The True on? I r i v i s i b l e Rosicrucin- Order. 36.

even rr! ?n tL.eg a d v ~ n c et , \ e f l i o s i e s t p r - t e x t s f o r t b . c i r suppossd a b i l i t y

t o read t k c f c t u r e .
Tc students oC T r r o t , of " o u r s ? , t \ e n u r k e r 56 w i l l be a r e ~ i n d e r
of t 50 ':ir.or Tr~rmpr. To d e v e l a c t h i s c o r r r : r o n d e r c r , Clmrerer, s o u l d
tri-e s o r n r e t e hook, s o i n t r i c a t e a r e i t c r a n i f i c a t i o n s .

The :oven r i d e s of t ! Lt e~ ? t n c o n ?;" h h"nc1oses t h e s t e t c r e r y n b o l s

of t h e p-err of tk.e s e v e n s s w c t z of t".r b.e Life-Brent\. T h e s e a r e the
Leren L p i r i t s o f God. The;. a r e s l s o ca1:ed t!ie P l a n e t a r y Angels.
B e g i m i r , r a t t t r ? h o t t o n of t 5 e d i a c r r . ~ , J u r t o v e r t h e c a g i c s q u a r e ,
cqd goin': c 1 c c ; r i s t - around * h e heptn,non, t h o o r d s r of t h e p l a n e t : is:
Vcr;u,c, I e e r c r l r - , Sun, !'erst r l u ~ i t e r , S a t u r n , Moon.
The P l a n e t a r y L ~ ~ c lc?~: r r e : ~ o ? ! d ii ~n ~t ,h e s 9 - e order., a r e : M I & ,
b a a r l , "Crete of God"; RIAL, R:p+ael, "Gc3 i s t h s H e a l e r n ; >Ti:&, ::ichael,
n. ..
- 1 . 0 v y t o God"; > :'hL, Xa-lael. "Severity o f God"; T r N I f - L , T s c d k i e l ,
" z 2,-;.tcohr??c~s o f God"; T z f f I h L , I s a c h k i . r l . "Contenple+,ion of Codn; and
r7i.j .L, C a b r i e l , "!:nn of ~ o d . " ihsss er.;elr % r e t h e p e r s o n i f i c a t i m s of
t::o seTcr, r m a r r rhick a r e b:cLc i n c:nifcstatio3. Tho i a f l t ~ e n s eof' t h e s e
~ C ; C ~ eFy t t ? d s t 5 r o a ~ h o u tt t , e c o r r o s , ir: t!'ings >ot!? s?sll and g r e a t . In
t : : hurer!
~ body t h e y c o r r e s p m 3 t o sev% csr:tcrcc, which e r e t h e n c t a l s of
t h e a!cbe?i:ts and t % e chat-rat. of t h 9 Yocis. I n t h e o r d a r h e r e anployod,
t k r e c c n t c r s a r e : Vanuc, d a o l , Cop-?, t C r c n t c s ~ t e r :!!crcury, R a p h a e l ,
C u i c ' - s i l v e r , cerebrum and pixel ,-land; Cun, ' l i c k o e l , Gold, c a r d i a c plexus;
: t 3 r ~ ,::0~1ael, I r o n , n a v e l c c n t c r ; . ' u p i t ~ r . T z a d k i e l , t i n , s o l a r plcxus;
S a t u r n , Tsrph!:iol, Lead, 6.-crnl pioxu:; :loon, G a t r i c l , S i l v e r , p i t u i t a r y
body.

Ti.,c seven t r i u n r l q s v h i ~ hform t!!c r o i y t s of t4* s t a r o n r r ~ s p o n dt o

t'-:a scyon sr:hcrcs nf t!:a Trce of L i f e ' Y ~ C Rt~h e u p x r tried. Bnginniar; a t
t.7" u p r e r p o i n t 01' t h e s t a r , a'.: coun: !rr t o t h e l e f t , c o u n t o r - c l o , : b i s r ,
t),.y ? r e : 1. ChLS, Chcscd, L'ercy; 2. G:lXiI, Ccburah, Z e v e r i t y ; 3. ThPARTh,
T i p h a r n t h , S a a u t y ; 4. NTzCIi, t!et:ach, V i c t o r y ; f . -3, riod, S p l e n d o r ;
6. I ~ , D , Ycsod, Foundation; 7. !ILiXTh, I ' a l k u t h , Kinldorn. Thvs thcy a l s o
csrrc-pond t o t h e i i o s i c r v c i e n Grar'cs included in whet a r e known a s t 3 e F i r s t
rr.d Cecond a r d o r s . i"here w i l l be more f u l l y nxploincd l a t e r .

According t.o t:;o r o t h e r obscur.2 t e x t of t S . e 5, t h e c e i 1 i r . c of t h e

Vulrlt :vat " 2 i v i d e d n e c r r i i n g t o t h ? 6evc.n s i d e s in t ' - c t r i n w l a which rres
In t i c b r ; < t t c e n t e r . " hone studcntr of t h e L a t i 2 t e x t believe t h r t t b i s
cL.ou!d r e e d : "Dividcd a n c c r d i r r ~t o t h e seven r.idos i n t a trian;.les, wit!: a
t r i : z r l s . i l t h e b r i ~ h tc e n t e r . " T h i s r e a d i n & w e n s t o be borne o u t by t h e
t r e d i t i o n n l dihgra?! of t 1 . a o e i l i n x f tsc- v a u l t , given belcw.

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T H E MAGIC SQUARE THE KEY T O T H E

:RCURY, AN O F T H E VAUL

HERMES, OR, THOTH ' OUR BROTHER

C.R.C.
T H E T R U E A N D IRVISIBLZ
BOSI CBUCIAB OBDXB

An Intsrprebtion
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Bosicrucian Allegory

An Explanation
o f the
Ten Bo~lcruciaaGrade8

Thlrd Edition
Revised ard ihlargd

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 Rosicrucianism can? into public notice early i n the 17th century.
I n 1610 the ,hzia IYaterzitatie: or. A 3iscovers of the Fraternits of a
p c ~ bt u b b l e Order o f the Fosp Cross circulated i n marmecript sr~ong
Ge--mul occ-dtists. I n 1614 i t was plrblished at Cassel, aud i t s sequal,
the Confeesio R a t e r n i t a t i e , w a s printed early i n the following year*
These two pmphlet8 contain the story of the Order, and a r e d of i t 8
principles and philosophy* That follows i s a condensed version of t h e i r
contents.

Seeing the only r i s e and merciful God i n these

l a t t e r daya hath poured out w richly H i s mercy a d
goodness t o mankind, that we uay justly boast of the
happy t i m e h e r e i n there i s not only discovered unto
us the half psrt of the world, which wan heretofore
rurknovn and hidden, but He hath also made manifest
unto US many wonderful and never-heretofore seen a o r b
and creatures of Rature, and, moreover, hath rairod
men, e a d d a l t h groat wisdom, which rdgiat p a r t l y re.
new and reduce all art8 ( i n tOis our spotted and lm-
perfect age) t o perfection, so that f i n a l l y man might
thereby underetmd hls o m nobleness and worth, and
why he i s called ~ c r n c aad o ~how f a r hlr larodl-
edge extendeth i n nature.
Altho-Jgh the ride world herewith w i l l be bat
l i t t l e pleased, but rather m i l e and scoff thexeat:
a l s o the pride and covetousnear of the learned 18 80
great, it w i l l not suffer them to agree together: but
nere they united, they m i a t , out of all those thing#
which i n t h i s age Cod doth so richly bestew upon US,
c o l l e c t a pcrfect method of all arts. But such i s
t h e i r opposition t h a t they s t i l l keop, and a r e l o t h
to loave, the old course, eeteoming that n'hich hath
a mere show o f learning, mare than the clef# and mad-
fcsted Mght of Truth.
To such an intontion of a gonoral reformation,
the wst godly and highly illuminated h t h e r , o m
Brother C.B.C., tho chief a i i original of our frator-
nity, hath mueh and long timo labored. Born i n 1378,
i n the f i f t h year of 'ills ago ho W a s placed i n cloi8-
t o r , uhoro ho loarnod indiffcrontly tho Orock and
Latin tongwa, and (upon U s oarnost desire snd re-
quest), b o i q yet i n h i m gmwing yesra, ner associated
t o a Brotber, P.A.L., who had detennined t o go t o the
8010 Lapbe
 Thc True and Invisible 2osicrucian Order 2.

This Srothcr dicd i n Cyprus, y e t our Brother C.B.Co

d i d n o t r e t u r n , but shipped himself ovor, and wcnt t o
Damascus, m i n d i q from thonoe t o go t o Jcrusolem. But
by rcason of t h e fecblencss of h i s body hc remsined
&ill t h e r c , cnd by h i s s k i l l i n physic he obtsinod
m c h favor with t h c Turks.
I n t h c moantimc hc bacamo ocquaintcd w i t h t h e
YTisc Xcn of Damcar i n hrabio, and boheld -,.hat g r e a t
wonders they wrought, a d how n a t u r e was discovered
unto thcn. Hcrcby wcs t h o t high rcld noble s p i r i t of
Brother C. R. C. so s t i r r o d up, t h a t Jerusalem rras not
n m s o nuch i n h i s mind a s h m a r . So ho m d e a bar-
g a i n w i t h t h o Arabicns t h a t they should c a r r y him f a
a c r r t - i n sun of noncy t o &mow.
He wcs but of t h e age of s i x t e e n y e w s when he
c r z ~ et h i t h e r . Tho r i s e &n receivsd him n o t a8 a
a t r c n g c r ( a s he himself witnesseth),. but a s one whom
thoy had long. expocted; t h q c n l l o d him by h i 8 num
m d showed him othcr soorots o u t o f h i s c l o i r t e r ,
whoreat hc could n o t b u t rzightily wondor.
Ho loarncd t h e r c b e t t o r t h o h r a b i a n tongue, 80
t h a t t h e y e e r following he t r n n c l a t e d t h o Book Y
(Lihcr l h n d i ) i n t o good Latin, which he a f t e r r a r d 8
brought w i t h h a . This i s t h e p l a a e where h e d i d
l e a r n h i s medicine and h i s mthemuticr.
X f t c r t h r e e y e a r s he r e t u r n e d a g a i n w i t h good
consent, shippod h5.ksclf w e r Sinus ;\rabicus into
Eg-pt, whW0 he r e m i n c d cot long, but only t o o k bet-
t c r n o t i c e t h e r e of t h p~ l a n t s G d c r c a t u r o s . He r a i l e d
ovor t h o wholo Eediterrnncan Sea f o r to come onto
For, whero tho k a b i s n s had d i r o o t e d him.
Evory y e w t h c Xrabians nnd h f r i c n n s do rend one
t o nnothor, inquiring ono of nnothor o u t of tho* artr,
i f happily they hod found out some b e t t e r t h i n g s , or
i f cxporionce hcd wsakcncd t h o i r opinions. Yearly
t h e r o cano something t o l i g h t whereby t h e mathomatior,
medicine, and magio ( f o r i n t h o s e a r e t h e y o f Fcr most
s k i l f u l ) were amended.
k t Fcz he d i d g c t a q u o i n t n n o e w i t h t h o s o which
a r o c o m o n l y c a l l e d t h c Elementary I n h n b i t a n t s , r h o
r e v e a l t d unto him n a q of t h o i r s e c r e t s , o r we l i k e d r e
~ i g h gt a t h e r together ncny t h i n g s i f t h e r e were t h e
l i k o u n i t y and d o s i r c of searching o u t r e o r e t s among u s e
Of those a t Fez he did o f t e n confess, t h a t t h e i r
magio war n o t a l t o g e t h e r pure, and a l s o t h a t t h e i r
Qabalah was d 6 f i l e d with t h e i r r e l i g i o n ; b u t , notrrith-
standing, he knew how t o make good u r o of t h e rams,
and found s t i l l more b e t t o r ground8 f o r h i r f a i t h , a l -
t o g e t h e r agrvcable w i t h t h e hnrmony of t h e whole world
and wondcrfully inpressod in a l l period8 of time.
Thonoo proooedoth t h o t f a i r ooncord, t h a t a 8 i n w e y
s e v e r a l k e r n e l i s contained a whole good t r e e o r f ~ l t ,
so likcwise i s inoludod i n the l i t t l e body of man, tL
whole g r o a t world, whose r e l i g i o n , polioy,. h e a l t h , w
%*-"-
 Tho True and Invisible Rosicrucian Order

b e r s , n a t u r e , lcnquage, words, and works a r e agreeing,

sympathitiry, and i n Wual t u n e and nelody r i t h God,
Heaven, and Earth; and t h a t which i s d i s a g r e e i n g w i t h
t h s n i s e r r o r , falsehood, and of t h e d e v i l , who alone
i s t h c f i r s t , n i d d l e , and l a s t oause of s t r i f e , blind-
noss, and darkness i n t h e world. Also, might one ex-
a . i n e a l l and. s e v e r a l persons upon t h e e a r t h , he
should find t h a t which i s good m d r i g h t i s a l r a y s
agreeing with i t s e l f , h t a l l t h e r e s t i s s p o t t e d w i t h
a thousand erroneous c o m e i t s .
After two y e a r s Brother R. C. d e p a r t e d t h e c i t y
Foz, and s a i l e d with m n y c o s t l r t h i n g s i n t o Spain,
hoping n u l l , a s he hinsolf had s o w e l l and p r o f i t a b l y
spent h i s time i n h i s t r a v e l , t h a t t h e learned i n
Europe would highly r e j o i c e w i t h h i m , and begin t o r u l e
and order n l l t h e i r s t u d i e s according t o t h o s o s u r e and
sound foundations. He t h e r e f o r e conferred r i t h t h e
l e l r n e d in Spain, show- unto them t h e e r r o r s of our
a r t s , cad how they might be corrected. He shored them
now growths, new f r u i t s , and b e a s t s , which d i d aonoord
n-ith o l d philosophy, and prescribed the- n w hxio%ta,
whereby a l l t h i n g s might be f u l l y r e s t o r e d . But it
was t o them n leughing matter, and being a new t h i n g
unto then, they fearod t h a t t h e i r g r e a t name would be
lessened i f they should nor a g a i n begin t o l e a r n ud
acknowledge t h e i r nany years' o r r o r s , t o which t h q
were cccustoned, and r h e r e r i t h thoy had gained them
enough. .'&oso lovoth unquietness, l e t him be reformed,
(they said).
The eane song was a l s o sung t o him by o t h e r natfonr,
t h o which mo~cdhim t h e nore because it happened t o him
c o n t r a r y t o h i s expectations, being t h e n ready bounti-
f u l l y t o impart a l l h i e a r t s and s o c r e t s t o t h e learned,
i f thoy would have but undertaken t o w r i t e t h e t r u e and
i n f a l l i b l e i u i o n a t a , out of a l l f a c u l t i e s , scienoer,
and a r t s , and ah016 nature, a s t h a t which he knew would
d i r e c t them, l i k e a g l o b o r c i r c l e , t o t h o only middle
point and oenter, rind ( a s it i s u a u a l among t h e Arabianr)
it should only servo t o t h e r i s e and legrned f o r a rule,
t h a t a l s o t h e r o might be a s o o i e t y i n Europo whioh
might have gold, s i l v e r , and preoious s t o n e s , s u f f i o i e n k
f o r t o bcstow then on kiags f o r t h e i r neoessary u s a r
and lawful purposes, w i t h which s o c i e t y such a 8 be
governors night be brought up to l e a r n a l l t h a t nhioh
God h a t h sufferod msn t o know, and theroby t o be enabled
i n a l l t h e s of need t o give t h e i r counsel u n t o tho&@
t h a t seek it, l i k e t h e Oracles.
Verily xe must confess t h a t t h e world ln t h o s e day8
was a l r e a d y big with those great commotionr, l a b o r i z q
t o bo delivorod of then, and d i d b r i n g f o r t h painstaking,
w o r t ~ m ewho ~ brake w i t h a l l f o r c e through darkness
and b a r b a r i w , and l o f t us who succeeded t o follow them.
haourodly they have boon t h e uppermcst p o i n t in t h e
Trianglo of F i r e , whose flame nau should be amre and
more b r i g h t e r , and s h a l l undoubtedly g i v e t o t h e world .
tha l a s t light. -..
-L~.-
 The True nnd I n v i s i b l e Rosicruoian Order 4.

But t h a t we do n o t f o r g e t our l w i n g Father, Brother

C. B., he a f t e r nany p a i n f u l t r a v e l s , and h i s f r u i t l e s s
t r u e i n s t r u c t i o n t , roturned egzin i n t o Gemnny. There,
although he could havo bragged with h i s a r t , b u t
s p e c i a l l y of t h e transmutations of metals, y e t d i d h e
esteem more Heaven, m d pen, t h e o i t i r e n s t h e r e o f , t h a n
a l l vain g l o r y and p a p .
Nererthelesa, he builded a f i t t i n g and n e a t habita-
t i o n , i n t h e which ho ruminated h i s voyage and philosophy,
and reduced than t o g e t h e r i n a t r u e memorial. In this
house he spent a g r e a t tine i n t h e mathematics, and made
mmy f i n e instruments.
After f i v e y o a r s came a g a i n i n t o h i s mind t h e wished
f o r reformation, and he undertook, w i t h some few adjoin-
od a i t h him, t o attempt t h e sspe. m e r e f o r e he d e s i r e d
t o t h a t end t o have o u t of h i s f i r s t c l o i s t e r ( t o t h e
which ho bare a g r e a t n f f e c t i o n ) t h r e e of h i s brethren,
Brothxr G. V., Brother I. A., and Brother I.O., r h o
had some more horrledge of t h e arts t h a n a t t h n t tim
mny o t h e r s hnd* He d i d bind t h e s e t h r e e unto him-
s e l f , t o be f a i t h f u l , d i l i g e n t , and s e c r e t , a s a l r o to
c o m i t c a r e f u l l y t o w r i t i n ; a l l t h a t which he should
d i r e o t and i n s t r u c t t h e n in, t o t h e end t!!nt those which
wore t o come, ar.d t h o u g h e s p e c i a l r e v e l a t i o n should be
received i n t o t h i s f r c t e r n i t y , might not bo deoeived in
t h e l e a s t e y l l n b l e and word.
After t h i s manner bogan t h e F r a t e r n i t y of t h e Rosy
Cross--first by f o u r persons only, nnd by thorn was made
tho w i c n l l a n y n g e and w r i t i n g , w i t h a l a r g e diotiorr-
ary, which we y e t d a i l y u s e t o God's p r a i s e and glory,
and do f i n d g r e n t wisdon therein. They made a l s o t h e
f i r s t p a r t of t h e Book M, b u t sinoe i n t h a t r e s p e o t t h e
labor rms t o o heavy, t h e y ooncluded t o draw and r o c e i t e
y o t o t h e r s nor0 i n t o t h c i r f r a t e r n i t y . To t h i s end
m e choson Brother R . C., t h e Foundor's om cousin#
Brother G. G., end Brothcr P. D., t h e i r seoretary, s o
t h a t t h e y were e i g h t in number, by whom war o o l l e c t e d
a book o r volume of a l l t h c t which nmn can d o s i r e , riah,
or hope for.
Although we do now i r e o l y confess t h a t t h e world 18
m c h amended w i t h i n an hundred y e a r s , y e t we a r e assurod
t h a t our h i o m a t 3 s h a l l imnovably rennin unto t h e world'm
ond, and a l s o t h a t t h e world i n hcr highest and l a s t
s h n l l not a t t a i n t o soo q - t h i n g e l s e ; f o r our ROT.&
tnkos hor beginning from t h a t day when God spake F i a t
a d s h a l l end when ho s h a l l speak Porcnti y e t ~ o d r
olock s t r i k c t h evory minute, where o u r s w a r o e s t r i k e *
p c r f c o t hours.
m e n now t h e s e e i g h t Brethron had disposed and or-
dered a l l t h i n g s i n such nmnner, a s t h o r e war n o t now
need of cny g r e a t labor, and a l s o t h a t svory one m8
s u f f i c i e n t l y i n s t r u c t e d and a b l e p o r f o 6 t l y t o d i s o o u r m
of sooret and mnnifost philosophy, thoy would n o t r e -
rnnin ony longor togother, b u t , a s i n t h e beginning thy
had agreed, thoy separated themsolver i n t o w v e r a l
 The True and Lnvisible Rosicrucian Order

countries, because t h a t not only t h e i r Axionat. might

i n secret. be more profoundly examined by the learned,
but t h a t they themselves, i f i n some country o r o t h e r
they observed anything, or perceived some e r r o r , might
inform one another of it.
Their agreement was this:--
- F i r s t , That none of them should profess any o t h e r
thing than t o cure the sick, and t h a t g r a t i s .
Second, None of the posterity should be constrained
t o mar one c e r t a i n kind of habit, but t h e r e i n t o follow
t h e custom of t h e country.
- Third, That every year, upon t h e day C., t h e y
should meet together a t the house of the Holy S p i r i t ,
o r w r i t e t..e cause of absence.
Fourth, Every Brother should look about f o r a mr-
tw person who, a f t e r h i s decease, might succeed him.
- F i f t h , The rrord' R. C. should be t h e i r s e a l , m r k ,
and character.

.
S m , The F r a t e r n i t y should remain r e o r e t oru
hundred yearn
These s i x a r t i c l e s they bound themseloer one t o
another t o keep* Every year they assembled t o g e t h e r
r i t h joy, and made a f u l l resolution of t h a t whioh
they had done. There must c e r t a i n l y ham been g r e a t
pleasure t o hear t r u l y a ~ without d invention r e l a t e d
and rehearsed a l l the wonders which God hath poured
out here and t h e r e throughout the world. Every one
may hold it out f o r c e r t a i n , t h a t such persona a 8
were sent, and joined together by God and t h e Heavenr,
and ohosen out of the wiseat nen a8 have lived I n
m y eges, did l i v e together above a l l o t h e r r Fn
highest unity, g r e a t e s t secrecy, and post k i r d m 8 8
one towards anothcr-
After suoh a most laudable s o r t they d i d spend
t h e i r l i v e s , but although they were f'ree f r o m a l l
d i s e a ~ e sand pain, yct, notrithstanding, they could
not l i v e and pass t h e i r time appointed by Cod* They
had oonoluded t h a t a s much a s possibly could be, the*
b u r i a l place should be kept secret, a s a t t h i n day it
i s not known t o us what i s become of some of them,
y e t every one's place was supplied by a f i t mooerror.
But t h i s we w i l l confess publicly by t h e r e a e s e n t r ,
t o the honor of God, t h a t what s e c r e t soever we h a m
learned out of t h e Book Y, although before our eye8
rrs behold t h e image and pattern of a l l t h e world,
y e t a r e t h e r e not shown unto us our mlsfortrmcr, not
hour of death, t h e whioh only i s knom t o God Bin-
s e l f , r h o thereby would hare u r keep in a o o n t i m u l
readiness. But hereof nore i n our Confession, where-
in we do s e t down thirty-seven rearons wherefore w
do now make known our Fraternity, wid p r o f f e r ruoh
high w r t e r i e r f r e e l y , without c o n s t r a i n t and rernrd.
Aleo we do proffer more gold than both t h e I n d i e r
bring t h e King of Spain, f o r Europe i r d t h - o h i l d ,
4_;. -s--
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a d w i l l b r i n g f o r t h a strong c h i l d , who s h a l l s t a n d
i n need of a g r e a t godfather's g i f t .
The f i r s t of t h i s f r a t e r n i t y which d i e d war
Brother 1.0. After h i s doath Brother R.C. r e s t e d not,
b u t hs soon a s he could o a l l e d t h e r e s t t o g e t h e r , and
then, a s we suppose, h i s .grave was made, although
h i t h e r t o we (who were t h e l a t e s t ) d i d n o t know when
our loving Father R.C. died, and had no more b u t t h a
bare nanes of t h e beginners, and a l l t h e i r sucoessorr
t o us. Yet t t e r e came i n t o our momory a s e c r e t , whiah
through d a r k and hidden words and speeches of t h e hung
dred y e a r s , Brother A . , t h e successor of D. (who war
of t h e l a s t and second row of sucoession, and had l i v e d
anongst many of u s ) , d i d inpart unto u s of t h e t h i r d
rrd srld ~ u c c e s s i o n ; otherwise rrs must c o n f e s s t h a t ai-
t a r t h o d e a t h of t h e s a i d A., none of u r had in a q
nanner known my-thing of Brother C. R., and o f h i 8
f i r s t fellow-brethren, than t h a t whioh ms e x t a n t of
t h e n in our philosophical books, amongst which our
ixiomata was hold f o r t h e c h i s f e s t , Rota W d i for
t h a t d i s p l a y i n g t h e g r e a t e s t a r t i f i c e , and R o t h e u r
f o r t h e most prof i t a b l e .
How t h e t r u e and findamental r e l a t i o n o f t h e
f i n d i n g o u t of t h e high-illuminated nan of God, 5.
C.R.C., i s thisr--After t h a t A.wur deoeased, t h e r e
succeeded i n h i r plcoe our loving Brother N.O. Thin
ran, a f t e r ho had r e p a i r e d unto u s t o t a k e t h e rolenm
oath of f i d e l i t y and seoreoy, informed u s t h a t A. had
comforted him i n t e l l i n g him t h a t t h i s f r a t e r n i t f
should oro l o x n o t romain s o hidden. The y e a r f o l -
lorring, he thought (he baing a good a r c h i t e c t ) t o
a l t ~ something
r of h i s building, and nake it more f i t .
I n such renewing, he l i g h t e d upon t h e LIomori.1
Table, which w a s c a s t of brass, and c o n t a i n s a l l t h e
name of t h e Brethren, Kith same few o t h e r t h i n g r .
This he intcnded t o t r a n s f e r i n t o a more f i t t i n g v a u l t ,
f o r whero o r when Brother R. C. d i e d , o r i n what
country he was buriod, war by our p r e d e o e s s o r r conoealed
and unknown unto us.
I n t h i s t a b l e s t u c k a g r e a t n a i l somewhat rtrong,
s o t h a t when it was w i t h f o r c e drawn o u t it t o o k w i t h
it a medium sized stone out of t h e t h i n w a l l or p l a s t e r -
ix of t h e hidden door, and s o unexpectedly unoovered
t h c door, wheroat we d i d with j o y and longing
throw down t h e r e s t of t h e wall and c l e a r e d t h e do-,
upon whioh war m i t t e n i n g r e a t l e t t e r r -

POST CIU ANNOS PATEBO,

with t h e yoar of t h o Lord under it. Therefore we 68-

God thanks, and l o t it r e s t t h a t same night, b e o a u n
f i r s t wo would overlook our Rota.
I n t h e morning following we opened t h e door. .nd
t h o r e appoarod t o our s i g h t a v a u l t of seven r i d o r and
seven o o r n c r r , overy s i d e f i v o f e e t broad; and t h e
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h e i ~ h tof e i g h t f e e t . a l t h o u g h t h e sun never shined

ir. t h i s v a u l t , n s v e r t t e l e s s it was e n l i g h t e n e d w i t h
e n o t h e r sun, which had l e a r n s d t h i s from t h e sun, and
was s i t u e t e d i n t h e upper p a r t i n t h e c e n t e r of t h e
c e i l i r 4 . Ir: t h e m i d s t , i n r t e s d of a tomb-stone, war
a roucd a l t n r , covered w i t h a p l c t e of b r a s s , and
t h e r e o n t h i s engraven:--
A.C.R.C. Hoc u n i v c r a i compsndium u n i u s mihi
seculchrum f e c i .

Round about t h o f i r s t c i r c l e o r brim stond,

3 e s u s c i h i onmia.

I n t h e ffiiddle w r e f o u r f i g u r e s , enclosed i n c i r c l e r ,
whoso c i r c u - s c r i p t i o n -8,
1. Requaquam Vacuum.
2. Legis Jugrrm.
3. L i b e r t a s ~ v a n ~ e l i i .
4. Dei G l o r i a Lntacta.

This i r a l l c l e s r and b r i g h t , a s a l s o t b e s e n n t h r i d e
and t h e two h e p t q o n a . So r e kneeled dorrt? a l t o g e t h e r ,
and gave t h c n k s t o t h e s o l e w i s e , s o l e n.ig*ty, and
s o l e e t e r n s l God, who h n t h t a u g h t u s more t h a n a l l
m n l s w i t s c o u l d ha-.-e found o u t , p r a i s e d be E i s h o l y
name.
This v a u l t r e parted i n t h r e e p a r t s , t h e u p m r
p a r t o r c e i l i n g , t h e w a l l o r r i d e , t h e ground o r f l o o r .
Of t h e upper p a r t you s h a l l understand no more a t t h i n
t i n e b u t t h a t it mas d i v i d e d according t o t h e s e r s n
s i d e s i n t h e t r i a n g l e which was in t h e b r i g h t c e n t e r .
Every s i d e o r w a l l i s p e r t e d i n t o t e n s q u n r e s , e v e r y
one w i t h t h e i r s s v e r s l f i g u r e s and sentences. The
"++en agnin 4s p n r t ~ di n t h e t r l a x l e , b a t kecaure
t h e r e i n i s d c s c r i c o d t h e p o r e r and r u l e o f t h e I n f e r i o r
Governors, we l e a v e t o m n i f e a t t h e same, f o r f e a r o f
tb.e ebuse of t h e e v i l and ungodly world. Every s i d e
o r wall had a dour f o r a c h e s t , wherein t h e r e l a y d i v e r 8
t h i ~ s ,e s p e c i c l l y a l l our books. H e r e i n a l s o we found
h i s ( c . R . c . ~ ~ ) I t i n e r s r i u m and 9, whence t h i s r e l a -
t i o n f o r t h e most p a r t i s t a k e n . In a n o t h e r c h e s t were
l o o k i n g - g l a s s e s o f d i v e r 8 v i r t u e s , burning lamps, and
c h i e f l y wonderful a r t i f i c i a l songs--generally a l l war
done t o t h a t end, t h a t i f it should happen, a f t e r many
hundred y e a r s , t h e F r a t e r n i t y should cone t o nothing,
t h e y rrright by t h i e o n l y m u l t be r e s t o r e d again.
Now, a s we hed not y e t s e e n t h e dead body o f o u r
c e r o f u l and w i s e F a t h e r , we t h e r e f o r e removed t h e a l t u
a a i d r ; t h e n w e l i f t e d up a s t r o r 4 p l a t e of b r e s r , and
found o f a i r and worthy body, whole and unconstmod.
I n h i s hand he h e l d a p a r c h m n t c a l l e d T, t h e which,
next u n t o t h e B i b l e , i s our g r e c t e s t t r e a s u r e , whioh ought
n o t t o b e d e l i v e r e d t o t h e o e n s u r e of t h e world.
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A t tthc end of Book T, t h e goes on t o say, was a long in-

s c r i p t i o n s i p e d by Brethren of t h e f r a t e r n i e j . I n t h e o r i g i n a l it i s
a long p u a g r a p h , c o n t a b i n g a s i q l e h i t i n sentence. The s e o e r a l
p o i n t s of t h i s sentence a r e :
( 1 ) That C.R.C. came f r o n a noble and i l l u s t r i o u s G e m
family bearing t h o name R.C.2 ( 2 ) t h a t on ao-
oount of h i s s u b t l e conceptions and u n t i r i n g l a b o r s he
bocame acquainted w i t h Divine and human m y s t e r i e s by
way of r e v e l a t i o n ; ( 3 ) t h a t he c o l l e c t e d a royal and
imperial t r e a s u r e i n h i s journeys t o h r a b i a and M r i c a :
( 4 ) t h a t t h e sane was serviceable not only t o h i s age
but t o p o s t e r i t y ; (5) t h a t he dosired t o have h e i t r
of t h e nruee, f a i t h f u l and c l o s e l y joined2 ( 6 ) t h n t he
f a b r i c a t e d a n i n i a t u r e world corresponding t o t h e
g r e a t one i n i t s movements; ( 7 ) t h a t it was a compen-
dium of a l l t h i n g s pnst, present, and t o come; (8) t h a t
a f t e r l i v i n g f o r nore than a oentury-he passed arap
a t t h e c a l l of t h e Holy S p i r i t w,d n o t by r e a s o n of
d i s e a s e , y i e l d i n g h i s i l l d n a t e d soul t o i t s f a i t h f u l
Creator; (5) t h a t he -6 a beloved Father, a most kind
Brother, a f a i t h f u l Preceptor and an u p r i g h t Friend2 and
(10) t h a t he i s hidden here from h i s own f o r OM
hundred and twenty years.
Re a r e indebted t o A. E. Vaite f o r t h i s summary t r a n s l a t i o n o f
t h e L s t i n t e x t . (See h i s Brotherhood of tho Rosy Cross, page 155,
footnote .)
Tho Farm c o n t i n u e s r i t h a b r i e f d e s c r i p t i o n of h a t h o Brethren
c l o s e s u:, t h e v a u l t a g a i n , following t h i s w i t h a g e n e r a l b i t a t i o n t o
a l l wi-.o are i c t e r e s t e d t o o f f c r thcnsolocs a s candidates f o r admission.
Thore i s a l s o a p a r a ~ r a p hwhich, i f read w i t h o u t understanding
. of t h e nature of o c c u l t bowledge, soens t o dcolarc t h a t t h c nnonyucmr
euthors are p r o t e s t a n t C h r i s t i a n s , of t h e Luthoran persuasion. Of
t h i s , c e r t a i n c r i t i c s , n o t a b l y Mr. Haite, hsve made m o h , a s of t h e
apparent p r o f e s s i o n s of a l l e g i a n c e t o tho p o l i t i o a l ordor of t h e Holy
Roman Ezpirc. But o o c u l t i s t s h o w i n n h a t sense both t h e r e l i g i o u s
and p o l i t i c a l p r o f e s s i o n s of t h i s paragraph a r c t o be underctood.
Every r n a l o c c u l t i o t can say, with t h e authors of t h e e , t h a t he
- "has t h e knowledge of J e s u s ~ h r i s t . " And t h e phraaing of t h e po1itic.l
p a r t of t h e paragraph i s s u b t l e . It says:
" I n P o l i t i a wc achonlcdqe t h e Urnan E n p b e and
i t s C h r i s t i a n head, a l b e i t r e know what a l t e r a t i o n r
be a t hand, and would f a i n imp& t h c samo rith a l l
our h e a r t s t o o t h e r godly learncd mon.'
Thich should be ovidcnco enough t h a t t h e m i t e r s foresaw t h m
transformations which were imponding throughout t h o world,
and were gladly expecting then.
With r e s p e c t t o philosophy, t h e oontimrerr
"Our philosophy a l s o i s not a nmr invention, b u t a 8
Mam a f t e r h i s f a l l hath r c c e i v ~ dit, and a s Xosossr and
Solomon used it, a100 it ought not nuoh t o b e doubtod
o f , o r c o n t r a d i c t c d by other apixlionr o r meanings. I t
i s t h a t wheroin P l a t o , h r i s t o t l e , qrthagorar, and
o t h ~ r od i d . h i t t h e herk, .andrwherfi>-lin.ii~h~ Abraham,
. b ~ e s ,S o l ~ m f i , d i d oxce.l~bh$ ohpcoial!iy r r h e r a i t b
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t h a t wonderful book t h e Bible agreeth. N l t h a t ram8

ccncurrettt t o g e t h e r , and r s k e t h a sphere of globe whose
t o t a l p a r t s a r e e q u i d i s t a n t from t h e center."
Then f o l l o w s a condemnation of t h e c r a t e f o r physical alchemy o r
gold-making a h i c h was t h e n raging throughout Europe.
"The t r u e philoaphers," it says, "are f a r of an-
o t h e r mind, eeteeming l i t t l e t h e making of gold, which i s
b u t a Dararon, f o r besides t h o t t h e y h a w a thousand
b e t t e r t h i x g s . iYe say w i t h our l o r i n g Father C.R.C., Phy.
a u r i u n nisi-auantum aurux, f o r unto him t h e whole n a t K
is d e t e c t e d ; he doth nor r e J o i c e t h a t he can make gold, and
t h a t , a s C h r i s t s a i t h , t h e d e v i l s a r e obedient uhto him,
tut i s glad t h a t he s e e t h ;he Heavens open, t h e angel8 of
God ascendicg and descending, and h i s namn w r i t t e n 10 t h e
book of l i f e . '

The = t h e n concludes w i t h t h e s e words:

"whosoever s h a l l e a r n e s t l y , and from h i s h e a r t , bear

a f f e c t i o n unto u s , it s h a l l be b e n e f i c i a l t o him in
goods, body, and soul, but he t h a t i s f a l s e - h e a r t e d , or
only greedy of r i c h e s , t h e same f i r s t of a l l s h a l l not
be a b l e i n any wise t o hurt us, but b r i n g h i m e l f t o
u t t e r r u i n and d e s t r u c t i o n . Also o w b u i l d i n g , although
one hundred thousand people had v e r y near seen and be-
held t h e S a m , s h a l l forever relrain untouched, ua-
d e s t r o y e d , and hidden t o t h e wicked world.
Sub u ~ b r aalaru- tuarum, J e h m . '

Yihatsoever you have heard, 0 mortals, concern^

our f r a t e r n i t y by t h e t r m p e t sound of t h e Fama R.C.,
do n o t e i t h e r b e l i e v e it h a s t i l y , o r w i l f u l l y r u ~ w c t
it. I t i s Jehovah who, seeing how t h e world i s t a l l -
ing i n t o decay, and near t o i t s end, doth h a r t e n it
a g a i n t o i t s beginning, i n v e r t i n g t h e c o u r s e of l a t w ,
and s o n h a t h e r e t o f o r e hath been sought w i t h g r e a t
pains and d a i l y labor He doth l a y open nor t o t h o s e
t h i n k i n g of no such t h i n g , o f f e r i n g it t o t h e willing
and t h r u s t i n g it upon t h e r e l u c t a n t , t h a t it nay becole
t o t h e good t h a t which n i l 1 anooth t h e t r o u b l e 8 of
human l i f e and break t h e violence of unexpected b l o r r
of Fortune, but t o t h e ungodly t h a t which w i l l augment
t h e i r s i n 8 and punishment.
Concerning t h e amendsent of philosophy, we have
declared t h e t t h e se-e i s a l t o g e t h e r weak and faulty.
But a s com,only even i n t h e samo place where t h e r e
breabeth f c r t h a new d i s e a s e , n a t u r e d i s c o v e r e t h 8
rsnedy against t h e same, so amidst s o many i n f i r m i t i e r
of philosophy t h e r e do appear t h e r i g h t meanr whereby
rhe may becom round again, and new or renovated mry
appear t o a renovated world.
No o t h e r philosophy have we t h a n t h a t which i r
t h e head of a11 t h e f a c u l t l e r , r c i e n c e s , and a r t r ,
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t h e which ( i f we behold o u r a g e ) c o n t a i n e t h m c h o f
Theology and b!edicine, b u t l i t t l e of J u r i s p r u d e n c e ,
which s e a r c h e t h heaven and e a r t h w i t h e x q u i s i t e an-
a l y s i s , o r , t o speak b r i e f l y t h e r e o f , which doth s u f -
f i c i e n t l y m a n i f e s t t h e Kiorocos.ms nan, whereof i f
some of t h e more o - d e r l y i n t h e n u ~ b e ro f t h e l e a r n e d
s h a l l respond t o our f r a t e r n a l i n v i t a t i o n , t h e y s h a l l
f i n d among us f a r o t h e r and g r e a t e r wonders t h a n t h o r o
t h e y h e r e t o f o r e d i d b e l i e v e , m a n e 1 a t , and profess.
It b9cones u s t o l a b o r c a r e f u l l y t h a t t h e s u r p r i s e
of our c h a l l e n g e nay be t a k e n from you, t o show p l a i n -
l y t h a t such s e c r e t s are n o t l i g h t l y esteemed by us,
and n o t t o spread an o p i n i c n a b r m d m o n g t h e mlgu
t h a t t h e s t o r y concerning them i n a f o o l i s h t h i n g .
For it i s n o t absurd t o sup2ose t h a t many a r e overwhelm-
ed w i t h t h e c c n f l i c t o f thought which i s occasioned by
our u n h o p d g r a c i o u e n e s s , u n t o whom ( a s y e t ) be un-
k n m t h e wonders of t h e s i x t h age; or who, by r e a s o n
of t h e c o u r s e of t h e w o r l d , esteem t h e t h i n g s t o conw
l i k e u n t o t h e p r e s e n t , and, h i n d e r e d by t h e o b s t a c l e s
of t > e i r age, l i ~ no e o t h e r w i s e i n t h e world t h a n as
m n b l i n d , who, i n t h e l i g h t o f noon, d i s c e r n o n l y by
feeling.
me hold t h ~ tth e m e d i t a t i o n s o f o w C h r i s t i a n Path-
e r upon a l l s u b j e c t s r h i c h f r o 3 t h e c r e a t i o n of t h e
world h a m been i n v e c t e d , brought f o r t h , and propagat-
ed by human i r g e n u i t y , through God's r e v e l a t i o n , o r
through t h e s e r v i c e of a n g e l s o r s p i r i t s , o r t h r o w h
t h e s a g a c i t y of understanding, o r t h r o u ~ ht h e cxper-
ence of l s n g o b s e r v a t i o n , a r e s o g r e a t , t h a t i f a l l
books should p ~ r i t h , and by God's a l n i g h t y s u f f e r a n o e
a l l w r i t i n g s and a l l l e a r n i n g h o u l d be l o s t , y e t
p o s t e r i t y w i l l be a b l e t h e r e b y t o l a y new foundation
of s c i e n c e s , snd t o e r e c t a new c i t a d e l of t r u t h .
Thorefore it must n o t be expected t h a t new c o m r r
s h a l l a t t a i n a t o ~ c ea l l our w e i g h t y s e c r e t s . t h e y
,me proceed Etep by s t e p from t h e s r a l l e r t o t h e g r e a t -
e r , and must n o t br r e t a r d e d by d i f f i c u l t i e r .
P;herefore should we n o t f r e e l y a c q u i e s c e in t h e on-
l y t r u t h t h a n seek t h r c u g h so many windines and laby-
r i n t h s , i f only it had pleased God t o l i g h t e n unto u s
t h e S i x t h Candelabrum. Ylere it n o t s u f f i c i e n t f o r u s
t o f e a r n e i t h e r hunger, poverty, d i s e a s e s , nor age?
Were it n o t a n e x c e l l e n t t h i n g t o l i v e s o a s i f you had
l i v e d from t h e bcgirming of t h e w o r l d , and should s t i l l
l i v e t o t h e end t h e r e o f ? So t o l i v e i n one p l a c e t h a t
n e i t h e r t h e peo7le which dwell beyond t h e Ganges oould
h i d e anything, nor t h o s s which l i v e i n Peru might be
a b l e t o keep t h e i r c o u n s o l s from t h e e ? So t o read Ln
one only book a s t o d i s c e r n , u n d e r s t a n d , and remember
whatsoevsr i n a l l o t h e r books (which h e r e t o f o r e have
been, a r e nuw, and h e r e a f t e r s h a l l come o u t ) h a t h been,
i s , and s h a l l be l e a r n e d o u t o f them? So t o s i q and
play t h a t i n s t e a d of s t o n y r o c k s you oould draw p e a r l s ,
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i n s t e a d of m i l d b e a s t s s p i r i t s , and i n s t e a d o f P l u t o you
could s o f t e n t h e mighty p r i n c e s of t h e world.
0 m o r t a l s , d i v e r s e i s t h e counsel of God and y o u r
convenience, Tiho tat!-. decreed a t t h i s time t o i n c r e a s e
and e n l a r g o t h e nurnber of o u r F r a t e r n i t y , t h e which n
w i t h such t o y h a r e underthken, a s we have h e r e t o f o r e ob-
t a i n e d t h i s g r e a t t r e a s u r e without our m e r i t s , y e a ,
without any hope o r e x p e c t a t i o n ; t h e sane we purpose w i t h
such f i d e l i t y t o p u t i n t o p r a c t i c e , t h a t n e i t h e r compassion
nor p i t y f o r o u r c h i l d r e n (which sons of u s in
t h e F r a t e r n i t y h a v e ) s h a l l m e u s , s i n c e we know t h a t
t h e s o unhoped f o r good t h i r ~ sc a m o t be i n h e r i t e d , n o r
be conferred proniscuously.
I f t h e r e be anybody m which on t h e o t h e r s i d e w i l l
complain of o u r d i s c r e t i o n , t h a t r e o f f e r our t r e a s w e r
s o f r e e l y and indiscri..linately, we a f f i r m t h a t we h a m
by no m a n s made c o m o n p r o p e r t y of our arcana, a l b e i t
t h e y resound i n f i v e languages w i t h i n t h e e a r s of t h e
v u l g a r , both becausu, a s n e w e l l know, t h e y w i l l n o t move
g r o s s w i t s , and because t h e worth of t h o s e who s h a l l be
accepted i n t o our F r e t e r n i t y rill n o t be measured b y
t h e i r c u r i o s i t y , but by t h e r u l e and p a t t e r n o f o u r re--
l a t i o n s . A thousand ti311t h e unworthy m y c l a n o r , a
thouzand t i m s nay p r e s e n t themselves, y e t God h a t h com-
-ended our e a r s t h a t t h e y should h e a r none of them, and
hath s o compassed u s about w i t h H i s c l o u d s t h a t u n t o u s ,
H i s s e r v a n t s , no v i o l e n c e c a n be done; wherefore n o r no
longer a r e we beheld by human eyes, u n l e s s t h e y have r e -
ceived s t r c n g t h borrcwed f r o n t h e eagle.
When t h a t s h a l l come t o p a s s which must precede, our
Trunpet s h a l l resound w i t h f u l l v o i c e and w i t h no p r e -
v a r i c a t i o n s o f meaninc, when, n a m l y , t h o s e t h i r g r o f
which a few n o r whispor and dcrken w i t h e n i g m s , s h a l l
openly f i l l t h e e a r t h , t h e which, a s r e knm, i s a l r e a d y
n a n i f e s t t o m n y l e a r n e d men, a s t h e i r tokens and s e c r e t
cangratulations bear r i t n e r s .
Fie c o u l d h e r e r e l a t e and d e c l a r e what a 1 1 t h e t i m a
from t h e y e o r 1378 (when o u r C h r i s t i a n F a t h e r was born)
till nuw h a t h happened, what a l t e r a t i o n s h e h e t h r e e n i n
t h e world t h e s e one hundred and s i x y e a r s o f h i s l i f e ,
what he l e f t a f t e r h i s happy d e a t h t o be a t t e m p t e d by
our F a t h e r s and by us, b u t b r e v i t y w i l l n o t permit u s a t
t h i s p r e s e n t t o make r e h e a r s a l of it.
Truly, t o whom it i s p e r m i t t e d t o behold, r e a d , and
thenceforward t e a c h h i - s e l f t h o s o g r e a t c h a r a c t e r s which
t h e Lord God h a t h i n s c r i b e d upon t h e world's mechanism,
and which He r e p e a t s through t h e mutations of r a p i r e s ,
such a n one i s a l r e a d y o u r s , though a s y e t unknown t o
h i c s e l f . But t o t h c f a l s e and imposters, and t o t h o s e
nho seek o t h e r t h i n g s t h a n wisdom, we w i t n e s s by t h e s e
p r e s e n t s p u b l i c l y , we cannot be betreyod unto them t o
our h u r t , n o r be known t o them w i t h o u t t h e w i l l of God,
b u t t h e y s h a l l c e r t a i n l y be p a r t a k e r s of t h a t t e r r i b l e
commination spoken of i n our b, and t h e i r impiour
-. .
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l e s i g n s s h a l l f a l l back upon t t e i r own heads, r;hile our

t r e a s u r e s s h a l l remain untouched.
One tl;b.g should t e r e . 0 mortals, be e t t a b l i c h e d
by u s , t h s t God hath decreed t o t h e world b e f o r e her end,
which p r e s e c t l y thereupon s h a l l ensue, an i n f l u x of
t r u t h , l i g h t , and grandeur, such a s he comuandcd ~ h o u l d
acconpany hc!- from Paradise and m e e t e n t h e misery of
m n . f i e r e f o r e t h e r e s h h l l ceese a l l falsehood, darkness,
and bcndage, which l i t t l e by l i t t l e , n i t h t h e g r e a t
globe's revolution, h a t h c r e p t i n t o t h e a r t s , works, and
governments of nen, darkenins t h e g r e e t e r p a r t of them.
As we now confess t h a t x=ny high i n t e l l i g e n c e s by t h e e
w r i t i n g s w i l l be a g r e a t furt5erence u s t o t h i s r e f o r m -
t i o n which i e t o co-e, so do r e by no m a n s a r r o g a t e t o
o u r s e l v e s t h i s g l o ~ j ,es i f such work r e r e o n l y imposed
upon us, but r e t e s t i f y t h a t sooner s h a l l t h e stones r i s e
up and o f f e r t t e i r s e m i c e , than t h e r e s h a l l ba any want
of e x e c u t o r s of God's colmssl.
God, indeed, h a t h already sent messengers which
should t e s t i f y H i s w i l l , t o w i t , same new s t a r s h i c h h a w
appeared i n S e r w n t a r i u s and Cycnus, t h e which powerful
s i g n s of a Great Council show f o r t h how f o r a l l t h i n e 8
which h a . i r i e n u i t y discovers, God c n l l s upon Bis hid-
den knowledge, a s li'cerise t h e Book of Nature, though it
s t a n d s open t r u l y f o r a l l eyes, can be r e a d and under-
stood by only a very fer.
&a i n t h e hu--en head t h e r e a r e two organd of hear-
ie,two of s l g h t , and t.ro of s s e l l , but on9 only of
speech, end it were v a i n t o expect speech from t h e e a r # ,
o r h e a r h i from t h e eye€, s o t h e r e have been ages which
have seen, o t h e r s which have heard, o t h e r s a g ~ i nt h a t
have s n c l t and t a s t e d . h'm, t h e r e remains t h a t in a
s h o r t and sr:iftly apcrmching t i n e honour should l i k e -
wise be given t o t h e tc??lgue, t h a t what f o r m e r l y raw,
heard, and swlt s h a l l f i n a l l y s ~ e a k ,a f t e r t h e world
s h a l l have s l e p t away t h e i n t o x i c a t i o n of h e r poisoned
and stupefying c h a l i c e , and w i t h an open h e a r t , bare
head, and naked f e e t s h a l l merrily and j o y f u l l y go f o r t h
t o m e t t h e sun r i s i n g in t h e morning.
These c h a r a c t e r s and l e t t e r s , a s God h a t h h e r e and
t h e r e incorporated t h e r i n t h e Sacred S c r i p t u r e s , s o h a t h
He i n p r i n t e d them most w s i f e s t l y upon t h e wonderful work
of c r e a t i o n , on t h e heloens, t h e e a r t h , and on a l l b e a s t s ,
so t h a t a z t h e mathematician p r e d i c t s eclipses, s o r e
prognosticate t h e obscurations of t 5 e ohurch, and hor
10% t h e y s h a l l l a s t . From t h e s e l o t t e r s we hare borruw-
ed our G E i c w r i t i n g , a d havo m d e f o r o u r s e l v e s a new
language, i n xhich t h e nature of t h i n g s i s expressed, s o
t h a t it i s no wonder t h s t we a r e n o t so eloquent i n o t h e r
tongues, l e a s t of a l l i n t h i s Latin, which r e knew t o
be by no means i n a g r e e m n t with t h a t of M a m ud
Enoch, but t o havo bean c o n t m i n a t e d by t h e oonfusion
of Babel.
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But t h i s must a l s o by no n e a n s be o m i t t e d , t h a t we
do exhort t o t h e s o l e , o n l y , n s s i d u o a s , and c o n t i n u a l
s t u d y of t h e Ehcred S c r i p t u r e s , f o r h e t h a t t a k e t h a 1 1
h i s p l e a s u r e s t h e r e i n ~ h 6 l lknow t h a t he h a t h prepared
f o r himself a s e x c e l l e n t way t o c 0 - e i n t o o u r F r a t e r n -
i t y , f o r t h i s is t h e w t o l e sun of o u r laws, s o t h o s e
a r e n e a r e s t c,zd l i k e s t u h t o U S who do make t h e B i b l e t h e
r u l e of t h e i r l i f e , t h e end of a l l t h e i r s t u d i e s , and
t h e compendium of t h e u n i v e r s e 1 w o r l d , f r m whoc. we re-
q u i r e n o t t h a t it should be c o n t i o u n l l y i n t h e i r mouth,
b u t t h a t t h e y ehould a p p r o p r i a t e l y a p p l y i t s t r u e in-
t e r p r e t a t i o n t o a l l a g e s o f t h e world. Be it o u r s t o
b e a r r i t z e s s , t h a t from t h e beginning o f t h e world t h e r e
k a t h not been ~ i v e nt o nan a m r e e x c e l l e c t , a d a i r a b l e ,
and wholesom cook t h a n t h e Holy E i b l e . B l e s s e d i s he
who poszeszes i t , r o r e b l e s s e d i s he who r e a d s it, wst
b l ~ s s e dof a l l i s he who t r u l y u n d e r s t a n d e t h it, w h i l e
he i s most l i k e t o God who both u n d e r s t a n d s and obeys it.
Now, whatsoever h a t h been s a i d i n t h l a, thrqh
h a t r e d of Fc.pcstors, a g a i n s t t h e t r c n m u t a t i o n o f -eta18 - .
and t h e suprene n e d i c i q e o f t h e w o r l d , we d e s i r e t o be
s o understood, t h a t t h i s s o g r e a t g i f t of God we Co in
no marner s e t st x a u ~ h t ,b u t a s it b r i ~ g e t hn o t allrays
w i t h it t h e kr.c#ledge of Neture, r h i l e t h i s knowledge
b r i n g e t h f o r t h both t h a t and a n i a f i n i t e nu-ber o f oth-
e r n a t u r a l r i r 6 c l e s , it i s r i g h t t h a t we be r a t h e r
e a r n e s t t o a t t a i n t o th knowledge o f philosophy, n o r
tempt e x c e l l e n t w i t s t o t h e t i n c t u r e o f r e t a l a sooner
t h e n t o t h e o b s e r v a t i o n of Nature. He must n e e d s be in-
s s t i a b l e t o w h a n e i t h e r poverty, d i s e a s e s , n o r danger
c a n srjr longer r e a c h , who, a s one r a i s e d above a l l men,
hnth rule over t h a t which d o t h a n g u i s h , a f f l i c t , and
p i n o t h e r s , y e t rill g i v e h i a s e l f a g a i n t o i d l e t h i n g s ,
w i l l b u i l d , z&ke wars, and domineer, because h e h a t h of
g o l d s u f f i c i e n t . and of s i l r e r a n i n e x h a u s t i b l e foun-
t a i n . God ;ud;;oth f a r o t h e r w i s e , who e x a l t e t h t h e lor-
l y , and c a s t e t h t h e proud i n t o o b s c u r i t y ; t o t h e s i l e n t
he s c n d s t h h i s a n g e l s t o hold s p e e c h w i t h them, b u t t h e
b a b b l e r s he d r i r e t h i n t o t h e w i l d e r n e s s .
For c o n c l u s i o n of our C o n f c s s i o n we most e a r n e s t l y
admonish you, t h a t you c a s t away, i f n o t a l l , y e t most
of t h e w o r t h l e s s books of pseudo c h y m i s t s , t o whom it
i s a J e s t t o d e c e i v e men w i t h monstrous symbols and
e n i p a s , o r t o p r o f i t by t h e c u r i o s i t y o f t h e credulous.
Ye t h a t a r e wise eschew such books, a d have r e c o u r s e
t o u s , who seek n o t your moneys, b u t o f f e r u n t o you n o s t
w i l l i n g l y our g r e a t t r e a s u r e s . WI hunt n o t a f t e r your
goods w i t h icvsnted l y i n g t i n c t u r e s , b u t d e s i r e t o mike
you p a r t a k e r s of our goods. fie d o n o t r e d e c t p a r a b l e s ,
b u t i n v i t e you t o t h e c l e a r ond simple e x p l a n a t i o n o f
a l l s e c r e t e ; we seek n o t t o be r e c o i v e d o f you, b u t c a l l
you u n t o our c o r e t h a n k i n g l y h o u s e s and p a l a c e s , by no
motion of our own, but ( l e s t you be i g n o r a n t o f i t ) a s
forced t h e r e t o by t h e E p i r i t o f God, comvnded by t h e
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t e s t o n e n t of our most e x c e l l e n t F a t h e r , and impelled by

t h e o c c a s i c n of t h i s p r e s e n t t i n e .
What t k i n k you, t h e r e f o r e , 0 m o r t a l s ? Consider you
n o t t h n t , Caving pondered t 5 e g i f t s which e r e in you,
h e v i r y measured your u n t e r s t a n a i n g in t h e nord of God,
and having w?ighed t h e Lmperfcction and i n c o n s i s t e n c i e r
of a l l t h e a r t z , you m y a t l e w t h i n t h e f u t u r e d e l i -
b e r a t e w i t b u s upon t h e i r r e ~ e d y ,co-operate in t h e work
of God, and be s e r v i c e a b l e t o t k e c o n s t i t u t i o n of your
t i n e ? On ::hich work t h e s e p r o f i t s w i l l follcnr, t h a t a 1 1
t h o s e goods which Nature h a t h d i c p e r s e d in e v e r y part
of t h e e a r t h s h a l l a t one t h e and a l t o g e t h e r be g i v e n
t o you, a s i f i n t b a c e z t e r o f t h e Sun and kon. Then
s h a l l you be a b l e t o e x p e l from t h e world a l l t h o s e t h i n g s
which darken human I m m l e d g e and a c t i o n .
You, hcwever, f o r nhon it i s enough t o be s e r v i c e -
a b l e o u t of c u r i o s i t y t o any ordinance, o r who a r e daz-
z l e d t y t h e g l i s t e r i n g o f g o l d , o r M o , though n o r up-
r i g h t , tight be l e d away by such unexpected g r e a t r i c h e s
i n t o an e f f e m i n a t e , i d l e , l u x u r i o u s , and pompous l i f e ,
do n o t d i s t u r b our s a c r e d s i l e n c e by your clamor, b u t
t h i n k , t h a t a l t h o u e h t h e r e b e a medicine which might
f u l l y c u r e a l l d i s e a s e s , yet t h o s e whon God x i s h e r t o
t r y o r c h a s t i s e s h a l l n o t be a b e t t e d by such an opportun-
i t y , s o t h ~ . ti f we were a b l e t o e n r i c h and i n s t r u c t t h e
whole world, and l i b e r a t e it from innumerable hardship.,
y e t s h l l we never b e m a n i f e s t e d u n t o any man u n l e s s
God should f s v o r it, y e a , it s h h l l be s o f a r from him
xho t h i n k s t o b e a p a r t q k e r o f o u r r i c h e s a g e i n s t t h e
w i l l o f God t h a t he s h a l l sooner l o s e h i s l i f e i n seek-
i n g u s , t h a n a t t a i n h a p p i n e s s by f i n d i n g ur.
FRATEMITAS R. C.

Such, i n t h e i r own words, were t h e o r i ~ i n a ld e c l a r a t i o n s o f t h e

R o s i c r u c i a n s . These two manifestoes were addressed t o t h e " e r u d i t e o f
Europe." They mere aimed a t a p a r t i c u l a r c l a s s o f r e a d e r s . These were
ten of e d u c a t i o n , men o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g , men o f h i g h s p i r i t u a l a s p i r a t i o n ,
c a r e f u l l y d i t t i r ~ u i s h c di n t h e t e x t s themselves f r o a t h e "vulgar, and
I i n o o s t e r s , and o l l t h o s e who s e e k o t h e r t h i n g s t h a n wisdom."
Such r e a d e r s nould (and we have r e a s o n t o b e l i e v e t h e y d i d ) g r a s p
t h e t r u e p u r p o r t o f t h e s e c u r i o u s documents. Throughout Europe, in 1614,
t h e r e was no e r u d i t e man who l a c k e d t h e knowledge n e c e s s a r y t o s o l v e t h e
e n i g n a s o f t h e 9 and t h e C o n f e ~ s i o . Evsry well-reed man i n t h a t d a y
i had s o r e a c q u a i n t a n c e o f t h e p h i l o s o p h i o a l system which provides t h e t r u e
key t o t h e s s manifestoes. k n y t h e n l i v i n g were profoundly verred i n
t h e ngrstories of t h s t philosophy, vrhich had e x e r t e d a g r e a t i n f l u e n c e on
European t h o u g l , t f o r p o r e t h a n two c e n t u r i e s . We r e f e r t o t h e Qabalah,
o r S e c r e t T i i ~ d o ao f I s r b e l .
Among n o t a b l e s t u d e n t s of t h i s Hebrew e s o t e r i c d o c t r i n e were Ray-
1 nond L u l l y ( d i e t 1315), John R e u c h l i n ( 1 4 ~ 5 - 1 5 2 2 ) , John P i c u s de Mirandola
I (1463-1494). Henry C o r n e l i u s A g r i p p a . ( l l ~ 6 - 1 5 3 5 ) ~Theophrastus Para-
i c e l s u s (1493-1541). T!illiam P o s t e l (1510-1581), Heinrich W u n r a t h
(1560-1601), Robert Fludd (1574-1637), A t h a n a s i u s Kircher (1601-1680),
Jacob Boehm (1575-1624), and Thomas Vaughan (1~21-1665). Ginsburg,
in h i s e s s a y on t h o Qabalah says:
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"A system of r e l i g i o u s philosophy, o r more p r o m r l y o f theocophy,

which h a s n o t o n l y e x e r c i s e d f o r hundreds of y e a r s a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y i n -
f l u e n c e upon t h e mental development of s o shrewd a people a s t h e Jws, b u t
h a s c a p t i v a t e d t b e minds of soae of t h e g r e a t s s t t h i n k e r a o f Chrirtenaom
in t h e s i x t e e n t h and s e v e n t e e n t h c e ~ t u r i a s ,c l a i m s t h e g r e e t e s t a t t e n t i o n .
These nen, a f t e r r e s t l e s s l y searchi1.g f o r a s c i e n t i f i c system ~ h i z hshould
d i s c l o s e t o t h e n t h e ' d e e p e s t d e p t h s 1 of t h e Civine n a t u r e , and show them
t h e r e 3 1 t i e which b i n d s e l l t h i n q s t o g e t h e r , found t h e c r a v i n g s of t h e i r
micds s e t i s f i e d by t h i s theosophy."
!!ox, t h e % speaks of t h e i n s t r : ~ c t i o n r e c e i v e d by Brother C.R. a t
F c r a s i n c l u d i r 4 Gabalah, and i n t i n a t e s t k a t he h i m e l f was s u f f i c i e n t l y
versed i:: t h e Hebre:: iiisdcm t o be a b l s t o d e t e c t c e r t e i n e r r o r s in t h e
>Iohazmedan Cabalah, w h i c M e r i v e s from:the Hebrew o r i ~ i n a l . To make a s -
surance doubly s u r e , b o t h t h e s an2 C o n f e s s i o d e s c r i b e t h e R o s i c r w i a n
philoscp'ry ir p r e c i s e l y t h o t e r z s used by Q a b a l i s t s t o d e s c r i b e t h e i r o m
e s o t e r i c t e a c h i n g . Conpare wkst t h e h a s t o s a y on pages 8 and 9, and
what t b e C o ~ f r s s i od e c l a r e s on pGge 10, w i t h t h e following:
'The Qabalah was f i r s t t a u g h t by God Hinself t o a : e l e c t c o q a n y of
angels. k f t e r t h e f a l l , t h e angels cocarnicated t h e heavenly d o c t r i n e t o
t h e d i s o b e d i e n t c h i l d of e a r t h , t o f u r n i s h t h e p r o t o p l e r t s n i t h t h e mean&
of r e t u r n i n g t o t h e i r p r i s t i n e n o b i l i t y acd f e l i c i t y . F r o n adam it pass-
ed over t o Noah, and t h e n t o bbrchan, r h o e n i g r o t e d w i t h it t o Egypt,
where he a l l m ~ e da p o r t i o n of it t o ooze o u t . Thus t h e E g y p t i a n s o b t a i n e d
sons k n m l e d g c of it, and o t h e r E a s t e r n n a t i o c s could i n t r o d u c e it i n t o
t h e i r p h i l o s o p h i c a l s y s t o n s . Koses was f i r s t i n i t i t i t e d i n t o t h e Q a b a l a h
i n Egypt, L u t became most p r o f i c i e n t i n it d u r i r g h i s wanderings i n t h e
w i l d e r n e r s , ahen he devoted t o it t h e l e i s u r e hours of t h e whole f o r t y
y e a r s . Ee c o v e r t l y l a i d d m t h e p r i ~ c i p i s sof t h i s s e c r e t d o c t r i n e i n t h e
f i r s t f c u r bocks of t h e P e n t a t e u c h , b u t a i t f i j l e l d tkem frolc Deuteronorq.
Moses i o i t i a t e d t h e soventy e l d e r s , and t h e y t r a n s m i t t e d t h e d o c t r i n e from
hand t o hend. Of e l l who forned t h e unbroken l i n e o f t r a d i t i o n , David
and Solonon n e r o t h e n o s t d e e p l y i n i t i n t e d i n t o t h e Qabalah."
(c. D. Ginsburg, Essay on t h c ~ s ~ h a l a h . )
F u r t h e r c o r e , b o t h t.e Fa?a ar.d tho, C o c f e s s i o a s s ~ r t h a t t!lejr a r e
w r i t t e n e n i g n c t i c a l l y , "so a s n o t t o move gross wits." That i s t o say,
t h e y i r t i r a t e t h s t t h e r e i s a hidden meaning behind t h e i r l e t t e r . The
Confessio warns a g a i n s t h a s t y a c c e p t a n c e of t h e s u p e r f i c i a l r e a n i n g of
t h e 3. I t a l s o s p s a k s of a tirne t o cone when "our Trumpet s h a l l r e -
sound w i t h f u l l v o i c e and w i t h no p r e v e r i c a t i o n s of meantng, when, n a q -
l y , t h o s e t h i n g s of which a fe-u now w h i s o e r , and darken v i t h enigmes,
s h a l l opsnly f i l l t h e earth."
Considering, t h e n , t h a t t h e s e m a n i f e s t o 2 s were a d d r e s s e d t o a c l a s r
of s t u d e n t s f a m i l i a r n i t h t h e Robrew e s o t e r i c philosophy, i s it n o t
r e a s o n a b l e t o assume t h a t t k e v e i l o f a l l e g o r y which h i d e s t h e i r t r u e wan-
irg my t e p e n e t r a t e d by a n a l y z i n g t h e t e x t a c c o r d i q t o t h e well-known
r u l e s of Q a b a l i s t i c i n t e r p r e t a t i o n ?
The f o l l m i n g pages c o n t a i n such a n a n a l y s i s , It i s b y no means
complete, f o r t h e r e re-ain n o t a few " g r o s s w i t s " t o whom I have no wish
t o c o n f i d e so?& p a r t s of t h e i l o s i c r v c i a n d o c t r i n e . hn e x h a u s t i v s a n a l y s i r ,
howover, i s not r e q u i r e d i n o r d e r t o S r i w o u t t h e r a i n p o i n t I seek
t o e s t a b l i s h i n t h i s book. I hope t o be a b l e t o convinae t::c r e s d e r in
t h e pnges following, t h a t t h e s e R o s i c r u c i a n pamphlets c o n t a i n an n l -
l e e o r y of i n i t i a t i o n , which n u s t have bean p e r f e c t l y aomprehensible t o
seventeenth-century Q a b a l i ~ t s ,and which h a s today a v i t a l message f o r
r e a d e r s who a r e d u l y and t r u l y prepared t o r e c e i v e it.
 The True and I n v i s i b l e P.osicrucictn Order.

The f i r s t p o i n t t o be n o t i c e d i s t h a t n w h e r e i n t h e Fama o r Con-

-f n r s i c a r e t h e Founder and h i s a s s o c i a t e s .rentior'.ed by nbne. 1 n i t i a T
a r e ~ l v e n ,and e v e r y s e t of i n i t i a l s has c s p e c i f i c C ; a b a l i s t i c r e a . ~ L -r y ,
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a s -xi11 soon b e evider.t.

h e n t h e b i r t h - d a t e of t,hn Founder i s b o o r t e n t . A t y r o i n Qabalah
would be s t r u c k by t h i s n w b e r 1SS8. The f i r s t d i z i t r e ~ r e s o r . t sUnity,
u n i c h Q a b a l i s t s c a l l t h e Crown, c r P r i i i a l Yiill (1). The second ( 3 ) t h e y
nar.ed Understandice. The t h i r d ( 7 ) t h e y t e r m d V i c t o r y , and it s t a n d s a l s o
f o r t k e s e z t e r ~ a r yof c r e a t i r s pawerz c a l l e d tk-e Leven S p i r i t s o f God, o r
tk,e Elohim. The l e s t i s t h e nurber c f t h a t a s p e c t of R e a l i t y n h i c h t h e y
mncd Splendor, and t h i s d i ~ i (t 8 ) i s a l s o a a s o c i a t c d w i t h Hermee and
Christ.
Tlie f i r s t t r o d i ~ i t xof t h r b i r t h d a t e na!e 1 3 , t h s Q a b a l i s t i c nwber
rCFr"~e?ltirIg U n i t y and Love. This r.uaber, moreover, i s a f a c t o r in t \ e v a l u e s
of t h e g r e a t e r n u r b c r of Hebre-7 d i v i c e naTes, aud i s a l s o p a r t of a s e r i e s
of n ~ v b e r sv h i c h a c t u c l l y Corern t q e s t r u c t u r e of c r y s t a l s , p l a n t s , and
a ~ i n a l s . The lrst two d i ~ i t sma!-e 78, t h e nuxber of Xezla, I n f l u e n c e , of
ChNK, Chnnuk, t o i n i t i a t e , of LChE, Leshon, S r ~ e d ,a ~ cf d U H , Y.~lakh,
S h l t . Every one c f t b e s - :I-ards be^ c r e s t iwportence i n Zebrew ii'isdcm.
The f i r a t t h r e e d i c i t s nake 127, t h e nunbsr of t h e word QBLH, Qabal-
a h , ~ h i c h ,conbined w i t h '.ht l a s t d i g i t , 8, t h e number of Hernos, rrould
c e r t a i n l y s u ~ g e s t o an e r u d i t c European of t k s t d e y t l a t Rosicrucianism
i s a c o z b i r c t i o n o f t h e Cabalah r i t b C h r i s t i a n i i e r m t i c i s l a .
Tke l a s t t h r e e d i g i t s nake t h e number 375, :?hicb i s t h e v a l u e of
I!ebr+w ~ o r d sncaning " i n pcace," an2 "anber*. The l a t t e r h a s a n alchemi-
c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e which r o u l d hhve been f h a i l i a r t o many s o v m t e c n t h -
cc.ptury r c c d e r n . F u r t h e r n o r e , t h c nuabcr 376 i s t h o sun of t h e nu:-bers
f r c ~ 1 t o 2 7 , o r t h c t h e o s o o h i c e x t n n s i o n of 27, and t h e s t o r y of C.R.
i n d i c e t e e t h s t he est&O!ished t : ?r~ r a t o r n i t y nhen he w s 57 y e a r s old.
The f i r s t d i g i t , r e p r e s e n t i r c u n i t y , t h e n e x t two, making 37, a
key-nurber i n olcheyv and C h r i r t i a n e s o t e r i c i . ~ , and t h e l a s t a s t h e n m -
b c r of' Aeryes, i s a n o t h e r s i z n i f i c a n t combination. It s u ~ g e s t st h n t t h e
cri,;in of t h e R o s i c r u c i a n t e a c h i r ~i s t h o G n o s t i c r i s d o r . v e i l e d i n a l c h e w .
hgain, t h c t o t a l o f t h e d i g i t s i n 1378 i s 19, and t h i s i s t h e num-
5 e r of t h e r o r d ChVi, Chavnh, s i e n i f y i n g p r i m a r i l y , " t o a c l z i f e s t , t o show
forth." I t i s a l s o t h e p r o r e r nmcJ "Eva," which h a s a v e r y s p e c i a l sig-
n i f ioanoe in Qabalah.
F i n a l l y , 1379 i s I:! x 106, o r t h e e x p r e s s i o n of U n i t y and Love ( 1 3 )
t h r ~ u g ht h e c y c l e o f 108, which t h e m n i f s s t o c s t h e z s e l v e s g i v e a n t h e
n u ~ b e ro f ynara i n t!:e l i f e of C.B.C. T h i s number 106 h a s a l s o ot!mr i a
p o r t a n t r o e n i n ~ sv h i c h x i 1 1 be develovod i n due course.
This t r e a t - c n t of numbers w i l l d o u b t l c s s s e e n s t r a n g e t o l g n y who
r e a d t h e s e p a s t s . . It rr2s, howevsr, p e r f e c t l y f a m i l i a r t o Q a b a l i c t s a t
ti-e t i ~ ct h e n s n i f e s t c 3 s a p f e a r e d . hnd t o t h e ? it would have g i v e n many
i!:dicatiori$ t h n t t h e R o s i c r u c i e n d o c t r i n e wss f u n d a n e n t a l l y t h e same
s e c r e t w i s c W n t h r y lied found E O s a t i s f y l n b .
The n e x t r o i n t t o be considered i s t h e a i g n i f i c a ~ o oo f t h e terns
a p p l i e d t o t h e Founder of t h e Order t h r o q h o u t t h e t e x t = . Be i s c a l l e d
F a t t ? ~ r ,B r o t h s r , P r e c o p t o r , and Friend, and by v a r i o u s L a p l i c a t i o n s of
t':e c t o r y i s understood t o be a Fi-ysicio-n. A l l t h e c e i r e mystery terms,
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 17.

a p p l i e d throughout t h e l i t e r a t u r e of Ageless Xisdom t o t h e C h r i s t o s , o r

t r u e s p i r i t u a l S e l f of man.
Ev3n t h e e x o t e r i c Gospels mnke J e s u s c a l l h i m s e l f B r o t h e r of a l l
who do t ' r . ~w i l l of God. The same Gospels -.ake him s a y , "I and t h e F a t h e r
a r e one." Note t h a t t h i s i s e q u i v a l e n t t o saying, "I and t h e F a t h e r a r e
Unity," and s i n c e Q a b a l i s t i c a l l y b o t h Unity and Low a r e i d e n t i c a l , t h i s
d e c l e r a t i o n h a s a bearing on t h e a f f i r m a t i o n of S t . John's Gospelt "God
i s lore.'
T r a d i t i o n a l l y t h e name of t h e Founder of t h e Order i s understood
t o "ve b ~ e nC h r i z t i a n Rosencreutr. R e w d r , horrever, t h a t nouhere in
e i t h e r t h e 3 o r Confessio does t h i s nave appsar. I t i s e v i d e n t l y a
m d e - u p nans, but it i s important because it b r i n g s t h e "chief and o r i g i n -
n l " of t h e R o s i c r u c i a n s i n t o a c i r c l e of n y s t i c p e r s o n a l i t i e s r h o s s n,ama8
have a l l beon a s s o c i a t e d w i t h Ageless lisc?om.
The names of t h o s e p e r s o n a l i t i e s have a s t r i k i n g p e c u l i a r i t y . They
a l l b e g i n w i t h t h e sound wkich i s g e n e r a l l y r e p r e s e r t e d i n our a l p h a b e t by
"Kn, a r d t h e y a l l i n c l u d ~t h e l e t t e r "R.' These name6 a r e Krishna, Eorus,
H i r a ? , b b i f f , C h r i s t , and Ck.ristian Rosencreutr.
Erishnn, i n t h e Bhagavad-Gita, says: "I an t h e S e l f , dwelling in-
wardly i n a l l b e i n g s ; I a m t b e b e g i m i n g , and t h e n i d d l e , and t h e end a l s o ,
of t e i r y s . Of t h e sons of t h e Xother, I am Vishnu, t h e R e s e r v e r ; I am
t h e word o f t h o s e t h c t s p a k . I am t h e f a t h e r o f t h i s world, t h e mother,
t h e guardian. I am t h e way, t h e c u p p o r t e r , t h e l o r d , t h e w i t n e s s , t h e
home, t h e r e f u g e , t h e beloved." He a l s o d e c l a r e s h i m s e l f t o be t h e one
t e a c h e r , and a s a u t h o r of a l l t h e Vedas, t h e source o f a l l knowledge, and
t h i s i n c l u d e s t h e kncwledge of h e a l i n g . Note t h a t t h e first trO l e t t e r s
cf h i s naDe a r e KR, and t h a t among k i s a v a t a r s o r i n c a r n a t i o n s one i s
t h e ap*urance a s a f i s h . Note, t o o , t h a t t h e n m h r 8 i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
him, inasauch a s he i s s a i d t o have becn t h e e i g h t h son of Varudeoa and
Devaki.
Horus, t h e son of Isis and asiris, i z t h e god c e l e b r a t e d i n t h e
Choldean O r a c l e s when t h e y say: "The god i s he having t h e head o f a hawk,
he e n e r ~ i z e za s p i r a l force." I n t h e g e o a e t r i c a l synbolism of t h e rigi-t-
angled t r i a n g l e havitig s i d e s of 3, '1, and 5, t h e s i d e o f S r e p r e s e n t s

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O s i r i s , t h e base of 4 s t a n d s f o r I s i s , and t h e ascending hypotenuse o f
5 i s a s s i e n e d t o Horus. The E w p t i m name o f t h i s god was Khoor, and
t k e E g y p t i a n h i e r o g l y p h i c s f o r h i & ncncs a r e ( ~ h )and (R). They were
o f t e n conbined i n a monogram, a s s h a m i n t h e nargin. Some t h i n k
t h a t it was from t h i s monogram t h a t t h e f a m i l i a r Eye of Eorus, pre-
served a s t h e synbol of t h e 4-11-seeing Eye, f a m i l i a r t o Masons and
r e p r e s e n t e d on t h e r e v e r s e of t h e S e a l of t h e United S t a t e s , was o r i g i n a l l y
d c r i r e d . A6 t h e son of I s i s , Rams is t h e Widow's Son," and he i s a l s o
t h e Son of t h e V i r g i n , because he was s a i d t o have been conceived through
t h e agency of t t e s p i r i t of h i s f a t h e r , Osiris, t i f t e r t h e l a t t e r ' s death.
Horus i s a s o l h r d e i t y , and t h e s t o r y o f h i s w a r f a r e w i t h S e t t y p i f i e s t h e
overccming of t h e darkness of ignorance by t h e l i g h t of t r u t h .
Hiram Abiff ( i n Hebrew C h W ABIV, Khuran k b i v , ) i s d e s c r i b e d Fn t h e
E i b l e a s t h e son of a widow wonan of t h e t r i b e of N a p h t a l i , and a s being
e s p e c i a l l y s k i l l e d i n working b r a s s . (pie s h a l l s e e what t h i s p o i n t
abcut brase s i g n i f i e s a l i t t l e later.) According t o e s o t e r i c t r a d i -
t i o n , t h e t r i b c of Nophtali corresponds t o t h e z o d i a c a l s i g n V i r ~ o ,t h e
V i r g i n , symbolized by a v i r g i n holding a sheaf of wheat. Thus t h e r e is
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e narnc Hiran, o r Khuram, t h e e s s e n t i a l idea t h a t i r
e x p r e s ~ e dby t h e word Shibboleth, s i g n i f i c a n t t o a11 F r e e ldasonr, which
 h e True and I n v i c i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 18.

means bcth "an e a r of wheat," and. "a f l m i r y etrem.." Furthermore, as

a w i d m l s En of t h e t r i b e of y a p h t a l i , 2irm i s c c m n c t e d r i t h t h e i d e a s
t h a t UJ have seen a s s o c i s t e d r i t h Isis a s t h e mother of Sorus, na-ly
v i r g i n i t y ard widowhood.
The m r a l v a l u e of t h e na-e C h M ABIV i s 273, o r 3 x 7 x 1 3 , and
it i s noteworthy t h a t on t h e S e a l of t h e United S t a t e s t h e r e are v a r i o u s
e x a ~ p l e sof x m l t i p l e s of t h e nmber 13 whosn t o t a l i s a l s o 273. T h i s i s
t h e n u ~ b e r ,t o o , of t h e f o l l c r i y Hebrew words: AEN USV HaYhrIM, Ehbon m s u
ha-banin, Zqe Stone which t h e S u i l d e r s r e j e c t e d ; AVil-5GliVZ, Aur p n o z , The
or(-- Treasured) Light; M90,
ar,d GRO, Genrah, Renovea, took away.
a, Four; GOR, Gaaar, Chided, rebuked;

Readers f a ~ i l i a rw i t h t h e Xasonic legend of Hiran rill r e c a l l t h a t

he rras k i l l e d b jr t h r e e o f t h e b u i l d e r s of Solonon's t e n p l e . On a c c o u n t of
h i s d e s t h he took away a s i g c i f i c a n t word, which i r , t h e hidden o r t r e a s u r e d
l i g h t of !Lasollry. m e n t h i s r o r d was demnded of h h by t h e t h r e e b u i l d e r s
who k i l l e d him, he rebuked t h e i r presumption. Four persons were concerned
i n t h i s t r a n s a c t i o n , t h e t h r o e r u f f i a n s and Hbm. Furthermore, t h e nunr-
ber f c u r i s o c c u l t l y connccted w i t h t h e c o r p l e t i c ? n of t h e sanctuc. s a n c t o -
- rm of t h e Tcyple, x h i c h i s supposed t o have been u n f i n i s h e d a t t h e tims
of t h e t r a ~ e d yconrxenorated in Kasonic r i t u a l s . This Boly o f H o l i e s is,
i n r a n , t h e organ of a h i e h e r o r d e r of consciousness. That o r g a n i s r u d i -
mentnry i n t h e g r e a t e r nunber of h ~ m nb e i n g s , b u t when it i s completed
hy t h e Great ilork, it m k c s u s partakmrs in what h a s been termed .fourth-
d i z e n s i o c a l consciousness."
I t i s a l s o i n t p r e s t i r ~t o n o t e t h a t t h e sace words which a p p l y t o
t h e nunber 273 have a b e a r i r ~on t h e h i s t o r y of t h e United S t a t e s . The
fundarzental t e n e t o f t h e k c l e r a t i o n of Independence i s t h e s t o n e which
t h e b u i l d e r s of a l l previous forms of government hsd r e j e c t e d , namely,
t h e brotherhood of Ran, &?d t h e e s s e n t i s l freedom and h e r e q u a l i t y o f
a l l nenkind. The D e c l a r a t i o n rebuked t h e t y r a n n i c a l a c t i o n o f t h e King
of England, took e r a y t h e t h i r t e e n c o l o n i e s f r o 3 t h e n o t h e r c o u n t r y ,
made a b e c h i % t o r a r d s t h e z a n i f e z t a t i o n o f t h e Hidden L i g h t of t r u e
L i b e r t y , K I accomplished a l l t h s s e t h i . 3 ~on t h e f o u r t h day o f t h e
month, when t!!e sun u a s in t h i r t e e n d e g r e e s and t h i r t e e n m i n u t e s o f t h e
f o u r t h s i r 3 of t h e zodiac.
The 2anc C h r i s t o s i s a Grerk term e q u i v a l e n t t o t h e Hebrew Uessiah,
s i g n i f y i n g "the royal"or"anointed one." It b e g i n s w i t h t h e Greek l e t t e r s
Chi and W.0, o r Ch and R . It h a s a f a r dneper maning t h a n i t s o r d i n a q
t.'?eological i n t e r p r o t a t i o n . There i t a c l o s e p a r a l l e l between t h e s t o r y
of C!uistls b i r t h and t h a t of Krishna. C h r i s t i s a l s o o a l l e d "The S t o n e .
which t h e E u i l d e r s rejected." He i s a l s o t e r s e d F a t h e r , Brother, Teacher,
Friond, and Phyeioian. I n C h r i s t i a n symbolism he i s o f t e n r e p r e s e n t e d by
a f i s h , and h i s monogran, s h a m i n t h e margin, har t h e v a l u e o f 700,
according t o t h e n u n e r a t i o n of Greek l e t t e r s . But 700 i s a l s o

2 t h e value of t h e Hebrew l e t t e r Hun, o r "N", when it c o r e s a t t h e

end of a word. And r e s h a l l s e e t h e t t h i s l e t t e r , which means
" f i s h " i s a l s o d e f i n i t e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e Rosicrucian symbolism.
Cor~in; now t o our F a t h e r and Brother, C.R., we f i n d t h e s a w
i n i t i c l s , Ch and R, i n h i s t r a d i t i o n a l cornomen, C h r i s t i a n Rosencrevtz.
In the and Cocfessio, however, t h i s name never appear.. The
Founder of t h e Order i t d e s i e n a t o d e i t h e r a s C.R.C., a8 C.R.. or as R.C.
These conbications of l e t t e r s h a r e s p e o i f i o moaning in Qabalah, as
f ollowr :
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 19.

C.R.C. I n o l d German "C" was used t o r e p r e s e n t t h e sound n o r in-

d i c a t e d F ~ . " Thus t h e i n i t i a l s C.R.C. a r e e q u i v a l e n t t o Hebrew K.R.K.,
o r Knph-Resh-Keph. S i n i l 2 r l y , C.R. i s e q u i v a l e n t t o Kaph-Resh, an6 R.C.
t o Sesh-Kaph .
laph-Rerh-Kaph i s a r e a r r a n g e - e n t of t h e l e t t e r s Kaph-Kaph-Besh
(FXR), Kikker, t h e Hebrew f o r " c i r c l e . " The c i r c l e i s t h e -ymbol of t h e One
R e a l i t y , which i s No-Thir.g t h ~ ct a n be na-ed, o r TRAT which was, i s , and
s h a l l be. This X e a l i t y , t h e source of a l l r m n i f e s t a t i o n , wns termed .
-
? a t h e r by J e s u s , and i s recognized i n h g e l e s s Viisdon a s t h e e v e r - l i v i n g
S e l f of a l l b e i n g s , t h e supreme "I AM."
Kaph-Resh ( K R ) i s t h e Hsbrerr Car, "Lanb: T h i s i s a f a - i l i a r mya- '
t i c a l nane f o r "Our Brother," t h e C h r i r t o s . It i s u s e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e
hook of F.ev21ntion, and Fn t h e l i t u r g y of t h e Christian Church. It war
a l s o h o r n t o t h e s s g e s of e n c i a n t I n d i a , n-ho r e p r e s e r t e d t h e i r s u p r e n o
Deity, k n i , " t h e god o f consuzing f i r e , " a s a young lcmb, c a r r y - a
nctc'ncd b n q e r , OF. which was i n s c r i b e d a smastika. T h i s synbol i s a l m o s t
e x a c t l y i d e n t i c 2 1 w i t h t h e Lacb of cod, o r &nus hi, r e p r e s e n t e d t o d a y .
on wax msdals used by t h e Rormn Church. The o n l y a p p r e c i a b l e d i f f e r e n c e
i s t h a t t b s C h r i s t i n n nede-1 s h m s a c r o s s h a v i x e q u a l arTs, i n s t e a d of
t h e 6westfht.
Resh-Kaph (RE) i s t h e Hebrew s, "tenderness," a s o f a young p l a n t ,
o r g r e e n shoot. Thin i s p r e c i s e l y t h e q u a l i t y , implying a l s o s u e a t n e a r
and compassion, which i s symbolized by t k s lamb. I n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n n
m y s l s o r e n c m b e r ' t h a t F r e e Yasor.6 T e a r a l a z b s k i n a p r o n a s t h e i r d i n -
t i q u i s b i n f badge o f p u r i t y and innocence.
C.R.C., o r Kaph-Resh-Kaph i s t h e number 240, e q u i v a l e n t t o Hebrer
:QzPUC, Citserrirn, " F i r s t Seeds," and RM. f i e "High, l o f t y . " ( ~ o t et h a t
F J ~ , E , i s a l s o t h e l a s t s y l l a b l e i n t h e n e w C h W , Ehuram, o r Hiram.)
50th C.R. and R.C. a r e e q u i v a l e n t t o t h e a m b e r 220, which i s t h e v a l u e
of t h e words BChIR, Bawkir, "The e l e c t , " and TLfVR, Tahocr, "Puregor'Clear.'
The a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e s e two words t o a l l t h e mystery p e r s o n a l i t i e s whose
nc-ss r e have bc2n c o r s i d e r i r s i s p e r f e c t l y e r i d e n t . Furthermore, t h e
nucber 220 i s a l s o s i g n i f i c a n t i n Qabalah, becauce it r e p r e s e n t s t h e ml-
t i p l i c a t i o n of t h e 22 f o r c e s symbolized by t h e 22 Hebrew l e t t e r s b y meanr
of t h e p m e r s c f t h e t e n a s p e c t s of t h e L i f e - p r i n c i p l e , which a s p e c t s a r e
c r ~ l l e dLephiroth, o r Nu-erationa. I

These may s e 5 r s t r a q e t h i z ~ st o d ~ y ; but t h e y were n o t s t r a n g e t o

t 6 e e r u d i t e o f Europe a h e n t h e R o s i c r u c i a n n a s i f e s t o e s were p u b l i s h e d .
S u p 5 r f i c l a l r e a d e r s i n t h a t d s y e i t h e r r e j e c t e d t h e t e x t s a s 4 hoax, o r
e l e e a e r e led e s t r a y by t h e i r l e t t e r . Those who a c c e p t e d t h e s t o r y a t
f a c e m l u e r!~shed i n t o p r i n t w i t h l e t t e r 8 ~ n de s s a y s i n t e n d e d t o convinco
t h e hidden B r e t h r e n of t h e Order t h a t t h e r r i t e r s were s u i t a b l e c a n d i -
d a t e s f o r i n i t i a t i o n . Wiser r e a d e r s , we may Fuppose, p e n e t r a t e d t h e v e i l
of e n i g m t i c language, fcund t h e C j a b a l i r t i c c l u e s t h e t we have s e t . f o r t h ,
and perceived t h a t o u r F a t h e r and Brother C.R. i s b u t a n o t h e r p e r s o n i f i c a -
t i o n of t k ? t r u e S e l f of man. There i s , indeed, abundant e v i d e n c e t h a t
no s n o l l nu-ber of t h e b e s t minds i n Europe d i d read t h e R o s i c r u c i a n r i d -
d l e s a r i g k t , and d i d s s t n b l i s h c o n t a c t w i t h t h e I m e r School whieh
anr,ounced i t s e x i s t e n c e t o t h e world i n such c u r i o u s t e r m s . The
nay they found i s s t i l l open, and t h e School t o which it l e a d a t h e
e a r n e s t i n q u i r e r i s s t i l l i n a c t i v e o w r a t i o n . To d o somcwhat t o
clear t h e p s t h t o it i s o?e o f t h e o b j e c t s of t h i s book.
Brother C.R.'s age, a t t h s time of h i s d e a t h , i s g i v e n a a 106
years. S h i s n w b u r would hold t h e a t t e n t i o n of any Q a b a l i s t , f o r it i s
 The True and Invisible n o s i c r u c i a n Order. 20.

t h e w l u e o f t h e l n t t e r - n a v e IAN, 2. As a noun, ' t -eans "fish." The

p y s t i c e l f i s h i s t h e C ' v i s t o s , an5 t : . s i n i t i a l s o f L Greek s e n t e n c e which
r , a be t r a n s l a t e d , " J e s u s C h r i s t , Son of Gcd, b a v i o r , " s p e l l t h e word
~ c k t h u s ,"fich."
L~ t h e Qabalah. t h e l e t t e r Mun i s connected w i t h t h e z o d i a c a l S f ~ n
S c o r p i o , t y p i f y i n g a f o r c e which i s a l s o s F b o l i r e d a s a s e r p e n t and an-
ea,-le. O c c u l t i s t s h a r e alvmys known, and ncw a n a l f i i c a l psychology h a s
d c r o n s t r a t e d . t k t t h i s f o r c e . t h e s c r p n n t pee-er, r h i c h i s t h e s c c r p i o n
of der.t:r. r.ien misused, i s t'ct i n Tan which m y b 3 s o d i r e c t e d t h a t it
w i l l l i f t h i - t o t h e h i ~ t e s tdegrees of conscious a - r s ~ e s s . This force
is t i e "eagle" aentione:! i n t:le Cor.fesrio, i n t h e passaze: "!?herefore now
r.o f o r g e r a r e Ire beheld by h u m r e y e s , u n l e s s t h c y h a r e r e c e i v e d s t r s z g t h
borrowed from t h e earla."
The nu-ber 106 i s a l s o r e - a r k a t l e because it c o x e a l s a g e m t r i c a l
f o r ~ u l aof rea at L:portar,ce i n the wstery-teaching. 106 i s t w i c e 53, end

an2 C u n i t s i n t h e FJthagorean t r i a c - l e o f 3 9 -
5 3 i s t h e nurbnr of c'egrees f o r ~ dby t h e j u ~ c t i o nof tb-o l i n e s of 3 u n i t s
- 5. I l a t h e m t i c a l l y ,
t t e r t . f o r e , 106 r e p r o s ~ r t st h e n u y h r of d e c r e e s a t t h e r e r t i c a l a n g l e of
a t r i a n s l e f c r c r d %y c o x b i n i r g t u o F'ythagmean triangles s o as t o form
t?.e follor;.Lrg f i g u r e :

'7O
This t r i a n g l e , it w i l l be seem, c z p h a s i ~ e sth2 nu?.bors 5 and 8,
s i n c t ' t s base i s 8 u n i t s long, and each of t h f - o t h e r t x o s i d e s a r e 5.
Thus t h e t h r p e si.?es of t h i s t r i a n f l e ;ive a t c t a l cf 18 u n i t s , and 18
i s t h o n u ~ b e rof t h e Hebrew noun ChI, Chat, " l i f e . "
The nuzber 106, i ~ d i c a t i t qt h s d e g r e e s a t t h e a p x o f t h i s trl-
a n ~ l e ,i s t h e number of t 5 e words DE2, 3awbat, " a t t a i n s d , " and PVK, PooL,
" n ~ t i n o n y . " The f i r s t of t k e s s i n d i c a t e s srrccess i n t h e G r e a t Yort.
The ar?cond r o o l d b i d i c e t o t o a C a b a l i s t one o f t h e nnnns f o r t h e myster-
iou: F i r s t 2 a t t e r of ti:=. a l c h e ~ i s t c . The p h i l o s o p h i c a l a n t i n c n y i s t h e
saTe ~s t h e " p e r m n e n t m t e r n cf t h e Herue+.ic p l ~ i l o s o p h o r s , t h a t i s , r i t h
ar c-i -l o s o ~ h i c a l& ~ c * J ~ Y . I t was t o t h i s t h a t S a s i l F a l e n t i n e r e f e r r e d xhsn
-

he e n t i t l e d one o f h i s books The T r i m o h a n t C h a r i o t o f k n t i r o n y .

Kate. t o o . t h a t t h e d i m r s i c n s e:q~!?ssized 3y t h i s t r i a n r l e a r e t h o s e
3 n t i o n e d i n t h e V d e s c r i p t i o nof t h o ~ o s i c r u c i e nm i l t . " ~ v e r ~ l s i d(was) e
f i v e f e e t broad, and tk.8 k e i ~ h tof s i g h t f e e t . " These p r o p o r t i o n s a r e
a l s o t h o s e e q l o y e d i n t h e c o n s t r ~ w t i o nof t h e G r c a t Pyramid.

" I n t h e f i f t h y e a r of h i s a c e hs was nlncod i n a c l o i s t e r . "

This connocts r i t h t k e o t h e r s t a t e r e n t s o f t h e m a n i f ? s t o e r t o t k s ef-
f e c t t h a t C.R. was 8 rembcr of a G m m n n o b l e f a n i l y . ;:'hen t h e s e
~ a m p h l e t sr e r e p u c l i s h e d , t h e Life-power had b r o u ~ t - %i n t o ~ a n i f e s t a t i o n
f i v e r e c e s of men. The Indo-Gerranic peoples b e l o q t o t h i s F i f t h
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 21.

The c l o i s t e r , a s t k e d e r i v a t i o n of t h e word from t h e L a t i n c l a u s t m ,

b a r , b o l t , bounds, i n d i c a t e s p l a i n l y enoueh, i s t h e s t a t e of r e l a t i v e
bondage whict precedes t h e work of l i b e r a t i o n . I t s y n b o l i z e s t h e f a c t
t:;at t h e Life-power, f r e o i n i t s e l f . a s s u n e s t h e burdens of l h i t a t i o n
i r p o s o d by e x i s t e n c e . ? h i s passage i n t h e i s of t h e sane funda-
r e n t a l p u r p o r t n s t h e d e c l a r a t i o n of S t . J o h n ' s Gospel: " The WORD
bscame f l e s h , and dwelt among us."

"Eo l e ~ r n e di n 3 i f f e r e n t l j r t h e Greek 2nd L a t i n tongues." I explained

t h i s i n c o r r e c t l y i n t h e t w f o r n e r e d i t i o n s o f t h i s book, because I
f o r g o t t h a t i n 17th c c n t u r y E n g l i s h t h e word " f n d i f f e r e n t l y " = a n t .
" x i t h o u t d i s t i n c t i o n . " m a t i s n e a n t i s t h a t C.R. l e a r n t t h e language
of philosopny (Greek) a3d t h e l c n y a g e of s c i e n c e ( L a t i n ) e q u a l l r well.
I n t h e c l o i s t e r of t h e s s n s o - l i f e we n u s t g h i n preliminary knowledge
of s c i e n c e tr.d philosophy i n o r d e r t o p u t o u r s e l v e s i n a p o s i t i o n t o
r e c e i v e t!-.e s e c r e t s of o c c u l t knowledge, w h i c t a r e i n p a r t e d Fr. "Arabic",
t h e language o C i n i t i a t i o n . Occult t r u t h o f t h e h i g h e r s o r t cannot be
g r a s p s d by p e r s o n s ~ ? l o l l yd e f i c i e n t i n t k i s p r e l h i n a r y t r a i n f n g .

The beginnings of t h a t s e a r c h f o r t r u t h b y means of h i o h t h e 7f03U)

hidden i n t h e hunan h e a r t becones m i f e s t e d a r e indicated by t h e n e x t
p"SSa~e ir. t h e .*f It t e l l s u s t h a t it was t h e " e a r n e s t d e s i r e and
' r e q u e s t " of C .h. t h a t l e d t o h i s b e i n g a s s o c i a t e d rvith Brother P.A.L.

Bote t h a t t h i s happened w h i l e h e nrcr " i n h i s growing years," t h a t i s , a t

about t h e e c e of f i f t e e n .
It i s a t t h i s p e r i o d t h a t t h e s u b t l e f o r c e symbolised a s t h e s e r p e n t ,
t 5 e s c o r p i o n , acd t h e e a g l e b e g i n s t o b r i n g about t h e p 3 y s i c a l changer and
~ c n t a lt r r i n s f o n a t i o n s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of puberty. T h i s i s ti-.e t L . e vhen boys
a r d g i r l s begin t o t h i n k long t h o u g h t s , r h e n t h e y a r e s t i r r e d by a d e s i r e \,
f o r new e x p e r i e n c e s , shen t h e i r l o a g i r ~f o r wider h o r i z o n s n a n i f e s t s i t s e l f .
These i n n e r s t i r r i n g s a r e c l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o o c c u l t and ~ y s t i c a lexperience,
a s nodern p s j ~ c h o l o wbegins t o understand. Those p s y c h o l o g i s t s , however, a r e
i n e r r o r who t r y t o ~ a k et!lenselves b e l i e v e t h a t m y s t i c i s n and o c c u l t i s n ,
t h e ?*lest f o r r e a l i t y beyond mere s z n s a t i o n , t h e s e a r c h f o r t r u t h t r h n r -
cending o r d i n a r y r e a s o n i n g , Ere n o t k i n e b u t obscure a c t i v i t i e s of tb sex-
l h f e . The s e r p e n t f o r c e v:!lich i s a t v:ork i n t h e s e beginnings of i n i t i a t i o n
i s no doubt t t e poner m ~ u e l yt e r n e d l i b i d o by t h e a n a l y t i c a l p s y c h o l o g i s t r ,
but h p u l s e s nnd e n o t i o n s connected ait!~ t h e p e r p e t u a t i o n of t h e r a c e by
reproduction c o n s t i t u t e a p a r t only of i t s potencies.

"Brother P.A.L." i s a s i n p l e Q e b a l i s t t o puzzle. The t h r e e l e t t e r r

a r e t h e Zobrew l e t t e r s Peh, Aleph, nnd Lamed. T h e i r t o t a l v a l u e i s 111.
This i s t h e number of t h e a d j e c t i v e P U S Pohleh, "marvelous," a p p l i e d by
C a b a l i s t s t o t h e number ORE, which t h e y c a l l "The Crownw, hnd a l s o "The
Prim1 Tiill." This a s p e c t of t h e Life-pourer i s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e c i r c l e
c t t h e t o p of t h e d i a g r a a of t h e T r e e of L i f e . I t corresponds t o t h e
h i g h e s t G r a l e of t h e True and I n v i s i b l e Order. Thus t o b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
E r o t h a r P.A.L. means t o be l i n k e d o r j o i n e d t o t h e R e a l S e l f , t h e t r u e
I AE, beoause Q a b a l i s t r d e s i g n a t e t h a t Self b y t h e t e r m IChIDE, Jeohidah,
w.d t h e y a l s o a t t r i b u t e t h i r t e r m t o t h e number ONE, and a s s o c i a t e it w i t h
t h e uppernost c i r c l e on t h e Tree of Life.
The number 111 i s a l s o t h e v a l u e o f t h e letter-nnme ALP, Aleph, "Ox",
which d e s i g n a t e s t h e f i r s t of t h e Hebrew l e t t e r r . I n t h e T a r o t , Aleph i r
 The True and I x l r ~ i s i b i er.osicrucian J r d c r . 23.

A f t e r Erother F.X.L.'s deatr, r o t h e r C.K. c o n t i r u e s toward qleru-

salem. T h i s means t h a t a l t h o u g h t b e f i r s t i z p u l s e hns been modified, f o r
a ti- t h e d e s i r e f o r peace p e r s i s t s a s a do-inant motive. Thus t h e
jo1:rney c o n t . i n t ~ s su ~ t i Danascus
l i s reached. Hers E r o t h e r C.R. i s h a l t e d
f o r a t h e , "by reason of t h e f ' s - b l s n e s s of h i s tedy..
The p l a c e - n a ~ e " D m ~ a s c - ~ s-"e m s "nrork." Evzry k c i n n e r i n o c c u l t
p r a c t i c e l e a r n s t t n t he h a s nclny p'lysical r e a ? j u s t . u , n t s t o m k e . "Sound
z i n d i n a sound body" a p p l i e s w i t h s p e c i a l f o r c e t o e s o t e r i c t r a i n i n g ,
which r e q u i r e s a stronE; and pure physic61 v e h i c l e . To r a k e a sound body
t n k e s a x k , t h e t i s t o s a y , 8 s o j o u r n i n Damscua.
m i l e t h i s work g o e s on, E r o t h e r C.R. " ~ a i f i sf a v c r w i t h t h e Turks
by r e e s o n of h i s s k i l l i n physic." Ta'wen l i t e r a l l y , t h i s i s p r e ~ a s t . e r o u s .
A t t h a t t i n e , a c c o r d i r g t o t h e s t o r y , he wns o n l y f i f t e e n , and a C h r i s -
t i a n . F u r t ! ! e r r o r e , he had n o t otu6ied medicine, which h e l e a r n e d a f t e r
he had l q f t Damascus. To imagine t ? h t a German l a d , h m r s r precocious,
could ,-sin f a v o r a b l e n o t i c e from f d o k a m d a n s who h e l d a l l C h r i s t i a n s i n
c o n t e o p t , by t h e p r a c t i c e of r,n a r t c o n c e r n i q +.i:h he ha:! l e a r n e d nothing,
i s a f e a t t h e t we m y l e a v o t o t h o s e r h o a r e c a m b l e of a s i n c e r e b e l i e f
t h a t t k e coon i s m d e of g r e e n cheese.
:.%at i s meant i s t h e t a s t h e r e s u l t of t h e work o f p h y s i c a l recon-
s t r u c t i o n , which t a k e s t i n e and ? ? f o r t , he who i s prerm-L?g h i r s e l f f o r
i n i t i a t i m p i n s unusual s i r i l l i n c o n t r o l l i n : t b s f u n c t i o n s of b i s body.
T h i s p r a c t i c e i s nnnloyous t o what Eindus t e r a 3atk.a Ycca. I t i n c l u d e s
t h e e s t a L 1 i s h m r . t o f c o r r e c t h e b i t c of d i e t , t h e usn 31' a s t e r , rhythmic
breathinf-, and such c o ? t r o l of t h c n u s c l e s n s w i l l e n a b l e t h e s t u d e n t t o
n a i n t a i n &I e r e c t s i t t i n g p o s t u r e , - - i t h o u t m o r i ~ g , f o r a t l e r s t a n hour.
I n 1614 t h n t group of o c c u l t i s t s ~ h pou k l i s % c ? t h e = a n d Con-
- f e z s i o u n d e r s t o s d t h e occu!t laws gsoe-ning t'e e v o l u t i e r ! of t h e h u m n
r a c e . They knew thctt Turks are t i o ~ ~ o l i a n so,r Fourth Race men. Thlhtt
t h c y s e i d of t h e f r i e n d l i n e a s of t h s Turks t o Brother C.2. i s an a l l ~ 1 s i o n
tro t h e f a c t t h n t t h e p r e l i ? i n a r y p r a c t i c e s menticnecl aSore d o a-rakon
p h y s i c a l and n e n t a l pu.vrs which -::-TO h i g h l y developed i n t h o e 7 o l u t i o n
of t h e F o u r t h Race. These p m e r z have been t c r o o r a r i l y s u h r ? c d i n
subconsciousness d u r i n g t h r e r o l v t i r n of t h e F i f t h Race (Aryan, o r Indo-
S c r m n i c . ) Note w e l l t h e t t h e purpose o f t h e r r e l i ? i r a r y p r a c t i c e x h i c h
i s r e p r e s c n t o d bay t". soJourn of Brother C.R. i n D ~ n a s c u si s n o t t h e
a r r a k e n i n ~ of t h e s e pow9rs. Such t n a ~ : s n i o g co-es a s a m t f e r of c o u r s e ,
b u t must not be made t h e ob.ject of t.he work.
C h a s t i t y i n t h o n e h t , n o r d , knd a c t i s in@er*tive d u r i n g %is work.
T h i s , i s r h y Hatha Yo,;a c a n b e s o den&:rcus. It r e l e a s e s p o t e n t p h y s i o a l
and p s y c h i c a l f o r c e s . Unless theel: a r e c o n t r o l l e d , t \ e y g e t o?lt of hand,
s o m t i - e s cawsine d r e a d f u l s - . x - p e r r e r s i o n s , i n s a n i t y , and v a r i o u s k i n d s
of d i s e a s e c . iiegce we a r e t o l d a t t h i s p o i n t i n t h o n a r r a t i v e t h a t C.R.
;.xifie r b a r f a i n s i t h t h e Arabians t o c a r r y h i n f o r a c e r t a i n sum o f noney
t o t h e Tenple o f t h e ':ise !!en. T h i s r e f e r s t o t!.e vow o f c h s s t i t y , which
i s i n d i c c t e d by t t e ~ e a n i nof~ t \ e ~ o r 6"Arabia," si~nify5.r.p " s t e r i l i t y . "
Thus t h e Temple of i n i t i a t i o n is a l s o i n Ara$i;r, and i n Arabia
B r o t h e r C . R . meets t h e ; i i s e !fan. Rote, however, t h ~ hn t makes a b a r g a i n
r ; i t h t h o A-abians f o r a c e r t n i n sm of m n c y , and t h a t t h s period of h i 8
s o j o u r n i n t h e Tenple o f t h e Z i s e !'en h a s a f i x e d l i m i t . The c e l i b a o y
which i s n e c e s s a r y i n o r d ~ rt h a t one nay p a s s t h r o u ~ ht h e i n i t i s t o r y t r i a l s
- . i t 5 s s f e t y i s n o t i r ~ o s e df o r l i f e . I t i s i n d i c ~ n r a b l er r c l i m i n a r y
t.rainine i n self-oontrol. I t a l s o e s t a b l i s h e s h treaenZous r e s e r v e o f t h e
l i f e - f o r c ? , adequkte f o r t h e e x t r h o r 6 i n e r y de-nds on r i t a l i t y nade by t h e
i n i t i a t o r y p r o c e s s . A f t e r i n i t i o t i e n , hcnover, c e l i b n a ~ i s n o t r e q u i r e d .
nence t h e Confessio d e c l a r e s o x p l i c i t y t h a t s u m o f t h e f r a t e r n i t y have
farilier.
 The True and 1 r . r i s i b l e F.osicrucim Order. 24.

The l o c a t i o n of t i e T e r p l e of t h 9 R i s e iJen i s g i v e n a s Dam-car. One

c o r e i r y e n i o u s t h a n c r i t i c a l w r i t e r on t h i ? r s R o s i c r u c i a n h a s suggested
t h a t t h i s m a n s %~asc*1s-Cairo. The o b j e c t i o n t o t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i s
t h a t Da-mscus i s i n S y r i a , an6 C a i r o i n Egypt, which l a t t e r c o u n t r y , t h e
s t o r y s a y s , was n c t v i s i t e d by Brother C.R. u n t i l a f t e r he had l e f t Dam-
Car. F u r t h e m o r e , Dan-Car i s s a i 6 t o be i n Arabia.
T h i s a l l e g o r i c a l place-aazm is one t h a t would have been s i g n i f i c a n t

=,
t o m y C a b a l i s t o f t h e e a r l y s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y . I t c o ~ b i r , e st'le -0 Be-
brew nouns, DE, &, "Slocd," t n d KR ( i . e . c.B.), "lamb."
t h y Eebrew f o r 'Blood of t h e L a ~ b , " a p h r a s e f a ~ i l i a rt o a l l C h r i s t i a n s .
Thus it is

The La:b, a s re h s r e c l r e a d y seen, i s a f a r d l i a r symbol f o r t h e C h r i s t o s ,

cot-zon t o a i z d u and C h r i s t i a n typology. I n i t i a t i o n begir?s t h e p r o c e s s
nhoreby t k e p - r s o f tie C t r i s t o s a r e l i b e r a t e d a-d brought i n t o e x p r e s -
sion. T h i s procesz r e c u l t s a t l a s t in t h e p e r f e c t i o n o f a p e r s o n a l v e \ i -
c l e f o r t h a t r a r s 3 i s s i o r . of t h e s e powers from t h s i n n e r c a u s a l plane o u t
i n t o t h e p h y s i c e l wcrld.
The practices of h i t i a t i o n modify t h e c h e n i s t r y o f t h e i 9 i t i a t e e 8
o m blood. The T e r p l c af Dan-Car, o r Tenple o f t h e Blood o f t h e Lamb, is
t h e i n i t i a t e ' s mn body. Thus it i s 1Fks 5 o l o w n v s Tenple i n !'nsonry.
:;e a r e t o l d t h ~ C.R. t learned h i s n e d i c i n e and r ~ t h e m a t i c sa t Dam-Car,
because t h e p h y s i c a l r c r ~of i n i t i a t i o n i s bassd u?n o c c u l t nathematics,
t h a t is t o say, upon t h e e c t u a l g e o m t r i c a l p r o p o r t i a n s o f a l l f o r m in
nature. It i s a l s o a work of o c c u l t medicine because it ha8 t o do r i t h

s a p i n tho =
t h e c o r . t r o 1 of f o r c t s r - o s e f i r s t awakening i s r s c r e s e n t i d by t h e pas-
concerning t h c f r i e f i d l i n e s s of t h e Turks a t Damascus.
The a c t i o i t i c s of t h e s e f o r c e s d e t e r - i n e t h e s t a t e of t h e body c'lemistry
anfi a l s o b u i l d c e l l s i n t o b o m s and t i s s u e s . Tha p r a c t i c a l work of in-
i t i a t i o n , in o t t e r words, is t h e p e r f e c t i o n of a p h y s i c a l body by mean8
of t'.o w n t a l d i r e c t i o n of s p i r i t u a l f o r c e s . Ghsn t h e b o d i l y r e h i c l e is
p e r f ~ c t e d , t h e s r i r i t u s l F m e r s f i n d f r e e and harnoniotls e x r r e e s i o n , hare
on t \ e p h g s i c l l plan^. T!-,is i s t h e r e a l r e a s o n why t h e r e a r e n o t s o aany
; a s t e r s . .<ost persons a r e t o o l a z y t o d o t h e work, t o o d e t i r o u s of d i s -
c o r e r i n g so- "easy ray."

B r o t h e r C.2. ca% t o Dkz-Car a t t h s age of s i x t e e n . At t h i s a g e

t h e p h y s i c s 1 t r a n s f o r n a t i o n s of p u b e r t y a r e c m p l e t e d , an4 t h u s it i s
c a f e t o o n t e r i c t o tk.e work of t r a n s f o r n i n g t h e h d y f o r o c c u l t work.
k t t h i s n o i a t i n t h c s t o r y t h e r e i s an i n t e r e s t i n g p a s a g e . I t s a y r r
"The f . i s e '!en r e c e i v e d him n o t a s a s t r a r i e r , but a s one whom
t h e y ?lad 10-4 expected; t h e y c a l l e d h b by h i s n a x , and shared him o t h e r
s e c r e t s of '?is c l a i s t e r , whereat he c o u l d n o t b u t m i g h t i l y wonder."
i soon a s t h e work o f h i t i a t i o n r c a l l y b e ~ i c s , one d i s c o o e r r
h
t h a t he i~ by no r e e n s a l o c c i n h i s s e a r c h f o r t r u t h . Contact i s e r -
t a h l i s h e d r i t h t h e ;!asters o f t h e I n n e r School, and one f h d s t h a t one
i s a l r e a d y k n o w n t o then. The t e x t a l s o d e c l a r e s t h r - t B r o t b ~ rC.R. m u
~i:- s e c r e t s - o u t of h i s c l o i s t e r . " This m a n s t h a t i n i t i a t i o n bring8
to l i s h t t h a i n n e r meaning o f p h y s i c a l e x p e r i e n c e . C o n p a r a t i r e l y e a r l y
i n t h c p r o c e s s it b r i r g s t o t h s s u r f a c e o f conaciousnesc n h o s t of lm-
p r e s s i o n s ~ h i c hh s r e been s t o r e d in t h e subconscious mind, 6rd one s e e s
t'ne s i g n i f i c a n s e o f m n y e v c n t s i n o n e ' s l i f e , wllich, a t t h e ti.% t h e y
occurred, nay hcve s e e m d t o be. of no p w t i c u l a r i n o o r t a n c a . Th.is pro-
c e s s of r e t r o s p e c t i o n i s a most v a l u a b l e part o f o c c u l t t r c i n i n g .

The ;':ise 2Ln a r e a c t u a l h w a n beiregs. They a r e t h e Masterr who be-

10% t o t h e Third Order o f t h e Invisible R o s i c r u c i a n F r a t e r n i t y . They
 The True and I c v i s i b l e Rosicr1ician Order. 25.

become r i s i b l . : t o h u n a ~e y e s when t h o s e e y e s have "borrowed s t r e n g t h from

t h e eaqle." The " e a r l e n i s t h e nerve-force which f i n d s o u t l e t o r d i n a r i l y
i n t h e r e p r o d u c t i v e f u n c t i o n s -oyerned t h e zodiacal s i g n Scorpio. T h i s
f o r c e h a s t o be s u b l i a a t e d ar.d t r a n s ~ u t e db e f o r e it cen f u r c t i o n i n oen-
t e r s of t h e body o t h e r t h a n t h o s e whoso o f f i c e i s t h e p e r p e t u a t i o n of t h e
rnce.
Any a t t e n p t t o b r i n g akout t h i s s u b l i m t i o n b e f o r e t h e body h a s been
brought under c o - t r o l i s den-erous. h e must t u i l d a c l e a n body ( p r i n c i -
m l l y by neans of r i g h t d i e t ) , y u s t p u r i f y t h e micd, and n u s t have t h e
b l o o d - s t r ~ a m charred 7 i t . h r u : ~ t l ef o r c e s from r l a n d u l a r s e c r e t i o n s c o n t r o l -
led by th.e subconscious p m - s r s of 2 k e Turks." ? h e n a11 t h i s o c c u r s , t h e
blood c h e m i s t r y ucdergoes a s e r i e s of cksn&es, and t 5 e s t r u c t u r e o f c e r -
t a i n a r e a s of t h e b r a i n i s modified. T!-ten co-er t h e h i g h e r v i s i o n ot
c l a i m o y m c e i n v h i c h one a c t u ~ l l ys e e s t h e n i s e Lkn.
Today t h i s e x p e r i e l ~ c ei s p c s s i b 7 e f c r a g r s a t e r nuxber o f w r s o n s
t t s n e v e r befor?. The d e t a i l s o f t h e p r a c t i c a l wtbtods n h i c h b r i n g it
a b u t n a y n o t be p u b l i c l y e x c l e i n e d beyond a c e r t a i r r p o i n t . R e v e r t h e l e s s ,
any r e a d e r of t ? c s e pages nay unaertekr: tt:e p r e l i n i 5 a r y u o r k of p u r i f y i n g
h i s mird a r d body. Yhen he i s rerriy, ~ . + e rhe has given t h e r i g h t knock,
a!;en he ha8 asked a t t h e r i g \ + d o o r , when he h a s rrt t h e t e s t s n-hich chow
t h a t he i s d u l y and t r u l y c r e p e r e d , hc w i l l make c a r t a c t w i t h mote ad-
vanced t,rachi.;g. Not sooner--and t h e t e s t s a r e s t r i c t and a t t h e r a n 8
tira s u b t l e .

B r o t h e r C.R. t e e i n s h i s work a t Dam-Car by p e r f e c t i r g h i r s e l f i n

t h e AreSi?n tongue. Thic r e f e r s t o t53 unusual i n s i g h t i n t o t h e s e c r e t s
of n a t u r e ~ h i c hi s m d e p o s s i b l e by t 5 e e x e r c i s e of t h e s u b t l e r s n n s e s
d r l r i ~t h e period of t e r p o r a r y c e l i b a c y . Then c o w s t h e t r a n s l a t i o n o f
t h i s d i r e c t rea3ir.g of t h e 300k of !:ature i n t o t h e o r d e r l y , s c i e n t i f i c
a r e s l n t a t i o n t y p i f i e d by tt,e L a t i n of t h e Fook U ( ~ i b e r! < u e , o r
Fcok of t h e ':crld.) Alony w i t h f h i s zork i s t h e study of o c c u l t m d i -
c ~ r eend r . c t k e m t i c s . A l l t h i s tai:cs t h r e e y e a r s , en3 b r i n q s S r o t h c r C.R.
t o t h e n e g i c a l ace of 10, a t v;.hirh tire hc completes t h e i n t i a t o r y prOCeS6.
I t r i l l bo seen t h a t a l l t h c s e i n i t i a t o r y p r a c t i c e s a t Dam-Car
hnd t o d o w i t h t h e p e r f e c t i c n of Erothor C.R.'s body, i n o r d e r t o naka
it a n instrument f o - h e t t c r ~ m d c r s t a n d i n go f n a t u r e . The f i r s t t o r k
i s t h i s work of c o r r e c t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h a t rrt.ich I n d i a n philosophy
c a l l s P r a k r i t i . T h i s E o t h c r E a t u r o i s t h e I s i r of t h e E m p t i a r w , and
i n Q a b a l i s n i s p e r s o r i f i n d by Zvc, t h e nothec of a l l l i v i n g . The l i t e r a l
;rnning o f "Evan i s " t o m a n i f e s t , t o c5m7 fo-th." T?us 1 n i t . i a t i o n b e g i n s
w i t h t h e s t u d y of t h e n n c i f e s t , w i t h i r v e s t i t a t i o n s i n t o t h e meaning of
t h e power which t h e 6haga-d-Cita d e s c r i b e s e s " d i f f i c u l t t o c r o s s over,"
snd as " t h e n m b whonca i s t h o b i r t h of a l l crsatvres." boe who h a s a c -
c c r ~ l i s h e dt h i s work i s r a i d t o have a r r i v e d st t ? e m y s t i c a l age o f 1 9 ,
because t + i s i s t b e n u ~ b e rof t h r proper n m ChVH, Chavah, t r a n s l a t e d
"Eve" i n E n g l i s h Bibles.

Brother C.R.'s t w e n t i e t h y e a r i s d e s c r i b e d a s huvinc been occupied

with a i o u r n s j from Dan)-Car t o Egypt, a s h o r t sojourn i n t h i s c o u n t r y ,
and a n o t t a r journey t o t h o p l n c e where he c o ~ r l e t e dh i 8 work. O f t h e
j o ~ r n e yt o Egypt we lerrrn t h a t it rtas a c r o s s Sinus h r a b i c v s , t h o Arabian
S u l t . Hero i s a s u b t l e i n t i m ~ t i o no f t h e t e r r i r i a t i o n of t h e p e r i o d of'
c ~ l i b a o yrnprocentod by Arabia.
 The True and I s v i s i b l s R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 26.

Egypt, l e n d of d n r k a s s s ar.d c s p t i v i t y , i s t h e e u t o m t i : r e g i o n of
s j b c o n r c i o u s n ~ s s . C.R. c o e s t y e r e , a s Bid J e s u s , Q-thagoras, Joseph, and
r a n y another. His work i n Zgypt r e p r e s e n t s t h e i n i t i a t e ' s 6 t u d y c f t h e
r o d e s of c o n s c i o u s e x p s r i c q c e developed by t h e L i f e - w i f e r d u r i n g i t s
e v o l u t i o n through t h c p l a n t and a n i ~ a kincdons. l
An i n i t i p t e i t a b l e t o r e v i r ? conscious a w e r e r e s s of t h i s e x o a r i e n c e ,
and t o u t i l i z e powers -:-hich a r e highly erofved a a o r g e n i m l s . P s t e n j a l i ,
tL,e ;reat Hindu t e a c h e r o f t h e s c i e n c e of l g n t e l c c n t r o l , s p c ~ l r sof t h i s
v.tnn-hc s a y s t h a t one a a y s o n e d i t e t e a s t o g a i n h o r r l o d g c c f t h e meaning
of a l l a n i n e l sounds, a9d u n d s r s t m d i n = of t h c p r o c e r t i e s o f a l l p l m t s .
Obtrrve, horrevcr, t h a t such e x p l o r L t i o n of subconsciousness i s e x t r o m l y
daq-rrcus u n t i l one h a s dcne t h e m e l i n i n a r y 1.10rl-of p u r i f i c a t i o n and
t r a i n i r p r e p r e s e - t e d by t h e t h r e e y e a r s a t Dsn-Car. Thus t h e Chaldeen
-
C r ~ z l e satmonish t k o s c who a r e t e ~ u t e dt o p r e r g t u r e investigation o f
thCs r e e i u n of svbhuian a c t i v i t y :
"Stocp n o t dovm u n t o t h e h r k l y - S p l e n d i d T o r l d ;
whhereil c o ? t i n u e l l y l i e t h a f a i t h l e s s Cepth, and HHIeer
w n p w d i n c l o u d s , d e l i ~ M i n gi n u n i r , t e l l i g i b l e i z a g e s ,
p r e c i p i t o u s , w i n i i q , e b l a c k e v w - r o l l i n g Abyss: e v e r
e s ~ o u s ci ~body unfwzinovs, fom.less, and ~ o i d .
"Stoop n o t t o m , f o r r r r e c i p i s e l i e t t : b e n e a t h the
e c r t h , rcach?d Sy a descending l a d d e r rrhich hath s e v e n
s t e p s , and t h e r e i n i t ncta5lis?.%d tt.e t h r o n e c f on
e v i l rrnd f a t a l f o r c e .
"Stay n o t on t h e p r e c i p i c e s i t h t h e d r o s s of
.latter, f o r t h e r e i s a place f o r thy I m g o i n a r e a l n
I v e r splendid."
The p r y c h i c powers of Tgypt, of t t e r e g i o n h i c h i s under t h e sur-
face of t h e a e r t h , of t h e olbne of Lifo-msnipestntion b e l a t'.e human
l e v e l cf s u j c o n a c i o r ~ sa m r e n e s s , a r e undovbtedly m w e l o u s . T h y o u ~ h t o
te z t u d i e d , t o o , ht n o t ovrrlor.5. Thus t h e s t o r y t c l l s u s t eL, C.R. d i d
cct sacsd e lo-.; t i n e t h e r e . T r u l y n r e t h e puffers of t h i s r s g i o n c a l l e d
"Carkly splendid." A s t r u l y i s it s a i d t i s t I?. t'-em d w e l l s ar! e v i l and
fat61 f o r c e . For tt..ase pcwers o f t t a ~ e sof e v o l u t i o n belw t h e t o f Fan
a r 3 e r i l i n t h c sonae t h a t it i e ?lways e v i l t o r o back t o a lo:-or l e v e l
c.f Gevelopment* They a r e p m e r s , zoreover, w o r k i z t ty t h e Lwr of Average8
fro- ::hich Ten c s c a p e z b : ~ t h e e x e r c i s e of t h e power o f c o n s c i o v r s e l f -
d i r e c t i o n . They o r e t h o p n o r s c f what Jacob Boeh?m c a l l s tho " a s t r a l
sphere," f r o n which tbse h i ~ h e rvrisdoz r e l e e s e s us.
T:.e g r e a t e r nvnbsr of' " o c c u l t f ~ i l u r e s "a r o p e r s o n s who hove cone
du,m i n t o E g p t and s t a y e d t k c r c . Thoy h r e t h e o r e s whose e x s r c i s e o f
uaue~:al psycbic f o r c e s w t i c h r e a l l y belong t o t h ? s u b h ~ r a nplane8 o f
r o n i f e s t a t i o n a t t r a c t s t h e a t t e n t i o n of t ' ! ~v u l g a r hnd t h e i d l y c u r i o u s .
In:ychism of t h i c k i n d i s t h e g r e a t e s t d a n r e r on t h e o c c u l t path. A l l
a e p i r a n t s r u s t n e q t cnd pacs t h i s dancer. It cannot be avoided by conard-
l y r e f u r e l t o makc o m s e l f s c q u n i n t e d w i t h t h e s u h h m s n fo?ces. They
r u s t be known i n o r d e r t o be c o f i t r o l l c d . But s o d a t z l i n g , i s t h e i r d a r k
cplendor t h a t nany a r e v i c t i m s of i t s glamour.

His s t u d i e s i n Egypt c o a p l ~ t e d ,C.R. s a i l s over t h e e n t i r e l k d i -

t e r r a m a n Sea t o Fez. Thia c i t y i s a t t h e w e s t e r n ord of t h e s e a , and
i s t h e r e f o r 3 i n c o z t r a s t t o t 5 o s s e a s t e r n landc w h i c ! ~t y p i f y t h e pre-
l i n i n a r y work of p h y s i c a l and psychionl t r a i n i n g . I n t h e 1 4 t h c e n t u r y ,
r:oroover, Fez lms t h e i n t e l l e o t u a l c e n t e r of th.0 :.-orld. There was a g r e a t
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 27.

u n i v e r s i t y t h e r e , wit". f i n e l i b r a r y , t o which >en of l e a r n i n g r e p a i r e d

from e v e r y p a r t of t h e globe. In t h i s a l l e g o r y , t h e r e f o r e , Fer r e p r e s e n t s
tk,e i n t e l l e c t u a l p o s e r s e s s o c i o t e d i n o c c u l t i s n Fit': Mercury o r Hermen.
T h e r e f o r e n e rend t b v t tt.ose a t Fez e x c e l l e d i n m a t h e m t i c s , nedi-
c i n e , and m g i c , - - a l l of t k e v d e c a r t n e n t s o f H e r n e t i c Science. me a r e
t o l d , moreover, t h a t it was h e r e t h ? t S r o t h e r C.R. "did g e t acquaintance
w i t h t h o s e which a r e c o n m n l y c a l l e d t h e Elementary In!!abitants, who r e -
v e a l e d u n t o h i n w . y of t h e i r ~ e c r e t s . " These a r e t h e c o n s c i o u s e n t i t i e s
of t k e n o n - h u m p l s n e s of s p i r i t u a l a c t i v i t y s o m t i r e s r e f e r r e d t o a s
t h e ~ b o l u t i o n . Anon& t h e n a r e t h e e n t i t i s s a t work i n t h e i n o r g a n i c
motes of l i f e - e x p r e s s i o n , known t o t h e o c c u l t i s t s of seventeenth-century
Curopc a s salar?enders, s y l ~ h s ,undines, and ,cnoms.
A t tl-.is ~ 0 i r . ti n t!x s t o r y t k e r 5 i s a p l a i n i n t i r a t i o n t h a t t h e
e r r o r s of w::at Fassos f o r s c i s c e i n our t i 3 e s ¶ r e c h i e f l y a t t r i b u t a b l e t o
t h e f a c t t f i a t t r u e o b s p r v o t i c n cnd c o r r e c t i n f e r e r i c e r e q u i r e s c - a t \ i n g more
t h e n l a b o r a t c r y a p g a r a t u s . T5e p h y s i c a l and p s y c h i c a l c o n d i t i o n o f t h e
o b s e r v e r must be t a k e n i n t o eccount. U n t i l one h a s d e v e l o n d t o t h e s t a g e
of p h y s i c a l and mcnt-1 c o n t r o l r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e e a r l i e r work o f C.R.,
t h e s t u d y of t h s pkenamns of t h ? i n o r g a n i c p l a n e s o f L i f e - e x p r e s s i o n
l e a d s o f t e n e r t o Kross e r r o r t b e n t o t r u t h . The m r t e r i a l i s m o f o u r own
t i - e s i s e v i d e n c e of t h i s . The p o ~ u l a rn o t i o n i s t h a t s c i e n c e i s exact.
The b e s t s c i e n t i s t s , b m e v e r , t e l l u s t h e t t h e i r w o r k - i s l i t t l e b e t t e r
t h a n t.lir,d g r o p i n c 111 t h e dark.
Thus t h e Foma s a y s t h b t t h e x n g i c o f t h o s e a t Fez was n o t a l t o g e t h e r
pure, and t h a t t 5 c i r Qebalah was d e f i l e d w i t h t h ? e r r o r s of t h e i r r e l i g i o n .
Even s o , anong t h e s c i e n t i ~ t sof today, h y p o t h e s i s f o l l c v s h y p o t h e s i s ,
book f o l l w s book. The " k n m l e d ~ o "acceptod t o d a y , and t a u g h t everyn*lere
i n s c h o o l s and u n i v e r s i t i e s , i s t o n o r r m t h e exploded f a l ? a c y which every
one i s busy r e f u t i n g .
Not s o w i t h o c c u l t s c i ~ n c e . By t r a i n i l - g t h s o b s e r v e r , 80 t h a t he
cnn r e e d t h e Sook o f F a t u r c , and ~ t k ean a d e q u a t e t r a n s l a t i o n from it, t h e
I n n e r School p r e p s r c s i:s i : l i t i n t c f o r t h e most d i f f i c u l t of a l l h i s in-
v e s t i ~ n t i o n s - - t h e ~ x ~ l c r c t i oofn t h s m y s t e r i e s o f t h e i n o r g a n i c !?odes of
a x i s t c n c e . R i ~ h t l y~ r e p e r e d5y t h e s t u d y of kingdo76 of n a t u r e mcre l i k e
h i - s e l f , i n which t h e sntr!: of c o a s c i o u s n c s s i s n o t s o t h i c k l y v e i l e d by
t h s l i m i t n t i o n s of physics1 form, hc s p p r o a c h s s t h o i n o r g a n i c b o d i e s which
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s ~ e mi n n n i l l a t e , end f i n d e i n them t h e same fundsmentr.1 laws of conscious-
n z s s t h z t he h s s s t u Z i e 3 elsewhere.
F u r t h e r n o r e , t1thou;h h e f i n d s e r r o r s and c o n t a m i n a t i o n s i n t h e
x s r k a of u n i n i t i a t e d scientists, he i s a b l e t o make good use o f t h e i r
l a b o r s . The o c c u l t i n i t i e t e i s no enemy of t h e Derwins, t h e Ffuxleys,
t % e S t e i m e t z e s , o r t k o Lbillilrans. He g l a d l y u s q s t h e r e s u l t s of t h e i r
i n v e s t i g e t i o n s , bscaus5 hc h a s a f o u c h s t o n e which e n a b l e s h i n t o s e p a r a t e
t h e gold f r o - t h e d r o s s i n t h e i r work. He r e j o i c e s i n e v e r y r e a l d i s -
covery of t h e p h y s i c i s t s , c h e n i s t s , o r p s y c h o l o g i s t s , b c a u s e t h e r e i n he
f i n d s , t o use t h e q u a i n t p h r a s e of t h e 9,"more b e t t e r grounds f o r him
faith.'

R o s i c r u c i a n t r a ? i % i o n s e y s t h n t B r o t h e r C.E. c m p l e t e d h i s work a t
Fez a t t h e a g e of 22. T h i s nunber i s a p p r o p r i a t e , because t h e nunber 22
i n o c c u l t ?*nthet:atics i s t h c numbcr of t h e c i r c l e , and s o r e p r e s c x t s . t h e
conclusion of a c y c l e of m n n i f u s t s t i o n . Thus i n Hebrew t h e r e a r e 22 l e t -
t e r s , 2 2 phases of c o n s c i o o r r c s s , 22 c x p r e s e i o n a o f cosmic f o r c e s . These
a r e a s s i g n e d t o t h o 22 c o n n e c t i c e p a t h s on t h e T r e e of L i f e , and t h c y a r e
 The T N ~and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i s n Order.

a l s o r e p r e s e n t e d by t h c 22 r a J o r trumps o f Tarot.

:;hat i m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w s i n t h e s t o r y i s always t r u e . yihen o n e ' s

occult t r a i n i w i s cozplqted, t h e f i r s t e f f e c t i s a d e s i r e t o share t h e
k?orledge w i t h o t h e r r ; kt, as t h e s t o r y ehmrs, one must be c a r e f u l i n
s e l e c t i n g t h o s e t o rhom he a t t e ~ p t st o c o m n i c a t e t h e h i g h e r wisdom.
Thorefore s e c r e c y has c v e r v e i l e d t h e d a z z l i n g 1ipJ1t of arcane t e a o h b g .
The p r o w r m y t o c o ~ u n i c s L t ~~ m l e d s cof t h e s u b t l e r s o r t i s not by i n -
d i s c r i d n a t e open i n s t r u c t i o n . T h i s i n v a r i a b l y h a s no o t h e r r e s u l t t h a n
t o e x c i t e r i d i c u l e and antagonisn.
The c a u s e s of t h e t antegonism a r e t L e sane today a s wken t h e
-:as w i t t o n . It 3 t t e r s n o t h w w i 1 l i r . g t h e p r a c t i c e 1 o c c u l t i s t y l y b
t c shox "new grortiis, new f r u i t s , and beasts." Such t E i n g s , being o u t -
s i t e t h e rc.nce of o r d i s e r y e x p e r i e n c e , a r e a laughing n s t t e r t o d n d s
accusto-ed t o t h c carrow l i n i t s of scsdernic f i e l d s of i n v e s t i g a t i o n . It
i s 0.n t k i s accovzt t h a t even s o e x t r a o r d i n a r y a person a s H. P. Blavatsky
Could, t o h e r sorrow, t h a t p h c n o ~ e n a , however n o n d e r h r l , would n o t con-
v i n c e tho69 7 5 0 were d e t e r ~ i n e dn o t t o c'lange tlie v i e n s which t h e y had
:c long h e l d . It i s t h e cxceptionrrl person who i s w i l l i n g t o acknowledge
an e r r o r t o v k i c h he h a s Er0.n a c c u s t o m d , c ~ p e c i h l l yI f it h a s been t h e
i-eans of b r i n f i q h i a fa-e and money.
Xere wi1li::;ness t o i n p s r t t r u t h i s n o t enough. Those who a r e t o
r e c 2 i v e it ru.d have ~ d e q u a t ec a p a c i t y . I n t h e O r i e n t t h i s i s w e l l un-
d c r s t o o d , and rtarry t e s t s of ch.: r o r ~ l d - b e p u p i l ' s co-petence a r e mcde
before he i s ~ i v m any of t h e d c e p l r i n s t - u c t i o n . '!%at t h e caIX8
"t?,s trrte and i n f 6 l l i b : e h x i o r : t a n h r e u t t e r nonsenss t o a person i n -
capabl? o f graapir.6 t h e i r purport. Note, i n t h i s conqection, t h s t t h e s e
hxio-ata d i r e c t us t o " t h e o n l y n i d d l e p o i n t an?' c ~ n t p r . " Occult wisdom
i r . v a r i a b l y l e a d s f r o r t h o m n y - l e s s of t h c o u t e r w o r l l t o t h e u r ~ i t ya t
thc?b e a r t cf k i n g . T h i s i s a n o t h e r r e a s o n why it i s n o t e a s y f o r t h e
ayerage s c i e n ' i s t t o g r a s p c s o t c r i c t e b c h i n g , f o r t h e f i e l d s of e x o t e r i c
s c i c n c a s r e d i r i s i c n s of h m n n onviron-fint. It is t h e exceptional
s c i e q t i s t ;;ho r e s l i z e s t h a t h i s work i s r e a l l y a study of t k e powers of
h ~ own s neture.

At t h i s paint i n t h e n t r r a t i v e t h e r e i s a s h o r t d i g r e s s i o n con-
c c r n i n ? t h e work of t h e I n n e r School. T h i s i s d e s c r i b e d a s a s o c i e t y
p ~ s s c s s c dof n s t e r i a l r e u l t h a s w e l l a s s p i r i t u a l krimledge. At t h e
ti.rn9 t h e s e m a ~ i f e s t o c sr e r o p u b l i s h e d t h i s passage uhdoubtedly a t -
t r a c t e d t h e a t t e n t i o n of rnchy r e r d e r s r h o had no o t h e r i q t e r e s t t h a n
t h o a c q u i s i t i o n of n a t e r i a l wealth. The s a w motive a n i n a t e s -any
seekers f o r o c c u l t I-nuwledge to+cry. Yet both Fans and Confessio con-
t c i r . s p c c i f i c warnings t h a t none who e n t e r t a b such u m o r t h y n o t i v e s
- < r i l l be a b l e t o cake c o n t a c t w i t h t h e Order.
'Ay, t h e n , n c n t i a n t h e n n t t e r a t a l l ? I n t h e f i r s t p l a c e , a s
3 tost. S o r p t i = s t h e e x i s t e n c e o f such motives i s w z o c o ~ n i z e d by
osrs0r.s who a r e , n e v e r t h e l e s s , s u b c o n s c i o u s l y influenced by them. TO
srrch r e a d e r s of t h e ncinifestoos t h e mere mention o f g r e a t w e a l t h would
Se s u f f i c i c n t t o s e t up subconscious r e s p o n s e s n h i o h would b e t r a y them-
s e l r e s i n t h e l e t t e r s rrhlch t h e p u S l i o wore i n v i t e d t o a d d r e s s t o t h e
F r a t e r n i t y i n response t o t h o s e m a n i f e s t o e s . Secondly, hecause unusual
c o n t r o l of t h e m a n s of materl.al s u p p l y i s a o t u a l l y 0x3 of t h e r e s u l t 8
of r i g h t hriwledee, find t h o s e who do nuke c o n t a c t x i t h t h e Truo and
I n v i s i b l e Order do :hare t h e b e n e f i t s of such c o n t r o l , p a r a d o x i c a l l y
because t h e y a r e not p r i m a r i l y i n t e r e c t o d i n such b e n e f i t s .
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Xnothot p0ir.t i s b r o l ~ g h t o u t i n t h e Fama. The anonymous a u t h o r 8
rrake i t c l e a r t h a t t h e y a r e t h e s u c c e s s o r s of w i s e 7en o f o t h r ages.
h d the;. show, t o o , t h a t t h e ~ r o r l d ' s need r i p e n s hu-n b e i n g s nho a r e
equipped t o d e a l w i t h p r o b l e n s as t h e y a r i s e . T h i s i s t h e s i ( p i f i c c n c e
of t h e s t a t e = n t $ "The v-orld i n t h o s e d a i s was a l r e a d y b i w ~ith those
~ r e e t .c o r n o t i c n s , l a b o r i n g t o he d e l i v e r e d o f them, and d i d br- forth
c s i c s t e l - i m , worthy nen, who brake w i t h a l l f o r c e through d a r k n e s s and
t a r b a r i s n , and l e f t u s who succeeded t o f o l l o w them." Here we '.are a
d i r e c t r e c o c c i t i o n of t h e t r u t h t h a t t h e a c t i v i t i e s of human bei-4s a r e
not Fore f w c t i c z s o f p e r s o i ? a l i t y , but a r e n a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f a c o d 0
precess a t work t h r o u g h t h e t h o u g h t s , words, ar.d deeds o f =ankind..
Tka T r i a n ~ l eof F i r e mentioned i n t h i s connection i s a v e r y o l d
o c c u l t ?j-?bl. I t 1 i r . k ~u p w i t h t h e h ~ symbolism b v h i c h we have s h m
+ o be r e l c t e d t o t h e Hindu god, Wi, t h e p e r s o n i f i c a t i o n o f t k e p m r r
of f i r e . I t i s a l s o connected w i t h t h e ~ : ~ b o l i s rof n t h e Grc?at Pyranid,
w h i c h i s a r t o n e errblen of t h e E t e r n a l F l a m . Here, t o o , r e n e c b r t h a t
t h e Rcsicruci&ns have a g s i n and a g a i n been t e r n e d F i r e P h i l o s o p h s r r .

Seturnirig, w i t h t h e s, t o B r o t h e r C.R., we a r e t o l d t h h t h e
refrained fro- ally f u r t h e r o t t e z p t s t o c a l l s t t e n t i o n t o h i s unusual
knowledge. k e r s t b e r e i s a p'rase t h a t m r i t s a t t s n t i o n , i n whizh nen
nro c c l l c d c i t i z e n s of %even. Today, a f t e r y e a r s of w i d e l y o i r o u l a t e d
c o c u l t i c s t r u c t i o n , it nay s e e n c o m o n p l a o e enouch. I n 1614, ahen t h e
g e n e r a l o ~ i n i c nxis t k a t =n %usa mere worn i n t h e d u c t , it rmat h a t e
broucbt f o r t h a q u i c k reapor.se f r o n r.3-rxy a r e a d e r ' r h e a r t . Eve? nor,
whec r o t c r i a l i s r h a s made the x h o l e hu-n r a c e - e r e l y h n e g l i g i b l e in-
c i d c n t ir: t h e z i d s t of n s o r i e s of c o s ~ i ca c c i d e r , t s , wo may d o w e l l t o
t h i n k of o u r s e l v e s a s s'-aring i n t h o u n i v s r s . l l ~ o v w n c l e n t , a s being
c i t i r e n s of heaven r a t h e r t h a n a s b-ing s l a v e s of e a r t h and its changing
circ*mstances~
The f i r e y e e r s a m n t by Brother C.R. i n m s d i t s t i n g on h i s s t u d i e s ,
and i n r s d u c t ~a l l h i s e x p e r i e n c e s t o a f i t t i n g menorial, r e f e r t o an
occult f r c t . J u s t about t h e t time is required in order t o digest t h e
i n i t i r t o r y e x ~ r i e n c eand t o d e v e l o p i t s conrequcnces t h r o u g h t h e mental
process t e r r e d " r c ~ i n a t i o n " i n t h e F a ! .
The " f i t t i r q and n e a t h a b i t a t i o n " b u i l t a t tF.ir t i m e i r t h e
c e r f c c t c d body of t h e a d e p t , which ho is a b l e t o build because he ha8
g e i m d t h e necessbry knowledge and wwer. The " f i n e i n s t r u m e n t r " a r e
i n t e r i o r o r g s n s of t h a t body, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e reven g r e a t c e n t e r s o r
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c h u h c z corresr\onding t o t h e aeven a l c h s r . i a a 1 metals. Euch o f t h e tima
i s s c e n t i n xrathematics, because from o c c u l t a r i t h m e t i c and g e m t r y one
gains t h e b a s i c i n f o r r a t i o n which makes p o s s i 3 1 e t 5 s p r o p e r f a s h i o n i n g of
t b e r e f i n e L?strunent 8.

The 9stnblis.hnent of t h e Fraternity began in C.B.'r twenty-seventh

year. The n u n b r 2 7 i s i m p o r t a n t i n o c c u l t i a n because it i s t h e cube o f
t h e n u r b r 3. I t i s t h o Q n b a l i s t i c nunber of t h e word ZX, z, "purity."
The i d e s of c u r i t y i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t 3 a t a a p e c t of t h e L i f e - p e r which
' , s b a l i ~ t s c a l l "Foundction," o r "L\asis," s i n c e t h e l a t t e r i s s a f d t o be
t e s c a t of t h e "Puro o r C l e a r I n t e l l i g e n c e . " Thus t h e n u m b r 27 i s ap-
p r o p r i h t e t o d e s i f n a t e t h e m y s t i c a l a g e of which Erother C.R. bcooner t h e
Foundaticn o r Bas18 o f t h e F r a t e r n i t y , and a t which h i s i d e a of a r e f o r m -
t i ~ no r p u r i f i o a t i o n of t h o a r t s and s c i e n c o s took c l e a r form i n h i s n i ~ l d .
The number 27 i s a l s o t h a t of ChfDB, Kheedaw, " i n t r i c a t e rpcech, w
 The True ncd I n v i s i b l e i i o s i c r u c i a n Order. 30.

o r a c l e , " *ich i s a l s o c l e a r l y a p - l i c a b l e t o such a n undertal:ing. Again,

it i s t h e number o f 91M, Baskah, ~ h i c h~ e a n to r i g i n n l l y " t o f l a , " and
s u r g c s t s t h e o u t p o u r i x g of' c n e r g p ;:hi-h t h n work of founding t h e F r a t e r n i -
t y i n v o l n s . F u r t h e m o r e , b i Z means a l s o " t o veep," and h i n t s a t what i s
t h - r e a l s c t i v a o f a l l ? : a s t e r s of t h e I n n e r School. They a r e noved t o
ccnpassion by t h e s u f f e r i n g a7d e r r a r s of t h e unenlightened. T h e r e f o r e
do t h e y work w i t h o u t c e a s i x f o r t h e p u r i f i c a t i o n and r e g e n e r a t i o n o f
t'.e hunan r a c e .

The t h r e e co-founders o f t h e Order a r e s a i d t o have been c a l l e d by

Brother C. 2. o u t of h i s f i r s t c l o i s t e r . Fiere i s a n c t h e r cxao.ple o f m r e
ncnsPcse, i f t h e s t o r y i s t o be taken l i t e r a l l y . For i f t k e s e were nen
bound by ? o n a s t i c POITS, B r o t h e r C.2. r o u l d have had no a u t h o - i t y o v e r them,
nor c o u l d t h e y have r e s p n d e d t o h i s c a l l . But i f re understand t h e n t o
be t y p e s of powers which a r e pres.;nt even i n u n i g i t i a t c d hucanity, which
ca? o n l y be c a l l e d f o r t h t o good work when t h e c e n t r a l S e l f he6 t o r o w
degree achieved l i t e r e t ' i o n , t h e ~ e a n i n gi s c l e a t .
I t i s s t i l l f u r t h e r e l u c i C a t e d by t h e Q a b a l i ~ t i cs i p l i f i c a n c e of
t k e i r f n i t i e l s , xhich are a s follors:
G.V., Hebren GIT, 5, " ~ i d d l e , " o r "center..
I.A., a t r a n s p o s i t i c n o f Eebrer AI, Ahyee, a r h e r e ? her?"
I.O., a d d i n g t o 80, t h ? n-mber of t h e l e t t e r Peh, "muth," and
of I S M , Ycsod, "Foundation o r Basis."
The b a s i s o f p r a c t i c a l o c c u l t i s m (1.0.) i s s e l f - e x o r e s s i o n , o r
s o l f - u t t e r a n c e (sugqested by t h o f a c t t h a t t h o Hebrew l e t t e r Peh s t a ~ x i s
f o r t h e m u t h o f Pan a s t h e crgm of tp-ech). Adequate s e l f - e x p r e s s i m
r e q u i r e s s e l f - i n t e r r o g a t i o n ( 1 . h . or A.1. "nhere? how?") a n i n a t e d by
~ p ~ c i f purpose.ic This work af s e l f - e x p r e s s i o n i s t o be r e a l i z e d through
c o n c e n t r a t i c n , which l e a d s t o t h e~s t a b l i s h n e n t of e q u i l i b r i u m t h r o u g h
f i n d i n e o n e ' s t r u e c o n t c r (G.V., k," n i d d l e , center.")
The v a l u e s of a l l t h s e i n i t i a l s t o t a l 100, which i s t h e number of
i:LIlf, t:a1cen, " v a s e s , " and o f :l2?:, ?:adam, " e f f o r t , extension." 100 i s
a i s o t h e v a l u e o f t h e l e t t e r Qoph, a n i c h r e p r e s e n t s Corporeal I n t e l l i g e n c e ,
a:d i s s j ~ b o l i t e dby t h e 1 8 t h Key of T a r o t . The t h r e e co-founders r e r e
t h e v a s e s o r v e s s e l s i n t o n L i c h C.R. poured h i s wisdoa end p m e r , and
:';rouch t h e i r e f f o r t s t h e work wns extended. A most i n p o r t a n t a s p o t of
t?.et work i s t y p i f i e d by t h e 18th Tarot Ksy. I t has t o do w i t h p h y s i c a l
r s c o n s t r u c t i o n . Therefore, i n t h e s t a t e m e n t of R o s i c r u c i a n o b j e o t s , t h e
f i r s t i s t h a t t h e y profcssod n o t h b g b u t t o h e a l t h e s i c k .
I f we t a k e t h e i n i t i a l s of t h e Founder a s b e i n g C.X. o r R.C., then
t h e i r v a l u e i s 220. This, added t o t h e nunber r s p r e c e n t i n g t h e combined
i n i t i a l s of t h e co-founders, nskec. 320, t h e num?mr o f t h e Bebrer noun
R O E , Rayin, " f r i g n d s , b r o t h e r s , a s s o c i a t e s , " s h i c h i s c e r t a i n l y appro-
p r i a t e . hgain, i f wc t a k e C.R.C. a s tk.e Founder'r i n i t i a l s , t h e y add t o
240, and t k i s n h k e s t h e t o t a l of t h e i n i t i a l s of t h o s e who began t h e work
add up t o 340, which is t h e v a l u e of ShM, m, "The N M I , " and o f SPR,
Seoter
-' "took." h y a s s o c i a t i o n of f o u r persons would have suggested t h e
greet !:XT, IHVH, Jehovah, t o a C a b a l i s t . The c o n n e c t i o n w i t h SrZR, Sapher,
"a i s hir.tod a t it t h e t e x t , where we a r e t o l d t h r t t h e f i r s t work
of t h e Bret'lren was t h e n n k i - c of t h e magical langunge and w r i t i n g , and
t h e c o m p i l a t i o n of t h e f i r s t p a r t of t h e Book A!. Concernir! t h e m ~ . i c a l
l a n ~ u a pn o t h i n g nore need be s a i d k c r e than t b 8 t it s u r v f r e s t o t h i r day,
and t h a t one p a r t of t h e d i c t i o n a r y nentioned i n t h e % i 6 t h e Tarot.
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Four o t h e r s who were l h t e r drown i n t o t h e work a r e designated a s

f o l l o w s : R.C. (RK, z, " t e n d e r n e s s n ) ; B. ( l e t t e r Beth, acd t h e a-
r i c i a n i n ~ a r o t ) ,d e s c r i b e d a s a p a i n t e r , because t h e I n t e l l i g e n c e o f
Transparency r e p r e s e n t e d by Beth and t h e b s i c i a n is t h e b a s i s of a l l
s k i l l in d e s i g n ; G.G. (GO, Gowc, " r o o f n ) , r e p r e s e n t i n ; s h e l t e r and se-
c r e c y (9. " t i l i n g t h e l o d g e G d t h e o f f i c e o f " t i l e r " i n b!asonry);
a d P.D. ( ~ e h - D e l e t h , i.e. 1:ars- enu us), r u q g e s t i n g a c t i o n ( l t a r s ) and
c r e a t i v e h a e i n a t i o n enu us). Tho i n i t i a l s ?.D., noreover, add t o 84,
corresponding t o ChNTK, Enoch, " i n i t i a t e d , " and m, Damam, " t o be
..
silent."
Thus t h e a d d i t i o n a l E r e t h r e n r e p r e s e n t c a r p a s s i o n (R.C.), initir-
t i v e and s e l f - d i r e c t i o n (B.), s e c r e c y (G.G.), and t h e e x t e n s i c n of t h e
~ o r kof i n i t i a t i o n t h r o u ~ hc o r r e s p n d e n c e i n v o l v i n g t h e e x e r c i s e of
i n n g i n a t i o n i n p1amir.g coursos of a c t i o n (P.D.) The l a s t , because P.D.
i s s a i d t o have been t h e i r ~ e c r e t a r y . These f o u r B r e t h r e n t y ~ i f yt h e
e l e - e n t s r e q u i r e d , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e f o u r founders,
f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h r e n t of any organized e f f o r t a t c o m n i c a t i n g o c c u l t
in~tructian.
The n u 3 h r s of t h e i r i n i t i t l s t o t a l 312, which i s 12 x 26, sug-
5nsti.y: t L e c o n c l e t e e x p r e ~ s i o n(12) o f t h e powers o f t.he One R c a l i t y ,
d a s i ~ n a t e dby t h e I n e f f a t l e ??are I h i ! , o r 25. 312 i s a l s o t h e number of
ChDSH, Wodesh, " t o renew o r r e b u i l d , " u h i c h d e s c r i b e s t h e v o r k under-
t 3 k e n by t h e F r a t e r n i t y .

The t o t a l nunber of t h e o r i e i r a l sembsrs i s 8. T h i s i s a n m b e r

a s s o s i a t e d w i t h Krishris, Y c r m t , and C h r i s t o s . I n C h r i s t i a n n m b e r
s;abolism it i s c s l l e d t h e Doninicnl Number, o r n u d e r o f m s t e r y . It
i s a l s o t h o nunber of p o j n t s which bound a cubs, SO t 3 n t it i s c o m e c t e d
w i t h t h e s y r b o l i s r : o f t h e Holy of Holies i n t h e Hebrew t s t e r n a c l e and i n
Solonon's Tcsple, because t h i r room wa.s a p e r f e c t cube. For t'-.e sane
roacon it i s connected w i t h t h e Eew Jerusalem of t h e Apocalypse, a l s o
d c z c r i b e d a s a p e r f o o t cube. Again, 8 it? t h e v a l u e of t h n l e t t c r Cheth,
s ; ~ b a l i z e d in T a r o t by tho p i c t u r e of t?.e C h a r i o t , which g i v e s a c l e a r
p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e p r o p c r t i o n s o f t h e Liasonic Lodge, a l s o a s r o c i a t e d
n i t h Solorr,onVsTemplo, n i t h Bermes, and w i t h t h e i d e a o f mastery t h a t
i s connected w i t h t h o nunber 6.
Q r b a l i s t s e r e n l s o f a n i l i a r w i t h t h e s o words, a l l of which add up
t o 8: A X i , kbah " t o w i l l , t o intend"; AGD, *, " t o bind, t o combine";
DZ9, 9-Dabab " t o t m o v e slowly, t o c a u s e t o speak, and a l s o t o quote f r o n
dopcrtod a u t h o r s * ; and BAH, s, " t h e e n t r a n c e , threshold." Note t h c t
a l l t h c s e have t o do w i t h t h e b e i n n i n g of any e n t e r v r i s e , and & r e t h u r
c o m e c t e d w i t h t h e i d e a s which, in Tarot, a r e r e p r e s e n t e d by Bermes, t h e
Zlagician.

Vhen t h e work i s p e r f e c t e d , t h e Brethren f a r e f o r t h i n t o t h e world.

Tb.is, f i r s t o f a l l , shows us t h a t p r a c t i c a l o c c u l t i s m n o t only doer n o t
dnrhnd t h a t t h e s e who a r e p r o f i c i e n t in it should s c c l u d e themselves, b u t
a c t u a l l y r e q u i r e s t h a t t h e y should s i n g l e w i t h t h e i r fellow-men. Only by
a c t u a l contclct w i t h t h e a f f a i r s of d c i l y l i f e c a n o c c u l t knowledce bc
adequataly t e s t e d . Again, t h e r e i~more t h a n a h i n t h e r e t h a t t h e ten-
dency t o o r g a n i z e l i t t l e e x c l u s i v e c l i q u e s and c i r c l e s of t h e * e l e c t w i s
c o n t r a r y t o the funde-sentnl p r i n c i p l e s of Q e l e s s :Yisdom. By c o n t a c t w i t h
o ~ k ~ e we r s a r e t h e more a p t t o f i r d t h o s e who a r e r e a d y t o r o c e i v e o c c u l t
i n s t r u c t i o n . Lvon t h e f r i c t i o n t h u t i e engendered by encountering m r s o n r
who heve deoided viows o t h e r t h m our O m i s good f o r us, and keeoa our
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 52.

knowledge b r i g b t . Nothing i r more s t u l t i f y i n g t o r e a l i n t e l l i g e n c e t h a n

t o become one of a l i t t l e group of s e r i o u s t h i n k e r s , which i s r e a l l y no
n o r e t!.an a mutual a d n i r a t i o c s o c i e t y .
Ths a c t i v i t y of t h e l i g h t - g i v i n g S p i r i t of T r u t h dops n o t end w i t h
t h e p e r s o n a l l i b e r a t i o n o f t h e i ~ i t i a t e . He becones a c e n t e r o f i l l u m i n a -
t i o n f o r a l l t h o s e who come w i t h i n h i s c i r c l e of i n f l u e n c e . The o n l y
r e s t r i c t i o n put upon h i n i s t h a t h i s l i g h t c a n be r e c e i v e d by none s a v e
t h o s ~who a r e ready t o r e c e i v e it, and who p u t themselves i n a proper
p o s i t i o n t o do so.

Pie coze now t o t h e agreemect by which t h e B r e t h r e n bound t h s n s e l v e s .

~t i s f a i r l y e x p l i c i t even i n i t s l e t t e r , but may be b e t t e r understood i f
it h a s s o r e c o m n t .
¶''he f i r s t p o i n t h a s t o do n i t h t h e c u r e of minds a ~ d souls a s well
n s b o d i e s ; although t h e p h y e i c a l a i d e i s by no ?!ems l e f t out. The t r u e
5 e a l i y . rnork of t k e I n v i s i b l e Order aims a t t h e p e r f e c t i c n and renewal of
t h e powers of t h e p h y s i c a l body, f o r t h n t body, a s t h e temple of Cod, rust

t h s Life-power .
be c l e a n s e d and p u r i f i e d b e f o r e it n a p s e r v e a s a ' s u i t a b l e v e h i c l e f o r

The second point d i s p o s e s of t h e p r e t e n s i o n s o f s e l f - s t y l e d 'Rosi-

c r u c i a n s " who appear i n p u b l i c i n o u t l a n d i s h costumes. For s u m k i n d s o f
cer-moninl work, t o be s u r e , 6;fr:bolic g a r n c n t s a r e worn, but t h i s work f r
done in p r i v o t e c o n r o c a t i c n s , n e m r ir. public. T h i s rec0r.d p o i n t of t h e
a g r e c r e n t a l ~ om?Y..s t h a t a t m c 2o:icrucir-n does r.ot seok t o be d i f f e r e n t
from h i s neighbors in r a t t e r s of outwsrd f o m . T!?e d i f f e r e n c e i s in h i 8
i m e r l i f e . E c c e n t r i c i t y of d r e s s o r conduct i s s u f f i c i e n t e v i d c n c s t h a t
a porson g i v e n t o it i r n o t a t r u e Rosicrucian.
The t h i r r ! p i n t r e f e r s t o a d e t a i l i n t h e i m e r e x p r e s s i o n of t r u e
Ro,cicrucianisn v;hich z a y n o t br, e l a b o r a t e d h e r e . The most wc? c a n s a y i c
t h a t a f t e r s c e r t a i n d e c r e e of p r o f i c i e n c y h a s been reached, R o s i c r u c i a n s
d o "ceet' i ~what . i: h e r o c n l l c d t 3 e Bouse of t h e Holy S p i r i t . Thit they
can do, o r c n t h o y h t h i r p h y s i c a l b o d i e s m y be ~ c o a r a t e dby thousands of
vilcs.
The f o u r t h p o i n t does n o t mean t h a t a S o s i c r u c i a n i s l i r i t e d t o
t h e s 5 1 e c t i o n of a s i n g l e successor. Thcre a r e t o d a y mcmberr of t h e
I r v i s i b l e Crder r h o s e powers of o r g a n i t a t i o r , make tbam c e n t o r s of grouDs
n u ~ t e r i n ghundreds and even thoi.ssnds of e s r i r a n t s . On t h e o t h e r han3,
t o f i n d a pcrson ablp t o t a k e up or.e8s p a r t i n t h e work, and c a r r y it
on n i t h f u l l knoaledgc of 911 t h a t i s r e q u i r e d , and f u l l power t o meet
t h o s e r e q u i r e = n t r , r a y w o l l t a k e a l i f c t i m of p c t i e n t ssarch.
Tho f i f t h point r c f o r s t o t h e a e r n i n g of R.C. 8s FX, E , 'tender-
acas." Compassion and f o r b e a r a n c e a r e t k e s c a l and c h a r o c t c r o f the t r u e
k o s i c r v c i a n . Rarshnsss i n speech c r a c t i o n i s incompatible w i t h t h e work
c f t ' e I n v i s i b l e OrCcr. The t r u e R o s j c r u c i c n u n d c r s t m d r t h e h u m n h e a r t ,
knows hav g r e a t a r e h i s ff.m s t r u g ~ , l e rt o keep h i s balance i n t h e midst o f
t L e s x i r l i n g c o n f l 4 c t o f t h o w o r l d ' s e!!?otional l i f e . , He i s t e n d e r , w i t h o u t
b e i ! . ~ s o f t ; conpassionatc w i t h o u t unPuly i d e n t i f y i n g himself w i t h t h e n o e s
of o t h e r s ; f i r m t o c o r r e c t e r r o r w i t h o u t f e e l i n g any sensc o f condemnation
for those r h o e r r .
The s i x t h p o i n t h a s r e f e r e n c e t o a m a t t c r ?rhich i s not f o r pub110
e r p o s i t i o n . I may give j u s t onc c l u e t o it. The nunher 100 i s thfit o f
t h e B e h e v ~l c t t c r Qoph, rind of t h c 1 8 t h Key of Tarot. I t h a s t o do w i t h
t t o Corporeal I n t o l l i g e n c s which v e i l s t h e I n v i s i b l e Order. I t h t a a l s o
t o do w i t h t h e zodiacal s i g n Pioccie, and w i t h t h o P i s e e a n D i s w n s a t i a n ,
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 53.

now drawing t o i t s c l c s e . I n th.e Aquarian Dispensation aany t b i n g s which

h i t h e r t o have h e n !cept s e c r e t 3 r e t o be r e v e a l e d , and t t e fundameztal
s e c r e t of t h e R o s i c r u c i n n F r a t e r n i t y i s one of them.

TEE VAULT OF B1OTER C .R.

The d e s c r i p t i o n of t h i s v a u l t , t h e s t o r y of i t s d i s c o v e r y , and t h e
r a r i o u s d e t a i l s o s t o i t s Contents a r e among t h e most i m ~ o r t a n tp a r t e oi
t'e :&. In a book i n t e n d e d f o r g e n e r 6 l c i r c u l a t i o n i t i s i n p o s s i b l e t o
touch upon so-e of t k e p o i n t s i n v o l v e d , kechuse t h e e x p l a n a t i o n of t h o s e
p o i n t s i s r e e e r r e d f o r t h e i n s t r u c t i o n of s s l e c t e d a s p i r a n t s t o i n i t i a t i o n .
, , i t h i n t h e l i z i t s i ~ p o s e dupon ae bj. c e r t a i n o b l i g a t i o n s , I s h a l l mice a s
c l e a r an e x p o s i t i o n a s I can of t h i s p a r t of t h e e n c i a n t t e x t .

The accompanying diegram s h m s t h e g e o x t r i c a l key t o t h e c o n t t r u c -

t i ~ \ r :of t h e v a u l t . Z i t h i n a s q u z r e whose s i d e s measlire 26 u n i t s i n l e n 5 t h
i s d r a m 6 c i r c l e , The d i m e t e r of t h i s c i r c l e i s a l s o 26 u n i t s , and i t s
r a d i u s i s t Y e r e f o r e 1 3 u n i t s . " i t h i n t h i s c i r c l e i s d e s c r i b e d a heptagon,
and chch l i n e of t h e heptagon r e p r e e e n t r t h e width of ono o f t h e s i d e s of
t + e v a u l t . Each p o i n t of t h i s heptagon i s a l s o j o i n e d by a s t r a i g h t l i n e
t o t k e zcxt p o i n t b u t one, t h e seven l i n e s s o drawn forming a l a r g e seven-
point-d s t a r n 5 i c h e l l c l o s e s a s m l l e r heptagon.
2 i c r o z e t e r n e e s u r e r e n t of t h e s e l i n e c , and r i e i d g e a e t r i c a l c a l c u -
l a t i x i of t h e a n g l e s f o r n e d by t h e n , w i l l n o t be a t t e a p t e d i n t h i s book.
The r c s d e r skould underctand t h a t 1 cm purposely i g n o r i n g such n i c e t i e s
cf ca!culation. This i s a symbolic c o n s t r u c t i o n , and t h e whale numbers
s h i c b i t s u g g e s t s by i t s approximato .-.easurencnts a r e t h e keys t o i t s
-5aning.
Approxination, indeed, i s t h e b e s t t k a t can be achieved in any
s y ~ t o l i r -p r e s e n t s t i o n of t r u t h ; b u t t h a t a p p r o x i r a t i o n i s enough t o e n a b l e
a r e s s p t i r c r i n d t o apprehend t h 5 t r u t h which it i s t h e purpbse o f t b e
s p t o l to,convcy. For t h e sake of' c l a r i t y i n e x p r s s s i n g t h e i d e a s x h i c h
t h i s diagram represents, I s h a l l f o l l m i r y t e a c h e r s , and s h a l l t r e a t t h e
v a r i o u s l i n e s and a n g l e s a t if t:?ey were n h o l e nuzbers. Ccptiovs c r i t i c s
who -ight be i n c l i n e d t o " t h r o n nway t n e baLy w i t h t h e bath" beccuee 1
k s r e i ~ ~ o r ed sdc i c a l poir.ts a r c h s r e b y informed t h a t I have done s o i n -
t e n t i o n a l l y . Svery one of t h e s e bpproxinate measure-rcntr i s a key t o t h e
i m e r s i g n i f i c a n c e of R o s i c r u c i a n i m .

The r a d i u c o f t'-e e n c l o s i n g c i r c l e i s 1%u i t s . T h i s i s t h e n u ~ b r

of t h e nouns hCM, hchad, "unity," and AHBH, hhebch, "lwe." Here i s fin
i n t i a a t i o n t h a t u n i t y ar.d love a r e d e t e m i n a n t s iti t h e f o r - a t i o n o f t h e
u n i v e r s e , o r Maorocosm, and i n t h e l i f e of man, t h e Microcorn.

The d i a m t e r of t h e c i r c l e , and t h e l e n g t h o f e a c h s i d e of t h e en-

c l o s i n e souare, i s 26 u n i t s . 2 6 i s t h e number of IHW, Jehovah, " t h a t f i l c h
m s , i t a t w!lich i s , That which w i l l be." ::ithin t h e o v e r s h a d o w i r ~ , i n f i n i t e
F e b , ~of t h i s One Power a l l f i q i t e b s i n g s have t h e i r r e l e t i v e e x i s t e n c e .
To this t h e r e f e r s when it ends w i t h t h e L a t i n s e n t e n c e , Sub u . b r a
a l a r u r tilenxm, ,Jehovah, "Under t ,o shadow of t h e wings, Jehovah." The f o u r
sides of tho e n c l o c i n g sqrlare convey t h e sane i d e a - - t h a t t k e One n t e l i t y
i s a b o - s acd b s l m , on t h e r i g h t hond and on t h 9 l e f t . Here i s a l t o a
reference t o t h o Hermotic d o c t r i n e : "That which i s above i s an t h a t which
i s belaw.*
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HERMES, OR, THOTH ' OUR BROTHER

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 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 34.

I n whole n m b e r s t h e d i a g o n a l of t h i s e n c l o s i q s q n r e contaLns 37
w i t s . The n m b e r 37 i s i r . p o r t a r ~ t i n E a ~ t i a ns e c r e t d o c t r i n e , i n 2 e b a l a h
e z d p a r t i c u l a r l y ir, t h e e s o t e r i c wisdon of t h e New Testhnent. It i s t h e
Gnostic m - s t i c a l nunber r e p r e s e n t t z g r e r o a l e d t r u t h .
The Gnostics ussd t i e cube a s a s p b o l of t r u t h ,
becnuse no r a t t e r r h i c h way a cube i s t u r n e d , it a l -
ways p r e s e n t s t h e s a y e n s a s u r e c e n t s , m d a l s o because
it i s t h i n o s t s t a b l e of t h e r e g u l a r s o l i d s . Sid-
l c u l y , t h e liebrew thougfit of t h e cosmos a s a g r s a t
cube, a s u s s3e f r m t h a t p a s s a p i n t \ e Book o f
Fornotion v h i c h r u n s 6s f o l l w s :
"He s e a l e d t h e Height s t r e t c h e d u p a r d s and
seeled it ~ i t I!X. h He s e a l e d t h e D e ~ t hs t r e t o n e d
d o n r o r d s e d s p s l p d it z i t h In. Ze s e a l e d t h e
E a s t s t r e t c h e d foorrrards end s e e l e d it d t h FXY. Ee
s t r e t c h e d bcc-rds and s e a l e d it w i t h c T . Ee s e a l e d t h e
Xorth s t r e t c h e d t o t h e r i g h t and s e a l e d it w i t h VIH. He s e a l e d t h e S o u t h
s t r e t c h e d t o t h e l o f t =!d s e a l e d it %XI."
The G c o s t i c cubo of space i s SF.-. above in t k e w6rgi.n. 'It i s corposed
of 64 m . a l l cubes, b c a u s c it is a cube of 4 ~ 4 x 4 , r e p r e s e n t i n g tk.e e r t e n s i o a
of t h e Great lime of f o u r l e t t e r s i c a l l s i x d i r e c t i o n s . It i s a l s o t h e c u b
r e p r e s e n t i n g t r u t h , beoeuse t h o n l u e o f t h e Greek l e t t e r s s p e l l i n g t h e rord
t l e t b e i a , t r u t h , i s 64. Ir, Qabaleh t h i s cubo o f 54 l e s s e r cubes i s t k e synbol
of di-;ir,e j u s t i c e , t e c e u s e t5.e Eabrea noun &, J u s t i c a , i s D I N = 54.
Exomination of t 5 e d i n g r c n rill stow t h a t of t h o s e 64 s c a l l cubos,
t h e g r e o t e a t n m b e r t b t t c u l bc v i s i b l e a t tr.y t i n e f s 37. T h i s i s *y 57
s y n t o l i z e s rcvcnled t r u t h . Thero rcmain hidden 27 o t h e r r . a l l cubes, which
s2ar.d f o r e s c t c r i c o r h Cden t r u t h . T h i s n l n b e r 27 h a s boen a l r e h d y d e a l t
prith i n c o n n ~ c t i o 3a i t h Brothor C.R.'s age a t t h e t i n e ho founded t h o Order,
Ir. t h a t c o n ~ e c t i o n . 3s rill be seen f r o n t h e connent, and f r o n t h e t e x t o f
tk.3 i t s e l f , 27 a l s o r e p r e s e c t s e s o t e r i c t r u t h .
I n t h e i r r o s e s r c 5 e s i n t o t h e nuilbar and l e t t e r s y n b o l i s n of ??en Tes-
tament words, ozd & h a v e d i s c o r e r e d h u ~ d r e Q o f na?lrs, e p i t h e t s , and
t;.?es of C h r i s t wkich a r c r.ultip1cs of 37. I n The Apostolic Gnosis they
g i v o 600 i n s t a n c e s of t h e nunbor 2368, ;*ich i s 37 x 64.
?he o c c u l t h i a t o r j of t h e nur.ber 37 i s l o s t i . tfie ~ L t s t s of a n t i q v i t y .
I t s d i ~ i t sg i v e t h e T r i n i t y m d t h e Septanary, and t h e s e r e p r e s e n t t h e
tl-.roefold b s p e c t of t h c One L i f e ( C r e a t o r , P r e s e r v e r , T r a r . s f o m r ), nani-
f e s t e d through t k e nsency of t h e Seven S p i r i t s o r "Breathsw which are repro-
s + n t e d by t h t g r e s t hept-eon w i t h i n t h e c i r o l e , and by t h e seven s i d e s o f t h e
v a u l t of S r o t h e r 2.R. I n Qabnlah, t o o , 37 i s a s i g n i f i c a c t number, beoauso
i t s f i r s t d i g i t , 3, s t a n d s f o r t h e Thee Supernal8 (crown, iViadom, and
~ n d e r s t n n d i n g ) ,rrkich c r e t h e r o o t s o f t h e Tree o f L i f e , r h i l e i t s second
d i g i t , 7, i n d i c a t e 8 t h e romainizg seven emanations, f r m S a r c y t o t \ e
6ingdon.
by t h e j u n c t i o n of t h e hypotenuse of a 3 - -
The nunber 2 7 , ngain, i s t h e n m b e r of d e g r e e s i n t h e a n g l e formed
4 5 r i g h t - c n g l e d t r i e n g l o and
This hypotctnuse , in i t s a s c e n t f r o = t h e base l i n e o f
t 5 e t r i n n g l e olways a a i n t n i n s this ariglc of 37 d e g r e e s ,
u n t i l it renchos t h e p o i n t o f union w i t h t h e upper ar;d
of t h e v e r t i c c l l i n e , nr.d t t e r t forms M a g l e o f 53
degrees, as e x p l s i n ~ don page 20. Thus t h e n m b e r 37
i n t h i s t r i t w l e s t n n d s f o r t h e power which n a i n t a 5 . n ~
t h c r e l s t i o n betwpan t h e e v o l v i w kingdoms oP form,
t y p i f i e d by osoendirq hypotenuse, and t h e f u n d m e n t a l
elcmcntary n c t u r g r o r n which t h o s e f o m s c r e developed.
(37'For in E g y p t i r n synbolism. t h e base l i n e of Four u n i t 8 s t o o d
 The T r r ~ eand I r r i r i b l e R o s i c r c c i a n Order. 35.

f o r I s i s , o r n s t u r s , and t h e a s c s n 2 i n g h y p t e n u s 9 f o r h e r son Borus, who

personified t h s d ~ ~ e l o p m e noft l i f e t!.roufh f i v e king3o:ls c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o
t h e f i r e d i v i s i o z s of t h e hypctenuse. Thus t h e n m t e r 37, e s t h a t o f t h e
d e c r e ~ se x p r e s r i n c tic c o n s t a n t r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h e h y p o t e ~ u s et o t h e b a s e
l i n e of t h i s triang!a, express+: 9160 t:;e c o n z t a z t r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t m e n
Iior~rsacd I c i s , o r &*sen e v o l v i n ~f o r - end fundav-ental n a t u r e .
In .Eekre:v, 37 i s t h e nu-ber of t h o word HBL, Abal. ? r i m a r i l y t h i s
noun n e m F " b r e a t h , " b u t it hae a l s o t h e corrllotatioa?transitoriness,"
s o tb.nt it s c g g e s t s t h e sazc i d e a of orirard m.wertent, from form t o form,
hick i s i 3 t i n a t e d by t h s hypotenuae o f t h e E;;y~'.ian t r i a n p l e . kain,
EL, E , i s t h e 4-ramsic !;ord f o r " h e ~ r t , " so t h a t E3L may be r e a d Ha-Bal,
" t h e heart." yiith t h s s a r e l e t t e r e , b u t d i f f e r e n t l y p o i n t e d t o r e p r e s e n t
a n o t h e r pronunciation, i@L m y b~ read Ha-sale, "75e Lord," 07 "The Husband.-
These tr;o terr.s a r e a p r l i e d t o t h e C 5 r i s t o s i n t h e New T e s t a m n t , where
both "LorC" and "Eridegroom" a r e smployed i n s p.:rely Q a b a l i s t i c sease.

The two d i a g c n a l s cf t h e e n c l o s i n ~square would a a k e a c r o s s , o r

p r i m i t i v e iiebrerr l e t t e r Teu, acd s i n c e ecch d i e g c p a l i s 37 u n i t s lor,g, t h i 8
Tau would r e p r e s e n t t h e nunber 74. ht-Ong t h e Sekreu words c o r r e s p o n d i q t o
t h i s nu:&?, an.', f a m i l i a r t o e v e r y seventeqnth-century Q a h l i s t , a r e : D I l t l ,

a;
'Li TI " l e c d e r , c h i e f , iudge:; 'JGIW, Ei:ea:.on,
LD, L n ~ e d , "ox-goad; a l s o o-a;(
" h a t h foundrd."
" . x d i t a t i o n , i n t e n t i o n , de-
teach"; and ISD, T i s a d ,
The d i a g o n a l s a r e n o t s h m i n t h e diagram, b u t it would
occur t o any c c c u l t i s t t o asc"rtnin t h e i r lprigth, and he wcvld bo s t r u c k
a t once ?y t h e i r a p p r o p r i a t e n e s s t o t h s s t o r y of t h e v r u l t and i t s g r e a t
b u i l d e r . Ymover s t r a n g e t h e s e word c o r r e s p o r d e n c e s ~ a seem y t o modern
r s a d e r s , it should ke born5 i n mind t h a t t 3 e y were c e r t a i n l y knuwn t o the
c a b a l i s t s xho were l i s i n g v:hcr! t h e R o s i c r u = i a n n r z p h l e t s wore p u b l i s h e d ,
T.;;ct I a- endeavorinc t o d o i s t o s h m tt-e r y t h e " e r u d i t e o f Europe"
mould haye u n d e r ~ t o o dt h e s e t e x t s , and f t n v e a l r e a d y e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e y
ware very f a r . i l i a r w i t h J u s t t h e s o r t of t h i - 5 m have been c o n s i d e r i r ~ .

The s t a r encloccad bj' t h c g r e a t hcptcgo? h a s seven p o i n t s . Each

p o i n t a t r i r r c ~ l as i ~ i l a rt o A-E-C. Tf.e a l t i t u d e of t h i s t r i a n g l e i s
f i v e u n i t s , ard i t s bas-? l i n e i s c i z h t u n i t s . These nu-bors, 5 and 8, ere
p s r t i c u l o r l y e n p h s i z e d i n t h e d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e v a u l t , m d I have a l r e a d y
- ~ n t i o r c d the f a c t t!:rt t 5 e y e r e connected ~ i t thh e G r e a t i y r a m i d . Eaoh
p o i n t cf t \ i s s t a r , i n f a c t , i s a p l a n o f t h e c r o s s - s e c t i o n o f t h e Pyra-
r i d , whosc v e r t i c a l a x i s i s 5 u n i t s t o 6 base of 8 u n i t s . To a n y e r u d i t e
Europctn t h i s v a u l t c o n s t r u c t i o n would t h e r e f o r e be i n t e n s e l y i ~ t e r e s t ' n g ,
f r o r s e v e r a l p o i n t s o f view.

T!IS sr?ril?er heptagon w i t h i n t h e a t a r h a s seven s i d e s e a c h o f which

i s 8 u n i t s long, s o t h a t t h e t o t a l l e n g t h of t h e l i n e s c o m p o s i n ~it i s 56
u q i t a . k~jrQ a b n l i s t would lnon t h a t 56 i s t h e nunbor of t h e v e r b KVL, I[ool,
" t o keep i n , t o c o n t a i n , t o neasure"; of IL?t, 2,"day" ( s o t h a t t h e SCVOn
l i n o s ~ o u l dr e p r e s e n t t h e d a y s o f t h o week); *.nd of EM, Kawaw, " t o d w e l l ,
t o abide." He would a l s o r e m c ~ b e rt h e t f5 i c t h e nunber of' AILX, A p h ,
"dread, t e r r o r , " which r e f e r s t o t h e f e a r one L ~ c p i r e r , and n o t t o t h e
f e h r he h i n s f l f f s e l s .
This l a s t i d e a i s t h ~ tth e xecsured a c t i s i t i e s o f t h e cosmos a r e
Eources of t e r r o r t o t h o c e who do n o t ur.derstnr.d them. The g r e - ~ t e rn m b r
of persons a c t u a l l y drcnd t h e d a y s ( I W , 2) n b i c h a r e b o f o r s them. This
i s the, r-ason why s o o t h s h y n r s of every d e s c r i p t i o n c o n t i n u e t o f l o u r i s h ,
 The True on? I r i v i s i b l e Rosicrucin- Order. 36.

even rr! ?n tL.eg a d v ~ n c et , \ e f l i o s i e s t p r - t e x t s f o r t b . c i r suppossd a b i l i t y

t o read t k c f c t u r e .
Tc students oC T r r o t , of " o u r s ? , t \ e n u r k e r 56 w i l l be a r e ~ i n d e r
of t 50 ':ir.or Tr~rmpr. To d e v e l a c t h i s c o r r r : r o n d e r c r , Clmrerer, s o u l d
tri-e s o r n r e t e hook, s o i n t r i c a t e a r e i t c r a n i f i c a t i o n s .

The :oven r i d e s of t ! Lt e~ ? t n c o n ?;" h h"nc1oses t h e s t e t c r e r y n b o l s

of t h e p-err of tk.e s e v e n s s w c t z of t".r b.e Life-Brent\. T h e s e a r e the
Leren L p i r i t s o f God. The;. a r e s l s o ca1:ed t!ie P l a n e t a r y Angels.
B e g i m i r , r a t t t r ? h o t t o n of t 5 e d i a c r r . ~ , J u r t o v e r t h e c a g i c s q u a r e ,
cqd goin': c 1 c c ; r i s t - around * h e heptn,non, t h o o r d s r of t h e p l a n e t : is:
Vcr;u,c, I e e r c r l r - , Sun, !'erst r l u ~ i t e r , S a t u r n , Moon.
The P l a n e t a r y L ~ ~ c lc?~: r r e : ~ o ? ! d ii ~n ~t ,h e s 9 - e order., a r e : M I & ,
b a a r l , "Crete of God"; RIAL, R:p+ael, "Gc3 i s t h s H e a l e r n ; >Ti:&, ::ichael,
n. ..
- 1 . 0 v y t o God"; > :'hL, Xa-lael. "Severity o f God"; T r N I f - L , T s c d k i e l ,
" z 2,-;.tcohr??c~s o f God"; T z f f I h L , I s a c h k i . r l . "Contenple+,ion of Codn; and
r7i.j .L, C a b r i e l , "!:nn of ~ o d . " ihsss er.;elr % r e t h e p e r s o n i f i c a t i m s of
t::o seTcr, r m a r r rhick a r e b:cLc i n c:nifcstatio3. Tho i a f l t ~ e n s eof' t h e s e
~ C ; C ~ eFy t t ? d s t 5 r o a ~ h o u tt t , e c o r r o s , ir: t!'ings >ot!? s?sll and g r e a t . In
t : : hurer!
~ body t h e y c o r r e s p m 3 t o sev% csr:tcrcc, which e r e t h e n c t a l s of
t h e a!cbe?i:ts and t % e chat-rat. of t h 9 Yocis. I n t h e o r d a r h e r e anployod,
t k r e c c n t c r s a r e : Vanuc, d a o l , Cop-?, t C r c n t c s ~ t e r :!!crcury, R a p h a e l ,
C u i c ' - s i l v e r , cerebrum and pixel ,-land; Cun, ' l i c k o e l , Gold, c a r d i a c plexus;
: t 3 r ~ ,::0~1ael, I r o n , n a v e l c c n t c r ; . ' u p i t ~ r . T z a d k i e l , t i n , s o l a r plcxus;
S a t u r n , Tsrph!:iol, Lead, 6.-crnl pioxu:; :loon, G a t r i c l , S i l v e r , p i t u i t a r y
body.

Ti.,c seven t r i u n r l q s v h i ~ hform t!!c r o i y t s of t4* s t a r o n r r ~ s p o n dt o

t'-:a scyon sr:hcrcs nf t!:a Trce of L i f e ' Y ~ C Rt~h e u p x r tried. Bnginniar; a t
t.7" u p r e r p o i n t 01' t h e s t a r , a'.: coun: !rr t o t h e l e f t , c o u n t o r - c l o , : b i s r ,
t),.y ? r e : 1. ChLS, Chcscd, L'ercy; 2. G:lXiI, Ccburah, Z e v e r i t y ; 3. ThPARTh,
T i p h a r n t h , S a a u t y ; 4. NTzCIi, t!et:ach, V i c t o r y ; f . -3, riod, S p l e n d o r ;
6. I ~ , D , Ycsod, Foundation; 7. !ILiXTh, I ' a l k u t h , Kinldorn. Thvs thcy a l s o
csrrc-pond t o t h e i i o s i c r v c i e n Grar'cs included in whet a r e known a s t 3 e F i r s t
rr.d Cecond a r d o r s . i"here w i l l be more f u l l y nxploincd l a t e r .

According t.o t:;o r o t h e r obscur.2 t e x t of t S . e 5, t h e c e i 1 i r . c of t h e

Vulrlt :vat " 2 i v i d e d n e c r r i i n g t o t h ? 6evc.n s i d e s in t ' - c t r i n w l a which rres
In t i c b r ; < t t c e n t e r . " hone studcntr of t h e L a t i 2 t e x t believe t h r t t b i s
cL.ou!d r e e d : "Dividcd a n c c r d i r r ~t o t h e seven r.idos i n t a trian;.les, wit!: a
t r i : z r l s . i l t h e b r i ~ h tc e n t e r . " T h i s r e a d i n & w e n s t o be borne o u t by t h e
t r e d i t i o n n l dihgra?! of t 1 . a o e i l i n x f tsc- v a u l t , given belcw.

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 The True and I r v i c i b l e Rosicrucian Order. 37.

1.1 t h i s d i a g r s r t ? e synyols of the p l a n e t s a r e placed i n correspon-

dence v i t k t?-e seven c-id+-:, and t!:e r.urhers cf t h e t e n s ~ 5 e r e sof t h e Tree
of L i f e a r e placed i n t h e i r c c r r e c t p o ~ i t i o n s . The t o p o f t h e seven-pointed
s t s r i s supnosed t o f a c e E a s t , a s i s r.120 che t o p o f t h c i n t e r i o r t r f a z l e .
Ir. t b s l i t t e r , t h s u p v r p2ir.t i s e t t r i b u t e d t o K m , Kether, t h o C r m ( 1 )
tl:e l o v e r r i g h t - h z n d p o i n t t o ChSSL, C h o b a h , Tisdom ( Z ) , m d t h e lower
l e f t - h n d p o i c t t o aI:m, s i n a h , Ur.dereteziding (3).
* * * . * * *
The fl-car of t h e r a u l t i s s i r i l a r l y d i r i d e d i n t ~t r i a n g l e s , but t h e
+ - r i e n g l e i n t h e c e r r t e r p o i n t s ;:?st, iF.stead Of z e s t , and it: i r . black i - s t e a d
of w 3 t e . me " I n f e r i c r Governorsn mentiolled i n t h i s conr,oction i n t h e
n e t!le d e s t r u c t i v e f s r c e s r:hich G a 5 s l i z t o c a l l t!.c C l i s p c t h o r Chells.
'1'7. s a - - e c o c ~ i d e r a t i o n s:-.Tick lend t h e w r i t e r s of t h e t o rith5old the
e x p ? s x c t i c n of t h i s n c r t cl' t h e v n u l t a r e r t i l l v a l i d , even though more
'_
A
..-r. threct hucdred yelrrc ka..-e p s s e d s h c e t k c F i ~ s i c r u c i a npo,mp'!lets were
~:1!-lisl?sd. Iience, t o nse t k e i r words, I " l e a v e to m a n i f e s t t h e saye, f o r
fer.r af t h e abuse of t h e e r i l asd u n ~ o d l pworld."
. * * 8 * * +
The s s y s t h s t t k e e l l s c f t h e v a u l t were m r t e d i n t o t e n
sqrleree. T h i s i s cn clrc.:t o b c o l r t e us2 o f t% noun "square," n e a n i r y
any r ~ c t a c z l e ,c s uhsn ;'as@. z J e c i a r e t'..ct t h e f s r n of t h e i r l c d g c i s an
"oblong square."
n.o t e n rectenpl-s a r e f o n d b qr d i v i d i r . 5 t h e m l l by a v e r t i c a l
1ir.o t k r o u s h t h e c c c t c r , and c r o s t i t y t h i s 3-ith f c u r e q u i d i s t a n t horizon-
tsl l i n e s . Esch of t h e t e n rectclngles, 6ccor.tin.: t o t h e d i m n e i o c s given
i n t h e E ,rill t h e n h ~ v 6t.10 s i d e s of 1.6 f e e t , ru?d tmu of 2.5 f e e t .
T'.e p-.oportic.r. t h u s for?ed i s that of 32 t o .W,becnose 1.6:2.5::;::5(,.
This ?roportic?. would i - t c r e s t a C a b a l i s t , s i ~ c che vvou!d be f8:dlia.r w i t h
t h e 32 Fathc of z i s d ~ nrr.2 t h e 53 Gates of C n d c r s t s n t i n g .
Thnse t e n rectcr,;lee a r e ir.scriScd ~ i t t\.t h ntirca cttributions
i.f t'.e t e r e p h c r e s o r c i r - l c r or. t h o T r r e of Life. These a r e t h 9 " s e v e r a l
f i c u r e s ar,d s z t c ? c e s W r e n t i o ~ c din t h e t e x t . E:-ch w a l l has a d i f f e r e n t
r.rrsr.cer.cnt, d ~ t c r n i n e dby Lt.? plcneter;. n a t u r e :sbich i? a t t r i b u t e d t o it.
h
;u e 1-ho .;;all corresro.r~r.?ir= t o Verius (whi-h is 51-0 t h e door of t h e v a u l t )
c o r t n i n s in i t c r c c t ~ ~ g ; ear l l t h e corrcct?or.?sncas r e l r t i q t o t h e
r n r i o u r Yen. s i a n o c p - c t s 01' t h e tor. Cephiroth. Tt s:culd s c l v e 30 u s e f u l
p..rp?c0 t o g i v 7 a l l tbeze d c t a i l s , a = t!;eir ncaninn nould hardl;. be eoi-
d t c t t o ariy reodor of t h i s t.ooL n o t profour.dlz vqrsnd i n Cabalah.

.i'he nehcurcnent of tb.e w a l l s i e c i r e n cc 6 x 8 f e s t . ?ere ws have

a r e c u r r e c c c of t h o f u n d a x n t t l n u r k r s which have bccn n c t i c e ? on rage 20.
i'::s~ s r e elements c f a sequence of n u c b r r s no- ccrllad t h e F i k c a c c i S e r i e s ,
i;l r';ich any nurber h f t t r 1 i s t h e sun of t h e t x o precedin? it, t h u s :
0 , 1, 2 , 2 , 5 , 8, 15, 21, 3 4 , E5, and s o on. Zero ir; included in t h i s
r c r i e t b c c a r ~ s cit i s t h c s i g n c f A t s o l u t e Unity, t h e " m e r:ithout a socond."
This cor.ecc?ictl of hSso?utc L 1 r i i t ; p , cocbin?d : f i t \ t h f i t of r e l a t i v c u n i t y ,
r o p r e s s n t c d by 1, ~ r o d u c o st h e i d e a of d u a l i t y of which 2 i t t h e sign.
T-.-r. 1 addad t o 2 t a k e s 3; 2 ~ d d s dt o ;-kc8 5; 3 addcd t c 5 m.kns 8, and
s o Or..

~ Er . c r t e r s recuys ar,ain and H.cair! i n n h t u r e , a s in t h e

i b i s S C T ~ of
r e ? a t i o n c bctxoen t k . 5 o r t i L ~of !?lknets, 5etnr;c- m s i z a l t o n c c , end between
c o l J r vikrnti0r.s. ~t apycclrs e s 6 i e t c r w i n r n t ir. tt.e s t r u T t u r e of c r y s t a l s ,

A$ ~ ~ O Z@ C T O
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3r.d i n t;.e o r d e r of ~ra7tL:i:: e r i i r s l w ~ dvegot.ab?e l i f e . It i s a l s o a key
~ i n@ p 2~ > ~~ z , c z c l p t u r i , -crab.-CiFch~tccturewhich pro-
duce t h e r r e a t e s t s - s t h e t i c sbt i e f a c t i o n .
 The True fin$ 11:rizible R o s i c r , . c i - a Order. 38.

r ' i c h ~ lJasot-r;, i:. The 1st c f Compositicn, says:

" I f we dra;.: sn okjlorg %tLizt.n e l r u r o : 5 k ~ c h c rbJ-8 i n c h e r , ond t h e n
draw a i i e g c n a l , c r h j . o c t o r u - - r , frorl t h e t x o f a r s o r l e r s , and c r o s s i n g t);is
3 i e c c r a l : r i ' h e 1ir.e ( o r e e l d of - . h i c h r s s t s i n t h e c o r n e r , and which c r o s s -
e s t h e d i r : q c n ~ ? l i n c e t r i g h t n n c l e z ) c o n t i n u i n ; t.llrouch t o t h e o p p o s i t e
s i d e o f tnc? a5io.15, ve s h c l l 'nave d r a m a,: o b l i q u e c r o s s i n t h e oblon;.
"Ey d r c c i n f a l i n e ~ c r a l l e w l i t h tile s i d e , :isere t h e r h o r t c r o s s -
ir;g l i n ? t c u c b r s t h s :ides c f t 5 c o b l o n g , :O a s t o f o r n a s q v a r e on o n e
e y d , go:: w i l l h z ~ eprcducod t , . e o r i q i . ? a l f c r y a f t i e o t l o r g , but. i n a
s x e l - c r p r o r o r t i o c o r snqusnce OW the o t h e r e ~ 3 . LLS t t e o r i g i n a l l o r n
;ensured 5 by 6 , tL.- s n e l l e r f c . ~ .'*'ill n o a c u r e 3 by 5, and i f ' we d r a l an-
o t h e r l i r c~ o r c s s pr'1cre t h e d i s c c n e l m c e t z , -;re c h a l l havo e e r a l l c r f o m
w ic!-, v i l l m3c-ure 2 bj 3 , a ~ icf we drew a n o t 5 e r i i n s , r e w i l l t a r e a
: - t i l e r f o - r -bi,:t! .-ill m a s u r e 1 3~ ii.lcbsz. (See d i a g r m f a c i n g t h i s
rr.rc.) Ejr t h i s retl~cd,you -.7ill s s e t h a t you have c a d e s r a l l e r forms Fn
ti.5 l r r q e r r c t : n g l e , o r f o r z s ir, sequeTce a k i c h r ; i l l n c a s u r e i n t h e sm-
n a t i o r . of 1, 2 , 5, 5, 8." (The izt of' Co-pazition. pp. 16-?0).
?he dicyon31 c f C ~ C C ~ W ~ ! of C ; X 8 for?: b 7 O 0%1es, one o f 32
degrees, find 0x2 o f : 6 deTrees. T5ct Lxf "2 d e z r e s s s u c g e s t s t h e 32 P a t h s
of' .isdsrr.. f k ~ ot f 18 d ~ y r c c r ,-orre:pon.fs t o tine v c l u e of t h e word CAN,
-
Chen, Loco, kird::cs:, _=race. The l e t t e r s o f C S . , Rorecver, a r e t h e i z i t i a l s
of ChKl.3 !!~Th;3., Chs%%h I;escehrah, T-e L ~ c r e t'!is.lom. Thus CM: was o f t e n
r ~ z c dt,y t?;o Z a p s c.! I s r a s l t o dceicr.n+e ?.ke Gaholnh i + s c l f . & a h , t k e
d i g i ' s o f Ei? a r e t h e n u 7 . i . r ~ ; .':i.-.!-mr:: t h e 'rou:ide.-iec o f t h e r e c t a q l e .
T h i r r c c t a c g ! ~ , n o r e o v e r , i z c s r z c c t e d z i + h th.o p r o p o r t i o n s o f t h e
G r e s t PJ-ra-id, a-.6 ..:it> t'le ~ r e ? o r t i c ~n sl r e a d y concidercd on page 36, in
c o n - e c t i c n s i t h r h e p o i v t s of t h e s t a r !:.".c:.I i s cncioccd bj t h e h s p t a z o n
x h i c h f o r n s t:c grsund-plan of t b c , v e u l t . I f s t r - i c . t l i s e a be drsm from
'.kc c c ~ t e rof 07. s f t : ~ cl m - f . r zicicz o f t h i z rrict'~m;Ic 9.0 e a c h cf t h e c o r -
n r r s op--oc;te, t k c s s 1iz:cs A i l :'ern t b e side: of i. t r i ? x l o having oqe of
c'-e lo?,&- ride: of t \ e rcc2nr:le a s i t s bqsa. T.:i.r t r i a n g l e ~ i l have : a
+,.irl:t c f r azd c b t s c of 6 . i??:s l t -:(ill be pr~.;.ortional t o t h e t r i a n g l e s
r o r . i n : t 5 o p o i n t of t : : ~h r p t a g r c r , , c.nd i t rill t l s o be a c r o s s - s e c t i o n of
t h Grcnt ~ Pirarid.
Finall:;, t h e t o t c l long*).. pi' t h e bounnary l k e s o f a r e c t . a n c l e of
5 x 8 i x 2 C , f h c r.unier of t h i f o u r - l e t t o r e d fia!lc of ;od, o r T e t r e ~ r a m -
metor., IiiL:', a!ehn~ah. 7 5 . every ~ ~ s i d * of t!:c v % u l t i s , E O t o Eay, kovnded
b- t I . . s C r e r t I'anc. AE t b a v - u l t \LE s ' v n c i c o s , t h ? y :ire a s c v e c f o l d
r e n q t i t i o n of ts!c T c t r ~ r r . i r a t o n . o r i n nr~?r.?~r;.7 x 26 =: 182. This is

CpnsJcjered a s a c o l i d , t h e vvult i o a body i ~ r r v i : :n~i n o s i d e s , f o u r -

:< .-n c o r c e r s . t.nJ C,?ints-one t o ~ m d o r yl i r l c ~ . T l ~ cs u n o f 9. 14. and 2 1 i s

..
c "vc r t l r e a c j r.a+icsd , 2,
!:D Blood, i n conncc+ion w i t h
Jran-C~r, t h e r l a c c of' c . 3 . ' ~ i n i t i n t i o : ~ . ChVL, i;hool, Land, h a s a n a1-
c ~ c a i c o ?n-mil::, z i n c 3 h a s t r a t u s i n '3.9 Crcwd, SUYS o f - 5 s F i r z t K a t t e r .
of t:77 S r ~ s t orl:: " I t s b i r t h i r i n %-(i.2' . i n t ! ~ em i n e r s 1 k i n g -
dor).'' h'ere xc n r ~ s tr c n e m h r t:-.crt t h e p r i n c i p a l constituents of t h e blood
% r e d c r i ~ ~f rdc n t 5 c n i n o r c l k i x l ~ d o ? . LIT, =, Flqne hnd Magic, r c n i n d s
Itr t b u t R o s i c r c c i c n i e m i s t h e encin.:t F i r c P h i l o z o ~ h y , and '..hot i t s prso-
t i o a l p r o c e s s e s h ~ v ot o 60 ::it5 t h o c o r l t r o l of . S e c r e t F i r e , TL3, Talch,
 The True and f n v i s i b l e Rosicrucicls Order. 39.

A lanb, a r a n , i z i e s , r e f e r s t o t h e C h r i s t o s , E r o t h e r C.R., and a l s o t o

t h e f a c t t h a t t h e b r a i n , u r d e r t h e r u l e r s h i p of k - i e s , i s t h e m a n s where-
by man c o n t r o l s t.+e f o r c e s o f flame which a r e used i n magic. F i n a l l y ,
D L I , Dalee, Aquarius, r e f e r s t o t h e k q u e r i a n Age, r e p r e s e n t e d s y m b o l i c a l l y
by t h e head of o IEM. ' h e n t h e R o s i c r u c i a n r . a n i f e s t o e 8 were p u b l i s h e d ,
t h e I n z e r School hsd been e x p e c t i n g , f o r m i l l e n i m s , t h e co-ing of t h e
Acuarian i q e ~ h i c hi s n o r dawning, and hed bees looking f o m a r d w i t h long-
i n g t o t h e p e r f e c t i o n of hunan a r t s , s c i e n c e s , m d philosophy which i s t o
be r e a l i z e d d v r i n g t h a t p e r i o d of c o s n i c h i h t o r y .

O f t h e 21 boundary l i n e n of t h e v a u l t , 14 a r e 5 it. l o n g , end 7 a r e

8 f t . long. Thus t h e t o t a l l e n g t h of t h e l h l s r e q u i r e d t o bound t h i s s t r u o -
t u r e i s (14 x 5 f t . = 70 f ' t . ) + ( 7 x 8 f t . = 56 f t . ) = 125 ft. T h i s l e a d s
u s t o a ~ ~ m s i d e r a t i oof n t h e f a c t s i l l u s t r a t e d in t h e f r o n t i s p i e c e t o t h i s
book.
A t t h e t o p of t h e p l s t e i s shown t h e t r u e f i g u r e of t h e Rosy Cross.
I t i s a c r o s s of 6 equeres, opened 01:t f r o n a cube. A t t h e c e n t e r of t h i s
c r o s s , n-hich i s t h e s q u c r e o a r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e bott.02 o r f o r m d a t i o n o f t h e
cube, i s f i x e d a r o s e of 5 p e t a l s . A t t h e c e n t e r oT t h e r o s e i~ a c i r c l e ,
surrort?ded ty 1 0 small c i r c l e a , from which r a d i a t e 2 5 l i n e s , e x t e n d i n g i n t o
t h e 5 p e t a l s of t h e r o s e .
Tho s ~ a l cl i r c l e a t t h e c e n t e r r e p r e s c n t r t h e n u ~ b e r22, and i s 8
symbol of tk.e cor.bined f o r c e s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e 22 l e t t e r s o f t h e Bebrew a1-
p h a t e t , ar;d sy:,bolited by t h e 22 T c r o t Keys.
The 10 small c i r c l c s c t a ~ df o r t h e 10 c i r d l e s o f t h e S c p h i r o t h on t h e
Q a b a l i s t i c Tree of L i f e . These a l s o corresrxmd t o t h e 10 Grades o f t h e Rosi-
c r u c i a n 3tdsr.
The 25 r a d i a t i n g l i n e s r o p r e s e n t t h e c r e a t i v e word used in Genesis,
I=, Yebi, "kt t h e r e be," s i n c e i t s t h r e e l e t t e r s correspond t o t h e e q u a t i o n ,
10 + 5 + 1 0 = 25. Thur t h e s e l i n e r a r e a l s o cFbolic of t h e c r ~ s t i r epower
of t h e Logos.
The 5 p e t a l s of t h e r o s e r e f e r t o t h e f i v e hu=n s e n s e s , t o t h e f i v e
c o n s t i t u e n t s of - a r , i f e s t a t i o n ( E t h e r , F i r e , i y a t ~ r ,A i r , E a r t h ) , and t o man
h i - s ~ l f . For by i t s c o r . s t r u c t i o n t h i s r o s s c o r r e t p o n d s t o t h e f i ~ e - p o i n t e d
s t a r o r pen:..-rsn, symbol o f rmn and h i s c o n t r o l o v e r t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f h i s
enriron-st .
I n t \ e Greek laneucge, " r o s e w ~ E ' F O A D N Rhodon, and by t h e n u a r a -
t i o n of ~10rd.ei n tb.at 1ac.wace is 2 9 4 , t h e nuaher o f t h ? n c l u n ' E ~ ~ ~ ~ x ( q
?k'.:leria, "osrembly, o r church." Funda.nsntally, t h e word e k k l e a i a mans
" z t ~ ~ e t h t eo rl i s t e n . " I t i s t h e assembly o f t h o s e who "have e a r s t o
hesr." I t i c a l s o t h e compnny of t h o r e who h a r e anqkened t h e i r i n n e r s s n s e
cf h e a r i r q , s o t h a t t h e y a r e a b l e t o l i s t e r . t o t h e v o i c e o f t h e S e o r e t
Teach-r r e p r e s e n t e d i n T a r o t a s 'I;= H130Fi3JlT.
I n rar.y v e r s i o n s of Tnrot T E !!IEkOrYMJT i s c a l l e d T E P 3 3 , and ao-
c c r d i r p t o t r o d i t i o n , t h e f i r s t P o p rtas L i m n , o r Si-eon, whose Hebren
name si,;nifies "Hearing." T h e r e f o r e i.HE HI9OPi'A:T i a a s s o c i a t e d v i t h t h e
l e t t e r Vau, t o r h i c h Q a h l i r t r a t t r i b u t e t h e f a c u l t y of Rearing. The t r a d i -
tion i s ~ i v e n%nt h e Cospsl o f Matthew, t h u s r

"And J e s u s q u e s t i o n e d h i s d i c c i p l c s , s a y i n c , mom
do men pronounce me, t h e Son of mrul, t o be? And t h e y € a i d ,
Some say John t h e B h p t i s t , t n d o t k e r s F l i a s ; and o t h e r s
Jeremias, o r one of t 5 e prophets.
"He s a i d t o them, But whom do ye pronounce ma t o be7
hnd Sinon P e t e r , hnslrerinr, a s i d , Thou a r t t h e C h r i s t , t h e
son of t h e lir',?~;God.
 The True and I n v i s i b l e Fiosicrucian Order, 40.

"And J e s u s , w-suering, s e i d t o him, Blessed a r t

t h c u , Simon Bar-Jones, f o r f l c s h and b l o o d r e v e a l e d it n o t t o
t h e e , but cy F s t h e r who i s i n t h e hehvens. m d I a l s o s a y
t o t h e e t h a t thou a r t P e t e r , and on t h i s r o c k I w i l l b u i l d
ary a s s e - b l y , snd thr! g a t e c o f h s d e s s h a l l n o t p r e v a i l a g a i n s t
it. h,nd I w i l l g i v e t h s e t h e k e y s o f t h e kingdom o f tt.e
heavens: and whatever t h o u m y e s t h i n d on t h e e a r t h , s h a l l
be bound i n t h e h e a r e n s ; a r d r h a t e v e r t h o u mayest l o o s e on
t h e e e r t h , s h a l l be loosed i n t h e hr-arena."
( s a t t h e w XVI: 13 t o 19. l i t e r a l t r a n s l a t i o n )

Kc*, t h e G o ~ p e l s3 l S 0 t e l l u s t h a t t h e f i r s t t i r e J e s u s mat S i n o n ,
he r a i 2 , "Thou art Simcn, t h e scn o f Jonas; t h o u s h a l t be c s l l e d Cephas,
& - > i c hi s , by i s t e r p r e t a t i o n , Stone." The nane Cephas, i n Greek, i a KH@AE
apd i t s ny-ber i s 729. This i s t". nm.ber r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e c u b i c a l c o n t e n t s
of a c u t s of 9 x 9 x 9, a s i l l u s t r c t e d in t h e f r c n t i s c i e c e . A c r o s s o f PFX
s w a r p s ooened o c t fro^ a cube o f 9 x 9 x 9 w i l l measure 1%x 9 a r c u n d i t s
~ r i n e t e r . Thus t h e cube r e p r e z e n t i n g Cerhcs, o x n e d o u t s o a s + o form t h e
t r u e a o s i c r u c i a n c r o s s , n i l 1 a . ? & e u r e 126 units a r o u n d i t s o e r i m t e r , an+ it
t t . c r r f o r e g i v e s t h e e x a c t n u ~ b e rof u n i t s - h i z h , t o k e c a e f e e t , a r e r e q u i r e d
f o r t h e c o r s t r u c t i o n o f t h e v a u l t o f Brother C.B.
I n Greek, t h e word f o r " c r o s s " isLTAYPOG S t a u r o s , and i t s nul.ber,
1271, i s t h a t o f ' ~ . r k ~ ~Yei ~ O-,oslc,
, The G r o s i s , end i s a l s o t h e n m -
&r of H~KMPONOMIA.HA~IQN , He L l e r u n o ~ i sh a r i o n . ?e S a c r e d I n h e r i t a n c e .
>us t h e c r o s s , r h i c h i s t h e g e o ~ e t r i c a l~ j ~ t of o l t h e p a t t ~ r nfrom which
tk.e cube i s f o r m d , r e p r e s e n t s t h c Gnocis, o r t r a d i t i o n a l wisdom, which i s
t h e Sacred I r ? e r i t o n c e of t h o s e who "heve e a r s t o h e e r , " 6nd a r e t h e r e f o r e
w ~ b e r sof t h e I n t e r i o r xsser,kly o r Church r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e Fiose.
The cube o f 9 x 9 x 9 c o z p l e t e l y e n c l a s e s a cube o f 7 x 7 x 7. The
l e t t e r , s i n c e it h a s six s i d e s 7 x 7 h a s a s u r f a c e a r e a of 7 x 7 x 6 = 294,
'.kc nu-ber o f ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * i ? iiose, h o d o ecdn, ~ I ~ K Z A IHA E k k l e s i a , Assembly. Thus,
r-er. t h e c r o a s o f cix s q - a r e s , each of w5ich n o e s u r e s 9 x 9, i s f o l d e d up
t o f c r r . a c u t e , it w i l l e r s c t l y e n c l o s e t h e k y - z t i c a l Rore which i s t h e True
~ n d1 r . v i s i k l e Ordor, o r t h e I n t e r i o r Church.
The c u b i c a l contents of L cube of 7 x 7 x 7 a r e 343, t h e n u m h r of
t h e !!et.rc?r p h r e s e , V I d 3 ilL!I:', Be-Yo-?er E l o h i n , "And God s e i d , " (Gen. 1:S).
P.us t h e 7 x 7 x 7 c u b r e p r e s m t s t h e ~ n n i f e s t a t i o no f t h e C r e a t i v e l o r d ,
xhich i s hec-rd by t h c r r r , b e r s of t ? e I n t e r i o r Church o r L y s t i c a l Rose.
Tke d i f f e r e n c e between t k a c o n t e n t s o f e c u b o f 7 x 7 x 7 and a c u b
of ? x 9 x . 9 i s 386 o u b i c a l u n i t s . That i s t o s a y , i f o m hod a 7 x 7 x 7
cute cocposed o f 343 cs11 cube:, it mould r e q u i r e 386 n c r e s m l l c u b s of
t." e z r e s i z e t o e n c l o s e t h e 7 x 7 x 7 zube i n a c u b ~ e a s u r i n g9 x 9 x 9.
?.iz i s i ~ p o r t c n tb e c e u s e t F e nu-ber 386 i s t h e r a l u e o f t h e Hebrew word
Ehi'I:, b s h o n , t o n g u e s . t y p i f y i n g t h e E a n s whereby t h e i n t e r j o r m y s t e r i e s
c r e 2 o m r n i c t t e d t o h e e r i n g , ~ n da l s o of t h e pro-r name IShVO, J e s h u a ,
which w s ~t h s a c t u a l nerle c i v e n by h i s p e r e r t s t o J e - v r .
I n Grcck, t h e n a w * l H ~ 0 Y ~ ~ I e h~cos ut hs e v a l u e 888. I f one r e -
moves f r u r a cube o f !, x 9 x 9 ti..?517 cuiws 7 h i c h a r e v i s i b l e w5cn t h r e e
riCcs e r e s e e n , a s i n t h e i l l u s t r o t i o n , t h e r e ill r e a a i n a p e r f e c t cubs
of E x 8 x 8 , c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o tho 888 o f t h e nn- J e s u s .
Thus t h e Rose hnd Cross r e p r e s e n t t!-e I n t e r i o r Asscnbly, nnd i t s
Sacred I n . : e r i t a n c e , t h e Gnosia, which hhe t o d o w i t h t h c t r a n s c e n d e n t a l
!TtEthe-~ticS of t h o u n i v e r s e . I t i &t h e e ~ h l c mo f t h e A p o s t o l i c G n o s i s ,
t b e sacred t r e d i t i o n o f t h o I n t e r i o r Church, c o n c o r n i n g which S t . A u g u s t h e
d x l a r e d : "That which i e n o r c a l l e d t h c C h r i s t i ~ nr e l i c i o n h a s always ex-
i r t e d , and only c a n e t o be c a l l e d C h r i n t i n n a f t e r t h e t i m e o f C h r i s t . " Thir
 The True end I n v i s i b l e Rooicrucibn Order. 41.

inner t r a d i t i o n h a s nevor been pprmitted t o l a p s e i n t o u t t e r o b s c u r i t y . I t

h a s been f a i t h f u l l y c o m ~ n i c a t e dfrom ger.oration t o g e n e r a t i o n . I t i s a l i v e
todey, even a s i n a g e s p a s t , hnd t h e kncrrledge of it i s t h e r e s t o r a t i o n o f
a l l things.

The door of t h e v s u l t , a 3 I have s a i d , i s t h e s i d e a t t r i t u t e d t o

Venus. T h i s i s t h e p l a n e t which r u l e s copper and b r a s s . 791' have s e e n t h a t
+ & P f i r s t s i g n i f i c a n t event i n t h e s t o r y of C.R.'e journey i s t h e d e a t h of
5 r c t ? e r P.A.~. a t Cyprus, t h e r e p u t e d b i r t h p l a c e of Venut, and t h e s i t e of
t?,e copper mities which supplied t h e a n c i e n t rdorld w i t h t k a t m t a l . The
s t o r y of t h e f i n d i n g of t h e v a u l t a l s o e ~ p k a s i z e st h e inportonce of this
Venusian n o t a l .
The s t o r y s e y s t t s t Erot!:er N.A.. r e s o l v i n g t o a l t e r sonething o f
h i s b u i l d i n g , i n o r d e r t o - a h it more fit, l i ~ h t e dupon thl &roorial Table,
which was c a s t of b r a s s . Attkched t o t h i s t a b l e whs a n a i l , which, when
it -as p u l l e d o u t , t o o k r i t h it a s t o n e , l ~ a v i n ga n opening r h i c h exposed
t t e h i d t e n door.
The Venusian sugyestion of 5k.e b r a s s t a b l e t 1 6 s e l f - e v i d e n t . To r
C a t n l i s t t h e " g r e a t n a i l " xould c l s o heve had a Venusian zeaning, because
" n a i l n i s t h e t r s n s l c t i o n o f t h e l e t t e r - n w e W, E,g i v e n t o t h e s i x t h
l e t t e r of t h e Eebrew a l p h a b e t , t o a h i c h i- a t t r i h t e d t h e z o d i a c a l s i g n
Taurus, which, i n a ~ t r o l o l y ,i s r u l e d by Venus. Taurus governs t h e t h r o a t ,
ir n-.icb i s l c c a t e d t h e Venus c s n t e r t y p i f i ~ dby Cyprus, t h e n o s t e a s t e r l y
i z l o n d of t h e Mediterraneun sea.
I n Tarot t h e l e t t e r Vao i s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e Eieroph.ent, and t h i s
T n r ~ tKey t y p i f i e s I n t u i t i o n . Thus t h e " g r e a t n a i l n a t t a c h e d t o t h e memo-
r i a l t a b l e t r e p r e s e n t s i r t u i t i o n , which i s c l o s e l y connected w i t h t h e sub-
conscious f u n c t i o n s of nenory end i n a s i n a t i o n .
The "stono" would 5avc e r r e s t e d t y e a t t e n t i o n of e l c h e a i s t s and it
would a l s o have been i n t e r e s t i n g t o Cabalists. For t h e C r e s t l o r k o f t h e
a l c h e n i s t wes t'le n r e ~ a r a t i c nof t ? e P h i l o s o p h e r s ' Stone, 6nd throughout
t h c Cabaleh and t h e 5 i b l e , t h e word "stoce" h a s g r e a t inportance. In the
Eebrew language it i s AE!C, Ekben, and i t s v a l u e i s 53. T h i s i s t h e n ~ ~ n b e r
of d e g r e e s i n t h e a n g l e formed by t h e j u z c t i o n o f t h e hypotenuse Fn
P j t h e ~ o r e e nt r i a c g l e w i t h the upper end of t h e v e r t i c a l l i n e . (See page 20.)
That i s t o ray, it i s t t r n u n h r which e x p r e s s e s t h e r e l a t i o n & k e e n Horns,
t k t Son ( t y p i f i e d by t h e hypotenuse), and O s i r i s , t h e F a t h e r ( t y p i f i e d bp
t h e v e r t i o a l l i n e ) . Yhcn t h e hypotenuse t n d t h e v e r t i c a l l i n e meet, Rorur
beco-es one w i t h O s i r i s , t h e Son keco-es one r i t h t h e F e t h e r . Thus it i s
not r u r p r i s i w t o f i n d t h a t i n t h e word A9N, Ehben, +be f i r c t b o l e t t e r s
s p e l l A 9 , 2, F a t h e r , -.vt?ile t h e second t-no s p m l v , Ben Son. Remember,
t o o , t h a t ChVW bEN, Hiram A b i f f , h a s been shown t o ->he Stone which
t h e b u i l d e r r r e j e c t e d n (page 18).
The a t t a i n m e n t of t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s t o f u n i t y w i t h t h e O r i g i n a t i n g
S p i r i t i s t h e sumit of t h e s o r t o f i n i t i a t i o n . ?.enember, t h i s i s a oon-
z,
L P C ~ O U Si d e r t i f i c a t i c n , so t h a t n t ~ c nt h e Son and t h e P a t h e r a r e the
Son fi t h e Father. Jhus identified w i t h O s i r i s i s O s i r i s , and t h u s we
s h a l l f i n d t h a t the b u r i a l an2 r e s u r r e c t i o n cymbolisn c o m e o t e d w i t h t h e
r.nmos o f O s i r i s , Hiram k b i f f , and E r o t h e r C.B. h a s t o do ~ i t ht h e a s p e c t
of c o n s c i c u s n e s s repreeentctd by t h i s p o r f e c t i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of t h e Son
with t h e F s t h e r .
I.!emory and i - a e i n s t i o n , c o ~ b i n e dw i t 9 i n t u i t i o n ( t h e t a b l e t and t h e
 The True snd I n v i s i b l e .?ozicrucian Order. 42.

n a i l ) Drip< w i t : , them t h e s t o n n ( c o n s c i o u s union of t k e Con w i t h t h s F a t h e r ) ,

end t h u s t'a k.iddec door i s r c v e e l e d . Even t!-dc wwd "doorn h s s a con-
n e c t i o n :.tith. Yonu-, becouze " d o w n i s t.':. ncaninr; of t h e FJeehrevi l e t t e r -
paFe, DLTH, Daleth, acd t l - i z i z t h e l c t t r r ~ l 5 i c hr e ~ r e s e n t sVenus i n t h e
Eebrec; alpf..s,fet, and t o -.:hi:h Xey 3 , Tl>9 E n p r e s s , i s a s s i c n e d i n Tarot.
? i s i:: t h e door of 1 i S e r a t i o n . t!:c door which l e n d s i n t o u n 4 e r s t a n d i n g o f
thy g r e a t r s t h e n c t i c a ? an? p ~ y ~ h ~ l ~~<r i n~ c ai ~l l lrhiches a r e a t x o r k in
t l - 9 construc:ion of t h e u n i v e r s e . T i 1 \ 1 ~ t h e & t e l l s ur t k t t'rough t h i ~
door t h e Erpthrcv had a c c e s s t o suck a t r e a s u r e of k n o c l e d ~ ea s would s e r v e
f o r t" c o n > l e t e r c s t o r a t i c n o f a l l t h e a r t s ar.d z c i c n c e s .

On tb.? docr m s w?it+er. t h e L a t i 3 sentsnc.! ??ST CXY. AWIOS PhTEb5,

w?.ich m y b t r e r l ~ l a t ~ d":h f t e r 170 708rS 1 & h a l l oper." The nur.35r o f
y e a r s h e r e = ? . t i m e d represents t ? e p p r f e c t e d c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f a n i l l u a i n -
a t e d nan. Ynuc t i e Bible s a y s : "Bis d a y s hall be a hvndred end twenty
yecrc.' (Gcn. 6::).
This -.uzFer i s c o n t r a s t e d w i t h th.c seventy y e a r s of t h o o r d i n a r y span
of l i f e . 1;ctice t k r t 12C i ? tb.e a d d i t i o n of s(? t o 10. 5 0 i s t h e nu-kr
of t h e l e t t e r Nun. a s r o c i c t e d x i t h t ' ? e c i g n Scorpio. I t i s by t h e s u b l i n a -
t i o n of t h e !.hrs-force a c t i v e i n t h a t z i ~ nt h a t our e y e s my r e c e i v e t h a t
s t r e n g t h whish t h e ~ s n i f e s t o c sspeak of a s 3eir.g "borrowed from t h e eagle.*

$97 OIG, *.
Iim, h t: e ucbrev: alpr,a?.et t h c number 70 i s r s p r e z e n t e d by t h e l e t -
nnd h y i n z e a n s "eye." It i s t h 9 l e t t e r ~ h i c hQ a b a l i s t i c a l l y
exDrcsses t r c a p p e c r a t x e z o f t h e pkcno-cn21 r o r l d , and t h e x n t s l s t a t e of
perconc wCo s c c e c t such r . ~ n e s r u n c o ?a: t f f - c o vnlus. Luch a r e t h e o n e s of
shon it i r m i t t e n : "Th9 6 - y s Of 0 . x yocrrs a r s t h e e - s c o r e y e a r s a ~ ten.' d
but when t + p D ~ O C Q R E of i n i t i a t i o n h a s added t o t + e i r Dowers t h e b o r r m e d
r t r o n g t h of t t c s c c r e t f o r c e of t h e e a g l c , 5 0 i s ed3ed t o 70, a ~ tdh e y e a r s
of t - e perfected pan a r e t h ~ nreckonsd a6 120.
Thus x o rcad: "had Eases n s a hundred an3 twenty y e s r s o l d when
>e d i e d : h i s eye was n o t di*?, n o r h i s r.oturl?l f o r c e abated." f o t i c e here
t h c t t h o "eye," o r t k c p o r a r s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e l e t t e r Lyin ( 7 0 ) , and t h e
p a t u r e l f o r c e , o r p c n e r s c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e : e t + e r Hun ('O), a r e g i v e n
p a r t i c u l a r c-pnacis.
LgeL?, 170 i s t h e nu-ber of t \ c l n t t e r - n e s e Sm, Ss?lekh, *op o r
Sunport. :+is i r ' h e Iiebre-: 1 ~ t t . e r-.:hich i s repres-nteci i n T s r o t by Key
14, rampercnce. T h i s Ley r c p r c e o n t : v h a t , i n r a g i c a l p a r l n n c s , i s t e r n e d
"3,Kr.0-;icd;e nrd C o n ~ c r ~ a t i oofn t h e 8 0 l y Gunrdihn Angel." I t stnnds
!'or t L a t f a i i l i a r c c n ~ n i o nb e b e e n t h e p e r s o n a l cnd u n i v e r s a l a s p c t s of
t h s One I d e n t i t y x h i c h r e s u l t s ir, t h 9 t e t p e r i r q , ~ o d i f i c a t i o n , and per-
f q c t i o n of t h * p e r r o m l v s h i c l c . Thvs we r e a d u l s o oP 1.lcser: " t a d t h e r e
aroce n o t a p r o p \ e t i~ I s r r e l l i k e u n t o 1.Io~e6,whom Jehovah knew f a c e t o
!'ace."
Fi~rt.'-or-orp, on t ! T~ r e e of L i f s , t h o path o f Za?.al.SI s t a n d s betrreen
t h r : p n t h s o f Nun and A y h , a,. i f it were t h e e q u i l i b r a t i n e i n f l u e n c e bo-
% e m the-. I t i r t h e n6t.h whit? l e a d s u w ~ a r df r o 3 ISVD, Yeroc' Foundation,
t o Thr'hhf!?, Tie!-creth, Becu+y. I n t h e systeo. of h o s i c r u c i h-'n u r n d e s , t o be
conridered h e r e i n a f t e r , it u n i t e s t h e Grade devoted t o t k e e x p l a n a t i o n of
hor.icrilcion t + ? o r y t o t h a t i n -hich t h o symbolism o f t h e v a u l t i s t h s chiof
concern. 51~t+,he -bin p o i n t t o be rcnenhercd nu;{ i s t h ~ tamekh t stande
f o r t h e a c t i v i t i e s whic'l e q u i l i b r h t s th.e f o r c e & of Kun cnd Ayin, even an
T e n ~ ~ r ~ n tchee , 1 4 t h key of T t r o t , r e p r e s s n t s t h a m e d i a t i n g a r ~ db a l a n c i n g
e c t i v i t y ketneer t i e f o r c e 6 c y ~ b o l i z e dby t h e 13th and 1 5 t h Keyr.
!!athe-.aticnlly, 19C i r t h o run of t 5 e nurcbers from o t o 15. Thus
i t r e p r e s e n t s , in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h T a r o t , t h e f u l l and oxtbnder) e x p r n s s i o n
 The True an? I n v i s i b l e Rosicrucian Order. 45.

of t h e powers of t 5 e k s t r n l L i g h t , v e i l e d uzder t h e s t r a n g e symbolism of

t h e 1 5 t h Key. !'oreover, 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 = 120, s o t h a t 120 nay be t c k e n
t o r ~ p r a s e n tt h ~ i n t e r l c t i o n upon ebch o t h e r of t h e f i v e o r i n a r y phases of
- t m i f e s t a t i o c : E t h e r ( l ) , F i r e ( 2 ) . 'Jhter ( 3 ) . A i r ( 4 ) , and E a r t h (5).
? ' ~ o s pe r e t h e su-e a s ttc T e t t v e s , o r z u b t l e p r i z c i p l e s of s s n s a t i o n , men-
t i c n e d i n Yoga philosophy. The i d e a h e r e , a s elsewhere i n c o n n e c t i m w i t h
t h ~n u - b e r 120, i c t h a t of c o n p l e t e rr.enifestation. T h u ~t h e m t + o on t.he
door i n t i n o t e s t h a t a c c e s s t o t h e hideen l i g h t of o c c u l t knm-ledge i s t h e
conaequsnce of t h e f u l l n a n i f e s t a t i o n of tb.e p m e r s o f p e r f e c t e d human con-
sciouscess. Ye nho c e n open t h i s doer h a s e t t a i n e d t h e f u l l n e a s u r e of
a -an, and h a s bec0.m c o n r c i c u s l y ons w i t ? t h e F a t h e r .
L!ter tp:e d o c r r w s f a l l y expcsed, b u t b e f o r e it was o r e ~ e d , s a p s
t t e -, t h e S r e t ? r e n r e s t c d , 6nd c n e s u l t e d t h o i r Rota. T h i ~i s a n a l -
l u s i o n t o t h 5 T e r o t , which m s i n r ~ n t a dty aombers o f t k e True and I n v i s i -
t l e Order some f o u r c e n t r : r i e s beforo t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of t5ci R c s i c r v c i a n
- s n i f e s t o e s . Occult t r a d i t i o n s a y s t h e Tarot was i n r e n t e d a t Fez, and
thuz c i v e s a s i a e l i ~ h ton t h e s t o r y of t h e
',:~ OF ~ Thi
a. T h i s ROTA ?!UNDI, o r
i TIKLD, i s d e s c r i b e d as b 0 i . v t h a t one of t h s R o s i c r u c i a n
books dicplcyir.6 t h o g r e a t e s t a r t i f i c e . It i s t r u l y whet E l i p h a r ~ v i
s s i d of it:
"The T e r o t i s a v e r i t 3 b l s o r a c l e , and a n n r e r s a l l
p o z s i b l c q u e s t i o n s a i t h clearness and a c c u r a c y ; s o t h a t a
p r i s o n e r d e r o i d of bookf, had ho o n l y s T a r o t o f h i e h h e
knew haw t o make u s e , could, i n a few y e a r s , a c q u i r e a
o n i v e r s c l s c i e n c e , and converre l i t > a n unequalled d o c t r i n e
ar.d i n e x h a u s t i b l e eloqsence. hi^ v h e o l , Ln f a c t , i s t k e k e y
of t h e o r a t o r i c a l a r t , an3 of t h e g r e a t a r t o f Raymond
L u l l y ; it i t t h e t r u e s e c r e t of t h e t r a n s m u t a t i o n o f dnrk-
n e e s i n t o l i c h t ; it i r t h e f i r s t and most i n w r t a n t o f a l l
t h e c r c a n a o f t h e macnun oous. By w e n s o f t h i s u n i v e r s a l
key of sjmbolism 011 t h e a i l e g o r i e s of I n d i a , E m t , and
Judes a r e =Oe i n t e l l i ~ i b l e ; t h e Apocalypse of St. J o h n i 8
a K a b b a l i s t i c book, t h e snns.? of which i s e x a c t l y i n d i c a t e d
by t h e f i g u r e s and numbers of t h e Urin, T h m n i a , Teraphirn,
and E ~ h o d , e l l s u m a r i r e d and completed by t h e Tnrot; t h e
s a n c t u a r i e s of e l d are no longer f u l l of r l y s t e r i o s , and t h e
s i g n i f i c a t i o n of t h e o b j e c t s of t h e Hebrew c u l t u s Tay f o r
t h e f i r s t tine be understood.'

The o t h e r i n s c r i p t i o n s w i t h i n t h e v s u l t were engreved on a p l c t e of

'-,ras:, c i r c u l e r i n chspe. The f i r & one nay be t r a n ~ l s t e d r "I heve mnda
t h i s s e p u l c h r e e sin&le conpcndium of t : 7 ~universe." This i s a n accurate
statement of t h c s i g n i f i c a n c e of t h e -hole v s u l t design. F o r t h e m u l t
208s indeed convey by i t s s y n k o l i c m a s u r e m e n t s a l l t h a t i s e r s o n t i a l t o
adequste u n d c r ~ t e n d i n gof t k e fundat?ental nur.bcrs a5d p r o p o r t i o n 6 of t h e

The i n s c r i p t i o n J e s u s mihi o a i a v a n s " J e s u r i s a l l t h i n e s t o me."

~t h a s 6 orofounder cor.tent t h a n a c a ~ u a lr e a d e r n i ~ h tsucpeot. The name
"Jesus" meens l i t e r h l l y , " S e l f - e x i s t e n c e l i b e r a t e s . " Thus it d e c l a r e r t h a t
t h e n a t u r e of t h i x s i s t o s e t f r e e , r o t h c r t h a n t o bind. It i s t h e a f -
f i r m t i o r : of t h e i n h e r e n t tendency t o l i b e r t y a t t h e h e a r t of t h e ooemio
o r d e r . I t waE becauae of t h i s , wo nay b e l i e v e , t h a t J e s u r p r o n i r e d s o muoh
t o t h o s e who would p r a y i n h i s name. For r h o s o e v s r t r u l y o r a y r i n t h a t
name preys i n t h e r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e i d e a t h . t t h e name r c o r e s e n t s , and
5e prays e f f e c t i v e l y who i s 5horoughly ixbued w i t h t h e thourrht t h a t t h e
n a t u r e of t h i n g s i s l i b o r a t i v e r p t ? e r t h a n r e s t r i c t i v e .
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order 44.

I n Q a b c l i s t i c books p u b l i s h ~ dd u r i n g t h s p e r i o d when t h e % m d e
i t s appecrnnce (8.g. in t h e v r r i t i n c s of Jccob Boehme r n d Hemy Khunrnth),
t h e n n v Jesus i s s p e l t IHShVE. 3.i: o c c u l t s p l l i n g p u t s the "holy l e t -
t e r , " Shi-, between t h e f i r s t two and t h e l a s t two l e t t e r s o f IHJH, t h e
d i g i t s add t h e 5 , and t h e l a s t two to 8. Taker. t o g e t h e r , t h e f i r s t tao r a k e
32, t h e n c . b e r of p a t h s on t h e Tree o f L i f e , nnd t h e s e 52 p a t h s r e p r e s e n t
t h e n r . x i f e s t r t i o n o f t h e Logos o r E o d , which i s t h e C h r i s t o s . The l a a t
two d i g i t s of 326 ncke IfIVH, Johov"SI, t h e Fnther. Thus 526 g i v e s t h e n u b
b e r s o f t h e l e t t e r Heh ( 5 ) . representing V i s i o n , nr.d of t h e l e t t e r Cheth
( a ) , representing specoh; and it a l s o i n d i o c t o s t h e n m b e r s o f t h o Son o r
Logos ( 3 2 ) and t h o F a t h e r (26).
P u r t h ~ r n o r e , t h e Greck i e t t e r s o f t h o nc-ne I H x a Josue, add up
t o 8 8 9 , o r 24 x 37, This number 888 i s c l s o t h o v n l u c o f t h e Groek p t r a r e r ,
L o ~ o sest1,-'Eo i s t h e Ncrd," nndiH ZRHRMI, "I am t h o life..
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To t h e
e r u d i t e of l u r o p e , knowing both t h e Hebrew a d t h e G n o s t i c number-letter
s-sterns, t h c mmo "Jesus" would bc t r u l y a -ry o f c l l t h i n g s , s i n c e it
o c c u l t l y s i g n i f i e s t h e Crer.tive Rord, which n s L i f e .r.nd Light i s t h c a c t u c l
s u b s t c c c e of a l l thlngr.

Tho f o u r o t h o r i n s c r i p t i o n s on t h o clt* sum u p t h o e s s e n c e o f Rorl-

c r u o i n n d o c t r i n e . Boqunqucm vccuum, " h r h c r c c vacuum," war w r i t t o n r d
n c i r c l o c o n t c i n i n g t h c F i c t u r c o l i o n . nis r e p r c s o n t s t h e eloment of
F i r e , nnd t h c i n s c r i p t i o n ?kerns t h c t 8pLCO i s f i l l c d 7 i t h t b c u n i r e r r a l
f i e r y ossence. L o ~ i sJugurn, "Thc yoko of t h o Leu," wzr I n s c r i b e d i n a c i r -
c l c c o n t ~ i n i n ga p i c t u r e o f nn ox. This r c p r c a o n t s t h p e l m n t o f E y t h ,
cnd t h e i n s c r i p t i o n r c f o r s t o th: r c c o s s i t y i ~ ~ p O s cupon d u s c l 1 by t h c
dr.mcntc1 c o n d i t i o n s of mnnifcstr.ticn i n form. Th-t n e c e s s i t y i s c l l u d o d
t o i n t h c E h e r r l d T c b l o t o f H c r v s , which snyr: " I t r power i s intograt-,
i f it bo t u r n e d i n t o onrth." L i k r t r s h . n e c l i i . "Ths liberty o f t h o Gar-
p e l , " ms w r i t t e n round a c i r c l c contr.ining t h c p i c t u r o o f cn o c g l e . 'f'hlr
r c p r c s o n t s t h - olcmcnt of -r.tcr, cqd t h c i n s c r i p t i o n r c f c r s t o r.n o o c u l t
s c c r c t of r c g o n o r a t i o n , a s c c r o t which i s wiled by t h c l r ~ t t o ro f t h o Chris-
t i ~ nGospnls, which r.ro r o c l l y Gnostic mystcry t c x t r . Do1 Gloric. I n t c c t c ,
"The untouch?.ble g l o r y of God," rr.6 w r i t t e n on t h e c i r c l e c o n t a i n i n g a
p i c t u r e of a m. This r e p r e c e c t r t h e element of ~ . l r ,and t h e i n s c r i p t i o n
r e f e r s t o t h e o o c u l t conception of t h e r e a l i n n e r LLLN a s b e i n s i d e n t i c a l
w i t h , and i n s e p c r a b l e f r a , t h e pure, untouchable e s s e n c e of t h e Life--re
which ccnnot be s o i l e d o r smirched by r n y i m w r f e o t i o n whntsoever.
The. f o u r symbolio c.nirnr.18 cocnected w i t h t h e s e i n s c r i p t i o n s a r e , o f
c o u r s e , t h e mystic Four which appear i n t h e v i s i o n s o f E z e k i e l and St. J o h ,
-.nd t h e y a r e t h e f o u r emblems i n t h e c o r n e r r of t h e 1 0 t h and 2 1 s t Tarot b y r .
They r r e c l s o r e p r e s e n t e d on t h e c r r ~o f t h e Mqsonio F r a t e r n i t y . B e r i d e r
r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e e l e m e n t r , t h e y a l s o r e p r e s e n t t h e f o u r f i x e d r i p 8 of t h e
rodicc: Lao, Taurus, Scorpio, and lqur-rius. These c r e t h e 5 t h , 2116, 8 t h ,
rind 1 1 t h s i g n s , 2nd s i n c e t h e i r numberr cdd t o 26, t h i s group o f l ~ s t i c a l
Crecltures i s a-.other of m n y glyph8 f o r t h e lma I m , J e h m h .

The r e s t of t h e Farm speck8 p l c i n l y enough f o r i t s e l f . Such p o r s c g e r

a s d g h t be of d o u b t f u l s i g n i f i c m o e w i t h o u t t h e P a c t s in t h r f o r e g o i n g 0-
rcent-ry w i l l be ensy t o i n t e r p r e t f n t h e l i g h t o f what h n r a l r e a d y been ex-
plained. V!e mcy prooeed, t h e n , t o e. b r i e f c o n r i d e r a t i o n of some p o i n t 8
i n t h e C o n f e s s i c , Our onc.1ysir w i l l n o t be s o e l n b o r c t e G I t h ~ Ot f t h e
-
Famc, f o r t h e Confessio i r more e x p l i o i t thr-n t h e mirrt mnniferto. y e t
t h e r e a r e a few t h i n g s whioh m y be t h 6 olec-rer f o r a l i t t l e O O m n f .
 The Truo and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 45.

The f i r s t prrhgraph b e ~ i r sw i t h e x c e l l e n t c o u n s e l , which i s a l s o a

h i n t t h a t th :-~')perfi=iel m ? ~ n i r . g of t h e Fane i s n o t t h e r e 2 1 p u r p o r t o f
t b e t docunent. fhor, follows e d i r e c t a s s e r t i o r t h a t what i: o f f e r e d Fn
t h e s e anr.ounce~ente i s n o t x r - l y t h e work o f L-,cn, b u t r a t h e r t h e opera-
t i o n of t h e cosnic c r d e r , p e r s o n i f i e d a s Jehovah.
I n t h e f c u r t h paragrnph t h e r e i s ? e n t i o n of t h e r;ocders o f t h e s i x t h
y e . Theosogkists rill do w e l l t o cor?.pcre t h i s c a r e f u l l y x i t h what t h e y
have learned concerning t h e s i x t h r a c e . That r a c e i s t o be born i n h e r i c 8 ,
snd t o it t h a t phrase i n t h o r e f e r s which ssyc: "Suroce i s r i t h c h i l d ,
and s k n l l br:ng f o r t h a s t r o c g ckild.'
The a s s p r t i o r enbodied in t h e f i f t h paragraph a s t o t h o c o n p l e t e -
ncss of t h e n e d i t z t i o n ? of "@ur C h r i s t i e r . F a t h e r " would be r i d i c u l o u s if
teker. l i t p r o l l y . To an o c c r l l t i s t who u?;derstands t h a t t h e self-contempla-
t i o n o f S p i r i t i s t h e o r i ~ ho f e l l thi?;:, and who knows t h a t t h e u 9 i v e r s a l
zemory m s t needs be p e r f e c t , it -ill be e v i d e n t t h s t t h e x d i t a t i o n of t h e
Universal I'ind i s what i s remt by t h i s aarr.graph.
I n t h e s h t h paragraph t ) r s r e i s a warning a g i i n s t h a s t i n e s s . Here,
a i & i s a r e f e r e ~ c et o t h e E c s i c r u c i a n Grades. h e paragraph c l o s e s r i t h
a p l a i n i n t i ~ t t i o nt h s t what i s o f f e r e d i s s o t an e a s y wey. A t t h e o u t s e t ,
ineeed, it t r i s t l e t w i t h d i f f i c u l t i e s , which r m s t be met and overcome cce
one.
The seventh paragraph c o r . t r r , s t t t h e methods o f e x o t e r i c and e s o t e r i o
r e s e a r c h . Exoteric s t u d y i s cozpared t o a s l m , d e v i o u s journey through 8
l a b y r i n t h . The c a t u r e of e ~ o t e r i cs t u d y i s r e r r e s e c t e d by t h e f i g u r e o f t h e
S i x t h C m d e l a b r m . Tb.is i s t h e s i x t h s e n s e , or h i ~ h e ro r d e r o f knwring,
which o c c u l t p r s c t i c e seeks t o = f o l d . But n o t e t h a t so-ething h e r e i s
l e f t t o God's pleasure. The t r u e o c c u l t i s t s e e s t h s t it i s n o t s o much him-
s e l f t h a t b r i c t s ebout t h e r e s u l t s a s t h e power of t h e One I d e n t i t y . Thur
Jesus is r e p o r t e e t o have said: "3f myself I can d o nothing; t h e Flither in
7e d o e t h t h e works.'
The spve2th paragraph c o r ? t i ~ u e sw i t h a s e r i e s of q u e s t i o n s , which
a r e s u b t l y phrased. Hasty r e a d e r s ~ i g k t'hink t h a t t h i s paragraph promiser
h e 3 l t h , r i c h e s , krd 1o.q l i f e ; t k a t it o f f e r s an e n d l e s s e x i s t e n c e ; t h a t it
h o l d s o u t t h e e x p e c t a t i o n of a p e r which would e n a b l e one t o r e e what i s
going on a t a d i s t a n c e , arid behind c l o s e d d o o r s ; t h a t it c l a i n s p o s s e s ~ i o n
of a book which contl;ins a cor.wcdium of a l l t h a t h a s e v e r been w r i t t e n , o r
ever s h a l l be; ~ s d ,f i n a l l y , t h a t it a s s e r t s t h o a b i l i t y t o t e a c h a s u p e r i o r
kind of e n c h a n t x n t . Consider w e l l *.at i s r e a l l y safd. I n t h e f i r s t
q u e s t i o n i t i s i n t i m a t e d t h a t ',he R o s i c r u c i a c t e a c h i n g c a s t s o u t f e a r of
hucger, poverty, d i s e a e e a , end afe. The second q u e s t i o n h a s t o do w i t h a
r e n t a l a t t i t u d e - - o n e i s t o l i v e a s i f h i s e s s e n t i n l i n d i v i d u a l i t y were
e t e r n a l , and t h i s mst be begun b e f o r e t h e r e i s any d i r e c t i n t i m t i o n t h a t
he r e a l l y i s what he assunes. 3 . 0 r e f e r e n c e t o t h e people o f t h e Ganger
and t h o s e t h a t l i v c i n Peru h a s t o do r i t h a f a c t more o r l e s s w e l l known
20 day, v i z . t h a t I n d i a and Ferr, were once, and i n a sense s t i l l a r e , g r e a t
c e n t e r s o f o c c u l t i z s t r u c t i o n . h e s e c r e t s o f t h i s i n s t r u c t i o n a r e shared
by a t r u e Rosicrucian, and he n e e d n o t t r a v e l p h y s i c a l l y i n o r d e r t o g a i n
a c c e s s t o t h o s s s h o car. teach h i s t h e s e s e c r e t s . The "one o n l y bookn I s the
Sook of Xature, c d s i n c e it c o s t a i f i s a l l t h a t i s t a b l e a r n e d enywhere,
be r h o can l e a r n t o r e a d it h s s a c c e s s t o a l l knowledge. The l a s t ques-
t i o n h a s t o do rith c o n t r o l of t h e s u b t l e f o r c e s of ~ i b r a t i o n , snd t h e
p r a c t i c a l Q a b a l d , r h i c h i s a l s o p r a c t i c a l Rosicruoianism, does e n a b l e
those v e r s e d Ln it t o e x e r c i s e s u c h c o n t r o l . .
 The T r v e knd I n t i s i b l e i%osicruciqn Order 46.

I n +.he e i c h t h pa?-ayraph rs f i ~ da d e f h i t e n s s e r t i o n t h n t t h e work

of t h o Fraternity i s n o t - ? r e l y a work o f ran. T h i s i s t h e t r u e mark o f
t h e r i s e . ?hey h o w t h a t t % y d o n o t h i n g o f t h e m s e l ~ e s , b u t t h a t every-
t ' ? i y i s s c c o ~ p ! i s h e d hi- t h r O ~ r o - t i o nef +he One S p i r i t through them.
They a l s o undsrsta::3 t h a t " f l e s h -nd blood c m o t i n h e r i t t h e kingdom o f
kd." 'ihc chcagec i n mind c r d t o d y P-hich % t o 7en c i t i 7 . e ~o ~ f heaven a r e
a c q u i r e d c h n r s c t e r i z t i c s which a r e n o t t r q ~ m i e c i b l aby t h e o a s r e t i o n of
t h i l t of ~ heredity. S o t e s l r o t h a t i n t h i ? p a r e q r a ~ h?.here i s a p l a i n
r e p u d i a t i o n of t h e n o t i m +-hst c ~ ~ ~ ! ? G cis Y r e q u i r e d from t h o s e r h o would
rhlre p r o g r e s s u p r : t h e = c u l t p a t h .
The n i n t h pcrcgraph co".tsins f i r e t of a l l a d e c l a r n t i o n t h c t t 5 e Fam
i s n o t t o be t?l-en n t f z c s T O ~ U ~ . It Toee on t o Eay t?.r.t t h e u n f o l d w n t of
tt:- i n r e r t e e c h i n r i: eccc-di:.g t o a s t r i c t r u l e , arid i r t i ~ a t e st h ~ what t
1 s L ~ o ni n t h e d r i a n t na " t h e conpeterice o f t h e p u p i l " i s i n c l u d e d i n t h a t
r*Jle. 'ihc p t r a t - a c h C ~ O ? ~wEi t h 8 ~ t s t e 3 " n t*hiCh d i s o o s e s once an:' f o r
a l l a f t h e c l o i c s m d e by i o s i c r u c i a n p r e t c n d e r s . The n e ~ b e r so f t h e h e
hnd I n c i s i k l e Order c c m t t.e Eoen by 0 r r d i r . a ~hu%n cyes.
I n t h e t ~ n t hp u r ~ g r a p h i s i n d i c a t e d t h e f a c t t h ~ whent t h e nanifes-
t o e s v e r c v r r i t t e n it xrrs n e c e s s Q r y t o p r s c t i c e concealment on a c c o u n t of
p o r u l o r p r ~ ( u d i c e . The i?.tforr=s+ion had done l i t t l e t o b r ~ n ga b o u t a n y
c r c e t e r n r t s u r e o f t o l - ? r o ~ c c . Church p o l i t i c s had undcrgsne a chcnge, hrt
t h e independent t h i n k e r WSE by no m r n s f r c r t o c x p r e s r h i 8 v i e w s , a s m e
rr;y see f r o n a o o n a i d e r h t i o l o f t h c pcr:ecutions ~ u f f e r e dby J a c o b Boehme,
r h o w s b a n i s l . e d f r m C e e r l i t z i n 1512 a t t h e i n s t e n c e o f a n i g n o r a n t aad
k,igoted Luthcrr-n priest, b - c a u s e t h e oninior.s e r o r o s s o d i n h i s Aurora ran
c c c n t e r t o t h e n z r r o v otthcdo-sy of h i s t i = . Y e t t h e a u t ' r o r r o f t h e
a-d Conf'escio, u n d ~ r s t q n d i r sfrom t h e i r l - ~ m l f ; ? g eof c o e l i o c y c l e s what
prnat c!.sn.;ur r u s t r f 3 ~ ' ~f lr to 7 :!he c o l o n i z e t i i n of t h e N e w T o r l d and t h e
d c r e l o p z e n t o f a n e n r ? c e t h ? r b , looked forward t o t h i s v e r y 4-quarisn 4.ge
in which r e l i r e , 3: b e i r g c ti- in which t h e S e c r e t 7;isdoa might hs p o r e
opeqly proclni-cd. Already t t e accuracy of t k i r f o r a s i s k t has been j u s t i -
f i c d ty t h 5~ r c a ta m k e n i ~rvhich h a € haen c h n n ~ i r gt h 6 t h o u ~ h to f t h e
world r i n c c 1875. True t o t h e v i s i o n o f t t r k d e p t s o f 1614, t h e most lm-
p o r t e n t f o r c o c o f t h i s a m k c l i n g have bcen t h o s e a h i c h h a r e had t h e i r be-
g i a n i ~ g zi n t h e :lea F o r l d .
h e tt.rr-lft5 p 9 t ~ t r a ~mkes h i t p l s i n t h a t one c ~ n n o t* j o i n n t h e
Ftosicr,.)cian Order a s ha m y join an o r d i n a r y f r s t e r n a l o r g a n f r a t i o n . One
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h c c o ~ e sa R o s i c r u c i n n , c v e n t!.ough
YC xho can rend t h e c b - e c t e r s
he nay n e o s r h e r e h q a r d o f t h e Order.
i ~ r c r i b e dup02 t!;c ? e c h a n i s n o f 3 a t u r e IS
a 2o:icrocian. l'?!cse ~ h e r ~ c t c ar rse s a i d t o ho r e o r 3 t s d " t h r o u ~ hthe nnr-
t n t i o n s of Empirccm b e c ~ v s et h e y arc r r p c a t e d in a l l t h e kingdo78 o f na-
..
. L I P - - n i r e r e l , r a ~ ~ t e b al n~i r, c l , n?d h u ~ a n . Anothcr p o i n t b r o u g h t o u t
~n t h i s p n r c ~ r n p h s e r v e s t o i d e n t i f y t h e R o s i o r u c i a n d o c t r i n e w i t h t h e
Cabalah. IJone a r e f i t f o r t h o Order save t h o s e who have one s i r . g l e ob-
j , - c t i v e , th.; a t t a i n n e ~ to f wisdom.
The t h i r t e e n t h p r s y r a p h r c t u r n s s e ~ i nt o t h e i d e a t h a t t h e r e i s t o
b~ a r e v i v a l of' t h e S e c r e t T..isdon. T h i s i s d e s o r i b e d a s "an i n f l u x o f
t r u t h , l i ; h t , znd ~ r e n d e u r , zuch a s (God) c o m m ~ d a d s h o u l d accompany Adm
f r m P e r a d i s e and swceten t h e n i z e r y o f v n . " This d e s c r i p t i o n c l e a r l y
i n d i c a t e s t h e Holy Ocbnlah, a s one nay s e a f r o - i t s r e f e r e a c e t o Adam.
Kote e l s o t h e f i n e t o l e r a n c o of t h e c l o s i n g p e r s a g e r o f t h i s paragraph.
The z-riters o f t % e . m o n i f e a t o e s know t h e s s o l c o s t o bo t h e i n h e r i t o r s of
a g r o a t t r c d i t i o n , b u t ++.re i~ no ncrrO:.: s e c t n r i h n i s n o r c x c l u ~ i v e n 0 8 1
in t h e i r s p i r i t . Thcy e x p c o t ~ p n yr o r t , h y c o l ~ e t o r n t o r rin t h e work o f
t h e Iiew Age.
 The True m d I n v i c i h l e Rosi:rtrci~.n h d e r . 47.

The r e f e r e n c e t o t h e 3ew t t l r s i n S e r ~ . ° n t a r i u rand C y w u s ( p a r -

agraph 1 5 ) i n d i c h t e s t h c t t h brlthors ~ of t k e C3r~f?h?i0had k n m l o d g e of
e s o t e r i c clsteology. S e r p e ~ t n r i u s ,o r Ophiuchus, a s it i s n m c a l l e d , i s
o c o r r t e 1 : ~ t i c n ~ 0 D n e c t ~r di t h t h e f i r z t d e c - n a t e o f t b e z o d i a c a l si,m
Scorpio. It i s p i c t u r e d c s c mtn ~ ~ ~ t l r:ith i r , * e s e r ~ e c t ,and t y p i f i e s
t f - a t esc.-ct of tl-e C.re:t .o-4 h i c h ha: t o do 3 i t k t h o t r e r . s m t e * . i o n of
t h e force: of r e p r o d u c t i o n . Cygrut, t h e SF-n, i s a ~ s o c i n t e dr i t h t h e
f i r s t decnnate of Capricorn. In a n c i e n t q t h o l @ it ~ i s t h e iIomsa, t y p i -
f y i - . ~3 i r i y e isd do^, e s p e c i s l l y isdom hidden in d c r h ~ e s sbeyond t h e
p o r c c p t i o n s of o r d i n ~ r yh u s i n i t y . P . e r i s c l s o a c l c s e c s n n e c t i r n b e t r n e n
t h e r p b o l i s m of t h e S w a end :?ct cf t k e P e l i c e n , f m i l i a r t o n l c h e n i r t s ,
a r 3 ! . ~ r r e t u : t c d i n t h e kore Croix decree of S c o t t i r h R i t e F r e e Kasmry.
I n cor,r.ection a i t t . our p ! , r t i c u ? t r s t r ~ d y , n o r e o v e r , n o t e t.'..rt C e r ~ e n -
t a r i u s i s c c o n s t e l i e t i o n a s ~ o c i n t e dr i t h S c o r o i o , h m c e ?:ithtthe l e t t e r
Yun, o r n.1-bc-r 50; w h i l e Cygnus, a s con.rccted w i t h Capricorn, h a s cn oo-
c u l t carresponder.ce t o t h c l e t t e r hyin, or ns7b.r 70. C o n m r e t h i s s r i t h
i,kct hcc beon s c i d h e r e t o f o r e c o n c e r c i r ~ gt h e s . y r y r ~ o 1 iof s ~ t h e nu2her 120.
I t i s r l s c i ~ t e r e s t i n gt o n o t e t b ? t E e r p e n t n r i u s and C y p u s a r e con-
r.ectc.d ni:.h t h e Leginnings o f tfie United L t ~ t e S . A t t h t~i n e of t h e
adoption o f t h e D e c l ~ r o t i o no f Indepezdsnce, a c c o r d h p : t o o f f i c i 9 l govern-
yent r q c o r d r , Ecorpio wos t k c r i s i n g sir,n, ( t h s t i n e t m s 2:42 P .!:, July
4, 177.5), hn3 t h e f i r e t dccancte of Scoroio, c o r - e c t e d w i t h Serper.tarius,
i s t h e r e f o r e in t h e 1.1st d e g r e e s OT t h e t w e l f t h houss o f t h o t horoscope,
t h e Souse of o c c u l t f o r c e s . L..tor ir. t h p sn-e cftert;ocn (about 5 o ' c l o c k )
s c o r n i t t o e 'Iendad by 3enjcnin Frenl:lin m r np::ointed t o drsw up 5 d e v i c e
f o r a S c c l of t h e United S t c t c s . Thus t h e " n n t n l horoscope* of t h e S e a l
about 9 d e g r e e s o f thn s i p E a g i t t c r i n s f o r i t s e s c e n d a n t , which bring8
t k e f i r s t d e c o n l t c of Capricorn, r e l 3 t c d t o C y p u s , a160 w i t h i n t h e a s -
cendcnt of t h i s secocd horoscope. These " p m e r f u l s i g n s o f a Grent Counciln
n s r e t h u s c.ctunlly c o n ~ c c t e dx i t h t h e new e x p z r i r e n t in Covernrnent which,
i t m y be s a i d , undcubtedly w e d f c r Rare t h c n i r g e n e r a l l y h m . a to t h e
t.a.?of i c t n t i n f l l ~ c n c e sof t h e Inrler School, o r I n c i z i b l e Hos l c r u c i n n Order.
Of t h i s I hope t o w r i t e f u r t h e r i n 5 s c p s r ~ t rvolume d e v o t e d t o t h c h i s -
t o r y an? SF;-olisn of the Zen1 of t b e C'nited Stctes.
The n e x t p o i n t + o be n o t i c c d i s t h e d o c t r i n e of s i g n a t u r e s - - " t h e
c h a r c z t c r s find letters which Cod hcth i a p r i n t c d most n n n i f a s t l y upon t h e
~:or.derf'~;lc o r k o f c r e a t i o n , on t h o heevens, t h e c a r t h , ~nr!on a l l beaets."
Tho ~ b = i c v~r il t i n g tlorraned from t b e s b l a t t o r r is t h e s y n b o l i s n v h i c h i s
feu-d i n a l c h e m i c e l l i t e r c t u r e , i n :OX w w k s on m g i c , nnd i n t 3 s Keys of
Tarot.. I t i s t r u l y n a ~ i c e lbeoouso it evokes thought. For every c h s r c c t e r
of t L i s w r i t i n g c a l l a f o r t h from t h e dapths of n c n 8 s i n n e r c o n s c i o u s n e s ~
t h o c o r r e s ~ o n d i n gi d e a s , so t h d t t h e contornolation of s symbol erol:rs t h e
r e l a t e d s t a t e of mind. This we have abundantly d e n o n s t r a t e d through our
work w i t h T a r o t .
Tho C o n f e s s i o goes on t o say t h z t t h e Bible is a t r e a s u r e - h o u s c of
wisdom. I n t h e o r i ~ i n c lt e x t t h e r e is a o a s r a g e n o t i n o l u d c d i n t h e con-
dc.nscd v e r e i o n , which r?hkes c l e a r tbte f o l l y o f t w i s t i n g t h e t e x t of t h e
Biblc t o f i t preconceived opinions. I n t h i s passage we a r e warned a g c i m t
,,sing S c r i p t u r e "as i f it were a t a b l e t o f wax t o be i n d i f r e r e n t l y made use
o f by t h e o l o g i e n c , p k t l o s o p b e r s , d o c t o r s , ~ n dm r t . + o n ~ t i c i t n s . " Rather is
t h e i r a e r s t i r i t t o be sought, erd m d e "our r u l e cmd g u i d e f o r f a i t h and
pract ice. "
Then f o l l o w two pnr..grcpht i n which t h e R o s i c r u c i a n p o s i t i o n o m -
curnine t h t transmutation of m c t a l s i r more f l l l l y e x p l c i n e d t h u ! it Wn8
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order. 48.

in t h e e. The p o s ~ i b i l i t yof p h y s i c a l s l c h e n y i s a d m i t t e d , b u t t h e
ph;rsical work i s r e l e g a t e d t o i t s proper place. I f we s a y t h a t modern
k n m l c d g e o f chemistry i s t h e outgrowth of p h y s i c a l alchemy, we s h a l l s e e
how t r u e i t i s t h c t t h i s "so g r e a t g i f t of God b r i n g e t h n o t a l u a y s w i t h it
t L , e h c w l e d z e o f Weture, w h i l e t h i s k n m l e d g e b r i x g e t h f o r t h both t h a t and
an i n f i n i t e number of o t h e r n i r a c l e s . " Our p r e s 9 n t n a t e r i a l c i v i l i z a t i o n
i s r i t n o s s t o t h e t r u t h o f t h i s . Ye have achieved a wonderful t e c h n i c a l
develoornent, b u t t h e i n n e r l i f e of humanity i s s u f f e r e d t o w a s t e away from
s p i r i t u a l m c l n u t r i t i o n . K i t h e v e r y p h y s i c a l neane a t our d i s p o s e l , r e a r e ,
a s e r t c e , l i t t l e b e t t e r o f f t b h n our p r i a i t i v c a a c e s t o r s . How t r u e it i s
t h a t we " b u i l d , make m i r e , and do-ineer. because vie have o f gold s u f f i c i e n t ,
and of s i l v e r en i n e x h a u s t i b l e fountein.' And y e t , having a t our d i z p o r a l
r a t e r i e l r e s o u r o e s such t s were never d r e r m d of even a c e n t u r y ago, rre a r e
€0 l i t t l e v c r s c d i n t h e kno:rladge of Fiatore t h c t where t \ ? e r e should be p l e n t y
t t , c r e i s war.t, r h e r e t h e r e should be h e a l t h t h r r e i s d i s e i s e , h e r e t h e r e
s b o u l d ?-e j o y t h e r e i s c i s e r y , xfiere t h e r e should be freedom t h e r e i 8 slavery.
T r u l y "Cot judgeth f a r o t h e m i s c ; , " and t h e day i s a t hand w h e r e i n t h e j v d g s e n t
r k i c h w i l l d r i v e t h e bebt!srs cf z a t e r i ~ l i s - . i n t o t h e n i l d e r n e c s rrill b e g i r e n .
The Confessio c l o s e s w i t h a c c l l t o s e r v i c e . The I n v i s i b l e Order
h a s a l m y s need o f devoted Fen erid xonen, r e a d y t o W c o - o p e r o t e i n t h e work
of God." Not a s a rerpard, ht a s a n e t r l r e l conseqvence, it f o l l o w s t h a t
t \ o s e who s h t r e Ln t h e work s h a r e a l s c ir! i t s p r o f i t s . T're c u r i o u s phrar-
i n e hero i s r o r t h y of cox-ent. " A l l t h o s e ~ o o d swhich Nature h a t h d i s p e r s e d
i n e r e r y pclrt of t h e o n r t h s k a l l n t one t i n o czd e l t o c c t * e r be g i r e n t o you,
a s i f i n t h o c s n t e r of t h e Lun and Koon." T h i s uchoes t h e words of J e s u r ,
" A l l t h a t t h e Fathor h c t h i a nine." *-hot i s i ~ d i c a t e di s e new k h d o f con-
s c i o u s n e s s , end t h i s r i v e s , t o him who h a s i t , s b s o l u t e o e r t a i n t y t h a t a l l
t h i r s s ~ v h a t s o e v r rrfhich r c y be n e e d f u l t o c a r r y on nny u n d c r t s k i x a r e a t
h i s d i s p o s n l . For he who c o n s c i o u s l y c a r r i o s on t h e D i ~ i ~ rXort e r u s t need8
bo c o ~ f i d t n tof adoqucte supply. H6 r h o work€ i n t h p t r u o C h r i s t s p i r i t - -
"F.2F a t h e r rrorketh h i t k c r t o , and I work1'--kna7s t h a t he i s b u t t h e p s r s o n a l
i n s t r m n t f o r b r i r ~ i n gi n t o e x p r e s r i o n 0 given phase of t h e cos-ic ~ n n i f e s -
t a t i o n . lie k n m s t h ~ ht i 8 work is n o t h i s m, h u t God's, and b o n i n g t h i n *
h m s t o o t h . . t nothin; ?rhet+ver c a n P r e v t n t t k e p s r f e c t f u l f i l . m n t of t h a t
v,ork. Thus it i s c p p r o p r f a t e f o r t h 9 ~ c r e g r e - h upon which I a? c m n t i n g
t o c l o s e -;;it.h t h e r c r d s : Then s h e l l you kc a b l e t o e x p e l f r o n t h c world a l l
t h o s 2 t h i n g s which d l r k e n 5uc.an knowledge m d ~ c t i o n . " F o r t h o s e t h i n g 6
a r e doubt, g r e g d , m b i t i o n ( i n t h s s e n s e of p l c c e - s o c k i n g ) , rrnd a l l t h e o t h e r
e r r c r r h ~ v i n gt h e i r o r i r i n i n t h e one g r e a t e r r o r t h z t x a n c a n do anything
of himself. m e n r e s e e t h t it i s n o t we who work, b u t t h s u n i o s r s a l Life-
cower o t r:ork t h r o u r h u s , t h e n c 1 1 t h e f e a r s rind d o u b t s w5ich d s r k s n our
)cnorladec e r d ncke u n c e r t c i n our .tction a r c .-xpollod b'j t h e l i g h t of t r u t h .
----
';he Confesaio t h s n c l o s n r v i t h a ~ o l e n r .warning a g o i n s t mr3 c u r i o s i t y ,
and ~ g n i n s ta v n r i c c . The I n v i s i b l e Order seekc co-aorkers. I t ha8 knwlcrdge
that c o n f e r s t h o a b i l i t y t o u t i l i z e tremendous powerr, b u t t h i s L ~ m l e d g e
i s n o t t o be uscd f o r t h e ogqrrndirement of any o e r r o n s l i t y . Thcy who have
it c r e h e c l t h y end wise, and h r v e a o c o r s t o a l i n i t l e s s s t o r e o f q e a l t h from
t h e y 3ay draw f r e e l y r l l t h c t t h e y nccd f o r t h e oxeoution o f t b e i r
s h a r e i n t h ? Groot Ucdertnking. 6 u t o v e r e l l i s t k e s u w r r i s i o n of t h e
V n i v e r s a l Kind, t h e s e a r c h e r of h e a r t s , impossible t o d e c e i v e by any p r e t e n s e
o r hypocrisy. Nono a r e d r a m i n t o t h e I n v i s i b l e Order b u t t h o s e whom that
Univorsczl Kind a d n i t s t o it. h'ot by t h e j t ~ d g w n to f nen, b u t by t h e w i l l
of Cod, i c t h e way found whioh l e n d s t o c o n s c i o u s p c r t i c i p t t i o n i h t h e g r e a t
t r c e s u r e of thn.t hiddon brotherhood vrkich hod lonp s x i s t e d b o f o r e it pub-
l i s h e d i t s m n i f e s t o n s i n 1614, end c o n t i n u o s t o work s i l e n t l y b u t effoo-
t i v e l y bohind t h o 8cencs of t h e w o r l d - d r n m , w e n t o t h i s day.
 The True nnd I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i m Order
THE GFLDES OF THE ROSICRUCIX: ORDER.

The Ccnfcssio F r a t c r n i t n t i s sops: "It n u s t not be expected t h a t

new coners s!:all a t t a i n a t once a l l our weighty secrets. They muct pro-
ceod s t o p b
jr s t e p f r m t h e s ~ a l l e rt o t h o g r e a t e r , and n u s t n o t be re-
t v d o d by difficulties...This F r a t o r n i t y i r divided i n t o dogroes."

Thc degrees, o r Grados, a r e t e n i n nunber. Every Grade corres-

ponds t o ons of t h e Scphiroth, o r nuneral enanations, r e p r e s e n t e d by
t h c c i r c l c ~on t h e Trce of Life. Tho Gredes ascend t h e Tree f'ron t h o
t c n t h c i r c l c t o t h e f i r s t . Henco progress i n t h e I n v i s i b l e Order i s
approach t o Unity, and t h i s i s a l s o approach t o t r u e self-howledge,
since t h c hic?.cst Grade oarresponds t o t h e f i r ~ ct i r c l e , and t h i s , in
tzm.6 of humx concciousnesr i s IChIDS, Jcchidnh (pronolmced y-aw-kee4ah),
t h c r e a l S c l f . It i s t h e s m e a s t h e Zindu
probably c l o s e l y r e l s t c d t o t h e anoiclzt Egyptian
s,
z, or S p i r i t , and i r
o r s p i r i t u z l soul.
This i s t h e e s s e n t i a l GJ4 whose t r u e noblenoas and worth it i s t h e ob-
j e c t of Etosicruaianisrr. to r e v e a l .

The t e n grades a r e d i v i d c d i n t o t h r c o c l a s s e s , o r Orderr. The

FIRST Ot23E? cm.prises tho Grades corrosponding t o t h e c i r o l e a fram
10 t o 7 i n c l u e i r e . The SECOfiD O.W?Zt h a s t h r e e grcdos, corresponding
t o t h e c i r c l c s 6, 5, and 4. The ThlFS OF3m i i r l u d c s tho grades cor-
responding t o c i r c l e s 3, 2, and 1. I n the diagram t h e t r z d i t i o n o l
Latin n&-s of t h e gredes a r c civon.
Each grade has a n w . b r c p r c s e c t e d by aa equation, in which
t h e f i r s t f i g u r c roprosonts t h e nucber o f s t e p s taken by t h e a s p i r a n t ,
r h i l c t h e second i n d i c a t e s t h o nunber on t h e Tree of L i f e t o which t h e
grndo corrcspondr. Thus t h c Crndc of Zolntor, \ h i c h i s explained in the
~ : g e a s k e l a : , i s represented by tho equation 1 . 10, because it Is the
-
f i r s t s t c p i n i n i t i a t i o n , and corresponds t o t h e ,tenth c i r c l ~on t h o
Tree of LUo.

h c c o r d i w t o a o a i c r u o i a n t r a d i t i o n , the68 Grades have f a t i n

nnncs, ns f o l l m r :

F i r s t Order a 1. Zelator, 1 10
2. Thooricua. 2 m 9

Second Ordcr: 5. hdeptut Minor, 5 m 6

6. i r d ~ p t u sMajor, 6 = 5 ,

Third Order : 8. h g i s t e r Tenpli, 8 r S

9. Y a p s , 9 = 2
 The True and I n v i s i b l e Rosicrucian Order 50.

Besidos t h e s e t o n Grzdes which a r c a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e Treo of Life,

a number of s o c i e t i e s which a r e working ceremonially according t o t h e
Rosicruciru- t r a d i t i o n include tho preparatory Grade of Neopkytc, ;O = 0,
i n which a r c given preliminary o b l i g c t i o n s and work which m k e on0
ready t o talc6 up tho a c t u a l work of t!le Grades assigned t o t h e Tree.

Tho Grado of Z s l a t o r , 1 = 10.

According t o some authorities, i e l a t o r means "zealous student.'

It i s a l s o understood t o be a n m e applicd t o t h e a s s i s t a n t of en a l -
c h e n i s t , whose duty it ms t o keep t h e f i r c burning in t h e L-thanor, or
nlchenical furnace. Those a r e r c n l l j . tmo e x p r e s s i o n s of a s i q l e idea,
bcczuso t h e p r i n c i p a l o b j e c t of t h e Grade of Z e l a t o r i s t o arouse t h e
z e a l a2d a s p i r a t i o n of t h e i n i t i a t e . ioalous a s p i r a t i o n i s what keepr
tho f i r e burning i n t h e athanor, which i s hwmn p o r s o w l i t y .

Since it i s assigned t o tho t e n t h Sephirah on t h e Tree o f Life,

t h i s Grade corresponds p a r t i c u l a r l y t o tho p h y s i c a l body, and t o sensa-
t i o n . It i s t h o only &ado of i n i t i s t i o n , because " t o h i t i a t e , " m a n 8
" t o introduce, t o begin.' Tho C r a t e s follorring a r e Gredes o f advance-
ment. Tho i n t i n z t i o n i s t h a t t h e a c t u a l b e g i n n i x of progress t o r a r d s
adeptship 1 6 node r i g h t hero where wo a r o nor, i n t h e f i e l d o f scnsa-
t i o n . The physical body i s tine f i r s t t h i r - wo h m o t o considor. P ! p
s i c n l cnvironnent and a l l it conteins a r e t h e i n i t i a l o b j e c t s of oocult
study. I n i t i a t i o n i s n o t o n t r m c o i n t o othor p l a n e s o f e x i s t e n c e , i s
not ctlrdy of o t h c r worlds t h a n ours. I t i s an i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h o
hiddon* behind t h e v o i l of f a d l i a r thing80

H m , cvcrything t h a t we a r c aware of LI p h y s i c a l l i f e is, so f a r

a s our borr1cd;e i s ooncarned, b a s i c a l l y a senso-oxpcrienco. Even our
OWTI bodics a r e k n m t o uc only a s 3 e r t o l h p r c s s i o n s of sensations.
Thus whstevcr n e mny know of t h e lnws of l i f c , q u a i n t l y desoribed Fn
tho words of t h e Confcssio a s being w r i t t e n i n "thoso g e n t c h a r a c t e r r
which t h e Lord God h a t h ixscribed upon t h e world's rnechnnlw, and which
he ropaats through tho mutations of expires," 'wo n u s t l e a r n through
senso-experienoe a t first-

! m a t t h e Zelator l e a r n s p r h a r i l y ' i s t h a t t h e realm he c o n t a c t r

through t h e v a r i o u s channels of scnsotion i s a roalm of order, a realm
of cause and o f f c o t . Tho d o c t r i n e of t h e r e i g n of law i s prfmory in
I Rosicruoian teaohingo Tho "great characters" a r o c e r t a i n fundamontal
I I

signntn which may be rcad by any humin mind u-hich h a s been t r a i n o d in

tho a r t of acourato obscrvotion* h e y a r c rcpoated through t h e mta-
,
t i o n s of m.pirea, becausc t h o sane aigns whioh can be. road i n t h o
mincral kinglorn can bo road in tho kingdon of p l a n t l i f e , i n t h e
kiqdom of onbun1 l i f o , i n t h e kingdom of human nnturc. Tho number of
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t h e s e c h a r a c t e r s i s not so vory l a r g e , but t h e i r conbinations a r e

infinite. One cnd a l l , they dcclare p l a i n l y t h a t everything roported
t o u s by t h e scnses i s p a r t of rtn order, t h e expression of o r a t i o n a l
and r.nthcratica1 s e r i e s , t h e m i f a s t a t i o n of d i s o e r n i b l e and dependable
soquenceE of cause and e f f e c t .

Thus t h e Grade of Zolator i s assigned t o t h c Sophirah n x ~ e d

"The Xirqdom," o r L?lkuth, s p e l t U V T h in Hobrcw, and rcprcsented by
t h e Tarot sequence: (L!)Yan5ed bhn:(L)Justicot ( k ) a h e e l of Fortunet
(v)Dierophnnt; (Th) Tho Torld. This scquencc of T w o t Keys g i v e s a
broad h i n t c s t o t h e teacning of t h e f i r s t Rosicrucian Grade. P i r s t
comes t h e Ecmged E m , intimating t h a t i n i t i a t i o n i s a r e v e r s a l of
ordinary conceptions of t h e neon* of sense-experience, a r e v e r d
which i n c l u d e s t h e r e c o g n i t i o ~of n a n t c utter dependence upon t h e
o p c r c t i o n s of fixed nnd unchw-giq lnws. Then cones J u s t i c o , intira-
t i n g t h a t g r e a t la= of o q u i l i b r s t i o n which has exoited t h o admiration
of s a g c ~i n every c l i n e * J u s t i c e i s followed by t h e p i c t t u o of a turn-
i n g whoal, onc. of the most anciect r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s of t h e moohanism
of n a t u r e , an6 i n t i n a t i o n of t h a t ~ r c a dt o c t r i n e of c y c l c s which i s
one of t h e f u n d a ~ e c t a l sof p r a c t i c a l occultism. a f t e r t h e a e e l of
Fortune, the Fiierophant ir.tLmtes t h a t although t h e r e i g n of law
p r e s e n t s i t s e l f t o U S i n n o c h m i s t i c t e r n s , t h e s s e n o e of t h a t IW
i s i d e n t i c a l with tho esscncc of ourselves, e?d has w i t h i n it a l m y r
a tsndorcy tm-ard the r e v e l a t i o n of hidden t h i w s , tha unraveling of
rtysteries, t h e production of l i g h t . hnd f i n a l l y , alt'lough few t h e r e
bo who see it, Rosicrucian presontation of t h e r e i g n of lcr d e c l a r e r
t h a t form follows f o r a i a rhythmic sequence, t h a t l i f o understood i s
s t:;iq of joy, t h e t t h e universe i s t r u l y a dnnoe of l i f e , and not
a dcncc of dcath. &one of theeo d o c t r i n e s t h a t aro fundamertal in
Rosicrucian t o a c h i n r i s ono t h a t r e q u i r e s u s t o possess knowledge
bcyond t h c r o p o r t s of our sensor*

iLny roasonclble person who r c a d s thoso pages may sce f o r h L w e U

t b c s e things: 1. That vhatever he does, whether t h o outcoae accord with
h i e i d e a s of succoss or not, i s conditioned, o r deternincd, by mental
and ~ h y s i c n llaw6 which he d i d not make, and r h i c h he murt perforco 0 b ~ m
The b e t t e r ho obeys, t h e b e t t o r he succeeds. A l l applled soience i s
w i t n e s s t o t h i s , and the wocders of our inventive ago a r e so n m y damat-
s t r a t i o n s t h c t our success i n aq, f i e l d of endonvor dopends upon t h e
accuracy wit:: which we ncasuro tho f o r c e s o p c r a t i r y i n t h a t fioldm
2. That a c t i o n and roaotion a r q oqual, t h n t throughout n a t u r e t h e r e

-
i s conponsation. 3. That t h e r o i s , in evory f i e l d of phenonona, a
lsw of c y c l c s which mnkes possible t h c a c c u r a t e and s p e c i f i o predio-
t i o n of f u t u r o e v e n t s * 4. That whatever cay be t h e u l t i n a t e explvlation
of t h e mystery c a l l u d "Life," it i s indubitably a something which works
e t e r n a l l y t o make i t s o l f known t o man, nnd ' s u c c ~ e d smessurably i n d o i w
so, through t h e huoan scnncs and hunnn n e n t a l rosponse t o sonso OX-
porionco. 6. That n l t b u g h thero s e s t o be nmny broaks i n t h a t
of t h o coanic rhythrns which manifests t h r w s h t h e conplex l i f e of
t h o progrors of s c i c n t i f i o r e s e u o h , s t e p by stop, i s disoovering
 h e True and I n v i s i b l e R ~ s i o r u c i n nOrder.

t h a t no hunaz ill i s uncaused, none t h e r e s u l t of the c a p r i c i o u s ill-

w i l l of e i t h e r Deity or dezon. nnd when t h e causes of those i l l s w e
found, i t follmrs, i n e v i t a b l y , t h s t r e m d i e s a r c discovered or in-
vcntcd. I n no period of human h i s t o r y has i t bcen e a s i e r t o perceive
t h i s t r u t h than it i s today, %;hen p e s t i l e n c e s which i n f o r n e r times
were v a i n l y c m b c t t e d by i n e f f e c t u a l prayers t o a God who was supposed
t o be innediately responsible f o r them, a r e well-nigh banished from t h e
e a r t h , and i n no other manner t h a n by m n ' s obedience t o t h e r e s u l t s of
exact measurement and accurate observation. .

Four c o l o r s correspond t o t h i s Grade i n t h e science of t h e c o r r e l n -

t i o n of c o l o r ~ n dsound. 'Ihey a r e i r d i c a t e d i n diagrsns of t h e Tree of
Lifc by d i v i d b g thc t e n t h c i r c l o i n t o four s e g m c t s , a s s h o m i n t h o mcrgin.
Tho lower ccgnent i s a decp blue-violet, so dark t h a t in

0
I t s chord i s i,$-D.
c o l o r - p r i n t i q it i s p r n c t i o n l l y equivalent t o black. It
i s produced by t h e n i x t u r o of t h e t h r e e prinery pigments,
red, yellow, an2 blue. I n sound t h i s i s t h e chord C-E-G#.
The right-han4 segncnt i s s l a t e , produced by t h e n i x t u r e
of green and v i o l e t . I n sound it i s t h e chord
left-hand s e p e n t i s r u s s e t , produood by t h e mixturo of orange a d v i o l e t .
yne upper scgment i s o i t r i n o , the mixturo of orange
and grecn. I t s chord i s D 4 .
The

I n Rosicrucitm t r a d i t i o n t h e s e four scgmcnts a r e a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e

four elonents of anoicnt physics. The blue-violet i s tho segnent of e a r t h ,
the r u s s e t of f i r e , t h e s l a t e of water, end tho c i t r i n e of
a i r . I n t h e mnrgin you w i l l f i n d t h e s e elcmonts lndioatod
by t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e a l c h e n i c a l synbolr. Their symbolic
manin, i s a s ,llms, 1. t h e blue-violet segment of o h ,
represents t h e darkness of ignorance, atid i s represented
in ooremonial work by t h e hoodwink o r b l i n d f o l d placed
over tho eyes of tho candidate. Humble confession of ignorsnco i r t h e
f i r s t s t e p towards t:?e discovery of t r u t h . As B i l l Dye s a i d , "the
t r o - ~ b l ewith nost paoplo i s t h a t t h e y know so many t h i n g s t h a t a i n ' t so.'
He who would be F n i t i a t e d i n t o t h e inner s e c r e t s of the I n v i s i b l e Rosi-
crucian Order m s t begin by r o a l i r i n g t h a t he i s more or l e s s i n tho dark
a s t o t h e r e a l nenaing of h i s sense-experience. By adopting *is a t t i -
tude, he i n t e n s i f i e s h i s zoo1 f o r r i g h t knowledge, and becorner adequotelp
receptive. 2. The s l a t e segnent of water t y p i f i e s p u r i f i c a i i o n . Thir
should be understood i n t h e s t r i o t scnro of t h e word "pure, rrfiich meanr
f r e o d m f r c a ~ i x t u r o . Pure sonse-oxperienoe, unmixed w i t h emotional
coloring, o r with prejudice, i s what i s t o bo sought. Nost people never
r e a l l y soo. h o y look a t t h i n g s , but what t h e y thcy see i s modi-
f i e d bywhat they thfnk they know, and by what they suppose they m t .
Tho p r a c t i c a l o c c u l t i s t t r a i n s himself t o ace h a t a c t u a l l y i s , whethct
or not it agrees with h i s suppositions o r h i s desires. He l c a r n s t o
welcono exceptions t o previous oxpariencc, beoauso he knows t h a t when
cvcr h i s sonsas roport a s e o m i q c o n t r a d i c t i o n t o t h e cosnic order t h e y
a r e r o a l l y bringing t o h i s a t t o n t i o n a f r o s h i n r t a n c e of t h a t very ordot.
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5. h e f i r e segment t y p i f i e s consecration. This m a n s whole-hearted

devotion t o t h e discovery and p r a c t i c e of t r u t h . I n ceremonials r h i c h
exen?plify t h e s e ideas, f i r e o r incense i s used in consecration, and
t h e obligation t a k e n by t h e candidate compLetes hi6 d e d i c a t i o n of h i 8
l i f e t o tha p u r s u i t and p r a c t i c e of a knowledge of t h e cosmic order.
4. The c i t r i n e a i r segaent r e p r e s e n t s t h e i l l m i n a t i o n which f o l l o r n
t h e three preceding steps. He who a d a i t s ignormce, works f a i t h f u l l y
t o purify h i s s e n s a t i o n s , and devotes himself e a r n e s t l y t o t h e d i e -
covery of t r u t h has united himself t o an inherent tendency of THAT
7 M C 3 n s , i s , and w i l l be. I n ceremonial e x e n p l i f i c a t i o n of t h i s
s t a r e of i n i t i a t i o n , t h e hoodwink i s removed, and t h e candidate i s brought
t o l i g h t . Then various d e t a i l s of t h e meaning of t h e work a r e e x p l a i n 4
t o him*

These d e t a i l s a r e indicated by t h e nwin o f ' t h e type of i n t e l l i -

,t;ence or consciouaness a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e t e n t h Sephirah. h i s i s termed
"Resplendent Intelligence,' and t h e Hebrew f o r ' ~ e s ~ l e n d e nit s~

'
Y 4h H V Tz 0. The numbers of these Hebrew l e t t e r s add to 656. Thus
the word shows numerically t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c f i g u r e r of i n i t i a t i o n .
A s shown i n t h e margin, represented geometrically, 656
shows t h e pentagram, s ~ b 0 1of Lfan, between t w o hexagrams,
@ sjmbols of t h e forces of t h e universe. 'Thus 651 repre-
s e n t s t h e idea t h a t nan i s t h o mediator and adapter, s e t between t h e i n -
f i n i t e and e t e r n a l cosmic F a s t , and the i n f i n i t e and e t e r n a l cosmic Future.
656, zoreorer, i s t h e number of t h e Bebrew word T)IINR, thanoor, "furnace,"
whence cum8 t h e a l c h e n i c a l term Athanor, defined as "a s e l f - f e e d i n g ,
d i g s s t i n g furnace, wherein t h e f i r e burns a t an even heat." ' h i s fur-
nace i s the human body. Its f i r e i s the f i r e of l i f e , and t h i s i s t h e
f i r e which t h e Z e l a t o r , o r alchelrdstls a s s i s t a n t , keeps burning.

By Tarot, L: Th R V Tz 0 i s t h e sequence: (M) XII; Hanged Yanz

(Th) 1x1, The Tiorld; (H) XIII, Death8 (v) V, The Eicrophanti ( T Z ) mf,
The Star; ( 0 ) XV, The Devil. This sequence r e p r e s e n t s t h e six i n i t i a -
t o r y t r u t h s , which are8

1. (M) Banced Pan. The t r u t h t h a t FVEBY ENhWl PERSOOhLITY I S

AKSOLUTELY ii;D U:~CIUILIFIEDLY DEPENDENT U W I T I E mIJTRSAL EXISTMCE,
represented by t h e t r e e from which t h e Hanged 2en i s suspended. That t r e e
i s i n t h e f o m of a l e t t e r 'T" i n Mr. :iaitels version of Tarot, and in
other pocks it i s represented a s a Hebrew l e t t e r Tau. I n t h e s e days t h i s
doctrine of dependence i s more generally recognized, e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e
various f i e l d s of science. But when t h e Tarot war invented, and when t h e
Rosicruciah manifestoes were issued, t h i s was a revolutionary idea. It
i s a r s v e r s a l of comon o ~ i n i o n, oven now, f o r although s c i e n t i a t r h a m
demonstrated tho o o r r e l a t i o n of 611 physical forces, t h e r e s t i l l con-
t i n u c r a popular b e l i e f t h a t t h e mental l i f e of human p e r s o n a l i t y i s
"on i t s am." This idea has never been accepted by r e a l o o a u l t i r t r , who
have understood always t h a t the whole personality, mental a s w e l l a s
physical, doer nothing of i t s o l f , end oxprerser t h e sequsnoea of ua-
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changing law in e v e r y s i n g l e a c t i v i t y .

2. [ ~ h The ) Korld. The t r u t h t h a t T Z 'VNIVF,RSS I S d J 0ORIjERI.X;

E K T I X C LJ;I.~Z~STI.TIO~ICF LIFE, DETEPJ3IXD BY FDXD LZS. These f i x e d
laws a r e r e p r e s e n t e d ir, t!:s X X s t Key by t h e forar symbols in t h e c o r n e r s
of t h e c e r d , which correspond t o t h s f i x e d s i g n s of t h e z o d i c c , and t o
t h e l e t t e r s of t h c Hebrew d i v i n e naze, I M T , "Jthovah." a a s i w e of t h e
zodiac, t b r y s ~ g p s t e, and convey t h e i d e a t h a t t h e i s t h e f i x e d
c o n d i t i o n nccorpanying a l l n"-nifestation. Th6 w r e a t h s u r r o u n d i n g t h e
c e n t r a l f i g u r e i n t h e Bey i s zade of l e a v e s , b u t s u g g e s t s a hu-..urn pro-
d u c t i o n , s i n c e it h a s been r o r o 3 by hUnan har?ds- & r e i s t h e i d e a o f t h e
human a d e p t a t i o a of t h o l a r s end f o r c e s of n a t u r e a h i c h c a n e i n t o mani-
f e s t a t i o n b e f o r e n n a ~ p a r e d * R e d a n c i x f i q u r e in t h s c e n t e r i s a
type of t r u t h , and of t h e powers of subconsciousness. These p a r e r s a r e
conccnled t y a s p i r a l v s i l , o o l o r e t b l u e - v i o l e t , t h e c o l o r o f t h e p l a n e t
S s t u r n . The f o r n o f t h e v e i l s u g g e s t s t h e n o r d s of t h e Chaldebn O r a c l e s r
"The god e n e r g i z e s a s p i r a l force.' I t a l s o i n t i z m t e s a f a c t lcnuan t o
o c c u l t i s t s alc.ags,, and l a t e l y brought t o l i e h t by s c i e n c e , vit., t h a t
t h e f o r n - b u i l d i n 5 f o r c e s of t h a t ur.iverse ( r h i c h a r e t h e S a t u r n f o r c e s ,
s i n c e S a t u r n t y p i f i e s a l l t h a t rnakss t h i n g s s o l i d , d e f i n i t e , c o n c r e t e )
a r e e c t u a l l y working i n s p i r a l s . 611 fcrms whatever a r e a e n i f e s t a t i o n s
of t h i s s p i r a l a c t i v i t y , and s i n c e forms c o n c e a l t h e s e c r e t p o t e n c i e s of
l i f e , t h i s v e i l aovers t h e r6productive o r g m s of t h e dancing figure.

S. -
(s) Deeth. The t r u t h t h a t T Z DISS0Lt'TIO:i OF P5YSICLL BODIES
I S A l;SCESL;BV '2% BEiEFISEiT !2J:IFESTATIOX OF L I Z , FIT I S KOT TIE CESSh-
PIOC OF SSLF-CCNZCIOUS EXISTEIXE. This i s t h e t r ~ t ht h a t d e a t h of t h e
p h y s i c a l body i s n o t r e a l l y m e v i l . "Death i s t h e l a s t e a e r y t o be over-
cone," u r d e r s t o d from t h e a o s i c r u f i a n point-of-view nem.8, "Death i r m i s -
understood by t h e u n e n l i g h t e n e d , who regard it a s an c n e q . This m i s t a k e n
conception i s t h e l h s t t o be overcono, and when it i s conquered by t h e t r u e
co3ception. t h e p r o c e s s e s which l e a d t o p h y s i c a i d e a t h w i l l be understood
a r i q h t . h i g h t l y understood, t h e y c a n be a d a p t e d , cnd by m a s o f t h i s
a d a p t a t i o n t h e rtry f o r c e s t h a t r a ~ ue s d i e w i l l b r i n g u r i n t o e t e r n a l
lift." . Of t h i s more ail1 be s a i d a t a x o t h e r p o i n t in o u r d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e
Grades.

4. (V) The Hieroahant. The t r u t h t h a t T E SELF OP Nh!! I S k LXFB

7WCH IXCLIiD2S i. CO:iSCIOUS.ZSS &O\T PE?SOE.LL IINTELLECTUAL LFVEL;
-2.TGL'ID,.?;CE FP.03: TSIS %IGc! LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSIZSS I S TEZ BLFTIRXGHT OP
SEILG. When t h i s superconscious l i f e i s e x p r e s s e d i n per-
sonal e x p e r i e n c e , m y s t e r i e s a r c r e v e a l e d , i ~ t u i t i o n so f r e a l i t y a r e added
t o t h e lower f o r n r of p e r s o n a l oonsciousness. The p r e s e n c e o f t h e Super-
conscious L i f e a s a n i n t e g r a l component of hunan p e r s o n a l i t y i s a c a r d i n a l
t e n e t of Rosicrucianism, and t h a t presence i s h a l d t o b e t h e f a c t which
malees p o s s i b l e f o r man d i r e c t o o g ~ i t i o nof what i s c a l l e d by Jacob B e o b
the "aupersensual l i f e . It i s t o t h i s t h a t t h e C o n f c s s i o F r a t o r n i t s t i s
r e f e r s when it spoakr of t h e l i g h t i n g of t h e " s i x t h candclabrum." Soera
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have t h i s s i x t h sense, and Rosiorucianism has a nethod by which we m y

a l l develop it.

5. (TZ) The S t a r . The t r u t h t h a t 1?1~TL%3 UNVEILS FiERSELF TO LUB

TEEH hL!i PF;:CTICZS i i I G 3 T !EDIT;-TION. She u n v e i l € h e r s e l f . Re do n o t
u n v e i l her. I t i c not so much t h a t we l e a r n t o meditate a s t h a t we arrive
a t a degree of ripeness i n vhich m d i t e t i o n becotes possible. Thus
Eckhsrtshausen, who ?;as a t r u e Rosicrucian, described t h a I n v i s i b l e Order
a s "The I n t e r i o r Church," and s a y r t

"Torldly i n t e l l i g e n c e seeks t h i s h n c t u a r y in vain; i n v a i n a180

do t h e e f f o r t s of malice s t r i v e t o p e n e t r a t e t h e s e g r e a t mysteries$ a l l
i s undecipherable t o hir, who i s n o t prepared) he cen see nothing, r e d
n o t h i r ~ :i n t h e i n t e r i o r . Ee who i s r i p e i s joined t o t h e chain, perhapr
o f t e n +.ere he thought l e a s t l i k e l y , and e t a point of which he knew
n o t h i c g himself. Seeking t o ktcome r i p e should be t h e e f f o r t of hinuho
l o v e s rrisbm.

"But t h e r e a r e methods by which r i p e n e s s i s a t t a i n e d , f o r i n thir

holy comunion i s t h e p r i ~ i t i v estorehouse of t h e most anoient and o r i g i -
n a l science of t h e h u m race, with t h o p r i m i t i v e w s t e r i e s a l s o of a l l
science. I t i s t h e unique and r o a l l y i l l u n i n a t e d cornunity which i s in
possession of t h e key t o a l l q s t e r y , which k n m s t h e oentre and source
of n ~ t u r eand c r e a t i o n . It i s a s o c i e t y -..rhich u n i t e s auperior power t o
i t s own, and i n c l u d e s n e ~ b e r sf r o n mare t h a n one world. I t i s t h e 80-
c i o t y whose members forr, a t h e o c r a t i c r e p u b l i c , which one day rill be t h e
Regent Llother of t h e whole world."

6 . ( 0 ) The Devil. The t r u t h t h a t EVIL IS TRE APFCiGJICE PRESEKTED

TO US BY NLTLT-L ?XOCESbES %??ICHVIE DO h'OT U:t?)EhST&D. I T I S THE VEIL OF
TfiiiiOR rfIDING T I C BLUTIF~LCOU?TTE!IANCE OF TFiUTa. That t h e hwmn d e f i n i -
t i o n s of 'good" and " e v i l a r e f o r t h e mast p b r t extremsly f a u l t y . Thur
t h c o c c u l t c o m e n t on t h e p i c t u r e i l l u s t r a t i g t h i s t r u t h i s , "The d e v i l
i s God,.as Be i s misunderstood by t h e wicked. Conpare t h i s with t h e
words of Boehcwr

I
"The Deity i s wholly everywhere, a l l i n a l l ; b u t he i s only c a l l e d
God according t o t h e l i g h t of lm, and according t o t h e proceeding s p i r i t
of joy; but according t o t h e dark impression he i s c a l l e d God's anger and

."
t h e dark world; and according t o t h e e t e r n a l f i r e - r p i r i t he i s o a l l e d a
oonsuming t i r e

Consider a l s o t h e s e Old Testament passagerr *I am t h e Lord, and

t h e r e i s nothing e l s e i boside me t h e r e i s no Godr I w i l l g i r d t h e e , though
thou h a s t not known me: t h a t they may know from t h e r i s i n g of t h e sun,
and f r o m t h e w e s t , t h a t t h e r e i s none beside me: I am t h e Lord, and t h e r e
i r nothing e l s e . I form t h e l i g h t , and o r e a t e darknersi I make peaoe, and
c r e a t e e v i l ; I an t h e Lord, t h a t doeth a11 t h e s e thirys." ( I s a i a h 45)
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"Shrill e v i l b e f a l l a c i t y , and t h e Lord h a t h n o t done i t ? " (hmos S)

Seers a r e always courageous. That i s one of t h e r e a s o n s why t h e y

observe t h e r u l e of s i l e n c e . Seeing t h i n g s as they r e a l l y a r e , and know-
ing how c5staken a r e p o p l a r n o t i o n s , they wisely v t i l t h e i r Isnorledge
i n glyph m d synbol- Occasionally, l i k e Boehne, I s a i a h , and &nos, t h e y
speak s t r ~ i g h to u t , and boldly d e c l a r e t h a t n o t only t h e p h y s i c a l and
n a t u r a l e v i l s , l i k e p e s t i l e n c e , famine, o r earthquakes, b u t a l s o t h e
various e v i l s t h a t we c a l l "wickedness," a r e o r d e r l y phases of t h e
c o m i c c a n i f e s t a t i o n of t h e One L i f e , o r h r d . ' h a t L i f e , being t h e
source of a l l a c t i v i t y , i s n e c e s s a r i l y t h e source of t h o s e a c t i v i t i e r
which we d i s l i k e , which i n s p i r e us w i t h t e r r o r , which we misunderstand.
But s t e p tj. s t e p nan's understanding r i p e n s , and a c t i v i t i e s which r e r r
in f o m r t b . e s supposed t o be t h e r e s u l t of a n a l i c i o u s adversary of
m a n k i d , personified a s "The Devil: a r e now undefstood t o be t h e work-
i n g s of a n a t u r a l law purely beneficent. Of t h i s , perhaps, t h e most
conspicuous e x m p l e i s l i g h t n i n g . For milleniuna it was t h e sbmbol of
d i v i n e m a t h , or e l s e regarded a s t h e weapon of t h e Bow we
understand it b e t t e r , and it serves u s i n o o u n t l a s s ways. Even so,
i~times t o c o r e , w i l l t h c s u b t l e cauces even of what we c a l l "moral
e v i l n be b e t t e r understood, and w i t h t h a t understanding w i l l cams the
a b i l i t y t o t r a s s m t e f o r c e s which now produce nothing but suffer*
i n t o forms of bcouty and j o y * b u t t h e process of transmutation beg-
with t h e courageous acceptance of t h e i d e a t h a t s i n c e t k e r e i s only
One Power, t h e s o l e cause of a l l a c t i v i t i e s , even those e v e n t s which
we c l a s s i f y a s e v i l s must proceed from it. Seeing t h i r , one s h i f t s t h e
burden fror, t h e plnce where it does n o t belong t o t h e plece where it
-does. Ee sees t h a t what seems i n i m i c a l t o h i s welfare has t h a t appear-
anco because of h i s om ignorance and lack of understanding. The t r o u b l e
i s not i n t h e soheme o f t h i n e s , b u t in himself. irnd t h e n c m o f it i r
IGliORSCE

Such a r e t h e s i x t e a c h i n g s o f t h e Grade of Zelator. From t h i s Grade

t h r e e paths lead,-- t h e 32nd path of t h e l e t t e r Tau, t h e 3 1 s t path of t h e
l e t t e r Shin, and t h e 29th path of t h e l e t t e r Goph. Only t h e 32nd path
i s open a t t h i s p o i n t of i n i t i a t i o n . It lends to t h e second Grade*

THE THIRTY-SECOND Pi.TH OF TAU. Key XXI.

"The thirfy-second path i s c a l l e d t h e Administrative, o r Assist-

ing I n t e l l i g e n c e , because it d i r e c t s a l l t h e o p e r a t i o n s of t h e seven
p l a n e t s , r i t h t h e i r d i v i s i o n s , and ooncurr thereinan--Book of Formntioa.

The H~bremf o r " ~ d m i n i s t r a t i v e ) :o r ' k s s i s t i n g n i s IVOBD, and t h e

corresponding T a r o t sequence i s ; (if) X I I I , Death; (0)XV, The Devil;
( 0 ) I , t h e J l g i c i a n ; (D) 111, The Empress. Ce a r e faced w i t h t h e f a o t
of death, and rrith a multitude of f a c t s t h a t we o l a s s i f y a s e v i l r . Yet
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we a r e taught, a s Zelators, t h a t t h e f a c t of death has a u s e f u l purpose

i n t h e cosmio order, and t h a t the v w i o u s e v i l & appear e s ruch because
they a r e misunderstood. Yfhat w,' we do t o v e r i f y t h i s teaching? Bor
may r e f o r ourse1ves gather evidence of i t s v a l i d i t y ? For Rosicrucian-
i s n bids u s t o t a k e nothing on authority, t o t e s t everything in t h e l i g h t
of ex7erieme k?d reason.

n u s t!!e first +SO l e t t e r s of B S D pose our problem. The l a s t

trro l e t t e r s give t h e key t o i t s solution. ' h e f i r s t t h i n g t o do i s t o
-m t c h . r e a r e ignorant because, hav- eyes, r e see n o t , and e a r s , rs
hear not. Our notions of our e r v i r o m e a t , and of ourselves, for the
nost p a r t s u p e r f i c i a l , because it i s e a s i e r f o r us t o a c c e p t a ready-
nade opinion than t o g e t accurate i d o r n a t i o n f o r ourselves. %us w
find a l l g r e a t t e a c h e r s say- r i t h Jesus, ?latch,!" The o r i g i n a l Greek
mans, V e e p awakel Be v i g i l m t l 36e your e y e s t .See what i s r e a l l y
g o i q onl Pay c l o s e a t t e n t i o n t o your surrour.ding81n I n a m r d , "Con-
centrate;" kad t h i s i s exaotly what t h e Miigician in Tarot g m b o l i t e r .
In t h e l a s t two hundred y e s r s t5e world has made tremendous progress
i n t h e c o n t r o l of huzan enolrornent &rid i t s forces, and every b i t of
this c o n t r o l had i t s b e g i n n i q is s m e person's unusual mrtchfulnesr. .
There i s t h a t i n u s which celr see through s u r f a c e s t o t h e 1-8 w i t h i n ,
i f o r l y we focus it by t h e a c t of a t t e n t i o n . The world i s t r a n s p a r e n t
t o the c t t e n t i v e watcher. And not 10% doas any one devotEhiPSe3.5 t o
arch vigorous r a k e f u l n e s s before he perceives c l e a r l y t h t e r e r y s l i g h t e s t
h w thought, word, snd action i s p a r t of t h e a t k ~ i n i s t r a t i o nof coda
law. There a r e no unieportant thoughts, no unimportaat f e e l i n g s , no tm-
inportant words, EO u ~ i m p o T t e tdeeds o r events. m a t e v e r occurs i a
s p e c i f i c manifestation, i n t i n e and space, of t h e l i n i t l e s s f o r c e s and
the changeless laws of t h e Ole L i f e * & r e watchfulness w i l l soon con-
vince you of t h i s , f o r rratcbf'uhess r a k e s you see t h e Law a t r o r k , and
the place i n W.ioh it i s e e a i e s t t o see i s i n your own i m e d i a t e experi-

I n c o n s e q u e ~ c eo f m t c h f n 6 , t y p i f i e d by t h e h g i c i a n , t h e r e crombr
e b ~ at s u b c o n s e i o u ~developsezt t y p i f i e d by t h e E ~ p r e s r . In t h i s Key
you see . a l l t h e q 3 b o l s of r i c h g r d h . h pregnant wonan in t h e n i d r t
of a garden r i p e t o harvest. m a t could be more E e f i n i t e ? But conaide?
the t i t l e . L i t e r a l l y , " ~ z q r e s s "means, "She who s e t s i n order.' Again
the i n t i z a t i o n of law. Ons of t h e function8 of mrbconsciousne8r i s
t o reproduce and develop whatever i s planted i n it by a o t 8 o f a t t e n t i o n .
I f t h e a c t s of a t t e n t i o n be s u p e r f i c i a l , t h e r e p o r t s of t h e sense8 a r e
not c l e a r . F a l s e r o t i o n s nre thus b p l n n t e d i n subconsciousness, and
t h e seeds of e r r o r multiply r i t h a d e c e p t i r e o r d e r l i n e s s t h a t mnker mnrq
take them f o r t r v t h . For subconsciousness works wholly by deduction, and
i f you give it a premibe, can work out s o orderly a sequence of conse-
quences from t h e i t f t i a l f a l s e state.nent, t h a t lrany may be deceived there-
by. On t h e o t h e r hand, subcowciousness i s J u s t a s o r d e r l y Fn i t s de-
velopnent of seeds of r i g h t knorledge. Thus invention follows c l o s e on
the heels o f observation. So sooner do r e perceive, f o r exanple, t h a t
o w . s t i o n ; , ::.ords, *nd thougbts 3rc. e s r t of E cosnic process, than
subconsoiousness begins to elaborate t h e consequencer of t h i r p ~ r c e p t i o n .
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She does t h i s i n trro ways: 1.. % developing a philosophy of l i f e ; 2.

Ey helping u s t o invent man6 f o r b e t t e r expression of our r e l a t i o n t o
t h e wholo. The meecs ixclude methods and Fnstrumcnts f o r dealing with
t h e f o r c e s of our inner l i f e , a s w e l l a s t h e f o r c e s 5.n our environment.

It i s with t h e former t h a t t h e o c c u l t i s t i s most conoerned. He

nay s a f e l y delegate t h e invention of machinery f o r manipuleting envtr-
o r n e n t a l f o r c e s t o t h e s p e c i a l i s t s whon L i f e has c a l l e d t o t h i s kind of
work. But h e n it comes t o dealing w i t h t h e f o r c e s of h i s own 5nner
l i f e , he m a t vbrk out h i s own methods, and b u i l d h i s own f n s t r u w n t s .
This i s t h e r e a l s e c r e t of t h e d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e 32nd path which heads
t h i s seotian.

"The operations of t h e seven planets" . a r e t h e operations of the

seven ' i n t e r i o r s t e r s , " rrhich a r e c e n t e r s i n t h e human body. h e y p r o '
naned a f t e r t h e seven heavenly bodies used i n a n o i e n t astrology, and they
have physical l o c a t i o n s a s f o l l a r s r

1. Saturn. Sacral plexus, a t base o f spine.

2. W s . A synpethetic ganglion behind the navel.
S. J u p i t e r . The s o l a r plexus.
4. Sun. The cardiao plexus.
6 . Fenus. h nerve c e n t e r e t t h e w e l l of t h e throat.
6. !.loon. The p i t u i t a r y body, i n t h e b r a i n behind t h e r o o t of
t h e nose.
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7. Xercory. The cerebrun, organ of thought, and p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e
rudimentary organ c a l l e d t h o p i n e a l gland.

By wxtchfulness and subcmsciuus response t h e r e t o , then, we f i n d

t h a t our l i v e s a r e a c t u a l l y aosistinp, i n t h e e v o l u t i o n of t h e Great Plan,
t h a t we have a c t u a l l y sone share i n t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h e Great nork.
When we f i d t h i s out, end begin t o s e e i n t o t h i n g s a s w e l l a s t o look
a t them, our bodies begin eubtly t o be changed. The seven c e n t e r s j u s t
enumzrated begin t o be brought i n t o b e t t e r adjustment with each other.
AnC since t t e s e c e n t e r s a r e a l s o t h e a l o h e n i c a l metals, ( s a t u r n , Leads
% r s , Iron; J u p i t e r , Tin; Sun, Gold; Venus, Copper; Xoon, Silver:
Xcrcury, b i c k s i l r e r ) , t h e passage of t h e path of Tau i s a l s o t h e be-
ginning of t h e alchemical process of s u b l i ~ a t i o nand t r n n s m t a t i o n .

The Tarot a t t r i b u t i o n t o t h i s p a t h i s t h e XXIst Koy, this h y

a l s o r e p r e s c n t s t h e p a i r of o p p ~ s i t e ~ , ~ D o n ~and i o nSlavery." m e n wo
a r e a s s i s t t z g i n t h e cosmic adolinistration w i t h ' o u r eyes open, and lam-
i n g r:hat i s going on, xe aro sharing i n t h e Lifc-power's dominion w e r
a l l t h i t q s - f i h i l e w6 a r e s t i l l b l i n d , s t i l l a s l e e p , s t i l l p a r t of t h e
herd of men-animals who herdly hwr t h e y ' r e a l i v e , are s t i l l i n a
s t a t e of aarvitudo. I n t h a t s t a t e ne a r e still a s s i s t i n g i n t h e cosmio
administration, b u t we hava no v i e i o n of tho Great Business. Ne a r e l i k e
t h e man who sorews on t h e six hundrod end forty-seventh nut i n an nut=-
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b i l e factory. 17e nay g e t our day's pay, b u t we havo c o share i n t h e j o y

of t h c work.

F i n a l l y , t o t h i s path t h e p l a n e t Saturn i s attributed. Astrolo-

g e r s c a l l it "nalefic." O c c u l t i s t s knm t h a t Saturn and Satan a r e c l o s e l y
connected Fn t h e t y p o l o w of Ageless Yiisdom. Perhaps tho n o s t i l l u m i n a t -
ing s e ~ t e n c e st h a t can be o f f e r e d on t h i s p o h t a r e from nppendix XV
t o Kingsford MC E a i t l a n d l s The P e r f e c t Xsyr

"rind on t t e severkh day t h e r e went f o r t h from t h e presence of God

a t l i ~ i l t ybagel, 9~11of m a t h and oonsuzing f i r e , nnd gave s n t o hFm t h e
dominion of t h e outerrr.ost sphere. E t e r n i t y brought f o r t h time; t h e
Boundloss gave b i r t h t o L i n i t ; Being descended i n t o Generation. ha
l i g h t c i n g I b e h e l l Satan f a l l f r o n heaven, fplendid i n s t r e n g t h and fury.

..
;Inone t h e Gods i s none l i k e unto him, i n t o h o s e hand a r e committed t h c
kingdoms, t h e p a l e r and t h c g l o r y of t h e worlds.

"Blessed d-e they who w i t h s t a n d h i s m b t l e t y : they s h s l l be c a l l e d

tho sons of God, and s h a l l e n t e r i n a t t h e b e a u t i f u l gates. For sat^ im
the doorkeeper of t h e Tunple of t h e K i n g : he s t a n d e t h i n Solonon's poroht

..
ho holdeth the Keyr of t h e Sanctuary; t h a t no y n may e n t e r t h e r e i n savo
the nnointed, having t h e arcanum of Herner.

irnd of t h e sane b p o r t i s t h e f a c t t h a t i n t h e Old Testanent t h e

word liChSh, Wachash, i n d i c a t i n g t h e s e r p e n t who tempted Eve, i s i d o n t i c a l
i n nuceretion with LShICh, Eessiah, t h e Eedeoner. The nuzter c o m o n t o
these two words i s 35P, o;;?oEe d i g i t s , you w i l l n o t i c e , a r e the f o u r t h ,
f i f t h , and cixth rembers of t h e o c c u l t c e r i e s of nunbers a h i c h s e r i e s i s t
0, 1, 2 , 3, 5, 6, 13, 21, 34, 55. a d 358 i s t h o number a l s o of I B A
ShILfI, I b a Shiloh, wbich means 'Rest c h a l l come." Out of t h e huy and
bondege of t h e Zork whioh has Time ( S a t u r n ) f o r i t s prbary o o n d i t i o n
s h a l l come r e s t * The F e l l i n t o n a n i f e s t a t i o n i s t o be followed by t h e
Aederr,ption from tho misery which our misunderstanding now brings. The
power which brought about t h e F a l l i s i d e n t i c a l r i t h t h a t r h i o h f r t o
bring about t h e a e d e ~ p t i o n . AS YOU consider t h i a , do you wonder t h a t
Rosicrucianisn i s o c c u l t ? Do you wonder t h a t i t s i m e r teaohing i s re-
served f o r those who have demonstrated t h e i r r e a d i n e s s t o roooiva it?
Do you w o ~ d e rt h a t i s i s suspect, evun t o t h i s day, and a n a t h e m t o t h o s e
who, l i k e t h e nen C.R. encountered in Spain, a r e s a t i s f i e d r i t h what
they hare gained by i r p o s i n g t h e i r e r r o r s upon t h e credulous minds of the
thousands who support t h e i r r i C i c u l o u s d o o t r i n e s ? I r e f r s i n from saying
moro. If you have eyes t o see, and e a r s t o h e a r , you b o w already. If
not, r a y God speedily r i p e n you i n t o c l e a r e r perception.
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THE GRADE OF THEORICUS, 2 =@

R i a i s t h e second Grade of t h e Order, reached by t h e s i n g l e path
of t h e l e t t e r Tau, which has ,'.ust been considered. A s i t s name Lnplies,
it i s a Grede i n which one l e a r n r t h e underlying theory which rill ba
applied t o subsequsnt praotloe.

I t i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e n i n t h Sephirah, ISVD, Yerod, t h e Bnrlr o r

Foundation. This i s t h e sphere of t h e autonmtic con8oiourner8, o r rub-
conscious niad. P r a c t i c a l l y t h e whole work of t h i s Gmde o o n r i s t t in
instructi-ng t h e Theoricus i n t h e a n c i e n t occult t h e o r y of t h e o p e r a t i o n
of t h e subconsoiouanerr.

Symbolionlly, Yesod, t h e n i n t h Sephirah, i s s a i d t o r e p r e s e n t t h e

generntive organs of t h e Archetypal Adam. This c u r i o u r rynbology It
based upon t h e f c c t t h a t it i s through t h e agency-of what we nw c a l l N&
consciourmers t h z t t h e L i f e - p m r conti.nually reproduces I t s e l f in 11-
f 0lVl8.

The node of i n t e l l i g e n c e a t t r i b u t e d t o t h i r h d e i s t h u r described

i n Q o b a l i s t i c w i t i n g s : "The n i n t h path i s culled t h e P u r i f i e d I n t e l l i -
gence. I t p u r i f i e r t h e emanationr, prevents t h e f r a c t u r e and c o r r e o t s
t h e design of t h e i r imngen, f o r It e s t a b l i s h e r t h e i r u n i t y t o p r e s e r w t h k
from d e s t r u c t i o n and d i v i s i o n by t h e i r union with i t r e u . "

P u r i f i e d , i n Hebrew, i s T E V R, Tohaor, wtich adds up t o 220,

l i k e t h e i n i t i a l s C.R., who i s t h e Founder of t h e I z v 5 s i b l e Order. Even
c s Yesod, t h e P u r i f i e d I n t e l l i g e n c e , i r t h e b o r i r of t h e cosncle o r d e r , so
i s C. R., a l s o a type of p u r i f i e d consciousnerr, t h e foundation of the
Fraternity.

The l e t t e r s of T H V R g i v e t h e four d o c t r i n e s of t h i s ffrcde. ?hey

correspond t o t h e following Tarot se enoec ( T ) VIII, Strength2 (H) IV,
?"
The Emperors (V) V, The Hierophant; R) XU(, The Sun. The d o c t r i n e s arm:

1. (T) Strength. WIil.TEVFR EXIZTZ IS A PORP OF SPLR1TUi.L ENERGY.

EVERY FORY OF SPBITUhL !INERGY IS SUBJECT TO TiiE CONTROL AX9 DIRECTIOE
OF THE POW ABOVE I T . TEE CONSCIOUS ZM;iCE!!Y OF LLLN I S A POW OF SPIRITUAL
ENERGY. ALL FOPS OF EYRGY BELO;I THIS LEVEL IJLE SUR12CT TO ITS COICTROL.
I T , I N T P 3 , I S SUBJECT TO THE DIIiECTION OF TISE SUPERCONSCIOUS LCVELS OF
E l m G Y . THESE Fmi D m I9TO SUBCONSCIOUS LEVELS TWOUGH THE AGENCY OF
TXE C0:'SCIOUS >IIND OF WIN, \'lHICH I S T:H3 E:IirTOR BElVEEN TRrrT MiICH IS
ABOVE irln T3.T W I C H IS BELUVl. Thct t h e r n r i o u s d i r t i n c t i o n s between
"causal," " m e ~ t a l , " " a s t r a l , " and "physical" a r e purely f o r t h e rakm o f
oonvenience i n o l n r s i f i c c t i o n . That, above a11 e l s e , it i s wholly f a l s e
t o spook of n n t e r i c l f o r c e r a r being oppored t o s p i r i t u a l onms. That
on t h e eontrcry, a s modern rcienae ha8 abundantly proved, t h e r e i r no
arch e n t i t y a s *mnttern a t a l l . This doctrine of t h e e s s e n t i a l a p i r i t u -
a l i t y of a l l a o t i v i t l e r r h a t r o e v e r 10 fundamental i n R o r i o r w i a n philoro-
 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o a i c r u c i ~Order

phy, e s it i s f u n d a ~ e n t a li n b b s l a h . It i s t h e logice.1 consequence of

t h e d o c t r i n e o f S c r e e s t h z t " A l l t h i n g s a r e from One." This is t h e
"arcar.un of ~ e n e s "c e n t i o 2 e d i n t h e q u o t e t i o n on page 25. I t i s often
o b j e c t e d t h ~ tt h i s d o c t r i n e m i i t e r i a l i t e s s p i r i t u a l t h i n g s . On the oon-
t r t r y it s p i r i t u a l i z e s ~ l t hli n g s . SO long a s we c 0 r t i n u . r t o t h i n k of
" c s t t e r n a s & i n 2 r e t l , a s having an independent e x i s t e n c e aqd f o r c e s
of i t s o m , s o lonp a r e we i n dsnger of t h e l i m i t i r ~ ;cocscquences of
t h a t e r r o r . But t h e t r u t h which opposes t h e e r r o r d o e s n o t c o n s i s t i n
scying t h a t p h y s i c a l f o r n s a r ~ df o r c e s have n o a c t u a l e x i s t e n c e . The
l i b s r e t i n g t r u t h i s t h a t p!y,.sical f c r c e s , &?d a l l o t h e r f o r c e s , a r e
e s s e ~ t i c l l ys p i r i t u ~ l ,t h n t t h e i r r o o t i s in t h e d i v i c e L i f e behind a l l
t h i q c s . Chu bodies and our hot'sec a r e s p i r i t u a l f a c t s . The s o l i d e s r t h
i s a n o t h e r s p i r i t u a l f a c t . So n r e tho sun, moon, and stars. The momcut
t h i s i s undcrstood we have r e ~ o v e dt h e g r e a t e s t b a r r i e r t o waccess Fn
oooultism. 20 10% a s r e suppose s p i r i t u s 1 f o r c e s t o be m t a g o n i z o d ty
" m t e r i a l " f o r c e s , we never car, be , w e o f myth-. F o r it i s p e r f e c t l y
e ~ i d e n tt k e t n e do n o t ~ n d e r s t a g dtP.e f u l l e x t e n t o f t h e p h y s i o h l w r l d
and i t s l a m and f o x e s . I f v n suspose t h i n t o b e o u r a d v e r s a r y , r e a r e
d e f e c t e d b e f o r e we b e g i n t o f i g h t , beceuse ?re c a r n o t p o s s i b l y e x p e a t t o
overco-e a n a d v e r s a r y x h i c h i s Lmeasurably < r e s t e r i n r e s o u r c e s t h s n
o u r s e l v e s . But i f we r o e t h ~ whet t seems t o be o u r a d v e r s a r y i s r e a l l y
a n a z i f e s t a t i o n of t h e very s s e o r d e r wtiqh i s t h e b r s i s o f our om
e x i s t e n c e , i f we g r a s p t h e t r u t h t h a t t h e law o f o u r o m l i v e s i s t h e
~ E Wof t h o u n i v e r s o , i f we see t h c t a l l f o r c e s a r e c p i r i t u a l , i n s k o r t ,
we p u r c e i v e t!iat t h e o n l y a d v e r s a r y i s our own m?to f knorlcdge, t h e n
.rs CL- b e ~ i r .cu- work a i t i r. r e l a c n r b l e p r c s p e c t o f s v c c e s s , because wa
appronoh it in t h e r i g h t mood.

-a r e essentially
9 u t t h o d o c t r i n e t a u g h t t h e h e o r i c u s s s y s >ore than t h a t a l l f o r c e r
s p i r i t u e l . I t s a y s , i??t h e r y m t o l l c language of t h e VIIX
T ~ r o tKey, t t b t c l l t h o f o r c e s of t!?e cosmos a r e w d e r t h e c o n t r o l o f t h e
s t t c a t i v e , w a t c h f u l , v i g i l o n t s e l f - c o n s c i o u s zinc?. I t shows t h e human
m1bconsciousne6s a s ist tress of t h e k i r g of b e a s t s , t h u s implying t h e
i d c s t h s t m d i f i c a t i o a s of t h e hul-m l e v e l s o f s u b c o n s c i o u m e s s a r e
t r a n s f e r a b l e t o t h e a r i n a l kingdom. I t f u r t h e r i n t i n s t e r t h a t t h e r e i g n '
. of s u t c o n s c i o u s n e s s e x t e n d s i t s e l f t o t h e v e g e t a b l e kingdon, by s h o r i n g
verdure and t r e e s which a r e e v i d e n t l y t h e r e s u l t s Of c u l t i T ~ t i o n . h d
i n the.background it si..o;us a mountain-peak. T h i s i s a r e c u r r e n t 6ynb01,
p a r t i c * ~ l o r l yi n h o s i c r u c i s n f m , end it r e p r e s e n t s t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e
G r e a t '7;ork. T h a t I o r k i s f i ~ i s h e dwhen man m a s t e r s t h e forms a3d f o r c e r
of t h e m i n s r a l kingdom a s c o c p l e t e l y a s he m a s t e r s t h e f o r m ~ q fdo r c e r
of t h e a n i n a l and r e g e t a b l e king&~!~s. l o t h i n e l e s s t h a n complete dominion
i s t h e o b j e c t i v e . and t h a t o b j e c t i v e y a y be r e a c h e d because what we now
c a l l s ~ ~ b c o n s c i o u s n e siss a c t u a l l y t h e s u b s t a n c e o f e v e r y f m n i n 811
t h e kingComs below man. The L i f e - p e r , working a t v a r i o u s l e v e l s , or
i n v a r i o u s o c t a v e s , of subconsciourness, i s a l l t h c r e i s t o a n y t h i w t h a t
l i e s w i t h i n t h e Tense of human exyerience. Every s i n g l e t h i n g i n t h e
u n i v c r s e my be c o r r e c t l y described a s a n assemblage of f o r c e s , temporsr-
ily themselveb ac an o b j e c t , by r s e r o n o f t h e o p e r a t i o n of
laws of t h e Lifo-power workinr a t subconscious l e v e l s . T h e o r e t i c a l l y ,
t h e n , it i s p e r f o a t l y r e a s o n a t l e t o s a g t h a t aayone who c a n modify t h e
o p e r e t i o n of suboonsciousness c t t h e p o i n t where h e maker c o n t a c t w i t h
it i n h i s m p e r r o n a l i t y , may t o some d e g r e e modify t h e form8 t h a t rema
 The True and I n v i s i b l e Rosicrucian Order

operation t a k e s in places not E O i n t i m a t e l y connected w i t h h i s personal

l i f e . P r a c t i c a l occultism r e s t s upon t h i s theory, hn? v e r i f i e s it
r c c t i c e . I n b r i e f , because you can c o n t r o l r u b c o n s c i o u s ~ ~ sbys suzes-
Bio-.. :he e x t e n t of t h a t c o n t r o l CM bo i n c r e a s r d i n d o f i d t e l y . The
work of t h e p r a c t i c a l o c c u l t i s t i s d i r e c t e d t o t h i s end-

2. ( H ) Tho E p e r o r . T I E X-,I\=SE I S R.TIO!?AL. I T IS COIPOSED

iLCCOLD1:;S TO P;.TTZiGb II'TLLLICIBLE TO T E XI!;D OF 913. TE.T P.,TTFU L Y
BE SEE?, XICTIDED 7 2 TIi'.Ili OESELVSE TO LOOK FO? IT. ITS C&R.CmS
rZ3 CiEITTEIi UPOH TIIE ?IECEMISL; OF I-TUP3, YE &-Y E L 3 TREIL. Fran
t t i s i t f o l l o r s t h a t nothing i n h e r e n t l y unreasonable c a n possibly be an
i n t c g r a l p c r t of t h c cosnic orc?zr. Yhat scens a g a i n s t reason i s e i t h e r
f c l s o , o r e l s e ~ i s u n d e r s t o o d . ~ ~ k appear6
nt t o c o n t r a d i c t reason c a l l s , t h e r e
f o r e , f o r c l o s e exaninttion. It n u ~ never t bo h a s t i l y r e j e c t e d , since t h e
nppcaranco of un-reason i s frequently c p p a r a n c c only, = i s i n g f r a n super-
f i c i n l observation. 3ut on vAttever a u t h o r i t y any s t c t e a e n t purport-
t o be t r u t h r e s t s i t s olaims, i f it r u n s counter t o e s t s b l i s h e d p r i n c i -
plea t h n t have t h e support of reason, we aught t o r e j e c t it, o r a t l e a s t
refuse t o l e t our a c t i o n s be governed by it, u n t i l evidesce i s forthcum-
i n g which does a m y with t h 3 a p p e a r a c e of unreason. This i s a c a r d i n a l
t e n e t of Rosiorucianism.

5. (v) The E i e r o ~ h a n t . THEXE ARE MENS OF COGNITIOU BEYOND

CFdlI?L~YFOB!S OI E>25;;.\IEi:CE. T!E LIFE-W,\ZR D X J E N T I N EVEBY
mri3 PS;~SGXALITY CAI, LSD DOES, GIVE TLT ~ S O N I . L I T YDIFECT m-
CEPTIOI!S OF ?Sa.SITf TTC..liSCE:;ljI!iG SENSE rXFEilIEh'CE. THESE PmCEFTIONS
GO BYYOIFD RE.'.SO!;IXG, BUT T i i 3 .RE HFGR CONTRAXY T3 P&SON. T m PRO-
VIDE US :'lfTF1 COXQECT SOLUTIO?!S TO PIRTICL'M WOELFXS, 9tiT t3EfiY SOU-
T I O N I S I L S O TXE FBTL;,PICN OF r.N ETP.KL P!?IKCIPLE. Thir Key has been
usod bofore t o i l l u s t r a t e one of t h e six t r u t h s taught t o Zelators, b u t
now another aspoct of i t 8 nmning i s emphasized. I t e t i l l c s s u r e s u s
t h n t t h e r e a r e mesns of cognition beyond t h e ordinary forms of expertenom.
.It t e l l s us t h s t t h t Life-pmer inmanent f.n each human p e r s o n s l i t y i s a b l e
t o give t h e t personality d i r e c t p e r c e p t i o n s of r e a l i t y transoending t h e
experiences of sensation. And it i s used i n t h e Grade of Theoricus to
prevent t h o advcncing p u p i l from s ~ p p o s i n gt h n t reasoning i s t h e only
possible source of illumination- Lhe Hierophant i s r e a l l y i d e n t i c a l w i t h
t h e Enperor, but he i s a symbol of t h e C o m i c Reasoning, bayond t h e
l e v e l s a t p r e s e n t attninod by mn. The C i r e c t c o g n i t i o n he symbolize8 i a
c a l l e d Triumphant and E t e r n a l I n t e l l i g e n c e . Triur? hant, because he.repre-
sent6 a nodo of consciousness which g i v e s us & t h e winning solution" t o
t h e s p e c i f i c problems of our l i v e s . E t e r n a l , because although t h e solu-
t i o n s a r e p a r t i c u l e r end adspted t o our s p e c i f i c needs, t h e y a r e i n v a r i -
ably brought t o us i n t h e form of perception6 o f u n i v e r s a l p r i n c i p l e s .

present reasoning pcwer .

The perceptton of these e t e r n a l p r i n c i p l e s i a beyond Lie scope of our
The pr in0 i p l e s , themselves, however, a r e a l -
ways consonant with, and never c o n t r s d i c t o r y t o , ?,%atever we have been
oble t o o s t n b l i e h upon a s o l i d foundation of roaron- They supplement and
conplcte t h e undorotanding we g a i n by reasoning.
 The T r u a and Invisible R o e i c m i a n Order 63.

4. (R) The S-LL.. The l e t t e r Reeh (R) i n Qabelah I s c a l l e d the

sign of the nCollective I n t e l l i g e n ~ e ,and ~ i t i s from this t h a t the
fourth doctrine inparted to the 3 e o r i c u s 1 6 derived, u follows:
.-..I- . IS TIE mrmsrs OF -ELCUSJC STIVITIZS. muii XXTELP-
G X C 3 -s TO$?EEIl 2J.L z53 V-'IoL2S zmZ,DS OP TE3 m3-mm18
SZLF-, :?I mXTI ON, .m C . ~ ES I TELT LUJI Z ~ O NB ~ I , ' DA ~ ~ E I N G
TLU C Z t b CO23 IKTO XISmCE JPJRT W d ;A'S AND hT&- IL~GZTC3.
This Coctrine i e i d e n t i c a l with ZudZe Trowsrdls doctrine of the Per-
sonal ?actor. I t means t h a t men ha6 come i n t o e d s t e a c e f o r a psr-
t i c u l a r purpose. TSat purpose 1 8 to c a n y the G r e a t l o r 4 t o comple-
tion. ;Laat s f i r s t share i n the Great Vork has to do with the regen-
e r a t i c n of h i e OM personality. Eence i n the Tarot Key AXJ t h s tno
children a r e &own a s equal In etabare, and s t m d l ~ l gupon t h e eena
l e v e l . I n the natural man tho subconsciouanass, t y p i f i e d M feminine,
i e subordinate. I n tho s p i r i t u a l man t h i s 18 n6t so. Subconscloua-
nose i s released from the bondage of erronco'a suggestion. h u t h e r ,
four of the f i v e elm-florers bchind the w a l l turn, not to t h e mi,
but towards the children, a e i f i t were fmm them they &cv llgbt and
v i t a l i t y . For i t I s t h r o e t h o worke o f msn t h a t nature d l 1 roech
higher l m c l s of beauty and ur;cf;ilnoes.
'=here u e four o t h e r Pmdamental doctriner r e l a t e d to the four
l e t t e r s of t h e word I S ? D, Yesod, end erempllfled by the correspond-
i n g Tarot Keys. There a r e a s followrr
1. ( I ) m e S e r n i t . TE3 IWER ZltdIIZZ5 iiL? TD ~~T TBE
SJPEiCOBSCIOUSLTCLS VEX Z3LIG3!l'ZUZIT COi2.S I S .lIORJ OF BERGT D L
RIVZ3 EiObl PEYSIU XTIVITISS Ta3T AX3 UXlXiZ TE3 ?rSTaOLOGIC& ~iak
TION 07 SIGN VIRQO-
This i s w h y the Par P r a t e r z i t a t l a us^ the curious m e , I n
speaking of the Brethren who established the Order: " P e p were
vonet virginity.' TCis i s a very subtle p i n t , reforring t o the Larr
.. of
of Roeponse i l l u s t r a t e d by Key 1% The mental a t t l t u i o of i n t e n t i o n a l
responsiveness, o r receptivity, to the i n f l u x of the Light from above
hae a d i r e c t e f f e c t upon the subconscioun processes by which the s u b t l e
energies t h a t ontor the blood-strotiin i n the aslmllation of energy from
chyle aro cxtractcd from t h a t eubatanco. XOTaLUO ';lfZI, PEQDUCE TRI8
m x L T mm I H ~ G r DEVQTIOZ?. n

2. (S) W Q
-. DAILY PRBCTICS OP TE3 TEDUOaT a TKI:
~ O : : A LL I IS~ DIRZCTLY GUIDED BY A M C I ~~ I G X TDAILY~ , BZISU-
BR.UIC3 OF TH3 TRUTH TRSI' iJOXlDY CAN 2 P 3 DO XETEII?G 0 3 BILCSXLF, DAILY
SAIDL'LVOBTO APpZio?B llLL CIRCLXSIP1LUCSS 4WD ACSCTIVITT3 EBO'i THIS EOIm
O? T I 3 IS A BUMl- -CIS3 Ii? G U 3 OF m BIC O s
.
 The True end I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a Order

OF TE ~ f i oDOCTXIN'LS V : ~ C H~ L VnLREr;Dy
E E E C~O ~ T C T E D~ T THIS
R LETTER.
TH? SUBTLCST Z!C mST IXP0.9TWZT hTO!7LClXE OF TEE .CUNDMEXTU TaEORY I S
NCT GLI:ED BY REl&E:O, OR FiZO?! LIETEHI.;Q TO a INf.'M mC%. IT I S G h m
9Y LIZT3IRC ':,ITiI PROFOU?:D iiPTENTION FOE THE IGSTRUCTIO!i OF TH ' E IhTm
VOICE. T I n C LISTEKIXG I S i& hCTIVE STATE OF CONSCIOUSI'ZSS, ir TBROPI-
I N G Oi: TEE -i.'BOLE PEdSONAL CONSCIOUSNESS I!TO T9E FOFX OF E X F E C T d n
RECEPTIVITY.

4. (D) The Empress. ldENThL IA?AG!XY I S THE DOCR TO TiiS S I G E W Kt?OA-

LEDGE. \

Such a r e t h e d o c t r i n e s l e s r n c d i n t h e G s d e o f Thcoricus. E a v i l y
them f i m l y f i x e d i n lcind t h e c d v a n c i l y a s p i r a n t i s ready t o t r a v e r s e
two pcth6 which lchd s t i l l h i g h e r . Of t h e r e , on0 l o e d s f r o r , t h e n i n t h
sphere. It I s t h e 3 0 t h p a t h of t h e l e t t e r Resh. The o t h e r two path8
loading f r o n t h i s sphero, t h e 2 8 t h p a t h of Tzaddi, and t h e 2 5 t h p a t h
of Sazekh, a r e n o t open t o a Theoricus. a e s i d e r t h e 3 0 t h p s t h , t h e
Theoricus m e t t r a v e r s e t h e 3 1 s t p a t h of Shin, ~ h i c hran n o t open t o him
r f i i l c y e t h e was a Z o l a t o r only.

TSX 3 1 s t PhTH: SmI, TaOT FEY XX, JUDEEiT.

"Tho t h i r t y - f i r s t p a t h i s c a l l e d t h e P c r p e t u c l I n t e l l i g e n c e .
Why i s it s o c a l l e d ? Beccuso it r u l e s t h e n m . e n t of the sun and t h e
noon eccording t o t h c i r c o n s t i t u t i o n , e?d causes each to g r a v i t a t e in
i t s r e s p o c t i v e orb."--Book of F o r m t i o n .

T h i s i a t h e path of t h e "holy l e t t e r , " Shin, c e l l e d "holyn bo-

c a u s e i t s nuaber, 300, i s t h 3 t of t h e words RVCh LLHILI, Ruach Elohin,
"The Life-brecth of t h e C r e a t i v e Powers." a n t Lifo-breeth i s what
t h e Hindus t e r n Rsns, t h e b a s i c enargy of t h e cosmos. I t i r f i e r y
end o l e c t r i c in i t s n a t u r e , and t h e r e f o r e t h i s p a t h i s w s o c i a t e d l a
Qobalah k i t h t h e element of F i t o r Tho Book of F o r n a t i o n s a y s t 'Be
causcd t h e l e t t e r S h i n t o r e i g n i n Fire."

This e l e c t r i c f i r e i s t h e sourco o f a l l a c t i v i t i e s , nnd it l a

a c o n s c i o u s enurgy. I t s a c t i v i t y subsides, r e a r e t o l d , e t t h e o e r s a -
t i o n of a p a r t i c u l e r c o m i o c p l c , but although it p s r s e s from i t s a c t i v o
t o i t s latent state, it does n o t c e a s e t o be. Thus it i s p s r p e t u . 3 '
o r e t e r n a l * This i s t h e reason f o r t h e designation, "Perpetual I n t e l l l -
gence. "
According t o o c o u l t t e a c h i n g which t h e XXth Kay o f T a r o t l l l u r -
t r n t o q , t h i s P e r p u t u n l F i o r y Lifc-bronth works, n o t o n l y on t h e p l a n e
o f t h r s o dimensions t h l t wc k n m , and w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s of Tine t h a t
w r u e a b l e t o g r a s p , b u t a l s o i n a f o u r t h dLFlsnsion whioh i s l i k e w i r e
 The True c;nd I n v i s i S l e H o s i c r u c i r s Order

an E t e r n a l NOW. This f o u r t h dinension of t h e Life-power, R o s i c r u c i ~

Philosophy tenches, now IS. f i e r e f o r e t h e P e r p e t u e l I n t e l l i e e n c e i r
even a t t h , i r roment a? i n t e c r a l p o r t of every hunnn b e t y . We a r e n o t
aware of it, but it i s t h e r e , j r l s t t h o scme. And even a s mathemti-
c i a n s a r e being impressed n i t h t h e necessitjr of t a k i w i t i n t o consider-
a t i o n , so must t h e a s p i r a n t t o advancement i~ t h e Way of Return, do a l l
t h n t h e can t o build up h i s conceptior! of t h i s a s p e c t of h i s orn ~ a t u r e
which has, a s y e t , nade almost no impressiw. upon h i s personal conscious-
ness.

The n t h Tarot Key urns designed t o h e l p t h e a s p i r a n t b u i l d up

t h i s perception. In accordonce with t h e b i o l o g i c a l law t h a t subconsciour-
ness b u i l d s orgnnisr?! ir. response t o d e s i r e ezd d e ~ a n d ,t h e d a i l y use of
t h i s picture w i l l gradually build i z t o the aspirant's brain the o e l l r
which r u s t be organized before t h e experience i t - s y m b o l i z e s i s a v i v i d
p a r t of t h e seeker's personal consciousness-

The s t a t e r e n t t 5 a t t h i s path r u l e s t h e novenent of t h e Sun and

&on i s t r u e i n two ways. It i s t r u e in t h hl[lcrocorn, ~ because t h e
c u r r e n t s of u n i v e r s a l ener,-y a r e t h e d e t a r c i r ! i r y elements i n a l l motion#
of t h e heavenly bodies. h r t h e r r o r e , us s t u d e n t s ecquaintcd with Yoga
philosophy w i l l know, t h e c u r r e n t s of h a n a t h s n s e l v e s a r e d i s t i n g u i s h e d
ty E a s t e r n snges a s bein.5 Lunar ar.d Solar. But t h e r e i s a second manner
i n which we nay read t h i s passage. =he hun, i n t h e nicrooosm, i s t h e
c n r d i a c ploxus. The Lloon i s thr. p i t u i t a r y body. A c u r r e n t of t h e Life-
b r e a t h flows between t h e s e two c e n t e r s , nnd r e g u l a t e s theLr a c t i v i t y .
, O c c u l t p r a c t i c e h a s much t o do w i t h t h e c o n t r o l of t h i s ourrent.

So f a r as r e a d e r s of t h i s work a r e concerned, t h e only s a f e

p r n c t i c e i~ t h a t which has t o do n i t h t h o b . p r e s s i o n upon subconsciour-
ncss of t h e p a t t e r n d e c i ~ e di n t h e U t h Key. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s , one
should o f t e n b r i n g t o rr.ind t h e i d e a t h a t fourth-dimenrional e x i s t e n c e
. i s even naw p a r t of one's r e a l mske-up. Perhaps t h e s i m p l e s t way t o do
t h i s i s t o t h i n k of yourself a s having e t e r n a l l i f e , h e r e and now. The
consequences of t h c r c p o t i t i o n of t h i s a p p a r e n t l y simple idea, u n t i l
subconsciousness t a k e s hold of it and e l a b o r a t o r it, a r o extraordinary.
I t i r t h e seed-idea whose f r u i t i s r e l e a s e -

THE 30th PATS. TAROT U Y : XIX. THE: SUN.

'The t h i r t i e t h path i s c a l l e d t h e C o l l e c t i v e I n t e l l i g e n c e , f o r
thonce a s t r o l o g e r s , by t h e judgment of t h e s t a r s and t h e hoavenly signs,
derive t h e i r s p e c u l a t i o n s a3d t h e p e r f c c t i o n of t h e i r science acoording
t o t h e motions of t h e stars.'--Book of For3ation.

I t i s becauso nan i e a s y n t h e r i r of t h e o o m i o f o r c e s , a rumnary

of t h o powers of t h e One L i f e , t h a t any ecionce i s p o s s i b l e , and partiou-
l a r l y t r u e astrology. The meaning of l i f e i s wrapped up i n rmn, the
 The True nqd I n v i s i b l e Rosicruoian Order

r~croscosrn. = h i s i s by no means t h e i d e a t h a t t h e universe was made f o r

xan. I t i s t h e idea t h a t nan cane i n t o e x i s t ~ n c ef o r t h e completion of
t h e Great Work i n which t h e One L i f e i s engaged.

By r i c h t jud,ment of t h e novement of t h e s t a r s , c e r t a i n b a s i c
p a t t e r n s a r c revealed. The o r b i t s of t h e p l a n e t s h ~ v er e l a t i o n s t o each
o t h e r which a r e a l s o t h e r e l a t i o n s of n u s i c a l tones, t h e r e l a t i o n s f o u d
i n t h e c r y s t a l l i z a t i o n of minerals, t h e r o l a t i o s s developed i n t h e pro-
duction of a l l forms. k!an i s t h e only bein5 on e n r t h who can recoenize
t h e s e p a t t e r n s and apply t h e n consciously. h s t r o l o ~ ~e s, s e n t i a l l y a
n a t h e n a t i c a l and g e o n e t r i c a l science, i s brought t o p e r f e c t i o n when t h e s e
key p a t t e r n s a r e perceived. This s c i e n c e , by no neans p e r f e c t a s nor
p r a c t i c e d , hes w i t h i n it t h e g e m of a g r e a t developrent. And t h e
key t o t h a t dcvelopnent i s t h e f a c t t h a t . h u o a n l i f e i s t h e expression
of t h e sane f o r o e s ar.d laws t h a t a r e expressed id t h e v i s i b l e changer
of p o s i t i o n azd r e l a t i o n s h i p s w r i t t e n i n t h e language of t h e s t a r s .

Until a man perceives t h e s e p a t t e r n s and appli;s thorn, he i s t h e

s l a v e of t h e s t a r s . hen he knows alld u s e s then, he shares consciously
i n t h e Reign of Cosmic Law, Apart from t h i s kaarrledge, t h e s c i e n c e of
a s t r o l o g y leeds t o an a r i d , s t e r i l e f a t a l f a . Perfected by t h i n
knowledge, the sane soience adds i n c a l c u l a b l y t o t h e r i c h n e s s and r e -
sources of every huxan p e r s o n a l i t y . This nay benone of t h e reason6 nhy
t h e phir of opposites, " F e r t i l i t y and S t e r i l i t y , i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e
l e t t e r Rerh ln t h e Qaba1.h.

These two paths lead f r o = t h e ;;r;des of 201-tor *TIC Thooricus t o

t h e next Crsde. The 3 1 s t ~ s t h begins i n t h e Grade of Z a l a t o r , beoause
it i s a n e l a b o r a t i o n of t h e s i x t r u t h s t a u g h t i n t h a t Grade, and becauae
a l s o it donaqds t h e refinement of physioal sensation nhich i s t h e main
o b j e c t of t h e work of Zelator. The 30th path b e g b s i n t h e Grade of
Theoricua, because i n t r a v e r s i n g it one has c o n t i n u a l l y t o r e c u r t o
t h e underlying elements of t h e t h e o r y t a u g h t i n t h e seoond Grade. For
the i d e a t h a t humen l i f e i s a s y n t h e s i s of t h e whole ran50 of cosmio
powers i s p r t a a r i l y a theory f o r persons below t h e h i g h e s t grades of
t h e I n v i s i b l e Order, and i n t r a v e r s i n g t h e 30th path one does l i t t l e
more than e l a b o r a t e and round o u t t h e theory.

TKE GRADE OF PRACTICUS, 3 8 8.

L. This Grade oorresponds t o t h e 8 t h c i r c l e of t h e Tree of L i f e

namehXL'D, Hod, Splendor. Hod i s t h e sphere of Msrcury, hence t h e
a o t i v i t i e s of t h i s Grade a r e dominated by t h e mode of consoiousness
represented i n Tarot by Key 1, t h e tltgicinn. I t i s t h e h a d e of t h o s e
who have passed f r o n study of theory t o t h e e ~ p e r i m e n t a work l which
e s t a b l i s h e s t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of t h a t theory. Fhis work i s almost wholly
along t h e l i n e 6 of i n t e l l e c t u a l t r a i n i n g . It i s p r a c t i c e i n t h e arf
 The True and i n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i ~ cOrder

of inductive reasoning, i n t h e d r a ~ i n gof l c g i c a l i n f e r e n c e s f'rm &-

perience, in t h e developnent by inductior. of t h e general t r u t h s t o h
found i n a s e r i e s of p a r t i c u l a r instances.

2 . This experimental work i s i3dicatcd by t h e 8 t h statement I n

the P e t t e r n on t h Trestleboard:
~ I LOOK FCT.'hh-9 ZITH COATIDENCB TO TEE
FZIFECT REALIZATION OF TIE E'l-aW SPLEhDOR OF TEE LUITLESS LIGHT. As
Key 1 r h w s , t h e 1Sagician o r Mercury i s expecting t h e p e r f e c t i o n of
Pattern held i n h i s mind.

The P r a c t i c u s works with t h e t o o l s on t h e & g i c i a n t s t a b l e , t h e

Kmd of W i l l , t h e Cup of m n t a l imagery, t h e Sxord of a c t i o n , and t h e
Pentaole of a c t u a l physical c o n d i t i o ~ .

The type of consciousness corresponding t o t h i s Grade i r o a l l e d

-
Perfect o r kbsolute I n t e l l i q e n c e . The Hebrew i s S h U , Shalam, and it
a l s o rehnr, "well, peaceful, happy.' The t h r e e d o c t r i n e s of mi8 Grade --
correspond t o t h e l e t t e r s of t h i s - w o r d , and t o t h e Tarot sequenoe
representing those l e t t e r * , which i s : (Sh) XX, Judgment; (L)XI, J u s t i c e )
(E)MI, The Haryed ?Can. Two of t h e s e Keys hare been considered before,
but a s we now approach then f r o a another point-of-vier, t h e y w i l l h a t e
m r e t o t e l l us.

1. ( ~ h Judgment.
) W LIFE; FIm XOW, EXTENDS BEYOND THE
LmITS OF TIE P,uYSICiiL HORLD. h e n n o r we l i v e i n t h e f o u r t h dimension,
although we have but t h e s l i g h t e s t i n t e l l e c t u a l r e a l i z a t i o n of t h i s fact.
Even now r e a r e i m o r t 8 l s , though our nisunderstanding of t h e meaning of
death, and our imperfect brain-organization, prevents u s from knowing
t h a t we never were born and w i l l never die.

2. (L) J u s t i c e . ALL TfIE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSE ARE BU) IB

EQUILIBRIUM* This i s one of t h e m s t d i f f i c u l t t h i n g s t o peroeivs. In-
e q u a l i t y and i n j u s t i c e a r e avpsrent everynfiere, b u t t h e e s o t e r i c d o c t r i n r
s t a t e s f l a t l y t h a t t h i s appearance i s n o t true. I t does n o t say t h a t
j u s t i c e w i l l be achieved i n some d i s t a n t future. I t d e c l a r e r enphati-
c a l l y t h a t p e r f e a t balance i s naintained continually. That f o r every
a c t i o n t h e r e i s an int6ediste r e a c t i o n . =hat t h e Low of Compensation i r
always i n operation. That if we could see t h e whole p e r t , r e should
find not one l e a s t d e v i a t i o n from s t r i o t J u r t i c e i n a l l t h e e v e n t r which
have culminated in t h e p r e s e n t moment*

5. (u) Hhnged &n. T E PERSONAL 4 . N I S NEVER TIlE WINKER, THE

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SPEAKEX, OR TEE h C T O 2 . TWT A:rY TEOUGHT, Af'Y VOiiD, ANY DEED I S TIIE
OPERATION OF THE SUM-TOTAL OF COSUIC FORCES IL\i LAWS, TAKING PARTICDUB
F0P.U I N TI'XE AIiD SPACE, TLl?.OUGA TIE INSTRVTlTALITY OF A HUMAN BEING
(or o t h e r vehicle o f t h e c o a o l i f e . ) Thir t r u t h , u n t i l i t s r e a l im-
 The True arid I n v i s i b l e Rosicrucian Order

p o r t i s grasped, seems l i k e fstaliam. It appears t o &e man a mere

puppet. Yet it i s a t r u t h r e i t e r a t e d by a l l wise pen, end a l l of them
agree t h a t it i s not f a t a l i s t i c i n t h e l e a s t . They t e l l u s t h a t t h e
reason it seerrs t o be so i s t h a t Ifunan b e i q s do r o t r e a l l y know what
they mean wber. they say "I". Whe2 t h i s ignorance i s corrected by
r i g h t kr,mledge, t h e center of consciousness i s no longer located in
t h e p e r s o n a l i t y * I t i s s h i f t e d t o tho Real S e l f , h=d t h a t S e l f i s
perceived a s being i d e n t i c a l with t h e Originating P r i n c i p l e of t h e
universe. The personal l i f e i s l o r k , but t h e CO&C L i f e i n found.
AT i l l u s i o n i s exchanged f o r a r e a l i t y . A c o u n t e r f e i t freedas f r
given up, i n order t h a t r e a l freedom nay be eujoyed.

The mental a t t i t u d e expressed i n t h e s e t h r e e t r u t h s i s what t h e

R a c t i c u s endeavors t o perfect. To achieve t h i l r - r e s u l t he r u s t be con-
t i n u a l l y on t h e watch. Hence t h i s Grade i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e sphere of
Mercury. The R a c t i c u s w r k s with t h e t o o l 8 which ara on t h e U g i c i a n 1 8
t a b l e . Every operation of tt.is *ado is c l r r i e d out by t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l ,
reasoning, self-oonsciousness.

The f o m t i o n of new habits of thought i s what is aimed a t here.

Nobody t r u l y r e a l i z e s t h a t he i s a vehicle f o r u n i r e r s a l l i f e except by
a f f i r n i n g and reaffirming t h e idea, and by e x a r c i s i r g a l l t h e i n g e m i w
he can muster t o f i n d new m y s i n which t o remind h i n s e l f t h a t it i s true.

Actual dependence upon cosmic law, and p e r f e c t self-surrender to

i t s operation, require a s m c h practice a s one needs i n order t o l e a r n to
sing, or w r i t e , o r dnnce. J u s t snb-ing, "I surrender,. now and then,
w i l l r o t produce t h e desired r e s u l t . k r y e e n t l e , suave r e p e t i t i o n s of
t h e suggestion a r e required before we succeed i n 'separating t h e e a r t h
from t h e f i r e , t h o s u b t l e f r o = t h e gross,. f.e.,t e f o r e we ~ a k ea oons-
c i o u s d i s t i n c t i o n between t h e physical vehicle of l i f e and U f e i t s e l f .

. Poise, t o o , i s one of t h e rneaniws of J u s t i c e i n Tarot, and poise

must be won by practice. A f e r perfunctory r e l a x a t i o n e x e r c i s e r dl1
never build a poised personality. Ke mst r e l s x a t regular periods, ta
be sure; but what hrings t h e beat r e s u l t s is t h e h a b i t of perpetual
watchfulness which makes us aware of t h e s u b t l e t e ~ i n 7 i r x sof tension8
and a n x i e t i e s . Repeaeed r e f l e c t i o n on t h e teach- of Ageless Wisdcna
t h a t a l l events a r e ordered according t o a law of undeviating j u s t i c e 1 8
an i n p o r t a n t f e a t u r e of t h e practice which leads t o personal poise.
Beginr.ers o f t e n have g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y with t h i s teaching, b u t none I 8
more emphatically i n s i s t e d upon by t h e Teachers. R e f l e c t i o n upon it, Mb
constant endoavor t o see t h c law of e q u i l i b r i u s a t work i n every experi-
ence i s one g r e a t t e s t f o r t h e Raotioua.

The Praotious a l s o devoter himself t o becaning f a m i l i a r with tho

i d e a t h a t even now p a r t of h i s consciousness is having what we c a l l
 The True pad I n v i s i b l e Rosicruci'.n Order

"f o u r t h - d i n e n s i o n a l experience." Fihen r e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t e v e r y hu.lan

b e i z e t a s bodies of f i n e r t e x b r e t h e n t h e p h y e i c a l , t h i s i s e a s i e r
t o Er'sp. The p h y s i c a l i s t h e o u t e r n o s t of t h e v e h i c l e s of t h e I All,
cor.posed of energy v i b r a t i o a s which a r e s l m e r end g r o s s e r t h a n t h o s e
of h i g h e r v e h i c l e s . It i s , noreover, c o r r u p t e d by e r r o r a o r race-thought,
a r d i s far frarr. being p e r f e c t l y adapted t o t h e t r s n s n i s s i o n o f t h e f i n e r
nodes of t h e Life-power's a c t i v i t y . The p h y s i o a l body needs t u n i n g )
a d t!e R o s i c r u c i a n a o r k i s a nethod of a t t u n e r e n t , which p u t s u s , a s it
were, in a proper p o s i t i o n t o r e c e i v e t h e f i n e r , h i g h e r v i b r a t i o n s o f our
s u b t l e bodies, v h i c h a l r e a d y e x p e r i e n c e t h e phenomena o f h i g h e r p l a n e s
of e x i r t e r ? c e . b e r y hui?en b e i ? ~ ,even t h e l o w e s t savage, bar f o u r t h -
d h r . s i o n e 1 consciousr,ess; b u t a m r e n e s s of t h a t c o n s c i o u s n e s s on the
p b y s i c e l p l m e r e q u i r e s a s p e c i a l k i n d o f p h y s i o l o g i c a l dcvelopnent.
As C-irted i n t b e F m - s r e t e r c i t a t i s , t h i s d e v e l o p e n t r e s u l t s f r m
c h e r i c e l changes i n t h e blood-stream*

Perhaps a simple conparisor. w i l l nake t h i s c l e a r e r . I n t h e room

*ere you a r e r e n d i n s , a g r e e t rmy d i f f e r e n t e t h e r i o v i b r a t i o n s a r e
d o u b t l e s s being s e t up, a t t h i s a o n e n t , by v a r i o u s b r o a d o s s t i ~ gs t a t i o n s .
U r ? l o ~ syou hive a r a d i o s e t , p r o p e r l y b u i l t , and c o r r e c t l y t u c e d , you a r e
m a w e of t h o s e r i b r a t i o n s . Yet t h e y a r c t h e r e a l l t h e t i m e , snd you
h e a r t 3 e n t h e nonent y m t u n e in. Your body i s a much f i n e r r e c e i v i n g
s e t t h s n azy b u i l t by Ran. %t a t p r e s e n t , s o J e of t h e p a r t s e s s e n t i a l
t o r e z e p t i o r . o r e n o t , i n r a d i o p a r l a n c e , "hooked zp". These p a r t s m y
be c o r r e c t l y coxbincd by o c c u l t p r a c t i c e . "hen t h i s is ncconplished you
rill tc a b l c t o t u n s in t o r a t e s of v i b r a t i o n which now seam t o be non-
existent.

i l l t h i e t h a t I e v e r ~ t l i n e di s p a r t o f t h s " v i r i o n o f p o s s i b i l i t y m
whick t h e P r n c t i c u s works t o y f e c t . ";Yhero t h e r e i s no v i s i o n , " s a y s
t h e S i b l e , " t h e pcople p e r i s h . v i s i o n c a n be strengthened. J u s t a s
p l u ; t s & r e c u l t i v a t e d by a gardener, s o m y t h e f u n c t i o r s of f o r e s i g h t
a d coaf i d t r t e x p e c t a t i o n be developed by i n t e l l i g e n t p r a c t i c e d i r e c t e d
t o t h a t end. The g r o s s e s t o f o r r o r s i s t o b e l i e v e t h a t . t h e g i f t of
' r f r i o 2 \ i s a a r e a c c i d e n t o f b i r t h . Every human b e i n g h a s t h e s e e d s o f
genuine. s e e r s h i p . Ne a r e a l l p o t e n t i a l prophetr.

I n no essential p a r t i c u l a r does t h e development of t h o s e f u n c t i o n s

d i f f e r f r o 2 t h e developnent of such f u n c t i o n s a6 walking o r cpeaking.
F i r z t c o r n s t h e a t t e r p t t o p t r f o r n t h e r a q u i r e d action--an a t t e r . p t t h a t
f a i l s a g a i n and a g a i n a t f i r s t , b u t e v e r y t r i a l b r i n e s one n e a r e r t o
s u c c e s s . EUII o f t e n , do you suppose, d i d you f a l l x h i l o you were l e a n l -
i=g t o walk? If you E W ~ ,h m many e b o r t i v e e f f o r t s preceded t h e f i r s t
rmccessfil s t r o k e ? gc a l l h m t h a t c o u n t l e s s a p p a r e n t f a i l u r e s preoeda
e v e r - successful e t t e n p t t o p i n € k i l l i n t h e most o r d i n a r y p h y s i c a l
a c t i z i t i e s . I w r i t e a page 1i':e t h i s i n l t s s t h a n a half-hour. When,
a s a boy, I began t o p r a c t i c e t y p e w r i t i n g by t h e " ~ h r n t System," it t o o k
n c t r l y a s long t o w r i t e a few i n p e r f e c t l i n e s . Yet n o t a few people who
p r c f c s s i c t c r c s t i n o c c u l t t r z ~ i n i rnru
~ roedy t o g i r e u p t h o work, and
t o c o n d o m e s o t o r i o t e a c h i n g a s n o n s e n s i c a l , s i n p l y because t h e i r f i r &
t e n o r twenty a t t e m p t s a t c o n c e n t r a t i o n d o n o t produce inrtclntaneour
results.
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I s a t f o r nore t h a n t e n months, i n periods of a half-hour twice

d a i l y , working a t concentration, bofore perceiving t h e s l i g h t e s t lndioa-
t i o n of a r e s u l t . bong my brethren i n t h e True and I n v i s i b l e Order
a r e some who have devoted l i f e t i m e s t o developing t h e s k i l l t h e y now
possess. Sore of t h e b e s t work I ever did was accomplished in t h e midat
of a hard-workirg s t r u g g l e f o r a livelihood, t h a t gave me p r a c t i c a l l y no
r e a l leisure. Eence t h e exouse, "I haven't t i n e f o r study o r p r a c t i c e , "
sinply f s i l s t o c o w i ? c e me. xe a l l have plenty of t i n e . 9 u t t h e l a z y
h a b i t s of t h e race-clind lead u s a s t r a y . I f we don't p r a c t i c e , it i s n o t
because ne a r e too busy. I t is because we'd r h t h e r do something e l s e .

The only f a i l w e i s f a i l u r e t o try--and t r y again an& again. Our

attempts, however, a r e nore l i k e l y t o succeed i f we have a c l e a r n o t i o n
of lmht we a r e a i v k g t o acconplish, and sone knowledge of t h e law8 and
forces we a r e seeking t o u t i l i z e . n i s is why practice cozies t h i r d in
t h e Greder of the a o s i c r u c i a n Order, following a Grade devoted t o theory.

I n a l l t h i s mental p r s c t i c e , it i s we11 t o rctember t h a t you are

deal& with an a c t u a l f o r c e which Eliphaa Led o a l l e d " ~ s t r a lLight,'
a d of which he n o t e :

"There e x i a t s a f o r c e i n nature which i s f a r nore powerful t h a n

stoam, by m a n s of which a s i n g l e man, aho can master it, and knows h w
t o d i r e c t i t , might throw t h e world i n t o confusion a?d transform i t 8
face. I t is diffused throughout i n f i n i t y ; it i s t h e substance of heaven
.and ecrth. Pihen it produces radiance it i s c a l l e d l i g h t . I t i r sub-
stance scd notion a t one and t h e same time; it i s a f l u i d and a per-
petual vibration. I n i n f i n i t e spaoe, it i s e t h e r , o r e t h e r i z e d l i g h t 8
it bocozss e s t r e l l i g h t i n t h e s t s r s vhioh it nagnetizes, ; m i l e i n or-
g n ~ i z e dk i n g s it becones magnetic l i g h t o r f l u i d . The w i l l of i n t e l l i -
gent beings a c t s d i r e c t l y on t h i u l i g h t , and by meana thereof, upon a l l
nature, ahich I s nada s u b j e c t t o t h e modifications of i n t e l l i g e n o e r W

The sane n i t e r g i v e r a valuable ruggestion i n r e l a t i o n t o t h o

work undertaken i n t h e Grade of R a c t i c u r when he says:

"Bsry i n d i v i d u a l i t y i s i n d e f i n i t e l y p e r f e c t i b l e , since t h e moral

order i s analogous t o t h e physical, and i n t h e physical order we owmot
comeive a point which i s unable t o d i l a t e o r enlarge i t s e l f , and r a d i a t e
a ~ h i l o s o p h i c a l l y i n f i n i t e c i r c l e . h h a t can be s a i d of t h e e n t i r e
soul must a l s o be predicated of each f a c u l t y thereof. h e understanding d
the w i l l of pan a r e i n s t r u n e n t s which are incalculable in t h e i r power and
onpacity 9"

Tho same thought i s contained in a passage i n t h e Book o f Formation

hio oh speaks of r e s t o r i n g t h e Crbator t o h i s throne. Ifurnan understanding,
human e x m i n a t ion and r e s e a r c h , human knarrl6dge nnd c a l o u l a t i o n and
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w r i t i n g - - t h e s e a r e means whereby t h e C r e a t o r nay b e r e a t o r e d t o h i 8

throne. Eas He e v e r been dethroned? x o t r e n l l y ; b u t h u m n e r r o r ha8
p l a c e d H i m upon a z y t h i c a l s e a t i n t h e sQ, i n s t e a d of upon t h e t r u e
t h r o n e a t t h e c e n t e r of humn e x i s t e n c e . Study o f t h e t e n a s p e c t s of
t h e One L i f e , which we a r e t a k i n g up in t h i s s t u d y of t h e Grndes, cor-
r e c t s t h i s e r r o r . I t r e s t o r e s t o ran h i s knowledge t h a t t h e c r e a t i v e ,
c o n t r o l l i x p m e r of t h e u n i v e r s e i s a r e a l p r e s e n c e w i t h i n t h e h e a r t
o f aan.

Because o f t h a t r e a l presence, bcc9use " a l l t h e power t h a t e v e r was,

o r w i l l be, i s h e r e n o w , " t h e v e h i c l e s through which t h a t p m e r m i f e s t s
i t s onnipotence mst be i n d e f i n i t e l y p r r f e c t i b l o . Theae words f a l l under
y o u r oyes because t h e t i x e h a s a r r i v e d i n t h e c o u r s e of y o u r d e v e l o p
mcnt when you a r e r e a d y t o be awakesed t o t h e t r u t h t h e y s e t b e f o r e . y m .
Nobody who i s n o t r e a d y rill ever r e e d t h e s e l i n e r .

I d o n o t mean by t h i s t h a t e v e r y rendor w i l l F n s t m t l y a c c e p t the

i d e a s i n t h i s bcok. % t h c cor.trary, I )cnW t h a t sane rill s c o f f a t it,
and r e j e c t it u t t o r l y . N e v e r t h e l e s s , even t h e s c o f f e r w i l l n o t r e a d un-
t i l he i s ready. The m e n t a l a t t i t u d e of' s e l f - c o n s c i o u s n e s s i s n o t t h e
f i n a l a r b i t e r . You, whoever you zay be, who r e a d t h e s e r o r d r , know t h i r ,
Henceforth you rill never be q u i t e t h e s a w . You have touched s o n n t h i n g
z o r e p o t e n t , n o r e l a s t i n g , more f a r - r e a c h i n g t h a n you dream. It stirs
i n you an e . c t i t i t y which rill e v e n t u a l l y r i p e n i n t o r e a l i z a t i o n . If n w
you s o o f f , we g r i e v e f o r you, becnuse we bow l i f e has in s t o r e f o r you
b i t t e r l e s s o n s o f p a i n , v h i c h m i l l break t h e s h e l l o f s e l f i s h u n b e l i e f
t h a t now l i n i t s t h e e x p r e s s i o n of your k i g h e r powers. A t i f no*, a h a .
you read t h e s e words, a n echo see-s t o s t i r in you, a s of t b l n g s long
f o r g o t t e n r e v i v i n g i n t h e d c p t h r of your s o u l , we r e j o i c e w i t b you,
h a w i n g t h a t f o r you t h e happiness of r e l e a s e is n e a r a t hand.

Three p a t h s l e a d from t h e %ads of R a c t i c u s t o h i g h e r Grader, b u t

none i s open, a l t h o u c h t h e 2 7 t h p a t h of t h e l e t t e r Peh must be t r a v e r s e d be-
f o r e t h e P r a c t i c u s h a s completed h i 8 advancement t o t h e Grade o f Philo-
sophus. But b e f o r e t h i s may b e done, t h e 2*h and 2 @ t h p a t h r must be
traversed.

The 2 6 t h p a t h r e n a i n s c l o s e d u n t i l t h e admnceVnent t o t h e Grade

of Philosophur i s completed. The 23rd p a t h i s n o t open u n t i l t h e Grade o f
Lesser n d e p t h t s been a t t a i n e d . Yet b o t h t h e r e p a t h r b e g i n in t h e Grade o f
Pt c t i c u s , because t h e s k i l l a c q u i r e d i n t h a t Grade is what e n a b l e r
t h e a s p i r a n t t o p a s s t h r o u g h them. = h a t s k i l l , remember, i s developed
by c o n t i n u a l l y p r a c t i c i n g t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l p e r c e p t i o n of -.)..?tmay be
c o n f i d e n t l y expected a s t h e wtcome of t h e oosmic p r o c e s s . And what i s
t h a t ? The P a t t e r n on t h e T r e s t l e b o a r d g i v e 8 t h e answers "I l o o k for-
ward ~ i i t hc o n f i d e n t e x p e c t a t i o n t o t h e p e r f e c t r e a l i r a t i o n o f t h e
E t e r n a l Splendor of t h e L L ~ i t l e s rLight."
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THE G W E OF PHILOSOPSJS, 4 8 7.

Three p a t h s l e a d t o t h i s Grade. The 2 9 t h p a t h o f t h e l t t t e r

Qoph, beginning i n t h e Grade of Z e l a t o r , i s t h e first. The second i r
t h e 2 8 t h path o f t h e l e t t e r Ttaddi, which c o m e n c e s i n t h e Grade of
Theoricus. The t h i r d i s t h e 2 7 t h p a t h of t h e l e t t e r Peh, beginning in
t h e Grade of P r a c t i c u s . b r e i s a p l a i n i z t i m a t i o n t h a t t o be a b l e to
g r a s p t h e R o s i c r u c i a n philosophy one must have p r e v i o u s l y developed
d e f i n i t e p e r c e p t i o n t h a t he l i v e s i n a c o m i c o r d e r , must have been
w e l l grounded i n t h e p r i n c i p l e s of R o s i c r u c i a n t h e o r y , end leust h a m
worked a t t r a i n i n g h h s e l f i n c o n f i d e n t e x p e c t a t i o n of a b e a u t i f u l out-
cone f o r t h e G r e a t Work.

TX3 2 9 t h PATH OF QOPH..

"The twenty-ninth 02th is c a l l e d t h e C o r p o r e a l I n t e l l i g e n o e .

:t ir.forns e v e r y body which i s i n c o r p o r a t e d under a l l o r b s , and it i r
t h e grorth thereof." --6ook of' Formstion*

T h i s i s t h e p a t h of body c o n s c i o u s n e s s , t h a t p a t h o f t h e oo-
o r d i = a t e d working t o g e t h e r o f t h e t h i r t y t r i l l i o n c e l l s o f t h e phyri-
c a l organism. h u t S t e m i n & 6@yS t h a t i n b l a c k n s g i c t h i s path e n a b l e r
t h e o p e r e t o r t o becomo en r c p ~ o r tw i t h h i s v i c t i n . Pay no a t t e n t i o n to
t h i s o c c u l t bugaboo. For though it i s p e r f e c t l y t r u e t h a t black msgio
depen6s upon some s o r t of p h y s i o a l con?eotion b e t a e e n t h e o p e r a t o r and
the v i c t i m , it i s e q u a l l y t r u e t h a t t h e s a n s law works t h e o t h e r nay*
I n r h i t e magic t h i s same p a t h i s t h e one which e n a b l e s t h e o p e r a t o r
t o e s t a b l i s h t h e c o m e o t i o n wherety he h e s l s and h e l p s a s u f f e r e r .
For it i s by tk.e v i b r a t i o n s of p k f s i a a l c e l l s i n a e h y r i c a l body t h a t .
scy magician, w h i t e o r black, i s a b l e t o " s t e p d m t h e s u b t l e o u r r e n t r
of e z e r g y o p e r a t i n g on h i g h e r l e v e l r , and make t h e n a v a i l a b l e l o r t h e
p h y s i c a l plane.

. m e n t h e J o o k of F o r n a t i o n s a y s t h i s p a t h " i n f o r m " b o d i e s , it
u s e s t h e v e r b i n a s e n s e rum g r a c t i c c r l l y o b s o l e t e , neaning, " t o g i v e .
form t o ; t o mold; t o arrange. C o r p o r e a l I n t e l l i g e n c e t h e r e f o r e nreana
" t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s t h a t shapes bodier.' It i s a s s o c i a t e d t k o u g h t h e
l e t t e r Qoph w i t h t h e beck of t h e head, because i n t h e back of t h e head
i s l o c a t e d t h e s p e c i f i c organ of t h e body-building i n t e l l i g e n c e . Thia
orgall i s t h s medulla oblonqata, find it i r what responds t o our a t t e m p t 8
t o telre c o n t r o l of our bodies, t o ohange t h e i r c h e m i s t r y , t o rearrang.
t h u i r structure.

Ythen ae apply t h e law of s u g g o s t i o n t o t h e o o n t r o l of subconsciotu-

n e a s , f o r c e s a r e s e t i n n o t i o n r h f c h e v e n t u a l l y r e s u l t in a c t u a l o e l l -
a d a p t a t i o n . \ye oannot do t h i s u n t i l we a r e informed of t h e t h e o r y de-
volopcd i n t h e seoond ~ o s i c r u c i a nGrade. Bor s h a l l we roccoed u a l e r r rs
have s p e n t some time i n t h e kinds of p r a o t i o e which a r e associated w i t h
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t h e t h i r d Gr.-de. I t i s on t h i s eccount t h a t t h e 29th path oannot be

traversed ur,til t h e a s p i r a n t has becone a Practicus. As a Zelator he
l e a r n s t h a t h i s tody i s a v e h i c l e of t h e cosmic l i f e . A s a Theoricur
he l e a r n s t b c t every function of t h a t body i s under t h e m e d i a t e con-
t r o l of subconsciourness. But it i s only when he has learned t o make
c l e a r , s p e c i f i c p a t t e r n s of what he nay expect i z ~t h e f u t u r e t h a t he
can begin t o nodify h i s body, so t h a t i t s c h e n i s t r y and o r g a n i z a t i o n
w e suc!~t h a t he cen r e a l l y g r a s p t h e Rosicrucian philosophy. For it i s
not enouch t o be w i l l i n g t o learn. h e must have t h e r i g h t kind of b r a i n
c e l l s , m d t h e r i g h t k i d of body-chenistry. The orGinary modes of l i f e
do not build t h e b r a i n - o e l l s , tnd they poison t h e body. As w e l l expect
a drunkard t o grasp t h e f i n e r s i g n i f i c a n c e s of experience a s t o expeot
t h e cverage hu..m- being t o do s o -
A poisoned body c m o t g a s p a t r u e philosophy.
u d f o r p r e c i s e l y t h e sane reason.

TIIE 28th PATR OF TZADDI.

'The twenty-eighth path i s c a l l e d t h e l b t u r a l I n t e l l i g e n c e ,

whereby t h e n a t u r e of e v e r y t h i r g found i n t h e orb of t h e sun i s 00-
pleted and p e r f e c t e d . " - - B ~ ~ k of Fotmation.

t h e of t h e e a r l y lcssons of R o s i c r u c i n ~philosophy
~ i s t h a t every-
t h i n g i s n a t u r a l , t h a t t h e r e i s nothing supernatural. Superhuman, per-
haps, but a l m y s w i t h i n t h e bounds of n a t u r a l lm.

This poth, represented i n Torot by t h c XVIIth Key, i s t h e p a t h of

m d i t a t i o n . The p i c t u r e shows Truth unveiled, cnd pouring water from two
vases. Thus what i s s h m irr t h e p i c t u r e corresponds e x a c t l y t o t h e
dof i n i t i o n of n c d i t n t i o n given by t h e Hindu p s y c h o l o ~ i s t , P a t a a j a l i ,
"Keditation i s an unbroken f l m of knowledge i n a p a r t i c u l a r object."

The a s p i r a n t t o adcrencement in t h e Path of Return s e m r t o himself

t o bo meditating. E s o t e r i c d o c t r i n e q u i t c d i s t i n c t l y t e l c h e s t h a t t h e
a s p i r a n t i s nerely t h e agcnoy through which t h e n a t u r a l process of an
unbroken flow of consciousness i n a p e r t i c u l o r ob$ect i s expressed.
i i u m p e r s o c a l i t y , from t h i s point-of-view, i s an instrument which Nature
h e r s e l f hns devised and perfected. A h m a n body ar.d humnn b r a i n a r e t h e
means necessary t o t h e n a t u r a l process c e l l o d n o d i t a t i o n . By t h i s means
t h e u n i v e r s a l consciousness i s enabled t o t a k e forms t h a t it could n o t
t a k e without t h i s instrument.

Taking such forms, t h e LifeFparer b r i n g s t h e n a t u r e of evcry-

t h i n g found i n t h c "orb of t h o sun t o conplateneas and perfection.
"The orb of the sun" i s t h e sphere of influenco of s o l a r a c t i v i t y , h ,
t h e s o l a r syston. The c o m i c prooesr of Involution-Evolution works
through a l l t h e kingdons of n a t u r e t o p e r f c c t t h e instrument named "man.'
Vhen t h i s instrunont i r ripened t o a c e r t c i n point, t h e n a t u r a l procorm
of meditation poker it a b l e t o exprcsr t h e L i f e - . m e r t s knowledge of i t s
m nature, and of t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s of t h a t nature. Thus human thought
and a c t i o n beoone th6 means whereby t h e f o r c e r of t h e oocimorr t a k o formm
which could n o t be brought i n t o monifertation otherwiae.
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The introduction of h u m p e r s o n a l i t y a s en i n t e g r a l p a r t of t h e
c o ~ i cprocess i s w3at Judge Tromrd c a l l s t h e "personnl Factor.' whoa
t h s t P e r s o ~ n lFzctor i s c o r r e o t l y understood a s tin agency of t h e One Life,
n o t b i q but ~ o o dr e s u l t s from i t s a c t i v i t y . ;Then i t i s e r r o n e o u s l y
supposed t o be nn independent existence, having power and rill of i t s
"m",e l ? s o r t s of pain-bringing conditions a r i s e from what it t h i n k s ,
says, m d does. %ese p a i n - b r i r y i q c o r d i t i o n s are thought of by u r
aE k i n g "evils." Occult t r a i n i n g , however, d e o l m e s t h a t because p a i n
d r i v e s us t o ~ e e kr e l i e f , ~ r t~h ed search leads u l t i m a t e l y t o discovery
of t m t h , e m n t h e seening e v i l s of hu5an l i f e a r e t h e raw = a t e r i a l f o r
bceutiful r c m l t s .

T I E 27th PATH OF PEX.

"The twenty-seventh path Is c a l l e d thc E x c i t i n g I n t e l l i g e n c e , f o r

thezce i s c r c a t e d t h e s p i r i t of every o r e a t u r e of t h e suprene orb, end
the a c t i v i t y , t h a t i s t o say, t h e motion, t o which t h e y a r e eubject."
--Fook of Formstion.

This pnth, t y p i f i e d i n T ~ r o tby t h e XVIth b y , c o r r e ~ p o n d s ~ t ho e

Bebren l e t t e r rhose rime moans "the nouth a s t h e organ of speech. Ln
the Tarot pioturo t h e f l a s h of l i g h t n i n g which d o s t r o y s t h e b u i l d i q i s
a reference t o t h a t passage i n thc Book of Fornztion which s s y s r

"Ton i n c f f e b l e Sephiroth: t h e i r e p p e a r a c e i s l i k e t h a t of a f l a s h
of lightning, t h e i r goal i s i n f i n i t e . Bis word i s i n t h e n whon t h e y
o ~ s r s t cand when t h ~ yr e t u r n ; a t His bidding do they h a s t e l i k e a whirl-
wind."

hote w e l l t h e imagery. Instantcnoous and s k u l t n n e o u s manifesta-

t i o n of the t e n f u n d m e n t a l a s p e c t s of tho Life-power i s suggested by
the f l s s h of lightning. hs soon a s the Life-pmer ~ a n i f o s t si t s e l f a t
sll, thc e m - t o t a l of I t s t e n a s p e c t s co7es a t once i n t o e x i s t e n c e .
The idoa of speech i s bound up wit:? t h i s l i g h t n i n g - f l e s h symbol by t h e
p h r ~ r e ,"His word i s i n them," cnd tho idoa t h a t t h e whole cosmic ao-
t i v i t y i s a continuous exprsssion of t h a t word, f r o n boginning t o end,
i a conveyed by t h e phrase, "when they emnnato and vhen t h e y return."
Furthermore t h i s em-motion a d r c t u r n i s conpared t o a whirlwind, t h a t
i s , t o a w h i r l i s r e e t h . This l a s t i s p a r t i o u l w l y i n t e r e s t i n g , s i n c e
i t F.cs r e c e n t l y bee2 dcnonstrtted t h a t a l i g h t n i n g - f l a s h i s r e a l l y a
w h i r l i q , s p i r a l ~ o t i o n . knd it w i l l y e t be s h o m t h a t t h i n w h i r l i n g
notion i s double, consist- of M oufgoing and a r e t u r n i n g c u r r e n t .

m e n the Bible says, a g a i n and again, "The nouth of tho Lord has
spoken it," or~dwhen i t t o l l s u s , i n Genesis, "The Elohim said,' t h i s
sor~ea s r o o i a t l o n of t h o idea of force with speoch l a i ~ p l i e d .
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Thus t h e t h i r d p a t h lending t o t h e h a d e of P h i l o s o p h u r s u g g e s t s
t o t h o o c c u l t i e t t h n t t h e r o i s n d c f i ~ i t cc o n n e c t i o n between conscious-
n c s s which f o r m i t s e l f i n t o Speech snd t h e e l e c t r i c a l energy which i s
t h e b a s i s o f a l l a c t i v i t y . TO put it m o t h e r w-y, t h e o c c u l t i s t a c c e p t s
a l l t h a t t h e p h y s i c i s t h a s learned a b o u t t h e c l e c t r i o e l c o n s t i t u t i o n
of t h e u n i v e r s e , kt edds t h e t t i e r e e l n - t u r e o f t h a t v s t c r i o u s energy
which t k e p h y s i c i s t l c b e l s "electro-m?gnetisnn i s c o n s c i o u s n e s s . ' h e
o c c u l t p h i l o s o p h e r ~ a i n t a i n st h c t a l l motion, n l l ? . c t i v i t y , a l l e n e r g r 1s
b s s i c a l l y t h o n o t i o n , a o t i r i t y , and energy of consoiousness. He s e e r
i n t h e u n i r e r s e n continuous u t t e r a n c e o f t h e Word o f Life.

H i s i n t e r p r c t c t i o n of experience N n S c o u n t e r t o g e n e r a l l y EO-
c e p t c d o p i n i o n , hence i n t h e XYIth Key of T a r o t t h e l i g h t n i a g - f l n s h i s
s h m d e s t r q i n ; n t u u e r which m i f i e s f a l s e s c b n c e . Thc b a s i s o i
t h i s f a l s c s c i e ~ c oi s a n o t i o n t h n t forms ;re b u i l t from a s u b c t c n c e
c a l l e d " a - t t e r n s which i s rnovtd by " f o r c e , and p e r c e i v e d by "mind.'
Ozcult s c i e ~ c es a y s t h a t t h c x t t e r n o r s u b s t s 2 c e o f a l l t h i n g s I S
t h c r o t i o n of a n c n c r p r which i s e s s c n t i c l l y m c n t c l , o r consolour.
" b k t t e r , " 'force," tnd "mindsn w e t h r e e a s p e c t s o f One R e a l i t y .

This One b z l i t y i s t h e e x c i t i n g couse o f n l l n s n i f e s t n t i o n through-

o u t t h e u n i v e r s e . Fron it i s formed t h e s p i r i t , o r i r n e r e s s e n c e , of
c r s r y c r s n t u r o . F r o s it proceeds t h e n o t i o n , o r c c t i v i t y , t o which t h e y
a r e s u b j e c t . Rere i s n d e f i n i t e s t s t c m n t t h a t nowhere i n t h e u n i v e r s e
i s t h e r e cny f o m of' o x i s t e n c e , o r c r c e t u r e , which i s n o t dependent upon
t h n a c t i v i t j j of t h c Originotir.5 P r i n c i p l e . Tho s p i r i t of e v e r y c r e a t u r e
i s a p a r t i c u l ~ rexi:rossion of t h i s One A c t i v i t y . The existclnce of every
c r e a t u r e i s d e p e n d c ~ tupon t h a t One Existence. ' h e r l c t i v i t y o f every
c r c r t u r e I?cpccds s b ~ o l u t e l yupon t h c h e h b t i o n a h i c h r u n r and r c t u r n s ,
l i k e a w h i r l i n g b r c c t h , through t h e whole coamor.

The Doctrin-cs o f t h o Grsde o f P h i ~ o s ~ p h u s .4 r 7. Thore a r e six

i n number. The f i r s t i s connected w i t h t h e L t f t t e r Kun, and Key XIII.
which l c t t s r tnd Kcy re t h e f i r s t i n t h c words ~ ~ r ~ h , ~ ? i c t r"~ ~c hi ;c ~ o r ~ , ~
and RSThR, liesether, "Occult." Tho t h r e e 1 r ; t t c r s o f t h t f i r s t word
correspond t o t h t~h r o o Grent Truths of o c c u l t philosophy, cnd t h e word
i t s e l f c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h i s i s a s u c c e s s philoooohy, nu i n t e r p r e -
t n t i o n of e x p e r i e n c e having f o r i t s fundamonto1 p o s t u l a t e t h e i d e c t h a t
t h o cosmio u n d e r t a k i n g i s a sucoerr.

Observe t h n t I have used t h e p r e d e n t t e n s e . Occult philosophy

h o l d s t h a t n t e v e r y stugc, o f t h e G r e e t Vdork t h a t Work i s f r e e from any
t r a c e of f f i i l u r e . I t i s , a t t h i s monont, a s c e r t a i n l y a s u c c e s s e s it
w i l l o v e r , b e . Tho nppaarences of f a i l u r e a r c due t o o u r % i s t a k e n i n -
t o r p r c t a t i o n of t h 6 f % c t t h n t t h e cosmic u n d e r t c k i n g i s n o t y o t com-
p l e t e d . fie a r e i n t h e m i d s t o f a n o p c r e t f o n t h a t f u g o i n g on. The final
r o a u l t h a s n o t y u t beon brought about.
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But the p : e s e n t stage of t h e work proceeds i n p e r f e c t , o r d e r l y

sequance f r o n e l l preceding s t e g c s , nnd prepares t h e m y f o r a l l t h a t
i s yet t o cozie. The Grand a r t i f i c e r of t h e Univerao i s h i p o t e n c e
i t s e l f , a d tho idea th?.t h i p o t e n c e c a n p o s s i b l y f a i l , a t any point,
or i n t h e l e a s t dcgree, i s an i d e s t h a t c o n t r a d i c t s t h e very noaning of
(hnipotence. Lacking howledge of t h e design, nisundorstending t h e
processes ahcreby t h n t design i s brougkt t o c o n p l e t i o n , t h e undeveloped
hu-an >And i n t e r p r e t s t h e s e processes i n c o r r e o t l y ar?d bewails t h e "failure'
of v h c t b e t t e r v i s i o n perceives cs 6 U O C e S 8 .

1. ( E ) Tho Death. T E DISSOLCTION OF FOm IS A FUl;D;JE~ITAI.,

E?DS:;CY OF T!?? CiS!LIC T=SOCESS. ALL TiiINCS CHANGE. h U C0:iDITIONS
P,.SS hT,Y. IiO F3W ELZX 2%-INS FIXED. EXISTZIICE I S A STRSLbl, h SEXES
OF %,.V"oS, AZT ETC.UJ., KJtT!Z?!T. Hence he who r o u l d know t h c Rosicrucian
philosophy cC3st r i d himself of ths i r r a t i o n c l d c a i r e f o r f i x c t i o n , must
e l i n i n a t e t h e r i s h f o r crystallization. F!e a r e i n t h e midst of a flow-
ing universe, a d i n order t o bring t o completion t h e Great 'iiork t o afiioh
no a r e c a l l o d , we must grasp t h e t r u t h expressed i n t h e alchemical iauimr
Dissolution i s t h e s e c r e t of t h e h e a t Work.

The f a c t of physioal deeth i s t h e c o n d i t i o n of oxistence h i o h

g i v e r r i s e t o t h e g r e a t e s t amount of z t i s i n t e r p r o t a t i o n . The docay of
physical powers rrith admnoing years, and tho d e a t h of t h e body, o f t e n
a t a t i n e when it seeas t h a t onc ha8 n o s t t o expect from l i f e , appear
t o be u d t i g c t e d o r i l s . Thc d c s i r e f o r l i f e i s s t r o n g i n us. The
i n s t i n c t f o r sclf-preservation i s fundonontal. Small nonder, then, that
dcath i s cornonly regsrded t s man's oneny. % a l l wonder t h = t death s e e m
t o give the l i e t o a l l t h e p r o ~ i s e sof l i f e . h a l l wonder t h a t a f t e r
thidking of death, so mazy pooplo w e ready t o cgroe with t h e w r i t e r of
E c c l s s i e s t e s t h a t " A l l i s v a n i t j and v e x a t i o n of s p i r i t . '

The g r e e t e r numbcr of pooplo i n t h i s world d o t h e i r b e s t t o ig-

nor0 death. They put t h e thought o f d e a t h o u t of t h e i r mindr. n e y
refuse . t o think of it. ht e l l t h e whila t h e shadow of approaohing
d i s s o l u t i o n i s upon them, Lnfluenoing t h e i r subconsoious l i f e i n x a y r
lnmunerable.

Others, more courageous, faco t h e f a o t . Thoy perceive t h e oornmon

l o t , t r a i n themselves t o t h o thought t h a t i t w i l l sooner or l a t e r be
t h e i r t u r n t o go through t h e dark p o r t a l . I n t h e s e days, f e n emong t h e
so-called "educnted" c l a s s have any confidant e x p e c t a t i o n of l i f e beyond
physical existence. I t i s no use b l i n k i n g t h i s f a c t , o r t r y i n g t o deny
it. ilhat passes f o r oducation i n our t i n o s h a s a v e r y d c f i n i t e tcndonoy
t o giving a n n c g a t i r o answor t o t h e quostton, " I f a man d i e , s h a l l he
l i v e egain? Ono cannot but admire t h e f i n o courage with which so mtury
of our b e s t nen and women faco e x t i n c t i o n . To l i v e and work, a s t h e s e
do, f o r no other reason t h n t t h a t t h e c o n d i t i o n s of l i f e i n f u t u r e gonera-
t i o n s nay be w r e t o l o r c b l o , i s one of t h o most i n s p i r i n g e v i d o n c e ~
 Tho True cnd I n v i s i b l e R o s i o r u c i a n Order

of t h c c s s e 3 t i a l w o r t h of t h e human s p i r i t .

ir s p i r i t l i k e t h i s d o s e r v e s , I t h i n k , sonething b e t t o r than hope-

l o s s n e s s . Yet, p a r a d o x i c a l l y , it i s n o t hopc t h s t i s o f f e r e d in t h e Rosi-
c r u c i a n philosophy. One o f t h e Hindu Upanishads d e o l n r e s r "The g r e a t -
e s t n i s e r y i s i n hope, i n h o p e l e s s n e s s i s t h e h i g h e s t bliss.' F o r hope
!IPS i n it r~c l c n e n t o f doubt, and e l c m n t of u n c e r t 2 i n t y . U l l i o n s of
men end rvorienhapc f c r s u r v i v a l . They r e c o i r e r e l i g i o u s t r a i n i n g rfiich
b o l t l y a f f i r m s a s t a t e of c x i s t e n c e a f t e r deeth. They a r e t o l d t h a t
l i f e t c y o d t h e prcve i s i n s p r e s s i b l y b c t t c r t h s n t h i s l i f e . But t h e i r
hope does not provent t h c n from d o i n g e v e r y t h i n g t h e y c a n t o s t a y r i g h t
h e r e . Ror d o e r t h e t e a c h i n g t h e t d e n t h i s a door i n t o e t e r n a l b l i s s cake
t h e b y s t a n d e r s a t o. death-bed sing p r a i s e s , o r turn f u n e r a l s i n t o f e s t i -
= l a of r e j o i o i n g .

No, t h e i i o s i c r u c i a n philosophy does n o t o f f e r hope. It b r i n g s

about t h e s t a t e of n i n d t h z t t h c Hindu m i t e r s u b t l y t e r n s 'hopelers-
nets." That i s c s t a t e i n which t \ c r c i s no hope, because hope h a s
given plcce t o c c r t c i n t y . The h o s i c t u c i m t o a c h i n g s p e c i f i c s l l y d o c l a r e s
t h n t r c m y have d e f i c i t o , f i r s t - h s n d k n m l c d g c t h a t our c o n s c i o u s e x i r -
t e n c e i s n o t l h i t e d t o t h o p b s i c c l body. It door n o t b i d u s hope. It
t e l l s us t o lcarn.

It b i d 8 u s l e a r n , f i r s t of a l l , t h a t t h c n c t u r a l p r o o e s s e s which
r e m l t i~ d e a t h a r e n o t i n i n i c n l t o m n . It s s y s t o u s , " L o r n t o t h i n k
of p h y s i c a l d i s s o l u t i o n n s bcing s p r o c e s s which he8 p o s i t i v e cdv-ntnges
f o r the rGce end f a r t h e i n d i v i d u a l . You a r e n i s t s k e n when you t h i n k
d c s t h i s ycur ene7y. h ~ r what
n d o s t h r e a l l y is. cnd you w i l l f i n d t h a t
it i s your k s t friend."

This*dcpc-rturc f r o n cornon wcys of thought i s s o r a d i c a l t h a t many

people Lrr.cdintely r e j e c t it. I n t k c i r opinion such d o c t r i n e i s t o o ab-
surd f o r a m n a n t ' s c o n s i d e r c t i o n . Xothing con be done w i t h s u c h d e t e r -
nincd prejudice. For minds n o r e open, however, h o s i o r u o i e n t a n c h i n g con-
t i n u e r a s follarrrz

V e say t h a t t h e f a c t of p h y s i c a l doath i s advantageous t o men.

Desth, i3deed, i s what makes room f o r h u m l i f e on ocrth." Unchecked by
d e a t h , t h e o f f s p r i w o f a s i n g l o p a i r of c o d f i s h would soon ohoke t h e
seas. At on3 ' m c r i c a a u n i r o r s i t y t h e r e is c c u l t u r e of a lor form o f l i f e ,
t h e firemccium, which grows s o r n p i d l y t h a t i f d e l t h d i d n o t b n l c c x e t h e
r c p r o d u c t i r e p o r e r of t h i s l i t t l e nnimal, it would f i l l e l l t h e space be-
tween t h o c e r t h 2nd t h o o r b i t of Iicptune i n l e s s t h a n t w e n t y - f i v e y e e r r .
Tho doath of countless organisms i s r o q u i r ~ dt o support a s i n g l e h u m
l i f o . Furthcrnore, our ovm o r p n i c procossos a r e dcnth-processes, f o r
we can do nothing whatevur which d o o r n o t c a u r c t h e d i s s o l u t i o n o f our
body-00118.
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The docth of h u n m beings, too, has p o s i t i v e advnntnges t o t h e

rnco. The e e r t h cannot support t o o 1 ~ g ao population. The h e a l t h of
t h e r5co depends upon tho e l i m i n a t i o n of weaklings. !den cnd women who
a r e t o o o l d t o chcngc t h e i r i d o a s and h a b i t s hinder t h e progress of n m
ideas.

But Rosicrucian philosophy goes f a r t h e r t h a n t h i s . I t s a y s t h a t

t h e very f o r o e s n h i c h bring about physical death a r e f o r c e s nhioh, r h e n
they e r e understood and r i g h t l y d i r e c t e d , can produce t w o i"lportant
results:

1. A change i n t h e human body which enables t h e person who ha8

e f f e c t e d it t o know t h a t h i s physical body i s only one among s e r e r a l
v e h i c l e s , o r i n s t r u n e 3 t s , of h i s self-conscious existence. nis change
c o n s i s t s i n t h e developnent of c e r t a i ? b r a i n - c e l l s , n o t f u n c t i o n i n g
i n t > e average hurnan being. The work of t h e t e c e l l s is t o g i v e t h e
person a menory r e c o r d of h i s personal experiences while "out of t h e body.*
Fros t h e r e experiences the person pix first-hand knowledge of t h e f a c t
t h a t he i s n o t dependent upon physical l i f e f o r self-conscious existence.
Thus he l e a r n s t h a t he does n o t d i e , .d?atever happen6 t o h i r body.

2. A ~ r a d u a l l yincreasing com.and of the s u b t l e f o r c e s of t h e

physical plane, ~ h i c henables t h e adept t o e s t a b l i s h a p e r f e c t s t a t e
of balance between t h o s e a c t i v i t i e s r h i c h t e a r d m t h e body and t h o s e
which b u i l d it up. Ey t h i s noans physical existence nay be p r o l o q e d
f a r beyond t h e a v e r r g e period of hrz-nn l i f e . I t i s f a i r l y w e l l known
t o o c c u l t i s t s t h a t both i n t h e Orient and t h e Occident t h e r e are men and
wonen n o r l i v i n g rfio were a l i v e a t t h e t i n e t h e f i r s t Rosicrucian n d -
f e s t o e s were published. Exoteric science knows nothing of them o r t h e i r
methods of p r o l o q i n g t h e e x i s t e n c e of t h e physical body. A m i l e of
d e r i s i o n i s t h e u s u a l response t o any suggestion t h a t such people a r e
l i v i n g today. But t h e w r i t e r of t h i s book must add t o t h e witnear of
o t h e r s t h a t he knows t h i s t o be t r u e .

Indeed, one of t h e f i r s t f r u i t s of Rosicrucian p r a c t i c e i s t h a t

the a s p i r a n t g a i n s f i r s t - h a n d knuwled~et h a t he does n o t , and cannot, die.
The e b i l i t y t o remenber what happens t o p e r s o n a l i t y while one i s "out of
t h e bodyn i s by no means a nark of adeptship, by no neans evidence of
mastery. It i s f a i r l y e a r l y i n tho course of r i g h t l y d i r e c t e d p r a o t i c e
t h a t one b u i l d s t h e b r a i n - c e l l s which record t h i s type of experience.
For such people t h e s t i n g of death i s renoved, i n s s m c h a s they knw
t h a t death i o nothing but t h e removal of t h e outermost v e s t u r e of per-
s o n a l i t y . Their "out of t 5 e bodyn experiences enabl6 t h e n t o ansaer t o
thenselves t h e q u e s t i o n , " m a t happens when we die?" For them, thence-
f o r t h , n o t only t h e f e a r of dying, but t h e thought of doath a s an enolpy,
comes t o a n en&.
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2. ( T Z ) The S t c r . T;Z COS:IC PiiOCrSS I S A LSDITATIOI. T E

LIF5-FO.'aE1 I S C0:iSCiSLS E!rhCY, FLJ:I.:G T'ZtdIJCli k SL'CCESSIO!I OF FOBS,
?LL.ITED TO A ?iC?TICT& OBZECT. EACH C Y C U OF TEE LIFE-Wt'ZX'S S E U -
uJ:I:'.ESIO:I FAS SO: LZFIXITE OSJZCTIE, LIT FRO:! T i 1 SEGIIC.I!\:G OF TIE
CYCL. TO ITS CU.PETIO?i, TI'XUE I C :;O ET0:ZI:T If! 'oXICH THAT 03JECTnZ
I S FCF.~iOTPEl:. Tie do n o t s h a r e t h e Life-power's p e r c e p t i o n of t h i s ob-
j c c t i v e u n t i l we h s r e s o i d e n t i f i e d o u r s e l v e s n i t 5 t h e unceasing f l o w
of t h e s t r e m . of c o n s c i o u s energy t h a t r e b e g i n t o f e e l i t s d i r e c t i o n .
L a t e r , s e e r s and s a g e s t e l l u e , we o b t n i n t h e b e a t i f i c v i s i o n of t h e
"far-off d i v i n e e t e n t , ' l and t h i s conos through m e d i t a t i o n .

The Ono L i f e r a i ~ t c i n san "unbroken f l a w o f knowledgee i n t h e

" p a r t i c u l e r 0 5 j e c t n + . i c r e c s i l t h o u n i v e r s e . From t h e i r ? i t i a t i o n
of t h e c y c l e of s e l f - e x p r c s s i o s t o i t s c o a p l e t i c p , t h e r e i s not a
r n . e n t of a b s t r a c t i o n o r f o r g e t f u l n e s s . Thus v a r i o u s S c r i p t u r e s
t c l : U G t h a t God n e r e r s l e o p s . It i s ~ r o c i s c l ybecause m e d i t a t i o n i s
t h e s,~py?ortin&,o r n s i . t a i n i r . g , cor,dition of a l l e x i s t e n c e t h a t t h e
p r a c t i c c of m d i t n t i o n by t b . ~e s p i r a q t l e a d s t o such a o n d e ~ f u lr e s u l t s
VThcr. one r e a l l y n b d i t a t e s (an?: t h e r e a r e n o t s o csny r;fio r e a l l y d o ) h e
&.ares i n t h c a c t i v i t y by which t h e c o t z o s i s kopt goin&. 1,ad i n r i g h t
n e d i t a t i o n hc p e r c o i r e s t h a t t h e G r e a t ;lark i s ala-eys a s u c c e s s , i n i t s
l c o s t d e t a i l s . Hence he h m s , a s a c o r o l l a r y , t h a t no c a t t e r huw a p
p e a r a n c e s m y be, t h e e x a c t s i t u a t i o n i n an1 nomcnt i s p r e c i s o l y t h e
r i g h t m d n e c e s s a r y one.

3. (Ch) Thc Chariot. THS LIFE-33;= EPZFZECTLY SUCCESSFUL

E\Ti,Y LTASE OF i Z E COZ:.'IC P9iC3SS. ALL Z P W I C Z E OF FL.IL;.XE M E
ILLL,tIVZ. Tne OiiS IrJE:iTITY, a s t h c aook of Tokens t c l l s u s , i s t h e
v i c t o r b e f o r e cvcr;the b a t t l e i s j o i n t d . The r o a l I i s is in a
s t s t c of p e r f c c t r e s t , of u t t o r peace. The cosmic p r o c c s s i s a suc-
c c s r e r o c c s s . I t i s our want of p e r c e p t i o n o f t h e r e l a t i o n of t h e
c o n t i t i o n s of t h e nonont t o t h o s e of t h e p a s t ond f u t u r e which l e a d s u s
t o pcssinistic intcrpretations*

"l'hcrefore, t h e t h i r d o l e n c n t i n h o s i c r u c i n n philosophy i n t h o
l o g i c a l consequcnco of t h e f i r s t two t r u t h s o f t h i s Grade. For t h e
Philosophus, t h e r e i s no b a t t l c t o bo won, no v i c t o r y t o b e achieved.
He knows t h e Solf a s v i c t o r a l r e s d y . He L;nu.vs t h a t a l l appearcnces o f
f a i l u r c a r c i l l u s i r o . Hc I n u u s t h a t t h e r e a l I 2.4i s i n a s t a t e of
p c r f s c t r e s t , of u t t s r peaco, i n which t h a t I /rK i s t h e Enjoyer and Ob-
s c r r c r o f t h e o o s n i c prooess.

4. (S) Tc:aeorance. EXWI H W ! ! BEIN3 I S WIDER TY' DIRECT

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GUILd'CE C i T -
!? O:T, 1LB:ITITY. T h i s guidance m y becomo a n a t t e r o f
p o r s o z a l experience. I t trust n o t be acccptcd o s a a c r e a r t i c l e of f a i t h .
Yo; z v s t d o l i b o r e t o l y p r a c t i c o r e c e p t i v i t y . A g t i n and a g a i n wo murt
adopt and ondoavor t o m a i n t a i n t h e a t t i t u d o o f r e s p o n s e t o t h i e guidanoo.
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e! m s t t r s i n o u r s e l v e s t o t h i n k c f h m e n p e r s o n a l i t y a s t h e v e h i c l e
63Z, i ~ s t r u n e r i tof t h e 01iE IDENTITY. T h i s k i s d of a c t i v e s u S n i s s i o n
d l 1 e v e ~ t x a l l yg i v e u s t h e necessary experLqenta1 knowledge.

5. (Th) The Korld. A s a r e s u l t of t h a t experience, we s h a l l

s e e t h a t i7Z L?E, 1:; MZS mCTH, XL!I~!ISTRATOFfS OF T-SE W:7S Or" TXE L I F C
I V ? E R . Through u s t h o s e laws ray l x a p p l i e d i n s a y s impossible f o r q
i n s t r u ~ c z t a l i t yb u t h u m p e r s o n z l i t y . The Dance of L i f e i s incouiplete
x i t h o u t OUT p a r t i c i p a t i o n -

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5 . ( 3 ) The Sun. XEL!Xi PSP,SO:iALITY I S I SYNTHESW OF LLL COSYXC
P;IOCSSSSS. !bn s m . a r i r e s a l l t h a t preceded him, and i s t h e point of
d e p a r t u r e f o r a new c r e e t u r e . F.e n a t u r a l man i5 t h e seed of t h e
s p i r i t u a l ran. Khen he u n d e r s t e c d r t h e processes t h a t have brought him
a s f c r a s t . e n a t u r a l m n , he cay u t i l i z e t h o s e p r o c e s s e s o o n s c i o u s l y
and i n t e n t i o n a l l y i n o r d e r t o take hh f a r t h e r . Thus t h o s e w r h o have
grasped t h i s t r u t h a r e c n l l e d "twice-born" o r "regenerated. T h i s re-
z e n e r ~ t i o ni s t h e n e x t s t e p toward t h e G e e t O b j e c t i v e *

R m t h e s e s t a t e n c r t s it r u s t n o t be concludod t h a t t h e P h i l o s o -
p t u s has a r r i v e d a t a p o i n t i n +ich he abeadols a l l p e r s o n a l e f f o r t .
K c i t h e r he€ he gained r e l e a s e f r m . t h o i l l u s i o n of s e p a r a t e e x i s t e n c e .
Re s t i l l f i n d s p l e n t y of work t o do. He s t i l l a e e s evidences o f appar-
c c t f a i l u r e . Ile s t i l l f e e l s t h e u r g e o f d e s i r e . i-11 t h a t h a s been
a t t a i n e d h t t h i s p o i n t i s an i n t e l l e c t u a l Frasp sooewhet beyond t h e
a r e r e g e . Tho Fhilosophus h a s a c l e a r e r v i s i o n , a b e t t e r understanding,
of t h e mcar.iry; of human e x i s t e n c e - But he x i g h t be o m p a r e d t o a n a n r h o
h a s learned t o r e a d n b l u a - p r i n t , o r an a r c h i t e c t ' s plans. The house is
y e t to build.

This Grade of Philosophus, f i n a l l y i s a s s o c i a t e d r i t h t h e d e s i r e -

n a t u r e of >an, The i n p l i c a t i o n i s t h a t a l l philosophy s p r i q s f r o r . d r
s i r e . I n t h e l a s t a n a l y s i s , we i n t e r p r e t l i f e i n nccordance w i t h n h a t
rre want. Our philosophy i s what pr, want it t o be. T h i s i t a t t r u e o f
Sosicruoicu! philosophy a s o f cny o t h e r . I t f o m u l a t e s t h e h e a r t ' s d e r i r e
of evory .ne=ber of t h e True and M i s i b l e Order-

I n o t h e r words, R o s i c r u c i a n s have grasped t h o

Philosophic t r u t h t h a t rnl e x p l a i n s l i f e o l r a y s i n ac-
cordnnce r i t h what he t o be t r u e . Rence t h e
h o s i o r u c i a n s r a y , "If n n u n ' s d e s i r e s a r e a c t u a l l y
i n harmoxr~a i t h t h o r e u l t e n d e n c i e s of t h o c o s n i c pro-
c c s s , ntat he wantr t o be t r u e .;rill b e truo." This
i s t h e cecrct of' t h e s p b o l of t h e Rocy Cross, ~ h m
in t h e nergin. The o r b s s i t s e l f i s o f s i x squoros,
i n t h e p a t t e r n of n cubo. Thulr the c r o a s r e p r e s e n t s
t h e p a t t c r a of o x i s t c n c o , becauso f r o n t h c vory c a r l i -
4 S t times u n t i l now, t h e cub0 has boon a symbol of
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T?LT which a c t u e l l y e x i s t s . The d o t t e d l i n e around t h e c r o s s i n d i c a t e s

t h e r e c t a n e l a frorr which t h e p r o p o r t i o n s of t h o c r o e s a r e d e r i v e d . Ob-
s e r r a t i o z =ill show you t h n t t h e space ir, t h i s r e c t a n g l e occupied by
t h e c r o s s i s e x a c t l y e q u a l t o t h e space n o t s o occupied. To p u t it
snother way, t h e c r e e of a c r o s s of six e q u a l s q u a r e s i s half t h e a r e a of

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3 x 4 r e c t m g l e . T h i s being t r u e , t h e a r e a o f such a c r o s s must a l s o
be e x a c t l y e q u e l t o t h e a r e a enclosed by a 3 4 5 r i g h t t r i a n g l e , or
P,.thagorean t r i a n g l e . Thus it w i l l be o v i d e n t L?at i n g e o m e t r i c a l
s - b o l i m n t h s o r o s s o f six s q u a r e s and t h e Pythagorean t r i a q l e a r e d e f i n -
i t e l y rclstct? t o each o t h e r , m d t o t!!e ~ ~ b o l i so m f t h e oube. They
e x p l h i n eech o t h e r . They a r e a l l of t!!err c l u e s b t h e p a t t e r n o f o x i n t e w e ,
t o t h e s e c r e t of m n i f e s t a t i o n o f form by Life.

I n t h e Rosy Cross, a r o s e of f i v e p e t a l s is u s u a l l y s h o r n i n t h e
c e n t r a l squnre. T h i s flower i s t y p i c a l of d e s i r e , f o r it i s t h e f l o n e r
of Vems, whoso s p h e r e on t h e Tree of L i f c i s a s s i g n e d t o t h e Grade o f
Pkdlosophus. The f i v e - p e t a l l e d r o s e , r o r e w e r , i s t h e ayr.bol o f t h e
?ontagrain, o r f i v e - p o b t e d ~ t w r, e c o p i r e d by o o z u l t i s t t everywhere
as t h e anbleri of m, and of P-L~I'E clcstined dominion o v e r a l l thing80
m e n h w a n d e s i r e s , l i k e t h e r o s e , c r c f i x e d upon t h o c e n t r a l p o i n t o f
t h e p a t t e r n of e x i s t e n c e , hurrnn d e s i r e s a r e oompletely u n i f i e d w i t h t h e
a c t u a l ~ C R Sand t e n d e n o i o ~of t h e cosnos. I n simple la%-uage, a t r u e
Rosicrucian m t s - h a t t h e L i f e - p m a r wants. He h a s n o o t h e r d e s i r e s t h a n
those which c r e behind t h e whole code c s n i f e s t i t i o n . 1; philosophy
s p r i r q i w f'ron such d o s i r e s i s a oclrrect e x p l a n a t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e .

Two ~ a t h sl o a d upward from t h e Grade o f Philosophus t o h i g h e r Grades

ht onl:,. o5c i s open, t h n t OF t h c l e t t t r Xun, a3d it m y n o t bi~t r a v e r s e d un.
ti1 t h e Philosophus h a s p c s r r d throuch t h e p h t h s b - c d i a t y p r c o e d i q it.
h e s c a r e t h c p a t h s o f Ayin nnd S a x k h . The f i r z t l e a d s upward f r o 3 t h e
Grad0 of ? r o o t i c u s . The second l a n d s u p m r d from t h c Grade o f Theoricur.

F r o n n b s t h a s j u s t been m i t t e n , it rill be o v i d e n t t h a t t h e
foun-lation o f t h e Rosicrucisll philosophy i s t h e d o c t r i n e t h a t a l l
t h i q s a r e i n a s t a t e o f f l u x . Nothinr! C M bo understood t n t h i s
univurso u n l e s s we f i r s t ucdsrstnnd t h n t e r e r y t h i n r i s i n t h e p r o c e s r
of t r c 3 s f o r r 2 t i o n . This i s of p r i n s r y ircportsnce i n l e n r n i r ~bow t o
f n m l s t c d o s i r c s . ;;hen we s a t our herart on t h i ~ w3 s 6 r e towing seed8
of misery. h i s was t h e n i s t a k c of t h o b u i l d c r s o f t h e Tower of Bnbel,
a s it. has Leon t h o n i ~ t a k cof zany u o t h e r s i n c e t h c t day. F c r ~ a n a n c o
i n for71 i s a n b . ~ ) o s s i b i l i t yin t h i s universo, h e m e a l l d e s i r o f o r t h a t
kicd of p e r m o n c e i e v n 3 i t y of v a n i t i e s .

Thnt i s p o s s i b l o f o r u s i s identification w i t h t h o s t r c n n of t h o
Life-pmicr ss it flows from one f o r n t o a o t h o r . x e m y s h k r e i n the
PJrcst K4'-difction t h a t c r e r t s s and s u s t n i a s t h o u n i v c r s c . We nay bbncone
conscioue v o h i c l c s o f t h e One k'iill nhioh moves i r r e s i s t i b l y t m r d i t s
d c t o m i n o d o b j a o t i r e . Our l i v e s are not only under e u i d a n c e , b u t r e
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may be keenly aware of t h a t guidance. Thus our d a i l y a c t f v i t i e s may be-

c m e f o r u s experiences of joyaus p w t i c i p n t i o n i n t h e a d n i n i s t r a t i o n
of cosnic law. The neaning of l i f e , f o r Rosicrucians, i s t h a t man i s
a s y n t h e s i s of a l l t h e powers of t h e L i m i t l e s s Light, and d e s t i n e d t o
advance i n consoiousness, and a l s o i n orgsnisn, beyond t h e l e v e l of t h e
~ t u r a manl t o t h a t of t h e s p i r i t u a l nan who, though he seys: "Of ~ s e M
I can do nothing," says c l s o : " A l l power i s given t o me8 a l l t h a t npr
F a t h e r hnth i s mine."

This ffrade of Philosophus completes t h e G a d e s of t h e F i r s t , o r

h t e r Order, of t h e Rosicrucian F r a t e r n i t y . I t i s followed by t h e t h r e e

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Grades of t h e Second, o r I n n e r , Order which a r e t h e t h r e e Crades of
Adeptship: 1. Lesser .9dept, 5 8 6; 2. Greater Adept, 6 = 5; 3. Exempt
M0.Pt D 7 4. . .----..- ,...-----. -.--: .......-.-----... ..--.
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THESECOND ORDER,
THE C M E -OF LBSSER ADEPT. 5 - 6 L -
This h a d e corresponds t o t h e s i x t h 4 p h i r a h of t h e Tree o f Life,
ThPhftTh, Tiphareth, 5 L U T Y . To it corresponds t h e sentence i n t h e Pat
t e r n on tho T r e s t l e b o a r d , "In a l l t h i n e s , g r e a t a r d small, I s e e t h e
aeauty of. t h e Divine Expressioh." This i s t h e Grade o f Imagination, in
*ich t h e work of t h e Lesser kdept c o n s i s t s i n t h e p e r f e c t i n e of h i s
v i s i o n of beauty. It i s t h e f i r s t of t h e t h r o e Crades of t h e Second
Order i n t h e Roeicruoian F r a t e r n i t y .

I t s Eiebrew n a m i s Th P h R Th, whose l e t t e r s correspond t o t h e

Tarot sequencer X X I , XVI, 0 , X U , XX1. To understand t h e neaning of
t h i s Grade, prepare y o u r s e l f by r e v i e r i n g t h e v a r i o u s neanings of t h e
number 6 which a r e givon i n t h e Analysis of t h e Tarot.

" I n t e l l i g e n c e of b d i a t i n g Influencen i s one of t h e names of t h e

s i x t h Sephirah. By "mediating" you should u n d e r s t a s d suoh i d e a s a 8
a d a ~ t i n g ,b a l a n c i r ~ ,e q u i l i b r a t i n s , and 60 on. Thi: node of consciwrmeer
i s what t h e Lesser Xdept soeks t o p e r f e c t . I n *e Qabalnh it i s associa-
t e d with BN, Ben, t h e Son. That Son i s t h e husband o f t h e Bride, and t h e
Bride i s tho Kingdon, o r t e n t h Sophirah. He i e t h e c h i l d of t h e Mother,
A I U , hima, who i s represented on t h e Tree of L i f e by Understanding,
t h e second Sophirah. His Father ( i n Hebrew AB, ~ b )i s Wisdom, t h e second
. Sephirah. I n number o c c u l t i w , t h e r e f o r e , 6 i s t h e Son of 2 and S and
t h e Husband o r Bridegroom of 10.

I n oeromonial v o r s i o n s of Rosicrucian i n i t i a t i o n , t h i r Grade f r

tho one i n which t h e a l l e g o r y of Brother C.R. i s rehearsed and explained.
I n it ono e n t e r s ceremonially t h e Vault of t h e Adepts. I n it t h e ad-
vancing a s p i r a n t i s i d e n t i f i e d with t h e Brother C.R., and a l s o w i t h t h e
Egyptian O s i r i e , " s l a i n and risen.'
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You w i l l b e t t e r u n d e r s t m d t h e manin&of t h i s Grade, i f you

recenber t h a t r e a l beauty i s always r o l a t e d t o f i t n e s s and strength.
Whatever i s t r u l y adapted t o i t s u s e s i s always b e a u t i f u l t o people
who can perceive i t s f i t n e s s . Beauty i s n o t nere p r e t t i n e s s . Often
t h e untrained eye or e a r r e j e c t s x h a t i s profoundly adnired by t h o s e
who have had r i g h t i n s t r u c t i o n . Even nacninery, when it i s w e l l de-
signed, has forms r h i c h d e l i g h t t h o eye of a t r u e artist.

I n Central L e r i c a , some y e e r s ago, an aqueduct was b u i l t i n t h e

jungle. The engineer took an a r t i s t f r i e n d t o see t h e long, white
a t r u c t w e , e x t e n d i n j f o r n i l o s through t h e rank growth of t h e t r o p i c a l
f o r e s t . - f i a t caught t h 6 cye of t h c a r t i s t v a t t h e b e a u t i f u l symmtry
of t h e a r c h e s s u p p r t i a g t h e s t r u c t u r e .

% a t a pity,m he exolained, " t o m e t e such p e r f e o t i o n i n er p l a o e

where nobody rill s s e it! Emever d i d you corn t o choose such b e a u t i f u l
archcstm

"Beautiful, a r e they?" responded t h e engineor. '%'ell, we oever

thoueht of t h a t . ye used tho t y p e of w c h which our c a l c u l a t i o n s donon-
s t r a t e d t o be t h c s t r o n g e s t , and b o s t adapted t o t h i s p a r t i c u l a r work."

Coaparo a racing yacht w i t h a dugout, a modern locomotive with

t h e oniiincs of le60, t h c modorn "act-back" b u i l d i n g s with t h e e a r l y sw-
scrapers, t h e a t h l c t c ' s body with t h a t of tho average nan. Beauty i s
alwuys t h e r e s u l t of iscrcasod o f f i c i c n c y - "Tho nore c o r r o c t t h e moasuro-
n c n t r , " said I ~ l b r c c t tDuror, "the b e t t e r t h ? composition." And S l i p h a s
h v i t e l l s u s , "D.c k o a u t i f u l l i v e s a r e t h e a c c u r a t e onos, and t h e rmgni-
ficcncos of N h t ~ r euro an algcbra of gracoa and splendors.'

Bere i s no nanby-pmby e s t h c t i c i a n , such a s G i l b e r t and S u l l i v n n

l o v e d ' t o burlesque. The boauty which t h s Lesser Adept l e a r n s t o s e e LB
rootcd i n etrcngth a ~ . dbalanco. Hcnco t h e d i a g r m of t h e Trce of Lifo
chows +.he s i x t h bcphirah ae t h s c e n t r a l point of eqlzilibriur.. F r m Tip-
h a r c t h , too, t h e c i d d l o p i l l a r of t h e Trce t a k e & i t s n a m e It i s t h e
P i l l c r of L!ildness o r Bcuuty, some f a i n t rccollc.ction of +.ich i s pro-
scrvcd i n t h e r i t e s of Free k t o n r y - Obsorve t h a t t h e nmbers of t h e
c i r c l e s on t h i s p i l l a r (1, 6, 9, and 1 0 ) add t o 26, t h e munber of
I H V H .

Three pat)-s lead t o t h e Grade of Lesscr M o p t . They a r e t h e 26th,

25th, and 24th. The 26th bogins i n Hod, t h e Grado of R a c t i c u s . The
25th bcgins i n Yesod, t h e Grado of Thooricus. The 24th begin8 i n Betzaoh,
t h e Grado of Philosophur-
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The 26th P-th. i - y t ~ . XV. The Devil.

The XVth Tarot Key i s a p i c t u r e of *at oocult m i t e r s c a l l

"The h l l e r on t h c Threshold." ' h e contrtll fi,p-e symbolizes t h e
r i d i c u l o u ~c o ~ b i n a t i o cof f e l s e interpretations of n a t u r e h i c h make
=-Ibelieve t h a t a l l s o r t s of povrerc a r e arrayed a g e i n s t h k in h i s
progress t m d t h o Light*

For p r i m i t i v e ten, everything unknom i s an sdvcrsary. lie

l i v e s ?.>rroun?od by dcvils--der?.ons i n t r e e s , i n s t o n e s , i n r i v e r s , Ln
the clouds* h c r y t h i x f r i g h t e n s hip. b s r y t h i r g s e e m t o t h m r t hh.
L i t t l e ky l i t t l e he cozes t o l c a r n t h h t t h e forces of n a t u r e w i l l work
with h i n t o t h e dccrce t h e t hs l e a r n s t o understmd then, and t o t h e
degrcc t?.at he obeys t h c i r laws. ' h e c o n f l i c t between h i s imsr
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f c c l i m t h a t he i s born t o c m . a n d , and t h e outer appearance t h a t a l l
s o r t s of f o r c e s a r c w o r k i ? ~a ~ h i n c th h , t h i s i s what goads him on,
toward tho discovery of t h e hiddon lews thereby he may t u r n h i s natrrral
r d v o r ~ a r i e si n t o f r i e n d s .

There i s no M r o r s a r y cxcopt hman ~ i s o o n c e p t i o nof t h e v a r i o u s

m y 8 in which t h e Life-pmor p r e s e n t s i t s e l f t o us though t h e = d i m
of sonsation. Yihon ne tn::e our sensations a t t h c i r surfaco-value, we
think we a r e coxpetirg with our f e l l u r n e n . "hen r o p e r r i t ourselv06
t o bo duccivcd b r appearances, r e s ~ ~ p p o st eh n t our neighbor's r e a l
j
i n t e r ~ s olash
t~ ~ i t hours. .;hen r e look o n l j a t t h e o u t s i d e c f t h i n g s ,
we bolicve t h a t Te a r e sophratod fron: othor people, p h y s i c a l l y and
p ~ c h i c o l l y ;we e n t o r t s i n t h e n o t i o n t h a t t h e universo holds two a c t s
of a n t a ~ o n i s t i ocnuscs; we t h i n k t h e r e i s a c o n f l i c t betwcen S p i r i t and
Zatter*

This d u a l i s c i s what t h e a s p i r a n t t o t h e Grade of Lesser M e p t

m s t overcome. Ho begins t o do so by t a k i n g up t h e work of t h e Grade
of Practicus. Yihen ono has loarnsd by e x p c r k c n t t h a t confidont ex-
p o t a t i o n r e a l l y fom,s p a t t e r n s which a r e a c t u a l l y r c a l i z c d i n p h y s i c a l
forms, he how8 ho i c a c t bound by e x t e r n a l conditions. He s e e s t h e n
t h a t ho i s c a s t e r of physical form t o t h e degrro t h a t ho i s s k i l f u l
i n coking accurate mental p a t t e r n s . n l u s he letwnn t h a t nothing f i g h t s
a g a i n s t h i n b u t h i s olwn ignoranoe and olumsiwrr.

It r e q u i r e s very l i t t l o p r a c t i c e t o gain t h i s knowledge. A young

woman i n Toronto heard mo, i n a public looturo, spoak of f o r n i n g t h e
mental irs(l;e of a t h i w d c s i r e d -

"Don't attempt e l a b o r a t e t h i n g s a t f i r s t , " I s a i d , "Because small

mccosses w i l l build up your confidcnou f o r g r e a t e r undertakingr. 00-
g i n with s o n e t n i x easy, Say a hat. Pick out J u s t t h e kind of a h a t
 Thc True ~2 f : ~ i s i b l eRosicrucicn Ordor

you mt. Drew c picture of it, i f you OLE. N r i t e a d e s c r i p t i o n of it,

er.d e ~ e c i Qt::e z n t e r i c l , t h e c o l o r , th6 shepe, t h e s i r c , t h e price--
nll t h e d e t a i l s . E ~ p e o tt o hnvc it, =d ycu w i l l s u r e l y g e t it.'

This g i r l c a m t o ne j u s t &fore class-time, a rock o r so l a t e r .

Shc m s e v i d e n t l y smewhat excited. a s she c e ~ en6er she exclaFmedz

" ~ ' t eg o t t h e hat!"

m y , the hct-- t h e one you t o l d us t o p h t u r e . I'll r e a r it t o

c l a s s toaorruir night."

idrid shc did. She found t h o t h a t i n a l i t t l e , out-of-the-my shop.

Ronc of t 5 c r - i l l i n o r t she u s u a l l y ?atronized had a n y t b i ~li!:e it. But
shc kept on v i s u a l i z h g , u d one d l y obeyed an unaccountnble inpulse to
t u r n i n t o a s t r c e t t h n t S ~ Cpnsscd cn her m y h o 3 . P r e s e n t l y sho faund
h c r c c l f boforo a shabty l i t t l e n i l l i m r y hop. KO such h a t a s sho wanted
u n s i n thc w i r d m . Kone r.et her q-e a s shc ontorcd t h c s t o r o . But when
sha ?.skit i f t h c y had cuch a h a t , t h c c l e r k opcncd a drsrrcr and produced
t h e o n c t d u p l i c a t e of h c r m n t s l incge.

It had t w n conplctoci t h e dny bcforo. No such h a t m s i n Toronto

when s h ~ b o p n t o v':suclize. ' b c illi in or's subcor.sciousness caught tho
p c t t c r n t o l c p n t h f c s l l y , cnd t h e r , i l l i n o r l s hands d i d t h e c u t t i n g a d sor-
ing. But T-J p u p i l r e a l l y neZo that. !~--t. f i e i d e a i n h e r b r h i n ans ex-
ecuted t b o u ~ ht h e z c t i v i t y of th: r i l l i n c r ' s body. h'obody r a m coerced.
:!y pupil wanted t h c h:t. Thc n i l 1 i z . x fad s e l f - e x p r c s s i o r end s a t i s -
f a c t i o n i n nsking it. h e shopkccpcr g o t a f a i r p r o f i t . Everybody rar
satisfied.

This ono o x m p l e i s a wholo lcsson i n t h e p r a o t i e n l uso of mental

inggcry. Such p r c c t i c o lcada t o t h t r c s l i z a t i o n t h a t tino Lifo-pmer in
u s i s r e a l l y a "mediatir,: influcnco," o r c d a p t i r c , nodifying forco *ich
ccn s f f c c t p h y s i c a l chongcs a t a d i s t m c o . Tho mind of nan i s a r c a t i v e ,
but i t s images m a t bc c o n f i d e n t l y expectod t o m a t e r i a l i z e , i n s p i t 4 of
a l l BppcarLncor t o t h e c o n t r w y .

The 25th Path. Scmokh. X N . Tc~pero.noe.

kovicw what tho e l y s i s of T w o t hcs t o say ooncorniry t h i s pio-

t u r o . Aftar wc havo ovcrcono our f c c ~ r s ,and t h e dclusicms rcpreaontod by
tho XVth Key, q s r u s t do a l l t h n t wc can t o deepon our r c a l i r a t i o n t h a t
 The True nn2 I n v i s i b l e R o s i o r u c i c n Order

t h e One I iJ: i s t h c r e a l Actor nnd Knowor in our p e r s o n a l l i v e r . The

nngel of t h e QVth Key r e p r e s e n t 6 t h a t I a.

This 2 5 t h path b e g i x s i n Yesod, which i s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h ? pool

a t t h e f c 2 t cf t h e acgel. Tho a u t o n a t i c c c t i v i t y of subaonsciousnesr
i s t h e povrcr oxpresscd i n a l l p n r s o z a l a t t ~ i m e n t . When we p e r c e i v e t h e
t r u e Foundation of o7lr p e r s o x s l e x i s t e n c e , &?d rest upcn t h a t F d a t i o n ,
~c s h a l l n c v e r bc a s s s i l e d by d o u b t s a s t o t h c adequacy o f our power-
sup;ly. "-11 FVNCT i c g i r c n t o ne of ny s a i d J e s u s , and St. P a u l
e x h o r t s u s t a have t h i s same n i n d i n us. The f r e e g i f t of t h e One L i f e
t o mon i s l i - i t l e s s p m e r . To u s e t h a t g i f t we =st f i r s t 'am t h a t re
have r o c e i r e d it, %id t h o p a p p l y it a c c o r d i n g t o i t s law o f m n i f e s t a t i o n .

Thus r i g h t t h e o r y a s w e l l s s r i g h t g o e s t o t h e =king
of a Lcsscr M o p t . I t i s n o t s u f f i c i e n t t o o v e r c m e t h e i l l u s i o n t h a t le
s r e contained between our h o t s and our boots. I t i s n o t e n ~ u g ht o s e e
t h n t our p m a r e x t e n d s $htoughout n a t u r e . 4 c mst s e e a l s o t h a t t h i r
i s n o t " p a r s o r a l puwer, t h a t t h e a c t i o n s lia perform a r e g r i e v o u s l y
misunderstood s o long a s we suppose t h e n t o b e merely o u r awn.

P e r s o z l t h e y a r e , of c o u r s e , in t h e s e n s e t h a t t h e c o m i c l i f e
s p e c i a l i z e s i t s e l f i n t h e s e naslcs of nane and f o r n c a l l e d h u m beings.
But t h e y e r e u n i v e r s ~ l , t o o , s i n c e a l l t h e s e p a r t i c u l c r a c t i o n s a r e part
of cn unbroken and unbreakable s e r i e s o f c c t i v i t i e s proceeding d i r e c t
from t h e One Life-source. E t c r n n l Being n a n i f e s t s i t s e l f i n t h e s p e o i a l
- f u n c t i o c s o f ternporn1 e x i s t e n c e . T h i s i s t h e l e s s o n o f t h e 2 5 t h path
02 t h e Treo of Life.

The 2 4 t h Peth; Sun, XIII, Death.

The l e s s o n of t h e 2 5 t h p t h p r e p a r e s t h e a s p i r a n t f o r t h e l a a t o f
t h e t h r e e p a t h s l e a d i n e t o t h e Grade o f b s s e r M e p t * The p r a c t i o a l ex-
p e r i e n c e of t h e 26th p z t h b e g i n s t h e p r e p a r a t i o n by shming u s t h a t t h e
t o l i d &d s u b t l e t h i n g s o f our environment a r e no o b s t a o l e r t o t h e work-
i q of t h e Life-power which r a d i a t e s o u t f r a us. Tho t h e o r e t i c a l founda-
t i o n developed i n t h e t e s t s an$ t r i a l s o f t h e 2 5 t h p a t h e n a b l e s u s t o
i d e n t i f y what s e e r 6 t o be "our l i f e - f o r c e w i t h t h e u n i v e r s a l Concrcious
E n e r a . Thus ae a r e l e d t o t h e i n e v i t a b l e c o n c l u s i o n t h a t a p m e r whioh
i s s u p e r i o r t o a l l t h e boxds o f r a t e r i a l e x i s t e n c e , and which i s no o t h e r
t h a n t h c O r i , c h t i n g P r i n c i p l e o f t h e u n i v e r s e , cannot p o s s i b l y d i e . Yet
so r i g i d i s t + e law of " t e s t and t r i a l a t h h t we have t o p a s s through d e a t h
Ln o r d e r t o r e c c h t h e G r d o o f Lossor hdept.

Uonce in a l l ceremonial representations o f t h e s e qyprsterier, t h e

c o n d i d n t e i s o b l i g e d t o undergo a c i n u l a t e d death. He must be k i l l e d
snd t h e n r a i s e d . n h e t h e r it be Osiricr, s l a i n ar.d r i r e n , o r Hiram,
murdered nnd r a i n e d from t h e g r a v e , o r B r o t h e r C.R., r e o e i v i n g LnLtia-
 The Truc and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u o i s n Order

t i o n a f t e r t h e d e a t h of P.A.L., t h e s u g g e s t i o n i s e v e r t h e same.

The 2 4 t h pcth b e g i s s i n t h e s e v e n t h Sephirnh, and i s t h e r e f o r e

r o o t e d i n t h philosophy
~ developed i n t h e 4 = 7 Grade. That W i l o s o -
phy h a s i t s b a s i s i n t h e d e s i r e t c alien t h e p e r s o n a l l i f e i n e v e r y
d e t a i l w i t h t h e oosrAc i n t e n t i o n . Ormipotence cannot f a i l . The cos-
d o Life-process i s o r d e r l y . Everything a i t h i n i t s sphere happens '
according t o laws whose t o t a l o p e r a t i o n mekes f o r t h e u l t i ~ a t es u c c e s s
of t h e Great ;Vior!c. Fron t h i s point-of-view we conclude t h a t d e a t h can-
n o t be an e v i l *

3 s do n o t m k e t h e e r r o r of a t t e z p t i n g t o delly t h e f a o t o f death.
779 do no o s t r i c h - l i k e h i d i n g of our heads i n t h e . p r e s e n c a of d i s e a s e ,
a c c i d e n t , a d o t h e r c a u s e s o f p h y s i c a l decay. l e i t h e r do r e t h i n k of
t k e s o t h i n g s a s being punishments f o r g u i l t . Fie r e g a r d t h e n a s necoss-
a r y p a r t s of t h e Life-process, and r e s t s e c u r e i n t h e c o n v i c t i o n t h a t
t h i s p r o c e s s i s t h e e x p r e s s i o n o f a Rill-to-good.

Therefore do we say t h a t d e a t h , d i s e a s e , and a l l o t h e r t e r r o r s ,

e x p r e s s p m r s an6 laws which nay b e t u r n e d t o c o n s t r u c t i v e r e s u l t s If
we c s n l e a r n t o understand them- he c a n n o t u ~ d e r s t a n dwhat we h a t a znd
fear. I f we e r e t o overcome t h e l a s t enemy, v:e mst c e a s e t o t h i n k of
it a s a n enesy.

*
F u r t h e r n o r e , a b e t t e r b m l e d t e of our p h y s i c a l p r o c e s s e s shows
u s t h a t we do r e a l l y " d i e daily.' The p r o c e s s e s of o e l l - d e a t h a r e what
r a k e p o s s i b l e t h e changes i n o u r h a b i t s and organiw. which w i l l l e a d a t '

l a s t t o our bein!: consciousl-f i r n ~ o r t a l . The Lesser Adept does n o t t h i n k

of h i m e l f a s a m o r t a l * He knows h i n r e l f t o be b m o r t a l .

He a r r i v e s a t t h i s c o n s c i o u s n e s s by l e a r n i n g t o c o n t r o l t h e s u b t l e
f o r n s of t h e naroe-currents which a r e r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e l e t t e r Nun and
t h e 24th p a t h t h r m q h t h e correspondence of t h i s p a t h w i t h t h e z o d i a c a l
s i g n Scorpio. This i s t h e e i g h t h s i g n , which a s t r o l o g e r s c a l l t h e 'nor-
m a l r u l o r n of t h e house of death. One o f i t s isyr.bola i s t h e e a g l e , and
it i s t o t h i s t h a t t h e R o s i c r u c i a n books r e f e r when they s a y t h a t un-
l e s s hmar? e y e s "have borrowed s t r e n g t h f r o n t h e e a g l e n , t h e y cannot
bshold t h o a d e p t s of t h e I n v i s i b l e Order.

I n b r i e f , then, t o a t t a i n t o t h e Grade o f Lessor Adept t h e a s p i r -

a n t mst f i r s t overcome what t h e D e v i l syicbolires. One o f t h e c h i e f
means t o t h i s end i s l n u g h t e r * Yhon we l e a r n t o laugh a t o b s t a c l e s , t h e y .
d i s a p p c a t . Say "cock-a-doodle-doo" t o f e a r s , and t h e y vanish. T h i s i s
n o t a l l " i n n p i n a t i o n , " by m y moans. Laughtor, conf idencc , boldness--
t h e s e a r c s t a t o s of body a s w e l l a s s t a t e s of mind. N i r t h h a s a s u b t l e
 Tho True und I m i s i b l c X o s i c r u c i r n Ordcr

e f f e c t upon t h o sccretior.s of t h e endocrine glands. It changes t h e

body-chczistry. The B i b l e s t a t e s a f a c t when it says, "A merry h e a r t
d o e t h good l i k e a medicine."

Seco-dly, t h e a s p i r a n t t o ~ d v e n c e z o z ti n t o t h e Secocd Order mst

r i d b i ~ s e l fof t h e n o t i o n t h a t h i 6 t h o u r h t s , words, and a c t s a r e merely
personal. Ye n u s t p r a c t i c e z e a l o u s l y t o t h i s end. I say z e a l o u s l y ,
because " r e a l " i s one c f t h e n e s n i c g s of t h e Hebrew word RVGZ, x h i c h i s
s t t r i b u t c d t,o t h e l e t t e r Smekh. (See mjP a r i e f ha1::sis of t h e Tnrot,
p. 71). The G a b e l i s t i c correspondcncee t o 8 V G Z i n t i ~ s t et2;et r i s h t
r e a l o u s n c s s i s w a t c h f u l n e s s i n c o n t r o l l i c ~t h e v i b r e t i o n a o f t h e s o l a r
f o r c e t y p i f i e d by t h e l i o n shown i n Ley ';iI;. Knen re r e r a z b e r t h a t
our ~ e r s o c a ln c t i v i t i c p we r e e l l y s p e c i a l e x z r e s s i o n s o f s o l a r f o r c e ,
arc! b e a r i n r i n d t h e f a c t t t n t t h e y a r e a c t u a l l y , and a t a l l t k e r , con-
t r o l l e d ty t h o Bigher S e l f ( t h c a n g e l of t k e X m t h Key), re a r e e n t h e
r i g h t t r c c k . The a o r k o f t h e 2 5 t h p a t h i s n c a n t t o e s t a b l i s h t h e h a b i t
of perpetual r e c o l l e c t i o n t h a t t h i s i s t h e r e a l s t a t e o f a f f a i r s i n a 1 1
t h a t we t h i n k , say, and do.

n - i r d i p , we n u s t f a c e d e s t h r i t h equaninity. R e a l l y f a c e it,
and stuCy it, nnd 6oe what purposes it h a s in t h e schone of t h e Life-
p m e r ' s self-expression. Ce mst go t h r o z g h d e a t h , m e n t a l l y and sym-
b o l i c a l l y . Perhcps so3e of' u s nay e n j o y t 3 e d i r e c t p e r c e p t i o n t h a t t h e
p h y s i c a l b o Q i s only one of t h e v e h i c l e s of t h e I 2 4 ; but even b e f o r e
t h i s r e nay r c l e n s e o u r s o l v e s f r o 3 t h e f e a r and h a t r e d of d e e t h which
p r e v e n t s u s f r c n u n d o r s + a n d ' i n ~and overconing it.

C'ith such p r c p a r n t i o n we cnn go on. The L e s s e r M e p t m s t be

f r e e f r o n ~ 1 b1e l i e f i n chanzo, l u c k , o r l i s i t a t i o n s t i p o s e d by e n r i r o n -
ncnt. 20 n u s t know by o x p e r i n e a t t h e t t h e k c a t Ilagictil irgert i s indoed
" t h e s t r o n g f o r c e of a l l f o r c e s , ovorcoring erory ~ u b t l e ,and p a n e t r a -
t i z g every s o l i d t h i w . " !lc r.ust bo f r e e f r o 3 e g o t i m , becauze s o r a of
- h i s l a b o r s ail1 t e s t h i e r e l i n x e upon t h e All-power behind h i s poreon-
n l i t y . . Se n u e t be w i l l i n s t o f o l l o w h i s pnth, even t o d e a t h and beyond,
bccause n o r s of t h e c r i n g i n g c o x p r o n i s e s of t h e coward who p r e s e r v e r

-
p k ~ s i c a le x i s t e n c e a t a l l c o s t a a r e p o s s i b l e ln any d e g r e e o f adept-
ship

Yet h i s i s t h e l e s s e r a d e p t s h i p , becauso .in t h i s h a d o he t r a i n s

himself i n nothing e x c o p t what g i v e s him s k i l l i n c o n t r o l l i n g h i s m e n t a l
i r i q c r y . Throughout. h i s riork h e knows t h a t p h y s i c a l l y and p s y c h i c c l l y
he i s one w i t h t h e o t h o r n a n i f e s t a t i o n c of t h e One F o r c e whose p a r t i c u -
lar c e n t e r f o r e a r t h - d w e l l c r s i s t h c sun. The Lesscr d o p t l o o k s upon
evorythtng i n h i s enviromnent a s b e i n g s o nuch s o l i d i f i e d s u n l i g h t . He
so08 a l l t h i n e 6 end c r c k t u r e s a s bein.; s p o o i a l n a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f t h o
d s y s t a r t s r a d i a n t energy. Iie p e r c o i v e s h i s own thoughts, words, and deodm
a s bcing i n s e p a r o b l o f r o n t h a t one f o r o e * Thus ha u n d e r r t n n d s w e l l t h e
admonition, "Let yorp l i e h t shine."
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This L.y no !mans i a p l i e s t h a t he s e e s no f a r t h e r . k t t h i s p o i n t

i n h i s develop.ent, hcwcver, he ptys p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n t o mental
p r c c t i c e s ~ i h i c hs u b s t i t u t e f o r t h e conception of nanyncsa, held by most
people, t h e f i x e d and permanent idea t h c t a l l t h i n g s and experiences a r e
forms t n h n by t h o one r a d i a n t allergy of t h e sun. Tho work of t h e Lesser
d c p t enables b i n t o r e e l i z s t h n t t h e Great Mork i s indeed t h e "Operation
of t!:o Sun," a s t h e Emcreld Tablet d e c l a r e s it t o be. The Lesser i d e p t ' s
p r a c t i c c r a s u l t s i n a n e n t a l a t t i t u d e which may be put thus8

"Cnc a a o l i t y , t h e sane yesterday, today, and f o r e v e r , c n t e r s ~ l y

erperie3ce c s tho r a d i a n t energy of t h e sun. % i s i s tho r e ~ cub- l
stance o f rpr body, and of a l l other t h i n g s t h a t I know. I t i s t h e source
of overy node of poxer, t!!e origirr of every f o r c e , known and unlnorm.
It a l s o i s t h source ~ of whstcver hes beer! known'in p a s t ages, of a l l
h o n l s d g e e x i s t i n g now, and of a l l knowledge which i s d e s t i n e d t o be
broucht t o l i , - h t in t h e futuro. For it i s t h e somethins which t a k e s fonn
e t e r n a l l y i n every n m i f e s t a t i o n of power and i n every expression of
howlodge "

Imagination i s t h e d i r e c t a p p l i c a t i o n of t h i s one power. I t i s

the ~ e n t a al c t i v i t y whereby t h e rill of f n t e l l i g e r k b e i n g s a c t s d i r o c t l y
upon t h c Great S q i c a l Agent. J u s t a s my p u p i l a c t u s l l y lnade a h a t by
x n t c l fne&ery, svcn though her idoa expressed i t s c l f through t h e a c t i o n
of another person, so tho Lossor Adept, rrorking i n c e s s a n t l y t o p e r f e c t
h i s s k i l l , hzs experiencs a f t e r expcrionco which dononstratos t h a t h i s
r;cntll p i c t u r c a a r e n o l d s or p a t t e r n s which d c t o r n i n e t h c p h y s i c a l forms
which a r e trker? ty t h o One Force*

The h s s e r Adept l e a r n s t k : t t h e e x t e r n a l world i c l i k e t h e screen

in cinena t h e a t r e . Thn, l i g h t i s t h e u n i v e r s a l Conscious Energy. The
projcctiori nnchino i s t h c self-consciour mind. The lons i s a t t e n t i o n .
-Tho ~ i c t u r o son t h c f i l m c r e t h o ~ O r kof t h e i d e p t ' s h a g i n a t i o n . ';hat
ho seos w i t h h i s rnicd's eye becoms nctualized through t h e o p e r a t i o n of
nnturo's b a s i c laws. I n h i s prcsecce marvels t a k e placa, e v e n t s happen
which nre i n c x p l i c a t l o t o t h e ordinary human being; but t h e s e nro marvels
of law, m i r a c l e s of r i g h t adaptation, mighty works of h i s c r e a t i v o w i n o -
tion*
1

Thc I a e s c r ~ d c p t ,rcmembcr, cnploys no povrors which a r e n o t usod

by a l l Ron. Every h u . n being p r o j e c t s mental images upon t h e soreen of
environment, by j u s t t h e process herc outlinod. Wost people, horcver,
mako d i s t o r t c d images. To begin with, tho g r e a t o r nunber huve n o t t h e
l e a s t conoeption of t h e f a c t t h a t thoy have t h i s porer. Their l i g h t
shines dim. The l e n s of a t t e n t i o n i s badly focussed. The p i c t u r e s are
doformod and hideous. %us t h e i r oxporienoes oorreilpond t o t h e i r rant
of s k i l l i n s o i o n t i f i o imagination.
 The True a?d I n v i s i b l e Rosiorucian Order

LIcnce t h e work of t h e Lesser Adept i s s v n n e d up i n t h e statement:

"In a l l t h i n g s , g r e a t ar.3 s m l l , I see t h e jeauty of t h e Divine Exprer-
sion." To nake t h i s ner.ta1 p a t t e r n as a s u g e s t i o u t o subconsciousnerr
i s t o s e t i n notion a whole t r a i n of s u b t l e a c t i ~ i t i e swhich result a t
l o s t in a c t u s l perception of t h e order and beauty behind t h e surfaoe
appearances of t h i s world. &xi because beauty end balance, ~ y m t r yand
e f f i c i e n o y , l o v e l i n e s s and s t r e n g t h , a r e r e a l l y inseparable, t h e c u l t i v a -
t i o n of nx eye f o r t r u e beau* i s t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e way t o mike your
environneat -.+at you m n t i t t o be. Porhcps you lnck t e c h n i c a l t r a i n -
i q t o do t h o a c t u a l work s h i c h a-ill b e a u t i P j your world. But your
r z n t a l pstterr?, held s t e a d i l y , w i l l c e r t a i n l y r e a l i z e i t s e l f t h r o w
sone'cody's a c t i o n s , i f not t5rough your m. Build up a d e f i n i t e , c l e a r
i s a q e of a b e a u t i f u l world, end t h o u s m d s of p a i r s of hand6 w i l l s e t
t o work t o give it physical ahape and form.

The 6 t h Sephirah t o which t h i s Grade i s a t t r i b u t e d i s named

T i ~ h a r e t h , and, c s €aid before, t h e Hebrew s p e l l i n g i s Th P A R Th.
Ilote thst t h e b ~ g i n n i r gand end of t h i s word is t h e l e t t e r Tau, c o r m s -
ponding t o t h e XXIst Tarot key, a d t o A d n i n i s t r e t i v e I n t e l l i g e n c e . The
Lesser Adept b e g i r s with t h e a s s u : c ~ t i o nt h a t ovary man i s a s p e c i a l
n a n i f o s t s t i o n of t h e powors of t h l whole univerze--that a personal l i f e
i s merely a p a r t i c u l a r expression of a l l t h e l i f e t h e r e i n . Thin i n
w!:st i s r e a l l y ncant xhen man i s c e l l e d ~ i c r a c o m ,o r l i t t l e cosmos.
Fron t h i s p o i n t of view, t h e l i f e of any npz, rihether he h m s it o r not,
i s a c t u a l l y an a d m i n i s t r s t i o n of c o m i c law.

?!o cooner i s t h i s a s m p t i o n r a d e t h a n what i s mggested by the

letter Peh, ar.d by the XlTth Tarot Bey, f o l l o l r s a6 a o o r o l l t r y . If
eoery nan i s an a d n i c i s t r a t o r of cosrLc law, i f every vnn's action^ are
cpocial expressions, i n a p a r t i c u l a r t h e and place, of t h e &ole i n t e r -
play of cosnic f o r c e s , then s w e l y no man stands alone. But t h e f a l s e
philosophy of n o s t people, and t h e f a l s e scienco which s t i l l dominate8
.the r a c e consoiousnoss, a s s e r t t h a t he does stand alone. Henoe t h e Lesser
Adept works assiduously t o break d m t h e d e l u s i o n of separateners.

He i d e n t i f i e s h i n s c l f w i t h t h e c o m i c v i s i o n Q p i f i e d by t h e Fool,
and i n so i d e n t i f y i n g h h . s e l f accepts a l s o t h e burden i ~ p l i e dby t h e f a c t
t h a t t h e 3001c o r r e ~ p o n d st o a l e t t e r whose aane i s Aleph, t h e Ox. The
Lesser Pdcpt cones t o perceive t h a t thoae who r e a l l y know a r e a m u e t h a t
they a r e c a r r y i n g t h e burden of manifcstcrtion, t h c t upon them i r l a i d
t h e yoke of t h e la-. True, t h e yoke i s easy, and t h e burden i s l i g h t ,
but it i s a r e a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , nevertheless. %en you know t h a t t o you
i s e n t r u s t e d a p a r t of t h e Great Undertakhg, l i f e w i l l have now meaning
fo? you. Vhor. you know t h a t through t h e p e r s o n a l i t y labeled n i t h your
n a m , t h e E t e r n a l P i l g r i n journcyr onward toward t h e Great Beyond, you
w i l l f i n d i n tho l o a s t of your d a i l y oxporienaer a so.mthiry: unmrpeoted
by n o s t c h i l d r e n of e a r t h *
 The Truo and I f i v i s i b l e B o s i c r u c i n n Order

T t l s knowlodge t h e Lesser xdopt h a s in porfeotion. He k n m r

himself c s t h e p c r s o n i f l o d Sun. That i s t o soy, he knows t h n t a l l h i s
pcrson2l c c t i v i t i u s c r o re-..lly tr: n s f o r n n t i o n s ~ n dt r c n s r j u t n t i o n s of
consciousness, c s vie11 c s of f o r c e . Thus he understands why i n t h e
X Z t h Key, corresponding t o thc: l e t t e r Resh, t h e sun i n t h e s k y h n r n
humon fcce. On t h e o t h c r hcnd, he k n o r s t h - t humcn p c r s o n n l i t y i r
t h e f o m tr.rough r h i c h t h e Onc Forco t h c t m a n i f e s t s p h y s i c z l l y n r s o l a r
energy i s d e s t i n e d t o p c r f e c t t h o G r c c t Sork. Thus ho soor why t h c open
sd1oncrs behind t h e m l l t u r n t m m r d t h c two c h i l d r o n i ? a t c c d o f t o t h e
sun s h e , f o r t h o y c r o n o t d i v o r s c cnd s e p n r r t e e n t i t i e s , b u t C i f f e r o n t
c s p ~ c t sof t h o Ono Thing. Pad t h c hunnn c s p c c t o f t h n t One Thing i s t h e mnr-
t o r ar.d ndr.inistr::tor of t h e lcws cnd f o r c o s working t h r o u g h a l l t h o o t h o r
~ s p o c t s . 3~w.nc o n s o i o u s n c s s i s t r u l y t h c Collr c t i v o L n t e l l i g o n c o , t h o
s ; n t h c s i s of r.11 t h c f o r n s o f consciousncsn. And s o ~ c t h i n qm r o tm ' n
r n z a y n t h ~ s i s , f o r humrn l i f o i s t h - nspoot of t h o Onc Thing whereby
n11 t h c wonacrful c d c p t c t i o n s c r e mr.do. "So t h o u - = t h e n g l o r y of tho
n h o l c world, t k r c f o r o l e t r.11 o b s c u r i t y f l o o boforo t h e e , cr t h o
--
Encrcld Tcblot s c p .

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Tho - h a t ~ i n oof t h c GrGo of Lcsscr M e p t , E d .

';hc s i x t h c i r c l o on th: T r ~ co f L i f o i s ?.180 o n l l o & ' I n t o l l i g o n c c

of ! b d i o t i q ~ n f l u c n o e , " and i n HcSrew, !Jcdicting Influence i s ShPO NBDL.
3cnco t i c r c r.ro 10 d o c t r i n e s in t h i s Grr.do of Lcrsor d e p t , d o r i v c d from
t h o t o n d i f f c r c - t l r t t c r s i n t h c words ThTrATh m d ShPO >!BDL, t h o l c t t c r r
Th nu) r.rd ~ ( P c h )o o c u r i n ~twfoo i n t h c r o t h r c c words. Tho
doctrines of t h i s h n d o r-ror

1. ( ~ h The
) F o r l d . 811 form i s l i r r d t t t i o n ~f t h o i n f i n i t o onergy
of t h c L i i c - p w o r . Tho primcry c c u s e of l i m i t n t i o n i s t h r Fmcge-mkhg
pm;r of t" Universc.1 Cind. h r y r c t of h a m a i n c g i n 9 t i o n i s r c n l l y
a p c r t i c u l r r c x p r ~ s s i o nt b o u ~ hn p c r s o n 2 l ccnq- r o f t h i s imr.go-mr.king
powor of t h i U n i v c r s a l Hind. Hcnco hunr.n h . g : L-tion i s , i n k i n d , though
n o t i n dcgrc;, t h c srm, :.s t h u~ n i v o r s r l Fncge-mr.king p a r c r . n r . world
c r c h r.:n l i ~ i si n i s t h c worlh hc h c s f o m d by h i s r.cnt?l 1mr.gory. The
b c t t c r t h ; h - g e s , t h a b c t t c r t h s world. " 8 0 t t c r n i n t h i s i n s t a n c o morar,
"'The norc t r u l y ngrcr.ing w i t h t h o f u n d m o n t n l Lnr.gorp of t h c Univorsnl
?.!ind." ,By schoolin;: h i - - s c l f i n t h c t r u t h t h n t r.11 h i s p c r s o n ~ ln o t i t i -
t i o s r.rc t.spccts of t h o o o s a i c p r o c o s r , t h c k s r c r M e p t o w r o o n o s t h o
i l l u s i o n of ecpr.rr.tonos8 which i n t i r f o r o s w i t h h i s p c r s o n c l t r - n s m i s s i o n
of t h o Ftlr.gcr o f t h o U n i v c r s a l IW.

2. ( P ) Thc Towor. Thus i n th:. Grrde of t h o Lossor I d o p t , t h c r o

i r c o n s i d c r r b l c work i n t h o m y of w o r t h r o w i n g c r r o n c o u s conoeptionr.
I n t h o bcglnning, pc.rticulr.rly, t h c b u l k of t h L ~ e s s e r h d c p t ' s nentr.1
c o t i r i t y i s zddrossod t o t h c correction of vnrious forms o f t h c e r r o r
of scp-.rctcncsa. Ho r o f u s u s t o t h i n k o f --ny c c t o f h i s a s b o i n g scpc-r-to
from t h o c c t i v i t y of t h c Onc Lifc-pwror. By a s many ingenious dov1008
- s ho c-.n t h i n k o f , ho t r ? . i n r hfmsolf t o s c r thr.t r.11 r . o t i v i t y w i t h i n
t h c rr.ngo of h i 8 p c r s o n c l cxporicnoo i r a t r ~ a s f o r m r . t i o no f c n o r w n t
work throughout t h c univorso.
 The Truc and I n v i s i b l e i i o s i c r u c i - a a r d o r
92.

3. (A) Thc Fool. A z t h e s i x t h c i r c l e i s a l s o r e l a t e d t o Ruach,

t!;e L i f e - a r e a t h , it i s n a t u r a l t h a t t h e l e t t e r i l e p h and Key 0 should
bc. pronir.cnt i n t:.c nanc of t h i s c s p e c t of t h c L i f e - p m r . 'l?~s L s s s e r
M e p t sccXs n l r a y s t o o l c r i f y his. v i s i o n of *;:hat l i e s beyond t h e h c i p h t 8
of p r e s o c t hunan e t t c i n - ~ e n t s . k a i - . a3d q p i n b e r e r e n b c r s t h a t P r h -
cipl.; i c n o t S o u d by precedent. Ee works w i t h t h e s p e c i f i c imagery
i n r c l a t i o r . t o h i s p e r s o n n l s h a r e i n t h e c o n i c p r o c e s c . I n s o doing
hc occupiez h i s i - a g i n c t i o n n k o s t e x c l u s i r e i y w i t h t h c work of
p i c t u r i r y d e f i n i t e objectives, g i v i r q p r a c t i c a l l y no t h o u g h t , a t t h i s
p o i n t , t o t h e co1:sideration o f ways and mems.

4. ( B ) Tho Sun. I n t h e h d e of Lesser k d e p t , f u r t h e r m o r e , t h e

doctrine of r c g e ~ e r e t i o n i s onphasized. 'be k s s e r Adept t n k e s a TOW
t o bccoac "more t h a n man." I i e a i r s t o b e c o . ~a n o r c r e a t u r e , l i t e r a l l y
2 Eon r p f c i a s of o r p n i a m on t h i s p l a a e t . 3e kr.cyt t h a t o t h e r s have
done t i i i a , a~ds c c k s t o d o it h k s e l f 912 r&cs h i n s o l f f a z l i l i a t w i t h
t!-.eir a t t a i n m e n t s , ncd a s p i r c s t o l i k o chfsnl;ec io h i s o m organism.
T;us, i n ccre?-anizls o f t h i s Grade, t h o r e is a l w a y s a d r a n n t i c r e p r e s e n t a -
tion of t h o N m B i r t h .

5. (Sh) ' h e J u d p c n t . The SLT a i r t h l e a d s i n t o a n m lifo-

experience. This i c d h l y approhezdcd i n t d s r r t o a c h i n g a a b o u t t h o
f o u r t h d i z c n s i o n , a s it i s more c l e a r l y i n d i c a t e d i n t h o O r i e n t a l
tcnc!:ixs ckout t h e e n l i g h t e r ~ m n tt h a t f o l l o w s Yoga p r c c t i c o . Eobody
can t ~ l cl~ , o t h e rh c t t h i s exporicnco i s , but t h o s e who hhovo e n j v j e d
it ,-cy Lydicatc t h ; T a c t t o ecich o t h e r by r c a n s o f vorio?rs symbols.
P.0 q ~ 3 ~ 0 w l ir l l bc nennini;lcss, h m o r e r , t o t h o s e nfio hcvc n o t had
t h o c x p c r i r n c o . T i ~ u si~ t,hc Grade of Losscr M c p t emphasis i s placed
upon t h ~ fr.ct t h c t only by f i r s t - h s n d cx;erioncc going beyond t h e l i n i t r
of huncr? nhilosophy r e s t i n c upon a s e m c basis, cay e n l i g h t o n ~ e c tbo
goincd. Tliis c x p c r i c n c c i n c l u d c o consciour i m r t a l i t y .

8. (0) l'hc Devil. The Lesser M e p t i s a l s o t a u g h t t h a t e v e r y a r -

' p c c t of c r i l presontinr, i t s o l f t o hucnn cor.sOiousness i s the row n n t e r i a l
f o r t r a r , s n u t a t i o n i l l t o n bcauti.%l r e s u l t . 6ehir.d a l l sppcarances, what-
cvcr t'lcy n2y bc, t h e r e i s t h e o p e r c t i o n o f a T o r f o c t k a having Beauty
f o r i t s f s u n i n t i o n . If xc s e e u c l i n e s s , it fs boccuso we do n o t s o e a r t h t .
This does r.ot ccnn t h a t wo dcny t h e a c t u a l e x i s t e n c e o f r e l a t i v e o v i l r ,
nor t h a t wc s!all n o t do a l l i n our power t o rcnedy then. 9ut t h o L e s s e r
M j n t , i n s t e a d oC b s i q f r i g h t e n e d nnd p a r n l y t o d by nppehrnncos o f e v i l ,
looks upon thcm ne a e c o c s a r y phnsos of t h e c o r z i c proccsa. Ao s e e s t h e n
r,s p r o c c s d i n ~from t h c Onc Sourco, J u s t a 8 ~ u c has t h e t h i n g s which
oppcor t o bc ~ o o d , :'hot hc i s t a u g h t , and rrhat ho p r a c t i c e s c o n t i n u a l l y ,
i s t h o t r - c s f o r - x t i o n o f a p p a r e n t e v i l s i n t o e v i d e n t goods, by t h o opero-
t i o n of t h c power of n o c t a l Lmryery*

7. (N) h a t h . Tho Lcsser M e p t , hnvin& pnased through t h e

path of t ! l~ cttcr?<n& h i s m y t o t h o s i x t h Grnde, knows vory w e l l
t h a t tk.? f r c t o f phybioal d o a t h i s i n e v i t a b l e , necoasnry, 2nd bonoficent.
He knows why p h y s i c a l b o d i o s dio. Hc & m a t h a t t h e d e a t h of' t h e p h y r i o a l
 Tilt. Truc 7z.d I n v i s i b l e R o r i c r u o i z n Order

body i s not. t?.c cnd of p s r s o 2 a l e x i s t e ~ c c . Ha knows t h s t t h e e x p e r i e n c e

of p h y s i c a l d c a t h i s necessnry u n t i l ne l e c r n how t o b c i l d t t 3 kind of
orgclnicr, f h n t v . i l l r c t z i n i t s for:! 02 thsc phJrsical plnne j u s t EO long
- s yrc w i s h t o u s c it. Ec k n m s , t o o , t h r + t h i s a b i l i t y and knowledge
c E r r y w i t h t h c 3 t h s knowledge sr-d a b i l i t y t o i ~ s t c i r - t l yd i s i n t e g r a t e t h e
p h y s i c n l f o r n . 80 i s n c s t e r o f d e a t h .

8. (3) e i i This n~a s t e r y i s i x e r c i s e C from t h e v a n t n g e

~ r o c n Eo f s e l f - c o r . s c i o u s z c s s , reprcseritod i n T o r o t b r thc Xqician.
j The
Lcsscr d c p t i s s c o n s c i o u s transformer o f h i s environner.t by means of
r.c:tal ILs~PQ-. He d e l i k r c t e l y p l c n s h i s c o n s t r u c t i o n s . Ee a r r a n g e s
t h e v n r i o u c c o n b i n a t i o r s of f o r c e s which r-el:c u p h i s surroundings. He
does s o a s t h e i z s t r u n c n t o f n pcwcr h i g h e r t h i n h i n s c l f , f o r a t t h i s
p o i q t he i s n o t y e t c o n p l e t e l y i d o n t i f i s C w i t h t h n t ? m e r e

9. (D) The Enyresz. I n Q o b c l i s t i c psycho lo^, t h e s i x t h c i r c l e

on tt.5 Troc of L i f e i s t t y r i b u t c d t o ha,-i!lztion, hence we n r o n o t
s u r p r i s e d t o fil?d t , h c t t b c l c t t ~ rD a l e t h and hcy I11 a r e r e l b t e d t o t h e
d o c t r i z e s o f t h i s Grnde. The L o e s r r M e p t d c l i b e ~ c t c l yc a n i p u l a t o s h i 8
n e n t n l b-gery. 9y cp~l;.ir,r: t h c law t h l * s u ~ ~ o n s c i o u s r l o siss a l m . y s
nncnnblc t o c u ~ g c ~ t i o nhe, fir-ds o u t f o r h i n t e l f t h s t no nan o r roman
need be d o c i n z t c d by subconscious imagery. Or, t h e contrw;, due &ill
i n t h s ~ n n i p u l n t i o nof t h c L i f e - p a r e r a s it f l o w s thzou,-h u s e n a b l e r u 8
t o c o n t r o l , c o d i f y , nnJ a l t o ~ e t h e ra l t e r o u r n c n t n l i ~ s g e s . h i s i s
z o t n r.ot'.cr f o r orguacxt. I t i s c xcttclr f o r c x p c r i r e n t . & s t people
c r 3 tyc: v i c t i n s of t h e i r suSccnscious h o g i n o t i r c a c t i v i t i e s . The L e s s e r
&opt l r e r n s t o be t h e n - s t o r o f t h e s e powers.

13. (L) Justice. " E o , ~ i l i b r i u n i s t h c basia o f t h e G r e a t ~ o r k . "

X i i c 2r.cic:it o c c u l t d c c t r i ? ~i s p a r t i c u l a r l y e!:pha~irrd i n t h p Grnde of
L s s e r iziept. I n l e a r n i x t o c o r i t r o l n a n t a l i n e g e r j , he c o r t i n u a l l y
a p p l i e e thc r u l e t h a t arrj n o d i f i c n t i o n of t h e n i n d n a y be oyercone by
a x e r c i r i ? ; r i t s oppoeite. ' h v s he ?ever c t t e x p t s t o s u p p r e s s a n e g a t i v e
it?:& of rL3d. I ~ s t e a dof t h i s he u s e s i n t = l l i g e n c e t o d i s c o v e r i t 8
F o s i t i r e o p p o s i t e , an2 s a l t i r a t e s t h a t o p p o s i t o s t a t e . The whole t h i n g
i s curr..ed up i n t h e t a h c h i n z : "Overcome e r i l w i t h good.' Thus t h e f i n a l
p,-ork of t h c k e e e r h d e p t b a s t o do w i t h t h e e s t a b l i s b e n t o f p o i s e and
balnxce i n h i s oon c o l ~ s c i o u s n e s s , and t h e nnr.ifesL,ntion c f h i s h i g h e s t
c o ~ c e p t i o n sof j u s t i c e i n his oonduot.

Begb--:inz w i t h t h e assumption t h a t h c i s an a d r . i n i s t r a t o r o f c o m f o
(Th), t h L~ r s s e r Adept works a t f i r s t f o r sane t i ~ ae t u r o o t i n g and
d e s t r o y i w t h e v v r i o u s f0rr.s o f t!le a r r o r of. S a p a r a l e n + s s (Py. 3y t h e
e x o r c i s e o f i r n g i n n t i o r . , he c u l t i v a t e s v i s i o n , nnd m c n t a l l y identifier
himself :rith t h e h o Life-pm:cr ( A ) . n i s p r a c t i c e c l e a r s away -rariour

.-
r e n t s l , c-.otiol?el, and p h y s i c c l o b s t r u c t i o n s , r-nd produces i n h i n t h e
ohange a h i c h i c t e c h n i c h l l y terr.od r c g o q e r n t i o n (3) h u r h e a r r i v o r
a t l a s t a t a p o i n t where what mas a t S i t s t an assur.ption becomes
~ l c t u a lexperience. By r c p o h t e d oxparimunts ho t a r d e m o n t t r ~ t e dt o him-
 Tho ?NO and Invisible Rosiorucirln Ordor 94.

s o l f t k . t ho i s c o t u n l l y r.dmfnistcring t h c laws of t h c univcrso, t h a t

through hir: r.ro plrying t h c f o r c o s which r c - l l y dctcrminc t h c f o r m
cssumzd by h i s c ~ v i r o n m c n t (Th). 2 t c r hcving m.do t h i s demonstr~.-
t i o n , hc i s re-dy t o prococd t o t h t noxt Grcde.

Fivo ~ 5 t 1or.d h ~ upmrd f r m t h e b d e of h s s o r r d e p t t o highor

Grcdes, but r t t h i s rtcgc of h i s progress, only onc i s opon, cnd t h ? t
o r m o t bo t r c v c r s c d u n t i l onc t h r t C W 0 8 boforo it h?.s bccn pr.ssod.

This G r d o corresponds t o thr f i f t h o i r c l o on t h c Trco of L i f e ,

rnd t h u s t o t h c occult noraings of t h c n u ~ b c r5 , nhich bccc.usc it is the
rniddlc nlnbcr b c b o o n 1 cnd 9 , o r t h c begFnninq f a d c o m p l c t i m o f t h o
numorcl s c r i c s of d i g i t s , SigIlific6 cdc.pt?tion, m d i n t i o n , mccmr, t h o
in&rumontnlity which c:.rrics cnorgy i n t o n - n i f o s t c t i o n r.8 form, oto.

As p r t p c x t t i o n f o r n h t t i s t o follow, oonsidor t h c nennings of t h o

nuqbor 5. Hcrc i s t h c b r i o f s u ? - q givon i n my r m ? l y s i s of Tnrot:
?rndi?.tion (bsor.uro 5 i r thc middlo numbcr botwocn 1, Beginning,
nnd 9, Comp~otioc), rd-.ptr.tion, mcnns, cgoncy, r . c t i v i t y , procons, r.nd
t h o l i k o . 5 i s t h c d y n ~ m i cLrn, procooding from t h c n b s t r - c t Ordor
t y p i f i e d by 4. 5 i s th;: numbcr of v o r s c t i l i t y , boor.use it shows t h o
chr.nging aspocts of thc h c LC.=, i n s p i r i n g fcr.r i n t h c i g n o r r n t , psr-
ocivod by tho n n t c r i c l i s t ?.s being n c r c r o l o n t l o s s strength, but undor-
stood by t h e n i s o -.a undcvicting J u s t i c o . ! h i 8 b o b-a i s t h c r o o t of
r.11 opcrctions of t h o Lifo-pavrcr, cnd i s t h c r c f o r e o ~ l l c dR-.dionl In-
t c l l i g a n c o . Tho root-consoiou~noss cxpresscd through h w a p c r s o n ~ . l i t y
. i s t h i s One Ir.w of mcdiction o r r.daptction. "6.11 t h i n g s v o from 0x10
by t h c mdir.tion of Cno; r.11 t h i n g s hr.vo t h c i r b i r t h from t h i s Dno Thing
by r.daptation."

So- of -y render, I hope, w i l l by ncw hpve begun t o s e e whnt i s t h e

rv.1 purpose of Rosicrucinn i n i t i q t i o n . Soms g l i m e r , zt 1 s - s t , of i t s t r u e
r i g n i f i c n n c e , some r e - l i t c t i o n of i t s o b j e c t , w i l l by non have heen received.
It ;rill nor begin t o be understood t h c t t h e object i n view i s n o t , by any
menns, nor Ln rn;. sense, t o grin c e r t r . i n p u l e r s , but t o r e % l i i e t5m.t they nrr.
p - r t of one's own t r u e being. and f u r t h e r , one o t h e r purpose of e s o t r r i o
tecohing rxd p t c c t i o e i s t o b r i n g t h e r.spir-nt t o t h e point where he hw8.
from having s e t h i s f e e t upon it, how rugged paad dcngerous i r t h e path t h c t
n l l must trr.vel on t h e Wcy o f Return.

Somether t h e o b j e c t i o n i s m d e t h c t o c o u l t scienoe hnr t o o l i t t l r .

lorn i n i t - - t h a t it i r t o o i n t e l l e o t u ? l . I h o p I h-ve been c b l e t o keep
t h e s e pcger f r e e from mr.wkirh s e n t h n t r l i t y . But s u r e l y love hnr not
been l e f t O u t .
 The True ~ n dI n ' c i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i a n Order

Yfhat i s l o v e ? Is it a t i c l l b . 3 s e n s a t i o n somewhere around t h e

f i f t h r i b ? I s it a n emotional c o n p e n s a t i o n f o r what we m i s s because
:ve have been t o o s e l f i s h t o dace t o l i v e ? 110, love i s t h e g i f t o f
one's n l l t o t h o s e r v i c e of l i f e - I t i s n o t n e r e l y a t h r o b in a speaker's
voico, b r i n g i n g t e a r s t o t h e e y e s of h i s hearers. Nor i s it a rhythm and
cadecce in h i e words which mekes t h e h e a r t b e a t f s s t e r f o r a moment.
l r v e h a s i t s r o o t s in f e e l i n g , b u t it i s a b a r r e n f i g - t r e e u n l e s s it
bring f o r t h t h e f r u i t of a c t i o n . Action denends s k i l l and t r a i n i r g .
You c a v l o t f ~ e your l l7ay i n t o t h e Kingdm of God. There i s no s u b s t i t u t e
f o r t h o agony--for agony it o f t e n is--of training.

m y does a n o t h c r l w e h e r c h i l d 50 d e a r l y ? F o r t h e p a i n s it c o a t
her. ;%y does en a r t i s t love h i s work? ..
F o r t h e s u f f e r i n g s o f r i n d and
body t h a t brought it t o c m p l e t i o n . ~ l h ydoes a r 4 c h t y s t r e a m of l o v e f l o w
r i t h o u t c o a s i q frsl t h e & a r t of L i f e t o u s ? 'ib e l s s b u t t h a t t h e One
Life s u f f e r s ~ i t h ,and t h r o u r h , and because of u s ? He x l ~ or e h s e r t o
d r i n k t h e cup of p a i n i s u n f i t f o r l o r e , knows n o t h a t l o l o ma-,
b r i r g s a d l e o f p i t y t o t h e l i p s of Those Nho blow. F o r They, t h e
S u i l d e r s , h a r e lenrned how r s n y y e a r s and l i v e s a r o s p e n t i n f ' u t i l e quo&
by t h e s o f t s e n t h c n t a l i z t s h o r e f u s e s t o go through t h e g a t e c f pain.

Such s t u d i e s a s t h e s e may s e r v o t o g i v e u s . an insight i n t o t h e

causos of Their s u f f c r i n & - Thus no w i l l a17nken t o t k e wonder of T h o i r
love. Evnry Llartsr of Jisdon h a s gone t h i s way b c f o r c us. h'ot one of
t h o s e who have s t t a i n e d t h e h o i g h t s of' l i t s r n t i o n b u t h a s f i r s t passed
t h r o u ~ ht h o \ a l l e y of t h c shadow o f dchth--the d e a t h o f t h e o l d , f a l s e ,
deluded n o t i o n of i r d s p e n d e n t p o r s o n a l i t g . liot one b u t b a s endured t h e
torments of xind ar.d body n h i c h a t t e n d t h e e a r l y s t a g e s o f t h o Path.

Wo regarc? t h e s o f j ~ s t o r sr r i t h ravcrcnce. Few of us, however,

r e a l i z e t h a t T h e i r own e x p l i c i t d c c l n r a t i o n t h a t They a r c a d e p t s o f t h e
h t ~ n j a l School
i n e e n s t h s t i n one o f T h e i r f o m c r i n o a r n a t i o n s They
becan t h e v e r y kind of work n h i c h i s d o s c r i b e d i n t h i s hook. &gan it,
and continued t o t h e end, t o t h o g l o r i o u s end o f k i n e , fit f o r s e r v i c e , of
boinp, c o n s c i o u s l y i n n o r t ~ l ,o f hsvinr; power t o renew T h e i r p h y s i c a l b o d i e s
corncnt by c o n c n t , s o t h a t through t h ? l o r y c e n t u r i e s t h e y might h o l d a l o f t
t h e t o r c h f o r ~ n y f a r e r st o i l i n ; u p t h e narrow Path. Once They were a t rs,
deludcd by t h e s e n s e of s o p a r a t o n o s s , f i l l e d w i t h p e t t y J e a l o u s i e s and
p l a c e - s e c k i q ~ , t h i r s t i n g f o r t h e joyc of t h i s world, and hoping f o r p
extra-special crown i n t h e wcrld t o come. But a d a y came *en They
heard t h e c a l l , and when They had s e t T h e i r f e e t upon t h e Flay, They
turned n o t baok*

T!I~ Path of Roturn through t h o Grades o f the True and I n v i s i b l e

Rosicrucian Ordor i s e ~ s o n t i a l l yt h e way, o r m t h o d , which t h o C h i n c r e
toachcr, Lao-Tco, c a l l e d TAO, ooncornixg which he wrote8

"The p a t h of Tao i s backward. The o h a r a c t e r i s t i o of Tao L

 ?he Tnle r.nd I n ~ i t i b l eRosicrucian OrEer

gentleness. b c e h i n g in t h e univcrsc cones from e x i s t e n c e , and ex-

i s t o r c c fror. non-existen06."

T\e nh?e e f t h i s t>rce-sentcnce c h a p t e r in t h o Trio-Teh- bin^ i s

"P.eei@ns Tort," ar.? it ? ~ ysce3 rtrengc f o r me t o quote it a-cter I
heve scid so n c h about t h e in?ortance of a c t i o n . But t o r e s i g n work
i s not t c cease fror?. action. Look c l o s e i y h t t h 1 s v e r b "renign.' Te
h e v ~a l l t e e ; signing our nsnes t o our vork, and it n o t i n f r e q u e n t l y
h c ? p e ~ st h a t t h c s i p a t u r r ; i s r o r c prorcinent t h e n t h o work i t s ~ l f - 3 s
hcre t o ereec t h i s flm.boyant pcrsonal s i g n a t u r e , and l e a r n how t o l e t
our rrork F O C J ~ Cso p e r f e c t a s exprossion of t h e One A r t i s t t h a t it *ill,
so t o say, s i g n i t s e l f

For since e v c q h h i n g c m c s fro- exihtcnce, and e x i s t e n c e f r m non-

existence, the t r u e sourco of a l l c c t i o n must be t h e un-ifested Light.
If ~ o u l dbe i c hbrnony Kith c c s n i c r h y t h m , then, i c it not about t i s o
f o r u s t o s t o p s c r i b b l i q our narcs on t h e m s t c r p i e c c s of l i f o , l i k e
t r a v e l e r s xho s c r a t c h t h e i r s i l l y cognmens o n t h e walls o f s o m cncient
te.rtple?

This i s t h e idea behind t h e f i r s t of t h e t.m pat!!s a b i c h lsad t o

t h c Grr-dc of Greatcr i-dept. It i s t h e path of t h e l c t t e r Ucm, and o t t h e
XII*. Tarot Zcy. Coxsidcr =hat i c seic? of t h i s l e t t e r ir t h e - ~ o o kof
Tcker?s r
-
"i-hsorb t h y s e l f i n t ! i s s o a t Sea of t h e Katers of 1,ifo. Dim
deep ir. it u ~ t i t\oul h a s t l o s t t h y e c l f . as? havirg l o s t t h y a a l f , thou
s h a l t find thy Self ngairi, -26 bc one with Z E , t h y Lard and Xi%.

'Ths s h a l t thou lcar-n t h a oecrot of t h e r e s t o r a t i c n of t h e Sing

- m t o His throne.

"An6 i n t h e path of S t a b i l i t y s h a l l ny kr.owledge of t h e r o o t s of

&in6 bc ur.itcd t o t h e glorious Splendor of t h e P c r f e c t ilnmledge which
i s ectnblishsd i n tho r i r r c r of tho c l e a r w a t e r s of Hod. For when $hc
s j r f a c c of thocc ~ s t e r si s di8turbc.d by no s l i g b t o s t r i p p l e of thought,
then s l a l l t h e g l o q of q Self, which i e tw t r u e S e l f , be mirrored
unto thco.'

Thsse a o r d s convey t h e s e c r v t of t h e p a t h of !&me t h e f i r s t t o

50 t r a ~ a r a o di n r e a c h i w t h c Crado c f Greator Adept. I t i r t h e path of
resignin; t h e work dono t h r o u ~ hyour perronaliQ-. Tnus it i s t h e path
of t o t a l o x t i n c t i o n of the i l l u s i v o p o r r o r a l r o l f .

Ii@# wo drvhd t o t a k e i t 1 How r e l u o t a n t l y we s e t f o o t upon i t 1

 The True and I n v i s i b l e R o s i c r u c i m Order

Yet we f e a r t o lose what i s r c c l l y nothing. b dolusion l i k e t h a t de-

scribed i n nn Eastern t a l e r a k e s u s bcliove t h a t me a r e r i c h i n personal
possessione, when t h e t r u t h i s t h a t t h e trensurc-chest contnins nothing
but a halzdf'ul of dead leaves. But t h e r e cones a day when t h e t r u t h
f l a s h e s l i k e l i g h t n i n g F3. t h e mind. 'hen it beconcs evident t h a t a l l
t h i s t c l k of " s a c r i f i c e " i s s o m c h neaoingless noise. L i t e r a l l y and
e x p l i c i t l y , t h e a s p i r a n t is c a l l e d u p m t o give up nothi*. But n o s t
people hold f a r t t o t h i s n o n e ~ t i t ya s i f it were a p e a r l of g r e a t price.

17ho i s t h e King who mst be r e s t o r e d t o His throne? He i s t h e t r a e

Sclf, standing; p a t i e n t l y m i t i n s a t t h e Coor, and knocking g e n t l y f o r ad-
mission. ht t h e cl&?~orof a r u l t i t u t e of a n a r c h i s t i c c e l l s , shouting
~ r a d l y , "The voice of t h e people i s t h e voice of Cod!" drowns t h e s t i l l
m t l l Voice, an3 t h e S t r q e r - B i n g n u s t w a i t outside. He could f o r c e
His way is. Be coulC s t i l l t h e mob. He could c m a n d t h e i r s i l e n c e
a d even hush them forever, beonuse H i s i s t h e Life-power whereon t h q
depend f o r everything. ht Ee s t a n d s and waits u n t i l they repsrnber,
u n t i l t h e y , W e from t h e i r i r s a n e drean of separateness.

Ttu~path of t h e l e t t e r &m l e a d s upward from Hod, t h e e i g h t h

Sephirah, t o Gehrah, t h e f i f t h . I t begins i n expectation, i n an eager,
long, look upward toward the Source of l i f e . This i s expressed i n t h e
s t a t e n c n t , "I look f o m d w i t h confidence t o t h e p e r f e c t r e a l i z a t i o n
of t h e E t e r n a l Eplendor of t h e L i m i t l e s s Light.' Our l i p s say it nor.
Then our h e a r t s begin t o e i s p e r it, m, s h a l l e n t e r gladly upon t h e path
of surrender.

Bow vra stand h e s i t a n t a t t h e p o r t a l , becnuse r a have s o w doubts

of t h e underiating j u s t i c e wnich i s a t t h e upper end of t h i s path. we
ourselves a r e just. Yec, n o s t of u s a r e s u r e of that! But we doubt t h e
j u s t i c e of our neighbors. One of t h e a s i n reasons why r e f i n d it so
hard t o give up t h e i l l u s i o n of personal f r e e w i l l , so d i f f i c u l t t o
.overcome t h e sense of separate p e r s o n a l i t y , i s t h a t we f e e l subconsciously
t h a t t o do so i s t o r e n w e even t h e shadow of an excuse f o r holding
other poople responsible f o r t h e seeming e v i l 8 which a r e done through
them.

Yet t h i s r a n t h e ~ i 3 d&lch was i n t h e h s t e r Jesus, a s it hag

been in evcry other khster of wisdom. "Judge not" i s t h e a d z n i t i o n of
them a l l . It ? p l i e s , "Do n o t presume t o f i x t h e measure of another's
responsibility. A l l t h e world's law, a l l t h e world's oustools, a l l
t h e h a b i t s of u m b e r e d l i f e t i m e s , p u l l a g a i n s t u s when we t r y t o *up
judging ou- ncighborr.

But Jesus, l i k e other g r e a t t e a c h e r s , oam w i t h t h e measage t h a t

t h e human personality o r i r i n a t e s nothing, t h a t t h o Primal n i l 1 i s t h e only
real. W i l l , t h a t mon nay becow, wide-open channel8 of t h a t W i l l , onoe
 The True red I n v i s i b l e Bosicruci-A Order

t h e y g e t t h e d e l u s i o n of p e r s o n a l Fndepende~ce o u t of t h e m y . The
l l a s t e r s l i r e t o s h m u s what wc a r e a b l e t o do. The way t h e y t o o k
i s open t o u s , as soon a s we hzva courage t o brave i t s t e r r o r s .

This z e oannot do u n t i l we have becono a t l e a s t I e s s e r M e p t s . The

peth of t h c Hangcd L'hn i s n o t f o r b e g i n n e r s on t h 3 F;ay of Return. F o r
it i s t h e p a t h of what t h c Hindus c a l l S e m C h i , t h e path o f p e r f e c t con-
c e n t r a t i o n , lony continued, which b r i r ~ se 7- i n t o conscious u n i o n w i t h
t h e essence of t h e Len of L i f e , and mlyes h h s e e e r e r y r h e r e t h o ex-
q u i s i t o ad!uctcent clrpressed by t h e f i f t h st3texen'. of t \ e P a t t e r n o n
t h c Trect!o';.onrd: "I r e c o r n i r e t h e c a r 1 f e s t a t i o r : of t!!e u n d c v i a t i y
j u s t i c e i n a l l t h e c i r c m t a a c e s o f ~y life.'

Such a r&?,h a v i z g bccn a k e s s r i&ep+, f a l t m l i n t h e l i s h t o r

t a s k s of t h e In?er School, now b c c m s a Grec-ter a d e p t , uho k n m h i n s e l f
a s a c'n%r.qcl f o r t h e opcrcltlon o f t h e =f%ilFr?r, lax of t h e c o w s . iie
ocascs t o regcrd h i = a c t i o n s i n a r q p e r s o n a l l i g h t . iie n o t or.* See11
t h c One Lax workixq t.'lroul;h him, b u t he a l s o k n m s j u s t h m it u o r k s ,
i n every s p e c i f i c i n s t a n c e . He p c r c c i c o s b o t h t h e s e e d s k7d t h e f r u i t
of o l l t h a t i s dono t h r o u g h hin, w.d ho b r c o z c s a reader o f t h o h e a r t s
.
of ncn.

For Sezadhi i s r.ot n e r e l y g o i n z F*o a trnxcc. So flir a t t h e l m r

n e r s o n o l i t y i s conccrncd, it 2 a tr-e, b * ~ t h e t r m c a o f Snmd:!i i a
n o t t h o snna t h i r q 6 s t h e t r m c e of hypnokis, o r the t r c z c e of n e p t i v o
*dimship. h e V i ~ e l m n a n d aw r i t e s :

? ; h c n e ~ n r r o hetir a nen say 'I an i r s p i r o d , ' and t h o n talk the

706t i r r a t i o n c l nonsanse, kir,ply r e j e c t it. i a y ? Bscause t h e e c t h r e e
s t a t e s of n i n d - - i n s t i n c t , reason, a r d superccnsciousness, o r t h e un-
conscious, conscious, nnd s u p c r c o n s c i m s ctatcs--belong t o one and t h e
s a w mind. There a r e n o t t k c o z i n d s i n cne =an, but one d e v e l o p s in-
t o t h o other. I ~ s t i n c tdevelops i n t o roason, and r e a s o s i n t o t h e
t r n n s c c n d e n t a l consciousness; t k e r c f o r c one n e v s r c o n t r n d i o t s t h e o t h e r .
So, wticnever you n c c t v i t h w i l d s t a t e y o n t s ; ~ h i c hc o n t r a d i c t bran r e a s o n
and c o m o n ssnso, r e j e c t t h o n w i t h o u t few, b6cause t h o r c s l i n s p t t a -
t i o n w i l l n o r e r c o n t r a d i c t , but rill f u l f i l . J u s t s s you find t h e g r o a t
prophets saying, 'I cone not t o d c s t r o y but t o f u l f i l , ' s o t h i s i n s p i r a -
t i o n always cc5os t o f u l f i l r e a s o n , and i s in d i r o o t harmony K i t h roason,
and a h e n o ~ e rit o o n t r a d i c t s r e a s o n you EU6t h o w t h a t it i s n o t i n s p i r a -
tion."

Noa, it ie j u s t becauae superconsciousnoss docs n o t c a n t r & i o t

reason t h a t I bzote s a i d s o much a b o u t t r a i n i n g t h e i . . t c l l c c t , cnd a b o u t
t h o t r u t h t h a t t h o o n l y rc.asoneble i n t o r p r c t a t i o n of nodern s c i o n t i f i o
d i s c w c r i c s i n t h o f i o l d s of b i o l o g y rind p s j c h ~ l c g yi s t h e d o a t r i n e
of d o t c r n i n i s a - - t h e d e n i a l of p c r s o n a l f r c o w i l l . The x o r l d ' s l o a d i n g
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t h i n k c r s accept t h i s d o c t r i n e . Superconsciousnoss completes it, and

shovrs i t s -canin,; by g i v i n g u s d i r e c t cxpcrionce of t h e r c a l n a t u r e
of t h e W i l l - p r i z c i p l a a t m r k through ma.

Tho Furposo of o c c u l t t r a i n i n g i s t o f r o c u s f r o n t h e bondage of

a l i c , and t h e c s s e n c e of t h o l i c i c t h e i d e a t h a t we havo a p e r s o n a l
w i l l whereby, s o ~ e h o w ,we n a y be a b l e t o c i r c w e n t t h o laws o f t h o
COrnOS.

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Sc- chi i s a hard p c t h t o f o l l o w , b u t it f i n a l l y d o e s away -uith
t h i s delusion. ?:~body c a n go t h i s vm:; who has n o t passed t h e t r i a l s
of t h o 24th p a t h ( 3 e n t h ) . For SL-n?hi i s c o r e t h s n p h y s i c a l depth. It
i s t h e o x t i n c t i o n of t h e i l l u s i o r : t h z t t h e r e t r o TjYO in t h e s p h e r e of
b ~ i n g . It i s t h e e x t i n c t i o n of t h a cnr2Clc-light i n t h o b l a z e o f t h e
noondny ,yn. I t Cocs n o t l a s t long--urutlly n o t n o r e thnn half-an-hour
( f o r tho Epace o f a h a l f - h o u r t h c r o was a s i l e n c e i n Heaven, wo a r c t o l d
i n 2cvclation). ht t h e n s n who comes o u t of Stmadhi i s changod f o r e v e r .
ac h a s teccrte what T i l l Leviagton Corfort c a l l s , "one o f t h o s o ~ h know o
tod cnnnot t e l l . "

Such a n onc i s a G r e a t e r M e p t . Thencofort5 ho p z r t i c i p a t c r

consciously i n t h e c d ~ i n i s t r a t i o nof code law. i i a v i ~ ; givcrr u p t h o
d c l u s i o n of s c p a r a t c personality, he h a s done whet Lao-Tzc a d v i s e d :
' 9 n r i q e n p t i c d yourself, r e n n i n whcro you nro." He i s an opon c h a n n e l
f o r t h e O x L i f a , and becausu he t a k e s c a r c r,ot t o y i o l d t o t h s i l l u s i o n
of s e p ~ r a t s n c s s , n o t t o b c l i e ~ oi n it, thouzh it s t i l l surround6 him, when
- ~ l c hn r a n scys, "90 t h o u heeled," h e a l i q f o l l o w s , nnd mbcn hc says,
"Thy s i n s be f o r c i v c n t h c c , " he v o i c e s t h e I ~ ~ m l e d gofe t h e Ono L i f e
t?.nt t h e 0r.c t o v.*on he apcaks h a s recched a s t a g o o f s p i r i t u a l un-
foldr.ent wberc hc i s r c l c n s o d f r o n t h s consequonces o f h i s f o m c r
f a i l u r o s t o h i t t h o r s r k . Tho h e a t e r i d o p t seems t o perform m f r a c l e s ,
but hc docs t h c n a l l %yg e t t i n g h h a e l f o u t of t h o n-ay. a-nd t h o first
p t h t o h i s Srndo b e g i n s i n t h e s p h e r e of b r c u r y , i n the f i e l d o f
i n t o l l u c t , f o r u n t i l t h e l c s s c r d o l u s i o n s of f a u l t y l o e i c are overcome,
tho t s p i r n n t i r n o t r e a d y f o r t h e G r e a t Surrender.

Fron t h i s p o i n t on, a s t h e Tcrot p i o t u r e s show, t h e n a t u r e of '

t h e p a t h s changes. The t e r r o r s c r e pact. R e l e s t i l l u s l o n o f "no and
ninon-- t h e t g r o a t h i n d r ~ n c et o love--is d i s s o l v o d i n t h e p a t h of t h o
h q c d k n . T h e r e a f t e r t h e i n i t i a t e i d e n t i f i e s h i m s e l f , ono by one,
with t h e ascending s c a l o of a t t a i n n o n t s r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e r e m a i n i n g
p a t h s and Tarot Keys.

I have J u s t s a i d t h a t t h c E l d e r B r o t h c r s who have reachod t h o

Grade of Grcotor M c p t a r c t h o s o who p a r t i c i p a t o o o n s c i o u s l y i n t h e
a d n i n i a t r n t i o n of c o m i o law. I n t h i s p r e l i m i n a r y curvoy o f t h o 'Nay
of Roturn we can o n l y dimly apprehend whnt t h i r attainrnont mcanr.
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Yet we should t r y , a s best wo can, t o d i s c e r n whct t h e adopt s e c s

f u l l y whcn he goes through t h e 22nd path of h d , and t h o Key named
Justice.

h e n t h e Greater M e p t must t r a v e r s o t h i s p a t h before he may

advance t o the n e x t Grade. It i s n o t enough t o be conscious of p a r t i o i -
p ~ t i o ni n t h e govern-nt of a l l things. One mst knm, but one mst
nlso be c b l c t o i n s t r u c t . I t i s n o t er.o;gh t o be consciously h o r t a l ,
so ns t o say, 'Sofore Xbrahm was, 1 an. h e mst r z c o g n i t e t h e
t r u t h t h e t ho i s incarnate Lcw. This i s what T a r o t neans by t h e p i o t u r c of
J u s t i c e , i n conneotion with t h e Way of Return.

As always, t h o n e m i n g of t h e letter-name i s one clue. The Greater

Adepts p e r f e c t t h e s s e l v e s by becoming t e s c h e r s , o t r a t h e r , by becoming
nouthpieoes f o r t h e One Teacher. R k h t here, then, before we beoame
a c t u c l l y e l i g i b l e f o r advoscenent t o t h e i n n e r Grade o f Greater M e p t ,
w e nny prepare ourselves ty renomberi.n.g t h s t each o f u s stnnds befo;s
t h e world a s an Frmge of t h e One Teacher. Somebody, sonewhere, t a k e r
every one of u s a s nn i n s t r u c t o r now, whether we know it o r not. Ist
u s hope t h a t we a r e not taken a s t e c c h e r s of what n o t t o be1 By uatoh-
ing o u r s e l v e s c a r e f u l l y we may a c c o q l i s h a t l e s t one u s e f u l b i t of
teaching. Our l i v e s m y s h m o t h e r s t h a t a person c a n be i n t e r e s t e d
in o c c u l t i m r i t h o u t being a frenk, without n e g l e c t i n g t h e n i c e t i e s of
appearance, without t r y i n c t o be " d i f f e r e n t " by doing and saying queer
things, or by wearing outlandish apparel.

Some y e a r s ago I not a nnn whom I b e l i e ~ et o be one of t h e Greater

Adepts. He m d e no such claim. Indeed, he m d e no claims a t a l l . Y e t
I hnve good reasons f o r LIIYb e l i e f . Like another Teacher, t h i s man t o l d
ne r.11 t h t~h i n g s t h n t ever I did. Yet he was i n no senae a s t r i k i n g ,
o r conspicuous person2lity. People never turned t o look a t him a s he
pnssed them on t h e s t r e e t . He could s i t unnoticed i n any h o t e l lobbp.
His d r e s s oonformed t o t h e anoient Rosicrucian r u l e , * i d o p t t h e c u s t o n r
of t h e country where you dwell.'

I hcve grounds f o r b o l i d n g t h a t t h e nunber of such nen i s con-

s i d e r a b l y l a r g e r t h a n i s g e n e r a l l y supposed, even among s t u d e n t s o f ,
o c o u l t i m . They conceal thornselves i n o r d e r t o t e a o h r i t h o u t interference.
\Yo ncy know them by t h i s : they fire f a i t h f u l i n a l l t h i n g s t o t h e i d e a l
of beauty. This man's d r c s s was b e a u t i f u l , h i s v o i c e m s b e a u t i f u l , h i 8
choice of words m s b c a u t i h l , h i s outlook on l i f o was a perpetual reoog-
n i t i o n of tho b c ~ u t yi n everything, and t h e losson he taught ~ o - - a lesson
I s h a l l ncver forget--was a lesson of beauty, too.

Consider t h e tcaohing of t h e Book of Tokens ooncerning t h e 22nd path.

!t say88

"&fore t h i s have I deolarcd myself t o be a Teacher of t e a a h e r r ,

 ?...t: True c!:d 1 - i s i b l s Xosicrucicn 6r3er

and now I say unto t h e e , 0 I s r a e l , t h s t FJ i n s t r u c t i o n i s l i k e unto

s go-d, r:hich y i 6 c t h t h e e through t h e long c i r o u i t of e x i s t e n c e ,
u n t i l thou r e t u r n e s t t o r y s e l f *

"I a- t h e r o o t of a l l a c t i o n . !70 work i s anywhere performed

svt;erecf I er, not t h e Doer. 8y oy a c t i o n a l l t h i n g s a r e d e t e m l n e d ,
m.d every c c t i o n ;roceedeth f r o n izy g r a s p o f e v e r y c o n d i t i o n o f r ~ r
s c l f -cnnif c s t a t i o n . No m
a n c c m p l i s h e t h a n y t h i n g of h i n s e l f . They
are deludod lrtro t h i n k otherwise.

"'Ecre I n o t f r e e x i l l ? ' s n i t h t h e f o o l s b u t t h e v i s e kncrreth

khct i n a l l t h c ohnins of m r l d s t h e r e i s no o r e a h r e t h a t h a t h any w i l l
n p c r t f r o z q 0x10 Tlill. L! R i l l i s f r e e indoed, and he h m t h it
a s t h o n e l l s p r i q of h i s w i l l i n g remnineth f r e e from e r r o r .

"Lot t t j n e d i t p . t i o n b r i n g t h e e t o r e s t i n t h a t Plill. Then in t h e

a i d s t of c c t i o r s h a l t thou be a t peaoo,,nnd i n t h y b u s i e s t h o u r s s h a l t
f i n d t n c P t ~ r x Lorker
l d s l n g a l l t h i n g s ~ 0 1 i1n thee. Ia, I g u i d e
t h e e a l l t h c m y . B e s t thou in me*"

The Greater d e p t d i r e c t s h i s e f f o r t s t o t h e attai.ru=ent o f t h l r

p e r f e c t r o s t i n t h o One R i l l . H i s vrork e n a b l e s him t o u n d c r s t s n d t r u l y
t h o n o t ~ r r uof wSet n o s t pcoplc i n c o r r e c t l y suppose t o bo " p c r s o n n l wlll.'
To o b s e r v e r s unooqucintcd w i t h h i s s e c r e t , t h G ~ r e a t e r Adept s o c z a t o
h c r e a p c r c n z l zill of t r c m n d o u s povcrr and intensity. Be knms b e t t e r .

Tho Doctrines of t h e Grade o f G r e e t e r M o p t : 6 r 5.

This Grade c o r r s s p o n d s t o t h e S e p h i r a h naned S t r e n g t h , o r Severity,

and t h e , f i f t h c i r o l r on t h e T r e e o f Life. T h i s Sephirah i s t h e s e a t o f
t h e a n d i c s l I n t e l l i g e n c e , c-?d t h o Hebrew s p o l l i n g f o r "Rsdicol" i s
iJShRSh, i n Tarot: X I I I , XX, XIX, );X. T h i s word 6ShRSh adds u p to 850,
which conliner; t h e numerol s i g n o f h b s o l u t a Unity, 0 , w i t h t h e d i g i t 8
5 nnd 8, sc t ? ~ p o r t k ? t i n R o s i c r u c i m symbolow.

The f i f t h o i r c l e on t h o Tree of L i f e h a s t h r e e n a m r t 1. PCM,

h c h n d , "Penrn; 2. GSVilR, Geburah, " S t r e n g t h o r ScverityY 3. Dm, Deen,
"Justice". be I haoc o x p l r i n c d olscuhctre, t h e s c t h r e o noncs r c p r e r e n t
t h e t h r o e m y s in which t!un&.n c o n s c i o u s n e s s i n t e r p r e t s t h o workings of
t h o.{:&I Tho i g n o r a n t sco in t h c innunorable m ~ i f c a t a t i o n so f t h a t
L191 t h e qpcrntion of f o r c o s g r c o t o r t h a n ncn, somo Pew of which h o l p him,
while n o s t of t h e n s e e n t o be o c a i n s t hlm. Thosc f o r o e s t h o y p r o p i t l a t o
by s a o r i f i c o , whonoo r e l i g i o n h a s i t s beginning, end t h e d o d n s n t em-
t i o n a l response t o t h e LhSY i s t h a t r e p r o s o n t e d by t h e word Paohad, Fear.
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b l i t t l e , but very l i t t l e , f u r t h e r on w e t h o s e who see in t h e

Li,S? t h c oporntion of Inpersonal f o r c e s , u t t e r l y disregnrding man, who
i s conceived a s being m r c l y a cog i n t h e cosnic mochanisx. This was
t h e predominant a t t i t u d e of t h e "naturali6nn vrhich beg- Kfth t h e
n ~ i t i n g sof F r a n c i s Bacon. L c t t c r l y it has been sonewhot modified
by those d ~ deny o t h a t t h e r e i s eny r e n l order i n t h e universe, and
a s c r i b e c l l e v e n t s t o mere accident. But e i t h e r of t h e s e i n t e r p r e t n -
t i o n s of t h e f o r c e s t h c t surround m n mnkes h5m o n l y a puppet, h e l p l e s s
in t h e g r i p of r c l e n t l e s a f o r c e s which Ere adequately desoribed by t h e
word Goburah, necning both Strength and Severity. The t h i r d i n t e r -
p r e t n t i o n of t h e LAW i s t h a t which i s given u s a s t h e r e a u l t of t h e
experience of men and wonen who have a t t a i n e d t h e Rosiorucian o b j e c t i v e
of bccomin~ "aore t h a n man." Unaninously thcce s e e r s r e p o r t t h a t t h e
powers around us a r e working toward a b e a u t i f u l l y s p n e t r i c a l r e m l t ,
t h a t bilnnce i s mslntained i n both t h e moral m d t h o physical r o r l d r ,
t h a t t h e best expression of t h e LW i s t h e word h e n , "Justice.'

In our h t t c r n on t h c Trestle-board, we say: "1 reoognite the

P - a i f o s t a t i o n of undcviclting J u s t i c e i n a l l t h e circumstancer of q p
l i f e . " Here t h e v e r b i s v e r y tzportcnt. I t i n d i c a t e s o l e a r l y that
what happen8 i n u s i s a re-oognitioo, a knowinf-again. Ageless W i n -
dom does n o t hope f o r t?ie s s t e b l i s h r e n t of j t ~ s t i c ea t s- fitwe
date. I t does n o t r s k e an i d e z l , o r a goal, of J u s t i o s . It d e c l a r e r
unequivooally t h a t only our s u n e n d o r t o t h e i l l u s i o n s of appewanocs
ozly our f z i l u r e t o estimnte t h i r q s e t t h e i r t r u e worth, only o u r murt
of i n s i g h t , a a k e s u s b e l i e v o i n i n j u s t i c e . Agelaso iYisdm d c c l c r e n
s p c c i f i c a l l y t h a t t h o self-manifestotion of the LSfe-power i s p e r f e c t l y
j u s t , accurate, and properly balanced c t t h i s moment, thmt it has a1-
dmys bocn so, and t h % t it alnnys w i l l be. It c a l l s u s t o recognition,
t o remenbrcnoo, t o vision. a d i n t h s Rosicrucian Grades, n G r e a t e r
, d e p t i s one who has amkcnod fror. tho delusion of sepnratonesr and
i n j u s t i c e i n t o t h e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t i s described i n t h e P a t t e r n on t h e
Tre s t l o b o d

Tho d o e t r i n e s imparted t o t h e advancing c a n d i d a t e i n t h i s Grade

a r c associated w i t h t h e l e t t e r s of t h e t h r e e nanes of t h e Grade, Tir.,
p Ch D, G E V X H, D I 8 . They are t s follower -
1. (F) Tho Tmor. (N.B. The l c t t e r Peh I 6 t h o l o t t o r of ?dats,
and t h e f i f t h c i r o l e on t h e Tree of Life i s c a l l e d t h o Sphere of )bars.)
no form i s pormnnent, nor do08 any form separate a p o r t i o n of t h e OEE
IP?:TITY from t h o h o l e of t h a t identity. The R e a l i t y m m i f e s t e d e t
nny p o i n t in space i s i d o n t i c e l w i t h t h e R e a l i t y e x i s t i n g a t a l l point8
i n space. Tho R o a l i t y o x i s t i r q i n t h e Present i s t d o n t i c a l w i t h t h e
R o s l i t y which hns continued unbroken through t h e p a s t , and ail1 continue
~ x b r o k o nthrough t h e f u t u r e .

2. ( ~ h ) The Chariot. The One R e a l i t y i s t h e f i e l d of i t s mn

manifestation, t h u vchiclc of i t s am existenoo, and t h n t One R c a l i t y i a
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the d i r e c t i v e principle i n a h u m being t h a t r e designate by t h e

pronoun "I.'

5. (D) The Empress. Nature i s t h e manifesting power of t h a t

One Identity, and in a l l nature t h e r e i s no force t h a t opposer i t s e l f
t o t h a t One. ill t h e forces of nnture, wfthout eny exoeption, a r e
the i n ~ t ~ e n fto sr oxpressing t h e f r e e W i l l of t h a t One Identity.
Whatever appears t o the contrary i s i l l u s i o n , and t h e acceptanoo of
t h a t i l l u s i o n f o r t r u t h i s t h e delusion t h a t bind6 us.

4. (G) The H i ~ hP r i e s t e s s . The manifest- power of t h e One

1dentit;r i s grounded i n t h e Life-power's p e r f e c t renembrarree of a l l t h a t
it has over done. i9d because t h a t Life-power i t t h e c e n t r a l r e a l i t y
of every personal existence, every human being ha8 acoesr t o t h i s im-
perishable and p e r f e c t record of the pant. Thin p e r f e c t memory of t h e
One I d e n t i t y is, cioreover, t h e l i n k t h a t u n i t e s a l l p e r s o ~ a l i t i e a , a8
the characters i n a n w o l a r e a l l linked together by t h e consoiousnerr
of the mathor.

5. (8) m e Yagician. Hunmn eslf-oonsaiousnesr, rfiioh seemr t o

be poised between an i n f i n i t y above and an i n f i n i t y below, i r r e a l l y
an atpcct of the One Identity. I t sees through aur eyer, h e a r s through
our ears, speaks through our lips. The appeareqces of unequal de-
velopnent a r i s e from the law of progressive change o f fornr but sinoe
the Life-power a t work i n , and through any given form, p e r f e c t l y b m r
i t s e l f and i t s powers, it a l s o understands t h a t even an incomplete, or
unporfectcd form i s not r e a l l y a f a i l u r e . We judge by appewancer, and
judge f a l s e l y because we judge only Fn p a r t . The One I d e n t i t y peroeiver
tht. Truth beoauee it is, end therefor0 knows, the beginuing, middlo, and
end of a l l creaturer.

6. (V) The Eierophant. F'urthermore, t h e Life-pouer doer not with-

hold t h i s higher knowledge from any person. Always it i s prerent a t t h e
vcry ceztor of t h e teople of human personality. Always it i n roady,to
spoak, nnd we have only t o l i s t o n i n order t o hear t h e mesrage.

7. (R) The Sun. That One I d e n t i t y i s t h e Sun of Life and Light,

tho S p i r i t u a l S u n w h i c h our day-star i s t h e e x t e r n a l representation
and synbol. He who would know w i l l reoognize sooner o r l a t e r t h a t hi8
personality i s r e a l l y nothing in i t s e l f , t h a t it has no existence whatever
apart f r o m t h e shining of t h e S p i r i t u a l Sun.

8. (R) The Emperor. The Highest manifestation of t h e r p i r i t u a l

solar energy i s t h e Constituting I n t e l l i g e n c e h i o h maker, framor, and
composes everything i n the universe. That I n t e l l i g e n o e i s an a o t u a l
presenoe i n every h u m personality. Eaoh humon being i s a c e n t e r f o r
the expression of t h a t Intelligence. Thir i s t h e r e a l t r u t h about man,
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cxd t h e Grester i d e p t i s one who h t l l y recognizes t h e t r u t h .

9. (D) The h ~ r e s s . H i s r e c o g n i t i o n n c t s b e d i a t e l y upon nature,

so t h a t a l l t h e forms of cosmic energy by which he i s surrounded a r e
modified i n accordance w i t h h i s t r u e percsption. Being f r e e d from
delusion, he k n m s t h a t t h e Kingdm of aeaven i s rnanifeated here on
ecirth, a s w e l l 6s cvorywhere ~ l s oi n t h e universo. sigh* works which
rippeer t o be lrirocles a r e r m i f e s t e d i n h i s prosenco, beosuse t h o power
of h i s c l e w v i s i o r i s h d i a t e l y r o f l e c t e d by t h e obediont responso
of n a t u r a l f o r c e s *

I
10. (I) Tho E s r n i t . Thus t h e whole work of t h e G r e a t e r Adept is
t o c o ~ s i s ti n h i s conscious i d o n t i f i c a t i o n w i t h t h 6 One True W i l l ,
p h i s r e c o g ~ i t i o nof t h e ' n o t h i n ~ n e s sof pcrsonali.ty, snd i n h i s c l e a t
perception t h s t t h c True Self of man i s t h a t of which it h a s boen deolarod
t h a t t h o r e i s nothing t h a t it needs t o do i n any of t h e t f v e e worlds.

11. (N) Decth. Such an one recognizes t h e n e o c s s i t y f o r t h e

~ c n t i n u s lt r a n a t ' o r l ~ a t i o nof thc, o u t e r v e h i c l e s of t h e Lifo-power, and
understands t h e r e a l significs:ice of t h e appocwance which men c a l l Death.
Pt because he h a s bocore i d e l l t i f i e d with t h e power which produoas t h a t
ippearance, he i s no longer t h e r i c t h of t h s appezr:nce, m d m i n t a i m
self-conscious existoncc through c l l t r c n s f o m a t i o 3 8 .

I give tho60 teachings o s I hnoe roceived thorn, without comaen-

idry, t,ecnuee X know t h n t comentruy would be f u t i l e . They d e s c r i b e
p r i e f l y t h e b a s i s of t h e powers of t h e Greator Adept. Re i s d i s t i w i s h e d
rron t h e Losser kdopt c h i e f l y because he no longer mnkes any conscious
;Wort t o Lmn~incd o s i r n b l e r e s u l t s . For he h a s corn t o t h e p o i n t d o r e
f c s i r e i s trnnsnuted i n t o r c n l i z n t i o n . KnaRing himself t o ba i d e n t i o a l
pith t h e One Z t c r n a l Reality, he p e r c o i r e s t h c t a l l p e r s o n a l e f f o r t i s a t
3n ond. He has passcd through t h e path of t h e l o t t o r Idea, of which t h o
fook af Tokezc s3ys:
I
I
'i-bzorb t h y s e l f i n t h i s Groat Sea o f t h e h t e r s of Life. Dive
Seep i n it u n t i l thou has l o s t t h y s e l l . knd h a v i q l o s t t h y s e l f , t h o o
phalt f i n d t h y Self again, rnd be o m w i t h me, t h y Lord and ging.'

!
Rc hns a l s o pncsad throuzh t h e path of Lnned, and h a s f u l f i l l e d
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tho i n j u n o t i o n given i n t h e Book of Tokcns T ? ~ : T ? W J Jq.Jotad:
~~

"Ey T i l l is f r o e indoed, and he who knowoth it a s t h o r o l l s p r i n g

of h i s w i l l i n $ rcnoineth frcr, from orror. Lot t h y m c d i t l t i o n b r i n g t h o e
t o r e s t i n t h a t W i l l . The~uin t h c midot of a c t i o n chalk t h o u be a t
pcaco, cnd in t h y b u s i o a t hours s h a l t f i n d t h e E t e r n a l Worker doing a l l
things v o l l in thoo. h, I guido t h e e a l l t h e m y , Rest thou i n me."
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OVhrt the Greater Adept learns, by many axporiaents, i s t h a t a l l

h i s personal a c t i v i t y , which most men suppose begins in themssltes, i#
r e a l l y t h e p a r t i c u l a r manifestation of an unbroken stream of oonsoiour-
ness which links a l l persons together, and u n i t e 8 every person t o t h e
One Originating Principle. I n other wordr, h i s f i r s t lesson i s t h a t
h i s personal a c t i v i t y i s a t a l l times joined t o t h e Primal H i l l by
the Uniting Intelligence (11). He learns, too, t h a t his uakbg, seV-.
conscious mental a c t i v i t i e s a r e simply p a r t i c u l a r expressions o f t h a t
same Originat- R i n c i p l o . That h i s b r a i n i s an instrument rhioh,
so t o say, "steps d m u currents of conscious energy above c.nd beyond
h i s mental level, a s s h o m by t h e pioture of t h e Magician (1). Day
by day he surrenders h i s l i f e t o guidance from above. H i s organ of
i n t e r i o r hearing i s highly developed. As he h e a r s he judges, and t h a t
judgment i s just, because it o r i g i n a t e s in t h e Eternal f n t e l l i g e n o e
t y p i f i e d by the Eierophant (V). n u s he i s one gf t h a t company rrhioh
i n Chinn a r e oalled "Boys,' or L i t t l e Children," a neum applied t o
Taoist sages uho have discwored t h e s e o r e t of perpetual yoath (XU).
He has found t h s t secrot, which i s a s e c r e t of solar vibration, and
having found it, he i s a vehicle of t h e nodo of f n t e l l i g e n o e c a l l e d
"Constituting," which i n Tarot i s t y p i f i e d by t h e Emperor. For the
" L i t t l e Boy," a f t e r a l l , i s "one with t h e Father,' and t h e &peror
i s t h e Father. I n a word, t h e Greater M e p t i s the consoiaus adapter
of t h e groat o o d o p m r s by which worlds a r e built. Ha works w i t h
more potent forcer t h a n those which a r e under t h e conm~andof the Lerrer
Adept, and he i s able t o do so beoause in passing through t h e path oor-
responding t o the Hnnged kin' He ha8 overcorm the i l l u s i o n of s e p a r a t e
pcrsonalityi and in parsing through t h e path oorrerpondiry to Justio*
he has learnod t h e s e o r e t of equilibrium.
C

But t h e t o y t o t h e mcming of t h e whole Grade is t h e T n r o t

picturo corresponding t o t h e l e t t e r Poh. This i s t h e Grade of t h e
u t t e r dostruotion, a s by lightning, of t h e sense of soporatc personality.
It i s t h e Grade in uhich t h e adept perceiver o l e a r l y t h a t h i s personal-
i t y l i t e r a l l y i s nothing a p a r t from t h e One Life-power. This perceptioa
'is the Great i d o n i n g , cad when t h a t perception ir.complete, t h e adept
parser on t o the noxt G r d o of Exempt Adept.

The Grade of Exompt Adept: 7 .4.

This Grade corresponds t o t h e 4 t h c i r o i e on tho Tree of Life. It

i s t h e highest of tho t h r e c Orador of tho Seoond Ordor. The name of t h e
4th c i r c l e i s ChSD, Chased, a Hebrew noun v a r i o u s l y t r a n r l a t e d a s Meroy,
Lovingkindness, nnd Benefioenoe. I t s l i t o r e l moanins i s "god-(;ivingne8sDn
and t h i s aspeot of t h e L i f e - p m r 1 8 therefore arsociated with t h e p l a n e t
Supitor, napes TzDK, Tsedek, l i t e r a l l y "righteournesr."

The Rosiorucian t i t l e i s "Itxompt M e p t ." Exonpt from uhat? Fr-

t h e delusion of persons1 p a r t i c i p a t i o n in anything, o r fn any aotion-
potfoot froedom, without the l e a s t t i n g e of t h o e r r o r of separatoners.
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Eo who h s s reached t h i s grade i s eore than orr open channel f o r t h e Law

which cannot bo broken, more t h a n - a teacher of that kin. Be i s a
channel f o r t h e exhaustless Mercy of the L i f e - 7 .

There i s a higher msjesty i n Ueroy thcn in j u s t i c e . Ueroy i s

more h p e r s o m l than Justice. J u s t i c e keeps a balance, and where
accounts a r e kept, t h e r o i s t h e shadow of soparatenesn. But &ray
gives without s t i n t , even though t h e Hebrew Wisdm h i n t s t h a t t h i s
benefioenoe i s i n accordmce r i t h measured rhythns, since t h e Qabalab
says t h a t Chesed, t h e fourth path, i s t h a t of hamring Intslligsnoe.

The Exenpt l d e p t has no consoiaus~lessof s e p u a t i o n . He &O

has r e a l l y a t t a i n e d t o t h i s Grado ha8 l o s t a l l sense of mqr-ness" in
the performince of action.

Paths leadin!: t o t h e Grade of Exenpt M e p t .

-sense
. The 21.d pcth of Kaph (1:Rhucl of Fortune). I n t h i s path t h e
of "ry-ness" i s o v e r c o x b3 continual r e d i t a t i o 3 upon t h e One
Solf a s being, l i k e t h e sphinx ~t t h e top of t h o wheel, h r i e o t l y motion-
l e s s i n t h e 1r3dst of t h e f l u x and reflux of cosmio a o t i v i t i e s . By doing
the wort of t k i s path t h e aspirnnt reach08 a n e n t a l s t a t e i n rfiioh ha
never forzets, even f o r a moment, t h a t a l l bodily notions, a l l a c t i o n s
of the nerve-currents, a l l s t a t e s of sensation, a l l thoughts, a r e r e a l l y
p a r t of t h e flow of t h e c o m i c l i f e , and i n no sense limited t o porson-
ality.

I have said t h a t t h e Exompt Mept never forgets. His Orada i s

t h a t a t t r i b u t e d by Q a b a l i s t i o psyohology t o nomory. Unlike t h e Greatar
Adept, who has c o n t i n u a l l y t o renind himself t h a t t h e appearance6 of
'separateness aro untrue, t h e Exezpt M e p t has f d t h e h a b i t of rmm-
bering t h i s . Be n w o r f o r an irrstant y i e l d s t o t h e i l l u s i o n . He i 8
liko t h a t one of whom t h e Bhoea~ad-Gita says: 'He nho knows t h e di-e
t r u t h thinketh 'I 615 doing nothing' i f seeizg, hearing, touching, smslliry,
eating, roving, breathing, sleepingj even *en s p e w n g , l e t t i q go or
taking, opening or c l o r i n g h i 8 epes, ho s a i t h , 'the senses and organs
move by natural impulse t o t h e i r appropriate ~ b j e c t a . ' ~

The 21rt path hos i t s beginning in t h e sphere of Vews, i n t h e

Grade of Philosophus, which La t h e plnoe of d e s i r e on t h e Tree of Life.
This shows t h a t t h e f i r c t path loading t o t h e Grade of Exempt M e p t
takoa i t s d e p ~ r t u r efrom the lwo-emotion r e f e r r e d t o Venus. Ha
a t t a i n t o union with t h e Divine Benefioenoe by nublimnting our derirer.
In t h i s sublimation, a l l sense o f reparatoners Is b l o t t e d out. h i #
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'

a t t a i n n e e is t h e "Great Reward .' I n union with t h e inexhaustible

s e l f - i m p u t c t i o n of t h e Life-power t o i t s forms of expression t h e Exempt
Adept ? i d s t k t t a l l antagonisms are blotted out. Hence t h e 21st pcth
which i s t h z f i r s t one leading t o t h i s Grade, is namd " R e w a r d k g In-
telligezcp, or "Intellieence of C o n c i l i a t i ~ n . ~

at-s it i s a l s o nnmed "Intelligence of Desire,' t o show

t h a t it i s r o d i n t h e seventh Sephirah, or has i t s o r i g i n there, on
the Wny of Ratpm. Desire i s t r u l y t h e m o t i v e - p m r which leads t o
our grasp of & ' e law of r o t a t i o n end c y c l i c i t y represented by the
Wheel of Po-. A 1 1 hmm grasp or conprehension of n a t u r a l law
(asphe B e gresping hand) i s t h e r e s u l t of 8e-h impelled bp desire.
iYrd t h i s coriprehension finds mental representation in t h e idea t h a t
the various f o r n s tzl;en by t h e correlated f o r c e s pf t h e universe a r e
t h e r e s u l t of t h e o i r c u l e t i o n of t h e Life-breath. Ety s e e r s l i k o Ezekiel
t h i s o i r c u l e t i a n i s cctually seen, and it i s from Ezekiel's a s i o n of
"wheelr r i t h h nheelr' t h n t Sliphas Levi derived the synbolies r h i o h
Waite has u t i l i t e d i n h i s vorsion of t h e Pfheel of Fortune.

The 2- Path of Yod (Hz The R e m i t 1

T w rill f i n d t h e root-meanings of t h i s path i n my Analysisof

the Tarot. Stcause it i s t h e pcth of t h e l a t t e r Tod, which is c a l l e d
"the l e t t e r o i t h e Father," and i s a l s o p a r t i c u l a r l y a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e
scoond Sephir-h, t h i r path must h l u d o i n i t s neanines t h e ideas of
pcternnl love a d paternal wisdom. These a r e plainly ~cggestmdby t h e
picturo of t h e H e m i t * Ho i a t h o Father wise and affectionate. Ha
holds h i s l c z t e r n . t o l i g h t t h e any f o r those r h o a r e c l h b i n g t h o
mountain-path below him. He Coes t h i r because he lover them, and would
have thezl w i t h him on t h e heightre

B e Q a b a l i s t i o oomontary on t h e 20th path sayer "It prepares a l l

created beings, oach individunlly, f o r t h e demonstration of the exintono.
of t h e p r i a o r d i a l glory. Prepares them f o r dononstrotion, you w i l l ob-
serve. k d it prepares each of them individually. Here i s no deadly
uniformiQ. E%ro i s nothing of t h e idea of being l o s t "in o w happy m a ~ r . ~
Not t h e l e a s t of t h o , g l o r i e s of t h e One Life i s t h a t it can f i n d an in-
f i n i t e 'mhr of nays i n which t o express i t s e l f , and an i n f i n i t e number
of nays in which t o prepare i t 8 personal vehioles f o r t h e nnnifestation
of i t r splendar.

Do not rziaunderstwid t h e ocoult teaching about weroomiry t h e

senso of r e p a n t e n e s s . I t does not a t a l l imply t h e extinotion of in-
dioiduality; or everi t h e e x t i n c t i o n of perronbiity. What, then, i r
extinmished? a o e r r o r of belicvina t h a t d e f i n i t e form an& d i n t i n o t
perso;lality a r e t h e sane ae sepnrato-form and s e l f - m o r i q personality.
Thir i r a mbtle e r r o r , but it doer not b e r e t t h e Fkempt Adept* For
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in passins through t h e 2Cth path he perceives t h c t my form of t h e

Life-power's self-expression may preserve i t s i d e n t i Q t h r o r y h end-
l e s s ages, nnd y e t be freed f r o n t h e i l l u s i o n of f a l s e i s o l a t i o n whioh
i s t h e r o o t of a l l selfishness.

The cure f o r the i l l u s i o n of f a l s e i s o l a t i o n i s b M l e d g e of

t r u e isolation. Eence P a t o n j a l i says: "The s t a t e of isolated u n i t y
(withdrcwn i 2 t o the t r u e ncture of t h e S e l f ) i r t h e remud of t h e
m n who can d i s c r i n i n a t e betneen t h e mind stuff and t h e Self, o r
s p i r i t u z l nan." ( ~ c o kIV. Sutra 25. h l i c e Bailey's translation.)
.L-8.. Bciley r i g h t l y scys, by way of c o m e n t a r y ~"This s t a t e of isol
l c t c d unity mst be regarded a s t h e r e s u l t of t h e a t t a i m n t of a
p a r t i c u l a r s t a t e of r i n d , r a t h e r than a s a separative reaction.
The m m knows t h e Self; he i d e n t i f i e s himself with t h e t r u e knower
..
and t h u s sees things a s they are, d i s a s s o c i a t i n g himself e n t i r e v
from the v o r l d of sensuous peroeption. He doer t h i r , h m w r , d i l a t
functioning a s a humn being on earth. He p a r t i c i p a t e 8 in e a r t h ex-
perience; he involves h i n s e l f in hu~rrna c t i v i t i e s ; he n l k r mong mnr,
e a t i n g md sleeping, working and living. Yet a l l t h e tiPr he i s
*in t h e world, y e t not of t h e

The 19th path of Teth (~111:Strength).

The Grade of Exempt Adept i s perfected nhen t h e power of t h e

sphere of Atars, t h e 5 t h Sephirah, has passed along t h e l?th pth,
back t o CheseO. I n t r a v e r s i n g t h e 19th path. t h e aspirant tranrmuter
t h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e s e r p e n t - p e r , o r foroe of Teth, t h e snake.
h e u n i v e r s a l i t y of t h e make-symbol i s n u l l known. A v e s t q
w r i t e r s hare peroeived t h a t it has a p h a l l i o significunce, t h a t it
r e f e r s p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e forces of reproduction. But t h e deeper
meaning of t h e symbol i s l o s t unless we r e m b e r t h a t h e r o o i l to
s t r i k e , and t h a t they m e along t h e ground with a rig-zagging, ribra-
t o r y notion.

Thus t h e serpent i s a uymbolbr t h e e l e c t r i o f i r e o f t h e universe.

Its o o i l r e f c r s t o t h e s p i r a l motion of t h a t f i r e . Its undulating pro-
g r e s s w e r t h e ground t y p i f i e s the basic q u a l i t y of t h e o m force, which
i s vibration, or a s h a n u e l Svsdenborg c a l l e d it, "trenulntion." It
i s t h i s force, which i n i t s p h y s i c a l manifestations i s coming t o be
underrtood by zmdern s c i e n t i s t s , and t h e i r discoveries concerning tho
n a W e of i t s physical properties a r e , ro t o say forcing t h e diaolosrum
of some of t h e occult teachings about it.

"Tho Chaldean Oraoles," so-anlled, although they a r e not r e a l 4

Choldean, but r a t h e r tho-Platonio, say; "The god i s he having t h e head
of a hawk. He energizes a s p i r a l foroe." The hark-hoaded god i r H m a ,
the child of Osiris and I r i s . He i s a s o l a r d e i t y , and hi. r p i r a l forom
i r t h e f o r c e t h a t i s arsociated with t h e 19th path. I n t h e tarot &q
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corresponding t o t h a t path, t h e solar and e l e o t r i o f i r e i e t y p i f i e d bp

the lion.

This 19th path i s said t o be t h a t of t h e I n t e l l i g e n c e of t h e Secret

of .11 .Spiritual : a t i v i t i e s . m a t i s t h a t s e o r e t ? I canuot pretend t o
t e l l you. To attempt t o do so would be t o a t b i t two f a l s e assumptionrx
1. That I have a t t a i n e d t o t h e Grade of EJtem~tAdept; 2. That you have
a l s o reached t h e same Grade. But I can point out a c l u e t o t h e w s t e r y -
two clues, in fact. m e f i r s t i s t h a t t h i s i s the r e c r e t of a l l r p i r i t -
t u a l a c t i v i t i e s . And i f you w i l l conoect t h i s up with t h e symbolism of
t h e eighth Key of Tarot, you w i l l a t l e a s t come t o understand t h a t t h e
s e c r e t may be thus declared: "The s e c r e t of a l l s p i r i t u a l a o t i r i t i e r
i s t h a t t h e VIOFLM controls t h e Lion, and leadr him by means of 8
chain of rosesm"

Can you i n t e r p r e t t h i s saying? Read over what I ha- w r i t t e n in

h a l y s i s of Tarot. That w i l l help t o solve the problem, B u t t r y to
g e t t h e d i s t i n o t i o n betreen an i n t e l l e c t u a l peroeption of t h e messa(5e
conveyed by t h e picture and t h e actual, first-hand Icnorledge which f
have j u s t said I cannot pretend t o reveal. I oan say: 'The Woman l r
subconsoiourmers, t h e l i o n t h e cosmic e l e c t r i o f i r e , and t h e chain of
roses represents an orderly, closely-woven s e r i e s of specif fo deairer..
That may help you t o understand t h a t t h e e e a t Secret ha8 t o do with
the control exerted by cubconroiousness, t h e Roman, over a l l those
farms of e l e o t r i o force which a r e below nankind. But the f i n a l s e c r e t
of the Wonan cannot be expressed i n any r o r d r I have a t my cone
mnd. b r e o v e r , I do not know it a s yet. Thus I say, with Eliphar
be, 'The duad i s t h e number of the Cornan, t h e Greet Arcamam i r tha
f i n a l s e c r e t of t h e duad, and t h a t seoret cannot be r e w a l e d e w

But the Hebrew noun t r a n s l a t e d " ~ ~ i r i t u Aotivitier"

al giver 8 hint
a s t o t h e n a t v e of t h e secret. I t i s H P 0 V L V T. I f you w i l l
consider it, l e t t e r by l e t t e r , you w i l l be able t o i n f e r with oonsider-
able acouraoy what t h e r e o r e t 1s about, even i f you a r e not yet a b l e
t o determine j u s t what t h e s e o r e t i r e

The f i r s t t h r e e l e t t e r s , H P 0, a r e r e l a t e d t o t h e bhrs r i b r a t i o n .
H (Enperor) through Aries, ruled by b b r s . P (Tower) through i t 8 a t -
t r i b u t i o n t o Mars i t s e l f . 0 evil) through t h e sign Capricorn, in
which Ilars i s exalted. The s e c r e t i s evidently primarily a s e c r e t of brain
a c t i v i t y , of reason, of what Qabalists c a l l "Constituting Intelligenoe,"
since t h e f i r s t l e t t e r i s Y. I t ha8 a l s o t o do with t h e speoial funoti0nr d
the Mars oenter i n tho body, t h e center behind t h o navel, correoponding
t o P and the Tower- And again, it i s a seoret which has t o do with t h e
d i r e c t i o n of t h e c u r r e n t s of t h e Astral Light, and t h i s magical agent,
which i s the force enploycd i n a l l magical operations, i s what i r repre-
sented i n Tarot by t h e f i f t e e n t h Key, inamnuch a r Eliphar Leri t e l l r u8
t h a t t h e Astral Light "ir t h e d e v i l of exoterio dognutism.'
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The text, t h r e e l e t t e r s , V L V, are r e l a t e d t o t h e Venur vibra-

tion. Occultly, Venus i s the cocplement of b r s , a s green, i t s color,
i s the complement t o red, color of Ears. V ( ~ i e r o ~ h a n rte)p r e r e n t s
hearing, complementary t o s i g h t , which is a t t r i b u t e d t o H and t h e
h p e r o r . When we have learned t h e desper m a n i n g of v i r i o n (H),
have rcastered the destruotive e l e c t r i c foroe (P), and have exalted
t h a t force by learning how t o use t h e l i n i t i n g p m r of Saturn whiah
a t f i r s t appear8 t o u s a s an adversary (0), we a r e ready f o r t h e
deeper revelations of t h e m y ~ t e r i e anhich come t o us, through t h e
chanzel of i n t e r i o r hearing, d i r e o t from t h e One Teacher synbolired
by the iiierophant.
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L ( J u s t i c e ) , t h e l e t t e r oorresponding t o t h o s i g n Libra, r u l i n g
the kidneys and the lumbar region of t!!e aspine, suggests t h a t t h e pw-
s i o a l p a r t of t h e s e c r e t has something t o do with elimination, .rd
with t h o f'unctionr of t h e mprarenal capsules. It i s fram t h e r e m b -
u t e duotlcss glands t h a t adrenalin i n poured into t h e blood, and we
b o w t h a t e f f e c t i v e a c t i o n of t h e m s c u l h r system i s dependent upon
the t o n i c r e s u l t of t h i s a d r e m l secretion. Therefore Q a b a l i a t r a r e
perfectly correct when they a t t r i b u t e action t o the l c t t e r L. But hero
i s a deeper meaning, a l s o , which may h z b r i e f l y s t a t e d a r being
t h a t action, Ln the sense of t h e Sanskrit term h r n a , ha8 t o be under-
stood by him fi.0 t r h v e r s e s t h e 19th path and c a s t e r s t h e Great Seoaet.
It i s sb oomon t o f i n d p r e u d b o c c u l t i s t s speaking of b r m a a s samethlry;
which continually modifier human l i f e f r m without, so t o ray, t h a t I
f e e l keenly t h e need of emphasizing the f o o t t h a t rhen r4 understand
the law of i t a m we a r e able consciourly t o determine what s o r t of
lCarme we s h s l l neke a s we go along, and -hat e f f e c t p a s t hama w i l l
b v e upon us now. Nothing i s more f a l s e than t h e supporition t h a t
Karna i s s o n e t h h g we can't help--that it i r an inexorable Nemrir,
;-mich d l 1 exaot t h e l a s t i o t a of payment from US*

And t h e Qabalah, by making t h e l e t t e r representing Fhmm o m

which a l s o i s asrooiatod with t h e Venus vibration, i n t i s a t e s p l a i n l y
fbt t h e nanipulation of h m a i s possible f o r q porson who har
learned t o control h i s desires. This, you see, i r p r a o t i o a l l y what i r
symbolized by the f a c t t h a t t h e wonan i n the VIIIth Xey of Tarot i s
leading the l i o n by a chain of roses--the Slower8 of Vewr.

The l e t t e r V i r ropeated 5n HPOVLVT, have been taught, b e a a u n

the Inner Teacher makes two revelationr in inparting t h e Great Seoret.
The f i r s t r e v e l a t i o n has t o do with purification, and with t h e a t t a i n -
ment of balanoe. Thus it loads on, so t o say, to t h e a c t u a l r o r k vhioh
i s represented by t h e l e t t e r L. The second r e v e l a t i o n i r t h a t the
Teacher i s t h e r e a l S e l f , and it Inoluder the knowledge t h a t t h e Ad-
versary has been t h e Father i n disguise. I n some i n i t i a t i o n r , I a m t o l d ,
CLB o f f i c e r who represents t h e Hierophnnt sayr t o t h e candidate8

"Child, long h a s t thou feared me, hnd t h a t Soar vrar t h e beginning

of thy rrisdom, f o r it drove theo i n quest of refuge f r o n t h i n e adver-
sary. Now, a t t h e end of thy long quest, thou h a r t no noed f o r Sear.
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For I was t h e adversary, f the opponent without whom t h e r e wwld h a m

been no game t o play, no prize t o win. And t h i s , ahioh seemed a 5-
of war, thou seest now a s but a play of love. Entar i n t o joy, f o r He
r i t h whom thou hast wrestled i s none other than thy t r u e Self..

T (strength) i s the f i n a l l e t t e r of m T T . The meaning of' t h e

corresponding Tarot Eey has alrendy been touched upon. I need only add
t h a t when ~ e l f - o o n r o i o u w e s s , by r i g h t i n t e l l e o t i o n , g a s p s t h e t r u t h
t h a t a l l the power any mnn can exercise i s a transformation of t h e
One Life-parer, t h a t a l l t h e v o l i t i o n s a man f o e l s a t work w i t h i n hip
a r e expressions of the One B i l l , then t h i s r i g h t knowledge of t h e
r e l a t i o n betseen personality and t h e One Life becomes t h e d w i n a n t
suggestion t o euboonroiousness, t h e w- of t h e VIIIth Bey. In re-
sponse t o t h i n daminant suggestion e l l t h o body-building a o t i r i t i o r
a r e directed t o t h e fashioning of a perfeot personal w h i o l e , which
o f t e r s no obstruction t o t h e f r e e outflow of t h e Life-power i n t o the
e x t e r n a l i t a t i o n s of t h e objeotiw, pl-e of sane and form. Thus, l i t t l e
by l i t t l e , our bodies a r e trantforned, a r e c h q e d day by day i n t o a
note truthf'ul likeness and inage of t h e Life h i o h i s a t onoe above
and within. The campletion of t h i s process 1 8 t h e r a d i a n t , deathless,
beautiful body of a LIaster of U f e . Suoh a r e h i o l e of t h e Life-Power
i s what P a t a n j a l i desoribos i n t h e 46th Sutra of h i 8 t h i r d bookt
*symnetry of f o m , beauty of color, s t r o n t h and tho oampaotnoss of the
dianond, o o n s t i t u t e bodily perfection.' &ice Bailey's translation.) .
Thus t h e Great Secret appears a s one hadng t o do with t h e om-
t r o l of t h e Zfhrs v i b r a t i o n t h o u g h t h e agency of t h e Venus power of
desire. This control i s m d up i n t h e s u b o n s o i o u ~c o n t r o l of' t h s
solar serpont-power. It i s a l s o t h e s e o r e t of t h e *?iord made 'flebh*
of t h e primal Thought, which, through r i b r a t i o n begun a r sound,.then
raised t o t h e e l e o t r i o potency of Fohat (Teth), c l o t h e r i t s e l f i n gar-
ments of pulsing radiance, which our imparfeot senses only half-pot-
oeive, which our deluded ninds b e l i t t l e end besmirch r i t h lying labela.

HW long w i l l it be before t h e world ooner t o understand t h e

beautiful s b p l i o i € y of tho saying, "This i s my body, which is brokea
f o r you?" Everything t h a t m, c a l l 'matter" i s t h e body of S p i r i t ,
apparently broken o r divided i n t o manyness, and s o conoealing t h o ensea-
t i a l unity. The w a t e r y of t h e Thought made f l e s h i s t h e seoret of
a l l s p i r i t u a l a o t i v i t i o s . That Word o r Thought d m l l s among us. We
share in i t s preresce on t h i s phyrioal plane. That wonder-working
Word i s seated i n your heart and mine. m e n we have learned t o linten,
when m, a r e t r u l y prepared, it w i l l make knowa t o u s a l l t h e ngrsteriem
of tho Oreat &owns%

Tho Dootrines of t h e Grade of Exempt M e p t t 7 t 4.

The tit10 of t h o Grade, "Ekompt Mept,' i n d i c 8 t e r t h a t one who

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has reaohed t h i s stage of ndvance through t h e Grader of t h e Order 1 8

freed from c e r t a i n n e c e s s i t i e s t h a t f a l l t o t h e l o t of those in lower
Grades. E5 who has recchcd t h i s p o i n t f i o c c u l t development no longer
has t o strugglo t o m i n t a i n h i s consciousnesr of h i s i d e n t i t y w i t h
the One Reality. And he i s freed a l s o from t h e neod of performing
o e r t a i n kinds of p r a c t i c e * '

I n o t h w m r d s , he i s exempt i r o n t h e delusion t h a t he doer

mything of hinself, exenpt from t h e e r r o r t h a t he i s ever a c t i n g on
h i s onn i n i t i a t i v e . ' h i s does not mean t h a t ho i s inaotive. Far *om
it. He coy be, and usually is, a very a c t i v e human being, e w g e d in
great enterprises. ijut he i s freed from a l l personal concern
a s t o t h e outcome of those e n t e r p r i s e s , because it has booone seooad
nature f o r hin t o regard even those a c t i r i t i e s i n which t h e i ' u n c t i o ~
of h i s om personality aro involved a s being r e a l l y coamio a o t i r i t i e r ,

The doattines of t h e bade a l l ernphasire t h i s point. Even t h e

f a c t t'nat the 4th c i r c l e on t h e Tree of Life i s c a l l e d t h e Sphere o f
J u p i t e r door so, because Jupiter i n Torot i s associated with t h e n e e 1
of Fortune, t h a t synbol of the *eels within wheel8 o f i n t e r l o c k i n g
a c t i v i t y nheaoe proceeds the ectuol motive power f o r a l l humm a c t i m *
Tho doctrines of the Grade aro derived f r o n t h e l e t t e r s an? Tarot Keys
spellixq t h e words ChSD, Chesed, and W O , a Hebrew a d j e c t i v e nhich
i s variously translatod a s "measuring," .cohesive," o r " r e ~ e ~ t a c u l o r . ~
This adjective distinguishes the speoial mode of consciousness repre-
sentod by the 4th c i r c l e of t h e Tree of Life. The seven doctrine8 m r
e

1. (Ch) The Chariot* The I AN does nothing. For t h e I AH i n

the OllE 1QI;PITY c a l l e d "God," by theologians, and God i s ohangelerr,
That One Identity i s t h e w i t l e s s of a o t i v i t y , but i s not i t s e l f nodi-
f i e d or a l t e r e d by t h e t r v l s f o r n n t i o n s t h a t go on around it. A l l
change, a l l modification, i s i n t h e f i e l d (Cheth) of energy whioh, ro
-to say, r o ~ o l v e saround tho I AM. The S e l f , whioh i r t h e r i d e r W t h e
o h a r i o t , o f p?rsonality, i s p e r f e c t l y f r e e from a l l neoersity for aqt
endeavor whatsoever. I t does nothing. I t E v e r har done a n y t h i w .
It 1 3 simply the witness of t h e panor- of transformations prooeodhg
from i t s own q s t e r i o u s power. By perfeotly identifying himself w i t h
the I U, tho h e a p t M e p t sharer t h i r froedom f r m t h e n e c e s s i t y f o r .
aotion.

2. ( S ) ~ h ;Tonperance. On t h e personal side, t h e Exempt Mept

fully r e a l i z e s t h e i d e s of guidance represented by t h e 14th Tarot Key.
(I'iere it m y be well t o renlind you t h a t t h e l e t t e r Ch and b y 7 r y e
oonnected with J u p i t e r , because the s i g n Canoer i n nhich Jupiter i n
exalted i s assooicted with t h e t l e t t e r ' a n d Key, while samckh and b y
14 a r e a l s o associated with Jupiter, bcoause they ore connected w i t h
the oign S a g i t t a r i u s , ruled by Jupiter.) Tho Exempt M e p t lookr upon
a l l oircwnstanars i n which h i s personality i r involved a8 beixq g i e #
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f r m t h e Alnighty. He regerds t h a t porsonality a s being t h e in-

strumeqt of t h e One Self. He has a long experience of t h i s higher
guidance, m d it never f o r a moment occurs t o him t h a t any part of
h i s d a i l y oxistenco i s othcr than a good g i f t f r o m t h e One Souroe.
What c h i e f l y d i s t i n g u i s h e s him from h i s brethren of lower Grades
i s t h n t he never has t o do w h i n g t o make t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of
oxporienco irlear a d vivid. ffe i s under no necessity f o r c o r r e o t h g
appecranoo by reninding h b s e l f of the r e a l i t y . As I said before,
he has practiced so long md f a i t h f u l l y , while passing through the
l m e r Grades, t h a t he has nuw established a h a b i t of r i g h t i n t e r -

S. (D) h e Enprees. I n consequence of h i s p e r f e c t f r e e d m fiaa

t h e erroneous i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s which give n o s t o f t h e wvrld s o muoh
t r o u b l e , t h e Exempt Adept enjoys an extraordinary'degree of sub-
consciour c r e a t i v e power. 92s mind i s never beset by w e r o f t e r r o r ,
lack, hatred, sorrow, o r d i s t r u s t . Tihatever e a t e r n a l appearancer my
be, he sees through them t o t h e b e a u t i f u l pocrsibility they present.
H i s subconsciouwess presents hiE with nothing but constructive, coruaga-
our, h o p e h l , happy, and accurate imagery, f o r he now reaps t h e f r u i t .
of t h e work he has done k:-Grades. I n those &aden he planted
the seeds. Now he has t h e harvest.

4. (Q) The Eoon- These powers of the Exempt Adept a r e t h e re-

s u l t of d i f f e r e n c e s i n organism. liobody i s born an fiempt Adept.
Nobody becomes one without going through profound changos of person-
a l i t y . For althcugh it i s p e r f e c t l y t r u e t h a t t h e I AM i s c h q a -
l e s s , it i s by no means t r u e , a s some would have u s believe, t h a t
the nere a f f i m t i o n of the changeless perfection of t h e I ALE w i l l
make n9nifest t h a t perfection on t h e physical plane. The Salf never
c h a q e s . Personality undergoes oontinual transformations. And UI
Exempt Adept i s a person, not an abstraction. He i s 8 person uhow
body has reaohed t h e end of t h e path depicted i n Key 18. hnd oven a 8
one who has learned t o d m doer not have t o l e a r n a11 w e r a g d n
each m c r , so t h a t such an one i s exempt f r o a taking d u n n i n g 10s-
sons, becausc h i s body has been ohanzed from t h a t of a non-Rinmer to
t h a t of a cnrimer-, so t h o Exempt Adept i s f r e e f r o m t h e n e c e s s i t y for
nany kinds of practice because h i s body has been so changed t h a t it
can and does express t h e types of consoiousness we h a w been consider-
ing, togother with t h e kinds of personal p m r t h a t a r e t h e aooompaai-
ments of those types of consoiousness.

6. ( 8 ) The ihsician. These transformations of p e r s o n a l i t y ha-

been accomplished under the d i r e c t i o n of s e l f - c o n s c i o u s n e r ~ , a s ehom
i n Key 1. They a r e t h e r e s u l t s of d e f i n i t e i n t e n t i o n , and long continued
practioe* They do not corm about a s the outcone of t h e general averages
of evolution. They a r e physiological modifioations, but they f a l l in
the c l a s s of soquired c h a r a o t e r i s t i c s whioh a r e not t r a n s f e r a b l e by
herodity. Thus we f i n d t h a t t h e Confessio F r a t e r n i t a t i a p u t s into t h o
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mouths of i t s authors the declaration t h a t , although s m e of them have

children, they cannot pass tho Bidden Cisdom on t o them a s a hereditary
right. O r , a s t h e New Testament puts it, "Flesh and blood cannot
i n h e r i t t h e kingdom of ~od." A l l through t h e mystery teaching one
f i n d s repeated again and again t h i s enphatio d e c l a r a t i o n t h a t each
a s p i r m t m a t do h i s own work, m u s t bring about h i s own r e l e a s e from
t h e bonds of error.

8. (v) The Hierophant. Here t h e 5th &y of Tarot makes i t 8

appeara-,ce again, a s a corrective t o t h e idea e i c h w h t be d r a m
from t h e p r e c o d i q Key t h a t t h e p r w e s s of r e l e a s e i s purely t h e work
of self-oonrciousnes~. For although Ageless Eisdom insist8 t h a t re-
leane i s inpossible n t h o u t *at seems, e s it i s proceeding, t o b.
and undertaking which i s one of personnl e f f o r t , expressing personal
intention; tho sane doctrine i s equally enphatic 'in i t s d e o l a r a t i o n
t h a t poreoral work and e f f o r t w i l l not b r i r g about r e l e a s e u n l e r r
they a r e conbined with tho i n s t r u c t i o n t h a t o m s through t h e Inner
Voice. Fio r u s t put ourselves i n a positioz t o reoeiva the Inner
Teaching. kt we =st l i s t e n t o t h a t instruotion, and obey it, o r wm
renain t h e cautives of error. For though it i s t r u e t h a t we do ~10th-
of ourselrcs, it i s e q u a l l y t r u e t h a t ne c u r t ba aotive. The t b w o m r
when the delusion t h a t we a r e 'going it alone" i s completely diepelled,
never t o return8 but even then t h e r e i s no cessation of personal a o t i -
vity. 'Jhnt cones t o nn end i s our f c l s e notion of t h a t c o f i v i ~ .

7. (0) Tho -1. That perhaps c h i e f l y d i s t i n g u i s h e s an Exempt

Mept from other men i s t h a t he never refuses t o examine appearances
of evil. I f t o t h i s it bo objeotod t h a t we have high S c r i p t u r a l auth-
o r i t y f o r occupying our minds with thoughts of thing6 pure, holy, and
of good report, one -nay answer t h a t advico intended f o r beginnor8 i r
not necessarily good adrice f o r expo-. Begimers a r e n o t strong
enough t o look upon the face of evil. They nre frightened bp it.
They a r e aroused t o antagonism by it. Thus they must needs oocupy
thenselves with thoughts which w i l l bring out constructive reaotionr.

That i s just t h o point. The consideration of seeming e r i l r doer

bring out constructive reaotions from t h e Exompt Adept's subconsofour-
ness, i n accordance with what was s a i d i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e t h i r d point
in t h i s o u t l i n e of t h e dootrines. The Exercpt M e p t i s e r o n g . He
weloones t h e oonsideration of problems t h a t would t e r r i P y weaker and
l e s s experienced mon. Indeed, he i s always on t h e look-out f o r then.
!lo appearance of e v i l arouses i n hLm t h e l e a r t t r a c e of antagonism.
You w i l l never find an Exenpt Adept playing t h e censor, or holding up
h i 8 hands i n holy horror. This does not mean t h a t he passively aooepta
e v i l conditions. It does mean t h a t h i s mind i s so habituated t o om-
s t r u c t i r e imagery t h a t he regards overy sexzblanoc of e v i l a8 a r e a l
opportunity f o r the d m o n r t r a t i o n of good. He does not make t h e
take of denying the e v i l appearance. Be b a s perfeotly -11 t h a t it
looks a s it does. But he a l s o k n w r t h a t it oan be ohangad, and rill
be changed, i n t o a beautihrl remalt.
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We oone nor t o t h e three h a d e s conpcring what i s known a s t h e

Third, or innormost, Order of t h e Roeicrucian Fraternity. I f it ha8
been d i f f i c u l t t o write adequately concerning t h e Grader of t h e Second
Order, how much more of a task t o e n t e r i n t o a discussion of t h e august
q s t e r i e s of the Third1 Howbeit, h a t I m i t e i s not my om, but only
what I have receives. A s I ham heard, so I t r a n s n i t t h e teaching to
t h c e who ncy read t h e s e pager.

The Grade of Magister Tenpli, 8 = 8.

This Grade correspond8 t o t h e meanings of t h e number 5, and to
t h e various ideas associated i n t h e Qabalah with Binah, BIER, Under-
standing, t h e t h i r d c i r o l e of the Tree of Life. This c i r o l e i s t h e
rphere of Scturn. Its color i s blaok, t h e absorption of a l l colors.
To sane it appears t o be indigo, o r deep blu5-violet. In such case
i t 8 note i s A-natural. But I prefer t h e t r a d i t i o n t h a t a11 t h e sphere8
of the Third Order a r e spheres of silenoe.

This h a d o i s reachod by two pathr, t h e 18th, of t h e l e t t e r Cheth,

y d t h e 17th, of t h e l e t t e r ZaLn.The f i r s t leads from t h e 5 t h rphere,
Geburah, and the seccqd begins i n t h e 6th sphere, Tiphareth. Thur t h e
powers o f . t h e Greater Adept a r e those which a r e u t i l i z e d in t r a v e r s i n g
the 18th path, and Fn passing through t h e 17th path one u s e r t h e power8
belonging t o the Lesaer Adept.

--m e 18th path of Cheth (~11rThe ~ h a r i c t r . Thir path i r not open

t o t h 9 aspirant u n t i l he ha8 become an Exempt irdept. He who goer thir
m y , which leads t o Understanding, must have overcome a11 senre of
"q-nesr." The conoeption of unchanging ha, u n l e r r it i r tempered
by the r e a l i z a t i o n of Ieroy, rill not oarry him through t h e 18th path.
Great a s a r e the p m r s of those r h o have a t t a i n e d t o t h e Grade oor-
responding t o t h e 5 t h sphere, they a r e n o t qualified t o follow t h e
course which nskes them Masters of t h e Temple u n t i l they h v e beoomm
t r u l g exempt from the delusion of "personal" w i l l and "personal" aotion.

The 18th path i s called 'Intolligenoe of t h e House of In!'luenoe,'

beoause it i s the channel of the abundant overflow of t h e f i e r y a o t i v l t y
of the Life-power, taking form a s objects. The Life-power t a k e r t h e r e
forms through the operation of i t s q u a l i t y of s e l f - l i m i t a t i o n , d i r e o t e d
by the r a t i o n a l self-consoiousness dbpioted in Turat a r t h e Magioian.
The "objeotr" i n t o which it entors a r e both "thingsn and "creaturerow
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To t r a v e l t h e 18th path on t h e Way of Return, therefore, i s to

overcome t h e i l l u s i v e power of these l i m i t a t i o n s by learning how to use
them. By the work of t h i s path t h e advanoing a s p i r a n t masters t h e
destructive force of t h e hhrs vibration, awakens i n himself t h e regene*
a t i v e potenoy of t h e flame of t h e cogDia Life-breath, and, a s t h e Book
of Formation p a t s it, "restore8 t h e Creator t o H i s throne.*

In t h e VIIth Tarot Key, corresponding t o t h i s path, t h e Chnriot

represents t h e l i v i n g temple of the Life-power* The d r i v e r i s t h e
I hM, He i s n e s t c r of the positive and negative expressions of t h e
Astral Light. The positive manifestation i s represented by t h e white
sphinx, t h e negative manifestation by t h e block One.

The f i e l d of h i s mastery i s t h a t of speeoh, t h e power a t t r i h -

ted t o t h e l e t t e r Cheth and t h e 18th path. I n t h o o c c u l t sense thir
noun speech s i g n i f i e s Thought a s well a s a r t i c u l a t e sound. The &a-
t e r of' the T o q l e i s one who has learned t h e aeoretr of n a g i c a l speeoh.
He builds by ideas. Furthennore, ho knuws t h e vibratory v a l u e r of cer-
t a i n sound ooxbinationr, and t h e idoas corresponding t o them. By him
~ i p u l e t i o nof t h e subtle f o r c e s of sound combined n i t h thought, he
builds himself a body rhioh r e s i s t s every h o ~ t i l ee x t e r n a l ioroe.

l'he Master of t h e Temple r e a l i z e s t o t h o f u l l t h e meaning of

t h e stateacnt, "Filled with understanding of i t s p c r f e o t &an, I am
guided, monont. by moment, along tho path of liberation." Eo f e e l s w i t h -
i n him tho urge of t h a t r e s i s t l e s s V i l l which o t h e r s of l e a s under-
standing mistake f o r something of t h e i r om. Ha m k e r no plans, but
c a r e f u l l y follows t h e Great Plan, s t e p by step, a s it i s unfolded t o
him. He i s c e r t a i n of suocess. He has n e i t h e r a n x i e t y nor c o r i o s i t p
about t h e future. For he knows, from h i s e a r l i e r s t u d i e r i n t h e Orade
of Philosophus, t h a t every s t e p i n t h e o o d c u n d o r t a k i q i s a &ep
towards t h e r e a l i z a t i o n of a perfect ruooess. .

The 17th path of 2ain (VIS The h v e r s l . This path i s c a l l e d %r

posing m i i o n o e , ' and by i t 8 aorrespondenoe t o t h e l e t t e r Zah,
it i s oonneotsd n i t h t h e following passages oonoerning t h a t l e t t e r
given in The Book of Tokens:

*I. I an t h e Sword, t h e sword lmioh i 8 Understandine, dividing

betreen tho darkness and t h e l i e h t a t c r e a t i o n ' s dawn.
2. Not by addition does the m u l t i p l i c i t y of c r e a t u r e 8 came
i n t o existonoe, f o r I , tho souroe of a l l , am one, one and alone, even
a6 it i s written, 8Bosidor me there i s nothing.'
S. Vorily, t h e beginning of a l l t h i r y r i s d i v l r i o n , a r More8
raifhb 'In the beginning the Elohim c u t a p a r t t h e heaven and t h e earth.'
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4. That, therefore, which t o purblind eyer scemeth t o be

another than myself, t h a t which t o t h e deluded appeareth a s somewhat
fashioned by hand, i n t o which I onter not, t h e wise know a s a por-
t i o n of my own being, s e t a p a r t f o r ny regard by q unfathomable
porrer of self-reflection.
5. This power t h e s'ored Wisdom c e l l e t h t h e Mother. It i s t h e
p m e r of Understanding, t h e power a l s o of t h e Elohia, f o r ln B I B i g a r e
t h e ElohLn enthroned, and t h e i r Thrones a r e s e t i n Her.
6. KFne a r e t h e Thrones, nine t h e powers of t h e Elohim, and I,
whon nen adoro a s Father, am known a l s o t o t h e wise a s t h e Great Mother
Fa whoso rime aro hid t h e names of t h e Father and t h e Son.
7. This H e i s the sharp srrord whereby t h e h e t h a t I am
dividoth i t s e l f i n t o t h e %mya
8. From BI?. t h i s sharp sword prooeedeth, and by i t s separr.tive
force I olaavo asunder n ~ yown unity, dividing myself into hro, t h e
Pathcr and t h e Pother.
9. This thou mayeut disoern i n
of .separation, whose middle i s t h e patornal
=,fod. whose beginning i s t h e sword
a d whose end r e f e r r e t h
by numorntion t o t h e Gates of t h e Mother.
10. Horc, too, s h a l t thou porooive tho Elohim ( f o r they a r e swen),
and t h o Lichts of Emmation ( f o r thoy a r e ten), and t h e Gates of Under-
standing (for thoy a r e f i f t y ) .
11. Thus in Zain, the Sword, i s shown a f i g u r e of a l l thing8 t h a t
havo been, t h a t are, and t h a t s h a l l be in tine t o come.
12. And t h e Sword f l a s h o t h f o r t h from t h e h o a r t of t h o b t h c r

.
i n t o t h e hoart of t h e Son, and i t s oourse i s t h e path of t h e Disposhg
Xntelligenco

Uere i s a b r i e f ocmmntary on t h e foregoing p ~ c l g r a p h s . Eaoh

point of t h e oamwntary i s numberod so a s t o oorrerpond t o t h e para-
graph bearing t h e same number.

1. .The word which i s urnlorstanding.' I n Hebrew, "mord" 1r

2 I R, Zain, and 21s 67, which i s t h e value of BINE, Binah, Understanding)

5. The h g l i s h Bible says, "In tho beginning God oreated," but

the l i t e r a l t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e Hebrew verb BRA i s n o t 'to oroate,' but
"to out apart," o r " t o divifie.'

5. The Mothor i s AXMA, kima; a name applied t o BIRB, Binnh. lb

t h i s Sephirah t h e Gabalah a s s i g n s tho divine name AUiIM, Elohim; and it
i n said a l s o t o be t h e ccnt.of those coda panor8 whore tcohnical nwao
12, beoauso ;JIXLIM 282 = 2 - -
i s hRhLIld ( r 282). a a l i m , Thronar.. Q a b a l i s t i c a l l y , t h e Thrones a r e
8 2 =12. Theso cue a l m t h e Thrones of
Breath of Lives, because 282, t h e number of kralim, i s a l s o t h e number
of RVChChIIIC, Ruach Chaiim, 'breath of Liver." I t i s a l s o not-rthy
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t h a t 282 has 3, t h e number of Binah, f o r i t s l e a s t number.

6. "In whom a r e hid t h e names of t h e Father and t h e Son." Tim

word BIhTi, ainah, contcins t h e l e t t e r s IH, Jah, forming t h e d i a n e
nane of C h o ~ which ~ , Sephirah i s c a l l e d the Father. It a l s o oon-
t n i n s the l e t t e r s EN, Ben, Son, a nane applied t o Tipharuth, t h e
s i x t h Sephirah. "For t h e Kother concealeth t h e power of t h e Father,
and m i f e s t e t h t h a t power i n t h e Sanen T h i ~i s t r u e on a l l planes.

9. n'ilhorn beginning i s t h e sword (2) .. . whose middle i s th.

paternnl Yod (I), and whoae end r e f e r r e t h by mureration t o t h e Oates of
t h e Mother (50, t h e vnlue of B, and the number of me "Gates of Binah,'
o r Gates of ~ n d e r s t a n d i n g * ) " This i s a r e f e r e m t o t h e meaning8 of
t h e letter-name ZIb', Zain.

10. A similar reference t o t h e letter-nane i s i n t h i s paragraph.

"For they a r e seven,' (2 :: 7 ) s "for they a r e ten" (I lo), ref'erriag
t o t h e t e n Sephiroth, or 'Lithta of emanationtm and t h e f i n a l l e t t e r ,
H, a s before, r e f e r s t o t h e Gntes of Understanding, which a r e SO, be-
oauee i t s nunber i s a l s o 50.

I hare inoluded t h i s oonnnsntary i n order t o give you s m e idea

of tho Q a b a l i s t i o mcthod of oondensing many t h i n g s i n t o a spaoe so
small a s t h a t occupied by a s i a g l e letter-name of t h e Hobror alphabet.
You rill have no d i f f i c u l t y i n understanding t h e twelfth paragraph of
t h e quotntion i f you w i l l r e f e r t o t h e placing of t h e 17th path in
t h e d i a g m of t h e Tree of Life.

I n traversing t h i n path on t h e Way of Return, t h e adrcnciry

ndept coes f i r s t t h r o w h the t e s t s *ich prom conclusirely t h a t h s
' h a s overcome Dorth, and theso t e s t a correspond t o t h e l e t t e r I.
He then demonstrates h i s nastery of tho powers which enable him t o
i d e n t i f y himself with t h e One R i l l reprecented in Tarot by the Herpit,
~d i n the Hebrew alphabet t h e l e t t e r Yod (I). Finally, he passes the
t e s t s which prove t h a t he knows how t o wield the "sword of dimriminntian*'
I n those t e s t s he i s able t o show t h a t i n h i s personality t h e oondi-
t i o n e x i s t s nhich i s piotured i n t h e VIth Tnrot by. The perfectly
hnrnoniaus r e l a t i o n s h i p botween t h e conscious, subaontciour, and mper-
o w s c i o u s aspects of the Life-powor symbolized by t h a t p i c t u r e i s an
aotual s t a t e of being f o r tho adept who i s about t o complete h i r ad-
wncenent tn t h e Grade of Xtigister T q l i .

This i s neoossary, because t h e "mastery of t h e Temple' i s m o r e

than control of the physical body* It i s o o n t r a l of every vehiclo oY
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t h e Self, from the innermost t o t h e outermost. F r w t h e oauaal w,

d m t o the conditions of what i s comaonly understood a s envirommnt,
t h e &&er of t h e Temple i s a b l e t o deternlne every form h i a h i r
taken by the LLie-pokeir.

You a r e not t o understand from t h i s t h c t he i s a ?miracle-worker,'

i n tho ctnmonly accepted sense. But he has oompletely identified h i r
persons1 consciousness with t h c t a b s t r a c t ;slnd h i c h has i t s s e a t i n
Binnh, a ~ which
d Oriental t e a c h e r s usually describe a s t h e Higher
&mas, while Cabalists c a l l it N W , Neshanah. By i d e n t i t y of nnmsr-
ation, t h i s word Neshamah corresponds t o HShMIY, Ha-Shamaim, "the ~eavenr,'
e noun technically ropresenting t h e archetypal plane of causes. Tba
Xnsistsr Templi has so complotcly identified his inner l i f e a i t h thi8
causal plane of oonsciousneae t h a t he knows himself t o ba a t a l l tinem
tho channel of t h a t power which does a c t u r l l y control t h e f o r m of a l l
things.

A l l t h e f o r c e s known t o s c i c m e are perceived by him a s flowing

outward i n t o n-mifestation through h i s personolitp. A l l t h e laws u e
perceived by s o i e n t i d s a r c recognized by hfm a s being in a c t u a l opera-
t i o n throug'n h i s d a i l y l i f o . But ho goes f c r t h o r t h a n this. He lcnorr
h h s c l f t o be the channel of forcos which no exoterio s c i e n t i c t h a s
ever recognized, and t h e a h i n i s t r a t o r of laas r h i c h exoteric scienoe
n i l 1 never discover. Please obaorve c a r e f u l l y what I ham j u d said.
You and I m y beliove oursclvca t o bc tho vohiolos of such forcos and
laws, and our b e l i e f i s oorreot. Tho Mcstur of the Temple knows t h a t
ho is, and h i s knarlcdge i s bared upon experionoe.
4

For he has learned t h e s e c r e t of directing t h e c r e a t i v e f o r c e r

which a r c callod "Elohim" i n t h e Bible, tho seven phases of t h e One
Life-treath which a r c represented by tho seven sides of tho Roricnt-
c i a n Vault. Ho understands t h i s sevenfold pawor perfectly, and can
c o n t r o l it. Thus he i s i n t h e position doscribod by Sward Vivokananda,
who uses the Iiindu terminology, and c a l l s t h e Life-breath Rana.
Speaking of the adopt who can d i r e o t t h e Prann perfectly, he rays:

%at puwer on o a r t h could t h e r e be t h a t would n o t be h i s ? B. '

would be able t o move t h o suns and s t a r e out of t h e i r placos, t o aon-
t r o l everything i n t h e universe, from the atoms t o t h e biggest s u n 8 0 . e
m e n t h o Yogi bocomos perfoot t h e r e all bo nothing in nature not under
.
h i s control. I f he ordors t h e gods t o cono, thoy w i l l o m a t h i s bid-
ding; i f he asks tho departod t o oome, they rill cape a t h i s bidding.
A l l the forcer of naturo w i l l oboy him a s h i s slavos, and when t h e
e n o r a n t see theso powers of t h e Yogi they 0311 thorn miracles.'

Suoh i s t h e power of t h o Mastor of tho Temple, and i t s r o o t s aro

i n tho s t a t e r of consciousness reprosentod by t h o l e t t e r s of t h o word
BIm. F i r s t of a l l , he i s an absolutely transparant medium f o r t h e
 outflow of t h e r e s i s t l c s s cnorgy of t h e Originating Principle. bll
h i s magic i s i n h i s t o t a l obedionoo t o t h e One Law. Be i s l i k e t h e
Idagioion i n Tarot, which corresponds ts tho l o t t e r B. Sooondly, he
has arrived a t t h e s t a t e of consciousness t h n t h i s innermost "I AMv
i s i d c n t i o a l with t h e Anoient of Days. Like Jesus, he can say, "Befo~
Abraham was, I am;" and h i s power over t h e forms of nature i s t h e
d l r o c t oonsoquenoo of h i s innor i d e n t i f i c a t i o n with THAT whioh d e t e r -
minos t h o s e forms. T h i s i a rcpresentod by t h o socond l e t t e r of BINH,
corresponding i n Tarot t o t h e Hormit. Thirdly, he has r e a l l y overoomc
death, and parcoivos nothing i n t h e universe by which he i s surrounded
b u t t h o porpetusl renewal of l i f o through i t s ohanging forms. nnd
boost~soIw has i d e n t i f iced himself with tho Causo of ohange, h i s mental
imngcry enables hjm t o determine t h o forms whioh s h a l l be taken by
t h e f o r o e s which flow through him. This i s what i s meant by t h e
l e t t e r II, and t h e Tarot Kay of Death. F i n a l l y , hy t h e mental s t a t e s
a l r o t ~ d yindioated, he i s ublo t o i d e n t i f y h i s i n n s r l i f e with t h e
C o n s t i t u t i n g Zntelligonoe represented by t h e l e t t e r Heh and tho
Ehperor. He i s one w i t h t h a t power i n t h c univerea wllioh makes, frame
composoe, rlnd d e f i n o s a l l forms.

A l l t h i s i s sumrnod up i n t h e a t t r i b u t i o n of t h i s Grade t o t h e
ophuro of Saturn. I n anoient fiJrtholo&y, Saturn i a t h o f u t h a r of a l l
t h o gods, and i n a s t r o l o g y t h u i n f l u e n c e of Soturn i s s a i d t o be bind-
ing, l i m i t i n g , and produotivu of form. Tho Mastery of t h e Temple
i s t h e r o f o r c a t t r i b u t e d t o t h i s sphero, becauso t h e udept's o o n t r o l
of tho c o n d i t i o n s of h i s own bodies, and h i o power over t h e forms o f
h i s environment i s a l l t h e r e s u l t of p e r f e o t oonoentration. Conoentra
t i o n i s e s s e n t i a l l y t h s l i m i t a t i o n of t h e flow of t h e o u r r e n t s of t h o
L i f e - p m r , t h e oatablishmont o f s p o o i f i o boundaries, tho oarving out,
o r soparation, of form from form.

The Dootrines of t h o Grado of Magiater ~ o m p l i , 8 . S_.

The f o u r d o o t r i n e s of t h i s Grade are based on tho namo BINH,

Binah, o r Undoratanding. They are as follows:

+
1. (B) The Ma ioian. Humnn p e r s o n a l i t y i s a medium f o r t h e
transmission o t h e high p o t o h t i a l of t h o Life-power, working u t supera
oonsoious l e v e l s , t o t h e lower p o t o n t i n l s of embodiment i n t h e f i e l d 01
e x i s t e n o e below t h e l e v e l of human self-oonsoiousnoss. A ldaator of thc
Templo, like t h e Magioian i n Key 1, nover f o r a momont l o s e s h i s sonso
of relationship with t h a t whioh i s above, nor h i s senso of i n n a t e pawel
t o o o n t r o l t h a t which i s bolow. No appoaranae, howcrvor diemaying
it may bo t o most people, over f r i g h t o n s him. No human being, no
ooonomia oondition, no t h r e n t e n i n g danger w i t h i n t h e f i e l d of h i s
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of t h e mighty works of the OYE IDE!TITY, and a s he watches t h e

phenomena of h i s world, he s e e s everything working out f o r tho in-
e v i t a b l e freedom t h a t i s the necessary conrequence of t h e Life-parer's
self-oxpressi~.

2. ( I ) Thc Hcrnit. A s I have said before, t h e Master of t h e

Terple has f i l l y identified h i s inner Self with t h e S i l e n t 17etcher
on t h e heights of being, pictured i n Hey 9. He perceives, w i t h
t h a t Wato!~er, t h n t a l l ~ c t i v i t yi s c s e r i e s of transformctians
~ what t h e Hindus c a l l P r a k r i t i , or &yo, and r h c t wc hiow i n orn
terminology a s t h e movertent of t h e subconsoiousness. The Self mover
not, nor does it e n t e r i t s e l f i r t o any action. I t i s t h e Anoient of
t h e h c i c o t Ones, t h e Eternal Witness of t h e a c t i v i t i e s of i t s om
power, t y p i f i e d in t h e 9th Key by t h e lantern, and t h e l i g h t stream-
5n.g *om it.

5. (B) ", Deeth. B It?ster of t h e Temple a l s o perceiver tho

beneficence and t h e necessity f o r t h c coatinual t r a n s f o r n o t i o n of ply-
sic31 vehicles. He sees t h a t such t r c n s f o r n a t i o n s a r c inevitable, and
t h a t t h i s p r i n c i p l e of endless ohaage i n t h e world of form i s what
brings about thc appearance of doath. But ho does more t h a n see.
H i s eyer have 'borrowed strength from t h e eagle," t h a t i s t o Ear,
he h t s grasped t h e c f f i m t i s e f r c t o r i n t h e phrnoncnon men c a l l death,
end has u t i l i z e d it, within t h e limits of h i s arm physiocl o r g a n i m t o
e f f e c t s u b t l e t r a n a f o r m t i o n s t h c t s e t him f r e e from t h e bondsge of
the body. By using t h e nerve ourrcnts which, i n ordinary man, hnve
no o u t l e t sato through the sex f'unction, he has aroused t h e a c t i v i t y
of other organs i n h i s body. Hie &on conter ( p i t u i t a r y body) a d
h r c u r y conter ( p i n ~ a lglnnd) h r e awako. Hc has t r u e s p i r i t u a l eon-
sciousnoso. Iie i s dclivcred from t h o body of t h i s death, and fhnctione
consciously i n joyous frcedon f m the l i m i t a t i o n 8 o f t h r e e dimensional
existenoe.

4. (H) Tho Emperor. Finally, t h e h a t e r of t h e Temple, by becoming

perfectly i d e n t i f i e d with the O!!E IDEYTI'R, shares with t h a t One i t 8
power a s t h e Constituting I n t e l l i c e n c e which makes, bamer, and oam-
poses t h e world. Thus, a l t h o u o a ?hater of t h e Temple i s not r e a l l y
a miracle-worker, many events occur i n h i s v i o i n i t y which seem l i k e
miracle^ t o other people. I n t r u t h he has bbf taken t h e f u l l meamre
of h i s humanity, i n i t s r e l a t i o n t o t h e Life-power. He s e e s himself
a s he r e a l l y i r , and soe8 t h e Self a s it r e a l l y is. I n t h a t uaaaver-
iw v i s i o n of Truth t h e r e i s no place f o r any f a u l t y adjustment, e i t h e r
i n h i s personal v e h i c l e s , or i n t h a t l a r g e r v e h i c l e of Life, h i e en-
vironment *

sciousness naned "Sanctifying Intelligence ."

l h u s t h i s bade is said a l s o t o oorrcspond t o t h e mode of' con-
To eancti* i s t o make
perfect, t o nako complete. A s a i n t i s merely a man who measurer up t o
the God-idea of hunanity. 00d's imago of man i s f r e e from every flaw
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t h a t e x i s t s i n t h e opinions of man held by mortals. Thus t h e Eebrem

word f o r "SanctiPyineR i s m S h , and i t 8 k r a l value, 450, i s t h e
m l t i p l i c a t i o n of t h e nunber 45, t h e number of ADH, Adam, by 10.
That i s t o say, the number of t h i r rrord represents t h e perfeation
(10) of t h e ldan id-.

If you rill examine t h e word, l e t t e r by l e t t e r , with t h e a i d

of t h e Tcrot b y s , you w i l l see t h a t t h e Sanotifying Xntelligenoe,
which i s t h e same a s tho consciousness of a k s t e r of t h e Temple, is:

1. (L!). The Hanged Llan. k consoiouoness of perfeot dependexme

upan t h e L i f e - p e r $
2. (Q). The Noon. A conaaiou6nesr r e s u l t i n g from t h e perfoot
organization ~ f ~ l - ~ r in o t hue physical
~ s body$
3. (v). h e aicrophant. h oonsciousneds of perfeot commuPfon
with t h e Inner Teacher, and of unquestioning obedienoe t o t h c d i r e o t i o n r
of t h e Inner Voioe j

4. (D). The Empress. i o o n ~ i o u s n e s sf e r t i l e i~ imagery, and

f i l l e d ~ i t clear,
h d e f i n i t e p i c t u r e s of b e a u t i f u l conscquenoes flowing
from t h e rooagnition of the t t u e nature of t h e Life-porere

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6. (Sh) The ,Jud rncnt. P vivid consoiouaners of i m o r t a l l t y , and
o t t h e s t a t 0 of ing t h a t we vaguely designate a s t h e Fourth Dimension.

It ahould be noted t h a t sinae BINB, t h e Hebrew nanm of' the 3rd

o i r o l e , includes tho l o t t o r r of BE, Ben t h e Son, and IH, Jah, t h e Pather,
t h i s intimates t h c t t h e Sanotifying I n t e l l i g e n c e i s one i n which t h e
habitual oonsoiousness of thu a r t e r of t h e Temple inoluder the rooogai-
t j o n t "I and t h e Fathor a r e 0ne.'

Authormore, t h e t h i r d o i r o l e i s callod ADIL, t h e )dother, aad

sinoe t h e value of A h a , 52, i s i d e n t i o a l w i t h t h e value of M, Ben, t h o
Son, here i s a h i n t t h a t t h e S a w t i f y i n g I n t e l l i g e n c e u n i t o s t h e Father,
t h e Son, and tho b t h e r , i n one a l l enbraoing oonsciournerrs. Thur t h i r
Grade i a t h e Crado of t h e mystioal Holy Family, of t h e perfeat union of
O r i r i s , I s i r , and &ms. I t i s a l s o t h e Grade of t h e perfect union of
Wisdom ( i d e n t i f i e d with IB, 'Jeh, t h e Father), Understanding ( i d e n t i f i e d
with AIMlr, t h e Mother), and Beauty (identified with BN, Bon, t h e son).
Wisdom i s t h e second c i r o l e on t h e Tree of Life2 Understanding i r t h e
t h i r d o i r o l e ) and Boauty i s t h e sixth. %us t h e r e is o sense i n n h i a h
we m y say t h a t t h e Grade of Lhgirter Templi i s one of the anelor of an
e q u i l a t e r a l t r i a n g l e , whoso othor anglor aro rcpresentcd by Wisdom and
Boauty. The l i n e r of t h i s t r i a n g l e a r e t h e path8 oorresponding t o t h e
l e t t o r Zatn, and Iby 68 t o t h e l e t t e r Heh, and Key 41 m d t o t h e l e t t e r
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Daleth and Key S. (see t h e diagram of The Tree of Life..) A t present

.
we s h a l l consider only tho path of t h e l e t t e r Zain, c o r r e ~ p o n d i n gt o t h e
h e r r

Ls t h e diagram 6how6, it l e a d s u ~ r from d t h e sixth c i r c l e , and

the Grade of Lesser M e p t , t o t h e t h i r d c i r c l e and t h e Grade of Mngister
Tespli. The meaning of t h e Tarot Key corresponding t o &in i s given'
i n our Basic Tar,* Course, and i n my Analysis of Tarot. It r e p r e s e n t 8
discrimination, and t h e p e r f e c t balance and r e c i p r o c a l a c t i v i t y of the
personal conscious and s u b o o n ~ o i o umode8
~ of nFnd.

The Grade of Magur. 9 = 2.

This grade corresponds t o t h e m e a n i q s of t h e number 2, art to

t h e various ideas associated with C h o b h , ChKXH, Fisdom, t h e recond
c i r c l e of t h e Tree of Life. This c i r c l e i s c a l l e d the sphere of the
zodiac, o r t h e sphere of t h e "highrays of t h e stars." I t r c o l o r i r
gray, t h e equal mixture of white, t h e c o l o r of Xether, and black, thm
color of ainah. %is c o l o r a l s o r e s u l t s from t h e balanced mixture of
any two complementary c o l o r s , such a s red and green, blue and or-,
yellow and v i o l e t . You w i l l n o t i c e t h a t t h e s e p a i r s of o o l o r s j u s t
rnentioncd a r e those which a r e a t t r i b u t e d t o Geburah and Netzach, Chered a d
Hod, and Tiphareth and Yerod on t h c Tree of Life*

The X a p s i s one who has succeeded i n overcozing t h e i n f l u e m e

of these, and a l l o t h e r , p a i r s of o p p o s i t o s ~ He has p e r f e o t l y e q u i l i -
brated hit t h e p e r 6 of thd .lower Grades, and i s h i n s e l f p e r f e c t l y
e q u i l i b r s t e d between t h e f i r s t t n d t h i r d Grades. Re i s lllisdas inoar-
nate, and h i s oonssiousncss goer a stage beyond t h a t represented @
the h s t e r y of t h e Tenple.

Ia t h e Third %ode, t h e work of t h e adept has t o d o w i t h thm

control of t h e power o a l l e d Prana by Hindus. I t 1s a c o n t r o l exerted
on t h e form side of l i f e , even though i t s range extend8 t o t h e v e h i o l e r
of t h e Life-powor which a r e i n v i s i b l e t o t h e physical eye, and LPper-
c e p t i b l e t o cny physical senae. But i n t h e Grade of LIagus t h e adoanoily .
adept i s not any longer conoerned w i t h form. He has a r r i v e d a t t h e s t a g e
of p w f o c t i d c n t i f i c a t i o n with t h e Life-foroe i t s e l f .

To describe such a degree of advancement i n words which a r e b u i l t

up from physical experienoe is manifestly impossible. Even were I a c t u a l l y
a !.heus, I could not make t h i s s t a t e i n t e l l i g i b l e t o any one but another .
h!agus. And since I am.not anywhere near t h a t degree o f advancement, I
can only r c p o r t what 1 have been taught.
Whct a Msgur recllly i s may be b e t t e r understood by r e f e r e n o e t o
t h e worts of : ' l i ~ h6 k v i :
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'2'sgic i s t h e d i v i n i t y of man achieved in =ion w i t h f a i t h )

the t w e b g i a r e Men-Gods, i n v i r t u e of t h e i r i n t i m a t e union w i t h
the d i v i n e principle. =hey a r e without f e a r s and without d e s i r e s ,
dominsted by no falsehooc!, sharing no e r r o r , l o v i n g w i t h o u t I l l u 6 i 0 n ,
s u f f e r i n e without impatience, reposing i n t h e quietude of e t e r n n l
thought. a k y s cannot bc ignorcnt, f o r magic i n p l i e s s u p e r i o r i t y ,
mastership, riajority, arid majority s i g n i f i e s emancipation by know-
ledge. The ih-God has n e i t h e r r i ~ h t snor d u t i e s , he ha8 soienoe,
w i l l , and powor. He i s more thnn f r e e , he ts m s s t e r ~he doea n o t
o w , he crcotes; he does not obey, because nobody c a n p o s r i b l y
c o ~ ~ ~ ahin. n d fibat o t h e r s t e r n duty, he nemes h i s good pleasure;
he does good b--0aus6 he wishes t o , and never r i l l s w h i n g e l s e 2
ho co-opcrates f r e e l y i n everything t h a t forwards t h e cause of j u r -
t i c e , and f o r h i n s a c r i f i c e i s t h e luxury o f t h e moral l i f e and t h e
magnificence of t h e heart. He i s implacable toward e v i l beoaure
he i s without a t r a c e of hatred f o r t h e wicked. Be r e g a r d s reprur-
t o r y chtstisement a s a b e n e f i t and does n o t cor~prohendt h e oeanlry
of vengemce.

That such a person i s t r u l y 'more t h a n inman,' t o u s e a Rori-

c r u c i a n phmso, mst ba conceded. k i d we mast aGmit t h a t none o f ur
can fom-nore t h a n a vaguc conception of such a c h a r a c t e r . Yet n
mltogether ~ i s tsh e point of t h e Kisdom Teaching u n l e s s we per-
oe)ro t h a t t h i s i s no i d e a l picturo of u h c t we may 6 a e day become.
On t h e contrary, it i s t h e b a r e s t o u t l i n e of what t h e r e a l UiiE i n
every hurmn being i s , now and always.

Thr-t G V i r t h e t r u e h y s . 5 l i w r t h i s noment i n you Md

pe. To roach t h e Gtndo of k y s i n t h o True end I n v i ~ l b lOrder
~ ia
t o becone aware of Hir r e n l presence in our livo8.

Paths l e a d i w t o t h e Grade of Magus.

h e 16th ~ a t hof Vau (v.Tho Biorophant) T h i s path begins in

t h e fourth sphere of t h o Treo of Life, i n t h e Grade of b e m p t Adept.
f i e Exe~lptadept r h o has b o c m a &&or of t h e Tomple has b r f e o t e d t h o
organizatior? of a l l t h e v e h i c l e s of conrcioumors. Thur nocbatruction
whatever onn prorcnt h i s commnioation w i t h t h e One T9acher represented
i n Tarot by t h e Aierophcnt. He "reposes i n t h e q u i e t u d e of e t e r n a l
thought,' bccauso fie: s h a r e s i n t h e Triumphant and S t e r n a l I n t e l l i g e n o e
a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e l c t t s r Vnu and t h e 16th path. Eo repores, beoause
a l l sense of personnl notion i s complotely e x t i q u i s h e d . His words and
works a r e ~ a g i o a lbceauae thoy a r e t h e words a d r o r k r of t h e Lord o f
t h e Univorre*
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The Hobrew f o r "Triunphant,' t h e Q a b a l i s t i c t i t l e of the 15th

path, i s IiTzChI, and i t s nunbar, 158 (showing tho d i g i t f o r U n i t y
combined with the Rosicrucian nuslbers, 5 and 8 ) i s c l s o t h e number
of CflTrIl!, arrows, ChNQ, t o encompass, t o suffocate, and m,
bclnnces. The errows a r e symbols of t h e d i r e c t , concentrated appli-
c a t i o n of the Life-forco. The verb "to suffocate" r e f e r s t o the
q s t i c a l "death" of personality. The word UdNIM i s a l s o t h e nema
of the zodiacal sigrr Libra, corresponding t o Justice in t h e Tarot.
Every arrow of t h e Mlgus h i t s t h e mark, because he has t o t a l l y over-
c m e mere personal i n t e r e s t i n h i s a d n i n i a t r a t i o n of oosmio law, and
has thus attalnod t o t h e expression of p e r f e c t j u s t i c e i n a l l t h a t he
thinks, says, and doer.

The 15th path of Beh (IV. The Emperor) This path begfnr i n
t h e s i x t h sphere of the Tree of Lifo, i n t h e Grade of Lesser idept.
Por t h e h p r must be pcrfeotcd i n imaglnction, muat be a b l e t o
make d e f i n i t e mental patterns. Yet when he does do so, it i s not
of himsolf, a s i n t h e case of the Lesser &epee The lfagur'r vision
i s t h e creative s i g h t a t t r i h t r d t o Eeh a d tho Emperor. He r e e r
t h e world v i t h God's eyes, and sees it always, therefore, a s pro-
ceeding i n orderly aoquences from t h a t c e n t e r which i a within himself*

This path of t h e l e t t e r F h i s said by Q a b a l i s t r t o be t h a t of

t h e Constituting I n t e l l i g e ~ c e , because it c o n r t i t u t e r oreation in
t h e darkness of the world. Q a b a l i a t s a l s o say t h a t c r e a t i o n took
plece withthe l o t t e r Heh, and on t h i s point some l i g h t m y be shed
by the follorriog quotntion f r m t h e Book of Tokenrt

1. I n whatsoever ob3ect thou peroeivest, knou ma a r t h e Ersenoe,

a s t h e Idea, and a r the I n t e r i o r Nature. Beoause of t h i s the wise come
e a s i l y t o , n e by nany paths, y e t in t r u t h tke6e d i f f e r e n t rosdr w e b u t
a r i n g l e Way*

2. I f thou oanrt pcnetrate i n t o t h e naturo of t h e rimplest thing,

thero s h a l t thou find me. This i s t h e key t o t h e w a t e r y of the seared
l a t t e r r . Fix thy mind upon t h e objeot s e t before thee by any l e t t e r , and
hold thy thought t o meditate thereon. Thun s h a l l t h e inner nature of
t h a t objeot be made known t o thee, and t h i s means s h a l t thou draw
nigh t o rone aspeot of my being.

3. Conrider, than, t h e rooret meaning of t h e l e t t e r Beh. Pot

even a r I a n t h e Essence, and Idea, and I n t o r i o r Nature of every Ox,
cf every Houre, of every Camel, and of every Door, so a l r o am I tho
Esrenoe, and Idoe, and I n t e r i o r Nature of every Window.
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4. I f thou s e t thy mind t o m e d i t ~ t eupon t h e I n t o t i o r Nature of

a windw, thou sh91t r e c d i l y perceive t h c t w e r y window hath somewhat

.
t h e nature of a door, inasmuch a s it i s an opening in t h e r i d e of
house

5. The House i s gether, and the Door i s Binah, end a s t h e thought

of the door i s from t h e building of the house, so i s t h e thought o f t h e
window fron t h e feshioning of tho door. Hence those i n s t r u c t e d i n t h e
Secret PS'isdom dcclaro t h ~ Chescd
t proceedoth from Binah, even a s t h e
idoa of a uinduw procoodeth from t h e idea of a door. For I am m r o i f u l
because q Understanding conpasseth t h e s e c r e t nature of a11 things, and
rry Loving-kindness i s t h e f r u i t of qy discrimination.

6. +in, a windw i r s e t in t h e rail of a house, e m n a8 the eye

i s s e t i n the head, t h a t they who dwell within nay look abroad t o ree what
pssseth without. aence it i s m i t t e n i n t h e Saak of Formation t h a t thm
l e t t e r Beh corretpondeth unto t h c f c c u l t y of sight. This r e f e r r o t h t o
rrry power of vision, which is not a s t h l n t , since nothing escapeth it,
and a l l things appetr unto it i n thcrir t r u o aspcot. I t i r m i t t e n ,
"!he eyos of tho Lord a r c i n e r c r y place, beholding t h e e v i l and t h e
good;" and because I, the Dacllcr i n t h e Houco of the Supernal W i l l , see
a l l t h i n s 8 e s they r e a l l y & r e , ny v i s i o n has no t a i n t of f a l r e judg-
ment. S n e i ~ ,I understand, and beonuse nothing i s h i d from mo, there-
fore am I mcrcihrl*

7 . Eut t h e path of my Grey i s a r a y concocled f r o n tho profane,

becauso they hare not a t t c i n e d unto my p e r f e c t vision. E a r i e r t o follorr
i s the f l i g h t of rn eegle, f o r cry :my soareth high ab&o t h o acnnprehen-
sion of the mind of man* a s it i r w r i t t e n r "Lo, ho ~ 0 0 t hby w , and 1
seo him not; he pcsseth on elso, and I p ~ r c o i v ehim nut.'. Yat i s t h e
s c c r c t of t h c t way hidden i n t h y bosam, 0 I s n e l .

8. For my Gay i s the Wey of t h e Word, nnd the i7ord is hiddcn i n

thy heart.' Por t h i s i s t h s Kord creative, M i c h c a l l e t h a11 t h f n g r i n t o
being. Yere i s a qrystrry, f o r t h e l e t t e r Eclh conoealeth t h e Word, nnd
the Xord i n c s t r u l y a v i s i o n a s it i s a voioo. Lhth m6 t h e r e i r no
differcnco betvcen s p e c h and sight. I n very t r u t h , I u t t e r qself by
reobg.

9. & t o t h e u n i n s t r ~ i c t c dt h e ooming f o r t h of t h e Creative Nor&

1 s a s a m i s t cad a vapor. For oxistonce i s a s a v e i l of oonooahent
which htdeth my t r u e nature f r m . t h e i r oyer. aidden and imporceptible
i s thc Essgnce of being, which roger c a l l , "Concoaled with a l l con-
oe(~bnenta.

10. By day, when t h y senroe busy thornsolver with t h e i r appropri-

a t e objeots, i f thou s e e s t me a t a l l , s h a l l I be unto t h e e coon ac t h y *
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forefathers, naught but a p i l l c r of cloud, vague and uncertain, going

before thee.

11. But a t night, when thou has withdram thy sense i n t o them-
salvos, nnd thy mind i s no longer m e p t a m y by t h e m u l t i p l i c i t y of
objects, thou s h a l t perceive ne nore c l e a r l y , a s a p i l l a r of l i v i n g f i r e .

12. Behold, it s h a l l be well with t h e e if thou c a n s t u n d e r a t a d

t h i s saying, scd i f thou kncrrest whet i s Day, a d what i s l i g h t .

13. lone hath seen m f-ce t o fece, f o r I an t h e forerunner of

a l l . Thus, 0 I s r a e l , cin I ever before t'nco on the'liay of Life* and
t o a l l n e n k i d it i s said, even e s t o b e e r , 'Thou s h a l t see niy back
parts, but my face s h a l l not be seen..

14. Bo m t t e r how f c r thou gcost, I have already passed t h a t

way. Thou s h a l t nover see me a s I cm, but thou anyest h u a w, i n what
I hcve done. The wire d i s o w e r ne i n ~ l norkr.
y

15. So nnn peraeiveth ne os Tather, u n t i l a s mother I have

brought fo'rth creatures. Thc folloring of Heh a f t e r Deleth i n t h e
alphabet i s a sign and synbol of t h i s t r u t h . Even a6 AItIh, Lima, t h e
Xother, conc3aloth the Yod of a,2, the Fcthor, so doeth F t h o u e h
the wise c a l l it "the Xothor, wherewith c r e a t i o n took place, conceal
t h e rnxne paterilal Yod, since Heh i n i t s plenitude i s the number Ton.

16. Therefore t h e l u t t o r Heh belongeth t o my paternal k r c y ,

sinco i n t h e nuxbcr Four, which apycrtainath unto Chesod, i s m t h e num-
ber Ten conccalcd, even a s it i s hidden i n the word "windor. and i n
t h a t exhaustless Ecrcy l i e hid t h e riches of thc Ungdom, f o r t h e Deosd
i r the Kingdan, m d t h e Decad i r hiddon i n Chesed.

17. i(egt~-dme, therefore, a s the p t e r n a l Yod nhich imparteth

l i f e t o t h e whole creation. l!ot nade u i t h hcndr, but begotten, i s thir
universe of which thou crt a t once a p a r t and t h e ahole.

18. Of own substance a r e a l l things nude, nnd I give nyself

f r e e l y t o every ono. ?hey kncm m t r u l y who see t h a t it i s my nature
t o bring forth cnd t o originate. This whole universe i s an expression
of my ?rimal W i l l t o y i e l d f r u i t *

19. Even a s i n Brracschith (Gonosis) thou aayost read t h c t Light

m a the f i r s t creation, so h ~ t hit been known since the b o g i n ~ i n gby t h e
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r i s e . They worship ne with wisdom who t u r n t h e i r f a o e s toward t h e

East, f o r t h e shining of t h e dawn is a type of a l l qy r o r k r .

20. This &ole c r e a t i o n i s t h e i r r a d i a t i o n of t h a t Litzitless

Light which I am; but never s h a l l mere man a t t a i n t o t h e Source of
t h a t d i r i n e illuninetion. None nay p a E p ne, m i d t o . t h o s e who seek
t o capture me in t h e n e t of thought 1 an t h e Eternal Fugitive. Yet
though I elude pursuit, 1 an t h e source and t h e support, even of t h e
pUISUer6.

21. I am, in t r u t h , t h e food of a l l beings. The bread thou

e a t e r t i s ny body, the wine thou d r i n k e s t i s my blood; f o r beoaure
c r e a t i o n took place with the l e t t e r Heh, t h s t l e t t e r is t h e ground
of a l l created sxistence, t h e s t u f f f r o 3 which every f o r n i n b u i l t ,
t h e s u p p b f o r every need.

22. all t h i s I. Therefore, though none may c a p t u r e no in

the n e t of thought, he s h a l l speak t r u l y r h o s h a l l say, laying h i 8
hand on a2ything soevor (whether I?~EE prize it. o r scorn it a s of
no worth), " ~ o s tthou asl: EO t o show thee t h e Lord? Verily, i n thir
s h a l t thou find Hb, i f thou hast eyes t o we.'

The 14th path of b a l e t h (111. The E w r e s s l . I n t r a v e r s h g

- - which leads f r m . b i n a h t o Chokrah on the Tree of Life. the
t h i s path.
b p s completes h i s advancement. n t t h i s point i n h i s progress h i 8
body i s p e r f e c t l y orgnnized, and thus t h e e r e a t s t o r e of agcle88
Flisdo?n procervod i n the subconscious l e v e l of t h e Life-power's a c t i v i t y
i s akmys a t h i s 0-nd. .ad t h e n v v e l o u s generative and r e g e n e r a t l a
powers of subconsciousness, which extend, ronember, throog)lout t h e
whole f i e l d of t h i s plano of phycical forms, a r e a l s o under hi8 con-
t r o l . With t h e b p r , the formation of mental p i a t u r e r i s followed
i n s t a n t l y by t h e i r materialization. Re seas mter a8 wine, and r l n e
it*is. Be sees a sick body whole, and o t e r y c o l l i a r e s t o r e d t o n o m l
function. . Yet, because he a c t s = r e l y a s tho v e h i c l e of tine u n i v e r s a l
L i h , he brings about no cataclysmic changes i n t h e operation of t h e
cosmfc plan. ;!or w i l l he ever perform mighty works merely t o oonrinoe
doubters.

' The Doctrines o f t h e Grado of k g u s r 9 :2.

This Grade i s c t t r i b u t e d t o t h e second o i r c l a on the Tree o t Ute,

corresponding t o t h e tontenco i n t h e Patterns "Through m e i t s &ail-
ing lisdorr. taker f o r n i n thought ~ n d word." %e saoond c i r c l e i r
naned "Naslofh" i n Hobrew, generally t r a n s l a t e d a s "The Sphere of t h e
Zodiac,' but maning l i t e r a l l y , "tho h i g h a y s of t h e stars.. To t h i r
o i r o l e tho color gray i 6 assigned. I t i s a l s o knom a s t h o Xllrnnin-
at in^ Intollieonoe (Hebrew, ZiiIR)) and t o i t e i r likorriae a t t r i h t e d
ChIR, Choiah, t h e Life-foroe* .
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XI an aspect of t h e Life-power t h i s c i r c l e i s named Choknah,

s p e l t Ch K M H, Nisdom. and t h e l e t t e r s of t h i s word, represented by
Keys 7, 10, 12, and 4, i n d i c a t e four d o c t r i n e s i n t h i s Grade, a r follow81

1. ( ~ h The
) Chariot. The Masic of Light is t h e p r a c t i c a l appli-
c a t i o n of the Science of Reality. k &lagus i s not a mountebank, n o t
producer of i l l u s i o n s , not a o a s t e r of glanour. i r one who ha8
mastered tho sphinxes of sensation by means of t h e i n ~ i 6 i b l er e i n 8 of
thc mind. iic has perfected h i n s e l f in t h s occult art of Speech, ro t h a t
h i s personality f r e e l y t r a n s n i t s , f r o n higher planes t o lower, t h e
Creative Uord of t h e ONE IDE?iTIIYPY.I n a Xagus, i d e n t i f i c a t i o n with
the cosmic Life-force i s so p e r f e c t t h a t it m y b aaid t h a t h i a p a t h
of l i f e i s one with t h e h i g h ~ e y sof t h e r t a r r . He who has a t t a i n e d
t o t h i s Grade l i v e s i n perfeot harmony w i t h t h e 1-8 of Being. Hi8
thought and word a r e always embodiments of t h e Tmth of R e a l i w , a8
opposed t o the t r u t h of appearance60

2. (X) The 'Flheel of Fortune. Thus it i s t h a t a11 p e r f e c t hkgi

say with Jemrs: "I a~ cone, n o t t o destroy, but t o f u l f i l t h e hw.
Popular opinion conceives magic t o be aa art of circumventing t h e
Iaw, of going against Nature, of bringing about c o n t r a d i c t i o n r o f
unioers9l tendencies. The contrary i s t r u e . k n y of t h e works o f
the l&sio of t i g h t a r e exceptions t o t h e 4.- of average8 which domin-
a t e s t h e n a t u r a l man, and a l l t h e kingdoas of l i f e below him. Yet
these worlrs a r e exceptions only i n t h e sense t h a t they go beyond
the usual phenonenrr of c m o n experience. The Xalagus completes t h e a i r -
c l e of Life-expression. He asoendr t o t h o position of t h e Sphinx in
tha 10th Bey. He has p ~ s s e dthrough t h e t sebment of t h e wheel bearing
the l e t t e r Yod. H i s works a r e never corztradictionr of t h e Imr, nor do
they ovor destroy it. hlways they a r e f u l f i b n t r . Thus t h e Bible
story t h a t bkgi cene t o tlie Child of Bethlehem i a w i t n e r s t h a t ,
guided by t h e i r knowledge of timer and cycles, t h e r e adepts of t h e
Ian were glad t o pay homage t o one whor t h e y reoognired a 8 a n Avatar,
destined t o brine; t o f r u i t i o n c e r t a i n long-expected consummtionr of
t h e i r anclont Gnoria.

3. (E) The Hanged *An. The h g i o of Darknear, o r Black Uagio,

i s alwayr d i s t i n ~ u i ~ h a b from
le t h e Magic of Light. It i n v a r i a b l y
aims a t the e x a l t a t i o n of personality, a t t h e exeroise of personal
power, a t the aggrandizement of one person a t t h e expense of other..
Behind a l l e v i l magic 3re two oomplexes--the W i l l t o P m e r and t h e
I n f e r i o r i t y Complex. The b g i o of Light, on t h e contrary, i r motim-
ted by a genuine Will t o Serve. It doer not abase personality, beomusa
it r e c o g n i ~ e spersonality a6 a valuable instrument of t h o Life-ponere
Say r a t h e r t h a t the h e i c of L i ~ h tc o r r e c t l y estimnter t h e plaae of
personality, cnd i n so doing reverses t h e estimate of t h e mrrsr of hu- '
manity. The b g u s i r not driven by t h e f a l r e W i l l t o P m r , which i r
r e a l l y a f e e l i n g of lack of power. He i s antneted by a l t l l t o Sert.,
based upon h i s c l e a r perception of t h e b m e d i a t e presence of A l l POWot.
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Thus t h e bhgio of Light i s a l s o a Magic of Strength, a Magic of Ow-

lence, a h g i c of Health. A G g u s so completely understands t h e
potency and t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of t h e Life-power t h a t he never can ex-
perience any doubt a s t o supply. H i s one concern i s t h e wise d i r -
t r i b u t i o n of the l i m i t l e s s r i c h e s a t h i s disposal. To t h e world of
ignorant men he seems t o be s a o r i f i c i n & himself, because he s t r i v e r
f o r none of the baubles they hold dear. To himself nothing t h a t he
does wehrs t h e aspeot of s a o r i f i c e , and a l l h i s &ots rue works of Joy-

4. (H) The .Emperor. The foregoing i d e a s a r e s m e d up by

b y 4 and t h e l e t t e r 5eh. A nagus sees eye t o eye e t h t h e &ie&
of hncient Ones. He has accomplished t h a t which is spoken of i n t h e
Book of Fornation: He has "restored t h e Creator t o His throne." Th&
W n e i s a t t h e h a r t o f ' humn personality, n o t where e r r o r put8 it,
in some inaccessible rezotenesr of t h e skier. Thus, i n b r i e f , the
b g i o of Light i s none other t h a n t h s exoroiwe of t h a t Constituting
I n t e l l i g e n c e which frames and conposer t h e universe. Be who i s a
transparent vehiole f o r t h e tranmiission of t h a t I n t e l l i g e n c e through
thought m d word i n t o t h e world of hotion i s a t r u e Magus, azrd a l l
h i s mighty works a r e r e a l l y deeds of p d e o t submission t o tho Om
IDDPPITY.

Such a r e t h e f i r s t f o u r d o c t r i a e r of t h e Qrcde. There a r e a l s o

four others, derived from t h e l e t t e r of tho word ZHIR, I l l u m i n a t i r y r

5. (2) The Lovers. I n t h e consciousness of a b p s , f r e e fram

t h e influence of t h e sirs of opposites, ( a s t h e color gray assigned to
t h i s Grade i n t i m t e s , J t h o r e i s p e r f e c t balance botween s e l f - c m u o i o u r
neS6 and wbconsciousncssr and t h e s e tro aspects of hw.nn p e r s o n a l i t y
a r e harmoniously r e l a t e d t o t h e suporconsoiousnosr which i s above
then. ri Magus i s o. ninn od d i s o r l m i n a t i o n ~ Though he is f r e e from t h e
influence of t h e p a i r s of opposites. he i s f r e e because he has r h a r p u
distinguished batrreen a l l t h e s e p o s i t i v e r and negatiter. Rot by
ignoring t h e p a i r s of opposites a r e we freed from them. Our lib--
t i o n never corns through ignorance. On t h e contrary, it i s 'by keen
d i s c r M n a t i o n botwcen t h e various p o l a r i t i e r of d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n t h a t
a tlagus i s a b l e t o combine them, n e u t r a l i z e them, and transoend them.
For example, t h e d i f f e r e n c e 8 between the functions of solf-consciousnesr
and subconsciousness must be k n m , 60 t h a t t h e r o may be no confusion
i n t h e i r propcr exercise. Not u n t i l t h e s e difforenoes are o l e a r l y
percoivod may we a v a i l ourselvcs of t h e f u l l ptmer of e i t h e r l e v e l of
human mentality. Not u n t i l t h i r dirorinrination i s made can mboon-
rci.o*~znesabeome t h e p s r f e o t mirror of supcrconsoiousnesrr pictured
i n Koy 6. The illumination which o h a r a c t e r i z e r a Nagur t h u s bogfnr
with aota of keen disorimination.

6. (8) The Emparor. In oonsequence of t h i r accurate die-

orimination, wnTcFi i s lnrgoiy an oxeroiso of peroe t i v e power, o m e n
the a b i l t t y t o measure a l l experienoe oorrectly. fhu s t h o Illuminating
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Intelligence i s primarily bbrcurial, or discriminative. One must wafah

before he can reason. ih g u s takes corroct mctasures beoause he ha8
watched, and because he has watched, he has learned t o see.

7. (I) The Hemit. This illumination, of which t h e k g i o

of Light i s the consequence and expression, c o m r about through s u b t l e
chemioal and psychiccl trhnsfornstions. It i s t ! ! 6 completion of t h e
clohcrnical operetion reprecented i n Tarot by Key IX. Is Nagus doer nothing
of himself. HE i s merely an embodinent of t h e R i l l of God. l'hus nothing
can nithstonr? hfm. 611 t h e forces of nature obcy him. In h i s own oon-
soiousness he is one with thq ii'itners of a l l a c t i v i t y . I t i s n o t t h a t
hc e x e r t s htneelf, with g r e a t e f f o r t , t o produce t h i s o r t h a t r e s u l t . Hb
i s simply the calm, untroubled obsorrer of t h e play of events whioh
a c r t toeether t o bring about t h e i n e v i t a b l e a c c e s s of t h e Operation of
t h e Sun, or Xngmrm Opur.

8. ( A ) Ths Sun. Ptnally, t h e r e i s no self-inportanoe in 8

Kngur. iie i s thus described in t h e U p a n i l a d s r "A perfoot f o o l i n OM
place, a l l royal splendour i n another; a t timer i n fond delusion, a t
t i n e s c n t i r e poece ar.d q u i e t ; o f t e n i n t h e alothi'ul indifferorme of
t h e boa; the s ~ b j e c tof t h c highest enconima i k one place, in another
a l l c o n t s n ~ t ;i n a t h i r d o n t i r e l y cnnotiged;--thus coer about t h e wise
knancr, ovcr happy i n t h e hichest b l i s s . -and of h i s attainment it
i s written: "The knower of tho Self a t t a i n s t o t h e Suprenet hence it i s
said : 'Tho Sclf i s Buing, Consoioasnesr, Lizitlessnesr.* He who r e a l i r e s
t h i s , present in t h e intellect, e s s e l l u 6 in t h o highert akarha, ha8
acsecs t o t h s f r c i t i o n of a l l d o s i r e whatever, a t o m srccp, boing one
with all-seeing h l f . " Yc has, i n b r i e f , becowr t h e L i t t l e Child, a
t e r n ofttin uacd i n the Orient t o rcprcsent t h e h i ~ h o s ta t t a i m n t .
Frco from care, froo f r o n t h e burdon of f a l s e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s , frem
from the l i m i t a t i o n s of hunan conventions and opinions, he e x t r a o t s
the nectar of risdon f r o n t h e experience of t h e Eternal lor.

It i s fiotcmrthy t h a t t h i s word 2HZR i s one of many ~ m r l t i p l e s

of the nunbor 37 which we encounter t h r m c h w t t h e l i t e r a t u r e of %eless
Wisdom. I t r n u m r a l value i s 222, o r 6 x 37. Since 6 i s t h e numbor
of Beauty, and represents t l a o t h e purfection of t h e c o d o order,
whilo 37 i s t h e nunber of a word t h a t m a n s B r e ~ t ho r S p i r i t s nnd i r
also, in t h c m h a g o r a a n Triangle, tho value of t h e a n g k which ex-
presses the r o l a t i o n of t h e clsoonding hypotonuso t o tho base, r e roe
t h a t ZHIB, or 6 x 37 i n t i m a t e r t h a t t h e I l l u n i n o t i n g I n t o l l i g e n c o
i s the r c a u l t of t h e porfcct r e l a t i o n s h i p of tho personal o r g a n i ~
of t h l lidagus t o tho hmdanental laws of l i f e . is11 h i r thoughts a r e
beautiful, a l l h i s nor61 a r e beautiful, and beoause a o t i o n and en-
v i r o m c t ore r e f l e c t i o n s of thought and word, ho i r c o n t i n u a l l y
mrroundcd by beauty, and t h a t hoauty i s oontagiour. This i r thm
ruaccn why h g i aro a l m y t healor8 and toachers. They h e a l by t h e i r
presenoe. They toaoh without speooh. I n t h o i r c i r o l e of i n f l u m ~ ~
ignoranoe i s dirpellod, a r d a r b s r f l i e s bsforctho mm, and with the
cosration of ignorance t a n i s h a l s o a l l t h o m i l conrogumoer thereof.
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What I have said concerning t h i s Grhde must ~ u f f i c ef o r t h i e

book, meagre a s i s the i n s t r u c t i o n I f e e l ablc t o give. L'eithor w r i t e r
nor rccdcrs a r e ncar enough t o the Third Order t o make any other oourra
anything but a r r a n t presumption. I have transmitted t o you what I
hsve received* When your time f o r greater lolwledge c a m s , you w i l l
f i n d it siting f o r you.

The 6 a d e of Ipsissimus, 10 = 1.
This Grade corresponds t o t h e f i r s t sphere, Kether, the Primal
W i l l , or C r m .I t s color i s pure n h i t o b r i l l i a n c e , t h e synthesir
of a l l colors. It has no m s i c a l tone. The divine naue a t t r i b u t e d

.'
t o it i s jKIH, pronounced .ay-hyay, with strong accent on t h e second
syllable. This nma means ' b i s t e n o e

Only one path leads t o t h i e Grade, t h a t of t h e l e t t e r G h l .

The reason i s t h a t Kethar i s t h e Goal of the i n i t i a t o r y journey, and
when t h a t goal har been renchcd, t)..:re i s nothing nore t o be done.
Thus the 11th path of ~ ~ l e pand h t h e Fool, which leads f r a n t h e f i r s t
sphere t o t h e second, always leads d m r d , and the same i r t r u e of
t h e 12th path of beth and the k g i c i e n , which connects Iiether with
t h e t h i r d sphere.

"lpsissimrrrnn t h e t i t l e of t h e Grade, means, "He r h o i s m o d

himself," and connects with t h e Q a b a l i s t i c a t t r i h r t i o n of 1Ch1m,
Jechidah (pronounced ya;-kee-dah) t o the f i r s t Sephirah. Jechidnh
ncms "the i n d i v i s i b l e , and i s t h e Hebrew technical term f o r elf",
p r a c t i c a l l y equivalent t o t h e Sanskrit At=. It designates t h e cosmlo
Self, t h e One I AX t h a t i s manifested through innumerable p e r r o n a l i t i e r ,
on t h i s e a r t h and elsewhere.

*
The Grade of I p s i r s i n u s i s t h a t of t h e Head of t h e I n v i r i b l o
Order. After our cursory review of the s t a e r of attainment, it
should b@ apparent t h a t t h e self-appointed 'Readam of t h e v a r i a r 8
pseudo-Rosicrucian s o c i e t i e r t h a t angle f o r eaay believers thrcnrgh
ndvertisensnts i n magazines and newsparrs are, t o say t h e l e a s t ,
absurd i n t h e i r pretensions. For t h e Supreme Headn of t h e Order i r
none other than the Christor, t h e universal Logos. B e l w Him a r e t h e
rolar Iagoi of the variour planetary systenr, and below t h e s e a r e t h e
lagoi, or s p i r i t s of t h e se a r a t e planetr. h o n 6 incarnate being8
on any planet, t h e post of bead" i s oocupied by t h a t one among t h e
Lkgi who har attained t o t h e n06t perfeot u n i f i c a t i o n with t h a Primal
Will. 110 man i s appointed t o t h i s port, nor e l e c t e d t o it. The
degree of attainnent i r t h e only deoiding f a c t o r i n h i s releotion. h d
t h i s degree i r judged by no man. It simply IS.

Perhap8 an i l l u s t r a t i o n w l l l help. I n any o i r o l e of buman being#,

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t h e dominant center is t h a t person who ha8 t h e highost degree of self-

r e a l i z a t i o n . Thlt person's thought dominates the mirds of t h e o t h e r
members of t h e group, even though he mny never sey n word. Close ob-
servation w i l l show you how t r u e t h i s i s , even anong smll companies
of people. Be who i s most t r u l y self-possessed, i. e., "possesssd by
t h e s e l f , " i s t h e r u l e r of t h e r e s t . For i n h i s thought t h o r e i s a .
strength, a positiveness, a c l a r i t y , which impose themselves by in-
duction upon t h e minds of a l l t h e o t h e r s i n t h e Qompmy.

The l z t h path of Ginel (11. The mqh: ~ r i e s t e s s . 1 The l e t t e r -

n m Gimol. OX,. i s t h e number 73. and t h i s i s t h e nuaeration of t h o
word chokmfSI, ~ h i 3 . Bt~h e name of t h e second Sephirnh, t o which i s
a t t r i b u t e d t h a G r ~ d eof IS%@#. Thus t h e r e i s i n t i n o t e d an i d e n t i t p
botwccn t h e Uniting I n t e l l i g e n c e of t h e 1 3 t h p a t h and t h e L i f e - p e r ' s
pcrfoct self-knowledge, which is Chokaah-

I n Tarot, too, t h i s i s s u b t l y hinted a t , because t h e m.er of

t h e High R i e s t e s s , ( I X , ) i s a l s o t h e nunber of Chohnch qn t h e Tree of
Life. The Lesser k l y Asscnbly, one of thtr books of t h e Zohar, a l r o
speaks of tho l e s s e r Chokmah, r h i c h it says i s feminine. I n t h e
Proverbs of Solonon, too, Cholnnah !s frequently spoken of i n t h e
feminine gender, a s i n f i w . 7:4,' Say unto wi sdm, Thou a r t my r i ~ t e r .. ~
To t h i s foninine aspect of wisdom, say8 t h o Lcssc-t Holy I s s e ~ b l y , t h a t
r i d d l e a l l u d e s *ich i s given i n t h e Song of Solonon, 818, "Ye have a
l i t t l e s i s t e r , and she hath no b r e n s t s r what s h a l l r e do f o r our s i s t e r
i n t h e day when she s h a l l be spoken f o r t "
#

Thus, a l t h o w h Chokciah i a u s u a l l y d e w r i b e d nr m s e u l i n e , and

has attributed t o it t h e nano AB, Ab, t h e Father, it i s a l s o , when
considcrod a s receptive t o t h e influence of Kethcr, described a s iem-
inino. l a d even whcn it i s c a l l c d h0, hb, t h e Fether, t h e numeration
of t h t t word shows a oorrespondence t o t h c l e t t e r Ginol, because IJI
is t h e number 3, nnd t h i s i s t h e number of Gimel, oonsidored a8
single l e t t e r

The 13th path, morewer, conw:rs t o every Q a b a l i s t t h e cop-

bincd i d e a s of Unity and h e ascoaiated w i t h t h e number 15, and a r
a l l love i s Djpified by t h e Woman who i s t h o o b j e c t of love, t h e r e
i s a profound connection between t h t 13th path 8nd t h e varioua feminina
aspect8 of t h o Life-power*

Tho beginning of t h e 13th path i s Tiphnreth, and thu work whiah

i s perfornod by t h e h e u s aa he advolcer through it i s symbolirod by
t h o s c r o l l of the Bigh Priostosb. :i'e draw nigh to t h e Sclf by recolleo-
t i o n , by u n r o l l i r ~t h e s c r o l l of ncmory. Thus wo rwfto oursolves with
t h o Ono. I n chort, a s I have i n t i m t t s d throughout t h i s book, t h o "at-
tainmontn of an adept La n o t the ~ a i n i n gof something whioh hu doer nut
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p086eSs. It i s t h e r e c o l l e o t i o n of what he r e a l l y i s , t h e perpetual

remembrance t h a t "the Lord I S i n h i s holy templen

The Doctrines of t h e Grade of I p s i ~ s k P U s , 101 1.

This Grade corresponds t o t h e uppermost c i r a l e o f t h e Tree

of Life, nac.ed Kether (KThR) t h e Crown, o r ?rimal W i l l . I n Qabalir-
t i c ' psychology, Kether i s t h e s e a t of Jechidah (IC~IDH), t h e Self,
i d e n t i c a l w i t h t h e Atman of Hindu philosophy. Eether i s a l s o c a l l e d
the I d n i r a t l e , or Q s t i c a l , I n t e l l i g e a c e . h e Hebrew i s Psrrlar (PI,&),
said t o be "the l i g h t uhich i n p a r t s understanding of t h e begiulinC;
which i s without beginning." Observe t h a t IChIDH adds up t o 37, w h i l e
P U i s a r e v e r s a l of ALP, Aleph, and add8 up t o 114, o r S x 57.

The dootrines o f t h e Grade a r e derived from t h e l e t k r r of

Uld Pu,a 8 f0llOWr~

1. (K) The Judment. A l l a c t i v i t y i s s p i r i t u a l a c t i v i t y , and

the center of a l l s p i r i t u a l a c t i v i t y i s t h e One Self. The Limitlesr
Light, condensing i t s e l f i n a s i n g l e point, begins a whirling motion
pictured Sy the wheel i n Key 10. Thus gether i s sametines c a l l e d
Nequdah Rashunah (NQDH RAShVlTH) t h e Primordial Point, i n reference
t o t h i s condensation of t h e encr of t h e L i n i t l e s s Light; and I t i r
a l s o tornod &shith &-Galgalin f k h I l ' k BGGLI.), t h e 8eginning of
the Khirlings, i n a l l u s i o n t o t h e movement s e t up by t h l r oondenratlon
of energy

The S W L POINT i s WITHIN. It i s t h e POINT of SPIRITUAL REAKTT,

the POINT OF COISCIOUSliESS, t h e center of expression f o r t h e ONE IDENTITI.
It is t h e One S e l f , or Atman, which n a t u r a l Den suppose erroneously,
t o - b e isolated within t h e i r personal organisins. HI r h o t r u l y know8
the Self knolrr t h a t a t t h i s SLlku POIIrf he I8 one with A l l - h r .

Thir i m e r point of i d e n t i t y with t h e E t e r n a l i r our point of

contaot with Absolute F i r s t Csure. This I n d i r i a i b l e One (which i r t h o
l i t e r a l meaning of IC~IDR) deperida upon nothing roarer. It i r tho
TAO of Lao-Tre, conoernine which he wrote: "The TAO t h a t i r t h e sub-
jeot of d i r c u s r i o n i s n o t t h e t r u e Tao. The q u a l i t y whioh can bo
named i r not i t s t r u e a t t r i b u t e . "

l o oircumstances, p a s t , present, o r future, can e f f e o t t h e froe

expression of t h i n Absolute F i r s t Cause. I t I t s e l f doer not net, b u t
from it a l l a c t i o n proceeds, and t h e r e i s no l i m i t a t i o n whatever t o
i t s pcrner t o i n i t i a t e perfootly new cyoles of oxpression. R e o e d e n t .
has no r e s t r i c t i n g influence upon it. Condition8 do n o t a f f e o t it
Contiagenoies do n o t modiQ It.
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!She Ipsissfmrts ("& who i s noat himselfw) i s t h a t person in

any c i r c l e of human society who beat r e a l i z e s t h e presence of t h i s
OYE IDEhTlTY, a s Absolute F i r s t C~.use, a t the h e a r t of h i s personality.
In any group of persons, t h e master mind i s he r h o b e s t u d e r s t a n d r
t h e Self.

2. (Th) The World. The world, f o r any hunrr~being, i s r e a l l y

a projection, upon the screen of space and time, of mental imsgerg.
This projection i s frola within outward. The l e n s through which irbsolute
Reality i s projected a s Relative Imagery, i s t h e l e m of self-conrcioua-
ness. Pie do n o t e a s i l y perceive t h i s t r u t h , but t r u t h it is, never-
theless.

A s Van Kbr heur rays, i n his ,aost 111~-fnt.tlng rorka "When I

take up a book and drop it on t h e ground only one event t a k e s place
and t h a t is the event a s it i s i n t h e world of t h e Real- There i r nothing
unreal about t h a t event, it i s e n t i r e l y , wholly and thoroughly r e a l .
But my awareness of t h e event, t h e nay i n which it p r e s e n t s i t s e l f ln
my world-1-8, i s my i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e r e a l event, and that
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n i s only r e l a t i v e l y r e a l , r e a l f o r me, n o t r e a l in i t s e l f .
m e n then, in rqr world-inage, I an aware of hand grasping t h e book
and dropping it on the ground, what r e a l l y happens i s t h a t in the
world of t h e Real an-' i n t e r a c t i o n taker place. What appoerr in q
world-image i s r-r e r s i o n of it, i n which version t h e ucity of the
event i s brolren up i n neasure of time and space and in a multitude of
a u a l i t i e s . Then I externalize N awareness of t h e event i t s e l f and
t h a t externalized icaee becomes ?or me t h e event i t s e l f . ~ n r e a l i or t~
i l l u s i o n never resides i n the ovent. or thinr: i n i t s e l f . nor even i n
my i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of it, which i s t r u e enough f o r me, imt i n t h e f a c t
t h a t I teko mjr h t e r p r e t e t i o n t o be the thing =elf, exalting
it t o t h e stature of an absolute and independent reality." (!he Con-
-
quest of Illusioa, Page 31)

Hence, i f ma remeabet t h a t t h e l e t t e r Tau r e p r e s e n t s "A&al,ni.-

t r a t i v e ~ n t e l l i g e n c e , "n s h a l l see t h a t happiness and freedom u r
ours t o t h e extent t h a t our personal world, o r t h e p r o j e c t i o n of' our
personal interpretation of experience, coincides with t h e r e a l world
which i s the expression of t h e ONE IDENTITI.

To t h e degree t h a t a l l our e f f o r t s u e d i r e o t e d t m r d naldq

our personal t h o q h t , speech, and a c t i o n adequate and unobstructed
channels f o r the Life and Hisdom of t h e ONE IDEYTITY, t o t h a t d e p w
w i l l we share i n the government of t h e r o r l d .

S. (R) The sun. The foregoing consideration^ lead t o t h e oon-

elusion symbolized by Key ?JX, where the flawsrs behind t h e m11 t u r n
t-d t h e ohildren, rho danoe i n a f a i r y ring r e p r e r e n t i r y tho oyoler
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of exprussion picturod by t h e wheel i n Key r;.. A human p e r s o n a l i w

when the consaious and subconscious phases of mentality a r e regener-
ated or born anew, becmes a r a d i a n t center through which t h e Life-
p m e r m i f e s t s i t s e l f . Only when we understand perronality i n thir
way do we see ourselves i n our t r u e r e l a t i o n t o circunrtanoes.

Appearances a r e against t h i s doctrine. The mas8 of human beings

bcliere thomselvoe t o be t h e c r e a t u r e s of oircunatanoer. Thur ue have umng
us a l l v a r i e t i e s of t h i s ignorant s u p e r s t i t i o n , from t h e b e l i e f 8 of
sara,-es who suppose thenselves t o be a t t h e meroy of malignant s p i r i t 8
of the o l e m n t s , t o t h e equally s u p e r s t i t i o u s notion6 of t h e modern
n a t e r f a l i s t s who t a l k learnedly about "heredity," ' " e n r i r ~ n n e n t , ~
"eoononic dctcnniniw," and t h e lilce* The f p s i s s i s u s t h a t air-
crnsstm~cesa r e the projeotions of h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s of r e a l i t y , and
the r e s u l t s of h i s knowledge amaze h i s oontemporariee, r h o look upon
him a s a airacle-norkar*

Here It may be w e l l t o say t h a t t h e knowledge t h a t appewsnoer

rue so largely i l l u s i v e doer nothin[; whatever t o r e y w e t h e i l l u s i o n
i t s c l f . m a t i s now what c e a r e a f t e r . To &n astronomer the SUB seem8
t o r i s e i n the East, j u s t a s t o a person who boliever t h a t it a o t u a l l y
does r i s e ; but t h e astronomer knows b e t t e r . To tha I p s i s s i n u r , humrn
personality seems t o be conditioned by environnent, and s e o w t o be
hedged about with various l i m i t a t i o n s ; but t h e Iprirsimus knows b e t t e r .
Re has made t h i s knouledge dcep-rooted and p e m n e n t . Be thinlcr, rpeakr,
and a c t s from it. Thsrefore h i s mode of l i f e i s inomprohenrible t o
the merely n a t u r a l man. To t h e sage, however, t h e works which reon
miraculous t o h i s cont.tnporarie8 a r e n e r e l y t h e n a t u r a l expression8
of what he k n w s himrelf t o be.

- 4. (P) The Tower. The extraordinary work8 of a "Itnorrer of &If9

fire l a r e c l y applicetions of the f o r c e nhich, i n t h e r e lessons, ha8
been called the Mars foroe* This i s a power which i s o r d i n a r i l y destructive,
a p e r manifested i n t h e passional f o r c e of mboonsciourmerr whioh
modern psychology terms libido, a p o m r nhioh b r i q s about t h e physiolo-
g i c a l changes t h a t r e a r l t I n physiaal death*

A ganelian i n t h e u y q a t h e t i o nervous system, a t about t h e

height i n the body represented hy t h e navel, i o t h e g r e a t oenter of
t h i a powor. Dy tho variour p r a c t i c e r which have been derised n*,
found i n Yoga teaohing and i n t h e
.
vr.rio?rr ti?ec,such )r. thorc
oereaonial magio of tho Western oocult rchool, t h i r h r r foroo i s brought
under c o ~ t r o l . Essentially l i k e e l o o t r i o i t y , and eoverned by s i m i l a r
laws, t h i s force i s inimioal t o man only so long a s he rnimanderrtaP48
and misuses it. Rightly understood, it breaks d m a l l struoturor of e r r o r
and i t s aotion i n t h e brain awakens t h e C o n c t i t u t i r y I n t e l l i ~ [ o n o etopre-
sented In Tarot by t h e Emperor.
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An fpsissimus has mastered the Mars foroe. He ha8 w e r t h r o r h

the f a l s o kncrrrledge of separateness, rooted fn e r r o r and i l l u s i o n . He
i s oonsoiously immortal, and has i d e n t i f i e d the "I" i n h i s own person-
a l i t y with tho Universal Self. He no longer not8 a s a separate being.
All t h a t he thinks, a l l t h a t he says, a l l t h a t he doer, i r underutood
by him a r being t h e w t i v i t y of the Universal Self.

5. (L) .' Justice. Thus an IpsissiBms i s n p e r f e o t l y poired

personality. He hed - out anbition, but r o r k r a r t h o s e 60 .
..
who a r e anbitious. Be has k i l l e d out d e s i r e of l i f e , b u t r e s p e c t s
l i f e as those do who d e s i r e it. He has k i l l e d out d e s i r e o f o m f o r t ,
but i t a s those a r e rrho l i v e f o r h a ~ D i n c 6 ~ .Thus he r e a l i r e r
these ~ n j i i i t i o n sl a i d d c m in Lirht on th; Path. He lead8 a l i f e of
perfect expression of t h a t Law*

6. (A) The Fool. I n b r i e f , an Ipsissimur i s t h e v r t f o a l Fool

of a11 scored allegories. Nothing bind8 him. He i r lmyond a l l tho
l i m i t a t i o n s of " t h i s world." Eis mativtr and h i s a o t i o n r a r e in-
omprehonsible t o t h e most of merely natural men. SomatUmr they nw-
ship him. Oftener they derido him. Always they f e a r him. I e m r
do they understand h5n. Bin i n r t m c t i o n the7 may g a s p , so f u
a s he w e n it comprehensible t o i n t e l l e o t . But t h o inner e s r m o e of
t h e man eludes them.

Thus it i s t h a t they who have f i l l y attained t o t h e highant

Grad0 of t h e Invicrible 6rdor have fen companionr i n t h e world. Th.fr
l i g h t shines i n the darknesr of t h e f a l s e world, but t h a t darknerr
cannot swallow it up. Yet the Ipsirsimi a r e never lonely. They l i r e
i n s i l e n t , but T i t i d oomnuniontion with each other, and t h e y a l l share
i n tho b l i s s of t h e Heavenly Virion.

A subject having 60 many ramifications a8 t h i r one could tm

expanded i n t o a whole l i b r a r y of volumes t h e nice of t h i s , but I
t r u s t I have done what I s e t out t o do, namely, t o demonstrate that
the o r i g i n a l Rosicruoian documents a r e a l l e g o r i e s of t h e u n f o l ~ n t
of t h e inner l i f e of mnn, based upon t h e Secret Wisdom of I m s e l , to
rhioh c e r t a i n k m t i o elomants have been added.

It i s my hope t h a t t h i s book w i l l r e n e s t i l l another putpore.

k i n g many years of oocult research, I hove often ms men and w m n
who were f i l l y persuaded t h a t they belonged t o t h e 'only t r u e n Rorioru-
oisn Order. Again Md again I have seen them m f f 6 r b i t t e r d i r i l l u r i o n -
 Tho True nnd I n v i s i b l e Bosicrucio-n Order

men*, a s they oane t o l c a r n t h a t h a t had soemed t o them t o be t h e gold

of pure t r u t h was, a t b e s t , only t h e "fool's gold" of well-meant ignor-
ance, o r , a t ~ o r s t ,a gold brick of lying Fnposture.

I ham long since given up any attempt t o persuade such persans

of t h e i r e r r o r s whilo y e t they renain believers. But I have hoper th.t
t h i s book w i l l do somethin5 t o bring a i d m d canfort t o t h e d i s i l l u s i o n e d ,
so t h a t they nay l e a r n t h a t a f t e r a l l t h e r e i s a r e a l Rosicruoian Fra-
t e r n i t y , although it has never been organized as, f o r instance, t h e
Masons ruo.

I hare been c a r e f u l t o r e f r a i n from d i r e c t attaok on any rpeoi-

f i c Rosicrucian inposture, although t h e r e are i n t h i s present day a m r ~ -
ber of g l a r i q instances which c e r t a i n l y tempt me. But I believe t h a t
eve3 t h i s mere o u t l i n e of Rosicrucian totching, based upon indubitable
sourccs, w i l l do more t o protect seokere f o r l i g h t against imposture
than a whole s e r i e s of erporures.

There i s a t r u e Rosicrucian Ordor. +d there a r e Rosicrucian

s o c i e t i e s which a r e undoubtedly in touch with t h r t i n v i s i b l e Inner
School. llone of those s o c i e t i e s , however, claims t o be t h e Order i t s e l f ,
and none nakes m y p c r t i c u l a r pretension t o antiquity, although saru
have been rorlcing f o r a r e l a t i v e l y long period.
*
Those orgenizationr of oocult students q u i e t l y c a r r y on t h e r o t k
of i n i t i a t i o n and i n s t r u c t i o n in various p a r t s of the world. I f you u e
duly and t r u l y prepared, you w i l l uxr~doubtodlpmake contact with such
schools i n duo season. Such contact, however, i n i n v a r i b l y made throogh
porsonal c h m ~ ~ e l sand , not t h r m g h edvertising in t h e publio prints. If
you neet a member of such a body of studonts, he w i l l reoognize y o u r .

.
readinass f o r f u r t h e r instruction, and rill make t e s t s of your bowledge
and understanding

Eut if smobody a l l dressed up i n gaudy regalia, publicly o r remi-

publioly announoing h h s o l f or t h e " ~ e a d "of the Rosioruoianr, makes
a bid f o r your cillegiance o r f i n a n c i a l support, an your o m head be it
i f you a f t e r n a r d s go through o period of c r u e l d i s i l l u s i o n , chould you
accept him a s suoh.
I do not condom such pretenders. Thoy oondemn themselves.. Be-
sides, I think I know why thoy a r e permitted t o carry on t h e i r knposturer.
Above a l l , tho p r a c t i c a l o c c u l t i s t must develop t h e q u a l i t y of dirorimina-
t i o n , and they who 1 a o k . i t have t o learn s o w b i t t e r lossonr. So a l s o
do those who, t h e r ~ s e l v e rdisbelieving i n s p i r i t u a l v e r i t i e r , pretend
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to s ~ c hb-licf i n order t o gain control of t h e l i v e r and purser

of t h e i r f e l l w men. Thsir o m want of discrimiaation i s as. great
a8 t h a t of those who a r e led a s t r a y by t h e i r oleptrop. Sooner o r
l a t o r t h e freuds and t h e i r dupes w i l l learn better. Llsarmhile, be on
your guard.

Seek only t h e highest. Remember t h e words of t h e o r i g i n a l t e x t r ,

quoted on page lLrnTo thu f a l s e and i r p o s t e r s , and thoae who reek o t h e r
things t h a n wisdom, we cannot be betrayed t o our hurt." Here t h e word
"wisdon' r e f e r s t o the Q c l n l i s t i c C m , Chokmch, t o which t h e Grade
of !kps i s a t t r i b u t e d -

That aisdon recognizes hwran personality a8 €he v e h i c l e of tho

roo1 S e l f , a recognitionrpbich f i n d s exprersion in t h e P o r t c s r e i h l
d i r e c t i o n of thought nnd spccoh (Ch, t h e Chariot). It i r t h e grasp of
t h e t r u t h t h a t a l l the d e t e i l s of persontl t c t i o n a r e r e a l l y mni-
f e s t a t i o n s of t h e "wheels within wheols" of t h e cosmio cycler (K, t h e
Wheel of Fortune). It i s t h e r e v e r s a l of most peopletr a t t i t u d e tonvd
l i f e , oxpressed i n G t o t c l self-surrender r e s u l t i n g i n t h e p e r f e c t oon-
centrntion and meditation which Yindus term Ssmadhi (k!, t h e Hanged Man).

Finally, it i s the c l o a r r i s i o n gained by union with t h e r e a l Self,

who i s t h c r u l e r czd Lord of a l l things (H, t h e Emperor). I f t h i s be
what you seek, and you keep the fl- of a s p i r a t i o n burning bright, d o i q
a l l t h n t you h o w how t o perfect yoursolf i n concentration and w d i t a t i o n ,
t o a s end t h a t your personality n3y be unified with t h o cosmic l i f e ,
you w i l l progreaa steadily toward adoptship.

Of c l l description6 of the Inner h h o o l which i a t h e True und

Invisible Rosicrucicn Order, none b e t t o r has been m i t t e n than t h a t
containod in Karl von ~ c k h a r t s h c u s e n ' s9 0 u d Upon the Snnctuary, from
whibh I have conden6ed t h e following paragraphs.

"Sons of t r u t h , there i s but o5e order, but one Brotherhood, but

one association of men who a r e agreed in the r o l e object of acquiring
ligf?t. From t h i s centur cisunderstanding haa brought f o r t h b m e r a b l e
Ordors, but a l l w i l l return, f r o n t h e m l t i p l i c i t y of opinionr, t o t h e

..
only t r u t h and t o the t r u e Order--the association of those who a r e a b l e
t o receive the l i g h t , t h e Community of the Eleot.

"This conmnity of l i c h t h r s e x i r t c d since the f i r r t day of the

world's creation, find i t s duration w i l l be t o t h e end of time. I t i r
tho sooioty of those e l e c t who know t h e Light i n t h e Dorknerr cnd reparato
what i s puro therein.

"Thir oonnunity posserses a Sohool, i n which a l l who t h i r d f o r

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knowledge a r e instructed by t h e S p i r i t of wisdom i t s e l f ; and a l l t h e

mysteries of God and of n a t u r e a r e preserved t h o r e i n f o r t h e c h i l d r e n
of light. P e r f e c t knowledge of God, of nature and of hunanity a r e t h e
objects of i n s t r u c t i o n i n t h i s school. It i s thence t h a t d l t r u t h s
p m e t r a t e i n t o t h e world; herein i s t h e School of t h e Prophets and of
a l l who search f o r wisdom; it i s i n t h i s c o m n i t y alone t h a t t r u t h
and t h e explanation of a l l mystery i s t o be found. I t i s t h e most

. .
hidden of commmities, y e t it posseeses members gathered from nany
orders: of such i s t h i s School.

"This Sanctuary, composed of s c a t t e r e d members, b u t k n i t by t h e

bonds of p e r f e c t u n i t y and love (N.B. Eckhartahausen h e r e gives :
P a b a l i s t i c clue, f o r "unityn and "love" a r e ACN) and LLHBH, and both
a r e 13, o r 5 plus 81, has been occupied from t h e e a i l i o s t ages in
building t h e grand Temple t o t h e regeneration of humanity, by which
t h e r e i g n of God w i l l be manifest. This society is i n t h e conmanion
of those who have t h e most c a p a c i t y f o r l i g h t , &, t h e Elect. .
'It w a s formed h e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e f a l l of man, and reoeired
from God a t first-hand t h e r e v e l a t i o n of those ncans by which f a l l e n
humrvlity could be again r a i s e d t o i t s r i g h t s and delivered f r o n i t s
misery: ( ~ o ~ ~ t ah irs ewith t h e t r a d i t i o n a l account of t h e o r i g i n of

t o Light;
a d natural.
..'....
t h e Qabalah, and renenber t h a t a t r u e 4 a b a l i s t i s one who i s r e c e p t i v e

. 3'
L t received t h e key of t r u e science, both d i v i n e

*Eut, when men ~ m l t i p l i e d , t h e f r a i l t y of men and h i s weaknear

necessitated an e x t e r i o r s o c i e t y which v e i l e d t h e i n t e r i o r one, and
conoealed t h e s p i r i t and t h e t r u t t i n t h e l e t t e r . 'l'he people a t
large were not capable of conprehending high i n t e r i o r t r u t h , and t h e
dmgcr eauld have been too g r c e t i n confiding t h a t which waa of a l l
holy t o incapable people. Therefore, innard t r u t h s were wrapped
i n - e x t e r n a l and v i s i b l e ceremonies, so t h a t men, by t h e perception of'
t h e outer,.r?nich i s t h e ~ ~ b ofo tlh e i n t e r i o r , might by degrees be
enabled safoly t o approach t h e i n t e r i o r s p i r i t u a l t r u t h r e

"But t h e s e c r e t depositary has always been confided t o him who

i n h i s day had t h e notit capacity f o r illumination, and he became t h e
s o l c guardian of t h e o r i g i n a l Trust, a s nigh R i e r t of t h e Sanctuary . ..
"This i n t e r i o r community of l i g h t i s t h e reunion of a l l those
capable of receiving l i g h t , and o l e c t t h e r e t o ; it i s known a6 t h e
C o m n i o n of Saints. The p r i m i t i v e deposit of a l l power and t r u t h
has beon confided t o it f r o n a l l t i n e - - i t alone, say6 st. Paul, i s thir
posaossion of t h e science of t h e Saints. By it t h o agents of bod were
fornod i n every age, passing from i n t e r i o r t o t h e e x t e r i o r , and
o o m n i c a t i n g s p i r i t and l i f e t o t h e dead l e t t e r - - a s a l r e a d y s a i d *
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"This i l l M n e . t e d conmnrnity has been through time t h e t r u e

school of God's s p i r i t , and considered a s school, it ha8 i t s Chair,
i t s Doctor, it possesses a r u l e f o r studects, it has f o m and object8
f o r study, and, i n s h o r t , a method by which they study. It har, aIro,
i t s degrees f o r suocessive developrcent t o higher a l t i t u d e s . .. .
"This school of wisdom ha8 been f o r ever most s e c r e t l y hidden
from t h e world, because it i s i n r i s i b l e ard submissive eolely t o Divine
Government.

"It has never been exposed t o t h e accidents of time and t o t h e

weakness of m n , because only the n o s t capable were.chosen f o r it, aul
the s p i r i t which selected could s u f f e r no deception.

'By t h i s school were developed t h e garmr of a l l t h e m~blime

sciences, which were neat received by extornal schoolr, r e r e then olothed
i n other forms, and Frr f i n e sonotisme6 degenerated therein.

'This society of sagos conmunicated, according t o t i n e and c i r -

cmstancer, unto t h e e x t e r i o r s o c i e t i e s t h e i r symbolio hieroglyphr,
i n order t o a t t r a c t e x t e r n a l lcnn t o t h e great t r u t h 8 of t h e i n t e r i o r .

"But a l l e x t e r i o r ~ o c i e t i e ss u b s i s t only in proportion a8 t h i r

sooiety c o m i c c t e s i t s s p i r i t thereto. a s soon a s e x t e r n a l s o c i a t i e r
a i s 5 t o be independent of the i n t e r i o r one, and t o transform a t e n p l e
of wisdom i n t o a p o l i t i c a l e d i f i c e , the i n t e r i o r socioty r e t i r e 8 and
loaves only the l e t t e r without t h e s p i r i t . I t i r t h u s t h a t sooret ex-
t c r n n l s o o i e t i c r of visdon wcro nothing but hieroglyphic rcroenr,
the t r u t h remaining invar bly without t h e sanctuary s o t h a t it might
nogrr be profaned. 4
"1n t h i s i n t e r i o r society man f i n d s wisdom and therewith t h e A l l -
not the wisdon of t h i s world, which i s but s c i e n t i f i c knowledge, r h i c h
revolvcs round t h e outside but never touchee t h e c e n t r e (wherein i s oon-
tained a l l power), but t r u o wisdom and non obedient t h e r e t o *

" A l l disputes, a l l controversies, a11 t h e thing8 belonging t o t h e

f a l s e prudenoe of t h i s world, f r u i t l e s s discussions, u s e l e s s gurmr of
opinion which spread t h e weeds of disunion, a l l e r r o r , schism8 and syr-
terns a r e banished therefrom. Neithcr calumny nor scandal a r o known.
Every nan i s honoured. S a t i r e , t h a t s p i r i t which seekr diversion t o
the dioadvantoge of i t s neighbour, i r unknown. Love alone reigns. Never
doer t h e monster of c a l m r e a r among t h e sons of wisdon i t s serpent headt
 The True cnd I n r i s i b l e Rosioruoif.m Order

estimation i n common p r e v a i l s , ar.d t h i s only; t h e f a u l t s of a f r i e d

a r e passed ocor; t h e r e a r e no b i t t e r reproaohes heaped on b-perfection.
Gcncrously and lovingly, the seeker i s placed upon t h e nay of truth.
It i s c o u ~ h t o persuado and touoh t h e h e a r t s of t h o ~ ewho e r r , leaving
t h e punishment of s i n t o t h e I a r d e of Light*

W a n t and foeblenets a r e protectad; r e j o i o i n g r a r e mide a t t h e

e l e v a t i o n and d i g n i t y which man acquires. ?lo one i s r a i s e d above
another by t h e f o r t u n e which i s t h e g i f t of cheaoe; he o r l y counts
himself nost happy who has t h e opportunity t o b e n e f i t h i s brethren8
and a l l suoh ,-,en, united i n t h e s p i r i t of love and t r u t h , c o n s t i t u t e
tho I n v i s i b l c Church, tho s o c i e t y of t h e Kingdom w i t h i n , under t h a t one
Chief who i s God.

"Ilo rmst not, howovor, inagine t h a t t h i s r o o i e t y resembles m j

s o o r e t o r d e r , meeting a t c e r t a i n t i n o s , choosicg i t s l e a d e r r and mem-
b e r s , u n i t e d by s p e c i a l objects. A l l a s s o c i a t i o n s , be t h e s e what they
may, c a n b u t corm a f t e r t h i s i n t e r i o r i l l u n i n a t e d c i r c l e , which s o c i e t p
knows none of t h e f o r n s l i t i o s b c l o n g i ~ gt o t h e o u t e r r i n g s , t h e work
of man. 1.. t h i s k b g d o n of puwcr t h e outward f o r n s oeaw..

"God Hinself i s t h e P m e r alunys prese3t. The b e s t e m of hir

ti.ms, t h e chiof himself, does n o t i n v a r i a b l y know a l l t h e c i b o r c , b u t
the moneat =hen it i s t h e R i l l of God t h a t t h e y should be brought into
coarmunic:tion he f i c d s thom u n f a i l i n g l y i n t h e world and rcady t o work
f o r -the ord ln vim*

'This cormmrnity has no &side b a r r i e r s . He who rray be ahosm

by God i s a s t h e f i r s t ; ho presunts himself amng t h e o t h e r s without
p r e s u ~ p t i o n ,and he i s received by them without j e a l w r y *

.If it be necessary t h a t t r u e embers should meet together, t h e y

find and reoognite each othor w i t h p e r f a c t c e r t a i n t y . No d i s g u i s e can
be used, n e i t h e r hypocrisy nor dissimulation, could hide t h e oharacter-
i s t i c q ~ a l i t i e sof t h i s society, because they a r e t o o genuine. A l l
i l l u s i o n i s gone, arid t h i n g s a?pear i n t h e i r t r u e form.

'No one member can choose another, unaninour choice is-required*

A l l men a r e o a l l e d , the c a l l e d may be chosen, i f thoy b e c m r i p e f o r
entranoe.

"Arq one can look f o r e!~tranoe, and aiiy c a n nho i c within c u r

t e a c h another t o seek f o r it; but only he who i s r i p e can a r r i v e i n r i d e *
Unpreparad men occasion d i s o r d e r i n a oomunity, and d i s o r d e r i s not
compatible with t h e Sanotuary. This t h r u s t s o u t a11 rrho a r e not hono-
eeneous. Iyorldly i n t e l l i g e n c e aeeks t h i s Sanotuary in vein; i n vain
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a l s o do t h e o f f o r t s of malice s t r i v e t o p e s e t r a t e t h e w g r e a t n y s t e r i e r ;
a l l i s undecipherable t o hizl who i s not prepared; he o m see nothing,
read nothing i n the i n t e r i o r .

"iie rho i s r i p e i s joined t o the chain, perhapa o f t c n where he

thought l e a s t l i k e l y , and a t a point of which he knsr nothing hlmrelf.
Seeking t o bccme r i p e should be t h e e f f o r t of h i n who laves uisdaa.

"But tkcre a r e m t h o d s by which ripeness i s attained, f o r i n thir

holy comamion i s the primitive storehouse of the most ancient and
o r i g i n a l science of the human race, with t h e primitive llysterier a160
of a l l science. It i s the unique and r e a l l y illumianted cacr~unitywhich
i s i n possession of t h e key t o a l l mystery, which knows t h e c e n t r e a d
source of nature and creation. I t i s a society rr)lich unites superior
polrrer t o i t s m, and include8 mcmbers f r o n more than o m wld. It
i s t h e society rhore nenberr fonn a t h e o o r a t i c regublic, which one
day rill be the Regent Mother of t h e whole Viotld.

k y t h i s o u t l i n e of i t s c o n s t i t u t i o n and d e g e e r , a d t h i r ex-
planation of the ilay of Hoturn which leads rt length t o illtmirration,
bo t h e m a n s of encouraging yon t o persevere i n t k e Great Eork rhos.
hvit i s t h e "ripenessn of which Eckhartrhausen rpeakr. Tkia book
has cone t o yo*> because yau a r e already acong those r h o a r e called.
My b e s t wish f o r you i s t h a t a s a r e m l t of reading it, you rr). oaar
t o be nunborod a-on6 t h e chosen.

P P P E B D I X .

I n t h e firat: e d i t i o n of t h i s book I gave s e v e r a l e x e r c i r d

intended t o enable the studont t o reproduce i n h i c own perron, t o
dogree, the' ~ t a t e sof mind and body belonging t o t h e variou: s t a g c r
of Rosiorucian dcvoloprnent. That i n s t r u c t i o n has been n d r f s d l y oafttdd
from the present edition, p r i n o i p a l l y beoause I f o e 1 t h a t it i s r e a l l y
s a f e r t o avoid ~ i v i n gf o m l a s , and b e t t e r t o r e l y upon t h e explanation
of prinoiplee.

But t o stuOents of Tarot, and e s p e c i a l l y those h o ham c a m

i n contact with our i n c t r u c t i o n s ooncerning color and so&, it rill
be evident t h a t overy G a d e of the Order, and every s t a g e of a d v a n o c
mont through t h o paths, has i t s correrpondenoes i n Tarot, i n color, ud
In sound.

For the benefit of those who have not had r a y i n s t r u c t i o a on t h e m

points, 1 s h a l l now b r i e f l y r e m e sane of the fundamentals, although it
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should be understood t h a t t h e techniaue of using the f i n e r moder of

v i b r a t i o n i s one t h a t requires more extended i n s t r u c t i o n than can be
given i n t h e s e pager.

Colors and Sounds of tho Ten Grader.

1. I p r i s s i n u r . Kether. m i t e brilliance. Bo t o n a l correspondence.

2. iEagus. Chokmah. Neutral Gray. 80 t o n a l oorrespondence.

S. Xagirter Tcmpli. Black and deep Blue-violet. The black h a r

no t o n a l correspondence, but t h e blue-violet c o r r e s p ~ n d rt o A-natural.

4. Exempt Mept. Blue. The sphere of Jupiter. C-rhup.

5. Greater Adept. Red. The sphere of WE. C-natural.

6. Lesser Mept. Yellow. The sphere of t h e Sun. E-natural.

7. Philosophua. Green. The sphere of Venur. P-sharp.

8. Practicur. Orange. The rphere of Mercury. D-natural.

9. Thooricur. Violot. The rphere of t h e Uoon. A-rhup.

10. Zclator. Citrino, Russet, S l a t e , Black. The o i t r i n e $ 6 t h e

mixture of Orango and Green, corresponding t o the chord D-F-rharpl
the r u s s e t i s t h e mixture of Oror.ge and Violet, corresponding t o t h e
chord A-sharp-D; t h e s l a t e i s t h e mixture of Violet and Green, correr-
pondinl; t o tho chord F-sharp-A-sharp; and the black i s r e a l l y t h e
mixture of orange, green, and v i o l e t , corresponding t o t h e chord
D-F-sharp-A-sharp.

Colors and Sounds of t h e 22 l e t t e r 8 and Tarot Keyr.

1, Aleph. 0. The Pool. Light yellow. . E-natural.

2. Beth. I. The h g i c i a n . Yellow. E-natural.

S. Ginel. 11. The High P r i e r t o a r . Blue. O-sharp.

4. hleth. 111. The Empress. Green. P-sharp.

5. Eeh. IV. The Emperor. Red. C-natural

6. Vau. V. The Hierophant. Red-Orange. C.aharp.

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bin. V1. f i e Lovers. Orange. D-natural

Cheth. VII. The Chariot. Orange-Yellow. D-rharp.

Toth. V I I I . Strength. Yellow. E-natural.

Yod. IX. The Hernit. Yellow-Green. P-natural

iiaph. X. Tho ? h e e l of Fortune. Violet. A-rharp.

Lemod. XI. Justice. Green. F.-sharp

LIem. XI. The Hanged &in. Blue, C-sharp.

Nun. XIII. Death. Blue-Green. G-natufal.

Smekh. XTV. Tenper~nco. Blue, 6-sharp.

16. Ayin. XV. The Devil. Blue-Violet. A-natural.

17. Peh. XVI. The Tower. aed. C-natural.

18. Tzaddi. XVZI. The Star. Violet. A-shnrp.

19. Qoph. XVIII. The &on. Violet-Red. B-natural.

20. Resh. XU[. The Sun. Orange. Lnatural.

.
21. Shin. XX. The Judpont. Bed. C-natural.
22. Tau. DJ. The Jiorld. Blue-Violet- k-natural*

These twenty-4x0 l e t t e r s and h y s correspond t o t h e oonnscting

paths on t h e Tree of Lifo. Three (Aleph, &m, an& Shin) correspond
t o A i r , Water, and F i r e , respectively. They correspond a l s o t o t h e
plnnots Uranus (A), Ncptune (I),and lTulcan ( ~ h ) . Vulcnn i e an o c o u l t
planet, not y e t recognirod by s x o t e r i o astronomy. These t h r e e l e t t e r r ciao
correspond t o th6 following c e n t e r s i n t h e body; Aleph t o t h e p i n e a l
eland; Llem t o tho p i t u i t a r y body; Shin t o t h o p r o r t a t i o ganglion, or
oenter bohind t h e navel.

Seven of the l e t t e r s correspond t o seven c e n t e r s i n t h e body,

a8 follonsc Beth, t o t h e cerebrum and pineal gland; O h e l , t o the
p i t u i t a r y body1 Daleth, t o t h e center a t t h e w e l l of t h e t h r o a t s
gaph, t o tho s o l a r plexuet Peh, t o t h e p r o s t a t i o o r navel c e n t r e 1
Rest.., t o t h e cardiac plexus, or hoart center8 Tau, t o t h e b a r i o o e n t m ,
t h e s a c r a l ploxur, a t t h e bare of tho spine.

The other twelve l e t t e r s oorrespond t o t h o twelve a r e a s r u l e d

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by t h e twelve signs of t h e zodiac, a s f o l l o n r :

Heh, t o h r f e s , governing t h o head, and a l l that t h e r k u l l

contains, with t h e exception of t h e nose, ears, and loner jer.

Van, t o Taurus, governing t h e e a r s , lower jaw, a t l a s and cer-

v i c a l vertebrae, neck and throat.

Zain, t o Gemini, governing t h e shoulder-blader, collar-boner,

erms a& hands, end lung8

Chet!!, t o Cancer, gwerning t h e bony s t r u c t u r e of t h e c h e r t , t h e

mmary glands, and t h e stozmch.

Teth, to Leo, governing t h e h e a r t , and t h e d o r s a l region o f the,

spin8

Yod, t o Virgo, eoverning t h e i n t e s t i n e 8 and t h e abdominal region.

Iaoed, t o Libra, governing t h e kidneys, adrenalr, and lumbar

region of the rpine.

Fun, t o Scorpio, governing t h e nasal passagen, t h e organr of

rcproduction, and t h e reproduotive potencies of t h e whole organism.

Saackh, t o S a g i t t a r i u s , gowrning t h e h i p s and thighs.

&in, t o Cnpricorn, governing the kneeam

Tzaddi, t o Aquarius, governing t h e o a l v e r and auklea.

Goph, t o Pircer, governing t h e f e o t .

From the foregoing a t t r i b u t i o n s it w i l l be apparent what c o l o r 6

and sounds are a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e contcrs and aroas. Detnilud instruo-
t i o n on t h e use of those vibratory foroes f o r healing may be f & 5.n
ny book, Tjic Corrclfit.ion of C e l :;nd
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