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Revision as of 12:31, 25 September 2026
Robert Ambelain (1907–1997) was a French esoteric author and a leader of Memphis-Misraïm in the twentieth century. His books addressed Masonic symbolism, Martinism and other subjects in Western esotericism.[1]
Masonic activity
The Grande Loge Féminine de Memphis-Misraïm dates Ambelain’s initiation to 26 March 1939 and identifies Constant Chevillon as his sponsor. The Grande Loge Symbolique de France’s history associates him with the clandestine lodge Alexandrie d’Égypte, meeting at his home during the occupation.[2][3]
Ambelain succeeded Charles-Henri Dupont in 1960 in the French line of the rite described by these organisations. His subsequent work included support for women’s Masonry: the Grande Loge Féminine’s account traces its background to the lodge Hathor in 1965 and Le Delta in 1971, before its later establishment as an independent body.[2]
These histories describe particular organisational lineages. Ambelain’s titles do not mean that all bodies using the Memphis-Misraïm name accepted one governing authority; see organisations and recognition.
Publications
The BnF catalogue records a long publishing career, including:
- Dans l’ombre des cathédrales (1939).
- Le Martinisme: histoire et doctrine (1946).
- Scala philosophorum, ou la symbolique des outils dans l’art royal (1963 edition).
- La Franc-maçonnerie oubliée (1985).
- Franc-maçonnerie d’autrefois (1988), on the rites of Misraïm and Memphis.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bibliothèque nationale de France, works catalogued under Robert Ambelain (1907–1997).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grande Loge Féminine de Memphis-Misraïm, “À propos”, organisational history and membership statement.
- ↑ Grande Loge Symbolique de France, “Les figures du Rite”, account of the wartime and post-war French organisation.
Memphis-Misraïm: Overview · Misraïm · Memphis · History · Degrees and organisation · Egyptian symbolism · Organisations and recognition · Regalia and imagery · Sources and further reading
People: Bédarride brothers · Marconis de Nègre · John Yarker · Giuseppe Garibaldi · Papus · Jean Bricaud · Constant Chevillon · Robert Ambelain
Background: Hermeticism · Martinism · Masonic glossary · Comparison with related traditions