Full Name:Charles Mosley Bey
Born: 1897, United States of America
Transitioned:1959
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
C.M. Bey
C.M. Bey, known as Master of Civic Science,law and astrology was a profound educator, and social reformer whose mission was to uplift the descendants of Africa in America by restoring their knowledge of self, law, economics and civilization. His founding principle was Civic Re-Education — teaching men and women how to live intelligently under their own vine and fig tree, governed by universal moral law.
He emphasized:
Lawful Self-Governance
Mastery over one’s moral, civic, and intellectual affairs.
Moral Refinement
Cultivating character as the cornerstone of nationhood.
Cultural Intelligence
Understanding one’s divine heritage and rightful place among nations.
Human Advancement
Harmonizing ancient Moorish science with modern civilization.
C.M. Bey’s Clock of Destiny volumes remain an unmatched work of civic philosophy, blending historical restoration with the timeless principles of law, time, and moral discipline. His students were taught to become living examples of divine order, a society of enlightened citizens building institutions based on truth, equity, and service.
A BRIEF AND ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY OF CHARLES MOSLEY BEY
Funeral services for Charles Mosley Bey were held on a solemn Saturday morning at the Edward Strowder Funeral Chapel, marking the transition of a scholar, mystic, and constitutional law giver whose life was devoted to the restoration of a fallen people.During his lifetime, C. M. Bey attained the degrees of Ph.D. and LL.D., and was recognized as a 3rd, 33rd, and 360 Degree Free Born Moorish Master Mason. He stood as a Master Astrologer and a Moorish Constitutional Law Giver, entrusted with knowledge both ancient and profound.
Latin, the native language of the Moors, was used throughout the funeral program,affirming the civilizational lineage to which he dedicated his life. He was born on March 3, 1897, in Chicago, Illinois. His early academic path led him to the University of Chicago, after which he served honorably during World War I. Following his military service, he continued his studies at the University of Yucatán in Mexico, where he acquired deep knowledge of the Moabite Nation and its historical, legal, and cosmological foundations.
From that pivotal point forward, Charles Mosley Bey committed himself to the writing of essential documents, books, and the Cosmo Constitutional Law of the Great Seal, with the singular aim that the world might be made free through law, knowledge, and divine order. In 1947, he formally registered his works with the Library of Congress, coded under United States Code Title 22, Chapter 2, Section 141, thereby placing his life’s work under judicial protection.Thereafter, he traveled from place to place lecturing, teaching, and laboring tirelessly to restore a people long classified under imposed and dehumanizing designations such as Negroes, Black, African Americans, and West Indians. His primary mission was the
upliftment of the dark skinned people in America who had been labeled Negroes,restoring them to their constitutional heritage, birthright, and nationality, and thereby freeing them from the enslaving causes rooted in animalistic labels such as negro and slave.
From 1947 to 1957, he worked faithfully and without pause. During this period, he was stricken by a stroke that resulted in impaired speech. After his recovery, C. M. Bey entered a new phase of his mission, teaching others to teach from 1957 through 1973.During these years, he continued to write diligently and faithfully, producing literature so
that the sacred work of uplifting fallen humanity would endure beyond his physical presence.
Our beloved Constitutional Law Giver made his transition at Lakeside Hospital, not in the home of a friend, completing a life marked by sacrifice, discipline, and unwavering purpose. Many parallels can be found between his life and the sayings of the Prophet.Yes, he was commissioned by the Prophet. Certain groups that emerged afterward have been intentionally omitted from this account, in order to preserve a positive light and to allow the Moorish community to advance forward without prejudice.
The recorded history of Charles Mosley Bey, also known as C. M. Bey, remains limited.What is known is drawn from the testimony passed down to the second generation of his students by elders who were taught by him directly. It is known that he came from Chicago, Illinois, to Cleveland, Ohio, in the early 1940s. It is also known that he was, at one time, a member of the Morris Science Temple while living in Chicago, and that he was instructed by a Catholic priest believed to have had access to Moorish records,documents, and maps detailing the fall of the Moorish Nation.
Charles Mosley Bey made his transition in the late 1970s. During his time in Cleveland,Ohio, he founded a school that operated under various names, including the Clock of Destiny Moorish National Order of the Great Seal, the Clock of Destiny Moorish National Culture Club, the Clock of Destiny Moorish Birthrights Order of the Great Seal,the Clock of Destiny Moorish Cosmos Birthrights Order of the Great Seal, and the Clock of Destiny Birthrights History School of the Great Seal. It is now understood why these three organizational streams were ultimately integrated into one unified body, carrying
forward his legacy, vision, and constitutional mission.
“Moors Must Prepare their Children to Cope with the Time.”
“Do Not Make This History Arrogant.”
By CM Bey
Charles Mosley Bey on Discipline, Balance, and Ethical Awakening
Charles Mosley Bey’s guidance represents a disciplinary warning and an appeal for ethical balance. It is not a contradiction of Moorish or esoteric teachings, but a necessary correction that follows historical awakening. His statement addresses character, humility, and responsibility once knowledge of history has been restored.
Knowledge Without Humility
When Charles Mosley Bey cautions, “Above all else, please do not allow this history to make you overbearing or arrogant,” he is identifying a recurring danger within historical awakening movements. When individuals uncover suppressed history, ancestral greatness, and hidden knowledge, there is a temptation to replace imposed inferiority with a new form of superiority.
His instruction is direct. Knowledge is meant to refine character, not inflate ego. True mastery expresses itself through calm confidence, restraint, and humility. If historical knowledge produces loudness, contempt, or dismissal of others, then it has not been properly integrated. Knowledge that hardens the ego has failed its purpose.
The Emphasis on Youth
Charles Mosley Bey places particular emphasis on youth because young minds are impressionable, actively searching for identity, and often drawn toward absolutist conclusions. He recognized that when young people are introduced to powerful historical narratives, they may be tempted to reject modern systems entirely, dismiss formal education as foreign or unnecessary, or substitute belief for preparation.
His words function as a guardrail, not a restraint.
The Necessity of Formal Education
When Charles Mosley Bey urges that youth should always be encouraged to pursue high school, college, and university education, he is not elevating institutional learning above ancestral knowledge. He is insisting that the two must operate together.
Spiritual and historical consciousness without practical skill leaves an individual exposed. Formal education provides literacy in modern systems, economic mobility, legal, scientific, and technological competence, and credentials that permit access to institutions of power. Without these tools, awakened youth risk becoming ideologically rich yet practically powerless.
Preparation for the Present Age
Charles Mosley Bey’s reference to preparation for a “new age” is forward-looking rather than nostalgic. He understood the emerging realities of rapid technological development, complex bureaucratic systems, globalized economies, and expanding legal and administrative frameworks.
Ancient knowledge provides identity and grounding. Modern education provides tools and leverage. Survival, leadership, and influence in the contemporary world require both.
Balance with the Clock of Destiny Teachings
Where CM Bey warned against degrees without self-knowledge, Charles Mosley Bey warned against self-knowledge without degrees. Taken together, their teachings form a balanced doctrine. One must know who they are, understand how the world functions, and remain disciplined and humble while mastering both realms.
The Ethical Principle
At its core, Charles Mosley Bey’s message concerns stewardship of knowledge. Knowledge is meant to elevate conduct, improve service to others, and inspire discipline rather than dominance. When history is used as a tool for ego, it ceases to function as history and devolves into mythology.
Charles Mosley Bey teaches that history should ground an individual rather than inflate them, that education remains essential for effective participation in the modern world, and that true awakening manifests as humility, preparation, and service. His instruction aligns closely with classical Masonic ethics, ancient priesthood disciplines, diplomatic protocol, and the principles of statesmanship rather than rhetoric.