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MASTERY OF LIFE



H i st o r y a n d l eg en d

re late . . .

TH ESE MEN WERE

ROSICRUCIANSW h a l is a Rosie t u c ian?

O n e w h o h a s l e a r n e d , o r i s l e a r n i n g , a p h i l o so p h y o l l i f e—a p a t h t o co n f i d e n t

l iv ing .

T o d a y t h e r e a r e th o u s an d s o f m e n

a n d w o m e n w h o en j o y t h e i n f lu e n ce ,

t h e co m f o r t , t h e p e r s o n a l p o w e r , t h e

u n i q u e s ci e n c e o f l i v i n g as t a u g h t b y

t h e R o s i c ru c i a n s .

Th e i r lives re f l ect ihe p e rson a l accom -

p l is h m e n t s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t

c o m e w i t h t h e m a s t e ry o l l i l e.

'T he m en you see he re w ere R os ic ru -c ia n s —o r a s s o ci a t ed w i t h t h o s e w h o

w e r e. T h e y w e r e i n s p i r e d a n d m o v e d

b y t h e t e a ch i n g s a n d k n o w l e d g e o f t h e

R o s i c r u c i a n s .

A s t h e s e t ea ch i n g s i n s p i r e d t h e s e m e n ,

s o c a n t h e y i n s p i r e y o u .

ISAAC NEWTON

E n g l i sh p h i lo s o p h e r a n d m a t h e m a t i ci a n .

D i s co v e r e d t h e l a w o f g r a v i t a t i o n . E x p e r i -

m e n te r i n w a v e b a n d s o f c o lo r . (1 64 2 1 72 7 )

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

M o s t fa m o u s F r e n c h co m p o s e r . I h e o u t -

s t a n d i n g f ig u r e o f t h e i m p r e s s i o n i s t m o v e -

ment in music . (18621918)

G O T T F R IE D L E IB N IT Z

G e r m a n p h i l o s op h e r a n d m a t h e m a t i ci a n .

A t o n e t i m e s e c r e t a r y o f a R o s i c r u c i a n

b o d y . C o u r t l i b r a r i a n f o r l i f e . ( 16 4 6 17 1 6)

F R A N C I S B AC O N

E n g l i s h p h i l o s o p h e r . C r e d i t e d w i t h e m -

p h a s i z i n g t h e n e e d o f s c i en c e t o e m p l o y

i n d u c t i v e r e a so n i n g an d e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n .(15611626)

B E N JA M I N F R A N K L I N

A m e r i c a n s t a t e s m a n , a u t h o r , a n d c e l e b r a t e d

i n v e n t o r . W e l l k n o w n f o r h i s e a r l y e l e c t r i -

c a l e x p e r i m e n t s . <1700-1790)

R E N E D E SC A R T E S

F r e n c h p h i l o s o p h e r . W i t h h i m b e g a n t h e

p e r i o d o f m o d e r n p h i lo s o p h y ; h e p r o p o se d

a b a si s f o r t r u t h . (1590-1650)



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y o u w i l l g a i n l i t t l e .T h i s b o o k l e t w i l l h e lp yo u

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this booklet . . .



The

MASTERY OF LIFEPr iva t e ly I s sued by Pe rmis s ion o f

Th e Depa r t men I o f Pu b l i ca t i on

Sup rem e Grand Lodge of

T O i c a n c i e n t a n d M y s t i c a l O r d e r T R o s a e C r u c i s

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ju r i s d i c t io n o f T h e A m e r ica s ,

B r i t i sh C o m m o n w e a lt h , F r a n ce , G e r m a n v ,

Sw i t z e r la n d , Sw e d e n , a n d A f r ic a .

K o s i cr u c ia u P a r k , Sa n Jo s e , C a l i fo r n i a 9 5 1 1 4

( C o m m o n w e a l t h A d m i n i s t r a t i o n )

Q u e e n s w a y H o u s e , Q u e e n s w a y

B o g n o r R e g i s , S u s s e x , E n g l a n d

O f fi ci al P u b l i ca t i o n N u m b e r N i n e te e n

A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d b y

S u p r e m e G r a n d L o d g e o f A . M . O . R .C . . In c .

T w e l f t h E d i t i o n

G B - 8 2 6 7 0 L IT H O I N JA P A N



Th eMystery

C - | 3 ♦ “ Thirt y years ago. a you n g d octor

O X D C l I X g sat b y a d e sp e ra te ly ill b a by o n h e rd e a th b ed . T h e p a r e n t s w e r e fr a n -

t ica l ly begging for he lp , ever) t rea tment fa i l ing to

a id . Th e p a ren t s becam e g r i e f s tr i cken to the po in t

o f dea th . 1 am the doc to r wh o had tha t exp er i ence .

“ Th i s e x p e r i e n c e c re a t e d a d e s i r e i n m y m i n d t o

k n o w w h y p e o p l e a r e b o rn a n d w h y n a t u re a l l o w s

such a g rea t d i f fe rence be tween members o f the hu -

m a n r a ce . T h e h u n g e r fo r kn o w le d g e d ro v e m e t olabora to r i es and l ib ra r i es fo r the answer—but I am

s till s e a rch i n g a n d d e t e rm i n e d to k n o w .”

Th e se a re t h e w o rd s o f a p ro m i n e n t p h y s i c i a n .

Unin ten t iona l ly , he has spoken fo r mi l l ions o f men

a n d w o m e n w h o t o d a y h a rb o r t h e s a m e t h o u g h t s .

T h i s i nequa l i t y o f m an is apparent to most of us.

Yo u k n o w p e r so n s w h o a re r a d ia n t w it h h e a lt h fro mbi r th and seeming ly immune to d i sease . You know

others wh ose lives a re p reyed u p on by nu m erou s a i l -

m e n t s w h i c h ro b t h e m n o t o n l y o f e n j o y m e n t s b u t

o f s imp le com for t s . A lso , the r e a re those m en and

women whose every p lan becomes a successfu l ven -

tu re . Each en te rp r i se they en te r tu rns in to a go lden

op p or tu n i ty—as if t hey had the touch o f the fab led

K i n g M i d a s . A r o u n d t h e m , h o w e v e r , a m u l t i t u d e

of unfo r tuna te be ings l ive and s t rugg le .

W h a t m a k e s o n e m a n m o r e s u c c e s s f u l t h a n a n -

o ther? Is i t t ra in ing in ju st on e l in e? Y o u k n o w t h a t

i s no t t rue ! You canno t make a good bus inessman

o u t o f a y o u t h w h o l i a s b e e n t a u g h t n o t h i n g m o re

t h a n b u y i n g a n d se l l i n g . Y o u c a n n o t m a k e a g o o d

p h y s i c i a n o u t o f a m a n o r w o m a n w h o h a s b e e n

tau gh t on ly the p r inc ip les inc lu d ed in th e rest r ic ted

four yea rs in m ed ica l co l lege . Th e r e ap pears to be

' I ' h e R o s i c r u c i a n s

a n a u g u s t f r a t e r n i t y

w h o s e d o c t r i n e s , h i n t -

e d a t b y t h e ea r l i es t

p h i l o s o p h e r s , a r e s t i l l

a m y s t er y t o t h e u n -

w o r t h y . 1 d o no t b la m e

t h e m f o r t h e i r d i s cr e -

t i o n . L o r d E d w ar d

B u lw er -L y t lo n . (A Ro

s i c ru c i a n . )

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I n o u r s a n c t u a r y a ll

t h e h i d d e n M y s t e r i es

a r e p r e s e r v e d in t a c t ;

t h e y h a v e n e v e r b e e n

p r o f a n e d . . . . O u r s c i -

e n c e i s t h e in h e r i t a n c e

p r o m i s e d t o t h e E l e ct .

— C ou n ci lo r V on E ck -

a r t s h a u s en . ( A R o s i c r u

c i a n . )

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so m e u n k n o w n e l e m e n t which some seem to possess,

or have d iscovered .

I n y o u r y o u t h , y ou fea red th ings which you l a t e r

came to recognize as harmless and rea l ly usefu l .

In you r days o f d eve lop ing obse rva t ion , you were

puzz led by the unknown e lemen t s in l i fe . I t seemed

t o y o u t h a t t h e re w e re m o re e l e m e n t s o f t h e u n -

k n o w n t h a n o f i h e k n o w n .

11 is always the u n kn ow n in every da y’s act ivi t ies

that causes us worry , concern , perp lexi ty , and even

suffering. In yea rs s ince your you th , you have be -

c o m e w e l l a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h i n g s o n c e u n k n o w n .

To d a y , y o u k n o w them; you can see them, sense

t h e m , p r ep ar e f or t h em ; i t is a power no one can

take from you . Bu t even now , a re you fu lly p r e -

pared to meet al l of the obstacles of l i fe , to sweep

them as ide o r su rmount them eas i ly? I f no t , beg in

now to inves t iga te fu r the r the s t i l l unknown e le -

men t s o f your ex i s t ence—the mysteries t h a t m a k e

fo r t h e i n e q u a l i t i e s b e t w e e n m e n .

Re a l k n o w l e d g e b y m a n about man is, today, the

greates t power any man can possess .

T HE T HOROUGHFA RE OF LIFE

Let us begin wi th exis tence as we know i t . Li fe i s

a tho roughfa re upon which we f ind ourse lves t rave l -

e r s . Beh ind us i s ou r immedia te beginning— birth.

I t is a vast eterni ty . Ahead of us is s t i l l another

inev i t ab le vas t e t e rn i ty—death . It is

a mystery which e i ther ins t i l l s fear or

is accep ted w i th u nd ers t an d ing—d e-

p e n d i n g u p o n t h e e x p e r i e n c e s w e

have a long th is course of l i fe . We

did not ask for this l i fe; yet we could

not have refused i t . How, then , shal l

we react to i t? What shal l we do wi th

E v e r y i n t e l li g e n t t r a v e l e r k n o w s w h e n c e h e c a m e

a n d w h i t h e r h e g o es . T h e s p a n o f l if e c a n b e f r e e ro f o b s t a cl e s a n d s o m u c h m o r e e n j o y a b l e i f a ll o f

i ts p u r p o s e s a n d w a y s a r e u n d e r s t o o d a n d u s ed .



this p eriod of consciou sness w h ich th e years afford us?

Ma n y m e n a n d w om e n r e sign t he m s elve s to t he i n -

f l uences o f t he i r env i ronment . They a l l ow them-

selves to be draw n or imp el led a lon g th i s causeway of

life . Th ey a re l ike ba l ls of snow, ro l ling a t a fur iou sra t e o f speed dow n the side of a g rea t m ou n ta in . On e

m om ent , t hey a re free, ou t in t he open , en cou n te r ing

few or no obs tacle s , and they a re u ncon cern ed . T h e

nex t moment , t hey have co l l i ded wi th unan t i c ipa t ed

events and happenings . They a re a t a loss to avoid

these cond i ti ons o r t o r i se above them . Th u s t hey

t ravel th r ou gh the years, som e t im es w on d e r ing if t he

viciss i tudes of l i fe , the bi t terness , the pains , are

worth the pr ice , wor th the occas iona l p leasures and

sna t ches o f peace o f m ind w hich com e th e i r way .

W HY A RE WE HE RE ?

Cer t a in ly , at some t im e you m u s t have a sked you r -

se lf as you looked back u p on you r pas t act iv i t ies and

l ikewise con templa t ed your fu tu re : “ I s t h i s haphaz -

a rd exis ten ce my des t iny? W hy are w e here?" Also, ist he r e a m o t he r w ho ha s ne ve r ga z e d dow n on t he

i nnoc e n t ba be ne s t l e d i n he r a nus a nd w onde r e d :

“Wha t does t h i s span o f ex i s t ence ho ld fo r h im?"

Is i t no i l ime tha t humani ty ceases p lung ing in to

l i r e unknown a long th is t hor ou gh fa re o f life , h op ing

to grasp the skir t s of pass ing opp or tu n i ty? W ou ld li fe

not be ent i re ly d i fferen t for vou i f vou could cont ro lJ j J

you r moods? If you cou ld fo rm d es irab l e h ab i ts andbreak those n ot des i red : i f you cou ld know how to

see i n t he even t s happen ing about vou the t r ends o f

t om or r ow , w o i dd you no t be m or e a s s u r e d a nd c on -

f ident in the s t rength of such knowledge? I f you

knew how to deve lop your wi l l power suff ic ient ly to

m e e t t he de m a nds upon you a nd t o m a ke t he r i gh t

d ecis ion , wou ld no t m any of your t rou b le s, t h e re su l t

of indec is ion, d i sappear? I f you could reach in to a

de pe nda b l e s ou r c e a nd p r oduc e he l p f u l , c ons t r uc -

1 h e c o s m i c i n f l u e n -

c e s a r c i n v i s i b l e , b i n

t h e y a d u p o n m a n .

H ea l a n d l i g h t a r ei n t a n g i b l e a n d i n co r

p o r e a 1; ncv e r t hc lc ss .

t h e y a ct u p o n m a n , a n d

t h e s a m e i s t r u e o f

o t h e r i n v i s i b le i n f lu -

e n c e s . Paracelsus . (A

R o s i c r u c i a n . )

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H u m a n s a r e n o t t h e

p u p p e t s o f fa t e. T h e

r o l e s w e e a c h p l a y i n

l i f e c u n b e i n t e l l i g e n t l y

a n d p e r s o n a l l y d i r e c te d

b y o u r s e l v e s .

T h e A d ep t o n l y c o n -

ve rses a t h i s bes t w i th

I h e A d e p t . A r o u n d

him i s a sac red c i rc l e ,

a n d w i t h i n i t o n l y t h e

E l e c t a r e a l l o w e d t o

e n t e r . T h e B r o t h e r -

h o o d o f C o n s e c r a t e dL iv e s a d m i t s a l l w h o

a r e w o r t h y ; a n d a ll

w h o a r e e xc lu d e d , e x -

c lu d e t h e m s e I v e s .—

“Fra.” E lber t H u bbard .

( A R o s i c r u c i a n . )

t ive , in te l l igen t ideas a t a t ime when an impor tan t

thou gh t , a u se fu l p lan , mean t th e d i ffe rence betw een

d i sc o u r a g e m e n t a n d a c h i e v e m e n t , w o u l d y o u n o t

fee l eq u al to any c ircu m stan ce? Cer t a in ly , such a l ife

would be far super ior in i t s advantages .

DOES FATE CONTROL US?

D o n o t b e d e ce iv e d b y som e i n a d e q u a t e p h i lo so -

phy . M i ll ion s o f hu m an s t ry to excu se th e i r p e rp lex i -

ty or he lp lessness dur ing th is ear th ly span by say ing

to themse lves and o the r s tha t they a re dependen t

u p o n th e decrees of fate. Th es e fa ta li st s p ro c la im tha t

in f in i t e powers have p redes t ined the i r eve ry ac t and

it is use less for them to in ter ven e . T h e fa ta l is t , by

such a bel ief , denies his power to reason, his wil l ,

an d facu l ty of choice . Yet these very facu l t ies a re ev i -

dences o f m an ’s t rue r e la t ionsh ip to the u n iver sa l

p o w e r s a b o u t h im . T h e p o w e r o f t h o u g h t an d t h e

a t t r i b u t e o f d e c is io n a r g u e a g a in s t t h e n o t i o n t h a t

we a re mere puppe t s , wi th eve ry ac t a long th i s span

of l i fe o rdained for us in advance .

I t is t ru e tha t th ere are u n iversa l fo rces over w hich

w e h a v e n o c o n t r o l . W e c a n n o t c h a n g e t h e i n h e r e n t

s t ruc tu re o f the un ive r se i t se l f no r the causes tha t

br ing i t s fo rces in to p lav . Bu t w e can har n es s t hes e

forces! W e c a n a t t u n e o u r se l v e s w i t h t h e m , a n d w e

can a l t e r o r con t ro l th e i r u l t im a te e ffect u p on us.

M a n can en joy a g rea t dea l mo re m as te r sh ip over h is

e n v i r o n m e n t t h a n h e p r e sen t l y d o es. H e ca n a r r a n g e

the affairs of his l i fe so that he can use the forces of l i fe as an al ly . Like a sai lor turning his sai ls to the

wind , l ike a genera tor d i rec t ing the f low of e lec t r ic i -

ty , o r l ike nuclear f i ss ion heat ing water for power ,

man can harness the o ther forces of h is ex is tence .

Th i s is no t a r e l ig iou s qu es t ion ; i t is a ph i lo soph ica l

q u e s t i o n , one tha t concerns you and your l i f e .

Success in l i fe means m a s te r s h ip , a n d m a s t e r sh i p

means u t i l i z ing eve ry inne r fo rce and power o f the

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being, as well as every outer force. Man's creat ive

ab i l i t i e s do no t res t i n the muscu la r s t reng th o f h i s

body , no r in h i s fe r t il e im ag ina t ion . H e m u s t be ab le

to b r ing h is men ta l imag ing in to material expression

da i ly , hou rly . T o do th is, he mu st be ab le to use

other facu l t ies t han s imple v i sua l i za t ion . Fur the r -

more , he mus t use these powers accord ing to the

purpose fo r which they were in tended .

A B L UE PRINT OF L IV ING

Since we are par t of an order ly universe , wi th i t s

m ajes t ic and im m u tab le laws, abov e and be low , t hen

there also exists for man, as part of this great cosmic

scheme, a t rue purpose in l i fe . By knowing th is pur -pose, by relat ing i t to his existence each day, man

discovers h imsel f . He becomes the r ight fu l master of

h is d om inion —this w orld—and re legates suffer ing ,

misery , and igno ran ce to the i r p rop er p laces—and

apar t f rom h imse l f .

Cer ta in ly , you have ins t inc t ive ly fe l t tha t there

was more to l i fe than you have a l ready exper ienced .

Let us assure you that there is a t rue b luepr in t o f

l iv ing. Even those occur rences which have been

painfu l to us are par t of a chain of causes which can

b e m a d e u se fu l i f w e u n d e r s t a n d t h e m . Th o se w h o

con t inu ou s ly su ffe r mis fo r tu nes and whose l ives a re

not as progress ive or inspi r ing as they would want

them can exper i ence marked changes when th i s cos -

mic b luepr in t i s fo l lowed .

Did you ever s top to th ink w hy you d o the th ings

you do? Is i t not of-ten because you had

no a l t e rn a t ive—be-

cause there seemed

nothing e lse to do ,

and you took the

chance tha t i t migh t

l i f e is w h a t y o u m a k e it . A n

i n t e l l ig e n t p l a n w e l l d i r e c t e d c a n

p r o v i d e p e r s o n a l p o w e r a n d a t -

t a i n m e n t .

T r u e h a p p i n e s s ( ( in -s is ts n o t i n t h e k n o w l -

e d g e o f g o o d t h i n g s ,

bu t in good l i fe ; no t in

u n d e r s t a n d i n g , b u t in

l i v i n g u n d e r s t a n d i n g

ly . N ei th er is it g r ea t

l e a r n i n g b u t g o o d w i l l

t h a t jo i n s m e n t o G o d .

C o r n e l iu s A g rip l' n .

(A Ros icruc ia t i . )

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t u r n ou t f o r t he be s t ? Mi l l i ons o f hum a ns t h r ough -

ou t the civi lized w orld tod ay live just l ike th at , takin g

b l ind chan ces—and these same m i ll ion s o f t en w on -

der . therefore , i f the l i fe they l ive is real ly worth

whi le .

CREA T IV E FORCES WIT HIN YOU

With in man the re a re cons t ruc t ive c rea t ive fo rces

a lways a t work and a lways a t tuned wi th the c rea t ive

forces o f t he Cosmic . These fo rces mus t r epa i r t he

damage done to t he body , ove rcome the s t r a ins and

s tres ses u p on the m en ta l syst em, and gu id e t he i n -

d eci sion of m an ’s m ind in th e r igh t d i rec t ion. From

t he na t u r a l f o rce s op e r a t i ng t h r ou gh ou t t he un i ve r se,ce r t a in ha rmonic v ib ra t i ons , e the rea l ene rg i e s , and

vi ta l iz ing pow ers a ffect m a n ’s be in g and chan ge th e

n a tu re o f h is phys ica l body or r eact u p on h is m enta l

e fficiency . Th u s m an is ho u r ly a com p lex being , i n -

f luenced by forces and potent pr inc iples of a se r ious

a n d i m p o r t a n t n a t u r e .

Man mus t unde rs t and these t h ings i f he i s t o be -

come a success in l i fe and use his f r eed om to act ina wi se manne r . He mus t e i t he r l i ve comple t e ly i n

ha r m ony w i t h t he f o r c e s i n a nd a r ound h i m o r a t

va r i ance wi th t h em . 'Th e re is no m idd le course .

u nd e rs t an d ing o f na tu ra l , cosm ic laws is t he

ncans o f mas t e r sh ip o f l i f e . For hundreds o f

years , the Ros ic ruc ians have been able to

p r ove t h i s t o m e n a nd w om e n t h r ough t he i r

re in a r k a b 1e t ea ch in g s.

What i t is . this b luepr in t o f l i f e , this plan

for mas t e ry , and how i t may be ob ta ined wi l l

now be revea led to you.

‘The re i s an inv i s ib le bond w i lh I he

p o w e r b ey o n d . I ,i k e a s i lv e r t h r e a d y o u r

i n n e r c o n s c i o u s n e s s b i n d s y o u t o l h e

u n i v e r s e .

I’nge Fight



P A K T T W O

Th e Golden

Severa l thousand years ago in Anu C C r t l cie n t Eg yp t , m a n first b eg an h is in -

ves t iga t ion of those myste r ies which

s u r r o u n d e d h i m . T h e fir st a n d m o st s tu p e n d o u s d i s-

covery he made was the dual i ty of sel f . H e l e a r ne d

tha t in addi t ion to h i s phys ica l body, wi th i t s l imbs

and organs , t he re was some e the rea l na tu re o r e l e -

m en t oE his be in g. M an th en becam e, for the f ir st

t ime , t ru ly se l f consc ious , or ra ther consc ious of t he greater inner sel f .

W h en ce cam e th is e the rea l e ssence o f h i s n a tu re o r

self f I t cou ld no t be a f fec t ed by tha t which pa ined

the bod y—by hea t , cold , or h u n ger . I t cou ld be act ive ,

think and. conceive, w h i le the bod y was a t rest or even

asleep . M oreove r , wh a t w ou ld h ap p en to it a t t he end

of l i fe—or d ea th? W as i t ind es t ru c t ib le? Did it su r -

v ive? Wi th such ques t ions a s t hese confounding the

minds o f t he ea r ly Egypt i ans and ye t i n t r igu ing

t h e m , man began a sea rch tha t has neve r ceased on

t he pa r t o f i n t e l l i ge n t m e n a nd w om e n e ve r yw he r e .

I n t he c om m on phe nom e na o f e ve r yda y l i f e — i n

the obse rva t ion o f t he coming and go ing o f t he sea -

sons , in the ebb and f low of the t ides , in the waxing

and w an ing o f the m oo n —these ear ly m en d i scovered

the law of cycles, the p er iod ici ty of a l l na tu re . W i th

the seasona l dea th o f p l an t l ife and it s r ecu r r en t b i r t h

in the spring, they

f ound t he r e s u r r e c

f t ion of n at u re —a

• * ,*$}'■ H s t range immor ta l i t y

A r t i s t ’s c o n c e p t i o n o f N e a n -

d e r t h a l M a n ( S to n e A g e) s t a n d -

i n g b e t w e e n r o w s o f m o n o l i t h s

m a k i n g a s a l u i a t i o n t o t h e r i s i n g

s u n . T h e p h e n o m e n o n w a s o n e

o f t h e e a r l i e st m y s t e r i e s t o m a n .

N o b u s i n e s s , no

m o v e m e n t , n o a ct i v i ty

o n t h e p a r t o f m a n o r

a g r o u p o f m e n ca n b e -

c o m e a n y g r e a t e r t h a n

t h e t h i n k i n g m in d s

a n d c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f

t h e p e op l e w h o a r e

b a c k o f t h e m o v e m e n t .

— D r. H . S p en ce r L ew i a.

(A R o s i c rn c i a n . )

l 'age Nine



ne ve r pu t i n t o w r i t i ng , a nd s o w e r e e na b l e d t o e n -

la rge or d iminish i t s scope as c i rcumstances made i t

necessary. I t i s , therefore , absurd to expect to f ind in

Egypt ian papyr i descr ip t ions of the secre t s which

form ed the e so t er i c know led ge o f t he Kh er i H eb s . ”

T h e d isclosur es of these an c ien t inv es t iga tors a reas tou nd ing even to t he sc ien t i fi c w or ld t oday . Th e

e te rna l t ru ths they unve i led—the fac t s , the h i ther to

u nk now n l aws o f n a tu re—m ad e them “m as te r s” of

fe a r a nd l ibe r a t e d t he m fr om t he u nd e p e nd a b l e e le -

ments of soca l led chance and luck. What they were

ab le to accom p lish in th eir l ives , to d o for fr iend s and

members o f t he i r f ami l i e s , how they were ab l e t o

u t i l i ze na tu re ' s fo rces t o do the i r b idd ing were t he

cause of the legend s tha t have com e dow n to us today

a bou t t he ancien t m iracle workers . T o th e u n i n i t i a t

ed , to those s t i l l s teeped in ignorance who were

d w e ll ing in d a rkness and d ou bt , t he se sages and mys -

t i cs seemed to be performing mirac les .

T o those of the m yste ry schools w ho kn ew , these

d em ons t ra t i ons w ere not m agica l p rocesses bu t r a th -

er t he s imp le app l i ca t ion o f a knowledge by which

m an can d i rect t he l aws o f na tu re and the facu l ti es o f h is ow n be i ng . W i t h t he s a m e und e r s ta nd ing , w ha t

they did . y ou can do.

THE SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE

Tr u t h ma k e s me n f r e e . Cons e que n t l y , t hos e w ho

sought i t and a t t empted to expound i t t o t he i r f e l -

l ows became the ob jec t s o f pe r -

secu t ion by ty ran t s. Th e ty ran t swere the ancient dictators w h o

sought t o d om ina te t he l ives and

t h i n k i n g o f m e n a n d w o m e n t o

f u r t he r t he i r ow n pe r s ona l ga i n

or t he i r be l ie fs . For exam p le , the

S o c r a t e s , g r e a t A t h e n i a n p h i -

l o so p h e r , c o n d e m n e d t o d i e b y

d r i n k i n g t h e p o i s on h e m l o c k b e -

c a u s e h e ( a u g h t t h e e s o t e r ic ( i n -

n e r ) w i sd o m w h i c h se t m e n ' s

Page E leven m i n d s f r e e .

□c x o / VWM

/ v

“ M a k e n o t th y m i n d

t o h e d i v id e d f o r t h e

s a k e o f t h y t o n g u e . "

■ ‘l e t a ll t h y p l a n s

a n d b e h a v i o r h a v e a

s o u n d f o u n d a t i o n . ”

( A b o v e i s an e x a m p l e o f

t h e a n c i e n t w i sd o m t e a ch -

i n g s o f K g v p t , w r i t t e n b y

A m e n e m a p i , m a g i s t r a te

a n d s c r i b e o f a w i s d o m

s c h o o l. H e l iv e d d u r i n g

t h e X V I I I D y n a s t y . 33 50

y e a r s a g o ! H i s t i t l e i n t h e

m y s t e r y s c h o o l w a s G e r

M a a o r "R e a l S i l en t O n e . "

T r a n s l a t e d f ro m P a p y r u s

n u m b e r 1 0, 47 4. )



R o m a n E m p e r o r Ju s t i n i a n w as o n e o f th ese. H e w as

a misguided re l ig ious zea lot who i ssued an edic t in

the S ix th Century seek ing to abo l i sh a l l t he mys te ry

s choo ls . H e cons id e r e d t he m e n a nd w om e n w h o had

a c qu i r e d pe r s ona l pow e r a nd c on f i de nc e i n t he m -

se lves f rom the unusua l knowledge they had d i scov -e r e d a m e na c e t o t he o r t hodox a nd o f t e n s upe r s t i -

t ious dogm a s w h i ch he w i she d t o p r om ot e . T h u s it

became necessary tha t th i s wisdom be secreted and

kept for the i nqu i r ing , courageous j ew out o f t he

m u l t i t u d e s .

T h i s a m a z i ng know l e dge , w h i c h s e c r e t b r o t he r -

hood s hav e preserv ed, is av ai lable today to the seeker

fo r pe r sona l ach i evement and the mas t e ry o f l i f e . It

ex is t s for you —for eve ryone wi th an open mind . I t s

efficacy, i ts great power, can be applied to the affairs

of your l i fe wi th s ta r t l ing benef ic ia l resul t s .

STRANGE EXPERIENCES

Let us face facts . Your l i fe is inf luenced by many

in e x p lic a b le t h in g s —p h e n o m e n a a n d h a p p e n i n g s

t h a t y o u s o m e t i m e s c a n n o t q u i t e e x p l a i n o r o v e r -come. You m ay ca l l th em u n c a n n y . Perhaps you seek

t o pu s h t h e m i n t o t he ba c kg r ou nd o f you r cons ci ous -

ness. You may even l au gh abo u t t hem to o the r s .

N eve r the l es s , t hey a re o f t en t he d i rect

o r i nd i rect facto r s in p rev en t in g you

f rom rea l i z ing some idea l , some th ing

you a re seek ing to a t t a in o r accom-

p l i sh , o r f rom f ree ing yourse l f o f

worry and s t r i fe . Have you, for ex -am p le , had these s t r ange expe r i ences?

You have met persons for the f i r s t

t ime who have been p re sen tab l e i n

ap p ea ra nce and in speech—and yet

immedia t e ly a wave o f d i s t rus t and

Yo u a r e s e v e ra l s e l v e s a n d p e r s o n a l i t i e s

i n o n e . S t o p b e i n g a s t r a n g e r t o y o u r s e l f .

I h e r e i s n o g r e a t e r a d v e n t u r e t h a n e x p l o r -i n g t h e f r o n t i e r s o f t h e m i n d .

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di s li ke fo r t hem w ould sweep ov e r you . Wh y? I t is a

m ani fes t a t ion o f t h e h u m an au r a—an invis ible , mag-

ne t i c r a d i a t i on f r om t he hum a n body w h i c h w e c a n

d etect . I t e i th er rep els or a t t ra cts—an d i t is sc ient i fi -

c a l l y demons t rab l e . Th i s emana t ion a l so has a mos tpract ical my s t ical pow er w hi c h w a s know n f o r c e n -

turies to the s tudents of the mystery schools , to the

sages and ad ep ts of old .

Have you eve r en t e red a room tha t depressed

you? T h e r oom , per ha p s in a hom e, hote l , or office

bu i ld ing , migh t have been c l ean , o rde r ly , and even

a t t r act ive ly fu rn i shed ; yet wh il e in it you w ere u n -

able to accomplish your best work or feel a t ease . Do

you know t ha t i n t e ns e e m o t i ona l ou t bu r s t s , ha t r e d ,

jea lou sy , an d an ger can an d d o affec t mater ia l sub-

s tances so tha t every room in which they occur t akes

on a de p r e s s i ng e nv i r onm e n t ? These are no t super

s t i t ions— n ot su p p osi t ion s—b u t th e effects of li t t le

know n na t u r a l l a w s a r ound u s . O bv i ous l y , unde r -

s tanding them, as do those who have th i s esote r ic

knowledge , makes fo r th e mastery o f such c i rcu m

stances.

US ING Y OUR INT UIT ION

You have o f t en had the expe r i ence o f an i n t u i t i v e

impres s ion , a h u n ch or idea t ha t was mos t en l igh t en -

ing bu t seem ed to com e from now here . Do you kn ow

that i n tu i t ion can p r ov ide an answer fo r a lmos t every

ques t ion , a so lu t ion to many pred icament s i n which

you f ind you rself? Do you k n ow that it can a id you inkeeping the a f fa i rs of your l i fe in order? Do you fur -

t he r know tha t t h i s i n t u i t i v e k n o w l e d g e is part of a

universa l cosmic in te l l igence which pervades the en -

t ir e u n ive rse and every ce ll o f you r be ing an d tha t

you can com m an d it to serve you —that you can d raw

u p on it as you w ill? W h i le m i ll ion s o f m en and w om -

en re ly so le ly up on th e i r b ra in s and the t r a in ing

w hich is g iven to t hem th rou gh edu ca t ion , t hose who

know the esote r ic w isd om wai t for 110 h u n c h es . T h e y

B e p e r s u a d e d f i rs t t o

a p p l y t h y s e l f t o th e

E t e r n a l M i n d , e n t r e a t -

i n g H i m t o g r a n t I h c c

u n d e r s t a n d i n g ; i h c n

s e e k k n o w l e d g e w i t h

d i l i g e n c e a n d t h o u

s h a l l n e v e r r e p e n t h a\

i n g t a k e n s o l a u d a b l e

a r e s o l u t i o n . Francis

B u rrel l. F.R .C . (A Ro

s i c r u c i a n . )

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l i f e i s a m i s s i o n .

E v e r y o t h e r d e f i n i t i o n

of l i fe is false, and

l e a d s a l l w h o a c ce p t i ta s t r a y . R e l i g i o n , s c i -

e n c e , p h i l o s o p h y ,

t h o u g h s l i l l a i v a r i a n ce

u p o n m a n y p o i n t s , a l l

a g r e e i n t h i s , t h a t e v e r y

e x i s t e n c e is a n a i m .

M az z in i, ( A R o s i c r u

c ian .)

do no t r e ly so l e ly upon the i r ou te r minds bu t a re

able to d raw u p on the vas t resour ces they possess and

which a l so exis t in the cosmic forces a round them.

Psychologis ts today say that man uses only a frac -

t io n o f t h e i n h e r e n t p o w e r w i th w h i ch h e is i m b u e d

as a h u m a n b e in g . T h e s ecr e t b r o t h e r h o o d s h a ve

k n o w n f o r ce n t u r i es h o w t o c o m m a n d a n d u s e m u c h

m o r e o f t h i s p o w e r t o r o u n d o u t a n d e n j o y a n e n -

r iched l i fe . Hundreds of the soca l led myste r ies a re

u nd e rs t an d ab le and w orkab le laws o f t he u n ive rse to

those who maste r th i s esote r ic ( inner) knowledge .

“W h y,” you may a sk , “ is n o t t h is know led ge gene r -

a l ly and w ide ly d i s semina ted to mank ind today?

Why, i f such i l lu m ina t ing t ru ths exi st and a re ava il a-b le to m an , is he d ep r ived of them ?” We have show n

w h a t o ccu r r e d in a n c ie n t t i m e s w h e n t h e a t t e m p t w as

made to t e ach man the se s imple t ru ths . They were

of t en suppre ssed . Even today , such knowledge can -

no t be t augh t t o everyone . T o those who a re s ince re

i n b e t t e r i n g t h e i r o w n l i v e s a n d a d v a n c i n g h u m a n i O oty , such knowledge becomes a power for good. On

the o ther hand, in the hands of the se l f i sh and the

b igo ted , t he sam e know led ge m igh t becom e a facto rf o r m i s u s e a n d f u r t h e r p e r s e c u t i o n o f t h e i g n o r a n t

and th e helpless . Bu t today, as we have said, i t has

su rv ived because o f t he ca re fu l gua rd iansh ip o f t he

brotherhood myste ry schools and soc ie t ies .

The o ld es t of these humani tar ian soc ie t ies , w o r l d -

w ide in ex ten t and n ot a religion , is the Rosicru cian s.

I t offers you this knowledge, as old as t ime, for the

ful lness of l i fe , free of any re l igious intolerance or

pol i t i ca l or o ther pre judices or b iases .

A t tu n e yourse l f w i th those who a re suc -

cessfu l and happy. Coopera te wi th na

J j j tu re ’s laws and reve l in the p ow er tha t

I I co m e s in t o y o u r b e in g w i th t h e d a w n o f

I 1 J each day and abid es l ike an un seen gues i

in your home, your off ice , your places of

' ' m ed i t a t ion and p l ea sure .

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THE TO UCH O F LETTERS AN D OB-

JECTS CAN IM M EDIATELY CONV EY

IM PRESSIO NS O F PAST TRAGI C

EVENTS....... ...

THE HUM AN CO NSCIOUSNESS CAN

BE INSTANTANEOUSLY EXTENDED

OUT OF THE BODY TO REMOTE

PLA CES AN D EVENTS.

M ENTAL IM PRESSIO NS AND SIGH T

AND SOUND SENSATIONS CAN BE

C O M M U N IC ATED AT A D ISTAN CE

W ITHOUT PHYSICAL M EANS.

H U MAN S R AD IATE A MAG N ETIC

ENERGY REVEALING THEIR TRUE

PERSON ALI TY. TH OSE IN THEIR

PRESENCE CA N SENSE IT AT ON CE.

C H AN G IN G TH O U G H TS IN TO TH IN G S.

W E CA N M ENTALLY CREATE USE-

FUL REALI TIES FROM OU R IDEAS.

The Myster ious World Within You TH IN GS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT YOURSELF

0 NCE Mr. XA N D W O M E N

w e r e r e lu c t a n t t o

d i s cu s s o r a d m i t s t r a n g e

p h e n o m e n a i n t h e i r l iv es .

E x p e r i e n c e s , h a p p e n i n g s ,a n d e v e n t s w h i ch c o u l d

n o t b e e x p l a i n e d b y t h e

l im i t e d k n o w l e d g e o f t h e i r

p e r i o d w e r e l e f t u n t o l d

a n d it n in v est iga t ed . I g n o r a n c e

a n d p r e j u d i c e r e le g a te d t h e

n o t u n d e r s t o o d f u n c t io n s o f t h e m i n d a n d o f t h e i n n e r f a c u l -

t ie s o f m a n t o t h e c a t e g o r y o f

s u p e r n a t u r a l i s m — a n d m y s t e r y .

T h e c o u r a g e o u s , t h e t h i n k e r s , t h e

l o v e r s o f t r u t h d u r i n g s u c h t i m e s

h a d t o m a k e t h e i r in q u i r ie s in t o t h e

s e cr e t s o f n a t u r e b e h i n d c lo s ed

d o o r s . T h e y f e a r e d a b i g o t e d p u b l i c

o p i n i o n .

T o d a y , t h i s s h a m , h y p o c r i s y , a n d

p r e j u d i c e a r e a b o l i s h e d . M a n y w e l c om e

t r u t h w i t h o p e n a r m s ; t h e y n o l o n g e r lo o k

u p o n h e r w i th s u s p i ci on o r a s a n u n w a n t e d

g u e s t . T h e s e u n i q u e t r u t h s , w h i ch o n c e

h a d t o b e c o n c e a l e d a n d w el l g u a r d e d i n t h ea g e o f d a r k n e s s , a r e n o w brough t t o l i gh t by

t h e R o s ic r u c i a n s . S t r a n g e h a p p e n i n g s a r e

m a d e u n d e r s t a n d a b l e ; th e y a r e s h o w n t o b e u s e -

f u l l a ws , w h i ch m a k e f o r g r e a t e r m a s t e r y an d

e n j o y m e n t o f l if e by t h e i n d i v i d u a l .

T here i s n o suf>ernatural i. sm. E v e r y t h i n g o c -

c u r s b y c o s m i c , n a t u r a l l aw . T h e r e a r e n o m y s t er i e s,

e x ce p t a s o u r i g n o r a n c e a n d m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g m a k e

t h e m a p p e a r s o. T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r t h r il l t h a n

e x p l o r i n g t h e n a t u r e o f y o u r s e lf an d t h e u n i v e r s e in

w h i c h y o u l iv e . T h e r e i s n o g r e a t e r co n f i d e n c e t h a n

t h a t w h i c h is b o r n f r o m u n d e r s t a n d i n g . T h e r e is n o

g r e a t e r p o w e r b y w h i ch y o u c a n a c h i ev e , t h a n t h a t

w h i ch a r is e s fr o m a u s e fu l k n o w l e d g e , s u c h a s t h e R o s i -

c r u c i a n t e a c h i n g s c o n t a i n . N o w , i n t h e p r iv ac y o f y o u rh o m e , t h e n a t u r e o f al l s u c h p h e n o m e n a , n o t j u s t a f e w

i l lu s t r a t i o n s s h o w n a b o v e , w i l l b e r e v e a l e d t o y o u i n a n

i n t e l l i g e n t , s i m p l e , f a s c i n a t i n g w a y .



I

h e r s o f t h e G r e a t Py r a m i d . I n t h e m a g n i f i c e n t t e m -

p les , as cand idates , they w ere in i t ia t ed into the great

mysteries. Th es e l egend s also r ecou n t how i ts adep t s ,

it s g rea t m as ter s and t eacher s , imp ar ted some o f th e i r

wisdom to the bu i lde r s o f King So lom on ' s mag n i f i-

cen t and symbo l ic t emple . Many tomes , r a r e books ,and documen ts o f seve ra l cen tu r ie s ago , r epos ing in

the a rch ives o f the Ros icru c ian O rd er in th i s coun t ry

and in Europe , desc r ibe i t s ea r ly sp read f rom the

O r i e n t t o E u r o p e i n a n c ie n t t i m e s , a n d t h e g r e a t i n -

f l u e n c e i t h a d u p o n t h e m i n d s o f m e n a n d w o m e n

th i r s ty fo r knowledge .

T HE WE S T ERN WORLD ROSICRUCIA NS

T h e Ros icru c ian s fir st came to Am er ica and to the

Wes te rn wor ld in 1694 . Under the l eader sh ip o f

Joh an n Ke lp ius , a Ma s te r o f one of the Ros icru c ian

L o d g e s o f E u r o p e , a sm a l l b a n d o f m e m b e r s w h o

sought f r eed om o f t h in k in g and o f speech and the

r igh t to sea rch fo r t ru th w herev er it m igh t be foun d ,

des ir ed the libe r ty o f the new land to the west . Th ey

were in sp i r ed to m ake the i r jou rn ey by a book w r i t -t en by the r enow ned Eng l ish ph i lo soph er and st ates -

man, Si r Francis Bacon . They landed in what i s now

the g rea t ci ty o f Ph i l ade lph ia . Th e i r descendan t s

bu i lt a co lony at Ep h ra ta , Penn sylvania , an d there

they con st ru c ted the fir s t as t r on om ical observa tory

in Am er ica a nd the W estern w or ld , a lso the first

pap er mi ll . Th ey o rgan ized the fir st

A m e r i c a n sy m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a a n d d e v e -

loped the f ir st bo tan ica l gard ens . Th e i rla ter leaders and m em ber s act ive ly p ar t ic i -

pa ted in the fou n d ing o f the Un i ted States

of Amer ica as a na t ion .

C a n o n b u r y T o w e r n e a r L o n d o n , E n g l a n d , w as

e r e c t e d i n 1 5 09 . i n i t s o a k p a n e l l e d l i b r a r y S i r F r a n c i s

Ba c o n , p h i lo s o p h e r , s t a t e s m a n , a n d R o s i cr u c i a n .

w r o t e so m e o f h i s i n s p i r i n g w o r k s .

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S / • <./ f ' j? 8

C O M E I L ... I N T E R N A T I O N A LC O N d i o R D R E S O R . E N T A U X

M I X T O LE R A N C E U N I O N ,

j t u / v X ^ f »m»3o^ .<MV

n r i l Jn t e r n f l U o n B , — ^

W P f f l K S S t t g s H t

t / v̂ *7

o * '^yv rv s'*?^’6

P R O O F o f a u t h o r i t y

A s igned an d sea l ed M an i fes to i ssued in Brusse l s , Be lg iu m , by a

f e d e r a t i o n o f t h e a u t h e n t i c, h i s t o r ic a l , m y s ti ca l b r o t h e r h o o d s a n d

O r d e r s o f t h e w o r l d . I t d e c l a r e s th e A .M .O .R . C . t o b e “ t h e o n l y

a u t h o r i z e d s e ct o r o f t h e A n ci e n t F r a t e r n i t y o f R o s i c ru c i a n s p e r -

p e t u a t in g th e t ru e t r a d i ti o n s o f t h e R + C in N o r th a n d S o u t h

A m e r i c a .” T h e f u ll s iz e o r ig i n a l i s one o f the many documents in

t h e a r c h i v e s o f A M O R G w h i ch e s t a b l is h e s i t s w o r ld w i d e a f fi li at io n

w i t h t h e T r a d i t i o n a l a n d A n ci e n t R o s i cr u c ia n O r d e r .

S e e k n o t t o o e a g e r l y

a f t e r t h e g r a c e o f d e -

v o t i o n , s e n s i b l e s w e e t -

ness, an d tears ; bu t l et

t h y c h i e f c a r e b e t o r e -

m a i n i n w a r d l y u n i te d

l o G o d b y go o d w i ll i n

t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l p a r t

o f l h e Sou l .— A lb er t u s

A la (’in is . ( A R o s i c r u -c ian . )

Page N inel pen



THE INSTITUTION

BEHIND THE

ORGANIZATION

C o n s ec r a t e d t o T r u t h

. . . D e d i c a t e d t o

E v e r y R o s i c r u c i a n

O b e l i s k i n R o s i cr u c i a n

P a r k .

Su p r e m e Te m p l e .

P la n e t a r iu m a n d S ci e n c e

M u s e u m .

R o s e - C r o i x U n i v e r s i t y

S c i e n c e B u i l d i n g .

S p h i n x i n R o s i c r u c i a n

P a r k .

R o s i c r u c i a n

E g y p t i a n M u s e u m .

R e se a r c h L i b r a r y .



P a r t F o u r

What Rosicrucian Membership Provides You

T H E M A N Y BE N E F IT S YO U R E C E IV E

V A V

T h e Ros icr u cia ns o f fe r you t he op p o r t u n i t y t o r e -

shape your l ife, to acid to i t those necessary elements

which make for persona l sa t i s fac t ion and ful l l iv ing.

They can he lp you f ind yourse l f , so tha t each day

becomes a joyful exper ience and not a haphazard

ex is t ence o r an o rdea l . You a re requ i red to m ake no

changes in your usual business or socia l affa i rs torece ive th i s ageold ye t evernew persona l guidance

of the Ros ic ruc ians .

Regardless of race , re l igion, socia l condi t ions, or

where you l ive , you can share the pr iv i leges of per -

sonal , p r iv at e m e m be r s h i p . F u r t he r , r e ga r d l e s s o f

how much you have read, what col leges or univers i -

t i e s you may have a t t ended —or ev en if y ou hav e

n ever a t t en d ed a n y —the Rosicrucians offer you

through the i r t eachings a message of hope , fe l low-

s hip , and a d e pe n d a b l e, u n i qu e s ou r c e o f know le dge

not ob t a inab le e l sewhere .

Can you spare ju s t a l i t t le t im e to g ive to persona l

f a s c i na t i ng r e a d i ng w h i c h r e qu i r e s no laborious

s tu d y or tedious memoriz ing? I f so . then you a re

we ll si tu a t ed to rece ive t he m anv fo l low ing m em ber / o

ship benefi ts :

C o d is a N u m b e r

e n d o w e d w i th m o t i o n ,

w h ich i.s f e lt b u t no t

d e m o n s t r a t ed . B al z ac .


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FIRST

T h e r e is n o c h a n c e, n o

d e s t i n y , n o fa t e

C a n c i r c u m v e n t , o r

h i n d e r o r co n t r o l

T h e fi r m r e so l v e o f a

d e t e r m i n e d s o u l .

E ll a W h ee le r V\ ' ilcox.

(A R os ic x m ci an .)

R o s i cr u c ia n Sy s t e m o f G u id a n c e

I 'h e Ros icru c ian m on ograp hs o r l es sons cons t i t u t e

a fascin at in g revela t ion ot' the m ysteries ol li fe . H ow -

ever, this great h u m an en g i n e er i n g d one by the Ros i -c ruc i ans , t h i s bu i ld ing o f l i ve s and th i s implan t ing

in them of the factors of confidence, success , and

happiness , is n ot accompl i shed by any impe rsona l ,

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e c o u r s e m e t h o d o f m e r e l y e x t e n d i n g

knowledge to the member . Each lesson a l so takes

in to cons ide ra t ion the need fo r t he qu icken ing o f

th e consciousness of the ind iv idu a l . Jt seeks to awak-

en h i s dormant t a l en t s and to deve lop h i s pe r sona l

powers ra the r t han to c ram h i s mind w i th co ld andoftentimes useless facts.

T h e m em ber , in t he p r ivacy o f h is own hom e , is

m ad e to rea li ze tha t he i s com p reh end ing and mas ter

in g his en v i ron m en t and a ffa irs , a s wel l as ju s t l ea r n -

ing . N o on e -is accep ted o r pe rmi t t ed to remain as a

mere s tudent of a sys tem of s tudy.

H O W T H E LES SO N S A R E PR E P A R E D

T h e s u p r e m e e x ecu t iv e o f t h e Ro s ic r u c ia n O r d e r ,

known a s the Impe ra to r , dec ided tha t t he Ros ic ru -

c ian t each ings fo r t h i s p r iva t e , pe r sona l k ind ot m em -

b e r s h i p c o u l d n o t b e p u t

in book form l ike tex ts

o n a c co u n t a n cy o r m a t h e -

m a t ic s, wh ich in f req u en t -

ly chan ge. Any m eth od

for i ssu ing the Ros ic ru -c ian teachings must be

kept f l ex ib le .

T h is is so that new dis -

coveries — w hich Ros i-

c ruc ian researchers a r e con s is tent ly m ak ing —may be

inc lu d ed tha t m em bers may en joy the bene fi ts wh ich

they mak e poss ib le. Th u s these teaching s a re issued

P a g e Tw en t y -Tw o



Some of the j

Be l o w are ind ica ted but a few o f h u n d re d s o f f a scin a t in g

su b je c t s t a u g h t a n d th o ro u g h ly e x p la in e d a s p a r t o f

t h e R o s ic ru c i a n sys te m o f g u id a n c e . T h e l im i t s o f sp a ce

here in make i t imposs ib le to l i s t more o f these top ics o f

t r u th wh ic h wi l l b e e x t e n d e d to y o u a s e a s i ly u n d e r s t a n d -

able lessons.

T h e su b je ct s sh o wn a r e a l l i n c lu d e d in t h e R o s icru c ia n

te a c h in g s , b u t t h e y a r e p r e se n te d to t h e me mb e r in a d i f -

f e r e n t o rd e r f ro m th a t l i s t e d h e re .

C ar e o f t h e B o d y .

I n t u i t i o n a n d Ju d g m e n t .

U si n g M e n t a l P o w e r s at W i l l .

T h e M y st e r i e s o f T i m e an d Sp ac e.

M a n ' s F i v e Se n se s.

T h e H u m a n C o n sc i o u sn e ss.

D r a w i n g o n I n n e r F o r c es.

I n q u i r y i n t o t h e N at u r e o f So u l .

M y st i c a l L a w s a n d P r i n c i p l e s.

M y st e r y o f M a t t e r Co h esi o n , A d -

h e si o n , M a gn e t i s m .

M e a n i n g o f A n c i e n t Sy m b o l i s m .

A t t a i n i n g C o sm i c C o n sc i o u sn e ss.

D e v el o p m e n t o f P er s o n a l M a gn e -

t i s m .

F u n d a m e n t a l s o f M e n t a l A t t u n e

m e n t .

W h a t t h e M y st i c s o f t h e O r i e n t

T a u g h t .

T h e H u m a n A u r a an d I t s V i b r a -

t o r y Ef f e c t .

R eg en e r a t i o n H e a l t h an d A d d i n g

Y ea r s t o Y o u r L i f e .

R o si c r u c i a n M y st i c s a n d t h e C r e a-

t i v e P o w er o f M i n d .E x p e r i m e n t s o n T h o u g h t T r a n s -

m i s s i o n .

D i s co u r s e on E x p e r i m e n t s i n

C r ea t i n g L i f e o u t o f N o n l i v i n g

M a t t e r .

T h e C r e a t i v e P o w e r , t h e Co sm i c

M i n d .

E x p e r i m e n t s w i t h Co l o r , T h o u g h t V i b r a t i o n s , So u n d , an d L i g h t .

H u m a n Em o t i o n s an d I n s t i n c t s,

a n d T h e i r R e l at i o n t o P er s o n al

i t y .

H o w t o I m p r o v e Y o u r D a i l y

A f f a i r s .

S E C O N D

A L o d g e A t H o m e

A u n i q u e m e t h o d o f R o s ic r u -

cian p erson al , pr iv at e m e m b e r -

sh ip is “ t h e Lo d g e at H o m e . ”

You r “ s tudy co r n e r”—or a pa r t

o f your s l eep ing roo m —may be -

c o m e y o u r t e m p l e, y o u r L od g e ,

w i t h o u t e x p e n se o r i n t e r f e r -

ence wi th the in teres ts o f any

m em ber o f your fami ly . You

select one n igh t a week —any

A l o d g e N i gh t a t h o m e . M a n y h u s b a n d s a n d

w i v e s w i l l w a n t t o e n j o y R o s i c r u c i a n s t u d y

t o g e t h e r . I n t h i s c a se , a s e c o n d c o m p a n i o n

a p p l i c a t i o n m u s t b e r e q u e s t e d a n d f il le d o u t b y

o n e o f t h e p a r t i es . D u e s f o r t h e s e c on d p e r s o n

a r e ( h e n ve r y n o m i n a l . F o r f u r t h e r i n fo r m a t i o no n t h i s p l a n , p l e a s e w r i t e f o r d e t a i l s o n C o m -

p a n i o n M e m b e r s h i p .

P a g e T w e n t y - F o u r



n ight w i ll suffice—and tha t becom es

Y ou r L o d g e N i g ht . A t t h a t t im e you

rev iew anc l con templa t e t he won -

d e r fu l d i sclosure s w hich a re i nc lu d -

ed in vour lessons.

T H I R D

D e m o n s t r a t i o n s . . .

S im p l e E x p e r i m e n t s

T h e r e i s n o t h i n g that establ ishes confidence in

what is offered as a fact or as a p rin cip le of n at u re l ike

be in g ab le to t es t i i p ersona l ly and exp er ien ce it s

“ w ork ing" yourse lf. T r u e kn ow ledg e is expe r i ence ,fo r you neve r t ru ly know a t h ing u n t i l you exp e r i -

en ce ir . I 'hu s w h ereve r possible every

Ros ic ru c ian le sson m akin g some em -

p h a t ic d ecla ra t ion that a th in g “ is ,” or

"does ." has some s imple l i t t l e exper i -

ment w hich you—w h e the r a housewi fe

or a bu s inessm an—can p e r fo rm to

prov e to you rse l f the accu racy of the s ta temen ts m ade .

T he s e e xpe r i m e n t s r e qu i r e no s c i e n t i f i c e qu i pm e n tor know led ge of science and w i ll t ake bu t a few m in -

utes to perform each week. Many a re not of a phys i -

ca l na tu re bu t r a the r a re m en ia l expe r iment s . As

these l aws o f na tu re pe r fo rm a t your command, you

imm ed ia te ly beg in t o sense a new fou nd pow er , and

you know you a re on the pa th to the maste ry of l i fe .

F O U R T H

S i g n s o f R e c o g n i t i o n

You wi l l r ece ive a membersh ip ca rd e s t ab l i sh ing

your a ff ili at ion w i th t he i n t e rn a t iona l ju r i sd i ct i on o f

T h e A m e r i ca s , Br i tis h Com -

m onw e a l t h , F r a nc e , G e r -

many, Swi tzer land, Sweden,

and Afr ica of the Ros icru c ian

O r d e r , A M O R C . Yo u w i ll b e

R o s i n u t i a n a l c h e -

m i s t s i n t h e M i d d l e

A g e s c o n d u c t e d e x -

p e r i m e n t s s e c r e t l y i n

g a r r e t s t o a v o i d p e r s e -

c u t i o n b y t h e s u p e r sl it ions masses. I hei r

d i s c o v e r i e s h a v e a d -

v an ced k n o w l e d g e .

T h e r e s u l t s o f t h e i r

l a b o r s c o n t r i b u t e d t o

o u r h e r i t a g e o f u s ef u l

i n f o r m a t i o n t o d a v .

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ins t ruc ted in the t rad i t ional s igns o l recogni t ion , and

you wi l l be g iven the passwords and gr ips which wi l l

en t i t le you to ad m iss ion in to th e va r ious Lod ges and

C h a p t e r s of t h e O r d e r t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r ld . W h e r -

ever you go you wi l l he recognized in Rosicrucian

Lodges and Ch ap te r s by such s igns, and g ree ted as aFra te r o r So ro r o f the A n c ien t Mys t ica l O rd er Rosae

Cru c is (A M O RC ) . L ikew ise , you w i ll be g iven most

insp i r ing , impress ive , symbol ic in i t ia t ions in to the

var ious deg rees o f the Order . These beau t i fu l ye t

s imp le ce remon ies have a mora l wh ich wi l l l inge r

long in your mind as a happy exper ience .

F I F T H

F a s c i n a t i n g M o n t h l y M a g a z in e

T h e R os icru cian D iges t , off icial publicat ion of the

Rosicrucians, is issued f ree to you each m on th as one

of you r many m em bers h ip p r iv ileges . It is

a lead ing per iod ica l fo r s e l f - i m p r o v e m e n t .

I t con ta ins w e ll w r i t ten , s imp ly p resen ted

ar t ic les which conta in usefu l fac ts , fac ts

which you , regard less of your s ta t ion in

l i f e , can app ly wi th much benef i t to your -se l f . I t s a r t i c l e s on na tu ra l phenomena ,

menta l and physica l sc ience , myst ic ism,

t r ave l , and i t s unusua l pho tog raphs o f an -

c ien t cu l tu res and peop les , con t r ibu ted f rom

th roughou t the wor ld , wi l l f a sc ina te you .

SI X THG o o d a l w a y s H ow s i n i a x

t h e c h a n n e l s i t h a s

o n c c s el e c t e d . L . C. d r P e r s o n a l A t t e n t i o nS a i n l -M a rt i n . (A Rosi

A sy s t e m f o r d e t e r m i n i n g y o u r person a/ prog res s

a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e d e g r ee s o r g ra d es

o f the Ros ic ruc ian gu idance has been es tab l i shed .

Per iod ica lly , s imp le exam ina t ion s w i ll be given to

you and , by the i r r esu l ts , ways an d means o f fu r -

ther a id ing you in your use of the teachings are then

pr epar ed . Repo r t s o f you r pe r sona l w e lfa re a r e r e -

ques ted f rom t ime to t ime . By them the Ros ic ruc ian

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L ef t : T h e S u p r e m e

I e m p l e a t R o s i c r u c i a n

P a r k , w h e r e f r a t e r n a l

c o n v o c a t i o n s a r e h e l d .

B el ow : O n e o f I h e

a n n u a l I n t e r n a t i o n a l

R o s i c r u c i a n C o n v e n -

t i o n s h el d i n R o s i c r u -

c ia n P a r k , S a n Jo s e ,

C a l i f o r n i a . M e m b e r s

f r o m a ll o v e r t h e w o r l da t t e n d . A t t e n d a n c e a t

a C o n v e n t i o n i s n o t

n e c e s s a r y , h o w e v e r , t o

d e r i v e t h e f u l l b e n e f i t

o f R o s ic r u c ia n m e m -

b e r s h i p .

E IG H T H

I n t i m a t e A s s o c ia t i o n

As a Rosicrucian member , you wi l l be associa ted

with the la rges t and oldest fr a te rn i ty in the wor ld de -

v ot ed t o m a n ’s p e r so n a l d e v e lo p m e n t t h r o u g h t h e

u t i li z ing o f h is na tu ra l powers o f m ind and the s im -

p le and ye t l i t t le known laws of the un iverse . Many

a r e t h e p r o m in e n t m e n a n d w o m e n in h is to r y w ho

w e r e p r o u d t o d i s c l o se t h e i r R o s i c r u c i a n m e m b e r -

sh ip . You wi l l become u n i t ed i n t h o u g h t a n d p u r

pose w i t h t h o u sa n d s o f i n d i v i d u a l m e m b e r s a n d

t h ose in L od g e s a n d C h a p t e r s t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o rld .

T h is associa t ion w i th th ose ol l ike m ind , wi th i ts ex -

change of ideas, is a valuable benef i t , lor i t causes us

t o q t o w i n w a r d l v a n d i n a cco m p l i s h m en t as we be^ . •

come s t ronger in ou r conv ic t ions .

You wi l l a l so have the oppor tun i ty o f person al as

sociation in a Ros ic ruc ian assembly o r t emple wi th

o the r s when you have r eached a ce r t a in s t age in the

teach ings o f the O rd er .

P a g e T w e n t y - E i g h t



X

R O S I C R U C I A N

I N I T I A T I O N

1C V I BR A T I O N S



P a r t F i v e

I g n o r a n c e i s t h e t r u e

o r i g i n a l s i n . M e n . t i c

b a n k r u p t s m o r a ll y b e -

c a u s e t h e y d o n o t k n o w

t h e g ol d m i n e t h a t is

i n t h e m . J. B r ie rle y .


A Personal Invitation

W E IN V I T E YO U T O BE C O M E A M E M BE R

You a re not be ing so l ic i ted to s tudy some courses

of lessons . You a re be in g cour teou s ly inv i ted by th e

app l i ca t ion , wh ich you shou ld f ind a t t a ched ins ide

th e ba ck cov er of this book, to aff il ia te with the

h i s tor i ca l ly renow ned Ros icru c ian O rd e r—know n

t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r ld a s th e A n c ie n t M y s t ica l O r d e r

Ro sa e C r u ci s ( A M O R C ) .

W h e n y o u r a p p l ic a ti o n is a cce p t e d b y th e M e m -b e r s h i p C o m m i t t e e , y o u i m m e d i a t e l y b e c o m e a

m e m b e r o f a n O r d e r w h i ch h as b e en t h e w isest

l e a d i n g m o v e m e n t i n t h e t u t e l a g e o f m a n k i n d f o r

cen tu r i e s . Con sequ en t ly , a ll t he p r iv ileges and ben e -

fit s, m any o f w hich have a lready b een enu m era ted on

preceding pages , a re made ava i lable to you a t once .

FREE LESSONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

L et us ag ai n r em i n d y ou t h a t a u n i q u e f ea t u r e o f

Ros ic ruc ian membersh ip i s t ha t a l l t he fa sc ina t ing ,

use fu l , i n fo rma t ive l e s sons and g raded ins t ruc t ions

you wi l l rece ive a re extended to you as a benef i t of

m e m b e r s h i p . T h e R o sicr u ci a n s a r e n ot a m ere school

i ssu ing stu d ies by m ai l. T h e lessons and teachings

c a n n o t b e p u r ch a s e d o r co n t r a c te d fo r . T h e t e ach -

ings, therefore , are extended, freely to every active

m e m b e r . I n f a ct , th e r e a r e m a n y m e m b e r s w h o h a vel o n g s in c e c o m p l et e d t h e s tu d ie s b u t r e t a in m e m b e r -

sh ip for i t s many o ther benef i t s .

I‘ag e T hir ty



FEES AND DUES

T h e O r d e r is s t r ict ly a b r o t h e r hood , op e r a t i ng i n

tha t sense as do o th e r f r a t e rn i t ie s . M em ber sh ip in t he

Ros i c ruc i an Orde r ca r r i e s wi th i t t he many bene f i t s

distinct to all fraternit ies a nd m a ny o t he r s t ha t a r eun ique . As in f ra t e rn i t i e s , t he re a re membersh ip

du es , payab le m on th ly , and a n om ina l r eg i s t ra t ion

fee. T h i s fee a nd m on t h ly du e s o f s m a ll a m ou n t a r e

t he d ona t ions on t he pa r t o f m e m be r s t o t he ge ne r a l

op e ra t ing fu nd s o f t he O rd e r , and t ake ca re of i ts ex -

t ens ion expenses , it s bu i ld ing fund s , n a t iona l and in -

t e rna t iona l h u m an i t a r i an act iv i ti es , and d ona t ions t o

sc i en t i f i c exped i t i ons and me thods o f r e sea rch and

invest igat ion.In ad d i t ion to these gen era l ac t iv i t ies of the Ord er ,

t he Ros i c ruc i ans conduc t t he courses ment ioned on

prev ious p ages . Th ese cour ses o f study a re g iven f r ee

ly a nd w i thou t c ha r ge o r fe es o f a ny k i nd t o m e m be r s

of the Or d er . Therefor e , we wish you to keep in

mind tha t t he s tudy and ins t ruc t ion work i s a sepa -

r a t e a nd d i s t i nc t f e a t u r e o f t he O r de r , n o t f o u n d i n

any o ther f ra ternal organiza t ion , and for which, in

r ea lit y , ou r m e m be r s do no t pa y. ( T h e Ros ic r uc ia n

O r d e r , A M O R C , is r e g is te r ed t h r o u g h o u t t h e w or ld

as a nonprof i t organizat ion.)

T he S up r e m e Counc i l ha s pu r pos e l y m a de t he

Regis t ra t ion Fee very n om ina l . It is Tw o Pou nd s

Fen Shi l lings Ste r l in g, to be su bm i t ted with you r

app l i ca t ion . Month ly dues a re Twenty th ree Sh i l -

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t ions to t he degree o f advan cem ent that m em bers

may m ake in the ir s tud ies . T h e m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e ,

th e R os icru cian D iges t , is a lso sent g rat is to a l l m em -

bers t ak in g the s tud ie s by cor re spon d ence f ro m the

Ros i c r uc i a n G r a nd L odge .

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s p i r i t u a l m e d i t a t i o n ,

a n d m a k e a ll m e n w h o

r e ce i v e t h e m t h e M a g i

o f t h e i r t i m e . S i r E d

w a r d K e ll y . (A Rosi

t i u t i a n . )

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Final Instructions

I h e o n e r em ain s , i h e

n i nny change and puss ;

H e a v e n ' s l ig h t f o r e v e r

. sh in es; ea r th ' s sh ad o ws

llv. Shel ley. (A Ro s i -

e r u c i an .)

V E R Y I M P O R T A N T

J h ere a re sev era l ways in which th i s book le t may have

com e in to you r hands . I t is in t en d ed fo r ca re fu l and d i scree td i s t r i b u t i o n o n l y t o t h o s e w h o s e e m w o r t h y o f a d m i s s i o n

i n t o t h e O r d e r .

I t m a y h a v e b e e n h a n d e d t o y o u b y s o m e o n e w h o w i s h e s

you to rea lize that th ere is som eth ing v i ta l in l ife that may

a n s w e r y o u r d e s ir e s a n d e n d y o u r q u e s t . I t m a y h a v e b e en

passed a long to you by a f r i end o r acqua in tance who fee l s

t h a t it w i ll a ro u s e an i n q u i ry i n y o u r m i n d . Th e re fo re , t h e re

may be no ap p l i ca t ion b lan k o r le t t e r o f i nv i t a t ion enc losed .

In th at case, i f you feel in teres ted , wr i te at once to th e Gr an d

Secre ta ry and ask fo r an app l i ca t ion fo rm. I f your inqu i ry

appears to be s incere , the Secre tary wi l l invi te you to l i le

a n a p p l i c a t i o n w i t h h i m .

Y o u m a y h a v e w r i t t e n t o t h e R o s i c ru c i a n O rd e r fo r t h i s

book le t and it may ha ve com e to you accom p an ied by a l e t -

t er a n d w i th t h e A p p l ic a t io n Bl a n k a t t a c h e d i n t h e b o o k le t .

It is then a d i rec t in v i t at ion for you to becom e a m em ber ,

is sued a f t e r your requ es t l ias been p r op er ly cons ide red .

How To Proceed

F IR S T : C a r e fu l l y fill o u t t h e A p p l ic a t io n B la n k . T h e a n -swer to each qu es t ion is im p or ta n t and wi l l be t rea t ed as

s t r ic t ly confident ia l .

S EC O N D : H a v i n g a n s w e re d a ll t h e q u e s t io n s in t h e A p -

pl ica t ion Blank, s ign i t accurate ly .

T H I R D : R e f e r t o t h e e n cl os ed f o ld e r c o n c e r n i n g m e t h o d

of m ak in g your rem i t t ance . I f fo lde r is not enclosed , wr i t e

fo r in s t ruc t ions .

A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s h o u l d r e a c h y o u w i th i n o n e m o n t h . II

you do n o t hea r f rom the Secre t a ry in tha t t im e , w r i t e to

h im in de ta i l. II yo u r ap p l ica t ion is re jec t ed fo r any reason

w h a t s oe v e r , y o u r R e g i s t r a t i o n F e e w ill b e r e t u rn e d t o y ou

w i t h a f r a n k e x p l a n a t i o n .

A ddres s all m ai l to

R O SIC R U C IA N O R D E R (A M O R C)

C o m m o n w e a lt h A d m i n i s tr a t i on

Queensway House , Queensway , Bognor Reg i s .

Sussex , England

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

( P l ea s e W r it e o r T y p ew r it e A n s w er s P l a in l y )

(A L L Q U E ST I O N S M U S T B E A N S W E R ED )

Ful l Name

D ate of Birth Sex

( M o n t h ) ( D a t e ) ( Y e a r )

A p p l ic a n t m u s t b e o v e r e i g h t e e n y e a r s o f a g e.

Place of Birth

Race (co lou r ) N a t iona l i ty

( T h e O r d e r o b s e r v e s n o r a c i a l r e s t r i c t i o n s )

Rel ig ion in which you were born

Present church aff i l iat ion i t any

M a rr ie d ? N u m b e r o f ch i ld r e n

Your Occupat ion

W h a t i s t h e e x t e n t o f y o u r e d u c a t i o n ?

H a v e yo u a n y A ca d e m i c o r H o n o r a r y D e g r e es ?

( I f you answ er “ yes .” p l ea se li st d eg r ee s )

Have you been a s tuden t o f Metaphys ics , P sycho logy , o r P h i losophy ,

a n d h o w l o n g ?

H a v e y ou p r ev io u sly b e en a m e m b e r o f A M O R C ?

( I f y o u a n s w e r ‘‘y e s . " p l e a s e g i v e y o u r k e y n u m b e r )

Ar e you a m em b er o f any S ecre t , F ra t e rn a l , o r P h i losop h ica l o rgan iza t ion ?

( I f you an sw er ‘' ye s , ” p l ea se l is t o r g an i za t i on s )

D i d i i h i d b h l f h



A CCEPT A NCE OF T HIS INV IT A T IONPlease R ead V ery Carefu l ly

T o th e R e co r d i n g S ecr e ta r y ol t h e G r a n d Lo d g e of A M O R C C o m m o n w e a l t h A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

Q u e e n s w a y H o u s e , Q u e e n s w a y

Bognor Reg i s , Sussex , Eng land

R esp ec t ed S ir:

I h e r e b y a cc e p t y o u r c o r d i a l i n v i t a ti o n t o u n i te w i th t h e R o s i cr u ci a n s in

t h e i r r e s ea r ch e s , s tu d i es , a n d i n d i v id u a l e x p e r i m e n t s , a s o u t li n e d in y o u r

l i t e r a t u r e . 11 I a m fo u n d w o r t h y ol r e c e i v i n g t h e F i r s t P r i n c i p l e s a n d

p r i v a t e s t u d i e s , I w i ll a b i d e b y th e t r a d i t i o n a l p l e d g e m a d e b y a ll N e o -

p h y t es , t o w i t :

“I wil l keep confidential n i l reading matter , lessons , and dis

courses sent to me, an d ici l l carefu l ly ex am in e them to det erm in e

each s t ep I am to t ake in bein g prep ared for a l i fe of greater

u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d a t t a i n m e n t . ”

I n a c co r d a n c e w i th t h e t r a d i ti o n a l c u s to m , I e n cl os e T w o Po u n d s T e n

Sh i ll in g s S t e r li n g t o b e r e c o rd e d a s m y R e g i s t r a t io n Fee fo r m e m b e r s h i p

in t h e G ra n d L o d g e o f t h e R o s i cru c i a n O rd e r , a n d 1 s h al l v o l u n t a r il y

r e m i t d u e s o f T w e n t y t h r e e S h i lli n gs S t e r li n g m o n t h l y , b e g i n n i n g w i th

th e f irs t m o n t h a f t e r m y m e m b e r s h i p h a s b e e n a c ce p t e d a n d co n t i n u i n g

a s l on g a s T e x p re s s a d e s i r e fo r m e m b e r s h i p a s an A c t i v e S tu d e n t .*

It is u n d e r s to o d t h a t if my m e m b e r s h i p is a c ce p t e d , I s h a l l r e c e iv e fo u r

m o n o g r a p h s m o n t h l y , t h e m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , t h e R osicrucian Digest , an d

e n j o y a ll t h e b e n e fi ts a n d p r i v il e ge s o f m e m b e r s h i p w i th o u t p a y m e n t of an y

f e e o r ch a rg e s e x ce p t t h e d u e s as s ta t e d a b o v e . I f m y a p p l i ca t i o n is n o t

a c ce p t e d , I w i l l b e co n f i d e n t i a ll y n o ti fi ed b y t h e M e m b e r s h i p C o m m i t te e ,

a n d m y R e g i s t r a t i o n F e e w i l l b e r e f u n d e d .

Kefer to the enclosed f o l d e r c o n c e r n i n g m e t h o d o f m a k i n g y o u rremit tance . I f fo lder i s no t enclosed , wr i te for ins t ruc t ions .

STERLING

(S igna tu re )

( S i g n a t u r e m u s t b e h a n d w r i t t e n . D o n o t p r i n t o r ty p e w r i t e .)

N a m e

( P r in t o r t y p e w r i t e y o u r n a m e a n d a d d r e s s f o r u s e o n a l l m a il .)

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T h e R os i cr u ci an s in v i t e y ou t o u n i t e w i t h t h em

in t he ir fasc in at in g researches , inv es t igat ions , an d

s tud ies o f the un iversa l laws o f na ture and the

myster ies o f l i f e in every branch o f human

i m p r o v e m e n t a n d d e v e l o p m e n t

T H E R E F O R E . . .

You are cord ia l ly reques ted to submi t th i s Ques

t ionnaire , w i th your personal answers , so tha t the

D irec t ors of In s t ru ct ion m ay t ake t he p r op er st eps

t o ad m i t y ou t o S t u d en t M em b er s h i p an d p r e p ar e

T h e W ay f o r y ou r p r o p e r p l ace in t h e

R os icru cian S y s t em of p erson al

progres s an d at t ain m en t s .



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rEN LIGH TEN ED M IN DS EVERYW H ERE

T R U T H k n o w s 110 b a r r i e r ! T h e

A . M . O . R . C . ( n ot a r e l i g i o n ) i s o n e o f

t h e o l d e s t a u t h en t i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s

a n d so c i et i e s p e r p e t u a t i n g t h e

a n ci en t t r u t h s f o r t h e a d va n ce m e n t

o f m a n k i n d , l l y b e co m i n g a m e m b e r

o f t h e Ro s i c r u c i a n O r d e r , A . M . O . R .C .,

y o u w i l l b e b r o u g h t i n t o co n t a ct

w i t h o t h e r g r ea t m y st e r y s ch o o l s

a n d t h e i r r e n o w n ed t e ac h i n g s

t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d .

T h i s i s a r a r e p r i v i l e g e an d a

g r e a t a d d i t i o n a l b e n ef i t y o u

w i l l e n j o y . B ec o m e i n t u n e

t h e t i m e s— a n d t h e t h o u g h t s o f

g r ea t e st m i n d s ev e r y w h e r e .

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T h e m a t t e r c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s b o o k l e t i s o ff ici al ly is su e d t h r o u g h t h e S u p r e m e

C o u n c i l o f A M O R C . T h e A n c ie n t N a m e a n d S ym b o ls of t h e R o s i cr u c ia n O r d e r

a r e R e g i s t e r e d a n d P r o t e c t e d b y t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t O f f i c e e x c l u s i v e l y i n t h e

n a m e of A M O R C . (T h e i n it ia ls A . M .O .R . C . in d i ca t e t h e a u t h e n t i c R o s i c r u c i a n O r d e r . ) T h e a b o v e n a m e a n d t h e s y m b o l b e lo w a r e a ls o r e g is t e re d in G r e a t B r i t -

a i n , D o m i n i o n o f C a n a d a , A u s t r a li a , N e w Z e a l a n d , F r a n c e , an d s e ve ra l o th e r

n a t i o n s .

T h e u s e o f t h e cr os s i n R o s i cr u c i a n s y m b o l -

i sm has n o re l ig iou s s ign i f i cance . T h e cross

p r e d a t e s m o d e r n r e l i g i o n s , a n d i ts s y m b o l o gy

i s f u l l y e x p l a i n e d t o t h e b e g i n n i n g s t u d e n t .

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