Dr. Paul Clark is a renowned writer and lecturer, as well as the Steward of the Fraternity of the Hidden Light, or F.L.O. (Fraternitas L.V.X. Occulta). F.L.O. is a Mystery school in the western esoteric tradition. Dr. Clark joins us to discuss the nature and purpose of the Fraternity of the Hidden Light, and what it offers to its members.
“Dr. Paul Clark began esoteric studies at an early age by corresponding with W.E. Butler. When Paul reached the age of twelve, W.E. Butler suggested Paul contact the Reverend Ann Davies, who was then Prolocutor-General of the Builders of the Adytum and thus began a long and rewarding relationship. Paul spent the next thirteen years studying under Ann Davies and Paul was a member of a select circle of seven “stewards” receiving advanced instruction directly from Ann.
In 1982, Paul and a group of Initiates of high grade, founded the Fraternity of the Hidden Light, an Aquarian Age Mystery School. As Steward of the Fraternity, Paul is known for his ability to inspire others to take their spiritual evolution in hand so that they may achieve their full potential as co-creators.
Paul has written several books including “The Book of the Rose”, “The Secret Cipher of the Golden Dawn” and “The Broken Seal” and has authored two instructional courses taken by numerous students around the world: “The Threshold” and “The Path of Return”.”
“My presence is the cause of every form,
And to those who have eyes to see,
Wherever a man may plant his foot is holy ground.
Not alone in sanctuaries set apart,
But in the street and market-place,
In the abode of sin
As well as in the house of prayer,
Mayest thou say with thy Father Jacob,
“Surely the Lord is in this place;
And I knew it not.”
Verily, thy consciousness of body
Is my self-knowledge of form,
And by that knowledge working in thee
Do I maintain thine existence
In all states and conditions.
Behold, I dwell with thee, O Israel,
And thou dwellest with me.
Take heed
That thou despise not thy Lord in human form.
- excerpt from “The Meditation on Qoph” in “The Book of Tokens”
relevant links:
Fraternity of the Hidden Light - “An Aquarian Age Mystery School of the Western Esoteric Tradition”
“Behind the Veil” - Fraternity of the Hidden Light mission statement
“On the Threshold” - correspondence course work
F.L.O. “Document Archive”
“Podcast 42 - The Life and Work of Dr. Paul Foster Case”
“Ann Davies” Wikipedia entry
“The Book of the Rose” by Paul A. Clark
“The Broken Seal and Other Cases” by Paul A. Clark
“Magic, Mysticism, and Initiation” video lecture by Dr. Paul Clark
intro music by HipGnosis
original link -- http://www.occultofpersonality.com/2008/05/04/podcast-46-fraternity-of-the-hidden-lights-steward-dr-paul-clark/
direct link to download .mp3 audio file -- http://www.occultofpersonality.com/podpress_trac/web/69/0/OoP_Podcast46_PaulClark_it.mp3
In
1926, Fulcanelli – an obvious pseudonym – wrote “Le
Mystère des Cathédrales” – The Mystery
of the Cathedrals. The publication not merely created a renewed
interest in the how and the why of the Gothic cathedrals, but
also raised the question who Fulcanelli was.
Several names have since been put forward, tall stories have been
spun, including how Fulcanelli was over a hundred years old, did
not die, but instead disappeared. It is now generally believed
that the man at the origin of the mystery was René Schwaller
– the man who, with the addition of “de Lubicz”
to his name, would later make a name for himself as an Egyptologist,
performing detailed analyses that would inspire the likes of John
Anthony West. 
