Fragment from “Egregores: The Occult Entities That Watch Over Human Destiny” by Mark Stavish
In the 1990s Jean Dubuis (1919–2010), founder of the French alchemical association known as the Philosophers of Nature (PON), would often lecture about the issue of egregores. For Dubuis, far too often the egregore, or group mind or soul, was a trap rather than a channel toward liberation. Personal agendas hidden inside the desired manifestations utilized the emotional energy of the group to bring to pass what one person could not—all without the knowledge or consent of the group. This was not limited to esoteric or magical circles but included politics, business, the military, and religious organizations. For this reason Dubuis advocated a solitary path wherein the external influences could be minimized until they could be effectively managed and made more or less inconsequential. During this same time period Dubuis often used the example of a group working in Switzerland whose obsession was with unidentified flying objects (UFOs), saying that this was all an effort to create a thoughtform that would materialize so that group leaders could take on the role of “interplanetary mediators” and thereby gain some significant level of political control that, in his words, “would be worse than Hitler.” Having lived through the Nazi occupation of France in the years 1940 to 1945, this was no empty statement or hyperbole by Dubuis. To this end he would quote his fellow Frenchman, scientist, Hermeticist, venture capitalist, and author of several bestselling books on UFOs, Jacques Vallée. Vallée is famous for being the inspiration and technical force behind the Steven Spielberg movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind and is renowned for his scientific investigation of UFO phenomena. Having started his research looking for extraterrestrial sources of UFOs he would ultimately come to the conclusion that they were interdimensional beings. His third book, Passport to Magonia: From Folklore to Flying Saucers, detailed this research. He also advocated that UFO phenomena was multifaceted, including manipulation by government and nongovernment entities of the sightings —be they real, false, or fabricated—intended to generate belief in the benevolent “space brothers,” as some cults have called them. As with the “Unknown Superiors,” those illuminated beings who guide humanity (referenced in chapter 2), these space brothers always seemed to speak through “chosen representatives” who would foretell of a certain doom that would befall humanity, resulting in mass death save for the “elect.” This message did not resonate well with Vallée. Maybe the space brothers and their self-appointed representatives were not so benevolent after all. In addition to expressing the views of Vallée, Dubuis also stated that he had been contacted by a magical group in the Channel Islands who invited him to work with them in their efforts to destroy or at least weaken the egregore of Islam. This was five years before the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and the launching of the War on Terror. Dubuis declined the offer, stating that he had other work to focus on.
I also post this second fragment, that in the book preceded the fragment above, just to give an illustration of what the author is talking about.
There is an occult concept of the “egregore,” a term derived from the Greek word for “watcher.” It is used for an immaterial entity that “watches” or presides over some earthly affair or collectivity. The important point is that an egregore is augmented by human belief, ritual, and especially by sacrifice. If it is sufficiently nourished by such energies, the egregore can take on a life of its own and appear to be an independent, personal divinity, with a limited power on behalf of its devotees and an unlimited appetite for further devotion. It is then believed to be an immortal god or goddess, an angel, or a daimon. – We also hear this concept repeated in the Christian scriptures, although as we will see there is disagreement among authorities on whether this constitutes an egregore in either the classical or modern sense of the word (paraphrased from Matthew 18:20): “When two or more are gathered in my name, I will be in the midst of them.”
Any other sources that can give me more knowledge about the highlighted parts from the quotes above? (1. I have read most books from Vallee. 2. I’m not interested in practicing magic.)
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