Back EGYPTIAN FREEMASONRY OF THE ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RITE OF MEMPHIS-MISRAÏM     by Galbix Red and Gabriel López de Rojas The creator of the Egyptian Freemasonry of Egyptian Rite was the Count Alexander of Cagliostro (1749-1796), born in Tunisi. He must not be identified with the mystifier Giuseppe Balsamo (1743-1795), the palermitano recruited by the Jesuits to personify and to throw the disrepute on the true Count of Cagliostro. Alexander of Cagliostro was initiated to the secrets of the Egyptian Freemasonry by the mysterious Master Altothas in 1776, year of the foundation of the Illuminati Order. And few know that the summit of the Illuminati Order was constituted by six members: four were known (Weishaupt, von Knigge, Goethe, Herder) and two were secrets (Franklin and Cagliostro). In effects a secret connection existed between the Illuminati Order of Weishaupt and the Egyptian Freemasonry of Cagliostro that was officially founded in 1785, year of the suppression of the Illuminati Order. Besides, Napoleone Bonaparte was initiated by Cagliostro to the Egyptian Freemasonry and the Masonic Rites of Memphis, of Misraïm and of Memphis-Misraïm come down from it. Between 1810 and 1813, in Naples (Italy), the three brothers Bédarride (Michel, Marc and Joseph) received the Supreme Powers from the Order of Misraïm and they developed the Rite of Misraïm in France. They made it official in Paris in 1814. The Rite was composed of 90 degrees, taken from the Scottish freemasonry, from Martinism and other Masonic currents, and the last four degrees received the name of "Arcana Arcanorum." In 1815, in Montauban (France), the Mother Lodge of the Rite of Memphis was constituted with the Grand Master Samuel Honis as head, whom followed, in 1816, Gabriel-Mathieu Marconis. In 1838, Jean Etienne Marconis de Nègre, son of this last one, took over the Rite of Memphis. The Rite, for J. E. Marconis de Nègre, was a continuation of the ancient Mysteries practised in the Antiquity, in India and in Egypt. The Constitutions of the Rite said: "... the masonic rite of Memphis is the continuation of the Mysteries of the Antiquity. The Rite taught the first men to pay homage to the divinity... ". The Rite of Memphis reached the 92 and 95 degrees. In 1881, the Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi reunified the Rites of Memphis and Misraïm and became the Grand Hierophante of both. After the death of Garibaldi, in 1882, the Rites entered in a "dark" period up to when, in 1890, various lodges of both Rites were federated and the Rite of Memphis-Misraïm appeared. In 1900, the Italian Ferdinando Francesco degli Oddi became Head of the Memphis-Misraïm and was replaced, by the English John Yarker, in 1902. The Rite reached the 97 degrees. In 1902, the German Theodor Reuss established the Sovereign Sanctuary of Memphis-Misraïm in Germany and in 1913, after the death of Yarker, he became the International Head of the Rite. In 1924, T. Reuss passed to Eternal East and the succession was interrupted, except in the O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientis), the neotemplar order founded by Reuss, in 1905, in Germany. In reality, the O.T.O. had included the Rite of Memphis-Misraïm, although in a reduced version, where its principals degrees were incorporated. In 1909, Theodor Reuss delivered a licence to the famous martinista Gerard Encauss (Papus). The successors of Papus were Charles Detré (Tedé), Jean Bricaud, Constant Chevillon, Charles-Henry Dupont and Robert Ambelain. In 1939, Jean Bricaud passed to the Eternal East and was followed by Chevillon. In 1944, Chevillon was murdered by the French collaborationists of nazional-socialism and was followed by Dupont. And, in 1960, Ambelain succeeded Dupont. On November 14, 1973, the Italian Francesco Brunelli (1927-1982) was named by Robert Ambelain responsible for the Rite in Italy. On November 22, 1973, Francesco Brunelli (Nebo) - Grand Master of the Martinist Ancient and Traditional Order and of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm - was received with all honors in the Grand Lodge of Italy, to Palazzo Giustiniani. But the activity of the Rite in Italy and in the Grand Lodge of Italy was anecdotal in the seventies. In 1981, Francesco Brunelli contacted the known Italian initiate Frank G. Ripel to restructure the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm and the situation of the Rite was the following: 99º or International Head of the Egyptian Oriental Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm, 98º or Incognito Superior (from the degree VIIº to the XIIIº of the Order of the Rosa Mistica), 97º or Substitute of the International Head, 96º or National Head, 1º-95º or Operative Freemason (from the Iº to the VIº of the Order of the Rosa Mistica). In the renewed Egyptian Oriental Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm of which we are about to talk, from 1º to 95º, the 6 Alchemical Operations are found and associated to the degrees 1º-3º, 4º-33º, 34º-42º, 43º-63º, 64º-74º and 75º-95º. Frank G. Ripel was at the head of the Egyptian Oriental Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm between 1981 and 1999, when he put it in "sleep." At the end of March 2003, Frank G. Ripel, being Grand Master of the O.C.I. (Order of the Enlightened Knights) had a contact with the Spanish Gabriel López de Rojas, founder and Grand Master of the Illuminati Order, O.H.O. of the Societas O.T.O. (Ordo Templi Orientalis), 33º degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, maximum degree of a pair of Egyptian Rites. When Gabriel López de Rojas learned that the Egyptian Oriental Order of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm of Frank G. Ripel was in "sleep", proposed to Ripel "to wake it up again" and he accepted, making it to revive, on May 1, 2003, with the name of Egyptian Freemasonry of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm. The Egyptian Freemasonry of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis and Misraïm is structured in the following form: 100º Grand General Hierophante or International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. and of the O.C.I.: Frank G. Ripel 99º Grand Hierophante or International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. ad Honorem: Licio Gelli 98º World-Wide Coordinator of all the Substitutes of the International Head and the National Heads of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M.: Olimpio Romio 98º Substitute of the International Head of the O.C.I. Italian language: Galbix Red 98º National Head for Italy of the O.C.I.: Tixian Dark 98º Incognitos Superiors (O.C.I.) 97º Substitute of the International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. Italian language: Galbix Red. I.S. (98º O.C.I.) 97º Substitute of the International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. English language: Brad Cofield. 97º Substitute of the International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. Russian language: Artem Kiryanov. 97º Substitute of the International Head of the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. Jewish language: Alexander Rybalka. 96º National Head for Italy: Adolfo Alessandro Maria Polignano National Head for Bolivia: Ivan Herrera Hernández National Head for Argentine: Eduardo Daniel Mestre National Head for Uruguay : Mauro Rodriguez National Head for El Salvador: Carlos Mauricio López National Head for Messico: Argenis Zamora de la rosa National Head for Colombia: Enrique Martínez Reyes National Head for Venezuela: Marcos José Represas Pérez National Head for Ecuador: Victor Izurieta National Head for Perù: Jose Francisco Callo Romero National Head for the Paraguay: Victor Hugo Ruiz Diaz National Head for Costa Rica: René Ochoa National Head for the Spain: Olivier Gabriel Garcias National Head for Brasil: Samuel Trindade National Head for California: Emily Kay Baecker National Head for Indiana: Robert Neal Cain Jr. National Head for Texas: R. Sterling Johnson National Head for Florida: Moacir Rebostini National Head for Washington: Brad Cofield National Head for Utah: Mario Serenko National Head for Oregon: Marcellius Smith National Head for Michigan: Gerald Knowles National Head for Georgia: Javier Cola National Head for Illinois: Michael Chase National Head for Kentucky: Walter Shorter National Head for Alabama: Al Palacol National Head for Canada: Darren Feetham National Head for New Zealand: Leonard Stevens National Head for Germany: Thomas Hill National Head for France: Marc Vattier National Head for Greece: Doukas Christos National Head for Morocco: Jaber Kharchafi National Head for Egypt: Jesùs Lionel Mondragón Alexis National Head for Jordan: Jamil M. N. Sultan National Head for Israel: Alexander Rybalka National Head for Ivory Coast: Tiburce Adiko National Head for Congo: Fernand Mikanga National Head for Benin: Modeste Ganlaky National Head for Burkina Faso: Ghazal Ismael National Head for Nigeria: Calix Ohiaeri National Head for Roumania: Olimpio Romio National Head for Russia: Artem Kiryanov National Head for Ukraine: Valentina Mykhaylenko National Head for Philippines: John Bacalso Peres National Head for Japan: Annie Matsunami 1º-95º Operative Freemasons.   Short Biography on Licio Gelli In 1980 Licio Gelli, through his constant relationships with the Royal House of Savoia Lucifero Falcone (Minister of the Royal House of Savioa) was honored the Earl title by the King Umberto II (the last King of Italy). Toward the end of the Seventies the Grand Orient of Italy, appointed Gelli as Venerable Master to direct and give back life to the Masonic Lodge "Propaganda 2" (P2), which was founded in 1895 by Grand Master Lemmi. In the Eighties the unfounded P2 scandal busted. Subsequently, the Venerable Master was acquitted of the accusations that were brought against him. In 1996 Commendatore Licio Gelli, for his activity in poetry and writing, proposed candidates from 59 structures - academies, university, Italians and foreigners cultural associations for the Nobel Prize for the Literature. La lettura della Magna Charta La Magna Charta dei diritti umani si esplica a due livelli, cioè su due piani di composizione, ovvero su due sistemazioni strutturali dell’elaborazione mentale. Il primo livello – espresso nel primo documento – è quello attribuito alla comprensione e non all’intelletto ed è questa la differenza essenziale che distingue l’aristocratico dall’uomo comune. Il secondo livello – espresso nel secondo documento – è quello attribuito all’intelletto, conforme alla struttura mentale dell’uomo comune. La lettura di tale documento permette all’uomo di capire il contenuto della Magna Charta. . La Magna Charta dei diritti umani Lealtà, Gerarchia, Meritocrazia: queste sono le tre parole-chiave che costituiscono il motto aristocratico. L’Aristocrazia è fedeltà… fedeltà ai principi di ogni cosa, dell’essere e della sua manifestazione. La manifestazione si esplica nella realizzazione delle cose terrene per il benessere degli individui che devono cogliere e coltivare in sé questo motto aristocratico. La trasformazione nell’uomo si attua diffondendo tre concetti di natura essenziale, Lealtà, Gerarchia, Meritocrazia. Ciascuno di essi deve essere percepito, in ogni singolo individuo, come natura vivificante, poiché la realizzazione – nell’uomo – di questi tre concetti genera il concetto primario di Libertà. Se l’uomo non riassume nella sua interiorità questi tre concetti non potrà mai esprimere e vivere il concetto della Libertà. È un assioma di leggi su cui è basata l’evoluzione dell’umanità, pertanto il motto aristocratico –  costituito dai tre concetti – determina nell’uomo il concetto primario di Libertà che include il concetto dell’Eguaglianza, l’eguaglianza tra i popoli. In caso contrario non c’è evoluzione, non c’è via per la Fratellanza universale. La prima parola del motto aristocratico, Lealtà. Primaria onestà verso se stessi e di conseguenza verso gli altri. Realizzato ciò ci si relaziona con il prossimo… che abbia, però, ottenuto la stessa realizzazione. La seconda parola del motto aristocratico, Gerarchia. È il cuore dell’aristocratico. Egli gestisce e valuta i termini della Lealtà. In tal modo egli riesce a modulare e quindi valutare l’onestà di ogni singolo individuo verso di lui. La terza parola del motto aristocratico, Meritocrazia. Gli aristocratici, dopo aver valutato il percorso dell’individuo, ovvero l’onestà verso se stesso e di conseguenza verso gli altri, gli attribuiscono dei meriti esplicabili a vari livelli. . La Magna Charta dei diritti umani Lealtà, Gerarchia, Meritocrazia: queste sono le tre parole-chiave che costituiscono il motto aristocratico. La prima parola del motto aristocratico, Lealtà. Primaria onestà verso se stessi e di conseguenza verso gli altri. Realizzato ciò ci si relaziona con il prossimo… che abbia, però, ottenuto la stessa realizzazione. La seconda parola del motto aristocratico, Gerarchia. È il cuore dell’aristocratico. Egli gestisce e valuta i termini della Lealtà. In tal modo egli riesce a modulare e quindi valutare l’onestà di ogni singolo individuo verso di lui. La terza parola del motto aristocratico, Meritocrazia. Gli aristocratici, dopo aver valutato il percorso dell’individuo, ovvero l’onestà verso se stesso e di conseguenza verso gli altri, gli attribuiscono dei meriti esplicabili a vari livelli. L’Aristocrazia è fedeltà… fedeltà ai principi di ogni cosa, dell’essere e della sua manifestazione. La manifestazione si esplica nella realizzazione delle cose terrene per il benessere degli individui che devono cogliere e coltivare in sé questo motto aristocratico. La trasformazione nell’uomo si attua diffondendo i tre concetti di natura essenziale: Lealtà, Gerarchia, Meritocrazia. Ciascuno di essi deve essere percepito, in ogni singolo individuo, come natura vivificante, poiché la realizzazione – nell’uomo – di questi tre concetti genera il concetto primario di Libertà. Se l’uomo non riassume nella sua interiorità questi tre concetti non potrà mai esprimere e vivere il concetto della Libertà. È un assioma di leggi su cui è basata l’evoluzione dell’umanità, pertanto il motto aristocratico –  costituito dai tre concetti – determina nell’uomo il concetto primario di Libertà che include il concetto dell’Eguaglianza, l’eguaglianza tra i popoli. In caso contrario non c’è evoluzione, non c’è via per la Fratellanza universale.   Bull of the Gran Hierophante Frank G. Ripel Expulsion from the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. of Warren Rodgers. November 28 th 2006   Warren Rodgers (National Head for Michigan) is expelled from the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. as execrable individual, braggart and unworthy to be a freemason. To be avoided as the plague. Documentation in possession of the Gran Hierophante that attests the accusation. Warren Rodgers is a blackmailer and a slanderer. See documentation: Click here The Gran Hierophante resorts to the "Punitive Stream", as in use for these cases.   The Gran Hierophante Frank G. Ripel   Bull of the Gran Hierophante Frank G. Ripel Expulsion from the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. of Matthew Alexander. December 1 st 2006   Matthew Alexander (Substitute of the International Head for the English language) is expelled from the M.E.A.P.R.M.M. because he is in collusion with that braggart, deceiver and blackmailer of Warren Rodgers. Documentation in possession of the Gran Hierophante that attests the dichiaration.   The Gran Hierophante Frank G. Ripel     CONTACT Who is interested into the Egyptian Freemasonry of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Memphis-Misraïm can apply to following management: orion@onenet.it Copyright ©   by Orion                                                                Back