Religious Uses
Amanuensis is also used in "New Thought" and mystical religious movements — such as Church Universal and Triumphant — to describe the role of a person receiving dictation from one of the Ascended Masters (the latter of whom include Jesus, the Goddess of Liberty, Kuthumi, et al.). For example, Mark L. Prophet — religious leader and founder of the Summit Lighthouse (1958) — wrote down the words of AM El Morya (also embodied as Thomas More) as he received them through dictation ("dictation" is a form of direct communication from a non-incarnate Master to a guru or leader with the capacity to receive such messages). In doing so, Prophet served as El Morya's amanuensis.
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