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M.R. Osborne in 2023

Michael Robert Osborne (born 1969) is an English writer and public speaker known for his work on Christian mysticism, esotericism, and philosophical alchemy.

Academic background

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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.

Writing Career

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Osborne has written over a dozen published works on the intersection of Western esotericism with Christian orthodoxy. He has examined the alchemical influences on William Blake;[1] and the theoretical connections between purported haunting and time-slip phenomena.[2] His book Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order[3] analysed occult codes in the biblical Nehushtan myth and its connection with the 23 enigma

Osborne is best known for his collaboration with Rose Circle Books on the publication of English language editions of the eighteenth century manuscripts of 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, titled What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become. The Freemasonic Grand First Principal of New York State Piers Allfrey Vaughan[4] has described Osborne's work as, "Well-researched and well-written."[5] Montreal-based broadcaster Jonathan Stewart[6] of the Gnostic Wisdom Network Channel[7] regarded the publication of Fournié's treatise into English as "a book we've been wanting to read for more than a decade."[8]

Osborne is a Societas Rosicrucian 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 Lyon.[9][10] The prize is described in The Square Magazine as an award in recognition of "outstanding researches and scholarship rendered to the society."[11]

Osborne participates as a lecturer and guest speaker. He contributes to Watkins' Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine, an internationally recognised publication of various subjects from contemporary spirituality to mysticism.[12]

Publications

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  • Osborne, M.R., The Lessons of Lyons (Rose Circle Publications, 2021, ISBN:9798892698641)
  • Osborne, M.R., The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN:9798892983150)
  • Osborne, M.R., The Most Holy Trinosophia: A Book of the Dead (Rose Circle Publications, 2021, ISBN: 9798889550136, Library of Congress Number 2021917880)
  • Osborne, M.R., Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 9798892926010)
  • Osborne, M.R., Pierre Fournie: What We Have Been, What Are And What We Will Become (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 979-8892698672)
  • Osborne, M.R., Allegory in Stone: A Short Study of the Shakespeare Monument (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 979-8887969541)
  • Osborne, M.R., Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the Haunting of William Hogarth (Whitestone Esoteric, 2023, ISBN: 979-8892177900)
  • Osborne, M.R., Martinez de Pasqually: Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings (Rose Circle Publications, 2023, ISBN: 979-8892698696)
  • Osborne, M.R., The de Grainville Manuscripts (Rose Circle Publications, 2024, 979-8892698832)
  • Osborne, M.R., The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence and 'An Allegory on the Spiritual Condition of Man' (Rose Circle Publications, 2024, ISBN: 979-8895043660)
  • Osborne, M.R., The Threefold Anglican Ministry in the Writings of Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker and Jeremy Taylor (Whitestone Esoteric, 2024, ISBN: 979-8896609254)
  • Osborne, M.R., William Laud (1573–1645) Writings the Church, Ministry and Sacraments (Whitestone Esoteric, 2024, ISBN: 979-8896606277)
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References

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  1. ^ Osborne, M.R. (20 November 2024). The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence and 'An Allegory of the Spiritual Condition of Man' (1st ed.). Bayonne, NJ: Rose Circle Publications (published 2024). p. 285. ISBN 9798894801551.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Osborne, M.R. (2023). Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the Haunting of William Hogarth (1st ed.). Bayonne, NJ: Rose Circle Publications (published 2022). p. 104. ISBN 9798892177900.
  3. ^ Uzoamaka, Christabel (1 September 2022). "The Brazen Serpent". Online Book Club. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ^ https://legendsofthecraft.com/piers-a-vaughan/
  5. ^ Vaughan, Piers A. (5 February 2023). "Abbe Fournie: What We Have Been, What We Are and What We Will Become". Rose Circle Books. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ https://www.johannite.org/brother-jonathan-stewart/
  7. ^ https://gnosticwisdom.net
  8. ^ Stewart, Jonathan (26 August 2023). "Fournie". The Gnostic Wisdom Network. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024. Alt URL:https://archive.org/download/Fournier/Fournier.mp3
  9. ^ Osborne, M.R. (July 2017). "Martinez de Pasqually and the Transmission of Power". Metropolitan Study Group. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ M.R., Osborne (16 December 2017). "The Lessons of Lyons". Salon Rose Croix. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Companions of Christian Rosenkreutz". 2016.
  12. ^ https://www.watkinsmagazine.com/product/79-autumn-2024-watkins-mind-body-spirit-copy-2
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