The Modern Mystery School
A global community devoted to personal mastery, spiritual awakening and living in line with your highest purpose. Its teachings and initiations have been passed down through an unbroken oral tradition, from teacher to student, and in 1997 Founder Gudni Gudnason opened that private tradition to the public.
Why I walk this path
I came to the Modern Mystery School looking for tools that would actually work in my life, and they did. Within a year of starting, my work, my relationships, and my connection with myself and with God had transformed.
I've walked this path for more than fifteen years now. As a Senior Guide I share these same tools with my clients, and I lead our local school, Modern Mystery School Minneapolis–St. Paul.
Read my storyRead about the Culture of LightOur school stands as a custodian of ancient wisdom and a proponent of a Culture of Light.
Sovereign Ipsissimus Dave Lanyon
Where it comes from
People who have walked a path of initiation include Leonardo da Vinci, Joan of Arc, Socrates, Miyamoto Musashi, Carl Jung, Rudolf Steiner, Alice Bailey, Madame Blavatsky, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Winston Churchill.
- The Modern Mystery School is the current custodian of the Lineage of King Salomon, which traces back about 3,000 years.
- Its oral tradition goes back more than 8,000 years, to Hermes Trismegistus.
- Founder Gudni Gudnason trained in the closed-door Mystery School in London before becoming a Lineage Holder, and opened the teachings to the public in 1997.
The Lineage Holders
The lineage is held today by three people, who carry the responsibility of keeping the teachings pure.
Gudni Gudnason
Learn moreDave Lanyon
Learn moreHideto Nakagome
Learn moreThey are supported by the Governing Ipsissimas, the Council of 12, and the school's Leadership Team.
The path of initiation
Initiation anchors spiritual energy into your physical life and gives you a foundation of Light. It's a bit like turning on a light in a room: you see everything more clearly, including the things you've been ignoring, so you can finally deal with them.
The growth starts with your own foundation, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, financially and in your relationships. Over time many people want to share what has worked for them, and that's how so many become Guides, Teachers and Healers. You do the work for yourself first.
Is it a religion?
No. The Modern Mystery School isn't a religion or a belief system. You're encouraged to apply the teachings and judge them by their results. As the Kabbalistic saying goes, by the fruits you shall know.
See the path through students' eyes
The Modern Mystery School docuseries follows real students on the path of initiation, and a second season explores the teachings themselves.
Watch all episodesWhere to find the school
Guides, Teachers and Healers who share these tools work all over the world.
Minnesota
Modern Mystery School Minneapolis–St. Paul, in Edina. One of the regional centers in the USA, alongside California and Boston.
International headquarters
Modern Mystery School International, Toronto, Canada.
Around the world
Regional headquarters in London, Florianópolis, Johannesburg, Derry and Tokyo.
Find a practitioner
The first step is finding a Guide
A Guide is someone further along the path of initiation who helps you find your own way. I'm a Senior Guide in Edina, and I'd love to talk with you about where you are.