A.M.O.R.C.

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1921-1924

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T h e Im p e ra to r is a b o u t to a n n o u n c e m an y im p o rt­a n t ch an g es a n d som e new fe a tu re s in th e w o rk of th e O rd e r fo r th e n e x t cycle o f th r e e y ea rs . T h ese c h an g es an d fe a tu re s a re m o re v ita l to o u r p ro g re ss * th a n even th e ch an g es m ad e in F all o f ’ 1919. T h e official a n n o u n c e m e n t w ill be m ad e to all L odges d u r ­in g S ep tem b e r of th is y e a r a f te r m an y of th e E a s te rn L odges h av e re su m ed w o rk . !

S om e of th ese ch an g es m ay be ex p la in ed th is; tim e so th a t m em b ers of th e O rd e r m ay be p re p a re d

fo r c e r ta in ac tiv itie s w h ich m u s t beg in a t th e ea rlie s t poss ib le m o m en t. A n d , in p re s e n tin g th ese ch an g es a t th is tim e, w e roay,_aafely th e official a n ­n o u n c e m e n t (w h ic h w ill a lso a p p e a r in o u r n e x t issue o f T h e T r ia n g le ) a n d ex p la in w h a t h a s o c c u rre d in o u r official c irc le s to b r in g a b o u t th e p ro p o se d c h a n g e s .

T h e Im p e ra to r rece iv ed a n official w a r ra n t to be p re s e n t a t a spec ia l c o n fe re n c e in an E a s te rn c ity in Ju n e w ith o th e r s assem b led th e re , a n d a t th is c o n fe r­en ce h e m e t th o se w ho re p re se n t th e sev e ra l fra - f r a te rn a l o rg a n iz a tio n s o f im p o rta n c e in th is c o u n try a n d e lsew h ere an d a lso th e sec re t h ead s of th e R osi- c ru c ia n O rd e r in E u ro p e a n d o th e r co u n tr ie s . A m o n g th o s e p re s e n t w as th e v e n e ra b le M as te r w ho in itia ted o u r Im p e ra to r in to th e O rd e r in E u ro p e in 1909.

T h e c o n fe re n c e la s ted a w eek , h o ld in g sessions in b e tw een o th e r m ee tin g s a n d g a th e r in g s a n d d u rin g th is tim e ev e ry p h a se of th e w o rk of A M O R C w as ca re fu lly an a ly zed , a n d a t its co n c lu s io n th e v a rio u s

- ch an g es, m o d ifica tion a n d ad d itio n s w e re a g re e d u p o n a s o u tlin ed h e re w ith : ; ■

( I ) A p lea s in g fo rm of sp o n so rsh ip of th e w o rk o f A M O R C in th is c o u n try w as v o lu n te e re d by th re e , w ho sp o k e fo r a n d in a u th o r ity o f a n o th e r v e n e ra b le f r a te rn a l o rg a n iz a tio n h a v in g m u ch in flu en ce an d k n o w led g e a t its d isposa l w h ich it in te n d s to re lease to o u r m em b ers th ro u g h o u r O rd e r— k n o w led g e an d p o w e r w h ich it h a s n o t so g en e ro u s ly re le a sed ,in th e p a s t , 1

( 2 ) , C e rta in affilia tions a n d official re la tio n s w e re e s tab lish ed b e tw een th e A l^ O R C a n d th o se re p re s e n t­in g a n o th e r f r a te rn a l o rg a n iz a tio n w h ich w ill fo r all tim e se ttle o n e p o in t o f a rg u m e n t a n d q u estio n in g , an d give tq A M O R C a c o m p an io n sh ip v e ry a g re e a b le to c e r ta in m em b ers o f its O rd e r w ho h av e d e s ired th is

. v e ry p le a sa n t in sp ira tio n - i( 3 ) F o re ig n re la tio n sh ip s w e re fu r th e r s t re n g th ­

e n ed a n d au g m e n te d , a n d th e affilia tion of A M O R C in A m erica , w ith fo re ig n b ra n c h e s of th e R o saec ru c ian O rd e r w e re a p p ro v e d a n d officially san c tio n ed .'.

(4)~*Plans w e re d iscussed , p a r t ly e v o lv e d ,-a n d a p ­p ro v e d ,' fo r th e im m ed ia te a d d itio n to o u r te ac h in g s

- a n d e x p o sitio n s of c e r ta in p rin c ip le s , law s a n d h ig h e r le c tu re s w h ich w e re being , h e ld in a b e y a n c e p en d in g offic ia l, re lease . . : >' t

T h ese additional teachings and h igher lessqns-w ill be added to o u r w ork in th e . follow ing m an n er; ? ,

( a ) . T h o se n o w in th e N in th D e g ree b e y o n d ' th e f ifteen th le c tu re o r in h ig h e r d eg ree s w ill rece iv e th e le c tu re s a n d lessons n ev e r re leased in th is c o u n try b e ­

fo re . S uch le c tu re s w ill be g iven in d u e form ; a t re g u la r L odge co n v o ca tio n s o f th e N in th D eg ree a s h e re to fo re .

(b ) T h e le c tu re s below th e N in th D eg ree w ill be . g rad u a lly ad d ed to o r a lte re d so a s to inc lude m any new p rin c ip le s a n d h e lp fu l exerc ises.

- ( c ) T h e N a tio n a l L odge of o u r O rd e r , a se p a ra te a n d d is tin c t body of m em b ers n o t affilia ted w ith a n y of th e -o th e r L odges of A M O R C , w ill h ave a n ad d itiona l, o r F o u r th D eg ree , to be ca lled th e P o s tu la n t’s G rade, w h ich w>U co v er a p re p a ra to ry c o u rsc o f w o rk an d te a c h in g s J e a d in g to in d u c tio n in to th e h ig h e r w o rk of o u r O rd e r.

( d ) T h e U n iv e rs ita tis Illu m in a ti is to issue its co u rses o f' lessons a n d le c tu re s to th o se m em b ers w ho h av e a tta in e d th e T e n th D eg ree o r w ho m ay a tta in i t _

'th r o u g h spec ia l h e lp s to be g iven in th e new lec tu re s of th e N in th D eg ree , T h is U n iv e rs ity h a s T w elve D eg rees to its system a n d it is need less to say th a t it h a s no co n n ec tio n w ith an y o th e r school of I llum ina ti e x cep t th e R o saec ru c ian . T h o se w ho ta k e up its w o rk in c lasses m ee tin g o n e n ig h t each w eek in each L odge o r sp ec ia l g ro u p • w ill p re p a re fo r defin ite U n iv e rs ity D egrees, su ¿n a s D o c to r of P h ilo so p h y , D o c to r of P sych o lo g v , D o c to r of S cience , M aste r of S cience , D o c to r o f Theolqtgy, , D o c to r of O n to lo g y , e tc . T h e s tu d e n ts of these* co u rses , w ilf be g iven the b en efits o f th e in s tru c tio n o f t v a r io u s o th e r schools a llied w ith th e R o saec ru c ian BV-qtherhood ‘th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld a n d w ill b e in c o rre sp o n d e n c e w ith M asters a n d s tu d e n ts o f th e ir chosen s u b je c t.in -o ther lands.

( e ) A t c o n fe ren ces h e ld in S an F ran c isco a f te r th o se in th e E ast h ad closed, th e h ig h re p re se n ta tiv e s o f tw o o th e r o rg an iza tio n s m e t a n d co m p le ted som e of th e p la n s o u tlin ed in th e E ast. T h is b ro u g h t ab o u t fu r th e r a ssu ra n c e s of a g re e m e n ts o f affilia tion a n d co ­o p e ra tio n on th e p a r t o f th o se w ho h av e fo r som e tim e w o rk e d w ith us th ro u g h a la rg e p e rc e n ta g e of m em b ers w ho w e re affilia ted w ith b o th o rg an iza tions-

( f ) F u r th e r in s tru c tio n s fro m Ind ia b ro u g h t ab o u t . th e affilia tion of th e Ind ian R o sa e c ru c ia n M onasticO rd e r in A m erica , w h ich p ro v id es a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r o u r m em b ers in a n d ab o v e th e S ev en th D eg ree to: b e ­com e m em b ers o f th e M onastic f ra te rn i ty a n d p a r ­tic ip a te in th e ir te ac h in g s , p ra c tise s a n d m e th o d s of m ed ita tio n a n d sp ir itu a l a ttu n e m e n t. A n d th is sam e o p p o r tu n ity w ill b e p re s e n te d to th o se o f th e N ationa l L odge w ho co m p le te th e P o s tu la n t 's G ra d e ( th e new fo u r th d e g re e of th a t L o d g e ) .

( g ) By a rra n g e m e n ts w ith th e su p re m e o u te r h ead of. th e . lo n g es tab lish ed O rd e r o f th e W h ite C ro ss , th e on ly o ccu lt schoo l h a v in g a r ig h t to u se th e sym bol of th e W h ite C ro ss , th e O . W . C. h a s d issolved its ex ecu tiv e o rg a n iz a tio n an d re o rg a n iz e d as an affiliation of th e A M O R C . Its te ac h in g s , co v e rin g in d e ta il ce r ta in su b je c ts -n o t a d e q u a te ly p re s e n te d bv an v o th e r schoo l, w ill b e o p en to m em b ers of th e A M O R C w ho a re in,, o r above , th e S ev en th D eg ree of o u r O rd e r . T h e su p re m e E so te r ic H ead of th e O . W . C . is now in S an F ran c isco a sso c ia te d w ith th e ex ecu tiv e s ta ll a t h e a d q u a r te rs . O . W . C . m em b ers th ro u g h o u t A m erica an d in fo re ig n lan d s w ho w ill rece iv e a copy

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of th is issue of T h e T r ia n g le w ill n o t be re q u ire d to v io la te th e ir a n c ie n t cu s to m of m a in ta in in g secrecy re g a rd in g th e ir c o n n e c tio n w ith th e O . W . C ., b u t w ill rece ive , d ire c t code m essages w ith in s tru c tio n s

^ f r o m th e S u p re m e 1. C . o f th e O . W . C . A ll code o r p e rs o n a l m essages, r e p o r ts a n d re q u e s ts fo r a ss ig n ­m e n ts to du ties , sh o u ld be sen t to th e 1. C ., c a re of th e H e a d q u a r te r s of A M O R C , a n d n o t to th e fo rm e r a d ­d ress in a so u th e rn c ity o f th is co u n try . S u ch m ail w ill b e ab so lu te ly safe . (1 2 , 4 6 , 3 6 9 , 2 ) .

( h ) A T e r r i to r ia l S e c re ta ry w ill be a p p o in te d in e a c h o f th e new sec tio n s of th e c o u n try to be d iv is­io n ed a c c o rd in g to th e n u m b e r <of L odges a n d G ro u p s ; su ch T e r r i to r ia l S e c re ta r ie s to h av e a ss is ta n ts in each L odge a n d G ro u p ; a p d th ro u g h th e s e . spec ia l h e lp s a n d g u a d a ñ e e ..w ilL be s e n t - to - s ! ! -g ra d e s of m em b ers. T h is sy s tem of s e c re ta r ie s w ill m a k e - i t p o ss ib le fo r th e Im p e ra to r o r S u p re m e G ra n d M aste r to issue a P ro n u n z ia m e n to o r o th e r official co m m u n ica tio n a n d tr a n sm it it to o n e S e c re ta ry , a n d th ro u g h h im o r h e r a n d th e o th e r S e c re ta r ie s , a ll th e m em b ers o f aiiy spec ia l G rad e , c lass o r b ra n c h of w o rk can be rea c h e d w ith th e m essag e w ith in tw e n ty -fo u r h o u rs , reg a rd le ss o f w h e re th e y live in th e U n ited S ta te s , C a n a d a o r M exico.

( i ) P e n d in g a N a tio n a l C o n v en tio n of M as te rs an d D e leg a te s fro m all L odges o f th e W e s te rn H em isp h e re to b e h e ld in th e E ast n e x t su m m er, w h en c e r ta in a m e n d m e n ts to th e C o n s ti tu tio n w ill be m ade, th e Im p e ra to r w ill issue a d e c re e a u th o r iz in g all L odges to cea se u s in g th e w o rd D E C R E E in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e c lasses of th e O rd e r b e low th e 1 2 th . ' T h e w o rd G R A D E is to be su b s titu te d a f te r S e p te m b e r 1st, 1923. M em bers now in th e 4 th D eg ree , fo r in s tan ce , w ill b e

in th e 4 th G ra d e ; a n d so w ith th e 1st, 2 n d , 3 rd , 5 th , an d so on . A b o v e th e I 2 th th e c lasses w ill b e k n o w n as D EG REES. T h e p re s e n t I Oth D eg ree w ill b e k n o w n as th e 10th G rad e o f th e O rd e r , b u t w ill a lso be th e0 0 0 D EG R EE of th e Illu m in a ti; th e I 1th G ra d e w ill be th e 00 D EG R EE of th e Illu m in a ti; th e 12 th G ra d e w ill be th e 0 D EG R EE o f th e I llu m in a ti a n d th e n w ill fo llow th e 1, II, III, IV , V , a n d o th e r D e g re e s o f th e Illum ina ti. M em bers w ill u se th e A ra b ic su ch a s I , 2, 3 , e tc ., fo r d e s ig n a tin g th e i r C K A U ta in th e O rd e r , a n d w ill u se th e R o m an n u m e ra ls I ■II, HI, IV ,. e tc , in d e s ig n a tin g th e i r D EG R EES in th e Illu m in a ti o r U n iv e rs ita tis I llu m in a ti. It w ill be som e tim e b e fo re th e official le c tu re s w ill b e c h a n g e d to c o n ­fo rm to th e use o f th e w o rd G K A l>i^ in s te a d of^D egrce, b u t a ll sh o u ld c o -o p e ra te in c h a n g in g th e w o rd w h c re - ev e r it is fo u n d in o u r l i te r a tu re o r le c tu re s .

T h is o u tlin e does n o t in c lu d e a ll o f th e c h a n g e s n o r does it to u c h u p o n m an y p o in ts th a t w ill b e c o m ­m u n ic a te d to th e M as te rs o f L odges a n d P re s id e n ts o f G ro u p s . O fficial c o rre sp o n d e n c e w ill co n v ey f u r th e r de ta ils .

Som e v e ry im p o r ta n t m a tte r s w ill b e p re s e n te d in o u r n e x t issue of T h e T r ia n g le a n d o u r m em b ers a re u rg e d to c a re fu lly stu d y ev e ry item in th is a n d th e n e x t issue. M uch h e re in is c a re fu lly veiled a n d m u c h is a lso rev ea led , re q u ir in g m o re th a n a c a su a l re ad in g .

AH in all w e a re p re t ty b usy a t H e a d q u a r te r s , even th o u g h it is su m m er tim e w h ile th is is b e in g w ritte jv — an d m an y a re seek in g o p p o r tu n it ie s fo r v aca tio n s . W e a re en th u sed , h a p p y a n d in sp ire d w ith th e new an d g re a te r w o rk th a t lies b e fo re us. W e h o p e th a t som e of th e en th u s ia sm re a c h e s y o u a n d th a t y o u sp re a d it a m o n g th e o th e r s w h o m y o u c o n ta c t in th e L odge a n d o u t o f it.

T H E W O R K O F T H E O R D E RG ro w th in N u m b ers , In c re a se in S tre n g th a n d

A d v a n c e m e n t in A tta in m e n t M arko u r L a s t Y ea r’s W o rk ' ■ ' "

T h e Im p e ra to r ’s tr ip la s t S u m m er a n d F all w as n o t o n ly in sp ir in g to a ll o u r m em b ers w ho m et h im an d h e a rd h im sp e a k , b u t it w as p ro d u c tiv e of m u ch good in th e in c re a se of m em b ersh ip .

H e left S an F ra n c isc o o n th e 2 3 rd of A u g u s t w ith h is w ife a n d tw o y o u n g e s t c h ild re n a n d did n o t re tu rn u n til th e seco n d w eek in D ecem b er. D u rin g th a t tim e h e p a ssed th ro u g h tw e n ty - fo u r S ta te s o f th e c o u n try a n d v is ited p ra c tic a lly ev e ry L odge a n d G ro u p in th e E ast, N o rth a n d S o u th b e fo re v is itin g th o se in th e m id -w est a n d P ac ific C o ast. In som e of th e la rg e r c itie s a se ries, o f six to te n p u b lic a n d sem i­p u b lic le c tu re s w e re g iven , in o n e c ity tw elve le c tu re s w e re g iven d u r in g th e te n -d a y s to p . In N ew Y o rk th e la rg e h a lls en g a g e d h a d to b e a b a n d o n e d b e fo re som e o f th e m ee tin g s a n d a la rg e r ha ll in th e sam e b u ild in g ' m ad e re a d y to a c c o m m o d a te th e v e ry la rg e a n d w ho lly u n e x p e c te d c ro w d s. H u n d re d s of a p p li­c a n ts w e re p e rs o n a lly in te rv iew ed by th e Im p e ra to r , a n d h e h a d th e p le a s u re in se v e ra l c ities o f c o n d u c t­in g th e In itia tio n of new m em b ers w h o se a p p lic a tio n s h a d b een a c c e p te d som e tim e b o fe re . B ut fo llow ing th e Im p e ra to r ’s v isit in e a c h c ity m an y In itia tio n s w e re h e ld by th e L odges fo r som e m o n th s th e r e a f te r a s a re su lt, o f th e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk .

T h e re c e n t tr ip m ad e by th e Im p e ra to r to th e E ast ( in th e m o n th of J u n e ) w as of a n a tu re th a t d id n o t p e rm it h im to v is it th e L odges a g a in , b u t a n o th e r le c tu re to u r is p la n n e d fo r th e w in te r , w e u n d e rs ta n d .

O n e o f th e in te re s t in g fa c ts o f r e c e n t n o te is th e co m p le tio n of th e T e m p le fo r Isis L odge in H a rtfo rd , C o n n . ' L a s t su m m e r th e Im p e ra to r v is ited th e site of th e -T e m p le a n d fo u n d th a t on its ow n p ro p e r ty th e L o d g e h a d ’ju s t co m p le ted th e w alls , f lo o rin g a n d ro o f­in g o f a n id ea l T em p le b u ild in g a n d p lan s fo r u n iq u e lig h tin g a n d h e a tin g o f th e R ecep tio n a n d L ib ra ry

room s, a n te -ro o m s a n d L o d g e ro o m w e re d iscussed . S ince th e n a g re a t dea l o f w o rk h a s b e e n d o n e to m a k e th e T em p le tru ly E g y p tia n in its d ec o ra tio n s . T h e L odge is to b e c o n g ra tu la te d fo r its fine w o rk in th is reg a rd , fo r ev e ry b it of th e m a so n ry , c a rp e n try , in s ta lla tio n a n d d e c o ra tio n h a s b een d o n e b y m em b ers o f th e L odge o r th e ir fr ien d s.

In c id en ta lly , w e m ay say th a t th e C o n n e c tic u t G ra n d L odge h a s a v e ry u n iq u e a n d a tt ra c t iv e E g y p tian schem e o f d e c o ra tio n in its R ecep tio n R oom s a n d L odge R oom . T h is L odge, to o , h a s in c re a se d its m em b ersh ip a n d its ac tiv itie s .

T h e G ra n d L odge of M assach u se tts is a b le to say th a t it h a s th e la rg e s t n u m b e r of m em b ers u n d e r its ch a rg e o f an y L odge in th e U n ited S ta te s e x c e p t th e G ra n d L odge of C a lifo rn ia (w h e re th e H e a d q u a r te r s of th e O rd e r a re lo c a te d ) . Its R ead in g R oom h as o n e of th e m ost co m p le te co llec tio n of o ccu lt, m e tap h y s ica l, sc ien tific a n d p h ilo so p h ica l b o o k s to be fo u n d in th a t c ity , a n d c e rta in ly th e la rg e w ell filled b o o k case s o ffe r a n o p p o r tu n ity n o t fo u n d in a n y o c c u lt h e a d q u a r te rs a n y w h e re in th e E ast. So m an y c lasses m ee t th e re e ach w eek th a t th e L odge h a s b een fo rc e d to ho ld sessions e a c h n ig h t in c lu d in g S u n d ay . M em bers an d O fficers of o th e r o ccu lt a n d m e ta p h y s ic a l sch o o ls h av e a llied them se lv es w ith th e L odge in B oston a n d all a re w o rk in g in u n iso n to m a k e th e L odge th e r e th e d o m i­n a tin g schoo l o f su ch th o u g h t in M assach u se tts .

A g ro u p of m em b ers a re la b o r in g s in ce re ly a n d w ell in W o rc e s te r , M ass. to c o n tin u e th e i r s tu d ie s an d estab lish a L odge th e re . L o o k o u t, S p rin g fie ld , o r y o u r n e ig h b o r w ill re a c h th e goal b e fo re y o u I

In N ew Y o rk C ity th e G ra n d L o d g e h a s s tead ily in c re a se d its m em b ersh ip a n d a d v a n c e d its m em b ers a g a in s t m an y o b s tac le s d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r . T h e old, w o rn -o u t, n e v e r- to -c o m e -tru e -ru m o r a n d p ro p h e c y

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w a i a b ro a d th e re ag a in d u rin g th e las t n in e m on ths, w h isp e rin g in a feeb le a n d se lf-co n d em n in g voice th a t th e w o rk of th e O rd e r in N ew Y o rk w as a b o u t to close fo r a tim e, o r su sp en d , o r ch an g e its fo rm o r le a d e r­sh ip , e tc . T h is h a s b een re p e a te d w ith a k n o w in g w ink o r m ean in g less sm ile f q r a t lea s t seven y ea rs . E ach m o n th i t h as b eco m e h a rd e r fo r su ch a p ro p h e c y to com e tru e ; since o u r lm p e ra to r ’s v isit to th e E ast a few w eek s ago (w h ich in c lu d ed a th re e day stop in N ew Y o rk to m eet th o se w ho desired to ex ten d th e ir c o -o p e ra tio n an d p u t an en d to th e on ly a n n o y a n c e th e O rd e r h a s ev e r h a d ) th e w ho le p red ic tio n , o r even p a r t of it, is im possib le ! In N ew Y o rk C ity w e h ad o u r first L odge a n d th e re w e shall re ta ih a Lodge, even if it b e th e las t o n e I T h e p eace , h a rm o n y , love a n d p o w er m an ife s ted by th e m em b ers th e re , a n d th e ir p e rso n a l a d v a n c e m e n t, is a b r ig h t l ig h t in th e w o rk of th e O rd e r .

In P h ilad e lp h ia th e L odge is in c re a s in g a n d is n o tab le fo r its sp ir itu a l a t ta in m e n t a m o n g th e h igh an d low d e g re e m em b ers. R ecen tly th e M aste r of D e lta L odge re s ig n ed hia office to c o n tin u e a n o th e r w o rk in co n n ec tio n w ith th e O rd e r . T h e m em b ers w ere , indeed , re lu c ta n t to a c c e p t h is re s ig n a tio n , b u t th e y rea lized th e tre m e n d o u s la b o rs .w hich cam e to th e h a n d s of th e M aste r d u rin g th e p a s t y ea rs . T h e new ly e lec ted M aste r is a fo rm e r officer of p ro v ed a b il ity a n d en th u s iasm .

In P it tsb u rg , th e P en n sy lv an ia C ra n d L odge c o n ­tin u e s its c a re of o th e r g ro u p s a n d its ow n m em bers, w ith in c re a se in m em b ersh ip a n d a d v a n c e m e n t in th e w o rk . T h is w as th e firs t b ra n c h L odge in A m erica a n d it h a s c o n tin u e d w ith u n ceas in g ac tiv ity a n d en.- th u s ia sm since its e s tab lish m en t. W e call it o n e of o u r be lo v ed stan d b y s.

T h e la rg e s t p e rc e n ta g e of in c re a se in m em b ersh ip is re p o r te d by th e C ra n d L odge of F lo rid a , a t T a m p a . T h e in c re a se a n d en th u s ia sm h as b ro u g h t to th em th e ir ..o w n T e m p le room s, th e fo u n d in g o f a lib ra ry , a sch ed u le of soc ia l m ee tin g s a n d a sy s tem of p ro p a ­g a n d a w h ich w ill m ean m u ch fo r th a t L odge in th e n e a r fu tu re . T h e b oom th a t h a s ta k e n ho ld o f th e city a n d th e 'd is c o v e ry by p ro m in e n t m en of th e N o rth th a t T a m p a is th e n a tu ra l ‘‘p la y g ro u n d of A m e ric a ' as w ell, a s a w o n d e rfu l y e a r- ro u n d p la c e to live m ean s n o t on ly a c o n tin u a n c e of th e ra p id g ro w th of th e c ity b u t a g ro w th in o u r w o rk . T h e C ra n d M aste r 'w h o fo u n d ed o u r w o rk in F lo rid a res ig n ed re c e n tly to c o n tin u e th e w o rk in a n o th e r p a r t of th e c o u n try , a n d th e D ep u ty G ran d M aste r w as e lec ted in h is p lace . T h e re t ir in g C ra n d M aste r h a d th e ex trem e p le a s u re o f ta k in g th e first g ro u p of in itia te d th ro u g h a ll th e d eg ree s to th e N in th . It is a jo y to v isit th e p eace fu l, e n th u s ia s tic g a th e r in g s in T a m p a .

T h e C ra n d L o d g e of T e x a s m u s t a lso be m en tio n ed a s h a v in g a h ig h p e rc e n ta g e of in c re a se in m em b ersh ip . T h e re th e w o rk is g o in g on in sev e ra l p laces , n o tab ly in S an A n to n io , w h e re th e C ra n d L odge is lo ca ted , a n d in L u fk in . D u rin g th e a b sen ce of th e G ra n d M aste r o f T ex as , d o in g som e sp ec ia l w o rk a t o u r h e a d ­q u a r te rs , th e a ffa irs a r e in th e c a p a b le h a n d s of o n e of o u r e x p e rie n c e d officers.' : T h e m em b ers in T e x a s h av e c a rr ie d on som e v e ry fine p ro p a g a n d a w o rk fo l­low ing u p th e s t a r t m a d o th e re la s t y e a r b y th e Im- p e ra to r . ■ T h e r ig h t sp ir it is a t w o rk in th a t S ta te .

In N orfo lk , V irg in ia , ' th e m em b ers a r e p ro g re ss in g in th e w o rk a n d a d d in g to th e ir- m em b ersh ip . Som e fine in itia tiv e a n d u n u su a l ab ility in o rg a n iz in g h ave b ro u g h t e x ce llen t re su lts in th a t c ity .

W hile w e a r e sp e a k in g of S o u th e rn L odges le t U 3 n o t ‘fo rg e t th e C ra n d L odge o f M exico, in M exico C ity , a n d its b ra n c h e s in v a r io u s p a r ts o f th a t c o u n try , su ch .as T o rre o n (C o a h ) a n d T a m p ic o a n d e lsew here . R e p o r ts show in c re a se in in em b e rsh ip in a ll th e M exi­ca n L odges a n d C ro u p s a n d th e re h av e b een sev era l re q u e s ts for. new c h a r te rs . /... T h e n th e r e a re th e L odges even fu r th e r S o u th a t P a n a m a a n d A n c o n . T h e . C ra n d L odge of P a n a m a has b ecom e o n e of o u r m ost e n th u s ia s tic affilia tions, re a c h in g o u t in to w ide te r r i to ry w ith its p ro p a g a n d a a n d it is u n s tin te d in p ra ise of th e w o rk . Spm e day som e o f th e officers a t h e a d q u a r te rs w ill a c c e p t th e o ld an d

re-n ew ed in v ita tio n a n d v isit th e L odges of M exico an d th e C an a l Z o n e . It w ill be a p le a su re tr ip , indeed , fo r th e re a re b eau tifu l b o a ts leav ing S an F ran c isco fo r th a t zone— a n d th ey te m p t us.

W hile w e a re still in S o u th e rn w a te rs (o n th a t m en ­ta l jo u rn e y th ro u g h th e P a n a m a C a n a l) le t us slide o r glide o v e r to P u e r to R ico a n d C uba. T h e C ra n d L odge a t S an Ju a n is co n tin u in g its w o rk w ith in c re a s­ing in te re s t an d m em b ersh ip a n d re a c h in g h igh in to th e w o rk w ith m u ch p ra ise a n d m an y ex p ress io n s of th an k fu ln ess , ty p ica l of th e L a tin m ind . (A n d , w hy ca n n o t a ll o u r m em b ers h av e a L a tin m ind a t tim es ,) T h en a t C ayo , M am bi, w e find th e sam e in te re s t on th e p a r t of m em b ers of one of o u r y o u n g e s t L odges. T h e p lan s fo r th e w o rk in C u b a w ill be p ro d u c tiv e of la rg e m em b ersh ip a n d m u ch a c tio n on th e p a r t of a ll m em ­bers.

In C h icag o th e Illinois C ra n d L odge is reo rg an iz in g u n d e r its C h a r te r b ecau se of th e v e ry la rg e in c rease in m em b ersh ip d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r . C o m p le te d e ­ta ils a r e n o t a t h a n d a t th e p re s e n t tim e, fo r m any of th e p lan s a re a w a itin g th e p e rso n a l a tte n tio n of th e lm p e ra to r . H is v isit a n d le c tu re s th e re last su m m er s ta r te d th e en th u s ia s tic p ro p a g a n d a w h ich re su lted in th e n eed fo r a re o rg a n iz a tio n a n d h e w ill h av e to v isit th e c ity ag a in fo r sev era l w eeks to b r in g all th e p o in ts to a co n c lu s io n . In th e m ean tim e th e m em b ers a re p u rs u in g th e ir s tu d ies a n d m any h ave rea c h e d th e v e ry h ig h es t d eg rees a n d w ill b e read y fo r th e a d d itio n a l te ac h in g s a n d h e lp s to be re leased th is Fall u n d e r th e new schem e o f .th in g s . A ll m em ­b e rs w ith in th e ju r isd ic tio n o f Illinois w ill b e no tified p e rso n a lly , in re g a rd to th e new p lans.

T h e C ra n d L odge o f N ew Je rse y a t P a te rso n re c e n tly sen t us a v e ry in te re s tin g a n d en th u s ia s tic re p o r t an d in tim a ted th a t it w ou ld soon sen d u s som e in te re s tin g new s. W e a re . a w a itin g th a t new sl W e k now th a t it h a s c o n tin u e d w ith its w o rk an d stud ies, a n d le tte rs fro m m em b ers th e re p ra ise h ig h ly th e g u id an ce a n d in s tru c tio n th e y h av e rece iv ed a t th e h a n d s of th e G ra n d M a s te r .1 E lsew here in N ew J e r ­sey a re sev e ra l g ro u p s o f m em b ers w ith e n th u s ia s tic p lan s a n d w e ex p ec t th a t th e N ew Je rsey G ran d Lodge is p la n n in g to h e lp th e se g ro u p s in som e in sp irin g m a n n e r . R ep o rts , p lease!

T h e G ran d L odge of N eb rask a a t O m ah a re p o r ts p ro g re ss an d co n tin u ed in te re s t. J T h e sam e officers a re se rv in g second a n d th ird te rm s a n d h a rm o n y a n d c o -o p e ra tio n p rev a il.

T h e G ra n d L odge o f O h io re p o r ts co n tin u ed in te re s t a n d ac tiv ity an d w e recen tly h a d a v isit fro m one of th e officers o f th is L odge w ho w as seek in g in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g c e r ta in p h ase s of th e h ig h e r ac tiv ities . T h e G ra n d L odge is lo ca ted in C leveland .

T h e C ra n d L o d g e o f M ich igan , a t F lin t, re cen tly h e ld a n e lec tio n b ecau se of th e re s ig n a tio n of th e G ra n d M aste r w ho is now a t H e a d q u a r te r s in. C a li­fo rn ia . T h e n ew C ra n d M aste r h a s th e u n an im o u s su p p o r t o f a ll n u m b e r s in h is ju r isd ic tio n if w e a re to be lieve th e lo n g te le g ra m sig n ed w ith th e ir nam es a n d o th e r d o cu m en ts w h ich cam e to H e a d q u a r te rs a t th e tim e of h is e lec tio n . T h e w o rk th e re is p ro g re ss ­in g w ith e n th u s ia sm too .

In- C a lifo rn ia th e C ra n d L odge h a s co n tin u ed to ad d to its m em b ersh ip w ith a re g u la r i ty th a t is un iq u e . F o r a p e rio d th e re w e re n ew firs t c lasses fo rrned each m o n th , w ith a la rg e n u m b e r in each class. O n tw o ev en in g s each w eek tw o c lasses m ee t a n d d iffe ren t c lasses m ee t o n e a c h o f th e o th e r ev en in g s o f th e w eek ex cep t S a tu rd a y . T h is L odge is th e o n e h o n o re d by so m an y v is ito rs f r o m i o th e r L odges b ecau se of th e p re se n c e of th e ch ie f ex ecu tiv es o f th e O rd e r— a n d b ecau se of th e C a lifo rn ia -S an F ra n c isc o clim ate . Y ou m u st u n ite th o se tw o n am es in- th a t w ay , fo r th e re ia n o ideal c lim a te in C a lifo rn ia ex c e p t in Sa*s F ran c isco . (Y es, w e a r e S an F ran c isco b o o ste rs , b u t go b ack a n d re a d w h a t w e said a b o u t T am p a , F lo rid a , in th ese c o lu m n s) .

A n d , w e m ust n o t fo rg e t C an ad a . T h e B ritan n ia C ra n d L odge sen d s u s in te re s tin g re p o r ts , an d le tte rs from m em b ers in th e D om in ion in d ica te th a t a ll is go ing well, e sp ec ia lly in L ash b u rn (S a s k .) a n d V a n ­

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co u v e r. O n e of th e o fficers fro m th e C an a d ia n ju r is ­d ic tio n w ith h is fam ily ta r r ie d w ith us a t H e a d q u a r te rs fo r sev era l w eeks. A n d now w e m iss J. B. C . an d fam ily a n d w ish m o re C a n a d ia n s w o u ld call to see us.

R e p o r ts o f p ro g re s s a n d g ro w th h av e a lso b een re ­ce ived fro m officers of o u r w o rk a t : S to ck to n , A ta sc a ­d e ro a n d G uern ev ille , C a lifo rn ia ; N ew castle a n d Y ork , P e n n sy lv a n ia ; P o r tla n d , R ed m o n d a n d M edford , O re .; G reen Bay, S u p e r io r a n d M adison , W isco n sin ; th e R o sa e c ru c ia n se ttle m e n t a t W esto n , W y o m in g ; L e th ­b rid g e , A tla , C a n a d a ; W ich ita , K ansas.

W ill t h e . S e c re ta r ie s in th e m an y o th e r lo ca lities p lea se sen d us r e p o r ts c o n ta in in g in te re s tin g fac ts as so o n a s po ss ib le fo r o u r n e x t is su e ? T h e u sua l re p o r ts se n t to th e S e c re ta ry a n d A rc h iv is t co n ta in in g on ly th e m o n th ly s ta te m e n ts a n d figu res a re n o t in ­te re s tin g e n o u g h fo r th is co lu m n of T h e T ria n g le , a l th o u g h th e y se rv e th e A rc h iv is t w ell. W e w an t re a l new sy fac ts.

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FO R E IG N A C T IV IT IE ST h e w o rk of th e O rd e r in fo re ig n c o u n tr ie s is

ev id en tly p ro g re s s in g a n d in c re a s in g as rap id ly a s in th e N o rth A m e ric a n Ju r isd ic tio n . M ay w e su g g est to th o se fo re ig n b ra n c h e s w h ich rece iv e a co p y of T h e T r ia n g le th a t w e w o u ld a p p re c ia te m o re d e ta iled re p o r ts th a n th e c a su a l re fe re n c e s c o n ta in e d in th e le t te r s of fe lic ita tio n a n d c o -o p e ra tio n w h ich a re sen t to th e Im p e ra to r of th is Ju r isd ic tio n . S u ch re p o r ts sh o u ld be a d d re sse d to th e M in iste r o f F o re ig n R e la ­tio n s, c a re of A M O R C , 1255 M ark e t S t., S an F ra n ­c isco , C alifornia!, U . S. A .

W e th o ro u g h ly a p p re c ia te th e re c e ip t fro m tim e to tim e of p a m p h le ts a n d b o o k le ts , m ag az in es a n d boo k s issued by th e 'f o re ig n ju r isd ic tio n s of th e O rd e r . Som e of th e se h av e p ro v e d v e ry in te re s tin g a n d all h ave b een h e lp fu l. W e w ill be g lad to e x c h a n g e l i te ra tu re w ith all A M O R C L odges in a ll co u n tr ie s .

O n e of th e in te re s t in g p a m p h le ts sen t to us, a n d to m a n y o f o u r G ra n d L odges in N o rth A m e ric a , w as one p r in te d a n d issu ed by th e A M O R C A sh ra m a in S o u th ­e rn In d ia a n d p r in te d a t th e A M O R C A cad em y in Ind ia u n d e r th e d ire c tio n of th e S o v ere ig n G ra n d L odge of A M O R C in th e M ad ras P re s id en cy . T h is p a m p h le t is e n ti tle d : A U n iv e rsa l P ra y e r . T h e title b e a rs th e fo llo w in g : “ D ed ica ted w ith B lessings of P eace , O n en ess a n d D iv in ity , fo r th e w e lfa re of th e B ro th e rs a n d S is te rs o f (h e G re a t B ro th e rh o o d of th e A . M. O . R. C . o f AiVijerica a n d of ev e ry p a r t of th e w o rld , W ith th e k in d p e rm iss io n a n d sy m p a th y of B ro th e r H . S p e n c e r L ew is, F. R. C ., th e M ost W o rs h ip ­fu l Im p e ra to r in th e U n ite d S ta te s ó f A m e ric a , e tc ., e tc .” T h e a u th o r o f th e P ra y e r is H . . .H . . .O . , b e ­lo v ed by so m an y in A m e ric a w h o h av e b een in c o r re s ­p o n d e n c e w ith th e O fficers a t o u r In d ian A sh ram a .

S p e a k in g ' o f th e A sh ra m a , o n e o f o u r h ig h d eg ree m em b ers in to u r in g th e w o rld ta r r ie d w ith u s in San F ra n c isc o a f te r le a v in g N ew Y o rk a n d fro m h e re w en t d ire c tly to In d ia a n d a f te r lo n g a n d te d io u s tra v e llin g re a c h e d th e h id d e n a n d sec lu d ed e s ta te o f th e Ind ian A sh ra m a . L e tte rs th a t c am e from th e m em b er in ­d ic a te d th a t n o t h a lf o f th e b e a u tifu l s to ry of th e A s h ra m a h as b e e n to ld to o u r h ig h d e g re e m em b ers a n d a f te r v is itin g th e A sh ra m a fo r m an y w eeks, p a r ­t ic ip a t in g in th e daily , p e r io d of m ed ita tio n , spec ia l ex e rc ise s a n d in s tru c tio n , re s tin g in th e T e m p le room s, g o in g in to th e s ilen ce in th e a d jo in in g caves a n d com ­in g u n d e r th e in f lu en ce of th e m an y w ho a r e s tu d y in g a t th e A sh ra m a , a b o o k w as w rit te n se ttin g fo r th w h a t re a lly ex is ts a t th e A sh ra m s , a n d th is b o o k w ill be p u b lish ed a n d d is tr ib u te d free ly a m o n g o u r m em b ers . A t p re s e n t o u r D e leg a te to th e A sh ra m a is in E u ro p e v is itin g o th e r L odges, th e la s t r e p o r t co m in g from th e Lodcre in C o p e n h a g e n .

T h e S o v e re ig n G ra n d L odge o f Ind ia , T em p le I*sc>am orc, is c o n tin u in g to p re p a re a n d p u t in to officia l fo rm m an v of th g ^ a n c ie n t te a c h in g s so th a t th e y m ay b c"u -w ú " iu th e w o rk o f th e v a rio u s ju r is ­d ic tio n s , in c lu d in g A m erica . T h e ir re fe re n c e s to m a n u s c r ip ts b e in g p re p a re d , o th e r s b e in g c o n su lted o r tr a n s la te d , a n d so on , in d ic a te th a t th e y h av e a v e rita b le s to re h o u se of a n c ie n t w isdom a n d th a t o u r

m em b ers in A m erica w ill b enefit th ro u g h th is w o rk th is co m in g F all a n d W in te r.

W e m ay h av e som e official a n n o u n c e m e n ts re g a rd ­in g th e A cad em ic w o rk in Ind ia a n d th e w o rk of th e M onastic O rd e r of th e R. C . in Ind ia n e x t m o n th .

F ro m th e G ra n d S e c re ta ry of th e O rd e r in G re a t B rita in w e le a rn th a t th e w o rk in th a t ju r isd ic tio n is c o n tin u in g a n d th a t a n o th e r c h a r te r is to be issued fo r a L o n d o n L odge. M any of th e m em b ers in G rea t B rita in h ave b een in c o rre sp o n d e n c e w ith o u r H e a d ­q u a r te r s h e re an d th e in te re s t a n d en th u s ia sm d is­p lay ed h a s b een p leas in g , indeed . It a p p e a rs fro m th e re c o rd s e x c h a n g e d th a t th e B ritish Ju r isd ic tio n h a s th e la rg e s t m em b ersh ip o f a n y in E u ro p e .

T h e G ra n d L odge a t C o p e n h a g e n h a s c o n tin u e d to g row a n d h as d o n e som e v e ry fine p ro p a g a n d a w o rk if w e a re to ju d g e fro m sp ec im en s o f l i te r a tu re sen t to u s issued b y th em . O ccas io n a l le t te r s fro m som e m em b ers th e re to re la tiv e s o r m em b ers in A m e ric a in d ic a te th a t m an y of th e h ig h es t ra n k in th e g o v e rn ­m en t a s w ell a s m an y in th e p ro fe ss io n s a re officers a n d m em b ers of th e A M O R C in D e n m a rk .

A le t te r fro m som e R o s ic ru c ian s in H o llan d rece iv ed a t h e a d q u a r te rs h e re in Ju n e in d ic a te s th a t th e Ju risd ic tio n of H o llan d w ill a ffilia te w ith us in th e Fall. W e sha ll be g lad to a n n o u n c e th e d e ta ils in o u r n e x t issue.

W hile C h in a . is p a ss in g th ro u g h its v a rio u s s tag es of rev o lu tio n a n d e v o lu tio n w e a re g lad to n o te th a t o u r O rd e r th e re is p ro g re ss in g a n d in c re a s in g very rap id ly . F ro m a re p o r t sen t by G ra n d M aste r A h Soh W o n g , h u n d re d s o f e d u c a te d C h in ese a r e b eco m in g in te re s te d in th e w o rk id v a rio u s p a r ts of th e c o u n try ; a n d fro m re p o r ts fro m th e th r e e c itie s w h e re m em b ers a re o rg an ized w e see th a t th e re w ill so o n b e a c h a in o f a c tiv e L odges a g a in in C h in a ’ a s in th e p a s t. O n e of o u r m em b ers w ho w en t to M a n c h u r ia som e tim e ag o to a ss is t th e m in th e w o rk sen d s u s v e ry g low ing re p o r ts o f w h a t is b e in g acco m p lish ed , a n d h e is a lso in to u c h w ith th o se in S ib e ria w ho a re e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t th e w o rk a lso . L e tte rs fro m som e m em b ers in C h in a .who h av e re a c h e d a h ig h g ra d e in th e w o rk show th a t th e C h in e se m ind c o m p re h e n d s th e p r in ­c ip les in ju s t th e sam e fineness of p o in t a s do th o se w ho h av e th e O c c id e n ta l m ind . W e m e a n to say th a t th e O c c id e n ta l a n d O r ie n ta l m inds can a g re e in th e se fu n d a m e n ta l p r in c ip le s a n d p ra c tise s .

It m ay be a b ig ju m p to ta k e , b u t r ig h t h e re w e w ish to re fe r to th e fine w o rk b e in g d o n e by th e m em ­b e rs of th e A M O R C L odge o n th e G old C o ast of W est A fr ic a . T h is a n c ie n t c e n tre o f R. C . a c tiv itie s is o n ce a g a in in flow er a n d th e le t te r s co m in g fro m O fficers o r m em b ers in d ic a te th a t m an y of th e a n ­c ien t p ra c tise s a re fo llow ed a lo n g w ith th e m o d e rn m ethods.

A re p o r t of A th e n s , G reece , in d ic a te s in c re a se d in ­te r e s t a n d a c t iv i t ^ a n d a re q u e s t h a s com e fro m th e re a sk in g o u r a ss is ta n c e in m an y m a tte r s o f in te re s t to th e m em b ers.

In A u s tra lia , T a sm a n ia , a n d N ew Z e a la n d , th e m em ­b e rsh ip is in c re a s in g a n d new L odges a r e b e in g fo rm ed in sev e ra l cities.

M any m em b ers a re re p o r te d in O n itsh a , N igeria , A fric a . T h e re seem s to be som e p ro p a g a n d a g o ing o n in th a t te r r i to ry , th e d e ta ils of w h ich w e w o u ld like to le a rn . P lease re p o r t!

F ro m V ien n a , A u s tr ia , co m es th e r e p o r t o f new in te re s t a n d a p p lic a n ts fo r m em b ersh ip . A n d w e h ave re c e n tly rece iv ed sev e ra l le t te r s fro m th e G ra n d M as­te r a t M unich , th e M as te r w ho h o ld s m an y of th e a n c ie n t d o cu m en ts a n d p a p e rs d e scen d in g fro m th e e a r ly R o s ic ru c ia n s o f th a t c o u n try , s ta tin g th a t th e O rd e r th e r e a n d in G e rm a n y is b e in g in c re a se d a n d m ad e ac tiv e in m an y c ities a n d tow ns. T h e k in d es t w ishes a n d re g a rd s a re sen t by th e G ra n d M as te r a t M un ich to th e m em b ers in A m erica .

S ev e ra l le t te r s h av e b een rece iv ed fro m O fficers a n d m em b ers in C a iro , E g y p t a n d w e h av e le a rn e d som e in te re s t in g d e ta ils o f th e e x c a v a tio n s th e re th ro u g h th e se re p o r ts . It is n eed le ss to say th a t th e m em b ers th e re a re e n th u s ia s tic a b o u t th e - A M O R C w o rk .

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T h e G ra n d L odge of A M O R C a t S o u rab ay a , Java , E aat Indies, re p o r ta in c rea sed m em b ersh ip , advance- m e n t in th e b u ild in g of th e ir T em p le o n th e a c q u ire d g ro u n d s an d p ro g re ss in th e w o rk of th e h ighes t d eg rees . T h ey h ave c a rr ie d o n som e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk th a t is novel an d in te re s tin g .

S evera l of o u r A m e ric a n m em b ers a re v is iting in F ra n c e th is y e a r a n d re p o r t m ee tin g w ith m em bers an d a tte n d in g spec ia l sessions a n d w e will ex p ec t th e ir p e rso n a l re p o r ts n e x t m o n th .

R e p o rts com e from a t leas t se v e n .p la c e s in S o u th A m erica , w h e re m em b ers m eet, a n d th e c o u n try of Brazil seem s to be th e s t r o n g h o l^ o f o u r O rd e r fo r th a t co n tin en t.

u u r in g th e p a s t six m o n th s re p o r ts h av e com e from o v e r tw en ty o th e r fo re ig n co u n tr ie s co v erin g p ra c t ic ­a lly ev ery p o in t of th e g lobe. A g a in w e say to all th e officers o r S e c re ta r ie s in fo re ig n cities, w e w ill be g lad to h ave new sy item s re g a rd in g y o u r w o rk to p u b lish in th ese colum ns.

N ever in th e h is to ry of th e R o saec ru c ian O rd e r w as th e w o rk so sp read o v er th e su rfa c e of th e e a r th as it is a t p re se n t. In som e p a r ts th e G re a t W a r m ade th e w o rk d o rm a n t fo r a tim e, b u t ac tiv ity s ta r te d ag a in in 1919 a n d in th e p a s t fo u r y e a rs h as m ade u n ­e x p e c te d p ro g re ss . C o n s tan tly w e h e a r th ese r e ­m a rk s ,s w h ich sh o u ld be w ell co n sid e red by m an y of o u r A m e ric a n m em b ers w ho a re co n fro n te d w ith p leas o n b eh a lf of som e so -called O rie n ta l school of p h il­o so p h y ; “ In o u r c o u n try w e h av e h ad so m an y ce n tre s o f s tu d y a n d so m an y cu lts a n d ism s su p p o sed to be of o u r n a tiv e re lig ion , th a t w e h ave tire d of th e im ­p ra c tic a l k n d th e o re tic a l v e rb iag e th ey g ive u s a s lessons. T h e A M O R C teac h in g s h ave p ro v ed to c o n ­ta in a ll th a t w as good in a ll th e se a n c ie n t p h ilo so p h ies a s w e O rie n ta ls know them , a n d o u r B ro th e rs a n d

S is te rs in A m erica sho u ld be th a n k fu l th a t th e y do n o t have to c o n te n d w ith th e in a n e te ac h in g s of those w ho a p p o in t them selves a s O rie n ta l te a c h e rs ." W e w o n d er how m an y in A m erica a p p re c ia te th ese w ords from those w ho live r ig h t in th e co u n tr ie s w h e re m any of these te a c h e rs a n d th e ir te ac h in g s issue a s w a te r from a w ell.

W ith all o u r fo re ig n co n n ec tio n s , w ith b ra n c h e s in sev era l p a r ts of Ind ia a n d in o th e r p lace s w h e re such te ac h in g s a re su pposed to com e from , is it n o t log ical to believe th a t w e w ou ld h ave in c lu d ed in o u r te a c h ­ings, o r w ou ld inc lude fro m tim e to tim e, a ll th a t is good a n d he lp fu l in all th e o th e r p h ilo so p h ies in th o se co u n tr ie s? H as a n y o n e ever fo u n d th a t th e te ac h in g s of A M O R C ex c lu d ed an y tru th s , a n y p rin c ip les , an y h e lp s th a t w ere sound , p ra c tic a l a n d ap p lic ab le to m o d e rn tim es? O f co u rse th e re is m u ch in m an y a n c ie n t schoo ls of th o u g h t th a t is in te re s tin g and m u ch th a t w as o nce very h e lp fu l in th e co u n try a n d in th e tim es w h en first g iven, b u t of no h e lp to d a y in th e O cc id en t. O n e n eed re a d on ly a few of th e very old books by th e e a rly m ystics to see how fa r w e have a d v an ced in su ch w o rk a n d how useless is m u ch th a t th ey co n sid e red very im p o rta n t a t th e tim e. M any of th e a n c ie n t schoo ls o f O rie n ta l th o u g h t n eed re ­viv ing to d ay o n ly b ecau se th ey p assed o u t of ex is t­en ce th ro u g h th e ev o lu tio n a n d ad v an cem en t o f m an . W h y -rev iv e th em now ? O u r A cad em y in Ind ia s ta te s positive ly th a t th e re is no schoo l o r g ro u p o f schools in th e w ho le of Ind ia o r th e O rie n t th a t in c lu d es th e h igh , he lp fu l a n d easily m as te re d te ac h in g s now in ­c luded in all th e g rad es of A M O R C . Is it n o t b e tte r to ta k e th e w o rd of m en like th o se liv ing th e re an d w ho know a n d h av e no u lte r io r m otive, th a n to, ta k e th e w ord of th o se w ho w a n t to sell, a t a la rg e , fee, th e sec re t co u rses th ey h av e p re p a re d an d w h ich (hey com e to A m erica to sell to th e u n k n o w in g ? Ju s t a th o u g h t to th in k a b o u t I

W O R K W E LL D O N E In te re s tin g F a c ts fo r a ll M em bers

M any h av e a sk e d a b o u t th e C o n s titu tio n of o u r O rdex a n d w h en a n d how A m en d m en ts to it m ay be made,'*' lo o k in g to som e im p o rta n t ch an g es w h ich tim e a n d c o n d itio n s h av e revealed .

W e w ish to ex p la in th a t th e first C o n s titu tio n of th e O rd e r w as ro u g h ly d ra f te d a n d ten ta tiv e ly a d o p te d in 1916 p en d in g a N a tio n a l C o n v en tio n of D e leg a te s from a ll L odges.

S uch a C o n v en tio n w as h e ld in P it ts b u rg d u rin g th e su m m er of 1917, a n d d u rin g th e firs t few days of th e C o n v en tio n a C o m m ittee w as a p p o in te d to rev ise th e C o n s titu tio n a n d b r in g it b e fo re th e C o n ­v en tio n fo r d iscussion a n d a d o p tio n by v o te o n each p a ra g ra p h . T ^ e p re s e n t C o n s titu tio n is th e one a d o p te d a t th a t tim e.

In se lec tin g a C o m m itte e to rev ise th e C o n s titu tio n c a re w as ta k e n to se lec t M as te rs a n d O fficers o f o u r v a rio u s A M O R C L odges w ho w e re a sso c ia te d w ith o th e r f r a te rn a l g{gariig!Uiona--a<i~ th a t w e m ig h t h ave th e b enefit of th e ir kn o w led g e a n d e x p e rien ces . F o r th e b en e fit o f th o se w h o h av e in q u ire d w e p ub lish h e re th e n am es a n d q u a lifica tio n s o f th o se w ho co m ­p o sed th e C o n s titu tio n C o m m ittee a t th a t C o n v en tio n , m ost o f w h o m a re G ra n d M aste rs , M as te rs o r O fficers o f A M O R C Lodgeai to d a y :1D r. C h a rle s D. G reen , 32°, P a rk L odge 6 7 6 F. & A . M.,

P a ., R an d o lp h C h a p te r N o. 35 , Ind ., P e n n a . C o n ­s is to ry V a lley of P ittsb u rg .

C h a rle s H . S oelke , 32°, O ld G lo ry L odge 975 A . F. & A . M., C h icag o C ice ro C h a p te r R. A . M , A p o llo C o m m a n d e r / N o. I K. T .. M ed inah

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L. A . S h o em ak e r , 32°, H illsbo ro L odge 25 , A . F. fit A . M., T a m p a C o n sis to ry No. I , T a m p a , F lo rida .

F«ev. G eo rg e R . C h am b ers , P a r ia n L odge 321 , A . F.

& A . M., O liv e t C h a p te r No. 107 R. A . M.. Mt. Z|ion C o m m an d e ry No. 49 K. T ., P a s t G ran d H a r la n L odge No. 2 6 7 , 1. O . O . F., Iow a.

W a lte r E. H a tc h , 32°, M cC and less L odge, F . & A .M., 390 , P en n sy lv an ia C o n sis to ry , V alley of P itts- b u rg .

S. L indsay D orsey , L ex in g to n L odge No. 1, F. fit A . M., L ex in g to n C h a p te r No. I R. A . M., W ebb C om ­m an d e ry No. 2 K. T ., L ex in g to n , Ky.

E d w ard L. B ork, P a s t M as te r Je ffe rso n L odge, 288F. fie A . M., P ittsb u rg , Pa.

C o n ra d H . L indsted t, P a s t M aster, P ro g ress iv e L odge 354 F. fit A . M., N ew Y ork .

F re d e r ic k C . S an tan ie llo , 32°, N o rm al L odge 523 , F. fie A . M., K. T ., A . A . O . N. M. S., N ew Y ork .

A t th e co n c lu s io n of th e ir w o rk a n d b e fo re th e last session o f th e C o n v en tio n , th e se ̂ (nen a s M aste rs and. O fficers of A M O R C L odges fo r v a r io u s len g th s of tim e, s igned a p a p e r w h ich w as re a d in o p e n session a n d th e n p re se n te d to th e Im p e ra to r to b e p re se rv e d in th e O rd e r 's A rch iv es . T h e s ta te m e n t in th e ir ow n w ords th u s s igned is a s fo llow s:

“ W e, th e u n d ers ig n ed , a s m em b ers o f th e A . M. O . R . C . o f N o rth A m erica , find n o th in g in th e te ac h in g s o r r i tu a l o f th e ab o v e n am ed O rd e r w h ich conflic ts w ith th e te a c h in g s o r r i tu a l o f a n y o th e r o rg an iza tio n w ith w h ich w e a re affilia ted . H ow ever, w e h ave rece iv ed su ch in fo rm a tio n fro m th e te a c h in g s of th e ab o v e nam ed O rd e r w h ich , to th e b es t of o u r k n o w l­edge a n d belief, is o n ly o b ta in a b le in th e A M O R C , an d h a v in g kn o w led g e of its u p lif tin g c h a ra c te r , its p a tr io t ic an d h u m a n ita r ia n p rin c ip le s , w e ta k e th is m ean s of ex p re ss in g o u r a p p re c ia tio n of th e O rd e r ."

T h u s , in its p re p a ra tio n , its c a re fu l rev ision , d is­cu ss io n by d e leg a te s a n d final ad o p tio n , th e p re s e n t C o n s titu tio n re p re se n ts th e b es t th o u g h t a n d d esire s of m en w ho fro m e x p e rien ce an d in tim a te asso c ia tio n w ith o u r O rd e r a n d o th e r o rg an iza tio n s , w e re Qualified to a c t a s th e y d id a n d to say w h a t t h e y sa id in th e ab o v e p a p e r .

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F ro m tim e to tim e h e lp fu l n o te s fo r th e m em bers , to be a t ta c h e d to th e ir n o teb o o k s , a n d d iag ram s fo r th e sam e p u rp o s e , w ill be p u b lish ed .

T h e p re s e n c e of su ch m a tte r in th is p u b lic a tio n will n o t p re v e n t th e d is sem in a tio n of T h e T r ia n g le a m o n g th o se w h p a re n o t m em b ers b u t w ho m ay be in te re s te d in b eco m in g m e m b e rs ; fo r th e in s ig h t th e y g a in in th is m a n n e r sh o u ld e n c o u ra g e th e m to seek fo r m o re L ig h t a n d a t th e sam e tim e t e n m o d ispel som e of th e f a l s e 1 im p re ss io n s th a t m a n y h a v e re g a rd in g th e p ra c tise * a n d p h ilo so p h y o f o u r f ra te rn i ty .

T h e re fo re o u r .m em bers , - u n i o u r re a d e rs g en era lly , a r e ü rg e d to use T h e T r ia n g le fo r c o n se rv a tiv e p ro p a ­g an d a . ' Its c o n v e n ie r^ size a n d re a so n a b le p r ic e a ss js t in m a k in g it a d m ira b le fo r su ch p u rp o se s .

H e a j ty c o -o p e ra tio n on th e p a r t o f th e a p p o in te d L ib ra r ia n .¡p e a c h L q d g e a n d th e m em b ers th e re o f w ith th e D e p a r tm e n t;o f P u b lic a tio n a t H e a d q u a r te r s w ill m a k e T h e T r ia n g le in its e n la rg e d fo rm a p e r ­m a n e n t a sse t. T h e in s is te n t ca ll fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n th ro u g h T h é - 'T rian g la d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r sho u ld find its re a c t io n n o w in .(he e n th u s ia s tic su p p o r t a n d d is­tr ib u t io n o f 'e a c h isspe.

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th e t r e n d of th e tim es? A b o u t u s o n ev e ry h an d , in e v e ry elem ent-, th a t is m a k in g fo r th e a d v a n c e m e n t of c iv iliza tio n , o n -e v e ry p a th th a t lead s to th e u lt im a te goa l, w e see, v e sense , w e 'c o n ta c t a n d a re in sp ired w ith th e b ro a d e r v iew , th e k e e n e r v ision , th e in n e r s ig h t a n d th e to le ra n t m ind . L ove is su p p la n tin g h a te , je a lo u sy , in to le ra n c e , e n v io u sn ess a n d in d iffe ren ce a re g iv ing w ay to ; u n d e rs ta n d in g , sy m p a th y , c h a r ity an d c o n s id e ra tio n .

' •’’-In th e a ffa irs of S ta te , io th e p e rs p e c tiv e o f th e C h u rc h e s , th e a c tiv itie s o f b u s in e ss a n d th e co n sc io u s­n ess o f m ail, th e r e is a m an ife s t a w a k e n in g to th e call o f h u m a n b ro th e rh o o d a n d D iv ine P a re n th o o d . C la sses, c reed s , sec ts a n d lim itin g d if fe re n tia tio n s a re b e in g a b a n d o n e d o r m o d ify in g th e ir re s tr ic tio n s a n d m a k in g th e ir d o m a in s m o re in c lu siv e o r a ll-em b rac in g .

T h e m y stic sees in a ll th is th e fu lfilling of th e L aw ; h e d isce rn s in th e tr e n d of th e tim es th e a d v a n c e ­m e n t a n d w id e r a c c e p ta n c e o f th o se tru th s , th o se fu n d am en ta ls , fo r th e g re a te r c o m p re h e n s io n of w h ich h e h a s la b o re d a n d se rv ed in th e ra n k s of d ic ip lesh ip .

O u r ob lig a tio n s, h o w ev er, a re in c rea s in g . W e m u st la b o r n o t less, w e m u s t te a c h n o t less con v in c in g ly , a n d w e m u st fu r th e r o u r p r in c ip le s n o t less a g g re s ­sively b ecau se of th e g re a t a w a k e n in g ; b u t w e m ust b ecom e g u a rd ia n s a n d p ro te c to rs , a d v iso rs a n d le ad e rs a s w e h av e b een p io n e e rs a n d in sp ire rs .

O u r d u ty is c lea r, o u r im p e rso n a l re w a rd su r ro u n d s u s a t a ll tim es , a n d a ll is fo r th e G lo ry to G od a n d th e G ood of M ank ind . i — .

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W e a g re e w ith th e s ta te m e n ts p u b lish e d by H . R id e r H a g g a rd in a n E ng lish n e w sp a p e r th a t m o re re v e re n c e fo r th e cu sto m s of th e a n c ie n ts a n d less in ­d iffe ren ce to th e sac red n ess of th in g s o n ce h e ld ho ly by m asses of h u m a n m in d s a n d h e a r ts sh o u ld be show n by th o se co n d u c tin g o r p e rm ittin g th e e x c a v a ­tio n s a n d re se a rc h e s in E g y p t. If th e e lem en t of tim e ro b s a n a tio n , a p eo p le , o f its r ig h ts to p re s e rv e th e la n d m a rk s o f its p ro g re ss th ro u g h th e v a rio u s s tag es of c iv iliza tion , if tim e m ak es n u ll a n d void all th e sac red n ess a t ta c h e d to re lig io u s r ite s a n d custom s, an d if tim e a lo n e w ill cast th e p riv a c y of p e rs o n an d p ro p e r ty in to th e m e ltin g -p o t o f p u b lic o w n e rsh ip a n d in d isc rim in a te co n fisca tio n — th e n w e m ay lo o k w ith h o r r o r u p o n th e po ss ib ilities th a t aw a it o u r p re s e n t in te re s ts in th e fu tu re .

W e m ay o r m ay n o t be lieve th a t d ire d is a s te r is su re to fa ll u p o n th o se w ho v an d a lize o r co m m e rc ia l­ize th e s tra n g e o r d if fe re n t p ra c tis e s o f a ra c e of a n ­c ien t p eo p les , b u t in t r u th d is a s te r h a s b e fa llen th o se w ho h av e re n t th e veil an d p ro fa n e d th e sa c re d p lace s of E g y p t a n d o th e r lan d s . T h e h is to ry of O rie n ta l re s e a rc h is filled w ith in c id en ts to o co n s is ten t, to o re la te d a n d to o c e r ta in to b e c lassed a s m e re cfa- in c id en ts1 o r su p e rs titio u s b a n q u e ts to feed th e m is ­u n d e rs ta n d in g fo r w eird n ess. T h e re m uy be, an d u n d o u b te d ly is, a law in o p e ra tio n — a law th a t is th e reflex of th e co n sc io u sn ess e s tab lish ed by th e m inds of th e p eo p le of th e p a s t. - , £

T h in g s a re m ad e sa c re d n o t by a n y in tr in s ic q u a lity , b u t - b y th e a sso c ia tio n o f th e th in g s w ith th e c o n ­sc io u sn ess o f G od a n d m an . A th in g o r p la c e set a p a r t a s sac red , en d o w ed by m a n w ith a ll th e a d o ra ­tio n , w o rsh ip a n d re v e re n c e h e is c a p a b le of e x p re s s ­in g in h is s ta te o f d ev e lo p m en t, is tru ly a s sa c re d as th a t w h ich is to u c h e d in d e p e n d e n tly by th e D iv ine H a n d ; fo r , a f te r all, th e D iv ine H an d , like u n to th e D iv ine M ind, ex p re sse s itse lf th ro u g h th e co n sc io u sn ess of m an , a n d re g a rd le ss o f th e s ta te o f m a n 's d e v e lo p ­m e n t in w o rld ly a ffa irs , th e p rim itiv e , n a tu ra l a n d e v e r­p re s e n t D iv in ity of C o n sc io u sn ess is a s tru e , a s re a l a n d ho ly in th e p a s t a s in th e p re s e n t.

T h e p ro g re ss o f sc ience , th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f civ iliza­tio n , th e illu m in a tio n of th e m ind , re q u ire s th a t th e p a s t be ex am in ed a n d c o m p a re d w ith th e p re s e n t; b u t su ch re se a rc h e s can be m ad e w ith d u e re sp ec t, w ith c a re a n d c o n s id e ra tio n , aye ,' w ith h o ly a tt itu d e , w ith p r a y e r a n d h u m b le sp irit, w h en o u r s tep s lead us in to su ch sa c re d p lace s a s th e S h rin es, T em p le s a n d T o m b s of an a n c ie n t race .

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W h en w e s to p th in k in g of a L eag u e of N a tio n s an d W o rld C o u r t a n d th in k in th e te rm s of ind iv isab ility a n d u n ity , w e w ill com e n e a re r to e s tab lish in g a L eag u e of M ank ind .

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If H e n ry F o rd , th e r ic h e s t m an in th e w o rld , c a n n o t b r in g a b o u t h is e le c tio n a s P re s id e n t o f th e U n ited S ta te s w e w ill h av e a n e x ce llen t d e m o n s tra tio n of th e fa c t th a t m o n ey h a s n o t all th e p o w e r a tt r ib u te d to it.

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(N o te : T h e follow ing ' defin itions a re ‘officially issued fo r use in th e p re p a ra tio n of a ll p ap e rs , lessons a n d d iscussions. M aste rs a re adv ised to k eep a copy of th ese te rm s fo r h a n d y re fe re n c e w hile co n d u c tin g le c tu re s o r d iscussions o r in an sw erin g questions. A copy sh o u ld be in th e M a s te r 's h an d s a t e ach le c tu re of a n y g rad e . M em bers a re u rg e d to p a s te these te rm s in th e ir n o te -b o o k s an d use th em in th e ir ex am in a tio n p a p e rs fo r re fe re n c e a n d fo r th e p ro p e r c o m p re h e n ­sion of th e ir lessons a n d no tes . F u r th e r in s ta llm en ts of th e D ic tio n a ry w ill a p p e a r in o u r n e x t issues. T h e D ic tio n a ry w ill co n ta in d iag ram s a n d c h a rts a t its c o n c lu s io n .)

AA b so lu te— T h a t w h ich in c lu d es all, h en ce , th e C o n ­

sc iousness o f C od , p e rfe c t, com p le te , e m b rac in g ev e ry D iv ine Law , w o rk in g in h a rm o n y , c o n s tru c ­tive, positive . C o m p are w ith th e te rm re la tiv e .

A c tu a l— T h a t w h ich com es w ith in th e positive dom ain of th e o b jec tiv e a n d is in co n fo rm ity w ith th e s ta n d a rd s of th e o b jec tiv e senses, h av in g w eigh t, b re a d th , len g th , bu lk , e tc . A n y p h e n o m e n a w hich th e o b jec tiv e m ind accep ts a s sensib le to it, is a c tu a l, w h e th e r it be a de lu s ion (m e n ta l c re a tio n of th e o b jec tiv e min/JV « r n e t ; “A c tu a litie s n eed n o t be¡ re a litie s ; see th e te rm rea lity .

A ld en — (p ro n o u n c e d A w l-d en ) som etim es spelled A h ld a in , A 'ld a in ; th e n am e of a fo rm e r M aste r of th e G re a t W h ite B ro th e rh o o d w ho w as g iven ju r is ­d ic tio n o v e r th e e s tab lish m en t of m ystica l c en tre s o n th e N o rth A m e ric a n C o n tin e n t d u rin g th e te n th c e n tu ry , a n d a f te r w hom th e firs t T em p le in th is c o u n try w as n a m e d in 1603. H is p e rso n a lity still a ffec ts m u ch o f th e w o rk in th is co u n try .

A m e n — A H eb rew w o rd in tro d u c e d in to th e E g y p tian m y stic r ite s a t a n ea rly d a te a s a te rm used to ex ­p re s s th e h id d en a n d inv isib le G od, o r a tru ly in ­sp ired re p re se n ta tiv e o f G od. In th is la t te r sense th e te rm is u sed in th e C h ris tia n B ible ju s t once , in R ev. iii, 14, Je su s is ca lled " T h e A m en.'* B ut a t a m u ch e a r lie r d a te th e sam e w o rd w ith th e sam e .(Uy-stic vow el sounds, w as u sed to d e s ig n a te th e n am e of th e C o d of T h eb es , a n d th e te rm A m en -R a cam e to ex p re ss th e n am e a n d h ie ra rc h y of a p o w erfu l G od a m o n g th e E g y p tian s. A m en -h o tep IV ch a n g e d h is n am e to K h u en -A ten b ecau se of th e sign ificance of th e te rm A m en . A s u sed in m o d e rn re lig io u s p rac tise s , th e te rm A m en m ean s v e rily . T h e o rig in o f th e w o rd is fo u n d in th e S a n sk r it A u m a n d a lso in O m .

A rc a n e — T h a t w h ich is n o t h id d en , b u t v isib le only to th o se w ho a ttu n e to it o r a r e re a d y fo r its re v e la tio n ; m ystica l, D iv ine, C osm ic.

A s tro lo g y — A n a n c ie n t sc ien ce b a sed u p o n close ob ­se rv a n c e o f th e co in c id en ce of h u m a n c h a ra c te r is tic s w ith th e d a te a n d h o u r o f b ir th ; tim e a n d ca re fu l an a ly s is h av e p ro v e d th e co in c id en ces to b e based u p o n fu n d a m e n ta l law s' reg a rd le ss of w h e th e r th e p la n e ts h av e a n y effec t u p o n b ir th o r u p o n th e n a tu re of m an a f te r b ir th . O n ly th e fa n a tic a l ex ­tre m is t m ak es— o r b e liev e* —th e c la im th a t w e a re . ru led by p la n e ts ; a t th e u tm o st, p la n e ta ry in fluences c an . in sp ire a n d u rg e o r te m p t; th e in flu en ces m ay in d ica te , b u t n o t c o n tro l. A ll m ystics sho u ld h ave a k n o w led g e of th e fu n d a m e n ta ls o f th is o ld a n d . evo lv ing sc ience .

A s tra l P la n e — T h e C o sm ic ,' e th e r ia l, D iv ine p lan e . R o sa e c ru c ia n s reco g n ize b u t tw o p la n e s of ex is ten ce ;

- th a t w h ich is th e w o rld ly o r m a te r ia l p la n e w h e re w e live in b o th o b jec tiv e a n d su b jec tiv e co n sc io u s­ness , a n d a n o th e r p la n e w h ich is b ey o n d th e m a te r ­ia l— call th a t o th e r p la n e th e A stra l, P sy ch ic , C os­m ic o r w h a te v e r b es t ex p re sse s y o u r id ea ; it is th a t p lan e w h e re th e S oul of m an fu n c tio n s free from th e lim ita tio n s of th e bo d y a n d w h e re th e su b je c ­tive m ind of m an fu n c tio n s a t tim es in d e p e n d e n t of th e o b jec tiv e .

A te n — A n am e fo r th e sym bol o f th e “ sole G od” m ade u n d e rs ta n d a b le by A m e n h o te p IV. a f te r he e stab lished a m o n o th e is tic re lig io n in E gyp t. A te n w as re p re se n te d by th e su n d isc ; th e su n b e in g th e sym bol of th e life-g iv ing ra d ia n c e of th e invisib le G od. N ot a s a G od o r even a s a sa c re d sym bol is th e sun disc used by m o d e rn R o saec ru c ian s, b u t as o b jec tiv e sym bol o f th e c re a tiv e m ind a n d D ivine E ssence of C od.

A tlan tia— T h e n a m e of th e c o n tin e n t o n c e o ccu p y in g a co n sid e rab le p o rtio n of th e sp ace o ccu p ied now by th e A tla n tic O cean . A tla n tis w as w ell ad v an ced in c iv iliza tion in p a r ts a n d w as th e a n c ie n t hom e of m ystic cu ltu re . Mt. Pico» w h ich still rises above th e o cean a m o n g th e g ro u p of A z o re Islands, w as a sac red m o u n ta in fo r m ystic in itia tio n (S ee r itu a l of 4 th D e g re e ) . T h e s to ry of th e lo s t A tla n tis w as first to ld by P la to ; a n o th e r s to ry of m ystic p eo p les u sin g th e nam e A tla n tic is to ld b y S ir F ran c is B acon (S ee : T h e N ew A tla n tis .) R ecen t in v es tig a ­tio n s by F ra n c e a n d A m erica h av e p ro v ed th a t th e re is th e c o n to u r o f a c o n tin e n t a t th e floo r of th e A tla n tic O cean . See a lso T h e L o st A tla n tis , by Ig n a tiu s D onnelly .

A to m — T h e sm allest d iv ision of a n y defin ite n a tu re of m a t te r : th e first d is tin c tiv e c h a ra c te r th a t e le c tro n s fo rm a f te r p e rfe c t u n ity . D ivisions of m a tte r sm a lle r th a n a to m s a re e le c tro n s (see e le c ­tro n s ) an d such sm alle r d iv isions h av e no c h a ra c te r ­istic n a tu re . A to m s fo rm them selves in to g ro u p s ca lled m olecu les . . (R e fe r to D a lto n ’s A to m ic L aw s in o u r d eg ree le c tu re s a n d in sev e ra l issues of th e A m e ric a n R osae C ru c is .)

A u ra — T h a t m ag n e tic o r e lec trified field w h ich s u r­ro u n d s th e a n im a l bo d y p a r tic u la r ly a n d w hich co n ­ta in s co lo rs due to th e v ib ra to ry ra te of th e en e rg y in th e field. T h e e n e rg y is a re su lt o f th e psych ic d ev e lo p m en t a n d th e v ita l fo rces of th e body . T h e a u ra ch an g es c o lo r a s p sy ch ic d ev e lo p m en t p ro ­ceeds re a c h in g a b rillia n t v io le t a n d th e n p u re w h ile in th e h ig h es t sta te s . T h e a u ra is visible u n d e r m an y c o n d itio n s a n d h a s b een p h o to g ra p h e d , an d will a ffec t c e r ta in in s tru m e n ts b a la n c e d to r e ­cep tiv ity . E very liv ing cell h a s its a u ra as w ell as g ro u p s of cells.

BBelief— C o n sid e red from th e m y stica l p o in t of view

belief im plies la ck of kno w led g e : it is like u n to hope w ith o u t fo u n d a tio n . A m ystic sho u ld h av e no beliefs b u t sh o u ld su p p la n t th e m w ith know ledge o r a f ra n k a d m itta n c e th a t h e does n o t know . (S ee K n o w led g e .)

B irth— M ystically , b ir th o c c u rs w h en th e an im a l body ta k e s its first B rea th of L ife. T h e n th e body b e ­co m es a co n sc io u s being- B irth is th e o p p o site p h a se of th e paaaing of T h e B rea th (a n d co n sc io u s­n ess ) w h ich is ca lled death*. (S ee D e a th ) -

B lack M agic— A te rm u sed an c ie n tly to in d ica te m y s te rio u s p ra c tise s o r s e c re t m e th o d s — m eth o d s an d p ra c tise s w h ich to d a y w e u n d e rs ta n d a n d know to h av e b een s tr ic tly sc ien tific th o u g h little know n. T o d ay , h o w ev er, th e te rm is u sed in som e p h il­o so p h ies a n d b y som e ig n o ra n t m inds (a n d som e­tim es u sed w ilfu lly to f r ig h te n ) a jid is m e a n t to c o n ­vey th e idea th a t o n e m in d c a n call in to p la y c e r ta in fo rce s of n a tu re to w o rk in ju ry u p o n a n o th e r m ind o r body a t a d is tan ce . It is assu m ed th a t th e cosm ic sp ace ex is tin g b e tw een tw o m in d s o r p e rso n s can b e u tilized by o n e of th em to tra n sm it evil a n d d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts to th e o th e r . In fac t, how ever, th e cosm ic sp ace w ill n o t tra n sm it su ch d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts a n d th e p e rso n w ho tr ie s to d ire c t th em in to sp ace su ffe rs fro m th e a tte m p t an d from th e c re a tio n o f su ch th o u g h ts w h ich rem a in in th e co n ­sc iousness. T h e o n ly p o w e r th e re is to B lack M agic fo r o th e rs is th e f e a r o f it.

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B ra in — T h e p h y sica l o rg a n fo r th e o b jec tiv e fu n c tio n ­in g of th e m ind . M ind can , h o w ev er, m ak e m an y m a n ife s ta tio n s w ith o u t th e use of th e b ra in .

B r.eath o f L ife— in R o sa e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s th is te rm is u sed to re fe r to N ous. I t is a co m b in a tio n , so to sp eak , o f b o th th e V ita l L ife F o rc e a n d C osm ic

• C o n sc io u sn ess . (S ee N ous a n d V . L . F .)B o rd e rlin e S ta te ——T h is te rm is u sed to d e s ig n a te th a t

m e n ta l a n d p sy ch ic co n d itio n w h e re th e o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess a n d o b je c tiv e m e n ta l fu n c tio n in g of m a n is m e rg in g in to th e su b jec tiv e . T h is s ta te can b e ' in d u c e d th ro u g h c o n c e n tra tio n , o r o c c u rs n a tu ra lly pn_j;oÍRg l o « leen o r w h en aw ak en in g , o r

>' th ro u g h su g g es tio n it m ay be e x te rn a lly in d u ced (b u t n o t w ith o u t th e c o -o p e ra tio n o r w illingness of

; th e s e lf ) . A sim ila r s ta te ex is ts w h e re th e o b je c ­tiv e m in d o r th e o b jec tiv e fu n c tio n in g of th e b ra in

.is m ad e a b n o rm a l th ro u g h d ru g , fev e r, o r in ju ry ,: ~ f r ig h t o r s t r a in ; in su ch cases, h o w ev er, th e b e n e ­

fits d e riv ed fro m a p ro p e r b o rd e r lin e s ta te a re lost, ' fo r th e re is' n o t a n in te llig e n t a n d c o m p reh en sib le ; e x c h a n g e o f id eas o r c u m m u n ic a tio n b e tw een th e

o b jec tiv e a n d su b je c tiv e facu ltie s . O fte n ju s t p r io r to so -ca lled d e a th , th e first s tag e o f tr a n s it io n is a

. b o rd e r lin e s ta te w h ich is re m a rk a b le fo r its C osm ic- to u ch .

| E g H p :C ell— W h e re th is te rm is u sed in th e R o sa e c ru c ia n : teach in g s,! re g a rd le ss o f w h e th e r in c o n n e c tio n w ith . p h y sio lo g y , p h y sic s , c h e m is try o r e le c tr ic ity a n d

m ag n e tism , it m ean s a b o d y of sp h e r ic a l o r o th e r >, sh a p e h a v in g a w all w ith n eg a tiv e p o la r i ty a n d a- n u c le u s o f p o s itiv e p o la r ity .

C o n c e n tra tio n — A m e n ta l ( a n d p h y s ic a l) s ta te w h e re 1 th e w h o le o b je c tiv e a tte n tio n a n d co m p re h e n s io n is ' fo cu sed u p o n o n e defin ite o r in d e fin ite p o in t, p lace ,

co n d itio n o r p r in c ip le . P e rfe c t c o n c e n tra tio n of th is k in d re su lts in c o m p le te in a c tiv ity of fo u r o f th e five o b je c tiv e fa c u ltie s a t o n e tim e . W h e n con cen -

> t r a te d u p o n see in g , th e n see in g m u s t be th e on ly fa c u lty n o t in a c tiv e , w h en h e a rin g , th e n all b u t h e a r in g m u s t be in ac tiv e . It is im possib le to co m ­p le te ly c o n c e n tra te w h en tw o o r m o re of th e fa c u ltie s a r e a c tiv e a t th e sam e tim e . T w o facu ltie s su ch as see in g a n d h e a r in g , m ay rap id ly a l te rn a te in th e i r c o n c e n tra tio n so th a t it m ay seem a s th o u g h b o th w e re c o n c e n tra te d a t o n e tim e, b u t th is is n o t so. W e can be c o n sc io u s o f on ly one o b jec tiv e im ­p re s s io n a t o n e tim e . A ll e lse is ra p id a lte rn a tio n . (S ee B o rd e rlin e S ta te ) .

C o n c e p tio n — In o u r R o sa e c ru c ia n te a c h in g s w e a re to ld th a t o u r c o n c e p t o f a n y th in g w h ich w e co m ­p re h e n d th ro u g h th e five o b jec tiv e facu ltie s , d e ­p e n d s fo r its a c c u ra c y , a n d its e ffec t on us, u p o n o u r e d u c a tio n , k n o w led g e a n d beliefs. O u r c o n c e p t of

■ m a te r ia l th in g s c h a n g e a s w e g ro w o ld e r , m o re e x p e rie n c e d a n d m o re illu m in a ted . N ot th e a c tu a lity o f a n y th in g b u t o u r re a lity o f it a n d o u r in te rp re ta ­tio n o f it fo rm o u r c o n c e p t. By co n ce iv in g a n d giv­in g o u r c o n c e p tio n th e p o w e r a n d re a lity o f a n a c ­tu a lity do w e te n d to c re a te . In th e b e g in n in g of a ll

' c re a tio n , th e r e w as— a n d a lw ay s w ill be— c o n c e p ­tio n . (S ee R e a lity , a lso A c tu a li ty ) -

C osm ic C o n sc io u sn ess— T h a t co n sc io u sn ess ra d ia tin g \> fro m C o d ’w h ich p e rv a d e s a ll sp a c e (a n d h e n c e a ll

th in g s ) , h a v in g v i ta l i ty , . m ind , c o n s tru c tiv e p o w er,- D iv ine In te llig en ce . In to th is co n sc io u sn ess is p ro -

. / je s te d all th e p sy ch ic c o n sc io u sn ess of a ll M aste rs ,- a n d all A d e p ts m ay a t tu n e w ith it. It k n o w s all,

p a s t, p re s e n t a n d fu tu re , fo r it is a ll. (S ee A b ­s o lu te ) . A f te r p re p a ra t io n th ro u g h s tu d y a n d m e d ita tio n , a f te r d e se rv in g th ro u g h se rv in g , a f te r a t tu n in g th ro u g h p ra c t is e a n d w ith n o b ility of d esire , th e r e co m es to a ll A d e p ts a n in flux of illu m in ­a tio n a n d in s p ira tio n w h ich m a in ta in s a co n tin u ed c o n n e c tio n w ith C osm ic C o n sc io u s n e s s . ' T h is is ca lled Illu m in a tio n bv th e M y s tic s / T h is is o n e of th e g ifts d e s ired by a ll A d e p ts . f

C o sm ic M ind— R e fe rr in g m o re specifica lly to th e m ind o r in te llig e n c e th a t fo rm s a p a r t o f th e C osm ic C o n ­s c io u sn e s s It is a lso ca lled th e D iv ine M ind. C o m ­p a re w ith U n iv e rsa l M ind.

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C o n sc ien ce— T h e te rm in o u r r i tu a l a n d te a c h in g s to in d ica te th e ‘‘still sm all vo ice” of th e M as te r W ith in ; th e C osm ic M ind w ith its in sp ira tio n a n d u rg e ; th e M ind of th e P sy ch ic Self, k n o w in g all tru th , a ll law , all p rin c ip le , ev e r co n s tru c tiv e in desire , d ep en d ab le , “ev e r p re s e n t w h en th e te m p te r te m p ts ."

C rem a tio n — M ystica lly th is is a p ro ce ss o f red u c in g th e m a te r ia l e lem en ts of th e body to th e p r im a ry e lem en ts th ro u g h fire, a s th o u g h a n a lch e m ica l p ro ­cess w as b e in g u sed w ith c ru c ib le a n d fire. It c a rr ie s o u t th e a n c ie n t law th a t th e bo d y sha ll r e tu rn to th e d u st o f th e 'e a r th fro m w h en ce it cam e . C re m a ­tio n sim ply Ü lu tens th e n a tu ra l p ro c e s s in a m ost s a n ita ry w a^ . T h e cu sto m of b u ry in g th e d ead in th e g ro u n d to decay w as a lw ay s co n sid e red a b a rb a ro u s a n d u n c le a n p ra c t is e by th e a n c ie n t m ystics, a n d c re m a tio n is n o t a m o d e rn m e th o d a n d will in tim e b eco m e u n iv e rsa l a m o n g civilized p eo p les . T h e R o sa e c ru c ia n b u ria l se rv ice a n d r i tu a l call fo r c re m a tio n of th e bo d y a n d th e sc a tte r in g of m o s t o f th e a sh e s u n o n ru n n in g w a te r in b ro o k s o r r iv e rs o r in o p en ed soil w ith in seven d ay s a f te r tra n s it io n . (S ee D ea th a n d F u n e ra l S e rv ic e ) .

C ycle— A p e rio d o f tim e, ev o lu tio n , p ro cess , m e th o d o r m an ife s ta tio n . M ystica lly , ev e ry p ro g re ss iv e a c tio n is in cycles, defin ite a n d im p o rta n t. T h e cyc le of h u m a n life is d iv ided in to p e rio d s o f seven y e a rs , each of w h ich is a cyc le in th e g ro w th a n d d ev e lo p m en t o f th e m in d a n d bo d y of th e b e in g ; even th e p re n a ta l p e rio d is d iv ided in to cycles. T h e ev o lu tio n of th e u n iv e rse , th e ev o lu tio n of m an fro m a p rim itiv e b e in g to th e p re s e n t c a n b e d iv ided in to cycles. T h e tw e n ty - fo u r h o u rs c o n s titu tin g a d ay is d iv isib le in to p la n e ta ry cycles. T h e c o n ­sc iousness of m an is a t p re s e n t in th e e a rly p a r t of th e A q u a r ia n C ycle . C ycles fo rm a n easily u n d e r ­s ta n d a b le a n d s ig n ifican t m e th o d of m e a su rin g tim e a n d p ro g re ss .

D ea th — T h e m y stic n o t on ly lo o k s u p o n d e a th a s in ­ev itab le , b u t a s a n e c e ssa ry e lem en t in th e cycle o f life. D e a th a n d B irth a r e sy n o n y m o u s in th is sense , fo r so -ca lled d e a th is b ir th in to a n o th e r p lan e , w h ile b ir th is likew ise a tra n s it io n . T h e tra n s it io n of so u l in to a body is co n sid e red ju s t a s s tra n g e a n d f ra u g h t w ith u n k n o w n po ss ib ilities by th e m ystic a s is th e tra n s it io n of sou l fro m a b ody . B oth c o n s titu te th e G re a t E x p e rie n ce . B oth a re a fo rm of In itia tio n a ffo rd in g a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r g re a te r a d v a n c e m e n t. T h e re fo re b o th a re lo o k ed fo rw a rd to by th e sou l w ith o u t g rie f o r fe a r . O n th e o th e r h a n d th e re is no d e a th w h e th e r w e c o n ­sid e r th e tr a n s it io n fro m .a m a te r ia l o r sp iritu a l v iew p o in t. M a tte r is in d e s tru c tib le ; th a t is a fu n d a m e n ta l law of m a tte r ; it can o n ly c h a n g e its fo rm of n a tu re of m an ife s ta tio n , a n d m a tte r is in c o n s ta n t ch an g e— a n o th e r fu n d a m e n ta l law . T h e sou l is im m o rta l a n d c a n n o t b e d e s tro y e d , lessened , in c re a se d o r o th e rw ise m odified e x cep t in g ro w th of ex p e rie n c e . A f te r tra n s it io n th e m a te r ia l p a r t of m an , th e body , does n o t cease to live, b u t is in fa c t still v ib ra n t w ith sp irit en e rg y , even to th e m ost m in u te cell. H e n c e n e ith e r bo d y o r sou l e v e r dies, a n d th e re is n o d ea th . (S ee B irth a n d C re m a tio n .)

D ed u c tio n — A p ro c e s s o f re a so n in g . T h e o b jec tiv e m ind can re a so n by all p ro cesses , in d u c tiv e ly , d e ­duc tiv e ly , sy llog istica lly , e tc . T h e S u b jec tiv e M ind on th e o th e r h an d , te n d s to re a so n d e d u c tiv e ly all th e tim e. S ta r tin g w ith a tr u e a n d u n d e rs ta n d a b le p rem ise o r basic fac t, re a so n in g by d ed u c tio n th e r e ­fro m o n e w ill com e to a log ica l co n c lu s io n , if th e

. d ed u c tiv e rea so n in g h as .been log ica l an d in a c c o rd ­a n c e w ith law . J t is th e ex ce llen t re a so n in g ab ility o f th e su b jec tiv e m ind th a t b r in g s a b o u t th e c o r re c t co n c lu s io n s th ro u g h its d ed u c tiv e rea so n in g . T h e O b jec tiv e M ind se ldom a p p ro a c h e s th e p e rfe c tio n of th e S u b jec tiv e M ind in su ch re a so n in g . B rinij-

. in g a b o u t a B o rd e rlin e S ta te o f M ind w ill en ab le o n e to ta k e o b jec tiv e a d v a n ta g e of th e S u b jec tiv e

. re a so n in g .

D isease— A local o r g e n e ra l d is tu rb a n c e of th e h a r ­m o n io u s c o n s tru c tiv e p ro c e s s of th e liv ing , c re a tiv e

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cell*. R egard leaa of th e cause , th e co n d itio n is, fu n d am en ta lly , th e sam e. T h e d is tu rb in g , b reak in g - dow n p ro cess a m o n g th e d iseased cells is be ing s tro n g ly o r w eak ly fo u g h t by th e h ea lth y no rm al cells, a c c o rd in g to th e g en e ra l o r co n s titu tio n a l s ta te o f th e body . T h ro u g h th e c rea tiv e , c o n s tru c ­tive p o w ers of th e h e a lth y cells, n a tu re a tte m p ts to end th e d e s tru c tio n a n d ren ew th e d isease cells an d re s to re h e a lth . T h e battle- calls fo r co n c e n tra tio n of e n e rg y an d ro b s th e g en e ra l system of its n o r ­m al s ta tu s , w hile th e d isease is also d isqua lify ing m an y cells, o rg an s , tissues a n d p a r ts of th e body fo r n o rm a l, co n s tru c tiv e w o rk . H en ce fevers, w eakness, m en ta l a n d p h y sica l d is tu rb an ce s an d pa in s . T h e log ica l p r o c e d u r e 'i s to he lp n a tu re , m oatly by n o t in te rfe r in g a n d by en d in g th e cause of th e d is tu rb a n c e w h en it is know n. P ro p e r b re a th in g , p ro p e r ea tin g , p ro p e r exerc ise , sleep an d th in k in g a re th e firs t easen tia la in h e lp in g n a tu re an d rem o v in g th e cau se o r in te rfe re n c e . G iv ing to th e b lood , th e nervea a n d th e g en e ra l ayatem th a t w h ich w aa lack in g (a n d cauaed th e d is tu rb a n c e ) o r is now lack in g in h e lp in g to re s to re n o rm a lcy , a re th e n ex t essen tia ls . H en ce th e v a rio u s schoo ls of th e ra p e u tic s m ay assist a n d c o n tr ib u te to th e re s to ra tio n of h ea lth , b u t so lely th ro u g h ass isting n a tu re . W hile so -ca lled d e a th o r tra n s it io n is in ­ev itab le , d isease is n o t n ecessa ry . T h e p hysica l body c a n re a c h a s ta te of ag e a n d ex h au stio n w h ere th e b reak in g -d o w n p rocesa of celia a n d p a rt8 of th e bo d y ia m o re ra p id th a n th e rec o n s tru c tio n , an d aa a p rin c ip le o f eco n o m y th e sou l w ill cast off o r v a c a te th e body a n d aw a it a n o th e r a n d m o re uaeful o n e ; kyit auch b reak in g -d o w n a n d g ra d u a l w e a k e n ­in g of th e w ho le ayatem n eed n o t be acco m p an ied by an y apecific diaeaae an d can be fre e fro m a n y p a in o r au ffering .

O ream a— D ream a a lw ay s o c c u r ju a t a s o n e ia paaaing fro m th e co m p le te aleep a ta te to a w ak in g c o n d itio n ; th is tra n a itio n ia a a ta te w h e re th e au b jec tiv e c o n ­d itio n ia g rad u a lly m erg in g in to th e ob jec tiv e . (S ee B o rd e rlin e S ta te ) . S u ch a a ta te ia v e ry a h o rt in d u ra tio n , uaually , a n d in th e b rie f p e rio d of tw o o r th re e aeconda o n e may, " d re a m ” a lo n g a tory of ex p e rien ce . T h ia is b ecau ae th e ex p e rie n c e ia sim ply rea lized by th e m ind aa o n e realizea a p ic tu re a f te r a g lan ce of tw o aeconda, b u t m uat u se h u n ­d re d s of w o rd s a n d m an y m in u te s in ex p la in in g o r desc r ib in g . A fte r o n e a w a k e n s o n e c a n n o t b e au re ju a t w h en th e d ream w aa ex p e rien ced , e x cep t in su ch caaea aa w h e re th e a w a k in g in te r ru p ta th e d ream . T h e c a u a e t of d ream a a r e m an y . T h e m ost com m on cauae ia th a t th e firat o b jec tiv e th o u g h t o r idea th a t paaaea fro m th e o b jec tiv e to th e aub jec tiv e m ind a t th e b e g in n in g of th e B o rd e r­lin e S ta te , s ta r ta a tr a in of d ed u c tiv e reaao n in g on th e p a r t o f, th e aub jec tiv e m in d ; o r aom e lo n g fo rg o tte n p ic tu re o r id ea lin g e rin g in th e m em o ry a to reh o u ae of th e aub jec tiv e mind- ia aenaed by th e o b jec tiv e m ind a t th e b e g in n in g of th e B o rd e rlin e S ta te , a n d th e o b jec tiv e m ind , n o t k een ly a n d log ica lly aw a k e in ita re aao n in g fu n c tio n in g , dis*- to r ts o r ad d s to a n d c re a te s , a s to ry b a sed on th e first idea . O th e r cause* a r e : e x te rn a l su g g estio n s fro m co ld a ir b low ing o v e r th e fa c e o r p .artly u n ­c o v e red bodv , a ligh t noiae* n o t p ro p e r ly in te rp re te d

, b y th e w a k in g m ind , a m o v em en t of th e bo d y aa 'conaciouanea* a ta rta ita return> a m en ta l im preaaion

T h e ’ ré q u e a t . fo r sym bo lica l p in s fo r m em ber* to w e a r h a s b een ao in a is ten t a g a in fo r th e p a s t y e a r th a t w e a re co n a id e rin g sev e ra l designs. T h e m ost a p p ro ­p r ia te ia a sm all tr ia n g le c o n ta in in g th e R osey C ross. It w ill b e v e ry sm all a n d m ad e in tw o fo rm s; o n e w ith a p in o n th e b a c k fo r th e S is te rs a n d o n e w ith a sc rew b a c k fo r th e B ro ther* to w e a r o n th e co a t lape ls . If th e p in s a re m ad e w e w ill n o tify a ll L odges a n d m em ­b e rs d u rin g th e Fall.

rece iv ed by th e su b jec tiv e m ind fro m som e o th e i p e rso n w ho is c o n c e n tra tin g u p o n th e o n e w ho is a t th a t tim e d ream in g , a n d th e re b y consciously o r un co n sc io u sly sends a n im press ion . O f cou rse , such B orderline S ta te s m ay o c c u r a t a n y tim e d u r­ing sleep .

E go— T h e S u b jec tiv e Self a s d is tin g u ish ed from th e O b jec tiv e Self. T h is te rm is n o t u sed o ften in R o saec ru c ian te ac h in g s fo r th e te rm P sy ch ic Self o r P sy ch ic IVIan ex p resses m ore c o rre c tly w h a t is m ean t.

E lec tro n — T h e first fo rm in to w h ich sp irit essence c o n c e n tra te s p re p a ra to ry to m a te ria l m an ifesta tio n . T h e essence w h en s tressed u n d e r c e rta in co nd itions g a th e rs in to ve^jy m in u te m ag n e tic cells w h ich we call e lec tro n * .;. T h ey a re b o th positive an d negative . E lec tro n s dqjr'not m an ifest a n y defin ite ch em ica l o r matericy] n a tu re un til th ey u n ite in c e r ta in co m b in a ­tio n s to fo rm a tom s. (S ee A to m s a n d M olecu lea). S ing le e le c tro n s a re invisib le, b u t s tre a m s of them m ay be seen an d m easu red .

E lec tric ity — C u rre n t e le c tric ity is a v ib ra to ry fo rce in a c tio n ; s ta tic e le c tric ity is a p o te n tia l v ib ra to ry p o w er in ac tiv e a n d u n d e r s tre ss read y to m an ifest itself u n d e r c e r ta in co n d itions . T h ese te rm s an d defin itions a re n o t a s one finds th em ex p la in ed in sc ien tific w o rk s b u t w ill m ak e p la in th e te rm s as we use them . E lec tric ity is a v ib ra to ry e n e rg y : n a tu ra l e le c tric ity is th e re su lt of th e rad ia tio n s of the sun ( th e re fo re one of th e m an ife s ta tio n s of sp irit e ssence a n d N ous) ; a ll o th e r e le c tric ity is artific ia lly m ad e th ro u g h ch em ica l o r m ech an ica l ac tio n .

E lem en t— O n e of th e m an y d iffe ren t n a tu re s exp ressed th ro u g h co m b in a tio n s of e le c tro n s in to a tom s. T h e re a re 144 e lem en ts co m p o sin g all m a te ria l c re a tio n . O f th e se 8 1 a re defin ite ly know n to sc ience in p e rfe c t fo rm ; o th e rs a re know n th ro u g h an a ly s is of th e v a c a n t p lace s in th e p e rio d ic tab le of e lem en ts . Som e can be sensed in a psych ic m a n n e r on ly so fa r a s th e i r n a tu re a n d p u rp o ses a re c o n ce rn ed .

E lem en tá is— Som etim es ca lled S a lam an d e rs an d o th e r te rm a used by e a rly p h ilo ao p h ers a n d by som e m o d e rn schoo ls o f s tra n g e th o u g h t. In th is sense a n e lem en ta l is su p p o sed to be— " n a tu re -s p ir i t p re s id in g o v e r th e e lem en ts of fire, a ir , e tc ." A su p e rs titio u s belief ex ists th a t th e se e lem en tá is o r b e in g s can cau se good o r evil, o r th a t th e y can fill a room a n d cau se d is tu rb an ce s o r m an ifesta tio n s, o r in flu en ce o u r th in k in g , h e a rin g a n d seeing. It is n eed less to say th a t th e re a re no e lem en tá is in th is sense.

E m an a tio n s— T h e ra d ia tio n s o r p ro je c tio n s from all m a te ria l an d p sy ch ic fo rm s. T h e e m an a tio n s a re ex- te n tio n s o f th e v ib ra tio n s w ith in th e fo rm — th e v ib ra tio n s of th e sp irit e ssence co m p o sin g th e form . It is th ro u g h th e e m a n a tio n s re a c h in g us from all th in g s th a t w e sense, e ith e r su b jec tiv e ly o r o b je c ­tive ly , th e ex is ten ce of a ll th in g s.

E v o lu tio n — T h e p ro g re ss iv e g ro w th a n d p e rfec tin g of a ll th a t ia m an ife8 t o r in th e c o n cep tio n of th e Coa- m ic M ind. E ven ao-called d ev o lu tio n a n d diain- te g ra tio n ia a p a r t o f ev o lu tio n , a s o n e of ita phaaea.

E v o lu tion im pliea o n w ard a n d fo rw a rd . It ia th e fu n d a ­m en ta l law of n a tu r e .a n d ev e ry e lem en t in n a tu re ia te n d in g to w a rd p e rfe c tio n an d b eco m in g h ig h e r in ita ra tea o f v ih ra tio n a a n d m o re evolved in ita m an i- fea ta tion .

A rev iaion of th e m e th o d of rece iv in g d u es a n d fees is b e in g w o rk e d o u t so th a t th e w ho le m a tte r w ill be o n a m o re p ra c tic a l basis th a n in th e p a s t a n d a new fo rm of M em bersh ip -C ard w ill be issued fo r th e y e a r 1924 a n d d e liv e red to th e Lodge* in th e F all fo r im ­m ed ia te u*e. M em ber* m uat g ive m o re a tte n tio n to th e m a tte r of p a y m e n t of duea. T h e p reaen t ayatem haa p e rm itte d m em bera to be alow a n d in d iffe ren t in th ia reg a rd , m u ch to th e co n * te rn a tio n o f m an y of th e L odge T reaau re r* a n d th e T r e a a u r e r a t H ead q u a rte ra .

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T h e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a h a s co m p le ted an e n tire y e a r of co n secu tiv e S u n d ay se rv ices in th e Bay reg io n , in c lu d in g S an F ra n c isc o a n d O a k la n d in C a li­fo rn ia . T h e first se rm o n w as, h o w ev er, e a r l ie r th a n

. th is fro m th e R o c k rid g e S ta tio n in O ak la n d , re a d by th e b ro a d c a s te r , b u t w rit te n by th e Im p e ra to r .

It is p a r t ic u la r ly in te re s t in g to u s as R o saec ru c ian s to k n o w th a t f ro m th e v e ry firs t w e h a d in m in d n o t m e re ly a b ro a d c a s te d se rv ice a n d ad d ress , o r a se r­v ice b ro a d c a s te d fro m a re g u la r C h u rc h , b u t a R adio C h u rc h d e v o ted en tire ly to R ad io se rv ice w ith a se r ­v ice a n d a d d re s s p re p a re d w eek by w eek exclusively fo r th is p u rp o se .- T h is sp len d id field o f o p p o r tu n ity fo r th e d issem in a ­

tio n of m y s tica l t r u th fo r w h ic h th e w o rld is h u n g e rin g a n d w h ich th e re g u la r c h u rc h e s seem u n a b le to give o u t to e n tire sa tis fac tio n , w as g iven in to th e ch a rg e of th e S u p re m e G ra n d M aste r, w ho b ro u g h t to b e a r u p o n th e m a tte r a ll th e w e a lth o f h is lo n g e x p e rien ce in th e m in is try o f th e c h u rc h , h is li tu rg ic know ledge , m y s tica l u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d rad io in te re s t . T h is re su lte d in a se rv ice th a t h a s d e m o n s tra te d its u se fu l­n ess a n d w h o se su ccess is su ch th a t m o re th a n a th o u ­san d p e rso n s h av e e x p re sse d th em se lv es a s d e lig h ted

. a n d h e lp ed .In th is se rv ice w e h av e a sp ec ia l sec tio n fo r th o se

w h o a r e sh u t-in s , u su a lly a p o em o f ' ch e e r , a n d a lso a fab le fo r th e b o y s a n d g irls. W e se c u re th e v e ry h ig h e s t ta le n t, fo r th e m u s ica l n u m b e rs a n d a lw ays use th e fa m ilia r h y m n s se lec ted a s f a r as poss ib le fro m a n u n d e n o m in a tio n a l p o in t of v iew . A ll th e re lig ious w rit in g s a re u se d a s se lec tio n s o f t r u th re a d in th e se rv ice a n d ev e ry p ra y e r is w r it te n ca re fu lly so a s to be acc e p ta b le 'to v a ll w ho p ra y a t all. T h e u n d e n o m in a ­tio n a l a sp e c t a p p e a ls to a ll so r ts a n d co n d itio n s of p eo p le . A S a lv a tio n A rm y c a p ta in a sk in g fo r a copy o f o n e of th e ad d re sse s , o n e o f th e m b e in g sy n d ica ted b y th e p re ss , a n d o th e r s co m m en d ed by th eo so p h is ts a n d h ig h c h u rc h m e n a n d by m a n y w h o n e v e r h av e a tte n d e d c h u rc h a t a ll. In all th is p e rio d n o t a sing le p ro te s t o r o b je c tio n to th e su b je c t m a t te r o f th e a d d re s s o r se rv ice h a s b e e n p re se n te d .

T h e n u m b e r lis te n in g in h a s b een e s tim a te d as from six ty to n inety , th o u s a n d sc a t te re d o v e r a la rg e a re a of th e c o u n try , a n d in o n e in s ta n c e it w as p ick ed up in T a m p a , F lo rid a .j i T h ^ P n t t i f h w as in c o rp o ra te d u n d e r th e law s o f th e

¿ o í C a lifo rn ia A p ril 14th , 1923 , a n d is w e believe f ^ e ' f i r s t C h u rc h to be o rg a n iz e d u p o n a n u n -d en o m in a - ' tio n a l basis. T h e re a r e o rg a n iz a tio n s u p o n a n u n -■ d e n o m in a tio n a l a n d a n in te r-d e n o m in a tio n a l an d a

m u lti-d e n o m in a tio n a l basis, b u t th e y a re n ecessa rily e ssen tia lly d iffe ren t. . W e q u o te fro m th e D e c la ra tio n

•" p re lim in a ry to th e by -law s of th e C h u rc h ." T h e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a reco g n ize s a ll

C h u rc h e s 'a n d a ll R e lig io n s; su c h a s th e U n ited S ta te s a t A m e ric a re co g n ize s a s h a v in g r ig h t a n d p riv ileg e

e s ta b lish m e n t a n d ex is te n c e u n d e r th e C o n s titu tio n a n d L aw s of th e U n ited S ta te s o f A m e ric a .

*‘T h e R ad io C h u rc h o f A m e ric a d o es n o t ex is t to ta k e th e p la c e o f an y o th e r C h u rc h , b u t to ex is t, u n d e r R ad ip c o n d itio n s , fo r a ll o th f r* C h u rc h e s in su ch a w ay a s to av o id th e ex c lu s io n o f - a n ^ o th e r in R ad io s e r ­v ice . P rim a rily it ex is ts fo r a n d in , b eh a lf o f th o se w ho c a n n o t a n d do n o t a tte n d th e i r ow n o r an y o th e r p la c e of w o rsh ip .

“ T h e u n d e rs ta n d in g of R e lig ion o n th e part«^of th e R ad io C h u rc h o f A m erica invo lves fu n d a m e n ta l l i^ a n d e ssen tia lly th r e e fa c ts :

F ir s t : T h e fa c t of G odS eco n d : T h e fa c t of M anT h ird : T h e fa c t of re la tio n sh ip b e tw e e n Q od a n d

M an, a n d M an .u n d jG a d ... -TK!*-re!nHonship_is R elig ipn .“ S u b s id ia ry to th is u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d ’a s a p a r t o f t

i t : S in ce th is re la tio n sh ip is a n u n iv e rsa l o n e , it ex is ts d ire c tlv b e tw een a ll m en a n d G od, a n d e v e ry m a n a n d G o d ; a n d s ince it is a n inv isib le re la tio n sh ip

it ex is ts in p sy ch ic o r so u l ex p e rie n c e , w ith o r w ith o u t o u te r signs, sym bols, c e re m o n ie s o r o rg an iza tio n s , so lely u p o n th e fa c t o f b e in g g en erica lly , m en ta lly a n d phy sica lly a m a n .” '

T h e a p p ro v e d O rd e r of S e rv ice w h ich h a s b een th o ro u g h ly te s ted a n d evo lved in a c tu a l b ro a d c a s tin g is a s fo llo w s;

C him es.C all to W o rsh ip . ‘M usic. (A n u n d e n o m in a tio n a l H y m n .)L o rd ’s P ra y e r .O ccas io n a l P ra y e r .M usical S e lec tion . (S o lo o r A n th e m .)P oem , w ith in t ro d u c to ry re m a rk s , fo r th e S h u t-in s .M usical S elec tion .M ystical A ddress .M usical S e lec tion .F ab le fo r th e B oy» a n d G irls.M usic.

. A n n o u n c e m e n ts . . iA ffirm a tio n o r B ened ic tion .C him es.H e re , th e n , is th e C h u rc h of th e F u tu re , th e C h u rc h

o f M an, a n d th e C h u rc h o f a ll R elig ions. T o som e it is v e ry m u ch of a su rp ris e th a t w e can m ee t th e d esire s of a ll th e s in ce re ly re lig ious. T o o th e r s th a t w e can k eep u p th e in te re s t in th e a d d re sse s o f a m y s tica l a n d co sm o re lig io u s c h a ra c te r . T o p th e r s th e in te n s ity of th e d ev o tio n in th e se rv ice is m ost a p ­p ea lin g .

U n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f th e M as te rs w e h av e gone fo r ­w a rd w eek b y w eek a n d h av e seen in th e ev o lu tio n m an ifes ted th e so lu tio n of a ll th e ecc les ia s tica l p ro b ­lem s u ltim a te ly . T h e Inv isib ility o f th e S ac ram en ts , P sy ch ic O rd in a tio n , O n to lo g y in s te a d of T h eo lo g y (s in c e th is in c lu d es th eo lo g y , sc ien ce a n d a ll t r u th ) , th e illim itab ility o f th e C h u rc h , its s e p a ra tio n fro m com m erc ia l, p o litica l a n d o th e r ex c lu s iv e co n d itio n s— th e se a re som e o f th e th in g s to w h ich th e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a w ill m a k e la rg e c o n tr ib u tio n .

N ow th e p a r t ic u la r p u rp o s e of th is a r t ic le is n o t in fo rm a tio n , in te re s t in g a s th a t m ay be a n d is, b u t to call a t te n tio n to th e fa c t th a t in th is m a tte r p u r B eloved O rd e r , to d ay a s a lw ay s in th e p a s t, is a p io n e e r in th o se g re a t m o v em en ts w h ich h av e m ad e h u m a n h is to ry in its c ru c ia l a n d o p p o r tu n e p e rio d s . A n d to en list th e c o -o p e ra tio n of a ll th e M as te rs of G ro u p s , a n d L odges, th a t th e y se c u re in th e ir ow n c ities th e o p p o r tu n ity to b ro a d c a s t su ch a se rv ice fro m a n e a r-b y s ta tio n . It w ill b e fo u n d th a t th e re w ill be a n ea g e rn e ss to p la c e th e s ta tio n in th e se rv ice of su ch a n endeavor,, an d o n ce w ell s ta r te d th e difficulty, w ill r a th e r be in g iv ing it u p th a n in k e e p in g it up .A good re a d e r w ith a R ad io vo ice a n d a d ev o tio n a l a n d to le ra n t sp ir it is a ll th a t is n e c e ssa ry , save fo r th e m usic , w h ich y o u w ill h av e n o d ifficulty in s e c u r in g loca lly .

W e a re in c o rre sp o n d e n c e w ith o th e r p o in ts w h o a re ta k in g u p th e m a t te r an d so o n w e ex p e c t to h av e th e R ad io C h u rc h of A m erica v e ry w idely ex ten d e d , so as to re a c h ev e ry c o rn e r o f th e lan d . T h e su p re m e office is p re p a re d to fu rn ish all th a t is n e c e ssa ry in th e d e ta il fo r th e se rv ice (e x c e p t th e s in g in g ) , in c lu d in g th e O rd e r o f Serv ice , P ra y e rs , R ead ings, A d d re sse s F ab les , C alls to W o rsh ip a n d A ffirm a tio n s, re a c h in g each

- s ta tio n w e e k by w eek . B ut of c o u rse th is a r ra n g e m e n t m u s t be m ad e w ith o r th ro u g h th e m a s te rs o f th e O rd e r .

T h in k it o v er, a n d w rite to H e a d q u a r te r s . H e re 1 •n i'p e .rhaps th e finest o p p o r tu n ity th e O rd e r w ill h ave

th ro ü fth v th e sev era l G ro u p s a n d L odges to b r in g th e benevo len r~and tru ly to le ra n t a n d d e v o tio n a l c h a ra c te r o f o u r w o rk to th e a t t e n t i o n s / th e g e n e ra l o r a t lea s t th e rad io p u b lic . T h e th o u sa n d s of m y s tic s s c a tte re d o v e r th e c o u n try w ill k n o w .w h e re to find a h o m e , an d th e u n fo r tu n a te sh u t-in s to g e th e r w ith m an y w h ir* - n ev e r go to C h u rc h w ill say , “ T h a n k G od fo r th e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a .’’

THE TRIANGLE Page Eleven

SCIENCE NOTES By Dr. A. W. H.

T h o se w ho h av e fo u n d difficulty in a c c e p tin g th e th e o ry o f th e ev o lu tio n of m an m ay find a m o re a c ­cep ta b le e x p la n a tio n in th e th e o ry of lin ea l p a ra lle l­i n g

It m ay eeem s tra n g e th a t in th e se co lum n* , w e sh o u ld be so u n d ec id e d aa re g a rd s th e tw o e x p la n a ­tio n s th a t w e a re w illing to p e rm it o u r m em b ers to se lec t e ith e r one . S eldom a re w e so indefin ite o r u n ­d ec ided re g a rd in g fu n d a m e n ta l law s of n a tu re . In th is case , h ow ever, o u r m em b ers w ill d isce rn th a t e ith e r of th e tw o th e o r ie s co inc ide w ith o u r k now ledge of th e t r u e e v o lu tio n of m an , w h ich ev o lu tio n is of th e co n sc io u sn ess of m a n ra th e r ' th a n h is physica l b o d y ,— its fo rm , o rg a n iz a tio n a n d p h y sica l c h a ra c te r ­istics.

T h e E vo lu tio n ists c la im th a t a ll an im a l life is d e ­scen d ed o r a scen d ed fro m th e sam e p ro to p la sm ic cell; th e th e o ry of lin ea l p a ra lle lism , o n th e o th e r han d , m a in ta in s th a t life ty p es h av e h a d se p a ra te beg inn ings. B ut even th e la t te r th e o ry ad m its th a t th e re w as an d is a “ com m on c re a tiv e so u rce o f th e in d ep en d e n tly d e ­v e loped ty p es o f life ," a n d it is th a t co m m o n so u rce th a t w e k n o w of a n d w h ich in te re s ts us m o re th a n th e sec o n d a ry de ta ils of th e m e th o d of d ev e lo p m en t of e a c h ty p e fro m th a t so u rce .

M an is to d ay th e re su lt of th e ev o lu tio n of h is c o n ­sc iousness, n o t th e re su lt o f h is p h y sica l ev o lu tio n . A* R o saec ru c ian s , a s m ystics, a s s tu d e n ts o f n a tu re 's tr u e law s, w e m u s t m a in ta in th a t each s tag e of ev o lu tio n in th e d ev e lo p m en t of m a n w as p re c e d e d by a dev e lo p ­m e n t in h is co n sc io u sn ess of self, of su rro u n d in g s an d ev en tu a lly of C o d o r th e D iv in ity in h im . T h e re fo re w e car. a g re e w ith th e sc ien tis t th a t en v iro n m e n t an d its a t te n d a n t ch an g es, h av e h ad a co n sid e rab le b e a r­in g u p o n m a n ’s evo lu tion , b u t d irec tly th ro u g h its a f ­fec t u p o n h is consciousness .

In d iscu ssin g th e m e rits o f th e tw o th e o r ie s o n e of A m e ric a ’s g re a t sc ien tis ts u sed th e fo llow ing w o rd s w hich- g re a tly p lease us. H e ia sp e a k in g of th e ev o lu ­tio n is ts ' th e o ry th a t a ll fo rm s of life h av e deve loped fro m o n e b asic u n it ; h e co m m en ts th u a ly : “ D iversity ia a u n iv e rsa l phya ica l fac t. U n ifo rm ity is th e ailver th re a d , th e coam ic v e rity w h ich un fo lda itaelf th ro u g h ­o u t a ll d iv e rsity . T h e g ra n d e u r o f th e u n iverae ia n o t e n h a n c e d by n a rro w in g ita m an ifea ting poaaibilitiea a t th e ao u rc e ." N o te w h a t w e h av e u n d e raco red . P h y a­ica l d ivera ity w ou ld n o t m ean coam ic d ivera ity . T h e co m m o n ao u rce re fe rre d to ab o v e a n d aenaed by all acien tiata ia tru ly a a ilver th re a d , a coam ic verity .

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sp ir it p h o to g ra p h s an d o th e r sp iritu a lis tic o r paych ic m a tte rs d u e to th e p o p u la r ity of th e le c tu re s by S ir C o n a ii D oyle. M any u n u su a l p ay ch ic o r o ccu lt d em ­o n s tra tio n s o f th e p aa t tw o o r th r e e y e a rs h av e b een rep u b lish ed o r b ro u g h t to lig h t a g a in to fill th e co l­u m n s of p a p e rs an x io u s to k e e p _ a b re a it o f th e tim ea. O n e auch in c id en t w h ich haa b een re c e n tly p u b liah ed ' in m an y W ea te rn p ap e ra , in aom e m agaz ines a n d even in o n e o f th e re c e n t book* o n p sy ch ic p h e n o m e n a , is th a t w h ich w aa re p o r te d in th e . official re co rd a of a C a lifo rn ia u n iv e ra ity . T h e re i* a D e p a r tm e n t o f P sy ch ica l R e se a rc h a t th e -u n iv e r s ity a n d *ome of it* official* w e re p re s e n t a t a te s t m ad e in S an F ra n c isc o to • d e te rm in e w h e th e r a th o u g h t co u ld b e p ro je c te d u p o n a sea led p h o to g ra p h ic p la te . T h e su ccess of th e e x p e rim e n t cau sed c o n sid e rab le n e w sp a p e r co m ­m en t a t th e tim e a n d led to th e p u b lish in g o f th e p h o ­to g ra p h in m an y n ew sp ap er^ a n d m ag az in es a n d ev e n t­ually . in th e bo o k by H e re w a rd C a rr in g to n . T h e rp- p u b lish in g of th e in c id en t .a t th is la te d a te in c lin es one to believe th a t th e success o f th e e x p e rim e n t h a s n o t b een eq u a lled in c le a rn e ss o f p ic tu re , fa irn e ss o f dem ­o n s tra tio n , ex ac tn e ss o f te s t co n d itio n , n u m b e r of w it­nesses, p re c lu s io n of fra u d a n d m an ife s ta tio n of th o u g h t p o w er. T h e p h o to g ra p h re fe rre d to show s a C h ris tia n C ro ss in w h ite a g a in s t a b a c k g ro u n d of b la c k ; th e C ro ss b e in g a little u n ev en , i r re g u la r a n d

soft a t its edges, b u t v e ry defin ite in its c e n tre an d u n m istak ab ly im p ressed u p o n th e p la te by som e m ean s o th e r th a n th e com m on p h o to g ra p h ic m ethod . T h e new ly rep u b lish ed re p r in ts of th e w ho le d e m o n s tra tio n m en tio n all th e n am es of th e sc ien tis ts a n d p h y sic ian s p re se n t, give de ta ils o f th e p re p a ra tio n , te s ts , c a re to p re v e n t fra u d a n d o th e rw ise ex p la in th e w ho le m a tte r to g re a t leng th . O n ly o n e fac t w as ex c luded from all b u t o n e n ew sp ap e r re p o r t, a n d th a t w as th a t th is u n ­u su a l d em o n s tra tio n , w o rth y of co n tin u ed pub lic ity an d an n o u n c e m e n t fo r sev era l y ea rs , w as p e rfo rm e d by th e th o u g h t p h o to g ra p h in g ab ility o f o u r Im p e ra to r in S an F ran c isco .

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T o th o se w ho w o n d e red w hy a n y o c c u lt o r even m an -m ad e law of th e E g y p tian s sho u ld b rin g d isas te r to th e in te re s ts o r life o f o n e w ho so u g h t to ex cav a te th e a n c ie n t tom bs in th e nam e of sc ience a n d know l­edge, le t u s q u o te ju s t o n e p a r t of a le t te r by M r. C h a rle s B reasted , E g yp to log is t, son of P ro fe sso r B reasted , h ead of th e D e p a rtm e n t of A rch ae lo g y a t th e U n ivers ity o f C h icag o , a n d a n a u th o r o f th e life a n d tim es of A m en h o tep IV. ' H e say s: ‘‘U n d er th e law th e o n e co n d u c tin g th e ex cav a tio n s w ou ld rece ive ha lf of th e d iscoverie s re su ltin g fro m su ch ex cav a ­tio n s ." W h en one th in k s of w h a t w as fo u n d in th e tom bs o f a m a te ria l n a tu re one m ay w ell re a so n a s to w h e th e r th e ex p ed itio n w as a sc ien tific o n e o r a com ­m erc ia l one.

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T h e c h a ra c te r is tic s o f o n e 's h a n d w ritin g v e ry o ften b e a r a re la tio n sh ip to th e c h a ra c te r is tic s o f o n e ’s n a ­tu re . T h is h as b een c la im ed fo r c e n tu r ie s a n d th e book-sta lla a re re p le te w ith ch eap an d expensive books on th e d e lin ea tio n of c h a ra c te r fro m h a n d w ritin g . B ut it h a s rem a in ed fo r a m an w ho h a s devo ted h is w ho le life to its stu d y — in fac t m ad e th e p rin c ip le s in to area l science----to p re p a re a b o o k th a t a t o n ce lifts th estu d y o u t of th e c a te g o ry of im p ra c tic a l pastim es to a se r io u s a n d h e lp fu l a r t . 1 re fe r to n o n e o th e r th a n W illiam L eslie F ren ch , o n e -tim e P ro fe sso r in a u n iv e r­sity a n d a m an of a cad em ic tra in in g a n d b ro a d ed u ­ca tio n . 1' h av e seen D r. F re n c h a t w o rk in h is stu d y d ic ta tin g th re e p a g e s of c lose ty p e w ritte n d e linea tion of a c h a ra c te r fro m a sp ec im en o f h a n d w ritin g c o n ­ta in in g on ly te n o r tw elve w ords, a n d do this’ tim e a n d ag a in w ith a c c u ra c y a n d a s to u n d in g p e rcep tio n of d e ta il. T h is w as n in e teen o r tw e n ty y e a rs ago w h en D r. F re n c h cou ld be re a c h e d in h is k i t t le sa n c ­tu m o n B roadw ay , N ew Y ork , on ly after* ''passing th ro u g h th e a ttra c t iv e re c e p tio n room w ith th e play.- in g fo u n ta in a n d b eau tifu l pa lm s. S ince th e n he hjr*!^ trav e lled ex tensively , g a th e re d to g e th e r th o u san d s of sp ec im en s o f u n u su a l h a n d w ritin g , a n d d em o n s tra ted hi* a r t to h u n d red * o f p ro m in e n t p e rso n s w ho h ave co ­o p e ra te d w ith h im in th e p re p a ra tio n of th is o n e g re a t book , " T h e P sy ch o lo g y of H a n d w ritin g ," p u b lish ed by G. P . P u tn a m ’s Sons, N ew Y o rk C ity .

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‘h a v e a firm a n d s tead fa s t, c o n v ic tio n re g a rd in g th e e x is te n c e a n d o m n ip o te n c e .jo f G o d .. H e m u s t h av e su c h fa ith in th e D iv ine th a t h e a tte n d s c h u rc h , re a d s th e B ible o r a t p e r io d s c o n te m p la te s th e g rea tn e ss , go o d n ess a n d w isdom of G od a s m a n ife s t in a ll n a tu re . In o th e r w o rd s , h e m u s t h a v e m o re th a n a m e re belief in G od ; h e m u s t b e d e v o tio n a l. U n less a m a n is of th a t m in d he c a n n o t d is c e rn o r d isco v e r, co n te m p la te o r rea lize , th e g re a t fu n d a m e n ta l law s of n a tu re . A m an w h o is n o t d e v o ted to th e h ig h e s t c o n c e p t of m an c a n n o t be d e v o ted to . le s se r c o n cep ts . A m a n w ho is p re ju d ic e d , b ¡as‘“̂ - '> ," '“b_!¿nu>.C2' In iu s co n c e p ts c a n n o t find a p la c e in s*sir in s ti tu tio n . 1 an» h a p p y to say th » t th e m en w h o b®ve m ad e th e g re a te s t s t r i d e in sc ipn tifio re s e a rc h n e u r lose s ig h t1 o f - th e .p iv in jty of a ll?* --; .. . V - .

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Be s u re to c u t o u t ' t h e D ic tio n a ry of R o sa e c ru c ia n T e rm s p u b lish e d in th is issue a n d p a s te it in y o u r L o d g e n o te b o o k fo r fu tu re re fe re n c e . If y o u do n o t w a n t to m u tila te th is c o p y bu y a n e x tra co p y . E ven so, it is a n eco n o m ica l w ay to se c u re a n d p re se rv e su c h a h e lp fu l a s s is ta n t aj> th e .D ic tio n a ry w ill p ro v e to be.

It is g e n e ra lly c o n ced ed b y m em b ers w ho re a c h th e h ig h e r d e g re e s th a t t h e vlc c tu re s o f th e firs t th re e d e g re e s a r e th e m o s t im p o r ta n t in th e i r b e a r in g u p o n a d v a n c e m e n t to h ig h e r w o rk , 3 T h is is se ldom rea lized by th o se p a s s in g th ro u g h th e lo w er d eg ree s fo r th e f irs t tim e ; it is a lw ay s rea liz ed by th o se w ho find p le a s ­u re in rev iew in g th e w o rk q f th e s e deg rees .

T h o se w h o a r e ju s t e n te r in g o r h a v e co m p le ted th e F if th D e g re e w o rk (n o w to be ca lled th e F if th G ra d e ) a n d h av e fo u n d in te re s t a n d a n ew field o f th o u g h t in th e s tu d y o f th e p h ilo so p h ie s , w ill b e g lad to k now th a t b e c a u se o f th e d e m a n d fro m o u r o rg a n iz a tio n fo r m o re , a n d m o re co o ie s o f th e b o o k d u r in g th e p a s t tw o y e a rs , th e C a m b rid g e U n iv e rs ity P re s s has b ro u g h t o u t a n o th e r issue o f “ A S k e tc h of A n c ie n t P h ilo so p h y ” by Jo se p h B. M ay o r, M. A . T h o se of o u r m e m b e rs w h o c a n n o t s e c u re co p ies o f th is book th ro u g h la rg e p u b lish in g h o u se s o r b o o k se lle rs in A ny c ity , m a v o rd e r th e m th ro u g h th e A M O R C H e a d q u a r ­te r s a t th e re g u la r p r ic e o f $ 1 .7 5 p e r co p y (p lu s six c e n ts p o s ta g e ) o r th ro u g h a n y b o o k s to re . ]t is a b o o k w o rth y of a p la c e in ev e ry m y s tic 's l ib ra ry .

H ave yo u ev e r s to p p e d to rea lize th a t in o u r co u rse of stu d y fro m th e e n tra n c e in to th e F irs t G ra d e to th e en d of th e E ig h th G rad e (w h e re o n e b eg in s th e p r e ­lim in a rie s fo r e n tra n c e in to th e Illu m in a ti o r U n iv e r­sity o f o u r O rd e r ) th e re a re ex ac tly 126 w eek s of s tu d y , n o t in c lu d in g th e w eeks of ex am in a tio n s , c e re ­m onies, sp ec ia l co n v o ca tio n s, spec ia l su p p le m e n ta ry le c tu re s , rev iew w eeks, e tc . T h is m ean s th a t to pass p ro p e r ly , fro m th e F irs t .to th e N in th G ra d e w ith o u t su m m er-tim e vaca tio n s- a n d w ith o u t n u m e ro u s h o li­days, re q u ire s p ra c tic a lly th re e w ho le y e a rs of s tudy . T h e re is no o th e r system o r sch o o l o f p re p a ra tio n fo r e n tra n c e in to th e H ig h O rd e r so co m p le te a n d th o r ­o u g h a s th is, a n d i t is eq u a l to a n y A cad em ic co u rse p re p a ra to ry fo r e n tra n c e to U n iv e rs ity p riv ileges.

M any m em b ers h av e v o lu n ta r ily d e lay e d th e ir e n ­tr a n c e in to th e N in th G ra d e by d e s ir in g to rev iew th e low er g ra d e s a n d b e in g b e t te r ,p r e p a re d .

M em bers w ho h av e w rit te n to H e a d q u a r te r s so o ften a sk in g ad v ice a b o u t ta k in g u p som e co u rse 01 s tu d y in A s tro lo g y as a n a id to th e i r w o rk a n d to b eco m e fam ilia r w ith the . w o rk in g s o f o n e o f th e o ld es t of all o c c u lt s tu d ies , a re a g a in ad v ised in th is g en e ra l w ay so th a t o th e r s m ay re a d o f it a lso , th a t a sp ec ia l C o u rse fo r H o m e S tu d y o f A s tro lo g y w as p re p a re d by th e official a s tro lo g e r a t H e a d q u a r te r s . T h o se in te r ­e s ted m ay le a rn a b o u t th is co u rse by a d d re s s in g a le t­te r to b ro th e r H o w a rd B reed ing , 1255 M a rk e t S tree t, S an F ra n c isc o , C alif., U . S. A . T h e co u rse is d iv ided in to easy lessons, com p le te ly illu s tra te d , a n d in p e r ­so n a l m a n u s c rip t fo rm .

L et u s rem in d o u r new m em b ers ag a in th a t th e so- ca lled p rin c ip le s o f S p ir itu a lism a r e n o t in c lu d ed in a n y of th e te a c h in g s o f A M O R C ; n o r a re a n y of its p ra c tise s e n c o u ra g e d o r p e rm itte d .

T h e v e ry m an y T h e o so p h is ts in o u r v a r io u s L odges seem to be th e m ost e n th u s ia s tic in th e i r p ra ise o f o u r te a c h in g s a n d o u r w o rk . W e a re g lad o f th is fo r o n e re a so n o th e r th a n th e o bv ious o n e ; it in d ica te s tMjj th e se m em b ers h av e fo u n d so m e th in g w h ich th e y ha' n o t fo u n d b e fo re . T h e ir a n a ly s is of th e “ so m e th in g " m ak es it .a p p e a r to b e p ra c tic a l in s tru c tio n a n d th e o p p o r tu n ity to se rv e h u m an ity .

W ill o u r m em b ers p lea se k eep in m ind th a t w e try to m a in ta in a co m p le te m em b ersh ip list a t H e a d q u a r­te rs . If a n y o n e in a n y c ity h a s m oved o r c h an g ed P o s t O ffice a d d re s s d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r , p lease send th e c h a n g e of a d d re ss to th e s e c re ta ry a n d A rch iv is t a t H e a d q u a r te r s a t o n ce ,— now , w hile y o u th in k of it. V e ry o ften th e sp ec ia l m essag es w e send o u t o r p e r ­so n a l le tte rs w e w ish to a n sw e r a re d e lay ed , lo s t o r re tu rn e d b ecau se o f w ro n g ad d ress .

W e a re h a p p y to a n n o u n c e th a t th e new M em b er­sh ip C e rtif ic a te s a re a b o u t re a d y a n d w ill be se n t to a ll L odges e a rly in th e F all a n d to a ll G ro u p s o r m em ­b e rs aw ay fro m L odges b e fo re th e en d of th e y e a r . T h e a t te m p t to h av e th e se C e rtif ic a te s p r in te d in L a tin , w h ich w as m ad e la s t y e a r , p ro v e d to be a n e x ­p en siv e a n d sad fa ilu re a n d w e soon fo u n d th a t m em ­b e rs p re fe r re d to h av e th em in E ng lish . A n d so th e p la te s h av e b een re a r ra n g e d , th e design a lte re d an d th e new C e rtif ic a te s on P a rc h m n t p a p e r w ill m ee t th e p o p u la r dem an d .

A ll m em b ers w ho a ré in o r ab o v e th e F o u r th G rad e a n d w ho a r e in good s ta n d in g a r e en title d to o n e of th e s e C ertif ic a te s . H e re a f te r th e y w ill be g iven to th o se In itia ted in to th e F o u r th G ra d e o n th e o ccas io n o f th e In itia tio n c e re m o n y a s h e re to fo re .

T h e C e rtif ic a te s h av e a b e a u tifu l sy m b o lica l design p r in te d on th e w ho le o f th e rev e rse side a s w ell as som e sym bols on th e fro n t w ith th e w o rd in g an d m em ­b e r ’s n am e . It h a s b e e n su g g es ted th a t th o se w ho w ish to f ra m e th e m sho u ld u se g lass in th e fro n t a n d b ack of th e fram e so th a t b o th sides o f th e c e r t if ic a te can be show n . T h e size of th e P a rc h m e n t p a p e r is e ig h t a n d th re é -e ig h th in c h e s b y e leven inch es . T h e C e rtif ic a te w ill co n ta in th e d a te of th e m e m b e r 's In ­it ia t io n in to th e F irs t an d in to th e F o u r th G ra d e s as w ell a s h is o r h e r n am e , L a tin n am e , n a m e of M as te r o r G ra n d M aste r a n d n am e o f L odge a n d d a te o f is­su a n c e of C ertifica te .

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N th e c o rre sp o n d e n c e th a t h a s com e to H e a d q u a r te r s d u rin g th e p a s t few w eeks w e n o tic e th a t m ost of o u r m em bers have n o te d th e m an y ch an g es an n o u n c e d in o u r las t issue, w h ile q u ite a few do n o t seem to u n d e rs ta n d th e i r e x a c t n a tu re o r im p o rta n c e .

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d eg ree to g ra d e in re fe re n c e to th e v a rio u s d iv isions of th e w o rk of th e O rd e r ; a n d all seem to a p p re c ia te th e d is tin c tio n a n d th e v a lu e of it. It m ak es fo r un ifo rm ity in re fe re n c e to o u r w o rk th ro u g h o u t th e w orld .

T h e m ost m y s te rio u s e lem en t, h ow ever, is th a t p e r ­ta in in g to re c e n t affilia tions. S om e h ave w rit te n th a t th e y firm ly b e liev ed th a t w e h av e b ecom e affilia ted (n o t u n ite d ) w ith th e C h ris tia n S cience C h u rc h o r som e p h a se of its w o rk , w h ile o th e rs believe th a t w e have affilia ted in som e w ay w ith th e T h eo so p h ica l S ocie ty . W h ile o n ly a few h av e held th is th o u g h t, i t in d ic a te s th a t w e sh o u ld p e rm it no o n e to m is­u n d e rs ta n d in th is re g a rd . So, le t u s say th a t w e a re n o t affilia ted w ith e ith e r o n e of th e se in s titu tio n s o r m ovem en ts . T h e h u n d re d s of T h e o so p h is ts a n d T h e o ­so p h ica l s tu d e n ts in o u r O rd e r o ften ex p ress th e d e ­s ire th a t su ch affilia tion w ith th e ir S ocie ty shou ld re su lt, a n d o ffe r m an y su g g es tio n s an d o ften o p en m an y a v e n u e s le a d in g to su ch affilia tion ; b u t no defin ite s tep h a s e v e r b een ta k e n . T h e h u n d re d s of C h ris tia n S c ien ce C h u rc h m em b ers in o u r O rd e r , on th e o th e r h an d , k n o w th a t a ffilia tion w ith th e i r C h u rc h is im p o ssib le ; n o t b e c a u se of a n y d iffe ren ce of op in ion o r an y c ritic ism of th e i r C h u rc h on o u r p a r t , b u t b e ­cau se th e 'w o rk of th e tw o m o v em en ts is n o t a lik e to a n y e x te n t to w a r ra n t a ffilia tion ; an d th is w ou ld ap p ly eq u a lly as w ell to ev e ry o th e r C h u rc h in A m erica .

T h e t im e is co m ing , h o w ev e r, a n d is v e ry close, w h en all th e la rg e b ro th e rh o o d an d u p lif t o rg an iza tio n s in A m erica w ill b e affilia ted . F o r sev era l y e a rs th e re h a s b een a co m m itte e , h ea ded by a m an w ell k now n to all f r a te rn a l a n d b ro th e rh o o d b o d ies a n d a h igh officer in som e of th em , w h o se busin ess h a s b een th e in v es tig a tio n of th e v a r io u s m ystica l, b ro th e rh o o d b od ies a n d th e co m p ila tio n of fac ts a b o u t them , lo o k ­ing to a g e n e ra l a ffilia tion of th e m o s t im p o rta n t ones. T h e d ip lo m a tic c o rre sp o n d e n c e e m a n a tin g fro m an d p a ss in g in to th a t c o m m itte e ’s h an d s h as sm oo thed aw ay m an y p ro b le m s a n d h as b ro u g h t a b o u t a g re a te r fr ien d sh ip b e tw een m an y of th e b od ies th a t w e re fo r­m erly c o n s id e red u n a c q u a in te d . Som e of th e c o rre s ­p o n d e n c e h a s p assed th ro u g h o u r h an d s an d w e n o te w ith p le a s u re th a t a r r a n g e m e n ts a re b e in g m ade fo r a g e n e ra l c o n v e n tio n of d e leg a te s from all th e possib le c o n tra c tin g p a r t ie s in th e n e a r fu tu re .

O n e th in g m u s t b e k e p t in m in d ; th e R o sic ru c ian b ro th e rh o o d is v e ry old. O n ly o n e o r tw o o th e r fra te rn i tie s in th e w o rld c a n p o in t to a c a re e r as long, a s im p o rta n t, a n d as u n b ro k e n . T h e A M O R C of to d a v re p re se n ts th e cu lm in a tio n of all th e en d eav o rs o f a ll th e R o s ic ru c ia n b o d ies in th e v a rio u s p a r ts of th e w o rld to sy s tem a tize a n d co m b in e th e ir ac tiv ities

an d affilia tions; fo r, i t m u s t be rem em b ered , th e R osi- c ru c ia n s w e re a lw ays so fu n d am en ta l in th e ir teach in g s, so to le ra n t in th e ir co n s id e ra tio n of o th e r schoo ls of th o u g h t an d so b ro a d in th e i r w o rk w ith o u t po litica l o r re lig ious b ias, th a t th e y v e ry n a tu ra lly in c luded from tim e to tim e m an y o th e r m o v em en ts an d o rg a n i­za tions.

T o d ay th e A M O R C h as n u m e ro u s affiliations. T h is does n o t m ean th a t it co n tro ls a g re a t m an y o th e r bodies, fo r th is is tr u e to a sm all d eg ree , b u t it is asso c ia ted w ith a n d officia lly re la te d to a g re a t n u m ­b e r th ro u g h its re la tio n to T h e G re a t W h ite Lodge.

P e rh a p s a w o rd o r tw o re g a rd in g T h e G re a t W hite L odge m ay n o t b e am iss r ig h t h e re . A s th is is be in g w rit te n th e w rite r is s itt in g n e a r a w indow w ith h is ty p in g m ach in e . T h e w indow faces on M ark e t S tree t

* o f S an F ran c isco , in th e tw o -b lo ck a re a k now n as th e C ivic C e n tre ; fo r o u r H e a d q u a r te rs a re lo ca ted in a b u ild in g n e a r th e g re a t C ity H all, th e w o n d erfu l C iv ic A u d ito r iu m w h e re th e g re a te s t o f co n v en tio n s a re he ld , th e la rg e p u b lic lib ra ry , p a rk a n d S ta te B uild ing. R ig h t ac ro ss th e s tre e t fro m th is w indow is a n o th e r b u ild in g w ith v a rio u s lo d g e room s fo r re n t fo r socia l a n d p u b lic m eetin g s . O n S undavs a n u m ­b e r of m ee tin g s a re h e ld in th e h a lls o r lodge room s, severa l of th em b e in g sp iritu a lis tic m eetin g s of th e g en e ra l k ind . A m o n g th e signs d isp layed a t th e do o r o r h u n g o n co rd s in th e vestibu le of th e b u ild in g each S u n d ay is one la rg e c a rd b o a rd b e a r in g th e d isp lay line, a m o n g o th e rs , “ G re a t W h ite L o d g e .”

Y ou m ay w o n d e r a t th is sign, a s do m any . T h e sign a n n o u n c e s a p u b lic re lig io u s m eeting , sem i-sp irit- ua lis tic o r m e tap h y sica l, a tte n d e d re g u la r ly by from tw en ty to fifty p e rso n s a n d p re s id ed o v er by a v e n e r ­ab le p re a c h e r of o ccu lt a n d up lift th o u g h t k n o w n in th is d is tr ic t fo r o v e r tw en ty -five y e a rs . A n d th e claim is m ad e th a t h is little o rg an iza tio n , h is w*ork a n d h is te a c h in g s a re sp o n so red b y o r a re a p a r t of T h e G re a t W h ite L odge. D esp ite th e m a n ’s sin ce rity an d good w o rk , h e is m is tak en in re g a rd to such asso c ia tio n a n d T h e G rea t W h ite L odge is n o t lo ca ted , in p a r t o r w ho lly , on M ark e t S tre e t of S an F ra n c isc o ; n o r w ou ld its n am e be p r in te d u p o n a sign to h a n g a t th e d o o r a c ro s s th e s tre e t a n y m o re th a n it w o u ld be flau n ted by us on a sign a t o u r T em p le door.

W e re a d so m uch , h e a r so m u ch , a b o u t T h e G re a t W h ite L odge th a t it w o u ld seem to b e a v e ry indefin ite a n d o p en -to -a ll so r t o f o rg a n iz a tio n , p e rm it tin g a n y g ro u p , a n y le a d e r, to a ssu m e its n a m e a n d c laim its sp o n so rsh ip . S u ch is n o t th e case, of co u rse . T h a t its n am e c a rr ie s su ch w e ig h t w ith seek ers , m ean s so m u ch to som e se lf-ap p o in ted e x p o u n d e rs o f law , a n d co v ers so m u ch te r r i to ry , in d ica te s th a t th e re is an a lm o st u n iv e rsa l re c o g n itio n of th e fa c t th a t th e re is á g re a t assem b lv of M aste rs c o n s titu tin g a h ig h body k now n as th e W h ite L odge. B ut, it is n o t lo ca ted in an y o n e p la c e ex c e p t on o ccasio n a n d u n d e r c irc u m ­stan ces th a t o n ly a few , c o m p a ra tiv e ly , k now a n y th in g ab o u t.

T h e re a re a b o u t tw e n ty p e rso n * U n ite dS ta te s w ho k n o w a n y th in g defin ite a b o u t T h e .G re a t

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W h ite L odge o r w ho co m p o se it. T h e re a re ab o u t th ir ty p e rso n s in th e U n ited S ta te s w ho fo rm a secre t, in n e r c irc le , w h ich c irc le fu n c tio n s in A m erica as a C om m ittee of th e G re a t W h ite Lodge. T h is in n e r c irc le h a s a s its m em b ers a n u m b e r of th o se w ho a re a c q u a in te d w ith T h e G re a t W h ite L odge an d a n u m ­b e r w ho a re h ig h o fficers in th e th re e o r fo u r lead ing f ra te rn itie s o r b ro th e rh o o d s of A m erica . %

It is th ro u g h T h e G re a t W h ite L odge, th en , an d by o u r m em b ersh ip in th e in n e r c irc le com m ittee , th a t A M O R C h as so m an y affilia tions a n d is estab lish ing m o re a s rap id ly a s n eg o tia tio n s , co rre sp o n d en ce , visits a n d a rra n g e m e n ts c a n b e m ade.

It is th e p u rp o s e of T h e G re a t W h ite L odge to m ain ­ta in w orld -w ide u p lif t w o rk a n d to g o vern th e v arious o rg a n iz a tio n s co m in g w ith in th e scope of its very defin ite p ro g ra m . T h o se o rg an iza tio n s , like th e A M O R C , w h ich d e riv e th e ir a u th o r ity an d pow er fro m th e G. W . L ., c o -o p e ra te in m o d ern iz in g an d p ro g re ss in g th e ir w o rk a n d th e ir te ac h in g s in tu n e w ith th e p ro g re ss of c iv ilization . T h e re a re tw o su re signs o r la n d m a rk s w h e re b y o n e m ay know w h e th e r a schoo l o r m o v em en t com es w ith in th e possib ility of G. W . L. sp o n so rsh ip : first, th e com ple te ab sen ce of c la im s of p e rso n a l in v en tio n o r p e rso n a l d iscovery o r o w n ersh ip of th e te a c h in g s ; secondly , th e ab sen ce \ o f rev ision , m od ifica tio n an d ad d itio n in th e teach in g s a s tim e passes , sc ience d iscovers, n a tu re reveals, m an p ro g re sse s a n d th e in n e r self co m p reh en d s . W h en w e find a schoo l p re s e n tin g its te ac h in g s as be in g a rev e la tio n to o n e p e rso n w hose sole in te rp re ta tio n m u s t be a c c e p te d a n d c re d it g iven to th e p e rso n a lity a s th e a u th o r o r fo u n d e r , re fu s in g o th e r m as te r m inds to ch an g e , m od ify , im p ro v e , am en d o r p ro g re ss th e te ac h in g s— th e n b y th is to k e n w e w ill know th a t th e schoo l, no m a tte r h ow w o n d e rfu l its w o rk fo r h u m a n ­ity , is n o t a p a r t o f T h e G re a t W h ite Lodge. E ach m o v em en t m ay , a n d sho u ld have , its le a d e r o r leaders, its ch ie f ex ecu tives, its d ire c to r in ch ie f; th is is n eces­sa ry fo r th e m a in te n a n c e of th e ph y sica l o rg an iza tio n a n d to p ro te c t th e d issem in a tio n of its teac h in g s an d th e m a n n e r in w h ich th e y a re p re se n te d ; b u t w hen su ch le a d e r o r ch ie f ex ecu tiv e a lso c la im s p e rso n a l in ­v en tio n o r d isco v ery o f th e p rin c ip le s an d law s being ta u g h t, th e d o o rw ay to G. W . L. su perv ision an d sp o n so rsh ip is d irec tly c losed a n d th e fac t in d irec tly acc la im ed . If th e A M O R C , fo r in s tan ce , issued to d ay th e sam e te a c h in g s th a t w e re w rit te n an d expounded by th e e a rly R o sic ru c ian s , a n d sa id : “ th is w as th e a n c ie n t law , th e se w e re th e p rin c ip le s a s m an lea rn ed th em c e n tu r ie s ag o , a n d th e y m u s t n o t be changed , m u s t n o t b e a d d ed to,** th e n n e ith e r th e G. W . L. n o r th e A M O R C o r a n y o f th e affilia ted bodies, w ou ld be ab le to a cco m p lish th e w o rk th a t is n ecessa ry today .

H en ce ch an g es com e in to th e A M O R C — in to its g en e ra l schem e of th in g s, in to its teach in g s, in to its m in o r de ta ils o f o p e ra tin g . W ith th e ch an g es com es a n in c re a s in g a ffirm atio n th a t w h a t is b e in g p re se n te d as its co u rse of s tu d y a n d p ra c tic e in life is n o t th e w o rk of one p e rso n , o n e m ind o r o n e ind iv idual, b u t th e co m bined e ffo rts of m an y , a ll rem a in in g n a m e ­less so fa r a s c re d it fo r e ffo rt is co n ce rn ed . By th is to k e n w ill y o u reco g n ize th e va lu e of th e ch an g es a n n o u n c e d in o u r las t issue a n d re fe rre d to in th is.

T h e new le c tu re s n ow b e in g issued to th e h ig h e r m em b ers th ro u g h th e ch an n e l of th e N in th G rad e co n ­vo ca tio n s, m a rk a d is tin c t ad v an ce in o u r teac h in g s a n d rev ea l th e u ltim a te a im of all th e lessons a n d lec ­tu re s of th e lo w er g rad es . T h ey tru ly o p en a g rea t v is ta , cast a sc in tilla tin g beam of p u re ligh t on the N a rro w G a te th a t g ives e n tra n c e to th e S tra ig h ten ed P a th . T h is se rie s of h ig h e r le c tu re s is a lso a to k en of w h a t h a s o c c u rre d in th e official c irc les of th eG. W . L. a n d A M O R C .

M em bers w ho a re an x io u s to k now w h en th e U n i­v e rs ity co u rse s w ill b e to u c h e d u p o n an d w h en th e lessons of o th e r co u rse s from allied m ovem en ts a re to be o ffered , a r e u rg e d to be p a tie n t a n d co n tin u e a t p re s e n t w ith th e lesso n s of th e ir g rad e a s th ey com e a lo n g in p ro p e r seq u en ce . E v e ry th in g else w ill follow in tim e.

" 'O th e r ch a n g e s a re to b e m ad e from m o n th to m o n th u n til w e re a c h a co m p le te re -a rra n g e m e n t of o u r o rg a n iz a tio n a n d w o rk in g system ab o u t th e first o f Ja n u a ry , 1924. F ew of th e se ch an g es w ill a ffect th e ind iv idua l L odges a n d few er w ill affec t th e w o rk o r p lan s of o fficers a n d m em b ers ; b u t g re a te r efficiency w ill re su lt a n d g re a te r ad v an cem en t fo r all w ill be m an ifest.

A ch an g e h a s b een m ad e in th e m a n n e r of send ing ’le c tu re s to lodges o r ra th e r in th e fo rm of p re se n tin g th em a n d p re s e rv in g th em . A q u ic k e r m eth o d of a n ­sw erin g th e v e ry la rg e co rre sp o n d e n c e h as b een in ­s titu te d a n d som e o th e r office deta ils h ave been estab lish ed d u r in g th e p a s t m on th .

W e p la c e g re a t d ep en d en ce u p o n o n e th in g ; th a t ev ery m em b er w ill re a d T h e T ria n g le each m onth , p re se rv e it fo r fu tu re re fe ren ce , a n d th e n b u y a n o th e r copy to lo an to th o se w ho a re seek in g o r en q u irin g . T h e re is no b e tte r w ay o f d ispe lling m is in fo rm ation a b o u t th e A M O R C th a n by g iv ing th e m isin fo rm ed one a co p y of T h e T r ia n g le ; th e re is no b e tte r w ay to d issem in a te th e t r u th a b o u t th e g ro w th an d p ro g re ss o f o u r O rd e r th a n b y free ly lo a n in g th is re ad in g m a tte r to th o se w ho can b enefit from it ; an d th e re is no q u ic k e r w ay to end in sid ious m is re p re se n ta tio n th a n by show ing th e fac ts th a t d a re to be p laced on p a p e r in b lack ink .

R O Y LE T H U R S T O N .

C R E A TIN G IN T H E C O SM IC A S h o r t M essage F ro m T h e Im p e ra to r

S H O R T tim e ag o th is possib ility w as im possib le ! T h is ep itom izes th e v a rio u s ex p re ss io n s o n e h e a rd in th e W est a t th e c o n c lu s io n o f th e a ir-m a il te s ts be tw een c o as t a n d coast. A n d in th a t sen ten ce I find th e te x t fo r m y little ta lk . A sh o rt tim e ag o th e poss ib le w as im possib le! It m ig h t b e in re fe re n c e to ev e ry th in gin g en e ra l----in th e a b s tra c t , so to sp eak ;

it m ig h t h av e re fe re n c e to a th o u sa n d a n d one of th e p re s e n t day acco m p lish m en ts .

F irs t o f a ll w e find in th e chosen te x t th e e lem en t of tim e. O n ly a sh o r t tim e ag o ! T im e an d its d u ra ­tio n is re la tiv e ; sh o r t a n d lo n g p e rio d s of tim e a re likew ise re la tiv e . W h e n w e sp e a k of n a tio n a l a ffa irs a s th e y p e r ta in to th e d ev eo lp m en t o f c iv ilization o r th e n eed s of c iv iliza tion , a h u n d re d y e a rs is a sh o rt tim e. W h en w e sp e a k of th e im m ed ia te needs of th e ind iv id u a ls c o m p o s in g a n a tio n , even ten y e a rs is a long tim e.

So fa r a s th e e lem en t of tim e is co n ce rn ed , each m in u te of o u r lives is f ra u g h t w ith p o te n c y in th e p oss ib ility o f ch an g e , fo r a ll th in g s ch ange , ev e r; an d ch an g e is th e o n ly p e rm a n e n t co n d itio n of all th in g s. W e h ave lost a tru e a p p re c ia tio n of ex is tence by g iv ing it a p e rio d ic ity th a t it does n o t have . W e th in k of life, of th e w ho le of ex is tence , in th e te rm s of p as t, p re s e n t an d fu tu re . R ela tive th o u g h these p e rio d s be, th e y m a in ta in in o u r o b jec tiv e co n sc io u s­ness a d iv in ity of assu m ed p o w er to seg reg a te , re leg a te , a n d consign all a c tio n , all th in k in g , all be ing , in to d o m ain s th a t a re e ith e r p a s t o u r c o n tro l, w ith in o u r im m ed ia te b u t ch a n g in g su p erv is io n , o r n o t y e t w ith in th e e x ten s io n of o u r in fluence . A n d , by th is p ro cess of th in k in g w ith its a t te n d a n t p rem ise fo r all ac tio n , w e c re a te o r a t le a s t m a in ta in v a r io u s dom ain s w h e re ­in o b stac le s m ay fo s te r a n d th r iv e o r o th e rs evolve from false c o n c e p tio n a n d g row to g ian t size an d even b eco m e m o n tro s itie s .

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H o w o ften do w e find th e d o m ain of th e p a s t li te r ­a lly in h a b ite d by m u ltitu d es of n a tio n a ls in th e cloak of ob stac le s to o u r p re s e n t p ro g re ss , g ro w th o r a ch ie v em en t? A re th e se c re a tu re s a n y less p re su m p ­tive in th e ir in flu en ce , an y less c ru e l in th e ir assassina­tio n of o u r h o p e s a n d desires , th a n th e B ro b d ingnag ians of th e k in g d o m o f th e fu tu re , w ho rise in all th e ir a m p litu d in o u s , C y-clopean b od ies a n d sh o u t th a t su c ­cess-k illing re f ra in : “ It c a n 't be done, fo r th e tim e h asn o t y e t c o m e ? ”

S u rro u n d in g u s all th e tim e is th a t still g re a te r a rm y of m a lc o n te n ts a n d p ilfe re rs of successes— p re s e n t o b stac les . W h a t co n v in c in g a rg u m e n ts th ey o ffe r u s! W h a t m o u n ta in s of b a r r ie rs th e y bu ild in o u r p a th s ! F o rm id ab le , unassa ilab le , im m ovab le! W e a re c o rn e re d in th e c h e c k e r-b o a rd of o u r p lans! W e a re ch a in e d to a p o st an d can m ove b u t in a c ircle, ev e r r e tu rn in g to th e sam e p o in t a g a in ! W e a re lim ited in o u r needs, d ep riv ed o f o u r freedom , den ied th e o p e n p a th , re fu sed th e a ss is tan ce w e re q u ire ! It is fa te ! It is K a rm a ! I t is th e u n fa ir d ec ree of an u n ju s t god! It is p ro o f th a t w e a re m ere paw ns m oved a b o u t a n d p lace d by a design ing , crue l law of n a tu re !

W ith su ch a n a tt itu d e , w ith su ch beliefs; an d w ith th e c ry a n d an g u ish of d isap p o in tm en t, w e res ign o u r­selves to th e s itu a tio n th a t co n fro n ts us, in d iffe ren tly h o p in g th a t it m ay ch an g e , tru s tin g w eak ly th a t som e­th in g m ay h a p p e n , b u t re a d y to a c c e p t th e w o rs t co n ­c lu s ions a s a fiat of h is sa ta n ic m a jesty . S hou ld w e d isco v er (n o t re a lly c re a te ) a w ay o u t of an y dilem m a, w e ta k e fu ll c re d it fo r o u r p e rso n a l p ro w ess in o v e r­co m in g th e o b s ta c le s ; a n d if w e find no such o p en in g th ro u g h w h ich w e can e scap e lik e a fug itive from h is ow n m ach in a tio n s , w e b lam e ev e ry o n e a n d ev e ry th in g b u t o u rse lv es fo r o u r p re d ic a m e n t.

'T is h u m a n n a tu re !S h o u ld w e sp en d h a lf a n h o u r in p ro p e r th o u g h t w e

w o u ld find th a t th e o b stac le s of th e p re s e n t a re th e v a n g u a rd s of th e a rm y of fu tu re obstac les , m ov ing up in p la c e to ta k e th e tre n c h e s v aca ted by th e obstac les th a t h av e m oved o n in to th e a rm y of th e past.

D ay by d ay , h o u r b y h o u r , th e o bstac les of th e fu tu re m ove s te a lth ily fo rw a rd in to o u r im m ed ia te en v iro n m e n t, a t ta c k o u r am b itio n s, th w a rt o u r p lans, f ru s tr a te o u r ac tio n s , fall v ic tim s of perio d ic ity , and , c rip p le d a n d w eak en ed , dev ita lized an d im p o ten t b e ­cau se of th e c h a n g in g of tim e, u n ite w ith th e obstac les o f th e p a s t a n d m a k e w ay fo r th o se of th e p re se n t an dfu tu re .

It is a dizzy p a g e a n t!A s w e an a ly z e th is p a ra d e of p u sillan im ity , sneak in g

fro m a rea l n o w h e re in to th e now u n d e r co v er of tim e, a n d p itc h in g its b ig te n t, s e ttin g up its side show s an d b laz in g th e a ir w ith its c o n q u e r in g ro a r w hile it a r ­ra n g e s fo r its e a r ly d e p a r tu re in th e m o rn in g , w e th in k o f o u r ch ild h o o d d ay s w h en w e lo o k ed fo rw a rd w ith g re a t a n tic ip a tio n to th e co m in g of th e c ircu s— th a t g re a t a n d w o n d ro u s th in g th a t w as so m ew h ere off in th e fu tu re an d slow ly m o v in g to w a rd us. A n d th e n cam e th e g re a t p a ra d e w ith b la s tin g w histles, b e a tin g d ru m s, s t ir r in g m u sic an d fly ing b a n n e rs , v ic to rs fro m o th e r p lace s h e re , now , to c o n q u e r us! T h e lions ro a re d , th e tig e rs sn a rled , th e sn ak es sp it a t us, th e w ild c a ts d a re d u s to m ove c lo se r! W e w ere en th ra lled a n d w e tre m b le d w ith th e e x c item en t of a t la s t re a liz in g o u r a n tic ip a tio n s of a g re a t day u n d e r th e b ig te n t . A n d th e h o u r cam e an d w e found ourse lves sp e llb o u n d , en slaved , m a s te re d ! O h , it w as all as w e h a d v isua lized , h o p ed , fe a re d ! T h e n m o rn in g cam e a f te r a n ig h t o f te r r if ic s tru g g le s w ith th e b easts w e h a d seen a n d c o m b a ts w ith th e aw esom e sigh ts w e h a d w itn e ssed ; a n d w e saw th e w ild an im als qu ie t in th e i r cages, th e m u s ic ian s u n ro b e d an d w ith qu ie t in s tru m e n ts , th e p e rfo rm e rs d ives ted of th e ir su p erb a n d im p ress iv e g a rm en ts , th e w ho le m ass of c o n a u e ro rs d e n u d e d o f th e i r fo rm id ab le im press iveness , slipp ing q u ie tly a n d u n o s te n ta c io u s ly o u t o f o u r p re sen ce tob eco m e a llo c a tio n s o f th e p as t.

W e h av e w o n d e re d , in la te r life, ju s t w hy w e a n ti­c ip a te d so m u ch , w as so g re a tly im p ressed a t th e g rea t c risis , an d co u ld n o t rea lize so o n e r th a t w e w ere

th rilled an d aw ed m o re b y o u r c re a tiv e im a g in a tio n s th a n by o u r rea liza tio n s .

F o r th u s it o ften is, e spec ia lly w ith th e o b s tac le s th a t seem to su r ro u n d u s o r a re d is tan t, o r p e rh a p s o ccu p y th e c e n tre o f th e p a th w e a re tre a d in g .

“T h e fu tu re is th e p re s e n t in th e m ak ing , th e p a s t is th e p re s e n t re a liz ed ,’* says a n a n c ie n t p ro v e rb . But it is false, it is u n tru e , it is enslav ing!

B oth th e seem in g p a s t an d fu tu re a re of th e n o w !A ll th a t ev e r w ill b e a n d ev e r w as, is now — is C osm ic te rm s— in fac t. In o b jec tiv e rea liza tio n all th in g s assum e a re la tio n sh ip in th e te rm s of sp ace a n d tim e, b u t such o b jec tiv e rea liz a tio n is n o t a C osm ically c r e a ­tive fa c to r ; it does n o t m a k e th in g s h av e su ch re la tio n ­sh ip in C osm ic rea lity .

L et us look a t th is m a tte r , fro m a n o th e r p o in t.W e know th a t th e o b jec tiv e co nsc iousness c a n n o t be co g n izan t of tw o m a n ife s ta tio n s a t th e sam e tim e. C o in c id en t p h e n o m e n a a re n o t co in c id en t in o u r re a li­za tion . W e c a n n o t see w ith co m p reh en s io n an d u n d e r ­s ta n d in g w h ile lis ten in g w ith co m p re h e n s io n a n d u n d e rs ta n d in g . W e m ay lo o k a t a p ic tu re w ith c o n ­c e n tra tio n a n d rea liz a tio n a n d a t th e sam e tim e believe w e a re lis ten in g to th e p h ra se s o r p a ssag es of m usic b e in g p layed . W e find , h o w ev er, b y c a re fu lly an a ly z in g o u r a tte n tiv e n e ss a n d co m p reh en sio n , th a t w e a re ch an g in g th e focal p o in t of o u r a tte n tio n a lte rn a te ly b e tw een th e p ic tu re a n d th e m usic , a n d a t no tim e consc ious of b o th . T h e a lte rn a tio n is rap id , so ra p id th a t w e believe w e h av e m issed little in th e c o m p re ­hen sio n of e ith e r th e p ic tu re o r th e m usic . If w e p ro c e e d to e n la rg e th e p e rio d s of a lte rn a te c o n c e n tra ­tio n a n d th e re b y m ag n ify a lso th e b re a k s b e tw een th e se p e rio d s w h en w e a re sh ifting o u r fo cu s of a t te n ­tio n th a t m ay b e il lu s tra te d b y a lo n g line d iv ided in to a l te rn a te w h ite , b la c k a n d re d seg m en ts— th e red re p re se n tin g th e p e rio d s of re a liz a tio n of th e m usic,

i th e w h ite re p re se n tin g p e rio d s of p ic tu re re a liz a tio n an d th e b la c k re p re se n tin g th e p e rio d s of no rea liz a ­tion , w h en th e fo cu s of a t te n tio n w as sh ifted .

A s w e lo o k a t su ch a line w e see a n ex ce llen t r e p re ­sen ta tio n of o u r fa lse co n cep tio n of th e re la tio n of th in g s. By th is lin e w e w ou ld believe th a t th e p e rio d s of m usic a n d of th e p ic tu re p re c e d e d each o th e r o r fo llow ed each o th e r in tim e a n d d u ra tio n an d w ere n o t co in c id en t. A n d in like m a n n e r w e give false re la tio n sh ip to a ll th e th in g s o f life, in te rm s of tim e especia lly .

W e p a u se to th in k of th a t w h ich seem s to b e in th e fu tu re , a n d a t o n ce it is of th e p re s e n t; a n d b e fo re w e can fa ir ly rea lize a n d a p p re c ia te th is m ag ic t r a n s ­p o r ta tio n , w e d isco v e r th a t it is now in th e p ast.

W e p ro v e to o u rse lv e s th a t th e p a s t is n o t a p e rio d of tim e d is tin c t fro m th e p re se n t, w h en , in re tro sp e c ­tion , w e “ live o v e r a g a in ’* w ith all th e th r ill, all th e joy , all th e k een m e n ta l a n d p sy ch ic re a liz a tio n , som e in ­c id en ts of a y e s te rd a y . T h a t it is sim p le so to live o v e r a g a in th e th in g s of th e so -ca lled p a s t m ak es p o s­sib le m an y of th e h a p p v h o u rs of o u r p re s e n t days. S hou ld w e, h o w ev er, be lieve th a t su ch tr a n s p o r ta tio n of ev en ts fro m o n e re la tiv e a n d assu m ed p o sitio n to a n o th e r , is o n ly t r u e in th e case o f re t ro sp e c t io n ? Is th e re an y rea so n to assu m e th a t in tro sp e c tio n is n o t ju s t as p re g n a n t w ith life a n d rea lism ?

I re tu rn ag a in to m y te x t. A sh o r t tim e a g o th e possib le w as im possib le ! R ev erse th e o rd e r a n d say, th e im possib le to d a y w ill be possib le to m o rro w o r a sh o r t tim e fro m now ! T h e o b stac le s th a t su r ro u n d us to d ay , like th o se th a t su r ro u n d e d us a y e a r ag o , will p a ss aw ay an d th a t w h ich is now seem ing ly im possib le w ill b ecom e possib le .

T h e p o in t I w ish to call to y o u r a tte n tio n is th e false p rem ise in su ch re a so n in g , o r r a th e r th e fa lse in te r ­p re ta tio n of th e fac ts . T h e o b stac le s o f th e fu tu re a re th e ob stac le s of to d a y a s th e y a re of th e p as t, nnd likew ise th e po ss ib ilitie s o f th e fu tu re a r e poss ib ilities of to d ay in C osm ic v e rity .

W h en th e n e w sp a p e rs w e re filled w ith re p o r ts of th e success of th e a ir-m a il se rv ice I w a s re a d in g in ­c id en ts fro m th e life of A b ra h a m L in co ln . I n o ted th e re th a t on one o ccas io n h e h a d sen t a m essen g er w ith an im p o rta n t c o m m u n ica tio n to a p la c e seven ty-

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five m iles d is tan t. T im e w as a n e lem en t of im p o rt­a n c e in th e m a tte r , a n d m an y hills a n d riv e rs had to be c ro ssed a n d lan d co v ered a g a in s t m an y obstacles. T h e b es t h o rse a n d th e b es t r id e r w e re chosen as a id s in th e o v e rco m in g of th e obstac les. W e read , now , th a t L inco ln th o u g h t h ig h ly of th e ach ievem en t, fo r th e m essen g er su cceed ed in go ing th e d is tan ce of seven tj'-five m iles, a g a in s t th e g re a te s t obstac les, in ab o u t tw en ty -s ix h o u rs . L inco ln rem a rk e d th a t it w as a n o tab le a ch ie v em en t an d lo o k ed fo rw a rd to th e day w h en th e o b s tac le s to speedy co m m u n ica tio n acro ss such m o u n ta in o u s lan d s w ou ld be som ew hat lessened o r possib ly o v erco m e.

If it h ad b een su g g es ted th a t a r id e r be sen t over su ch g re a te r o b s tac le s a n d fo rm id ab le m o u n ta in s as th e S ie rra N evadas a n d R o ck y M o un ta in s fo r a d is­ta n c e of seven ty -five m iles in tw en ty -s ix h o u rs , th e su g ­gestion w ou ld h av e b een d ec ried a s im possib le. Such g re a te r o b s tac le s co u ld n o t be o vercom e by m an!

A n d I lo o k ed a g a in a t th e n e w sp ap e rs a n d read th a t co m m u n ica tio n h a s b een sen t th is day from coast to coast, a c ro ss a ll th e m o u n ta in s , o v e r all th e land , ag a in s t a ll o b s tac le s a n d fo r a d is tan ce of severa l th o u sa n d m iles in a b o u t tw en ty -six h o u rs— th e sam e tim e co n su m ed by th e r id e r of th e h o rse in go ing a d is tan ce of seven ty -five m iles.

T h e o b stac le s h a d b een ov erco m e!T h in k in g , p la n n in g , d e te rm in a tio n , h a s enab led

m an to rise ab o v e th e obstac les, lite ra lly an d fig u ra ­tively . S c ience com es to th e rescue , d e te rm in a tio n gives w in g s to rise f a r ab o v e all th ings, an d th e im ­poss ib le of y e s te rd a y is poss ib le to d ay .

W e o v erco m e th e ob stac le s n o t by w a itin g un til, in th e sense of tim e -d u ra tio n , th e ob stac le s of to m o rro w a sse rt th em se lv es in th e p re se n t, b u t by e lim in a tin g a ll sense of tim e, a n d d e c ree in th e now , th a t w h a t is desired sha ll b e m ad e m an ifest, w ith o u t a co nsc ious­ness o f p re d ic tin g o r co m m an d in g it fo r e ith e r p re s e n t o r fu tu re .

W h en L inco ln c o n c e n tra te d h is m ind u p o n th e o b stac le th a t p re v e n te d rap id co m m u n ica tio n in th e h o u r of n eed a n d co n ce iv ed th a t q u ic k e r m ean s m ust be fo u n d , he th e re a n d th e n se t in to o p e ra tio n th e p o w ers of m ind w h ich a t o n ce o v e rcam e th e obstac les to su ch re su lts . W h en th e W rig h t B ro th e rs first co n ­ceived th e p oss ib ility o f fly ing an d fo r one fleeting m o m en t v isualized m a n fly ing in th e a ir in a la rg e m ach in e h e a v ie r th a n a ir , th e y th e n a n d th e re d e ­stro y e d th e a rm y of o b stac les , th e a r ra y of in te r fe r­ences, th e h in d ra n c e s to th e so lu tio n of th e m an y p ro b lem s, a n d it w as done, fin ished, com pleted , ach iev ed a t th a t m om en t.

T ru ly , b o th L in co ln a n d o n e o f th e W rig h t b ro th e rs p assed on a f te r liv ing a n u m b e r o f y e a rs w ith o u t seeing th e re su lt o f th e ir m e n ta l a c tio n . C osm ically , w h ere a ll th in g s a re a tta in e d , ach ieved , acco m p lish ed an d d ec re e d first, th e so lu tio n o f th e p ro b lem of rap id co m m u n ica tio n w as so lved a t th e m o m en t of co n cep ­tio n ; in th e p h y s ic a l w o rld w ith its lim ita tio n of space an d tim e, th e re su lts o f th e c o n c e p tio n h ad to w ait th e ir tim e to b eco m e m an ifest.

By c re d itin g th e p h y sica l w o rld w ith su ch re la tiv e a n d u n re a l q u a litie s a s space , tim e, d u ra tio n , w e fo rce a ll a c tio n , a ll o b jec tiv e co m p reh en s io n an d all o b jec tive m a n ife s ta tio n to ta k e seq u en ce . O u r ob jec tiv e co n ­

sciousness can c o m p re h e n d b u t o n e th in g a t a tim e, h en ce all th in g s m u s t com e to o u r o b jec tive rea liza ­tio n in o b jec tiv e seq u en ce a n d each m ust have d u ra tio n in th e te rm s o f tim e.

In th e flash of a seco n d I m ay conceive, an d th e re b y cosm ically c re a te , a sc ien tific ach iev em en t, th e ev en tu a l o b jec tiv e rea liza tio n of w h ich w ill re q u ire th e o v e r­co m in g of m an y con d itio n s , th e m ee tin g of m an y p ro b lem s a n d th e p a ss in g th ro u g h m an y stages of d ev e lo p m en t. In o b jec tiv e co m p reh en sio n these s tages of d ev e lo p m en t m ust ta k e seq u en ce , h ave d u ra tio n of tim e a n d b ecom e m an ife s t o n e by one in th e fu tu re . My o b jec tiv e co m p reh en s io n of th e g ro w th an d final m an ife s ta tio n of th e c o n cep tio n re q u ire s tim e; m y m en ta l, cosm ic, tru e rea liza tio n of th e c o n cep tio n and its a cco m p lish m en t is in s ta n ta n e o u s , a n d of th e now , n o t th e fu tu re .

A ll th ro u g h life th o se th in g s w h ich a r r a y them selves b e fo re o u r o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess a s obstac les in th e p a th of o u r desires, a re th in g s w h ich a re p laced in seq u en ce a n d in te rm s of re la tiv e d is tan ce from th e p re se n t in tim e ; w e th in k of th e first o bstac le to be o v e rco m e to d ay , th e n th e re a re tw o o th e rs w hich w ill be m e t to m o rro w , a n d n e x t w eek w ill a rise a n o th e r , an d sh o rtly still a n o th e r o b s tac le w ill a rise a n d p e r ­h a p s a few o th e rs b e fo re w e w ill be ab le to re a c h th e goal, g a in th e en d o r acco m p lish th e re su lt. W ith th is b e lie f as a p rem ise fo r a c tio n o r p ro c e d u re , w e p lan an d c o n c e n tra te u p o n c o n te s tin g w ith th e first o bstac le an d w h en th a t is o v e rco m e w e w ill p re p a re to m eet th e n e x t o n e o r tw o . W e h av e in v en ted a p ro v e rb to ease o u r co n sc ien ce in su ch un ju s tifiab le p ro c e d u re a n d say “ w e w ill c ro ss no b rid g e u n til w e com e to it!”

L et u s cease th in k in g in te rm s of th e p ast, p re se n t a n d fu tu re , fo r th e re is on ly th e now . T h e p ro b lem s

jof th e fu tu re a re p ro b lem s of now . T h ey w ill be o v e rco m e in th e fu tu re by b e in g overcom e now . R efusing to a d m it th a t a n y ob stac le can s tan d in th e w ay of p ro g re ss o f C osm ic c re a tio n w e a t once , now , d e s tro y ev e ry g ia n t c o n te s to r of success ab o u t to be b o rn fo r fu tu re ac tiv itiy . By v isualiz ing th e th in g desired , c re a t in g it m en ta lly now , co m p le tin g th e p ic ­tu re , g iv ing it c re a tiv e life, rea liz in g it as an acco m ­p lish m en t now ex is tin g in th e C osm ic, w e m ay dis­m iss th e g loom y p ro s p e c t of obstac les to a rise in th e fu tu re , a n d th e n ab id e by th e law of th e ob jec tive w o rld a n d g ive th is w o rld th e tim e it d em ands to m an i­fest th a t w h ich th e C osm ic h as com pleted .

It re q u ire s m o re th a n fa ith , how ever, to th u s c re a te an d aw a it m a n ife s ta tio n w ith confidence. It req u ire s th e u tm o s t su ren ess of v ision , th e m ost com p le te devo ­tion to id ea liza tio n , a n d th e read in ess to c o -o p e ra te w ith th e C osm ic in th e la b o rs of now to se rv e in th e w h o le sch em e of th in g s. F o r in th is w ay a ll m en, m ad e in th e im age of G od, h a v in g th e d iv ine co n sc io u s­ness of G od w ith th e a tte n d in g a ttr ib u te s , a re c re a to rs w ith G od ; a n d in th e co n sc io u sn ess of G od th e re is no tim e b u t th e ev e r p re se n t, no d u ra tio n b u t th e e te rn a l now , no sp ace b u t th e h e re , n o d is tan ce b u t w h a t is in to u c h w ith th e n e a r a t h an d , no co m p reh en sio n b u t w h a t is c re a te d b y c o n cep tio n of it, no p a s t b u t th a t w h ich is p re s e n t, n o p re s e n t e x cep t th a t w h ich w as th o u g h t by th e p a s t to b e in th e fu tu re , an d no fu tu re b u t th a t w h ich is co n ce iv ed in th e now .

{Continuedfrom Page Seventeen)L odge is a b o u t to o p en in a n y lo ca lity , tHe N ationa l L odge m em b ers in th a t lo ca lity h ave ra llied to th e w o rk a n d g re a tly a ss is ted . In th e m ailing of li te ra tu re to fr ien d s, in lis ten in g a n d w a tc h in g fo r seek e rs an d g iv ing th e m a n in tro d u c tio n to o u r w o rk , a n d in sp e a k in g of th e O rd e r a t p u b lic m eetings , th e se N a tio n a l m em b ers h av e re n d e re d v a lu ab le serv ice . In o th e r w ays to o , a s m a k in g la rg e co n tr ib u tio n s to th e E g y p tian ex p lo ra tio n s , d o n a tio n s to w a rd tem p le funds, h e lp in g p riso n e rs w ho w a n te d to s ta r t life anew , lo o k ­in g a f te r o th e r m em b ers o r s tra n g e rs w ho w ere in tro u b le , a n d in h u n d re d s o f h u m a n ita r ia n ac ts , th e N a tio n a l m em b ers h av e b eco m e a g re a t body of rea l

R o sic ru c ian w o rk e rs th ro u g h o u t th e co u n try read y to m eet p ro b lem s of m an y kinds.

O n e of th e m ost s tr ik in g illu s tra tio n s of w h a t th e c o -o p e ra tio n of th e se N a tio n a l m em b ers m ean s is in ­d ica ted by th e m an y le tte rs c o n stan tly rece ived show ­in g th a t in b u sin ess a ffa irs , in life’s req u irem en ts g en e ra lly , th e c o -o p e ra tio n h a s b ro u g h t success and p o w e r b ey o n d a n y th in g ev e r expec ted .

R eally , w e h av e a v e ry la rg e a n d h a p p y fam ily in th e N a tio n a l L odge a n d w e re jo ice in o u r w o rk an d in th e fac t th a t w e a re g ro w in g each day an d each w eek in n u m b e rs a n d s tre n g th .

T h e N a tio n a l L odge S ec re ta ry .

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Som e In te re s tin g F ac ts A b o u t T h is S p ec ia l • B ranch of O u r W o rk

A N Y of o u r m em b ers a n d h u n d red s . of o th e rs w ho a re seek e rs a re n o t as fam ilia r w ith T h e N a tio n a l R osic ruc ian L odge a n d its w o rk a s w e shou ld like th em to be. It o ffe rs u n u su a l o p p o r- tu n itie s to th o se w ho w ish to study an d ad v an ce in th e fu n d am en ta ls of th e R osi­c ru c ia n p h ilo so p h y , a n d fo r th o se w ho d esire th e sp ec ia l benefits of p ra c tic e

a n d s tu d y w ith e x p e rim e n t in th e silence of o n e ’s ow n san c tu m , th e re is n o th in g ju s t like th e w o rk of the N a tio n a l L odge.

F irs t o f a ll le t u s m a k e it v e ry p la in th a t th e N a tio n a l R. C . L odge is a se p a ra te in s titu tio n . It is no t a p a r t of th e S u p rem e L odge a n y m o re th a n is an y o th e r of th e C h a r te re d a n d In c o rp o ra te d b ra n c h e s of o u r O rd e r . A t th e first n a tio n a l con v en tio n of o u r O rd e r in P ittsb u rg h , P a ., th e schem e of th e N ationa l L odge w as d iscussed a f te r a few m o n th s’ tr ia l an d it w as a p p ro v e d by th e d e leg a te s of th e co nven tion , em ­p o w e re d to c o n tin u e a n d h a s g row n since th e n in to an o rg a n iz a tio n of o v e r 1 ,500 in itia te s . So successfu l has b een its w o rk th a t th e A M O R C of G rea t B rita in co n d u c ts a B ritish N a tio n a l R. C . L o d g e w ith rap id ly in c re a s in g m em b ersh ip .

T h e N a tio n a l R . C. L odge of N o rth A m erica has its ow n officers a n d its ow n system of co n d u c tin g its w o rk . Its in itia tio n r itu a ls , lessons a n d re a d in g m a t­te r a re d iffe ren t fro m th o se u sed in o u r re g u la r L odges. T h e m a in p o in t of d iffe ren ce is th is : th e in ­itia tio n r itu a ls a re d esig n ed so th a t th e m em b er con ­d u c ts h is o r h e r ow n ce rem o n y in th e p riv acy of som e p a r t of th e h o m e (o n a T h u rsd a y ev en in g w hen p o ss ib le ) a n d th e w eek ly lessons a n d p re sc rib e d ex ­p e rim e n ts a re re a d a n d fo llow ed in th e sam e p a r t of th e h o m e se t a s id e a s a so r t o f a san c tu m .

T h e w o rk is so a r r a n g e d th a t it does n o t in co n v en ­ie n c e th e m em b ers. U sua lly a p a r t o f a room is a r ­ra n g e d each T h u rsd a y ev en in g , o r som e o th e r even ing esp ec ia lly se lec ted , a n d fo r th e tim e b e in g th is b e ­com es th e m e m b e r’s san c tu m . In h u n d re d s of hom es in A m e ric a th e r e a re sm all ro o m s p e rm a n e n tly a r ­ra n g e d as a san c tu m a n d u sed o n ly fo r th a t p u rp o se , fo r m em b ers w ill find m u c h th a t can be done in such p lace s m an y tim es a w eek .

T h e w eek ly lessons a re g ra d e d in to th e th re e g rades o r deg rees , e a c h g rad e h a v in g its in itia tio n cerem ony . T h e first g ra d e h a s tw elve w eek ly lessons, an d ex ­p e rim e n ts fo llow ed by a sp ec ia l ex am in a tio n . T he seco n d g rad e h a s its in itia tio n ritu a l, tw elve lessons a n d ex p e rim e n ts , w ith w o rk to do a t o th e r tim es fo r im p ro v em en t an d d ev e lo p m en t, an d is fo llow ed by a n ­o th e r spec ia l ex am in a tio n . T h e th ird g rad e h as fo u r ­te e n w eek ly lessons, m an y ex p e rim e n ts a n d te s ts of law s a n d p rin c ip le s a n d o u tlin e s a g re a t deal of w ork th a t th e m em b ers can do as se rv ice ren d e re d to o th e rs w h e n e v e r th e o p p o r tu n ity a rises . T h ese th re e g rades c o n s titu te th e p r e p a r a to ry w o rk of th e N atio n a l Lodge an d th e n a f te r a n o th e r ex am in a tio n th e m em ber m ay p e ti tio n to b eco m e a P o s tu la n t fo r th e fo u r th g rade of th e N a tio n a l, w h ich lead s to m u ch h ig h e r w o rk ; o r th e m em b er m ay rem a in a m em b e r-a t- la rg e of th e N a tio n a l L odge, o r m ay u n ite w ith o n e of th e re g u la r L odges of th e O rd e r a n d p u rs u e th e w o rk , o r jo in o n e of th e m a n y sp ec ia l stu d y g ro u p s o rgan ized th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try .

W h e n m em b ers w ho h a v e fin ished th e second o r th ird g rad es o f th e n a tio n a l L odge w ish to u n ite w ith a re g u la r L odge in th e ir ow n o r n e a rb y locality , they do n o t h av e to p a ss th ro u g h a n y spec ia l exam in a tio n o r p re p a ra tio n fo r q u a lifica tio n a s do o th e r can d id a tes fo r th e re g u la r L odges, b u t th e y m ust ta k e th e first g ra d e in itia tio n in th e re g u la r L odges a s do all c a n ­d ida tes. In o th e r w o rd s N a tio n a l L odge m em bers a re

n o t ex em p t fro m th e first g rad e in itia tio n of th e re g u la r L odges o r a n y of th e o th e r in itia tions, no m a tte r how fa r th e y h a v e gone in th e N ationa l Lodge. T h e in itia tio n c e re m o n ie s of th e N a tio n a l L odge a re n o t th e sam e a s th o s e in re g u la r L odges, a lth o u g h the sam e fu n d a m e n ta l le s so n s of th e in itia tio n s a re tau g h t. T h o se in th e N a tio n a l L odge w ho co m ple ted th e P o s tu la n t’s G ra d e ( o r fo u r th g ra d e ) w ill be en titled to th e w o rk of th e h ig h e r L odges, b u t if affiliation w ith , o r m em b ersh ip in , a re g u la r L odge is desired , all N a tio n a l m em b ers m u s t p ass th ro u g h th e re g u la r in ­itia tio n ce rem o n ie s lik e o th e r can d ida tes . T h is h as b een o n e of th e p o in ts th a t h as puzzled o u r m em bers an d som e of o u r L o d g e officers.

T h e lesso n s o f th e N a tio n a l L odge a re d iffe ren t fro m th o s e of th e r e g u la r L odges, a s h as b een said. T h e y a re d es ig n ed fo r p e rso n a l ex p erim en t an d tes t of th e sim ple fu n d a m e n ta l law s. E ven th e v e ry fine m e th o d s fo r p ra c t is in g th e law s of hea lin g a re d iffe ren t fro m th o se ta u g h t in th e w o rk of th e re g u la r Lodges.

'T h e re a so n fo r th is is obvious. S ince so m uch m ust be c o v e red in th r e e g ra d e s of on ly tw elve to fo u rteen lessons, th e w o rk c a n n o t be so ex tended , so illu s tra ted an d c o m p le te a s it is in th e re g u la r L odges an d it c a n n o t c o v e r so m a n y h u n d re d s of po in ts. O n th e o th e r h a n d th e r e is th is th a t m ust be said a b o u t th e lessons of th e N a tio n a l L odge. T h ey a re v e ry p e r ­so n a l; th e y g ive m o re p e rso n a l w o rk to be done, an d 'th ey p e rm it of m o re d ev o ted a tte n tio n to som e po in ts.

A b o v e a ll th is is th e o n e g re a t o u ts tan d in g benefit to b e d e riv ed fro m th e N ationa l L odge w ork . T he m em b ers a ssem b led in th e ir hom es o r san c tu m s on a T h u rsd a y , o r ev en a W ed n esd ay n igh t, a t c e rta in h o u rs a ll o v e r th e c o u n tr y a re to ld how th ey m ay be a t ­tu n e d w ith o n e a n o th e r in th e p ra c tise of ce rta in p r in c ip le s a n d th e h o u r o r m o re th u s sp en t each w eek h as b eco m e a m ig h ty p o te n t fa c to r in th e p e rsona l, p sy ch ic d ev e lo p m e n t o f each m em ber. T h e h u n d red s an d h u n d re d s o f le t te r s rece iv ed b y th e M aster of th e N a tio n a l L o d g e in th e fo rm of re p o r ts show th a t th e m ost u n u su a l m a n ife s ta tio n s have o cc u rre d a t th e se p e rio d s .

T h e w o rk o f th e N a tio n a l L odge has especia lly a p ­p e a le d to th o se w h o live in sm all com m un ities o r fa r aw ay fro m c itie s o r c e n tre s w h e re w e have re g u la r L odges. A n d y e t it is safe to say th a t m ost of o u r o fficers a n d a d v a n c e d m em b ers in th e re g u la r L odges h av e a t o n e tim e p u rs u e d th e w o rk of th e N ationa l L odge a n d th e re b y la id a fo u n d a tio n th a t cou ld no t h av e b een e s ta b lish e d o therw ise . W e a re co n stan tly rem in d ed of th is by le t te r s from o u r h igh g rad e m em ­b e rs w ho re fe r to th e benefits of th e ir ea rly N ationa l tra in in g .

T h e in i tia tio n o r a p p lic a tio n fee fo r th e N ationa l L o d g e is five d o lla rs . T h is covers th e in d u c tio n in to th e firs t g ra d e of the* N a tio n a l L odge. T h e in itia tio n fees of th e seco n d , th i rd an d P o s tu la n t g rad e a re tw o d o lla rs e a c h . T h e m o n th ly dues fo r th e N ational L o d g e a r e o n e dollar» T h e se fees an d dues co v er all th e b en e fits of th e L odge.

M em b ers o f r e g u la r L odges w ho desire m ay also jo in th e N a tio n a l L o d ^ e a n d ta k e u p th a t special w ork . S u ch m e m b e rs sh o u ld w rite to T h e N ationa l Lodge S e c re ta ry , 1255 M a rk e t S tree t, San F ranc isco , C alif., b e in g su re to s ta te th a t th ey a re m em b ers of a re g u la r L o d g e a n d s ta tin g th e i r g rad e . A b o o k le t ex p la in in g th e w o rk o f th e N a tio n a l L odge w ill th e n b e m ailed to th em .

T h e N a tio n a l L o d g e m em b ersh ip , a s a s e p a ra te bock? h a s o ften r e n d e re d y^reat se rv ice to th e O rd e r . Its m e m b e rs h a v e b e e n c o n s is te n t b o o ste rs an d en th u s i­a s tic p ro p a g a n d a W orkers. W h en ev e r a re g u la r

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E D IT O R IA L SO u r first issue of T h e T ria n g le in th e new form ,

d a te d A u g u st, 1923, b ro u g h t to us m an y le tte rs of p ra ise a n d a p p re c ia tio n a n d o th e r le tte rs a n d te le ­g ram s a sk in g fo r m o re co p ies to m ee t th e dem and. T h e e n tire issue w as g o n e b e fo re w e had a ch an ce to rea lize th a t it w as in c irc u la tio n a n d w e re g re t th a t so m an y w e re d isap p o in ted , e spec ia lly th e N ationa l L odge m em b ers w ho, in th e ir to ta lity , w ere deprived o f an y copies.

O f c o u rse th is issue, th e S ep tem b er, w ill be in ­c rea sed in th e n u m b e r of co p ies p r in te d , b u t th a t will n o t co m p en sa te fo r th e loss to th o se w ho did n o t get a copy of th e A u g u s t n u m b er. T h e D ic tio n a ry of R o sa e c ru c ia n T e rm s is e spec ia lly d esired by so m any m em b ers a n d w ill b e w a n te d by th e m an y new m em ­b ers in itia te d th is F all a n d W in te r ; so th e best w e can do is to r e p r in t th e first in s ta llm en t of th e D ic tio n ­a ry fro m A to F in a fu tu re issue. If th o se w ho receive th is S e p te m b e r n u m b e r a n d all su cceed in g ones, w ill p re se rv e th em th e y w ill h av e th e co m p le te D ic tionary a s w ell a s a ll th e o th e r h e lp fu l a rtic les .

W e th in k it w ell to rem in d o u r m em b ers of w h a t h a p p e n e d in re g a rd to th e o ld A m e ric a n R osae C ruc is m ag az in e . M any of th e o ld n u m b ers of th a t m agaz ine a re b r in g in g o n e an d tw o d o lla rs p e r copy an d even m o re h a s b een o ffe red by som e w ho a re an x io u s to m a k e co m p le te sets. A s tim e passes th o se m agaz ines b eco m e m o re v a lu ab le an d th e d em an d on th e p a r t of n ew m em b ers is in c re a s in g each m o n th . T h e sam e s itu a tio n w ill co m e in re g a rd to th e new T rian g le . P re se rv e y o u r co p y ! H av e a n e x tra o n e to loan to o th e rs .

W e th a n k a ll th o se w ho h av e w rit te n such glow ing a n d s in ce re le t te rs a b o u t o u r little m o n th ly m o n o g rap h . W e h av e som e n ew fe a tu re s p la n n e d b u t tim e is r e ­q u ire d to h av e th e m p re p a re d . O u r n e x t issue w ill c o n ­ta in a p le a s a n t su rp rise .

A A AW h e n a m a n ’s b u sin e ss a n d po litica l enem ies jo in

w ith h is f r ie n d s in p a y in g tr ib u te , w h en th e h e a r ts of c h ild re n a re u n ite d w ith th e h e a r ts of o ld e r p e rso n s in p a y in g re sp e c t to h is m em o ry , th e n w e m ay be su re th a t a m an good an d tru e , fa ir an d sq u a re , k ind an d g en tle , lo v in g a n d c o n s id e ra te , is th e o b je c t of th e tr ib u te a n d re sp e c t. A n d su ch a m an w as th e la te P re s id e n t H a rd in g .

H is p a ss in g h e re in S an F ran c isco , w h e re th e city w as d e c o ra te d in h o n o r of h is p re sen ce , w h e re ev e ry ­th in g w as still in festive a r ra n g e m e n t in a n tic ip a tio n of h is co m p le te reco v e ry , w as a sh o ck to th e city an d s ta te th a t b id h im w e lco m e an d h ad p la n n e d to m ake h is v isit o n e o f th e m ost en jo y a b le ev en ts in h is life. Y et it w as no less a sh o ck to th e w ho le n a tio n , to th e w h o le w o rld , an d all th e w o rld m o u rn e d fo r th e loss of H a rd in g th e m an , H a rd in g th e fr iend , H a rd in g th e P re s id e n t, H a rd in g th e gen ia l ex am p le of h u m an k in ­sh ip .

A g re a t m an y le t te r s h av e b een rece iv ed a t H e a d ­q u a r te r s ca llin g o u r a tte n tio n to th e fac t th a t a t th e

tim e of th e la te P re s id e n t’s e lec ion o u r I m p e r a to r w as v is itin g c e rta in c ities in th e E ast a n d in s p e a k in g p u b ­licly to all th e m em b ers in d if fe re n t g a th e r in g s he to u c h e d u p o n n a tio n a l ev en ts a n d m a d e th e o ro p h e c y , from w h a t a p p e a re d to be a copy of a r a r e m a n u s c r ip t fo u n d in th e a rc h iv e s of th e old m y s tic b o o k s o f th e R o sic ru c ian s p re se rv e d in W ash in g to n , t h a t th e new ly e lec ted P re s id e n t w ou ld fill b u t li tt le m o r e th a n h a lf of h is te rm of office. T h e p ro p h e c y in a ll i t s d e ta ils is reca lled in th ese le tte rs a n d m a n y q u e s t io n s a re a sk ed a b o u t th e new P re s id en t.

W e feel th a t it is w ith in o u r p ro v in c e to s t a te a few fac ts a b o u t C a lv in C o o lid g e n o t generall-v* k n o w n especia lly since th e se fac ts a re of in te r e s t to th o s e of th e m ind w h ich c o n s titu te o u r class o f r e a d e r s .

C alv in C oo lidge is a m ystic of a d e f in ite s c h o o l of p h ilo so p h y . H e is v e ry p o sitiv e a b o u t t iú s w h e n he is q u es tio n ed by so m eo n e w hom h e c o n s id e r s suffi­c ien tly in fo rm ed to u n d e rs ta n d . T h o se w h o c a n re a d b e tw een th e lines of h is re m a rk s w ill d is c o v e r a c o n ­n ec tio n , an a sso c ia tio n .

F irs t o f a ll M r. C oo l idge is n o t a m e m b e r of a n y c h u rc h . T h is is n o t b ecau se h e is n o t in s v m p a th y w ith th e c h u rc h e s a n d th e i r w o rk , fo r h e is e n th u s ia s t ic a b o u t th e w o rk th a t all of th em a re do in^» a n d is a re g u la r a tte n d a n t w h ile in W a sh in g to n o r in h is h o m e tow n . But, h e ex p la in s, h e h a s no s e c t a r i a n o r d e ­n o m in a tio n a l re lig io u s beliefs, d e sp ite th e f a c t th a t h e w as ra ised a C a lv in is t in th e s t r ic t N e w E n g la n d fo rm . H is re lig io u s v iew s a re to o b road* to o s p ir itu a l too m ystica l, to b e lim ited by s e c ta r ia n c re e d s o r dogm as. A n d th e m a n n e r in w h ic h h e e x p la in s h is a t t itu d e in th is re g a rd te lls q u ite a s to ry .

W h en fu r th e r q u es tio n ed a b o u t h is p h i lo s o p h y of life, h e m ak es th is v e ry illu m in a tin g , th o u g h veiled an sw er. “Y ears ag o a g re a t m an y m e n a n d w om en w e re in f lu en ced in th e i r th in k in g by th e p h ilo s o p h y of a h u m b le co b b le r w ho m ed ita ted w h ile h e c o b b le d an d th e n d isco u rsed on th e law s of G o d a n d n a tu r e to th o se w ho g a th e re d a ro u n d h is l i t t le r o o m a t n ig h t T h a t w as in a n o th e r land . T h e c o b b le r 's te a c h in g s h av e rem a in ed a s a gu ide in life to th is d a y . W ell 1 to o , h av e a co b b le r fo r m y te a c h e r a n d h is p h ilo so p h y is m y p h iliso p h y . F ro m him I h a v e le a r n e d w h a t I k n o w of th e p ro b lem s of life an d it is m y in te n tio n to a p p ly th e se te ac h in g s a t ev ery o p p o r tu n i ty a n d in ev e ry w ay th ro u g h o u t m y a d m in is tra io n a s 1 h av e in all th in g s of m y life .”

W h a t a re th e e ssen tia ls of h is p h ilo s o p h y > L et us s ta te a few of th em in th e fo llow ing te r m s , w h ic h a re ta k e n from a n a u th e n tic a c c o u n t:

L ife is b u t th e p a th of du ties an d h o n o r s th a t befall m en . i

D u ties an d h o n o rs a re , essen tia lly , in c id e n ts on th e w ay , a n d m an is n o t to b e u n d u ly e la te d o v e r h o n o r d ish e a rte n e d b y fa ilu re s , b u t a lw ays e x e rc is in g e a rn e s t en d eav o r to fulfill th e d u tie s to th e b e s t o f h is ab ility .

A lw ays m a in ta in ca lm d ig n ity a n d sh o w D eaceful se re n ity in th e face of a g re a t c risis .

M ain ta in a n a b id in g fa ith th a t a m in d b e fo g g e d by selfish, p e rso n a l in te re s ts o r h id in g b e n e a th a n a rtific ia l ven ee r, c a n n o t p ro p e r ly co m m u n e w ith th e m in d s of n o b le m en .

If P ro v id e n c e p lace s a du ty , a p o w e r o r som e a u th o r itv in y o u r h an d s , m ee t it w ith a ll v o u r w isdom a n d fulfill th e o b lig a tio n to th e b es t o f \~ our ab ility .

M an c a n n o t a ssu m e a u th o r ity w h ic h h e d o es no t have , n o r sh o u ld h e ev e r fail to u s e th e a u th o r ity w h ich is h is b ir th r ig h t.

R ad ica lism in a n y fo rm is u n w h o le so m e .Love of o rd e r , system a n d law is a m o u n ta in of

s tre n g th .L ab o r, even of th e m ost h u m b le k i^ d . :s \ d ig n itv

T h e tim e w ill com e w h en it w ill b e d is g ra c e fu l to be rich a n d idle.

C lass fav o ritism in a ll th in g s is c a te r in g to th e re c o g n itio n of classes, a n d th e re a r e n o c la s s e s in the eyes of th e su p re m e law s of G od a n d n a tu r e .

T h e tr u e v a lu a tio n of a ll th in g s in li fe is th e sp iritu a l v a lu a tio n w h ich th e in n e r m an c a n d is c e rn a n d th e o u te r m an m u s t le a rn to c o m p re h e n d .

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A few m in u te s sp en t sev e ra l tim es each day in silen t m ed ita tio n w ill g ive m an g re a te r p o w er an d insigh t an d p lace h im in m o re in tim a te c o n ta c t w ith h is fellow m en.

A A AO n ce a g a in a c a ta s tro p h y h a s v isited a n a tion , a

p eop le , an d th e L aw of N a tu re h as m ade m an ifest its m ig h ty p o w er a n d its cyclic p ro cesses . A s hum ans, a s k in of th o se w ho su ffe r a n d w ho w ill su ffe r a s a re su lt of th is d isas te r , w e so rro w an d a re in m en ta l pa in , w h ile o u r h e a r ts ex te n d to th em th e sym pathy a n d h e lp th a t is w ith in o u r b e in g s an d a t o u r m a te ria l d isposal. A s s tu d e n ts o f law s, a s m etap h y sic ian s, as a d e p ts ev e r so little illu m in a ted in o u r co m prehension , w e ex ten d even m o re th a n sy m p a th y a n d m a te ria l a ss is tan ce ,— w e tra n sm it to th em co llectively an d in ­d iv idua lly th e m o re su b tle a n d m ost exp ressive a s s u r­a n c e s of o u r u n ity w ith th em in th e tim e of th e ir a n ­gu ish th a t th e y m ay sense , a s w e do, th e n o n -ex is t­en ce of ra c ia l d is tin c tio n a n d class p re ju d ice .

T h e L ittle F lo w er D a n c in g G irl of A sia lies cru shed - a n d b leed ing . N o t by a n y a c t o f h e r ow n h as su ffering b een in flic ted u p o n h e r body . She h as n o t w ilfully to rn dow n h e r g ilded sh rin e s a n d se t a fire h e r bam boo h o m es ; n o r h a s she k n o w in g ly cast th e bod ies of in ­fa n ts in to th e fire -p it of to r tu r e an d d isease. T h e L aw of L aw s h a s v is ited h e r a s it h a s v isited o th e rs an d w ill c o n tin u e its v is ita tio n s th ro u g h o u t e te rn ity .

T h e little g a rd e n sp o ts w e loved to visit, th e q u a in t a tm o sp h e re w e c h e rish e d a s p a r t of o u r h u m an eccen ­tr ic itie s , th e p o r ts of o u r A s ia tic jo u rn e y s , th e a tlie rs of o rie n ta l a r t , th e q u a in t an d efficient fa c to rie s of th e to y s th a t h a v e am u sed m illious of little h e a rts— all th e se th in g s th a t h av e b een a p a r t of th e life of so m an y A m erican s , h av e b een ta k e n aw ay , la id to w aste , a n d aw a it th e d aw n of a n o th e r day.

A n d in th e m ean tim e th e re rises from above th e lan d s fa r a c ro s s th e Pacific , th e c ry s an d p lead ings, th e sobs a n d m o an s of th o u sa n d s w ho su ffe r an d know n o t w hy, b u t a sk G od, o u r G od, th e ir G od, th e only G od, fo r m ercy , he lp , s tre n g th , re lief. O u r heads a re bo w ed dow n w ith th e h e a d s of m illions eve ry w h ere in th e p re s e n c e of th is ev en t w h ich b rin g s us all c loser to th e re a liz a tio n of th e e x ac tio n s of n a tu re a n d th e o m n ip o te n c e of G od’s L aw s.

A A AW e a re rem in d ed a t ju s t th is tim e, an d in co n n ec tio n

w ith th e fo reg o in g , of a n o th e r ev en t, in co m p arab le

in its fa r -re a c h in g effect, b u t equally a s im pressive in th e lesson to be lea rn ed .

O n th e S u n d ay fo llow ing th e tra n s itio n of P re s id en t H a rd in g o u r S u p rem e G ran d M aster de livered a specia l se rm on th ro u g h R adio C h u rc h of A m erica , b ro a d c a s t­ing it a s u su a l from th e C h u rc h s ta tio n in C alifo rn ia to th e h u n d re d s of th o u sa n d s w ho listen in. T h e sub ­je c t of th is spec ia l d isco u rse w as “T h e re is no D ea th .”

W e le a rn e d la te r th a t o n e w om an w ho h ad been a re g u la r lis ten e r-in a t th e C h u rc h serv ices p rev a iled u p o n h e r fa th e r to listen in on th is p a r tic u la r S unday fo r th e first tim e. N ot on ly th e to p ic of th e d iscourse a n d its specia l m essage im p ressed him , b u t th e b ro a d ­ness, th e logic, th e m ystica l p re se n ta tio n of th e fac ts invo lved in life an d its tra n s itio n , deep ly im pressed him to such an e x te n t th a t he m ade a n u m b er of fav o r­ab le co m m en ts to h is d a u g h te r . D u rin g th e a fte rn o o n an d even ing , a n d even u p to th e h o u r of re tir in g he sp o k e ab o u t th e se rm o n as th o u g h he h ad received som e in n e r L igh t, a s th o u g h som e sp a rk of rea liza tion , of D ivine A ttu n e m e n t, h a d b een h is ex p erien ce . A ll in th e fam ily w e re im p ressed w ith th e in c iden t. T h e n e x t m o rn in g a s th e fa th e r d e p a rte d from th e hom e to go to w o rk h e sp o k e ag a in of th e im press ions th a t lin g e red in h is m ind a n d h e seem ed to be in fu sed w ith a new fa ith , a g re a t ho p e . O n ly a few m in u tes a f te r h e left th e h o m e new s w as b ro u g h t to th e fam ily th a t he h ad b een in s ta n tly k illed in a n acc id en t. W ith m o th e r an d d a u g h te r still im pressed w ith th e m a n ’s ch an g ed re lig io u s view s, th e d a u g h te r te lep h o n ed to H e a d q u a r te rs a sk in g th a t a copy of th e S erm on b e sen t th em to re -re a d in th e ir h o u rs of so rro w a n d to p re ­se rve as a m em en to of th e G rea t A w ak en in g th a t had com e to th e ir loved o n e a t so c ru c ia l a tim e.

H ow m an y of u s re a lly s tan d a t th is v e ry h o u r on th e b rin k of a g re a t ad v e n tu re , a t th e very th re sh o ld of tra n s itio n , a n d give little th o u g h t to th e suddenness w ith w h ich ch an g es a re m ad e? E ach even tide m ay be th e se ttin g -su n h o u r of th is life’s p e rio d ; each n ig h t m ay be th e las t o p p o rtu n ity to a ttu n e th e m ind w ith th e C osm ic M ind a n d p re p a re it fo r th e jo u rn e y in to D iv ine C onsc iousness . A s w e close o u r eyes and c lose th e day of ac tiv ity , le t u s c lose o u r lives w ith a p ra y e r o f th an k fu ln e ss to G od an d all, w ith n a u g h t b u t love a n d to le ra n c e an d k in d n ess in o u r m inds, an d th e n w h en th e sun o f a n o th e r day beg in s a day of a new life, h e re o r on a n o th e r p lan e , w e shall be read y w ith a c lean sp irit a n d a w ho lesom e m ind.

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H E R E is a b o o k w hiqh m ost of o u r m em ­b e rs w ill e n jo y re a d in g if th ey can buy it o r b o rro w a copy . It is p ro b ab ly d ifficu lt to o b ta in in som e localities, b u t can b e se c u re d th ro u g h p lac in g an o rd e r w ith a lm o s t a n y b o o k s to re . T h e com ­p le te title is: T e r tiu m O rg an u m , (T h e T h ird O rg a n of T h o u g h t) , a K ey to th e E n ig m as o f th e W o rld , by P. D. O uspen - sky , p u b lish ed b y th e M ajias P ress,

R o ch es te r , N. Y.It is a la rg e b o o k p r in te d w ith la rg e c lea r type ,

w ell in d ex ed a n d c o n ta in in g a la rg e fo lded c h a rt of “ T h e F o u r F o rm s of th e M an ifes ta tio n of C onsc ious­n e ss .”

W ritte n b y a m y stic a n d tr a n s la te d from th e R ussian by th o se w ho h av e ta k e n c a re to p re se rv e th e b r il­lian cy a n d c h a ra c te r of th e o rig in a l, w e find th e book d ea ls co m p le te ly w ith su ch su b jec ts a s T h e M ystery of Sp a ce a n d T im e, S h ad o w s a n d R eality , O ccultism , A n im a te d N a tu re , V o ices of th e S tones, M athem atics o f th e In fin ite , L og ic of E cstacy , M ystical T heosophy , C osm ic C o n sc io u sn ess, th e N ew M ora lity an d th e B irth of th e S u p e rm a n .

In o n e co p y of th is b o o k o w n ed by o u r S up rem e G ra n d M aste r, R ev. G eo rg e R. C h am b ers , Ph .D ., w e find th e fo llow ing w rit te n on th e p ag e fac in g th e tab le

of co n ten ts , a s o n e of h is m an y p en c iled n o ta tio n s : “ O u sp en sk y ’s p h ilo so p h y is com p le te in its u n d e r ­s tan d ab len ess . B ut th is is n o t co m p le te en o u g h . It is th e o ry . It is n o t co m p le te en o u g h to b r in g to p ra c ­tic a l ex p e rien ce . It p re s e n ts th e co n cep t to th e fo u r th d im ension , b u t it d o esn ’t b r in g to th e a c tu a liz a tio n of th e rea lity . O n ly a rea l a n d p ra c tic a l M ystic c an do th a t! A n d in a ll th e w o rld of tim e a n d space , R osi- c ru c ian ism is th e on ly p h ilo so p h y th a t can say : “ O u rp h ilo so p h y is co m p le te ----ideally a n d fac tu a lly — rea llyan d ac tu a lly — th e o re tic a lly an d p rac tic a lly . A n R. C. of th e h ig h es t d eg ree s know s ab o u t th e fo u r th d im en ­sion an d is ab le to fu n c tio n in th e p o w er a n d m arv e l of its co n sc io u sn ess in ex p e rien ce . H e, o r she, n o t only k now s a b o u t it, b u t know s it an d uses i t .”

A A AA n o th e r in te re s t in g b o o k h as com e in to th e Im-

p e ra to r ’s lib ra ry . It is: T h e O belisk an d F reem aso n ry , A cc o rd in g to th e D iscoveries of B elzoni an d C om ­m a n d e r G o rrin g e , by Jo h n A . W eisse, M. D.

T h is b o o k is in te re s t in g b ecau se of th e ligh t th a t it sheds on th e h is to ry an d m essage of th e g re a t obeli^i.' th a t w as b ro u g h t fro m H eliopo lis , E gyp t, to New Y ork C ity an d e re c te d th e re in C e n tra l P a rk . T h e bo o k c o n ta in s m an y illu s tra tio n s in co lo rs, de ta iled t r a n s ­la tio n s of th e h ie ro g ly p h ic w ritin g on th e fo u r sides of th e obelisk , a n d rev ea ls th e m ean in g of th e v a rio u s

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fo u n d a tio n s to n es a n d th e ir s tra n g e m ark in g s as d is­co v e red by th e se sc ien tis ts an d F reem asons.

T h e b o o k is a n a u th e n tic o n e a n d ab o u n d s w ith M asonic re fe re n c e s of sp ec ia l in te re s t to F reem asons. B ut it w ill p ro v e in te re s tin g to th e R o sic ru c ian s as w ell an d fo r th a t re a so n it sh o u ld be p lace d in th e R osi­c ru c ia n c a ta g o ry .

In g iv ing th e h is to ry of th e e a rly E g y p tian sec re t soc ie ties w e find m an y re fe re n c e s to th e ex is ten ce of th e R o s ic ru c ian b ro th e rh o o d , a n d a few of these re fe r­en ces a re g iven h e re w ith :

A fte r sp e a k in g of th e R o sic ru c ian s a n d th e ir ex is t­en ce in th e y e a r A . D. 30 6 a n d how th ey espoused c e r­ta in a n c ie n t te ac h in g s a n d ad d ed th em to th e ir ow n in evo lv ing a h ig h e r w o rk , re fe re n c e is m ade to th e gu ilds a n d se c re t soc ie ties b e in g fo rm ed in th e y e a r . A . D. 614 , a n d " so o n th e in te lle c t of th e A lchem ists a n d R o s ic ru c ian s w as fe lt a m o n g th e guilds. T hen , la te r on , w e re a d th is : “ H e re w e m u st n o t om it th e R o s ic ru c ian s w ho h a d th e i r m ain s tre n g th in G e r­m an y , b u t h a d th e ir ram ifica tio n s all o v e r th e globe. T h e ir g re a t le a rn in g a n d e ru d itio n gave th em m u ch in flu en ce d u r in g th e D a rk A ges a n d m ed ieval tim es. T h e R o s ic ru c ian s h av e b een tr a c e d to O rm u s, w ho, a b o u t A . D. 46 , fo u n d ed a n O rd e r th a t w o re a red c ro ss a n d w e re th e n c e sty led R o sic ru c ian s. O rm u s h a s b een co n sid e red a s a c o n v e rt o f St. M ark , th e E v ange lis t. W e a r e to ld th a t th e y w e re jo in ed by th e le a rn e d o rd e r of th e E ssenes. T h e K n ig h ts T e m p ­la r seem to h av e b o rro w e d th e red c ro ss from th e E a s te rn a n d W e s te rn R o sic ru c ian s , so th a t th is badge d a te s fro m A . D. 46 to o u r day . W e give a sh o r t list of th e ce le b ritie s c la im ed by th is o rd e r :

T h e n fo llow s a lis t of im p o r ta n t c h a ra c te rs in h is ­to ry , m an y of w hom a re w ell k n o w n as R o sic ru c ian s by th e ir w ritin g s a n d th e ir m a n u sc rip ts p re se rv ed to th is day . In th e list w e find th is co m m en t: "T h u s h as R osi- c ru c ian ism g re a t in te llec ts , e x te n d in g fro m B rita in to P e rs ia .”

A A AM any b o o k s h av e a p p e a re d on th e m a rk e t w ith in

th e p a s t te n y e a rs d ea lin g w ith th e su b jec t of M ysticism . F ew of th o se w rit te n b y A m erican s eq u a lled th a t ex q u is ite b ro c h u re , "E ssen tia ls of M ystic ism ,” by C obb , p u b lish ed a few y e a rs ago an d reco m m en d ed by u s to o u r m em b ers. B ut, now th e re h a s a p p e a re d a n o th e r , w ith th e title : ^ ^ h a t is M ystic ism ?” by th e R ev. C h a rle s M orris A dd ison , D .D ., p u b lish ed by M acm illan C o., N ew Y o rk C ity . W e c a n ­n o t do b e tte r th a n p re s e n t h e re a rev iew of th e bo o k a s p re p a re d b y th e R ev. J. W ilm er G resham , D ean of G race C a th e d ra l, S an F ra n c isc o :

" A t th e o u tse t w e a re rem in d ed th a t m ysticism , b e in g b u t a " s p ir i t a n d a m e th o d ,” c a n n o t be defined, an y m o re th a n love can b e defined o r G od p ro v ed by a sy llog ism . T h is is n o t an e n c o u ra g in g b eg in n in g in v iew of th e fa c t th a t th e b o o k se ts o u t to te ll us w h a t m ystic ism is. B ut, a f te r all, it is m o re h o n est a n d a b e tte r p o licy to con fess o n th e first p ag e , ra th e r th a n a t th e end , th a t th e su b je c t e ludes d efin ition an d th a t no c a te g o ric a l a n sw e r m ay be expec ted .

“ O n th e o th e r h an d , it is re a s su r in g to be to ld th a t th e m y stic is q u ite a p ra c t ic a l so r t of p e rso n , liv ing in a v e ry rea l w o rld a n d d iffe rin g from o th e r fo lk only in th a t h e w a n ts G od m o re a n d ta k e s m o re p a in s to find H im . If th is b e tru e , th e n it m u s t follow th a t th e d iffe ren ce b e tw e e n th e m y stic an d th e re s t of us is b u t a m a tte r of d eg ree .

“ If th e re seem s to b e a d iffe ren ce in k in d it is only b e c a u se w h en w e view a M eiste r E c k a r t o r a P h illips B rooks, a W illiam L aw o r a St. Jo h n th e D ivine, th e d eg ree s a re so m u ltip lied th a t w e b eh o ld a h e ig h ten ed in te n s ity in o u r com m on a d v e n tu re fo r G od. In th is sense if th e t r u e m ystic b e d iffe ren t it is on ly in a re la tiv e sense,, a s th e L o rd C h ris t w as d ifferen t.

" In th e co u rse of h is s tu d y of m ystic ism D r. A dd ison tr a c e s th e w ell w o rn p a th s w h ich tra d it io n a l re lig ion h a s fo llow ed th ro u g h th e ag es. F irs t, th e w ay of o rg an ized fe llow sh ip , w ith its m o re o r less e lab o ra te r itu a l, se ek in g to d ra w G od dow n to m an o r lift m an uj~ to G od. T h e n th e in te lle c tu a l w ay by w h ich re a ­

son, a s a seaso n ed gu id e , d ire c ts th e se e k e r a f te r God a t th e v a rio u s c ro s s ro a d s of th e m e n ta l field.

"F in a lly th e w ay of th e w ill by w h o se successive tr iu m p h s th e m y s te r ie s o f life a re sh o t th ro u g h w ith sp iritu a l m ean in g s, a n d th e v io len t ta k e th e k ingdom by fo rce . A g a in s t th is b a c k g ro u n d D r. A d d iso n p laces th e m ystica l w ay, c a lled by S c h u re " th e a r t of finding G od in o n e ’s self, * a n d b y R u fu s Jo n e s " th e aw aren ess of G od,” o r d ire c t co n sc io u sn ess o f H is p resen ce .

“T h is las t w ay , th e w a y of m ystic ism , u n d e rlie s all th e rest. N ot a ll m en a r e in f lu en ced by a n e lab o ra te r itu a l n o r in sp ire d by a sense of fe llow sh ip . A nd n o t a ll m en can re p o se in re a so n a s a guide, fo r G od is felt o u t m o re t r u ly th a n H e is th o u g h t ou t. N or is th e m e rc u ria l w ill su ffic ien t to th e u n eq u a l task . T h e m ystic h o ld s th a t w h ile th e se m e th o d s a re good fo r som e m en a lw ay s , a n d fo r a ll m en som etim es, m ystic ism is u n iv e rsa l a n d u n iv e rsa lly n ecessa ry .

"A ll m en w a n t G od. T h e m y stic te lls u s th a t th is sa tis fac tio n co m es m o s t co m p le te ly , n o t by b e long ing to a socie ty h o w e v e r g re a t , n o r by g o in g th ro u g h a fo rm of w o rsh ip h o w e v e r b eau tifu l, n o r by believ ing a dogm a h o w ev e r tru e , b u t by fee lin g a n in w ard and p e rso n a l to u c h o f G od u p o n th e soul. In th e Sufi it is th e G od of M oham m ed , to th e B uddh ist it m ay be N ir­v an a o r D h a rm a k a y a , w ith P lo tin u s it is a v ag u e abyss, w ith St. F ra n c is it is G od p e rso n a liz ed in Jesus C hris t. T h e m ystic im p u lse is th e sam e w h a te v e r th e th e o ­log ica l fo rm of its o b je c t. M oreover, th e a c tio n of th is im pu lse re s ts u p o n c e r ta in fac ts a n d law s a s defin ite a s th o se of m u sic o r a rc h i te c tu re .

“ It becom es a p p a re n t , th e n , th a t m ystic ism rises to th e d ig n ity of th e finest o f th e fine a r ts . If it be asked how w e a re to re la te it to th e w ell defined stages of re lig ious ex p e rie n c e a s ex p re ssed in te rm s of re p e n t­an c e an d fa ith , a to n e m e n t a n d sacrifice , th e an sw er is no t difficult to find.

“ T h e m y stic is se e k in g th e c o m p an io n sh ip of God, th e h ig h an d lo fty O n e th a t in h a b ite th e te rn ity . But G od dw ells w ith h im w h o is of a n h u m b le a n d co n tr ite sp irit. O n ly b y re p e n ta n c e a n d fa ith — th e w ay th a t all m en k now — can th e ve il b e d raw n aside a n d th e b a r r ie rs to th a t c o m p a n io n sh ip b u rn e d aw ay.

S eek s to T ra c e R e la tio n “ D r. A d d ison , w h o se w ell tra in e d m ind is steeped

in th e l i te ra tu re o f m y s tic a l ex p e rien ce , en rich es his su cceed in g p a g e s w ith a w e a lth of b io g ra p h ic a l a llusion in w h ich th e th r e a d o f h is ow n c le a r th in k in g is nev er lost. H is p u rp o s e th ro u g h o u t is to t r a c e th e re la tio n of m ystic ism to life. In tim e p a s t w e shou ld have d e sc rib ed h is m y s tic a l p h ilo so p h y a s em p irica l in its a ccen t, b u t to d a y w e re g a rd it a s to u c h e d w ith p ra g ­m atism .*'

A A AH e re is a m a t te r in w h ich all o u r m em b ers can

he lp . W e w a n t to b e su re th a t w e a re g iv ing o u r re a d e rs ju s t w h a t th e y w a n t o r n eed m ost. W e a re co g n izan t of som e o f th e i r n eed s an d from m o n th to m o n th w ill p u b lish in T h e T ria n g le th o se a rtic le s o r fe a tu re s w h ich w e a re su re com e u n d e r th e c lassifica­tio n of n ecess ities . B ut it h a s b een su ggested b y a n u m b e r o f re a d e rs th a t w e pub lish , seria lly , a few m o re in s ta llm en ts of T h e C osm ic P ilg rim , th e sto ry w h ich w as n o t co m p le ted in th e A m erican R osae C ruc is , w hile o th e rs su g g es t th a t w e p u b lish a n a rtic le each m o n th d ea lin g w ith a rev iew of th e w o rk of each g rad e . W e w a n t m o re suggestio ns. P lease let us h e a r from you .

Som e h ave w rit te n to u s say in g th a t th e y w ere d o u b tfu l if w e w ere d o in g rig h t in using T h e T rian g le in its new fo rm fo r d issem in a tio n „am ong th o se w ho a re seek in g b u t a re n o t in itia ted in o u r O rd e r. If th e re is th a t in T h e T r ia n g le w h ich seem s to be too p la in a n d co v erin g to o m u ch of o u r teach in g s, th en th e re is one good rea so n w hy a copy of T h e T ria n g le should p ass in to th e h an d s of a n y o n e w ho is rea lly sincere in th e s e a rc h ; fo r th e n T h e T ria n g le will give them a fa ir idea o f th e w o rk co v ered by A M O R C a n d help to rem o v e an y false im p ress io n s o r m isu n d ers tan d in g s. T h e T ria n g le is n o t a sec re t p u b lica tio n an d shou ld be u sed to sp re a d th e L igh t.

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F ro m all L odges th e re com es one g en era l com plain t. M em bers a re a b se n t from le c tu re s occasiona lly an d th e n th e y p le a d to be a llow ed to read th e le c tu re th ey h av e m issed. T h e ru le a lw ay s h as b een th a t w hen a le c tu re is m issed th e m em b er m u s t com e early to the fo llo w in g co n v o c a tio n a n d re a d th e m issed le c tu re b e ­fo re p ro c e e d in g w ith th e n ex t. B ut fro m tim e to tim e th e M aste rs o f L odges, o r th e S ec re ta rie s , have loaned th e le c tu re to som e m em b er to re a d a t hom e a n d these le c tu re s h av e d is a p p e a re d . N ow th e M asters an d S e c re ta r ie s a re so r ry . T h e ir files show from te n to tw e n ty le c tu re s m issing a n d th e ca ll on h e a d q u a rte rs fo r d u p lic a te co p ies h a s in c re a se d to a p o in t w h ere it m ean s e x tra ex p en se a n d tim e. T o h e lp th e M asters m a in ta in a co m p le te file of le c tu re s w e have devised a p la n of b in d in g th e m a n d th e ru le w ill be en fo rced : no le c tu re s lo a n e d o r to be ta k e n aw ay from th e office of th e S e c re ta ry o r M aste r. T o o o ften h as a M aster of a L odge o r c lass b een re a d y to o p en a convoca tion w h en h e h a s fo u n d th a t th e le c tu re fo r th e even ingw as gone----find ing sw ee t rep o se in th e hom e of som em em b er w ho fo rg o t to r e tu rn it o r w ho believed th a t a n y d ay n e x t w eek o r n e x t m o n th w ou ld do.

A A AW e h av e a n u m b e r of v is ito rs a t h e a d q u a r te rs ag a in

fro m v a rio u s c ities . T w o fro m P h ilad e lp h ia , one from N ew Y o rk , o n e fro m L o n d o n , E ng land , o n e from W a te rb u ry , C o n n e c tic u t, o n e fro m C h icago a n d one fro m L os A n g e les . M em bers a re a lw ays w elcom e to v is it h e a d q u a r te r s a n d c o n su lt w ith th e ch ief officers a n d a lso to a tte n d th e g ra d e co n v o ca tio n s of th e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L odge. W e can help to m ak e y o u r v isit to S an F ra n c isc o e n te r ta in in g a n d beneficial.

A A AT h e C a lifo rn ia G ra n d L odge now h as e ig h t Col-

om bes on its m em b ersh ip list, b u t o n e of them , th e S u p re m e C o lom be, w ho h a s se rved so long, h as ju s t b een re tire d a s a n a c tiv e C o lom be, h av in g rea c h e d th e ag e w h en th e te rm of office is co m p le ted . A nd soon, o n n e x t T h a n k sg iv in g D ay , she is to be m a rrie d w ith th e T em p le C e rem o n y , in th e C a lifo rn ia G ran d L odge. B est w ishes a r e in o rd e r .

A A AT h e re h a s ju s t co m e to o u r office a copy of a bo o k

sen t to o u r Im p e ra to r by th e G ran d M aster o f th e O rd e r in A u s tr ia , Jo h a n n u s K elp ius . It is a tr a n s la ­tio n of S c h u re ’s b o o k , T h e H ig h P rie s te ss of Isis, p u b ­lished in G e rm an . T h e a u th o r , co m m en tin g on th e sh o r ta g e o f m o d e rn o c c u lt a n d m e tap h y sica l li te ra tu re in h is c o u n try , a sk s w rit te n a u th o r ity to tra n s la te an d p u b lish in G e rm a n th e T h o u sa n d Y ears of Y esterdays by o u r Im p e ra to r a n d M an T riu m p h a n t, as w ell as a r tic le s fro m th e A m e ric a n R osae C ru c is m agazine. O f c o u rse w e a re h a p p y to give all th e ass is tan ce p o s­sib le, fo r w e h e a r c o n s ta n tly a b o u t th e sh o rtag e of m o d e rn m y s tic a l b o o k s in m an y lands.

T h e T h o u sa n d Y ea rs o f Y este rd ay s h as b een tr a n s ­la ted in v a rio u s lan d s in to th e D u tch , th e M alay, th e Sp an ish , D an ish a n d n o w th e G e rm an lan g u ag es.

E lsew h e re in th is co p y th e re is th e D ic tio n a ry of T e rm s a n d y o u w ill find o n e of th em , T h e F o u rth D im ension , in ten se ly in te re s tin g . R ig h t h e re a n o th e r th o u g h t in co n e c tio n w ith th a t d im ension can be given sim ply to p ro v o k e th in k in g a n d a lso to help o u r S ev en th G ra d e m em b ers u n d e rs ta n d so m eth in g th a t o ften c o n fro n ts th em .

A s is sa id in th e D ic tio n a ry in th is m o n th ’s issue, th e F o u r th D im en s io n sh o u ld rea lly be th e F irs t. It p re c e d e s th e o th e r th re e , o r r a th e r th e o th e r th ree , o f len g th , b re a d th a n d th ick n ess , c a n n o t be ap p lied

u n til a f te r th e so -ca lled F o u rth D im ension is o p e ra tiv e . H en ce it is rea lly th e F irs t D im ension . T h e in te re s t­in g p o in t is th a t on ly o n th e ob jec tiv e o r w orld ly p la n e a re th e o th e r th re e d im ensions necessa ry . A p sy ch ic e x p e rien ce is u su a lly of o r in th e first ( o r so- ca lled fo u r th ) d im ension an d th e re fo re h as no o b je c ­tive a c tu a liz a tio n o n th e o b jec tiv e p lan e . W h en w e try to p ro je c t a p sy ch ic m an ife s ta tio n in to sp ace to b ecom e visible w e im m ed ia te ly b r in g th e m an ife s ta tio n o u t of th e exc lu s ive d o m ain of th e fo u r th d im ension in to th e first a n d second , w h ereb y w e ad d b re a d th o r leng th , th e n in to th e th ird by a d d in g a n o th e r lim iting d im ension ; a n d som etim es w e even a d d th e fo u r th d im ension (o r in o th e r w o rd s th e th ird ) a n d give th e m an ife s ta tio n d e p th o r th ickness .

T h e re fo re if w e lo o k u p o n th e so -ca lled fo u r th as rea lly th e f irs t d im ension a n d th in k of a ll p sy ch ic m an ife s ta tio n s a s b e in g of th a t d im ension a lone , w e w ill u n d e rs ta n d w hy su ch p sy ch ic m an ifes ta tio n s h av e co lo r, te m p e ra tu re , defin ite n a tu re a n d p e rso n a lity , a n d o th e r a ttr ib u te s , even a ffec tin g dev ices w hich can m easu re w e ig h t o r specific g rav ity , a n d y e t n o t have len g th , b re a d th o r th ick n ess . A n d , fo r th e sam e re a ­son, su ch m an ife s ta tio n s a re n o t lim ited o r affec ted by m a te ria l th in g s o r co n d itions , such as en c lo su res o r m a te ria l lim ita tio n s, a n d h ave n a u g h t to do w ith tim e a n d space .

T h o u g h ts a re p u re ly of th e first ( o r fo u r th ) d im en­sion, b u t n o t u n til th e y a re p ro je c te d in to th e o th e r d im ensions a re th e y sensed by th e ob jec tiv e co m p re ­h ension .

T h is su b je c t is o n e w h ich som e of o u r ad v an ced m em b ers w ou ld do w ell to dw ell u p o n an d p e rh a p s som e of th em w ill ta k e u p th e p o in ts fo u n d h e re an d in th e D ic tio n a ry of T e rm s an d p re p a re a n in te re s tin g thes is o r b o o k on th e m a tte r . W e w ould w elcom e such

i h e lp fu l w o rk .M em bers in th e S econd G rad e , o r o th e rs , w ill find

th is an in te re s tin g ex p e rim en t. T a k e th e Second G rad e A lp h a b e t a n d th e n in te rp re t from it w h a t is in d ica ted by su ch w o rd s as M AN, L O V E , FEA R , JO Y, PA IN , a n d so on. E ven su ch te rm s a s D E A T H a re m ad e p la in w h en tra n s la te d , le tte r by le tte r , by th e S econd G rad e A lp h a b e t.

A A AT h e N odi n M an u sc rip t in th e F o u r th G rad e co n tin u es

to be g rea tly a d m ire d fo r its la n g u a g e an d b eau tifu l p h ilo so p h y , a n d th e co n tin u ed re se a rc h e s an d dis­coveries o f sc ien ce show th a t N od in ’s c o n ten tio n s an d ex p la n a tio n s w e re c o rre c t a n d p ro p h e tic .

A A AD oes th e M oon a ffec t th e m ind of m an a n d th e

m en ta l-n e rv o u s o rg a n iz a tio n of h is b ody? L ong ago it w as n o ted th a t th o se m en ta lly u n so u n d h ad “ bad spe lls’* a t c e r ta in p h ase s of th e M oon an d fo r th is re a so n th e y w e re ca lled lu n a tic s . T h e o b se rv a tio n s w ere c o rre c t, even th o u g h th e rea so n in g th e re fro m w as fau lty in som e p o in ts . In o u r n e x t issue w e will pu b lish an a r t ic le by th e Im p e ra to r show ing w h a t effec t th e M oon rea lly h a s u p o n m an y of o u r m en ta l, p h y sica l a n d p sy ch ic ex p e rien ces . T h is w ill be one an sw er to th e ab o v e q u estio n .

A A AM em bers h av e w rit te n ex p re ss in g th e ir p lea su re a t

th e re c e ip t of th e new M em bersh ip C ertifica tes . If yo u h ave n o t rece iv ed one be su re to co m m u n ica te w ith th e M as te r of y o u r L odge. It is no t n ecessa ry fo r th e M as te r w ho in itia te d yo u to sign th e certif ica te , so lo n g as th e re is a re c o rd of y o u r in itia tio n . T h e p re s e n t M as te r of y o u r L odge can sign it.

D IC T IO N A R Y O F R O SA E C R U C IA N TERM S

N o te :— T h e firs t in s ta llm e n t of th is D ic tio n a ry a p ­p e a re d in th e A u g u s t, 1923 , issue of T h e T rian g le . R e fe ren ce sh o u ld b e m ad e to th e in tro d u c to ry rem ark s m ad e th e re in .

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F a ith ----W e find th e te rm fa ith o ften defined as “ ac tiv e"belief, o r a be lie f w h ich a m o u n ts to a basis fa r ac tio n u p o n th e a c c e p te d p rem ises . F rom th e m ystica l

v iew po in t, h o w ev er, th is is n o t ex ac t. A d is tin c tio n m u s t be m ad e b e tw een fa ith , belief an d know ledge. T h e m y stic sh o u ld h av e no beliefs, b u t k n o w l­ed g e ; h is k n o w led g e m ay c re a te fa ith o r give h im fa ith in c e r ta in law s a n d p rin c ip les , b u t it woulc. su p p la n t be lief. T h e re fo re w e m ay say th a t fa ith is a n ex p re ss io n of confidence , a n d con fidence isb o rn on ly fro m e x p e rien ce ----know ledge. (S ee

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F o u rth D im ension— F ro m th e R o sa e c ru c ia n teac h in g s th e re is n o th in g m y s te r io u s a b o u t th e fo u r th d im en ­sion. T w o p o in ts sh o u ld b e rem em b ered , it is a d im en sio n a n d it is th e fo u r th . T h e o th e r th re e d im ensions a re le n g th , b r e a d th a n d th ick n ess . E ach of th e se is e x p re s s ib le b y n u m b e rs , w hole, fra c tio n s o r decim als . E a c h of th e s e th r e e d im ensions V h e n e x p re ssed in n u m b e rs h e lp s u s to h ave a n o b jec tive rea liz a tio n of som e a t t r i b u te o f th e th in g s re fe rre d to . W e m ay w rite o n p a p e r th e s e figures, 2 ,,x 4 /x 3 /\ A t o n ce w e k n o w th a t w h a te v e r th e th in g m ay be it is fo u r fe e t lo n g a n d th r e e in ch es w ide a n d tw o in ch es th ick . R e g a rd le ss o f h o w ir re g u la r in fo rm th e th in g m ay b e w e c a n m e n ta lly p ic tu re it o r ex p re ss its fo rm w ith n u m e ra ls , a n d from these a c tu a lly d ra w u p o n p a p e r a d iag ram of its fo rm . (N o te th e c o m p lic a te d y e t e x a c t designs a n d d ia ­g ram s of p a r ts o f m a c h in e ry , a rc h i te c tu ra l e lem ents, e tc ., ex p ress ib le w ith n u m b e r s ) . In te llig en tly as do th e se th r e e d im e n s io n s ex p re ss a th in g to o u r c o n sc io u sn ess th e r e a r e still e ssen tia l e lem en tsm issing in th e e x p re s s io n ----o n e o r m o re a tt r ib u te so r q u a litie s la c k in g . W h a t is th e n a tu re of th e ab o v e th in g th a t w a s 2 /,x 4 ,x 3 ” ? Is it w ood, o r iro n , o r s to n e? W h a t is its w eig h t, its co lo r? Is it h a rd o r so ft? W e say th a t a ll th e se q u estions c a n be a n sw e re d b y e x p re s s in g th e fo u r th d im en ­sion , a n d e x p re s s in g it in n u m e ra ls a s th e o th e r th re e a re ex p re s se d . In th is case , a s a n exam ple , th e figu res 2 //x 4 ,x 3 #V 1 2 .0 1 4 7 w o u ld m ean th a t th e th in g re fe rre d to w a s a p ie c e of S o u th A m erican (n o t a n y o th e r k in d ) m a h o g a n y , w ith a co lo r e q u iv a le n t to a c e r ta in lin e in th e su n ’s sp ec tru m , a n d h a v in g a spec ific g ra v i ty , a c e r ta in d eg ree of h a rd n e s s , te n s il s t r e n g th , e tc . W ith th e first th re e d im en sio n s a n d k n o w in g th e specific g rav ity one co u ld fig u re th e e x a c t w e ig h t of th e p iece of w ood l to w ith in a d ram , if th e f irs t th r e e d im ensions w ere ex ac t. O n th e o th e r h a n d th e s e figu res ó 'x J ’x ? / - 1 2 0 0 6 .0 4 2 w o u ld m e a n th a t th e th in g re fe rre d to w as a m isty , lig h t b lu e -g ra y c lo u d of a c e r ta in d en sity o f o p a q u e n e s s b u t u n k n o w n th ickness, co v e rin g a n a re a o f six b y seven fee t a n d fo rm ed of cosm ic e n e rg y in a v e ry h ig h ra te of v ib ra tio n , so b a la n c e d in sp a c e a s to b e eas ily co n tro lled (m o v ed ) by m e n ta l p o w e r. (M e m b e rs in th e 8 th a n d 9 th G rad es w ill app rec ia te* th is . ) By m ean s of th e fo u r th d im en sio n ( a n d a d ic tio n a ry of a ll th e figu re s ) o n e co u ld ea s ily e x p re s s th e n a tu re a n d a tt r ib u te s of a ll th in g s m a d e m an ife s t on th e o b ­je c tiv e p lan e . L ik ew ise o n e w o u ld be ab le to d e ­te rm in e w h a t fo u r th d im e n s io n w o u ld n eu tra liz e o r com b ine w ith a n o th e r . T h e fo u r th d im ension is n o th in g m o re o r le ss th a n th e ra te of e le c tro n ic v ib ra tio n . A ll q u a li tie s a n d a tt r ib u te s m an ifested by a ll m a te r ia l th in g s re s u lt fro m th is ra te . F ro m a n o th e r p o in t o f v iew th e fo u r th d im ension sh o u ld re a lly b e th e firs t. I t is th e p ro je c tio n from cosm ic sp ace in to th e w o rld ly , m a te ria l p la n e of m a n ife s ta tio n , o f a ll m a te r ia l th in g s . Such p ro ­je c tio n is th e f irs t p h a s e o f m an ife s ta tio n . T h e co m in g to g e th e r o f e le c tro n s in to a to m s a n d from th is in to m o le c u la r fo rm a tio n , c o n s titu te th e first p h a se of c re a t io n in to th e m a te r ia l w o rld of o b ­jec tiv ity . T h e n e x t s te p o r p h a se is th a t of lim ita ­tio n , o r fo rm , c a u se d b y n a tu r a l law s o r by m a n ’s desire s a n d h a n d iw o rk . H e n c e th e th re e d im ensions o f len g th , b re a d th a n d th ic k n e s s shou ld follow th e d im en sio n s of o b je c t iv e p ro je c tio n , w h ich is a m o re c o r re c t te rm fo r th e fo u r th d im en sio n . M ystics w ill

* see, now , w h y th e fo u r th d im ension , in its tru e n a tu re , h a s a lw a y s in te re s te d th e p h ilo so p h e rs an d w as o n e of th e law s c a re fu lly s tu d ied an d u ltilized b y th e a lc h e m is ts o f o ld , a n d th e a d v an ced m ystics of to d a y u se th e law in m a n y s tra n g e m an ife sta tio n s.

F u n e ra l S erv ice----T h e R o s a e c ru c ia n fu n e ra l se rv ice isa c e re m o n y of c e le b ra tio n in its sp irit, a t w h ich tim e th o se a sse m b le d a ro u n d th e body of th e B ro th e r o r S is te r ta k e p a r t in a r itu a l sign ifican t of th e p a ss in g th r o u g h a H ig h e r In itia tio n of th e o n e w ho is n o lo n g e r lim ited b y th e w o rk of th e O rd e r in its m a te r ia l fo rm o n th is p lan e . P u rp le ,

r a th e r th a n b lack , is u sed to ex p ress th e sacredness of th e o ccas io n ( th a t is, w h e re v e r d eco ra tio n s o r d ra p in g s a re u sed in th e T em p le o r h o m e ) . F low ers a re u sed to ex p re ss th e b eau tie s of life. S o rro w is ex p re ssed on ly b ecau se of th e ab sen ce of th e m em ­b e r fro m fu r th e r p e rso n a l c o n ta c t a s h ad b een en ­jo y e d in th e p as t. T h e tim e fo r th e T em p le C e re ­m o n y is la te in e v en in g so th a t th e se rv ice m ay end a b o u t m id n ig h t a n d th e bo d y rem ain in th e T em ple (b e fo re th e A lta r in th e E a s t) u n til a f te r sun rise th e n ex t m o rn in g , w h en it m ay b e ta k e n to a vau lt b u t p re fe ra b ly to a p la c e fo r c re m a tio n (see C re m a ­tio n .) T h o se n o t m em b ers of th e O rd e r m ay be in ­v ited to th e se rv ices a n d such frien d s a n d m em bers of th e fam ily sh o u ld b e sea ted on specia l sea ts a t th e N o rth -ea s t of th e T em p le . T h e ru le is th a t th e R . C . c e rem o n y m u s t be th e la s t ce rem o n y p e r ­fo rm e d ; if th e re is a n y o th e r re lig ious o r f ra te rn a l o rg a n iz a tio n ce rem o n y , it m u s t p re c e d e th e R. C. se rv ice . O n e of th e m ost b eau tifu l p a r ts in th e c e re ­m ony is w h en , a f te r th e o p e n in g of th e serv ice, a spec ia l p ra y e r , a n d som e o th e r po in ts , th e M aster of th e T em p le p e rm its th e G u a rd ia n of th e T em ple w h e re in th e B ro th e r o r S is te r h a s a tten d ed , to stand b eside th e body a n d rem ove from th e L odge a p ro n (w h ich is o n th e b o d y ) th e R ose, w hile speak in g th e se w o rd s : “ F ro m o u r m idst h as d e p a rte d one ex p re ss io n of S oul w e h av e loved. A c ro ss th e C os­m ic T h re sh o ld h a s p assed a n o th e r In itia te in to th e T em p le of G od. In th a t T em p le th e re a re deg rees o f u n d e rs ta n d in g , g rad es of ad v an cem en t, cycles of p ro g re ss io n a n d th e n th e Sub lim e D eg ree of P e r ­fec tio n w h e re in th o u , oh , d e p a rte d one, shall be o n e of th e D iv ine Illum ina ti a n d e n te r ag a in th e S choo l of E x p e rie n c e w h e re w e shall o nce m ore en jo y th y nob le , lov ing co m p an io n sh ip . In thy e a r th ly in itia tio n th e R ose a n d th e C ross w ere given u n to th e e in th e fo rm of th is a p ro n to w e a r a s a sym bol of y o u r read in e ss to serve h u m an ity . T hy body a n d p e rso n a lity w ere ensconsed by th e R ose a n d C ross. In th y D iv ine in itia tio n th o u sh a lt have no n eed of th e C ross , fo r th o u h as t b o rn th y C ress w ell a n d G od h a s la id it a s id e ; b u t th e R ose in all its sw ee tness a n d p e rfe c t d ev e lo p m en t shall rem ain w ith th e e a s a sym bol of th e u n fo ld in g of th y soul ex p e rien ce . T o sym bolize th is. I, G u a rd ian of th e e a r th ly T em p le of th y w o rk , do now rem ove from th y a p ro n th e R ose a n d in th e h a n d of th y ea rth ly body I p la c e a n o th e r R ose, fresh w ith Life, F ra g ­ra n c e a n d P u ritv , th a t it, to o , m ay re tu rn u n to th e d u st of th e e a r th to rise a g a in an d th ro u g h re s u r­re c tio n b eco m e m an ifes t in a ll its glory.**

GG an g lio n — A m ass o f cells o rg an ized in to one body,

w h ich bo d y se rv es c r fu n c tio n s a s a c e n tre fo r v a r i­ous n e rv e im pu lses, th e ex ch an g e , tra n s la tio n o r t r a n sm u ta tio n of su ch im pulses, an d a co -o rd in a tio n of th e in flu en ces p a ss in g in to o r th ro u g h such body. A gan g lio n is, th e re fo re , like a c e n tra l s ta tio n of a te le p h o n e svstem o r a sw itch b o a rd fo r c e rta in e le c tr ic t r u n k lines. T h e g ang lia of th e S y m p ath e tic N erv o u s S ystem a re in ten se ly in te re s tin g in th e ir fu n c tio n in g an d in ten d ed p u rp o ses . T h e ne rv o u s system an d th e p h y sio lo g ica l an d p sych it; fu n c tio n ­ing of gan g lia a re ex p lic itly a n d in te re s tin g ly p re ­sen ted in th e w o rk of th e S ix th G rad e of th e O rd er.

G od— T o R o sa e c ru c ia n s th e re is b u t o n e G od, ever liv ing, ev e r p re s e n t, w ith o u t fo rm an d w ith o n t lim it­in g a tt r ib u te s o r defin ite fo rm o r m an ifes ta tio n — it is th e G od of o u r h e a r ts , a p h ra se found th ro u g h o u t o u r r i tu a l an d m e d ita tio n p rac tise s . T h e G od w hi ch w e conce ive , w h ich w e can be co nsc ious of, w h ich so o n e r o r la te r m an ife s ts in th a t s tra n g e in tim acy w ith in us, b eco m es th e G od of o u r h e» rt. R osae­c ru c ia n s a re o f m an y c reed s a n d re lig ious fa ith s in all p a r ts o f th e w orld , b u t th e re is ab so lu te u n ity in th is o n e idea of G od, th e S u p rem e In te llieence , T h e D iv ine M ind. In a n c ie n t ritu a ls w e find th is as p a r t o f th e R o sa e c ru c ia n p le d g e : “ M an is G od and Son of G od, a n d th e re is no o th e r G od b u t M an. B ut th is h a s a m v s tica l m e a n in g an d is no t to be ta k e n lite ra lly . W e re p e a t th e fam ous s ta tem en t of

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M ax M u lle r: “ T h e re n e v e r w as a fa lse God, n o r w as th e re e v e r re a lly a fa lse re lig ion , un less you call a ch ild a fa lse m a n .” W h en th e so-called h e a th e n p ra y s to o r w o rsh ip s a n idol h e is no t w o r­sh ip p in g a fa lse G od, b u t ra th e r a false in te rp re ta ­tio n of th e o n e tr u e liv ing G od, th e G od th a t he is try in g to idealize , a tte m p tin g to in te rp re t, th e G od of h is h e a r t .

G ra v ita tio n — In th e e a rlie s t le c tu re s of th e low er g rad es of o u r w o rk as g iven in A m erica m any y ea rs ago th e s ta te m e n t w as m ad e m an y tim es th a t th e fo rce of g ra v ita tio n is n o t a p u ll b u t a p u sh . T he p o s tu la tio n s of sc ien ce in th e la s t few y ea rs ten d to p ro v e th a t th e R o sa e c ru c ia n c o n ten tio n in th is re g a rd is c o rre c t. W h ile in th e u ltim a te m an ifesta ­tio n th e re su lts a re th e sam e, in th e fu n d am en ta l law s invo lved th e re is co n sid e rab le im p o rtan ce in th e d iffe ren ce b e tw een a p u sh a n d p u ll ac tion , e spec ia lly a s re g a rd s g ra v ita tio n . It is im possib le to o v e rco m e th e fo rc e of g ra v ita tio n ; a t best it can b e lessened in its a c tio n ; its b es t a p p lic a tio n is in b e in g u tilized . If it co u ld be o vercom e it w ould n o t so lve a n y of th e g re a t p ro b lem s now co n fro n tin g sc ien tis ts , b u t w ou ld b r in g a b o u t g re a te r p rob lem s th a n m an co u ld co p e w ith .

HH a b it— In th e e a rly g rad es of th e O rd e r h a b it is c a re ­

fu lly an a ly z ed a n d stu d ied . T h e re is a sho rt, too sh o r t, d efin itio n g iven to th e effec t th a t hab it is an u n c o n sc io u s law of th e su b jec tiv e m ind . T h is b rie f e x p la n a tio n fo llo w in g th e lo n g e x p lan a tio n s and p re s e n tm e n t o f law s is q u ite u n d e rs ta n d a b le to the s tu d e n t, b u t, o f a n d by itself, it m ay give a w ro n g im p ress io n . A b e t te r fo rm fo r th e b rie f defin ition w o u ld be th a t h a b it is a law of th e su b jec tiv e m ind w h ich law h as beco m e u n co n sc io u s to th e ob jec tive m ind . H ab its a re u su a lly , if n o t a lw ays, fo rm ed consc iously by th e o b jec tiv e self; such ac ts a re no t h ab its a t th e tim e , re g a rd le ss of how system atica lly th e y m ay b e p e rfo rm e d ; n o r a re su ch ac ts in tended to b eco m e h a b its u n less o n e is s triv in g to m ak e th e a c ts o r se rie s of a c ts a su b jec tiv e o r unco n sc io u s p ra c tise , su ch as m a in ta in in g rh y th m in m usic, th e fo rm a tio n of le t te r s in w ritin g , e tc . It is on ly w hen th e a c t b eco m es su b jec tiv e ly p e rfo rm e d th a t it is a h ab it, a law of th e su b jec tiv e self, u n consc ious to th e o b jec tiv e self.

H e a lth — See D isease .H a llu c in a tio n ----Im ag in g of th e m ind . S uch im ag ing

m ay b eco m e fixed in in te n s ity an d in te re s t an d lim ited in re g a rd to su b je c t o r un lim ited , a n d is th en a h a llu c in a tio n . O n th e o th e r h an d im ag in g m ay be ra tio n a l, in ten se , n o t fixed b u t u n d e r co n tro l, in w h ich case it is c re a tiv e th in k in g . A defin ite h a llu c in a tio n , su ch as th a t w h ich c h a ra c te r ise s th e u n so u n d m ind , is a fixed idea b o rn of illogical o r p u re ly d ed u c tiv e re a s o n in g an d w h ich becom es th e o b sessin g th o u g h t o f th e su b jec tiv e m ind w hile th e o b jec tiv e th in k in g is h e ld in ab ey an ce . T h is la t te r c o n d itio n of th e o b jec tiv e th in k in g m ay be caused b y in ju ry to th e m in d o r a n y o th e r cau se of u n ­soundness . S u ch h a llu c in a tio n s a re of th e sub ­jec tiv e en tire ly , th e y can b e rem o v ed o r m odified o n ly by d e a lin g w ith an d th ro u g h th e sub jec tive , fo r th e ob jec tiv e , b e in g in c a p a b le of sou n d reason ing ,

ca n n o t be u tilized to assist, an d o nce th e o b jec tive is sound en o u g h to be ca lled u p o n to assist, th e h a llu c in a tio n s w ou ld au to m a tica lly end . If th e un- so undness of th e o b jec tiv e is due to physio log ica l causes, th e se shou ld be rem ed ied first, b u t th e re ­a f te r th e su b jec tiv e sho u ld be re a c h e d an d en ­listed in th e w o rk of c u rin g th e m ind . T h is calls fo r p sy ch ic p ro cesses ap p lied by th o se w ell e x p e ri­en ced a n d k n o w in g all th e law s.

H y pno tism — A su b je c t it is w ell to a p p ro a c h c a re ­fu lly a n d in deta il. T h e re a re tw o d is tin c t m ethods of in d u c in g a h y p n o tic co n d itio n — by th e use of d ru g s o r by m ean s of m en ta l p rocesses. In e ith e r case a co n d itio n of sleep n eed n o t re su lt n o r is th e co n d itio n of sleep an in d ica tio n th a t th e p e rso n is u n d e r c o n tro l m en ta lly o r physica lly . W h e th e r

• h y p n o sis is p ro d u c e d by d ru g o r by an y m en ta l (o r m in d ) p ro ce ss th e re m u s t be c e r ta in co -o p e ra tio n on th e p a r t o f th e su b je c t; in th e case of m en ta l in ­d u c tio n su ch c o -o p e ra tio n is n o t on ly essen tia l b u t fu n d am en ta l, an d w ith o u t it h ypnosis c an n o t be in ­duced . H en ce th e p ro ce ss of in d u c tio n is n o t a co n te s t b e tw een m inds, th e s tro n g e r overco m in g th e w eak e r, b u t a case of th e s tro n g e r m ind co n ­c e n tra tin g its w ho le a tte n tio n u p o n th e idea of passiv ity . U n less th is is th e a tt itu d e a n d th e ab ility of th e su b je c t a sm all d eg ree of success w ill b e a t ­ta in e d no m a tte r how co m p e ten t th e o p e ra to r . O n ly c e r ta in c lasses of m inds ca n n o t y ield to som e deg ree of hypn o sis— th e in fa n t m ind , th e u n so u n d m ind, an d th e d ru g g e d o r in to x ica ted . A w eak m ind can ra re ly ex e rc ise suffic ien t c o n c e n tra tio n to assist in b r in g in g a b o u t h y p n o sis b y a n y m en ta l p rocess. O ccasio n a l h y p n o sis is n o t d an g e ro u s to e ith e r th e m en ta l o r p h y sica l o rg an iza tio n of th e b o d y ; co n ­tin u e d ex p e rim e n ts w ith o n e su b jec t m ak es th a t

' su b jec t e n te r th e s ta te m o re read ily a s long as th e sam e o p e ra to r co n d u c ts th e ex p e rim en ts . No one w as ev e r p lace d in to th e s ta te ag a in s t h is o r h e r w ill a n d co -o p e ra tio n , fo r it is im possib le (ex cep t in som e ra re cases w h e re d ru g s a re u sed a n d th en th e s ta te w ill m o re n e a rly a p p ro a c h a heav y or deep sleep a s w h en ch o ra l, su lphona l, hy p n a l, e th e r an d s im ila r d ru g s a re u sed ; in th is s ta te th e su b jec t is n o t u n d e r th e m e n ta l co n tro l of th e o p e ra to r o r p h y sic ian a n d th e m ind of th e su b jec t is n o t in ­h ib ited a s w h en a m en ta l p ro ce ss is u se d ) . B ut w h ile a ll th is is tr u e a n d is in ten d ed to dispel th e fe a r of a n d false s ta te m e n ts a b o u t h ypno tism , th e re is seldom an y n eed fo r its u se (e sp ec ia lly th a t w hich is in d u ced by m e n ta l p ro ce sse s ) an d th e p ra c tise sh o u ld be lim ited exclusively to p h y sic ian o r sc ien tis ts w ho h av e m ad e a ca re fu l stu d y of th e law s a n d p rin c ip le s a n d w ho h av e n a u g h t b u t th e h ig h es t e th ica l an d sc ien tific reaso n s fo r in d u c in g th e s ta te . P sy ch ica lly , it is a s ta te w h e re in th e o b ­jec tiv e m ind is a t le a s t fou r-fifths passive o r d o r­m a n t in fu n c tio n in g a n d th e su b jec tiv e m ind is co n seq u en tly a n d p ro p o r tio n a te ly ac tiv e o r su p e r­ac tiv e . F o r p sy ch ic ex p e rien ce s of th e av e ra g e and desirab le n a tu re th e B o rd e rlin e s ta te is m ore efficient a n d calls fo r no a ss is tan ce from an y o p e r ­a to r . See B o rd e rlin e S ta te .

(T o b e c o n tin u e d ) .

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E re g re t to say th a t a ll of o u r L odges and G ro u p s h av e n o t sen t official re p o r ts fo r T h e T ria n g le d u r in g th e p a s t m on th .

In g e n e ra l w e find th a t a g re a t n u m b er o f L odges h e ld no sessions d u rin g th e su m m er m o n th s a n d w e re so busy th e re ­fo re d u r in g th e first w eek s of S ep tem ber th a t official re p o r ts co u ld n o t be p re ­p a re d u n til a ll a r ra n g e m e n ts fo r th e Fall

a n d W in te r h a s b een com p le ted .Q u ite a few L odges a n d G ro u p s h av e a p p o in te d one

m em b er to a c t a s r e p o r te r fo r T h e T ria n g le an d from th e se r e p o r te rs w e ex p e c t new sy item s each m onth .

In fo u r n ew p lace s c h a r te rs h ave b een delivered an d w o rk h a s b e g u n d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th an d in th re e o th e r p lace s re q u e s ts h ave b een m ade fo r th e w o rk . T h is is a good sign fo r th e Fall. B efore J a n ­u a ry is h e re th e re w ill be m an y o th e rs a sk in g fo r C h a rte rs .

F o llow ing is a p a r t ia l list o f th e c ities w h e re th e o rg an iza tio n h a s its b ra n c h e s w ith such com m ent'» as h ave com e to u s d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th . W e hope to h av e co m p le te re p o r ts n e x t m o n th .

N EW Y O R K C ITY . T h e G ran d L odge re p o r ts co n ­tin u ed g ro w th an d en th u s ia sm . A la rg e new class is b e in g p la n n e d an d th e exce llen t p ro p a g a n d a w o rk is

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go ing on . T h e d em an d fo r T h e T ria n g le w as v ery la rg e in th is c ity .

B O ST O N , M ASS. N o re p o r t o f d e ta ils h as com e from th is L odge, b u t it h a s re su m ed its la rg e classes a n d m an y a c tiv itie s a g a in a f te r a v aca tio n of severa l w eeks.

W A TER B U R Y , C O N N . A co m p le te re p o r t from th e G ran d S e c re ta ry show s in c rea sed m em bersh ip an d c o n tin u e d e n th u s ia sm fo r th e w o r k. T h is is th e m ost d e ta iled re p o r t w e h av e rece iv ed a n d it in d ica tes th a t th is G ran d L odge h as a n exce llen t system fo r th e k e e p in g of re c o rd s of e ach p a r t of th e w o rk . T h e L odge is seek in g a n o th e r b u ild in g fo r its T em ple .

H A R T F O R D , C O N N . O n S ep tem b e r 21st, th e A n n u a l F e te D ay of th e O rd e r , Isis L odge held d ed i­ca tio n ce rem o n ie s in its ow n new b u ild in g co n stru c te d by th e L odge on its ow n p ro p e r ty . M em bers from th e G ra n d L odge in B oston a n d fro m th e G ran d Lodge in W a te rb u ry w e re p re s e n t a n d th e re w ere o th e rs p re s e n t seen by a few . A g a in w e c o n g ra tu la te Isis L odge fo r its re m a rk a b le g ro w th a n d w o rk . T he new T em p le b u ild in g faces a h ig h w ay an d its odd fo rm a n d sym bo lica l em b lem s a n d R osey C ro ss on th e fro n t of th e b u ild in g a t t r a c t th e a tte n tio n a n d a d m ira ­tio n of th e h u n d re d s w ho p a ss by in au tom ob iles , fo r th e T em p le is in th e o u tly in g d is tr ic ts of H a r tfo rd an d b eau tifu lly s itu a ted .

W O R C E S T E R , M A SS. N o defin ite re p o r t a t hand , b u t c o rre sp o n d e n c e fro m m em b ers in d ica te s th a t a ll is p ro g re ss in g w ell.

P A T E R S O N , N. J. A lo n g co m u n ica tio n from th e G ran d S e c re ta ry in d ic a te s th a t th is L odge o p en ed in S e p te m b e r fo r th e F all an d W in te r w o rk w ith r e ­new ed e n th u s ia sm a n d in te re s t.

T A M P A , F L A . S ev era l in itia tio n s h av e b een held in th e ' G ra n d L odge recen tly , a n d a new ju n io r C o lom be w as o rd a in e d in A u g u s t. T h e th re e C olom bes of th is L odge w ill b e a g re a t h e lp in th e m an y p lan s b e in g m ad e b y th is ra p id ly g ro w in g b ra n c h of o u r w o rk .

P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A . T h e w o rk is co n tin u in g w ith e n th u s ia sm h e re . A sp ec ia l in te re s t is be in g ta k e n b y th is L odge in h a v in g o n e of th e a n c ie n t la n d ­m a rk s of th e e a r ly R o s ic ru c ian s k e p t in b e tte r co n ­d itio n by th e c ity a s a n in te re s tin g s igh t fo r v is ito rs.

P IT T SB U R G , P A . T h e G ran d L odge is a g a in ac tiv e a f te r a su m m er v a c a tio n a n d a new class is to be in itia te d w ith in a few w eeks. Som e fine re p o r ts from th e h ig h e s t g ra d e m em b ers in d ica te th e p ro g re ss be in g m ad e h e re .

SA N A N T O N IO , T E X A S . O n S ep tem b e r tw en ty - th ird th e A n n u a l F e te p ic n ic w as h e ld by th is L odge a n d d u r in g th e c o u rse of ev en ts th e m em b ers g a th e red a ro u n d a n o p en a ir sa n c tu m a n d h e ld an e lec tion fo r M as te r o f th e L odge to ta k e th e p lace of th e A c tin g M aste r. T h e A c tin g M as te r w as re -e lec ted by u n ­a n im o u s v o te a n d th e jo y s of th e day w e re co n tin u ed . T h e L odge is p ro g re ss in g a n d m em b ers a re v e ry e n ­th u s ia s tic .

O M A H A , NEB. T h e G ra n d L odge re p o r ts g ro w th an d c o n tin u e d en th u s ia sm . M ore re p o r ts in de ta il, p lease .

FL IN T , M IC H . A v e ry fine r e p o r t is m ade by th e G ra n d L odge in d ic a tin g g ro w th , in te re s t, p ro p a g a n d a a n d m an y se rv ices re n d e re d to th o se w ho re q u ire he lp .

C L E V E L A N D , O H IO . T h e G ran d L odge co n tin u es w ith its ac tiv e w o rk an d sen d s v e ry fav o rab le re p o r ts .

SA N F R A N C IS C O , C A L IF . T h e G ran d L odgeh e re r e p o r ts in c re a se d m em b ersh ip to a p o in t w h e re it h a s a b o u t re a c h e d its lim it a n d a n o th e r L odge will h av e to be fo rm ed . M eetings a re h e ld five n ig h ts a w eek w ith tw o c lasses on som e n i gHts.

L O S A N G ELES, C A L IF . T h e m em b ers of th e O rd e r in th is c ity a re fo rm in g a new lodge a n d som e of th e o fficers fro m th e G ra n d L odge in San F ran c isco a re v is itin g L os A n g e le s a n d w ill h e lp in th e fo rm a tio n w o rk d u rin g th e n e x t th re e m o n th s by p e rso n a lly c a ll­in g o n ev e ry m em b er a n d c a n d id a te on th e list.

C H IC A G O , ILL. M em bers h e re a re fo rm in g a new L odge h e re a n d it is e x p ec ted th a t th e Im p e ra to r w ill v is it to ass is t in th e o p e n in g of th e new L odge

th is w in te r . T h e m a n y m em b ers n ow in th a t city w ho c o n s t i tu te th e Illino is G ra n d L odge w ill also assist

S T O C K T O N , C A L IF . T h is c ity is w itn essin g the g ro w th o f th e w o rk a n d re c e n t r e p o r ts show a good d eg ree of a d v a n c e m e n t on th e p a r t of m em b ers in th e h ig h e r g ra d e .

P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N . T h e en th u s ia sm fo r th e w o rk h e re is re s p o n s ib le fo r th e Im p e ra to r ’s decision to be w ith th e m fo r a w e e k a t th e en d of O c to b e r.

S E A T T L E , W A S H . In te re s tin g le t te r s have com e fro m th is c ity sh o w in g th a t a v e ry ac tiv e cam pa ign of som e s o r t is b e in g c a rr ie d o n th e re an d th e de­te rm in a tio n is to ju m p fa r a h e a d in m em b ersh ip .

S P O K A N E , W A S H . N ot to be o u td o n e by S eattle , th e re is a n o th e r fo rm of p ro p a g a n d a cam p a ig n going on h e re th a t m a y w a r ra n t th e Im p e ra to r v is iting the c ity fo r th e o p e n in g of a L odge th is Fall.

G U E R N E V IL L E , C A L IF . T h e w o rk h e re is p ro ­g re ss in g w ell a n d m em b ers v is itin g th e C alifo rn ia G ra n d L o d g e m a k e e n c o u ra g in g re p o r ts . T h e recen t fires in C a lifo rn ia , d e s tro y in g fo re s ts a n d tow ns, cam e v e ry n e a r to G u e rn e v ille , b u t it w as saved.

W IC H IT A , K A N S . W o rk h e re is p ro g re ss in g well an d m e m b e rsh ip in c re a s in g . A m em b er of th is city h as v is ited H e a d q u a r te r s d u r in g th e m o n th b rin g in g in te re s t in g fa c ts .

A A A T H E O T H E R LO D G ES

R e p o r ts a r e e sp ec ia lly d es ired fro m th e b ra n c h e s in C a n a d a , M ex ico , P u e r ta R ico, C uba, C en tra l A m e ric a , a n d o th e r p a r ts of th e O cc id en t. P lease b e a r in m in d th a t su ch re p o r ts shou ld be new sy and of a n a tu r e th a t w ill in te re s t o u r re ad e rs .

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l T h ro u g h th e G ra n d L odge of M exico c h a rte rs w ere g ra n te d to th e fo llo w in g A M O R C bod ies d u rin g the p a s t m o n th :

C O R D O B A , V E R A C R U Z . T o N o strad u m u s Lodge N o. 25 .

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G ro u p N o. 2 6 .W e a r e e sp e c ia lly p leased a t th e ac tiv ity now being

c a r r ie d o n in A u s tra lia , N ew Z ea lan d an d T asm an ia . In m a n y c it ie s o f A u s tra lia m em bers a re p la n n in g new L o d g es o r G ro u p s a n d o u r c o rre sp o n d en ce from th is c o u n try h a s g re a t ly in c rea sed .

A A A FO R E IG N BRA N CH ES

C o r re s p o n d e n c e fro m fo re ig n lands in d ica te s th a t th e O r d e r a n d its w o rk is g row ing ev e ry w h ere . If w e w e re to p ic k tw o c o u n tr ie s in w h ich th e g row th sh o w s th e m o s t a c tiv ity a t p re sen t, w e shou ld say th a t th is is so in G re a t B rita in an d A frica . Ind ia , on the o th e r h a n d , is g ro w in g w ell an d th e re is good w ork b e in g d o n e in G re e c e an d S pain . W e w ou ld like to h a v e n e w sy ite m s fro m all th e fo re ign b ran ch es . T he officia l c o m m u n ic a t io n s rece ived seldom allow fo r ex ­t r a c ts to b e p u b lis h e d in T h e T rian g le .

A A A T H E IM P E R A T O R ’S T O U R

A g a in th e Im p e ra to r w ill m ak e a to u r , th is tim e to th e C a n a d ia n N o rth w e s t an d th ro u g h th e s ta te s of O re g o n a n d W a sh in g to n . H e will devo te a w eek to P o r t la n d a n d o n e w eek to V an co u v e r, B. C ., an d m ake o th e r s to p s e n ro u te . H e w ill leave San F ran c isco a b o u t th e la s t w e e k of O c to b er. M em bers of th e r e g u la r L o d g e s o r th e N atio n a l L odge liv ing in th a t te r r i to r y o r n e a r th e ro u te of th is visit d esirin g to m ee t th e I m p e r a to r o r a tte n d his p u b lic le c tu re s should c o m m u n ic a te w ith th e S u p rem e S e c re ta ry a t H ead ­q u a r te r s a n d m a k e a rra n g e m e n ts o r le a rn of th e d a te s h e w ill b e in th e v a rio u s cities. H e m ay pass th r o u g h T a c o m a a n d a lso stop a t Seattle .

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IN T R O D U C TIO NT h e re m a rk a b le in c id en ts w h ich fo rm th is s t r a n g : s to ry a re ta k e n fro m h is to ric a l fac ts a n d w ith o u t

m a k in g d is tra c tin g re fe re n c e s th e so u rces of h is to ric a l in fo rm a tio n a re g iven w h e re v e r it seem s necessa ry . H e re w e h av e th a t w h ich fic tion co u ld n o t d u p lic a te even w hen ex p ress in g th ro u g h th e m ind of th e m ost v e rsa tile im ag in a tio n . Som e of th e m ost p ro m in e n t c h a ra c te rs in th e ea rly e s tab lish m en t of th e A m e ric a n R epub lic a re in \o lv e d ; m an y of th e m ost v ita l p rin c ip le s la id dow n as th e fo u n d a tio n fo r th e e rec tio n of su ch a R epub lic a re show n to be o f R o sic ru c ian o rig in ; an d a n u m b e r of A m e ric a 's fam ous in s titu tio n s a re tr a c e d to th e p io n ee r w o rk of th e se first A m e ric a n m ystics. '

' T h is is th e first tim e th a t th e co m p le te s to ry h a 3 b een p re se n te d in a u th e n tic fo rm . It h a s re q u ire d sev era l y e a rs in re se a rc h , c o rre sp o n d en ce , in v es tig a tio n by a n u m b e r of d ep en d ab le h e lp e rs , th e c o p y in g an d t r a n s la t in g of m an y re c o rd s a n d m an u sc rip ts , th e p e rso n a l v isits to a n u m b e r of a rch iv e s a n d th e ted io u s v e ri­fica tion of p riv a te ly o w n ed reco rd s . M any of th e re c o rd s re fe rre d to a re now in th e possession of th e a u th o r a n d o th e rs w ill be t r a n s fe r re d to th e A M O R C L ib ra ry w ith in a few y ea rs , w hile m ost of th e o th e r reco rd s a re w ell p re se rv e d in N a tio n a l o r S ta te a rch iv es in th is c o u n try .

C H A P T E R O N E T H E IN C EN T IV E

O th o ro u g h ly a p p re c ia te th e m otives w h ich lead th e B ro th e rs R . C . to leave E u ro p e a n d com e to A m e ric a a t th e close of th e sev en teen th c e n tu ry , w e m u st h ave a fa ir p ic tu re of th e co n d itio n s ex is tin g in E u r­o p e a t th a t tim e.

In th e y e a rs 1614 a n d 1615 th e re a p ­p e a re d in G e rm an y th e o p en p ro p a g a n d a of th e R o sic ru c ian F ra te rn ity in th e fo rm

o f sev e ra l books, chiefly “T h e F am a F ra te rn ita tis .” By mainy these b o o k s w e re co n sid e red a s m e re a tte m p ts o n th e p a r t o f th e a u th o r to s ta r t a new re lig io u s m o v e­m en t, a n d even to th is day th e se b o o k s a re co n sid e red by som e a s th e first fo u n d a tio n s to n es fo r th e O rd e r . T h e re is p ro o f , h o w ev er, th a t in 1610, a sm a lle r bo o k o n th e sam e su b je c t w as issued a n d c irc u la te d p r iv ­a te ly , a n d th e re a re so m an y re fe re n c e s to th e B re th re n of th e R osie C ro ss in o ld b o o k s o n m ystic ism , th a t to s ta te w h en th e O rd e r firs t a p p e a re d in G e rm an y is b ey o n d th e ab ility o f th o se w ho lo o k m ere ly u p o n th e p u b lic reco rd s . B ut th a t th e O rd e r ex is ted in o th e r lan d s is to o w ell k n o w n to need , e x p la n a tio n h e re .

T h e b o o k s re fe rre d to ab o v e a n d issued in G erm an y w e re w rit te n a n d d is tr ib u te d u n d e r th e nam e of Jo h a n ñ V a le n tin e A n d re a . T h is is a n im p o rta n t p o in t a n d it is w ell to h av e it c le a rly a p p re c ia te d . A n d re a w as b o rn in H e rre n b u rg in 1586 . A f te r co m p le tin g a th eo lo g ica l ed u c a tio n a t T u b in g e n h e o b ta in ed ec ­c le s iastica l p re fe rm e n ts in thft. P ro te s ta n t c h u rc h of h is na tiv e c o u n try . H e ev en tu a lly b ecam e C h ap la in to th e C o u r t a t S tu t tg a r t w h e re , in 1654, h e p assed to th e h ig h e r rea lm s. H e w as, re p u te d to be o n e of th e m ost le a rn e d w rite rs o f h is tim e o n th e su b je c t of th eo lo g y a n d th e ' p r in c ip le s o f d iv in e w isdom .

T h e re is o n e p o in t re g a rd in g h is life, how ever, w h ich is seldom m en tio n ed . H e w a s re la ted , th ro u g h th e m a rr ia g e o f h is im m ed ia te fo rb e a rs , to th e fam ily of S ir F ra n c is B acon of E ng land .

A t th is tim e th e L u th e ra n C h u rc h w as p ass in g th ro u g h a p e rio d of sev e re c ritic ism , all. o f w h ich

c e n tre d a ro u n d th e basic p rin c ip le s of theo logy . M any w ere th e th eo lo g ian s w ho w ro te essays co n d em n ­in g o r c ritic is in g th e L u th e ra n C h u rch , a n d am ong th em w ere Jo h a n A rn d t, w ho w ro te a n d pub lished a b o o k en titled T ru e C h ris tia n ity , Jacob B oehm e, th e fam ous sh o em aker-ph ilo sop .her, an d J o h a n n V a len tin e A n d rea .

A t th is tim e a lso S ir F ra n c is B acon h ad com plete ly o rg an ized th e E ng lish O rd e r o f th e R ose C ross F ra te rn ­ity a n d as Im p e ra to r of th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r th ro u g h ­o u t th e w orld , w as v e ry busy w ith th e o rg an iza tio n of o th e r b ra n c h e s in v a rio u s E u ro p e a n cities. H is b ro th e r , A n th o n y B acon, w as h is re p re se n ta tiv e a n d a g e n t on th e C o n tin en t, a n d S ir F ran c is a lso m ad e severa l tr ip s to F ra n c e , G erm an y , Ita ly a n d S p a in in beh a lf o f th e reb u lid in g of th e O rd e r . .

P a r t o f S ir F ra n c is B aco n 's p lans, a s rev ea led in to m e o f h is w ritin g s , w as to estab lish a s ta ff of co ­w o rk e rs to be a su p rem e co u n c il fo r th e O rd e r an d a t th e sam e tim e to c o n s titu te h is c irc le of g re a t w rite rs w ho w ou ld c o n tr ib u te , u n d e r u n k n o w n o r fic titious nam es, le a rn e d b o o k s rev ea lin g th e e ssen tia ls of th e te ac h in g s of th e R o sic ru c ian s o r to in te re s t th o se w ho w e re desirab le a s m em bers. T h is g re a t p lan w as su c ­cess fu lly w o rk e d o u t a n d it a c c o u n ts fo r th e m an y s t ra n g e b o o k s o n m ystic ism an d m ystica l th eo lo g y w h ich w e re p u b lish ed in th e la t te r p a r t o f th e I 7 th c e n tu ry by u n k n o w n o r k n o w n w rite rs .

H o w ev er, th e w ritin g s a n d p re a c h m e n ts o f Jo h a n n A n d re a a tt r a c te d th e a tte n tio n o f A n th o n y B acon a n d w h en S ir F ra n c is v is ited G e rm an y h e sp en t som e tim e in th e co m p an y of th e y o u n g A n d re a a n d find ing th a t h is v iew s of re lig io u s th o u g h t w e re m y stica l in te n d ­ency , p la n n e d th a t th e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk of th e O rd e r in G e rm an y sho u ld b e issued in A n d re a s ' nam «. W h e th e r S ir F ra n c is w ro te a ll o f th e m a tte r co n ta in ed in th e th re e o r m o re b o o k s a n d p a m p h le ts issued in A n d re a s ' n a m e o r n o t, is n o t defin ite ly k now n . Som e of th e s ta te m e n ts c o n ta in e d th e re in a re like th o se p rev -

* iouaty issued by A n d re a a s c ritic ism o f th e L u th e ra n th eo logy , a n d y e t th ey a re a lso m u ch like w h a t B acon w ro te . H o w ev er, som e of th e p assag es in th e F am a

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a n d o th e r book* a r e u n d o u b te d ly B aco n 's , fo r B acon refer* to th e m a n d rep ea t* th e m in som e of hi* a c ­k n o w led g ed w o rk s.

0 n th e o th e r h a n d Jaco b B oehm e w as ju s t a s ac tive ly in te re s te d in th e c ritic ism of th e C h u rc h a n d u n ­d o u b ted ly w ro te a n d issued m o re m a tte r of a m ystica l n a tu re th a n A n d re a . B oehm e, w as in fa c t, a m ystic a t h e a r t a n d w as a t th is tim e e x p e rie n c in g th o se m y s tica l re v e la tio n s k n o w n a s I llu m in a tio n s , a n d th e p rin c ip le s th u s rev ea led w e re se t dow n by h im a s a n o u tlin e fo r a n ew sch o o l o f m y s tic a l p h ilo so p h y . H e , to o , in te re s te d B aco n a n d fina lly b e c a m e o n e of th e B aco n -R o a ic ru c ian s ta ff o f w r ite rs a n d teach e r* .

T h e in f lu en ce of A rn d t, B oehm e, A n d re a an d o th er* b ro u g h t in to th e fo ld o n e o th e r g re a t G e rm a n th e o ­lo g ian , P h ilip Ja c o b S p e n e r, H e w aa b o rn a t R ap - p o ltsw e ile r, in A lsace , o n J a n u a ry 13, 1635 . H e w as still a y o u n g m a n w h en h e u n ite d in th e A rn d t- B o eh m e-A n d rea -B aco n m o v em en t. It is to th is m an a n d A n d re a th a t w e m u st tu r n o u r a tte n tio n now , fo r w e w ill find th e m th e fo u n d a tio n of th e g re a t m o v e­m e n t to w a rd A m e ric a .

B o eh m e 's w rit in g s w e re th e first g iven to th e p u b lic w h ic h c o n ta in e d su ffic ien t p rin c ip le s o f th e m y s tica l p h ilo so p h y to en ab le s tu d e n ts to c o n ta c t th e re a l law s a n d id ea ls h e ld by th e se R o s ic ru c ian s . A s a re su lt g ro u p s of s tu d e n ts w e re fo rm in g in v a rio u s c ities a n d h a m le ts fo r th e p u rp o s e of s tu d y in g h is w riting* , w h ich w e re a t f irs t in m a n u s c r ip t fo rm o n ly . So w e find, a ro u n d th e y e a r 1 6 7 0 -7 5 , m an y g ro u p s o f B oehm e s tu d e n ts , m e e tin g in s e c re t a n d g iv ing to th e i r g ro u p s v a rio u s n am es , r a th e r to co n c e a l th a n rev ea l, th e ir R o s ic ru c ia n c o n n e c tio n . . In to o n e of th e se g ro u p s c am e S p e n e r. F o llo w in g th e p la n th e n a d o p te d , S p e n e r a g re e d to o p e n h is h o m e to a g ro u p of s tu d e n ts w h ile h e b ecam e th e ir te a c h e r . It w as a t th is tim e th a t a p e c u lia r n a m e w a s g iven to th e s e s tu d e n ts a n d th e i r g roup* . T h e o r th o d o x c h u rc h m e n le a rn in g th a t S p e n e r h a d b ra n c h e d off in to a m y s tic a l a n d s in ce re ly d e v o u t s tu d y of m y s tic a l th eo lo g y , so u g h t fo r a n am e of r id icu le fo r h is s tu d e n ts , a n d h it th e v e ry d e sc rip tiv e te rm , " P ie tis ts " o r th e "M o st P io u s O n e s ." E v en tu a lly S p e n e r 's h o m e cam e to b e ca lled T h e C o lleg ia P ie ta tis . S in ce th e se m ystic* d e s ired n a m e s w h ich w o u ld co v er th e re a l n a tu r e of th e i r w o rk , a n d s ince th e n am e P ie tis t a p tly d e sc r ib e d th e i r in te n ts a n d p rac tise s , th e n a m e w as to le ra te d o r p e rh a p s a d o p te d a n d b e ­cam e a g e n e ra l ti t le th ro u g h G e rm a n y fo r th e as- «em bly of th e B oehm e, A n d re a , S p e n e r g roup* .

O n e o f 'th e e a r ly co n v ert* to th e te a c h in g s in th e S p e n e r h o m e w as A u g u s t H e rm a n n F ra n c k e , a n o th e r lib e ra l th e o lo g ia n , a n d h e a ss is te d in fo u n d in g a g ro u p in L eipsig . T h is F ra n c k e b ecam e a v a lu ed a n d e n th u s ia s tic w o rk e r fo r th e R o s ic ru c ia n m o v em en t, ev en to th e e x te n t o f fo u n d in g a n a c a d e m y a n d o rp h a n ­a g e in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e m o v em en t, a t H a lle ,— in s ti­tu tio n * w h ich re m a in a c tiv e to th is d ay a n d w h ic h w ill h av e m u c h to do w ith th e s to ry b e in g to ld . B ut F ra n c k e a tta in e d th is p o w e r o n ly a f te r h a v in g b een sev e re ly c r i tic ise d in L e ip s ig by th e o rth o d o x c le rg y ­m en a n d w as fo rc e d to le av e th e c ity w ith h is te a c h ­in g s .. .

1 S p e n e r d ied in 1705 , a n d i t n a tu ra lly fell to th e lo t o f F ra n c k e to ta k e h is officia l p la c e a s G ra n d M as te r o f th e R o s ic ru c ia n (P ie t is t ) O rd e r in G e rm an y . H a v ­in g e s ta b lish e d c h a ir s fo r th e s tu d y o f th e se m y s tic p r in c ip le s a t h is n ew u n iv e rs ity a t H a lle , F ra n c k e m ad e h is h e a d q u a r te r s th e re . F ro m h e re th e w o rk sp re a d th ro u g h o u t N o rth a n d M iddle G e rm a n y a n d th e first n o n -c a th o lic m issions e s tab lish ed in E u ro p e fo r th e s tu d y a n d p ro m u lg a t io n o f re lig io u s th o u g h t w e re fo u n d e d by F ra n c k e a n d h is a s s is ta n ts a s tes tified to by a ll h is to r ie s o f th e P ro te s ta n t M issions in G e rm an y . T h e firs t o f su c h m issio n s w e re s ta r te d a t Z ieg en b a lg a n d H a lle . A s h e g ra d u a te d h is s tu d e n ts h e ass ig n ed th e m w o rk in v a rio u s c e n tre s a n d in a few y e a rs th e s tra n g e , m y s tic a l te a c h in g s of B oehm e, m od ified by A n d re a a n d s u p e rb ly ex p re ssed o r il lu m in a ted w ith pa**ages by B acon , w e re b e in g SE C R E T L Y s tu d ied in h u n d ie d s of h a m le ts in G e rm a n y .

In F ra n c e , H o llan d a n d E n g la n d th e w o rk w as b e in g c a rr ie d o n in a s im ila r m a n n e r . G iven a s a te rm of rid icu le , P ie tism ev en tu a lly b ecam e a n a m e of h o n o r a n d s tra n g e s ign ificance to th o se w ho co m p re h e n d e d . B ut it w as n o t u n iv e rsa lly a d o p te d . In H o llan d m o st o f th e g ro u p s u sed th a t n a m e w h ile th e o th e r s u sed v a rio u s nam es, som e ev en u s in g th e te rm B re th re n R . C . In E n g lan d v a rio u s nam es , in c lu d in g P ie tis ts , w e re used , b u t in all cases th e g ro u p s w e re u n d e r o n e g o v e rn m en t, g iv ing th e sam e te a c h in g s a n d d ire c te d by th e sam e ch ie f—-S ir F ra n c is B acon . A lth o u g h F ra n c is B acon h a d p assed o n to a n o th e r re a lm in 1626, h e h a d m a d e p ro p e r a n d a d e q u a te p la n s fo r th e successfu l c o n tin u a tio n of h is w o rk a n d fo r m an y y e a rs h e w as th e d ire c to r u n seen of th e ac tiv itie s of th e R o sic ru c ian s , ju s t a s to d a y h is so u l d ire c ts th e w o rk th ro u g h ch an n e ls esp ec ia lly ch o sen fo r th e en d in v iew .

T h u s , in a few w o rd s w e h av e th e im p o r ta n t fa c ts rev ea lin g th e co n d itio n s w h ich ex is ted in E u ro p e a t th e close o f th e se v e n te e n th c e n tu ry a n d a t th e b e g in ­n in g o f th e e ig h te e n th . W e find th a t b e tw een th e y e a rs 1610 a n d 1616 A n d re a p u b lish ed a n d c irc u la te d h is fam o u s R o s ic ru c ian M an ifestoes in th e F am a F ra te rn it i ta t is a n d o th e r s im ila r books, w h ile B oehm e w ro te a n d p u b lish ed h is A u ro ra a n d som e o th e r m a n u ­sc r ip ts re v e a lin g th e d o c tr in e s a n d p rin c ip le s o f th e te a c h in g s . D u rin g th is sam e p e r io d g ro u p s w ere.(>eing rap id ly fo rm ed , o r th o d o x re lig io n -severe ly c ritic ised , a g e n e ra l ten d e n c y to w a rd m y s tica l stu d y w as d ev e lo p ­in g a m o n g le a rn e d m en a n d w o m en , s e c re t m ee tin g s w e re b e in g h e ld to ev ad e a n d av o id th e p e rsecu tio n * of th e C h u rc h , b o th P ro te s ta n t a n d R o m an C a th o lic , a n d in E n g lan d th e g re a t in te rn a t io n a l h e a d q u a rte r* of th e R o a ic ru c ian O rd e r w e re ac tiv e ly en g a g e d in th e auccessfu l p ro m u lg a tio n of th e f r a te rn i ty u n d e r th e le a d e rsh ip o f th e Im p e ra to r , S ir F ra n c is B acon.

W e n eed o n ly th e life o f Ja c o b B oehm e to see how b it te r ly th e P ro te s ta n t C h u rc h co u ld p e rs e c u te th o se w ho h e ld m o re lib e ra l o r ad v a n c e d th o u g h ts th a n its n a r ro w c reed s p e rm itte d , to rea lize w h a t re lig io u s p e rs e c u tio n m e a n t. W e n e e d o n ly th e p u b lic ly re c o rd e d re su lts o f th e is su a n c e of A n d re a 's b o o k s to rea lize w h a t a n e ffec t th e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e R ose C ro ss f r a te rn i ty h a d u p o n th e ad v a n c e d th in k e rs of th e day . W e n eed n o th in g m o re e lo q u e n t o f th e p oss ib ilitie s o f th e O rd e r in its in te lle c tu a l sen se a t th a t tim e th a n th e re c o rd o f th e w o rk d o n e by S ir F ra n c is B acon, a s to ld in h is ow n w o rk s , to see how qu ick ly , fe rv e n tly a n d g lad ly th e le ad in g m in d s o f th e E u ro p e a n C o n tin e n t cam e to h is side to fo rm th e g re a t schoo l of w rite rs an d te a c h e rs fo r th e p re p a ra tio n of th e m a tte r to b e g iven to th e m asses o u ts id e of th e s tu d y g ro u p s .

B oehm e a n d B acon h a d p asaed o n to h ig h e r realm * in 1624 a n d 1626 , a n d A n d re a fo llow ed in 1654 . In 1675 w e find F ra n c k e a t th e h ead of th e w o rk in G e r­m an y , su c c e e d in g S p e n e r, a n d w e find th e w o rk w ell e a tab lish ed w ith in s titu tio n s , acad em ies , o rp h a n a g e , a u n iv e rs ity w ith s e a ts o f le a rn in g s in th e m y s tica l a r ts , m an y h u n d re d s o f s tu d y g ro u p s , m issions in m an y c ities , a n d a ll th e se m y s tic s lo o k in g fo rw a rd to th e c o m in g of th e y e a r 1694 , th e 1 0 8 th y e a r s ince 1586, th e y e a r th a t A n d re a w as b o rn a n d th e y e a r w h en B acon , 25 y e a rs o ld a n d a s a b e n c h e r in G ra y 's Inn , firs t c o n ta c te d th e w o rk o f th e o ld O rd e r a n d e s ta b ­lished th e firs t g ro u p of p ro sp e c tiv e s tu d e n ts fo r th e n ew O rd e r R . C . T h e p e rio d s o f 108 y e a rs e a c h had a lw ay s b een s ig n ifican t in th e a n c ie n t O rd e r , an d , as w e sh a ll see, th e y re p re se n t a p sy ch ic cyc le o r re b ir th fo r th e O rd e r .

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B acon w ro te o r iaaued h is g re a t a n d m y s te rio u s R osi- c ru c ia n b o o k ^ —" T h e N e w -A tla n tis ." In 1607 th e first E ng lish co lo n y to se ttle in A m e ric a w as p la n te d in Jam estoW n, V irg in ia , by w h a t w as k n o w n a s th e L o n ­d o n C o m p an y . T h e re p o r ts fro m th e se s e ttle rs b ecam e o f in te n se in te re s t in L o n d o n a n d B acon espec ia lly

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show ed k een in te re s t in th e possib ilities of th e new c o n tin e n t. T o h im th e g re a t u n k n o w n co n tin en t, rich in a ll th e th ing* n eed ed to b u ild a g re a t n a tio n , p ro m ­is in g freed o m from th e lim ita tio n s an d o ld ideas of E u ro p e , su g g es ted th e a n c ie n t A tla n tis w h e re a sim ilar freed o m c o n tr ib u te d to th e ad v an cem en t of a n a tio n long fo rg o tte n . H e w as in sp ired to w rite th e N ew A tla n tis a n d to m ak e th e c o u n try of h is s to ry a land w h e re R osicrucians^—m ystics a n d co n se rv a tiv e re lig ­ious s tu d en ts— w ou ld o rg an ize ag a in th e tem p les an d m ystic o rd e rs as ex is ted in th e old, lost A tlan tis .

T h e bo o k w as ta k e n se riously by th e m em b ers of th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r in E u ro p e an d by o th e rs it w as co n sid e red a m ere fan c ifu l ta le ; b u t, th e m ystics saw in th e s to ry a p ro p h ecy , o r a p red ic tio n , a n d a t leas t a su g g es ted p la n ; a n d fo r y e a rs th e re w as m u ch ta lk a b o u t c a rry in g o u t B aco n 's p la n fo r a re b ir th of th e o ld A tlan tis .

A s th e y e a r I 694 a p p ro a c h e d , th e rea liza tio n th a t it w as to be th e y e a r of a n o th e r re b ir th of th e O rd e r daw n ed u p o n th e co nsc iousness of a ll th e m em b ers in th e v a rio u s g ro u p s a n d m an y w ere th e sp ecu la tio n s a s to w h a t w ou ld be d o n e o r signa lly acco m p lish ed in th a t ev en tfu l y e a r . M any of th e m ystica l books w rit te n p r io r to 1694 co n ta in re fe re n c e s to th e com ­in g m illen ium of th e O rd e r— th e d ay w h en th e old o rd e r o f th in g s w ou ld end an d th e new o rd e r b eg in ag a in , a f te r th e p ass in g of th e I 08 y ea rs .

F ina lly a m ean s to w ard fu lfilling th e ex p ec ta tio n s of th e g re a t N ew Y ear w as su g g es ted by o n e Jaco b Isaac V a n B ebber, w ho lived in C re fe ld o n th e R h in e n e a r th e b o rd e r o f H o llan d . H e w as ono of th e m ost en ­th u s ia s tic m em b ers of o n e of th e G e rm an R o sic ru c ian S tu d y G ro u p s . H e to o h a d b ecom e d issatisfied w ith th e L u th e ra n C h u rc h in its p e rio d of tra n s it io n from in to le ra n c e to d ogm atism a n d fo u n d g re a te r in s p ira ­tio n in tw o co u rses o f s tu d y a n d w orsh ip— th e R . C. G ro u p a n d th e new ly fo rm ed Q u a k e r C h u rc h . H is b io g ra p h y a s p u b lish ed by fo rm e r G o v e rn o r of P e n n ­sy lv an ia , M r. P e n n y p a c k e r in th e P en n sy lv an ia M aga­zine, V ol. IV ., is in ten se ly in te re s tin g . A m an of w ea lth a n d g re a t in te llec t, h e fo u n d th e Q u a k e r C h u rc h a n d its te a c h in g s re g a rd in g th e In n e r L ig h t su ited fo r h is S u n d ay w o rsh ip , w h ile h e s tu d ied deep ly of th e m y stic lo re in th e R. C . G ro u p o n o th e r days. H e to o k n ew of th e im p o rta n c e of th e y e a r 1694, a n d he h a d re a d B aco n 's N ew A tla n tis w ith u n d e rs ta n d in g . T o h im it seem ed th a t th e re w as b u t o n e w ay an d b u t o n e p lace to find th e re b ir th of th e O rd e r in 1 694 — in th e new c o u n try ac ro ss th e A tlan tic .

A t th is p o in t w e m u st re fe r to th e p ro p a g a n d a b e in g c a rr ie d o n by W illiam P e n n . T h e h is to ry of h is co n n ec tio n w ith th e Q u a k e r m o v em en t is o f little in te re s t a n d p e rh a p s no im p o rta n c e h e re , b u t h e w as re la te d to th e R o s ic ru c ian m o v em en t in b o th a d irec t a n d in d irec t m a n n e r .

It w as in I 680 th a t K in g C h a rle s of E n g lan d signed a p a rc h m e n t m a k in g W illiam P e n n G o v e rn o r a n d p ro ­p r ie to r o f la n d 'in A m erica . P e n n w as th e n 36 y ea rs o f ag e . "S y lv a n ia ” w as th e n am e ch o sen fo r th e d o m ain of. P e n n , a n d w h en th e c h a r te r w as b e in g s igned th e K in g lau g h in g ly re fe rre d to it a s P e n n 's S y lyan ia . T h e n a m e seem ed a p p ro p r ia te , a n d a g a in s t th e s tro n g ly ex p re ssed o b jec tio n s fro m P e n n th e p a p e r w as a lte re d b y th e K in g a n d th e la n d g iven th e p e rm a n e n t n am e , P en n sy lv an ia .

P e n n h ad th e r ig h t to d ispose of som e of th is lan d fo r co lo n iza tio n p u rp o se s and- he. p ro c e e d e d to d ispose o f it by sale to th o se in E u ro p e w ho w o u ld p ro m ise to a b id e b y . th e fornv of g o v e rn m en t h e p ro p o se d to estab lish . V

P e n n h a d a lso in te re s te d h im se lf in th e te a c h in g s of th e R osicri^cjans, a s is p ro v e n b y som e of h is w ritings, som e of h is c o rre sp o n d e n c e , a n d som e h is to r ic a l d o cu ­m en ts . .H e v is ited H o llan d a n d G e rm an y th re e tim es, a s w e know , a n d h e b ecam e a s tu d e n t o f B o eh m e 's w ritin g s , a n d in som e of P e n n 's c o rre sp o n d e n c e h e re fe rs to B oehm e 'as h is M as te r in th e a r t a n d ’law of d iv in e w isdom . E ven F ox , th e Q u a k e r lead e r, a c k n o w l­ed g ed h is in d eb ted n ess to th e te a c h in g s o f B oehm e- In h is v is its to H o llan d h e sp en t m u ch tim e in A m s­te rd a m w ith o n e G ich tel, th e d ev o ted e d ito r of

B oehm e 's w o rk s a n d h is official g u a rd ian of th e m ystic w ritin g s. G ich te l w as th e n a M aste r of one of th e R o sic ru c ian G ro u p s m ee tin g in th e P io u s T em ple of th e R ose C ross , as th e y bo ld ly nam ed th e ir m ee tin g p lace . P e n n d iscussed w ith G ich te l th e p la n s he had fo r th e co lo n iza tion of P en n sy lv an ia a n d G ich te l in ­te re s te d th e P rin ce ss E lizab e th (g r a n d d a u g h te r of Jam es I, an d A bess of H e rfo rd in W estp h a lia , G e r­m a n y ) in th e w o rk of h e r in te re s t in R osic ruc ian ism . L a te r P rin ce ss E lizabe th w ro te a le t te r to P en n , a le t te r w h ich fo r v a rio u s rea so n s is p re se rv e d in th e B ritish M useum , in w h ich th e P rin ce ss says of th e p lan s be tw een G ich te l a n d P e n n ; "G ich te l h as been w ell p leased w ith th e co n fe ren ces be tw een y o u ."

D u rin g h is seco n d tr ip to H o llan d an d a lo n g th e b o rd e rs o f th e R h ine , h e m et V an B ebber a n d v isited a t h is hom e fo r tw o w eeks. H e re V an B ebber confided to P e n n h is idea re g a rd in g th e R o sic ru c ian re b ir th in I 694 in th e new A m erica a n d th is ta lk re su lted in V an B ebber b u y in g fro m P e n n on Ju n e I I, 1683, 10Q0 a c re s of th e lan d in P en n sy lv an ia . It w as d is tinc tly u n d ers to o d , a s th e re c o rd s show , th a t th e lan d w as n o t to be u sed fo r sp ecu la tio n b u t fo r co lon iza tion .

P rec ise ly fo u r y e a rs la te r , in 1687, V an B ebber w ith h is fam ily a rr iv e d in A m erica an d se ttled on th e land th ey h a d p u rc h a se d fro m P e n n ; b u t b e fo re leav ing E u ro p e h e h ad m e t m ost of th e o rg a n iz e rs of th e p ro p o sed m o v em en t to A m e ric a w h ich he h a d fo s te red a n d la id th e fo u n d a tio n s to n e in th e fo llow ing m an n e r .

F irs t h e su b m ited to th e S u p rem e bo d y in E ng land h is p la n of h a v in g som e of th e lead ing w o rk e rs in th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r in H o lm nd a n d G erm any sp o n so r th e m ove to A m erica , a n d second ly to se lec t fro m th e ir n u m b e r th o se w ho w ere to go a n d c re a te a m ystica l co lony in P e n n 's lands. H e v o lu n tee red to go first a n d d e te rm in e th e fitness of th e m ove, an d th en , if a ll w as w ell, to d o n a te th e n ece ssa ry land . T h e su p rem e body in E n g lan d a p p ro v e d of th e p lan , h a v in g in m ind B aco n 's p ro je c t of th e N ew A tla n tis ; an d it o ffe red to ass ist th e p ro m o to rs in se c u r in g p a s ­sage to th e new w o rld . W ith th is h e lp p ro m ised a n d secu red fu r th e r p la n s fo r th e co lo n iza tion w e re m ade q u ie tly th ro u g h G erm an y an d H o llan d w hile V an B ebber m ade h is w ay to A m erica a n d se ttled th e re as a w ea lth y fa rm er, a n d finally b ecam e o n e of P h ila ­d e lp h ia ’s “ h igh m e rc h a n ts .”

E n th u siasm o v er th e p ro p o se d m o v em en t to A m erica m ust h av e b een h ig h , an d th e in ten sity of it is in ­d ica ted in th e ev en ts w h ich im m ed ia te ly fo llow ed V an B ebber’s o ffe r o f he lp . V a rio u s C ouncil m ee tings w ere h e ld in sec tio n s of G e rm an y a n d H o llan d an d g re a t c a re w as b e in g ex e rc ised in th e se lec tion of those w ho sh o u ld go to th e .n e w lan d to fo u n d th is im p o rta n t co lony .

F ro m th e re c o rd s it i? show n th a t th e fo llow ing defin ite p la n s o r p u rp o se s fo r co lon iz ing in A m erica w e re decided u p o n a t o n ce :

1. T o estab lish th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r o r B ro th e r­h o o d in A m erica , “ w h e re th e E ag le sp read s its w in g s” a s p re d ic te d in m an y a n c ie n t m a n u ­scrip ts . T h is to be n o t la te r th a n th e v e a r 1694, th e y e a r o f th e re b ir th fo r th e O rd e r .

2 . T o estab lish a co lony th e re of R o sic ru c ian s u p o n a co m m u n a l basis, w ith ab so lu te re lig ious freed o m , a lo n g w ith freed o m fo r th e m ind ,

; body a n d soul.3 . T o estab lish n o t o n ly a T em p le fo r R o sic ru c ian

ce rem o n ie s a n d sec re t w o rk , b u t a n acad em y fo r th e g e n e ra l in s tru c tio n of a ll o u ts id e th e co lony a n d a schoo l o f th eo lo g y to sp read th e r ig h t re lig io u s p rin c ip le s th ro u g h o u t A m erica , o rd a in c le rg y m en a n d ass is t in th e e s tab lish m en t o f c h u rc h e s fo r re lig io u s w orsh ip .

4. T o fo u n d an d estab lish a schoo l fo r ch ild ren w h e re th e y co u ld be p ro p e r ly ta u g h t th e tru th s o f G od a n d n a tu re .

5. O n ly th o se w h o w e re m a s te rs an d e x p e rts in : v a r io u s su b jec ts , a r t s a n d sc iences a s w ell as . tra d e s , w o u ld be ta k e n on th e first b o a t to th e

new land .Now w e will follow V an B ebber to A m erica an d view

w ith h im th e s itu a tio n in th e new w orld.

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IM P O R T A N T A N N O U N C E M E N T T h e N a tio n a l S e rv ice D e p a r tm e n t

F T E R m an y m o n th s of p la n n in g a n d a r ­ra n g in g w e h av e a t la s t lau n c h e d a n o th e r h e lp fo r o u r m em b ers a n d w ish to b r in g it to th e a tte n tio n of a ll m em b ers now . F irs t w e tr ie d it w ith th e m em b ers o f th e N a tio n a l R. C . L odge o n ly , in o rd e r to te s t th e p la n an d its d e ta iled o p e ra tio n . So su ccessfu l h a s it b eco m e th a t th e re is no lo n g e r an y re a so n fo r lim itin g its

field of u sefu lness .In b rie f, th e S erv ice D e p a r tm e n t is ,f o r th e p u rp o se

o f b r in g in g in to c o rre sp o n d e n c e th o se m em b ers of th e O rd e r w ho a r e in te re s te d in s im ila r su b je c ts o r w h o se d e s ire s a r e s im ila r; an d , second ly , to re n d e r p e rs o n a l h e lp to th o se m em b ers of th e O rd e r w ho h av e p ro b le m s to so lv e ,: c o n d itio n s to m eet, h e a lth to re g a in , s t re n g th to o b ta in , ad v ice to a c t u p o n in a c r i tic a l c o n d itio n , o r a ss is tan ce in m a s te r in g som e te s t.

T h o se w ho w ish to c o rre sp o n d w ith o th e r m em b ers in a n y p a r t ic u la r c ity o r s ta te o f th is c o u n try , o r in a n y fo re ig n c o u n try fo r th e sak e of m u tu a l in te re s t in som e su b je c t, su c h as fa rm in g , b ee ra is in g , p o u ltry ra is in g , m usic , ch em is try , a r t , sc ie n c e o r business, a re in v ited to sen d a l e t t e r s ta t in g o n w h a t su b je c t th e y w o u ld lik e to c o r re sp o n d ; o r if th e y a r e in te re s te d in som e lo ca lity a n d w a n t to k n o w of that* lo c a lity ; s ta te th e c ity o r s ta te p re fe r re d . T h o se w ho e x p e c t to v isit som e p la c e o r w a n t som e a ss is ta n c e in som e d is ta n t p la c e a r e in v ited to w rite a n d s ta te th e ir desires. T h o se n e e d in g h e lp in h e a lth , b u sin e ss a ffa irs , p e rso n a l p ro b lem s, a t ta in in g g ro w th in som e s tu d y o r p ra c tise , a re in v ited to s ta te th e i r d e s ire s p la in ly a n d in d e ta il, a n d y o u r le t te r w ill be a n sw e re d a n d h e lp given, w h en ­e v e r possib le .

T h e p la n is c a r r ie d o u t b y th e a ss is ta n c e of a la rg e n u m b e r of p e rso n s a t h e a d q u a r te r s a n d o th e r s lo ca ted in o th e r c itie s to w h o m v a rio u s a p p e a ls a re a ss ig n ed , a n d th e se m e m b e rs ta k e u p e a c h case in d iv id u a lly o r co llec tiv ee ly a n d g ive h e lp a lo n g th e lines w e k n o w so w ell.

T h e re a r e n o o b lig a tio n s e x c e p t th e s e : W h e n a rep ly by le t te r is r e q u ire d fro m h e a d q u a r te rs , en c lo se a se lf-ad d re ssed a n d s ta m p e d e n v e lo p e ; w h en y o u a re g iven th e n a m e of a n o th e r m e m b e r o r sev e ra l of th em to c o rre sp o n d w ith a n d y o u w rite th em , a lw ay s e n ­c lose p o s ta g e .for re p ly unl««» th e m em b er lives in a fo re ig n c o u n try , to r th e n th e A m e ric a n p o s ta g e s tam p s w ill be of no ava il ( b u t in te rn a t io n a l c o rre sp o n d e n c e c o u p o n s , p u rc h a s a b le lik e s ta m p s a t a n y p o s t office, c a n be s e n t ) ; a n d , las tly , be su re to k eep in m ind th a t a re q u e s t o n y o u r p a r t fo r h e lp o b lig a te s y o u to be re a d y to r e n d e r h e lp to a n y o n e else w h e n e v e r th e o p p o r tu n ity a rise s , fo r a s y o u give so sh a ll y o u rece iv e .

It is e x p e c te d th a t th ro u g h th e N a tio n a l S erv ice D e p a r tm e n t a n d th e h u n d re d s o f le t te r s th a t w ill p ass th ro u g h it e a c h w eek , g r e a t p e rs o n a l h e lp w ill be g iv en to a ll o u r m em b ers . If y o u en jo y in te re s t in g c o r ­re s p o n d e n c e a lo n g lin es th a t a r e h e lp fu l o r p le a s in g to y o u r d e v e lo p m en t, h e re is a n ex c e lle n t o p p o r tu n ity .

So m u c h go o d h a s b e e n a c c o m p lish e d by s im ila r m e th o d s in th e p a s t, w ith o u t a d e fin ite sy s tem b e in g a d o p te d , th a t w e a r e a n x io u s now , to m a k e th is D e p a r tm e n t a w o rld -w id e m o v e m e n t. ' W ith m em b ers in o v e r tw e n ty fo re ig n lan d s , w ith o v e r a th o u s a n d a t le a s t re a lly a n x io u s to c o rre sp o n d w ith o th e r s in th is w o rk , a n d m a n y h u n d re d s re a d y to h e lp o th e r s in v a r io u s w ays, it is tim e th a t a ll cam e to g e th e r in som e p la n , a n d th is is th e p lan .

O n ly re c e n tly w e rece iv ed a n o th e r te le g ra m a sk in g th e Im p e ra to r to sen d h e lp to a B ro th e r w ho w as in a s e r io u s p h y s ic a l co n d itio n . In v es tig a tio n show ed th a t m in u tes , n o t h o u rs , c o u n te d if life w as to be m a in ­ta in e d in th e b o d y . H e lp w as sen t h o u r ly fo r tw o d ay s u n til w e kn ew th a t th e c ris is w as p assed . W e w e re p leased , h o w ev e r, to rece iv e a te le g ra m of

th a n k s fro m th e B rq th e r 's w ife a s su rin g us- th a t th e B ro th e r w as ab le to be up an d ex p re ssed h is a p p re c ia ­tio n . It w as u n u su a l to get su ch a te leg ram , b ecau se so o ften o n e fo rg e ts to be a s h a s ty in th a n k in g a s in a sk in g ; b u t th e case il lu s tra te s th e po ss ib ilitie s th a t a re w ith in th e re a c h of a ll o u r m em b ers .

U se th e N a tio n a l S erv ice D e p a r tm e n t! Y o u r le t te rswill be a n sw ered p ro m p tly by a s ta ff d e v o ted to th a t w o rk a lo n e . O u r Im p e ra to r h a s a u th e n tic a lly s ta te d th a t h e w ill g ive m an y of th e cases h is g e n e ra l su p e r ­v ision an d w ill gu id e a n d d ire c t th e o th e r s in th e ir a c tiv itie s fo r th e D e p a rtm e n t.

F ro m m o n th to m o n th w e w ill re fe r to m a tte r s p e r ­ta in in g to th is D e p a r tm e n t in T h e T ria n g le .

A d d re ss a ll le t te r s in th is m a n n e r : N a tio n a l S e r­v ice D e p a rtm e n t, 1255 M ark e t S tre e t, S an F ran c isco , C a lifo rn ia , U . S. A .

A A A

SU PR E M E G R A N D M A ST E R ’S M ESSA G E

H E m ost p ra c tic a l w o rd fo r th e v as t c o n ­s titu en cy of o u r R o sa e c ru c ia n m e m b e r­sh ip ju s t a t th is tim e w o u ld seem to b e a p la in s ta te m e n t o f th e w o rk w h ich w e a re se t a t th e b e g in n in g of th is, th e new A q u a r ia n A g e , to do.

F ro m th e p o in t o f th e t r u th w h ich it is o u r p riv ileg e to u n fo ld by ev e ry m ean s in o u r p o w er, fro m th e S h e k in a h a n d

th e h e a r t o f e a c h in d iv id u a l s tu d e n t a n d th ro u g h th em fo r th e w e s te rn w o rld an d p re e s n t ag e , is th e t r e m e n ­d o u s o n e of re c o n c ilin g th e e a s te rn an d w e s te rn m ystic ism a n d of p re s e n tin g su ch a m ean s of a p p ro a c h fo r th e p o p u la r m in d w ith o u t u n d u ly a w a k e n in g an y p re ju d ic e w e m ay b rin g th e m to a n in v e s tig a tio n of th e m arv e lo u s sy n th es is a n d b ea u tifu l sy m m e try of o u r R. C. te ac h in g s , a s a n a u th o r ita tiv e e n u n c ia tio n of " w h a t is t r u th .”

F ro m th e p o in t o f v iew of th e in d iv id u a l in h is a t ­ti tu d e to w a rd th e t r u th th e r e is a n o th e r re sp o n sib ility which* w e sh o u ld very, c a re fu lly co n sid e r.

A p a r t fro m th e m a t te r p re ju d ic e s , th e r e is th e a t ­t i tu d e of m an g en e ra lly w h ich p re s e n ts a se r io u s p ro b ­lem in th e w o rk w e h av e to do. L o o k in g o u t u p o n th e ~world o f o u r o p p o r tu n it ie s a s m ystics, w e w ou ld say of. m an th a t h e does n o t k n o w h im se lf; h e h as n o t e n te re d in to re a liz a tio n o f w h s t he is in rea lity , h a v in g b een obsessed by th e o v e r-m u ch co n sc io u sn ess o f h is a c tu a litie s . T o h is o b jec tiv e consc iousness , ( a n d a s h e a p p e a r* ) , m an h a s in d eed com e sh o r t of th e g lo ry o f d iv in ity . A n d th e h a b it o f co m p lacen cy , even to th e e x te n t o f m a k in g th a t c o m p lacen cy a v ir tu e , h a s re n d e re d it ex trem e ly d ifficu lt th e ta sk of b r in g in g th e co n sc io u sn ess o f w h a t m an rea lly is to ta k e th e p la c e of th a t w h ich to h im se lf in o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess h e is by h is sen se p e rc e p tio n s a n d th a t w h ich h e a p p e a rs to b e to o th e rs .

T h e g re a t P ro p h e t E zek ie l, th e tre m e n d o u s m ystic of. h is day , w h o m w e h av e n o t y e t com e to fu lly a p ­p re c ia te , in d e ta ilin g h is m y s tic a l e x p e rie n c e s te lls th a t h e w as ta k e n to th e w all th ro u g h w h ich h e w as in s tru c te d to d ig a n d fo u n d w ith in th e E ld e rs of Is rae l. H e w as a sk e d ; ” Son o f m an , h a s t th o u seen w h a t th e E lder* of th e H o u se of Is rae l do in th e d a rk ) E v ery man- in h is c h a m b e rs o f im a g e ry ? ” T h is is ex ac tly th e case . M an is d a rk e n e d in u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d im p riso n ed b y h is ow n im ag in ings. H e is fe tte re d o f h is ow n habits,, o b se ssed fro m th e h y p o th e se s w ith ­o u t fo u n d a tio n w h ich h e h a s a d o p te d fo r h im self. H e is en slav ed b y p re c e d e n ts o f h is o w n es tab lish m en t a n d co n v en tio n a litie s fo r w h ich he is h im self re sp o n s ­ible, a n d h a s so lo n g e n d u re d th e se c o n d itio n s th a t he h a s a lm o st lo s t th e d e s ire fo r a n y th in g else.

S u ch is th e p itifu l co n d itio n of th e w o rld a b o u t us. im p riso n e d by th e i r ow n lim ita tio n s a n d self-im - p o sed con d itio n s , th e y a r e re a d y to q u e s tio n an y s in ­c e re e ffo rt to b r in g th e m to a re a liz a tio n of th e ir a c tu a l co n d itio n . T h e y h av e m ad e fo r th em se lv es

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su ch law» a n d en a c te d »uch legalia tic com plication» , th ey . a re . su ffe rin g fro m th em ie ive» m o re th a n th ey a re su ffe rin g fro m a n y th in g else. M an is a k ing . H e re ig n s o v e r all th e e a r th , b u t h e h a s fooliahly re leg a ted th is , h is d iv ine p riv ilege , to c e r ta in co m ­m itte e s w h ich , a lth o u g h c o n s titu te d by him aelf, h ave m ilita ted a g a in s t ,h im u n ti l h e h a s fo rg o tte n th a t th e v e ry a u th o r ity u n d e r w h ich h e is g ro a n in g is h is ow n. H e is like th e o ra to r w hose au b jec t h as ru n aw ay from him ao th a t h e h as loat in th e atre»» of hi» ow n reaaon- in g th e v e ry p rin c ip le of t r u th w h ich gave hia aelf- im poaed lim ita tiona th e ir ex is ten ce a t th e first. H e live» in th e obaeasiona w h ich a re d irec tly th e re su lt o f hia ow n in d iac re tio n s of th in k in g u n til h e ia un ab le to rea lize th a t th e t r u th w ou ld m ak e h im free . H e livea w ith in a c re a tio n of rep reaaiona a n d lim ita tiona of h is ow n w h ich c o n s titu te th e " g re a te s t c rim e" of w h ich m an is cap ab le .

T h is is th e so r ry p ic tu re of th e w o rld w h ic h .p re se n ts to iis th e p ro b lem th a t is p a r t ic u la r ly o u rs . W e h av e le a rn e d th e lesson of freed o m . W e w ou ld en jo y th e red em p tio n from th e overa treaa o f.m a te r ia l a n d phyaica l th inga . W e h av e e n te re d in to conaciouaneaa of o u r d iv in ity a n d a re re ig n in g as k in g s an d p r ie s ts a n d even as C od H im self re igns. A n d it is o u rs to d ec la re th a t m an is n o t th e ap o rt o f cond itiona , but; th a t he m ay c o n tro l cond itiona , m ak in g th e m to se rv e h im r a th e r th a n to be c o n te n t in th e i g n o m i n y of slav ery to co n d itions . W e a re to te a c h th e w o rld n o t to be a f ra id of ex p re ss io n o r o f le ttin g th e g lo ry fro m th e S h ek in ah w ith in sh in e fo r th in a ll th e a c ts a n d w ays of life. R ep ress io n is th e c rim e of c iv ilization . A n d is on ly th e a r t is t w ho ru n s th e g a u n tle t of b e in g co n ­s id e red h a lf c razy w ho h as th e c o u ra g e to ex p ress h im se lf in a r t , or.-.the .-m vstie -v,-ho h a s b eco m e in ­d iffe ren t to w h a t th e w o rld w ill th in k th a t h a s th e c o u ra g e to ex p re ss h im self a s hie is fro m th e h e a r t ou t, r a th e r th a n a c c o rd in g to co n v en tio n a litie s , good ta s te a n d fo rm a n d th e s tu ltify in g in fluences o f so -ca lled c iv iliza tion .

S u ch is th e d a rk n e s s a n d en s lav em en t o f th e d ay a n d a g e w h ich w e a re to call to red em p tio n .- A c a re fu l an a ly s is o f o u r te a c h in g s w ill u n fo ld a s te a d y p ro g re ss fro m th e p o in t a t w h ich a tte n tio n is ca lled to th e a d v a n ta g e of th e n o n -m a te r ia lis tic u n ­d e rs ta n d in g , th e b a lan c e of sp ir it a n d m a tte r m an ifes­ta tio n , th e p r io r ity o f rea lity , th e u n re lia b ility o f th e

sense p e rcep tio n s , th e la n g u a g e of th e sym bol, th e ov e r-v a lu e of th e su b jec tiv e , th e c re a tiv e facu lty of th e im ag in a tio n , th e u n d e rs ta n d in g by in version , th e illu m in a tio n of T ru th a n d th e illim itab ility o f con- sciouaneaa in th e freed o m in w hich "G od ia o n e a n d w e a re o n e in C o d ,” th a t indefinab le ex p e rien ce in w h ich "a ll is o n e a n d o n e ia a ll ."

W e h av e b een led o v e r th e w ay by w h ich w e le a rn n o t to be "c o n tro lle d by c ircu m atan ce b u t to c o n tro l c ircu m a tan ce ,” by w h ich w e d iacover w e a re n o t th e c re a tu re a of o u r im ag in inga, 'b u t th e c re a to r an d c re a tio n of o u r ow n au b jec tiv e h a rm o n ica in th e un iaon of being , from w h ich w e eacape from th e h a llu c in a ­tio n of b e in g "c o n tro lle d by th e un iverae to w h e re w e c o n tro l th e u n iv e rae ." F ro m th e ded u c tiv e m eth o d of re se a rc h , from th e au b jec tiv ity of conaciousnesa, from th e aym bolism of a ll m an ifes ta tio n , from th e u n d e r­s ta n d in g of th e a lch e m y of life to th e in c id en ta l fa c ts of th e un iverae a n d atara , w h en w e g raap th e leaaon th a t all b e in g m anifeata in us, an d th a t w hile th e s ta rs aeem to c o n tro l U8 aa th e o u te rm o a t a n d u tm óat of in fiuencea m old ua, in o u r d ign ity w e do c o n tro l th e un iverae ina tead of b e in g co n tro lled by it. • In th e conaia tency o f o u r h u m ility a s m ystics a n d in th e P eace P ro fo u n d of o u r im p erso n a lity , w e a re d iv ine, w e a re th e u n iv e rse . ■

C an w e ev e r fo rg e t th e w o rd s in w h ich th e t ru th w e a r e now e n n u n c ia tin g first fell u p o n o u r ears . T h e y did n o t a t th a t tim e e n te r o u r consciouaneaa. W e co u ld n o t a c c e p t th em u n til w e m et th em a g a in u n ­fo ld in g fro m w ith in . M any of o u r m em bera do n o t fu lly u n d e ra ta n d th em even now , a n d m an y m o re have n o t y e t e n te re d in to th e ir rea liza tio n , in te rp re te d in th e te rm a of se rv ic e . It is o u rs to com m and all n a tu re . It is o u rs to k now th e ' in sp ira tio n of G od. It is o u rs to be eq u a l w ith th e p h ilo so p h e rs . It is o u rs to serve th ro u g h th e g re a te s t in te llig en ces a n d to find o u r p le a su re in th e c o n tro l o f a ll th e e lem en ts of being.

T h is is o u r task .W e w ould do w ell to e n te r in to th e fu ll conacions-

ness o f o u r h e r ita g e a s R o sic ru c ian s th a t w e m ay qu a lify fo r th is C osm ic se rv ice in th e u n fo ld in g of th e p u rp o se o f th e A ge. A n d th a t th e m an ifea t illu m in a ­tio n of o u r l^vea an d th e u n d en iab ility of o u r know ledge m ay ev idence th e d irec tio n in w h ich T ru th m ay be found .

SIM PLIC1TUS.

D IC T IO N A R Y O F R O SA E C R U C IA N TERM S

N o te : T h is is th e th ird in s ta llm e n t.o f th e D ic tio n a ry . T h e first in s ta llm en t w as m issed by so m an y w ho co u ld n o t g e t co p ies of th e . A u g u s t issue th a t w e a re p r in tin g a p a r t of th e f irs t in s ta llm en t a t th e close o f th e p re a e n t in s ta llm en t a n d w ill p r in t m o re of it in o u r n e x t iaaue.

1 í r í C * : :JX r,Idealize-— F ro m a m y s tica l p o in t of v iew id ea liz ing is

m o re th a n m e re v isualiz ing . W e m ay visualize m u ch a s w e w o u ld d ay -d ream a n d sim ply b u ild u p m en ta l p ic tu re s w ith o u t th e in te n tio n o r h o p e of e v e r b r in g ­in g th em in to a c tu a l re a liz a tio n ; b u t th e m ystic id ea l­izes so le ly fo r th e p u rp o s e of c re a tin g . T h is d is­tin c tio n sh o u ld b e m ad e b e tw e e n v isua liz ing a n d

' id ealiz ing , h o w ev ér. T h e m ystic v isualizes, in p ro ­g ressive s tep s o r s tag es, th a t w h ich h e is c re a tin g o r b r in g in g in to m a n ife s ta tio n in th e n o w ; b u t h e idealizes th a t w h ich h e is c re a t in g in th e C osm ic to be m ad e m an ife s t a t som e p ro p itio u s tim e o r in som e c ircu m stan ces . T h e d e s ired a tta in m e n t in life, th e goal o f e th ica l, sp ir itu a l, m e n ta l a n d p h y sica l p o w e r is idealized by th e m y stic a s a s ta n d a rd , a m odel, th e re a liz a tio n of w h ich is h is c o n s ta n t en d eav o r. It b eco m es h is id ea lity of w h a t h is life sh o u ld be. H e a d d s to it fro m tim e to tim e a n d n e v e r a c tu a lly a tta in s a fu ll d e g re e of re a liza tio n of it b e c a u se it is a lw ay s m ade m o re d ifficult of a tta in m e n t. T h e idea l of to d ay , in th is re g a rd , is lifted a d eg ree h ig h e r to m o rro w by to d a y ’s a tta in m e n ts , to d a y 's

b ro a d e r co n cep tio n s an d a k e e n e r a p p re c ia tio n of re q u ire m e n ts a n d poaaibilitiea. Im persona lly , th e m yatic idealizea a fo rm o f g o v ern m en t, a ra ce of p eop le , a ayatem of ed u ca tio n , a un iveraa l ap iritu a l assem bly , a n d w h ile th u s c re a t in g in th e C osm ic an id ea lity in th e se th in g s h e striv es ind iv idua lly to m a k e h im self a w o rth y p a r t o f it a ll a n d devo tes h is e ffo rts to c o -o p e ra tin g w ith ev o lu tio n in b rin g in g a ll th e se th in g s in to m an ifes ta tio n .

It w ill be n o tic ed th a t id ea liza tio n im plies c o n ­s tru c tiv e th in k in g ; u s in g th e p rin c ip le o f ev o lu tion ra th e r th a n rev o lu tio n . In id ea liz ing a n y co n d itio n n o th o u g h t is g iven to te a r in g d ow n o r d e s tro y in g an y ex is tin g th in g , b u t to evo lv ing it, p ro g re ss in g it, o r su p p la n tin g it w ith so m e th in g b e tte r .

In c a rn a tio n ——S ee R e in c a rn a tio n .In d iv id u a lity — T h e R o saec ru c ian te a c h in g s m a k e a

v e ry defin ite d is tin c tio n b e tw een ind iv id u a lity a n d p e rso n a lity . > T h is d is tin c tio n w h ich is m ad e an d w h ich is o u tlin ed h e re , is ch a llen g ed by th o se w ho an a ly ze on ly th e w o rd s in th e ligh t of th e i r d e riv a ­tio n a n d fail to v iew th e te rm s in th e lig h t o f th e ir u se in o u r w o rk . W e m u s t co n s id e r th e m a s te rm s of ex p re ss io n r a th e r th a n a s w o rd s se lec ted b ecau se of com m on u sag e . W h ile th e w o rd in d iv idua lity im ­p lies ind iv is ib ility it a lso im p lies th a t w h ich is d is­tin c tiv e a s a s e p a ra te a n d co m p le te en tity . It is in th is sen se th a t th e te rm is u sed by us. T h e o th e r b e in g in c o n tra d is t in c tio n to p e rso n a lity , w h ich d is­

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tin g u ish e s th e p e rs o n of D iv ine C onsc iousness. R o saec ru c ian ism te a c h e s th a t o u r p h y sica l bod ies a n d th e ir a p p e a ra n c e , o u r m an n e rism s of speech , o u r m e n ta l a n d p h y sica l h ab its , a r e th e e lem en ts

. w h ich c o n s titu te o u r ind iv id u a litie s . T h ey d is tin g u ish ' e a c h o f n s fro m o th e rs . T h e so u l in us, evo lv ing ,

b u ild in g c h a ra c te r is tic s o f a tta in m e n t, a n d re a c h in g to w a rd p e rfe c t ex p ress io n , c o n s titu te s o u r p e rso n -

- a lity . C o n v e rsa tio n o v e r a te le p h o n e a ffo rd s a n illu s tra tio n o f th e d iffe ren ce b e tw een th e se tw o te rm s . W e m ay h e a r th e vo ice of a m an a n d listen to h im s p e a k : by h is vo ice , i ts to n e , its s tre n g th a n d i ts c h a ra c te r is tic s w e m ay po sitiv e ly d ec ide th a t th e s p e a k e r is a n o ld m an , a d o m in a tin g c h a ra c ­te r , m ag n e tic , p o sitive , so e d u c a te d in th e su b je c t o f c h e m is try th a t h e is a ch em is t a n d reco g n izab le a s D r. Jo h n S m ith , d e sc e n d a n t of a n o ld Y an k ee fam ily . T h u s w e w o u ld an a ly z e a n d k n o w th e in ­d iv idua l. A s w e lis ten ed to w h a t h e h a d to say

' a n d d isco v e red th e m o tiv e b ack of h is c o n v e rsa tio n a n d sen sed th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f h is co n sc io u sn ess w e w o u ld fo rg e t to th in k of h im a s Jo h n S m ith o r aa a d o c to r o r a s a m a n a n d say th a t h e w as a sw eet a n d lovab le , k in d a n d c o n s id e ra te E xpression of soul, h a v in g le a rn e d m an y of life 's lessons, b ro a d an d to le ra n t , d e p e n d a b le in need , sy m p a th e tic in u n d e r ­s ta n d in g , a ttu n e d w ith m ig h ty fo rces , a c q u a in te d w ith C od . T h u s w e w o u ld an a ly z e a n d k n o w th e p e rs o n a lity . H a v in g b eco m e a c q u a in te d w ith th e p e rs o n a lity w e w o u ld g ive s e c o n d a ry th o u g h t to h is in d iv id u a lity ; a n d w h ile , u n d e r c e r ta in co n d itio n s a n d in c e r ta in c irc u m s ta n c e s , su ch a s w e a r in g o ld c lo th e s a n d la b o r in g in a la b o ra to ry , d re s s in g q u ite d iffe ren tly a n d le c tu r in g b e fo re a co llege class, d re s s in g d if fe ren tly a g a in a n d a tte n d in g a w a r v e te ra n s c o n v e n tio n a s a so ld ie r, w e w o u ld see th e in d iv id u a lity ch a n g e , w e w o u ld n e v e rth e le s s look u p o n th e p e rs o n a lity a s b e in g th e sam e, u n c h a n g e ­ab le e x c e p t in d e g re e of ev o lu tio n .

T h e m y s tic lo o k s e v e r u p o n th e p e rs o n a lity e x ­p re s s in g th ro u g h a ll b e in g a n d c o n sid e rs th e in d iv id ­u a lity a s a c lo a k w o rn to d ay , c h a n g e d to m o rro w an d co m p le te ly d is c a rd e d th e n e x t d ay . T o m ak e o u r

. p e rso n a lity a m o n u m e n ta l e x p re s s io n in th e w o rld is th e o n ly w o rth y id ea l in life th a t m an o r w o m an sh o u ld have , a n d fo r w h ich each sh o u ld striv e . T h e in d iv id u a lity ia so m o r ta l a th in g th a t it periahea as th e d u st of th e b o d y re tu rn s to - i t s ind iv is ib le u n ity w ith a ll th e e a r th ly e le m e n ts ; b u t p e rso n a lity c o n tin u e s on a n d on , ev e r e x p re ss in g a g a in th ro u g h in c a rn a tio n s , fo r it is im m o rta l. (S ee R e in c a rn a ­tio n .)

In s p ira t io n — In th e co m m o n e x p e rie n c e s of life in sp ir­a tio n co m es th ro u g h tw o defin ite so u rc e s : th e re a s o n in g of th e o b jec tiv e m ind o r th e c o m p re h e n ­sio n o f th e su b je c tiv e m ind . In b o th cases th e re is g e n e ra lly a n e x te rn a l im p u lse o r im p re ss io n w h ich a c tu a te s th e th in k in g o r is t r a n s la te d in to c o m p re ­h en s io n . T h e o b je c tiv e m in d h a s ita five sen ses— see in g , h e a r in g , fee ling , am elling , a n d ta a tin g — aa ch a n n e la fo r in co m in g o f e x te rn a l im p u lses o r im ­p re ss io n s . T h e a u b jec tiv e m ind h a s its s im ila r c h a n n e ls— five sen se s u n ite d in o n e , a n d o ften ca lled th e s ix th sen se— th ro u g h w h ich it rece iv es im p re ss io n s a s d e fin ite a s th o se rece iv ed b y th e o b je c tiv e aenaea. T h e five o b je c tiv e senaea, h o w ­ev e r, a r e so c o n s tru c te d p h y s io lo g ica lly a n d a n a to m ­ica lly th a t th e y c a n b e a t tu n e d w ith v ib ra tio n s o f a low ra te o r in th e lo w e r o c tav e a of th e v ib ra to ry k e y -b o a rd . V ib ra tio n s o f a h ig h e r ( a n d som etim ea lo w e r) r a te th a n th o se w h ic h c o m e , w ith in th e o c tav e a of th e k e y -b o a rd maJk.e.no im p re ss io n u p o n th e five o b je c tiv e senses. (S ee C o sm ic K e y -B o a rd ) . M any so u n d s a r e to o h ig h a n d som e to o low fo r

’ th e h u m a n e a r to h e a r ; th e sam e is t r u e o f co lo rs a n d a p p lie s a lso to o d o rs , ta s te v ib ra tio n s a n d sense v ib ra tio n s . T h e five fa c u ltie s can be t r a in e d to be m o re d isc e rn in g , m o re d isc rim in a tin g , b u t th e ra n g e o f im p re ss io n c a n n o t be g re a tly e n la rg e d . H e n c e th e o b je c tiv e m in d is lim ited in its re c e p tio n of im ­p re ss io n s to th o se w h ic h e m a n a te fro m th e g ro ss

p h y sica l p la n e . T h e su b jec tiv e m in d a n d its one , g re a t, co m b in a tio n -sen se is a t tu n e d to v e ry h ig h ra te s of v ib ra tio n s co v e rin g th e h ig h e r o c ta v e s of th e k ey -b o a rd . Its field o f re c e p tiv ity , th e re fo re , is q u ite d is tin c t fro m th a t w h ich lim its th e w o rld o f th e o b jec tiv e m ind .

T h e re a so n in g d o n e by b o th m in d s is b a sed u p o n th e im p re ss io n s th e y rece iv e a n d th e co m p re h e n s io n e a c h h a s of th in g s e x te rn a l to o r a p a r t fro m itself. F ro m su ch rea so n in g com e co n c lu s io n s, im pu lses, in s p ira tio n s o r u rg e s . W h e n th e o b jec tiv e m ind is d e th ro n e d in its d o m in a tin g c o n tro l o f e x te rn a l im ­p ress io n s , m ad e in ac tiv e in its re c e p tiv ity a n d p a s ­sive in its th in k in g , th e su b je c tiv e m in d c a n be a ttu n e d w ith h ig h e r im p ress io n s , a le r t in its c o m ­p re h e n s io n of th e se im p ress io n s , a n d u n h a m p e re d in its ow n m e ta p h y s ic a l a n d d iv ine rea so n in g . A t su c h tim es a n d a s a re su lt o f th e re a s o n in g o n th e p a r t o f th e su b jec tiv e m ind , c e r ta in co n c lu s io n s o r c o n v ic tio n s re s u lt a n d p a ss ac ro s s th e b o rd e r- lin e in to th e o b jec tiv e conaciouaneas aa d iv ine o r C oam ic in ap ira tiona , ju a t aa th e c o n d u a io n a a n d co n v ic tiona a tta in e d by th e o b jec tiv e reaao n in g a re a c c e p te d by th e o b jec tiv e m in d aa in sp ira tio n s .

G re a te r d e p e n d e n c e a n d re g a rd is r ig h tfu lly g iven to su b jec tiv e o r C osm ic in sp ira tio n th a n to o b ­je c tiv e im pu lses b ecau se e x p e rie n c e h a s show n th a t th e fo rm e r a re fre e fro m th e b ia sed a n d p re ju d ic e d beliefs w h ich p re v e n t fa ir a n d a c c u ra te in te rp re ta ^ tio n s o f im p ress io n s, a n d á re p lw ays rece iv ed by an o p e n m ind , a to le ra n t co n sc io u sn ess a n d a d iv ine u n d e rs ta n d in g .

Invisib le— F ro m th e m y s tica l p o in t o f v iew th e re is n o th in g in ex is ten ce th a t is e i th e r inv isib le o r in ­tan g ib le . . If, h o w ev er, w e use th e te rm s in a s tr ic tly

' m a te r ia l o r p h y s ic a l sense , w e m ean to say th a t som e th in g s— m an y th in g s , in fa c t— a re inv isib le to o u r o b jec tiv e s ig h t o r in ta n g ib le to o u r o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess ; a n d th is w o u ld in c lu d e th e finer an d m ost im p o rta n t th in g s in life. F ro m th e m a te r ­ia lis t 's p o in t o f v iew th e sou l is b o th inv isib le an d in ta n g ib le ; ju s t so w ith e le c tric ity I E le c tr ic ity can be d isco v ered by its m a n ife s ta tio n s w h en it is of so low a p e rio d o f v ib ra tio n th a t it com es w ith in th e field of o b jec tiv e sens ib ility . S u ch m a n ife s ta ­tio n s , h o w ev er, co v e r o n ly a sm all f ra c tio n of th e a m o u n t o f e le c tric ity to be fo u n d in a c tio n th ro u g h ­o u t th e u n iv e rse . M an h a s in v en ted dev ices w h ich m a k e m an ife s t th e low p o w ers of e le c tr ic ity ; he w as ab le to do th is b ecau se e le c tric ity a s a v ib ra to ry p o w e r co v e rs so m an y low a n d m idd le o c ta v e s of th e k ey -b o a rd a s w ell a s th e h ig h o c tav es. By its tan g ib le m a n ife s ta tio n s m an h a s m ad e th e in tan g ib le e le c tric ity d isco v erab le . T h e sou l essence , a lso v ib ra to ry a n d a lso c o m p a ra b le to e le c tr ic ity in its h ig h e r ra te s , fu n c tio n s on ly in th e v e ry h ig h o c tav es of th e k ey -b o a rd a n d m an h as n o t b een ab le to m ak e an y dev ices, a n y o rg an ism s , th a t w ill b e a c tu a te d by th a t e n e rg y : h e n c e h e says th a t s o u l ‘c a n n o t be m ad e m an ifes t a n d re m a in s in ta n g ib le a n d un- d isco v erab le .

T o th e sam e d e g re e th a t it is n e c e ssa ry to a ttu n e th e o b jec tiv e senses to th e low ra te s o f v ib ra tio n s th a t th e low p o w e r o f e le c tr ic e n e rg y m ay b e m ade m an ife s t to th e o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess , so m u s t th e su b jec tiv e o r p h y c h ic sense be a ttu n e d to th e v e ry h ig h ra te o r p o w e r of th e e ssence o r e n e rg y w h ich c o n s titu te s th e sou l in m an . T h e n th a t w h ich is inv isib le to th e o b jec tiv e b eco m es v isib le to th e su b jec tiv e o r p sy ch ic a n d th a t w h ich is in ta n g ib le beco m es d isco v erab le a lso . A n a lo g ie s a re u n n e c e s ­sa ry .

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K ey-B oard— O fte n ca lled th e C osm ic ICey-Board. P u re ly a h y p o th e tic a l k ey -b o a rd of six ty o c taves, a s il lu s tra te d h e re w ith . ' T h e se s ix ty o c ta v e s c o n ­s titu te tw e lv e d iv isions o r p e rio d s o f m a n ife s ta ­tio n co v e rin g e v e ry th in g th a t is, e v e r w as, o r ev e r w ill be. H e re is in c lu d ed ev e ry v ib ra tio n fro m th e v e ry low est to th e h ig h es t. W e n o te th a t th e 4 th , 5 th , 6 th a n d 9 th d iv isions a re m a rk e d a s " g a p s .”

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T h is m ean s th a t p h y sica l sc ience (w h ich h as a d o p ted a n d uses a k ey -b o ard s im ila r to th is ) h a s b een un ab le to find o r sense a ll th e m an ife s ta tio n s of th e v ib ra ­tio n s in th e se o c taves. It does .no t m ean , h ow ever, th a t th e m ystic ñ a s n o t b een ab le to sense m a n i­fe s ta tio n s in th e se keys, o r in m an y of th e k ey s of th ese p e rio d s ; especia lly in th o se m a rk e d 18, 21 ,25 , 37 , 40 a n d 44 h e h a d d isco v ered m an y m an ifes­ta tio n s a n d h a s le a rn e d to ap p ly th e v ib ra tio n s of th o se ra te s .

T h e le c tu re s o f th e lo w er g ra d e s o f o u r O rd e r

te a c h us ab o u t th e m an ife s ta tio n s th a t o c c u r in th e d iffe ren t p e rio d s o r d iv isions o f th e k ey -b o a rd , a n d th e le c tu re s a n d ex p e rim e n ts of th e h ig h e r g rad es deal w ith th o se in th e th re e h ig h es t oc taves. (T h e illu s tra tio n h e rew ith is fro m V o lum e C of th e C ro m a a t S eries, w h ich d ea ls w ith th e su b je c t o f N a tu ra l H arm o n ics . T h e vo lum e is n ow o u t of p r in t b u t ev e ry lodge possesses o n e o r m o re cop ies w h ich can be b o rro w ed by th e e a rn e s t s e e k e r ) .

K now ledge— See Belief.(T o be C o n tin u e d )

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T h e il lu s tra tio n ab o v e is o f th e 60 o c tav e s of th e K ey -b o ard , e a c h o c tav e h a s th e u su a l tw elve keys. T h e s ix ty o c tav e s fo rm tw elve defin ite p e rio d s of m an ife s ta tio n , e a c h p e r io d b e in g sym bolized by o n e of th e signs o f th e zod iac . T h e sym bols of th e zod iac n o t o n ly ty p ify th e n a tu r e of th e m an ife s ta tio n s th a t o c c u r in e ach p e rio d of five o c tav es, b u t in re a lity th e re is a n in tim a te re la tio n b e tw een cau se a n d effect to b e fo u n d w h en w e s tu d y th e re su lt o f th e v ib ra ­tio n s in e a c h p e rio d fro m th e a s tro n o m ic a l-a s tro lo g ic a l p o in t o f view .

W e n o te th a t th e f irs t five o c taves, c o m p ris in g th e firs t p e rio d u n d e r th e sign A ries , c o n ta in s th o se v ib ra ­tio n s w h ich m an ife st to th e sen se o f to u c h . T h e n e x t five oc tav es, u n d e r th « sig n of T a u ru s , m an ife s t to th e sen se o f sound .

A s s ta te d ab o v e e a c h o c ta v e h a s tw elve n o te s ( lik e th e p ian o k e y rb o a rd ) a n d e a c h of th e se n o te s p r keys h a s a defin ite r a te o f v ib ra tio n s . S ince e v e ry th in g th a t ex istsi ex is ts by v ir tu e o f v ib ra tio n s o f th e a ll p e rv a d ­in g en e rg y , e v e ry th in g is in v ib ra tio n , a n d th e v ib ra ­tio n s e m a n a tin g fro m a ll th in g s m a k e a ll th in g s m an ifes t to o u r sen ses o r to su ch senses a s w e h ave w h ich a re c o n s tru c te d to rece iv e th e v a rio u s ra te s of v ib ra tio n s ; b ecau se th e re , a r e v ib ra tio n s of su c h h ig h f re q u e n c y o r r a te th a t n o n e o f o u r p h y sica l o r o b jec tiv e s e iz e s a t tu n e w ith th e v ib ra tio n s a n d 'n o m an ife s ta tio n o c c u rs to o u r o b jec tiv e co n sc io u sn ess . S om e h ig h e r senses th a n th e o b jec tiv e o r p h y sica l o n e , like th o se sen ses w e ca ll p sy c h ic senses, can a ttu n e w ith th e h ig h e r ra te s o f v ib ra tio n s a n d can th e re fo re sense th e m a n ife s ta tio n s b e in g m ade.

T h e fo llow ing is a ta b le o f th e ra te s o f v ib ra tio n s

w h ich a v e ra g e to e a c h o c tav e of th e k ey -b o a rd a n d a su g g es tio n o f w h a t m an ife s ta tio n o c c u rs in th e p e rio d s:

O c tav e V ib ra tio n s p e r S eco n d

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10 1,024 S o u n d /15 3 2 ,7 6 8 • S ou n d20 1 ,0 4 7 ,5 7 6 C ap . No. 125 to 35 34 b illion E lec tric ity25 to 35 3 5 ,1 8 4 b illion C a p s N o. 2 , 3

In th e 46 , 47 , a n d 48 o c tav e w e h av e ra te s re a c h in gth e p o in t o f 2 8 1 , 4 7 4 , 9 7 6 , 710 , 65 6 p e r seco n d a n d m an ife s tin g a s h e a t w aves. In th e 4 9 th o c tav e th e v ib ra tio n s re a c h 562 , 9 4 9 , .9 5 3 , 4 2 1 , 31 2 p e r second a n d m a n ife s tin g lig h t w aves. T h e re a f te r th e o c tav e s co v e r ra te s w h ich m an ife s t a s ch em ica l ra y s a n d a f te r th a t th e h ig h es t v ib ra tio n s c o n s titu te th e m an ife s ta tio n k n o w n to us a s Soul.

T h e ra te s o f v ib ra tio n s fo r e a c h o c tav e c a n be fig u red by s im ply d o u b lin g th e r a te o f th e p rev io u s o c tav e . F o r in s tan ce , th e ra te of v ib ra tio n fo r th e I 6 th o c ta v e w ill be do u b le th a t of th e 15 th , o r 6 5 ,5 3 5 p e r second .

D u rin g th e p a s t few y e a rs ( s in ce th e fo re g o in g c h a r t w as m ade, sc ience h a s m ad e som e d iscoverie s o f m a n i­fe s ta tio n s co m in g w ith in o r co v e rin g a few keys in som e of th e o c tav es o f th e ab o v e gaps.

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fo r th e b e tte r in ev e ry w ay . T h e c o n tin u e d en d o rse - m en t, p ra ise a n d a p p re c ia tio n ha* e n c o u ra g e d us, a n d th e m an y su g g es tio n s re ce iv ed h a s u rg e d u s to in c rea se th e n u m b e r of p a g e s a n d s ligh tly in c re a se th e p ric e . T h e g e n e ra l o p in io n seem s to be th a t in s te a d of p u b ­lish in g th e m agaz ine- w ith tw e lv e p a g e s a t fifteen cen ts o n a Very c lose m a rg in , it w o u ld .b e b e tte r to ad d a n o th e r fo u r p a g e s a n d in c re a se th e p r ic e to tw en ty - five c e n ts so a s to leave a sa fe r m a rg in fo r a d d in g illu s tra tio n s , h a v in g m o re co p ies for. p ro p a g a n d a a n d co v e rin g m o re to p ic s . So, w e h a v e lis ten ed to th e su g g e s tio n s a n d m a d e th e v e n tu re . O u r S ep tem b e r issue is n e a rly e x h a u s te d a s th is is b e in g w ritte n , a lth o u g h it is b u t a few d a y s o ld . W e h a d no idea T h e T ria n g le , o r a n y official p u b lic a tio n , w ou ld m ee t w ith su ch a d e m a n d a n d e n d o rse m e n t. B ut w e a re v e ry h a p p y a b o u t it.

W e p ro m ise d y o u a su rp r is e fo r th is issue. W e th in k th e in c re a se in size a n d p ric e is som e su rp rise , b u t w e h av e a d d e d sev e ra l o th e rs . N ote, fo r in s tan ce , th e H is to ry o f A m e ric a ’s F ir s t R o s ic ru c ian s . It is a w o n d e rfu l s to ry , th r il lin g in som e of its d e ta ils a s yo u w ill d isco v e r w h en y o u h av e re a d a ll th e s to ry a s w e h av e . A n d th e re a re w o n d e rfu l lessons to be le a rn e d fro m som e o f th e e x p e rie n c e s w h ich th e se e a rly m ystics p a ssed th ro u g h so m a n y y e a rs ago . W e w ill p u b lish th re e o r fo u r p a g e s o f th e s to ry in e ach issue. T h en , n o te th e o th e r fe a tu re s I

M ay w e a s k a g a in a n d a g a in th a t e a c h M as te r o f a L o d g e o r P re s id e n t o f a C ro u p a p p o in t o n e m e m b e r to sen d to T h e T r ia n g le som e in te re s tin g , new sy re p o r ts f ro m tim e to tim e? If y o u , a f te r re a d in g th is , w ill th in k a b o u t it a n d a sk y o u r L o d g e M as te r o r G ro u p P re s id e n t if a r e p o r te r fo r T h e T r ia n g le h a s b een a p ­p o in te d , y o u w ill h e lp to b r in g th is a b o u t. R e p o rts o f L o d g e d o ings , p e rs o n a l a n d im p e rso n a l, sh o u ld be se n t to T h e T r ia n g le b e fo re th e firs t o f e a c h m o n th , say a b o u t th a tw e n tie th . P lea se k eep th is in m ind .

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m e c h a n ic a lly w e rea lize th a t it is a seaso n fo r good c h e e r , 't h e g iv in g o f g ifts a n d th e rece iv in g o f co m p li­m en ts . L ikew ise it is a sea so n fo r c e r ta in soc ia l a n d f in e -a r ts a c tiv itie s . B ut le t u s n o t lo se s ig h t o f th e re a l m e a n in g o f T h a n k s g iv in g , ' C h ris tm a s a n d N ew Y ear. W e n eed n o t th e in s p ira tio n of th e in c id e n t o f I 62 I to te a c h u s th a t p ra y e r s o f th a n k fu ln e s s in th e tim e o f a r ic h h a rv e s t b r in g c o n tin u e d re w a rd s a n d b le ssin g s ; n o r do w e re q u ire th e in c id e n t o f 1623 to rea lize th a t p ra y e r s in th e tim e of d ra u g h t w ill b r in g re fre sh in g ra ip s . D eep w ith in o u r c o n sc io u sn ess th e r e is a lw ay s p re s e n t a sen se of a p p re c ia tio n a n d th a n k fu ln e ss fo r a ll th a t w e h a v e a n d e n jo y ; b u t w e sh o u ld b r in g th a t sen se to k een o b je c tiv e p ro je c tio n in th e a ffa irs o f o u r lives d a ily a n d h o u rly . S easo n ab le th an k fu ln e ss , m ost c e r ta in ly I E ach h o u r o f c o n sc io u s life is sea so n ­ab le , h o w ev e r.

A t h e a d q u a r te rs th e se d ay s th e sp a re m o m en ts fo r g en e ra l d iscussions a re filled w ith p o s tu la tio n s , th eo rie s , h y p o th e se s a n d law s p e r ta in in g to sou n d v ib ra tio n s , ra te s , am p litu d es , keys, n o tes , o c taves, tr iad s , in v ersio n s , d o m in an t-sev en th s , cad en ces , m o d u ­la tions , d eg rees , h a rm o n ie s , e tc ., fo r, p lease n o te , a s ta ff of w o rk e rs is la b o r in g on th o se le c tu re s of th e S econd G rad e th a t a t te m p t to m ak e p la in th e law s a n d p rin c ip le s o f th e C osm ic K ey -b o ard a n d all th e 'm an i­fe s ta tio n s o f v ib ra tio n s , w hile a n o th e r g ro u p is s tu d y in g u n d e r th e ab le d ire c tio n of S u p rem e S e c re ta ry M oore in a c lass in H a rm o n y a n d m usica l co m p o s itio n . W e w ish th a t a ll o u r m em b ers w ith m usica l ab ility co u ld sh a re in B ro th e r M o o re 's sev e ra l c lasses fo r in a d d itio n to b e in g a v e ry su ccessfu l co m p o se r h e is a n ab le te a c h e r , a n d h a rm o n y is su ch a w o n d e rfu l su b je c t in so m an y w ays. Indeed , th e d iscussions a re b eco m in g q u ite in ten siv e a n d som e of th e law s b e in g ex am in ed ' an d an a ly z ed w ill find th e i r w ay in to o u r rev ised lec ­tu re s ,

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W e le a rn , w ith co n sid e rab le in te re s t, th a t p la n s a re p ra c tic a lly co m p le te fo r th e o rg a n iz a tio n of a S u p rem e L odge of M as te r M asons fo r th e U n ited S ta te s , its t e r ­ri to r ie s a n d d ep en d en c ies . N ea rly six y e a rs ag o w e h a d th e o p p o r tu n ity to scan a v e ry defin ite p ro p o sa l le ad in g to th is end a n d s ince th e n h av e h e a rd of m an y ch an g es , m o d ifica tio n s a n d o b je c tio n s ; b u t a t la s t th e firs t o r p re lim in a ry s te p s h av e b een ta k e n a n d sem i­officia l a c tio n is u n d e r w ay . T h e p re s e n t p o litica l fo rm a tio n of B lue L odge F re e m a so n ry in A m e ric a is w ith o u t w a rra n t o r re a so n u n less w e view th e U n ited S ta te s a s s e p a ra te a n d in d e p e n d e n t k in g d o m s o r n a tio n s . T h a t th e re sh o u ld be a s e p a ra te a n d so v e re ig n ju r isd ic tio n o f M aso n ry in each s ta te w ith n o o v e r­body , no su p re m e o r g u id in g body , g en e ra lly k n o w n as su ch an d so u n iv e rsa lly ack n o w led g ed , h a s b een o n e of th e cau se s o f end less tro u b le in th e se ttle m e n t of in te rn a l p ro b le m s a n d e x te rn a l co m p lica tio n s . T h e g o v e rn m en t o f F re e m a so n ry is e ssen tia lly a u to c ra tic , a s it sh o u ld be, a s it m u s t b e ; a n d w h ile each s ta te ju r isd ic tio n h a s a s e p a ra te , so v e re ig n p o w e r w ith no s u p e r io r a u th o r ity , th e p r in c ip le s o f t r u e a u to c ra c y c a n n o t o p e ra te in th e g u id an ce of F re e m a so n ry in A m e ric a a s o n e ju r isd ic tio n .

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W ith th e m an y ra p id c h a n g e s b e in g m ad e in sc ience , w ith th e m an y d isco v erie s in a ll b ra n c h e s of th e sc ien ces a n d a r ts , a n d w ith th e p ro g re s s b e in g m ade in th e ayatem of te ac h in g , it ia im p e ra tiv e th a t th e te x t b ooka of th e p u b lic achoola k eep a b re a a t w ith th e tim ea — a little a h e a d of th e tim ea, in fac t. H av e y o u ev e r g iven tim e a n d th o u g h t to th e ex am in a tio n of th e booka w h ich y o u r aon o r d a u g h te r c a rr ie a u n d e r a rm e a c h day , a tud iea fro m d ay a n d n ig h t a n d uaea a s a basis fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a w h o le life o f th in k in g an d d o in g ? A re y o u su re th a t th e r ig h t v iew p o in t o f life is b e in g in c u lc a te d ? • T h e a c tio n s o f life a re a re su lt o f o u r th in k in g ; o u r th in k in g d ep en d s u p o n o u r in te r ­p re ta tio n s a n d c o m p re h e n s io n of th in g s ; a n d th e se in tu rn d ep en d u p o n o u r fu n d a m e n ta l e d u c a tio n . B ias a n d p re ju d ic e co lo r th in g s to o easily la te r in life to n eed e a rly .in tro d u c tio n to o u r co n sc io u sn ess . R ead y o u r c h ild re n ’s h is to rie s , o u tlin e s o f c iv ics, re a d e rs , c lassica l se lec tio n s a n d to p ic a l com p o s itio n s. See if th e y a r e fa ir , u n b iased , fre e fro m p ro p a g a n d a , u n ­c h a rg e d w ith s e c ta r ia n p rin c ip le s a n d soc ia lis tic dis- se n tio n ; fo r a ll o f th e se th in g s h av e b een fo u n d in m an y schoo l b o o k s a n d su ch b o o k s sh o u ld be c o n ­d em n ed by th e p a re n ts w ho are- th e su p p o r te rs of th e sch o o ls a n d th e r ig h tfu l censo rs .

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REPORTS FROM LODGES

T h e m o n th ly new s a n d re p o r ts o f L odges in v a rio u s c itie s w as n o t co m p le ted in tim e fo r th is issue a n d w ill a p p e a r in o u r issue n e x t m o n th . M any in te re s tin g re p o r ts a re re a c h in g us daily .

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T H E INFLUENCE O F TH E MOON Som e Im portan t and Intereating F acts Bearing U pon

the R hythm of Life

W e do n o t h av e to re s o r t to th e p rin c ip le s se t fo r th in an y B rcane sc ien ce to d isco v er th a t th e m oon has c e r ta in defin ite in flu en ces o n o u r lives o r o n life g en e ra lly , a n d it is th e p u rp o se of th is a r t ic le to set fo r th in a sim ple m a n n e r som e of th e m ost v ita l of th e se in flu en ces a n d re la to th e m to in c id en ts w h ich a ffec t u s all.

T h e su b je c t is w o rth y of a vo lum e, b u t ' a f te r a ll is sa id th e w ho le m a tte r reso lves itself in to a stu d y of th e sim ple law s o f rh y th n ). W e w ill n o t ta k e th e tim e, h e re , to a rg u e th e p o in t o r even com p le te ly o u t­line th e p r in c ip le o f rh y th m in life. It is, o r shou ld be, to o w ell k n o w n to m ost of o u r m em b ers o r re a d e rs to re q u ire su ch p re se n tm e n t h e re .

R h y th m h as its p la c e in a ll th e fu n c tio n in g of th e o rg a n iz a tio n of th e a n im a l body a n d m an ife sts itself in th e p h y sio lo g ica l a n d p sy ch o lo g ica l p h ase s of fu n c tio n in g . W e m ay re fe r to th e p e ris ta ltic m o tio n o f th e in te s tin e s , th e c o n s tr ic tio n s o f th e o eso p h ag u s a n d th e pu lse o f th e b lood in c irc u la tio n . T h ese a n d m an y o th e r s a re ty p ica l o f th e ph y sio lo g ica l o rg a n ic a n d fu n c tio n a l p ro c e ss rh y th m . T h e p sy ch ic o r e m o tio n a l sy s tem of m an h as its rh y th m o r rh y th m ic ac tiv ity , o ften m ad e m o re m an ife s t th a n th a t of th e o rg an s , a n d in a ll m en ta l o r n e u ro m u sc u la r d iseases su ch a s spasm s, tics, tre m o rs a n d o th e rs , w h e re excess e n e rg y ex p re sse s itself, th e re a re p e rfe c tly rh y th m ic p e rio d s o f m an ifes ta tio n s . A n d , w e h av e le a rn e d th a t rh y th m ic .b re a th in g is a n a id to b u ild in g up h e a lth a n d b a lan ce .

W hile a ll th is is g en e ra lly ad m itte d b y th e m asses ' a n d by m ed ica l a u th o r it ie s , a n d u n d o u b ted ly seriously

c o n sid e red by th e s tu d e n t o f n a tu re 's law s, th e re la ­tio n of su ch rh y th m to th e p h ase s o f th e m oon is no t g en e ra lly k n o w n . R ecen t d isco v erie s b y sc ience , h o w ­e v e r, h a s co n firm ed m an y of th e p rin c ip le s k n o w n to a few a n d u sed by th e m in m an y w ays. It is th e r e c e n t d isco v erie s u n ited to w h a t m an y h av e k now n th a t w ill be p re s e n te d now .

T h e m oon , a s a p la n e t, h a s a v e ry defin ite cycle of p h ases , th e cyc le co y e rin g a p e r io d of a p p ro x im a te ly 26 d ay s a n d kno w n as a lu n a r m o n th o r a lu n a r cycle . W e w ill u se th e te rm cycle . B ecause th is cycle is d iv ided in to p h ases , a n d th e se p h a se s a r e a lso d iv isib le, w e w ill p ro c e e d to d iv ide th e cyc le in to u n its , each

•unit b e in g a rh y th m ic u n it a s w e sha ll see.

O n e h a lf o f th e m o o n 's cyc le is fo u r te e n d a y s ; o n e h a lf o f th is ( o r o n e fo u r th of th e cy c le ) is seven d ay s; o n e h a lf o f th is is th re e a n d o n e h a lf days. T h is th re e a n d o n e h a lf d ay s eq u a ls 84 h o u rs .

T h e fu ll cyc le o f th e m oon , c o n s titu tin g o n e co m ­p le te re v o lu tio n fro m p e rig e e to a p o g e e a n d b ack a g a in to p e rig ee , is th e lu n a r m o n th re fe rre d to ab o v e a n d th is co m p le te cycle is o ften re fe rre d to a s th e lo n g cy c le o f th e m o o n ; w h ile a s h o r t cy c le w o u ld be th e o rd in a ry tid e cyc le c o rre sp o n d in g to th e u p p e r a n d lo w er tr a n s it o f th e m o o n . T h is s h o r t cyc le is, o n th e av e ra g e , 12 h o u r s . . H en ce , w e h av e tw o m oon cy c le s to re fe r to ; th e sh o r t o n e o f tw elve h o u rs , k n o w n a s th e m o o n 's tid e cy c ls ,.& nd th e lo n g o n e of tw e n ty -e ig h t d ay s í**“ ÍM c~average. W e c a n d ea l on ly w ith a v e ra g e s b e c a u se of s lig h t v a ria tio n s in tim e.

B ecause th e re is a lo n g a n d a sh o r t cyc le w e w ill a lso h av e lo n g a n d sh o r t u n its o f th e se cycles. N ot a s a n a rb i tr a ry m a tte r , b u t b ecau se of fu n d a m e n ta l law s y o u w ill r e ^ g n iz e , w e w ill call th e th re e a n d one half, d ays, a r r iv e d a t above , a s th e u n it o f th e lo n g cycle , o r a lo n g u n it . "

T a k in g th e sh o r t cycle o f tw elve h o u rs a n d d iv id ing it w e w ill h av e u n its of 3 h o u rs a s a s h o r t u n it.

F ir s t le t u s n o te th a t a long u n it o f th r e e a n d a h a lf d ay s e q u a ls seven sh o r t cyc les , o r seven tim es tw e lv e h o u rs .

T h e tw o un its , a rr iv e d a t a s above, o n e of th re e h o u rs a n d o n e of th re e a n d a h a lf days, m an ifest them se lves in th e rh y th m ic ac tio n s of m ind an d body like w aves o r u n d u la tio n s of a rh y th m ic w ave. H e re is w h e re w e m ak e im p o rta n t d iscoverie s a n d can go b ey o n d th e find ing of sc ience, even , th ro u g h o u r o th e r know ledge of c e r ta in law s of n a tu re .

In th e case of d iseases w e find som e v e ry in te re s t­in g a n d h e lp fu l fac ts by an a ly z in g av e rag e cases a n d u sin g th e a v e rag es of u n its of th e m o o n 's cycle . T h ese a v e rag es b e tra y th e effec t of an ab o lic a n d k a tab o lic lu n a r p h ase s o r u n its of th e cycle a s fo llow s;

T h e in cu b a tio n p e rio d of ty p h o id fev er is from 7 to2 I days, o r 2 to 6 long u n its . T h e in cu b a tio n p e rio d of V a rice lla is 14 days, o r 4 lo n g u n its ; of Sm all Pox,7 to 14 days, o r 2 to 4 lo n g u n its ; of S ca rle t F ever, 3J/2 days o r I lo n g u n it; o f M easles, 10 / i days, o r3 lo n g u n its ; o f W h o o p in g C o ugh , IOJ/2 days, o r 3 lo n g u n its ; of D engue, 3 /x days, o r I lo n g u n it ; an d of D ip th e ria , 3 /¡ d ays to IOJ/2 d ays o r 1 to 3 lo n g un its .

In a ll a c u te fe v e r cases th e rh y th m ic p e rio d of th ese u n its is v e ry p ro n o u n c e d a n d defin ite . R e g u la r : ch an g es o c c u r ev e ry 7 d ay s (a s h a s b een n o ted fo r y e a rs ) o r, in o th e r w o rd s a f te r ev ery 2 lo n g u n its (o n e positive a n d o n e neg a tiv e , a s w e shall s e e ) . T h e lo n g e r th e d isease co n tin u es th e m o re defin ite a re th e c h an g es ev e ry 7 days, a n d even th e s ing le long u n it, 3 Z i days, is w ell m a rk e d a n d im p o rta n t.

T h ese u n its o f rh y th m also m an ife st in th e p ro cess o f g e rm in a tio n a n d g e s ta tio n of life, a n d h av e th e effec t a lso o f d e te rm in in g sex . T h e av e ra g e tim e in h a tc h in g eggs of m an y spec ies is 3 ^ days o r o n e long u n it. In m an y in sec ts it is I Y l w eeks o r 3 long un its. T h e h e n lays eggs fo r 3 w eek s (6 lo n g u n its ) a n d se ts on th em fq r a n eq u a l p e rio d .

T h e ovum possesses s tru c tu ra lly , th e e lem en ts of b o th sexes, b u t by a slig h t fu n c tio n a l c h an g e is one tim e ac tiv e ly fem als a n d a t a n o th e r ac tive ly m ale. T h e p e rio d s o f ch an g e a g re e w ith th e u n its o f rh y th m re fe rre d to above . F e rtiliz a tio n of th e ovum a rre s ts th ese p e rio d ic c h an g es in o n e o f its ac tiv e sex co n d i­tions, a n d th is d e te rm in es th e .s e x of th e em bryo .

W e h ave sp o k en of th e n eg a tiv e a n d positive u n its o r p e rio d s . It is th is d iffe ren ce in p o te n tia lity th a t d e te rm in e s th e sex o f th e u n it a n d a lso th e s tre n g th e n ­in g o r w ea k e n in g in flu en ce of th e u n its d u rin g disease. T h ese d iffe ren t p o te n tia ls can be d e te rm in ed easily .

R e tu rn in g a g a in to th e sh o r t cyc le o f tw elve h o u rs , ca lled th e m o o n 's tid e cyc le w e find th a t th e a c tio n of th e tid es g ives u s th e key to th e p o ten tia ls . T h e six h o u rs o f tim e p re c e d in g th e m ax im u m p o in t o f h igh tid e a re s tre n g th e n in g a n d th e six h o u rs im m ed ia te ly fo llo w in g th e h o u r of h ig h tim e a re w e a k e n in g in th e i r effec t o n th e phy sio lo g ica l a n d p sy ch o lo g ica l p ro ce sse s o f life. T h e firs t th re e h o u rs b e fo re h ig h tid e p o in t a re p o sitiv e h o u rs , o r c o n s titu te a P O S IT IV E S H O R T U N IT ( o r w a v e ) o f th e rh y th m ic cy c le ; w hile th e firs t th r e e h o u rs a f te r th e p o in t o f h ig h tid e a re n eg a tiv e a n d c o n s titu te th e N E G A T IV E S H O R T U N IT . E ach p o sitiv e u n it is p re c e d e d by a n eg a tiv e a n d fo l­low ed by a n e g a tiv e ; h e n c e in ev e ry tw elve h o u rs , o r tide- cycle,- th e re a r e tw o po sitiv e a n d tw o n eg a tiv e u n its ; in e a c h d ay o f tw e n ty -fo u r h o u rs th e re a re fo u r o f e a c h o f th e se un its . B ut, to be ab le to d e te r ­m in e w h en th e y a r e n eg a tiv e o r po sitiv e w e m u s t ta k e th e h o u r o f h ig h tid e a s th e key— ta k in g th e h o u r of h ig h tid e a s it is k n o w n fo r each lo ca lity o n th e face of this e a r th , reg a rd le ss o f w h e th e r th e lo ca lity is n e a r a b o d y pf w a te r o r n o t.

T a k in g th e lo n g cy c le o r lu n a r m o n th cycle of a n a v e ra g e o f tw e n ty -e ig h t days, w e h ave th e long

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u n it o l 3 '/2 days. T h e re a re e ig h t o f th e se lo n g u n its in e a c h lo n g cycle . W e find th a t th e firs t of th ese u n ita im m ed ia te ly p re c e d in g th e h o u r o f fu ll m o o n ia a p o a itiv e lo n g u n it a n d th e u n it fo llow ing a fu ll m oon ia a n e g a tiv e u n it. H e n c e w e h av e 3J/2 d ay s b e fo re fu ll m o o n aa poa itive in n a tu re a n d 3J^2 days im m ed i­a te ly fo llo w in g fu ll m o o n a s n e g a tiv e in n a tu re . T h e re a r e fo u r su c h p o sitiv e a n d fo u r su c h n e g a tiv e u n its of3 / i d ay s in e a c h lu n a r cy c le of 26 days.

It is e a sy to see n ow th a t w e a r e liv in g u n d e r th e in f lu en ce of a v e ry sy s tem a tic , th o u g h s tra n g e , se ries of a l te rn a t in g u n its o f p o sitiv e a n d n eg a tiv e rh y th m ic w aveV so m e 3 h o u rs lo n g a n d o th e r s 3 / i d ay s long. T h e re fo re , w h ile o n e of th e lo n g p o sitiv e u n its o f 3 /% d ay s is in effectO there w ill b e 28 sh o r t u n its of 3 h o u rs e ach , a l te rn a te ly n e g a tiv e a n d p o sitiv e in e ffec t a lso . A p o sitiv e s h o r t u n it in e ffec t d u r in g a p o sitiv e long unit w ill g ive a v e ry p o sitiv e e ffe c t; a n e g a tiv e sh o r t u n i t in e ffec t d u r in g a p o sitiv e lo n g u n it w ill g ive a n e u tr a l c o n d itio n ; a n e g a tiv e sh o r t u n it in e ffec t d u rin g a n e g a tiv e lo n g u n it w ill g ive a d ec id ed ly n e g a tiv e c o n ­d itio n .

T h e lo n g u n its o f 3 /z d a y s h av e th e i r g re a te s t in ­flu en ce o n p u re ly p h y sio lo g ica l fu n c tio n in g of th e o rg a n s o r p h y s io lo g ica l p ro c e s se s d u r in g d isease o r a b n o rm a l c o n d itio n s o f th e b o d y a s a w h o le . T h e sh o r t u n its h a v e th e ir g re a te s t e ffec t on th e m e n ta l, p cy ch ic , n e rv o u s a n d b io lo g ica l fu n c tio n in g s a n d p ro c e sse s of th e b o d y in e i th e r h e a lth o r d isease .

It is fo r th is re a s o n th a t th e lo n g p e rio d s h av e a n im p o r ta n t e ffec t o n su c h d iseases ( f e v e rs ) a s w e h av e m e n tio n e d , a n d m a n y o th e r s ; w h ile in su ch c o n d itio n s a s fe r tiliz a tio n , fe c u n d a tio n , c o n ta g io n a n d sim ila r p ro c e sse s th e s h o r te r u n its h a v e a g re a te r effec t. A p u re ly p o sitiv e u n it o r p e r io d o f tim e p ro d u c e s a s tro n g , life -g iv in g m ascu lin e co n d itio n , w h ile a p u re ly n e g a tiv e u n it o r p e r io d p ro d u c e s o n ly a w e a k e r, fe m in in e co n d itio n . T h e o n e is a c tiv e , th e o th e r re s tiv e . T h e n e u tra l p e rio d , a s m e n tio n e d ab o v e , p r o ­d u ces a p a ss iv e co n d itio n .

W e find th e s h o r t u n its e x e r t in g th e i r in flu en ce v e ry s tro n g ly in th e c o n d itio n s re la tin g to ch ild b ir th . H e re th e n e rv o u s sy s tem , th e sy m p a th e tic p ro cesses , a n d th e o rg a n ic fu n c tio n in g s , a r e v e ry sen s itiv e to th e in f lu en ces w e h av e b e e n d e sc r ib in g . D u rin g th e n e g a tiv e lo n g u n it o f tim e , e sp ec ia lly th e f irs t th re e h o u rs a f te r h ig h tid e m ax im u m p o in t, th e bo d y is a t re s t a n d th e c o n tra c tio n s a r e w e a k e r a n d less h e lp fu l d u r in g la b o r , w h ile th e p o sitiv e lo n g u n it, e sp ec ia lly th e f irs t th r e e h o u r* im m ed ia te ly p re c e d in g th e h igh

tid e p o in t, p ro d u c e s a n ac tiv e c o n d itio n so fa r a s th e c o n tra c tio n s a n d o th e r p ro c e s s c o n d itio n s a r e c o n ­ce rn ed , a n d less w illfu l e ffo rt is n eed ed b y th e p a tie n t, w ith no e x te rn a l o r a rtif ic ia l a ss is ta n c e g iven b y th e ph y sic ian . If th e b ir th does n o t o c c u r d u rin g th e firat tw o un ita (a ix h o u ra ) p re c e d in g h ig h tid e it w ill n o t o c c u r w ith o u t fo rc e d a n d p a in fu l c o n d itio n s d u r ­in g th e n e x t th re e h o u rs ( th e firs t u n it a f te r h ig h t id e ) o r w ith o u t u n n e c e ssa ry su ffe rin g a n d w e a k n e ss d u rin g th e n e x t th re e h o u rs ( th e seco n d u n it a f te r h ig h t id e ) . T h e p a tie n t sh o u ld b e p e rm it te d to re s t a n d be re s tiv e d u rin g th e n eg a tiv e u n its a n d b eco m e ac tiv e a n d h e lp ­fu l on ly d u rin g th e first u n it b e fo re h ig h tid e . It w ill be n o ted th a t th e c o n tra c tio n s th ro u g h l a b o r a re rh y th m ic a n d b eco m e s t ro n g e r d u r in g th e p o sitiv e u n its of tim e a n d pass ive o r w e a k d u r in g th e n eg a tiv e u n its . By ta k in g a d v a n ta g e of su ch in f lu en ces on th e rh y th m th e p a tie n t re ta in s m u ch s tre n g th , th e u se of d ru g s b eco m es u n n e c e ssa ry a n d a rtif ic ia l a ss is ta n c e is e n tire ly av o id ed . O f one hundred te s ts m ad e o f th is m e th o d , 98 co n firm ed each p rin c ip le invo lved a n d th e o th e r tw o w e re a ffec ted by o th e r cau se s a n d co n d itio n s of a b n o rm a lity .

In th in k in g o r p la n n in g , in ta lk in g o r d o in g a n y m en ta l o r fu n c tio n a l a c t th a t re q u ire s s tre n g th of th e n e rv o u s system , im p ress iv en ess o f p e rs o n a l m ag n e tism a n d good v ita lity , ta k e a d v a n ta g e of th e p o sitiv e u n its of tim e . In th e t r e a tm e n t o f d isease a d m in is te r a ll h e lp p o ss ib le d u r in g th e lo n g p o sitiv e u n its a n d th e sh o r t p o s itiv e u n its , b u t p e rm it th e p a t ie n t to re s t d u rin g th e n e g a tiv e p e rio d s . If a c ris is is d u e d u r in g a lo n g n eg a tiv e p e rio d k eep th e p a tie n t a s q u ie t a s possib le u n ti l a p o s itiv e u n it is a t h a n d , e sp ec ia lly a lo n g one , th e n if th e p a tie n t h a s n o t re a c h e d th e c risis , th e p o s i­tive u n it w ill a ss is t in p a ss in g o v e r it su ccessfu lly . .

T o p ro p e r ly d e te rm in e th e u n its o f tim e o n e sho u ld se c u re fro m a n au th en tic , so u rc e th e d a ily o r w eek ly sch ed u le of tid es fo r th e c ity o r lo ca lity w h e re o n e lives; likew ise a m o o n tab le , su c h a s is p u b lish e d in m ost a lm an acs , g iv in g th e re v o lu tio n s o r p h a se s a n d cyc les o f the. m o o n fo r e a c h m o n th .

If o u f readers a re deeply in te rested in th is sub ject we m ay publish fu rth e r facts in an o th e r issue. T he m a tte r is not a sub ject th a t can be w idely published o r even discussed w ith m any because of general dis­belief in the p rincip les of m oon influence; but we tru s t th a t o u r readers will be d iscreet enough to realize the im portance of th e m atte r, m ake som e tests of it, and help to establish fu rth e r facts.

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T h e w o rd M agi is in te re s t in g to a n a ly z e ; it is a sso c ia te d w ith m a ja -m irro r , a n d w e find m ag u s , m ag ia , m ag ie , im age , im ag in a tio n , e tc , a s re la te d . In m o d e rn m y stic ism w e h av e th e " E te rn a l M irro r of W o n d e rs ,” — th e V irg in S o p h ia , b r in g in g fo r th y e t even a v irg in ; th e a n a lo g u e a n d p ro to ty p e of th e V irg in M ary , re f le c tin g o r g iv ing fo r th in m a n ife s ta tio n w h a t is h id d e n w ith in .

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G od— D eus, c am e fro m th e Z e n d w o rd D A O , m e a n in g L ig h t a n d W isdom , a n d fro m D A E R , m ean in g to sh in e .

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“ JE COM M AND!" A Special M essage by T he Im perato r

A v ery defin ite p ro m ise is m ad e to th e In itia tes a t th e tim e of th e ir first In itia tio n in to th e O rd e r d u rin g th e co u rse of th e ce rem o n y co n d u c te d in o u r T em ples. It is a p ro m ise m ade to th e In itia te s in e x ch an g e fo r th e m an y p ro m ises m ade by. th em p r io r to a n d d u rin g th e in d u c tio n . T h e p ro m ise is a v e ry a n c ie n t onei a n d w e believe th a t th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r is th e only s e c re t o rd e r of to d ay th a t m ak es a p ro m ise in som e defin ite a n d im press ive m a n n e r to its a c c e p te d m em ­b e rs . ■

B ecause th e p ro m ise is v e ry old a n d th e m a n n e r in w h ich it is m a d e ' is. of a n c ie n t custom ! th e lan g u ag e o f th a t p ro m ise is ap ( to be m isu n d ers to o d by those in th e low er g rad es a n d n o t th o ro u g h ly va lu ed by th o se in th e h ig h e r g rad es . T h e re is no d o u b t a b o u t th e fu lfillm en t of th e p ro m ise a n d th e re is little d o u b t a b o u t th e success th e m a jo rity of o u r m em b ers in th e h ig h e r g rad es h ave in a ll th e ir te s ts of th e v a rio u s e lem en ts of th a t p ro m ise ; b u t th e ease w ith w h ich th ey h av e a tta in e d th e p o in t o f rea liz ing th e fu lfillm ent of th a t p ro m ise o ften m ak es th em u n m in d fu l of th e tre m e n d o u s scope^ of it a n d h ow p o te n t it is w ith p o w e rs u n k n o w n to t¿ e u n in itia ted .

"Y ou a re a b o u t to le a rn how ' to co m m an d all n a tu r e !" T h a t is b u t o n e of th e p h ra se s o f th e p ro m ­ise. T o m e it in c lu d es a ll th e o th e rs w h ich se rve on ly to ex p la in w h a t w ill re su lt fro m su ch know ledge.

- T o com m and! T h e s tro n g e s t poss ib le w ord is used . F ro m th e co n se rv a tiv e p o in t o f v iew it w ou ld be m o re seem ly to say , p e titio n nil n a is i 'y . T o p e titio n , r e ­q u es t, d esire , so licit— all th e se te rm s w ou ld a p p e a r to be m o re in k e ep in g w ith th e tru e sp irit of hum ility w h ich c o n s titu te s th e fo u n d a tio n fo r th e p o w ers e x e r­c ised by th e m ystic . T h e rea liza tio n h a s com e to m e, h o w ev er, in th e p a s t few y ea rs , a s it m u s t-h a v e com e to som e o th e rs , th a t th e w o rd com m and is th e rig h t w o rd an d it v e ry exp lic itly re p re se n ts th e t r u e ac tio n .

W e m u st a p p re c ia te , f irs t of all, th a t th e re is a w ide d iffe ren ce be tw een co m m an d a n d d em an d . T h e m ystic le a rn s in h is v e ry first e x p e rie n c e s th a t h e can d em an d n a u g h t in th e u n iv e rse . N o know ledge th a t h e m ay ev e r ga in , no social, po litica l o r financ ia l p o w er th a t m an m ay give to h im , e v e r em p o w ers h im to dem an d o f n a tu re o r th ro u g h n a tu re a s h e d em an d s of' an d th ro u g h m an k in d fro m w h o m h e h a s d e riv ed such te m p o ra l p ow er.

T o be ab le to com m and , h o w ev er, m ean s th a t o n e h a s a c q u ire d , a tta in e d , a p o w e r th a t is g re a te r th a n a n y th a t m an can co n fe r o r e a r th ly possession estab lish . T h is is t r u e in ev en th e ex ce llenc ies o f e a r th ly living. R esp ec t fro m o th e rs c a n be.lN co m m an d ed w h en no

dem an d on o n e’s p a r t w ou ld b r in g a vestige of th e s in cere a ttitu d e . V oc ife rously a n d vain ly m ay one dem an d w hile a n o th e r w ill silen tly a n d successfu lly com m and . T h e ty r a n t d em an d s w ith d esp o tic p o w er w hile th e M aster co m m an d s w ith a u to c ra tic p ow er. T h e ty r a n t ru les w ith assum ed a u th o r ity to le ra te d by th o se w ho obey w ith fe a r ; th e tr u e a u to c ra t ru le s w ith a tta in e d p ow er, th e a tta in m e n t o f w h ich h as in no w ise w eak en ed th e love, re sp e c t a n d co -o p e ra tio n of th o se w ho obey h is desires,

In a n o th e r p h ra s e of th e p ro m ise w e h av e th ese w ords " T h e h ig h es t in te llig en ce w ill be am b itio u s to obey y o u r d e s ire s !" T h e re is n o im p lica tio n of sub ­m ission th e re ; no p ro m ise of fea rfu l obed ience . A m bi­tious obed ience to d es ire s ; ac tive , zea lous obed ience, n o t passive, re lu c ta n t response . N ot by dem an d b u t by com m and .

W h en o n e is in o n e 's ow n com pany , o iie’s p ro p e r en v iro n m en t, a m o n g equa ls , th e re sp e c t g iven, th e a u th o r ity g ran ted , th e am b itio n to obey o r follovy as m an ifested by all in su ch a g ro u p is d ep en d en t up o n th e in te llig en ce possessed by each . In te lligence , in th is case, does n o t m ean v en ee rs of c u itó te n o r su p e r­ficial k n ow ledge ; it m ean s p ro fo u n d n b rn in g th ro u g h in tim a te a c q u a in ta n c e w ith la w s ,e n d d iverse e x p e ri­en ces in life, p lu s a ttu n e m e n t w ith th e so u rce of all*, know ledge . >

W h a t a re th e h ig h es t in te llig en ces co n stitu tin g th e a ssem bly read y to ass ist th e m ystic > P rin c ip a lly ¿he M aste r M inds n o w . fu n c tio n in g in o r th ro u g h , . th e C osm ic M ind; second ly , th e m ind -consc iousness in all ac tiv e p rin c ip le s of, th e u n iv e rse .' ."T he p h ilo so p h ers a lo n e w ill be y o u r e q u a ls !" W h a t a n a ssu ran ce of a ttu n e m e n t, c o -o p e ra tio n a n d a ss is tan ce! W h a t com ­p a n y yo u vyill k eep ! By a tta in in g th is, yo u a tta in pow er, a n d th ro u g h th e a tta in e d p o w e r yo u w ill be ab le to com m and . . ’ „ ‘ ■’ T ru ly , th e d ev o u t m ystic is p a r t o f a H oly A ssem bly .H e know s th a t h is v e ry th in k in g , h is c o n c e n tra tio n s u p o n an y p o in t, an y co n d itio n , a re fra u g h t w ith se rious possib ilities; he le a rn s th a t h is desires, s incere ly an d unselfish ly rea lized , a re like tin to a rro w s sho t in to sp ace c a rry in g a co m m an d in g m essage to all th e e lem en ts a n d all. th e in te lligences. B ut such com ­p an io n sh ip in th e A ssem bly , such p o w er to com m and, a n d su ch am b itio u s ob ed ien ce a re a tta in e d only th ro u g h know ledge, se rv ice an d dev o tio n ; it is these th a t th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r m ak es possib le fo r you th a t you m ay m ak e possib le th e fu lfillm en t of. the p rom ise .

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Ju s t a s th is issue' is c lo s ing its co lu m n s of re ad in g v fo r th e p r in te r , th e Im p e ra to r , is e n d in g h is sh o r t - lec tu re t r ip i n the* N o rth w est o f th is co u n try . F ro m re p o r ts n ow a t h a n d it a p p e a rs th a t th e tr ip h a s b een u n u su a lly successfu l in m an y w ays. T h e tr ip w as p la n n e d so’ that* tl»e Im p e ra to r W ould b e in O re g p n -du ring a v e ry im p o rta n t session o f a bo d y of m en -who a r e a c tiv e in th e re c o n s tru c tiv e w o rk of th e s ta te a n d th e se m en a lso ass is ted th e Im p e ra to r in h is w o rk fo r o u r O rd e r . 1 - fly 117? V

T h e S u n d ay m ee tin g s in P o r t la n d a n d V an co u v e r, B ritish C o lu m b ia , w e re w ell a tte n d e d a n d a t th e close o f e a c h m e e tin g m an y a p p lic a tio n s fo r m em b ersh ip w e re g iven to th e lo ca l com m ittees . T h e p e rso n a l in te rv iew s fo r several, d ay s fo llow ing each m eetin g re su lted in m an y m o re a p p lic a tio n s w ith u n s tin te d a p ­

p re c ia tio n of th e w o rk b e in g don^ b y o u r prganizatvon 'm th ese sec tions. : : • . "v -

O n e in te re s t in g in c id en t of th e p u b lic m ee tin g in 'V a n c o u v e r w as th e p re se n c e th e re in th e a u d ie n c e of o n e of o u r s is te rs w ho trav e lled a lo n g d is tan ce in C a n a d a to b e p re s e n t a t a m ee tin g she saw a n n o u n ced in th e p ap e rs . S h e 'w a s o n e of th e first m em b ers of

■the o rig in a l C ouncil o f th e first L odge of o u r O rd e r in th is c o u n try an d h ad b een o u t o f to u c h w ith o u r L odges fo r a n u m b e r o f y ea rs . M any in te re s tin g ev en ts of th e p ast^ w e re d iscussed a n d a p p re c ia te d b y th e loca l m em b ers in C an ad a .

T h e m em b ers of th e N o rth w est a re ju s t a s e n th u s i­a s tic as a re o u r m em b ers in o th e r p a r ts of th e co u n try , w ith ju s t th e sam e d e te rm in a io n to bu ild la rg e r an d m o re in flu en tia l lo d g es; an d th e officers in e ach sec-

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t io n a r e to b e c o n g ra tu la te d u p o n th e effic ien t m a n n e r in w h ich th e . m ee tin g s w e re a r ra n g e d , ad v ertise d , m a n a g e d a n d m ad e effec tive ,

A A AT h e aeries o f n ew le c tu re s fo r th e seco n d h a lf o f th e

. / ’ N in th G ra d e a re c re a t in g m o re e n th u s ia s tic co m m en t th a n w e, w ith all o u r o p tim ism , e x p e c te d . F o llow ing a r e som e e x tr a c ts fro m six officia l re p o r ts :

" T h e m e m b e rs in o u r L o d g e a r e u n ite d in th e ir h ig h p ra is e o f th e N in th G ra d e le c tu re s th is fall an d fee l th a t th e y a r e h a v in g r a r e t r e a ts -each w eek . P e r ­so n a lly , w e a re h a p p y fo r th e le c tu re s a re h e lp in g us to c a r ry o u r L o d g e m em b ers to th o se h e ig h ts th a t few

1 . e x p e c te d to re a c h ." -" W h a t a jo y th e s e N in th G ra d e le 'c tu res a r e l N ow

w e rea lize th e im p o r ta n c e of a ll th a t h a s p re c e d e d an d w e fee l u n w o rth y u n til th e su ccessfu l is su e of som e of th e e x p e r im e n ts in d ic a te s th a t w e h av e b een tru ly p r e p a r e d ."

" I f th e n ew se r ie s o f N in th G ra d e le c tu re s cou ld h a v e co m e in to o u r lives so o n e r , say , tw e n ty y e a rs so o n e r , w hs?- ̂ 'd if fe re n t li ic it w o u ld h av e b een fo r e a c h o f us. B ut w e w e re n o t re a d y a n d w e rea lize th is w h ile m a rv e lin g a t th e f a c t th a t o n ly th r e e o r fo u r v e á rs h a v e m a d e u s re ad y . It is w o n d e rfu l."

"W e w ish to r e p o r t th a t o u r L odge h a s ex p re ssed itse lf se v e ra l tim es a s b e in g d eep ly a p p re c ia tiv e of th e v e ry h ig h a n d s p ir itu a l n a tu r e of th e N in th G rad e w o rk , b r in g in g , a s it d oes, to a c u lm in a tio n a ll o u r p re v io u s s tu d ie s a n d o p e n in g th e w ay to a ll th a t e ach o f u s h o p e d / o r a n d , s tr iv e d to e a rn .”

" W e w ish ’ to * ask th is q u e s t io n : D o th o se a t head - q u a r te r s fu lly rea liz e th e v a lu e o f th e p re s e n t N in th G ra d e le c tu re s , o r a r e y o u so lo s t in th e b e a u ty o f th e e x p e rie n c e s th a t y o u c a n n o t a p p re c ia te th e m from o u r p o in t o f v iew ? N o th in g th a t w e h av e e v e r h a d e q u a ls th em , y e t a ll w a s t r u ly m a k in g u s re a d y fo r th e m . W e c a n n o t co n ce iv e o f a n y th in g g re a te r o r m o re w o n d e rfu l in th e w ay o f h e lp th a n th e se le c tu re s w ith th e i r k e y s .”

" T h e Im p e ra to r h a s a c te d w ise ly in w ith h o ld in g som e th in g s a t tim e s a n d h e h a s b een ex ceed in g ly d is­c re e t in w ith h o ld in g th a t w h ic h is now re le a se d in th e se N in th G ra d e le c tu re s . W e m u s t b e re a d y fo r su c h s tep s . N ow w e n e e d n o f u r th e r h e lp s lik e th o se w e h av e h a d a n d w e p ra y th a t th e c o u rse now b e in g p u rs u e d w ill b e c o n tin u e d w ith o u t c h a n g e o r m od ifica ­t io n .” ■

T h e fo llo w in g co m es as new s item fo r T h e T ria n g le . It is fro m a le t te r s igned by th e S e c re ta ry of th e D elta L odge in P h ilad e lp h ia .

" In a le t te r f ro m th e M a tre o f th e G ra n d L o d g e in C o p e n h a g e n , D enm ark ,* th e s e w o rd s o c c u r : ’A ll R o s ic ru c ian m em b ers a r e tied b y th e love o f o u r b e ­lo v ed Im pera to r* s h a n d s a ll o v e r th * w orld.* A n d , in a le t te r fro m a m em b er o f th e L o d g e in Jav a , D u tc h Ind ies, 1 ta k e th is e x tr a c t : ‘W e h a v e o u r ow n T em p le a n d th e M as te r of th e L o d g e h a s e x e c u te d m an y b e a u ­tifu l E g y p tia n designs a n d sk e tc h e s o n th e walls.* ”

• A .A A In th e N o v em b er issue of th e m ag az in e ca lled R ad io

B ro ad cas t (b e su re o f th e e x a c t n a m e ) th e re is th e u su a l e d ito r ia l fe a tu re ca lled T h e M arch of R ad io . In p a r t o f it w e find th e fo llo w in g p o in t a rg u e d : sh o u ld rad io b e u sed to b ro a d c a s t c h u rc h se rv ice s d ire c t fro m a s e c ta r ia n c h u rc h o r sh o u ld su c h ra d io se rv ice s on S u n d ay s b e n o n -se c ta r ia n } -The e d ito r e n d s h is v e ry fa ir rev iew of th e s itu a tio n w ith i h c » re m a rk s :

* C a n n o t b ro a d c a s tin g s u p p ly . th e e ssen tia ls o f re lig io n so th a t m a n y fa n s o f n o m in a lly d if fe re n t be liefs c a n lis ten in a n d b e b en e fited ? M en w ith v is ion believe so . a n d a r e w o rk in g to w a rd th a t e n d ."

It w as fo r th e re a so n a rg u e d b y th e e d ito r th a t w e o rg a n iz e d a n d in c o rp o ra te d th e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a w ith r i tu a l , songs, se rm o n a n d B ible re a d in g of a n o n -s e c ta r ia n a n d u n d e n o m in a tio n a l n a tu re . T h e d e m a n d fo r su ch a se rv ice is g ro w in g , e sp ec ia lly in th e ra d io field . T h e R ad io C h u rc h o f A m e ric a is th e firs t of its k in d ; it h a s th e r ig h t v is ion . T h e e d ito r re fe rre d to ab o v e a lso a sk s th is q u e s tio n :

“ A re th e re n o t e n o u g h of th e essen tia ls , o f th e re a l e lem en ts o f fa ith , co m m o n to a ll, th a t a u n ifica tio n m ig h t re a so n a b ly ta k e p la c e r a th e r th a n fu r th e r dis- se n tio n a n d s e p a ra tio n ? C a n n o t rad io p e rfo rm in th is field th a t k n it tin g to g e th e r o f v a rio u s p e o p le s w h ich it is su re to do in o th e r f ie ld s? "

T h e a n sw e r is, th e R ad io C h u rc h , s e p a ra te d fro m a n y s e c ta r ia n o r d e n o m in a tio n a l b o d y . C a ll th e a t ­te n tio n o f y o u r lo ca l b ro a d c a s tin g s ta tio n to th e a r t ic le in th e a b o v e ra d io m ag az in e . P en c il it, m a rk it, im ­p re s s its s ig n ifican ce o n th o se in c h a rg e a n d te ll th e m th a t th e R ad io C h u rc h of A m e ric a is re ad y a n d w illing to h e lp th em m a in ta in th e r ig h t se rv ice w ith o u t co s t o r o b lig a tio n .

A A A

P A R T O F F IR S T IN ST A L L M E N T

N o te : F o r th e ben efit o f th e m an y w ho d id n o t get % co p ies o f th e issue c o n ta in in g th e firs t in s ta llm e n t of

th e D ic tio n a ry , w e p u b lish h e re a p a r t o f th e f irs t in ­s ta llm e n t a n d w ill p u b lish a n o th e r p a r t o f it n e x t m o n th .

AA b so lu te — T h a t w h ic h , in c lu d e s a ll, h e n c e , th e C o n ­

sc io u sn ess o f G od, p e r fe c t, co m p le te , e m b ra c in g e v e ry D iv in e L aw , w o rk in g in h a rm o n y , c o n s tru c -

1 tiv e , p o sitiv e . C o m p a re w ith th e te rm re la tiv e .A c tu a l— T h a t w h ic h co m es w ith in th e p o s itiv e d o m a in

o f th e o b je c tiv e a n d is in c o n fo rm ity w ith th e s ta n d a rd s of t h f o b je c tiv e senses, h a v in g w eig h t, b re a d th , le n g th , bulk,, e tc . A n y p h e n o m e n a w h ich th e .o b jec tiv e m in d a c c e p ts a s sen s ib le to it, is a c tu a l , w h e th e r it b e a d e lu s io n (m e n ta l c re a tio n o f th e o b je c tiv e m in d ) o r no{. A c tu a li tie s n e e d n o t b e r e a l i t ie s ; see th e te rm re a lity ,

A ld e n — (p ro n o u n c e d A w l-d e n ) so m etim es spe lled A h ld a in , A 'ld a in ; th e n a m e o f a fo rm e r M as te r of th e G re a t W h ite B ro th e rh o o d w ho w as g iv en ju r is ­d ic tio n o v e r th e e s ta b lish m e n t o f m y s tic a l c e n tre s

o n th e N o rth A m e ric a n C o n tin e n t d u r in g th e te n th ce n tu ry , a n d ,a f t e r w h o m th e first T e m p le in th is c o u n try w as n a m e d in 1603 . H is p e rso n a lity still a ffec ts m u ch of th e w o rk in th is c o u n try .

A ip e n — A H e b re w w o rd in tro d u c e d in to th e E g y p tian m y stic r ite s a t a n e a rly d a te a s a te rm u sed to e x ­p re s s th e h id d e n a n d inv isib le G od, o r a tru ly in ­sp ire d re p re se n ta tiv e o f G od. : In th is la t te r sense th e te rm is u sed in th e C h ris tia n B ible ju s t once , in R ev . iii, 14, Je su s is ca lled " T h e A m e n .” B ut a t a m u ch e a r l ie r d a te th e sam e w o rd w ith th e sam e m y s tic vow el so u n d s , w as u sed to d e s ig n a te , th e nam e, o f th e G od o f T h eb es , a n d th e te rm A m en -R a cam e to e x p re s s th e n a m e a n d h ie ra rc h y of a p o w e rfu l G od a m o n g th e E g y p tia n s . ' A m e n -h o te p IV . ch a n g e d h is n am e to K h u e n -A te n b e c a u se of th e

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sign ificance of th e term . A m en . A s used in m o d ern re lig ious p rac tise* , th e te rm A m en m ean* verily .

. T h e o rig in o f th e w o rd i« fo u n d in th e S an sk rit A uny a n d a lso in OM .

A rc a n e — T h a t w h ich is n o t h id d en , b u t visible only to th o s e . w ho a ttu n e to it o r a r e read y fo r its re v e la tio n ; I. D iv in e ,"C osm ic.

A s tro lo g y — A n a n c ie n t sc ience based u p o n close o b ­se rv an ce of th e co in c id en ce of h u m an c h a ra c te r is tic s w ith th e d a te an d h o u r of b ir th ; tim e a n d ca re fu l a n a ly s is h ave p ro v ed th e co in c id en ces to be based u p o n fundam en ta l- law s re g a rd le ss of w h e th e r th e p la n e ts h ave an y effec t u p o n b ir th o r u p o n th e n a tu re of m an a f te r b ir th . O n ly th e fa n a tic a l ex ­trem is t m ak es— o r believes— th e claim 'th a t w e a re

. ru led by p la n e ts ; a t th e u tm o st, p la n e ta ry influence* c a n in sp ire a n d u rg e o r te m p t; th e in fluences m ay in d ica te , b u t n o t co n tro l. A ll m ystics sho u ld have a know ledge o f th e fu n d am en ta ls of th is o ld an d

( evo lv ing sc ience.A s tra l P lan e— T h e Cosm ic,., e th e ria l, D ivine p lan e .

R o saecru c ian * reco g n ize b u t tw o p lan es of ex is ten ce ; th a t w h ich i* th e w o rld ly o r m a te r ia l p la n e w h e re w e live in b o th o b jec tiv e a n d su b jec tiv e co nsc ious­ness, a n d a n o th e r p la n e w h ich is b ey o n d th e m a te r-

i ia l— call th a t o th e r p la n e th e A s tra l, P sych ic , C os­m ic o r w h a tev e r b es t ex p re sse s y o u r id ea ; it is th a t p la n e w h e re th e S oul of m an fu n c tio n s free from th e lim ita tio n s o f th e body a n d w h e re th e su b je c ­tive m ind of m an fu n c tio n s a t tim e» in d e p e n d e n t of th e ob jec tive .

A te n — A n a m e f o r th e sym bol of th e “ sole C o d ” m ad e u n d e rs ta n d a b le by A m e n h o te p IV. a f te r he e stab lished a m o n o th e is tic re lig ion in E g y p t. A ten w as re p re se n te d by th e sun d isc ; th e sun b e in g th e sym bol o f th e life-g iv ing ra d ia n c e of th e invisib le G od. N o t a s a G od o r even a* a sac red sym bol is th e su n disc u sed b y m o d e rn R o saec ru c ian s , b u t a s , ob jec tiv e sym bol o f th e c re a tiv e m ind a n d D ivine E ssence of C od.

A tla n tis— T h e n am e o f th e c o n tin e n t o n ce o ccu p y in g a co n sid e rab le p o r tio n o f th e sp ace o ccu p ied now by th e A t la n t ic O cean . A tlan tia w as w ell advanoed in civ iliza tion in p a rt* a n d w a* th e a n c ie n t hom e of m ystic c u ltu re . M t. P ico , w h ich still rises above th e o c e a n a m o n g th e g ro u p o f A z o re Islands, w as a aacred m o u n ta in fo r m ystic in itia tio n (S ee r itu a l o f 4 th D e g re e ) . T h e s to ry of th e lo s t A tla n tis w as firs t to ld by P la to ; a n o th e r s to ry a f m ystic p eo p les u s in g th e n am e. A tla n tic is to ld by S ir F ranci* B acon (S ee : T h e N ew A tla n tis .) R ecen t in v es tig a ­tio n s by F ra n c e a n d A m e ric a h av e p ro v ed th a t th e re is th e c o n to u r of a c o n tin e n t a t th e floo r of th e A tla n tic O cean . See a lso T h e L o st A tlan tis ,. by Ig n a tiu s D onnelly .

A to m — T h e sm allest d iv ision o f a n y defin ite n a tu r e 1 of m a t te r ; th e firs t d is tin c tiv e c h a ra c te r th a t e le c tro n s fo rm a f te r p e rfe c t u n ity . D ivision* of m a tte r am alle r th a n a to m s a r e e le c tro n s (s e e e lec ­tro n s ) a n d su ch am aller dtyiaion* h av e no c h a ra c te r ­is tic n a tu re . A to m s fo rm them se lves in to g ro u p s c a lled m olecule* . (R e fe r to D a lto n ’s A to m ic Law s in o u r d e g re e le c tu re s a n d in sev e ra l issues o f th e A m erican . R o sa e . C ru c is .)

A ura-— T h a t m ag n e tic o r e lec trified field w h ic h s u r ­ro u n d s th e an im a l bo d y p a r t ic u la r ly a n d w h ich co n ­ta in s co lo rs d u e to th e v ib ra to ry ra te o£ th e en e rg y in th e field. T h e e n e rg y is a re su lt o f th e p sych ic d ev e lo p m en t a n d th e v ita l fo rces, o f the- b ody . T h e a u ra ch an g es co lo r a s p sy ch ic d ev e lo p m en t p ro ­ceeds. re a c h in g a b r i ll ia n t v io le t a n d th e n p u re w h ite in th e h ig h e s t s ta te s . T h e a u ra is v isib le u n d e r m an y cond ition* a n d h a s b een p h o to g ra p h e d , and- w ill a ffec t c e r ta in in s tru m e n ts b a lan c ed to r e ­cep tiv ity . E v ery liv jp g cell, h a s its a u ra a s w ell a s g roup* o f cells.

BBelief— C o n sid e red from th e m y s tica l p o in t o f v iew

b e lie f im plies lack o f k n o w led g e : it is like u n to h o p e w ith o u t fo u n d a tio n . A m ystic sho u ld h ave no belief* b u t shou ld su p p la n t th em w ith know ledge

o r a f ra n k a d m itta n c e th a t h e doe* n o t know . (S ee K n o w led g e .)

B irth— M ystically , b ir th o ccu rs w h en th e an im al body takea ita first B rea th of Life. T h e n th e body b e ­com es a consc ious being . B irth is th e o p p o site p h a se of th e pasa ing of T h e B rea th (a n d consc ious­

n ess ) w h ich is ca lled d ea th . (S ee D e a th ) ,B lack M agic— A te rm used a n c ie n tly to ind ica te

m yaterioua p rac tia e s o r aecre t m ethoda ---- m ethodsa n d p rac tia e s w h ich to d ay w e u n d e rs ta n d a n d know to h ave been s tr ic tly sc ien tific th o u g h little know n . T o d ay , how ever, th e te rm is uaed in aom e phil- o soph iea an d by aom e ig n o ra n t m inda (a n d som e­tim es uaed w ilfu lly to f r ig h te n ) an d ia m e a n t to co n ­vey th e idea th a t o n e m ind can call in to p lay ce rta in fo rcea of n a tu re to w o rk in ju ry u p o n a n o th e r m ind o r body a t a d ia tance. It ia assu m ed th a t th e coam ic apace exÍ8ting be tw een tw o m inds o r pe rso n a can b e u tilized by o n e of th em to tra n sm it evil a n d d e s tru c tiv e th o u g h ts to th e o ther.' In fac t, how ever, th e coam ic 8pace w ill n o t tra n sm it auch d estru c tiv e th o u g h ts a n d th e p e rso n w ho trie* to d ire c t th em in to sp ace suffera from th e a tte m p t a n d from th e c re a tio n of auch th o u g h t* w h ich rem a in in th e co n ­sciousness. T h e on ly p o w e r th e re ia to B lack M agic fo r o th e rs is th e f e a r of it.

B rain— T h e p h y sica l o rg a n fo r th e ob jec tiv e fu n c tio n ­ing of th e m ind . M ind can , how ever, m ak e m any m an ife s ta tio n s w ith o u t th e use of th e b ra in .

B rea th o f Life— In R o saec ru c ian te ac h in g s th is te rm ia used, to re fe r to N ous. It is a com b in a tio n , so to sp eak , o f b o th th e V ita l L ife F o rce a n d C osm ic C onsciousnesa. (S ee N ous a n d V . L . F .)

B o rd e rlin e S ta te— T h is te rm is u sed to desig n a te th a t m en ta l a n d p sy ch ic co n d itio n w h e re th e o b jec tive consciou8neaa a n d o b jec tiv e m en ta l fu n c tio n in g of m an ia m e rg in g in to th e aub jec tive . T hia s ta te can be in d u ced th ro u g h co n c e n tra tio n , o r occu ra n a tu ra lly o n g o in g to aleep o r w h en aw ak en in g , o r th ro u g h su g g es tio n it m ay b e ex te rn a lly induced (b u t n o t w ith o u t th e c o -o p e ra tio n o r w illingneaa of th e ae lf). A s im ila r s ta te ex is ts w h e re th e o b je c ­tive m ind o r th e ob jec tiv e fu n c tio n in g of th e b ra in is m ad e ab n o rm a l th ro u g h d ru g , fever, o r in ju ry , fr ig h t o r a tra in ; in auch caaea, how ever, th e b en e ­fits derived from a p ro p e r b o rd e r lin e a ta te a re loat, fo r th e re ia n o t a n in te llig en t a n d com prehena ib le ex ch an g e of id eas o r co m m u n ica tio n be tw een th e o b jec tiv e a n d aub jec tive facu ltiea . O ften ju8 t p r io r to so -called d ea th , th e firat s tag e of tra n s itio n is a b o rd e r lin e a ta te w hich ia re m a rk a b le fo r its C oam ic to u ch .

CC ell— W h ere th ia te rm is u sed in th e R o saec ru c ian

teach ing* , re g a rd le ss o f w h e th e r in c o n n ec tio n w ith physio logy , paych ics, ch em istry o r e le c tric ity an d m agnetism , it m ean s a body of sp h e r ic a l o r o th e r sh ap e h a v in g a w all w ith n eg a tiv e p o la r ity a n d a n u c leu s of positive p o la r ity .

C o n c e n tra tio n — A m en ta l (a n d p h y s ic a l) s ta te w h e re th e w ho le o b jec tiv e a tte n tio n a n d co m p reh en sio n is focused u p o n o n e defin ite o r indefin ite po in t, p lace , co n d itio n o r p rin c ip le . P e rfe c t c o n c e n tra tio n of th is k ind re su lts in co m p le te inac tiv ity of fo u r o f th e five o b jec tiv e facu ltie s a t o n e tim e. W h en c o n cen ­tr a te d u p o n see ing , th e n see in g m u s t b e th e on ly facu lty n o t in ac tiv e , w h en h e a rin g , th e n all b u t h e a r in g m ust be in ac tiv e . It is im possib le to com ­p le te ly c o n c e n tra te w h en tw o o r m o re of. th e fa c u ltie s a r e ac tiv e a t th e sam e tim e . T w o facu lties su ch a s see ing a n d h e a rin g , m ay rap id ly a lte rn a te in th e ir c o n c e n tra tio n ao th a t it m ay seem a s th o u g h b o th w ere c o n c e n tra te d a t o n e tim e, b u t th ia ia n o t so. W e can be c o n sc io u s o n on ly o n e o b jec tiv e in.- prensión a t o n e tim e. A ll elae ia ra p id a lte rn a tio n . (S ee B o rd e rlin e S ta te ) ..

C o n cep tio n — In o u r R o aaec ru c ian te ac h in g s w e a re to ld th a t o u r co n cep t of a n y th in g w h ich w e co m ­p re h e n d th ro u g h th e five o b jec tiv e facu ltie s , d e ­p en d s fo r ita a c c u ra c y , in it* effec t on u t , u p o n o u r

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e d u c a tio n , k n o w led g e a n d beliefs. O u r co n c e p t of m a te r ia l th ing* c h a n g e a s w e g ro w o ld e r , m o re e x p e rie n c e d a n d m o re illu m in ed . N o t th e a c tu a lity o f a n y th in g b u t o u r re a lity o f it a n d o u r in te rp re ta ­tio n of it fo rm o u r c o n c e p t. By co n ce iv in g an d giv­in g o u r c o n c e p tio n th e p o w e r a n d re a lity of a n a c ­tu a l ity d o w e te n d to c re a te . In th e b e g in n in g of all c re a t io n th e r e w as— a n d a lw ay s w ill be----c o n c e p ­tio n . (S ee R ea lity , a lso A c tu a l i ty ) .

C o sm ic C o n sc io u sn ess— T h a t c o n sc io u sn ess ra d ia tin g fro m C o d w h ich p e rv a d e s a ll sp a c e ( a n d h en ce all th in g s ) , h a v in g v ita lity , m in d , c o n s tru c tiv e p o w er. D iv ine In te llig en ce . In to th is c o n sc io u sn ess is p ro ­je c te d a ll th e p sy ch ic co n sc io u sn ess of a ll M asters , a n d a ll A d e p ts m ay a t tu n e w ith it* It k n o w s all, p a s t , p re s e n t a n d fu tu re , fo r it. is all. (S ee A b ­s o lu te ) . A f te r p re p a r a t io n th ro u g h s tu d y a n d m e d ita tio n , a f te r d e se rv in g th ro u g h se rv in g , a f te r a t tu n in g th ro u g h p ra c t is e a n d w ith n o b ility of d e s ire , th e r e co m es to a ll A d e p ts a n in flux of illu m in ­a tio n a n d in s p ira tio n w h ich m a in ta in s a c o n tin u e d c o n n e c tio n w ith C o sm ic C o n sc io u sn ess . T h is is ca lled I llu m in a tio n by th e M ystics. T h is is o n e of th e g ifts d e s ire d by a ll A d ep ts .

' C osm ic M ind— R e fe rr in g m o re spec ifica lly to th e m ind o r in te llig e n c e th a t fo rm s a p a r t o f th e C osm ic C o n ­sc io u sn ess . It is a lso ca lled th e D iv in e M ind. C o m ­p a re w ith U n iv e rsa l M ind.

C o n sc ien ce— T h e te rm in o u r r i tu a l a n d te a c h in g s to in d ic a te th e “ still sm all v o ic e " of th e M as te r W ith in ; th e C o sm ic M ind w ith its in s p ira t io n a n d u rg e ; th e M ind of th e P sy c h ic Self, k n o w in g a ll t r u th , a ll law , a ll p rin c ip le , e v e r c o n s tru c tiv e in desire , d ep en d ab le , ‘‘e v e r p re s e n t w h en th e te m p to r te m p ts ."

C re m a tio n — M y stica lly th is is a p ro c e s s o f re d u c in g th e m a te r ia l e le m e n ts o f th e b o d y to th e p r im a ry e lem en ts th ro u g h fire , a s th o u g h a n a lc h e m ic a l p r o ­cess w as b e in g u se d w ith c ru c ib le a n d fire , i t c a r r ie s o u t th e a n c ie n t law th a t th e b o d y sha ll r e tu rn to th e d u s t of th e e a r th fro m w h e n c e it cam e . C re m a ­tio n s im p ly h a s te n s th e n a tu r a l p ro c e s s in a m o s t s a n i ta ry w ay . T h e c u s to m of b u ry in g th e d ead in th e g ro u n d to d ecay w as a lw ay s c o n s id e red a b a rb a ro u s a n d u n c le a n p ra c t is e b y th e a n c ie n t m ystics , a n d c re m a tio n is n o t a m o d e rn m e th o d a n d w ill in tim e b eco m e u n iv e rsa l a m o n g civ ilized p eo p le s . T h e R o sa e c ru c ia n b u r ia l se rv ice a n d r i tu a l ca ll fo r c re m a tio n o f th e b o d y a n d th e s c a tte r in g of m o s t o f th e a sh e s u p o n ru n n in g w a te r in b ro o k s o r r iv e rs o r in o p e n e d soil w ith in sev en d ay s a f te r tr a n s it io n . (S e e D e a th a n d F u n e ra l S e rv ic e ) .

C ycle ----A p e r io d of tim e , ev o lu tio n , p ro c e ss , m e th o do r m a n ife s ta tio n . M ystica lly , e v e ry p ro g re ss iv e a c tio n is in cycles, d e fin ite a n d im p o r ta n t. • T h e

. cyc le o f h u m a n life is d iv ided in to p e rio d s of seven y e a rs , e a c h , of w h ich is a cyc le in th e g ro w th an d d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e m in d a n d b o d y of th e b e in g ; ev en th e p re n a ta l p e r io d is d iv ided in to cycles. T h e ev o lu tio n of th e u n iv e rse , th e ev o lu tio n o f m a n fro m a p rim itiv e b e in g to th e p re s e n t c a n b e d iv ided in to cycle s. T h e tw e n ty - fo u r h o u rs c o n s titu ti in g a d ay is d iv isib le in to p la n e ta ry cycles. T h e c o n ­sc io u sn ess o f m a n is a t p re s e n t in th e e a r ly p a r t of th e A q u a r ia n C ycle . C y c les fo rm a n easily u n d e r ­s ta n d a b le a n d s ig n ifican t m e th o d o f m e a s u r in g tim e a n d p ro g ress .-

D

D e a th — T h e m y s tic n o t o n ly lo o k s u p o n d e a th a s in ­ev itab le , b u t a s a n e c e ssa ry e lem en t in th e cycle o f life. D e a th a n d B irth a r e sy n o n y m o u s in th is sen se , fo r so -ca lled d e a th is b ir th in to a n o th e r p la n e , w h ile -b irth is likew ise a tr a n s it io n . T h e tr a n s it io n o f so u l in to a bo d y is co n s id e re d ju s t a s s t r a n g e a n d f r a u g h t w ith u n k n o w n p o ss ib ilitie s by th e m y s tic a s is th e tra n s it io n o f sou l fro m a b ody . B o th c o n s t itu te th e G re a t E x p e rie n c e . B o th a r e a fo rm o f In itia tio n a ffo rd in g a n o p p o r tu n ity fo r g re a te r a d v a n c e m e n t. T h e re fo re b o th a r e lo o k ed fo rw a rd to by th e sou l w ith o u t g rie f o r fe a r . O n th e o th e r h a n d th e re is n o d e a th w h e th e r w e c o n ­

s id e r th e tr a n s it io n fro m a m a te r ia l o r s p ir itu a l v iew p o in t. M a tte r is in d e s tru c t ib le ; th a t is a fu n d a m e n ta l law of m a t te r ; it c a n o n ly c h a n g e its fo rm o r n a tu r e o f m a n ife s ta tio n , a n d m a tte r is in c o n s ta n t c h a n g e ——a n o th e r fu n d a m e n ta l law . T h e sou l is im m o rta l a n d c a n n o t b e d e s tro y e d , lessened , in c re a se d o r o th e rw ise m od ified e x c e p t in g ro w th of e x p e rie n c e . A f te r tr a n s it io n th e m a te r ia l p a r t of m an , th e b o dy , d o es n o t cea se to live, b u t is in fa c t still v ib ra n t w ith sp ir it e n e rg y , ev en to th e m ost m in u te cell. H e n c e n e ith e r body o r so u l e v e r d ies, an d th e r e is n o d e a th . (S ee B irth a n d C re m a t io n ) .

D ed u c tio n — A p ro c e s s o f re a so n in g . T h e o b je c tiv e m ind can re a s o n by a ll p ro cesse s , in d u c tiv e ly , d e ­du c tiv e ly , sy llog istica lly , e tc . T h e S u b je c tiv e M ind on th e o th e r h a n d , te n d s to re a so n d e d u c tiv e ly all th e tim e. S ta r t in g w ith a t r u e a n d u n d e rs ta n d a b le p rem ise o r b as ic fa c t, re a so n in g b y d e d u c tio n th e r e ­fro m o n e w ill co m e to a lo g ica l c o n c lu s io n , if th e d ed u c tiv e re a s o n in g h a s b een lo g ica l a n d in a c c o rd - * a n c e w ith law . It is th e ex c e lle n t re a s o n in g ab iliity of th e su b je c tiv e m in d th a t b r in g s a b o u t th e c o rre c t co n c lu s io n s th ro u g h its d e d u c tiv e re a so n in g . T h e O b jec tiv e M ind se ldom a p p ro a c h e s th e p e rfe c tio n of th e S u b jec tiv e M ind in su c h re a so n in g . B rin g ­in g a b o u t a B o rd e rlin e S ta te o f M ind w ill en ab le o n e to ta k e o b jec tiv e a d v a n ta g e of th e S u b jec tiv e rea so n in g .

D isease----A lo ca l o r g e n e ra l d is tu rb a n c e o f th e h a r ­m o n io u s c o n s tru c tiv e p ro c e s s of th e liv ing , c re a tiv e cells. R eg a rd le ss o f th e cau se , th e co n d itio n is, fu n d a m e n ta lly , th e sam e. T h e d is tu rb in g , b re a k in g - d ow n p ro c e s s a m o n g th e d iseased ce lls is b e in g s tro n g ly o r w eak ly fo u g h t b y th e h e a lth y n o rm a l cells, a c c o rd in g to th e g e n e ra l o r c o n s titu tio n a l s ta te o f th e b ody . T h ro u g h th e c re a tiv e , c o n s tru c ­tiv e p o w ers o f th e h e a lth y cells, n a tu re a tte m p ts to e n d th e d e s tru c tio n a n d ren ew th e d isease cells an d re s to re h e a lth . T h e b a tt le ca lls fo r c o n c e n tra tio n o f e n e rg y a n d ro b s th e g e n e ra l sy s tem of its n o r ­m a l s ta tu s , w h ile th e d isease is a lso d isq u a lify in g m an y cells, o rg an s , tissu es a n d p a r t s o f th e body fo r n o rm a l, c o n s tru c tiv e w o rk . H e n c e fevers, w eak n ess , m e n ta l a n d p h y sica l d is tu rb a n c e s a n d p a in s . T h e lo g ica l p ro c e d u re is to h e lp n a tu re , m ostly by n o t in te r fe r in g a n d by e n d in g th e cau se of th e d is tu rb a n c e w h en it is k n o w n . P ro p e r b re a th in g , p ro p e r e a tin g , p ro p e r ex e rc ise , sleep a n d th in k in g a re th e firs t e ssen tia ls in h e lp in g n a tu re a n d rem o v in g th e cau se o r in te r fe re n c e . G iv ing to th e b lood , th e n e rv e s a n d th e g e n e ra l sy s tem th a t w h ich w as la c k in g (a n d ca u se d th e d is tu rb a n c e ) o r is now la c k in g in h e lp in g to re s to re n o rm a lcy , a r e th e n e x t essen tia ls . H e n c e th e v a rio u s sch o o ls o f th e ra p e u tic s m ay a ss is t a n d c o n tr ib u te to th e re s to ra t io n of h e a lth , b u t so lely th ro u g h ass is tin g n a tu re . W hile so -ca lled d e a th o r tr a n s it io n is in ­ev itab le , d isease is n o t n e c e ssa ry . T h e p h y sica l bo d y c a n re a c h a s ta te o f a g e a n d e x h a u s tio n w h e re th e b re a k in g -d o w n p ro c e s s o f cells a n d p a r ts of th e body is m o re ra p id th a n th e re c o n s tru c tio n , a n d as a p r in c ip le o f e co n o m y th e sou l w ill c a s t o ff o r v a c a te th e bo d y a n d aw a it a n o th e r a n d m o re u sefu l o n e ; b u t su ch b re a k in g -d o w n a n d g ra d u a l w e a k e n ­in g o f th e w h o le sy s tem n eed n o t b e a c c o m p a n ie d by a n y specific d isease a n d can bo fre e fro m a n y p a in o r su ffe rin g .

D ream s— D re a m s a lw ay s o c c u r ju s t a s o n e is p a ss in g fro m th e co m p le te sleep s ta te to a w a k in g co n d itio n ; th is tra n s it io n is a s ta te w h e re th e su b je c tiv e c o n ­d itio n is g ra d u a lly m e rg in g in to th e o b jec tiv e . (S ee B o rd e rlin e S ta te .). S u c h a s ta te is v e ry sh o r t in d u ra t io n , u su a lly , a n d in th e b rie f p e r io d of tw o o r th r e e se co n d s o n e m ay “ d re a m " a lo n g s to ry of ex p e rie n c e . T h is is b e c a u se th e e x p e r ie n c e is s im ply rea lized b y th e m ind as o n e rea lizes a p ic tu re a f te r a g lan ce of tw o seconds , b u t m u s t u se h u n ­d re d s o f w o rd s a n d m an y m in u te s in e x p la in in g o r desc rib in g . A f te r o n e a w a k e n s o n e c a n n o t be su re ju s t w h en th e d re a m w as e x p e rie n c e d , e x c e p t in su c h cases a s w h e re th e a w a k in g in te r ru p ts th e

d ream . T h^ cause* of d ream s a ra m any . T he m oat com m on cau se i* th a t th e first o b jec tive th o u g h t o r >>dea th a t p asses fro m th e o b jec tive to th e su b jec tiv e m ind a t th e b eg in n in g of th e B o rd e r­line S ta te ,^ s ta r ts a tr a in of ded u c tiv e reaso n in g on th e p a r t of th e su b jec tiv e m in d ; o r som e long fo rg o tte n p ic tu re o r idea lin g e rin g in th e m em ory • to re h o u se of th e su b jec tiv e m ind ia sensed by the o b jec tiv e m ind a t th e b eg in n in g of th e B orderline S ta te , a n d th e ob jec tiv e m ind , n o t keen ly a n d log ically aw ak e in ita reaao n in g fu n c tio n in g , dis- to r ta o r adda to a n d c rea tea a a to ry based on th e firat idea . O th e r cauaea a re ; e x te rn a l auggestions fro m co ld a ir b low ing o v e r th e face o r p a r tly u n ­cov ered body , sligh t noiaea n o t p ro p e r ly in te rp re te d by th e w ak in g m ind , a m ovem en t o f th e body a* consciousness s ta r ts its re tu rn , a m en ta l im preaaion rece iv ed by th e aub jec tive m ind fro m aom e o th e r p e rao n ' w ho ia c o n c e n tra tin g u p o n th e o n e w ho ia a t th a t tim e d ream in g , a n d th e re b y conacioualy o r unconacioualy aenda an im preaaion. O f courae, auch B orderline S ta tea m ay o c c u r a t a n y tim e d u r­in g aleep.

EEgo----T h e S u b jec tiv e Self aa d ia tingu ished from th e

O b jec tiv e Self. T h ia te rm ia n o t uaed o ften in R o aaec ru c ian teach in g a fo r 'th e te rm P aych ic Self o r P aych ic M an expreaae* m o re c o rre c tly w h a t is -mfcant.

E le c tro n — T h e first fo rm in to w h ich sp ir t esaence c o n c e n tra te s p re p a ra to ry to m a te ria l m an ifesta tio n . T h e essense w h en «treased u n d e r c e r ta in cond itiona g a th e ra in to v e ry m in u te m ag n e tic cells w h ich w e ca ll e lec tro n s . T h ey a re b o th positive a n d negative . E lec tro n s do n o t m an ifest a n y defin ite chem ica l o r m a te r ia l n a tu re u n til th ey u n ite in c e r ta in co m b in a ­tio n s to fo rm a to m s. (S ee A to m s an d M o lecu les) . S ing le e le c tro n s a r e invisib le, b u t s tre am s of them m ay be seen a n d m easu red .

E lec tric ity — C u rre n t e lec tric ity is a v ib ra to ry fo rce in a c tio n ; s ta tic e le c tric ity is a p o te n tia l v ib ra to ry p o w e r in ac tiv e a n d u n d e r s tre ss read y to m an ifest itself u n d e r c e r ta in condition* . T h ese te rm s an d

defin itions a re n o t a s o n e finds th em ex p la in ed in scien tific w o rk s b u t w ill m ak e p la in th e te rm s as w e use them . E lec tric ity is a v ib ra to ry e n e rg y : n a tu ra l e lec tric ity is th e re su lt of th e rad ia tio n s of th e sun ( th e re fo re o n e of th e m an ifes ta tio n s of sp irit essence an d N ous) ; a ll o th e r e le c tric ity is a rtific ia lly m ade th ro u g h chem ica l o r m ech an ica l ac tio n .

E lem en t— O n e of th e m an y d iffe ren t n a tu re s exp ressed th ro u g h co m b in a tio n s of e le c tro n s in to atom s. T h e re a re 144 e lem en ts co m p o sin g a ll m a te ria l c rea tio n . O f theae 8 1 a re defin ite ly k now n to science in p e rfe c t fo rm ; o th e ra a re know n th ro u g h analyaia of th e v acan t p lacea in th e p e rio d ic tab le of elem enta. Some, can be aenaed in a paychic m a n n e r on ly ao fa r as th e ir n a tu re an d p u rp o se s a re co n cern ed .

E lem en tá is— Som etim es ca lled S a lam an d e rs a n d o th e r te rm s used by ea rly p h ilo so p h e rs an d by som e m o d ern schoo ls of s tra n g e th o u g h t. In th is sense a n e lem en ta l is su p p o sed to be——" n a tu re -s p ir i t p re s id in g o v e r th e e lem en ts of fire, a ir , etc.'* A su p e rs titio u s belief exiata th a t theae elem en ta la o r beinga can cauae good o r evil, o r th a t th ey can fill a room an d cauae d ia tu rb an cea o r m an ifesta tions, o r in fluence o u r th in k in g , h e a rin g an d seeing . It is need less to say th a t th e re a re no e lem en tá is in th is sense.

E m an a tio n s— T h e ra d ia tio n s o r p ro je c tio n s from all m a te ria l an d p sy ch ic form a. T h e em an a tio n a a re ex ­ten s io n s of th e v ib ra tio n a w ith in th e fo rm — th e v ib ra tio n a of th e ap irit eaaence com poaing th e fo rm . It ia th ro u g h th e em an a tio n a re a c h in g ua from all th inga th a t w e aenae, e ith e r aub jec tive ly o r o b je c ­tively , th e ex ia tence of a ll th inga.

E vo lu tion— T h e p rog reaaive g ro w th a n d p e rfe c tin g of all th a t ia m an ifea t o r in th e c o n cep tio n of th e C oa­m ic M ind. E ven ao-called d ev o lu tion an d diain- te g ra tio n ia a p a r t of evo lu tion , aa o n e of ita phaaea. E v o lu tion im pliea o n w ard a n d fo rw a rd . It ia th e fu n d am en ta l law of n a tu re a n d ev ery e lem en t in n a tu re ia te n d in g to w a rd p e rfec tio n an d becom ing h ig h e r in ita ra tea of v ib ra tio n a a n d m o re evolved in its m an ifes ta tio n .

T H E CO SM IC PILG RIM T h e S to ry of R u th a n d th e C h ild ren of L ig h t in E igh t

E pisodes(A seq u e l-to “ A T h o u sa n d Y ear* of Y e«terday* ,"

c o n tin u e d from th e S u m m er Q u a r te r ly of th e A m erican Ro*ae C ruci* of 1920 )

E p isode N u m b er T h re e T H E W O R L D O F R O M A N C E

W eek s h ad p assed a n d R u th h ad h e a rd from W illiam b u t on ce . H e h a d te lep h o n ed to a sk th is v e ry s ign i­fic an t q u e s tio n : w h ich a re th e m oat d ep en d ab le , one 'a d ay -tim e im preaaion* . o r - íhose-^of—th e n ig h t) T h e qu ea tio n in d ica ted th a t th e ataid, con ae rv a tiv e W illiam H o w ard R ollin* w aa p a ss in g th ro u g h th a t s tag e of reaao n in g a n d q u ea tio n in g th a t lead* to th e d iscovery o f th e w o rld of re a lity . M uch a* sh e w o u ld h av e en ­jo y e d hi* co m p an y a n d a c o n t in u a t io n 'o f th e very p le a s a n t fr ie n d sh ip so recen tly d eve loped , ahe fe lt th a t hi* s ilence a n d in a tte n tio n w o u ld b r in g a g rea tly c h a n g e d m an to h e r p re se n c e soon .

T h e d ay cam e , i t w as a S u n d ay , a n d ju s t th a t *ort o f a cold , sn a p p y d a y w h en th e o p en firep lace w ith it* b ig, b u rn in g log* is in v itin g a n d . fr ien d ly . A fte r a few w ord* of g re e tin g a n d a n e x p la n a tio n aa to how he cam e to chooae th e v e ry d eep ' re d roaea th a t h e c a rr ie d w ith h im fro m a W est S ide florist, h e «eated h im self in a la rg e c h a ir o p p o s ite th e * too | u p o n w h ich R u th ■eated h e r ie lf a t th e fireside .

“ I su p p o se yo u h av e b e e n ' w o n d e rin g a b o u t m y te le p h o n e d qu ea tio n a n d m y s ilence since th e n . R eally , I do n o t th in k i m ad e m yself p la in o v e r th e ‘p h o n e o r e lae y o u r a n sw e r veiled *ome g re a t law o r p rin c ip le th a t 1 seem to fe a r o r d read . I c a n n o t see ju s t w hy I sh o u ld feel th a t w ay , b u t I w a n t to k now m ore , w hile a t th e sam e tim e 1 w ish it co u ld be p o s tp o n e d to som e fu tu re tim e. H av e y o u ev er fe lt th a t w a y ) It is like a w a itin g th e d o c to r 's v e rd ic t re g a rd in g som e critica l

c o n d itio n ; y o u a re an x io u s to know- th e tru th , the w ho le tru th , y e t fe a rfu l; y o u w ish it m igh t be delayed som e w ay. If th e re is som e veiled p rin c ip le b ack of th e an sw er you gave m e o ver th e 'p h o n e , th e n you w ill u n d e rs ta n d how I feel.'*

"N o, W illiam , 1 w ou ld n o t u n d e rs ta n d if 1 did no t u n d e rs ta n d y o u first of a ll ," rep lied R u th w ith a w in ­som e gu ile th a t w as n o t a l to g e th e r lost on W illiam , d esp ite th e se r io u s a tt itu d e h e w as assum ing . " I k now y o u so w ell, th a t is, I k now th e W illiam p a r t o f y o u so w ell, p e rh a p s b e tte r th a n y o u r c losest com ­p an io n , y o u r Mother.* Y ou fe a r to aav e y o u r b ig w o rld tu m b le dow n like a h o u se bu ilt o f ca rd s . T h e w o rld h a s m e a n t so m u ch to y o u , a n d th o u g h y o u

. cou ld s tan d th e sh o ck o f h a v in g a n o th e r w o rld ju s t aa b ig in tro d u c e d to yo u aa a ao rt o f riva l c rea tio n , yo u d re a d to le a rn th a t th e w o rld o f y o u r firat co n cep tio n m ay be— w h a t ahall I aay,— a w o rld of ro m a n c e ? B ut, w h a t w aa th e re in m y an aw er to y o u o v e r th e ‘p h o n e th a t in d ica ted a veiled p rin c ip le o r la w )"

" O h I I aee it ia hopeleaa,” reaponded W illiam w ith a rea ig n a tio n th a t rev ea led p la in ly th e angu iah th a t had filled hia b e in g fo r th e paat w eek*. " T h e v e ry w ord* y o u uae a n d th e m ean in g b a c k of each p h ra se conv ince m e th a t I am a t th e v e ry th re sh o ld of a n ac to u n d in g rev e la tio n . Y o u r an aw er th a t day wa* sim ply th is : ‘day -tim e im p ress io n s a re d ep en d ab le if th e y com e from th e sam e so u rce th a t sleep -tim e im press ions com e, o th e rw ise th e y a re de lu s ions of th e senses.* Is n o t su ch a n a n sw e r p ro v o k in g in. its in tim a tio n s) C om e, let m e h av e all o f th e * tory , all o f th e te r r ib lef acto I”

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" H o w h u m a n n a tu re loves to h o ld fas t to its p e t d e lu s io n s ," s ig h ed R u th a s sh e a ro s e a n d to o k a la rg e le a th e re d c o v e re d b o o k fro m th e tab le b e h in d W illiam . S e a te d a g a in in a c h a ir a t h is r ig h t side she b eg an h e r w e ll-p lan n ed e x p la n a tio n .

“ 1 h av e se lec ted a b o o k a s th e o b je c t o f o u r an a ly s is o f sen se d e lu s io n s . Y ou re m e m b e r it w as a b o o k o r sev e ra l o f th e m th a t s ta r te d y o u r m in d a lo n g th e p a th o f e x p e r ie n c e a n d y o u dea l so m u c h w ith b o o k s in

, y o u r b ig w o rld th a t 1 ch o o se o n e of th e m as m y su b ­je c t fo r a u to p s y . T h e b o o k s y o u d ea l w ith a re n o t o n ly d ia r ie s , b u t b an k -b o o k s , jo u rn a ls , b a la n c e books, s to c k b o o k s a n d c h e c k b o o k s. 'B u t a b o o k is a b o o k — in th e w o rld o f d e lu s io n . 1*

" W h a t h av e 1 in m y h a n d ) L e t th e b r ig h te s t p u p il in m y c lass ra ise h is h a n d a n d an sw e r. A b o o k I T h a n k y o u I— th a t is r ig h t so fa r a s y o u c a n see a n d u n d e rs ta n d . B ut y o u d o n o t te ll m e w h a t 1 h av e , b u t g ive m e a n a m e fo r so m e th in g y o u c a n see w h ile y o u ig n o r e ' a n d le av e u n n a m e d w h a t y o u c a n n o t see. 1 re a lly h av e h e re in m y h a n d a w h o le w o r ld . ' M o u n ­ta in s , r iv e rs , fo re s ts , fields o f g re e p a n d w h ite p la n ts , a ll th e se th in g s 1 h av e h e re in m y h a n d . It to o k th e m in e ra ls o f m o u n ta in s to ge t th e gold a n d o th e r m e ta l­lic e le m e n ts th a t e n te r in to th e le tte r in g , th e s tam p in g a n d p r in tin g ; r iv e rs o f p u re w a te r , p u lp fro m m an y tre e s , c o tto n fro m m an y p la n ts to m a k e th e p a p e r ; gum fro m o th e r tr e e s fo r g lue, iro n fro m o th e r p lace s fo r th e m a c h in e ry , a n d d o zen s of o th e r w o rld ly e le ­m e n ts to m a k e th e ty p e , th e in k , th e siz in g a n d a ll th e o th e r a lm o st inv isib le p a r t s o f th is b o o k . W h a t I h av e in m y h a n d is n o -th in g e x c e p t a s o u r senses in te rp re t it, w h ile in re a lity 1 h av e in m y h a n d th e w o rld of e v e ry th in g . Y ou u n d e rs ta n d m y sim p le e x p la n a tio n o f th e p r in c ip le in v o lv ed h e re , o f n a m in g a th in g an d g iv in g th a t th in g a n e n ti ty th a t it d o e s n o t h av e in n a ­tu re , do y o u n o t? "

“Y es, 1 u n d e rs ta n d th a t p o in t, now . A y e a r a g o it w o u ld h av e seem ed ch ild ish to m e b e c a u se in c o n se ­q u e n tia l; b u t go o n I"

" T h is b o o k ," c o n tin u e d R u th , " is a p ro d u c t o f th e d a y -tim e w o rld . .. i t s f t ú ü i ' s w o rld ly , m a ­te r ia l th in k in g . It is n o t a n a tu r a l p ro d u c t , it h a s no e x is te n c e in th e w o rld of rea litie s , fo r b o o k s a r e d if­f e r e n t th e re — "

“ A re y o u sp e a k in g of a n o th e r p la c e ,” in te r ru p te d ,__R ollins. “ W h a t do y o u m e a n by ‘d if fe re n t th e r e ’?”

“ N ot p la c e ,” ex p la in e d R u th . “ U n less y o u call th is ro m a n tic w o rld of o u rs a p lace , y o u c a n n o t call th e w o rld of re a lit ie s a p la c e ; 1 w o u ld ra th e r th in k o f 'th e m a s rea l a n d u n re a l d iv isions o f ex is ten ce . P la c e is a te rm o r c o n d itio n of th e u n re a l ; it h a s n o a p p lic a tio n in th e re a l .”

"B u t,” b e g a n R o llin s, w ith a v e ry ev id en t c o n c e rn , “ w h e re is th is u n re a l d iv ision of e x is ten ce? S u re ly w e h av e so litt le to do w ith it th a t w e m ay ig n o re it, o r a t le a s t k eep in m in d its p o ss ib le u n re a lit ie s w h ile w e a re d e a lin g w ith it. Y ou a r e in tro d u c in g m e to a n o th e r p h a se p f e x is te n c e p r m a n ife s ta tio n of co n - - sc io u sn ess th a t I d id n o t k n o w e x is te d ; 1 w as a w a re th is m o r n in g 'th a t 1 w as liv in g in th is w o rld of re a l a c tu a lit ie s a n d th a t a t tim e s 1 co u ld e n te r a p sy ch ic co n d itio n , a s y o u h av e ca lled it, b u t y o u le ad m e to believe th a t th e p sy c h ic w as a lso re a l; n o w w h e re is th is u n re a l life o r s ta te ?

“ S tra n g e , is i | n o t, th a t w e easily s ta r t w ith a fa lse a s su m p tio n w h en w e b eg in to r e a s o n a b o u t th e re a l i­tie s o f life ." R u th w as re a d y n o w to m a k e h e r d e ­ta ile d e x p la n a tio n . S h e h a d le a d R o llin s a lo n g u n til h e h a d c o m m itte d th e u su a l e r r o r s o f re a s o n in g so th a t

' sh e co u ld p o in t o u t to h im th e g re a t d e lu s io n of life ,—r- th e d e lu s io n p re s u m p tio u s— as sh e ch o se to ca ll it.

" T h e little b a b e sp e n d in g i t ; first co n sc io u s h o u rs in a c r ib a n d in o n e sm all ro o m , m ig h t w ell lo o k a b o u t h im a n d say ‘so th is is th e w o rld I’ T h in k of th is room b e in g all o f th e w o rld to a ch ild I" R u th s to o d , now , in th e c e n tre o f th e ro o m in m ag n if ic e n t p ose . T h e re w as a lig h t of c h a lle n g e in h e r eyes, a p o sitiv en ess in h e r .voice th a t a d d e d m ag n e tism to h e r c h a rm in g p e r ­so n a lity . " F o u r w alls , tw o w indow s, a f irep la ce , a d o o r a n d som e fu rn itu r e , su n lig h t a few h o u rs a day , o th e rw ise d re a ry a n d fo r lo n g p e r io d s v e ry d a rk ,— in k y d a rk — u n less a rtif ic ia lly lig h ted . W h a t a w o rld )

T h e little ch ic k b o rn in a sm all w ired sp ace lo o k s u p o n th a t e n v iro n m e n t a s th e w o rld of rea litie s , w h e re a s th e c h ic k h a d ju s t em erg ed fro m th e g re a te s t u n iv e rse of rea litie s k n o w n to m an .

"Y ou say th a t th is m o rn in g y o u w e re a w a re o f liv ­in g in a w o rld of re a l a c tu a lite s . W h e n w as th a t ,— w h ile y o u w e re a s leep o r a f te r y o u a w a k e n e d ? O f c o u rse y o u m ean a f te r y o u aw a k e n e d , b u t w h y — ”

“ C e rta in ly I 1 sp e n t m o s t o f m y n ig h t, if n o t a ll, in a w o rld of im ag e ry , u n re a lity , d ream s, d e lu s io n s ,— w hy 1 u n d e rs ta n d now w h a t y o u m ean . T h e w o rld of u n re a lity is th e w o rld in w h ich o u r co n sc io u sn ess is d o rm a n t, a s le ep o r u n c o n tro lle d a n d w h e re re a so n is d e th ro n e d a n d a llo w ed to w a n d e r a n d — "

" P le a se le t irie c o n tin u e ,”, ex c la im ed R u th w ith ju s t a sign o f im p a tien ce . "Y o u h av e h a d to o m a n y w o n ­d e rfu l p sy ch ic e x p e rie n c e s to d en y th e w o rld o f p sy c h ic re a litie s a n d y e t y o u w o u ld p u t th a t w o rld o n a p a r w ith th is m a te r ia l d ay -w o rld in w h ich w e ex is t a t th is m o m e n t o r a t le a s t fu n c tio n . Y ou say th a t a t n ig h t y o u r c o n sc io u sn ess is a s le ep o r d o rm a n t. W h a t co n sc io u sn ess d o y o u m e a n ? . Y o u r o b je c tiv e c o n ­sc io u sn ess of c o u rs e ; th e co n sc io u sn ess o f y o u r p h y sica l body . W h a t c o n sc io u sn ess w as fu n c t io n ­in g d u r in g y o u r p sy ch ic e x p e rie n c e s? Y o u r in n e r , co n sc io u sn ess , th e o n e w h ich is n o t a t ta c h e d to o r d e p e n d e n t u p o n y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y a n d its o rg a n iz a tio n fo r ex p re s s io n ? Y ou sp e a k o f sleep a n d say th a t y o u s lep t la s t n ig h t. It w as n o t y o u , th e re a l y o u , th a t slep t, b u t th e p h y s ica l y o u , . w h ile th e re a l y o u w as n o t o n ly a w a k e b u t u n h a m ­p e re d , u n in flu en ced , by th e o u te r co n sc io u sn ess . Y ou say y o u a w a k e n e d th is m o rn in g , w h ile 1 say y o u , th e re a l y o u , w en t to s leep w h en y o u r b o d y a ro s e a n d b e ­gan its a c tiv itie s in th is w o rld o f ro m a n c e . Y es, look s ta r tle d , n o w ; y o u a p p e a r s u rp r is e d a n d a r e re a d y to c o n tra d ic t m e ; b u t y o u c a n n o t p ro v e to m e by a n y re a so n in g , by a n y ev id en ce , th a t w h en y o u re t ire a t n ig h t a n d c lose y o u r eyes a n d b eco m e u n c o n sc io u s of th is w o rld th a t y o u a r e e n te r in g a n e g a tiv e p h a se of ex is te n c e a n d th a t w h en y o u ‘aw aken* y o u e n te r th e p h a se of re a l ex is ten ce . Y ou a r e a s le ep n o w ! Y ou a r e d re a m in g n o w l Y ou a r e su r ro u n d e d by d ream s, im a g e ry , u n re a lit ie s a n d d e lu s io n s ,^ —to u se y o u r ow n w o rd s . . T h e re is n o th in g tr u e h e re b u t c h an g e . A b o u t u s o n ev e ry h a n d w e see, h e a r , feel, ta s te a n d sm ell u n re a litie s . A m o m e n t ag o w h ile 1 w as ta lk in g you a lm o s t u n c o n sc io u sly lo o k ed a t th e c lo ck th e re in th e -co rner. W h a t d id y o u see? W h a t d id it te ll y o u ? L ies, fa lseh o o d s, d e lu s io n s, a m a n ’s c o n c e p tio n a n d c re a tio n , b o th d o c k a n d tim e I T o d a y is S u n d ay , h e re , y e t if y o u p ro je c t y o u r co n sc io u sn ess to a n o th e r p a r t o f th e w o rld y o u w ill find it is M onday o r S a tu r ­d ay a c c o rd in g to th e ro m a n c e o f th e c a le n d a r th a t is u sed . O h I it is so h a rd to ex p la in , fo r , 1 m u s t use w o rd s to re a c h th is w o rld ly co n sc io u sn ess o f y o u r , w o rd s in v e n te d by m an , c ru d e too ls, im ag es o f th in g s , n o t re a litie s a t a ll. Y ou call m e R u th , 1 call y o u — W illiam — a n d th in k th a t 1 n am e y o u , w h en th e y o u I k n o w h a s n o su c h n am e , i t is a ll fic tion , ro m a n c e of th e p u re s t k in d .”

" A n d h a s ro m a n c e n o p la c e in o u r lives a t a l l? ” a sk e d R o llin s w ith a n e x p re ss io n in h is - ey es a n d a s tra n g e in f lec tio n in h is vo ice th a t c a u g h t R u th u n ­aw a re s .

“ W hy , eh , yes, th a t is a t tim es . A ll ro m a n c e is o f o u r c o n sc io u s m a k in g . W e . c re a te it, w e fo s te r it, w e e n jo y it ; it is a p a r t o f o u r o b je c tiv e selves, b u t it h a s no p la c e in o u r re a l be ings , in o u r h e a r t of h e a r ts ,— ”

"N o ro m a n c e of th e h e a r t ! R u th ! W ill y o u ta k e even th is aw ay fro m m a n ? W o u ld y o u ta k e lo v e from th is w o rld a n d leave a m a n like m e w ith n o th in g to o ffe r,— ” R o llin s a ro s e a n d w a lk e d to w a rd s R u th . T h e re w as s in c e re p le a d in g in h is vo ice.

"N o I N o!” R u th w as p la in ly d is tu rb e d , a n d p leased . "B u t ro m a n c e is o f o u r a ffec tio n s , a p a r t o f o u r w o rld ly co n sc io u sn ess , w h ile love is o f th e w o rld of re a litie s , n e v e r ch an g in g , im m o rta l, d iv ine . W h e n th e ro m a n c e of a ffec tio n e n d s th e re a lity o f love b eg in s— a n d r ig h t n ow w e a re in w o rld o f ro m a n c e ."

(T o be C o n tin u e d in E p iso d e N u m b er F o u r ) A A A

ROSAECRUCIAN NEW YEAR

Official Instructions fo r th e A rrangem en t o f It* C elebration

R o saec ru c ian N ew Y ear w ill be b o rn M arch 2 0 th . It w ill be th e y e a r 3277 th e O rd e r 's tra d it io n a l b ir th .By official P ro n u n z iam en to issued by s Im p e ra to r, T h u rsd a y , M arch 2 0 th , is

b e ce le b ra ted by all L odges, G roups, idy classes a n d m em bers a s a F e te

T h e h o u r of b ir th fo r E u ro p e is se t by th e e n tra n c e of th e S un in to th e sign of A ries . T h is o c c u rs a t 9 :2 0 p . m ., G reen w ich tim e, a n d w ill v a ry in d iffe ren t p a r ts of th e w orld a c c o rd in g to th e cus* to m a ry d iffe ren ces in tim e. In A m erica th e tim e is se t fo r th e E a s te rn c ities a s a p p ro x im a te ly 4 :2 4 in th e a f te rn o o n ; fo r C e n tra l c ities a s 3 :2 4 ; fo r M iddle W est a s 2 :2 4 , a n d fo r th e P acific C o ast a s 1:24. F u r th e r W est, in Jav a , J a p a n a n d th e O rie n ta l c o u n tr ie s th e tim e , a n d even day , w ill be d ifferen t.

T h e y e a r is a sign ifican t o n e fro m m an y po in ts . L e t u s lo o k a t th e s ign ificance o f th e n u m era ls . T h e d ig its of th e n u m b e r 3 2 7 7 w h en ad d ed g ive u s 19 a n d w h en th e se a re ad d ed w e h av e 10 o r I. T h is is its k ey n u m b er. It is a n u m b e r s ign ify ing th e beg in n in g , th e s ta r t in g p o in t; a n d it w ill p ro v e to b e so d u rin g th e w ho le y e a r so fa r a s im p o rta n t m a tte rs fo r th e O rd e r a r e c o n ce rn ed . O n th e o th e r h an d , a c c o rd in g to th e C h ris tia n ca len d ar, th e y e a r o r n u m b e r 19 2 4 is re ­d uc ib le to 7; a n d th is n u m b e r is s ign ifican t a lso to all m ystics. T h e y e a r th e Im p e ra to r w en t to E u ro p e and first c o n ta c te d th e O rd e r th e re w as 1 909 ; th is is re ­d uc ib le to 19 o r I ; a n d it w as th e b eg in n in g fo r o u r O rd e r h e re . T h e y e a r th a t th e firs t co m m ittee m ee t­ings w e re h e ld w as 1915, red u c ib le to I 6 o r 7. It is s ign ifican t th a t a lth o u g h th e s ta r t w as m ad e in 190 9 ( I ) , a p a u se h a d to b e m ad e u n til 1915 ( 7 ) to m ake th e firs t m ove o r m an ife s ta tio n o n th e p ro p e r p lan e . T h e fo llow ing y e a r , 1916, th e first L odge w as e s tab ­lished , an d th a t n u m b e r is red u c ib le to 17 o r 8, a n u m b e r s ign ify ing m a te ria l fo u n d a tio n o r ob jec tiv e so lid ity , th e do u b le sq u a re . T h e n fo llow ed th e y e a r 1917 , red u c ib le to 18 o r 9, th e n u m b e r of th e tr ip le tr ia n g le and sp iritu a l g ro w th , tru ly sign ifican t o f th e y e a r . T h e n cam e th e m em o rab le y e a r of 1918, re ­d uc ib le to I 9 o r I ; a n d tru ly it w as a y e a r w h en a new s ta r t, a new plan-, p ro v e d n ecessa ry . A ll th e fo rces of ev o lu tio n a n d dev o lu tio n as re la te to o u r O rd e r, b eg an th e ir ac tiv itie s r ig h t a f te r th e N ew Y ear cele­b ra tio n a n d reach ed th e ir cu lm in a tio n in th e N ational C o n v en tio n of R o saec ru c ian s held in N ew Y ork in A u g u s t, 1918. W e shall n e v e r fo rg e t th a t occasion , th a t y ea r, th a t w o n d erfu l tim e o f re b ir th I

T h e n cam e th e y e a r 1919, red u c ib le to 20 o r 2, s ign ify ing u n ity an d d u a lity o f a c tio n m ak in g fo r u n ity . M any im p o rta n t ch an g es w e re m ade in th e O rd e r te n d in g to give it a m o re un ified ex is tence , in ­c lu d in g th e m ove of h e a d q u a r te rs to th e W est. T h e y e a r 1920, red u c ib le to 3, p ro v ed to b e a y e a r of p e r ­fec t m an ife s ta tio n of th e sp iritu a l a n d m a te ria l forces, a n d th e g ro w th of th e O rd e r in th a t y e a r is to o w ell know n to n eed com m ent. T h is w as fo llow ed by th e y e a rs 1921 an d 1922, red u c ib le to 4 a n d 5, an d th ese

y e a rs p ro v ed th e i r sign ificance . L ast y e a r , 1923, re ­ducib le to 6, th e doub le tr ian g le , w as a m ost in te r ­e s tin g an d successfu l y e a r .

T o d a y w e s ta n d u p o n th e th re sh o ld o f th e N ew Y ear. It ia th e C h ris tia n y e a r o f 1924, red u c ib le to 7; it is th e R. C. y e a r 3 2 7 7 , red u c ib le to I ; it is th e 9 th y e a r since th e first co m m ittee m ee tin g w as h e ld o r th e 8 th y e a r since th e first L odge w as estab lished in A m erica . T h is line-up of n u m b ers sh o u ld b e in ­te re s tin g to m an y of o u r m em b ers w ho k now th e law of n u m b ers .

T h e b eg in n in g of S p ring , b o rn a t th e S p rin g E q u i­nox , h a s b een th e b eg in n in g of a new y e a r in m an y o rie n ta l c o u n tr ie s fo r cen tu rie s . It is v e ry log ical, a n d on ly by m a n 's a tte m p t to fix th in g s to su it h im ­self h a s th e c a le n d a r b een a r ra n g e d as w e use i t in occ id en ta l co u n tr ie s . B ut in A m erica w e w ill a g re e w ith o u r O rie n ta l b re th re n an d ce le b ra te th e new y e a r 's b ir th o n th e d a te s ta ted above.

A cco rd in g to th e C o n s titu tio n of o u r O rd e r , a ll L odges o r g ro u p s shall ho ld a specia l fe te on th a t day to w h ich a ll m em bers shall be ad m itted . C e rta in offi­c ia l m a tte rs of th e O rd e r a n d its L odges m ust be a t­ten d ed to a t o r b e fo re th e fe te . A cco rd in g to S ection T w o of A rtic le E leven of th e C o n stitu tio n , “T h e N ew Y ea r F ea s t w ill o c c u r ab o u t th e 2 1 st of each M arch (o n th e ex ac t d a te d ec reed by th e Im p e ra to r) .Such N ew Y ear C e leb ra tio n s shall b e held in th e T em ­p le s o f th e L odges a n d a tte n d e d b y th e C ouncils, Offi­c e rs a n d m em bers of th e L odges. T h e re shall be a sym bolica l F eas t con sis tin g p rin c ip a lly of C O R N o r its p ro d u c ts , S A L T o r th a t w h ich ta s te s m ost s tro n g ly o f it, a n d W IN E, con sis tin g of u n fe r­m en ted g rap e ju ice , a n d o th e r delicac ies o r re fre sh ­m en ts su itab le to th e occasion . (P lea se n o te th a t th e c lause a b o u t u n fe rm en ted g ra p e ju ice w as em ­bod ied in th e te x t w h en th e C o n stitu tio n w as ad o p ted . — b e fo re th e d ay s o f p ro h ib it io n .) A ll O fficers sh a ll w e a r th e ir fu ll reg a lia an d all o th e rs th e ir a p ro n s o r o th e r insign ia . T h e re shall b e on ly sac red m usic , sym bollica l add resses, an d s in ce re re jo ic in g .”

F u r th e r S ec tions of th e C o n stitu tio n s ta te th a t on su ch an occasio n it is cu s to m ary fo r th e M aste r w ho o p en s th e ce rem o n y to bestow a n y h o n o ra ry titles o r offices u p o n m em b ers o r O fficers a s h e m ay h ave co n ­tem p la ted d u rin g th e y ea r. By A m en d m en t to th e C o n stitu tio n it w as p ro v id ed severa l y e a rs ago th a t e ach L odge shou ld ho ld its an n u a l e lec tion of e lec tive O fficers a few days p r io r to th e N ew Y ear’s F east an d on th e occasion of th e F eas t th e new M aster a n d new O fficers w ou ld ta k e ch a rg e of th e C erem o n y a f te r th e S ym bolical F east, o r in o th e r w ords, a t th e las t ha lf of th e ev en in g 's p ro g ram , th e o ld O fficers re tir in g w ith ce rem o n y an d sp eech -m ak ing , w elcom ing th e new . T h is re fe rs on ly to th e e lec tive O fficers of each L odge o r G ro u p , an d these a re : T h e M aster, S ec re ta ry a n d T re a su re r . T h e new ly e lec ted o r re -e lec ted M as­te r h as th e p o w er to a p p o in t h is staff of ritu a lis tic O fficers (w h ich inc ludes all e x cep t th e fo reg o in g elec­tive o n e s ) a n d th is h e p ro ceed s to do a t th a t p a r t o f th e N ew Y e a r 's F east w h en h e (o r sh e ) is given th e s ta tio n of M aste r a n d th u s insta lled in pow er. T he

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C ouncil o f th e L odge is a lso a p p o in te d by th e M as te r a t th is tim e. T h e C o u n c il consis ts o f a ll th e r itu a l­is tic O fficers, th e e lec tive ones, a n d th e P as t M asters, P a s t S e c re ta rie s a n d P a s t T re a su re rs o f th a t L odge.. F o rm e r o r ac tiv e r itu a lis tic O fficers m ay b e re -ap ­p o in ted by th e new M aster if h e so desires.

T h u s th e F eas t becom es a n occasion of ce rem ony , re jo ic in g a n d s ta r tin g an ew of th e ac tiv itie s o f th e y e a r . T h e S ym bolical F ea s t is u su a lly co n d u c te d by pass in g to a ll m em b ers w ith in th e T em ple a sm all p la te co n ta in in g c o rn b read , sa lted n u ts a n d a sm all glass of g rap e -ju ice . T h e C o lom be o r C o lom bes of th e L odge u su a lly se rv in g th e g ra p e ju ic e to each in tu rn a s th e y com e to h e r w ith g lass to b e se rved fro m a

la rg e g lass bow l. D u rin g th e p a r ta k in g o f th e th re e food e lem en ts th e M as te r d e livers a sh o r t ta lk o n th e sym bolism o f these- e lem en ts a n d h ow th e y h av e b een u sed a s su ch fo r m a n y cen tu r ie s a n d in a n c ie n t fo rm .

T h e y e a r b e fo re u s is f ra u g h t w ith m an y possib ilities a n d m an y of th e se rise b e fo re u s a t th is v e ry tim e a s n ecessities. L et u s u n ite a n d m a k e th e y e a r th e m ost successfu l y e a r o f o u r O rd e r in th is c o u n try a n d else­w h e re fo r g ro w th in ev ery sense.

R ep o rts o f a n y spec ia l fe a tu re s a t a n y N ew Y e a r F eas t w ill be a p p re c ia te d by th e ed ito r o f T h e T ria n g le a n d w e n a tu ra lly ex p ec t a com p le te r e p o r t o f a ll e lec ­tio n s a n d ap p o in tm en ts of officers.

A MASTER HAS RISEN

T he Passing from th is E arth P lane to th e H ighest by one of o u r Beloved M asters

a n n o u n c e w ith re s tra in e d em o tio n s th e p a ss in g to th e H ig h est P lan e of o u r b e ­loved M aste r, D r. O lin W rig h t, F. R . C ., G ran d In sp e c to r G en era l Illum inati (A M O R C ) a n d S overe ign G ran d In spec­to r G e n e ra l 3 3 ° a n d th e F irs t G ran d E q u e rry of th e S u p rem e C o u n c il of th e T h ir ty -T h ird an d L ast D eg ree of th e A n c ie n t a n d A c c e p te d S co ttish R ite of

F reem aso n ry , S o u th e rn Ju risd ic tio n , a n d m em b er of th e S u p rem e C o u n c il o f th e A n c ie n t a n d M ystical O rd e r R osae C ruc is , N o rth A m erican Ju risd ic tio n .

B ro th e r W rig h t p assed th ro u g h th e S ublim e E x p eri­en ce a n d In itia tio n on M onday even ing , D ecem ber 17 th last, b e in g com ple te ly freed from ph y sica l ex ­p re ss io n an d lim ita tio n s th ro u g h a sudden s to p p in g of h e a r t a c tio n w hile a u to d riv in g w ith h is w ife in T am p a , F lo rida . It w as a p eace fu l p ass in g of a w o n d erfu l soul, a w o n d erfu l a n d g rea tly beloved p e rso n a lity .

B ro th e r W rig h t w as b o m D ecem b er 1, 1852, an d e a r ly in life b ecam e a p ra c tis in g ph y sic ian (M . D .) , a t ta in in g co n sid e rab le re p u te fo r h is sy m p a th e tic an d k in d ly m a n n e r a s w ell a s h is u n u su a l efficiency. In th e sev en th y e a r o f h is p rac tise , how ever, h is a t te n ­tio n w as a t t ra c te d to a re c o rd h e h ad k e p t of u n u su a l c a se s a n d a n an a ly s is o f th e se con firm ed th e o p in ion th a t h a d b een g ro w in g in h is consciousness,— th a t m an y law s a n d p rin c ip le s p e r ta in in g to th e a c tio n of th e m ind a n d th e p sy ch ic fu n c tio n in g s o f n a n h a d b een ig n o red in th e g en e ra l p ra c tise of th e rap eu tic s . H e finally d ec ided to p u rs u e a spec ia l co u rse of s tu d y a n d th is le ad h im to th e p o r ta ls o f th e schoo ls of h ig h e r th o u g h t, ev en tu a lly b r in g in g him to th e th re s ­h o ld o f th e A n c ie n t a n d M ystical O rd e r R osae C rucia .

H e a lso b ecam e o n e of th e fo rem o st m em b ers o f th e M asonic F ra te rn ity in th e so u th an d g rad u a lly rose in office u n til h e b ecam e M aster o f K adosh in th e C o n ­sis to ry in 1904 a n d rece iv ed th e h o n o ra ry d eg ree of K n ig h t C o m m an d e r o f th e C o u rt o f H o n o r. H e w as g iven th e T h ir ty - th ird a n d L ast d eg ree a n d c ro w n ed In sp e c to r G en era l H o n o ra ry in 1897 an d w as e lec ted to m em b ersh ip of th e S u p rem e C ouncil o f th e A A SR of F reem aso n ry in 1917 an d h ecam e S overe ign G ran d In sp e c to r G en era l.

O n e y e a r p rev io u s to th is h ig h e lev a tio n in F ree ­m aso n ry h e w as in itia ted in to th e A M O R C (O c to b e r26 , 1 9 1 6 ) , u n it in g w ith o u r O rd e r in its ea rlie s t d ay s an d soon b ecam e a n officer a n d co u n c ilo r o f h is A M O R C L odge. F ro m th a t tim e o n w ard h is in te re s ts w e re d iv ided be tw een th e tw o o rg an iza tio n s an d he b ecam e a m em b er of th e S u p rem e C ounc il of A M O R C b ecau se of h is m an y v a lu ab le an d he lp fu l suggestions g iven to th e Im p e ra to r as well as th e serv ices h e re n ­d e red th e A M O R C in M asonic circles.

H e p assed th ro u g h th e d eg rees a n d g rad es of th e A M O R C fa ith fu lly , o ften a d d in g to th e le c tu re s from h is s to re of kn o w led g e an d ex p e rien ce , a n d w as g iven th e L a tin n am e of P o te s ta s w h en h e e n te re d th e T h ird on O c to b e r I I , 1917, co in c id en t w ith h is b ecom ing a m em b er o f th e S u p rem e C ouncil o f th e A A SR of

F reem aso n ry . O n F e b ru a ry 21 , 1 9 18 , h e e n te re d th e F o u r th .G rade of th e A M O R C a n d fro m th a t tim e h a s b een o n e of th e m ost ac tiv e ad v iso rs a n d a ss is tan ts to th e Im p e ra to r a n d th e S u p rem e C ounciL In 1918 h e w as m ade a m em b er o f th e In te rn a tio n a l L oya l F ide lity L eg ion of th e A M O R C a n d a f te r e n te r in g th e 9 th g rad e b ecam e G ran d In sp ec to r G en e ra l I llum ina ti o f A m o rc a n d P re s id e n t o f th e U n iv e rs ita tis I l lu m in a t i ' ofA M O R C .

B ro th e r W rig h t h a s devo ted th e la s t few y e a rs o f h is life to th e o n e b ig p ro b lem in th e so lu tio n of w h ich th e A A SR an d th e A M O R C a re u n ited a n d w o rk in g to ­g e th e r in m an y c ities an d th ro u g h v a rio u s ch an n e ls ,— th a t of n o n -sec ta rian ed u ca tio n fo r ch ild ren in p u b lic schools. It w as b ecau se of th is ac tiv ity th a t B ro th e r W rig h t a c c e p te d th e P re s id en cy of th e U n iv e rs ita tis Illum ina ti a n d d irec ted its po licy . H e jo u rn e y e d to m an y cities, a tte n d e d m an y co n v en tio n s in v a rio u s ju r isd ic tio n s an d th ro u g h a n in n e r c irc le o f b ro th e rs o f b o th th e A A S R a n d A M O R C w as acco m p lish in g m u ch good, th e re a l f ru it of w h ich w ill b eco m e m an i­fes t w ith in th e com ing y e a r .

D u rin g th e Im p e ra to r 's la s t v is it to th e h o m e to w n of B ro th e r W rig h t th e spec ia l w o rk re fe rre d to ab o v e w as d iscussed in d e ta il ag a in a n d a n ex c h a n g e o f d a ta an d p la n s rev ea led th e h e a r ty c o -o p e ra tio n th a t w as b e in g g iven by b o th o rg an iza tio n s in th e ir u n ite d p ro b ­lem s. B ro th e r W rig h t w a s th e n q u ite v ig o ro u s fo r a m an of h is ag e a n d w as e n jo y in g th e N in th G ra d e w o rk of th e A m o rc L odge to th e fu llest e x te n t. It w as g en e ra lly kno w n th a t h e h a d a tta in e d th e p sy ch ic T w elfth G rad e a n d w as in th e e a rly D eg rees of th e Illum inati, an d h is sim ple b u t positive re p o r ts o f h is co n tin u ed success w ith th e law s a n d p rin c ip le s o f th e 8 th a n d 9 th g rad es so u n d ed like re p o r ts w h ich e m a n a te fro m th e M onastries of th e H im alayas.

B ro th e r W rig h t is su rv ived by a w ife, tw o d a u g h te rs a n d a son. H is su ccesso r a s G ran d In sp ec to r G en era l Illum inati, A M O R C , h a s n o t b een an n o u n ced , b u t u n ­do u b ted ly h e w ill a lso b e a S overe ign G ra n d In sp ec to r G en era l, 3 3 ° , of e ith e r th e S o u th e rn o r N o r th e rn J u r ­isd ictions.

In th e las t le t te r rece ived b y th e Im p e ra to r from o u r be loved B ro ther, d a ted N ovem ber 2 3 , las t. D r. W rig h t said th is, sp eak in g o f th e g re a t w o rk th a t w as in h is ch a rg e a n d w h ich h e a n d th e Im p e ra to r d irec ted th ro u g h v a rio u s c h an n e ls : " I t is su ch a h a rd m a tte r to have o u r m em bers rea lize th a t th is w o rk is co n stan t, ev e ry day an d ev ery h o u r .w ork , a n d th a t it m u s t b e re p e a te d day by day , fo r on ly so can w e be in a n y w ay su re of resu lts . M ay P eace P ro fo u n d a tte n d you , is th e s in ce re w ish a n d p ra y e r o f y o u r B ro th e r .”

W e shall m iss h im in th e ex p ress io n w e w ere accu s­to m ed to a n d in th e m a n n e r by w h ich h e m ade u s an d th o u sa n d s so h a p p y ; b u t w e shall k n o w h im b e tte r a n d b e gu ided b y h im m o re effic ien tly th ro u g h th e b eau ­tifu l p e rso n a lity th a t rem ain s a n d w hich shall ex p ress ag a in an d ag a in .

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A ROSAECRUCIAN WEDDING

F orm er Suprem e Colom be is M arried W ith A ncien t R ites in O u r Tem ple

N T h an k sg iv in g D ay, N ovem ber 29, I 923 , th e R o saec ru c ian M arriag e R ites w ere co n d u c ted in th e T em p le of th e C alifo r­n ia G ran d L odge. T h e b rid e w as Miss H a rr ie t R iesener, fo rm e r S u p rem e C o l­om be, k now n to m an y in th e O rd e r as “ B enevo len tia ,” a n d th e g room w as M r. P a u l L eam an of P ennsy lvan ia .

T h e m a rr ia g e is th e re su lt of a ch ild ­ho o d ro m an ce . Miss R iesen e r a n d M r. L eam an w ere b o rn on ly a few m o n th s a p a r t in a little to w n ad jo in ­in g E p h ra ta , P en n sy lv an ia , w h e re th e first R o sic ruc ians w ho cam e to A m erica in 1694 estab lished th e i r com ­m u n ity in s titu tio n s a n d T em ples. T h ro u g h th e y o u n g y e a rs of ch ild h o o d th e y w ere p lay m a te s a n d b ecam e se p a ra te d on ly w hen Miss R iesen e r m oved w ith h e r fam ily to S an F ran c isco . L a te r th e w a r to o k y o u n g L eam an to th e W est a n a n a v ia to r a n d th e n in to serv ­ice . A f te r h is d isch a rg e h e re tu rn e d to C a lifo rn ia an d finally fo u n d h is w ay to th e p o in t o f h is u n b ro k e n co r­re sp o n d en ce ,— S an F ran c isco .

D u rin g th e se y e a rs Miss R iesen e r an d h e r p a re n ts a n d th re e s is te rs h a d b een in itia ted in to th e A M O R C . S he b ecam e a C o lom be fo r th e C a lifo rn ia G ran d L odge a n d a f te r H e a d q u a r te rs w as e stab lished in th e W est a n u m b e r of o th e r C o lom bes w e re in itia ted a n d she b e ­cam e th e S u p rem e C o lom be an d a s such m ade a visit to m an y of th e E a s te rn L odges, v is iting h e r Ju n io r C o lom bes d u rin g th e su m m er of 1921. R ecen tly she co m ple ted h e r te rm of office a s C o lom be an d w as re ­tire d a s C o lom be E m eritu s , a title she w ill a lw ays hold.

H av in g reach ed h e r tw en ty -firs t' y e a r an d be in g im ­p o r tu n e d by th e y o u n g m an w ho h ad w on th e a d m ira ­tio n an d re sp ec t of th o se a t H e a d q u a r te rs w ho knew h im in tim a te ly , o u r C o lom be a sk e d th a t she be p e r- m ttte d to be m a rr ie d in th e T em p le w ith th e fu ll rites. W e re jo iced in th e o p p o rtu n ity to th u s se rve o u r fo r­m e r C o lom be,— an d it w as a w o n d erfu l occasion .

T h e T em p le w as d e c o ra te d w ith a b o w er o f rib b o n s an d g reen s o v e r th e S an c tu m fro m th e A lta r to th e S h ek in ah , a n d a t th e la t te r p lace th e re w as a n a rc h of ro ses u n d e r w h ich th e co u p le a n d th e ir a tte n d a n ts co u ld s tan d fo r th e second p a r t o f th e ce rem o n y . A la rg e p ip e -o rg a n w as in s ta lled fo r th e ce rem o n y a n d th e a p p ro p r ia te m usic w as ab ly a r ra n g e d an d ex ecu ted by S u p re m e S e c re ta ry M oore.

T h e g ro o m ’s m o th e r a n d b ro th e r cam e from th e E ast, th e b ro th e r to a c t a s b es t m an fo r th e g room , w h ile th e b r id e 's re la tiv es a n d frien d s w e re a lso p e r ­m itte d to w itn ess th e cerem ony .

T h e first p a r t o f th e ce rem o n y w as co n d u c te d in th e E ast o f th e T em p le , w h e re th e g ro o m a n d h is best m an a w a ite d th e a r r iv a l of th e b rid e . A f te r a p re ­lim in a ry ta lk by th e Im p e ra to r h e ca lled fo r th e b rid e a n d w ith th e r ic h m usic of th e o rg a n a n d th e sym ­bo lica l call of th e chim es, th e b rid e e n te re d th e T em ple on th e a rm o f h e r fa th e r, p re c e d e d by a little flow er g irl, a r in g b e a re r a n d b rid a l a tte n d a n t, a s is te r of th e b ride . N ever d id o u r C o lo m b e look sw ee te r in w hite , m ov ing w ith h e r g race fu ln ess to w ard th e E ast of th a t T em p le ! A ccu sto m ed as w e w ere to th e sim ple w h ite ro b es of th e C olom bes, th e r ic h w edd ing gow n an d lo n g veil seem ed so p ro p e r , so n a tu ra l, a n d so b e a u ­tifu l th is tim e. S tan d in g b e fo re th e Im p e ra to r th e coup le an sw ered th e fo rm al q u es tio n s w h ich give w a r­ra n t fo r th e cerem o n y . T h ey w e re th e n d irec ted to s tan d in th e c e n tre o f th e S anc tum , a lo n e , b e n e a th th e c a n o p y of w h ite ribbons, w hile th e C h ap la in fro m his s ta tio n an d th e H ig h P rie s te ss from h e r s ta tio n spoke to th em an d in tu r n o ffe red p ra y e rs . T h e n the. C o l­o m be of th e C a lifo rn ia G ran d Lodge, s tan d in g a t th e S h ek in ah , spoke to th e coup le , rem in d in g th em of th e seriousness of th e a c t th ey w e re co n tem p la tin g an d ca llin g a tte n tio n to th e sym bolism of p ro m ises m ade b e fo re a C olom be. A t th is p o in t th e Im p e ra to r to o k a p lace n e a r th e S h ek in ah an d ask ed a n u m b er of q u es­

tio n s of th e tw o, w hile th e C o lom be tied a w h ite rib b o n to th e a rm s of th e b rid e a n d ' g ro o m . T h ese ribbons w ere th e n d raw n ac ro ss th e to p of th e S h ek in ah a n d held by th e C o lom be w hile th e M edalist p laced a red ro se in th e c e n tre w h e re th e tw o rib b o n s crossed .

W ith fu r th e r a p p ro p r ia te q u estio n in g a n d answ ers, th e Im p e ra to r d irec ted th a t th e "m a te r ia l ties w h ich u n ite y o u in sym bolism be severed by th e m ystic flam e a n d fire of te s t a n d tr ia l .” H e re th e M edalist p laced th e S ac red flam e fro m th e A lta r u n d e r th e tw o rib b o n s u n til th ey b u rn e d a n d se p a ra ted , free in g th e on ly p h y s­ica l tie th e n u n itin g them . " T h e H o ly F ire o f . o u r A lta r now frees th e m a te ria l b o n d ag e a n d y o u r sou ls m ay u n ite in th e bon d s o f love an d p eace p ro fo u n d ,’* c o n tin u ed th e Im p e ra to r. "T h u s a re th e bon d s o f in ­d iv idual liv ing se p a ra te d a n d a s o n e in m in a , in h e a r t a n d soul, sh a lt th o u c o n tin u e th is life.**

W ith a few m o re sym bo lica l a c ta a n d w o rd s th e a n c ie n t r itu a l w as co m p le ted w ith th e w o rd s Consumm­a tio n est I A n d in th is w ay w e re th e tw o d iv in e ex ­p re ss io n s u n ited in m ystica l m a rria g e . It is o n e o f th e m ost im press ive ce rem o n ies ev e r p e rfo rm e d in o u r T em ples.

W hile s tan d in g w h e re th e y w e re b e fo re th e She­k in ah , th e Im p e ra to r th e n p ro ceed ed to p e rfo rm th e legal ce rem o n y a s re q u ire d b y law , th e Im p e ra to r a c t­in g th is tim e a s a P rie s t of th e P ris tin e C h u rc h of th e R ose C ross.

H e re ag a in th e a tte n d a n ts sto o d a t th e side o f th e coup le w hile th e p a re n ts a n d flow er g irl a n d rin g b e a re r sto o d n ea r. T h e w o rd s u sed by th e Im p e ra to r fo r th is p a r t of th e ce rem o n y a r e a lso sign ifican t.

"A n d now th a t y o u r sou ls h av e b een sym bolically u n ite d in th e H o ly u n io n of sp iritu a l m a rria g e , 1 m ust d irec t y o u r th o u g h ts to th e h o n o ra b le e s ta te of p h y s­ica l m a rria g e a s o rd a in ed b y th e W o rd of G od a n d in ­s titu ted by th e custom s of o u r land . W e m u st reco g ­nize in th is a c t th e ho lie st d e c ree o f th e L o rd Jesus, w ho rem in d ed th e p eo p le of H is day th a t w h e rea s G od m ade th em m ale a n d fem ale th ey shall c leave to e ach o th e r in m a rria g e a n d th e tw ain shall b e a s o n e flesh.”

W ith fu r th e r q u estio n in g a n d an sw ers th e C h u rc h r itu a l p ro ceed ed a n d th e m a rr ia g e cu lm in a ted w ith th e p la c in g o f th e r in g o n th e b r id e ’s finger by th e g ro o m w h ile h e m ad e th is s ta te m e n t: “ W ith th is r in g a s a sym bol, c irc le w ith o u t en d , sym bolizing e te rn a l tim e, an d w ith m y h e a rt, a n d w ith m y soul, a n d w ith a ll th e p u re s t in ten tio n s of m y conscious m ind, i th e e w ed, a n d w ith a ll m y w orld ly goods I th e e endow , a s I give u n to th e e a lso m y nam e, an d p lig h t m y tr o th .”

T h e n th e Im p e ra to r m ade th is d e c la ra tio n : "F o ra s- m u ch as ye h ave con sen ted to g e th e r in ho ly m arria g e a n d h av e w itnessed th e sam e b e fo re G od an d in th e p re sen ce of th y b ro th e rs a n d sisters, an d h ave m ade m u tu a l p ledge b e fo re m e, th e sac red Sign, an d th ese w itnesses, I p ro n o u n c e ye be m an an d w ife to g e th e r in th e nam e of o u r G od a n d a t th e sac red p o in ts o f o u r T ria n g le re p re se n tin g th e H o ly T rin ity of th e C osm os. W h a t G od an d L ove h a th jo in ed to g e th e r le t n o t m an p u t a su n d e r . So m o te it b e !”

A p leas in g in c id en t fo llow ing th e ce rem o n y w as th e p lac in g on th e fin g er of each of th e tw o ch ild ren w ho a c te d a s rin g b e a re r a n d flow er g irl, a special r in g a s a to k en of th e se rv ices th e y ren d e red .

A m a rr ia g e re c o rd b ook , h a n d illum inated , an d signed by th e w itnesses a n d re la tiv es a n d m em bers p re se n t, w as d o n a te d to th e coup le , w ho a lso received m any p re t ty gifts fro m friends, re la tives, m em bers and th e C a lifo rn ia G ran d L odge. M em bers th ro u g h o u t th e O rd e r w ill u n ite w ith u s in w ish ing th e co u p le th e g re a te s t am o u n t o f h ap p in e ss an d success in th e ir new v e n tu re in life.

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TH E COSMIC PILGRIM

T he Story of R uth and the C hildren of L ight in E ight Episodes

O N T H E C O SM IC T H R E S H O L D E p isode N u m b er F o u r

R u th aw ak en ed ra th e r ea rly th is m o rn in g w ith a su d d en rea liza tio n th a t she w as still in th e w o rld of ro m an ce a n d liv ing ph y sica lly o n th e e a r th p la n e ; b u t th e re rem ain ed a c le a r reco lle c tio n of a s tra n g e inc i­d e n t o f th e n ig h t. In fac t, a s she reaso n ed a n d a l­low ed a ll th e de ta ils to a r r a n g e them selves in to log ­ica l o rd e r sh e w as im p ressed w ith th e fa c t th a t th e in c id en t h a d b een a n u n u su a l p sy ch ic ex p e rien ce , u n ­lik e th e m an y sh e h a d in re c e n t y ea rs .

T h a t th e w ho le in c id en t sh o u ld c e n tre a ro u n d R o l­lins w as n o t u n u su a l. F o r m an y m o n th s h e h a d com e in to in tim a te a sso c ia tio n w ith h e r in v a r io u s p sy ch ic ex p e rien ces , th e p ro g re ss o f w h ich in d ica ted th a t h e w as b eco m in g m o re a n d m o re free fro m e a rth b o u n d th in k in g . B ut th e ex p e rie n c e of la s t n ig h t,— w as it p ro p h e tic ? R o llin s n e v e r a p p e a re d m o re w ho lly sp iritu a l, m o re com p le te ly fre e d fro m e a r th ly lim ita ­tio n s! A n d , th e C h ild ren of L ig h t! T h a t g ro u p of C osm ic b e in g s a tte n d in g h is ev e ry m ove, seem ing ly g u a rd in g a n d d ire c tin g h im , th e g re a t b o o k h e h ad in h is h an d , th e rin g w ith its s e ttin g of fie ry red , a n d h is co n tin u a l c ry o f *‘I am c o n te n t, I am c o n te n t!" A t th e las t m o m en t of th e scene— ju s t b e fo re she a w a k ­ened to th is w o rld ly consc iousness , h e w as th e re , b r i l­lian t, b eau tifu l, no b le a n d . . . C ou ld it be m o re th a n a p sy ch ic ex p e rien ce?

R u th w en t to th e p h o n e , even th o u g h it w as still v e ry ea rly , a n d ca lled R o llin 's m o th e r. G u arded ly , she a sk e d : ‘‘A n d how is W illiam ; h av e y o u seen him th e la s t tw o o r th r e e d a y s? ”

T h e re w as a b rie f p a u se ; i t w as v e ry b rie f, b u t in ­tu itio n a n d th e silenoa- th a t seem ed to la s t fo r m an y m inu tes , w a rn e d R u th th a t th e a n sw e r a b o u t to b e g iven w as a s g u a rd e d a s h e r q u es tio n . T h e n it cam e : ‘W hy , W illiam is n o t hom e, d ea r. D on’t b e fr ig h t­

ened , b u t h e h a d a spell th e o th e r day— th e d ay a f te r h e h a d b een w ith y o u a n d h a d su ch a p le a sa n t tim e . H e w en t to a spec ia lis t a n d w as to ld th a t it w as a m ild re c u r re n c e o f h is o ld tro u b le , c h ro n ic ap p en d ic itis

R u th g a sp ed ; sh e cou ld n o t c o n tro l th e em o tio n s th a t sw ep t o v e r h e r . M rs. R ollins m u s t h av e h e a rd th e gasp , fo r sh e a d d ed h u rr ie d ly : " O h , p lease d o n ’t w o rry , m y d e a r litt le g irl, fo r it is rea lly n o th in g . Y ou k now h e d id n ’t h ave a re a l a tta c k of app en d ic itis , a s is com m on ly ex p e rien ced , b u t th e sp ec ia lis t said th a t now w as th e tim e to h av e th e a p p e n d ix rem oved b e fo re a n y a c u te co n d itio n se t in , n ece ss ita tin g a h u r ­ried o p e ra tio n . So, th e y o p e ra te d on h im , d ay b e fo re y e s te rd ay , a n d la s t n ig h t h e w as d o in g ju s t fine. 1 w as w ith h im fo r a few m in u te s a n d h e to ld m e th a t h e w as p la n n in g to be w ith yo u on S u n d ay as h e w as las t S u nday . O f co u rse , h e d id n 't w an t y o u to k now a n y ­th in g a b o u t it u n til it w as a ll over, b u t now th a t h e is on th e w ay to reco v ery , I d o n ’t su p p o se h e w ill o b jec t to y o u r kn o w in g all a b o u t it ; b u t h e d id n 't w a n t y o u to w o rry , so p lease feel th a t h e is a ll rig h t an d — you m ay go to sea h im I am su re ."

So, R ollins w as in a co n d itio n w h e re h e m ig h t easily pass o v e r th e T h re sh o ld ! T h e th o u g h t w as te r r ify ­ing, d esp ite th e re a s su ra n c e of M rs. R ollins.

T e lep h o n e in q u iry rev ea led th a t th e v is itin g h o u rs a t th e p r iv a te h o sp ita l w e re fro m a f te r te n o 'c lo ck . It w as now n o t q u ite seven o ’c lock . T h re e w ho le h o u rs to w ait! If th e e x p e rien ce of th e n ig h t w as p ro p h e tic , th e n ev ery m in u te w as of im p o rtan ce . S he could te le ­p h o n e th e h ead p h y sic ian a n d w a rn h im , b u t w h a t p h y s ic ian w ou ld ta k e su ch a w a rn in g fro m an o u t­s id e r? a n d w ith n o th in g m o re su b s ta n tia l to base it o n th a n a m id n ig h t d re a m t She k n ew w ell th e a tt itu d e of th o se w ho w ere u n fam ilia r w ith th e law s g o v ern in g su ch ex p e rien ces . So, th e re w as n o th in g to do b u t w ait.

H ow lo n g th e m in u tes can be, a n d h ow end less th e h o u rs w h en life seem s to h a n g in th e b a lan c e a n d w h en th e h e a r t c rie s in desire im p a tien t! R u th w as deep ly in love w ith R o llin s; h e w as h e r W illiam , h e r a ll. H e, to o , seem ed a tta c h e d to h e r , fo r o ften ho h ad b een on th e v e rg e of say in g so, b u t R u th h a d ch eck ed h im , k n o w in g as a w o m an a lw ays does, w h a t w a s in hi* m ind an d h e a r t ; b u t p re fe rr in g to h av e th e a tt ra c t io n g row a n d g row in th e w ay th a t u n ex p re ssed love does g row u n ti l its v e ry v ita lity fo rce s it fro m its sec re t ch am b e r a s th e b u tte rfly o u tg ro w s its p riso n . O n th e p sy ch ic p la n e W illiam h a d p ro v ed h is n a tu ra l a g re e ­m e n t w ith h e r , fo r th e a g re e m e n t b e tw een a u ra s , th e a t t ra c t io n b e tw een sou l ex p ress io n s a n d th e u n ity of m ind o n th a t p la n e w h en tw o m ee t w ho a re a t­tu n ed , is a n a tu ra l a g re e m e n t, a law of n a tu re u n r a ffec ted by m a n 's a ssu m p tio n s o r w o m an ’s desire . A s th e se th o u g h ts cam e to R u th 's m ind sh e a lso reca lled th e la s t w o rd s she h a d sa id to h im in a se r io u s s tra in th e la s t ev en in g sh e h a d seen h im : "W h en th e ro m an ce of a ffec tio n en d s th e re a lity o f love b eg in s ." F o r m o n th s sh e a n d W illiam h a d d w elt in th e w o rld of ro ­m a n tic a ffe c tio n ; h a d a n e n d com e to th is? a n d w as th e rea lity o f love to b e b o rn , now ? N o! fo r love w as b o rn ! it w as h e re , it w as a liv ing rea lity ! It h a d R u th in its spell. T h e re w as n o lo n g e r n eed to ho ld b ack its p ow er, its ex p ressio n , its n a tu ra l in d u lgence .

T e n o ’c lo ck a n d th e v is ito r’s ro o m a t th e S an ita riu m . R u th stood n e rv o u s ly to y in g a t h e r h an d -b ag . S he m ad e a b eau tifu l p ic tu re , if o n e sh o u ld ju d g e fro m th e p u re ly im p e rso n a l p o in t of view . N ervousness , a n ­x iety , h u rr ie d w alk ing , th e fine m o rn in g a ir , th e re so lu ­tio n to ad m it, th is v e ry m o rn in g , h e r love to h im ,— all th ese gave h e r a c o lo r in h e r cheeks, a sp a rk le in h e r eyes, a m ag n e tic a u ra a n d a gen tlen ess in h e r po ise th a t ad d ed to th e ch a rm s R u th n a tu ra lly possessed .

T h e S e c re ta ry w as m a k in g in q u iry . S he w ou ld re ­tu r n in a few m in u te s a n d d ire c t R u th to h is bedside. M inu tes, h o u rs , y e a rs ! W h y th e d e lay ? W h y c o u ld n 't she ru sh to h is bedside? C o n v en tio n s, ru les, reg u la tio n , office custom s,— w hy does m an s u r ro u n d h im self w ith a ll th e se th in g s to veil o r c o lo r h is ac ts? W h y is th e re a little sc reen in th e c o rn e r o f th a t ro o m ? It is on ly to h ide th e p o rc e la in s ink th a t ev e ry o n e know s is th e re . W hy is a c u r ta in h u n g o v e r th a t ' d o o r? F o r a n y o n e can see th e re is a d o o r b eh in d it. W h y go a n d a sk M r. R ollins if h e w ishes to see m e, R u th , w hen th e y o u n g e s t s tu d e n t of h u m an n a tu re co u ld te ll th a t h e w as m ine, m y v e ry ow n, a n d th a t I w ill n o t leave w ith o u t see ing h im ? T h ese w e re th e th o u g h ts th a t p assed th ro u g h th e m ind of R u th , R u th th e g irl, R u th th e w om an of su p e r io r u n d e rs ta n d in g , R u th th e aw ak en ed one. R u th th e an x io u s one.

T h e n cam e th e soft s tep s of th e S e c re ta ry . T h e re w as a se r io u s ex p ressio n on h e r face a n d she sp o k e in w h isp e rs to th e m an in w h ite w ho a cco m p an ied her. dow n th e s ta irs . T h ey a p p ro a c h e d R u th . T h e m an in w h ite sp o k e first:

" A re y o u w a itin g to see M r. R ollins? A re y o u a m em b er of h is fam ily? Y ou h ave b een d irec ted b y h is m o th e r to ca ll? W ill h is m o th e r call sh o r tlv ? Y es, w e sen t fo r h e r . Y ou d id n 't know th a t? W ill y o u w ait u n til she c o m e s? " T h e q u estio n s m ay h av e b een m o re co n n ec ted th a n th is, b u t th is is a ll th a t R u th h e a rd a n d she k new ,— th e re w as so m eth in g w ro n g ! Q u ick th in k in g w as o n e of R u th 's s tro n g e s t a sse ts ; it w as u n d o u b ted ly a re su lt of h e r k een in tu i­tio n . It cam e to h e r re scu e ag a in .

“ I am v e ry close to M r. R o llin s,” b eg an R u th , " a n d , a s I said , w as d irec ted h e re by h is m o th e r ea rly th is m o rn in g , p e rh a p s b e fo re yo u h a d sen t fo r h e r , a n d I am su re th a t M r. R ollins w ou ld w ish to see m e if h e k n ew I w as in th is bu ild ing . T h e re fo re , you w ill p lease ta k e m e to h im a n d w h en h is m o th e r com es in fo rm h e r th a t I am h e re !”

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T h e re w as th a t positiveness a b o u t h e r w ords w hich m an y had n o ted in R u th ’s n a tu re an d w h ich n ev e r left an y d o u b t a s to h e r d e te rm in a tio n . H e r in s in u a tio n th a t M r. R ollins d id n o t know of h e r p re sen ce in the b u ild in g a t o n ce cast aside th e g u a rd ed n ess th a t had been used by S e c re ta ry a n d p h ysic ian .

“ V eTy w ell, M iss,” said th e m an in w hite , “ y o u w ill be ta k e n to h is room , b u t w e m ust te ll yo u th a t M r. R ollins is in a deep sleep ; in fac t, le t u s b e fra n k a n d say , th a t h e is in a com a. W e h ave no tified h is a t to rn e y a n d his business a sso c ia te , as he d irec ted b e ­fo re th e o p e ra tio n , a n d w ou ld have sen t w ord to one o th e r , p e rh a p s you

“ Yes, to you , M iss,” sa id th e S ec re ta ry .“ B ut, n o tw ith s ta n d in g h is p re s e n t s ta te , w e a re n o t

a la rm ed . a H is pu lse is fa ir ly reg u la r , th o u g h w eak , an d w hile h is b re a th in g is u n n a tu ra l, in a w ay , it is m a in ta in in g a rh y th m th a t is defin ite . H e h a s b een in th e s ta te s ince som e tim e la s t even ing , fo r h e e n ­te re d th is com a w h ile in a n a tu ra l sleep a n d w e did n o t d e tec t it u n til e a rly th is m o rn in g . O u r n ig h t n u rse no ticed th a t h e b re a th e d d iffe ren tly a b o u t mid* n ig h t, b u t d id n o t tr y to a w ak en him . T h e re a re th re e o th e r p h y sic ian s w ith h im now , h is a tto rn e y h av in g in s is ted th a t w e call D r. P ie r re D resser, th e em in en t b ra in a n d m ind spec ia list, b ecau se Mr. R ollins h as b een m ak in g s tra n g e s ta te m e n ts an d w e w ish to d e te rm in e if th e re is a n y in d ica tio n of a d ru g in fluence o r b ra in a ffec tio n ,— oh, o n ly of a te m p o ra ry n a tu re . Y ou w ill a cco m m o d a te y o u rse lf to th e w ishes of th e p h y sic ian s w ho a re a t h is bedside now , p lease !*'

A n d w ith th ese w ords, m ean ing less a n d m ean in g fu l to R u th , she w as ta k e n to h is room .

T h e re in a su n lit room w as a p ic tu re th a t R u th w ill n e v e r fo rg e t. S ta n d in g d iag o n a lly n e a r one shadow ed c o rn e r w as a la rg e w h ite bed , la rg e r th a n th e u sua l h o sp ita l bed, a n d on it re s ted th e body of W illiam , h is a rm s ly ing lim ply on th e p a le b lu e cov erin g , h is face p a le a n d w an , lifelessly tu rn e d to w ard th e ceiling . T h e re w as n o t th e s lig h test m o v em en t to in d ica te b re a th in g , th e re w as n o th in g in th e p o sitio n of th e bo d y o r th e co lo r o f th e flesh to in d ica te th a t W illiam R ollins h ad n o t p assed o v e r th e T h re sh o ld of e a r th ly life. N ea r th e foo t o f th e bed sa t o n e e ld e rly man* u n m is tak ab ly a F ren ch m an , w ith h is eyes fixed in a s ta re a t th e face of R o llin s; w h ile on th e o th e r side of th e ro o m sto o d tw o m en of p ro fessio n a l a p p e a ra n c e , n e rv o u s ly fu m b lin g th e ir w a tch es a n d ch a in s w hile gaz ing in ten tly a t th e fig u re o n th e bed . T h e room w as still, sign ifican tly still. T h e o n e la rg e w indow h a d its d o o rs o p en to th e floor, lead in g to a sm all b a l­co n y , o v e r th e ra ilin g of w h ich w ere v in es ; a n d on th e se v ines p e rc h e d , o n a s tro n g tw ig , a n d b ask in g m e rrily in th e su n sh in e , w as a sp a rro w c h irp in g ch ee r- ily.

A s R u th lo o k ed a t th e b ed in th e shadow ed c o rn e r of th e ro o m a n d th e n a t th e little sou l in th e sun ligh t, she co u ld n o t h e lp b u t th in k of th e b o o k th a t R ollins h ad g iven h e r fo r h e r b ir th d a y a y e a r ag o “ S un ligh t an d S h ad o w ." H e re sh e stood in th e S hadow of Life a n d th e L ig h t of Life. So m u ch of o u r life is sp en t in th e shadow s, so m u ch of th is e a r th ly life is b u t a shadow of th e rea litie s of life.

P au s in g a t th e doo rw ay , w a itin g to be inv ited to e n te r , she soon rea lized th a t no a tte n tio n w as to be p a id to h e r. H e re w as a c h am b e r of co n tes t. She sensed th a t a t once* Life, d ea th , sc ience , d iv ine law , m an -m ad e law , o p in ion , belief, fa ith ,— all w e re co n ­tes tin g . T h e p h y sic ian w ho sp o k e to h e r d o w n sta irs w as h o p e fu l; th ese m en in th is room w ere d o u b tfu l,— aye, even m ore , th e y w e re positive ly su re th a t th e re w as no hope. T h e e a rth ly life of R ollins w as th e c e n ­te r of th e co n tes t, a n d on ly th e so n g of a b ird gave a ch e e rin g n o te to th e asp ec t. H e re w e re th e se m en aw a itin g w h a t th ey ca lled d e a th a s th o u g h it w ere so m eth in g th a t m ust be, re g a rd le ss o f tim e o r co n d i­tion . T h e fac t th a t it w as m o rn in g , d ay ligh t, an d th e sun sh in in g b rig h tly an d th e essence of life ev e rv w h ere , m ade little d iffe ren ce to them . R u th reca lled th e w ords of Jo b : “ F o r th e m o rn in g is to th em even as th e shadow of d e a th : if o n e knew them , th e y a re in th e te r ro rs of th e sh aco w of d e a th ."

R ollins' m o th e r w ou ld a rr iv e sh o rtly . S o m eth in g m ust be d o n e a t once . T o w itness su ch a s igh t as th is w ould b re a k dow n th e s tro n g est w om an . S he m ust be saved such a som bre scene. T h e re w as b u t o n e th in g to do a n d th a t m ust be done by Jv er.

“ I beg y o u r p a rd o n ,” b eg an R u tb , “ b u t th e S ec re ­ta ry in fo rm ed m e th a t I m ay e n te r th is room . M ay 1 in q u ire if it w ou ld be in ju r io u s to h is co n d itio n , if 1 a p p ro a c h e d h is bedside? W e a re v e ry close fr ien d s ."

T h e tw o m en w ho w e re s tan d in g n e a r th e bedside lifted th e ir gaze fo r a m o m en t w h ile th e o n e sp o k e :

"Y ou m ay go to h im , b u t do n o t ex c ite h im w ith a n y em o tio n a l d isp lay of a n y k ind . H e is h o v e rin g a t th e b o rd e r of d e a th a n d a ll d ep en d s u p o n a ch an ce . H e h a s a ch an ce of com ing b ack to consc iousness a n d w e m u st n o t lose th a t ch a n c e ."

A s R u th m oved slow ly to th e bedside th e m an w ho w as s ittin g th e re in d eep th o u g h t, ro se a n d w h isp e red to R u th , in b ro k e n E ng lish :

“ If y o u a re a very , v e ry close fr iend , th e n it is good yo u com e n e a r to h im . If, ah , p e rh a p s , y o u love him , o r, p e rh a p s even b e tte r , h e loves y o u , th e n w e shall see, yes, th e n th e re is m o re th a n w h a t th e se d o c to rs call a ch an ce . I see, y o u do love h im , th a t is so b e t­te r , it m ak es m e h o p e . I sp eak to th ese d o c to rs ,— y o u sit h e re a n d ta k e th e p a tie n t 's h an d , th e re , ju s t like, w ell, a s w h en he w as w ith y ou , som etim e, p e r ­h a p s ) S o !” W ith th ese w o rd s th e m an p lace d R ol­lin s ' h a n d in R u th 's a n d c lasp ed them . T h e n s tan d in g e re c t h e sp o k e a s to a ll a ssem b led th e r e : "N ow w e shall see if p e rh a p s I am r ig h t o r m ay b e w ro n g a n d y o u g en tlem en p e rfe c tly r ig h t o r w ro n g . T h ia p a tie n t is in w h a t y o u call a com a. P sy ch o lo g y know s n o th ­in g a b o u t th is com a, b u t it does k now th a t m a n sleeps, sleeps in , oh , m an y w ays. T h is is sleep , b u t d iffe ren t. A n y h o w , it is sleep , sleep of th e body , s leep of th e m ind , sleep of th e consciousness , b u t n o t sleep of th e soul. T h is p a tie n t still has soul, o th e rw ise he be dead , n o ) T h e n h is soul is still h e re . Y ou do n o t t r e a t sou l, yo u t r e a t h is body . I c a n n o t t r e a t h is soul, I can tr e a t on ly h is m ind a n d b ra in . B ut th is y o u n g lady , ah , th a t is d iffe ren t, so d iffe ren t! She love him . She is close to h is soul. If h e love h e r , h is sou l is close to h e r, m o re now , w h ile h e sleep th is w ay, th a n w hen h e aw ak e . H e r sou l w ill sp eak to h is soul, h is sou l w ill h e a r , it w ill u n d e rs ta n d . If he is n o t to pass b ey o n d h e r call, sh e w ill b e ab le to m ak e h im com e b ack . H e is gone from h e re , h is soul I m ean , th e body is n o th in g . N ow w e w a tch . W e ta k e h is pu lse , w e, w h a t y o u call i t ) tabu la te h is pu lse a n d b re a th in g . I w a tc h h is re ac tio n . Y ou w a tc h h is body, she h o ld h is h an d a n d w h isp e r in h is e a r. P lease , y o u n g lady , yo u fo rg e t w e a re h e re ; yo u ac t like n a tu ra l, a s w hen yo u a re a lo n e w ith h im . It is a ll rig h t. W e a r e gen ­tlem en of h o n o r, w e do n o t lis ten , w e o n ly w a tc h ."

T h e te a r s w e re flow ing dow n th e re d ch eek s of R u th ; fire b u rn e d in ev e ry cell o f h e r body . T h e m a n 's co n sid e ra tio n , h is a p p a re n t ten d ern ess , h is u n ­d e rs ta n d in g of n a tu re a n d n a tu ra l law s, h is in ten se se rio u sn ess an d th e resp o n sib ility th a t w as p lace d in h e r, m ad e R u th feel th a t th e m ost c ru c ia l m om en t of h e r life h a d com e. H e r re so lu tio n of th e m o rn in g ! T h is day sh e w ou ld no lo n g e r ho ld b ack th e p o w er of h e r love, its ex p ressio n , its n a tu ra l in d u lg en ce ; she w ou ld confess o r ad m it h e r love fo r h im . W h a t a c ircu m stan ce to ap p ly th a t reso lu tio n !

G e ttin g dow n on h e r k n ees she b u rie d h e r face in th e pa lm of h is rig h t h a n d w hile w ith b o th h e r h an d s she g rasp ed his fo rea rm an d p e rm itte d th e w a rm th of h e r body to flow free ly in to h is flesh. A f te r a m o­m e n t’s p au se she b eg an to sp eak , softly a n d sw eetly, w h ile sc ience ta b u la te d th e pu lse b ea ts in th e w ris t of th e left a rm a n d th e sligh t sou n d h e a rd th ro u g h th e e lec tric a l dev ice a tta c h e d to h is chest.

"P lea se , W illiam , p le a se !” th u s b eg an R u th . " i call to y o u to com e b ack to th is bod ily expression a g a in if it is in y o u r p o w er to choose a n d to do. W h e re v e r th o u a re , look u p o n m e, R u th , p ra y in g as I w ou ld p ra y to G od, th a t y o u an sw er th e call o f th e soul in m e. I p ra y n o t to G od, fo r I c an n o t a sk G od to in te rced e an d ch an g e H is d iv ine m ind in an y p lan in a n y case. If it is G o d 's w ill th a t th e soul w hich is

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y o u m u s t pass o n to a h ig h e r p lan e , th e n so shall it b e a n d 1 shall k now it is w ell. B ut if th e re is a n y c h o ice in th y go ing , if it b e w ith in th y p o w er, listen to th is p lea o f m ine. N o t on ly fo r m e, W illiam , b u t fo r y o u r M o th e r w hom y o u h av e loved so d ea rly an d w ho m ay b e h e re so o n to see y o u ; do n o t leave h e r now . S tay w ith h e r u n til sh e h a s p assed bey o n d . Be h e r p ro te c to r , h e r jo y , w h ile she h as h e r life 's w o rk to do o n th is p la n e ; th e n a t th e call of G od w e m ay see h e r p a ss in h a p p in e ss , n o t in so rro w a s sh e m ay if y o u do n o t com e to c o m fo rt a n d love h e r .

“ It is sw ee t w h e re y o u a re . It is so rea l, a n d th e th in g s of th is life a r e so false, b u t m e re shadow s, th a t p a ss a n d re -p a ss a n d ev e r deceive . B ut th e re is o n e g re a t re a lity th a t is b o n i o f th e d iv in ity th a t e v e r re ­sides on th is p lan e . T h a t is L ove. L ove is h e re , a s th e re w h e re y o u a re . L ove o f a soul, a p u re love, a love th a t is e te rn a l a n d c a n n o t d ie o r c h an g e . T h a t love calls to y o u now , fo r , W illiam , it is th e love in m y soul, in m y h e a r t , fo r y o u , ju s t y ou . C o m e b ack to m e a n d y o u r M o th e r! L et u s sp en d m an y d a y s to g e th e r a s y o u h av e h o p ed . In o u r love le t u s a c ­com plish th a t w h ich can be acco m p lish ed on ly b y th e u n ity of love . L e t th e life in m y bo d y give y o u r body life ; le t th e s tre n g th in m y flesh g ive y o u s tre n g th . L e t m e w eak en to th a t sam e d eg ree th a t y o u gTow s tro n g , th a t w e m ay b e a s o n e in u n ited s tre n g th a s in o u r love.

“ See, W illiam , m y a u ra rises fro m a ro u n d m y body a n d su r ro u n d s y o u rs . T h e re is a g re a t lig h t g a th e r­in g o v e r y o u , even now . L et th e te a r s fro m m y eyes w ash in to y o u r p o re s an d b u rn th e re w ith th e fire th a t com es fro m a h e a r t th a t ad m its now it 's love fo r you , its a d o ra tio n of y o u r nob leness. T h is is m y confes­sion a n d it is m y p ra y e r . C om e, W illiam , com e to m e! C om e b ack in to th is h o ly bo d y th a t G od h a s m ad e ; com e a n d a n im a te th e sp irit o f it a n d le t us b r in g th e L ig h t o f th is ex p e rie n c e to th e w o rld th a t w e m ay be C h ild ren of L ig h t an d shed th e L ig h t to th e W o rld . M y W illiam ! M y ow n! M y d a rlin g one! My beloved ! C o m e!”

T h en R u th fe lt a tu rn of th e h a n d th a t w as p re ssed a g a in s t h e r face. S he sensed a tre m b lin g in th e fo re ­a rm in w h ich she h ad p ressed h e r fingers so d eep ly . She h e a rd h u rr ie d m o v em en ts in th e room , som e w his­p e re d o rd e rs q u ick ly g iven a n d a d o o r w as closed. S low ly sh e a ro se a n d lo o k ed a t th e face on th e pillow . T h e re w as c o lo r in th e p a le face ,— ju s t a little , b u t it w as to h e r a s a rose . S he b e n t o v e r th e still fig u re an d p re ssed h e r lip s to h is. W arm , m oist, m ag n etic , she a llow ed th e v e ry life o f h e r b e in g to flow in to h is lips. F o r a m in u te o r m o re she h e ld th is c o n ta c t a n d th e n she fe lt life re sp o n d in g a n d e x h au s tio n ov e rco m ­in g h e r . W eak ly she sto o d e re c t a n d faced th e p h y si­c ians. T h e y n o d d ed to h e r a n d sa id o n e w o rd R e­a c tio n !” A n d w ith th is w o rd sc ien ce a tte m p te d to an a ly z e a n d classify th e an sw er to a h e a r t ’s call, th e re sp o n se of sou l to soul.

R u th rem em b ered b u t li t t le o f w h a t fo llow ed , fo r sh e w as le ad to a n a d jo in in g ro o m , w h e re sh e re ­c lined fo r a w h ile a n d re g a in e d a litt le o f h e r s tre n g th . P e rh a p s a n h o u r la te r M rs. R o llin s c am e to h e r an d , ta k in g h e r by th e h an d s , sa id in a te n d e r ly w ay :

“T h e y h av e ju s t a llow ed m e to see W illiam a n d h e seem s to b e d o in g w ell, th o u g h h e is v e ry w eak . H e m u m b led th a t h e w o u ld like to see y o u . Y ou d o n 't th in k th e r e is a n y d a n g e r , do y o u , d e a rie ? I h a d n o idea h e w as so w eak . I d o h o p e th a t n o th in g se r io u s w ill se t in , b ecau se se n d in g fo r m e f r ig h te n e d m e so a n d th e y k e p t m e w a itin g a w ho le h o u r w h ile th e y b a th e d h im a n d p re p a re d th e ro o m fo r m y v is it.”

"N o , little m o th e r ,” rep lied R u th , " th e re is n o d an ­g e r n o w of a n y th in g h a p p e n in g . W illiam is g o in g to g a in s tre n g th ev e ry h o u r . I saw h im ju s t b e fo re y o u cam e, th a t is, ju s t b e fo re th e y , eh ,— th e n u rs e g ave h im h is b a th a n d d ressed h im ; a n d h e is so m u ch s tro n g e r now th e y say . 1 w ill go in to see h im now a n d w ill com e to y o u r h o u se th is a f te rn o o n to see y ou . G oodbye, little m o th e r, m y m o th e r ; W illiam a n d I h av e an sw ered each o th e r 's call of love a n d each o f u s h a s fo u n d L IF E .”

(W h a t tra n sp ire d d u rin g th e s ta te o f C o m a w ill b e ex p la in ed in E p isode N um ber F iv e .)

NEWS O F TH E LODGES

E a re p leased to s ta te th a t L odges a re sen d in g u s b e tte r re p o r ts th a n in th e p ast, th a t is , . re p o r ts w h ich can b e u sed fo r th e se co lu m n s. A g a in w e u rg s each L odge to a p p o in t a r e p o r te r fo r T h e T r ia n g le a n d th ro u g h su c h r e p o r te r send u s w eek ly n o te s th a t c a n b e u tilized in p re p a r in g item s fo r th is d e p a r tm e n t of T h e T ria n g le . H e re fo llow s a p a r t ia l list

o f th e c ities fro m w h ich re p o r ts h av e b e e n rece iv ed d u r in g th e p a s t m o n th :

N EW Y O R K C ITY . W o rk is p ro g re ss in g w ith th e u su a l en th u s ia sm a n d in te re s t . T h e spec ia l fo rm of p ro p a g a n d a a rr a n g e d som e tim e ag o is a t t r a c t in g th e a tte n tio n of m an y p ro fe ss io n a l m en a n d w om en an d m an y new a p p lic a tio n s a re b e in g received . T h o se w ho h av e v is ited th e T em p le of th e N ew Y o rk G ran d L odge s ta te th a t th e y fo u n d th e co n v o ca tio n s a n d m ee tin g s in th e T em p le w o n d erfu lly in sp irin g a n d w ere d e lig h ted to find su ch a fine E g y p tian L odge ro o m w ith su ch p e a c e a n d q u ie t in th e h e a r t o f su ch a bu sy city . V is ito rs to N ew Y o rk a r e a lw ay s w elcom e to call a t th e T em p le a n d see th e b u ild in g o r a tte n d sessions p ra c tic a lly ev e ry n ig h t o f th e w eek . T h e ad d ress of th e b u ild in g is 361 W est 2 3 rd S tree t.

B O STO N , M ASS. M any ch an g es a re o c c u rin g in th e G ran d L odge d u e to re a r ra n g e m e n t of th e classes, ad v an cem en t o f m em b ers a n d th e a p p o in tm e n t of M aste rs fo r th e v a rio u s g rad es . R e p o rts in d ica te th a t th e re is un ified in te re s t a n d a c tio n in th is c ity , m ak in g fo r a g rea tly in c rea sed m em b ersh ip . T h e L odge h as a v e ry fine lib ra ry a d jo in in g its T em ple , k n o w n , to m an y as th e A th e n a L ib ra ry . It is o p en ev e ry a f te r ­n o o n fo r v is ito rs o r th o se w ho w ish to com e a n d re a d an y of th e m an y h u n d re d s o f good an d ra r e o ccu lt, m e tap h y sica l o r h ig h e r th o u g h t books. It is o n e of

th e b e s t lib ra r ie s o f its k in d in th e E ast. T h e a d d re ss o f L odge a n d L ib ra ry is 739 B oylston S tre e t, n e a r C o p ley S q u a re .

W A TER BU R Y , C O N N . A s a n ex am p le o f th e k in d o f re p o r ts w e like to receive , w e p r in t th e fo llow ing e x tr a c t se n t to u s b y th e tw o C o lom bes of th e G ran d L odge of C o n n ec ticu t, w ho w e re a p p o in te d re p o r te rs fo r th e ir L odge:

“ O n D ecem b er 6 th a c lass o f tw en ty -tw o new vm em ­b e rs w ere ad m itted to th e first g rade.. W e believe th is is g o in g to be a n ex cep tio n a l class, to ju d g e by th e m a n n e r in w h ich th e m em b ers ta k e p a r t in th e d iscus­sions a t th e close of e a c h le c tu re . W e e x p ec t to ad d a n o th e r class o f m em b ers v e ry sh o r tly .”

H A R T F O R D , C O N N . W e h ave rece iv ed tw o v e ry fine p h o to g ra p h s of th e new T em p le b u ild in g of Isis L odge No. 16 of o u r O rd e r , s i tu a te d in th e o u ts k ir ts o f H a rtfo rd . T h is b u ild in g w as b u ilt com p le te ly b y th e m em bers on p ro p e r ty d o n a te d to th em , a n d it is a c re d it to an y o rg an iza tio n . T h e L odge room w h e re th e co n v o ca tio n s a re h e ld is p ic tu re sq u e , e ffic ien tly a r ­ra n g e d a n d com m odious. A d jo in in g it a r e a n te ­room s, s to re room s. L ib ra ry a n d re c e p tio n room , w ith la rg e o p en firep lace . O n th e o ccasio n of its d ed ica ­t io n las t Fall, w h en m em b ers fro m o th e r L odges p a r ­tic ip a ted , th e u su a l p ro c e d u re w as fo llow ed b y first ra is in g a n A m erican flag o v e r th e b u ild in g w hile a ll u n ite d in p ra y e r fo llow ed by s in g in g “A m e ric a ." T h e p h o to g ra p h s also show th e A m e ric a n flag a s a p r in ­c ip le sym bol on th e a lta r , a s is a lso c u s to m a ry in a ll o u r A m erican T em p les. T h is L odge h as s ta r te d a v e ry fine lib ra ry ro o m an d it is th e d es ire of th e m em ­b e rs to h av e a lib ra ry o p en to v is ito rs. F o r th is p u r ­p o se th e y a sk th e a ss is tan ce of a ll m em b ers in a n y ju r isd ic tio n w ho can do so to send th em cop ies of a n y a p p ro p r ia te b o o k s w h ich th e o w n ers can sp a re , a s a

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d o n a tio n to th e lib ra ry . It w ill no t be a d o n a tio n to a sm all g ro u p , b u t w ill rea lly co n stitu te a d o n a tio n to th e O rd e r a n d o u r w o rk g enera lly , fo r Isis L odge h as a la rg e m em bersh ip , a n ac tiv e one, a n d m any s tra n g e rs a n d seek ers w ill be ab le to re a d th ese books. A ddress su ch boo k s to : P o st O ffice, Box 54, S o u th W indsor, C onn .

PA T E R SO N , N. J. T h e G ran d L odge of N ew J e r ­sey is co n tin u in g its active, w ork- a n d m em bers re p o r t p ro g re ss a n d in c rea s in g in te re s t.

1 A M P A , FL A . W e a re v e ry g lad to re p o r t an e n ­th u s ia s tic boost in th e w o rk of th e F lo rid a G ran d L odge. T h e rap id in c re a se of m em b ersh ip w a rra n te d th e m em b ers in e x ten d in g th e lease on th e b u ild ing th e y o ccu p y a n d in m ak in g m an y a lte ra tio n s so as to m o re th a n do u b le th e sea tin g cap ac ity of th e ir L odge room . N ew classes h av e b een in itia ted a n d o th e r classes a re p ro g re ss in g w ith in c rea s in g in te re s t. T h is L odge w as th e h rs t to estab lish a new fo rm of g en e ra l se rv ice to h u m an ity , a s n o ted e lsew here in th is m ag a ­zine. T h e w o rk o t th e S q u a re of th e F o u r is re sp o n s­ible fo r m an y ch an g es ta k in g p lace in th e L odge in T a m p a a n d w e a re w a tch in g w ith k e e n in te re s t a p lan to be e s tab lished th e re to c a rry o u t th e schem e fo r la rg e tem p le bu ild ing , co llege bu ild ing , ex p e rim en ta l la b o ra to r ie s a n d o th e r ad jo in in g bu ild ings u n d e r a $ I 0 0 ,0 0 0 fu n d p la n in a u g u ra te d by th e G ran d M aster of F lo rid a .

P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A . T h e M aste r of D elta L odge re p o r ts c o n tin u ed in te re s t a n d g row th . W e a re p leased to a n n o u n ce , a lso , th a t th e c le rg y m an of o n e of th e la rg e s t E p isco p a l c h u rc h e s in th e c ity is b ro a d ­ca s tin g h is S u n d ay ev en in g serv ices by rad io . T h ey a re filled w ith p ro fo u n d m ystica l law s a n d he h as been of g re a t he lp to o u r L odge an d now au g m en ts th is by re ach in g a v ery la rg e au d ien ce . T h a n k y ou , B ro th e r I

PITTSB U R G H , P A . T h e G ran d M aste r fo r P e n n ­sy lvan ia re p o r ts th a t th e G ran d L odge h as been very busy , th e classes p ro g re ss in g a n d new classes b e in g fo rm ed . T h e ad v an cem en t o f th e m em b ers in th is c ity h as b een o n e of th e e n c o u ra g in g fe a tu re s of o u r w ork .

SAN A N T O N IO , T E X A S. T h e w o rk in th e T ex as G ran d L odge h as b een ad v an c in g w ith u n u su a l ac tiv ity of la te . T h e M aste r h as secu red th e co -o p e ra tio n of c e r ta in m em b ers w ho h av e u sed th e ir in fluence to a u g ­m en t th e g en e ra l in s tru c tio n . T w o e m in en t p h y si­c ian s a n d sc ien tis ts h av e b een ad d re ss in g th e 6 th g rad e class on th e su b jec t o f physio logy , a n a to m y an d o th e r su b jec ts . T h is is a n ex ce llen t p la n th a t m ig h t be a d o p te d by o th e r lodges. M em bers re p o r t k een in ­te re s t in th e w o rk th e re .

O M A H A , NEB. T h e w o rk h e re is co n tin u in g w ith th e u su a l in te re s t an d en th u siasm .

FLIN T, M IC H . T h e G ran d M aste r re p o r ts g ro w th a n d ad v an cem en t.

C LEV ELA N D , O H IO . T h e w o rk of th e G ran d L odge is c o n tin u in g w ith k een in te re s t a n d ad v an ce ­m en t.

SAN FR A N C ISC O , C A L IF . T h e G ran d L odge held a special m ee tin g of th e G ran d C ouncil to a r ra n g e p lan s fo r in c rea s in g th e office, lib ra ry an d L odge fa ­cilities. T h e d iscussion re su lted in a decis ion to o c ­cupy th e e n tire b u ild in g on M ark e t S tre e t w h e re th e T em p le is now lo ca ted . V a rio u s com m ittees w ere a p ­p o in ted to ta k e ca re of th e in c rea s in g p ro p a g a n d a w ork an d o th e r ac tiv ities . S evera l new classes w ere

IMPERATORS

In an sw er to th e m an y in q u irie s w e w ish to a n ­n o u n ce th a t th e Im p e ra to r h as in fo rm ed us th a t he fo resees a n o th e r to u r d u rin g th e sp rin g m o n th s. A c ­c o rd in g to h is m ap of even ts a n d ten d en c ies he w ill leave San F ran c isco a b o u t th e 10th of A p ril an d go to C h icago , w h ere he w ill rem ain a few days a n d th en ce to F lo rida via th e D ixie F lyer, w h ich will ta k e him th ro u g h o r in to K ansas, M issouri, a n d a d jo in in g S ta tes, to th e S o u th e rn ones. A stay of severa l w eeks w ill be m ade in F lo rid a on official business an d a re ­tu rn w ill be m ade ea rly in M ay via th e S eab o ard A ir L ine from Jacksonv ille th ro u g h W ash in g to n , D. C ., to N ew Y ork C ity , w ith , possib ly , severa l s tops en ro u te .

in itia ted recen tly a n d classes a re he ld five n ig h ts a w eek . M onth ly socia ls a re be in g p lan n ed so a s to p e rm it th e v e ry la rg e m em b ersh ip to b ecom e b e tte r a cq u a in ted .

L O S A NG ELES, C A L IF . M em bers of th e G ra n d L odge of C a lifo rn ia a re in L os A ngeles ass is tin g in th e e s tab lish m en t of a n o th e r L odge th e re a n d w e ex p ec t to have a com p le te re p o r t fo r o u r n e x t issue.

C H IC A G O , ILL. F ifty m em b ers in th is c ity h av e sen t a p e titio n to h e a d q u a r te rs a sk in g th a t a n o th e r L odge be e stab lished a n d m em b ers th e re of th e Illinois G ran d L odge a re a ss is ting also . T h e Im p e ra to r w ill p ro b ab ly v isit C h icago d u rin g th e sp ring .

ST O C K T O N , C A L IF . T h e w o rk h e re is p ro g re ss ­ing a n d th e m em b ers ad v an c in g a s usual.

PO R T L A N D , O REG O N . T h e w o rk is g o ing on in th is c ity w ith th e u su a l en thusiasm .

BANES O R IEN T E, CUBA . A n in te re s tin g re p o r t fro m th is L odge s ta te s th a t in ad d itio n to th e in itia tio n o f new m em bers, th re e ch ild ren w ere ch ris ten e d in th e T em p le th e re re cen tly . T h is L odge is g row ing rap id ly a n d w ith ex ce llen t en th u siasm .

LO N D O N . EN G LAN D. T h e G ran d S e c re ta ry fo r E n g lan d re p o r ts th a t th e L odge in L ondon is g row ing in in te re s t a n d m em bers. H e a lso re p o r ts m an y new ap p lic a tio n s from tim e to tim e a n d m an y in q u irie s . F ro m c o rre sp o n d e n c e rece iv ed b y u s w e k now th a t th e m em bers th e re a re v e ry h a p p y in th e w ork .

C O PE N H A G E N , D EN M A RK . R e p o rts from th is L odge in d ica te a n in c re a s in g m em b ersh ip a n d e n th u s­ia s tic a tt itu d e to w ard th e w o rk . W e rece iv e m an y v e ry fine le tte rs fro m m em b ers in th a t c o u n try .

SO U R A B A Y A , JA V A . H e re th e w o rk is go ing on w ith in c rea s in g m em b ersh ip a n d re m a rk a b le in te re s t. M onth ly re p o r ts ex ch an g ed show th a t th e m em bers in th is co u n try g rea tly a p p re c ia te th e ir O rd e r a n d Lodge.

M ELBOURNE, A U S T R A L IA . R ep o rts from th is c ity in d ica te th a t th e w o rk is in ten se ly in te re s tin g an d th e m em b ersh ip in creasin g .

IN DIA. R ep o rts from v a rio u s p a r ts of Ind ia ind i­ca te c o n tin u ed g ro w th of th e O rd e r th e re a n d special in te re s t in th e A m erican rev ision o f th e lec tu res , w hich a re eag e rly so u g h t a n d m ad e a p a r t o f th e w o rk in th a t c o u n try .

N EW LO D G ESA c h a r te r h a s b een g ra n te d to m em bers in B eau­

m o n t, T exas, an d w e ex p ec t a v e ry fine L odge th e re . T h e A ld en L odge in L ufk in , T exas, has b een d o ing som e p ro p a g a n d a w o rk th a t h as re ach ed m an y cities- a n d h a s b een of he lp to th e v a rio u s c e n tre s in T exas.

F ro m S econdee , G old C oast, A frica , h a s com e a p e titio n fo r h e lp in estab lish in g a n o th e r L odge th e re u n d e r th e ju r isd ic tio n o f th a t c o u n try . W e h av e a s ­sisted th e m em b ers in A ccra , G old C oast, to fo rm a fine L odge of E nglish m em bers a n d now S econdee is second in line.

In N igeria , A frica , a new L odge h as b een fo rm ed an d w e u n d e rs ta n d th a t th e w o rk is p ro g re ss in g w ith ex ce llen t in te re s t.

O T H E R LOD GESA g re a t n u m b e r o f o th e r L odges a n d cen tre s h ave

n o t m ade re p o r ts d u rin g th e p a s t m o n th an d o th e rs a re in p ro cess of fo rm a tio n . W e ex p ec t to m en tio n all th e se in o u r n ex t issue, in c lu d in g th o se in C anada , G erm any , F ran ce , th e O rien t, Jap an , C h in a an d else­w here .

N EXT TOUR

A fte r a w eek ’s s tay in N ew Y ork som e tr ip s w ill be m ad e to o th e r E as te rn a n d N o rth e rn p o in ts an d a re tu rn m ade from N ew Y ork via th e P ennsy lvan ia R a ilro ad , s to p p in g a t P ittsb u rg h , P a ., a n d o th e r m id­w est po in ts. T h is w ill b r in g th e Im p e ra to r b ack to S an F ran c isco a b o u t th e m iddle of Ju n e .

T h o se L odges o r g ro u p s n e a r th is schedu led ro u te d esirin g to h ave th e Im p e ra to r visit th em will p lease co m m u n ica te a t o n ce to th e S e c re ta ry to th e Im­p e ra to r , c a re of A M O R C , 1255 M ark e t S tree t, San F ranc isco , C alif. T h e schedu le m ust be com pleted be­fo re th e 2 5 th of M arch.

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W e h av e p u b lish ed no isaue of T h e T ria n g le d u rin g th e h o lid ay season becau se of th e m an y ac tiv itie s ta k ­in g o u r a tte n tio n an d th e a tte n tio n of o u r m em b ers ; a n d w e h av e decided to sto p d a tin g o u r issues w ith m o n th ly da tes , sim ply n u m b er in g th em consecu tive ly . T h is issue is n u m b e r F o u r of V o lum e T w o. A t th e h ead of th is co lu m n w e w ill p u t th e d a te th a t th e issue is re leased o r sen t to p ress , sim ply th a t it m ay h ave a m a te ria l tim e-d a tin g , th a t is all.

O u r las t issue m e t w ith u n s tin te d p ra ise an d re ­p e a te d calls fo r m o re copies. W e a re g lad th a t som e of th e fe a tu re s in th a t issue w e re so h igh ly a p p re c ia te d a n d w e h ave co n tin u ed th e s to ry of th e C osm ic P ilg rim a n d th e H is to ry of th e F irs t A m e ric a n R o saec ru c ian s fo r th a t reaso n . T h e sligh t in c rea se in p r ic e w aa ta k e n in th e r ig h t sp irit a n d it en ab le s u s to co n tin u e th e la rg e size of th e p u b lic a tio n . Y o u r g rac io u s a c ­ce p ta n c e of th ese ch an g es a n d y o u r k in d com m en ts a n d jo y o u s p ra ise a re g ra tify in g a n d in sp irin g .

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T h is issue co n ta in s th e s tra n g e co m b in a tio n of tw o im p o rta n t s tag es in th e life a n d ev o lu tio n of m an k in d ; — th e s to ry of th e m a rr ia g e of o n e of o u r C o lom bes a n d th e p ass in g fro m th is p la n e of o n e of o u r M asters. B oth of th ese rem in d u s of th e p ass in g of th e e a r th ly elem en t, tim e ; fo r n o t long ago o u r C o lom be w as b u t a ch ild a n d o u r B eloved M aste r w as a m an of ac tiv e ph y sica l b o d y ; b u t th e o n e h a s g row n in to a d u lt life an d th e o th e r h a s ad v an ced to sp iritu a l life. T im e seem s to m ak e ch an g es, b u t, in tru th , ev o lu tion causes ch an g es a n d th e ch an g es ex p re ss a s p ass in g tim e. T h e re is th e de lusion!

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W e w a tch w ith k een in te re s t th e ch an g es th a t a re ta k in g p lace in th e ch u rch es .

W h e re w ill it e n d ) T h e w ritin g on th e w all is v e ry p la in a n d m an y can read . O n th e su rface it a p p e a rs th a t th e re h a s risen a d isp u te b e tw een one fac tio n ca lled th e F u n d am en ta lis ts a n d a n o th e r ca lled th e M odern ists an d th a t th e se tw o fac tio n s d iv ide th e ch u rch es . B ut it is m o re th a n th is : it is a d iv ision of th o se w ho h ave aw ak en ed to a m ystica l u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d rea liza tio n of T h e In sp ired W o rd of G od a n d th o se w ho read a n d see o n ly th e c ru d e le tte rs an d th e ir ob ­je c tiv e m ean ing . B eyond th is th e re is th e lead e rsh ip of th o se w ho h ave b een illum ined a n d w ho have evolved to in tim a te c o n ta c t w ith th e C osm ic. S uch le ad e rs h ave th ro w n off th e ch a in s th a t b o u n d th em — as, p e rfo rc e , th ey m u s t h ave done to b ecom e illum ined — an d a re tru ly m o d ern is ts of to d ay a s w e re A k h en a- to n IV, M oses, N aam an , T h e P ro p h e t of C h eb ar, So­c ra te s , V ash ti, Jesu s a n d o th e rs , successively in th e ir day.

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T h e S u p rem e C o u rt of th e S ta te of C alifo rn ia h a d b ro u g h t b e fo re it re cen tly th e q u estio n as to w h e th e r th e B ible c o n stitu ted a se c ta ria n bo o k w hile on th e shelves of th e lib ra rie s o f th e p u b lic schools. A low er c o u rt h a d decided th a t th e S ta te law fo rb id d in g sec­ta r ia n b o o k s in schoo l lib ra rie s in c luded th e Bible. T h e decis ion ren d e re d by th e S u p rem e C o u rt w as so b ro a d th a t it m ade a p o in t o f n o tin g th a t th e K o ran , th e T a lm u d a n d sim ilar boo k s likew ise w ere n o t sec­ta r ia n an d p ro p e r ly be lo n g ed o n , a lib ra ry shelf aa good li te ra tu re . K now ing th e C hief. Ju s tice of th e S u p rem e C o u rt a a w e do, w e a re n o t su rp rised a t th e decis ion a n d w e a re p leased w ith th e b ro a d view th u s ta k e n . T h is in c id en t is re p o r te d by u s m ere ly a s a co m p ariso n w ith a n o th e r in c id en t th a t h a p p e n e d in O h io recen tly . A U n ited S ta te s F lag a n d a Bible w ere p re se n te d to a p u b lic schoo l in A k ro n b y a p a tr io tic socie ty . T h e schoo l b o a rd , d o m in a ted by m em bers of o n e re lig ious sec t, re fu sed to a c c e p t th e gift. T h e R ed M en of th e c ity to o k u p th e m a tte r an d ca lled th e b o a rd ac tio n a n in su lt to G od a n d th e F lag ; o th e r­w ise w e m ig h t h ave n ev e r know n a b o u t it. T h e new s­p a p e rs of th e c o u n try h ave sa id n o th in g a b o u t th is in c id en t, b u t it c a n n o t h a p p e n o ften b e fo re th e re w ill be a g en e ra l ris in g a g a in s t s e c ta r ia n in fluences in p u b lic schoo l b o a rd s . W h a t do yo u know a b o u t th e achool b o a rd in y o u r c ity? If y o u r school b o a rd p u b ­lishes a m o n th ly o r sem i-an n u a l re p o r t, m ak e it y o u r business to ge t a copy a n d stu d y it. Y ou m ay b e aur- p riaed a t som e fac ts. If th e b o a rd does n o t pub lish a n y re p o r t, in q u ire w hy th a t is so. T h e re m ay b e s ta r-c h a m b e r p ro ceed in g s th a t a re even m o re d a n g e r­ous.

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NOTICEA s p red ic ted som e tim e ago , th e v a rio u s cop ies o f

th e boo k s ca lled C ro m aa ts , n u m b ered from A to G, a re o u t o f p r in t a n d o u r su p p ly a t H e a d q u a rte rs is ex ­h au sted . W e a re rece iv ing ea rn e s t p leas fo r cop ies co n tin u a lly a n d from g ro u p s o r ind iv iduals in p a r ts of th e w o rld w h e re su ch li te ra tu re is v e ry sca rce . W e re g re t th a t w e have to d isap p o in t th ese m em bers a n d g ro u p s a n d adv ise all o u r m em bers w ho h ave cop ies to p re se rv e th em w ell. If an y h ave e x tra cop ies th a t th e y can sp a re w e w ou ld a p p re c ia te th em an d will p u t th em in to h an d s w h ere m uch good will resu lt. C ro - m a a t "B ” is especia lly desired .

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TW O WORLDS MADE ONE

Edwin M arkham

I love th e m ystic in h is d ream s W h en e a r th a floa ting bubb le seem s—Love, too , th e b luff m ateria lis t,T h o th e re a re k ingdom s he h as m issed.I love sou l-m en (Y ou ask m e w h y ? )T h ey h ave a G od-hold in th e sky,I love ea rth -m en ,— th ey h a lf know G od;T h ey h av e a G od-hold in th e sod.B ut best I love th e tw o-in-one.T h e m an w ho ho lds b o th e a r th a n d su n ;A m an , w ho, like a tree , h as g ir th T h a t g rap p les him to ro ck -rib b ed e a r th ;

, A n d y e t a m an w ho, like a tree ,L ifts boughs in to th e a iry sea.T o h e a r th e w h isp e rs of th e ligh t A nd all th e w o n d ers of th e n igh t.

G rea t is th a t m an w ho stan d s on h igh I T w o w orld s a re c a p tu re d by h is eye;H e sees th ese little d ay s of T im e W h irled in to a d ram a , vast, sub lim e;E a r th h as a m ean in g fine an d fa r,W h en lig h ted by a m ystic s ta r.

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HERE IS A BRAND NEW IDEA

Som ething th a t Every Lodge and Every G roup C an P u t Into P rac tice a t O nce

F o r th e first tim e in severa l y e a rs a b ra n d new m e th o d of h e lp in g th e needy a n d a t th e sam e tim e b rin g in g th e se e k e r c lose to ho m e h as b een evolved a n d p u t in to p ra c tic e w ith p ro fo u n d success. T h e id ea o rig in a ted in th e fe r tile m inds o f th e severa l offi­c e rs of th e G ran d L odge o f F lo rid a a n d w e feel th a t e a c h L odge co u ld a d o p t th e sam e m ean s an d shou ld do so a t once .

T h e p la n b eg an its o p e ra tio n w ith th e in se rtio n of th e fo llow ing sm all ad v e rtise m en t in th e “ P e rso n a l '' co lu m n o f th e n ew sp ap ers , firs t in th e S u n d ay issue, th e n in even th e w eek -d ay issues.

FR EE he lp . If y o u a re sick o r in tro u b le , w rite fo r p sy ch ic a n d sp iritu a l he lp . T h is is th e S erv ice D e p a rtm e n t of th e o ldest B ro th e rh o o d in th e w o rld . U se it if in need . N o fees o r o b liga tions. " T h e S q u a re o f th e F o u r .” P . O . B o x ..................... ...............

S uch a n ad v e rtise m en t is n o t costly an d is b o u n d to a t t r a c t th e a tte n tio n of th o se in need . A d iffe ren t v ers ion of th e sam e ad v e rtise m e n t co u ld be a s fo llow s:

IN TR O U B L E ? If sick o r w o rried o r in n eed of p sy ch ic o r sp iritu a l he lp , w rite fo r h e lp a n d advice , s tr ic tly con fiden tia l. T h e S erv ice D e p a rtm e n t of a n a tio n a l b ro th e r ­ho o d is read y to h e lp all. No fees o r obli­gations. “T h e S q u a re of th e F o u r ," P . O .B o x ...............................

F ro m a p u re ly th e o re tic a l p o in t of view , su ch a d ­v e rtisem en ts w ou ld seem to be in a d e q u a te to re a c h th o se w ho a re rea lly in n eed of th a t so r t of h e lp th a t o u r m em b ers can give. B ut th e p ro o f of th e p u d d in g is in th e dem an d it c rea te s . A n d , dem an d th e re is, to ju d g e from th e success o f th e p la n in T am p a , F lo r­ida.

Ju s t w hy th e o rig in a to rs of th e p lan decided to call them se lves th e "S q u a re of th e F o u r" is n o t k now n an d it is im m ate ria l, fo r it is a nam e th a t is a s good as an y a n d a t th e sam e tim e seem s to in d ica te secrecy an d con fid en tia l dealings. T h is, y o u w ill adm it, is a n im ­p o r ta n t p o in t w ith m an y w ho n eed he lp , a n d it a p ­p ea ls to them .

F ro m th o se in T a m p a w ho a r e w o rk in g th e p lan w e le a rn th e se fac ts . T h a t th e re a re from tw o to five in q u irie s a day a n d th ese a re a ss igned to v a rio u s m em ­b e rs of th e little co m m ittee in ch a rg e of th e w o rk . T o each w rite r a le tte r , p e rso n a l a n d friend ly , is sen t, g iv ing w h a te v e r adv ice can be g iven a n d p ro m isin g th a t , if d esired , a p e rso n a l call w ill b e m ad e by o n e o f o u r m em bers, o r th e tro u b led o n e m ay call an d see th e m em b er w ho h as ch a rg e of th e ind iv idual case.

T h e " tro u b le s " su b m itted by th e in q u irin g ones co v er th e w ho le ra n g e of h u m an p rob lem s, from hea lth a n d illness to m a rria g e , d ivo rce , sep a ra tio n s , ch ild ren a n d a d u lts lost o r s tray ed , o th e rs in p riso n o r c h a rg ed w ith c rim es of w h ich th e y claim th e y a re n o t guilty , b ir th s a n d th e a tte n d in g p ro b lem s w ith o u t he lp o r adv ice to m ee t them , d isco u rag em en t, w ay w ard ch il­d re n , a n d a h u n d re d o th e r m in o r m a tte rs , m ost of w h ich can be m e t by adv ice , k ind ly su ggestions o r rea l, p e rso n a l a ss is tan ce . T h e la rg e m a jo rity D O N O T ask fo r m oney . In fac t, q u ite a n u m b e r h ave b een w illing to p ay fo r a n y help th e y cou ld get b u t th e y co u ld n o t find a n y o n e read y to ta k e a PE R SO N A L in te re s t in th e ir case. M ost of th em a re sim ply h u n ­g ry fo r fr iend ly adv ice th a t is n o t b iased . Few of us can rea lize w h a t th is m eans, fo r m ost of u s h ave th is so r t of fr iendsh ip , b u t th e re a re th o u sa n d s w ho do no t h av e it a n d a re fo rced to try a n d find a fr iend ly h an d som ew here .

N a tu ra lly no fees a re p e rm itted , b u t in som e cases th e ones w ho have b een he lp ed h ave sen t an o n y m o u s d o n a tio n s a f te r th e y w e re he lp ed an d th is little com ­p en sa tio n h as b een u sed to c o n tin u e th e ad v e rtise ­m en ts , w h ich a re n o t costly .

Q u ite a few h av e b ecom e in te re s ted in th e k ind ly p h ilo sophy used in w ritin g o r ta lk in g to th em an d have in q u ire d w h e re su ch ph ilo so p h y w as ta u g h t. W h en li te ra tu re w as g iven to th em la te r it p ro v ed to b e th e v e ry th in g th e y so u g h t, an d th ese pe rso n a u n ite d w ith th e Lodge.

In claaaifying th e w o rk , each L odge o r g ro u p a d o p t­in g th ia p la n ahould h av e th e c o -o p e ra tio n of o n e phya ic ian , o n e a tto rn e y (if p o ss ib le ) , one w ho is c ap ab le of g iv ing good business adv ice , o n e w ho can ta lk to w om en o n w o m en 's p e rso n a l p rob lem s, one w ho can h e lp in p sych ic a n d sp iritu a l a ffa irs . T h e n , w h en th e le tte rs com e, th e y shou ld b e tu rn e d o v e r to th e se v a rio u s m em b ers a c c o rd in g to th e req u irem en ta o f th e w rite rs . T hoae n eed in g tre a tm e n ta can b e aa- a igned to v a r io u s m em bera w ho k now o u r 6 th a n d 8 th g rad e w o rk .

M en tion o f th e A M O R C ahould n o t b e m ade u n til req u ea t ia m ad e to k now w ho o r w h a t ia b ack o f th e w o rk be in g done. W e suggest th a t th e te rm "S q u a re o f th e F o u r” be u sed by all L odges in th e ir p la n a n d th a t a ll le t te rs aen t to need y o n es be sen t in th e nam e o f th e S q u a re of th e F o u r, th e n signed by th e L a tin n am e of th e w rite r , u n less it is con sid e red desirab le to m ee t th e need y one . In su ch case m ak e a n a p ­p o in tm en t o r se t tw o even ings w h en th e call c a n be m ade a n d sign y o u r full n a m e a n d ad d ress to in d ica te th a t yo u a re n o t try in g to h ide b eh in d a n y sec re t schem e.

If th e q u es tio n is a sk ed : W ho co n s titu te th e S q u a re o f th e F o u r? th is an sw er can b e tru th fu lly g iven : "T h is is an o rg an iza tio n of m en an d w om en of a ll d en o m in a tio n s a n d creeds , in a ll w alks of life, liv ing in th e p rin c ip a l c ities o f th is co u n try an d a ll u n ited in p re p a r in g to do h u m a n ita r ia n w o rk a n d read y to serve. W e a re m em b ers o f a loca l b ra n c h of th e w o rk in th is c ity .” T h is sh o u ld be sufficient an sw er fo r th e av e ra g e in q u ire r a n d w ill do u n til a f te r com ­p le te o r sufficient h e lp h a s b een ren d e red . If, th e re ­a f te r , th e o n e w ho h a s b een he lp ed desires to know m ore , h e o r she m ay be to ld a b o u t th e A m o rc .

If p ro b lem s a re p re se n te d w h ich th e ind iv idual m em ­b e rs o r L odges ca n n o t m eet, th e n th e L odge m ay call u p o n o u r N atio n a l S erv ice D ep artm en t, as an n o u n ced in o u r last issue of T h e T ria n g le ; b u t it m ust b e k e p t in m ind th a t th e av e ra g e w rite r fo r h e lp is in n eed of IM M ED IA TE adv ice o r a ss is tan ce a n d no tim e shou ld be lost in an sw erin g th e a p p e a l w ith som e adv ice an d som e e n co u rag em en t.

By m ak in g th is p la n a tru ly n a tio n a l on e in scope, it w ill enab le each L odge o r g ro u p m ore efficiently to so lve som e of th e p rob lem s. W e a re rem inded o f one such p ro b lem w h e re a m o th e r w as seek ing h e r lost son, 2 1 y e a rs of age . S he h ad th e last le t te r received from him d a ted from a sm all tow n in C alifo rn ia . By tra n s fe r r in g th e case to H e a d q u a r te rs h e re an d from h e re to a g ro u p in th a t tow n , th e son w as lo ca ted w ith in seven days a n d a f te r som e ta lk s a n d advice w as w illing to re tu rn to h is o ld m o th e r a n d help her.

W e h av e som e m em b ers in ev ery L odge w ho a re p ro lific le t te r w rite rs . H ow w ell w e know it! T h ey like to w rite a n d like to rec ieve le tte rs . H e re is a c h an ce fo r th em to com e fo rw ard an d o ffer th e ir a s­sis tan ce in w ritin g to th o se w ho need adv ice a n d sug­gestions. P lease in fo rm th e Im p e ra to r by m ail a s soon as y o u p u t th is p lan in to o p e ra tio n in y o u r city . L et u s h av e it in n a tio n a l o p e ra tio n befo re o u r New Y ear ce le b ra tio n , o n M arch 2 0 th , an d th e re b y ad d th is new fe a tu re to o u r y e a r’s accom plishm en ts.

A A A NATIONAL LODGE NOTES

W h a t a jo y h a s com e in to th e lives of those w ho h av e e n te re d th e F o u rth o r P o s tu la n t 's G rade of the N atio n a l L odge! T h e c o rre sp o n d en ce is th e m ost in­sp irin g a n d e n c o u ra g in g w e h ave ev e r received . Mem-

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b e rs of th is g rad e live in m an y p a r ts of th e w orld and in every s ta te of th is co u n try , in a s m an y d iversified lines of business o r av o ca tio n a n d all a re ag re e d in p a y in g tr ib u te to th e w o rk of th e N atio n a l L odge. T h e M aster of th e P o s tu la n t’s G rad e is p la n n in g to o rg an ize th ese en th u s ia s tic m em b ers in to a b an d of specia l w o rk e rs ; fo r th ese P o s tu la n ts h av e b een tr ie d an d te s ted fo r tw o o r m o re y ea rs , h ave h ad specia l tr a in ­in g a n d a r e b e in g tra in e d a lo n g d is tinc tive lines fo r defin ite co n s tru c tiv e w o rk in beh a lf of th e O rd e r . N ew P o s tu la n ts a re b e in g a c c e p te d w eek ly from th e ra n k s of th o se w ho h av e co m p le ted th e th re e p re lim ­in a ry g rad es of th e N a tio n a l L odge a n d w ho h av e sto o d certa in ' te s ts a n d tr ia ls fo r th e p a s t tw o y ea rs .

A A AT h o se now in th e p re lim in a ry g rad es o f th e N a­

tio n a l L odge a re p u rsu in g th e ir w o rk w ith en th u s iasm a n d ca re fu ln ess , rea liz in g th a t th e le c tu re s w e re e sp e ­c ia lly p re p a re d fo r h o m e stu d y a n d ex p e rim e n t a n d th a t each m em b er is g iven su ch p e rso n a l a tte n tio n a n d h e lp a s is n ecessa ry .

M em bers in a n y g ra d e o f e ith e r th e N a tio n a l o r re g u la r L odges w h o h av e fr ien d s w ho m ay b e in te r ­e s ted in o u r te ac h in g s sh o u ld send th e n am es o f such fr ien d s to th e S e c re ta ry of th e N a tio n a l R. C . L odge, 1255 M ark e t S tree t, a n d w e w ill send th em in te re s tin g l i te ra tu re .

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R ecen tly w e rece iv ed a p a c k a g e fro m o n e of th e N a tio n a l L odge m em b ers a lo n g w ith a n o te w h ich read a s fo llow s: “R eca llin g th e Im p e ra to r 's specia l m essage to th e N a tio n a l M em bers of la s t y e a r , 1 am send ing h e rew ith a bo x co n ta in in g such a r tic le s a s 1 h ave no use fo r a t p re se n t b u t w h ich can su re ly b e u sed a t

h e a d q u a r te rs ." In th e bo x w as a good fo u n ta in p en , a n u m b e r o f d ra u g h tsm a n 's in s tru m en ts , su ch a s com ­passes, p ens, ru le rs , e tc ., a n d som e o th e r a rtic le s w h ich w ill se rv e w ell in m an y w ay s, a t H e a d q u a rte rs . H ave y o u ev er th o u g h t of how su ch litt le g ifts a re a p p re ­c ia ted a n d tu rn e d to good u se in s tead o t rem a in in g u n u sed a t hom e? O n e m em b er o nce sen t u s en o u g h ty p ew ritin g c a rb o n p a p e r to la s t u s fu lly a y e a r ,— a jo b b e r 's lo t th a t w as left o n h is h an d s a n d fo r w h ich h e h ad v e ry little u se . P e rh a p s y o u , to o ,— b u t th is w as n o t in ten d ed to be a n a p p e a l ; w e do n o t th in k it is n ecessa ry I

CHANGING YOUR ADDRESSH av e y o u ever th o u g h t o f th e in co n v en ien ce a n d

ex p en se th a t re su lts fro m ch a n g in g y o u r a d d re s s ) N a tio n a l L odge m em b ers a n d o th e rs w ho receive le t­te r s o r le c tu re s re g u la r ly fro m H e a d q u a rte rs , have th e ir n am es a n d ad d re sse s c u t o n specia l m eta l p la te d fo r u se in th e A d d re sso g ra p h m ach in e w h ich ad d resses th e enve lope . E ach tim e a n a d d re ss is ch an g ed it m ean s a five-cent co s t fo r a n ew m eta l stenc il, th e a r ­ra n g e m e n t fo r th e ch an g e , a n d th e c a re to av o id dup li­c a tio n a n d e r ro r . S om e m em b ers c h a n g e th e ir ad ­d resses o r th e in itia ls o f th e ir n am e a t a n av e ra g e of o n ce a m o n th , u sua lly b ecau se of som e w him . T h is de lays sen d in g o f le c tu re s w hile th e ch an g es a re m ade a n d o ften re su lts in a few le tte rs g o in g a s tra y u n til th e ch an g e is in w o rk in g o rd e r a g a in . Som e o th e rs , o r r a th e r q u ite a few , c h a n g e th e ir ad d re ss a n d fo rg e t to no tify u s u n til m ail com es back , ru b b e r stam ped , “ m oved, ad d re ss u n k n o w n .’’ T h e n w e h ave to m ak e in q u iry o r w ait un til th e m em b er w rite s a n d com plains . K eep y o u r L odge a n d H e a d q u a r te rs h e re p o sted all th e tim e in re g a rd to such m a tte rs .

DICTIONARY O F ROSAECRUCIAN TERMS

(C o n tin u e d from th e T h ird N u m b er of T h e T rian g le , d a te d O c to b e r, 1923.

KK now ledge— T h e R o sic ru c ian s ev e r h e ld th a t one

co u ld n o t k now of a n y th in g e x cep t th ro u g h p e rso n a l ex p e rien ce . F o r th is re a so n a d is tin c tio n w as m ade b e tw een b e lie f a n d kn o w led g e . T h e ex p e rien ce w h ich is th u s n ece ssa ry m ay b e th ro u g h ob jec tiv e rea liza tio n o r p sy ch ic rea lity , b u t th e re m u s t be th e p e rs o n a l rea lism . It is c u s to m a ry fo r a m ystic to say th a t h e e ith e r know s o r d o es n o t k now w h en sp e a k in g o f th e ex p erien ces , p rob lem s, o r fac ts of life a n d n a tu re ; n o th in g is a c c e p te d by h im o n fa ith a n d h e h a s n o beliefs.

K arm a— A te rm u se d b y u s to m ean th e w o rk in g of th e law o f co m p en sa tio n . R o sic ru c ian s do n o t co n ­ten d , h o w ev er, th a t th e ex a c ta tio n s of th e law of co m p en sa tio n w ill re s u lt in an y rev e rsa l of th e law of evo lu tion , a s is c la im ed by som e m o d e rn schools. T h a t a h u m an b e in g m ay be re in c a rn a te d in th e fo rm o r body of a low er an im a l a s a p u n ish m en t, is in co n s is ten t w ith th e law of re in c a rn a tio n a n d ev o lu tio n , b o th of w h ich te a c h us th a t each s tag e is p ro g re ss iv e a n d w e shall n e v e r d escen d in th e sca le of p h y sica l ex p re ss io n re g a rd le ss of th e k a rm ic d eb t to b e pa id . O n e of th e fu n d am en ta l p rin c ip le s of th e law of c o m p en sa tio n is th a t fo r each so rro w o r p a in w e cau se a n o th e r , w e shall su ffe r in like d e ­g ree a n d m a n n e r an d a t a tim e w h en th e lesson to be ga in ed th e re b y w ill be th e m ost im pressive . O n th e o th e r h a n d th is p rin c ip le does n o t ex ac t a n eye fo r a n eye o r a life fo r a life, fo r th e re is no v e n ­g ean ce in th e p ro cess a n d no in te n tio n to cau se su ffe rin g : th e sole p u rp o se of co m p en sa tio n is to te a c h us th e lesson, to m ak e u s rea lize th e e r ro r an d to evolve th e u n d e rs ta n d in g th e reb y .

F o r th e se rea so n s o n e ca n n o t b e su re ju s t w h en o r how th e law of co m p en sa tio n w ill ex ac t its re ­q u irem en ts . O f th is w e can b e su re , how ever, w e will n o t su ffe r th ro u g h a n y re q u ire m e n t of k a rm a an d be u n co n sc io u s of th e fac t th a t it is a k a rm ic d eb t w e a re pay in g . S u ch su ffe rin g w ith o u t a k een

rea liza tio n of w hy it is so a n d w h a t w e a re com ­p e n sa tin g for, w ou ld be in co n s is ten t w ith th e fu n d a ­m en ta l p rin c ip le o f k a rm a ,— th a t w e w ill le a rn a lesson th ro u g h it a n d ad v an ce in o u r u n d e rs tan d in g .

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L ife an d L ife F o rce— T h e m y ste ry o f all ages. T w o m eth o d s of ex am in in g its n a tu re lead to fa lse con ­c lu s io n s: th e chem ica l m eth o d w ou ld red u ce all life to chem ica l ac tio n , th e sp iritu a l w ould re d u c e all to d iv ine essence a n d ig n o re th e m a te ria l e lem en ts o r ac tio n s . R o saec ru c ian s in sist th a t d u e co n sid e ra ­tio n b e g iven to a ll p a r ts an d all a c tio n s , rea liz in g th a t in its p ris tin e essence a ll life em a n a te s from G od th ro u g h C osm ic fo rces ; b u t a n im a l life -fo rce a s it ex p resses an d m an ifests o n th is e a r th p la n e is n o t so lely a sp iritu a l essence devo id o f chem ica l a c tio n .

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M agnetism — E very e lec trified body h as its a u ra , a n d w hen th a t a u ra is ac tiv e it co n s titu te s a m ag n e tic field a n d th e a u ra is som etim es ca lled m ag n e tism . M agnetism from a p u re ly e le c tric a l p o in t of v iew is described som ew hat d iffe ren tly , b u t ev en so th e fu n d am en ta l law involved in th e fo re g o in g defin ition rem ain s. T h e fac t th a t som e m in era ls a re “ n a t­u ra lly " m agnetic , a s iro n of a c e r ta in n a tu re , w h ile o th e rs can be m ad e m ag n e tic , in d ica te s th a t m a g ­ne tism is n o t a re su lt o f th e a to m ic o r m o lecu la r s t ru c tu re of m a tte r , b u t ra th e r of a n e lec tric a l a c ­tio n th a t is ta k in g p lace w ith in th e su b s tan ce o r w h ich can be se t up in th e su b s tan ce . In e lec tric a l sc ience w e a re in s tru c te d how to in d u ce m agnetism in a m eta lic body b y s u r ro u n d in g it w ith a n e lec ­tr ic a l c h a rg e ; b u t th is fu r th e r illu s tra te s th e law th a t m ag n etism re su lts fro m a c tio n in th e a u ra th a t su rro u n d s a ll m a tte r . T h is a u ra is fu n d am en ta lly a n essen tia l p a r t o f th e e le c tro n a n d th e m olecu le , th e re fo re , h a s a n a u ra w h ich is a m ix tu re o f th e a u ra s o f th e e le c tro n s com posing it. S om e a u ra s a re passive, som e a re recep tiv e o r repu ls ive a n d som e a re a lte rn a t in g in th e ir ac tio n . T h o se w h ich a re n o t re s tiv e o r p ass ive cau se a m an ife sta tio n

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w hich w e te rm , in ph y sica l sc ience, m agnetism , w ith e ith e r a n a tt ra c t iv e o r repu lsive ten d en c y o r p o si­tive o r n eg a tiv e p o la r ity .

T h e cells com posing th e h u m an bo d y a re su r­ro u n d ed by a n a u ra a n d th e body of m an a lso h as a n a u ra . T h is a u ra c an be m ade ac tiv e , rad ia tin g its m ag n e tic en e rg y , o r passive, o r even repu lsive o r recep tiv e . T h e h u m an m ind , w ith its c o n tro l of th e e le c tric a l e n e rg y in th e body , is th e gu id in g fac ­to r in th e p ro ce ss o f ex c itin g th e e le c tric a l ch a rg e th a t a ro u se s th e a u ra o f th e h u m an body to ita fu llest po w er. T h e w o rd m ind is u sed h e re in th e p sy ch ica l sense. (T h is su b jec t is tr e a te d v e ry fu lly w ith c h a rta a n d d iag ram a in th e D ecem ber, 1916, iaaue o f th e A m erican R oaae C ru c is .)

M aste r— T h e te rm is u sed in sev era l w ays in o u r w ork , b u t w e w ill n o t to u c h u p o n th e u se of th e w ord to in d ica te o n e w ho is a n officer o f a L odge o r d irec to r o f a g rad e of th e w o rk . O th e rw ise th e te rm is u sed to re p re se n t o n e w ho h a s a tta in e d aom e d eg ree of p e rfe c tio n in ev o lu tio n o r a h ig h d eg ree of m as­te rsh ip of law a a n d p rin c ip le s . In th is sense w e h av e v isib le a n d Invisib le M asters. T h o se classified as v isib le a r e : m a s te rs liv ing in th e flesh on th is e a r th p la n e a n d seen by u s w ith o u r ob jec tiv e p h y s­ica l sen ses; a n d th o se liv ing in th e flesh o n th is p la n e w ho a re ab le to p ro je c t th e ir p sy ch ic body , th o u g h ts a n d im press ions, ir re sp e c tiv e o f d is tan ce , so th a t su ch p sy ch ic bod ies b ecom e v isib le u n d e r c e r ta in co n d itio n s a n d th e th o u g h ts a n d im p ress io n s beco m e sensib le to o u r p sy ch ic o r ob jec tiv e co m p reh en sio n . Inv isib le M asters , o n th e o th e r h an d , a r e th o se w ho h av e p assed from th is p la n e to th e C osm ic P lan e a n d fro m th e n c e p ro je c t th e ir p e rso n a lity to th e p sych ic p lan e a n d n ev e r fu n c tio n o r ex p ress u p o n th e e a r th p la n e u n til re in c a rn a te d . In o rd e r th a t w e m ay sen se th e se M asters— n o t see th em w ith ob jec tiv e ey esig h t— w e m u st a t tu n e o u rse lv es to th e psych ic p la n e to su ch a d eg ree th a t fo r th e tim e b e in g w e a re p sy ch ica lly fu n c tio n in g o n th e p sy ch ic p lan e com p le te ly ( th a t is, w ith o u r p sy ch ic bod ies w hile o u r p h y sica l b od ies a r e d o rm a n t o r in ac tiv e in a ll fu n c tio n in g e x c e p t th a t of a p u re ly p h y sica l n a tu re , aa w h en asleep , in a tra n s e s ta te o r in d eep a n d p ro fo u n d m e d ita tio n ) a n d a t su ch tim e c o n ta c t th e p e rso n a lity , m ind , th o u g h ts a n d m essages o f th e In ­v isib le M asters . T h e se M aste rs m ay b e “ seen” a t su ch tim es, b u t n o t w ith o b jec tiv e eyes a n d in fac t it is n o t seeing ' a t a ll b u t a C oam ic s ta te o f aensing w h ich w e in te rp re t aa aeeing a f te r w e h av e re tu rn e d to conaciousnesa o n th e o b jec tiv e p la n e fo r w an t o f' a b e tte r te rm to deacribe o u r sensing .

C o m p le te fu n c tio n in g on th e p sy ch ic p la n e fo r a few m in u te s o r h o u rs a t a tim e, a s desired , a n d th e re c o n ta c tin g th e p e rso n a lity o f th e Invisib le M astera, ia a co n d itio n m u ch desired by all m yatica a n d is a tta in e d by c a re fu l s tu d y an d p re p a ra tio n , m an y

p re lim in a ry e x p e rim en ts an d a p u re n e s s of p u rp o se . It is th is w ay th a t C osm ic Illu m in a tio n o r C osm ic C onsc iousness is rea lized .

M a tte r— R o saec ru c ian a v iew m a tte r from a lm o st th e sam e v iew po in t a s ph y sica l sc ience . D iffe ring from som e schoo ls o f m etap h y sics , w e know th a t m a tte r is e ssen tia l to ex p ressio n o r ex is ten ce o n th is p la n e a n d h as its p lace in th e schem e of th in g s a n d shou ld n o t be n eg a ted , ig n o red , h u m ilia ted o r— a g g ra n ­dized. W e k now th a t m a tte r h a s n o co n sc io u sn ess o r m ind in d e p e n d e n t o f th a t co nsc iousness o r m ind w h ich resides in a ll liv ing fo rm s; a n d w e know fu r th e r th a t m a tte r does n o t ex is t in d e p e n d e n t of th e sp ir it e n e rg y th a t an im a te s it. T h is know l­edge enab les u s to p lace m a tte r in its r ig h t ca te g o ry a n d show s u s how to m ak e it se rv e u s ra th e r th a n ru le us. (T h e fu n d am en ta l law s re g a rd in g th e co m position o f m a tte r a re fu lly cov e red in th e lec­tu re s o f th e 1st, 2n d a n d 4 th g ra d e s .)

M ind— T h e m ystic m ak es th e im p o r ta n t d is tinc tion be tw een b ra in a n d m ind . T h e b ra in is a p h y sica l o rg a n fo r som e o f th e fu n c tio n in g of m ind ju s t' a s th e lu n g s a r e o rg an a fo r th e fu n c tio n in g o f b re a th ­ing . M ind w o rk s th ro u g h th e b ra in to a g re a t ex ­te n t, b u t n o t exclusively th ro u g h th a t o rg a n . It is poss ib le fo r th e m in d to fu n c tio n in m an y w ays a f te r th e b ra in is rem oved . T h is haa b een p ro v ed w ith te s ts o n lo w er an im als . M ind is d iv ided in to tw o dom ains of fu n c tio n in g ,— su b jec tiv e a n d ob­je c tiv e ; a n d w hile it is com m on to sp eak of th e se tw o d o m ain s a s tw o m inds, it is n o t c o rre c t in a b ro a d sense. T h e m ind of m an is im m o rta l becauae it ia a p a r t of th e sou l a n d p e rso n a lity , w h ile on th e o th e r h a n d th e b ra in , like a ll th e p h y sica l o rg an s , a re m o rta l. M ind a n d p e rso n a lity p e rs is t a f te r tra n s it io n fro m th e ph y sica l body a n d re ta in a s p a r t of th e ir a tt r ib u te s o r e q u ip m en t th e co m p le te s to re ­h o u se of m em ory . T h e p sy ch ic body u tilizes th e su b jec tiv e fu n c tio n in g of th e m ind as its essen tia l consciousness , h en ce in a ll p sy ch ic w o rk a n d p ro ­je c tio n s of th e p sy ch ic body , th e su b jec tiv e m ind is k een ly ac tive . (S ee B orderline S ta te .)

M olecule— See A to m an d E lec tro n .N

N am in g (C h ris te n in g )— T h e R o saec ru c ian s h av e a c e rem o n y fo r th e n am in g of ch ild ren to be p e r ­fo rm ed in th e ir T em ples. N o re s tr ic tio n s is p lace d o n th e a g e o f th e child , b u t o n e o r b o th of th e p a re n ts m u s t be m em b ers o f th e O rd e r a n d c e r ta in p ro m ises a r e ex ac ted from th e p a re n ts , su ch a s th a t th e ch ild w ill b e p ro p e r ly ed u ca ted d u rin g its y o u th in n o n -se c ta ria n schools, th a t it w ill be ta u g h t to k n o w an d love o b ed ien ce to C od’s law s, th a t th e ch ild w ill b e g iven ev ery o p p o rtu n ity to e n te r th e O rd e r a t th e p ro p e r a g e w ith o u t in te rfe re n c e o r u n n ecessa ry u rg e . S uch c h ris te n in g m ay ta k e th e p la c e of a n y o th e r ce rem o n y o r m ay su p p lem en t it. T h e ce rem o n y is, o f co u rse , n o n -sec ta rian .

HISTORY O F TH E FIRST AMERICAN ROSICRUCIANS

(Copyrighted 1924 by H. E. Lewis

C H A P T E R T H R E E

T he New M ystic LandW h at V an B ebber fo u n d u p o n h is a r r iv a l in A m erica

a n d h is se ttlem en t a t o r n e a r P h ilad e lp h ia , w ould be in tense ly in te re s tin g if w e h a d all th e fac ts. B ut w e can g a th e r on ly a few fra g m e n ts of th a t ea rly h is to ry an d of th e co n d itio n s ex is tin g th e re .

W e w ill n o t b e in te re s te d in th e ea rly estab lish ­m en t o f P e n n 's P ro v in ce of P en n sy lv an ia , n o r a re w e c o n ce rn ed w ith th e e a rly em ig ran ts . B ut, w e m ust re c o rd a few fac ta re g a rd in g th e e s tab lish m en t of th e c ity of P h ilad e lp h ia , fo r it revea ls som e in te re s tin g po in ts.

Ju s t a s th e v a rio u s stu d y g ro u p s w e re b e in g fo rm ed in all p a r ts of E u ro p e , so som e w ere fo rm ed in E n g ­

land . T h e o n e in L ondon h a d b een fo rm ed b y on e D r. Jo h n P o rd ag e , re c to r of B radfield, in 1652. In 1670 th is g ro u p cam e u n d e r th e lead e rsh ip of M rs. J a n e L eade, a n em in en t m ystic a n d sch o la r. A t th is tim e th e g ro u p reo rg an ized itself, d ro p p in g th e guise of b e in g solely a s tu d e n t body o f B oehm e's w ritings a n d a d o p tin g th e nam e of th e “ P h ilad e lp h ia S oc ie ty " o r S ocie ty of B ro th e rly Love. T h is w as th e first E ng­lish use of th e C re e k w ord P h ilad e lp h ia by an y body o f p eo p le o r o rg an iza tio n , a n d w e m u st n o te th a t , a l­th o u g h th e re m ay h av e b een one o r tw o Q u a k e rs in th e g ro u p , th e nam e P h ilad e lp h ia w as n o t a d o p te d by th e Q u a k e rs a t all. P o rd a g e h ad b een severe ly c riti­c ised fo r h is m ystic w o rk by th e C h u rch , b u t u n d e r th e le ad e rsh ip of M rs. L eade th e little R o sic ru c ian g roup g rew an d th e re cam e in to its m em bersh ip F ran c is Lee o f O x fo rd , a w ell know n th eo lo g ian a n d w rite r. H e ev en tu a lly m a rrie d M rs. L ead e 's d a u g h te r an d becam e

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one of th e m ost e n th u s ia s tic w o rk e rs fo r th e O rd e r, liv ing in L eipsig la te r , a s te a c h e r a t one of th e u n i­versities, an d affilia ting w ith th e O rd e r th e re . But, th e m ost p ro m in e n t m em ber of th e S ocie ty of P h ila- de lp h is ts (a s som e h is to rie s re fe r to th e b o d y ) w as W illiam M arkham , one tim e tu to r to G eorge , P rin ce of W ales, a n d A rch b ish o p of Y ork . H e too w as an e m in en t th eo lo g ian , a n ack n o w led g ed m ystic an d sin ­ce re w rite r a n d le c tu re r on m ystica l sub jec ts . H e h a d b een a p p o in te d P e n n 's D ep u ty G o v e rn o r an d w as p re p a r in g to leave L ondon fo r A m erica w h en th re e of th e m em b ers of th e P h ilad e lp h ic S ociety decided to go w ith h im a n d a lso ass ist in p re p a r in g th e w ay fo r th e e s tab lish m en t of a R o sic ru c ian co lony in A m erica in 1694. T o th e se th re e o th e rs w ere ad d ed a n d on O c ­to b e r 7 th f 1681, M ark h am an d h is p a r ty of m ystics re a c h e d th e v e ry p rim itiv e se ttlem en t n e a r th e D ela ­w are , now k n o w n a s P h ilad e lp h ia .

A t th is tim e th e c ity h a d no n am e ,— it w as h a rd ly m o re th a n a sc a tte r in g of houses . P e n n h ad p lan n ed how h e w o u ld h av e a c ity b u ilt, h ad in s tru c te d s u r­vey o rs to p la n th e fu tu re c ity a n d th ese p la n s w e re n o t y e t in o p e ra tio n . But M ark h am a n d h is g ro u p , a w a itin g th e a r r iv a l o f P en n a n d a n tic ip a tin g th e a r ­riv a l of th e th re e su rv ey o rs , h e ld a m ee tin g in Ju ly of th e fo llow ing y ea r, 1 6 82 , an d gave to th e sm all h am le t, th e c ity -to -b e -p lan n ed -an d -b u ilt, th e nam e Philadel­phia, in h o n o r of th e ir R o sic ru c ian G ro u p in L ondon . T h is is th e a u th e n tic o rig in of th e nam e of th e city , a n d a lth o u g h th e p o p u la r h is to rie s m ak e no m en tio n o f th e o rig in of th e c ity 's nam e, an d th e e n cy c lo p ae ­d ia s do n o t even s ta te w h en a n d how th e nam e w as g iven to th e c ity , th e re a re am p le re fe ren ces to th e lan d in g of th e se e a rly P h ilad e lp h ic m ystics from L on­don w ith M ark h am a n d th e s tep s th ey to o k to e s tab ­lish th e c ity b e fo re P e n n ’s a rr iv a l.

In 1683, th e fo llow ing y e a r , th e c ity h a d grow n, a c c o rd in g to th e official re co rd s of P h ilad e lp h ia , to 80 ho u ses a n d 500 p eop le .

Q u a k e rs h a d com e from E u ro p e to A m erica b e fo re th is p e rio d , b u t n o t to P h ilad e lp h ia . In Ju ly of 1656 tw o w om en Q u a k e rs fro m L ondon se ttled in B oston a n d tr ie d to c o n v e rt som e of th e p ilg rim s. B ut th ey cau sed so m u ch d is tu rb a n c e a t th e c h u rc h m eetin g s w ith th e i r q u estio n s, th e ir a rg u m e n ts a n d th e ir in to l­e ra n c e of th e re lig io u s ideals estab lish ed th e re , th a t th e a u th o r it ie s cau sed th em to be im p riso n ed fo r five w eek s a n d re tu rn e d th em to E n g lan d on th e n ex t b o a t. O th e r Q u a k e rs co m in g from L ondon w ere n o t p e rm itte d to land .

In 1677 a n d th e fo llow ing y e a r , sev era l h u n d re d Q u a k e rs se ttled in B u rlin g to n , "W e s t Jersey,* ' an d finally in 1 684 th e re cam e som e Q u a k e rs w ith P en n a n d th e se u n ited w ith a few w ho lived o n th e o u t­sk irts of th e c ity o f P h ilad e lp h ia . T h o se >vho cam e w ith P e n n w e re fro m th e P a litin a te , th e dom ain of P rin ce ss E lizabeth , to w hom re fe re n c e h a s b een m ade, b ecau se of h e r in te re s t in th e R o sic ru c ian w o rk .

T h e n P e n n left A m erica in 1684 a n d p lace d th e c ity a n d th e P ro v in ce in th e h an d s of th e C ounc il to en fo rce h is C o n stitu tio n .

T h u s m a tte rs stood in 1687 w h en V an B ebber a r ­rived a t th e c ity o f P h ilad e lp h ia . T h e re w e re 93 h o u ses a n d th e p o p u la tio n h ad in c rea sed to 6 0 1. M ark h am h ad b u ilt a h o m e fo r h im self a n d ad jo in in g it w as th e P e n n c o tta g e (w h ich w as la te r m oved to F a irm o u n t P a rk in P h ilad e lp h ia , w h e re it now s ta n d s ) . T h e h o u ses o f th e c ity w e re o f fram e, u sua lly , tw o s to rie s h ig h a n d w ith low stoops. T h e c ity itself co n ­sisted of a p a rk in th e ce n tre , w h e re th e W a te r W o rk s w ere an d w h e re th e In d ep en d en ce H all now stands. A ro u n d th is c e n tre p a rk th e s tre e ts w ere la id o u t in sq u ares , th e c ity itself b e in g a n ob long , w ith a sm all, sq u a re p a rk a t e ach c o rn e r of th « ob long .

P en n h ad b een invested w ith execu tiv e a n d leg isla­tive p ow er, su b jec t to th e co n tro l of th e C ounc il an d to " th e adv ice an d c o n sen t o f th e freem en of th e p ro v in c e ," w ho w e re to h e lp m ak e th e law s b e fo re th ey rev e ren ced a n d ob ey ed them . T h e first A ssem bly re p re se n tin g th e freem en m et in 1682. It ad d ed to P e n n 's o rig in a l C o n stitu tio n fo r th e P ro v in ce . H e had ass ig n ed on ly o n e cau se fo r a d e a th sen ten ce ,—

m u rd e r ; w h ereas in E ng land d e a th w as w a rra n te d fo r deb ts , s lan d e r an d o th e r causes. T h e new clauses w ere u n u su a lly s tr ic t, an d since th e freem en w ere Q u ak e rs , w e h av e a n ex ce llen t p re s e n ta tio n of th e ex trem e in to le ra n c e of th e Q u a k e rs w ho se ttled in th is c o u n try a t th a t tim e. T h ey h ad fled from E u ro p e b ecau se of th e p e rsecu tio n s a g a in s t th em ,— p e rse c u ­tio n s w h ich th e y p ro c la im ed d u e to in to le ra n c e ; y e t soon a f te r th e ir a r r iv a l an d se ttlem en t in P h ilad e lp h ia th e y b ecam e m o re in to le ra n t th a n an y h a d b een in E u ro p e . T h e new clauses of th e C o u n c il w ere , b riefly , as fo llow s; " fo rb id d in g an d p u n ish in g p ro fa n e la n g u ag e o r sw earing , in te m p e ra n c e , c a rd -p lay in g , d rin k in g , of h ea lth s , m asks a n d revels, evil sp o r ts an d g am es," even to in n o c e n t old gam es of M ay D ay . T h e new a n d am en d ed C o n s titu tio n w as ca lled th e " G re a t L aw " a n d on ev e ry p u b lic ho liday , ev ery spec ia l d ay , a t ev ery g en e ra l m ee ting , th e G rea t Law w as re a d to th e p u b lic in th e S q u a re a n d ch ild ren w ere ob liged to m em orize it a s p a r t of th e ir stud ies.

W h en V an B ebber tr ie d to dea l w ith th e Q u a k e rs he fo u n d th a t u n less o n e w as a Q u a k e r o r im m edia te ly p ro c la im ed h is in te n tio n s of b eco m in g one , h e w as ig­n o red , n o t p e rm itte d to sh a re in th e p riv ileges of c itizensh ip ex c e p t u n d e r p ro te s t, w as sligh ted in all busin ess dealings, den ied c e r ta in freed o m s an d tr e a te d lik e o n e w ho w as w ith o u t th e p a le of sa lv a tio n o r re sp ec tab le c itizensh ip .

A t th is tim e th e r e w as n o Q u a k e r C h u rc h o r F rien d s M eeting H o u se in th e c ity ; an d th e Q u a k e rs m e t fo r " s ile n t m ee tin g s" a t th e hom e of T e n n is K un- d e rt, a t p re s e n t th e s ite o f No. 5109 G erm an to w n A v en u e , P h ilad e lp h ia . N or w as th e re an y o th e r re g u ­la r ly o rd a in ed c h u rc h o r c h u rc h se rv ice h e ld in the c ity o r n e ig h b o rh o o d , ex c e p tin g a n o ccasio n a l house se rv ice by th e M ennon ite B re th ren .

V an B ebber w ith h is w ea lth a n d w ith th e possession of land , se ttled fa r o u ts id e of th e c ity lim its a n d su c ­ceeded in b u ild in g a v e ry la rg e h o u se ,— o n e w hich m ig h t have b een ca lled a m ansion in th o se days, a n d suffic ien tly la rg e to h o u se a n d c a re fo r a g re a t n u m b er o f p e rso n s, a s w e shall see. H e su rv ey ed th e su r­ro u n d in g land , m ad e a few jo u rn e y s to ad jo in in g se t­tlem en ts , p u rc h a se d a few p ieces of lan d in th e se ttle ­m en t o f G erm an to w n , n ea rb y , a n d th en , satisfied th a t th e P ro v in ce w ou ld be sa tis fac to ry fo r th e p ilg rim R o sic ru c ian s, h e w ro te fo r th e m to co m p le te th e ir p la n s in G erm an y a n d H o llan d a n d be p re p a re d to com e to A m erica . Inc id en ta lly he m ade a rra n g e m e n ts w ith a n a g e n t in H o llan d to p ro v id e th e n ecessary fu n d s fo r th e tr ip a n d to secu re fo r them a specially c h a r te re d b o a t. W ith o u t th is h e lp an d w ith o u t th e c o n n ec tio n of th e O rd e r in H o llan d a n d L ondon , it is d o u b tfu l w h e th e r th e R o sic ru c ian s cou ld h av e m ade th e tr ip in th e y e a r se lec ted , fo r th e re w as w a r o n th e h ig h seas, sh ips w ere scarce , fun d s of la rg e a m o u n ts w e re n eed ed an d on ly th e g re a t e n co u rag em en t from th o se in P h ilad e lp h ia w ould b rin g th em to a la n d from w h ich re p o r ts w ere c o n stan tly com ing of th e in to le r­a n c e of th e Q u ak e rs , th e s tr ic t law s of th e C ouncil of th e P ro v in ce a n d th e know n lack of so m an y of life 's' necessities. H ow ever, th e p lan s w ere co m p le ted , an d now w e w ill tu rn o u r a tte n tio n to G erm an y an d H ol­lan d an d w a tch th e se lec tion of th e P ilg rim s a n d th e m ak in g of th e final a rra n g e m e n ts .

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C H A P T E R FO U R T H E PLANS IN EUROPE

B efore o u tlin in g th e fu r th e r de ta ils o f th e p lan s in E u ro p e it w ill be w ell to in tro d u c e a few of th e u n ­u su a l p e rso n a litie s w ho w ere in s tru m e n ta l in th e final success of th e p lan s , fo r th e p e rso n s h ave b een well veiled in all p rev io u s h is to rie s of R o cic ru c ian ism , b e in g k n o w n on ly by th e ir m ystic o r p en nam es, a n d little d e ta il g iven of th e g re a t sacrifices e ach m ade to p ro ­m u lg a te th e w o rk o f th e O rd e r in th e ir re sp ec tiv e co u n trie s .

B ecause o f th e p a r t h e p lay ed in th e p la n n in g of th e m o v em en t to A m erica a n d b ecau se of th e p a r t h e w as to p lay , w e w ill in tro d u c e first, Jo h a n n Jaco b Z im ­m erm an .

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H e typ ified th e ty p e of m ind w hich resist* all a t ­te m p ts to to rc e h im to m odify h is view s an d h is co n ­v iction* because of in to le ran ce . B orn in th e little h am le t o f V aih in g en on th e E n tz in th e D u ch y of W u rtem b e rg , in th e y e a r I 644 , hi* n a tiv e c o u n try a n d h am le t w e re d e it in e d to t r e a t one of th e ir g re a t m en in a m a n n e r lo n g re g re tte d . U n u su a lly b r ig h t a n d s tu d io u s in hia y o u th , he wa* ta k e n in to th e D ucal se rv ice w h en on ly sev en teen year* of ag e a n d th e re b y b ecam e k now n to all th e official* w ho p lace d g re a t hope* in h im aa on* to be held w ith in th e lim its of th e ir d ec reed p rinc ip lea . H e w aa aen t to th e U nivera ity of T u b in g e n a n d g ra d u a te d th e re in 1664, w h en b u t tw e n ty y e a ra of ag e , aa M aater o f P h ilo so p h y . H ia m a th em a tica d ev e loped a lo n g th e linea of reaea rch a n d ca lcu la tio n a in to aa tro n o m y a n d th e n aa tro lo g y a n d h a b ecam e a n e x p e rt a a tro lo g e r ,— to auch a d eg ree th a t som e year* la te r th e R oyal S oc ie ty of L o n d o n a c ­k n o w led g ed h im a* a m aa te r o f aa tro lo g ica l acience,— n o t aa tro n o m y .

T h en h e a tud ied fo r th e m in is try a n d in 1671 w as m ad e a L u th e ra n c le rg y m an a n d finally D iaconua of th e C h u rc h a t B ietigheim , a to w n a d ja c e n t to hia b ir th p la c e .

H e re h e w aa ev en tu a lly depoaed becauae of hia m ys­tica l p re a c h m e n ta in hia d iacouraea on ph iloaophy , an d h e w aa a t o n ce ca lled to be P ro feaaor o f M athem atica a n d P h iloaophy a t H e id e lb e rg in 1684 . F o r five y e a ra h e filled th ia c h a ir a n d th e reco rd a a t H e id e lb e rg apeak h ig h ly o f h im a n d hia w o n d erfu l kno w led g e ; b u t h e w aa a g a in rem oved becauae of hia u n o rth o d o x relig ioua view s, hia b ro a d to le ra n c e fo r m yaticiam , a n d hia be- liefa in aa tro lo g y a n d a lchem y .

So, in 16 89 , w h en fo rty -five y ea ra of ag e , h e a c ­c ep te d a poaition w ith B rand t, th e H a m b u rg pub liaher, w ho issued in h is day all th e s tra n g e m ystica l an d o ccu lt boo k s an d espec ia lly th e R o sic ru c ian official p u b lica tio n s . Z im m erm an w aa th ro u g h w ith th e C h u rc h a n d ita in to le ra n c e a n d n ow in ten d ed to de­v o te hia tim e to th e p ro m u lg a tio n of a b ro a d e r p h il­o so p h y a n d th eo lo g y th a n th e L u th e ra n C h u rc h p e r ­m itted . H e w as to ed it a n d p ro o f re a d th e boo k s w h ich p assed th ro u g h B ran d t’s h an d s , fo r Z im m er- m an n h ad a n u n u su a l know ledge of th e su b jec ts of theo logy , ph ilo so p h y , m a th em atic s , aa tro lo g y a n d o c ­cu lt aciencea, aa w ell aa a v e ry fine ed u ca tio n in G e r­m an a n d L atin . W hile Z in u n e rm a n n h e ld th is poai­tio n a n d aaaiated in th e p ro d u c tio n of a n u m b e r of u n u au a lly le a rn e d m yatica l w orka, th e C h u rc h co n ­d em ned th e lo t by ca llin g th em th e “ S u ap ec ta F id e i" a n d th e aet o f b o o k s w e re la te r k now n by th ia g en e ra l n am e .

B ut h e re , in th is poaition a n d th ro u g h h is im m ed­ia te a n d m ed ia te to u c h w ith th e le a rn e d m yatica of th e day , Z im m erm an n c o n ta c te d th e R o a ic ruc ian O rd e r in H a m b u rg a n d m ad e th e p e rso n a l a c q u a in ta n c e of its a c tiv e w o rk e rs , in c lu d in g H orb iua , S p en er, F u rly an d o th e rs . H e h e a rd o f th e ir ta lk an d p lan a a b o u t go ing to A m erica a n d w h en h e fo u n d th a t n o t o n ly w aa th e y e a r 1694 be lieved to be a sign ifican t one , b u t th e p ro p e r d ay s fo r a ta r tin g o n auch a t r ip fo r auch a y e a r w e re u ndec ided , h e p ro p o aed to caat a h o ro aco p e fo r th e m a tte r an d th ia b ro u g h t h im hia firat g re a t revela- tiona re g a rd in g th e "C y c les of A g es ,” aa th e m yatica ca lled th em . A s a re su lt of h is d iscoverie s h e n o t o n ly decided fo r th e m en th e p ro p e r day fo r leav ing G erm an y , b u t th e p ro p e r day fo r e m b a rk a tio n , e tc ., a n d th e n s ta r te d to w rite a m ystica l bo o k c o n ta in in g a sc ien tific o u tlin e of w h a t th e p la n e ts d ec ree fo r th e v a rio u s ag es of m an . T h is bo o k w as ca lled "M u n d u s C o p ern izan a” an d w aa iaaued in 1684 . In it h e ex ­p la in ed w h a t th e w o rld m ig h t look fo r u p to th e y e a r I 694 an d w h a t w ou ld be a f te r th a t y e a r . T o thoae who w e re n o t m yatica a n d eapecially to th e C h u rch , th e m a tte r a p p e a re d to be a p re d ic tio n th a t 1694 w ould be th e end of th e w orld , o r th e m illen ium . T hia b ro u g h t aevere critic iam a n d cen au re a n d a t o n ce lead to aerioua tro u b le fo r Z im m erm an n .

Z im m erm an n 'a life w ou ld rem ain g rea tly ah rouded w ere it n o t fo r th e lo n g -h idden a n d duat co v ered re c ­orda recen tly fo u n d th ro u g h apecial aea rch a t th e R oyal L ib ra ry a t S tu ttg a r t, w h e re n o t on ly reco rda of hia life b u t aom e of hia ow n booka w ere fo u n d a n d

specia lly -m ade p h o to g ra p h ic cop ies w ere m ade an d sen t to th e w rite r h e re in A m erica by a d e scen d an t of th o se m en tio n ed h e re in , to be u sed fo r th is h is to ry . F ro m th e reco rd s th e re it a p p e a rs th a t h e w as a v e ry em in en t sc ien tis t a n d a s tro lo g e r a n d th a t it w as he w ho u sed th e w ell k now n m ystic p en -n am es of Am* b rossii S ehm ann i a n d Jo h a n n ia M atth aeu s. T h ia fa c t w ou ld n o t h av e b een rev ea led e x cep t fo r hia fam oua tr ia l a n d co n v ic tio n by th e C h u rc h . H e uaed theae tw o nam ea to co n cea l h is id en tity in p u b lish in g th e t r u th a b o u t th eo lo g ica l m a tte r b u t finally th e C h u rc h d iscovered th e a u th o r a n d h e w as tr ied . In th e se b o o k s to w h ich he gave hia p en -n am e h e cha llen g ed th e C onaia to rium to anaw er th e ch a rg ea h e m ad e ag a in a t th e L u th e ra n C h u rc h a n d a ll th e lim ited c reed s o f th eo logy , a n d th e y rep lied th a t h e ao u g h t " to e le ­v a te th e R oaicruc iana ab o v e th e A p o stle s ," fo r b y th ia tim e Z im m erm an n h a d jo in e d th e a tudy g roupa a n d w aa a a tro n g a d m ire r of th e w o rk . F inally , w h en th e tr ia l cam e, th e ch a rg ea ag a in a t h im n u m b ered aom e a tran g e a n d rea lly c o m p lim en ta ry a ta tem en ts . W e find fo r ina tan ce in th e "O fficia l P ro ceed in g a o f th e D u ca l G o v ern m en t o f W u rtem b e rg , C aro lu a , veraua M agia ter J. J. Z im m erm an n , y e a r I 708, p ag e 50, A r ­tic le V ,” o n e aection (s e tc io n 2 ) w h ich read s a s fo l­low s:

" T h a t th ia M ag iater Z im m erm an n h aa fa r excelled m an y o th er* in th e aa tro lo g ica l aciencea ia w illing ly conceded . B ut of w h a t aerv ice h e w aa to th e C h u rc h ia a v ita l q uea tion , aa h e , by v ir tu e of hia aacred office, in tro d u c e d h ia th e o r ie s o f aa tro logy , m agic , a n d cab- baliam in to h ia te ac h in g a ."

In a n o th e r aec tion of theae p ro ceed in g a hia fau lta a re a ta ted th u a ly : "A p ro fo u n d ly le a rn ed aa tro lo g e r, m ag ic ian , cabbalia t, p h ilo ao p h er a n d p re a c h e r . h a th w ritte n u n d e r th e p en nam e o f A m broa S ehm ann m in y p ro fo u n d a n d le a rn e d w ritin g a of th e tru th a of p h iloaophy , aa tro lo g y , a lch em y an d th e com eta . . . a n d becauae he, in theae m atte ra , ag re e d w ith Jaco b B oehm e, h e w aa d iach a rg ed fro m hia poaition a t Bie­tig h e im .’*

In a n o th e r aection . S ec tion 3, it ia s ta te d : “ H e b e ­cam e g rea tly in te re s te d in th e w ritin g s of J a c o b B oehm e, so u g h t cu rio u s a n d d iv ine m y s te rie s th e re in , p ra ise d th em h igh ly , b o th o ra lly a n d in w ritin g s, s tro v e to p o p u la r iz e th em w ith th e p eo p le , a n d c ircu la ted b o o k s a m o n g th em . H e did n o t confine h im self to th e se te ac h in g s w h ere in he dev ia ted from o u r doc- tr in ea , b u t p ro m u lg a ted th em w h e rev e r o p p o rtu n ity o ffered , an d c o u rte d th e fav o r o f auch aa gave h im a u d ie n c e .” T h is sec tion en d s w ith th e s ta te m e n t: “ It w ou ld th e re fo re h av e b een a fa llacy n o t to g e t rid of such a m an I”

T h e boo k s w rit te n by Z im m erm an n , to w h ich th e C h u rc h to o k excep tio n , a re lis ted in th e in d ic tm en t a s fo llow s:

T h e o ria e S eco n d o ru m M obilium P e rfe c ta e , pu b lish ed in 1664.

C om eto log ia , pub lish ed in 1682.Jov is p e r u m b ro sa , pub lish ed in . I 686 .P h ila le th ae E x e rc ita tio , pub lish ed in I 689.S c rip tu ra S ac ra , pub lish ed in 1704.O rth o d o x ia T h e o so p h iae B ohm ianae , p u b lish ed in

1691, a n d tw elve o th e rs . It w ill b e n o ted th a t som e o f th e se w e re p u b lish ed a n u m b e r o f y e a rs a f te r he w as expe lled from all asso c ia tio n w ith th e C h u rc h an d a n u m b e r o f y e a rs a f te r h is tra n s it io n ; fo r Z im m er­m an n , a s w e shall see, p assed aw ay in I 6 94 , th e sign i­fican t y e a r . T h u s , th e te r r ib le c ritic ism a n d p e rse c u ­tio n of th e C h u rc h did n o t s to p th e go ing on of h is w o rk a n d th e sp re a d in g of h is m essage to th e w orld .

Z im m erm an n h ad six ch ild ren . F o u r of th em liv­in g a t th e tim e of th e jo u rn e y to A m erica b ecam e a c ­tive w o rk e rs in th e A m erican co lony o f R osic ruc ians.

It w as w hile Z im m erm an n w as a t B ietigheim th a t, d u rin g a n a ilm en t, he ca lled u p o n D r. L udw ig B runn- quell, th e c e le b ra te d sc ien tis t, ph y sic ian an d m ystic ; a n d th is m an , n o t o n ly a d evo ted ad m ire r of th e w rit­ings of B oehm e, b u t a R o sic ru c ian M aster, first in tro ­d u ced th e w ritin g s o f B oehm e to Z im m erm an n , an d th e P ro ceed in g s of th e D ucal G o v ern m en t qu o ted above, co n s tan tly re fe r to th e fac t th a t Z im m erm ann w h ile a c le rg y m an w as " sed u ced in to a ll m a n n e r of

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superstitions'* by th is fam ous B ru n n q u ell. B ut th e fr ien d sh ip s ta r te d a t th a t tim e las ted a ll th ro u g h Zim - m e rm a n n ’s life, an d a w ho lesom e u p lifting friendsh ip it W M .

N ow le t u s tu rn to one o th e r m an . Z im m erm an n w as destined to be th e M aster o f th e L odge of m em bers to go to A m erica , an d as D ep u ty M aster one Jo h an n es K elp ius w as se lec ted to be th e rea l le a d e r of th e w o rk in A m erica .

T o q u o te one w rite r of th e ea rly h is to ry of P e n n ­sy lv an ia : “ Jo h an n es K elp ius w ill a lw ays rem ain one of th e m ost p ic tu re sq u e c h a ra c te rs of o u r ea rly h is to ry ; th e m o re so b ecau se of th e sur of m y s te ry a n d ro m an ce w h ich h a s th u s fa r en sh ro u d ed h is p e rso n a lity u n fo r tu n a te ly , in h is m odesty , h e left b u t little w ritte n re c o rd of th e g re a t w o rk p e rfo rm e d by h im d u rin g th e fo u r te e n lo n g y e a rs he lived on th e b an k s o f th e ro ­m an tic W issah ick o n in th e m ystic co lony . By» reaso n of. h is sch o la rly a tta in m e n ts , d ev o u t life, in d ep en d e n t bearin g » .an d it m ay be said , b ro a d h u m an ity , to g e th e r w ith his- re p e a te d re fu sa ls o f w o rld ly h o n o rs an d civil p o w ers th a t w e re a t v a rio u s tim es th ru s t u p o n him , th e M aste r o n th e W issah ick o n r iv e r s tan d s o u t in bold re lie f a s a p ro m in e n t ex am p le of p ie ty a n d d is in te r­e s ted n ess ."

F o rm e r G o v e rn o r of P en n sy lv an ia , th e H on . P en n y - p a c k e r , in h is h is to ry of P en n sy lv an ia , an d o th e rs , like W atso n , th e A n n a lis t, a lso sp e a k h ig h ly of th is M ystic, th e R o sic ru c ian M aster, a s h e is ca lled in n e a rly a ll o ld reco rd s . B ut, w e a re ab le now to th ro w co n sid e r­ab le ligh t u p o n h is life a n d to even q u o te from som e of h is w ritin g s w h ich w ere fo u n d w ell p re se rv ed w hile seek ing fac ts fo r th is h is to ry of th e e a rly A m erican R o sic ru c ian s.

D u rin g th e las t c e n tu ry th e re w as a bo o k pu b lish ed ca lled " T ra n sy lv a n ia S avans, o u tlin in g th e life a n d w o rk of em in en t m en of T ran sy lv an ia . B ecause of its lim ited ed ition cop ies n ev e r rea c h e d th is co u n try , b u t o n e w as fo u n d in th e old a rc h iv e s of H alle— th e c ity w h e re F ra n c k e estab lished th e U n iv ers ity in con ­n ec tio n w ith h is p ro p a g a n d a fo r th e R o sic ru c ian O rd e r in G erm an y . F ro m th is old bo o k w e le a rn fac ts of th e e a r ly life of K elpius.

Jo h a n n e a K elp iu s w as th e son of P fa r re r G eo rge K elp , o f H a lw eg en , w ho p assed aw ay in F e b ru a ry of I 6b5, an d w as in cu m b en t a t th e D eu n d o rf, a to w n in th e d is tr ic t of S ch assb u rg (S e g e sv a r) in T ran sy lv an ia . P fa r re r K elp h a d th re e sons, an d Jo h a n n e s w as b o rn in 1673. S oon a f te r th e f a th e r 's d ea th , y o u n g K elp o r K elp ius, w as o ffe red ass is tan ce by th re e fr iends— C o u n t V a le n tin e F ra n c k e , B u rg o m aste r M ichael Deli, a n d N o ta riu s Jo h a n n Z a b an iu s . T ru th is s tra n g e r th a n fiction , o ften , a n d h e re is a n ex ce llen t exam p le . T h is C o u n t F ra n c k e w as a cousin of A u g u s ts H e rm an F ra n c k e , th e m y stic o f H alle , th e R o sic ru c ian M aster, a n d C o u n t F ra n c k e w as a lso a m ystic a n d a R o sic ru ­c ian . T h u s , y o u n g K elp ius w as destined by fa te to com e u n d e r th e r ig h t in fluence a t th e r ig h t tim e, fo r h e h ad a n a tu ra l in c lin a tio n to w ard m ystic ism in his y o u th .

E ith e r b y c h an ce (b y th e law ) o r by in te n tio n on th e p a r t of. C o u n t F ra n c k e , h e w as sen t to a h igh schoo l a t T u b in g en , th e v e ry c ity w h e re Z im m erm an n w as te a c h in g a n d speaking- h is p h ilo so p h y a n d m y sti­cism .

A fte r a sh o r t s tay a t th is to w n h e w en t on to th e u n iv e rs ity a t A ltd o rf, n e a r N u rem b erg , th e n a t th e h e ig h t of its fam e. H e re h e rece iv ed a th o ro u g h sc ien tific an d te lig io u s tra in in g , g ra d u a tin g in I 689 a t th e ag e of six teen . H e w as a t o n ce h o n o re d w ith th e title of P ro fesso r, o r in th e re co rd s of th e old u n iv e r­sity , it is s ta te d : " d e r fr ien K u n a te u n d W eltw eisheit D o c to r ,” o r d o c to r o f lib e ra l a r ts an d ph ilosophy . A nd , h is thes is a t g ra d u a tio n w as u p o n th e su b jec t of N a tu ra l T h eo lo g y . T h e title in L a tin a s g iven by him w as: "T h e o lo g ia e N atu ra lis , sen M etaphysicae , e tc ., e tc ." T h is from o n e w ho w as destin ed to be a g rea t le ad e r in n a tu ra l th eo lo g y a n d m e taphysics . T h e thes is w as la te r p u b lish ed in a n u m b e r of consecu tive ed itions a n d b ecam e a co n tr ib u tio n to R o sic ru c ian p h ilo sophy .

It w as w hile a s tu d e n t a t A ltd o rf th a t h is a tte n tio n w as a tt r a c te d by th e h ead tu to r a t he u n iversity , ■ th e R ev eren d Jo h an n es F ab ricu s, w hose p en nam e in m ys­tic li te ra tu re w as "A ltd o rfin u s ," an d a y e a r fo llow ing h is g ra d u a tio n th e re a p p e a re d a book on m ystic ism a n d p h ilo so p h y b e a rin g on th e title p ag e th e nam e of b o th F ab ricu s a n d K elp ius ,— M aste r a n d p u p il,— an u n h e a rd of h o n o r to a s tu d en t in th o se days. T h e title o f th e b ook , w h ich w as in e ig h teen p a rts , w as th e S cy lla T h eo lo g ie s . T h is bo o k w as fo llow ed by a second a n d th e n a th ird on s im ila r su b jec ts an d th e n by som e tre a tise s . Som e o f th ese a re ded ica ted to h is p a tro n s ,— F ra n c k e a n d D eli, e tc .

T h e issu an ce of th ese boo k s a n d th e tre n d of h is m ind , b ro u g h t K elp iu s to th e a tte n tio n of Z im m erm an n w hile th e la t te r w as a t B eitigheim .

(T o b e co n tin u ed ),A A A

H O W TO HELP HEADQUARTERSY ou m u s t rea lize th a t o u r co rre sp o n d en ce a t h ead ­

q u a r te rs is beco m in g v e ry heav y a n d com plica ted . T h e N a tio n a l S erv ice D e p a rtm e n t h as a d d e d to o u r m ail a n d th e new S q u a re o f th e F o u r p lan w ill ad d m an y le tte rs , a n d a ll th is in ad d itio n to re p o r ts , in ­q u ir ie s a b o u t le c tu re s , T h e T rian g le , books, dues, c h a r te rs , l i te ra tu re , e tc .

N ow w e h av e a req u es t to m ak e th a t w ill m ean v e ry little to each w rite r a n d m ean a very g re a t deal to us.

In th e first p lace , ad d re ss y o u r le tta ta p ro p e r ly . M a tte r in ten d ed fo r th e N atio n a l S erv ice D e p a rtm e n t shou ld be so add ressed . M atte r in ten d ed fo r th e Im­p e ra to r shou ld be ad d ressed sim ply , Im p e ra to r, c a re of A M O R C , e tc . In q u irie s a b o u t lec tu res , books, li te ra ­tu re , c h a rte rs , lodge fo rm atio n s, e tc ., shou ld b e ad ­dressed to th e G ran d S ec re ta ry , c a re of A M O R C , e tc . L e tte rs c o n ta in in g co rre c tio n s fo r lec tu res , com m ents o n im prov ing lec tu res , add itions , e tc ., o r special m a tte r fo r specia l cerem onies, convoca tions, ritua ls , e tc ., sho u ld be ad d ressed to th e S u p rem e G ran d M aster, c a re of A M O R C , e tc . P ay m en t of R oyal S u p p o rt, dues, supp ly bills, e tc ., shou ld b e add ressed to F inan ­c ia l S ec re ta ry , ca re of A M O R C , e tc . R ep o rts o f new s item s fo r th e T ria n g le shou ld be ad d ressed to T h e T rian g le , c a re o f A M O R C , e tc .

B ut, th e m ost im p o rta n t p o in t 'w e w ish to em phasize is this*: P lease, in w ritin g y o u r le tte r , p u t a t th e to p o f it th e su b jec t o f y o u r le t te r . B usiness houses have lo n g since a d o p te d th e custom of p u tt in g a t th e to p of th e le t te r th is line : R E In q u iry fo r C ata log , o r R E: Q u o ta tio n of P rices, o r R E: S h ipm en t o f goods o rdered , e tc . N ow, o u r m em bers can do th is sam e th ing . In w ritin g a long le tte r te llin g us ab o u t a le c tu re th a t h a s n o t been received , p lease p u t a t th e to p o f th e le tte r a s th e first line of th e le tte r , RE: LECTU RE N O T R EC EIV ED . In w ritin g ab o u t a ch an g e of add ress an d te lling us th e w hys a n d w herefo res , p lease p u t a t th e to p of th e le t te r R E: C h an g e of A ddress. In w riting a b o u t som e books desired , p u t a t th e top of th e le tte r R E : B ooks D esired .

If m o re th a n one m a tte r is inc luded in y o u r le tte r , m ak e s e p a ra te p a ra g ra p h s an d p u t th e line R E : e tc ., a t th e to p o f each p a ra g ra p h o r else p u t each req u est on a se p a ra te sheet w ith th e p ro p e r head ing .

It w ill enab le us to h av e o u r m ail op en ed qu ick ly a n d sy stem atically , th en scanned to see w h a t classifi­c a tio n to p u t it in to an d im m ediately tu rn it o v e r to th e rig h t officer to be a tten d ed to . W hen w e h av e to re ad th ro u g h fo u r pages of in te re s tin g m a tte r to d is­co v er th a t a le c tu re has been lost w e a re delayed in o u r w ork .

O n e o th e r po in t. W ill a ll sec re ta rie s , tre a su re rs an d officers a s well a s m em bers p lease m ake R oyal S u p p o rt an d due checks o r M oney O rd e rs p ay ab le to A M O R C FUNDS an d no t to officers, th e Lodge, o r an y o th e r w ay. T h a n k yo u I

In ad d ressing an y of th e fo rego ing , a lw ays ad d the w ords: c a re of A M O RC, 1255 M arke t Street* San F ranc isco , C alifo rn ia , (U . S. A .) .

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSN ote: Q u estio n s su bm itted to th is d e p a rtm e n t

shou ld be of a n a tu re th a t w ill in te re s t th e m a jo rity of o u r m em bers. S tr ic tly p e rso n a l p ro b lem s w ill n o t be a n sw ered in th ese co lum ns. Q u estio n s re la tin g to th e w o rk o r te ac h in g s of th e O rd e r a re especially desired , b u t som e o f’ th ese m ay be u n an sw ered h e re b ecau se o f th e ir sec re t n a tu re ; a ll o th e rs w ill be a n ­sw ered as fu lly a s possib le . A d d ress su ch q u estio n s to th e Q u estio n D ep a rtm en t, T h e T rian g le , 1255 M ark e t S tree t, San F ran c isco , C alif., U .S .A .

Q .— W h a t o n e ve rse in th e B ible w ou ld y o u co n sid er a s ty p ify in g th e a im o r w o rk of o u r O rd e r )

A .— T h e re is o n e ve rse w h ich is a fav o rite w ith th e Im­p e ra to r becau se it is a k ey to th e fu n d am en ta l p r in c ip a l u p o n w h ich a ll o u r e n d eav o rs a re bu ilt. It is th is : "G od is L ove; an d he th a t dw elle th in L ove dw elle th in G od, a n d G od in h im .” It is a p a r t of th e 16th ve rse o f th e fo u r th c h a p te r of Jo h n I. A ll o u r e ffo rts shou ld be d irec ted to w ard a ttu n in g w ith a n d dw elling in th e C osm ic o r D iv ine P eace a n d H a rm o n y th a t ex is ts th ro u g h o u t th e un iverse . C all th is H a rm o n y a n d P eace by th e n am e L ove a n d th e v e rse q u o te d ab o v e b e ­com es sign ifican t. G od is Love,'— H arm o n y , P eace , P o w er,— all these . A ttu n in g ou rse lves w ith th e se p rin c ip les , dw elling in them , b rin g s a b o u t th a t sub lim e s ta te w h e re th ese dw ell w ith in us. O u r te ac h in g s a re fo r th e p u rp o se of en ab lin g u s consciously to a ttu n e w ith th ese G od-p rinc ip les a n d to d irec t o th e rs in th e ir desire fo r th e sam e. T h is p a r t ic u la r verse from th e Bible m ig h t w ell b e p laced on th e w all i o f ev ery san c tu m .

Q .— In som e of o u r li te ra tu re it is s ta te d th a t it w as d ec reed th a t th e R o saec ru c ian O rd e r sho u ld n o t com e to A m erica u n til 1915 o r 1916 an d th a t th e Im p e ra to r h a d to w a it fo r th a t y e a r b e fo re s ta r t­ing th e w o rk he w as g iven in 1909; a n d in re c e n t issues of th e T ria n g le a n d in o th e r m a tte r w e read th a t th e O rd e r w as rea lly estab lished in A m erica in th e y e a r 1694. Is th e re c o n tra d ic tio n in th is?

A .— N ot a t a ll, so fa r a s f a c t is c o n ce rn ed . T w o im ­p o r ta n t p o in ts a re overlo o k ed . F irs t of a ll o u r e a rly li te ra tu re re fe rr in g to th e e s tab lish m en t of th e O rd e r h e re c o n c e rn e d th e e s tab lish m en t of th e O rd e r in th is p a r t ic u la r p e rio d . In m an y p lace s o u r l i te ra tu re ex p la in s , a n d m an y b o o k s a lso ex p la in , th a t th e O rd e r h a s a lw ays o p e ra te d in cycles o r p e rio d s o f 108 y e a rs . A f te r 108 y e a rs of a c tiv ity th e re is a p e rio d o f 10 8 y e a rs o f silence, fo llow ed , th en , by I 08 y e a rs o f ac tiv ity a g a in . T h e h is to ry of th e O rd e r , a s pub lished in th e A m erican R osae C ru c is m agaz ine fo r 1916, p la in ly show s th is th ro u g h all th e p a s t ages. T h e Im p e ra to r w en t to E u ro p e in 19 0 9 , a s is w ell k now n , fo r th e p u rp o se of g e ttin g in to u ch w ith th e O rd e r a n d ass is tin g in its b e in g estab lished h e re in fu ll fo rm as a se p a ra te ju r isd ic tio n . It w as th e r ig h t y e a r to m a k e such p lans, fo r d a tin g b a c k 10 8 y e a rs from 19 0 9 w e h av e th e y e a r 18 0 1 , th e y e a r th a t th e la s t of th e R o sic ru c ian s in A m erica co n d u c te d an y of th e ir w o rk ; an d d a tin g b ack 108 y e a rs from th a t d a te , w e have 16 93 , th e y e a r th a t th e E u ro p e a n R o sic ru c ian s m ad e th e ir p lan s fo r com ing to A m erica , a s is b e in g ex p la in ed , in th e p re s e n t in s ta llm en ts of th e h is to ry in th is T rian g le . F ro m 1693 to 1801 th e R o sic ru c ian s w e re ac tiv e in A m e ric a ; from 1801 th e re fo llow ed a n o th e r p e rio d of 108 y ea rs o f in ac tiv ity ; a n d now w e a re in a n o th e r ac tive p e rio d . T h e second p o in t to be co n sid e red is th is : th e O rd e r , as an O rd e r an d w ith a se p a ra te ju r isd ic tio n , w as n ev e r estab lished in A m erica u n til th is pe rio d . T h e fac t th a t R osic ruc ians, in itia ted ab ro a d , re tu rn e d to A m erica a n d c a rr ie d on som e of th e w o rk , o r th a t o th e rs liv ing in E u ro p e cam e h e re in a b a n d a n d c a rr ie d on som e of th e w o rk , lay in g a fo u n d a tio n s tone , does n o t m ean th a t th ese p io n ee rs e stab lished in A m erica th e O rd e r a s a n A m erican O rd e r . T h e re w ere

m an y w ho did such p io n e e r w o rk , a m o n g th em b e in g V au g h an an d la te r D r. R an d o lp h , b u t th ey h ad n o t a u th o r ity to estab lish a co m p le te O rd e r h e re an d did n o t do so. T h e d a te fo r s u c k w o rk w as a lw ays se t a s th e y e a r 1916,— seven y ea rs a f te r th e d a te o f th e new b ir th p e rio d , 19 09 , a llow ing seven y e a rs fo r p re p a ra tio n .

Q .— D o yo u reco m m en d re a d in g of a b o o k ca lled : T h e R o sic ru c ian s, T h e ir T each in g s?

A .— F ro m tim e to tim e o u r Im p e ra to r h a s recom ­m ended c e rta in books, th e re co m m en d a tio n s a p ­p e a rin g in o u r official p u b lic a tio n s o r m en tio n ed in o u r lec tu res , b u t a s fo r th e b o o k c ited ab o v e w e can on ly say a g a in w h a t w e h ave said a b o u t a ll boo k s c la im ing to be R o sic ru c ian expositions. T here- is not. o n e w h ich is a u th e n tic o r w h ich con ­ta in s o u r te ac h in g s o r o u r w o rk . C e r ta in bo o k p u b lish e rs h ave fo r y e a rs issued boo k s w ith R osi­c ru c ia n title s fo r th e sole reaso n th a t th e title is v e ry ap p e a lin g a n d a ssu re s a good sale . S eek ers a re lo ok ing fo r som e in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e R osi­c ru c ia n s a n d a n y bo o k seem ing to d ea l w ith th e su b jec t sella qu ick ly , b u t ju s t a s su re ly dis­a p p o in ts . If som e e n te rp ris in g p u b lish e r w ou ld bu y a sm all ed itio n o f th e H o ly Bible a n d p u t a new co v er o n e a c h copy a n d label it R o sic ru c ian S ac red P rin c ip les , h e co u ld sell th o u san d s of cop ies a n d a t th e sam e tim e d e fra u d h is b u y ers n o t a t a ll. B u t th e b o o k a p p e a r in g to d ay as R o sic ru c ian re fe re n c e boo k s a r e useless to th e re a l s tu d en t. T h e o n ly ex cep tio n to th is is th e b o o k p rin te d y e a rs ag o a n d now o u t of p rin t, b u t o b ta in ab le in som e lib ra rie s o r ra r e b o o k sto res . It is ca lled T h e R eal H is to ry of th e R osic ruc ians, a n d is by th e w ell know n a n d w ell loved A r th u r E d w ard W aite , o f E n g lan d . D o n o t be m isled, h ow ever, b y s im ila r titles. O n e bo o k th a t a p ­p e a re d a few y e a rs a g o an d w h ich cau sed co n ­sid erab le co m m en t becau se of its lack of an y th in g R o sic ru c ian , w as ca lled R o sic ru c ian , a n d its a u th o r 's nam e w as g iven as M agus In co g n ito ( th e u n k n o w n M ag u s). It w as issued by a w ell k now n N ew T h o u g h t p u b lish in g h o u se in C h icago , a n d as a m a tte r o f fa c t its a u th o r w as M r. A tk in ­son , th e N ew T h o u g h t w rite r , w ho w as n ev e r in ­itia ted in to th e O rd e r a n d w ho k n ew n o th in g of its " s e c re t te a c h in g s .” R est a ssu re d th a t a n y bo o k c la im ing to h av e th e te ac h in g s o f th e R osic ru c ian s on its p r in te d p a g e s is a frau d , fo r th e rea l te a c h ­in g s w ill N EV ER b e p u b lish ed in su ch form .

Q .— Is th e re a b ra n c h of o u r O rd e r in E n g land?A .— O u r O rd e r in E n g lan d is u n d e r th e sam e nam e

as th e o n e h e re in A m erica a n d is a p a r t of th e O rd e r th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld . T h e G ra n d S ec re ­ta ry of E n g lan d is M r. R ay m u n d A n d rea , an d u n d e r h is d irec tio n th e w o rk is p ro g re ss in g th ro u g h o u t E n g lan d w ith th e p rin c ip a l g ro u p of s tu d en ts fo rm in g th e L odge in L ondon.

Q .— W h a t is th e m ean in g of th e w o rd C o lom be as ap p lied to o u r V esta l V irg in s in each L odge?

A .— T h e w ord m ean s dove, an d h a s a s im ila r eq u iv a ­len t in m an y lan g u ag es. T h e V esta ls a re th e D oves of P eace an d P u r ity in each L odge as w ell a s G u a rd ian s of th e A lta r an d th e A lta r F ire . In th e sym bolical r itu a l, th e y re p re se n t th e con ­science of th e ind iv idual. T h e w o rd C olom be is p ro n o u n ced , by u n iv e rsa l cu stom in o u r O rd e r, a s C o-lom b, w ith a c c e n t on th e las t syllable.

Q .— A re th e re an y la n d m a rk s still s tan d in g of th e ea rly R o sic ru c ian s w ho estab lished a co lony in o r n e a r P h ilad e lp h ia , a s re la te d in th e s to ry now a p p e a r­in g in th e T ria n g le ?

A .— Yes, in F a irm o n t P a rk , P h ilad e lp h ia , th e re rem ains th e fo u n d a tio n of th e first s tru c tu re , u p o n it now b e in g a w ooden bu ild ing . It is lo ca ted on th e old ro a d still ca lled H e rm it’s D rive o r H e rm it’s L an e ; a n d n o t fa r from th is s tru c tu re is th e old cave o r m ed ita tio n p la c e of o n e of th e M asters o f th e co lony . T h is cave is a b o u t to be p reserv ed by th e P a rk C om m ission , enclosed b y a ra iling .

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an d m a rk e d by a b ro n ze p la te d o n a te d by o u r O rd e r . V isito rs to P h ilad e lp h ia can find m uch in te re s t in th ese b eau tifu l spo ts. A t E p h ra ta , P en n sy lv an ia , how ever, th e re a re a n u m b e r of fine bu ild ings in good p re se rv a tio n th a t w ere used by th e co lo n y a f te r it m oved from P h ilad e lp h ia to a m o re sec luded locality .

Q .— Is it co m p u lso ry fo r o n e to re s ig n from o th e r schoo ls o f ph ilo so p h y o r m ystica l s tu d y in o rd e r to u n ite w ith y o u r body?

A .— No. W e do n o t in s is t th a t o u r m em b ers fo rsak e a n y schoo l o f th o u g h t th a t h a s he lp ed th em o r is a b o u t to h e lp th em , n o r do w e a sk th a t th ey c h a n g e th e ir re lig ious, po litica l o r social co n ­n ec tio n s so long a s th ese a r e good, co n stru c tiv e o r he lpfuL

Q .— D o th e a p p lic a n ts fo r adm ission to A M O R C have to p led g e a lleg ian ce o r obed ience to a n y ind iv idual le a d e r a s in n ea rly a ll th e o th e r o ccu lt schools?

A .— E m ph a tica lly , n o I A ll m em b ers m u s t ab id e by th e c o n s titu tio n a n d th a t m ean s th a t in a ll r i tu a l­is tic m a tte rs w ith in th e L odge th e m em b ers m ust ab id e b y th e ru lin g s of th e M aste r o f th e L odge a s a n officer, n o t a p e rs o n ; a n d in a ll g en e ra l a ffa irs of th e O rd e r a ll m em b ers m u s t ab id e by th e ru lin g s of th e su p rem e officers, n o t p e rso n ­alities. In no o th e r sense a re o u r m em b ers a sk ed to p ledge o b ed ien ce to p e rso n o r office.

Q .— W h a t h as b een reco m m en d ed to th o se w ho desired to m ak e p ro v is io n d u rin g th e ir e a r th ly life fo r a g ift to th e O rd e r a f te r th e ir tran s itio n ?

A .— W h en w e h ave b een a sk ed th is q u es tio n by m ail th e officia l an sw er g iven h as a lw ays b een th e sam e. It is well, indeed , fo r a ll w ho have b een benefitted by th e O rd e r o r w ho w ish to help k eep its w o rk going, to m ak e som e p ro v isio n in th e w ay in ­tim a ted . A few of o u r m em bers h av e passed on in re c e n t y e a rs w ith o u t h av in g m ad e su ch p ro ­v ision a n d w e a re su re th a t it w as re g re tte d . In o n e case a B ro th e r , w ith o u t k in , p assed o n w ith ­o u t leav ing an y w ill o r d o cu m en t, an d h is b a n k a c c o u n t o f n e a rly $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 w en t to th e S ta te of N ew Y ork . D u rin g h is life h e w as ac tiv e in h e lp ­in g in all o u r p ro b lem s a n d w as devo ted to th e w o rk . P ro c ra s tin a tio n an d la ck of fo re s ig h t m ay d e fea t w h a t m an y of o u r m em b ers have in m ind . T h ese m em b ers shou ld m ak e som e p ro v is io n in th e ir w ills a n d te s tam en ts to th e effec t th a t a c e r ta in a m o u n t o r c e r ta in a rtic le s o f th e ir p ossession a re g iven to “T h e A n c ien t a n d M ystica l O rd e r R osae C ru c is , N o rth A m erican Ju risd ic tio n , w ith H e a d q u a r te rs a t 1255 M ark e t S tree t, S a n F ran c isco , C a lifo rn ia ,” o r to be m o re defin ite in th e m a n n e r in w h ich th e g ift is to be used , to “T h e M ain ten an ce a n d E x ten sio n F und of th e A n c ie n t an d M ystical O rd e r R osae C ruc is , N o rth A m e ric a n Ju risd ic tio n i” e tc .

Q .— W h a t b o o k s h av e b een w ritte n a n d pub lish ed by th e Im p e ra to r o f o u r O rd e r?

— O f th e n u m b e r h e h a s w rit te n In th e p a s t tw en ty y ea rs , th e r e is b u t o n e w h ich is n o t o u t of p r in t an d w h ich can be g o tten easily w ith o u t h u n tin g th ro u g h lib ra rie s o r s to re s w ith ra re books. It is en titled “ A T h o u sa n d Y ears of Y este rd ay s .” It is a s to ry of m ystic rev e la tio n , p u re ly fiction , y e t d ea lin g w ith h u n d re d s of p o in ts th a t a ro u s e th e in te re s t an d en th u siasm of th e seek e r. It h a s h ad a v e ry w ide sale, h as b een fav o rab ly rev iew ed b y th e best c ritic s in th e c o u n try a n d h as b een tra n s la te d in five d iffe ren t c o u n tr ie s . T h e E nglish ed ition , p u b lish ed by th e C o llege P re ss o f San F ran c isco , w as bo u n d in an eco n o m ica l fo rm so th a t th e sale p r ic e co u ld be m ade reaso n ab le . It is a w on d erfu lly good b o o k to lo an to seek e rs o r to be u sed a s p ro p a g a n d a fo r th e O rd e r . It can be secu red fro m H e a d q u a r te rs h e re fo r 70 cen ts p e r copy , p o s tag e p rep a id .

Q .^ -A r e m em bers a llow ed to w ea r p in s o r sym bols an d w h e re can th e y be secu red ?

A .— N ew p in s in sym bolical fo rm w ill be read y soon a n d m em bers m ay w e a r th em if th e y desire . T h ey o ften se rve to in tro d u c e o n e se e k e r to a n o th e r a n d lead to m an y a c q u a in ta n c e s th a t re su lt in new m em bers. W h en th e p in s a r e re ad y th e y w ill be d is tr ib u te d to a ll th e L odges an d g roups .

Q .— W h a t su g g estio n s can b e g iven to on* w ho is an x io u s to h e lp sev era l y o u n g peo p le w ho a re ab o u t to h av e th e ir first ch ild a n d w ho a re in n eed of advice , h av in g no re la tiv es to go to ?

A .— H e re is tru ly a w o n d erfu l o p p o rtu n ity to serve . T h e re a re m an y su ch cases in a ll n e ig h b o rh o o d s an d no g re a te r w o rk can b e d o n e th a n in g iv ing fr ien d ly ad v ice a n d h e lp to th o se in ex p e rien ced in su ch m a tte rs . T o h e lp , o r h ave an y p a r t in h e lp ing , a ch ild to com e in to th e w o rld w ith b e tte r u n d e rs ta n d in g a n d m o re love on th e p a r t of th e p a re n ts is o n e of th e g ra n d e s t w o rk s o u r m em ­b e rs can do. U sua lly th e p h y sic ian is re ad y a n d w illing to adv ise , b u t o ften h e is n o t co n su lted u n til th e la s t m o n th o r so ; a n d o fte n h is adv ice is so p ro fessio n a l ( a s it sh o u ld b e ) th a t it does n o t ta k e th e p lace of th a t fro m a fr ien d o r co m p an io n . It can n ev e r ta k e th e p la c e of th e ad v ice g iven by a w om an w ho know s to a w om an w ho d o es n o t j know . T h e firs t s te p to ta k a is to w in th e ex ­p e c ta n t m o th e r 's con fidence a n d frien d sh ip . T h is is n o t done b y b e in g o v e r re a d y w ith ad v ice a n d suggestion , b u t ra th e r th ro u g h th e p ro p e r a tt itu d e of friend liness, co m p an io n sh ip a n d sy m p a th y . Y et, th e in te re s t th u s show n sho u ld n o t ta k e th e fo rm of sy m p a th y fo r th e e x p e c ta n t su ffe ring , fo r a t no tim e shou ld th e th o u g h t o f ph y sica l su ffe rin g d o m in a te th e in te re s t o r c a re . G ive th e m o th e r-to -b e good re a d in g m a tte r . O n e bo o k th a t w ill in te re s t ev e ry e x p e c ta n t m o th e r is th e Im p e ra to r’s book , “ A T h o u sa n d Y ears o f Y este r­d a y s ,’’ b e c a u se it d ea ls w ith a b ir th an d p la in ly rev ea ls th e D ivine, b eau tifu l law s a t w o rk p r io r to a n d d u rin g ch ild b irth , a n d causes th e m o th e r to u n d e rs ta n d w h a t a sa c re d a n d im p o rta n t p a r t she p lay s in th is ev en t. T h en , h e r th o u g h ts shou ld be d irec ted to th e law s th a t p e r ta in to p re ­n a ta l in fluences. T h e e x p e c ta n t m o th e r shou ld know th a t h e r th in k in g , a s w ell a s h e r do ing , h a s an in fluence o n th e b ra in of th e u n b o rn child . G ood m usic, good p ic tu re s , sh o u ld be a ffo rd ed h e r an d she shou ld b a en c o u ra g e d to se lec t a n ideal c h a ra c te r fo r h e r u n b o rn , a n d c o n c e n tra te u p o n it fo r a c e r ta in p e rio d each d ay . In th is w ay , a n d m an y o th e r w ays th a t w ill com e to m ind , o u r m em b ers can h e lp th o se w ho n eed h e lp a t such a tim e . M ake it y o u r b u sin ess to find w h e re such a m o th e r-to -b e lives, e spec ia lly a y o u n g w om an, friend less a n d lonely , a n d dev o te p a r t o f y o u r tim e to h e r a n d h e r p ro b lem . It is, a f te r all, n o t h e r p ro b lem , b u t y o u rs , m ine, th e O rd e r 's , th e n a tio n 's ,— th e w o rld ’s g re a te s t p ro b lem .

Q .— A re th e re one o r tw o obelisk s fro m E g y p t in C e n tra l P a rk , N. Y. ?

A .— T h ere is b u t o n e ; th e tw in o f th is o n e is on th e b an k s of th e T h am es in L ondon .

Q .— Is it im p era tiv e fo r m em b ers of th e O rd e r to e a t on ly vegetab les?

A .— No I If y o u find m e a t d isag rees w ith y o u , leave it a lo n e ; if th e re is a n y o th e r rea so n fo r a v eg e t­ab le d iet, s tick to i t ; b u t th e O rd e r does n o t com ­pe l yo u to do so.

Q .— W ill th e d r in k in g of w a te r s tre n g th e n o n e 's a u ra ?A .— Yes, fo r it w ill h e lp th e ph y sica l body to be m ore

h ea lth y .Q .— W h a t a re th e d u es o f th e N a tio n a l L odge?A .— T h e d u es of th e N a tio n a l R . C . L odge a re one

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