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THE OFFICIAL, INTERNATIONAL ROSICRUCIAN MAGAZINEOF THE WORLD-WIDE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER

Vol. XI JUNE 1933

C O N T E N T S

Galileo Before the Inquisition Frontispiece

The Thought of the Month

A M O R C : A Mi li tant Organization

Cathedral Contacts ................ ....................

Ancient Symbolism

Mind Power is Electrical

Pages from the Past

This Thing Called Man

Sanctum Musing

Interesting Facts for Students

Destruction of Ancient City Illustration..



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THOUGHT OF THE MONTHTHE DEVELOPMENT OF SPIRITUALITY

B y T H E I M P E R A T O R

ODAY is Monday,April the 17th. It

is the day after Easter. The news p a p e r a c c o u n t sa n d t h e r a d i onews reports arefilled with exuber-a n t, enthusia sticstatements aboutt h e m a g n i f i c e n tand wholly unex

pe cted outb ur st of i n t e r e s t i n s p i r

itual things made manifest yesterday— Easter Day.

Here in the west of the United Stateswe are accustomed to two magnificentEa ste r sunrise services. One is held inthe southern part of the state and onenear San Francisco. Also in these twolocalities a huge cross is erected upon ahigh point of land and persons of allChristian denominations are accustomedto traveling to the foothills surroundingthese crosses and attending open air religious services at sunrise. But thereports of yesterday show that similar services were desired and asked for and

granted at ten or more places along thePacific Coast and at dozens of placesinland and that audiences outnumberinganything ever witnessed in the way of religious pilgrimages were made manifest yesterday. And from other reportswe learn that the churches had larger congregations, that every form of spiritual demonstration was indulged inwith greater sincerity and more sacrifices on the part of the persons attending than at any other time in recentyears.

In the history of the development of Christianity such an event as this should

not have warranted the least commenton my part or on the part of anyone, for after nineteen hundred years of Christian progress, especially in this westernworld, we should find an increasinginterest in a Christian Holy Day andeven the birthrate in Christian familiesshould bring a normal and naturalincrease in the number of Christianenthusiasts. But conditions have not

been no rm al and the times ha ve been of such a nature as to warrant manyauthorities in predicting that the increasing lack of interest in the church

was a sign of the increasing lack of interest in thin gs spiritual. It has beenclaimed that the race of man is becoming materialistic, scientific, cold-blooded,non-emotional, and indifferent towardthe more sublime things of life. It has

been sa id that the grea t W o rld W a r was an indication of the downfall of religion and that the strifes and contentions, political and economical, throughout the world in recent years was afurther sign of the materialistic, nonreligious development of man's mind.

With such predictions still vibratingtheir postulations in the ear one couldnot help being astonished at the manifestations made everywhere yesterday.It was as though the nation rose up inits spiritual power and answered thechallenging claims of materialism. It isnot a question as to whether the American or North American or Westernworld or English speaking people are

becoming mor e or less in te re sted in thechurch but it is a question of the development of spirituality in the hearts



and minds of everyone. Th ere is something about Easter and certain holydays that finds a response in the sacredarchives of the human consciousnessregardless of whether the individuals

bel on g to a chu rc h and attend th atchurch regularly or not. Undou btedlymillions who walked and journeyed longand tediously for one or more hoursearly yesterday morning to be at sunriseservice seldom go to church and perhaps

be long to no definite church . Certa inlya majority of them are not church goersor the churches would have no reasonto complain of a lack of interest inchurc h institutions. If the millions wh owent to these sunrise services yesterdaywere to start in next Sunday and attendchurches with the same interest and

enthusiasm as they displayed in theEaster services, the churches wouldthink that the millennium had come.

W h at is there about Easter thatattracted the attention of so manymillions and awakened something withinthe spiritual consciousness of these

people ? Hi stor ic al ly , Easter is a very ,very old holy day. It had its originwith the pagans and the day itself isnamed after an old pagan goddesswhose brilliant and colorful light wasassociated with the aurora borealis. The

Christians adopted this ancient holy dayand in the English language the name of Easter is spelled almost precisely as theancient name of the goddess was written. But it isn't the origin or historical nature of the holy day that

brought mil lions to the foot of th e crossat sunrise. It is because the day was asymbol of a principle or a great law or a mystical manifestation that the humanconsciousness conceives as being trueand good and uplifting. Th e day became a prophetic day in the minds of thousand s of persons. It was a day of rebirth and regeneration. It came at atime in the United States when everyone was beginning to feel the hope of anew era and the possibility of a “newdeal” in every sense including the religious and spiritual. It came at a timewhen in the history of the world therewas much the same feeling. This E aste r is truly symbolical of the rising spirit of new life freeing itself from the bondageof the tomb and having its old form of

materialism crucified and returned toearth.

Within the heart and mind of everyliving creature who has had the opportunity to meditate and think there is a

keen sense of spiritual values and spiritual powers that needs but the touch of mystical illumination to awaken andquicken it into an enthusiasm that isunequalled by any other human emotion.

I think we may safely say that whatoccurred yesterday throughout NorthAmerica and in other lands is a sign andsymbol of great power in the future for the betterment of the human race andthe advance ment of civilization. W estill have to close the old tomb, we stillhave to throw away the burial robes.

W e still have the cross to take downand the wounds in the body to heal. Butthe vision of the future is now brightthrough the illumination of the rebirthand in this light we can walk safely andsurely toward the greater goal wherewe will find the very foundation of thekingdom of heaven on earth.

Alcove for June

The ancient mystics claimed that eachmonth of the year was an alcove in the

year in which certain activities and industries of twelve different classifications were conducted. They assigned toeach alcove a definite classification of human interest, and as the centuries

pass by ce rt ain wel l-kn ow n cha rac ter scame to be associated with each alcovenot because they were born in the monthrepresented by the alcove, but becausetheir personal activities were of a natureassociated or assigned to the alcove.

June was called the month of the be ne fa ctor s. It was pres um ed that inthis alcove persons of wealth and pros

pe ri ty , influence and great mate ri al power ca me to get he r to de ci de ho w th eymight best use their material possessionsto help civilization. T he person s whocame to be associated with this alcoveare Croesus, Aristobulus, Harpalos,Atticus, Maecenas, Inigo Jones, CecilRhodes, Fouque, Madero, Fugger,Robert Morris, Alexander Hamilton,J. J. Astor, Vanderbilt, A. T. Stewart,Wan ama ker, C. W . Field, E. H. Harrison and John D. Rockefeller.



AMORC: A Militant Organization A VITAL MESSAGE TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN

By F r a t e r E d w a rd S o e sm a n

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H E Rosicrucian Or-d e r o f A M O R Cis a militant org a n i z a t i o n . T h ew o r d m i l i t a n tappeals to youth;it suggests trumpeters in the frontline of an onwardmarching army; itcontains all that islofty and gloriousand it holds the prom ise o f vi ctory .

In ages past and even within recenttimes it must of necessity have meantthe roar of cannons in the distance, thesplendor of individual audacity on the batt le field, th e march-rhyth m of b a ttalions and thrilling sound of martialairs. Th e word militant also suggestshigh ideals and the fighting spirit thatgoes with the defense of the banner and

flag and it inspires an attack on thedark forces which we encounter everywhere in life.

It would not speak for the evolutionof mankind if even today we wouldfoster the ideas of war which excitedthe imagination of our forbears. To da ythere seems to be no other excuse for

Rosicrucian in terna^ or external warfare than our collective resignation from all that ishonorable and beautiful, fine and constructive in life. W a r means the unshackling of all that is base and destruc

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tive and we have recently experienced,each individually, that open warfare cannever and never has settled an argument permanentl y.

W ar , described in the mildest form islunacy and so-called lawful commitmentof mass-crime. Heroism on the battlefield in the light of the present day is somuch wasted energy.

S t i l l t h e R o s i c r u c i a n O r d e r o f AMORC is a mili tant organizationeager to enlist youth under its bannersof victory. Th e Rosicrucian O rd er invites any young man or young womanto join it and to share with it all of thereal benefits, both materially and spiritually that will come to them from thevarious departments and courses of s tudy. The Order would receive withopen arms all those deserving young people that make up th e comp lex structure of the American, Canadian andMexican nations and show them their

rightful place in life and start them off towards a goal that is both glorious and bea uti fu l in ever y sense.

However, today the word militant inconnection with the Rosicrucian Order cannot and must not suggest warfare inthe historical sense. T od ay that wordmeans infinitely more and we can senseits rightful meaning if we turn our imagination from the physical to themental, from the crude to the refined,from destruction to construction, fromhate to love, from the lower regions of



earthly endeavor to the heights above.Then the word stands out bril l iantlyand commands attention from the enquiring mind; then and only then maywe use this word in connection with our Rosicrucian Ord er A.M .O.R .C. Doesit now appeal less to youth?

Has the glit tering faded on accountof i ts higher interpretation? W e doubtit very much. M an y young men andwomen whom we reach through these pages and who are ou ts id e of our O rder today possess the qualities that make upthe best in a nation. Th ese admirablequalities may be more or less dormant bu t of th ei r ac tu al pre sen ce within thereis no doubt. De ep in their souls liesdormant the ambition to achieve, thedesire to succeed and the bitter yearning

for happiness and a little island of their own in the seas of life. Th ey findaround them in their social sphere andin business associations disquieting conditions and powerful forces of evil thattry to drag them away from the loftyideals which they know to be right.Many of them appear to lose their

ba lanc e th ro ugh th e force of incomingconditions that almost destroy their individual anchors, let alone the hope tosome day make port.

In their association with others and in

their daily experience they fathom thedepth in which they may be dragged if they give way to the underlying currentof present day standard morality. W it hsome a thin film of cynicism or puerilehypocrisy seems to obscure the greater vision of life. W e kno w from experience that the youth of today fights a

ba tt le uphi ll , a gl or io us bat tl e wheredefeat and victory are at very closequarters. As our Imperator, Dr. H.Spencer Lewis, has said during hisinaugural speech of the 1932 NationalConvention: “Even the rising generation

is passing through the crucible and thefire of transition and in preparation for its great awakening and first stage of evolution the new generation is intolerant of old customs and habits, of man-made morals and creeds."

Probably when this great period of transition is over and when the newlegions begin their forward march theonly remaining “ashes” will be in theform of slang words and expressions

typical of the abandonment of the thenrecent past. Arou nd us everywhere wesee old systems crumbling, old beliefsmaking way for new ones and dustydoctrines ridiculed.

Through and right in the middle of this changing atmosphere youth is plodding along pluckily but with as yet nodefinite anticipation of the morrow. Inthis vertigo of present conditions standsthe bulwark of an organization whoseofficers and members are ready tostretch out a helping hand.

Facing right about, with its head skyhigh, and every nerve and muscle tense,quietly but commandingly moving onward, driven as it were by a motor of limitless power, guided and guarded byan unseen hand we find the militant organization of A.M .O.R .C. It will show

batt le ag ain duri ng the pre se nt generation. T he outcome of the battle depend slargely on the alertness and strength of each member individually and of thecollective power of the entire membership. Th e battle will be one of mindagainst mind, of character against character and the greatest victories will

be fo ugh t with men tal and sp ir it ua lweapons around tables of arbitration.

This shifting of the battlefields fromthe great outdoors with its well known

hair raising equipment to the indoor stage of battle around long tables, andfought with such paraphernalia as pen,ink, paper and speech, is plainly visiblein many countries of the world.

Does not the new stage setting affordthe greatest opportunity for achievement, for victory, defeat and heroism?

Does not this new battlefield inspire anew era of progress and the gradualdeepening of the channels of evolutionfor all mankind? Does this new er con

ception of conquest not promise the fulfillment of the prophetic words written by a M aster Ros ic ruci an tha t: “O n thehorizon of human consciousness andascending the heavens of individualachievement have shone in splendor theheralding stars of man’s future unfold-ment?" W a s it not a mother who wrotethe pathetic words, “I did not raise myson to be a soldier!"? There may besome of us who still believe that warsare necessary in the scheme of things



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bu t is no t that idea promulgated bythose ignorant beings whose greedymake-up sees personal gain in bloodyencounters of nation against nation?Again we say that the future battles

around tables hold enough promise tosatisfy the passions of the young anddaring for all that is honorable, gloriousand heroic in life. Is not the splend or of the indoor battle greater and fairer compared with the one of 1914-1918,where men and boys fought for rightsthat are questionable in the light of history?

Is not blood too fine a substance andtoo important a chemical compositionof the human body to be wasted likeof yore?

In the olden days the young had to be disciplined, ph ys ica ll y dril led andinstructed in warfare. Years of prep aration, special courses in the “W e stPoints’’ of Europe were necessary tocomplete a military training. T he ou tstanding graduates became the leaders,the generals of the army. In Americaand in Canada today we find conditionswhich are similar to the ones existing inFra nce prior to the revolution. O n thiscontinent we find today a minority of individuals holding back, as it were, a

majority of law abiding citizens whocling to their modest possessions with alltheir might and who are nevertheless onthe verge of social bankruptcy. Thes econditions, as we know, are changingfor the better almost day after day. Instead of the dreadfu l revolution whichFrance experienced in the Eighteenthcentury we are witnessing a peacefulevolution in America with here andthere an occasional outburst of humanill temp er and arm ed rioting. Still weall hope and believe that no great con

flict in the realm of old time and obsoletewars will again threaten the peace-loving populations of Can ada and America.

Values are changing, (I am referringto that soul stirring message entitled“ 1932 and You,’’ written by Dr. H.Spencer Lewis, which constituted partof the free literature distributed lastyear by the Department of Publicityat AMORC Headquarters in San Jose,California), business ethics are changing, life itself seems to become a moreholy possession than it ever was before

and the youth of America and Canadaand all lands are beginning to seek for something better, something that will be

pe rmane nt, som ethi ng that is lackingand must be found. Youn g men and

women everywhere are beginning towonder what it is all about, this lifefrom the cradle to the grave, this rush,this exaltation, this melee. They arereaching out for a strong arm that will

pull th em on dry land be cau se th ey feelthe necessity of a safe abode on the restless, threateni ng seas of life. Th eyknow that military talk is out of date,they feel instinctively that the presentgeneration has failed along the lines of lasting progress and they want to ex

press them se lves but lack as yet thestability and experience that commands

authority.They feel that they can succeed and

that they must succeed; they know thatthere is a place in the sun for every oneof them, they hope for a position in the“ G R A N D E A R M E E ” a s m a r s h a l s ,captains and even as soldiers. Theyrealize the need for a preparatoryschooling, a training and an individualcomprehension of life, they wish to sub je ct th em se lv es to rigid discipline in amodern “Ecole Militaire” where theycan learn self-mastership. Th e youngmen and women know that if presentsystems are crumbling and breakingdown that with them will rest the responsibility of taking an active part inthe rebuilding of a nation and the glorification of a new day. Some of the

pr iv ileg ed be ings that ma ke up the ne wgeneration are already feeling their way,slowly and cunningly towards the newand virgin highways and it will be amatter only of a few months until theywill reach their destination.

But it is not for these miniature supermen and super-women, this vanguard of t h e “ G R A N D E A R M E E ” th a t w e a r ewriting or even thinking. O ur concernis with the young men and women whoare struggling right now in the middleof the undertow and who are seeking,ever seeking for that strong and mightyhand that is reaching out to them torender them temporary assistance untilthey will be strong enough, healthy,happy, prosperous and determinedenough to pick their own places under



the banner that leads the parade of pro gress iv e men and women.

AMORC, the militant RosicrucianOrganization, stands ready to help youreach the top of your ambitions and itwill freely share with you all of its age

old and modem wealth of knowledge.This “Ecole Militaire,” along modernlines, will help thousands upon thousands of young people with an uncommon knowledge of their needs andwishes and desires as it has alreadydone for many deserving souls in manycountries of the world throughout theages. On e cannot expect to become av e t e r a n o f t h e “ G R A N D E A R M E E ”all at once. Th ere must be training,discipline a nd order, the re must be visionand these things cannot be had withoutserious training. Those who have joinedthe ranks of AMORC know that thisis the dawn of the greatest opportunities the world has ever seen and rather than to shut out others from the pros

pe rit y of to morr ow th ey exte nd th ei r hands to you in fellowship and good

will and ask you to march with themand share with them all the good thingstha t will be theirs. If you are a youngman or young woman determined tomake good but in doubt as to your present chances, then turn your mind’s eye

to AMORC and find all and more thanyou have been seeking for.

Haste and anxiety are dreadful thingsand they have caused many a personsorrow and misery. But there appearsto be an exception to every rule in life.Such an exception we confront here.You cannot be too hasty or too anxiousin joining the AM OR C. Th e wisestthing you have ever done is to accept aninvitation to join AM O R C today. It isyour best investment, the highest gradedsecurity, because it not only pays highdividends, but it is the safest form of "life insurance.”

N o on e ca n af fo rd to decl ine a heartyinvitation from that great army of progressive men and women: The MilitantOrganizat ion of AMORC Throughoutthe W orld.

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WHEN IS AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE UPSIDE DOWN ?

Have you ever met one of the occult whispering campaigners imbued with superstition and devoid of rationalism? W ith an air of the utmost confidence and with a sternadmonition, he will inform you that any organization or society that uses the symbol of the equilateral triangle UP SID E D O W N is an adherent of the practice of BLACK MA GIC. AM OR C, inasmuch as it uses the symbol of the triangle with point upward andwith point downward, is referred to as “one of these organizations”.

It is surprising how many persons ordinarily of sound reason will be impressed or atleast confused by such illogical arguments. In the first place, will anyone kindly informus how a triangle that is of equal dimensions on all three sides may be either UP or D O W N in position? W hich point of the three of a triangle is top or bottom? By whatrule of "eenie-meenie-minie-mo" do they select a point or side of the triangle as top or

bot tom? W hen the po int of the tri an gle is do wnw ard will som eone kin dly ex plain on

what premise the conclusion is then reached that that point is the top one of the triangleand, therefore, i t is UPSIDE DOWN?These whispering campaigners refer to the triangle with point downward as Inverted.

W e also plead for someone to inform us how a square or an equilateral triangle can beinverted. Just how do you invert, turn inside ou t a square or equilateral triangle? It is amystery to us.

N ow , friends, if there was any ele ment of scientific , ma thema tical, or my stica l truthto this twaddle, it would be extremely unfortunate also for the Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A.,as they, like AM OR C, use the triangle with point downw ard. Students, don't permit your common sense to be suppressed by such anomalous views.



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The ‘‘Cathedral of the Soul” Is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of the most advanced and highly developed spiritual members and workers of the Rosicrucian F ratern ity. It is a focal point of Cosmic radiations andthought waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness,and inner awakening. Various periods of the day are set aside when manythousands of minds are attuned with the Cathedral of the Soul, and othersattuning with the Cathedral at this time will receive the benefit of the vibra-ions. Th ose w ho are not members of the organ ization m ay share in thisunusual benefit as well as those who are members. T he book called "L iber 777” describes the periods for various contacts with the Cath edral. Copies

will be sent to persons who are not members by addressing their request for this book to librarian S. P.C., care of AMORC Temple, San Jose, California,enclosing three cents in postage stamps. (Please state whether member or not—this is important.)

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ROM every pointthe most extraordinary reports arecoming to us re

g a r d i n g t h e d e velopment of theC a t h e d r a l w o r k .Its highly idealistic and yet practical nature appealss t r o n g l y t o t h ec l e a r t h i n k i n g ,

b r o a d v i s io n e dm a n o r w o m a n

who is seeking relief from the limitedrestrictions of religious misunderstandings and material traditions.

The magnificent work done by Rosicrucian Sunshine Circles in many, citiesusing the Cathedral of the Soul periodsfor healing and the improvement of ma

terial affairs is but one of the manymovements throughout the world making practical use of the Cath edral . Individuals in every community are recommending the Cathedral periods to their friends. In their own lives these mem

be rs are ap plyin g th e pr in cipl es of our teachings through contact with the Cathedral for mighty changes in their own pe rso nal affa ir s.

Even those who are unable to spiritually contact the Cathedral in the detailed and visionary manner they have



anticipated enjoy the great benefit of attuning one’s consciousness with it atthe proper periods and receive direct

bene fi t even though th e ot her fe at ure s of the contact are not so evident.

Each and every reader of this magazine, whether a member of the Rosicrucian organization or not, is invited towrite and secure a copy of the book known as Liber 777 and through itlearn how to use the principles of theCathedral of the Soul for the personalevolution of the self and the advancement and improvement of worldly conditions as well as the spiritual ones.There is no obligation, no restriction, noreservation in regard to the benefits thateach person may have through the Cathedral and, therefore, all are invited

to write and secure a free copy of Liber 777.

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An error appeared in our last issue regarding the Cathedral Hour on theradio and because of the daylightchange in time at this period of the year we wish to announce that the correcttime for the Cathedral Hour, on theradio begins at 4:00 P. M. DaylightSavings time in the eastern area, whichis equivalent to 3:00 P. M. Central Daylight Savings time, 2:00 P. M. Moun

tain Daylight Savings time, or 1::00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Savings time.Where there is no Daylight Savingstime used one hour should be subtractedfrom these figures. This would make the

per io d in Cali fo rn ia beg in at 12:00 P. M.and in some parts of the mountain section 1:00 P. M. and in parts of the central area where Standard time is used itwould be 2:00 P. M.

This Cathedral Hour of music of aninspiring spiritual and carefully selectednature is broadcast over the ColumbiaBroadcasting System from New York City and every Columbia chain stationin every part of North America will givethe program unless some very importantlocal event makes it necessary to changeor eliminate the program on one occasion. If you cannot get the program onone station of your radio set try it onanother Columbia station that is nearby.

The Director of the Cathedral Hour in New York City tells us that hegreatly appreciates the hundreds of

letters that have been written to himthanking him for the program . He saysit is a very wonderful endorsement thathas come from our members and friends but he reg re ts th at on ly a few of you inexpressing your appreciation of themusic have offered suggestions as tocertain pieces of music that you would

prefe r to hea r. If you feel incl ined towrite again to the Director of the Cathedral Hour in care of the ColumbiaBroadcasting System at 484 MadisonAvenue, New York City, tell him thatyou are a member of AMORC and notonly enjoy the Cathedral Hour but thatyou would like a certain selection playedwhene ver it is possible. Do n ot ask himto play any particular number on anystated Sunday for this may be impos

sible but express your preference andwhenever you do so give not only thetitle of the selection of music but thecomposer’s name if you know it. N at urally he will select those pieces whichhave the greatest number of requestsand if your selection or your request isnot performed the following Sunday be pat ient and wait for it. But pl ea se remember that the Director of the Cathedral Hour in New York cannot enter into correspondence with you in regardto any of the other features of the work of our AMORC organizat ion. The

Columbia Broadcasting System is doinga magnificent work in giving to theentire people of North America thiswonderful period of inspiring musicwith many pieces that are especiallyhelpful in assisting in Cosmic attune-ment, but the music and the whole

pe riod is dev ot ed to the be st in te re st s of everyone and not for just our membersor Rosicrucians alone. In giving thiswonderful program to the public weshould be extremely appreciative andalways thankful to the local station of the Columbia circuit for its services. But

do not write to the Director in NewYork regarding any other matter butyour suggestions for appropriate music.

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Spec ial Announcement

Those of our members wh o have beenenjoying the AMORC radio programsall over the country for the past fewyears and have appreciated the excellentmusic, and those who are enjoying the



Cathedral Hour of Music being broadcast by the Columbia BroadcastingSystem every Sunday afternoon will beglad to know that a special program of operatic music will help them in their stud y of the value o f music in connectionwith spiritual unfoldment in keepingwith our national plans of promotingcultural development of a spiritual andesoteric interpretation of the greatoperas through' the wonderful guidanceof our good Brother H. Maurice Jacquet.Brother Jacquet is not only a member of our Order here in North America, butis a long-time member of the organization in France. He is one of Eur op e’smost notable composers and orchestraleaders having been chosen from amongmany hundreds of musicians to lead the

famous Wagnerian celebration festival,when he conducted the largest orchestraever heard in any part of the world. Hehas also been leader of the orchestra inthe Paris Grand Opera, and the ParisOpera Comique, and since coming toAmerica has conducted opera in theMetropolitan Opera House, and has

produced several operas of his ow n. Hehas been invited at times to talk onthe musical programs of the NationalBroadcasting Company and other largemusical bodies in America. Broth er Jacquet is a mystic of the highest development and cultural refinement. H eis enthusiastic in regard to the esotericinterpretation of music and the mysticalapplication of musical sounds andthemes to the unfoldment of the inner spiritual faculties of the human consciousness.

Every Sunday evening at ten o’clock Eastern time, Brother Jacquet, as musical director of the New York OperaAssociation, will produce a short presentation of one of the famous operas,assisted by stars of the MetropolitanOpera Company, the Chicago OperaCompany, and others well-known in themusical world. Well-known narratorswill tell the story of the opera betweenthe acts, while Brother Jacquet and hisassociated musicians will interpret the

The stor y with mystical music. Eac h per-Rosicrucian formance will begin at t en o'clock onDigest Sunday evenings, and will be producedJune over Radio Station W O R (710 kilo-1 9 3 3 cycles).

Those of our members living in theeast and central parts of the UnitedStates, and in parts of Canada andMexico can undoubtedly hear this remarkable program . Because of the lateness of the hour, there will be very littleinterference of other stations and thecoolness of the atmosphere will permitof long distance reception. W e hopelater on to bring this series of marvelousoperas to the western part of this continent through a western radio station, or through several of them.

If you enjoy these opera programs Iam sure you will feel inclined to writea letter of appreciation to Brother H.Maurice Jacquet, care of The NewYork Ope ra Association, r Suite 1101,Carnegie Hall, New York City, and tell

him that you enjoy this wonderful contribution to the radio programs of theair. I know th at he an d his associateswill be glad to have your letters of appreciation.

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The Junior Rosicrucian Order

A great interest in Junior Rosicrucianwork has been expressed in the pastthree months. This department has beensending out over 200 letters, Leader’sGuides, stories for children and sets of

trial lectures every month. Ever y inquiry for leaflets “M ” and "J- B” isanswered promptly, generally in thenext mail, and we are pleased to reportthat over fifty per cent of the Marchinquirers have returned “J-B”, thus putting themselves in position to receivemore material from this department asit is prepared. Some of the parents and Junior Lodges have been contributingsmall amounts to our postage, which wenatur ally appreciate. Because of lack of time we do not send follow up letters tothose who only send in for the first

leaflets, as we feel their interest is only pass ive. If you want to ma ke th e Junior Department grow, send in your suggestions and your problems.

W e have an active Research C ommittee of about forty or fifty members,who send us material, such as stories,drawings, poems, suggestions, etc., atleast once a month. Th ey are also re po rt in g on a se t of twenty tr ia l lecturesused in their homes, and we would likethe final reports on these lectures before



June 15th, as we wish to report the paren t’s resu lt s to th e Jun io r Commit te eat the Convention. Please bear this inmind and save us the time and postageof jogging you up.

The Junior Lodges in many places aremaking wonderful progress and wehope to have a very interesting report tomake concerning them at the July Convention. Several of the Junior Lodgemembers as well as Junior Leaders will

be th ere, and a co mmit te e is workin g on pla ns fo r ente rt ain ment of th e young peo pl e whil e th ei r parents are att endingthe regular morning and afternoon sessions. Fo r this reaso n we wo uld like tohear from all parents who expect to

bri ng th eir ch il dre n to th e Conventi onthis year, not later than June 15th. Then

we will have some idea of how manymust be provid ed for. By planning todo this in groups of suitable ages, wefeel the cost to each parent can be keptlow. If you have any suggestions or offer of help for this committee, let’shear them.

Several Chapters in the East andSouth have sent for leaflet “I” and other Junior Lodge organizing information.Three Junior Lodges have been formedsince the April issue. All requests for Junior information should be directed to

Mrs. Eva Walters, Box 516, Route 2,Vacaville, California.The three new Junior Lodges are:S A N D I E G O — " T h e T h r ee P y r

amids,’’ meets every Friday afternoonat 4:30 P. M. at 1644 Linwood Street,Miss Frances May Smith, 1533 Monroe Avenue, San Diego, California,Junior Leader.

T R INID AD . B. W . I.— " Sunsh ineClub ’’ meets every Sunday afternoon at3:30 P. M.— P. S. Johnson, 100 Qu arr yStreet, , Po rt of Spain, Trin idad, B. W .I., Junior Leader.

C A N A D I A N G R A N D L O D G E — "Karn ak Bearers of Light,’’ meets everySaturday afternoon at 3:00 P. M. at878 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B. C.,Can ada . Mrs . Lillian Park ers, S. R. C.,2534 Venables Street, Vancouver, B. C.Junior Leader.

D O N O T F O R G E T T H E R O S 1 C R U C I A N C O N V E N T I O N , J U L Y 1622

CHICAGO ROSICRUCIAN RADIO BROADCAST

It is with pleasure, that we announce a definite program over radio stationK-Y-W, one of the largest stations in Chicago, operating on 293.9 meters or 1020kilocycles. The program will consist of mystical dramas and music, which will be both enterta in ing an d instructive . W e advise every one who re ad s this to tell hisor her friends and acquaintances, and to have many persons listen in at the timegiven below. Let us make it a pop ular program among the thinking typ e of persons.

This is a large station so members and readers within a range of two hundredmiles or more of Chicago should h ave n o difficulty in hearing it. Th e ho urs of the

br oa dc as t are 9:15-9 :30 P. M., daylight savings’ time. Chicago. The program will be br oa dc as t on ev ery Thursday evening from June 8th to June 22nd. Be sure totune in.

W e g reatly regret that the program announced to be broadcast over station

KPO in San Francisco had to be cancelled by the AMORC forty-eight hours beforeit was scheduled to go on the air. T ha t was the first time we ever announ ced a

program , wh ich did no t go on as scheduled . It was, however, due to the fact thatthe station accepted our program and then two days before the broadcast notifiedus that the transcription would have to be changed to a station program of personaltalent. Th is unpreced ented act did not give us ample time for rehearsal, and rather than put on a program which would not be of the quality or type compatible withthe Rosicrucian ideals, we cancelled it. W e greatly regretted doing so, becausemany members were preparing to tune in, and the Rosicrucian Digest was alreadyin circulation, so we offer this apology.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTI W e are pleased to announce the introduction of a new Depa rtmen t with the nexti number of the "Rosicrucian Diges t," the July issue. It will be entitled "Dispelling Dark-£ ness." Because of the prevalent superstitious practices under the guise of metaphysics andI occultism which are so injurious to these great fields of human thought and study, wei hope through this new Department to confute these superstitions with logic and goodI common sense and elevate occultism and metaphysics to the dignified plane of rationalism> where they belong.

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ANCIENT SYMBOLISM

Man. when conscious of an eternal truth, has ever symbolized it so that the human consciousness could forever have realization of it. Natio ns, languages and customs have changed, butthese ancient designs continue to illuminate mankind with their mystic light. For those who are

seeking light, each month we will reproduce a symbol with its ancient meaning.

T H E P O T O F I N C E N S E .

Perhaps one of fhe most

sacred of all points reached

by three steps in the ancient

Temples was the Alta r. Upon

this altar, always in the true,

geographical East, was the

sacred fire, burning in splen-

dor and ever alive with heat

and flame. But upon the

altar or just in front of it

was the pot of incense.

The incense may be used

in modern times to symbolize the flame and heat of the fire on the

altar, and it may seem to represent the flame or glow of appreciation

in our hearts for our existence; but in truth the use of incense had a

very distinct purpose in the days of old, and incense is still used in

some sacred ceremonies of secret guilds for the same purpose as of

old.

If the purpose of the incense pot were simply to demonstrate a burn-

ing fire, the incense itself might be disposed of and only the glowing

cha rcoal used. But the incense used in Egyp t, and still used in some

ceremonies, was carefully prepared according to the laws of alchemy.

The vibrations emanating from the incense pot were of such a nature

that they produced upon those in the Temple, first a physical effect,

then a mental effect and finally a spiritual effect, and this was the truepurpose of the incense. The prop er kind— known only to the sects using

the ancient Egyptian ceremon ies— will induce or bring ab out a spiritual

attunement with nature's devine forces and thus make possible greater

cosm ic or divine illumination. Therefore, we find

that the present incense pot has lost its purpose

and its symbolism. Ma y it soon be found , along

with the lost word, which is and is not lost.



Mind Power Is Electrical UNIVERSAL DYNAMO SUPPLIES MENTAL ENERGY

By T h e I m p e r a t o r

UR members andr e a d e r s t h r o u g h out the world will be in te nse ly in terested in the an-n o u n c e m e n trecently made byD r . G e o r g e W .Crile, director of

. t h e C 1e v e l a n dCl in i c . H i s an

n o u n c e m e n t w a smade before thea s s e m b l y o f t h e

fourth annual conference on interpretation of physical education at the NewYork Universi ty on Thursday evening,April 20th last. Do cto r Crile’s stat ements are nearly t rue and nearly coincide with the facts known to Rosicru-cians, and included in their teachingsfor so man y years. As far back as 1916when we first introduced the Rosicrucian teachings to the first lodge of NewYork City the facts regarding the elec

trical energy in the human body thatradiated from the mind as thought power aroused not only in te re st in th eminds of true seekers for knowledge,

but a consid era ble am ount of in te re stand ridicule in the minds of scientistsand medical men who protested with theflat statement that if such ideas constituted the so-called sane and rationalteachings of the Rosicrucians, thenneither the scientific mind nor the sanemind would be interested in the work of

our organization. In that year, however,in the first laboratory built by the Rosicrucians in New York, tests were madewith delicate, sensitive instruments to prov e th e ex is tenc e of elec tr ic currentsin the body, and even in the lungs, following the instructions and experimentscontained in the teachings of the Rosicrucians of Europe. Eve ry form of evidence offered by us to the scientificworld in support of our contentions was

rejected as being beneath the dignity of scientific consideration. T he convictionon the part of science that such factscould not be true prevented their investigation of the astonishing evidence.

Every student of our work can plainlysee from his study of the earliest lectures in the earliest grades that thefoundation for such facts and demonstrations in later lectures is logical andreason able. In the lectures it is' evid entthat the knowledge of the electricalenergy in the human body was knownto the mystics, alchemists, and other

Rosicrucians associated with the organization in the middle ages. But onceagain science has come forth and reversed its opinion and endorsed whatthe Rosicrucians have been teachingdespite their earlier rejection of the factsand their protests. As we have said over and over, not one of the highly complexand costly experiments of science inrecent years revealing what science callsnew and startling facts has necessitateda single change in the fundamental or



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detailed teachings of the Rosicruciantruths. W e have not found it necessaryto even modify any of the facts contained in the Rosicrucian lectures pre

pared se vera l ce ntu ri es ag o, wh il e onthe other hand science has had to con

stant ly revise and modify its opinions, its post ul ation s, and its po si ti ve st at em en ts .According to Dr. Crile there are

dynamos in the human brain whichmanufacture electricity, or the mind itself is wholly a product of electricitymanufactured b y the brain. He estimatesthat the brain contains four quadrillion,or in other words, four billion millionindividual dynamos for the manufactureof electrical energy, and uses a distributing system known as nerves for thecarrying of this electrical energy to all par ts of the human body.

In a report of his statement made before the conference it is claimed that hesaid, “The metaphysical proverb, 'W h atis mind— no mat ter,’ must be changedto read: ‘Mind is a product of electricitygenerated by matter ’.” He further saidthat in the investigations in his laboratory by himself and others he foundthat the brain of all living creaturesemitted short wave and infra-red radiations, and that these radiations causedthe ejection of electrons from the brain

pr ot op la sm, and thes e elec trons set up

the electric current responsible for our thinking and reasoning.

He further said that the power for these brain dynamos was generated inthe adrenal gland which collaboratedwith a hormone in the thyroid gland.This gland had been found to be thereal power behind the throne, so tospeak, or the supreme ruler of the proudhuman intellect. According to Dr. Crile,as the supply of this hormone diminishes

br ain power dimini shes wi th it.

One of the intensely interesting andnearly correct statements made by Dr.Crile, as repo rted , is as follows: Sinceall protoplasm is in cells and all cells are

bi- pol ar in arrangem ent, on e pole ha vin g posi ti ve and the other a ne gat iv e ch ar ge ,certain potentials are set up which constitute the foundation of this electricalenergy.

The Rosicrucian teachings were thefirst in any school of scientific thoughtto insist that every cell in the human

body, in cluding th e pr ot op la smic cells,was bi-polar, and had both a positiveand negative polarity. I recall well indeed that even as late in modern research as 1916 this statement on the

part of Ros ic ru cian ism was highly and

bi tt er ly ch al le ng ed by ev er y medicalman, and every scientific mind that contacted our teachings. Along with our statements that all electrons were notnegative, but that some were positive,and some negative, our insistence thatevery cell had within it the two polaritiesof negative and positive seemed to besuch an incredulous and impossiblething that our remarks were attributedto the fantastic vagaries of a wild andunrestrained mind. W h en we insistedthat even every cell of blood having theheart to carry its vitalizing energythroughout the system had a negativeand positive polarity, and that it was thedissemination of its positive nature andthe gradual elimination or weakening of its positive polarity that constituted animpoverished blood cell, and that it was

be ca use of it s need fo r a reju vena ti on of its positive polarity that it returnedagain to the heart and the lungs, our ideas were rejected as being fantasticand absurd. W e were told often in

bi tt er ex pr es sio ns and occa si on al ly wi thmuch contempt that every scientific ex

amination of the blood cell revealed thatit had no polarities of the nature described by us, and that no cell in the!human body was either positive or negative in its potentiality, and thatthere was no such thing as an electric

po te nti al it y to any part of th e body . YetDr. Crile now says that the tests in hislaboratory made by himself and othersshow that all cells have both a positiveand negative pole with equivalent potentialities, and that this includes eventhe protoplasmic cells. Anticipatingwhat these men may discover next let

me interrupt my present argument tosay that the Rosicrucian teachings havetaught for many centuries that the process of conception in reproduction iselectrical in nature, and that the attraction between the male and female cell,so to speak, is magnetical and electrical,and that the contact of the two cells

pr od uc es an el ec tr ical co nd it io n wh ich pr ev ent s further co nt ac ts , and the de



velopment of the ovum is due to a positive cell penetrating and becoming a

par t of a negative cell, and thus est ablishing that unity of polarit ies that isnecessary for the growth and development of a cell . W h en we speak of anegative or positive cell we mean onewhich is essentially positive or essentially negative, or potentially positive or po ten tia lly ne ga ti ve , bu t sti ll hav in gwithin it some degree of the opposite pole , fo r whi le all cel ls hav e both potentialities or polarities they are either greater in the positive or greater in thenegative, and thus come within two

broad classi fications.By the foregoing statement our mem

be rs wi ll see that we as Ro si cru ci anshave long since possessed the secret of

conception in life, and understand its pr oc es se s in a more de tai led and pr ec is emanner than science has attempted toinvestigate, and we, therefore, understand the cause of the differences in sex,and what determines sex at the t ime of conception, and many other matterswhich we presume and hope the scientists will investigate and discover nowthat they have opened the pathway toan unbiased study of the electricalnature of man.

1 said at the beginning of this discussion that Dr. Crile is nearly correct in

his statements. W h en he says that“Mind is a product of electricity generated by matter” he is nearly correct, for the tru th is that matter does not generatethe electricity, but radiate s it. T he sun

is the source of all electrical energy inthe universe, and this energy is of various rates of vibration and that which isin matter is of a definite rate distinctivefrom that which constitutes soul or other forms of electrical energy or divine essence. T he nat ure of the electrical energy in matter is termed spirit

by th e Ro si cruci ans and th is spiri tenergy in matter is utilized, directed,and controlled by not only the adrenal gland and the thyroid gland,

but a number of others as ou tl in ed inour teachings. W e see, therefore, thatDr. Crile in associating two or three of the glands with the mind in the control of this electrical energy is closelyapproaching the truth. Probably onlyhis previous concepts and misunder

standings of the nature of the human body and it s forces has pre vented himfrom properly interpreting the resultsof his investigations, but now that hehas made such a glorious and nobleshaking off of the shackles and bondsthat held him to the false theories of science, and is attaining freedom of thought in his work, he will discover thereal facts, and have another announcement to make to the public very shortly.

Anticipating questions that may beasked we wish to say that Dr. Crile isnot a Rosicrucian so far as we are able

to learn, and is not interested in our teachings or our work, but we hope thatsome day he will find it advantageousto take up our studies and thus aidhimself in his continued researches.

DO WE LIVE INSIDE THE EARTH?Study carefully the picture in this issue of the "Digest" entitled, "Galileo before the

Inquisition." Galileo dared to oppose the accepted trad itions of his time by introducinga new conception of the universe in support of the early ideas of Copernicus a century

before him. The masses laug hed at Galileo, ridiculed him, an d his life was thr ea tened.Yet because of his scientific achievements, we know more of our universe than wouldhave otherwise been possible. To day , there are new conceptions about the world in which

we live and the universe, which are just as revolutionary, just as opposed to the old traditions, yet they too may throw new light upon the universe, if we have the courage to peruse them . Thi nk er s toda y ar e saying : "I s the ea rth a cell like ev ery othe r cell, wi thlife in its center? Does m ankind exist in the center of the earth instead of upon the surfaceas he believes? Is the sun the grea t ball that we imagine it to be? Are the planets as largeand far away as they seem?

These questions and many more are discussed in a fascinating way in a special seriesof lectures, which we have prepared, entitled Arcane Cosmology. They are completewith all of the necessary charts and diagram s. T he y are the views of old and modernthinkers, and scientists, based on the research of Neupe rt, Koresh, and others. Th e entirecourse of Arcane Cosmo logy consists of twenty -one lectures. You may receive two a month for only 50c, or remit for the entire course at once. Address Arcane Cosmology Secretary, Rosicrucian Brotherhood, AMORC, San Jose, California.



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E ach mon t h t he r e w il l appea r exce r p t s f r om t he wr i t i ngs o f f amous th i nke r s and EE t eache r s o f t he pas t . T h i s w i ll g i ve our r eade r s an opp or t un i t y o f knowi ng t hese l ives EE t h r o u g h t h e p r e s e n ta t io n o f w r i t in g s w h i ch t y p i fy t h e i r t h o u g h ts . O c c as io n al ly s u ch w r i t e rs EE w i ll b e p r e s en t e d t h r o u g h t h e t ra n s l a ti o n o r i n t e rp r e t a ti o n o f o t h e r e m i n e n t a u t h o r s o r =E t h in k e r s o f t h e p a s t. T h i s m o n t h w e i n tr o d u c e t o y o u J o h n K e p l er . E

K epler ' s grea t cont r ibut ions to as t rono m y are due to hi s ear ly associa t ion wi th Tycho =E B r ache , a Dan i sh nob l eman bor n i n 1546, a m ake r o f a s t ronom i ca l i ns t r umen t s and the §E compi l e r o f t he f amous R udo l ph i ne T ab l e s. Kep l e r , however, was mor e t han a s c i en t is t ; he iE was a me t aphys i c ian . He was no t s a t is f i ed a l one w i t h obse r va t ion o f t he movement s o f t he EE C osmi c bod ie s , bu t he t r ied t o f o r mul a t e a me t aphys i ca l t heor y f o r t he i r o r i g in and E= th e ir re la tio ns hip .

Joh n Kepler was born in W urtenb erg in 1571. He inher i ted very l i t tl e of hi s fa th er ’s EE es t a t e a s h i s f a t he r , j u s t be f o re h i s dea t h , l os t t he bu l k o f h i s e s t a t e t h r ough endor s i ng EE pape r s f o r a f r iend . Kep l e r was s en t t o a monas t ic s choo l and fi na l ly to the Uni ve r si ty of =E T ubi ngen . P hys i ca l ly , he was s i ck ly ; men t a ll y , he was a l e r t and ranked second i n h i s c l a ss . =E He became i n t e r e s ted in t he C ope rn i can sys tem and th r oug h t h i s i n t e r e s t became t he =E ass i s t an t i n 1599 o f T ycho B r ache . H i s f i r s t a s s i gnment was t he s t udy o f t he p l ane t Mar s , §E of whi ch he con ti nued h is I nvest iga t ion a f t e r t he dea t h o f T ycho .z We have pub l i shed for you below excerp ts of K ep ler ' s w r i t ings on the pr inciples of 1= as t ronomy . The re i s a m aster ful beau ty to hi s wr i t ings . In the i r s impl ic i ty and forceful- E§ ness , you are conscious of a lack of technical phraseology an3 terms, yet i t seems that you EE a r e b e in g m a d e a c q u ai n te d w i t h th e p r o f o u n d m y s t e r ie s o f t h e u n iv e rs e .

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ON THE PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY

H A T I S A S T R O N O M Y ? Itis the science of treating the causesof those celestialappearances whichwe who live onthe earth observeand which mark

t h e c h a n g e s o f times and seasons;

by the stu dying of which we are ableto predict for the

future the face of the heavens, that is,the stellar phenomena, and to assignfixed dates for those which haveoccurred in the past.

W H Y IS I T CA L LE D A S T R O N O MY ? From the law (nomos) or governance of the stars (astra), that is, of

the motions in which the stars move, ju st as ec on om y is nam ed from the la wof domestic affairs (oiconomia) and

paedonomy (pai donomia) from th e ruling of youths.

W H A T I S T H E R E L A T I O N O FT H I S S C I E N C E T O T H E O T H E R S C I E N C E S ?

1. It is a bran ch of physics becauseit investigates the causes of naturalobjects and events, and because amongits subjects are the motions of theheavenly bodies, and because it has thesame end as physics, to inquire into theconformation of the world and its parts.

2. Ast ron omy is the soul of geog ra phy and hydrography, fo r th e va riousappearances of the sky in various districts and regions of the earth and seaare known only by astronomy.



3. Ch rono logy is depe ndent upon it, be ca use the move men ts of the he av en ly bo di es pr es cr ibe sea son s and years an ddate the histories.

4. Met eoro logy is also its subor di

nate, for the stars move and influencethis sublunary nature and even menthemselves.

5. It includes a large part of optics, be cau se it has a su bject in commo n wi ththat; that is, the light of the heavenly

bodies , and be ca us e it co rr ec ts manyerrors of sight in regard to the character of the earth and its motions.

6. It is, however, subordin ate to thegeneral subject of mathematics anduses arithmetic and geometry as its twowings, studying the extent and form of the bodies and motions of the universeand computing the periods, by thesemeans expediting its demonstrations andreducing them to use an d practical value.

H O W M A N Y, T H E N , A R E T H EB R A N C H E S O F A S T R O N O M I C A LSTUDY? The departments of the studyof astronomy are five; historical, in thematter of observations, optical as to thehypothesis, physical as to the causes of the hypotheses, arithmetical as to thetables and calculations, mechanical asto its instruments.

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S IN C E W E M U S T B E GIN W I T HA P P E A R A N C E S , E X P L A I N H O WT H E W O R L D S E EM S T O BEMADE UP? The world i s commonlythought, accepting the testimony of theeyes, to be an immense structure consisting of two parts, the earth andthe sky.

W H A T D O M E N IM A G IN EC O N C E R N I N G T H E F I G U R E O FTHE EARTH? The ear th seems to bea broad plane extending in a circle inevery direction around the spectator.And from this appearance of a plane

bounded by a great circle th e appell ation, orbis terrarum, the circle of theearth, has arisen, and has been takenover by the Scripture and among other nations.

W H A T D O M E N I M A G IN E T OB E T H E C E N T E R O F T H EEA R TH ? Each nation, unless it has

become familiar wi th the no tion of thecircle, thinks by the instinct of natureand the error of vision that its country

is in the center or middle of this planecircle. So the common people amongthe Jews believe still that Jerusalem, theearliest home of their race, is situated atthe center of the world.

W H A T D O M E N T H I N K A B O U T T H E W A T E R S ? Since men pro ce ed in g as fa r as poss ible in any di rection finally came upon the ocean,some have thought that the earth is likea disc swimming in the waters, and thatthe waters are held up by the lower partof the sky, whence poets have called theocean, the father of all things. Others

believe that a str ip of la nd surmou ntsthe ocean which keeps the water fromflowing away, and these suppose thereis land under the water, saying that thewat er is held up by the earth. Besides

these there are still others who, since theocean seems higher than the land if it islooked at from the edge of the shore,

believe that th e ea rth is, as it we re , su nk in the water and supernaturally guarded

by th e om nip ote nce of G od lest th ewaters rushing in from the deep shouldoverwhelm it.

W H A T D O M E N I M A GIN E T OB E U N D E R B O T H T H E L A N DA N D T H E W A T E R S ? T he re has

been great discussion among men marveling concerning the foundation which

could bear up the great mass of theearth so that it should remain for somany centuries firm and immovable andshould not sink; and Heraclitus amongthe early philosophers, and Lactantiusamong the ecclesiastics said that itreached down to the lowest root of things.

H O W A B O U T T H E O T H E R P A R T O F T H E W O R L D , T H E SKYA N D I T S E X T E N T ? M e n h a v ethought that the sky was not muchlarger than the earth, and indeed was

connected with the earth and the oceanat the circumference of the circle, sothat it bounded the earth; and that anyone going that far, if it could be done,would run up against the sky, blockingfurther progress. W ith this idea of menthe Scriptures also agreed.

So also the poets said that Mt. Atlas,a lofty mountain on the farthest shoreof Africa, bore up the sky on his shoulders, a nd Homer placed the Aethiopeansat the extremities of the rising and set



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ting sun, thinking that because of thecontiguity of the earth and sky there,the sun was so close to them that it

burned th ei r skin.W H A T F O R M D O T H E Y AS

C R I B E T O T H E S K Y ? T h e e y e s

ascribe to the sky the shape of a tent,extending over our heads and beyondthe sun, moon and stars, or rather theshape of an arch overspanning the ter-restial plane, with a long curve, so thatthe part of the sky just over the headof the spectator is much nearer to himthan the p art that touches the mountains.

W H A T H A V E M E N C O N C E I V E D I N R E G A R D T O T H EM O T I O N O F T H E SKY ? W h e th e r the sky moves or stands still is notappa rent to the sight because the tenuityof its substance escapes the eyes, unlessindeed those things appear to stand stillin which the eye can perceive no variation. But the changi ng positions of thesun, moon and stars in relation to theends of the earth was apparent to the

eyes. Fo r the sun seems to emerge froman opening between the sky and theimmovable mountains and ocean, as if coming out of a chamber, and havingtraversed the vault of the sky seems tosink again in the opposite region; so

also the moon, and the planets, and thewhole host of stars proceed as if strictlymarshaled and drawn up in line, first oneand then the other marching alone, eachin his order and place.

And so, since the ocean lies beyondthe extreme lands, the mass of men havethought that the sun plunges into theocean and is extinguished, and from theopposite region a new sun issues forthdaily from the ocean. Th e poets haveused this figure in their creations. But,indeed, there have been even philoso

phers who have de cla re d that on th efarthest shores of Lusitania could beheard the roar of the ocean extinguishing the flames of the sun, as Straborecounts.

ALL ABOARD FOR THE CONVENTIONCalifornia Welcomes New Members and Old, July 16-22

Yes, every new member and every old member is welcome. Ev ery m ember who has been in the Ord er bu t a week or a month an d ev eryone who has been with us for years,

will be welcomed by eve ry official and every citizen of the State of California. Tho sewho have been to our Conventions in other years know how various officials representingthe various departments of the city and of the business interests and of the citizenry of the State have spoken from our platform and welcomed the Rosicrucians and invited themto enjoy every benefit that this wonderful part of the world affords in the summer time.

If you are a member of the Order you owe it to yourself to come to the Conventionthis summer and contact the Supreme Temple and the other buildings, the officers, themembers, and the many interesting features that are offered to you. You r registration asa member of the Order will admit you to every Convention session, every private class,every special feature, and every general form of activity throughout the week without anycosts whatsoever. W here ver you may be, if you can drive here by automobile, make itthe goal of your vacation. If you live at distant points yo u will find the trip by auto,train, or steamship intensely interesting and you will find the week or two weeks spenthere more glorious than a ny other va cation you have had in a long time. Bring the mem

bers of yo ur fam ily with you , if yo u wish, and if they are no t members of the O rd er theywill find so much to occupy their time in sightseeing and entertainment during the Convention week tha t they will not miss your absence. W e will do everything w e can tohelp you make their visit as happy as will be yours.

Be sure to be here for the opening session on Sunday evening, July 16, and plan toremain for the magnificent banquet and closing ceremonies, music, song, and speeches onSaturday night, July 22.

Start the new cycle of the new period of prosperity for North America by coming tothe W est, the Golden W est , the land of happiness, sunshine, flowers and rebirth. Youwill go home feeling like a new being, inspired, rejuvenated and thrilled with new ideasfor meeting new conditions in every w alk of life. The re are p lenty of hotels, auto camps,and every other facility to take care of you without previous reservations so come alonghappy and be happy while you are here and leave with greater happiness.

California welcomes you and wants you to come.All aboard for San Jose!



This Thing Called Man PROFESSOR BREASTED BRINGS US NEW LIGHT FROM EGYPT

By T h e Im p e r a t o r

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LLOW me to in t r o d u c e t o o u r readers that veryeminent authorityon things Egypt i a n , P r o f e s s o r James H . Breasted.I ask him to step

out upon our platf o r m a n d m a k ehimself known tou s t h r o u g h h i sm ar ve 1o u s u n-d e r s t a n d i n g o f

Egypt’s history and mysteries of thatgreat land and strange people. Perh apshundreds of our readers have becomeacquainted with Professor Breastedthrough several of his wonderful books, but if you do not know him I am surethat you will be happy to become acquainted with him at this time, and willwant to make him a friend and advisor in your studies of the mysteries of theOrient.

In fact, I feel sure that through thisintroduction Professor Breasted in themedium of several of his books will findhis way into your home, your sanctum,and become a companion in those hoursof the evening when you can relax andallow yourself to be taken on a personal

jo urney in to the very in ti mat e af fa ir s of the lives of great men and the schools

of great thought in Egypt, and theredwell and rest and find inspiration for many happy hours at a time. An d these

books— vi br at in g wi th the living enthusiasm of the author, and animated withthe actions of the great creators of civilization—will become cherished possessions, friends that you will not want

to part with except to loan them to your closest acquaintances with caution anddiscretion. Profe ssor Br easted is a recognized authority in the field in whichhe has labored for so ma ny years. He isa specialist with all of that devotion toone subject which we may expect of areal specialist, and his chosen subjecthas been the suppressed, secluded,obscure, but mysteriously fascinatingfacts of the ancient life and teachings of the Egyptians. As with every truespecialist, he has always made sure thatevery expression he uses, every wordselected, every idea portrayed is consistent and precisely the correct onewithout any personal bias or prejudice.Having been associated with many ex

pe di tions of res ear ch in Egypt, andhaving lived there for many years taking part in every form of investigation,and having been associated with thegreat museum at Cairo, this man with aunique trend of inquiry, and a mostunique love for ancient facts, and anunusual ability to paint word pictures



that become things alive, has been oneof the world's most interesting guides toancient Egypt.

To Rosicrucians, especially, Professor Breasted has endeared himself eternallyfor his sympathetic investigation of the

pe cu li ar life and my sterious miss ion of Amenhotep IV, the traditional founder of the Rosicrucian Brothe rhood. Brea-sted’s book dealing with the life of Ahkenaten, as Amenhotep called himself later in life, is the most beautifuland inspiring picture of ancient Egyptthat has ever been given to man, and yetit is not fiction, and not cold fact, but aninspired revelation based upon firsthand knowledge which Professor Breasted found in the ruined temples andarchaeological monuments of Egypt.

That book and others like it written byMr. Breasted should be in the home of every Rosicrucian who is building alibrary for the future. Br east ed’s other

books hav e become s tandards of au tho rity in high schools, colleges, and universities, and when Breasted speaks, theworld must accept what he says, for hehas proven himself to be worthy of final consideration in the matters of Egypt with which he deals.

Therefore, having introduced thiskindly, brilliant mind and character, let

me take you into his study in Chicagowhere he is associated with the OrientalInstitute of the University of Chicago,and see him at work before a pile of manuscripts putting the final touches toa new book which will be offered to theworl d this coming fall. In this pile of manuscript pages we see man being unfolded and revealed in a new light, andin an astonishing manner. It is as thougha master moulder was recreating man inthe manner that the great Creator originally devised and matured him in theeons passed, revealing him to us step

by st ep, sta ge by sta ge with th e grea tstrides that were so magnificently madein the mystery days of mysteriousEgypt. W e have the privilege of looking into this unpublished manuscript andseeing in advance what Mr. Breasted is

The going to give to the world as his newestRosicrucian contribution to fascinating historicalrv. literature. W e are going to read ex-Uigest tracts from this manuscript, and then

j^ ne praise it, and wait for it to come out in1933 book form, and then endorse it by buy

ing it and recommending it to others,and making it contributory to theadvancement of man’s mind and intellectual comprehension of the great principles of the universe.

Let us turn to the first part of thisnew book dealing with man as a wonderful creation, and we notice that Mr.Breasted has selected an intriguing titlefor his new book which he calls “TheDawn of Consciousness and the Age of Ch ara cte r.’’ In the preface he says,regarding man’s destiny and his evolving mystical spirit:

“The most present need of Americaat the present critical juncture is notmore mechanization but more character.Over 4,000 years ago the social prophetsof Egypt were hurling the same truthregarding their own land at the technocrats who built the pyramids, the greatest feat of engineering ever achieved inthe ancient world.

“The process of mechanization whichAmerica has carried farther than anyother people will, of course, go on, andshould go on, but not at the cost of character. Th e latest engineering vagary,a typical American fad called ‘technocracy,’ according to its vocal high

pr iest , is a complete sub sti tu te for all thenormal processes of human society, and

as for any traditional sense of socialresponsibility we have the pontificaldeliverance that technocracy would evendisplace philanthropy.

“A glance around us at our presentsocial situation discloses that this isonly one of many points at which human experience is being blithely thrownoverboard. Even in the public schoolshuman development, which is the sub

ject matt er of hi st or y, is be in g dis place d by a vague misc el lany ca ll ed ‘civi cs’ a nd‘social studies.’ T he alleged education al

authorities who are ruling history out of our schools are cumbered with littleknowledge of human experience or thedevelopment of humanity.

“The most fundamentally importantthing in the developing life of man has

be en th e evo lu tion of moral ity, theemergence of character, a transformation of human life which can be historically demonstrated to have begun

bu t yes ter day.



“Man began as an unmoral savage.How did a world totally without anymoral vision rise to social realizationand learn to listen with reverence to thevoices within? It is now quite evidentthat the ripe social and moral development of mankind in the Nile valley,which is 3,000 years older than that of the Hebrews, contributed essentially tothe formation of Hebrew literaturewhich we call the Old Testament,

“The rise of man was the result of man’s social experience, rather than‘revelatio n.’ It is a fact of profou ndes tmeaning for thinking people today. Outof prehistoric savagery, on the basis of his own experience, man arose to thevision of character. T ha t achievement,which transformed advancing life, hu

man and animal, on our globe was froma characterless universe, as far as it isknown to us, to a world of inner valuestranscending matter, a world for thefirst time aware of such values, conscious of character, striving to attain it.

“With that achievement man had discovered the new country, but he ha d n otyet explored it. T he disco very is arecent event and explorations have consequently but just begun. Th ey are anunfinished process which must be continued by us by every generation.”

Man a Wonderful Creation

Glancing up from our reading of thisinteresting preface we hear Professor Breasted say:

“This thing called man is the mostwonderful creation in the universe. W emust look at him with long vision andremember that his history goes back tounrec orded time. But historically he iswonderful. Nothing has been able tokeep him down. He stands now at the

be gin nin g of a new explo ra tion, thatwhich is more important than anythingin his entire history.”

W e are reminded here of what theRosicrucians have said in the pamphletsissued by them regarding the beginningof a new cycle in 1933, and how thisnew cycle will usher into history andintroduce into the very consciousness of the human race a realization that it is acycle of regeneration and rebirth, andthat the whole world will be affected by

the evolutionary changes of a Cosmicnature taking place in man from thist ime onward. W e hear again Mr.Breasted say, “Emerson glimpsed allthis with a prophet's vision when he

said that man was only at the cock crowand the morning star stage. The countrythat man is now mentally and spirituallycrossing into is the kingdom of the mindand the spirit. I am convinced that thisis the meaning of the great changes thatare taking place after this so-called de

pr es sion. There are va lu es close athand that are undream ed of. M an isaware of this, but what he needs is thetechnique to take hold of that awareness,something beyond a vague idealism.”

Thus we are reminded of what thatwonderful Rosicrucian, Raymund Andrea of England, says in his book, “TheTechnique of the M aster ". But we turnagain to listen to Professor Breastedtouch upon the new cycle and the oldcycles of time, and the fact that man isaffected by the Cosmic changes thatreveal themselves in cycles of definite

periods. Professor Breaste d claims th atthere have been cycles of depression,and then great uplift beginning in thetwenty-third century before Christ, andthat at the very early date man beganto turn his attentions to the things of the

inner self, and the inner values insteadof seeking for all power and all wealthin the physical world.

In his book Professor Breasted tracesthe evolution and developing consciousness and Cosmic power of man

be gin ning wit h tha t ear ly pe riod of awakening in the history of civilization,and then gives carefully translated extracts from the writings and carvings onthe walls of ancient Egypt, showinghow the mystery schools and the schoolsof philosophy and the leaders of high

thought guided the evolving consciousness of man. T he new manuscript pre pared by Breas ted co nta ins many of these surprising ancient thoughts, andamong them we find the following astypical of the many others:

“R ighteou sness is for eternity. Itdescendeth with him that doeth it intothe grave—his name is not effaced onearth, but he is remembered because of r ight .”— From the Eloquent Peasant of Heracleopolis, 23rd century B. C.



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"A man's virtue is his monument, butforgotten is the man of evil repute."— From an Egyptian tombstone about22nd century B. C.

"The people of his time shall rejoice,

the son of man shall make his name forever and ever—Righteousness shall re-turn to its place, unrighteousness shall

be cast out."— Neferrohu, Prophet of Egypt, 2000 B. C.

"O Amon, thou sweet Well for himthat thirsteth in the desert; it is closedto him who speaks, but it is open to himwh o is silent. W h en he wh o is silentcomes, lo, he finds the Well.”—AnEgyptian W ise Ma n of about 1000 B. C.

W e hear Mr . Breasted speakingagain, and we stop reading long enough

to listen to the fascinating facts he hasdiscovered:"These ideas found in the writings of

the ancient mystics are the first thoughtson the world, on God, and human conduct that we know of. Ther e werethinkers who lived long before the He br ew s, long before Mose s, and lo ng before th e first of the Hindu phil oso phers about ei ght thousand years ago.That which I call ‘Memphite Drama'was written on black stone by an Ethiopian King who copied it from papyrus

that had been eaten by worms. Her e isfound at the close the first conception of social morality in hum an history. It saysthat, ‘the God decrees death to him whodoeth what is hated, and decrees life tohim who doeth things that are loved.'This reveals the law of right and wrong,the oldest moral utterance. An d thereis another astonishing sentence thatsounds like nonsense at first but is, after all, a marvelous truth: ‘Ptah is the heartand tongue o f the gods .’ Now P tahwas their conception of a supreme deity,and heart means mind, and tonguemeans creative power, so we have asupreme mind creating by thought. Thereading of the First Chapter of theBook of John in connection with thisidea will prove very helpful.”

As we prepare to leave Mr. Breasted’sstudio he calls our attention to his suit

cases a nd other equipment being packed,and informs us that he is getting readyto go back to Egy pt for another expedition. He says at this time he is going tofly from point to point in Egypt whereasin his first trip through that country in1894 he had to travel by donkey. Thu sthe achievements of man have enabledone man in his lifetime to change fromthe primitive type so popular with theancients to the most modern type of themodernists, and yet this man will notlose his sympathetic touch with thetimes of the past, or the people of thosemysterious days when the pursuit of truth was the dominant factor in thelives of many, and when the mostastonishing facts of nature were discovered and preserved for us to this

very day. While Professor Breastedand his wife are delving deeply into thearcane facts of that great land of lightwe shall be waiting for the publishers to brin g forth th is new bo ok . W e arerecommending that every member whocan do so should have a copy of it, andour Supply Bureau is going to beequipped with copies of the first edition,especially sent to us by the publishers,in order that we may introduce thesefirst copies into the homes of many of our members. Th is first edition will be

come rare as has every other first editionof Professor Breasted's books for thereis something fascinating about the possession of the first edition of any new

bo ok that is goin g to be co me a permanent companion in one’s home. The new

book will probably have approximatelyfour hundred pages, and we note thatthere are sixteen pages of illustrations,and that the price will probably be abouttwo dollars per copy. Her e is a goldenopportunity for those of our memberswho love to read of man's evolution andthe great light that came into Egypt,and have the facts from an authoritativesource unbiased and unblemished by

per so nal cree d or be lief .Announcement about the readiness of

the book will be made in this magazineas early in the fall as it is possible toannounce it.

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SANCTUM MUSINGS

ON THE CONCEPT OF A CAUSATIVE UNIVERSEE d i t o r ’ s N o t e : This month we bring to you an other article on abstract metaphysics. It is

purely speculative. To some ex tent it is in opposit ion to the accepted tho rie s of the day, or evento some of the principles of Rosicrucianism. Yet it compels us to resort to a new method of reason-ing. Mos t of us use the affirmative method — a positive declaration o f our views and th en en deavor to prove them. W hen reading an article of the type below and wishing to confute it, we are obligedto follow the method of negative reasoning, which reveals the strength or weaknesses of our ownaffirmative arguments. W e might add tha t if this type of article is not desired, not enjoyed, or if itis otherwise and its value appreciated, we would like to hear from you.

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perience .In the mundane world—the world of

bu siness affa ir s, of government andchurch — all activities are meditatedupon in advance unless they be what wechoose to call “acc iden t”. Inten t is theessential requirement behind every act.While man admits of accident in theworld of his own creation, he is reluctant to admit the probability of acciden t occurring in the universe. His

reason for so doing is probably the feeling of insecurity that it would affordhim. The great catastrophes that he witnesses, or that Nature shows indisputable evidences of having occurred inthe past, he attributes to Divine pur pose. th e vo li tion of a de ity — not Cosmic accidents. T he sa vant s of sciencedeclare this phenomenon to be the resultof conflicting Cosmic forces, causes devoid of intent, which produce effects notconceived by mind.

This, too, appears to remove the

manifestation of natural forces from therealm of accident. Ye t to most men, if Cosmic causes are devoid of intent, theymust be accident. Man thinks of theuniverse as moving forward toward anend, or at least an ideal, which is the

purpose of th e un iv erse . Therefore, hereasons, whatever the effects of themanifestations of the universal forces— even when they are destructive to man’sinterests—they represent a stage in theevolutionary trend toward the culmination of the ideal of perfection. Accid ent

T I S c o m m o n l y be li ev ed t h a t a ll be ing had a pur po se fu l beginnin g,that all that is inexistence was preconceived and isnot the result of aspontaneous formation without anobjective. The human mind clingstenaciously to this

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does not fit into his conception. All be in g th at man is aware of and th at hegradually has discovered over a periodof centuries of investigation, he hassubjected to a method of reduction. Hehas, for example, taken the complex

substances of inorganic matter and disintegrated them until their identity hasdisappeared and they are naught but a

pri mary ener gy. T h e co mp lex fo rms of matter, before reduction, were, in dimension and weight, generally dissimilar, but their basic natures werefoun d to be similar. This similarity,however, was not of matter in thechemical sense, but in the uniformity of its development.

In other words, where forms weredifferent, the physical laws by which

these forms were created were found to be the same in all inst an ce s. It was th edisclosure of these laws that establishedthe fact of the unity of matter and ex

plo ded the th eologica l doct rine th at ea chform of matter was an individual creation. It was furth er ascertaine d thatthese laws were the only stable characteristic of matter. Whenever andwherever they were invoked, the resultswere identical. The se laws, then, werethe causes of the physical world, for every effect in it could be traced to them.

“But of what,” has been asked, “arethese laws the result? Are they theeffect of still another cause—an anterior one?” The ir immutability seems to sustain such a contention. For matter in itsmanifestation conforms to a systematicand orderly development from which itcan not deviate. Th en it may be con cluded that the apparent order of matter’s basic nature is the consequence of some cause equally as methodical and

perm an ent. Shal l all the as pec ts of theuniverse that man has discerned beattributed to a single, primary cause or

to several of equal poten cy? It is commonly held that there is a single cause.Th e reasons given are: First, that sincethe myriad forms of matter are reducibleto but a few causes, these, in turn, may

be furt her re duced to a single cause;second, if there were several primarycauses, their effects would be unrelatedand there would be an absence of unityin the universe. W e wou ld have beingthat was not only different in form, butin essence. A distinction is gene rally

made between the natural laws of theuniverse, the causation of all being, andthe theoretical, primary cause of whichthey are the effect. T he former are notconsidered in themselves an absolute intelligence, or as being purposeful, but

merely as potentialities having the possibility of becom ing an actuali ty. Butthe primary cause is considered to beteleological— its effects, th e fulfillment of a purpose. Ye t is it not equally as

pr ob abl e tha t th e prim ary cau se mayalso be devoid of intent? Effects are theend of a cause. A cause canno t existapa rt from an effect. Ice canno t existapart from coldness, moisture fromwater, or pliability from softness. Acause is the existence of things or conditions, the combination of which willinevitably prod uce an effect. Thu s,everything is either an effect of a cause,or a cause which is a potential effect.Caus e is never volition, as is erroneouslythought.

For analogy: Hydrog en and oxygen,when compou nded in proper proportions,

bring about water. But water is the consequence of the nature of these elements;the effect cannot be avoided when theyare properly compounded. T he chemist’smind that related them did not instil intheir nature the potentialities that produced water. Perhaps it may be said

that water would not have resulted inthe chemist’s test tube if he had notwilled to produce it, and therefore he isthe intentional cause. The cause of water is not the intentional combinationof the elements, but that the elementsthat came together were of such naturethat water could be compounded fromthem. If the chemical qualities necessaryfor water were absent, no intelligencecould produce water. Ma n is not theintentional cause of civilization, for example, but merely the cause. Th e cha racteristic processes of man’s mind arethe qualities of which civilization iscomposed. As long as the cause— man'smind— exists, the effect— civilization— isinevitable. Remove man’s mind, a cause,and its effects are non-existen t. M a n ’smind is a potential cause of effects.

W e have previously declared that be in g is the effect of ca usat iv e, un iversa llaws. Is it possible to sepa rate beingfrom law, or law from being? If a thingis of the same nature as something else,

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then th ey are alike. Being and its lawsare one, for if law exists, it then is

be ing, by vir tue of its ex is tenc e. T hedifferences in being are but the com

ple xi ty of th e law. Ac ce pt ing th e proposition that the foundational laws of theuniverse are being, let us reason further to ascertain whether they could possibly

be th e effect of a pr im ar y, C O N SCIOUS cause. Those who advocatethe conception of a conscious, primarycause in the universe declare that it isantecedent to being—that the intelligence responsible for being is not apartfrom it—rather an external force thatsubord inates all being to it. Th is sepa rates a cause from its effect. But howcan effect endure when its cause is removed? It is not sufficient for cause to

generate an effect; it must participate init constantly. Hy drog en and oxygen,when proportionately combined, createwater; yet their qualities must be permanent or their effect is changed.

However, for the sake of analysis,we will permit the introduction of the

pr op os it io n that th e pr im ar y, consciouscause is separate from being thoughexercising an influence on it. If this beso, then being—meaning, of course, as

pr ev io usl y co nc lu de d, th e fo und at io na llaws of the universe— is gener ated from

non-being; for if the primary cause isdistinct from being, from what, then,did it generate being? Whatever existedfrom which being may have beencreated was itself being, because it hadexistence. It is maintaine d that mindwas the original cause, absolute reason,the inst igato r of being. If this be so,then it is certainly not apart from being,

but is being. M ind cannot real iz e som ething apart from what has actual existence. The idea always participates in“thing s”. Ideas are the association of elements of the known, combining them

into new forms. Since mind itself is be in g— if it exis ts— th en its reasonin g iscomposed of being and its concepts are

be ing. M ay we not conc lude , the n, that being and mind whi ch is be lieved theoriginal cause, are one and that one isbeing. Is it not rational to conclude thatit does not intentionally generate itseffects but is merely causativ e? Th isconclusion brings us to the point of stating that being is its own cause, that it isself-generating, for, as Socrates said in

"The Phaedrus,” “Now, the beginningis unbegotten, for that which is begottenhas a beginning; but the beginning is

be got te n of no th ing, for if it wer e begotten of something, then the begottenwould not come from a beginning.”

Is there, however, a characteristicabout all being that we may recognizeas its prime cause, even though it maynot have intent? It is not too bold anassertion to say that all being and motion are synonymous. No being, either a complex form or its basic nature, hasever been discovered that was devoid of motion. W ith ou t attempting to be circumlocutory, it is logical to say that if motion is the primary nature of all being,motion, then, is absolute being and the

prim ary ca us e of th e universe . Is it

possib le to define the nature of motionand, by so doing, have a finer appreciation of all being? Let us try.

Motio n is change. Fo r example: An yforce which would be projected in onedirection at a constant intensity wouldnot be motion, but because of its constancy would be static. Perh aps therearises in your mind the experience youhave had of watching a river flowingconstantly in one direction, and whichyou feel justified in referring to as anexample of motion, which seems to be

contradicto ry to the above. In reality,however, the river has an apparent beginning and end. Its directio nal flow, incontrast to its beginning, seems motional.The rocks over which the streamtrickles are, by appearance, motionless.Here we have the effect of change. T othe eye the rock appears to be matter atrest, and the stream of water, matter inaction, causing the realization of motion.At the mouth of the river, where itempties into a large bay or the sea

pr op er , we say the rive r ends . This ischange again, a further reason for our realization of its previous motion, as theriver is absorbed by a larger body of wa te r we cannot see its flow. In oth er words, at the source and at the mouth of the river we have matter which, in contrast with the river, gives us the impression of motion. Along the banks of theriver, far from either the source or themouth, the river also appears in motionand constantly flowing in one direction.W e say it is in motion because we contrast it with the seemingly motionless



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ban ks. However, were we on an absolutely level, glass-like, swiftly flowingriver with neither sky nor banks or anyother object visible, we would lack arealization of motion; and, in fact, if there were no other objects, or begin

ning or end of the body of water, or tides, it would be motionless, as far asour senses could be concerned.

Motion, then, is alternating action— a chan ge in the flow of energy. Moti onis neither energy flowing constantly forward, backward, upward, nor downward, but alternating. If action at anytime were to be directional, it wouldcease to be motion for there would be anabsence of change. B ut why the change?Is there, after all, a cause antecedingmotion which accounts for the change7

If being and motion are synonymous— and being, we have declared, is self-generated — then, logically, so mustmotion be. It is a recognized principlein physics and the sciences related to itthat all motion has contra-poles—extremities between which there is analterna ting flow. T he poles, however,cannot be held to be the cause of motionalone, but are equally as much the resultof motion. Motion generates its own

poles, and th us main ta ins it se lf be ca useof the poles.

Let us assume that motion—or, for amore comprehensive term, action— has amaximum intensity. This maximum intensity could not prevail equally thro ugh out everywhere or we would have astatic condition. For analogy: If anobject has constantly an equal pressureupon it from all sides, motion is im

poss ib le . W h e n th e pres sure from anyone direction is lessened, the objectaccommodates itself by moving towardthe area of least pressure. T o further exemplify: Let us suppose we had a

per fect gl ass cell of tw elve inches di

ameter. T he true center of that cellcould only be of certain dimensions; beyond th os e di mensio ns it would nolonger be the center because if we kepton increasing the center area it wouldeventually occupy the entire cell. If we

poured sand in to th e tr ue cen te r of theglass cell until eventually the limit of thecapacity of the center was reached, andwe continued pouring the sand, it wouldoverflow the center and seek another area. Th en the greatest quantity of

sand would no longer be in the center of the glass cell, but elsewhere. W h en thenew area was filled, it, too, would overflow and seek anoth er. Th us action,when it reaches its intensity in an area,finds its inherent pressure too great and

discharges itself toward an area whereits pressure is less intense.Though action permeates the uni

verse, its intensity alternates frommaximum to minimum. W h en the minimum attains the maximum, it projectsitself again tow ard the minimum. Th emaximum intensity is always the positive, for by contrast to the minimum it isthe most active. W e can see from thisthat the poles of motion are never fixedor we would have a continuous flow andno change—therefore, no motion.

In this we find the origin of the law of duality, for every manifestation of a ph ase of mot io n has th e quali ty of duality of polarity. In the developmentof anything based on physical laws, the

pr incipl e of duality mus t be re co gn iz edor the attemp t will be a failure. Cosmicaction is not of specific intensity, butupon a sliding scale. Th is account s for the Cosmic forces, each of which seemsdistinc t in the universe. If they were, inreality, distinct, unrelated, it would benecessary to discover a rational causefor each of them. But we have seen that

their natu res are of motion and governed by th e primary pr inciple, dual ity. Thus,there can be no dispute as to their relationship.

Cosmic action or motion has a meanintensity—a state between its maximum^nd minimum. T h e degrees of intensityover or below the mean are the different phas es of mot io n or our Cosmic fo rc es— as, for example, electricity, magnetism,etc. As the differences in the vibrator yrate of light produce various colors, sothe differences in intensity o& motion

produce var io us pha ses ; and th e exterior natures of these phases are asdistinct, one from another, as green lightis from red. Becaus e of the similarityof the fundamental characteristics of thevarious Cosmic energies— that is, phasesof motion— these characteristics are considered the basic laws of the universe.Inasmuch as every manifestation in theuniverse is the result of an energy, andthe energies are all of the same origin,

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Interesting Facts For Students OUR MEMBERS WILL APPRECIATE THESE

IMPORTANT ITEMS

By T h e G r a n d M a s t e r

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OR many years wehave been issuings o m e s u p p l e m e n t a r y l e s s o n sdealing with Cosmogony expres s ing various ideasregarding the uni

ve r se , i t s fo rm,nature, and principal laws. Thesesupplementary lessons deal with au n i q u e a n d s u r

pr ising th eory of the un iv er se known asthe cellular theory, and thousands of our members have been keenly interested in the very important facts revealed in these lessons. Th e lessonswere not made a part of our regular course of instruction inasmuch as theinvestigation of this unique theory of

the universe has not been completed,and we cannot offer all of the statementsin those lectures as tested and provenfacts as we do all of the matter contained in our regular lectures.

Within recent years a group of religious and social students not connected with our organization has likewise adopted this same cellular theoryof the universe as the keynote of its

ph il osop hy and th eo lo gy . A nd theclaim has been made in the past two

years that the Rosicrucians, especiallywe here in America, had adopted thecellular theory from the pamphlets andliterature of this othe r group. Sometime ago an article appeared in our magazine stating that while we hadadded to our supplementary lessons of Cosmogony some of the new facts

found by the investigators connectedwith this other group, it was not truethat we had taken the original andfundamental principles of the cellular theory from the literature of this other organization, inasmuch as the cellular theory appeared first in Rosicrucian

publ icat ions and te ac hin gs is su ed inGermany and Europe long before thisother organization had come into existence. However, the claim was continually made that the organizer of theother group, known as Mr. Cyrus Teed,or “Koresh,” was the actual discoverer

and original inventor of the cellular theory.

W e have been making a very extensive search into the ancient manuscriptsand teachings issued by the old Rosicrucians in an attempt to find the firstor earliest mention of the cellular theoryin connection with the mystical writingsof the Rosicrucians. T he search has

been tedious and it has req uir ed th eservices of eminent authorities in manyforeign countries who have voluntarily



taken up the great labor and have diligently examined the most ancient and

pr ec io us of sec re t man uscr ip ts of th eRosicrucians hidden in old vaults andarchives where they will be preserved

for ages to come, and in libraries and pr iv ate rec or ds cove ri ng th e past se ve ra lcenturies. W e have looked upon theclaims as a challenge to the honesty of the Rosicrucian system of original research, and we were determined thatregardless of cost in time and money wewould find the positive proof and bringit out of the musty old records of the

past in to the li gh t for pro tec tion of our North Amer ica n re se arc h files.

W e are happy to say now that a t lastwe have here in our research department in San Jose the original Latin andGerman publication of the RosicrucianCosmology and Kabalistic Compendiumknown as the Opus M ago. This veryrare and very large book contains manyhundreds of illustrations, engraved inwood, and written in the year 1708, andfinally brought together in the year 1719with its dates printed in several placesin type of unique arrangement. Th is

boo k is li st ed am ong th e rar e Rosicr ucian reference publications as one of themost costly ever produced, and one of the most important, and is also referred

to as the Rosicrucian, Theosophical,Kabalistic Cosmo gony. Bear in mindthat the word or term “Theosophy” wasused as a special subject of study by theRosicrucians long before any organization outside of the Rosicrucians hadadopted the word as a special descriptive term for a separate or personal

ph il os ophy or syste m of thought , andthe first Rosicrucians to come to America in 1694 used many manuscripts(now preserved in the archives of America) containing the word Theosophy asa title of some of their special Rosicrucian studies.

In this rare old book referred to abovethere is a special section devoted to thesubject of the Cosmology of the universe and especially the magic systemof the universe. In this section ther e are

The excellent color illustrations made fromRosicrucian excellently engraved wood blocks and

steel plates. I he first of these show sUtgest universe as a huge cell with the sunJune in the center surrounded by the Cosmic1933 realm of Divine power, and this sur

rounded by the mystic area, and thenthe strata of ether in which the cloudsare located, then the strata of magnetic field, and then the earth surface with its varying polarities and

magnetic conditions. In one of thecellular bands of the ether is representedthe Zodiac with the planets and thestars moving in this band around thesun. It is a perfect di agram of the cellular theory. T he othe r diagrams relate togeometrical, alchemical, and Kabalistic

pr inciples in vo lv ed in th e study of thismagic field, as th e unive rse is called. Itwas from this old manuscript, undoubtedly copied from private manuscripts in the possession of Rosicrucianmystics of long ago, that the generalteachings of Rosicrucian Cosmology

were extracted. This book then constitutes positive evidence that no personor organization born in the nineteenthor twentieth century invented the ideaof the cellular universe. T he delegatesand members attending the Conventionthis summer will have an opportunity of seeing this rare old book and very valuable addition to our research library.

Other interesting facts for our mem ber s rela te to th e pr ogre ss of Rosicru~ cianism throughout the world. No doubtmany of our members read in the news

papers that in Germany th e ve ry th in goccurred which we predicted in some of our writings several years ago; namely, that in 1933 the revival of fraternalismin Germany would take a very distinctturn and become established on a better foundation than heretofore. The firstmove in that direction was taken by theRosicrucians who have been carefullyand secretly laying the foundation for their new cycle of 108 years. W e have

pa rti cip ate d in th es e activi ti es by of fe ring our services and some of our funds

to aid in that glorious work, ever remembering that Rosicrucianism in NorthAmerica was made possible not only inthe first cycle beginning with 1694, butin the second cycle of 1909 through theco-operation of the European jurisdictions. W e ar e still assisting variousleaders in various parts of Germany torevive Rosicrucianism, and now the

pres ent di ctato r of Germany has takenit upon himself to reorganize Freemasonry with the idea of making itcomply with the rules and regulations of



the government. The dictator seems to be fea rf ul le st some of the frate rnalorganizations in Europe may becomeactive in a political sense, and is therefore seeking to control their activities.The Rosicrucians have never been participants in any political activity, nor affiliated with any political party. Thi shas saved them from coming under anygover nment control or restrictions. InItaly the fraternal organizations will

probably be control le d by its dic ta to r,although reports from the Rosicruciansthere who are looking forward to their new cycle of activity in a few yearsreport that since Rosicrucianism hashad no political associations in pastyears it may not come under the regula

tions of the dictato r. In Belgium thereis a very active form of reorganizationof the work which had it beginningright after the W or ld W ar , and is nowculminating in the establishment of amagnificent world-wide organization.Egypt has been increasing its activitiesfor many years building up its Rosicrucian membership in its new cycle whichstarted years ago. W e are happy in thefact that one of the Egyptian Consulsto America is associated with our organization here, and through other highrepresentatives in Egypt we are in veryclose contact with the Egyptian organization, and expect very shortly to makesome interesting announcements in thisregard to our advanced members.

A Great Compliment to Us

Among the interesting events in the North Americ an field of my st ical de velopment is one which we look upon asa very great compliment to us. It is theformation in Florida of a small move

ment which has the very ambitious hopeof some day becoming a very largeschool of Western world thought, butseems to be operated by those who areutterly unfamiliar with what they wantto do. They have started into the fieldof psychology and semi-mystical teachings with the avowed an d rather peculiar object of limiting themselves to so-calledWestern world teachings. This is puzzling in dee d to th ose who have sp entmany years in searching the world for interesting systems of thought, for allsuch research has revealed that the

only mystical systems ever establishedin the Western world were those introduced here by the Aztecs, Mayans, andothers whose whole religious and mystical systems were based upon super

stitious ideas associated w ith wha t might be call ed pagan myth olo gy. Such traditions and teachings are of no practicalvalue whatsoever, and were abandoned by the orig in at ors of th em as fas t asthey became civilized. Howe ver, thisnew organization, while claiming toadhere to its purpose of teaching onlythese, abandoned its useless Westernworld teachings and adopted Easternworld symbols and mystical signs in itsliterature, seemingly unaware of thefact that such Eastern symbols can have

no connection whatsoever with W ester nworld teachings.

The compliment to us, however, liesin the fact that in their ambition tomanufacture a purely arbitrary andwholly personal system they proceededto cull from other organizations thosefeatures which they thought wereattractive, and they must have thoughta very great deal of the Rosicrucianteach ings of A M O R C , and mus thave placed a high estimate on all of AMORC’s literature for they most cer

tainly borrowed quite freely from uswithout benefit of permission. W eknow, of course, that the principal promoters of this new movement are exmembers of AM OR C , and therefore arethoroughly familiar with the Rosicrucian literature, teachings, and generalmethods of operatio ns. But such familiarity does not give to any studentthe right to adopt or borrow and applyfor personal uses such matter as rightfully belongs to the AMORC.

In looking through their lessons sent

to some of our members in the East whowere tempted by the prolific claims of the organization to look into their studies, it appears that they have borrowed not only from us very freely butfrom various sources without stoppingto consider the incongruity of their actions. No t only have they usedEastern symbols and oriental emblemsin connection with what they callWestern ideas, but they have adoptedthe Rosicrucian Cross as one of their emblems. In one book th ey have placeda picture of what appears to be a por



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trait of Jesus as a frontispiece, and inthe rear of it a black-robed figure of aman taken from the published books of a man known in Europe as “The Beast”

be cau se of his own claim in that regard,

and because of his very unenviablereputation. Thou sands of persons whoknow of this European character, andhis reputation are startled and shockedto find one of his black magician pictures in the literature of this Westernworld institution.

This organization in Florida also issues a little book called, “Instructionsto the Neophytes,” in which headlinesand phrases have been freely takenfrom our own guidebook to Neophytes,and many of our original and wholly

Rosicrucian methods of operating have be en adopted without warrant. T heRosicrucians in America were the firstand only organization in this country toever arrange with its members for adefinite night of study in a secret placeat home known as the sanctum, andwith certain concentration periods connected with the sanctum periods, etc.Yet this organization in Florida copiesth e sanctum and home study concentration period as part of its plan and useslanguage and phrases identical withthat appearing in our literature. T heRosicrucian Order of AMORC was thefirst and only organization of a mysticalnature to introduce into the Westernworld the idea of psychic projections,and the use of the word “projection" toconvey the idea of a special mystical

pr oje ct io n know n to th e Ros ic ru cian swas never used by any other organization in this sense until AMORC introduced it, and it has been a word usedexclusively by the Rosicrucians for many years, and yet this organization inFlorida copies the phrases regarding

pr oj ec ti ons in some of its le ctur es an dattempts to use the same methods for teaching this Eastern process, unawareof the fact that it can have no association with what they call Western teachings. W e were surprised in readingthrough their literature to find so manyof our own words and phrases such asthe headlines “System and Order,”“The Sanctum," “Ritualistic Contact,"“Special Time for Home Study," andmany others used in a way tha t dear ly

shows that they were copied from our literature.

The organization claims to hold acharter for its authority granted by theSupreme Council of the Great White

Brotherhood. W e have absolute proof that they have no such charter granting them the authority to start a new cycleof western traditions, and associatingthe Rosicrucian emblem with it, andtaking freely from Rosicrucian literaturesuch emblems and phrases as will helpthem to make a good impression uponseekers for light. Some of the emblemswhich appear on their letterheads andotherwise are photographically copiedfrom our own charters and certificates,and under microscopic examinationshow that they have the very sameerrors in drawing and technique as areapp aren t on our certificates. Some of their letters are signed by names thatappear to be oriental or Hindu, butthese are not the true names of the individuals and are disguised names, whilethe organization itself operates withonly a post office box as its sole address.

When new organizations advert isewidely that they have new and surprising wisdom found only in the Westernworld, and of greater value than anything that has ever come from the

Orient, and then turn about and copymuch of their matter from an Easternorganization, it appears very probablethat the lessons and lectures may be of little value. A careful reading of themany lessons that have been sent to us

by disappoin te d stu dents in var io us par ts of th e country pr ove that su ch anassumption is correct. Th ere may be aplace for this work in the scheme of things, and it may be that the Westernworld teachings of mythology andabandoned superstition of the primitive

pe op le of th is co nti nent wi ll in te re stsome students of ancient philosophies, but any organization offe ring suchteachings should make sure that it doesnot have to resort to the literature of Eastern organizations, an d especially theRosicrucian Order, to find its foundation stones. Th is is wh y we say againthat each and every time some new organization establishes itself in NorthAmerica and copies from our literatureand lessons, we feel complimented, for it indicates that there is no higher source



than Rosicrucianism to which these newschools can look for their fundamentals.

In the past fifteen years a dozen suchnew schools have been started and thengradu ally passed out of existence. W e

accept the Florida compliment for aslong as it shall continue, unless toomany and too much of our private teachings and Rosicrucian matter appears intheir literature.

I hope that our members and readerswho have written to us asking aboutthis new organization in Florida willnow understand why we have notthought it worthwhile to prepare any

special article dealing with their temporary gestures of compliments. W e mayin the future publish the documentsfrom which their purported authorityoriginated showing from whence itreally did come.

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the principles governing their being arethe same. Th e cellular shape of the pa rt icles co mp os in g un iv er sa l ener gi es isnot a mystery when two principles areunderstood. Th e first is wha t we have ju st co ncl uded — that all energ ies are of the one Cosmic motion. Therefore, any basic qual iti es of on e will be found inall. If the minute particles of one energyconform to the shape of a cell, so willthe minute particles of another. The

second principle is the cause of thecellular shape of these particles of energy, as for instance the electron,

proto n, atom, pr ot oplasm ic cell , etc. T heself-generated poles of motion previously mentioned must not be thoughtof as directional, as though the intensityof Cosmic action followed along adefinite plane. Fo r instance, we mustnot conceive of the maximum intensityof Cosmic action discharging itself alonga horizontal plane, from east to west, or from north to south. Th e contra-polesmust be conceived of as magnetic fields,

one equal to the other in attrac tion. Letus imagine the positive pole— Cosmicaction at its maximum intensity, as alake in a desert. W e will furthe r imaginethat all there is is the lake and thedesert, and that there is as much area toone as the other. The lake is surrounded by the des ert ar ea . T h e predominantquality of this positive pole— the lake— is moisture. It is that which m akes it positive, in contrast to th e parchednessof the desert. Th e lake has this qualityof moisture on all sides, not just on one

or two. The desert has the quality of parched nes s on all its sides surro undingthe lake. If the topog rap hy of the desertis equal on all sides of the lake, and if the lake overflows, it will spread outevenly over the desert from all sides. Itwill not extend itself in one directiononly. In othe r words, the discharge of water from the lake will be equal onevery side, and the reception of thewater by the desert will be equal. Th e

discharge of the positive therefore to thenegative will not be directional, but circular. Th e desert area will then becomethe lake, or positive pole, and the drycenter where the lake formerly existedwill become the negative; and the discharge back to the dry center will also be ci rcular rather than di rect ional . If this were not so, and motion— Cosmicaction—were directional, then therewould be areas of absolute vacuum, anabsence of motion, and of course anabsence of being. M an has never found pr oof of a va cu um in Nature, and we

have the right to deduce that the aboveis the reason therefor. All being, we of cours e realize, is formless. T h e form itappears to have is given to it by consciousness and reason, human or animal.Form is the fourth dimension that mindgives to being. It is the interpr etationof the sensations produced in the consciousness by the vibratory impulses of the phases of motion, the universalenergies.

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oi us are convinced, as previously remarked, that there is an ideal of perfection, a sort of Aristotelian entelechytoward which the universe is movingand which at some time will be realized. W e have also experienced conditions

and universal aspects which seem toassure us that this summum perfect stateis to be attained by periods of evolutionand devolution, each evolution rising toa higher level, rather a “down one, uptwo’’ movement. Th e reason for thisconception is founded upon the observation of processes of organic generation.W e notice the acorn develop into thesapling, the sapling into the mature tree,and that apparently ends the process.Then we observe another process—thedecay of the tree into coal, and coal,

through pressure and heat, into thediamond. W e refer to the process of organic generation—the corn to the oak

— as ev olu tion ar y, and th e pr oc es s of the matured oak deteriorating andreaching finally the form of the diamond, as devolution, or breaking down.W e are not justified in asserting, ho wever, that one of these processes is thehigher, and is evolutionary. All that weare aware of is change and its differentresults. By what criterion do we declareone the higher and the other the lower?Did not man himself establish the cri

terion? Since man did so, it is pure lyarbitrary and not absolute. W h o shalldefinitely prove, according to the Cosmicscheme, which is the summum bonum, the tree or the diamond?

The end of most processes of matter of which we are aware is but the finalityof an expression of a phase of Cosmicmotion. Th e dead, matu red oak, wasthe finish of the process of that phase of Cos mic motion we term “life’’. Lifereached the maximum intensity permitted by the elements in which it was

confined; transmutation then took place;life changed into another phase of motion purely inorganic, molecular.

Going back to a general criterion bywhich man measures the trend of the

ph as es of Co sm ic en ergie s and determines that they are ascending, we findlife most commonly used as the standardtoward which man believes all energiesare moving. He asserts t ha t life of allthe universal energies—or as we shallsay, phases of Cosmic motion—is su

preme. If li fe is th e ul tima te end of theuniverse, and especially life in its mostcomplex form, as man, why is it notdomin ant over all else? W h y is it de

pendent up on favora ble condit ions , asfor instance temperature and moisture?

W h y is it that extraneous forces, instead of being subservient to life, mayeven destroy its forms? Life appears to

be se ns it ive to co nd it ions; it ne ed s anideal environment for its continuance.It seems from observation that life, or the state we term “life,” is induced intomaterial form only when there is a physical state existing which is conduciveto life. W e readil y point out the virtuesof life and do not attribute them toinorganic matter, and assert that theseare the reasons for our opinion of the

supremacy of life above all other Cosmic forces. T h e first of these virtues of life is self-mo tion. It is the most obviousto us. W he th er we contrast a pebblewith an anthropoid ape, or a granite

boul de r wi th an inse ct , th e conspicuou sdistinction is the attribute of self-motionof the living matter. Yet, if we saymotion is not inherent in inorganic matter, we deny the foundational principlesof all physics and deny motion as a universal cause of all. W e must admit thatall inorganic matter has what we pleaseto term “electronic properties,” which

are generally conceded to be particlesof energy, a phase of Cosmic motion. Itmay be contended that that motion isinherent in the form of inorganic matter and is the cause of its substance, yetdoes not propel the substance as awhole in any direction. Th er e is nolocomotion. It is further contended thatlocomotion of inorganic matter is only

poss ible by th e appl ica tion of an external force, as the application of the po wer of grav it y on in er t mat te r. Inorganic matter appears inert to us because the rapidity of the pulsations of the energy composing its substance istoo great for the human sense to detectwithout mechanical devices. Inasmuchas all inorganic matter is infused withthe same energy, and the variations of its intensity in each form are not discernible to the human senses, all inorganic matter, regardless of its substance,is placed in the common category of inertia. But inert matt er can be externally moved, we have said, by the appli



cation of extern al force. Th is externalforce, it may be argued, is not volition;the “dead matter” does not will to havegravity move it, and living matter apparently does will to move.

From this it is contended that livingmatter is superior to inorganic matter.Living matter is not alone affected byexternal forces which “move it,” but bydual phases of internal motion. On e of these internal phases is what gives livingmatter its approbation as a supremeforce in the universe, whether it is deserving of it or not. Let us first cons ider the lesser phase. The substance of livingmatter, the chemical properties of itsform, are the same elements that com

pose inorga nic matter. Therefore, that phas e of mo tion dis cu ssed , te rmed electronic energy, is inherent in livingmatter and is one of its phases of internal motion, but it does not give it power of locomotion . T h e other andhigher phase of motion—higher becausewe consider its results supreme— givesliving matter the power of self-motion.W e may say this phase of motion isconsciousness. Immediately the questionmay be asked, “And what is consciousness?” T o say th at it is an internal

phase of mo tion is not sufficient.W e have previously remarked that

life does not appear to be a separate,independent Cosmic energy, capable of conquering all extraneous conditions,and it is always related to electronicenergy which underlies the elementscomposing life’s form. Therefore, lifeappears to be the result of the combining of energies. Let us think of life asthe result of a Cosmic energy, unnamed,infusing matter. Th e two phases of motion — electronic and the unknown phase — produce a thir d which we call“life”. Ther efor e, life is a binary force.

(See “On the Nature of Love andBeauty” under the heading of “SanctumMusings” in the December, 1932, issueof the “Rosicrucian Digest” for further elucidation on this point. ) All livingmatter has an elementary consciousnessor sensibility. It reacts to extern al influences and appears to react to internalagencies. All living matter also seems tohave an intelligence; it resorts to actswhich are for its welfare, as, for example, the flower contracting its petalsat night and opening them in the morn

ing, turning tow ard the sun, etc. Thisintelligence is the sensibility or consciousness of living matter; but even if the intelligence and consciousness areone, we still have to explain how this

gives organic matter self-action. If weare to presume that life is the combination of two Cosmic phases of motion,must not these two phases be of equal prop or tion? If ei the r one were to ab so rbthe other entirely, or dominate it, thethird nature—or life—would not exist.

For example: Th e figure 2 is not aseparate entity, but is a unit of twoseparate ones and at all times is com

pos ed of th ei r na tu re. W h en tw oopposites of equal proportion unite, theunity of the two must be of a different

nature than either of the elements com posing it, ye t it is co mp os ed of thenature of both the elements which

brought it abo ut . From th is we co ncludethat life is an equal proportion of thetwo phases of motion composing it. It isthe state of balance betwee n the two. Ithas no true nature of its own, but is the ba lance of th e phas es of motion com posing it. It may be compar ed to a st ateof neutrality between two oppositefields, like the field of neutrality betweenthe two poles of a magnet. This balance,or life, rebounds from all external influences which are ap t to dist urb it. Itconstantly adjusts itself, maintains its

ba lance, by prope ll ing itself forward1or ba ck war d, advancing or recedin g. Agyroscope may give us a fair conceptionof the principle of this balance, or life. It is free to move in an y direction, and will do so, all the whilemaintain ing its balance . It will reb oun dfrom an object to maintain this balancewhich, if disturbed and lost, would leavethe gyroscope inert. The manner inwhich life, or the balance of the two

Cosmic phases of motion, reacts to external influences gives it the appearanceof what we denote as “intelligence,” or “a consciousness.” In man, a higher complex organism, life develops moresensitive organs to better evade externalforces, for his balance is more easilydisturbed. Th e brain, for example, inman is so hypersensitive that it has anawareness of its own rhythmic force. Inother words, the* brain is able to detectthe pulsating energy which composes itsown being. It is sensitive to its own



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state of balance. This produces whatwe designate as "self-consciousness,”the realization of self; and these sensations of the inherent balance or liferealized in the higher, complex livingorganisms are better known as the in

stincts and emotions.But what of the other prominentvirtue of life to which much approbationis given as the supreme force of theuniverse? W h at of reproduction? Re

pr od uc tio n is th e fun damenta l law of motion in a different guise. Mo tio n isself-generated, as we have stated, and isthe result of the creation of its owncontra-poles. The moment alternatingCosmic action ceases, all motion ceasesand consequently, all being. Inorganicmatter is constantly changing its form— in some instances man can observe itwith the naked eye; in others it is onlydiscernible with highly sensitive instruments. W he n matter is infused with theunknown phase of Cosmic energy which

prod uc es a sta te of ba la nc e of th e two,or life, the complete change in the formof that matter ceases; at least, it is sus pen de d. Fro m th is we must de duce th atthe unknown energy entering matter also ceases to change, for if either wereto change after being so combined, their

ba la nce, or life, wh ic h is dep endentupon their constancy of nature, would

cease to be. Still their nature, whi ch ismotion, can it actu ally cease? Ho w canwe reconcile this? Life proceed s togenerate its own poles; the two phasesof Cosmic motion combine and the

ba la nc e, is in re al it y a ne w ph ase of motion; it also reaches its inherentmaximum intensity and seeks to discharge itself, and to do so it is obligedto divide itself as we find in the simplecell. T he porti ons of this cell become, in

turn, separate cells, and of a different po te nt ial it y, and ev en tu al ly attract eachother, combining again. This separationand combining continues, for example,from the amoeba to man. T he processis termed "reproduction,” and the polarities are designated as "sex” in thehigh er organism s. As life is the balanceof two Cosmic phases of motion, itcontinues to generate itself and must doso in form, for only in the forms of lifeis the balance which constitutes life.Life is not one condition, but three. Lifeis triune, and the minute cell containsthis triune condition. Break down thecell, the form, and you separate the two

ph as es of motion and destro y thei r ba la nc e, or life.

In all the foregoing have we seencauses, and all related to one primarycause which we have seen fit to say ismotion. Ye t nowh ere have we found itnecessary to work into our theory, or conception, a conscious cause. Andwould a conscious cause give us a morecomplete universe than we have? Is theconception of a conscious cause reallynecessary to give us a thorough understanding of our universe and its origin?W e hope that all of the above will haveanswered this question.


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of France, 56 Rue Gambetta, VilleneuveSaint Georges, Seine 6 Oise).Austria:

Mr. Many Cihlar, K.R.C., Grossekreter der AMORC, Laxenburgerstr, 75/9, Vienna, X.

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Australia:The Grand Council of Australia, M. S.Kowron, F.R.C., Grand Master, "Sandhurst,52 Fletcher St., Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W.

England:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Great Britain,Mr. Raymund Andrea, K.R.C., Grand Master,41 Berkeley Road, Bishopston, Bristol, Eng.

Dutch and East Indies:W . J. Visser, Grand Master, Bodjong 135Semarang, Java.

Egypt:The Grand Orient of AMORC, House of theTemple, M. A. Ramayvelim, F.R.C., GrandSecretary, 7, Rue Talkha, Heliopolis.

Africa:The Grand Lodge of the Gold CoastAMORC. Mr. H. C. Moncar, Grand Master,P. O. Box 424 Accra, Gold Coast, WestAfrica.

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July

1933

THOUGHT OF THE MONTHWE SERIOUSLY PROTEST

N the first is sue of “The Rosicrucian

Digest” publishedmany years ago,we tried to makei t p l a in t o o u r members, and them a n y t h o u s a n d sof readers who areare not members,t h a t t h e D i g e s twould take a militant stand in itss u p p o r t a n d

approval of every human activity that

tended to uplift man and bring himcloser to a perfect realization of theCosmic ideals and the blessings that are

poss ible in th is earthly life; and that inthe same miltant manner would we protest against and attempt to deter anyhuman agent or agency, system or method, that would tend to enslave thehuman mind and consciousness, andkeep it from evolving and reaching thathigh degree of perfection.

In the past years we have freely pr ais ed many pers on s and many mov e

ments, many books and many ideas thatare contributing or have contributed tomen’s spiritual and esoteric welfare.Only occasionally have we had reasonto condemn something as unworthy or undesirable. Perh aps on no occasionhave we felt the need to protest andcondemn in a strong manner anythingwhich deserves such protests and condemnations as that which we now wishto speak about.

W e believe that in the higher evolution of man that is taking place almostgenerally throughout the more civilized

parts of the world th ere is ne it her roomfor, nor reason for, the interjection into

our philosophies of life of such superstitions and such practices as tend tohold men enslaved with fears anderroneous ideas. W e believe first of allthat not only will truth make man free,

but tr uth ca n beco me the age ncy of man’s freedom only when untruth, misconceptions, falsehood, and superstitiousideas have lost their scintillating attractiveness, alluring seduction, and falseglamour of power and reward.

So long as any person or institution,any individual or group of individuals

pro pounds tho se su pe rs tit io us beliefswhich tend to make men pin their faithto the unrealities of life, it will bedifficult for truth to seize hold of their hearts and give them eternal life andeternal freedom. Tr ut h is seldom as

bombast ic and as glamor ous in its reflected lights, and as fascinating in its

ph antasm s, as untruth. T ruth does no tneed to paint itself, nor garb itself inflowing robes spotted with rhinestonesand mirrors. It does not need coloredlights to make it dazzle the eyes or be

numb the senses. It does not require theinharmonies of music and art to be-muddle the consciousness and makeitself a hypnotic influence. Truth isalways outrivaled and handicapped bythe attractiveness of its unfair com pe ti tor ; it must be mil it ant to win, wh ileuntruth can be subtle and insidious.Truth must conquer while untruth seduces. Tr ut h m ust have a clean mind inwhich to reside and glorify its benedictions, while untruth is happy in uncleanand unwholesome surroundings. Truthmust first purge the receptacle that is to



receive it, and make it uncontaminating bef ore it can re st in peace, whi le untruth cares naught for the vessel intowhich it pours itself and intoxicates theconsciousness.

In our long and tedious fight to freethe present-day civilized lands of themisconceptions of science and religion,of the errors of ancient philosophies,and of the worldly materialism, we havehad to combat the agencies of the black forces following the banner of untruthand deceit. How ever, we have seldomhad to combat untruth while garbed inthe bleached robes falsely parading itself as purity, when it was really asimpure as the filth in the black hole of Calcutta.

But today we are face to face with ju st such an en emy of m an’s sp ir itu alfreedom. W e are confronted by theworld-wide activities of some organizations claiming to represent the highestideals in life, and even claiming to berepresentatives of the Great WhiteBrotherhood of purest and inspiredtruth, while under the cover of paintedrobes they are actually intruding intothe homes of respectable spiritual-seeking individuals and gradually an d insidiously leading them into darkness insteadof light.

And now we find one organizationwhich has heretofore held its head highin its forward march of progressiveknowledge as a Divinely - appointedagent of the Cosmic, resorting to a formof propaganda that is the most dangerous, the most insidious, the most subtleof undesirable influences that has ever be en of fe red to th e W e s te rn world . It isagainst this new propaganda that weseriously protest and at once lift up our militant spirits, and put on our armour and go to battle, as the crusaders

mounted their steeds in the twelfth century and started for the Holy Land toredeem it from the power of the infidels.This new form of propaganda consistsof a series of radio plays being releasedover a radio station in the western partof the United States for wide and verygeneral influence in many thousands of homes. T he plays are called “Black Magic," and this title in itself is a disgrace to the organization sponsoringthem. If ever an y one term represen ting

a superstitious belief of incalculable mischief was invented by the human mindfor the deliberate purpose of enslavingit, the term was Black Magic. Th eorigin of the word magic is to be foundin the purest of manifestations of Cosmic power, and the very association of the word black with the original word“ magick” has always seemed to us asalmost blasphemous. T he definitiongiven to the term “Black Magic” is asuntruthful and as impossible in truth asanything that the human mind has ever conceived. On ly in the dark recesses of unevolved minds and in the lowest typesof human consciousness could there becomprehended such things as are attributed to Black Magic.

It is safe to say that in the ages pastthere have been millions of men andwomen who have been burned at stakesand on huge piles of stone and wood, or thrown into pits of lime or cut into parts,and raised into trees to be picked to the bo ne by vu lt ures, or whose eyes have be en gouged and burned ou t, whosefingers have been torn from the hands,whose ears have been poured full of hotlead, whose flesh has been peeled fromstill conscious bodies—all because of a be li ef in the power of Black Magic be in g dis pen se d at the hands of some

individual or group s of individuals. Allthrough the ages there have been millions of persons whose souls have beentormented, minds wrecked, and mentalities made unsound and unbalanced bythe fear of the unknown powers attributed to this Black Magic. Men andwomen, and even children, have beendriven insane, and to frantic acts, or have been imprisoned in darkened andrat-infested cells and cellars, or abandoned upon logs sent out to sea, or leftalone in dry deserts, or in other tormenting conditions, through their fear of, or

be li ef in Black Magic.

Human lives have been wrecked inthe very hours of success and happiness,homes have been destroyed, childrenseparated from their parents, churchesand their good work condemned, priests

burned and sto ne d, cathedrals to rnasunder, and civilizations thrown back into the dark ages in many places because of the human concept of animpossible power attributed to Black Magic.



Today, even in the most civilizedlands and in our most progressive cities,there are multitudes of men and womenwho believe that some individuals still poss ess and ca n ex er t free ly and wil fu llya power that is black and magical.

There is hardly a week in the year thatwe do not receive letters—pitiful, heartrending letters— from otherwise sane,sensible, noble, clean-minded men andwomen into whose affairs has stalkedthis black specter of untruth.

Because we have taken the bold anddaring attitude in all of our philosophical discussions, and in all of our literature, stating that there is no power in Black Magic except the [ear that one has of it, and that God has not given the

power to any human be in g to exert any

mental or spiritual influence over another human being, and that the practices of the followers of voodoo, and theteachers of ancient misconceptions areuntruthful and wilfully lying when they

pr omote th e id ea that th er e is such aforce, such a power, such a scheme or system in human civilization as that described by Black Magic—because wehave dared to take this attitude andhave tried to destroy the very ghostly

body of Black Magic it self as it paradesthroughout civilized lands, we have

be en con dem ned by some organ iz ati onswhose coffers are being constantly filled by th e go ld coins that fal l from thetrembling hands of those who have

bee n brought under th e spell of theBlack Magic propaganda. W e have

bee n ac cuse d of be ing he re tics in thefield of oriental philosophy. W e have

be en ac cu sed of hav in g some moresubtle reason for our denouements of Black Magic. W e have been threatened

by th os e orga niz ati on s who delight inthe spread of untruth, and told that

sooner or later we would be forced toretract our statements, and to join in thegrand parade of spellbinders who ever seek the support of the weak-minded,and at the same time insidiously enslavethose who do not suspect what lies

benea th the si lvered words of se lf-The appointed leaders of new systems of Rosicrucian modern philosophy.

Digest But we have won the respect andJuly suppo rt of thousands of men and women1933 who have been saved from the clutches

of this great fear, and we have attractedthe support of thousands of clergymenand spiritual teachers who have had thishorrible campaign to contend with, andwe have won the assistance and cooperation of newspaper editors and

writers who realize the enormity of themental crimes being committed throughthe Black Magic propaganda.

Ever since the world’s Savior wascondemned and stoned by agents of theBlack Magic cult has man continued to

be crucified in many ways by themod ern emissaries of false belief. No tonly do these radio plays, enacted by avery fine dramatic company, use thetitle of Black Magic, but the plays themselves deal with it, and reveal it in afascinating, alluring manner. As I

listened to one of the plays with a groupof other persons, we realized that never bef ore in a myst ical , meta phy si ca l, andespecially human brotherhood organization presentment had we heard thewords death, kill, die, and dying used somany times in their popular and erroneous sense.

The play depicted the manner inwhich a Swami could look into the eyesof a woman attending his lecture andrecognize in her a former soul-mate or lover, living in India in a “previous incarnation," and exerted over her hisBlack Magic power whereby she returned home and went into a coma or trance lasting many days during whichthe family, husband and children, doctors, nurses, and all believed that shewas “dying" and would soon be “dead".Then at the last crucial moment theSwami came to her and asked to becloseted with her alone in her boudoir,and he called her “soul" back to consciousness and attuned it with his own,while he made love to her and called her

affectionate names, and then told her that she must return to Nirvana andcease to be his “darling" any longer.Then he told the family that she was to

be left alo ne un ti l he had go ne fa r fromthe house because of his power over her.There were statements by members of the family regarding the “hypnotic" influence that this Swami could use or which others of his school of teachingscould use which would bring human

be in gs under simi la r spells. There was



also a statement made by the wife to her husband and children that during thehours she was in the Black Magic gripof the Swami she was "in Paradise withher loved one".

It was the most disgusting, deplorable,

and yet insidious presentation of Black Magic propaganda ever offered to theAmerica n public. It would tend to makeevery woman fearful of the power of some man to throw her into a longtrance in which her soul—her very

be in g— was at th e merc y of his malicious affections. It woul d tend to makeevery home fearful of hypnotic spellsthat could be cast over the place untilthe vibrations of the ver y rooms in whichwe live would tremble with this bindingspell. An d all of it was pres ented with

that false note of purity, goodness, divinity, and human brotherhood love,that constitutes the whitewash and thetinsel painted over the black robe of theghostly Frankenstein.

I am not going to mention the nameof the organization that is presentingthis series of plays for I do not want togive them that much advertising, butsuffice it to say that it is organizedthroughout this country in a somewhatdisintegrating form, but, nevertheless,with strength enough to carry on thisform of propaganda in the name of ahuman brotherhood promoting brotherlylove and operating under the directleadership of the "great masters of theGre at W hi te Lod ge” . It claimed in the

play th at th e book s writ ten by th eleader of this organization now living ina foreign country can be found in every publ ic li br ary, and are tr emendouslyhelpful and uplifting. God save theworld at once if in these books men andwomen should find anything to substantiate the ideas presented in these

plays!

W e are not only protest ing againstthese plays being presented, but we aregoing to carry these protests to thehighest powers. W e are going to fightit with every effort, with every materialform, with every word of mouth, withevery conscious act, not only on the partof ourselves here at headquarters, buton the part of every loyal, devoted, sincere, Rosicrucian member and leader throughou t the world. Thi s is a clarioncall to battle. Th is time we again raise

the war cry of "In the name of the cross-—in the name of the Rosy Cro ss." O ur enemy is Black Magic, and our foes arethose who promulgate it. Th ey must

be taught through Cosmic la ws andthrough the peaceful resistance of intel

ligent men and women that the day hasgone when such ideas can be promulgated for the sake of selling books or selling magazines or bringing moneyinto the purses of individuals. Th eDivine truths of life and of human

brotherhood co -oper at io n ar e too fasci-anting in their pristine worthiness towarrant any school of truth to promulgate the false beliefs and false misconceptions of pagan hearts and mindsmerely because there is selfish material

prof it in do in g so.Superstition must go, and truth as re

vealed by Jesus the Christ and the G reatMasters who preceded Him and bythose now in the world spreading thegospel of Cosmic, truth, is sufficient for man's needs.

Let us all unite in eliminating thesubtle propaganda of Black Magic fromour civilization of today.

The Monthly Alcove

In the philosophical study of humanactivities many of the ancient investigators looked upon each month as analcove in the year in which alcove wereassembled the workers and representatives in the various fields of humanactivity and thought. By studying thework of each alcove and the nature of the persons thus assigned in each alcovethe philosophers found it possible toanalyze the natural tendencies of thatmonth. This does not mean that the

pe rs on s as sig ned to ea ch al co ve wer e born in th at month for it ha s noth ing todo with astrology or astral influences. Itsimply means that these men found

a certain month in the years as themost inspiring in encouraging them intheir work.

The month of July is called the monthof pioneers and assigned to it were suchcharacters as Columbus, in more recentyears, and in ancient time Xenophon,Marco Polo, Peter the Hermit, FrancesXavier, Abraham, Champollion, Livingston, Magellan, Henry Hudson, Cortez,Admiral Perry, Lewis and Clark, NealDow, and Miss Willard.



“I Am That 1 Am!” A WELL KNOWN CINEMA ACTOR

CONTRIBUTES THIS STORY

By F r a t e r D a v id M a n n e r s

TheRosicrucian

Digest

]uly

1933

AM standing on adrenched roadwayin front of a rowof poor cottages.T h e m u d d y ,f l o w e r l e s s f r o n tgardens are sur-r o u n d e d w ith broken ra il ings . It

is a dark morning.It has been rainingall night . I hav ecome here becauses o m e o n e c a l l e d

me; a voice I have wanted to hear for along time. Th e front door of one of thehouses opens and a young man walksslowly towa rd me. His head is droop ing. His tawn y hair is tousled anddamp. His limbs move slowly as if their weight was too great to bear. He comesthrough the useless gate and stands

bes id e me, co at le ss in th e cold dawn.I know the man has great physicalstrength, but now the muscles are limpand powerless. He leans for supportagainst the water -logged gate post. Hisgaze is sightless and turned toward theground. He begins to speak.

“W h y have I been singled out to bedealt so much misery? I slave in stinkingdark shafts to provide a pittance for thetwo I love. First they take aw ay mywife with a sickness of the lungs, andnow they have taken my child the same

way . I, wh o have less tha n most mensuffer even tha t to be taken from me. Iam alone and I will not go down intothat black hell for the privilege of living. De ath is a sweet solution to thismisery.”

As he stands there, men begin comingout of the other houses with their lunch pail s under th ei r arms . W a n faces of

women and children peer from doorways and windows. As the men passwhere he stands they speak blunt wordsof consolation. They say, “Hard luck!”and “Bett er come to work . It will beworse settin' idle.” A nd he raises hisswollen eyelids and laughs harshly atthem. “W o rk for wha t?” And theyleave him standing there in the road.

At last he turns and goes slowly intothe house. I follow, but he does notseem to be awa re of my presence. Heturns out the yellow gas light in the

room where the child ’s bo dy lies. H estands beside the cot, looking down onthe peaceful little white face. Tears formagain in the youn g f ather ’s eyes. The nhe looks up at me for the first time.“Why, why?” he says .

“If this situation, which you now look on as an unjust and unbearable tragedyhas at last caused you to think, to question, then I can only look upon wh at hastaken place as a benefit of Divine bestowal.”



Utter anguish shows in his face,“How can you say that?”

“Because, in my eyes, I see what hastaken place as one who is detached fromthe personal and physical significance of

what has come to pass. To me, birth,life and death are the same and one.Death holds no tragedy. Millions are

bo rn , mil lions die . W h a t do es it matter which particular body is drawing breathan d which is not? T he su pply is limitless. Tra nsit ion is inevitable. Th e vibration of life that infused the cells of thischild’s bod y cann ot be destroyed . It hasdeparted, returned to the source, evenas a drop of water evaporated from theocean joins the cloud and becomes rainto swell the rivers that return again tothe ocean.”

“I cannot help but grieve over mydesolation. Th ere is a limit to my endurance.”

"Yet your grief is as nothing com pared with th e gr ie f I ho ld for your bl indness. Gri eve rather that you areopen to grief and that there are limits toyour endurance. Pity that you mustform attachments for the transitory andunstable. Grieve that you cannot openyour heart to me, your only true, lastingfriend and help. W ee p because in deny

ing me you have denied understandingof the ones you thought you loved andwho have passed on: that you havedenied the very understanding of lifeitself. All these year s I have waited patie ntl y for some si gn of rec og ni tio nfrom you, some word of affection andtrust. I have stood ready with knowledge and wisdom to hand to you thatwould have enabled you to raise yourself from the material existence whichyou abhor, that would have enabled youto provide the health, protection andgoods for those whose happiness youheld dear. Ho w could you do for themwhat you could not do for yourself? Butnot one time have you asked me for theenlightenment I was so anxious to giveyou. No t until this, which you call anunjust persecution, have you ever evenraised your eyes to meet mine or questioned my presence. But your indifference has never dulled my love for you.I have guarded you from physicaldangers, kept your body strong and fullof beauty. I have watch ed over you

with unceasing vigilance. Even nowwhile you stand here bemoaning your fate, the shift of men you would have

be en with had you go ne to th e mine asusual this morning, is wiped out by anexplosion of gasses. Th ose who werenot killed outright will lose their mortal

bo dies through su ffoc at ion be for e aidcan reach them. You have been spared.Because I love you, I cannot see youleave this plane without having knownme a little.”

He stands there motionless for severalminutes, staring at me with fear anddoubt in his eyes. From ou tside comethe cries of women and children mingledwith the mournful wail of a siren. Realization of what has occurred comes uponhim. A light returns to his dulled eyes.He comes a step closer to me, regardingme fully at last.

“There has been an accident at themine. Ho w did you know?”

“I know all things. M y sight andunderstanding is without limit. Walls,distances, space itself is as nothing tomy perception. Th er e is not a particleof your life in thought or action sincethe day when you took your first breaththat I do not know. No thin g is hiddenfrom me. If you would only hearken,

let me guide you, teach you, there would be no he ig hts on th is earth ly pl anewhich you could not scale. I can openyour eyes to beauty, ecstasy and w onder that is now beyond your comprehension.I will teach you to know and love me.For without the love of me, you canlove no man.

“How can I know that all you sayis true?”

“You believed when I told you of thedisaster at the mine because you had

pr oo f. If yo u had doubted, would that

have altered the truth? I say to you, if you trust me you shall know me."Again he turns his gaze, searches

deeply, and whispers, “W H O are you?”“I am the Ion, the atom, the molecule.

I am the elements of earth, sea and sky.I am the storm and the life giving sun.I am the seething life of the jungle andthe silent space between the stars. I amfather, mother, lover, friend. I am instinct and nature g reat and small. I amtruth, beauty and wisdom. I am all



things that you can think of in your mortal mind and more than these. Butdo not tremble! Fe ar not. Th ou gh I amthe essence of all things, I am alsosimple, all-forgiving, and of infinite understand ing. I am as I said before your closest and most loving friend, one whocan never perish, or deser t you. An dnow that you see me, I implore you torecognize me that I may take you untomyself in this your hour of need.”

“Oh, Master, tell me your name?”

“Come, rise from your knees. Gazedeep into my eyes.”

‘‘You are GOD!”“I am the YOU, your REAL SELF.”And suddenly his tension breaks and

a grea t peace comes upon him. He takesme firmly by the hand and I lead himout of the house, up the hill out of thedark town of sorrow. The clouds break,letting the warm sun envelop his body.Th e wind blows clean and fresh. Hisstride is that of a free man and his faceis radiant like the face of an angel.

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>r the Convention ful valley from which comes the marvelous fruit and vegetables which you

buy da ily in your sto re s at home. Com eand enjoy the climate and scenery thatmakes this part of the world talkedabout wherever you may go. Come andsee the magnificent rose garden now be ing co mple te d clos e to our temple buil ding s. This is co ns id er ed on e of th elargest and finest in the world. M eetothe r members and the officers. See themany interesting experiments. He ar theinspiring lectures and discourses. Take

part in th e discussions. Enjoy a re alrest and benefit your health.

Be sure to be here for the openingsessions, Sunday evening, July 16 whenthe color organ will be shown again for the last time in man y years. Me et manyeminent people from all parts of theworld whose friendship and acquaintance will broaden your heart and makeyou proud of the great organization towhich you belong. Come and make thisthe most happy and beneficial year of your membership.

Come direct to our headquarters themoment you arrive in San Jose andregister so that you may have a programin advance of all of the sessions and beguided to the best hotels and mosteconomical places to live and the mostconvenient place to spend your hours inthis beautiful locality of flowers and historical shrines. It will be an event inyour life that you will always remember and of benefit to every member of your family.

Many Surprises fo H O S E m e m b e r s

who will be wisea n d r e s o u r c e f u le n o u g h t o p l a ntheir summer vacation so that theyc a n a t t e n d t h eRosicrucian Conv e n t i o n h e l d i nSan Jose, July lb-22, are going tofind this Convent i o n f i l l e d w i t h

more surprises andinspiring incidents than any previousConvention of the past. M an y uniquefeatures have been planned by the officers at headquarters and from letterscoming to us from the delegates andrepresentatives who will attend the Con vention there are more features of aunique and interesting nature being

pla nned by oth ers as sur pr is es and unexpected events.

Those who have vital suggestions or criticisms to present to the assembledConvention are urged to bring these in pe rs on or submit them to th e Ins pec tor General of their respective districts whowill see they are brought before theConvention for discussion and vote. W ewant every member to feel that he or she has a voice in the making of all the

The new plans for the coming year and inr» • • the qenera l condu ct of the organ izatio n.Rosicrucian ... c , . . ,

You will find many interesting roadsDigest ^ a t w jjj bring you to California byJuly automobile, train, or otherwise. Come1933 and live for a week or two in the beauti-



N C E upon a time — so be gin s ever yinteresting story

— our a n n o u n c e ment to members

that we were goi n g t o c o n d u c tdefinite periods ineach week of they e a r f o r u n i t e dc o n c e n t r a t i o n s othat we might joinall of our mem be rs in a nation

wide circle of harmonized and synchronized thinkers, aroused a great deal of interest and curiosity because it was anew idea in the western world. Alongwith the expressions of interest were

those of doubt and skepticism as to thefeasibility of such a plan and more particularly the expected efficiency. It oftenseems to us that the early announcementof ours must have been many hundreds

of years ago because of the strangeattitude on the part of thousands of intelligent men and women. I recall thatmany of them, especially those outsideof our organization and whom we weretrying to interest in the work, spared no pa ins in tell ing us that they di d no t believe it was possible for two humanminds separated by any amount of distance to be attuned in a wholly psychological manner and that it was certainlyimpossible for a multitude of men andwomen scattered throughou t the countryto attune and focalize their attention

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The “Cathedral of the Soul" is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of the most advanced and highly developed spiritual members and workers of the Rosicrucian Frate rnity . It is a focal point of Cosmic radiations andthought waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness,and inner awake ning. Va rious periods of the day are set aside when manythousands of minds are attuned with the Cathedral of the Soul, and othersattuning with the Cathedral at this time will receive the benefit of the vibra-ions. Th ose w ho are not members of the organiza tion may sha re in thisunusual benefit as well as those who are members. Th e book called "L iber 777” describes the periods for various contacts with the Cathedra l. Copies

will be sent to persons who are not members by addressing their request for this book to librarian S. P.C., care of AMORC Temple, San Jose, California,enclosing three cents in postage stamps. (Please state whether member or not—this is important.)

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upon each other or upon one centralpoint to such an extent that from thecentral point could radiate an impressionor message to all the others.

Yet, in fact, it is only fifteen or twenty years ago that we made such anannouncement. T od ay the idea is notsurprising except to the grossly ignorantand we find that millions of personsthroug hout the world are ready to acceptthe idea that at any given moment theminds of thousands or millions might bedeliberately, wilfully, and systematicallyunited in one thought with the resulting power of thought that would be dynamic and of practical value.

An interesting point in this regard isthe fact that during the past year anumber of new and small organizations

attempting to present a personal systemof philosophical thought have copiedour method of harmonizing the minds of our members at certain periods of theday and night and have even resorted tocopying our literature and our statements in regard to these concentration

per io ds and attunement ho ur s. In fact ,several of the new organizations thatsmilingly ridiculed our plan two or threeyears ago now announce it as an original idea of their own and attempt to

bri ng forward th e id ea that th ey ha ve

discovered a new method of provingthat the human brotherhood of mankindcan demonstrate its unity of consciousness and unity of divine mind by thisform of united attunement.

W e are happy in the fact that somany of our Rosicrucian methods havefound approval and usefulness in thescheme of other organizations for this isa continuous compliment to the deepthinking minds of the early organizersof the work and foresight of the greatleaders who wo rked so diligently in

ages past to discover the laws and principles underlying the unity of humanityin this universe.

The fact is being more and moreestablished by many incidents of national and international consequence,that the united thoughts or the united

The concentrated will power of the mass of , . hum anit y is not only a political or social

Kosicructan pOWer tha t must be taken into con-Digest sideration but a psychological and mys-July tical power th at has been overlooked for 1933 too long a period.

Some years ago, politicians, government officials, and leaders of humanactivities discovered that public opinionor, in other words, the thoughts of theaverage human being in any communityor country, was a dominating factor

with which such politicians and leadershad to contend. Th ey are now learningtha t it is more than mere opinion. Individuals and nations alike are discoveringthat after the human mind has reacheda conclusion and formed an opinion thatit may concentrate upon this opinionand radiate the decision in such a manner as to almost force the opinions to be pu t in to op er at io n. Such a fo rc e emanating from a multiple number of minds atany given time is a force that must bereckon ed with. If it is intend ed as an

evil force, it is frustrated by the neutralizing power of Cosmic harmony. If it is good it is strengthened by itsaffinity with the increasing harmonic

power s of the un iv er se .

Cathedral Periods

All of our members and friends of our organization are invited to take advantage of the Cathedral periods and learnthe great value of the constructive healing, upbuilding, and inspiring vibrationsthat radiate throughout the world at

these selected Cathedral periods.In connection with the Sunday after

noon Cathedral Hour furnished by theColumbia Broadcasting Company, wewish to say that occasionally this periodis set aside by the necessity for national

broadcasting of import an ce bu t us ual lythe program is given at its scheduledtime. If you have not yet enjoyed theCathedral Hour of music furnished bythe Columbia Broadcasting Companyon Sundays, look in your local news paper fo r th e radio programs fo r Sun

day and watch for the Columbia stationin your district and note what hours onSunday the Cathedral program is broadcast. Remember this Cathedra l Hour isonly on the Columbia network. Butthere is a Columbia station in practicallyevery part of the country making available this beautiful period of attunementfor all of us with very appropriatemusic. W e know you will enjoy theColumbia instrumentalists and the pieces



they have selected or the pieces we haveselected for each Sunday. W e wouldlike to call your attention to the fact thatthe Columbia network in the past year has done its utmost to give the people

of North America the very highest typeof music and diversified programs,thereby building up and creating for itself the largest audience in the worldcomposed of highly intellectual and cultured persons.

Special Sunday Evening Program

The special operatic concert programconducted by the New York OperaAssociation over s tation W O R under the musical direction of our Frater H.Maurice Jacquet, continues throughoutJuly and we hope that all of our mem

ber s and fri en ds living in th e East willconsult the radio programs and look for this special feature each Sunday night.

Unique Cathedral Period

As an interesting experiment to provethe efficiency of our united contactsat special hours, the Imperator hasarranged for a special experiment to be

conducted on Sunday night, July 9 atsix o ’clock Pacific St an da rd time. Hewill attempt to reach through the Cathedral of the Soul the minds of thosemembers whose last names begin withthe initials N and O. Durin g a tenminute contact with these members, nomatter where they may be living, in North Amer ic a or foreign places , theImperator will transmit from his mind anumber of things which he wishes themembers to receive. T he first will be anumber between 1 and 20. Th e secondwill be a color of the spectrum. T hethird will be a symbolical design of asimple nature. T he fourth will be aquotation from the statements made byJesus as they appear in the standardversion of the Christian Bible. An d thefifth will be a musical note of the octave

by sen din g fo rt h th e name of the note,as for instanc e, C, D, E, F, etc. T othose members receiving correctly themost of these five thoughts a speciallittle prize or souvenir will be sent bythe Imperator personally with a note of appreciation.

Please note the conditions of this ex per im en t very ca refully. T he concentration period is on Sunday night, July 9for ten minutes, beginning at six o’clock Pacific Standard time, which is equiva

lent to nine o’clock Eastern Standardtime, and ten o'clock Eastern DaylightSavings time. By attun ing with theCathedral and through it coming in contact with the Imperator during these tenminutes, each person whose last name

be gin s with th e in it ia ls N and O sh oul dmake a careful note on paper of the fivedistinct ideas outlined above which theImpe rator will send forth. Immediatelyat the close of the concentration writea letter addressed to the Imperator personally and put at the top of the firstsheet of your letter the statement,‘‘Special Cathedral Contact” and thenstate in consecutive order just whatimpression you received from each of the five thoughts sent out, numberingthem from one to five. Then sign your name, key letters, and address. If youonly received one out of the five impressions, send that in, but we hope thatmost of you will be able to receive thefive ideas clearly and definitely.

The Junior Rosicrucian Order

Junior work is being tried in many phas es in N orth and So uth Am er ic a,Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, NewZealan d and the East and W es t Indies.Some of these methods are Junior Lodges, sponsored by Lodges andChapters of AMORC, Triangle Clubsin rural districts, or city neighborhoods,small home Lodges or a single child,studying a set of simple lectures, or series of stories.

A committee of Leaders of the activeJunior Lodges will discuss Junior plans

for the coming year at the Convention.If you are interested in Junior W o rk for your own children, or a neighborhoodgroup, please be sure to register in the

book that wil l be provid ed for that pur pose a t th e Conv enti on, so we may ge tin touch with you, and send you areport of Junior Work after the Convention.

All reports for Junior informationshould be directed to Mrs. Eva W a lters,, Box 516, Route 2, Vacaville,California.



A Special Message From Tibet From the Great White Lodge Monasteries (Come Some Rare Gifts by the

Venerable and Illustrious Frater Nicholas de Roerich, Legateof the Great White Brotherhood

(E D ITO R'S N O TE : Th e latest communication from our beloved Frater N icholas Roerich, datedat the monastery in the Himalayas May 7, 1933. It is directed to the Imperator, H. Spencer Lewis,and reads as follows:)

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July

1933

S T E E M E D f r i e n dand Frater: Your valuable letter of

March 24 gave memuch joy both because of its deeplys i g n i f i c a n t c o n tents, and becauseo f t h e d a t e o nwhich it was written. It was datedthe 24th of Marc h,which is not onlythe time of the an

nual Rosicrucian New Year Celebration, bu t is our annual me mo ra ble day in

Tibet in the Name of our High Protectors. I was also glad that my former message to you was read to the membersat the New Year feast in the SupremeLodge.

“In these days of Armageddon allservitors of Light should be closelyunited spread ing widely beneficial sparksof the Brotherhood.

“Complying with yo ur request it givesme great pleasure to send to you for your museum in San Jose eight veryrare and sacred Tibetan objects from

our most holy monastery, the sublimetemple of the High Protectors of theGre at W hi te Brotherhood. Th e firs t of

the eight packages now on their way toyou contains four sacred images sent toyou as blessings from the monastery andmost holy temple. Th e second packagecontains a charm box from a temple inLittle Tibet, Ladakh. The third packagecontains a sacred stone with the inscription, ‘Aum Mani Padme Hum’. Thefourth package contains a hand-engraved image on Tibetan paper of theSupreme Ruler of Shambrala, the

bles sed Rig den -Ja lpo. T h e rare paper contains at the bottom of the engraving

a special salutation and greeting fromthe Supreme Ruler. Th e fifth packagecontains one turquoise silver ring fromthe hand of one of the masters whosename and personality will be indicatedon the ring. Th e sixth package containsa sacred, sacramental Tibetan ring withsacred scarlet stone, sent as a blessingfrom one of the great masters for the

personal use of th e Imperat or fo r N orthAmerica. Th e seventh package contains



one of the sacred Tibetan temple beads.These are extremely rare and their mereintrinsic value places them very highlyamong jewelers, while, of course, their esoteric and mystic value because of their vibrations places them beyondany price.

“I am also enclosing another articlefor your Rosicrucian Digest entitledRigor Mortis. Verily it is time to warnthe Western world against the fears

and so-called dangers of attempts to pr ac ti ce Black Magic . T ru ly th e mos tancient of all organizations of Lightmust be vigilant at their watchtowers.Please convey to all the Brothers andSisters of the North American jurisdiction my hearty greetings, and accept for yourself my sincerest fraternal wishes.

In spirit with you,

Nich ola s de Roer ic h.

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Rigor Mortis By F r a . N i c h o l a s d e R o e r i c h

HE Rigor Mort i sof the corpse hasaroused considera b le d i sc uss ion .The ancient Rosic r u c i a n s s p e a k v e r y d e f i n i t e l yabout this strange

ph en omen on , fromthe point of view

of matter. It isd e s c r i b e d h o wgradually the de

pl or ab le pr oces s of rigor mortis sets in not only corporeallywith transition but, still worse, duringlife, injuring the organs of thinking.

“Seemingly soulless people are beingcreated under our eyes,’’ we are told.One should recognize this process, notas an abstract symbol, but as evidenceof psycho-physical involution. Mu ch isgiven to man; vaster therefore is the

breadth of his wav er ing. But there exis tsticky regions to which the pendulum of spirit may cling for a long time, if notforever.

Much, much effort is needed in order to escape from this rigor mortis of thought, in order to enter again upon a

broad plan e of consc io us th ought-crea-tiveness.

A known British engineer—an inventor—states in the press that humanity is not ready morally to accept allthe new inventions and discoveries. This

affirmation from a scientist is timely andcharacteristic. It coincided with theancient as well as most recent teachingsof the East.

In addition to the daily newspaper communications about all manner of anti-cultural terrors, one may find in thecolumns of the press, extraordinary indications in a quiet tone, as though theyquite correspond to the twentieth cen

tury of our era and to our incalculableage dating from the beginning of our planetary life.

There are announcements about theattempts of some organizations atBroeken to revive an interest in “black magic”. An d a beautiful young girl anda goat and other attributes of the “black Sabbath" are prepared.

In Finland an entire dark organization of necromancers has been discovered. T he desecration of corpses,certain rites in the cemeteries and a

complete service of the Black Crow wasdisclosed.Around Bengal Bay cases of human

sacrifice are mentioned. The newspapersstate it as a fact, as a reality. T he samenewspapers announce how a festivecrowd in America gathered even fromafar to revel in the burning of a negro.

It was announced that recently acrowd in Berlin, decorated banners withthe blood of the victims of murder,— this, not in the middle ages, but now.



In Paris some individuals attemptedto dip their handkerchiefs in the bloodof an executed person.

In Spain, the banderos stained withthe blood of the bullfights, fetch largesums of money.

In our twentieth century, the heartsof enemies are still torn out for bloodysacrifices. Verily, hum anity is not readyto accept the latest discoveries. O n oneside, almost the revelation of the almighty atomic energy,—on the other side, the black mass, the cult of Satan,Bophamet and the bloody terraphim.

The human consciousness has becomedivided. In the general dis-solution of the world the tops and bottoms haveseparated so widely, that an advancingmovement is hardly conceivable.

A certa in periodical contains the following communication:

“W e are glad to learn that recentlythere has been organized a society withthe aim of protecting and helping allvictims of ‘black ma gic’. If somewhere,someone is the victim of an ‘occult’ persecution he may communicate with theeditor and all will be done to help thesufferer." 1

W e admit that one rarely reads sucha communication. Somethin g must haveoccurred in order to permit such a reality to enter life.

After the bloody hecatombs of theunprecedented wars, all foundationswere shattered. Instead of the awaited pro speri ty the finances of all coun tries br oke do wn . T h e co un tries de nied allthe obligations which th ey ha d solemnlyannounced and had guaranteed. Their bill ions of do ll ars wort h of budgets wereimperiled, an army of millions of unemployed was formed. There occurredfailures of banks on such a scale as

would have been inconceivable in former times. T he world wa s set tremblingwith great shocks such as those of Kreuger and Insull.

Thus, suddenly, like an inexorableKarma for the mass murder, there wascreated a rift of life, a rift of the world.The world divided sharply along thelines of culture. Ho w much then of conscious good must be poured out in order to wash away the coagulated blood?And yet, entire organizations go to

Broeken for the witc h’s Sabbath. “TheTimes” printed a photograph of thegoat and the girl as if it were a vaudeville sketch:

But, at the same time, under the pretext of the crisis, t he activities of various

cultural institutions are being curtailed.Th e servitors of darkness scream: “Tohell with culture!" An d this is not fiction. It should be a great happiness to be abl e to acknowledge that al l thes eominous threats and actions did notexist.

And the workers of culture weakenon seeing how their best tasks are beingcovered with the ashes of darkness. Andthey seek vainly for something to whichto turn and a place in which to gather.

And at the same time some go to

Broeken and some dream of drinking acup of blood. . . . Nor is it in “occult”novels, where one may expect fiction,that these horrors take place, but in life,among starched collars.

Jesting, ribaldry, derision, blasphemyhave reached their limits. Thos e thatsay that evil is equivalent to good mustnot forget that evil should be regardedas imperfection. Behind good therealways stand s the origin of creativeness.But now, instead of the invincibly guiding source, verily, the guiding Good

retreats to a defensive position, thuslosing the initial command and advance.

Out of shameful physical self-defense, peop le avoi d co ming close to Truth ,even at the price of spiritual disgrace,

but unwi ll ing to lo se th ei r co nv en tion alstanding. On e may hea r the killingwhispers: Prefer able is fossilization, pre fe ra ble rigor mortis, rather than todare to attack ignorance.

So far, irresponsible consciousnessescalm themselves and succumb to thedarkness of rigor mortis, but decay does

not slumber. It realizes that now be cause of human cowardice, it possessesthe possibility of initiative. And , verily,the initiative of darkness becomes app arent in the great as in the small.

And darkness uses its usual tactics; itcreeps in and crawls about unnoticeably.The servitors of darkness penetrateunder various guises; and having once penetrated in to the fort ress, th ey scoff in self-content. The book “FIERYW O R L D ” says: “Soulless beings are



kno wn to all. This is not a symbol, buta chemical reality. On e may be askedwhether these incarnate in this deplorable state. Th is question discloses theignorance of the foundations. N o one

can incarnate without a store of fieryenergy and soul. N o one can enter thedense world without the torch of Agni.The dissipation of Agni takes place hereamong all the wonder s of Natu re. It isnot at all necessary while scatteringAgni to commit some beastly crimes.From various Teachings we know sufficiently about the successes even of rob bers . Usuall y th e di ss ipat ion of Agni iscommitted in daily life an d in the dusk of the spirit. Th e growth accumulation of Agni is arrested by smallest actions.

One must understand that the bliss of Agni grows naturally but when darkness encases the process towards perfection the fire departs from the unfit de posi tors unn oti ce ab ly , although chemically proven.”

“Beautiful is the law of eternal motion whether of evolution or involution.Beautiful is the law which bestows onevery incarnated being the eternal Agnilike the Light in the Darkn ess. Beautiful is the law which even contrary toKarma endows every traveler withLight. Beautiful is the law which doesnot arrest the growth of the fiery garden, even from the age of seven. Letthose first flowers be small; even thoughthey bloom upon tiny thoughts, yet theyare a true inception of the future thinking. W h at a multitude of beautifulthoughts are generated in the heart of aseven-year-old child, when the dimimages of the Subtle World have notas yet left the brain and the heart. Dissipation may also begin then, if the soilof the plant be rotten. In the case of such depletion, one may help or, as was

long ago said, lend the Fire. Th is bor rowing occurs also in tiny actions. Th usthrice already I remind you aboutcrumbs. O ut of these sparks grow tremendous Fires. “Do not think of ‘soulless peop le’ as monsters. In variousfields we find those who attain somemechanical advantages, even when the

Fire has left them and their works havegrown pale and they appear to be‘soulless’.

“Every one is free to choose his owndestiny, even to his physical dissolution.

But ‘soulless beings’ constitute a veryinfectious and harmful realization."

Following the catch in tiny nets, comethe “civilized savages," a manifestationmost dangero us for culture. The n, inorder to purify the home from theseenemies, tireless in meanness and vulgarity, one will have to apply and wastethe most precious energies. Fo r elsethere will sneak in the same rigor mortis which will result in the horrible “death"of all benevolent accumulations.

The crumbs of meanness can creep

into the tiniest crevice. Th is shows howimpenetrable must be the armour of spirit! Th e servitors of darkness canexplain each one of their actions, eventhe journey to Broeken. And they alsoenvelop necromancy with pseudo scientific explanation s. First, pseudo-civilization, then pseu do - science, pseud o-friendliness, pseudo-dignity, and thenalready in the full ugliness of rigor mortis, the pseudo-man.

All this is not far from reality. Th e banners of darkness and meanness floatnot only over “occult ceremonies" theyalso bloom forth at many festivals, sideshows, and bazaars, and in the teachings of pseudo - humanita rian schoolsand brotherhoods.

People still pray at times about the pe ace of th e world , about th e unit y of all churches, about brotherly love, aboutmagnanimity. But wh at peace is conceivable for the grinning skull, when theheart has become silent and the fires areextinguished! An d has not pseudo-fraternal love garbed itself in the garment of a subtle executioner?

Save us from rigor mortis! Safeguardus from all, the crum bs o f darkn ess,from all domestic vermin, bristly andinfectious!

Light conquers Darkness!At the Temple of S. . . S. . .Himalayas, 1933.

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E t eache r s o f t he pas t . T h i s w i ll g ive our r eade r s an oppo r t un i ty o f knowi ng t hese l ives E: throu gh the presen ta t ion of wr i t ings which typi fy the i r thou ghts . Occas ionally , such E| w r i te r s w i ll be p r e sen t ed t h r ough t he t r ans l a ti on o r i n t e r p r e t a t i on o f o t he r emi nen t au t hor s E j o r th in k e rs of th e p as t. T h is m o nth we b ri n g to you T hom as H ob bes. E

T homas Hobbes was a ma t e r i a l i st . He can ha r d l y be t hough t o f a s a me t aphys i c i an ; =E y e t , h i s p r o fo u n d i n q u ir y in to th e n a t u r e o f t h e f u n c ti o n s o f m a n w a r r a n t s o u r m o s t c a re - =E f u l cons i de ra t ion o f h i s v iews . H i s r ea son i ng i s supe r b . As R os i c r uc ians we m us t adm i t EE t h a t m u c h o f m a n is d e p e n d en t u p on th e p h y s ic a l l aw s of t h e u n iv e rs e , a n d th r o u g h th e s e EE l aw s H o b b e s h a s m a d e m a n ’s m a t e ri a l n a t u r e m o r e t h o ro u g h l y u n d e r st o o d, e ve n t h o u gh Es we disagree in pa r t w i th some of hi s doct r ines . E

Hobb es was born a t W estpor t , Apr i l 5, 1588. He was ra i sed by his uncle ; hi s fa ther Ez f led due to di f f icul ties ar i s ing f rom a qua rre l wi th a r ival . He s tud ied Greek and Lat in =E and a t t he ea r l y age o f f i ft een en t e r ed Oxf ord , g r adu a t i ng i n 1608. A t t ha t t ime he was §5 jus t casual ly interes ted in scholas t ic learning. He became tuto r and secre tary to youn g §E C avend ish un t i l t he dea t h o f C avend ish , t hen he t u t o r ed h is son. He f o rmed the concep- E: t ion tha t every thing in the universe—al l of i t s forces , a l l of i t s m ani fes ta t ion—is the resul t Er of a universal mot ion, a physical energy and that mind in man was no except ion.

In 1647 he became ins t ructo r to the Pr ince of W ales , du r ing which time he publ i shed := h i s g r e a t w o r k t h e " L e v i a t h a n ” . I n h is " L e v i a th a n " h e t r ie d to a p p ly t h e s am e p r in c ip l es =E t o soc ie t y a s he app l i ed t o t he c r ea ti ons o f na t u r e . “S oc i e t y ." he s a id , “was an o r gan ism, j}E t he bas i s o f whi ch was a con t r ac t be tween t he peop l e and t he k i ng— each accor d ing l y bene- \

E f i t ted . " T h i s ph i losophy o f t r ac ing eve r y t h i ng t ha t ex i s t s i n t he un i ve rse o r t ha t i s known §E to m a n to purely mechanical p r in c ip le s devoid of intel l igence, n a t u r a l l y o f f e n d e d t h e c l e r g y , ;: t hough he was re s t o r ed t o good f avor a f t e r the R es t o r a ti on .: Thom as Hob bes was one of the new school of m ater ia l i s t ic phi losophers , who we nt a E= l ong way t owar d con t r i bu t i ng t o our p r e sen t advance i n s ci ence . T he pendu l um is sw i ng- EE i n g t h e o t h e r w a y t o da y . T h e o r ig i n o f e v e r y th i n g t h a t i s c a n n o t a lo n e b e e x p la in e d b y EE phys i ca l l aws. I t i s neces sa ry t o t ake i n t o cons i de r a ti on a p r i mar y cause , whi ch cause =E day b.v day i s mor e compa t i b le w i t h t he me t aphys i ca l p r i nc ip l e o f i n f i n it e i n te l li gence. §E B e lo w f o u w il l f in d e x c er p ts f ro m h i s w r i t in g s in th e " L e v i a t h a n ” .

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OF IMAGINATION

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July

1933

HAT when a th ingl i e s s t i l l , un le sssomewhat else stir

it, it will lie stillfor ever, is a trutht h a t n o m a nd o u b t s o f. B u tthat when a thingis in motion, it wille t e r n a l l y b e i nm o t i o n , u n l e s ss o m e w h a t e l s estay it, though ther e a s o n b e t h e

same, namely, that nothing can change

itself, is not so easily assent ed to. Fo r men measure, not only other men, butall other things, by themselves; and be

cause they find themselves subject after motion to pain, and lassitude, think every thing else grows weary of motion,and seeks repose of its own accord; littleconsidering, whether it be not someother motion, wherein that desire of restthey find in themselves, consisteth. Fromhence it is, that the schools say, heavy

bod ie s fall downwards, ou t of an appetite to rest, and to conserve their naturein that place which is most proper for them; ascribing appetite, and knowledge



of what is good for their conservation,which is more than man has, to thingsinanimate, absurdly.

W h e n a body is once in motion, itmoveth, unless something else hinder it,eternally; and whatsoever hindreth it,cannot in an instant, but in time, and bydegrees, quite extinguish it; and as wesee in the water, though the wind cease,the waves give not over rolling for along time after; so also it happeneth inthat motion, which is made in the internal parts of a man, then, when hesees, dreams, etc. For a fter the object isremoved, or the eye shut, we still retainan image of the thing seen, though moreobscure than when we see it. An d thisis it, the Latins call imagination, fromthe image made in seeing; and apply the

same, though improperly, to all the other senses. But the Gree ks call it fancy: which signifies appearance, and is asproper to one sense, as to another. IMAGINATION the re fore i s no th ing

bu t decaying sense; and is found in men,and many other living creatures, as wellsleeping, as waking.

The decay of sense in men waking, isnot the decay of the motion made insense; but an obscuring of it, in suchmanner as the light of the sun obscureththe light of the stars; which stars do no

less exercise their virtue, by which theyare visible, in the day than in the night.But because amongst many strokes,which our eyes, ears, and other organsreceive from external bodies, the predominant only is sensible, therefore, thelight of the sun being predominant, weare not affected with the action of thestars. An d any object being removedfrom our eyes, though the impression itmade in us remain, yet other objectsmore present succeeding, and workingon us, the imagination of the past isobscured, and made weak, as the voiceof a man is in the noise of the day. Fromwhence it followeth, that the longer thetime is, after the sight or sense of anyobject, the weaker is the imagination.For the continual change of man's bodydestroys in time the parts which in sensewere moved; so that distance of time,and of place, hath one and the sameeffect in us. Fo r as at a gre at distan ceof place, that which we look at appearsdim, and without distinction of the

smaller parts; and as voices grow weak,and inarticulate; so also, after greatdistance of time, our imagination of the past is wea k; and we lose, fo r example,of cities we have seen, many particular streets, and of actions, many particular

circumstances. This decaying sense, when we would express the thing itself,I mean fancy itself, we call imagination, as I said before: but when we wouldexpress the decay, and signify that thesense is fading, old, and past, it is calledmemory. So that imagination and memory are but one thing, which for diversconsiderations hath divers names.

Much memory, or memory of manythings, is called experience. Again, imagination being only of those thingswhich, have been formerly perceived by

sense, either all at once, or by parts atseveral times; the former, which is theimagining the whole object as it was

pres ente d to th e sense, is simple imagination, as when one imagineth a man, or horse, which he hath seen before. Th eother is compounded; as when, from thesight of a man at one time, and of ahorse at another, we conceive in our mind a Centau r. So when a man com- poundeth th e im ag e of his own per so nwith the image of the actions of another man, as when a man imagines himself aHercules or an Alexander, which hap

peneth often to them that are much taken with reading of romances, it is acompound imagination, a nd properly buta fiction of the mind. Th ere be alsoother imaginations that rise in men,though waking, from the great impression made in sense; as from gazing uponthe sun, the impression leaves an imageof the sun before our eyes a long timeafter; and from being long and vehemently attent upon geometrical figures,a man shall in the dark, though awake,have the images of lines and angles be

fore his eyes; which kind of fancy hathno particular name, as being a thing thatdoth not commonly fall into men’sdiscourse.

The imaginations of them that sleepare those we call dreams. And thesealso, as all other imaginations, have

bee n be fore, ei ther to ta ll y or by parcels,in the sense. An d because in sense, the br ain and nerves, whic h are th e nec essary organs of sense, are so benumbed



in sleep, as not easily to be moved bythe action of external objects, there canhappen in sleep no imagination, andtherefore no dream, but what proceedsfrom the agitation of the inward partsof man's body; which inward parts, for

the connection they have with the brain,and other organs, when they be distempered, do keep the same in motion;whereby the imaginations there formerlymade, appear as if a man were waking;saving that the organs of sense beingnow benumbed, so as there is no newobject, which can master and obscurethem with a more vigorous impression,a dream must needs be more clear, inthis silence of sense, than our waking

thoughts. An d hence it cometh to pass,that it is a hard matter, and by manythought impossible, to distinguish exactly between sense and dreaming. For my part, when I consider that in dreamsI do not often nor constantly think of

the same persons, places, objects, andactions, that I do waking; nor remember so long a train of coherent thoughts,dreaming, as at other times; and becausewaking I often observe the absurdity of dreams, but never dream of the absurdities of my waking thoughts; I am wellsatisfied, that being awake, I know Idream not, though when I dream I think myself awake.

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The Ethics of Rosicrucian Practice MAN BECOMES WHAT HE THINKS AND WILLS

By t h e S u p r e m e S e c r e t a r y

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E ARE often askedt h e q u e s t i o n ,“ W h a t i s t h estandard of ethicsi n R o s i c r u c i a n practi ce? ” and th equestion is askedin much the samemanner as one re

fers to practice of Christianity or the p r a c t i c e o f M o -hammedanism.

While i t is truethat the Rosicrucian system of evolutionand guidance in life does not constitutea unique or a distinct and separate religion, that which is held most dear,most sacred, and most vital to one'sethical evolution is very apt to becomea religion in on e’s life. Bu t the ado pti onof such a system as a religious guide

and standard need not interfere withany sectarian system of religious worship and study to which one may bedevoted.

But there are certain points and principles in the Rosicrucian system of ethics and practice which are worthy of frequent presentation and repeated analysis and explanation, and many thousands of Rosicrucian students havevoluntarily adopted the Rosicrucian system as their whole and complete guidein life.

There are two keynotes which are probably the fundam ental pr in ciplesupon which the ethical practice of Rosi-crucianism is built. These two principlesare universal love, and toleration. Th efirst principle is made active in theRosicrucian system instead of beingallowed to remain as a mere passiveideal. T he second principle, tha t of toleration, is hardly less passive andactive in the lives of true Rosicrucians.

Universal love should be an activeemotion if it is to be effective and to bean actual guid e in our daily affairs. Itmust be an emotion that is deeplyrooted in the sympathetic understandingof our human relations, and of our relationship with God. It must affect,modify, guide, color, and animate all of our thinking and all of our acting. W emust constantly ask ourselves, “Is thisthe loving thing to say, is this the loving

thing to do, is this the loving thing tothink?” W e must have not only a senseof universal love for all human beings,all animals, all things that God hascreated, and for God and the Cosmicmasters, but we must make that lovedemonstrative in permitting it to inspireand direct our course in life. W e cann ottruly love in a universal sense and permit ourselves to be indifferent of therequirements of others and indifferent of our obligations to one another, and toG od ’s great plan. W e cannot make this

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universal love a negative emotion by permit ting it only to preven t mis co nd ucton our part, or to prevent the expressionof unkind words, or the doing of unkinddeeds, but we must make it active inallowing it to tempt us hourly and daily

into doing unusual things and unnecessary things as we would view them fromthe purely selfish and unloving pointof view.

Unquestionably the active practicesof universal love will bring in its wakethe second principle, that of toleration.Universal love will not permit us toscorn another, or to criticize, judge, or condemn another, and neither willtoleration permit these things.

To put Rosicrucianism into practicethe student must start at the very outset

of his journey along the path to betolerant of all religious creeds, all philosophical systems of thought, and of allhuman experiences. Such a one mustnever put himself in a position to act as

judge of th e loves, th e actions, or thethoughts of another, for without knowing the history of the evolution of theindividual, without knowing the training, the education, the view-point, thelimitations and powers of the individualabilities, one cannot understand in thetrue light either the actions or the

thoughts of another human being. Sucha person should not use discretion inattempting to decide between the linesof thought of one individual and another. Tol eration is one of the firstexpressions of love.

The Rosicrucian adept and studentalike are seekers for knowledg e. Th eremay be a selfish motive in the desire for knowledge inasmuch as one may wishto perfect himself and lift himself out of the commonplace into the advancedrank s of pioneers in civilization. Yetthis selfishness cannot be condemnedsince it contributes to the happiness andadvancement of the multitudes. Ou r modern systems of hygienic researchand the control of hygienic conditionsthrough boards of health have taught usthat the health and welfare of one individual cannot be considered separatelyand apart from the health and happinessof the mass, and that the mass of mancan be made happy, healthy and pros pe ro us on ly when all of th e unit s com

po sin g the ma ss are co ntr ib uti ng to th isend. T he individual who seeks to im

pr ove himsel f and ma ke himsel f ahappy, successful, and cheerful being iscontributing to the health, the happiness, and the inspirational urge that

affects the entire community. T heevolution of the mass is dependent uponthe evolution of the individual.

It is this thorough understanding onthe part of Rosicrucians that distinguishes the Rosicrucian system, theRosicrucian Way, from those communistic or community programs thatlook upon the mass as a collectiveunit, distinct from the individual, or which look upon the individual as asecondary factor. The Rosicruciansknow and teach that the God within

each one of us urges each one of us to be come a sup er io r be in g in a sp ir itual,moral, ethical sense, and that throughindividual effort and individual evolution resulting in individual attainment isthe greatest good accomplished for thegreatest number.

The Rosicrucian system and practicetakes into consideration also the factthat each individual owes it to himself to undo the Karma he has created in the

pa st , mak e proper com pen sat io n fo r it,and then strive for the utmost in individual attainment. He must not do this,however, at the sacrifice of the advancement of other individuals, or at thesacrifice of their personal happiness andright to attain advancement. He must

be to lerant of thei r ch osen ways of attaining the same knowledge, mistakenthough some of them may be in the paththey have selected. He m ust come torealize the fundamental truth that no

per man ent success in the life of an in di vidual, or in the life of a community, can

be ob ta ine d if it re su lt s in th e le ss eningof the happiness and success of even

the least known individual.The ideal held in the consciousness by ev ery Rosic ru ci an student is that of truth. Th e truth must be known, andthe truth must be proclaimed and established, not by the negation of facts, not

by the sup pres sio n of ob scu re pr inciplesor experiences, and not by the forfeitureof the human tendency to select andchoose that which appears to be of theutmost value. Th e desire for truth must

be born out of the love for tr ut h, and



bec aus e of th e us efu lne ss wh ic h tr ut hserves in the evolution of man. For thisreason the Rosicrucian student delvesdeeply into all of the avenues, all of thehighways, and byways of human experi

ence, but he avoids things which hisintuition and the experiences of otherstell him are fruitless and useless in their ability to contribute to his wisdom.Knowledge for the sake of possession of facts is not the goal of the Rosicrucian.It is wisdom that is sought, rather thanthe enmassing of facts. On e truth byits very virtue may be of greater serviceto the individual than thousands of factsrepresenting the truths of experience.One truth regarding the relation of manto God will serve man to a greater de

gree than a thousand truths regardingthe eart h’s botanic evolution. On e fact,one truth, revealing the startling possi

bilities of th e human mind will se rveman to a greater degree than a thousand prov ed fact s di sco ve re d in th e laboratory of biological research. Ye t all research and all knowledge has its place,and the true Rosicrucian must be tolerant of those who hope to find at the endof the microscope, or at the end of the telescope, or in the crucible, or alchemist's oven, the important factsof life.

The true Rosicrucian must live truth.He should recall the words of Amen-hotep IV, the great traditional founder of our Brotherhood, who proclaimed ina last great speech of adoration to Godthat he found himself happy in living intruth eternally and forever and ever.”Truth must be fascinating to the seeker for wisdom, and he must make his life adrama of truth personified by beingtruthful unto himself, and true to theideals of his voluntarily selected stand

ard and guide in life.The Rosicrucian student must be en

thusiastic. As Lord Bulwer-Lytton said,“Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity.”He must be enthusiastic about hisstudies, his research, his application of the principles to his daily affairs, andhis practice of the high standards insofar as he can demonstrate them. Hemust find joy, recreation, regeneration,mental and spiritual unfoldment, and allof the other pleasures and emotions of life in his Rosicrucian practices.

His word must not only be his bond but a Ka rm ic law, a Co sm ic un iv er sa l pr inciple wi th him, as bind in g as anyidea that may have been implantedin his consciousness by God, or any

pr om is e made to th e Heavenly Hosts inthe most sacred manner. Fo r this reasonhe must be mindful of what he agrees todo, of what he tries to do, what he prom is es and in timates as be ing his in tention and his purpose. He must be respectful of the rights of others, and of their equal privileges. He must respecthis parents, the members of his family,the community interests, and his nationalgovernment . Inasmuch as these are human creations intended to exemplifythe Cosmic principles, and if they are

unworthy of his respect the blame restsupon him and those of the human racewho are responsible for these humaninstitutions. He must, therefore, seek toimprove those which are unworthy of his complete respect and regard, rather than to hold them in disrespect anddishonor.

The way of the Rosicrucian is noteasy, but it is fraught with trials andtribulations and experiences that bringsorrows, griefs, and joys, making lifeabundantly filled with interest, fascina

tion, profit, and wisdom. Th rou gh thesethe human consciousness advances andattains the heights of greater evolutionand greater idealism.

Man is not merely what he thinks, but what he wills to be. M a n ’s th in kingmay be passive and void of that kinetic power that cre ate s in him th e real iz at io nof his mental images. He must will totransmute from the world of thoughtinto the world of reality that whichoccupies his mind in concentration anddevotion. Th e Rosicrucian must be

willful in his acts, deliberate, determined, and daring. H e must learn toassume the Karmic responsibilities of histhoughts, words, and deeds, and withthe knowledge of this responsibility hemust be daring in performance. Th eindividual who seeks to attain and unfold and become successful and happy,and thereby contribute to the happinessand success of the community and thehuman race generally must be passiveand adventuresome. He must have nofear that is born of ignorance, doubt,



hesitancy, or misunderstanding. Hemust fear only the positive reactions of his own acts. He must see in the DivineMind and Father of all beings a loving,

just , and tole ran t parent, and an omni pote nt, and omnipresent gu id e and

companion.These things then constitute some of

the ethical principles of Rosicrucian pra ct ice , and time has proved to us inits pages of history that thousands of

individuals have lived lives in keepingwith such ethical standards, making of our organization an institution of pioneers in the unfoldment of civilization.Rich have been the personal and individual rewards that have come to those

who have followed such a standard of living, and rich will be your reward if you can step into the path of Rosicru-cianism with this understanding andwith these principles as your guidein life.

THE ART OF ABSENT HEALING

Many Rosicrucian students, early in their studies, are especially interested in thesubject of healing and methods of absent healing. T he teaching s of the organization, of

course, include a very comprehensive study of metaphysical healing and treatment work, bu t it is elu cida ted po in t by po int in a ratio na l, intellig ent w ay an d it take s a lit tle timefor the entire method of Rosicrucian healing to be fully covered.

For that reason, many students have asked for some instruction in a brief formwhich they can use until the more elaborate methods have been learned; and so we have

prep ared a litt le brochure entit led , "T he Art of Absent Hea ling ,” which co ntains man y of the unusual, helpful principles of the Rosicrucian method of healing. Th is booklet, pre pa red especially fo r Rosicruc ian students, is to be sold on ly to students; an d ev erymember of the organization who wishes a copy may send in 15 cents (not in postagestamps) and a confidential copy will be mailed to him. W e wish to add that every requestfor this booklet will be checked against our membership records to ascertain whether or not the order comes from a member of the organization. You will be well pleased withthis simple and helpful booklet, and will be benefited by the reading of it. Address:Rosicrucian Supply Bureau, San Jose, California.

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CHARGES REFUTED AND A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Eve ry progressive movement and organization is naturally subject to nefarious Ei attack s and all of these attack s are usually unfounded and arise from jealousy or motives Ei of a similar nature. Th ere is a small organiza tion in the eastern part of the United States =§ purpo rting to be Rosicrucian, that has published booklets from time to time attacking the =§ AM OR C, attacking its authenticity, its officers, and concluding its attack with the state- §= ment that it hoped for the opportunity of proving to the world the truth of its charges.

W e ignored these attacks for quite some time until it seemed as though our motive §E in ignoring them might be misconstrued. So we accepted the challenge of the leader of \ | this organization and offered to publicly debate the charg es to give him the opp ortuni ty f | "to tell the world," as he cons tantly insisted in his literature he wished to do. So in order E1 to make it possible for him to enter into a public debate, A M O RC offered to pa y the ES rental of the hall and pay all other expenses incidental to his appearanc e either in Chicago Ei or San Francisco. =

To our great surprise, when the opportunity was presented to him by registered letter §= to publicly present the documents and papers which he claimed he had in his possession, =: he refused to accept the opportunity, making all of his previou s claims shallow and worth - ii less, and continued to circulate his literature of false statements .

W e would like every member of the Rosicrucian organ ization and eve ry friend of E: truth and light to write to us for the FR EE book entitled White Book C which refutes = jj ev er y at ta ck with defin ite, tan gible facts an d contains the pr in ted registered let ter from =I AMC)RC offering to debate with this individual and to pa y all expense s involved and jjI HIS REF USA L TO A CC EPT . Once again did we prove the nefarious motive of those =§ attacking the AM OR C. Be sure to write for the booklet or as many as you wish.E Addr ess: R os ic ru cian Sup ply B ureau , San Jose, C al if orn ia .

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THE CONTENT OF JUSTICE

HE nature of just ice i s bes t un d e r s t o o d b y t h efulfillment of itsend. It has often

be en sai d that justice is the noblestof the virtues, but perhaps we mayf r o m t h i s d i s c o u r s e c o m e t ou n d e r s t a n d t h a t ju st ice is no t it self a virtue, but rather

a cause of virtue.W h a t end is it that justice serves? Is

it not the enforcement of the true moralvirtues? Vi rtue is motivated by justice.Moral virtues cannot be separated from just ice, and they will always be fo und to be pre ceded by w hat we will call just ice.If justice is an enforcer of moral virtue

it is to be concluded that it is never static, it is motion or power. Justice isthe doing of something. If justice is to

be actual iz ed, if it is to fulfill it s purp os e,it must move towar d that purpose. W ecan only have a realization of justice byits accomplishments, which we have saidis moral virtue.

Justice is action because it can berealized. T he action of justice is dual inits function, however. T h a t is, it is bothnegative and positive. W e find that ju st ice restra ins and co mm it s acts . It

will, for example, either incite the sensesand the physical functions to abnormalaction, or deter them, and deterrence of motion is an action because it requires aforce the equivalent of generating it.

In other words, justice intercedes aswell as supports. Since the action of ju st ic e is dual ei th er phase of its act ionmust be in accord with its end,—the enforcement of virtue. Th e motion of justice like all other motion must be dualeither restraint, negative, or commitment, positive. Fo r it to be one phaseeither positive or negative would makeit devoid of motion, and if devoid of motion and static it would become nonexistent. In the sense of justice asmotion we may think of it as a processof contraction or expansion, as if itwere a great steel band surrounding acondition or thing which it is endeavoring to maintain status quo. This positive

action or expansion would be to acquirea sufficiency to make up the deficiencyin the condition or thing. Th e negativeaction or contraction would be to prevent a surplus that would disturb thenormalcy of the condition or thing.

W e hav e said that justice enforcestrue moral virtue, yet can there be virtuethat is not true? Virtue has its owncharacteristics by which it is at all timesrecognized as virtue. If it has not thesecharacteristics, then it is not virtue.Virtu e, therefore , eithe r is or is not. But



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this applies to the nature of virtue. U nfortunately man has termed many actsas virtuous which lack the characteristicsof virtue, and are nominal only. By truevirtue we mean it as distinguished fromits pseudo forms which in reality are not

virtue at all.Th e question arises then, “W h at is

the nature of virtue?” and from whichwe hope to conclude the content of justice. A prime attr ibut e of virtue is thenegation of sensual pleasures or happiness derived through the senses alone.Almost all philosophies concur in thedoctrine that the highest good is soughtafter by man in life because it is accom pan ied with th e greatest happiness — themost pleasurable sensations. Lower

be in gs find happiness in th e ple asu re of

the senses alone. Hi gh er beings findhappiness in the sensations generated inthe mind, or as Aristotle said, “Thegreatest and most constant of all pleasures come from a life of speculation.”

True happiness then is the result of a po si tive se ar ch fo r it, th e in tenti on of generating sensations physically or mentally which will produce happiness.Pleasure may be defined as those sensations which are pleasing and harmoniousto the nature of man, and pain as sensations of an opposite natur e. It is then

a function of man to seek pleasingsensations whether they be physical or mental. Th is function is common to allmen as is seeing, breathing, or eating.It would not distinguish one man fromanother. Where, however, a manopposes this natural impulse, by thatvery opposition would he be distinguished from his fellow men.

If the search for happiness or pleasurein any of its varieties was virtue, then allmen would be virtuous. No one pleasurealone is happi ness, all are. It is man

that assigns to pleasures their relativevalue. If one pleasing sensation or classof sensations is thought as virtue thenall must be. Were the desire for happiness virtue, and by that fact all menvirtuous, then the noblest and foulest deeds alike would be of virtue. But thosehumans whom we consider as virtuousare those who deny themselves the sensations which would directly and simply produce fo r th em pl ea su re. It is th os ewho manifest this exception to the com

mon nat ure of man that are . distinguished as virtuous. This negation of self pleasure or happiness is a result of an action which either restrains or commits to secure its end.

This life of virtue is not, however, oneof asceticism, a complete abstinence of all pleasure. Virtue arises in man; it isnot contained within him. Th e determination to negate all happiness is not,therefore, virtue. Virtue negates onlythat happiness which is to be gained atthe discomfiture of another. Everyvirtuous act is consciously and voluntarily performed. M an is afforded theopportunity of opposing virtue if he sowishes. It is because man chooses virtuethat it is a distinguishing characteristic.Though reason enters into the execution

of a virtuous act by the function of willwhich commands the body to obedience,reason is not a cause of virtue. If man'snature seeks happiness, and its urge isat all times constant, man could notlogically reason that it would be to hiswelfare to negate happiness.

In fact, pure reason will lend virtuethe appearance of being disastrous toman’s self-interest. Absolute reasonwould oppose true virtue. An act pur port in g to be virtuous orig in ating sole lyfrom reason is either of direct interest to

the doer, or one of ostentation, which isin reality self-interest also. Th us reasonmay compel an act which is the negationof a sensual pleasure, yet it may be donesolely to attract attention to the forfeiture of the pleasure which gives riseto another, the satisfaction of vanity. AsAristotle further said, man has thecapacity of virtue, but it is not bornwithin him. T he need for virtue is gen erated by atten dan t circumstances whichman confron ts. Justice must be excited,as it were, to enforce a virtue. Th ere

must be the occasion to negate thathappiness which if enjoyed would bedisastrous to another.

The science of swimming, for an example, arises from the need of keepingafloat and propelling oneself in water at the same time. It certainly did not pre cede its necessity, and virtue does not prec ede th e oc casi on for i ts per fo rm an ce .

The Hindu ascetic, who lives a lifeof isolation from his fellow man, livesnot a virtuous life for he invites no cir



cumstances which would test his virtue.He lives a life of self-interest, that of ple asing his de si re to negate all ple asu reexcept the one he enjoys, that of self-denial. A cod e of virtue which alone is

followed because of its antiquity or because it has been adopted by illustriousones is false virtue. All codes of virtuewhich are learned and not experiencedare adhered to for one of two reasons.First, intimation; or second, that theynever have been sufficiently challenged

by desi re s and im pulses . O ne whoaccepts virtue as a prescribed code of rules governing human conduct, andattempts to enforce it because it isestablished and traditional, is a coward.He fears the force of public opinion if

he opposes it. His assent to it is foundedupon the conclusion of his reasoning asto its value t o his life. Th is is self-interest, and we have seen that self-interest is not the attribute of virtue.

If when a circumstance arises whichwould invite true virtue the follower of such code as above is wanting, then thevirtue of his code corresponding to theneed is but a shallow aphorism. Such pseudo vi rt ue is no t the effect of just ice.W e have said virtue is a realization of ju st ice. For man to realize som eth in g it

must have motion and action. Virtuewhich is not excited is static; it is not feltor realized. Virt ue cannot be learned inadvance , nor can there be potential virtuefor virtue is a result, not the state of becoming anythin g. It is folly for man toattempt to teach virtue for virtue cannot

be taught. It is th e effect of a ca use, thecause we have seen is apart from man.It arises out of sensations received byman which concern others than himself,and which provoke justice which generates and enforces virtue.

Man can instruct another upon whatthe content of virtue is, and what theresult of certain causes provoking justiceshould be, by approximation to the ex pe rienc es of others . Bu t though they beacceptable to reason they are easily discarded if they do not provoke the individual’s realization of justice. W h a twould be a cause of the exercise of virtue in one man would not in another.Justice we may say exists in all man, butits extent varies as does the mind and

ple asu res of men. If all men were equall y

sensitive to the causes which provokethe action of justice, then men couldlearn of virtue by being taught its causeswhich they would realize and by their realization of them be virtuous.

The true virtues are unrelated in thecauses that provoke them. Th e human who may be responsive to one cause anddisplay a virtue because of it might beimmune to another. Th e adage, “Honor among thieves," illustrates how extraneous one virtue may be to another.

W h y the causes which provoke justice have their effects fall into unrelatedcategories we will later attempt to ex plain. It is suf ficient for th e pr esent tosay that no logical conclusion can bedrawn from the cause of one virtue bywhich man can realize all the virtues.That which would excite the virtue of chastity would not motivate or cause therealization of the virtue of honesty . It isimpossible for one to labor under theillusion that he lives a virtuous life whenhe does not. W he re one is practicing acode of virtue which is not self-generated from experience, and thereforefalse, it is soon realized to be such, for when an immoral act is committed thatexcites virtue there follows a consciousness of the immorality of the act accom panied by th e em ot io na l re spon se of remorse. The se immanent sensations of remorse develop lack of self respect.Reason may compel the will to suppressany outward evidence of the emotion,yet man is self-conscious of it.

The commitment of any act, therefore, in the guise of virtue that occasionsthis emotional response is in oppositionto true virtue. W he re true virtue inman's nature is lacking there would not

be th is di sp lay of em otion, but if th e ac twas not provoked by justice it wouldnot be true virtue. Man , therefore, hasa criterion in his own nature as to whatconstitutes virtue, and wh at not. M a n’ssensitivity to the causes which provoke

ju st ice de term ine the extent of hisvirtues.

The practice of an act purporting to be vi rt uo us wil l no t de ve lo p th e habit of virtue. As said, virtue is or is not. It cannot be increased or diminished. If man is po ss es se d of vi rt ue it is com plet e wi th inhim; it has an excellence. If he lacks

virtue it cannot be inculcated in him, for



it is self generated and when it is manifest it is perfect even if it is his firstrealization of it. If one wh o commitsthievery is taught a moral standard or code with the object of engendering thevirtue of honesty and he gradually de

creases the number of thefts, this is notevidence of the forming of the habit of virtue, and until ho exercises the virtueof absolute honesty he is not virtuous.Virtue even when realized cannot bemade a habit as it is generated in manspontaneously, not born in him, and achange in man’s sensitivity to the causeof virtue may make him perverse.

W e have discoursed on virtue as theeffect of justice, an d it has been revealedthat justice is an action provoked bycauses which in turn produce virtue—

the negation of self-happiness. Fur ther more, this negation of self-happiness isto prevent hurt to another, and virtue isseen, therefore, to lack direct self-interest. Thi s self-sacrifice is the reasonthat the philosophers and the poets whohave considered justice as one of thevirtues have hailed it as the noblest of all. But we must keep in mind that inthis analysis we are considering justiceas a factor behind virtue, all the virtues.This self-sacrifice of justice is so impersonal that it is akin to what man definesas the spiritual element of his nature, theimmortal, ethereal essence of his beingor soul. But wha t is this action or force

just ice? It is a sympathy fo r th e welf areof others. It may seem irrational to termit an emotional sympathy for the emotions serve personal interests only. Sym

pa thy itse lf is no t an emot ion, but a sta teof mind, the result of the emotions.Justice cannot be separated from sym

pathy fo r both co nce rn th e welfare of another, or others.

The emotions are the sensations of the instincts just as sound and taste are

sensations registered in the consciousness by the senses. T he instincts are theurges of the orde r of the life force withinman,—definite and alike in all. W h enthey are actuated by impulses they produce sensations which we realize as theemotions.

W e would not, for example, realizewe had the sense of hearing if soundwaves, vibrations in the air, did notactuate the eardrum. So also we wouldnot realize our instincts if sensations

were not generated in the consciousness by reason or th e im pr es sions rece ived by th e senses wh ic h exci te the in st inctsand engende r the emotions. Sym pathyis the appreciation of another's emotions

by sug ges ti on. W e ca n only ap preciate

another’s emotions by having our ownwhich correspond to theirs incited. W ethen feel the same sensations as they.Our consciousness is attuned, if we mayuse that term. Sym pathy is impossibleapart from emotion.

All the instincts function for the pe rsonal in te rest of the living being.There fore, whe n our symp athy . isaroused that which arouses it becomes a

part of our em ot io nal nature, and wedirect the will as emphatically in enforcing the rights of another as we would

our own. O ur emotional nature may be co me through suggesti on or sympathyas alive as if we were personally ex pe ri en cing the se ns at io ns of th e on ewith whom we sympathize. A man can

be co me as angered from seeing a do g be at en as if he hi mse lf were rece iv ingthe beating. It wou ld be called a just actwhere one interceded and prevented the bea ting of th e do g, and it would be sa idalso to be a display of the virtue of

brav er y. T his in te rc es sio n would not br in g any di rec t pleasure to th e in te r-ceder, perhaps pain; that is, the pleasure

that would ordinarily be derived fromthe feeling of security is negated by theurge of justice.

All that is said to be sympathy is not just ice, howev er , for man may appear sympathetic yet not act to aid the one hesympathizes with even when it is in his

po wer to do so. In fact , man is notactually sympathetic unless he actsaccordingly.

Justice, we have disclosed, is action.It manifests by the commitment or restraint of our appetites, desires, and

even reason. W e perform just acts because of being incited to do so by sym pa thet ic emot ions ; th er efore, eve ry sy m pat he ti c A C T is a just on e bec aus e of its action even though we may notconsider it an act of justice. W h a t issaid to be sympathy, I reiterate, isneither justice nor sympathy if notaccompanied by action.

Plato has defined justice as order, theregulation of the triune qualities of man’s nature, mind, will, and the appe



tites and desires. T he mind commandsthe will to compel the appetites anddesires to obedience, and to preventthem from destroying the unity of hisnature. Plato further contended that as

man ordered his own being, governedhimself by reason, he would not transgress the rights of others, and this wouldresult in a harmonious state of society.

Such an order is possible, as we define just ice, on ly if the em ot io ns of all mencould equally be aroused. Th us if everyman who experienced an act which mayoffend the inalienable rights of another would have his corresponding emotionsso provoked as to prevent the injustice,we would have perfect order in society,

but Plato adm its in his "R epubli c" that

men cannot always be trusted to knowtheir rational interests, and to prefer them to those which are more speciousand evanescent, and the interests of thewhole of mankind must, therefore, beenforced against the individual.

Man is just only to the extent of hisemotional nature. W e have no standard

by whic h to measure man's emotions .W e are obliged to take the mean between the highest and lowest emotionalstate known to us. This is the same asAristotle expounded in his "Doctrine

of the Mean” for the determination of moral virtue by reasoning as to thedifference between excess and deficiencyin gratifying the desires. It would be asdifficult to establish a uniform justice bythis "Doctrine of the Mean" as tocompel a moral virtue by the samemethod. M an lacking the reason tocomprehend the mean would in theinstance of Aristotle’s doctrine make itimpossible for him to follow the code of virtue. And from the standpoint of our conception, if man is not emotionally

capable of keeping within the limits pr esc ri be d as ju st ice he would be potentially unjust at all times as reasonalone would keep him within the boundsand not emotion, which is the true natureof justice. In other words, m an ’s actsunder such a circumstance as beingcompelled to follow the mean in humanemotions would appear as just only, butnot be true justice to the individual because the cause or the emotions were notself-generated, his own.

Man, we have said, cannot make jus

tice a habit because his emotional nature

is such that either he is easily excited tomanifest justice, or not at all, but it iswithin man’s power to stifle his abilityto be just. He can oppose it so continually as to form a habit that will restrict

it whenever it will ordinarily have beenexhibited. One who lives the philosophyof stoicism and repeatedly wills to sup pre ss his em ot ions forms the ha bit or unconscious law of suppression of emotion. T he living of such a philosophyincites the life of injustice. Th e reasonand will would completely dominate theemotional life. Whenever the stoicwould act in a manner that ostensiblywas just one could be certain that theact was selfishly performed with theobject of bringing direct satisfaction

be cause it would not have be en mot ivated by sympathetic emotion. On ewhose life is sensuous, licentious, wholives for the gratification of the appetitesalone displays but little justice in hisnature. T he will has been so constantlycompelled to further the gratification of the appetites that it prevents the exercise of the emotions except to further the direct pleasure of the senses.

Human justice is related to the primalhuman instincts or the inherent urges of the rhythmic life force in man to pre

serve and extend itself. All sensationswhich are registere d in the consciousnessand which are irritating and disturbingto the harmony of man’s instincts, whichharmony is derived from the fulfillmentof their end, provoke the instincts andthey repel the cause of the disturbingsensations. Th is repulsion is sensed asemotional reflexes. Fo r an example, thesight of a man who is being beaten byruffians would provoke justice throughsympathetic suggestion. The sensationsof the experience will excite the instinct

of self preservation, and the emotion of righteous indignation to the extent thataid in defense would be given the luckless man as vigorously as if the sym

pathizer himsel f were be ing be aten. If man did not possess this instinct hewould not be angered by witnessing such a sight, and accordingly he wouldnot think the incident unjust.

The addition, if it were possible, toman’s nature of another instinct wouldundoubtedly increase the number of incidents considered unjust. M an y inci

dents considered as just at present



would be thought otherwise because wenow lack the emotion to realize them asunjust. Accordingly highly emotionalnatures are more just than those not.W h at will insense one will not another.It is the senses which must bring to manthe sensations which provoke justice,and the senses are deceptive and be

cause of that may actually produce aninjustice though the one acting unjustlymay be conscious of the intent of doing

just ice. For this rea so n ma n must continually live in a world of illusion which

on one hand purports to be just, and onthe other hand must continue to bemanifestly unjust.

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ANCIENT SYMBOLISM

Man, when conscious of an eternal truth, has ever symbolized it so that the human con'sciousncss could forever have realization of it. Natio ns, languages and customs have changed, butthese ancient designs continue to illuminate mankind with the ir mystic light. For those who areseeking light, each month we will reproduce a symbol with its ancient meaning.

T H E B E E H IVE

Being "busy as little bees,"

may give rise to the belief

that the beehive is an em-

blem of industry and that it

reminds us of the fact that

we must labor and none shall

be idle amo ng us. But one

could hardly call that a mys-

tical interpretation of this

symbol, and it most certainly

is not the ancient meaning

given by the mystics of Egyptand other countries to this strange, natural emblem.

The beehive , in the days o f old, typified several laws of nature and

several principles of divine mysticism. In brie f they are: That we must

build a place wherein to labor; this was to represent the Temple. That

within the Temple, all must be engaged in mutual, cooperative pro-

duction; this was the foundation or keystone of the cooperative crafts

or guilds. That we are servants unto others and must dev ote our lives to

extracting from nature those elements which are useful to man and refine

them; in this sense honey was often used to represent the same principle

or law for man to follow. That we must take from the material world such

elements as will build our bodies into a home for the soul to reside, as

the bee builds the hive into which is stored the sweets of life.

In other words, the mystical interpretation of this symbol was that

man must mold his outer and physical body so that it will contain, and

preserve, the richness, sweetness, and fruits of our labors and experi-

ences, not for our own selfish use, but for the upbuilding and strength

of others. There is, indeed, a gre at lesson to be le arned from a study

of this mystical interpretation, and we find the

Pyramids in Egypt were built in similar design, in

similar manner and for a similar purpose. A n d —

the purpose has been fulfilled!



Vanishing Records By F r a t e r K. C . M c I n t o s h

V V V

T IS an old maximt h a t s e c r e t s d e p o s i t e d wit h th e pe ople in th e formof ceremonies andsymbols are never l os t. N o t t h e m

selves understanding the substance,t h e p e o p l e j e a l ously preserve thes y m b o l w i t h o u talteration, so thatthe secret lies open

to the initiate for all time.Since the burning of the Library at

Alexandria, the road to initiation has beco me a do ubly hard one. If ever th e people were ent ru sted with th e preservation of the records it has been during

the past fifteen hundred years. Now , inthe past century, just when we are beginning to consider ourselves very far advanced in understanding and whenall the people are adjudged able to understand, the records are being wantonly destroyed by those who shouldknow better. No t only architects, butclergymen and prelates are blurring thestory spelled out in stone, brick or woodin the construction of our churches. Itis typical of the times that perhaps the

pure st re ligious ex pr es si on in conventional form in this country is found not

in any Cathedral, but in the accidentaldesign and grouping of the WashingtonMonument, the Lincoln Memorial andthe Mirror Pool in Washington.

II.Since the far-off days of lost records,

befor e ev er th e Fish supplanted th e

Lamb, or the Lamb replaced the Bull,even before the Twins precipitated their “W a r in Hea ven,” temples and templegrounds and approaches told the sametwo-fold story. Th e mystic record hasnever been altered; and it is safe to saythat the newly discovered Mayan citywill neither add to nor subtract a syllable from it. The historical record hasof course grown as the world grew. Atfirst almost negligible, it reached itsclosing chapter in the Sixteenth Century. W e have added nothing since.

Oddly enough, the first chapter of themystic record is the only one whichendures almost universally, from themighty cathedral to the tiny woodenchapel in the pine woods,—the obelisk and the shrine, living today as the spireor steeple, and the wide-doored church pr op er. T h e obel isk is of cou rs e theYod, the Amen of the Egyptians whosename today terminates our Christian pra yers, the Lin gam, the dot in thecente r of the circle. As the neo-Pla to-nists developed the anima coeli and animus

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ture into naturans and naturata, th eobelisk grew into the triple cross or perhaps the triple Tau, symbol of creation

penetr ati ng th e T hree W o rlds . Sti ll,these embroideries are not necessary.The temple, Is, and the obelisk, Ra, together tell the story of EL, the Creator.

From then on, however, we modernshave terribly garbled the symbolic record. Aside from a shrinking percentageof churches of the three sects whosecentral doctrine is Authority, how manycruciform churches are built today?Thanks again to the Alexandrian fire,we have come to believe that the Crossis our symbol alone, that only Christianchurches have used that form. It is very poss ible tha t w ith out th e Chris tia nchurch the use of the cross would have

pra cti ca ll y disappeare d by this time.The dominant races of the past twothousand years have been and still area pragmatical, forward-looking lot withlittle symp athy for the past. However,we find in our own Gospels, statementthat the cross and spear materialized ‘‘inorder that the prophecies might befulfilled,’’— and these a re n ot Jewish

pr oph ec ies. Nowhere in auth enti c Je wish literature can we find mention of either.

W e find the zealous fathers atAlexandria and Nice raging at the

wiles of the devil in ‘‘simulating beforethe Lord was born every one of Hismiracles." W e find Just in Marty r arg uing that "the thing called Christianityhas been in the world since the world

began .” W e find in th e earl y records of Egypt, of Babylon, of Greece, of Rajputana, even of Central America,the symbolic Man stretched upon aCross, with spear driven up from theleft hip, its point emerging behind theright shoulder.

The astronomer’s forefather, the

astrologer, explains. The first demandof Religion, whether natural, dogmaticor spiritual, is Ord er. O rd er is theoptimum. Of late we have perhaps confused order with peace and seem willingto admit that all churches should demand Peace, no matter how disorderly.

The great example of the virtue of orde r is seen in the cosmos itself. W enow have a very disorderly year. For half the year only may we prod uce food.During the other half we shiver and

wait for the life-giving sun to return.Drought vies with flood as a destroyer of well-being. The same sun whichripens the corn and vine under thenames of Apollo, Atem, Adonis or Adonai, later scorches and destroysthem as Helios, hell-fire. The war whichmankind perpetually wages with theweather is due to heavenly disorder,— the axis of our earth is out of plumb.T h e optimum toward which we aspireis Order and Balance; and they will bevisibly and materially obtainable whenthe celestial axis coincides with the terrestrial axis, p erpen dicula r to the ecliptic.In short, the weather will be mild anduniform both materially and spirituallywhen man and the world of men movein the orderly plane of Heaven, the axis

of both forming the upright of a crossof which the ecliptic forms the arms.The Cross, then, and the cruciformchurch are mute reminders to those whocare to read that disorder is anti-deistic,anti-religious and anti-social.

The spear is the curb on contentedand smug over-optimism. Ou r weath er is bad, no matter how we long for perennial spring. Injustice, intolerance,vengefulness, fear, warp us from babyhood. W e have not yet at tained the uprightness of the cross any more than our world has attained the uprightness of the celestial axis. O u r shortcom ings of the more intimate and personal sort areknown even in our daily speech as"obliquities". Th e spear which torturesthe symbolic Man and which slays theChrist seldom appears in our modernaltars; but in the old ones it is there, and always at its proper angle o[ 47 degrees.

This particular bit of the mystic storyexplains why for so many centuries menhave puzzled themselves over the pons asinorum the squaring of the circle; andwhy so much has been claimed by the

Pyramid societies over the discoverythat the pyramid figures of 6561, diameter; 20612, circumference, are moreaccurate and flexible than the old He-

brew-Chaldean figures 113-311. If wefollow the system of the Americanmound builders or the Chinese androughly "circle a square," using triangles of 4-4-5 and 3-3-4 built on the

ba se ; insc ri bing th ese circles so der iv edover the square and drawing tangents tothe smaller circle from the ends of the



diameter of the large one, we find thesetangents meeting at an angle of 47 degrees. T he tangents themselves, withthe upper side of the square and thediameter of the circle form the irregular figure which shines in our masonic

pav em ents , mea sur in g 10-5-6 -5 ,— in allancient tongues spelling the name of God, Juve, Jove, Zeus, JHVH. Tofurther carry out the point, the archesof the nave were originally 47-degreearches and the Jehovah-polygon was letinto the chancel floor.

In the old days, the choir was never the other extremity of the nave, but was

pl ac ed in a pr olo ngati on of the ri ght-hand t ransept . W h y the change wasmade is part of the historical, secondary

story; but in the change another ancientsymbol wa s lost. Th e right-handtransept points to the north. W h en themen of our world began to standardizetheir temples and build their pyramids,Alcyon was the north star, and thefourteen days around Christmas time,(when the healing sun starts his winter-killing journey to the northward) wereAlcyon, or halcyon days. Now, Alcyonis one of the Pleiades, from whichgroup, as the center of the heavens, allorder must proceed, the Heavenly Choir

who sing the music of the spheres.The choir then moved in to wherenave and transepts meet, surroundingthe central chancel or bema. Thi s

brought th e hea ven ly music to ear th .The idea of cosmic balance became secondary; but the altar became the pivotof the visible, audible balance of thechurch itself. In which place the choir would be permanently stationed is notwithin the present writer's province tosay,—such authorities as St. Peter andSt. Paul apparently differed almost

violently on that point.It is evident, however, that the modern

location of the choir in the top of thecross or the head of the auditorium, ba ck of th e al ta r, is a mist ake n, one, anatural result of the historical forceswhich have pro duced other irregularitiesin the classic form. T h e choir is nolonger either behind the worshippersnor among them. It is above them.

An almost forgotten but once im portant sy mb ol has been brought bac k by this ch an ge, th e sc re en or veil , bac k

of the altar. Vel vet curtains of green or crimson, sliding along brass rods now per mi t contr al to s to kn it and plump baryto nes to sleep th ro ugh th e se rm onin most of our clinic-like Protestantmeeting-houses . But the screen behindthe altar was once a necessity, a constan t promise to suffering mankind. Itshielded the face of Isis the All Mother and shrouded the entrance to the Holyof Holies. It reminded us that we can not see “beyond the veil,” nor know theresults of today’s <events. Let theheavens be never so clouded and bleak,let oppression and hunger and pain benever so severe, “behind the veil” lie

bett er th in gs . Misfort une of to day may be th e foundati on of tomorrow’s tr iumph. It is a pity, perhaps, that we have

be come so incred ul ou s. A veil todaywould suggest only somnolent sextonsor choir-boys shooting craps.

The dictionaries tell us the word“nave” was derived from the resem

bl anc e of a vau lt ed cath edral roof tothe inverted hull of a ship, “navis”.Rather, I think, the gothic arch and theshiplike form of the nave were deliberately adopted to further that resem

blance . T he sh ip or Ark , saved theremnant of the faithful and just when the“windows of heaven were opened andthe floods came ”. Th e story is muchmore vivid as given in the Midrashimthan is the pale, colorless account preserved for us in the Old Testament. Theship is the symbol of safety, balance andorder when the world rocks with dissension, terror, bigotry and injustice.Inside the ship is peace, and weary menmay hide there for a season whenever the tempest rises and there gain poise,

ba la nce , to plu ng e again in to the busywor ld on an even keel. Even atheistsand scoffers lower their voices under the

vaulted roof of the classically built nave.Disorder and chaos are automaticallyremoved far away. But who can findinspiration in the flattened dome of most

pressed - steel , ligh t - spangled ch urc hceilings of later growth?

In a very few old churches the naveidea is further emphasized in the pavement. W av in g mosaic lines surgechaotically underfoot from portal tochancel, there to resolve into smooth,symmetrical whorls as the “water of thespirit” swirls around the central altar.



On the altar itself the symbolism isrichest; and unfortunately it is here thatit is disappe aring more quickly. Th esin-symbol is the almost universal one,in fact the invariable one in correctly buil t Chri stia n ch urc hes and in the old

temples of Mithras from which Christianity took over its symbolism even tothe anachronisms. First of all, surmounting - the whole is not merely across, but a solar cross with flaming ringuniting the arms and upright.

As God is the hope of mankind in anunbalanced spiritual world, so is Hisvisible sun mankind’s savior in an un balanced cl imate. As th e su n tu rn snorth during the world's long, coldnight of despair to bring back fertilityand food and warmth, the Christmas bells s tar t ringin g. Si nce Decem ber 21,the world has been dark, the sun isapparently dead; but shortly after midnight of December 24, the astronomer in the “see-house”—still our name for the residence of our religious wise man

— cl ang s th e gla d new s that th e su n is born aga in , rising visibly higher fromout the constellation Vir go. In the earlydays of the church, a large party of thefathers insisted that Christ’s birthshould be celebrated in September, ninemonths after the “Pleiades had laid their eggs,” but the Decembrists were in the

great majority and Christmas was settled at the day that all the world hadfor centuries known as the birthday of the Redeemer, whether he was calledHercules, Osiris or Quetzalcoatl.

From December 25 until the vernalequinox, mankind lives in hope andworks to be ready for the sun when heat last returns in his power. At thevern al equinox comes the Sacrifice. It isthe day that the sun’s actinic power

be gin s to pull gr een thi ngs from th ewet, thawing earth; and in celebration

thereof, as he rises he “slays” somefigure of the Zodiac, i. e., rises directlyin front of it, obliterating it from viewfor a perceptible period. Th e processionof the equinoxes of course from time totime changes the sign which is thus

The “slain from the foundation of theRosicrucian wo r^ - all historic religions, Chr is

tianity alone has shown ignorance onthis point. Th at is wh y educated and

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teries to them. In the old days whenOsiris ruled the heavens it was Apis, theBull, upon whose death the fortunes of the new year depended. Th en cameMithras, the “Lamb of God”.

In 29 A. D., the year of the Cruci

fixion, the sun passed from Aries toPisces. Th e Catacombs show that theearliest Christians were led by educatedmen, for everywhere we see the Fish,with nev er a Lamb in sight. Fish werethe sign of the “new dispensation,” notthe fanciful cypher, as we are alltold today. But Christianity spreadfaster than education, and Constantinewished peace within his dominions; soChristianity was superposed on thewidespread Mithras ritual, taking over churches, festivals and even clergy;shifting the Sabbath to the Sun’s Day,

and allowing the peoples to go right onworshipping the anachronistic Lamb.The foot of the Cross on our altarsshould be surrounded by fish, but noneof them built since the Fifth Centuryshow anything zoological except theMithras Lamb.

In all pre-Christian churches, the altar lights were seven in number. Th e later astrologers named them for the seven plan et s whi ch marked th e at tri bute sof the Adam Kadmon, the celestial Man; but still earl ie r, th e ligh ts apparentl y

represented the Pleiades. The moremystic of the Christian sects and theEssenes sometimes reduced the number to three to represent the Trinity,(which is also pre-Christian, even

pre-historic); th e Ploti nia ns sometimesadded a fourth in accord with their somewhat Semitic philosophy; andmedieval confusion at times placedtwelve lights in a circle aro und theCross, symbolic of the Twelve Apostlesand the twelve Houses of the Zodiac.Seven, however, is doubtless the num

ber of th e or ig in al “covenant, ” and th enumber which is correct.III.

To the initiate there was still another symbol to be found in the Cross,one which has been destroyed by theaddition of the apse and the bishop’sseat to the church proper, and thegradual withdrawal of the altar fromthe cente r of the cruciform building. A

plain, so -ca ll ed “Latin” cros s is an unfolded cube, its six sides laid flat. T he



cube is in all times and places the sym bol of th e mater ia l, human wor ld, thePeople, as the triangle was of the Universe and the circle was of the ineffable.The cruciform church, then, was obviously the sanctuary of the people,—

the uninitiate,—a sort of shelter, schooland textbook combined. Th e priestentered the cruciform building only asceilebrant and instructor. His realstudies, his own ecstasies and devotionsand work, found their place in thechapter house, situated a little distanceabove the head of the cross-like building.

The chapter house was always circular in form, with dome roof piercedfor astronomical observation, a real“see- house” . T wel ve columns of brassupheld this dome, graven with the Law

of the Heavens, dividing the archingroof into its twelve Houses. The planetswere represented in their proper placefor the “dispensation” then currentwhether Bull, Ram, Goat, Crab, (theTurtle of the Hindus) or Lion of theChinese. On the walls symbolic frescoesor mosaics showed the Twelve Hours of the initiation in northern temples of thewhite-skinned races. To the southwhere men were red, brown or black,the wall-panels were twenty-two innumber, marking the involution of man’s

spiritual history in the past and pointingthe way to his spiritual evolution of thefuture. These twenty-two “stations”survive in least distorted form today inthe fanciful series of “jokers” of theGypsy fortune-telling pack of cards.Chapter house and church together formed the Egyptian ankh symbol of creative Life.

It has been made the subject of remark by historians, and was brought outin the trial of the Templars as evidenceof their heresy, that all the churches of the Tem plars w ere round, no t cruciform.The answer is simple—no uninitiateever entered the churches of the Tem

plars. T he co mmun ic ants had no ne edof the primer afforded by the popular church. Th ey were there to celebratethe “mysteries” and to scale the heights.

IV.Perhaps the most striking historical

symbol to be found in modern ritualisticchurches is the lectern. W he n the lesson and the Law are read to the hushedcongregation, why is the Scroll invari

ably borne upon the back of a flyingeagle of brass? M an y casual inquirersseem satisfied with the answer that the bra zen eagle was th e symbo l of Ro me' s po we r, the emblem of th e so ur ce of Law; and that when the world domina

tion of the Empire passed away, theworld-dominating Church assumed thelaw-giving function and its symbol. Thisexplanation has its drawbacks. Therewere plenty of initiated scholars amongthe Teutschritter and the English priesthood. W h y should the Protestantchurches of the Reformation preservethe symbol of Roman authority? W er ethey not, perhaps cherishing the symbolof a still older authority from whichRome itself borrowed?

The far-reaching hypothesis of Don

nelly and Albert Ross Parsons, whilethey are fascinating conjecture, must betaken with not merely a grain, but adouble han dful of salt. Some thingsupon which they built seem indisputablehowever. Aztec, Toltec, and Maya left

be hin d them relics con tempora neouswith Egypt to show that the Law andeven the Twenty-two Letters were wellknown in this hemisphere. Th e Mississippi mound builders left older relicsthan these, all telling the same story.The law was known in America at a

time prior to any known antiquities of Europe and Africa.It seems also fairly clear that com

munication up to the Christian Era wasfairly constant between the Pillars of Hercules and the W es t Indies. TheSaturnian voyages of the Greeks eachwith thirty years came here. Withoutfantastic imagining of sunken continentsand land-bridges, it is apparent that thecontinent of America was “lost” to Europe as cities are lost in the jungles of India. St. Thom as is said to have been

an apostle to America, and to be theoriginal of the fair-haired, yellow- be arde d, peac e- loving go dl ing of th eAztec teocallis. Ma doc of W al es led acolony to America in the Fourth Century. Even Diego Pinzon, Columbus’navigator, had sighted the coast of theCarolinas, if the tales are to be believed.

Again to go back to the time whenAlcyon was the center of the heavens,when the Great Pyramid was built, an“altar to the Lord in the land of Egypt,”a map of the heavens shows one peculi



arity. Every constellation in the sky to which tradition assigns wings appears over America. Cygnus, Lyra, Pegasus,and dominantly in the center, Aquila,

bl az ed ove r North Am er ic a, where th emound builders lived and whence Aztecs

and Tol tecs traced their origin. Is it notat least possible that the Law came tothe Mediterranean basin from the "landshadowed with wings,” the land of theEagle? If so, the n it is fitting that theLaw should be borne by a flying eagle.And brass is the sign of endurance and

po we r.In the old days of the separate chapter

house, it is probable that the upper armof the cross-church was filled during thecelebration of any religious feast inwhich the people participated byapprentices and novices of the chapter.Discipline of boys is simpler when theyare kept together under the watchfuleye of masters; and by placing them

bac k of th e altar away from th e na veand transepts in which the people werecrowded, they were kept from disturbing contact with ignorance, frivolity andtemptation.

Slowly the discipline inflicted uponthe novices was extended to the people.As the people grew in moral and mentalstature and became wise enough to ask questions, the clergy, always supporters

of authority wherever derived, found itnecessary to protect their “mysteries”.If all the people were initiated to the same extent as the priest himself, thesocial as well as the hierarchical order would be disturbed, so the clergy hadthe hearty backing of the temporalrulers. Gradua lly the optimum Order was identified with the existing order.Gradually the priest swung from hismission of teaching to one of commanding. Stu dy by the people must not betoo deep. Obedience, all the better if

bl ind, began to be demanded.

Comparison of church architecture indifferent ages tells the tale plainly. Atfirst the arches through which the navewas illuminated run in low, unbrokenseries from east to west. Th en theycrept higher up the walls, became filledwith stained glass showing the obedience, faith and fortitude of the Saints.As final withdrawal of hope came the

clerestory by means of which all lightwhich reaches the people comes obliquelyfrom far over their heads, leaving noloophole through which one may see

beyond th e enclos ing wall s. T he clerestory also gave opportunity for the build

ing of triforia by means of which churchofficials and satellites may pass freelyfrom retro-choir to the bell-towers over the portal without mingling with theherd. Then the chapter house disap peared and be ca me th e se mi-c ircu la r semi - dome d apse which holds thebishop's seat. The cruciform churchwas no longer the “people's hous e” . Itwas from then on the house of the pr iest s, and th e pe op le wer e cr owded ba ck in to th e nave .

The Church of St. Peter, where

authority is most centralized, still clingsto the central, over-awing spire in its greatest edifices. The historical sequenceis not so plainly marked, for Rome wasunder the necessity of absorbing Mithras, turning the godlings of Serapis,Dionysos and Ammon worship intohuman saints like St. George, St. Christopher and St. David; and of preservingthe order and symbolism to which theignorant communicants were accustomed. Th e Church of St. Paul, however, had no such puzzling and insistenttask. In correct Angelican churches, the

matter has become crystallized into thecentral tower of the Law itself and thetwo smaller towers flanking the portals,once mute, shadowy reminders of Jaquinand Bohaz, Wisdom and Strengthwhich must work together or die, butnow symbolic only of Church and State.

It is in Angelican churches also thatas a rule the withdrawal of the altar from the people is more frequentlylogically carried out. It has shrunk back from its central position in front of thenovices far into the retro-choir, guarded

by th e ch or is te rs and barred even fromnear approach by the chancel rail.

Last historical touch of all, on theeastern wall, high above the Cross,flanked by the arms of Canterbury andYork, there hangs brooding in the softradiance of the altar lights the particolored double rose, badg e of Bluff KingHal, the Bishop Maker.




M U M M Y C A S E O F K I N G “ T U T ”

The son-in-law of Amenhotep IV, whose tomb proved to be the mostelaborate and costly ever discovered in Egypt.

(The photograph is of a gold and colored sarcophagus, full size, recently added to the collection of rare exhibits at the Rosicrucian OrientalMuseum in San Jose, open to the public daily.)

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Boston, Mass.:The Marie Clemens Lodge, Temple andReading Rooms, 739 Boylston St., TelephoneKenmore 9398. Eldora M agee, Master.

Chicago, 111.:Chicago Chapter No. 9, O. G. Odelius,

Master. Leta M. Santee, Secretary. Tele pho ne Har riso n 6835. Reading Room openafternoons and evenings. Sunday s 2 to 5only. Room 705, Ly on & He aly Bldg., 64 E.Jackson Blvd. Lecture sessions for AL L members every Tuesday night, 8:00 P. M.Chicago Chapter No. 10 (colored) RobertE. Clarke, Master, 31 E. 47 St. Meetingevery Wed. Night at 8 o’clock, Royal Circleof Friends Hall, 104 E. 51 St.. Room 10,Telephone Drexel 0782.

Pittsburgh, Pa.:Penn. First Lodge, May R. Dillner, Master,223 Dan Drive, Mt. Lebanon Station.

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Portland, Oregon:

Portland Chapter, Clara Grace Anderson,F.R.C., 414 11th St., Phone Beacon 5964.

Seattle, Washington:

AMORC Chapter, Harry L. Ledlin, Master,402,/2 21st Ave., Seattle, W ash . Libra ry andReading Room, 501 Haight Bldg^ Openevery day 10 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Evenings7 P.M . to 9:30 P.M. Telep hon e Seneca 9215.

Other Chartered Chapters and Lodges of the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) will be found inmost large cities and towns of No rth America. Add ress of local repres entatives given on request.

P R I N C I P A L C A N A D I A N B R A N C H E S

Victoria, B. C.:Victoria Lodge, G. A. Phillips, Master, P.O.Box 14. Inqu iry Office and Reading Room,101 Union Bank Bldg. Op en week days 10A.M.—6 P.M.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada:Societe d’etude d'AMORC (French Section),Paul D'Allmen, 233 First Ave., Verdun, P.Q.. Canada.

Edmonton, Alta.:T. O. Goss, Master, 9533 Jasper Avenue, E.

Winnipeg, Man., Canada:Catherine McKerchar, 517 Devon Court,Winnipeg, Man., Canada.

Vancouver, B. C.:Canadian Grand Lodge, Mr. S. A. Wilson,Grand Master, AMORC Temple, 878Hornby St.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada:E. Hazard , Master. Sessions 1st and 3rdSundays of the month, 7:00 p.m., No. 10Lansdowne Ave.

S P A N I S H - A M E R I C A N S E C T I O N

Th is jurisdiction includes all the Spanish-speak ing Countries of the New W orld . Its SupremeCouncil and Head Office are located at San Juan, Puerto Rico, having local Representatives in allthe principal cities of these stated Countries.

Hon. Manu el Rodr iguez Serra, F.R.C., Supreme Gra nd Ma ster, P. O. Box 702,San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Armando Font de la Jara, F.R.C., Secretary General, P. O. Box 36, San Juan,Puerto Rico.

The name and address of other Officers and Grand Secretaries cannot be given general publicity, but may be obtained for any information or special purposes, through the Head Office at

ba n Juan, Pue rto Rico.

A LL CO RR ES P O N D E N CE S H O U LD BE A D D RES SED TO T H E S ECRETA RY G EN ERA L

A F E W O F T H E F O R E IG N J U R I S D IC T I O N S

India:The Supreme Council, AMORC, Calcutta,India.

Scandinavian Countries:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Denmark,Carli Anderson, S.R.C., Grand Secretary,Manogade 13th Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark.

France:Dr. H. Gruter, F.R.C., Grand Master, Nice.Mile. Jeanne Guesdon, S.R.C. CorrespondingSecretary for the Grand Lodge (AMORC)

of France, 56 Rue Gambetta, VilleneuveSaint Georges, Seine & Oise).Austria:

Mr. Many Cihlar, K.R.C., Grossekreter der AMORC, Laxenburgerstr, 75/9, Vienna, X.

China and Russia:The United Grand Lodge of China and Russia, 8/18 Kvakazasaya St., Harbin, Manchuria.

Australia:The Grand Council of Australia, M. S.Kowron, F.R.C., Grand Master, "Sandhurst,"52 Fletcher St., Bondi, Sydney, N .S.W .

England:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Great Britain,Mr. Raymund Andrea, K.R.C., Grand Master,41 Berkeley Road, Bishopston, Bristol, Eng.

Dutch and East Indies:W . J. Visser, Grand M aster, Bodjong 135Semarang, Java.

Egypt :The Grand Orient of AMORC, House of theTemple, M. A. Ramayvelim, F.R.C., Grand

Secretary, 7, Rue Talkha, Heliopolis.Africa:

The Grand Lodge of the Gold CoastAMORC. Mr. H. C. Moncar, Grand Master,P. O. Box 424 Accra, Gold Coast, WestAfrica.

Costa Rica:O'Reodan Lodge, No. 392, Wm. B. Rose,Grand Master, P. O. Box 43, Limon, CostaRica, C. A.

The addresses of other foreign Grand Lodges and secretaries will be furnished on application.



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