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The Society of Guardians of Grace, Blessings and Sustenance, more commonly known as The Society of Guardians and by its variation, the ''Et Custosi Tutelae'' 〔http://www.et-custosi-tutelae.org/eCT_Homepage.html. Retrieved 2007-02-09.〕 or just The Guardians, is a magical and Qabalistic order with its headquarters currently based in Australia.〔http://yerusha.org.au/ Guardians of Grace, Blessing and Sustenance also called Et Custosi Tutelae. Retrieved 2014-Aug-11〕 Another operational group exists in Auckland City, New Zealand.〔http://www.grailsanctuary.org/ Retrieved 2014-Aug-11〕 Traditionally a small group, it is limited to 22 members who are described as "technical mystics". Although small in comparison to other Orders such as the Golden Dawn, many members of the public benefited from the classes and correspondence courses conducted by the Guardians, before their Mt. Eden sanctuary closed down after the death of Michel Corbold (aka Michael Freedman). ==Origin== The legendary history of the Society claims that it originated in a small 12th century community of weavers and scriveners interested in Kabbalah, who left southern France to settle in Spain at the same time that Jews were expelled from France. According to the story, in 1282 members of the group, disguised as Franciscans, rescued the Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia from prison and subsequently studied on more advanced levels with him. They formed an order which continued to operate until, during the occult revival of the mid- to late-19th century, the Society grew to its maximum of 22 members and split into separate German and British orders. In the 1930s the German order apparently perished under Nazi Germany, while the British Order's Senior Guardian, Freedman Burford, decided to emigrate to Australia with a few other members to preserve it from the war.〔(and Practices in New Zealand. Published by Massey University 1985. Prof Peter Donovan - editor. )〕 In Australia the elderly Guardians all died, and only one new member, Michel Tyne-Corbold (1929–1996), joined. He was invested as Senior Guardian a week before Freedman Burford died, and assumed the traditional Guardian name "Freedman", becoming Michael Freedman.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Society of the Guardians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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