Some traditions are studied. Others are transmitted.
The Lineage of King Salomon is the latter — an unbroken oral tradition tracing back more than 3,000 years to the teachings of King Salomon himself. It is one of the oldest continuously living lineages of the mystery school tradition, preserved not in text but in direct transmission, passed from teacher to student across millennia.
This lineage is anchored by its main key holders, known as the Third Order, who hold the authority to keep the door of the mystery school open to genuine seekers and who steward the purity of its teachings in union with one another.
In 1997, Founder Gudni Gudnason brought these ancient teachings out of seclusion and into the modern world, establishing the Modern Mystery School as a path of initiation available to anyone called to walk it. Today the school spans more than 50 countries, with international headquarters in Toronto and Tokyo — a global community united by a single lineage and a shared commitment to personal transformation and world peace.
What is offered here is not theory. Through initiation and direct experience, students are given real tools and energetic keys — not to escape their lives, but to master them. This is a path of the heart: of taking greater responsibility for who you are, of unlocking capacities that have always been yours, and of becoming a genuine force for Light in the world you already live in.
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At the heart of the Modern Mystery School is what we call the Culture of Light — a set of guiding principles that shape how initiates move through the world. Rooted in values like unity, compassion, hope, kindness, and the ongoing work of making yourself worthy, this culture isn't defined by nationality, background, or belief. It's built on something simpler: a shared commitment to Knowing Thyself and living in service of the greater good.
Culture of Light
The Modern Mystery School isn't built on doctrine you're asked to accept on faith — it's built on a set of beliefs about who you actually are: divine in origin, eternal in nature, and already in possession of every answer you're searching for. The Mystery School doesn't hand you truth. It gives you the tools to uncover the truth that's already yours.
This matters because most paths ask you to look outward — to a teacher, a text, a system — for the answers. This one asks you to look inward, and gives you thousands of years of tested tools to make that possible. You are treated not as a student who lacks something, but as a soul remembering what you already know.
At the core of this work is a simple but demanding belief: you are fully responsible for your own thoughts, actions, and words — and that responsibility is where your real power lives. Alongside it sits a deep respect for individuality, self-expression, and the freedom to become who you actually are, not who you're expected to be.
If you've ever sensed that you're more than your body, your circumstances, or your past — this is where that sense gets language, structure, and a path forward.
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Core values & beliefs
Every authentic lineage has those who hold and anchor it — individuals entrusted with keeping the door of the mystery school open to sincere seekers, and with protecting the purity of its teachings across generations. In the Lineage of King Salomon, this responsibility is carried across three tiers: the Third Order, the Governing Ipsissimi, and the Council of 12.
Lineage holders
The Third Order
Ipsissima Divina Franca Lanyon, Ipsissima of Alchemy
Ipsissima Divina Theresa Bullard-Whyke, Ipsissima of Kabbalah
Ipsissima Divina Luisa Nakagome, Ipsissima of Shamanism
Ipsissima Divina Eiko Gudnason, Ipsissima of the Royal Way
Ipsissima Divina Tsukiko Kimura, Ipsissima of the Ensofic Ray
Ipsissima Divina Kate Bartram-Brown, Ipsissima of the Noble Arts
Ipsissima Divina Liza Rossi, Ipsissima of the Divine Arts
Ipsissima Kathleen Lanyon, Ipsissima of the Governance of the Light
Ipsissima Azusa Yoda, Grand Oracle
Ipsissima Divina Hitomi Shibuya, Ipsissima of the Goethian Arts
Ipsissimus Kimio Iwaki, Ipsissimus of the Occult Arts
Ipsissima Yoko Watanabe, Ipsissima of the Psychic Arts
Honorary Ipsissima Sandra Reed
Honorary Ipsissima Verla Wade
Honorary Ipsissima Suzuko Kitamura
Through years of disciplined study and personal mastery, these initiates have reached the highest level of attainment within their chosen path, each carrying a distinct area of the lineage's teachings:
Governing Ipsissimi
West
Ipsissima Franca Lanyon · Ipsissima Theresa Bullard-Whyke · Ipsissima Kate Bartram-Brown · Ipsissima Liza Rossi · Divina Rita van den Berg · Divina Ann Donnelly
East
Ipsissima Eiko Gudnason · Ipsissima Luisa Nakagome · Ipsissima Tsukiko Kimura · Divina Maiko Machiya · Divina Sincere Rohi (Hiroko Ito) · Divina Hitomi Shibuya
Activated in 2017 alongside the Third Order, the Council of 12 is made up of twelve high-level initiates from around the world who serve as leadership for the Modern Mystery School. Working directly with the Third Order, the Council provides counsel and confirmation on the missions and projects carried out in service to the Hierarchy of Light. Membership rotates as needed, drawing from both the Western and Eastern branches of the lineage:
The Council of 12
- You Are Not Perfect the Way You Are
- You Are Not Perfect the Way You Are, But You Are Getting There
- Essential Principles for the Warrior of Light
Book by Sovereign Ipsissimus Hideto Nakagome
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