WAS KAMALA JNANA ROGER CARO?
Kamala Jnana has always been our favorite Master, since he has written his excellent work "Dictionary of Alchemical Philosophy". (Edited by C. Charler – Argetière H.S.)
We have read all Roger Caro’s books, this great Master, and those written by his disciples, such as Jean de Clairefontaine (Robert Raguin ?), "Apocalypse Alchemical revelation", which you will find on my URL.
After reading "All the Great Work Photographed", Edition Roger Caro, we thought that we had the knowledge concerning the Kamala Jnana Work.
The maters and the modus operandi being described in plain language by Kamala Jnana, Roger Caro et Jean de Clairefontaine, we have with the proper matters and the suitable glassware many times tried to do the work that they explained.
We have never been able to separate the sulphur and mercury from the first matter (cinnabar) as Kamala Jnana and Jean de Clairfontaine explain. We have also tried with the Ethiopian (artificial cinnabar) prepared with de suitable matters and the Salt prepared according to the Art.
It has been a total failure. Disappointed and thinking something was missing in the texts [concerning the Solve done with the Ethiopian, there must occur a short exothermic reaction at around 350°C, which should volatize the matter to the upper part (the sky) of the balloon; (we only obtained 100°C). After the cooling, the mixture gathers in gelatinous granules]. Being a brother of the Art, we have written to Roger Caro, asking him to explain us what was missing in the Solve text to make it work.
Roger Caro was kind enough to answer us on November 13th 1984:
"I don’t see what can worry you, for example, in the Preparation, you have a mineral called Cinnabar, which contains three things: the true sulphur, the true mercury, and salt (KOH) at homeopathic dosis. You grind your mineral, into a thin powder, weight it and put it in a flask, add the due quantity of (KOH), prepared according to the method described in my books, close the flask with a stopped which you will attach with a thread (too avoid the stopped to pop up because of the internal pressure generated by gases), shake firmly the flask for a while, and you will have well started. A good advice, before beginning the practice, looks first for what you will have to do ... in the different steps and phases.
It requires a lot of patience and over all, a lot of perseverance."
We noticed that the Master was referring to the first part of the work, which is the Preparation or Separation of mercury and sulphur from the mineral. But the explanation that was given to us, in our humble opinion, was about the Solve, because the Preparation is made in a Pyrex glass retort and not in a balloon whose stopper is attached with a thread so that the inner pressure does not make it pop up.
Was the Master "jealous"? We don't know. However, we repeated many times what he advised but we never had any reaction between the powdered cinnabar and the KOh.
Was the Master not "charitable" enough, and omitted some practical details or did he not understand our request?
Besides that, what Roger Caro advises was in contradiction with his own texts, and those of Kamala Jnana and Jean de Clairefontaine, which recommend the Ethiop to make the Solve.
Currently, we have been able by the wet way, with the help of the secret fire (KOh) to separate mercury from the cinnabar, without applying the common fire, and therefore, we have obtained canonical mercury with the characteristics of native mercury.
We have been looking for sulphur, and we are hoping still to find native mine sulphur "carotage".
But, after all, who was really Kamala Jnana? Let us see what his son Daniel Caro wrote about him in the Roger Caro posthumous book, "Bible Science and Alchemy", Sphinx publishers:
«...It is the time "of the three Lotus Temple", and of the "Temple of Vréhappada" and the "Temple of Ajunta", this last one being none other than the "crypt", officially "basement" for the Administration of your property in Angelots in Saint-Cyr-sur-mer. I am still recalling our meetings in Chinese dress, for the delivery of the Adeptad diploma, after theoretical and practical examination. it was then that you nominated me "Télétougos ".
Alone, you have deciphered, understood and found again the ONE under the multiple of the tradition and you want to allow all the good willing people to get it too. Then you published alchemy books, under your true name or under pseudonym Kamala Jnana, Pierre Phoebus...Then you became a "writer lecturer" then a "free author publisher", you permanently settled at "Angelot", where one day being contacted by your world wide" peers " you founded in 1971 the Sovereign Order of the Old Rosa-Cruz Brothers, of whom you tell the origins in the "Legend", which was renamed in 1984 for administrative reasons "Sanctuary of Studies of the F.A.R.+ C, association under the 1901 law which will have thanks to you, an international development.»
If we believe what Daniel Caro says, Kamala Jnana would be the "pseudonym" of Roger Caro.
But according to all we have read, we believe that Kamala Jnana and Roger Caro were two distinct people. Let’s see the forewords of "All the Great Work in Photographs":
« Sovereign Sanctuary of F.A.R.+C. Ajunta, 15 September of 1986. Cabinet of the Imperator.
It is a great pleasure for me to testify to the great accomplishment of my great friend Roger Caro.
Never has there such a difficult task been realised with so much patience, tenacity, competence and mastering.
A pictures puzzle of forty quadrichromias spread out without legend, with mastery has been reconstructed and commented on. This has been a Titanic work, for to re-establish the chronology, it was first necessary to learn all the secrets of the work, or at least their theory…
These pictures were originally taken by our deceased and so missed son Kamala Jnana during an alchemical experiment in Ajunta, and could only be published by you my dear Great Master.
Signed: A.J. d’Ossa (Imperator des F.A.R.+C.»
The text is clear and leaves no doubt about the fact that the photographs were taken by the deceased Kamala Jnana and compiled by Roger Caro, as it is said in the text.
Nevertheless in the book "All the Great Work in Photographs", we can see a picture of Roger Caro in his laboratory!
We have been wondering what pushed Roger Caro to place his picture in a book showing the Kamala Jnana pictures?
For an investigator leaving outside of France, who has access only to books published in French, it seems difficult to discover the truth. This strangely resembles the Fulcanelli Myth and the contradictions of the return of such a personage.(see: http://pwp.netcabo.pt/r.petrinus/Fulcanelli-DW-e.htm Fulcanelli – The dry Way)
But there is even more. Let’s have a look at the "Dictionary of Alchemical Philosophy":
« Saying this, he reached deep into a greasy paper bag and took out a tin box tied with threads. He opened it, and took out a book of a venerable aspect, covered with a thick yellowish parchment, blackened by the fire, and a pack of films.
This book he said, is a gift from Pierrot, an old friend of mine, who is dead only some months ago. His parents were a well to do people. His brother Jean, who died shortly before him who was a scientist. He wrote books with a typewriter, and was performing a lot of experiments. He had travelled a lot and was said to belong to a secret society. Pierrot often told me about his brother whom he was meeting from time to time. It is he who wrote this book.
He gave me the book. I opened it the inside wasn’t old. It was typewritten sheets, which had been sewed together. It seems in deed to have five books, by looking at the separations followed by new forewords. It was containing Hebrew alphabets, drawings, colour photographs, maps, etc.
I read here and there and all seemed of a great interest. Beside obviously re-establishing lost Sacred Texts, they were also alchemically interpreted. After ten minutes I gave him back the manuscript.
- Had your friend or his brother printed this manuscript? - No Pierrot’s brother died in an accident, as he was coming back from a trip, soon after he had finished the writing.
- I’m incompetent in Hebrew and Alchemy, but your book certainly has a value. I would have enjoyed taking notes, but notes taken here and there wouldn’t be of a great help. If one day you should get rid of it, don’t get taken by bookshop people. It’s unusual and new content has to be considered.
Seven days later and I came back to A…Père La Taupe was there. When he saw me coming, he stood up. I had transcribed everything and I had even photographed certain Hebrew parts, drawings, texts and maps.
- Père la Taupe, here is what’s belonged to you. I also gave him half a chicken, few sandwiches and a bottle of red wine and also a blue bank note and a pack of black tobacco for his pipe. Very kind of you, I’m more than happy…did you like my book?
- All five of them are fantastic. My wife and me alternated to type it. We have even typed during the night…but tell me who was this Kamala Jnana?
- It was Jean Deleuvre, Pierrot’s brother. Kamala was it’s Adept name; it was given to him when he has been introduced alchemist by the Egyptian Temple. "You see told me Pierrot, if I was rich, I would publish this book and I would write a nice introduction. It’s a pity that I cannot accomplish the Magister’s operations."
- Your friend wanted to publish his book? - Yes, it was his hobbit. He was always repeating: "Time has come"; he wanted to publish it. - Well, if you agree, I will integrally publish all the five one day, without changing anything, and because this type of book always get publish under a pen name, well I will sign the Introduction with your friend’s name, to honour his memory. - Listening to this Père la Taupe became pale: "What did you say? You will publish those books and you will sign Pierre Deleuvre…well…Irma told us this. - What to you mean?
- Irma, an old friend, who is also a fortune-teller from time to time, was always saying to Pierrot "Lad you certainly will write a book, because I see your name on a very nice cover". Since then Pierrot was dreaming about it.
His mission has ended, and mine is about to be accomplished. As it has been promised this book must be published. Be the Eternal (as Jean Deleuvre would have say) put this book in the hands of its chosen ones. Heaven always helps those who are aligned with it and whose hearts are pure.
Now I will no longer write. May every reader receive illumination as he deserves and this book is the concrete voice of Christ on Earth:
Et verbum caro factum est.
Pierre Deleuvre.»
To go back to what has been said in the Introduction, Kamala Jnana would have been Jean Deleuvre, who died in an accident, and his brother Pierre (Pierrot) would have collected the texts, which were with a friend, and he would have given them to an unknown person, which would have published them.
We don't know the whole story, but if this one is true, it will confirm that Roger Caro wasn't Kamala Jnana.
A curious fact: a modern Artist who wrote "Alchemy Divine Science", Editions Ramuel, also uses Jean Deuleuvre's as well as Kamala Jnana as a pseudonym, the forewords being written by Pierre Phoebus. We can prove that Pierre Phoebus was Roger Caro, non-only because of his son Daniel's affirmations, but also because of the letters of the typewriter, which are exactly the same as the ones of the letter Roger Caro sent me.
Consequently according to the forewords of Jean Deuleuvre's book, "Alchemy Divine Science", Roger Caro knew Jean Deleuvre, but he wasn't his Master:
"And you, my dear brother in the Royal Art, let me congratulate you again, and tell you all the admiration and passion I had in reading you. Receive all my sincere congratulation. I do not know who was your Master, but he had perfectly shown you the way to follow.
Thanks again…. Your sincerely yours Pierre Phoebus."
Surprisingly, it's Jean Deleuvre, as we saw in his book and the comments on the pictures, which makes us doubt on the way he did the Solve:
ONLY ONE ORE
"The Royal way can only be undertaken with a mineral containing the sulphur, mercury and salt. But this also means that nothing should be added which is not of its own nature".
"P 244: How could it be possible to better illustrate the violent reaction which will occur with the purified sulphur and mercury mixed with the salt, without application of any external heat?
A strong energetic release will induce the sublimation of the three bodies and project them toward the balloon flask’s neck.
If the operator didn't respect the volume, he has the risk to see the balloon explode under the gas pressure generated by the reaction."
The second picture has the following comment:
"A violent reaction induced by the Salt of the Wise thrown onto the three constituents of the ore: sulphur, mercury and salt (the salt being in very small amount), generates formation of translucent and gelatinous bubbles which rise to the neck of the balloon."
The comment of the photograph inclines us to think that Jean Deleuvre directly did the Solve with the Ethiop and not with cinnabar as explained by Roger Caro. If it is so, he never published the picture of the Ethiop in the balloon, but the one of the Solve in evolution.
Let's say without being unfair that Jean Deleuvre wasn't very "charitable" toward the brother in the Art concerning the modus operandi, for his photographs reveal less than those of Kamala Jnana, who has revealed much more to the Sons of the Art.
Jean Deleuvre has illustrated his book with wonderful coloured photographs about the cinnabar way, but nevertheless there is none showing the finished Stone; Kamala Jnana shows us the finished Stone as well as pictures about the transmutation.
Concerning the Stone, page 22 of his book, the Master says:
"The Philosopher Stone weighted, crystalline, being entirely red, has nothing to do with the metallic tinctures. We shouldn't once again, forget that the word alchemy doesn't necessarily mean transmutation as most people think."
We don't agree with Jean Deleuvre, because a true Alchemist knows that this transmutation is not carried out in order to obtain gold, but to obtain the proof that he has obtained the Philosopher Stone.
Pg18: "The author never had the intention to clear up any obligations, but to bring through testimony and photographic evidence of some never written details of the work realised by an alchemist in the Capital Phases of the Great work".
We truly respect the works of Jean Deleuvre and those of the great Master Kamala Jnana, published by Roger Caro in the book "All the Great Work in Photographs". But it's a pity that both of them haven't more explained the Modus Operandi in order to help the true children of the Art. If this had been done, the work wouldn't be so difficult!
Is the use of Jean Deuleuvre as a pseudonym a coincidence? According to what we read in the forewords of the "Philosophical Alchemical Dictionary", Jean Deleuvre died in an accident and consequently it cannot be the same person.
And to finish, who really was Kamala Jnana? ROGER CARO!
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