The Therapeutæ

Their History and Doctrines

Written by Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher, this treatise offers the first historical description of the Therapeutæ, a contemplative community established near Lake Mariotis in Egypt.

Philo describes them as men and women living in celibacy, prayer, study, and silence, devoting their lives to healing and the pursuit of divine wisdom.

They lived apart from society, practicing rituals of purification, sacred meals, and mystical interpretation of scripture — all elements later found among the Essenes and early Christian monastics.
Philo presents them as living embodiments of Sophia and the Logos — the merging of divine wisdom (Feminine) and divine word (Masculine). Their lifestyle reflects the Egyptian initiatory model of Ma’at (balance, truth, cosmic order), translated into the language of Judaism and, later, Christianity.

Lineage Connection

The Therapeutæ represent the Egyptian branch of the Essene lineage — an initiatic community that integrated the wisdom of Isis, the discipline of Pythagoras, and the mysticism of the Hebrew prophets.
Their presence in Alexandria created the bridge between the Egyptian temples and Qumran, between the rites of Isis and the future contemplative practices of the early Christians.
This text thus stands as a foundational document of the Pontifex lineage: the art of building bridges between sacred worlds — precisely the current reactivated through the Chi-Rho work.

Author’s Roles / Archetypes

Philosopher-priest, observer of hidden sanctuaries, interpreter of divine law through reason and devotion.

Primary Sources / References

• Philo Judaeus. De Vita Contemplativa. (~10 CE).
• Analysis by E. R. Goodenough, Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period (1953–1968).
• Garth Fowden, The Egyptian Hermes (1986).
• R. Bauckham, The Jewish World Around the New Testament (2008).

BOOK References

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Quotes / Notes

“They live in the presence of God, not by sight but by the vision of the soul.” — Philo of Alexandria
“Their every action, their every word, is a hymn to the Divine.”
“Their houses are temples, and their silence a perpetual offering.”

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The Teacher of the Scrolls and the Gospel Christ

Edmond Bordeaux Szekely

In this foundational work, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely traces the spiritual lineage linking the Essene communities, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the original Christic message.

He interprets the “Teacher of Righteousness” mentioned in the Qumran texts as a prefiguration of Christ — a bridge between ancient Essene mysticism and the Gospel narrative.

Szekely presents the Essenes as guardians of an initiatic science inherited from Egypt and Babylon, based on the harmony between the elements, the human body, and divine law — what he calls “The Law of Light.”
His thesis proposes that the Essenes preserved the universal tradition of initiation, which later found expression through Jeshua’s teachings. The Gospel, in this reading, is not a rupture but the flowering of a continuum of sacred knowledge.

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