Pierre Fournié wrote his treatise 'What We Have Been, What We Are, And What We Will Become' between 1775 and 1801. It was published in England and France in 1801 and was intended to be the first of two treatises dealing with his metaphysical system. The second volume was never published, although a manuscript may have been written.
This is the first English translation of this critical work, and is accompanied by a detailed introduction to Abbé's life and the influences on his thinking.
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"It is wonderful to this much sought after volume finally available for the English-speaking world ... We are indebted to M.R. Osborne for providing this translation for us. I would add that the translator's introduction alone is worth the price of entry. Well researched, well written, it covers not only the historical period and events surrounding the appearance of the book, but also gives insight into the sources which provided input into it." Piers Vaughan, Primate of the Apostolic Church of the Golden & Rosy Cross
Fournié's Treatise
The core of Fournié's metaphysics concentrates on the battle between good and evil in the co-existing corporeal and spiritual universes. This struggle continues after physical death in a purgatorial state of existence, of which this present world and our present lives are a part.
Pierre Fournié (1738-1825) was a tonsured priest and an early initiate into the Élus Coën. His message reflects the philosophy of the Order, which is to live by God's ways so that we may, little by little, “dematerialize and spiritualise ourselves in his likeness."
This fascinating image extends beyond the confines of this world and into the next, where the mixture of good and evil continues. We must strive to discern truth and purify ourselves through suffering until we can fully reconcile with God. Eventually, we become “men of the eternal light that issues from him.” For him, the sole objective and guiding principle is discerning the will of God, through which we may finally become free of the influence of Satan and his apostles.
This book explains all of this and more. It starts with an excellent three-part introduction by the author, who demonstrates in-depth research into the subject matter—not only with Pierre Fournié but also with the Order of the Élus Coën.
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