Of Errors and of Truth

Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin (1743-1843), the inspiration for the founding of the Martinist Order, was a French nobleman and mystic who went by the pen name le philosophe inconnu, "The Unknown Philosopher." As a young man in the army, Saint-Martin grew to admire and became a mentee of theosopher Martinèz de Pasqually. Saint-Martin joined the Ordre des Élus-Cohen (Order of Elect Priests), the initiatic tradition founded by Pasqually, where he likely learned many of the ideas expressed in Of ...