Are All Spiritual Paths Valid?

On this edition of Vestiges of Christianity, Bishop Bryan Ouellette breaks down the contemporary notion that one spiritual practice is just as good as another. Is there salvation outside of the Catholic Church? Do non-Christians go to heaven? What role do good works and spiritual knowledge play in relation to simple faith? Find out!

Exorcism: Christianity's Dark Rite

Exorcist Bishop Bryan D. Ouellette of the Sacred Order of St. Michael the Archangel (Order of Exorcists) and Presiding Bishop of the autocephalous Holy Nicholean Catholic Church presents on the topic of exorcism ministry. Learn the insider's truth about the nature of demonic possession and how the Church deals with authentic cases of demonic infestation. A question and answer session follows at the end of the lecture which includes a discussion involving deep esoteric and metaphysical mystical truths.

The Holy Nicholean Catholic Church: Putting Christ Back in Christianity

Look around at any Christian church, organization, or group and if you pay very close attention you will find mutliple variations of tradition based firmly in what we term "Dualistic Dogmatism." Lost is the spirit of Apostolic Fellowship so prevalent in the New Testament. Gone is the mystical search for understanding the depth of God's love and mystery. Absent is the spiritual freedom to experience God directly through the lens of the ancient Christian tradition.

In its place, we often find a superficial love of God substantiated through an intense fear of Satan, as if the Holy Spirit's ability to protect us, unify us, and empower us is no longer available to us; as if Satan has somehow become as powerful as God. A careful and honest examination in truth reveals a Christianity no longer founded upon love and fellowship, but on bias and judgement. We see churches turning the Bible into a living idol. We see Christians using the Word of God as a weapon against everything they do not personally agree with. We see endless cycles of strife, persecution, and politicalization, all reduced down to a theological awareness that is about as deep as a few drops of stale water. Protestant or Catholic. Orthodox or Episcopalian. Fundamentalist/Evangelical or Canonical/Liturgical; Christianity has largely become a system that has fallen so far away from its original apostolic mystical purpose, that most of its current forms are little more than pretenders, with rare exception. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to find a mystical apostolic Christianity anywhere outside of perhaps the most remote monasteries of Mount Athos or the Carthusian hermitages of rural Europe.

Fortunately, the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church was established to restore the Christian faith, which we feel has been damaged by all of this through the preceding centuries of bigotry and ignorance.

 In 2011, several Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Christian Esotericists came together to form the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church. It would stand as an autocephalous patriarchate of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and be unified to the Vatican only in as much as it is a "particular church," holding firmly to its own independent Catholic tradition. Its mission would be to stand as an example to all Christian denominations that Christianity can not only be unified as one whole system under the Holy Spirit, but it could also extend this fellowship out to other religions, to other faiths, and to other practices without betraying its own ideologies.

The Holy Nicholean Catholic Church accomplishes this through its restoration efforts by bringing Holy Wisdom back into the heart of its ministry. While we teach the Faith that is common to all Christians who value the theology of the Nicene Creed and we hold accountable the action of this Faith through the application of good works for the mutual benefit of all humankind, we also expound upon Christian soteriology through the regular emphasis of experiencing God directly. Liturgically, the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church is nearly indistinguishable from the services of Roman Catholicism, but internally, we have access to a deeper realization, that brings the mystical life into the minds and hearts of all who participate in our tradition.

Who is the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church for?

• The Holy Nicholean Catholic Church is ultimately for anyone who is ready to experience God directly through the ancient liturgical traditions of early Christianity.
• It is for people who would like to return to a Christian fellowship that operates in the spirit of the Apostles.
• It is for people whose spirituality requires a safe place to explore and cultivate a deep mystical relationship with Jesus Christ.
• It is for people who are ready to leave their religious arrogance and biases behind so as to embrace all people regardless of what religion they follow or practice.
• Ultimately, the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church is a church for people who are ready to enter into a state of spiritual maturity, so that they can serve God as an active participant in his Grace.

How do I begin this journey?

Originally, the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church was designed to be an international ministry, going out into the world to make available the Grace of God Sacramentally contained within his Church. This proved to be a bit too ambitious, however, as we found that financial support was always in short supply and could not sustain the ministers in a way that would assure their continued success. As such, we have now consolidated our efforts to establish a physical location within the Greater Atlanta, Georgia area, with the intention to grow from there. At the present time, the Church is temporarily without a public place of worship, but our Presiding Bishop and Patriarch, +Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D., SOSM, offers the Sacraments to those who need them out of the chapel in his home. In order to move forward and bring this ministry to as many people as is possible, we are currently in the process of:

• Finding land and/or a building to serve as our public place of worship.
• Becoming a 501(c)(3).
• Establishing a home for our seminarians.
• Encouraging local vocations to both clerical and lay ministry.

What we need are people who are looking for something deeper in their lives and are willing to serve the people of Atlanta, Georgia by helping us to build a church that is firmly rooted in the principles outlined in this article. Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be an Apostle? Have you ever wondered what Pentecost really meant to those who directly experienced it? Now is your chance to engage a Christianity that is new and alive as it once was nearly 2,000 years ago. This is the ultimate revival. This is an ancient Christianity where nothing is lost and everything is gained. Welcome to Christianity 2.0.

For more more information about the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church, please visit our FAQ page by clicking here.

Healing Theology

Last night on the EYE of the SEER show, Bishop Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D., SOSM made an important announcement about his ministry held within the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church. On the second half he discussed with Deacon Thomas Moreland the ways through which Esoteric Mysticism connects all religions to a common spirituality. But can this "common spirituality" reconcile theological conflicts between conventional Christian theology and those of non-Christian religions?

Bishop Ouellette, in his unceasing effort to bring all people to a mutual respect and spiritual commonality, is often accused of serving "two masters" by his peers and critics. In Matthew 6:24 Jesus states, "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other." Is the Esoteric Mysticism program a violation of what Jesus taught?

Bishop Ouellette attempts to set the record clear, once and for all, dispelling as much confusion as is possible while answering the age-old question: Can We [like the popular bumper-sticker] Co-Exist or are we just too spiritually incompatible to do so?

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Esoteric Mysticism

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Whose god is God?

It is largely taken for granted that the three primary western Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all worship the same deity, albeit in remarkably different ways. While this may be the sentiment behind each major religion, I do not think we can continue to assume that this is the case on an esoteric level. History has not been so kind to religion and in many ways has demonstrated that religion is retroactively evolving back into more primitive, primal tendencies, largely due to various contemporary extremisms. I would argue that at this point in time, through the development of each of these three religions, Abrahamic spirituality has become a polytheistic warzone between the Jewish god Yahweh, the confused Christian/Egyptian ”Trinitarian” god, and Allah, the Islamic god. And there is good reason for this distinction; each has truly become its own divine archetype!

On the archetypal level, as it relates to human comprehension, Yahweh has always been a rather blood thirsty, racist egomaniac. Allah too, with his ‘convert all infidels or massacre them’ approach toward the human race holds better resemblance to the pre-Arabic warrior moon god Hubal than to a supreme divine source of omniscient love. While the Christian Trinity perhaps does a slightly better job at understanding divine complexity, it too fails with its transformation of Jesus from a lover of peace in the Gospels to an executer of justice in the Book of Revelation, all which are clearly Egyptian pagan carryovers from Geb, Nut, and Osiris. The result of this is that ordinary, unsuspecting people will worship only their ideas about the actual God instead of the actual God, creating much spiritual confusion.

Classical Gnosticism saw much of this dissonance and attempted to reconcile the archetypal problem by expressing the actual God (capital G) via a series of truly endless emanations. Some of these emanations were higher than others and so were closer to the actual God which Gnostics saw as an Unknowable divine reality. It is ironic, then, that at this point in history, 1700 years later, that we must turn back to an ancient “heresy” so as to explain just what the hell is going on here with our bloody, deadly, reprehensible 21st century “religion” problems.

So far, yes, you have read this correctly. This Christian bishop is not only suggesting, but is absolutely affirming, that the gods (lower g) that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam hold dearly in their daily worship are merely crude emanations of the actual God they all claim to hold a monopoly on. In a very real sense, if you must wonder why people who claim to be Muslims are beheading innocent men, women and children, and why people who claim to be Christians are calling for war against our “enemies” in the Middle East while judgmentally attacking homosexuals, people of other faiths, etc. back here at home, and why people who claim to be Jews support the explosive slaughter of innocent people in Palestine, you can rest assured that the answer to this is only to be found within the spiritual manipulative possession tactics of these archetypes while they are at war with one another, using human being believers as paws in their very deadly game of psychology.

The moral of the story? Take control of your canon of beliefs and learn how to worship, not the ”true god”, but the ACTUAL God, while also learning what genuine worship is. OR… do us all a favor and commit apostasy for the safety of these innocent lives that are being lost in the name of your “god(s)”. Atheism is a far safer world-view in the hands of the spiritually deficient.

Bishop +Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D.

The Metaphysical Center for Inter-spirituality

Dr. Bryan D. Ouellette announces his plans to establish an inter-spirituality center. http://www.patreon.com/mindbrainbody

The Gedo Temple

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Bishop Bryan Ouellette speaks tonight about a new project being sponsored by the Holy Nicholean Catholic Church in its effort to bridge the philosophical gaps between all religions. The project is called the Gedo Temple Social Network and you can become a part of it by going to: http://esoteric.ning.com/. Please join us there in our efforts to build a true online community of spiritual diversity and freedom.

How Important are Ministerial Credentials?

Imagine if we lived in a world where anyone could declare himself a doctor? Imagine if we lived in a world where anyone could declare himself a lawyer, or a teacher, or even a "certified" home repair man? Imagine if there were no standards upon which to measure the skill or knowledge of the professional, having rather to take them at their word? Yet, in our modern world, there is no shortage of such individuals in the field of religion. Anyone without any theological/ministerial education, experience, and/or verified skill may declare himself or herself a minister, a priest, or a spiritual authority, etc. Many of these individuals validate their credentials on the basis of personal revelations, inspirations, or mystical experiences. They seek no means of professional certification and they often condemn those who have received such credentials.

In our traditions, receiving ministerial license in the Holy Nicholean Catholic and Holy Imperial Russian Orthodox Churches involves a careful screening process (including criminal background check) along with an extensive mentorship-based evaluation and training. Additionally, Apostolic Succession provides the authority to perform a ministerial role validly, assuring that our ministers have the Grace to continue the work properly through their commitment of obedience to the community.

Be careful in your spiritual exploration, being sure to protect yourself against the manipulation of those who teach a spiritual "freedom" that is so abundantly free, there remains no protection against self-delusion.

Patriarch Nicholas III in mundo +Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D.
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A Complete Introduction to Gnosticism Part 2

Today, Fr. Bryan speaks with Bishop Mani about the limitations of the human condition. How do these natural restrictions affect our spiritual development and is there a way to transcend such obstacles?

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The Eucharist with Rev. Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D.

The Eucharist with Rev. Bryan D. Ouellette, Ph.D. from Universal Church of Autogenes on Vimeo.

Dr. Bryan Ouellette explains the position of the Christian School of the Universal Church of Autogenes concerning the Holy Sacrament of Eucharist.