Paul the Venetian

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Paul the Venetian [1] ^[1] is one of the "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" in the teachings of Theosophy and is regarded as one of the ascended masters in the Ascended Master Teachings (also collectively called the Great White Brotherhood). He is regarded as the Master of the Third Ray (see Seven Rays). It is believed that his final life was his incarnation as the artist Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), after which he is said to have become Master.

Contents 1 Paul the Venetian's etheric retreat 2 Previous incarnations 3 Ascension 4 Notes 5 Sources 6 Further reading 7 External links

[edit] Paul the Venetian's etheric retreat

According to the Church Universal and Triumphant, Paul the Venetian's "Ascended Master Retreat" is believed to be in an enormous mansion called the "Chateau de Liberte" on the etheric plane above an area of southern France called Provence. This mansion is supposed to be larger than the Versailles Palace and have thousands of rooms decorated with copies of paintings (rendered in etheric matter) from all civilizations and eras of human history.^[2] Members of the Church Universal and Triumphant, the largest organization adherent to the Ascended Master Teachings, practice meditation exercises which, they are taught, will allow them to visit this retreat on the etheric plane in their dreams.

[edit] Previous incarnations

The traditional Theosophical authors such as C.W. Leadbeater^[3] and Alice A. Bailey do not mention any previous incarnations of Paul the Venetian. However, some of the lesser known Ancient Wisdom groups maintain that Paul the Venetian was incarnated as Plotinus.^[4]

In the Ascended Master Teachings, Paul the Venetian is believed to have been incarnated as a "Minister of Culture" in the government of Atlantis, as one of the architects of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt, and as an artist (mural painter) in the Inca Empire.^[5]

[edit] Ascension

According to the Ascended Master Teachings, Paul the Venetian ascended on April 19, 1588. [2]

[edit] Notes

[edit] Sources

• Leadbeater, C.W. The Masters and the Path Adyar, Madras, India: 1925--Theosophical Publishing House
• Prophet, Mark L. and Elizabeth Clare Lords of the Seven Rays Livingston, Montana, U.S.A.:1986 - Summit University Press

[edit] Further reading

• Campbell, Bruce F. A History of the Theosophical Movement Berkeley:1980 University of California Press
• Godwin, Joscelyn The Theosophical Enlightenment Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Johnson, K. Paul The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and Myth of the Great White Brotherhood Albany, New York: 1994 State University of New York Press
• Melton, J. Gordon Encyclopedia of American Religions 5th Edition New York:1996 Gale Research ISBN 0-8103-7714-4 ISSN 1066-1212 Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151-158; see chart on page 154 listing Masters of the Ancient Wisdom; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations

[edit] External links

• [3] Images of Paul the Venetian Master
• Full text of “Masters and the Path” by C.W. Leadbeater: