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Jean-Louis de Biasi is a French writer, lecturer, Freemason, and publisher.
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Jean-Louis de Biasi is a French writer, lecturer, Freemason, and publisher.
De Biasi was born in Castillonnès (France) in 1959. He holds a master's degree in philosophy (University of Bordeaux). The title of his thesis was "Morals and Religion in the work of Nietzsche". In 2024, he enrolled in a PhD in geopolitics and counterterrorism in a university charted with the UN. He taught philosophy in France as a teacher for over 15 years, and also successfully graduated in Hebrew. He has been trained in Gestalt therapy with certification from the Institut Francais de Gestalt-Therapie (French Institute of Gestalt Therapy). He also completed a yoga teacher training, being rewarded with the highest levels.
For several years, De Bias practiced oneirology and hypnotherapy. [1] From the 70's to the 90's he practiced intensively Hatha Yoga (that he learnt with Doctor F. Sanfilippo), pranayama, yoga nidra (a kind of relaxation associated with visualization), creative visualization. He began to teach these sciences. He was invited to several radio shows on these subjects and had several books published by French publishers.
He is a specialist in Ancient Mediterranean religions, classical philosophy, Freemasonry, and spiritual/religious rituals in the Western Tradition. [1] [2] [3] Various degrees, considered some of the highest in Western Esotericism, have been conferred upon him. With regard to Freemasonry, he is a Master Mason and Past Master belonging at present to the United Grand Lodge of England, after being a member of Lodges in Washington DC, Nevada, and California (U.S.A.). He also received the 32° of the American Scottish Rite in Washington, D.C., and was initiated into Royal Arch Masonry in Canada. [4]
During the time he lived in France, prior to move to North America and joining American Freemasonry, the entirety of the Egyptian Freemasonry degrees (33°-95°) as well as other related degrees were received by him. [5] Beginning in 1999 and over the course of the next few years, he reawakened, founded, and organized within the Grand Orient de France (the largest Masonic organization in France) [6] [7] the Egyptian system of Memphis-Misraim according to the American degrees organized by John Yarker. It was also during 1999 that the Grand Orient de France asked him to create a scientific publication which was called Arcana. He was nominated Grand Chancellor in 2002 and Grand Orator in 2003.
In 1997, Jean-Louis de Biasi founded La Parole Circule (Spread the Word), the first-ever online magazine of international scope devoted to Freemasonry and restricted to Freemasons. This magazine was published until 2008. He was also one of the founders of the online community of Fraternelle des Internautes Francophones, the first French Masonic one to be established. [8]
Jean-Louis de Biasi has written in French about the fields of Freemasonry, ancient religions, and ancient rituals. He was published by Grancher Publications (Editions Grancher). His writings in English have been and continue to be published by Llewellyn Publications. [4] Several of his books have been translated into various languages such as French, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Dutch.
With his wife Patricia Bourin, Jean-Louis de Biasi is also publisher (Theurgia Publications), They publish books from various authors included them, mainly in French. Among various subjects, several books are focusing on the region of the South West of France and the town of Castillonnès.
Excerpts from his bibliography (books and their foreign editions):