The neophyte stood in front of the altar with a large divine imagine facing her. On the
             alter was a folded white robe with a sword upon it. A initiated member of the inner circle
             lit white candles and incense while another switched on a powerful twin light to
             illuminate the divinely image. The highest member of the inner circle then took the
             sword, and preceded with the ritual initiation of the neophyte into the inner circle of the
             ancient mysteries.(Markides 124) This scene invokes the imagination to think of
             Freemasonry, fraternal organizations and even Witchcraft. This is a ritual steeped in the
             esoteric world of mysteries, but yet it is seemingly Christian! This is the world of Spyros
             Sathi, the Magus of Strovolos. A man of great spirituality and wisdom. He is known in
             his region as a great healer, and is highly revered for his gift. Today he coexists with the
             Christian church who would have most definitely sent the inquisitioner after him in the
             past. Although Spyros Sathi is a Christian holy man, is teachings are a swirl of Gnostic
             Mysticism is a spiritual discipline aiming at a union with the divine through
             meditation and contemplation. (Webster's 466) It has long played apart in religious
             traditions in every part of the world. "Those who claim to have actually experienced this
             direct revelation constitutes an elite tradition which transcends the boundary lines of
             individual religions, cultures and languages." (Adhayananda 1) There are many Mystic
             Schools of thought, but some of the more well known are; Ancient Egyptian, Cabalistic,
             Tantric, Yogic, Sufism, Alchemy and Gnostic. Spyros Sathi, also known as Daskalos,
             seems to work with all these traditions, especially Gnosticism. Of course I must add that
             there's always blurred boundaries between these traditions because they all inter link in
             various aspects. Daskalos transcends these boundaries, and uses these t...