Catalogue of Three Sages Articles by and about Bô Yin Râ

Introduction

For the past two years, the Three Sages Substack has been engaged in a major effort to publish articles by and about the German Luminary Bô Yin Râ. This effort has been aided and supported by individuals both in Europe and the U.S., including the owners of Books to Light, which publishes the only complete English-language edition of Bô Yin Râ’s spiritual writings.

Bô Yin Râ was the spiritual name of Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, who was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany, in 1876 and who passed away in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1943. In his discussions of the life and teachings of Jesus, Bô Yin Râ openly identified himself as part of the identical society of Luminaries of the First Light (Leuchtenden des Urlichts) to which Jesus himself belonged.

The Luminaries consist of those human individuals with ultimate responsibility for the spiritual destiny of all humanity on planet earth. Their terrestrial headquarters are located in the heart of Asia. It is extremely rare for a Luminary to work openly and in public as Jesus and Bô Yin Râ both have done. The existence of the Luminaries is hinted at in the Bible by reference to the Order of Melchizedek of which Jesus was said to have been a priest. Bô Yin Râ wrote that the work of the Luminaries is historically at an early stage. This idea is supported by the realization that in both cultural and ethical terms humanity is not far removed from a primitive state of savage barbarism. Events in the world today show this clearly.

Bô Yin Râ’s spiritual teachings are contained in his “textbook,” the 32-volume Hortus Conclusus (The Enclosed Garden), published in German over a 20-year period ending in 1935 and now being distributed worldwide by translation into many other languages, including English. Two publishing houses have been distributing English-language editions: Kober Press of Berkeley, California, starting in the 1970s, and Books to Light, starting in The Netherlands in the 2020s and now headquartered in the U.S.

Three Sages articles on and by Bô Yin Râ organized chronologically by series

(Articles marked as ‘in archive’ can be easily searched by pasting in search box on Three Sages the main part of the title of the quoted book title.)

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Standalone / Overview Articles (oldest → newest)

• Review of “The Book on the Living God” by Bô Yin Râ — Jun 6, 2024

• Review of Bô Yin Râ’s “The Book on Life Beyond” — Sep 13, 2024

• War and Peace — Nov 2, 2024

• Who Is Jesus Christ? — Nov 12, 2024

• Coming Next on Three Sages: “Words of Life” by Bô Yin Râ — Oct 18, 2025

• Germany and Humanity’s Salvation — Part 1 of 2 — Nov 6, 2025

• Germany and Humanity’s Salvation — Part 2 of 2 — Nov 8, 2025

• Bô Yin Râ: Commentary on metaphysical realities (Elisabeth von Oldenburg) — Nov 14, 2025

• Bô Yin Râ the Luminary: New English-language website — Nov 26, 2025

• Who Was Bô Yin Râ? — Dec 15, 2025

• Books to Light and Three Sages announce new YouTube channel — Jan 1, 2026

• Bô Yin Râ: “The Magic of Fear” — Mar 12, 2026

• Resurrection in the teachings of Bô Yin Râ — Mar 26, 2026

• From Jesus Christ to Bô Yin Râ: A Personal Spiritual Journey — Part One — Mar 19, 2026

• From Jesus Christ to Bô Yin Râ: A Personal Spiritual Journey — Part Two — Mar 19, 2026

• The Master of Nazareth – Mar 31, 2026

• Easter Night by Bô Yin Râ — Apr 4, 2026

• Repost: “The Book on the Living God” — Apr 7, 2026

• “The Paraclete” by Bô Yin Râ — Apr 16, 2026

• Invitation to Görlitz, Germany: Three presentations on Bô Yin Râ — Apr 26, 2026

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Holy Week: The Luminary’s Earthly Path (6 parts) — Apr 2025

• Part 1 / “From the Hortus Conclusus: The Wisdom of St. John” · Part 2 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6

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“The Book on the Beyond” (13 parts) — May–Jun 2025

Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Parts 5–6 in archive · Part 7 · Part 8 · Part 9 · Part 10 · Part 11 · Part 12 · Part 13

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“The Book on Happiness” (8 parts) — Jun–Jul 2025

Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6 · Part 7 · Part 8

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“The Path to God” (7 parts) — Jul–Aug 2025

Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6: “The Great Struggle” · Part 7

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“On Prayer” (7 parts) — Aug–Sep 2025

Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5: “Spiritual Renewal” · Part 6: “After This Manner Therefore Pray! (1 of 2)”· Part 7: “After This Manner Therefore Pray! (2 of 2)”

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“Words of Life” (6 parts) — Oct–Nov 2025

Introduction · Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4 · Part 5 · Part 6

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“The Specter of Freedom” (12 parts) — Dec 2025–Feb 2026

Part 1: “Mirage” · Part 2: “Necessity” · Part 3: “Communality” · Part 4: “Authority” · Part 5: “The Urge to Associate” · Part 6: “The Failed Economy” · Part 7: “Competition” · Part 8: “The Craze for Catchwords” · Part 9: “Self-Realization” · Part 10: “Religion” · Part 11: “Science” · Part 12: “Consciousness of Reality”

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“Journey of Worlds: Teachings and Life of Bô Yin Râ” (3 parts) — Feb 2026

Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3

Ordering Information

For the Books to Light website with ordering information for Bô Yin Râ’s books, click HERE. For the Books to Light YouTube channel, click HERE. For the Kober Press PDF of Bô Yin Râ’s principal text, “The Book on the Living God, click HERE.

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