He was a disciple of the Masters Arahuacos from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta in Colombia. This is where he reached the grade of a Mama- a master of that culture. He also studied Rosicrucian, Theosophy, and other roots with esoteric knowledge.

Samael Aun Weor eventually comprehended that is was best to search for the truth within oneself. He converted himself to a great athlete of inner meditation. He liked to meditate along the shores of the oceans or in the countryside.

Eventually, with his consistency and tenacity his search for the truth through meditation led him to find his Guru/ inner Master. This is one of the greatest joys that anyone can have when searching for the truth. It was from that moment that Samael Aun Weor’s Guru or inner Master guided him all the way to his own self-realization.

Master Samael Aun Weor is the continuation of the work undertaken by the great esoteric masters such as Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Arnoldo Krumm-Heller (VM Huiracocha). Master Huiracocha was the founder of the early twentieth century Rosicrucian Order and the old Rosicrucian Gnostic Church.

Master Samael is the founder of the Universal Gnostic Movement and various Gnostic schools scattered throughout the world. He also wrote more than seventy books on esotericism, Esoteric Anthropology, Revolutionary Psychology etc.

Among his works are The Perfect Matrimony, Introduction to the Gnosis, Revolution of the Dialectic, The Magic of the Runes, The Great Rebellion, Fundamental Education, The Mayan Mysteries, Aztec Christian Magic, Tarot and Kabbalah, Hermetic Astrology, etc.

For over thirty years he worked untiringly lecturing at major concert halls, forming Gnostic training centers where the studies of the great mysteries and esoteric Christianity were cultivated.