TAU MALACHI (Northern California) founded Sophia Fellowship in 1983 and has been teaching and initiating others into Christian Gnosticism, Rosicrucian Philosophy, and Christian Kabbalah ever since. He serves as an Elder within the Sophian lineage. He is also a Chevalier (a dubbed Knight) in the International Order of Chivalric Companions, an ordained and consecrated Independent Bishop and a co-founder of The Gnostic Apostolic Church of Sophia.