Art. 101
The Ordre is named "ORDRE MARTINISTE DES PAYS-BAS". For practical purposes in this document, it shall be called "MARTINIST ORDER" or be abreviated as "O*M*". Having its seat in the Netherlands, in the Orient of the city of Amsterdam where it was founded, the Martinist Order does not limit its jurisdiction to that country, but attempts to spead the Martinist message all over the world.

Art. 102
The Martinist Order is a chain of man and women "of desire", that without distinction of sex, race, nationality, religious faith, political belief, social class or position, assemble its associates into cells called "Groups", for the purpose of the perfecting and spiritual elevation of Mankind, by study, knowledge and the practice of the Initiatic Tradition.

Art. 103
The Martinist Order wishes to follow the cultural, philosophical, liturgical and mystical orientations of its founder: Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin. Its doctrine is based on the works of the teachers, having inflenced the theosopher of Amboise, as Jacob Boehme (also called the theosopher of Görlitz), Johan Georg Gichtel (also called the theosopher of Amsterdam), Martinez de Pasqually, Emmanuel Swedenborg (also called the Swedish theosopher); as well as on the message of the later theosophers and mystics and were inspired by him: Jean-Baptiste Willermoz, Augustin Chaboseau, Eliphas Lévi, Gérard Encausse (Papus), Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Johannes van der Stok, ...
The Order may thus be defined as "theosophical", in the widest meaning of the word.

Art. 104
Grafted on these theosophical roots, the Martinist Order must admit all the methods of searching for the Truth, from the most academical and scientifical to the most metaphysical, mystical and esoterical.

Art. 105
The Martinist Order accepts as equivalent truth all of those tought by the traditional schools of Initiation, those from the East as well as those from the West.

Art. 106
The Martinist Order does not impose to its members any restriction, any preference in matters of doctrine, culture, theurgy or mysticism. However, the Order declares itself to be under the protection and the guidance of Christ, its Hierophant and its Master.

Art. 107
The Martinist Order teaches all matters considered useful to its purpose, in particular the doctrine of the universal Reintegration, but leaves its members free to apply the acquired knowledge according to their own sensibility and understanding.

Art. 108
The Martinist Order spreads its teaching in four degrees, called "initiatic" degrees, that are received by its members according to a definite ritual and schedule. Three "administrative" degrees exist, that are bestowed upon the members, taking the responsibility of the administrative direction of the Order.

Art. 109
The Martinist Order of the Netherlands is considered to have an inner bound with all traditional Martinist Orders and maintains a friendly relationship with all. However, it declares itself administratively inpendant from any other Order, Fraternity, initiatic, philosophical, esoteric or theosophical society, from any religious denomination or church; though respecting their rules, rites and customs. The Order expects in return a similar degree of tolerance. The Martinist Order invites its members to intervene directly or indirectly in the internal affairs of other organizations they belong to, in the event, and only in the event when the Tradition particular to such an organization is in danger to be lost, or when the search for and the teaching of the Truth would be put in jeopardy by the limitation or the suppression of the freedom of thought.