Our Founder:
Master Hamid Bey
Hamid Bey came to America in 1927 to answer a challenge made by Houdini, who said he could duplicate ANY mystical phenomenon by material means.
Before this time, Hamid Bey had trained in the Egyptian mystery schools to learn how to master his body to incredible degrees, including the ability to lower his metabolism enough to withstand being buried alive for many hours (even days) at a time, as well as the ability to control his bloodflow to allow needles to pierce his skin without bleeding.
Unfortunately, Houdini died before Hamid Bey could meet him and prove that some things were outside Houdini's ability to duplicate.
Hamid Meets
Paramahansa Yogananda
After deciding to stay in America, Hamid Bey joined a vaudeville troupe to demonstrate his self-mastery, where he met Parmahansa Yogananda.
They travelled together for several years, sharing wisdom and demonstrating the possibilities that exist for all of us.
The Torch is Passed
After founding the Coptic Fellowship in 1937 to officially share his wisdom with America, and then running the organization for many years, Hamid Bey decided it was time to pass the torch to a young minister named John Davis, who served as director of the Coptic Fellowship until his passing in 2022.
Coptic Master Courses
Since 1985, the Coptic Fellowship has provided leadership training through a series of Master Courses, starting with World Service Order Training (WSO), Self-Discovery, Self-Mastery, and Ministerial Training.
These Master Courses are currently being redesigned for the online world, with live session via Zoom and an online community for continuing discussions.
In addition to the Master Courses, the Coptic Fellowship has a long history of hosting workshops and other events to help its members share insights, wisdom, and experiences.
A New Leader
After John Davis made his transition in 2022, Steve Krejcik took over as Coptic Fellowship director, being selected by John Davis for the role due to Steve's dedication and commitment to the organization, as well as his phenomenal leadership skills.
Wisely, Steve has given the members of the organization an easy path of change, choosing to implement only a few changes at a time to reshape the Coptic Fellowship for the new internet age.
World-Wide Access
Starting in 2022, the Coptic Fellowship brought their highly-popular and life-changing conferences to the internet, allowing world-wide access to the wisdom of specially-selected speakers.
Online Community
New for 2026 is the addition of an online community right here on the Coptic website, which does not depend on Facebook and it's data collection.
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