The Mission of Bogomilism

This book arrived from Bulgaria and was originally published in 1937 by Boyan Boev, who was a close disciple of Beinsa Douno (Peter Deunov). It sheds new light on the nature and influence of the Bogomils in European culture and the connection of the movement with the Universal White Brotherhood as the source of cultural renewal. The branches include Hermeticism, the Essenes and the 11th century Bogomils in Bulgaria. One can then understand in a new context the evolution of various esoteric groups. There is a good deal of historical detail about the nature of the Bogomil movement and its relation to the Albigenses and Cathars as a fundamental movement of reform culminating in the Reformation itself. Beinsa Douno embodied the latest form of the impulse, which also involves the refinements of the senses and a loving dedication to the whole on the way to developing an expanded consciousness. The remarks on the unity and communication are prophetic and there is also a warning not to ignore the laws of nature. This is an inspiring recontextualisation of the development of culture.