conquest of Egypt. Arabs re-discover Alchemy and Hermetics |
600
AD |
Foundation
of Islam (approx) |
622
AD |
Muslim
calendar begins |
630
AD |
Muhammad
captures Mecca |
632
AD |
Muhammad
dies |
637
AD |
Jerusalem
comes under Islamic rule |
664
AD |
Celtic
church outlawed by council of Whitby |
700
AD |
8th
century. Copy of an Alexandrian Ms gives first recorded
mention of the word Vitriol. The same Ms gives first mention
of cinnabar (mercuric sulfide) |
|
Foundation
of Esoteric Islam (Sufism) |
721
AD |
Gerber
(Arabian Alchemist-philosopher) Born (died 815) |
732
AD |
Battle
of Poitiers. Islam spreads through Europe to France and Spain
bringing first influx of Asian Mysteries to Europe. Spain
becomes major repository for Western Mystery Tradition
until1496 |
762
AD |
City
of Bagdad founded |
820
AD |
Caliph
Al Mamoun opens Great Pyramid for first time since it was
sealed in ancient times. |
900
AD |
10th
century Nitric acid discovered |
954
AD |
Alfarabi
(Arabian Alchemist-philosopher) |
980
AD |
Avicenna,
Ibn Sina (alchemist, philosopher) (died 1037) |
1000
AD |
First
Cathedral built at Chartre' France
|
1008
AD |
The
Dark Ages begin |
|
Oldest
surviving texts of the Hebrew Bible |
1036
AD |
|
1040
AD |
Rabbi
Rashi (Qabalist) Born (Influenced Celtic Grail legends) |
1050
AD |
Foundation
of Order of St. John |
1066
AD |
Norman
conquest of England |
1070
AD |
Rashi
founds a school of Qabala in the Court of the Count of
Champagne, from which the first Grail romances were composed
by Chretien de Troyes |
|
Beginning
of the History of the Priory of Sion |
|
A
band of Calabrian Monks on a secret mission and carrying with
them some secret knowledge, headed by 'Ursus' and Peter the
Hermit establish a Monastery in the Ardennes Forrest. Part of
Godfri de Bouillions domains |
1097
AD |
First
Christian Crusade to recapture Jerusalem |
1099
AD |
Godfri
de Bouillion takes Jerusalem |
1100
AD |
Foundation
of the Ordre de Sion by Godfri de Bouillion. Its headquarters
were established on Mount Sion outside Jerusalem city |
|
First
laboratory quality glass made in Italy |
|
Kalid,
A King of Egypt (Alchemist) |
|
Knights
Templar |
1128
AD |
Knights
Templar get Papal Charter and become Monastic Order. |
1140
AD |
Foundation
of Kilwinning Cathedral Scotland (Home of `Scottish Masonry or
Royal Order of Scotland)
|
|
Emerald
Tablet: possible first publication in the West in editions of
the psuedo-Aristotlean 'Secretum Secretorum' |
|
Beginnings
of the Cathers |
1146
AD |
Templars
adopt Red Cross symbol |
1148
AD |
Second
Crusade to recapture Jerusalem |
1160
AD |
Artephius
(alchemist) asserts in his 'Secret Book' that he has lived for
1000 years before this date due to his use of the Elixir of
Life. |
|
Issac
the blind (famous Qabalist) born (died 1236) |
1170
AD |
Concentrated
alcohol first achieved |
1188
AD |
Knights
Templar split from Ordre de Sion at the cutting of the Elm |
|
Ordre
de Sion changes its name to "L'Ordre de la Rose Croix
Veritas" and adopts the second title of "Ormus". |
|
Jean
de Gisors becomes first independant GM of Ordre de Sion |
|
Priory
of Sions Claim as Begining of Rosicrucianism |
|
Robert
Denyau (historian) states that Jean de Gisors founded the
Order of the Rose Cross at this time |
1193
AD |
Albertus
Magnus Born (died 1280) |
1195
AD |
Moses
ben Nahman (Qabalist) (died 1270) |
1198
AD |
Third
Crusade |
1199
AD |
Approx'
date Grail romances appeared in Western Europe |
1200
AD |
Alcohol
used medically |
1208
AD |
Abigensian
(Cathar) Crusade |
1214
AD |
Roger
Bacon Born (natural philosopher) (died 1294). |
1220
AD |
Marie
de Saint-Clair Becomes GM of P.S. |
1225
AD |
Raymond
Lully (alchemist-philosopher) Born (died 1311). |
1233
AD |
Catholic
Inquisition |
1235
AD |
Arnold
de Villanova Born (alchemist) (died 1311). |
1249
AD |
Sixth
Crusade |
|
Roger
Bacon mentions gunpowder |
1260
AD |
Thomas
Aquinas (Theologian, philosopher-alchemist) Born |
1265
AD |
Dante'
(Poet-philosopher) Born |
1266
AD |
Gullaume
de Gisors becomes GM of P.S. |
1273
AD |
Count
Rudolf von Habsburg crowned as holy Roman Emperor
|
|
Troubadours
practising their cult of courtly love
|
|
Occult
schools studying Qabala and Alchemy established in Spain by
the Moors |
1288
AD |
Benedictines
forbidden to distil alcohol |
|
Spectacles
invented |
1289
AD |
Albertus
Magnus, Bishop of Ratisbon (Alchemist). |
1291
AD |
Jerusalem
falls to the Saracens (end of last crusade). |
1305
AD |
Death
of famous Qabalist Moses de Leon. (Some believe wrote the
Zohar) |
1306
AD |
Robert
Bruce coronated at Scone Scotland. (Templar link)
|
|
Guillaume
de Gisors turns Ordre de Sion into Hermetic Masonry |
|
Templar
Tradition goes Underground |
1307
AD |
(-1309)
Templars escape to Scotland to seek refuge |
|
Edouard
de Bar becomes GM of P.S. |
1314
AD |
The
Battle of Bannockburn (Templar involvement) |
1317
AD |
Pope
John XXII bans alchemy |
1329
AD |
Robert
the Bruce dies |
1330
AD |
Nicolas
Flammel (alchemist-philosopher) Born (died 1417). |
|
Bonus,
Petrus of Ferrara. Wrote 'New Pearl of Great Price' |
1336
AD |
Jeanne
de Bar becomes GM of P.S. |
1338
AD |
Hospitallers
acquire Templar Holdings in Scotland |
1340
AD |
Chaucer,
Geoffery (Poet, alchemist?) (died 1400). |
1348
AD |
Order
of the Garter founded by Edward II of England |
1351
AD |
Jean
de Saint-Clair becomes GM of P.S. |
1352
AD |
Jean
II of France founds Order of the Star |
1356
AD |
Every
member of the 'Order of the Star' killed at Battle of Poitier |
1366
AD |
Blanche
d'Evreux becomes GM of P.S. |
1380
AD |
Bernard
of Trevisa (alchemist).
|
|
Alchemy
banned in Venice |
|
Legendary
Beginning of Rosicrucianism |
1398
AD |
Supposed
date that Christian Rosencruez founds Rosicrucian Order |
|
Nicolas
Flammel becomes GM of P.S. |
1404
AD |
Alchemy
banned in England |
1418
AD |
Rene'
d'Anjou becomes GM of P.S.
|
|
Alchemy
banned in France |
1425
AD |
Scots
Guards established (Neo-Templars)
|
|
Montgomery
family Order of the Temple founded (approx') |
1430
AD |
Phillip
Duke of Burgundy founds Order of the Golden Fleece |
1444
AD |
Botticelli
(alchemist - magus) Born |
1446
AD |
Foundations
of Rosslyn Chapel laid (Scotland) |
1450
AD |
Basil
Valentine (alchemist, Prior) |
1452
AD |
Leonardo
de Vinci Born. (Priory of Sion) |
1453
AD |
Constantinople
sacked by the Turks. Refugees flood into Western Europe
bringing a new influx of esoteric wisdom |
|
Beginning
of the Renaissance |
1460
AD |
First
publication of Corpus Hermeticum by the Medicis in Italy |
1462
AD |
Trithemius
(magus) (died 1516) instructed both Paracelsus and Agrippa |
1469
AD |
Spanish
King Ferdinand marries Isabelle. The Spanish inquisition
follows, Moors and Jews expelled from Spain carry their
esoteric knowledge to the rest of Europe |
|
Louis
XI of France founds the 'Order of St.Michael' |
1475
AD |
Edinburgh
stonemasons granted a charter to form a guild called the
'incorporation of Mary's chapel' |
1480
AD |
Iolande
de Bar becomes GM of P.S. |
1483
AD |
Sandro
Filipepi becomes GM of P.S. |
1486
AD |
Henry
Cornelius Agrippa (Occultist and father of the modern art of
High Magic) Born (died 1535). |
1490
AD |
Sir
George Ripley (alchemist). |
|
Bernard
of Trevisanus (alchemist). |
1494
AD |
Agricola,
Georgius - Born (died 1555) Metalurgist |
1500
AD |
16th
century - Sulphuric acid known |
1503
AD |
Nostradamus
(Prophet-Qabalist-Astrologer) Born. |
1509
AD |
Agrippa
studied with Abbot Trimethius for one year (to 1510). |
1510
AD |
Leonard
de Vinci becomes GM of P.S. |
1515
AD |
Possible
first publication of Rose and Cross symbol; (woodcut by Hans
Suess von Kulmbach for a work by Jacob Lochter dated 1517) |
1516
AD |
Trithemius
of Spanheim (Abbot and alchemist).
|
1519
AD |
Connetable
de Bourbon becomes GM of P.S. |
1521
AD |
Martin
Luther begins reformation |
1522
AD |
Teutonic
Knights become secularised |
1524
AD |
Charnock,
Thomas (alchemical Poet) (died 1581). |
1527
AD |
John
Dee (Magus, alchemist, philosopher) Born (died 1608).(Was spy
for Queen Elizabeth I - origin of 007) |
|
Ferdinand
de Gonzague becomes GM of P.S |
1533
AD |
Agrippa
publishes his famous 'Of occult Philosophy' |
1540
AD |
Ignatus
Loyola founds the Jesuit Order |
1548
AD |
Bruno,
Giordano (Hermetic Philosopher) (died 1600). |
1555
AD |
Agricola
(alchemist). |
|
Kelly,
Edward (alchemist, magus) Re: John Dee (died 1595). |
1557
AD |
Van
Helmont (alchemist) Born |
1560
AD |
Khunrath,
Henry (alchemist, Qabalist) (died 1605). |
|
Labavius
(alchemist) (died 1616). |
1561
AD |
Bacon,
Francis (died 1626) |
1564
AD |
Galileo
Born |
1566
AD |
Michael
Sendivogius (alchemist) Born (died 1646). |
1568
AD |
Maier,
Michael (R+C, alchemist) (died1622). |
1574
AD |
Robert
Fludd (Philosopher, Qabalist, Alchemist) Born (died1637). |
1575
AD |
Louis
de Nevers becomes GM of P.S. |
|
Boehme,
Jacob (philosopher) (died 1624). |
1579
AD |
Van
Helmont born (alchemist) (died 1644). |
1586
AD |
Johanne
Valentine Andrea (occultist, alchemist) Born (died
1654).(Supposed author of first R+C manuscripts) |
1593
AD |
Backhouse,
William (Alchemist) said to have been Ashmoles teacher |
1595
AD |
Robert
Fludd becomes GM of P.S |
1598
AD |
First
recorded traces of Freemasonary, Schaw sets up first statutes
of the Lodge system. |
1600
AD |
The
concept of acids and Alkalis is established
(van Helmont and Boyle). |
|
Alexander
Seton (date of birth not exact) (Alchemist). |
1604
AD |
Some
assert Fellow Craft degree of freemasonry introduced by
Francis Bacon. |
1610
AD |
First
mention of The Rosicrucians in Europe |
|
The
Beginning of the Modern (2nd) Cycle of Rosicrucianism |
1611
AD |
Fama
and Confessio. First private manuscript publications |
1614
AD |
Fama
Fraternitatis published |
1615
AD |
Confessio
published |
1616
AD |
The
Chemial Wedding published |
1617
AD |
Alias
Ashmole (alchemist, occultist) Born. (died 1692)(Some say
originator of English Freemasonary |
|
Ara
Foederis Therahici (German version R.C. poem published) |
1620
AD |
German
refugees begin to bring Rosicrucianism and Andreas Christian
Union into England |
|
Mayflower
to new England |
|
Bacon
publishes 'New Atlantis' |
1627
AD |
Robert
Boyle (freemason) Born (died 1691). |
1637
AD |
J.Valentin
Andrea becomes GM of P.S. |
1640
AD |
First
Freemasonic activities |
1640
AD |
Hydrochloric
acid known from here. |
|
First
Historic Record of Speculative Masonry |
1641
AD |
Robert
Moray Becomes first recorded Englishman to 'enter' old
Scottish Rite Freemasonry |
1642
AD |
Newton,
Isaac (scientist, alchemist) (died 1727).(Called a Father of
modern science - physics) |
1643
AD |
English
civil war. |
1646
AD |
1st
degree of English freemasonry said to be settled |
|
Elias
Ashmole initiated into Freemasonry (first recorded speculative
initiation) |
1648
AD |
2nd
degree of English Freemasonry said to be settled |
1650
AD |
3rd
Degree of English Freemasonry said to be settled |
1654
AD |
Robert
Boyle becomes GM of P.S. |
1658
AD |
Dutch
take Freemasonry to Americas |
1677
AD |
Mutus
Liber publication (Alchemical) |
1689
AD |
Viscount
Dundee dies at battle of Killiecrankie. He is discovered to be
wearing a Templar cross |
1691
AD |
Isaac
Newton (alchemist) becomes GM of P.S |
|
The
same year Sendivogious wrote his 'letters to the (RC) Society
of Unknown Philosophers |
|
Birth
of Saint Germain |
|
Beginning
of Modern FreeMasonry |
1717
AD |
Grand
Lodge of English Freemasonry founded
|
|
Order
of Druids founded |
1721
AD |
First
French Masonic Lodge founded |
1725
AD |
Radclyffe
takes Freemasonry to Paris |
1726
AD |
First
recorded record of Masonic Third Degree in Scotland. |
1727
AD |
Charles
Radclyffe becomes GM of P.S. |
1728
AD |
Ancient
Chapter of Clermont founded (?) (Masonic). |
1730
AD |
Ramsays'
Rite founded |
1731
AD |
Benjamin
Franklin becomes a Mason |
1736
AD |
Chevilier
A. Ramsy informs French Masons they are heirs to Templar
tradition |
1737
AD |
Catholic
Church condemns Masonry |
1742
AD |
VonHund
says he was made Knight of the Temple (S.O.) |
1743
AD |
Ramsay
dies |
|
Birth
of Cagliostro |
1746
AD |
Charles
de Lorraine becomes GM of P.S |
1750
AD |
(Early
1750s) Rite of Strict Observance spread by Hund (Masonic). |
1752
AD |
Karl
von Eckharthausen born (died 1803).
|
|
G.Washington
becomes a Mason |
1754
AD |
Reformer
Rite (Non-Templar version of Strict Observance).
|
1760
AD |
Rite
of the Illuminati of Avignon founded (By Joseph Pernety?) |
1767
AD |
Order
of African Architects founded |
1768
AD |
Rite
of Strict Observance founded(?) by Von Hund (one of GDs
possible ancestor Orders) |
1770
AD |
Primitive
Scotish Rite Freemasonary (Belgium).
|
1771
AD |
Grand
Orient founded in France (Aetheistic Masonry) |
1773
AD |
Masonic
Rite of Philalethes founded |
1776
AD |
Philosophic
Scottish Rite Freemasonry founded (Linked with Pernety &
Alchemy) |
1779
AD |
Masonic
Primitive Rite of the Philadelphes of Narbone |
1780
AD |
Rite
of Negotiates |
|
Maximilian
de Lorraine becomes GM of P.S.
|
|
Primitive
Rite (France). |
1784
AD |
St.
Germain dies(?) |
1785
AD |
French
Revolution plotted |
1794
AD |
Sigismund
Bacstrom (of 'Golden Chain' fame) initiated into a societas
Rosae Crucis by Comte Louis de Chazal on the island of
Mauritius. |
1799
AD |
Rosetta
stone discovered enabling the reading of Egyptian hieroglyphs. |
1801
AD |
Charles
Nodier becomes GM of P.S |
1802
AD |
Ancient
and Accepted Rite of Freemasonry founded |
|
Victor
Hugo Born. (Priory of Sion) |
1805
AD |
Masonic
Oriental Rite of Mizraim |
|
Cagliastro's
Masonic Rite of Perfect Initiates |
|
Napoleon
takes control of French Masonry |
1809
AD |
Fredrick
Hockley born (died in 1885).
|
|
Foundation
of the Order of Sublime Perfects |
1810
AD |
Eliphas
Levi Born. (Father of Magic revival in modern times. died
1875) |
1819
AD |
Queen
Victoria Born |
1831
AD |
.P.Blavatsky
Born |
1838
AD |
The
Oriental Rite of Memphis (97o) founded Grand Lodge of Osiris
in Brussels (Linked with Ormus?) Later was changed to 33o and
called The Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis and
Mizraim.(It is suggested that the O.T.O. (later Crowleys
Order) sprung from this rite). |
1854
AD |
Victor
Hugo becomes GM of P.S. |
1854
AD |
MacGregor
Mathers Born |
1857
AD |
.E.Waite
Born. (GD, Masonic) |
1858
AD |
Pascal
B.Randolph founds Hermetic Br.hood of Luxor |
|
First
Historic Roots of Golden Dawn Tradition |
1865
AD |
Foundation
of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.)
|
|
Papus
Born. (French school of magick)
|
|
Abraham
Lincoln assassinated |
1872
AD |
Ancient
and Primitive Rite links with O.T.O. |
1875
AD |
Crowley
Born |
|
Ancient
and Accepted Rite links with Rite of Memphis, which is said to
have links with the Philadelphians of Narbonne. |
1879
AD |
Albert
Einstein Born |
|
Approx'
foundation of the G.D. Hermanubis Temple (2).(MacKenzie,
Hockley, Woodford (?)) |
1884
AD |
Martinist
Order Founded. (French school of mysticism)
|
|
First
public appearance of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor H.B.L.
(Not the one referred to b H.P.B.)
|
|
Gerald
Gardner Born (Wicca inventor) (died 1964) |
1885
AD |
Claude
DeBussy becomes GM of P.S. |
|
Third
Cycle of Rosicrucianism - The Birth of the Golden Dawn (In
Anglia) |
1887
AD |
G.D.
Re-founded by Mathers, Westcott, Woodman |
1888
AD |
G.D.
Isis Urania Temple (3) Founded. Osiris (4) consecrated. Horus
(5) consecrated |
1889
AD |
Adolf
Hitler Born |
1890
AD |
W.B.
Yeats (Poet) Initiated into G.D |
1891
AD |
Woodman
and Woodford die (GD founders) |
1892
AD |
G.D.
Ahathoor Temple (6) consecrated |
1893
AD |
G.D.
Amen-Ra Temple (7) consecrated |
1895
AD |
G.D.
Osiris Temple Closes |
1897
AD |
Westcott
leaves G.D. Mathers takes sole control |
|
Second
Cycle of the Golden Dawn Tradition - Division |
1900
AD |
First
split in G.D.. A.E.Waite takes over Isis-Urania |
|
G.D.
Isis (Berridge) Temple (8) consecrated |
|
OTO
founded |
1901
AD |
Approx'
date Waite Founds his Holy Order of G.D |
|
G.D.
Amen-Ra Temple closes |
1902
AD |
G.D.
Horus Temple closes |
|
International
Order of co-Masonry founded |
1903
AD |
Felkins
S.M. Amoun Temple consecrated |
1904
AD |
Crowley
'gets' the 'Book of the Law' |
1905
AD |
Steiner
gets warrant to found his own O.T.O. Temple |
|
The
protocols of the Elders of Zion published |
1906
AD |
Felkin
makes contact with Anna Sprengels niece |
1907
AD |
Crowley
founds the A:.A:. |
|
Third
Cycle of the Golden Dawn Tradition - Public Exposure |
1909
AD |
Crowley
starts publishing 'The Equinox' (first publication of GD
material)
|
|
AMORC
founded |
1911
AD |
Crowley
gets head of British OTO |
1912
AD |
Felkin
brings the S.M. to N.Z.
|
|
Order
of the Temple of the Rosy Cross founded |
1913
AD |
G.D.
Isis (Berridge) Temple Closes |
1914
AD |
First
world war begins |
1916
AD |
S.M.
Hermes Temple consecrated |
|
S.M.
Secret College (S.R.I.A.) consecrated |
|
S.M.
Merlin Temple (Old G.D. Isis-Urania #1) Founded |
1918
AD |
A.O.Ahathoor
Temple Closes
|
|
Jean
Cocteau becomes GM of P.S. |
1919
AD |
Violet
Firth (Dion Fortune) is initiated into A:.O:. (GD)
|
|
Foundation
of German Workers Party by Thule society |
1920
AD |
S.M.(?)Amoun
Temple closed
|
|
Hilter
joins German Workers Party, changes its name to National
Socialist Party |
|
Roots
of Modern Wicca (Witchcraft) |
1921
AD |
Publication
of Margaret Murrys 'Witch cult in Western Europe' which served
as the basis for much of Gardners Wicca religion. |
1922
AD |
Dion
fortune founds the beginnings of the 'Fraternity of Inner
Light' as an outer to the AO |
1924
AD |
Crowley
takes over headship of OTO |
1927
AD |
Dion
Fortune expelled from AO by Mrs Mathers |
1932
AD |
S.M.
in N.Z. becomes independent. Renamed S.T. |
1933
AD |
Hitler
becomes first chancellor of Third Reich |
1933
AD |
Roosevelt
places Illuminati symbol of eye in triangle on US $1 |
1939AD
|
Gerald
Gardner (Wicca) allegedly initiated |
1963
AD |
Alex
Sanders (so-called king of witches) initiated by 'Medea' into
a form of supposedly ancient Wicca |
1968
AD |
Approx'
closure of Hermes Bristol Temple ? (Some say never closed
still exists today) |
1978
AD |
S.T.
Whare Ra Closed |
|
Fourth
Cycle of the Golden Dawn - Commercialization |
1980
AD |
S.T.
Thoth-Hermes N.Z. Temple consecrated |
1989
AD |
New
Zealand Guild Of Alchemists first beginnings |
1997
AD |
Alchemist's
Guild Goes Online |
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