| Then came the announcement made by Benjamin | | | | Commander" in this august fraternity. He is a |
| Creme in the late seventies and early eighties that | | | | commander not seen with the physical sight of the |
| Lord Maitreya was already here on earth and living | | | | student-member; in this sense, he is hidden (Piningit). |
| somewhere in London, England, among the Asian | | | | Local psychics claim that Satria Piningit will prove his |
| community. According to Creme, Maitreya, the Christ | | | | identity by revealing certain sacred objects in his |
| descended from his retreat in the Himalayas in July | | | | possessions, called by Javanese, "pusakas" such as |
| 1977 and took residence in the British Isle, and that he | | | | kerises, whips, spear heads, etc. This should not be |
| has already met privately with journalists and influential | | | | taken too literally, however. These objects are |
| leaders from all fields of human endeavor. In June 11, | | | | symbolic of divine virtues or powers. This should be |
| 1988, Maitreya was said to have appeared | | | | evident to those who have made an in-depth study of |
| miraculously to thousands of people in Nairobi, Kenya, | | | | the esotericism of the keris and other sacred metallic |
| who recognized him as the Christ. Some say that this | | | | objects (tosan aji). In its fabrication, such pusakas are |
| was a secret institution's first successful | | | | often consecrated with a certain power by the empu |
| experimentation on teleportation and that the whole | | | | (blacksmith-mystic); this might be a positive or a |
| purpose of presenting this Maitreya is to control the | | | | negative quality. What we would like to stress here is |
| masses. Nevertheless, Creme states that Maitreya | | | | that in Western esotericism, the armour-parts and |
| comes with a divine mission. We quote from the | | | | weapons of a knight are likewise symbolic of the |
| periodical Emergence the purpose of Maitreya, the | | | | qualities that lies inherent within a true knight of the spirit |
| World Teacher: | | | | and is considered sacred. For instance, the helmet, |
| "Concerned primarily about the economic, political and | | | | breastplate, shield, lance, sword, gauntlet, spurs, |
| social imbalances in the world today, He (Maitreya) will | | | | brassard, épaulière, etc, all signifies noble, chilvaric |
| first launch a call to action to save the millions of | | | | qualities, such as courage, gentleness, vigilance, purity, |
| people who starve to death every year in a world of | | | | faith, etc. As we can see from this, Satria Piningit |
| plenty. He will then show humanity the way to | | | | possesses many divine qualities in active expression. |
| regenerate itself and to anchor brotherhood and | | | | Here we should mention that the spiritual status of the |
| peace in the world by creating a civilization based on | | | | Knight-exemplar, Satria Piningit, far exceeds that of a |
| sharing, justice and cooperation. His presence is our | | | | Saint, a Master, or a perfect human being. He is now a |
| guarantee that there will be no third World War. | | | | "god" living in the Kingdom of God. The |
| Nevertheless, it is humanity itself which must make the | | | | Knight-Commander is an ascended being, a "Chohan," |
| required changes and fashion the saner and more just | | | | or a Lord--the significance of which will be explained |
| world the Christ will inspire us to create." | | | | presently. |
| Creme also says that Maitreya will reveal himself to | | | | We anticipate criticisms by our Indonesian readers |
| the whole world at the earliest possible moment, and | | | | who might say that what we are presenting in this |
| this is designated as the "Day of Declaration": | | | | paper is sectarian in nature, that it is based on western |
| "On the Day of Declaration, the international radio and | | | | concepts, and has naught to do with the situation in |
| television networks will be linked together, and Maitreya | | | | Indonesia and notions regarding Satria Piningit. |
| will be invited to speak to the world. We will see His | | | | Sectarian it is not, though the concepts may well be |
| face on television, but each of us will hear His words | | | | alien to the traditional-mind of the Javanese. In our |
| telepathically in our own language as Maitreya | | | | view, "western" ideas or knowledge may offer the |
| simultaneously overshadows all humanity. Even those | | | | solution to the problem of the existence of Satria |
| who are not watching Him on television or listening to | | | | Piningit, and other matters that the eastern-mind has |
| the radio will have this experience. At the same time, | | | | not yet solved. The same principle applies to the |
| hundreds of thousands of spontaneous healings will | | | | Occident as well. East and West are both |
| take place throughout the world. In this way we will | | | | complementary. They both have something to offer |
| know that this man, and only this man, is truly the | | | | each other. There is much "western" metaphysical and |
| Christ." | | | | occult knowledge that are not known to Indonesians, |
| Whether Creme's announcement be true or not it is to | | | | and vice versa. We Indonesians take pride in our occult |
| be noted that his declaration of Maitreya's emergence | | | | knowledge, our "gudang ilmu," or "storehouse of occult |
| is not well received by certain spiritual leaders. For | | | | wisdom," and yet, if we do not conduct any research |
| instance, Elizabeth Prophet, one of the foremost | | | | into western mysticism, metaphysics and occultism |
| spiritual teachers living in the States, and an active | | | | how shall we know the extent of western occult |
| "channel" for the Masters and the Hierarchy | | | | wisdom as compared to ours? Therefore we appeal |
| denounces the claims made by Creme. According to | | | | to our Indonesian readers to investigate and study |
| her, Maitreya will not appear in person, but he will | | | | before judging, and also to maintain humility. |
| indeed overshadow groups and humanity as a whole. | | | | If we were starving we would not care who gives us |
| Elizabeth Prophet may be right in her assertions, but | | | | food, it could come from the hand of a Westerner or |
| then, many esotericists of rival schools or even | | | | an Easterner, it makes no difference to us; we would |
| ex-members of her very own claim that she and the | | | | be grateful all the same. Food is food; likewise, |
| organization run by her are not truly sponsored by the | | | | knowledge is knowledge. Therefore, do not put any |
| Hierarchy and the Spiritual Masters--thus, the | | | | limitations upon the mind. |
| information she receives regarding Maitreya may not | | | | The Knight Commander maintains universal |
| reflect the truth. | | | | perspectives. He is not bound or limited to any creed, |
| One claimant to the name and title of "Maitreya, the | | | | sect, religion, order, or mystical school, and certainly not |
| World-Savior" is a man by the name of Mohammad | | | | to any country or nation. This applies likewise to the |
| bin Abdulkarim. Born in 1944, and for years up to | | | | Christ, and Ratu Adil. The Knight Commander's |
| adulthood was unexposed to spiritual teachings, even | | | | metaphysical influence is worldwide, his activities |
| unaware and unknowledgeble of the name "Maitreya." | | | | surround the globe. At present, he has an intense |
| It was only later when he was involved with a spiritual | | | | interest in Australasia. Wherever and whenever |
| organization and its practices was he given the name | | | | freedom and justice are called for on a national scale, |
| by his Initiator and discovered its significance. His | | | | there will his presence and influence be felt. He inspires, |
| greatest spiritual achievement is his written work, the | | | | motivates, and strengthens those individuals who are |
| book "THOTH," or "The Holiest of The Holies," which | | | | his instruments to carry-out their tasks on behalf of |
| presents the key to the unity of religions and | | | | God, humanity, the Hierarchy, and all sentient beings. |
| humanity's evolution. We can well recommend his | | | | Needless to say that Indonesians waiting for the |
| teachings as they are of a high spiritual level--certainly | | | | emergence of Satria Piningit shall not be disappointed; |
| a new revelation for humanity but something that | | | | for he is already here--though not in the way |
| esotericists have sensed all along. In essence, | | | | expected. The same goes for Ratu Adil. Their |
| "Maitreya" states that there is no one religion greater | | | | influence may be seen in the many events that have |
| than the other, but all provides a key to spiritual | | | | occurred and are occurring in Indonesia and also |
| development. They are like pieces of a picture-puzzle | | | | globally--such as the demands and movement for |
| that presents the whole single, major Revelation of | | | | political reformation, justice, peace, and freedom. |
| God to humanity. Unless one embraces the essence | | | | Nevertheless, we recognize that what some people |
| of all religions as well as practicing their own minor, | | | | seem to desire is a flesh-and-blood character to be |
| unique revelations in one's daily life, it would be | | | | Satria Piningit to sit and rule the people as President. |
| impossible to establish peace on earth and to evolve. | | | | This is not in accord with Cosmic law or karmic |
| We have often heard of spiritual teachers claiming that | | | | decree. The leaders of the Spiritual Hierarchy are |
| all religions are essentially the same--they all lead to | | | | somewhat restrained: they are not allowed to be |
| God. In his teachings, Maitreya asserts that all religions | | | | directly involved in world affairs in a personal and direct |
| have something unique that requires incorporation | | | | way except through special dispensations given by the |
| within the path of spirituality. | | | | Karmic Board. They may only work through their willing |
| His life circumstances also seem to fulfill the Tibetan | | | | instruments. Their assistance is also dependent upon |
| prophecies and those to be found in all scriptures. | | | | the prayers, invocations and calls given by humanity. |
| Whether truly the Maitreya, the Imam Mahdi, the Christ, | | | | The more prayers we offer to God, the more karmic |
| or the Kalki Avatar, only time will tell--or one's spiritual | | | | boundaries are removed from them that they may |
| heart at this very moment. Those interested in studying | | | | have more leeway to aid us. The people of any |
| his teachings may visit his website: | | | | country acquire the sort of national leadership that |
| So what do we make of all that has been revealed | | | | corresponds to the state of their collective |
| thus far? What do they all mean or portend? | | | | consciousness. If the majority is pure in mind, body and |
| Whatever their signification, one thing is certain: we | | | | soul, their leaders will likewise be pure. If their |
| should maintain an open mind and resort to our | | | | consciousness are filled with impurities, so will their |
| Inner-Self for answers. | | | | leaders. Like begets like. An apple tree does not bear |
| The Orders of Chivalry | | | | pineapples, it bears apples. |
| Before we discuss "Satria Piningit" (the Hidden Knight), | | | | From another point of view, one must realize that we |
| or knights in general, it is essential that we know and | | | | are all evolving, as individuals, and as groups. |
| comprehend certain things regarding knighthood and | | | | Sometimes we have to experience hardship under |
| chivalry. We will therefore deal briefly on this subject. | | | | tyranny in order to evolve; perhaps it is because we |
| Chivalry was an established feudal military institution of | | | | will not learn in any other way. For instance, we may |
| the nobility of Europe. It defined the code of behavior | | | | tell children that fire burns and results in pain. Some |
| of the Knight while in society, during times of war, while | | | | children may believe and stay away from fire and |
| in combat, while in the presence of royalty, etc. The | | | | respect its nature; others, not believing will learn the |
| ideals that were once associated with chivalry are | | | | hard way through personal experience. This principle |
| now deemed as the proper behavior of gentlemen in | | | | applies to our society. We may have not respected |
| our contemporary times. For instance, courage, | | | | goodness, justice, and freedom in the past, and so |
| gallantry, generosity, and honor were all chivalric ideals | | | | they were taken away from us. If we had respected |
| that characterized a knight. | | | | those principles we would have fought for them and |
| Chivalry originated through the influences of military | | | | defended them no matter what. Many of us were |
| customs, religious ideals, and the "love" concept as | | | | afraid and did not desire to get involved. Now we have |
| popularized by the wandering Troubadours. The knight, | | | | learnt the effects in politics of our negligence and |
| though a warrior, had to unfold the finer side of his | | | | ignorance such as the widespread practice of |
| character so as to earn his "nobility." | | | | corruption, collusion, and nepotism. However, we did all |
| It seems that knighthood was first established in | | | | cry-out for help in our hearts, and our call was heard |
| France but was later followed by the other European | | | | by God and the spiritual government of the world, the |
| countries. Knights became the elite of the military | | | | Spiritual Hierarchy--and they have responded. The initial |
| forces. Under the rules of knighthood, the aspirant | | | | stage of the reformation-process in our (Indonesian) |
| passed through two stages before becoming a | | | | government is proof of that, however, there is still |
| perfect knight which was conferred upon him in festive | | | | much to be done. It appears that we are now indeed |
| occasions should he be entitled to it; this entitlement to | | | | ready for the kind of leadership that will assist us to be |
| knighthood occurred usually after the aspirant had | | | | lifted onto a higher plane of consciousness. Our spiritual |
| done some heroic deed. The two stages preceding | | | | realization will give birth to the kind of leadership that |
| the status of knighthood are the ranks of the Page, | | | | befits us. |
| and the Ecuyer or Squire. Esoterically speaking, these | | | | No matter who assumes the post of presidency or |
| stages together with the status of knighthood | | | | leadership in any nation, in our opinion that individual will |
| represent certain major planetary initiations that each | | | | receive influences and inspirations from Satria Piningit |
| human soul undergoes as it evolves. At each stage | | | | and Ratu Adil--however, how the chosen leader will |
| the aspirant had to learn certain things regarding | | | | respond to that influence remains to be seen. Let us |
| knighthood and chivalry, such as the ideals that he | | | | hope that leaders of all nations cooperate with the |
| should embody. The knight had to inspire all those | | | | Spiritual Hierarchy, otherwise Nature will rebel and |
| around him the many noble qualities of the soul. In | | | | succeed where human reformers and |
| essence, he had to be an exemplar. | | | | freedom-fighters have failed. But in the meantime, we |
| There have been many Orders of knighthood | | | | have to realize that our own personal efforts are |
| established in the past and the present, however not all | | | | required to make the spiritual reformations in our |
| of them were fully militant Orders. Some were | | | | governments a reality and a total success without |
| semi-monastic, or fraternal Orders. Among the famous | | | | requiring the help and radical action of Nature in the |
| Orders of Knighthood were the Knights of St. John of | | | | form of cataclysms. |
| Jerusalem, the Knights of Malta, the Order of the | | | | Though the Knight-Commander may not appear in the |
| Teutonic Knights, Knights of Pythias and the most | | | | flesh or in person, he has many representatives, and |
| controversial of them all--the Order of the Knights of | | | | not all of them work in the field of politics. Some are |
| the Temple, or the Knights Templar, for short. | | | | economists, reporters, writers, artists, social leaders, |
| It is not our intention to deal at length here concerning | | | | etc. They all possess many qualities of the Knight |
| chivalry. The above is sufficient for our purpose. The | | | | Commander to a lesser degree, and they all work, |
| reason why we had to discuss briefly regarding | | | | whether consciously or unconsciously, under the |
| chivalry is that the entity known as Satria Piningit was | | | | direction of Satria Piningit and Ratu Adil--the latter being |
| the founder, inspirer, sponsor and even director of | | | | the goddess or principle of Justice. |
| many Orders of Knighthood, Esoteric Fraternities, and | | | | In one of his incarnations as Francis Bacon, Satria |
| Mystical Orders in both the Occident and in the | | | | Piningit was the Imperator, or President-Director of the |
| Orient--not solely in his latest incarnation but in his past | | | | Rosicrucian Order. This mystical brotherhood teaches |
| lives as well. For instance, in the "Age of Chivalry," the | | | | mysticism, and occultism. According to its tradition, it |
| time of King Arthur, Satria Piningit was then embodied | | | | had its inception in ancient Egypt. Many scientists, |
| as Merlin, the Druid sage and magician. He was the | | | | philosophers, and famous personalities in history were |
| guardian and also the preceptor of young Arthur, and | | | | members of the Rosicrucian Order. This fraternity is |
| taught the lad many subjects in Druidism and Celtic | | | | associated with a chivalric Order called Militia Crucifera |
| lore. The sword Excaliber is a well-known sacred | | | | Evangelica. |
| object associated with the Authurian legend. | | | | Francis Bacon was the illegitimate child of Queen |
| When Arthur became king, Merlin inspired him to found | | | | Elizabeth I, and also the real author of the |
| the Order of the Knights of the Round Table. The | | | | Shakespearean plays. There are many secret codes |
| purpose of the Order is not clearly given in literature; | | | | and cryptograms to be found in the Shakespearean |
| however, it may have something to do with the quest | | | | works revealing the identity of the true author. |
| for the Holy Grail. This Grail is supposed to be the cup | | | | Students of esotericism also know the Knight |
| that Jesus drank from during the Last Supper. From | | | | Commander, or Satria Piningit to be the spiritual, and |
| one aspect, students of esotericism know the Holy | | | | invisible leader of Esoteric Freemasonry--the outer |
| Grail to be none other than the Christ-Mind. The Order | | | | organization of which some have called "evil" and |
| of the Knights of the Round Table, therefore, was a | | | | related to the "Illuminati." Certainly there are corrupted |
| mystical school teaching the secrets of Christian | | | | members and leaders in every organization and |
| mysticism. | | | | religion--Freemasonry is no different. |
| In recent times it is believed that Satria Piningit | | | | The Knight Commander, or Satria Piningit, is also |
| established the Keepers of the Flame Fraternity, | | | | presently active giving messages to humanity at this |
| through the agency of Mark and Elizabeth Prophet. | | | | time through the many channels (mediums) attuned to |
| This fraternity teaches the student-member how to | | | | his mind. |
| become a knight in the truest sense of the word. The | | | | Like the West, in Indonesia there are many mystical |
| disciples of this mystical school are often brought to | | | | Orders and martial-arts group. It is no coincidence that |
| the spiritual retreats of the Masters of the Spiritual | | | | some of these brotherhoods of Ilmu Hikmah/Tenaga |
| Hierarchy in the etheric planes during the night. This is | | | | Dalam and Pencak Silat are Orders of knighthood as |
| done through soul-projection. Students visit the retreats | | | | their ideals or name suggest; for instance, Satria |
| of their Masters for study, instruction, initiation and | | | | Kemuliaan, Satria Nusantara, etc. We detect here the |
| empowerment. Satria Piningit holds the title of "Knight | | | | handiwork of the Knight Commander. |