Thaumaturgie : la Magie de Guérison - Les Sciences Occultes

Hello everyone, and welcome to this new show. Today we are going to talk about the Tomatourges. But what is it exactly? Well, these are people who would have the ability to heal. But is it a miraculous power offered by the or the divinity? Or a force of the mind? Or simply a simple charlatanism? Well, whatever the answer to this question, we will study the history of the Tomaturgy, but also some famous characters who would have had this power. THE HISTORY OF THE TOMATURGY To start this show, I think it is necessary to define first of all what is precisely the Tomaturgy. So let's first see the etymology of the word. The Tomaturgy can be translated as miracle doer or the one who does miracles. But according to the religious framework, the origin of this power is quite varied. So, is it a divine gift? Or a magical power that could be learned? Or an evil power that would come from the devil? Well, you will see that the answer is quite variable again, depending on the area of ​​belief. The Tomaturgy is a practice that consists of doing miracles in its religious acceptance. It is a gift that some people have, kings, saints or other exceptional people who would have acquired this power from God to heal or bring benefits to their kind. In a broader acceptance, the Tomaturgy is the art of healing or accomplishing miracles. Therefore, depending on the individual who practices it, it could be considered as a divine gift or witchcraft, because the devil could also grant him miracles in imitation of God to deceive men. Nowadays, the acts of Tomaturgy are classified in the category of occult arts. Healers, practitioners of Reiki or so-called energetic medicine that applies the imposition of the hands could be considered as Tomaturgy if we did not use the old terms. On the linguistic level, the Tomaturgy in Christianity is the one that operates for or by God, or in a more ancient form of Ancient Greece, the one that operates wonders thanks to its exceptional faculties. In ancient times, the Tomaturgy were considered as magicians, then they would alternatively become evil or holy wizards depending on the people and the perceptions of the authors of the medieval era. It is rare that the prophets of the past were considered as Tomaturgy, but it is also the case of the modern era for some gurus who bring together a circle of disciples around them thanks to their talent. In all cases, divine, diabolical or simply magic, the Tomaturgy is always the fact of bringing a healing by a non-medical process, without medication and without treatment. And you can imagine that it is obvious that the people with this talent sometimes simply have suspicions. To cite some examples, we have Jesus Christ, who is the most famous of the Tomaturges. The evangelical literature gives us several stories of Tomaturgic actions, especially when he heals the blind or when he resurrects Lazarus. We then have the interesting case of Simon the Magician. He accomplished miracles, healed the sick, and even had access to the ability of levitation. He could have been considered as a Tomaturge, but he was declared heretic by the apostle Peter. His powers could not come from God, but from the devil, who imitates the divine prodigies. The ability to dissociate the true Tomaturge and the wizard therefore covered a moral aspect which is in fact variable according to religious and cultural codes. Apollonius of Tyre, an itinerant prophet of the first century, was also considered as a Tomaturge or as a magician. He would have had the gift of ubiquity and healed the sick. He was a competitor of Jesus in the first centuries of our era. Apollonius was a pagan, so he was not considered as a Tomaturge, but as a magician, although his acts are identical to those of Jesus. You can easily see that it is difficult in terms of research to define who was and was not a Tomaturge. It will depend mainly on the context of belief. Thus, for a pagan of Antiquity, Jesus Christ, Simon the Magician and Apollonius are all three Tomaturges, while for a Christian, only Jesus could be the Tomaturge. The other two are de facto wizards who held their power of the devil in order to divert the souls of the true faith. However, in the framework of the Christian tradition, Jesus Christ is not the only Tomaturge, although he is the best known, there are actually many others. The biblical tradition also grants the powers of Tomaturgy to certain prophets such as Eli or the apostles Peter and Paul. Subsequently, many saints of the Catholic Church were considered as Tomaturges. It is also partly for these proteges that they were canonized. This is particularly the case of St. Antoine of Padua who was canonized in 1232 because he was reputed to be a Tomaturge. This is also the case of St. Martin of Tours, St. Roch of Montpellier or Basil the Blessed. They were all canonized for their acts of Tomaturgy. Interestingly, it is customary in the Catholic tradition to address prayers to the saints to ask for healing. Knowing that the name of Tomaturgy is a power granted by God, the saints act as intermediaries between the believer and his divinity. Still in the Medieval and Renaissance period, the difference between Tomaturgy and witchcraft was delicate and several people were accused of witchcraft or of having pacted with the devil in order to obtain powers during the Sabbath. These would therefore be false Tomaturges. These people will be tormented by the Inquisition Let's quote for example Johann Georg Faust, an alchemist of the Renaissance who claimed to be able to accomplish the same miracles as Christ. He was accused of having made a diabolical pact and his story will inspire the Faust of Goethe. Let's also quote Paracelsus who was accused of diabolical practices in order to heal his patients. The Christian tradition also speaks to us of Tomaturgic relics, some objects where bones of the saints would have retained the powers of healing. There are many tomaturgic sites in the holy places known to have such relics. One of the examples of healing pilgrimages is of course that of Lourdes in the south of France. But there are many other sanctuaries around the world and not only in the context of Christianity. Most of the sites linked to the Marial cult or the Virgin Mary if you prefer are considered to have Tomaturgic virtues due to a sacred fountain, a magical source or a relic. Most of the places of the Marial cult are in fact the reuse of ancient pagan sites which were already places of healing in the past. They were places of worship for the fairies of the sources or of ancient divinities. Subsequently, these places were Christianized but their symbol did not change from an iota. The art of healing existed long before the arrival of the Gospel. And now let's see how the Tomaturgy and more broadly the art of healing was perceived by the paganists. Antiquity is not full of magicians and miraculous healings. Each country develops its own myths and its legendary corpus involving glorious characters, real or imaginary. Technically, the Tomaturge does not need accessories to cause miracles. The shamans of ancient times or the druids or other Egyptian priests treated diseases with plants, decoctions, amulets and invocations to the deities. Let's talk about the Tomaturgy. We will talk more easily about healing magic or medical science in these cases. In the ancient pantheons, some gods had Tomaturgic functions like Asclepius or Apollon among the Greeks, Aesculapus among the Romans, Djancet in the Celtic pantheon, Ixtilton among the Aztecs or Eshmun among the Phoenicians. Each people has his or her own Tomaturgic god and in the same way as in Christianity, some men would have benefited from the Tomaturgy. We can mention Abris the Hyperborean who was under the patronage of Apollon and who could perform miracles especially those of Tomaturgy. Pythagoras would have also had qualities of Tomaturgy and even the followers of Orphism who would have cultivated this talent. Other more ambivalent characters also had healing powers in addition to other magic powers. This is particularly the case of the Circe and Emede magicians. The power to heal differs from the notion of good and evil. It was only one power among others. The big difference between pagan and Christian beliefs is that Tomaturgy is considered as an art that can be acquired. The shaman establishes a contact with the spiritual world and becomes the vector of their healing powers. The mage of Antiquity studies on his side the secret sciences or the occult sciences and learns to control the vital energy that we will call the Chi in China, the Ki in Japan or the Ashi in the Yoruba people. We will find many other names according to the different cultures. In this lecture, the art of Tomaturgy becomes high magic based on the strength of the mind. Here is an excerpt from the mage Eliphas Levy who will deal with the question. We have defined miracles, the natural effects of exceptional causes, the immediate action of the human will on the bodies or at least this action without visible means constitutes a miracle in the physical order. The influence exerted on the will or on the intelligences either suddenly or in a given time is able to captivate thoughts, to change resolutions, to paralyze the most violent passions. This influence constitutes a miracle in the moral order. Of course, in this vision of Eliphas Levy or more broadly of the control of energy, Tomaturgy is no longer defined by the notions of good and evil and in fact, even the Black Mage can become a Tomaturge at this time. This is particularly the case of Eugène Wintras famous guru of the 19th century who was famous for his acts of Tomaturgy between two rites of magic more than doubtful we will say. Here is what Stanislas de Guaita occultist of the late 19th century told us. That Wintras was a powerful Tomaturge Nothing is better established than the perfect authenticity of phenomena if it is not the mediumic origin null and void of its prodigies. Another interesting aspect of Tomaturgy is that the subject touches the individuals of all social classes. Thus, if Christian characters or not such as Padre Pio, Philippe de Lyon or even the sulfurous Rasputin are all considered as Tomaturges, there is actually an anonymous legion that accompanies them. To take the example of France, each village once had its own Tomaturge even if it is not necessarily this term that was used. They are sometimes called healers, rebels, keepers of secrets or even magnetizers, terms that we will find in particular in the modern era. Here we are clearly in the framework of popular magic. But now, before concluding the subject, I have to come back to an element of folklore that is placed between holiness and popular superstition. This is the case of the Tomaturge kings. One of the most fascinating aspects of Tomaturgy is the link with royalty in some countries, notably France and England. The sovereigns would have been able to treat various diseases simply by imposition of hands. Thus, all the kings of France were considered as Tomaturges but only after their sacrament. They thus acquired the gift of healing, symbol of their destiny as kings A sentence has remained to us The king touches you, God heals you which refers to the notion of link between God and men. The Tomaturge kings become de facto intermediaries in the same way as the saints. The kings owned their own dynastic coat of arms. In the same way, each sovereign had his own Tomaturgic faculties. This is how the kings of England would have the ability to treat epilepsy, the kings of Spain could hunt demons of the possessed, the kings of Burgundy could cure plague and the kings of Hungary could cure jaundice. As for the kings of France, they could cure scabies, tuberculosis but also many other diseases. What is important is that the fact of being a Tomaturge places the king above the other men. His gift is the proof that God imposed his mark on him. In some medieval conflicts opposing different dynasties, it was sometimes referred to the Tomaturgic capacities as in the case of the conflict between Edward III of England and Philip VI of Valois before the Hundred Years' War, each trying to impose his legitimacy and in particular via the fact of his Tomaturgic abilities. This will not prevent the war. So the Tomaturge kings, proof of a divine fact or simple popular legend, you are of course free to choose. Nevertheless, I still bring to your attention that the talent of Tomaturgy is a European specificity and even less Christian. Thus, in Shintoism in Japan, the emperor has Tomaturgic qualities as a descendant of Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun. In Islam, we will find Dhul-Nun al-Misri, who is considered a Tomaturge. He is one of the creators of Sufism, the Muslim esotericism, and the one who would have introduced Gnostic thought within Islam, resulting in the creation of Sufism. We also find Zaratustra, the father of Zoroastrianism, who was reputed to be a Tomaturge. But in Asia, it is still the case of Kukai, the founder of the Buddhist school Shingon in Japan, who was also considered a Tomaturge. Moreover, to bring a precision, the number of Tomaturges within Buddhism is actually very important, and this for a simple reason. That this art, Tomaturgy, in the sense of esoteric art, called Kaji in Japan, the concept of this religion, is therefore taught, learned, and so it is an art that can be acquired. To conclude, and in a much more generic way, most of the prophets or founders of the religions of yesterday or today were all considered from near or far as Tomaturges, which is surely one of the main common elements between all the different religions, and indeed the central element which is this power of holiness which can bring healing. Here we are at the end of this journey about the art of Tomaturgy. I hope you enjoyed learning more about the subject, and do not hesitate to comment on other occult arts, magic practices or divinatory methods that you would like me to deal with in future videos. I also invite you to subscribe if this is not the case yet, it is free and it does not commit you to anything and you will be informed of the release of the next videos so as not to miss anything. 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