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A Story of the
ROSI CRUCI ANS
By Frater R. T. XII
FI RST EDI TI ON
Copyright 1932
By A M O R C
Privately issued by Permission of The
Department of Publication of the
Supreme Grand Lodge of
The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae
Crucis, Jurisdiction of North America
Rosicrucian Park
San Jose, California
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March 1932 Official Publication Number Sixteen Printed in U.S.A.
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ONG ago, in the early stages of man's personal mastership, there
was a great ruler who had succeeded in bringing most of Eu- A GREAT
rope under his control. He was looked upon by many nations KIN<"
of people as the greatest and most wise king of all times. His
name was Charles the Great. He ruled in the years that closed
the eighth century.
With all of his wisdom, all of his power, this great man did not have the
mastership or control over life and living things that he desired. This dis
covery annoyed him. He found there were slaves ready to obey his commands,
and he found that with his wealth in gold, jewels, and land, he could secure
almost anything of a material nature that he wanted. He also believed that with
his sword in hand and crown upon his head, he was feared and obeyed as no
other king of Europe who preceded him.
History had proved in the days of the great Pharoahs and Ptolmeys, in
the days of the Caesars and others that a cleverly trained mind, a powerful
intellect, knowing the secret laws of nature and the hidden forces of the
human consciousness, could easily overpower the greatest of kingdoms and
subdue the most mighty of potentates. This knowledge worried the King.
So Charles the Great sent forth a command that the most brilliant mind SOUGHT
of Europe should be brought to himto advise him. There finally came into his ADVI CE
presence a quiet, slender, individual whose magnetic eyes and radiant per
sonality dominated the entire assembly gathered for the purpose of listening
to his wisdom. He stepped into the presence of the king fearlessly and with an
assurance that easily revealed the fact that he was in possession of a power
greater than the sword, more mighty than the pen, more influential than all
the wealth of the world.
He explained that only in hidden ways, and in the mystery schools
would he find this secret knowledge, because the priesthood and the
men of political power and earthly dominion, kept it concealed and
suppressed.
And this man, known as Alcuin, revealed to the King that since
the dawn of civilization all thinking men had asked the question: "I s
there not some power within me that is greater than all the power that
surrounds me?"
He said it was this question that led men to investigate, to analyze,
to study, and to think. As a result of such investigation there was built
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The Rosicruciansan august fraternity whose doc

trines hinted at by the earliest philosophers, are still a
mystery to the unworthy. I do not blame them for their
discretion. Lord Edward Bulwer Lytton.
(A Rosicrucian.)
GREATER
POWER
up in the minds of such men a great mastery and control of nature's laws, mak
ing man greater than all of the forces, all of the powers, all of the elements and
all of the principalities that tried to enslave him and rule him.
"But this knowledge,'' said Alcuin, "became dangerous in the hands of the
common people, and it likewise became a dangerous power for those who sat
upon thrones and ruled with tyranny and selfishness."
MYSTERY SCHOOLS OF THE ORIENT
ORI ENTAL
SECRETS
But the few thinking men and women who had learned the great truths
of life and who had discovered the mighty powers of their own mind and the
universal forces working within them, formed themselves into secret arcane
schools. These were known as the Mystery Schools of the Orient, and the
Wisdom Schools of the Occident. Their leaders devoted their lives freely
and gladly, and the students in these school gathered together all of the un
usual knowledge from every unbiased source, often sacrificing their lives in
doing so.
Then came the building of the Great Pyramid and similar temples in Egypt
by those who wanted to preserve for the future the great secret knowledge
that had been accumulated in the previous centuries. The knowledge was
written and carved upon stone and wood in these great structures in a symboli
cal manner using mathematics and strange marks, laws of proportion, and
various measurements, to conceal and reveal the facts of nature and laws of
God and the probabilities of the future.
From the secret temples and grottoes of India, from the rare libraries and
storehouses of knowledge in Persia, from the pyramids and temples of Egypt,
went forth this knowledge in secret channels to Greece and to the people of
Rome.
STRANGE GROUPS OF WISE MEN
Several secret brotherhoods continued to preserve the knowledge and to
rescue books and tablets, manuscripts, and writings from dangerous places and
to hide them and preserve them for the future. In every civilized land the arcane
or mystery schools were hidden and protected in little known localities, opening
their portals only to the tested, individual thinker, man or woman. Only those
who had the insistent desire to know the truth of their own existence, to under
stand the great laws of nature, to become acquainted with the power
residing in them, and to exercise their free will and personal control
over the conditions around them, were admitted to these schools.
Out of these mystery schools came the great leaders of man's
advancement and the directors of man's progressive civilization. From
these schools came the discoveries of knowledge that church and state
condemned as false. From these schools came those who were burned
at the stake, or thrown into dungeons, or sent adrift on oceans or seas,
because they dared to reveal to maukind such knowledge as would
make them free and independent of the limiting obstacles of life.
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We now come to the knowledge of ourselves, whither "
we are directed by the ancients, which merits a closer
examination, since the knowledge of himself is to man the
end and time of the sciences, of which nature only
forms a portion. Sir Francis Bacon.
(Imperator of the Rosicrucians.)
The great King listened and decided to establish in his own land a mystery
school of true wisdom. He appointed Alcuin to be the master teacher, and to
secure from other lands those who were learned in the strange knowledge that A
had been hidden from himand his people. MASTER
In a few years the Palatinate School became the most learned school of TEACHER
thinkers in this King's domains. Its scholars went to many lands and exchanged
ideas with the teachers in other mystery schools. But the people became so
powerful in their ability to rule their own lives that King Charles found his own
position and his own scheme of tyranny weakened and impotent. His dreams of
enslaving the nations passed away and his earthly power became as naught
compared to the power that the people developed through the use of the know
ledge they had gained.
FREEDOM FROM MENTAL BONDAGE
And so, today, we find in all lands the contest still raging and the battle for
knowledge still carried on as the greatest warfare of civilization. On the other
hand, we find the seekers of political power and the controllers of wealth desiring
to hold man in a limited field of personal development while they, themselves,
restrict the teaching of wisdom and belittle all knowledge that makes man free.
We find men appointed as directors of science and leaders of schools of
thought who openly and boastfully damn into the dark recesses of oblivion all
the old and new knowledge that docs not conform to their theories or with
their restricted systems of education.
Still, there is that growing army of seekers for truth who know no creed
that limits their personal development. They will permit no doctrines to stand se e k i n g
in their way in achieving personal dominion over their personal affairs. This TRUTH
growing army of seekers for truth has built up a vast storehouse of learning,
huge libraries of knowledge, enormous records of unusual facts.
THE TRUTH THAT HAS BEEN DAMNED
Every day and hour of the past centuries, and every day and hour of the
present year, sees marvelous new knowledge condemned and cursed into ob
livion by the censors of our public systems of education. Misleading theories,
absolutely false doctrines, scientifically twisted statements, purposely ignored
facts, and distorted ideas, represent the present day system of material education
the schools of education.
Let us look at some of this knowledge that is withheld from man or denied
by the schools of education.
First there is the truth about mans own being, how he was created in the
beginning of time and why he was created. Then there are the facts
about his destiny in life and about his purpose here on earth. Then
there are the astonishing facts regardng God and the creation of the
universe and man's relation to God and all that He created. Then we
have the surprising facts regarding the influences that affect mans life
from day to day and hour to hour.
Most surprising of the hidden facts are those that deal with man's
mind power, with his ability to visualize and create the things he
should have and can have, when once he knows the secret processes of
using the mind power within him.
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The Cosmic influences are invisible, but they act upon
man. Heat and light are intangible and incorporaeal;
nevertheless, they act upon man, and the same is true
of other invisible influences. Paracelsus.
(A Rosicrucian.)
There also, are the important facts of daily occurrence. What causes life,
what brings disease, what is the secret of health and old age, and how can dis-
SUBTLE ease and death be prevented? There are the laws of nature. The laws of the
FORCES forces surrounding us, the laws of forces and powers that move inside our beings
and which we can apply and direct to control and remove obstacles that hold us
enslaved as serfs to a king of false knowledge.
We are forced to take the word of materialistic scientists and censors of
truth in regard to even the most commonplace occurrences.
SUPPRESSED COSMIC FACTS
In the records dealing with the Heavens and the earth we find thousands
of facts that have been definitely recorded, proved by eye witnesses, verified by
highly trained investigators and then damned and suppressed. Why? Because
they revealed truths that were contrary to what the orthodox schools were
teachings. They upset Bible stories and school fiction. Out of thousands of such
facts preserved in the records of the arcane schools let us examine a few.
The Orthodox schools teach us theories about rain and the moisture of the
heavens, and these theories try to convince us that all rain is transparent and
colorless and of a certain nature or quality. Yet, in Ireland on May 14, 1849
there was a rain as black as a deluge of ink and there have been jet black snow
flakes falling from the heavens. In the records of 1850 and the Annual Register
of 1849 the black rains in Ireland were described, verified, and proved to be true.
STRANGE ^lc American Metrological Journal, 4-193, reports similar black rains in Ireland
EFFECTS on April 30, 1887, and Symons Metrological Magazines, 43-2, describes a black
rain in Ireland of October 8 and 9, 1907. Similar black rains were reported from
various parts of the world on different occasions and testified to by the highest
of reputable authorities.
WHY CONCEAL THE TRUTH?
What does the orthodox school say about these rains? Orthodoxy tries to-
belittle the facts and ignore them. It smilingly says that if there was any rain
that looked black it was probably due to coal soot. Such an explanation might
fit in the case of the black rains in Ireland but what about the black rain in
Switzerland on January 20, 1911, or similar black rains in places extremely
remote from manufacturing centers?
The magazine La Nature of 1888, reports that on August 17 of that year a
rain like a shower of black ink fell at the Cape of Good Hope. The magazine
called Knowledge, 5-190, reported black rains in 1884 and 1828.
The red rains were sometimes so deep in color and of such a
nature as to appear to be rains of blood. The magazine called LAstro-
nomis, 1888-205, reports the well testified and proved records of a
rain in the Mediterranean region, March 6, 1888, that lasted twelve
days. The substances that came from the heavens was like animal
matter and having the color of blood. Indisputable records tell of an
orange-red hail that fell in Tuscany, March 14, 1873, and of a lavender
colored rain in France on December 19, 1903. Another scientific maga
zine reports a similar rain in Ulm in 1812. Professor Campine reported
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The Eternal Truths are revealed through spiritual
meditation, and make all men who receive themthe Magi
of their time. Sir Edward Kelly.
(A Rosicrucian.)
in a scientific record that on December 28, 1860, in north western Siena a deep IN
red rain fell copiously for two hourp, and for several days thereafter similar OLDEN
rains were carefully recorded by investigators.
MANNA FROM THE SKIES
The Bible speaks of how manna was furnished miraculously. Orthodox
schools refuse to explain what this manna was. This is not because they do not
know of similar experiences but because they refuse to delve into such matters
and reveal the truth to the mass of people. The well known Timbs Year Book.
of 1848, records that in Persia a substance fell from the skies which was so
peculiar that it was unlike anything ever seen before. The natives notice that
the sheep ate it and they finally ground it into flour and made bread of it. Similar
substances have fallen from the skies in hundreds of parts of the world according
to the most reliable and dependable records.
The magazine called, The Annual Register, of 1832, says that in March of
that year there fell in the fields of Russia a combustible yellowish substance
covering the ground two inches thick for an area of six or seven hundred square
feet. In the well known scientific magazine called Philosophical Transaction,
19-224, is the record of November 15, 1865 when there fell in the counties of
Limerick and Tipperary showers of matter much like butter or grease. The
Bishop of Cloyne recorded in his records that for a good part of the spring of
1695 there was a soft clammy yellow substance like butter that fell into the fields.
The Bishop says that it fell in lumps as big as the end of one's finger. The
inhabitants discovered that it had medicinal properties and gathered it in large
pots and preserved it for many years.
A similar substance fell near Rotterdam in 1832 and at Genoa in February FACTS
1841, and in hundreds of other places throughout the world. Orthodox schools IGNORED
refuse to explain this and simply ignore these records because a revelation of the
truth connected therewith would destroy the fallacies and false teachings of their
standard instructions.
Lead, silver, diamonds, and glass have fallen from the skies in various parts
of the world and have been preserved and placed on exhibition. Various living
things have fallen from the skies, in addition to the well known rains of frogs.
VISITORS FROM OTHER PLANETS?
Many strange things have been seen moving about in the sky from time to
time. For instance, it was reported from Huntington, West Virginia, in the
Scientific American, 115-241, that a luminous object was seen on July 19, 1916,
about 11:00 P. M. When it was observed through powerful field glasses it
appeared to look like a dirigible. The Bishop John S. Michael tells
a story in the magazine, Review, of how he and ex-Governor Wood
bury observed a torpedo-shaped body moving through the air long
before dirigibles had been invented. A scientist at the Royal Ob
servatory in Greenwich, November 17, 1882, saw a cigar-shaped
body moving through the skies at night and the description given
is typical of that of a Zeppelin. Similar bodies have been seen and
recorded in past years, and yet no attempt on the part of orthodox
science has been made to reveal what these things were nor where
they came from.
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The Adept only converses at his best with the Adept.
Around him is a sacred circle, and within it only the
Elect are allowed to enter. The Brotherhood of Conse
crated Lives admits all who are worthy, and all who are
excluded exclude themselves.
"Fra" Elbert Hubbard.
(A Rosicrucian.)
THE SUPPRESSED FACTS ABOUT MAN
ETERNAL We read in many old records about the great wisdom possessed by the
YOUTH ancients. We read that they lived to old ages, knew the secret of eternal youth,
and could cure diseases with simple methods. We know as a fact that they had
a better understanding of mans real nature and the mysteries of his being, than
is revealed in any public teachings of today.
What became of this great knowledge? Lost forever? Not at all" It has
been suppressed, hidden and concealed. There are those today who want us to
believe that this ancient wisdom was not true knowledge, and that it died away
because of its falsity. Man is beginning to learn, however, that perhaps there is
another reason why such knowledge has been concealed.
The most important facts about man and his earthly existence and his daily
problems have been distorted, misrepresented and falsified, to fit both the
churchly and the medical doctrines of today. No wonder religion and science
cannot agree on certain fundamentals. They are both wrong in many instances,
and do not agree with the real facts which both of them have been suppressing
for ages.
THE TRUTH ABOUT HEALTH
Science is attempting to make man a slave to the fear of germs while
some of the most eminent authorities admit that the whole germ theory is tommy-
rot. If man believes in "germs ' he will have to believe in strong drugs to kill
the "germs. If man believes that all forms of disease are due to chemical actions
in the body, then he will have to believe that certain strong drugs or chemicals
OLD will cure the diseases or neutralize them. So long as man believes that cancer
BELI EFS ancj 0thcr growths in the body cannot be cured except by cutting them out, man
will also believe in surgery as a cure of disease.
Who profits through man's ignorance about himself? Why shouldn t man
know the secret of what happens to bring new life on earth, what brings a soul
into a body, and what the body is composed of, and how? Is there any reason
why man should be kept in ignorance of the true nature of his dual existence on
earth, and of the mysterious inner-self that governs his life more greatly than
he suspects?
Would not all men and women be healthier and happier if they knew the
real cause of all diseases, and the simple natural methods of healing all diseases?
Just a few hours study of the real facts of the cause of disease and hew to
remove the cause, would prove to be the most fascinating reading any man or
woman could have. But, unless you seek after this hidden knowledge, it will
remain unknown and suppressed.
The facts about man and his earthly existence are far more
astounding than any fiction story ever told, and more simple to under
stand and use, than the first lessons of junior high school.
For ages the circulation of the blood in the human body was kept
a dark secret, and some were burned at the stake for telling about it.
There are other secrets about the blood, the lungs, the heart, and other
organs of the body, just as astonishing, just as important. These facts
enable men and women to keep healthy, to prevent illness and become
masters over their bodies.
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God's wisdom is for those who would reach up to
receive it, and with others prepare themselves to be
worthy of it. Petrus de Abano.
(A Rosicrucian.)
THE MYSTERY OF "DEATH
The cause of so-called death, or what actually occurs at transition, is an
other one of the "mysteries" that is no mystery at all. Many have been buried COMA
alive, while in states of coma or trance, just because the real facts about death
and its true and false nature have not been revealed to the public. Who gains
by this suppression of knowledge.
In India, Egypt, Persia and many other oriental lands, there are thousands
of masterful beings who demonstrate their ability to control the beats of their
hearts, or the suspension of life in their bodies. They claim to make themselves
invisible, and appear at two widely separated places at almost the same moment.
They can permit fire to surround their bodies without injuring them, or make
themselves insensible to pain.
Even in the western lands thousands of advanced students of the ancient
secret teachings have duplicated many of the marvelous demonstrations of
control over the physical and mental functions of their bodies.
Why should such knowledge be hidden from all who seek it? ^Vhy do
school and church call these miracle-workers heathens and pagans, and
prevent the intelligent seekers for truth from knowing the facts?
What mysterious system has protected this great knowledge so that a few
worthy ones in every tribe, in every race of people, in every land, may keep its
usefulness alive and preserve it for future generations?
Is it possible that this knowledge is the great secret power behind the oldest
and most mysterious of fraternal organizations in the world? Such is the opinion
of scientists and educators who have been broadminded and tolerant enough to
investigate the matter with an open mind.
THE MIRACLES OF THE MIND
It is generally conceded by every investigator of man s evolution, that the
most astonishing facts, as well as the most hidden facts, are those which deal
with the miracles of the human mind.
It is in connection with these facts that the greatest efforts have been ex
pended and the most diabolical acts committed to keep man in eternal darkess
and ignorance.
While men and women have easily been made physical slaves, there was
always the possibility that they might come in contact with knowledge that
would make them free in their thinking. The moment men and women learn how
to use their latent, unawakened, unlimited mental powers, they become
powerful in a sense that makes them the equal of any ruler, any dicta
tor, on earth.
Hundred of carefully preserved records, worn and yellow with
honest age and use, and contained indisputable proof of their genuine
ness, tell the story of secret conclaves, high council meetings, star-
chamber sessions, in many lands in many different centuries, called
together for the purpose of deciding what REAL FACTS ABOUI
MAN'S MI ND should be revealed to him, and what should be con
cealed or forever suppressed.
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MAN
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DARKNESS
He who knows most grieves most for wasted time.
Dante.
(A Rosicrucian.)
Rosicrucians have found that just as the mind can create an artificial water
NEW blister on the arm by pressing against it a cold object with the belief that it is
FACTS burning hot so they can create conditions around them, and remove or change
obstacles which confront them.
They have discovered that just as the mind can create images in the mind,
as in day-dreaming, so it can create replicas of these things in the mental or
Cosmic world outside of the body, and gradually bring these into material reali
zation. But, this knowledge also has been withheld from the public and is known
only to those who march in advance of the great parade of orthodox, blind
followers of the prescribed schools.
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PART II.
WHAT THE SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE
WILL DO FOR YOU.
ERHAPS you have never realized that your life could be made
more happy and more successful if you were given the knowledge
that has been kept from you.
It is only natural that we should not suspect the value of
something W'edo not have. We do not really miss anything that
we have never enjoyed. Certainly we do not realize the loss of something which
we have never experienced or even comprehended.
The fact of the matter is, however, that the average man and woman of
today is using only ten per cent of the personal powers and abilities that could
be used in attaining supreme happiness and supreme mastership in life.
WRONG T he whole course of our present day materialistic living is based upon the
LI VI NG use of certain mental powers. This use is dependent upon a limited amount of
knowledge given to us by the various schools and educational systems supported
by the dictators and rulers of our national and international affairs.
In other words, the whole of mankind is a regulated, controlled, and cen
sored mass of creatures. Our geographical boundaries are controlled by national
and international law. Our languages and our custom of dress are
regulated by groups and factions of people who have been appointed
to be our rulers in this regard. Our religious doctrines, our systems
of school education, and our methods of treating and curing dis
ease are regulated by political authorities or self-appointed bodies
who tell us what we shall know and what we shall not know, and
what we shall do and what we shall not do. Even in times of peace,
when there is no military control of our actions, we are influenced or
directed in all of our thinking and acting by certain standards that
are established.
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God operates by His works-
on earth by men.
-in heaven by Angels, and
-Eliphas Levi.
(A Rosicrucian.)
The first great gift to man is his power to understand and to use his
understanding in practical ways to solve the problems of his life and to make his DESTI NY
career what he wishes to make of it.
If mans knowledge and comprehension is limited, then life to him is a
foundation upon which he can build very little and with which he can accom
plish only a small percentage of what the universe holds for him as one of its
highest creatures.
YOUR POWER AWAKENED
Your mind is capable of greater and more astonishing things in life than
perhaps you realize, but the mind must be awakened, and it must be instructed
in the simple natural, ways of using the power that it possesses.
The education and knowledge given to you in the orthodox schools of the
past few centuries is not the most important knowledge that you should possess.
No matter how much you may learn of geography or history or mathematics, or
the sciences and arts, if you have not learned about your own inner faculties and
powers and the abilities of your own mind, you can never become a masterful
being.
Graduating from school or college with the highest attainment in the so-
called academic subjects does not prepare a man or woman to be master of
their own destinies or, the creators of their own lives. Something far more
important than these subjects must be taught and learned before man can rise
to his greatest heights and control his destiny.
Man has the ability to visualize a career that will suit himbest. He has the
ability as a free being to select whatever courses he chooses to follow in life.
He has the right and the privilege of deciding what profession, what art, or THOUGHT
what occupation, he wishes to devote himself to. God and nature have given him
the mental equipment with which he can decide what he wishes to make of
himself in life, and he has within the hidden ability to create his own life and
make it precisely what he wishes it to be.
But, until man learns how to use the mind-power within himand how to use
certain faculties and functions that are divine and superior to all of the others,
he will never accomplish his desires nor bring a realization to his dreams
and plans.
RULE YOUR OWN KINGDOM
All men and women are born equal in this one regardall are born
with the same power to rise to whatever heights they desire to reach.
This is the very reason why rulers and dictators of our national and
international affairs and directors of our schooling and of our education
have united in keeping from man some of the essential knowledge that
he should have.
If you were educated, instructed, or guided with all of the true
knowledge and complete information that you should have about
yourself and your relationship to the universe, you would be a power
ful ruler of your own life and not a slave to any other.
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Be persuaded first to apply thyself to the Eternal Mind,
entreating Him to grant thee understanding, then seek
knowledge with diligence, and thou shalt never repent
having taken so laudable a resolution.
Francis Barrett, F. R. C.
(A Rosicrucian.)
In order that dictators and potentates may control large masses of humanity
LIMITS aiK*contro*l^e*ives an^actions of millions of beings in their domains, they have
found it necessary to limit mans education, limit mans understanding and limit
man's evolution.
It is the old story of the survival of the fittest. Those who have discovered
the secret of self-mastership are determined that those who have not discovered
it shall never know anything about it.
All of the masterful, successful, happy, contented and prosperous individuals
in the world today put together into one large class would represent only one
small fraction of the earth's population. For every person who is a master and
leader, there are thousands who are slaves, serfs, or hirelings dependent upon
others for their happiness and success, or living lives that are failures and far
from the standard that God intended.
This is not a new condition in the world, for it has existed since the dawn of
civilization. In every country, in every century, there have been wars and re
bellions against the holding down of the mass by the few who knew the secret
knowledge and superior wisdom of lifes laws and principles. In every age and
in every country there have been the few who have fought for this suppressed
knowledge and have gone out of their way to find it and have shown a willing
ness to share it with others. But their willingness has been suppressed also.
Their efforts have been made hard and difficult, while the mass of men and
women have had to go on in their ignorance and lack of understanding, failing
to enjoy the heritage that is theirs by every right of human evolution.
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PART III.
THE WORK OF THE ROSICRUCIANS
HE question naturally arises as to who has preserved any of the
ancient teachings, and how they have been preserved.
In the first part of this book mention was made of Alcuin
the learned man who was commanded to come to the court of
King Charles and establish one of the secret schools in his palace.
The life and work of Alcuin is typical of many hundreds of secret teachers who
have assisted in accumulating, preserving and carefully imparting these secret
teachings of the past and present.
Alcuin was born in 735. He was educated in orthodox schools.
But, he soon realized that there was greater knowledge to be found in
the Oriental countries, and so journeyed from the shores of England,
first to Rome, then to Palestine and then into Persia and other lands
seeking what he called holy wisdom.
To his mind and to the minds of the early seekers for Truth, the
great hidden knowledge of life was considered sacred wisdom, and all
other teachings such as are given in the public schools today was con
sidered profane or commonplace knowledge.
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All that happens in time has in Him its eternal principle.
Albcrtus Magnus.
(A Rosicrucian.)
It was Alcuin who discovered in one of these hidden libraries the missing
Book of Jasher, referred to in the Tenth Chapter of Joshua and the First Chapter
of Second Samuels of our present Bible. He found that this book had been r ARK
hidden and suppressed because it threw much light upon Biblical and religious book
matters; and, it is strange to say, although Alcuin translated that book and
furnished copies of it to all of the secret schools throughout the world, it has
never been added to the Christian Bible as it should have been, solely because it
is one of the many rejected books and suppressed sacred writings withheld
from the public.
ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
As an illustration of the great knowledge possessed by these secret schools
and given so freely to Alcuin, it is definitely recorded that in his own private
study he had a globe showing all the countries of the world on it, much like an
Atlas or globe of the present day. Yet Alcuin passed away in the year of 804
A. D., over six hundred years before Columbus and other navigators were sup
posed to have discovered that the earth was round and there were other conti
nents to be explored.
Many of Alcuins followers and others in the secret schools were burned at
the stake or punished severely for daring to reveal some of the knowledge re
garding the earth and its shape or the location of the countries and continents.
Alcuin had learned this knowledge in one of the mystery schools in Egypt where
for hundreds of years there had been a map carved upon the school walls show
ing the location of every continent now known to us in the year 1932, and to
each country was given a definite symbol and sign, such as the Eagle, Pyramid
and the Obelisk, for the United States and the Lion for England, etc.
STRANGE SEAL OF THE UNITED STATES
Until recent years it was considered a mystery as to why the United States
adopted for its Great Seal the emblem of the Eagle on one side and the Pyramid
on the other, and why an obelisk was the first monument to be built at the seat
of the American government. Investigation revealed that Benjamin Franklin was MYSTI C
the first to suggest these emblems for the Great Seal, and Benjamin Franklin SYMBOLS
was a Rosicrucian who knew (through the secret-school teachings) why the
United States should have such emblems and what it would mean for the future
of this country.
By turning the pages of history backward into India and Egypt,
to the fourteenth century before Christ and find a mystery school oper
ating under the guidance and protection of one of the Pharoahs of
Egypt, Amenhotcp IV, who became the head and protector of these
secret schools for the sake of making Egypt the most learned country
in the world. While historians generally admit that Amenhotep I V was
a profound philosopher, an unusually learned man, a heretic in all of
the orthodox superstitions, and the undoubted founder of the first
monotheistic religion in the world, adoring the "ever living God as the
only God of the universe, it was not known until a few years ago that
he was actually one of the early founders of the original mystery
we come
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Life is a mission. Every other definition of life is false,
and leads all who accept it astray. Religion, science, phil
osophy, though still at variance upon many points, all
agree in this, that every existence is an aim.
Mazzini.
(A Rosicrucian.)
STRANGE
FACTS
schools designed primarily to preserve for the future the great secret knowledge
that was being suppressed and destroyed by priesthoods and superstitious rulers.
It was this Pharoah who ordered the interior of the Great Pyramid to be
carved with signs and symbols that would preserve the ancient mysteries and
ordered a whole city built with Temples and libraries in which to preserve the
rare writings and teachings that contained knowledge and information which the
public of the world today has not been able to approach in any of its scientific
speculations.
COVERING THE WORLD
Is it any wonder, then, that to these mystery Temples in Egypt came the
thinkers and the Seekers for Truth from all parts of the world and that from
their journeys resulted the establishments of other schools?
Not only did Alcuin assist in establishing the great academy and secret
school of Charles the Great for the benefit of the selected Franks, but he assisted
in establishing a similar mystery school in England, and finally as a climax to
his work of broadening the education of man, he established the University of
Paris in the year 800, four years before his transition. And like unto him, many
centuries later, was Sir Francis Bacon, who was, undoubtedly, the greatest re
former and leader of modern education known to the world in his century. With
the assistance of his brothers and representatives of mystery schools throughout
Europe, Asia and Africa, Bacon planned a reorganization of the secret school
activities so that their teachings might be augmented and made more available
to sincere seekers.
ENGLAND'S ROSICRUCIAN COLLEGE
In many cities new colleges and secret schools were established under
Bacon's plan, and even the Royal Society of England, now famous as one of
the most learned societies in the world, was originally a secret private school of
mysterious teachings known as the Rosicrucian College.
What Bacon and his great workers accomplished was a duplicate of that
"C.R.- C" carried on by the great sages of secret knowledge in the preceding centuries.
Each successive continental leader and chief of these activities had adopted the
same symbolical name, as C.R.-C." The old system of arcane instruction was
brought before the attention of the world through the issuance in Germany of
several books in the year 1614, one of which is known popularly today as the
"Fama.
A high secret council composed of the most learned altruistic humanitarian
worker of the world constituted the governing board of the Rosicrucian
Brotherhood, and a similar high International Council constitutes its
governing board at the present time.
Its Light has continued to shine through all the ages and under
conditions constituting the greatest possible handicaps, and in the face
of wars, revolutions rebellions, persecutions and sufferings of every
kind. The members of this very old and honored organization have
preserved the ancient teachings, the secret knowledge and the rare
writings and manuscripts that constitute the greatest heritage of wisdom
given to man.
[ H ]
The one remains, the many change and pass;
Heaven's light forever shines; earth's shadows fly.
Shelly.
(A Rosicrucian.)
Typical of the workers in the Middle Ages who gave their lives and their
unusual abilities to increasing the value of the secret teachings and the preserva
tion of the new knowledge being accumulated, was Roger Bacon, formerly a FAMOUS
Franciscan friar of the thirteenth century, and no relation to the famous Lord THI NKER
Bacon who succeeded him in similar work three centuries later.
Roger Bacon was highly educated in all of the orthodox schools, and be
came an eminent authority in orthodox science and religion. But he discovered
that there was important knowledge essential to man's mastership and man's
true growth to real power, hidden and preserved where the multitudes could not
find it. He, therefore, made it his business to join the Rosicrucian fraternity and
become a humble student. As the years passed and he attempted to reveal some
of this new knowledge and this essential power of secret wisdom to those who
came in contact with him, he was threatened with all of the condemnation and
persecution of the church to which he belonged.
ASTONISHING KNOWLEDGE
Finally, in 1277, he was condemned and placed in prison and was not set
free until 1292. His transition occurred the following year, but, while in prison
and while hidden in his secret laboratory before his arrest, he had made many
astounding scientific discoveries in connection with the secret knowledge he had
learned. This rare knowledge he carefully preserved in hand-written manuscripts
which were hidden by the Brotherhood to be revealed in that century when such
knowledge would be of the utmost usefulness.
And so, not until recent years, did anyone learn what was in the secret
manuscripts of Roger Bacon, and then the manuscripts had to be translated by
the Rosicrucians in order to make plain the stranght cypher and hieroglyphic
writings that he used. Pages of these six-hundrcd-year-old manuscripts were
recently published in some of our American magazines under the title, "A Cin
derella in Parchment."
These manuscripts showed a knowledge of medicine, of plant life, of condi
tions in the human body, of scientific laws and principles unsuspected by present
day science. Not all of his secret teachings were made public, for they are still
in the possession of the great Rosicrucian Brotherhood and preserved by them
only for those who come to the portals of the organization as sincere seekers for
new Light and new life. According to H. G. Wells, the eminent historian, it was
Roger Bacon himself who said to all of mankind: "Cease to be ruled by dogmas
and authorities!"
THE ROSICRUCIANS COME TO AMERICA
In accordance with the great plan evolved by Sir Francis Bacon
in his lifetime and symbolically described in a book written by him
called "The New Atlantis," a plan was carried out to bring to the
New World of America the secret teachings of the Rosicrucians and
the benefits of an unbiased system of instruction for the improvement
of human evolution.
Therefore, in the year 1693 a group of selected instructors,
teachers, scientists and workers organized themselves into a new Rosi
crucian body for the New World, and were given land for their
Colony by William Penn. Chartering a boat of their own, and calling
115]
When man neither careth for, nor seeketh, nor desireth
anything but the Eternal Good alone, he is made a par
taker of all manner of joy, bliss, peace, rest, and con
solation. Jacob Boehme.
(A Rosicrucian.)
themselves the Philadelphians" (because of their connections with Bacon's
Rosicrucian Lodge known as the "Philadelphians in London) they sailed across
HI STORI C f-}le Atlantic and reached the shores of America early in 1694. They built schools,
SITK homes, laboratories and workshops in a district now known as Fairmont Park,
Philadelphia. Here was the beginning of the most important educational work
ever carried on in America, and the foundations and ruins of this early mystic
colony still remain as monuments to the self-sacrificing devotion of these
Rosicrucians.
FIRST AMERICAN FOUNDATION
It was in this American district and under the sole guidance of the Rosi
crucians that the first important art and scientific foundations were established
in this country as well as many of the foremost educational activities.*
Not only did these Rosicrucians bring to America the first botannical garden
and establish the first large printing plant for the printing of educational and
religious books, but they built the first organs for church music and built the
first paper mills for the making of printing paper. They also built the first
astronomical observatory where some of the most important discoveries of
astronomy were revealed to the world for the first time. Hundreds of innovations,
not only new to the New World, but to the Old World, were introduced by
these workers who took this glorious opportunity of releasing knowledge that
had been held in the archives and storehouses of the organization for centuries.
The record of these early Rosicrucians is stiil preserved in books and writ
ings, historical objects and indelible indexes in various museums and libraries of
Pennsylvania. Historians and writers dealing with the achievements of men and
women in various fields of activities have commented upon the great work
accomplished by these Rosicrucians.**
Never involved in any scandalous controversies or indulgences, never found
guilty of insincerity or fanaticism, the Rosicrucians have attracted to them from
century to century the most progressive thinking minds of each land. Always
HONORABLE the first in every period to establish new schools, new laboratories, sanatariums,
RECORD hospitals, museums and movements of education and culture, they devote them
selves wholly to exploiting that phase of human culture and development that is
wholly neglected or ostracized, suppressed and condemned, by the orthodox
standards or schools around them.
BROADLY HUMANITARIAN
Non-sectarian and broadly humanitarian, the membership includes men and
women in every walk of life, and numbers among its greater Lights the foremost
contributors to the advancements of scientific knowledge in every field.
The Rosicrucian Brotherhood has always been the symbol of
mans independence and his divine right to control and achieve the
desires of his life's dreams regardless of the dictates of political or
religious authority.
The Brotherhood has pioneered in the exhaustive research in the
byways of life and in the forgotten and ruined Temples and Cathedrals
of knowledge of the past. It still maintains its connection with explora-
Philadelphia Public Ledger, June 18, 1930
* See the complete history of the first pietical Rosicrucians by Julius Sachse.
t 16]
Seek not too eagerly after the grace of devotion, sen-.
sible sweetness and tears, but let thy chief care be to
remain inwardly united to God by good will in the
intellectual part of the Soul. Albcrtus Magnus.
(A Rosicrucian.)
tions and expeditions in many lands and maintains national and international
research foundations for the discovery of new knowledge and the preservation
of that which has been concealed for ages.
THE PATH TO A HAPPY LIFE - t h e
. , , , , , WAY"
It offers thinking men and women an opportunity to contact a broad,
simple understanding of life as well as a thorough and exhaustive comprehension
of all of the mysteries of science and the arts which enable men and women to
achieve self-mastership and a successful and happy life. In North America the
organization is well established with colleges, branch lodges, student centers,
research chapters, libraries, reading rooms and lecture systems throughout all of
the cities and provinces.
It uses every means available for the dissemination of its helpful knowledge,
including the publication of numerous magazines, many books, hundreds of
pamphlets, public lectures, radio programs, newspaper and magazine articles, and
public and private contacts.
At its National Headquarters in San Jose, California it maintains a number
of buildings in Egyptian and Oriental architecture, as public auditorium,
museum, library, Egyptian Temple and administration buildings.
Its highest officers have participated in initiations and ceremonies in foreign
lands, and at conclaves and council meetings of the highest group of workers
representing all nations. Its members and representatives are scattered in every
community, and it is maintaining its magazines and books as free donations in
most of the public libraries and public institutions, including prisons and asylums,
addng to the list from month to month, as part of its humanitarian activities.
FREE FROM FANATICISM
As stated above, the organization is absolutely free of all phases of fanati
cism and commercialism. It does not cater to the primitive desires of the un
thinking minds for superstitious theories or speculative practices, but deals
exclusively with the fascinating, mysterious and practical manifestations of the
mind of man in all of his everyday problems.
Seekers for a new mastership of life are invited to join with the organiza- INVITATI ON
tion and share in its teachings and helpful activities on a basis of co-operation.
Only those who are sincerely anxious to better themselves in life, and who
desire to widen their view-point and understanding of lifes problems, are invited
to join.
SOME ROSICRUCIAN SYMBOLS
THE EGYPTI AN
CARTOUCHE
THE R. C.
TRI ANGLE
THE
ROSY CROSS
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SEAL OF THE
SUPREME COUNCI L
There is a transcendant power that comes to the human
mind when it finds joy in attuncment with the Cosmic
wisdom. Friar Roger Bacon.
(A Rosicrucian.)
A FEW OF THE MANY ARTI STI C BUI LDI NGS I N ROSI CRUCI AN PARK
Here, in an Oriental setting, are the Administration Building, the Egyptian Temple, the
Egyptian Shrine, Oriental Museum, large auditorium, and other buildings.
MEMBERSHIP AT HOME
WHAT THE ROSICRUCIANS OFFER YOU
Wherever you may live, and whatever may be your situation in life, the
Rosicrucians reach out with a kindly offering and invite you to share in their
great work.
While in some of the larger cities there are lodges and temples there is
the opportunity also for those living in any part of the world to receive the in
structions and benefits of membership individually.
COMPLETE HOME STUDY
Those who wish to study at home at their convenience will find that the
Rosicrucian Brotherhood offers them all of the benefits of mental, spiritual, and
metaphysical contact with thousands of other minds and Souls attuned to the
same ideals and the same purposes. Physical contact and physical association
are not necessary for mental, spiritual, and metaphysical growth, under the
methods used by the Rosicrucians. They have proved so successful to study
alone and privately develop one's faculties and mental powers to a high degree.
A NEW PLAN FOR AMERICA
At one of the national conventions of the Order held in this country the
Grand Master of New York presented a plan to the delegates for the establish
ment of a "National Lodge," which would invite correspondence members from
any section of the world.
The proposal was discussed and voted upon and finally adopted. It per
mitted the Supreme Lodge of the Order for North America to establish what
might be called an extension course of personal, private instruction in the teach
ings of the Order upon a distinctly unique basis. The plan required several years
to evolve and today this plan is being adopted in many foreign jurisdictions.
FASCINATING METHOD OF STUDY
This plan of private instruction at home is so unique and so new to this
country that it must be explained so that it will not be compared to the so-called
"correspondence courses issued by correspondence schools in America, or the
issuance of pamphlet lessons.
First of all, it was recognized at once that such lessons as were to be sent
to nation-wide students COULD NOT BE IN PRI NTED PAMPHLETS, for
two excellent reasons: first, the time honored injunction against any of the lessons
of the Order in any land being issued in book form; secondly, the continued
changes, improvements, amendments, and modem adaptations of the teachings,
would prevent their preparation in text-book or printed form of any permanent
nature.
It is common for a correspondence school to send its students a set of text
books accompanied by monthly printed reading lessons analyzing the various
chapters of the text-books. Year after year the same instructions, the same books
[19]
True happiness consists not in the knowledge of good
things, but in good life; not in understanding, but in living
understanding^. Neither is it great learning, but good will
that joins men to God. Cornelius Agrippa.
(A Rosicrucian.)
and pamphlets, are sent to the thousands of students. This is possible in pre
senting such subjects as Law, English, Mathematics, History, or some of the
sciences. It would not do, could not do, in presenting the teachings of the Rosi
crucians, for such teachings are continually improving in subject matter, applica
tion to human affairs, and relation to recent discoveries by the Master of the
instruction.
HOW THE LESSONS ARE PREPARED
So the first principle insisted upon by the Imperator of the Order was that
the lessons to be sent to the home study members must be specially made and
prepared from month to month to keep them up to the minute with the findings,
discoveries and elaborate experiments on the part of the highest workers in the
Order in this country and in other lands. That meant tremendous work, great
cost, and a staff of master teachers continually working upon the lessons.
It is because the Order is able to keep its members informed in advance of
important matters, and give its members knowledge which outsiders cannot
obtain, that it enables them to overcome obstacles, meet oncoming conditions,
and prepare for future circumstances. The world outside of the Order is just
now trying to discover and evolve certain principles regarding health, disease,
and the prolonging of life, which Rosicrucians have known and practiced for
centuries. The same can be said regarding new "discoveries' in the various
methods of using the mind to attain success in life.
HOW THE LESSONS ARE ISSUED
Therefore, the Imperator appointed a staff to prepare and issue the private
lessons for those members who would be admitted to the Home Study Classes.
Such members were to be I NVI TED to join by sending them, upon recom
mendation, an application blank. After the answers in this form were examined
and an investigation made of the applicant's sincerity, he or she was to be noti
fied to prepare for the preliminary, fundamental lessons. A plan was finally
adopted, based upon an old system used by the early Rosicrucians, whereby such
members arranged to use one part of some roomusually a sleeping roomas
their "study corner" or private "Lodge corner." By the use of private instruc
tions in typewritten, personal form, the members prepare for the first surprising
lessons. The many thousands in America today who have used these instructions
men and women in all walks of life from the highest positions in the country
to humble workers in the homehave found the lessons, explanations, simple
experiments, and practical tests, more fascinating and alluring each week than
the best dramas or works of fiction.
NATURE OF THE LESSONS
Such lessons are not mere speculative statements or points of philosophy,
but carefully written and edited explanations of laws, beginning with the funda
mental and simple ones, worded in language which any can understand, and
illustrated by analogies, examples, common references and every-day experi
ences. Then several experiments are given to be practiced at convenient times
throughout the week. In this way, week after week, month after month, special
|20]
Ignorance is the true original sin. Men are bankrupt
morally because they do not know the gold mine that
is in them. Bcierly.
(A Rosicrucian.)
lessons, always being revised and amended, are sent to each member, covering
the whole system of private Rosicrucian teachings, developing faculties and
powers the members never realized" they possessed.
ARRANGED IN EASY STEPS
The lessons are arranged in Grades or Degrees, like unto classes or grades
in a school. There is no better way to spend an evening than by reading these
fascinating lectures, lessons, and explanations. They are sent to the student
weekly in a sealed, private envelope. It is like having the heart and Soul of the
REAL mysteries of life opened to you in a picturesque, intriguing manner.
At the close of each grade there is a self-examination to be sent to the
Master of the class so that he can see wherein you have succeeded or failed
to grasp a clear understanding of each point and may send you additional
information. These examinations are easily passed if the lectures have been
properly readnot laboriously studied.
V V V
THE WAY TO PERSONAL POWER
A LODGE AT HOME
Members are asked to reserve part of one night of the week to be their
Lodge night at home. Whether it be every Wednesday night, every Thursday
night, or every Friday night, thousands of other members will be studying, prac
ticing and experimenting in attunemcnt with you. We prefer that each member
select an early or late part of Thursday evening for his or her Lodge night at
home; for this is the Rosicrucian Night throughout the world and it means
greater power through the multitudes who are thusly attuned. But any other
evening will do in case you find it necessary on certain occasions to change your
selected weekly Lodge night at home, or in the privacy of a room elsewhere.
TIME REQUIRED FOR STUDY
As stated above, we recommend that each member select one evening of the
week for a definite study evening. On that evening, one hour to one hour and
thirty minutes is sufficient time for the reading of the new lesson, the testing of
the new principles, and a complete understanding of the work for the week. Then
throughout the following days in spare moments while resting, walking, riding,
or even during the busy hours of work, the member can test the new principles
in connection with the many incidents of daily life and the solving of serious,
personal, problems. In this way the old principles of the previous weeks, and the
new ones, are constantly applied and used and made more familiar. Such testing
and application of the principles and laws do not interfere with any of your
daily affairs but actually help you to make the day more successful and profitable
in whatever you are trying to accomplish.
Whether you are traveling or always at home, the one study period for a
careful reading of the new lesson each week is easily arranged; many thousands
[21 ]
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate
Can circumvent, or hinder, or control
The firmresolve of a determined soul.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
(A Rosicrucian.)
of students have proved this to be so during the past twenty years. It is the
most valuable hour or two they spend in each week, as they themselves
voluntarily write us.
You do not have to carry your lesson around with you, for just reading it
once, carefully, will fill your mind with the fascinating facts, and dozens of times
each day certain incidents of your activities, at home or in the business world,
will remind you of some law or principle which you can use at once to excellent
and surprising advantage.
STUDENT'S PROGRESS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION
Soon after passing through the preliminary and foundation lessons which
enable the member to perform many remarkable demonstrations in his daily
affairs, his standing is passed upon by many special instructors in consultation
with the Master who has been directing his studies. If the member is making the
proper progress, he is assigned to a special high teacher for personal guidance
thereafter.
From that time onward the lessons sent to the member each week have a
personal touch. The member not only receives special personal letters from his
teacher, but there is correspondence between them on points of special know
ledge, problems in his life and helps required by the member.
PERSONAL WELFARE SERVICE
Letters and telegrams come daily to headquarters from students to their
teachers here asking for immediate and special help in illness, business problems,
help for others, and guidance in times of perplexity. Such personal help sent at
once is one of the remarkable points of service rendered by the Order to its
members, and without any fees for such service.
In this way the "National Lodge" permits men and women in all walks of
life, and with just ordinary school education, to have the full advantage of Rosi
crucian membership regardless of where they live.
ATTAINING HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HAPPINESS
These three elements are God's privilege to manas a gift. But man knows
not how to accept that which is offered. God and nature provide for man being
well bornwhen the parents live as nature seeks to instructand from the
moment of birth HEALTH, not disease, is man's most natural endowment from
all the forces and elements of the universe.
Prosperity is the result of attraction; poverty is the perfect manifestation of
repulsion and negation. Not only is it true that man is as he thinks, but he
enjoys and possesses that which he attracts. The next step is to attract to ones
self that which is desired, and such attraction on the part of man is only possible
when the inner self is permitted to function, to manifest and direct the forces of
the outer self.
Prosperity in material things is happiness, health, power to direct, power to
control, power to will and become; assuring success of venture, attainment of
ambitions, and the blotting out of all unhappiness, ill-health, and misfortune.
This prosperity is man's rightful, divine privilege and naught but man's ignorance
of laws and principles, and his misguided belief in the falsities of limiting creeds
and dogmas keep him from being PROSPEROUS in every sense of the word.
[22]
God is a Number endowed with motion, which is felt
but not demonstrated. Balzac.
(A Rosicrucian.)
Some of the Instructions You Receive
SUBJECTS TREATED IN THE LESSONS
It would be impossible to give here an index to all the subjects contained in
the hundreds of lessons you will receive. Such an index would make a very
large book and the reading of it would be of little value. However, we may
briefly state that the following important subjects are covered in the various
graded lessons sent to all correspondence members.
FIRST GRADE
Explanation of the dual forms of consciousness with which man has to deal;
namely, the mortal, temporary, and unreliable objective consciousness and the
Divine, positive, dependable Cosmic Consciousness; complete explanation of the
functioning of the brain, the mind, spirit forces, and Soul in the human body;
experiments and demonstrations easily made in connection with our daily affairs
which prove the unreliability of objective consciousness, the mortal existence of
matter, the delusions and illusions of our faculties, and the methods for develop
ment of intuition, and the proper attunement with true knowledge; the law of
vibrations, thought forms, harmonies, rhythm, and other spiritual and mental
forces and powers in the universe; proper thinking and proper realization; funda
mental principles of health and disease, and the alleviation of physical suffering;
methods for using the Law of the Triangle, and other laws for the mastership
of conditions and circumstances in our daily lives; experiments to prove and test
various laws in our daily affairs so as to demonstrate mastership in connection
with the material problems of life.
SECOND GRADE
Explanation of the ego, and its relationship to the highest principles and
forces in the universe; what Jesus and the great Masters of the past taught and
secretly revealed; the development of pyschic centers and the aura; experiments
with breathing and with mystical sounds, music, harmony, and Divine laws; the
control of forces in the human body and around the human body through the
proper use of mind; the various oriental principles and modern systems, including
psychology; the duality of life, and its relationship to mental and spiritual power,
proper living, proper diet, and proper mastership of conditions in the mind and
body; experiments proving and testing the various laws, and the development ol
mental powers for the control of conditions which affect our daily affairs.
THIRD GRADE
The false illusions of matter, and the manner in which we may be deceived
and affected by them; experiments in mental control and mental directing of
physical and mental conditions; the vitality of life, its nature, and its use in the
human body, and experiments for the control of it in many important matters of
our existence; mental creative powers of mans mind, and experiments in using
these; the false beliefs about black magic, hypnotism, and other misleading prin-
[23]
But among these doctrines, there is none more neces
sary than an inquiry into the proper habits of each fac
ulty of the soul in the body and its organs.
Sir Francis Bacon.
(Imperator of the Rosicrucians.)
ciplcs which really enslave men, and the development of harmonious relationships
with higher principles and powers; methods for instantly diagnosing inhar
monious conditions in the body; methods for discovering the errors in the affairs
of our daily lives which are preventing success and prosperity; methods and
experiments in receiving Cosmic Illumination and the increasing of psychic
attunement.
FOURTH AND HIGHER GRADES
From the Fourth Grade onward the work is devoted to the personal affairs
of the student and designed to instruct him in the most practical methods for
meeting his daily problems and in mastering the situations of life as they arise.
The lessons in each grade are filled with a review of all the teachings of a
spiritual, mystical, metaphysical nature included in every other school or system
of thought of ancient and modern times, which have proved to be good, and
which are useful today. Nothing is left out of any of the graded teachings from
any school or system which would be of help. Step by step each law is fully
explained, each principle plainly stated and illustrated, and methods for experi
ment, test, and application given in detail. The work is graded like a university
course, but in each lesson are found practical things to do so that each member
may benefit himself and his condition while mastering each law and principle.
Bear in mind that these subjects stated above are but a [civ of the hundreds,
and each subject is treated in detail in many different lessons, from many differ
ent angles, and always with a practical application to our daily life and its
problems. Nearly all of the subjects mentioned above, and many more like them,
are treated as completely as though a separate book on the subject were included
in the studies. The subjects of the various lessons review and include everything
that was taught by the ancients, or is taught today in any and all of the other
schools of metaphysical or spiritual thought.
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Good always flows in the channels it has once selected.
L. C. dc Saint-Martin.
(A Rosicrucian.)
A Weekly Lesson
The illustration above shows just how each weekly lesson is sent to each
member.
First, there are the personal lettersas many each week or month as are
necessary to answer your questions and help you solve your personal problems.
Intimate, precise facts are given in these letters, dictated by a number of experts
who keep a careful record of your progress, your needs, and your desires.
Second, the weekly lecture. This lecture, containing a number of type
written pages, is carefully prepared by the various teachers and graded so as to
prepare you step by step in the mastership of the Rosicrucian laws and prin
ciples. Each lecture contains not only full explanations of laws which you wish
to use in your personal affairs, but also experiments and tests whereby you can
PROVE and DEMONSTRATE to yourself, the efficacy of the principles. This
makes the lectures different from printed pamphlet lessons containing only
theories and philosophical essays.
Third, whenever necessary, charts and diagrams of the laws and principles
are sent with the lessons to help make every point clear, and to save the pur
chase of further reference charts.
[25]
Men who are devoid of the power of spiritual percep
tion are unable to recognize the existence of anything that
cannot be seen externally. Paracelsus.
(A Rosicrucian.)
NO COLLEGE EDUCATION NECESSARY
These interesting lessons begin with the very fundamentals of natures laws
as they relate to man and the universe, and explain and make plain all mans
secret powers, possibilities, and potential activities. The lessons are carefully
graded. No college, academic, or even high school education is necessary to
understand the lessons, for they have been prepared by some of the best educa
tors in various lands for the purpose of meeting the general mind. They are
simply, effectively worded and easily understood.
NO MEMORIZING REQUIRED
Various educational boards have said that the system employed by
the Rosicrucians in teaching and instructing is the ideal system, for it does not
require memorizing, and through the examples, illustrations, and experiments
used, the student comprehends and remembers without the least effort. Mere
concentration upon words being read and a few moments meditation upon each
principle or law makes them stand out in the mind and consciousness for all time.
MASTERY AT EACH STEP
There never was and never will be a more systematic, a more detailed and
complete course of personal-development study than this. The student becomes
a master of certain laws and principles each week and before the first few weeks
have passed he no longer desires to hurry and goes no more rapidly than the
system provides. It is not like a course of study which must be entirely finished
before it may be put into practical operation. Most of our members discover the
true value and efficiency of the work after the first month of reading and
experimenting, and derive help from the very first lessons.
V V V
HOW YOU MAY BECOME A MEMBER
READ VERY CAREFULLY
WHAT MEMBERSHIP MEANS
Memberships in the Rosicrucian Brotherhood means all that is included in
most other fraternities, plus many features not offered by any other.
Fraternal membership has so many values that it has been popular for ages.
Both men and women of the present day are rapidly filling the ranks of hundreds
of associations solely because of the personal, direct and indirect, benefits to be
derived. Perhaps this desire for alliance and association with others of like mind
is born of the human tendency toward the formation of clans, which tendency is
responsible for the building of hamlets, towns, cities, countries, and nations.
Membership in the Rosicrucian Brotherhood means that each member is
affiliated with a large and increasing body of progressive men and women, whose
sole purpose in life centers around the desire to advance, succeed, and become
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In proportion as you detach yourself from things, in
that same proportion, not one degree more or less will
God enter in with all that is His. Eckhart.
(A Rosicrucian.)
unusually contented with the building of a better life and the enjoyment of the
rich blessings of life.
Each member is part of the great work. The work is to master the obstacles
in life and make the world better for the individual. Each member, therefore, is
kept in contact with all the progressive methods for bringing about such results.
In other words, each member is kept informed of all the information, advice,
and help that the Order possesses which will help himin his personal affairs.
Through correspondence, through the monthly magazine, The Rosicrucian
Digest, and through contact with members, unusual help is offered by those who
have had all kinds of experiences in life and are ready to help others to master
similar ones.
In traveling from city to city, in planning large or small affairs of life, in
seeking to improve one's business or improve the home life, and in thousands
of other affairs, the association with the organization assures aid and advice.
THE FREE INSTRUCTIONS AND LESSONS
In addition to all the other benefits, the Rosicrucian Brotherhood offers to its
members a special help. This is its grade course of instruction. The Rosicrucian
Brotherhood is not a correspondence school. Their lessons and private instruc
tions are not for sale on any basis They are given freely to those who desire
them. Not all members are pursuing the courses of instruction; for many of
them have been through the grades, have long since completed the regular
courses of study and are not on the student lists at all. They retain their
active membership in the Rosicrucian Brotherhood because of the very benefits
to be derived from association and intimate contact with the Order. Every
member, however, is entitled to the complete instructions.
INVITATION TO BECOME MEMBER
Those to whom this book is sent receive a letter usually inviting them to
become a Member of the Order. None are invited to become mere students of a
course of instruction. As a member of the Order you are entitled to every benefit
of any kind the Order has to offer and which it may add in the future.
By filling out the enclosed application formwhich should accompany this
bookyou accept our invitation to unite with us. That application will be
examined by a Committee and passed upon. If for any reason you cannot be
accepted you will be notified. Otherwise, you will be accepted and a formal
notice sent.
V V V
BECOMING A STUDENT
THE THINGS YOU RECEIVE
When an application appears to be acceptable, it is turned over to one of
the Class Masters and Secretaries for personal attention.
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The soul dwells not where she lives, but where she loves.
Thomas Vaughan.
(A Rosicrucian.)
SECOND: the applicant is immediately notified of the acceptance and is
sent without any delay the preliminary Secret Mandamus Number One, which
contains valuable information, enabling the applicant to immediately attune
himself and relate himself with certain fundamental principles of the organiza
tion. While the applicant is studying the very important, private document, the
Master of his class and certain scribes of the Order make further investigations
to determine how best to proceed with the applicant in order to give himor her
the very best instruction and personal help. This results in a Second Mandamus
sent to the applicant the second week, and other similar private documents are
sent each week for six weeks, thereby giving the new member an excellent
foundation for personal development and experience with important laws and
Cosmic principles.
THI RD: the applicant also receives a Membership Identification Card,
number, and certain signs and words as he advances, whereby he becomes
recognized as an initiated member of the organization.
FOURTH, thereafter he receives weekly the specially prepared private in
structions, lectures, and lessons, with daily and weekly experiments and exercises
which enable him to master each step easily and properly. The lessons and
lectures each week require a part of one evening of the week for study or read
ing (there being nothing to memorizeeverything remains in the mind through
the unique method used by the Rosicrucians to teach its laws), and the exercises
and experiments require only a few minutes each night, morning or noontime, at
the member's convenience. These exercises and experiments develop certain
faculties from the very first lessons.
FI FTH, the lessons relate to lifes immediate problems as well as the future
needs of the members. They help the members to master the obstacles and over
come conditions from the very start. Not vague theories, no speculation about
conditions in the "ethereal realms" that have no bearing upon our present life,
but laws and principles that men and women must use here and now in very
practical ways.
SI XTH, the monthly private magazine, called "The Rosicrucian Digest," is
sent to each member each month without additional fee. It contains special
instructions and lessons on general life problems, and the questions and answers
relating to new principles as well as reports from members, and articles by lead
ing persons in the country on what the Rosicrucian Order is doing for them. It
also contains a beautiful pictorial section of rare mystical pictures.
SEVENTH, each member, regardless of the study course, is entitled to the
many departmental services of the Order, which include help by correspondence
and through our metaphysical methods, as well as additional information by
mail on points in the lectures, aid in health or related matters, without any addi
tional fees.
EI GHTH, the privilege of meeting with other members in the same locality
as soon as a certain stage of the work is reached where the members can come
together once a week in our own Temple in various cities, or in special meeting
places for mutual discussion and help.
The graded, systematic lessons, lectures and experiments continue week
after week with special helps to make each member proficient, until the member
completes the first grade.
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In our sanctuary all the hidden Mysteries are preserved,
intact, they have never been profaned. . . . Our science
is the inheritance promised to the Elect.
Councillor Von Eckartshausen.
(A Rosicrucian.)
From this point onward the member may proceed with the higher lessons,
grade after grade, through all the grades of the Work. Thus the course of study
is as complete as any offered by the largest universities so far as length of time
and devotion to development are concerned.
V V V
Fees and Dues
The Order is strictly a brotherhood operating as do all other fraternities in
the world. Membership in the Rosicrucian Brotherhood carries with it the many
benefits distinct to all fraternities and many others quite unique. Like unto all
fraternities there are membership dues, payable monthly. And, there is a
nominal "registration fee." This fee and the monthly dues of a small amount arc
the contributions on the part of members to the general operating funds of the
Order, and take care of its propaganda expenses, its building funds, national
and international humanitarian activities, and its donations to many scientific
expeditions and methods of research and investigation. Such fees and dues have
nothing to do with the source of instruction offered to members.
In addition to the general activities of the Order, the Rosicrucians conduct
the courses as outlined on previous pages. These courses of study are given
freely and without charge or fees of any kind to members of the Order. There
fore, we wish you to keep in mind that the study and instruction work is a
separate and distinct feature of the Order, not found in any other fraternal or
ganization. and for which our members do not pay.
The Supreme Council has purposely made the "Registration Fee" very
nominal. It is five dollars, payable with the application. The monthly dues are
two dollars, payable on the first of each month. These fees include all the benefits
of the Order s activities. There are no other fees or assessments, or books which
must be purchased in order to study, and no limitations to the degree of advance
ment that members may make in their studies. The monthly magazine, "The
Rosicrucian Digest," is also given free to all members who are taking the course
of study by correspondence from the Supreme Lodge.
The monthly dues are to be paid by members only so long as they are active
members of the Brotherhood sharing in all its manifold benefits.
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In our Monastry library the sacred, secret manuscripts
of the Rosicrucians furnish a never-failing supply of rare
knowledge; the supply seems to be inexhaustible in its
richness of illumination. Friar Dudley Eversleigh.
(A Rosicrucian).
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
VERY IMPORTANT
There are several ways in which this book may have come into your hands.
The book is intended to be a private one, carefully and discreetly distributed to
only those who seem to be worthy of admission into the Order.
It may have been handed to you by someone who wishes you to realize
that there is something in life that may answer your desires and end your quest.
It may have been passed along to you by a friend or acquaintance who feels
that it will arouse an inquiry in your mind. Therefore, there may be no applica
tion blank or letter of invitation with the book, and in that case if you feel
interested you should write at once to the Supreme Secretary and ask for an
application form. If your inquiry appears to be sincere the Secretary will invite
you to file an application with him.
On the other hand, you may have written to headquarters for this book and
it may have come to you by mail or otherwise, accompanied by a letter and an
Application Blank. In such a case the letter will invite you to become a member.
It is a direct invitation issued after your request has been properly considered.
HOW TO PROCEED
FI RST: Fill out the Application Blank very carefully. Bear in mind that
YOU ARE BEI NG I NVI TED and not solicited in the ordinary way as with
schools or some other movement.
SECOND, Having answered all the questions in the Application Blank
carefully sign it properly. Enclose with it the Registration Fee of Five Dollars.
THI RD, Mail your Application Blank and Registration Fee promptly to
the Supreme Secretary. Register your letter if it contains cash, and if you send
a check or money order make it payable to AMORC FUNDS.
Acknowledgment should reach you within ten days or less. If you do not
hear from the Secretary in that time write himin detail. If your application is
rejected for any reason whatsoever your Registration Fee will be returned to
you with a frank explanation.
V V V
ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO
Rosicrucian Brotherhood AMORC
ROSI CRUCI AN PARK SAN JOSE, CALI FORNI A
Long Distance Telephones: Ballard 8295, 8296
International Cable Address: "AMORCO" Radio Station 6KZ
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I predict that when the world's history is ultimately
written, one golden cord of human helpfulness will be
found to have bound the nations together. It will be
the cord of the Rosicrucians. Chris Hans Muller.
(A Rosicrucian.)
This artistic building is occupied exclusively by the Editorial, Art, Printing,
and Publishing Departments of "The Rosicrucian Press, Ltd., for the pre
paration of our Literature, Magazines, and Books.
Looking toward the "East" of the Supreme Lodge where all Spiritual Ceremonies
are conducted by the Supreme Officers at Rosicrucian Park.
(From this central point are radiated the spiritual and metaphysical vibrations to
members in all parts of the world each day of the year.)
A V E RM E N T
V V V
THE INTERNATIONAL NAME
The Order uses the same ancient name that is found in the oldest
records. That name in complete Latin form is: Antiquae Arcane
Ordinis Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis. In America and other
English speaking countries the name is shortened to Ancient, Mystical
Order Rosae Crucis. The Latin words Rosae Crucis mean "of the
Rosy Cross." For the sake of brevity, the initials are used thus:
A.M.O.R.C.
THE TRUE ORGANIZATION
There are certain characteristics that determine at once the
authenticity of any organization claiming Rosicrucian authority. The
true Rosicrucian Organization for every jurisdction of the world is
represented at all International Rosicrucian Congresses held in
Europe. In North America that Organization is the A.M.O.R.C. and
has a United States patent on the name of the Order, and its true
symbol. It never uses the name of Rosicrucian Society or Rosicru
cian Fellowship or Center. The initials A.M.O.R.C. appear on all of
its literature, on its announcements, and are associated with all of its
outer activities.
ITS TRUE SYMBOL
The official true symbol of the Order is a gold cross with a
single, red rose in the center. The cross has no religious significance,
as it was used as an ancient symbol before Christianity. Its true
meaning is the material body of man with arms outstretched in
salutation. The rose represents mans soul confined in the body
unfolding as it receives more light and understanding.
DIRECTORS OF THE STAFF
The following are the staff directors of the North American juris
diction. The Organization maintains subordinate bodies in all of the
principal cities of the countries composing this jurisdicton.
DR. H. SPENCER LEWI S, F.R.C............Dean of the University and
Imperator of the Order.
RALPH M. LEWI S, F.R.C............................Supreme Grand Secretary
CHARLES DANA DEAN, F.R.C....................National Grand Master
DR. ARTHUR B. BELL, F.R.C...........Director of the Welfare Dept.
A. LEON BATCHELOR, F.R.C................Director of Correspondence
HARRY L. SHI BLEY, F.R.C................Director of the Editorial Dept.
To reach the Administration Halls and Supreme Lodges of the
Order in North America, address all mail as follows:
ROSICRUCIAN BROTHERHOOD
ROSI CRUCI AN PARK SAN JOSE, CALI FORNI A
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When natures many mysterious activities are under
stood, man is able to conquer the so-called "evil in
fluences which beset his path in life.
Rev. George Banning.
(A Rosicrucian.)
P R I N T E D I N T H E U . S. A .
R O S I C R U C I A N P R E S S . L T D . S A N J O S E . C A L I F O R N I A
Q / o u are (i n v i ted by
( C X S l sOSicrucians
to unite with them that you may receive the fas'
cinating and profound disclosures which will
unfold the solution of the Mysteries of Life as
Revealed by Gods Omnipotent Laws.
THEREFORE . . .
Tou are cordially requested to submit this Ques
tionnaire, with your personal answers, so that the
proper steps may be ta\en to Prepare The Way
and put you in Contact with those officers who
will communicate the First Principles and Private
Teachings which will place you in
possession of the
K eys o f t h e N eo ph yt e
V
A. M. O. R. C.
STRI CTLY CONFI DENTI A L
(Please Write Answers Plainly with Pen and Ink)
Date of Birth?......... ..............................................Sex?.
Place of Birth?......................... v ,....................Race?
Religion in which you were born?.................. ............
Present church affiliations, if any?........................ ...............
Married?.............................Number of children?.,..........................................
Occupation? .......................................................................................................
W t v .J
Have you been a student of any Mystical, Metaphysical, or Spiritual
Philosophy, and how long?............... .............................
Are you a member of any Secret, Fraternal, or Philosophical Societies?
............................................. ..............................................
Have you any Academic or Honorary Degrees?
Do you affirm your conviction of the existence of a Supreme Ruler,
Divine Mind, or God?.......................................................................................
I s your mind open to all new facts regarding life and the Universe?
(Signature).................................................................................................
(Full Name As Christened)
ACCEPTANCE OF TH I S I NV I TA TI ON
Please Read Very Carefulty
To the Recording Secretary of AMORC.
AMORC TEMPLE, San Jose, California.
Respected Sir:
I hereby accept your cordial invitation to unite with the Rosicru-
cians in their researches, studies, and individual experiments, as out
lined in the book, The Wisdom of the Sages. If I am found worthy of
receiving the First Principles and private studies, I will abide by the
ancient pledge made by all Neophytes, to wit:
I will keep confidential all reading matter, les
sons, and discourses sent to me, and will carefully
examine them to determine each step I am to take in
being prepared for full benefits of membership in the
AMORC."
In accordance with the ancient custom I herewith donate and
enclose Five Dollars as a contribution to THE ROSI CRUCI AN
FOUNDATI ON, and will contribute to this Foundation the sum of
Two Dollars monthly, beginning with the first month after I have been
accepted into the work of the organization. This I will continue as long
as I desire membership.
It is understood that if I am accepted, I shall receive weekly
discourses, lesson-lectures, and private papers, and the monthly maga
zine, and enjoy all the benefits of Membership, without the payment
of any fees or charges except the contributions to the FOUNDATI ON,
as stated above. If I am not accepted, I will be confidentially notified
by the return of this Questionnaire and my donation.
(MAKE CHECKS PAY ABLE ONLY TO AMORC" FUNDS)
(Do Not send currency in unregistered letters)
(Signed)...........................................................................................
(Spell your name as it should be used on all mail)
Address for all MailPrint Your Words:
SPECI AL COM M UNI CA TI ON
(Use this space for any special information you wish to include with your application)
Be Sure to Send Your Remittance With This Blank.
DO NOT WRI TE I N THI S SPACE
Rec'd Approved ................................................
Entered .................... ...........................................................................
REMARKS
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