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Allen H. Greenfield (b. 1946) also known by his ecclesiastical name Tau Sir Hasirim, is an American occultist, UFOlogist, writer, editor, and Gnostic Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis[1] who resides in Atlanta, Georgia. The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Ufology is a Neologism coined to describe the collective efforts of those who study Unidentified flying object reports and associated evidence A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media Gnosticism (γνώσις gnōsis, Knowledge) refers to a diverse Syncretistic Religious movement consisting of various Belief systems A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight [1] His episcopal title "Tau" is sometimes abbreviated as "T" and prefixed to his legal name, and thus he may also be referred to as T Allen Greenfield.
Greenfield is both a student and an authority on unusual phenomena. A past (elected) member of the British Society for Psychical Research, and the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (from 1960), he has twice been the recipient of the "UFOlogist of the Year Award" of the National UFO Conference (1972 and 1992), which has run continuously on an annual basis now for 41 years. A Borderland Science Research Associate (BSRA), he has personally conducted on site UFO abduction investigations in Brooksville, FL, Pascagoula, MS and Brown Mountain, NC. His book Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts was reviewed by Robert Anton Wilson in Wilson's Everything is Under Control. Robert Anton Wilson or RAW (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 &ndash January 11, 2007) was an American This review discusses how Greeenfield builds on the principles established in Carl Jung's 1952 book, Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky. He is also a past President of the Atlanta Science Fiction Organization (ASFOII),
Works by Greenfield on occult topics include:
- Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts
- The Story of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light (one of the few sources of information on the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light)
- The Compleat Rite of Memphis (the only comprehensive single volume history of an Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry)
- Liber Thirty-One (the definitive, authorized annotated edition of this work by Charles Stansfeld Jones'
- The True History of Wicca (This ongoing essay project was included in Richard Metzger's anthology from Disinformation's The Book of Lies in 2003. Although the origins of this order are not clear the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light was a Fraternity that descended from the Frates Lucis in the late 18th century (in turn The Ancient and Primitive Rite is a Quasi-Masonic higher-degree Rite Charles Stansfeld Jones (1886-1950 aka Frater Achad, was an Occultist and ceremonial magician. Richard Metzger (born October 25, 1965 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a British television host and author The Disinformation Company is a privately held American publishing company that specializes in current affairs titles that seek to expose Disinformation.
An avid speaker on subjects related to UFOs and the occult, especially Ordo Templi Orientis and Thelema, he has appeared in the media and at several conferences as guest speaker. Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO ( Order of the Temple of the East, or the Order of Oriental Templars) is an international fraternal and Religious Thelema is a philosophy of life based on the rule or law "Do what thou wilt
Public and media appearances
Podcasts
- Thelema Coast to Coast (Shows #1 & #2, April 2005, #20, February 2006, #22, March 2006).
- The Paracast January 21, 2007 and August 26 2007
- Le Hermitage Podcast #5
- Occult of Personality Podcast #17
- Adam Gorightly’s Untamed Dimensions (Shows on July 12, August 1 and 22, 2007)
- Magick Mind Radio July 6, 2007
Broadcast media
- KYW (Cleveland)
- WOR (New York)
- WTBS (Atlanta)
- CKTB (Toronto)
- Rob McConnell's X- Zone July 17, 11:00 P.M.
Events
- International Fortean Organization (Washington, D. C. , 1974)
- Atlanta UFO Society (Atlanta, Fernbank Science Center, 1975)
- National UFO Conference (1994 and 1995)
- UFO Forum (Atlanta, 1995)
- National OTO Conference (NOTOCON) 1997, 1999, 2003 (also chair of the Speaker Selection Committee), 2005
Quotations
- "The future must be built from the best material of past and present, and on the grave of those elements in both which were/are adverse to human life and living. " (quoted in Adler, p. 375)
- "We are dulled by technological overload. " (quoted in Adler, p. 393)
- "The scientific establishment is an organized faith that contributes heavily to our present sorry state as a civilization. " (quoted in Adler, p. 397)
Bibliography
Books
- Silver Bridge, by Gray Barker, introduction by Allen Greenfield. Saucerian Books, 1970. Library of Congress Catalogue Number 70-119512.
- Saucers and Saucerers. PANP Press, 1975.
- Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts. Illuminet Press, 1994; Revised Edition Manutius Press, 2005. ISBN 1-4116-6759-X
- The Story of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light. Looking Glass Press, 1997. ISBN 9188708039
- The Compleat Rite of Memphis. Luxor Press, 1998. ISBN 1891948016
- Liber Thirty-One (The Authorized Edition by C.S. Jones (Frater Achad); edited and annotated by T Allen Greenfield. Charles Stansfeld Jones (1886-1950 aka Frater Achad, was an Occultist and ceremonial magician. Luxor Press, 1998. ISBN 1891948008
- The Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to Magick and the Occult. Edited by Richard Metzger; Allen Greenfield, contributor. Richard Metzger (born October 25, 1965 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a British television host and author Disinformation Books, 2003. ISBN 097139427X
- Secret Rituals of the Men in Black. Manutius Press, 2005. ISBN 1-4116-6764-6
- The Roots of Modern Magick: Glimpses of the Authentic Tradition from 1700-2000, An Anthology. Revised edition, Manutius Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4116-8978-7
Articles
- A True History of Witchcraft, 1992. Internet Sacred Text Archive.
- The Frankist Ecstatics of the Eighteenth Century in Agape, Vol. 1, No. 2, February 1998
- Hermetic Brotherhood Revisited: Thoughts on the Antiquity & Continuity of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light in The Scarlet Letter, Vol. V, No. 2, December 1998
- Paschal Beverly Randolph: Sexual Magick in the 19th Century, 2000.
- Emma Hardinge Britten and the Origins of OTO, 2002.
- "Supermen" in Gray Lodge Occult Review, Issue #2, December 2002
- "A Most Unusual Cast of Characters" in Gray Lodge Occult Review, Issue #17, June 2005
Reviews
- Book Review: Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts in Saucer Smear, Volume 42, No. 1, January 5, 1995. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
- Reviews: "Secret Cipher of The UFOnauts by Allen H. Greenfield" in Nexus New Times Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 24, Feb-March, 1995.
- Secret Cipher of the UFOnauts: Reviewed by Dean James in Journal of Possible Paradigms, Issue 5, Spring 1998.
See also
- Michael Bertiaux - consecrated Greenfield as Bishop
References
- ^ Mysterious America: Interview with Allen H. Greenfield. Michael Bertiaux is an American Occultist and Old Catholic Bishop. Retrieved on 2008-02-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio
- Adler, Margot. Margot Adler (born 16 April 1946) is an author journalist lecturer Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today. Drawing Down the Moon Witches Druids Goddess-Worshippers and Other Pagans in America Today is a 1979 book by Margot Adler. Penguin; Revised & Updated edition, 2006. ISBN 0143038192
- Godwin, Joscelyn. Joscelyn Godwin (born 16 January 1945 at Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, England) is a musicologist and translator known for his work on The Theosophical Enlightenment. State University of New York Press, 1994. ISBN 079142152X
- Godwin, Joscelyn (ed. ). The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor: Initiatic and Historical Documents of an Order of Practical Occultism. Weiser Books, 1995. ISBN 0877288380
- Greenfield, Allen H. Biographical Information on T. Allen Greenfield
- Holzer, Hans. Hans Holzer (b January 26, 1920 in Vienna) is a popular paranormal researcher. The Ufonauts: New Facts on Extraterrestrial Landings . Fawcett Books, 1976. ISBN 0449135691
- Kazlev, M. Alan. The Hermetic Brotherhood Of Luxor. Retrieved 31 January 2007. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Keel, John A. Disneyland of the Gods. John Alva Keel (born Alva John Kiehle March 25, 1930) is a Fortean author and professional Journalist currently residing in New Illuminet Press, 1995. ISBN 1881532062
- Keel, John A. Strange Creatures From Time and Space. Spearman, 1975. ISBN 0854353720
- Keith, Jim. Jim Keith ( September 22, 1949 &ndash September 7, 1999) was an American author Casebook on the Men in Black. Illuminet Press, 1997. ISBN 1881532119
- Reynes, Brent. Interview with Allen H. Greenfield. Alternate Perceptions Magazine online, #77, March 2004
- Wilson, Robert Anton. Robert Anton Wilson or RAW (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 &ndash January 11, 2007) was an American Everything Is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-ups. Collins, 1998. ISBN 0062734172
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