Glossary of Spiritual and Religious Words

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Venustic Initiation

"The Venustic Initiation is for Real Men only, never for intellectual animals. Let us understand that by 'real Men,' we mean those who have built their solar bodies [this is not related to gender]. Let us understand that by 'intellectual animals,' we mean all of humanity, all those who possess only lunar bodies. The Venustic Initiation is the real Christmas of the tranquil heart. It is for the few; it is by the grace of the Solar Logos. In nirvana, there exist many Buddhas who, despite their great perfection, have never attained the Venustic Initiation." - Samael Aun Weor, Christmas Message 1966-1967 (aka The Buddha's Necklace)

The Venustic Initiations are the Seven Serpents of Light of the First Mountain plus one more related with the Sephirah Binah.

"The one who sacrifices the self for humanity attains the Venustic Initiation. It is urgent to know that the Venustic Initiation is the incarnation of Christ within the human being. The one who incarnates the Christ in oneself has to live the entire Cosmic Drama. The Venustic Initiation has seven degrees; it begins with the event of Bethlehem and ends with the Death and Resurrection of the Lord. The one who reaches the Venustic Initiation also becomes a Christ. It is only by means of the Three Factors for the Revolution of Consciousness that one attains the Venustic Initiation." - Samael Aun Weor, The Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology