Royal Theocracy

"Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all" - Mark 10:44

Traditional Theocracy

Monarchic Theocracy

Hierocratic Monarchy

Spiritual Monarchy

Royal Theocracy:

• God as ultimate sovereign
• Priest-King as divine representative
• Covenant community as the people
• Sacred law as the foundation
• Interior sovereignty + exterior service

Interior sovereignty (each person as monarch of their own kingdom)

A civilization where the King is a priest and the priest is a King

Leadership earned through spiritual attainment

The Son of God seated at the right hand of the Father, ruling in righteousness

Traditionalism

Theocracy: Rule by the Divine

Monarchism: Rule by One Sacred Monarchy of the Once and Future King Priest-King

Sacred Monarchist

Hierocratic Rule by priests or sacred authority. From Greek hieros (sacred) + kratia (rule). Sacred rule—politics grounded in divine authority

Solar Traditionalism

Grail Politics / Grail Monarchy Arthurian Monarchy

Cosmocratic Rule according to cosmic order. From Greek kosmos (ordered universe) + kratia (rule).

At the heart of my political instincts is the idea that we live in a fallen world, a Kali Yuga, and our society is degenerated and profane. No form of government works because of that materialistic anti-divine ideology. I may wish to live in a proper nation—an enlightened civilization based on intelligence, consciousness, nobility, Tradition. A society with sacred mythology and religion at the center. A true king or ruling council of elders who are the best among us.

A civilization where politics is downstream from the sacred. Where those who lead have undergone initiatory transformation. Where the nation is a spiritual family, not a bureaucratic state.

• A covenant community – People voluntarily bound by shared values, mythology, and practice
• Initiatory hierarchy – Leadership earned through spiritual development, not elections or inheritance
• Sacred rituals and calendar – Life structured by liturgy, not commerce
• Lineage and transmission – Elders teach the young; wisdom is passed down
• Interior sovereignty – Each person rules their own kingdom (the self)
• Exterior non-coercion – No one forced to join; exit always available

total vision—spiritual, alchemical, philosophical, political, social.

I. Theological Foundation: The Son of God as Priest-King

1. Man's True Nature: Son of God
• Created in the image of God (Imago Dei)
• Not separate from God, but eternally one with the Father
• Christ is not only Jesus—Christ is the eternal Son, the Logos, the Light
• Every human being is the Son of God in potential; the awakened ones are the Son of God in actuality
2. The Right Hand of the Father
• Psalm 110:1 – "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.'"
• The "right hand" = place of authority, co-rulership, divine power
• The Son shares in the Father's sovereignty
• This is your true identity
3. Priest-King Archetype
• Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18) – "King of righteousness," "priest of the Most High God"
• Christ (Hebrews 7) – High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, eternal King
• The Initiated Human – One who has undergone alchemical transformation and embodies both priestly (vertical, mediating Heaven) and kingly (horizontal, ordering Earth) functions
4. Service and Sovereignty: The Paradox
• To rule is to serve
• The King is the servant of all (Mark 10:44 – "Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all")
• Leadership is not domination—it's shepherding, guiding, protecting
• The King bears the weight of the Kingdom; this is a holy burden, sacred responsibility, and a heavy crown

II. Political Form: Royal Theocracy

Royal Theocracy = A civilization where:

1. God is the ultimate sovereign
2. The King is God's representative on Earth (priest-king, not tyrant)
3. Law is divine law (natural law, revealed law, cosmic order)
4. Politics is a sacred vocation, not a secular game
5. The people are a covenant community, not atomized individuals

• Melchizedekian kingship (righteousness, priesthood, divine authority)
• Arthurian monarchy (Grail King, Round Table, service to the Kingdom)
• Essene community (sacred covenant, initiatory practice, preparation for the Teacher)
• Platonic ideal (philosopher-king, justice, the Good as foundation)

III. The Structure of Royal Theocracy

A. The Sacred Center: God and the Grail

At the heart of the society is the Temple.

• Physical (a literal sacred space for ritual, prayer, initiation)
• Mythic (the Grail Castle, the Holy of Holies, the axis mundi)
• Interior (the Kingdom within, the heart's altar)

Everything radiates from this center.

B. The Fourfold Order: Caste as Spiritual Vocation

Drawing from Vedic, Platonic, and medieval European models:

1. The Kings

• Function: Govern, protect, administer justice, lead in war
• Examples: Arthur, David, Alexander (in his better moments)

2. The Priests / Brahmins / Contemplatives

• Function: Preserve sacred knowledge, perform rituals, teach the mysteries
• Virtues: Wisdom, purity, contemplation, transmission of lineage
• Examples: Druids, Levites, monastics, initiates of mystery schools

2. Kshatriyas / Warriors

• Function: defense, war(only when necessary in defense of innocents),
• Virtues: Courage, honor, righteousness, self-sacrifice
• Examples: , samurai

3. The Merchants / Vaishyas / Artisans

• Function: Produce goods, trade, create wealth, build infrastructure
• Virtues: Industriousness, fairness, skill, service
• Examples: Guilds, craftsmen, honest traders

4. The Laborers / Shudras / Servants

• Function: Physical work, agriculture, service
• Virtues: Diligence, humility, loyalty
• Examples: Farmers, servants, manual laborers

Key Point:

• This is not based on birth (though lineage matters for transmission)
• This is based on inner nature and spiritual vocation
• Movement between castes is possible through initiation and transformation
• All are necessary; all are honored; all serve the whole

C. The Priest-King: Union of the Two Highest Orders

The ideal ruler is philosopher, priest and king—like Melchizedek, Christ, Alexander(in some ways), etc…

The Priest-King:

1. Mediates between Heaven and Earth
• Receives divine law through contemplation, revelation, gnosis
• Transmits that law to the people
2. Embodies divine authority
• Not because he seizes power, but because he has been anointed (chosen by God and recognized by the people)
• His legitimacy comes from spiritual attainment, not elections or force
3. Serves the Kingdom
• He is not above the law—he is the law made flesh
• He lives in accordance with sacred order
• His life is sacrifice (like the Fisher King—wounded, bearing the Kingdom's pain)
4. Initiates and teaches
• He is the Master of the Mystery School
• He initiates others into the path
• He ensures the transmission of Tradition to the next generation

D. The Council of Elders

The Priest-King does not rule alone. He is advised and checked by a Council of Elders—the wise ones, the initiated, the masters of the tradition.

The Council:

• Consists of those who have achieved spiritual mastery and/or demonstrated excellence in their field and high moral character, courage, etc.
• Provides wisdom, continuity, and checks against tyranny
• Ensures the King remains aligned with sacred law
• Members of the council have different specialities and expertise

Historical examples:

• Israelite elders (Sanhedrin before it became corrupt)
• Druidic councils
• Platonic Guardians
• Round Table (Arthur's knights as peers, not subjects)

E. Law: Divine, Natural, and Customary

In Royal Theocracy, law is not made—it is discovered and applied.

Three Levels of Law:

1. Divine Law (Eternal Law)
• The law written into creation by God
• Accessible through revelation, gnosis, and contemplation
2. Natural Law
• The moral law inherent in human nature and the cosmos
• Knowable by reason and observation
• Examples: Do not murder, honor agreements, protect the innocent
3. Customary Law (Traditional Law)
• The accumulated wisdom of the people, passed down through generations
• Rooted in the specific culture and place
• Examples: Rights and rituals, local customs, guild regulations

The King's role:

• Not to invent law, but to interpret and apply divine and natural law to specific situations
• To preserve and honor customary law where it aligns with higher law
• To correct customary law when it has drifted from truth

F. The People: Covenant Community, Not Mass Democracy

The people are not:

• Atomized individuals with "rights" abstracted from all context
• Voters in a procedural democracy
• Consumers in a marketplace

The people are:

• A covenant community bound by shared mythology, values, and sacred purpose
• Members of a living tradition (not isolated egos)
• Participants in the sacred calendar, rituals, and life of the nation

Key principles:

1. Membership is voluntary – No one is forced to join; exit is always possible
2. Initiation is required – Not everyone is a full member; degrees of participation based on spiritual development
3. Hierarchy is natural – Children obey parents, apprentices obey masters, warriors obey the King - not out of obligation but out of love and respect
4. Service is reciprocal – The King serves the people by leading; the people serve the King by following and supporting

G. Economy: Distributist, Guild-Based, Anti-Usury

The economy of Royal Theocracy is neither capitalist nor socialist.

Principles:

1. Widespread property ownership (Chesterton: "Three acres and a cow")
2. Guild system – Crafts organized around vocation, apprenticeship, and honor
3. Subsidiarity – Economic decisions at the lowest competent level (family, village, guild)
4. Anti-usury – No lending at interest (following medieval Christian and Islamic law)
5. Stewardship, not exploitation – Land and resources held in trust for future generations

Why this matters:

• Prevents concentration of wealth (oligarchy)
• Preserves human-scale community
• Aligns economic life with sacred vocation

Economic System

• based on synchronicity
• based on abundance, not lack
• Based in heavy metals - gold, silver, etc. - things of real tangible value (until a physical currency is no longer necessary/needed.)
• ….

IV. The Sacred Calendar and Ritual Life

Why Ritual Matters:

Modern people think ritual is empty ceremony. But in Royal Theocracy, ritual is the heartbeat of the society.

Rituals:

1. Mark time as sacred (not linear, but cyclical—seasons, festivals, holy days)
2. Connect Heaven and Earth (theurgic acts that invoke divine presence)
3. Bind the community (shared participation creates unity)
4. Transmit the tradition (children learn by doing, not just reading)

The Sacred Calendar:

Drawing from:

• Hebrew calendar (Sabbath, Passover, Yom Kippur, etc.)
• Christian liturgical year (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost)
• Alchemical timing (planetary hours, astrological seasons)
• Agricultural cycles (planting, harvest, winter rest)

Examples of Sacred Observances:

• Sabbath – Weekly day of rest, worship, contemplation
• Solstices and Equinoxes – Marking the turning of the year
• Initiation ceremonies – Rites of passage (birth, coming of age, marriage, death)
• Royal coronation – Anointing of the King in a sacred rite
• Harvest festivals – Thanksgiving for abundance

VI. Distinction from Fundamentalist Theocracy

Modern people fear theocracy because they associate it with Christian or Islamic fundamentalist authoritarian systems, Nazism, etc.

This vision is radically different:

In short:

• Fundamentalism is exoteric religion imposed by force
• Royal Theocracy is esoteric wisdom embodied by initiates

VII. Why Modern People Fear This (And Why They're Wrong)

The Modern Objection:

"We must have separation of church and state! A religious society will oppress minorities, stifle freedom, and create tyranny!"

Your Response:

1. Secular neutrality is a myth.

Modern "secular" society is not neutral—it has its own religion:

• Sacred texts: UN Declaration, Civil Rights legislation, DEI doctrine
• Priests: Academics, journalists, HR departments
• Heretics: Anyone who questions the dogma
• Inquisition: Cancel culture, deplatforming, social ostracism

So the question is not "religion or no religion"—it's "which religion?"

2. Separation of church and state was a necessary response to a specific problem: clerical corruption and religious war.

In medieval Europe:

• The Church had become worldly, corrupt, power-hungry
• Religious wars (Catholic vs. Protestant) devastated Europe
• The solution: separate religious and political authority

But this was a corrective, not a universal principle.

The deeper truth:

• Politics must be grounded in something transcendent
• Without a sacred foundation, politics becomes nihilistic power struggle
• Separation of church and state doesn't remove religion—it just makes the state itself the religion

3. Royal Theocracy protects freedom better than liberal democracy.

How?

• Subsidiarity – Decisions made at the lowest level (family, guild, village)
• Voluntary membership – No one forced to join; exit always available
• Natural hierarchy – Those who lead have earned it through wisdom and virtue, not manipulation
• Divine law limits the King – The King is under God, not above law
• Council of Elders provides checks – No one-man tyranny

In contrast, liberal democracy:

• Concentrates power in distant bureaucracies
• Creates permanent administrative state immune to voting
• Allows manipulation through media and propaganda
• Replaces virtue with procedure, wisdom with polls

4. Only a sacred society can be truly just and healthy.

Why?

• Justice requires a transcendent standard (not just "what 51% vote for")
• Health (individual and social) requires alignment with divine order
• Meaning and purpose come from participation in something sacred

A secular society inevitably becomes:

• Nihilistic (no ultimate meaning)
• Atomized (individuals disconnected from community)
• Manipulable (propaganda fills the spiritual void)
• Unstable (no shared foundation, only competing interest groups)

The Nation's Purpose:

Not: Economic growth, military conquest, or geopolitical dominance

But:

• Alignment with divine will
• Preservation and transmission of Tradition
• Flourishing of each person according to their nature
• Working towards the next stage of evolution

X. Objections and Responses

Objection 1: "This is utopian fantasy. It will never work."

Response:

• It has worked— in the prehistoric past, in the Essene communities, in certain monastic orders, in ideal moments of Christendom
• It doesn't need to work at scale to be valuable—start small, build covenant communities
• The goal is not to take over the state, but to build the Kingdom in the cracks of the collapsing empire

Objection 2: "You're just romanticizing the past."

Response:

• Not romanticizing—learning from
• The past had its flaws (corruption, violence, ignorance)
• But it also had wisdom we've lost (sacred order, meaning, community)
• The goal is to take the best of the past and integrate it with the best of the present

Objection 3: "Who decides who's the King? What if he's corrupt?"

Response:

• The King is recognized, not elected or self-appointed
• Recognition comes from: spiritual attainment (visible to the elders) and confirmation by the people
• If the King becomes corrupt, he is removed by the Council, the people, or abdicates
• The difference from democracy: leadership is based on virtue, not popularity

Objection 4: "This is just fascism with religious language."

Response:

• Fascism is modern, totalitarian, state-worshiping, and coercive
• Royal Theocracy is ancient, decentralized, God-worshiping, and voluntary
• Fascism concentrates power in the state; Royal Theocracy limits the state and grounds authority in the sacred
• Fascism is nihilistic (might makes right); Royal Theocracy is grounded in divine law

At the heart of my political instincts is the idea that we live in a fallen world, a Kali Yuga, and our society is degenerated and profane. No form of government works because of that materialistic anti-divine ideology.

I may wish to live in a proper nation—an enlightened civilization based on intelligence, consciousness, nobility, Tradition. A society with sacred mythology and religion at the center. A true king or ruling council of elders who are the best among us.

A civilization where politics is downstream from the sacred. Where those who lead have undergone initiatory transformation. Where the nation is a spiritual family, not a bureaucratic state.

And since the physical manifestation of this is something that will come later in humanity's evolution—the idea of the inner spiritual King who rules himself, rules his life, and builds this in his family and local community.