Black Keys

Black Keys is a new fraternity (fraternity is Latin for brotherhood) in the making and is for men who's desire is to improve their inner man and develop deeper levels of character and integrity. At the core of this all is our spiritual nature, so in one sense we can equate the development of character with spiritual growth. Historically, such organized fraternities are called Mystery Schools and sometimes (righly or wrongly) Secret Societies, not because the existence of the fraternity is kept secret, but because the information (in the form of the Mysteries) was kept secret, and only dispensed on a merit system. Certain knowledge can enhance our understanding but can also damage us spiritually if we hold or obtain such knowledge when not qualified to do so.

As the Chinese mystic Lau Tzu once said:
"Those who know do not speak.
Those who speak do not know."

In this way the purpose of Black Keys is the same as other such fraternities, yet in other ways it is different. The differences are as followings:

Black Keys is to have a disctinctly African influence especially as it relates mythology, spirituality, and cosmology. Throughout the milleniums, various aspects of The Mysteries have been veiled in various forms, including myth. There is wisdom and knowlege to be found in the myths of Africa.

The greatest civilization that has ever existed (post Atlantis/Lemuria) was an African civilization which was that of ancient Egypt. The original Egyptians were blacks as were the pharaohs. To read more on the black history of Egypt read the book Black Genesis: The African Origin of Ancient Egypt by Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy. No people group has come close to their level of wisdom, knowledge of science, numbers, architecture, and The Mysteries. The Mysteries in Egypt were guarded by the priests of the temples, which was the base for the mystery schools.

A good book to read which explains the process of hiding truths within myth is When They Severed Earth from Sky: How the Human Mind Shapes Myth by Paul and Elizabeth Barber. Myths were created not only to conceal information, but also so that it wd be self perpetuating and therefor preserved thru time.

Truth which can aid us in our spiritual understanding can be found within music, more specifically within the relationships between the black and white keys, and the harmonies created by them. Music is a manifestation of number, as are the stars, as is geometry. By a deeper understanding of music we can gain deeper insights into various aspects of The Mysteries.

Black Keys does not promote any religion or belief system, but instead focusses on following Divine Principles. Divine Principles transcend all religions and belief systems.

As Pythagoras said that all is number, it has also been stated that music is number in time, geometry is number in space, and astrology is number in space and time.

We also know that the Quadrivium  (Latin: the place where 4 roads meet) includes: number, geometry, music, astrology. The term "liberal education" or "the 7 liberal arts and sciences" refers to the Trivium and Quadrivium combined. The Trivium (Latin: the place where 3 roads meet) is the proper linguistical way to lay out information, or present an argument: logic-grammar-rhetoric, (in this order). A good book to read on this subject is The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric: The Nature and Function of Language by Miriam Joseph.

Any men who are interested in finding out more about this group, you are welcome to contact me:

ask (at) blackkeys (dot) org