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CONTENTS
4 Thought of the Month: The Good in Life
8 Prospects for Extraterrestrial Communication
11 Instant Vacations
14 The Celestial Sanctum: Are Limitations Karmic!
16 The Energy of the Spoken Word
18 Doing One’s Best
19 Wagner’s Parsifal and The Holy Grail
24 Mindquest: Manifesting A Productive Future
27 The Imperator Proclaims Rosicrucian New Year 3340
30 A Sound Mind in A Sound Body
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The Good in Life

A LL MEN aremotivated by ideals in
life. W e may otherwise call these
ideals objectives or ends which we pursue.
being the excellence of fame, while for oth-
ers it would be wealth, power, andso on.
Is there a supreme excellence? Is there a
Ideals may be either lofty or ignoble, and
summum bonum-a highest good? If there is,
their value or merit is relative. Ideals depend
it wouldaccomplishtwo things.First, it
upon the character of the individual and the
customs of society to which he or she is would provide greater happiness than any
exposed. However,no individual is without lesser good, and secondly,it would uniteall
an ideal, for no person is wholly satisfied mankind by its common appeal.
with what he is, has, or has experienced. The Harmonious Whole
While various kindsof ideals are numer- The answers to these questions have chal-
ous, one is common to all people. That ideallenged thinkers for centuries. It is interest-
is goodness. All people seekgoodness in- ing to briefly touch upon some of these
stinctively. If this statement appears to benotions of the true good.In the fourthcen-
inconsistent with human behavior as wetury B.C. theGreekphilosopher Plato
experience it, let us further examine the expounded the idea of good as a supreme
statement. form. W e perceive about us many forms.
Goodness must not necessarily be under- They areall related to ideas which we have.
stood tomean morality. It can simply mean But according to Plato, theidea of good is
value-the excellence of some quality. For theharmonious whole. It is the perfect
example, we speak of a ‘‘good day.” W e do pattern in our consciousness intowhich all
not mean this in a moral sense. Rather, we other forms fit. In other words, we are born
mean that the day has that perfection of with a kind of indwelling harmony. When
quality which we enjoy. Also, a person may we can make life’s experiences conform to
say that heis looking for a good bargain. He that harmony, then we consider that to be
is not referring to something that is free good.
from evil-there is no moralreference here. Aristotle declared thatmoralsarenot
The He is referring tothe excellence of thebar- inherited.Neitherare they implanted in
Rosicrucian gain’s value to him. man. Morality, as goodness, must be devel-
Digest From
this
point of view, however,
it oped. To accomplish this, Aristotle said
January might seem that people would always be man must develop the virtue of his nature.
going in various directions in their pursuit This virtueis the excellence of man’s func-
1987 of good. Some would designate good as tion. And Aristotle further proclaimed that
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the principal function of man is his mind
and reason. To Aristotle reasonwas a divine
quality. This virtue,this excellence of man,
manifests as the golden mean in his activi-
ty-the middle course between extremes.
For example, Aristotle said that courage
is the right amount of activity. Conversely,
cowardice is declared to be a deficiency.
Temperance is a moderate love and pursuit
of physical pleasures. O n the other hand,
self-indulgence and sensuality corrupt and
dissipate the reason.Liberality is the golden
mean between stinginess and extravagance.
In relatively more recenttimes Immanuel
Kant affirmed, “nothingcan be called good
except goodwill.” Simply, unless the motive
behind the action is pure, then behavior
cannot be called good.
A n Absolute Good?
But let us look at the problemof good a
little more analytically. Is there an absolute
good? Of course, if we say there is, then we
imply that there is the opposite, or evil.
Good must contrastwith something differ-
ent or it would not appear as good to us.
Everything about us has its particularnature
or quality. Why do we call the quality or
nature of one thing good, and qualitythe or
nature of another, evil?
Goodnessdoesnot existinthings. It
exists in the human consciousness. Good-
ness is the evaluationof our experience. It is
the result of our physical, intellectual, and
psychic response to that which acts upon
us. The good, in the physical or sensual
sense, is easily explained. What is titillating,
satisfying, and gratifying physically is held
by us to be good.
Likewise, if we have a strong psychic at-
tachment for a religious ideal or a moral
precept, we then call that good. Because it
gratifies a kind of exalted love, we call it
spiritual pleasure. Consequently, we term
such codes or moralsgood. However, they
may not be accepted as so by others. Thatis
why there is no universally accepted moral
code.
Following this line of reasoning, we even-
tually come back to the original idea of
excellence. In other words, what we con-
sider to be theexcellent qualities of some-
thing in relation to ourselves,we construe
as being good. Has every man, then, just a
good unto himself! There must be some
criteria by which to judge. Otherwise, there
would be no commongoal for humanity to
strive toward.
Excellence
First, man must discover within himself
certain basic functions which are possible
ofexcellence. Such excellence, when realized,
would bean acceptable good toevery man.
Man is an organism, and life force is the
function of man’s organic being. The excel-
lence of thisfunction is health. Conse-
quently, healthis a primarily physical good
accepted by all people. Any codeof behav-
iorpromoting excellent health is aself-
evident good. In fact, there is no possible
contra idea thatwouldbelookedupon
favorably by man.
Are there ends-or goals-in life which
we can collectively call good? Knowledge is
one such goal, because its value is recog-
nized by all. Upon first consideration, this
statement may seem inconsistent with ex-
perience. School dropouts seem to reject
knowledge as being good. Further, those
who refuseto accept new ideas also seem to
oppose knowledge as being good.
However, in this instance, a distinction
mustbedrawn between educationand
knowledge. Education is not knowledge. It
is simply a formalmethod of acquiring
knowledge. The dropoutrebels against this
particular method. However, inhis limited
way he, too, is seeking knowledge in life.
But heis doing so without guidance. Never-
theless,whathe learns, he cherishesas
good, as long as it seems to serve him.
On the other hand, the person with a
closed mind confers the value of good upon
his personalconcepts.He is, however,
afraid of newknowledge, feeling that it
might refute what hewants to believe. But
what he doesbelieve is considered goodby
him. Therefore, although everyone values
knowledge, some only value new knowl-
edge if it can be related favorably to them.
Another good which all men commonly
recognize is freedom. While there is a unity
in aspiring to freedom, thereis a diversity in
definingitscontent.Forinstance,shall
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 freedom relate to the person, the body, the not bring suffering or anguish to others in
will, or just to the intellect? Shall freedom their personal pursuit of good.
mean no constraint of human behavior in In social equity, then,we have a universal
any manner?O r should all human actionbe good-one accepted by all individuals within
circumscribed and kept within bounds? the society. It can have but onemeaning to
W e find thatthese concepts we have been them.This is the instinctive feeling and
considering representa common good only intellectual ideaof good experiencedby the
in the broadest sense of the word.In each of individual serving the well-being of human-
their particularsthey vary with thedifferent ity. Since all good reflects back upon the
constructions put upon themby men. individual’s intimate feelings, so does his
collective good, the social equity. Man is
W e further find thatgood is often intro- naturallyselfish, but insocial equity the
verted-made too much a wholly personal extended ereater self also finds satisfaction.
thing. In this way, aswe know, it only
If social equity is a universal common
engendersconflict between thedifferent
good, how shall it specifically
be defined? It
concepts, and conflict shatters those indi- is a broad statement to say that it consists of
vidual satisfactions which men call good. the welfare of humanity collectively. Dif-
What, then, will bind these separate inter- ferent political ideologies eachprofess to be
pretations of goodtogether?What will working toward sucha universal good. Yet
allow each man to draw pleasure fromhis they are mostly in conflict. Universalgood
notion of good, andyet not detract from themust be a synthesis of all that man is. It
good of others? cannotrepresent intellectualism alone as
TheGermanphilosopher, Hegel, said good because this would exclude the psy-
that only in society does man really exist. chic and emotionalqualities of man. Neither
This is becauseinsociety theindividual can universal good be related alone to the
becomes the whole man. In other words. corporeal, the physical nature of man.
the individual is thendrawnout of himself. A universal goodmust recognize and
In society the self extendsoutward to standfor all thosequalitiesand impulses
include more than just a “me.” It becomes a pertaining to the nature of man. If he
“we.” In a true society the individual not chooses, man may place them in a hierar-
only extends himself to include others, he chal order Or scale of value. But no one Part
also projects to them his feelings of what is of man’s nature must suppress another.
good. But there is this difference. In a true Formal religion has tried and failed to
society man does not impose on others his provide auniversal commongood.The
personalconcepts of what thedifferent religious impulse is a subjective motivation.
kinds of good should be. Its expression, its manifestation, however,
is objective. It consists of that understand-
Social Equity ing of those ideas and traditionswhich seem
In a true society a new good is conceived to theindividual to conform to his personal
and extendedby mankind collectively. This feelings. Consequently, moral codesarising
is social equity. Concisely, this means that out of religious systems are so varied that
no man’s personal pursuit of good shall they have no universal acceptance.
obstruct the common good of others. Thus, A universal good, therefore,is not some-
each individualmay have personal concepts thing thatis divinely inspired. Rather,it is a
of good andderiveintimate satisfaction practical organization of the requirements
from them. However,each individual must and the discipline of the whole nature of
act within the bounds of social equity and man. A
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1987
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 FOR AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS astronomers and others have exten-
sively speculated on the prospects for the existence of intelligent life, other than our
own, in the universe. Discoveryafter discovery has tended to increase theprobabil-
ity that life, and therefore intelligent life, exists elsewhere in the universe.

Very complex molecules, important for from anearby star. Visits to nearby stars by
the formation of life-sustaining proteins, civilizations traveling in spacecraft limited
have been discovered in interstellar clouds. by the speed of light would be very infre-
Satellite observationsin the infrared wave- quent and limited. Even so, a slow migra-
lengths have identified rings of material sur- tion of a civilization from starsystem to star
rounding nearby stars.These rings are system could eventually bring together civ-
strong evidence for the existence of plane- ilizations separated by hundreds of light
tary systems. A certain percentage of these years (1 light year = 6 trillion miles).
systems would likely have planets locatedat
a distance from their star whichwould Faster Than LightTravel
allow life as we know it to develop. Developments in theoreticalphysics, such
The A spacecraft
traveling
at substantial
a as the 10 dimensional superstring theory,’
Rosicrucian percentage of thespeed of light would keep open the theoretical possibility that an
Digest requireat least fifty years to visit andreturn advanced civilization’s spacecraft may not
January
1987 by Alan C. Holt, M.S9FXC.,I.R.C.
be limited by the speedof light. The super-
string theory uses six dimensions, in addi-
tion to the four dimensions of space and
time, to describe the relationshipsbetween
all the known forces. If the relationships
between the electromagnetic,gravitational,
and nuclear forcesprovetobe bestde-
scribed by the use of additional dimensions,
then it may be thatthese higher dimensional
relationships reflect some unknownactual-
ity of the universe.
As a result, researchers may soon pro-
poseexperimental tests todetermine if
higher dimensional or unknown coupling
between forces exist. Such tests could lead
to the developmentof advanced transport
technology which may rely on interactions
with “higher dimensional” currentsof force
or energy.
If a spacecraft could bypass the limita-
tions of space and timeby effectively travel-
ing through higher dimensions or hyper-
space, acivilization wouldthen have no
difficulty in making a weekend visit to any
star in our galaxy or perhapsin other galax-
ies2 Superstring and other higher dimen-
sionaltheorieshavethepotentialfor
eventually providing the means to explain
howhyperspace travelmight be accom-
plished.
Since it is not clear how long it may be
before ourcivilization develops anduses an
interstellar transportation system which can
bypass space and time, it is much more
likely that our first meeting with galactic
intelligences would be on or near the Earth.
If one would take many of the carefully space transportationwe think it is, then we
researched UFO sightings at face value may be on theverge of making formal con-
(eliminatingmisidentificationsand hoaxes),3 tact with another
we would have to conclude that some inter-
Alan C. Holt is a research physicist
and aerospace engineer who is special-
izing in theoretical research associated
with coherent,nonlinearfieldphysics.
Frater Holt is currentlyserving as
President of Vehicle Internal Systems
Investigative Team, Inc. (a UFO
research group). He is also a member
of theRosicrucian Order’s Interna-
tional Research Council.
action with galactic intelligences may have
already taken place.
While overwhelming, conclusive evidence
supportinga visit by another civilization has
not been presented,there is potentially
muchthatcanbelearnedfromwell-
researched andsubstantiated UFO close
encounter cases. To explain the wide var-
iety of aerospacecraft and beings reported,4
a large number of visiting civilizations and
some advanced robotics (possibly androids)
wouldberequired.Alternativeoraddi-
tional explanationsinvolve equally specula-
tive concepts, such as long-term bases or
“motherships”on or near theEarth,
Moon, and nearbyplanets;visitors from
parallel space-time universes and time trav-
elers.
Based on an evaluation of many UFO
close encountercase studies, it appears that
a hierarchical organizationof advanced civ-
ilizations may exist. While notunexpected,
it is interesting to see the references to
advanced civilizations which learn from and
receive help from more advanced civiliza-
tions.While we may someday establish
formal contact with one or more civiliza-
tions, we will not truly understand these
new relationships (and perhaps cannot rely
on them)until these advanced civilizations’
positions and status in the probablegalactic
and intergalactic hierarchy are known.
Communication
Between Civilizations
If the speed of light is not the barrier to
civilization (informal con-
tact could have already taken place). Would
differences in physical senses, communica-
tiontechniques(telepathy,for example),
and the brain’s interpretation of sensory
inputs makeextensive discussions between
civilizations difficult? Would different lev-
els of consciousness andknowledge lead to
largely one-sided conversations?
An even moreimportantquestion is
what would induce galactic intelligences to
seek communication in a formal or semi-
formal way? What would sparktheir inter-
est? Would it be curiosity, a galactic civi-
lization survey, the forthcoming departure
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 of a galactic “babysitting” service, the need support meetings between our civilization
for some type of assistance for them and/or and other galactic civilizations. Some sym-
for us? posiums withsimilar intent have beenheld,
There wouldbe some obvious risks asso- but with very little follow through.
ciated with extensiveand formal communi- Perhaps such a symposium couldbe the
cation between civilizations at different first step in developing an approachleading
points in evolutionarydevelopment,but to preliminary and later formal meetings
also some tremendous opportunities. between our civilization and another? The
Perhaps they have been here before and recent flurryof UFO activity in and around
in some mannerhave helped mankind pro- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, makes that site a
ceed along its current evolutionary path. In primary candidate for this symposium.
this case, they couldbereturninginan Widelydisseminatedanddiscussed
advanced phase of their own development symposium proceedings would atleast pro-
to give us another boost in development, to vide us some assurance that we have les-
try to correct past mistakes, or simply to sened thedifficulty of dealing with galactic
chronicle our progress or lack of progress. civilization contact should the opportunity
Maybe we are within a few years or a few ever arise. In addition, the symposium and
tens of years of graduation into thegalactic the proceedings may have other beneficial
community-tosharethe effects. It may make it easier for us to accept
responsibilities,
the benefits, and the tests gothatalong with the differenceswhichseem to separate
community involvement. nations and peoples on Earth. W e need to
W e knowfrom experience thatthose be reminded that we live on a small,fragile,
aspects of life we refuse to acknowledge or blue-green planet which is only one of bil-
face are oftenplaced prominently beforeus lions of planets in our and othergalaxies-
so that we no longer have anychoice in the many of which may support intelligent life.
matter. From this perspective, it would be Advanced civilizations may be waiting
far better that we at least acknowledge the for us to reach for the doorbell, indicating
possibility that we may have to work with that we want to begin serious discussions.
or interact with other galactic intelligences Are we ready to begin?
at some pointin the future.Will it occur in Footnotes:
1994,2029,Z100,or has it already occurred
‘See Green, M.B. “Superstrings.” Scientific American.
at some level? 255, No.3 (Sept. 1986), 48; and, Thomsen, D E. “A
By acknowledging and working through High-strung Theory ” SctenceNews 130 (Sept 13,
the implications of such interactions, we 1986), 168.
better prepare ourselves for these cosmic JHolt, A.C. “Interstellar Spaceporrs and Transporta-
learningexperiences. In thismannerthe tion Systems.“ MUFON 1986 UFO Symposium Pro-
ceedings (East Lansing, Michigan, June 27-29, 1986)
homework can be accomplished at a slower Seguin, Texas: Mutual UFO Network, Inc , 103 Old-
pace rather than through the crash course towne Road, Seguin, TX 781554099.
we might otherwise be obligated to take. ’Research Reports Houston: Vehicle Internal Systems
International Symposium InvestigativeTeam, Inc., P.O. Box890327, Houston,
TX 77289-0327.
One of our important homework
lessons
4MUFON UFO journal. Seguin, Texas: Mutual UFO
could be a major international symposium Network, Inc (Same address asin footnote 2: past
concerning the prospects for, implications and forthcoming issuesand symposium proceed-
of, and operational procedures required to ings)

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The more that man extends the physical universe through
Rosicrucian
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 bY
lola B. Parker, E R. C.

M OST OF US are cheered by such

obvious wonders as sunsets or white
clouds sailing across a bright,blue sky. But
when we are sick, worried, depressed, o r so
tired we can hardly stand up,we can’t wait
for nature’s spectaculars to provide relief,
anymore than we can wait for that two-
week vacation that may-or may not-be
somewhere in the future.
I was fighting the flu. Outside the winter
world was drabanddun-colored. Inside
were dirty dishes, dust, and unmade beds. It
was when I flopped down on thebed for a
moment’s rest that I noticed the button-
just a common pink glass button, oneof the
three that remained onmy dilapidated old
housecoat. I looked moreclosely. That but-
ton wasbeautiful! I narrowed my vision,
focusing on this onebright spot, absorbing A young man oncetold me, Y was walk-
the soft, pink glow from this bit of glass. ing along thestreet onenight more depressed
Color, lovely, vibrant, warm color. I lost than I had ever been in my life. Nothing
myself in the wonder of it. mattered; nothing madesense; nothing was
good.” A lonely soul drifting in a lonely
Somehow, that delicate pink light sent a world, walking aimlessly along, saddened
warming ray through my aching body. I by he knew not what. “Then suddenly,” he
began to breathe more deeply; my nerves further explained, “asI was passing a vacant
relaxed. Outside, thewinter windwas blow- lot-a lot passed hundreds of times before-
ing, and inside, the housewas a mess and I I saw something so beautiful it stopped me
still had theflu. But when I lifted my eyes, I in my tracks. You’d never guess what itwas.
felt strengthened and rested. I had discov- Just a weed patch. Just weeds! I can’t begin
ered two new wonderful things: an unsus- to tell you how, or why, they were so spe-
pected source of beauty, and away to take cial. All I know is that I stood there for a
an “instant vacation.” long time and just looked at them. When I

‘‘I had discovered two new wonderful things:

an unsuspected source of beauty, anda way
to take an ‘instant vacation.’ ”
 finally turned away, my depression was
gone.”
Beauty All Around Us
Were this young man and I taking dan-
gerous steps out of reality into a make-
believe world when we convinced ourselves
that we had found, not only unusual beauty,
but strength and inspiration, in things as
ordinary as a button and a patch of weeds?
“I keep going back tolook at those
weeds,” my friend toldme. “They really do
something for me that I can’t explain. But Then I shut outeverything about me but
that onesmall pane of glass. Seconds later I
one thing I know; whatever I saw in them
realized that my breathing was slower and
that night, I still see. I wasn’t just imagining
deeper. I felt nerves and muscles relax, and
things. When thecity cuts them down every blood pressure drop. I became so impressed
so often, 1 can hardly wait for themto grow with the resultsof my exercise that I forgot
back.” about my slip into immaturity which had so
I, too, have looked at my button again angered me. But when nextI did remember
and again since thatday. What I saw in that it, I found amusement had replaced anger.
simple bit of glass was not fantasy created I have a minor heart condition which can
by fever or an over-active imagination. It’s suddenly bring on excessive fatigue. While
still there, as real-in its own way-as the visiting a large bustling shopping center one
mysterious loveliness in a precious jewel. Christmas, my husband and I agreed to go
Since discovering the magic hidden in our separateways for atime and meet soon
unlikely objects until we bring it forth by at a certain jewelry counter. Quicklyfinish-
concentrated vision, I have escaped for an ing mybusiness, I hastened to the appointed
“instant vacation” from all sorts of unde- meeting place. I had been waiting only afew
sirable moods and situations. When Amer- minutes when I began to feel tired, much
ican foreign policy became the subject for a too tired. I looked around for place a to sit,
heated debate among a few of us waiting but there was none in sight, and I would
miss my husband if I moved away from the
outside church one morning, I felt that 1,
counter. Minutes dragged on into an hour
alone, was defending the “right.”I became
as I strained my eyes for my husband’s fig-
so angry I almost walked away. ure amidst the crowd.
Later, seated in church, and in anything Finally I moved a few feet away, where I
but a worshipful mood, something inside could lean against a railing. By that time I
taunted me. “Now is the time to try an was really ill. If I collapsed,what would
‘instant vacation’-if you still think it will happen to me? I carried identification, but
work.” Looking around, therewas nothing who would know howfind to my husband?
worthy of my concentration that I could
Eventually a thoughtpenetrated my dulled
see-and if there were, I didn’t want to find
brain. “Would an ‘instant vacation’ help!”
it. I guess I wanted to “stew.” Surely nothing could help but to sit down.
Glancingat a stained glass window, I Yet myeyes roved the store with its acresof
didn’t think much of it. “Now wait a min- merchandise and decorations. Right then I
ute,” I gave my thoughts a hitch. “Is this had little faith in this exercise which I had
idea just alittle philosophical froth, or is it a been practicing with so much success and
The genuine way to control emotionsand im- had been recommending to others.
Rosicrucian prove mental and physical health?” I made Finally a piece of shiny tinsel caught my
Digest myself keep searching. Finally, near thebot- attention. I would try. As I made myself
tom ofthe window, my eyes rested on a tiny concentrateonthistrifle, itbecame a
January rectangle ofwhirled green. “This can be it,” lovely, glowing thing, waiting to be appre-
1987 I thought, “if I’ll let it be.” ciated. I forgot to watch the aisles for my
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husband. I forgotthe pressing crowds. I on the bathroom shelf. Maybe you’ll find it
forgot everything but that bit of tinsel that in a net curtain
weaving a moire pattern as it
had been there when I needed it. For per- sways past a window screen, or perhapsin
haps a minute I just enjoyed it, then I was the dim brownmysteries deep within a cup
“back,” proppedagainst the railing. I could of coffee. These are all treasures I, myself,
hardly believe the results. have discovered. You must search for your
own.
I was still very tired, but I was refreshed,
as if I had justenjoyed a cool drinkor been When you find such a treasure, narrow
sittingdownfora while.As my mind your vision and consciousness to this one
relaxed, my body hadrelaxed. When atlast point. Don’t try to analyze or imagine, or
I saw my worriedhusband circling the make it “mean something.” It is enough
jewelery counter, looking for me as I had thatyouhavefoundsomething newly
been looking for him, I was able toleave the wonderful. Just relax and enjoy.
store with renewed strength. You may find yourself praying, but there
Discover the Magic will be no need to mold your prayer into
words. You and thisspecial, lovely thing are
Perhaps youneed a “vacation” too. Why one with the Creator.For a precious moment
not go adventuring right now, right where you will glimpse a new di.mension,a spirit-
you are? Look around your room, or out ual dimension. For in this moment when
the window, until you find something which, your eyes are open to a small island of
because of its color, brightness, form . . . beauty you never knew existed, your inner
catches your attention. And if you think self will open to the infinite strength and
there is little with any of these qualities in love that also are always present, waiting at
your vicinity, it is because you have never the clogged doorways of our souls.
really searched. W e areconstantly being
urged to broaden our vision, but right now I Fantasy? Self-hypnosis? O r actually sharp-
am asking you to narrow yours for justbit.a ened sight and revelation? Tryit for your-
Keep looking. This is a treasure hunt, and self and see.
the treasurecan be anything andanywhere. As for me, when I ponder over all the odd
It can be light splashing from a glass dish, souvenirs from my “instant vacations”-for
skidding from brassa door knob, or diffus-once found, they are never lost-I under-
ing through the multi-facets of a crinkled stand why it was said that God,having fin-
plastic bag. It can be a chordof color in the ished the work ofcreation, ‘kawevery thing
form of odd bits of paper peeping from the that he had made, and behold, it was very
waste basket, or two kinds of colorful soap good.” Everything! A

This Month’s Cover

This month’s cover features the spectacular sceneryof Australia’s BlueMountains
in New South Wales. Pictured is Hanging Rock, near the Grose River Valley.These
precipitous mountains, actually a well-dissected sandstone plateau,form a section
of the Great Dividing Range, which runs along the eastern length of Australia and
separates the humid coast from the arid interior, known as the Outback. The
mountains act as a barrier to moisture-laden Pacific storms, and for many years also
presented a barrier to settlers determined to move into Australia’s interior to
establish farms and ranches. For more about these fascinatingblue-hued mountains
and the nationalpark protecting them, pleasesee this month’s“Wor1d of Wonder”
(back cover).
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 a person in a condition of poor health, or
undesirable circumstances, thatthe indi-
vidual obviously haskarmically brought
the condition uponhimself.
Now, it is true, that being human, we
occasionally, or even frequently, act insuch
a way as to be out of harmony withlaws the
of nature and thereby bring about animbal-
ance which may result in illness or other
undesirable effects. All human life is sus-
ceptible to such anoccasional occurrence.
On the other hand, to make thesweeping
assumption thatall illness, or even all unde-
the of improper
sirable situations, are result
action on the part of the individual is judg-
mental, and is the height of arrogance.
All of us experience many events and
occurrences during our lives. Some of these
events fall within our control. Frequently,
we can avoid manyadverse conditions
through the application of intelligent living,
such as is taught in our Rosicrucian teach-
ings. There are, however, events which are
beyondourimmediatecontrol. W e are
unable to trace such events to actions o n
our part which may have broughtthem
about. They may be suddenoccurrences
which we did not expect and for which we
have no immediate solution. O r they may
simply be situations we do not, at present,
understand and which we do not asyet
know how to master.
Limitations Our Reactions
To assume that such
events are always the
Karmic? result of karma and that we are doomedto
suffer may lead to very negative introspec-
tionofanunhealthynature.Thereare,
unfortunately, people who must have life
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C. pigeonholed into tidy compartmentsof
good and bad. Such people mustalso have
K ARMA has been defined as the law of equally tidy explanationsforeventsor
cause and effect. The wordis Sanskrit occurrences,andare extremely quick to
in origin and literally means “deed,” or “to explain misfortuneby the placing of blame,
do.” Applied to our lives, our thoughts, usually upon others, but often even upon
actions, and deeds, are karmic causes which themselves. To the mystic, however, events
set into motioncertain circumstances,which are not so readily good or evil as they are
The in turnproduce resultingeffects inour lives. opportunitiesforgrowthand enlighten-
Rosicrucian With these thoughts in mind, are all the ment.Theoccurrences in our lives, the
~i~~~ events of our lives the result of karma? seemingly good, as well as the seemingly
After all, there are people who are firm bad, offer vast opportunities for theexpan-
January
believers in the concept of karma and who sion of our awareness and the refining of
1987 are quick to point out,when coming across our nature.
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 More important than the limitations of requirescontemplation,evaluation,and
healthorcircumstancewhich we may persistent effort.Let us never make themis-
encounter, are our reactions to these same take, however, of judging that all we expe-
conditions. W e may not always be able to rience in life is the resultof karma for past
know what will come into our life at any actions. And, certainly, let us never sit in
given time, but we can control the way in judgment of others because, they too, like
which we react. W e can uscthe vicissitudes all of us at one time or another, are subject
of life as a springboard to greater achieve- to someof life’s more painful experiences.
ment and insight. Judging in this manner only intensifies the
The exampleof Beethoven comes readily painfortheone suffering, and falsely
to mind. The very idea of deafness in a boosts theego of the one who would make a
musician of his caliber seemedabsurd. Yet, pretense of superiority.
this calamity, excruciating as it must have Very Important Questions
been, did not prevent him from composing That situationsin our experiencemay or
superlativesymphonicworks which are may not be karmic in origin is true. But,
among the greatest ever written. Another whether or not they are, is perhaps less
example is HarryHoudini.Houdini was important than what our reaction is going
seemingly limited by poverty and lack of to be. W e should ask anumber of questions
formal education. However, his belief in of our Inner Self. Have I done anything to
himself and his ultimate greatness allowed bring this about?If I have, what can I do to
him to rise well above these limitations. change it?If I haven’t, whatcan I learn from
Even today, more than a half century after this experience? Howcan what I am going
Houdini’s death,his name is still thebiggest through enable me to understand life and
in thefield of professionalmagic. Certainly, the situationsof other people better? What
these names representonlytwoofthe gift does this experience hold for me?
numerous individuals throughout history
who did not accept limitations in life as Life may not always be predictable, but
liabilities. the restrictions we experience need not be
limitations.What we haveandexperi-
Each one of us is here to experiencelife. ence in life may not always be within our
W e derive knowledge and wisdom from control. Whatwe do with ourlives and what
ourvarious experiences. W e growasa we achieve are entirely and completely up to
result. Naturally, we endeavor to maintain us.
optimal health and to be free of the results
and frustrations of avoidable stress in our The Celestial Sanctum
lives. To this end, our teachings contain I S a cosmic meetlni: ~ l u c eIt i s [he J~KLLI p u n t of cosmic
many marvelous principleswhich can be r d l a t l o m o f health, e w e , happlners, a d lnneraunkmmi:
applied to excellent effect. During every d a y , periods for specla1 attunementsare
derignated ufhencosmlc henejlts ofaspectficnaturemay hc
Yet, as physical beings, inaphysical received Nonmembers a s urell as Rosinucian students may
world, we are going to occasionally expe- partlclpate In [he Celestlal Sanctum Contacts Liher 777.
rience pain. Pain is a signal that an adjust- a hooklet desnrhmg the Celestlal Sanctum and 11s sevtval
periods, uslll he sent to nonmembers requestlnl: it Address
mentneedstobe made. Sometimesthe Ssrihr S P C , Roslcructan Park, San lose, Calrfomla
adjustment is no more thana change inour 95 1 9 1 s t a t ~ n gthat you are n o t a member of the Order and
attitude.Atothertimes,theadjustment em-losing tumenty-flue cents to cow^ m a h i :

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 THERE’S SOMETHING MAGICAL about the spoken word. It’sjust not
true that a word is a word is a word. True, the writtenword has its assets, catering
to the eye and the intellect. We canreread it . . . even years, or generations, later.
Thousands of years later the written word can still intrigueand inspire us. Yet, for
the most part, the written word is but a record of a spoken word-and a faulty
record at that.

The W e cannot hear

today thespokensoundswords of Franklin D. Roosevelt,Winston
Rosicrucian from the voices of the renowned thinkers Churchill, and Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Digat and great Orators of a g e Past. Can YOU In themidst of aworldat war the voices
January imaginehearing the voices ofsuch great ofChurchilland Rooseveltsteeled two
original thinkers as Cicero, Akhnaton, or nations to mortally combat an evil idea-
1987 Francis Bacon, as we’ve heard the spoken Nazi fascism. The spoken words of Martin
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Luther King, Jr., energized us toaccomplish ture. It makes for better informed profes-
in just a few years what we couldn’t d o in sionals.
two hundred years. Sir Francis Bacon was The Vitality
such an enchanting speaker that Ben Jonson of the SpokenWord
(his contemporary) exclaimed that when
Bacon spoke, hislistener’s biggest worry Mysticshave long realized the vitality
was thathe might stop.How many of inherent in thespoken word. Certainly, the
today’s speakers canso hold an audience? Itvoice of inspiration is first a voice before it
is doubtful that written memos fromthese becomes a written message. Mystics usually
speakers would have been as effective. say, “I heard a voice!”They arereferring to
the“voicewithin.” To the mystic, the
The Passionate Voice “God of our Heart” speaks from within,
Some speakers are so dynamic thatwe’re very personally. Sure, there is a vital mes-
not satisfied to just read what they say-we sage from that voice. But the sound, even
want to hear them say it! In some cases the the whisper, of that inner voice magnifies
difference is like reading the sheetmusic of the power of that message. Writing can only
a song, and then hearing the powerful voice try to capture it.
of anEnricoCaruso singing the song. Even in convocation (meaningwith voice)
There’s amovingpassion inthehuman we listen for the inspiration from an inner
voice that will never be perfectly captured voice.
on a piece of paper.
W e can all help ourselves by mastering
Today, the most successful businesses vie theproperpostural mechanics of voice
for radio and television coverageto get their production. W e can master themany tech-
spoken messages across. Millions ofdollars niques of speaking and oratory. And, of
are spent annually on radio and television course, we can become intellectual experts
to sell products. While big business finds on those subjectswe wish to speak about.
the written word effective, it’s the spoken Yet, for the best presentation of our mes-
word with visual supplementation on TV sage throughour voice, it all mustbe
that brings the big profits. Even today’s capped andintegrated by one special ingre-
printedword industries-industries spe- dient-the heart. For, it is the voice from
cializing in producingtypewriters, news- the heart that moves humanity. It is the
papers,magazines,books-take to the voice from the heart that fulfills the old
spoken word tosell their wares. Egyptian mystical traditionofheartand
It’s not surprising that colleges, religions, tongue. That traditionis carried on by the
museums, andall different kindsof organi- Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. Ittells us, if
zations have taken more and more to the we wish to heighten our creative abilities,
spoken word to increase their membership. we must speak from the heart.
Even doctors and lawyers are advertising Thetruemovers of thisworld have
their services via public lectures, radio, and always vocally expressed theirmessage with
TV. Increasingly,theseprofessionals are their hearts. Similarly, the great mystics of
attendingpostgraduateseminarstosup- the future will be recognized and amaze us
plement their reading of professional jour- by how they speak from the heart. For truly,
nals. The spoken word enhances makes and there’s something magical about the spoken
more alive what they will find in thelitera- word. A

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is doto

good work today;The best preparation for life in the
hereafter is to live now.
“Elbert Hubbard

by M. Eve Morgan, F.R.C.
Think of yourself as the directorof your
personal destiny and see if you are making
progress. If others have harmed you, but
you rose above the act of reciprocation,
then yougrew in awareness of a better way
to act. If you have rejected discrimination
of race, religion, philosophy, sex, or age,
you have seen therightness of giving every-
oneanequalopportunity. If you have
chosen cleanliness, sobriety, and a lifestyle
which promotes good health,youare a
good example in your community.
Those who care for both the mind and
body want to makea wholesome environ-
ment in which to live. One need not live in
opulence to appreciate therefinements life
has to offer. Those objects which make life
easier also afford needed time for medita-
tion. From such inner work we grow in soul
consciousness.
When a student becomes adept atreach-
ing various levels of consciousness, then he
or she can return to the companionship of

I
N a recentdream I was with asmall others a more self-assured, understanding,
group of people, and each one us was
of contributing individual. Also, it may be
doing his best in life and in serviceto man- revealed,in meditation,how individual
.. karma of the personallife may be fulfilled.
kind. The treeof life was blooming . for W e can come to know something of why we
us. The music of the rhythms of the Cosmic are here, and wherewe’re going.
was playing. . . for us. W e would have been
glad to have anyone and everyone joinus. The Great Thinkers
But few did. In studying the lives of the great thinkers
I awoke thinkingof how simple and true we will learn how the darkness of ignorance
was pushed back by forward-reaching indi-
was the message of that dream. viduals of the past. But we must also push
Many do not see the personal betterment back the darkness of ignorance within our
which will accrue to putting their all into own minds. Forall new knowledge gained,
life. Thus, they do not become self-moti- one must let go of misconceptions, illu-
vated. Their potentialis hidden fromview. sions, and misinformation. There are, of
course, times ofhesitation and confusion in
As one grows from childhood, options this process.
are formed. In resisting outside pressure,
maturity blooms.When inward rationale is You may be uplifted by art, music, litera-
ture. Then you must let this inspirationstir
employed,this is characterbuilding.But
youto reach withinyourown creative
maturation need not stopat any particular nature and bring your own thought to the
age. There is roomforgrowth, change, greatestheights you can reach. To read
refinement through all of life. about brotherly love is commendable; to
Onemust setaside timetoconfirm live it is toexperience a high level of
thoughts and opinions, or else change such humanness.
The thoughtsandopinions as new knowledge is Society moves forward from theindivid-
Rosicrucian broughtbeforeour consciousness. Each ual thoughts of mortal minds. A positive
~i~~~ one of us has sole responsibility forhisown thought makes the world better-not just
thoughts, actions, and reactions. If we strive for now, but for all time to come. As partic-
January
to do our best, this energy will move us ipants in history, let us radiate love, toler-
1987 forward. ance,
kindness. (Continued on page 34)
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 and

A FTER some forty years of prodigious final epic-the great,theincomparable

work, and at times stormy opposition, Parsifal, of which it has been said, “Outof
the musical world acknowledged Richard the Templemusic of Parsifal, man canbuild
Wilhelm Wagneras thegreatest creator in the a golden bridge of sound whereby he may
history of musical art! But it is the mystical communewith angelic and archangelic
worldthatdiscerns inParsifal, his final hosts.”’
opera, the unveiling of the Grail Cup. The musical world records thatLohengrin
To understand Parsifal, we mustfirst and Parsifal were based on the medieval
touch upon theRing operas. Historians, for legends of the Holy Grail. It is said that
themostpart,pointoutthatWagner Wagner tookhis textsfor these operas from
derived the plots for theRing operas from the German epic poet and Minnesinger,
the German epic, the Nibelungenlied. But Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170-1220).
the penetratinginsight of CorrineHeline in The first known author of the literary
her book Esoteric Music of Richard Wagner treatment of Arthurian legend was Chres-
points out that the Ring operas represent tien de Troyes of France (late 12th cen-
Water, Air, Earth, Fire. Dm Rheingold (The tury). The firstreference to King Arthur is
Rhinegold) represents the WaterPath; Die as early as 600 A.D.
Walkiire (TheValkyrie),theAir Path;
Siegfried, TheEarthPath;and Die Got- These legends sprangfromtraditional
terdammerung (Twilight of the Gods), the Irish and Welsh hero stories. Before the
Fire Path. Therefore, onefeels certain that year 1000 they appeared among the Bret-
Wagner had access to mystical teachings. ons, who spread the tales over Western
Europe, partly through the Minnesingers.
Initiation Into Light The Minnesingers of Germany, similar to
The Operasof the Ring supposedly“form the Troubadours of Southern France,
a vast kaleidoscopeof the past, the present,flourished in the twelfth and thirteenthcen-
and the future developmentof the human turies. The greatest were Walther von der
race. Gotterdammerung depicts the darkness Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach.
of materiality and shows the path of Initia- Later, the Meistersingerssucceeded the
tion through love that will lead mankind Minnesingers.
back into the light of spirit.” King Arthur
If onethinks of Wagner’soperas as It is said that King Arthur can be placed at
degrees ofspiritual advancement, they would approximately 495 to 537 A.D. The mysti-
come in this order: Tannhauser,Lohengrin, cal world, however, has reason to believe
Tristan and Isolde, and Parsifal. that knowledge of the Chalice (the Grail
As the operas unfolded, each carried a Cup) dates centuries before King Arthur
greater promise of the possibility of the centuries
andbefore
Christ. r3
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 By the command of Emperor Napoleon reuth festivals, held at irregular intervals,
111, Wagner’s opera Tannhzuser was per- became the goal of countless musical pil-
formed at the opera housein Paris, March grimages.
1861.It was hooted andhissed offthe stage After Wagner passed away in 1883, his
by the members of the Jockey Club, who
second wife, Cosima, whowas the daughter
resented the productionof an operawhich
did not contain the customary ballet in the
of Franz Liszt, carriedonthe Bayreuth
middle of the second act. Wagner refused enterprise.
to inserta balletand therebybreak the con- In the Bayreuth opera house, the orches-
tinuity of the opera. tra was concealed from the view of the
At thistime Wagner was in sore financial audience by a large hood that sloped up
straits, being dependent on the charity of a toward thestage. And what was even more
few friends, notably Liszt. From 1850, his surprising, no onewas allowed to applaud.
list of literaryworks was rapidly and power- Wagner wantedhis audience to go through
fully increased, including all the poems for the same soul-searing experiences that the
all his later operas except Parsifal. performers were depicting.
In 1864, Ludwig I1 of Bavaria offered However, his noble themes were an af-
Wagnertheplace of royaldirectorat front to an indulged and sensuous society.
Munich, and ample support for his dra- Let them fuss and fume, prohibit his works
matic projects. The opera house at Bay- from being shown, and riot when they were
reuth, builtsolely for the productionof his shown. Wagner would not yield!
operas, was completed in 1876, and the He lived through thelean yearsand faced
Ringtetralogy, which Wagner called Der the painfulfact that his great talent was not
Ring des Nibelungen, was given in that year. appreciated.They called himstubborn,
Parsifal bad-tempered, egotistical, outrageous in his
demands, a monster, and a fool. But he
Parsifal, Wagner’s last opera, was per- would notyield! He was right and heknew
formed July 26, 1882. Its impression was
it! And in the end, he triumphed.
deep, and from that time forward,Bay- the
The honor accorded him was far beyond
The that enjoyed by any other composer. Time
Rosicrucian Illustrations: Courtesy, Dover Publications, Inc., has proven that his works not onlyrevolu-
New York. From The Story of the Champions of the tionized the course of the opera, rever- but
Digest Round Table, text and illustrations by Howard Pyle, berated through the entire range of musical
January Charles Scribners Sons, 1905, republished by Dover,
1968. art. Thus we have the “art-work” of the
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victorious. To the creator of this work we
may fittinglyapply Shakespeare’s words,
“He doth bestride the narrowworld like a
colossus.”
The Diwine Unfolding
W e will review the drama of the two
most revealing operas, Lohengrin and Parsi-
fal.
Princess Elsa, heroine of Lohengrin, typi-
fies the soul personality that seems to be
highly enough evolved for a wedding with
the Divine (the Great Light) typified by
Lohengrin, theknight of the Holy Grail.
Elsa’s dream of a knight in shining armor
indicates that she is ready to pass into a
higher degree of her evolution. Lohengrin
appears in a boat drawn by a swan. Afterthe
marriage plans have been made, Lohengrin
asks Elsa to have faith-not to ask his name
or where he is from. Elsa agrees. All seems
well and preparations for the wedding are
made. But doubt conquers faith. Elsa asks
the fatal questions, and thereby loses her
place in the Great Light.
Even while the strains of the wedding
march are sounding, Lohengrin sadly an-
nounces to the assembly that the wedding
will not take place. He then sings what is
known as one of the most dramaticdecla-
mations in all operas-Lohengrin’s narra-
tive,“InDistantLands.”Hetells of
Monsalvat andof the knights who guard the
Holy Grail there.He announces that his
father is Parsifal and reigns over all; that he
himself is Lohengrin. Lohengrin then dis-
appears in a boat now drawn by a white
dove.
It has been said that the opera Parsifal is
closer to the “Music of the Spheres” than
any other work penned by mortalhand.
Wagner felt that it was before its time and
requested that it be presented only at Bay-
reuth until fifty years after his death. He
called it a“Sacred Festival Play.’’ In spite of
the determined oppositionof Mme. Wagner,
the opera Pnrsifal was given at the Metro-
politan Opera House in New Yorkin 1903.
The copyright expired in 1913, and pro-
ductions at Berlin, Paris, Rome, Bologna,
Madrid, and Barcelona followed.
The storyof Parsifal leads to theactuality
of the “divine center.” Only by Wagner has
this mystical revelation been so dramati-
cally and reverently treated or given such
wonderful significance. The following are
the events that occur before the opening of
thisoperaandhelpto give it a clearer
understanding.
The Grail Cup
The Grail Cup is the one from which
Christ drank at the Last Supper with his
disciples. This sacred cup, together withthe
sacredspear, was in danger from infidel
hands.
Holy messengers brought the cup and
spear to a pure knight named Titurel, who
then built a splendid sanctuary called Mon-
salvat (Mt. of Salvation) on an inaccessible
rock in the Pyrenees, and gathered together
a company of knights of unimpeachable
honor. These knights devoted themselves
to guarding the Grail. Once each year a dove
descended fromHeaven to renew the sacred
power of the Grail andits guardians.
Titurel, Chief of the Knights,finding
himselfgrowing old,appoints his son,
Amfortas, as his successor.
Knight Klingsor,who lives near the castle
of Monsalvat, wishes to atone for his as sins
old age comes upon him. He tries to join the
Order of theGrail,but is rejected. In
revenge, he consultsan evil spirit, Kundry,
and plots to bring about the downfall of
these knights. He invokes the aid of a com-
pany of sirens called flower girls, each of
whom is half woman and half flower, and
lives in a magic garden.
Finding that many of the knights have
fallen from grace because of the allurements
of theflower maidens, Amfortas decides to
investigate. He takes with him the sacred
spear,confidentthatthis will beproof
against the magic of the sirens.But alas! He
not only falls underKundry’sspell,but
Klingsor seizes thespearandinflictsa
wound upon Amfortas that will not heal.
Amfortas unhappily returns to thecastle
of Monsalvat suffering an eternal remorse
and perpetual agony from his wound. Yet,
as head priest, he is forced to celebrate the
Holy Rites, all the while feeling himself
unworthy.
In vain he seeks far and wide for aremedy
for his wound and forgiveness for his sin.
 At last in a vision,
he hearsa voiceproclaim as a woman of terriblebeauty, who lures to
that only a“guileless fool” (one who is their ruin all knights who come within her
ignorant of sin and can resist temptation) power. This curse is punishment fora crime
will be able to bring him relief, and that committed in aprevious existence, when as
Heavenly messengers will guide such a one Herodias,shemockedatChrist onthe
to Monsalvat. Now follows theaction in the cross. Whoever finds Kundry in a sleeping
opera Pursifal. state may call her to hisservice; under
Klingsor’s spell, she is beautiful; atthe
Parsifal Arrives knights’castle, she is like an ugly beast.
When Parsifal wounds a swan, not know- Some of the knights protest her presence,
ing it was under theking’s protection, heis but Gurnemanz defends her.
dragged by two knights before Gurnemanz ItoccurstoGurnemanzthat Parsifal
(a veteran knight of the Grail) who repri- could be theguileless fool sent to heal the
mands him. This action takesplace on the wound of Amfortas. As he conducts Parsi-
grounds near the Castle ofMonsalvat. fa1 to thegreat hall where the Grail Cup is to
The knights find thatParsifal can tell lit- be unveiled in the yearly rite, Parsifal is
touched by the beauty and wonder of the
tle of himself. He had meta knight called Sir
place, and says, “I scarcely move yet strange-
Lancelot, in theforest nearhis home.
ly seem to run.”
Against the wishes of his mother, he had
followed him here. He remembered his that Gurnemanz answers, “My son, thou seest
mother was called Herzelied (Heart’s Sor- that here space and time are one, and
all is
row). God.”
Kundry, who has just come upon the Parsifal witnesses the unveiling of the
scene witha new remedy for the woundof Grail Cup. Its flaming glory fills the hall,
and though the knights and maidens sink to
Amfortas,offersmoreinformation.The
theirknees in ecstasy, Parsifal staresas
youth’s father was Gamuret. After his death though unmoved by the scene. Later, when
in battle, the mother took her son, Parsifal, Gurnemanz questions him, heis so full of
away from the hauntsof men lest he meet wonder that he cannot speak. anger
In Gur-
The with the same fate. She is now dead and nemanz thrusts him out of the hall and
Rosicrucian Parsifal a wanderer. slams the door.
Digest Kundry (Kundralina) is thestrange being Here in the outside world, Parsifal resists
who seems to have two natures. She appearstheflowermaidensandspurnsthenow
January
alternately as devoted
a servantof the Grail, seductivelybeautifulKundry.Enraged,
1987 and under themagic influence of Klingsor, Klingsor throws thesacred spear atParsifal,
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but instead of woundinghim as it had complete and final dedication of the per-
Amfortas, it hovers abovehis headand Par- sonality to the service of the soul.
sifal gains posession of the spear. Parsifal Parsifal, entering thegreat hall with Gur-
then banishes the evil magic of Klingsor and
nemanzandKundry, is unperceived;
his castle forever. Klingsor’s power is van-
Amfortas is about tounveil the Grail Cup;
quished and his palace falls into complete
Parsifal touches his wound with the sacred
collapse.
spear andheals him. Awhite dove descends
Parsifal Wanders and hovers above Parsifal’s head.
in the Outer World
The Hero
Although Kundry curses Parsifal to alife
of wandering,hewandersnot so much Parsifal waves the Grail Cup gently to and
because of thepower of thecurse,but fro before the up-gazing knights. Gurne-
rather that hestill has much to learn. manz and Amfortas, deposed sage and king,
kneel before Parsifal who is King Sage after
Years later, on a beautiful spring morn- theOrder of Melchizedek, Lord of the
ing, Good Friday in fact, Parsifal returns. Ages. Parsifal is crowned king and remains
During his absence, Amfortas has refused at the castle as leader of the knights.
to unveil the Grail from which the knights
receive their sustenance and strength,since So we have (1) TheComing of Parsifal; ..
each time this opens his wound andrenews ( 2 )The Temptation of Parsifal;( 3 )The Crown-
his agony. ing of Parsifal. This arrangement parallels
the three stepsof the ancient mysteries. It
Corrine Heline has thisto say in regard to was Pythagoras,the great mysticphilos-
Amfortas’ wound: “The incurable wound opher of the 6th century B.C., who pre-
in his side is humanity’s suffering, caused sented music and numbers as powers of
by its fall into thesense life-which brought divine forces. Students in the temple school
in its train want, disease, discord, death, of Pythagoras advanced through three suc-
and all thegreatsorrowsthatburden cessive degrees-Preparation, Purification,
dwellers of earth. This wound can be healedPerfection-to arrive at the ultimatedis-
only by redemption through purification ofcovery of the divine center in man, or them-
the lower sensenature and transmutation ofselves.
its powers into faculties of the soul.”?
Fromthemystic’sviewpointthen,
Amfortas, in defiant agony, raving, longs Wagner’s opera Parsifal projects into mod-
for death.But he mustlive if he looks upon ern age the essence of the wisdom of Pythag-
the Grail Cup. Because of his father’sdeath, oras. Through thelight of this wisdom,we
he must now unveil the Grail. Since the discern Wagner’s plan to unveil the Grail
agony is more than he can bear, he pleads Cup, to bringit into human vision. The
with the knights to slay him. opera Parsifal is given yearly on Good Fri-
Meanwhile, Gurnemanz has revealed to day, at the Metropolitan Opera House in
Parsifal the sad state of the knights at the New York. A
castle. Kundry is there in the roleof servant
of the Grail Castle. She washes Parsifal’s Footnotes:
feet in the sacred spring water and dries
them with her hair (reminiscent of the ‘Heline, Corinne. Esoteric Music of Richard Wagner
Magdalene). He baptizes her. Los Angeles: New Age Press, 1948.
JIbid.
The Grail is revealed. Kundry dies as she
kneelsbefore the altar. This depicts the ”.

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 Manifesting A Productive Future
Start Actiwely Deciding Your Future Today
T HE PROCESS of Goal Setting is rec-
ognized by today’s experts as one of the
most important steps that a person takes
towards success. Of course, success has a
different meaning for different people. It is
a matter of individual decision. For some,
success can be the achievement of wealth
and fame, while for others success is the
fostering of a happy family or the achieve-
ment of spiritual andethical goals. Never-
theless, independently of what success means
to each individual, goal setting is a key proc-
ess that aligns the resourcesof the objective
and subjective aspectsof mind towards the
desired goal.
The central ideain goal setting is that
success canbe achieved by actively deciding
what is desired in the future and acting to
bring the desired future into manifestation.
Theconceptbears resemblance towhat
Rosicrucian students know as the princi-
ples ofVisualization and Mental Creation.112
In fact, the processes of goal setting and the
designing of an action plan can be greatly
enhanced when the principlesof visualiza-
tion are added.
It is apparent that most people do not
actively decide their future.They see them-
The author, Alberto 1. LuCava, is a professor of
chemical engineering,and a member ofthe Rosinu- The captainis the subconscious side
cian Order’s Znternational Research Council. Frater mind. W e set the goal! W e can decide to
The LaCava has a Ph.D. chemical
in engineering from
the University of London (Imperial College).
Rosicrucian
Digest
January
1987 AM0116 Research lab tours are conducted every Wednesday ot 11:30A.M.
selves as living defensively, trying to avoid
and defend themselves against the negative
consequences of externalcircumstances
beyondtheircontrol.Theseindividuals
have been brought up tobelieve that their
lives and future are decided by external fac-
tors such as other people, bad luck, black
magicians, extraterrestrials, the system, the
boss, or even the devil. The truth is that
people with thisview of life are sometimes
too busy living defensively and blaming the
imaginary “enemy,” to take a hard look at
themselves and, through goal setting and
planned activity, start deciding their own
future and living a happier life.
For analogy let us consider two ships out
on the high seas. One of the captains has
been given the limited goal of keeping the
ship afloat, avoiding storms, and avoiding
collision with icebergs, rocks, and islands.
The other captain is given the goal of reach-
ing safely a faraway port. It is obvious that
the first shipmay succeed in stayingafloat,
but may not go anywhere worthwhile. has It
no destination. The second will shipproba-
bly experience no more difficulties than the
first, and very likely make it to port,safely,
and in a short time will be ready for even
better goals-more exciting ports!
In the analogy, the ship is our own life.
of our
point this wonderful, creative powerwithin
us towards a worthwhile goal, towards an
ever-expanding horizon, towards happiness
and growth. Or, we can wastethis power by In goal setting, it is useful to visualize the
not directing it at all. It is up to us! desired final goal asbeingachieved, and
yourself as enjoying the goal just achieved.
How To Set Then, describe thevisual image. For exam-
Our Own Goals
ple:
Goal setting is a process that may evoke,
Health Goal: It is the summer of 19”. I
at first, some resistance from the emotional
have a healthy, strong, slim, attractive body.
part of our being. Setting our own goals is a My mind attitude is now always positive,
process of growth andmay not be easy. It is realizing full creative potential! (Goal writ-
advisable to give some time to the process; ten months or years before the date of achieve-
don’t rush it. It should be remembered that ment.)
setting a goal is a definitesteptowards
reaching the goal, andthatthe creative Career Goal: End of summer of 19“. I am
powers of the universe will help bring the now happily workingin my new company,
goal to us. That is why we must be certain and this time in a long-term position. The
environment is beautiful and pleasant. Peo-
that the goal is exactly what is desired!
ple arewarm, cooperative, kind, and under-
It is recommended that we set a goal for standing. There are plenty of supplies for
each of the more important parts of our life. mywork,and services are excellent. I am ..
This may vary from individual to individ- well organized, and my projects are running
ual, butit is suggested, as starting
a point,to smoothly, on-schedule. I feel very success-
set goals in the following areas: ful and happy in my new job. Also, my
salary ($ ) is excellent! I thank the Cosmic
1. Professional/CareerGoals/Mission for this wonderfulblessing! (Goal was writ-
in ThisStage of Life: These goals relate to ten 2 years before date. It was accomplished
growth in your profession or career, and 3 months after the desired date!)
this category also pertains to goals during Put It in Writing!
the parenthood years of life.
Some experts recommendkeeping a goal
2 . Family/Romance/LifeCompanion book. Divide a composition book intosec-
Goals relate to your romantic and personal tions, one for each category of goals. It is
life. recommended that you update your goals
frequently, reflecting your personalchanges
3. SocialGoals relate to yourfriend- and your growth. Work frequentlyrevis- in
ships, social contacts, social position and ing your personalgoals. This is a joint activ-
status. ity between your outer self and your inner
self, andyou will receive inspirationto
4 . Health and PersonalBeautyGoals direct your life and goals from the power-
are related to any healthimprovement ful, internal source.
plans, diets, exercise goals. Your goal book can include worksheets,
such as the examplein Figure I . Inthe
5. Financial Goals relate to your present beginning, it maybe better to start using the
and future financial stability, investments, worksheet on one thing at a time.The
savings. worksheet can be used o n a dailyor weekly
basis. First, write your goals for the differ-
6. Home/Residence/Transportation ent categories. Secondly, visualize yourself
Goals are relatedto acquisition orimprove- having accomplished each one of the goals,
ment of the home or car. in turn. Third,plan the actions for theday
o r week, and decide whatwill be done and
7. Spiritual Goals relate to study, medi- in what order of priority. At the end of the
tation, mission for humanity, and Rosicru- day or week, evaluate your performance,
cian study goals. and take corrective action, if necessary.

v v In order to be beneficial, goal setting

must be followed by action. Action will
~ 5 1
 follow if you keep yourgoal in mind, close
to thefocusofyourattention,and ask
yourself: “What canI do today to bring me
closer to this goal?”
TheRosicrucianstudent will find, as
manysuccessful menandwomen have
found already, that goals, once accepted by
the inner mind, tend to attract the condi-
tions that bring thegoals to manifestation.
The fundamental step is to feed thegoals to
the inner mind, and show the determina-
tion of the outerself to work towards the
goal.
Goal setting and planned action are
erful tools thatcan move you towardssuc-
cess andhighermastership of life. Just
reading the theory and understanding it will
not bring you the success you seek. As with
all great laws and principles, they must be
put to use in order to benefit from them.
Start setting your goals now! Start actively
deciding your future today!
“Albert0 I. LaCava, Ph.D., F.R.C.
International Research Council
AMORC
Footnotes:
‘Lewis, H. Spencer. Rosinucian Principles for the Home
and Business. San Jose, Calif.: Supreme GrandLodge,
AMORC, 1929.
pow-
LLewis, Ralph M. TheSanctuaryofSelf. SanJose, Calif.:
Supreme Grand Lodge, AMORC, 1948.

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 E
Friday, March 20
Beginning of the Traditional
Rosicrucian New Year 3340

T ODAY the explanation of the nature shadow clock was turned towards thewest.
of time has become a complex subject Again, the hourswere read by the length of
and is related to several intricate fields of the shadow.
study,such as astronomy, mathematics,
The Ancient Greeks used awater clock to
psychology, and a varietyof traditions. But
denote time. A stone tower, built for the
t o early man timewas primarily cyclic-de-
ancient device in the last century B.C., is
fined as either the duration of a particular
still standing in Athens. The flowing water
event, or the durationof the periodbetween
filled a given area in a particular length of
events.* More simply, timewas defined as time, just as with sand in an hourglass.
the length of the duration of our conscious-
ness of a particular experience. Cyclical Phenomena
Early man, always a keenobserver of Manyconceptsaroseinthemind of
natural phenomena, such as the celestial inquisitive man regarding the cyclical peri-
bodies, soon noticed periods of change in odicity of phenomena. Foremost was the
the phenomena. The celestial bodies moved, observation that each cycle seemed to in-
changingtheir positions in the heavens. volve two phenomena: first, a causalcondi-
Man was also graphically aware of the tion, something that was brought intoexist-
change of seasons-periods of transition in ence; andsecondly,theprincipal effect
the weather. from the cause which seemed always the
same. There then began speculation as to
The means ofmeasurement of these
thenature of these causes. At first the
cycles were at first crude,yet most remark-
causes of the phenomena seemed to be the
ably effective. In Ancient Egypt a shadow
result of higher intelligence,even if the
clock, consisting of two pieces of wood
causes were partly material in form.
constructed in the form of a “T”, served as
a personal measureof time. The long arm of In the thinkingof early man the concept
the shadow clock lay flat and the cross piece of cycles eventually became related to life
was slightly elevated at one of its ends. In itself. In other words, the period of one’s
the morning the shadow clockwas turned life-a lifetime-was conceivedtobe a
towards the east, and with the rising sun, cycle, consistingof a measure of time from
the cross piece’s shadow fell on the long birth, as a mysterious cause, to eventual
arm. As the sun rose higher, its shadow death. Butplant life, on the other hand,
shortened and thescale marked on the arm seemed to stand apart from human life in
showed the hour. At noon the head of the this regard. There was the cycle of plant
life’s appearance again, a new beginning, a
blossoming, andthenthe withering into
*Inourcivilizationthehasicunitoftimeconsistsofa apparent death. It was found that after a
second,one-sixtiethofaminute. However, thiscon-
cept is relative. In the Trohriand Islands, near New period of time corresponding to cycle the of

+
Guinea, the basic unit of time consisted of the the seasons, there was a resurrection of
period necessary to hring rice to a boil plant life.
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 To the Ancient Egyptians this phenom-
enon came to symbolize human existence.
The physical body of man died, but the
intangibleelements of self, or the soul,
somehow survived in another realm if, o n
this plane of existence, man had abidedby
certain moral codes which, wasit believed,
were man’s spiritual duty toobey.
The Mystery Schools
The ancient mysteryschools of Egypt
began the metaphysical and mystical study
regarding the meaning of life, dearh, and
rebirth. These concepts were explained and
portrayed dramatically in allegories. Such
allegories developed into rites and initia-
tions. Those persons deemed worthywere
granted initiation into the mysteries. The
word “mystery,” at that ancient time, did
not have the connotationof weird or strange;
but rather, it meant agnosis,a spiritual
knowledge.
This wisdom and itsritualseventually
The exercised tremendous influence on the early
Rosicrucian religions, and without many changes, con-
tinues to influence today’s religions.
Digest
January In the mystery schoolsof ancient Egypt
and Greece-the Osirian, Orphian,Eleusi-
1987 nianandthePythagorean Schools-the
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new year was based on esoteric symbolism,
and not a calendar produced by the state.
The new year represented the awakening
and resurrection of plantlife in the objec-
tive state. Conversely, the close of the year
depicted the temporary death and decay of
plant life. In the impressive rites, a parallel
was symbolically drawn between plant life
and humanlife. The early mystics and phi-
losophers of the mystery schools, of course,
knew of the differences between the sym-
bolic beginningof the new year and its natu-
ral causes.
These symbolic rites and initiations, and
the mystical, philosophical studies which
they engendered, spread into Europe. Out
of this ancient wisdom developed schools
of philosophy contributing to the sciences
and furthering philosophical and esoteric
thought. TheRosicrucian New Year is a per-
petuation of theseancientcustomsand
theirsymbolicpresentation of profound
historic truths.
Thus, the traditional and symbolicRosi-
crucian New Year begins in the spring, when
the sun, in its celestial journey, enters the
sign of Aries-at the vernal equinox-on or
about March 20. At this time each year a
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un
in

Physical weakness
no aid to spirituality

I T SEEMSLOGICALtobelievethat
normal health and soundness of body are
vital to any form of developmentthat place in the scheme of things is to belittle
makes man morenearly approach theideal these wonderful processes of reconstruc-
that God had in mind when He created him. tion andto deny the omnipotent wisdom of
It is undoubtedly true that God created the Creator.
man in His spiritual likeness. But it is also But we find inmuch ofthe modern occult
true that God had in mind, and created, andthemystical literature of today the infer-
greatest of all miracles when He created the ence and often the direct statement that,
physical body to surround and clothe the until the seeker for light and illumination
spiritual being within. “Wonderfully and breaks down thevitality and physical proc-
fearfully” are we made in the physical sense, ess of the body, spiritual development and
and thelaws of God, as expressed by nature, advancement are impossible!
have provided for every essential for main- This is expressed in one form by those
taining normality in everyphysical body who insist that the seeker and the student
that is not abused. should eat only a vegetarian diet andignore
Processes of Reconstruction meat in any form, because meat adds too
much strength to thephysical body, while
The manner in which blood rushes toa vegetables will just sufficiently nourish the
wound,accompanied by other chemical body to a degree necessary for the mainte-
agencies which coagulate at the wound and nance of life. W e find the same idea ex-
close it to prevent the entrance of foreign pressed by otherswhostatethat long
matter and the unnecessary loss of blood, periods of fasting and even of physical suf-
while otherelementsstart a process of fering for the want of food will give the
creating new tissue to heal the wound,is but spiritual part of man a greater opportunity
one of the many complicated and marvel- to function. . .
oussystemsused by natureunderthe
.
direction of the Divine Mind to preserve It is true that the more the spiritualside
The
the normal conditionof the body and keep of our nature develops, or in other words
Rosicrucian the more developed we become-mystics
it at a high standard of usefulness.
Digest in the true meaning of this word-the more
To believe that thephysical body should sensitive we become to impressions from
January
be weakenedinitsexisting standard or both the cosmic and mundane worlds. Such
1987 brokendownin its relatively important supersensitiveness becomes avital factor in
r 301
 our daily lives and has a considerablebear- the various centersof spiritual attunement
ing upon our poise and peace of mind. have been awakened and the psychic self
Of course, theeffect will manifest itself in more fully developed. In this regard our
a greater sensitiveness of the physical mind work has been a grand testimonial to the
and physical body of objective impressions, fact thatspiritualgrowth leads tomore
and we find the truly developed mystic cry- abundant life, physically and mentally, and
ing in agony at thesuffering of mankind and that one is not independent of the other.
the evils of the world one moment, and the Please notethatthroughoutthe para-
next momentreveling in the greatest of joy graphs of this article reference is made to
and happiness over the good and beautiful normality of health and soundness ofbody.
things of life. Because, the truly developed This does not mean overeatingor undereat-
mystic lives as no one else lives! His life is ing. It does not mean building up a strong
full! And every moment of consciousness is muscular body such as the muscular auto-
charged with the vibrationsof the fullness matons thatwe see on thestage performing
of life. Sad at times and extremely joyous at feats of physical prowess, nor does itmean
other times, quiet and receptive one mo- reducing the physical body to an ethereal
ment, enthusiastic andactive the next. This sylphlike form to which nothing need be
truly, is living! added but wings to make it leave the earth
To say that such spiritual development and float in the clouds. Nordo we refer to
withtheattendant changesin thecon- any of the manyfanatical andextreme
sciousness of the physical body is dishar- methods of eatings, drinking, exercising,
monyorthatspiritual illumination and sleeping, and thinking.
development bring disharmony to the phys- Balanced Living
ical body is to wrongly state afact or falsely
When we carry our search for truth to
misstatea law. Onlywhenthe physical
such an extreme that we sacrifice the essen-
body andthe objective mind, as related tials ofnormal living and becomefanatics in
organizations, are functioning in harmony
studyand practice, then we weaken the
can aperson be truly sensitive tothe
normal standardof our physical body; and,
impressions of the physical world.
when we carry our desire forphysical per-
Abundant Life fection to suchan extreme that we sacrifice
God gave us eyes with which to see and the development of our intellect and our
ears with which to hear, a sensitive ner- spiritual unfoldment, then we weaken our
vous system with which to feel, and highly spiritual relationship with the Cosmic and
developed organs with which to smell and become more of a beast than the one who
taste. They were given to us and are main- has cultivated his spiritual nature but neg-
tained within ourbodies for the purposeof lected his physical body.
acquainting us with those vibratory emana- Sameness in all things is the fundamental
tions which the physical world casts upon law of life with the Rosicrucians. If, indi-
our environment. The shutting off of one of vidually, the student finds that eating the of
these avenues of physical reception consti- meat enriches his blood too greatly and that
tutes a breaking down of the standard of a vegetarian diet for occasional periods is
normality which God ordained for men. more consistent with the chemical proc-
The morehealthy and normal thephysi- esses of his body, then he is indeed wrong to
cal body and its attributes, the more com- ignore thisfact and, as a matter ofprinciple,
pletely is man receptive to all the vibrations refuse to become a periodic vegetarian. Or,
of life; and, is it illogical to believe that the if the individual student finds that,because
inner man, the psychic self, will function of the nature of his physical activities dur-
more completely and more naturally if the ing the day and theresulting effectupon the
outer man is normal and sound? digestion of his food, he should occasion-
Our experience with the true Rosicrucian ally fast for a few days, then he would be
work hasbeen that thephysical body of our foolish to ignore this fact because of its
advanced and advancing students has be- resemblance to principles set forth by cer-
come more and more normal and vital. of
as
systems
tain living. c3
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 But because one finds these things true in practice of medicine as a therapeutic sys-
one’s owncase is not sufficient warrant for tem. Andbecause the mindof man is capa-
thesuddendeterminationtobecome a ble of controlling and directing some of the
reformer and preach and advocate that every- functionings of thehumanbody atany
one else should do these things.Science has time, or all of them at some times, is no
not yet found any one diet thatis adaptable reason to believe that by the use of the mind
to and beneficial for every human being, and its powers everything in and about the
nor has the mind of man ever been able to physical body can always be controlled by
conceive of one formula of thinking or one the mind.
line of mental action that is comprehensible The Rosicrucians thoroughly believe and
and applicable to and forall mankind. W e understand the principle that “if thou hast a
must pursue our individual paths and our thorn in thine side, pluck it out!” and if
individual modes to meet our individual there is asplinter in the finger or a gallstone
requirements ineating,resting, thinking, in the gall sac,each of these shouldbe
and doing. This calls for tolerance on the removed by proper physical processes, as
part of those whoanalyze their own require- any foreign matter would be removed from
ments. any part ofan organism of any kind. Mind
A Constructive System alone will not do it, and the greatest Master
of all Masters used both physical and men-
AMORC emphasizes in every grade of its
tal processes in performing his miracles.
course of study and with everyexample
possible of illustration and application the W e are indeed happy that we find in our
law ofsaneness. Even in regard to therapeu- worksuchbeautifulconsistency,such
tics, the teachings of AMORC are distinc- saneness, and such tolerance.To be a true
tive for their human broadness andliberal Rosicrucian is to be healthy, normal, spirit-
tolerance. While the AMORC does teach ual,divine, strongin physicalabilities,
many methods for the preventionof most rational in mental processes, magnetic in
diseases andthe maintenance ofnormal personality, culturedin the ethicallaws and
health and also gives each member a true principles, religious in the universal mind,
system for the restoration of harmony and tolerant in our thoughts, considerate in our
health in the bodyby removing the causeof desires, willing and unselfish in our ability
inharmony in most so to do, and,with all, laughing, crying, smil-
cases, it does not lean
heavily toward the other dependable and ing, and weeping, seeing and knowing, and
worthy means used by various systems of always sympatheticwithunderstanding.
therapeutics. The blessings of the world are our privi-
leges, and we attract to ourselves that which
Christian Science, as a religion and as a
we would share the most, namely, the mate-
philosophical system,has done a wonderful
rial as well as the spiritual riches of the
work in this world by educating the awak-
Universe.
ening masses to thedanger of needless med-
ical drugging and has also pointed outvery
clearly the benefit of thinking properly in Since thousands of readers of the Rosicru-
regard to health and disease; but the Rosi- cian Digest havenotreadmany of the
crucians hold that not all principles which earlierarticles of Dr. H. SpencerLewis,
firstImperator of thepresentRosicrucian
are truein ageneral way are true specifically cycle,eachmonthone of hisoutstanding
in everyway. Because the overuse and occa- articles is reprinted so that his thoughts will
continueto be representedwithinthepages
sional misuse of medicine is found injur- of this publication.
ious is no reason to condemn the entire

The
Rosicrucian
Digest There is an inner spiritual light brighter the Sun.
than
January -Mitchell Working, F,R.C.
1987
For their continuous good work and loving devotion, Rosiaucian Humanitarian Awards were presented to
(left to right) Fred and Betty Roworth, Bert and Marge Stocker, and Tom and Gladys Wooder by Chapter
Master Arlington Pearson, center.

A N UNUSUALTRIPLERosicrucian
HumanitarianAwardceremony
curredrecentlyinWansteadSprings,
wife, Betty, has devoted time to Interna-
oc- tionalRedCrossworkforovertwenty
years.
Greater London,England. In recognition of In the words ofAMORC Regional Moni-
their untiring work for others, Wanstead tor Jack Hurst,"They are very special peo-
Springs Chapter, AMORC, presented Rosi- ple who have given love and kindness to
crucian Humanitarian Awards to Fred and many people. They are indeed humanitar-
Betty Roworth, Tom and Gladys Wooder,ians."
and Bert and Marge Stocker. All three cou-
ples have engaged in community volunteer Chapter Master Arlington Pearson pre-
work for over twenty years. They operate sented the Humanitarian Awards before an
and manage the Wanstead Mentally and audience of eighty people at Wanstead
Physically HandicappedClub, providing House Community Centre. Counselor Bert
social andeducationalopportunitiesto Hamilton presented bouquets to the ladies.
club members, helping club members with The meeting also celebratedthe 80th birth-
their needs, and taking them on holidays. day of retired midwife Soror Ivy Bassett.
Two ofthe humanitarians, Bert Stocker and Many members of the handicapped club
Fred Roworth, are also ambulance volun- were in attendance, and everyone enjoyed
teers, transportingclubmembers when the party. Triple Congratulations to these
necessary. Fred Roworth is also a member worthy humanitarians! Keep up the good

b3J
of the honored Orderof St. John, andhis work.

More
Rosicrucian Activities-See Next Page! ~3
 From faraway Ghana, West Africa, comes this photo of the fratres and sorores of
Agona Swedru Pranaos, AMORC. Recently the pronaos held a public meeting with-the
principal addressdelivered by visiting AMORC Grand Councilor J.H.K. Folson from
Accra. The Grand Councilor’s discourse on the application of AMORC’s teachings for
improving life and health was well received by the enthusiastic audience. Later thatsame
day Frater Folson addressed the Pronaos membership, emphasizing the Rosicrucian
ideals of tolerance, cooperation, patience, brotherhood, and community service, and
the application of these living ideals in the life of the Rosicrucian student.

oing
Once one begins to d o his best, let it be To tryforour best-becoming more
remembered thatwe should not do oth- for than we are-will not necessarily make us
ers what they should d o for themselves. In popular. Aswe move up the spiral of higher
the Shakespeareplay As You Like It is writ- ideals,thoughts,andprinciples,our
thoughts, actions, and reactions cast wave-
a
The ten, “Blow,
blow, thou winter wind. Thou length of light into the fringes of other
~ ~art notso unkind
~ as man’s ~ To
i ingratitude.” ~ Those who
views. ~ chooseistay ~
to wherethey ~
Digest do one’s best is not always to dowhat oth- are do notcare to feel our rippleof change.
ers want us to do. Guidance through medi- In such difficulttimes of criticism, it is
January tation is required to find the wisdom to enough to know thatwe are doing our very
1987 know where to put our efforts. best! a
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 ~

I1 YOU
F were love, what would you be
ike. Suppose we stop fora moment and
think about it. Loveis the supreme law of
elements of love? Such love is creative
expression.
In this sensewe are upholding creation.
the universe. Everything that is, has felt the Any time thatwe are helpful,we are assist-
touch of love. Though love is invisible, it is
ing in the work of creation. Whenever we
profoundly real.
provide others with whatever they are in
What if you were love, most considerate need of, we are doing the work of creation.
and kind; upholding all that is? What if you When we are kind and thoughtful, gener-
were that kind of love? ous and caring, are we not assisting the
The questionitself seems strange, does it ceaseless efforts of creation, are we not
not? A bit impossible? But whyis such a expressing elements of love?
question strange, imagine
to ourselves to be W e are part of the foundation of the
love?If we are considerate,peaceful, joyful, supreme law of Love. And as the part can-
and kind-are we not expressing the ele- not exist without the whole, and the whole
ments of love?At thatparticular time, when is One, we are, in that sense, love mani-
we are full of goodness toward others, living fested in Love.
and acting uselfishly for thebenefit of oth-
ers, doing all we can to relieve the heart- Sharing knowledge, giving time andeffort
aches andpains of life, and going out of our to beof service, is a blessing, a lovingqual-
way to bring some measure of happiness ity, and Love is a most divine gift.
into other lives, are we not expressing the "Johnnie Lott, F.R.C.

To Visit Rosicrucian Park?

T IS disappointing to arrive at Rosicrucian Park and perhaps find the Administration
Buildings, Library,Museum, Planetarium, Temple,andother facilities notopen.
Obviously, rhese buildings must be closed o n holidays and for certain hours each day.
Therefore,foryourconvenienceand pleasure please notethe following hours of
availability so that you can derive the utmost from yourvisit:

ADMINISTRATTON BUILDINGS EGYPTIANMUSEUM:

Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-Noon Tues.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M.
12~45P.M.-4:00 P.M. Sat.-Mon., Noon"k45 P.M.
PLANETARIUM:
June-Aug.
SUPREME
TEMPLE: Tues.-Fri., 1O:OO A.M.-4:30 P.M.
Convocation every Tuesday, 8:OO P.M.
Sat.-Mon., Noon"k30 P.M.
S e a 16 - Mav 12
(for members only) Sept.-May
Mon.-Fri., 1:OO-4:30P.M.
Sat.-Sun., Noon-4:30 P.M.
RESEARCHLIBRARY:
Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat., 1:45-4:45 P.M. RESEARCHLAB TOURS:
(for members only) Wednesdays, 11:30 A.M.

Appointments If you wish an appointmentwith a particular officer or staff member,

please write in advance to determine if such an appointment will be
possible a t that time. However, during the
Administration hours shown above there are always some
officers and staff membersto greet you and to be of every possible service.
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The Kidron Valley is named after the stream rising
on the east side ofJerusalem, separating
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Zacharias, one of the minor Hebrew prophets. After his release from captivity (c. 520 B.C.),
Zacharias exhortedthe Jews to rebuild the old Temple ofJerusalem.
The OldTestament contains his
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(Photo by AMORC)

Resurrected City
Pompeii, Italy(overleaf)
Pompeii, an ancient city in Italy near volcanic Mount Vesuvius, was originally a Greek colony. In
A.D. 79, August 24, while Pornpeiians were busily rebuilding their city an after
earthquakethe year
before, a great eruption of Vesuvius entirely buried the city under tons of cinder and ash. Two
The thousand persons perished. The ash hardened, preserving the city beneath it. Modern excavators
Rosicrucian found homes just as they were centuriesago-food on the tables, wareson shelves. Human bodies
Digest werepreservedwheretheyfellinhousesandstreets.Shownhereis one suchexcavatedstreet-the
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CONTENTS
4 Thought of the Month: The Great Social Change
6 The Metaphysical Diet
9 The Celestial Sanctum: Instant Mysticism
12 Xenophobia: The Universal Curse
15 O n the Field of Dharma
17 Ink, ItsFascinating Story
21 Mindquest: Willingness To Be Ourselves
24 A Tribute To Greatness: Ralph M. Lewis, F.R.C.
27 Which Kind of An ‘Yst” Are You?
29 New Life for All
32 Sir Flinders Petrie
34 Rosicrucian Activities Around the World
37 Rosicrucian Order’s Worldwide Directory

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W h i c h Wuy Are W e Heading?

T HE CONSIDERABLEEMPHASIS
currently being ulaced uDon science.
”

and particularly its accompaniing technol:

ficationswhich
vide.
they are thought to pro-

The love of pure knowledge, the thrill of

ogy, implies that great benefits for individ-
comprehension, of supplanting ignorance
uals of the next century will result from this
drive. These benefits are being generally for understanding, is losing its traditional
construed as a lessening of labor, increased value. What are we trying to d o with the gift
leisure time, and the mechanized assump- of life? Should we not set a goal for life
tion of most of the individual’s personal other thansimply furthering its persistence
responsibilities. to be? What values can our mortal exist-
ence serve? May not seeking an answer as to
All this seemsto presage a kindof mortal why we live be as important to usas how we
salvation and ultimate utopia for humanity.
live?
The heightened vogue of materialism,
and the sensual pursuits which it engen- The Smooth-Operating Machine
ders, are made to appear as the core of a Shouldn’t we developabroader per-
greater life for future man. This theme andspective of life?The so-called economy of life
its practice have cast a deepening shadow is butthecareandpreservation of its
over the worth of the humanities to man. attributes.This might becompared to
Increasingly to the mass mind, such pur- keepingamachineoperatingperfectly.
suits as the arts, literature, philosophy, or Maintaining the efficiency of the machine is
an idealistic view of life, seem to have a valid, but shouldn’t therebe some purpose
depreciating value. for this machine other than simply keeping
The current focus of man’s conscious- it in perfect operating condition?
ness is upon the gratification of the appe- Is the summum bonumof life simply to
The tites; andthisgratification is defined by the live as free as possible from perturbability?
~ ~ majority of~modern society i ~
as constituting ~ recently, ~a commission,
Just i formedto~ ~
the essence of happiness. In today’s climate determine thequality of education achieved
Digest of utter fascination with technology, knwl- by university graduates, found them lack-
March edge is being viewed as a tool to better attain ing in comparison with the former stand-
1987 material ends and
the accompanying grati- ards of education. In registering for admis-
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sion tocollege or university, itwas necessary
for the applicant to take an examination.
The examination questionscentered upon
his o r her capacity to enter coursesin the
fields of science and technology.
Because of the auraof economic impor-
tance and prominence currently surround-
ing such professions, science and technol-
ogy are made the nucleus of the students’
education. This results from both the par-
ents’ and students’belief that such profes-
sions areprincipally the channel material
to
success and a well-adjusted life.
It was noted that subject areas such as the
humanities, literature, history, thearts, and
philosophy were neglected in the question-
naire form of the admittance examination.
Thus obviously, the education of such stu-
dents is narrowed. They are not prepared to
make decisions on the diverse problems
they will confront in society.
lmportant Questions
Requiring Answers
Is culture to beevaluated now andin the
future only in terms of man’s mastery of
physical phenomena? Is that mastery of life
A mystery has no reality in itself. It is
merely to beconstrued as an ease of only thosethings whichare as yet unknown
living-figuratively speaking, simply a shel- t o us. Man can be reconstructed, but it
ter from the severity of nature’s demands must be from within and not from without.
upon man’s life or his existence? This reconstructionmustnot be just a
What of morals and ethics that teach self- transplant of organs, but a real transform-
discipline and behavioral relationshipswith tion leading to the elevation of the con-
others ofman’s kind? Whatof the good, a sciousness of self.
subjectthat has ever challenged manto Fromthesublimityof self can arise
provide an acceptable answer for the well- impulses that the intellect transforms into
being of society? Is it to be brushed aside? ideas, and which man then may objectify
These challenging and thought-provoking into stages of his personal progress. The
subjects all seem to be bypassed today as ideas, however, must not become polarized
too abstract and impractical. Are we to lose -limited to just thephysical aspectsof the
ego, such asaggression,possession, and
sight of the meaning of the traditional and
sensuality. Theself must beliberated from
revered phrase, “Know Thyself ’? Man’s a fixationon only the innate demands of life
potential is unlimited. No one kindof spe- itself. Man is what heistoday because he
cialized knowledge cansatisfy all the possi- envisions life as being more than mortal
ble aspirations of self. existence.
By no means d o we intend to disparage Religion has sought an exalted state for
practicality, for after all, we cannot live in the whole of man in an ethereal otherrealm
just a world of fantasy. W e can use the of existence. But it can be experienced in
achievements of science and technology for thisworld by a rationalandmystical
the supportof life’s needs, and yet aspire to approach. The lives of both enlightened
bring the focusof life and self-consciousness and practical persons-the visionaries and
to a higher objective. Andwhat should that the scientists-are testimony that such unity
higher objective be? is possible. n
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 br Paula B. Raskin

Y LIFE CHANGED dramatically

five years ago when I divorced, closed
my business, and moved to Northern Cali-
fornia.Inthemidst of my elation-
alternating with p a n i c 4 knew there was a
more creative approach to living and a deeper understanding of myself awaiting
discovery. M y search drew me to certain universal principles and opened doors
that were oncebolted shut. Then it occurred to methat these same principlescould
also help me attain my ideal weight. It worked! And all I did was listen!

Within each of us is an inner voice of pounds more quickly than with most fad
wisdom. A clear connection with this innerdiets, without the usual diet drag or diet
guide will put you in touch with the foods sag. I

your body needs and in what quantities

theyshouldbesupplied.Yourbody is
Begin the Transformation
unique-unlike any other body on earth. How d o you start this transforming diet?
Your inner guide is wise and more greatly First, you must desire to succeed. Then,
aware than any doctor or dietitian of your relaxandlistentothesilencewithin.
body’s particular needs.If you listen within Strengthen the bond with the inner self.
and follow your own dietguide, you need Feel the presence of a greater power and
never depend on another diet book, diet sense its inner source. For when the mindis
drink, or diet shrink. not in sync with thishigher self, the body
Following this innervoice can be oneof consequentlycraves more-resultingin
the mostpleasant, uplifting sensations you being overfed and simultaneously under-
shall ever experience. It may even be diffi- nourished. W e may attempt to drownfeel-
culttoequatethisexperience with the ings of emptiness by filling up our bodies.
sometimes unpleasant process of normal In step two, visualize what it would feel
dieting. You will not become irritable or like to be lighter and slimmer. Be realistic
depressed, because you needn’t starve or about yourgoal and your expectations, and
deny yourself anything youreally want. It is write themdown. For example: I will like the
a method in whichwill power and denial are way my clothes fit, look better in a swim-
a thing of the past. You will feel increased suit,experience increasedenergy. Keep
The vigor and energy as each cell receives more your expectations realistic. Try to refrain
Rosicrucian of the nutritional elements it desires. You from conjuring unrealistic fantasies which
~i~~~ may find, however, that youencounter a cannot possibly be attained, such as: My
light-headedness, duetocommunication life will completely change; I’ll be inces-
March with themindwithin while riddingyour santly asked for dates; I will be crowned the
1987 body of heavy impurities. You will shed next Miss America. Suchidle daydreaming
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will only lead to disappointment andmay when your trueself requests, you will cut
result in retaliation by overeating.Your calories that are unconsciously consumed
entire life might not be changed by slim- by nervous nibbling, between-meal snack-
ming down, but you can expect to feel more ing, or grabbing on the run. You will not
attractive, vibrant, and alive. starve.This is the beauty of listening.
Eat Better-Naturally! Remember, if you are not hungry when you
eat, then you’re notlistening. If you reach
The third stepis to request guidance in for a bag of potato chips insteadof an apple,
constructing a “what to eat” list-foods you aren’tlistening! It is simple; justlisten
recommended by yourinner guide for to the quiet of your mind before you lift
healthand well-being. Listen, trust,and your fork.
write down what you hear. will Youproba-
bly find yourself eating a more healthful Also, do not be startledif during a quiet
and varied diet. Youwill also findyourself moment this innervoice whispers that you
thinking about what you eat-not just grab- participate in some form of stretching or
bing whatever is conveniently available. light exercise. What’smore,you might
actually feel compelled to oblige, when in
The message which came to me from the past even the hint of such an activity
within spoke of eating frum the vineand the seemed unthinkable. You might also feel
garden. I was soon eating amore varied and the need todrinkmoreliquids, flushing .
interesting diet, with more foods chosen toxins from the body. You will actually find
from the fruit and vegetable groups. OnceI yourself desiring a glass of plain water!
started discovering all the interesting and Fruit juices and herbalteas are healthy sup-
exciting ways of preparing fresh produce, I plements to keep on handa body for thatis
was amazed at how not indulging in junk slimming down while waking up.
food became a joy, rather than a sense of
loss. The fight against excess weight has been
called “the battle of the bulge.” Dieting is
Fourth, takea quiet moment before eachindeed a battle, fought between our sub-
meal to go within. What message d o you conscious and conscious natures. W e can
hear after the brain’s negative chatter has become detached from our higher source
slowed? Feel the silence calmingyour many -the inner self-by everyday concerns,
restless thoughts. Now, ask the question: expectations, fears, stresses, anda haunting
..
What should I eat?. then wait. sense of futility. These moods may strike
You may be surprised at how clearly and with little warning and create an irrational
easily the answer comes from within. If you desire for food.As you becomeaware that
arepreparing a meal or diningout, ask overeating is a symptom ofconflict between
yourself what nourishment would be best the conscious and subconscious aspects of
for you to serveor order. The answer will mind, your body will stop being used as a
come because yourinner self knows of battlefield. You can then quickly reestab-
your body’s metabolism and which foods lish a direct line with your inner guide and
will interactwithotherstocreatethe control the obsession to escape through
proper balance for your system. food.
You Won’t Starve Eating Problems
You automatically stop eating unwisely Watching for signs of unhealthy eating
when youallow the voice within toreplace can help you recognize when the connec-
obsolete behavior patterns. Eating what’s tion with your inner guide has been dis-
best for youclears your inner hearing even rupted by subconscious static.
further, increasing the receptivity for inner Fear Eating is a method of avoidance. Are
guidance. It helps restore balance in your you eating to avoid makinga decision, fac-
personal trinity of body, mind, and soul. ing a situation, or completing a project? If
You can then enjoy an ambrosia of oneness
so, then listen to your innervoice for guid-
within yourself. ance in confronting the fear and resuming
The inner voice is in perfect harmony the propereating habits. Seek the cause and
with your body and mind.If youthe eat only find cure! c3
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 Compulsive Consumingis fear eating out nourish the bodyin a healthy manner, but
of control. The communicationlines with also to nourish the soul.
your inner self are tangled and a bad con- Sweet Treatingresults when there is inter-
nection is the result. Youmay have already ference from thechildish voice of the past.
faced the fear which brought about this This voice from our childhood days exists
condition, but the destructive compulsion within every adult andmay be mistaken for
to gorge may linger. Untangle thelines with the whisperof the innervoice. As children,
quiet thought and strengthen your connec- many times we were rewarded and shown
tion through meditation. love by being given sweettreats.As an
Boredom Binging is usually a more con- adult, giving yourself love through overin-
scious choice, thus the easiest to correct. dulgence in food is temporary at best, and
First, d o something about your boredom. If usually results in aneven greater degree of
you do not know where to begin, request self-subjugationas you witness therolls
guidancefromyourinner self. Within around your middlemultiplying.
thirty-six hours you will intuitively sense Nervous Nibbling is stress oriented. W e
the answer to your lack of self-entertainment. feel the need tosucceed and the pressures
Meanwhile don’t continue ona rampageof of performance. Attimes it seems impossi-
eating. Contact your innerself for strength ble to fill our o.wn or other’s expectations.
to curtail your pilgrimage to the kitchen. Eating creates momentary escape. Rather
Frustration Feeding results from feeling than distractingyourself withfood, youcan
ineffective and not in control of your life. release pressure by releasing your worries
Meditation will help you sensea calmness, and turning them over to yourhigher self.
a peacefulknowing that your life has divine All is in a state of perfection, even if the
direction. Once youreaffirm your purpose perfection appears to be in turmoil. Trust
you will not only be able to resume the and listen withinandyou will be well
appropriate eating pattern, you will also guided.
enjoy a renewed awareness of your life’s Overeating is a form of avoidance anda
path. lack of takingresponsibility for thequality
Depression Eating is by far the most dan- of your health.You can instead experience a
gerous form of overeating because you may life charmed with miracles and fulfill all that
feel powerless and cutoff from your inner you desire to do and be. You are light. Let
light. When this occurs, seek without delay the inner self guide you to thisknowledge
the reason you feel powerless, and then as you shed the pounds that dimglow. your
take steps alter
to the situation. At this time Desire it, know it, live it; but do not eat it
you must listen very closely, not only to unless your diet guidesays to do so. A

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The teachings in various areas of the world. All Rosicrucians are affiliated with a
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Digest ~ Organization-presided over by the Supreme GrandLodge. To all Rosicrucians,
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ea
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C.
M ODERN TECHNOLOGY has had a
tremendousimpactuponourcul-
ture. Looking at some of the advances of
modern science and technology, one is
almost tempted todesignate this era, espe-
cially in the West, as the “instant age.”
Unfortunately, technology has made so
many things so easily and instantly accessi-
ble that we seem to sometimesexpect
nearly everyaspect of our lives to be just
as
instantly gratified.
In this instant age, we have instant coffee,
instant breakfasts, and instant food from
fast-food restaurants. The instant-on tele-
vision set providesan instantimage. When
we desire toview a movie, we drop a video
cassette intoa VCR and instantlywe have a
film of our choosing. Whenwe take a pic-
ture, we can watchthe photograph develop
instantly before our eyes. There was a time,
not thatlong ago, when one had to wait for
a television set to warm up, for a photo-
graph to be developed, and for a film to
turn up on its second runat the theatresor
perhaps on television.
In fact, theadvances of moderntechnol-
ogy are frequently astounding! In the area
ofrecordedmusic,for example, digital
recording and the compact disc, or CD,
offer music with astonishing clarity, tremen-
dously extended dynamic range, and play-
back free from distortion, record wear, sur-
face noise, and tape hiss! This new technol-
ogy evenenhancesrecordingsfromthe
1940s, 50s and 60s. Digital mastering and
CDs allow more of the musical information
contained on these older original record-
ings to be heard for the very first time.
The CD playeritself employs a laser
beam for the reading of the compact disc
-meaning thatthe laser is now being
employed in the household. It wasn’t all
that long ago that the laser seemed to be an
astonishinginventionwhichheld great
promiseforthefuture.Thatfuture,
many and varied applications, has quickly
become the present, and certainly the com-
in
pact disc is only one of themany develop-
ments inrecentyearswhich are greatly
affecting the fields of medicine,science,
physics, entertainment, industry,education,
and so on.
“Instant” Promises
It is most certainly granted that technol-
ogy has much to offer and that it has made
our lives much easier. It would befoolish,
however, to think of technology or science
as the savior of mankind. In some people’s
minds, this is unfortunately just the con-
clusion reached. Afterall, it is human
nature to frequently take the line of least
resistance and to look for the way which
offers the least amount of effort. If this
were not true,we would not find hundreds
of fad diet books on the market,many of
them offering “weight loss without effort
and without giving up the foods you most
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 enjoy.” W e would notfind periodicals every way the student’sprogress, develop-
beset with ads that promise total
fitness and ment naturally becomes a matter of course.
physical development “in only five minutes Development does notrefer to just psy-
a day.”
chic development or to the phenomenal
Unfortunately, some people’sexpecta- elements of man’s psychic nature, butalso
tions of instant results spill over into the to the confidence andability one develops
area of mysticism. Some people expect thatin successfully meeting, understanding, and
inner development, bothpsychic and spir- resolving the problemsof life, as well as the
itual, and total comprehension and absorp- sense of profound peace which comes from
tion of the great teachings and mastery of an enlightened understanding of life, the
self should be as instant as the morning integration of one’s nature, and the attune-
oatmeal.Surely,suchanexpectation is ment withone’s Inner Self. One’s mystical
unrealistic.
and inner development does not require
The Long V i e w tribulation and great difficulty, but rather,
It goes without saying that certain things patientandpersistentapplication which
in life require a period of time. Ittakes time results in knowing the truth about life and
for a plant to grow. It takes some twentyabout or one’s self. Such development is just
more years for an infant to reach his or her as much needed today in the light of.our
adult height. In developing or toning the technological wonder world and our fast-
muscles of the body, it requires time and paced, tension- and stress-filled society.
applied effort.It would be foolish to attempt Science and technology can be used to
to fully develop fitness inthe body in only a add to our happiness. They cannot provide
couple of days or weeks. Only a rational, our happiness. Happiness comes from greater
intelligently thought out and applied pro- awareness, greater knowledge, and greater
gram will produce the desired results. understanding of life and nature’s laws. It
Further, development mustbe balanced. also comes from understanding our rela-
For a plant to grow, it musthave an envir- tion to the Cosmos and our place in the
onment conducive to growth as well as cer- scheme of things. It comes from realizing
tain nutrients and essentials such as sun- ouronenesswithall things-with life
light and water-in the proper proportions. everywhere-with the universal essence of
Too much sunlight or water, or little too of ourownnature.This is notsomething
either, might have a disastrous effect. which we look for in an instant package. It
i s something whichis worth every bit of the
Our own personal and mystical devel-
opment mustfollow similar lines. In andof attention and effort which we care to put
itself, attending a weekend seminar or lec- into it.
ture, or readinga book, is not going to
produceenlightenment.Such thingscan
plant seeds and provide reinforcement or The Celestial Sanctum
insight but, unless they are part of a sane, is a cosmic meeting place. It is the focal point of cosmic
rational, comprehensive, dependable, and rndiatias of health, peace, happiness,and inner a w a h -
ing. During everyday, periods for specialattunements are
constructive overall program, theseedswill designated when cosmic benefits ofaspecific nature m a y be
not grow and flower. This is where a pro- received. Nonmembersas well as Roricnccian students m a y
gram such as AMORC’s system of mono- participate in the Celestial SanctumContaas. Liber 777,
graph instruction excels. In providing the a booklet desnibing the Celestial Sanctumand its seweral
student withexcellent instruction, exer- periods, will be sent to nonmembers requesting it. Address
Scribe S.P.C , Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California
cises, and experiments, and reinforcing this 95191,statingthatyouarenotamemberoftheOrderand
The on a weekly basis, as well as encouraging in enclosing twenty-fiwe cents to cower mailing.
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is one that
cultivates
March the character as well as the environment of man.
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 he Uniwersd Curse
by R. N.Shrout

I T IS SAID that we are born with but

two fears: the fear of falling and afear of
loud noises.Butinreality,
It is interesting to note that those who
live injungles andforests,or in rocky,
mankind is mountainous locales are traditionally more
plagued by almost countlessfears. Psychia- suspicious, hostile, and war-like than those
try textbooks contain long lists of “pho- inhabitingdeserts, plains, or seashores.
bias” or fears withlong, imposing Greek or Bloody fights betweentribes and clanshave
Latin names, each of which represents a been far more prevalent among the former
groundless fear caused by some personal than the latter, and the modern traveler still
pathological event. But there is one univer- encounters less friendliness and more sus-
sal fear which has plagued mankind from picioninisolatedmountainorjungle
our dim pastright up to the present- regions. Of course, peoplein all geographi-
xenophobia, fear of the stranger. cal locations have engaged in war, but those
This primeval phobia, like the virulent who live in wide openspaces are ableto see
epidemics which have exterminated mil- theapproaching stranger from afar, and
lions throughout history,is still very much perhaps more leisurely evaluate his inten-
withus. Althoughthis fear (orextreme tions. In terrains where a strangermight
form of caution) outliveditsusefulness appear suddenlyon a winding trail or from
millennia ago, it remains a continualpesti- behind a rocky formation, local inhabitants
lence,underminingboth collective and tended to be more aggressive toward the
individual social and spiritual evolution. stranger, preferring to be “safe rather than
sorry” in unexpected encounters.
Richard MauriceBucke explained: “The
members of the human racebegan by fear- Perhaps this is why civilization began in
ing much anddisliking much, by loving or openrivervalleys,wherepeoplecame
admiring little and by trusting stillless. It is together in markets, trading and sharing
safe to say that those earliest men of the produce, goods, and ideas.
river drift, and the cave men, their succes- Civilizationhas produced great cities,
sors, saw little beauty in the outer worldin concrete canyons with blind intersections,
whichtheylived, thoughperhapstheir and yet people remainin psychological iso-
eyes, in most other respects, were fully as lation from theirfellow-strangers, and this
keen as ours. It is certain that their family universalfearstill lives on in each new
affections were, tosay the least, rudimen- generation. Every mother’s child through-
tary, and thatall men outside their immediate outtheworld is taught to be wary of
family were either feared or disliked, or both.” strangers, and for good reason-for it too

The
Rosicrucian
Life is either a daring adwenture,
Digest or it is nothing.
March
1987 -Helen Keller
will walkasa stranger amid a world of “strangers.”The first murder, according to
strangers. theGenesis story, was not between strangers,
Ancestral xenophobia dictates that each but between bloodbrothers,Cainand
person thinks of the race as divided into Abel!
“them” and “us,” “their kind” and “our Psychologists recognize that latenthostil-
kind,” etc. This haunting distrust has di- ities, unrecognized and undealt-with for
vided races, nations, governments, tribes, countless generations,have been defensively
clans, and individuals, impedingtheevolve- projected onto others, and hence the uni-
ment of all to a higher plane of conscious- versal fear of the “stranger.” (The attitude,
ness. “I am hostileand suspiciousof others” is so
The Stranger unacceptablethat it is transformedinto
Fear of the “stranger”precludes or inhibits “others are hostile and suspicious of me,”
communication. When suspicion hangs like thus justifying my hostility and fear of oth-
a cloud over a would-be messenger, the mes- ers.) Thispsychological trick enables us to
sage is distorted or misunderstood. Science create a distance between ourselves and our
andenlightenment long ago would have personal defects by attributing theminstead
envelopedtheworldwith a luminous to strangers! “Civilized society is perpetu-
benediction, had not its torches beenextin- ally menaced with disintegration,” observed
guishedin the extermination of its mes- SigmundFreud,“throughthisprimary
sengers.Literallyandfiguratively, hostility of men towards one another.”
“strangers” kill “strangers,” unaware that Theobject of bigotry is always a
it is always fratricidal and often suicidal. “stranger” to us. This manifestation of
Imputing harmful intentions to others arises xenophobia keeps us from knowing both
from the xenophobic curse and soon leads common and universal truths. As Oliver
to a projection ofaggressive fantasies to all Wendell Holmes commented: “The mind
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 of the bigotis like the pupilof the eye; the bor,” “friend,” and “family.” The Bible
more light you pour upon it, the more it instructs us that our real enemies are “not
will contract.” According to TryonEdwards, flesh and blood” (Ephesians 6:12); our
prejudice is a monstrous demon-child of “neighbor” is anyone in need (storyof the
xenophobia: “He that is possessed with a Good Samaritan, Luke 10:29-37); he who
prejudice is possessed with a devil,and one would have friendsmustshow himself
of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out friendly (Proverbs 18:24); and references
the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.” to “thefamily of God” are too numerous to
Much of our ignorance can be traced to mention.
this unreasoning fear of strangers, and as A stranger is a friend you haven’t made
Horace Mann declared: “Ignorance breeds yet, and to consider it otherwise is to thwart
monsters tofill up thevacancies of the soul personal growth.No one advocates naive gul-
thatareunoccupied by the verities of libility in human relationships, but there is
knowledge.” a great difference between a readiness to
Xenophobia prevents learning anything take precautions when necessary, and as-
fromthose we perceive as strangers. It suming the worst-predicating every atti-
and sharingwith them.
likewiseprevents teaching tude, word, and action on the worstpossible
This is illustrated in thebeautifulstory scenario. Blind anddeaf, Hellen Keller said:
“Avoiding danger is no safer in thelong run
(John 4) of Jesus and the woman atwell: the
than outright exposure.Life is either a dar-
“Then said the woman of Samaria unto ing adventure,or it is nothing.”Ralph
him, Howis it that thou, being a Jew, askest Waldo Emerson declared: “Trust others
drink of me, which am a woman of Sama- and they will be true to you; treat them
ria? For the Jews have no dealings with the greatly and they will show themselves great.”
Samaritans.” Neither Jesusnor the woman
suffered from the sin of xenophobia, and Thereare manynames given tothat
sublime teaching was given and received! experience of illumination by which the
ultimate nature of the Universal Truth is
The person on the path of spiritual illu- known. By whatever name it is called, one
mination can overcome the cursed“fear of thing is clear: those whohave experiencedit
strangers” which has impeded the spiritual are unanimous on one point. universal The
progress of the race by consideringthe fear of strangers is inconsistent with Ultimate
enlightened definitionsof“enemy,” “neigh- Reality-we are all one! A

The Purpose of the Rosicrucian Order

TheRosicrucian Order, whichexiststhroughouttheworld, is a non-
sectarianfraternal bodyofmenandwomendevoted to theinvestigation,
study,andpracticalapplication of natural and spiritual laws. The purpose
of theorganization is toenableeveryonetolive in harmonywiththe
creative, constructive cosmic forces for the attainment of health, happiness,
andpeace.TheOrder is internationallyknown as theAncientMystical
OrderRosaeCrucisand,inAmericaand allotherlands,constitutesthe
only form of Rosicrucianactivitiesunited in onebody.TheA.M.O.R.C.
(an abbreviation) does not sell its teachings. It gives them freely to affiliated
members,together with many otherbenefits. For completeinformation
aboutthebenefitsandadvantages of Rosicrucianaffiliationwrite a letter
to the address below and ask for the free booklet, The Mastery of Life.
The
Rosicruciar Address Scribe S.P.C.
Digest Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
San Jose, California 95191, U S A .
March (Cable Address: “AMORCO”)
1987
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 h a
by Margaret Hargas, D.C., F.R.C., I.R.C.

IN the fullness of time, knowledge is the Kurus,eager to fight, what did my peo-
attained and knowledge is lost. All knowl- ple and the Pandavas do?”’ The first line,
edge is present for all time, but with the ‘[Assembled on the field of Dharma . . .”
passing of time the truth may be manifest or forcibly calls to mind what issues are atplay
it may be concealed. Our world scriptures here.
are atangible repositoryfortruthand
knowledge, and oneof the most beautiful Levels of Dharma
andlyrical of thesescripturesisthe What is this concept of dharma? Does
Bhagavad-Gita-“ ‘The Lord’sSong.” dharma, like this battle,have subtle layers?
On one level the Gita is the story of a D o each of us have our own dharma to
great battle occurring between the related fulfill?
families ofthe Kurus and Pandavas.the The Dharma can be explained simply as duty-
Kurus represent the forces of evil, and con- one’sindividual,acceptedobligations.
sist of the Hundred Evil Sons and their Arjuna’s duty, of course, is to protect his
army. ThePandavas, the forces of good, are family. This gross level of dharma, how-
cousins to the Kurus, and are led by the ever, is merely the tipof the iceberg, so to
warrior Arjuna. speak. This is relative dharma of the rela-
Bear in mind the imminent battleis not tive field of life and its mechanics con-
theobvious conflict one expects;what stantly change as the relative field of life
actually occurs is much more personal and constantly changes.
profound. Arjuna,as amember of the war- On the other hand there is dharma of
rior caste, hasa sacred duty, ordharma, to Being, which is not relative and does not
protect his family from aggression. How change. It is eternal, infinite, andestab-
does Arjuna overcome this essential con- lished in itself. This is only attained with
flict of dharma when the threat against his the stilling of the “Wheel of Life”-the
kinsmen actually springs from another group symbol of relative dharma-when the cycle
of his relatives-his own flesh and blood? of death and rebirth is broken and enlight-
The thought of killing his uncles and cou- enment is accomplished.
sins sets Arjuna’s mind against his heart,
paralyzing him. He mustreject either alter- Sandwiched betweenrelative dharma and
native of retreat or attack. So, here is the dharma of Being is the dharma of evolu-
battle-it is Arjuna’s dharma which must tion. This can be described as aguiding
be faced and must befulfilled. principle to life, how we arrive at our own
decisions in structuring and directing our
The Gita opens as the blind Dhritarash- lives and our goals. This is the personal
tra, the father of the Hundred Evil sons, spiritual priority, and each of us must make
asks his charioteerSanjaya to describe the our own conclusions according to our indi-
scene. Sanjaya is clairvoyant and clairau- vidual level of evolution. This dharma of
dient and is considered an impartial wit- evolution, then, is the very thing that sup-
ness. ports anddirects evolution anddiscourages
ChapterOneopenswithdialogue: that which is harmful to evolution.
“Dhritarashtrasaid,‘Assembledonthe Please understandthatthisparticular
field of Dharma, 0 Sanjaya, on the field of dharma-the dharma of evolution-is as
individual and personalas relative dharma,
The author is a Chiropractor, a Rosicrucian, and a simply because it is dependent upon the
member of theOrder’s International Research individual’s personal level of evolution
Council. (consciousness). TheGita warns, “Better is
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 death in one’s own dharma; the dharmaof dharma which actually maintains the spin-
another brings danger.” ning of the “Wheelof Life.”
Follow Your Inner Voice Returning to the Gita, how does Arjuna
If an individualseeks to live according to resolve his dharma? Along with the Kurus
thespiritual imperative(dharma) ofanother, (the HundredEvil sons), and the Pandavas,
he falls from the path of evolution. Suchan led by Arjuna, andtheir respective armies,
individualcannotliveefficiently.For we find on the battlefield-the Field of
example, the second grade student does not Dharma-LordKrishnaandhisarmy.
tackle Tolstoy; nor does reading Dick and Krishna, an earthly incarnation of the God
Jane primers assist the high-school sopho- Vishnu, incarnates in time of darkness to
more. In another example,anindividual restore light to the world, and he hasgiven
should notselect a particular career simply the choice of himself or his army to the
for prestige or financial gain when his skills Kurus. The Hundred Evil Sons have chosen
or personality do not suit the particular his army, so Lord Krishna himself stands
vocation. The result would ultimately be with Arjuna. Arjuna,viewing the sceneof
counterproductive. Likewise, nothing can theimpending battle,hesitateswhen he
be gained spiritually by emulating spiritual sees many of his kinsmen and friends lined
austerities for which one is unprepared. up on the opposingside. Though it wiltbe a
Imitation may well be the sincerest form just defense against the evil aggression of
of flattery, but can also be a serious deter- the Kurus, Arjuna realizes the cruelty of
rent to one’s own progress on the path. war, and hehas questions. When Arjunais
Attempting tofollow the dharmaof another overwhelmed with sorrow and unable to
is dangerous because it leads to confusion take action, LordKrishna advises him, “Be
and dislocation from one’s own dharma, without the three gunas, 0 Arjuna, freed
consequently postponing personal evolution. fromduality, ever firm in purity, inde-
Deathholdsnosuchthreat because it pendent of possessions, possessed of Self.”
represents merely a pause on thepath-the No problem is ever solved on thelevel of
“Wheel of Life”-followed by further prog- the problem. One must go within; each of
ress. us must seek the silence of theMaster
Action taken in harmony with our own Within and the knowledge of the higher
spiritual priority (dharma) promotes pros- Self. Self-realizationis the pathof harmony
perity in both the manifest and unmanifest where righteousness and love merge, and
fields of existence, and it is this level of Arjuna’s conflict resolves. n

This Mont
Featured on this month’s cover is a fragment from the top an ofAncient Egyptian
obelisk. Obelisks were first used in Heliopolis at the end of the OldKingdom, and
after a time this architectural form spread throughout Ancient Egypt. The traditions
behind its use date back to the predynastic cult of erecting a miraculous upright
stone “on which the Sun placed itself upon rising.” Certainly the shining, gilded
pyramidions that crowned the obelisks were reminders of the solar cult which
The brought them into being. Depicted onour cover is an authentic and veryrare
~ ~ fragment ~ of an obelisk’s
i pyramidion
~ dating~ fromEgypt’s
~ Middle Kingdom
~ (2000-
i ~ ~
1788 B.C.). This beautiful object from the Land of the Pharaohs is on permanent
Digest display in the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
March
1987 (Photo by Jerry Chapman)
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 LTHOUGH the ink bottle, carefully
tucked away from the reach of child-
ish fingers, is no longera commonplace
adjuncttothehomesupply ofwriting
materials, ink itself,usually stored ina tube
within a ball-point pen, is very much a part
of our everyday life. In earlier times, how-
ever, when illiteracy was the usual condi-
tion for the mass of men, ink and its uses
were imbued with a certain sense of mys-
tery. Even as recently as 1906, an English
encyclopedia included in its description of
.
colored inks this phrase: I f . . with which
are connected many mysterious processes
for which there is no chemicalexplana-
tion."
Ink was invented earlier than 2000 B.C.
in Egypt, using formula
a of carbon (derived
from soot) anda sticky substance such as
gum resinor glue as abinder. TheEgyptian
scribe used a combinationpalette-pen holder
(see next page). In addition to the original
black ink, he alsoused red, made from red
ocher. His reed pens were raveled at the tips

Pressing Raw Ink into Molds (above illustration): In the Far East fine ink was made from
in a vessel with carefully controlled
lampblack, a soot created by burning sesame oil air vents. The
resulting rich black sootwas then bound with glue. The rawink was refined through a process of
cooking and pounding. While still malleable, theraw ink wus pressed into molds-as illustrated
in this fine woodcut.
Thedried, molded inks, when mixed with water, provided the writing medium
used by Chinese calligraphers.
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 Egyptian Scribe’s Pen Case: This wooden pen case was used by saibes of the New Kingdom or Late
Dynastic Period(1570.525 B.C.). The long narrow depressions (connected beneath wood) the held thepenor
stylus, a length of reed pointed at one end. The shallow depressionat the end contained ink. This pen case,
along with numerou other writing-imblements
. and examples of Egyptian writing, is on display in the
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
to make kind a of fiber brush tipwith which
he sketched the hieroglyphs onto papyrus
rolls. He placed a portion of the carbon
compound in the receptacle on his palette,
thenadded water tocreateliquid ink
(see photo,next page).
In China, Meng T’ien, Commander of
the army that established the first empire,
about 300 B.C.,‘ is credited with the dis-
covery of the process of ink manufacture
and the invention of the camelhair brush
with which it is applied. In skilled hands it
is‘an artist’s brush, for the people of the Far
East consider calligraphy as one of the most
beautiful of the fine arts. It is so highly
regarded, in fact, that even ink making is
considered an art form.
In the Orient
Fine ink, in the East, is made fromlamp-
black, a soot created by burning sesame oil
in a vessel withcarefully controlled air
vents. Pine wood is used for alesser quality
product. The ink may be delicatelyper-
fumed and, with some fine inks, powders
may beadded,such asspices, crushed
pearls, or even powdered rhinoceroshorn,2
the rare and highly valued aphrodisiac of
the Orient.
The inkstones,as the caked carbon ink is
called, are made in the form of sticks or
The disks.
The
latter may embossed
be with
Rosicrucian delicate designs. To use an inkstone, a por-
tion is placed ina stone palette
which hasan
Digest oval depressionwhere water is added to the
March dry ingredient. Theinkstone is a great con-
1987 venience to travelers
even today, and
pro-
C181
of
vides a practical solution for the problem
containers for liquids that cannot be
securely
sealed.
In earliest times fabric might be asused
a
writing surface, andin China thiswas often
silk. Paper was not developed there until
400 years after the invention of ink.
The Romans used an ink made from the
cuttlefish. Thedecrees that carriedimperial
commands from Rome to the of Brit-
north
ain or to theedges of Arabia were written
with an ink made fromsepia, the protective
secretion of the cuttlefish.
Fine Inked Parchments
It was not until theeleventh century that
we first hear of the most common of the
modern writingink formulas. When the
gallfly lays its egg in an oak tree, the tree
forms a swelling to isolate the insect dam-
age from thesap-carrying inner layer of its
bark. This is called an oak gall. The manu-
scriptswritten by monksonparchment
were indited with an ink made from an
insect’s nesting place.
Tracy Higgins of the Higgins Ink Com-
pany suspects, however, that the gallotan-
nate typeof ink was invented much earlier.
It was particularly suited foruse on parch-
ment, which does not have the slightly
absorbent quality of papyrus.
Parchment was first preparedas a writing
material, we aretold, in Pergamum,an
ancient kingdom of western Asia Minor,
where the king was creating, in the years
160 B.C., a libraryto rival that
just prior to
Inkpot and Hieratic Writing: This finely nafted palegreen faience inkpot, inthe form ofa cartouche and
decorated on its sides with figures of offerers, dates from the 26th Dynasty, the Saite Period, of Egyptian
history. In the backgroundis a fragment ofan Egyptian papyrus showing an example of hieratic writing-the
writing ofthe priests. Hieratic is an abridged form of the ancient hieroglyphics (“the writing of the gods”).
Later the demotic writing form developed. Used by the common people, the demotic was a simplified and
faster form of hieratic, andwas used in Egypt from approximately 600 B.C. until the fourth century A.D.
Both the inkpot and papyrus fragment are on display in the Rosinucian Egyptian Museum.

of Alexandria, Egypt. The Egyptian mon- An ink should ordinarily be bright and
arch, alarmed for the reputation of his city clear, not making anyblurred lines and dry-
and its justifiably famous library, cut off ing flat on thepage. But one kind of ink has
the supply of papyrus from Pergamum’s another purpose, one dearlovers, to rebels,
copyists. Since the libraries of antiquity and spies. Invisibility! Invisibleinks have a
were created rather thancollected, a search long, if not always honorable,history.
began at once for a substitute. Improving Pliny, the Roman author, suggested that
on theearlier Persian use of tanned leather lovers write letters with milk to foil suspi-
as a book making material, theking’s arti- ciousparents or jealoushusbands. One
sans worked the skins of animals to makename for such inks is “sympathetic ink.”
parchment. Higgins pointsoutthatthe Webster’s Dictionary gives among thedefini-
color effect of tannin and iron sulphatewas tions of sympathetic: “operating as if by
known to the ancients, and since gallnuts sympathy or occult influence; as, sympa-
are even now obtained fromtrees oakin the thetic ink.”
Pergamum area, and iron was mined at an One recipe for sympathetic inkis given
early date in the nearby Hittite
areas in Asia in The Chemical Formulary thus: One part
Minor, hesuggests that a type of the gallo- linseed oil; 20 parts ammonia water, and
tannate ink may havebeen used in that 100 parts water. After writing the message,
region centuries before the monk Theophi- if the paperis dipped in water can
it be read,
lus described it. but disappearsagain when the paperdries.
A River of Ink In other formulas, agents such as light or
A Carter’s Ink Company pamphlet tells heat or a specific chemical will act on the
of a river in North Africa whichis fed by sympathetic ink to restore it to visibility.
clear streams carrying tannin from a peat With inkcame theuse of pens. The
swamp, andby other streamsequally clear Egyptians and Greeks used reed pens. The
but impregnated with iron from soil the of a Romans were the first to use quills from
nearby area. When these waters combine bird wings as a writing tool. The wordpen
and are acted upon by oxygen inthe air, the comes from the Latin penna-“feather.”
river turns black-literally a river of ink, The quillwas the preferred writing instru-
for tannin and iron are the basis of the ment in the West for centuries. so very
Not
fountain pen ink of today. long ago geese were raisedin large numbers
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 in Russia and Poland chiefly for their quills.
In a single year,St. Peterburg, Russia, sent
England more than27,000,000quills. The
steel pen, fountain pen, ball-point pen, felt-
tip pen, etc., are relatively modern addi-
tions to the art ofwriting.
Today inks are formulated for a variety
of uses. Ink for newsprintis of lesser qual-
ity than that used on the smooth paper of
books. There are inks for stamp pads, inks
for ball-point pens, inks forlabels, inks to
mark textiles, inks that will wash out, and
inks thatremain indelible. There is red ink
for account books andgold ink for decora-
tive lettering. Meng T'ien and an unknown
Egyptian genius-the inventors of ink-have
left us a splendid and varied legacy.
Footnotes:
'Some sources, however, give a date of about 2500
B.C. for the Chinese discovery, almost exactlycon-
temporaneous with thatof Egypt, although the two
centers of civilization are separated by a great dis-
tance-the whole of Asia.
2Editors of Horizon Magazine. Horizon History of
China. New York: AmericanHeritagePublishing
Co., 1969. p. 151.

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any hour you select, you will enter into a five-minute period of meditation,
focusing your thought upon a specific troubled area of the world.The part
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 I
REPORTS FROM THE RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF ROSE-CROIX UNIVERSITY

Willingness To Be Our
L IFE in this world oftenseems tumultu-
ous and full of strife. In such a world
we may feel that defensiveness,conflict,
looking good in others’ eyes. That feels
‘good’ to me. But unfortunately,I also feel
guilty and scared that I might be found out.
isolation, anger, defeat,anxiety, confusion, Then I feel even more defensive.” Another
and being victimized are all attributes of agrees: “When I’m not being who I actually
“living.” Yet, is this living? Is therenot am, I feel that I’m a failure. What’s ridicu-
another way? What does it take to live, to lous is that I’m much more powerful in just
express the light of our inner self? What being who I am. WhenI forget, my fears are
attitudes allow us to share ourselves with realized.”
each other?
“When I represent myself as superior,
Rosicrucians reporting their experience I’m still well aware that it’s a facade.” Yet,
of the inner self from questionnaires and
this facade can seem very important to us.
through conversations remark that through
“I cling to my facades and worry over what
this experience they become more invig-
orated and alive. This sense of aliveness is could happen if I expose myself. I’m afraid
simple, clear, and fresh-almost childlike. that I’ll appearsimple,dumb,stupid.”
Some subjects describe thischildlike state Based on fear of exposure we build within
as “relaxed,” “being myself,” “discovering ourselves a need to maintain a false front.
who I am,”“innocent,”“risky,” “excit- “My front protects me whenI fear trusting
ing,” “adventurous,” “joyous,” and as “a others or myself. For me it is an issue of
willingness to experience.” trust.“
Some find that joy is forgotten or denied The Facade
in fearful circumstances. Yet these circum- Facades appear in manyforms. “I need to
stances are an opportunity to renew our be in control.” “Being right is important to
willingness. As one person points out, “As
me.” “It’s worth anything to be right.” “I
much as I find experiences of self to be
joyful and fulfilling, I also find that I need don’t want other people to see my weak-
to comeback to my own ways and attitudes nesses.” “I don’t want people to see what I
that ensure my success. This is safe; being can’t see. When they show me what I’m
childlike is not.” To choose willingness doing, I’m humiliated.”
when we “know” it’s not safe takescourage “1 feel I am myself when I’m fulfilling my
and perseverance. obligations. Of course, evenwhen I’m
Courage doing my duty, it’s still not enough-it’s
Becoming our self takes courage.Becom- never enough.” “No one appreciates how
ing our self meanslettinggo of outer much I do.” “I can’t ever rely on others to
aspects of personality. “I find that when do things right.” “Why am I always so tired
I’m successfully into my facade, 1 think I’m and unappreciated?”
 In Search sf Willingness
A Process of Discovering Ourselves
and Being Ourselves.

1. Am I willing to experience myself in all circumstances? Am I

willing to experience joy and sadness, confidence and anxiety,
fulfillment and failure, innocence and confusion,peace and con-
flict, trust and defensiveness, connection and separation,accept-
ance and rejection, and so on?
look good
2. Am I willing to experienceself, or is it more important to
and be right?In my life, which am I choosing?Let us take a moment __
to experience our choice.
3. I experiencecourage, openness,andinner guidancewhen I
; and I experience fear, separation, guilt, and
impossibility when I
4. I want to experience new realities in thefollowing areasof my life:
Am I willing to experience thesenew attitudes evenif I were to look
ridiculous?
5 . I am genuinely willing to acknowledge who I am in thefollowing
areas:
I am notwilling to change my realities (Le., beliefs, interpretations,
judgments) in these other areas:
6. Am I willing to experience free-flowing, open sharing of myself,
joy, trust, rapport with others, love, and am I also willing to
experience rigidity, protection, sadness, loneliness, andfear? Am I
willing to experience all that life, the Cosmic, offers me?
7. Being already Light,let us picturea sea of blackness. Letus breathe
deeply into our inner picture, intensifying and giving life to our
experience. What is on the other side of this dark sea? In every
moment of my life, which am I choosing?
8. What does it take for me to share the
Light that is within me?

There are others who feel just the oppo- life.” “Pretending that I’m free when I
The site. “I’m myself whenever I’ve no respon- know I’m not is not real.”
Rosicrucian sibilities. I’m me whenI’m free.” “Why do
peoplealways want put restrictions on Each of us can build individualdefenses
Digest which allowUS to feel safe-but also to feel
me, makeme follow stupid rules, makeme
March do things I don’t want to? YOU can’t be separateandalone. Each protection is
1987 yourself if you’re notfreeto experience based onan anxiety, worry,or fear. “When
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I feel unsure, or worse, challenged in my person put it,“I am finally realizing what I
beliefs, I angrily defend myself. Afterwards, really am.”
I feel guilty and wish I hadgiven myself time
In our “change” process,we walkthrough
to adjust tonew beliefs and realities.”
a threshold, finding on the other side that
Upon experiencing an unexpected flush keeping our facade is of no value. Uncon-
of feeling we may fend off the feeling and sciously, we may have felt that either being
become rigid in our behavior. “When I’m “right,” or looking good,fulfilling obliga-
afraid, I become too formal and don’t allow tions or avoiding them was protective, but
myself to experience the moment. Later,I now find that our inner “truth” is the only
often wish I had, because the new expe-
genuine security. “As long as I stay with my
rience was just what I had beenlooking
conscience, I am standing on truth. I am no
for.” Fearing to be exposed and vulnerable,
we can choose to keep up our guard, miss- longer vulnerable to the shifting sands of
ing opportunities to share and experience the world and popular opinion.” “When I
ourselves. experience my inner self, the worldis joyful
and golden. I am no longer caught in what
If we choose to let go of fear and defen- appears tobe strife and tumult.”“I thought
sive beliefs,we are then free be toour inner mastery was being in control. Yet, it is the
self. “Before I let go of a defensive belief, I
free-flowing, opensharing of myself that ..
can fear that I’m going to suffer a small
brings joy and a rapport with others.” “In
death, that I’ll look ridiculous, thatI might
actually be grateful, and then I’ll be humil- my fear of exposing weakness, I’m guarded
iated for my previous attitude. Afterwards, in revealing myself to others.Yet, in sharing
however, what I actually feel is joy, free- myself, I’m finding the kind of trust and
dom, and even a physical lightness. I am love I’ve always wanted.”
grateful once again to let go of my fear and By coming to experiences of the inner
reality. I am grateful, for I am not victim!
a I self, we discover a hope and a confidence
feel my inner power returned. I feel my that can reawaken our consciousness when
personal power. I feel my genuine power.” we again forget and cling to protective
Ma.§ttTy facades. W e are inspired to ask, “What
does it take to share thelight of our inner
“When I let go of my older belief, I con-
self?” Willingness and trmt are two frequent
sciously tell myselfthat I have finished with
responses.
my old way of relating to people. I make a
choice based on willingness to change my With these two responseswe now know,
reality. Each time I choose, my willingness in both the world and in our hearts, that
empowers me. M y willingness makes pos- there is another way-a way that offers joy,
sible and even commandsa change to freedom, love, andall the treasures sought
occur.” This is mastery-a process which is in life’s adventure.
personal to each one of us and which is -David M. Aguilera, Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.
based on a willingness to change. As one George F. Buletza,Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.

Educated man must be more than textbooks, or computers, or

single volumes of knowledge. They must, in all their learning,
thinlz of themselves as being an integrated part
of mankind. Their
knowledge and personal success must contribute to society.

-RaIpL M . Lewis, F.R.C.

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I m p e r a t o r Ralph M. Lewis a t worb in his s a n c t u m - s t u d y .

A S O U L of great stature has departed our

midst. The genius and creativity of Ralph
M. Lewis are now imprinted on the minds of
millions who have read his works, heard his
tapes, or had personal contact with him during
the periodof his life. He experienced the Great
Initiation of Transition on Monday evening,
January 12, a t 11:26 p.m.
Formorethanforty-sevenyearshehas
served as Imperator (Chief Executive Officer)
of AMORC, building the membership around
the world in over eighty countries. Eight new
Grand Lodges were begun, in various parts of
the world, with the Rosicrucian teachings now
issued in fourteen languages. More than one
thousandlessonshavebeenadded to the
The
graded study program. Scoresof tapes, dozens
Rosicrucian
of books, a multitude of special lectures, and
Digest latelyanumber of videotapeshavebeen
March created to help the student experience a greater
1987 , realization of Self. Frater Lewis as Supreme Secretary in 1924.
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 The Imperator wasalways a diligent propagate the Order and its teachings.
student of life, and his emphasis in schoolThe Order must come first in all his con-
waslaw andphilosophy.Theson of siderations.”
another giant in mysticism, H. Spencer
The Imperator was born in New York
Lewis, Ralph Lewis followed his father’s
City on February 14, 1904, and went to
footsteps in great detail, preserving and
schoolthereandinNewJerseywhile
enlarging on the monumental task he had
growing up. For a short time he had expe-
begun.Members of AMORCenjoya
riences in clerical positions, at hard labor,
unique and wondrous legacy in the works
andonthefarmduringthesummer
of these men, and we pay ardent tributeto
months. Then at an early age he joined
their genius.
with his father in the Great Workof the
The commitment Ralph Lewis made Order, becoming Supreme Secretary in
was poignantly stated in his letters, and 1924 at theage of 20.
the following shows the quality of the Ralph M. Lewisleaveshiswidow,
man himself.“A Rosicrucian officer must Margaret; a sister,VivianWhitcomb;
have a liberal mind. He must be willing to sister,MadelynPerata;anda
another
make personal sacrifice in time and effort brother,EarleLewis.Mentionshould
to serve the Order. He does not work also by be madeof the great pillar of his life
the day or by the week, but does what during most of his adult years, his first
needs to bedoneinhiscapacity.His wifeGladys, to whom he was married
ambitionmustnotbe a careerinthe from the age of 18 until her transition in
Orderbutratheradesire to further 1978.

R a l p h M. Lewis and Egyptologist Dr. Labib Habachi filming at King Tutanbhamen’s

T o m b , V a l l e y of the Kings, Egypt, 1936.
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T HE FRESH GREEN of Spring covers
the open spaces-the hills and valley
floors. Cattle grazing on a hilltop are out-
Forecasts call for morerain-possibly snow
in themountains. But there’s also the
promise of a rainbow!
lined against a cobalt sky. Distant hills, In late winter travelers frequently enjoy
cloaked in a soft, misty blues, almost fade
the hills of Northern California as they are
away into the sky.
garbed in a soft, misty green, providing a
Carpets of wildflowers, bright as yellow sharp contrast to the mountain prominen-
sulphur, proliferateas faras the eye can see, ces known in these parts as “The Buttes.”
their yellowed tints marking each watery
indentation in the hills, much as the rays of The Sun shinesover this quiet valley as
the Sun illumine the seams in the clouds we travel. Dark, beautiful clouds shroud
above. the High Sierra, the darker ones sinking off
tothesouthwest,towardSan Francisco
Buckwheat, in its white dress, outlines Bay. Late-winter clouds are so restless,
rambling highways in the hills. The Cali-
formingunforgettablepatternsandstir-
fornia red bud is first to burst forth into hot
rings in the mind.
pink, and yellow broom, like a cheerful
apron, pushes itself forward, soon to give Nature is so beautiful,atonceboth
way to a colorful array in the wardrobe of breathtaking and awesome-and at times
Nature. downright tempestuous in destruction. And
Along the roadways through the foot- man thinks hecan change Nature’scourses
hills owl’s clovershows off its blooms, but of events? For the short term, perhaps. For
will soon beupstaged everywhereby purple the long term, doubtful.
lupin. Late winter’s stars, however, are the Spring inall its glory is a resurrection-a
rivulets and springs which cast a song into coming forth from winter’s darkness into
the air and sparkle with the intensity of an Life, Light, and Love. Thus we eternally
afternoon’s sunlight. celebrate the New Year, the reawakening,
Yesterday, a harbingerof Spring: the rav- resurrection, Easter-each in his own way,
ages ofwaterpower, scouring the land, have on the anniversary of Nature’s rebirth.
formedpondsandnow lakes hereand
there, leaving fruit trees knee-deepin water. “Ollie B. Hibburd
 e
ic e
re
by Vivian Buchan

A SK APESSIMISTwhatanopti-
mist is, and he’ll probably say, “He’s
the guy who goes on a fishing trip with a
as well as their particular world. They hon-
estly believe that being optimistic is going
to make the differencein the quality of life
camera and a frying pan.” O r “He’s the for themselves and for those they work,
idiot who puts his onshoes when he hears a and play with. They agree with Henry
live,
speaker say, ‘And now,in conclusion.”’Or Ford who viewed troubles as opportunities
“He’s the windowwasher who falls off the in overalls and hardhats.
top floorof the Empire Statebuilding, and
as he passes the 44th floor says, ‘Well,
nothing’s happened so far.”’
An optimist stridesalong the sunny side
of the streetwhile the pessimist slinks along
in the shadows in dark alleys, reveling in
gloom-and-doom prophecies.
Life is much sweeter and a lot more fun
on the sunny side of the street because
that’swherethe laughter and singing is
heard. Oh, you can poke fun at the Polly-
annas but, in truth, you should give them
respect and admiration. They are thecheer-
ful souls who honestly believe that thebest
things can come out of a bad situation.
They make the best of it, even when they’re
getting the worstof it. They don’t cry over
broken eggs. . . they just scramble them.If
they are dealta lemon,they make lemonade
and smack their lips drinking it down.
The late Pope Pius XI was an optimist
A Heart Stimulant who once said,“I thank God every day of
Elbert Hubbard, the American author, my life that I live in such horrible times
once quipped, “optimism is a kindof heart because they give me so many opportuni-
.
stimulant . . the digitalis of failure.” And ties to do so much good.” Abraham Lin-
Winston Churchill understood what that coln was once asked what he thought was
meant. When England was going down in the difference between an optimist and a
flames during the darkest hoursof World pessimist. He replied, “An optimist sees
War 11, his optimism and courage rallied the opportunities in every difficulty while
the nation and gave it the heart and strengththe pessimist sees the difficulty in every
t o fight back and stay the long and tragic opportunity.”
course. His belief in ultimate success was The dour-and-sourfolk who make fun of
the digitalis that strengthened the faltering optimists may be right some of the time
heart of the British people. because we all know the sundoesn’t shine
Optimists are not born-they are created all the time. But the optimists just put up
by their own efforts and faith in themselves umbrellas and go swinging along, knowing
V71
 thesun will comeoutsooneror later. “There are always positive and negative
Optimists don’t stand around waiting to factors in anything. Sound mental health is
see if the dire predictions arecoming true. acquired by balancing the negative and pos-
They just go on about their business like itive forces against each
other, notby trying
everyone else withoneexception: they to drive thenegative away,” he says.
think things are always going to improve. Dr.AnthonyPeitropinto,directorof
Boon to Health mental health at the Lutheran Medical Cen-
ter in Brooklyn, New York, suggests the use
Not only do optimists enjoyfeeling happy of the “what-if” strategy. “Often, just try-
but they enjoy feeling healthy. According ing to act asif everything is all rightwill put
to Dr.Suzanne Kobasa, a behavioral scien- you in a better frame of mind. Optimism
tist at theUniversity of Chicago who stud- really means you know things will be better
ied 350 persons forced tosurvive in stress- tomorrow, even if they’re notrunning
ful situations, those whowere the optimists smoothly today. Never lose your courage.
were also the survivors. That is one characteristic that can help you
Shelearnedthefollowingfacts: (1) bounce back in the face of adversity. People
Optimists can handle challenges; (2) They with courage can continue in spite of any
can handle big problems without faltering situation,” he says.
or collapsing; ( 3 )They were healthier by Seven Steps
far than the people who went to pieces Here are seven ways you can become an
under stress. Furthermore, they had lower optimist by simply deciding to be one, and
blood pressure, fewer ulcers, no problems then acting optimistically:
with insomnia or depression. They were
willing and able to face change, while the
(1) Live today for today.Forget yesterday’s
mistakes or disappointments.
people wilting under stress couldn’t face
any kind of change-good or bad. (2) Concentrate on things to be grateful
for.
MarkTwainonceremarked,“There’s
nothing sadder in the world than a young (3) Look around for someone who needs
pessimist.” But he might have been a bit your help.
happier if he couldhave heard the results of (4) Seek out optimists for friends; avoid
a 1982 poll of 150college students enrolled pessimists.
in 115 colleges. Their responses indicate (5) Look for the uncommonness in the
that optimism is alive and well, for 74% of commonplace.
them reported feeling hopeful about the
futureand life in general; 64% feltthe
(6)Be as joyful as possible.“It is the duty of
the joyful person tobring to those in sad-
world would solve its problems; and 28% ness and melancholy aportion of his need,”
expressed confidence in life as a whole. is one of the Hassidic traditions.
Achieving A Balance (7) If you don’t like to smile, do it anyway.
Just because optimists stridealong on the Dr. Paul Ekman, a San Francisco psycholo-
sunny sideof the street doesn’t meanthey gist, validates the idea that you “can smile
don’t recognize that Murphy’sLaw (if any- your troubles away.”
thing cango wrong, it will)operates justas Just the motionof flexing your muscles
much on that side of the streetas anywhere into a smile reacts on the nervous system
else. The difference is, the pessimist expects and causes feelings of joy and pleasure.
that law to operate in his life all the time, Furthermore, people tend to mimic what
while the optimist knows there’s always a they see, so they’ll be smiling back at you
The way t o beat the law, one way o r another- when you smile at them.
and he does.
Rosicrucian Being optimistic isn’t somenewfad
Digest Psychologist Arthur Bietz,specialist
a in adopted by a cult. Optimists know they feel
designing motivational programs, declares better, look better,andarebetter.And
March thatyou can controlyour gloomy thoughts they’re not shy about telling you and the
1987 and bad moods if you set your mind to it. world about it. (Cont on p 36)
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Dr, H. Spencer Lewis, F.R.C.

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I N THE greater part of the world the
winter months have passed and the spring
and summer months are at hand, and there
is general rejoicingin the heartsof man and
trees. It is a periodof new life for all, and we
should rejoice inthisannualperiod of
regeneration and attuneourselves with the
cosmic vibrations that bring life and recon-
struction. It is truly a period of reincarna-
tion foreverything that grows on the faceof
the earth, andof generation for all human sides by the pleasure-seeking multitudes,
beings. and suffering the heat and close atmosphere
of crowded places, I have returned home
Most of you arelooking forward to some late in the day to find thatafter all was said
sort of vacation this summer or to some
and doneI had neitherenjoyed the day nor
period of recreationwith outings,short benefited in any possible way.
journeys, a change of scenery, a change of
climate, and an opportunity to do many I have been with those whohave crowded
thingsthatyou havewanted to do all across the ferry boats at Fort Lee to go up
through thewinter months. Truly, the great high on the Palisades toanamusement
outdoors, in all its beauty and mildness of park, and found there the same rush and
climate, offers an exceptional opportunity jostle of men and womenseeking pleasure
to millions of persons to make new con- and happiness of an artificial kind, and I
tacts, to do different things, and to find a have returned home disappointed and less
new life. rested than when I started.
The Best Food For years, I tried every avenue of pleas-
ure that a great city like New York could
In making your plans, therefore, keep in offer. And,as I look back now upon thirty-
mind the fact that the greatest enjoyment five or forty years of such experiences, I
possible is that which is food to the mind recall only a few means of real pleasure that
and to the soul. Afterall, the pleasures of came into my life in those years. Outstand-
the flesh arebuttemporaryandoften ing are hoursI spent in the great libraries at
wholly unsatisfactory. 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, sitting com-
Having lived in New York I have had the fortably at a table with rare and interesting
opportunity towitness, as one of the seek- books spread out before me andsufficient
ers for achange of environment, the multi- time to enjoy them to theirfullest. Second
tudes who would jam into the trains and to these hours are the hours I spent in the
cross the Brooklyn Bridge to take a long Metropolitan Museumof Art andin other
and uncomfortable ride toConey Island or museums of the city, often alone,except for
some of the beaches along the shore. After the multitudeof impressions andinspiring
investing in every purely physical or mate- thoughts that crowded in on me from the
rial form of amusement, crowded on all things I saw. c3
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 Then, there are the hours that I spent in this earth is as essential to our health as is
journeying to a farm many miles from a the air we breathe. W e have been gradually
railroad, south of Flemington, New Jersey. isolating ourselvesfrom a fullenjoyment of
Here, nature in all of its rustic beauty and this earthly magnetism through the devel-
unpainted by modern artificiality offered opment of different ways of clothing our
complete rest, relaxation, and the oppor- bodies, and especially in wearing shoes and
tunity to read and study. The good air, other things that separate us or isolate us
good food, plenty of fruits in season, and from the earth’s magnetism. Very few per-
the fields and hills to ramble through, with sons seem to realize that the wearingof
shady trees under which to rest and read, shoes is one of the greatest detriments to
and a night of perfect sleep and recupera- the maintenanceof perfect health.
tion constituted rare treats, indeed. Barefoot
outdoor Values The German naturalscientist who prop-
No matter whatcity you live in, there are agated the removalof shoes and the taking
suburban places easily reached thathave an of a walk barefooted for an houra daywas
oppartunity for rest and seclusion. All therevealing only an ancient fundamental truth.
money in the world cannot buyany pleas- He advocated walking in the dew of early
ure equal to a comfortable position undera morning in order that this rich, magnetic
great, big protecting tree, with a goodbook, water might come in contact with the flesh
or a lesson, ora lecture, or even one’s own of the body. Most certainly dew water has a
thoughts to picture new scenes and new magnetism in itthat thestale waterof reser-
ideas in the consciousness. voirs never contains. Thereis a good reason
And do not forget that the young ones why the children of past times found so
who do not have an opportunity to ram- much pleasure in the old swimming hole.
ble in the fields and to get under trees, or The vitality of that water charged with the
wade in brooks, or play on the grass are earth’s magnetism was a stimulationfor
deserving of this rare treat not only because them and filled them with more pep and
of the effect it has upon theimagination and more life than anything that could have
the educationof a child, but the effect it has been given to them in the form of food or
upon his health. If you have no children of nourishment.
your own to takewith you, even for a day
o r perhaps a week, try to take thechild of So while you arein the country, try to be
someone else who might otherwise miss where you can easily and conveniently take
such an opportunity to be reborn and to off your shoes and stockings and walk bare-
start a new life. If you can find no child footed some hours of the even day,if in the
among your relatives, you can finda child sunshine on the dry grass. If you can wade
somewhere in your city, whoselife may be in the brook or running water that is fresh,
changed o r whose life may be savedby such be sure and do so at least once a day, and if
an act on your part. And certainly such a there is dew inthe morning, take advantage
time of glorious living will never be forgot- of it for one hour each morning. If you can
ten by the child. bathe in some running stream, take along a
bathingsuitand get theutmostbenefit
Remember, too, when you are in the coun- from the wonderfultreat of nature. Drink
try,thatthere are certainnatural laws plenty of water that comes through living
which you canuse to help your health and wells instead of reservoir water, and drink
to benefit yourself in many ways. Remember it as often eachday asyou possibly can. Eat
that while there is vitality and life in the air plenty of fruitand, after eachmeal, lie
The you breathe, this vitality is only a comple- down on the grass or the ground in the
ment to the other vitality necessary for per- shade andsleep. Bask in the sunlight for an
Rosicrucian fect health. This other vitality comes from hour each day whilelying on the ground so
Digest earth
the itself.
that your body absorbs magnetic
the condi-
March W e are living upon a material earth that tions of both thegreat polarities-the earth
1987 is like a huge magnet,and the magnetism of and the sun.
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 Do not overlook thefresh, green vegeta- you may become duringthe day. Take
bles. Try to eat as manyof these raw as you along some books, reading
the of which will
possibly can. Remember that cooked or constitute the basis of new thoughts, new
boiled vegetables extract the importantjuic- ideas, and new principles in your life. But
es and these are often cast away with the whatever you do this summer,go away with
water. Hunt for somefresh dandelion and the intentionof making this vacationperiod
watercress, and eat some of these before a time for regeneration physically, men-
each meal,after properly washing them. Eat tally, and spiritually.
plenty of asparagus, celery, lettuce, spin- Remember also to share what you have,
ach, turnips, and carrots. Green peas, limaif you can, with some unfortunate one, and
beans, and many other vegetables, such as if you can cut down your two weeks’ vaca-
carrots, can be eaten raw with great benefit.
tion to only one week and take someone
Choosing the Simple else with you for that week, who would
Do not spend your vacation where you otherwise have no vacation, some elderly
have to dress many timesa day in order to woman or man, or some child, you will find
meet the competition of others whomay be that you arealso creating in the Cosmic for
there solely for that purpose. Get back to yourself more life and more blessings.
nature in every sense of the word andhave
your clothingas simple andloose about the Since thousands of readers of the Rosicru-
body as is possible. Do not mind how much cian Digest havenotreadmany of the
dirt youget upon your body andif you get earlierarticles of Dr. H. SpencerLewis,
firstImperator of thepresentRosicrucian
some of it into your system. Go to sleep cycle,eachmonthone of hisoutstanding
clean each night with plenty of fresh air, articles is reprinted so that his thoughts will
continue to be represented within the pages
lying flat on your back in bed if possible, of this publication.
and never mind how soiled or disheveled

O n January 23, 1987, the Board of Directors of t h e S u p r e m e G r a n d L o d g eof

AMORC, Inc , elected Gary L. Stewart to the office of Imperator, Rosicrucian
O r d e r , AMORC, to succeed Ralph M Lewis. The formal Installation o f the new
Imperator will occur in the Supreme Temple at the annual Rosicrucian New Year
Ceremony on Friday, March 20, 1987,a t 8 p . m . W e a l s otalze t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o
announce two other elections: Cecil A Poole resumed the officeof Vice-President,
S u p r e m e G r a n d L o d g e ; a n d C l l r i s t i a n B e r n a was
r d elected t o m e m b e r s l l i p o n t h e
Board o f Directors,SupremeGrandLodge,andalsoelected to theoffice of
Supreme Legate. More information regarding these important changes will appear
in the next issue o f t h e Rosicrucian Digest
-/Editor
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Father of Archaeology
by Juan Pirez, F.R.C.

SI R FLINDERS PETRIE, English

archaeologist and Egyptologist, has long
been recognized as the “Father of Archae-
While discovering andexploringthe
long lost Greekcity of Naukratis in the Nile
Delta (1885) and the towns of Am and
ology.” His meticulous methods of archae- Daphnae (1886), Petrie found important
ologicalrecord-keeping,alongwith his painted pottery fragments indicating that
method of sequence dating, controversial these sites had long ago, in the time of the
in his day, provided system and guidelines pharaohs, been important and lively trad-
for all future archaeologists. ing centers for Greek merchants.
Born on June3, 1853, at Charlton,near Layeis abcivilization ..
Greenwich, London, young William Mat-
thew Flinders Petrie was named after his During these digs Petrie began to arrive at
maternalgrandfather,Matthew Flinders, the conclusion that much history ofa site
British navigator and explorerof Australia could be reconstructed through a careful
andTasmania. Besides thename,young andthoroughcomparison of pottery
Petrie must have inherited the exploratory fragments-known as potsherds-found at
urge from thebrave navigator, for early on various levels within an excavation. Further
he showeda real interest in archaeologyand excavations at other various sites, revealing
ethnology. The frail young Petrie was pri- layer upon layer of sequential cultures or
vately educated, and as his education pro- villages, indicating successive times of habi-
gressed so did his interest in archaeology tation,led Petrie tobecomeevenmore
and the ancient world. convinced of this new theory-although it
flew in the face of the conventionalarchae-
In his early twenties Petrie studied the ological thinking of the day. You see, in
ancient British ruinsatStonehengeand those days, most archaeological excavation
elsewhere. Fascinated by these ancient ruins was done ina rather haphazard fashion.
scattered about Britain, at twenty-four he Sites were explored randomly, without a
published Inductive Metrology,or the Recov- meticulousexploration of eachlayer.
ery of Ancient Measuresfrom the Monu- Comparison of potsherds found at differ-
ments-a work revealing and explaining the ent layers within a site, revealing stratifica-
mathematical computations and units of tion, was generallynotdone.Record-
measurement used in constructing Stone- keeping was usually inconsistent and sloppy.
henge. This was followed a few years later
by his Stonehenge: Plans, Description, and Petrie’s work at Tel Hasi, a hill south of
Theories (1880). Jerusalem in Palestine, was only the second
stratographic studyin the history ofarchae-
In 1880 Petrie began his archaeological ology (Heinrich Schliemann conducted the
exploration of the Middle East-a quest first such stratographic study at the site of
that wouldextend overthe next six decades. ancient Troy, Asia Minor).
Hestartedthisexploratoryworkatthe
Great Pyramid of Giza, and thus began a Sir Flinders Petrie also conducted very
important excavation work at Abydos, Tell
The long series of importantsurveysand exca-
Rosicrucian vations in Egypt. Following his excavations el Amarna (the city of Akhnaton), Naqadah,
at the Giza Pyramids, Petrie moved on to The Fayyum, Gurob, the Pyramid of Ha-
Digest theGreatTemple of Tanis,wherehe un- wara, and later at several sites in Palestine.
h.4~41 earthed
fragments of colossal
a statue of By the 1890s Petrie’s reputation was
1987 Rameses I1 (1884). established and in 1893, at forty, he pub-
r321
lished his work Ten Years’ Diggingin Egypt,
and was appointed Edwards Professor of
Egyptology at University College in Lon-
don. In 1894hefoundedthe Egyptian
Research Account, which eventually became
the British School ofArchaeologyin Egypt.
Perhaps the most important work of the
School was at the siteof Memphis.
Petrie’s definitive work, Methods and
Aims in Archaeology, waspublished in 1904.
His other general works on Egyptian sub-
jects are:
History of Egypt (1894-1905)
Religion and Conscience in
Ancient Egypt (1898)
Syria and Egypt ( 1898)
Hyksos and Israelite Cities (1906)
Religion of Ancient Egypt ( 1906)
Arts and Crafts in Egypt ( 1909)
Historical Studies (1910)
Revolutions of Civilizations (191 1)
Eastern Exploration (1919)
Pre-Historic Egypt (1920) Sir Flinders Petrie
Social Life in Ancient Egypt (1923) 1853-1942
Seventy Yearsin Archaeology (193 1)
Anthedon, Sinai (1936)
care and managementas any other busi-
Funeral Furniture and Stone
ness.”
and Metal Vases ( 1937)
Egyptian Architecture (1938) This great archaeologist’s spartan life-
Making of Egypt ( 1939) style became legendary. While otherdiggers
Egyptian Science(1939) enjoyed elegant food on plush houseboats
anchored on the Nile, Petrie was content to
A principal work on Palestine is Ancient
live in a tomb or mud hut and eat simple
Gaza ( 5 vols. 1931-38).
food. “He has a cot bed in the Tomb of
The meticulous William Flinders Petrie Nefermaat,” avisitor wrote, “a few...books
often criticized the sloppy field work of ...and two tents, one a kitchen with a petro-
otherarchaeologists,such as Auguste leum stove.” Hewas his own photographer,
Mariette, who made spectacular discover- copyist, and chemist. Though his students
ies but kept incomplete records.Mariette’s abhorred the rigorous life in camp, they
excavations at Sakkara,where he unearthed revered Petrie as a great archaeologist.
mummified apis bulls buried in sixty-ton
WilliamMatthewFlinders Petrie was
sarcophagi, made him famous. But the pio-
knighted in 1923. He resigned his profes-
neering English archaeologist, Petrie, con-
sorship in 1933, and from 1932 to 1938
cerned with accurate method and system,
excavated in Palestine. Sir Flinders Petrie
was shocked by the wastefulness of early
passed through transition on July 28,1942,
excavatorswhoconcentratedonshowy
in Jerusalem.
objectsand ignored “run-of-the-mill” items,
such as potsherds and mud walls. Petrie Scholars frommany lands, Egyptologists
believed these “trifles” to be quite impor- of the past andpresent, have called Sir
tant. By applying step-by-step methodol- FlindersPetrie the “Father of Archaeol-
ogy, Petrietransformed a treasure hunt intoogy” obvious
for reasons! A
a science. “Most people thinkof excavating Please Note: This month’s Treasures From Our
as a pleasing sort of holiday amusement,” Museum (inside back cover) features an object
he once wrote, “but it takes about as much found hy Sir Flinders Petrie.
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 Commodore D.P. Omatsola “launches” the new Nigerian Medifocus bookletat a gathering of government
officials, politicians, tribal chiefs,and A M O R C dignitaries in Lagos. Thebooklet was warmly received by
the public, the press,and the gowernment.

INCETHERECENTobservance let asks its readers throughout Nigeria to

S ( 1 9 8 3 ) of the fiftieth anniversary-the visualize day-by-daya virtuous, prosper-
Golden Jubilee-of the Rosicrucian Order’s ous, andunitednation moving forward
arrival in Nigeria, the energeticNigerian into a bright and positive future. At the
Rosicrucian membership has continued to heart of the bookletis the Rosicrucian con-
extend its activities throughout the nation. cept of the Pyramidof Ideals, built upona
During the past five decades since the Dr. firm foundation of Truth and Tolerance.
Lewis Chapter, now known as Isis Lodge, Of course, a firm and solid foundation is
AMORC, was founded in Lagos in 1933,a important for the growthof any organiza-
solid base of Rosicrucian membership has tionormovement. As explainedin the
been established in this West African na-
booklet, the medifocusideals are then ap-
tion. Today, despite worldwide economic
plied eachmonth to the various institutions
difficulties, particularly in the developing
nations, theNigerian membership has con- making uptheframework of society-
tinued active and prosperous. industry, agriculture, business, education,
technology, communication and transpor-
To aid in the ongoing success of the tation networks, thehealthcare system, the
Rosicrucian Order’s workin Nigeria, Frater massmedia, etc.-all thefactors which
The Kenneth U. Idiodi, AMORC Grand Re- work together to create a nation’s progress.
Rosicrucian gional Administrator forNigeria, has writ-
ten and publisheda new booklet-entitled The booklet has been warmly received
Digest
Medifocus-dedicated to the constructive by thepublic,thegovernment,andthe
March
building of society through the application press.CommentingontheMedifocus
1987 of sound Rosicrucian principles.The book- booklet, the Nigerian newspaper National
Fratres and sorores of the newly inauguratedNgwa Pronaos, AMORC, along with visiting members from
nearby Socrates Lodge, Aba, and Thales Lodge, Port Harcourt, gather fma group photo.

Concorddeclared:“Thispamphlet is newly inaugurated Pronaospaid a courtesy

somethingthatone will nothesitateto of the area (the
call on the traditional ruler
recommend for everyone’s reading, espe- KumboweiClan), His Royal Highness,
cially nowthatourcountry, like some Pere Jones Sufada Akada (MON) at his
other countries around theglobe, is under- residence, presenting him with a copy of
going atrying period.” And another news- T h e Mastery oflife. ThePere paid glowing
a
paper, The Guardian, lauded the good worktributetothework of theRosicrucian
oftheRosicrucianOrder,AMORC, in Order, AMORC, and pledged to provide
Nigeria, and referred to the booklet with land to Unity Pronaosso its members can
the phrase “Virtuesof the Rose.” erect a Temple.
During thepast year several new AMORC For a complete listing of all affiliated
affiliated bodies have openedin Nigeria AMORC bodies-Lodges, Chapters, and
(see photo). In the case of the new Unity Pronaoi-in Nigeria and throughout the
Pronaosin Sagbama,Rivers State,the world, please refer to theWorldwide Direc-
entiremembershipandofficersofthe tory at the back of this issue. V

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W e wish t o express our deepest appreciation for the many flowers, cards, letters, and
messages of condolence received from Rosicrucians and friends throughout the world.
Regretfully it is not possible to aclznowledge
all of the bind thoughts personally. Please
accept our sincere thanlzs.
 LIFE ND
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Do other planets have trees,
mountains,and lakes like
ours? Are there people there
who resemble the life forms
of earth?Certainly one of the
most intriguing speculations
of our day concernsthe
probable
nature of our
neighbors in space.
What will be the philosophi-
cal and theological conse-
quences of interplanetary
travel - whenman finds
other worlds and peoples in
the vast universe beyond?

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The ROSICRUCIAN DIGEST e San Jose e California 95191 e U S A .

The photographer Edward Steichen said world in general, and spreading doomsday
on a television show way back in 1955, predictions thatthey and their dour cronies
“Man has survived everything. And we dredge up out of their negative thinking.
have only survived it on optimism. And For you, itmight bebest to join the
optimism meansfaith in ourselves, faith insmiling happy folk swinging along the sunny
the everydayness of our lives, and, above side of the street,enjoying the flowers along
all, faith in love.” the way. They know thathealth and happi-
So let thenay-sayers hang around in the ness wait for those who are convinced that
shadows scowlingat each other and the being optimistic is the only way to go. A

The Erratum: Rosicrucian Digest, Dec. 1986, page 18

Rosicrucian
Digest Missing line at top of left-hand column should read: “he married the Princess Henriette
Marie
by”-followed by the existing line: “proxy and received herat Canterbury on.”
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1987
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of the Rosicrucian Qrder, AMORC
as of December 1, 1986
Chartered Lodges, Chapters,and Pronaoi
of the A.M.Q.R.C. in the various nations of the world as indicated

Any memberof the Order in good standing, having planneda visit toa specific affiliated body
listed below, may write for information about contacting a n officer of the body. Inquiries
regarding English- and Spanish-speaking affiliated bodies should be addressed to the Grand
Lodge of AMORC, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, CA95191, U.S.A., and be accompanied
must by
a self-addressed stamped envelope or equivalent international postage coupons. Inquiries
regarding Lodges, Chapters, or Pronaoi affiliated with the following Grand Lodges should be
directed to the appropriate addressbelow:
Grand Lodge ofBrazil-Ordem Rosacruz, AMORC, Grand Lodgeof Italy and Italian-speaking
Grande Loja do Brasil, Rua Nicaragua no. 2620; Caixa countries-Ordine Rosacroce, AMORC, Grande Loggia
Postal 307, 80.000 Curitiba, PR, Brazil. per tutti paesi di lingua italiana, Case Postale 49,1211
Grand Lodge of France and French-speaking Geneva 1, Switzerland.
countries-Ordre de la RosetCroix,AMORC, Grand Grand Lodge of Japan, 49-16, Wakamiya 2-Chome,
Loge des pays francophones, Chateau d'Omonville,Le Nakano-Ku, Tokyo 165,Japan.
Tremblay, 27110 Le Neubourg, France. Affiliatedbodies Grand Lodgeof the Netherlands and Dutch-
of this Grand Lodge are indicatedby this symbol$. speaking countries-De Rozekmisers Orde,AMORC,.
Grand Lodge of Germany-DerOrden vom Rosen- Grootloge der Nederlands Sprekende gebieden, AMORC
kreuz, AMORC, GroDlogefur Deutschsprechende Lander, House, Groothertoginnelaan 36,2517 EH The Hague, The
Postfach 1242, D-7570Baden-Baden, West Germany. Netherlands. Affiliatedbodies of this Grand Lodge are
Affiliated bodies of this Grand Lodge are indicatedby indicated by this symbol +.
this symbol 5. Nordic Grand Lodge,Gathes Vag,S-43900 Onsala,
Grand Lodge of Greece,P.O. Box 65134,154 10 Sweden. Affiliatedbodies of this Grand Lodge are indi-
Psyhico, Greece. cated by this symbol t.

$ANGOLA Redfern (Sydney),N.S.W.:

Luanda: Luz Pronaos Ra-y-Ma Chapter(S)
ARGENTINA *Sydney Lodge
Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires: Bahia Blanca Pronaos Whyalla, S.A.: Aton-Rose Pronaos
Ballester, Buenos Aires:Ballester Pronaos Wollongong, N.S.W.: Illawarra Pronaos
'Buenos Aires, D. F.: Buenos Aires Lodge §AUSTRIA
Castelar, Buenos Aires:El Esenio Pronaos
Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut: Comodoro Feldkirch: Arlberg Pronaos
Rivadavia Pronaos Graz: Styria Pronaos
Cdrdoba, Cdrdoba: Cordoba Chapter Salzburg: Paracelsus Pronaos
La Plata, Buenos Aires:La Plata Pronaos Vienna: Cheops Pronaos
Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires: Cruz del Sur BARBADOS
Chapter Bridgetown: Barbados Chapter
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Quilmes Este, Buenos Aires: Quilmes Pronaos +Awe: Arcanum Pmnaos
Resistencia, Chaco: Resistencia Pronaos tBrugge: Janvan Ruusbroec Pronaos
Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz: Rio Gallegos Pronaos $Bruxelles:
Rosario, SantaFe: Rosario Pronaos Mane Rooms Chapter
Salta, S a l k Salta Pronaos *Promethee Lodge
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n : Juan Chapter *San JoseLodge
San Nicolas, Buenos Aires: San Nicolas Pronaos SCharleroi: Tolerance Chapter
San Pedro, Buenos Aires: San Pedro Pronaos +Gent: Alexa Middelaer Pronaos
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tiago del Estero Pronaos $Mons: Gizeh Pronaos
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*Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Lodge
Canberra, A.C.T.: Canberra Pronaos Abomey Calavi: BBl4nos Pronaos
Gold Coast, Queensland: Gold Coast Pronaos *Cotonou:
Gympie, Queensland: Gympie Pronaos Ahiha Henn Lodge
Katoomba, N.S.W.: Katoomba Pronaos Cheops Lodge
Mayfield (Newcastle), N.S.W.: Newcastle Chapter Dassa Zoum6: Lux Vitae Pronaos
*Ormond (Melbourne), Victoria:Harmony Lodge Djougou: Agni Pronaos
Perth, Western Australia:Lemuria Chapter Lokossa: Chephren Pronaos
Prospect (Adelaide),S.A.: Light Chapter Onigbolo: Ptolembe Pronaos
Ouidah: Copernic Chapter
*Initiations are performed. *Parakou: Spinoza Lodge
(S)Spanish-speaking affiliated bodies in United *Port0 NOVO: PythagoreLodge
States and Australia. Savalou: Akhenaton Pronaos
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Cochabamba: Tunari Chapter Campina Grande:Campina Grande Pronaos
*La Paz: La Paz Lodge Joao Pessoa:JoPo Pessoa ChaDter
S a n t a C r u z d e Sierra
la Santa Cruz Chapter Parand
Trinidad: Mamore Pronaos Apucarana: Apucarana Pronaos
Cascavel: Cascavel Pronaos
BRAZIL Cornblio Procdpio: Cornelio Procopio Pronaos
Acre Curitiba
Rio Branco:Rio Branco Pronaos Agua VerdeChapter
Alagoas *Curitiba Lodge
Arapiraca: Arapiraca Chapter Fdz do IguaN:Foz do Iguapd Chapter
Maceid: Maceio Chapter 'Londrina: Londrina Lodge
Amazonas Maringd: Maringa Chapter
*Manaus: Manaus Lodge Ponta Grossa:Ponta Grossa Pronaos
Bahia Santo AnMnio da Platina: Santo Antbnioda
Alagoinhas: Alagoinhas Pronaos Platina Pronaos
Feira de Santana: Feira de Santana Chapter Umuarama: Umuarama Pronaos
Ilhbus: Ilheus Pronaos UniHo da ViMria: UniPo da Vitoria Pronaos
*Itabuna: ItabunaLodge Pernambuco
*Salvador: Arcoverde: Arcoverde Pronaos
Mares Lodge C a r u a h CaruarG Pronaos
Salvador Lodge Jaboatam JaboatBo Pronaos
VitdriadaConquista: ViMriadaConquistaPronaos Olinda: Olinda/Paulista Pronaos
Ceard Petrolina: Petrolina Pronaos
Fortaleza: Recife
*Fortaleza Lodge Boa Viagem Chapter
Marajaig Chapter *Recife Lodge
Juazeiro do Norte: Juazeiro do Norte Pronaos Piaul
Distrito Federal Teresina: Teresina Chapter
'Brasilia Brasilia Lodge Rio de Janeiro
Taguatinga: Taguatinga Pronaos Angra dos Reis: Angra dos Reis Pronaos -.
Esplrito Santo B a r r a Mansa: Barra Mansa Chapter
Cariacica: Cariacica Chapter B a r r a d oPiraf: Barra do Pirai Pronaos
Colatina: Colatina Pronaos Cab0 Frio:Cab0 Frio Chapter
Linhares: Linhares Pronaos Campos: Campos Chapter
Sa0 Mateus: SBo Mateus Pronaos *Duque de Caxias: Duque de Caxias Lodge
Vila Velha: Vila Velha Chapter MacaB: Macae Chapter
ViMria: Vitoria Chapter *Nilbpolis: NilopolisLodge
Goids *Niter6i: Niteroi Lodge
Andpolis: Anapolis Pronaos Nova Friburgo:Nova Friburgo Chapter
*GoiEinia: GoitiniaLodge *Nova Iguaqt:Nova Iguapu Lodge
Gurupl: Gurupi Pronaos *Petr6polis: Petrbpolis Lodge
Pires do Rio:Pires do Rio Pronaos Rio Bonito:Rio Bonito Chapter
Maranhao Rio de Janeiro:
sa0 Luis: SBo Luis Chapter Bangu Chapter
Mato Grosso *Campo GrandeRJ Lodge
Barra do Garqa:Barra do Garpa Pronaos *Guanabara Lodge
*Cuiabi: Cuiaba Lodge *Ilha do Governador Lodge
Diamantino: Diamantino Pronaos *Jacarepagua Lodge
Rondondpolis: Rondonopolis Pronaos Leblon Chapter
Sinop: Celeste Pronaos *Leopoldinenae Lodge
Mato Grosso do SUI *Madureira Lodge
Aquidauana: Aquidauana Pronaos *Meier Lodge
Bonito: Bonito Pronaos *Rio deJaneiro Lodge
*Campo Grande:Campo Grande-MS Lodge *sa0 Gonqalo: Stio Gonpalo Lodge
Corumbd: Corumba Pronaos sa0 JoHo d e Meriti: SPo JoBo de Meriti Chapter
Dourados: Dourados Pronaos Teres6polis: Teresbpolis Chapter
Jardim: Jardim Pronaos Valenqa: Valenpa Chapter
Nova Andradina:Nova Andradina Pronaos 'Volta Redonda: Volta RedondaLodge
P o n t a Pore Ponta Pora Pronaos Rio Grande do Norte
TrBe Lagoas: Tr&sLagoas Pronaos Mossor6: Mossorb Pronaos
Minas Gerais Natal: Natal Chapter
Araxd: Araxh Pronaos Rio Grande do Sul
Barbacena: Barbacena Pronaos Bento Gonqalves:Bento Gonqalves Pronaos
*Belo Horizonte: Canoas: Canoas Pronaos
Belo Horizonte Lodge Carazinho: Carazinho Pronaos
Vila RicaLodge Caxias doSUI: Caxiasdo Sul Pronaos
Contagem: Contagem Pronaos Cruz Alta:Cruz Alta Pronaos
Divindpolis: Divinopolis Pronaoa Erechim: Erechim Pronaos
Governador Valadares: Governador Valadares Ijul: Ijui Pronaos
Chapter Novo Hamburgo: Vale do Sinos Pronaos
I p a t i n g a Vale do Apo Chapter *Passo Fundo: PassoFundo Lodge
Itaiubi: Itaiuba Pronaos Pelotas: Pelotas Chapter
Ituhtaba: ituiutabaPronaos 'Porto Alegre: Porto Alegre Lodge
Juiz d e Fora: Juiz de Fora Chapter Rio Grande:Rio Grande Pronaos
Montes Claros:Montes Claros Pronaos S a n t a Maria: Santa Maria Chapter
Nanuque: Nanuque Pronaos Santana do Livramento: Santana do Livramento
Pirapora: Pirapora Pronaos Pronaos
Poqos de Caldas:Popos deCaldas Pronaos Santa Rosa: SantaRosa Pronaos
Sete Lagoas: Sete Lagoas Pronaos Santo Angelo: Santo Angelo Pronaos
Uberaba: Uberaba Pronaos SA0 Leopoldo: SBo Leopoldo Pronaos
UberlEindia: Uberltindia Pronaos T a q u a r a Taquara Pronaos
Par&
'Belbm: Belem Lodge Ronddnia
Marabd: Maraba Chapter Cacoal: Cacoal Chapter
 Porto Velho: Porto Velho Pronaos $Kribi: Ocean de Lumiere Pronaos
Vilhena: Vilhena Pronaos Kumba: Kumba Pronaos
Santa Catarina $Limb& Sator Pronaos
Blumenau: Vale do Itajai Chapter fMakak: Aum Pronaos
Chapec6: Chapec6 Pronaos fMaroua: Kaliao Pronaos
*Florian6polis: Florian6polis Lodge fNgaoundBr8: Mont Sinai Pronaos
Itajai: Itajai Pronaos fNkongsamba: Essoa Pronaos
Joinville: Joinville Chapter SYaoundB:
TubarPo: Tubarho Pronaos *Ariatote Lodge
XanxerB: XanxerL. Pronaos Thot Chapter
SBo Paulo CANADA
Americana: Americana Chapter $Alma, P.Q.: Jeannois Pronaoa
Aracatuba: Aracatuba Pronaos *Calgary, Alta.: Calgary Lodge
Araraquara: Araraquara Pronaoa $*Chicoutimi, P.Q.: Saguenay du Mont Verdone Lodge
Barretos: Barretos Pronaos SDonnaconna, P.Q.: Oasis Pronaos
'Baufi. Baurfi Lodge SDrummondville, P.Q.: Nirvana Pronaos
*Campinas: Campinaa Lodge Edmonton, Alta.: Fort Edmonton Chapter
Catanduva: Catanduva Pronaos $Granby, P.Q.: Nefertiti Chapter
Cosm6polis: Cosm6polis Pronaos Guelph, Ont.: Golden Triangle Pronaos
Franca: Franca Chapter Halifax, N.S.: Halifax Pronaos
Guarb: Guar6 Pronaos Hamilton, Ont.: Hamilton Pronaos
Guaratinguetb: Guaratinguetb Pronaos
GuarujB: Guaruj6 Pronaos $*Hauterive, P.Q.: Manicouagan Lodge
$Hull, P.Q.: Rose de 1'Est Chapter
*Guarulhos: Guarulhos Lodge SJoliette, P.Q.: Ptah Pronaos
Igarapava: IgarapavaPronaos Kelowna, B.C.: Okanagan Pronaos
Itapetininga: Itapetininga Pronaos $Lava], P.Q.: Maat Chapter
Jacerei: Jacarei Chapter London, Ont.: Cosmos Chapter
Jah: Jair Pronaos $*Longueuil, P.Q.: Poseidon Lodge
Jundiai: JundiaiChapter $Mont-Laurier, P.Q.: Kizis Pronaos
Limeira Limeira Pronaos *MontrBal, P.Q.:
Lorena: Lorena Pronaos $Atlas Lodge
Marilia Marilia Pronaos Mount Royal Lodge
Mogi das Cruzes:Mogi das Cruzes Chapter fNouvelle AtlantideLodge
Osasco: Oaasco Chapter Nanaimo, B.C.: Nanaimo Pronaos
Piracicaba: Piracicaba Chapter Ottawa, Ont.: Trillium Chapter
Pirassununga: Pirassununga Pronaos Peterborough, Ont.: Peterborough Pronaos
Presidente Prudente: Presidente Prudente Prince George,B.C.: Hope of the North Pronaos
Chapter f*Qu&bec,P.Q.: Pyramide Lodge
Presidente Venceslau: Presidente Venceslau SRepentigny, P.Q.: Harold P. Stevens Pronaos
Pronaos $*Rimouski, P.Q.: Grand SoleilLodge
*Ribeir&o Preto:Riberho PretoLodge fRoberva1, P.Q.: Ouiatchouan Pronaos
Rio Claro:Rio Claro Pronaos Saint Catherines,Ont.: Crossroads Pronaos
Salto: Salto Pronaoa $Saint-Georges-de-Beauce,P.Q.: Bennou Pronaos
Santo AndrB: Santo Andre Chapter SSaint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, P.Q.: EtoileduMatin
*Santos: Santos Lodge Pronaoa
*sa0 Bernard0 do Campo:SBo Bemardo do $Saint-J6r6me, P.Q.: Alban et Juliette Gueudet Chapter
Campo Lodge Saint John's, N.F.: Atlantic Rose Pronaos
*Sa0Caetano do Sul:ABC Lodge Saskatoon, Sask.: Saskatoon Pronaos
Sa0 Carlos: Sho Carlos Chapter $Sept-Iles, P.Q.: Rose du Nord Pronaos
Sa0 Joaquim da Barra: SBo Joaquim da Barra f'shawinigan, P.Q.: Du Veraeau Lodge
Pronaos $*Sherbrooke, P.Q.: Lumiere de1'Est Lodge
*Sa0 Jos6 do Rio Preto: SBo Jose do Rio Preto Lodge Surrey, B.C.: Light of the b a s e r Valley Pronaos
*Sa0 J o e 6 d o s Campos: Sho JosedosCampos *Toronto, Ont.: Toronto Lodge
Lodge T r a c y , P.Q.: Le Goeland Pronaos
Sa0 Miguel P a u l i s t a SBo Miguel Paulista Chapter
SHo Paulo: $Valleyfield, P.Q.: Soleil Levant Chapter
*Santana Lodge *Vancouver, B.C.: Vancouver Lodge
*Sho Paulo Lodge Victoria, B.C.: Victoria Chapter
*Tatua@ Lodge SVictoriaville, P.Q.: Soleil des Appalaches Chapter
Tucuruvi Chapter Winnipeg, Man.: Charles DanaDean Chapter
sa0 Vicente: Sho Vicente Chapter $CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Sorocaba: Sorocaba Chapter Bangui: Maitre Eckhart Pronaos
Taubath: Taubat4 Chapter
Tup& Tup8 Pronaos CHILE
Sergipe Antofagasta: Antofagasta Pronaos
Aracajti: Aracajir Chapter A r i c a Arica Pronaos
$BURKINA-FASO ChillBn: Aton Pronaos
Concepci6n: Concepci6n Pronaos
Bobo-Dioulasso: Platon Chapter Punta Arenas: PuntaArenas Pronaos
Ouagadougou: Charles Coulibaly Chapter
San Carlos: SanCarlos Pronaos
$BURUNDI *Santiago: Tell-El-Amama Lodge
Budjumbura Sirius Chapter Talca: Taka Pronaos
CAMEROUN Temuco: Luz de Temuco Pronaos
SBafoussam: Philadelphia Chapter *ViAa del Mar: Akhetaton Lodge
SBertoua: Le Sentier Pronaos COLOMBIA
SBonaberi: Bongongui Pronaos 'Barranquilla, Atlantico: Barranquilla Lodge
Buea: Fako Pronaos *&got& Cundinamarca: Nuevo Mundo Lodge
Douala Bucaramanga, Santander: Bucaramanga Pronaos
$*Kut.Hu-Mi Lodge Cali, Valle: Menfis Chapter
$*MoriaEl Lodge
Wouri Pronaos Cartagena, Bolivar: Cartagena Pronaos
$Ebolowa: Reflexion Pronaos Medellin, Antioquia: Medellin Chapter
SEsBka: Mont Camel Pronaos Pereira, Risaralda: Pereira Pronaos
$Garoua: Ra Ma Pronaos Santa Marta, Magdalena: Santa Marta Pronaos
 $CONGO "Bordeaux: Leonard de Vinci Lodge
*Brazzaville: *Boulogne-Billancourt: Khepra Lodge
Karnak Lodge Bourg-en-Bresse: Horus Pronaos
Sylvestre MoutondiaLodge Bourges: Nicolas Flame1 Chapter
Tanu-Manasi Lodge Bourgoin-Jallieu: Iris Pronaos
Impfondo: Nefertiti Pronaos Brest: Amentet Chapter
Kinkala: Ptah-Ilotep Pronaos Brive-la-Gaillarde: Charles Dana Dean Pronaos
'Loubomo: Jeanne Guesdon Lodge *Caen: Serenite Lodge
Loutete: Astro Pronaos Cahors: Harmakhis Pronaos
Makabana: Aton Pronaos Cannes: AmonRP Chapter
Makoua: Equateur Mystique Pronaos Carcassonne: Imhotep Pronaos
Mindouli: Mont Carmel Pronaos Castenet: Raymond BBranger Pronaos
Mossendjo: RBinGgration Pronaos Castres: Arnaud Pronaos
N'kayi: Rose Doree Pronaos Cergy Pontoise: Maitreya Pronaos
Ouesso: Surya Pronaos Chalons-sur-SaBne: Le Verseau Chapter
Owando: Serenit6 Pronaos *Chambbry: Thot HermesLodge
*Pointe Noire: Charleville-MbziBres: Espoir Pronaos
La Lumiere du Congo Lodge ChAteauroux: Paracelse Pronaos
Paul TatyLodge Chaumont: Demeter Pronaos
Sibiti: Jupiter Pronaos Cherbourg: Mout Pronaos
COSTA RICA Chevrihes: Lumen Chapter
*Clermont-Ferrand Gergovia Lodge
Paso Canoas:Paso Canoas Pronaos *Colmar: Fidelite Lodge
S a n JosB: San Jose Chapter *Colombes: Anubis Lodge
CUBA Digne: Hermontis Pronaos
Camagliey: Camagiiey Chapter "Dijon: Bernard de Clairvaux Lodge
*Havana: Lago Moeris Lodge Douai: L'Eveil Pronaos
S a n t a C l a r a S a n tClara
a Chapter Epinal: Lu-Vi-Am Chapter
CYPRUS (under Grand Lodge of Greece) Foix: Eaclarmonde de Foix Chapter
FougBres: Nefer Pronaos
Nicosia: Aletheea Chapter Francheville: Maitre Philippe Pronaos
?DENMARK *Gagny: MarieLe Roux Lodge
Aarhus: Borealis Pronaos *Grenoble: Louis-Claudede Saint-Martin Lodge
Alborg: Alborg Pronaos Guingamp: Kher-Cheta Pronaos
*Copenhagen: H. Spencer Lewis Chapter Laon: Lumiere Pronaos
Odense: Odense Pronaos La Roche-sur-Yon: Rose VendeeChapter
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Le Havre:Michael Maier Chapter
Le Mans: Jacob Boehme Chapter
Santiago do10s Caballeros: Luz del Cibao Pronaos
*Le Neubourg: Zanoni Lodge
'Santo Doming0 de Guzman: SantoDomin,go Lodge *Le Perreux: Ankh Lodge
ECUADOR *Lille: Descartes Lodge
Cuenca: Cuenca Pronaos "Limoges: Cornelius AgrippaLodge
Guayaquil: Guayaquil Chapter Lons-le-Saunier: L'Eau Vive Pronaos
Quito: Quito Chapter *Lyon:
El Fayoum Lodge
EL SALVADOR MBnes Lodge
S a n Miguel: San Miguel Chapter Moeris Lodge
*San Salvador: SanSalvador Lodge Mdcon: Abraham Pronaos
S a n t a Ana: Santa Ana Pronaos Maincy: Albert Le Grand Pronaos
Usulutbn: Luz de Oxelotlln Pronaos Mantes-la-Jolie: Apollonius de Tyane Pronaos
*Marseille: Denderah Lodge
tFINLAND Massy: Udjat Chapter
'Helsinki: Finlandia Chapter Meaux: Kheper Chapter
$FRANCE *Metz: FreesLodge
Montargis: Amorifer Pronaos
Agen: Jollivet Castelot Chapter Montauban: Shambala Chapter
*Aix-en-Provence: Rose du Sud Lodge Mont-de-Marsan: Kamak Chapter
Ajaccio: Atlantide Pronaos Montbbliard: Humilitas Pronaos
Albertville: Athena Pronaos *Montpellier: Via Nova Lodge
Albi: Edith Lynn Chapter Montrouge: Mykerinos Chapter
AIBs: Nicolaa Roerich Pronaos *Mulhouse: Robert BangertLodge
Amiens: Samarobrive Pronaos *Nancy: Thoutmes I11 Lodge
'Angers: Alden Lodge *Nantes: Jacques de Molay Lodge
AngoulGme: Isis Chapter Nevers: Athanor Pronaos
*Annecy: Amatu Lodge *Nice: Heracles Lodge
Anzin: Paix Profonde Chapter *Nimes: Claude DebussyLodge
Arpajon: Sirius Chapter Nogent-sur-Seine: Eben Shatigah Pronaos
*Aubervilliers: Lux Aeterna Lodge *OrlBans: OrpheeLodge
Auch: Shakti Pronaos *Paris:
Aurillac: Gerbert Pronaos Giordano BrunoLodge
Auxerre: Melchisedech Pronaos Jeanne Guesdon Lodge
Avignon: Plutarque Chapter H. Spencer Lewis Lodge
Avranches: Isaac Newton Pronaos Moriah Lodge
Bastia: U Lubecciu Pronaos *Paw Tipheret Lodge
Bayonne: Amaya Pronaos Perpignan: Sol Invictus Chapter
Belfort: Eric Satie Pronaos *Poitiera: Horus RP Lodge
Berck: Harmonie Pronaos Puteaux: Hotep Chapter
Bergerac: Francis Bacon Pronaos Quimper: Taramis Pronaos
Bergues: Martha Lewis Chapter "Reims: Rosae CrucisLodge
Besancon: Akhenaton Chapter Rennes: Graal Chapter
"Bessancourt: Niels Jensen Lodge Rodez: Maurice Durand Chapter
*BBziers: De l'Epi Lodge *Rouen: Renaissance Lodge
Biarritz: Thakes Chapter Rueil-Malmaison: Marcelle Bellofiore Pronaos
Blois: Le Lys Pronaos Saint-Avold: Crista1 Pronaos
 Saint-Dizier: Kappa Pronaos Tamale: Tamale Pronaos
*Saint-Etienne: Flamme Lodge Tema: Tema Pronaos
Saint-Gaudens: Hapi Pronaoa GREECE
*Saint-Georges-sur-Eure: Benjamin Franklin Lodge
Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Raymund Andrea Chapter *Athens: Athens Lodge
Saint-Maxime: Antoine deSaint Exupery Pronaos Ioannina: Ellopia Pronaos
Saint Pourgain-sur-Sioule: TaNoutri Pronaoa Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki Pronaos
Saintes: Terre de Saintonge Pronaos GRENADA
Sarrebourg: Ponsaravis Pronaos St. George's: St. George's Pronaos
Sees: Sakkarah Pronaos SGUADELOUPE
SBte: Thau Pronaos
*Strasbourg: Galilee Lodge *Basse-Terre: Champollion Lodge
Tarbes: Paysde Bigorre Chapter Capesterre BelleEau: Synergie Pronaos
Taverny: Sphinx Pronaos *Pointe-&Pitre: Parmenide Lodge
Thaire d'Aunis: Osiris Chapter GUATEMALA
Thonon-lea-Bains: Ad Rosam Pronaos *Guatemala: Zama Lodge
*Toulon: Hemes Lodge Quezaltenango: Mahatma Gandhi Pronaos
*Toulouse: Retalhuleu: 3333 Pronaos
Clemence Isaure Lodge GUYANA
Edward Soesman Lodge Georgetown: Roraima Pronaos
Raymond VI Lodge
Tours: Blaise Pascal Chapter $HAITI
Troyes: Aurore Pronaos *Cap-Haitien: JeanneGuesdon Lodge
Valence: Sapientia Pronaos Gonaives: Akhenaton Pronaos
Vannes: Verite Pronaos Les Cayes:Des Incas Chapter
*Varennes: Edith Piaf Lodge 'Port-au-Prince:
*Versailles: George8 Morel Lodge Gladys Lewis Lodge
Vesoul: Lux Rosae Pronaos Martinez de Pasqually Lodge
Vienne: Cybele Pronaos Saint Marc: Saint Marc Pronaos
Villejuif: Nout Chapter HONDURAS
*Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: Robert Quille Lodge
Puerto CortBs: Puerto Cortes Pronaoa
Viviers: Hugues de Payns Chapter
San Pedro Sula: San Pedro Sula Chapter
$FRENCH GUIANA Tegucigalpa: Francisco Morazan Chapter
'Cayenne: Pythagore Lodge
HONG KONG
$GABON
Hong Kong:Hong Kong Pronaoa
Franceville: Akhenaton Pronaos
Gamba: Heliopolis Pronaos t ICELAND
LambarBnB: Sossa SimawangoMaurice Pronaos *Reykjavik Atlantis Chapter & Pronaos
*Libreville: Anaxagore Lodge IRELAND
Mouila: Nefertoum Pronaoa Dublin: Dublin Pronaos
Oyem: Vince Adama Pronaos
P o r t Gentil: Amenhotep IV Pronaos ISRAEL
Tchibanga: JohannesKelpius Pronaos Tel Aviv: Sinai Pronaos
§GERMANY ITALY
Baden-Baden BademBaden Pronaos Carate di Brianza: Giordano Bruno Chapter
Berlin: Echnaton Pronaos Genova: Cristoforo Colombo Pronaos
Bielefeld Nikolaus Kopemikus Chapter& Pronaos 'Milano: Gladys Lewis Lodge
Bonn: Empedokles Chapter& Pronaos Siracusa: Akhenaton Pronaos
Bremen: JakobBohme Pronaos Verona: Serenissima Chapter
'DUsseldorf: Johannes Kepler Lodge& Pronaos $IVORY COAST
*Frankfurt amMain: Michael Maier Lodge & Pronaos 'Abengourou: IndenieTeignin Lodge
Freiburg im Breisgau: Johannes Amos Comenius *Abidjan
Pronaos
Gbttingen: Gottingen Pronaos Albert AhouneLodge
'Hamburg: D.O.M.A. Chapter & Pronaos Amenhotep IV Lodge
Hannover: Leibniz Pronaoa Cheops Lodge
Heidelberg: Nofretete Pronaos Jeanne Guesdon Lodge
Karlsruhe: Hermes Trismegiatos Pronaos Thoutmosis I11 Lodge
Kiel: Saint GemainPronaos 'Abobo Garb:
K6ln: Ara Ubiorum Pronaos Galilee Lodge
Ldbeck Holstentor Pronaos Seneque Lodge
*Markdorf: Bodensee Pronaos Triade Lodge
*Munich: Kut-Hu-Mi Lodge& Pronaos Aboisso: Amour Pronaos
Nlirnberg: Kelpius Pronaos AdzopB: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Chapter
Regensburg: Regensburg Pronaoa Agboville: Jacob Boehme Chapter
Agnibikkrou: Rose Mystique Pronaos
SaarbrUcken: Rene Descartes Pronaos Anyama: Hator Pronaos
Stuttgart: Simon-Studion Chapter& Pronaos 'Bboumi: Isaac Newton Lodge
Ulm: Donau-Iller Pronaos Biankouma: Atlantide Pronaos
'Witten: Heinrich Khunrath Lodge & Pronaos Bingerville: Epicure Pronaoa
Wdrzburg: Helios Pronaoa *Bondoukou: Democrite Lodge
GHANA 'Bongouanou: Lumiere Lodge
*Accra: Accra Lodge Borotou-Koro: Coh6sion Chapter
Agona-Swedru: Agona-Swedru Pronaos Bouafle: Paracelse Chapter
Akim Oda: Akim Oda Pronaos *BouakB:
Akuse: Akuse Pronaos Joseph N'Guessan Bongo Lodge
Bolgatanga: Bolgatanga Pronaos Louis Diessy Koblan HudsonLodge
Cape Coast: Cape Coast Pronaos Boundiali: Flambeau de la Bagoe Pronaoa
Ho: Volta Pronaos Buyo: Terre d'Eburnie Pronaos
Koforidua: Koforidua Pronaos 'Dabou: Moria El Lodge
"Kumasi: Rosa Mundi Lodge 'Daloa: Hieronymua Lodge
Sunyani: Sunyani Pronaos Danane: Eapoir Pronaos
Takoradi: Takoradi Pronaos Daoukro: Solon Pronaos
 Dimbokro: Robert Bangert Chapter L e h , Gto.: Guanajuato Chapter
*Divo: Socrate Lodge Loa Mochis, Sin.: Los Mochis Pronaos
DuBkouB: Ra Pronaos Matamoros, Tamps.: Aristoteles Chapter
FerkBssBdougou: Etoile duNord Chapter Mazatldn, Sin.: Mazatlan Pronaos
*Gagnoa: Aton Lodge MBrida, Yuc.: MBrida Pronaos
Grand-Bassam: Adon Ai Chapter Mexicali, B.C.: Chichen-Itza Chapter
Guiberoua: Thebe8 Pronaos MBxico, D.F.:
Guiglo: Lumiere de I'Ouest Pronaos *Quetzalcoat1 Lodge
Issia Celeste Noyrey Pronaoa Teotihuacan Chapter
Katiola: Plotin Pronaos Monclova, Coah.: Monclova Chapter
*Korhogo: Yvea Nadaud Lodge 'Monterrey, N.L.: Monterrey Lodge
Lakota: TaMen Pronaos Morelia, Mich.: Tzintzun Pronaos
*Man: Harmonie Lodge Nueva Rosita,Coah.: Rosita Chapter
M'bahiakro: Heraclite Pronaos Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chih.: Nuevo Casas Grandes
OdiennB: Rene Descartes Pronaos Pronaos
Oum6: Le Verseau Pronaos Nuevo Laredo,Tamps.: Nuevo Laredo Chapter
*SanPBdro: Felicite Lodge Piedras Negras,Coah.: Piedras Negras Pronaos
Sassandra: Thales Pronaos Poza Rica, Ver.: El Tajin Pronaoa
SBguBla: Anaximandre Pronaos Puebla, Pue.:
SBrBbou: Athena Pronaos Puebla Chapter
Soubr6: EauVive Pronaos Tonatiuh Chapter
Tabou: Khepry Pronaos Queretaro, Qro.: Queretaro Pronaos
TiassalB: Vie Pronaos Reynosa, Tamps.: Reynosa Chapter
Touba: Hermes Pronaos Saltillo, Coah.: Saltilio Pronaos
Toumodi: Roger Bacon Pronaos San Luis Potosi, S.L.P.: Evolucion Pronaos
*Yamoussokro: Edith Lynn Lodge Tampico, Tamps.: Tampico Chapter
*Yopougon: Tijuana, B.C.:
Empedocle Lodge *Cosmos Lodge
Mont Pic0 Lodge Otay Tijuana Chapter
ZuBnoula: Chou Pronaos Valle Hermoso,Tamps.: Valle Hermoso Pronaos
JAMAICA Veracruz, Ver.: Zoroastro Chapter
'Kingston: Saint Christopher Lodge Villahermosa, Tab.: Tabasco Chapter
Xalapa, Ver.: Xalapa Chapter
JAPAN XicotBncatl, Tamps.: Xicothcatl Pronaos
Fukuoka: Sphinx Pronaos $MONACO
Nagoya: Tel el-Amama Chapter Monaco: Monoecis Pronaoa
Okayama: Akhnaton Pronaos $MOROCCO
Osaka: Ankh Chapter Casablanca: Nova Atlantis Pronaos
Sapporo: Hermes Pronaos
Sendai: Cosmos Pronaos +NETHERLANDS
Shizuoka: Nefertiti Pronaos Alkmaar: Aquarius Pronaos
*Tokyo: Validivar Lodge Amstelveen: Jan Coops Chapter
$MADAGASCAR A r n h e m Chepera Pronaos
Antananarivo: Lemurie Mystique Pronaos Bijlmermeer: Ichnaton Pronaos
MALAYSIA Dordrecht: De Brug Pronaos
Drachten: It Ljocht Pronaos
Kuala Lumpur: KualaLumpur Pronaos Eindhoven: Horus Chapter
$MALI Groningen: Cheops Chapter
Bamako: Harmonie Pronaos Haarlem: Aton Pronaos
H a r d e r w i j k Osiris Pronaos
MALTA Hengelo: Ankh Pronaos
Valletta: Zemiq Pronaos Maastricht: Maat Chapter
XMARTINIQUE Nijmegen: Thot Pronaos
*Fort-de-France: Amon-Rb Lodge Rotterdam: Spinoza Chapter
*La Trinitk Fratemite Lodge *The Hague: IsisLodge
*Le Lamentin: Amitie Lodge Utrecht: Atlantis Chapter
L e Marin: Heliopolis Pronaos +NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Saint Pierre: Mont Pelee Pronaos Philipsburg: Ishtar Pronaos
$MAURITIUS St. Nicolas: Aruba Chapter
Rose Hill: Mahe de Labourdonnais Pronaos Willemstad Curacao Chapter
MEXICO $NEW CALEDONIA
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Delicias, Chih.: Delicias Pronaob Abakaliki, Anambra: Abakaliki Pronaos
Durango, Dgo.: Durango Pronaos Abeokuta, Ogun: Abeokuta Chapter
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*Ensenada, B.C.: Alpha-Omega Lodge Abraka, Bendel: Abraka Chapter
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*Guadalajara, Jal.: Guadalajara Lodge Afuze, Bendel: Owan Pronaos
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Akure, Ondo: Akure Pronaos
'Apapa, Lagos: Sacred LightLodge
Arochukwu, Imo: Arochukwu Pronaos
Asaba, Bendel: Asaba Chapter
Auchi, Bendel: Auchi Pronaos
Awka, Anambra:Awka Pronaos
Bauchi, Bauchi: Bauchi Chapter
Benin City, Bendel:
*Benin CityLodge
Roger Bacon Pronaos
*Bori, Rivers:Ee.Dee Lodge
Brass-Okpoama, Rivers: Philosophers Pronac"
Burutu, Bendel: Burutu Pronaos
*Calabar, Cross River:Apollonius Lodge
*Eket, Cross River:Eket Lodge
Enugu, Anambra
'Kroomata Lodge
Nkalagu Pronaoa
Epe, Lagos: Epe Pronaoa
Ezunaka, Anambra:Ezunaka Pronaos
Gboko, Benue: Gboko Pronaos
Gombe, Bauchi: Gombe Pronaos
*Ibadan, Oyo: Alcuin Lodge
Ibusa, Bendel: IbusaPronaos
*Ife, Oyo: Ife Lodge
Ihiala, Anambra
*Isaac Newton Lodge
Ogbahu Pronaoa
Ikare, Ondo: IkareAkoko Pronaos
'Ikeja, Lagos: Harmonium Lodge
Ikom, Cross River:Elijah Pronaos
Ikot Abasi, Cross River: Ikot Abaai Pronaos
Ikot Ekpene, Cross River:Ikot Ekpene Pronaos
Ilaro, Ogun:Jubilee Pronaos
Ilorin, Kwara:Ilorin Chapter
Issele-Uku, Bendel: Eziani Pronaos
Jebba, Kwara: Jebba Pronaos
Jos, Plateau: Starof Peace Chapter
*Kaduna, Kaduna:Morning Light Lodge
Kano, Kano:Kano Chapter
Koko, Bendel: Koko Pronaos
Kwale, Bendel: IlluminatiPronaoa
Lafia, Plateau: Lafia Pronaos
*Lagos, Lagos:
Isis Lodge
Memphis Lodge
Lagos Island, Lagos:Lagos Island Pronaos
Maiduguri, Borno: Maiduguri Pronaos
Makurdi, Benue: Descartes Chapter
Mbaise, Imo: Mbaise Pronaos
Mbaitoli, Imo:Mbaitoli Pronaos
Mgbidi, Imo: Mgbidi Pronaos
Minna, Niger: Minna Pronaos
New Bussa, Kwara:New Bussa Pronaos
Nnewi, Anambra: Nnewi Pronaos
Nsukka, Anambra: El Morya Chapter
Obiabuku, Bendel: Obiabuku Pronaos
Obudu, Cross River:Obudu Pronaos
Ogbahu Lga, Anambra:Ogbahu Pronaos
Oghara, Bendel: Oghara Pronaos
Ogoja, Cross River:Amatu Chapter
Oguta, Imo: Oguta Pronaos
Ogwashi-Uku, Bendel: Aniocha Pronaos
Ohafia, Imo: Ohafia Pronaos
Oji River, Anambra:Oji River Pronaos
Okigwe, Imo: Solar Pronaos
Okpebho, Bendel: Ekpoma Pronaos
Okrika, Rivers: Okrika Pronaos
Omoba-Aba, Imo: Ngwa Pronaos
Omoku, Rivers: Omoku Pronaos
'Onitsha, Anambra: Paracelsus Lodge
Orerokpe, Bendel:Ansata Chapter
Orlu, Imo: Orlu Chapter
Oron, Cross River:Oron Pronaos
*Owerri, Imo: PlatoLodge
Oyo, Oyo: Oyo Pronaos
Ozoro, Bendel: Heliopolis Chapter
Patani, Bendel: PataniPronaos
*Port Harcourt, Rivers:Thales Lodge
Sagbama, Rivers:Unity Pronaos
'Sapele, Bendel: Nirvana Lodge
Shagamu, Ogun:Remo Pronaos
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Suleja, Niger: Suleja Pronaos
Ubiaja, Bendel: Ubiaja Pronaoa
*Ughelli, Bendel: Ughelli Lodge
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Umunede, Bendel: Umunede Pronaos
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*Uyo, Cross River:Aton Lodge
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*Brumunddab Mjosa Chapter
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'Trondheim: Nidaros Chapter
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ChitrB: Centrales Pronaos
Coldn: Amon Ra Chapter
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'Panama: Panama Lodge
Puerto Armuelles: Puerto Armuelles Pronaos ..
PARAGUAY
Asuncidn: Asuncion Pronaos
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Arequipa: Arequipa Chapter
Chiclayo: Chiclayo Chapter
Iquitos: Iquitos Pronaos
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PORTUGAL (under Grand Lodge of Brazil)
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Cape Town, Cape Province: Good Hope Chapter
Durban, Natal:Natalia Chapter
East London, Cape Province: Shanti Pronaos
'Johannesburg, Transvaal: Southern Cross Lodge
Pretoria, Transvaal: Pretoria Pronaos
Sea Park, Natal: Terra Natalis Pronaos
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*$anta Cruz de Tenerife: Abora Lodge
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Valencia: Sirio Pronaos
Valladolid Valladolid Pronaos
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*Paramaribo: Paramaribo Lodge
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*Stockholm: Svithjod Chapter
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§Basel: Dr. Franz Hartmann Pronaos
§Bern: Ferdinand Hodler Pronaos
SBienne: Maitre Kelpius Pronaos
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SFribourg: Khnoum Pronaos
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$La Chaw-de-Fonds:Tell-El-Amarna Pronaos
SLausanne: Akh-En-Aton Chapter
S'Lugano: Leonard0 da Vinci Lodge
SNeuchdtel: Khepera Chapter
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§St. Gallen: Pythagoras Pronaos
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*Lome:
Francis Bacon Lodge
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Nuatja: Lumiere Pronaos
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Sokode: H. Spencer Lewis Chapter
Tabligbo: Kemit Pronaos
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Scarborough Tobago Pronaos
UNITED KINGDOM
England
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Bournemouth: Bournemouth Pronaos
Brighton: Raymund Andrea Chapter
Bristol: Christopher Wren Pronaos
Chester: Chester Pronaos
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Coventry: Coventry Pronaos
Exeter: Isca Pronaos
Leeds: Joseph Priestley Chapter
Liverpool: Pythagoras Chapter
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*Francis BaconLodge
Highbury Chapter
*London Lodge
Alcorac Lodge Michael Faraday Pronaos
Robert Browning Pronaos
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Wembley Chapter
Luton: Zanoni Pronaos
Maidstone: William Harvey Pronaos
Manchester: John Dalton Chapter
Newcastle upon Tyne:Tyneside Pronaos
Newquay: Cornish Pronaos
Nottingham: Byron Chapter
Portsmouth: William Blake Pronaos
Preston: Preston Pronaos
Reading: Lucia Pronaos
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Wolverhampton: Wulfruna Pronaos
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Wales
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Lancaster: Desert Rose Pronaos
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*Hermes Lodge
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Golden Gate Pronaos
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Colorado
Boulder: Columbine Pronaoa
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Connecticut
Bridgeport: Bridgeport Pronaoa(S)
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Delaware
Newark: Wilmington Pronaos
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*Miami Lodge
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Freeport: Eastern Dawn Pronaos
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Michigan
Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Pronaos
*Detroit: Thebes Lodge
Flint: Moria El Chapter
Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Pronaos
Lansing: Leonard0 daVinci Chapter
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Minneapolis: Essene Chapter
Missouri
Kansas City:Kansas City Pronaos
*Saint Louis: Saint Louis Lodge
Nevada
Las Vegas: Las Vegas Pronaos
Reno: Reno Pronaos
New Jersey
Bergenfield: Garden State Pronaos
Elizabeth: Elizabeth Pronaos ( S )
*Jersey City: H. SpencerLewis Lodge
Metuchen: Marquis de Lafayette Chapter
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New Mexico
Belen: Belen Pronaos
S a n t a Fe: Mountain Rose Pronaos
*New York
Brentwood Dove Pronaos
Bronx:
Bronx Hispanic Chapter(S)
Jakob Boehme Chapter
Brooklyn:
Brooklyn Pronaos (S)
*Kings Rosy Cross Lodge
*Buffalo: Rama Lodge
Flushing: Tau Pronaos
Latham: The Greater Light Pronaos
Mayville: Chautauqua Lake Pronaos
New York
Ephrata Pronaos
Manhattan Chapter(S)
*New York City Lodge
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Poughkeepsie: Hudson Valley Pronaos
Queens: New York Spanish Lodge (S)
Rochester (Pittsford): CromaatPronaos
Staten IslandStaten Island EquinoxProna108
White Plains: Thomas Paine Chapter
North Carolina
Raleigh: Triangle Rose Chapter
Winston-Salem: Piedmont Rose Pronaos
Ohio
Akron: Radiant Rose Pronaos
Cincinnati: Cincinnati Pronaos
*Cleveland: Aton.Ra Lodge
Columbus: Helios Chapter
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Struthers: Youngstown Chapter
Oklahoma
*Oklahoma City:Amenhotep Lodge
Oregon
Portland: Enneadic Star Chapter
Pennsylvania
Allentown: Allentown Chapter
Harrisburg: Susquehanna-Susquehannock Pronaos
*Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin Lodge
*Pittsburgh: First Pennsylvania Lodge
Villanova (Ardmore):Villanova Pronaos
Wilkes-Barre: Wilkes-Barre Pronaos
Puerto Rico
Arecibo: Arecibo Chapter (S)
Caguas: Caguas Chapter (S)
Guayama: GuayamaPronaos (S)
Mayaguez: Mayaguez Chapter(S)
Ponce: Ponce Chapter(S)
*Santurce: Luz de AMORC Lodge(S)
Rhode Island
Cranston: Ocean State Pronaos
North Cumberland:Roger Williams Chapter
South Carolina
Columbia: Palmetto Pronaos
Tennessee
Chattanooga: Chattanooga Pronaos
Knoxville: Knoxville Pronaos
Memphis: Memphis Pronaos
Nashville: Zoroaster Pronaos
Texas
Austin: Sa Ankh Pronaos
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College Station:Alpha Draconis Pronaos
Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi Pronaos( S )
Dallas
Dallas Chapter(S)
*Triangle Lodge
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E l Paso: El Paso Pronaos
Fort Worth: Solering Chapter
*Houston:
Armonia Lodge (S)
New Atlantis Lodge
League City:Apollo Pronaos
McAllen: McAllen Chapter (S)
San Antonio:
Mystical Rose Chapter
Universo Chapter(S)
Utah
Salt Lake City:Utah Wasatch Pronaos
Virginia
Falls Church:Thomas Jefferson Pronaos
Virginia Beach: Light of the East Pronaos
Washington
*Seattle: Michael Maier Lodge
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Tacoma: Tacoma Pronaos
West Virginia
Morgantown: Appalachian Pronaos
Wisconsin
Milwaukee: Karnak Chapter
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Rocha: Rocha Pronaos
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Barcelona, Anzoateguk Delta Pronaos
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*Barquisimeto, L a r a Barquisimeto Lodge
Bolivar, Bolivar: Angostura Pronaos
Calabozo, Guarico: Luz de Guarico Pronaos
*Caracas, D.F.:
Alden Lodge
Caracas Chapter
Carora, Lara: Carora Pronaos
 Cumand, Sucre: Luz de Oriente Chapter Kananga: Butoke Chapter
El Tigre, Anzodtegul:Luz del Manaria Pronaos Katuba: Ched Chapter
Guatire, Miranda: Calcatio Pronaos Kikwit: JohnDalton Chapter
La Victoria, Aragua:Luz y Armonia Pronaos Kindu: Matumaini Pronaos
Los Teques, Miranda:Los Teques Pronaos *Kinshasa:
Maiquetia, D.F.: Plotino Chapter H. Spencer LewisLodge
*Maracaibo, Zulia:Cenit Lodge Tii Lodge
*Maracay, Aragua:Lewis Lodge Kipushi: Umoja Chapter
Maturln, Monagas: Maturin Pronaos Kisangani: Honore de Balzac Chapter
MBrida, MBrida: Dalmau Pronaos *Kolwezi: Tef Nout Lodge
Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda Saralden Pronaos Kongolo: Amani Pronaos
Puerto Cabello, Carabobo:Puerto Cabello Chapter *Lemba: UranusLodge
Punto Fijo, Falcdn: PuntoFijo Pronaos Likasi: Zamiri Chapter
San Cristdbal, Tachira:Kut-Hu-Mi Chapter Lodja: Nil Pronaos
San Felipe, Yaracuy:Yaracuy Pronaos 'Lubumbashi:
*San Felix, Bolivar:Luz de Guayana Lodge St. Yves d'Alveydre Lodge
'Valencia, Carabobo: Validivar Lodge Salama Lodge
Valera, Trujillo: Menes Chapter *Matadi: Henri Kunrath Lodge
Valle de la Pascua, Gudrico: La Pascua Pronaos Mbandaka: Isungi Chapter
$ZAIRE Mbanza-Ngungu: Grotte Dimba Chapter
'Mbuji-Mayi: Ntabaja Lodge
Boma: Plotin Pronaos Muanda: Horus Pronaos
Bukavu: Mapendo Chapter Musoshi: Alexandre Cagliostro Pronaos
Bunia: Maendeleo Pronaos *Ndjili: Louxor Lodge
Butembo: Sekmet Pronaos Tshikapa: Kut-Hu"i Pronaos
G o m a Bes Pronaos Uvira: Uvira Pronaos
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by Ralph M.Lewis, F.R.C.

This book provides an intimate glimpse With his background in mystical tradi-
into ancient teachings and rites personally tions, Frater Lewis was uniquely qualified
witnessed by former lmperator Ralph M. to put the ancient practices of far-flung
Lewis during his world travelsas a repre lands into their true perspective. In reading
sentativeof the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC. this book, you'll see these strange sights
Because of his Rosicrucian affiliation, he through the perceptive eyes
of a studentof
was privilegedto witness many things not mysticism. You'll explore ancient temples,
to individual traveller. some in ruins, othersstill in use after cen-
ordinarily revealed the
turies. You'llstand in the King's Chamber
In Yesterday Has Much To Tell, Frater of the Great mamid, kneel at the sacred
Lewis recorded his travels in the conversa- altar of the Incas in the Peruvian Andes,
tional style of a journal. He not only d e and feel the author's eerie awarenessof a
scribed the exotic scenes and eventsthem previous lifetime that intruded upon his
selves, but also revealedhis intimate per- consciousness as he sat amidthe ruins of
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CONTENTS
4 Thought of the Month: Laws of the Rosy Cross
8 Our Imperator: Gary L. Stewart, F.R.C.
11 The Celestial Sanctum: Adjusting to Change
14 The Cretan Odyssey
20 Is There A Missing Link?
23 Mindquest: G a t i t d e
26 Modern Technology Reveals Egypt’sSecrets
28 Joy in Tear Drops
32 The Fanatic Fringe
34 Rosicrucian Humanitarian Award

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by the lmperator

Laws of the Rosy Cross

I N 1656there appeared anEnglish trans-
lation of a Latin work authored by the
Rosicrucian Michael Maier. This original
religious nature for the purpose of shaping
and molding society so as to attain some
end. Unfortunately, someof those organi-
work was entitled Themis Aurea and ap- zations felt that the desired goals justified
peared, published inEnglish, as the Laws of the use of any means to attain them. In
the Fraternity of the Rosie Crosse. other words, the endsjustified the means.
Inthisbook,MichaelMaierwrote: Such a doctrine resultsin suffering,contra-
“Whentherearemultitudesand great diction, and chaos. Subsequently, the very
diversity of Laws, we may probably conjec- laws that weredesigned to guide humanity
ture that there will happen many crimes could also beused to its detriment.
and enormities; for he that sleighteth the
Harmony and Consistency
streight path of Nature and Reason, will
certainly be misled into many windingsand Such can be the nature of power if not
labyrinths before he comes correctlyunderstoodand
to his journeys practiced with
end.” In reference to the Rosicrucian knowledgeandresponsibility.Rosicru-
laws,
Maier wrote: “From these inconveniences cians and allied organizations and move-
our Laws are free, as well inquality as ments havealways understood this concept
number; they are voluntary, and such to throughout the centuries, andhave always
whomallmayeasilyassentasmost sought harmony and consistency in all of
Rational.” our doctrines and activities. Evolving out
From the above,it is not difficult for us of our understanding, therehas developed
to perceive the insight that Maier had into an attitude of dedicated responsibility to
the laws and customsof the society of his the highest morals and integrity that was,
day. Also,we find in the above statements a and still is, practiced as service to all socie-
distinction made between the necessarily ties and to all of humanity. Consequently,
complex structure of a society’s legal and the Laws of the Rosy Cross have not been
judicial system as compared to the simple laws by whichRosicruciansare placed
nature of the codeof ethics to which Rosi- above the laws of society, but are laws of
crucians adhere. What is this distinction? moral integrity instilled within each Rosi-
Was MichaelMaierstating that a given crucianvoluntarily of his or herown
society’s laws were inadequate, or perhaps accord andbecause theyare known to be for
unjust, due to the human addition or error the ultimatebenefit of all.
brought about by thedeviationfrom a Thedistinction between the laws of
“higher” code? And was Maierinferring society and those of the Rosicrucian lies
thattheRosicrucians, because of their within this moralintegrity. It is because of
The understanding of this so-called “higher” our dedication to the responsibility inher-
code, were above a society’sset of laws due ent in our doctrine we
Rosicrucian thatcan never accept
to their inherent perception and wisdom? the dictate that the ends justify the means
Digest
It is quite evident that in centuries past because we know thattheendsarethe
May there existed organizations which wielded means. W e realize that if all of humanity is
1987 enormous power of both a political and to benefit from the work of the Rosicru-
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cians, there mustbe a consistencyof action
that conforms toa clear singleness of pur-
pose.
It is this very attitude thathas illustrated
to the world throughout the centuries the
uncompromising service given by Rosicru-
cians to humanity. No, we have never been,
nor have we ever placed ourselves, above
the laws of any society. If we were ever to
do so, for whatever reasons, we would be
guilty of crimes against humanity, thereby
contradicting our very purpose of exist-
ence. W e recognize a system that coincides
with the mundaneaspects of human endeav-
ors and silently work within a given struc-
ture so that the structure may grow and Today’s world is, ,perhaps, unlike any
evolve. other era in recorded history. Our major
world powers are essentially guided intheir
lntegrity and Responsibility technologically advanced societies by an
The Laws of the Rosy Cross,which economic-based ideology intermingled with
Michael Maier reintroduced from previous spatterings of diverse formsof philosophi-
times into the world of the seventeenth cal concepts. These concepts range from
century andwhich AMORC brings into the the school of rationalism made popular
twentiethcentury,arethe integrity and duringtheseventeenthcentury,tothe
responsibility mentioned previously. The nineteenth-century school of empiricism.
second law stated in theFama Fraternitatis Subsequently,theseconceptslentthem-
and repeated by Maier best describes the selves to the formation of a variety of eco-
attitude of Rosicrucians of the past, the nomic philosophies which serve as afoun-
present, and the future. That law states: dation for today’s modern societies.
“That none of them, notwithstanding their It appearsto be the destiny of some peo-
being of the Fraternity, shall be enjoyned ple to arrogantly assume that the way in
one habit; butmany suit themselves to the which we live today is so much better, so
custome and mode of those countries in much more advanced, than it was in the
which they reside.” past. Or, “My way is so much better; there-
fore, you must conform to my thinking-
Simply stated, Rosicrucians will adapt, or else.” It is true that what have we today is
conform, and abide by the laws and cus- different from whatwas had in the past,as
toms of each and every country in which it will be from what will be had in the
the Orderexists. Further, we will utilize and future. Does that mean that futuregenera-
work with the customs and traditions within tions and societies will be better than our
each country and respect them for what own? Will they be more evolved, thereby
they are without thought of changing them making usinferior?Is the twentieth-century
t o suit some other purpose. W e Rosicru- American,European,orAfricanmore
cians do not see ourselvesas being separate evolvedthantheseventeenth-century
and distinct from the society in which we American Indian, or the ancient Greek, or
live, nor do we perceive ourselves as being the ancient Egyptian?

Q
elevated above any other person or group Why do certain religions send missionar-
of people. W e are not “special.” W e are ies to various locations for the purposeof
not elite orprivileged individuals, nor are converting peopleto their way of thinking?
we a secret society thathas access to infor- Is it because their particularbelief or faith is
mation hidden fromall other persons. W e truly better than the other? Must we have
simply look at whatis and work in harmony “pity” upon, let ussay, Australian aborigi-
with it for the purpose of bringing about a nal society and traditions because they do
condition in the world thatbenefits all. not see as we do? c3
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 Or, is it possible that if we really tried, incarnate personality. Others joinorganiza-
our society could benefit from certain ele- tions that guarantee followers the personal
ments of, let us say, aboriginalsociety, guidance of “Cosmic Masters” to such an
from which they find inner peace and har- extent that one’s salvation is guaranteed
mony? The point is that beforewe can truly regardless of their inner commitments,
be of service to others, that is, before we
Is this attitude really unique to our era?
can help them,we must be perfectly clear
about our intentions and motives and be Or, can we see parallels to medieval belief!
sure that they are of the highest integrity. Is this attitudea result of enlightenment, or
We must always be cognizant of the fact is it a reaction based on a dissatisfaction
that the processof teaching is identical to with a technological and economic-based
the process of learning, and that teaching society?
necessitates learning. It is indeedgoodandimportantthat
Truly, today’s world is unlike any other humanity is entering into an era in which
era. It is not difficult to see that standards value is being placed upon the elevation of
and values are changing. But this, initself, isconsciousness. But let us be cautiousof the
not newbecause standards andvalues have sensationalism that is being placed upon
always beenchanging. Perhaps what makes psychic phenomena andits resultingfatalis-
aneraunique is not the change that is ticattitude,and not confuse mysticism
occurring, but rather our reaction to that with such sensationalism.We mustalways
change. be mindful that our highest mystical ideals
Many peoplehave the tendency to think arebuiltupon a solidfoundation of
that we are entering into a “New Age,” responsibility and integrity which means
complete with a “New Age” philosophy. nothing unless it is applied and practiced
With this philosophy comes the attitude for thebenefit of all.
that humanity is entering into an era of What is occurring is not new to ourage.
enlightenment-an enlightenment charac- Perhaps the sensational attitudes arenew,
terized by such phrasesas: “Who were you but the traditions,integrity, and responsi-
in your last incarnation?”, or, “That is bad bility of legitimate movements have always
karma.” Some people are preoccupied with been with usas we worksilently in the Art
having their auras reador flock tolisten to a of Service. Indeed, the Laws of the Rosy
medium “channeling” words from a dis- are
Cross applicable.
still A

The Purpose of the Rosicrucian Order

TheRosicrucianOrder, whichexiststhroughouttheworld,is a non-
sectarianfraternal bodyofmenandwomendevotedtotheinvestigation,
study, andpracticalapplication of natural andspirituallaws.Thepurpose
of theorganizationistoenableeveryonetoliveinharmonywiththe
creative, constructive cosmic forces for the attainment of health, happiness,
andpeace.The OrderisinternationallyknownastheAncientMystical
OrderRosaeCrucisand,inAmericaandallotherlands,constitutesthe
only form of Rosicrucianactivitiesunited in onebody.TheA.M.O.R.C.
(an abbreviation) does not sell its teachings. It gives them freely to affiliated
members,togetherwithmany other benefits. For completeinformation
aboutthebenefitsandadvantages of Rosicrucian affiliation write a letter
to the address below and ask for the free booklet, The Mastery of Life.
The
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1987
 This Month’s Cover
Our cover features a detail from one of the magnificentmurals found inthe ruins
of ancient Knossos, Crete. In 1500 B.C., while most of the European mainland was
still in a state of barbarism, the brilliant Minoan
civilization, centered on the island
of Crete, was at its height. Knownin history as“The Middle Civilization” because of
its advantageous position between the high civilization ofEgypt to the south and
the Greek peninsula to the north,Crete’s location offered thebest of both worlds.
For more about this fascinating civilization-its history, ideas, and way of life-
please see this month’s article “The Cretan Odyssey” on page 14.
(Photo by John L. Mee)

A Special Memorial issue e e e

... honoring the life and work of the late lmperator Ralph M. Lewis will
be published by the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, in the near future. All
active Rosicrucians will receive a complimentary copy of this special
booklet.
-Editor
I

II Hundreds of Rosicrucians attended the beautiful memorial service

for lmperator RalphM. Lewis in the AMORC Supreme Templeon
January22,1987.Now, this moving and inspiring service is available
to Rosicrucians everywhere on an audio cassette. It captures the
musicand words of that moving ceremony,and will always remindus
of the Imperator’s great work. Available through the Rosicrucian
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 In solemn mystical ceremony GaryL. Stewart was installed as Imperator
of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, in theSupremeTemple on the
occasion of the Traditional New Year Feast, March 20,1987 (RC 3340).

v v v
U
0 N BEHALF of all members of the
Rosicrucian Order, AMORC,we take
great pride in welcoming Gary L. Stewart to
of the Rosicrucian family-the
Brother of our fraternity.
Superior

Gary L. Stewart was born in Stockton,

this high office. Since most Rosicrucians
have already been apprised of his election
to the office of Imperator for the World
Jurisdiction of the Ancient Mystical Order
Rosae Crucis, we take this opportunity to
fill you in on someof the highlights of his
life. The accompanying photos on these
The pages and onpage 3 (opposite the contents
Rosicrucian page) will help tofamiliarize you with Gary
Digat L. Stewart,andyou will bebetterableto
sense his presence in your meditation and
May attunement periods.Frater Stewart will
1987
become morefamiliar to you, also, as head
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California, February 26, 1953. His father
served in the United States Air Force, and
because of his frequent transfers from post
to post, Frater Stewart was exposed to a
diversity of cultures at an early age-
particularly those of Japan and Europe. An
innate attraction to philosophy psychic
and
phenomena motivated him in youth to read
as much about these subjectsas he could,
and when he was twelve, he accepted rein-
carnation as a personal belief.
FraterStewart relates thathe enjoyed
taking long walks with his dogs, since this
gave him time for reflection and medita-
tion. Inhigh school, hebecame involved in
athletics and had less time for philosophy,
but he never lostinterestin it; and his
friends, Frater Stewartsays, had a habit of
“accusing” him of being a philosopher.
Through the course of his life, he has
enjoyed the outdoors, being an avid back-
packer, hiking and scaling mountains in the
great wilderness areasof the Sierra Nevada
and Cascade ranges, the latter of which
boasts themajestic Mt. Shasta. Other inter-
ests include training horses and dogs, play-
ing the guitar, studying the martial arts.
Fortunately for AMORC, he is a prolific
writer, andis well qualified to take on that
most demanding partof his new duties.
Crossed the Portal
Afterhegraduatedfrom high school,
Frater Stewart spentfive years living in dif-
ferent countries and worked a variety of
jobs prior to entering college. It was during
Enjoying backpacking, mountain climbing, and
the outdoors in general, Frater Stewart isshow
here on the slopesof Mount Shasta.
Frater Stewart on tour in Ghana; West Africa, where-he
was guest dignitary representing the Grand Lodge at the
Ghanaian National Convention, AMORC.
this time thathe was introduced to AMORC
through a brief encounter with a Rosicru-
cian in Belgium. He eventually received The
Mastery ofLife, filled out an application,
and was accepted intothe Rosicrucian
Ordershortlyafterhistwenty-second
birthday.
After returning to the United States, he
obtained his Bachelor ofArts degree inPhi-
losophy from California StateUniversity,
Fresno. His continuing interest in philos-
ophy, especially the work of Ren6Des-
cartes, led him to return to Europe where
he was accepted into a postgraduate pro-
gram at the Universityof Aberdeen, Scot-
land, in theDepartment of Logic and
Metaphysics, specializing in Cartesian phi-
losophy. However, just prior to his formal
matriculation, a crucial shift in his philo-
sophical ideology caused him to abandon
university studies in preference of personal
research.
Prior to working at Rosicrucian Park,
Frater Stewart served the Orderas Secre-
tary of Amen-Ra Pronaos (now Heart of
CaliforniaChapter)inFresno.Healso
worked as a Harmony Seminar instructor
until March1980,when he found full-time
employment with AMORC’s Adjustment
Department.Afterworking nearly three
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 serves members in the San Jose area; and
member of the Traditional Martinist Order.
OnJanuary 23,1987,following the tran-
sition of Ralph M. Lewis, Frater Stewart
assumed the powers and duties of the office
of Imperator-having been duly andlegally
elected to this position by the Board of
Directors of the Supreme GrandLodge of
the A.M.O.R.C.O n January 29, 1987,the
Supreme Councilof the Traditional Marti-
nist Order of the World transferred, and
granted authority to perpetuate, the title of
Sovereign Grand Masterof the Traditional
Martinist Order of the World to Frater
Stewart.Hisformalinstallation to the
office of Imperator occurred on the occa-
sion of theannual New Year’s festival,
March 20, 1987.
The spiritof travel remains an important
part of Frater Stewart’s life as he continues
InMarch, 1985,Gary L. Stewarttraveledto to serve AMORC’s worldwide member-
Egypt as an officialrepresentativeof Grand
ship. His travels already include Canada,
Lodge, accompanying a large group of Rosicru-
Europe, Africa, Tibet,China,India,and
cians.Inthisphoto,takenonsite at Tellel-
Amarna, Frater Stewart had just finished con- Southeast Asia; and his future plans include
ducting the Rosicrucian New Year Ritual for the notonlymorepersonalcontactswith
tour bartv. members in every part of the world, but
‘ +
giving members this opportunity as well,
through a schedule of frequent tours to
faraway places.
Years in Adjustment, hewas asked to Par- With his leadership, and your support,
ticipate in the Courier Car Program and the Rosicrucian Order will complete its
spent aboutSeven months representing the mission to raise the consciousness of men
Order in citiesall across the UnitedStates. and womeneverywhere!
Frater Stewart’s adaptability, versatility,
and travel experience was particularly use-
ful in this capacity, and continuedto serve
him in good stead as h e was given new
responsibilities.Uponconcludinghis
Courier Car tour, he was appointed Grand
Administrator for India, and in September
1984 Frater Stewart was installed as Grand
Master for the English-speaking Jurisdic-
tion. In June 1986,he was appointed to the
Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand
Lodge,succeedingFrater Raymond Ber-
nard, and was subsequently elected Vice-
President.
The Other avenues of service to AMORC
Rosicruc haveincluded:Co-founderwithFrater
D g e st William Hennenof the InternationalRosi- . _-
crucian Historical Council; Ritual Director banquet at the 1986 Unit& Kingdom Regional
May of Supreme Temple Initiations; Chairman Conclawe. As AMORC Grand Master, Frater
1987 of the Committee for Area Activity, which Stewart represented Grand Lodge at this went.
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r
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C.
I F there is one constant in life, it is that
everythingchanges.“Everything
becoming,” asHeraclitus once put
is
it. There
is a ceaseless motion throughout the uni-
verse-throughout thecosmos.Nothing
forever remains thesame.
Being human, we are notalways fond of
change. W e n oonly
t tendt o take the lineof
leastresistance, but we also adjust our-
selves to the conditionsof our lives in such
a way as to become comfortable. W e fit our
routines, affairs, and activities into a pleas-
ant niche, and we are inclined to allow
things to remain thatway indefinitely.
Yet, the forcesof nature, the undulating
motion of Being, the rhythm of life, con-
stantlypush us-constantly cause us to
necessarily shift and adjust. The universal
life force pulsates like the waves of the
ocean with their constant variation. The
continuing change inthe compositionof all
vibratory patterns requires that, in order
for us to keep inbalance, we must ourselves
adjust and change.
Resistance to Change
As human beings, we frequently try to
resist. W e procrastinate. Oftenwe are inde-
cisive and prefer the status quo. But,life is
not static. It pushes us onward.
W e have achoice. W e can resist the
push, we can try to stand still,stay
to at rest,
to remain wherewe are; or,we can choose
to ride thecrest of thewave of life.
If we choose to resist the ever-constant
motion and rhythm of life, we will be buf-
feted about by the waves-thrown to and
fro at themercy of the forcesof nature. If
we choose to work with the natural flow of
life, we can harness the force, direct it, and,
no matter what the initial inconvenience,
eventually adjust ourselves to experience
smoother sailing, peace of mind, and ac-
complishment in life.
The Great Initiation
These remarks area preface to the heart
of my subject-the fact that we have just
recently experienced the transition of our
beloved Imperator, Ralph M. Lewis. The
news of Frater Lewis’ transition was met
with disbelief and shock,as well as grief and
sadness by hundreds of thousands of Rosi-
crucians throughout theworld. Even though
Frater Lewis was of an advancedage and his
health had declined in recent years, it was
hoped that, in spite of this, he would once
again bounce back with health andvitality
as he had done before on many occasions
within recent years.
The sadnessexperienced both here at
Rosicrucian Parkand throughout ourworld
membership was more than just a reaction
to the passing of theImperator.Frater
Lewis was certainly held inthe highest
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 esteem forhis character, his principles,and grief. As Rosicrucians,we rejoice in Frater
hisinsistence upon maintaining certain Lewis’ attaining the Great Initiation we and
standards. His writings were universally arehappythathe is relieved fromthe
admired for their insight, rationality, prac- burdens of office and the pain and toil
tical value,and their no-nonsense approach which he has endured. O n the emotional
to mysticism. His consistency inleadership level, we miss his physicalpresence,his
for forty-eight years spanned times of eco- aura, his kindliness, his friendshipand
nomicand socialupheaval andturmoil. companionship.
During these times, itmust have been very
Frater Lewis, like his father, has left as a
tempting indeed to compromise standards
legacy his books, articles and writings, his
and ideals in order tomake the organization
thoughts andideals. These ideals will remain
more commercially secure and stable.
with us and will continue toguide us.
Yet, not once during the most difficult
timesdidFrater Lewis compromisethe Facing the Future
very high standards andprinciples whichhe Although the transitionof Frater Lewis
believed in. His leadership produced a solid meant change, we should not fear change.
foundation which, along with the work of Change provides uswith needed experien-
his father before him, has built themagnifi- ces. Change provides us with growth. Frater
centRosicrucian organizationwhich the Lewis is no longer with us physically. How-
world knows today. ever, the same Universal or Divine Mind
In addition to the respect and gratitude which provided inspiration for Frater Lewis,
which Rosicrucians felt toward the work ofas well as Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, and all of
Frater Lewis, there is anotheremotion the great mystics of the past, continues to
which has made it difficult to accept his provideinspirationand guidance to the
transition. I’m talking about the deeplove activities of the Order. And attunement
which the staff at Rosicrucian Park, both with the Universal Mind is available to each
members and nonmembers, had for this of us.
man. Itis also the love which our affiliated This timeof transition has been referred
bodymembersandSanctummembers to as the endof an era. Certainly, the same
throughouttheworld havefelt toward could have been said of Dr. H. Spencer
Frater Lewis as they attuned tohis thoughts Lewis’ transition in 1939. But the end of
and practiced theprinciples and teachings one era is the beginning of another. W e are,
of the Rosicrucian Order. Frater Lewis at the present time, beginning a new and
truly gave of himself untiringly and unceas- exciting era.
ingly, and for this reason, he earned the The teachings, the principles, and the
respect and gratitudeof all who knew and ideals of the Rosicrucian Order are needed
worked with him,as well as those who had as much today astheyhavebeen down
contact with him through his writings. through the centuries. The abolishing of
To tryto summarize the accomplish- ignorance,fear,andsuperstition,the
ments of an individual suchas Frater Lewis enlightenment of society, and the practical
would be futile. Even a list of superlatives application of universal principles are of
would fall short of his accomplishments. paramount importancein our tense, stress-
He was truly oneof the great minds of the filled society.Further, we must continually
twentieth century. I would add only one address our principles to the needs of the
thing,frommyownpersonalexper- times, tothe society of the 1980s and
iences-he was, most certainly, the kindest beyond.
person I have known. Along with his bril- During this periodof transition, eachof
The liant mindand
phenomenalintellect,
he us has been given a charge. Each of us is a
Rosicrucian had within him a very human quality, and part of the consciousnessof our organiza-
he radiated a kindness and inner beauty tion. It is a time to unify, to rededicate
Digest which onewould expect from a true mystic. ourselves to thenoble principles and ideals
May It is natural, with the passing of such a for which we stand. It is a time to further
1987 man, that we may, for a time, experience the workof the Rosicrucian Order, to build
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Bull Leaping was a major passion in Crete in Minoan times. N o weapm were used in this speMcular
sport. Theobjea wasnot thedeath ofthebull, and bravery displayedby the
but theathleticagility, acrobatics,
bull leapers-both men and women-in avoiding the charging animals.

and huge palaces,was the commercial cen- bodice of the royal court. In her hands she
ter of the Western world. Hernavy domi- holds the golden serpent, symbol of wis-
natedtheseas,andhermerchantships domandimmortality.Governed by a
visitedeverycountryborderingonthe monarch whowas both supreme ruler and
Mediterranean. Travelers journeying toor high priest, the Cretans developed a flour-
from Asia Minor paused at Crete to rest ishing civilizationwhich lastedwell into the
and to admire its natural beauty, or to par- Bronze Age.
ticipate in its cultural activities. Eruption o f Thera
Although the island had been inhabited Around 1450 B.C.,violentvolcanic
since 7000 B.C. by a Neolithic, or Stone eruptions on nearby Thera, seventy miles
Age, culture, the Cretansaga did notbegin to the north, caused tremendous waves tidal
until 4000 B.C. whenthefirstinvaders and earthquakes that demolished Crete’s
arrived in d u g o u t canoes. Who they were great cities. Belching lava and ash buried the
or where they came from is obscure. Some huge palaces. Itis thought by some that this
scholars believe they were Libyans from catastropheformedthe basis of Plato’s
North Africa; others are just as positive account of the lost Atlantis.
that they were displaced peoples of Asia
Minor. The ancient Egyptians referred to Thenlisten, Soaates, to a strange tale,
them as Keftiu, roughly translated as “Sea which is, however, certainly true ....Histories
Peoples.”Modernhistorianscallthem tell of a mighty pow er...an island situated in
Minoans, after their front of the straits which you call the Columns
legendary king,Minos.
of Heracles....Now in the island there was a
There is a land ...in the wine-dark great and wonderfulempirewhich had rule
sea, a fair land with many inhabit- over the whole island andseveral others, as well
ants...and ninety cities...among them as over parts of thecontinent.But ...there
themighty Cnosus, whereinMinos occurred violent earthquakesand floods, and in
began to rule. .
a single d a y and night of rain.. the island dis-
The Minoansloved nature and worshipedappeared ...sunk beneath the sea.
herintheform of achthonianSnake- With the destruction of the Minoanciv-
Goddess,signifyingherbondwiththe ilization,Cretewasleftdesolate-its
underworld. She is portrayed as wearing accomplishmentslost tothe world.As
the fashionableflouncedskirtandtight Crete’sancientwrittenlanguageisstill
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 Palace of King Minos: Here we see a p o r t i a of the great palace of Minos, legendmy son ofthe god Zeus
and king of Crete. This portico features the downward-tapering columns typical of Minoan architecture.
Such balconies and porticoes wereusually h a t e d with bright-coloreddesigns and murals. Between two of
the columnswe can see thepaintin g o f a churgingbull-aprime Minoan symbol. According to legend, Zeus,
in theform ofa white bull,kidnapped beautiful Europa, and swam with her toCrete. Theirson was Minos.

undecipherable today, onlylegends carried nine years, in conformanceto the laws; and
to the Greek mainland by survivors re- it was here that the
great god Zeus was born.
mained to tell posterity of Crete’spast Ancient Creation Myth
glory and greatness. In A.D. 1900,the Brit-
ish archeologist, Sir Arthur Evans, began Soon after the formationof the world,G a a
his excavations at the mound of Kephala, (mother-earth) gave birth to the twelve Titans
situated in anarrow valley near Knossos- (nature’sfuries). With their father,Uranus (the
the heart of the Cretan civilization and the overhanging heavens),they ruled the universe.
capital city of King Minos. One of them, Cronus (infinite time), married
Six years previous, while exploring the hissister, Rhea (mother-nature), and seized
cave of Psychro on Mount Dicte, thirty-five control of theworld by murdering Uranus,
miles to the east, Evans had found some whose blood fell to earth and mixed with the
small polished stones with strange hiero- blood of man. Fearing a similar fate, Cronus
glyphicmarkings cutintothem.Upon swallowed each ofhis children as they were
close examination, they proved tobe ancient born. However, Rhea secretly hidtheirsixth
signature seals. Coupled with an earlier find child, Zeus,in theDichtaean Cave overlooking
of huge pithoi storage jars for olive oil or the Plain of Messara, on the Island of Crete.
wine-near the port of Herakleion, these When Cronus demandedthe babe, Rhea
stones furnished unmistakable clues that shrewdly concealeda rock in swaddling clothes
the mythological stories of a vanished Cre- and handed it to him. He immediately swal-
tan civilization were based o n prehistoric lowed it, and Zeus was saved.
The fact.Evansrecalledthat,afterbeing Upon reaching manhood, Zeus persuaded
Rosicrucian wounded by Cupid’s arrows, thelegendary Gaea to giveCronus a mustard-and-salt potion
Digest Venus hastened to these sacred slopes to gather that made him disgorge his five children, as
the medicinal healing herb, dictamus. Here well as the rock that he had mistaken for his
May also, on the altar at the cave’s entrance, youngest son. With the aid of his freed brothers
1987 King Minos madesacrificial offerings every and sisters, Zeus overthrew Cronus in a fierce
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battle that made the earth trembleand therivers
boil. The Titans, intheir defeat, were banished
to Tartarus-theGreekUnderworld-and
Zeus, king of the gods, established his sanctuary
on Mount Olympus. The rock, which fellon the
highslopesof Mount Parnassus, in Greece,
marked the centerof the earth.Zeus named the
spot Delphi and appointed a priestess, called
Python, to guard it.
In this myth, which clearly refersto the
story of creation,theTitanspersonify
chaotic forces that shaped the earth; and
Uranus, Cronus, and Rheatypify the life-
sustaining elements of the universe. The
swallowing of the children and the rock
signifies the disappearance of the various
Stone Age cultures, while the birth of Zeus
signals the appearanceon Crete of the first
Greek settlers. Tartarus symbolizes the bur-
ied cities of Crete. The battle of the gods
represents the endof nature worship, and
theestablishmentofZeusonMount
Olympus symbolizes the lofty ambitions of
an evolving humanity. The setting of the
up
rock, or omphalion (little navel), at Delphi
suggests an umbilical link between Crete thuswasbornthe ~ ~ W G Minotaur.
M The
and Greece. This rock may still be seen by S o ~ ~ f Minos u l and D d h a skilled
anyone who is fortunate enough to visit the architect and inwentor, constructed an under-
sacredslopesuponwhichitrests. ground
maze of dark rooms and inescapable
passages into which he confined the perfidiaus
A Lost Civilization queen and her unnatural offspring.
After
the
accumulated mass of rubble Two DifferentLanguages
”
from the site at Knossos was cleared, an
”

immense multistoried complex of build- During his excavations, Evans unearthed

ings, containing over1000rooms joinedby a number of clay tablets bearing similar
pictographiccharacters,butconstituting
corridors, passages, staircases, arcades, and
two differentlanguages. One, which arche-
wide courts, emerged from the depths of
ologists have designated “Linear B,” has
the earth. Evans gazed in awe upon spacious proven to be a form of early Mycenaean
storehouses,workshops,hugedrainage Greek. Cut deep into the tablets are hiero-
conduits, and walls decorated with multi- glyphs depicting an inventory of the palace
colored frescoes. He was positive that this stores. The other tablets, using the same
maze of roomsand passages, inwhich symbols but in a different order, called
are
anyone could get lost, was the mysterious “Linear A.” They are still undecipherable,
Labyrinth of the Minotaur that was built and it is believed they are written in the
under the king’s palace. original Minoan script.
To insure a successful harwest, Minos ap- Althougharcheologistshavenot yet
pealed to Poseidon [god ofthe sea) to send him solved the riddleof why or how the “Linear
a bull for sacrifice. The animal sent was so B” tablets came to be at Knossos, there is
handsome that Minos kept it in his herd and speculation that about 1500B.C.Crete was
sacrificed another in its place. The wrathful raided by Myceanaeanpiratesfromthe
Poseidon caused Pasiphae, the wifeof Minos, Peloponnesus to the north, who dethroned
to bear a son who was half-bulland half-man; the Minoan king and replaced him with
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 Of all the chambers that Evans uncov-
ered,themost intriguing is the Throne
Room. Set in the center of a long russet,
green, andwhite wall, stands a curlicue
high-backedalabasterchairwith a
hollowed-out seat shapedto fit thebody-
the throne of Minos. Flanking it on either
side is a long row of alabaster benches.
Decorating the wall above the throne are
brightlypaintedredandbluefrescoes
depicting wingless griffins-mythical crea-
tures with the body of a lion, symbolizing
political strength; the head of an eagle, sig-
nifying spiritual authority; anda long ser-
Colorful Murals adorn much of what’sleft of Minos’ pentine tail, representing power over the
Palace at Knossos. Thesepurticulur frescoes, featuring beauti-subterranean world. Evans was elated by
ful youths bearing decorated clay jars filled with water [or this discovery. He had unearthed the oldest
perhaps wine), have retained their original colors after thou- European throne known to history.
sands of years.
A stone-linedpit below theThrone
Room was dubbedthelustral basin by
Evans, as he believed it was used for reli-
their own ruler (see First Back Roto Photo, gious purposes. Broken oil jars, overturned
p. 37). As the new king and his subjects ceremonial vessels, and other disturbances
spoke differentlanguages, it was decided to in the roomsuggested that at the time the
adapttheCretan alphabet to the Greek palace was destroyed a purification cere-
tongue. In the process, original the Minoan mony was interrupted by a brutal catas-
script was lost and a whole new dialect was trophe.
created. This situation is understandable
whenwerememberthatalthoughthe
Roman alphabetis common tomany coun-
tries, the manner in which the letters are
grouped constitutes a different language.
The Argonauts
Jason and his band of Argonauts sailed in
search ofthe Golden Fleece. After manyadven-
tures they reached theland of Crete. Daedalus
had built a giant browerobot named Talos who
patroled the island kingdom three times each
d a y , spouting fire and hurling hugeboulders at
approaching ships, sinking thembeforethey
could reach the shore.
Through theuse ofguile, a small detachment
of Jason’s followerswerepermitted to land
safely. They offeredTalos a drink from the cup
that contained the Wine of Immortality. As
Talos threw back his head to drain the cup,
Poeas, the smallestof the Argonauts, pulled a
The bronze pin from the metal man’s heel and
Rosicrucian releaced theichor, or immortal body fluid that
Dicest
”
”-
animated him. As his life force gushed forth,
Talos toppled over and fell into the S-. Jason Minoan Burial Urns: Thesehuge
May and his Argonauts swarmed ashore and were urns, found ut Knossos, were used as storage for
1987 lavishly entertained at the court of the king. various commodities as well as for human remains.
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 The ThroneRoom still retainsits original alabasterthrone, although thefrescoes,d@icting
mythical griffins, are modern restorations, and possibly inaccurate in detail.

Throughout the palace, brilliantly hued that earthquakeswere caused by a huge bull
frescoes decorate almost every chamber. that shook the earth on its horns, the bull
O n a column in the Queen’s apartments, was included among the undergrounddei-
curly-haired,long-skirteddancinggirls ties. Homer alludesto this in theIliad with
entertain, while schools of dolphins leap the statement, “In Bulls does the Earth-
gracefully along walls highlighted by light Shaker delight.”
blue ornamentation.O n the staircaselead- Once eachyear, a festival was held in the
ing to the southwest portico, slim-waisted royal arenato select the strongest and most
youths, with long curling side-locks hang- virile bull to serve as the legendary Mino-
ing over their shoulders, pour sweet nectartaur. A fascinating fresco, found near the
from slendertriangular-shaped jars;nearby, Throne Room, shows two maidens and a
a tall, slim, muscular priest-king, wearing ayouth engaged in the sport of bull-leap-
swallow-tail loincloth, a fleur-de-lis neck- ing-a favorite Minoan spectaclein which
lace, and a crown topped with bluegold and teams of youthsandmaidenscompeted
peacock plumes, demands obeisance. Otheragainst eachother in feats of acrobatic skill.
frescoed scenes depict the lively gayety of One girl is grasping the horns of an infur-
family and social life; colorful birds,flow- iated charging bull, forcing its head as down
ers,andfish;andbeautifulwomenin the youth somersaults overback. its Behind
charming affectatiousposes. Not onefresco the animal, the other girl stands poised,
depicts war, bloodshed,or prisoners, such ready tocatchtheleaper as helands.
as seen in Egypt or Assyria. Although no harm ever came to the bulls
The Earth-Shaker that took part in the contest, there is no
The “cultof the bull” (symbol
of strength doubt that the contestants must have suf-
and fertility) flourished in Crete. Adorning fered numerous casualties from the sharp
one wall of the ceremonial gateway is a horns of theraging animals.
bas-relief of the head ofa raging, snorting Anxious to prove his manliness, Androgeus,
bull, and Evans found numerous statues son of Minos, entered thegames at Athens. He
and relics relating to this animal. Regarded was victorious in every event and earned the
as the “earth-shaker”because it was believed (cont. on p. 31)
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 Is Tbere issi
by Philip A. CZausen, F.R.C,

THE GREAT TURQUOlSE BALL cooled and coalesced intovibrating

rock and water. Fire from the sun reheated planet earth to a more amiable
temperature after its purifyingand forge-like creation, making the world into a
brimming, stirringstewpot. Perhaps all the elements of a living stew werealready
in the pot when life-inducing temperatures were reached.

Oceanempiresroseand fell.Algae, orderly way to make a world. Because

sponge, snail, trilobite,andcoral kings man’s mind is orderly, he desires to find
reigned and died, settling to the seafloor, world creation acting this way. Man also
forming the tilth from which future life generously admits thathis mind is a reflec-
would be drawn by upthe warm face ofthetion of God thecreator’s mind. Therefore
sun. his loftiest ideas should be true; the case
Nextcameferns,trees,insects,fish. should close neatly. But there is one nag-
Then dinosaurs arose from the rich mud- ging detail. Where is the evidence? Where
clay ofthe restive earth.Anyonewho are themissing links?
would have stopped to look for a missing Of course the world is a big place and
link would have promptly been consumed some may still hope to find the links, but
by a moreambitiouscreature.Mother isn’t it intriguing that nonehave beenfound
Earth swelled and contracted, heaving up after so many yearsofdelving into the
her floors, gushing out her waters, then earth?
contracted andsqueezed-how many times Sometimes if no answer can be discov-
we cannot know. ered, then perhaps the wrong question is
Ocean floors rich and green with the being asked. Is there a missing link between
manures of trillions of deaths roseto the ice and water? Or between waterand steam?
sunlight, full of the rich muds life,
of push- In these two cases the various forms of
ing up again the residues of all that had
gone water, which to an uninformed mind would
before. There was nothing called man, but be unrecognizableas thesame material,
all of his processes were being tried and really are the same material but atdiffering
refined there, readied for assembly. In a levels or rates ofintensity. Is an ape then the
way, looking through moreprimitive senses, same material as a man, only differing in
he was there. levels or rates of intensity? More grandly, is
all of the same stuff, only differing thus?
The Search
The Evidence
What was the missing link? Was therea
transforming ape-an ape less hairy, less The evidence is not suspect. W e have it
boring, more genial, more daring and in- all around us and all evidence is good evi-
ventive? Because we know more of the enddence, just as all subjects for a camera are
than thebeginning we try reaching back to good subjects. What must besuspected and
extrapolate from whatwe know now. The inspected regularly are the camera and the
ape dies, the man dies. Each returns to a film. Man never looks at anything directly,
The common denominator-the dust, the pri- but rather apprehends everything through a
mordial clay, or, more poetically, God’s series of filterscalled belief, prejudice, and
Rosicrucian canned knowledge. The face of man typi-
flesh.
Digest cally seen is the face of the rationalintellect
That there should be a link, a tangible curiously mixed with the sentimental and
May
link, between all orders of creation, from emotional. A cleaner form of knowledgeis
I987
lowest to highest, would seem to be an apprehended when the rational and emo-
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tional are quieted. But this secret way of Never doubt it, old Adam was the first
obtaining new knowledge is known only to scientist.Aristotle popularized the tech-
mystics. nique, anda naming partywas held for the
In its first billion and a half years Earth next epoch,which hasbecome quiteintense
was a restive cauldron of hot seas, molten in these days. Scientists will probably never
rock, and violent poetries. Then, in mid- give up cataloging, even though they now
youth she produced her first rough chil- realize that thedivisions and paperwork are
dren. For about 500 million years she has infinite. Cataloging is naturally useful, but
been filling pastries of every description the pursuit thereof is not to be confused
with a singlehomogeneous filling that con- with the pursuit of Truth-although the
tains all the tastes in the universe. Analo- one is preliminary to the other ,j ust as exer-
gously, the pastry is the vibrating bodies cises are commendatoryas long as one does
and shapesof the earth, and fillingthe is the not confuse them withreal work.
soul,the universal mind of God. It is this
Soul which is not amissing link, but a
hidden link, between and amidst all crea-
tion.
When the rationalexplorer searches for
the missing links in his life, he goes out-
ward, as all of us have done. W e see ashes,
dust, and the layers of profoundlylong
ages. This is like a symbol, like ahuge mon-
ument, a mausoleum of terrible wondersto
the little man whofears that death endsall.
Some day after much weary searching he
must come toface himself and find to his
wonder that within himself is the living
universe, the fountain of youth, the pearl of
great price, the oracle.
A missinglink? Thisbecomes asuperflu- This old Adamic race, still alive and well
ous, a wrong question-like questing after today, seesmissing links in something
ice in the desert-based on a fragmented neverseparated, unlessit was their self
understanding of life. Are species separate from God when removed from the Garden.
that they need a link when they are already But thereis a time for separation and a time
linkedspiritually?Arecreatures on the for reunion. It is this reunion of life, and
earth or are they apart of the earth? Perhapsthus of man-with-God,thatthemystic
this is a more genuine and important ques- seeks to realize within himself. And thisis a
tion. matter of man remembering what he has
forgotten: that he is never out oftouch with
The Great Naming God, the Cosmic Consciousness, because
Adam named all beasts and things o n he is created part of It.
earth. Daily this poor maligned little man
got up and went to work. was There
a world A New View
to name! Separation, differentiation, frag- In fact there is a new Adam who knows
mentation was just beginning, followed by the spectrumof Being to bea band of exist-
quick confusion. No doubt thiswas a pro- ence starting with God and ending with
digious task for one man. God (ending onlybeing a new beginning) in
Sciencehasforeverafter been overly which a stone, a leaf, a door, and likewise
impressedwiththis feat and has deter- dinosaur, monkey, and men are all really
mined to compound confusion by emphas- evolutions and revolutions of a single Idea,
izing differences between creatures.Aristo- which is Life-the expression of God, the
tle was an expertat this,and sincecataloging body of Christ in manifold forms. And this
is something manloves to do anyway, Aris- spectrum being perfect, it therefore con-
totle was quickly lauded. tains no separations, no joltinglinks or
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lapses. Lapses exist onlyin man’s ability to W e cannot say for sure, but are rather
understand,certainlynotinthecosmic leftwithbestguesses.Earth is dust and
creation and orderof things. water, mixed with sunlight, over which is
cast the mystic spellwe are only justbegin-
But thenagging question doesn’t seem toning to learn.
go away. At some timein the geologic past,
man, as we know him, did not exist. What Man, whowas made outof the same dust
as dinosaurs and myriad other long extinct
creature gave birth to him? Since we are creatures, now walks in their place. He is
most closely associated with apes physio- still brutal, but more sophisticated-still
logically, thisis the scientist’s choice. Crea- becoming. The ageless dust is a sortof link,
tionists argue that God appeared, and from literally a common groundof all life.And it
the clay or dust of the earth, shaped man’s is not at an end. Why should itbe when the
form and blew divine life into it-thus giv. most exciting time of all isyet to come? The
ing forth an immaculate, miraculous birth. new Adam is emerging-the one reunited
However it occurred, the birth of first with God, the one who will take careof the
man on earth theoretically raised the level perfect garden forever, realizing the King-
of intelligence on this planet. dom of Heaven. Isn’t his very body even
now forming outof our bodies, outof the
A Consciousness Catalyst billions of bodies that have gone before?
ArthurClarke,in his fictionalwork, And the one who is of this type-the new
2001, A Space Odyssey, has a strange mono- Adam-will he then think of himself as the
lith, the Anomaly,sonically and mystically crown of creation, much greater than the
raise the level of intelligence in nearby apes. algae or sponges from which his dust for
W e know of no such monoliths, nor we arethese 500 million years has been coming,
likely to find any. But in divine literature rising, falling?Does he think himself super-
we find immaculate, miraculous births such ior to the earth that he may use it as a
as with Zoroaster and Jesus and few others
a capricious, timeless shore?
who, in each case, by their birth, and by their No. The new one is different-because
presence, raised the consciousnessof man- he has remembered the forgotten God.
kind as a whole by many degrees. W e are the very creatures who must let
Could this same miraculous condition the old nature become extinct to make the
have occurred to earth’s highest life form dust for the higher form, new the man who
before man? It may be a hideous idea to is coming.
somethatanapecouldhaveproduced And thenew Adam does come. From out
earth’s proto-man. However, creation does of all the dust andall knowledge and expe-
not despise itself, but rather takes easi- the riences of the earth, he comes. He is at one
est path to its means of reproducing itself withearth-thusatonewith God-and
on higher, more intelligentlevels. Could sees no missing links; heis of dust, of sun-
immaculate, miraculous birth then be the light, shaped immaculately, miraculously
high mechanism for evolution on this planet? of God. A

In Appreciation

Gary L. Stewart
Imperator
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REPORTS FROM THE RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF ROSE-CROIX UNIVERSITY

D R. H.SPENCERLEWISfrequently It’s unfair,it’s unjust. You want meto feel

spoke of that level of experience wheregrateful for this?”
we are grateful. He suggested that when we Someothercommentsinclude:“Life
pray we shouldn’t just ask for things we doesn’t give me what I need. I’ve got to
desire, rather we can choose to express thework for it, strive and fight for it.” “I’ve
gratitude that is already in our hearts. earned everythingI’ve got. No one gives me
Is there a mysterious power in our expe-anything I need.” “Gratitude isn’t some-
rience of gratitude? Can we attainsuch thing I often feel except on Sunday or
power in our own lives?What couldpossi- maybe Thanksgiving.” “I can give you grat-
bly hold us back? itude when I’ve earned it for myself.” Yet,
Gratitude is a quality of our experience another person points out, “When I feel
that is thought by some to be a virtue and I’ve earned what Igot, that sucks the grati-
by others to be a weakness. Dependingon tude right out of it.”
our realities and desires, we may look at One individual remarks: “Of course, I
gratitude as either natural or foolish. W e feel grateful when Iget what I want. Only
may ask, “Can we be grateful whenwe are why can’t I get what I want when I wantIf it?
treated unjustlyor feeling despair, or when I haven’t got what I want by Tuesday, you
we don’t have what we think we need, or
can’t expect me to feel gratitude on Wednes-
what we want?”
day. You wonder why I’m irritable?”
For instance,onepersonexperienced
sexual abuseas a child. Her response life to Ask, and You Shall Receive. ..
now is anger and attack. Her experience in Mystics can discover thatwe ask for the
life is separation and loneliness, which is experience we receive, even regarding the
also her subconscious fear. Letting go of choice of our own parents. One member
her aggressive protections is still difficult. recalled for us some prenatal and child-
“I’dliketoescape,”sheexplains,“but hood experiences:
there’s nothing I can do. It’s scary. That’s “I canremember seeing myself as a
the way I always feel, though. I escape from round, glowing sphere. Yet, I knew that the
everythingI feel. Imake excuses. Ijust sphere itself was not me, but merely an
don’t want to itdo[experienceit]. I rebel!” expression of my being. In front of me I
Like this person, some people point out,could see two women. I knew that they
“When I feel despair, life is impossible. were sisters-that the one I chose was to be
This is the way life is and I can’t change it, my mother and the other to be my aunt.
then I don’t feel grateful.” In the words of One ofthem held the attraction of love and
another, “It’s impossible to feel gratitude nurturance which would have shielded and
when I know life’s unjust.” Or, “I knowit. encompassed me throughout my childhood.
 With the other, the attraction was a deep hope is often colored by expectations that
senseofresponsibility.Ichose wisely, stand in theway of gratitude.” “The expe-
relinquishing this opportunity for an all- rience of gratitude is followed by such joy
encompassing, fulfilling love. I chose for that I only wish that I couldalways be open
my mother the woman who represented to that.”
responsibility. As I grew up, however, my
People who experience genuine gratitude
biological mother became less involved in
parenting, andmy aunt-my psychological find that it is spontaneous, natural, and
mother-took over the parenting role. As free. “Gratitude is oftenunexpected,”
for my father, he was a difficult man. He explains one individual. “It’s just here.” In
was physically, mentally, and emotionally the wordsof another, “Gratitudeis always
abusive. here, even though I can’t always feel it.”
Some other reactions include: “The more
“It was not until later in life, during an
I’m willing to accept gratitude as a part of
initiation ritual in the Atrium Degrees, that
I trulyrealized the significance of my child- life, the more intense it becomes. Then it
hood experiences. During the initiation, I becomes more and more natural.” can’t “I
had a profound sense of attunement with make it happen. I can be open to it. When
my innerself, at whichmomentIfelt gratitude is here, it’s a gift.”
prompted toask some question which had There are joyful remarks about the expe-
been burning in my heart. I chose to ask: rience of gratitude. One person explains,
‘Why is the relationship withmy father so “When 1 am grateful Ifeel light, joy, con-
verydifficult?’Theanswershotback: nected,’’ while others remark, ttI feel cen-
‘Because you are so much like him!’ This tered, harmonious, peaceful”;‘‘I feel posi-
response was gradually accepted by my tive toward the world, genuinely tuned into
outer consciousness, and over the years I things,positivetowardspeople”; or, “1
have cometo realize the shadow side my of want to experience more of life, rather than
personality. hide.”
“I now truly feel grateful for both my Other insightful comments about grati-
parents. Had I been raisedby my aunt in a
tude include: “Intuitively, I know it’s pos-
totally loving,engulfing environment, I
sible to experience gratitude inall circum-
would never have let loose of her apron
strings, satisfied insteadto be encompassed stances.Gettingthere is thedifficulty.”
by her love. I would not have been desirous “I’m not willing to experience gratitudeif I
of entering the world large.
at I am grateful don’t havemy way.” “I can experience grat-
for my father because through him I came itude inall circumstances whereI’m willing
to know myself. Suffering now is irrele- to experience lifeas it is. This means I need
vant. I can now experience gratitude and to let go of thinking I know how it should
can now realize that I have received what I be.”
asked for.” Courage
Other Comments The willingness to be open to experien-
The following comments from several ces of gratitudecan take courage. One soror
other individuals further indicate such a describesherexperience as follows: “I
realization on the part of many seekers of wanted to let go of the negative emotionsI
innerunderstanding:“WhenI recognize experienced whenever I thought of child-
that I am realizing qualities of Self I have hood beatings. I asked my inner self for
asked for, thenI can’t help but experience assistance. When I started to let go, my ego
gratitude.” “Often I don’tfeel gratitude at went crazy. It said to me, ‘How could you
The first because my experience doesn’t fitmy possibly dothis?Everyonewouldagree
Rosicrucian picture of what I think I should be grateful these beatings were terrible and wrong. If
you do this, everyone will know you are
Digest for. If my expectationsarenotmet,Idon’t
crazy.’
feel grateful, but later
may realize that Ihave
May received what I hoped for.” “I hope to “My inner self merely replied, ‘Do you
1987 experience what I can be grateful for. But want to let go or not?’
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 “My ego replied, ‘You’ve already for- again would I need t o fear being beaten up
given your father. You don’t need t o do by life.’ This interpretation made gratitude
this.’ Indeed, I thought I had forgiven my okay in my mind.”
father. The Tom-tom legend of the American
“My inner self merely asked, ‘Do you Plains Indians teaches thattobecome a
want tolet go or not?’ Peaceful Warrior, thebrave must be happy,
see the Great Spirit in all things, and give
crIreplied, ‘Yes,’ and I asked my inner
thanksin every situation.Half a world
self, ‘What was my interpretation that is
away,Paul wrotetotheThessalonians,
still generating my negative emotions?’
explaining that to become true Christians
“My innerself responded, ‘Thebeatings theyshould“Rejoice always, pray con-
were unfair, unjust, and wrong!’ stantly, give thanks inall circumstances....”
“The ego exclaimed, ‘If you do this, you People attest to the genuine power and
are going to feel gratitude for those beat- freedomexperiencedwithgratitude.
you’re Dr. Lewis and our subjects demonstrate
ings, then everyone will know for sure
crazy!’ that for us gratitude is already burning in
“The innerself responded with the same each heart. Hence, the choice we face is
betweenjoy and fear. Are we willing to
question, ‘Do you want to let go or not?’
experience gratitude and joy, o r will we
‘“Yes, I choosetolet go ofunfair, choose to remain withfear and judgment?
unjust, and wrong.’ This was scary. The Peaceful Warrior and the Rosicrucian
“I then experienced thosebeatings, pos- Knight vanquish fear with a courageous
sibly for the first time. Letting go of the thrust ofgratitude.
interpretation, I indeed experienced grati- “GeorgeF. Buletza, Ph. D., F.R.C., I.R.C.
tude. I interpreted this tomean that ‘never David M. Aguilera, Ph. D., F.R.C., I.R.C.
 by Robin M. Thompson, F.R.C.

REMOTE-SENSING TECHNIQUES developed by today’s technology have

brought to light a n important 3300-year-old tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the
Kings-an undiscovered tomb that could be one of the most important finds in
Egypt in many years.
Recently, following the signals of a mag- So far the new dig has revealed a huge
netometer, a remote-sensing device which underground central chamber of enormous
measures the intensity of the below-ground- dimensions-100 feet long and 100 feet
level magnetic field, excited archeologists wide-supported by sixteen massive pil-
the of the Kings. lars. Unfortunately this chamber is badly
dug away at a site in Valley
They uncovered steps leading down 15feet damagedandfillednearly to the ceiling
into the limestone bedrock. Removing sand with rubble. However, the massiveness of
andrubble,thearcheologists eventually the chamber-one of the largest everfound
found the entrance to a hidden tomb-a in the Valley of the Kings-suggests the
stone door 5 feet high and equally wide. grandeur and bigger-than-life Zeitgeist of
Beyond this portal, an underground pas- Ramses’ reign.
sageway led to several chambers. Archeologists hope that other chambers
This new tomb was found last December in the tomb, extending off from the central
by asurveypartyheaded by KentR. chamber, have perhaps escaped the ravages
Weeks,associateprofessor of Egyptian of time andpillaging of grave robbers. Per-
archeology at the University of California, hapsthesechambers will contain well-
Berkeley. Professor Weeks is the director preserved artifacts-throwing further light
of a long-term mapping project-the Ber- onthe highlydeveloped civilization of
keley Theban Mapping Project-which is Egypt in Ramses’ time.
surveying the entire site of ancient Keep in mind that this newly discovered
Thebes-one-time capital of Egypt on the tomb is in a vast necropolis, the Valleyof
west bank of the Nile 500 miles south of the Kings-an area literally riddled with
Cairo. hidden chambers and passageways, all part
Ramses I1 of a huge burial ground for ancient Egyp-
tian monarchs and nobility. It was in this
Research at the site connects the tomb to
sameareain1922thatHowardCarter
thepowerfuland long-reigning Pharaoh
made the spectacular discovery of Pharaoh
Ramses 11 (1290-1224B.C.).One of Tutankhamon’s intact tomb-which star-
ancient Egypt’s most famous rulers, Ramsestled the world with its rare artifacts and
the Great oversaw a prosperous nation, beautiful art.
expanded the empire, married numerous
wives, fatheredmany children, andengaged New Technology Applied
The massive
in
a building-projects programWhatever may or may not be
foundin
Rosicrucian throughout the land. This newly discov- this new tomb, its discovery is important in
ered tombis just 50feetaway from Ramses’ itself. And whatis particularly interestingis
Digest
already-known tomb, and is probably the that modern oil-exploration technology was
May burialsite of several of Ramses’numerousused in itsdiscovery. New Yorkpetroleum
1987 sons. financier BruceHeafitz is assisting archeol-
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ogists in Egypt in applying remote-sensing
techniques-sonar, radar, and magnetome-
try-to the search for hidden tombs.Sev-
eral remote-sensing techniques have been
utilized so far, including seismic vertical
profiling surveys, ground-penetrating mi-
crowave radio signals, electrical resistivity
tests, and magnetometer observations. All
except the latter failed to detect undiscov-
ered tombs due to various technical prob-
lems.
However, themagnetometer observations
payed off. This instrument measures the
underground magnetic field. The limestone
bedrock underlyingthe Valley of the Kings
containsironparticles(detected by the
magnetometer), and where the bedrock has
been cut through, as in the entrance to a
tomb, the sensitive instrument records a
definite dip in its read-out.
This technologyis distantly relatedto the
metal detectors used by hobbyists to find
buried coins and other objects in fields or rubble is removed-a huge job in itself. The
yards. professoralsoexpressedappreciation to
Future Potential Mr. Bruce Ludwig who is helping to finance
the work and research involving the new
ProfessorWeeksandhisteamwere tomb.
impressed with the magnetometer technol-
ogy’s success in locating the undiscovered When I visitedEgyptin1985 I was
extremely impressed by the extent of this
tomb. The team hopes to make further use
civilization anditslongevityovertime.
of remote-sensing technology in their vast
Though I had studied the history ofEgypt, I
projectofmappingtheentireThebes was still overwhelmedby the vast ruins,all
area-a district containing numerous tombs,dating from different distinct periods in
temples, ruins of cities and villages, and Egypt’slonghistory.As I visitedthe
other structures. Remote-sensing technol- numerous sites the lengthof the Nile Val-
ogy hasbeenappliedwithencouraging ley, I constantly found myself wondering,
results by scientistsinvestigatingand “If this is impressive, what mightbe found
searchingforhiddenchambersinthe buried beneath the nearby sand dunes or
pyramids and Sphinx. hidden high inthe cliffs above the Nile?” In
Dr. Weeks explained to me that he will the heat and dust of the Valley of the Kings
be returning to Egyptin June, 1987, to I wondered if other tombs, more splendid
continue work at the new tomb and carryto even than Tutankhamon’s, might lie hid-
on with the extensive workof the mapping den under the rubble or behind the stark
project. He also talked about the thrill he limestone walls. Though much has already
and his colleagues experienced when they been found, I realized that so much more
entered thenewly discovered tomb-crawl- still awaits discovery in this timeless land
ing intothetop of thetomb’scentral with its layer-upon-layerof civilization.
chamber whichwas filled nearlyto theceil- In the future modern technology teamed
ing with rubble. Dr. Weeks explained that with a vital appreciation for the contribu-
the other chambers have not been explored tions of pastcivilizations will together
yet, and heexpressed concernand fascination throw more light on thefascinating civiliza-
over whatwill be found in the tomb once tion the of Egypt. A
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 How A Gentle Pet
Helped Me Understand
by Nellie R. McCool, Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.

SHOULD WE GRIEVE over the loss of a pet? From our experiences and
study, do we believe that an animalhas a soul, or a soul personality?Or, are we
just reading ourown values and ideas into what we experience in our associations
with pets?Do you think that animals evolve as humans d o ? Are all things related
and arethey interdependent?
Pets contribute to our health andenjoy- I would like to share with you a personal
ment. Likewise, we can improve the quality experiencewhich will hopefullydemon-
of life for the birds, dogs, cats, and other strate thata pet contributedgreater under-
animals thatwe take into our homes. Stud- standing and enrichment to this writer’s
ies have shown that caring for and loving life. For several years, my accountant andI
pets can contribute toa person’s recovery exchanged anecdotes about our cats. Her
from serious illness or an operation. Ani- cat was tricolored, withlong hairand beau-
mals are sometimes taken to visit elderly tiful golden eyes. Two small patches of gray
shut-ins living in nursing homes. And quitefur were located at the cornerof each eye,
often, patients who have not spoken for resembling tears ready to drop from her
months,orperhaps years, will begin to eyes-hence her name, “Tear Drops.” Sto-
speak to a pet and respondto its affection. ries related about Tear Drops’life, habits,
and adventuresrevealed many things about
A Teaching Pet her personality andintelligence.
Pets can alsoteach us manythings. A About threeyears ago, Tear Drops’ owner
young child can be encouraged to assume passed through transition due to a heart
responsibility for the care of a household attack. My friendhad previously shared
pet, a farm or ranch animal. Through taking with me her concern about Tear Drops’
an active part in the life and developmentof future-if anything should happen to her.
an animal, children learn much aboutthem- She had no living relatives and didn’t think
selves, the benefits of caring, life processes, anyone would be interested in taking ina
andthe laws of nature. Learning from ten-year-old cat. She indicated that the car
animals is not restricted just to the young. would have to be “put tosleep.”
The qualityof adult life can also be enriched Tear Drops Comes To Stay
by pets.
Shortlyafter learning of my friend’s
death, I asked her attorney if Tear Drops
could come live with me-and that is how
The author, NellieR. McCool, is a Rosinwian and an older cat became a part of my life.
membevof theOrder’sInternationalResearch Tear Drops soon reciprocated with love
The Council. Soror McCool helps
others as a vocational and entertainment for thecare she received
&sbw&n and educational counselor, and utilizes relaration and the home we shared. She was a very
~i~~~ training,
self-hypnosis, biofeedback,and gentle andbeautiful animal. Duringthe
super-learning techniques inher holisticapproach to years that she lived with me we became
May everyday problems of stress, depression, and adapta- most appreciativeof eachother and attuned
1987 tion and l a m i n g difficulties. to each other.
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 envy of hisGreekhosts.Minoswas
proud of him. Then, tragedystruck! In the
company of several Greek noblemen, Andro-
geus was slain by the white bull of Marathon.
“Anaccident,”claimedtheGreekKingAegars.
“Treachery,” charged Minos!He then besieged
the city of Athens and demanded a tribute of
seven youths and seven maidensto be smificed
to the Minotaur every nine years. Clay Bath Tub found at Knossos, its exterior demratedwith
stylized wave patterns. Oft& swimming fish were painted on
Theseus, son of Aegeus, offered himselfas a the i n s i d e s of such bath tubs.
martyr. He entered the labyrinth and encoun-
tered theMinotaur. At the sightof so fearsome
a beast, witha dull-yellow leathery human body
and the neck and head of a bull, he shrank
back. The bellowingcreature charged. Theseus
sprang aside. The maddened monster charged zation. Buried just a few feet under theearth
againandagain, until a t last it beganto was the ghost of an ancient culture that
weaken.Theseusseizedit by thehorns and includedtownhousearchitecture,terra-
agilelyleaped upon itsshoulders. Using the cottaplumbing,registeredtrademarks,
Minotaur’s horns for leverage, he forced the written archives, and a calendar based on
bullish head backuntil, withasharpcrack,the astronomical observations.
neck snapped. Then Theseus found his way out Sir Arthur Evans knew that a tremen-
of the labyrinth by means of a magic string dous task lay ahead, but he never realized
whichhe had obtainedfrom Ariadne, the that he would be digging on the samesite
daughter of Minos, whohad fallenin love with for over twenty-five years. In his enthusi-
him. asm, Evans restored many deteriorating
As more and more structural remnants structuresandfrescoestotheir original
emerged from the sands of antiquity, Evans grandeur, and brought to lighta mighty
realized that it was not justa palacehe had civilization that shaped the destiny of the
discovered, but the marvels of a lost civili- Western world. A

I ATTENTION,
HIERARCHY
MEMBERS
Those who have attained to the Hierarchy and understand the purpose and importance of
I
these specialContactPeriodsare invited to participate in andreportonthefollowing
occasions.
First, markthedares given belowon your calendar.Arrange in advance for a few
uninterrupted minutes at the givenhour.Whilebenefitingyourself,you may also aid the
Hierarchy. I n reportingto the Imperator, pleaseindicateyour key number and the last
monograph, as well as your degree. The Imperator appreciates your thoughtfulness in not
including other subject matter as a part of your Hierarchy report.
Thursday, August 20, 1987 Thursday, November 19, 1987
8:OO p.m. (your time) 8:00 p.m. (your time)
It is requested that those members ofthe Hierarchy who desire to participate inthese periods
prepare a tittle cardshowingthesedates-tobeplaced in their walletsor some other
convenient location where it will be a continual reminder of the next Hierarchy Contact
Period. Such, of course, should be changed with each announcement of future dates.
 e Fanati
ttCosmic Masters” as “Sou2 Mates”
by Ralph M.Lewis, F. R. C.

ITHIN certainlimits fantasy has Such an individualbelieves that he should

value as it provides the imagination relinquish his divine creativepowers, which
with a channel for free expression. At times are the true Master Within, in favor of
the worldof reality appears to have annoy- advice hewill presumably receive from this
ing restrictions. But in fantasy, the ego may “personal master.’’Psychologically,this
exalt itselffar beyond the possibility of real- individual allows himselfto imagine all his
ization in everyday life. Fantasy can thus motivations or ideas which prompt action
provide refreshing relief from what may as being direct communications from the
seem to be the monotony of the everyday. spiritual master.
Creative fantasy can also reward the indi-
vidual who shares his or her fantasy with The fanatical fantasist is often notwilling
others in the form of fictional books, films, to share his spiritual master. He is quite
and narrations-keeping in mind, of course, vociferous in claiming that such and such a
that this is simply fantasy. master“hasselected me as hispersonal
channel for the enlightenment of mankind.’’
However, in fantasy there also many lurk
pitfalls. The individual may feel that he is Such an individual’s ego becomes more
incapable of providing gratificationof his inflated;others,he believes, mustnow
ego in the everyday world. He therefore knowofhisendowment.Consequently,
wants to achieve what he seems incapable such individuals gather about themselves
of attaining by himself. The fantasist thinks, others-forming a group to listento words
if only in someway he could drawto him- which are supposedlybeing directly trans-
self an external power, a source that would mitted to the group from the individual’s
personally guide and distinguish him from cosmicmaster.Muchofwhat is said is
the masses in which he now feels lost. This garbled subject matter which has been pla-
type of individual may have heard of, or giarized from booksor rituals, or from the
read of, the traditional spiritual, or cosmic, doctrines of organizations which he once
masters, who have passed on to a divine belonged to, or perhaps belongs to even
realm. now. In some cases, the fantasist is only
The “Persona/ Master” recalling from memory what he has learned,
It is related that such beings were espe- and is so absorbed by his illusion that he
cially illumined teachers, come to earth, cannot distinguish fact from fantasy.
where they attracted, at one time, many In other instances, the individual k w s
devout followers. It is then thought and that what he relates to those in his group
taught that such beings can be of assistance has been copied from the private rituals or
to humans, even though they are said to writings of other organizations, then dis-
have left this earthly existence. Unfortu- torted and exploited to further his own
nately, what such beings are supposed to be personal ends.In order to exploit theirfun-
The able to do is often contraryto the teachings tasy and ego, such persons cast aside all
and enlightenment that such teachers are ethical principles, even violating oaths taken
Rosicrucian said to possess.
while affiliated with various organizations.
Digest
At this point an ambivalence appears: By theso doing, they demean their “spiritual
fantasisterroneouslyconceivesthatthis master” as one who favors such selfish acts,
1987 “spiritual master”is now hisp e r s o ~guide.
l therefore encouraging their naive followers
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to do the same, saying it is “the master’s of receiving adirect mandate froma “spir-
bidding.” itual master,” justified soliciting members
fromotherorganizationstojointheir
The Soul Mate Appears! ranks-which action has numerous names!
The results of the mendacious acts of I think it quite appropriate hereto quote
these fantasists reach out beyond them-
Dr. H. Spencer Lewis’ comments o n this
selves totheharm of others. To those subject, which appeared in this publication
unwary indviduals whoallow themselvesto
some years past:
become enmeshed, thefantasist often claims
that the “spiritual master” has declared that “The most definite thing they thatgive to
they have a soul mate! Unfortunately, the their followers is a list of promises which
so-called soul mateis often said to be other includes theability to ascend in holy com-
than the trusting individual’s actual hus- municationwiththesaintsandspiritual
band or wife. Further, young children are beings of the past and present; ability the to
told that their father and mother are not become immune to all earthly problems,
their true parents-the soul parents are the trials,andtribulations;the power tobe
real ones! The children’s confusion and thesuperhuman and supernormal; ‘guaran- the
detrimental emotional impact on the chil- teed’ formula for lifting oneself quickly and
dren are obvious. thoroughly outof the average ordinary rou-
tine of life to a high, successful, and pros-
The fantasyof a “soul mate”is aconcept
perousposition; to dwellwith the great
which is contrary to establishedreligion,
‘Unseen Masters’ in intimate association;
basic metaphysics, and mystical philosophy.
and hundreds of other preposterous but
The soul-mate concept conceives of the
alluring promises.
soul as being fragmented-one part in one
individual, andanotherinsomeother “Every one of the Supreme Officers and
human. This idea is again a fantasy arising department heads would rather resign his
from the common experience of two per- position and abandonhis connection with
sons having very similar interests-or dis- AMORC than allow members to believe
likes. However, such can be explained in that he has any especially divine Master,
morerational ways than by use of the unique powers andabilities, or is the rein-
absurd conceptof a soul mate. The person- carnation of any Great Master, or is in daily
ality of these individuals goes through var- or hourly companionshipwith an invisible
ious phases of development,determined Master or group of them to such an extent
motivation,association,heredity,and so as to be under their control and direction.
on. Their thoughts and actions, therefore, “We want our members tolook upon us
may go through similar developing stages. as sane and rational individuals, holding
But just because two persons share some our positions, not by any divine right, but
common interests doesnot make them soul by the right of diligent service,sane thinking,
mates. Principally, if we have a substance, a carefulmanagement, dignified conduct,
psychic elementsuch as soul,it isnot and unstinted service to the members.W e
divided. do not want inour organization as officer or
Such beliefs as these appearing through member anyone whois beginning to think
the decades have been the prime cause of that heis develoDine a uniaue traitof sdrit-
”

many divorces and the breakup of families. uality, a special form of divine power, or a
These fantasists have,under thefalse claims unique cosmic position.’’
 Frater Dennis Kwiatkowski, AMORC‘s Grand Master, presents the R o s i m i a n Humanitarian Award to
Leah Williams for her wmk with muscular dystrophy patients while three officials from Dallas’ Triangle
Lodge look on: (left to right) Ralph P. Erie, Master; Thomas Koshy, Deputy Master; and Robert Ekstrom,
Public Relations Coordinator.

0 N THE EVENING of November 15, Leah Williams hai expanded the tradi-
1986, in ceremonies at Dallas’ Trian-tional roleof volunteer to make the muscu-
gle Lodge,LeahWilliams, a 21-year-old lar dystrophypatientsherfriends.She
student majoring in rehabilitation science often takes them shopping or to a movie
at the University of Texas Health Science andfrequentlysponsorsparties inher
Center, in Dallas,was presented the Rosi- home. Leahis extremely comfortable deal-
crucian Humanitarian Award in recogni- ing with the physically handicapped, and
tion of her long, outstanding work with the credits her volunteer work with helping her
Muscular Dystrophy Association. choose a career. After graduation she plans
Ms. Williams initially became involved to continue her work with the Muscular
with the association at age ten as a junior Dystrophy Association.
fund raiser. As time progressed,discov- she In her acceptance speech made after the
The eredthatherrealtalentsandinterests lay in awardpresentation,Ms.Williamsim-
R~~~~~~ workingdirectlywith theyoungpeople pressed the large audience with her humil-
stricken with this disease, and she eventu- ity and sincerity. In conjunction with the
Digest I
ally becamea summer camp counselor withHumanitarian Award, the City of Dallas
May the responsibility for the total physical care recognized her achievement by giving her a
1987 of as many as 200 campers. letter of commendation and porcelain bowl
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Triangle Lodge MasterRalph P. Erie (secondfrom left) and AMORC Grand MasterDennis Kwiatkowski
(fourth from right), standing next to AMORC Grand Councilor Gene Bledsoe (in dark robe).

with the congratulations of A. Starke Tay- out thearea, and the event really blossomed
lor, Mayor of Dallas. into a“mini-conclave.” AMORC Grand
The Rosicrucian Humanitarian Award Master Dennis Kwiatkowski, representing
presentation was just oneevent in a special Grand Lodge, was pleased to meet with the
“Mystical Weekend” program organized many fine members in the Dallas area and
by Triangle Lodge and recognized in a spe- expressed his appreciation to Triangle Lodge
cial proclamation issued by the Mayor of and host Arvind Kumar for the inspiring
Dallas. Rosicrucians attendedfrom through- weekend and wonderful Texas hospitality.

Shown in this month’s back cover photograph is the Board of Directors of the
Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC whoassembled in late January and again in
March to carry forward the great work of the Rosicrucian Order. Seated around
the table (left to right) are Christian Bernard, SupremeLegate; Cecil A. Poole,
Vice-president; GaryL. Stewart, Imperator; BurnamSchaa, Supreme Treasurer;
Arthur Piepenbrink, Supreme Secretary. Their deliberations concern affairs of
the
Rosicrucian
Orderthroughoutthe
world. (Photo by Jerry Chupman)

ROSICRUCIANCONCLAVE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Prairie Regional Conclave-June 12-14, Park Town Motor Hotel, 924 Spad-
ina Crescent East, Saskatoon. Grand Lodge will be represented by Soror
Kristie Knutson,AMORC Public Relations Director.For more information,
please contact John Buzik, Conclave Chairman, P.O. Box 7665, Saskatoon,
Sask., Canada S7K 4R4.
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Famous Lion
Gate
Mycenae, Greece
The entrance to Homer’s “Strong-founded citadel (Mycenae) . . . rich in gold,” is guarded by a
monumental lion sculpture-seen above the portal. This sculpture, two lions(nowheadless)
supporting a pillar, is the oldest example of such monumental sculpture in Greece. Mycenae, oldest
to at least 3000 B.C., sits atop an acropolis abovethe Argive Plain.
of the Greek cities, dating back
Mycenae was demolished 848 in B.C. and never rebuilt. Heinrich Schliemann first excavated the city
on an extensive scale, resulting in the confirmation
of many of the legends ofthe Aegean civilization.
thriving
was
city
The Homer.
of
time
thein (Photo by AMORC)

Guardians of the Gods (overleaf)

In the Aegean Seathe
is little island of Delos, a dry granite
rock about three miles long. Delos, once
the political, commercial,
and religious centerof the Aegean Islands, was said to be the birthplace of
Apollo and Artemis. Inthe Odyssey Homer wrote a hymnto the godsof Delos. The lion statues are
guardians who overlook the once famed sacred lake. Delos was noted for its oracles and many
shrines. and temples (Photo by AMORC)
1
The Erratum: Rosicrucian Digest, Dec. 1986, page 39.
Rosicrucian
Digest Regarding information in the advertisementfor The G e a t Vision, a book on the life of Francis
Bacon: The author, Peter Dawkins,is the Founder-Director of the Francis Barn Research Trust,
May and a council member ofthe Francis Bacon Society of London.
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CONTENTS
4 Thought of the Month: How Do We Truly Serve?
8 Humility,Dignity,Courage
12 The Continuity of Egyptian Culture
15 The Celestial Sanctum: Overcoming Selfishness
20 Your Body’s Immunity to Disease
23 In Memoriam: Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, F.R.C.
24 CorrectingMistakenIdeas
28 BeyondWorthiness
32 Rosicrucian Activities Around the World

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LITHO IN U S A
 THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
by the lmperator
How Do We TrulyServe?
I T SEEMS IRONIC that even in some
of the mostadvanced societiesthere exist
people who are unable to care for them-
selves. I am not referring, in this instance,to
individuals who arephysically or mentally
handicapped, or to those whohave no con-
trol ordirection over their lives. I am refer-
ring instead to individuals who have either
initially chosen to live a lifestyle that sub-
stantially deviates from society’s “norm,”
or who have seemingly become “victims”
of the society in which they live.
In all instances, we, as students of mysti-
cism, will recognize (or think that we recog-
nize) that all peopleareresponsiblefor
creating their own circumstances. That is,
each individual has aeated his or her own
immediate situation based upon previous
actions-either in this lifetime o r in a past
incarnation. Thus,we can effectively debate
the excuse often given for“victims of
society” because at some point in time a
choice was made thatresulted inthe present
situation. To individuals who have a well-
developed sense of knowledge and wisdom,
it is apparent that people sometimes make
unfortunate choices-choices not based on
any responsible and knowledgeabledeci-
sion-but as the result of ignorance or an
ignorant act. In other words, the person did
not realize the consequences of such an act
which may have already manifested in an
undesirable situation o r will do so in the
future.
The term that we use to describe this
The
sequence of causal acts and the resulting
Rosicrucian effects is “karma.”Howoften have we
Digest either heard or used the phrase, “Thatper-
son is in trouble because he has badkarma,”
JUlY or, “She got the promotion because she open doors. And for those
1987 chalked up some good karma points”? By are not looking for pator simple phrases to
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making such statements, what are we actu-
ally saying? Are we acting out of knowledge
andwisdom by saying or thinkingsuch
things? Or, are we, ourselves, creating an
ignorant act that will have effectsupon us at
a later time?
In writing this article, my main concernis
not with the helpless, or those who drift
without any apparent direction in life, or
even withthosewho have chosen,con-
sciously or unconsciously, to be the out-
casts(“victims”) of society. M y main
concern hereis with those individuals who
use their understanding of karma-what
they consider it to be-in an attempt to
explain a given situation. Often these are
theindividualswhoare trying to better
society, to help those who are less fortu-
nate. These are the individuals who have
chosen to serve.
Karma
A n Answer and A Question
How does our knowledge of karma-our
personal understanding of that concept-
affect our service to humanity? Inanswering
thisquestion,perhaps we should para-
phrase theold cliche, “The morewe learn,
the less we know.” After all, in acquiring
knowledge, as soon as we find an answer to
one question,a multiplicity of other ques-
tions will follow. Such is the natureof learn-
ing. This is how we evolve in our under-
standing.
Karma explains so much; it is an answer in
itself. It opens doors that, with a littleeffort
onourpart, will explainan entire new
dimension of learning.
But it is also a question because it does
individuals who
explain circumstances, karma will be seen motives, that is, people who are devoted to
not as an end, butas a means-a tool to be the well-being of those around them. These
applied in finding solutions. individualswant to promote the greatest
What, then,is karma? Canwe truly think good for the greatest possible number of
of karma as being good or bad? What of people. They may be involved in distribut-
those individuals who shrug off an explana- ing food to the starving masses around the
tion by saying that such-and-such occurred world, and, when doing so, demonstrate
because of bad karma? Are such “answers” that some people in the world really care.
truly beneficial to humanity? Perhaps we can say such devoted individu-
als are creating good karma.
Persons who evenloosely refer to the
term karma in their conversations demon- Secondly, let usconsider karmain anega-
strate a degreeof knowledge that is essential tive connotation, such as with people who
to understandingwhat true service actually are acting out of purely selfish motives. An
means. Afamiliaritywith theterm will example would be those people who try to
hopefully imply a familiarity with the con- discredit othersso as to give credit to them-
cept-and, even an acceptance of its doc- selves. Finally, let us also consider karma
trine. But if our acquisition of knowledge from a neutral position which is neither
about karma stops at this point, then no positive nor negative, good nor bad.
wisdom has been acquired. W e must then
ask if such personscan truly help others, or In the first instance,I think thatwe would
merely think that they can. all agree that theact of giving food to starv-
ing people is not only noble, but vitally
The Important Connection important. But an important principle lies
It is simple for persons who do not make hidden here. Let us say that the persons
theimportantconnection betweentheir donating food are doing so either because it
present circumstances and their pastactions makes them feel good, or simply because
to live their lives without really showing any they know that there arehungry people,
concern with issues that relate to the wel- andtheact of givingis just that-an
fare of others. However,when that connec- actexistinglwithoutany thoughtbehind
tion between past actions and present cir- it. What if ;thesehumanitarians actually
cumstances is understood, we will find a contribute to the weaknesses of others by
greater complexity of variables that need to acting in such a way that the recipients do
be responsibly weighed andconsidered nothelpthemselves?Doestheactthen
before any true service canbe accomplished. remain altruistic and positive, or hasit
In other words, unless we apply our learn- become selfish and negative, eithercon-
ing with dedicated responsibility, we run
sciously because the giver feels guilty and
the risk of doing more harm than good.It
wants to remove that guilt, or unconsciously
then becomes apparent thatboth knowledge
through ignorance of understandingthe
and wisdom must be utilized as our actions
true situation which may not be apparent
produce morewidespread and lasting effects.
without applyingknowledge andunder-
Perhaps personsacting out of ignorance will
standing?
only affect themselves to any great extent.
But knowledgeable persons acting without Perhaps we can see that our altruistic,
wisdom produce a much wider sphere of positive example has become transformed
influence that canadversely affect others, in into our second instance of karma-that of
addition to themselves. selfishness and negativity in theexample of
doing only to remove guilt. Even the person
The Greatest Good actingunconsciouslyout of ignorance,
How are we to view karma in this light? though with noble purpose,has aproblem.
Let us interpret karma in three different For example, let usconsider a situation that
ways. First, let us think of karma as being a has most likely happened to all of us at
positive attribute in the service of others. some pointin time. Remember thelast time
Within this definition of karma we find you were stopped on the streetby an indi-
people who think and act out of altruistic vidual who, by his appearance, would be
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considered by some to be a derelict. This money so they could survive. I observed
person,perhaps, asked formoney so he manydifferentattitudesfromdifferent
could buy food, but our impression was people. Some threwcoins at locations where
that hereally wanted alcohol. W e were in a it would beextremely difficultfor therecip-
situation where we wereasked for help, ients to reach them, thereby attempting to
What did we d o and what did we feel? make ajoke of the situation. Some individ-
Did we ignorethis person? Did we go uals really tried to helpby giving coins, but
through the motions of giving money just to you couldtell by their faces that they knew
be rid of him and toalleviate any discom- the giving was futile because there were so
fort we may have felt? Didwe refuse on the many lepers and not enough money. And
premise that the money would probably be some simply ignored those whowere beg-
misspent and we could not really help him ging.
by supporting his alcoholism? Didwe per- I asked myself at the timeas I am asking
haps even erroneously think thatby contri- you now: Which act did the most good? I
buting we would be taking on his karma? think that if we tried to answer this ques-
Or, did we give the money thinking that tion, or tried to judge another’s motive,we
what he did with it was his problem? And, would becomelost in aneternal philo-
finally, did we either give money or refuse sophical debate which will never have an
assistance because of a true andsincere feel- appropriate andfinal answer. Therefore, we
ing of compassion for the other person? must firid another solution.
Only you know what you truly felt. The temporary solution that I found was
The Faultfinders not in anything thatI could give, but rather
in what I was given. I distinctly remember
Unfortunately, certain people would use
the faces of three individuals with leprosy.
such a situation totheir own advantage, that
is, to ridicule another whois less fortunate
They gave more to me than I could ever give
to them. They are the authors of this mes-
SO as to build a false sense of their own
sage in that they inspiredthis feebleattempt
self-esteem. Ironically, such people are often
to think about andexpress
to their wisdom.
quick to point out what appear to be faults
and acts of selfishnessin others. “What How Do We Truly Serwe?
good is youreducation,yourefforts to So, how do we truly serve?W h o is really
achievesuccess, and your successunless serving? Is service an act?
Or, is it something
you give your money to me so I can feed the else?Perhaps in the considerationof karma,
starving?”Verily, areour attempts to betterthe third instance of neutrality will afford
ourselves simply selfish acts? Does not the us an answer. Karma is simply cause and
process of self-concern and self-betterment effect. It is neither good nor bad, butmerely
create an environmentthat allows theoppor- neutral. It is only a situation created by an
tunity to serve more effectively? If such an act made by one individual or by many. If
attitude is held by an individual, does not we view karma in this light, perhaps we will
the seemingly selfish act become a selfless discover that actsconsideredinapurely
act? Perhaps we don’t consciously give in a physical manner are truly secondary to the
manner that others expect us to, but maybe true actsof motive and attitude. The reasons
our wisdom has transcended the normal behind why we give or do something will
understanding held by others. If this is true, create and form our true state of affairs
does not the seemingly selfish act become which is not measuredin our physical state
an altruistic one? Even further, is it really of being or environment. is Itnot measured
our acquired wisdom which causesus toact by our degreeof mastership or attainment,
in a manner that we do? but by our spirituality. Spirituality is not
If I might be allowed to relate a personal measured by appearance, environment, or
experience, a few years ago, when I was in attainment. It simply knows nothing but
India, I spent several days in Bodh Gaya, the itself because it is all that truly exists. It is
place where the Buddha attained enlight- true that there are physical laws of cause
enment. Literally hundreds of lepers lined and effect which we can also call karma, but
the streets of this small town begging for the trueessence of karma transcends all of
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that. With the proper attitude and motive motive, and attitude which are the source
developedfromwithin, we findthatit and essence of acts. To truly be of service,
returns to that whichis within, and we can to trulyunderstandkarma,perhaps we
realize that everyone and all things are of should concentrate our efforts on the spir-
perfection. ituality within, and apply our acquired wis-
Again, how can we truly be of service? dom so as to manifest as the foundation of
Service, ina sense, is related to morality, to whatever act we choose to perform.
notions of good and bad as related to the o t to look long and hardto
W e d o n have
welfare of society. In thisway, we can have discoverthattheRosicrucianOrder is
true service and acts of service. Acts of based upon and teaches inherent wisdom
service canbe either sincereor insincere, of
which the ultimate outcome in either in- and its application.W e can beof true service
stance may be good or bad, detrimental or byattuning to that
essenceandsimply
helpful, depending upon the variables of manifesting it in our beings because it is
purpose, motive, and attitude. True service, really knowledge and undemanding that is
then, consistsof those variables of purpose, needed
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IN THIS ARTICLE, I shall touch upon Rosicrucianwork;humility also in our

three qualities that a Rosicrucian should daily life amongst others, whether they be
constantly display as he journeys around members of ourgreat fraternity or not! Is it
the triangle; that is, in the course of his so difficult to measure our insignificance in
evolution on the noble path of the Rosy proportion to the magnitude of the Cos-
Cross. Although there are many qualities to mic?
choose from,I have singled out thefollow- True Humility
ing threebecause of theirimportance:
humility, dignity, and courage. And who are
we individually, face to face
withourselves,amongallourhuman
Humility is a virtue that is often misun- brothers and sisters on the surface of the
derstood. Therefore,it is important thatwe globe,wherever they may be? Never did
try to define it. Humility should not be individuality transcend multiplicity! Never
difficult to acquireby any Rosicrucian who, has individuality, as long as we have been on
by carefully studying theteachings that are this physical plane, sanctioned superiority
offered to him, realizes that there is yet over others in any realm whatsoever! W e
much more to learn. No matter what degree are each just onelink in a huge chain, and
we may havereached, we realize that we still we must remember that. W e must be aware
have a long way to go, supposing we have that we are coexisting with seekers, as well
completelymasteredthe stages we have as withthosewho have not yetbeen
already gone through. It is a question we attracted to thePath of Light and for whom
must solve for ourselves and in relation we assume responsibility, because knowl-
with ourselves. Humility must be practiced edge is gradually revealed to us and aids us
in proportion to our advancement on the to feel strongly that our constant duty, our
paththat we followtogether towarda daily task, is to try to help others before
common goal. W e must be vigilant. At no
anything else. As a rule, we do not think
timemust we give theimpressionthat,
enough about all that we owe to our envir-
compared to those in the lower degrees, we
havereached a degree of evolutionthat onment andtothosewhocompose it.
gives us the right to assume a superior atti- Without them, what would we be? What
tude. would be our justification for being, and
how could we serve; that is, perform the
As emphasized in the Rosicrucian Code of noblest task that may be assigned to a mys-
Life, it is essential that we constantly con- tic?
sider ourselves as perpetual students-and
never as “evolved” beings, because such is a At the very beginning of our affiliation
quality that we cannotattributetoour- with the Rosicrucian Order, in the early
selves, but one that can only be discerned degrees, we are advised todo everything in
by beings more evolved than we are. There- our power to eliminate our own ego;in
fore, our responsibility is important-not other words, the element which separates
only toward others andourselves, but also, us from what is external to ourselves. The
The and especially, toward our masters of the human ego cannot strengthen the bonds
Rosicrucian past-masters who, having reached that that unite us to others. On the contrary, it
Digest degree of evolution themselves, arein a divides. It is at the root ofour judgments, of
position to evaluate our progress and to our negative criticisms, of our evaluation of
YUlY ourselves in relation to others; this evalua-
grant us the blessing of their satisfaction.
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 But how can we understand, how can we word that we utter must be right and cor-
love, if we are at the mercy of our ego?Also, respond to the ethics of our time. In so
how can we assume thatwe are progressing doing, we are justas respectful of others as
on the path of impersonal knowledge if the we are of ourselves. Assuredly, we can
result of our workhas been merely an exal- make mistakes in this respect;but, realizing
tation of our objectiveself? To be humble is that they are errors, we are able to correct
to forget ourselves in our relations with them and not repeat themin the future.
others. It is to believe that we are, and shall To have dignityis to stoptalking so much
remain, servants,whatever our work or our while saying very little. It is to avoid judging
responsibilities may be, because we are here anyone negatively, even with all necessary
to serve others. isItin the process ofserving details, for oneidea triggers another, andwe
others thatwe find ourselves and realize our are then quickly led to destructive thoughts
innernature, because we then allow the and words that are harmful not only to the
divine spark within to vibrate and attune persons involved, but toourselves as well;
with the divine spark that exists in every for howcan one be peace at with himself by
living being. listening to gossip, for example?
True humilityis not feigned; it cannot be To have dignity is to remain calm and
satisfied with words; it is dynamic to the silent in every circumstance and situation
point that anyone who comes near us can that could arouse our indignation. Let us
perceive it, without any mental restriction remember thatwe are notperfect ourselves,
o r other reservation. Gentle and humble atand that nobody is, as long as we are on this
heart!Thisfamousinjunctionconstantly human plane, limited by our objective self
reminds us of our duty. Buthumility is and its tendencies and reactions. What oth-
especially a result of our thoughts, of our ers are doingto us, we once did, or will do,
meditations, and of our study of eternal since,according to law, in our previous
truths. Humility is an act of love, perhaps incarnations we must have beenthe victims
the greatest of all, as it enables us to under- of such elements of our human behavior
stand others, to be with them, and to be before having mastered them.
available to comfort, encourage, and help at
all times. If we happen to find ourselvesin such a
situation that our reaction could be nothing
Courage and Dignity but negative, let us wrap themystical cloak
Humility has nothing to do with weak- of wisdomaround us more closely and
ness. O n the contrary,it is proof of courage, mentally detach ourselvesfor afew moments
as it requires, at the beginning at least, an so as to regain our strength and not lose our
inner struggle with our objective self till, dignity. Finally, let us watch ourselves and
having the assuranceof the divine presence be careful not to thinkor act in a way that
within, we feel humble in thought, in would be inconsistentwithour highest
speech,and in action.Humility is at the ideals. Let us be worthyof our Order and its
root of many other qualities or virtues; it is teachings, of the training that we receive;
so especially of the second quality men- and let us respect all that our tradition has
tioned and which I now wish to speak to transmitted to us andall that constitutes the
you about-that is, dignity. Order andits dgrigore* in their spiritual and
material expression.
In no way does having dignity mean that
we should adopt a form of behavior indicat- I could say much more about dignity,
ing that we feel superior to others in any also about humility; but these two qualities
way whatsoeverandexpressingdisdain must be the subject of our personal
toward them.Dignity is respect foroneself thoughts and meditations. isItobvious that
and for others.It implies mastery over our if you apply yourself to personala examination
speech,actions,andbehavior. I do not
mean by this that an antiquated or literary
language should be adopted. Thenwe would *According to the French Rosinucian Manual, the
&&gore is an assembly of terrestrial and superterres-
run the risk of falling into the excess of trial entities forming a hierarchical unit, actuated by a
Moliere’s L e s Prdcieuses Ridicules. But every thought-energy.
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upon these importantsubjects,you will have the courage of one’s opinions may, if
arrive at greater conclusions and decisions one is not careful, lead to intolerance and
than those I have stated. But now, let us even to fanaticism. In this case, courage can
examine the last term of our trilogy, the only trigger a negative reaction from others,
third quality or virtue that we wish to ana- and its noble purpose is not being reached,
lyze. Let us try to explain courage. Whenit is well understood,courage
Courage is strengrh; ic is not aggressive- implies prudence, even circumspection. But
ness. W e usually confusecouragewith in the final analysis, would we agree with
audacity in the restrictive senseof the word. our definition of courage if we were not
Thus we speak of courage in connection courageous enough to face the few afore-
with acts of war, with actions undertaken mentioned dangers which exist only in the
against others, or with the assertionof par- excess of a quality-excess always creating
ticular opinions which are nothing more- imbalance. Here again, the mystical law of
when we stoptothink of it-than the the golden mean must be carefully respected,
expression of aninflatedego. Courage without its becoming an excuse to support a
means confidence and firmness inrelation lack of courage. Thisbrings to my mind the
tooneself.Onemustbecourageousto morality of a little-known fableby La Fon-
make a just decision, to take the ofside the taine, entitled The Lion and the Huntti: The
weak against thestrong,todefend high fable ends thus: “The true test of courage
ideals, and,of course, to start upon adiffi- lies in our reaction to the danger that we
cult path-service to one’s fellowmen, for encounter.”
example-to share altruistic ideas and W e should never shirk our responsibili-
actions; or to start on the arduous path of ties, andin this respect too one must show
reintegration and travel the royal road of courage. Whateverwe do, let us do it well.
knowledge, as tradition calls it. Let us not defertill tomorrow what we may
courageous Compmsion accomplish today. Let us be humble, have
dignity, and becourageous. In so doing, we
T o be courageous is to show day after shalldemonstratefraternallove,show
day, hour after hour, compassion toward compassion, share with others, and never
creatures and things, and toward everything be alone! W e shall be receptive tothe
that exists, which must be the characteristic injunctions of our real self. Thus we will
of the mystic and theseeker who works on accomplish the great work of the mystic,
the Path of Light. To be courageous is to which consists of being an instrument for
progressinrowhat we believe to be the themasters to accomplishcosmic will,
summum bonum, the supremegood as we which is always good and ceaselessly aspires
understand it, no matter what the obstacles toward the greatest good for the whole of
may be. Hut in this respect courage must be humanity, as long as we are consciousof it
accompanied by the humility and the dig- and allow it to express through us. Let us
nity we have previously spoken about. learn to let go, to not allow ourselves to
I certainly would not say that courage is become overwhelmed by worldly circum-
devoid of danger. The courage I am refer- stances and conditions.W e must constantly
ring to here, however, is not the courage keep in mind that deep within our being
commonly referred to,which we have pre- stands a silent but vigilant guardian-our
viously distinguished from aggressiveness. spiritual conscience-which is the fundamen-
The dangerof courage lies in its excess and talelement of thedivinesparkwithin
the subsequent results. As an example, to us. A

m: Rosicntcian Digest, MaylJune, 1987, page 13.

Frater Christian Bernard was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand
Lodge of AMORC, Inc In this directorship,Frater Bernard will be known as Supreme Legate for
the Worldwide Membership.
 ti r

Dr. Zahi Hawass (second from left)recently visited the Rosicrucian €gyp
tian Museum. Shown here in the museum's authentic rock tomb (left are
to right) G a y L Stewart, lmperator of AMORC: Dr. Hawass,Egyptologist
and Consultant to the Museum: Dale Jordan,Museum Curator: and Bur.
nam Schaa, AMORC Supreme Treasurer and Museum Director.

I N MARCH Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egyptolo

gist and Chief Inspector of the Giza Pym-
mids and Sphinx visited the Rosicrucian
Egyptian Museum. In a fascinating lecture,
delivered to a full house in Francis Bacon
Auditorium, Dr. Hawass presented for the
first timeonthe West Coast the latest
information on research at the Giza Plateau,
including the recent discovery by French
archeologists of hidden chambers in the
Great F'yramid.As the Egyptianauthorityon
the entire Giza complex, Dr. Hawass dis
cussed current archeological finds such as
the secret passages inside the Sphinx, evi-
dence of the ancient harbor at Giza, and the
workbeing done by the National Geo
graphic Society at the second boat pit at
Giza. He also mentioned his recent survey at
Giza to try to discover how the Ancient
Egyptians built the Great Pyramid. Dr.
Hawass' lively lecture, punctuated by his
great sense of humor, was illustrated with a
full set of colorful slides.
As Director of Excavations at the Sphinx
in 1978 and 1980, Dr. Hawass made dis
coveries which are greatly advancing the
present-day knowledgeof the cult of Khufu,
Khafre, and Menkaure. His specialized
knowledge of the ancient cult and marvels
ofGiza is currentlybeingpreparedfor
numerous publications, including his
encyclopedic doctoral dissertation at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Hawass has recently been appointed
Consultantto the RosicrucianEgyptian
Museum, andwe here at Rosicrucian Park
are honored to be workingwith this distin-
guished andknowledgeable Egyptologist.
 by Gamal El Ghitany

W ITH its 6000 years of written his-

tory, thecivilization of Egypt is one
of themostancient in theworld.And
vation of the body of deceased-to
the the
extent that expenditures for the requisite
building andembellishmentsbankrupted
throughout this long history several diffcr- many peopie.
ent religions have been adopted by Egyptian
society-some of them invented by Egyp- Thereason whyEgyptians showed so
tians themselves and others adoDted from much interest .
in
.
the afterlife
. .
was because

tures, anchored in the people’s collective

In the ebb andflow of all these influen-
awareness, remained basically the same.
ces, the Egyptians havemanaged to arrive at
a synthesisof the modern andthe ancient in The first act that a Pharaoh would under-
many aspects of their life. Indeed, in spite of take was to build a mausoleum in order to
manifold tragedies, this culture’s major preserve his body from nothingness, with a
characteristics have always been its coher- temple alongside for worship. Some mil-
ence, its vitality and its continuity. What lennia later, the Mameluke Sultan, who was
the Egyptians did was to slowly absorb and a Muslim and a foreigner, began construc-
digest different cultures to the point that tion as soon as he came to power of a huge
these elements little by little became com- mosque which contained a mausoleum.
ponents of their own society. This tradition has continued into contem-
One of the more obvious examples in this porarytimes.Whenhediedin 1970,
continuity of Egyptian ideas and values is Gamal AbdelNasser was buried in a mauso-
the Egyptian attitude towards death and the leum that he had helped build andpay for
world beyond. Theidea of immortality has when he was still alive.
always been uppermost in theminds of Monotheism
Egyptians. The firstimages representing the
afterlife can be seenin thefirstknown It is also truet o say that thebasic attitude
beliefs of this people. Great importancewas of the Egyptians towards their Christian
given at that time to tombs and the preser- and Muslim saintshas never changedmuch
over the years. Pharaonic Egypt was under
the sway of the divinetrinity-the goddess
Isis, the god Osiris, and their son Horus.
The Gamal El Ghitany is one of Egypt’s best known But the Egyptians were alsothe first people
Rosicrucian writers. He has served as a news correspondent, and to worship a single deity because of Pharaoh
Digest hisnovelsincludeseveral in historicalsettings.He is Akhnaton-the first man on earth to call
very interested in the major problems faced histori- fortheworship of a single God. This
July cal cultures todayin this timeofrapid technological explains the early assimilation ofChristian-
1987 and economic development. ity into Egypt (c. A.D. 350 or before), along
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with itsnew trinity ofFather, Son, and
Holy
Ghost.
The dogma of a Supreme Godwas strongly
implanted in Egyptianculture. So it did not
takelongfor a deepconflictaboutthe
nature of Christ to develop between the
Egyptianand Byzantine Churches.The
Byzantines felt that the sun of the Virgin
Mary was divine by nature, but Arius, a
priest of Alexandria, denied the consub-
stantiality of the Son and the Father, and
said that God was unique in himself, with-
out entirely rejecting the divine nature of
Christ.'
Althoughthe Egyptians were numeri-
cally much weaker, they refused to bend to
Byzantium. The resulting conflict demon-
strated thehighly independent spiritof the
Church of Egypt and of Egyptian culture.
Although Constantinoplewas theundoubt-
ed capital of the Empireof the East, Alex-
andria remained thespiritualcapitalof
Christianity in the world.
Through the confrontation with Greek
and Byzantine influences, the culturaliden-
tity of the Egyptians was strengthened and
theCoptic language, that is, theancient
Egyptian tongue now written in Greek let-
ters, very quickly took over from Greek
throughout the country.
Arrival of lslam
The coming of the Arabs in the seventh
century and the expansion of Islam into
Egypt never sapped the constancy of Egyp-
tianculturaltraditions. Egyptian civiliza-
tion was quite able to assimilate the symbols
and rites of the new religion, which were
often comparable to what had been known
before.
While there were changes in detail, so
that theembalming of corpses and burial
in
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 wooden or stone coffins, forbidden by tions that have flourished in Egypt, we can
Islam, ceased,the attitude towards the dead detect a similarity betweenHusayn and
remained basically unchanged. Gathering Osiris-they shared the same qualities and
before the tomb, commemoration of the the same tragic destiny, and Sayedna Zai-
deceased, carryingout requests made by the nab, sisterof Husayn, is similar to thegod-
dead, appearing indreams to those near and dess Isis whototheAncient Egyptians
dear to them-all these practicescontinued, represented purity and fidelity.
even though venerationof the deadis con- This cultural continuity is found in mi-
trary to the spiritof Islam. nute details of daily life, as well as in the
The place occupied by the gods in Pha- layout of towns andvillages, in the interiors
raonic times was taken over first by the of people’s homes,in farming whichis still
Christian saints and then by the awlia. The organized according to thepractices of the
latter continue exercising power from the ancientEgyptians,andeveninthe old
other world over people alive today. Dr. names still in use today.
Sayed Oweis, aneminent Egyptian sociolo- These age-old traditions continuein such
gist, has discovered that the phenomenon diverse areas as cooking and the formulae
of correspondence between our contem- spoken when people gather to celebrate a
porariesandtheillustriousdead is very birth or mourna death.
much respected today, and he finds a paral-
lel in this with the ancient Egyptian practice While thesedetails show that the roots of
of writing complaints to the dead pieces on Egyptian culture reach back into the remot-
of silk. est origins of its history,they alsoshow that
this cultureis capable of renewing and per-
Letters arestill written today to the Imam petuating itself withouttrading away its
AI-Shafi, whofoundedone of thefour authenticity. “UNESCO Features
schools of Islamic jurisprudence followed
in Sunni Islam. The Imam died in the year Footnote:
204 of the Hegira (A.D. 820). But it is the ‘At the time of the Christianizationof Egypt,the
ImamHusayn,grandson of the Prophet age-old Egyptian understanding of deity made a
Muhammad, and considered to be the firstdistinction between a divine and human person
martyr of Islam, who is given the mostven- unnecessary.Thus the Coptic Church held the
eration throughout Egypt. The anniversary Monophysite view that Christ had one nature.
of his birth is celebrated for two weeks with A later Christian Council (Chalcedon, A.D.
prayer, dance, and song. 45 1) declared this view heretical and excom-
municated Dioscorus, the Patriarchof Alexan-
If we follow the line of cultural conti- dria-thereby effectively excommunicating
nuitythroughoutthe successive civiliza- much
Egyptian
of Christianity. “Editor

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, “out there” rather than
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C.
S ELFISHNESS is one of the great obsta-
cles to the aspiring mystic. Unless one
can overcome thisnegative trait, it is doubt-
ful just how much progress can be made
toward real enlightenment. Yet, from the
mystical point of view, it is not always
apparent justwhy the qualityof selfishness
is so undesirableanddestructive. In a
society which can tend, at times, to place
much importance on acquiring
the of mate-
rial objects and on the personal satisfaction
of the individual, the question is even more
pertinent. Just what, then, is wrong with
being selfish or self-centered?
TOunderstand this subject more clearly,
it is mandatory that we realize, as the mys-
tics havestated for centuries, thatwe are all
part of the Cosmic Whole. We all arepart
of Being-in fact, we are one with the COS-
mic. W e have always been one with the
Cosmic andwe will always be one with the
Cosmic. W e are like individual drops in the
great ocean of Being. But, unlikea physical
ocean, we cannot separate the drops. W e
cannot cut ourselves off from our source.
W e cannotseparateourselvesfromour
essential unity with ail things.
It is only in our minds, our conscious-
ness, and our understanding, thatwe bring
about the illusion ofseparationandthe
manifestation of separation in our lives. W e
do this in a number of ways-perhaps by
thinkingofthe laws of nature as being
separate from ourselves, which means that
the Cosmic is thought to be somewhere
within. W e also
create theillusion of separatenessby acting
in a selfish and self-centered manner.
Some people attempt to justify selfish-
ness by saying that they are only looking out
for their ownwelfare and protecting them-
selves from other people taking advantage
of them.Others claim thattheir selfish
behavior is onlyattendingtotheirown
needs and to building up necessary self-
esteem. However, there is a world of differ-
ence between building up one’sself-esteem
and confidence, andbeing selfish and self-
centered.
The Selfish Person
What are the hallmarksof a selfish per-
son? To such a person, the whole world
revolves around his or her self. Everything
he experiences is related only to his own
interests and desires. The selfish person is
unable to extend beyond the personal self
to be aware of a larger reality. In fact, this
reality is so limited, so narrow-minded, that
we may be shocked by his behavior.
As an example ofsuch a person, let us use
the following homely analogy.Imaginea
person sitting in a restaurant who has just
ordered a sandwich.When thefood arrives,
this person discovers that there is onion
relish on the sandwich, and he becomes
very upset. He does not like onion relish.
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 Not only does hebecome angry because he tentions, and get ahead in life when one’s
assumed that the sandwich would nothave reality is so limited, they will grapple for
onion relish, but he becomes totally per- any informationor evidencewhich will
plexed. He wonders, “How could such a support their feelings and convictions. They
thing have happened? Doesn’t the restau- will attract other people who hold attitudes
rant know better? W h o o n earth desires similar to their own. Such people will most
onion relish on their sandwich? What is the likely reinforce their own convictions until
world coming to?” Never mind thefact that they are even more certain that their way is
thousands, perhaps even millions of peo- the onlypossible way. Since, however,their
ple, have eaten sandwiches with this type of attitude may be continually out of harmony
relish before and have found it to palata-
be with the Cosmic, they continue to expe-
ble. The selfish person is only aware of what rience one frustration after another.
he likes, and since he does not enjoy this The True Mystic
particular condiment on sandwiches, then
surely no one else could possibly enjoy it Thetruemysticdoesn’t look forpat
either. answers, fiats, or pontifications in his or her
attempttocomprehend life. The mystic
Unfortunately, some people, such as the attempts to understand something of big the
one just mentioned, do limit not themselves picrure of life, of universal patterns and
to emotional upsets in restaurants. Their cosmic principles. The mystic attempts to
self-centeredness extends to almost every sense something of the wholeness of nature
facet of their lives. They judgeall events and and to thereby better understand the multi-
experiences interms of their personal tastes. tudinous aspectsof the whole. To the mys-
What they have decided about life is ulti- tic, the more he learns, the more under-
mate truth. Since it is ultimate truth, if your standingandtoleranthe becomes. The
opinion differs from theirs, then you are more he or she experiences and compre-
obviously wrong. And, if you are wrong, hends of life, the more compassionate the
then theyfeel most justified inpointing out mystic becomes to others. This does not
your error. mean that he lowers his standards and prin-
The problem with such people is not so ciples, for, on the contrary, his ideals and
much their reasoning, as it is their initial principles tend toward the highest and most
premise. By assuming they are right from noble.
the beginning, they are unable to extend To the mystic, unselfishness is a trait to
beyond themselves in order to see that a be developed. Such a trait allows a person
larger world may exist. Unless a person has toextend himself andto experience an
learned,studied,and experienced much, attunementwiththe vast reality of the
thought deeply about life, andlearned Cosmic itself. W e often see such examples
something about people and cultures, he of unselfishness in our affiliated bodies. In
has no real right to assume that the conclu- our Lodges, Chapters,andPronaoiare
sions hereaches are correct and immutable.unselfish and giving people.The service
Such people will see all events andexpe- they so freely offer is not for themselves,
riencesintheir life in blackandwhite but for the greater good of the whole. The
terms-either as good or bad. There is no great personal sacrificesthey often make
room for variation, diversity, or extenuat- give to the service an added power which
ing circumstances. Everything in life must makes it particularly constructive.
fit into neat and precise categories. It may be fine and proper togive and to
The unfortunate thing about such atti- serve when it doesn’t cause one any incon-
tudes is that the people who hold them venience. However, real giving requires a
The causemuch grief toothersandexperience a certain amount of effort, as it requires one
~ ~ ~ b ~ great a nof frustration in their own lives. to extend. This act is particularly noble
c i deal
Digest Sincetheir reality is so fixed andnarrow, because theextending of self results in
they cannot helpbeing extremely judgmen- accomplishment.As we give, so will we
July tal and
intolerant of others. Because it is receive. It is reciprocal and simultaneous.
1987 difficult to make friends, prove one’s con- Although giving and receiving are simul-
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taneous, to initiate the act we must first this not only at this time, but throughout
give. The unselfish efforts of our members the coming years as well. Let us resolve to
in our various affiliated bodies and their learn more about life, to go beyond our
individual Home Sanctums have resultedin horizons and ourselves, to make a greater
much of the good work which the Order attempttounderstandotherpeople,to
has accomplished throughout the centuries. comprehend a different point of view, to
It is true, as our past Imperator Ralph realize that everything and everyone has a
Lewis has pointed out, that no oneis truly place in the schemeof things. If there is ever
unselfish. Even the philanthropist and the to be peace on Earth, it will only happen
humanitarianare satisfyinga selfish de- whenthevanity of selfishnessandthe
sire-they act in the way that they do bloated ego ofself-centeredness is abolished.
because the resultof such action is pleasing Such an approach to theexperience of life
to them and brings them an inner satisfac- will also hasten our own journey to the
tion. But, the great difference with the life exalted goal of Cosmic Consciousness and
of the humanitarian and thatof the selfish Peace Profound!
person is thatthehumanitarian’swork The Celestial Sanctum
brings happiness and help to others. The is a cosmic meeting place. It is the focal point of cosmic
work of the selfish person cuts off the self radiations of health, peace, happiness;and inner awaken-
from others and often brings hurt to others.ing. During e m day, periods for special attunementsare
The one builds up, while the other tears designated when cosmic benefitsofa specific nature may be
received. NonmembersLLI well ar Rosicncciansdeno may
down. participate in the Celestial Sanctum Cataar. Liber 777,
During this time
when unselfishness is so a booklet desnibing the Celestial Sanctumand io sewal
important to thecause of world peace, let us periods, will be sent to nonmembers reqwting it. Address
Snibe S.P.C, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California
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 Of course, thecanvas must be filled with
events-happy times, learning times, loving
Youth is the work of nature, times, and times of pain. Also, amid its
Age is a work of art. color, the picture will be alive with such
“Anon. people as the almost forgotten companions
of youth, vivid portraits of dear ones, and
clear profiles of lifetime friends.
Think of the challenge in that quotation!
It makes artists of us all. Because whether I want my canvas to show thebest side of
we realize it or not,by the simple process of living-the kindness of individuals and my
living, we create a self-portrait-a life-size own appreciation for the goodness of life.
canvas that will hang in the gallery of each Then splashedall across the long painting is
friend’s memory. the laughter that echoes through the
days of
I wish I had thoughtof this earlier in life. the years.
It would have inspired dreams and actions True, it must show weaknesses, such as
thatcould have given my canvas more my failures and the hurts life has given me.
warmth and inspiration. For I would like But I’ll paint them faintly, almost hidden
this portrait of my knowing years to, be a from sight. Some of my tears are bound to
proud thing. I want it to be truthful and show through, but I hope friendswill forget
honest, to carry a message of faith that gives them in the overall scene.
it purpose and strength.
This is the portraitI wish to leave-mostly
As I visualize my canvas, I know it must sunny and bright, but with some shadows
hold much color-golden deserts, blue skies, for contrast and depth.
green meadows, dark forests, and crimson
sunsets overpeaceful waters.I want it filled What type of painting d o you want to
with mostly joyous sounds, but including, place in the gallery of life? Think about it.
of necessity, afew heartbroken sobs. There Remember, each new day gives the oppor-
must be snow-covered mountains and paths tunity to turn your unadorned canvas of
through shadowy glades where birds are living into a work of art.
many and wildlife roams unafraid. “Phyllis W. Heald

Medifocus is a special humanitarian monthly membership activity with

which each Rosicrucianisacquainted. O n the first Sundayof each month,at
any hour you select, youwill enter intoa five-minute period of meditation,
focusing your thought upon a specific troubled area of the world. The part
of the world you select will depend on which troubled area is particularly
The significant to you as an individual. This may change from month to month,
or it may remain important to you for a longer period of time.
Rosicrucian
Digest The Rosicrucian Order is not a political organization. Thebasic purpose
of Medifocus is a humanitarian effort directed toward worldpeace.
JUb
Rose+CroixUn
ouncernent
A careful reading of history shows that leadershipin the advancement of
humanity through proper knowledge, and the proper application of that
knowledge, has invariably been the lot of the Ancient Mystical Order, Rosae
Crucis. When the second cycle of Rosicrucian activity in the Americas was
initiated by our past Imperator, Frater H. Spencer Lewis, it was with an eye
toward meeting this traditional responsibility that the Fratres and Sorores
assembled in New York City on the evening of February 8,1915. The estab-
lishment of our traditional roots in the virgin territory of the New Atlantis,
though fraught with difficulty, was finally accomplished here in San Jose,
California, in 1927.

One of Frater H. Spencer Lewis' fondest dreams was the establishmentof

the RosicrucianUniversity-RoseCroixUniversity!With the coming of the
Second World War and the transition of Frater Lewis in 1939, however, our
recent past Imperator, Frater Ralph M. Lewis, was faced with the task of
meeting the immediate needsof AMORCs survival. That we survived is testi-
mony to his dedication and selflessacts of service!At the 1946 meeting of the
FUDOSI, Frater Ralph Lewis was charged with the double responsibility of
reconstructing the Order in Europe, and making AMORC a viable, interna-
tionalorganization. In both of these areas, Frater Ralph Lewis eminently
succeeded.

With the recent transition of Imperator Ralph M. Lewis, themantle of

responsibility for AMORC'sfuture has been placed uponthe shouldersof our
recently electedand installed Imperator, Frater GaryL. Stewart. Frater Stewart
has brought to the ofice of Imperator the same zeal and dedicationas did his
predecessors.However, histask is not only to build upon the past,but to dream
again the dreams of those who went before him; to place and maintain the
AMORC in a leadershiprole in the advancement of humanity. To this end, on
Wednesday, April 1, 1987 (ARC 3340), ImperatorStewartauthorized the
development of a program whereby Rose-Croix University will be elevated to
the status of a regular university, duly empowered to grantgraduate degrees
(MA., FhD., etc.) in the areas of occult and mystical studies. Of this involved
and timeconsuming task regular updates will appear in future issuesof the
Rosicrucian Digest. In the meantime,we at Rosicrucian Park enthusiastically
embrace Frater Stewart'svision ofthe future,and eagerlyanticipatethe fruits of
his labors.
 by Retford Berko, Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.
ALMOST ALL ESOTERIC and mystical philosophies expound the notion
that the humanbody isa temple for the soul. Rosicrucian ontology states that man
is a living soul,and that life beginswith a n infant’s inhalationof the first breath,
at which time the VitalLife Force enters the body. The life activities are set into
motion until thetime of transition (death),which occurs with the exhalation of the
last breath from the body.

When the life force leaves the body, the any manifestation without a corresponding
latter becomes nonfunctional and deterio- medium or expression. The symbology of
rates into the basic elements from which it the Rosy Cross-the Rose (soul) unfolding
was created. This traditional Rosicrucian on the Cross (body)-is particularly mean-
knowledge basically implies that the human ingful here. Both the soul and the body need
body is perfectly andwonderfullycon- each other,
structed to serve as an “abiding place” for
the soul-the real andmostimportant Our understanding of thisphilosophy
nature ofour dual self-which we believeis gives usa powerful,spiritual to view
divine. our lives in relationship
our to physical
body. If we understand and believe in this
In we a’so learn Of the law Rosicrucian ontology, and
accept
that
the
“As above, so below.” Man, the
micro- body is only a temple for the
cosm, is the counterpartof the macrocosm.
Higher Self-the real Master Within-then
The has a body (theuniverse); it becomes only logical and appropriate and
intelligence for its operations (the cosmic
laws); and the UniversalLife Force (the in fact, a requirement, that we hold the
Universal Soul). All these philosophical body in the highest possible*
conceptsattach great importance “the
to Health
and
Disease
body” for both the microcosm and the The ancient Greeksbelieved fully in the
macrocosm. In other words, man’s body is concept of a sound mind in a sound bodr.
viewed as an indispensable physical vehicle Ideally, our body must be in perfect health
forthe expression of the Soul p e r s o n a h , for us to exercise our intellectual
just as the universe servesas the medium for and psychic capabilities. If we are healthy,
the manifestation of Cosmic Intelligence or then we will, likely, have a sound
cosmic laws. Simply put, we can say that mind to pursue our daily activities and aspi-
neither the soul nor the body is capable of rations, In fact. when we feel ill. all our
attentionbecomes so directedtowards
The author,a Rosicrucian and a scientist in thefields
returning to health (harmonium) that we
of biochemistry and immunology, is a member of the ultimately become unproductive as far as
The Rosicrucian Order’s International Research COUP other activities are concerned.O n the other
Rosicrucian cil. Dr. Berko has a Ph.D.in biochemistry and hand, we all know how goodwe feel about
Digest nutrition, and he is currently in the final stages of ourselves and life in general when we are
postdoctoral research fellowship training in immu- healthy. The idea that the physical body,
July
nology a t the Uniwersity oflllinois Collegeof Medi- mind, and soul need to function in har-
1987 mony is obvious to most everyone.
cine at Chicago.
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 Rosicrucians have known this basic law
of nature since time immemorial, and this
knowledge forms an important aspect of
our tradition. This is why the Rosicrucian
teachings stress the importance of health,
exercise, and good thoughts as being im-
portant requirements for the maintenance
of health in our physical body. In fact, basi-
cally, the teachings tell us that illness (dis-
ease in the body)is a direct consequence of
lack ofharmonium between thebody,
mind,andsoul.Therefore,theproper
maintenance of health (lack of disease) in
our body is entirely our individual respon-
sibilitythroughourownthoughtsand
actions.
Immunity to Disease
It can be stated that, in general, every
living organism desires and in fact actively
seeks to be healthy and strong. This is a
natural reflection of the law of thepreserva-
tion of life. A healthy physical body is a
fundamental cosmic right for every indi-
vidual. Consequently, we must utilize all dates back to the experiments of such noted
the resources at our disposal to cooperate scientists andphysicians as Edward Jenner
with the cosmic forces within to establish and Pasteur. Their experiments and subse-
and maintaina high degree of harmony and quent work by others in the field led to a
health. Again, we can achieve this in part central idea that can be stated as follows:
through proper diet,exercise, proper sleep “In a remarkably versatile set ofadaptive proc-
andrelaxation,andgoodthoughts. W e esses, animals form specifically reactive
must rid our mind, andour body, of all proteins andcells in response to an immense
thus
inharmonious thoughts,feelings, and emo- variety of organic molecules from the en-
tions, which attract negative vibrations to vironment in which they may live.”
ourselves and drain our body of essential These immune responses are encountered
positive energy. Should the harmony and only in vertebrates, for whose survival they
health of the bodychange due toa variety of are of great importance as they constitute
reasons, we mustseekpropermedical the principal meansof defense against infec-
attention andadvice and, most importantly, tion by pathogenic orharmfulmicro-
realize that we can harness the creative and organisms and viruses, and probably also
healing energy resident within to aid any against host cells that undergo transforma-
therapy we receive fromproper medical tion intocancer cells. Specifically, any sub-
care. The Rosicrucianexercises and visuali- stancesuch asa virus,bacterium,or
zation techniques work and mustbe applied. chemical pollutant from the environment
that is recognized by the bodyas alien (i.e.,
What is the natural ability or condition not self) induces a response by the body.
within eachof us that helps thebody in the Theresponse can besimpleordiverse
prevention of disease and maintenance of (depending upon the stimulating substance,
health? called an immunogen), involving the forma-
The natural ability of the physical body tion of specific chemical moleculesor cells
to reject or “fight” diseases and infections in the body thatcan react in a highly selec-
of all kinds, thuskeeping the body in good tive manner with the toxin, virus, or bacte-
health, is what science and medicine have rium so as to inactivate this foreign agent.
definedas immunity. The discovery and Simply stated, we can say that based
development of the science of immunology upon a multiplicityof responses to immun-
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 ogens from the environment, the human better results in the cureof many diseases
body has a natural ability to react to and including cancer than the use of any single
fight any disease or infection to which it method alone. A recent example of this
may be exposed. The dramatic advances ininvolves video games that help the cancer
the field of immunology have led to great patient visualize the attackon tumor cells in
benefits to mankind in the prevention and his body by hisownoncolyticimmune
control of countless numbers of otherwise cells. Furthermore, the linkbetween the
devastatingdiseasesandepidemics. brain and the body’s immune system is a
Through thetechniques of immunization or well-documented factwhich has gained
vaccination,scientistshave preventedor overall acceptance within the scientific and
controlled suchinfectious diseases aspolio, medical community as well as with the
rubella,smallpox, measles, tuberculosis, general public.
cholera, and mumps in man.] Withthisknowledgeandtheother
Today, scientists have knowledge of the benefits that Rosicrucian students gain from
immune responses of the host animal to their studies and thesincere application of
tumors and are actively investigating the use the laws and principles of the work, it is
of immunological principles to help in the possible to maintain a high level of harmo-
fight against cancer.It is interesting to note nium within body, mind, and soul. Thus,
that in thefield of cancer therapy, someof we can strive for oneness with the Cosmic
the cells found in the body thatcan inacti- -a state of harmony where thereis no dis-
vate cancercells are termed “natural killer” ease. Only when we are able to care for
cells. In recent times, the mostdeadly epi- ourselves and maintain our health can we
demic of our age, AIDS, is a disease that is use all of our skills and talents in the daily
thedirect cause of abnormalities in the discharge or our responsibilities in the ser-
body’s immune system after attack by the vice of mankind at work, at home,in the or
AIDS virus. community.
Power of the Mind Finally, in describinga “code of mystical
functions,” we are reminded that, “the joy
Fortunatelyformankind,withthe in- of caringinvolvesreverence for life. It
creasing enlightenment of the general pub- means thatyoumust respect the life of
lic there hasbeen growing acceptance of every living thing. You must have concern
some ancient esoteric knowledge regarding for the needs of others,whoever they may
the effect of the mind on the body. Ancient be, and make an effort to help them when-
mystics had knowledge of how the mind ever possible.”2 Caring for ourlife and that
influenced the health status of the whole of othersplaces a great sense of responsibil-
body through psychological and chemical ity on our morality, ethics, daily and behav-
means, such as through the work of the ior as we strive to maintain good health
endocrine system.Recently the conceptof withinourbodyandhelppreventthe
the mind’sinfluence on healthha5 become spread of epidemics.
so popular andacceptable that psychologi-
cal methods,deep breathing, and health Footnotes:
visualization methods arebeing taught on a ‘Herman N. Eisen, Immunology: An Introduction to
commercial basis in the“war” against Molecular and Cellular Principles of t h e Immune
Responses (Philadelphia:Harper 6s Row, 1980),
cancer and other diseases. It has been rec- p. 448.
ognized that combining such psychological
methodswithscientificallyapproved LJophphy Jessie, “A Code of Mystical Functions,”
Rosicrucian Digest, 64, No. 8 (1986), p. 27.
methods prescribed by doctors have yielded

The
Rosicrucian
Digest That which all men need is no man’s property.
JUlY
1987 ”Validivar
 I
Dr. H. Spencer lewis, F.R.C.

I S A MAN born for his lifework? This is

a polemic question, one that can be an-
swered from various points of view. It may
be contended that the mysterious, pseudo-
The Akhnaton Shrine
entitv called fate mescribes the events of
man’s life. Orhershold to the concept that
cosmically, inan inexplicable manner, it is ordained thateach individual is to fulfill a niche
in the Cosmic Plan. There is, too, the strongage-old conviction that man’s soul retains the
lessons of earlier lives which then shape his life in this incarnation.
Also to be considered, of course, is the importantscientific evidence regarding heredi-
ty-the genes carrying forward from generation to generation certain characteristics or
tendencies which determine the directionan individual takes in life.
Notwithstanding these various explanations for the impetusreceives man at birth, there
remains the great factor of environment to be reckoned with. One’s associations and
acquired habits can either decrease or increase any congenital carryover.
Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, the first Imperator for the second cycle of the Rosicrucian Order,
AMORC, was an excellent example of these two general influences upon human life-
heredity and environment. Fromearly childhood he exhibited an interest and talents for
those things which later in life became a requirement for the role he was to assume. All of
his versatile talents were necessary in the early formative days of the present cycle of
AMORC’s activity. It was incumbent upon Dr. Lewis to carry out many difficultorganiza-
tional tasks by himself because the finances of the Rosicrucian Order at the timewere not
adequate to provide him with assistants. He was a tireless worker, anexcellent artist, had
exceptional mechanical aptitude, was a writer and an oratorof note, and demonstrated
unusual creative ability.
His innate talents were developed into skills by his early occupation as a newspaper
reporter,columnist,and professional photographer. Hiswritingability was further
enhanced by asuccessfulcareer in the advertising world which preceded his active
assumption of duties and responsibilities with AMORC.
Dr. H. Spencer Lewis passed through transition on Wednesday, August 2,1939. his At
request, his cremated remainswere interred in the soft soil beneath the Akhnaton Shrine
in
Rosicrucian Park, San Jose. A small pyramidical granite monumentwas erected over the
area.
It has been the custom of AMORC tohold a simple but impressive memorial service
each year for Dr.H. Spencer Lewis in the Akhnaton Shrine. This ceremony will be held on
Sunday, August 2,at 4:15 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time, in the beautiful setting of Rosicru-
cian Park. It is kindly requested that all Rosicrucians who are unable to attend the
ceremony devote a moment of silent tribute to the memory of Dr. H. Spencer Lewis,
whose efforts
contributed so much
Order
the
toRosae
Crucis. A
 Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, F.R.C.

M ANY W H O HAVE studied the so-

calledmaterialsciences and have a
high regard for them occasionally feel that
the Rosicrucian work is naturally antago-
nistic toward all the material sciences and
arts. These persons are wrongin their pre-
sumptions, and we occasionally point out materialistic sciences as well as thoseof
that their opinions or assumptions in this spiritual science.
regard are not founded uponfact. W e may be excused, perhaps, for calling
Just because the Rosicrucian teachings attention to the fact that many recognized
beginwherescience leaves off and givematerial scientists were Rosicrucians. Many
more consideration to of their discoveries were made in connec-
principles that mate-
rial scientists ignore or treat lightly is notion with Rosicrucian studies and experi-
reason to assume that they disregard the ments. W e are safe in saying that at least
material sciences and belittle the work or fifty percent of the important and astonish-
experimentalists in that field. ing revelations ordiscoveries relatingto the
material sciences have been made by emi-
W e realize, of course, that scientists and nent and devotedRosicrucian scientists.
students of the sciences who are notfamil-
iar with the Rosicrucian teachings assume Sciences
that theorganization is much like many so- It is true, however, that theRosicrucians
called occult movements which base their d o take issue with the materialist scientists
man-made philosophies and doctrines on many points and on manyoccasions.
upon the premise that the material sciences This does not mean necessarily that they are
are wrong and must be negated as a prelim- ready o r even inclined to negate the facts
inary to building up a new philosophy or established by science or the benefits tobe
science. Some actually begin their philoso- derived from a thorough knowledge of it.
phies with the statement that there is no There hasalways been and probably always
matter, nophysical body, and no truthsin will be a moreor less friendly rivalry
any of the materialistic postulations. between the materialistic scientists and the
These movementsreach nowhere intheir Rosicrucians. If there is any bitterness in
ultimate achievements for the benefit of this attitude, it most certainly must be on
The man and do not succeed in attracting
and the part of those few scientists who areas
Rosicrucian holding the attention of rational thinkers. bigoted in theircomprehension of universal
Digest The Rosicrucian Ordershouldnotbe asso- knowledge as some studentsof the spiritual
ciated with thisclass of movementbecause sciences are considered to be.
July its teachings are based upon all revealed and W e find from our contact with scientists
1987 manifested truths. They cover the facts of in all parts of the world that their usual
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attitude is one of tolerance. They say that Until recentyears, this criticism has been
although the study of the soul and spirit, that of the unprepared public, the unin-
the
mind and the Cosmic, andinfluencesthe of formed magazine writer,andthe biased
these upon matter and upon living the being newspaper commentator. W e feel, there-
are outside theirfield of research and study, fore, that our students, mostof whom are
they are willing to concede that this tran- drawn from those who werein the past
scendental domainof knowledge andexpe- impressedwith this idea, areentitledto
rience is important, interesting, and worthy know just how muchguesswork there is in
of careful research and study. the Rosicrucianteachings and howmany of
the doctrines, principles, and ideas taught
It is interesting to notein this regard that by the Rosicruciaris are eventually discov-
in o u r organizationmanywell-known ered by science to be true. Itis not in aspirit
scientists dealing minutely with the material
of boastfulness that we speak of the princi-
sciences during the day are devoted stu- ples contained in our teachings, but rather
dents of our work intheir hours of relaxa- to justify their worthiness-a worthiness
tion. This includes individualsat the head not yet proved by material science.
of chemical and physical laboratories of
industrial organizations, schools, colleges, The Laws of Nature
and research laboratories. Many are teachers It is the workof the Rosicrucian organiza-
and instructors in thematerial sciences. tionto delve into,study, analyze, and
It is worthy of note that the criticisms evolve those laws ofnatureandthose
that come tous based upon the belief that revealed ideas which the materialistic
we are antagonistic toward science never scientists reject. If there were no organiza-
come from those scientists actually con- tionsto investigate themand ultimately
nected wirh scientific research who arealso either toreject or establish them, the world
students of our teachings. today would be minus much valuable
information.
New Discoweries
I have on my desk a clipping from the
Occasionally, a student or former stu- New York Herald Tribune in whichthe fact is
dent of thematerial sciences becomes criti- announced that therewas placed on sale in
cal of some of our lectures in which some New York a manuscript written in cipher
principle, law, or experiment is presented code by Roger Bacon, the old monk and
with a side comment that it will be found Rosicrucianexperimentalist of thethir-
contrary to the claims of material science. teenthcentury.Thismanuscript is now
Also, attentionmay be drawn to some pointvalued at $100,000* and I feel free to say
t h a th a sb e e nd e n i e d ,r e j e c t e da s that there are few manuscripts nowexisting
unfounded, or only recentlyaccepted by written by eminent workers inmaterialistic
science. Often the fact is pointed out that scientific fields that wouldbring such a sum
some law orprincipleincluded in the of money.
Rosicrucian teachings for several centuries This manuscript by Roger Bacon con-
has only recently beendiscovered or admit- tains in its veiled and cipherexpressions the
ted and accepted by general scientists. discoverieswhich he and other Rosicru-
W e must remember that for years-in cians madein their experiments with natu-
fact, for several centuries-intolerant bigots ral and spiritual laws. Most of the things
of materialistic science, few in number but they discovered and outlined were not only
formidable in speech and publication,have rejected by the scientific minds of their day
impressed upon the public the idea that but even the possibility of the things they
only in the material sciencesand thelabora- described could not be conceded. Accept-
tory can man find real truths. When one ance would have meantthe rejection of
takes up the study of the spiritual or meta-many of the postulations then being pre-
physical sciences, they have taken pains to sented to the public and would have ledto a
point out, he is dealing with speculation, revolution in scientificknowledge.The
theory, guesswork, andunreliable personal
opinions. * Written in 1930
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 wise oldmonk,therefore,did precisely
what was done by Leonard0 da Vinci and
many other eminentRosicrucians: He pre-
served his discoveries in cipher writing for
the future todiscover anew and use.
Long before Roger Bacon’s manuscript
was taken from its hiding place and trans-
lated into understandable language, a ma-
jority of the things outlined therein had
been discovered by science in ageneral way
and someof them evolved to practical use-
fulness. There are hundreds of instances on
record where Rosicrucians and othershave
learned, through mystical revelations and
personal research alongunique andeclectic
lines, facts, laws, and principles of nature
which thescientists have tabooed, rejected,
and ridiculed-and later adopted as new
discoveries or findings.
It is not so long ago that the scientists
absolutely rejected and ridiculed some of
the laws of nature and of chemistry and
physics contained in our teachings. In the
lifetime of ourpresentAMORC,these
things were cast asideby many of the scien-
tific students whowere our early members
as contrary to the positive statements of
science. Yet AMORC has seen science
changeitsownpositivestatementsand
gradually and reluctantly adopt the princi-
ples contained in those Rosicrucian teach-
ings. In some instances,scientistshave
extreme value to civilization and have re-
vealed many things that the Rosicrucians
have never dreamed of. A Rosicrucian is
always ready to pay tribute to their work
and good intentions. Their field is broad
and beneficial; however,there is still anarea
of extreme benefit to manlying outside of
and beyond the domain of the materialistic
sciences. It is in this field-which from the
metaphysical or spiritual viewpoint is the
more important-that we labor and find
our joy.
Thereare occasions whenour labors
bring us close to oreven across theintangi-
ble and invisible borderline that separates
our field from that of science. Then we d o
nothesitatetoenterthat fieldwith the
scientist, use hismethods, agree with him in
his processes, and pay homage to thepow-
ers that are back of the manifestations in his
field. Furthermore, we know that thephys-
ical principles are so related to the meta-
physical that, withouta knowledge of both,
no knowledge canbe kept and no compre-
hension of the universe can be perfect.
The ultimate result of all knowledge, all
research, all labor in man’s behalf in every
field is for thebenefit of man and the glory
of God.
~ ~~ ~~~

Since thousands of readers of the Rosinu-

claimed that these principles were new reve-
lationsfromtheirlaboratoriesand have
heralded them as astonishing achievements
of modern science.
The materialisticscientists have made
discoveries and unlimited contributions of
cian Digest have not read manyof the earlier
articles of Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, first Impera-
tor of the present Rosicrucian cycle, his out-
standing articles are regularly reprinted so
that his thoughts will continue to be repre-
sented within the pages of this publication.

1 T h a n k s to E v e r y o n e . . .
I talze this opportunity to express my heartfelt appreciation for the many cards
and letters sentto me recently expressing best wishes and encouragement in my new
post as Imperator of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC It was wonderful to hear
The from all of you. 1 regret that it is not possible to acLnowIedge all the bind and
Rosicrucian encouraging thoughts personally. Please accept my sincere thanks.
 ROSICRUCIANCONCLAVES

Englewood, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Regional Conclave-September 11-13, The Landing, 7770
South Peoria Street, Englewood. Grand Lodge will be represented by Frater
Dennis Kwiatkowski, AMORC’s Grand Master. For more information, please
contactBettyRoss,Registrar,4603SouthQuitmanStreet,Denver,
CO 80236.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic Regional Conclave-September 11-13,Holiday Inn, 4th and
Arch St., Philadelphia. Grand Lodge will be represented by Soror Kristie
Knutson, AMORC’sPublic Relations Director. For more information,please
contact Earl Pinkett,c/o Benjamin Franklin Lodge, AMORC,P.O. Box
24900, Philadelphia, PA 19130.
Pasadena, California
Southern California-Hawaii Regional Conclave-September 25-27, Pasadena
Convention Center, Pasadena. Grand Lodge will be represented by Frater
George Buletza, Research Scientist from GrandLodge. For more information,
please contact Joe Barth, c/o Hermes Lodge, AMORC, 148 N. Gramercy
Place, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
Bronx, New York
North AtlanticRegional Conclave-October 1-3. GrandLodge will be repre-
sented by Frater Dennis Kwiatkowski, AMORC’s Grand Master. For more
information, please contact Julian King, Chairperson, c/o Jakob Boehme
Chapter, AMORC, P.O. Box 52, Westchester Square Station, Bronx, NY
1046 1.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
West Central Regional Conclave-October 9-11, Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza
Metrodome, 1500Washington Ave. South, Minneapolis. Grand Lodge will be
represented by Frater Dale Jordan, Curator, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
For more information,please contact Conclave Chairperson,Essene Chapter,
AMORC, P.O. Box 10733, Minneapolis, MN 55458-3733.
New Haven, Connecticut
New England Regional Conclave-October 9-1 1, Howard Johnson at Long-
wharf, New Haven. Grand Lodge will be represented by Soror Stephanie
Aguilera, Class Master, AMORC’s Department of Instruction. For more
information, please contactMarianneWigginton,c/oPyramidChapter,
AMORC, P.O. Box 545, Bridgeport, C T 06601.
Seattle, Washington
Pacific Northwest Regional Conclave-October 9-1 1, Edgewater Inn, Pier 67
2411Alaskan Wy., Seattle. Grand Lodge will berepresented by Frater
Onslow Wilson, President, Rose-Croix University. For more information,
please contact Randy VanVelkinburgh, Registrar, 1065 E. Prospect, Apt. A,
Seattle, W A 98102.
 What lies beyond worthiness and
how can we discover it?
George F. Buletza, Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.
and David M. Aguilera, Ph.D., F.R.C., I.R.C.

E XPLORING what lies beyond worthi- worthy. I doubtthattheyreallyare,

ness is a challenge. What lies beyond though.”
has no words, is undefined, is completely How often have we said something sim-
open. We even have difficulty talkingabout ilar to ourselves?
it. Yet, the confidence, the joy, the peace Does worthinessseem to bean ideal that
that is experienced as themystic goes is impossible for us to achieve? Is it some-
“beyond,” makes the seemingly difficult thing we ought to achieve? In the words of
experiences of life more than worth it. one student,“I strive forworthiness. I work
Worthiness is a realitythat can color ourhardtoearnit,but I’m neveractually
experience of life. Yet, one of ourresearch worthy. I can’t experience what isn’t so.”
subjects mysteriouslysays, “Worthiness, When caught in our reality of unworthi-
unworthiness?This is a cosmicjoke! ness, our attitudesmay be experienced as,
Worthiness doesn’texist. It’s amental fab- “empty, cold, dark,a shell orcave with no
rication. It’s only a reality.” When we are way out”; “a blackness that’s all there is”;
told that our worthiness is a joke, we may “a despair that is ultimate and final-a blot
feel that the jokeis on us. Isn’t being worthy on my soul.” When feeling unworthy, we
important? might cry out, “I’m doing all the right
A Class Master at Rosicrucian Park re- things, why am I not there yet?” “I do every-
marks, “I sometimes receive aletter report- thing I can to serve and become worthy, but
ing on a student’s feelings of unworthiness. it’s never enough. I’m still as unworthy as I
The student may feel that he or she hasn’t ever was.” “I will never be worthy!”
had apsychicexperience, or feel guilty
about not having incense or nothaving an
Rescue M e . ..
idealsanctum.Theopenness,vulner- One aspect of this reality can be theidea
ability, and warmth these students share that others can make us worthy. typi- Some
with me is very touching. They have heart. cal pleas from research subjects include:
Tears come to my eyes when I read these “Part of me is wanting to berescued.”
letters from sincere students. I feel sad that
“There has to be some external source of
these students may believe that these same wisdom that will help me out.” “I hunger
qualities verify their unworthiness.” for someone whowill make me right, will
As these students’ letters point out, a see the goodqualities in me,makeme
reality of worthiness can be a major issue in worthy.” “I am in a shell, under a rock,
the life of a Rosicrucian aspirant. Research beneaththe sea-find me. I wantto be
subjects indicate,“I thought I was the only loved.”
The one dealing withthis issue.” Or, “I’ve The mental intricacies and convolutions
Rosicrucian always wanted to be worthy, but it’s impos- of our realities can bevery subtle. Oneindi-
Digest sible
for
me.”Anothersubject
adds, “I vidual explained, “When other people
know me. I know my weaknesses. Every- acknowledgemeandpraise m y accom-
July thing I d o isn’t good.” And yet, another plishments, I feel good. However, the ego
1987 remarks, “I admire those who think they are craftily intimates, ‘That’s a lie. You fooled
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them, too.’ Underneath the‘good feeling’ I When caught up in a realityof unworthi-
still suspect I’m not worthy. And whenI’m ness we can live out that reality as if it’s
not worthy,I can’t even lose myself.Then I actually us. “When I succumb to‘knowing’
need someone else to show me I’m good how unworthy I am, my life consists of
enough to be loved again.” desperation and despair.”
Here in this reality there is asense of However, subjects also report subtle
burden. Others’ expectations and their high payoffs in maintaining the reality that
ideals increasethe burden withoutshowing “something is fundamentally wrongwith
the way out. Thisis the ultimate despair, theme.” Some typical remarks: “Then, it’s all
ultimate impossibility. One subject re- right to run judgments that I’m better than
marked, “Here 1 am, living out a life of others or that others are better than me”;
ideals and yet I don’t see any worthiness. “If I can convince myself that I’m good,
Where’sthe joy that’ssupposedtobe then I don’t have to examine that nagging
here?”
suspicion thatI’m not really okay”; “I don’t
H o w We See the World risk connection and the experience of one-
Our realities, even if they are a fabrica- ness”; “I get to be free from other people’s
tion of our mind, can affect the waywe control”; “I get tobe in control myself, _.
perceive and interact with our world. In a because if something is wrong withme, then
recent RCU class, students responded to an1better stay ahead of the otherfellow or he
exploration of worthiness with, “Help!!!” and others will find out!”
“Where have you led me with all your Other people add: “I don’t have to risk
damned questions?” “I’m frustrated, con- getting hurt”; “I don’t have to risk having a
fused, and hurt, and it’s all your fault!” relationship”; “I don’t risk rejection”; “I
Many of us project onto others the frus-don’t have to love myself”; “I have work to
tration and anger resulting from our own do, responsibilities,obligations. I don’t
realities-perhaps as an alternativeto facing have time to lovemyself. Besides, that’s
the fear of having a lack within ourselves. selfish.”
“When I feel unworthy, I make judgments, Worthiness
either on myself or on others.” “When I
judge myself to be evil, bad, awful, thereis With such costs and payoffs accompany-
no willingness to go on,no gratitude.” ing the reality of unworthiness,how do
“What joy am I supposed to experience people experience the reality of worthiness?
here?” Is this an improvement? “It doesn’t work to
This reality of unworthiness ultimately be unworthy,” responded one subject, “I
brings us to feel that something is funda- have to be worthy.” Another subject com-
mentally wrong or lacking within. In des- mented, “My presentation went well. The
p a i r ,w ef i n dt h a tt h i sr e a l i t y of important points were made. People were
unworthiness is a costly belief leading to so impressed that I made more sales than
increased stress, dissatisfactionwithself, ever before.”
and a feeling of meaninglessness in our life Subjects’ comments regardingexperienc-
and work.Lacking inner harmony, we may ing the reality of worthiness were all inter-
struggle for external perfection. Oneof the esting and revealing. “I’ve wanted thisfor a
subjects explains, “If I can make the outer longtime.Thepromotion finally came
world perfect, that would prove that I’m
through. I’m areal person.” “I just bought a
okay.” Asked to finish the statement,
“When I think there’s something wrong new car and it’s really sharp! Silver with
with me . . .,” subjects filled in various re- gold wheels.” “I am a successful business-
“. .
sponses: . I judge myself and have low man and proud of my family. I have abeau-
self-esteem;. . .I don’t acknowledge myself; tiful wife and two grown and successful
. . . I lack spontaneity; . . . I censor what I say children. I own a house onHill Crest. I am
and do; . . . I don’t have anything to con- satisfied with the respect and importance
tribute; . . . everything I’ve done in the past the community affordsmy efforts.” “Self-
.
was a fake; , . I never get or give enough esteem is a matter of exercising the proper
.
love; . . I feel numb and weak.” controloverone’semotionsandlower
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 nature.” “I am a Rosicrucian. Of course, I Order teaches that as a spiritual alchemist
am worthy. I don’t understand people who we transform ourrealities rather thantrying
could think otherwise.”“I try very hard to to change the actuality of infinite potential,
let others know that I, too, am worthy. It thattotality of what we are. The Rosi-
takes a lot of effort, but my energy is well crucian knows that we can do nothing to
spent.” actuality. Hence, he knows allow to his real-
ities to transmute. Hecan then experience
The FlipSide
himself as he is. As one student puts it, “It’s
of the Coin
the experience of ‘I am,’ rather than the inter-
When people are ready to examine the pretation or judgment of what I am.”
results that even a worthiness reality pro-
duces, the surprising resultis that the cost What do people experience whenthey let
and payoff can be much the same as for an go of their reality of belief? “I am free to
choose, to create, to experience life in all its
unworthiness reality. Problems withstress,
possibilities.” “I experience Being.” “I
perfectionism, relationships, superiority,
experience joy; experience peace.” W e can
self-esteem, spiritual oneness, and fulfill- all experience, “...a restingplace”; “... a
ment areraised. Is there any genuine benefit state we all came from and are all returning
in trading one reality for another?Is there to, a place called home, a placeof peace and
another way? no desire, a placethat lies within the soul”;
One person exclaims. “No wonder I “...peace, a state of no effort and no desire,
couldn’t get my life to work. Worthiness a state of grace.”
wasn’t it! I can finally see that this whole “Nothing I d o can enhance or diminish
issue is just an ego trip for me.” Another what I am.” “Nothing I do, or think, or
person offers the following insight: “Can wish, or make is necessary to establish my
unworthiness be made worthy? Of course worth. What I am is a gift of the Cosmic.”
not! W e can’t be torn between worth and “What I am is, the actuality of what is.
unworthiness for long without feeling crazy. Realities which deny this actuality are lies,
But finally, we touch that inner source of illusions.” “Words do not express the grat-
Light, and it’s done for us.’’ itude and the joy.” “In thewholeness of all
Unworthiness seen throughits own eyes being, I rejoice!”
has no resolution, salvation, hope, for it Isn’t it interesting thatwe find thatwe are
only sees itself-its own reality. But seen all these things thatwe once projected out-
through theeyes of love, we can be healed. ward, that we thought of as God? Certain
After all, worthiness and unworthiness are ancient Greeks spokeof their realization of
only realities. In lettinggo of realities, some God as the Entheos, the God Within. David,
members point to “touching the spiritual”; the psalmist, also spokeof this experience
“trustingtheCosmic”; “allowing an ex- when he prayed,“Bless Yahweh, my soul.”
pansion, a flowering, a blossoming of Self”;
“experiencing the warmthof a pure heart.” Throughstudy, self-examination, and
personal work, some Rosicrucian students
What Are W e Seeking? discover thatworthiness is not what is
What are we truly seeking-worthiness important t o them. However, they can also
or the Inner Self? What is most important say that the exploration of worthiness can
to us-success, or theexpression and expe- lead beyond egocentric concerns, to what is
rience of who we actually are? Whatcomes important tothem-to an experienceof the
first, reality or actuality? TheRosicrucian God within us all. a
The
Rosicrucian A slender
acquaintance
with
the
world
must
convince
Digest everymanthatactions, not words,are thetruecriterion of
JUlY the attachment of friends.
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For his efforts to save the black rhino,Mr. Dick Pitman (center) was presented the
Rosicrucian Humanitarian Award by Tom and Agnes Jackson in Harare, Zim-
babwe.

A CROSS AFRICA'S MiddleZambezi

River Valley in thenation of Zim-
babwe roams one of the continent's last
great herds of black rhinos. And spearhead-
ing the campaign to save these unusualwild
animalsfromextinction is Mr. DickPit-
man, recent recipient of the Rosicrucian
Humanitarian Award.
To Dick Pitman, a professional wildlife
manager and freelance wildlife journalist-
photographer, it seems outrageous that the
gentle black rhino, aspecies which has sur-
vived for more than60 million years, could Africa'sblack rhinopopulationonce
become extinct due to international poach- numbered onemillion (1820), but with the
ing gangs going after rhinoceros horn! A indiscriminate hunting of the last century
prosperousrhinohorntradeflourishes and the spread of agriculture and human
today, with customers in the Far East and settlement into Central Africa, the rhino
The Middle East willing to pay as much as population shrunk to 100,000
the in 1960,and
~ ~ US$27,500 ~ perkilogrami ~
fortherhino ~ there are
today ~ fewer thani 8000 black~rhi- ~
Digest horn-used in folk medicine remedies and nos.Mostrhinostodayroamisolated
for carved knife handles. Determined todo national parks and wildlife reserves where
.WY somethingabout
the
poaching,Mr. Pitman they are preyed upon unmercifully by
I987 began investigating the
problem. poaching gangs eager for big money.
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 Zimbabwe, home toDick Pitman, is one However, the public response to the Rhino
of the only African countries where a large Survival Campaign has been magnificent.
population ofblack rhinos still survives rel- Continuing in his efforts to help the rhi-
atively intact. In spite of recent poaching, nos, Dick Pitman now chairs the campaign
the Middle Zambezi River Valley still con- committee formed by the Zambezi Society
tains more than 1500 black rhinos. In fact, and other conservation groups under the
this immensely valuable rhino population auspices of the Zimbabwe National Con-
was one of the most important reasons why servation Trust. His selfless attitude towards
UNESCO and IUCNaccepted parts of the conservation andits valueto humangrowth
Middle Zambezi Valley as a World Heritage and understanding has been an inspiration
Site in 1984. DickPitman felt that with to many. He does not receive any remunera-
determined effort and quick action Zim- tion for his conservation work.
babwe could helu the black rhino survive.
In recognition of his outstanding efforts
Through theefforts ofthe Zambezi Society, to help save the black rhino from extinc-
founded by Pitman in 1983, the plight of tion, the Rosicrucian Humanitarian Award
theblackrhinosandtheinternational has been presented to a very deserving Mr.
poaching problem have both been brought Richard Geoffrey Pitman. The presentation
to world attention. Extremely concerned occurred inFlame Lily Chapter,AMORC, -.
about the upsurgein poaching in the Mid- in Harare, Zimbabwe, and the award was
dle Zambezi Valley in 1985, Dick Pitman presented to Mr. Pitman by Tom andAgnes
masterminded theRhino Survival Campaign Jackson and Brett Baines, Chapter Master.
to increase public awareness and raise funds The Humanitarian exclaimed he was “very
to assist Zimbabwe’s park rangers in com- proud” to receive the award and he urged
batting theever-present poachers. Increased Zimbabweans to keep backing the Rhino
manpower,specializedequipment,and Survival Campaign “becausewe feel we will
eternal vigilance-all thiscostsmoney. M.“Robinwin.” Thompson

0N March 8, 1987, Rosicrucians in GrandCouncilorMatthewMiller (left)

Southern California assembled inwho served as Presiding Officer, read the
Los Angeles’Hermes Lodge, AMORC, fill- oath ofoffice, and knighted the new Grand
ing the Templeto witness the installation of Councilor.Congratulations, Frater Wat-
Frater Edley G. Watsonas AMORC Grand son!
CouncilorfortheSouthernCalifornia-
Hawaiiregion. Well known in Southern
California, Frater Watson is a Past Master
ofHermes Lodge, and has completed a
tenure of nine years as AMORC Regional
Monitor in the Southern California area.
The installation ceremony was hosted by
Soror Betty Jo Lewis, Master of Hermes
Lodge. Amongthe dignitaries who wit-
nessed this auspicious occasion were Fran-
ces R. Holland, Grand Councilor Emeritus;
Roland Lussier, Regional Monitor for San
Diego; PeterMorton, Regional Monitor for
SanFernandoValley;Lorene Yeargan,
Regional Monitorfor Long Beach; and
Masters of affiliated Lodges, Chapters, and
Pronaoi.
FraterWatson (far right) succeeds
 Numerous visitors stopped by the Rosicrucian Order’s peace booth at the popular Whyalla’
Show, South Australia. Note the puppet theater (center).

D URING the annual Whyalla

Show in South Australia, members
Rae Watson, and Fraters Joseph du Moyett
of and Bruce Muhihan.Usingtheold-time
the Aton-Rose Pronaos, AMORC, put characters Punch and Judy, as well as sev-
together a very successful peace informa-
tionbooth.This was organized by local
Rosicrucians in conjunction with theSouth
Australian International Year of Peace
Secretariat. A large amount of literature
was handed out, including the Rosicrucian
Creed of Peace (leaflet andposter size),
issues of the Rosicrucian Digest, copies of the
Mastery of Life, along with peace literature
from the International Year of Peace
Secretariat. In addition, the popular booth
afforded many people the opportunity of
viewing the“Overturefor Peace” video
produced by the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation.
Highlighting the two-day event were
numerous puppet shows, emphasizing the
theme of peace, so ably presented by Soror
eralnew ones created for the event, the
presentation delighted young and oldalike.
Seeds of unity and love, the thought that
peace beginswith eachof us as individuals,
and theideal of tolerance towardsadversar-
ies were themes dramatized by the puppet
Pax, the green alien from outerspace, in an
atmosphere ofgreat fun, humor, and delight.
Overtheweekendapproximately 200
children were happily entertained through
one of the world’s oldest dramatic medi-
c341
ums, while at the same time receivinga
message of hope for the future.
In addition,
many adultscame in contactwiththe
Rosicrucian Order in anatural and harmon-
ious way-the popular WhyallaShow! The
combined efforts of all members involved
throughout the weekend truly resulted in a
worthwhile act of service being offered to
the local community through the portals of
the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC.

U SUALLY in this space we report ona of the Martinist progression of study

selectionofactivitiesoccurring in knighthood.
Rosicrucian Lodges, Chapters, and Pronaoi Appreciarion and congratulations
to

go out
throughouttheworld.However,atthe to Empedocles Chapter Septem and all who
same time, activities are also taking place in helped to make this a very successful and
affiliated bodies (Septems) of the Tradi- wonderful event.
tionalMartinistOrder.Wetakethis
opportunity to report ona very successful
Martinist mini-conventionwhich occurred
recently in Southern California. Empedo-
cles Chapter Septem in Anaheim planned
and sponsored this two-day event which
attracted a majority of SouthernCalifornia
Martinists.
Septem Master and Convention Chair-
person Marilyn Hendricks welcomed Mar-
tinists to the gathering. Olive L. Asher,
Traditional Martinist Order Grand Record-
er and Member of the Sovereign Board,
was the honored guest at this event. Sister
Asher conducted an initiation as well as
delivering an inspiring andinformative dis- Martinists recently gathered in Southern California. Among
course on the value ofritual. Regional Mon- those who planned and carried out the successful minieconven-
itor Hans Frankemade a special presentation tion were (left to right) Andrea Munson, Empedocles Chapter
as well. Master;Hans Franke, A M O R C RegionalMonitor; Olive
Asher, Traditional Martinist Order Grand Recorder; Roland
A highlight of the convention was an alle- Lussier, A M O R C Regional Monitor; Marilyn Hendricks,Sep
gory entitled “TheEsoteric History of Mar- tem Master B Convention Chairperson; and Marion Owens,
tinism,” which correlated the relationship Convention Co-Chairperson.

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Digest Robin M. Thompson, Editor

Official Magazine of the

Worldwide Rosicrucian Order

September/October 1987 Vol. 65, No. 5

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CONTENTS
4 Thought of the Month: What Is True Knowledge?
6 The Meaningof the WordMystical
8 Mo Ti: Forgotten Teacher of China
12 The Celestial Sanctum: The Impact of Images
14 Egypt’s Vanishing Artists-The Makers of Arabesque Furniture
17 Psychic Sensitivity-Blessing or Curse?
20 Experience the Tradition . . . Live the Vision
24 Summertime
27 Worldly Success and Spiritual Attainment
32 Rosicrucian Activities

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 THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
by the Imperator

What Is True Knowledge?

T HE SEARCHforknowledgehas They areso familiar thatwe feel certain we
always been an elusive search, princi- understand them and their relationship and
pally because we are not certain as to just differences. But d o we?
what knowledge is or how it particularly
An Inquiry lnto Faith
benefits us. It is generally implied that with
knowledge a transformation in our lives Let us begin with ananalysis offuith. W e
will occur. Just how this will occur is vague. will not resort to the conventional diction-
The questioncan be asked, does knowledge ary definition. Rather, let us arrive at an
d o somethingto us that brings about a understanding from a more personalinquiry
change, or dowe use knowledge to accom- into the commonusage of this word.
plish an end sought? W e cannot, for example, say that faith
Variousavenuesaresaidto lead to and experienceare interchangeable in mean-
knowledge or t o constitute its basic ele- ing. Ordinarily, whenwe experience some-
ments. The “mystery” ofknowledge, if we thing, it is throughthemedium of our
may call it that, has intrigued the human receptor senses, as seeing, feeling, hearing,
mind forcenturies. Philosophers in ancient tasting,and smelling. Further,suchan
Greece, including the Sophists, the Ionic experience is direct and immediate. For
schools, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all example, when you observe a rose, its color,
struggled to arrive ata conciseand universal scent, and form are directly perceived by you
definition of knowledge. Today, knowledge as sensations which you identifyas the
continues to be a word commonly used butobjectyou recognize asa rose.Inother
not commonly understood. words, there is no intermediary between
you and the rose other than impressions
the
Moreover, certain words add to our con-
it radiates. You are notaccepting the exist-
fusion regarding the nature of knowledge.
ence of this rose through hearsay or from
They may suggest a kind of knowledge that
any source other than the object itself.
is supposedly supernatural in its origin-
indicating that it transcendsthenormal Therefore, faith is not an immediate and
mental processes; or that it is a kind of direct experience;yet, faith is often accepted
substituteforknowledge;orthat it is as equal to direct experience and, therefore,
nothingmorethan a concatenation of as having the value of knowledge. This
thoughts, that is, a chain of related ideas. brings up the question, What is the true
quality of knowledge? In essence, knowl-
In particular, such words as faith, belief,
edge must always be the same. It may pre-
and reuson provide elements for knowledge.
sent itself in different ways, yet, no matter
what ideas it is composed of, it must always
Please Note: Justprior to histransitionthe late have the sameessence, that is, the quality of
The Imperator Ralph M.Lewisauthored
this
timely and which knowledge consists.
~ ~ inspiring message
~ k mankind’s~search for
concerning ~ i
This quality ~ knowledge
of true ~ is reality.
true knowledge. Because of its great importanceto all It must be accessible by objective human
Digest Rosiaucians, we are publishing this article now as perception-thatis, be seen, felt,heard,
the lead feature in this issue. and so on. It should be that which we or
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others can experience as reality. Does this
then disqualify that which we learn by study idea, even when it could be explicitly and
as not being true knowledge? W e may never objectively proven to be wrong.
beableto personallyperceiveas reality The other type of belief is personal convic-
what we read in a textbook or a history tion. This is not influencedby the opinions
book; yet the content of such is termed of others. Thebelief may have been arrived
knowledge. Such knowledge,however, is at by our own mental processes, yet not by
only a socially accepted substitute for our intentional reasoning. For example, there
own intimate, acquiredknowledge. may come to one’s attention some event-a
W e have come to acknowledge certain happening or phenomenon-for which no
sources of information as being authorita- conclusive explanation has been given. In
tive. In this sense, authorityimplies that the thinkingaboutthis, by associating ideas
source, the author or informer, has closely without the use of any method of formal
and objectively experienced whathe relates, reasoning, the individual arrives at a per-
o r hasreason to believe thatsuch is a sonalconviction as to the causeof the
demonstrable reality. There is a noticeable occurrence or phenomenon.
difference between faith and this socially What most likely has happened is that
accepted substitutefor knowledge. Faith the individual has recalled from memory
will accept as an authoritative source that various associated ideasthat provide aplau-
which cannot be universally substantiated. sible personal conviction for a belief. Do
Conversely, however, in reading a history such beliefs constitute knowledge, even if
book ora textbook, we may assume that the they have not been either proveno r refuted?
author is an authority and can orwill sub- One type of personalconviction is that
stantiate what he has expounded. knownas“intuitiveknowledge.”Such
What is commonly referred to as blind intuitive impressions that flash into con-
faith occurs when the source of knowledge sciousnesswithoutlaboringuponthem
is not challenged, even though it appears have an indubitable veracity. The personal
contrarytopersonal experience or fact. clarity of their illumination gives them the
This is apparent most commonly in reli- substance of true knowledge.
gion. Thesourceof blind faith may be However, the individual most often can-
thought of as supernatural andinfallible. It not reduce these intuitive impressions to
then may be believed sacrilegious to ques- factualsubstance.He may beunable to
tion the substanceof this faith. Obviously, prove his belief to another. Further, others
its contentis not knowledgein the realistic, may likewise be unable to disprove it. This
objective sense. The person who resorts toform of subjectiveknowledge lacks the
blind faith is willingly depriving himself of objectivity of reality and is therefore mostly
being receptive to true knowledge. Knowl- only of immediate benefit to the having one
edge which contradicts the faith of such a the intuitive enlightenment. The recipient,
person, even if it be factual,is often thought then, has the moral obligation togive sub-
by him to indicate a malevolent intent to stance tohis intuitive knowledge; that is, to
defame his faith. try to give it that reality which can be per-
ceivedbyothersandbecome universal
Belief-Uniwersal and Personal knowledge. The procedure by which this is
What about belief, such as a personal accomplished is reason.
conviction? There are twogeneral types of The AgeeOZd Question of Reason
belief. One may be referred to as universal. And what is reason? Again, we are con-
This is an idea or concept that has wide- fronted witha subject that hasengaged the
spread currency and is thought to be irrefu-minds of philosophers for centuries, yet
table. Psychologically, it implies truth be- considering it is essential to our inquiry
cause of the numberof persons whohave a into the nature of knowledge. W e approach
similar belief. There are numerous instan- this question by stating that thoughts are
ces in history of people believing some ideas, and that ideas are engendered by our
explanation about a natural phenomenon faculties ofperception andconception. Percep-
that was false. It took courage for anindi- tion is ourawareness of thesensations
vidual to refute sucha universally accepted (continued on page 35)
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MYSTICAL
by Christian Bernard, F.R.C.
Supreme Legateof AMORC
Grand Master for the French-speaking Countries

T ODAY, I would like to explorethe

significance of a word included in the
official nameof our Order, which is, as you
portant to us and all that it represents. In
fact, if we bear in mind that “mysticism”
means harmony and balance at all times and
know, Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae in all circumstances,ourconceptionof
Crucis. This word is mystical. things and of ourselves will be transformed;
As repeatedlyemphasized in the Rosi- and, as a consequence, our life also:Cer-
crucian teachings, the word mystical does tainly, when we meet external life as mys-
not indicate anything strange o r weird; it tics, we can be stronginwardly through the
does not connote eithera state of perman- calmness that we have acquired or are striv-
ent ecstasy or attunement apart from the ing to acquire. In this external
life, we adapt
world-from the problems andobstacles it ourselves to thelaws of the universe,while
presents to further our evolution. Indeed, at the same time remaining ourselves. But
the term is often used in this latter sense, therein lies a definitedanger,andthis
but to Rosicrucians it assumes a greater danger is the neglect of the otheraspect of
significance and denoteswhat we must bein our mysticalquality-thatis, theinner
the fullness of our nature. In other words, aspect.
the term mystical designatesbalance and Our Life Transformed
harmony to us. It precisely means that the
quality of our being must express itself in As previously mentioned,we must be in
this balance and harmony. harmony with external universal principles,
but we must do so with the awareness of
In our expression on the physical plane, what we generate within ourselves from the
the two polarities within us must always be mystical point of view. If the inner aspect of
perfectly balanced; inother words,we must the mystic is overlooked in the course of the
be realistic-that is, make allowance for our encounters and activities of profane life,
life in given external conditions-and ideal- and if its power and effectiveness for our
istic, that is to say, not disregard the pro- existence in the manifested world areneg-
found aspirationsof our mystical self. lected, then we risk becoming materialistic,
Therefore, we exist on both planes and as it were, andgiving priority to the purely
strive toward thelasting harmony of these outer aspectof our nature over reality the of
twoplaneswithin us. I juststated“we our innerself. Therein lies one aspectof the
strive” because it is obvious that this ideal danger. The other aspect is the oppositeof
state of balance and harmonyis not instantly the one we have just mentioned and con-
attained. In reality, it is a result of our work, sists in ignoring materialconditions and,in
of our study, andof our experimentation, the final analysis, in becoming ineffective
The startingwith
the
Rosicrucian teachings and under the pretext that our inner self must
~~~i~~~~~~ also collectivemeetingsin the affiliated come first.
bodies-Lodges, Chapters, and Pronaoi. This is why the balance of Rosicrucian
Digest
September Even if our efforts are not alwaysas sus- mysticism must be our concernallattimes.
tained as they should be, it is essential that If we succeed inso doing, we shall thenbe in
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we constantly remember this word so im- the image of what is on the nontemporal
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plane, on the plane of invisible reality; and Now, is it necessary to remind you that to
we shall haveapplied the famous injunctionbe a mystic is to be a Rosicrucian? That
“As above, so below” in order for the mira- means to have not only the potentiality of
cle of Unity to manifest. Rose-Croix, which is our goal, but also the
There is one essential point upon which awareness that this goal exists. Therefore, it
we must insist:Mysticism must keep its is to know wherewe are going, and toward
true value for us, and it follows that our which ultimate summit we are heading.
thoughts must be turned inward, toward the W e must never allow the cloud of in-
deep andreal part of our human state.W e comprehension, of anguish, of doubt, orof
must not deny the words of the past, even if discord to conceal from our view that
today, because of a vaster knowledge, they summit towardwhich our aspirations must
take ona different meaning. By that I mean always beattuned. If the mist seems to
that if the Godof our Heart, the God of our thicken,let us dissipate itthroughthe
Understanding,nowrepresents areality action of our inner and dedicated will-that
more advanced than before, it remains that will which manifests as the Lost Word. As
God, in His essence, is still to our heart, to Rosicrucian mystics we learn that the Lost
ourunderstanding,andto us, on every W o r d conceals,but we alsolearnhow
plane, the supreme good and the protecting TO BE thisWord.Weundoubtedly have .
power whose true nature we cannot con- earned the right, through our long past, to
ceive. walk on the slopesof the sacred mountain
Whether this principle is unknown tous, leading to Enlightenment, but the path is
whether this power is impossible for us to steep andvertigo mayat times overcome us.
define, if we have the assurance that itis a Perhaps we feel tempted to stop on the
reality that imbues our whole being and the wayside. There is only oneway to rise above
external world,beneficial results will make such a situation. This consists in thinking
themselves felt-because in this realm the that, if we succumb to the temptation of
third point of the triangle alone, that of resting, our companions will proceed on
manifestation, must be taken into consider- their way and it will be difficult to catch up
ation. If we succeed inso doing, one of the with them afterwards; whereas, if we
most interesting and obvious results will be become aware of our integration into the
that, instead of being under theinfluence of midst of our brothers and sisters, we shall
external conditions, we, ourselves, in our find strength and courage, andwe shall be
reality, will direct events and stamp them able to rely on them and theirgood will.
with the seal of truth. As Rosicrucians and mystics, brother-
Through the Tempest hood is a part of our lives-brotherhood of
the heart, the only true one,which attunes
Indeed, to be a mystic is not always easy, us to others andsees that they andwe are
especially in the transitionalstage of today’s one. I shall conclude with this particular
world,but if our thoughtsareturned point of Rosicrucianmysticism: that of
toward mysticism on thehighest level, then brotherhood, forbeside allthat I have tried
in the tempest, even if we must show more to express from the bottom of my heart,
courage andgreater determination, we shall brotherhood must always dwell within us,
reach the goal; and the worldbeing a unit, around us, and among us, and express itself
we shall unquestionably help otherst o also through a true love which is understanding
overcome this difficult stage. and selflessness. A

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ORTH CHINA, 400 B.C. The gaunt, O u t of the strife and chaos
of a dark night
N d usty man paused briefly and looked can arise an earnest desire greater
for under-
up at theroyal palace looming before him. standing-a desire to return toa construc-
The finely dressed townspeople stared dis- tive society based on the ideals of peace,
dainfully at his torn clothing and his justice, and harmony. The great thinkers of
bloody, rag-wrapped feet. He pushed on, that calamitous age sought answers to end
heedless of their stares, for now after ten China’s long anguish. Amidst the violence
daysandten nights of walking, hehad and confusionof that paradoxical age there
reached his destination. Hemight yet stop came intobeing “one hundred” schoolsof
the impending invasion, if only the king philosophy-each one seeking answers to
would listen to him. “Inwar,” he reflected, the burning questions of the time: How can
“the calamity to the people and the world is
incessant warfarebe ended? How can lasting
tremendous. Yet the rulers enjoy doing it.
peace, happiness, andstability be achieved?
This means they enjoy injuring and exter-
minatingthe people; is thisnotperver- The Confucianist Answer
sity?”’
His name was Mo Ti, and this was only Confucius (551-479 B.C.)was one of
one of many such missions of peace. In those thinkers whostruggled with thegreat
honor of his compassion, wisdom, and ded-questions of how to reconstruct society.
ication to peace and service to all he was His answer was to convince the rulers of
known tohis contemporaries as “Mo Tzu,” each state to emulate the wise and virtuous
which means “Master Mo.” kings of China’s ancient past. The people
would then emulate their own rulers all and
His age was not unlike ourown-a time wouldcultivatecourtesyandkindliness,
of war and upheaval, a century thatsaw the respect for the elderly, veneration for the
map of China, a collectionof warring states, dead,andpracticeelaborateceremonies
redrawn many timesas larger states gobbled and music.
u p smaller ones. That period of China’s
longhistorywasmarked by political The Confucianistsystem infusedthe pol-
anarchy, constantwarfare betweencompet- itical and social institutions of China with
ing states,and general social andmoral concepts of moral order. Through a process
degeneration. Mo Ti’s own birthplace, the called “rectification of names” Confucius
The small
state of Sung, was considered fair established a system of moral and ethical
Rosicrucian gamebyitslargerneighbors,andthe standards governing all actions in society.
~i~~~ memories of a terrible time,centuries In the confusionof the sixth andfifth cen-
before, when thenatives of the capital city turies B.C. in China this new system of
were reduced to cannibilism by a longsiege, moral order was revolutionary-attempt-
1987 lingered even into Mo Ti’s day. ing to bring order outof chaos.
i?I
 Mo Ti was bornintothegeneration Mo Ti summoned his courage andtrav-
immediatelyfollowing Confucius’death eled to Chu’u, where he gained an audience
and was educated by disciples of that great with the king. The meeting was tense and
teacher. As a child he learned by heart all the philosopher used all the arguments he
the great books of China’s rich intellectual knew in an attempt to dissuade the king
past. Helearned to deeply reverehis parents from his plans: Waris morally wrong,war
and ancestors, to obey without question his is wasteful, war is destructive to both vic-
superiors, to be courteousall,tobut to love tor and vanquished, it is against Heaven’s
his own family more than anything else. will. But all these arguments were to no
avail, for the king was already convinced of
Mo Ti Questions the outcomeof his aggression.
The System
The Brave Philosopher
Even as a young student, however, the
Mo Ti thenchanged his tactic.Taking off
inquiring mind of young Mo Ti began to
his belt, helaid it on a table and shaped the
reach out beyond Confucianism for answers belt into a rough square, resembling the
to his many questions. While he revered walls of acity. He then called upon the
Confucianism forits constructive qualities, “cloud ladder” strategist, Kung Shu Pan, to
he raised manyquestions regarding some of attack his little ‘‘city,” while the philos-
its particular concepts. Heeventually came opher would defendit againstall the invad-
to therealization that the Confucian ideal of er’s stratagems, using a small stick as his
“partial” love, loveof one’s own family and only weapon. With the fate hisof
own state
state (country) above all others, was part of of Sunghanging in the balance, Mo Ti skill-
the problem of interpersonal and interna- fully turned backall attacks, completely
tional disharmony.“All the calamities, frustrating his opponent. c3
strifes, complaints, and hatred in the
world,” he wrote, “have arisen out of want
of mutual [universal] love.”2
Thus universal love-love for all without
distinction-became the heart of Mo Ti’s
message to mankind; the foundation upon
which he hoped man would build a future
of peace, security, andhappiness. Universal
love was, simply put, theability to “regard
the stateof others as one’s own, the houses
of others as one’s own, the persons of oth-
ers as one’s self.”3
Mo Ti became anitinerant preacher,trav-
elingaboutthetroubledcountryside
spreading his gospel of love. He attracted
many followers, like himself, striving for
peace. Mo Ti organized them intoa closely
knit, well-disciplined band, well versed in
his teachings and prepared to follow him
into danger,even at riskto their lives-and
he did indeed put their lives and his own at
risk.
O n o n eoccasion, Mo Ti learned that the
large state of Ch’u was planning to invade
his native state of Sung. Theking of Ch’u
wasurged on by an opportunistic court
strategist who had designed asecret weapon
called “cloud ladders.” These, hewas sure,
would guarantee the invasion’s succas.
 Refusing to accept defeat,theembar-
rassed Kung Shu Pan revealed:
“I know how you could be defeated,
but I won’t tell.” Mo Tzu said, “I
know what you have in mind, but 1
won’t tell.” The ruler of Ch’u asked
what it was. Mo Tzu replied, “Kung
Shu Pan thinks that if I were mur-
dered, then there would be no oneto
defend Sung .... But in fact, three
hundred of my disciples...supplied
with all my implements of defence,
are at this moment waiting on the
walls of Sung for bandits from
Ch’u. You may murder me, but you
can’t get rid of them.” The ruler of
Ch’u said,“Very well, let’s give up
this idea of attacking Sung.”+
Thus Sung was saved, for the moment,
and the contingentof 300 of Mo Ti’s fol-
lowers waiting on thewalls could becalled
back. However, itwas their duty to remain
ready to march at a moment’s noticeif war
threatened.The brave philosopher’s im-
partialitymandatedthat hisdisciples be
ready todefendanystateabouttobe
unjustly attacked. If the king of Ch’u had
called Mo Ti into service to prepare the
defense of that state from aggression, he
would have gone.
A Guiding Principle
Behind all of Mo Ti’s actionswas a single
principle,“promote welfare andremove
evil.” To do this heexamined each situation
with an eye for the greatest good for the
greatest number of people. W e would call
this “utilitarianism.”
While Mo Ti’s activism for peace may
seem contemporary enough to us, it was
another of his ideas that startledlater Chris-
tian missionaries arriving in China more
than two thousand years after the philos-
opher’s death. Mo Ti believed in a loving,
universal god who watched over the world
with great sorrow athis creation’s unloving
The ways. This god,theforemost of theChinese
R~~.~&~~ pantheon, was called “Heaven,” andHeaven
Digest desires ‘ I . ..
people having energy to work
for each other, those knowing the way to
teacheachother,andthose possessing
1987 wealth to sharewith each other.”S
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In terms that seem to foreshadow the
Christian message, Mo Ti concluded:
NowHeaven loves the whole
world universally. Everything is
prepared for the good of man. Even
thetip of a hair is the workof
Heaven. Substantial may be said to
be the benefits that are enjoyed by
man. Yet there is no service in
return. And they do not even know
this to be unmagnanimous and
unfortunate.6
Mo Ti urged that man return service
the
of his creator by following the Will of
Heaven and loving all without distinction.
In Mo Ti’s depiction of a loving creator
god, he was unique in China’s longroll of
eminent thinkers. Indeed, he has been
called China’s “religious” thinker because
he so approached what Westerners recog-
nized as religious thinking; but he was no
monotheist. For Mo Ti, and most other
Chinese thinkers, thecelestial realms were
peopled by a vastassortment ofdeities and
spirits worthyof respect, awe, and sacrifice.
Among his contemporaries, Mo Ti was
more attentive to the invisible world than
most others, though all agreed that pleasing
and placating spirits was an important way
of keeping one’s life safe and the world in
harmonious balance.
Despite the controversy his ideas created
amongChina’sintellectualcommunity,
Mo Ti’s philosophystruck a responsive
chord with many. During his lifetime, he
gained thousands of followers, and hisideas
continuedto sway many more afterhis
death. For perhaps a century his school
rivaled that of Confucius in popularity.
The Mohists alllived simple, stoic lives,
sacrificed to loving Heaven, treated all men
respectfully, putting the principle of uni-
versal love to practice. They read thegreat
Chinese historiesassiduously to learn of the
Will of Heaven from the actions of the
ancient emperors, and theylearned all the
skills of defense so carefully developed and
taught by Mo Ti to makewar extinct.
Mo Ti’s critics argued that his lifestyle
was unnatural and far too difficult for the
average man or woman to follow. In the
words of another of China’s great sages,
Chuang Tzu, the Taoist mystic:
Menwant to sing but he con-
demns singing; men want to mourn
but he condemns mourning; men
want to enjoy music but he condemns
music. Is this truly in accord with
man’s nature? Any teaching that
would have men toil through life
and be contented with a bare funeral
at death is tooaustere. It makes men
sorrowful and dejected. Its practise
would be difficult ...it is contrary to
human nature and few people can
stand it.7
There may be much truth to Chuang’s
criticismaswitnessed by the fate of
Mohism in China. Although seriousrivals
of the Confucianists in the century after
their master’s death,theMohists were
completely eclipsed shortly thereafter.
Their difficult path of love, simplicity, and
devotion to Heaven and man, which Mo Ti
hoped would lead to a peaceful, prosper-
ous, and populous China, was too steep for
most to follow. Confucianism regained its
prominence, barely relinquishing it even in
our own century.
To gain an estimation of Mo Ti from a
near contemporary, I turn again to the Tao-
The well-known twentieth-century Chi- ist Chuang Tzu, who while rejectingMo Ti’s
nese writer Lin Yutang conjectured on the teachings, had lavish praise for the man:
disappearance of Mo Ti’s teachings: “Mo Tzu was a truly fine man, of whom
Persecution could not do it, and only too few are to be found. Despiteall
there was no report of persecution. personalhardships,he held fast to his
ideal-a man of excellence indeed!”g
One explanationis the rise of Men-
cius, who powerfully combatted its
Title calligraphy: Joe Plant.
influence. Anotherexplanation is Artwork: Carolyn Iachetta.
that the Hun Emperors made Con-
fucianism into almost a state reli- Footnotes:
gion. A very possible explanation is ‘Lin Yutang, The Wisdom of China and India (New
that the warrior evangelists simply York: The Modern Library, 1942) p. 801.
zIbid., p. 794.
perished in the wars of the First
)Ibid., p. 795.
Emperor of Ch’in. Which brings us
4H.G. Creel, ChineseThought f r o m Confuciw to Mao
to the truest exblanation that Quix- Tse-tung (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,
otic heroism and extreme altruism 1953) p. 55.
did not appeal to the native Chinese SLin, op. cit., p. 803.
common sense.8 61bid., p. 804.
’William Theodore De Barv. ed.. Sources o f Chinese
So complete was the Chinese rejectionof Tradition Vol. 1 (New York: Columbia University
Mo Ti that his bookof teachings was neg- Press, 1960)p. 80.
lected until our own century andall of its BLin, op. cit., p. 787.
ancient commentaries arelost. 9De Bary, op. cit., p. 81.
[I11
 placebostudy,patients hospitalizedwith
bleeding ulcers showed a lasting improve-
ment when doctorsinjected them with dis-
tilled water, while assuring them it was a
new medicine that would cure them. Obvi-
ously, the patients’ expectations played a
strong part.
In another study, patients were given a
drug which would normally induce nausea
and vomiting. However, the patients were
told that the drug would stop the symptoms
of nausea and vomiting which theyhad
alreadybeenexperiencing. And, interest-
ingly enough, it did!
One may conclude from this thateven a
placebo, or ineffective drug, can become a
symbol of healing. The symboltriggers within
the patient a healing visualization. The-fact
that this symbol, or supposed drug, has
been given to the patientby a doctor lends
c authority to the patient’s own visualization
-, of the drug’s healing effectiveness.
All of ushave experienced the effect that
I\ \, the mind can have on the body. Whenwe
are frightened, our breathing becomes rapid
and our heartbeatincreases. W e may expe-
rience “butterflies” in our stomach or we
may perspire profusely. Thesereactions,
called the “fight or flight response,” ready

e impact the body for action in meeting fearfulsitua-

of Images
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C.
tions. Also, blushing and sexual excitation
are otherexamples of our bodies respond-
ing to a situation which takes place and is
perceived in the mind. In fact, our bodies
react regardlessof whether the situation has
actually occurred oris just animage held in
the mind.

T E POWER of our own mind and

thoughts is most considerable indeed.
Far toomanypeople negate and fail to
Value of Relaxation
Just as we have all experienced the feel-
ings of fear, we have all experienced the
explore the vast potential and power pos-
feelings associated with relaxation. When
sessed by each of us within our ownbeing. we are relaxed, nearly everycell of the body
To students of mysticism, however, the use can relax as well and reduce its metabolic
of our mind andinner faculties is an indis- rate. Oxygen consumption and blood lac-
pensable tool whichcan be employed to tate levels also decrease. Sincewe know that
enrich ourlives and to attain peace, success, chronic stress and strong emotions such as
and happiness. fear, anger, anxiety, anddespair can leadto
The Scientists
and physicians
have
long rec- stress diseases such as hypertensionand
Rosicrucian ognized the impact of mind in theeffective- heart disease, we can see the value of relaxa-
Digest ness of placebos. A placebo is a substance tion in reducing susceptibility to such dis-
Segtembm -beit a tablet, capsule, injection, or eases.
whatever-which has no known pharmaco- Visualizationability, a tremendously
1987 logical or medically effective action. In one powerful tool,is greatly enhanced when one
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is in a state of deep relaxation. Our Rosi- believe so strongly in our realities, we try to
crucian teachings contain a simpte buteffec- defend them and find support for them,
tivemethod of concentrationwhich even though they may be out of harmony
promotes deep relaxation. When a person with actuality.This may be a source of con-
has experienced this deeply relaxed state tinual tension in the body.
several times, heis able to simply visualize Giventheimportance of visualization
himself in this state, and veryrapidly, it and its effect upon the body,a number of
becomes so. Visualization abilities are very questions arise. What kindof visualizing do
potent in this state. One might, for exam- we practice daily? What deep-seated self-
ple, visualize a blockof ice in one hand aand images, beliefs and concepts,visualizations,
hot coalin another, and find that there is a and powerfulimages d o we allow to well up
measurable temperaturechange in the two daily from the depths of our consciousness?
hands.
Do we see ourselvesas successfulpeople
Similarly, one could increase the heart rate or as failures? Is our image of ourselves
by simply visualizing oneself running after a handsome or ugly? Is it fat or thin? Is it
train. Interestingly enough, if one tried to competent or incompetent? Is it healthy or
force suchchanges, they would beunlikely sickly? Is it confident or fearful? Are we
to happen. But by visualizing, it becomes relaxed or do we feel trapped in difficult or
easy. Even immune andcellular changes can hopeless circumstances?
be brought aboutby positive visualizations
while in a relaxed state. Our inner images have aprofound impact
upon our bodies, our health, and our lives.
A celebrated experiment involving visu- It is to our tremendous advantage to develop
alization concerned three setsof basketball the ability to visualize as well as fully
players, none of whom had ever practiced employ our faculties of imagination and
visualization. The experiment involvedintuition.Throughtheuseofour vast
making free throws. The first group prac- reservoir of inner ability we can create
ticed every dayfor threeweeks. The second healthy and harmonious conditionswithin
groupdidnothingforthree weeks. The ourselves and within our world.
thirdgroupdidnotpracticebutspent
twentyminutes a day visualizing sinking What the mind imagines has a strong
baskets. At the endof the period, those who impact upon the body. Thisdirective influ-
had practiced daily showed a marked ence can either be constructive or destruc-
improvement. Not surprisingly, the group tive. Itcan raise usuptoour highest
whichdidnotpracticeshowedno im- potential, or it can pull us down into the
provement. But the group whichonly visual- depths of illness and despair. The choice of
ized demonstratednearlyasmuch image is ours. n
improvement as the group thatpracticed!
Visualization and Healing
Many of the ancient philosophers who The Celestial Sanctum
have contributed to the great mystical tradi- is a cosmic meetingplace. It is the focal point of
tions have believed that our visualizations cosmic radiations of health, peace, happiness,
are responsible for the conditions of our and inner awakening. During every day, periods
lives and that ourbeliefs and visualizations for specialattunements are designatedwhen
cosmicbenefits of a specific nature m a y be
manifest themselves as health or as disease received.Nonmembers as well as Rosinwian
in the physical body. More recently, since students m a y participate in the Celestial Sanc-
the early 19OOs, the medical world has also tum Contacts. Liber 777, a booklet describing
begun to explore the considerable role that the Celestial Sanctum and iu seueral periods,
the mind andvisualizations play in healing. will be sent to nonmembers requesting Address
it.
SaibeS.P.C., Rosicrucian Park, SanJose, Cali-
In fact, tension is often produced in our fornia95rgr,statingthatyouarenotamember
bodies as a result of unconscious visualiza- of the Order and enclosing twentyfive cents to
tions. Some of our deep-seated beliefs and cover mailing.
realities arelimited,that is, they do not
correspond to what actually is. Because we
 Lathe operator in the Allq of Happiness-Darb Sa’&-Cairo.

G. Patrick Abbott, F.R.C.

L IKE M O S T C O U N T R I E S of t h e
Third Worldin the throesof industrial-
Cairo (no one actually knows the true
ulation), itisnecessary to find someone
ization, Egypt is on theverge of losing one who knows the craft and its practitioners.
pop-

of its unique treasures-the crafting of ara- The search leads into the old sections of
besque furniture. Although the craft dates Cairo, among the winding alleys and myriad
back to the arrival of Islam in Egypt in A.D. family shops in the souq (marketplace). I
641, according to one Egyptian authority suspect I am probably one of the few for-
there are only threefamilies in Cairo who eigners fortunate enough to know an Egyp-
still possess the skills to build andassemble tian who is knowledgeable about the skill
intricate arabesque work. The craft is and its craftsmen, and my friend took me
becoming a dying art that will eventually into thevery labyrinth of the 1000-year-old
The slideintooblivion as a result of far cheaper City of the Triumphant to meet a few of
Rosicrucian andfastermodernmassproduction these remarkable artistsin wood and furni-
methods. ture crafts.
Digest
segtemba For theresearcher seeking outone of My Egyptian colleague, Hussein M.Has-
these highly skilledfamilies amongthe san, Directorof International Relations for
1987 approximatelyten million inhabitants of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, first
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took me to Mena House, a historic hotel Following our visit to Mena House, Has-
and rest house in Giza, at the edge of the san took me to the shop of a 35-year-old
Western Desert and near theGreat Pyramid wood carver named Saud Mohammed.
of Pharaoh Cheops. Hewanted to show me Saud told me that he learned his wood carv-
the collection of antique furniture in the ing skills fromhisfather,who in turn
hotel lobby. AsI studied thedesks, divans, acquired the skill fromhis father-handed
chairs, cabinets, and tables I realized that down generation after generation for over
the delicate masterpiecesof arabesque work two hundred years. Saud’s small shop is
were assembled muchlike aChinese puzzle, located in the El Sayyedna Zeinab section of
and I learned later, justas difficultto solve.old Cairo. As I examined Saud’s wooden
The tiny wooden parts that fit togetherplaques,
to he informed me that it takes about
make up the intricate designs are enhanced twenty days to complete one. They
sell for
by silver, brass, and ivory separators, with $ 100-the tourist price-which includes a
shell, ivory, and boneinlay work, brought twenty-five percent baksheesh* for the
to life stillfurther by hand-carvedara- guide. Saud, I learned, is the father of six
besque motifs. These beautiful pieces of children, and they may one day learn his
furniture: at Mena Houseare no longer trade. At the time of my visit, he was teach-
manufactured, and those still in existence ing the craftof wood carving to hisyounger
are generally owned by wealthy Egyptians. brother who assists him in his shop.
Damaged pieces, I was informed, generally Hassan and I departed Saud’s establish-
remain damagedbecause no one knows mentandsoughtoutDarb Sa’ada-the
where to go for adequate repairwork-ex- Alley of Happiness-in another sectionof
cept, of course, a rare few like my friend the old city.There I watchedseveral
Hassan. TheMena House collection, when woodworkersoperatingtheirprimitive
manufactured,requiredthe skills of six lathes. Each used a bow to spin the piece of
expert craftsmen-a carpenter, lathe opera- stock, while guiding the cutting tool with
tor, wood carver, inlayer, painter, uphol-
sterer, and finally assembler. *Baksheesh: atip, gratuity, tento twenty-five percent.

lobby ofthe famous Menu Howe Hotel, near the Great Pyamidand
Arabesque furniture in the
Sphinx, Giza, Egypt. This art form goes back to the arrival of Islam into Egypt in A.D. 641.
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 his big toe. They didn’t
use calipersto meas-
ure the myriad pieces, but merely gauged
them by eye withincredible accuracy-
turning out afinished product as fast as
could a power lathe.
W e visited a number of other establish-
ments where windows and plaster casing
were manufactured. Our final stop was the
ancient marketplace, the famous Khan a1
Khalili in Mouski-one of the oldest sec-
tionsofoldCairo.There Hassan intro-
duced me to a group of inlayers who
workedwithtiny slivers of bone, shell,
mother of pearl, andplastic, using a pairof
tweezers to place these elements, after
whichthey wereglued intoanintricate
abstractpattern.Myfascinationwas
broken when oneof the men brought ina
Saud Mohammed, master d carwr, at work in
tray of glasses of shi, serving us the power- the fascinating old El Sayyednu Zeinub section of
fullysweetteagarnishedwitha sprig of Cairo. Seen also in the photo is Hussein Hassan,
mint. A few minutes later he was back Director of International Relations, Egyptian Trade
again, but this time with a brass shisha- Union Federation.
Turkish waterpipe. The tea and smoke is a
time-honored afternoon custom among
Cairo’s craftsmen and merchants.
in religiousart and architecture and secular
During our explorationof the vanishing structures as well, and include stylized callig-
artists of arabesque, I learned some fascinat- raphy. This unique art form developed as
ing things abouttheMoslemarabesque Islam spread, and underwent regional varia-
motif. Itoriginated with theByzantine clas- tions (eventuallyreflectedback into the
sical motif depicting the acanthus plant’s center, Cairo and Mecca) with contribu-
curving leaf. The Byzantines stylized this tions by the Persians, Turks, Spanish, and
motif intoa wide variety of abstract shapes, other cultures thatfell under the sword of
emphasizing the leaf and stalk of the plant. Islam.
With the Moslem conquestof Egypt in During my exploration into the world of
A.D. 641, the Arabs took up where the arabesque art, I learned that the modern
Byzantines left off. The abstract motif fit version of this art formis made Iarger and
well into thenew society. Islamic theologi- contains far fewer pieces, calling for less
callawforbadetherepresentation of skill in assembling. However, even modern
figures-the painting or carving of humans pieces are far frominexpensive. The mod-
and animals. Theologians argued that in ern formis used primarily as room separa-
depicting such subjects artists were vying tors,andinwindowsanddoorsby
with Godas creators of actual beings. Thus contemporary decorators. All of the evi-
the artists were limited in subject matter-dence indicates that in another generation
their motifsdrawn fromgeometrical design, o r so the artwill become totally lost to the
theArabicscript,and vegetation. These Egyptian craftsmen as their society moves
motifs are the basis of traditional Islamic art forward into our modern plastic world of
and arabesque art forms. automation and “no deposit, no return.”
The A basic characteristic of arabesque
the The finely worked pieces of arabesque art
~ ~ design is its
~ repetitioni of a basic~pattern- ~ will eventually
h be consigned
~ ~
t o museums as

*
building upon and embellishing this basic a reminder of these remarkable artists and
Digese design. Such designs areused considerably fascinating
their works. A
September
1987
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 by Erwin Waterneyer, F.R.C.

MANY STUDENTS upon commencing their mystical studies believe that now
they are entering upon a new way of life, a life of continuous happiness and
harmony. The mistakes of the past have been overcome. They have found theway
toward evolution ofconsciousness and initiation. TheDark Night has passed. The
Golden Dawn of a new day has arrived.

I can imagine you smile as you read these There are, of course, many reasons for
words, because through personal experience this situation. W e could not possibly ex-
you know: Little do these beginning stu- haust themin a single article. Therefore, it is
dents know what kindof fate awaits them. my intention to single out a few of these
Little do they realize-nor can they realize contributing factors and examine them in
at this stage of their development-that it detail.
requires tremendous stamina, endurance, The Neophyte, starting his studies, enters
willpower and justplain, ordinarygrit to see upon a period of intensive training. He is
things throughtothe envisioned end in entering a new world: the world of man’s
order to be a fitvehicle, a proper channelof Inner Self. The training which receives
he is
expression for the Cosmic Will. designed to acquaint him thoroughly with
Furthermore, when thesestudents ad- this inner world. An important part of the
vance in their mystical studies and notice Neophyte’s early training consists ofa ser-
that the numberof obstacles facing them is ies of carefully graded exercises designedto
beginning to mount rather than todecline, develop and sharpen faculties
his of interior
when insteadof increasing clarity of percep- perception, his psychic senses. Through
tionthere is, seemingly,increasing ob- actual experience he learns that there exists
scurity, when instead of increasing peace a vastinner world, which is just as realas the
there is increasing struggle,when instead of outer world, and thatpossesses
he organs of
the anticipated stateof harmony, they find perception with which he is able to expe-
themselves in fields of increasingdisso- rience this inner world just asdefinitely as
nance, then these students become discour- he possesses objective sense organs with
aged with mysticism. They begin to feel that which to experience the outer world.
perhaps the mysticalideal is a delusion. Thus the early lessons contain extensive
They accuse their teachers of having misled intructions which, when properlyfollowed,
them. They accuse theirfellow workers of will develop and unfold the student’s psy-
crass hypocrisy.Finally, theyabandon their chicsenses, in particular, his senseof
mystical studies altogether. inward seeing, inward hearing, and inward
This situation is common. All of us are feeling. The acuity of these sensesis contin-
acquainted withit t o a degree.In fact, let usuously being sharpened: The student
be honest: W e all have experienced it at becomes aware of impressionswhich never
certain periods in our lives, but we outgrew before reached him. And as he continues,
it. W e wereyoung, and we thought we his sensitivity to psychic impressions con-
knew everything. Now we are older andwe tinuously increases. The worlds surround-
now know that, at that previous time, we ing him-the inner world as well as the
did not knowany better. outer world-are becoming increasingly
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 enlarged and enlivened. This is, of course,
what is meant when it is said that a student
is becoming“increasinglysensitiveto
vibrations.”
However-andthis is notalways
realized-such an increasing sensitivity to
psychic impressions brings with it certain
problems. W e shall now consider them.
The Initial Situation
Through properexercise and practice the
student becomes increasingly aware of very
subtle impressions. Such impressionsreach
him from everywhere, from objects, peo-
ple, situations. They reach him from the
outer worldas well as from the inner world.
To such impressions he naturally responds.
However, his response must bebased upon
understanding. If he does not understand
that which he perceives, then his response
to it will be inadequate and his errors in
interpretation will lead him astrayin his
development. Consequently, performing We thussee thatincreased psychic sensi-
exercises and becoming sensitized is not suf- tivity brings with it certain problems. But
ficient. Paralleling sensitivity theremust there is more. An important difficulty is
grow comprehension and understanding. this: Every living situation involves both
The student must be trained to understand positive as well as negative elements. For
what he perceives. As a result, paralleling example, an artist plays a violin. W e hear
theexercisesaredetailedexplanations, the musical notes, positive elements. But at
which place the experimental results into the same timewe hear something else, the
their proper psychological and philosophi- scratch of the bow against the string-a
cal frame of reference. negative element. Thus our sensitivity to
However, lack of understanding is not every vibration leads to a realization of two
the only difficulty which the studentfaces elements,a positive element as well as a
as aresult of sensitized psychic perception. negative element.Another example: W e
Naturally, having become very much aware look at a beautiful painting. W e note the
of his perceptions, he expects other per- beauty of design, form, color, thepositive
sons, his fellow students, to be equally as elements. But at the same time we also note
sensitive. He expects them to perceive the its negative elements: brush strokes,irregu-
same as he does. This isamistake: The larities in paint andin color. Again: When
persons around him are not assensitive. we are sensitive, not only do we perceive
They do not perceive as he does, either in positive elements but also at the same time
quality or in quantity. This gives rise to we perceive thecoexistent negative ele-
many misunderstandings. The persons around ments or components in a given situation.
him do not understand when the sensitized This fact becomes important when we
student speaks about his experiences and, become sensitive to vibratory elements-
in doing so, believes that everyone around say, auras from other persons, such as our
The him
sees,
hears,
and feels-as does.
he friendsandassociates.Notonly do we
Rosicrucian Unfortunately, ittakes astudent a longtime perceive the positive elements ainperson’s
Digest to discoverthis.Meanwhile, there is much aura, we also perceiveits negativeelements,
misunderstanding between the student and for example, those elementswhich analyti-
his fellow workers due to lack of proper calpsychologistscallthe“shadow”
1987 communication. elements of a person.Butkeepthis in
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mind: Nature acts according to the Law of as well as negative. The negative is just as
Duality. All living situations contain both, much anintegral part of man as the positive,
positive elements as well as negative ele- andthereforecannotbe eliminated nor
ments. ignored, either within ourselves or within
A positive element alone, by itself, does others. What we must do is recognize its
not exist. Together with a positive element existence,redirect itsenergies intocon-
there is alwaysassociateda negative ele- structive channels, practice the of artmen-
ment. Every sound followsa silence. Every tal alchemy.
light casts a shadow. But as every sculptor At this point, many students escape try to
knows, it is the shadow which give three- fromthesituation by passing judgment
dimensionality to an object inspace. With- upon it. “Thisperson is notworththe
out shadows an object remains flat, lifeless. effort,” they will say, and believe that sucha
It is duality whichgives life to a living situa- negative value judgment will permit themto
tion. Itis this very duality, the combination escape toward someone else. Such action
of bothpositiveand negative elements, showsthat these students havelearned
which makes for perfection. nothing, and that they are as yet too imma-
ture for positionsof real responsibility.
Mental Alchemy
The following should now be clear: Be-
It follows that a student whohas become
coming sensitive to vibratory impressions is
sensitivetopsychicimpressionswill
become increasingly sensitive to both,nega- relatively simple.The worldof actualities is
supplying man with vibratory raw mate-
tive aswell as positive elements any in situa-
tion.Andhereisthetroublearea: rials. Man sensitizes himself and becomes
perception of negative elements may com- aware of them. This is merely the prelimi-
pletely obscure or overwhelm a perception nary step. Now begins the real work, the
of positive elements. In fact, if a sensitive nextstep:How will constructiveaction
person does not carefully train himself prop- proceed from their perception?
erly-and does so continuously-using Proper Perspective
the principles of mental alchemy-it easily
happens that wherever he looks, the nega- Two abilities are necessary forfurther
tive elements may eclipse the positive ele- advancement, both important. The second
ments and may do so continuously. follows logically from the first. Both are
required, notmerely one or the other:
Sensitive personsarecontinuously af-
fected by this phenomenon when they are Thefirst essentialability or capacity
confronted withliving situations, individu- which a student must possess at stage this is
ally or collectively. For example, we meet a to have developed a sense of discrimination
new acquaintance. At first we are aware and balance. Twofactorsare involved:
only of that person’spositive qualities. But, First, as alreadydiscussed, thestudent must
as we get to know him better, we become recognize andacceptthe fact that every
increasingly aware, also, of that person’s living situation involves two elements, a
negative qualities. If, now, we do not watch positive anda negative. Both aspects, nega-
ourselves carefully, we can become so tive aswell as positive, must beclearly seen
preoccupied with the negative aspects of in every situation. W e must not shut our
that individuality that we completely ignore eyes to oneaspect of this duality-say, the
the coexisting positive qualities, even if negative-or try to eradicate that particular
such positive qualitiesarepresentover- phase of the duality whichdispleases us. It
abundantly. If we are very sensitive psychi- cannotbe overemphasized: Every living
cally, then we are in real difficulty. Our situationcontains both, thepositive as
extreme sensitivitywill make us that much well as the negative. W e are too prone to
more aware of the negative qualities than look only at the pleasant, positive side of
wouldnormallybethe case, andthese things and shut oureyes to the unpleasant
strongly perceived negative qualities will negative. Both aspects are always present,
hurt us severely. everywhere. Both are important. Neither
At this very moment we are likely to can be eliminated. Hence, elimination or
forget that man atall times is both, positive (conr. on p. 30)
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 IT WAS THE SUMMER OF 1917-a hot, humid Tuesday morning in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Great War was raging in Europe and yet
hundreds of Rosicrucian men and women struggled and sacrificed to be
together in Pittsburgh.
During that time of pain and strife, was it help us and to cheer us! In the spiritof their
the hope of these fratres and sorores that work and in the furtherance of their human-
the work of the First National Convention itarian activities the Rosicrucians are unit-
of the Rosicrucian Order and of its new ed as solidly and as completely as though
cycle of activity would lay the cornerstone they were not only one physical body, but
for a renewed era of love, truth, justice, one body with neither geographical, politi-
brotherhood,
and peace. cal, national,
other
any
division.”
or
As they all arose for the opening invoca- In 1945, near the end of World War11,
tion, a great hush came upon them. All felt Frater Ralph M. Lewis expressed the need
the powerful influence which began their felt by all Rosicrucians to come together,
mighty work as thesimplewords were and he spoke of the hope they all shared
spoken and echoed in their hearts: “God of for the outcome of the upcoming conven-
our Hearts, we ask T h y blessing.” tion in San Jose. “It is to bea time of great
rejoicing,” he said,“a sort of pilgrimage to a
Then as now,theOrderhas been ever a place which much to members;
channel of Light intimes of stressanddark- where they express to the Cosmic
ness. Sincethe
mystery schools of ancient
theirthanks for the of the
time Rosicrucian men and war-the place where they may collectively
have met together in large gather- plan not just for themselves, but wherethey
ings or small,in goodtimes or bad, all have may help to work a program for of
felt the solace, encouragement,and guid- humanity.,,
ance of that enfolding Light.
While there have indeed been sad times
In the dark periods when and scien- for all of us, there are always sunny times as
ces, material Practices and Customs were well-periods of great expansion and pros-
shaken to their foundations, and humani- perity when the meeting of eager minds
ty’s misguided faith in outer material things sparks bright flashes of joy and hope.
was shattered, the inner spirit of brother-
hood has remained. Light is cherished From his personal experience our beloved
within the hearts of sincere Rosicrucians Past Imperator, Frater Ralph M. Lewis, felt
and becomes the beacon leading progres- that whatwe experience in aconvention can
sive minds to carry on and advanceevolving give us an entirely different insight into the
civilization. teachings. Much like a profound medita-
tion experience, from the highly charged
Sometimes, it seemsthe benefits of these energy o f a convention an intangible mysti-
gatherings are most keenly felt and aPPre- cal unity and attunement of minds is keenly
ciated during hard times, times when Rosi- and deeply felt, these surroundings our
crucians seek each other Out to reaffirm psychic selves often have experiences which
The their hope in thefuture. we neverpreviouslybelievedpossible.
Rosicrucian “How good it is,’’ wrote Dr. H. Spencer People are reoriented, and out of the
~ i ~Lewis~ during tGreat
the Depression, “to intellectualism Of the monographs mysti-
septembmknowthatsomewhereintheworldare cism becomes a living thing*
those who sympathetically understand,andFraterEdward Lee, GrandChaplain of
1987 with an understanding heart reach out to the Order, describes the experience of his
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firstRosicrucianConvention.“Thefirst cal aspects of the teachings, help with exer-
time I attended one, I felt like the sun had cises, personal insights, an understandingof
come out. YOU have to be at one to expe- principlesandpracticaltechniques,the
rience it. It’s liketurning on something chance to travel, and the chance to meet
inside of you, something that shines bright- wonderful new friends. Yet, as most of us
er and brighter. I felt aPermanent change in who attended past conventions have undoubt-
mY Perspective of how mysticism might edly discovered, what remains most clearly
be. I sensed a visionof the future whic afterthe yearshavepassed is the
has neverleft me.” Many peopl intangible feeling of connection, a
attending conventionsover theyears kind ofelevated and inspired con-
speak of the impact of the experi- sciousnessthat rededicates, that
ence on their lives. For Rosiaucian powers visualizations, and that
Digest editor, Frater RobinThomp- offers a wellspring of hope for the
son, it was a stripping away of na- future. As we
tional differences, approach the end
ofconflict andstrife. of this era and are
at‘‘I really truly the with faced
that momentknew we u n c e r t a i n t i ae ns d __
wereall one family,” p o s s i b i l i t i e s of t h e
says FraterThompson. challenging new twenty-
“It was tremendous. W e first century, one cannot
were all so different, yet all help feeling that the next
had so much in common. I Rosicrucian convention
found myself thinking-isn’t must certainly be a moment-
this what we’re all about? Isn’t ous one. Individually and col-
this how world peace will arise? I
lectively we have interesting
was filled with a conviction, a cer-
tain knowledge that we are all one- times ahead of us. How well we
and that peace and brotherhood are handle these opportunities depends
possible. This experience has strongly uponour
individual ability to focus
colored my life.” consciousness
ouron creative, hopeful
images of our future. Great advances
In 1955 a frater privileged to attend a past and future are the collective result of
convention in Rosicrucian Park shared his personal inspiration and personal choices.
experience of that event in an anonymous Our beliefs about what is possible for our-
letter to Frater Lewis. selves and the world arerichly colored by
“I went to Rosicrucian Park with ques- our exchanges with others andby their sup-
tions in my mind. The Park was filled with port. For the individual experiencing the
people fromall over the world. In the midst rarefied energy of a Rosicrucian conven-
of all the hubbub,1sat quietly in rhe shrine tion, all dreams arepossible. As a result, for
and learned for the first time the true mean- society the possible dreams become reali-
ing of Peace Profound. It’s so simple. One ties. In July, 1988, thousands of Rosicru-
may find it in silence andrepose wherever cians fromaroundtheglobe will meet
one is willing to give the time for that pur- together in San Jose. Let’s visualize conven-
pose. How odd that I should discover this tion halls filled to overflowing, that
truth in the middle of the hecticenergy of together we may experience the secure
that convention.” As many of us will attest, foundation of our traditions and together
conventions certainly offer a profusion of reach out to theliving and hopefulvision of

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July 7 9, 1988
San Jose, Calif.
 of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
The following list contains new Lodges, Chapters, and Pronaoi created
sincepublication of thelastcompleteWorldwideDirectory
March/Aprill987 issue of the RosicrucianDigest. For further information
regarding other Rosicrucian affiliated bodies, pleasesee that issue.
ARGENTINA
Puerto Madryn: Puerto Madryn
Pronaos
San Mlguel de Tucumln:
Tucuman Pronaos
BENIN
Kandl: Fiat Lux Pronaos
Natitingou: Atacora Pronaos
BRAZIL
Criciuma: Criciuma Pronaos
CAMEROUN
EdBa: Salomon Chapter
CHILE
Coyhaique: Coyhaique Pronaos
COLOMBIA
Manziales: Manziales Pronaos
San Andrds: San Andres Pronaos
CONGO
Djambala: Amour Pronaos
Gamboma: Harmonie Pronaos
Talangal: Ascension Chapter
FRANCE
Rambouillet: Gustave Meyrink
Pronaos
GABON
Makokou: Morien Pronaos
GERMANY
Dulsburg: Duisburg Pronaos
GREECE
The new address.of the Grand
The Lodge of Greece IS:
Rosicrucian 8, Kontoleontos Street
154 52 Psychico, Greece
Digest
September IVORY COAST
1987 Bouakk Michael Faraday Lodge
in the
FerkB II: Michael Maier Pronaos
Ouragahio: Robert Fludd Pronaos
Sikensi: Anubis Pronaos
Vavoua: Lux Pronaos
LIBERIA
Monrovia: Lux Pronaos
MEXICO
San Buenaventura: San Buena-
ventura Pronaos
NIGERIA
Kokori Inland: Kokori Pronaos
Osogbo: Oshun Pronaos
SOUTHAFRICA
Secunda: Petra Rose Pronaos
SPAIN
Arrecife: Lanzarote Pronaos
LBrida: Lerida Pronaos
Murcia: Murcia Pronaos
UNITEDKINGDOM
Cheltenham, England: Cotswald
Pronaos
UNITEDSTATES
Albuquerque, NM: Albuquerque
Pronaos
Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis
Pronaos
Lawton, OK: Validivar Pronaos
Washin ton, DC: Spanish Chapter
White R h Junction, VT: Twin
State Pronaos
ZAIRE
Beni: Mont Ruwenzori Pronaos
Kahemba: Pythagore Pronaos
Kasongo: Hekina Pronaos
Klnlambo: La Paix Pronaos
Mwene-Ditu: Epicure Pronaos
Grand Councilor Gene Bledsoe (left) recently installed the Officers of Validivar
Pronaos inOklahoma: Jim McDavid,Master (holding emblem); Billie Joe
Mathewus, Guardian; and Daniel G. Lebron, Secretary.

I N THE last few months the Rosicrucian Order has added

its worldwide fraternity affiliated
of
a number of new Pronaoi to
page. Two of
bodies, which we list on the preceding
these Pronaoi recently provided photographs which clearly show the enthusiasm the
participating members felt in establishing their local group. Such affiliated bodies are a
vital supplement to Rosicrucian home studies, as the spirit of fraternal good will is
enhanced when joining together with other members in harmonious convocation. Our
best wishes are extended to all officers and members of these newly established Pronaoi
around the world. We appreciate their hard work, may they
and perseverein their untiring
efforts in bringing the Light of our beloved Order to their community and the world at
large.

The happy members of Twin State P r o w s come from Vermont and New Hampshire. Lillian
Harvey, the soror in the front row at left, has been a Rosicrucian for a remarkable sixty-two years.
Also in this row are h l i e Colket, Guardian; Patricia Jones, Master; and Ruth Potter, Secretary.
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 S UMMER IS A pungenttime.The
warm fluid airsteeps fragrance from the
vegetation and these essences are mingled
and borne upon soft breezes flowing inland
from thesea over morning’swarming hills.
As I hike along, this fragrance speaksto me
of statelyoaksand tangled chamiso, of
waxy ceanothus and hardy toyon. These
aromas blend with the mellow aroma of the
new leather pack straps tugging at my
shoulders, and I can discern just a hint of
my own scent. This is the perfume of the
voyageur;where nature melds her scents
with those of man to create the romance
that beckons us to her embrace.
The breeze carries with it not only the
scent of things, but also the sounds of late
summer, almost inaudible and muttering as
if to deny its many secrets. In whispering
throughthedormant buckeye bushthe
breeze admonishes theleaves for their early
allusion to autumn, and in shame somefall
fluttering to the ground.
Suddenly there is another sound upon
the breeze,aforeign sound,and it ap-
proaches like a summer thunderstorm, re-
The lentless and overpowering. As I pad along
Rosicrucian the fire road over the crest of the hill the
Digest bellowing
beast is upon me.Emblazoned
brightlyacrossits“chest,”itsmetallic
insignia proclaims “DODGE” in dazzling
1987 rays of stolen sunlight.
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Upon seeing me, thebeast is startled and
swerves off the track.I must bea fearsome
apparition. What with my heavy pack, the
green headbandnow sweat soakedand
coated with dust, and my walking stick firm
in my right hand, I must look like somelost
ancient samurai.
I recognize the big four-wheeler as it
passes. It was parked in the campground
last night, in a neighboring site, where four
hardy fellows sataroundtheircampfire
loudly discussing woodlore and the relative
merits of various pastlovers. As I sat watch-
ing the firelight dance and play amid the
sparks ascending toward the bright ribbon
of the Milky Way, their loud tempestuous
boasting seemed to disturb the spirit of the
night.
Indeed, I recognize the twofellows seated
in the cab, and turning, I see the other two
on small seats facing backward in the cargo
bed. Oneof them tosses an empty beer can
in my direction. It soars upward on aniri-
descent tail of foamy dregs, and crashes to
earth with a hollow thunk.
The passing of the metallic beast has dis-
placed nature’s perfume and subtle sound,
leaving in its wake the acrid smell of dust,
like chalkboard erasers beaten clean, and
the stenchof warm tires and exhaust fumes
mixed with thefading stereo blasts of coun-
try rock.I wonder how muchwildlife they Acrossthestream,atthe edge of the
have seen and what quest they are upon. thicket, a slight movement catches my eye.
Likethesummerthunderstorm,the A buck has come to drink.is He rather large
for a blacktail deer, at least he seems large
passing truck has brought tumult and dis-
from my perspective. A four pointer, his
concertment, which I know will soon pass
antlers arestill encased in thevelvet matrix
away. But right now I'm surrounded by a from whence theygrow. Hesurveysthe
fog of choking dust.So I turn off the track, streamside forsigns of danger, andI am glad
to thewest, toward a favorite spot of mine. to be downwind and concealed under the
It's a quiet place where another trail fords bay's leafy pavilion. I am honored to watch
the stream that refreshes the parched valley. as His Grace slakes his thirst.
It is a place to sit awhile until Nature for-
gives the outrage and resumes her subtle He steps lightly into the shallows, send-
Play, ing shimmering ripples into the turbulence
surrounding the still pool. As he bends his
Encountering Nature neck, the golden hue of his summer coat
There is a coolness in the shade of the strikes sparks from the lowering sun, anda
single large bay tree thathas grown nearthe chill runs along my spine. He drinks quickly
bank of the stream-a welcome relief from and raises his dripping muzzle, testing the
the heatof the day.I am sure the stream has air for danger.
a name, perhaps a Spanish name. I could I wonder what his world is like. What
look it up on the Forest Service map, but announcements the windcarries to his sen-
names don't seem important if you know sitive nose, what beauty he sees through
the place. To experience a place is to know deer eyes?
it, feel it, and understand its meaning.
And what of me? Blind of eye and nose,
Here in the shelterof the bay tree I can set and deaf of ear by his standards, I stumble
aside theheavy pack andrelax while eating through his world and only by the powers
my lunch in peace. In places such as this of my mind can I ever hope to match his
ordinary fare becomes haute cuisine to be mastery.
savored slowly. And so can the place be
savored, each flavor in its turn. It is then thatI feel the cool earth beneath
my fingers and realize that His Grace and I
There is the streamitself. Spring fed and are brothers,we are but dust that has come
cold, the water appears out of crevices in -
-" = "
the bedrock high up in the valley. It issues
forth pristine andclear, flowing from dark-
ness into the light. As it flows through its
channel it brings life to alders, cottonwoods,
and willow thickets. Paintinga narrow
green lineamidthetawnydry grass of
summer's drought the streambecomes the
focal point for thirsty cattle, feral pigs, deer,
and smallerthingsseen only as shadows
fleeing into tangled shade. O n its journey
the stream begins to sing in its own wet
voice of ripple andcascade incelebration of
its high purpose between humble banks of
mud.
Relaxing there by the stream I become
aware of thebirdsflutteringabove me.
Unseen, I give them nocause for alarm, and
they alight to share their bright dress and
mirth with me. Each stays but a moment
and is gone, leaving dancing twigs to mark
time for the serenade of those who remain.
 to life. W e have sprung from our Earth four-wheeler churn into thewater, splash-
Mother to offer our gifts to each other. The ing up a glimmering spray that ignitesa
deer brings his grace and beauty, his wild- rainbow in the air, and launching a tidal
ness and freedom, and I my appreciation, wave toward the buck. The fellow in the
my need for these things, for by the exchange open right-hand seatspies His Grace at the
of these things we give meaning one to the same moment the buck hurls himself toward
other. There, by the stream flowing inex- the safety of a thicket. The beast claws the
orably to thesea, I come to know that this opposite bank and the fellow lobs a full can
buck and I are one.
of beer at the buck. It falls far wide of its
We are struck bj a thunderclap! The four- mark.
wheeled beasthasroaredoverthe rise
behind me onmy left, and swiftly descends I laugh. So much for an idle reverie aon
to the stream. His Grace is frozen in terror summer’s afternoon.Yet, I recognize a good
and disbelief that a monster such as this in all this; maybe, just maybe, I am not so
could steal upon him. The after
Butyl feet of the blind all. A

ROSICRUCIANCONCLAVES
New York, New York*
North Atlantic Regional Conclave-October 2-4, Marriott Marquis Hotel,
46th Street atBroadway, New York. Grand Lodge will be representedby Frater
Warren Russeff, AMORC’s Archivist. For more information,
please contact
Soror Joyce Giles, c/o Jakob Boehme Chapter, AMORC, Box P.O.
52, West-
Chester Square, Bronx, NY 10461.
Detroit, Michigan
Great Lakes Regional Conclave-October 9-11, Thebes Lodge, Detroit, fea-
turing the theme“A Mystical Resurgence.” Grand Lodge will be represented
by Frater Robin M. Thompson, Editor, theRosicrucian Digest and Forum. For
more information,please contact Soror Cassandra Lewis, Conclave Chairper-
son, c/o Thebes Lodge, AMORC, 20526 GrandRiver Avenue, Detroit, MI
48219; Phone (313)537-1690.
Vallejo, California
CentralCalifornia RegionalConclave-October 30-November1, Spring-
brook Masonic Temple, 101 Temple Way, Vallejo. Grand Lodge will be
represented by Frater Curt Warren, Director, Rosicrucian Planetarium. For
more information,please contact Frater AlbertE. Price, Conclave Coordina-
tor, 418 D Buck Ave., Vacaville, CA 95688; phone: (707) 447-4238.
Norcross, Georgia
Southeast Regional Conclave-November 13-15,Hilton atPeachtree Corners,
5993 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross. Grand Lodge will be repre-
sented by Frater Dennis Kwiatkowski, AMORC’s Grand Master. For more
The information, please contact Donald C. Geldbaugh, 5007 Woodridge Way,
Rosicrucian Tucker, GA30084.
Digest
September *Note: This information supersedes the “Bronx, New York” listing in the
1987 July/August 1987 Rosicrucian Digest.
 piritual Attai
by Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, F.R.C.

H OW FAR worldly successand wealth

haveinterferedwiththespiritual
There aremany notable examples of reli-
gious leaders, devout mystics, and sincere
development of man is a moot question. thinkers who attained wealth and worldly
Arguments may be presented on both sides. triumph along with eminentsuccess in their
At times it would seem that the sudden spiritual campaigns. In many cases they
attainment of wealth by those spiritually foundthat materialwealth and worldly
inclinedhas tended to check the further power could serve them in furthering their
development of this attribute; on the otherreligious ambitions.
hand, there are notablecases where wealth Higher Values
has enabled some to pursue their course of
There is a vastdifference between a man
attunement withthings spiritual with more who has nevercontacted the spiritual world
concentrated satisfaction. and is quite satisfied (either ignorantly or
In many of the arguments touching uponthrough preference) with the pleasures of
this question, the most important pointis life he can buy or command, and the man
overlooked: Those starting upon the path who, having contacted thehigher things of
of mysticism or spiritual development con-life in hours when they alone brought him
tinually hear that one must be humble, POM joy, still clings to them in prosperity. In the
in spirit, and of lowly station to reach any one case, we have examplesof how wealth is
degree ofspirituality.The fact thatthe incompatible with spiritual development;
argument is old andgenerally accepted does intheother, exampleswhich refutethe
not makeit true. Infact, itis seldom given in misunderstood injunctionsof the ancients.
its original form or meaning. The world of nature is bountiful, giving
It is true that the ancients contended freely of every form of wealth, material as
that
great wealth and great political power pre- well as spiritual. Allis intended for manto
vented an interest in things spiritual. That use. To say that man should plantseeds in
such anidea was based upon commonsense the earth to reap crops grain
of for his phys-
is discovered when one looks into the lives ical nourishment, but must not delve into
of the wealthy and politically powerful of theearthtosecuregold, silver, copper,
ancient times. iron, or platinum,is to present an unsound
Thoseeminentpersonsunderwhose argument. Equally unsound is it to believe
despotic rule and inconsiderate hand others that man should labor diligently for just
had to live, were born without interest in enough to maintainhisphysicalbeing
things spiritual, and from the first days of without securing asurplus against emergen-
consciousness were imbued with the idea that cies.
political power and material wealth were The goal of our existence here on earth
the onlythings to depend upon and fear.to should not be great material wealth and
If we scan the pages of history, however, worldly power; it shouldbe health, cosmic
we will find that many eminent men and consciousness, and mental alertness leading
women, born with a desire to know of the to attunement with God and peace. But can
spiritual side of life-or having acquired man truly be healthy, alert, and peaceful
such a desire-did not lose it or setit aside without the necessities of life?
when material prosperity came into their And can one safely draw a line between
lives. the actual necessities and thosewhich border
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 upon luxuriesor special indulgences? What wherein he had been an idol, there were as
constitutes great wealth in the life of one many needing salvation asamong the poor.
may be but normal possessions in thelife of He resumedhis worldly titles, his palatial
another, all depending upon how that per- homes,servants,and rich environments.
son is living and using his possessions.
He entered into the gaieties and frivolities
The miser living upon five cents a day of the socialcircles of England,France,
would be considered tohave attained great Russia, and Germany. He even exaggerated
wealth if he should securea thousand dol- his own curiosity in everything that inter-
lars ingold. That same amount to a man or estedtheshallow-mindedmembersof
woman using ahundred dollarsa month for royalty.
humanitarian puposes andliving in condi-
tions of affluence and social standing would As he contacted persons boredwith life
be too small to call wealth. or seekinga new thrillorinterest,he
dropped a few words, planted few a thoughts,
Missionary work must be carried on in
and at times set an example of action. For
high places as well as in the lowly. A man
years, he carried on in this way; then sud-
with but a small salary and living in very
humble circumstances may be able to preach denly he disappeared and it was learned that
great sermons to the poor and the lowly as Saint-Martin had passed to the beyond.
well as live a life leading to great spiritual The good he had donewas then discov-
awakening. ered, the help he had been, and the fruit his
But the rich, the wealthy, the worldly quiet and disguised efforts had produced.
powerful, must bereached also. To contact All Europe paid homage to him then; and to
them, win their confidence,and secure even this day hismemory is honored, not only as
occasional audiencewith them, one must be a Rosicrucian mystic but alsoas a mission-
able to approach their standard of living. ary of better living and thinking.
This requires affluence and material means; The mystic has every right, as has every-
it necessitates living successfully and pros- one, to give thought to his daily needs and
perously as well as being spiritually minded. material requirements. To seekmaterial
Take the example of Louis Claude de comforts,some luxuries, or even all of
Saint-Martin,thefamousRosicrucian of them,andsufficient financial means to
France. After he was initiated, he believed assure health,happiness,and peace-in
that he should give up histitles of nobility, material aswell as in spiritual things-is not
his palaces, and his wealth. Then he found inconsistent with the ideals of the real mys-
that among thehigh social sets of Europe, tics of all ages. A

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In recognitionof the SixtiethAnniversary of Rosicrucian Park,1927-1987, we

present twospecial covers.Our frontcover features the beautifulofficial logo of
the upcoming1988 Rosicrucian InternationalEnglish-language Convention. This
logo was created by Rosicrucian artist Jerry Chapman.
O n t h eback cover is the inspiring painting “The Rose and Croix,” commis-
sioned by Soror Shirley Tesch and created by Canadian artistVaclav Vaca, whose
works wererecently on display at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. This
The Czech-bornpainter has developed a unique visioninhis art,incorporating univer-
~ ~ ~
sal symbols. Onebrecurring image
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is the struggle i
between ~ evil, darkness
good and ~
and light. Vaca’s favorite motif is jewel-like textures and beads of light, as is
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September clothesandornaments, they radiate asparklingbeauty and actas doorwaysto
1987 exploring
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our imagination.
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0N Tuesday, July 7, Chris. R. Warnken, past

Grand Master of AMORC, experienced the
Great Initiation of Transition in San Jose, Califor-
nia. He was 74. Frater Warnken worked for the
Rosicrucian Order formany years. Affiliating with
AMORC in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, both he
and hiswife, Josephine, were very active inRosicrucian affiliated body work-
both serving as Masters for John O’Donnell ChapterBaltimore-and
in later
he was appointed Inspector General for that area. Coming to work at Rosicru-
cian Park in 1959, Frater Warnken served in several different departments,
was later appointed Grand Treasurer, and in 1968was named Grand Master.
In that capacity Frater Warnken administered the worldwide English- and
Spanish-speaking membershipof the organization. Hisduties as Grand Master
required extensive nationaland internationaltravel, withfrequent appearances
as a lecturer and in the media. Frater Warnken became a highly successful and
acclaimed speaker, representing the Rosicrucian Order as well as his personal
interest in unity and world peace. His friendly, open attitudewas appreciated
by Rosicrucians everywhere. He retired in 1977.
In his retirement years,Frater Warnken continued to devote time and
energy to his many interests. Serving as President of the San Francisco Chapter
of Esperanto International, Frater Warnken promoted the development of
Esperanto as acommon internationallanguage and as a vehicle of world unity.
He was also active with the American Association of Retired People, and the
Saratoga and West SanJose Kiwanis Clubs. His love of music was a life-long
devotion.
Chris. R. Warnken is survived by his wife, Jo, of 55 years. A memorial
service for Frater Warnken
was held inthe AMORC Supreme TempleJuly on
19, 1987.

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Please include your AMORC key number, subscription number,01 Junior

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available to all departments. May we also remind you to be sure that you
notify
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 Psychic Sensitivity- lessing or Curse?
(From page 19)

eradication of the negative side is not the cannot be eliminatedbecause it is a neces-

solution toa problem. W e must d o more: sary partof the whole.As the popularsay-
W e must accept both sides and place both, ing goes, we must “accept the badwith the
negative and positive, into proper relation-good.”Thisrequires realstrength-not
ship to one another. To do this properly, it onlystrengthbutfirmdetermination. It
is necessary to developa sense of discrimi- requires real stamina to do so. Following
nation.Theopposing polarities must be through somethingpositive is easy. W e fall
viewed in proper perspective. rightintoit. But followingthrough-
In certain situations the negative aspect simultaneously-thecoexistent negative,
sometimes is more valuable than the posi- knowing that it is a necessary part of the
tive. In other situations thereverse may be whole, following it through for thesake of
true. Hence, sensitivityto impressions must the positive takes strength. It requires the
be followed up by understanding, discrimi- ultimate in our powers of perseverance,
nation, andbalance, resulting in aperspec- because due to human nature we permit
tive from which to view their totality. Such ourselves to be tooeasily overwhelmed by
perspective enables us to realize first that negative forces.
negative aspects cannot be eliminated, and It is at this very point where most stu-
second that they are going not to be permit- dents fail. They cannot take it. They give
ted t o hinder or cripple us. As a result we up. They lack the necessary sense of dis-
may now proceed to the resolution of the crimination andbalance to see the situation
problem: a redirection of the negative ele- in properperspective. They lack determina-
mentsthroughourdeliberateefforts, a tion, strength, and just plain ordinarygrit to
redirectiontowardthe goal of positive carry the project through despite all adverse
good. But realize clearly that when we d o so, influences. They forget that onlyby fighting
then we become responsible for the results. opposition does onegain strength. And so
W e becomeinvolved withtheproblem. they follow the easy way: They give up, and
W e increase our karmicload. And by doing indoing so theyfail,usuallymiserably.
so we advance. They are looking for aneasy way. There is
Constructive Action no easy way.
There is still another point to be consid- Do not forget that man has been brought
ered: We have become sensitive, have into this incarnation to gain experiences in
become aware of both positive and negative order that he may evolve. Experiences are
elements in a situation and have evaluated acquired through man’s action andinterac-
them. Now we must act. This leads to the tion withliving elements, namely, hisfellow
next step, the most difficult step, which one men.Suchinteraction is always painful.
may, forbrevity, call the “follow-through.” The existence of pain proves thatwe need
Realization must be succeeded by action: these trials. Sitting upona mountain top in
W e have envisioned the goal. Now we must solitude and meditating will not provide the
so, it is necessary to necessary vital experiences.It will not teach
act to attain it. In doing
followthrough both aspects of thetotal any lessons. Hence,retreatingfromthe
situation, thenegative as well as the positive. material world into the solitude, locking
This requires great strength. As you well oneself up within anivory tower is merely
know, itis relatively simple and pleasant to an escape from necessary action. A person
The followthrough apositiveaspect. It gives joy who does so is not a true mystic, but is,
and happiness.But-at the sametime-fol- instead, a coward.
Rosicrucian
lowing through the coexistent negative is Examine the lives of the mystics. They
Digest another
matter indeed. hadtofighttheir way upwardthrough
Our human nature dislikes the negative. seemingly endless adversities,through petty
1987 W e oppose it. But it must be accepted. It gossip,jealousies,fears,andobstacles
thrown into theirway by those very people the initial step. It must be coupled with
who, logically, should have been their understanding, and in addition there must
staunchest supporters. exist discrimination andbalance to separate
Sensitivity to psychic impressions is not the negative from the positive and let the
positive carry through.Finally, most ofall,
enough. Sensitivity has to be coupledwith
thestudentmustbe possessed of grim
understanding. A man of my acquaintance
determination-real grit-to follow through
had a remarkable experience, thekind
the realizatons attainedandpushthem
which occurs only once during a lifetime. toward their logical goals. Without discrim-
He experienced the living Prima Materia ination and balance, the realizations of the
symbolically in all its divine splendor. negative may totally overwhelm the posi-
But this experience reached him totally tive. Without grim determination, none of
unprepared. Therefore, it did not help him. the inevitable obstacles of progressively
Hedidnotunderstand it. Hecould do increasing magnitude which present them-
nothing with it. The result was bewilder- selves can be successfully overcome.
ment and confusion. realized,
He of course, Thus, without discrimination and with-
that a very great treasure had been given out great inner strength, high sensitivity to
him. But it was a treasure locked within a vibrations is not a blessing but is a curse,
strongbox, lacking the necessary key that overwhelming the individual and crippling
would unlock the box. Hence,at this stage rather than advancing him.
of his development the treasurewas of no Proceed slowly. Do not hurry. Let events
constructive use to him. The treasure lay develop. Let the proper aptitudes unfold
ready, waiting for him touse, not now but within you. Do not ask merely for one of
at some future time. them. Ask for all. Onlythen will you
To summarize: Sensitivityto vibrations is become a director of the forces surrounding
not sufficient for anyone who wishes to you for constructive good,an instrument of
merely
make psychic progress. SensitivityisCosmic the Will. A

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For your convenienceRose-Croix Extended Education courses are held o n
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 John Smith (second from right) shakes hands with Grand Councilor Ed Massey after receiving
his Humanitarian Award. John's wife Ruth smiles her congratukztiom as Rose Chapter's
Master, Johnnie Wilson, looks on.

0N April 30 of this year members of inmates hasbeen so successful that all of his
Rose Chapterof Santa Cruz, Califor- students have found jobs upon their
nia, gathered to honor John L. Smith by and not onehas returned tojail. Mr. Smith
release

presenting him with the Rosicrucian Hu- seems to have an innate understanding of
manitarian Award. Mr. Smith, a 73-year- how toevaluate his students'learning prob-
old educator,has given selflessly of his time lems and to help solve them. "I get a great
and money to help high school dropouts deal of pleasure from watching someone
and SantaCruz jail inmates earn their GED strive to improve himself and finally suc-
credential, the equivalent of a high school ceed in passinghisexam," he explained
dinloma.
with a broad grin.
"r""""
The Humanitarian Awardwas presented
Mr.Smith'sefforts have been motivated a deserving John L, Smith at a dinner
in Part by the knowledge that
. often
. . the only attended by Grand Councilor Ed Massey
source Of income to the school dropoutis and members of Rose Chapter. Everyone
either through welfare projects o r a life of present was inspired by meeting Mr. Smith
crime. His program of rehabilitating jail and his lovely wife Ruth.

The
Rosicrucian ASTAPRILthespectacularbeautyGrand Lodge's Edwardand Lilo Lee were
Digest L o f Yosemite National Park was theset-the official representatives, and they thor-
ting for the second annual YosemiteMini- oughlyenjoyedthe uplifting lecture by
Conclave, hosted by energetic Rosicrucians Grand Councilor Edwin Massey and the
1987 from Fresno's Heart of California Chapter. challenging AMORC exercises led by
r321
Regional Monitor Emeritus Ross Murray
andothers. A deliciousluncheonand a
mystical Convocation rounded out a most
refreshing and uplifting day in California's
Yosemite Valley.
The Lees then traveled in May to Hous-
ton, Texas, fora lively Southwest Regional
Conclave. Severalaffiliated local groups,
includingthedynamicArmonia Lodge,
contributed toward a spiritually and intel-
lectually enriching experience. Speakers
included Grand Councilor Gene Bledsoe
and Regional Monitor Emeritus Alan Holt.
Included in the program were two fascinat-
ing dramas, In the Way of the Heart and the
fully staged and costumed The Mysteries of
Osiris. The New Atlantis Lodge of Houston
was the host body, and the work of Master
Sandra Coleman, Chairman George Soflca,
and many others were outstanding. A de-
lightfulhighlightincludedanexcellent
banquet and a dance program, performed
perfectly by theColombesofHouston.
Edward andLilo Lee again urgeall members ticipate in these activities which definitely
to associate with their local body and par- enhance Rosicrucian membership.

Mystically, unity is a more lofty attainment than is oneness.

Oneness is that which exists within itself. Thereis therefore no
striving to be. In unity,however, thereis the motivationto enter
into a greater relationship than the singleness of one's own
being.
"Validivar

60th Anniversary Celebration

Charles Dana Dean Chapter
Winnepeg, Canada
Charles Dana Dean Chapter of Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada, invites all
Rosicrucians to join incelebrating sixty yearsof inspirational fraternalactivi-
ties. On October 23 and 24 Rosicrucians will gather at 596 St. Mary's Road,
Winnepeg. Among thespeakers will be therepresentative from GrandLodge,
Matthew Miller, Grand Archivist for the Traditional Martinist Order. For
more information, please contact Ira John Noel, c/o Charles Dana Dean
Chapter, AMORC,P.O. Box 2014, Winnepeg, Manitoba,R3C 3R3, Canada.
 As part ofNigeria’s annual Rosicrucian Week, the members of Kut-Hu-Mi Lodge of Warri,
Nigeria, paida visit tothe SaintJude CatholicMissionary Orphanage in late March. While
there, the Lodge made a token monetary donation, along with a bag of rice and other
commodities. The presentation was made on behalf ofthe Lodge by Ralph Orhe,Master ofthe
Lodge, who is shown in our photograph makingthe presentation to the nun in charge of the
orphanage. Looking on are the orphanage’s children and members from Kut-Hu-Mi Lodge.

The The Rosinucian Order spreads the goodwordto the world! Rosinucians work in manywaystolet
nonmembers know what the Order is all about, and howits activities are tied in with that of other
Rosinucian humanitarian groups to help bring about a better worldin theyears to come. As part ofthis
effort, Auckland
Digest Lodge’smembers recentlyparticipated in the AlternativeMedicine Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand.
September Standing within the information booth are four of the Lodge’s members: (left to right) Mariana and Bruce
Torkington, Lodge Master AlvaEssex Carter Rubini, and Past Master Margaret Edge. Many thanks to all
1987 of you at Auckland Lodge for the gmd work done!
M I
 What Is True Knowledge?
(From page 5)

derived from our receptor faculties. Con-
ception consists of the recall of impressions
which areregistered in memory, andis also
the rearrangingof such impressions intoa
new order and mental image. An example of
this is the faculty of imagination.
Reason is the most precise and inten-
tional integration and association of our
ideas. In this process the mind seeks a defi-
nite relationship between particular ideas
so as to attain a satisfactory conclusion.The
conclusion dependswholly on thearrange-
ment of theideas of which it consists.
There are two general methods of reason-
ing-the deductive and the inductive. The
deductive is the processof working from the
generalidea or principles to particulars.
Therefore,thedeductive process begins
with a general idea which, to the mind, is
not self-explanatory; that is, it is not con-
clusive in itself. The reason then seeks, by
use of progressive analysis, how the idea
under consideration can be realized asa
comprehensivewhole, instead of an unde-
fined thought.
For example, let uspose the question: “Is
intelligent life a universal cosmic phenom-
enon, oris it limited to earth only?” The
answercould begin by a procedure of
deductive reasoning; that is, seeking those
elementswhich havea relationshipand
which prove or disprove the concept.
The inductive process of reasoning is to
take an idea which is perceived to be com-
plete initself, and then determine by obser-
vation andanalysis how it may be combined ofauthority.
with otherparticulars to forma general idea.
Simply,theinductivemethod proceeds
from particulars to the general.
belief, a substitute knowledge. It is a tempor-
ary identity which the mind has given to
experience. Yet reason is a more dependa-
ble type of knowledge because of the cogita-
tion it requires.
From the foregoing, itmay seem that to
gain knowledge we place our greatest de-
pendence uponour receptor faculties, such
as sight, touch, feeling, and so on. Yet we
are all commonly aware that our senses can
deceive us. Forexample,when we look
down a railroad track ata distance therails
appear toconverge, but uponreaching that
point we find that the convergence was
merely an optical illusion. Taste and smell
can equally deceive us.
Can wesay, therefore, that whenamajor-
ity of persons perceptually experience an
object alike, such is reality? No, the nou-
menal quality of the object, that is, “the
thing initself,” may be quite different from
what humans perceive. Aristotle said that
noumenal phenomena are opposed to the
phenomena of the senses. Such phenomena
are reality and therefore trueknowledge.
Each of the three subjectswhich we have
considered-namely, faith, belief, and rea-
son-makes a fundamental contribution to
that which is accepted as true knowledge.
Yet not one of them, in itself, is absolute
knowledge.
The contribution offaith is its assumption
The contribution of belief is its substitu-
tion ofplausibility in theabsence of fact.

Reasoning, however, is only accepted as The contributionof reason to knowledge

true knowledge if its conclusions are eventu- is a system for the systematicarrangement of
ally possible of being universallypresented ideas so as to give them a semblance of
objectively. If theconclusioncannotbe reality to the mind, and therefore to accept
objectively perceived,thensuch is only same as being true knowledge.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

“Socrates
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10 The Alchemy of Experience
13 The Celestial Sanctum: The Fraternal Spirit
16 The Aged in Traditional and Changing Africa
20 Save the Trees
25 The Voyage of the Beagle
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 THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
by the Imperator

The Science of Mysticism

T 0 SPEAK of the science of mysticism have a consistency which can be subjected
may seemlikean incongruity.For a to analysis. Suchanexaminationofthe
long period of time, the two words, science elements of mysticism constitutes itsscience.
and mysticism, have been traditionally held Even a casual examination of the mystical
to beincompatible. To thenineteenth- state discloses that it is not an endowment
century scientist,mysticism was generally a bestowed upon man. The mystic is not one
world of illusion and one to be scorned. who has been singledout fora unique expe-
Many modern scientists likewise do not rience orto have some especial divine
accept the reality of mysticism. Most mys- power conferred upon him. Whatever we
tics, aswell, have considered these two sub-recognize the achievements of mysticism to
jects-science and mysticism-as realms be, they are the consequence of one’s per-
which are so diverse, so far removed from
sonal attainment. The fundamental basis of
each other, as to be impossible of reconcili-
the mystical state is the same as that of all
ation.
other human activities. This fundamental
Fromthe rational point of view, no basis consists of the qualities of conscious-
endeavor, no human activity, can remain ness and of experience.
absolutely free from the influence of science.
The general principles of science are actu- Consciousness
ally needed if the individual is to attain and Experience
successinanyfield. Contrarytopublic Consciousness is the responsivity which a
opinion, science is not the multitude of par- living thing exhibits toward itself, toward
ticulars, the vast technical details, which areits own organism, or toward the surround-
ordinarily associated with some phenom- ings in which it exists. W e know that life
enon.Rather, science is themethodfor force is an activity. The living organism
understanding the phenomena we experi- continuallyadjusts itself totherequire-
ence daily. The scientific method involves ments of this internal activity. These ad-
the analysis of certain elements of the justments of the living organism produce
phenomena of our experience. This method thevarioussensations of consciousness.
seeks to determine from the phenomena The sensations are really, we may say, the
their underlyinglaws-that which give them reactions of the living thing to all those
existence. Science, then, is the application impulses which act upon it, either from
of reason toexperience in placeof specula- within itself of from outside.
tion or sheer conjecture.
Experience, the other quality forming the
If the mystical state is a reality,if it is not a basis of the mystical state, is the contentof
false condition or an illusion, then it must consciousness. It consists of all the sensa-
tions which are aroused within the living
The Due to the Imperator’s very busy travel schedule and organism. Experience, then, is the design of
Rosicrucian numerous administrative duties at present,he has our consciousness, the design of its reaction
Digest requested that we feature this timelyarticle by former to the impulses it receives. For analogy, and
November Imperator, Ralph M. Lewis, as this issue’s “Thought to make this better understood, let us refer
of the Month.” to a sheet of blank paper asbeing con-
1987 sciousness. Ifwe write uponthat blank
paper, we may call the marksor characters tion seems to imply that there is a positive
we make upon itthe sensations. The pattern or active state on the part of the individual.
or the design of the marks, when taken in In fact, concentration is usually said to be a
their entirety, is what we designate as expe- positive state of consciousness. However,
rience. such a statementis only partly true. In con-
Not all living thingshaveexperience, centration, we are only preparing ourselves
thoughthey all haveconsciousness. W e to receive certain stimuli. Up to the point of
refer to man as having experience because the focusing of our consciousness,whether
he can isolate and evaluate certain sensa- seeing, hearing, or feeling, we are positive in
tions in his consciousness. Manis also able our active preparation but, eventually, we
to form mental patterns or designs from are passive. W e are doing nothing more
certain of the impressionsin his conscious- than receiving-waiting for theimpressions
ness. The science of mysticism, therefore, to enterour consciousness. It is like prepar-
begins with the analysis of particular types ing to watch television-turning on theset,
of experience. More important, thescience turning to the right channel, and placing
of mysticism necessitates the individual’s ourselvesin acomfortablepositionfor
manipulation or the bringing about of a watching the screen.All this is positive, up
variation of his personal consciousness. to the point where we relax and wait for the
images to actually appear.Thereafter we are -.
Concentration in a passive state.
The first step in this science of mysticism There aretimes, however, when concen-
is an understanding of the function of con- tration is an unintentional focusing of our
centration, themostcommon willful o r consciousness. A strong stimuluscan com-
voluntary application ofour consciousness. mand our attention without our will. For
Concentration is actually the stateof atten- example, a loud sound, a bright flash of
tion. It is particularly the focusing of our light, asuddenrapidmovement of an
attention on one particular groupor set of object,cancatchourattention.These
vibrations. For analogy, when you focus intensestimuliattractordrawourcon-
binoculars, itis for the purpose of adjusting sciousness to them,compelling our focus.If
the lens to give distinction to certain
a image someone were tosuddenlyshoot off a
which you perceive. In concentration we
revolverin yourroom,youwouldturn
focusconsciousness to enable us to be
instantly and involuntarily in the direction
responsive to the impressions of a particu-
lar sense-hearing, seeing, tasting, or the of the report, focusing your consciousness
like. In doing this, in focusing upon oneset on what you might see or hear inthat direc-
of impressions, we generally neglect all tion.
other impressions that arebeing received by When we focus our attention deliber-
our consciousness. Thus we are really atten- ately-that is, when we will ourselves to
tive, we repeat, to only one setof stimuli. concentrate-we do so primarily because of
For futher analogy, if1 were speaking to you certain internal impulses; our interests and
and youwere concentrating upon the sounddesires, our likes and dislikes, impel us to
of my voice, that would be more dominant concentrate upon something intentionally.
in your consciousness than what youmight W e cannotfocusourattentionontwo
be seeing at the same time. things simultaneously, even though it may
Concentration or the focusing of atten- often seem that we do. W e have said that
tion is really a kind of selectivity. You are concentration is selection. W e select when
selecting the particular stimuluswhich you we concentrate. Therefore, we cannot con-
wanttoenteryourconsciousness.Fur- centrate on two setsof stimuli at the same
thermore, you are also selecting the chan- time.
nel, the medium through which you want However, we can vacillate; that is, we can
the vibrations to enter your consciousness- alternate our attention so rapidly that it is
that is, whether you want to hear, see, or difficult for us to realize that our concentra-
feel. Concentration or the focusing of atten- tion is not on twothings at the sametime.
PI
 Nevertheless the principal focus is always effect upon ourconsciousness. The result is
upon just oneset of vibrations. Suppose a that the consciousness is introverted; it is
light were to beunexpectedly flashed o n in slowly turned within. For this reason some
your room. You might alternate your con- Oriental mystics concentratefora long
sciousness from thelight to my voice and it period of time o n a repetitious sound, like
would seem as though it were instantane- the periodic striking of a gong, or upon a
ous. However, each set of impressions, the single light or flame. The monotony of the
light which you saw and my voice to which stimulusandthe exclusion of all other
you were listening, would be dominant and vibrations eventually will dull the respon-
alone in your consciousness at the time you sivity of that particular sense and aid the
concentrated upon it. individual toenterthe subjective state,
What value hasconcentration in the Such practices ofconcentration areobvious-
attaining of the mystical state? Concentra- ly helpful onlyin excludingthe impulses of
tion is limited in usefulnessto the objective the external world, not in producing amys-
consciousness,itsfacultiesandcertain tical experience.
related functions. Obviously, concentration Contemplation
is highly essential in our everyday life, that
is, in our adjustment to ourexternal world. Contemplation is another voluntaryuse of
Without concentration, the world of visual our consciousness. Like concentration, it is
images and things felt and heard would be often confused or interchangedwith the
lost to us. The impulses of reality, acting technique of mysticism. Contemplation is
uponour eyes and ears, wouldnot be the reflective process of consciousness. It is
brought into focus in our consciousness an act of consciousness within themind
and we would either notrealize them at all rather than responsiveness
a to impressions
or onlyinsufficiently. For example, walking outside the mind. Contemplation is defi-
along, deep in thought, we may not even be nitely distinguished from the faculty of per-
aware of a close friend who is passing by, ceiving. It is not thefocusing of our atten-
although our eyes are wide open. tion o n impressions that come to our eyes
It is necessary again to point out that the other sense organs. When we contem-
or
mystical state is a condition thatis attained plate, our reflective process of conscious-
within us. It does not consistof conditions ness is very acuteand we are aware of
or things which we acquire externally from nothing else. For analogy, contemplation
our surroundings.It is not really the focus- turns thesearchlight of consciousness away
ing of attention so as t o hear a sound or from external impressions, away from the
perceive a light. Consequently, putting our- outside world, and, introverting it, turns it
selves in a position to become aware of what in on ourrecollections and reason only.
we think thatwe should perceive mystically The advantages of contemplationare
limits us. Many persons believe that they tremendous to us. Contemplation permits
mustconcentrateupon judgment and theevaluation of experience.
certainthings to
assist them mystically; however, in doing Thus we are able to analyze the worthof the
so, they are actually limiting themselves by
impressions which we have received and the
holding their consciousness to certain im-value of our particularideas. It is one thing
pressions only. to perceive something orhear it, as the case
Concentration can be used only as a pre- may be; it is still quite another to realize the
liminary step in the attainmentof the mys- relative worth of these impressions to our-
tical state. It does not, as we havesaid, selves.
directly provide any of the elementsof the Our opinions, our conclusions, are the
The mystical experience. To concentrate upon result,figurativelyspeaking, of turning
Rosicrucian one set of stimuli continuously, as some- around andviewing from all different posi-
Digat seen orheard, is t o eventually sup- tions within our minds our
thing accumulated
Noorember press the objective consciousness. The sense experiences or the elements of them. The
stimulus upon which we continuously con- more we contemplate our perceptions, our
1987 centrategradually loses itsefficacy, its ideas, the more significance and use they
[61
have to us. The thinker is one who uses To use an analogy, there is little differ-
what he has collected through experience, ence in looking at an object in a closet in
by scrutinizing, analyzing, and evaluating your room and looking at an objectin the
such experience. The possible relationship street. In both examples, you are using the
between our ideas, what one may contrib- same faculty-sight. So, whenholdinga
utetoanother, becomes apparenttous thought, you are doing nothing more than
through contemplation. Thus, in fact, con-using concentration. In contemplating, in
templation confers a power upon ourideas thinking, in reasoning, we are using subjec-
or allows us t o extract from them the full tive aspects of consciousness. W e are par-
force of their content. ticularly using thoseaspects which are
Imagination closely related to the objective mind and
have little valueto themystical state. While
Contemplation also stimulates ourimag-
it is true that the thinker and the philos-
ination. The imagination suggests ways in
opher are not necessarily mystics, every
which the ideas may be extended and joined
real mystic, however, eventually does be-
together, so as to becomea greater structure
come a philosopher. It is incumbent upon
of thought. It is one of the creative proc-
the mystic to reduce the elements of his
esses of mind.
great mystical illumination to human rela-
Contemplation, the dwelling o n inspira- tions, to human values, to a livable knowl-
tional ideas or noble concepts-no matter edge. To do that requires a philosophical
how pleasing they may be or how truethey method.
may appear-is nevertheless not a mystical
state. Holding the thought, a term one often Visualization
hears-in fact, it has become a rather trite In the science of mysticism, we cannot
metaphysical phrase-wrongly implies to avoidtheprocess of visualization,the
many neophytes and beginning students a forming of visual images on the screen of
form ofvery important mystical procedure. consciousness. This process makes some-
Focusing the attention on a thought,or thing visible, popularly speaking, to the
holding it,is, after all, still a form of concen- mind’s eye. Now, it is quite apparent that
tration. As such, it is nothing more than thevisualization is a function ofcontemplation.
method of arresting the consciousness to a W e cannot visualize without also contem-
single idea. It continues to limit the con- plating. Visualization, however, is the foc-
sciousness to a single phase of activity, to using of consciousness upon certain ideas
objectivity. (cmtinwd on page 28)

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San Jose, California 95191, USA.
(Cable Address: “AMORCO”)
 by Margaret Hargas, D.C. , F.R.C., I.R.C.

A THOUSANDYEARSago,about ative field.The relative fieldcontains all the

A.D. 900, the world was first privi- things with which we are so familiar: our
leged to see a profound metaphysical con- bodies, all of our man-made toys, all of
cept rendered as an exquisite religious art naturesurrounding us frommountains
object. This four-armed figure, referred to down to a speck of dust, including the
as the Nataraja, represents Shiva, the Indian molecules and the atoms that make these
up
god of creation,theembodiment of the things, including also thelight by which we
primal creative force, cast as the King of see all of relative existence.
Dancers. The absolute fieldofexistence is that
In one hand is held a small drum. This formless,timeless,dimensionless .aspect
drum represents theprimal sound of crea- which underlies the relative field. To the
tion, the Wordwith whose sounding crea- analytical human mind it can be spoken of
tion began, the vibratory hum which under- only in terms of negating the attributes of
lies all of relative existence. the relative field. W e call it infinite (or not
The hand opposite opens to reveal the finite), immortal(or not mortal), immuta-
flame,theCosmic Fire. The balance of ble (not mutable, that is to say, not chang-
these two hands represent the one constanting). And althoughwe describe the absolute
of creation-change. Creation and destruc- by negating or denying description,the
tion, in this relative existence, are ongoing, absolute is not empty-it is the lively state
simultaneous, and integral to each other’s of potentiality.
function. One does not exist independently Further, we can name the absolute, and
of the other. we can experience the absolute. Theexpe-
The third hand upraised,palm outward, rience is most profoundlyfelt inmeditation
gestures, “Fearnot!”; while the fourth hand as silence, and its name we call Being.
indicatestheupliftedfootrepresenting Matter and Energy
release from Maya, the Cosmic Illusion of
Physics,morespecifically,quantum
relative existence. physics, is the science of matter, motion,
Shiva dances upon the body of the con- physical properties and composition, deal-
quered demonof human ignorance-ignor- ing with theinteractions of matter and
ance of the true nature of Self, ignorance energy.Physicstells us that at this very
born of Cosmic Illusion. refined level of the relative field of exist-
The serene countenance of Shiva reflects ence, matter andenergy are ultimately and
that state of illumined consciousness from intimately related, that matteris an expres-
which theCosmicDance originates and sion of energy. W e also know that energy
operates. expresses itself both in terms of particle
behavior and wave behavior-that is to say,
Metaphysics energy can behave either as discreet bits of
Poetry,art,and metaphysicsblend so subatomic “matter” or substance, or energy
The beautifullyin this image, but
there is still canbehavein accordance with the more
Rosicrucian more represented by the Nataraja.Meta- familiar concepts of electromagnetic vibra-
physics and physics experience fundamen- tion.
tal unification. However, physics also tells us that these
November
Metaphysics tells us there are two levels “wave particles,” which are thebasis for the
1987 of existence-the absolute field and therel- entire relativefield of existence, cannot
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be separated from theforces that act upon
them. These wave particles are most accu-
rately described as excitations in a field.
This field is referred to as the “vacuum
state.” Although we think of a vacuum as
being empty,the “physical vacuum” of
quantum field theory is not empty, for is it
here thatall energy and thereforeall matter
arises. The vacuum stateis then the stateof
physical potentiality. It is the absolute. Itis
Being.
The forces that act upon these particles,
and are inseparable from these particles,
include gravity, electromagnetism, and the
two types of nuclear force.
The search has been o n since Einstein
began his work on theunified field theory
t o identify thedefinitive nature of the laws
which permit these forces to act and to find
the onefield which unifies the behavior of
these fourknown forces.Researchindi-
cates that thisunifying field mayvery likely Nataraja
be the field of consciousness itself.
And so, look again at the serene counte- inseparable from itself. Remember in the
nance of the Nataraja, reflecting that stateof discussion of the wave particles of the
silence and exquisitepotentiality. Look vacuum state, that which is in the physical
agaip at the drum, setting up the excitation vacuum-Being-is inseparablefromthe
of thevacuumstate, calling matterand field and inseparable from the forces that
energy into existence. Look again at the act upon it.
Cosmic Flame consuming matter destined It is the human consciousness that may
to be reformed. yet indeed be established as the unifying
The other two hands encourage us t o field of all forces that act upon the vacuum
have n o fear in the face of the upheaval of state, that call existence into being.
relative existence and remind usof the goal It is in the human consciousnesswherein
of self-realization. It is at this point of self; Being comes fullcircle in the Cosmic Dance
realization that we, too, operate from the t o become self, to know self, t o realize self.
source which is Being itself.
To realize self is to realize the source- artwork: Shirley Gordon, F.R.C.
Being-within and without, as completely

This Month’s Cover

This month’s cover features a picturesque tree growing near Zhalu Monastery,
Shigatze, Tibet. This particular monastery, built inA.D. 1087 by the Nyingma sect of
Tibetan Buddhism, was destroyed and rebuiltinthe 14thcentury. It is now
maintained by members of the Gelugpa sect. Once housing 3000 lamas (monks),
Zhalu Monastery now retains only 23 holy men.
(Photo by Gary L. Stewart, F.R.C.)
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 of Experience
The Alchemy
by Cecil A. Poole, F.R.C.
Executive Vice-President, Retired
Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC

I N THIS modern age alchemy is consid- believe that if we could live in that time and
ered a scienceonly in the sense that it was in those circumstances again, we would be
a predecessor t o a practical scientific series happier than we are nowbecause ofwhat we
of conclusions existent today. Theancients remember as being more pleasant circum-
found in alchemy notonlywhat later
stances.
proved to be the means toward the devel-
Many things thatwe do not like today-
opment of a modern science, but also an
whether our dislikes be based upon per-
expression of a process, or a seriesof proc-
esses, occurring both in nature and in man. sonal affairs or international politics-we
It was obvious to a thinking person with believe to be conditionsof the present, and
normal powers ofobservation that constantthat there was a time when life had-fewer
change existed, and that outof the change, difficulties. Actually,if we could return to a
or asaresult of change, other circumstances Period in the Past that Seems t o US ideal, we
came about. The study of these processes wouldProbablybe greatly disappointed
was generally included inthe subject matter and would find thatcircumstances existed
of alchemy. then, as they do today, which would irritate
Whether or not we agree with the con- and annoy us.
clusionsthat
the alchemists of the past may Golden Ages -
have reached, and whether or not we agree In history there seem to be periods of
that alchemy was or is a sound science, we
time when man was better off than he is
cannot deny that many basic observations
now. Therehave been periods referred to as
on the part of those who studied in this field
were sound. These observations indicated golden ages, to which we now look back as if
the fact that history and biography show life no particular problemsexisted, or we may
at all times to be in aprocess of change, and, select the life of a particular individual, and,
at the same time, to have in each age and in considering the brillianceand idealism of
each period, and,as far as that is concerned, that life, we fail to realize the circumstances
in each human life, periods of particular in which the individual lived.
advantages or disadvantages. Among the great of all times, for exam-
The processof existence is the manifesta- ple, was Socrates of ancient Greece. W e
tion of a continual flux or change. There is a read of his life in historical and philosophi-
tendency for every individual toisolate cer- cal textbooks, and are intrigued and inspired
tain events in his own life or in history and by his philosophy and his teachings. The
look upon themas being particularly pleas- ideals which he taught have benefited man-
urable or unpleasant, or analyze
to life into kind, and, throughout the developmentof
its advantageous and disadvantageous cir- Western civilization, they have served as a
cumstances. When we look back and select basis for constructive thought. W e today, if
thoseparticularconditions, we isolate not completely familiar with the historical
them. Theseselected events appear tobe as period in which he lived,fail to realize that
islands by themselves, and seem to lack he too had problems, just as you and I.
The direct relationship or bearing upon other Actually, thehistorical circumstances in
Rosicrucian circumstances thatexisted at the same time. which he lived were not particularly condu-
That is why events in the past that were cive t o his philosophy and to theteachings
Digest which he formulated.
November pleasant take on an exaggerated meaning.
W e may look at a period of timethat Socrates inhisyounger years lived in
1987 seemed t o be much better than today and what mayhavebeen the golden age of
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Athens-the age of Pericles. This was the
Atheniancivilizationatitsheight,but
Socrates lived to see that civilization fall. In
fact,heparticipatedinthe wars which
brought aboutits end andled to the period
known as the age of tyrants, when Athens
was no longer the democratic, cultural city-
state that it had been in the past. People
were oppressed and restricted in thought
and action. Finally, Socrates himself was
executed because of his convictions, which
had been the product of the ideal age in
which helived during hisyounger days. Yet
Socrates devised aphilosophy of life which
is still practical today, and in considering
his ideals, it is hard to realize that the cir-
cumstances under which he lived did not
necessarily contribute to the productionof
his philosophy.
An Enduring Philosophy
The same principle can apply to thelives
of manygreat men. Jesus lived in aperiod of
turmoil. He lived ina nation which was
under the heel of a conqueror, and every
individual, whether citizen or not of that
country, was under restrictions. Amenhotep
IV (Akhnaton) of Egypt, thetraditional
founder of theRosicrucianphilosophy,
lived under another kind of tension. During
his reign, his country was not involved in
serious campaigns ofwar or physical action,
but there was an ideological war, in a sense,
a constant struggle betweenhim as an ideal-
ist and a strongly entrenched priesthood,
which was determined t o use all events and
all resources to achieve their personal and
private ends. The life of Amenhotep was,
therefore, a life of conflict, yet he evolved
what might have been one of the greatest
religions of all times, had it contained a is a very good time,if we know what to do
popular appeal to the minds of people who
followed.
Evolvement
The stream of life is a continual flow. It
goes on, and out of it come the lives of
individuals who participate in this stream
and their history, which is a composite biog-
raphy of all who ever lived. W e cannot as
individuals standand merelywatch that
stream goby. W e either have t o work with
it or we are tossed about by its force. Life
and being are expressions, in a sense, of a
force that is continuous in its functioning,
and we are caught in the whirlpool of its
manifestation. Whetherwe like it or not, or
whether or notwe can control it, our evolve-
ment and growth must takeplace in terms
of that existence.
Evolution is a phase of the stream of life.
It goes on, physically, mentally, or spiritu-
ally. Evolvement is always taking place. Bio-
logical forms did notbecome what they are
today in afew years. The change came about
over periods of millions of years; and for
millions of years in the future, theprocess
will still be going on in some manner and at
some place.
The achievements of man are therefore
the result of his life in comparison with
environment, and notmerely an analysis of
himself as an isolated entity. Man reflects
his environment, and environmentin turn
becomes a background through which man
is expressed.One may overshadowthe
other.
Amenhotep,Socrates,andJesusstand
out as individuals who formedphilosophies
and ways of life which have affected mil-
lions of individuals whohave lived since. In
remembering their lives as individuals, we
forget-or may never have known-the
circumstances of their environment, their
problems,disappointments, suffering, or
their bitterness, which resulted from their
contact with environment.
W e know only the results oftheir lives,
but we should also know that suchresults
come aboutin spite of the environment and
not necessarily because of it. A man who
lived much later than these three, Ralph
Waldo Emerson, once pointed out now that
with it. He was trying to tell us that thegreat
men who have contributed the most to
mankind have been those who used their
environment, whetheror not it was condu-
cive to what they intend to do.
Man certainly has theprivilege of altering
his environment and using it to thebest of
his ability, but environment was not made
easily flexible. It takes effort and determina-
tion to mold environment, itbut takes even
moreeffortanddeterminationtomold
character, which is developed out of the
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 background of environment. This process attain a degree of contentment and happi-
constitutesthealchemyofexperience. ness, The ability of a great individual to
Individual growth depends upon what man inspire others is the result of those efforts
decides within himself to undertake. The which he directs toward growth of himself,
ideals which a good individual upholds, the in spite of the surrounding
ideals which he or she creates and uses for
the inspiration ofother humanbeings, pro- which may not necessarily be conducive to
vide
others
to
impetus
for
an evolve
effort.
that
and A

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Rosicrucians
You will soon be receiving a very special supplement entitled,
and the Financial Arena.* The fundamental purpose fbr publishing this
booklet is to assist members to plan, develop, and maintain their personal
financial strategy in order to achievetheir short, intermediate, and long-term
security needs.
This bookletis not a “howtoguide,” but an introductory guideas to how
financial matters connect in relation to each other. These connections
bring a
sense of order to what would otherwise be a series of chaotic events.
As with the teachingsof the Rosicrucian Order, this
is a simple program, but
it isn’t easy.It requires discipline.We cannot take theprinciples we learn and
possess them as if we were takinga class.We need to live them. We can only
receive this program by participatingwith others who are also in some cycle of
the journey. Gradually we absorb what is necessary, given our individual
circumstances.
With this in mind, I’ve authorized the development of an extensive and
continuous seminar program that will be available in the near future. I will
personally control future publications and seminar engagements, and the
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modified in order to meet
This program will be adjusted and continuously
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ROSICRUCIANSHELPINGROSICRUCIANS
With all good wishes . . . . .

The
Rosicrucian
/IMPERATOR
Digest
November
‘Presently available only in the United States.
1987
 suited totheir function. Sound requires the
medium of air; electricity,especially that of
the lower voltages, requires certain condi-
tions for its conduction or transmission.
Human life requires favorable conditions
foritscontinuationonEarth,such as
atmospheric insulationagainst the harmful
ultraviolet rays of the Sun, moderatetem-
peratures, oxygen, and the like.
“To be fully in accord with the tradi-
tional purposes of the Order, Rosicrucian
membership,likewise,musthaveits
medium. The study of thedoctrinesof
AMORC which descend to us from the
venerables of antiquity are notwholly suf-
ficient for thefullness of Rosicrucian mem-
bership. W e must always be cognizant of
the fact that we are a fraternalOrder. W e .
must manifest the fraternal or brotherhood
I
spirit.
, “This spiritof brotherhood can be neither
understood nor expressed in a mere study
of abstract principles, such as time, space,
consciousness, matter, and similar impor-
tantknowledge.Themanifestation of
brotherhood requires a n understanding and
and a meeting of the problems of human rela-
tionship.

The “ W e can never displaytolerance if we are

isolated from other persons or from con-
trary ideas. W e can never render service to

Fraternal humanity by merely reading of the virtues

ofsuchmagnanimousconduct. W e can
never extend sympathy unless confronted

Spirit with suffering. W e can never knowthe

frailties ofhuman nature-hatred, jealousy,
fear, etc.-except through association with
others.
by Dennis Kwiatkowski, F.R.C. “Further, we must realize that no man or
woman has ever been tried who has first
not

A NYONE who has had the privilege of been sorelytempted. Howcan we be certain
becomingactivelyinvolvedinan of our self-restraint and mental and moral
AMORC affiliated bodysooneror later discipline if our intelligence has not been
becomes aware of the importance of our challenged, or if we have not been forced to
Lodge, Chapter, and Pronaos work. Some exercise patience and perseverance? Per-
time back, our past Imperator, Ralph M. sonal growth is dependent upon exposure
Lewis, discussed the subject of affiliated to stimulating elements. W e must put our-
body membership, and it is most appro- selves in an intimate relationshipwith peo-
priate to share his comments with you at ple whereby the best, nottheworst, is
this time: cultivated within us.
“Most things have medium,
a a combina- “Our ordinary contactsin the daily walk
tion of things o r of circumstances best of life do not permit
us always to know the
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 e brotherhood, not justa school. W e should seek to derive the
“ W e a ra
most from our membership.Our affiliated bodies provide a medium to
do so.”
types of people that we should. In fact, our crucian Lodges and Chapters and Pronaoi
daily contacts may cause us to acquire an are principally cooperative-each member
acrimonious, thatis, hostile, attitude toward doing something to further its ends-we
our fellow humans, which may eventually find ourselves calling upon unused, if not
reach a point where we feel that the whole unrealized, talents to perform some volun-
of life is futile, and we may even come to tary duty. W e learn to awaken our poten-
execrate society. By placing ourselves incir- tialities.
cles where there are persons who are trying
to conform to noble principles, we are able “Some fratresand sororesin these Lodges,
to observe the effect of such principles. Chapters, and Pronaoi take part in decorat-
Some persons, we can see, have the inten- ing affiliated body quarters; they design or
tion but not the strength to what attainthey paint or help others with such work. Some
wish;othersareinvariousstages of find new joy in discovering an artisticsense.
unfoldment and attainment. There are some, Others serve on the ritual teams, helping
though, whoactually have become fortified with themusic o r repeating the memorable
by realizing that we are studyingin an actual wordsorperambulatingintheTemple.
crucible of human nature. W e find these Their ritualistic participation becomes to
persons undergoing a process from which them a personal, a very intimate initiation
there slowly emerges thepure metal of which they live over and over again-yet,
developed soul personality. they are always serving others.
Benefits of Affiliation “The Forums or open discussions con-
ducted in many of the affiliated bodies are
“Rosicrucian affiliated body membership intellectually stimulating.You listen to oth-
provides this necessary aspect of brother- ers making an approach toa subject froma
hood. It places one in the laboratory of directionwhichyou may not have con-
human relations. You can study others and ceived. The emotional impetus derived from
yourself by being subject to contact with the exciting thought of those with whom
persons sincere in purpose who are still youareinsympathy is a challenge. It
struggling with their naturesfor thesuprem- engenders a flood ofnew ideas and youfeel
acy of self. You are called upon not to be yourself moved to rise to yourfeet to make
just a spectator at such gatherings, but to your own thoughts vocative.Many have
also participate. You share in the manifold literally found their voices-discovered the
benefits, take part in the rituals and cere- ability to speak inpublic groups for the first
monies, and formulate questions. You learn time in their lives because of their Rosicru-
to transform words, extended to you in the cian affiliated body association.
monographs, into causes of action.
“One is not obliged to speak at an affil-
“Aside from the mystical and spiritual iated body, but it can afford an excellent
aspects of associating with others of like opportunity for self-expression. It encour-
mind, there are definite psychological and ages the organization of one’s own thoughts.
utilitarian benefits in suchLodge, Chapter, It brings about the confidence that comes
and Pronaos membershipas well. To some from moving others with our own words.
extent, mostof us are escapists and procras-
The tinators. W e p u t off doing, of our own Collective Attunement
Rosicrucian volition,that whichmightcultivate such “Remember, too, that there is strength in
Digest latent talents as we really have. Conse- the unity of good works! The collective
quently, in the course of events, we often attunement and harmony of purpose of a
fail to discover our resourceswhen we need Rosicrucian Convocation has tremendous
1987 these potentialities the most. Since Rosi- merit initself. SuchConvocations,such
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assemblies of minds in accord, become a an affiliated body frequently proves to be
focal point for an effusion of the Cosmic the medium through which this noble desire
Mind. may find manifestation. And, although this
“Active participation in an affiliated body means contributing a certain amount of
may meanalittlesacrifice of timeand one’s time, it is also true that one always
effort. Italso requires effort to lift a spoon manages to find time for those things which
to one’s mouth in order to provide suste- one truly wants to do.
nance. It also requires effort to prepare our For thosememberswho are ableto
food o r to go to a restaurant, but the effort become involved, the benefits of affiliated
is worthwhile, is it not? Attending andgiv- body membership are manifold. The mem-
ing of oneself in attention andservice pro- ber not only gains knowledge and insight;
vides pleasure and instructionwhich more he is also given the opportunity to be of real
than mitigates the little time o r inconven- help to his fellowman.This uniting of noble
ience that may be necessary. efforts and the advancement of one’s devel-
“ W e are a brotherhood, not justa school. opment on every level faroutweigh the
W e should seek to derive the most from output of one’s time and energy. Such work
our membership.Ouraffiliatedbodies is among thegreatest servicewe can provide
provide a medium to d o so.’’ inassistingin thework of our beloved
Order.
In connection with our past Imperator’s
comments, it is of course understood that
some of our members’ situations do not
provide the easy opportunity to become
actively involved in attending an affiliated
I The Celestial Sanctum
is a cosmic meeting place. It is the f o a l point of
body intheir areas. However, some members cosmic radiations of health, pence, happiness, and
find that they can aid a Lodge, Chapter, or inner awakeningDuring ewery day, periods for
Pronaos in other ways. Perhaps they can special attunemenu are designated when cosmic
contribute in accordance with the Law of benefits of a specific nature may be received Non-
AMRA. Others are ableto help occasion- members as well as R o s i m i a n students may par-
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 The Aged in
Traditional and Changing
Africa
by Nsang O’Khan Kabwasa

I N THE AFRICAN society from which

I come-anethnicgroupcalledthe
The respect with which elders are treated
only of their achievementin
is the result not
Ambuns, who live in the Kwilu region of attaining a ripe old age (a rare phenomenon
Zaire-old age is not determinedby precise in Africa), but of the Africans’ view of life
chronological factors. People become old as an eternal stream carried over by man
when their hair turns grey and theirgrand- from onegene-ration to the next. The Afri-
children are born, atwhich point they are can is already part’of the process before he
treatedwith respect and given honorary is born, belongs indissolubly to the group,
titles. They are often called tutu (father), andcannotbeseveredfromthosewho
mbutu (elder),or nkuluntu (literally: old came before him, or who will come after
head). In thatsociety, which likemost oth- him.Traditional values will protecthim
ers in Africa hasan oral tradition, the old from abandonment and loneliness.
are the pillars of the village community.
Indeed, there is anAfrican saying that a Old people are thought to be the link
village without old peopleis like a hut that between theliving and their deadancestors,
has been eaten away by termites. and therefore occupya privileged position

north visible world

45 years 15 years INITIA TION

DEA TH west east BIRTH

\ ANCESTORS i TO BE BORN 1
The
Rosicrucian
Digest south
November
1987 The circle of life in the African cosmogony
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in a society that believes human life to be
one continuous process. This eternity of
life is visualized as acircular movement
frombirthtodeath,andfromdeathto
birth. Just as a child is destined to become
an adult, an adult old an person, and anold
person an ancestor, so the ancestral life-
spirit will be born again to continue the
universal circle of life.
In the Ambuns’ view of the world, the life
of ancestral spirits begins after death. This
invisible world contains the supreme life
force that the ancestors communicate to the
old. Each age of man has its own function.
Childhood is a highly physical period of
apprenticeship, duringwhich the individu-
al’s spiritual developmentis, so to speak,in
gestation. The prime of life is a period of
production, when man finds physical and
spiritual equilibrium. Oldage is the timeof
wisdom and teaching. Retirement, as it is
generally understood, is out of the ques-
tion, for,as we say, “even if the old are
weak
in body, their minds never retire.” O n the
contrary, this is the time when their minds
become more active than ever.
The old still occupy important positions
in society, where use can be made of their
knowledge in various fields-law, religion,
medicinelmagic, education, and the econ-
omy. Theypass on their fund of traditional
knowledge orally to the younger generation
during initiation into adulthood.
The older an African becomes, the more
he or she is surrounded with honor and An old person becomes dependent as he
respect. The elder has the right of prece- or she gets older andphysical powers begin
dence during ritual ceremonies, and is the to wane. The task of looking after the elder
first to perform at village dances. Such an
falls on the youngest member of the family.
This explains why every man seeksto have
individual is seated in the center of festivi-
asmany children as possible so that his
ties, next to the tom-toms. family can provide him and his wife with a
The old are not only respected, but some- form of social security. This system only
times feared.If an old person is not onvery works, of course, whenall itsmembers live
good terms with the other members of his in the traditional manner and in the same
family, the magic powers he enjoys may village.
prove a liability,for occasionally he is Today, however,as more and more Afri-
regarded as andoki (fetish man, or caster of can children move to the cities or emigrate,
evil spells). In suchcases, he may be exiled old people arein danger of being forgotten
from thevillage. But on the whole can he be o r isolated. With the erosionof traditions,
appeased with gifts and persuadedto with- the introduction of modern schools, and
draw his evil spells and to give his blessing the increasingly individualistic values of
to theactivities of his juniors. urban life, the blight of old people’s homes
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 has made its appearance in some African They could, for example, visit schools and
cities. make a unique oral contribution by recount-
ing the story of their lives and passing o n
A recent surveyby Nana Apt and Patrick
their historical traditions.
Twumasi, two sociologists from the Uni-
versity of Ghana, shows thata certain per- In thisway, their wisdom and experience
centage of retiredpeopleon very low would usefully complement thescience and
incomes suffer from social isolation, pov- technology of Western civilization.
erty, and inactivity. Theyhave become old Old people could also help to set up tra-
people in need. ditional data banks. The Center of African
The IntrinsicWorth Culture and Civilization in Kikwit, Zaire, is
of the Elderly planning to launch sucha scheme.There are
other plans set to up intergeneration centers
What, then, can be done? There must in schools where the oldcan pass on their
first be an increased awareness of the way knowledge to theyoung.
cultural values are being eroded. Thenwel-
fare activities must be made to harmonize It is only by playinganactive role in
with family traditions. For instance, rather modern African society that old people can
than building old people’s homes, would it remain fully integrated with other genera-
not be better to create a type of pension that tions. One of the conclusionsof a regional
would enablefamilies to keep their old folk African meetingo n youth organized recently
at home?But above all something must be under the aegis of UNESCO was: “Our
done tomake the younger generation more ancestors still have something to say, and
aware of old people’s great intrinsic worth. the respect conferred on them by tradi-
tional society should not be regardedas
The reassertion of the value of African anachronistic.” The current system based
traditions and cultural identity could en- on an age hierarchy and on ancestor wor-
courage young Africans tobuild a modern ship shouldbe preserved andreadjusted to
continentnot basedsolely onimported the conditions obtaining in modern Africa,
values ill-suited to its socioeconomic condi- where African and Western values coexist.
tions. That would once and allfor get rid of One can only hope that the prayer of the
thekind of individualistic ethos which Ugandan poet Okot P’Bitek will come true:
pushes people, once they have reached a
certain age andareno longer physically
productive, into forced retirement on the 0 Lord!
fringes of society, andwhich overlooks the Please open the ears of our
great spiritual contributionthey can make. African leaders
So they can appreciate
As I have already said, an old person’s The music of the tom-toms
mind never retires;and a good way of main- And the poetry of their ancestors.
taining contact between thegenerations
would be to encourage the old to play an
active part in the schooling of the young. “UNESCO Features

Mysticismis a n experience, notjust a theory. Rut it is a n i n n e r

The experience. To apply mysticism, one must first work upon the self
Rosicrucian a n d then objectify his experience.
Digest
Nowember -Ralph M . Lewis, F.R.C.
1987
Lamar Kilgore
Vice-president, ex officio

The Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC recently elected

FraterLamar Kilgore to thepositionofVice-president,
ex officio. Frater Kilgore brings to his new position many
years of administrative experience withtheRosicrucian
Order, AMORC. He originally served the Order very suc-
cessfully as a Regional Monitor in Colorado. In 1977,Frater
Kilgore joined the AMORC staff as Director of the Order’s printing operations. His
expertise in that area lead to his appointment in 1982 to the positionof AMORC Grand
Treasurer, and in 1985 Frater Kilgore also took on the dutiesof AMORC Grand Secre-
tary. He now brings valuableGrand Lodge experienceto his newposition, andwe wish him
well in his new administrative capacity and responsibilities.

Estelle R. Gow
Grand Secretary-Treasurer

O n August 25, 1987, Estelle R. Gow was elected by the

Supreme GrandLodge of AMORCto the positionof Grand
Secretary-Treasurer. Soror Gow, born and raised in Water-
bury, Connecticut, was an avid reader as a child, and in her
early teens delvedinto herfather’s Rosicrucianbooks, as well
as his copies of the Rosicrucian Digest.At the age of 20, while in college, she became a
member of the Rosicrucian Order. In 1974 she received her B.A. in Psychology from the
University of Connecticut, andlater that summer attendedclasses at Rose-Croix Univer-
sity. In August,1974, she accepted a position in AMORC’s Printing Department. In the
years that followed, Soror Gow advanced steadily within the organization to her most
recent positionas Director of Printing and Publishing. In that capacity she was responsible
for overseeing theoperations of thePrinting Office, the Publications and Editorial
Departments, Typesetting, Copy Center, and Bindery. Her duties also involved writing,
editing, graphic design, and layout. For several years prior to her appointment as Grand
Secretary-Treasurer, Soror Gow worked closely with her predecessorin that post,Frater
Lamar Kilgore. Her most recent undertaking was the publicationof paperback editionsof
Rosicrucian books, as part of a program to market AMORC booksto the general public.

Cecil A. Poole remains in his position of AMORC Executive Vice-president, Retired.

Frater Poole’s extensive knowledge and administrativeexperience, representing over 50
years of service to the Order,are invaluable and appreciatedby all.
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 Save the Trees
The Plight of the World’s Forests
by Jean Mc(X l , F.R.C.

M ANKIND is engaged in a war with

treesthroughouttheworld.The
struggle is an uneven one. Chainsaws and
Today, as aresult of all these efforts, the
Canadian federal and the British Columbia
provincial governments have agreed to pre-
hatchets are rapidly chopping down whole serve this areaas a national park. Although
forests, and only the intervention of con- it will cost thefederal government“a fearful
cerned men and women will prevent the lot of money” as some have said, it is a
remaining stands oftrees from disappearing healthy sign that ordinary people are taking
for good. Should mankind destroy all the steps to preserve and protect natural herit-
world’s forests, he will have gained a Pyr- age oruniquesites,foronlywithsuch
rhic victory, for the consequences of this cooperationcanthe planet’s balance be
action could very well result in environ- maintained.
mental disaster that would jeopardize man-
The lmportunce of Trees to Life
kind’s existence.
Modern man presupposes that trees exist
One battlehas been waged on the Queen
on the planet forhis use.
Charlotte Islandsof British Columbia since
1982. An ancient forest of giant trees on The prime purpose of treeson this planet
Lyell Island has been threatened by a log- is not to supply man with wood for what-
gingcompanywith a timberleaseto ever purpose he chooses. Thenecessity of
clearcut-the most devastating form of log- maintainingextensive tree cover on the
ging. Cutting would destroy hemlock and planet goes far beyond man’s personal
cedar estimated to be more than 600 years needs and involves all forms of life.
old. With the giants’ demise, a remnant of Trees hold the soil and prevent deserts;
ancient HaidaIndian culture wouldalso their roots bring up minerals from deep in
disappear, for in the lush forest habitat are the earth to createa rich topsoilas ahabitat
totem poles and an ancient Haida village for many species of plants, invertebrates,
declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage reptiles, birds, andmammals. Trees absorb
Site. And not only would the human habi- moisturefromtheearthand release it
tatbe affected-for flourishinginand through leaves, cooling the air. They pro-
around the rain forest are the world’s larg- vide shade from the heat of the sun, shelter
est concentration of the rare Peale’s pere- from rain and snow. They modify tempera-
grine falcon, more than half one of Canada’s ture and contribute to human health by
Steller’s sea lions, and the world’s largest purifying theair,absorbingthecarbon
black bears. dioxide exhaled by man and giving out the
All of this would go for the sake of 150 oxygen which man needs.
temporary logging jobs. Untilrecent yearslittle attention was
Naturalists, citizen groups, and theHaida paid to what was happening to theworld’s
Indians have actively pursued wilderness forests. Suddenly the rapidexpansion of
status for the rain forest at Windy Bay, deserts in Africa and elsewhere, floods in
despite resistance from logging interests new places, and widespreadsoil erosion
The andthe provincial government.Interna- alerted resource andagricultural people to
Rosicrucian tional attention was aroused over the fate of how the ongoing depredation was escalating
Digest this
small stand of rainforest trees sur- in mostcountries of theworld as new
November rounded by clear-cutslopes. AnInterna- demandsforwood, or othereconomic
tional Committee to Save South Moresby pressures, resultedin widespread cutting of
1987 was formed to work outa solution. forests.
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 Of the world’s forests, the state of the
rain forest is today the most critical. Fol-
lowing itsannual meetingin Madridin
1984,the Internationalunion for thecon-
servation of Nature (IUCN),with a mem-
bership comprising mostlarge countries of
the world, statedit had been estimated that
tree-cutting andovergrazing was turning six
million hectares of land into unredeemable
desert each year, and that preservation of
forests all over the worldwas its major con-
cern. Of these, clearing of rain forests in
South America forranching or agricultural
use was particularly crucial.
Tropical Forests and
the Survival of Man
Tropical forests are the richest source of
life forms on this planet. They contain up
to half of the world’s estimated ten million
species of plants and animals, some still
unknown. Yet the interrelationship of plant
and animal found in the rain forestconsti-
tutes a surprisingly delicate ecological sys-
tem. Nutrients necessary for each species
presentare rapidly recycled withinthe
closed system to maintain forest survival.
With the cutting of trees,the life-supporting
cycle is broken and not only the trees go,
but millionsof plant andanimal species, as
well as themineralnutrients previously
present in the soil. Thus attempts to use Brazil the vast rain forest has already been
tropicalrainforest land for agricultural reduced to a fraction of its original size,
purposes prove futile in the long run. despite planting of two million eucalyptus
The world’slargest tropical forestlies in and pinetrees over a period of thirty years.
the Amazon region, and here is found the The newly planted trees,of course, require
biggest reservoir of nativeplantsfrom time togrow to maturity in order to provide
which our food crops derive, This is the ultimate benefit to the biosphere.
gene pool for scientistsseeking to improve Destruction of rainforests in Latin
crop yields anddevelop disease-resistant America has aroused the concernof scien-
strains. It has been saidthat survival of man tiststhroughouttheworld.Unless local
could well depend on thegenetic diversity government and non-governmental groups,
found in the rainforest-not only for food as well as individuals, can worktogether to
but for pharmaceuticals to heal disease. control this destruction, the effect of the
Equally important is the rain forest’srole passing of the rain forest will be feltall over
in planet Earth’s climate. The effect of mass theworld,fortropical rainforests are
deforestationinthetropics is toreduce necessary to the carbon,
oxygen, and nitro-
available oxygen and increase atmospheric gen cycles taking place in the world’s water
carbondioxide,resultinginincreased supply *
temperature that produces what has been The rain forest, as Nature developed it, is
called “the greenhouse effect.” The result- a vital part of the entire global ecosystem
ant worldwide climatic changes would be and requires preservation to play its part in
disastrous foragriculture-enhancing dam- the planet’s total ecosystem for health and
age of rot and fungus to food crops. In maintenance of all species, including man.
 Theinternationallyrenownedforester and Ethiopia, to name a few. In such tree-
Richard St.Barbe Baker, inhis bookDance planting programs small-scale reforestation
of the Trees, wrote: “If man loses one-third has to rely on dedicated local groups or
of his skin, usually he dies; if a tree loses landowners, for it is not enough tosimply
one-third of its bark, it dies; and iftheearth plant seedlings. They must be protected and
loses one-third of its tree and plant cover- nurtured until they reach a certain height
ing, it will assuredly die.” and are protected from destruction.
Primitive and sophisticatedsocieties alike The Food and Agriculture Organization
havebeenbusily destroying the “Earth’s (FAO) with headquarters in Rome has been
skin” for decades with sparse replacement conducting its own investigation in areas
through tree planting. Industrialized coun- where deserts have been advancing as forests
tries such as Canada and the United States havebeen leveled with consequentfood
have not compelled logging companies to
shortage and starvation-a situation prev-
replace felled trees by reforestation.
alent inAfrica. TheFAO declared 1985 the
To save the planet’s skin everyoneneeds International Year of the Forest, andagain
to pitch in, and it is remarkable what can becitizens’ organizations worked with them on
accomplished by ordinary peoplededicated tree-planting projects.
to the purpose.
You Can Help!
Group Efforts
One way to draw attention to the impor-
Due to the concerted efforts of conserva- tance of living trees is to establish an Honor
tion organizations and individuals working Roll of Trees. In the provinceof Ontario,
together, thesmall stand of ancient trees on
Canada, the Ontario Forestry Association
Lyell Island, BritishColumbia, is still intact.
established this designation over ten years
The archipelago of the Queen Charlotte
ago. Points aregiven for girth,height, aver-
Islands (of which Lyell Island is a part)
escaped glaciation during the last ice age, age crown spread, and diameter at breast
and ancient pollen found there indicates the height-as well as age. Additional trees are
island’s forest cover to be11,000 years old. added to thelist annually. Oneof the trees
Scientists have foundancientplants on on the list,a Comfort Maple on Niagara the
Lyell Island distinct fromany others in the Peninsula, is estimated to be 400 to 500
world. The twelve square miles on Windy years old. Amazingly it stands in a highly
Bay, Lyell Island, stands as the last unlogged industralized part of the province.
watershed on the east coast of the Queen Urban dwellers can help save the trees
Charlottes.Although logging roads have just as well as country folk. In the 1950s a
approached thearea inpreparation to clear- naturalist of Toronto, Canada, worked with
cut, a solution to the plight of the forest hashis outing clubto introduce an annual tree-
now been found. Thelogging company has planting day. O n land behind the Ontario
been compensated forits lossof timber and Science Centre a grove of tall trees today
Windy Bay’s ancient rain forest has been set rises from the adjacent ravine as aresult of
aside as a national park, protected from his efforts. A small pine plantation is the
cutting in perpetuity. more recent resultof the annualtree-plant-
In 1985 the United Nations launched a ing ceremony whereBoy Scouts, the outing
tree-planting program, “TheTree Project,”club, naturalists, and anyone at all inter-
as part of International YouthYear. It was ested, may participate in planting seedling
suggested thatinterestedgroupscontact pines.
similar groups in othercountriesofthe The Role of Education
world for cooperation and sharing of re-
The sourcesandinformationlinkingyoung In New York Stateanenvironmental
&~icr&an people with acommon goal. An office atthe actiongroupandthe New York State
Digest U.N.
provided liaison.
Several hundred Department of Environment have, over
~~~~b~ citizens’
organizations aroundtheworld several years, worked together to draw a up
1987 participated, including Canada, the United curriculum forteachers entitled “City Trees,
States, Vietnam, China, Guatemala,Nepal, Country Trees.” Teachers in state schools
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can use this curriculum to coincide ‘with .
to bring back rain to theland. . .Trees have
annual Arbor Day in April. Knowledge of fullfilled their vital function ever since the
trees and their care is imparted through creative spirit moved upon theface of the
field trips, films, books, games, and con- waters.”
testsplanned to give children a healthy
Most people appreciate trees for their
respect for trees and the important part
they play in our lives. shade and beauty. Many peoplelike trees,
many people love trees, but probably few
As a forester St. Barbe Baker cut across recognize their total importance as senior
international boundaries when as a forestrystatesmen of this planet and cherish them as
consultant headvised governmentsof coun- living denizens.
tries throughout the world. He tells of these
experiences in his autobiography, My Life, St. Barbe Baker called them “our elder
My Trees. In his words,living trees “protect brothers.”
watersheds and regulate rainfall, keep the “Has any one of us really seen aTree?” he
banks of streams moist and soft and prevent wrote. “Whenwe become aware oftrees we
floods. They act as a sponge storing water may catch glimpses of them in moments of
for futureuse. Trees absorb moisture from
spiritual vision and, identifying ourselves
the clouds and fogs and allow itto drip from
feeding withtrees,becomeconscious of the , . . .
their leaves tothegroundthus
streams. They shade streams from therays upward thrust of life .. . . W e may share

-
of the sun and prevent evaporation. The their passionately boisterous exuberanceof
roots of trees tap subterranean suppliesof life in the height of the storm, and their
water and bring it up to the surface. . . . tranquility when at rest; with them we will
Trees are theessential link where we want enjoy theglad murmur of the ripening seed

The Banyan Tree

A Fascinating Symbol

A BANYANTREE,symbol-
izing longevity, self-reliance,
continuing growth, and community,
was chosen as thelogoforthe
World Assembly on Aging, held in
Vienna, Austria,in 1982.Thelogo
was designed by Oscar Berger, an
80-vear-old artist from the United
States.
The banyan tree is native to tropical areasof Asia, and is also foundin Africa
and South America. In many communities the canopy of the banyan provides
shelter formarketplaces, social gatherings, community meetings, and councils
of village elders. In somesocieties the tree hasreligious and mystical signifi-
cance, and is also a focal point for political and social ceremonies.
From itsmain branches, the banyan tree drops aerial roots which establish
themselves inthe ground to form additional trunks. These trunks send out
also
aerial roots, and thus the tree can
grow to cover an immense area. One tree is
said to have reached 1968 ft. (600 m) in circumference, providing shelter for
20,000 people. The banyan can grow to a height of 100 ft. (30.5 m).
 clusters when after weeks of drought the to preserve living trees through conserva-
steady warm rain brings relief to thirst; and tion-curtailing use of paper and paper
we will know thatthese creatures, our elder products with the thought in mind of the
brethren,are intimatelyrelated to us in source of so many “things”we all use daily.
their love and hunger for life.” W e can all seek ways to protect and pre-
serve trees and tree cover in our environ-
St. Barbe Baker spent his life trying to ment, wherever we live.
preserve trees and restore land all over the
world which had beendeforested. To carry Therole oftrees onthis planetwent
on his work calls for many willing hands much beyond the functionalin the view of
and hearts. Naturalist clubs, conservation St. Barbe Baker, His often quoted Message
organizations, cities, towns, villages, indi- of the Trees is inspirational:
vidual land owners, farmers with woodlots Stand firm, hold fast
“all can participate in tree stewardship. Reach upward to the skies,
And those whohave neither the opportun- Bend to the winds of Heaven,
ity nor the ability to help directly can help And learn tranquility.

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Medifocus
Medifocus is a special humanitarian monthly membership activity with
which each Rosicrucianis acquainted. On the first Sunday of each month, at
any hour you select, you will enter into a five-minute period of meditation,
focusing your thought upon a specific troubled area of the world. The part
of the world you select will depend on which troubled area is particularly
The significant to you as an individual. This may change from month to month,
or it may remain important to you for a longer period of time.
Rosicrucian
Digest The Rosicrucian Order is not a political organization. The basic purpose
of Medifocus is a humanitarian effort directed toward world peace.
November
1987
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 The Voyage of the Beagle
by O t t o Wolfgang

0 NE OF THE great sailing adventures

in history,and certainly themost
momentousinthatorany era, was the
Charles,whohadoncewritten in his
youthful diary of his “passion forcollecting
which leads a man to bea systematic natu-
voyage of the Beagle-the ship thatcarried ralist, a virtuoso, or a miser,” was excited.
the young naturalist Charles Darwin on a But would Father approve?
five-year cruise to explore the
Earth’s flora “Certainly not!” his giant 325-pound
and fauna, and resulting in new
a history for fatherexploded.Fortunately,however,
mankind. Darwin’s uncle, the potter Josiah Wedg-
Only a goodshipand a great captain wood 11-whose daughter, Emma, Charles
could have pulled Darwin through this nota- wouldeventuallywed-persuadedthe
ble exploring missionsuccessfully. W e owe father that Charles must-go.
a lot to Darwin, but Darwinowed a lot to
the Beagle and the superb seamanship and
character of the staunchreligionist, Captain
Robert FitzRoy.
Since hewas a small boyCharles Darwin
had always been interested in nature and
life-on the land, in the
sea, and in the skies
above. But his school days seemed disap-
pointing to both Charles andhis father.
Following high school, CharlesDarwin, a
middlingstudentmore interestedin the
great outdoors than the classroom, was sent
to Edinburgh Universityto study medicine.
However at Edinburgh, dull lectures dis-
gusted himandbloodlettingmadehim
queasy. Young Charles spent much of his
time wandering the seashores examining life
in the tidepools, watching for birds, and
talking with fishermen about the sea and
distant shores. Abandoning medicine and
Edinburgh, hewas next sent by his anxious
father to Cambridge to prepare for min-
the
istry. But again at Cambridge he found nat-
ural history to be far more fascinating than
holy orders. First Darwin wouldhave to meet Captain
In 1831 the twenty-two-year-old Charles Robert FitzRoy for approval.
Darwin received a letter from his former After themeeting, Captain FitzRoy wrote
botanyprofessor at Cambridge,John S. totheAdmiralty: “I likewhat I see of
Henslow, telling him of a position as natu- . .
him . and request that youapply for him
ralist on a naval ship. This shipwas to sur- to accompany me as naturalist.” Darwin
vey the coastlines of Argentina, Chile, and too, liked the captain,his manners, his con-
Peru, and complete a chronometrical meas- fidence, his quiet courage: “I would sooner
urement around the world as a basis for go with the Captain and 10 men than with
establishing the exactlongitudes. Would .
anyone else with 20 men . . he is so reso-
Darwin be interested-without pay? lutely
brave
when pushed.” d
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 Although close in age-FitzRoy was 26, surely young Darwin hadbeen exposed to
Darwin but 22-the two men could not them.
have been more disparate. Darwin was the Little known to our modern generation,
son and grandson of country doctors, Whig grandfather Erasmus Darwin, besides being
decidedly liberal. FitzRoy was Tory and a physician at the courtof King George 111,
aristocratic by birth, being descended from was a poet, inventor, and scientist. O n the
King Charles I1 and the Duchessof Cleve- subject of evolution he had published a
land. book entitled Zoomania which dealt with
FitzRoy accepted the precepts of estab- the very theory of evolution. He wrote:
lishedreligion.Darwin was pragmatic. Organic life beneath the shoreless waves
Darwin took delight in the mysteries of the Was born and nursed in Ocean’s pearly caves;
denizens and plants beneathhis feet, which First forms minute, unseen by spheric glass,
he collected and studiedas though thiswere Move on the mud, or pierce the watery mass;
There as successive generations bloom,
some preordainedmission. While his liter- New powers acquire, and large limbs assume;
ary friends in school watched the heavens Where countless group of vegetation spring,
for inspiration, Darwin watched the lowly And breathing realms offin, and feet, and wing,
life beneath him.
From study in two colleges Charles Dar-
The Voyage Begins win should have also comeacross the theo-
Shortly after they sailed fromDevon- ries ofLucretiusand Empedocles which
port harbor on December 27, 1831, the cited nature’s experiment withspecies and
exuberant captain said, “I wish to say, Mas- their survival. And therewere even earlier
ter Darwin, thatI propose this trip to prove writers, suchas Thales six centuries before
the book of Genesis, and if you find evi- Christ who preached thatall life emanated
dence of the Flood you would please me no from thesea, and Anaximander who taught
little.” He hoped too that Darwin would that man arose froma fish-like form.
“find evidence of the first appearance of all Thesecretof Darwin’s extraordinary
animals on earth.”Darwinnodded;he accomplishment was his intense industry,
would be glad t o d oso if such proof were to d o what he must to compose and outline
found. this great fact of nature in its evolving and
Crossing the Atlantic, the Beagle eventu- constantly changingscheme. Others may
ally reached the coast of South America, the have speculated,butonly Charles, who
least explored of theworld’scontinents went out into thefields in far-flung places,
up to that time. Everywhere Darwin went could have verified it.
he collected insects, birds, sea shells, rocks, Punta Alta, in Argentina, was the place of
and bones. After taking notes, he packed some of Darwin’sgreatestdiscoveries.*
them and shipped them toEngland. Here on a low bank near shore he found
Darwin’s Collecting fossilized bones of giant prehistoric mam-
mals, “a perfect catacomb of monsters of
He filtered the earth through fingers,
his extinct races.” As he chipped away, Darwin
his mind analyzing every crumb as it tum- gaspedin excitement. “What giant crea-
bled back. Whata surprise to find sea shells tures,” he wrote his sisterSusan, “itis truly
10,000 feet high in the Andes! wonderfuland inexplicable.” Hefound
As hecollected rocks, shells, plants, and extinct llamas aslarge as elephants; thegiant
fossils and perused the wildlife past and sloths Glyptodon and Mylodon that could
present, his ideasbegan to jell into theories. reach treetops; a Toxodon twice as big as a
CertainlytheEarth was far olderthan hippo.
The anyone had ever realized, perhaps billions Yet, heconjectured, theseanimalsre-
~ ~ of years old.
~ i ~ ~
sembled ~ species that
smaller i exist today. ~ ~
Digest Charlesmust have had some inkling of
Nootembm theevolutionarytheorybeforehe sailed. *For more information on Charles Darwin in South
After all,his grandfather was a staunch America, see Tierra del Fuego, this issue’s World Of
1987 proponent of evolutionary theories and Wonder feature on the back cover.
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Could they all have come from the same
family tree?
Darwin andFitzRoy had plenty to discuss
during evening hours. “How did such huge
animals fit into the Ark?” Darwin asked.
FitzRoy replied that they had not, and thus
hadperished.It was the beginning of a
debate that would pull the men apart.Many
nights now they would debate statements of
the Bible and theunfolding book of nature
as Darwin saw it throughhis botanical,geo-
logical, and zoological eyes. FitzRoy paced
up and down with the Bible open while
Darwin waved rock, plant, and bonein the
air.
The Galapagos
It was in the Galapagos Islands that Dar-
win’s seething braincame to conceive of a
grand scheme that underlay all that he had Mvlodon robustus
observed and collected.
The islands are like no other on Earth, At this point Darwin’s mindwas begin-
full of contorted lava, shatteredrocks ning to brew all the facts in relation t o
resemblingmoonlandscapes,volcanic others, and if this theory of evolution had
cones, anddwarfed vegetation, huge turtles not yet evolved,it was certainly in the proc-
and ugly iguanas. ess of doingso. Upon returning to the ship,
he would have plenty to discuss with Fitz-
When he stopped to stare and listen in Roy!
this primordial land he could almost hear
The voyage of the Beagle, with FitzRoy at
the unraveling of the ages, like pages in a
the helm and Darwinwielding the pickaxe,
giant book of geology and zoology unfold-
had been amomentous trip contributing to
ing before him and the recitation of itsstory the intellectual growth of mankind.
in stone and plant andbone.
* x *
Darwin was impressed most ofall by the
fact that the specimens of birds, fish, rep- Thirty years after the voyage, and after
tiles, insects, and plantsresembled those of publication of Darwin’s Origin ofSpecies in
SouthAmerica,some 600 miles away, 1859, at an anti-Darwin gathering a gray-
althoughthey were somewhat different. haired aristocratic person stoodup, his face
contorted with anger, waving a Bible over
And this wasn’t all-most of the specimens
his head. “Here,” he shouted, “hereis the
differed from island to island, which were
truth and nowhere else!” He went on say to
generally only 50 miles apart. For instance, that if he had known washe carryingsuch a
onone island the birds woulddevelop madman on his ship, he would have scuttled
larger and more powerful beaks to crack it. It was Vice-Admiral FitzRoy.
nuts; and on another island the beaks of the
same birds would be smaller and thinner in But Darwin had read the Book of Nature
order to catch insects. New species had and he could not do otherwise. He would
never force his theories upon anyone. And
actually adapted according to the environ-
if anyone suggested that this was not to
ment!
preclude the possibility of a divine hand
“Both in space and time, we seem to be behind theprocesses of evolution andselec-
broughtsomewhat nearer tothat great tivity and survival, this was fine with Dar-
fact-the mystery of mysteries-the first win so long as the obviousfacts ofgeology,
appearance of new beings on earth.” biology, and anthropologywere not denied.
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 As Darwin wrote in Origin ofSpecies: according to thefixed law of gravity, from
“There is a grandeur in this law of life, with so simple a beginning endless forms most
its several powers havingbeenoriginally beautiful and most wonderful have been,
breathed intoa few forms or into one; and are and being evolved.” A
that whilst this planet has gone cycling on 0 1987 Raymond Schuessler

The Science of Mysticism

(From page 7)

which can assumevisual forms in our mind. meditation is commonlyconfused with

If visualization did nothing more than cause concentration and contemplation. It is neces-
forms to appear upon the screen of con- sary first to correct the misapprehension
sciousness it would have no greater valueto that meditation is the negation or doing
mysticism than does contemplation. away with all of the manifestations of our
The mystic visualizes, not with thedesire consciousness..W e could not dispense en-
to analyze, not just to hold something in tirely with consciousness and yet have‘the
consciousness so thathemaycarefully self experience the mysticalecstasy, because
examine it, but for the purpose creating
of a self and experience are of consciousness.
condition. He hopes tocreate a condition, Lucretius, the Roman Epicurean philoso-
that is, to actualize a reality. What a mystic pher, said: “Where we are, death is not yet
sees upon the screen of his consciousness is and where death comes, there we are not.”
real to him. Itis a reality. But a mystic wants Consequently, if meditation were t o d o
to actualize that image; that is, he wants to away with our consciousness, there would
cause it to produce other conditions than be no experience of any kind, mystical or
itself. He wants it to affect others as well as otherwise.
himself. The mystic, therefore, uses his Consciousness is a stream of responsivity
faculty of visualization as ameans of awak- to innumerable vibrations. Itis like a scale
ening his psychic attributes. Thevisualized of music. Each part of the scale of con-
idea is intended merely to create a proper sciousness has an octave; that is, it has its
emotional orpsychic state. particular manifestation, justas notes com-
In mysticism, visualizing may be com- pose thescale of music. The humanego, the
pared to setting a stagefor a play, to create a self, can play on various parts of this scale of
certain atmosphere; orwe may say that it is consciousness. W e mean by this that the
like decoratinga room fora certain esthetic self, the you, can have realizations on differ-
feeling. The things which one visualizes for ent levels of this scale of consciousness. As
the mystical state should be symbolic only.oneHindumystic said: “Therearetwo
They should beheld in consciousness only conditions of a person, the condition of
until we experience the effect of the mental being in this world and the condition of
picture itself. Once we realize the effect, being in the other world.” The other world
psychic or otherwise, of the visualized image, contains the other levels of consciousness
then it should bedismissed from the mind which we all have.
in its entiretybecause its purpose has been
fulfilled. To continue to visualize is but to Consciousness reaches beyond objectiv-
resort to contemplation and the arresting of ity, beyond our ordinary daily world of
our consciousness. mortal existence. Consciousness goes far
The beyond the mental world, far beyond the
Meditation Rosicrucian realmsof thought, of contemplationand reason.
Digest Meditation is themost
important
ap- Another mystic hassaid: “Meditation is the
Novmba plication of our consciousness to mysti- joining of consciousness with the higher
cism. We have intentionally leftit to the last intellect of forces to make manifest sensa-
1987 in our consideration. W e d i d so because tions which do not exist to the lower con-
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sciousness.” The human consciousness is and saying to him: “This is for a treasure
an effluence,a pouringforthfromthe chest.” Until he finds that treasure and can
CosmicMind.The objectiveconscious- realize it, it provides him no satisfaction.
ness, however,doesnot directly touch Meditation, then,is a way of changing the
upon the Cosmic Mind. It is only in the consciousness. It is the evolvement from
deeper river of the subconscious that self one level of consciousness to another. Itis
can experience the more infinite manifesta- the personal knowing of the plethora, the
tions of the Cosmic. fullness, of our being.
One cannotleap to a unity with the Cos- Again we may say, it is like climbing to a
mic. The student cannot plunge into Cos- mountaintop. There we look over the vast
micConsciousness.Thestudentmust reaches of space which could not be per-
progress to it,like one swimming from shal- ceived at the foot of the mountain. Saint
low to deep water. Meditation, then, is a Augustine said, in referring to meditation,
shifting of thefield of perception. It is the that it is “the mysticeye of thesoul.” Many
looking or perceiving far beyond our im- mystics have saidof meditation that it is an
mediatefiniteworld. To arrive atthis escape from the world of everyday and even
greater perception requires a transition of an escape from self. In their doctrinesthey
consciousness. have spoken of diminishing self the through
A seventeenth-centuryGerman mystic meditation, until eventually it has no real-
said: “It is in the supreme partof the soul ity.It no longerexists.Dionysiusthe
that themystical operation takes place. It is Areopagite said: “Leave behind both thy
that portion of the soul which no passion senses, intellectualoperations andall things
can reach.” He meant by this thatwe cannot known by senses and intellect.”
expect to perceive the higher vibrations of Actually, however,we know differently.
the depthof our being, of the greater con- We can never retreat.frmn self. W e cannot
sciousness, by means of our objective senses. escape it. If we were successful in doingso,
As explained, when we contemplate we we would not experience mystical union.
are using experiences which originally had Self must exist to be united with theCos-
come through our objective faculties-our mic. Through meditation, self takes on dif-
reasoning, etc. There is a certain unity of ferent aspects or characteristicsas it moves
those twophases of mind. So, too, medita- step by step, level by level, through thescale
tion integrates the consciousness. It unites of consciousness. Self sheds thesensations,
the lower forms of common consciousness the usual determinate qualities which are
with those of thehigher. If it did not bring associated with it objectively, as time, space,
about this unity, then the psychic, the cos- and any other such notions.Self becomes a
mic, impressions which we have in the state of being for which we have objectively
higher levels of consciousness could never no explicable terms. That is why some of
be recalled. Therewouldbeno way in theancient mystics thought that meditation
which they could be removed and brought suppressed theself-only because self lost
back to thelower, the objective state. Until its familiar character.
the self can bring back into daily life-as Self changes in its ascent, in its upward
inspiration and illumination-the results, climb through thelevels of consciousness,
the experience of those cosmic contacts, the just asan acorn changes tobecomethe
mystical state is not complete. mighty oak. However, the essence of the
The traditionalobjective of all mystics is acorn is in the oak, and so the essence of the
the union of self with God or the Cosmic. self is in every stage of consciousness that
Since every part of our being-our whole we attain in meditation. The self drops
organic structure and our mental process- behind all of those old characteristics in its
es-is of cosmic law, obviously this union new-found freedom. One early mystic said
exists in fact. However, until the self, until of this: “A spider mounting up by means of
the you, realizes this union, we do notexpe- his thread obtains free space. Thus assuredly
rience and divine pleasure from it. Without does meditationobtain independence.” Each
this experience, it is like giving a man akey level of consciousness producesa phenom-
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 enon, an experience, which is peculiar to
the vibratory state into which we enter. O n
one level of consciousness we experience
aloneness; on another,mystical silence;and
o n still another, a great harmony. Each of
these experiences, the resultof meditation,
has a lasting effect upon our whole being.
Thus self, in moving forward, brings one
phase of consciousness into harmony with
another, weaving them together as with a
silver thread. This relationship results ina
rejuvenation of the whole human organism.
The highest and last stage of this con-
sciousness is known as Cosmic Conscious-
ness. It is attained when man realizes his
oneness with the Absolute, withall being,
and yet nothing hasa singleness of nature to
him. All things are realized, but no one
thing in particular.
Thus thescience of mysticismis truly an
analysis of the various applications of our
personalconsciousness.Thescience of
mysticism reveals what is necessary for us in
attaining the fullness of our Divine nature.
In the Rosicrucian teachings this science is
presented in all of its practical and useful
aspects. The mystical experienceis practical
because it results in the enlargementof the
scope of living. A

~ Experiencethe Tradition-
Live the Vision
The 1988 International English Convention will
vividly reflect a colorful mystical heritage from many
nations, cultures, and peoples. Among the dignitaries representing
the cultural spectrum that is truly the Rosicrucian Order will be
Grand Master Christian Bernard, SupremeLegate; and Frater Ken-
neth Idiodi, Grand Regional Administrator for Nigeria. From the
European tradition of the French Rose-Croix to the Rosicrucian
experience in Africa and Australia, North and South America, rich
and diverse cultures converge to proclaim a magnificent fraternal
symphony of love, tolerance, and understanding. Dauntlessly link-
ing past with present, we stride with hope and spiritual
renewal into a
future of unlimited possibility. Come share the tradition and the
vision.
The
Rosicrucian International English Convention
Digest Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
November July 7-8-9,1988 San Jose
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 In Memoriam
Chief Awolowo, F.R.C.

A N illustrious Nigerian leader,humanitarian,

and Rosicrucian passed through transition on
May 9, 1987. ChiefJeremiahOyeniyiObafemi
Awolowo was suchanoutstandingpersonality,
internationally andlocally, that his life, his lifestyle,
and his personal philosophy became public prop-
erty. He was admired throughout Nigeria and the world for his vision, his
leadership, and his philosophy.
Born March 6 , 1909, in Ikenne, Ogun State of Nigeria, young Obafemi
Awolowo losthis dear father when was he only eleven yearsold. Thisunpleas-
ant experience left him with no option besidesanearly adoption of the
philosophyof positivethinking and self-relianceas the path to success.
Through part-time work, part-time study, and correspondence courses, he
diligently laid the foundation in formal and general education for a cosmic
mission to be fulfilled. The Rosicrucian publication entitled “Unto Thee I
Grant” was particularly inspiring to him. It dawned upon him that in order to
cope effectively with the unending vicissitudes of life, a balanced knowledgeof
the modus operandi of natural and spiritual laws was necessary.
O n December 26, 1937, Obafemi Awolowo married lovely Hannah Idowu
Dideolu Adelana whom he cherished as “a jewel of inestimable value.” The
following year he formally appliedfor AMORC membership and was accepted
as a Rosicrucian student on March 15, 1938. With his dear wifeas a compan-
ion member, he progressed through the variousdegrees of study, eventually
attaining the statusof a Hierarchy LifeMember of AMORC.
Chief Awolowotreasured his Rosicrucian membership for forty-nine years
as the most fundamental and intimate factorhisindevelopment of a personal
philosophy of life and the attainment of a high degree of self-mastery for a
dedicated service to God and humanity. In his characteristic of style
absolute
commitment toa worthy cause, he conscientiously practiced the Rosicrucian
principles with consistency, and he always emphasized the Order’seducational,
cultural, and philosophical contributions. Chief Awolowo was active in local
and national Rosicrucianactivities, and he participated in a number of local
and world Rosicrucian conventions. Moreover, his contribution to the rapid
growth of the Nigerian Rosicrucian membership was invaluable.
FraterObafemiAwolowo passed throughtransition, experiencing the
Higher Initiation o n May 9, 1987, at the age of seventy-eight years. As a
philosopher, author, legal practitioner,statesman, social and management
scientist, he understood lifeas
an eternal continuum, and his gallanttransition
is one more demonstration thatwe all live forever.

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 GRAND COUNCILORS OF AMORC 1987.1988
At the meetingof the Grand Council held at San Jose, California, on4-5, 1987, the
July
following were recommended for appointment to the office of Grand Councilorfor the
English-speaking Jurisdiction for a one-year term, and were approved by the Supreme
Grand Lodge.

CENTRALCALIFORNIA ....................... Mr. Edwin M. Massey

Stockton, California
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA and ARIZONA.. ....... Mr. Edley Watson
Altadena, California
WASHINGTON and OREGON.. ................. Mr. Wesley 0.Brarnhall
Puyallup, Washington
BRITISHCOLUMBIA .......................... Mr. Hans D. Ehrenlechner
Vancouver, British Columbia
ALBERTA. ................................... Mr. JohnC. Blazina
Calgary, Alberta
COLORADO, UTAH, and NEW MEXICO.. ....... Mr: Da,vid Schloegel
Englewood, Colorado
TEXAS,OKLAHOMA,andLOUISIANA .......... Mr. Dennis Raney
Dallas, Texas
MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE, GEORGIA,. ............ Ms. Marybeth Beeson
ALABAMA,NORTHCAROLINA,and Norcross, Georgia
SOUTH CAROLINA
FLORIDA .................................... Mr. Andrew Chornick
Sarasota, Florida
WEST CENTRAL STATES.. .................... Mrs. June Horwitz
Chicago, Illinois
OHIO, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, and. ......... Mr. Daniel Navin
KENTUCKY Columbus, Ohio
EASTPENNSYLVANIA,EASTMARYLAND, ...... Mrs. Dorothy Pinkett
DELAWARE,WASHINGTOND.C.,and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NORTHWEST VIRGINIA
NORTHWESTERNNEWYORK ................. Mrs. Alberta Patterson
Angola, New York
EASTERNNEWYORK a n d . . ................... Mr. Bernard J. Sopko
N E W JERSEY West Orange, New Jersey
NEW ENGLAND and NOVA SCOTIA ............ Mr. Clarence C. Brown
Monroe, Connecticut
MIDLANDSandNORTHERNENGLAND ......... Miss Mary E. Anderton
Mossley, England
SOUTHERNENGLAND ........................ Mr George Farquharson
Croydon, England
SOUTHERNENGLAND,WALES,and ............ Mr Jack Hurst
IRELAND Ilford, England
SOUTH AFRICA .............................. Mrs. Fay Ieffery
Brentwood Park, South Africa
SINGAPORE,HONGKONG,andMALAYSIA.. .... Mr. Richard Fook Sang Ng
Republic of Singapore
The AUSTRALIA .................................. Mr. George S. Pappas
Parkdale, Australia
Rosicrucian N E W ZEALAND .............................. Mr. Frank Brookfield
Digest Auckland, New Zealand
November
1987 Continued on next page
 GRAND COUNCILORS (continued)

BENDELSTATE . NIGERIA .................... Mr. M. Osezua Ovonlen

Benin City, Nigeria
LAGOS, OGUN, ONDO STATES, and ............ Mr. Iretunde Olopade
F.C.T. - NIGERIA Surulere, Nigeria
KADUNA,KANO,SOKOTO,BAUCHI,and ....... Mr. T.K.O. Okpapi
BORN0 STATES - NIGERIA Zaria, Nigeria
CROSS RIVER STATE - NIGERIA ............... Mr. Samuel C. Akpan
Calabar, Nigeria
RIVERS and IMO STATES ~ NIGERIA.. .......... Dr. J.C. Nwigwe
Umuahia, Nigeria
OYO, KWARA, and NIGER STATES.. ........... Mr. E.A. Egbedeyi
NIGERIA Ihadan, Nigeria
ANAMBRA, BENUE, and PLATEAU.. ...... Mr. Eugene Onwunyi
STATES NIGERIA Enugu, Nigeria
....................
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SOUTHERNGHANA Mr John Folson, Jr.

Accra, Ghana
NORTHERN GHANA .......................... Mr. John Yehoah
Kumasi, Ghana

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 Rosicrucian Activities
(left to right), A M O R C Grand Councilor AlbertaPatterson presents the Rosicrucian Humanitarian Award
to Mrs. Liliane Moloughney, while Chapter Master Ruth Hall-McMillan holds the Rosicrucian Day
Proclamation presented by Ottawa City Hall representative Ms. Lois Skinkle.
0
of
T T A W A ,C A N A D A - t h ef i r s t
weekend in May marked the coming
spring, with the tulips beginning their
annual bloom and Rosicrucian Day being
officially proclaimed throughout the city.
In recognition of the Rosicrucian Order
and its good work, Ottawa’s Mayor, the
Honorable James Durrell, proclaimedMay
2 as Rosicrucian Day. in the Capital City.
This was the setting fora beautiful weekend
event arranged by TrilliumChapter of
Ottawa, and Chapitre Rose1’Est deof Hull,
Quebec, to celebrate spring and the Rosi-
crucian Order, and recognize
to the impor-
tant humanitarian work of Mrs. Liliane L.
Moloughney, Executive Director of the
Lung Association, Ottawa-CarletonRegion.
A highlight of the weekend was the pres-
The entation of the Rosicrucian Humanitarian
Rosicrucian Award to Mrs. Moloughney, who surely
Digest exemplifies atrue humanitarian in her valu-
November able work for others. In addition to her
full-time job, she founded a club for per-
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past five years Mrs. Moloughney has used
her three-week vacation to take approxi-
mately 20 patients, plus nurses and support
staff, to Florida for a vacation. Every facet
of the tripis arranged by Mrs. Moloughney,
and once in Florida, several local doctors
and nurses have volunteered to be on call
day and night. Though these patients can
afford the vacation,it’s no easy task to find
a hotel that will accept severely incapaci-
tated persons-at any price! But overcom-
ing all hurdles, Mrs. Moloughney has suc-
ceeded in her goal to providethese deserving
individuals with a holiday. She also founded
the “Loved One” group-a support group
for relatives and spouses of handicapped
persons.
Besides the Humanitarian Award presen-
tation, Rosicrucian public workshops were
successfully conducted by Grand Counci-
lor AlbertaPatterson, Regional Monitor
ChristopherEriksson,andPastMaster
Gerald Saper. A special Rosicrucian Con-
vocation completed the weekend.
 uly, 1987, over 300 Martinists from
I
throughout the world gathered at Rosi-
N J

crucian Park t o witness four days of initia-

tions, lectures, and special sessions designed
to stimulate the mind and elevate the con-
sciousness. The convention began with an
impressive opening ceremony on Sunday
evening, July 5 . On the following evening,
Martinists were treated t o a dynamic origi-
nal play entitled Cameo of Louis Claude de
Saint-Martin-hailed by all as one of the
highlights of the convention. The members
were also entertained one evening by the
Almaden String Quartet, a group of local
musicians whopresented arare treat of
classical, semi-classical, and popular favor-
ites.
Matthew W. Miller, Grand Archivistfor
The Martinist Convention climaxed with the Traditional Martinist Order, admin-
a specialInstallation ceremony on July8, in isters the worldwide English- and Spanish-
which the Sovereign Grand Master, mem- speaking Martinist membership.
bers of the Sovereign Council,andthe
newly appointedGrandArchivistwere
officially installedina most impressive the Sovereign Grand Master, who,in turn,
ceremony. These newly installed Officers continued the Installation ceremony.
will carry forward the work of the Tradi- O n behalf of the new Grand Archivist,
tional Martinist Order as it continues its Matthew W. Miller, the SovereignCouncil,
growth. and the retiringGrandRecorder,we wish to
Olive L. Asher, retiring Grand Recorder, express our sincere appreciation all
to who
Installa- gave so much of their time to make this
delivered herfarewell speech at the
tion ceremony, then proceeded to install convention a success.

Initiation scene from the inspiring original play by Francoise i3eaudoin, Cameo of Louis Claude de
Saint-Martin,performed at the Martinist World Convention.
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