Assembly of Man

By JWaithe

  • Franklin Merrel-Wolff was Born

    The maker was the religion "Assembly of Man" was born. A little background for him is that he is an American mystic and esoteric philosopher.
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    Franklin Merrell-Wolff Life Span

    When he came into to this world and when he exited.

  • Raised as a Methodist

    Franklin Merrell-Wolff was raised as a Methodist, but during his youth he abandoned Christianity. From growing up till he went to college in 1911.

  • Going to Harvard

    Went to Harvard to major in mathematics and minor in psychology and philosophy.

  • Left Harvard

    Franklin Merrell-Wolff ended up leaving Harvard

  • Franklin Merrell-Wolff married Sarah Merrel Briggs

    Franklin Merrell-Wolff got married and founded an esoteric group.

  • Assembly of Man

    Franklin Merrell-Wolff and his wife founded the group "Assembly of Man." "One of his fundamental contributions to epistemology was the notion of "Introception", or "Knowledge through Identity". This represents a transcendent form of knowledge which is neither conceptual nor empirical. It is perhaps the simplest and clearest definition ever proposed, of what many mystics have called "Gnosis".(Wikipedia)

  • Death of Sarah

    Sarah(his wife) died while Franklin spent the rest of his days in the mountains until he died in 1985 at the age of 98.