A.M.O.R.C.

THE TRIANGLE
1921-1924
Issue # 1. March 23, 1921 Issue #3. May 21,1921 Issue # 4. June 20, 1921 Issue # 5. July 19, 1921 Issue # 6. September 29, 1921 Issue # 7. October, 1921 Issue # 1. August, 1923 Issue # 2. September, 1923 Issue # 3. October, 1923 Issue # 4. February 25,1924

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fo re . S u c h le c tu re s w ill b e g iv e n in d u e fo rm ; a t re g u la r L o d g e c o n v o c a tio n s o f th e N in th D e g re e a s h e re to fo re . (b ) T h e le c tu re s b e lo w th e N in th D e g re e w ill be . g ra d u a lly a d d e d to o r a lte r e d so a s to in c lu d e m an y n e w p rin c ip le s a n d h e lp fu l e x e rc ise s. - ( c ) T h e N a tio n a l L o d g e of o u r O r d e r , a s e p a r a te a n d d is tin c t b o d y o f m e m b e rs n o t a ffilia te d w ith a n y of th e - o th e r L o d g e s of A M O R C , w ill h a v e a n a d d itio n a l, o r F o u r th D e g re e , to b e c a lle d th e P o s tu la n ts G rad e, w h ic h w>U c o v e r a p r e p a r a to r y c o u rs c o f w o rk a n d te a c h in g s J e a d in g to in d u c tio n in to th e h ig h e r w o rk o f o u r O rd e r. ( d ) T h e U n iv e rs ita tis Illu m in a ti is to issu e its c o u rs e s o f' le sso n s a n d le c tu re s to th o s e m e m b e rs w h o h a v e a tta in e d th e T e n th D e g re e o r w h o m a y a tta in i t _ 'th r o u g h s p e c ia l h e lp s to b e g iv en in th e n e w le c tu re s of th e N in th D e g re e , T h is U n iv e rs ity h a s T w elv e D e g re e s to its sy ste m a n d it is n e e d le ss to sa y th a t it h a s n o c o n n e c tio n w ith a n y o th e r sc h o o l of Illu m in a ti e x c e p t th e R o s a e c ru c ia n . T h o s e w h o ta k e u p its w o rk in c la sse s m e e tin g o n e n ig h t e a c h w e e k in e a c h L o d g e o r sp e c ia l g ro u p w ill p r e p a r e fo r d efin ite U n iv e rs ity D e g re e s, su n a s D o c to r o f P h ilo so p h y , D o c to r of P sy c h o lo g v , D o c to r of S cie n c e , M a s te r of S cie n c e , D o c to r o f T heolqtgy, , D o c to r of O n to lo g y , e tc . T h e s tu d e n ts of these* c o u rs e s , w ilf be g iv en th e b e n e fits o f th e in s tru c tio n o f t v a rio u s o th e r sc h o o ls a llie d w ith th e R o s a e c ru c ia n BV-qtherhood th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld a n d w ill b e in c o rr e s p o n d e n c e w ith M a ste rs a n d s tu d e n ts o f th e ir c h o se n s u b je c t.in -o th er lan d s. ( e ) A t c o n fe r e n c e s h e ld in S a n F ra n c is c o a fte r th o s e in th e E a s t h a d clo sed , th e h ig h re p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f tw o o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s m e t a n d c o m p le te d som e o f th e p la n s o u tlin e d in th e E a st. T h is b r o u g h t a b o u t f u r th e r a s s u ra n c e s of a g re e m e n ts o f affilia tio n a n d c o o p e ra tio n o n th e p a r t o f th o s e w h o h a v e fo r so m e tim e w o rk e d w ith u s th r o u g h a la r g e p e rc e n ta g e of m e m b e rs w h o w e re a ffiliate d w ith b o th o rg a n iz a tio n s( f ) F u r t h e r in s tru c tio n s fro m In d ia b r o u g h t a b o u t . t h e a ffilia tio n of th e In d ia n R o s a e c ru c ia n M o n a stic O r d e r in A m e ric a , w h ic h p ro v id e s a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r o u r m e m b e rs in a n d a b o v e th e S e v e n th D e g re e to: b e c o m e m e m b e rs o f th e M o n a s tic f r a te r n ity a n d p a r tic ip a te in th e ir te a c h in g s , p ra c tis e s a n d m e th o d s of m e d ita tio n a n d s p iritu a l a ttu n e m e n t. A n d th is sam e o p p o r tu n ity w ill b e p r e s e n te d to th o s e o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e w h o c o m p le te th e P o s tu la n t's G ra d e ( t h e n ew f o u r th d e g re e o f th a t L o d g e ). ( g ) By a r r a n g e m e n ts w ith th e s u p r e m e o u te r h e a d of. th e . lo n g e s ta b lis h e d O r d e r o f th e W h ite C ro ss , th e o n ly o c c u lt sc h o o l h a v in g a r ig h t to u s e th e sy m b o l of th e W h ite C ro ss , th e O . W . C. h a s d isso lv ed its e x e c u tiv e o rg a n iz a tio n a n d re o r g a n iz e d a s a n affiliatio n o f th e A M O R C . Its te a c h in g s , c o v e rin g in d e ta il c e r ta in s u b j e c ts - n o t a d e q u a te ly p r e s e n te d b v a n v o th e r sc h o o l, w ill b e o p e n to m e m b e rs of th e A M O R C w h o a r e in,, o r a b o v e , th e S e v e n th D e g re e o f o u r O rd e r. T h e s u p r e m e E s o te ric H e a d of th e O . W . C . is n o w in S a n F ra n c is c o a s s o c ia te d w ith th e e x e c u tiv e s ta ll a t h e a d q u a r te r s . O . W . C . m e m b e rs th r o u g h o u t A m e ric a a n d in fo re ig n la n d s w h o w ill re c e iv e a c o p y

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in th e 4 th G ra d e ; a n d so w ith th e 1st, 2 n d , 3 rd , 5 th , a n d so o n . A b o v e th e I 2 th th e c la s se s w ill b e k n o w n a s D E G R E E S . T h e p r e s e n t I Oth D e g re e w ill b e k n o w n a s th e 1 0 th G ra d e o f th e O r d e r , b u t w ill a ls o b e th e 0 0 0 D E G R E E o f th e Illu m in a ti; th e I 1 th G ra d e w ill b e th e 0 0 D E G R E E o f th e Illu m in a ti; th e 1 2 th G ra d e w ill b e th e 0 D E G R E E o f th e Illu m in a ti a n d th e n w ill fo llo w th e 1, II, III, IV , V , a n d o th e r D e g re e s o f th e Illu m in a ti. M e m b e rs w ill u se th e A r a b ic su c h a s I, 2, 3, e tc ., fo r d e s ig n a tin g th e i r C K A U t a in th e O r d e r , a n d w ill u se th e R o m a n n u m e r a ls I II, HI, IV ,. e tc , in d e s ig n a tin g th e i r D E G R E E S in th e Illu m in a ti o r U n iv e rs ita tis Illu m in a ti. It w ill b e so m e tim e b e fo r e th e official le c tu r e s w ill b e c h a n g e d to c o n fo rm to th e u se o f th e w o rd G K A l>i ^ in s te a d o f^ D eg rce, b u t a ll sh o u ld c o -o p e r a te in c h a n g in g th e w o rd w h c re e v e r it is fo u n d in o u r li te r a tu r e o r le c tu re s . T h is o u tlin e d o e s n o t in c lu d e a ll o f th e c h a n g e s n o r d o e s it to u c h u p o n m a n y p o in ts t h a t w ill b e c o m m u n ic a te d to th e M a s te rs o f L o d g e s a n d P r e s id e n ts o f G ro u p s . O fficial c o rr e s p o n d e n c e w ill c o n v e y f u r t h e r d e ta ils . S o m e v e ry im p o r ta n t m a tte r s w ill b e p r e s e n te d in o u r n e x t issu e o f T h e T r ia n g le a n d o u r m e m b e rs a r e u rg e d to c a re fu lly stu d y e v e ry ite m in th is a n d th e n e x t issu e . M u c h h e r e in is c a re f u lly v e ile d a n d m u c h is a ls o re v e a le d , r e q u ir in g m o r e th a n a c a s u a l re a d in g . AH in all w e a r e p r e t ty b u sy a t H e a d q u a r te r s , e v e n th o u g h it is s u m m e r tim e w h ile th is is b e in g w ritte jv a n d m a n y a r e s e e k in g o p p o r tu n itie s f o r v a c a tio n s . W e a r e e n th u s e d , h a p p y a n d in s p ire d w ith th e n ew a n d g r e a te r w o rk th a t lies b e fo r e us. W e h o p e th a t so m e o f th e e n th u s ia s m r e a c h e s y o u a n d t h a t y o u s p r e a d it a m o n g th e o th e r s w h o m y o u c o n ta c t in th e L o d g e a n d o u t o f it.

of th is issu e o f T h e T r ia n g le w ill n o t b e r e q u ir e d to v io la te th e ir a n c ie n t c u s to m o f m a in ta in in g s e c re c y re g a r d in g th e ir c o n n e c tio n w ith th e O . W . C ., b u t w ill re c e iv e , d ir e c t c o d e m e s sa g e s w ith in s tru c tio n s ^ f r o m th e S u p re m e 1. C . o f th e O . W . C . A ll c o d e o r p e r s o n a l m e s sa g e s, r e p o r ts a n d r e q u e s ts fo r a s s ig n m e n ts to d u tie s, sh o u ld b e s e n t to th e 1. C ., c a re o f th e H e a d q u a r te r s of A M O R C , a n d n o t to th e fo r m e r a d d re s s in a s o u th e r n c ity o f th is c o u n tr y . S u c h m ail w ill b e a b s o lu te ly sa fe . (1 2 , 46, 369, 2 ) . ( h ) A T e r r i to r ia l S e c re ta ry w ill b e a p p o in te d in e a c h o f th e n e w s e c tio n s o f th e c o u n tr y to b e d iv is io n e d a c c o r d in g to th e n u m b e r <of L o d g e s a n d G ro u p s ; s u c h T e r r i to r ia l S e c re ta rie s to h a v e a s s is ta n ts in e a c h L o d g e a n d G r o u p ; a p d th r o u g h t h e s e . s p e c ia l h e lp s a n d g u a d a e e ..w ilL b e s e n t - to - s ! ! - g r a d e s of m e m b e rs. T h is sy s te m o f s e c r e ta r ie s w ill m a k e - i t p o ss ib le fo r th e I m p e r a to r o r S u p re m e G ra n d M a s te r to issu e a P ro n u n z ia m e n to o r o th e r o fficial c o m m u n ic a tio n a n d tr a n s m it it to o n e S e c r e ta r y , a n d th r o u g h h im o r h e r a n d th e o th e r S e c re ta rie s , a ll th e m e m b e rs o f aiiy s p e c ia l G ra d e , c la s s o r b r a n c h o f w o rk c a n b e re a c h e d w ith th e m e s sa g e w ith in tw e n ty - fo u r h o u rs , re g a rd le s s o f w h e re th e y liv e in th e U n ite d S ta te s , C a n a d a o r M ex ico . ( i ) P e n d in g a N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n o f M a s te rs a n d D e le g a te s fro m all L o d g e s o f th e W e s te rn H e m is p h e re to b e h e ld in th e E a s t n e x t s u m m e r, w h e n c e r ta in a m e n d m e n ts to th e C o n s titu tio n w ill b e m a d e , th e I m p e r a to r w ill is su e a d e c r e e a u th o r iz in g all L o d g e s to c e a s e u s in g th e w o rd D E C R E E in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e c la s se s of th e O r d e r b e lo w th e 1 2 th .' T h e w o rd G R A D E is to b e s u b s titu te d a f t e r S e p te m b e r 1st, 1 9 2 3 . M e m b e rs n o w in th e 4 th D e g re e , fo r in s ta n c e , w ill b e

TH E W ORK O F TH E ORDER G ro w th in N u m b e rs , In c r e a s e in S tr e n g th a n d A d v a n c e m e n t in A tta in m e n t M a rk o u r L a s t Y e a rs W o rk T h e I m p e r a to r s tr ip la s t S u m m e r a n d F a ll w a s n o t o n ly in s p irin g to a ll o u r m e m b e rs w h o m e t h im a n d h e a r d h im s p e a k , b u t it w a s p r o d u c tiv e o f m u c h g o o d in th e in c r e a s e o f m e m b e rs h ip . H e le ft S a n F ra n c is c o o n th e 2 3 r d o f A u g u s t w ith h is w ife a n d tw o y o u n g e s t c h ild re n a n d d id n o t r e t u r n u n til th e se c o n d w e e k in D e c e m b e r. D u rin g th a t tim e h e p a s s e d th r o u g h tw e n ty - f o u r S ta te s o f th e c o u n tr y a n d v is ite d p r a c tic a lly e v e ry L o d g e a n d G ro u p in th e E a st, N o rth a n d S o u th b e fo r e v is itin g th o s e in th e m id -w e st a n d P a c ific C o a s t. In so m e o f th e la r g e r c itie s a se rie s, o f six to te n p u b lic a n d se m i p u b lic le c tu r e s w e re g iv e n , in o n e c ity tw e lv e le c tu re s w e re g iv e n d u r in g th e te n - d a y s to p . In N ew Y o rk th e la r g e h a lls e n g a g e d h a d to b e a b a n d o n e d b e fo re so m e o f th e m e e tin g s a n d a la r g e r h a ll in th e sa m e b u ild in g ' m a d e re a d y to a c c o m m o d a te th e v e ry la r g e a n d w h o lly u n e x p e c te d c ro w d s. H u n d r e d s o f a p p li c a n ts w e re p e r s o n a lly in te rv ie w e d b y th e I m p e ra to r, a n d h e h a d th e p le a s u r e in s e v e r a l c itie s o f c o n d u c t in g th e In itia tio n o f n e w m e m b e rs w h o s e a p p lic a tio n s h a d b e e n a c c e p te d so m e tim e b o fe re . B u t fo llo w in g th e I m p e r a to r s v isit in e a c h c ity m a n y In itia tio n s w e re h e ld b y th e L o d g e s f o r so m e m o n th s t h e r e a f t e r a s a re s u lt, o f th e p r o p a g a n d a w o rk . T h e r e c e n t tr ip m a d e b y th e I m p e r a to r to th e E a st ( in th e m o n th o f J u n e ) w a s of a n a tu r e th a t d id n o t p e r m it h im to v isit th e L o d g e s a g a in , b u t a n o th e r le c tu r e to u r is p la n n e d f o r th e w in te r , w e u n d e rs ta n d . O n e o f th e in t e r e s tin g fa c ts o f r e c e n t n o te is th e c o m p le tio n of th e T e m p le fo r Isis L o d g e in H a rtf o rd , C o n n . ' L a s t s u m m e r th e I m p e r a to r v isite d th e site o f th e - T e m p le a n d fo u n d t h a t o n its o w n p r o p e r ty th e L o d g e h a d ju s t c o m p le te d th e w alls, flo o rin g a n d ro o f in g o f a n id e a l T e m p le b u ild in g a n d p la n s f o r u n iq u e lig h tin g a n d h e a tin g o f th e R e c e p tio n a n d L ib ra r y

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ro o m s, a n te - ro o m s a n d L o d g e ro o m w e re d is c u sse d . S in c e th e n a g r e a t d e a l o f w o r k h a s b e e n d o n e to m a k e th e T e m p le tr u ly E g y p tia n in its d e c o ra tio n s . T h e L o d g e is to b e c o n g r a tu la te d fo r its fin e w o rk in th is re g a r d , fo r e v e ry b it o f th e m a s o n ry , c a r p e n tr y , in s ta lla tio n a n d d e c o ra tio n h a s b e e n d o n e b y m e m b e rs o f th e L o d g e o r th e ir frie n d s. In c id e n ta lly , w e G ra n d L o d g e h a s E g y p tia n sc h e m e o f an d Lodge R oom . m e m b e rs h ip a n d its m a y sa y t h a t th e C o n n e c tic u t a v e ry u n iq u e a n d a ttr a c tiv e d e c o ra tio n in its R e c e p tio n R o o m s T h is L o d g e , to o , h a s in c r e a s e d its a c tiv itie s .

T h e G ra n d L o d g e o f M a s s a c h u s e tts is a b le to sa y th a t it h a s th e la r g e s t n u m b e r o f m e m b e rs u n d e r its c h a rg e o f a n y L o d g e in th e U n ite d S ta te s e x c e p t th e G ra n d L o d g e o f C a lifo rn ia ( w h e r e th e H e a d q u a r te r s of th e O r d e r a r e lo c a t e d ) . Its R e a d in g R o o m h a s o n e of th e m o s t c o m p le te c o lle c tio n o f o c c u lt, m e ta p h y s ic a l, sc ie n tific a n d p h ilo s o p h ic a l b o o k s to b e fo u n d in th a t c ity , a n d c e rta in ly th e la r g e w ell filled b o o k c a s e s o ffe r a n o p p o r tu n ity n o t fo u n d in a n y o c c u lt h e a d q u a r t e r s a n y w h e re in th e E a st. S o m a n y c la s se s m e e t th e r e e a c h w e e k th a t th e L o d g e h a s b e e n fo r c e d to h o ld se s sio n s e a c h n ig h t in c lu d in g S u n d a y . M e m b e rs a n d O ffic e rs o f o th e r o c c u lt a n d m e ta p h y s ic a l sc h o o ls h a v e a llie d th e m se lv e s w ith th e L o d g e in B o sto n a n d all a r e w o r k in g in u n is o n to m a k e th e L o d g e th e r e th e d o m i n a tin g sc h o o l o f su c h th o u g h t in M a s s a c h u s e tts . A g ro u p o f m e m b e rs a r e la b o r in g s in c e re ly a n d w ell in W o rc e s te r, M ass. to c o n tin u e th e i r s tu d ie s a n d e sta b lish a L o d g e th e r e . L o o k o u t, S p rin g fie ld , o r y o u r n e ig h b o r w ill r e a c h t h e g o a l b e fo r e y o u I In N ew Y o rk C ity th e G ra n d L o d g e h a s s te a d ily in c r e a s e d its m e m b e rs h ip a n d a d v a n c e d its m e m b e rs a g a in s t m a n y o b s ta c le s d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r . The old , w o rn -o u t, n e v e r - to - c o m e - tr u e - r u m o r a n d p r o p h e c y

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w a i a b r o a d th e r e a g a in d u rin g th e la s t n in e m o n th s, w h is p e rin g in a fe e b le a n d se lf-c o n d e m n in g v o ic e th a t th e w o rk of th e O r d e r in N ew Y o rk w as a b o u t to close f o r a tim e, o r su s p e n d , o r c h a n g e its fo rm o r le a d e r sh ip , e tc . T h is h a s b e e n re p e a te d w ith a k n o w in g w in k o r m e a n in g le s s sm ile f q r a t le a s t se v en y e a rs . E a c h m o n th it h a s b e c o m e h a r d e r f o r su c h a p ro p h e c y to co m e tr u e ; sin c e o u r lm p e r a to r s v isit to th e E a st a few w e e k s a g o (w h ic h in c lu d e d a th r e e d a y sto p in N ew Y o rk to m e e t th o s e w h o d e sire d to e x te n d th e ir c o -o p e r a tio n a n d p u t a n e n d to th e o n ly a n n o y a n c e th e O r d e r h a s e v e r h a d ) th e w h o le p re d ic tio n , o r ev e n p a r t of it, is im p o ssib le ! In N ew Y o rk C ity w e h a d o u r first L o d g e a n d th e r e w e sh a ll re ta ih a L o d g e, e v e n if it b e th e la s t o n e I T h e p e a c e , h a rm o n y , love a n d p o w e r m a n ife s te d by t h e m e m b e rs th e r e , a n d th e ir p e rs o n a l a d v a n c e m e n t, is a b r ig h t lig h t in th e w o rk of th e O rd e r. In P h ila d e lp h ia th e L o d g e is in c r e a s in g a n d is n o ta b le f o r its s p iritu a l a tta in m e n t a m o n g th e h ig h a n d lo w d e g re e m e m b e rs. R e c e n tly th e M a s te r of D e lta L o d g e re s ig n e d h ia office to c o n tin u e a n o th e r w o rk in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e O rd e r. T h e m e m b e rs w e re , in d e e d , r e lu c ta n t to a c c e p t h is re s ig n a tio n , b u t th e y re a liz e d th e tr e m e n d o u s la b o r s .w h ic h c a m e to th e h a n d s of th e M a s te r d u rin g th e p a s t y e a rs . T h e n e w ly e le c te d M a s te r is a fo r m e r o ffic e r o f p ro v e d a b ility a n d e n th u s ia sm . In P itts b u rg , th e P e n n s y lv a n ia C r a n d L o d g e c o n tin u e s its c a re o f o th e r g ro u p s a n d its o w n m e m b e rs, w ith in c r e a s e in m e m b e rs h ip a n d a d v a n c e m e n t in th e w o rk . T h is w a s th e first b r a n c h L o d g e in A m e ric a a n d it h a s c o n tin u e d w ith u n c e a s in g a c tiv ity a n d en.th u s ia s m sin c e its e s ta b lis h m e n t. W e c all it o n e o f o u r b e lo v e d sta n d b y s. T h e la r g e s t p e r c e n ta g e o f in c r e a s e in m e m b e rs h ip is r e p o r te d b y th e C r a n d L o d g e o f F lo rid a , a t T a m p a . T h e in c r e a s e a n d e n th u s ia s m h a s b r o u g h t to th e m th e ir..o w n T e m p le ro o m s, th e fo u n d in g o f a lib ra ry , a sc h e d u le of so c ia l m e e tin g s a n d a sy s te m o f p r o p a g a n d a w h ic h w ill m e a n m u c h f o r th a t L o d g e in th e n e a r fu tu re . T h e b o o m t h a t h a s ta k e n h o ld o f th e city a n d th e 'd is c o v e r y b y p ro m in e n t m e n o f th e N o rth th a t T a m p a is th e n a tu r a l p la y g r o u n d o f A m e ric a ' a s w ell, a s a w o n d e rfu l y e a r - r o u n d p la c e to live m e a n s n o t o n ly a c o n tin u a n c e o f th e ra p id g ro w th of th e c ity b u t a g ro w th in o u r w o rk . T h e C ra n d M a s te r 'w h o fo u n d e d o u r w o r k in F lo rid a re s ig n e d r e c e n tly to c o n tin u e th e w o rk in a n o th e r p a r t o f th e c o u n tr y , a n d th e D e p u ty G ra n d M a s te r w a s e le c te d in h is p la c e . T h e r e tir in g C r a n d M a s te r h a d th e e x tr e m e p le a s u r e o f ta k in g th e first g ro u p o f in itia te d th r o u g h a ll th e d e g re e s to th e N in th . It is a jo y to v isit th e p e a c e fu l, e n th u s ia s tic g a th e r in g s in T a m p a . T h e C r a n d L o d g e o f T e x a s m u s t a lso b e m e n tio n e d a s h a v in g a h ig h p e r c e n ta g e o f in c r e a s e in m e m b e rsh ip . T h e r e th e w o r k is g o in g o n in s e v e ra l p la c e s, n o ta b ly in S a n A n to n io , w h e re th e C r a n d L o d g e is lo c a te d , a n d in L u fk in . D u rin g th e a b s e n c e o f th e G ra n d M a s te r o f T e x a s , d o in g so m e sp e c ia l w o rk a t o u r h e a d q u a r te r s , th e a ffa irs a r e in th e c a p a b le h a n d s o f o n e o f o u r e x p e rie n c e d o fficers.' : T h e m e m b e rs in T e x a s h a v e c a r r ie d o n so m e v e ry fine p r o p a g a n d a w o rk fo l lo w in g u p th e s t a r t m a d o th e r e la s t y e a r b y th e Im p e r a to r . T h e r ig h t s p ir it is a t w o rk in t h a t S ta te . In N o rfo lk , V ir g in ia ,' th e m e m b e rs a r e p ro g r e s s in g in th e w o rk a n d a d d in g to th e ir- m e m b e rs h ip . S o m e fin e in itia tiv e a n d u n u s u a l a b ility in o rg a n iz in g h a v e b r o u g h t e x c e lle n t r e s u lts in t h a t c ity . W h ile w e a r e s p e a k in g o f S o u th e r n L o d g e s le t U 3 n o t fo r g e t th e C r a n d L o d g e o f M ex ico , in M ex ico C ity , a n d its b r a n c h e s in v a rio u s p a r t s o f th a t c o u n tr y , s u c h .as T o r r e o n ( C o a h ) a n d T a m p ic o a n d e ls e w h e re . R e p o r ts sh o w in c r e a s e in in e m b e rs h ip in a ll th e M ex i c a n L o d g e s a n d C ro u p s a n d th e r e h a v e b e e n s e v e ra l re q u e s ts fo r. n e w c h a r te r s . / ... T h e n th e r e a r e th e L o d g e s e v e n f u r th e r S o u th a t Panam a and A ncon. T h e . C ra n d L odge of P an am a h a s b e c o m e o n e of o u r m o s t e n th u s ia s tic a ffilia tio n s, re a c h in g o u t in to w id e te r r it o r y w ith its p r o p a g a n d a a n d it is u n s tin te d in p ra is e o f th e w o rk . S p m e d a y so m e o f th e o fficers a t h e a d q u a r te r s w ill a c c e p t th e o ld a n d

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re -n e w e d in v ita tio n a n d v isit th e L o d g e s of M ex ico a n d th e C a n a l Z o n e . It w ill b e a p le a s u re trip , in d e e d , fo r th e r e a r e b e a u tifu l b o a ts le a v in g S a n F ra n c is c o fo r th a t zo n e a n d th e y te m p t us. W h ile w e a r e still in S o u th e r n w a te rs (o n th a t m e n ta l jo u r n e y th r o u g h th e P a n a m a C a n a l) le t u s slid e o r g lid e o v e r to P u e r to R ico a n d C u b a . T h e C ra n d L o d g e a t S a n J u a n is c o n tin u in g its w o rk w ith in c r e a s in g in te re s t a n d m e m b e rsh ip a n d re a c h in g h ig h in to th e w o rk w ith m u c h p ra is e a n d m a n y e x p re s s io n s of th a n k fu ln e s s , ty p ic a l of th e L a tin m in d . (A n d , w h y c a n n o t all o u r m e m b e rs h a v e a L a tin m in d a t tim e s ,) T h e n a t C a y o , M am b i, w e find th e sa m e in te re s t o n th e p a r t of m e m b e rs of o n e of o u r y o u n g e s t L o d g es. T h e p la n s fo r th e w o rk in C u b a w ill b e p ro d u c tiv e o f la rg e m e m b e rsh ip a n d m u c h a c tio n o n th e p a r t of a ll m e m b e rs. In C h ic a g o th e Illin o is C r a n d L o d g e is re o rg a n iz in g u n d e r its C h a r te r b e c a u s e o f th e v e ry la r g e in c re a s e in m e m b e rsh ip d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r. C o m p le te d e ta ils a r e n o t a t h a n d a t th e p r e s e n t tim e , fo r m a n y o f th e p la n s a r e a w a itin g th e p e rs o n a l a tte n tio n of th e lm p e ra to r. H is v isit a n d le c tu re s th e r e last s u m m e r s ta r te d th e e n th u s ia s tic p ro p a g a n d a w h ic h re s u lte d in th e n e e d fo r a r e o r g a n iz a tio n a n d h e w ill h a v e to v isit th e c ity a g a in fo r s e v e ra l w e e k s to b rin g a ll th e p o in ts to a c o n c lu s io n . In th e m e a n tim e th e m e m b e rs a r e p u rs u in g th e ir s tu d ie s a n d m a n y h a v e re a c h e d th e v e ry h ig h e s t d e g re e s a n d w ill b e re a d y fo r th e a d d itio n a l te a c h in g s a n d h e lp s to b e re le a se d th is F all u n d e r th e n ew sc h e m e o f.th in g s . A ll m em b e rs w ith in th e ju r is d ic tio n o f Illin o is w ill b e n o tified p e rs o n a lly , in r e g a r d to th e n e w p la n s. T h e C r a n d L o d g e o f N ew J e r s e y a t P a te r s o n re c e n tly s e n t u s a v e ry in te r e s tin g a n d e n th u s ia s tic r e p o r t a n d in tim a te d th a t it w o u ld so o n se n d u s so m e in te re s tin g n ew s. W e a re . a w a itin g th a t n e w sl W e k n o w t h a t it h a s c o n tin u e d w ith its w o rk a n d stu d ies, a n d le tte r s fro m m e m b e rs th e r e p ra is e h ig h ly th e g u id a n c e a n d in s tru c tio n th e y h a v e re c e iv e d a t th e h a n d s o f th e G ra n d M a s te r .1 E lse w h e re in N ew J e r sey a r e s e v e ra l g ro u p s o f m e m b e rs w ith e n th u s ia s tic p la n s a n d w e e x p e c t th a t th e N ew J e rs e y G ra n d L o d g e is p la n n in g to h e lp th e s e g ro u p s in so m e in s p irin g m a n n e r . R e p o rts , p le a s e ! T h e G ra n d L o d g e of N e b ra s k a a t O m a h a re p o r ts p r o g r e s s a n d c o n tin u e d in te re s t. J T h e sa m e o fficers a r e s e rv in g se c o n d a n d th ir d te r m s a n d h a rm o n y a n d c o -o p e ra tio n p re v a il. T h e G ra n d L o d g e o f O h io r e p o r ts c o n tin u e d in te re s t a n d a c tiv ity a n d w e re c e n tly h a d a v isit fro m o n e of th e o ffice rs o f th is L o d g e w h o w a s s e e k in g in fo rm a tio n re g a r d in g c e r ta in p h a s e s o f th e h ig h e r a c tiv itie s . T h e G ra n d L o d g e is lo c a te d in C le v e la n d . T h e C r a n d L o d g e o f M ic h ig a n , a t F lin t, re c e n tly h e ld a n e le c tio n b e c a u s e of th e re s ig n a tio n of th e G ra n d M a s te r w h o is n o w a t H e a d q u a r te r s in. C a li fo r n ia . T h e n e w C r a n d M a s te r h a s th e u n a n im o u s s u p p o r t o f a ll n u m b e r s in h is ju r is d ic tio n if w e a r e to b e lie v e th e lo n g te le g ra m sig n e d w ith th e ir n a m e s a n d o th e r d o c u m e n ts w h ic h c a m e to H e a d q u a r te r s a t th e tim e o f h is e le c tio n . T h e w o rk th e r e is p ro g r e s s in g w ith e n th u s ia s m to o . In- C a lifo rn ia th e C r a n d L o d g e h a s c o n tin u e d to a d d to its m e m b e rs h ip w ith a r e g u la rity t h a t is u n iq u e . F o r a p e rio d th e r e w e r e n e w first c la sse s fo rrn e d e a c h m o n th , w ith a la r g e n u m b e r in e a c h class. O n tw o e v e n in g s e a c h w e e k tw o c la sse s m e e t a n d d iffe re n t c lasse s m e e t o n e a c h o f th e o th e r e v e n in g s o f th e w e e k e x c e p t S a tu r d a y . T h is L o d g e is th e o n e h o n o re d b y so m a n y v is ito rs f r o m i o th e r L o d g e s b e c a u s e of th e p re s e n c e o f th e c h ie f e x e c u tiv e s o f th e O r d e r a n d b e c a u s e o f th e C a lifo rn ia -S a n F ra n c is c o c lim a te . Y o u m u s t u n ite th o s e tw o n a m e s in- t h a t w a y , fo r th e r e ia n o id e a l c lim a te in C a lifo rn ia e x c e p t in Sa*s F ra n c is c o . (Y es, w e a r e S a n F ra n c is c o b o o ste rs, b u t g o b a c k a n d re a d w h a t w e sa id a b o u t T a m p a , F lo rid a , in th e s e c o lu m n s ). A n d , w e m u s t n o t fo r g e t C a n a d a . T h e B rita n n ia C r a n d L o d g e se n d s u s in te re s tin g re p o r ts , a n d le tte r s fro m m e m b e rs in th e D o m in io n in d ic a te th a t all is g o in g w ell, e sp e c ia lly in L a s h b u rn ( S a s k .) a n d V a n

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m e m b e rs in A m e ric a w ill b e n e fit th r o u g h th is w o rk th is c o m in g F a ll a n d W in te r. W e m a y h a v e so m e official a n n o u n c e m e n ts r e g a r d in g th e A c a d e m ic w o rk in In d ia a n d th e w o rk of th e M o n a stic O r d e r of th e R. C . in In d ia n e x t m o n th . F ro m th e G ra n d S e c re ta ry of th e O r d e r in G re a t B rita in w e le a r n th a t th e w o rk in t h a t ju r is d ic tio n is c o n tin u in g a n d th a t a n o th e r c h a r t e r is to b e issu ed fo r a L o n d o n L o d g e. M a n y of th e m e m b e rs in G re a t B rita in h a v e b e e n in c o rr e s p o n d e n c e w ith o u r H e a d q u a r t e r s h e r e a n d th e in te r e s t a n d e n th u s ia s m d is p la y e d h a s b e e n p le a s in g , in d e e d . It a p p e a r s fro m th e re c o r d s e x c h a n g e d th a t th e B ritish J u r is d ic tio n h a s th e la r g e s t m e m b e rs h ip o f a n y in E u ro p e . T h e G ra n d L o d g e a t C o p e n h a g e n h a s c o n tin u e d to g ro w a n d h a s d o n e so m e v e ry fine p r o p a g a n d a w o rk if w e a r e to ju d g e fro m sp e c im e n s o f li te r a tu r e s e n t to u s is su e d b y th e m . O c c a s io n a l le tte r s fro m so m e m e m b e rs th e r e to re la tiv e s o r m e m b e rs in A m e ric a in d ic a te th a t m a n y o f th e h ig h e s t r a n k in th e g o v e rn m e n t a s w ell a s m a n y in th e p ro fe s s io n s a r e o fficers a n d m e m b e rs o f th e A M O R C in D e n m a rk . A le tte r fro m so m e R o s ic ru c ia n s in H o lla n d re c e iv e d a t h e a d q u a r te r s h e r e in J u n e in d ic a te s th a t th e J u ris d ic tio n o f H o lla n d w ill a ffilia te w ith u s in th e F all. W e s h a ll b e g la d to a n n o u n c e th e d e ta ils in o u r n e x t issu e. W h ile C h in a . is p a s s in g th r o u g h its v a rio u s sta g e s of re v o lu tio n a n d e v o lu tio n w e a r e g la d to n o te th a t o u r O r d e r th e r e is p ro g r e s s in g a n d in c r e a s in g v e ry ra p id ly . F ro m a r e p o r t s e n t b y G ra n d M a s te r A h S o h W o n g , h u n d r e d s o f e d u c a te d C h in e s e a r e b e c o m in g in te r e s te d in th e w o r k id v a rio u s p a r t s of th e c o u n tr y ; a n d fro m r e p o r ts fro m th e th r e e c itie s w h e re m e m b e rs a r e o rg a n iz e d w e see t h a t th e r e w ill so o n b e a c h a in o f a c tiv e L o d g e s a g a in in C h in a a s in th e p a s t. O n e o f o u r m e m b e rs w h o w e n t to M a n c h u r ia so m e tim e a g o to a s s ist th e m in th e w o r k se n d s u s v e ry g lo w in g r e p o r ts o f w h a t is b e in g a c c o m p lis h e d , a n d h e is a ls o in to u c h w ith th o s e in S ib e ria w h o a r e e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t th e w o rk a lso . L e tte rs fro m so m e m e m b e rs in C h in a .w ho h a v e re a c h e d a h ig h g r a d e in th e w o rk sh o w th a t th e C h in e s e m in d c o m p r e h e n d s th e p r i n c ip le s in ju s t th e sa m e fin e n e ss o f p o in t a s d o th o s e w h o h a v e th e O c c id e n ta l m in d . W e m e a n to say th a t th e O c c id e n ta l a n d O r ie n ta l m in d s c a n a g r e e in th e s e fu n d a m e n ta l p rin c ip le s a n d p ra c tis e s . It m a y b e a b ig ju m p to ta k e , b u t r ig h t h e r e w e w ish to re f e r to th e fine w o r k b e in g d o n e b y th e m e m b e rs of th e A M O R C L o d g e o n th e G o ld C o a s t of W e s t A fric a . T h is a n c ie n t c e n tr e o f R. C . a c tiv itie s is o n c e a g a in in flo w e r a n d th e le tte r s c o m in g fro m O ffic e rs o r m e m b e rs in d ic a te t h a t m a n y o f th e a n c ie n t p ra c tis e s a r e fo llo w e d a lo n g w ith th e m o d e rn m e th o d s. A r e p o r t of A th e n s , G re e c e , in d ic a te s in c r e a s e d in te r e s t a n d a c t i v i t ^ a n d a re q u e s t h a s c o m e fro m th e r e a s k in g o u r a s s is ta n c e in m a n y m a tte r s o f in te r e s t to th e m e m b e rs. In A u s tr a lia , T a s m a n ia , a n d N ew Z e a la n d , th e m e m b e rs h ip is in c r e a s in g a n d n e w L o d g e s a r e b e in g fo rm e d in s e v e ra l citie s. M a n y m e m b e rs a r e r e p o r te d in O n its h a , N ig e ria , A fric a . T h e r e see m s to b e so m e p r o p a g a n d a g o in g o n in th a t te r r it o r y , th e d e ta ils o f w h ic h w e w o u ld lik e to le a r n . P le a s e r e p o r t! F ro m V ie n n a , A u s tr ia , c o m e s th e r e p o r t o f n e w in te r e s t a n d a p p lic a n ts f o r m e m b e rs h ip . A n d w e h a v e re c e n tly re c e iv e d s e v e ra l le tte r s fro m th e G ra n d M a s t e r a t M u n ic h , th e M a s te r w h o h o ld s m a n y o f th e a n c ie n t d o c u m e n ts a n d p a p e r s d e s c e n d in g fro m th e e a rly R o s ic r u c ia n s o f t h a t c o u n tr y , s ta tin g th a t th e O r d e r th e r e a n d in G e rm a n y is b e in g in c r e a s e d a n d m a d e a c tiv e in m a n y c itie s a n d to w n s. T h e k in d e s t w ish e s a n d r e g a r d s a r e s e n t b y th e G ra n d M a s te r a t M u n ic h to th e m e m b e rs in A m e ric a . S e v e ra l le tte r s h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d fro m O ffic e rs a n d m e m b e rs in C a iro , E g y p t a n d w e h a v e le a r n e d so m e in t e r e s tin g d e ta ils o f th e e x c a v a tio n s th e r e th r o u g h th e s e r e p o r ts . It is n e e d le s s to sa y t h a t th e m e m b e rs th e r e a r e e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t th e - A M O R C w o rk .

c o u v e r. O n e o f th e o ffic ers fro m th e C a n a d ia n ju r is d ic tio n w ith h is fa m ily ta r r ie d w ith u s a t H e a d q u a r te r s fo r s e v e ra l w ee k s. A n d n o w w e m iss J. B. C . a n d fam ily a n d w ish m o re C a n a d ia n s w o u ld c all to see us. R e p o r ts o f p ro g r e s s a n d g ro w th h a v e a lso b e e n r e ce iv e d fro m o ffice rs of o u r w o rk a t : S to c k to n , A ta s c a d e ro a n d G u e rn e v ille , C a lifo rn ia ; N e w c a stle a n d Y o rk , P e n n s y lv a n ia ; P o r tla n d , R e d m o n d a n d M e d fo rd , O r e .; G re e n B ay, S u p e r io r a n d M ad iso n , W is c o n s in ; th e R o s a e c ru c ia n s e ttle m e n t a t W e s to n , W y o m in g ; L e th b rid g e , A tla , C a n a d a ; W ic h ita , K a n sa s. W ill t h e . S e c r e ta r ie s in th e m a n y o th e r lo c a litie s p le a s e se n d u s r e p o r ts c o n ta in in g in te r e s tin g fa c ts a s so o n a s p o ss ib le fo r o u r n e x t is s u e ? T h e u su a l r e p o r ts s e n t to th e S e c r e ta r y a n d A rc h iv is t c o n ta in in g o n ly th e m o n th ly s ta te m e n ts a n d fig u re s a r e n o t in te r e s tin g e n o u g h f o r th is c o lu m n of T h e T ria n g le , a lth o u g h th e y s e rv e th e A rc h iv is t w e ll. W e w ant r e a l n e w sy fa c ts. A A A F O R E IG N A C T IV IT IE S T h e w o rk o f th e O r d e r in fo r e ig n c o u n tr ie s is e v id e n tly p r o g r e s s in g a n d in c r e a s in g a s ra p id ly a s in th e N o r th A m e ric a n J u r is d ic tio n . M ay w e s u g g e s t to th o s e fo r e ig n b r a n c h e s w h ic h re c e iv e a c o p y of T h e T r ia n g le t h a t w e w o u ld a p p r e c ia te m o re d e ta ile d r e p o r ts th a n th e c a s u a l re f e re n c e s c o n ta in e d in th e le tte r s of fe lic ita tio n a n d c o -o p e r a tio n w h ic h a r e se n t to th e I m p e r a to r of th is J u r is d ic tio n . S u c h r e p o r ts sh o u ld b e a d d re s s e d to th e M in iste r o f F o re ig n R e la tio n s, c a r e o f A M O R C , 1255 M a rk e t S t., S a n F r a n c isc o , C aliforn ia!, U . S. A . W e th o r o u g h ly a p p r e c ia te th e r e c e ip t fro m tim e to tim e o f p a m p h le ts a n d b o o k le ts , m a g a z in e s a n d b o o k s is su e d by th e 'f o r e ig n ju r is d ic tio n s o f th e O r d e r . S o m e o f th e s e h a v e p ro v e d v e ry in te r e s tin g a n d a ll h a v e b e e n h e lp fu l. W e w ill b e g la d to e x c h a n g e lite r a tu r e w ith all A M O R C L o d g e s in a ll c o u n tr ie s . O n e o f th e in te r e s tin g p a m p h le ts s e n t to u s, a n d to m a n y o f o u r G ra n d L o d g e s in N o rth A m e ric a , w a s o n e p r i n te d a n d is su e d b y th e A M O R C A s h r a m a in S o u th e r n In d ia a n d p r in te d a t th e A M O R C A c a d e m y in In d ia u n d e r t h e d ir e c tio n o f th e S o v e re ig n G ra n d L o d g e o f A M O R C in th e M a d ra s P re s id e n c y . T h is p a m p h le t is e n title d : A U n iv e rs a l P r a y e r . T h e title b e a r s th e fo llo w in g : D e d ic a te d w ith B lessin g s of P e a c e , O n e n e s s a n d D iv in ity , f o r th e w e lfa re of th e B ro th e r s a n d S is te rs o f (h e G r e a t B ro th e r h o o d of th e A . M. O . R. C . o f AiVijerica a n d o f e v e ry p a r t o f th e w o rld , W ith th e k in d p e rm is s io n a n d s y m p a th y of B ro th e r H . S p e n c e r L ew is, F. R. C ., th e M o st W o r s h ip fu l I m p e r a to r in th e U n ite d S ta te s f A m e ric a , e tc ., e tc . T h e a u t h o r o f th e P r a y e r is H . . . H . . .O ., b e lo v e d b y so m a n y in A m e ric a w h o h a v e b e e n in c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w ith th e O ffic e rs a t o u r In d ia n A s h ra m a . S p e a k in g ' o f th e A s h ra m a , o n e o f o u r h ig h d e g re e m e m b e rs in to u r in g th e w o rld ta r r ie d w ith u s in S a n F ra n c is c o a f t e r le a v in g N ew Y o rk a n d fro m h e r e w e n t d ir e c tly to In d ia a n d a f t e r lo n g a n d te d io u s tr a v e llin g r e a c h e d th e h id d e n a n d s e c lu d e d e s ta te o f th e In d ia n A sh ra m a . L e tte r s th a t c a m e fro m th e m e m b e r in d ic a te d t h a t n o t h a lf o f th e b e a u tifu l s to ry of th e A s h r a m a h a s b e e n to ld to o u r h ig h d e g re e m e m b e rs a n d a f t e r v is itin g th e A s h r a m a fo r m a n y w e e k s, p a r ti c ip a tin g in th e d aily , p e rio d o f m e d ita tio n , s p e c ia l e x e rc is e s a n d in s tr u c tio n , r e s tin g in th e T e m p le ro o m s, g o in g in to th e s ile n c e in th e a d jo in in g c a v e s a n d c o m in g u n d e r th e in flu e n c e o f th e m a n y w h o a r e stu d y in g a t th e A s h ra m a , a b o o k w a s w r itte n s e ttin g f o r th w h a t re a lly e x is ts a t th e A s h r a m s , a n d th is b o o k w ill b e p u b lis h e d a n d d is tr ib u te d fre e ly a m o n g o u r m e m b e rs. 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T h e G ra n d L o d g e o f A M O R C a t S o u ra b a y a , Ja v a , E a a t In d ies, re p o r ta in c re a s e d m e m b e rsh ip , a d v a n c e m e n t in th e b u ild in g of th e ir T e m p le o n th e a c q u ir e d g ro u n d s a n d p ro g r e s s in th e w o rk of th e h ig h e s t d e g re e s . T h e y h a v e c a rr ie d o n so m e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk th a t is n o v e l a n d in te re s tin g . S e v e ra l of o u r A m e ric a n m e m b e rs a r e v is itin g in F r a n c e th is y e a r a n d r e p o r t m e e tin g w ith m e m b e rs a n d a tte n d in g s p e c ia l se ssio n s a n d w e w ill e x p e c t th e ir p e rs o n a l r e p o r ts n e x t m o n th . R e p o rts co m e fro m a t le a s t s e v e n .p la c e s in S o u th A m e ric a , w h e re m e m b e rs m e e t, a n d th e c o u n tr y of B razil se e m s to b e th e s t r o n g h o l ^ o f o u r O r d e r fo r t h a t c o n tin e n t. u u r i n g th e p a s t six m o n th s re p o r ts h a v e c o m e fro m o v e r tw e n ty o th e r fo re ig n c o u n tr ie s c o v e rin g p r a c t ic a lly e v e ry p o in t o f th e g lo b e . A g a in w e sa y to all th e o fficers o r S e c re ta rie s in fo re ig n citie s, w e w ill b e g la d to h a v e n ew sy ite m s re g a r d in g y o u r w o rk to p u b lis h in th e s e co lu m n s. N e v e r in th e h is to ry o f th e R o s a e c ru c ia n O rd e r w as th e w o rk so s p re a d o v e r th e s u r fa c e of th e e a r th a s it is a t p re s e n t. In so m e p a r ts th e G re a t W a r m a d e th e w o rk d o rm a n t fo r a tim e , b u t a c tiv ity s ta r te d a g a in in 1 91 9 a n d in th e p a s t fo u r y e a r s h a s m a d e u n e x p e c te d p ro g re s s . C o n s ta n tly w e h e a r th e s e r e m a r k s ,s w h ic h sh o u ld b e w ell c o n s id e re d b y m a n y of o u r A m e ric a n m e m b e rs w h o a r e c o n fr o n te d w ith p le a s o n b e h a lf of so m e so -c a lle d O rie n ta l sc h o o l o f p h il o s o p h y ; In o u r c o u n tr y w e h a v e h a d so m a n y c e n tr e s o f s tu d y a n d so m a n y c u lts a n d ism s su p p o s e d to b e o f o u r n a tiv e re lig io n , th a t w e h a v e tire d of th e im p r a c tic a l k n d th e o r e tic a l v e rb ia g e th e y g iv e u s a s le sso n s. T h e A M O R C te a c h in g s h a v e p ro v e d to c o n ta in a ll th a t w a s g o o d in a ll th e s e a n c ie n t p h ilo so p h ie s a s w e O rie n ta ls k n o w th e m , a n d o u r B ro th e rs a n d

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S is te rs in A m e ric a sh o u ld b e th a n k f u l th a t th e y do n o t h a v e to c o n te n d w ith th e in a n e te a c h in g s of th o s e w h o a p p o in t th e m se lv e s a s O rie n ta l te a c h e r s ." We w o n d e r h o w m a n y in A m e ric a a p p r e c ia te th e s e w o rd s fro m th o s e w h o live rig h t in th e c o u n trie s w h e re m a n y of th e s e te a c h e rs a n d th e ir te a c h in g s issu e a s w a te r fro m a w ell. W ith all o u r fo re ig n c o n n e c tio n s , w ith b ra n c h e s in se v e ra l p a r ts o f In d ia a n d in o th e r p la c e s w h e re su ch te a c h in g s a r e s u p p o s e d to c o m e fro m , is it n o t lo g ical to b e lie v e th a t w e w o u ld h a v e in c lu d e d in o u r te a c h in g s, o r w o u ld in c lu d e fro m tim e to tim e , a ll th a t is g o o d a n d h e lp fu l in all th e o th e r p h ilo so p h ie s in th o s e c o u n trie s ? H a s a n y o n e e v e r fo u n d th a t th e te a c h in g s of A M O R C e x c lu d e d a n y tr u th s , a n y p rin c ip le s , a n y h e lp s th a t w e re so u n d , p r a c tic a l a n d a p p lic a b le to m o d e rn tim e s? O f c o u rs e th e r e is m u c h in m a n y a n c ie n t sc h o o ls of th o u g h t th a t is in te re s tin g a n d m u c h th a t w as o n c e v e ry h e lp fu l in th e c o u n tr y a n d in th e tim e s w h e n first g iv en , b u t o f n o h e lp to d a y in th e O c c id e n t. O n e n e e d re a d o n ly a few of th e v e ry old b o o k s b y th e e a rly m y stic s to see h o w f a r w e h a v e a d v a n c e d in su c h w o rk a n d h o w u se less is m u c h th a t th e y c o n s id e re d v e ry im p o r ta n t a t th e tim e . M any of th e a n c ie n t sc h o o ls o f O rie n ta l th o u g h t n e e d r e v iv in g to d a y o n ly b e c a u s e th e y p a sse d o u t of e x is t e n c e th r o u g h th e e v o lu tio n a n d a d v a n c e m e n t o f m an . W h y -re v iv e th e m n o w ? O u r A c a d e m y in In d ia s ta te s p o sitiv e ly th a t th e r e is n o sc h o o l o r g ro u p o f sc h o o ls in th e w h o le of In d ia o r th e O rie n t th a t in c lu d e s th e h ig h , h e lp fu l a n d ea sily m a s te re d te a c h in g s n o w in c lu d e d in all th e g ra d e s of A M O R C . Is it n o t b e tte r to ta k e th e w o rd of m e n lik e th o s e liv in g th e r e a n d w h o k n o w a n d h a v e n o u lte r io r m o tiv e , th a n to, ta k e th e w o rd of th o s e w h o w a n t to sell, a t a la rg e , fee, th e s e c re t c o u rs e s th e y h a v e p r e p a r e d a n d w h ic h (h ey c o m e to A m e ric a to sell to th e u n k n o w in g ? J u s t a th o u g h t to th in k a b o u t I

W O RK W ELL DONE I n te re s tin g F a c ts f o r a ll M em b ers M an y h a v e a s k e d a b o u t th e C o n s titu tio n of o u r O rd e x a n d w h e n a n d h o w A m e n d m e n ts to it m a y be made,'*' lo o k in g to so m e im p o r ta n t c h a n g e s w h ic h tim e a n d c o n d itio n s h a v e re v e a le d . W e w ish to e x p la in t h a t th e first C o n s titu tio n of th e O r d e r w a s ro u g h ly d r a f te d a n d te n ta tiv e ly a d o p te d in 1 9 1 6 p e n d in g a N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n of D e le g a te s fro m a ll L o d g e s. S u c h a C o n v e n tio n w a s h e ld in P itts b u r g d u rin g th e s u m m e r o f 1 9 17 , a n d d u rin g th e first few d a y s o f th e C o n v e n tio n a C o m m itte e w a s a p p o in te d to re v ise th e C o n s titu tio n a n d b r in g it b e fo re th e C o n v e n tio n f o r d is c u ssio n a n d a d o p tio n b y v o te o n e a c h p a ra g ra p h . T ^ e p r e s e n t C o n s titu tio n is th e o n e a d o p te d a t th a t tim e. In s e le c tin g a C o m m itte e to re v ise th e C o n s titu tio n c a r e w a s ta k e n to se le c t M a s te rs a n d O ffic e rs o f o u r v a rio u s A M O R C L o d g e s w h o w e re a s s o c ia te d w ith o th e r f r a te r n a l g{gariig!Uiona--a<i~ th a t w e m ig h t h a v e th e b e n e fit o f th e ir k n o w le d g e a n d e x p e rie n c e s . F o r th e b e n e fit o f th o s e w h o h a v e in q u ire d w e p u b lish h e r e th e n a m e s a n d q u a lific a tio n s o f th o s e w h o c o m p o s e d th e C o n s titu tio n C o m m itte e a t t h a t C o n v e n tio n , m o s t o f w h o m a r e G ra n d M a s te rs , M a s te rs o r O fficers o f A M O R C Lodgeai t o d a y : 1 D r. C h a rle s D. G re e n , 3 2 , P a r k L o d g e 6 7 6 F. & A . M., P a ., R a n d o lp h C h a p te r N o. 3 5 , In d ., P e n n a . C o n s is to ry V a lle y o f P itts b u rg . C h a rle s H . 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O ffic e rs of A M O R C L o d g e s f o r v a r io u s le n g th s of tim e, sig n e d a p a p e r w h ic h w a s re a d in o p e n sessio n a n d th e n p re s e n te d to th e Im p e ra to r to b e p re s e rv e d in th e O r d e r 's A rc h iv e s . T h e s ta te m e n t in th e ir o w n w o rd s th u s sig n e d is a s fo llo w s: W e, th e u n d e rs ig n e d , a s m e m b e rs o f th e A . M. O . R . C . o f N o rth A m e ric a , find n o th in g in th e te a c h in g s o r ritu a l o f th e a b o v e n a m e d O r d e r w h ic h c o n flicts w ith th e te a c h in g s o r ritu a l o f a n y o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n w ith w h ic h w e a r e a ffilia te d . 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E D IT O R IA L W ith th is is su e o f T h e T r ia n g le w e e n la r g e its n u m b e r of p a g e s a n d w id e n its s c o p e a n d p u rp o s e . A t th e u r g e n t d e m a n d o f m a n y o f o u r ,m e m b e r s w e w ill m a in ta in c e r ta in d e p a r tm e n ts o r fe a \u r e s e m b o d y in g in s tr u c tio n f o r th e s tu d e n ts in th e v a rio u s g ra d e s o f o u r O r d e r ; a s, f o r in s ta n c e , th e D ic tio n a ry of R o s a e c ru c ia n T e rm s , w h ic h b e g in s its s e ria l p u b lic a tio n in th is issu e . * F ro m tim e to tim e h e lp fu l n o te s f o r th e m e m b e rs, to b e a tta c h e d to th e ir n o te b o o k s , a n d d ia g ra m s fo r th e sa m e p u r p o s e , w ill b e p u b lis h e d . T h e p re s e n c e o f s u c h m a tte r in th is p u b lic a tio n w ill n o t p r e v e n t th e d is s e m in a tio n o f T h e T r ia n g le a m o n g th o s e w h p a r e n o t m e m b e rs b u t w h o m a y b e in te re s te d in b e c o m in g m e m b e rs ; f o r th e in s ig h t th e y g a in in th is m a n n e r s h o u ld e n c o u r a g e th e m to s e e k fo r m o re L ig h t a n d a t th e s a m e tim e t e n m o d is p e l so m e o f th e f a l s e 1 im p re s s io n s t h a t m a n y h a v e r e g a r d in g th e p ra c tis e * a n d p h ilo s o p h y o f o u r f r a te r n ity . T h e r e f o r e o u r .m e m b e rs, - u n i o u r re a d e r s g e n e ra lly , a r e r g e d to u se T h e T r ia n g le f o r c o n s e r v a tiv e p r o p a g a n d a . ' Its c o n v e n ie r^ size a n d re a s o n a b le p ric e a s s js t in m a k in g it a d m ira b le f o r s u c h p u rp o s e s . H e a j t y c o -o p e r a tio n o n th e p a r t o f th e a p p o in te d L ib r a r ia n .p e a c h L q d g e a n d th e m e m b e rs th e r e o f w ith th e D e p a r tm e n t; o f P u b lic a tio n a t H e a d q u a r te r s w ill m a k e T h e T r ia n g le in its e n la r g e d fo rm a p e r m a n e n t a s s e t. T h e in s is te n t c a ll f o r m o re in f o rm a tio n th r o u g h T h -'T ria n g la d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r sh o u ld find its re a c tio n n o w in .(he e n th u s ia s tic s u p p o r t a n d d is tr ib u tio n o f 'e a c h issp e. Y o u r c o m m e n ts , su g g e s tio n s , c o n tr ib u tio n s o f in s tr u c tiv e re a d in g n ^ a tte r, a n d y o u r d o n a tio n s to w a rd th e g e n e ra l p u b lic a tio n f u n d (a ll to b e s e n t to th e 'D e p a r tm e n t 'o f P u b lic a tio n a t a d d re s s g iv e n a b o v e ) , Will b e a p p r e c ia te d , a p p lie d , a n d m a d e p r o d u c tiv e of m tic h g o o d . -ry * . ,r .i R e m e m b e r : '' F r a te r n a lis m m e a n s ' C o -o p e ra tio n I

W e a g r e e w ith th e s ta te m e n ts p u b lis h e d b y H . R id e r H a g g a r d in a n E n g lish n e w s p a p e r th a t m o re re v e r e n c e fo r th e c u s to m s o f th e a n c ie n ts a n d less in d iffe re n c e to th e s a c re d n e s s o f th in g s o n c e h e ld h o ly b y m a sse s o f h u m a n m in d s a n d h e a r t s s h o u ld be sh o w n b y th o s e c o n d u c tin g o r p e r m ittin g th e e x c a v a tio n s a n d re s e a rc h e s in E g y p t. If th e e le m e n t of tim e ro b s a n a tio n , a p e o p le , o f its rig h ts to p re s e rv e th e la n d m a r k s o f its p r o g r e s s th r o u g h th e v a rio u s s ta g e s of c iv iliz a tio n , if tim e m a k e s n u ll a n d v o id all th e s a c re d n e s s a tta c h e d to re lig io u s rite s a n d c u sto m s, a n d if tim e a lo n e w ill c a st th e p riv a c y of p e r s o n a n d p r o p e r ty in to th e m e ltin g -p o t o f p u b lic o w n e rs h ip a n d in d is c rim in a te c o n fisc a tio n th e n w e m a y lo o k w ith h o r r o r u p o n th e p o ss ib ilitie s t h a t a w a it o u r p re s e n t in te re s ts in th e fu tu re . W e m a y o r m a y n o t b e lie v e t h a t d ire d is a s te r is s u r e to fa ll u p o n th o s e w h o v a n d a liz e o r c o m m e rc ia l ize th e s tr a n g e o r d if fe re n t p r a c tis e s o f a ra c e o f a n c ie n t p e o p le s , b u t in tr u t h d is a s te r h a s b e fa lle n th o s e w h o h a v e r e n t th e v eil a n d p r o f a n e d th e s a c r e d p la c e s o f E g y p t a n d o th e r la n d s . T h e h is to ry o f O rie n ta l r e s e a r c h is filled w ith in c id e n ts to o c o n s is te n t, to o re la te d a n d to o c e r ta in to b e c la s se d a s m e r e cfain c id e n ts 1 o r s u p e r s titio u s b a n q u e ts to fe e d th e m is u n d e r s ta n d in g fo r w e ird n e s s. T h e r e m u y b e, a n d u n d o u b te d ly is, a la w in o p e r a tio n a law th a t is th e re fle x o f th e c o n sc io u sn e ss e s ta b lis h e d b y th e m in d s o f th e p e o p le o f th e p a s t. -, T h in g s a r e m a d e s a c r e d n o t b y a n y in trin s ic q u a lity , b u t - b y th e a s s o c ia tio n o f th e th in g s w ith th e c o n sc io u sn e ss o f G o d a n d m a n . A th in g o r p la c e set a p a r t a s s a c re d , e n d o w e d b y m a n w ith a ll th e a d o r a tio n , w o rs h ip a n d re v e r e n c e h e is c a p a b le of e x p re s s in g in h is s ta te o f d e v e lo p m e n t, is tr u ly a s s a c r e d a s th a t w h ic h is to u c h e d in d e p e n d e n tly b y th e D iv in e H a n d ; fo r, a f t e r all, th e D iv in e H a n d , lik e u n to th e D iv in e M in d , e x p re s s e s itse lf th r o u g h th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f m a n , a n d re g a r d le s s o f th e s ta te o f m a n 's d e v e lo p m e n t in w o rld ly a ffa irs , th e p rim itiv e , n a tu r a l a n d e v e r p r e s e n t D iv in ity o f C o n s c io u s n e s s is a s tr u e , a s re a l a n d h o ly in th e p a s t a s in th e p re s e n t. T h e p ro g r e s s o f sc ie n c e , th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f civ iliza tio n , th e illu m in a tio n of th e m in d , r e q u ir e s t h a t th e p a s t b e e x a m in e d a n d c o m p a r e d w ith th e p r e s e n t; b u t s u c h re s e a rc h e s c a n b e m a d e w ith d u e re s p e c t, w ith c a r e a n d c o n s id e ra tio n , a y e ,' w ith h o ly a ttitu d e , w ith p r a y e r a n d h u m b le s p irit, w h e n o u r s te p s le a d us in to su c h s a c r e d p la c e s a s th e S h rin e s, T e m p le s a n d T o m b s o f a n a n c ie n t ra c e . A A A

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C a n w e n o t b e h a p p y a n d e x p re s s iv e ly jo y fu l o v e r t h e tr e n d o f th e tim e s ? A b o u t u s o n e v e ry h a n d , in e v e ry elem ent-, t h a t is m a k in g f o r th e a d v a n c e m e n t of c iv iliz a tio n , o n - e v e r y p a th th a t le a d s to th e u ltim a te g o a l, w e see, v e se n s e , w e 'c o n t a c t a n d a r e in s p ire d w ith th e b r o a d e r v iew , th e k e e n e r v isio n , th e in n e r s ig h t a n d th e to l e r a n t m in d . L o v e is s u p p la n tin g h a te , je a lo u s y , in to le r a n c e , e n v io u s n e s s a n d in d iffe re n c e a r e g iv in g w a y to ; u n d e r s ta n d in g , s y m p a th y , c h a r ity a n d c o n s id e ra tio n . ' -In th e a ff a irs of S ta te , io th e p e rs p e c tiv e o f th e C h u r c h e s , th e a c tiv itie s o f b u s in e s s a n d th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f m ail, th e r e is a m a n ife s t a w a k e n in g to th e call of hum an b r o th e r h o o d and D iv in e P a re n th o o d . C la sses, c re e d s , se c ts a n d lim itin g d if fe re n tia tio n s a r e b e in g a b a n d o n e d o r m o d ify in g th e ir r e s tr ic tio n s a n d m a k in g th e ir d o m a in s m o r e in c lu siv e o r a ll-e m b ra c in g .

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D IC T IO N A R Y O F R O S A E C R U C IA N T E R M S ( N o te : T h e follo w in g ' d e fin itio n s a r e o fficially issu e d f o r u se in th e p r e p a r a tio n o f a ll p a p e rs , lesso n s a n d d isc u ssio n s. M a s te rs a r e a d v ise d to k e e p a c o p y of th e s e te r m s fo r h a n d y r e f e re n c e w h ile c o n d u c tin g le c tu re s o r d isc u ssio n s o r in a n s w e rin g q u e stio n s. A c o p y sh o u ld b e in th e M a s te r's h a n d s a t e a c h le c tu re of a n y g ra d e . M em b ers a r e u rg e d to p a s te th e s e te rm s in th e ir n o te -b o o k s a n d u se th e m in th e ir e x a m in a tio n p a p e r s fo r re f e re n c e a n d fo r th e p r o p e r c o m p r e h e n sio n of th e ir lesso n s a n d n o te s . F u r th e r in s ta llm e n ts of th e D ic tio n a ry w ill a p p e a r in o u r n e x t issu es. T h e D ic tio n a ry w ill c o n ta in d ia g ra m s a n d c h a rts a t its c o n c lu s io n .) A A b s o lu te T h a t w h ic h in c lu d e s a ll, h e n c e , th e C o n sc io u sn e ss o f C o d , p e rf e c t, c o m p le te , e m b ra c in g e v e ry D iv in e L aw , w o rk in g in h a rm o n y , c o n s tru c tiv e, p o sitiv e . C o m p a re w ith th e te r m re la tiv e . A c tu a l T h a t w h ic h c o m e s w ith in th e p o sitiv e d o m a in o f th e o b je c tiv e a n d is in c o n fo rm ity w ith th e s ta n d a rd s of th e o b je c tiv e sen ses, h a v in g w e ig h t, b re a d th , le n g th , b u lk , e tc . A n y p h e n o m e n a w h ic h th e o b je c tiv e m in d a c c e p ts a s se n sib le to it, is a c tu a l, w h e th e r it b e a d e lu s io n (m e n ta l c re a tio n o f th e o b je c tiv e min/JV r n e t ; A c tu a litie s n e e d n o t be re a litie s ; see th e te r m re a lity . A ld e n (p r o n o u n c e d A w l-d e n ) so m e tim e s sp e lle d A h ld a in , A 'ld a in ; th e n a m e of a fo r m e r M a s te r of th e G re a t W h ite B r o th e r h o o d w h o w a s g iv en ju r is d ic tio n o v e r th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of m y s tic a l c e n tre s o n th e N o rth A m e ric a n C o n tin e n t d u rin g th e te n th c e n tu r y , a n d a f t e r w h o m th e first T e m p le in th is c o u n tr y w a s n a m e d in 1 6 0 3 . H is p e rs o n a lity still a ffe c ts m u c h o f th e w o rk in th is c o u n tr y . A m e n A H e b re w w o rd in tro d u c e d in to th e E g y p tia n m y s tic rite s a t a n e a rly d a te a s a te r m u se d to e x p re s s th e h id d e n a n d in v isib le G o d , o r a tr u ly in s p ire d r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f G o d . In th is la t te r se n se th e te r m is u se d in th e C h ris tia n B ible ju s t o n c e , in R ev . iii, 14, J e s u s is c a lle d " T h e A m en .'* B u t a t a m u c h e a r lie r d a te th e sa m e w o rd w ith th e sa m e .(Uy-stic v o w el so u n d s, w a s u s e d to d e s ig n a te th e n a m e o f th e C o d of T h e b e s , a n d th e te r m A m e n -R a c a m e to e x p re s s th e n a m e a n d h ie r a r c h y of a p o w e rfu l G o d a m o n g th e E g y p tia n s. A m e n -h o te p IV c h a n g e d h is n a m e to K h u e n -A te n b e c a u s e of th e sig n ific a n c e of th e te r m A m e n . A s u se d in m o d e rn re lig io u s p ra c tis e s , th e te r m A m e n m e a n s v e rily . T h e o rig in o f th e w o rd is fo u n d in th e S a n s k r it A u m a n d a lso in O m . A rc a n e T h a t w h ic h is n o t h id d e n , b u t v isib le o n ly to th o s e w h o a tt u n e to it o r a r e re a d y fo r its r e v e la tio n ; m y stic a l, D iv in e, C o sm ic . A s tr o lo g y A n a n c ie n t sc ie n c e b a s e d u p o n clo se o b s e r v a n c e o f th e c o in c id e n c e o f h u m a n c h a r a c te r is tic s w ith th e d a te a n d h o u r o f b ir th ; tim e a n d c a re fu l a n a ly s is h a v e p ro v e d th e c o in c id e n c e s to b e b a se d u p o n fu n d a m e n ta l la w s' re g a r d le s s o f w h e th e r th e p la n e ts h a v e a n y e ffe c t u p o n b ir th o r u p o n th e n a tu r e o f m a n a f te r b ir th . O n ly th e f a n a tic a l e x tr e m is t m a k e s o r b e lie v e * th e c la im t h a t w e a re . ru le d b y p la n e ts ; a t th e u tm o s t, p la n e ta r y in flu e n c e s c a n . in s p ire a n d u r g e o r te m p t; th e in flu e n c e s m a y in d ic a te , b u t n o t c o n tro l. A ll m y s tic s sh o u ld h a v e a k n o w le d g e o f th e fu n d a m e n ta ls o f th is o ld a n d . e v o lv in g sc ie n c e . A s tr a l P la n e T h e C o s m ic ,' e th e r ia l, D iv in e p la n e . R o s a e c ru c ia n s re c o g n iz e b u t tw o p la n e s o f e x is te n c e ; - th a t w h ic h is th e w o rld ly o r m a te ria l p la n e w h e re w e live in b o th o b je c tiv e a n d s u b je c tiv e c o n s c io u s n ess, a n d a n o th e r p la n e w h ic h is b e y o n d th e m a t e r ia l call th a t o th e r p la n e th e A s tr a l, P sy c h ic , C o s m ic o r w h a te v e r b e s t e x p re s s e s y o u r id e a ; it is th a t p la n e w h e re th e S o u l o f m a n fu n c tio n s fre e fro m th e lim ita tio n s o f th e b o d y a n d w h e r e th e s u b je c tiv e m in d of m a n fu n c tio n s a t tim e s in d e p e n d e n t o f th e o b je c tiv e . A te n A n a m e fo r th e sy m b o l o f th e so le G o d m a d e u n d e rs ta n d a b le b y A m e n h o te p IV . a f te r h e e sta b lish e d a m o n o th e is tic re lig io n in E g y p t. A te n w as re p r e s e n te d b y th e su n d isc ; th e su n b e in g th e sy m b o l of th e life -g iv in g ra d ia n c e o f th e in v isib le G od. N o t a s a G o d o r e v e n a s a s a c r e d sy m b o l is th e su n d isc u sed b y m o d e rn R o sa e c ru c ia n s, b u t a s o b je c tiv e sy m b o l o f th e c re a tiv e m in d a n d D iv in e E sse n c e o f C o d . A tla n tia T h e n a m e o f th e c o n tin e n t o n c e o c c u p y in g a c o n s id e ra b le p o rtio n o f th e s p a c e o c c u p ie d n o w b y th e A tla n tic O c e a n . A tla n tis w a s w ell a d v a n c e d in c iv iliz a tio n in p a r ts a n d w a s th e a n c ie n t h o m e of m y stic c u ltu re . M t. Pico w h ic h still rise s a b o v e th e o c e a n a m o n g th e g ro u p o f A z o re Isla n d s, w a s a s a c re d m o u n ta in fo r m y stic in itia tio n (S e e ritu a l o f 4 th D e g r e e ) . T h e s to ry o f th e lo s t A tla n tis w a s first to ld b y P la to ; a n o th e r s to ry of m y s tic p e o p le s u sin g th e n a m e A tla n tic is to ld b y S ir F ra n c is B ac o n (S e e : T h e N ew A tla n tis .) R e c e n t in v e s tig a tio n s b y F ra n c e a n d A m e ric a h a v e p ro v e d th a t th e r e is th e c o n to u r o f a c o n tin e n t a t th e flo o r of th e A tla n tic O c e a n . S e e a ls o T h e L o s t A tla n tis , by Ig n a tiu s D o n n elly . A to m T h e sm a lle st d iv isio n o f a n y d e fin ite n a tu r e of m a t te r : th e first d is tin c tiv e c h a r a c t e r th a t e le c tro n s fo rm a f te r p e rf e c t u n ity . D iv isio n s o f m a tte r sm a lle r th a n a to m s a r e e le c tro n s (s e e e le c tr o n s ) a n d su c h sm a lle r d iv isio n s h a v e n o c h a r a c te r istic n a tu r e . A to m s fo rm th e m se lv e s in to g ro u p s c a lle d m o le c u le s. . (R e fe r to D a lto n s A to m ic L aw s in o u r d e g re e le c tu re s a n d in s e v e ra l issu es of th e A m e ric a n R o sa e C ru c is .) A u r a T h a t m a g n e tic o r e le c trifie d field w h ic h s u r ro u n d s th e a n im a l b o d y p a r tic u la r ly a n d w h ic h c o n ta in s c o lo rs d u e to th e v ib r a to ry ra te of th e e n e rg y in th e field. T h e e n e rg y is a re s u lt o f th e p sy c h ic d e v e lo p m e n t a n d th e v ita l fo rc e s of th e b o d y . T h e a u r a c h a n g e s c o lo r a s p s y c h ic d e v e lo p m e n t p r o c e e d s r e a c h in g a b rillia n t v io le t a n d th e n p u r e w h ile in th e h ig h e s t sta te s. T h e a u r a is v isible u n d e r m a n y c o n d itio n s a n d h a s b e e n p h o to g r a p h e d , a n d w ill a ffe c t c e r ta in in s tru m e n ts b a la n c e d to r e c e p tiv ity . E v e ry liv in g cell h a s its a u r a a s w ell as g ro u p s o f cells.

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B elief C o n s id e re d fro m th e m y s tic a l p o in t of view b e lie f im p lie s la c k of k n o w le d g e : it is lik e u n to h o p e w ith o u t fo u n d a tio n . A m y s tic sh o u ld h a v e no b e lie fs b u t sh o u ld s u p p la n t th e m w ith k n o w le d g e o r a f r a n k a d m itta n c e th a t h e d o e s n o t k n o w . (S e e K n o w le d g e .) B irth M y stic ally , b ir th o c c u rs w h e n th e a n im a l b o d y ta k e s its first B re a th of L ife. T h e n th e b o d y b e c o m e s a c o n sc io u s b ein g B irth is th e o p p o s ite p h a s e o f th e p a a a in g o f T h e B re a th ( a n d c o n sc io u s n e s s ) w h ic h is c a lle d death*. (S e e D e a th ) B la c k M ag ic A te r m u s e d a n c ie n tly to in d ic a te m y s te rio u s p r a c tis e s o r s e c r e t m e th o d s m e th o d s a n d p ra c tis e s w h ic h to d a y w e u n d e r s ta n d a n d k n o w to h a v e b e e n s tric tly sc ie n tific th o u g h little k n o w n . T o d a y , h o w e v e r, th e te r m is u se d in so m e p h il o so p h ie s a n d b y so m e ig n o r a n t m in d s ( a n d so m e tim e s u se d w ilfu lly to f r ig h te n ) a jid is m e a n t to c o n v e y th e id e a th a t o n e m in d c a n c a ll in to p la y c e r ta in fo rc e s o f n a tu r e to w o rk in ju r y u p o n a n o th e r m in d o r b o d y a t a d is ta n c e . It is a ss u m e d th a t th e co sm ic sp a c e e x is tin g b e tw e e n tw o m in d s o r p e rs o n s c a n b e u tiliz e d b y o n e o f th e m to tr a n s m it ev il a n d d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts to th e o th e r . In fa c t, h o w e v e r, th e c o sm ic s p a c e w ill n o t tr a n s m it su c h d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts a n d th e p e rs o n w h o tr ie s to d ir e c t th e m in to s p a c e su ffe rs fro m th e a tte m p t a n d fro m th e c re a tio n o f s u c h th o u g h ts w h ic h re m a in in th e c o n sc io u sn e ss. T h e o n ly p o w e r th e r e is to B lack M ag ic fo r o th e r s is th e f e a r o f it.

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C o n sc ie n c e T h e te r m in o u r ritu a l a n d te a c h in g s to in d ic a te th e still sm a ll v o ic e o f th e M a s te r W ith in ; th e C o sm ic M ind w ith its in s p ira tio n a n d u r g e ; th e M ind o f th e P s y c h ic S elf, k n o w in g a ll tr u th , a ll law , all p rin c ip le , e v e r c o n s tru c tiv e in d e sire , d e p e n d a b le , e v e r p r e s e n t w h e n th e te m p te r te m p ts ." C re m a tio n M y stic a lly th is is a p ro c e s s o f re d u c in g th e m a te ria l e le m e n ts of th e b o d y to th e p rim a ry e le m e n ts th r o u g h fire, a s th o u g h a n a lc h e m ic a l p r o cess w a s b e in g u se d w ith c ru c ib le a n d fire. It c a rr ie s o u t th e a n c ie n t law th a t th e b o d y s h a ll r e t u r n to th e d u s t o f t h e 'e a r t h fro m w h e n c e it c a m e . C r e m a tio n sim p ly lu te n s th e n a tu r a l p ro c e s s in a m o s t s a n ita r y w a ^ . T h e c u sto m o f b u ry in g th e d e a d in th e g ro u n d to d e c a y w a s a lw a y s c o n s id e re d a b a r b a r o u s a n d u n c le a n p r a c tis e b y th e a n c ie n t m y stic s, a n d c re m a tio n is n o t a m o d e r n m e th o d a n d w ill in tim e b e c o m e u n iv e r s a l a m o n g civilized p e o p le s . T h e R o s a e c ru c ia n b u ria l s e rv ic e a n d ritu a l call f o r c re m a tio n of th e b o d y a n d th e s c a tte r in g o f m o s t o f th e a s h e s u n o n ru n n in g w a te r in b ro o k s o r riv e rs o r in o p e n e d so il w ith in se v e n d a y s a f te r tr a n s itio n . (S e e D e a th a n d F u n e r a l S e r v ic e ) . C y c le A p e rio d o f tim e , e v o lu tio n , p ro c e s s , m e th o d o r m a n ife s ta tio n . M y stic a lly , e v e ry p ro g re s s iv e a c tio n is in cy c le s, d e fin ite a n d im p o r ta n t. The c y c le of h u m a n life is d iv id e d in to p e rio d s o f sev en y e a rs , e a c h o f w h ic h is a c y c le in th e g ro w th a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e m in d a n d b o d y o f th e b e in g ; e v e n th e p r e n a ta l p e rio d is d iv id ed in to c y cle s. T h e e v o lu tio n of th e u n iv e rs e , th e e v o lu tio n o f m a n fro m a p rim itiv e b e in g to th e p r e s e n t c a n b e d iv id ed in to c y c le s. T h e tw e n ty - fo u r h o u r s c o n s titu tin g a d a y is d iv isib le in to p la n e ta r y cy c le s. T he con sc io u sn e ss of m a n is a t p r e s e n t in th e e a rly p a r t of th e A q u a r ia n C y c le . C y c le s fo rm a n ea sily u n d e r s ta n d a b le a n d sig n ific a n t m e th o d o f m e a s u rin g tim e a n d p ro g re s s . D e a th T h e m y s tic n o t o n ly lo o k s u p o n d e a th a s in e v ita b le , b u t a s a n e c e s s a ry e le m e n t in th e cy cle o f life. D e a th a n d B irth a r e sy n o n y m o u s in th is se n se , fo r so -c a lle d d e a th is b ir th in to a n o th e r p la n e , w h ile b ir th is lik e w ise a tr a n s itio n . The tr a n s itio n of so u l in to a b o d y is c o n s id e re d ju s t a s s tr a n g e a n d f r a u g h t w ith u n k n o w n p o ss ib ilitie s by t h e m y stic a s is th e tr a n s itio n of so u l fro m a b o d y . B o th c o n s titu te th e G re a t E x p e rie n c e . B o th a r e a fo rm o f In itia tio n a ff o rd in g a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r g r e a t e r a d v a n c e m e n t. T h e r e f o r e b o th a r e lo o k e d f o r w a rd to b y th e so u l w ith o u t g rie f o r fe a r . O n th e o th e r h a n d th e r e is n o d e a th w h e th e r w e c o n sid e r th e tr a n s itio n fro m .a m a te ria l o r s p iritu a l v ie w p o in t. M a tte r is in d e s tr u c tib le ; th a t is a fu n d a m e n ta l la w o f m a tte r ; it c a n o n ly c h a n g e its fo rm o f n a tu r e of m a n ife s ta tio n , a n d m a tte r is in c o n s ta n t c h a n g e a n o th e r fu n d a m e n ta l law . The so u l is im m o r ta l a n d c a n n o t b e d e s tro y e d , le sse n e d , in c r e a s e d o r o th e r w is e m o d ifie d e x c e p t in g ro w th of e x p e rie n c e . A f te r tr a n s itio n th e m a te ria l p a r t of m a n , th e b o d y , d o e s n o t c e a se to live, b u t is in fa c t still v ib r a n t w ith s p irit e n e rg y , e v e n to th e m o s t m in u te cell. H e n c e n e ith e r b o d y o r so u l e v e r dies, a n d th e r e is n o d e a th . (S e e B irth a n d C re m a tio n .) D e d u c tio n A p ro c e s s o f re a s o n in g . T h e o b je c tiv e m in d c a n re a s o n b y a ll p ro c e s s e s , in d u c tiv e ly , d e d u c tiv e ly , sy llo g istic a lly , e tc . T h e S u b je c tiv e M ind o n th e o th e r h a n d , te n d s to re a s o n d e d u c tiv e ly all th e tim e . S ta r tin g w ith a tr u e a n d u n d e r s ta n d a b le p re m is e o r b a sic fa c t, r e a s o n in g b y d e d u c tio n th e r e fro m o n e w ill c o m e to a lo g ic a l c o n c lu s io n , if th e . d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g h a s .been lo g ic a l a n d in a c c o r d a n c e w ith la w . Jt is th e e x c e lle n t r e a s o n in g a b ility o f th e s u b je c tiv e m in d th a t b rin g s a b o u t th e c o r r e c t c o n c lu s io n s th r o u g h its d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g . The O b je c tiv e M ind se ld o m a p p r o a c h e s th e p e r f e c tio n o f th e S u b je c tiv e M ind in su c h re a s o n in g . B rinij. in g a b o u t a B o rd e rlin e S ta te o f M in d w ill e n a b le o n e to ta k e o b je c tiv e a d v a n ta g e of th e S u b je c tiv e . re a s o n in g . D ise ase A lo c a l o r g e n e ra l d is tu r b a n c e o f th e h a r m o n io u s c o n s tru c tiv e p ro c e s s of th e liv in g , c re a tiv e

B ra in T h e p h y s ic a l o r g a n fo r th e o b je c tiv e f u n c tio n in g of th e m in d . M in d c a n , h o w e v e r, m a k e m a n y m a n ife s ta tio n s w ith o u t th e u se of th e b ra in . B r.eath o f L ife in R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s th is te r m is u se d to r e f e r to N o u s. I t is a c o m b in a tio n , so to s p e a k , o f b o th th e V ita l L ife F o rc e a n d C o sm ic C o n sc io u s n e ss. (S e e N o u s a n d V . L . F .) B o rd e rlin e S ta te T h is te r m is u se d to d e s ig n a te th a t m e n ta l a n d p s y c h ic c o n d itio n w h e re th e o b je c tiv e c o n s c io u s n e s s a n d o b je c tiv e m e n ta l fu n c tio n in g of m a n is m e r g in g in to th e s u b je c tiv e . T h is s ta te c a n b e ' in d u c e d th r o u g h c o n c e n tr a tio n , or o c c u rs n a tu r a lly pn_j;oR g l o le e n o r w h e n a w a k e n in g , o r > ' th r o u g h s u g g e s tio n it m a y b e e x te r n a lly in d u c e d ( b u t n o t w ith o u t th e c o -o p e r a tio n o r w illin g n e s s of ; th e s e lf ) . A sim ila r s ta te e x is ts w h e re th e o b je c tiv e m in d o r th e o b je c tiv e fu n c tio n in g of th e b ra in .is m a d e a b n o r m a l th r o u g h d ru g , fe v e r, o r in ju ry , : ~f r ig h t o r s t r a in ; in s u c h c a se s, h o w e v e r, th e b e n e fits d e riv e d fro m a p r o p e r b o r d e r lin e s ta te a r e lo st, ' f o r th e r e is' n o t a n in te llig e n t a n d c o m p re h e n s ib le ; e x c h a n g e o f id e a s o r c u m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n th e o b je c tiv e a n d s u b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s . O fte n ju s t p r io r to so -c a lle d d e a th , th e first s ta g e o f tr a n s itio n is a . b o r d e r lin e s ta te w h ic h is re m a r k a b le fo r its C o sm ic - to u c h . |E g H p : C ell W h e r e th is te r m is u s e d in th e R o s a e c ru c ia n : te a c h in g s,! r e g a r d le s s o f w h e th e r in c o n n e c tio n w ith . p h y s io lo g y , p h y sic s, c h e m is try o r e le c tric ity a n d m a g n e tis m , it m e a n s a b o d y o f s p h e r ic a l o r o th e r > , s h a p e h a v in g a w a ll w ith n e g a tiv e p o la r ity a n d a - n u c le u s o f p o s itiv e p o la r ity . C o n c e n tr a tio n A m e n ta l ( a n d p h y s ic a l) s ta te w h e re 1 th e w h o le o b je c tiv e a tte n tio n a n d c o m p r e h e n s io n is ' fo c u s e d u p o n o n e d e fin ite o r in d e fin ite p o in t, p la c e , c o n d itio n o r p rin c ip le . P e r f e c t c o n c e n tr a tio n o f th is k in d r e s u lts in c o m p le te in a c tiv ity o f f o u r o f th e five o b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s a t o n e tim e . W h e n c o n c e n > t r a te d u p o n se e in g , th e n s e e in g m u s t b e th e o n ly fa c u lty n o t in a c tiv e , w h e n h e a rin g , th e n a ll b u t h e a r in g m u s t b e in a c tiv e . It is im p o ssib le to c o m p le te ly c o n c e n tr a te w h e n tw o o r m o r e o f th e fa c u ltie s a r e a c tiv e a t th e s a m e tim e . T w o fa c u ltie s s u c h a s s e e in g a n d h e a r in g , m a y ra p id ly a lt e r n a te in th e i r c o n c e n tr a tio n so t h a t it m a y see m a s th o u g h b o th w e re c o n c e n tr a te d a t o n e tim e , b u t th is is n o t so. W e c a n b e c o n s c io u s o f o n ly o n e o b je c tiv e im p re s s io n a t o n e tim e . A ll e ls e is ra p id a lte r n a tio n . (S e e B o rd e rlin e S t a t e ) . C o n c e p tio n In o u r R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s w e a r e to ld th a t o u r c o n c e p t o f a n y th in g w h ic h w e c o m p r e h e n d th r o u g h th e five o b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s, d e p e n d s f o r its a c c u r a c y , a n d its e ffe c t o n u s, u p o n o u r e d u c a tio n , k n o w le d g e a n d b e lie fs. O u r c o n c e p t of m a te r ia l th in g s c h a n g e a s w e g ro w o ld e r, m o re e x p e rie n c e d a n d m o r e illu m in a te d . N o t th e a c tu a lity o f a n y th in g b u t o u r re a lity o f it a n d o u r in t e r p r e ta tio n o f it fo r m o u r c o n c e p t. By c o n c e iv in g a n d g iv in g o u r c o n c e p tio n th e p o w e r a n d re a lity o f a n a c tu a lity d o w e te n d to c re a te . In th e b e g in n in g o f a ll ' c re a tio n , th e r e w a s a n d a lw a y s w ill b e c o n c e p tio n . (S e e R e a lity , a lso A c tu a li ty ) C o sm ic C o n s c io u s n e s s T h a t c o n s c io u s n e s s ra d ia tin g \> fro m C o d w h ic h p e r v a d e s a ll s p a c e ( a n d h e n c e a ll t h i n g s ) , h a v in g v it a li ty ,. m in d , c o n s tru c tiv e p o w e r, - D iv in e In te llig e n c e . In to th is c o n s c io u s n e s s is p ro . / je s te d all th e p s y c h ic c o n s c io u s n e s s o f a ll M a s te rs , - a n d all A d e p ts m a y a tt u n e w ith it. It k n o w s a ll, p a s t, p r e s e n t a n d fu tu re , fo r it is a ll. (S e e A b s o l u te ) . A f te r p r e p a r a ti o n th r o u g h s tu d y a n d m e d ita tio n , a f t e r d e s e r v in g th r o u g h s e rv in g , a f te r a tt u n in g th r o u g h p r a c tis e a n d w ith n o b ility of d e sire , th e r e c o m e s to a ll A d e p ts a n in flu x of illu m in a tio n a n d in s p ir a tio n w h ic h m a in ta in s a c o n tin u e d c o n n e c tio n w ith C o sm ic C o n s c io u s n e s s .' T h is is c a lle d Illu m in a tio n b v th e M y s tic s / T h is is o n e o f th e g ifts d e s ire d b y a ll A d e p ts . f C o s m ic M ind R e f e r r in g m o r e sp e c ific a lly to th e m in d o r in te llig e n c e t h a t fo rm s a p a r t o f th e C o sm ic C o n s c i o u s n e s s It is a lso c a lle d th e D iv in e M ind. C o m p a r e w ith U n iv e rs a l M in d .
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cell*. R eg a rd le a a o f th e c a u se , th e c o n d itio n is, fu n d a m e n ta lly , th e sam e . T h e d is tu rb in g , b re a k in g d o w n p ro c e s s a m o n g th e d is e a se d cells is b e in g s tro n g ly o r w e a k ly fo u g h t b y th e h e a lth y n o rm a l cells, a c c o rd in g to th e g e n e ra l o r c o n s titu tio n a l s ta te o f th e b o d y . T h r o u g h th e c re a tiv e , c o n s tru c tiv e p o w e rs of th e h e a lth y cells, n a tu r e a tte m p ts to e n d th e d e s tru c tio n a n d re n e w th e d ise a se cells a n d r e s to re h e a lth . T h e battle- calls fo r c o n c e n tra tio n of e n e rg y a n d ro b s th e g e n e ra l sy ste m of its n o r m al sta tu s , w h ile th e d ise a se is also d is q u a lify in g m a n y cells, o rg a n s , tissu e s a n d p a r ts of th e b o d y fo r n o rm a l, c o n s tru c tiv e w o rk . H e n c e fe v e rs, w e a k n e ss, m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l d is tu rb a n c e s a n d p a in s . T h e lo g ic a l p r o c e d u r e 'i s to h e lp n a tu re , m o atly by n o t in te rfe rin g a n d b y e n d in g th e c a u se o f th e d is tu rb a n c e w h e n it is k n o w n . P ro p e r b re a th in g , p r o p e r e a tin g , p r o p e r e x e rc ise , sle ep a n d th in k in g a r e th e first ease n tia la in h e lp in g n a tu r e a n d re m o v in g th e c a u s e o r in te rfe re n c e . G iv in g to th e b lo o d , th e n e rv e a a n d th e g e n e ra l ayatem th a t w h ic h w aa la c k in g ( a n d c a u a e d th e d is tu rb a n c e ) o r is n o w la c k in g in h e lp in g to r e s to r e n o rm a lc y , a r e th e n e x t e sse n tia ls. H e n c e th e v a rio u s sch o o ls o f th e r a p e u tic s m a y a ssist a n d c o n tr ib u te to th e re s to r a tio n o f h e a lth , b u t so lely th r o u g h a ss istin g n a tu r e . W h ile so -c a lle d d e a th o r tr a n s itio n is in e v ita b le , d is e a se is n o t n e c e s s a ry . T h e p h y sic a l b o d y c a n re a c h a s ta te of a g e a n d e x h a u s tio n w h e re th e b re a k in g -d o w n p ro c e s a o f celia a n d p a rt8 of th e b o d y ia m o re ra p id th a n th e re c o n s tru c tio n , a n d aa a p rin c ip le o f e c o n o m y th e so u l w ill c a st off o r v a c a te th e b o d y a n d a w a it a n o th e r a n d m o re u aefu l o n e ; kyit au ch b re a k in g -d o w n a n d g ra d u a l w e a k e n in g of th e w h o le ay atem n e e d n o t b e a c c o m p a n ie d b y a n y apecific diaeaae a n d c a n b e fr e e fro m a n y p a in o r a u ffe rin g . O re a m a D re a m a a lw a y s o c c u r ju a t a s o n e ia p aaain g fro m th e c o m p le te aleep a ta te to a w a k in g c o n d itio n ; th is tr a n a itio n ia a a ta te w h e re th e a u b je c tiv e c o n d itio n ia g ra d u a lly m e r g in g in to th e o b je c tiv e . (S e e B o rd e rlin e S t a t e ) . S u c h a a ta te ia v e ry a h o rt in d u ra tio n , u a u a lly , a n d in th e b rie f p e rio d of tw o o r th r e e aeco n d a o n e m ay, " d r e a m a lo n g a to ry o f e x p e rie n c e . T h ia is b e c a u a e th e e x p e rie n c e ia sim p ly re a liz e d b y th e m in d aa o n e rea liz e a a p ic tu re a f t e r a g la n c e o f tw o aeco n d a, b u t m u a t u se h u n d re d s o f w o rd s a n d m a n y m in u te s in e x p la in in g o r d e s c rib in g . A f te r o n e a w a k e n s o n e c a n n o t b e a u re ju a t w h e n th e d re a m w aa e x p e rie n c e d , e x c e p t in s u c h caaea aa w h e re th e a w a k in g in te r r u p ta th e d re a m . T h e c a u a e t of d re a m a a r e m a n y . The m o s t c o m m o n c au ae ia t h a t th e firat o b je c tiv e th o u g h t o r id e a t h a t paaaea fro m th e o b je c tiv e to th e a u b je c tiv e m in d a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e B o rd e r lin e S ta te , s ta rta a tr a in o f d e d u c tiv e re a a o n in g o n th e p a r t o f, th e a u b je c tiv e m in d ; o r aom e lo n g f o r g o tte n p ic tu r e o r id e a lin g e rin g in th e m e m o ry a to re h o u a e o f th e a u b je c tiv e m ind- ia aen aed b y th e o b je c tiv e m in d a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e B o rd e rlin e S ta te , a n d th e o b je c tiv e m in d , n o t k e e n ly a n d lo g ic a lly a w a k e in ita re a a o n in g fu n c tio n in g , dis*to r ts o r a d d s to a n d c re a te s , a s to ry b a s e d o n th e first id e a . O th e r ca u se * a r e : e x te r n a l su g g e s tio n s fro m c o ld a ir b lo w in g o v e r th e f a c e o r p .artly u n c o v e re d b o d v , a lig h t noiae* n o t p r o p e r ly in te r p r e te d , b y th e w a k in g m in d , a m o v e m e n t of th e b o d y aa 'co n acio u an ea* a ta rta ita return> a m e n ta l im p re a aio n

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re c e iv e d b y th e su b je c tiv e m in d fro m so m e o th e i p e rs o n w h o is c o n c e n tr a tin g u p o n th e o n e w h o is a t th a t tim e d re a m in g , a n d th e r e b y c o n sc io u sly o r u n c o n sc io u sly se n d s a n im p re ss io n . O f c o u rs e , su c h B o rd e rlin e S ta te s m a y o c c u r a t a n y tim e d u r in g sleep . E g o T h e S u b je c tiv e S elf a s d is tin g u ish e d fro m th e O b je c tiv e Self. T h is te r m is n o t u se d o fte n in R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s fo r th e te rm P sy c h ic Self o r P s y c h ic IVIan e x p re s s e s m o re c o rr e c tly w h a t is m e a n t. E le c tro n T h e first fo rm in to w h ic h s p irit e ssen ce c o n c e n tra te s p r e p a r a to r y to m a te ria l m a n ife sta tio n . T h e e sse n c e w h e n s tre ss e d u n d e r c e rta in c o n d itio n s g a th e r s in to ve^jy m in u te m a g n e tic cells w h ic h w e call e le c tro n * .;. T h e y a r e b o th p o sitiv e a n d n e g a tiv e . E le c tro n s dqjr'not m a n ife st a n y d e fin ite c h e m ic a l o r matericy] n a tu r e u n til th e y u n ite in c e rta in c o m b in a tio n s to fo rm a to m s. (S e e A to m s a n d M o le c u le a ). S in g le e le c tro n s a r e in v isib le, b u t s tre a m s of th e m m ay b e se e n a n d m e a s u re d . E le c tric ity C u r r e n t e le c tric ity is a v ib r a to ry fo rc e in a c tio n ; sta tic e le c tric ity is a p o te n tia l v ib ra to ry p o w e r in a c tiv e a n d u n d e r s tre s s re a d y to m a n ife st itself u n d e r c e rta in c o n d itio n s . T h e s e te rm s a n d d e fin itio n s a r e n o t a s o n e finds th e m e x p la in e d in sc ie n tific w o rk s b u t w ill m a k e p la in th e te rm s as w e u se th e m . E le c tric ity is a v ib r a to ry e n e rg y : n a tu r a l e le c tric ity is th e re s u lt of th e ra d ia tio n s of th e su n ( th e r e f o r e o n e o f th e m a n ife s ta tio n s o f sp irit e ss e n c e a n d N o u s) ; a ll o th e r e le c tric ity is a rtific ia lly m a d e th r o u g h c h e m ic a l o r m e c h a n ic a l a c tio n . E le m e n t O n e of th e m a n y d iffe re n t n a tu r e s e x p re s se d th r o u g h c o m b in a tio n s of e le c tro n s in to a to m s. T h e r e a r e 144 e le m e n ts c o m p o s in g all m a te ria l c re a tio n . O f th e s e 8 1 a r e d e fin ite ly k n o w n to s c ie n c e in p e rf e c t fo r m ; o th e r s a r e k n o w n th r o u g h a n a ly s is of th e v a c a n t p la c e s in th e p e rio d ic ta b le o f e le m e n ts. S o m e c a n b e se n se d in a p sy c h ic m a n n e r o n ly so f a r a s th e i r n a tu r e a n d p u rp o s e s a re c o n c e rn e d . E le m e n t is S o m e tim e s c a lle d S a la m a n d e rs a n d o th e r te rm a u se d by e a rly p h ilo a o p h e rs a n d b y so m e m o d e rn sc h o o ls o f s tra n g e th o u g h t. In th is sen se a n e le m e n ta l is su p p o s e d to b e " n a tu r e - s p ir it p re s id in g o v e r th e e le m e n ts o f fire, a ir, e tc ." A s u p e r s titio u s b e lie f e x ists th a t th e s e e le m e n t is o r b e in g s c a n c a u s e g o o d o r evil, o r th a t th e y c a n fill a ro o m a n d c a u s e d is tu rb a n c e s o r m a n ife sta tio n s, o r in flu e n c e o u r th in k in g , h e a rin g a n d seein g . It is n e e d le ss to say th a t th e r e a r e n o e le m e n t is in th is sen se. E m a n a tio n s T h e r a d ia tio n s o r p ro je c tio n s fro m all m a te ria l a n d p s y c h ic fo rm s. T h e e m a n a tio n s a r e exte n tio n s o f th e v ib ra tio n s w ith in th e fo rm th e v ib ra tio n s o f th e s p irit e ss e n c e c o m p o s in g th e fo rm . It is th r o u g h th e e m a n a tio n s re a c h in g u s fro m all th in g s th a t w e se n se, e ith e r s u b je c tiv e ly o r o b je c tiv e ly , th e e x is te n c e of a ll th in g s. E v o lu tio n T h e p ro g re s s iv e g ro w th a n d p e rf e c tin g of a ll th a t ia m a n ife 8 t o r in th e c o n c e p tio n of th e C oam ic M ind. E v e n ao -c a lle d d e v o lu tio n a n d diainte g r a tio n ia a p a r t o f e v o lu tio n , a s o n e o f ita p haaea. E v o lu tio n im p liea o n w a rd a n d fo rw a rd . It ia th e f u n d a m e n ta l la w o f n a tu r e .a n d e v e ry e le m e n t in n a tu r e ia te n d in g to w a rd p e rf e c tio n a n d b e c o m in g h ig h e r in ita ra te a o f v ih ra tio n a a n d m o re e v o lv ed in ita m a n ife a ta tio n .

T h e r q u e a t . fo r sy m b o lic a l p in s fo r m e m b e r* to w e a r h a s b e e n ao in a iste n t a g a in f o r th e p a s t y e a r th a t w e a r e c o n a id e rin g s e v e ra l d e sig n s. T h e m o s t a p p r o p r i a te ia a sm a ll tr ia n g le c o n ta in in g th e R o se y C ro ss. It w ill b e v e ry sm a ll a n d m a d e in tw o fo r m s ; o n e w ith a p in o n th e b a c k f o r th e S is te rs a n d o n e w ith a sc re w b a c k fo r th e B ro th e r* to w e a r o n th e c o a t la p e ls. If th e p in s a r e m a d e w e w ill n o tify a ll L o d g e s a n d m e m b e r s d u rin g th e F all.

A re v ia io n o f th e m e th o d o f re c e iv in g d u e s a n d fees is b e in g w o rk e d o u t so th a t th e w h o le m a tte r w ill be o n a m o re p ra c tic a l b a sis th a n in th e p a s t a n d a new fo rm o f M e m b e rsh ip -C a rd w ill b e issu e d f o r th e y e a r 1924 a n d d e liv e re d to th e L o d g e* in th e F a ll fo r im m e d ia te u*e. M em b er* m u at g iv e m o re a tte n tio n to th e m a tte r of p a y m e n t of duea. T h e p re a e n t ayatem h a a p e rm itte d m e m b e ra to b e alow a n d in d iffe re n t in th ia re g a r d , m u c h to th e c o n * te rn a tio n o f m a n y of th e L o d g e T re a a u re r* a n d th e T r e a a u r e r a t H e a d q u a rte r a .

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T h e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e ric a h a s c o m p le te d a n e n tir e y e a r of c o n s e c u tiv e S u n d a y s e rv ic e s in th e B ay re g io n , in c lu d in g S a n F ra n c is c o a n d O a k la n d in C a li fo r n ia . T h e first s e rm o n w as, h o w e v e r, e a r lie r th a n . th is fro m th e R o c k rid g e S ta tio n in O a k la n d , re a d b y th e b r o a d c a s te r , b u t w r itte n b y th e Im p e ra to r. It is p a r tic u la r ly in te r e s tin g to u s as R o s a e c ru c ia n s to k n o w t h a t fr o m th e v e ry firs t w e h a d in m in d n o t m e r e ly a b ro a d c a s te d s e rv ic e a n d a d d re s s , o r a s e r v ic e b ro a d c a s te d fro m a r e g u la r C h u rc h , b u t a R a d io C h u r c h d e v o te d e n tire ly to R a d io s e rv ic e w ith a s e r v ic e a n d a d d re s s p r e p a r e d w e e k b y w e e k e x c lu siv e ly fo r th is p u rp o s e . T h is s p le n d id field o f o p p o r tu n ity fo r th e d is se m in a tio n o f m y s tic a l t r u t h fo r w h ic h th e w o rld is h u n g e rin g a n d w h ic h th e r e g u la r c h u r c h e s se e m u n a b le to give o u t to e n tir e s a tis fa c tio n , w a s g iv en in to th e c h a rg e o f th e S u p re m e G ra n d M a s te r, w h o b r o u g h t to b e a r u p o n th e m a tte r a ll th e w e a lth o f h is lo n g e x p e rie n c e in th e m in is try o f th e c h u r c h , h is litu r g ic k n o w le d g e , m y s tic a l u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d ra d io in te re s t. T h is re s u lte d in a s e rv ic e t h a t h a s d e m o n s tr a te d its u s e fu l n e ss a n d w h o se s u c c e s s is s u c h t h a t m o r e th a n a th o u sa n d p e rs o n s h a v e e x p re s s e d th e m s e lv e s a s d e lig h te d . a n d h e lp e d . In th is s e rv ic e w e h a v e a sp e c ia l s e c tio n fo r th o s e w h o a r e s h u t-in s , u s u a lly a p o e m o f ' c h e e r, a n d a lso a fa b le f o r th e b o y s a n d g irls. W e s e c u r e th e v e ry h ig h e s t ta le n t, f o r th e m u s ic a l n u m b e r s a n d a lw a y s u se th e f a m ilia r h y m n s s e le c te d a s f a r a s p o ss ib le fro m a n u n d e n o m in a tio n a l p o in t o f v iew . A ll th e re lig io u s w ritin g s a r e u s e d a s s e le c tio n s o f t r u t h re a d in th e s e rv ic e a n d e v e ry p r a y e r is w r itte n c a re f u lly so a s to b e a c c e p ta b le 'to v a ll w h o p r a y a t all. T h e u n d e n o m in a tio n a l a s p e c t a p p e a ls to a ll s o r ts a n d c o n d itio n s o f p e o p le . A S a lv a tio n A rm y c a p ta in a s k in g f o r a c o p y o f o n e o f th e a d d re s s e s , o n e o f th e m b e in g s y n d ic a te d b y th e p re s s , a n d o th e r s c o m m e n d e d b y th e o s o p h is ts a n d h ig h c h u r c h m e n a n d b y m a n y w h o n e v e r h a v e a tte n d e d c h u r c h a t a ll. In all th is p e rio d n o t a sin g le p r o t e s t o r o b je c tio n to th e s u b je c t m a t te r o f th e a d d re s s o r s e rv ic e h a s b e e n p re s e n te d . T h e n u m b e r lis te n in g in h a s b e e n e s tim a te d a s fro m six ty to n in ety , th o u s a n d s c a tte r e d o v e r a la r g e a r e a of th e c o u n tr y , a n d in o n e in s ta n c e it w a s p ic k e d u p in T a m p a , F lo rid a .
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it e x ists in p s y c h ic o r so u l e x p e rie n c e , w ith o r w ith o u t o u te r sig n s, sy m b o ls, c e re m o n ie s o r o rg a n iz a tio n s , so lely u p o n th e fa c t o f b e in g g e n e ric a lly , m e n ta lly a n d p h y sic a lly a m a n . ' T h e a p p ro v e d O r d e r of S e rv ic e w h ic h h a s b e e n th o r o u g h ly te s te d a n d e v o lv e d in a c tu a l b ro a d c a s tin g is a s fo llo w s ; C h im e s. C a ll to W o rs h ip . M usic. ( A n u n d e n o m in a tio n a l H y m n .) L o r d s P ra y e r . O c c a s io n a l P r a y e r . M u sic a l S e le c tio n . (S o lo o r A n th e m .) P o e m , w ith in t r o d u c to r y re m a rk s , fo r th e S h u t-in s. M u sic a l S e le c tio n . M y stic a l A d d re ss. M u sic a l S e le c tio n . F a b le fo r th e B oy a n d G irls. M usic. . A n n o u n c e m e n ts . .i A ffirm a tio n o r B e n e d ic tio n . C h im e s. H e re , th e n , is th e C h u r c h o f th e F u tu r e , th e C h u r c h o f M an , a n d th e C h u r c h o f a ll R e lig io n s. T o so m e it is v e ry m u c h o f a s u r p ris e th a t w e c a n m e e t th e d e sire s o f a ll th e sin c e re ly re lig io u s. T o o th e r s th a t w e c a n k e e p u p th e in te r e s t in th e a d d re s s e s o f a m y s tic a l a n d c o s m o re lig io u s c h a r a c te r . T o p th e r s th e in te n s ity of th e d e v o tio n in th e s e rv ic e is m o s t a p p e a lin g . U n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f th e M a s te rs w e h a v e g o n e f o r w a rd w e e k b y w e e k a n d h a v e s e e n in th e e v o lu tio n m a n ife s te d th e s o lu tio n o f a ll th e e c c le s ia s tic a l p r o b lem s u ltim a te ly . T h e In v isib ility o f th e S a c ra m e n ts , P s y c h ic O rd in a tio n , O n to lo g y in s te a d o f T h e o lo g y (s in c e th is in c lu d e s th e o lo g y , sc ie n c e a n d a ll t r u t h ) , th e illim ita b ility o f th e C h u r c h , its s e p a r a tio n fro m c o m m e rc ia l, p o litic a l a n d o th e r e x c lu s iv e c o n d itio n s th e s e a r e so m e o f th e th in g s to w h ic h th e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e ric a w ill m a k e la r g e c o n tr ib u tio n . N o w th e p a r t ic u l a r p u r p o s e o f th is a r tic le is n o t in f o rm a tio n , in te r e s tin g a s t h a t m a y b e a n d is, b u t to c a ll a tte n tio n to th e f a c t th a t in th is m a tte r p u r B elo v ed O r d e r , to d a y a s a lw a y s in th e p a s t, is a p io n e e r in th o s e g r e a t m o v e m e n ts w h ic h h a v e m a d e h u m a n h is to ry in its c ru c ia l a n d o p p o r tu n e p e rio d s . A n d to e n list th e c o -o p e r a tio n o f a ll th e M a s te rs of G ro u p s , a n d L o d g es, th a t th e y s e c u r e in th e ir o w n c itie s th e o p p o r tu n ity to b r o a d c a s t su c h a s e rv ic e fro m a n e a r- b y s ta tio n . It w ill b e fo u n d th a t th e r e w ill be a n e a g e rn e s s to p la c e th e s ta tio n in th e s e rv ic e of su c h a n e n d e a v o r,, a n d o n c e w ell s t a r te d th e difficulty, w ill r a t h e r b e in g iv in g it u p th a n in k e e p in g it u p . A g o o d r e a d e r w ith a R a d io v o ic e a n d a d e v o tio n a l a n d to le r a n t s p irit is a ll th a t is n e c e s s a ry , sa v e fo r th e m u sic , w h ic h y o u w ill h a v e n o d ifficu lty in s e c u r in g lo c a lly .

f ^ e ' f i r s t C h u r c h to b e o rg a n iz e d u p o n a n u n -d e n o m in a ' tio n a l b asis. T h e r e a r e o rg a n iz a tio n s u p o n a n u n d e n o m in a tio n a l a n d a n in te r - d e n o m in a tio n a l a n d a m u lti-d e n o m in a tio n a l b a sis, b u t th e y a r e n e c e s s a rily e s s e n tia lly d iffe re n t. . W e q u o te fro m th e D e c la ra tio n " p re lim in a r y to th e b y -la w s o f th e C h u rc h . " T h e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e ric a re c o g n iz e s a ll C h u r c h e s 'a n d a ll R e lig io n s; s u c h a s th e U n ite d S ta te s a t A m e ric a re c o g n iz e s a s h a v in g r ig h t a n d p riv ile g e e s ta b lis h m e n t a n d e x is te n c e u n d e r th e C o n s titu tio n a n d L a w s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a . *T h e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e r ic a d o e s n o t e x is t to ta k e th e p la c e o f a n y o th e r C h u r c h , b u t to e x is t, u n d e r R a d ip c o n d itio n s , f o r a ll o th f r * C h u r c h e s in s u c h a w ay a s to a v o id th e e x c lu s io n o f - a n ^ o th e r in R a d io s e r v ic e . P rim a rily it e x is ts fo r a n d i n , b e h a lf o f th o s e w h o c a n n o t a n d d o n o t a tt e n d th e i r o w n o r a n y o th e r p la c e o f w o rs h ip . T h e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f R e lig io n o n th e part^of th e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e ric a in v o lv e s f u n d a m e n ta lli^ a n d e s s e n tia lly th r e e fa c ts : F ir s t: T h e fa c t o f G o d S e c o n d : T h e fa c t o f M a n T h ir d : T h e fa c t of re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n Q o d a n d M an , a n d M a n .u n d jG a d ... -T K !*-re!nH onship_is R e lig ip n . S u b s id ia ry i t : S in c e th is e x is ts d ir e c tlv m an and G od; to th is u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d a s a p a r t o f re la tio n s h ip is a n u n iv e rs a l o n e , it b e tw e e n a ll m e n a n d G o d , a n d e v e ry a n d sin c e it is a n in v isib le re la tio n s h ip

W e a r e in c o rr e s p o n d e n c e w ith o th e r p o in ts w h o a re ta k in g u p th e m a t te r a n d so o n w e e x p e c t to h a v e th e R a d io C h u r c h o f A m e ric a v e ry w id e ly e x te n d e d , so as to re a c h e v e ry c o r n e r o f th e la n d . T h e s u p r e m e office is p r e p a r e d to f u r n is h all th a t is n e c e s s a ry in th e d e ta il f o r th e s e rv ic e ( e x c e p t th e s in g in g ) , in c lu d in g th e O r d e r o f S e rv ic e , P r a y e r s , R e a d in g s, A d d re s s e s F a b le s, C a lls to W o rs h ip a n d A ffirm a tio n s, re a c h in g e a c h - s ta tio n w e e k b y w e e k . B u t of c o u rs e th is a r r a n g e m e n t m u s t b e m a d e w ith o r th r o u g h th e m a s te rs o f th e O rd e r. T h in k it o v e r, a n d w rite to H e a d q u a r te r s . H e re 1n i'p e .rh a p s th e fin e st o p p o r tu n ity th e O r d e r w ill h a v e th r o fth v th e s e v e ra l G ro u p s a n d L o d g e s to b rin g th e b e n e v o le n r~ a n d tr u ly to l e r a n t a n d d e v o tio n a l c h a r a c te r o f o u r w o rk to th e a t t e n t i o n s / th e g e n e ra l o r a t le a s t th e ra d io p u b lic . T h e th o u s a n d s o f m y s tic s s c a tte r e d t o v e r th e c o u n tr y w ill k n o w .w h e r e to find a h o m e , a n d th e u n f o r tu n a te s h u t-in s to g e th e r w ith m a n y w h ir* n e v e r go to C h u r c h w ill sa y , T h a n k G o d fo r th e R a d io C h u r c h of A m e r ic a .

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SCIENCE NOTES By Dr. A. W. H.
T h o s e w h o h a v e fo u n d d iffic u lty in a c c e p tin g th e th e o r y o f th e e v o lu tio n of m a n m a y find a m o re a c c e p ta b le e x p la n a tio n in th e th e o r y of lin e a l p a r a lle l in g It m a y eeem s tra n g e th a t in th e s e co lu m n * , w e sh o u ld b e so u n d e c id e d aa re g a r d s th e tw o e x p la n a tio n s th a t w e a r e w illin g to p e rm it o u r m e m b e rs to se le c t e ith e r o n e . S e ld o m a r e w e so in d e fin ite o r u n d e c id e d r e g a r d in g fu n d a m e n ta l law s of n a tu r e . In th is ca se , h o w e v e r, o u r m e m b e rs w ill d is c e rn th a t e ith e r of th e tw o th e o r ie s c o in c id e w ith o u r k n o w le d g e of th e tr u e e v o lu tio n of m a n , w h ic h e v o lu tio n is of th e c o n sc io u sn e ss o f m a n r a t h e r ' th a n h is p h y sic a l b o d y , its fo rm , o rg a n iz a tio n a n d p h y s ic a l c h a r a c te r istics. T h e E v o lu tio n ists c la im th a t a ll a n im a l life is d e sc e n d e d o r a s c e n d e d fro m th e sa m e p ro to p la s m ic cell; th e th e o r y of lin e a l p a ra lle lism , o n th e o th e r h a n d , m a in ta in s th a t life ty p e s h a v e h a d s e p a r a te b e g in n in g s. B ut e v e n th e la t te r th e o r y a d m its t h a t th e r e w a s a n d is a c o m m o n c re a tiv e s o u r c e o f th e in d e p e n d e n tly d e v e lo p e d ty p e s o f life ," a n d it is th a t c o m m o n s o u r c e th a t w e k n o w of a n d w h ic h in te re s ts u s m o re th a n th e s e c o n d a r y d e ta ils of th e m e th o d o f d e v e lo p m e n t of e a c h ty p e fro m th a t s o u rc e . M an is to d a y th e re s u lt o f th e e v o lu tio n o f h is c o n sc io u sn e ss, n o t th e re s u lt o f h is p h y s ic a l e v o lu tio n . A* R o s a e c ru c ia n s , a s m y stic s, a s s tu d e n ts o f n a tu r e 's tr u e law s, w e m u s t m a in ta in th a t e a c h s ta g e o f e v o lu tio n in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f m a n w a s p re c e d e d b y a d e v e lo p m e n t in h is c o n sc io u sn e ss o f self, of s u r ro u n d in g s a n d e v e n tu a lly o f C o d o r th e D iv in ity in h im . T h e re fo r e w e c a r. a g r e e w ith th e sc ie n tist th a t e n v ir o n m e n t a n d its a tt e n d a n t c h a n g e s, h a v e h a d a c o n s id e ra b le b e a r in g u p o n m a n s e v o lu tio n , b u t d ire c tly th r o u g h its a f fe c t u p o n h is c o n sc io u sn e ss. In d is c u ssin g th e m e r its o f th e tw o th e o r ie s o n e of A m e r ic a s g re a t sc ie n tis ts u se d th e fo llo w in g w o rd s w hich- g re a tly p le a s e u s. H e ia s p e a k in g o f th e e v o lu tio n is ts ' th e o r y th a t a ll fo rm s o f life h a v e d e v e lo p e d fr o m o n e b a sic u n it; h e c o m m e n ts th u a ly : D iv e rsity ia a u n iv e rs a l p h y a ic a l fa c t. U n ifo rm ity is th e a ilv er t h r e a d , th e co am ic v e rity w h ic h u n fo ld a itaelf th r o u g h o u t a ll d iv e rsity . T h e g r a n d e u r o f th e u n iv e ra e ia n o t e n h a n c e d b y n a r r o w in g ita m a n ife a tin g p o aaib ilitiea a t th e a o u rc e ." N o te w h a t w e h a v e u n d e ra c o re d . P h y a ic a l d iv e ra ity w o u ld n o t m e a n co am ic d iv e ra ity . T h e c o m m o n a o u rc e r e f e r r e d to a b o v e a n d aen aed b y a ll acie n tiata ia tr u ly a a ilv e r th r e a d , a co am ic v e rity .

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so ft a t its ed g e s, b u t v e ry d e fin ite in its c e n tr e a n d u n m is ta k a b ly im p re ss e d u p o n th e p la te b y so m e m e a n s o th e r th a n th e c o m m o n p h o to g r a p h ic m e th o d . T h e n ew ly re p u b lis h e d r e p r in ts of th e w h o le d e m o n s tra tio n m e n tio n a ll th e n a m e s o f th e sc ie n tists a n d p h y sic ia n s p re s e n t, give d e ta ils o f th e p r e p a r a tio n , te s ts, c a re to p r e v e n t fr a u d a n d o th e rw ise e x p la in th e w h o le m a tte r to g re a t le n g th . O n ly o n e fa c t w a s e x c lu d e d fro m all b u t o n e n e w s p a p e r re p o r t, a n d th a t w a s th a t th is u n u s u a l d e m o n s tra tio n , w o rth y of c o n tin u e d p u b lic ity a n d a n n o u n c e m e n t fo r s e v e ra l y e a rs , w a s p e rf o rm e d b y th e th o u g h t p h o to g r a p h in g a b ility o f o u r Im p e ra to r in S a n F ra n c isc o . A A A T o th o s e w h o w o n d e re d w h y a n y o c c u lt o r e v e n m a n -m a d e law o f th e E g y p tia n s sh o u ld b rin g d is a s te r to th e in te re s ts o r life o f o n e w h o s o u g h t to e x c a v a te th e a n c ie n t to m b s in th e n a m e o f sc ie n c e a n d k n o w l e d g e , le t u s q u o te ju s t o n e p a r t of a le tte r b y M r. C h a rle s B re a ste d , E g y p to lo g ist, so n o f P ro fe s s o r B re a ste d , h e a d of th e D e p a rtm e n t of A rc h a e lo g y a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f C h ic a g o , a n d a n a u th o r o f th e life a n d tim e s of A m e n h o te p IV . ' H e s a y s : U n d e r th e law th e o n e c o n d u c tin g th e e x c a v a tio n s w o u ld re c e iv e h a lf of th e d isc o v e rie s re s u ltin g fro m su c h e x c a v a tio n s ." W h e n o n e th in k s o f w h a t w a s fo u n d in th e to m b s o f a m a te ria l n a tu r e o n e m a y w ell re a s o n a s to w h e th e r th e e x p e d itio n w a s a sc ie n tific o n e o r a c o m m e rc ia l o n e . A A A T h e c h a ra c te ris tic s o f o n e 's h a n d w ritin g v e ry o fte n b e a r a re la tio n s h ip to th e c h a ra c te ris tic s o f o n e s n a tu r e . T h is h a s b e e n c la im e d fo r c e n tu r ie s a n d th e b o o k -sta lla a r e re p le te w ith c h e a p a n d e x p e n siv e b o o k s o n th e d e lin e a tio n o f c h a r a c te r fro m h a n d w ritin g . B ut it h a s re m a in e d fo r a m a n w h o h a s d e v o te d h is w h o le life to its stu d y in fa c t m a d e th e p rin c ip le s in to a re a l sc ie n c e----to p r e p a r e a b o o k th a t a t o n c e lifts th e stu d y o u t of th e c a te g o ry o f im p ra c tic a l p a stim e s to a s e rio u s a n d h e lp fu l a rt. 1 re f e r to n o n e o th e r th a n W illia m L eslie F re n c h , o n e -tim e P ro fe s s o r in a u n iv e r sity a n d a m a n o f a c a d e m ic tr a in in g a n d b ro a d e d u c a tio n . 1' h a v e se e n D r. F re n c h a t w o rk in h is stu d y d ic ta tin g th r e e p a g e s o f c lo se ty p e w ritte n d e lin e a tio n o f a c h a r a c t e r fro m a sp e c im e n o f h a n d w ritin g c o n ta in in g o n ly te n o r tw e lv e w o rd s, a n d d o this tim e a n d a g a in w ith a c c u ra c y a n d a s to u n d in g p e rc e p tio n o f d e ta il. T h is w a s n in e te e n o r tw e n ty y e a rs a g o w h e n D r. F r e n c h c o u ld b e re a c h e d in h is k it tl e s a n c tu m o n B ro a d w a y , N ew Y o rk , o n ly after* ''p assin g th r o u g h th e a ttr a c tiv e r e c e p tio n ro o m w ith th e play.in g fo u n ta in a n d b e a u tifu l p a lm s. S in c e th e n h e hjr*!^ tra v e lle d e x te n siv e ly , g a th e r e d to g e th e r th o u s a n d s o f sp e c im e n s o f u n u s u a l h a n d w ritin g , a n d d e m o n s tra te d hi* a r t to h u n d re d * o f p ro m in e n t p e rs o n s w h o h a v e c o o p e r a te d w ith h im in th e p r e p a r a tio n o f th is o n e g re a t b o o k , " T h e P sy c h o lo g y o f H a n d w ritin g ," p u b lish e d by G. P . P u tn a m s S o n s, N ew Y o rk C ity .

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B e s u r e to c u t o u t 't h e D ic tio n a ry o f R o s a e c ru c ia n T e r m s p u b lis h e d in th is is su e a n d p a s te it in y o u r L o d g e n o te b o o k f o r f u t u r e r e f e re n c e . If y o u d o n o t w a n t to m u tila te th is c o p y b u y a n e x tr a c o p y . E ven so, it is a n e c o n o m ic a l w a y to s e c u r e a n d p r e s e rv e s u c h a h e lp fu l a s s is ta n t aj> th e .D ic tio n a r y w ill p ro v e to b e. It is g e n e ra lly c o n c e d e d b y m e m b e rs w h o re a c h th e h ig h e r d e g re e s th a t t h e vlc c tu r e s o f th e firs t th r e e d e g re e s a r e th e m o s t im p o r ta n t in th e i r b e a r in g u p o n a d v a n c e m e n t to h ig h e r w o rk , 3 T h is is se ld o m re a liz e d b y th o s e p a s s in g th r o u g h th e lo w e r d e g re e s fo r th e firs t tim e ; it is a lw a y s re a liz e d b y th o s e w h o fin d p le a s u r e in re v ie w in g th e w o r k q f th e s e d e g re e s . T h o s e w h o a r e ju s t e n te r in g o r h a v e c o m p le te d th e F if th D e g re e w o rk ( n o w to b e c a lle d th e F ifth G r a d e ) a n d h a v e fo u n d in te r e s t a n d a n e w field o f th o u g h t in th e s tu d y o f th e p h ilo s o p h ie s , w ill b e g la d to k n o w th a t b e c a u s e o f th e d e m a n d fr o m o u r o rg a n iz a tio n fo r m o r e , a n d m o r e c o o ie s o f t h e b o o k d u r in g th e p a s t tw o y e a rs , th e C a m b rid g e U n iv e rs ity P re s s h a s b r o u g h t o u t a n o th e r issu e o f A S k e tc h o f A n c ie n t P h ilo s o p h y b y J o s e p h B. M a y o r, M. A . T h o s e o f o u r m e m b e rs w h o c a n n o t s e c u r e c o p ie s o f th is b o o k th r o u g h la r g e p u b lis h in g h o u s e s o r b o o k s e lle rs in A ny c ity , m a v o r d e r th e m th r o u g h th e A M O R C H e a d q u a r te r s a t th e r e g u l a r p r ic e o f $ 1 .7 5 p e r c o p y (p lu s six c e n ts p o s ta g e ) o r th r o u g h a n y b o o k s to re . ]t is a b o o k w o r th y o f a p la c e in e v e ry m y s tic 's lib ra ry .

H a v e y o u e v e r s to p p e d to re a liz e t h a t in o u r c o u rs e o f stu d y fro m th e e n tr a n c e in to th e F irs t G ra d e to th e e n d o f th e E ig h th G ra d e (w h e r e o n e b e g in s th e p r e lim in a rie s f o r e n tr a n c e in to th e Illu m in a ti o r U n iv e r sity o f o u r O r d e r ) th e r e a r e e x a c tly 126 w e e k s of stu d y , n o t in c lu d in g th e w e e k s o f e x a m in a tio n s , c e r e m o n ie s, sp e c ia l c o n v o c a tio n s, s p e c ia l s u p p le m e n ta ry le c tu re s , re v ie w w e e k s, e tc . T h is m e a n s th a t to p a ss p r o p e r ly , fro m th e F ir s t .to th e N in th G ra d e w ith o u t s u m m e r-tim e v a c a tio n s- a n d w ith o u t n u m e r o u s h o li d a y s, r e q u ir e s p ra c tic a lly th r e e w h o le y e a r s of s tu d y . T h e r e is n o o th e r sy ste m o r sc h o o l o f p r e p a r a tio n fo r e n tr a n c e in to th e H ig h O r d e r so c o m p le te a n d th o r o u g h a s th is, a n d it is e q u a l to a n y A c a d e m ic c o u rs e p r e p a r a to r y f o r e n tr a n c e to U n iv e rs ity p riv ile g e s. M a n y m e m b e rs h a v e v o lu n ta rily d e la y e d th e ir e n tr a n c e in to th e N in th G ra d e b y d e s irin g to re v ie w th e lo w e r g ra d e s a n d b e in g b e tt e r ,p r e p a r e d . M e m b e rs w h o h a v e w r itte n to H e a d q u a r te r s so o fte n a s k in g a d v ic e a b o u t ta k in g u p so m e c o u rs e 01 s tu d y in A s tr o lo g y a s a n a id to th e i r w o rk a n d to b e c o m e fa m ilia r w ith th e . w o rk in g s o f o n e o f th e o ld e s t of all o c c u lt stu d ie s, a r e a g a in a d v is e d in th is g e n e ra l w ay so th a t o th e r s m a y re a d o f it a lso , t h a t a s p e c ia l C o u rs e fo r H o m e S tu d y o f A s tro lo g y w a s p r e p a r e d by th e official a s tr o lo g e r a t H e a d q u a r te r s . T h o s e in t e r e s te d m a y le a r n a b o u t th is c o u rs e b y a d d re s s in g a le t te r to b r o t h e r H o w a rd B re e d in g , 1 2 5 5 M a r k e t S tr e e t, S a n F ra n c is c o , C a lif., U . S. A . T h e c o u rs e is d iv id ed in to e a sy le sso n s, c o m p le te ly illu s tra te d , a n d in p e r so n a l m a n u s c rip t fo rm . L e t u s re m in d o u r n e w m e m b e rs a g a in t h a t th e soc a lle d p rin c ip le s o f S p iritu a lis m a r e n o t in c lu d e d in a n y o f th e te a c h in g s o f A M O R C ; n o r a r e a n y o f its p ra c tis e s e n c o u r a g e d o r p e rm itte d . T h e v e ry m a n y T h e o s o p h is ts in o u r v a rio u s L o d g e s seem to b e th e m o s t e n th u s ia s tic in th e i r p ra is e o f o u r te a c h in g s a n d o u r w o rk . W e a r e g la d o f th is f o r o n e re a s o n o th e r th a n th e o b v io u s o n e ; it in d ic a te s tMjj th e s e m e m b e rs h a v e fo u n d s o m e th in g w h ic h th e y ha' n o t fo u n d b e fo re . T h e ir a n a ly s is of th e s o m e th in g " m a k e s it .a p p e a r to b e p r a c tic a l in s tr u c tio n a n d th e o p p o r tu n ity to se rv e h u m a n ity . W ill o u r m e m b e rs p le a s e k e e p in m in d th a t w e tr y to m a in ta in a c o m p le te m e m b e rs h ip list a t H e a d q u a r te r s . If a n y o n e in a n y c ity h a s m o v e d o r c h a n g e d P o s t O ffice a d d re s s d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r, p le a s e sen d th e c h a n g e o f a d d re s s to th e s e c r e ta r y a n d A rc h iv is t a t H e a d q u a r te r s a t o n c e , n o w , w h ile y o u th in k o f it. V e ry o fte n th e sp e c ia l m e s sa g e s w e se n d o u t o r p e r so n a l le tte r s w e w ish to a n s w e r a r e d e la y e d , lo s t o r r e tu r n e d b e c a u s e o f w r o n g a d d re s s. W e a r e h a p p y to a n n o u n c e th a t th e n e w M e m b e r sh ip C e rtific a te s a r e a b o u t r e a d y a n d w ill b e s e n t to a ll L o d g e s e a rly in th e F a ll a n d to a ll G ro u p s o r m e m b e rs a w a y fro m L o d g e s b e fo r e th e e n d o f th e y e a r. T h e a tte m p t to h a v e th e s e C e rtific a te s p r in te d in L a tin , w h ic h w a s m a d e la s t y e a r, p ro v e d to b e a n e x p e n siv e a n d sa d f a ilu re a n d w e s o o n fo u n d t h a t m e m b e rs p r e f e r r e d to h a v e th e m in E n g lish . A n d so th e p la te s h a v e b e e n r e a r r a n g e d , th e d e sig n a lte r e d a n d th e n e w C e rtific a te s o n P a r c h m n t p a p e r w ill m e e t th e p o p u la r d e m a n d . A ll m e m b e rs w h o a r in o r a b o v e th e F o u r th G ra d e a n d w h o a r e in g o o d s ta n d in g a r e e n title d to o n e of th e s e C e rtific a te s . H e r e a f te r th e y w ill b e g iv en to th o s e In itia te d in to th e F o u r th G ra d e o n th e o c c a s io n o f th e I n itia tio n c e re m o n y a s h e re to fo re . T h e C e rtific a te s h a v e a b e a u tifu l sy m b o lic a l d e sig n p r i n te d o n th e w h o le o f th e re v e r s e sid e a s w ell as so m e sy m b o ls o n th e fr o n t w ith th e w o rd in g a n d m e m b e r s n a m e . It h a s b e e n su g g e s te d th a t th o s e w h o w ish to f r a m e th e m sh o u ld u se g la ss in th e fr o n t a n d b a c k o f th e fra m e so th a t b o th sid es o f th e c e rtif ic a te c a n b e sh o w n . T h e size of th e P a r c h m e n t p a p e r is e ig h t a n d th r e - e ig h th in c h e s b y e le v e n in c h e s . The C e rtific a te w ill c o n ta in th e d a te of th e m e m b e r 's I n itia tio n in to th e F ir s t a n d in to th e F o u r th G ra d e s a s w e ll a s h is o r h e r n a m e , L a tin n a m e , n a m e of M a s te r o r G ra n d M a s te r a n d n a m e o f L o d g e a n d d a te o f is s u a n c e o f C e rtific a te .

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TH E RECENT CHANGES O u r M e m b e rs A r e U rg e d to B eco m e A c q u a in te d W ith T h e m N th e c o rr e s p o n d e n c e th a t h a s co m e to a n d a ffilia tio n s; fo r, i t m u s t b e re m e m b e re d , th e R osiH e a d q u a r te r s d u rin g th e p a s t few w e e k s c ru c ia n s w e re a lw a y s so fu n d a m e n ta l in th e ir te a c h in g s, w e n o tic e th a t m o s t of o u r m e m b e rs h a v e so to le r a n t in th e ir c o n s id e ra tio n o f o th e r sc h o o ls of n o te d th e m a n y c h a n g e s a n n o u n c e d in th o u g h t a n d so b r o a d in th e i r w o rk w ith o u t p o litic a l o u r la s t issu e, w h ile q u ite a few do n o t o r re lig io u s b ia s, t h a t th e y v e ry n a tu r a lly in c lu d e d se e m to u n d e r s ta n d th e i r e x a c t n a tu r e o r fro m tim e to tim e m a n y o th e r m o v e m e n ts a n d o rg a n i im p o rta n c e . za tio n s. O n e of th e m o s t p le a s in g sig n s w a s th e T o d a y th e A M O R C h a s n u m e r o u s affiliatio n s. T h is a lm o s t u n iv e r s a l c h a n g e fro m th e w o rd d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t it c o n tr o ls a g re a t m a n y o th e r d e g re e to g ra d e in r e f e r e n c e to th e v a rio u s d iv isio n s of b o d ie s, fo r th is is tr u e to a sm a ll d e g re e , b u t it is th e w o rk o f th e O r d e r ; a n d a ll se e m to a p p re c ia te th e a s s o c ia te d w ith a n d o fficia lly r e la te d to a g re a t n u m d is tin c tio n a n d th e v a lu e o f it. It m a k e s fo r u n ifo rm ity b e r th r o u g h its re la tio n to T h e G re a t W h ite L odge. in re f e re n c e to o u r w o r k th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld . P e rh a p s a w o rd o r tw o r e g a r d in g T h e G re a t W h ite T h e m o s t m y s te rio u s e le m e n t, h o w e v e r, is th a t p e r L o d g e m a y n o t b e a m iss r ig h t h e re . A s th is is b e in g ta in in g to r e c e n t a ffilia tio n s. S o m e h a v e w ritte n th a t w r itte n th e w r ite r is s ittin g n e a r a w in d o w w ith h is th e y firm ly b e lie v e d th a t w e h a v e b e c o m e affilia te d ty p in g m a c h in e . T h e w in d o w fa c e s o n M a rk e t S tre e t ( n o t u n ite d ) w ith th e C h ris tia n S c ie n c e C h u rc h o r *o f S a n F ra n c is c o , in th e tw o -b lo c k a r e a k n o w n as th e C iv ic C e n tr e ; f o r o u r H e a d q u a r te r s a r e lo c a te d so m e p h a s e o f its w o rk , w h ile o th e r s b e lie v e th a t w e in a b u ild in g n e a r th e g re a t C ity H all, th e w o n d e rfu l h a v e a ffilia te d in so m e w a y w ith th e T h e o s o p h ic a l C iv ic A u d ito r iu m w h e re th e g re a te s t o f c o n v e n tio n s S o c ie ty . W h ile o n ly a few h a v e h e ld th is th o u g h t, a r e h e ld , th e la r g e p u b lic lib ra ry , p a r k a n d S ta te it in d ic a te s th a t w e sh o u ld p e r m it n o o n e to m is B u ild in g . R ig h t a c ro s s th e s tr e e t fro m th is w in d o w u n d e r s ta n d in th is r e g a r d . So, le t u s sa y th a t w e a r e is a n o th e r b u ild in g w ith v a rio u s lo d g e ro o m s fo r re n t n o t affilia te d w ith e ith e r o n e o f th e s e in s titu tio n s o r fo r so c ia l a n d p u b lic m e e tin g s . O n S u n d a v s a n u m m o v e m e n ts . T h e h u n d r e d s of T h e o s o p h is ts a n d T h e o b e r of m e e tin g s a r e h e ld in th e h a lls o r lo d g e ro o m s, so p h ic a l s tu d e n ts in o u r O r d e r o fte n e x p re s s th e d e se v e ra l of th e m b e in g s p iritu a lis tic m e e tin g s of th e s ire th a t s u c h a ffilia tio n w ith th e ir S o c ie ty sh o u ld g e n e ra l k in d . A m o n g th e sig n s d is p la y e d a t th e d o o r re s u lt, a n d o ffe r m a n y s u g g e s tio n s a n d o fte n o p e n o r h u n g o n c o rd s in th e v e stib u le of th e b u ild in g e a c h m a n y a v e n u e s le a d in g to s u c h a ffilia tio n ; b u t n o S u n d a y is o n e la r g e c a r d b o a r d b e a r in g th e d isp la y line, d e fin ite s te p h a s e v e r b e e n ta k e n . T h e h u n d re d s of a m o n g o th e rs , G re a t W h ite L o d g e . C h ris tia n S c ie n c e C h u r c h m e m b e rs in o u r O rd e r, o n th e o th e r h a n d , k n o w t h a t a ffilia tio n w ith th e i r C h u rc h Y o u m a y w o n d e r a t th is sig n , a s do m a n y . T h e is im p o ssib le ; n o t b e c a u s e o f a n y d iffe re n c e of o p in io n sig n a n n o u n c e s a p u b lic re lig io u s m e e tin g , se m i-sp irito r a n y c ritic is m of th e i r C h u r c h o n o u r p a r t, b u t b e u a lis tic o r m e ta p h y s ic a l, a tte n d e d re g u la rly b y fro m c a u s e th e 'w o r k o f th e tw o m o v e m e n ts is n o t a lik e to tw e n ty to fifty p e rs o n s a n d p re s id e d o v e r b y a v e n e r a n y e x te n t to w a r r a n t a ffilia tio n ; a n d th is w o u ld a p p ly a b le p r e a c h e r of o c c u lt a n d u p lift th o u g h t k n o w n in e q u a lly a s w e ll to e v e ry o th e r C h u rc h in A m e ric a . th is d is tric t fo r o v e r tw e n ty -fiv e y e a rs . A n d th e claim is m a d e th a t h is little o rg a n iz a tio n , h is w*ork T h e tim e is c o m in g , h o w e v e r, a n d is v e ry close, a n d h is te a c h in g s a r e s p o n s o re d b y o r a r e a p a r t of w h e n a ll th e la r g e b r o th e r h o o d a n d u p lift o rg a n iz a tio n s T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e. D e sp ite th e m a n s sin c e rity in A m e ric a w ill b e a ffilia ted . F o r s e v e ra l y e a r s th e r e a n d g o o d w o rk , h e is m is ta k e n in r e g a r d to su c h h a s b e e n a c o m m itte e , h e a d e d b y a m a n w ell k n o w n a s s o c ia tio n a n d T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e is n o t lo c a te d , to all f r a te r n a l a n d b r o th e r h o o d b o d ie s a n d a h ig h in p a r t o r w h o lly , o n M a rk e t S tr e e t of S a n F ra n c is c o ; o fficer in so m e o f th e m , w h o se b u sin e ss h a s b e e n th e n o r w o u ld its n a m e b e p r in te d u p o n a sign to h a n g a t in v e s tig a tio n of th e v a rio u s m y s tic a l, b ro th e rh o o d th e d o o r a c ro s s th e s tr e e t a n y m o r e th a n it w o u ld b e b o d ie s a n d th e c o m p ila tio n o f fa c ts a b o u t th e m , lo o k fla u n te d b y u s o n a sig n a t o u r T e m p le d o o r. in g to a g e n e ra l a ffilia tio n o f th e m o s t im p o r ta n t o n es. T h e d ip lo m a tic c o r r e s p o n d e n c e e m a n a tin g fro m a n d W e re a d so m u c h , h e a r so m u c h , a b o u t T h e G re a t p a s s in g in to t h a t c o m m itte e s h a n d s h a s sm o o th e d a w a y W h ite L o d g e th a t it w o u ld seem to b e a v e ry in d e fin ite m a n y p ro b le m s a n d h a s b r o u g h t a b o u t a g r e a te r a n d o p e n -to -a ll s o r t o f o rg a n iz a tio n , p e r m ittin g a n y fr ie n d s h ip b e tw e e n m a n y o f th e b o d ie s th a t w e re f o r g ro u p , a n y le a d e r, to a s s u m e its n a m e a n d c laim its m e rly c o n s id e re d u n a c q u a in te d . S o m e of th e c o r r e s sp o n s o rs h ip . S u c h is n o t th e case, of c o u rs e . T h a t p o n d e n c e h a s p a s s e d th r o u g h o u r h a n d s a n d w e n o te its n a m e c a r r ie s su c h w e ig h t w ith s e e k e rs, m e a n s so m u c h to so m e s e lf-a p p o in te d e x p o u n d e rs o f law , a n d w ith p le a s u r e th a t a r r a n g e m e n ts a r e b e in g m a d e fo r c o v e rs so m u c h te r r ito r y , in d ic a te s t h a t th e r e is a n a g e n e ra l c o n v e n tio n o f d e le g a te s fro m all th e p o ssib le a lm o s t u n iv e rs a l re c o g n itio n of th e fa c t th a t th e r e is c o n tr a c tin g p a r tie s in th e n e a r fu tu re . g re a t a ss e m b lv of M a s te rs c o n s titu tin g a h ig h b o d y O n e th in g m u s t b e k e p t in m in d ; th e R o sic ru c ia n k n o w n a s th e W h ite L o d g e. B ut, it is n o t lo c a te d in b r o t h e r h o o d is v e ry o ld . O n ly o n e o r tw o o th e r a n y o n e p la c e e x c e p t o n o c c a s io n a n d u n d e r c ir c u m fr a te r n itie s in th e w o rld c a n p o in t to a c a r e e r as lo n g , s ta n c e s t h a t o n ly a few , c o m p a ra tiv e ly , k n o w a n y th in g a s im p o r ta n t, a n d a s u n b r o k e n . T h e A M O R C of a b o u t. to d a v r e p r e s e n ts th e c u lm in a tio n o f all th e e n d e a v o rs T h e r e a r e a b o u t tw e n ty p e rs o n * U n ite d o f a ll th e R o s ic r u c ia n b o d ie s in th e v a rio u s p a r ts of S ta te s w h o k n o w a n y th in g d e fin ite a b o u t T h e .G r e a t th e w o rld to sy s te m a tiz e a n d c o m b in e th e ir a c tiv itie s

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H e n c e c h a n g e s c o m e in to th e A M O R C in to its W h ite L o d g e o r w h o c o m p o s e it. T h e r e a re a b o u t g e n e ra l sc h e m e o f th in g s, in to its te a c h in g s, in to its th ir ty p e rs o n s in th e U n ite d S ta te s w h o fo rm a se c re t, m in o r d e ta ils o f o p e ra tin g . W ith th e c h a n g e s co m es in n e r c irc le , w h ic h c irc le fu n c tio n s in A m e ric a a s a a n in c r e a s in g a ffirm a tio n th a t w h a t is b e in g p re s e n te d C o m m itte e o f th e G re a t W h ite L o d g e. T h is in n e r a s its c o u rs e o f stu d y a n d p r a c tic e in life is n o t th e c irc le h a s a s its m e m b e rs a n u m b e r of th o s e w h o a re w o rk o f o n e p e rs o n , o n e m in d o r o n e in d iv id u a l, b u t a c q u a in te d w ith T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e a n d a n u m th e c o m b in e d e ffo rts o f m a n y , a ll re m a in in g n a m e b e r w h o a r e h ig h o ffic ers in th e th r e e o r fo u r lea d in g f r a te r n itie s o r b r o th e r h o o d s o f A m e ric a . % less so f a r a s c re d it fo r e ffo rt is c o n c e rn e d . By th is to k e n w ill y o u re c o g n iz e th e v a lu e of th e c h a n g e s It is th r o u g h T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e, th e n , a n d b y a n n o u n c e d in o u r la s t issu e a n d re f e rre d to in th is. o u r m e m b e rs h ip in th e in n e r c irc le c o m m itte e , th a t T h e n e w le c tu re s n o w b e in g issu e d to th e h ig h e r A M O R C h a s so m a n y a ffiliatio n s a n d is e sta b lish in g m e m b e rs th r o u g h th e c h a n n e l of th e N in th G ra d e c o n m o re a s ra p id ly a s n e g o tia tio n s , c o rre s p o n d e n c e , visits v o c a tio n s, m a r k a d is tin c t a d v a n c e in o u r te a c h in g s a n d a r r a n g e m e n ts c a n b e m a d e . a n d re v e a l th e u ltim a te a im o f all th e lesso n s a n d le c It is th e p u r p o s e o f T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e to m a in tu r e s of th e lo w e r g ra d e s . T h e y tr u ly o p e n a g re a t ta in w o rld -w id e u p lift w o rk a n d to g o v e rn th e v a rio u s v ista , c a st a s c in tilla tin g b e a m of p u r e lig h t o n th e o rg a n iz a tio n s c o m in g w ith in th e sc o p e o f its v e ry N a rro w G a te th a t g iv es e n tr a n c e to th e S tra ig h te n e d d e fin ite p r o g r a m . T h o s e o rg a n iz a tio n s , lik e th e P a th . T h is se rie s of h ig h e r le c tu re s is a lso a to k e n A M O R C , w h ic h d e riv e th e ir a u th o r ity a n d p o w e r of w h a t h a s o c c u r r e d in th e official c irc le s of th e fro m th e G. W . L ., c o - o p e r a te in m o d e rn iz in g a n d G . W . L. a n d A M O R C . p ro g r e s s in g th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir te a c h in g s in tu n e w ith M e m b e rs w h o a r e a n x io u s to k n o w w h e n th e U n i th e p ro g r e s s of c iv iliza tio n . T h e r e a r e tw o su re sig n s v e rs ity c o u rs e s w ill b e to u c h e d u p o n a n d w h e n th e o r la n d m a rk s w h e re b y o n e m a y k n o w w h e th e r a le sso n s o f o th e r c o u rs e s fro m a llie d m o v e m e n ts a re sc h o o l o r m o v e m e n t c o m e s w ith in th e p o ssib ility of to b e o ffe re d , a r e u rg e d to b e p a tie n t a n d c o n tin u e a t G. W . L. s p o n s o rs h ip : first, th e c o m p le te a b se n c e of p r e s e n t w ith th e le s so n s of th e ir g ra d e a s th e y co m e c la im s o f p e rs o n a l in v e n tio n o r p e rs o n a l d isc o v e ry a lo n g in p r o p e r s e q u e n c e . E v e ry th in g else w ill follow o r o w n e rs h ip o f th e te a c h in g s ; se c o n d ly , th e a b se n c e \ in tim e. o f re v isio n , m o d ific a tio n a n d a d d itio n in th e te a c h in g s " 'O th e r c h a n g e s a r e to b e m a d e fro m m o n th to a s tim e p a ss e s, sc ie n c e d isc o v e rs, n a tu r e rev e als, m a n m o n th u n til w e re a c h a c o m p le te re - a rra n g e m e n t of p ro g r e s s e s a n d th e in n e r self c o m p re h e n d s . W h e n w e o u r o rg a n iz a tio n a n d w o rk in g sy ste m a b o u t th e first find a s c h o o l p r e s e n tin g its te a c h in g s a s b e in g a o f J a n u a r y , 1 9 2 4 . F e w of th e s e c h a n g e s w ill a ffect re v e la tio n to o n e p e rs o n w h o se so le in te r p r e ta tio n th e in d iv id u a l L o d g e s a n d fe w e r w ill affe c t th e w o rk m u s t b e a c c e p te d a n d c re d it g iv en to th e p e rs o n a lity o r p la n s of o ffic e rs a n d m e m b e rs ; b u t g r e a te r efficiency a s th e a u th o r o r f o u n d e r , re f u s in g o th e r m a s te r m in d s w ill re s u lt a n d g r e a te r a d v a n c e m e n t f o r all w ill be to c h a n g e , m o d ify , im p ro v e , a m e n d o r p ro g re s s th e m a n ife st. te a c h in g s th e n b y th is to k e n w e w ill k n o w th a t th e A c h a n g e h a s b e e n m a d e in th e m a n n e r of s e n d in g sc h o o l, n o m a tte r h o w w o n d e rfu l its w o rk fo r h u m a n le c tu r e s to lo d g e s o r r a t h e r in th e fo rm of p re s e n tin g ity , is n o t a p a r t o f T h e G re a t W h ite L o d g e. E a c h th e m a n d p r e s e r v in g th e m . A q u ic k e r m e th o d of a n m o v e m e n t m a y , a n d sh o u ld h a v e , its le a d e r o r le a d e rs, s w e rin g th e v e ry la r g e c o rr e s p o n d e n c e h a s b e e n in its c h ie f e x e c u tiv e s, its d ir e c to r in c h ie f; th is is n e c e s s titu te d a n d so m e o th e r office d e ta ils h a v e b een s a r y fo r th e m a in te n a n c e of th e p h y sic a l o rg a n iz a tio n e sta b lish e d d u r in g th e p a s t m o n th . a n d to p r o t e c t th e d is s e m in a tio n o f its te a c h in g s a n d W e p la c e g re a t d e p e n d e n c e u p o n o n e th in g ; th a t th e m a n n e r in w h ic h th e y a r e p re s e n te d ; b u t w h e n e v e ry m e m b e r w ill re a d T h e T ria n g le e a c h m o n th , s u c h le a d e r o r c h ie f e x e c u tiv e a lso c la im s p e rs o n a l in p r e s e rv e it fo r fu tu r e re fe re n c e , a n d th e n b u y a n o th e r v e n tio n o r d is c o v e ry o f th e p rin c ip le s a n d law s b e in g c o p y to lo a n to th o s e w h o a r e s e e k in g o r e n q u irin g . ta u g h t, th e d o o rw a y to G . W . L. s u p e rv isio n a n d T h e r e is n o b e tt e r w a y o f d is p e llin g m is in fo rm a tio n sp o n s o rs h ip is d ire c tly c lo sed a n d th e fa c t in d ire c tly a b o u t th e A M O R C th a n b y g iv in g th e m isin fo rm ed a c c la im e d . If th e A M O R C , fo r in s ta n c e , issu ed to d a y o n e a c o p y of T h e T r ia n g le ; th e r e is n o b e tte r w ay th e sa m e te a c h in g s t h a t w e re w ritte n a n d e x p o u n d e d to d is se m in a te th e t r u th a b o u t th e g ro w th a n d p ro g re s s b y th e e a rly R o s ic ru c ia n s , a n d s a id : th is w as th e o f o u r O r d e r th a n b y fre e ly lo a n in g th is re a d in g m a tte r a n c ie n t law , th e s e w e re th e p rin c ip le s a s m a n le a rn e d to th o s e w h o c a n b e n e fit fro m it; a n d th e r e is no th e m c e n tu r ie s a g o , a n d th e y m u s t n o t b e c h a n g e d , q u ic k e r w a y to e n d in sid io u s m is re p r e s e n ta tio n th a n by m u s t n o t b e a d d e d to,** th e n n e ith e r th e G. W . L. n o r sh o w in g th e fa c ts th a t d a re to b e p la c e d o n p a p e r in th e A M O R C o r a n y o f th e a ffilia te d b o d ies, w o u ld be b la c k in k . a b le to a c c o m p lis h th e w o rk t h a t is n e c e s s a ry to d a y . ROYLE THU RSTO N.

C R E A T IN G IN T H E C O S M IC A S h o r t M essag e F ro m T h e I m p e r a to r S H O R T tim e a g o th is p o ssib ility w as im p o ssib le ! T h is e p ito m iz e s th e v a rio u s e x p re s s io n s o n e h e a r d in th e W e st a t th e c o n c lu s io n o f th e a ir-m a il te s ts b e tw e e n c o a s t a n d c o a st. A n d in th a t s e n te n c e I fin d th e te x t f o r m y little ta lk . A s h o rt tim e a g o th e p o ss ib le w a s im p o ssib le ! It m ig h t b e in r e f e re n c e to e v e ry th in g in g e n e ra l----in th e a b s tra c t, so to s p e a k ; it m ig h t h a v e r e f e r e n c e to a th o u s a n d a n d o n e of th e p r e s e n t d a y a c c o m p lis h m e n ts . F ir s t o f all w e fin d in th e c h o se n te x t th e e le m e n t of tim e . O n ly a s h o r t tim e a g o ! T im e a n d its d u r a tio n is re la tiv e ; s h o r t a n d lo n g p e rio d s of tim e a r e lik e w ise re la tiv e . W h e n w e s p e a k of n a tio n a l a ffa irs a s th e y p e r ta in to th e d e v e o lp m e n t o f c iv iliza tio n o r th e n e e d s o f c iv iliz a tio n , a h u n d re d y e a rs is a s h o rt tim e . W h e n w e s p e a k o f th e im m e d ia te n e e d s o f th e in d iv id u a ls c o m p o s in g a n a tio n , e v e n te n y e a r s is a lo n g tim e .

So f a r a s th e e le m e n t of tim e is c o n c e rn e d , e a c h m in u te of o u r lives is fr a u g h t w ith p o te n c y in th e p o ss ib ility o f c h a n g e , fo r a ll th in g s c h a n g e , e v e r; a n d c h a n g e is th e o n ly p e r m a n e n t c o n d itio n of all th in g s. W e h a v e lo st a tr u e a p p re c ia tio n of e x is te n c e b y g iv in g it a p e rio d ic ity th a t it d o e s n o t h a v e . W e th in k o f life, o f th e w h o le o f e x is te n c e , in th e te rm s o f p a s t, p r e s e n t a n d fu tu re . R e la tiv e th o u g h th e s e p e rio d s b e, th e y m a in ta in in o u r o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u s n e ss a d iv in ity o f a ss u m e d p o w e r to se g re g a te , re le g a te , a n d c o n sig n a ll a c tio n , all th in k in g , all b e in g , in to d o m a in s t h a t a r e e ith e r p a s t o u r c o n tro l, w ith in o u r im m e d ia te b u t c h a n g in g su p e rv isio n , o r n o t y e t w ith in th e e x te n s io n of o u r in flu e n c e . A n d , b y th is p ro c e s s of th in k in g w ith its a tt e n d a n t p re m is e fo r all a c tio n , w e c r e a te o r a t le a s t m a in ta in v a rio u s d o m a in s w h e r e in o b s ta c le s m a y f o s te r a n d th r iv e o r o th e r s evo lv e fro m fa lse c o n c e p tio n a n d g ro w to g ia n t size a n d ev en b e c o m e m o n tro s itie s .

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th rille d a n d a w e d m o r e b y o u r c re a tiv e im a g in a tio n s H o w o fte n d o w e fin d th e d o m a in of th e p a s t lite r th a n b y o u r re a liz a tio n s . a lly in h a b ite d b y m u ltitu d e s o f n a tio n a ls in th e clo a k F o r th u s it o fte n is, e sp e c ia lly w ith t h e o b s ta c le s of o b sta c le s to o u r p r e s e n t p ro g re s s , g ro w th o r th a t seem to s u r r o u n d u s o r a r e d is ta n t, o r p e r h a p s a c h ie v e m e n t? A r e th e s e c r e a tu r e s a n y less p re s u m p o c c u p y th e c e n tr e o f th e p a th w e a r e tr e a d in g . tiv e in th e ir in flu e n c e , a n y le ss c ru e l in th e ir a ss a ssin a T h e fu tu r e is th e p r e s e n t in th e m a k in g , th e p a s t is tio n o f o u r h o p e s a n d d e sire s, th a n th e B ro b d in g n a g ia n s th e p re s e n t re a liz e d ,* sa y s a n a n c ie n t p ro v e r b . B ut of th e k in g d o m o f th e f u tu r e , w h o rise in all th e ir it is false, it is u n tr u e , it is e n sla v in g ! a m p litu d in o u s , C y -clo p ean b o d ie s a n d s h o u t th a t su c B o th th e s e e m in g p a s t a n d fu tu r e a r e of th e n o w ! c e ss-k illin g r e f r a in : It c a n 't b e d o n e , fo r th e tim e h a s A ll th a t e v e r w ill b e a n d e v e r w a s, is n o w is C o sm ic not yet com e? te rm s in fa c t. In o b je c tiv e re a liz a tio n all th in g s S u r r o u n d in g u s all th e tim e is th a t still g re a te r a ss u m e a re la tio n s h ip in th e te r m s of s p a c e a n d tim e, a rm y o f m a lc o n te n ts a n d p ilfe re rs o f su cc e sse s b u t su c h o b je c tiv e re a liz a tio n is n o t a C o sm ic a lly c r e a p r e s e n t o b sta c le s. W h a t c o n v in c in g a rg u m e n ts th e y tiv e f a c to r ; it d o e s n o t m a k e th in g s h a v e s u c h r e l a tio n o ffe r u s! W h a t m o u n ta in s o f b a r r ie r s th e y b u ild in sh ip in C o sm ic re a lity . o u r p a th s ! F o rm id a b le , u n a ss a ila b le , im m o v a b le ! W e L e t u s lo o k a t th is m a tte r , fro m a n o th e r p o in t. a r e c o r n e r e d in th e c h e c k e r- b o a rd of o u r p la n s ! W e W e k n o w th a t th e o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss c a n n o t be a r e c h a in e d to a p o s t a n d c a n m o v e b u t in a c ircle, c o g n iz a n t of tw o m a n ife s ta tio n s a t th e sa m e tim e . e v e r r e t u r n in g to th e sa m e p o in t a g a in ! W e a re C o in c id e n t p h e n o m e n a a r e n o t c o in c id e n t in o u r re a li lim ite d in o u r n e e d s, d e p riv e d o f o u r fre e d o m , d e n ie d z a tio n . W e c a n n o t s e e w ith c o m p re h e n s io n a n d u n d e r th e o p e n p a th , re fu s e d th e a s s is ta n c e w e re q u ire ! It s ta n d in g w h ile lis te n in g w ith c o m p r e h e n s io n a n d is fa te ! It is K a rm a ! It is th e u n fa ir d e c re e of a n u n d e rs ta n d in g . W e m a y lo o k a t a p ic tu r e w ith c o n u n ju s t g o d ! It is p ro o f th a t w e a r e m e re p a w n s c e n tr a tio n a n d re a liz a tio n a n d a t th e sam e tim e b e lie v e m o v e d a b o u t a n d p la c e d b y a d e sig n in g , c ru e l la w w e a r e lis te n in g to th e p h ra s e s o r p a s s a g e s of m u sic o f n a tu r e ! b e in g p la y e d . W e fin d , h o w e v e r, b y c a re fu lly a n a ly z in g W ith su c h a n a ttitu d e , w ith su c h b eliefs; a n d w ith o u r a tte n tiv e n e s s a n d c o m p re h e n s io n , th a t w e a r e th e c ry a n d a n g u is h of d is a p p o in tm e n t, w e re s ig n o u r c h a n g in g th e fo c a l p o in t of o u r a tte n tio n a lte r n a te ly selv es to th e s itu a tio n th a t c o n fr o n ts us, in d iffe re n tly b e tw e e n th e p ic tu r e a n d th e m u sic, a n d a t n o tim e h o p in g th a t it m a y c h a n g e , tr u s tin g w e a k ly th a t so m e c o n sc io u s o f b o th . T h e a lte r n a tio n is ra p id , so ra p id th in g m a y h a p p e n , b u t re a d y to a c c e p t th e w o rs t c o n th a t w e b e lie v e w e h a v e m isse d little in th e c o m p r e c lu s io n s a s a fiat of h is s a ta n ic m a je sty . S h o u ld w e h e n s io n o f e ith e r th e p ic tu r e o r th e m u sic . If w e d is c o v e r ( n o t re a lly c r e a t e ) a w a y o u t of a n y d ilem m a, p ro c e e d to e n la r g e th e p e rio d s of a lte r n a te c o n c e n tr a w e ta k e fu ll c re d it f o r o u r p e rs o n a l p ro w e ss in o v e r tio n a n d th e r e b y m a g n ify a lso th e b r e a k s b e tw e e n c o m in g th e o b s ta c le s ; a n d if w e fin d n o su ch o p e n in g th e s e p e rio d s w h e n w e a r e sh iftin g o u r fo c u s o f a t t e n th r o u g h w h ic h w e c a n e sc a p e lik e a fu g itiv e fro m h is tio n th a t m a y b e illu s tra te d b y a lo n g lin e d iv id ed in to o w n m a c h in a tio n s , w e b la m e e v e ry o n e a n d e v e ry th in g a lt e r n a te w h ite , b la c k a n d re d s e g m e n ts th e re d b u t o u rs e lv e s f o r o u r p re d ic a m e n t. re p r e s e n tin g th e p e rio d s of re a liz a tio n of th e m u sic, 'T is h u m a n n a tu r e ! ith e w h ite r e p r e s e n tin g p e rio d s of p ic tu r e re a liz a tio n S h o u ld w e s p e n d h a lf a n h o u r in p r o p e r th o u g h t w e a n d th e b la c k re p r e s e n tin g th e p e rio d s of n o re a liz a w o u ld fin d th a t th e o b s ta c le s o f th e p re s e n t a re th e tio n , w h e n th e fo c u s of a tte n tio n w a s sh ifte d . v a n g u a r d s o f th e a r m y o f f u tu r e o b sta c le s, m o v in g u p A s w e lo o k a t s u c h a lin e w e see a n e x c e lle n t r e p r e in p la c e to ta k e th e tr e n c h e s v a c a te d b y th e o b sta c le s s e n ta tio n of o u r fa lse c o n c e p tio n of th e re la tio n of th a t h a v e m o v e d o n in to th e a rm y of th e p a st. th in g s. By th is lin e w e w o u ld b e lie v e th a t th e p e rio d s D a y b y d a y , h o u r b y h o u r , th e o b sta c le s of th e of m u sic a n d of th e p ic tu r e p re c e d e d e a c h o th e r o r f u tu r e m o v e s te a lth ily fo r w a rd in to o u r im m e d ia te fo llo w ed e a c h o th e r in tim e a n d d u r a tio n a n d w e re e n v ir o n m e n t, a tt a c k o u r a m b itio n s, th w a r t o u r p la n s, n o t c o in c id e n t. A n d in lik e m a n n e r w e give false f r u s tr a te o u r a c tio n s , fall v ic tim s of p e rio d ic ity , a n d , re la tio n s h ip to a ll th e th in g s o f life, in te r m s of tim e c rip p le d a n d w e a k e n e d , d e v ita liz e d a n d im p o te n t b e esp e c ia lly . c a u s e of th e c h a n g in g of tim e , u n ite w ith th e o b sta c le s W e p a u s e to th in k of th a t w h ic h seem s to b e in o f th e p a s t a n d m a k e w a y fo r th o s e o f th e p re s e n t a n d th e fu tu re , a n d a t o n c e it is o f th e p r e s e n t; a n d b e fo re w e c a n fa irly re a liz e a n d a p p r e c ia te th is m a g ic t r a n s fu tu r e . p o r ta tio n , w e d is c o v e r t h a t it is n o w in th e p a st. It is a dizzy p a g e a n t! A s w e a n a ly z e th is p a r a d e of p u silla n im ity , sn e a k in g W e p ro v e to o u rs e lv e s th a t th e p a s t is n o t a p e rio d fro m a re a l n o w h e re in to th e n o w u n d e r c o v e r o f tim e, o f tim e d is tin c t fro m th e p re s e n t, w h e n , in r e tr o s p e c a n d p itc h in g its b ig te n t, s e ttin g u p its sid e sh o w s a n d tio n , w e liv e o v e r a g a in * w ith all th e th r ill, all th e jo y , b la z in g th e a ir w ith its c o n q u e r in g r o a r w h ile it a r all th e k e e n m e n ta l a n d p sy c h ic re a liz a tio n , so m e in r a n g e s f o r its e a rly d e p a r tu r e in th e m o rn in g , w e th in k c id e n ts of a y e s te rd a y . T h a t it is sim p le so to live o f o u r c h ild h o o d d a y s w h e n w e lo o k e d fo rw a rd w ith o v e r a g a in th e th in g s of th e so -c a lle d p a s t m a k e s p o s g r e a t a n tic ip a tio n to th e c o m in g of th e c irc u s th a t sib le m a n y o f th e h a p p v h o u rs of o u r p r e s e n t d ay s. g r e a t a n d w o n d ro u s th in g th a t w a s so m e w h e re off in S h o u ld w e, h o w e v e r, b e lie v e th a t su c h tr a n s p o r ta tio n th e f u t u r e a n d slo w ly m o v in g to w a rd us. A n d th e n of e v e n ts fro m o n e re la tiv e a n d a s s u m e d p o sitio n to c a m e th e g r e a t p a r a d e w ith b la s tin g w h istle s, b e a tin g a n o th e r , is o n ly t r u e in th e c a s e o f r e t r o s p e c tio n ? Is d ru m s , s t ir r in g m u s ic a n d fly in g b a n n e rs , v ic to rs th e r e a n y re a s o n to a ss u m e th a t in tro s p e c tio n is n o t fro m o th e r p la c e s h e re , n o w , to c o n q u e r u s! T h e lio n s ju s t a s p r e g n a n t w ith life a n d re a lism ? r o a r e d , th e tig e r s s n a rle d , th e s n a k e s sp it a t us, th e I r e t u r n a g a in to m y te x t. A s h o r t tim e a g o th e w ild c a ts d a r e d u s to m o v e c lo s e r! W e w e re e n th ra lle d p o ssib le w a s im p o ssib le ! R e v e rse th e o r d e r a n d say, a n d w e tr e m b le d w ith th e e x c ite m e n t of a t la s t th e im p o ssib le to d a y w ill b e p o ssib le to m o rro w o r a re a liz in g o u r a n tic ip a tio n s o f a g re a t d a y u n d e r th e s h o r t tim e fro m n o w ! T h e o b s ta c le s t h a t s u r r o u n d us b ig te n t. A n d th e h o u r c a m e a n d w e fo u n d o u rse lv e s to d a y , lik e th o s e th a t s u r ro u n d e d u s a y e a r a g o , w ill s p e llb o u n d , e n sla v e d , m a s te re d ! O h , it w a s all a s w e p a s s a w a y a n d th a t w h ic h is n o w s e e m in g ly im p o ssib le h a d v isu a liz e d , h o p e d , fe a r e d ! T h e n m o rn in g cam e w ill b e c o m e p o ssib le . T h e p o in t I w ish to c all to y o u r a tte n tio n is th e false a f te r a n ig h t o f te r r if ic s tru g g le s w ith th e b e a sts w e p re m is e in su c h re a s o n in g , o r r a t h e r th e fa lse in te r h a d s e e n a n d c o m b a ts w ith th e a w e so m e sig h ts w e h a d w itn e s s e d ; a n d w e saw th e w ild a n im a ls q u ie t in p r e ta tio n of th e fa c ts. T h e o b s ta c le s o f th e fu tu re a re th e o b sta c le s o f to d a y a s th e y a r e of th e p a s t, n n d th e i r c a g e s, th e m u s ic ia n s u n ro b e d a n d w ith q u ie t lik e w ise th e p o ss ib ilitie s o f th e f u tu r e a r e p o ss ib ilitie s in s tru m e n ts , th e p e r f o r m e r s d iv e s te d o f th e ir su p e rb a n d im p re s s iv e g a rm e n ts , th e w h o le m a ss of c o n a u e ro r s of to d a y in C o sm ic v e rity . d e n u d e d o f th e i r fo rm id a b le im p re ss iv e n e ss , slip p in g W h e n th e n e w s p a p e rs w e re filled w ith re p o r ts of q u ie tly a n d u n o s te n ta c io u s ly o u t o f o u r p re s e n c e to th e su c c e s s o f th e a ir-m a il s e rv ic e I w a s re a d in g in c id e n ts fro m th e life of A b r a h a m L in c o ln . I n o te d b e c o m e a llo c a tio n s o f th e p a s t. W e h a v e w o n d e re d , in l a t e r life, ju s t w h y w e a n ti th e r e th a t o n o n e o c c a s io n h e h a d s e n t a m e s se n g e r c ip a te d so m u c h , w a s so g re a tly im p re ss e d a t th e g re a t w ith a n im p o r ta n t c o m m u n ic a tio n to a p la c e se v en ty c risis, a n d c o u ld n o t re a liz e s o o n e r th a t w e w e re

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sc io u sn e ss c a n c o m p r e h e n d b u t o n e th in g a t a tim e, h e n c e all th in g s m u s t c o m e to o u r o b je c tiv e re a liz a tio n in o b je c tiv e s e q u e n c e a n d e a c h m u s t h a v e d u ra tio n in th e te rm s o f tim e . In th e flash o f a se c o n d I m a y c o n ce iv e, a n d th e r e b y c o sm ic a lly c re a te , a sc ie n tific a c h ie v e m e n t, th e e v e n tu a l o b je c tiv e re a liz a tio n o f w h ic h w ill re q u ire th e o v e r c o m in g of m a n y c o n d itio n s , th e m e e tin g of m a n y p ro b le m s a n d th e p a s s in g th r o u g h m a n y sta g e s of d e v e lo p m e n t. In o b je c tiv e c o m p re h e n s io n th e s e sta g e s of d e v e lo p m e n t m u s t ta k e se q u e n c e , h a v e d u ra tio n of tim e a n d b e c o m e m a n ife s t o n e b y o n e in th e fu tu re . M y o b je c tiv e c o m p re h e n s io n of th e g ro w th a n d final m a n ife s ta tio n o f th e c o n c e p tio n re q u ire s tim e ; m y m e n ta l, co sm ic, tr u e re a liz a tio n o f th e c o n c e p tio n a n d its a c c o m p lis h m e n t is in s ta n ta n e o u s , a n d of th e now , n o t th e fu tu re . A ll th r o u g h life th o s e th in g s w h ic h a r r a y th e m se lv e s b e fo r e o u r o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss a s o b sta c le s in th e p a th of o u r d e sire s, a r e th in g s w h ic h a re p la c e d in s e q u e n c e a n d in te r m s of re la tiv e d is ta n c e fro m th e p re s e n t in tim e ; w e th in k of th e first o b sta c le to b e o v e rc o m e to d a y , th e n th e r e a r e tw o o th e r s w h ich w ill b e m e t to m o rro w , a n d n e x t w e e k w ill a ris e a n o th e r , a n d s h o rtly still a n o th e r o b s ta c le w ill a ris e a n d p e r h a p s a fe w o th e r s b e fo r e w e w ill b e a b le to re a c h th e g o al, g a in th e e n d o r a c c o m p lis h th e re s u lt. W ith th is b e lie f a s a p re m is e fo r a c tio n o r p ro c e d u r e , w e p la n a n d c o n c e n tr a te u p o n c o n te s tin g w ith th e first o b sta c le a n d w h e n th a t is o v e rc o m e w e w ill p r e p a r e to m e e t th e n e x t o n e o r tw o . W e h a v e in v e n te d a p ro v e r b to e a se o u r c o n s c ie n c e in su c h u n ju s tifia b le p ro c e d u r e a n d say w e w ill c ro s s n o b rid g e u n til w e co m e to it! L e t u s c e a se th in k in g in te r m s o f th e p a st, p re s e n t a n d fu tu re , f o r th e r e is o n ly th e n o w . T h e p ro b le m s jo f th e fu tu r e a r e p ro b le m s of n o w . T h e y w ill be o v e rc o m e in th e fu tu r e b y b e in g o v e rc o m e now . R e fu sin g to a d m it t h a t a n y o b sta c le c a n sta n d in th e w a y o f p ro g r e s s o f C o sm ic c re a tio n w e a t o n c e , now , d e s tro y e v e ry g ia n t c o n te s to r o f su c cess a b o u t to be b o rn fo r f u t u r e a c tiv itiy . By v isu a liz in g th e th in g d e sire d , c r e a tin g it m e n ta lly n o w , c o m p le tin g th e p ic tu r e , g iv in g it c re a tiv e life, re a liz in g it as a n a c c o m p lis h m e n t n o w e x is tin g in th e C o sm ic, w e m a y d is m iss th e g lo o m y p r o s p e c t of o b sta c le s to a ris e in th e fu tu re , a n d th e n a b id e b y th e law of th e o b je c tiv e w o rld a n d g iv e th is w o rld th e tim e it d e m a n d s to m a n i fe st th a t w h ic h th e C o sm ic h a s c o m p le te d . It re q u ire s m o re th a n fa ith , h o w e v e r, to th u s c re a te a n d a w a it m a n ife s ta tio n w ith c o n fid e n ce. It re q u ire s th e u tm o s t s u re n e s s o f v isio n , th e m o st c o m p le te d e v o tio n to id e a liz a tio n , a n d th e re a d in e ss to c o -o p e ra te w ith th e C o sm ic in th e la b o r s o f n o w to se rv e in th e w h o le s c h e m e o f th in g s. F o r in th is w a y a ll m en, m a d e in th e im a g e o f G od, h a v in g th e d iv in e c o n sc io u s n e ss of G o d w ith th e a tte n d in g a ttrib u te s , a r e c re a to rs w ith G o d ; a n d in th e c o n sc io u sn e ss of G od th e r e is n o tim e b u t th e e v e r p re s e n t, n o d u ra tio n b u t th e e te r n a l n o w , n o s p a c e b u t th e h e re , n o d is ta n c e b u t w h a t is in to u c h w ith th e n e a r a t h a n d , n o c o m p re h e n sio n b u t w h a t is c re a te d b y c o n c e p tio n o f it, n o p a s t b u t th a t w h ic h is p re s e n t, n o p re s e n t e x c e p t th a t w h ic h w as th o u g h t b y th e p a s t to b e in th e fu tu re , a n d n o fu tu re b u t th a t w h ic h is c o n c e iv e d in th e now .

five m ile s d is ta n t. T im e w a s a n e le m e n t o f im p o rt a n c e in th e m a tte r , a n d m a n y h ills a n d riv e rs h a d to b e c ro s se d a n d la n d c o v e re d a g a in s t m a n y o b sta c le s. T h e b e s t h o rs e a n d th e b e s t rid e r w e re c h o se n as a id s in th e o v e rc o m in g o f th e o b sta c le s. W e re a d , n o w , th a t L in c o ln th o u g h t h ig h ly of th e a c h ie v e m e n t, fo r th e m e s s e n g e r su c c e e d e d in g o in g th e d is ta n c e of sev e n tj'-fiv e m iles, a g a in s t th e g re a te s t o b sta c le s, in a b o u t tw e n ty -s ix h o u rs . L in c o ln re m a rk e d th a t it w as a n o ta b le a c h ie v e m e n t a n d lo o k e d fo rw a rd to th e d ay w h e n th e o b s ta c le s to s p e e d y c o m m u n ic a tio n a c ro s s su c h m o u n ta in o u s la n d s w o u ld b e so m e w h a t le sse n ed o r p o ssib ly o v e rc o m e . If it h a d b e e n su g g e s te d th a t a rid e r b e se n t o v e r su c h g r e a te r o b s ta c le s a n d fo rm id a b le m o u n ta in s as th e S ie r ra N e v a d a s a n d R o c k y M o u n ta in s fo r a d is ta n c e of se v e n ty -fiv e m ile s in tw e n ty -s ix h o u rs , th e su g g e stio n w o u ld h a v e b e e n d e c rie d a s im p o ssib le. S u ch g r e a te r o b s ta c le s c o u ld n o t b e o v e rc o m e b y m a n ! A n d I lo o k e d a g a in a t th e n e w s p a p e rs a n d re a d th a t c o m m u n ic a tio n h a s b e e n s e n t th is d a y fro m c o a st to c o a st, a c ro s s a ll th e m o u n ta in s , o v e r all th e lan d , a g a in s t a ll o b s ta c le s a n d fo r a d is ta n c e o f se v e ra l th o u s a n d m ile s in a b o u t tw e n ty -six h o u rs th e sam e tim e c o n s u m e d b y th e rid e r o f th e h o rs e in g o in g a d is ta n c e of se v e n ty -fiv e m iles. T h e o b s ta c le s h a d b e e n o v e rc o m e ! T h in k in g , p la n n in g , d e te rm in a tio n , h a s e n a b le d m a n to ris e a b o v e th e o b sta c le s, lite ra lly a n d fig u ra tiv ely . S c ie n c e c o m e s to th e re s c u e , d e te rm in a tio n gives w in g s to rise f a r a b o v e a ll th in g s, a n d th e im p o ss ib le of y e s te rd a y is p o ss ib le to d a y . W e o v e rc o m e th e o b sta c le s n o t b y w a itin g u n til, in th e se n se o f tim e - d u ra tio n , th e o b sta c le s of to m o rro w a s s e rt th e m se lv e s in th e p re s e n t, b u t b y e lim in a tin g a ll sen se of tim e , a n d d e c re e in th e n o w , th a t w h a t is d e sire d s h a ll b e m a d e m a n ife st, w ith o u t a c o n sc io u s n e ss o f p re d ic tin g o r c o m m a n d in g it fo r e ith e r p re s e n t o r fu tu r e . W h e n L in c o ln c o n c e n tr a te d h is m in d u p o n th e o b s ta c le th a t p re v e n te d ra p id c o m m u n ic a tio n in th e h o u r o f n e e d a n d c o n c e iv e d th a t q u ic k e r m e a n s m u st b e fo u n d , h e th e r e a n d th e n se t in to o p e ra tio n th e p o w e rs o f m in d w h ic h a t o n c e o v e rc a m e th e o b sta c le s to su c h re s u lts . W h e n th e W rig h t B ro th e rs first c o n ceiv e d th e p o ss ib ility o f fly in g a n d fo r o n e fleetin g m o m e n t v isu a liz e d m a n fly in g in th e a ir in a la rg e m a c h in e h e a v ie r th a n a ir, th e y th e n a n d th e r e d e stro y e d th e a r m y of o b sta c le s, th e a r r a y of in te r f e r e n ces, th e h in d r a n c e s to th e s o lu tio n o f th e m a n y p ro b le m s, a n d it w a s d o n e , fin ish ed , c o m p le te d , a c h ie v e d a t t h a t m o m e n t. T ru ly , b o th L in c o ln a n d o n e o f th e W rig h t b ro th e rs p a ss e d o n a f te r liv in g a n u m b e r o f y e a r s w ith o u t see in g th e re s u lt o f th e ir m e n ta l a c tio n . C o sm ic a lly , w h e re a ll th in g s a r e a tta in e d , a c h ie v e d , a c c o m p lis h e d a n d d e c re e d first, th e s o lu tio n o f th e p ro b le m of ra p id c o m m u n ic a tio n w a s so lv e d a t th e m o m e n t of c o n c e p tio n ; in th e p h y s ic a l w o rld w ith its lim ita tio n of sp a c e a n d tim e , th e re s u lts o f th e c o n c e p tio n h a d to w a it th e ir tim e to b e c o m e m a n ife st. By c r e d itin g th e p h y s ic a l w o rld w ith su c h re la tiv e a n d u n re a l q u a litie s a s sp a c e , tim e , d u ra tio n , w e fo rc e a ll a c tio n , a ll o b je c tiv e c o m p re h e n s io n a n d all o b je c tiv e m a n ife s ta tio n to ta k e s e q u e n c e . O u r o b je c tiv e c o n

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L o d g e is a b o u t to o p e n in a n y lo c a lity , tHe N a tio n a l L o d g e m e m b e rs in th a t lo c a lity h a v e ra llie d to th e w o rk a n d g re a tly a ss iste d . In th e m a ilin g of lite r a tu r e to frie n d s, in lis te n in g a n d w a tc h in g fo r s e e k e rs a n d g iv in g th e m a n in tr o d u c tio n to o u r w o rk , a n d in s p e a k in g o f th e O r d e r a t p u b lic m e e tin g s , th e s e N a tio n a l m e m b e rs h a v e re n d e r e d v a lu a b le se rv ic e . In o th e r w a y s to o , a s m a k in g la r g e c o n tr ib u tio n s to th e E g y p tia n e x p lo r a tio n s , d o n a tio n s to w a rd te m p le fu n d s, h e lp in g p ris o n e r s w h o w a n te d to s t a r t life a n e w , lo o k in g a f t e r o th e r m e m b e rs o r s tr a n g e r s w h o w e re in tro u b le , a n d in h u n d r e d s o f h u m a n ita r ia n a c ts, th e N a tio n a l m e m b e rs h a v e b e c o m e a g re a t b o d y of re a l R o s ic ru c ia n w o r k e r s th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n tr y re a d y to m e e t p ro b le m s of m a n y k in d s. O n e of th e m o s t s trik in g illu s tra tio n s of w h a t th e c o -o p e r a tio n o f th e s e N a tio n a l m e m b e rs m e a n s is in d ic a te d b y th e m a n y le tte r s c o n s ta n tly re c e iv e d sh o w in g th a t in b u sin e ss a ffa irs , in lifes re q u ire m e n ts g e n e ra lly , th e c o -o p e r a tio n h a s b r o u g h t su ccess a n d p o w e r b e y o n d a n y th in g e v e r e x p e c te d . R e a lly , w e h a v e a v e ry la r g e a n d h a p p y fam ily in th e N a tio n a l L o d g e a n d w e re jo ic e in o u r w o rk a n d in th e fa c t th a t w e a r e g ro w in g e a c h d ay a n d e a c h w e e k in n u m b e r s a n d s tre n g th . T h e N a tio n a l L o d g e S e c re ta ry .

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A N Y o f o u r m e m b e rs a n d h u n d re d s . of o th e r s w h o a r e s e e k e rs a r e n o t a s fa m ilia r w ith T h e N a tio n a l R o sic ru c ia n L o d g e a n d its w o rk a s w e sh o u ld lik e th e m to b e. It o ffe rs u n u s u a l o p p o rtu n itie s to th o s e w h o w ish to stu d y a n d a d v a n c e in th e fu n d a m e n ta ls o f th e R o si c ru c ia n p h ilo s o p h y , a n d fo r th o s e w h o d e s ire th e sp e c ia l b e n e fits o f p ra c tic e a n d s tu d y w ith e x p e rim e n t in th e sile n c e of o n e s ow n s a n c tu m , th e r e is n o th in g ju s t lik e th e w o rk of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e. F ir s t o f a ll le t u s m a k e it v e ry p la in th a t th e N a tio n a l R. C . L o d g e is a s e p a r a te in s titu tio n . It is n o t a p a r t o f th e S u p re m e L o d g e a n y m o re th a n is a n y o th e r o f th e C h a r te r e d a n d I n c o r p o r a te d b ra n c h e s of o u r O r d e r . A t th e first n a tio n a l c o n v e n tio n of o u r O r d e r in P itts b u rg h , P a ., th e sc h e m e of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e w a s d isc u sse d a f te r a fe w m o n th s tr ia l a n d it w a s a p p r o v e d b y th e d e le g a te s of th e c o n v e n tio n , e m p o w e re d to c o n tin u e a n d h a s g ro w n sin c e th e n in to a n o rg a n iz a tio n o f o v e r 1 ,5 0 0 in itia te s . So su cc e ssfu l h a s b e e n its w o rk t h a t th e A M O R C o f G re a t B rita in c o n d u c ts a B ritish N a tio n a l R. C . L o d g e w ith ra p id ly in c r e a s in g m e m b e rs h ip . T h e N a tio n a l R . C. L o d g e o f N o rth A m e ric a h a s its o w n o ffic e rs a n d its o w n sy ste m o f c o n d u c tin g its w o rk . Its in itia tio n ritu a ls , le s so n s a n d re a d in g m a t te r a r e d iffe re n t fro m th o s e u se d in o u r re g u la r L o d g es. T h e m a in p o in t of d iffe re n c e is th is : th e in itia tio n ritu a ls a r e d e sig n e d so th a t th e m e m b e r c o n d u c ts h is o r h e r o w n c e re m o n y in th e p riv a c y of so m e p a r t of th e h o m e ( o n a T h u rs d a y e v e n in g w h e n p o s s ib le ) a n d th e w e e k ly le s so n s a n d p re s c rib e d e x p e rim e n ts a r e re a d a n d fo llo w e d in th e sa m e p a r t of th e h o m e s e t a s id e a s a s o r t o f a sa n c tu m . T h e w o rk is so a r r a n g e d th a t it d o e s n o t in c o n v e n ie n c e th e m e m b e rs. U su a lly a p a r t o f a ro o m is a r ra n g e d e a c h T h u r s d a y e v e n in g , o r so m e o th e r e v e n in g e s p e c ia lly se le c te d , a n d fo r th e tim e b e in g th is b e co m e s th e m e m b e rs s a n c tu m . In h u n d re d s of h o m e s in A m e ric a th e r e a r e sm a ll ro o m s p e rm a n e n tly a r r a n g e d a s a s a n c tu m a n d u se d o n ly fo r th a t p u rp o s e , f o r m e m b e rs w ill fin d m u c h th a t c a n b e d o n e in su c h p la c e s m a n y tim e s a w e e k . T h e w e e k ly le s so n s a r e g ra d e d in to th e th r e e g ra d e s o r d e g re e s , e a c h g ra d e h a v in g its in itia tio n c e re m o n y . T h e first g ra d e h a s tw e lv e w e e k ly lesso n s, a n d e x p e rim e n ts fo llo w e d b y a sp e c ia l e x a m in a tio n . The se c o n d g ra d e h a s its in itia tio n ritu a l, tw elv e lesso n s a n d e x p e rim e n ts , w ith w o rk to d o a t o th e r tim e s fo r im p ro v e m e n t a n d d e v e lo p m e n t, a n d is fo llo w ed b y a n o th e r s p e c ia l e x a m in a tio n . T h e th ir d g ra d e h a s f o u r te e n w e e k ly le sso n s, m a n y e x p e rim e n ts a n d te s ts o f law s a n d p rin c ip le s a n d o u tlin e s a g re a t d e a l of w o rk th a t th e m e m b e rs c a n d o a s s e rv ic e re n d e r e d to o th e rs w h e n e v e r th e o p p o r tu n ity a rise s. T h e s e th r e e g ra d e s c o n s titu te th e p r e p a r a to r y w o rk o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e a n d th e n a f t e r a n o th e r e x a m in a tio n th e m e m b e r m ay p e titio n to b e c o m e a P o s tu la n t fo r th e f o u r th g ra d e of th e N a tio n a l, w h ic h le a d s to m u c h h ig h e r w o rk ; o r th e m e m b e r m a y re m a in a m e m b e r- a t-la rg e o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e , o r m a y u n ite w ith o n e of th e re g u la r L o d g e s of th e O r d e r a n d p u r s u e th e w o rk , o r jo in o n e of th e m a n y sp e c ia l stu d y g ro u p s o rg a n iz e d th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n tr y . W h e n m e m b e rs w h o h a v e fin ish e d th e sec o n d o r th ir d g ra d e s o f t h e n a tio n a l L o d g e w ish to u n ite w ith a r e g u la r L o d g e in th e ir o w n o r n e a rb y lo c a lity , th e y do n o t h a v e to p a s s th r o u g h a n y s p e c ia l e x a m in a tio n o r p r e p a r a tio n fo r q u a lific a tio n a s d o o th e r c a n d id a te s fo r th e r e g u la r L o d g e s, b u t th e y m u s t ta k e th e first g ra d e in itia tio n in th e r e g u la r L o d g e s a s d o all c a n d id a te s. In o th e r w o rd s N a tio n a l L o d g e m e m b e rs a re

n o t e x e m p t fro m t h e first g ra d e in itia tio n of th e r e g u la r L o d g e s o r a n y of th e o th e r in itia tio n s, no m a tte r h o w f a r th e y h a v e g o n e in th e N a tio n a l L odge. T h e in itia tio n c e r e m o n ie s of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e a r e n o t th e sa m e a s th o s e in r e g u la r L o d g es, a lth o u g h th e sa m e fu n d a m e n ta l le s s o n s of th e in itia tio n s a re ta u g h t. T h o se in th e N a tio n a l L o d g e w h o c o m p le te d th e P o s tu la n ts G ra d e ( o r f o u r th g ra d e ) w ill b e e n title d to th e w o rk o f th e h ig h e r L o d g e s, b u t if affiliatio n w ith , o r m e m b e rs h ip in , a r e g u la r L o d g e is d e sire d , all N a tio n a l m e m b e rs m u s t p a s s th r o u g h th e r e g u la r in itia tio n c e re m o n ie s lik e o th e r c a n d id a te s. T h is h a s b e e n o n e of th e p o in ts th a t h a s p u zzled o u r m e m b e rs a n d so m e o f o u r L o d g e o fficers. T h e le s so n s o f t h e N a tio n a l L o d g e a r e d iffe re n t fro m th o s e o f th e r e g u l a r L o d g es, a s h a s b e e n said. T h e y a r e d e s ig n e d f o r p e rs o n a l e x p e rim e n t a n d te s t of th e sim p le f u n d a m e n ta l law s. E v en th e v e ry fine m e th o d s f o r p r a c t is i n g th e law s o f h e a lin g a r e d iffe re n t fro m th o s e ta u g h t in th e w o rk of th e re g u la r L odges. 'T h e re a s o n f o r th is is o b v io u s. S in ce so m u c h m u st b e c o v e re d in th r e e g ra d e s of o n ly tw elv e to fo u rte e n le sso n s, th e w o r k c a n n o t b e so e x te n d e d , so illu s tra te d a n d c o m p le te a s it is in th e r e g u la r L o d g es a n d it c a n n o t c o v e r so m a n y h u n d re d s of p o in ts. O n th e o th e r h a n d th e r e is th is th a t m u s t b e said a b o u t th e le s so n s o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e . T h e y a r e v e ry p e r s o n a l; th e y g iv e m o r e p e rs o n a l w o rk to b e d o n e, a n d 'th e y p e r m it o f m o r e d e v o te d a tte n tio n to so m e p o in ts. A b o v e a ll th is is th e o n e g re a t o u ts ta n d in g b en efit to b e d e riv e d fr o m th e N a tio n a l L o d g e w o rk . T h e m e m b e rs a s s e m b le d in th e ir h o m e s o r sa n c tu m s o n a T h u r s d a y , o r e v e n a W e d n e s d a y n ig h t, a t c e rta in h o u rs a ll o v e r th e c o u n tr y a r e to ld h o w th e y m a y be a t tu n e d w ith o n e a n o t h e r in th e p ra c tis e of c e rta in p rin c ip le s a n d th e h o u r o r m o re th u s s p e n t e a c h w eek h a s b e c o m e a m ig h ty p o te n t fa c to r in th e p e rs o n a l, p s y c h ic d e v e lo p m e n t o f e a c h m e m b e r. T h e h u n d re d s a n d h u n d r e d s o f le t te r s re c e iv e d b y th e M a ste r of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e in th e fo rm of re p o r ts sh o w th a t th e m o s t u n u s u a l m a n ife s ta tio n s h a v e o c c u rr e d a t th e s e p e rio d s . T h e w o r k o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e h a s esp e c ia lly a p p e a le d to th o s e w h o liv e in sm all c o m m u n itie s o r f a r a w a y fr o m c itie s o r c e n tr e s w h e re w e h a v e re g u la r L o d g e s. A n d y e t it is sa fe to sa y th a t m o s t of o u r o ffic e rs a n d a d v a n c e d m e m b e rs in th e r e g u la r L o d g es h a v e a t o n e tim e p u r s u e d th e w o rk of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e a n d th e r e b y la id a fo u n d a tio n th a t c o u ld n o t h a v e b e e n e s ta b lis h e d o th e rw ise . W e a r e c o n s ta n tly re m in d e d o f th is b y le tte r s fro m o u r h ig h g ra d e m e m b e r s w h o r e f e r to th e b e n e fits of th e ir e a rly N a tio n a l tr a in in g . T h e in itia tio n o r a p p lic a tio n fee fo r th e N a tio n a l L o d g e is fiv e d o lla rs . T h is c o v e rs th e in d u c tio n in to th e first g r a d e o f the* N a tio n a l L o d g e. T h e in itia tio n fe e s o f th e s e c o n d , th i r d a n d P o s tu la n t g ra d e a r e tw o d o lla rs e a c h . T h e m o n th ly d u e s fo r th e N a tio n a l L o d g e a r e o n e dollar T h e s e fe e s a n d d u es c o v e r all th e b e n e fits of th e L o d g e . M e m b e rs o f r e g u l a r L o d g e s w h o d e sire m a y also jo in th e N a tio n a l L o d ^ e a n d ta k e u p th a t sp ecial w o rk . S u c h m e m b e rs s h o u ld w rite to T h e N a tio n a l L o d g e S e c r e ta r y , 1 2 55 M a r k e t S tre e t, S a n F ra n c isc o , C alif., b e in g s u r e to s ta te th a t th e y a r e m e m b e rs of a re g u la r L o d g e a n d s t a ti n g th e i r g ra d e . A b o o k le t e x p la in in g th e w o r k o f th e N a tio n a l L o d g e w ill th e n b e m ailed to th e m . T h e N a tio n a l L o d g e m e m b e rsh ip , a s a s e p a r a te bock? h a s o fte n r e n d e r e d y^reat se rv ic e to th e O rd e r. Its m e m b e rs h a v e b e e n c o n s is te n t b o o s te rs a n d e n th u s i a s tic p r o p a g a n d a W o rk ers. W h e n e v e r a re g u la r

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tim e of th e la te P r e s id e n ts e le c io n o u r I m p e r a t o r w a s v is itin g c e rta in c itie s in th e E a st a n d in s p e a k i n g p u b licly to all th e m e m b e rs in d if fe re n t g a t h e r i n g s h e Published by the Department of Publication, American Supreme to u c h e d u p o n n a tio n a l e v e n ts a n d m a d e t h e o r o p h e c y , Council of the fro m w h a t a p p e a r e d to b e a c o p y of a r a r e m a n u s c r ip t fo u n d in th e a rc h iv e s of th e o ld m y s tic b o o k s o f th e Attrttt and iUgatiral GDrfor R o s ic ru c ia n s p re s e rv e d in W a s h in g to n , t h a t t h e n e w ly e le c te d P re s id e n t w o u ld fill b u t little m o r e t h a n h a lf Ho 0 ap druria of h is te r m o f office. T h e p r o p h e c y in a ll i t s d e ta ils is re c a lle d in th e s e le tte r s a n d m a n y q u e s t io n s a r e T h e A .M .O .R .C . is affiliated with the A N T IQ U U M A R C A N U M a s k e d a b o u t th e n e w P re s id e n t. O R D IN E M R O S A E E T A U R E A E C R U C IS in various W e feel th a t it is w ith in o u r p ro v in c e to s t a t e a few parts of the world and with its branch bodies with fa c ts a b o u t C a lv in C o o lid g e n o t generall-v* k n o w n similar names in other lands, all operating under e sp e c ia lly sin c e th e s e fa c ts a r e of i n t e r e s t t o th o s e of a supreme world council. th e m in d w h ic h c o n s titu te o u r class o f r e a d e r s . C a lv in C o o lid g e is a m y s tic of a d e f in ite s c h o o l of OFFICE OF AMERICAN SECRETARY GENERAL p h ilo s o p h y . H e is v e ry p o sitiv e a b o u t ti s w h e n h e 1255 M A R K E T S T R E E T is q u e s tio n e d b y s o m e o n e w h o m h e c o n s i d e r s su ffi SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. U. S. A. c ie n tly in fo rm e d to u n d e rs ta n d . T h o s e w h o c a n re a d b e tw e e n th e lin e s of h is r e m a r k s w ill d is c o v e r a c o n S E P T E M B E R 1923 n e c tio n , a n a ss o c ia tio n . F irs t o f a ll M r. C o o l id g e is n o t a m e m b e r o f a n y E D IT O R IA L S c h u rc h . T h is is n o t b e c a u s e h e is n o t in s v m p a th y O u r first issu e o f T h e T ria n g le in th e n e w fo rm , w ith th e c h u rc h e s a n d th e i r w o rk , f o r h e is e n th u s ia s t ic d a te d A u g u s t, 1 9 2 3 , b r o u g h t to u s m a n y le tte r s of a b o u t th e w o rk th a t all o f th e m a r e d o in ^ a n d is a p ra is e a n d a p p r e c ia tio n a n d o th e r le tte r s a n d te le r e g u la r a tte n d a n t w h ile in W a s h in g to n o r in h is h o m e g ra m s a s k in g fo r m o r e c o p ie s to m e e t th e d e m an d . to w n . B ut, h e e x p la in s, h e h a s n o s e c t a r i a n o r d e T h e e n tire issu e w a s g o n e b e fo r e w e h a d a c h a n c e to n o m in a tio n a l re lig io u s b eliefs, d e s p ite t h e f a c t th a t re a liz e t h a t it w a s in c ir c u la tio n a n d w e r e g r e t th a t h e w a s ra is e d a C a lv in ist in th e s t r i c t N e w E n g la n d so m a n y w e re d is a p p o in te d , e sp e c ia lly th e N a tio n a l fo rm . H is re lig io u s v ie w s a r e to o b ro a d * t o o s p ir itu a l L o d g e m e m b e rs w h o , in th e ir to ta lity , w e re d e p riv e d to o m y stic a l, to b e lim ite d b y s e c t a r i a n c r e e d s o r o f a n y c o p ie s. d o g m a s. A n d th e m a n n e r in w h ic h h e e x p la i n s h is O f c o u rs e th is issu e, th e S e p te m b e r, w ill b e in a ttitu d e in th is r e g a r d te lls q u ite a s t o r y . c re a s e d in th e n u m b e r o f c o p ie s p rin te d , b u t th a t w ill W h e n f u r th e r q u e s tio n e d a b o u t h is p h il o s o p h y of n o t c o m p e n s a te fo r th e lo ss to th o s e w h o did n o t g et life, h e m a k e s th is v e ry illu m in a tin g , t h o u g h v eiled a c o p y o f th e A u g u s t n u m b e r. T h e D ic tio n a ry of a n s w e r. Y e a rs a g o a g r e a t m a n y m e n a n d w o m e n R o s a e c ru c ia n T e rm s is e sp e c ia lly d e sire d b y so m a n y w e re in flu e n c e d in th e i r th in k in g b y t h e p h il o s o p h y of m e m b e rs a n d w ill b e w a n te d b y th e m a n y n e w m e m a h u m b le c o b b le r w h o m e d ita te d w h ile h e c o b b le d a n d b e rs in itia te d th is F a ll a n d W in te r ; so th e b e st w e th e n d is c o u rs e d o n th e law s of G o d a n d n a t u r e to c a n do is to r e p r in t th e first in s ta llm e n t of th e D ic tio n th o s e w h o g a th e r e d a r o u n d h is little r o o m a t n ig h t a r y fro m A to F in a fu tu r e issu e . If th o s e w h o rec e iv e T h a t w a s in a n o th e r la n d . T h e c o b b l e r 's te a c h in g s th is S e p te m b e r n u m b e r a n d all su c c e e d in g o n es, w ill h a v e re m a in e d a s a g u id e in life to th i s d a y . W e ll 1 p r e s e rv e th e m th e y w ill h a v e th e c o m p le te D ic tio n a ry to o , h a v e a c o b b le r fo r m y te a c h e r a n d h is p h ilo s o p h y a s w ell a s all th e o th e r h e lp fu l a rtic le s. is m y p h ilis o p h y . F ro m h im I h a v e l e a r n e d w h a t I W e th in k it w ell to re m in d o u r m e m b e rs o f w h a t k n o w o f th e p ro b le m s of life a n d it is m y in te n tio n h a p p e n e d in r e g a r d to th e o ld A m e ric a n R o sa e C ru c is to a p p ly th e s e te a c h in g s a t e v e ry o p p o r t u n i t y a n d in m a g a z in e . M an y o f th e o ld n u m b e r s o f th a t m a g a z in e e v e ry w a y th r o u g h o u t m y a d m in is tr a io n a s 1 h a v e in a r e b r in g in g o n e a n d tw o d o lla rs p e r c o p y a n d ev en all th in g s o f m y life . m o re h a s b e e n o ffe re d b y so m e w h o a r e a n x io u s to W h a t a r e th e e s s e n tia ls o f h is p h il o s o p h y > L e t us m a k e c o m p le te sets. A s tim e p a ss e s th o s e m a g a z in e s s ta te a few of th e m in th e fo llo w in g t e r m s , w h ic h a re b e c o m e m o re v a lu a b le a n d th e d e m a n d o n th e p a r t of ta k e n fro m a n a u th e n tic a c c o u n t: n e w m e m b e rs is in c r e a s in g e a c h m o n th . T h e sam e L ife is b u t th e p a th of d u tie s a n d h o n o r s t h a t b efall s itu a tio n w ill c o m e in r e g a r d to th e n e w T ria n g le . m en. i P re s e rv e y o u r c o p y ! H a v e a n e x tr a o n e to lo a n to D u tie s a n d h o n o rs a re , e ss e n tia lly , i n c i d e n t s o n th e o th e rs . w a y , a n d m a n is n o t to b e u n d u ly e la t e d o v e r h o n o r W e th a n k a ll th o s e w h o h a v e w r itte n su c h g lo w in g d is h e a rte n e d b y fa ilu re s, b u t a lw a y s e x e r c i s i n g e a rn e s t a n d s in c e re le tte r s a b o u t o u r little m o n th ly m o n o g ra p h . e n d e a v o r to fulfill th e d u tie s to th e b e s t o f h is a b ility . W e h a v e so m e n e w fe a tu r e s p la n n e d b u t tim e is r e A lw a y s m a in ta in c a lm d ig n ity a n d s h o w D eaceful q u ir e d to h a v e th e m p r e p a r e d . O u r n e x t issu e w ill c o n s e r e n ity in th e fa c e o f a g re a t c risis. ta in a p le a s a n t s u r p ris e . A A A M a in ta in a n a b id in g fa ith th a t a m in d b e f o g g e d b y selfish, p e rs o n a l in te re s ts o r h id in g b e n e a t h a n a rtific ia l W h e n a m a n s b u s in e s s a n d p o litic a l e n e m ie s jo in v e n e e r, c a n n o t p r o p e r ly c o m m u n e w ith t h e m in d s of w ith h is fr ie n d s in p a y in g tr ib u te , w h e n th e h e a r ts of n o b le m e n . c h ild re n a r e u n ite d w ith th e h e a r ts of o ld e r p e rs o n s in If P ro v id e n c e p la c e s a d u ty , a p o w e r o r so m e p a y in g r e s p e c t to h is m e m o ry , th e n w e m a y b e su re a u th o r itv in y o u r h a n d s , m e e t it w ith a ll v o u r w isd o m th a t a m a n g o o d a n d tr u e , fa ir a n d s q u a r e , k in d a n d a n d fulfill th e o b lig a tio n to th e b e s t o f \~ o u r a b ility . g e n tle , lo v in g a n d c o n s id e ra te , is th e o b je c t of th e M an c a n n o t a ss u m e a u th o r ity w h ic h h e d o e s n o t tr ib u t e a n d re s p e c t. A n d s u c h a m a n w a s th e la te h a v e , n o r sh o u ld h e e v e r fail to u s e t h e a u th o r it y P re s id e n t H a rd in g . w h ic h is h is b ir th r ig h t. H is p a s s in g h e r e in S a n F ra n c is c o , w h e re th e city R a d ic a lism in a n y fo rm is u n w h o le s o m e . w a s d e c o ra te d in h o n o r of h is p re s e n c e , w h e re e v e ry L o v e of o rd e r , sy ste m a n d la w is a m o u n t a in of th in g w a s still in fe stiv e a r r a n g e m e n t in a n tic ip a tio n s tre n g th . of h is c o m p le te re c o v e ry , w a s a sh o c k to th e city a n d s ta te th a t b id h im w e lc o m e a n d h a d p la n n e d to m a k e L a b o r, e v e n o f th e m o s t h u m b le k i ^ d . :s \ d ig n itv h is v isit o n e o f th e m o s t e n jo y a b le e v e n ts in h is life. T h e tim e w ill c o m e w h e n it w ill b e d i s g r a c e f u l to b e Y et it w a s n o le ss a s h o c k to th e w h o le n a tio n , to th e ric h a n d idle. w h o le w o rld , a n d all th e w o rld m o u r n e d fo r th e loss C la ss fa v o ritis m in a ll th in g s is c a t e r i n g to th e of H a r d in g th e m a n , H a r d in g th e frie n d , H a rd in g th e re c o g n itio n of cla sse s, a n d th e r e a r e n o c la s s e s in th e P re s id e n t, H a r d in g th e g e n ia l e x a m p le o f h u m a n k in e y e s o f th e s u p r e m e la w s of G o d a n d n a t u r e . sh ip . T h e tr u e v a lu a tio n o f all th in g s in lif e is t h e s p iritu a l A g re a t m a n y le tte r s h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d a t H e a d v a lu a tio n w h ic h th e in n e r m a n c a n d i s c e r n a n d th e q u a r t e r s c a llin g o u r a tte n tio n to th e fa c t th a t a t th e o u te r m a n m u s t le a r n to c o m p r e h e n d .

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A few m in u te s s p e n t s e v e ra l tim e s e a c h d a y in sile n t m e d ita tio n w ill g iv e m a n g r e a te r p o w e r a n d in sig h t a n d p la c e h im in m o re in tim a te c o n ta c t w ith h is fellow m en . A A A O n c e a g a in a c a ta s tr o p h y h a s v isited a n a tio n , a p e o p le , a n d th e L aw o f N a tu re h a s m a d e m a n ife st its m ig h ty p o w e r a n d its c y c lic p ro c e s se s. A s h u m a n s, a s k in o f th o s e w h o su ffe r a n d w h o w ill su ffe r a s a re s u lt of th is d is a s te r, w e s o rro w a n d a r e in m e n ta l p a in , w h ile o u r h e a r ts e x te n d to th e m th e sy m p a th y a n d h e lp th a t is w ith in o u r b e in g s a n d a t o u r m a te ria l d isp o sa l. A s s tu d e n ts o f law s, a s m e ta p h y sic ia n s, a s a d e p ts e v e r so little illu m in a te d in o u r c o m p re h e n sio n , w e e x te n d e v e n m o r e th a n s y m p a th y a n d m a te ria l a s s is ta n c e , w e tr a n s m it to th e m c o llec tiv e ly a n d in d iv id u a lly th e m o r e s u b tle a n d m o s t e x p re ssiv e a s s u r a n c e s of o u r u n ity w ith th e m in th e tim e o f th e ir a n g u ish th a t th e y m a y se n se , a s w e do, th e n o n -e x is t e n c e o f ra c ia l d is tin c tio n a n d c la ss p re ju d ic e . T h e L ittle F lo w e r D a n c in g G irl of A sia lies c ru sh e d a n d b le e d in g . N o t b y a n y a c t o f h e r o w n h a s su ffe rin g b e e n in flic te d u p o n h e r b o d y . S h e h a s n o t w ilfu lly t o r n d o w n h e r g ild e d s h rin e s a n d se t a fire h e r b a m b o o h o m e s ; n o r h a s sh e k n o w in g ly c a st th e b o d ie s of in f a n ts in to th e fire -p it o f to r t u r e a n d d isease. The L aw o f L a w s h a s v is ite d h e r a s it h a s v isite d o th e r s a n d w ill c o n tin u e its v is ita tio n s th r o u g h o u t e te rn ity . T h e little g a rd e n s p o ts w e lo v e d to visit, th e q u a in t a tm o s p h e re w e c h e ris h e d a s p a r t o f o u r h u m a n e c c e n tric itie s , th e p o r t s of o u r A s ia tic jo u r n e y s , th e a tlie rs of o rie n ta l a r t, th e q u a in t a n d e fficien t fa c to rie s o f th e to y s th a t h a v e a m u s e d m illio u s of little h e a rts all th e s e th in g s t h a t h a v e b e e n a p a r t of th e life of so m a n y A m e ric a n s , h a v e b e e n ta k e n a w a y , laid to w a ste, a n d a w a it th e d a w n of a n o th e r d ay . A n d in th e m e a n tim e th e r e rise s fro m a b o v e th e la n d s f a r a c ro s s th e P a c ific , th e c ry s a n d p le a d in g s, th e so b s a n d m o a n s of th o u s a n d s w h o su ffe r a n d k n o w n o t w h y , b u t a s k G o d , o u r G o d , th e ir G od, th e on ly G od, f o r m e rc y , h e lp , s tr e n g th , re lie f. O u r heads a r e b o w e d d o w n w ith th e h e a d s of m illio n s e v e ry w h e re in th e p re s e n c e of th is e v e n t w h ic h b rin g s u s all c lo se r to th e re a liz a tio n of th e e x a c tio n s of n a tu r e a n d th e o m n ip o te n c e o f G o d s L aw s. A A A W e a r e re m in d e d a t ju s t th is tim e , a n d in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e fo re g o in g , of a n o th e r e v e n t, in c o m p a ra b le

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in its fa r -re a c h in g effe c t, b u t e q u a lly a s im p re ssiv e in th e lesso n to b e le a rn e d . O n th e S u n d a y fo llo w in g th e tr a n s itio n of P re s id e n t H a rd in g o u r S u p re m e G ra n d M a ste r d e liv e re d a sp e c ia l s e rm o n th r o u g h R a d io C h u rc h of A m e ric a , b ro a d c a s t in g it a s u s u a l fro m th e C h u rc h s ta tio n in C a lifo rn ia to th e h u n d re d s of th o u s a n d s w h o liste n in. T h e su b je c t of th is s p e c ia l d is c o u rs e w a s T h e r e is no D e a th . W e le a r n e d la te r th a t o n e w o m a n w h o h a d b e e n a re g u la r lis te n e r-in a t th e C h u rc h se rv ices p re v a ile d u p o n h e r f a th e r to liste n in o n th is p a r tic u la r S u n d a y fo r th e first tim e. N o t o n ly th e to p ic of th e d isc o u rse a n d its sp e c ia l m e s sa g e im p re ss e d him , b u t th e b ro a d ness, th e lo g ic, th e m y s tic a l p r e s e n ta tio n of th e fa c ts in v o lv e d in life a n d its tra n s itio n , d e ep ly im p re sse d h im to su c h a n e x te n t t h a t h e m a d e a n u m b e r of fa v o r a b le c o m m e n ts to h is d a u g h te r . D u rin g th e a fte rn o o n a n d e v e n in g , a n d e v e n u p to th e h o u r of r e tir in g he sp o k e a b o u t th e s e rm o n a s th o u g h h e h a d re c e iv e d so m e in n e r L ig h t, a s th o u g h so m e s p a rk of re a liz a tio n , of D iv in e A ttu n e m e n t, h a d b e e n h is e x p e rie n c e . A ll in th e fam ily w e re im p re ss e d w ith th e in c id e n t. T h e n e x t m o r n in g a s th e f a th e r d e p a rte d fro m th e h o m e to go to w o rk h e s p o k e a g a in o f th e im p re ss io n s th a t lin g e re d in h is m in d a n d h e se e m ed to b e in fu se d w ith a n e w fa ith , a g re a t h o p e . O n ly a few m in u te s a fte r h e le ft th e h o m e n e w s w a s b r o u g h t to th e fam ily th a t h e h a d b e e n in s ta n tly k ille d in a n a c c id e n t. W ith m o th e r a n d d a u g h te r still im p re ss e d w ith th e m a n s c h a n g e d re lig io u s v iew s, th e d a u g h te r te le p h o n e d to H e a d q u a r te r s a s k in g th a t a c o p y of th e S e rm o n b e sen t th e m to re - re a d in th e ir h o u r s of so rro w a n d to p r e se rv e a s a m e m e n to of th e G re a t A w a k e n in g th a t h a d co m e to th e ir lo v e d o n e a t so c ru c ia l a tim e. H o w m a n y of u s re a lly s ta n d a t th is v e ry h o u r on th e b rin k of a g re a t a d v e n tu r e , a t th e v e ry th re s h o ld of tr a n s itio n , a n d give little th o u g h t to th e su d d e n n e ss w ith w h ic h c h a n g e s a r e m a d e ? E a c h e v e n tid e m ay be th e s e ttin g -s u n h o u r o f th is life s p e rio d ; e a c h n ig h t m a y b e th e la s t o p p o rtu n ity to a ttu n e th e m in d w ith th e C o sm ic M in d a n d p r e p a r e it fo r th e jo u r n e y in to D iv in e C o n sc io u s n e ss. A s w e c lo se o u r ey e s a n d c lo se th e d a y o f a c tiv ity , le t u s c lo se o u r lives w ith a p r a y e r o f th a n k f u ln e s s to G o d a n d all, w ith n a u g h t b u t lo v e a n d to le ra n c e a n d k in d n e s s in o u r m inds, a n d th e n w h e n th e su n o f a n o th e r d a y b e g in s a d a y of a n e w life, h e r e o r o n a n o th e r p la n e , w e sh all b e re a d y w ith a c le a n s p irit a n d a w h o le so m e m ind.

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H E R E is a b o o k w h iq h m o st o f o u r m e m b e rs w ill e n jo y re a d in g if th e y c an b u y it o r b o r r o w a co p y . It is p ro b a b ly d iffic u lt to o b ta in in so m e lo ca lities, b u t c a n b e s e c u r e d th r o u g h p la c in g a n o rd e r w ith a lm o s t a n y b o o k s to re . T h e c o m p le te title is: T e r tiu m O rg a n u m , (T h e T h ir d O r g a n o f T h o u g h t) , a K ey to th e E n ig m a s o f th e W o rld , b y P. D. O u sp e n sk y , p u b lis h e d b y th e M ajias P re ss, R o c h e s te r, N. Y. It is a la r g e b o o k p r in te d w ith la r g e c le a r ty p e , w ell in d e x e d a n d c o n ta in in g a la r g e fo ld ed c h a rt of T h e F o u r F o rm s o f th e M a n ife s ta tio n of C o n sc io u s n e s s . W r itte n b y a m y s tic a n d tr a n s la te d fro m th e R u ssian b y th o s e w h o h a v e ta k e n c a r e to p re s e rv e th e b ril lia n c y a n d c h a r a c t e r of th e o rig in a l, w e find th e b o o k d e a ls c o m p le te ly w ith su c h s u b je c ts a s T h e M y ste ry of Sp a c e a n d T im e , S h a d o w s a n d R e a lity , O c cu ltism , A n im a te d N a tu re , V o ic e s of th e S to n e s, M a th e m a tic s o f th e In fin ite , L o g ic of E c sta c y , M y stical T h e o so p h y , C o sm ic C o n sc io u s n e ss, th e N ew M o ra lity a n d th e B irth o f th e S u p e rm a n . In o n e c o p y of th is b o o k o w n e d b y o u r S u p re m e G ra n d M a s te r, R ev . G e o rg e R. C h a m b e rs , P h .D ., w e fin d th e fo llo w in g w r itte n o n th e p a g e fa c in g th e ta b le

o f c o n te n ts , a s o n e of h is m a n y p e n c ile d n o ta tio n s : O u s p e n s k y s p h ilo s o p h y is c o m p le te in its u n d e r s ta n d a b le n e s s . B u t th is is n o t c o m p le te e n o u g h . It is th e o r y . It is n o t c o m p le te e n o u g h to b rin g to p r a c tic a l e x p e rie n c e . It p re s e n ts th e c o n c e p t to th e f o u r th d im e n sio n , b u t it d o e s n t b rin g to th e a c tu a liz a tio n of th e re a lity . O n ly a re a l a n d p ra c tic a l M ystic c a n do th a t! A n d in a ll th e w o rld o f tim e a n d sp a c e , R osic ru c ia n is m is th e o n ly p h ilo s o p h y th a t c a n s a y : O u r p h ilo s o p h y is c o m p le te ----id e a lly a n d fa c tu a lly re a lly a n d a c tu a lly th e o r e tic a lly a n d p ra c tic a lly . A n R. C. o f th e h ig h e s t d e g re e s k n o w s a b o u t th e f o u r th d im e n sio n a n d is a b le to fu n c tio n in th e p o w e r a n d m a rv e l of its c o n sc io u sn e ss in e x p e rie n c e . H e, o r sh e, n o t o n ly k n o w s a b o u t it, b u t k n o w s it a n d u se s it. A A A A n o th e r in te r e s tin g b o o k h a s co m e in to th e Im p e r a t o r s lib ra ry . It is: T h e O b e lisk a n d F re e m a s o n ry , A c c o rd in g to th e D isc o v e rie s of B elzoni a n d C o m m a n d e r G o rrin g e , b y J o h n A . W eisse, M. D. T h is b o o k is in te r e s tin g b e c a u s e of th e lig h t th a t it sh e d s o n th e h is to ry a n d m e s sa g e of th e g re a t obeli^i.' t h a t w a s b r o u g h t fro m H e lio p o lis, E g y p t, to N ew Y o rk C ity a n d e re c te d th e r e in C e n tra l P a rk . T he book c o n ta in s m a n y illu s tra tio n s in c o lo rs, d e ta ile d t r a n s la tio n s o f th e h ie r o g ly p h ic w ritin g o n th e fo u r sides o f th e o b e lisk , a n d re v e a ls th e m e a n in g of th e v a rio u s

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so n , a s a se a s o n e d g u id e , d ir e c ts th e s e e k e r a fte r G od fo u n d a tio n sto n e s a n d th e ir s tra n g e m a rk in g s a s d is a t th e v a rio u s c r o s s r o a d s of th e m e n ta l field. c o v e re d b y th e s e sc ie n tists a n d F re e m a so n s. " F in a lly th e w a y o f th e w ill b y w h o s e su ccessiv e T h e b o o k is a n a u th e n tic o n e a n d a b o u n d s w ith tr iu m p h s th e m y s te rie s o f life a r e s h o t th r o u g h w ith M a so n ic r e f e re n c e s o f sp e c ia l in te re s t to F re e m a so n s. s p iritu a l m e a n in g s, a n d th e v io le n t ta k e th e k in g d o m B ut it w ill p ro v e in te r e s tin g to th e R o s ic ru c ia n s a s w ell b y fo rc e . A g a in s t th is b a c k g r o u n d D r. A d d iso n p la c e s a n d fo r t h a t re a s o n it sh o u ld b e p la c e d in th e R o si th e m y s tic a l w ay , c a lle d b y S c h u re " t h e a r t of fin d in g c ru c ia n c a ta g o ry . G o d in o n e s self, * a n d b y R u fu s J o n e s " t h e a w a re n e s s In g iv in g th e h is to ry of th e e a rly E g y p tia n s e c re t of G o d , o r d ir e c t c o n s c io u s n e s s o f H is p re s e n c e . so c ie tie s w e fin d m a n y re f e re n c e s to th e e x is te n c e of T h is la st w a y , th e w a y o f m y stic ism , u n d e rlie s all th e R o s ic ru c ia n b ro th e rh o o d , a n d a few o f th e s e r e f e r th e re st. N o t a ll m e n a r e in flu e n c e d b y a n e la b o ra te e n c e s a r e g iv e n h e re w ith : ritu a l n o r in s p ire d b y a se n se o f fe llo w sh ip . A nd A f te r s p e a k in g o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n s a n d th e ir e x is t n o t a ll m e n c a n re p o s e in re a s o n a s a g u id e, fo r G od e n c e in th e y e a r A . D . 3 0 6 a n d h o w th e y e sp o u s e d c e r is felt o u t m o re tr u ly th a n H e is th o u g h t o u t. N or ta in a n c ie n t te a c h in g s a n d a d d e d th e m to th e ir o w n in is th e m e r c u ria l w ill su ffic ie n t to th e u n e q u a l ta sk . ev o lv in g a h ig h e r w o rk , re f e re n c e is m a d e to th e T h e m y s tic h o ld s t h a t w h ile th e s e m e th o d s a r e good g u ild s a n d s e c r e t s o c ie tie s b e in g fo rm e d in th e y e a r . fo r so m e m e n a lw a y s , a n d fo r a ll m e n so m etim es, A . D. 6 1 4 , a n d " s o o n th e in te lle c t of th e A lc h e m ists m y stic ism is u n iv e r s a l a n d u n iv e rs a lly n e c e s s a ry . a n d R o s ic ru c ia n s w a s fe lt a m o n g th e g u ild s. Then, " A ll m e n w a n t G o d . T h e m y s tic te lls u s th a t th is la t e r o n , w e re a d th is : H e re w e m u s t n o t o m it th e s a tis fa c tio n c o m e s m o s t c o m p le te ly , n o t b y b e lo n g in g R o s ic ru c ia n s w h o h a d th e i r m a in s tr e n g th in G e r to a so c ie ty h o w e v e r g r e a t, n o r b y g o in g th r o u g h a m a n y , b u t h a d th e ir ra m ific a tio n s all o v e r th e g lobe. fo rm of w o rs h ip h o w e v e r b e a u tifu l, n o r b y b e lie v in g T h e ir g r e a t le a r n in g a n d e ru d itio n g av e th e m m u c h a d o g m a h o w e v e r tr u e , b u t b y fe e lin g a n in w a rd a n d in flu e n c e d u r in g th e D a r k A g e s a n d m e d ie v a l tim es. p e rs o n a l to u c h o f G o d u p o n th e so u l. In th e S ufi it is T h e R o s ic ru c ia n s h a v e b e e n tr a c e d to O rm u s , w h o , th e G o d of M o h a m m e d , to th e B u d d h ist it m a y be N ir a b o u t A . D. 4 6 , fo u n d e d a n O r d e r t h a t w o re a red v a n a o r D h a rm a k a y a , w ith P lo tin u s it is a v a g u e abyss, c ro s s a n d w e re th e n c e sty le d R o sic ru c ia n s. O rm u s w ith St. F ra n c is it is G o d p e rs o n a liz e d in Je su s C h rist. h a s b e e n c o n s id e re d a s a c o n v e rt o f S t. M ark , th e T h e m y stic im p u ls e is th e sa m e w h a te v e r th e th e o E v a n g e list. W e a r e to ld th a t th e y w e re jo in e d b y lo g ic a l fo rm of its o b je c t. M o re o v e r, th e a c tio n of th is th e le a r n e d o r d e r o f th e E sse n e s. T h e K n ig h ts T e m p im p u ls e re s ts u p o n c e r t a in fa c ts a n d law s a s d efin ite la r seem to h a v e b o rr o w e d th e re d c ro s s fro m th e a s th o s e of m u s ic o r a r c h ite c tu r e . E a s te r n a n d W e s te rn R o sic ru c ia n s , so th a t th is b a d g e It b e c o m e s a p p a r e n t , th e n , t h a t m y stic ism rises to d a te s fro m A . D . 4 6 to o u r d ay . W e g ive a s h o r t list th e d ig n ity o f th e fin e st o f th e fine a rts . If it b e a sk e d of th e c e le b ritie s c la im e d b y th is o r d e r : h o w w e a r e to r e la te it to th e w ell d e fin ed sta g e s of T h e n fo llo w s a list o f im p o r ta n t c h a r a c te r s in h is re lig io u s e x p e rie n c e a s e x p re s s e d in te r m s of r e p e n t to r y , m a n y of w h o m a r e w ell k n o w n a s R o s ic ru c ia n s by a n c e a n d fa ith , a to n e m e n t a n d sa c rific e , th e a n s w e r is t h e ir w ritin g s a n d th e ir m a n u s c rip ts p re s e rv e d to th is n o t d ifficu lt to find. d ay . In th e list w e find th is c o m m e n t: " T h u s h a s R osi T h e m y s tic is s e e k in g th e c o m p a n io n s h ip of G od, c ru c ia n is m g re a t in te lle c ts , e x te n d in g fro m B rita in to th e h ig h a n d lo fty O n e t h a t in h a b ite th e te r n ity . B ut P e r s ia . G o d d w e lls w ith h im w h o is of a n h u m b le a n d c o n trite A A A s p irit. O n ly b y r e p e n ta n c e a n d fa ith th e w ay th a t M an y b o o k s h a v e a p p e a r e d o n th e m a r k e t w ith in all m e n k n o w c a n th e v e il b e d ra w n a sid e a n d th e t h e p a s t te n y e a r s d e a lin g w ith th e s u b je c t of b a r r ie r s to th a t c o m p a n io n s h ip b u r n e d a w ay . M y sticism . F e w of th o s e w ritte n b y A m e ric a n s S e e k s to T r a c e R e la tio n e q u a lle d t h a t e x q u is ite b r o c h u r e , "E s s e n tia ls of M y stic ism , b y C o b b , p u b lis h e d a few y e a r s a g o a n d D r. A d d iso n , w h o s e w e ll tr a in e d m in d is ste e p e d re c o m m e n d e d b y u s to o u r m e m b e rs. B ut, n o w th e r e in th e lite r a tu r e o f m y s tic a l e x p e rie n c e , e n ric h e s his h a s a p p e a r e d a n o th e r , w ith th e title : ^ ^ h a t is su c c e e d in g p a g e s w ith a w e a lth of b io g r a p h ic a l a llu sio n M y s tic ism ? b y th e R ev. C h a rle s M o rris A d d iso n , D .D ., in w h ic h th e t h r e a d o f h is o w n c le a r th in k in g is n e v e r p u b lis h e d b y M a c m illa n C o ., N ew Y o rk C ity . W e c a n lo st. H is p u r p o s e th r o u g h o u t is to tr a c e th e re la tio n n o t do b e tte r th a n p r e s e n t h e r e a rev iew o f th e b o o k o f m y stic ism to life. In tim e p a s t w e sh o u ld h a v e a s p r e p a r e d b y th e R ev . J. W ilm e r G re sh a m , D e a n of d e s c rib e d h is m y s tic a l p h ilo s o p h y a s e m p iric a l in its G ra c e C a th e d ra l, S a n F ra n c is c o : a c c e n t, b u t to d a y w e r e g a r d it a s to u c h e d w ith p r a g " A t th e o u ts e t w e a r e re m in d e d th a t m y sticism , m atism .*' b e in g b u t a " s p ir i t a n d a m e th o d , c a n n o t b e d efin ed , A A A a n y m o re th a n lo v e c a n b e d e fin ed o r G o d p ro v e d b y a H e r e is a m a t te r in w h ic h a ll o u r m e m b e rs ca n sy llo g ism . T h is is n o t a n e n c o u ra g in g b e g in n in g in h e lp . W e w a n t to b e s u r e th a t w e a r e g iv in g o u r v iew of th e fa c t t h a t th e b o o k se ts o u t to te ll u s w h a t re a d e r s ju s t w h a t th e y w a n t o r n e e d m o st. W e a r e m y s tic ism is. B ut, a f t e r all, it is m o re h o n e s t a n d a c o g n iz a n t of so m e o f th e i r n e e d s a n d fro m m o n th to b e tt e r p o lic y to c o n fe s s o n th e first p a g e , r a t h e r th a n a t m o n th w ill p u b lis h in T h e T ria n g le th o s e a rtic le s o r th e e n d , th a t th e s u b je c t e lu d e s d e fin itio n a n d th a t fe a tu re s w h ic h w e a r e s u r e c o m e u n d e r th e c lassifica n o c a te g o ric a l a n s w e r m a y b e e x p e c te d . tio n o f n e c e ss itie s. B u t it h a s b e e n s u g g e s te d b y a O n th e o th e r h a n d , it is re a s s u r in g to b e to ld th a t n u m b e r o f re a d e r s th a t w e p u b lish , se rially , a few th e m y s tic is q u ite a p r a c tic a l s o r t of p e rs o n , liv in g m o re in s ta llm e n ts of T h e C o sm ic P ilg rim , th e sto ry in a v e ry re a l w o rld a n d d iffe rin g fro m o th e r fo lk on ly w h ic h w a s n o t c o m p le te d in th e A m e ric a n R o sae in th a t h e w a n ts G o d m o re a n d ta k e s m o re p a in s to C ru c is , w h ile o th e r s su g g e s t th a t w e p u b lish a n a rtic le find H im . If th is b e tr u e , th e n it m u s t fo llo w th a t e a c h m o n th d e a lin g w ith a re v ie w of th e w o rk of th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e m y s tic a n d th e re s t of u s is e a c h g ra d e . W e w a n t m o re su g g e stio n s. P le a s e let b u t a m a tte r of d e g re e . u s h e a r fro m y o u . If th e r e se e m s to b e a d iffe re n c e in k in d it is o n ly S o m e h a v e w r itte n to u s sa y in g th a t th e y w e re b e c a u s e w h e n w e v ie w a M e iste r E c k a r t o r a P h illip s d o u b tfu l if w e w e re d o in g rig h t in u sin g T h e T ria n g le B ro o k s, a W illia m L a w o r a S t. J o h n th e D iv in e, th e in its n e w fo rm fo r d is se m in a tio n am o n g th o s e w h o d e g re e s a r e so m u ltip lie d th a t w e b e h o ld a h e ig h te n e d a r e s e e k in g b u t a r e n o t in itia te d in o u r O rd e r. If th e r e in te n s ity in o u r c o m m o n a d v e n tu r e fo r G od. In th is is th a t in T h e T r ia n g le w h ic h seem s to be to o p la in se n se if th e tr u e m y s tic b e d iffe re n t it is o n ly in a a n d c o v e rin g to o m u c h of o u r te a c h in g s, th e n th e r e is re la tiv e se n se ,, a s th e L o rd C h ris t w a s d iffe re n t. o n e g o o d re a s o n w h y a co p y o f T h e T ria n g le sh o u ld " I n th e c o u rs e o f h is s tu d y of m y stic ism D r. A d d iso n p a s s in to th e h a n d s of a n y o n e w h o is re a lly sin c e re tr a c e s th e w ell w o rn p a th s w h ic h tr a d itio n a l re lig io n in th e s e a r c h ; fo r th e n T h e T ria n g le w ill give th e m a h a s fo llo w ed th r o u g h th e a g e s. F irs t, th e w a y of fa ir id ea o f th e w o rk c o v e re d b y A M O R C a n d h elp o rg a n iz e d fe llo w sh ip , w ith its m o re o r less e la b o ra te to re m o v e a n y false im p re ss io n s o r m isu n d e rs ta n d in g s. ritu a l, s e e k in g to d ra w G o d d o w n to m a n o r lift m a n T h e T ria n g le is n o t a s e c re t p u b lic a tio n a n d sh o u ld b e uj~ to G o d . T h e n th e in te lle c tu a l w a y b y w h ic h r e a u se d to s p r e a d th e L ig h t.

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F ro m a ll L o d g e s th e r e c o m e s o n e g e n e ra l c o m p la in t. u n til a f te r th e so -c a lle d F o u rth D im e n sio n is o p e ra tiv e . M e m b e rs a r e a b s e n t fro m le c tu re s o c c a sio n a lly a n d H e n c e it is re a lly th e F ir s t D im en sio n . T h e in te r e s t th e n th e y p le a d to b e a llo w e d to re a d th e le c tu re th e y in g p o in t is th a t o n ly o n th e o b je c tiv e o r w o rld ly h a v e m issed . T h e ru le a lw a y s h a s b e e n th a t w h e n a p la n e a r e th e o th e r th r e e d im e n sio n s n e c e ss a ry . A le c tu re is m issed th e m e m b e r m u s t co m e e a rly to th e p sy c h ic e x p e rie n c e is u s u a lly o f o r in th e first ( o r sofo llo w in g c o n v o c a tio n a n d re a d th e m isse d le c tu re b e c a lle d f o u r th ) d im e n sio n a n d th e r e fo re h a s no o b je c fo re p ro c e e d in g w ith th e n e x t. B u t fro m tim e to tim e tiv e a c tu a liz a tio n o n t h e o b je c tiv e p la n e . W h e n w e th e M a s te rs o f L o d g es, o r th e S e c re ta rie s , h a v e lo a n e d tr y to p r o je c t a p s y c h ic m a n ife s ta tio n in to sp a c e to th e le c tu r e to so m e m e m b e r to re a d a t h o m e a n d th e s e b e c o m e v isib le w e im m e d ia te ly b rin g th e m a n ife s ta tio n le c tu re s h a v e d is a p p e a re d . N o w th e M a ste rs a n d o u t of th e e x c lu s iv e d o m a in of th e fo u r th d im en sio n S e c re ta rie s a r e s o r r y . T h e ir files sh o w fro m te n to in to th e first a n d se c o n d , w h e re b y w e a d d b re a d th o r tw e n ty le c tu r e s m issin g a n d th e c a ll o n h e a d q u a rte rs le n g th , th e n in to th e th ir d b y a d d in g a n o th e r lim itin g fo r d u p lic a te c o p ie s h a s in c r e a s e d to a p o in t w h e re d im e n sio n ; a n d so m e tim e s w e e v e n a d d th e f o u r th it m e a n s e x tr a e x p e n s e a n d tim e . T o h e lp th e M a ste rs d im e n sio n ( o r in o th e r w o rd s th e th ir d ) a n d give th e m a in ta in a c o m p le te file of le c tu re s w e h a v e devised m a n ife s ta tio n d e p th o r th ic k n e ss. a p la n of b in d in g th e m a n d th e ru le w ill b e e n fo rc e d : T h e re fo r e if w e lo o k u p o n th e so -c a lle d f o u r th as n o le c tu re s lo a n e d o r to b e ta k e n a w a y fro m th e office re a lly th e firs t d im e n sio n a n d th in k of all p sy c h ic o f th e S e c r e ta r y o r M a s te r. T o o o fte n h a s a M a ste r of m a n ife s ta tio n s a s b e in g o f th a t d im e n sio n a lo n e , w e a L o d g e o r c la s s b e e n re a d y to o p e n a c o n v o c a tio n w ill u n d e r s ta n d w h y s u c h p sy c h ic m a n ife s ta tio n s h a v e w h e n h e h a s fo u n d t h a t th e le c tu r e fo r th e e v e n in g c o lo r, te m p e r a tu r e , d e fin ite n a tu r e a n d p e rs o n a lity , w a s g o n e ----fin d in g sw e e t re p o s e in th e h o m e o f so m e a n d o th e r a ttr ib u te s , e v e n a ffe c tin g d ev ice s w h ic h ca n m e m b e r w h o fo r g o t to r e t u r n it o r w h o b e lie v ed th a t m e a s u re w e ig h t o r sp e cific g ra v ity , a n d y e t n o t h a v e a n y d a y n e x t w e e k o r n e x t m o n th w o u ld do. le n g th , b r e a d th o r th ic k n e s s . A n d , fo r th e sam e r e a A A A son, su c h m a n ife s ta tio n s a r e n o t lim ite d o r a ffe c te d W e h a v e a n u m b e r o f v is ito rs a t h e a d q u a r te r s a g a in b y m a te ria l th in g s o r c o n d itio n s , su c h a s e n c lo s u re s fro m v a rio u s c itie s. T w o fro m P h ila d e lp h ia , o n e fro m o r m a te ria l lim ita tio n s, a n d h a v e n a u g h t to do w ith N ew Y o rk , o n e fr o m L o n d o n , E n g la n d , o n e fro m tim e a n d sp a c e . W a te r b u r y , C o n n e c tic u t, o n e fro m C h ic a g o a n d o n e T h o u g h ts a r e p u re ly o f th e first ( o r f o u r th ) d im e n fro m L o s A n g e le s . M e m b e rs a r e a lw a y s w e lc o m e to sio n , b u t n o t u n til th e y a r e p r o je c te d in to th e o th e r v isit h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d c o n s u lt w ith th e c h ie f o fficers d im e n sio n s a r e th e y se n se d b y th e o b je c tiv e c o m p r e a n d a ls o to a tte n d th e g ra d e c o n v o c a tio n s of th e h e n sio n . C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e . W e c a n h e lp to m a k e y o u r T h is s u b je c t is o n e w h ic h so m e of o u r a d v a n c e d v isit to S a n F ra n c is c o e n te r ta in in g a n d b en eficial. m e m b e rs w o u ld d o w ell to d w ell u p o n a n d p e rh a p s A A A so m e of th e m w ill ta k e u p th e p o in ts fo u n d h e re a n d T h e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e n o w h a s e ig h t C olin th e D ic tio n a ry of T e rm s a n d p r e p a r e a n in te re s tin g o m b e s o n its m e m b e rs h ip list, b u t o n e of th e m , th e th e s is o r b o o k o n th e m a tte r . W e w o u ld w elco m e su ch S u p re m e C o lo m b e , w h o h a s se rv e d so lo n g , h a s ju s t i h e lp fu l w o rk . b e e n r e tir e d a s a n a c tiv e C o lo m b e , h a v in g re a c h e d th e M e m b e rs in th e S e c o n d G ra d e , o r o th e rs , w ill find a g e w h e n th e te r m o f office is c o m p le te d . A n d soon, th is a n in te r e s tin g e x p e rim e n t. T a k e th e S eco n d o n n e x t T h a n k s g iv in g D a y , sh e is to b e m a r rie d w ith G ra d e A lp h a b e t a n d th e n in te r p r e t fro m it w h a t is th e T e m p le C e re m o n y , in th e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e. in d ic a te d b y su c h w o rd s a s M A N , L O V E , F E A R , JO Y , B est w ish e s a r e in o rd e r . P A IN , a n d so o n . E v e n su c h te rm s a s D E A T H a re A A A m a d e p la in w h e n tr a n s la te d , le tte r b y le tte r , b y th e T h e r e h a s ju s t c o m e to o u r office a c o p y o f a b o o k S e c o n d G ra d e A lp h a b e t. A A A s e n t to o u r I m p e r a to r b y th e G ra n d M a ste r o f th e O r d e r in A u s tr ia , J o h a n n u s K e lp iu s. It is a tr a n s la T h e N o d i n M a n u s c rip t in th e F o u r th G ra d e c o n tin u e s tio n of S c h u r e s b o o k , T h e H ig h P rie s te s s of Isis, p u b to b e g re a tly a d m ire d fo r its la n g u a g e a n d b e a u tifu l lish e d in G e rm a n . T h e a u th o r , c o m m e n tin g o n th e p h ilo so p h y , a n d th e c o n tin u e d re s e a rc h e s a n d d is s h o r ta g e o f m o d e r n o c c u lt a n d m e ta p h y s ic a l lite r a tu r e c o v e rie s o f sc ie n c e sh o w th a t N o d in s c o n te n tio n s a n d in h is c o u n tr y , a s k s w r itte n a u th o r ity to tr a n s la te a n d e x p la n a tio n s w e re c o r r e c t a n d p ro p h e tic . A A A p u b lis h in G e rm a n th e T h o u s a n d Y e a rs o f Y e ste rd a y s D o e s th e M o o n a ffe c t th e m in d o f m a n a n d th e b y o u r I m p e r a to r a n d M a n T riu m p h a n t, a s w ell a s m e n ta l- n e rv o u s o rg a n iz a tio n of h is b o d y ? L o n g ag o a rtic le s fro m th e A m e ric a n R o sa e C ru c is m a g az in e . it w a s n o te d t h a t th o s e m e n ta lly u n s o u n d h a d b a d O f c o u rs e w e a r e h a p p y to g iv e all th e a s s is ta n c e p o s sp e lls* a t c e r ta in p h a s e s of th e M o o n a n d fo r th is sib le, f o r w e h e a r c o n s ta n tly a b o u t th e s h o rta g e of re a s o n th e y w e re c a lle d lu n a tic s . T h e o b s e rv a tio n s m o d e rn m y s tic a l b o o k s in m a n y la n d s. w e re c o rr e c t, e v e n th o u g h th e re a s o n in g th e r e fro m T h e T h o u s a n d Y e a rs o f Y e s te rd a y s h a s b e e n tr a n s w a s fa u lty in so m e p o in ts . In o u r n e x t issu e w e w ill la te d in v a rio u s la n d s in to th e D u tc h , th e M alay, th e p u b lish a n a rtic le b y th e Im p e ra to r sh o w in g w h a t Sp a n is h , D a n is h a n d n o w th e G e rm a n la n g u a g e s. e ffe c t th e M o o n re a lly h a s u p o n m a n y of o u r m e n ta l, E ls e w h e re in th is c o p y th e r e is th e D ic tio n a ry of p h y s ic a l a n d p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e s . T h is w ill b e o n e T e rm s a n d y o u w ill fin d o n e o f th e m , T h e F o u rth a n s w e r to th e a b o v e q u e stio n . D im e n s io n , in te n s e ly in te re s tin g . R ig h t h e re a n o th e r A A A th o u g h t in c o n e c tio n w ith th a t d im e n sio n c a n b e g iven M e m b e rs h a v e w r itte n e x p re s s in g th e ir p le a s u re a t sim p ly to p r o v o k e th in k in g a n d a lso to h e lp o u r th e r e c e ip t of th e n e w M e m b e rsh ip C e rtific a te s. If S e v e n th G ra d e m e m b e rs u n d e r s ta n d s o m e th in g th a t y o u h a v e n o t re c e iv e d o n e b e s u r e to c o m m u n ic a te o fte n c o n fr o n ts th e m . w ith th e M a s te r o f y o u r L o d g e . It is n o t n e c e s s a ry fo r A s is sa id in th e D ic tio n a ry in th is m o n th s issu e, th e M a s te r w h o in itia te d y o u to sig n th e c e rtific a te , th e F o u r th D im e n s io n sh o u ld re a lly b e th e F irst. It so lo n g a s th e r e is a re c o r d of y o u r in itia tio n . T h e p r e c e d e s th e o th e r th r e e , o r r a t h e r th e o th e r th re e , p re s e n t M a s te r o f y o u r L o d g e c a n sig n it. o f le n g th , b r e a d th a n d th ic k n e s s , c a n n o t b e a p p lie d D IC T IO N A R Y O F R O S A E C R U C IA N N o te : T h e first in s ta llm e n t o f th is D ic tio n a ry a p p e a r e d in th e A u g u s t, 1 9 2 3 , issu e of T h e T ria n g le . R e fe re n c e sh o u ld b e m a d e to th e in tro d u c to ry re m a rk s m a d e th e r e in . F F a ith ----W e fin d th e te r m fa ith o fte n d e fin e d a s a c tiv e " b e lie f, o r a b e lie f w h ic h a m o u n ts to a b a sis fa r a c tio n u p o n th e a c c e p te d p re m is e s . F ro m th e m y stic a l TERM S

v ie w p o in t, h o w e v e r, th is is n o t e x a c t. A d is tin c tio n m u s t b e m a d e b e tw e e n fa ith , b e lie f a n d k n o w led g e. T h e m y s tic sh o u ld h a v e n o b eliefs, b u t k n o w l e d g e ; h is k n o w le d g e m a y c re a te fa ith o r give h im fa ith in c e r ta in law s a n d p rin c ip le s , b u t it woulc. s u p p la n t b e lie f. T h e r e f o r e w e m a y say th a t fa ith is a n e x p re s s io n o f c o n fid e n c e , a n d c o n fid e n c e is b o rn o n ly fro m e x p e rie n c e ----k n o w le d g e . (S e e ' K n o w le d g e ) .

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r a t h e r th a n b la c k , is u se d to e x p re s s th e s a c re d n e ss F o u r th D im e n s io n F r o m th e R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s o f th e o c c a s io n ( t h a t is, w h e re v e r d e c o ra tio n s o r th e r e is n o th in g m y s te r io u s a b o u t th e f o u r th d im e n d r a p in g s a r e u se d in th e T e m p le o r h o m e ) . F lo w e rs sio n . T w o p o in ts s h o u ld b e re m e m b e re d , it is a a r e u se d to e x p re s s t h e b e a u tie s of life. S o rro w is d im e n sio n a n d it is th e f o u r th . T h e o th e r th r e e e x p re s s e d o n ly b e c a u s e of th e a b s e n c e of th e m e m d im e n sio n s a r e le n g th , b r e a d t h a n d th ic k n e ss. E a c h b e r fro m f u r th e r p e rs o n a l c o n ta c t a s h a d b e e n e n of th e s e is e x p re s s ib le b y n u m b e r s , w h o le , fra c tio n s jo y e d in th e p a s t. T h e tim e fo r th e T e m p le C e re o r d e c im a ls. E a c h o f th e s e th r e e d im e n sio n s V h e n m o n y is la te in e v e n in g so th a t th e s e rv ic e m a y en d e x p re s s e d in n u m b e r s h e lp s u s to h a v e a n o b je c tiv e a b o u t m id n ig h t a n d th e b o d y re m a in in th e T e m p le re a liz a tio n o f so m e a t t r i b u t e o f th e th in g s re f e rre d ( b e f o re th e A lta r in th e E a s t) u n til a fte r su n rise to . W e m a y w r ite o n p a p e r th e s e fig u re s, 2 ,,x 4 /x 3 /\ th e n e x t m o rn in g , w h e n it m a y b e ta k e n to a v a u lt A t o n c e w e k n o w t h a t w h a te v e r th e th in g m a y b e b u t p r e f e ra b ly to a p la c e fo r c re m a tio n (s e e C re m a it is f o u r fe e t lo n g a n d t h r e e in c h e s w id e a n d tw o ti o n .) T h o s e n o t m e m b e rs of th e O r d e r m a y b e in in c h e s th ic k . R e g a rd le s s o f h o w ir r e g u la r in fo rm v ite d to th e s e rv ic e s a n d su c h frie n d s a n d m e m b e rs th e th in g m a y b e w e c a n m e n ta lly p ic tu r e it o r o f th e fa m ily sh o u ld b e s e a te d o n sp e c ia l se a ts a t e x p re s s its fo r m w ith n u m e r a ls , a n d fro m th e s e th e N o rth - e a s t o f th e T e m p le . T h e ru le is th a t th e a c tu a lly d ra w u p o n p a p e r a d ia g ra m o f its fo rm . R . C . c e re m o n y m u s t b e th e la s t c e re m o n y p e r (N o te th e c o m p lic a te d y e t e x a c t d e sig n s a n d d ia fo r m e d ; if th e r e is a n y o th e r re lig io u s o r f r a te r n a l g ra m s o f p a r t s o f m a c h in e r y , a r c h ite c tu r a l e le m e n ts, o rg a n iz a tio n c e re m o n y , it m u s t p re c e d e th e R. C. e tc ., e x p re s s ib le w ith n u m b e r s ) . In te llig e n tly a s se rv ic e . O n e o f th e m o s t b e a u tifu l p a r ts in th e c e re do th e s e th r e e d im e n s io n s e x p re s s a th in g to m o n y is w h e n , a f t e r th e o p e n in g of th e serv ice, a o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s t h e r e a r e still e ss e n tia l e le m e n ts s p e c ia l p r a y e r , a n d so m e o th e r p o in ts, th e M aster m issin g in th e e x p r e s s io n ---- o n e o r m o re a ttr ib u te s o f th e T e m p le p e rm its th e G u a rd ia n of th e T e m p le o r q u a litie s la c k in g . W h a t is th e n a tu r e of th e w h e re in th e B ro th e r o r S is te r h a s a tte n d e d , to sta n d a b o v e th in g t h a t w a s 2 /,x 4 ,x 3 ? Is it w o o d , o r b e sid e th e b o d y a n d re m o v e fro m th e L o d g e a p ro n iro n , o r s to n e ? W h a t is its w e ig h t, its c o lo r? Is (w h ic h is o n th e b o d y ) th e R o se, w h ile sp e a k in g it h a r d o r s o ft? W e s a y t h a t a ll th e s e q u e stio n s th e s e w o rd s : F ro m o u r m id st h a s d e p a rte d o n e c a n b e a n s w e re d b y e x p r e s s in g th e f o u r th d im e n e x p re s s io n o f S o u l w e h a v e lo v ed . A c ro s s th e C o s sio n , a n d e x p r e s s in g it in n u m e r a ls a s th e o th e r m ic T h re s h o ld h a s p a ss e d a n o th e r In itia te in to th e th r e e a r e e x p re s s e d . In th is c a se , a s a n e x a m p le , T e m p le of G o d . In th a t T e m p le th e r e a r e d e g re e s th e fig u re s 2 //x 4 ,x 3 # V 1 2 .0 1 4 7 w o u ld m e a n th a t th e o f u n d e rs ta n d in g , g ra d e s o f a d v a n c e m e n t, cy cle s of th in g r e f e r r e d to w a s a p ie c e o f S o u th A m e ric a n p ro g r e s s io n a n d th e n th e S u b lim e D e g re e of P e r ( n o t a n y o th e r k in d ) m a h o g a n y , w ith a c o lo r fe c tio n w h e re in th o u , o h , d e p a rte d o n e, sh all b e e q u iv a le n t to a c e r t a in lin e in th e s u n s s p e c tru m , o n e o f th e D iv in e Illu m in a ti a n d e n te r a g a in th e a n d h a v in g a s p e c ific g r a v ity , a c e r ta in d e g re e of S c h o o l o f E x p e rie n c e w h e re w e sh all o n c e m o re h a rd n e s s , te n s il s t r e n g th , e tc . W ith th e first th r e e e n jo y th y n o b le , lo v in g c o m p a n io n sh ip . In th y d im e n sio n s a n d k n o w in g th e sp e c ific g ra v ity o n e e a rth ly in itia tio n th e R o se a n d th e C ro ss w e re given c o u ld fig u re t h e e x a c t w e ig h t of th e p ie c e of w o o d l u n to th e e in th e fo rm o f th is a p r o n to w e a r a s a to w ith in a d ra m , if th e firs t th r e e d im e n sio n s w e re sy m b o l of y o u r re a d in e s s to se rv e h u m a n ity . T h y e x a c t. O n th e o t h e r h a n d th e s e fig u re s 'x J x ? / b o d y a n d p e rs o n a lity w e re e n sc o n s e d by th e R ose 1 2 0 0 6 .0 4 2 w o u ld m e a n t h a t th e th in g re f e rre d to a n d C ro ss. In th y D iv in e in itia tio n th o u sh a lt h a v e w a s a m isty , lig h t b lu e - g r a y c lo u d of a c e rta in n o n e e d o f th e C ro ss, fo r th o u h a s t b o rn th y C re ss d e n s ity o f o p a q u e n e s s b u t u n k n o w n th ic k n e ss, w ell a n d G o d h a s la id it a sid e ; b u t th e R o se in all c o v e rin g a n a r e a o f six b y se v e n fe e t a n d fo rm e d its sw e e tn e s s a n d p e r f e c t d e v e lo p m e n t sh all re m a in of c o sm ic e n e r g y in a v e r y h ig h r a te of v ib ra tio n , so w ith th e e a s a sy m b o l of th e u n fo ld in g of th y soul b a la n c e d in s p a c e a s to b e e a s ily c o n tro lle d (m o v e d ) e x p e rie n c e . T o sy m b o liz e th is. I, G u a rd ia n of th e b y m e n ta l p o w e r. ( M e m b e r s in th e 8 th a n d 9 th e a rth ly T e m p le o f th y w o rk , d o n o w re m o v e fro m G ra d e s w ill a p p re c ia te * th is . ) By m e a n s of th e th y a p r o n th e R o se a n d in th e h a n d of th y e a rth ly f o u r th d im e n s io n ( a n d a d ic tio n a r y of a ll th e b o d y I p la c e a n o th e r R o se, fre sh w ith L ife, F ra g figu r e s ) o n e c o u ld e a s ily e x p re s s th e n a tu r e a n d ra n c e a n d P u ritv , th a t it, to o , m a y r e tu r n u n to th e a tt r i b u te s of a ll th in g s m a d e m a n ife s t o n th e o b d u st of th e e a r th to rise a g a in a n d th r o u g h r e s u r je c tiv e p la n e . L ik e w is e o n e w o u ld b e a b le to d e r e c tio n b e c o m e m a n ife s t in a ll its glory.** te r m in e w h a t f o u r th d im e n s io n w o u ld n e u tra liz e o r G c o m b in e w ith a n o th e r . T h e f o u r th d im e n sio n is G a n g lio n A m ass o f cells o rg a n iz e d in to o n e b o d y , n o th in g m o r e o r le s s t h a n th e r a te of e le c tro n ic w h ic h b o d y s e rv e s c r fu n c tio n s a s a c e n tr e fo r v a ri v ib r a tio n . A ll q u a litie s a n d a ttr ib u te s m a n ife ste d o u s n e rv e im p u lse s, th e e x c h a n g e , tr a n s la tio n o r b y a ll m a te r ia l th in g s r e s u lt fro m th is ra te . tr a n s m u ta tio n of su c h im p u lses, a n d a c o -o rd in a tio n F ro m a n o th e r p o in t o f v ie w th e f o u r th d im e n sio n of th e in flu e n c e s p a s s in g in to o r th r o u g h su c h bod y. sh o u ld re a lly b e th e first. It is th e p ro je c tio n fro m A g a n g lio n is, th e r e f o r e , lik e a c e n tr a l s ta tio n of c o sm ic s p a c e in to th e w o rld ly , m a te ria l p la n e o f a te le p h o n e sv ste m o r a s w itc h b o a rd fo r c e rta in m a n ife s ta tio n , o f a ll m a t e r i a l th in g s . Such p ro e le c tric tr u n k lin es. T h e g a n g lia of th e S y m p a th e tic je c tio n is th e firs t p h a s e o f m a n ife s ta tio n . The N e rv o u s S y ste m a r e in te n se ly in te re s tin g in th e ir c o m in g t o g e t h e r o f e le c tr o n s in to a to m s a n d fro m f u n c tio n in g a n d in te n d e d p u rp o s e s . T h e n e rv o u s th is in to m o le c u la r f o r m a tio n , c o n s titu te th e first sy ste m a n d th e p h y sio lo g ic a l a n d p sy c h it; fu n c tio n p h a s e o f c r e a tio n in to t h e m a te ria l w o rld of o b in g o f g a n g lia a r e e x p lic itly a n d in te re s tin g ly p r e je c tiv ity . T h e n e x t s te p o r p h a s e is th a t of lim ita s e n te d in th e w o rk o f th e S ix th G ra d e of th e O rd e r. tio n , o r fo rm , c a u s e d b y n a t u r a l la w s o r b y m a n s G o d T o R o s a e c ru c ia n s th e r e is b u t o n e G od, e v e r d e sire s a n d h a n d iw o r k . H e n c e th e th r e e d im e n sio n s liv in g , e v e r p re s e n t, w ith o u t fo rm a n d w ith o n t lim it o f le n g th , b r e a d t h a n d th ic k n e s s sh o u ld fo llo w th e in g a tt r i b u te s o r d e fin ite fo rm o r m a n ife s ta tio n it d im e n sio n s o f o b je c tiv e p r o j e c ti o n , w h ic h is a m o re is th e G o d o f o u r h e a r ts , a p h ra s e fo u n d th r o u g h o u t c o r r e c t te r m f o r th e f o u r t h d im e n sio n . M y stics w ill o u r ritu a l a n d m e d ita tio n p ra c tis e s . T h e G od w hi ch * see, n o w , w h y t h e f o u r th d im e n sio n , in its tr u e w e c o n c e iv e , w h ic h w e c a n b e c o n sc io u s of, w h ic h n a tu r e , h a s a lw a y s i n t e r e s t e d th e p h ilo s o p h e rs a n d s o o n e r o r la te r m a n ife s ts in th a t s tra n g e in tim a c y w a s o n e o f t h e la w s c a r e f u lly s tu d ie d a n d u ltiliz ed w ith in u s, b e c o m e s th e G o d o f o u r h e rt. R o sa e b y th e a lc h e m is ts o f o ld , a n d th e a d v a n c e d m y stic s c ru c ia n s a r e o f m a n y c re e d s a n d re lig io u s fa ith s of to d a y u se th e la w in m a n y s tr a n g e m a n ife sta tio n s. in all p a r t s o f th e w o rld , b u t th e r e is a b s o lu te u n ity F u n e r a l S e rv ic e ----T h e R o s a e c r u c ia n f u n e r a l se rv ic e is in th is o n e id e a o f G o d , th e S u p re m e In te llie e n c e , a c e re m o n y o f c e le b r a tio n in its sp irit, a t w h ic h T h e D iv in e M ind. In a n c ie n t ritu a ls w e find th is as tim e th o s e a s s e m b le d a r o u n d th e b o d y o f th e p a r t o f th e R o s a e c ru c ia n p le d g e : M an is G od a n d B ro th e r o r S is te r t a k e p a r t in a ritu a l sig n ific a n t S o n o f G o d , a n d th e r e is n o o th e r G od b u t M an. of th e p a s s in g th r o u g h a H ig h e r In itia tio n of th e B u t th is h a s a m v s tic a l m e a n in g a n d is n o t to be o n e w h o is n o lo n g e r lim ite d b y th e w o rk of th e ta k e n lite ra lly . W e r e p e a t th e fa m o u s s ta te m e n t of O r d e r in its m a t e r i a l fo r m o n th is p la n e . P u rp le ,

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c a n n o t b e u tiliz e d to a ssist, a n d o n c e th e o b je c tiv e M ax M u lle r: T h e r e n e v e r w a s a fa lse G od, n o r is so u n d e n o u g h to b e c a lle d u p o n to assist, th e w a s th e r e e v e r re a lly a fa lse re lig io n , u n le ss y o u h a llu c in a tio n s w o u ld a u to m a tic a lly en d . If th e u n call a c h ild a fa lse m a n . W h e n th e so -calle d so u n d n e s s of th e o b je c tiv e is d u e to p h y sio lo g ic a l h e a th e n p r a y s to o r w o rs h ip s a n id o l h e is n o t w o r ca u se s, th e s e sh o u ld b e re m e d ie d first, b u t th e r e sh ip p in g a fa lse G od, b u t r a t h e r a false in te r p r e ta a f te r th e s u b je c tiv e sh o u ld b e re a c h e d a n d e n tio n o f th e o n e tr u e liv in g G od, th e G od th a t he liste d in th e w o rk o f c u rin g th e m in d . T h is calls is tr y in g to id e a liz e , a tte m p tin g to in te rp re t, th e fo r p s y c h ic p ro c e s s e s a p p lie d b y th o s e w ell e x p e ri G o d o f h is h e a r t. e n c e d a n d k n o w in g all th e law s. G ra v ita tio n In th e e a rlie s t le c tu re s o f th e lo w e r g ra d e s of o u r w o rk a s g iv en in A m e ric a m a n y y e a rs H y p n o tis m A s u b je c t it is w ell to a p p r o a c h c a r e a g o th e s ta te m e n t w a s m a d e m a n y tim e s th a t th e fu lly a n d in d e ta il. T h e r e a re tw o d is tin c t m e th o d s f o rc e of g ra v ita tio n is n o t a p u ll b u t a p u sh . T h e of in d u c in g a h y p n o tic c o n d itio n b y th e u se of p o s tu la tio n s of sc ie n c e in th e la s t few y e a rs te n d d ru g s o r b y m e a n s o f m e n ta l p ro c e s se s. In e ith e r to p ro v e th a t th e R o s a e c ru c ia n c o n te n tio n in th is c a se a c o n d itio n o f sle e p n e e d n o t re s u lt n o r is th e r e g a r d is c o r r e c t. W h ile in th e u ltim a te m a n ife sta c o n d itio n o f sle e p a n in d ic a tio n th a t th e p e rs o n is tio n th e re s u lts a r e th e sa m e , in th e fu n d a m e n ta l u n d e r c o n tr o l m e n ta lly o r p h y sic a lly . W h e th e r law s in v o lv e d th e r e is c o n s id e ra b le im p o rta n c e in h y p n o sis is p ro d u c e d b y d ru g o r b y a n y m e n ta l ( o r th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n a p u s h a n d p u ll a c tio n , m in d ) p ro c e s s th e r e m u s t b e c e rta in c o -o p e ra tio n on e sp e c ia lly a s re g a r d s g ra v ita tio n . It is im p o ssib le th e p a r t o f th e s u b je c t; in th e c a se of m e n ta l in to o v e rc o m e th e fo r c e o f g r a v ita tio n ; a t b e st it c a n d u c tio n s u c h c o -o p e ra tio n is n o t o n ly e ss e n tia l b u t b e le s se n e d in its a c tio n ; its b e s t a p p lic a tio n is in fu n d a m e n ta l, a n d w ith o u t it h y p n o sis c a n n o t b e in b e in g u tiliz ed . If it c o u ld b e o v e rc o m e it w o u ld duced. H e n c e th e p ro c e s s o f in d u c tio n is n o t a n o t so lv e a n y o f th e g re a t p ro b le m s n o w c o n fro n tin g c o n te s t b e tw e e n m in d s, th e s tro n g e r o v e rc o m in g s c ie n tists , b u t w o u ld b r in g a b o u t g r e a te r p ro b le m s th e w e a k e r, b u t a c a se of th e s tro n g e r m in d c o n th a n m a n c o u ld c o p e w ith . c e n tr a tin g its w h o le a tte n tio n u p o n th e id e a of H p a ssiv ity . U n le ss th is is th e a ttitu d e a n d th e a b ility H a b it In th e e a rly g ra d e s of th e O r d e r h a b it is c a r e of th e s u b je c t a sm a ll d e g re e o f su c c ess w ill b e a t fu lly a n a ly z e d a n d stu d ie d . T h e r e is a sh o rt, to o ta in e d n o m a tte r h o w c o m p e te n t th e o p e ra to r. O n ly s h o r t, d e fin itio n g iv e n to th e effe c t th a t h a b it is a n c e r ta in c lasse s of m in d s c a n n o t y ie ld to so m e d e g re e u n c o n s c io u s la w of th e s u b je c tiv e m in d . T h is b rie f o f h y p n o sis th e in f a n t m in d , th e u n s o u n d m ind, e x p la n a tio n fo llo w in g th e lo n g e x p la n a tio n s a n d a n d th e d ru g g e d o r in to x ic a te d . A w e a k m in d ca n p re s e n tm e n t o f law s is q u ite u n d e rs ta n d a b le to th e r a r e ly e x e rc ise su ffic ie n t c o n c e n tra tio n to assist in s tu d e n t, b u t, o f a n d b y itself, it m a y give a w ro n g b rin g in g a b o u t h y p n o s is b y a n y m e n ta l p ro c e s s. im p re s s io n . A b e tt e r fo rm f o r t h e b rie f d e fin itio n O c c a s io n a l h y p n o sis is n o t d a n g e ro u s to e ith e r th e w o u ld b e t h a t h a b it is a la w o f th e su b je c tiv e m in d m e n ta l o r p h y s ic a l o rg a n iz a tio n of th e b o d y ; c o n w h ic h la w h a s b e c o m e u n c o n s c io u s to th e o b je c tiv e tin u e d e x p e rim e n ts w ith o n e s u b je c t m a k e s th a t m in d . H a b its a r e u su a lly , if n o t a lw a y s, fo rm e d ' s u b je c t e n te r th e s ta te m o re re a d ily a s lo n g as th e c o n sc io u sly b y th e o b je c tiv e se lf; su c h a c ts a r e n o t sa m e o p e r a to r c o n d u c ts th e e x p e rim e n ts. N o o n e h a b its a t th e tim e , re g a r d le s s of h o w sy ste m a tic a lly w a s e v e r p la c e d in to th e s ta te a g a in s t h is o r h e r th e y m a y b e p e r f o r m e d ; n o r a r e su c h a c ts in te n d e d w ill a n d c o -o p e ra tio n , fo r it is im p o ssib le (e x c e p t to b e c o m e h a b its u n le s s o n e is s triv in g to m a k e th e in so m e r a r e c a ses w h e re d ru g s a r e u se d a n d th e n a c ts o r se rie s o f a c ts a s u b je c tiv e o r u n c o n sc io u s th e s ta te w ill m o re n e a rly a p p ro a c h a h e a v y o r p ra c tis e , s u c h a s m a in ta in in g rh y th m in m u sic, th e d e e p sle e p a s w h e n c h o ra l, s u lp h o n a l, h y p n a l, e th e r f o r m a tio n of le tte r s in w ritin g , e tc . It is o n ly w h e n a n d s im ila r d ru g s a r e u s e d ; in th is s ta te th e s u b je c t th e a c t b e c o m e s s u b je c tiv e ly p e rf o rm e d th a t it is a is n o t u n d e r th e m e n ta l c o n tro l o f th e o p e r a to r o r h a b it, a la w o f th e s u b je c tiv e self, u n c o n sc io u s to p h y s ic ia n a n d th e m in d of th e s u b je c t is n o t in th e o b je c tiv e self. h ib ite d a s w h e n a m e n ta l p ro c e s s is u s e d ) . B ut H e a lth S ee D ise a se . w h ile a ll th is is tr u e a n d is in te n d e d to disp el th e H a llu c in a tio n ----Im a g in g o f th e m in d . S u c h im a g in g f e a r o f a n d fa lse s ta te m e n ts a b o u t h y p n o tism , th e r e m a y b e c o m e fix ed in in te n s ity a n d in te re s t a n d is se ld o m a n y n e e d fo r its u se (e s p e c ia lly th a t w h ich lim ite d in r e g a r d to s u b je c t o r u n lim ite d , a n d is th e n is in d u c e d b y m e n ta l p ro c e s s e s ) a n d th e p ra c tis e a h a llu c in a tio n . O n th e o th e r h a n d im a g in g m a y sh o u ld b e lim ite d e x c lu siv ely to p h y s ic ia n o r b e ra tio n a l, in te n s e , n o t fix ed b u t u n d e r c o n tro l, sc ie n tis ts w h o h a v e m a d e a c a re fu l stu d y of th e in w h ic h c a se it is c re a tiv e th in k in g . A d efin ite law s a n d p rin c ip le s a n d w h o h a v e n a u g h t b u t th e h a llu c in a tio n , su c h a s th a t w h ic h c h a ra c te ris e s th e h ig h e s t e th ic a l a n d sc ie n tific re a s o n s fo r in d u c in g u n s o u n d m in d , is a fix ed id e a b o rn of illo g ical o r th e sta te . P sy c h ic a lly , it is a s ta te w h e re in th e o b p u re ly d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g a n d w h ic h b e c o m e s th e je c tiv e m in d is a t le a s t fo u r-fifth s p a ssiv e o r d o r o b se s sin g th o u g h t o f th e s u b je c tiv e m in d w h ile th e m a n t in fu n c tio n in g a n d th e su b je c tiv e m in d is o b je c tiv e th in k in g is h e ld in a b e y a n c e . T h is la tte r c o n s e q u e n tly a n d p ro p o r tio n a te ly a c tiv e o r s u p e r c o n d itio n o f th e o b je c tiv e th in k in g m a y b e c au se d a c tiv e . F o r p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e s of th e a v e ra g e a n d b y in ju r y to th e m in d o r a n y o th e r c a u se of u n d e sira b le n a tu r e th e B o rd e rlin e s ta te is m o re so u n d n e s s. S u c h h a llu c in a tio n s a r e o f th e su b e fficien t a n d c a lls fo r n o a s s is ta n c e fro m a n y o p e r je c tiv e e n tire ly , th e y c a n b e re m o v e d o r m o d ified a to r . S ee B o rd e rlin e S ta te . o n ly b y d e a lin g w ith a n d th r o u g h th e su b je c tiv e , fo r th e o b je c tiv e , b e in g in c a p a b le of so u n d re a s o n in g , (T o b e c o n tin u e d ) . N EW S O F T H E L O D G E S E r e g r e t to sa y t h a t a ll o f o u r L o d g es a n d G ro u p s h a v e n o t s e n t official re p o r ts fo r T h e T ria n g le d u r in g th e p a s t m o n th . In g e n e ra l w e fin d th a t a g re a t n u m b e r o f L o d g e s h e ld n o se ssio n s d u rin g th e s u m m e r m o n th s a n d w e re so b u sy th e r e fo re d u r in g th e first w e e k s o f S e p te m b e r th a t official r e p o r ts c o u ld n o t b e p r e p a r e d u n til a ll a r r a n g e m e n ts fo r th e F all a n d W in te r h a s b e e n c o m p le te d . Q u ite a few L o d g e s a n d G ro u p s h a v e a p p o in te d o n e m e m b e r to a c t a s r e p o r te r fo r T h e T ria n g le a n d fro m th e s e r e p o r te r s w e e x p e c t n e w sy ite m s e a c h m o n th . In fo u r n e w p la c e s c h a r te r s h a v e b e e n d e liv e re d a n d w o rk h a s b e g u n d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th a n d in th r e e o th e r p la c e s re q u e s ts h a v e b e e n m a d e fo r th e w o rk . T h is is a g o o d sig n fo r th e F all. B efo re J a n u a r y is h e r e th e r e w ill b e m a n y o th e r s a s k in g fo r C h a rte r s . F o llo w in g is a p a r tia l list o f th e c itie s w h e re th e o rg a n iz a tio n h a s its b r a n c h e s w ith su c h com m ent' as h a v e c o m e to u s d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th . W e h o p e to h a v e c o m p le te r e p o r ts n e x t m o n th . N E W Y O R K C IT Y . T h e G ra n d L o d g e re p o r ts c o n tin u e d g ro w th a n d e n th u s ia s m . A la r g e n ew class is b e in g p la n n e d a n d th e e x c e lle n t p r o p a g a n d a w o rk is

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th is w in te r . T h e m a n y m e m b e rs n o w in th a t city w h o c o n s titu te t h e Illin o is G ra n d L o d g e w ill also assist S T O C K T O N , C A L IF . T h is c ity is w itn e s sin g th e g ro w th o f t h e w o r k a n d r e c e n t r e p o r ts sh o w a good d e g re e o f a d v a n c e m e n t o n th e p a r t of m e m b e rs in th e h ig h e r g ra d e . PO RTLA N D , OREGON. T h e e n th u s ia s m fo r th e w o rk h e r e is re s p o n s ib le fo r th e I m p e r a to r s d ecisio n to b e w ith th e m f o r a w e e k a t th e e n d of O c to b e r. SEATTLE, W A SH . I n te r e s tin g le tte r s h a v e co m e fro m th is c ity s h o w in g th a t a v e ry a c tiv e c a m p a ig n of so m e s o r t is b e in g c a r r ie d o n th e r e a n d th e d e te r m in a tio n is to ju m p f a r a h e a d in m e m b e rsh ip . S P O K A N E , W A S H . N o t to b e o u td o n e b y S e a ttle , th e r e is a n o t h e r fo rm of p r o p a g a n d a c a m p a ig n g o in g o n h e r e t h a t m a y w a r r a n t th e I m p e r a to r v isitin g th e c ity fo r t h e o p e n in g of a L o d g e th is F all. G U E R N E V IL L E , C A L IF . T h e w o rk h e re is p r o g re s s in g w e ll a n d m e m b e rs v is itin g th e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e m a k e e n c o u r a g in g re p o r ts . T h e re c e n t fire s in C a lif o r n ia , d e s tro y in g fo re s ts a n d to w n s, cam e v e ry n e a r to G u e rn e v ille , b u t it w a s sav ed . W IC H IT A , K A N S . W o rk h e r e is p ro g r e s s in g w ell a n d m e m b e r s h ip in c r e a s in g . A m e m b e r of th is city h a s v is ite d H e a d q u a r te r s d u r in g th e m o n th b rin g in g in t e r e s tin g fa c ts . A A A T H E O T H E R LOD GES R e p o r ts a r e e s p e c ia lly d e s ire d fro m th e b ra n c h e s in C a n a d a , M e x ic o , P u e r t a R ico , C uba, C e n tra l A m e ric a , a n d o t h e r p a r t s of th e O c c id e n t. P lease b e a r in m in d t h a t s u c h r e p o r ts sh o u ld b e n ew sy a n d of a n a t u r e t h a t w ill in te r e s t o u r re a d e rs . A A A NEW CHARTERS l T h r o u g h th e G r a n d L o d g e of M ex ico c h a rte rs w e re g r a n te d to t h e fo llo w in g A M O R C b o d ie s d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th : C O R D O B A , V E R A C R U Z . T o N o s tra d u m u s L odge N o. 2 5 . T O R R E O N , C O A H . T o X iu h te N o. 18. In th e C a n a d ia n t e r r it o r y th e fo llo w in g c h a r te r w as g ra n te d : E D M O N T O N , A L B E R T A . T o E d m o n to n G ro u p No. 24. In th e A u s tr a la s i a n te r r it o r y th e fo llo w in g c h a rte r w as g ra n te d : M E L B O U R N E , V IC T ., A u s tr a lia . T o M elb o u rn e G ro u p N o. 2 6 . W e a r e e s p e c ia lly p le a s e d a t th e a c tiv ity n o w b e in g c a r r ie d o n in A u s tr a lia , N ew Z e a la n d a n d T a sm a n ia . In m a n y c itie s o f A u s tr a lia m e m b e rs a r e p la n n in g new L o d g e s o r G r o u p s a n d o u r c o rre s p o n d e n c e fro m th is c o u n tr y h a s g r e a tly in c re a s e d . A A A F O R E IG N B R A N C H E S C o r r e s p o n d e n c e fro m fo re ig n la n d s in d ic a te s th a t th e O r d e r a n d its w o r k is g ro w in g e v e ry w h e re . If w e w e r e to p ic k tw o c o u n tr ie s in w h ic h th e g ro w th s h o w s t h e m o s t a c tiv ity a t p re s e n t, w e sh o u ld say th a t th is is so in G r e a t B rita in a n d A fric a . In d ia, o n th e o t h e r h a n d , is g r o w in g w e ll a n d th e r e is g o o d w o rk b e in g d o n e in G r e e c e a n d S p a in . W e w o u ld lik e to h a v e n e w s y ite m s fro m all th e fo re ig n b ra n c h e s . T h e o fficia l c o m m u n ic a tio n s re c e iv e d seld o m allo w fo r e x t r a c t s to b e p u b lis h e d in T h e T ria n g le . A A A T H E IM P E R A T O R S T O U R A g a in t h e I m p e r a t o r w ill m a k e a to u r , th is tim e to th e C a n a d i a n N o rth w e s t a n d th r o u g h th e s ta te s of O r e g o n a n d W a s h in g to n . H e w ill d e v o te a w e e k to P o r t la n d a n d o n e w e e k to V a n c o u v e r, B. C ., a n d m a k e o th e r s to p s e n ro u te . H e w ill le a v e S an F ra n c isc o a b o u t th e la s t w e e k of O c to b e r. M em b ers of th e r e g u l a r L o d g e s o r th e N a tio n a l L o d g e liv in g in th a t t e r r i t o r y o r n e a r th e r o u te of th is visit d e sirin g to m e e t t h e I m p e r a t o r o r a tte n d h is p u b lic le c tu re s sh o u ld c o m m u n ic a t e w ith th e S u p re m e S e c re ta ry a t H e a d q u a r t e r s a n d m a k e a r r a n g e m e n ts o r le a r n of th e d a te s h e w ill b e in th e v a rio u s cities. H e m a y p ass t h r o u g h T a c o m a a n d a lso sto p a t S eattle.

g o in g o n . T h e d e m a n d fo r T h e T ria n g le w a s v e ry la r g e in th is c ity . B O S T O N , M A SS. N o r e p o r t o f d e ta ils h a s co m e fro m th is L o d g e , b u t it h a s re s u m e d its la r g e classes a n d m a n y a c tiv itie s a g a in a f t e r a v a c a tio n of se v e ra l w eek s. W A T E R B U R Y , C O N N . A c o m p le te r e p o r t fro m th e G ra n d S e c re ta ry sh o w s in c re a s e d m e m b e rsh ip a n d c o n tin u e d e n th u s ia s m fo r th e w o r k . T h is is th e m o s t d e ta ile d r e p o r t w e h a v e re c e iv e d a n d it in d ic a te s th a t th is G ra n d L o d g e h a s a n e x c e lle n t sy ste m fo r th e k e e p in g o f re c o r d s of e a c h p a r t of th e w o rk . T h e L o d g e is s e e k in g a n o th e r b u ild in g fo r its T e m p le . H A R T F O R D , C O N N . O n S e p te m b e r 2 1 st, th e A n n u a l F e te D a y of th e O r d e r , Isis L o d g e h e ld d e d i c a tio n c e re m o n ie s in its o w n n e w b u ild in g c o n s tru c te d b y th e L o d g e o n its o w n p r o p e r ty . M e m b e rs fro m th e G ra n d L o d g e in B o sto n a n d fro m th e G ra n d L o d g e in W a te r b u r y w e re p r e s e n t a n d th e r e w e re o th e r s p r e s e n t se e n b y a few . A g a in w e c o n g ra tu la te Isis L o d g e f o r its r e m a r k a b le g ro w th a n d w o rk . The n e w T e m p le b u ild in g fa c e s a h ig h w a y a n d its o d d fo rm a n d sy m b o lic a l e m b le m s a n d R o se y C ro s s o n th e fr o n t of th e b u ild in g a t t r a c t th e a tte n tio n a n d a d m ira tio n o f th e h u n d re d s w h o p a s s b y in a u to m o b ile s, fo r th e T e m p le is in th e o u tly in g d is tric ts of H a r tf o r d a n d b e a u tifu lly s itu a te d . W O R C E S T E R , M A SS. N o d e fin ite r e p o r t a t h a n d , b u t c o rr e s p o n d e n c e fro m m e m b e rs in d ic a te s th a t a ll is p ro g r e s s in g w ell. P A T E R S O N , N. J. A lo n g c o m u n ic a tio n fro m th e G ra n d S e c r e ta r y in d ic a te s th a t th is L o d g e o p e n e d in S e p te m b e r fo r th e F a ll a n d W in te r w o rk w ith r e n e w e d e n th u s ia s m a n d in te re s t. T A M P A , F L A . S e v e ra l in itia tio n s h a v e b e e n h eld in th e ' G ra n d L o d g e re c e n tly , a n d a n e w ju n io r C o lo m b e w a s o rd a in e d in A u g u s t. T h e th r e e C o lo m b e s of th is L o d g e w ill b e a g r e a t h e lp in th e m a n y p la n s b e in g m a d e b y th is r a p id ly g ro w in g b r a n c h of o u r w o rk . P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A . T h e w o r k is c o n tin u in g w ith e n th u s ia s m h e re . A sp e c ia l in te r e s t is b e in g ta k e n b y th is L o d g e in h a v in g o n e of th e a n c ie n t la n d m a r k s o f th e e a rly R o s ic ru c ia n s k e p t in b e tte r c o n d itio n b y th e c ity a s a n in te r e s tin g sig h t fo r v isito rs. P IT T S B U R G , P A . T h e G ra n d L o d g e is a g a in a c tiv e a f t e r a s u m m e r v a c a tio n a n d a n ew cla ss is to b e in itia te d w ith in a few w e e k s. S o m e fine re p o r ts fro m th e h ig h e s t g ra d e m e m b e rs in d ic a te th e p ro g r e s s b e in g m a d e h e re . S A N A N T O N IO , T E X A S . O n S e p te m b e r tw e n ty th ir d th e A n n u a l F e te p ic n ic w a s h e ld b y th is L o d g e a n d d u r in g th e c o u rs e o f e v e n ts th e m e m b e rs g a th e re d a r o u n d a n o p e n a ir s a n c tu m a n d h e ld a n e le c tio n fo r M a s te r o f th e L o d g e to ta k e th e p la c e of th e A c tin g M a s te r. T h e A c tin g M a s te r w a s re -e le c te d b y u n a n im o u s v o te a n d th e jo y s o f th e d a y w e re c o n tin u e d . T h e L o d g e is p ro g r e s s in g a n d m e m b e rs a r e v e ry e n th u s ia s tic . O M A H A , N EB. T h e G ra n d L o d g e r e p o r ts g ro w th a n d c o n tin u e d e n th u s ia s m . M o re r e p o r ts in d e ta il, p le a s e . F L IN T , M IC H . A v e ry fine r e p o r t is m a d e b y th e G ra n d L o d g e in d ic a tin g g ro w th , in te re s t, p r o p a g a n d a a n d m a n y s e rv ic e s re n d e r e d to th o s e w h o r e q u ir e h e lp . C L E V E L A N D , O H IO . T h e G ra n d L o d g e c o n tin u e s w ith its a c tiv e w o rk a n d se n d s v e ry fa v o ra b le re p o r ts . S A N F R A N C IS C O , C A L IF . T h e G ra n d L o d g e h e r e r e p o r ts in c r e a s e d m e m b e rs h ip to a p o in t w h e re it h a s a b o u t r e a c h e d its lim it a n d a n o th e r L o d g e w ill h a v e to b e fo rm e d . M e e tin g s a r e h e ld five n ig h ts a w e e k w ith tw o c la sse s o n so m e n i gHts. L O S A N G E L E S , C A L IF . T h e m e m b e rs o f th e O r d e r in th is c ity a r e fo r m in g a n e w lo d g e a n d so m e of th e o ffic e rs fro m th e G ra n d L o d g e in S an F ra n c is c o a r e v is itin g L o s A n g e le s a n d w ill h e lp in th e fo rm a tio n w o rk d u rin g th e n e x t th r e e m o n th s b y p e rs o n a lly c a ll in g o n e v e ry m e m b e r a n d c a n d id a te o n th e list. C H IC A G O , IL L . M e m b e rs h e re a r e fo rm in g a n e w L o d g e h e r e a n d it is e x p e c te d th a t th e I m p e ra to r w ill v isit to a ss ist in th e o p e n in g of th e n e w L o d g e

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S o m e of th e m o s t p ro m in e n t c h a r a c te r s in th e e a rly e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e A m e ric a n R e p u b lic a r e in \o lv e d ; m a n y of th e m o st v ita l p rin c ip le s la id d o w n a s th e fo u n d a tio n fo r th e e re c tio n of su c h a R e p u b lic a r e s h o w n to b e o f R o s ic ru c ia n o rig in ; a n d a n u m b e r o f A m e r ic a 's fa m o u s in s titu tio n s a r e tr a c e d to th e p io n e e r w o rk of th e s e first A m e ric a n m y stics. ' ' T h is is th e first tim e th a t th e c o m p le te s to ry h a 3 b e e n p re s e n te d in a u th e n tic fo rm . It h a s re q u ire d s e v e ra l y e a r s in re s e a rc h , c o rr e s p o n d e n c e , in v e s tig a tio n by a n u m b e r of d e p e n d a b le h e lp e rs, th e c o p y in g a n d t r a n s la tin g o f m a n y re c o r d s a n d m a n u s c rip ts , th e p e rs o n a l v isits to a n u m b e r o f a rc h iv e s a n d th e te d io u s v e ri fic a tio n of p riv a te ly o w n e d re c o rd s . M an y o f th e re c o r d s re f e rre d to a r e n o w in th e p o sse ssio n o f th e a u th o r a n d o th e r s w ill b e tr a n s f e r r e d to th e A M O R C L ib ra ry w ith in a few y e a rs , w h ile m o st of th e o th e r re c o rd s a r e w ell p re s e rv e d in N a tio n a l o r S ta te a rc h iv e s in th is c o u n try . C H A PTER ONE T H E IN C E N T IV E O th o r o u g h ly a p p r e c ia te th e m o tiv e s w h ic h le a d th e B ro th e rs R . C . to le a v e E u ro p e a n d co m e to A m e ric a a t th e clo se o f th e s e v e n te e n th c e n tu r y , w e m u s t h a v e a fa ir p ic tu re of th e c o n d itio n s e x is tin g in E u r o p e a t th a t tim e. In th e y e a r s 1 6 1 4 a n d 1 6 1 5 th e r e a p p e a r e d in G e rm a n y th e o p e n p r o p a g a n d a of th e R o s ic ru c ia n F r a te r n ity in th e fo rm o f s e v e ra l b o o k s, ch iefly T h e F a m a F r a te r n ita tis . By mainy th e s e b o o k s w e re c o n s id e re d a s m e r e a tte m p ts o n th e p a r t o f th e a u th o r to s ta r t a n e w re lig io u s m o v e m e n t, a n d e v e n to th is d a y th e s e b o o k s a r e c o n s id e re d b y so m e a s th e first fo u n d a tio n sto n e s fo r th e O rd e r. T h e r e is p ro o f, h o w e v e r, th a t in 1 6 1 0 , a sm a lle r b o o k o n th e sa m e s u b je c t w a s is su e d a n d c ir c u la te d p r iv a te ly , a n d th e r e a r e so m a n y r e f e re n c e s to th e B re th r e n o f th e R o sie C ro s s in o ld b o o k s o n m y stic ism , th a t to s ta te w h e n th e O r d e r first a p p e a r e d in G e rm a n y is b e y o n d th e a b ility o f th o s e w h o lo o k m e re ly u p o n th e p u b lic re c o r d s . B u t t h a t th e O r d e r e x is te d in o th e r la n d s is to o w ell k n o w n to n e e d , e x p la n a tio n h e re . T h e b o o k s re f e r r e d to a b o v e a n d issu e d in G e rm a n y w e re w r itte n a n d d is trib u te d u n d e r th e n a m e of J o h a n V a le n tin e A n d re a . T h is is a n im p o r ta n t p o in t a n d it is w ell to h a v e it c le a rly a p p re c ia te d . A n d re a w a s b o rn in H e r r e n b u r g in 1 5 8 6 . A f te r c o m p le tin g a th e o lo g ic a l e d u c a tio n a t T u b in g e n h e o b ta in e d e c c le s ia stic a l p re f e rm e n ts i n th ft. P r o te s ta n t c h u r c h of h is n a tiv e c o u n tr y . H e e v e n tu a lly b e c a m e C h a p la in to th e C o u r t a t S tu t tg a r t w h e re , in 1 6 5 4 , h e p a ss e d to th e h ig h e r re a lm s . H e w a s, re p u te d to b e o n e o f th e m o s t le a r n e d w r ite r s o f h is tim e o n th e s u b je c t of th e o lo g y a n d th e ' p rin c ip le s o f d iv in e w isd o m . T h e r e is o n e p o in t r e g a r d in g h is life, h o w e v e r, w h ic h is seld o m m e n tio n e d . H e w a s re la te d , th r o u g h th e m a r r ia g e o f h is im m e d ia te fo r b e a rs , to th e fam ily * o f S ir F ra n c is B aco n o f E n g la n d . A t th is tim e th e L u th e r a n C h u r c h w a s p a ss in g th r o u g h a p e rio d o f s e v e re c ritic ism , all. o f w h ic h c e n tr e d a r o u n d th e b a sic p rin c ip le s of th e o lo g y . M a n y w e re th e th e o lo g ia n s w h o w ro te e ssay s c o n d e m n in g o r c ritic is in g th e L u th e r a n C h u rc h , a n d a m o n g th e m w e re J o h a n A rn d t, w h o w ro te a n d p u b lish e d a b o o k e n title d T r u e C h ris tia n ity , Ja c o b B o eh m e, th e fa m o u s s h o e m a k e r-p h ilo s o p .h e r, a n d J o h a n n V a le n tin e A n d re a . A t th is tim e a lso S ir F ra n c is B a c o n h a d c o m p le te ly o rg a n iz e d th e E n g lish O r d e r o f th e R o se C ro ss F r a t e r n ity a n d a s Im p e ra to r of th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld , w a s v e ry b u sy w ith th e o rg a n iz a tio n of o th e r b ra n c h e s in v a rio u s E u ro p e a n cities. H is b ro th e r, A n th o n y B a co n , w a s h is r e p r e s e n ta tiv e a n d a g e n t on th e C o n tin e n t, a n d S ir F ra n c is a lso m a d e se v e ra l trip s to F ra n c e , G e rm a n y , Ita ly a n d S p a in in b e h a lf o f th e re b u lid in g o f th e O r d e r . . P a r t o f S ir F ra n c is B a c o n 's p la n s, a s re v e a le d in to m e o f h is w ritin g s , w a s to e sta b lish a sta ff o f c o w o r k e r s to b e a su p re m e c o u n c il fo r th e O r d e r a n d a t th e sa m e tim e to c o n s titu te h is c irc le o f g re a t w rite rs w h o w o u ld c o n tr ib u te , u n d e r u n k n o w n o r fic titio u s n a m e s , le a r n e d b o o k s re v e a lin g th e e ss e n tia ls o f th e te a c h in g s o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n s o r to in te re s t th o s e w h o w e re d e sira b le a s m e m b e rs. T h is g re a t p la n w a s s u c c e ss fu lly w o rk e d o u t a n d it a c c o u n ts fo r th e m a n y s t r a n g e b o o k s o n m y stic ism a n d m y s tic a l th e o lo g y w h ic h w e re p u b lis h e d in th e la t te r p a r t o f th e I 7 th c e n tu r y b y u n k n o w n o r k n o w n w rite rs . H o w e v e r, th e w ritin g s a n d p r e a c h m e n ts o f J o h a n n A n d r e a a tt r a c t e d th e a tte n tio n o f A n th o n y B a c o n a n d w h e n S ir F ra n c is v isite d G e rm a n y h e s p e n t so m e tim e in th e c o m p a n y o f th e y o u n g A n d r e a a n d fin d in g th a t h is v iew s o f re lig io u s th o u g h t w e re m y s tic a l in te n d e n c y , p la n n e d th a t th e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk of th e O r d e r in G e rm a n y sh o u ld b e issu e d in A n d r e a s ' n am . W h e th e r S ir F ra n c is w ro te a ll o f th e m a tte r c o n ta in e d in th e th r e e o r m o r e b o o k s a n d p a m p h le ts is su e d in A n d re a s ' n a m e o r n o t, is n o t d e fin ite ly k n o w n . S o m e o f th e s ta te m e n ts c o n ta in e d th e r e in a r e lik e th o s e p re v iouaty issu e d b y A n d re a a s c ritic is m o f th e L u th e ra n th e o lo g y , a n d y e t th e y a r e a ls o m u c h lik e w h a t B aco n w ro te . H o w e v e r, so m e of th e p a s s a g e s in th e F a m a

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In E n g la n d v a rio u s n a m e s , in c lu d in g P ie tis ts , a t h e a r t a n d w a s a t th is tim e e x p e rie n c in g th o s e w e re u se d , b u t in all c a se s th e g ro u p s w e re u n d e r o n e m y s tic a l re v e la tio n s k n o w n a s Illu m in a tio n s , a n d th e g o v e rn m e n t, g iv in g th e sa m e te a c h in g s a n d d ir e c te d p rin c ip le s th u s re v e a le d w e re s e t d o w n b y h im a s a n b y th e sa m e c h ie f-S ir F ra n c is B a c o n . A lth o u g h o u tlin e f o r a n e w s c h o o l o f m y s tic a l p h ilo s o p h y . H e , F r a n c is B a c o n h a d p a s s e d o n to a n o th e r re a lm in to o , in te r e s te d B a c o n a n d fin a lly b e c a m e o n e o f th e 1 6 2 6 , h e h a d m a d e p r o p e r a n d a d e q u a te p la n s fo r B a c o n -R o a ic ru c ia n sta ff o f w r ite r s a n d te a c h e r* . th e s u c c e s sfu l c o n tin u a tio n of h is w o rk a n d f o r m a n y y e a r s h e w a s th e d ir e c to r u n s e e n o f th e a c tiv itie s of T h e in flu e n c e o f A r n d t, B o e h m e , A n d r e a a n d o th e r* th e R o s ic ru c ia n s , ju s t a s to d a y h is so u l d ir e c ts th e b r o u g h t in to th e fo ld o n e o th e r g r e a t G e rm a n th e o w o rk th r o u g h c h a n n e ls e sp e c ia lly c h o se n fo r th e e n d lo g ia n , P h ilip J a c o b S p e n e r, H e w aa b o r n a t R a p in v iew . p o lts w e ile r, in A ls a c e , o n J a n u a r y 13, 1 6 3 5 . H e w a s T h u s , in a fe w w o rd s w e h a v e th e im p o r ta n t fa c ts still a y o u n g m a n w h e n h e u n ite d in th e A r n d tre v e a lin g th e c o n d itio n s w h ic h e x is te d in E u ro p e a t B o e h m e -A n d re a -B a c o n m o v e m e n t. It is to th is m a n th e c lo se o f th e s e v e n te e n th c e n tu r y a n d a t th e b e g in a n d A n d r e a th a t w e m u s t t u r n o u r a tt e n ti o n n o w , fo r n in g o f th e e ig h te e n th . W e fin d t h a t b e tw e e n th e w e w ill fin d th e m th e fo u n d a tio n of th e g r e a t m o v e y e a r s 1 6 1 0 a n d 1 6 1 6 A n d r e a p u b lis h e d a n d c ir c u la te d m e n t to w a r d A m e ric a . h is fa m o u s R o s ic r u c ia n M a n ife sto e s in th e F a m a B o e h m e 's w ritin g s w e re t h e first g iv e n to th e p u b lic F r a te r n itita tis a n d o th e r s im ila r b o o k s, w h ile B o e h m e w h ic h c o n ta in e d su ffic ie n t p rin c ip le s o f th e m y s tic a l w ro te a n d p u b lis h e d h is A u r o r a a n d so m e o th e r m a n u p h ilo s o p h y to e n a b le s tu d e n ts to c o n ta c t th e re a l law s s c r ip ts re v e a lin g th e d o c tr in e s a n d p rin c ip le s o f th e a n d id e a ls h e ld b y th e s e R o s ic ru c ia n s . A s a re s u lt te a c h in g s . D u r in g th is sa m e p e r io d g ro u p s w ere.(> eing g ro u p s o f s tu d e n ts w e re f o r m in g in v a rio u s c itie s a n d ra p id ly fo rm e d , o r th o d o x re lig io n -se v e re ly c ritic ise d , h a m le ts f o r th e p u r p o s e o f s tu d y in g h is w ritin g * , w h ic h a g e n e ra l te n d e n c y to w a r d m y s tic a l stu d y w a s d e v e lo p w e re a t firs t in m a n u s c r ip t fo r m o n ly . S o w e find, in g a m o n g le a r n e d m e n a n d w o m e n , s e c r e t m e e tin g s a r o u n d th e y e a r 1 6 7 0 -7 5 , m a n y g ro u p s o f B o e h m e w e re b e in g h e ld to e v a d e a n d a v o id th e p e rs e c u tio n * s tu d e n ts , m e e tin g in s e c r e t a n d g iv in g to th e i r g ro u p s o f th e C h u rc h , b o th P r o te s ta n t a n d R o m a n C a th o lic , v a rio u s n a m e s , r a t h e r to c o n c e a l th a n re v e a l, th e ir a n d in E n g la n d th e g r e a t in te r n a tio n a l h e a d q u a rte r* R o s ic r u c ia n c o n n e c tio n . . In to o n e o f th e s e g ro u p s o f th e R o a ic ru c ia n O r d e r w e re a c tiv e ly e n g a g e d in c a m e S p e n e r. F o llo w in g th e p la n th e n a d o p te d , th e a u c c e ssfu l p r o m u lg a tio n o f th e f r a te r n ity u n d e r S p e n e r a g r e e d to o p e n h is h o m e to a g ro u p o f s tu d e n ts t h e le a d e rs h ip o f th e I m p e ra to r, S ir F ra n c is B aco n . w h ile h e b e c a m e th e i r te a c h e r . It w a s a t th is tim e W e n e e d o n ly th e life o f J a c o b B o e h m e to se e h o w t h a t a p e c u lia r n a m e w a s g iv e n to th e s e s tu d e n ts a n d b itte r ly th e P r o te s ta n t C h u r c h c o u ld p e r s e c u te th o s e t h e i r g ro u p * . T h e o rth o d o x c h u r c h m e n le a r n in g t h a t w h o h e ld m o re lib e ra l o r a d v a n c e d th o u g h ts th a n its S p e n e r h a d b r a n c h e d off in to a m y s tic a l a n d sin c e re ly n a r r o w c re e d s p e rm itte d , to re a liz e w h a t re lig io u s d e v o u t s tu d y o f m y s tic a l th e o lo g y , s o u g h t fo r a n a m e p e r s e c u tio n m e a n t. W e n e e d o n ly th e p u b lic ly o f rid ic u le f o r h is s tu d e n ts , a n d h it th e v e ry d e s c rip tiv e re c o r d e d re s u lts o f th e is s u a n c e o f A n d r e a 's b o o k s to te r m , " P ie tis ts " o r th e " M o s t P io u s O n e s ." E v e n tu a lly re a liz e w h a t a n e ffe c t th e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e R o se S p e n e r 's h o m e c a m e to b e c a lle d T h e C o lle g ia P ie ta tis . C ro s s f r a te r n ity h a d u p o n th e a d v a n c e d th in k e r s of S in c e th e s e m y stic * d e s ire d n a m e s w h ic h w o u ld c o v e r th e d a y . W e n e e d n o th in g m o re e lo q u e n t o f th e th e re a l n a tu r e o f th e i r w o r k , a n d s in c e th e n a m e p o ss ib ilitie s o f th e O r d e r in its in te lle c tu a l s e n s e a t P ie tis t a p tly d e s c r ib e d th e i r in te n ts a n d p ra c tis e s , th a t tim e th a n th e r e c o r d o f th e w o rk d o n e b y S ir t h e n a m e w a s to le r a te d o r p e r h a p s a d o p te d a n d b e F ra n c is B a co n , a s to ld in h is o w n w o rk s , to see h o w c a m e a g e n e ra l title th r o u g h G e rm a n y f o r th e a sq u ic k ly , fe r v e n tly a n d g la d ly th e le a d in g m in d s o f th e em bly o f th e B o e h m e , A n d r e a , S p e n e r g ro u p * . E u r o p e a n C o n tin e n t c a m e to h is sid e to fo rm th e g re a t s c h o o l of w r ite r s a n d te a c h e r s fo r th e p r e p a r a ti o n of O n e o f 'th e e a rly c o n v e rt* to th e te a c h in g s in th e th e m a tte r to b e g iv e n to th e m a s se s o u ts id e of th e S p e n e r h o m e w a s A u g u s t H e r m a n n F r a n c k e , a n o th e r stu d y g ro u p s . lib e ra l th e o lo g ia n , a n d h e a s s is te d in fo u n d in g a B o e h m e a n d B a c o n h a d p a sa e d o n to h ig h e r realm * g r o u p in L e ip sig . T h is F r a n c k e b e c a m e a v a lu e d a n d in 1 6 2 4 a n d 1 6 2 6 , a n d A n d r e a fo llo w e d in 1 6 5 4 . In e n th u s ia s tic w o r k e r f o r th e R o s ic r u c ia n m o v e m e n t, 1675 w e fin d F r a n c k e a t th e h e a d of th e w o rk in G e r e v e n to th e e x te n t o f f o u n d in g a n a c a d e m y a n d o r p h a n m a n y , s u c c e e d in g S p e n e r, a n d w e fin d th e w o r k w ell a g e in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e m o v e m e n t, a t H a lle , in s ti e a ta b lis h e d w ith in s titu tio n s , a c a d e m ie s , o r p h a n a g e , a tu tio n * w h ic h re m a in a c tiv e to th is d a y a n d w h ic h w ill u n iv e r s ity w ith s e a ts o f le a r n in g s in th e m y s tic a l a r ts , h a v e m u c h to d o w ith th e s to r y b e in g to ld . But m a n y h u n d r e d s o f stu d y g ro u p s , m issio n s in m a n y F r a n c k e a tta in e d th is p o w e r o n ly a f t e r h a v in g b e e n c itie s, a n d a ll th e s e m y s tic s lo o k in g f o r w a r d to th e s e v e re ly c ritic is e d in L e ip s ig b y th e o rth o d o x c le r g y c o m in g o f th e y e a r 1 6 9 4 , th e 1 0 8 th y e a r s in c e 1 5 8 6 , m e n a n d w a s f o r c e d to le a v e th e c ity w ith h is te a c h t h e y e a r t h a t A n d r e a w a s b o rn a n d th e y e a r w h e n in g s .. . B a c o n , 25 y e a r s o ld a n d a s a b e n c h e r in G r a y 's In n , 1 S p e n e r d ie d in 1 7 0 5 , a n d it n a tu r a lly fell to th e lo t firs t c o n ta c te d th e w o rk o f th e o ld O r d e r a n d e s ta b o f F r a n c k e to ta k e h is o fficia l p la c e a s G ra n d M a s te r lish e d th e first g ro u p o f p r o s p e c tiv e s tu d e n ts f o r th e o f th e R o s ic r u c ia n ( P i e ti s t) O r d e r in G e rm a n y . H a v n e w O r d e r R . C . T h e p e rio d s o f 10 8 y e a rs e a c h h a d i n g e s ta b lis h e d c h a ir s f o r th e s tu d y o f th e s e m y s tic a lw a y s b e e n sig n ific a n t in th e a n c ie n t O r d e r , a n d , as p r in c ip le s a t h is n e w u n iv e r s ity a t H a lle , F r a n c k e m a d e w e sh a ll se e , th e y r e p r e s e n t a p s y c h ic c y c le o r r e b ir th h is h e a d q u a r t e r s th e r e . F ro m h e r e th e w o r k s p r e a d f o r th e O r d e r . t h r o u g h o u t N o rth a n d M id d le G e rm a n y a n d th e first A A A n o n - c a th o lic m issio n s e s ta b lis h e d in E u r o p e f o r th e CHA PTER TW O s tu d y a n d p r o m u lg a tio n o f re lig io u s th o u g h t w e re f o u n d e d b y F r a n c k e a n d h is a s s is ta n ts a s te s tifie d to b y T H E C O N C E P T IO N O F T H E JO U R N E Y a ll h is to rie s o f th e P r o t e s ta n t M issio n s in G e rm a n y . D u rin g th e p e rio d o f 1 6 1 0 to 1 6 1 6 S ir F ra n c is T h e firs t o f s u c h m issio n s w e r e s ta r te d a t Z ie g e n b a lg B a c o n w ro te o r iaau ed h is g re a t a n d m y s te rio u s R osia n d H a lle . A s h e g r a d u a te d h is s tu d e n ts h e a ss ig n e d c r u c ia n b o o k ^ " T h e N e w -A tla n tis ." In 1 6 0 7 th e first th e m w o rk in v a rio u s c e n tr e s a n d in a fe w y e a r s th e E n g lish c o lo n y to s e ttle in A m e ric a w a s p la n te d in s tr a n g e , m y s tic a l te a c h in g s o f B o eh m e , m o d ifie d b y Jam e sto W n , V irg in ia , b y w h a t w a s k n o w n a s th e L o n A n d r e a a n d s u p e r b ly e x p re s s e d o r illu m in a te d w ith d o n C o m p a n y . T h e r e p o r ts fro m th e s e s e ttle r s b e c a m e pa* * ag es b y B a c o n , w e r e b e in g S E C R E T L Y s tu d ie d in o f in te n s e in te r e s t in L o n d o n a n d B a c o n e sp e c ia lly h u n d ie d s o f h a m le ts in G e rm a n y .

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sh o w e d k e e n in te r e s t in th e p o ssib ilitie s o f th e n ew c o n tin e n t. T o h im th e g re a t u n k n o w n c o n tin e n t, ric h in a ll th e th in g * n e e d e d to b u ild a g re a t n a tio n , p r o m is in g fre e d o m fro m th e lim ita tio n s a n d o ld id e a s of E u ro p e , su g g e s te d th e a n c ie n t A tla n tis w h e re a sim ila r fre e d o m c o n tr ib u te d to th e a d v a n c e m e n t of a n a tio n lo n g f o r g o tte n . H e w a s in s p ire d to w rite th e N ew A tla n tis a n d to m a k e th e c o u n tr y o f h is s to ry a la n d w h e re R o sic ru c ia n s^ m y s tic s a n d c o n se rv a tiv e re lig io u s s tu d e n ts w o u ld o rg a n iz e a g a in th e te m p le s a n d m y s tic o rd e r s as e x is te d in th e old, lo st A tla n tis . T h e b o o k w a s ta k e n s e rio u sly b y th e m e m b e rs of th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r in E u ro p e a n d b y o th e r s it w a s c o n s id e re d a m e re fa n c ifu l ta le ; b u t, th e m y stic s saw in th e s to ry a p ro p h e c y , o r a p re d ic tio n , a n d a t le a s t a su g g e s te d p la n ; a n d fo r y e a r s th e r e w as m u c h ta lk a b o u t c a r r y in g o u t B a c o n 's p la n fo r a re b irth of th e o ld A tla n tis . A s th e y e a r I 6 9 4 a p p ro a c h e d , th e re a liz a tio n th a t it w as to b e th e y e a r of a n o th e r re b ir th of th e O rd e r d a w n e d u p o n th e c o n sc io u sn e ss of a ll th e m e m b e rs in th e v a rio u s g ro u p s a n d m a n y w e re th e s p e c u la tio n s a s to w h a t w o u ld b e d o n e o r sig n a lly a c c o m p lis h e d in th a t e v e n tfu l y e a r. M a n y o f th e m y s tic a l b o o k s w ritte n p r io r to 1694 c o n ta in re f e re n c e s to th e c o m in g m ille n iu m of th e O rd e r th e d a y w h e n th e o ld o r d e r o f th in g s w o u ld e n d a n d th e n e w o r d e r b e g in a g a in , a f te r th e p a s s in g of th e I 0 8 y e a rs . F in a lly a m e a n s to w a rd fu lfillin g th e e x p e c ta tio n s of th e g r e a t N ew Y e a r w a s su g g e s te d b y o n e J a c o b Isa a c V a n B e b b e r, w h o liv ed in C re fe ld o n th e R h in e n e a r th e b o r d e r o f H o lla n d . H e w a s o n o of th e m o st e n th u s ia s tic m e m b e rs o f o n e o f th e G e rm a n R o s ic ru c ia n S tu d y G ro u p s . H e to o h a d b e c o m e d issa tisfied w ith th e L u th e r a n C h u rc h in its p e rio d of tr a n s itio n fro m in to le r a n c e to d o g m a tis m a n d fo u n d g r e a te r in s p ir a tio n in tw o c o u rs e s o f stu d y a n d w o rsh ip th e R . C. G ro u p a n d th e n e w ly fo rm e d Q u a k e r C h u rc h . H is b io g r a p h y a s p u b lis h e d b y fo r m e r G o v e rn o r of P e n n sy lv a n ia , M r. P e n n y p a c k e r in th e P e n n s y lv a n ia M a g a zin e, V ol. IV ., is in te n s e ly in te re s tin g . A m a n of w e a lth a n d g re a t in te lle c t, h e fo u n d th e Q u a k e r C h u rc h a n d its te a c h in g s r e g a r d in g th e In n e r L ig h t su ite d fo r h is S u n d a y w o rsh ip , w h ile h e s tu d ie d d e e p ly o f th e m y s tic lo re in th e R. C . G ro u p o n o th e r d a y s. He to o k n e w of th e im p o rta n c e o f th e y e a r 1 6 9 4 , a n d h e h a d re a d B a c o n 's N ew A tla n tis w ith u n d e rs ta n d in g . T o h im it se e m e d th a t th e r e w a s b u t o n e w a y a n d b u t o n e p la c e to find th e r e b ir th of th e O r d e r in 1 6 9 4 in th e n e w c o u n tr y a c ro s s th e A tla n tic . A t th is p o in t w e m u s t re f e r to th e p r o p a g a n d a b e in g c a r r ie d o n b y W illia m P e n n . T h e h is to ry of h is c o n n e c tio n w ith th e Q u a k e r m o v e m e n t is o f little in te re s t a n d p e r h a p s n o im p o rta n c e h e re , b u t h e w as re la te d to th e R o s ic ru c ia n m o v e m e n t in b o th a d ire c t a n d in d ire c t m a n n e r . It w a s in I 6 8 0 th a t K in g C h a rle s o f E n g la n d sig n e d a p a r c h m e n t m a k in g W illia m P e n n G o v e rn o r a n d p r o p r i e to r o f l a n d 'i n A m e ric a . P e n n w a s th e n 3 6 y e a rs of age. " S y lv a n ia w a s th e n a m e c h o se n f o r th e d o m a in of. P e n n , a n d w h e n th e c h a r t e r w a s b e in g sig n e d th e K in g la u g h in g ly r e f e r r e d to it a s P e n n 's S y ly a n ia . T h e n a m e s e e m e d a p p r o p r ia te , and a g a in s t th e s tro n g ly e x p re s s e d o b je c tio n s fro m P e n n t h e p a p e r w a s a lte r e d b y th e K in g a n d th e la n d g iv e n th e p e r m a n e n t n a m e , P e n n s y lv a n ia . P e n n h a d th e r ig h t to d isp o se o f so m e o f th is la n d f o r c o lo n iz a tio n p u rp o s e s and- h e. p ro c e e d e d to d isp o se o f it b y sale to th o s e in E u ro p e w h o w o u ld p ro m is e to a b id e b y . th e fo rn v o f g o v e rn m e n t h e p ro p o s e d to e sta b lish . V P e n n h a d a lso in te r e s te d h im se lf in th e te a c h in g s o f t h e R o sicri^ cjan s, a s is p ro v e n b y so m e o f h is w ritin g s, so m e o f h is c o rr e s p o n d e n c e , a n d so m e h is to ric a l d o c u m e n ts. . H e v is ite d H o lla n d a n d G e rm a n y th r e e tim es, a s w e k n o w , a n d h e b e c a m e a s tu d e n t o f B o e h m e 's w ritin g s , a n d in so m e o f P e n n 's c o rr e s p o n d e n c e h e r e f e rs to B o e h m e 'a s h is M a s te r in th e a r t a n d la w o f d iv in e w isd o m . E v e n F o x , th e Q u a k e r le a d e r, a c k n o w l e d g e d h is in d e b te d n e s s to th e te a c h in g s o f B oehm eIn h is v isits to H o lla n d h e s p e n t m u c h tim e in A m s te r d a m w ith o n e G ic h te l, th e d e v o te d e d ito r of

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B o e h m e 's w o rk s a n d h is official g u a rd ia n of th e m y stic w ritin g s. G ic h te l w a s th e n a M a s te r of o n e o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n G ro u p s m e e tin g in th e P io u s T e m p le of th e R o se C ro ss, a s th e y b o ld ly n a m e d th e ir m e e tin g p la c e . P e n n d isc u sse d w ith G ic h te l th e p la n s h e h a d f o r th e c o lo n iz a tio n o f P e n n s y lv a n ia a n d G ic h te l in te r e s te d th e P rin c e s s E liz a b e th ( g r a n d d a u g h te r of J a m e s I, a n d A b e ss of H e rfo rd in W e stp h a lia , G e r m a n y ) in th e w o rk o f h e r in te re s t in R o sic ru c ia n ism . L a te r P rin c e s s E liz a b e th w ro te a le tte r to P e n n , a le tte r w h ic h fo r v a rio u s re a s o n s is p re s e rv e d in th e B ritish M u seu m , in w h ic h th e P rin c e s s sa y s of th e p la n s b e tw e e n G ic h te l a n d P e n n ; "G ic h te l h a s b e e n w ell p le a s e d w ith th e c o n fe re n c e s b e tw e e n y o u ." D u rin g h is s e c o n d tr ip to H o lla n d a n d a lo n g th e b o rd e r s o f th e R h in e , h e m e t V a n B e b b e r a n d v isited a t h is h o m e fo r tw o w e e k s. H e r e V a n B e b b e r co n fid ed to P e n n h is id e a re g a r d in g th e R o s ic ru c ia n re b irth in I 6 9 4 in th e n e w A m e ric a a n d th is ta lk re s u lte d in V a n B e b b e r b u y in g fro m P e n n o n J u n e I I, 1 6 8 3 , 10Q0 a c re s of th e la n d in P e n n s y lv a n ia . It w a s d is tin c tly u n d e rs to o d , a s th e re c o r d s sh o w , th a t th e la n d w as n o t to b e u se d fo r s p e c u la tio n b u t fo r c o lo n iz a tio n . P re c is e ly fo u r y e a r s la te r, in 1 6 8 7 , V a n B e b b e r w ith h is fam ily a rr iv e d in A m e ric a a n d se ttle d o n th e la n d th e y h a d p u rc h a s e d fro m P e n n ; b u t b e fo r e le a v in g E u ro p e h e h a d m e t m o s t o f th e o rg a n iz e rs of th e p ro p o s e d m o v e m e n t to A m e ric a w h ic h h e h a d fo s te re d a n d la id th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e in th e fo llo w in g m a n n e r. F ir s t h e su b m ite d to th e S u p re m e b o d y in E n g la n d h is p la n o f h a v in g so m e of th e le a d in g w o rk e rs in th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r in H o lm n d a n d G e rm a n y s p o n s o r th e m o v e to A m e ric a , a n d se c o n d ly to se le c t fro m th e ir n u m b e r th o s e w h o w e re to go a n d c re a te a m y s tic a l co lo n y in P e n n 's la n d s. H e v o lu n te e re d to go first a n d d e te rm in e th e fitn e ss of th e m o v e, a n d th e n , if a ll w a s w ell, to d o n a te th e n e c e s s a ry lan d . T h e s u p re m e b o d y in E n g la n d a p p ro v e d o f th e p la n , h a v in g in m in d B a c o n 's p r o je c t o f th e N ew A tla n tis ; a n d it o ffe re d to a ss ist th e p ro m o to rs in s e c u r in g p a s sa g e to th e n e w w o rld . W ith th is h e lp p ro m is e d a n d se c u re d f u r th e r p la n s f o r th e c o lo n iz a tio n w e re m a d e q u ie tly th r o u g h G e rm a n y a n d H o lla n d w h ile V a n B e b b e r m a d e h is w a y to A m e ric a a n d se ttle d th e r e as a w e a lth y fa r m e r, a n d fin ally b e c a m e o n e o f P h ila d e lp h ia s h ig h m e r c h a n ts . E n th u s ia s m o v e r th e p ro p o s e d m o v e m e n t to A m e ric a m u s t h a v e b e e n h ig h , a n d th e in te n s ity of it is in d ic a te d in th e e v e n ts w h ic h im m e d ia te ly fo llo w ed V a n B e b b e rs o ffe r o f h e lp . V a rio u s C o u n c il m e e tin g s w e re h e ld in s e c tio n s of G e rm a n y a n d H o lla n d a n d g re a t c a re w a s b e in g e x e rc ise d in th e se le c tio n of th o s e w h o sh o u ld go to th e .n e w la n d to fo u n d th is im p o rta n t c o lo n y . F ro m th e re c o r d s it i? sh o w n th a t th e fo llo w in g d e fin ite p la n s o r p u rp o s e s fo r c o lo n iz in g in A m e ric a w e re d e c id e d u p o n a t o n c e : 1. T o e sta b lish th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r o r B ro th e r h o o d in A m e ric a , w h e re th e E a g le s p re a d s its w in g s a s p re d ic te d in m a n y a n c ie n t m a n u s c rip ts . T h is to b e n o t la te r th a n th e v e a r 1694, th e y e a r o f th e r e b ir th fo r th e O rd e r. 2 . T o e sta b lish a c o lo n y th e r e of R o s ic ru c ia n s u p o n a c o m m u n a l b asis, w ith a b s o lu te re lig io u s fre e d o m , a lo n g w ith fre e d o m f o r th e m in d , ; b o d y a n d sou l. 3 . T o e sta b lish n o t o n ly a T e m p le fo r R o sic ru c ia n c e re m o n ie s a n d s e c re t w o rk , b u t a n a c a d e m y fo r th e g e n e ra l in s tr u c tio n o f all o u ts id e th e c o lo n y a n d a s c h o o l o f th e o lo g y to s p r e a d th e r ig h t re lig io u s p rin c ip le s th r o u g h o u t A m e ric a , o rd a in c le rg y m e n a n d a ss ist in th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f c h u rc h e s f o r re lig io u s w o rsh ip . 4. T o fo u n d a n d e sta b lish a sc h o o l fo r c h ild re n w h e re th e y c o u ld b e p r o p e r ly ta u g h t th e tr u th s o f G o d a n d n a tu r e . 5. O n ly th o s e w h o w e re m a s te rs a n d e x p e rts in : v a rio u s s u b je c ts , a r t s a n d sc ie n c e s a s w ell as . tr a d e s , w o u ld b e ta k e n o n th e first b o a t to th e n e w la n d . N ow w e w ill fo llo w V a n B e b b e r to A m e ric a a n d view w ith h im th e s itu a tio n in th e n ew w o rld .

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F T E R m a n y m o n th s of p la n n in g a n d a r r a n g in g w e h a v e a t la s t la u n c h e d a n o th e r h e lp fo r o u r m e m b e rs a n d w ish to b r in g it to th e a tte n tio n of a ll m e m b e rs n o w . F ir s t w e tr ie d it w ith th e m e m b e rs o f th e N a tio n a l R. C . L o d g e o n ly , in o r d e r to te s t th e p la n a n d its d e ta ile d o p e ra tio n . S o su c c e s sfu l h a s it b e c o m e t h a t th e r e is n o lo n g e r a n y re a s o n f o r lim itin g its field of u s e fu ln e ss . In b rie f, th e S e rv ic e D e p a r tm e n t i s ,f o r th e p u rp o s e o f b rin g in g in to c o r r e s p o n d e n c e th o s e m e m b e rs of th e O r d e r w h o a r e in te r e s te d in s im ila r s u b je c ts o r w h o s e d e s ire s a r e s im ila r; a n d , s e c o n d ly , to r e n d e r p e r s o n a l h e lp to th o s e m e m b e rs of th e O r d e r w h o h a v e p ro b le m s to s o lv e ,: c o n d itio n s to m e e t, h e a lth to re g a in , s t r e n g th to o b ta in , a d v ic e to a c t u p o n in a c ritic a l c o n d itio n , o r a s s is ta n c e in m a s te rin g so m e te s t. T h o s e w h o w ish to c o r r e s p o n d w ith o th e r m e m b e rs in a n y p a r t ic u l a r c ity o r s ta te o f th is c o u n tr y , o r in a n y fo r e ig n c o u n tr y fo r th e s a k e o f m u tu a l in te r e s t in so m e s u b je c t, s u c h a s fa r m in g , b e e ra is in g , p o u ltry ra is in g , m u s ic , c h e m is try , a r t , s c ie n c e o r b u sin e ss, a r e in v ite d to s e n d a l e t t e r s ta tin g o n w h a t s u b je c t th e y w o u ld lik e to c o r r e s p o n d ; o r if th e y a r e in te r e s te d in so m e lo c a lity a n d w a n t to k n o w o f that* lo c a lity ; s ta te th e c ity o r s ta te p r e f e r r e d . T h o s e w h o e x p e c t to v isit so m e p la c e o r w a n t so m e a s s is ta n c e in so m e d is ta n t p la c e a r e in v ite d to w r ite a n d s ta te th e ir d e sire s. T h o s e n e e d in g h e lp in h e a lth , b u s in e s s a ffa irs , p e rs o n a l p ro b le m s , a tt a in i n g g ro w th in so m e s tu d y o r p ra c tis e , a r e in v ite d to s ta te th e i r d e s ire s p la in ly a n d in d e ta il, a n d y o u r le t te r w ill b e a n s w e re d a n d h e lp given, w h e n e v e r p o ssib le . T h e p la n is c a r r ie d o u t b y th e a s s is ta n c e o f a la r g e n u m b e r of p e rs o n s a t h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d o th e r s lo c a te d in o th e r c itie s to w h o m v a rio u s a p p e a ls a r e a ss ig n e d , a n d th e s e m e m b e rs ta k e u p e a c h c a se in d iv id u a lly o r c o lle c tiv e e ly a n d g iv e h e lp a lo n g th e lin e s w e k n o w so w ell. T h e r e a r e n o o b lig a tio n s e x c e p t th e s e : W h e n a re p ly b y le t te r is r e q u ir e d fr o m h e a d q u a r te r s , e n c lo s e a s e lf-a d d re s s e d a n d s ta m p e d e n v e lo p e ; w h e n y o u a r e g iv e n th e n a m e of a n o th e r m e m b e r o r s e v e ra l o f th e m to c o r r e s p o n d w ith a n d y o u w rite th e m , a lw a y s e n c lo se p o s ta g e .for re p ly unl th e m e m b e r liv e s in a f o r e ig n c o u n tr y , t o r th e n th e A m e ric a n p o s ta g e s ta m p s w ill b e of n o a v a il ( b u t in te r n a tio n a l c o rr e s p o n d e n c e c o u p o n s , p u r c h a s a b le lik e s ta m p s a t a n y p o s t office, c a n b e s e n t ) ; a n d , la s tly , b e s u r e to k e e p in m in d th a t a r e q u e s t o n y o u r p a r t f o r h e lp o b lig a te s y o u to b e r e a d y to r e n d e r h e lp to a n y o n e else w h e n e v e r th e o p p o r tu n ity a ris e s , f o r a s y o u g iv e so s h a ll y o u re c e iv e . It is e x p e c te d t h a t th r o u g h th e N a tio n a l S e rv ic e D e p a r tm e n t a n d th e h u n d r e d s o f le tte r s th a t w ill p a ss th r o u g h it e a c h w e e k , g r e a t p e rs o n a l h e lp w ill b e g iv e n to a ll o u r m e m b e rs . If y o u e n jo y in t e r e s tin g c o r r e s p o n d e n c e a lo n g lin e s t h a t a r e h e lp fu l o r p le a s in g to y o u r d e v e lo p m e n t, h e r e is a n e x c e lle n t o p p o r tu n ity . S o m u c h g o o d h a s b e e n a c c o m p lis h e d b y s im ila r m e th o d s in th e p a s t, w ith o u t a d e fin ite sy s te m b e in g a d o p te d , t h a t w e a r e a n x io u s n o w , to m a k e th is D e p a r tm e n t a w o rld -w id e m o v e m e n t.' W it h m e m b e rs in o v e r tw e n ty fo r e ig n la n d s , w ith o v e r a th o u s a n d a t le a s t re a lly a n x io u s to c o r r e s p o n d w ith o th e r s in th is w o rk , a n d m a n y h u n d r e d s re a d y to h e lp o th e r s in v a r io u s w a y s, it is tim e t h a t a ll c a m e t o g e t h e r in so m e p la n , a n d th is is th e p la n . O n ly r e c e n tly w e re c e iv e d a n o th e r te le g ra m a s k in g th e I m p e r a to r to se n d h e lp to a B ro th e r w h o w a s in a s e r io u s p h y s ic a l c o n d itio n . In v e s tig a tio n sh o w e d t h a t m in u te s , n o t h o u rs , c o u n te d if life w a s to b e m a in ta in e d in th e b o d y . H e lp w a s s e n t h o u r ly fo r tw o d a y s u n til w e k n e w th a t th e c risis w a s p a ss e d . W e w e re p le a s e d , h o w e v e r, to re c e iv e a te le g r a m of

H E m o s t p r a c tic a l w o rd f o r th e v a s t c o n s titu e n c y o f o u r R o s a e c ru c ia n m e m b e r sh ip ju s t a t th is tim e w o u ld se e m to b e a p la in s ta te m e n t o f th e w o rk w h ic h w e a r e se t a t th e b e g in n in g o f th is, th e n ew A q u a r ia n A g e , to d o . F ro m th e p o in t o f th e t r u th w h ic h it is o u r p riv ile g e to u n fo ld b y e v e ry m e a n s in o u r p o w e r, fro m th e S h e k in a h a n d th e h e a r t o f e a c h in d iv id u a l s tu d e n t a n d th r o u g h th e m fo r th e w e s te r n w o rld a n d p r e e s n t a g e , is th e tr e m e n d o u s o n e o f r e c o n c ilin g th e e a s te r n a n d w e s te r n m y s tic ism a n d o f p r e s e n tin g su c h a m e a n s o f a p p r o a c h fo r th e p o p u la r m in d w ith o u t u n d u ly a w a k e n in g a n y p r e ju d ic e w e m a y b rin g th e m to a n in v e s tig a tio n o f th e m a rv e lo u s s y n th e s is a n d b e a u tifu l s y m m e try of o u r R. C. te a c h in g s , a s a n a u th o r ita tiv e e n u n c ia tio n of " w h a t is t r u t h . F ro m th e p o in t o f v ie w o f th e in d iv id u a l in h is a t titu d e to w a rd t h e t r u th th e r e is a n o th e r re s p o n s ib ility which* w e sh o u ld very, c a re f u lly c o n s id e r. A p a r t fro m th e m a t te r p re ju d ic e s , th e r e is th e a t titu d e o f m a n g e n e ra lly w h ic h p r e s e n ts a s e rio u s p r o b le m in th e w o r k w e h a v e to d o . L o o k in g o u t u p o n th e ~world o f o u r o p p o r tu n itie s a s m y stic s, w e w o u ld sa y of. m a n t h a t h e d o e s n o t k n o w h im se lf; h e h a s n o t e n te r e d in to re a liz a tio n o f w h s t h e is in re a lity , h a v in g b e e n o b se sse d b y th e o v e r-m u c h c o n sc io u sn e ss o f h is a c tu a litie s . T o h is o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss , ( a n d a s h e a p p e a r * ) , m a n h a s in d e e d c o m e s h o r t of th e g lo ry o f d iv in ity . A n d th e h a b it o f c o m p la c e n c y , e v e n to t h e e x te n t o f m a k in g t h a t c o m p la c e n c y a v ir tu e , h a s re n d e r e d it e x tre m e ly d iffic u lt th e ta s k o f b r in g in g th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f w h a t m a n re a lly is to ta k e th e p la c e o f th a t w h ic h to h im se lf in o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss h e is b y h is s e n s e p e r c e p tio n s a n d th a t w h ic h h e a p p e a r s to b e to o th e r s . T h e g re a t P r o p h e t E z e k ie l, t h e tr e m e n d o u s m y stic of. h is d a y , w h o m w e h a v e n o t y e t c o m e to fu lly a p p r e c ia te , in d e ta ilin g h is m y s tic a l e x p e rie n c e s te lls th a t h e w a s t a k e n to th e w a ll th r o u g h w h ic h h e w a s in s tr u c te d to d ig a n d fo u n d w ith in th e E ld e rs of Is ra e l. H e w a s a s k e d ; S o n o f m a n , h a s t th o u se e n w h a t th e E ld e r* o f th e H o u s e o f Is ra e l d o in th e d a r k ) E v e ry m an- in h is c h a m b e rs o f im a g e r y ? T h is is e x a c tly th e c a se . M an is d a rk e n e d in u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d im p ris o n e d b y h is o w n im a g in in g s. H e is fe tte r e d o f h is o w n h a b its,, o b s e s s e d fro m th e h y p o th e s e s w ith o u t f o u n d a tio n w h ic h h e h a s a d o p te d f o r h im se lf. H e is e n sla v e d b y p r e c e d e n ts o f h is o w n e s ta b lis h m e n t a n d c o n v e n tio n a litie s f o r w h ic h h e is h im se lf r e s p o n s ib le, a n d h a s so lo n g e n d u r e d th e s e c o n d itio n s t h a t h e h a s a lm o s t lo s t th e d e s ire fo r a n y th in g else. S u c h is th e p itif u l c o n d itio n o f th e w o r ld a b o u t us. im p ris o n e d b y th e i r o w n lim ita tio n s a n d self-im p o s e d c o n d itio n s , th e y a r e re a d y to q u e s tio n a n y s in c e re e ffo rt to b rin g th e m to a re a liz a tio n of th e ir a c tu a l c o n d itio n . T h e y h a v e m a d e f o r th e m se lv e s

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su c h law a n d e n a c te d u ch le g a lia tic co m p lic atio n , th e y . a re . su ffe rin g fr o m th e m ie iv e m o re th a n th e y a r e s u ffe rin g fro m a n y th in g else. M an is a k in g . H e re ig n s o v e r all th e e a r th , b u t h e h a s fo o liah ly re le g a te d th is, h is d iv in e p riv ile g e , to c e r ta in c o m m itte e s w h ic h , a lth o u g h c o n s titu te d b y h im aelf, h a v e m ilita te d a g a in s t,h i m u n til h e h a s fo r g o tte n th a t th e v e ry a u th o r ity u n d e r w h ic h h e is g ro a n in g is h is o w n . H e is lik e th e o r a t o r w h o se a u b je c t h a s ru n a w a y fro m h im ao th a t h e h a s loat in th e atre of hi o w n re aa o n in g th e v e ry p rin c ip le of tr u th w h ic h g av e hia aelfim p o aed lim ita tio n a th e ir e x is te n c e a t th e first. He live in th e obaeasiona w h ic h a r e d ire c tly th e re s u lt o f hia o w n in d ia c re tio n s of th in k in g u n til h e ia u n a b le to re a liz e th a t th e t r u th w o u ld m a k e h im fre e . H e livea w ith in a c re a tio n o f rep re a a io n a a n d lim ita tio n a o f h is o w n w h ic h c o n s titu te th e " g r e a te s t c rim e " of w h ic h m a n is c a p a b le . T h is is th e s o r r y p ic tu r e of th e w o rld w h ic h .p re s e n ts to iis th e p ro b le m th a t is p a r tic u la r ly o u rs . W e h a v e le a r n e d th e lesso n o f fre e d o m . W e w o u ld e n jo y th e re d e m p tio n fro m th e o v e ra tre a a o f.m a te r ia l a n d p h y a ic a l th in g a . W e h a v e e n te r e d in to co n acio u an eaa of o u r d iv in ity a n d a r e re ig n in g a s k in g s a n d p rie s ts a n d e v e n a s C o d H im se lf re ig n s. A n d it is o u rs to d e c la re th a t m a n is n o t th e a p o rt o f c o n d itio n a , but; t h a t h e m a y c o n tr o l c o n d itio n a , m a k in g th e m to s e rv e h im r a t h e r th a n to b e c o n te n t in th e i g n o m i n y o f sla v e ry to c o n d itio n s . W e a r e to te a c h th e w o rld n o t to b e a f r a id of e x p re s s io n o r o f le ttin g th e g lo ry fro m th e S h e k in a h w ith in s h in e fo r th in a ll th e a c ts a n d w a y s o f life. R e p re ss io n is th e c rim e o f c iv iliz atio n . A n d is o n ly th e a r tis t w h o r u n s th e g a u n tle t of b e in g c o n s id e re d h a lf c ra z y w h o h a s th e c o u ra g e to e x p re s s h im se lf in a r t , o r.-.th e .-m vstie -v,-ho h a s b e c o m e in d iffe re n t to w h a t th e w o rld w ill th in k th a t h a s th e c o u ra g e to e x p re s s h im self a s hie is fro m th e h e a r t o u t, r a t h e r th a n a c c o r d in g to c o n v e n tio n a litie s , g o o d ta s te a n d fo rm a n d th e s tu ltify in g in flu e n c e s o f so -c a lle d c iv iliz a tio n . S u c h is th e d a rk n e s s a n d e n s la v e m e n t o f th e d a y a n d a g e w h ic h w e a r e to c all to re d e m p tio n . - A c a re fu l a n a ly s is o f o u r te a c h in g s w ill u n fo ld a s te a d y p r o g r e s s fro m th e p o in t a t w h ic h a tte n tio n is c a lle d to t h e a d v a n ta g e o f th e n o n -m a te r ia lis tic u n d e rs ta n d in g , th e b a la n c e o f s p irit a n d m a tte r m a n ife s ta tio n , th e p r io r ity o f re a lity , th e u n re lia b ility o f th e

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se n se p e rc e p tio n s , th e la n g u a g e o f th e sy m b o l, th e o v e r-v a lu e of th e s u b je c tiv e , th e c re a tiv e fa c u lty o f th e im a g in a tio n , th e u n d e r s ta n d in g b y in v e rsio n , th e illu m in a tio n of T r u th a n d th e illim ita b ility o f c o n scio u an eaa in th e fre e d o m in w h ic h " G o d ia o n e a n d w e a r e o n e in C o d , t h a t in d e fin a b le e x p e rie n c e in w h ic h " a ll is o n e a n d o n e ia a ll." W e h a v e b e e n le d o v e r th e w a y b y w h ic h w e le a r n n o t to b e " c o n tro lle d b y c irc u m a ta n c e b u t to c o n tr o l c irc u m a ta n c e , b y w h ic h w e d ia c o v e r w e a r e n o t th e c re a tu re a of o u r im a g in in g a , 'b u t th e c r e a to r a n d c re a tio n o f o u r o w n a u b je c tiv e h a rm o n ic a in th e u n ia o n of b e in g , fro m w h ic h w e e a c a p e fro m th e h a llu c in a tio n of b e in g " c o n tro lle d b y th e u n iv e ra e to w h e re w e c o n tro l th e u n iv e ra e ." F ro m th e d e d u c tiv e m e th o d of re s e a rc h , fro m th e a u b je c tiv ity of co n acio u sn esa , fro m th e ay m b o lism o f a ll m a n ife s ta tio n , fro m th e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f th e a lc h e m y of life to th e in c id e n ta l fa c ts of th e u n iv e ra e a n d atara , w h e n w e g ra a p th e leaaon th a t all b e in g m a n ife a ta in us, a n d th a t w h ile th e s ta rs aeem to c o n tr o l U8 aa th e o u te rm o a t a n d u tm a t of in fiu en c e a m o ld ua, in o u r d ig n ity w e d o c o n tr o l th e u n iv e ra e in a te a d o f b e in g c o n tro lle d b y it. In th e c o n a ia ten c y o f o u r h u m ility a s m y stic s a n d in th e P e a c e P ro f o u n d o f o u r im p e rs o n a lity , w e a r e d iv in e, w e a r e th e u n iv e rse . C a n w e e v e r fo r g e t th e w o rd s in w h ic h th e tr u th w e a r e n o w e n n u n c ia tin g first fell u p o n o u r e a rs . T h e y d id n o t a t th a t tim e e n te r o u r co n scio u an eaa. W e c o u ld n o t a c c e p t th e m u n til w e m e t th e m a g a in u n fo ld in g fro m w ith in . M an y o f o u r m e m b e ra d o n o t fu lly u n d e ra ta n d th e m e v e n n o w , a n d m a n y m o re h a v e n o t y e t e n te r e d in to th e ir re a liz a tio n , in te r p r e te d in th e te rm a o f s e r v ic e . It is o u rs to c o m m a n d a ll n a tu r e . It is o u rs to k n o w th e ' in s p ira tio n o f G o d . It is o u rs to b e e q u a l w ith th e p h ilo s o p h e rs . It is o u rs to se rv e th r o u g h th e g r e a te s t in te llig e n c e s a n d to find o u r p le a s u re in th e c o n tr o l o f a ll th e e le m e n ts of b ein g . T h is is o u r ta s k . W e w o u ld d o w ell to e n te r in to th e fu ll co n acio n sn e ss o f o u r h e r ita g e a s R o s ic ru c ia n s th a t w e m ay q u a lify fo r th is C o sm ic s e rv ic e in th e u n fo ld in g o f th e p u rp o s e o f th e A g e . A n d th a t th e m a n ife a t illu m in a tio n o f o u r l^vea a n d th e u n d e n ia b ility of o u r k n o w le d g e m a y e v id e n c e th e d ire c tio n in w h ic h T r u th m a y be fo u n d . SIM PLIC 1TU S.

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N o te : T h is is th e th ir d in s ta llm e n t.o f th e D ic tio n a ry . T h e first in s ta llm e n t w a s m isse d b y so m a n y w h o c o u ld n o t g e t c o p ie s of th e . A u g u s t issu e th a t w e a r e p r in tin g a p a r t of th e firs t in s ta llm e n t a t th e c lo se o f th e p re a e n t in s ta llm e n t a n d w ill p r i n t m o re o f it in o u r n e x t iaaue.
1 rC * : :J X r, Idealize- F ro m a m y s tic a l p o in t o f v iew id e a liz in g is m o re th a n m e r e v isu a liz in g . W e m a y v isu a lize m u c h a s w e w o u ld d a y -d re a m a n d sim p ly b u ild u p m e n ta l p ic tu r e s w ith o u t th e in te n tio n o r h o p e o f e v e r b r in g in g th e m in to a c tu a l re a liz a tio n ; b u t th e m y s tic id e a l izes so le ly f o r th e p u r p o s e o f c re a tin g . T h is d is tin c tio n sh o u ld b e m a d e b e tw e e n v is u a liz in g a n d ' id e a liz in g , h o w e v r. T h e m y s tic v isu alize s, in p r o g re s siv e s te p s o r s ta g e s, th a t w h ic h h e is c r e a tin g o r b rin g in g in to m a n ife s ta tio n in th e n o w ; b u t h e id e a liz e s th a t w h ic h h e is c r e a tin g in th e C o sm ic to b e m a d e m a n ife s t a t so m e p ro p itio u s tim e o r in so m e c ir c u m s ta n c e s . T h e d e s ire d a tt a in m e n t in life, th e g o a l o f e th ic a l, s p iritu a l, m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l p o w e r is id e a liz e d b y th e m y s tic a s a s ta n d a rd , a m o d el, th e re a liz a tio n of w h ic h is h is c o n s ta n t e n d e a v o r. It b e c o m e s h is id e a lity of w h a t h is life sh o u ld b e. H e a d d s to it fro m tim e to tim e a n d n e v e r a c tu a lly a tt a in s a fu ll d e g re e of re a liz a tio n o f it b e c a u s e it is a lw a y s m a d e m o re d ifficu lt of a tta in m e n t. T h e id e a l of to d a y , in th is r e g a r d , is lifte d a d e g re e h ig h e r to m o rro w b y to d a y s a tta in m e n ts , to d a y 's

b r o a d e r c o n c e p tio n s a n d a k e e n e r a p p re c ia tio n of re q u ire m e n ts a n d poaaib ilitiea. Im p e rso n a lly , th e m y a tic id ea liz ea a fo rm o f g o v e rn m e n t, a ra c e of p e o p le , a ay atem o f e d u c a tio n , a u n iv e ra a l a p iritu a l a sse m b ly , a n d w h ile th u s c r e a tin g in th e C o sm ic a n id e a lity in th e s e th in g s h e striv e s in d iv id u a lly to m a k e h im self a w o rth y p a r t o f it a ll a n d d e v o te s h is e ffo rts to c o -o p e r a tin g w ith e v o lu tio n in b rin g in g a ll th e s e th in g s in to m a n ife s ta tio n . It w ill b e n o tic e d th a t id e a liz a tio n im p lie s c o n s tru c tiv e th in k in g ; u s in g th e p rin c ip le o f e v o lu tio n r a t h e r th a n re v o lu tio n . In id e a liz in g a n y c o n d itio n n o th o u g h t is g iv e n to te a r in g d o w n o r d e s tro y in g a n y e x is tin g th in g , b u t to e v o lv in g it, p ro g r e s s in g it, o r s u p p la n tin g it w ith so m e th in g b e tte r. In c a r n a tio n S ee R e in c a r n a tio n . In d iv id u a lity T h e R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s m a k e a v e ry d e fin ite d is tin c tio n b e tw e e n in d iv id u a lity a n d p e rs o n a lity . > T h is d is tin c tio n w h ic h is m a d e a n d w h ic h is o u tlin e d h e re , is c h a lle n g e d b y th o s e w h o a n a ly z e o n ly th e w o rd s in th e lig h t of th e i r d e riv a tio n a n d fail to v iew th e te r m s in th e lig h t o f th e ir u se in o u r w o rk . W e m u s t c o n s id e r th e m a s te rm s of e x p re s s io n r a t h e r th a n a s w o rd s s e le c te d b e c a u s e o f c o m m o n u sa g e . W h ile th e w o r d in d iv id u a lity im p lie s in d iv isib ility it a lso im p lie s th a t w h ic h is d is tin c tiv e a s a s e p a r a te a n d c o m p le te e n tity . It is in th is s e n s e th a t th e te r m is u se d b y us. T h e o th e r b e in g in c o n tr a d is tin c tio n to p e rs o n a lity , w h ic h d is

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p h y s ic a l p la n e . T h e s u b je c tiv e m in d a n d its o n e , g re a t, c o m b in a tio n -s e n s e is a ttu n e d to v e ry h ig h ra te s of v ib r a tio n s c o v e rin g th e h ig h e r o c ta v e s of th e k e y -b o a rd . Its field o f re c e p tiv ity , th e r e f o r e , is q u ite d is tin c t fro m th a t w h ic h lim its th e w o rld o f th e o b je c tiv e m in d . T h e r e a s o n in g d o n e b y b o th m in d s is b a s e d u p o n th e im p re s s io n s th e y re c e iv e a n d th e c o m p r e h e n s io n e a c h h a s o f th in g s e x te r n a l to o r a p a r t fro m itself. F ro m s u c h re a s o n in g c o m e c o n c lu s io n s, im p u lse s, in s p ira tio n s o r u rg e s . W h e n th e o b je c tiv e m in d is d e th r o n e d in its d o m in a tin g c o n tr o l o f e x te r n a l im p re s s io n s , m a d e in a c tiv e in its r e c e p tiv ity a n d p a s siv e in its th in k in g , t h e s u b je c tiv e m in d c a n b e a ttu n e d w ith h ig h e r im p re s s io n s , a le r t in its c o m p r e h e n s io n o f th e s e im p re s s io n s , a n d u n h a m p e r e d in its o w n m e ta p h y s ic a l a n d d iv in e re a s o n in g . A t s u c h tim e s a n d a s a re s u lt o f th e re a s o n in g o n th e p a r t o f th e s u b je c tiv e m in d , c e r ta in c o n c lu s io n s o r c o n v ic tio n s re s u lt a n d p a s s a c ro s s th e b o rd e r -lin e in to th e o b je c tiv e c o n a c io u a n e a s aa d iv in e o r C o am ic in a p ira tio n a , ju a t a a th e c o n d u a io n a a n d c o n v ic tio n a a tta in e d b y th e o b je c tiv e re a a o n in g a r e a c c e p te d b y th e o b je c tiv e m in d aa in s p ira tio n s . G r e a te r d e p e n d e n c e a n d r e g a r d is rig h tfu lly g iv e n to s u b je c tiv e o r C o sm ic in s p ira tio n th a n to o b je c tiv e im p u ls e s b e c a u s e e x p e rie n c e h a s sh o w n th a t th e fo r m e r a r e fr e e fro m th e b ia s e d a n d p r e ju d ic e d b e lie fs w h ic h p r e v e n t f a ir a n d a c c u r a te in te r p r e ta ^ tio n s o f im p re ss io n s, a n d r e p lw a y s re c e iv e d b y a n o p e n m in d , a to l e r a n t c o n s c io u s n e s s a n d a d iv in e u n d e rs ta n d in g . In v isib le F ro m th e m y s tic a l p o in t o f v ie w th e r e is n o th in g in e x is te n c e th a t is e ith e r in v isib le o r in ta n g ib le . . If, h o w e v e r, w e u se th e te r m s in a s tric tly ' m a te ria l o r p h y s ic a l se n se , w e m e a n to sa y th a t so m e th in g s m a n y th in g s , in fa c t a r e in v isib le to o u r o b je c tiv e s ig h t o r in ta n g ib le to o u r o b je c tiv e c o n s c io u s n e s s ; a n d th is w o u ld in c lu d e th e fin e r a n d m o s t im p o r ta n t th in g s in life. F ro m th e m a te r ia lis t's p o in t o f v ie w th e so u l is b o th in v isib le a n d in ta n g ib le ; ju s t so w ith e le c tric ity I E le c tric ity c a n b e d is c o v e re d b y its m a n ife s ta tio n s w h e n it is of so lo w a p e rio d o f v ib r a tio n th a t it c o m e s w ith in th e field o f o b je c tiv e se n s ib ility . S u c h m a n ife s ta tio n s , h o w e v e r, c o v e r o n ly a sm a ll f r a c tio n o f th e a m o u n t o f e le c tric ity to b e fo u n d in a c tio n th r o u g h o u t th e u n iv e rs e . M an h a s in v e n te d d e v ic e s w h ic h m a k e m a n ife s t th e lo w p o w e rs of e le c tr ic ity ; h e w a s a b le to d o th is b e c a u s e e le c tric ity a s a v ib r a to r y p o w e r c o v e rs so m a n y lo w a n d m id d le o c ta v e s of th e k e y -b o a r d a s w e ll a s th e h ig h o c ta v e s. By its ta n g ib le m a n ife s ta tio n s m a n h a s m a d e th e in ta n g ib le e le c tric ity d is c o v e ra b le . T h e so u l e ss e n c e , also v ib r a to ry a n d a ls o c o m p a r a b le to e le c tric ity in its h ig h e r ra te s , fu n c tio n s o n ly in th e v e ry h ig h o c ta v e s o f th e k e y -b o a r d a n d m a n h a s n o t b e e n a b le to m a k e a n y d e v ic e s, a n y o rg a n is m s , th a t w ill b e a c tu a te d b y th a t e n e r g y : h e n c e h e sa y s th a t s o u l c a n n o t b e m a d e m a n ife s t a n d re m a in s in ta n g ib le a n d u n d is c o v e ra b le . T o th e sa m e d e g re e th a t it is n e c e s s a ry to a ttu n e th e o b je c tiv e se n s e s to th e lo w r a te s o f v ib r a tio n s t h a t th e lo w p o w e r o f e le c tric e n e rg y m a y b e m ade m a n ife s t to th e o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss , so m u s t th e s u b je c tiv e o r p h y c h ic se n se b e a tt u n e d to th e v e ry h ig h r a te o r p o w e r o f th e e ss e n c e o r e n e rg y w h ic h c o n s titu te s th e so u l in m a n . T h e n t h a t w h ic h is in v isib le to th e o b je c tiv e b e c o m e s v isib le to th e s u b je c tiv e o r p s y c h ic a n d t h a t w h ic h is in ta n g ib le b e c o m e s d is c o v e ra b le a lso . A n a lo g ie s a r e u n n e c e s s a ry . K K e y -B o a rd O fte n c a lle d th e C o sm ic IC ey-B oard. P u r e ly a h y p o th e tic a l k e y -b o a r d o f six ty o c ta v e s, a s illu s tr a te d h e r e w ith .' T h e s e six ty o c ta v e s c o n s titu te tw e lv e d iv isio n s o r p e rio d s o f m a n ife s ta tio n c o v e rin g e v e r y th in g t h a t is, e v e r w as, o r e v e r w ill b e . H e r e is in c lu d e d e v e ry v ib r a tio n fr o m th e v e ry lo w e st to th e h ig h e s t. W e n o te t h a t th e 4 th , 5 th , 6 th a n d 9 th d iv isio n s a r e m a r k e d a s " g a p s .

tin g u is h e s th e p e r s o n o f D iv in e C o n sc io u s n e ss. R o s a e c ru c ia n is m te a c h e s th a t o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s a n d th e ir a p p e a r a n c e , o u r m a n n e ris m s of sp e e c h , o u r m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l h a b its, a r e th e e le m e n ts . w h ic h c o n s titu te o u r in d iv id u a litie s. T h e y d is tin g u ish ' e a c h o f n s fro m o th e r s . T h e so u l in u s, e v o lv in g , b u ild in g c h a r a c te r is tic s o f a tta in m e n t, a n d re a c h in g to w a r d p e r f e c t e x p re s s io n , c o n s titu te s o u r p e rs o n - a lity . C o n v e r s a tio n o v e r a te le p h o n e a ffo rd s a n illu s tra tio n o f th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e s e tw o te r m s . W e m a y h e a r th e v o ic e o f a m a n a n d liste n to h im s p e a k : b y h is v o ic e , its to n e , its s tr e n g th a n d its c h a r a c te r is tic s w e m a y p o sitiv e ly d e c id e t h a t th e s p e a k e r is a n o ld m a n , a d o m in a tin g c h a r a c te r , m a g n e tic , p o sitiv e , so e d u c a te d in th e s u b je c t o f c h e m is try t h a t h e is a c h e m is t a n d re c o g n iz a b le a s D r. J o h n S m ith , d e s c e n d a n t of a n o ld Y a n k e e fa m ily . T h u s w e w o u ld a n a ly z e a n d k n o w th e in d iv id u a l. A s w e lis te n e d to w h a t h e h a d to sa y ' a n d d is c o v e re d th e m o tiv e b a c k o f h is c o n v e rs a tio n a n d s e n s e d th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f h is c o n sc io u sn e ss w e w o u ld fo r g e t to th in k o f h im a s J o h n S m ith o r aa a d o c to r o r a s a m a n a n d sa y th a t h e w a s a sw e e t a n d lo v a b le , k in d a n d c o n s id e ra te E x p re ssio n of so u l, h a v in g le a r n e d m a n y o f life 's le sso n s, b r o a d a n d to le r a n t, d e p e n d a b le in n e e d , s y m p a th e tic in u n d e r s ta n d in g , a tt u n e d w ith m ig h ty fo rc e s , a c q u a in te d w ith C o d . T h u s w e w o u ld a n a ly z e a n d k n o w th e p e rs o n a lity . H a v in g b e c o m e a c q u a in te d w ith th e p e r s o n a lity w e w o u ld g iv e s e c o n d a r y th o u g h t to h is in d iv id u a lity ; a n d w h ile , u n d e r c e r ta in c o n d itio n s a n d in c e r ta in c ir c u m s ta n c e s , s u c h a s w e a r in g o ld c lo th e s a n d la b o r in g in a la b o r a to r y , d re s s in g q u ite d iffe re n tly a n d le c tu r in g b e fo r e a c o lle g e class, d re s s in g d if fe re n tly a g a in a n d a tte n d in g a w a r v e te r a n s c o n v e n tio n a s a s o ld ie r, w e w o u ld se e th e in d iv id u a lity c h a n g e , w e w o u ld n e v e rth e le s s lo o k u p o n th e p e r s o n a lity a s b e in g th e sa m e , u n c h a n g e a b le e x c e p t in d e g r e e o f e v o lu tio n . T h e m y s tic lo o k s e v e r u p o n th e p e r s o n a lity e x p r e s s in g th r o u g h a ll b e in g a n d c o n s id e rs th e in d iv id u a lity a s a c lo a k w o r n to d a y , c h a n g e d to m o rro w a n d c o m p le te ly d is c a rd e d th e n e x t d a y . T o m a k e o u r p e rs o n a lity a m o n u m e n ta l e x p re s s io n in th e w o rld is th e o n ly w o r th y id e a l in life t h a t m a n o r w o m a n s h o u ld h a v e , a n d f o r w h ic h e a c h sh o u ld striv e . T h e in d iv id u a lity ia so m o r ta l a th in g th a t it p e ria h e a as th e d u s t of th e b o d y r e t u r n s t o - i t s in d iv isib le u n ity w ith a ll th e e a r th ly e le m e n ts ; b u t p e rs o n a lity c o n tin u e s o n a n d o n , e v e r e x p re s s in g a g a in th r o u g h in c a r n a tio n s , fo r it is im m o rta l. (S e e R e in c a r n a ti o n .)

I n s p ir a tio n In th e c o m m o n e x p e rie n c e s o f life in s p ir a tio n c o m e s th r o u g h tw o d e fin ite s o u r c e s : th e re a s o n in g o f th e o b je c tiv e m in d o r th e c o m p r e h e n sio n o f th e s u b je c tiv e m in d . In b o th c a s e s th e r e is g e n e ra lly a n e x te r n a l im p u ls e o r im p re s s io n w h ic h a c tu a te s th e th in k in g o r is tr a n s la te d in to c o m p r e h e n s io n . T h e o b je c tiv e m in d h a s ita five se n s e s se e in g , h e a r in g , fe e lin g , a m ellin g , a n d ta a tin g aa c h a n n e la f o r in c o m in g o f e x te r n a l im p u ls e s o r im p re s s io n s . T h e a u b je c tiv e m in d h a s its s im ila r c h a n n e ls fiv e s e n s e s u n ite d in o n e , a n d o fte n c a lle d th e s ix th s e n s e th r o u g h w h ic h it re c e iv e s im p re s s io n s a s d e fin ite a s th o s e re c e iv e d b y th e o b je c tiv e aenaea. T h e fiv e o b je c tiv e sen aea, h o w e v e r, a r e so c o n s tr u c te d p h y s io lo g ic a lly a n d a n a to m ic a lly th a t th e y c a n b e a tt u n e d w ith v ib r a tio n s o f a lo w r a te o r in th e lo w e r o c ta v e a of th e v ib r a to r y k e y -b o a r d . V ib r a tio n s o f a h ig h e r ( a n d s o m e tim e a lo w e r ) r a t e th a n th o s e w h ic h c o m e , w ith in th e o c ta v e a of th e k e y -b o a r d m aJk.e.no im p re s s io n u p o n th e five o b je c tiv e se n se s. (S e e C o sm ic K e y -B o a rd ). M a n y s o u n d s a r e to o h ig h a n d so m e to o lo w fo r th e h u m a n e a r to h e a r ; th e s a m e is tr u e o f c o lo rs a n d a p p lie s a ls o to o d o rs , ta s te v ib r a tio n s a n d se n se v ib r a tio n s . T h e five f a c u ltie s c a n b e tr a in e d to b e m o r e d is c e rn in g , m o r e d is c rim in a tin g , b u t th e ra n g e o f im p re s s io n c a n n o t b e g re a tly e n la r g e d . H ence th e o b je c tiv e m in d is lim ite d in its r e c e p tio n o f im p re s s io n s to th o s e w h ic h e m a n a te fr o m th e g ro s s

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T h is m e a n s th a t p h y s ic a l sc ie n c e (w h ic h h a s a d o p te d a n d u ses a k e y -b o a rd s im ila r to th is ) h a s b e e n u n a b le to find o r se n se a ll th e m a n ife s ta tio n s o f th e v ib r a tio n s in th e s e o c ta v e s. It d o es .n o t m e a n , h o w e v e r, th a t th e m y stic a s n o t b e e n a b le to se n se m a n i fe s ta tio n s in th e s e k e y s, o r in m a n y o f th e k e y s o f th e s e p e rio d s ; e sp e c ia lly in th o s e m a r k e d 18, 2 1 , 2 5 , 3 7 , 4 0 a n d 4 4 h e h a d d is c o v e re d m a n y m a n ife s ta tio n s a n d h a s le a r n e d to a p p ly th e v ib ra tio n s o f th o s e ra te s. T h e le c tu re s o f th e lo w e r g ra d e s o f o u r O r d e r

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te a c h u s a b o u t th e m a n ife s ta tio n s th a t o c c u r in th e d iffe re n t p e rio d s o r d iv isio n s o f th e k e y -b o a rd , a n d th e le c tu re s a n d e x p e rim e n ts of th e h ig h e r g ra d e s d ea l w ith th o s e in th e th r e e h ig h e s t o c ta v e s. (T h e illu s tra tio n h e re w ith is fro m V o lu m e C of th e C r o m a a t S e rie s, w h ic h d e a ls w ith th e s u b je c t o f N a tu ra l H a rm o n ic s . T h e v o lu m e is n o w o u t of p r in t b u t e v e ry lo d g e p o ssesse s o n e o r m o re c o p ie s w h ic h c a n b e b o rro w e d b y th e e a r n e s t s e e k e r ) . K n o w le d g e S ee B elief. (T o b e C o n tin u e d )

E X P L A N A T IO N O F C O S M IC K E Y -B O A R D T h e illu s tra tio n a b o v e is o f th e 6 0 o c ta v e s o f th e K e y -b o a rd , e a c h o c ta v e h a s th e u s u a l tw e lv e k ey s. T h e six ty o c ta v e s fo rm tw e lv e d e fin ite p e rio d s of m a n ife s ta tio n , e a c h p e r io d b e in g sy m b o liz e d b y o n e of th e sig n s o f th e z o d ia c . T h e sy m b o ls o f th e z o d ia c n o t o n ly ty p ify th e n a tu r e of th e m a n ife s ta tio n s th a t o c c u r in e a c h p e rio d of five o c ta v e s, b u t in re a lity th e r e is a n in tim a te re la tio n b e tw e e n c a u s e a n d e ffe c t to b e fo u n d w h e n w e stu d y th e re s u lt o f th e v ib r a tio n s in e a c h p e rio d fro m th e a s tro n o m ic a l- a s tr o lo g ic a l p o in t o f view . W e n o te th a t th e firs t five o c ta v e s, c o m p ris in g th e first p e rio d u n d e r th e sig n A rie s , c o n ta in s th o s e v ib r a tio n s w h ic h m a n ife st to th e s e n s e o f to u c h . T h e n e x t five o c ta v e s, u n d e r th sig n of T a u r u s , m a n ife s t to th e s e n s e o f so u n d . A s s ta te d a b o v e e a c h o c ta v e h a s tw e lv e n o te s (lik e th e p ia n o k e y rb o a r d ) a n d e a c h o f th e s e n o te s p r k e y s h a s a d e fin ite r a te o f v ib ra tio n s . S in c e e v e ry th in g th a t ex istsi e x is ts b y v ir tu e o f v ib r a tio n s o f th e a ll p e r v a d in g e n e rg y , e v e r y th in g is in v ib r a tio n , a n d th e v ib r a tio n s e m a n a tin g fro m a ll th in g s m a k e a ll th in g s m a n ife s t to o u r se n s e s o r to s u c h se n se s a s w e h a v e w h ic h a r e c o n s tr u c te d to re c e iv e th e v a rio u s r a te s of v ib r a tio n s ; b e c a u s e th e r e , a r e v ib r a tio n s o f s u c h h ig h f r e q u e n c y o r r a te t h a t n o n e o f o u r p h y s ic a l o r o b je c tiv e s e iz e s a tt u n e w ith th e v ib r a tio n s a n d 'n o m a n ife s ta tio n o c c u r s to o u r o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u sn e ss . S o m e h ig h e r se n s e s th a n th e o b je c tiv e o r p h y s ic a l o n e , lik e th o s e se n s e s w e c a ll p s y c h ic se n se s, c a n a tt u n e w ith th e h ig h e r r a te s o f v ib r a tio n s a n d c a n th e r e f o r e se n se th e m a n ife s ta tio n s b e in g m a d e . T h e fo llo w in g is a ta b le o f th e r a te s o f v ib r a tio n s

w h ic h a v e ra g e to e a c h o c ta v e o f th e k e y -b o a rd a n d a su g g e s tio n o f w h a t m a n ife s ta tio n o c c u rs in th e p e rio d s : M a n ife sta tio n O c ta v e V ib ra tio n s p e r Second 1 2 T ouch i 4 T ouch 2 r: , 8 T ouch 3 ! ! W B BBm 16 T o u c h y 4 Sound/ 5 32 Sound 6 ; ' 64 7 128 S o u n d Sound l 256 8 Sound 512 9 Sound/ 1 ,0 2 4 10 3 2 ,7 6 8 S o u n d 15 20 1 ,0 4 7 ,5 7 6 C a p . N o. 1 E le c tric ity 25 to 35 3 4 b illio n C a p s N o. 2 , 3 2 5 to 35 3 5 ,1 8 4 b illio n In th e 4 6 , 4 7 , a n d 4 8 o c ta v e w e h a v e ra te s re a c h in g th e p o in t o f 2 8 1 , 4 7 4 , 9 7 6 , 7 1 0 , 6 5 6 p e r s e c o n d a n d m a n ife s tin g a s h e a t w a v e s. In th e 4 9 th o c ta v e th e v ib r a tio n s re a c h 5 6 2 , 9 4 9 ,.9 5 3 , 4 2 1 , 3 1 2 p e r se c o n d a n d m a n ife s tin g lig h t w av e s. T h e r e a f t e r th e o c ta v e s c o v e r ra te s w h ic h m a n ife s t a s c h e m ic a l ra y s a n d a f te r t h a t th e h ig h e s t v ib r a tio n s c o n s titu te th e m a n ife s ta tio n k n o w n to u s a s S o u l. T h e ra te s o f v ib r a tio n s fo r e a c h o c ta v e c a n b e fig u re d b y sim p ly d o u b lin g th e r a t e o f th e p re v io u s o c ta v e . F o r in s ta n c e , th e r a te of v ib r a tio n fo r th e I 6 th o c ta v e w ill b e d o u b le t h a t of th e 1 5 th , o r 6 5 ,5 3 5 p e r se c o n d . D u rin g th e p a s t few y e a r s ( s in c e th e fo r e g o in g c h a r t w a s m a d e , s c ie n c e h a s m a d e so m e d is c o v e rie s o f m a n i fe s ta tio n s c o m in g w ith in o r c o v e rin g a few k e y s in so m e of th e o c ta v e s o f th e a b o v e g ap s.

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Anrirnt and JHgatiral (rtot Moaap CEruria

The A .M .O .R .C . ia affiliated with the A N T IQ U U M A R C A N U M O RD 1N EM R O S A E E T A U R E A E CRUCIS in varioui parts of the world and with it* branch bodie* with similar name* in other land*, all operating under a supreme world council, OFFICE OF AMERICAN SECRETARY CENERAL 1255 M A R K E T S T R E E T _________ SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA, U. S. A.______ . OCTOBER 1923

A t h e a d q u a r te r s th e s e d a y s th e s p a r e m o m e n ts fo r g e n e ra l d isc u ssio n s a r e filled w ith p o s tu la tio n s , th e o rie s , h y p o th e s e s a n d la w s p e r ta in in g to so u n d v ib ra tio n s , ra te s , a m p litu d e s , k e y s, n o te s , o c ta v e s, tria d s , in v e rsio n s , d o m in a n t-s e v e n th s , c a d e n c e s , m o d u la tio n s , d e g re e s , h a rm o n ie s , e tc ., fo r, p le a s e n o te , a s ta ff o f w o rk e rs is la b o r in g o n th o s e le c tu re s of th e S e c o n d G ra d e th a t a tte m p t to m a k e p la in th e law s a n d p rin c ip le s o f th e C o sm ic K e y -b o a rd a n d all th e 'm a n i fe s ta tio n s o f v ib ra tio n s , w h ile a n o th e r g ro u p is stu d y in g u n d e r th e a b le d ir e c tio n of S u p re m e S e c re ta ry M o o re in a c la ss in H a rm o n y a n d m u s ic a l c o m p o s itio n . W e w ish th a t a ll o u r m e m b e rs w ith m u s ic a l a b ility c o u ld s h a r e in B ro th e r M o o re 's s e v e ra l c la sse s fo r in a d d itio n to b e in g a v e ry su c c e s sfu l c o m p o s e r h e is a n a b le te a c h e r, a n d h a rm o n y is s u c h a w o n d e rfu l s u b je c t in so m a n y w a y s. In d e e d , th e d is c u ssio n s a r e b e c o m in g q u ite in te n s iv e a n d so m e of th e la w s b e in g e x a m in e d ' a n d a n a ly z e d w ill fin d th e i r w a y in to o u r re v ise d le c tu r e s , A A A W e le a r n , w ith c o n s id e ra b le in te re s t, t h a t p la n s a r e p r a c tic a lly c o m p le te fo r th e o rg a n iz a tio n o f a S u p re m e L o d g e o f M a s te r M a so n s fo r th e U n ite d S ta te s, its t e r rito rie s a n d d e p e n d e n c ie s . N e a rly six y e a r s a g o w e h a d th e o p p o r tu n ity to s c a n a v e ry d e fin ite p ro p o s a l le a d in g to th is e n d a n d s in c e th e n h a v e h e a r d o f m a n y c h a n g e s , m o d ific a tio n s a n d o b je c tio n s ; b u t a t la s t th e first o r p r e lim in a r y s te p s h a v e b e e n ta k e n a n d se m i o fficia l a c tio n is u n d e r w a y . T h e p r e s e n t p o litic a l f o r m a tio n of B lu e L o d g e F re e m a s o n ry in A m e ric a is w ith o u t w a r r a n t o r re a s o n u n le s s w e v iew th e U n ite d S ta te s a s s e p a r a te a n d in d e p e n d e n t k in g d o m s o r n a tio n s . T h a t th e r e sh o u ld b e a s e p a r a te a n d s o v e re ig n ju r is d ic tio n o f M a s o n ry in e a c h s ta te w ith n o o v e r b o d y , n o s u p r e m e o r g u id in g b o d y , g e n e ra lly k n o w n a s s u c h a n d so u n iv e rs a lly a c k n o w le d g e d , h a s b e e n o n e o f th e c a u s e s o f e n d le s s tr o u b le in th e s e ttle m e n t of in te r n a l p ro b le m s a n d e x te r n a l c o m p lic a tio n s . The g o v e rn m e n t o f F re e m a s o n ry is e s s e n tia lly a u to c r a tic , a s it sh o u ld b e, a s it m u s t b e ; a n d w h ile e a c h s ta te ju r is d ic tio n h a s a s e p a r a te , s o v e re ig n p o w e r w ith n o s u p e r io r a u th o r ity , th e p rin c ip le s o f tr u e a u to c r a c y c a n n o t o p e r a t e in th e g u id a n c e o f F re e m a s o n ry in A m e ric a a s o n e ju r is d ic tio n . A A A

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A g a in w e m a k e a c h a n g e in o u r m a g a z in e , a c h a n g e f o r th e b e tt e r in e v e ry w a y . T h e c o n tin u e d e n d o rs e m e n t, p ra is e a n d a p p r e c ia tio n h a* e n c o u ra g e d u s, a n d th e m a n y s u g g e s tio n s re c e iv e d h a s u rg e d u s to in c re a s e th e n u m b e r o f p a g e s a n d slig h tly in c r e a s e th e p ric e . T h e g e n e ra l o p in io n se e m s to b e t h a t in s te a d of p u b lish in g th e m ag a z in e - w ith tw e lv e p a g e s a t fifte e n c e n ts o n a V ery c lo se m a r g in , it w o u l d .b e b e tt e r to a d d a n o th e r f o u r p a g e s a n d in c r e a s e th e p r ic e to tw e n ty five c e n ts so a s to le a v e a s a f e r m a r g in f o r a d d in g illu s tra tio n s , h a v in g m o re c o p ie s for. p r o p a g a n d a a n d c o v e rin g m o r e to p ic s . S o , w e h a v e lis te n e d to th e s u g g e s tio n s a n d m a d e th e v e n tu r e . O u r S e p te m b e r issu e is n e a rly e x h a u s te d a s th is is b e in g w ritte n , a lth o u g h it is b u t a fe w d a y s o ld . W e h a d n o id e a T h e T ria n g le , o r a n y official p u b lic a tio n , w o u ld m e e t w ith s u c h a d e m a n d a n d e n d o rs e m e n t. B ut w e a re v e r y h a p p y a b o u t it. W e p ro m is e d y o u a s u r p r is e f o r th is issu e. We th in k th e in c r e a s e in size a n d p ric e is so m e s u r p ris e , b u t w e h a v e a d d e d s e v e ra l o th e r s . N o te , f o r in s ta n c e , th e H is to ry o f A m e r ic a s F ir s t R o s ic ru c ia n s . It is a w o n d e rfu l s to ry , th r illin g in so m e o f its d e ta ils a s y o u w ill d is c o v e r w h e n y o u h a v e r e a d a ll th e s to ry a s w e h a v e . A n d th e r e a r e w o n d e rfu l le s so n s to b e le a r n e d fro m so m e o f th e e x p e rie n c e s w h ic h th e s e e a rly m y stic s p a s s e d th r o u g h so m a n y y e a r s a g o . W e w ill p u b lish th r e e o r f o u r p a g e s o f th e s to ry in e a c h issu e . T h e n , n o te th e o th e r f e a tu r e s I M ay w e a s k a g a in a n d a g a in t h a t e a c h M a s te r o f a L o d g e o r P r e s id e n t o f a C r o u p a p p o in t o n e m e m b e r to s e n d to T h e T r ia n g le so m e in te re s tin g , n e w sy re p o r ts fr o m tim e to tim e ? If y o u , a f t e r re a d in g th is, w ill th in k a b o u t it a n d a s k y o u r L o d g e M a s te r o r G ro u p P r e s id e n t if a r e p o r te r f o r T h e T r ia n g le h a s b e e n a p p o in te d , y o u w ill h e lp to b r in g th is a b o u t. R e p o rts o f L o d g e d o in g s , p e rs o n a l a n d im p e rs o n a l, sh o u ld b e s e n t to T h e T r ia n g le b e fo r e th e first o f e a c h m o n th , s a y a b o u t th a tw e n tie th . P le a s e k e e p th is in m in d .

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T h e s e a s o n o f h o lid a y s is c lo se a t h a n d . R a th e r m e c h a n ic a lly w e re a liz e t h a t it is a se a s o n fo r g o o d c h e e r , 't h e g iv in g o f g ifts a n d th e re c e iv in g o f c o m p li m e n ts . L ik e w ise it is a s e a s o n f o r c e r ta in so c ia l a n d f in e -a rts a c tiv itie s . B u t le t u s n o t lo s e sig h t o f th e re a l m e a n in g o f T h a n k s g iv in g ,' C h ris tm a s a n d N ew Y e a r. W e n e e d n o t th e in s p ir a tio n o f th e in c id e n t o f I 6 2 I to te a c h u s t h a t p r a y e r s o f th a n k f u ln e s s in th e tim e o f a r ic h h a r v e s t b r in g c o n tin u e d re w a r d s a n d b le s sin g s ; n o r d o w e r e q u ir e th e in c id e n t o f 1623 to re a liz e th a t p r a y e r s in th e tim e o f d r a u g h t w ill b r in g r e f re s h in g r a ip s . D e e p w ith in o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s th e r e is a lw a y s p r e s e n t a s e n s e o f a p p r e c ia tio n a n d th a n k f u ln e s s fo r a ll th a t w e h a v e a n d e n jo y ; b u t w e sh o u ld b r in g th a t s e n s e to k e e n o b je c tiv e p r o je c tio n in th e a ff a irs o f o u r liv es d a ily a n d h o u rly . S e a s o n a b le th a n k f u ln e s s , m o s t c e rta in ly I E a c h h o u r o f c o n s c io u s life is s e a s o n a b le , h o w e v e r.

W ith th e m a n y ra p id c h a n g e s b e in g m a d e in sc ie n c e , w ith th e m a n y d is c o v e rie s in a ll b r a n c h e s of th e sc ie n c e s a n d a r ts , a n d w ith th e p ro g r e s s b e in g m a d e in th e ay atem o f te a c h in g , it ia im p e ra tiv e th a t th e te x t b o o k a o f th e p u b lic ach o o la k e e p a b re a a t w ith th e tim ea a little a h e a d o f th e tim ea, in fa c t. H a v e y o u e v e r g iv e n tim e a n d th o u g h t to th e e x a m in a tio n o f th e b o o k a w h ic h y o u r aon o r d a u g h te r c a rr ie a u n d e r a r m e a c h d a y , a tu d ie a fro m d a y a n d n ig h t a n d uaea a s a b a sis f o r th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a w h o le life o f th in k in g a n d d o in g ? A r e y o u s u r e t h a t th e r ig h t v ie w p o in t o f life is b e in g in c u lc a te d ? T h e a c tio n s o f life a r e a re s u lt o f o u r th in k in g ; o u r th in k in g d e p e n d s u p o n o u r in t e r p r e ta tio n s a n d c o m p r e h e n s io n o f th in g s ; a n d th e s e in t u r n d e p e n d u p o n o u r f u n d a m e n ta l e d u c a tio n . B ias a n d p r e ju d ic e c o lo r th in g s to o e a sily la te r in life to n e e d e a rly .in tro d u c tio n to o u r c o n sc io u sn e ss . R ead y o u r c h ild re n s h is to rie s , o u tlin e s o f c iv ics, r e a d e r s , c la s sic a l se le c tio n s a n d to p ic a l c o m p o s itio n s. S ee if th e y a r e fa ir, u n b ia s e d , fr e e fr o m p r o p a g a n d a , u n c h a rg e d w ith s e c ta r ia n p rin c ip le s a n d so c ia listic diss e n tio n ; fo r a ll o f th e s e th in g s h a v e b e e n fo u n d in m a n y sc h o o l b o o k s a n d s u c h b o o k s s h o u ld b e c o n d e m n e d b y th e p a r e n t s w h o a re - th e s u p p o r te r s of th e sc h o o ls a n d th e rig h tfu l c e n so rs.

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W e do n o t h a v e to r e s o r t to th e p rin c ip le s se t fo r th in a n y B rcan e s c ie n c e to d is c o v e r th a t th e m o o n h a s c e r ta in d e fin ite in flu e n c e s o n o u r liv es o r o n life g e n e ra lly , a n d it is th e p u rp o s e o f th is a r tic le to se t f o r th in a sim p le m a n n e r so m e of th e m o st v ita l of th e s e in flu e n c e s a n d re la to th e m to in c id e n ts w h ic h a ffe c t u s all. T h e s u b je c t is w o rth y of a v o lu m e , b u t' a f te r a ll is sa id th e w h o le m a tte r re s o lv e s itself in to a stu d y of th e sim p le law s o f rh y th n ). W e w ill n o t ta k e th e tim e, h e re , to a r g u e th e p o in t o r e v e n c o m p le te ly o u t lin e th e p rin c ip le o f rh y th m in life. It is, o r sh o u ld b e, to o w ell k n o w n to m o s t of o u r m e m b e rs o r re a d e r s to r e q u ir e su c h p re s e n tm e n t h e re . R h y th m h a s its p la c e in a ll th e fu n c tio n in g o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n o f th e a n im a l b o d y a n d m a n ife sts itself in th e p h y s io lo g ic a l a n d p s y c h o lo g ic a l p h a s e s of fu n c tio n in g . W e m a y re f e r to th e p e ris ta ltic m o tio n o f th e in te s tin e s , th e c o n s tric tio n s o f th e o e s o p h a g u s a n d th e p u ls e o f th e b lo o d in c ir c u la tio n . T h e s e a n d m a n y o th e r s a r e ty p ic a l o f th e p h y sio lo g ic a l o rg a n ic a n d fu n c tio n a l p ro c e s s rh y th m . T h e p s y c h ic o r e m o tio n a l sy s te m of m a n h a s its rh y th m o r rh y th m ic a c tiv ity , o fte n m a d e m o re m a n ife s t th a n th a t of th e o rg a n s , a n d in all m e n ta l o r n e u ro m u s c u la r d ise a se s s u c h a s sp a sm s, tics, tr e m o rs a n d o th e rs , w h e re ex c e ss e n e rg y e x p re s s e s itself, th e r e a r e p e rf e c tly rh y th m ic p e rio d s o f m a n ife s ta tio n s . A n d , w e h a v e le a r n e d th a t r h y th m ic .b r e a th in g is a n a id to b u ild in g u p h e a lth a n d b a la n c e . W h ile all th is is g e n e ra lly a d m itte d b y th e m a sse s ' a n d b y m e d ic a l a u th o r itie s , a n d u n d o u b te d ly se rio u sly c o n s id e re d by th e s tu d e n t o f n a tu r e 's law s, th e r e la tio n o f s u c h rh y th m to th e p h a s e s o f th e m o o n is n o t g e n e ra lly k n o w n . R e c e n t d is c o v e rie s b y sc ie n c e , h o w e v e r, h a s c o n firm e d m a n y o f th e p rin c ip le s k n o w n to a few a n d u s e d b y th e m in m a n y w a y s. It is th e r e c e n t d is c o v e rie s u n ite d to w h a t m a n y h a v e k n o w n t h a t w ill b e p r e s e n te d n o w . T h e m o o n , a s a p la n e t, h a s a v e ry d e fin ite c y c le of p h a se s , th e c y c le c o y e rin g a p e r io d o f a p p ro x im a te ly 2 6 d a y s a n d k n o w n a s a lu n a r m o n th o r a lu n a r cy c le . W e w ill u se th e te r m c y c le . B e c a u se th is c y c le is d iv id e d in to p h a se s , a n d th e s e p h a s e s a r e a lso d iv isib le, w e w ill p ro c e e d to d iv id e th e c y c le in to u n its, e a c h u n it b e in g a rh y th m ic u n it a s w e s h a ll see. O n e h a lf o f th e m o o n 's c y c le is f o u r te e n d a y s ; o n e h a lf o f th is ( o r o n e f o u r th o f t h e c y c le ) is se v e n d a y s ; o n e h a lf o f th is is th r e e a n d o n e h a lf d a y s. T h is th r e e a n d o n e h a lf d a y s e q u a ls 8 4 h o u rs . T h e fu ll c y c le o f th e m o o n , c o n s titu tin g o n e c o m p le te re v o lu tio n fro m p e rig e e to a p o g e e a n d b a c k a g a in to p e rig e e , is th e lu n a r m o n th r e f e r r e d to a b o v e a n d th is c o m p le te c y c le is o fte n r e f e r r e d to a s th e lo n g c y c le o f th e m o o n ; w h ile a s h o r t c y c le w o u ld b e th e o r d in a r y tid e c y c le c o r r e s p o n d in g to th e u p p e r a n d lo w e r tr a n s it o f th e m o o n . T h is s h o r t c y c le is, o n t h e a v e ra g e , 12 h o u r s .. H e n c e , w e h a v e tw o m o o n c y c le s to r e f e r to ; th e s h o r t o n e o f tw e lv e h o u rs , k n o w n a s th e m o o n 's tid e c y c ls ,.& n d th e lo n g o n e of tw e n ty - e ig h t d a y s ** M c~average. W e c a n d e a l o n ly w ith a v e ra g e s b e c a u s e o f slig h t v a ria tio n s in tim e . B e c a u se th e r e is a lo n g a n d a s h o r t c y c le w e w ill a lso h a v e lo n g a n d s h o r t u n its o f th e s e c y cle s. N o t a s a n a r b i tr a r y m a tte r , b u t b e c a u s e of fu n d a m e n ta l law s y o u w ill r e ^ g n i z e , w e w ill c a ll th e th r e e a n d o n e half, d a y s, a r r iv e d a t a b o v e , a s th e u n it o f th e lo n g c y c le , o r a lo n g u n it. " T a k in g th e s h o r t c y c le o f tw e lv e h o u r s a n d d iv id in g it w e w ill h a v e u n its o f 3 h o u r s a s a s h o r t u n it. F ir s t le t u s n o te th a t a lo n g u n it o f th r e e a n d a h a lf d a y s e q u a ls se v e n s h o r t c y c le s, o r se v e n tim e s tw e lv e h o u rs . T h e tw o u n its, a rr iv e d a t a s a b o v e , o n e o f th r e e h o u r s a n d o n e of th r e e a n d a h a lf d ay s, m a n ife st th e m se lv e s in th e rh y th m ic a c tio n s o f m in d a n d b o d y lik e w a v es o r u n d u la tio n s of a rh y th m ic w a v e. H e re is w h e re w e m a k e im p o r ta n t d is c o v e rie s a n d c a n go b e y o n d th e fin d in g o f sc ie n c e , ev e n , th r o u g h o u r o th e r k n o w le d g e o f c e r ta in la w s of n a tu r e . In th e c a se o f d is e a se s w e fin d so m e v e ry in te re s t in g a n d h e lp fu l fa c ts b y a n a ly z in g a v e ra g e c a se s a n d u sin g th e a v e ra g e s of u n its of th e m o o n 's cy c le . T h e s e a v e ra g e s b e tr a y th e e ffe c t of a n a b o lic a n d k a ta b o lic lu n a r p h a s e s o r u n its o f th e c y c le a s fo llo w s; T h e in c u b a tio n p e rio d of ty p h o id fe v e r is fro m 7 to 2 I d ay s, o r 2 to 6 lo n g u n its . T h e in c u b a tio n p e rio d of V a ric e lla is 14 d a y s, o r 4 lo n g u n its ; of S m a ll P o x , 7 to 14 d a y s, o r 2 to 4 lo n g u n its ; o f S c a rle t F e v e r, 3 J/2 d a y s o r I lo n g u n it; o f M easles, 10 / i d a y s, o r 3 lo n g u n its ; o f W h o o p in g C o u g h , IOJ/2 d a y s, o r 3 lo n g u n its ; of D e n g u e , 3 /x d a y s, o r I lo n g u n it; a n d of D ip th e ria , 3 / d a y s to IOJ/2 d a y s o r 1 to 3 lo n g u n its. In a ll a c u te fe v e r c a se s th e rh y th m ic p e rio d of th e s e u n its is v e ry p ro n o u n c e d a n d d e fin ite . R e g u l a r : c h a n g e s o c c u r e v e ry 7 d a y s ( a s h a s b e e n n o te d fo r y e a r s ) o r, in o th e r w o rd s a f t e r e v e ry 2 lo n g u n its (o n e p o sitiv e a n d o n e n e g a tiv e , a s w e sh a ll s e e ) . T h e lo n g e r th e d ise a se c o n tin u e s th e m o re d e fin ite a r e th e c h a n g e s e v e ry 7 d a y s, a n d e v e n th e sin g le lo n g u n it, 3 Z i d a y s, is w ell m a r k e d a n d im p o rta n t. T h e s e u n its o f rh y th m a lso m a n ife st in th e p ro c e s s o f g e rm in a tio n a n d g e s ta tio n o f life, a n d h a v e th e e ffe c t a lso o f d e te r m in in g sex . T h e a v e ra g e tim e in h a tc h in g e g g s o f m a n y sp e c ie s is 3 ^ d a y s o r o n e lo n g u n it. In m a n y in s e c ts it is I Y l w e e k s o r 3 lo n g u n its. T h e h e n la y s e g g s fo r 3 w e e k s ( 6 lo n g u n its ) a n d se ts o n th e m f q r a n e q u a l p e rio d . T h e o v u m p o ss e sse s s tru c tu r a lly , th e e le m e n ts of b o th sex es, b u t b y a slig h t fu n c tio n a l c h a n g e is o n e tim e a c tiv e ly fe m a ls a n d a t a n o th e r a c tiv e ly m ale. T h e p e rio d s o f c h a n g e a g r e e w ith th e u n its o f rh y th m re f e r r e d to a b o v e . F e rtiliz a tio n o f th e o v u m a r r e s ts th e s e p e rio d ic c h a n g e s in o n e o f its a c tiv e sex c o n d i tio n s, a n d th is d e te rm in e s t h e .s e x o f th e e m b ry o . W e h a v e sp o k e n o f th e n e g a tiv e a n d p o sitiv e u n its o r p e rio d s . It is th is d iffe re n c e in p o te n tia lity th a t d e te r m in e s th e se x o f th e u n it a n d a lso th e s tr e n g th e n in g o r w e a k e n in g in flu e n c e o f th e u n its d u rin g disease. T h e s e d iffe re n t p o te n tia ls c a n b e d e te rm in e d easily . R e tu r n in g a g a in to th e s h o r t c y c le o f tw e lv e h o u rs , c a lle d th e m o o n 's tid e c y c le w e fin d th a t th e a c tio n of th e tid e s g iv es u s th e k e y to th e p o te n tia ls . T h e six h o u r s o f tim e p re c e d in g th e m a x im u m p o in t o f h ig h tid e a r e s tr e n g th e n in g a n d th e six h o u rs im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g th e h o u r o f h ig h tim e a r e w e a k e n in g in th e i r e ffe c t o n th e p h y sio lo g ic a l a n d p sy c h o lo g ic a l p ro c e s s e s o f life. T h e first th r e e h o u r s b e fo re h ig h tid e p o in t a r e p o sitiv e h o u rs , o r c o n s titu te a P O S IT IV E S H O R T U N IT ( o r w a v e ) o f th e rh y th m ic c y c le ; w h ile th e first th r e e h o u r s a f t e r th e p o in t o f h ig h tid e a r e n e g a tiv e a n d c o n s titu te th e N E G A T IV E S H O R T U N IT . E a c h p o sitiv e u n it is p re c e d e d b y a n e g a tiv e a n d fo l lo w e d b y a n e g a tiv e ; h e n c e in e v e ry tw e lv e h o u rs , o r tid e- cycle,- th e r e a r e tw o p o sitiv e a n d tw o n e g a tiv e u n its ; in e a c h d a y o f tw e n ty - fo u r h o u r s th e r e a r e f o u r o f e a c h o f th e s e u n its. B u t, to b e a b le to d e te r m in e w h e n th e y a r e n e g a tiv e o r p o sitiv e w e m u s t ta k e th e h o u r o f h ig h tid e a s th e k e y ta k in g th e h o u r of h ig h tid e a s it is k n o w n f o r e a c h lo c a lity o n th e fa c e of this e a r th , re g a r d le s s o f w h e th e r th e lo c a lity is n e a r a b o d y p f w a te r o r n o t. T a k in g th e lo n g c y c le o r lu n a r m o n th c y c le of a n a v e r a g e o f tw e n ty - e ig h t d a y s, w e h a v e th e lo n g

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tid e p o in t, p ro d u c e s a n a c tiv e c o n d itio n so f a r a s th e c o n tr a c tio n s a n d o th e r p ro c e s s c o n d itio n s a r e c o n c e rn e d , a n d less w illfu l e ffo rt is n e e d e d b y th e p a tie n t, w ith n o e x te r n a l o r a rtific ia l a s s is ta n c e g iv en b y th e p h y s ic ia n . If th e b ir th d o e s n o t o c c u r d u rin g th e firat tw o u n ita (a ix h o u r a ) p re c e d in g h ig h tid e it w ill n o t o c c u r w ith o u t fo r c e d a n d p a in f u l c o n d itio n s d u r in g th e n e x t th r e e h o u r s ( t h e firs t u n it a f te r h ig h tid e ) o r w ith o u t u n n e c e s s a ry s u ffe rin g a n d w e a k n e s s d u rin g th e n e x t th r e e h o u r s ( t h e se c o n d u n it a f t e r h ig h ti d e ) . T h e p a tie n t sh o u ld b e p e r m itte d to re s t a n d b e re s tiv e d u rin g th e n e g a tiv e u n its a n d b e c o m e a c tiv e a n d h e lp fu l o n ly d u rin g th e first u n it b e fo r e h ig h tid e . It w ill b e n o te d th a t th e c o n tr a c tio n s th r o u g h l a b o r a r e rh y th m ic a n d b e c o m e s t r o n g e r d u r in g th e p o s itiv e u n its o f tim e a n d p a ss iv e o r w e a k d u r in g th e n e g a tiv e u n its . By ta k in g a d v a n ta g e o f s u c h in flu e n c e s o n th e rh y th m th e p a tie n t re ta in s m u c h s tr e n g th , th e u se of d ru g s b e c o m e s u n n e c e s s a ry a n d a rtific ia l a s s is ta n c e is e n tire ly a v o id e d . O f one hundred te s ts m a d e o f th is m e th o d , 9 8 c o n firm e d e a c h p rin c ip le in v o lv e d a n d th e o th e r tw o w e re a ffe c te d b y o th e r c a u s e s a n d c o n d itio n s o f a b n o rm a lity . In th in k in g o r p la n n in g , in ta lk in g o r d o in g a n y m e n ta l o r f u n c tio n a l a c t th a t r e q u ir e s s tr e n g th o f th e n e rv o u s sy ste m , im p re s s iv e n e s s o f p e r s o n a l m a g n e tis m a n d g o o d v ita lity , ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th e p o s itiv e u n its of tim e . In th e tr e a tm e n t o f d is e a se a d m in is te r all h e lp p o ss ib le d u r in g th e lo n g p o s itiv e u n its a n d th e s h o r t p o s itiv e u n its , b u t p e r m it th e p a t i e n t to re s t d u rin g th e n e g a tiv e p e rio d s . If a c ris is is d u e d u r in g a lo n g n e g a tiv e p e rio d k e e p th e p a tie n t a s q u ie t a s p o ssib le u n til a p o s itiv e u n it is a t h a n d , e s p e c ia lly a lo n g o n e , th e n if th e p a tie n t h a s n o t r e a c h e d th e c risis, th e p o s i tiv e u n it w ill a s s ist in p a s s in g o v e r it s u c c e s sfu lly . . T o p r o p e r ly d e te r m in e th e u n its o f tim e o n e sh o u ld s e c u r e fro m a n a u th e n tic , s o u r c e th e d a ily o r w e e k ly s c h e d u le o f tid e s f o r th e c ity o r lo c a lity w h e r e o n e liv e s; lik e w ise a m o o n ta b le , s u c h a s is p u b lis h e d in m o s t a lm a n a c s , g iv in g th e r e v o lu tio n s o r p h a s e s a n d c y c le s o f th e . m o o n f o r e a c h m o n th .

u n it o l 3 '/2 d a y s. T h e r e a r e e ig h t o f th e s e lo n g u n its in e a c h lo n g c y c le . W e fin d t h a t th e firs t o f th e s e u n ita im m e d ia te ly p r e c e d in g th e h o u r o f fu ll m o o n ia a p o a itiv e lo n g u n it a n d th e u n it fo llo w in g a fu ll m o o n ia a n e g a tiv e u n it. H e n c e w e h a v e 3J/2 d a y s b e fo r e fu ll m o o n aa p o a itiv e in n a tu r e a n d 3J^2 d a y s im m e d i a te ly fo llo w in g fu ll m o o n a s n e g a tiv e in n a tu r e . T h e r e a r e f o u r s u c h p o s itiv e a n d f o u r s u c h n e g a tiv e u n its of 3 / i d a y s in e a c h lu n a r c y c le o f 2 6 d a y s. It is e a s y to se e n o w t h a t w e a r e liv in g u n d e r th e in flu e n c e o f a v e ry s y s te m a tic , th o u g h s tra n g e , se rie s o f a lt e r n a t in g u n its o f p o sitiv e a n d n e g a tiv e rh y th m ic w aveV so m e 3 h o u r s lo n g a n d o th e r s 3 / i d a y s lo n g . T h e r e f o r e , w h ile o n e o f th e lo n g p o s itiv e u n its o f 3 /% d a y s is in effectO th ere w ill b e 2 8 s h o r t u n its o f 3 h o u rs e a c h , a lt e r n a te ly n e g a tiv e a n d p o s itiv e in e ffe c t a lso . A p o s itiv e s h o r t u n it in e ffe c t d u r in g a p o s itiv e lo n g unit w ill g ive a v e ry p o s itiv e e ff e c t; a n e g a tiv e s h o r t u n it in e ffe c t d u r in g a p o s itiv e lo n g u n it w ill g iv e a n e u tr a l c o n d itio n ; a n e g a tiv e s h o r t u n it in e ffe c t d u rin g a n e g a tiv e lo n g u n it w ill g iv e a d e c id e d ly n e g a tiv e c o n d itio n . T h e lo n g u n its o f 3 /z d a y s h a v e th e i r g r e a te s t in flu e n c e o n p u r e ly p h y s io lo g ic a l fu n c tio n in g o f th e o r g a n s o r p h y s io lo g ic a l p ro c e s s e s d u r in g d is e a se o r a b n o r m a l c o n d itio n s o f th e b o d y a s a w h o le . T h e s h o r t u n its h a v e th e ir g r e a te s t e ffe c t o n th e m e n ta l, p c y c h ic , n e r v o u s a n d b io lo g ic a l fu n c tio n in g s a n d p ro c e s s e s o f th e b o d y in e ith e r h e a lth o r d ise a se . It is fo r th is re a s o n t h a t th e lo n g p e rio d s h a v e a n im p o r ta n t e ffe c t o n s u c h d is e a s e s ( f e v e r s ) a s w e h a v e m e n tio n e d , a n d m a n y o th e r s ; w h ile in s u c h c o n d itio n s a s fe r tiliz a tio n , fe c u n d a tio n , c o n ta g io n a n d sim ila r p ro c e s s e s th e s h o r te r u n its h a v e a g r e a t e r e ffe c t. A p u r e ly p o s itiv e u n it o r p e r io d o f tim e p r o d u c e s a s tro n g , life -g iv in g m a s c u lin e c o n d itio n , w h ile a p u r e ly n e g a tiv e u n it o r p e r io d p r o d u c e s o n ly a w e a k e r, f e m in in e c o n d itio n . T h e o n e is a c tiv e , th e o th e r re s tiv e . T h e n e u tr a l p e rio d , a s m e n tio n e d a b o v e , p r o d u c e s a p a s s iv e c o n d itio n . W e fin d th e s h o r t u n its e x e r tin g th e i r in flu e n c e v e ry s tro n g ly in th e c o n d itio n s r e la tin g to c h ild b ir th . H e r e th e n e r v o u s s y s te m , th e s y m p a th e tic p ro c e s se s, a n d th e o r g a n ic fu n c tio n in g s , a r e v e ry se n s itiv e to th e in flu e n c e s w e h a v e b e e n d e s c rib in g . D u r in g th e n e g a tiv e lo n g u n it o f tim e , e s p e c ia lly th e firs t th r e e h o u r s a f t e r h ig h tid e m a x im u m p o in t, th e b o d y is a t re s t a n d th e c o n tr a c tio n s a r e w e a k e r a n d le ss h e lp fu l d u r in g la b o r , w h ile th e p o s itiv e lo n g u n it, e sp e c ia lly th e firs t t h r e e h o u r* im m e d ia te ly p r e c e d in g th e h ig h

If o u f re a d e rs a r e deep ly in te re ste d in th is su b je ct w e m ay p u b lish f u rth e r fac ts in a n o th e r issue. T h e m a tte r is n o t a su b je ct th a t ca n b e w idely p u b lish ed o r even discussed w ith m an y b ecau se of g en e ral dis belief in th e p rin cip les of m o o n in flu en ce; b u t w e tru s t th a t o u r re a d e rs will be d isc re et e n o u g h to realize th e im p o rta n c e of th e m a tte r, m ak e som e te sts of it, an d help to estab lish f u rth e r facts.
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H o m e r, in th e 8 th b o o k o f th e " I lia d ,* s p e a k s o f a g o ld e n c h a in w h ic h c o n n e c ts h e a v e n a n d e a r t h ; th e g o ld e n c h a in o f s y m p a th y , th e o c c u lt, a ll-p e r v a d in g , a ll- u n itin g in flu e n c e , c a lle d b y a v a r ie ty o f n a m e s b y h im , s u c h a s A n im a M u n d i, M e r c u r iu s P h ilo s o p h o ru m , J a c o b 's L a d d e r, th e v ita l, m a g n e tic se rie s , th e M a g ic ia n s ' F ir e , e tc .

m a p s o f A fric a , e v e n in th e e a rly p a r t o f th is c e n tu r y ; y e t th e y a r e n o w in n e w m a p s a s re c e n t g e o g ra p h ic a l d is c o v e rie s. A A A

S t. A u g u s tin s a id : W h a t is n o w c a lle d th e C h ris tia n R e lig io n e x is te d a m o n g th e a n c ie n ts a n d w a s n o t a b s e n t fr o m th e b e g in n in g o f th e h u m a n r a c e u n til C h r is t c a m e , fr o m w h ic h tim e th e t r u e religion^ w h ic h e x is te d a lr e a d y b e g a n to b e c a lle d C h r is tia n ." A A A

T h e w o rd M ag i is in te r e s tin g to a n a ly z e ; it is a s s o c ia te d w ith m a ja - m ir r o r , a n d w e fin d m a g u s , m a g ia , m a g ie , im a g e , im a g in a tio n , e tc , a s re la te d . In m o d e r n m y s tic ism w e h a v e th e " E t e r n a l M ir r o r of W o n d e r s , th e V irg in S o p h ia , b rin g in g f o r th y e t e v e n a v ir g in ; th e a n a lo g u e a n d p r o to ty p e o f th e V irg in M a ry , re fle c tin g o r g iv in g f o r th in m a n ife s ta tio n w h a t is h id d e n w ith in . A A A

In B la e w 's N o v u s A tla s , p u b lis h e d in 1 6 4 2 , th e r e is a m a p o f A f r ic a w ith la k e s , riv e rs a n d to w n s in th e in te r io r , e v e n v illa g e s, w h ic h d o n o t a p p e a r in th e la t e r

G o d D e u s, c a m e fro m th e Z e n d w o r d D A O , m e a n in g L ig h t a n d W isd o m , a n d fro m D A E R , m e a n in g to sh in e .

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A v e ry d e fin ite p ro m is e is m a d e to th e In itia te s a t th e tim e of th e ir first In itia tio n in to th e O r d e r d u rin g th e c o u rs e of th e c e re m o n y c o n d u c te d in o u r T e m p le s. It is a p ro m is e m a d e to th e In itia te s in e x c h a n g e fo r th e m a n y p ro m ise s m a d e by. th e m p r io r to a n d d u rin g th e in d u c tio n . T h e p ro m is e is a v e ry a n c ie n t o n ei a n d w e b eliev e th a t th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r is th e o n ly s e c r e t o r d e r of to d a y th a t m a k e s a p ro m is e in so m e d e fin ite a n d im p re ss iv e m a n n e r to its a c c e p te d m e m b e rs . B e c a u se th e p ro m is e is v e ry o ld a n d th e m a n n e r in w h ic h it is m a d e ' is. of a n c ie n t cu sto m ! th e la n g u a g e o f th a t p ro m is e is a p ( to b e m is u n d e rs to o d b y th o s e in th e lo w e r g ra d e s a n d n o t th o r o u g h ly v a lu e d b y th o s e in th e h ig h e r g ra d e s . T h e r e is n o d o u b t a b o u t th e fu lfillm e n t of th e p ro m is e a n d th e r e is little d o u b t a b o u t th e su c c e s s th e m a jo rity of o u r m e m b e rs in th e h ig h e r g ra d e s h a v e in a ll th e ir te s ts o f th e v a rio u s e le m e n ts of th a t p ro m is e ; b u t th e e a se w ith w h ic h th e y h a v e a tta in e d th e p o in t o f re a liz in g th e fu lfillm en t o f t h a t p ro m is e o fte n m a k e s th e m u n m in d fu l of th e tr e m e n d o u s scope^ of it a n d h o w p o te n t it is w ith p o w e rs u n k n o w n to t e u n in itia te d . " Y o u a r e a b o u t to le a r n h o w ' to c o m m a n d all n a tu r e ! " T h a t is b u t o n e o f th e p h ra s e s o f th e p r o m ise. T o m e it in c lu d e s a ll th e o th e r s w h ic h se rv e o n ly to e x p la in w h a t w ill re s u lt fro m su c h k n o w le d g e . - T o c o m m a n d ! T h e s tro n g e s t p o ss ib le w o rd is u se d . F ro m th e c o n s e rv a tiv e p o in t o f v ie w it w o u ld b e m o re se e m ly to sa y , p e titio n nil n a is i'y . T o p e titio n , r e q u e s t, d e sire , so licit a ll th e s e te r m s w o u ld a p p e a r to b e m o re in k e e p in g w ith th e tr u e s p irit of h u m ility w h ic h c o n s titu te s th e fo u n d a tio n f o r th e p o w e rs e x e r c ise d b y th e m y stic . T h e re a liz a tio n h a s c o m e to m e, h o w e v e r, in th e p a s t few y e a rs , a s it m u s t-h a v e co m e to so m e o th e rs , th a t th e w o rd c o m m a n d is th e rig h t w o rd a n d it v e ry e x p lic itly r e p r e s e n ts th e tr u e a c tio n . W e m u s t a p p re c ia te , firs t o f all, th a t th e r e is a w id e d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n c o m m a n d a n d d e m a n d . T h e m y s tic le a r n s in h is v e ry first e x p e rie n c e s th a t h e c a n d e m a n d n a u g h t in th e u n iv e rs e . N o k n o w le d g e th a t h e m a y e v e r g a in , n o so cia l, p o litic a l o r fin a n c ia l p o w e r th a t m a n m a y give to h im , e v e r e m p o w e rs h im to d e m a n d o f n a tu r e o r th r o u g h n a tu r e a s h e d e m a n d s of' a n d th r o u g h m a n k in d fro m w h o m h e h a s d e riv e d su c h te m p o ra l p o w e r. T o b e a b le to c o m m a n d , h o w e v e r, m e a n s t h a t o n e h a s a c q u ir e d , a tta in e d , a p o w e r th a t is g r e a te r th a n a n y th a t m a n c a n c o n fe r o r e a rth ly p o sse ssio n e sta b lish . T h is is tr u e in e v e n th e e x c e lle n c ie s o f e a rth ly living. R e s p e c t fro m o th e r s c a n be.lN com m anded w hen no d e m a n d o n o n e s p a r t w o u ld b r in g a v e stig e of th e s in c e re a ttitu d e . V o c ife ro u sly a n d v a in ly m a y o n e d e m a n d w h ile a n o th e r w ill sile n tly a n d su c c e ssfu lly c o m m a n d . T h e ty r a n t d e m a n d s w ith d e s p o tic p o w e r w h ile th e M a ste r c o m m a n d s w ith a u to c r a tic p o w e r. T h e ty r a n t ru le s w ith a ss u m e d a u th o r ity to le ra te d by th o s e w h o o b e y w ith f e a r ; th e tr u e a u to c r a t ru le s w ith a tta in e d p o w e r, th e a tta in m e n t o f w h ic h h a s in n o w ise w e a k e n e d th e love, re s p e c t a n d c o -o p e ra tio n o f th o s e w h o o b e y h is d e sire s, In a n o th e r p h r a s e of th e p ro m is e w e h a v e th e s e w o rd s " T h e h ig h e s t in te llig e n c e w ill b e a m b itio u s to o b e y y o u r d e s ire s ! " T h e r e is n o im p lic a tio n of su b m issio n th e r e ; n o p ro m ise o f fe a rfu l o b e d ie n c e . A m b i tio u s o b e d ie n c e to d e s ire s ; a c tiv e , z e a lo u s o b e d ie n c e, n o t p assiv e, re lu c ta n t re s p o n se . N o t b y d e m a n d b u t by com m and. W h e n o n e is in o n e 's o w n c o m p a n y , o iie s p r o p e r e n v iro n m e n t, a m o n g e q u a ls , th e re s p e c t g iv en , th e a u th o r ity g ra n te d , th e a m b itio n to o b e y o r follovy as m a n ife ste d by all in s u c h a g ro u p is d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e in te llig e n c e p o sse sse d b y e a c h . In te llig e n c e , in th is case , d o e s n o t m e a n v e n e e rs o f c u it te n o r s u p e r ficial k n o w le d g e ; it m e a n s p ro f o u n d n b r n i n g th r o u g h in tim a te a c q u a in ta n c e w ith l a w s ,e n d d iv e rse e x p e ri e n c e s in life, p lu s a ttu n e m e n t w ith th e s o u rc e of all*, k n o w le d g e . > W h a t a r e th e h ig h e s t in te llig e n c e s c o n s titu tin g th e a sse m b ly re a d y to a ss ist th e m y s tic > P rin c ip a lly he M a s te r M in d s n o w . fu n c tio n in g in o r th ro u g h , . th e C o sm ic M in d ; se c o n d ly , th e m in d -c o n sc io u sn e ss in all a c tiv e p rin c ip le s of, th e u n iv e r s e .' ."T h e p h ilo s o p h e rs a lo n e w ill b e y o u r e q u a ls !" W h a t a n a s s u ra n c e of a ttu n e m e n t, c o -o p e r a tio n a n d a s s ista n c e ! W h a t c o m p a n y y o u vyill k e e p ! By a tta in in g th is, y o u a tta in p o w e r, a n d th r o u g h th e a tta in e d p o w e r y o u w ill be a b le to c o m m a n d . . T ru ly , th e d e v o u t m y stic is p a r t o f a H o ly A ssem b ly . H e k n o w s th a t h is v e ry th in k in g , h is c o n c e n tra tio n s u p o n a n y p o in t, a n y c o n d itio n , a r e fr a u g h t w ith se rio u s p o ssib ilitie s; h e le a r n s th a t h is d e sire s, s in c e re ly a n d u n selfish ly re a lize d , a r e lik e tin to a r r o w s sh o t in to sp a c e c a r r y in g a c o m m a n d in g m e ssa g e to all th e e le m e n ts a n d all. th e in te llig e n c e s. B ut su c h c o m p a n io n s h ip in th e A ssem b ly , su c h p o w e r to c o m m an d , a n d su c h a m b itio u s o b e d ie n c e a r e a tta in e d o n ly th r o u g h k n o w le d g e , se rv ic e a n d d e v o tio n ; it is th e se th a t th e R o s ic ru c ia n O r d e r m a k e s p o ssib le fo r y o u th a t y o u m a y m a k e p o ssib le th e fu lfillm e n t of. th e p ro m ise .

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A A b s o lu te T h a t w h i c h , in c lu d e s a ll, h e n c e , th e C o n s c io u s n e s s o f G o d , p e r f e c t, c o m p le te , e m b r a c in g e v e ry D iv in e L a w , w o r k in g in h a r m o n y , c o n s tru c 1 tiv e , p o s itiv e . C o m p a r e w ith th e te r m r e la tiv e . A c tu a l T h a t w h ic h c o m e s w ith in th e p o s itiv e d o m a in o f th e o b je c tiv e a n d is in c o n fo r m ity w ith th e s ta n d a r d s o f t h f o b je c tiv e se n s e s, h a v in g w e ig h t, b r e a d th , le n g th , b ulk,, e tc . A n y p h e n o m e n a w h ic h th e .o b je c tiv e m in d a c c e p ts a s s e n s ib le to it, is a c tu a l, w h e th e r it b e a d e lu s io n ( m e n ta l c r e a tio n o f th e o b je c tiv e m in d ) o r no{. A c tu a litie s n e e d n o t b e r e a l it ie s ; se e th e te r m re a lity , A ld e n ( p r o n o u n c e d A w l-d e n ) so m e tim e s sp e lle d A h ld a in , A 'l d a i n ; th e n a m e o f a f o r m e r M a s te r of th e G r e a t W h ite B r o th e r h o o d w h o w a s g iv e n ju r is d ic tio n o v e r th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f m y s tic a l c e n tr e s

o n th e N o rth A m e ric a n C o n tin e n t d u r in g th e te n th c e n tu r y , a n d , a f t e r w h o m th e first T e m p le in th is c o u n tr y w a s n a m e d in 1 6 0 3 . H is p e rs o n a lity still a ffe c ts m u c h o f th e w o r k in th is c o u n tr y . A ip e n A H e b re w w o rd in tr o d u c e d in to th e E g y p tia n m y s tic rite s a t a n e a rly d a te a s a te r m u se d to e x p r e s s th e h id d e n a n d in v isib le G o d , o r a tr u ly in s p ire d re p r e s e n ta tiv e o f G o d . : In th is la t te r se n se th e te r m is u se d in th e C h ris tia n B ible ju s t o n c e , in R ev . iii, 14, J e s u s is c a lle d " T h e A m e n . B ut a t a m u c h e a r lie r d a te th e s a m e w o r d w ith th e sa m e m y s tic v o w e l s o u n d s , w a s u s e d to d e s ig n a te , th e n a m e , o f th e G o d o f T h e b e s , a n d th e te r m A m e n -R a c a m e to e x p re s s th e n a m e a n d h ie r a r c h y o f a p o w e rfu l G o d a m o n g th e E g y p ti a n s .' A m e n -h o te p IV . c h a n g e d h is n a m e to K h u e n -A te n b e c a u s e of th e

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sig n ific a n c e o f th e term . A m e n . A s u se d in m o d e rn o r a f r a n k a d m itta n c e th a t h e doe* n o t k n o w . (S e e re lig io u s p ra c tise * , th e te r m A m e n m ean * v e rily . K n o w le d g e .) . T h e o rig in o f th e w o rd i fo u n d in th e S a n s k rit B irth M y stically , b ir th o c c u rs w h e n th e a n im a l b o d y A u n y a n d a lso in O M . ta k e a ita first B re a th of L ife. T h e n th e b o d y b e A rc a n e T h a t w h ic h is n o t h id d e n , b u t v isible o n ly co m e s a c o n sc io u s b e in g . B irth is th e o p p o s ite to th o s e . w h o a ttu n e to it o r a r e re a d y fo r its p h a s e of th e p a sa in g o f T h e B re a th ( a n d c o n sc io u s re v e la tio n ; I. D iv in e ,"C o sm ic. n e s s ) w h ic h is ca lle d d e a th . (S e e D e a th ) , A s tro lo g y A n a n c ie n t sc ie n c e b a se d u p o n c lo se o b B lack M ag ic A te r m u se d a n c ie n tly to in d ic a te se rv a n c e of th e c o in c id e n c e o f h u m a n c h a ra c te ris tic s m y a te rio u a p ra c tia e s o r a e c re t m e th o d a ---- m e th o d s w ith th e d a te a n d h o u r o f b ir th ; tim e a n d c a re fu l a n d p ra c tia e s w h ic h to d a y w e u n d e rs ta n d a n d k n o w a n a ly s is h a v e p ro v e d t h e c o in c id e n c e s to b e b a se d to h a v e b e e n s tric tly sc ie n tific th o u g h little k n o w n . u p o n fu n d a m e n ta l- la w s re g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r th e T o d a y , h o w e v e r, th e te r m is u a ed in aom e p h ilp la n e ts h a v e a n y e ffe c t u p o n b ir th o r u p o n th e o so p h ie a a n d b y aom e ig n o r a n t m in d a ( a n d so m e n a tu r e of m a n a f te r b irth . O n ly th e fa n a tic a l e x tim e s uaed w ilfu lly to f r ig h te n ) a n d ia m e a n t to c o n tr e m is t m a k e s o r b eliev e s th e claim 't h a t w e a r e v ey th e id e a th a t o n e m in d c a n call in to p la y c e rta in . ru le d b y p la n e ts ; a t t h e u tm o st, p la n e ta r y in flu en ce* fo rc e a o f n a tu r e to w o rk in ju ry u p o n a n o th e r m in d c a n in s p ire a n d u rg e o r te m p t; th e in flu e n c e s m a y o r b o d y a t a d ia ta n ce . It ia a ss u m e d th a t th e coam ic in d ic a te , b u t n o t c o n tro l. A ll m y stic s sh o u ld h a v e a p a c e ex 8 tin g b e tw e e n tw o m in d s o r p e rs o n a ca n a k n o w le d g e o f th e fu n d a m e n ta ls of th is o ld a n d b e u tiliz e d b y o n e o f th e m to tr a n s m it evil a n d ( ev o lv in g sc ien c e. d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts to th e o th e r.' In fa c t, h o w e v e r, th e co am ic 8 p ace w ill n o t tr a n s m it au ch d e stru c tiv e A s tr a l P la n e T h e C osm ic,., e th e ria l, D iv in e p la n e . th o u g h ts a n d th e p e rs o n w h o trie* to d ir e c t th e m R o sa e c ru c ia n * re c o g n iz e b u t tw o p la n e s of e x is te n c e ; in to sp a c e su ffe ra fro m th e a tte m p t a n d fro m th e th a t w h ic h i* th e w o rld ly o r m a te ria l p la n e w h e re c re a tio n o f a u c h th o u g h t* w h ic h re m a in in th e c o n w e live in b o th o b je c tiv e a n d s u b je c tiv e c o n sc io u s sc io u sn e ss. T h e o n ly p o w e r th e r e ia to B la ck M agic ness, a n d a n o th e r p la n e w h ic h is b e y o n d th e m a te rfo r o th e r s is th e f e a r o f it. i ia l c all th a t o th e r p la n e th e A s tr a l, P sy c h ic , C o s B ra in T h e p h y s ic a l o rg a n fo r th e o b je c tiv e fu n c tio n m ic o r w h a te v e r b e s t e x p re s s e s y o u r id e a ; it is th a t in g of th e m in d . M ind c a n , h o w e v e r, m a k e m a n y p la n e w h e re th e S o u l o f m a n fu n c tio n s fre e fro m m a n ife s ta tio n s w ith o u t th e u se o f th e b ra in . th e lim ita tio n s o f th e b o d y a n d w h e re th e s u b je c tiv e m in d o f m a n f u n c tio n s a t tim e in d e p e n d e n t of B re a th o f Life In R o s a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s th is te r m th e o b je c tiv e . ia u sed , to re f e r to N ous. It is a c o m b in a tio n , so to A te n A n a m e f o r t h e sy m b o l of th e so le C o d sp e a k , o f b o th th e V ita l L ife F o rc e a n d C o sm ic m a d e u n d e rs ta n d a b le b y A m e n h o te p IV . a f t e r h e C o n sc io u sn e sa . (S e e N o u s a n d V . L . F .) e sta b lish e d a m o n o th e is tic re lig io n in E g y p t. A te n B o rd e rlin e S ta te T h is te r m is u se d to d e sig n a te th a t w a s re p r e s e n te d b y th e su n d isc ; th e su n b e in g th e m e n ta l a n d p sy c h ic c o n d itio n w h e re th e o b je c tiv e sy m b o l o f th e life -g iv in g r a d ia n c e of th e in v isib le co n scio u 8 n eaa a n d o b je c tiv e m e n ta l fu n c tio n in g of G o d . N o t a s a G o d o r ev e n a* a s a c re d sy m b o l is m a n ia m e r g in g in to th e a u b je c tiv e . T h ia s ta te c a n th e s u n d isc u s e d b y m o d e rn R o s a e c ru c ia n s , b u t a s , b e in d u c e d th r o u g h c o n c e n tra tio n , o r o c c u ra o b je c tiv e sy m b o l o f th e c re a tiv e m in d a n d D iv in e n a tu r a lly o n g o in g to aleep o r w h e n a w a k e n in g , o r E sse n c e of C o d . th r o u g h su g g e s tio n it m a y b e e x te r n a lly in d u c e d ( b u t n o t w ith o u t th e c o -o p e r a tio n o r w illin g n eaa of A tla n tis T h e n a m e o f th e c o n tin e n t o n c e o c c u p y in g th e a e lf). A s im ila r s ta te e x ists w h e re th e o b je c a c o n s id e ra b le p o r tio n o f th e sp a c e o c c u p ie d n o w tiv e m in d o r th e o b je c tiv e fu n c tio n in g o f th e b ra in b y th e A t l a n t i c O c e a n . A tla n tia w a s w ell a d v a n o e d is m a d e a b n o rm a l th r o u g h d ru g , fe v e r, o r in ju ry , in civ iliz a tio n in p a rt* a n d w a* th e a n c ie n t h o m e of frig h t o r a tr a in ; in a u ch caaea, h o w e v e r, th e b e n e m y stic c u ltu re . M t. P ic o , w h ic h still rise s a b o v e fits d e riv e d fro m a p r o p e r b o rd e r lin e a ta te a r e loat, th e o c e a n a m o n g th e g ro u p o f A z o re Islan d s, w a s fo r th e r e ia n o t a n in te llig e n t a n d c o m p re h e n a ib le a a a c re d m o u n ta in fo r m y s tic in itia tio n (S e e ritu a l e x c h a n g e of id e a s o r c o m m u n ic a tio n b e tw e e n th e o f 4 th D e g r e e ) . T h e s to ry o f th e lo s t A tla n tis w as o b je c tiv e a n d a u b je c tiv e fa cu ltie a. O fte n ju 8 t p r io r first to ld b y P la to ; a n o th e r s to ry a f m y s tic p e o p le s to so -ca lle d d e a th , th e firat s ta g e of tr a n s itio n is a u s in g th e n a m e . A tla n tic is to ld b y S ir F ra n c i* b o rd e r lin e a ta te w h ic h ia re m a rk a b le fo r its C oam ic B aco n (S e e : T h e N ew A tla n tis .) R e c e n t in v e s tig a to u c h . tio n s b y F r a n c e a n d A m e ric a h a v e p ro v e d th a t C th e r e is th e c o n to u r o f a c o n tin e n t a t th e flo o r of th e A tla n tic O c e a n . S e e a ls o T h e L o s t A tla n tis ,. b y C ell W h e re th ia te r m is u se d in th e R o s a e c ru c ia n Ig n a tiu s D o n n e lly . te a c h in g * , re g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r in c o n n e c tio n w ith A to m T h e sm a lle st d iv isio n o f a n y d e fin ite n a tu r e 1 p h y sio lo g y , p a y ch ic s, c h e m istry o r e le c tric ity a n d o f m a t t e r ; th e first d is tin c tiv e c h a r a c te r th a t m a g n e tis m , it m e a n s a b o d y of s p h e r ic a l o r o th e r e le c tro n s fo rm a f t e r p e r f e c t u n ity . D ivision* of sh a p e h a v in g a w a ll w ith n e g a tiv e p o la r ity a n d a m a tte r a m a lle r th a n a to m s a r e e le c tro n s ( s e e e le c n u c le u s o f p o sitiv e p o la rity . tr o n s ) a n d s u c h a m a lle r dtyiaion* h a v e n o c h a r a c t e r C o n c e n tra tio n A m e n ta l ( a n d p h y s ic a l) s ta te w h e re istic n a tu r e . A to m s fo r m th e m se lv e s in to g ro u p s th e w h o le o b je c tiv e a tte n tio n a n d c o m p re h e n s io n is c a lle d m o lecu le* . (R e fe r to D a lto n s A to m ic L aw s fo c u s e d u p o n o n e d e fin ite o r in d e fin ite p o in t, p la c e , in o u r d e g re e le c tu r e s a n d in s e v e ra l issu e s o f th e c o n d itio n o r p rin c ip le . P e rf e c t c o n c e n tra tio n o f th is A m e ric a n . R o s a e . C r u c is .) k in d re s u lts in c o m p le te in a c tiv ity of fo u r o f th e A ura- T h a t m a g n e tic o r e le c trifie d field w h ic h s u r five o b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s a t o n e tim e . W h e n c o n c e n ro u n d s th e a n im a l b o d y p a r tic u la r ly a n d w h ic h c o n tr a te d u p o n se e in g , th e n se e in g m u s t b e th e o n ly ta in s c o lo rs d u e to th e v ib r a to ry r a te o th e e n e rg y fa c u lty n o t in a c tiv e , w h e n h e a rin g , th e n all b u t in th e field. T h e e n e rg y is a re s u lt o f th e p sy c h ic h e a r in g m u s t b e in a c tiv e . It is im p o ssib le to c o m d e v e lo p m e n t a n d th e v ita l fo rc e s, o f the- b o d y . T h e p le te ly c o n c e n tr a te w h e n tw o o r m o re of. th e a u r a c h a n g e s c o lo r a s p s y c h ic d e v e lo p m e n t p r o fa c u ltie s a r e a c tiv e a t t h e sa m e tim e . T w o fa c u ltie s ceeds. r e a c h in g a b rillia n t v io le t a n d th e n p u r e su c h a s s e e in g a n d h e a rin g , m a y ra p id ly a lte r n a te in w h ite in th e h ig h e s t s ta te s . T h e a u r a is v isib le th e ir c o n c e n tr a tio n ao t h a t it m a y se e m a s th o u g h u n d e r m a n y c o n d itio n * a n d h a s b e e n p h o to g r a p h e d , b o th w e re c o n c e n tr a te d a t o n e tim e , b u t th ia ia n o t and- w ill a ffe c t c e rta in in s tr u m e n ts b a la n c e d to r e so. W e c a n b e c o n s c io u s o n o n ly o n e o b je c tiv e in.c e p tiv ity . E v e ry liv jp g cell, h a s its a u r a a s w ell a s p ren si n a t o n e tim e . A ll elae ia ra p id a lte rn a tio n . g ro u p * o f cells. (S e e B o rd e rlin e S ta te ) .. B B elief C o n s id e re d fro m th e m y s tic a l p o in t o f v iew b e lie f im p lie s la c k o f k n o w le d g e : it is lik e u n to h o p e w ith o u t fo u n d a tio n . A m y s tic sh o u ld h a v e n o belief* b u t sh o u ld s u p p la n t th e m w ith k n o w le d g e C o n c e p tio n In o u r R o a a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s w e a r e to ld th a t o u r c o n c e p t of a n y th in g w h ic h w e c o m p re h e n d th r o u g h th e five o b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s, d e p e n d s fo r ita a c c u ra c y , in it* e ffe c t o n u t, u p o n o u r

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s id e r th e tr a n s itio n fro m a m a te r ia l o r s p ir itu a l v ie w p o in t. M a tte r is in d e s tr u c tib le ; t h a t is a fu n d a m e n ta l la w o f m a t te r ; it c a n o n ly c h a n g e its fo rm o r n a tu r e o f m a n ife s ta tio n , a n d m a tte r is in c o n s ta n t c h a n g e a n o th e r f u n d a m e n ta l la w . The so u l is im m o r ta l a n d c a n n o t b e d e s tro y e d , le s se n e d , in c r e a s e d o r o th e r w is e m o d ifie d e x c e p t in g ro w th of e x p e rie n c e . A f te r tr a n s itio n th e m a te r ia l p a r t of m a n , th e b o d y , d o e s n o t c e a s e to liv e, b u t is in fa c t still v ib r a n t w ith s p irit e n e rg y , e v e n to th e m o st m in u te cell. H e n c e n e ith e r b o d y o r so u l e v e r d ies, a n d th e r e is n o d e a th . (S e e B irth a n d C r e m a t io n ) . D e d u c tio n A p ro c e s s o f re a s o n in g . T h e o b je c tiv e m in d c a n re a s o n b y a ll p ro c e s s e s , in d u c tiv e ly , d e d u c tiv e ly , s y llo g istic a lly , e tc . T h e S u b je c tiv e M ind o n th e o th e r h a n d , te n d s to re a s o n d e d u c tiv e ly all th e tim e . S ta r tin g w ith a tr u e a n d u n d e r s ta n d a b le p re m is e o r b a s ic fa c t, r e a s o n in g b y d e d u c tio n t h e r e fro m o n e w ill c o m e to a lo g ic a l c o n c lu s io n , if th e d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g h a s b e e n lo g ic a l a n d in a c c o rd - * a n c e w ith la w . It is th e e x c e lle n t r e a s o n in g a b iliity o f th e s u b je c tiv e m in d th a t b rin g s a b o u t th e c o r r e c t c o n c lu s io n s th r o u g h its d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g . T h e O b je c tiv e M in d se ld o m a p p r o a c h e s th e p e rf e c tio n o f th e S u b je c tiv e M in d in s u c h re a s o n in g . B rin g in g a b o u t a B o rd e rlin e S ta te o f M in d w ill e n a b le o n e to ta k e o b je c tiv e a d v a n ta g e of th e S u b je c tiv e re a s o n in g . D ise a se----A lo c a l o r g e n e ra l d is tu r b a n c e o f th e h a r m o n io u s c o n s tru c tiv e p ro c e s s of th e liv in g , c re a tiv e cells. R e g a rd le s s o f t h e c a u se , th e c o n d itio n is, fu n d a m e n ta lly , th e sa m e . T h e d is tu rb in g , b re a k in g d o w n p ro c e s s a m o n g th e d is e a se d c e lls is b e in g s tro n g ly o r w e a k ly fo u g h t b y th e h e a lth y n o rm a l cells, a c c o r d in g to th e g e n e ra l o r c o n s titu tio n a l s ta te o f th e b o d y . T h r o u g h th e c re a tiv e , c o n s tr u c tiv e p o w e rs o f th e h e a lth y cells, n a tu r e a tte m p ts to e n d th e d e s tru c tio n a n d re n e w th e d is e a s e c ells a n d r e s to r e h e a lth . T h e b a ttle c a lls f o r c o n c e n tr a tio n o f e n e r g y a n d ro b s th e g e n e ra l sy s te m o f its n o r m a l s ta tu s , w h ile th e d is e a se is a lso d is q u a lify in g m a n y cells, o rg a n s , tis s u e s a n d p a r t s o f th e b o d y f o r n o rm a l, c o n s tru c tiv e w o rk . H e n c e fe v e rs, w e a k n e ss, m e n ta l a n d p h y s ic a l d is tu r b a n c e s a n d p a in s . T h e lo g ic a l p r o c e d u r e is to h e lp n a tu r e , m o s tly b y n o t in te r f e r in g a n d b y e n d in g th e c a u se of th e d is tu r b a n c e w h e n it is k n o w n . P ro p e r b re a th in g , p r o p e r e a tin g , p r o p e r e x e rc is e , sle e p a n d th in k in g a r e th e first e s s e n tia ls in h e lp in g n a tu r e a n d re m o v in g th e c a u s e o r in te r f e r e n c e . G iv in g to th e b lo o d , th e n e rv e s a n d th e g e n e ra l sy s te m th a t w h ic h w a s la c k in g ( a n d c a u s e d th e d is tu r b a n c e ) o r is n o w la c k in g in h e lp in g to r e s to r e n o rm a lc y , a r e th e n e x t e ss e n tia ls. H e n c e th e v a rio u s sc h o o ls o f th e r a p e u tic s m a y a s s is t a n d c o n tr ib u te to th e re s to r a tio n o f h e a lth , b u t so le ly th r o u g h a s s is tin g n a tu r e . W h ile s o -c a lle d d e a th o r tr a n s itio n is in e v ita b le , d is e a se is n o t n e c e s s a ry . T h e p h y s ic a l b o d y c a n re a c h a s ta te o f a g e a n d e x h a u s tio n w h e re th e b re a k in g -d o w n p ro c e s s o f cells a n d p a r t s of th e b o d y is m o r e r a p id th a n th e re c o n s tr u c tio n , a n d a s a p r in c ip le o f e c o n o m y th e so u l w ill c a s t o ff o r v a c a te th e b o d y a n d a w a it a n o th e r a n d m o r e u se fu l o n e ; b u t s u c h b re a k in g -d o w n a n d g r a d u a l w e a k e n in g o f th e w h o le sy s te m n e e d n o t b e a c c o m p a n ie d by a n y sp e c ific d is e a se a n d c a n b o fr e e fro m a n y p a in o r su ffe rin g . D re a m s D re a m s a lw a y s o c c u r ju s t a s o n e is p a s s in g fro m th e c o m p le te sle e p s ta te to a w a k in g c o n d itio n ; th is tr a n s itio n is a s ta te w h e r e th e s u b je c tiv e c o n d itio n is g ra d u a lly m e r g in g in to th e o b je c tiv e . (S e e B o rd e rlin e S ta te .). S u c h a s ta te is v e ry s h o r t in d u r a tio n , u su a lly , a n d in th e b rie f p e rio d o f tw o o r th r e e s e c o n d s o n e m a y d r e a m " a lo n g s to ry o f e x p e rie n c e . T h is is b e c a u s e th e e x p e r ie n c e is sim p ly re a liz e d b y th e m in d a s o n e re a liz e s a p ic tu r e a f t e r a g la n c e o f tw o se c o n d s , b u t m u s t u s e h u n d re d s o f w o rd s a n d m a n y m in u te s in e x p la in in g o r d e s c rib in g . A f te r o n e a w a k e n s o n e c a n n o t b e s u r e ju s t w h e n th e d re a m w a s e x p e rie n c e d , e x c e p t in s u c h c a se s a s w h e re th e a w a k in g i n t e r r u p t s th e

e d u c a tio n , k n o w le d g e a n d b e lie fs. O u r c o n c e p t of m a te ria l th in g * c h a n g e a s w e g ro w o ld e r, m o re e x p e rie n c e d a n d m o r e illu m in e d . N o t th e a c tu a lity o f a n y th in g b u t o u r re a lity o f it a n d o u r in t e r p r e ta tio n o f it fo rm o u r c o n c e p t. By c o n c e iv in g a n d giv in g o u r c o n c e p tio n th e p o w e r a n d re a lity of a n a c tu a lity d o w e te n d to c r e a te . In th e b e g in n in g o f all c r e a tio n th e r e w a s a n d a lw a y s w ill be----c o n c e p tio n . (S e e R e a lity , a ls o A c tu a li ty ) . C o sm ic C o n s c io u s n e s s T h a t c o n s c io u s n e s s r a d ia tin g fr o m C o d w h ic h p e rv a d e s a ll s p a c e ( a n d h e n c e all th i n g s ) , h a v in g v ita lity , m in d , c o n s tru c tiv e p o w e r. D iv in e In te llig e n c e . In to th is c o n s c io u s n e s s is p r o je c te d a ll th e p s y c h ic c o n s c io u s n e s s o f a ll M a ste rs, a n d a ll A d e p ts m a y a tt u n e w ith it* It k n o w s all, p a s t, p r e s e n t a n d fu tu r e , fo r it. is all. (S e e A b s o lu te ). A f te r p r e p a r a ti o n th r o u g h s tu d y a n d m e d ita tio n , a f t e r d e s e r v in g th r o u g h s e rv in g , a f te r a tt u n in g th r o u g h p r a c tis e a n d w ith n o b ility of d e s ire , th e r e c o m e s to a ll A d e p ts a n in flu x o f illu m in a tio n a n d in s p ir a tio n w h ic h m a in ta in s a c o n tin u e d c o n n e c tio n w ith C o sm ic C o n s c io u s n e s s . T h is is c a lle d I llu m in a tio n b y th e M y stic s. T h is is o n e of th e g ifts d e s ire d b y a ll A d e p ts . ' C o sm ic M ind R e f e r r in g m o r e sp e c ific a lly to th e m in d o r in te llig e n c e th a t fo rm s a p a r t o f th e C o sm ic C o n s c io u sn e ss . It is a ls o c a lle d th e D iv in e M in d . C o m p a r e w ith U n iv e rs a l M in d . C o n s c ie n c e T h e te r m in o u r r itu a l a n d te a c h in g s to in d ic a te th e still sm a ll v o ic e " o f th e M a s te r W ith in ; th e C o sm ic M in d w ith its in s p ir a tio n a n d u r g e ; th e M in d o f th e P s y c h ic S elf, k n o w in g a ll tr u th , a ll law , a ll p rin c ip le , e v e r c o n s tr u c tiv e in d e sire , d e p e n d a b le , e v e r p r e s e n t w h e n th e te m p to r te m p ts ." C r e m a tio n M y s tic a lly th is is a p ro c e s s o f r e d u c in g th e m a te r ia l e le m e n ts o f th e b o d y to th e p r im a r y e le m e n ts th r o u g h fire , a s th o u g h a n a lc h e m ic a l p r o c e ss w a s b e in g u s e d w ith c ru c ib le a n d fire , it c a r r ie s o u t th e a n c ie n t la w t h a t th e b o d y s h a ll r e t u r n to th e d u s t of th e e a r t h fro m w h e n c e it c a m e . C r e m a tio n s im p ly h a s te n s th e n a tu r a l p ro c e s s in a m o s t s a n ita r y w a y . T h e c u s to m o f b u r y in g th e d e a d in th e g r o u n d to d e c a y w a s a lw a y s c o n s id e re d a b a r b a r o u s a n d u n c le a n p r a c tis e b y th e a n c ie n t m y s tic s, a n d c r e m a tio n is n o t a m o d e r n m e th o d a n d w ill in tim e b e c o m e u n iv e r s a l a m o n g civ ilized p e o p le s . T h e R o s a e c r u c ia n b u r ia l s e rv ic e a n d ritu a l c a ll f o r c r e m a tio n o f th e b o d y a n d th e s c a tte r in g of m o s t o f th e a s h e s u p o n r u n n in g w a te r in b r o o k s o r riv e rs o r in o p e n e d so il w ith in s e v e n d a y s a f te r tr a n s itio n . (S e e D e a th a n d F u n e r a l S e r v i c e ) . C y c le ----A p e r io d o f tim e , e v o lu tio n , p ro c e s s , m e th o d o r m a n ife s ta tio n . M y s tic a lly , e v e ry p ro g r e s s iv e a c tio n is in c y c le s, d e fin ite a n d im p o r ta n t. T h e . c y c le o f h u m a n life is d iv id e d in to p e rio d s o f se v e n y e a r s , e a c h , o f w h ic h is a c y c le in th e g ro w th a n d d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e m in d a n d b o d y o f th e b e in g ; e v e n th e p r e n a t a l p e r io d is d iv id e d in to c y c le s. T h e e v o lu tio n o f th e u n iv e rs e , th e e v o lu tio n o f m a n fro m a p rim itiv e b e in g to th e p r e s e n t c a n b e d iv id e d in to c y c le s. T h e tw e n ty - f o u r h o u r s c o n s titu tiin g a d a y is d iv isib le in to p la n e t a r y c y c le s. T he con s c io u s n e s s o f m a n is a t p r e s e n t in th e e a r ly p a r t of th e A q u a r ia n C y c le . C y c le s fo r m a n e a sily u n d e r s ta n d a b le a n d s ig n ific a n t m e th o d o f m e a s u r in g tim e a n d p ro g re ss.D D e a th T h e m y s tic n o t o n ly lo o k s u p o n d e a th a s in e v ita b le , b u t a s a n e c e s s a ry e le m e n t in th e c y c le o f life. D e a th a n d B irth a r e s y n o n y m o u s in th is se n s e , f o r so -c a lle d d e a th is b ir th in to a n o th e r p la n e , w h ile -b irth is lik e w ise a tr a n s itio n . The tr a n s itio n o f so u l in to a b o d y is c o n s id e re d ju s t a s s t r a n g e a n d f r a u g h t w ith u n k n o w n p o s s ib ilitie s by t h e m y s tic a s is th e tr a n s itio n o f so u l fro m a b o d y . B o th c o n s titu te th e G r e a t E x p e rie n c e . B o th a r e a fo rm o f In itia tio n a f f o r d in g a n o p p o r t u n it y fo r g r e a t e r a d v a n c e m e n t. T h e r e f o r e b o th a r e lo o k e d f o r w a r d to b y th e so u l w ith o u t g rie f o r fe a r . O n th e o th e r h a n d th e r e is n o d e a th w h e th e r w e c o n

d re a m . T h ^ cause* of d re a m s a ra m a n y . The m o at c o m m o n c a u se i* th a t th e first o b je c tiv e th o u g h t o r >>dea th a t p a sse s fro m th e o b je c tiv e to th e su b je c tiv e m in d a t th e b e g in n in g of th e B o rd e r lin e S ta te ,^ s ta rts a tr a in o f d e d u c tiv e re a s o n in g o n th e p a r t of th e su b je c tiv e m in d ; o r so m e lo n g fo r g o tte n p ic tu re o r id ea lin g e rin g in th e m e m o ry to r e h o u s e of th e su b je c tiv e m in d ia se n se d b y th e o b je c tiv e m in d a t th e b e g in n in g of th e B o rd e rlin e S ta te , a n d th e o b je c tiv e m in d , n o t k e e n ly a n d lo g ic a lly a w a k e in ita re a a o n in g fu n c tio n in g , disto r ta o r ad d a to a n d c re a te a a a to ry b a se d o n th e firat id e a . O th e r cau aea a r e ; e x te r n a l a u g g e stio n s fro m co ld a ir b lo w in g o v e r th e fa c e o r p a rtly u n c o v e re d b o d y , slig h t noiaea n o t p ro p e r ly in te rp re te d b y th e w a k in g m in d , a m o v e m e n t o f th e b o d y a* c o n sc io u sn e ss s ta r ts its re tu rn , a m e n ta l im p re a a io n re c e iv e d by th e a u b je c tiv e m in d fro m aom e o th e r p e ra o n ' w h o ia c o n c e n tra tin g u p o n th e o n e w h o ia a t th a t tim e d re a m in g , a n d th e r e b y co n acio u aly o r u n c o n a c io u a ly aenda a n im p re aa io n . O f c o u ra e , au ch B o rd e rlin e S ta te a m a y o c c u r a t a n y tim e d u r in g aleep. E E go----T h e S u b je c tiv e S elf aa d ia tin g u ish e d fro m th e O b je c tiv e Self. T h ia te rm ia n o t uaed o fte n in R o a a e c ru c ia n te a c h in g a fo r 'th e te r m P a y c h ic S elf o r P a y c h ic M an expreaae* m o re c o rr e c tly w h a t is -mfcant. E le c tro n T h e first fo rm in to w h ic h s p irt esaen ce c o n c e n tra te s p r e p a r a to r y to m a te ria l m a n ife sta tio n . T h e e ssen se w h e n treased u n d e r c e rta in c o n d itio n a g a th e ra in to v e ry m in u te m a g n e tic cells w h ic h w e c a ll e le c tro n s . T h e y a r e b o th p o sitiv e a n d n e g a tiv e . E le c tro n s do n o t m a n ife st a n y d e fin ite c h e m ic a l o r m a te ria l n a tu r e u n til th e y u n ite in c e rta in c o m b in a tio n s to fo rm a to m s. (S e e A to m s a n d M o le c u le s ). S in g le e le c tro n s a r e in v isib le, b u t stre a m s of th e m m ay be se e n a n d m e a s u re d . E le c tric ity C u r r e n t e le c tric ity is a v ib r a to ry fo rc e in a c tio n ; sta tic e le c tric ity is a p o te n tia l v ib r a to ry p o w e r in a c tiv e a n d u n d e r s tre s s re a d y to m a n ife st itself u n d e r c e r ta in co n d itio n * . T h e s e te rm s a n d

d e fin itio n s a r e n o t a s o n e finds th e m e x p la in e d in scien tific w o rk s b u t w ill m a k e p la in th e te rm s a s w e u se th e m . E le c tric ity is a v ib r a to ry e n e rg y : n a tu r a l e le c tric ity is th e re s u lt o f th e ra d ia tio n s o f th e su n ( th e r e f o r e o n e o f th e m a n ife s ta tio n s of s p irit e sse n c e a n d N o u s) ; all o th e r e le c tric ity is a rtific ia lly m a d e th r o u g h c h e m ic a l o r m e c h a n ic a l a c tio n . E le m e n t O n e of th e m a n y d iffe re n t n a tu r e s e x p re s se d th r o u g h c o m b in a tio n s o f e le c tro n s in to ato m s. T h e re a re 144 e le m e n ts c o m p o s in g a ll m a te ria l c re a tio n . O f th ea e 8 1 a r e d e fin ite ly k n o w n to scie n c e in p e rf e c t fo rm ; o th e ra a r e k n o w n th r o u g h an aly a ia o f th e v a c a n t p la c e a in th e p e rio d ic ta b le o f ele m e n ta. Som e, c a n b e aenaed in a p a y c h ic m a n n e r o n ly ao fa r a s th e ir n a tu r e a n d p u rp o s e s a r e c o n c e rn e d . E le m e n t is S o m e tim e s c a lle d S a la m a n d e rs a n d o th e r te rm s u se d by e a rly p h ilo s o p h e rs a n d b y so m e m o d e rn sc h o o ls o f s tra n g e th o u g h t. In th is sen se a n e le m e n ta l is su p p o s e d to be " n a tu r e - s p ir it p re s id in g o v e r th e e le m e n ts o f fire, a ir , etc.'* A s u p e rs titio u s b elief exiata th a t th e a e e le m e n ta la o r b ein g a c a n c au a e g o o d o r evil, o r th a t th e y c a n fill a ro o m a n d c a u ae d ia tu rb a n c e a o r m a n ife sta tio n s, o r in flu e n c e o u r th in k in g , h e a rin g a n d se e in g . It is n e e d le ss to say th a t th e r e a r e n o e le m e n t is in th is sense. E m a n a tio n s T h e r a d ia tio n s o r p ro je c tio n s fro m all m a te ria l a n d p sy c h ic fo rm a. T h e e m a n a tio n a a r e e x te n s io n s of th e v ib ra tio n a w ith in th e fo rm th e v ib ra tio n a o f th e a p irit eaaen ce c o m p o a in g th e fo rm . It ia th r o u g h th e e m a n a tio n a r e a c h in g ua fro m a ll th in g a th a t w e aenae, e ith e r au b je c tiv e ly o r o b je c tiv e ly , th e e x ia te n c e of all th in g a. E v o lu tio n T h e p ro g re a a iv e g ro w th a n d p e rf e c tin g of all th a t ia m a n ife a t o r in th e c o n c e p tio n o f th e C o a m ic M ind. E v en a o -called d e v o lu tio n a n d diainte g r a tio n ia a p a r t o f e v o lu tio n , aa o n e of ita p h aaea. E v o lu tio n im p liea o n w a rd a n d fo rw a rd . It ia th e fu n d a m e n ta l law o f n a tu r e a n d e v e ry e le m e n t in n a tu r e ia te n d in g to w a rd p e rfe c tio n a n d b e c o m in g h ig h e r in ita ra te a o f v ib ra tio n a a n d m o re e v o lv ed in its m a n ife s ta tio n .

T H E C O S M IC P IL G R IM T h e S to r y o f R u th a n d th e C h ild re n of L ig h t in E ig h t E p iso d e s (A s e q u e l-to A T h o u s a n d Y ear* o f Y e te rd a y * ," c o n tin u e d fro m th e S u m m e r Q u a r te r ly o f th e A m e ric a n R o*ae C ru ci* of 1 9 2 0 ) E p iso d e N u m b e r T h r e e T H E W ORLD O F ROM ANCE W e e k s h a d p a ss e d a n d R u th h a d h e a rd fro m W illiam b u t o n c e . H e h a d te le p h o n e d to a s k th is v e ry sig n i fic a n t q u e s tio n : w h ic h a r e th e m o a t d e p e n d a b le , o n e 'a d a y -tim e im p reaaio n * . o r - h o se -^ o f th e n ig h t ) The q u e a tio n in d ic a te d th a t th e ataid , c o n a e rv a tiv e W illiam H o w a rd R ollin* w aa p a s s in g th r o u g h th a t s ta g e of re a a o n in g a n d q u e a tio n in g t h a t lead* to th e d isc o v e ry o f th e w o rld o f re a lity . M u c h a* sh e w o u ld h a v e e n jo y e d hi* c o m p a n y a n d a c o n t i n u a t i o n 'o f th e v e ry p le a s a n t frie n d s h ip so re c e n tly d e v e lo p e d , ah e fe lt th a t hi* sile n c e a n d in a tte n tio n w o u ld b rin g a g re a tly c h a n g e d m a n to h e r p re s e n c e so o n . T h e d a y c a m e , it w a s a S u n d a y , a n d ju s t th a t *o rt o f a co ld , s n a p p y d a y w h e n t h e o p e n fire p la c e w ith it* b ig, b u r n in g log* is in v itin g a n d . frie n d ly . A f te r a few w o rd * of g re e tin g a n d a n e x p la n a tio n aa to h o w h e c a m e to ch o o ae th e v e ry d e e p ' re d ro aea t h a t h e c a rr ie d w ith h im fro m a W est S id e flo rist, h e eate d h im self in a la r g e c h a ir o p p o s ite th e * to o | u p o n w h ic h R u th eated h e r ie lf a t th e fire sid e . I s u p p o s e y o u h a v e b e e n ' w o n d e rin g a b o u t m y te le p h o n e d q u e a tio n a n d m y s ile n c e sin c e th e n . R e a lly , I d o n o t th in k i m a d e m y se lf p la i n o v e r th e p h o n e o r elae y o u r a n s w e r v eile d *om e g r e a t law o r p rin c ip le t h a t 1 seem to fe a r o r d re a d . I c a n n o t se e ju s t w h y I sh o u ld feel th a t w a y , b u t I w a n t to k n o w m o re , w h ile a t th e sa m e tim e 1 w ish it c o u ld b e p o s tp o n e d to so m e f u tu r e tim e. H a v e y o u e v e r fe lt th a t w a y ) It is lik e a w a itin g th e d o c to r 's v e rd ic t r e g a r d in g so m e c ritic a l c o n d itio n ; y o u a r e a n x io u s to know - th e tr u th , th e w h o le tr u th , y e t fe a r fu l; y o u w ish it m ig h t b e d e la y e d so m e w ay . If th e r e is so m e v e ile d p rin c ip le b a c k of th e a n s w e r y o u g av e m e o v e r th e 'p h o n e , th e n y o u w ill u n d e rs ta n d h o w I feel.'* "N o , W illiam , 1 w o u ld n o t u n d e r s ta n d if 1 d id n o t u n d e r s ta n d y o u first of a ll," re p lie d R u th w ith a w in so m e g u ile th a t w a s n o t a lt o g e th e r lo st o n W illiam , d e sp ite th e se rio u s a ttitu d e h e w a s a ssu m in g . "I k n o w y o u so w ell, th a t is, I k n o w th e W illia m p a r t o f y o u so w ell, p e r h a p s b e tte r th a n y o u r c lo se st c o m p a n io n , y o u r M other.* Y o u f e a r to a a v e y o u r b ig w o rld tu m b le d o w n lik e a h o u se b u ilt o f c a rd s . T h e w o rld h a s m e a n t so m u c h to y o u , a n d th o u g h y o u . c o u ld s ta n d th e sh o c k o f h a v in g a n o th e r w o rld ju s t aa b ig in tro d u c e d to y o u aa a a o rt o f riv a l c re a tio n , y o u d re a d to le a r n t h a t th e w o rld o f y o u r firat c o n c e p tio n m a y b e w h a t ah all I aay, a w o rld o f r o m a n c e ? B ut, w h a t w aa th e r e in m y a n a w e r to y o u o v e r th e p h o n e th a t in d ic a te d a v e ile d p rin c ip le o r la w ) " " O h I I aee it ia h o p e le a a , re a p o n d e d W illia m w ith a re a ig n a tio n th a t re v e a le d p la in ly th e a n g u ia h th a t h a d filled hia b e in g fo r th e p a a t w eek*. " T h e v e ry w o rd * y o u u ae a n d th e m e a n in g b a c k o f e a c h p h ra s e c o n v in c e m e th a t I a m a t th e v e ry th r e s h o ld of a n a c to u n d in g re v e la tio n . Y o u r a n a w e r th a t d a y w a* sim p ly th is : d a y -tim e im p re ss io n s a r e d e p e n d a b le if th e y co m e fro m th e sa m e s o u rc e th a t sle e p -tim e im p re ss io n s c o m e, o th e rw ise th e y a r e d e lu s io n s o f th e senses.* Is n o t su c h a n a n s w e r p ro v o k in g in. its in tim a tio n s ) C o m e, let m e h a v e all o f th e * to ry , all o f th e te r rib le f a cto I

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T h e little c h ic k b o rn in a sm a ll w ire d s p a c e lo o k s u p o n th a t e n v ir o n m e n t a s th e w o rld of re a litie s , w h e re a s th e c h ic k h a d ju s t e m e rg e d fro m th e g r e a te s t u n iv e r s e o f re a litie s k n o w n to m a n . " Y o u sa y th a t th is m o r n in g y o u w e re a w a r e o f liv in g in a w o rld o f r e a l a c tu a lite s . W h e n w a s th a t , w h ile y o u w e re a s le e p o r a f t e r y o u a w a k e n e d ? Of c o u rs e y o u m e a n a f te r y o u a w a k e n e d , b u t w h y C e rta in ly I 1 s p e n t m o s t o f m y n ig h t, if n o t a ll, in a w o rld o f im a g e ry , u n r e a lity , d re a m s , d e lu s io n s , w h y 1 u n d e r s ta n d n o w w h a t y o u m e a n . T h e w o rld of u n r e a lity is th e w o rld in w h ic h o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s is d o rm a n t, a s le e p o r u n c o n tr o lle d a n d w h e re re a s o n is d e th r o n e d a n d a llo w e d to w a n d e r a n d " " P le a s e le t irie c o n tin u e ,, e x c la im e d R u th w ith ju s t a sig n o f im p a tie n c e . " Y o u h a v e h a d to o m a n y w o n d e rf u l p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e s to d e n y th e w o rld o f p s y c h ic re a litie s a n d y e t y o u w o u ld p u t t h a t w o rld o n a p a r w ith th is m a te r ia l d a y -w o rld in w h ic h w e e x is t a t th is m o m e n t o r a t le a s t fu n c tio n . Y o u sa y th a t a t n ig h t y o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s is a s le e p o r d o r m a n t. W h a t c o n s c io u s n e s s d o y o u m e a n ? . Y o u r o b je c tiv e c o n sc io u s n e s s o f c o u r s e ; th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y . W h a t c o n s c io u s n e s s w a s fu n c tio n in g d u r in g y o u r p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e s ? Y o u r in n e r , c o n s c io u s n e s s , th e o n e w h ic h is n o t a tta c h e d to o r d e p e n d e n t u p o n y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y a n d its o rg a n iz a tio n f o r e x p re s s io n ? Y o u s p e a k o f sle e p a n d sa y th a t y o u s le p t la s t n ig h t. It w a s n o t y o u , th e r e a l y o u , th a t sle p t, b u t th e p h y s ic a l y o u , . w h ile th e re a l y o u w a s n o t o n ly a w a k e b u t u n h a m p e r e d , u n in flu e n c e d , b y th e o u te r c o n s c io u s n e s s . Y o u sa y y o u a w a k e n e d th is m o r n in g , w h ile 1 sa y y o u , th e re a l y o u , w e n t to s le e p w h e n y o u r b o d y a r o s e a n d b e g a n its a c tiv itie s in th is w o rld o f ro m a n c e . Y es, lo o k s ta r tle d , n o w ; y o u a p p e a r s u r p r is e d a n d a r e re a d y to c o n tr a d ic t m e ; b u t y o u c a n n o t p r o v e to m e b y a n y re a s o n in g , b y a n y e v id e n c e , th a t w h e n y o u r e tir e a t n ig h t a n d c lo se y o u r e y e s a n d b e c o m e u n c o n s c io u s of th is w o rld t h a t y o u a r e e n te r in g a n e g a tiv e p h a s e of e x is te n c e a n d th a t w h e n y o u aw ak en * y o u e n te r th e p h a s e o f re a l e x is te n c e . Y o u a r e a s le e p n o w ! Y o u a r e d r e a m in g n o w l Y o u a r e s u r r o u n d e d b y d re a m s , im a g e ry , u n r e a litie s a n d d e lu s io n s ,^ to u s e y o u r o w n w o rd s . . T h e r e is n o th in g tr u e h e r e b u t c h a n g e . A b o u t u s o n e v e ry h a n d w e see, h e a r , fe e l, ta s te a n d sm ell u n re a litie s . A m o m e n t a g o w h ile 1 w a s ta lk in g y o u a lm o s t u n c o n s c io u s ly lo o k e d a t th e c lo c k th e r e in th e -c o rn e r. W h a t d id y o u se e ? W h a t d id it te ll y o u ? L ies, fa lse h o o d s, d e lu s io n s, a m a n s c o n c e p tio n a n d c r e a tio n , b o th d o c k a n d tim e I T o d a y is S u n d a y , h e r e , y e t if y o u p r o j e c t y o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s to a n o th e r p a r t o f th e w o rld y o u w ill fin d it is M o n d a y o r S a tu r d a y a c c o r d in g to th e ro m a n c e o f th e c a le n d a r th a t is u se d . O h I it is so h a r d to e x p la in , fo r , 1 m u s t u se w o rd s to re a c h th is w o rld ly c o n s c io u s n e s s o f y o u r, w o rd s in v e n te d b y m a n , c ru d e to o ls, im a g e s o f th in g s , n o t r e a litie s a t a ll. Y o u c a ll m e R u th , 1 c a ll y o u W illia m a n d th in k th a t 1 n a m e y o u , w h e n th e y o u I k n o w h a s n o s u c h n a m e , i t is a ll fic tio n , r o m a n c e of th e p u r e s t k in d . " A n d h a s ro m a n c e n o p la c e in o u r liv es a t a ll ? a s k e d R o llin s w ith a n e x p re s s io n in h is - e y e s a n d a s tr a n g e in fle c tio n in h is v o ic e t h a t c a u g h t R u th u n a w a re s . W h y , e h , y e s, t h a t is a t tim e s . A ll ro m a n c e is o f o u r c o n s c io u s m a k in g . W e . c r e a te it, w e f o s te r it, w e e n jo y it; it is a p a r t o f o u r o b je c tiv e selv es, b u t it h a s n o p la c e in o u r re a l b e in g s , in o u r h e a r t of h e a r ts , " N o ro m a n c e o f th e h e a r t ! R u th ! W ill y o u ta k e e v e n th is a w a y fro m m a n ? W o u ld y o u ta k e lo v e fro m th is w o rld a n d le a v e a m a n lik e m e w ith n o th in g to o ffe r, R o llin s a r o s e a n d w a lk e d to w a rd s R u th . T h e r e w a s s in c e re p le a d in g in h is v o ice . " N o I N o ! R u th w a s p la in ly d is tu rb e d , a n d p le a s e d . " B u t ro m a n c e is o f o u r a ffe c tio n s , a p a r t o f o u r w o rld ly c o n s c io u s n e s s , w h ile lo v e is o f th e w o rld of re a litie s , n e v e r c h a n g in g , im m o rta l, d iv in e . W h e n th e r o m a n c e o f a ffe c tio n e n d s th e re a lity o f lo v e b e g in s a n d rig h t n o w w e a r e in w o rld o f ro m a n c e ." (T o b e C o n tin u e d in E p iso d e N u m b e r F o u r ) A A A

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'B u t a b o o k is a b o o k in th e w o rld o f d e lu s io n . 1* " W h a t h a v e 1 in m y h a n d ) L e t th e b r ig h te s t p u p il in m y c la s s ra is e h is h a n d a n d a n s w e r. A book I T h a n k y o u I t h a t is r ig h t so f a r a s y o u c a n se e a n d u n d e r s ta n d . B u t y o u d o n o t te ll m e w h a t 1 h a v e , b u t g iv e m e a n a m e f o r s o m e th in g y o u c a n se e w h ile y o u i g n o r e ' a n d le a v e u n n a m e d w h a t y o u c a n n o t se e . 1 re a lly h a v e h e r e in m y h a n d a w h o le w o r l d .' M o u n ta in s , riv e rs , fo re s ts , field s o f g re e p a n d w h ite p la n ts , a ll th e s e th in g s 1 h a v e h e r e in m y h a n d . It to o k th e m in e ra ls o f m o u n ta in s to g e t th e g o ld a n d o t h e r m e ta l lic e le m e n ts t h a t e n te r in to th e le tte r in g , th e s ta m p in g a n d p r i n ti n g ; riv e rs o f p u r e w a te r , p u lp fr o m m a n y tre e s , c o tto n fr o m m a n y p la n ts to m a k e th e p a p e r ; g u m fro m o t h e r tr e e s f o r g lu e , ir o n fr o m o th e r p la c e s f o r th e m a c h in e ry , a n d d o z e n s o f o th e r w o rld ly e le m e n ts to m a k e th e ty p e , th e in k , th e siz in g a n d a ll th e o th e r a lm o s t in v isib le p a r t s o f th is b o o k . W h at I have in m y h a n d is n o -th in g e x c e p t a s o u r se n s e s i n t e r p r e t it, w h ile in r e a lity 1 h a v e in m y h a n d th e w o rld of e v e ry th in g . Y o u u n d e r s ta n d m y sim p le e x p la n a tio n o f th e p r in c ip le in v o lv e d h e re , o f n a m in g a th in g a n d g iv in g th a t th in g a n e n tity t h a t it d o e s n o t h a v e in n a tu r e , d o y o u n o t ? " Y es, 1 u n d e r s ta n d t h a t p o in t, n o w . A y e a r a g o it w o u ld h a v e s e e m e d c h ild is h to m e b e c a u s e in c o n s e q u e n tia l; b u t go o n I" " T h is b o o k ," c o n tin u e d R u th , " is a p r o d u c t o f th e d a y -tim e w o rld . .. i t s f t i ' s w o rld ly , m a te r ia l th in k in g . It is n o t a n a tu r a l p r o d u c t, it h a s n o e x is te n c e in th e w o rld o f re a litie s , f o r b o o k s a r e d if f e r e n t th e r e " A r e y o u s p e a k in g o f a n o th e r p la c e , i n t e r r u p t e d ,__R ollins. W h a t d o y o u m e a n b y d if fe re n t t h e r e ? N o t p la c e , e x p la in e d R u th . U n le ss y o u c a ll th is r o m a n tic w o rld o f o u r s a p la c e , y o u c a n n o t c a ll th e w o rld of re a litie s a p la c e ; 1 w o u ld r a t h e r th in k o f 'th e m a s re a l a n d u n r e a l d iv isio n s o f e x is te n c e . P la c e is a te r m o r c o n d itio n o f th e u n r e a l ; it h a s n o a p p lic a tio n in th e r e a l. " B u t, b e g a n R o llin s, w ith a v e ry e v id e n t c o n c e rn , w h e r e is th is u n r e a l d iv isio n o f e x is te n c e ? S u re ly w e h a v e so little to d o w ith it t h a t w e m a y ig n o r e it, o r a t le a s t k e e p in m in d its p o ss ib le u n r e a litie s w h ile w e a r e d e a lin g w ith it. Y o u a r e in tr o d u c in g m e to a n o th e r p h a s e p f e x is te n c e p r m a n if e s ta tio n o f c o n - s c io u s n e s s t h a t I d id n o t k n o w e x is te d ; 1 w a s a w a r e th is m o r n i n g 't h a t 1 w a s liv in g in th is w o rld o f r e a l a c tu a litie s a n d th a t a t tim e s 1 c o u ld e n te r a p s y c h ic c o n d itio n , a s y o u h a v e c a lle d it, b u t y o u le a d m e to b e lie v e th a t th e p s y c h ic w a s a ls o r e a l; n o w w h e r e is th is u n r e a l life o r s ta te ? S tr a n g e , is i | n o t, t h a t w e e a sily s t a r t w ith a fa lse a s s u m p tio n w h e n w e b e g in to r e a s o n a b o u t th e r e a li tie s o f life ." R u th w a s r e a d y n o w to m a k e h e r d e ta ile d e x p la n a tio n . S h e h a d le a d R o llin s a lo n g u n til h e h a d c o m m itte d th e u s u a l e r r o r s o f r e a s o n in g so th a t ' s h e c o u ld p o in t o u t to h im th e g r e a t d e lu s io n o f life , rth e d e lu s io n p r e s u m p tio u s a s sh e c h o s e to c a ll it. " T h e little b a b e s p e n d in g i t ; first c o n s c io u s h o u r s in a c rib a n d in o n e sm a ll ro o m , m ig h t w e ll lo o k a b o u t h im a n d sa y so th is is th e w o rld I T h in k o f th is ro o m b e in g all o f th e w o rld to a c h ild I" R u th s to o d , n o w , in th e c e n tr e o f th e ro o m in m a g n ific e n t p o se . T h e re w a s a lig h t of c h a lle n g e in h e r e y e s, a p o s itiv e n e s s in h e r .v o ice th a t a d d e d m a g n e tis m to h e r c h a r m in g p e r s o n a lity . 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R o s a e c ru c ia n N ew Y e a r w ill b e b o rn M a rc h 2 0 th . It w ill b e th e y e a r 3 2 7 7 th e O r d e r 's tr a d itio n a l b ir th . By official P ro n u n z ia m e n to issu e d b y s Im p e ra to r, T h u rs d a y , M a rc h 2 0 th , is b e c e le b ra te d b y all L o d g es, G ro u p s, id y c la sse s a n d m e m b e rs a s a F e te T h e h o u r o f b ir th fo r E u ro p e is se t b y th e e n tr a n c e of th e S u n in to th e sig n o f A rie s . T h is o c c u rs a t 9 :2 0 p . m ., G re e n w ic h tim e , a n d w ill v a ry in d iffe re n t p a r t s of th e w o rld a c c o rd in g to th e cus* to m a r y d iffe re n c e s in tim e . In A m e ric a th e tim e is s e t fo r th e E a s te r n c itie s a s a p p ro x im a te ly 4 :2 4 in th e a f te r n o o n ; fo r C e n tra l c itie s a s 3 :2 4 ; fo r M idd le W e st a s 2 :2 4 , a n d fo r th e P a cific C o a s t a s 1 :2 4 . F u r th e r W e st, in Ja v a , J a p a n a n d th e O rie n ta l c o u n tr ie s th e tim e , a n d e v e n d a y , w ill b e d iffe re n t. T h e y e a r is a sig n ific a n t o n e fro m m a n y p o in ts. L e t u s lo o k a t th e sig n ific a n c e o f th e n u m e ra ls. T h e d ig its o f th e n u m b e r 3 2 7 7 w h e n a d d e d g iv e u s 19 a n d w h e n th e s e a r e a d d e d w e h a v e 10 o r I. T h is is its k e y n u m b e r. It is a n u m b e r sig n ify in g th e b e g in n in g , th e s t a r tin g p o in t; a n d it w ill p ro v e to b e so d u rin g th e w h o le y e a r so fa r a s im p o r ta n t m a tte r s fo r th e O r d e r a r e c o n c e rn e d . O n th e o th e r h a n d , a c c o rd in g to th e C h ris tia n c a le n d a r, th e y e a r o r n u m b e r 19 2 4 is r e d u c ib le to 7 ; a n d th is n u m b e r is s ig n ific a n t a lso to all m y stic s. T h e y e a r th e Im p e ra to r w e n t to E u ro p e a n d first c o n ta c te d th e O r d e r th e r e w as 1 9 0 9 ; th is is re d u c ib le to 19 o r I ; a n d it w a s th e b e g in n in g fo r o u r O r d e r h e re . T h e y e a r th a t th e first c o m m itte e m e e t in g s w e re h e ld w a s 1 9 1 5 , re d u c ib le to I 6 o r 7. It is s ig n ific a n t th a t a lth o u g h th e s t a r t w a s m a d e in 19 0 9 ( I ) , a p a u s e h a d to b e m a d e u n til 1915 ( 7 ) to m a k e th e first m o v e o r m a n ife s ta tio n o n th e p r o p e r p la n e . T h e fo llo w in g y e a r, 1 9 1 6 , th e first L o d g e w a s e s ta b lish ed , a n d th a t n u m b e r is re d u c ib le to 1 7 o r 8, a n u m b e r sig n ify in g m a te ria l fo u n d a tio n o r o b je c tiv e so lid ity , th e d o u b le s q u a r e . T h e n fo llo w ed th e y e a r 1 9 1 7 , re d u c ib le to 18 o r 9, th e n u m b e r of th e tr ip le tr ia n g le a n d s p iritu a l g ro w th , tr u ly sig n ific a n t o f th e y e a r. T h e n c a m e th e m e m o ra b le y e a r of 1 9 18 , r e d u c ib le to I 9 o r I ; a n d tr u ly it w a s a y e a r w h e n a n ew s ta rt, a n e w plan-, p r o v e d n e c e s s a ry . A ll th e fo rc e s of e v o lu tio n a n d d e v o lu tio n a s re la te to o u r O rd e r, b e g a n th e ir a c tiv itie s r ig h t a f te r th e N ew Y e a r c ele b ra tio n a n d re a c h e d th e ir c u lm in a tio n in th e N a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n o f R o s a e c ru c ia n s h e ld in N ew Y o rk in A u g u s t, 1 9 1 8 . W e sh a ll n e v e r fo r g e t th a t o c c a sio n , th a t y e a r, th a t w o n d e rfu l tim e o f re b irth I T h e n c a m e th e y e a r 1 9 1 9 , re d u c ib le to 2 0 o r 2, sig n ify in g u n ity a n d d u a lity o f a c tio n m a k in g fo r u n ity . M an y im p o rta n t c h a n g e s w e r e m a d e in th e O r d e r te n d in g to g ive it a m o re u n ified e x iste n c e , in c lu d in g th e m o v e o f h e a d q u a r te r s to th e W est. T h e y e a r 1 9 20 , re d u c ib le to 3, p ro v e d to b e a y e a r of p e r fe c t m a n ife s ta tio n o f th e s p iritu a l a n d m a te ria l fo rces, a n d th e g ro w th of th e O r d e r in th a t y e a r is to o w ell k n o w n to n e e d c o m m e n t. T h is w as fo llo w ed b y th e y e a rs 1921 a n d 1 9 2 2 , re d u c ib le to 4 a n d 5, a n d th e s e y e a r s p ro v e d th e i r sig n ific a n c e . L a st y e a r, 1 9 2 3 , re d u c ib le to 6, th e d o u b le tria n g le , w a s a m o s t in te r e s tin g a n d su c c e ssfu l y e a r. T o d a y w e s ta n d u p o n th e th r e s h o ld o f th e N ew Y e a r. It ia th e C h ris tia n y e a r o f 1 9 24, re d u c ib le to 7 ; it is th e R. C. y e a r 3 2 7 7 , re d u c ib le to I ; it is th e 9 th y e a r sin c e th e first c o m m itte e m e e tin g w a s h e ld o r th e 8 th y e a r sin c e th e first L o d g e w a s e sta b lish e d in A m e ric a . T h is lin e -u p o f n u m b e rs sh o u ld b e in te r e s tin g to m a n y o f o u r m e m b e rs w h o k n o w th e law o f n u m b e rs. T h e b e g in n in g o f S p rin g , b o rn a t th e S p rin g E q u i n o x , h a s b e e n th e b e g in n in g of a n e w y e a r in m a n y o rie n ta l c o u n tr ie s fo r c e n tu rie s . It is v e ry lo g ical, a n d o n ly b y m a n 's a tte m p t to fix th in g s to su it h im self h a s th e c a le n d a r b e e n a r r a n g e d a s w e u se it in o c c id e n ta l c o u n trie s . B u t in A m e ric a w e w ill a g re e w ith o u r O rie n ta l b r e th r e n a n d c e le b ra te th e new y e a r 's b ir th o n th e d a te s ta te d a b o v e. A c c o rd in g to th e C o n s titu tio n o f o u r O rd e r, all L o d g e s o r g ro u p s sh a ll h o ld a sp e c ia l fe te o n th a t d a y to w h ic h a ll m e m b e rs sh a ll b e a d m itte d . C e rta in offi c ia l m a tte r s o f th e O rd e r a n d its L o d g e s m u s t b e a t te n d e d to a t o r b e fo re th e fe te . A c c o rd in g to S e c tio n T w o o f A rtic le E le v e n o f th e C o n s titu tio n , T h e N ew Y e a r F e a s t w ill o c c u r a b o u t th e 2 1 s t of e a c h M a rc h ( o n th e e x a c t d a te d e c re e d b y th e I m p e r a to r ) . S u c h N ew Y e a r C e le b ra tio n s sh a ll b e h e ld in th e T e m p le s o f th e L o d g e s a n d a tte n d e d b y th e C o u n cils, O ffi c e rs a n d m e m b e rs o f th e L o d g es. T h e re sh a ll b e a sy m b o lic a l F e a s t c o n sistin g p rin c ip a lly of C O R N o r its p ro d u c ts , S A L T o r th a t w h ic h ta s te s m o s t s tro n g ly o f it, a n d W IN E , c o n sistin g of u n fe r m e n te d g ra p e ju ic e , a n d o th e r d elic a c ie s o r re fre s h m e n ts su ita b le to th e o c c a sio n . (P le a s e n o te t h a t th e c la u s e a b o u t u n fe r m e n te d g ra p e ju ic e w as em b o d ie d in th e te x t w h e n th e C o n s titu tio n w a s a d o p te d . b e fo r e th e d a y s o f p ro h ib itio n .) A ll O fficers s h a ll w e a r th e ir fu ll re g a lia a n d all o th e r s th e ir a p r o n s o r o th e r in sig n ia . T h e r e sh a ll b e o n ly s a c re d m u sic, sy m b o llic a l a d d re s se s, a n d s in c e re re jo ic in g . F u r th e r S e c tio n s o f th e C o n s titu tio n s ta te th a t o n su c h a n o c c a sio n it is c u s to m a ry f o r th e M a s te r w h o o p e n s th e c e re m o n y to b e sto w a n y h o n o ra r y title s o r offices u p o n m e m b e rs o r O fficers a s h e m a y h a v e c o n te m p la te d d u rin g th e y e a r. By A m e n d m e n t to th e C o n s titu tio n it w a s p ro v id e d se v e ra l y e a rs a g o th a t e a c h L o d g e sh o u ld h o ld its a n n u a l e le c tio n of e le c tiv e O ffic e rs a few d a y s p r io r to th e N ew Y e a rs F e a st a n d o n th e o c c a sio n o f th e F e a s t th e n ew M a ste r a n d n ew O ffic ers w o u ld ta k e c h a rg e o f th e C e re m o n y a f te r th e S y m b o lic a l F e a st, o r in o th e r w o rd s, a t th e la s t h a lf of th e e v e n in g 's p ro g ra m , th e o ld O fficers re tirin g w ith c e re m o n y a n d s p e e c h -m a k in g , w e lc o m in g th e n ew . 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S h e b e c a m e a C o lo m b e fo r th e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e a n d a f te r H e a d q u a r te r s w a s e sta b lish e d in th e W e st a n u m b e r of o th e r C o lo m b e s w e re in itia te d a n d sh e b e c a m e th e S u p re m e C o lo m b e a n d a s su c h m a d e a visit t o m a n y of th e E a s te r n L o d g es, v is itin g h e r J u n io r C o lo m b e s d u rin g th e s u m m e r o f 1 9 2 1 . R e c e n tly sh e c o m p le te d h e r te r m o f office a s C o lo m b e a n d w a s re tire d a s C o lo m b e E m e ritu s , a title sh e w ill a lw a y s ho ld. H a v in g re a c h e d h e r tw e n ty -first' y e a r a n d b e in g im p o r tu n e d b y th e y o u n g m a n w h o h a d w o n th e a d m ira tio n a n d re s p e c t o f th o s e a t H e a d q u a r te r s w h o k n e w h im in tim a te ly , o u r C o lo m b e a s k e d th a t sh e b e p e rm ttte d to b e m a r rie d in th e T e m p le w ith th e fu ll rite s. W e re jo ic e d in th e o p p o rtu n ity to th u s se rv e o u r fo r m e r C o lo m b e , a n d it w a s a w o n d e rfu l o c c a sio n . T h e T e m p le w a s d e c o ra te d w ith a b o w e r o f rib b o n s a n d g re e n s o v e r th e S a n c tu m fro m th e A lta r to th e S h e k in a h , a n d a t th e la t te r p la c e th e r e w a s a n a r c h of ro s e s u n d e r w h ic h th e c o u p le a n d th e ir a tte n d a n ts c o u ld s ta n d fo r th e s e c o n d p a r t o f th e c e re m o n y . A la r g e p ip e - o rg a n w a s in s ta lle d fo r th e c e re m o n y a n d th e a p p r o p r ia te m u sic w a s a b ly a r r a n g e d a n d e x e c u te d b y S u p re m e S e c re ta ry M o o re. T h e g ro o m s m o th e r a n d b r o t h e r c a m e fro m th e E a st, th e b r o th e r to a c t a s b e s t m a n fo r th e g ro o m , w h ile th e b r id e 's re la tiv e s a n d frie n d s w e r e a lso p e r m itte d to w itn e s s th e c e re m o n y . T h e first p a r t o f th e c e re m o n y w a s c o n d u c te d in th e E a s t o f th e T e m p le , w h e re th e g ro o m a n d h is b e st m a n a w a ite d th e a r r iv a l o f th e b rid e . A f te r a p r e lim in a ry ta lk b y th e Im p e ra to r h e c a lle d fo r th e b rid e a n d w ith th e ric h m u sic o f th e o r g a n a n d th e sy m b o lic a l c a ll o f th e c h im es, th e b rid e e n te r e d th e T e m p le o n th e a r m o f h e r fa th e r, p re c e d e d b y a little flo w er g irl, a r in g b e a r e r a n d b rid a l a tte n d a n t, a s is te r o f th e b rid e . N e v e r d id o u r C o lo m b e lo o k s w e e te r in w h ite , m o v in g w ith h e r g ra c e fu ln e s s to w a rd th e E a st o f th a t T e m p le ! A c c u s to m e d a s w e w e re to th e sim p le w h ite ro b e s o f th e C o lo m b es, th e ric h w e d d in g g o w n a n d lo n g veil see m ed so p ro p e r , so n a tu r a l, a n d so b e a u tifu l th is tim e. 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" T h e H o ly F ire o f . o u r A lta r n o w fre e s th e m a te ria l b o n d a g e a n d y o u r s o u ls m a y u n ite in th e b o n d s o f lo v e a n d p e a c e p ro f o u n d ,* c o n tin u e d th e Im p e ra to r. " T h u s a r e th e b o n d s o f in d iv id u a l liv in g s e p a r a te d a n d a s o n e in m in a , in h e a r t a n d so u l, s h a lt th o u c o n tin u e th is life.** W ith a few m o re sy m b o lic a l a c ta a n d w o rd s th e a n c ie n t ritu a l w a s c o m p le te d w ith th e w o rd s Consumm a tio n e st I A n d in th is w a y w e re th e tw o d iv in e e x p re s s io n s u n ite d in m y s tic a l m a r ria g e . It is o n e o f th e m o s t im p re ss iv e c e re m o n ie s e v e r p e rf o rm e d in o u r T em p les. W h ile s ta n d in g w h e re th e y w e re b e fo re th e S h e k in a h , th e Im p e ra to r th e n p ro c e e d e d to p e rf o rm th e le g a l c e re m o n y a s re q u ire d b y law , th e Im p e ra to r a c t in g th is tim e a s a P rie s t of th e P ris tin e C h u rc h of th e R o se C ro ss. H e re a g a in th e a tte n d a n ts sto o d a t th e sid e o f th e c o u p le w h ile th e p a r e n ts a n d flo w er g irl a n d rin g b e a r e r sto o d n e a r. T h e w o rd s u se d b y th e Im p e ra to r f o r th is p a r t o f th e c e re m o n y a r e a lso sig n ifican t. " A n d n o w th a t y o u r so u ls h a v e b e e n sy m b o lically u n ite d in th e H o ly u n io n o f s p iritu a l m a rria g e , 1 m u s t d ire c t y o u r th o u g h ts to th e h o n o ra b le e s ta te of p h y s ic a l m a r ria g e a s o rd a in e d b y th e W o rd of G od a n d in s titu te d b y th e c u sto m s o f o u r la n d . W e m u s t re c o g n iz e in th is a c t th e h o lie st d e c re e o f th e L o rd Jesu s, w h o re m in d e d th e p e o p le o f H is d a y th a t w h e re a s G od m a d e th e m m a le a n d fe m a le th e y sh all c lea v e to e a c h o th e r in m a r ria g e a n d th e tw a in sh all b e a s o n e flesh . W ith f u r th e r q u e s tio n in g a n d a n sw e rs th e C h u rc h ritu a l p ro c e e d e d a n d th e m a r ria g e c u lm in a te d w ith th e p la c in g o f th e r in g o n th e b rid e s fin g e r b y th e g ro o m w h ile h e m a d e th is s ta te m e n t: W ith th is rin g a s a sy m b o l, c irc le w ith o u t e n d , sy m b o lizin g e te r n a l tim e, a n d w ith m y h e a rt, a n d w ith m y so u l, a n d w ith a ll th e p u r e s t in te n tio n s o f m y c o n sc io u s m in d , i th e e w ed, a n d w ith a ll m y w o rld ly g o o d s I th e e en d o w , a s I give u n to th e e a lso m y n a m e , a n d p lig h t m y tr o th . T h e n th e Im p e ra to r m a d e th is d e c la ra tio n : " F o ra s m u c h a s y e h a v e c o n se n te d to g e th e r in h o ly m a rria g e a n d h a v e w itn e sse d th e sa m e b e fo re G od a n d in th e p re s e n c e o f th y b r o th e r s a n d sisters, a n d h a v e m a d e m u tu a l p le d g e b e fo re m e, th e s a c re d Sign, a n d th e s e w itn esses, I p r o n o u n c e y e b e m a n a n d w ife to g e th e r in th e n a m e o f o u r G o d a n d a t th e s a c re d p o in ts o f o u r T ria n g le r e p r e s e n tin g th e H o ly T rin ity o f th e C osm os. W h a t G o d a n d L o v e h a th jo in e d to g e th e r le t n o t m a n p u t a s u n d e r. So m o te it b e ! A p le a s in g in c id e n t fo llo w in g th e c e re m o n y w a s th e p la c in g o n th e fin g e r of e a c h of th e tw o c h ild re n w h o a c te d a s rin g b e a r e r a n d flo w er g irl, a sp ecial rin g a s a to k e n of th e se rv ic e s th e y re n d e re d . A m a r ria g e re c o r d b o o k , h a n d illu m in a te d , a n d sig n e d b y th e w itn e sse s a n d re la tiv e s a n d m em b ers p re s e n t, w as d o n a te d to th e c o u p le , w h o a lso receiv ed m a n y p r e tty gifts fro m frie n d s, re la tiv e s, m e m b e rs a n d th e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e . M e m b ers th r o u g h o u t th e O r d e r w ill u n ite w ith u s in w ish in g th e c o u p le th e g re a te s t a m o u n t o f h a p p in e s s a n d su ccess in th e ir new v e n tu r e in life.

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T H E COSM IC PILGRIM T h e S tory of R u th an d th e C h ild ren of L ig h t in E ig h t Episodes

O N T H E C O S M IC T H R E S H O L D E p iso d e N u m b e r F o u r R u th a w a k e n e d r a t h e r e a rly th is m o r n in g w ith a su d d e n re a liz a tio n t h a t sh e w a s still in th e w o rld of ro m a n c e a n d liv in g p h y sic a lly o n th e e a r th p la n e ; b u t th e r e re m a in e d a c le a r re c o lle c tio n o f a s tra n g e in c i d e n t o f th e n ig h t. In fa c t, a s sh e re a s o n e d a n d a l lo w ed a ll th e d e ta ils to a r r a n g e th e m se lv e s in to lo g ic a l o r d e r sh e w a s im p re ss e d w ith th e fa c t th a t th e in c id e n t h a d b e e n a n u n u s u a l p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e , u n lik e th e m a n y sh e h a d in re c e n t y e a rs . T h a t th e w h o le in c id e n t sh o u ld c e n tr e a ro u n d R o l lin s w a s n o t u n u s u a l. F o r m a n y m o n th s h e h a d c o m e in to in tim a te a s s o c ia tio n w ith h e r in v a rio u s p sy c h ic e x p e rie n c e s , th e p ro g r e s s o f w h ic h in d ic a te d t h a t h e w a s b e c o m in g m o r e a n d m o r e fre e fro m e a rth b o u n d th in k in g . B u t th e e x p e rie n c e o f la s t n ig h t, w a s it p r o p h e tic ? R o llin s n e v e r a p p e a r e d m o re w h o lly s p iritu a l, m o re c o m p le te ly fr e e d fro m e a r th ly lim ita tio n s ! A n d , th e C h ild re n of L ig h t! T h a t g ro u p o f C o sm ic b e in g s a tte n d in g h is e v e ry m o v e , se e m in g ly g u a rd in g a n d d ir e c tin g h im , th e g re a t b o o k h e h a d in h is h a n d , th e rin g w ith its s e ttin g of fie ry re d , a n d h is c o n tin u a l c ry o f *I a m c o n te n t, I a m c o n te n t! " At th e la s t m o m e n t of th e sc e n e ju s t b e fo r e sh e a w a k e n e d to th is w o rld ly c o n sc io u sn e ss , h e w a s th e r e , b r il lia n t, b e a u tifu l, n o b le a n d . . . C o u ld it b e m o re th a n a p s y c h ic e x p e rie n c e ? R u th w e n t to th e p h o n e , e v e n th o u g h it w a s still v e ry e a rly , a n d c a lle d R o llin 's m o th e r. G u a rd e d ly , sh e a s k e d : A n d h o w is W illia m ; h a v e y o u se e n h im th e la s t tw o o r th r e e d a y s ? T h e r e w a s a b rie f p a u s e ; it w a s v e ry b rie f, b u t in tu itio n a n d th e silen o a- th a t se e m e d to la s t fo r m a n y m in u te s , w a rn e d R u th t h a t th e a n s w e r a b o u t to b e g iv en w a s a s g u a rd e d a s h e r q u e s tio n . T h e n it c a m e : W h y , W illiam is n o t h o m e , d e a r. D o n t b e fr ig h t en e d , b u t h e h a d a sp e ll th e o th e r d a y th e d a y a f te r h e h a d b e e n w ith y o u a n d h a d s u c h a p le a s a n t tim e . H e w e n t to a sp e c ia list a n d w a s to ld t h a t it w a s a m ild re c u r r e n c e o f h is o ld tr o u b le , c h ro n ic a p p e n d ic itis R u th g a s p e d ; sh e c o u ld n o t c o n tr o l th e e m o tio n s th a t s w e p t o v e r h e r. M rs. R o llin s m u s t h a v e h e a rd th e g a sp , fo r sh e a d d e d h u r r ie d ly : " O h , p le a s e d o n t w o rry , m y d e a r little g irl, f o r it is re a lly n o th in g . Y ou k n o w h e d id n t h a v e a re a l a tta c k o f a p p e n d ic itis, a s is c o m m o n ly e x p e rie n c e d , b u t th e s p e c ia list said th a t n o w w a s th e tim e to h a v e th e a p p e n d ix re m o v e d b e fo r e a n y a c u te c o n d itio n se t in , n e c e s s ita tin g a h u r rie d o p e ra tio n . So, th e y o p e r a te d o n h im , d a y b e fo re y e s te rd a y , a n d la s t n ig h t h e w a s d o in g ju s t fine. 1 w a s w ith h im f o r a few m in u te s a n d h e to ld m e th a t h e w as p la n n in g to b e w ith y o u o n S u n d a y a s h e w a s la s t S u n d a y . O f c o u rs e , h e d id n 't w a n t y o u to k n o w a n y th in g a b o u t it u n til it w a s a ll o v e r, b u t n o w t h a t h e is o n th e w a y to re c o v e ry , I d o n t s u p p o s e h e w ill o b je c t to y o u r k n o w in g a ll a b o u t it; b u t h e d id n 't w a n t y o u to w o rry , so p le a s e feel th a t h e is a ll rig h t a n d y o u m a y go to se a h im I a m s u r e ." So, R o llin s w a s in a c o n d itio n w h e re h e m ig h t easily p a ss o v e r th e T h re s h o ld ! T h e th o u g h t w a s te r r if y ing, d e sp ite th e r e a s s u ra n c e o f M rs. R o llin s. T e le p h o n e in q u iry re v e a le d t h a t th e v is itin g h o u rs a t th e p r iv a te h o s p ita l w e re fro m a f te r te n o 'c lo c k . It w a s n o w n o t q u ite sev e n o c lo c k . T h r e e w h o le h o u rs to w a it! If th e e x p e rie n c e of th e n ig h t w a s p ro p h e tic , th e n e v e ry m in u te w as o f im p o rta n c e . S h e c o u ld te le p h o n e th e h e a d p h y s ic ia n a n d w a rn h im , b u t w h a t p h y s ic ia n w o u ld ta k e su c h a w a rn in g fro m a n o u t s id e r? a n d w ith n o th in g m o re s u b s ta n tia l to b a se it o n th a n a m id n ig h t d re a m t S h e k n e w w ell th e a ttitu d e o f th o s e w h o w e re u n fa m ilia r w ith th e law s g o v e rn in g su c h e x p e rie n c e s . So, th e r e w a s n o th in g to d o b u t w a it.

H o w lo n g th e m in u te s c a n b e , a n d h o w e n d le ss th e h o u r s w h e n life se em s to h a n g in th e b a la n c e a n d w h e n th e h e a r t c rie s in d e sire im p a tie n t! R u th w a s d e e p ly in lo v e w ith R o llin s; h e w a s h e r W illia m , h e r a ll. H e, to o , se e m e d a tta c h e d to h e r, fo r o fte n ho h a d b e e n o n th e v e rg e of s a y in g so, b u t R u th h a d c h e c k e d h im , k n o w in g a s a w o m a n a lw a y s d o es, w h a t w a s in hi* m in d a n d h e a r t ; b u t p r e f e r r in g to h a v e th e a ttr a c tio n g ro w a n d g ro w in th e w a y t h a t u n e x p re s s e d lo v e d o e s g ro w u n til its v e ry v ita lity fo rc e s it fro m its s e c re t c h a m b e r a s th e b u tte rfly o u tg r o w s its p ris o n . O n th e p sy c h ic p la n e W illia m h a d p ro v e d h is n a tu r a l a g r e e m e n t w ith h e r, f o r th e a g re e m e n t b e tw e e n a u r a s , th e a tt r a c tio n b e tw e e n so u l e x p re s s io n s a n d th e u n ity of m in d o n th a t p la n e w h e n tw o m e e t w h o a r e a t tu n e d , is a n a tu r a l a g re e m e n t, a la w o f n a tu r e u n r a ffe c te d b y m a n 's a s s u m p tio n s o r w o m a n s d e sire . A s th e s e th o u g h ts c a m e to R u th 's m in d sh e a lso re c a lle d th e la s t w o rd s sh e h a d sa id to h im in a se rio u s s tra in th e la s t e v e n in g sh e h a d se e n h im : " W h e n th e ro m a n c e of a ffe c tio n e n d s th e re a lity o f lo v e b e g in s ." For m o n th s sh e a n d W illia m h a d d w e lt in th e w o rld of ro m a n tic a ff e c tio n ; h a d a n e n d c o m e to th is ? a n d w a s th e re a lity o f lo v e to b e b o r n , n o w ? N o! fo r lo v e w a s b o r n ! it w as h e re , it w a s a liv in g re a lity ! It h a d R u th in its sp ell. T h e r e w a s n o lo n g e r n e e d to h o ld b a c k its p o w e r, its e x p re s sio n , its n a tu r a l in d u lg e n c e . T e n o c lo c k a n d th e v is ito rs ro o m a t th e S a n ita riu m . R u th sto o d n e rv o u s ly to y in g a t h e r h a n d -b a g . She m a d e a b e a u tifu l p ic tu re , if o n e sh o u ld ju d g e fro m th e p u re ly im p e rs o n a l p o in t o f view . N e rv o u sn e ss, a n x ie ty , h u r r ie d w a lk in g , th e fin e m o rn in g a ir , th e re s o lu tio n to a d m it, th is v e ry m o rn in g , h e r love to h im , a ll th e s e g a v e h e r a c o lo r in h e r c h e e k s, a s p a r k le in h e r ey es, a m a g n e tic a u r a a n d a g e n tle n e ss in h e r p o is e th a t a d d e d to th e c h a rm s R u th n a tu r a lly p o ssessed . T h e S e c re ta ry w a s m a k in g in q u iry . S h e w o u ld r e t u r n in a few m in u te s a n d d ir e c t R u th to h is b ed sid e. M in u te s, h o u rs , y e a rs ! W h y th e d e la y ? W hy c o u ld n 't sh e r u s h to h is b e d sid e ? C o n v e n tio n s, ru les, re g u la tio n , office c u sto m s, w h y d o e s m a n s u r r o u n d h im se lf w ith a ll th e s e th in g s to veil o r c o lo r h is a c ts ? W h y is th e r e a little s c re e n in th e c o r n e r o f t h a t ro o m ? It is o n ly to h id e th e p o rc e la in sin k th a t e v e ry o n e k n o w s is th e r e . W h y is a c u r ta in h u n g o v e r t h a t ' d o o r? F o r a n y o n e c a n se e th e r e is a d o o r b e h in d it. W h y g o a n d a s k M r. R o llin s if h e w ish e s to see m e, R u th , w h e n th e y o u n g e s t s tu d e n t of h u m a n n a tu r e c o u ld te ll t h a t h e w a s m in e , m y v e ry o w n , a n d th a t I w ill n o t le a v e w ith o u t se e in g h im ? T h e s e w e re th e th o u g h ts th a t p a sse d th r o u g h th e m in d of R u th , R u th th e g irl, R u th th e w o m a n o f s u p e r io r u n d e rs ta n d in g , R u th th e a w a k e n e d o n e. R u th th e a n x io u s o n e. T h e n c a m e th e so ft ste p s of th e S e c re ta ry . T h e r e w a s a s e rio u s e x p re s sio n o n h e r fa c e a n d sh e s p o k e in w h is p e rs to th e m a n in w h ite w h o a c c o m p a n ie d her. d o w n th e sta irs . T h e y a p p ro a c h e d R u th . T h e m a n in w h ite sp o k e first: " A r e y o u w a itin g to se e M r. R o llin s? A re y o u a m e m b e r o f h is fa m ily ? Y o u h a v e b e e n d ire c te d b y h is m o th e r to c a ll? W ill h is m o th e r c all s h o r tlv ? Y es, w e s e n t fo r h e r . Y o u d id n 't k n o w th a t? W ill y o u w a it u n til sh e c o m e s ? " T h e q u e s tio n s m a y h a v e b e e n m o re c o n n e c te d th a n th is, b u t th is is a ll th a t R u th h e a r d a n d sh e k n e w , th e r e w a s s o m e th in g w ro n g ! Q u ic k th in k in g w a s o n e of R u th 's s tro n g e s t a s s e ts ; it w a s u n d o u b te d ly a re s u lt of h e r k e e n in tu i tio n . It c a m e to h e r re s c u e a g a in . I a m v e ry c lo se to M r. R o llin s, b e g a n R u th , " a n d , a s I said , w a s d ire c te d h e r e b y h is m o th e r e a rly th is m o rn in g , p e r h a p s b e fo r e y o u h a d s e n t fo r h e r, a n d I am s u r e th a t M r. R o llin s w o u ld w ish to see m e if h e k n e w I w a s in th is b u ild in g . T h e re fo r e , y o u w ill p le a s e ta k e m e to h im a n d w h e n h is m o th e r co m e s in fo rm h e r th a t I a m h e r e !

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T h e r e w as th a t p o sitiv e n e ss a b o u t h e r w o rd s w h ic h m a n y h a d n o te d in R u th s n a tu r e a n d w h ic h n e v e r left a n y d o u b t a s to h e r d e te rm in a tio n . H e r in s in u a tio n th a t M r. R o llin s d id n o t k n o w of h e r p re s e n c e in th e b u ild in g a t o n c e c a st a sid e th e g u a rd e d n e s s th a t h a d b e e n u sed b y S e c re ta ry a n d p h y sic ia n . V eT y w ell, M iss, sa id th e m a n in w h ite , y o u w ill b e ta k e n to h is ro o m , b u t w e m u s t te ll y o u th a t M r. R o llin s is in a d e e p sle e p ; in fa c t, le t u s b e fr a n k a n d say , th a t h e is in a c o m a . W e h a v e n o tifie d h is a tto r n e y a n d his b u sin e ss a s s o c ia te , a s h e d ire c te d b e fo re th e o p e ra tio n , a n d w o u ld h a v e s e n t w o rd to o n e o th e r , p e r h a p s y o u Y es, to y o u , M iss, sa id th e S e c re ta ry . B ut, n o tw ith s ta n d in g h is p re s e n t sta te , w e a r e n o t a la r m e d . a H is p u ls e is fa irly re g u la r, th o u g h w e a k , a n d w h ile h is b re a th in g is u n n a tu r a l, in a w a y , it is m a in ta in in g a rh y th m th a t is d e fin ite . H e has been in th e s ta te s in c e so m e tim e la s t e v e n in g , fo r h e e n te r e d th is c o m a w h ile in a n a tu r a l slee p a n d w e d id n o t d e te c t it u n til e a rly th is m o rn in g . O u r n ig h t n u rs e n o tic e d th a t h e b r e a th e d d iffe re n tly a b o u t mid* n ig h t, b u t d id n o t tr y to a w a k e n h im . T h e r e a r e th r e e o th e r p h y s ic ia n s w ith h im n o w , h is a tto r n e y h a v in g in s iste d th a t w e c a ll D r. P ie r r e D re sse r, th e e m in e n t b r a in a n d m in d sp e c ia list, b e c a u s e M r. R o llin s h a s b e e n m a k in g s tra n g e s ta te m e n ts a n d w e w ish to d e te rm in e if th e r e is a n y in d ic a tio n of a d ru g in flu e n c e o r b ra in a ffe c tio n , o h , o n ly o f a te m p o ra r y n a tu r e . Y o u w ill a c c o m m o d a te y o u rs e lf to th e w ish e s of th e p h y s ic ia n s w h o a r e a t h is b e d sid e n o w , p le a s e !*' A n d w ith th e s e w o rd s, m e a n in g le s s a n d m e a n in g fu l to R u th , sh e w a s ta k e n to h is ro o m . T h e r e in a su n lit ro o m w a s a p ic tu r e t h a t R u th w ill n e v e r fo rg e t. S ta n d in g d ia g o n a lly n e a r o n e sh a d o w e d c o r n e r w a s a la r g e w h ite b e d , la r g e r th a n th e u su a l h o s p ita l b ed , a n d o n it re s te d th e b o d y of W illiam , h is a r m s ly in g lim p ly o n th e p a le b lu e c o v e rin g , h is fa c e p a le a n d w a n , lifelessly tu r n e d to w a rd th e ceilin g . T h e r e w a s n o t th e slig h te st m o v e m e n t to in d ic a te b re a th in g , th e r e w a s n o th in g in th e p o sitio n of th e b o d y o r th e c o lo r o f th e flesh to in d ic a te th a t W illiam R o llin s h a d n o t p a ss e d o v e r th e T h re s h o ld of e a rth ly life. N e a r th e fo o t o f th e b e d s a t o n e e ld e rly man* u n m is ta k a b ly a F re n c h m a n , w ith h is e y e s fixed in a s ta r e a t th e fa c e o f R o llin s; w h ile o n th e o th e r sid e o f th e ro o m sto o d tw o m e n of p ro fe ssio n a l a p p e a ra n c e , n e rv o u s ly fu m b lin g th e ir w a tc h e s a n d c h a in s w h ile g a z in g in te n tly a t th e fig u re o n th e b e d . T h e ro o m w a s still, sig n ific a n tly still. T h e o n e la r g e w in d o w h a d its d o o rs o p e n to th e flo o r, le a d in g to a sm all b a l c o n y , o v e r th e ra ilin g of w h ic h w e re v in e s ; a n d o n th e s e v in e s p e rc h e d , o n a s tro n g tw ig , a n d b a s k in g m e r rily in th e su n s h in e , w a s a s p a r ro w c h ir p in g c h e e rily. A s R u th lo o k e d a t th e b e d in th e s h a d o w e d c o rn e r of th e ro o m a n d th e n a t th e little so u l in th e su n lig h t, sh e c o u ld n o t h e lp b u t th in k o f th e b o o k t h a t R o llin s h a d g iv en h e r fo r h e r b ir th d a y a y e a r a g o S u n lig h t a n d S h a d o w ." H e r e sh e sto o d in th e S h a d o w o f L ife a n d th e L ig h t o f L ife. So m u c h of o u r life is s p e n t in th e sh a d o w s, so m u c h o f th is e a rth ly life is b u t a s h a d o w of th e re a litie s o f life. P a u s in g a t th e d o o rw a y , w a itin g to b e in v ite d to e n te r , sh e so o n re a liz e d th a t n o a tte n tio n w as to b e p a id to h e r. H e re w a s a c h a m b e r o f c o n te s t. She se n se d t h a t a t once* L ife, d e a th , sc ie n c e , d iv in e law , m a n -m a d e law , o p in io n , b elief, fa ith , all w e re c o n te s tin g . T h e p h y s ic ia n w h o sp o k e to h e r d o w n s ta irs w as h o p e fu l; th e s e m e n in th is ro o m w e re d o u b tfu l, a y e , ev e n m o re , th e y w e re p o sitiv e ly s u re t h a t th e r e w a s n o h o p e . T h e e a rth ly life of R o llin s w a s th e c e n te r of th e c o n te s t, a n d o n ly th e so n g o f a b ird g av e a c h e e rin g n o te to th e a sp e c t. H e re w e re th e s e m e n a w a itin g w h a t th e y c a lle d d e a th a s th o u g h it w e re s o m e th in g th a t m u s t be, re g a rd le s s o f tim e o r c o n d i tio n . T h e fa c t th a t it w a s m o rn in g , d a y lig h t, a n d th e su n sh in in g b rig h tly a n d th e e sse n c e of life e v e rv w h e re , m a d e little d iffe re n c e to th e m . R u th re c a lle d th e w o rd s o f J o b : F o r th e m o r n in g is to th e m ev e n a s th e sh a d o w of d e a th : if o n e k n e w th e m , th e y a r e in th e te r r o r s of th e s h a c o w o f d e a th ."

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R o llin s' m o th e r w o u ld a rr iv e sh o rtly . S o m e th in g m u s t b e d o n e a t o n c e . T o w itn e ss su c h a sig h t as th is w o u ld b re a k d o w n th e s tro n g e s t w o m a n . S h e m u st be sav e d su c h a so m b re scen e. T h e re w a s b u t o n e th in g to d o a n d th a t m u st b e d o n e b y Jve r. I b e g y o u r p a r d o n , b e g a n R u tb , b u t th e S e c re ta r y in fo rm e d m e th a t I m a y e n te r th is ro o m . M ay 1 in q u ire if it w o u ld b e in ju rio u s to h is c o n d itio n , if 1 a p p ro a c h e d h is b e d sid e ? W e a r e v e ry clo se frie n d s ." T h e tw o m e n w h o w e re s ta n d in g n e a r th e b e d sid e lifte d th e ir g aze fo r a m o m e n t w h ile th e o n e s p o k e : "Y o u m a y go to h im , b u t d o n o t e x c ite h im w ith a n y e m o tio n a l d is p la y o f a n y k in d . H e is h o v e rin g a t th e b o r d e r of d e a th a n d a ll d e p e n d s u p o n a c h a n c e . H e h a s a c h a n c e of c o m in g b a c k to c o n sc io u sn e ss a n d w e m u s t n o t lo se th a t c h a n c e ." A s R u th m o v ed slo w ly to th e b e d sid e th e m a n w h o w as s ittin g th e r e in d e e p th o u g h t, ro s e a n d w h is p e re d to R u th , in b ro k e n E n g lish : If y o u a r e a v e ry , v e ry c lo se frie n d , th e n it is g o o d y o u c o m e n e a r to h im . If, a h , p e rh a p s , y o u lo v e him , o r, p e r h a p s e v e n b e tte r, h e lo v e s y o u , th e n w e sh a ll see, y es, th e n th e r e is m o re th a n w h a t th e s e d o c to rs c a ll a c h a n c e . I see, y o u d o lo v e h im , th a t is so b e t te r , it m a k e s m e h o p e . I s p e a k to th e s e d o c to rs , y o u sit h e re a n d ta k e th e p a tie n t's h a n d , th e r e , ju s t lik e, w ell, a s w h e n h e w a s w ith y o u , so m e tim e , p e r h ap s) S o ! W ith th e s e w o rd s th e m a n p la c e d R o l lin s' h a n d in R u th 's a n d c la s p e d th e m . T h e n s ta n d in g e r e c t h e s p o k e a s to a ll a ss e m b le d th e r e : "N o w w e sh a ll se e if p e r h a p s I a m r ig h t o r m a y b e w ro n g a n d y o u g e n tle m e n p e rf e c tly rig h t o r w ro n g . T h ia p a tie n t is in w h a t y o u c a ll a c o m a . P sy c h o lo g y k n o w s n o th in g a b o u t th is c o m a , b u t it d o es k n o w th a t m a n sleeps, sle e p s in , o h , m a n y w ay s. T h is is sleep , b u t d iffe re n t. A n y h o w , it is sle e p , sle e p o f th e b o d y , s le e p o f th e m in d , sle ep o f th e c o n sc io u sn e ss, b u t n o t sle e p of th e so u l. T h is p a tie n t still h a s so u l, o th e rw is e h e b e d ead , no) T h e n h is so u l is still h e re . Y o u do n o t t r e a t so u l, y o u t r e a t h is b o d y . I c a n n o t t r e a t h is soul, I c a n tr e a t o n ly h is m in d a n d b ra in . B ut th is y o u n g la d y , a h , th a t is d iffe re n t, so d iffe re n t! S h e lo v e him . S h e is clo se to h is so u l. If h e lo v e h e r, h is so u l is clo se to h e r, m o re n o w , w h ile h e sle e p th is w ay , th a n w h e n h e a w a k e . H e r so u l w ill s p e a k to h is soul, h is so u l w ill h e a r, it w ill u n d e rs ta n d . If h e is n o t to p a ss b e y o n d h e r call, sh e w ill b e a b le to m a k e h im co m e back. H e is g o n e fro m h e re , h is so u l I m e a n , th e b o d y is n o th in g . N ow w e w a tc h . W e ta k e h is p u ls e , w e, w h a t y o u call i t ) ta b u la te h is p u ls e a n d b re a th in g . I w a tc h h is re a c tio n . Y o u w a tc h h is b o d y , sh e h o ld h is h a n d a n d w h is p e r in h is e a r. P le a se , y o u n g lad y , y o u fo rg e t w e a r e h e r e ; y o u a c t lik e n a tu r a l, a s w h e n y o u a r e a lo n e w ith h im . It is a ll rig h t. W e a r e g e n tle m e n o f h o n o r, w e d o n o t liste n , w e o n ly w a tc h ." T h e te a r s w e re flo w in g d o w n th e re d c h e e k s of R u th ; fire b u rn e d in e v e ry cell o f h e r b o d y . The m a n 's c o n s id e ra tio n , h is a p p a r e n t te n d e rn e s s , h is u n d e rs ta n d in g o f n a tu r e a n d n a tu r a l law s, h is in te n se se rio u sn e s s a n d th e re s p o n sib ility th a t w a s p la c e d in h e r, m a d e R u th feel th a t th e m o st c ru c ia l m o m e n t of h e r life h a d c o m e. H e r re s o lu tio n o f th e m o rn in g ! T h is d a y sh e w o u ld n o lo n g e r h o ld b a c k th e p o w e r of h e r love, its e x p re s sio n , its n a tu r a l in d u lg e n c e ; sh e w o u ld c o n fe ss o r a d m it h e r lo v e f o r h im . W h a t a c irc u m s ta n c e to a p p ly th a t re s o lu tio n ! G e ttin g d o w n o n h e r k n e e s sh e b u rie d h e r fa c e in th e p a lm of h is rig h t h a n d w h ile w ith b o th h e r h a n d s sh e g ra s p e d h is fo re a rm a n d p e rm itte d th e w a rm th of h e r b o d y to flow fre e ly in to h is flesh. A f te r a m o m e n ts p a u s e sh e b e g a n to s p e a k , so ftly a n d sw eetly, w h ile sc ie n c e ta b u la te d th e p u ls e b e a ts in th e w rist of th e le ft a rm a n d th e slig h t so u n d h e a rd th r o u g h th e e le c tric a l d ev ic e a tta c h e d to h is c h e st. " P le a s e , W illiam , p le a s e ! th u s b e g a n R u th . "i c all to y o u to co m e b a c k to th is b o d ily e x p re ssio n a g a in if it is in y o u r p o w e r to ch o o se a n d to do. W h e re v e r th o u a re , lo o k u p o n m e, R u th , p ra y in g as I w o u ld p r a y to G o d , th a t y o u a n s w e r th e call o f th e so u l in m e. I p r a y n o t to G od, fo r I c a n n o t a sk G od to in te rc e d e a n d c h a n g e H is d iv in e m in d in a n y p la n in a n y case . If it is G o d 's w ill th a t th e soul w h ich is

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T H E TRIANGLE
T h e n R u th fe lt a tu r n of th e h a n d t h a t w a s p re s s e d a g a in s t h e r fac e . S h e se n s e d a tr e m b lin g in th e fo re a rm in w h ic h sh e h a d p re s s e d h e r fin g e rs so d e e p ly . S h e h e a r d h u r r ie d m o v e m e n ts in th e ro o m , so m e w h is p e re d o r d e r s q u ic k ly g iv en a n d a d o o r w a s closed. S lo w ly sh e a ro s e a n d lo o k e d a t th e fa c e o n th e pillow . T h e r e w a s c o lo r in th e p a le fa c e , ju s t a little , b u t it w a s to h e r a s a ro se . S h e b e n t o v e r th e still fig u re a n d p re s s e d h e r lip s to h is. W a rm , m o ist, m a g n e tic , sh e a llo w e d th e v e ry life o f h e r b e in g to flow in to h is lips. F o r a m in u te o r m o r e sh e h e ld th is c o n ta c t a n d th e n sh e fe lt life re s p o n d in g a n d e x h a u s tio n o v e rc o m in g h e r. W e a k ly sh e sto o d e r e c t a n d fa c e d th e p h y si c ia n s. T h e y n o d d e d to h e r a n d sa id o n e w o rd R e a c tio n ! A n d w ith th is w o rd sc ie n c e a tte m p te d to a n a ly z e a n d c la ssify th e a n s w e r to a h e a r t s call, t h e re s p o n s e o f so u l to so u l. R u th re m e m b e re d b u t little o f w h a t fo llo w ed , f o r sh e w a s le a d to a n a d jo in in g ro o m , w h e r e sh e r e c lin e d fo r a w h ile a n d r e g a in e d a little o f h e r s tr e n g th . P e r h a p s a n h o u r la te r M rs. R o llin s c a m e to h e r a n d , ta k in g h e r b y th e h a n d s , sa id in a te n d e r ly w a y : T h e y h a v e ju s t a llo w e d m e to s e e W illia m a n d h e se e m s to b e d o in g w e ll, th o u g h h e is v e ry w e a k . H e m u m b le d th a t h e w o u ld lik e to se e y o u . Y o u d o n 't th in k th e r e is a n y d a n g e r, d o y o u , d e a rie ? I had no id e a h e w a s so w e a k . I d o h o p e t h a t n o th in g s e rio u s w ill s e t in , b e c a u s e s e n d in g f o r m e f r ig h te n e d m e so a n d th e y k e p t m e w a itin g a w h o le h o u r w h ile th e y b a th e d h im a n d p r e p a r e d th e ro o m f o r m y v is it. "N o , little m o th e r , re p lie d R u th , " t h e r e is n o d a n g e r n o w o f a n y th in g h a p p e n in g . W illia m is g o in g to g a in s tr e n g th e v e ry h o u r . I sa w h im ju s t b e fo r e y o u cam e , th a t is, ju s t b e fo r e th e y , e h , th e n u r s e g a v e h im h is b a th a n d d re s se d h im ; a n d h e is so m u c h s tr o n g e r n o w th e y say . 1 w ill g o in to se e h im n o w a n d w ill c o m e to y o u r h o u se th is a f te r n o o n to see y o u . G o o d b y e , little m o th e r, m y m o th e r ; W illiam a n d I h a v e a n s w e re d e a c h o th e r 's c a ll of lo v e a n d e a c h o f u s h a s fo u n d L IF E . (W h a t tr a n s p ir e d d u rin g th e s ta te o f C o m a w ill b e e x p la in e d in E p iso d e N u m b e r F iv e .)

y o u m u s t p a ss o n to a h ig h e r p la n e , th e n so sh a ll it b e a n d 1 sh a ll k n o w it is w ell. B u t if th e r e is a n y c h o ic e in th y g o in g , if it b e w ith in th y p o w e r, liste n to th is p le a o f m in e . N o t o n ly fo r m e, W illiam , b u t f o r y o u r M o th e r w h o m y o u h a v e lo v e d so d e a rly a n d w h o m a y b e h e re so o n to se e y o u ; d o n o t le a v e h e r n o w . S ta y w ith h e r u n til sh e h a s p a ss e d b e y o n d . Be h e r p r o te c to r , h e r jo y , w h ile sh e h a s h e r life 's w o rk to do o n th is p la n e ; th e n a t th e c a ll o f G o d w e m a y see h e r p a s s in h a p p in e s s , n o t in s o rro w a s sh e m a y if y o u d o n o t c o m e to c o m f o rt a n d lo v e h e r . It is sw e e t w h e re y o u a r e . It is so re a l, a n d th e th in g s o f th is life a r e so false, b u t m e re sh a d o w s, th a t p a s s a n d re -p a s s a n d e v e r d e c e iv e . B u t th e r e is o n e g r e a t re a lity th a t is b o n i o f th e d iv in ity t h a t e v e r r e sid es o n th is p la n e . T h a t is L o v e. L o v e is h e re , a s th e r e w h e re y o u a r e . L o v e o f a so u l, a p u r e lo v e, a lo v e th a t is e te r n a l a n d c a n n o t d ie o r c h a n g e . T h a t lo v e c alls to y o u n o w , fo r, W illiam , it is t h e lo v e in m y so u l, in m y h e a r t, f o r y o u , ju s t y o u . C o m e b a c k to m e a n d y o u r M o th e r! L e t u s s p e n d m a n y d a y s to g e th e r a s y o u h a v e h o p e d . In o u r lo v e le t u s a c c o m p lis h th a t w h ic h c a n b e a c c o m p lis h e d o n ly b y th e u n ity o f lo v e . L e t th e life in m y b o d y g iv e y o u r b o d y life; le t th e s tr e n g th in m y flesh g iv e y o u s tre n g th . L e t m e w e a k e n to th a t sa m e d e g re e t h a t y o u gTow s tro n g , t h a t w e m a y b e a s o n e in u n ite d s tr e n g th a s in o u r lo v e. S ee, W illia m , m y a u r a rise s fro m a r o u n d m y b o d y a n d s u r ro u n d s y o u rs . T h e r e is a g re a t lig h t g a th e r in g o v e r y o u , e v e n n o w . L e t th e te a r s fro m m y ey e s w a sh in to y o u r p o r e s a n d b u r n th e r e w ith th e fire th a t co m e s fro m a h e a r t th a t a d m its n o w it's lo v e fo r y o u , its a d o ra tio n o f y o u r n o b le n e s s. T h is is m y c o n fe s sion a n d it is m y p r a y e r . C o m e , W illia m , c o m e to m e ! C o m e b a c k in to th is h o ly b o d y t h a t G o d h a s m a d e ; c o m e a n d a n im a te th e s p irit o f it a n d le t u s b r in g th e L ig h t o f th is e x p e rie n c e to th e w o rld t h a t w e m a y b e C h ild re n of L ig h t a n d sh e d th e L ig h t to th e W o rld . M y W illia m ! My ow n! M y d a rlin g o n e ! M y b e lo v e d ! C o m e !

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E a r e p le a s e d to s ta te th a t L o d g e s a r e s e n d in g u s b e tte r r e p o r ts th a n in th e p a st, t h a t is ,. r e p o r ts w h ic h c a n b e u s e d fo r th e s e c o lu m n s. A g a in w e u r g s e a c h L o d g e to a p p o in t a r e p o r te r fo r T h e T r ia n g le a n d th r o u g h s u c h r e p o r te r se n d u s w e e k ly n o te s t h a t c a n b e u tiliz e d in p r e p a r in g ite m s fo r th is d e p a r tm e n t o f T h e T ria n g le . H e r e fo llo w s a p a r tia l list o f th e c itie s fro m w h ic h r e p o r ts h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d d u r in g th e p a s t m o n th : N E W Y O R K C IT Y . W o rk is p ro g r e s s in g w ith th e u s u a l e n th u s ia s m a n d in te re s t. T h e s p e c ia l fo rm of p ro p a g a n d a a r r a n g e d so m e tim e a g o is a tt r a c t in g th e a tte n tio n o f m a n y p ro fe s s io n a l m e n a n d w o m e n a n d m a n y n e w a p p lic a tio n s a r e b e in g re c e iv e d . T h o se w h o h a v e v isite d th e T e m p le o f th e N ew Y o rk G ra n d L o d g e s ta te t h a t th e y fo u n d th e c o n v o c a tio n s a n d m e e tin g s in th e T e m p le w o n d e rfu lly in s p irin g a n d w e re d e lig h te d to find su c h a fine E g y p tia n L o d g e ro o m w ith su c h p e a c e a n d q u ie t in th e h e a r t o f su c h a b u sy city . V is ito rs to N ew Y o rk a r e a lw a y s w e lc o m e to c a ll a t th e T e m p le a n d see th e b u ild in g o r a tte n d se ssio n s p r a c tic a lly e v e ry n ig h t o f th e w e e k . T h e a d d re s s of th e b u ild in g is 361 W e s t 2 3 rd S tre e t. B O S T O N , M A SS. M a n y c h a n g e s a r e o c c u rin g in th e G ra n d L o d g e d u e to r e a r r a n g e m e n t of th e classes, a d v a n c e m e n t o f m e m b e rs a n d th e a p p o in tm e n t o f M a s te rs fo r th e v a rio u s g ra d e s . R e p o rts in d ic a te t h a t th e r e is u n ifie d in te re s t a n d a c tio n in th is c ity , m a k in g fo r a g re a tly in c r e a s e d m e m b e rsh ip . T h e L o d g e h a s a v e ry fin e lib ra ry a d jo in in g its T e m p le , k n o w n , to m a n y a s th e A th e n a L ib ra ry . It is o p e n e v e ry a f t e r n o o n fo r v is ito rs o r th o s e w h o w ish to c o m e a n d re a d a n y of th e m a n y h u n d re d s o f g o o d a n d r a r e o c c u lt, m e ta p h y s ic a l o r h ig h e r th o u g h t b o o k s. It is o n e of th e b e s t lib ra rie s o f its k in d in th e E a st. T h e a d d re s s o f L o d g e a n d L ib ra r y is 7 3 9 B o y lsto n S tr e e t, n e a r C o p le y S q u a re . W A T E R B U R Y , C O N N . A s a n e x a m p le o f th e k in d o f r e p o r ts w e lik e to re c e iv e , w e p r i n t th e fo llo w in g e x tr a c t s e n t to u s b y th e tw o C o lo m b e s of th e G ra n d L o d g e o f C o n n e c tic u t, w h o w e re a p p o in te d r e p o r te r s f o r th e ir L o d g e : O n D e c e m b e r 6 th a c la s s o f tw e n ty -tw o n ew v m em b e r s w e re a d m itte d to th e first g ra d e.. W e b e lie v e th is is g o in g to b e a n e x c e p tio n a l class, to ju d g e b y t h e m a n n e r in w h ic h th e m e m b e rs ta k e p a r t in th e d is c u s sio n s a t th e clo se of e a c h le c tu re . W e e x p e c t to a d d a n o th e r class o f m e m b e rs v e ry s h o r tly . H A R T F O R D , C O N N . W e h a v e re c e iv e d tw o v e ry fin e p h o to g r a p h s o f th e n e w T e m p le b u ild in g of Isis L o d g e N o. 16 o f o u r O r d e r , s itu a te d in th e o u ts k ir ts o f H a rtf o rd . T h is b u ild in g w a s b u ilt c o m p le te ly b y th e m e m b e rs o n p r o p e r ty d o n a te d to th e m , a n d it is a c re d it to a n y o rg a n iz a tio n . T h e L o d g e ro o m w h e re th e c o n v o c a tio n s a r e h e ld is p ic tu re s q u e , e fficien tly a r r a n g e d a n d c o m m o d io u s. A d jo in in g it a r e a n te ro o m s, s to re ro o m s. L ib ra r y a n d re c e p tio n ro o m , w ith la r g e o p e n fire p la c e . O n th e o c c a sio n of its d e d ic a tio n la s t F all, w h e n m e m b e rs fro m o th e r L o d g e s p a r tic ip a te d , th e u s u a l p r o c e d u r e w a s fo llo w ed b y first ra is in g a n A m e ric a n flag o v e r th e b u ild in g w h ile a ll u n ite d in p r a y e r fo llo w e d b y sin g in g A m e r ic a ." T h e p h o to g r a p h s also sh o w th e A m e ric a n flag a s a p r in c ip le sy m b o l o n th e a lta r , a s is a ls o c u s to m a ry in a ll o u r A m e ric a n T e m p le s. T h is L o d g e h a s s ta r te d a v e ry fine lib ra ry ro o m a n d it is th e d e s ire of th e m e m b e r s to h a v e a lib ra ry o p e n to v is ito rs. F o r th is p u r p o s e th e y a s k th e a s s is ta n c e o f a ll m e m b e rs in a n y ju r is d ic tio n w h o c a n d o so to se n d th e m c o p ie s of a n y a p p r o p r ia te b o o k s w h ic h th e o w n e rs c an sp a re , a s a

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d o n a tio n to th e lib ra ry . It w ill n o t b e a d o n a tio n to a sm all g ro u p , b u t w ill re a lly c o n s titu te a d o n a tio n to th e O r d e r a n d o u r w o rk g e n e ra lly , fo r Isis L o d g e h a s a la r g e m e m b e rsh ip , a n a c tiv e o n e , a n d m a n y s tra n g e rs a n d s e e k e rs w ill b e a b le to re a d th e s e b o o k s. A d d re ss su c h b o o k s to : P o s t O ffice, B ox 5 4 , S o u th W in d so r, C onn. P A T E R S O N , N. J. T h e G ra n d L o d g e o f N ew J e r sey is c o n tin u in g its a ctiv e, w o rk - a n d m e m b e rs re p o r t p ro g r e s s a n d in c re a s in g in te re s t. 1 A M P A , F L A . W e a r e v e ry g la d to re p o r t a n e n th u s ia s tic b o o st in th e w o rk of th e F lo rid a G ra n d L o d g e. T h e ra p id in c r e a s e of m e m b e rsh ip w a rra n te d th e m e m b e rs in e x te n d in g th e lea se o n th e b u ild in g th e y o c c u p y a n d in m a k in g m a n y a lte ra tio n s so a s to m o re th a n d o u b le th e s e a tin g c a p a c ity of th e ir L o d g e ro o m . N ew c la sse s h a v e b e e n in itia te d a n d o th e r classes a r e p ro g re s s in g w ith in c re a s in g in te re s t. T h is L o d g e w a s th e h r s t to e sta b lish a n e w fo rm o f g e n e ra l s e rv ic e to h u m a n ity , a s n o te d e ls e w h e re in th is m a g a zin e. T h e w o rk o t th e S q u a re of th e F o u r is re s p o n s ible fo r m a n y c h a n g e s ta k in g p la c e in th e L o d g e in T a m p a a n d w e a r e w a tc h in g w ith k e e n in te re s t a p la n to be e s ta b lish e d th e r e to c a r r y o u t th e sc h e m e fo r la r g e te m p le b u ild in g , c o lleg e b u ild in g , e x p e rim e n ta l la b o r a to r ie s a n d o th e r a d jo in in g b u ild in g s u n d e r a $ I 0 0 ,0 0 0 fu n d p la n in a u g u r a te d by th e G ra n d M a ste r of F lo rid a . P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A . T h e M a s te r of D e lta L o d g e re p o r ts c o n tin u e d in te re s t a n d g ro w th . W e a re p le a s e d to a n n o u n c e , a lso , th a t th e c le rg y m a n o f o n e of th e la rg e s t E p isc o p a l c h u rc h e s in th e c ity is b r o a d c a s tin g h is S u n d a y e v e n in g se rv ic e s b y ra d io . T h e y a r e filled w ith p ro f o u n d m y stic a l law s a n d h e h a s b e e n of g re a t h e lp to o u r L o d g e a n d n o w a u g m e n ts th is b y r e a c h in g a v e ry la rg e a u d ie n c e . T h a n k y o u , B ro th e r I P IT T S B U R G H , P A . T h e G ra n d M a s te r fo r P e n n s y lv a n ia r e p o r ts th a t th e G ra n d L o d g e h a s b e e n v e ry b u sy , th e c la sse s p ro g re s s in g a n d n e w c la sse s b e in g fo rm e d . T h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f th e m e m b e rs in th is c ity h a s b e e n o n e o f th e e n c o u ra g in g fe a tu re s of o u r w o rk . SA N A N T O N IO , T E X A S . T h e w o rk in th e T e x a s G ra n d L o d g e h a s b e e n a d v a n c in g w ith u n u s u a l a c tiv ity of late. T h e M a s te r h a s se c u re d th e c o -o p e ra tio n of c e rta in m e m b e rs w h o h a v e u se d th e ir in flu e n c e to a u g m e n t th e g e n e ra l in s tru c tio n . T w o e m in e n t p h y s i c ia n s a n d sc ie n tists h a v e b e e n a d d re s s in g th e 6 th g ra d e class o n th e s u b je c t o f p h y sio lo g y , a n a to m y a n d o th e r su b je c ts. T h is is a n e x c e lle n t p la n th a t m ig h t be a d o p te d b y o th e r lo d g e s. M e m b e rs r e p o r t k e e n in te r e s t in th e w o rk th e r e . O M A H A , N EB. T h e w o rk h e re is c o n tin u in g w ith th e u s u a l in te re s t a n d e n th u s ia sm . F L IN T , M IC H . T h e G ra n d M a s te r r e p o r ts g ro w th a n d a d v a n c e m e n t. C L E V E L A N D , O H IO . T h e w o rk o f th e G ra n d L o d g e is c o n tin u in g w ith k e e n in te re s t a n d a d v a n c e m e n t. SA N F R A N C IS C O , C A L IF . T h e G ra n d L o d g e h eld a sp e c ial m e e tin g of th e G ra n d C o u n c il to a r r a n g e p la n s fo r in c re a s in g th e office, lib ra ry a n d L o d g e fa cilities. T h e d is c u ssio n re s u lte d in a d e c isio n to o c c u p y th e e n tire b u ild in g o n M a rk e t S tr e e t w h e re th e T e m p le is n o w lo c a te d . V a rio u s c o m m itte e s w e re a p p o in te d to ta k e c a re of th e in c re a s in g p ro p a g a n d a w o rk a n d o th e r a c tiv itie s. S e v e ra l n ew cla sse s w e re

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in itia te d re c e n tly a n d classes a r e h e ld five n ig h ts a w e e k . M o n th ly so c ia ls a r e b e in g p la n n e d so a s to p e rm it th e v e ry la r g e m e m b e rsh ip to b e c o m e b e tte r a c q u a in te d . L O S A N G E L E S , C A L IF . M e m b ers of th e G ra n d L o d g e of C a lifo rn ia a r e in L o s A n g e le s a ss istin g in th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of a n o th e r L o d g e th e r e a n d w e e x p e c t to h a v e a c o m p le te r e p o r t f o r o u r n e x t issu e. C H IC A G O , ILL. F ifty m e m b e rs in th is c ity h a v e s e n t a p e titio n to h e a d q u a r te r s a s k in g th a t a n o th e r L o d g e be e sta b lish e d a n d m e m b e rs th e r e of th e Illinois G ra n d L o d g e a r e a ss istin g also . T h e Im p e ra to r w ill p ro b a b ly v isit C h ic a g o d u rin g th e s p rin g . S T O C K T O N , C A L IF . T h e w o rk h e re is p ro g r e s s in g a n d th e m e m b e rs a d v a n c in g a s u su a l. P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N . T h e w o rk is g o in g o n in th is c ity w ith th e u s u a l e n th u s ia sm . B A N E S O R IE N T E , C U B A . A n in te re s tin g re p o r t fro m th is L o d g e s ta te s th a t in a d d itio n to th e in itia tio n o f n e w m e m b e rs, th r e e c h ild re n w e re c h ris te n e d in th e T e m p le th e r e re c e n tly . T h is L o d g e is g ro w in g ra p id ly a n d w ith e x c e lle n t e n th u s ia sm . L O N D O N . E N G L A N D . T h e G ra n d S e c re ta ry fo r E n g la n d re p o r ts t h a t th e L o d g e in L o n d o n is g ro w in g in in te re s t a n d m e m b e rs. H e a lso re p o r ts m a n y n e w a p p lic a tio n s fro m tim e to tim e a n d m a n y in q u irie s. F ro m c o rr e s p o n d e n c e re c e iv e d b y u s w e k n o w t h a t th e m e m b e rs th e r e a r e v e ry h a p p y in th e w o rk . C O P E N H A G E N , D E N M A R K . R e p o rts fro m th is L o d g e in d ic a te a n in c r e a s in g m e m b e rs h ip a n d e n th u s ia s tic a ttitu d e to w a rd th e w o rk . W e re c e iv e m a n y v e ry fine le tte r s fro m m e m b e rs in th a t c o u n try . S O U R A B A Y A , JA V A . H e re th e w o rk is g o in g o n w ith in c re a s in g m e m b e rs h ip a n d re m a rk a b le in te re s t. M o n th ly re p o r ts e x c h a n g e d sh o w t h a t th e m e m b e rs in th is c o u n tr y g re a tly a p p r e c ia te th e ir O rd e r a n d L odge. M E L B O U R N E , A U S T R A L IA . R e p o rts fro m th is c ity in d ic a te th a t th e w o rk is in te n s e ly in te re s tin g a n d th e m e m b e rsh ip in c re a sin g . IN D IA . R e p o rts fro m v a rio u s p a r ts of In d ia in d i c a te c o n tin u e d g ro w th o f th e O r d e r th e r e a n d sp ecial in te re s t in th e A m e ric a n re v isio n o f th e le c tu re s , w h ich a r e e a g e rly s o u g h t a n d m a d e a p a r t o f th e w o rk in th a t c o u n try . N EW LODGES A c h a r t e r h a s b e e n g ra n te d to m e m b e rs in B eau m o n t, T e x a s, a n d w e e x p e c t a v e ry fine L o d g e th e r e . T h e A ld e n L o d g e in L u fk in , T e x a s, h a s b e e n d o in g so m e p r o p a g a n d a w o rk th a t h a s re a c h e d m a n y citiesa n d h a s b e e n o f h e lp to th e v a rio u s c e n tr e s in T e x a s. F ro m S e c o n d e e , G o ld C o a st, A fric a , h a s c o m e a p e titio n fo r h e lp in e sta b lish in g a n o th e r L o d g e th e r e u n d e r th e ju ris d ic tio n o f th a t c o u n try . W e h a v e a s siste d th e m e m b e rs in A c c ra , G o ld C o a st, to fo rm a fin e L o d g e of E n g lish m e m b e rs a n d n o w S e c o n d e e is se c o n d in lin e. In N ig eria , A fric a , a n e w L o d g e h a s b e e n fo rm e d a n d w e u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e w o rk is p ro g re s s in g w ith e x c e lle n t in te re s t. O T H E R LODGES A g re a t n u m b e r o f o th e r L o d g e s a n d c e n tre s h a v e n o t m a d e re p o r ts d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th a n d o th e r s a r e in p ro c e s s of fo rm a tio n . W e e x p e c t to m e n tio n all th e s e in o u r n e x t issu e, in c lu d in g th o s e in C a n a d a , G e rm a n y , F ra n c e , th e O rie n t, J a p a n , C h in a a n d else w h e re .

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In a n s w e r to th e m a n y in q u irie s w e w ish to a n n o u n c e th a t th e Im p e ra to r h a s in fo rm e d u s t h a t h e fo re se e s a n o th e r to u r d u rin g th e sp rin g m o n th s. A c c o rd in g to h is m a p of e v e n ts a n d te n d e n c ie s h e w ill leav e S an F ra n c is c o a b o u t th e 1 0 th o f A p ril a n d go to C h ic a g o , w h e re h e w ill re m a in a few d ay s a n d th e n c e to F lo rid a v ia th e D ix ie F ly e r, w h ic h w ill ta k e him th r o u g h o r in to K a n sa s, M isso uri, a n d a d jo in in g S ta te s, to th e S o u th e r n o n e s. A sta y o f se v e ra l w e e k s w ill b e m a d e in F lo rid a o n official b u sin e ss a n d a r e tu r n w ill b e m a d e e a rly in M ay v ia th e S e a b o a rd A ir L in e fro m Ja c k so n v ille th r o u g h W a sh in g to n , D. C ., to N ew Y o rk C ity , w ith , p o ssib ly , se v e ra l s to p s en ro u te . A f te r a w e e k s s ta y in N ew Y o rk so m e tr ip s w ill be m a d e to o th e r E a s te rn a n d N o rth e r n p o in ts a n d a r e tu r n m a d e fro m N ew Y o rk via th e P e n n sy lv a n ia R a ilro a d , sto p p in g a t P itts b u rg h , P a ., a n d o th e r m id w est p o in ts. T h is w ill b rin g th e Im p e ra to r b a c k to S a n F ra n c isc o a b o u t th e m id d le of J u n e . T h o se L odges d e sirin g to h a v e c o m m u n ic a te a t p e r a to r , c a re of F ra n c isc o , C alif. fo re th e 2 5 th of o r g ro u p s n e a r th is sc h e d u le d ro u te th e Im p e ra to r visit th e m w ill p le a se o n c e to th e S e c re ta ry to th e Im A M O R C , 1255 M a rk e t S tre e t, S an T h e sc h e d u le m u st be c o m p le te d be M arch .

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T h e S u p re m e C o u rt of th e S ta te of C a lifo rn ia h a d b r o u g h t b e fo re it re c e n tly th e q u e stio n a s to w h e th e r th e B ible c o n s titu te d a s e c ta ria n b o o k w h ile o n th e sh e lv e s of th e lib ra rie s o f th e p u b lic sch o o ls. A lo w e r c o u rt h a d d e c id e d th a t th e S ta te law fo rb id d in g sec ta r ia n b o o k s in sc h o o l lib ra rie s in c lu d e d th e B ible. T h e d e c isio n re n d e r e d b y th e S u p re m e C o u rt w a s so b ro a d th a t it m a d e a p o in t o f n o tin g t h a t th e K o ra n , th e T a lm u d a n d sim ila r b o o k s lik ew ise w e re n o t se c ta r ia n a n d p r o p e r ly b e lo n g e d o n , a lib ra ry sh e lf aa g o o d lite r a tu r e . K n o w in g th e C h ief. Ju s tic e of th e S u p re m e C o u rt a a w e d o , w e a r e n o t s u rp ris e d a t th e d ec isio n a n d w e a r e p le a s e d w ith th e b ro a d view th u s ta k e n . T h is in c id e n t is r e p o r te d b y u s m e re ly a s a c o m p a ris o n w ith a n o th e r in c id e n t th a t h a p p e n e d in O h io re c e n tly . A U n ite d S ta te s F la g a n d a B ible w e re p re s e n te d to a p u b lic sc h o o l in A k r o n b y a p a tr io tic so c ie ty . T h e sc h o o l b o a rd , d o m in a te d b y m e m b e rs of o n e re lig io u s se c t, re fu se d to a c c e p t th e gift. T h e R ed M en o f th e c ity to o k u p th e m a tte r a n d c a lle d th e b o a rd a c tio n a n in s u lt to G o d a n d th e F la g ; o th e r w ise w e m ig h t h a v e n e v e r k n o w n a b o u t it. T h e n ew s p a p e r s of th e c o u n tr y h a v e sa id n o th in g a b o u t th is in c id e n t, b u t it c a n n o t h a p p e n o fte n b e fo re th e r e w ill b e a g e n e ra l ris in g a g a in s t s e c ta ria n in flu e n c e s in p u b lic sc h o o l b o a rd s . W h a t d o y o u k n o w a b o u t th e a ch o o l b o a rd in y o u r c ity ? If y o u r sc h o o l b o a rd p u b lish e s a m o n th ly o r se m i-a n n u a l re p o r t, m a k e it y o u r b u sin e ss to g e t a c o p y a n d stu d y it. Y ou m ay b e au rp ria e d a t so m e fa c ts. If th e b o a rd d o e s n o t p u b lish a n y re p o r t, in q u ire w h y t h a t is so. T h e re m a y b e s ta r-c h a m b e r p ro c e e d in g s th a t a r e ev en m o re d a n g e r o u s. A A A

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F ro m a p u re ly th e o r e tic a l p o in t of view , su c h a d v e rtis e m e n ts w o u ld see m to b e in a d e q u a te to re a c h th o s e w h o a r e re a lly in n e e d of th a t s o r t o f h e lp th a t o u r m e m b e rs c a n g ive. B ut th e p ro o f o f th e p u d d in g is in th e d e m a n d it c re a te s . A n d , d e m a n d th e r e is, to ju d g e fro m th e su c c e ss o f th e p la n in T a m p a , F lo r ida. J u s t w h y th e o rig in a to rs o f th e p la n d e c id e d to call th e m se lv e s th e " S q u a r e of th e F o u r " is n o t k n o w n a n d it is im m a te ria l, fo r it is a n a m e th a t is a s g o o d a s a n y a n d a t th e sa m e tim e seem s to in d ic a te s e c re c y a n d co n fid e n tia l d e a lin g s. T h is, y o u w ill a d m it, is a n im p o r t a n t p o in t w ith m a n y w h o n e e d h e lp , a n d it a p p e a ls to th e m . F ro m th o s e in T a m p a w h o a r e w o rk in g th e p la n w e le a r n th e s e fa c ts. T h a t th e r e a r e fro m tw o to five in q u irie s a d a y a n d th e s e a r e a ss ig n e d to v a rio u s m e m b e rs of th e little c o m m itte e in c h a rg e o f th e w o rk . T o e a c h w r ite r a le tte r , p e rs o n a l a n d frie n d ly , is se n t, g iv in g w h a te v e r a d v ic e c a n b e g iv en a n d p ro m isin g th a t, if d e sire d , a p e rs o n a l c a ll w ill b e m a d e by o n e o f o u r m e m b e rs, o r th e tr o u b le d o n e m a y call a n d se e th e m e m b e r w h o h a s c h a rg e of th e in d iv id u a l case. T h e " tr o u b le s " su b m itte d b y th e in q u irin g o n e s c o v e r th e w h o le ra n g e o f h u m a n p ro b le m s, fro m h e a lth a n d illn ess to m a rria g e , d iv o rc e , s e p a ra tio n s , c h ild re n a n d a d u lts lo st o r s tra y e d , o th e r s in p ris o n o r c h a rg e d w ith c rim e s of w h ic h th e y claim th e y a r e n o t g u ilty , b ir th s a n d th e a tte n d in g p ro b le m s w ith o u t h e lp o r a d v ic e to m e e t th e m , d is c o u ra g e m e n t, w a y w a rd c h il d re n , a n d a h u n d re d o th e r m in o r m a tte rs , m o st of w h ic h c a n b e m e t b y a d v ic e , k in d ly s u g g e s tio n s o r re a l, p e rs o n a l a ss ista n c e . T h e la r g e m a jo rity D O N O T a sk fo r m o n e y . In fa c t, q u ite a n u m b e r h a v e b e e n w illin g to p a y fo r a n y h e lp th e y c o u ld g e t b u t th e y c o u ld n o t find a n y o n e re a d y to ta k e a P E R S O N A L in te re s t in th e ir case . 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Q u ite a few h a v e b e c o m e in te re s te d in th e k in d ly p h ilo so p h y u se d in w ritin g o r ta lk in g to th e m a n d h a v e in q u ire d w h e re s u c h p h ilo so p h y w a s ta u g h t. W h e n lite r a tu r e w as g iv en to th e m la te r it p ro v e d to b e th e v e ry th in g th e y so u g h t, a n d th e s e p e rs o n a u n ite d w ith th e L o d g e. In claa aify in g th e w o rk , e a c h L o d g e o r g ro u p a d o p t in g th ia p la n a h o u ld h a v e th e c o -o p e ra tio n o f o n e p h y a ic ia n , o n e a tto r n e y (if p o s s ib le ) , o n e w h o is c a p a b le of g iv in g g o o d b u sin e ss a d v ic e , o n e w h o c a n ta lk to w o m e n o n w o m e n 's p e rs o n a l p ro b le m s, o n e w h o c a n h e lp in p sy c h ic a n d s p iritu a l a ffa irs . T h e n , w h e n th e le tte r s c o m e, th e y sh o u ld b e tu r n e d o v e r to th e s e v a rio u s m e m b e rs a c c o rd in g to th e re q u ire m e n ta o f th e w rite rs . T h o a e n e e d in g tr e a tm e n ta c a n b e aaa ig n ed to v a rio u s m e m b e ra w h o k n o w o u r 6 th a n d 8 th g ra d e w o rk . M e n tio n o f th e A M O R C a h o u ld n o t b e m a d e u n til re q u e a t ia m a d e to k n o w w h o o r w h a t ia b a c k o f th e w o rk b e in g d o n e . W e su g g e s t th a t th e te r m " S q u a r e o f th e F o u r b e u se d b y a ll L o d g e s in th e ir p la n a n d t h a t a ll le tte r s a e n t to n e e d y o n e s b e s e n t in th e n a m e o f th e S q u a re o f th e F o u r, th e n sig n e d b y th e L a tin n a m e of th e w rite r, u n le s s it is c o n sid e re d d e sira b le to m e e t th e n e e d y o n e . In su c h c a se m a k e a n a p p o in tm e n t o r se t tw o e v e n in g s w h e n th e call c a n b e m a d e a n d sig n y o u r full n a m e a n d a d d re s s to in d ic a te th a t y o u a r e n o t tr y in g to h id e b e h in d a n y s e c re t sc h em e . If th e q u e s tio n is a s k e d : W h o c o n s titu te th e S q u a re o f th e F o u r? th is a n s w e r c a n b e tr u th fu lly g iv e n : " T h is is a n o rg a n iz a tio n o f m e n a n d w o m e n of all d e n o m in a tio n s a n d c re e d s , in a ll w a lk s of life, liv in g in th e p rin c ip a l c itie s o f th is c o u n tr y a n d a ll u n ite d in p r e p a r in g to d o h u m a n ita r ia n w o rk a n d re a d y to se rv e . W e a r e m e m b e rs o f a lo c a l b r a n c h of th e w o rk in th is c ity . T h is sh o u ld b e su fficien t a n s w e r fo r th e a v e ra g e in q u ir e r a n d w ill d o u n til a f te r c o m p le te o r su fficien t h e lp h a s b e e n re n d e re d . If, th e r e a fte r, th e o n e w h o h a s b e e n h e lp e d d e sire s to k n o w m o re , h e o r sh e m a y b e to ld a b o u t th e A m o rc . If p ro b le m s a r e p re s e n te d w h ic h th e in d iv id u a l m em b e rs o r L o d g es c a n n o t m e e t, th e n th e L o d g e m a y call u p o n o u r N a tio n a l S e rv ic e D e p a rtm e n t, as a n n o u n c e d in o u r la st issu e o f T h e T ria n g le ; b u t it m u s t b e k e p t in m in d th a t th e a v e ra g e w rite r fo r h e lp is in n e e d of IM M E D IA T E a d v ic e o r a s s is ta n c e a n d n o tim e sh o u ld b e lo st in a n s w e rin g th e a p p e a l w ith so m e ad v ic e a n d so m e e n c o u ra g e m e n t. By m a k in g th is p la n a tr u ly n a tio n a l o n e in sco p e, it w ill e n a b le e a c h L o d g e o r g ro u p m o re efficien tly to so lv e so m e o f th e p ro b le m s. W e a r e re m in d e d o f o n e su c h p ro b le m w h e re a m o th e r w a s s e e k in g h e r lost so n , 2 1 y e a rs o f a g e . S h e h a d th e last le tte r re c eiv ed fro m h im d a te d fro m a sm all to w n in C a lifo rn ia . By tr a n s f e r r in g th e c a se to H e a d q u a r te r s h e re a n d fro m h e r e to a g ro u p in th a t to w n , th e so n w as lo c a te d w ith in se v e n d a y s a n d a f te r so m e ta lk s a n d ad v ice w a s w illin g to r e tu r n to h is o ld m o th e r a n d h e lp h e r. W e h a v e so m e m e m b e rs in e v e ry L o d g e w h o a r e p ro lific le tte r w rite rs . H o w w ell w e k n o w it! T h e y lik e to w rite a n d lik e to re c ie v e le tte rs. H e re is a c h a n c e fo r th e m to co m e fo rw a rd a n d o ffe r th e ir a s sista n c e in w ritin g to th o s e w h o n e e d ad v ic e a n d su g g e stio n s. P le a se in fo rm th e Im p e ra to r by m ail a s so o n a s y o u p u t th is p la n in to o p e ra tio n in y o u r city . L e t u s h a v e it in n a tio n a l o p e ra tio n b e fo re o u r N ew Y e a r c e le b ra tio n , o n M a rc h 2 0 th , a n d th e r e b y a d d th is n ew fe a tu re to o u r y e a r s a c c o m p lis h m e n ts. A A A

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M a g n etism E v e ry e le c trifie d b o d y h a s its a u r a , a n d w h e n th a t a u r a is a c tiv e it c o n s titu te s a m a g n e tic field a n d th e a u r a is so m e tim e s c a lle d m a g n e tis m . M a g n etism fro m a p u re ly e le c tric a l p o in t of v iew is d e sc rib e d so m e w h a t d iffe re n tly , b u t e v e n so th e fu n d a m e n ta l law in v o lv ed in th e fo r e g o in g d e fin itio n re m a in s. T h e fa c t th a t so m e m in e ra ls a r e n a t u r a lly " m a g n e tic , a s iro n o f a c e r ta in n a tu r e , w h ile o th e r s c a n b e m a d e m a g n e tic , in d ic a te s th a t m a g n e tism is n o t a re s u lt o f th e a to m ic o r m o le c u la r s t r u c tu r e of m a tte r , b u t r a t h e r of a n e le c tric a l a c tio n th a t is ta k in g p la c e w ith in th e s u b s ta n c e o r w h ic h c a n b e se t u p in th e su b s ta n c e . In e le c tric a l sc ie n c e w e a r e in s tr u c te d h o w to in d u c e m a g n e tis m in a m e ta lic b o d y b y s u r r o u n d in g it w ith a n e le c tr ic a l c h a r g e ; b u t th is f u r th e r illu s tra te s th e law th a t m a g n e tis m re s u lts fro m a c tio n in th e a u r a th a t s u r ro u n d s a ll m a tte r . T h is a u r a is fu n d a m e n ta lly a n e ss e n tia l p a r t o f th e e le c tro n a n d th e m o lecu le, th e r e fo re , h a s a n a u r a w h ic h is a m ix tu re o f th e a u r a s o f th e e le c tro n s c o m p o s in g it. S o m e a u r a s a r e p a ssiv e , so m e a r e re c e p tiv e o r re p u lsiv e a n d so m e a r e a lte r n a tin g in th e ir a c tio n . T h o s e w h ic h a r e n o t re s tiv e o r p a ss iv e c a u se a m a n ife sta tio n

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w h ic h w e te rm , in p h y sic a l sc ie n c e , m a g n e tis m , w ith e ith e r a n a ttr a c tiv e o r re p u lsiv e te n d e n c y o r p o si tiv e o r n e g a tiv e p o la rity . T h e cells c o m p o s in g th e h u m a n b o d y a r e s u r ro u n d e d b y a n a u r a a n d th e b o d y of m a n a lso h a s a n a u r a . T h is a u r a c a n b e m a d e a c tiv e , ra d ia tin g its m a g n e tic e n e rg y , o r p a ssiv e, o r e v e n re p u lsiv e o r re c e p tiv e . T h e h u m a n m in d , w ith its c o n tr o l of th e e le c tric a l e n e rg y in th e b o d y , is th e g u id in g fa c to r in th e p ro c e s s o f e x c itin g th e e le c tric a l c h a rg e th a t a ro u s e s th e a u r a o f th e h u m a n b o d y to ita fu lle st p o w e r. T h e w o rd m in d is u se d h e re in th e p sy c h ic a l sen se. (T h is s u b je c t is tr e a te d v e ry fu lly w ith c h a rta a n d d ia g ra m a in th e D e c e m b e r, 1 9 1 6 , iaaue o f th e A m e ric a n R o aae C ru c is .) M a s te r T h e te r m is u se d in s e v e ra l w a y s in o u r w o rk , b u t w e w ill n o t to u c h u p o n th e u se o f th e w o rd to in d ic a te o n e w h o is a n o fficer o f a L o d g e o r d ire c to r o f a g ra d e o f th e w o rk . O th e rw is e th e te r m is u se d to re p r e s e n t o n e w h o h a s a tta in e d ao m e d e g re e o f p e rf e c tio n in e v o lu tio n o r a h ig h d e g re e o f m a s te r s h ip of law a a n d p rin c ip le s . In th is se n se w e h a v e v isib le a n d In v isib le M a ste rs. T h o s e classified a s v isib le a r e : m a s te rs liv in g in th e flesh o n th is e a r t h p la n e a n d se e n b y u s w ith o u r o b je c tiv e p h y s ic a l s e n s e s; a n d th o s e liv in g in th e flesh o n th is p la n e w h o a r e a b le to p r o je c t th e ir p s y c h ic b o d y , th o u g h ts a n d im p re ss io n s, ir re s p e c tiv e o f d is ta n c e , so th a t s u c h p sy c h ic b o d ie s b e c o m e v isib le u n d e r c e r ta in c o n d itio n s a n d th e th o u g h ts a n d im p re ss io n s b e c o m e se n sib le to o u r p sy c h ic o r o b je c tiv e c o m p re h e n s io n . In v isib le M a ste rs, o n th e o th e r h a n d , a r e th o s e w h o h a v e p a s s e d fro m th is p la n e to th e C o sm ic P la n e a n d fro m th e n c e p r o je c t th e ir p e rs o n a lity to th e p sy c h ic p la n e a n d n e v e r fu n c tio n o r e x p re s s u p o n th e e a r th p la n e u n til re in c a rn a te d . In o r d e r t h a t w e m ay s e n s e th e s e M a ste rs n o t se e th e m w ith o b je c tiv e e y e sig h t w e m u s t a ttu n e o u rs e lv e s t o th e p sy c h ic p la n e to su c h a d e g re e th a t fo r th e tim e b e in g w e a r e p s y c h ic a lly fu n c tio n in g o n th e p sy c h ic p la n e c o m p le te ly ( t h a t is, w ith o u r p sy c h ic b o d ie s w h ile o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s a r e d o rm a n t o r in a c tiv e in a ll fu n c tio n in g e x c e p t t h a t of a p u re ly p h y s ic a l n a tu r e , aa w h e n a sle e p , in a tr a n s e s ta te o r in d e e p a n d p ro f o u n d m e d ita tio n ) a n d a t s u c h tim e c o n ta c t th e p e rs o n a lity , m in d , th o u g h ts a n d m e s sa g e s o f th e In v isib le M a ste rs. T h e s e M a s te rs m a y b e se e n a t s u c h tim es, b u t n o t w ith o b je c tiv e e y e s a n d in fa c t it is n o t seein g ' a t a ll b u t a C o am ic s ta te o f a en sin g w h ic h w e in t e r p r e t aa a e e in g a f t e r w e h a v e r e tu r n e d to c o n a cio u sn e sa o n th e o b je c tiv e p la n e fo r w a n t o f' a b e tte r te r m to d e a c rib e o u r se n sin g . C o m p le te fu n c tio n in g o n th e p sy c h ic p la n e fo r a few m in u te s o r h o u rs a t a tim e , a s d e sire d , a n d th e r e c o n ta c tin g th e p e rs o n a lity o f th e In v isib le M astera, ia a c o n d itio n m u c h d e sire d b y a ll m y atica a n d is a tta in e d b y c a re f u l s tu d y a n d p r e p a r a tio n , m a n y

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p re lim in a ry e x p e rim e n ts a n d a p u re n e s s o f p u rp o s e . It is th is w a y th a t C o sm ic Illu m in a tio n o r C o sm ic C o n sc io u s n e ss is re a liz ed . M a tte r R o s a e c ru c ia n a v ie w m a tte r fro m a lm o st th e sa m e v ie w p o in t a s p h y sic a l sc ie n c e . D iffe rin g fro m so m e sc h o o ls o f m e ta p h y sic s, w e k n o w t h a t m a tte r is e s s e n tia l to e x p re s sio n o r e x is te n c e o n th is p la n e a n d h a s its p la c e in th e sc h e m e of th in g s a n d sh o u ld n o t b e n e g a te d , ig n o re d , h u m ilia te d o r a g g r a n dized. W e k n o w t h a t m a tte r h a s n o c o n sc io u sn e ss o r m in d in d e p e n d e n t o f th a t c o n sc io u sn e ss o r m in d w h ic h re sid e s in a ll liv in g fo r m s ; a n d w e k n o w f u r th e r t h a t m a tte r d o e s n o t e x ist in d e p e n d e n t of th e s p irit e n e rg y th a t a n im a te s it. T h is k n o w l e d g e e n a b le s u s to p la c e m a tte r in its r ig h t c a te g o ry a n d sh o w s u s h o w to m a k e it se rv e u s r a t h e r th a n ru le u s. ( T h e fu n d a m e n ta l la w s re g a r d in g th e c o m p o s itio n o f m a tte r a r e fu lly c o v e re d in th e lec t u r e s o f th e 1st, 2 n d a n d 4 th g ra d e s .) M ind T h e m y s tic m a k e s th e im p o r ta n t d is tin c tio n b e tw e e n b r a in a n d m in d . T h e b ra in is a p h y s ic a l o r g a n fo r so m e o f th e fu n c tio n in g o f m in d ju s t' a s th e lu n g s a r e o rg a n a f o r th e fu n c tio n in g o f b r e a t h in g . M in d w o rk s th r o u g h th e b r a in to a g re a t e x te n t, b u t n o t e x c lu siv e ly th r o u g h t h a t o rg a n . It is p o ss ib le f o r th e m in d to fu n c tio n in m a n y w a y s a f t e r th e b r a in is re m o v e d . T h is h a a b e e n p ro v e d w ith te s ts o n lo w e r a n im a ls . M in d is d iv id ed in to tw o d o m a in s o f fu n c tio n in g , s u b je c tiv e a n d o b je c tiv e ; a n d w h ile it is c o m m o n to s p e a k o f th e s e tw o d o m a in s a s tw o m in d s, it is n o t c o r r e c t in a b r o a d se n se. T h e m in d of m a n is im m o rta l b e c a u a e it ia a p a r t o f th e so u l a n d p e rs o n a lity , w h ile o n th e o th e r h a n d th e b ra in , lik e a ll th e p h y s ic a l o rg a n s , a r e m o rta l. M ind a n d p e rs o n a lity p e rs is t a f te r tr a n s itio n fro m th e p h y sic a l b o d y a n d re ta in a s p a r t of th e ir a ttr ib u te s o r e q u ip m e n t th e c o m p le te s to re h o u s e o f m e m o ry . T h e p s y c h ic b o d y u tiliz e s th e s u b je c tiv e fu n c tio n in g o f th e m in d a s its e ss e n tia l c o n sc io u sn e ss, h e n c e in a ll p sy c h ic w o rk a n d p ro je c tio n s of th e p s y c h ic b o d y , th e su b je c tiv e m in d is k e e n ly a c tiv e . (S e e B o rd e rlin e S ta te .) M o lecu le S ee A to m a n d E le c tro n .

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N a m in g ( C h r is te n in g ) T h e R o s a e c ru c ia n s h a v e a c e re m o n y fo r th e n a m in g o f c h ild re n to b e p e r fo rm e d in th e ir T e m p le s. N o re s tric tio n s is p la c e d o n th e a g e o f th e ch ild , b u t o n e o r b o th o f th e p a r e n ts m u s t b e m e m b e rs o f th e O r d e r a n d c e rta in p ro m is e s a r e e x a c te d fro m th e p a re n ts , s u c h a s th a t th e c h ild w ill b e p r o p e r ly e d u c a te d d u rin g its y o u th in n o n -s e c ta ria n sc h o o ls, th a t it w ill b e ta u g h t to k n o w a n d lo v e o b e d ie n c e to C o d s law s, th a t th e c h ild w ill b e g iv en e v e ry o p p o rtu n ity to e n te r th e O r d e r a t th e p r o p e r a g e w ith o u t in te rfe re n c e o r u n n e c e s s a ry u rg e . S u c h c h ris te n in g m a y ta k e th e p la c e o f a n y o th e r c e re m o n y o r m a y su p p le m e n t it. T h e c e re m o n y is, o f c o u rs e , n o n -s e c ta ria n .

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(Copyrighted 1924 by H. E. Lewis CHA PTER THREE la n d . T h e o n e in L o n d o n h a d b e e n fo rm e d b y o n e D r. J o h n P o rd a g e , r e c to r of B rad field , in 1652. In 1 6 7 0 th is g ro u p c a m e u n d e r th e le a d e rs h ip of M rs. J a n e L ea d e, a n e m in e n t m y stic a n d sc h o la r. A t th is tim e th e g ro u p re o rg a n iz e d itself, d ro p p in g th e gu ise o f b e in g so lely a s tu d e n t b o d y o f B o e h m e 's w ritin g s a n d a d o p tin g th e n a m e of th e P h ila d e lp h ia S o c ie ty " o r S o c ie ty of B ro th e rly L ove. T h is w as th e first E n g lish u se o f th e C re e k w o rd P h ila d e lp h ia b y a n y b o d y o f p e o p le o r o rg a n iz a tio n , a n d w e m u s t n o te th a t, a l th o u g h th e r e m a y h a v e b e e n o n e o r tw o Q u a k e rs in th e g ro u p , th e n a m e P h ila d e lp h ia w a s n o t a d o p te d b y th e Q u a k e rs a t all. P o rd a g e h a d b e e n se v e re ly c riti c ised fo r h is m y stic w o rk b y th e C h u rc h , b u t u n d e r th e le a d e rs h ip o f M rs. L e a d e th e little R o sic ru c ia n g ro u p g re w a n d th e r e c a m e in to its m e m b e rsh ip F ra n c is L ee o f O x fo rd , a w ell k n o w n th e o lo g ia n a n d w rite r. He e v e n tu a lly m a r rie d M rs. L e a d e 's d a u g h te r a n d b ecam e

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m u r d e r ; w h e re a s in E n g la n d d e a th w a s w a r r a n te d fo r d e b ts, s la n d e r a n d o th e r c a u se s. T h e n ew cla u se s w e re u n u s u a lly stric t, a n d sin c e th e fre e m e n w e re Q u a k e rs , w e h a v e a n e x c e lle n t p r e s e n ta tio n of th e e x tre m e in to le r a n c e o f th e Q u a k e r s w h o se ttle d in th is c o u n tr y a t th a t tim e . T h e y h a d fled fro m E u ro p e b e c a u s e o f th e p e rs e c u tio n s a g a in s t th e m , p e rs e c u tio n s w h ic h th e y p ro c la im e d d u e to in to le r a n c e ; y e t so o n a f te r th e ir a r r iv a l a n d se ttle m e n t in P h ila d e lp h ia th e y b e c a m e m o re in to le r a n t th a n a n y h a d b e e n in E u ro p e . T h e n ew c la u s e s of th e C o u n c il w e re , b riefly , a s fo llo w s; " f o rb id d in g a n d p u n is h in g p ro f a n e la n g u a g e o r sw e a rin g , in te m p e r a n c e , c a rd -p la y in g , d rin k in g , of h e a lth s , m a s k s a n d rev els, evil s p o r ts a n d g a m e s ," e v en to in n o c e n t old g a m e s of M ay D ay . T h e n e w a n d a m e n d e d C o n s titu tio n w a s c a lle d th e " G r e a t L a w " a n d o n e v e ry p u b lic h o lid a y , e v e ry s p e c ia l d a y , a t e v e ry g e n e ra l m e e tin g , th e G re a t L aw w a s re a d to th e p u b lic in th e S q u a re a n d c h ild re n w e re o b lig ed to m e m o riz e it a s p a r t o f th e ir stu d ie s. W h e n V a n B e b b e r tr ie d to d e a l w ith th e Q u a k e rs h e fo u n d t h a t u n le s s o n e w a s a Q u a k e r o r im m e d ia te ly p ro c la im e d h is in te n tio n s o f b e c o m in g o n e , h e w a s ig n o re d , n o t p e rm itte d to s h a r e in th e p riv ile g e s of c itiz e n s h ip e x c e p t u n d e r p ro te s t, w a s slig h te d in all b u sin e ss d e a lin g s, d e n ie d c e r ta in fre e d o m s a n d tr e a te d lik e o n e w h o w a s w ith o u t th e p a le of sa lv a tio n o r re s p e c ta b le c itiz e n sh ip . A t th is tim e th e r e w a s n o Q u a k e r C h u rc h o r F rie n d s M e e tin g H o u s e in th e c ity ; a n d th e Q u a k e rs m e t f o r " s ile n t m e e tin g s " a t th e h o m e of T e n n is K u n d e rt, a t p re s e n t th e site o f N o. 5 1 0 9 G e rm a n to w n A v e n u e , P h ila d e lp h ia . N o r w as th e r e a n y o th e r re g u la rly o rd a in e d c h u rc h o r c h u rc h se rv ic e h e ld in th e c ity o r n e ig h b o rh o o d , e x c e p tin g a n o c c a sio n a l h o u se s e rv ic e b y th e M e n n o n ite B re th re n . V a n B e b b e r w ith h is w e a lth a n d w ith th e p o ssessio n o f la n d , s e ttle d f a r o u ts id e of th e c ity lim its a n d su c c e e d e d in b u ild in g a v e ry la rg e h o u s e , o n e w h ic h m ig h t h a v e b e e n c a lle d a m a n s io n in th o s e d ay s, a n d su ffic ie n tly la r g e to h o u se a n d c a re fo r a g re a t n u m b e r o f p e rs o n s, a s w e sh a ll see. H e su rv e y e d th e s u r r o u n d in g la n d , m a d e a few jo u r n e y s to a d jo in in g s e t tle m e n ts, p u rc h a s e d a few p ie c e s of la n d in th e se ttle m e n t o f G e rm a n to w n , n e a rb y , a n d th e n , satisfied th a t th e P ro v in c e w o u ld b e sa tis fa c to ry f o r th e p ilg rim R o sic ru c ia n s, h e w ro te fo r th e m to c o m p le te th e ir p la n s in G e rm a n y a n d H o lla n d a n d be p re p a r e d to c o m e to A m e ric a . In c id e n ta lly h e m a d e a rr a n g e m e n ts w ith a n a g e n t in H o lla n d to p ro v id e th e n e c e ss a ry fu n d s fo r th e tr ip a n d to se c u re fo r th e m a sp ecially c h a r te r e d b o a t. W ith o u t th is h e lp a n d w ith o u t th e c o n n e c tio n of th e O r d e r in H o lla n d a n d L o n d o n , it is d o u b tfu l w h e th e r th e R o s ic ru c ia n s c o u ld h a v e m a d e th e tr ip in th e y e a r se le c te d , fo r th e r e w as w a r o n th e h ig h seas, sh ip s w e re sc a rc e , fu n d s of la rg e a m o u n ts w e re n e e d e d a n d o n ly th e g re a t e n c o u ra g e m e n t fro m th o s e in P h ila d e lp h ia w o u ld b rin g th e m to a la n d fro m w h ic h r e p o r ts w e re c o n s ta n tly c o m in g o f th e in to le r a n c e of th e Q u a k e rs , th e s tric t law s of th e C o u n c il of th e P ro v in c e a n d th e k n o w n la c k of so m a n y of life's' n e c e ssitie s. H o w e v e r, th e p la n s w e re c o m p le te d , a n d n o w w e w ill tu r n o u r a tte n tio n to G e rm a n y a n d H o l la n d a n d w a tc h th e se le c tio n of th e P ilg rim s a n d th e m a k in g o f th e fin al a rr a n g e m e n ts . A A A C H A PT ER FO U R

o n e of th e m o st e n th u s ia s tic w o rk e rs fo r th e O rd e r, liv in g in L e ip sig la te r, a s te a c h e r a t o n e of th e u n i v ersitie s, a n d affilia tin g w ith th e O rd e r th e re . B ut, th e m o s t p ro m in e n t m e m b e r of th e S o c ie ty o f P h ila d e lp h ists ( a s so m e h is to rie s re f e r to th e b o d y ) w as W illia m M a rk h a m , o n e tim e tu to r to G e o rg e , P rin c e of W a le s, a n d A rc h b is h o p of Y o rk . H e to o w a s a n e m in e n t th e o lo g ia n , a n a c k n o w le d g e d m y stic a n d sin c e re w r ite r a n d le c tu r e r o n m y s tic a l s u b je c ts. He h a d b e e n a p p o in te d P e n n 's D e p u ty G o v e rn o r a n d w a s p r e p a r in g to le a v e L o n d o n fo r A m e ric a w h e n th r e e of th e m e m b e rs o f th e P h ila d e lp h ic S o cie ty d e c id e d to go w ith h im a n d a lso a ss ist in p r e p a r in g th e w a y fo r th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f a R o s ic ru c ia n c o lo n y in A m e ric a in 1 6 9 4 . T o th e s e th r e e o th e r s w e re a d d e d a n d o n O c to b e r 7 th f 1 6 8 1 , M a rk h a m a n d h is p a r ty of m y stic s re a c h e d th e v e ry p rim itiv e se ttle m e n t n e a r th e D e la w a re , n o w k n o w n a s P h ila d e lp h ia . A t th is tim e th e c ity h a d n o n a m e , it w a s h a rd ly m o re th a n a s c a tte r in g of h o u se s . P e n n h a d p la n n e d h o w h e w o u ld h a v e a c ity b u ilt, h a d in s tru c te d s u r v e y o rs to p la n th e fu tu r e c ity a n d th e s e p la n s w e re n o t y e t in o p e ra tio n . B ut M a rk h a m a n d h is g ro u p , a w a itin g th e a r r iv a l o f P e n n a n d a n tic ip a tin g th e a r riv a l o f th e th r e e su rv e y o rs , h e ld a m e e tin g in J u ly o f th e fo llo w in g y e a r, 16 8 2 , a n d g av e to th e sm all h a m le t, th e c ity -to -b e -p la n n e d -a n d -b u ilt, th e n a m e P h ilad el p h ia, in h o n o r o f th e ir R o s ic ru c ia n G ro u p in L o n d o n . T h is is th e a u th e n tic o rig in of th e n a m e o f th e city , a n d a lth o u g h th e p o p u la r h is to rie s m a k e n o m e n tio n o f th e o rig in of th e c ity 's n a m e , a n d th e e n c y c lo p a e d ia s d o n o t e v e n s ta te w h e n a n d h o w th e n a m e w a s g iv e n to th e c ity , th e r e a r e a m p le re fe re n c e s to th e la n d in g of th e s e e a rly P h ila d e lp h ic m y stic s fro m L o n d o n w ith M a rk h a m a n d th e s te p s th e y to o k to e s ta b lish th e c ity b e fo re P e n n s a rriv a l. In 1 6 8 3 , th e fo llo w in g y e a r, th e c ity h a d g ro w n , a c c o rd in g to th e official re c o rd s of P h ila d e lp h ia , to 8 0 h o u se s a n d 5 0 0 p e o p le . Q u a k e r s h a d c o m e fro m E u ro p e to A m e ric a b e fo re th is p e rio d , b u t n o t to P h ila d e lp h ia . In J u ly o f 1 6 5 6 tw o w o m e n Q u a k e rs fro m L o n d o n se ttle d in B o sto n a n d tr ie d to c o n v e rt so m e o f th e p ilg rim s. B u t th e y c a u se d so m u c h d is tu rb a n c e a t th e c h u r c h m e e tin g s w ith th e i r q u e stio n s, th e ir a rg u m e n ts a n d th e ir in to l e r a n c e of th e re lig io u s id e a ls e sta b lish e d th e r e , t h a t th e a u th o r itie s c a u s e d th e m to b e im p riso n e d fo r five w e e k s a n d r e tu r n e d th e m to E n g la n d o n th e n e x t b o a t. O th e r Q u a k e r s c o m in g fro m L o n d o n w e re n o t p e rm itte d to la n d . In 1 6 7 7 a n d th e fo llo w in g y e a r, s e v e ra l h u n d re d Q u a k e r s se ttle d in B u rlin g to n , " W e s t Jersey ,* ' a n d fin ally in 1 6 8 4 th e r e c a m e so m e Q u a k e rs w ith P e n n a n d th e s e u n ite d w ith a few w h o liv ed o n th e o u t s k irts of th e c ity o f P h ila d e lp h ia . T h o s e >vho c a m e w ith P e n n w e re fro m th e P a litin a te , th e d o m a in of P rin c e s s E liz a b e th , to w h o m r e f e re n c e h a s b e e n m a d e , b e c a u s e o f h e r in te r e s t in th e R o s ic ru c ia n w o rk . T h e n P e n n le ft A m e ric a in 1 6 8 4 a n d p la c e d th e c ity a n d th e P ro v in c e in th e h a n d s o f th e C o u n c il to e n fo rc e h is C o n s titu tio n . T h u s m a tte r s sto o d in 1687 w h e n V a n B eb b e r a r riv e d a t th e c ity o f P h ila d e lp h ia . T h e r e w e re 93 h o u s e s a n d th e p o p u la tio n h a d in c re a s e d to 6 0 1. M a rk h a m h a d b u ilt a h o m e fo r h im se lf a n d a d jo in in g it w a s th e P e n n c o tta g e (w h ic h w a s la te r m o v e d to F a ir m o u n t P a r k in P h ila d e lp h ia , w h e re it n o w s ta n d s ). T h e h o u s e s o f th e c ity w e re o f fra m e , u su a lly , tw o s to rie s h ig h a n d w ith lo w sto o p s. T h e c ity itself c o n siste d of a p a r k in th e c e n tr e , w h e re th e W a te r W o rk s w e re a n d w h e re th e In d e p e n d e n c e H a ll n o w sta n d s. A r o u n d th is c e n tr e p a r k th e s tre e ts w e re laid o u t in s q u a re s , th e c ity itse lf b e in g a n o b lo n g , w ith a sm all, s q u a r e p a r k a t e a c h c o r n e r o f th o b lo n g . P e n n h a d b e e n in v e s te d w ith e x e c u tiv e a n d le g isla tiv e p o w e r, s u b je c t to th e c o n tro l o f th e C o u n c il a n d to " t h e a d v ic e a n d c o n s e n t o f th e fre e m e n o f th e p ro v in c e ," w h o w e re to h e lp m a k e th e law s b e fo re th e y re v e re n c e d a n d o b e y e d th e m . T h e first A sse m b ly r e p r e s e n tin g th e fre e m e n m e t in 1 6 8 2 . It a d d e d to P e n n 's o rig in a l C o n s titu tio n f o r th e P ro v in c e . H e h a d a ss ig n e d o n ly o n e c a u s e fo r a d e a th s e n te n c e ,

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H e w aa a e n t to th e U n iv e ra ity of T u b in g e n a n d g ra d u a te d th e r e in 1 6 6 4 , w h e n b u t tw e n ty y e a ra o f a g e , aa M a a te r o f P h ilo so p h y . H ia m a th e m a tic a d e v e lo p e d a lo n g th e lin ea o f re a e a rc h a n d c a lc u la tio n a in to a a tro n o m y a n d th e n a a tro lo g y a n d h a b e c a m e a n e x p e rt a a tr o lo g e r , to a u c h a d e g re e th a t so m e y e a r* la te r th e R o y a l S o c ie ty o f L o n d o n a c k n o w le d g e d h im a* a m a a te r o f a a tro lo g ic a l acie n c e, n o t a a tro n o m y . T h e n h e a tu d ie d fo r th e m in is try a n d in 1671 w a s m a d e a L u th e r a n c le rg y m a n a n d fin ally D ia c o n u a o f th e C h u r c h a t B ie tig h e im , a to w n a d ja c e n t to hia b ir th p la c e . H e re h e w aa e v e n tu a lly d e p o a e d b e c a u a e of hia m y s tic a l p re a c h m e n ta in hia d iaco u raea o n p h ilo a o p h y , a n d h e w aa a t o n c e c a lle d to b e P ro fe a a o r o f M a th e m a tic a a n d P h ilo a o p h y a t H e id e lb e rg in 1 6 8 4 . F o r five y e a ra h e filled th ia c h a ir a n d th e re c o rd a a t H e id e lb e rg a p e a k h ig h ly o f h im a n d hia w o n d e rfu l k n o w le d g e ; b u t h e w aa a g a in re m o v e d b e c a u a e of hia u n o rth o d o x relig io u a view s, hia b ro a d to le ra n c e fo r m y aticiam , a n d hia b eliefa in a a tro lo g y a n d a lc h e m y . So, in 16 8 9 , w h e n fo rty -fiv e y e a ra o f a g e , h e a c c e p te d a p o a itio n w ith B ra n d t, th e H a m b u rg p u b lia h e r, w h o issu e d in h is d a y a ll th e s tra n g e m y s tic a l a n d o c c u lt b o o k s a n d e sp e c ia lly th e R o s ic ru c ia n official p u b lic a tio n s . Z im m e rm a n w aa th r o u g h w ith th e C h u rc h a n d ita in to le r a n c e a n d n o w in te n d e d to d e v o te hia tim e to th e p ro m u lg a tio n o f a b r o a d e r p h il o s o p h y a n d th e o lo g y th a n th e L u th e r a n C h u rc h p e r m itte d . H e w a s to e d it a n d p r o o f r e a d th e b o o k s w h ic h p a ss e d th r o u g h B ra n d ts h a n d s , f o r Z im m e rm a n n h a d a n u n u s u a l k n o w le d g e o f th e s u b je c ts of th e o lo g y , p h ilo so p h y , m a th e m a tic s , a a tro lo g y a n d o c c u lt acien cea, aa w ell aa a v e ry fin e e d u c a tio n in G e r m a n a n d L a tin . W h ile Z in u n e rm a n n h e ld th is p o a i tio n a n d aaaiated in th e p ro d u c tio n o f a n u m b e r o f u n u a u a lly le a r n e d m y a tic a l w o rk a , th e C h u rc h c o n d e m n e d th e lo t b y c a llin g th e m th e S u a p e c ta F id e i" a n d th e aet o f b o o k s w e re la te r k n o w n b y th ia g e n e ra l nam e. B ut h e re , in th is p o a itio n a n d th r o u g h h is im m ed ia te a n d m e d ia te to u c h w ith th e le a r n e d m y atica o f th e d ay , Z im m e rm a n n c o n ta c te d th e R o a ic ru c ia n O r d e r in H a m b u rg a n d m a d e th e p e rs o n a l a c q u a in ta n c e o f its a c tiv e w o rk e rs , in c lu d in g H o rb iu a , S p e n e r, F u rly a n d o th e r s . H e h e a r d o f th e ir ta lk a n d p la n a a b o u t g o in g to A m e ric a a n d w h e n h e fo u n d th a t n o t o n ly w aa th e y e a r 1 6 9 4 b e lie v e d to b e a sig n ifica n t o n e , b u t th e p r o p e r d a y s f o r a ta r tin g o n a u c h a tr ip fo r a u c h a y e a r w e re u n d e c id e d , h e p ro p o a e d to ca a t a h o ro a c o p e fo r th e m a tte r a n d th ia b r o u g h t h im hia firat g re a t re v e la tio n a re g a r d in g th e " C y c le s o f A g e s , aa th e m yatica c a lle d th e m . A s a re s u lt o f h is d is c o v e rie s h e n o t o n ly d e c id e d fo r th e m e n th e p r o p e r d a y fo r le a v in g G e rm a n y , b u t th e p r o p e r d a y fo r e m b a r k a tio n , e tc ., a n d th e n s ta r te d to w rite a m y s tic a l b o o k c o n ta in in g a sc ien tific o u tlin e of w h a t th e p la n e ts d e c re e fo r th e v a rio u s a g e s of m a n . T h is b o o k w a s c a lle d " M u n d u s C o p e rn iz a n a a n d w aa iaaued in 16 8 4 . In it h e e x p la in e d w h a t th e w o rld m ig h t lo o k f o r u p to th e y e a r I 6 9 4 a n d w h a t w o u ld b e a f t e r th a t y e a r. T o th o a e w ho w e re n o t m y atica a n d e a p e c ially to th e C h u rc h , th e m a tte r a p p e a r e d to b e a p re d ic tio n th a t 16 9 4 w o u ld b e th e e n d of th e w o rld , o r th e m ille n iu m . T h ia b r o u g h t a ev e re c ritic ia m a n d c e n a u re a n d a t o n c e le a d to aerio u a tr o u b le fo r Z im m e rm a n n . Z im m e rm a n n 'a life w o u ld re m a in g re a tly a h ro u d e d w e re it n o t fo r th e lo n g -h id d e n a n d d u a t c o v e re d r e c o rd a re c e n tly fo u n d th r o u g h a p e cia l a e a rc h a t th e R o y a l L ib ra ry a t S tu ttg a r t, w h e re n o t o n ly re c o rd a of hia life b u t aom e of hia o w n b o o k a w e re fo u n d a n d

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s p e c ia lly -m a d e p h o to g r a p h ic c o p ie s w e re m a d e a n d se n t to th e w r ite r h e re in A m e ric a b y a d e s c e n d a n t of th o s e m e n tio n e d h e re in , to b e u se d f o r th is h is to ry . F ro m th e re c o rd s th e r e it a p p e a r s th a t h e w a s a v e ry e m in e n t sc ie n tist a n d a s tro lo g e r a n d th a t it w a s h e w h o u se d th e w ell k n o w n m y stic p e n -n a m e s of Am* b ro ssii S e h m a n n i a n d J o h a n n ia M a tth a e u s. T h ia fa c t w o u ld n o t h a v e b e e n re v e a le d e x c e p t f o r hia fam o u a tr ia l a n d c o n v ic tio n b y th e C h u rc h . H e uaed th e a e tw o n a m e a to c o n c e a l h is id e n tity in p u b lis h in g th e t r u th a b o u t th e o lo g ic a l m a tte r b u t fin a lly th e C h u rc h d isc o v e re d th e a u th o r a n d h e w a s trie d . In th e s e b o o k s to w h ic h h e g a v e h ia p e n -n a m e h e c h a lle n g e d th e C o n a ia to riu m to a n a w e r th e c h a rg e a h e m a d e a g a in a t th e L u th e ra n C h u rc h a n d a ll th e lim ite d c re e d s o f th e o lo g y , a n d th e y re p lie d t h a t h e a o u g h t " t o e le v a te th e R o a ic ru c ia n a a b o v e th e A p o s tle s ," f o r b y th ia tim e Z im m e rm a n n h a d jo in e d th e a tu d y g ro u p a a n d w aa a a tro n g a d m ir e r of th e w o rk . F in a lly , w h e n th e tr ia l ca m e , th e c h a rg e a a g a in a t h im n u m b e re d ao m e a tra n g e a n d re a lly c o m p lim e n ta ry a ta te m e n ts. We fin d fo r in a ta n c e in th e "O fficia l P ro c e e d in g a o f th e D u c a l G o v e rn m e n t o f W u rte m b e rg , C a ro lu a , verau a M a g ia te r J. J. Z im m e rm a n n , y e a r I 7 0 8 , p a g e 50, A r tic le V , o n e a e c tio n ( s e tc io n 2 ) w h ic h re a d s a s fo l lo w s: " T h a t th ia M a g iate r Z im m e rm a n n h a a f a r e x c e lle d m a n y o th e r* in th e a a tro lo g ic a l a cien cea ia w illin g ly c o n c e d e d . B u t o f w h a t a e rv ic e h e w aa to th e C h u rc h ia a v ita l q u e a tio n , aa h e , b y v ir tu e o f h ia a a c re d office, in tro d u c e d h ia th e o r ie s o f a a tro lo g y , m a g ic, a n d c a b b aliam in to h ia te a c h in g a ." I n a n o th e r a e c tio n of th e a e p ro c e e d in g a hia fa u lta a r e a ta te d th u a ly : " A p ro fo u n d ly le a rn e d a a tro lo g e r, m a g ic ia n , c a b b a lia t, p h ilo a o p h e r a n d p r e a c h e r . h a th w ritte n u n d e r th e p e n n a m e o f A m b ro a S e h m a n n m in y p ro f o u n d a n d le a r n e d w ritin g a of th e tr u th a of p h ilo a o p h y , a a tro lo g y , a lc h e m y a n d th e co m e ta . . . a n d b e c a u a e h e , in th e a e m a tte ra , a g re e d w ith J a c o b B o eh m e, h e w aa d ia c h a rg e d fro m h ia p o a itio n a t Bie tig h e im .* In a n o th e r a e ctio n . S e c tio n 3 , it ia s ta te d : H e b e c a m e g re a tly in te re s te d in th e w ritin g s o f J a c o b B o eh m e, s o u g h t c u rio u s a n d d iv in e m y s te rie s th e r e in , p ra is e d th e m h ig h ly , b o th o ra lly a n d in w ritin g s, s tro v e to p o p u la riz e th e m w ith th e p e o p le , a n d c irc u la te d b o o k s a m o n g th e m . H e d id n o t c o n fin e h im self to th e s e te a c h in g s w h e re in h e d e v ia te d fro m o u r d o c trin e a , b u t p ro m u lg a te d th e m w h e re v e r o p p o rtu n ity o ffe re d , a n d c o u rte d th e fa v o r o f au ch aa g av e h im a u d ie n c e . T h is se c tio n e n d s w ith th e s ta te m e n t: It w o u ld th e r e f o r e h a v e b e e n a fa lla c y n o t to g e t rid of su c h a m a n I T h e b o o k s w ritte n b y Z im m e rm a n n , to w h ic h th e C h u rc h to o k e x c e p tio n , a r e liste d in th e in d ic tm e n t a s fo llo w s: T h e o ria e S e c o n d o ru m M o b iliu m P e rf e c ta e , p u b lish e d in 1 6 6 4 . C o m e to lo g ia , p u b lish e d in 16 8 2 . Jo v is p e r u m b ro sa , p u b lish e d in . I 6 8 6 . P h ila le th a e E x e rc ita tio , p u b lish e d in I 6 8 9 . S c rip tu ra S a c ra , p u b lish e d in 1704. O rth o d o x ia T h e o s o p h ia e B o h m ia n a e , p u b lis h e d in 1 6 9 1 , a n d tw e lv e o th e rs . It w ill b e n o te d th a t so m e o f th e s e w e re p u b lis h e d a n u m b e r o f y e a r s a f te r h e w a s e x p e lle d fro m a ll a s s o c ia tio n w ith th e C h u rc h a n d a n u m b e r o f y e a rs a f te r h is tr a n s itio n ; fo r Z im m e r m a n n , a s w e sh a ll see, p a ss e d a w a y in I 6 9 4 , th e sig n i fic a n t y e a r. T h u s , th e te r rib le c ritic ism a n d p e rs e c u tio n o f th e C h u r c h d id n o t s to p th e g o in g o n o f h is w o rk a n d th e s p r e a d in g o f h is m e ssa g e to th e w o rld . Z im m e rm a n n h a d six c h ild re n . F o u r of th e m liv in g a t th e tim e o f th e jo u r n e y to A m e ric a b e c a m e a c tiv e w o rk e rs in th e A m e ric a n co lo n y o f R o sic ru c ia n s. It w as w h ile Z im m e rm a n n w a s a t B ietig h eim th a t, d u rin g a n a ilm e n t, h e c a lle d u p o n D r. L u d w ig B ru n n q u e ll, th e c e le b ra te d sc ie n tist, p h y sic ia n a n d m y stic ; a n d th is m a n , n o t o n ly a d e v o te d a d m ire r of th e w rit in g s of B o eh m e, b u t a R o s ic ru c ia n M a ster, first in tro d u c e d th e w ritin g s o f B o eh m e to Z im m e rm a n n , a n d th e P ro c e e d in g s of th e D u c a l G o v e rn m e n t q u o te d a b o v e , c o n s ta n tly re f e r to th e fa c t th a t Z im m e rm a n n w h ile a c le rg y m a n w a s " s e d u c e d in to a ll m a n n e r of

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It w a s w h ile a s tu d e n t a t A ltd o rf th a t h is a tte n tio n w a s a tt r a c t e d b y th e h e a d tu t o r a t h e u n iv e rsity , th e R e v e re n d J o h a n n e s F a b ric u s, w h o se p e n n a m e in m y s tic lite r a tu r e w as " A ltd o rfin u s ," a n d a y e a r fo llo w in g h is g ra d u a tio n th e r e a p p e a r e d a b o o k o n m y sticism a n d p h ilo so p h y b e a rin g o n th e title p a g e th e n a m e of b o th F a b ric u s a n d K elp iu s, M a s te r a n d p u p il, a n u n h e a r d o f h o n o r to a s tu d e n t in th o s e d ay s. T h e title o f th e b o o k , w h ic h w as in e ig h te e n p a rts , w as th e S c y lla T h e o lo g ie s . T h is b o o k w a s fo llo w ed b y a s e c o n d a n d th e n a th ir d o n s im ila r s u b je c ts a n d th e n b y so m e tre a tis e s . S o m e o f th e s e a r e d e d ic a te d to h is p a tr o n s , F ra n c k e a n d D eli, e tc. T h e is su a n c e o f th e s e b o o k s a n d th e tr e n d o f h is m in d , b r o u g h t K e lp iu s to th e a tte n tio n o f Z im m e rm a n n w h ile th e la tte r w a s a t B eitig h eim . (T o b e c o n tin u e d ), A A A

su p e rstitio n s'* b y th is fa m o u s B ru n n q u e ll. B u t th e frie n d sh ip s ta rte d a t th a t tim e la s te d a ll th r o u g h Z im m e r m a n n s life, a n d a w h o leso m e u p liftin g frie n d sh ip it W M . N ow le t u s tu r n to o n e o th e r m a n . Z im m e rm a n n w a s d e stin e d to b e th e M a ste r o f th e L o d g e o f m e m b e rs to g o to A m e ric a , a n d a s D e p u ty M a ste r o n e J o h a n n e s K e lp iu s w a s s e le c te d to b e th e re a l le a d e r of th e w o rk in A m e ric a . T o q u o te o n e w r ite r o f th e e a rly h is to ry o f P e n n sy lv a n ia : J o h a n n e s K e lp iu s w ill a lw a y s re m a in o n e of th e m o s t p ic tu r e s q u e c h a r a c te r s of o u r e a rly h is to ry ; th e m o r e so b e c a u s e of th e sur o f m y s te ry a n d ro m a n c e w h ic h h a s th u s fa r e n s h ro u d e d h is p e rs o n a lity u n fo r tu n a te ly , in h is m o d e sty , h e left b u t little w ritte n re c o r d of th e g re a t w o rk p e rf o rm e d b y h im d u rin g th e fo u r te e n lo n g y e a r s h e liv ed o n th e b a n k s o f th e r o m a n tic W is sa h ic k o n in th e m y s tic co lo n y . By re a s o n of. h i s sc h o la rly a tta in m e n ts , d e v o u t life, in d e p e n d e n t b e a rin g .a n d it m a y b e said , b ro a d h u m a n ity , to g e th e r w ith his- re p e a te d re fu sa ls o f w o rld ly h o n o rs a n d civil p o w e rs th a t w e re a t v a rio u s tim e s th r u s t u p o n him , th e M a s te r o n th e W is s a h ic k o n riv e r s ta n d s o u t in b o ld re lie f a s a p ro m in e n t e x a m p le o f p ie ty a n d d is in te r e s te d n e s s ." F o r m e r G o v e rn o r o f P e n n s y lv a n ia , th e H o n . P e n n y p a c k e r, in h is h is to ry o f P e n n s y lv a n ia , a n d o th e rs , lik e W a ts o n , th e A n n a lis t, a lso s p e a k h ig h ly o f th is M ystic, th e R o s ic ru c ia n M a ste r, a s h e is c a lle d in n e a rly a ll o ld re c o rd s . B u t, w e a r e a b le n o w to th r o w c o n s id e r a b le lig h t u p o n h is life a n d to e v e n q u o te fro m so m e of h is w ritin g s w h ic h w e re fo u n d w ell p re s e rv e d w h ile s e e k in g fa c ts fo r th is h is to ry of th e e a rly A m e ric a n R o sic ru c ia n s. D u rin g th e la s t c e n tu r y th e r e w a s a b o o k p u b lish e d c a lle d " T ra n s y lv a n ia S a v an s, o u tlin in g th e life a n d w o rk o f e m in e n t m e n of T ra n s y lv a n ia . B e ca u se of its lim ited e d itio n co p ie s n e v e r re a c h e d th is c o u n try , b u t o n e w a s fo u n d in th e o ld a rc h iv e s of H alle th e c ity w h e re F ra n c k e e sta b lish e d th e U n iv e rs ity in c o n n e c tio n w ith h is p ro p a g a n d a fo r th e R o sic ru c ia n O rd e r in G e rm a n y . F ro m th is o ld b o o k w e le a r n fa c ts o f th e e a rly life o f K elp iu s. J o h a n n e a K e lp iu s w a s th e so n o f P f a r r e r G e o rg e K elp , o f H a lw e g e n , w h o p a ss e d a w a y in F e b ru a r y of I 6 b 5 , a n d w as in c u m b e n t a t th e D e u n d o rf, a to w n in th e d is tric t o f S c h a s s b u rg (S e g e s v a r) in T ra n s y lv a n ia . P f a r r e r K e lp h a d th r e e so n s, a n d J o h a n n e s w a s b o rn in 1 6 7 3 . S o o n a f t e r th e f a t h e r 's d e a th , y o u n g K elp o r K elp iu s, w a s o ffe re d a s s is ta n c e b y th r e e frie n d s C o u n t V a le n tin e F ra n c k e , B u rg o m a s te r M ic h a e l D eli, a n d N o ta riu s J o h a n n Z a b a n iu s . T r u th is s tr a n g e r th a n fictio n , o fte n , a n d h e re is a n e x c e lle n t e x a m p le . T h is C o u n t F r a n c k e w a s a c o u sin of A u g u s ts H e rm a n F ra n c k e , th e m y s tic o f H a lle , th e R o s ic ru c ia n M aste r, a n d C o u n t F r a n c k e w a s a lso a m y stic a n d a R o sic ru c ia n . T h u s , y o u n g K e lp iu s w a s d e stin e d b y fa te to c o m e u n d e r th e r ig h t in flu e n c e a t th e rig h t tim e , fo r h e h a d a n a tu r a l in c lin a tio n to w a rd m y stic ism in his y o u th . E ith e r b y c h a n c e (b y th e la w ) o r b y in te n tio n o n th e p a r t of. C o u n t F ra n c k e , h e w a s s e n t to a h ig h sc h o o l a t T u b in g e n , th e v e ry c ity w h e re Z im m e rm a n n w a s te a c h in g a n d sp e a k in g - h is p h ilo s o p h y a n d m y s ti cism . A fte r a s h o r t s ta y a t th is to w n h e w e n t o n to th e u n iv e rs ity a t A ltd o rf, n e a r N u re m b e rg , th e n a t th e h e ig h t of its fa m e . H e re h e re c e iv e d a th o r o u g h sc ie n tific a n d te lig io u s tr a in in g , g r a d u a tin g in I 6 8 9 a t th e a g e o f six te e n . H e w as a t o n c e h o n o re d w ith th e title o f P ro fe s s o r, o r in th e re c o rd s of th e o ld u n iv e r sity , it is s ta te d : " d e r frie n K u n a te u n d W e ltw e ish e it D o c to r, o r d o c to r o f lib e ra l a r t s a n d p h ilo so p h y . A n d , h is th e s is a t g ra d u a tio n w a s u p o n th e s u b je c t o f N a tu ra l T h e o lo g y . T h e title in L a tin a s g iven b y him w a s: " T h e o lo g ia e N a tu ra lis, se n M e ta p h y sic a e , e tc., e tc ." T h is fro m o n e w h o w as d e stin e d to b e a g re a t le a d e r in n a tu r a l th e o lo g y a n d m e ta p h y sic s. T h e th e s is w as la te r p u b lish e d in a n u m b e r o f c o n se c u tiv e e d itio n s a n d b e c a m e a c o n tr ib u tio n to R o sic ru c ia n p h ilo so p h y .

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Y o u m u s t re a liz e t h a t o u r c o rre s p o n d e n c e a t h e a d q u a r te r s is b e c o m in g v e ry h e a v y a n d c o m p lic a te d . T h e N a tio n a l S e rv ic e D e p a rtm e n t h a s a d d e d to o u r m a il a n d th e n e w S q u a re o f th e F o u r p la n w ill a d d m a n y le tte rs , a n d a ll th is in a d d itio n to re p o r ts , in q u irie s a b o u t le c tu re s , T h e T ria n g le , b o o k s, d u es, c h a r te r s , lite r a tu r e , e tc . N ow w e h a v e a re q u e s t to m a k e t h a t w ill m e a n v e ry little to e a c h w rite r a n d m e a n a v e ry g re a t d e a l to us. In th e first p la c e , a d d re s s y o u r le tta ta p ro p e r ly . M a tte r in te n d e d fo r th e N a tio n a l S e rv ic e D e p a rtm e n t sh o u ld b e so a d d re sse d . M a tte r in te n d e d fo r th e Im p e r a t o r sh o u ld b e a d d re s s e d sim p ly , Im p e ra to r, c a re of A M O R C , e tc . In q u irie s a b o u t le c tu re s , b o o k s, lite ra tu r e , c h a rte rs , lo d g e fo rm a tio n s, e tc ., sh o u ld b e a d d re s se d to th e G ra n d S e c re ta ry , c a r e o f A M O R C , e tc . L e tte rs c o n ta in in g c o rr e c tio n s fo r le c tu re s , c o m m e n ts o n im p ro v in g le c tu re s , a d d itio n s , e tc., o r sp ecial m a tte r fo r sp e c ia l c e re m o n ie s, c o n v o c a tio n s, ritu a ls, e tc., sh o u ld b e a d d re s se d to th e S u p re m e G ra n d M aster, c a re o f A M O R C , e tc . P a y m e n t of R o y al S u p p o rt, d u es, su p p ly bills, e tc ., sh o u ld b e a d d re s se d to F in a n c ia l S e c re ta ry , c a re o f A M O R C , e tc . R e p o rts o f n ew s ite m s fo r th e T ria n g le sh o u ld b e a d d re s se d to T h e T ria n g le , c a r e o f A M O R C , e tc . B ut, th e m o s t im p o rta n t p o in t 'w e w ish to e m p h a siz e is this*: P le a se , in w ritin g y o u r le tte r , p u t a t th e to p o f it th e s u b je c t o f y o u r le tte r . B usiness h o u se s h av e lo n g sin c e a d o p te d th e c u sto m of p u ttin g a t th e to p o f th e le tte r th is lin e : R E In q u iry fo r C a ta lo g , o r R E : Q u o ta tio n o f P ric e s, o r R E : S h ip m e n t o f goo d s o rd e re d , e tc. N ow , o u r m e m b e rs c a n d o th is sam e th in g . In w ritin g a lo n g le tte r te llin g u s a b o u t a le c tu re th a t h a s n o t b e e n re c eiv ed , p le a s e p u t a t th e to p o f th e le tte r a s th e first lin e o f th e le tte r, R E : L E C T U R E N O T R E C E IV E D . In w ritin g a b o u t a c h a n g e of a d d re s s a n d te llin g u s th e w h y s a n d w h e re fo re s , p le a se p u t a t th e to p o f th e le tte r R E : C h a n g e of A d d re ss. In w ritin g a b o u t so m e b o o k s d e sire d , p u t a t th e to p of th e le tte r R E : B o o k s D esired . If m o re th a n o n e m a tte r is in c lu d e d in y o u r le tte r, m a k e s e p a r a te p a ra g r a p h s a n d p u t th e line R E : e tc., a t th e to p o f e a c h p a r a g r a p h o r else p u t e a c h re q u e s t o n a s e p a r a te sh e e t w ith th e p r o p e r h e a d in g . It w ill e n a b le u s to h a v e o u r m ail o p e n e d q u ick ly a n d sy stem atica lly , th e n sc a n n e d to see w h a t classifi c a tio n to p u t it in to a n d im m ed iately tu r n it o v e r to th e rig h t officer to b e a tte n d e d to . W h e n w e h a v e to re a d th r o u g h fo u r p a g e s of in te re s tin g m a tte r to d is c o v e r th a t a le c tu re h a s b e e n lo st w e a r e d e la y e d in o u r w o rk . O n e o th e r p o in t. W ill a ll se c re ta rie s, tr e a s u r e r s a n d officers a s w ell a s m e m b e rs p le a s e m a k e R oyal S u p p o rt a n d d u e c h e c k s o r M oney O rd e rs p a y a b le to A M O R C FU ND S a n d n o t to officers, th e L odge, o r a n y o th e r w ay . T h a n k y o u I In a d d re s sin g a n y of th e fo re g o in g , a lw ay s a d d th e w o rd s: c a re o f A M O R C , 1255 M a rk e t Street* S an F ra n c isc o , C a lifo rn ia , (U . S. A . ) .

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QUESTIONS A ND ANSW ERS
N o te : Q u e s tio n s s u b m itte d to th is d e p a rtm e n t sh o u ld b e of a n a tu r e th a t w ill in te re s t th e m a jo rity of o u r m e m b e rs. S tric tly p e rs o n a l p ro b le m s w ill n o t b e a n s w e re d in th e s e c o lu m n s. Q u e stio n s re la tin g to th e w o rk o r te a c h in g s of th e O r d e r a r e e sp e c ially d e sire d , b u t so m e o f th e s e m ay b e u n a n s w e re d h e re b e c a u s e o f th e ir s e c re t n a tu r e ; a ll o th e r s w ill b e a n sw e re d a s fu lly a s p o ssib le . A d d re ss su c h q u e stio n s to th e Q u e s tio n D e p a rtm e n t, T h e T ria n g le , 1255 M a rk e t S tre e t, S an F ra n c isc o , C a lif., U .S .A . Q . W h a t o n e v e rs e in th e B ible w o u ld y o u c o n sid e r a s ty p ify in g th e a im o r w o rk o f o u r O r d e r ) A . T h e r e is o n e v e rs e w h ic h is a fa v o rite w ith th e Im p e r a t o r b e c a u se it is a k e y to th e fu n d a m e n ta l p rin c ip a l u p o n w h ic h a ll o u r e n d e a v o rs a r e b u ilt. It is th is : " G o d is L o v e ; a n d h e t h a t d w e lle th in L o v e d w e lle th in G od, a n d G o d in h im . It is a p a r t o f th e 1 6 th v e rs e o f th e f o u r th c h a p te r of J o h n I. A ll o u r e ffo rts sh o u ld b e d ire c te d to w a rd a ttu n in g w ith a n d d w e llin g in th e C o sm ic o r D iv in e P e a c e a n d H a rm o n y th a t ex ists th r o u g h o u t th e u n iv e rse . C a ll th is H a rm o n y a n d P e a c e b y th e n a m e L o v e a n d th e v e rs e q u o te d a b o v e b e c o m e s sig n ific a n t. G o d is Love,' H a rm o n y , P e a c e , P o w e r, all th e s e . A ttu n in g o u rs e lv e s w ith th e s e p rin c ip le s , d w e llin g in th e m , b rin g s a b o u t th a t su b lim e s ta te w h e re th e s e d w ell w ith in u s. O u r te a c h in g s a r e fo r th e p u rp o s e o f e n a b lin g u s c o n sc io u sly to a ttu n e w ith th e s e G o d -p rin c ip le s a n d to d ire c t o th e r s in th e ir d e sire fo r th e sam e. T h is p a r tic u la r v e rs e fro m th e B ible m ig h t w ell b e p la c e d o n th e w a ll i o f e v e ry sa n c tu m . Q . In so m e o f o u r lite r a tu r e it is s ta te d t h a t it w as d e c re e d th a t th e R o s a e c ru c ia n O r d e r sh o u ld n o t co m e to A m e ric a u n til 1915 o r 1 9 1 6 a n d th a t th e I m p e ra to r h a d to w a it fo r t h a t y e a r b e fo re s t a r t in g th e w o rk h e w a s g iv en in 1 9 0 9 ; a n d in re c e n t issu es of th e T ria n g le a n d in o th e r m a tte r w e re a d th a t th e O r d e r w as re a lly e sta b lish e d in A m e ric a in th e y e a r 1 6 9 4 . Is th e r e c o n tr a d ic tio n in th is? A . N o t a t a ll, so f a r a s f a c t is c o n c e rn e d . T w o im p o r t a n t p o in ts a r e o v e rlo o k e d . F ir s t o f a ll o u r e a rly lite r a tu r e re f e r r in g to th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e O r d e r h e r e c o n c e rn e d th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e O r d e r in th is p a r t ic u l a r p e rio d . In m a n y p la c e s o u r lite r a tu r e e x p la in s, a n d m a n y b o o k s a lso e x p la in , t h a t th e O r d e r h a s a lw a y s o p e ra te d in c y c le s o r p e rio d s o f 108 y e a rs . A f te r 10 8 y e a r s o f a c tiv ity th e r e is a p e rio d o f 10 8 y e a rs o f silen c e, fo llo w ed , th e n , b y I 0 8 y e a r s o f a c tiv ity a g a in . T h e h is to ry of th e O rd e r, a s p u b lish e d in th e A m e ric a n R o sa e C ru c is m a g a z in e fo r 1916, p la in ly sh o w s th is th r o u g h a ll th e p a s t a g e s. T h e I m p e ra to r w e n t to E u ro p e in 19 0 9 , a s is w ell k n o w n , fo r th e p u rp o s e of g e ttin g in to u c h w ith th e O r d e r a n d a ss istin g in its b e in g e sta b lish e d h e r e in fu ll fo r m a s a s e p a r a te ju ris d ic tio n . It w a s th e r ig h t y e a r to m a k e su c h p la n s, fo r d a tin g b a c k 10 8 y e a rs fro m 19 0 9 w e h a v e th e y e a r 18 0 1 , th e y e a r th a t th e la s t o f th e R o sic ru c ia n s in A m e ric a c o n d u c te d a n y o f th e ir w o rk ; a n d d a tin g b a c k 10 8 y e a r s fro m t h a t d a te , w e h a v e 16 9 3 , th e y e a r th a t th e E u ro p e a n R o sic ru c ia n s m a d e th e ir p la n s f o r c o m in g to A m e ric a , a s is b e in g e x p la in e d , in th e p re s e n t in s ta llm e n ts of th e h is to ry in th is T ria n g le . F ro m 1693 to 1801 th e R o s ic ru c ia n s w e re a c tiv e in A m e ric a ; fro m 1801 th e r e fo llo w e d a n o th e r p e rio d of 108 y e a rs o f in a c tiv ity ; a n d n o w w e a r e in a n o th e r a c tiv e p e rio d . T h e se c o n d p o in t to b e c o n s id e re d is th is : th e O rd e r, as a n O r d e r a n d w ith a s e p a r a te ju ris d ic tio n , w a s n e v e r e sta b lish e d in A m e ric a u n til th is p e rio d . T h e fa c t th a t R o sic ru c ia n s, in itia te d a b ro a d , r e tu r n e d to A m e ric a a n d c a r r ie d o n so m e o f th e w o rk , o r th a t o th e r s liv in g in E u ro p e c a m e h e r e in a b a n d a n d c a rr ie d o n so m e of th e w o rk , la y in g a fo u n d a tio n sto n e , d o e s n o t m e a n th a t th e s e p io n e e rs e sta b lish e d in A m e ric a th e O r d e r a s a n A m e ric a n O r d e r . T h e r e w e re

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m a n y w h o d id su c h p io n e e r w o rk , a m o n g th e m b e in g V a u g h a n a n d la te r D r. R a n d o lp h , b u t th e y h a d n o t a u th o r ity to e sta b lish a c o m p le te O rd e r h e re a n d d id n o t d o so. T h e d a te fo r s u c k w o rk w a s a lw a y s s e t a s th e y e a r 1 9 1 6 , sev en y e a rs a f te r th e d a te o f th e n e w b ir th p e rio d , 19 0 9 , a llo w in g se v e n y e a r s fo r p r e p a r a tio n . Q . D o y o u re c o m m e n d re a d in g o f a b o o k c a lle d : T h e R o sic ru c ia n s, T h e ir T e a c h in g s ? A . F ro m tim e to tim e o u r Im p e ra to r h a s re c o m m e n d e d c e rta in b o o k s, th e re c o m m e n d a tio n s a p p e a rin g in o u r official p u b lic a tio n s o r m e n tio n e d in o u r le c tu re s , b u t a s fo r th e b o o k c ite d a b o v e w e c a n o n ly sa y a g a in w h a t w e h a v e said a b o u t all b o o k s c la im in g to b e R o sic ru c ia n ex p o sitio n s. T h e re - is n o t. o n e w h ic h is a u th e n tic o r w h ic h c o n ta in s o u r te a c h in g s o r o u r w o rk . C e r ta in b o o k p u b lis h e rs h a v e fo r y e a rs issu e d b o o k s w ith R o si c ru c ia n title s fo r th e so le re a s o n t h a t th e title is v e ry a p p e a lin g a n d a s s u re s a g o o d sale. S e e k e rs a r e lo o k in g fo r so m e in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e R o si c ru c ia n s a n d a n y b o o k se e m in g to d e a l w ith th e s u b je c t sella q u ic k ly , b u t ju s t a s s u re ly dis a p p o in ts . If so m e e n te r p ris in g p u b lis h e r w o u ld b u y a sm a ll e d itio n o f th e H o ly B ible a n d p u t a n e w c o v e r o n e a c h c o p y a n d la b e l it R o sic ru c ia n S a c re d P rin c ip le s, h e c o u ld sell th o u s a n d s of c o p ie s a n d a t th e sa m e tim e d e fr a u d h is b u y e rs n o t a t a ll. B u t th e b o o k a p p e a r in g to d a y as R o s ic ru c ia n r e f e re n c e b o o k s a r e u seless to th e re a l s tu d e n t. T h e o n ly e x c e p tio n to th is is th e b o o k p rin te d y e a r s a g o a n d n o w o u t of p rin t, b u t o b ta in a b le in so m e lib ra rie s o r r a r e b o o k sto re s. It is c a lle d T h e R ea l H is to ry of th e R o sic ru c ia n s, a n d is b y th e w ell k n o w n a n d w ell lo v ed A r th u r E d w a rd W a ite , o f E n g la n d . D o n o t b e m isled, h o w e v e r, b y s im ila r title s. O n e b o o k th a t a p p e a re d a few y e a r s a g o a n d w h ic h c a u s e d c o n sid e ra b le c o m m e n t b e c a u se of its la c k of a n y th in g R o sic ru c ia n , w as c a lle d R o s ic ru c ia n , a n d its a u th o r 's n a m e w as g iv en a s M ag u s In c o g n ito ( t h e u n k n o w n M a g u s ). It w a s issu e d b y a w ell k n o w n N ew T h o u g h t p u b lish in g h o u se in C h ic a g o , a n d a s a m a tte r o f fa c t its a u th o r w a s M r. A tk in so n , th e N ew T h o u g h t w rite r, w h o w as n e v e r in itia te d in to th e O r d e r a n d w h o k n e w n o th in g of its " s e c r e t te a c h in g s . R e st a s s u re d th a t a n y b o o k c la im in g to h a v e th e te a c h in g s o f th e R o sic ru c ia n s o n its p rin te d p a g e s is a fra u d , fo r th e re a l te a c h in g s w ill N E V E R b e p u b lish e d in su c h fo rm . Q . Is th e r e a b r a n c h o f o u r O r d e r in E n g la n d ? A . O u r O r d e r in E n g la n d is u n d e r th e sa m e n a m e a s th e o n e h e r e in A m e ric a a n d is a p a r t of th e O r d e r th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld . T h e G ra n d S e c re ta r y o f E n g la n d is M r. R a y m u n d A n d re a , a n d u n d e r h is d ire c tio n th e w o rk is p ro g re s s in g th r o u g h o u t E n g la n d w ith th e p rin c ip a l g ro u p of s tu d e n ts fo rm in g th e L o d g e in L o n d o n . Q . W h a t is th e m e a n in g of th e w o rd C o lo m b e as a p p lie d to o u r V e sta l V irg in s in e a c h L o d g e? A . T h e w o rd m e a n s d o v e, a n d h a s a s im ila r e q u iv a le n t in m a n y la n g u a g e s. T h e V e sta ls a r e th e D o v es o f P e a c e a n d P u r ity in e a c h L o d g e as w ell a s G u a rd ia n s of th e A lta r a n d th e A lta r F ire . In th e sy m b o lic a l ritu a l, th e y r e p r e s e n t th e c o n sc ie n c e of th e in d iv id u a l. T h e w o rd C o lo m b e is p ro n o u n c e d , b y u n iv e rsa l c u sto m in o u r O rd e r, a s C o -lo m b , w ith a c c e n t o n th e la s t syllable. Q . A re th e r e a n y la n d m a rk s still s ta n d in g of th e e a rly R o s ic ru c ia n s w h o e sta b lish e d a c o lo n y in o r n e a r P h ila d e lp h ia , a s r e la te d in th e s to ry n o w a p p e a r in g in th e T ria n g le ? A . Y es, in F a irm o n t P a rk , P h ila d e lp h ia , th e r e re m a in s th e fo u n d a tio n of th e first s tr u c tu r e , u p o n it n o w b e in g a w o o d en b u ild in g . It is lo c a te d o n th e o ld ro a d still c a lle d H e rm its D riv e o r H e rm its L a n e ; a n d n o t f a r fro m th is s tr u c tu r e is th e old c a v e o r m e d ita tio n p la c e of o n e o f th e M asters o f th e c o lo n y . T h is c a v e is a b o u t to be p re s e rv e d b y th e P a r k C o m m issio n , e n c lo se d b y a railin g .

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Q .^ - A r e m e m b e rs a llo w e d to w e a r p in s o r sy m b o ls a n d w h e re c a n th e y b e s e c u re d ? A . N ew p in s in sy m b o lic a l fo rm w ill b e re a d y so o n a n d m e m b e rs m a y w e a r th e m if th e y d e sire . T h e y o fte n se rv e to in tro d u c e o n e s e e k e r to a n o th e r a n d le ad to m a n y a c q u a in ta n c e s th a t re s u lt in n e w m e m b e rs. W h e n th e p in s a r e re a d y th e y w ill b e d is trib u te d to a ll th e L o d g e s a n d g ro u p s . Q . W h a t su g g e s tio n s c a n b e g iv en to o n * w h o is a n x io u s to h e lp s e v e ra l y o u n g p e o p le w h o a r e a b o u t to h a v e th e ir first c h ild a n d w h o a r e in n e e d of a d v ice , h a v in g n o re la tiv e s to go to ? A . H e re is tr u ly a w o n d e rfu l o p p o rtu n ity to se rv e . T h e re a r e m a n y su c h c a se s in a ll n e ig h b o rh o o d s a n d n o g r e a te r w o rk c a n b e d o n e th a n in g iv in g frie n d ly a d v ic e a n d h e lp to th o s e in e x p e rie n c e d in su c h m a tte r s . T o h e lp , o r h a v e a n y p a r t in h e lp in g , a c h ild to c o m e in to th e w o rld w ith b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d m o r e lo v e o n th e p a r t of th e p a r e n ts is o n e o f th e g ra n d e s t w o rk s o u r m e m b e rs c a n d o . U su a lly th e p h y s ic ia n is re a d y a n d w illin g to a d v ise , b u t o fte n h e is n o t c o n s u lte d u n til th e la s t m o n th o r so ; a n d o fte n h is a d v ic e is so p ro fe ssio n a l ( a s it sh o u ld b e ) th a t it d o e s n o t ta k e th e p la c e of th a t fro m a frie n d o r c o m p a n io n . It c a n n e v e r ta k e th e p la c e o f th e a d v ic e g iv en a w om an w h o k n o w s to a w om an w h o d o e s n o t j k n o w . T h e first s te p to t a k a is to w in th e e x p e c ta n t m o th e r 's c o n fid e n c e a n d frie n d s h ip . T h is is n o t d o n e b y b e in g o v e r re a d y w ith a d v ic e a n d su g g e s tio n , b u t r a t h e r th r o u g h th e p r o p e r a ttitu d e o f frie n d lin e ss, c o m p a n io n s h ip a n d s y m p a th y . Y et, th e in te re s t th u s sh o w n sh o u ld n o t ta k e th e fo rm o f s y m p a th y f o r th e e x p e c ta n t su ffe rin g , fo r a t n o tim e sh o u ld th e th o u g h t o f p h y sic a l su ffe rin g d o m in a te th e in te r e s t o r c a re . G ive th e m o th e r-to -b e g o o d re a d in g m a tte r . O n e b o o k t h a t w ill in te re s t e v e ry e x p e c ta n t m o th e r is th e I m p e ra to rs b o o k , A T h o u s a n d Y e a rs o f Y e s te r d a y s , b e c a u s e it d e a ls w ith a b ir th a n d p la in ly re v e a ls th e D iv in e, b e a u tifu l law s a t w o rk p r io r to a n d d u rin g c h ild b irth , a n d c a u se s th e m o th e r to u n d e rs ta n d w h a t a s a c r e d a n d im p o r ta n t p a r t sh e p la y s in th is e v e n t. T h e n , h e r th o u g h ts sh o u ld b e d ire c te d to th e la w s th a t p e r ta in to p r e n a ta l in flu e n ce s. T h e e x p e c ta n t m o th e r sh o u ld k n o w th a t h e r th in k in g , a s w ell a s h e r d o in g , h a s a n in flu e n c e o n th e b r a in o f th e u n b o r n ch ild . G o o d m u sic, g o o d p ic tu re s , sh o u ld b e a ffo rd e d h e r a n d sh e sh o u ld b a e n c o u ra g e d to se le c t a n id eal c h a r a c te r f o r h e r u n b o rn , a n d c o n c e n tr a te u p o n it f o r a c e rta in p e rio d e a c h d a y . In th is w ay , a n d m a n y o th e r w a y s t h a t w ill c o m e to m in d , o u r m e m b e rs c a n h e lp th o s e w h o n e e d h e lp a t su c h a tim e . M ak e it y o u r b u s in e s s to find w h e re su c h a m o th e r-to -b e lives, e sp e c ia lly a y o u n g w o m an , frie n d le ss a n d lo n e ly , a n d d e v o te p a r t o f y o u r tim e to h e r a n d h e r p ro b le m . It is, a f te r all, n o t h e r p ro b le m , b u t y o u rs , m in e, th e O r d e r 's , th e n a tio n 's , th e w o rld s g re a te s t p ro b le m . Q . A re th e r e o n e o r tw o o b e lisk s fro m E g y p t in C e n tra l P a rk , N. Y. ? A . T h e re is b u t o n e ; th e tw in o f th is o n e is o n th e b a n k s of th e T h a m e s in L o n d o n . Q . Is it im p e ra tiv e fo r m e m b e rs of th e O r d e r to e a t o n ly v e g e ta b le s? A . N o I If y o u find m e a t d is a g re e s w ith y o u , le a v e it a lo n e ; if th e r e is a n y o th e r re a s o n fo r a v e g e t a b le d iet, s tic k to it; b u t th e O r d e r d o e s n o t c o m p e l y o u to d o so.

a n d m a r k e d b y a b ro n z e p la te d o n a te d b y o u r O r d e r . V isito rs to P h ila d e lp h ia c a n find m u c h in te r e s t in th e s e b e a u tifu l sp o ts. A t E p h ra ta , P e n n s y lv a n ia , h o w e v e r, th e r e a r e a n u m b e r of fine b u ild in g s in g o o d p re s e rv a tio n t h a t w e re u se d b y th e c o lo n y a f te r it m o v e d fro m P h ila d e lp h ia to a m o re se c lu d e d lo c a lity . Q . Is it c o m p u lso ry fo r o n e to re s ig n fro m o th e r sc h o o ls o f p h ilo so p h y o r m y s tic a l s tu d y in o rd e r to u n ite w ith y o u r b o d y ? A . N o. W e d o n o t in s ist th a t o u r m e m b e rs fo rsa k e a n y s c h o o l o f th o u g h t th a t h a s h e lp e d th e m o r is a b o u t to h e lp th e m , n o r d o w e a s k t h a t th e y c h a n g e th e ir re lig io u s, p o litic a l o r so c ia l c o n n e c tio n s so lo n g a s th e s e a r e g o o d , c o n s tru c tiv e o r h e lp fu L Q . D o th e a p p lic a n ts fo r a d m issio n to A M O R C h a v e to p le d g e a lle g ia n c e o r o b e d ie n c e to a n y in d iv id u a l le a d e r a s in n e a rly a ll th e o th e r o c c u lt sc h o o ls? A . E m p h a tic a lly , n o I A ll m e m b e rs m u s t a b id e b y th e c o n s titu tio n a n d th a t m e a n s th a t in a ll ritu a l istic m a tte r s w ith in th e L o d g e th e m e m b e rs m u s t a b id e b y th e ru lin g s of th e M a s te r o f th e L o d g e a s a n o fficer, n o t a p e r s o n ; a n d in a ll g e n e ra l a ffa irs o f th e O r d e r a ll m e m b e rs m u s t a b id e b y th e ru lin g s of th e s u p re m e o fficers, n o t p e rs o n alitie s. In n o o th e r se n se a r e o u r m e m b e rs a s k e d to p le d g e o b e d ie n c e to p e rs o n o r office. Q . W h a t h a s b e e n re c o m m e n d e d to th o s e w h o d e sire d to m a k e p ro v isio n d u rin g th e ir e a rth ly life fo r a g ift to th e O r d e r a f t e r th e ir tr a n s itio n ? A . W h e n w e h a v e b e e n a s k e d th is q u e s tio n b y m ail th e o fficia l a n s w e r g iv en h a s a lw a y s b e e n th e sam e. It is w ell, in d e e d , fo r a ll w h o h a v e b e e n b e n e fitte d b y th e O r d e r o r w h o w ish to h e lp k e e p its w o rk g o in g , to m a k e so m e p ro v isio n in th e w a y in tim a te d . A few o f o u r m e m b e rs h a v e p a ss e d o n in re c e n t y e a r s w ith o u t h a v in g m a d e su c h p r o v isio n a n d w e a r e s u r e th a t it w a s re g r e tte d . In o n e c a se a B ro th e r, w ith o u t k in , p a ss e d o n w ith o u t le a v in g a n y w ill o r d o c u m e n t, a n d h is b a n k a c c o u n t o f n e a rly $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 w e n t to th e S ta te of N ew Y o rk . 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