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PERFUME OF THE SOULIP HE ancients attributed directly to divine source everything which to

the human senses seemed perfect-—the fragrance of flowers, the sweetsmelling early morning air. the tang of the sea, the mysterious scent of

strange herbs. These pleasing odors were associated with the divine



I N C A S U N A L T A R

Atop Machu Picchu, sacred mountain of the Incas. in the heart of Peru. This great altar of living rock is surrounded by theruins of a vast citadel once occupied by thousands of devout persons. Imperator R alph M . Lewis illustrates in the photographthe manner in which the altar was used an d the ancient form of salutation. Legend relates that the Incas sought to tie the sunDeity to the shaft as he traversed the heavens, so that he might be compelled to hear their prayer s. It is also speculated thatthis shaft was used for astronomical and time-determining purposes.

(Courtesy of the Rosicrucian Dipest.)



The Canyon of Life

W H A T L I E S B E Y O N D ?Have you ever stood in solitude upon the brink

of a yawning chasm, a deep canyon, in the dead ofnight? You can easily imagine your reactions tosuch an environmen t — the increased acuten ess ofyour hearing, the unconscious strain to hear the.slightest sound, the attempt to peer through the veil



ROSICRUCIAN DIGESTC O V E R S T H E W O R L D

T HE O F F I C I A L I NT E R N A T I O N AL R O S I C R U C I A N M A G A -

Z I N E O F T HE WO RL D W I DE R O S I C R U C I A N O R D E R

JA N U A R Y , 1942

Inca Sun Altar (Frontispiece).........

-Thought of the Month: Rosicrucians and W ar

If I W ere God

Sacred C i t ies o f the Andes: W ings O ver the Jung le

Psychology and the Common Cold

Do W e H ave a Personal Mission in Life?

W in ter— Hera ld of Reb ir th

The Implacable Foe .........................

The A M O R C Student's Laborator ium

W h y R un A w a y ? ....................

Is Reincarnation Logical?



T H E

THOUGHT OF THE MONTH

ROSICRUCIANS AND WAR

By T H E I M P E R A T O R

M E R I C A is atwar! This meansconflict with merciless powers andthe inevitable consequence of tem

porary mental andphysical anguish.The United Statesa s a so v ere ig npower would become but a theoretical entity if weremoved from it

the human equation — the millions of

men and women who live under its flag.However, it is not a system, a govern

heritage which our forebears bequeathed to posterity with satisfaction. Whileother nations boasted of their militaryaccomplishments and might, and expansive empires, we have taken pride in ourrefinement of living and the mastery of

life.Has this ease of existence robbed usof the stamina and the courage withwhich we originally combatted thosefactors above which we have arisen?Do we still possess the strength to makesacrifices, not for a vague ideal, but forthe established, worthy realities whichwe call our everyday life in America?Do we still have the courage to face adversity with self-confidence, and pos



hour should exemplify that personal su-premacy which can establish order when

and wherever chaos reigns. W e shouldbe the first to typify the spirit of calmness, to reveal clear vision and theability to look dispassionately on theevents of the day. W e should be thefirst to denounce hysteria, as a confusion born of ignorance and fear. W eshould typify that kind of mastershipwhere the mind and the mental powersrule the emotions. If we start to aban

don our way of living, we disclose alack of confidence in ourselves and,moreover, in what we have professed tobelieve. If we show hesitancy as to thefuture, if we cease in this or any emergency our allegiance to those things inwhich during normal times we declaredour faith, we thereby make hypocritesof ourselves.

This war which has now definitelyengaged the Western World is a test for Rosicrucians of North America, asit has been for the last two years thetest of Rosicrucianism of our Fratresand Sorores abroad. W ere you sincerein your membership obligations? Didyou really desire self-improvement, notalone for a personal richer and fullerlife, but to aid the advancement of your

fellow man? Did you mean it when youl d d d f h h

W ar. It had to begin its operations,establish lodges, issue literature, con

duct lectures, at a time of great nationaldisord er and emergency. Its materialresources were extremely meager, itsmembership but a paltry few. Becauseof the inner convictions and Cosmicstrength of those members under theleadership of our late Imperator, Dr. H.Spencer Lewis, the Order expanded,even in the face of the great adversity. Its principles were demonstrated

through the courage and sincerity ofthose few Fratres and Sorores who constituted its membership.

Today, twenty-four years later, havewe that same conviction, or do weFratres and Sorores just take our membership for granted? H as our membership become a sort of fine intellectual cloak to be discarded in the first storm?

Shall we not show that we can takeshelter in our membership, and that itis an armor that is a part of life, andnext to life, shall be the last of ourearthly resources which we shall sacrifice or desert? Let us g ive our nationour full support, morally, economically,and in every other way demanded of us.Let us be steadfast in our Rosicrucianism as well, so that we may keep ourequilibrium. The activities of the Rosi-



June, 1917

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The War and Our Order T has been declared that we are at

war with a foreign country. The

declaration is official; it is authori-tative.

Our Order, through its highest Officers, has likewise declared—

during the past three years—that neither war

nor panic would affect the constant growth of this country’s resources, stability or power for

good. In this publication we have reiterated the Masters’ assurances that war would never

destroy or displace the greater dynamic forces making for national happiness wealth and in

foundation of the principles which have made

it what it is. W e are exp ressin g, in a militant

manner, our indignation at the attempt to be-little those principles, and it behooves every

admirer of them to give his loyal support to his flag and his country.

Pending the activities of the contest abroad and the militant affirmations in this country all

loyal Rosaecrucians will apply peacefully and constructively the laws and teachings of our Order. Our work of spreading the Light, in-

creasing the power of individual illumination

and advancing the growth of brotherly love



If I Were GodB y G e o r g e 'G o r d o n B o n d , F. R. C.

R O M time to timeevery individualput s h imse l f inthe place of someone e l se . I f youare asked for advice, you answer:“ If I were yo u,— ”and if you thinkyo u h a v e b e e nunjustly treatedyou say to your

antagonist , “ Pu tl f i

with no regard for the best interests ofthe whole United States.

If true, as we say, that God is theimmanent Universe, that God is notoutside nor even inside the Universe,but is, in fact, the Universe and all thatis part of it; if, as we say, God is present even in us, then it is not sacrilegefor us to strive to assume the personality— if that is a permissible term—ofGod.

Rather than sacrilege, it is the end

we must seek if we are to attain Son-hi d i h i hild



possessed b y demons? He may also beposse ssed by angelic hosts. Cain ex

pressed human nature; Jesus equallyexpressed human nature. Truly, wemay say that human nature is an undefined and an unattained state of being. It is not yet created; it is evolving.And each of us, by our daily actions,as sis ts in that evolution. W e determineour individual goals, and human naturebecomes what we make it. Whenenough of us decide to act as if we were

God, the world will become what Godintended it to be.

This does not mean that some mencan decide what they think is God’sWill, and then attempt to force theiropinions upon everyone else. Th at iswhat has caused war and massacre andhatred for ages . It does not mean thatone must accept another as a repre

sentative of God, and do his bidding asthough his authority actually came fromGod—it is this substitution of authorityfor inspiration, of force for free-will,that has created the binding and depressing Dogma, and not only causedtheological controversy, but increasedthe power of superstition.

The meaning is that each individual

must through his own effort reach upinto the nature of God attempt to com

contains everything, every religion andbelief. All religions proclaim the wor

ship of God. “ If I were G od ” could Ithen attack my neighbor, who is equallya part of God, because he perceives adifferent facet of Truth than I?

Brotherhood ceases to be a theoryand becomes a fact, if I am God. IfGod is in me it is not because I amunique, but because he is in everythingthat is, in me, in all creation, in all living beings, and especially as an in

dividual consciousness in all human beings. Maybe my brother is an unevolved person of a young race; perhaps his skin is colored differently thanmine. W e may have no common meeting point of either physical or intellectual interest. But I am neither superiornor inferior to him; I am simply different as an individual, and as a child

of God I am not even different. I cannot despise him for his race or low stateof evolution because God cannot despise H imself. N or can I oppress him,deny him privileges equal with mine,nor attempt to suppress his efforts toevolve—'for Go d cannot deny Himself;man may blaspheme, but not God.

If I were God I should ever strive tocreate, to replace the old with the new,

the imperfect with the improved Re



condition of Love, Forgiveness, Fraternity and Hope.

W ar will never be eliminated becausemen hate it, or attempt to outlaw it, orto police it. If I were God I shouldknow that struggle and conflict areparts of earthly existence; that thebattle between light and dark, and goodand evil, and degeneracy and progress,is continuous, and that no man and noangel may evade the conflict. Butphysical conflict, material passions, destruction and bloodshed are wastefuland indecisive. If I were G od I shouldsee myself as part of this universalstruggle, and when all men see themselves so, we shall eliminate war as wenow know it because it is inefficient andactually hinders the real battle.

W ar and struggle of all kinds maybe eliminated when human nature at

tains to the Peace Profound of God’skingdom, when you and I can act infact as if we were God . Until that timenone can find where he may hide fromthe strife.

Right now one question confusesmany persons who wonder if it is rightto bear arms, to fight, to take life, andotherwise to take part in war. How

does this attitude “ If I were G od ’’ af fect human relations? O f course there

him. In all his talks concerning Peacewe see that he referred invariably to

the Peace that the individual could attain in attunement with God, and thepeacefulness of one’s relation to hisbrothers.

M ay I intrude a completely personalobservation on a specific, current question, into this broad metaphysical question? Su rely any man who attempts toevade his present duty to this countryin any capacity where he may be ofservice upon any grounds at all isguilty of the basest ingratitude to God,for the blessing of having been borninto a state where he is free to choosefor himself the manner in which he maydevelop as an individual, and where heis free to worship God according to hisown understanding.

For ages past only a few of eachgeneration of the earth’s populationscould learn the Truth and study theCosmic lessons. On ly a small group in each generation could contact thosewho knew. The masses could onlylearn what they were taught by theirmasters, and had no means to believeexcept as they were told. Even the religions of those days were on the side

of authority and instead of teachingm n h t d l th m l nd



Right, either because fighting is wrongor because we may be overwhelmed?

These of course are not the sentiments of a philosophical dilletante. Butany philosophy worthwhile, any dreamnot just a fancy, should be capable ofbeing translated into action. Th e everlasting conflict has reached a crisis, andno man deserves to call himself a follower of the Master who attempts toisolate himself in a sheltered, safe nookas soon as the battle-field comes into

view. If we are to follow and cultivatehigh ideals, and attempt to learn thelaws of nature and of God, and to actas if we were God, we must live theearthly lives He has given us to live,and do H is work on earth. If we wishto preserve for ourselves and our brothers the right to live on earth as childrenof God, acknowledging no master butGod, we must meet valiently the challenge of Darkness, of Danger andDeceit.

So one answer to this question ofpersonal conduct in time of war is this:that the man attempting to follow ahigher past must, in behaving as if hewere God, bear patiently and lovinglyall persecutions and all injustices whereonly he himself is concerned as an in

dividual But he not only may but

low man. This places upon the individual the fullest responsibility to his lawful, representative government that he

be loyal, and protect its interests as hisown to the point of bearing arms in itsbehalf if necessary.

I am confident that the Divine Spiritin those who aid us will regard us asworthy to advance, even though mistaken in our understanding perhaps,when we are loyal, honest, brave andsometimes violent; and I am equally

confident that those who are indecisive,confused and timid will never proceedfar along the path, even though theymay extol among themselves their quality of harmlessness which is reallynothing, in their case, but physicalineffectiveness.

Though my thoughts on this subjecthave been numerous, and, I hope, use

ful to others as to me, nothing describesthe essence of the idea so well or sobriefly as the Golden Rule. Th e law:Do unto others as ye would have themdo unto you, is based on the fact thatwhatever you do unto others you doalso unto yourself, and of course this isso because God created all as a part ofhimself; and, because God has placedin each of us a part of Himself, we

must unless we deny Him accept the



Sacred Cities of the AndesBy T h e I m p e r a t o r

T h e f o l l o w i n g i s th e t h i r d e p i s o d e o f a n a r r a t i o n b y t h e I m p e r a t o r c o n c e r n i n g h i s r e c e n t jo u r n e y b y a ir , t r a in , a n d p a c k , in to th e in te r io r o f th e A n d e s to s tu d y a n d fi lm th e a n c ie n tc a p i ta l , t e m p l e s , a n d c u l t u r a l r e m a i n s o f t h e o n c e l o s t I n c a n E m p i r e .— E d i to r .

WINGS OVER THE JUNGLEH E constant drone

of the motors discouraged conversation. The largeDouglas planes ofthe Pan-AmericanLines are well insulated against ex

terior sound but

for comparatively short distances arethese rivers navigab le. M any of them,in the interior, have never been seen bywhite men at their surface, and areknown only to the aborigines, varioussavage Indian tribes who inhabit theregion. For a distance from their mouth,clearings are made in the jungle growth

along their banks and these are pine



even this might be covered with lowstubby vegetation, and, therefore, amenace to planes. A plane, if it fell,

would penetrate twenty or thirty feetbelow the surface of this vegetation asseen from the air, and become absolutely invisible. If the occupants remained alive and were able to build afire, so that the rising smoke could actually be detected, it might take weeks fora party to reach the survivors, by attempting to hack a path through to

them. Th e smoke signa ls would not bevisible from the ground, because of thedense foliage, and likewise, planes overhead could not be seen. Consequently,a relief party could not be successfullyguided by a plane. In fact the junglehas but a crepuscular lighting causedby the almost solid leafy ceiling of entwined limbs of trees and enormousfoliage.

Unlike the air lanes of Europe andthe United States, there are no airbeacons for hundreds of miles in suchregions, nor are there emergency landing fields. It is for this reason thatplanes are prohibited from night flying;however, the day hazard still remains.To the credit of the airway systemswhich fly through this territory, it must

be said that accidents are very infre

would be the ordinary cold of such analtitude, and as a result the city enjoysa climate of perpetual Spring. Perhaps

the greatest impression made upon thevisitor is the very evident cleanliness ofthe City. The streets and sidewalkswere not littered, but actually scrubbed,as were also the steps of homes and entrances to stores, reminding one of theexceptional cleanliness of the cities ofHollan d. One is not met at each cornerwith a miniature whirlwind of dust and

dirt, as in many of our cities in theUnited States. O f course, the almostdaily torrential tropical showers, whichare of short duration, contribute to thiscleanliness, but the Guatemalans, andeven the native Indians, are exceptionally clean in their persons and in theirquarters, both business and residential.The balmy air is almost intoxicating,and one feels that he would like to lin

ger longer in this modern and beautifulCentral American capital.

The influence of the colossus to theNorth — the United Sta tes — is everywhere apparent. Th e business sectionof Guatemala City is irradiant withNeon signs and artistically illuminatedshow windows in which the principalarticles offered for sale are American-

made products Likewise highway billb d d ti ll k U it d



feet or more in length. Also unlikewhat may be seen in the airports of theUnited States, there is a harmoniousunity of ar ch ite c tu ra l design. Thebuildings are of concrete, stucco finish,and they are painted in the brilliantcolors which lend themselves to thistropical setting and atmosphere. Theirroofs are of vivid red tile, and part ofthe faces of the buildings and all floorsare of glazed tile arranged in geometrical patterns. Th e furniture is massive

and of the design of the SpanishColonial period, that is, mainly heavywood carving with leather trappings.The field of the airport is most extensive, with wide asphalt runways. Th elength exceeds perhaps 5000 feet, andthe runways are in every radius of thecompass, allowing planes to land in thewind from almost any direction. Co n

siderable enlargement of the field wasunder way, and quite conspicuous werethe United States-made tractors, bulldozers, and trucks, and other Americanroad construction machinery.

W ha t justification wa s there for sucha large commercial airport at GuatemalaCity? Unlike Mexico City, air traffic toand from this airport was comparative

ly light W e were informed that onlyan average of four transports stopped

bases, in the event of their destruction,the air field at Guatemala City could beused as a seconda ry base of defense. Itis but a few hours’ flying time from theCanal. Th is arrangement between thetwo governments, which obviously isnot secret, and is for their mutualhemisphere defense, accounts for theelaborate buildings and most efficientlanding field and accessories of theairport.

The remarkably high exchange of

money which Guatemala enjoys, whereby its monetary unit is the equivalentof the United States dol lar ( theUnited States dollar and the Guatemalan quetzal are on a par in Guatemala City) is undoubtedly due to the financial strengthening of Guatemala bythe Government of the United States.This is perhaps the result of these mili

tary concessions which Guatemala appears to have granted United States.As you fly Southward from Guate

mala City, you pass picturesque activeand inactive volcanoes. They are especially spectacular because of their conventional conical shapes, which we liketo think of all volcanoes as having. Thisform indicates that they have not as yetblown off their cones. The plane flew

close by the renowned Pacaya volcano



plane with an eerie ultraviolet light.The craft would jolt and shudder asshe plunged against rapidly moving

cross currents of air. As she would freeherself from a bank of clouds and enteran open area, we would experience adown-draft. Th e plane would suddenlyseem to drop as if a plummet, and thenin the next few seconds ascend equallyas rapidly as a counter updraft engaged

V

it. On ly those who have experiencedthe fury of a tropical storm can knowhow quickly it can develop, and the

strange alchemy which dissipates it asquickly, and brings forth the blue skiesof the tropics. It was with relief thatwe swooped in a sharp bank sometimelater, to descend to the Balboa Airportin the Panama Canal Zone.

V V

Psychology and the Common ColdBy F r a t e r E. E. C r a i g o

ARLY in Rosicrucian graded studywe are taught thats u g g e s t i o n i s a

potent and power f u l a g en t f o re i ther good orevil. The late Dr.H. Spencer Lewis,

ably presents suggestion as a powerful force for destruction or con

struction in hisb k "M l P i i ” S i

Of course their colds have a longduration. Everybo dy they meet hearsof the longevity and seriousness of theircolds and, in fact, it seems they take

pride in magnifying the ailment. Th esepersons’ objective minds become so filled with thoughts and reiterations ofcold illness that, soon, their subjectiveminds accept as truth that which theirouter minds are constantly thinking andthe result is a physical condition "madeto order.”

Another case: a person sneezes; a

well meaning but misguided friend orl ti i di t l k "A



Do We Have a Personal Mission In Life?B y D a p h n e D a n i e l s , F. R. C.

N E of the motiveswhich i s a f re q u e n t i n c e n t i v ef o r p e r s o n s t odelve into mystic a l a n d o c c u l tstudies is the desire to learn whatone's life purposemay be — one'sm is s ion in l if e .Persons with thisdesire and inter

est have usually

lieving that authorship is his mission,for surely if it were, he would have succeeded almost instantly. Here lies thecrux of the whole problem—the beliefthat one’s mission in life will result inimmediate and joyful success withoutany of the trials and tribulations associated with the average job.

Contrary to much accepted occultliterature, I am of the opinion that thereis no such thing as an individual, personal mission in life. We all have ex-actly the same mission in life. And

what is that mission? It is the task ofki h f h i i



about to achieve the things which willmake us successfu l? From this pointonw ard the task is not so simple. Itnow becomes n e c e ss a ry to select acareer in life, a means of earning a livelihood, by which we mean a specializedkind of work—something which we cando better than our next-door neighbor.Since our civilization has advanced to astage where the family is no longer aunit unto itself, providing food, clothing, and shelter entirely from its collec

tive efforts, each one of us must specialize in doing a certain kind of work forwhich we receive money, a medium ofexchange, in procuring the necessitiesand luxuries of life.

To many the selection of a suitablecareer that will supply a certain degreeof mental and spiritual satisfactionalong with a fair income is a most try

ing responsibility. It is not easy forthem to analyze the talents they possessin order to use them effectively. In daysgone by, most people had to use a moreor less hit-and-miss method before finding the type of work that seemed tobring satisfaction. Ea rly in life an individual, for example, might have had,like most youngsters, a determination tobe a doctor, a lawyer, a fireman “when

I grow up ” Even if the desire held

when it came to an application of thatknowledge in the workaday world, theywere not happy because they did not

have the innate talents for that type ofwork. Within the past few yea rs ourcountry has been full of young men andwomen of excellent college training whocould not meet the requirements of the jobs for which they were tra ined, an dso fou nd th em se lv es floundering inpoorly-paid and easily-filled jobs requiring little skill.

As a result of the researches of science, psychologically speaking, thereare today many “clinics” designed tohelp people determine their natural aptitudes, and thereby the type of work towhich they would be suited. Practically all the psychology departments ofthe larger universities throughout thecountry offer their facilities to those

who would like to take tests and fill outquestionnaires in order to understandtheir own natures and their own nativeabilities, both inherited and acquiredthrough childhood or adult experiences.Vocational guidance, as we call thisfield of research, is still in its infancy,but think what it is going to mean toyoun g people in the years to come! Itis something to be encouraged and fos

tered by far sighted men and women



Winter—Herald of RebirthB y H. S p e n c e r L e w i s, F. R. C.

(From “The Mystic Triangle,” February, 1926)

M a n y o f th e a r t i c le s w r i t t e n b y o u r l a t e I m p e r a t o r , D r . H . S p e n c e r L e w i s , a r e a sd e a th le s s a s time . T h a t i s , t h e y a r e c o n c e rn ed w i th th o s e l a ws a n d p r in c ip le s o f li f e a n dl iv in g wh ic h a re e t e rn a l , a n d th u s n e v e r lo s e th e i r e f f i c a c y o r th e i r imp o r t , a n d a re a sh e lp fu l a n d a s in s p i r in g wh e n re a d to d a y a s th e y we re wh e n th e y we re wr i t t e n f iv e , t e n ,f i f t e e n , twe n ty o r mo re y e a r s a g o , a n d l ik e wis e w i l l c o n t in u e to b e a s h e lp fu l a n d a aI n s t ru c t iv e i n t h e f u t u r e . F o r t h i s r e a s o n , a n d f o r t h e r e a s o n t h a t t h o u s a n d s o f r e a d e r s o ft h e “ R o s i c ru c i a n D i g e s t " h a v e n o t r e a d m a n y o f t h e e a r l i e r a r ti c l e s o f o u r l a t e I m p e r a t o r ,we a re g o in g to a d o p t th e e d i to r i a l p o l i c y o f p u b l i s h in g in th e “ R o s ic ru c ia n D ig e s t ” e a c hm o n t h o n e o f h i s o u t s t a n d i n g a r t i c l e s s o t h a t h i s t h o u g h t s w i l l c o n t in u e t o r e s id e w i t h inth e p a g e s o f th i s p u b l i c a t io n .

HIS is a wonderfulperiod of the year.

W e a re a lw a y si d d f h

the outstanding feature of life is change. In fact, were it not for the law of

change and if things did not continull h lif ld l b id



that, because before you could speakthe words it would have changed tosomething else. Do es not that remind

you of our own experiences in life? Canyou not see that in your own life eachday, if not each hour, has brought somechange in the nature of your experiences, in the nature of your problems,the nature of your pleasures, your sorrows, your interests? And think for onemoment what your life would be like ifthese changes suddenly stopped and if

each day and each hour were exactlyalike, and so much like unto those ofthe past that you could not readily andeasily note the changes that are takingplace.

These great changes are taking placein nature, and, in fact, in the workingof the cosmic and its laws on earth.W ha t changes there may be constantlygoing on above this plane or on a higher plane than this we do not know. Butwe do know that from the lowest formof cell life up to the highest expressionof such cell life, which is man, changesare taking place every year, every cycle,every great period of time. Man, inorder to evolve and become what natureand God intended him to be, must attune himself with this process of con

stant change He m ust become a part

A M O R C , and others like it, to pointout and guide and direct the really progressive creatures to the right path

where they may take the proper stepsand truly become a part of the progression of the cosmic and material world.

First of all, we must become fundamentally sound in our understandingand in our reasoning. W e cannot reason properly if we do not understandproperly, and we cannot understandproperly unless our reason has been

trained to function in the right andlogical manner.

You have heard much in the last fewyears about the establishment of worldpeace, world harmony; but you mustunderstand that peace and harmony andcooperation among different peoples ofdifferent tongues and different mindscan never truly come about until all of

these peoples, until all mankind, thinkalike. Not until all men think alike canthey act alike and agree on certain necessa ry fundamentals. And all men cannot think alike until they understandalike. W e know, then, that the firstnecessary step in the development ofman to the highest standard of cooperative thinking and acting is to educate

him in those fundamental laws andi i l i h f d l f



those of the middle ages to discover thefact that the Rosicrucians and many

other similar organizations have had agreat bearing upon the advancement ofman and especially upon the freedomthat it has brought about from those enslaving conditions of ignorance andsuperstition. W e see daily, in our correspondence, we learn weekly from ourcontact with members, those who havebeen with us a long time, and those whohave only recently joined, that the work

which the Rosicrucians are doing iscertainly manifesting in the greater development of man's comprehension andleading him onward to M astership. Ifyou could see the results of such greatwork you would come to realize that thegreatest blessing that can be given toman is the blessing of understanding, ofknowledge, of mental power.

W e learn through the correspondence, and through the contact with themembers, how they are ov er co m in gproblems, how they are meeting conditions, how they are removing obstacles,how they are throwing themselves forward and onward to a greater degreethan ever before by simply knowing thelaws and applying them in every instance whenever they understand thatthere is a contest between them and

can reveal to the inquiring mind somesimple process where by snapping of

the fingers or by the use of some magical word the great laws of nature willhold back their powers or will exertthemselves unduly to produce a miracle.W e know today that the power to docomes from the power of understanding, and we know that the power ofunderstanding is the natural result ofknowledge. An d we know, furthermore, that knowledge that begets such

power as this is not acquired quicklynor easily. Furthermore, we know thatif the knowledge that we seek is for thepurpose of developing faculties and functions within us, we must proceedslowly with such knowledge and givetime to the faculties within our being todevelop coordinately and systematicallyalong with our comprehension. W hat

avail would it be to a musician or astudent of music to study the profoundand also the simple rules of music if hedid not take a single lesson at a timeand practice it well so that the facultyexercised through his fingers, throughhis eyes in reading, through his ears inhearing, might develop along with hiscomprehension of the laws and principles involved? An d the same is true

of the student of the laws of nature and



time of life may come at any moment tothose who are on the Path. It is asthough we were journeying along the

mountain between hills that cut off ourvision and suddenly, at the turn of thepath, we find ourselves upon a greatp la teau o f broad v i s ion and broadbeauty. It may not be the highestplateau of the mountain, it may not bethe very height that we have lookedforward to in our dreams and visions,but at least we are out in the great sun

light of Illumination, we are out in the

great perspective of nature, we are outin the open, perhaps along with onlyGo d an d our inner selves; but it is

springtime there and all of the winterof the past is left behind and we knowhow lovely it is to live, how wonderfulare Light and Life and Love.

These are my thoughts at this winter time of the year, and I pass them onto you that you may reflect upon themand see in them an inspiration at this

time of your lives.V V V

DO WE HAVE A PERSONAL MISSION? (Continued from Page 456)

You are fulfilling your mission in lifewhen you have selected a career suitedto your talents and have applied yourself diligently, thereby rendering service to yourself, your employer, your

family, and ultimately mankind. W henyou have done those things—small andhumble though they may be — which

have made you a better citizen of theworld, then you have fulfilled your mission because you have made life moreworthwhile to yourself and those with

whom you have associated, and as aconsequence you have contributed yourshare to the evolution of mankind.

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PSYCHOLOGY AND THE COMMON COLD(Continued from Page 454)

thoughts shouldn’t dwell on a cold ex

cept for common sense treatment and

ning, their lungs congested, and their

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The AMORC Student’s LaboratoriumBy E r w i n W a t e r m e y e r , F. R. C.

T h is a r t i c l e , a n d o th e r s to fo l lo w f ro m t ime to t ime in th e p a g e s o f th e “ R o s ic ru c ia nD i g e s t ” d u r i n g t h e c o u rs e o f t h e n e x t y e a r , a r e c o n t r ib u t i o n s of F r a t e r E r w i n W a t e rm e y e rwh o w i l l , fo r t h e c o min g y e a r , c a r ry o n s p e c i f i e d r e s e a rc h in th e l a b o ra to r i e s o f th e R o s e -

C r o ix U n i v e r s i ty a t R o s i cr u c ia n P a r k u n d e r t h e d i r ec t io n o f t h e I m p e r a t o r . T h e r e s u l t s o fh i s wo rk w i l l b e ma d e a v a i l a b le to m e mb e rs , a n d c e r t a in o f h i s a c t iv it i e s w i ll b e a n n o u n c e din s p e c ia l c o mmu n ic a t io n s to me mb e rs o f th e o rg a n iz a t io n .

S U P R E M E S E C R E T A R Y .

T has been pointed out in a previous ar t ic l e thatone o f the research projects at

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chapters are located. If we were to restrict the construction of our equipmentso that it could be used only with largeaudiences, those Fratres and Sororesliving far removed from chapters and

lodges ould be depri ed of the bene



no simple statement of a truth as beingtrue until he himself has experienced itstruth by actual performance. He is told

that unless he has verified a law to hisown satisfaction he should regard it astheory. He should lay it aside to betested further.

There is, however, one danger in thisprocedure, and that is a mere superficialacquaintance with the object of an experiment. Each experiment, in order tobe successful, is subject to certain defi

nite conditions. It is absolutely necessary that these conditions are fulfilledif the experiment is to be successful.Sometimes these conditions are easy tofulfill. Sometimes their actualization isvery difficult. Many students, uponread ing an experiment, immediately rushahead and attempt to perform it. Th eyneither obtain a clear mental picture asto what objective the experiment is toaccomplish, nor are they clearly awareof all the preliminary conditions whichmust be fulfilled to assure the experiment’s success. Dimly they envision theresult. Th ey rush ahead, and then theywonder why the result is a failure.

In order to perform any experimentsuccessfully, there are two points whichmust be clearly perceived and visual

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sometimes a most difficult one. Such ananalysis is difficult when performing anexperiment upon the material plane. It

is even more difficult in performing anexperiment upon the immaterial planewhere the forces and their manifestations are subtle.

It is not the purpose of this article toanalyze the specific reasons for the apparent failure of many experiments.This point has been well discussed inthe weekly lectures. But I do wish to

point out that if an experiment fails, donot discard it as useless. Analyze thecauses of failure, examine the conditions required for success, and then perform the experiment under the properconditions.

The performance of experiments is ofgreat importance. Evolution of consciousness is only brought about throughdirect experience. Ou r realizations oftruth are the results of direct contacts.A certain event occurs and impingesupon our objective and subjectivesenses. W e perceive the event. Ourawareness becomes the experience.Nothing becomes part of ourselves untilit has actually been experienced. V er bal descriptions of events by others areat best only guide posts which can di

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second type of experiment. It providesan analogue upon the objective plane of

a law which operates upon the immaterial plane.An example of such a law is the first

law of polarity. Th is law states thatevery object which is in a polarized condition is able to affect the space surrounding it and create what is knownas a “ field of force” or an “ aura.” Th islaw, we know, is perfectly general. Itoperates upon the immaterial as well as

upon the material plane. But how couldwe demonstrate this law and its consequences to a new student, a studentwho has had no previous experiencewith the law of polarity? Fo r such astudent we must provide a manifestation of this general law upon the material plane, upon the plane “below," sothat he may realize the law first upon

the objective plane. Later, as his experience enlarges and he has becomefully acquainted with the operation ofthis law upon the material plane, he willbe able to extend this realization of thelaw to the immaterial plane.

The law of polarity is of great importance to our studies and to theproper understanding of our teachings.It is fortunate that this universal law

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reason there is being designed at thistime what will be known from now ona s t h e A MO R C L A B O R A T O R I U M.Such a laboratorium will consist of a kitcontaining equipment and material designed to perform a stated number ofexperiments in a special field of investigation, together with a manual of instructions which will give a completeoutline of the theory and experimentswhich can be performed with the givenappara tus. Each laboratorium will con

fine itself to the study of a special fieldrelated to the Rosicrucian studies. Th iswill avoid a scattering of interestswhich would occur if the subject matterof each laboratorium were dividedamong several topics. It will, at thesame time, make it possible for eachstudent to select that subject which interests him most, and thus reduce the

cost of purchase.At the present time we are assembling the materials for AMORC LABORATORIUM No. 1, the topic of investigation of which is the subject ofmagnetism. It is planned to continuethe series by issuing laboratoriums atlater dates dealing with subjects suchas cohesion and adhesion, electrostatics,color and sound. Announcements as toth i hi h h l b t i



Why Run Away?YOU WONT CATCH HAPPINESS THAT WAY

B y F r a t e r W a l t e r J. S m y t h

F T E N w e h earpeople say they

are tired of theirenvironment *andt h e c o n d i t i o n ssurrounding theirlives. In desperat ion they makeplans to l eaveev ery t h in g a n drun away to somed i s t a n t p l a c e ,

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their troubles? Not a bit of it. It hascertainly dispelled the financial worries,

but in losing these, they have come faceto face with problems they never hadbefore.

Therefore, instead of m istak en lyimagining that we can banish worry byrunning away from it, let us view thething from a more realistic viewpoint.First of all, let us look at the particularproblem confronting us, which may affect either people or things, or both.W di th t it i t i l t d



who will take the place of the other.Then we discover that we have merelychanged the frying-pan for the fire.W hy m ust this be, you may ask. Theanswer lies in the cause which we carryaround with us, and the cause neverfails to produce its crop of effects.

Again, we may be employed by aman whom we consider works us toohard and pa ys us too little. Or, we maybe constantly chafing against semipoverty, but whatever the problem in

this direction may be, the root causewill be found to be the same, and inevery instance this is located in themind. If our thinking is clouded byconstant suspicion, doubt, and distrust,and our minds have a pessimistic twist,we can never be happy in any environment. A w arped mental concept of life,that makes us doubt the very idea of

good, produces a condition that bringsa full crop of evil. In other words, oursuspicions make us expect evil, andwhat we expect we invariably find.Hence the Biblical phrase: “ As k and itshall be given to you .” T o expect evilor bad conditions is equivalent to asking for them.

When our mental condition and lackof self-confidence make things bad for

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refuge in some fa r off place. But wesoon discover that there is no escapewhile we continue to harbour thoughtsof resentment, suspicion, distrust andgeneral discontent. Th e things we runaway from always reappear, and willcontinue to reappear until we changeour outlook on life. W e m ay not recognize them in some new guise, butthey will be none the less real on thisaccount.

Now , suppo se we start today, and in

stead of harbouring dislike and distrustfor those we work with, we hold friendly thoughts? Do this and you will marvel at the magical effect. N o one cancontinually stand off a friendly person:sooner or later they will have to turnround and be friendly, too. In the sameway dreary surroundings can be turnedinto a corner of heaven, if the right

mental attitude is adop ted. Remember,to each one of us, everything is whatwe think it is, we make it either goodor bad by our thinking, in itself it isneither one thing nor the other, it isneutral. A farmer may be very pleasedwhen he sees rain, for to him it is good, but the same rain will have a vastlydifferent meaning for a picnic party, tothem it will be bad, and so it is with all

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Is Reincarnation Logical?By F r a t e r S. L . L e v e l l

YING on the deskbefore me, as Iwrite , i s a t iny

seed, smaller yetthan the period atthe end of thissentence. There isnothing inspiringin its appearance,and if I do notguard it carefullym y w i f e w i l lw h i s k i t a w a y

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this were a fixed rule I could extend myfaculty for prevision far ahead and painta picture of a petunia plant as it will

look ten thousand years hence. Butyou know I can't do that! There is evena strong possibility that my guess aboutnext season’s petunia may be wrong.

All my predictions are based uponprecedent — past experience. T his ex perience is the only imperishable, cumulative possess ion that I have. It contains certain immeasurable values forme, inasmuch as it holds memories of

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their own.” I acknowledge his wisdom,but sting under the implication. I counter his adage with this substitution:“ None can learn from the experience ofothers; all must learn by their own.”

This immediately places me in anembarrassing predicament. Ho w am Igoing to justify my motive for writing?If people cannot learn from my experi-ence, why do I persist in imposing thesemoral platitudes upon them? Moral teachings are helpful only in the factthat they revive memories of some pastexperience. Mora l teachings help us toanalyze our experiences. Th ey help usto discern the association of an actwith subsequent events. But in mycase, and I believe this holds true forall others, many precious moral precepts contained no value for me when Iwa s young. No t until after I had had

the experience they alluded to could Icash in on the benefits of those precepts. If the value of some moral precepts is not appreciated until after onehas had the experience they allude to,isn’t it reasonable to assume that allmoral precepts are subject to the samerule? If they are, then moral teachingsare valuable only when they allude toone’s own experience. A child who

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synthetically, but he can’t produce apetunia from his synthetic compound.Obviously this amazing expansion of a

tiny speck is no mere result of chemicalaccretion, because, if it were, the chemist's synthetic compound should proceed to produce a petunia plant. Eventhe new science of Hydroponics requires natural seeds and this provesthat the chemist cannot supply the essential which makes the seed collectmaterial and build a petunia plant. All

that Hydroponics does is to deliver thebuilding materials, cleaned, dressed andready for immediate use. The actualbuilder still eludes identification.

W ha t is in that little brown speckwhich seems so immortal and imperishable— and ingenious? Is the vital, inscrutable content of this little seed theaccumulated experience of past genera

tions of petunias? Is this experiencebeing preserved, perpetuated and added to, season afte r season? If this isactually the case, then it is no wonderthat it eludes the chemist’s powerfulmicroscope. Mem ory is not a substancewhich can be examined objectively, butit is the basic essence of experience. Ifwe hypothesize experience as being theelusive essential which provides the

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is, upon its accumulation of experienceand intended to lead to the consummation of a certain aspiration?

If each little brown seed contains adistinct portion of Vital Life Force,then we have the problem of how thatportion arrived in the seed. W e maymake a hasty guess that the originalportion of Life Force in the mother seedwas divided into numerous sub-portions,but that would necessitate a constantdiminution of the original portion untilit reached the vanishin g point. But thedegree and potency of Life Force ineach seed is equal to that of the original. So we are forced into the inescapable conclusion that the VitalLife Force is drawn from some inexhaustible source. If it is inexhaustible then it must necessarily be immortal.

If this Vital Life Force emanatesfrom the acting principle being express

ed in the petunia, then it is irrefutablethat each petunia plant is an incarnation of something which is immortal. Beingimmortal it can retain all past experience and the result of each subsequentexpression will add something more tothat experience. Retaining the satisf actory and abstaining from the unsatisfactory, it is inevitable that its type ofexpression will change in the directionf i i

duced to be immortal, must merely lapseinto a period of quiescence.

Before we acquire this awareness of

individual entity we live and act undera set of impulses which are designatedas instinct. W ha t is instinct? I believethat it is knowledge condensed fromexperience. In my very earliest consciousness I seemed possessed of knowledge that some acts were wrong. No thaving gained this knowledge fromany past experience in this life I amimpelled to believe that it is a content

of my instinct; and if instinct is a product of experience, the acting principle,which is me, must have acquired thisinstinct while residing in other physicalbodies. M any things otherwise inexplicable, are agreeably explained bythis hypothesis.

Many times, when I was a lad on thefarm, I have watched new-born calves

struggle to their feet and nose alongtheir mothers’ under-side until theyfound the udders. Hu nger impels thecalf to seek food, but how does heknow where to seek it? If we answerthat it is instinct, then we assume theobligation to define precisely what instinct is. I instinctively snatch my handaway from a hot object, but that instinct has been developed from a recoll i f i f l b I i f



currences of carnal manifestation. I believe further, that these principles pos

sess distinct individuality, becausemanifestations occur as separate units.The driving urge within these unitshowever, comes from a common supply ju st as the substan ce of their bodies andthe air they breathe comes from a common supp ly. Because they derive theirsubstance, energy and inspiration froma common supply, I believe their separate functions are correlated to achieve

a common purpose.I have not adopted the belief in re

incarnation because it is particularlysoothing or reassurin g. If I were merely seeking solace I would adopt the belief in total obliteration of self at death.Oblivion would be a welcome escapefrom the harrowing trials of life. Butscience has convinced me that none of

the material substances of my body canever be obliterated, so reason compelsme to believe that if Nature conservesa single thing, it conserves everything.I, as a conscious, living entity, certainlyexist and I must be as indestructible asthe substances in which I manifest.

The only alternative belief left to meis that after an indefinite period ofquiescence I shall be miraculously

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exist independently of its conflictingcontrast. How can we know that it ispeace we are enjoying if no contrastingstrife ever occurs? W e cannot take aphotograph in the total absence oflight. Could we take one any better inthe total absence of darkness?

Afflicted as I am with such a limitedmental capacity, what choice have I butto adopt the belief in reincarnation?All my experience indicates that all

phenomena occur in cycles and until Ican be shown an exception, I shall becompelled to believe that my carnal expression also occurs in cycles. Fromout of the dust the vegetable rises.From the vegetable comes the tissue ofmy flesh. This tissue, its function completed, scales from my scalp as dandruff. Already it has returned to thedust — completed the circuit of one

cycle.

In a general way my body is comparable to a petunia plant. It is not me;it is but a type of expression indicatingmy existence. Con trary to popular belief, I have not contributed a minuteportion of myself to each of my children. I have merely passed to them arevolving substance which has served

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The "Cathedral of the Soul” is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of themost highly developed and spiritually advanced members and workers of theRosicrucian Fraternity. It is a fo cal point of Co smic radiations and thought

waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness, and innerawakening. Va rious periods of the da y are set aside when many thousandsof minds are attuned with the Cathedral of the Soul, and others attuning withthe Cath edral at the time will receive the benefit of the vibrations. Th ose whoare not members of the organization may share in the unusual benefits as wellas those who are members. The book called “Liber 777" describes the periodsfor variou s contacts with the Cathed ral. Co pies will be sent to persons whoare not members if they ad dress their requests for this book to Fria r S . P. C.,care of AM O R C Temple, Sa n Jose, California, enclosing three cents in postagestamps. (P leas e state whether member or not— this is important.)



of a mild drug, such as tobacco, is asmuch a chain of physical movements asit is a craving for the satisfaction that

comes from the use of the drug. Oncethese habit chains can be broken, stepshave been made toward the eliminationof the habit, if that is desired. But allwho have resolved have had the experience of seeing their resolutions crashand be unsuccessful. All have realizedthat the determination with which theymade the resolutions that were not car

ried out was either based upon a falsestandard or purpose, or it did not havethe strength, mainly from lack of interest and desire upon the part of the individual, to carry out the first purpose.

Determination to have the strength touphold a resolution must have an incentive. In a child the incentive can eas ilybe a reward; but in an adult, at least

an intelligent reasoning adult, a rewardshould not be the first consideration.Frequently the reward would not beproportionate to the accomplishment.For example, to refer again to the habitof smoking, what habitual user of tobacco could set an amount which couldbe enough of a reward to cause him togive up this habit if he had no othermotivation to do so? Intelligent reason

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act and does not do it might as well admit to the world that he is more desirous of continuing past habits than of

gaining new ones.Years ago there were many popular

stories built about the theme of the manwho drank and by his expenditure forsuch beverages deprived his wife andchildren of food and other necessitiesof life. If an individual continued thatlife, he was acknowledging that love offamily was secondary in importance.

Therefore, when we make a resolutionlet us bear in mind that the reflection ofour character will be the success orfailure of the determination with whichwe set forth to carry out this resolution.Some might ask why we should makeresolutions now. The answer is that theacts of the individual constitute the actsof the group. To influence the sentiment

of a group, whether that group be thefamily, the community or the nation,the individual must participate.

Resolve now as your first resolutionof a new calendar year that above allthings you will maintain the high idealswhich you know to be right; that regardless of what may be happeningabout you, you will resolve to understand that all physical conditions are

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The Chicken or the Egg!By S o r o r E l o is e L a v r i s c h e f f

HE old, old ques-tion: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Thew i s e s t o f s a g e sdown through theages have askedthis question andponderous dissertations have beenheld upon it —seemingly to noavail.

Habit! Habit! Is that the key? Steadynow. A habit of thought. A habit ofthoug ht . Th ou gh t , first. W ha t isthought? A man thinks about something. Fo r instance he may think aboutthe tree under which he is sitting. Lightvibrations strike against the tree andrebound to the retina of the man’s eye.There they are changed to nerve impulses which travel over the optic nerveto the part of the brain where, superimposed upon the natural vibration ofthe grey matter, they create a pattern



| S A N C T U M M U S I N G S §

THE ROSICRUCIAN CITIZEN

By T h o r K i i m a le h t o , Sovereign Grand Master

T h e f o l lo w i n g a r t i c l e i s w r i t t e n I n r e p l y t o a q u e s t io n a s k e d b y a m e m b e r . ‘‘I h a v e r e a dt h e a r t i c le i n t h e N o v e m b e r ‘R o s i c r u c i a n D i g e s t' b y t h e G r a n d M a s t e r ti t l e d ‘T h e C o m i n gA g e . ' I n t h e c l o s in g p a r a g r a p h h e a s k s f o r th e c o - o p e r a ti o n o f a l l m e m b e r s in t h e p r e s e n tc r i s i s o f w o r l d a f fa i rs . I a m w r i t in g t o a s k i f t h e r e i s a sp e c i a l p r o g r a m o u t l i n e d o r j u s tw ha t i s e xpe c t e d o f e a c h one . W i l l you a dv i s e m e p l e a s e ? ” —M. A . G .

an earnest attempt to be guided by theGolden Rule, then our thoughts, ouremotions, and our protestations of loveand interest must lead to positive, constructive, and informed action.

HE Order has emphasized time andt im e a g a in t h a tthe western pathis the path of ac



destitute. At one and the same time wemust endeavor to nourish both bodyand soul. On the one hand we must

make every effort to abolish poverty inthis country and wipe out unemployment. On the other hand, compassionbids us aid the destitute and succor thestricken in the tragic areas of war. Th erefugees are the greatest problem in theworld today. W orld planning is necessary to provide for them adequately,and we as the most secure nation in the

world today must not fail to cooperate.The lofty American tradition of theopen door to the oppressed and persecuted of the earth must not fail.

The depress ion has revea led thewea kest spots in our social system. Ourmusicians and artists are handicappedin procuring the expensive training necessary and in finding productive chan

nels for their talent. Approp riation s forpublic libraries have been cut until it isimpossible to buy the new books inevery field of thought which are thelife-blood of the library and the community. In a truly democratic societythere must be opportunities for the gifted both to develop their talents and toutilize them. The professions should beopen to all who are supremely fitted for

we want to improve its physical, economic, and social condition. W e wantto remove the conditions breeding crime

and poverty and frustration. W e wantto arouse the people who are self-centered, secure, smug, and whollywrapped in their own private concerns.W e want to educate people to be social-minded and concerned about the welfare of the community, their country,and the world. W e want to put thewhole weight of our personality into

every movement in harmony with theseideals.

Bear in mind that the Masters are interested in the welfare of humanity asa whole. Th ey are constantly workingtoward the elevation of the masses.They utilize every channel, every organization, every group working toward the improvement of conditions

and for the helping of people. Wh enwe engage in some important community project, we are doing the Master'swork, we are actually helping to bringabout the improvements that we arethinking about and that we ardently desire. Th e Cosmic Powers work throughhuman beings. The good that we desirewe must help to create.

In order to decide what are the most



tions. W e want our country to continue in the spirit of the founding fathers. W e want a true brotherhood of

man to be established here. W e deplorethe forces that would undermine ourunity and destroy our ideals. Whateverdifficulties we suffer from now can beremedied by a hearty spirit of cooperation and of brotherhood. Just a littlekindness, just a little willingness toshare, to sacrifice for the good of all, just a litt le compassion for the sufferingof our poverty-stricken neighbor, and

the necessary adjustments can readilybe made.

Th e nobility and clergy of the FrenchRevolution in refusing to share, lost all.The slave-owners of the South in refusing to see the sinfulness of theirposition, lost all. Th e corrupt Czaristregime of the pre-W ar period in refusing to consider the welfare of the com

mon people, lost all.W hy are men blind? W hy do they

refuse to learn the age-old lessons ofhistory? An incarnation is so brief aperiod. Befo re we realize it, it is drawing to a close. W hateve r of earthlypossessions one has accumulated mustbe left behind. Is it not better to havethe joy of spending it while one is alive?

ings and ideals. W e want freedom tolive the Rosicrucian life. Dictatorshiphas always been opposed to freemasonry and individual education. W e canfunction only in a free country.

A good sister inquires, “ W hat shallwe do with these termites that bore intoour country's institutions?” The answeris simple. Be more active than they.W e have far more to offer. W e appealto the noblest, the highest, and the bestin every human heart. W e appe al tolove and to brotherhood. W e appeal togood sportsmanship and a sense of fairplay. W e appe al to the innate desirefor peace and harmony. W e scorn thephilosophies that appeal to man’s basestand most selfish impulses. W e scornthose philosophies that deny the spiritual in man and in the universe, thatsee no evidence for God, or the soul,or spiritual values. W e repudiate those

philosophies that arouse racial discrimination, religious bigotry, and class distinctions; that call evil good and thataccept cruelty and torture.

There is much that you can do forA M O R C . You can distribute our leaflets widely. You can explain our principles to all who are interested. Youcan help make our publicity campaigns



T H E L O S T C I T Y

Throu gh an apertu re in ancient masonry, we peer dow n upon the ruins of Machu Picchu. once powerful Inca citadel. Hiddenin the mountain fastness of the high Andes, in the LIrubamba Valley region, its secrets were sequestered from its successor civilization for nearly five centuries by time and nature. No t desolation, but an atmosphere of so lemnity clings like a cloak to themassive edifices.



I S EPIPHA NY PO SS IB LE . . .can a bodily manifestation of

the Divine be brou ght abou t? Didthe simple and sincere desires ofthe ancients — voiced in prayercause Cosmic intervention in times

of nee d? Has man lost his heritageto invoke the Divine Powers, or isthe mystery of miracles a secretcherished by a few? Here is a frankdiscussion both from the mysticaland scientific points of view. Whatconstitutes m iracles? They are revealed as an orderly working ofnatural law s — law s that can be

commanded by those who have the knowled ge. Do you know what so-called miraclesare possible in your life today—without mystery, strange rites or practices? The Readers'Research Academy—composed of men andwomen throughout the world who desiresimple, helpful supplementary reading—offeryou the following course of reading entitled,"The Mystery of Miracles." You m ay sub scribe to this course for only one month or

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M e mb e r o f

“ F U D O S I ”

(F e d e ra t io n Un i -

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Soc ie tesIn i t i a t iq u e s )

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T H E R O S I C R U C I A N O R D E RT h e R o s ic ru c ia n Ord e r , e x i s t in g in a l l c iv i l i z e d l a n d s , i s a n o n -s e c ta r i a n

f ra t e r n a l b o d y o f me n a n d wo m e n d e v o te d to th e in v e s t ig a t io n , s tu d y a n d p ra c t ic a l a p p li c a t io n o f n a tu r a l a n d s p ir it u a l la w s. T h e p u rp o s e of th e o r g a n iz a t io n i s t o e n a b le a l l t o l i v e in h a rmo n y w i th th e c re a t iv e , c o n s t ru c t iv eC o s mic fo rc e s fo r th e a t t a in m e n t o f h e a l th , h a p p in e s s a n d p e a c e . T h e O rd e ri s i n t e rn a t io n a l ly k n o wn a s ‘•AMORC ” (a n a b b re v ia t io n ) , a n d th e AMOR Cin Ame r ic a a n d a l l o th e r l a n d s c o n s t i tu t e s th e o n ly fo rm o f R o s ic ru c ia na c t iv i t i e s u n i t e d in o n e b o d y fo r a r e p re s e n ta t io n in th e in t e rn a t io n a l f e d e ra t io n . T h e AMOR C d o e s n o t s e ll i ts t e a c h in g s . I t g iv e s th e m f re e ly toa f f i li a t e d me m b e rs , t o g e th e r w i th ma n y o th e r b e n e f it s . F o r c o mp le te in fo rm a t io n a b o u t th e b e n e f i t s a n d a d v a n ta g e s o f R o s ic ru c ia n a ss o c ia tio n ,wr i t e a l e t t e r t o th e a d d re s s b e lo w , a n d a s k fo r th e f r e e b o o k " T h e S e c re tH e r i t a g e . " Ad d re s s S c r ib e S . P . C . , in c a re o f

AMORC TEMPLE

Rosicruc ian Pa rk, San J ose, California, U. S. A.

(Cable Address: " A M O R C O ” )

Supreme Executive for the North and South American Jurisdiction

RAL PH M. LEW IS, F. R. C. — Imperator

D I R E C T O R YPRIN CIPAL AMERICAN BRA NCH ES O F TH E A. M. O. R. C.

T h e fo l lo win g a re th e p r in c ip a l c h a r t e re d R o s ic ru c ia n L o d g e s a n d C h a p te r s in th e Un i t e d S ta t e s , i tst e r r i to r i e s a n d p o s s e s s io n s . T h e n a m e s a n d a d d re s s e s o f o th e r Am e r ic a n B ra n c h e s w i l l b e g iv e n u p o n w r i t t e n r e q u e s t .

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles :He rm e s L o d g e , AMOR C T e m p le . Mr . Du n c a n G .W r ig h t , M a s te r . R e a d in g ro o m a n d in q u i ry o f fi ceopen da i ly exc ep t Su nda ys : 11 a . m. to 5 p . m.and 6 to 8 p . m . ; Sa turd ays , 12 noon to 4 p . m. ,148 No. Gram ercy P lace .

Oa k la n d C h a p te r . * P a c i f i c B u i ld in g . 1 6 th a n d J e f f e r s o n S t re e t s ; Mr . J . A . W o o d s , M a s te r : Mrs .Ho p e A . S i ls b y , S e c re t a ry . C o n v o c a t io n s 1 s t a n d3 rd S u n d a y s , 8 p . m . in W ig wa m H a l l ; L ib ra ry ,room 406 . open a f te rnoons , 2 to 4 :30 , excep t Sa tu r d a y s ; T u e s d a y , W e d n e s d a y a n d F r i d a y e ve

Chicago (Co lored) Cha pte r No. 10. Mr. Ro bertA l s to n . S e c re t a ry . In q u i re r s c a l l Hy d e P a rk 5 7 7 6 .M e e t in g s l3 t a n d 3 rd F r id a y s a t 8 p . m . . 1 2 W e s tGarf ie ld Blvd . . Ha l l B.

MASSACHUSETTS B o s t o n :J o h a n n e s Ke lp iu s L o d g e . W i l li a m A . C o re y . S e cre t a ry . T e m p le a n d re a d in g ro o m. S u i t e 23 7. 739B o y l s t o n S t. C o n v o c a ti o ns f o r m e m b e r s T h u r s d a y e v e n in g a n d S u n d a y a f t e rn o o n . Na t io n a lL o d g e me mb e rs a lwa y s we lc o me . Oc c a s io n a l p u b l ic me e t in g s f ro m S e p t . to J u n e . F o r in fo rm a t io n ,a d d r e s s S e c r e ta r y .

MICHIGAN



N E W JE R SE Y

Newark:

H. S pe nc e r Le wi s Cha p t e r . Mr s . M. O . Ang le ,M aster . M eet ings every Mo nday, 8 :00 p . m. , 37W a s h i n g to n S t re e t .

WISCONSIN

M ilw aukee :

M i lwa uke e Cha p t e r . Mr . E . H . W e h l i tz , Ma s t e r :

Mr s . Edw i n A . Fa l kow s k i , Se c r e t a r y . M e e t ingsevery Monday a t 8 :00 p . m. a t 3431 W. LisbonAvenue . Inq ui rer s ca l l MI-1624.

PENNSYLVANIA R e a d i n g :

Re a d i ng Ch a p t e r . Mr . An t on i o Ana s t a s i o , Ma s t e r : Mr . F . The od o r e Embi c h . Se c r e t a r y , 128Gr e e nw i c h S t. M e e t i ngs e ve r y 3 r d Sunda y . 7 :30

p . in .. B e rk s h ir e H o te l. 5 th a n d W a s h in g to n S ts .

Philadelphia:

B e n j a m i n F r a n k l i n C h a p t e r o f A M O R C . E d g a r B. Mo rr ison, J r . . M aster , 3308 W al lace St . : MissK i t t y P o t ye , Se c r e t a r y . 431 S. A l e xa nde r Ave ..Ma p l e Sha de . N . J . M e e t i ngs f o r a l l me m be r severy Su nda y. 7 :30 p . m. a t 219 S. Broad St ree t .Pi t t sburgh:

F i r s t P e n n . L o d g e . E r n s t E d w i n N i l so n , M a s te r ,227 H end erson St . , N. W .

OREGON

Port land:

P o r t l a n d R o s e C h a p t e r . M r . R e x W . R a w l s .M a s t e r , Pho ne BR-6122; Mr . H . T . H e r r i ng t on ,Sec re tary , P ho ne TR-0428. M eet ings , 714 S. W.11th Ave. , every Thursday. 8 :00 p . m.

UTAH

Sal t Lake Ci ty :

Mr. Dun B. A lder , M aster . 1187 L ai rd Aven ue:Mr. Alma N. B ur t . Se cre tar y . 505 3rd Avenue.M e e t ings i n t he I vy R oom, Ne w hous e Ho t e l , f i rs tW e dne s da y o f e a c h mo n t h a t 8 : 15 p . m .

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City:

Okl a hom a C i ty Ch a p t e r . Mr . W a r d D . Br os a m,M a s t e r , Phon e 5- 4510 : Mr . Fe r d i n a nd W. Ar no l d .Se c r e t a r y , Phon e 3- 5875 . M e e t i ngs e ve r y Sunda ynig ht, 7:30 p. m. . 318 Y. W. C. A. B uildin g.

OHIO

Cleveland:

Mr. Kar l H ey, M aster , 2054 W . 89th S t . ; MissF r a n c e s W i l li c k , Se c r e t a r y , 14824 Pe ppe r Ave nue .M ul be r r y 1729. M e e t ings e ve r y F r i da y a t 8 p . m„Hot e l S t a t l e r .

Cincinnati:

Mr . J oh n K . Ha r t s oc k , M a s t e r ; Mi s s He l e n V.Pop l i s , Se c r e t a r y . M e e t i ngs e ve r y W e dne s d a y at8 :00 p . m. a t 2432 Ing les ide PI .

D a y t o n :

D r. J . H. Gibson. M aster ; Mrs . G. C. Hy nes .Sec re tary , Phon e Ma. 3933. M eet ings every W ednesday evening. 7 :30 p . m. . 56 E. 4 th St . , RauhHa l l .

TEXAS

Dallas:

Mr. C. R. Bry an. M aster . Mrs . R oge r Q. Mi l ls ,Se c r e t a r y , 4300 L i v i ng s t on Ave . M e e t i ngs a t J e f f e r s on Ho t e l , Room 229 , 2nd a nd 4 t h Tue s da ys ,8:00 p. m.

Fort Worth:F or t W or t h Ch a p t e r . Mr 3. Soph i a S t e r l e y , Ma s ter , 330 Lo uis ian a A ve. ; Mrs . Mack D. Sm ith .Se c r e t a r y , 310 W. W i l li ngha m S t . . C l e bu r ne , Te l .7. M e e t i ngs e ve r y F r i da y a t 7 : 30 p. m . a t t heE l ks C l ub , 512 W. 4 t h S t r e e t . F o r t W or t h .

H ouston:

Mr s . Conwa y R . Sha w, Ma s t e r ; Mr . A r t hu r H .P r ior , S ecre tary , 512 B irdsa l l S t . . Pho ne T. 5507.M e e ti n g s e v er y W e d n e s d a y a t 7 : 45 p . m . , Y . W .C. A. . 3rd f loor , co rne r Ru sk an d A ust in S t ree ts .

Principal Canadian Branches and Foreign JurisdictionsT h e a d d r e s s e s o f o t h e r f o r e ig n G r a n d L o d g e s , o r t h e n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s e s o f t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , w i ll

be g iv en u po n re q u e s t.

AUSTRALIA

Sydn e y , N . S . W .:

ENGLANDT h e A M O R C G r a n d L o d g e o f G r e a t B r i t a in . M r.Ra ymund Andr e a . F . R . C . , Gr a nd Ma s t e r . 34



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Throu gh an apertu re in ancient masonry, we peer down upon the ruins of Mac hu Picchu. once powerful Inca citadel. Hiddenin the mountain fastness of the high Andes, in the Urubamba Valley region, its secrets were sequestered from its successor civilization for nearly five centuries by time and nature. Not desolation, but an atmo sphere of solemnity clin gs like a cloak to themassive edifices.




Throu gh an aperture in ancient ma sonry, we peer dow n upon the ruins of Machu Picchu. once powerful Inca citadel. Hiddenin the mountain fastness of the high Andes, in the Urubamba Valley region, its secrets were sequestered from its successor civilization for nearly five centuries by time and nature. No t desolation, but an atmosphere of solem nity clings like a cloak to themassive edifices.

rosicrucian digest, january 1942

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