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DEDICATION
I am dedicating this book to the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC in acknowledgement of the great advances in my
adult life due to the lessons taught to me through the monthly monographs.
CONTENTS
DEDICATION .......................................................................................................................................................... iii
CONCURRENCE ...................................................................................................................................................... vi
1 MY EARLY YEARS.................................................................................................................................................. 1
My birth .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Sacred Heart College and the spiritual influence of the Jesuit Priests. ................................................................ 1
2 WORK .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
First identifiable decision along the path of life .................................................................................................. 4
3 MY ARMY YEARS 1959 - 1968 .............................................................................................................................. 5
4 MY NEVER-ENDING SEARCH FOR FULFILMENT OF MY DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS ................................................. 7
So, what is my role? ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Joining the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes not quite what I want! ...................................................... 8
5 LEAVING THE ARMY AND GOING TO WORK IN LONDON ..................................................................................... 9
Chapter II .......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Those Laws which the Founder of this Fraternity prescribed to the R.C. are all good and just. ........................ 10
6 DECISION TO PETITION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AMORC ............................................................................. 11
1980 .................................................................................................................................................................. 11
7 LODGE ATTENDANCE EXPERIENCES ................................................................................................................... 13
8 GARY L. STEWART IMPERATOR 1987 - 1990 .................................................................................................... 15
Christian Bernard becoming Imperator 1990 .................................................................................................... 15
Decision to join CR+C and later OMCE .............................................................................................................. 15
Petition to return to AMORC ............................................................................................................................. 16
9 MOVED TO LIVE IN PER ................................................................................................................................... 17
Current position ................................................................................................................................................ 17
10 IN CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Finally ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
SO MOTE IT BE! QUE SI SEA! ............................................................................................................................... 20
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ............................................................................................................................................ 21
CONCURRENCE
The path leading to mystical illumination is long and arduous and requires objective commitment and
dedication.
It is not something which a person who wishes to satisfy his curiosity, or the person who seeks thrills, or even
for those looking for a way out of their problems in todays world.
It is a standard principle for those who want to promise to dedicate their whole heart and mind for the growth
and expression of the soul within, in order to develop an ability to serve and for advancing humanity to higher
spiritual levels.
The Native American people, as well as natives all over the world held very strong spiritual beliefs which
demonstrate how their mystical development has developed well beyond normal society as we know it today. I
have had the privilege of sharing part of my life with some of the Lakota people and digesting the myths of the
Hopi nation as well as observing the customs of the Navajo nation. I wish to share a few words which typify the
Native American view of the world and of the Great Spirit.
Native Americans celebrated death, knowing that it was an end to life on Earth, but, believing it to
be the start of life in the Spirit World.
Symbolic healing rituals and ceremonies were often held to bring participants into harmony with
themselves, their tribe, and their environment. Healing includes beliefs and practices that
combine religion, spirituality, herbal medicine, and rituals, which are used for both medical and
emotional conditions. From their perspective, medicine is more about healing the person than curing a
disease. Traditional healers worked to make the individual whole, believing that most illnesses stem
from spiritual problems.
Numerous tribes practiced the rite known as the Vision Quest, which was often taken by older
children before puberty to find themselves and their life's direction. How the rite was taken, its length
and intensity, and at what age varied greatly from tribe to tribe. In most cases the vision quest was a
supernatural experience in which the individual seeks to interact with a guardian spirit, usually an
animal, to obtain advice or protection.
Oh, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds, and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me, I am small and weak, I
need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my Spirit may come to you without shame.
- Chief Yellow Lark - Lakota -
"Native American isnt blood; it is what is in the heart. The love for the land. The respect for it, those
who inhabit it; and the respect and acknowledgement of the spirits and the elders. That is what it is to be
Indian."
White Feather
Navajo Medicine Man
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1 MY EARLY YEARS
My birth
I was born on the 3rd of February 1940 in Warrington, Lancashire. The 2nd World War had started in September of
1939. My father was in the Royal Navy at that time and I dont know my mothers occupation. I dont remember too
much of my early childhood, and am relating what my family told me in later years.
During the war we went to live in Southampton, Hampshire, probably because my father was stationed there. In
September of 1940 there were massive German air raids on London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and
Manchester. I can remember being in a tin shelter in the garden. It was called an Anderson Shelter and was often buried
under the soil in the back garden.
I could hear the screaming of the bombs and the bangs and vibrations of the explosions. At that time I was 7
months old and it stuck in my memory.
One of my aunts told me in my adult life that my mother had gone to the shelter leaving me in the house while the
bombing was taking place. He rushed me to the shelter and the house was hit by a bomb!
This is the first time that my life was not destined to be taken from me.
My aunt also pointed out marks on my wrists which are quite plain to see even now. She told me that my mother
had cut my wrists wanting to kill me but once again for the second time I was not destined to die.
Apparently my father had met another woman with whom he had a love affair. I was sent to live with my aunts and
my grandfather. My grandfather put his foot down and told my father to take responsibility for me. The result of this
was that my father was stationed in Lossiemouth in Scotland and took me with him and my new Mother. Our house
was in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It was there that my half-sister was born in 1944.
After the war, we moved to Manchester and then to Grappenhall, Cheshire followed by Stockton Heath, Cheshire. I
lived with my father and mother (a very good step-mother who I loved a lot).
I started my schooling in Paisley, Scotland. I have only one memory of this because, Scotland being so far North had
very cold winters. One day it had been snowing and an unknown person took me to School on his shoulders as the
snow cover was way over my head. In Grappenhall I attended a primary school and was then taken away from there.
Sacred Heart College and the spiritual influence of the Jesuit Priests.
I suddenly found myself being taken from Grappenhall School and placed in a Boarding School in Droitwich
Worcestershire. The school was run by Jesuit priests and, in addition to the normal school subjects, I was singled out to
be an Altar boy, assisting at masses. At that time, the Catholic Church services were held in the Latin language. I was
taught Latin and learned most of the religious ceremonies by heart.
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I had to get up in the morning for the 6am mass then the Angelus at 6pm followed by 10pm prayers. All in Latin,
all with great pomp and circumstances.
I was left in the boarding school and would see my mom and dad for two weeks in summer for summer holidays.
My schoolmates told their parents and I was sometimes invited to go to their homes for school holidays as I was alone
in the dormitory. Christmas spent with other families or with the priests!
This allowed me to meditate at my young age (between 5 and 11 years old) and I found a spiritual awakening which
was inside me giving me strength to go on and be independent at an early age.
One priest in particular, a Father Harrison, SJ, was particularly kind and helpful in awakening my spiritual belief.
At this point the reader should be aware that I did not know my Grandparents, my aunts and uncles as all family
connections had been kept from me.
Even in later years I never knew them until I was 40 years old and the stories began to come out.
At the age of 11 years, schoolchildren at that time, would take an examination known as the 11+. This was the end
of primary education and decisions made about which primary school one will attend until the age of 16.
And so I was taken back home to live with my father and mom.
2 WORK
After leaving Grammar School at the age of 16 my father decided that I was going to be an engineer and obtained
an apprenticeship for me at the place where he had a top management job.
The apprenticeship entailed practical training from the beginning in all aspect of engineering. At night I would
attend night school a technical college which teaches the theoretical aspects of the job mathematics, algebra,
technical drawing etc. I always remember my first payslip - 5-2s-6p. I would pay my mom for my food and keep and
still have money left over for me to go out to the local coffee shop at the weekend and meet all the other youngsters of
my age group. Saturday night was dance night. This is where girlfriends were met, where we danced to rock-and-roll and
drank coffee!
I had a strict time to arrive home at night. We lived near the Manchester Ship Canal and if a large vessel was
coming up from Liverpool to Manchester the bridge crossing the canal had to be opened for the boat to pass. One
night I got caught up in this and so I was a few minutes late home and I found the doors locked and nobody replied to
my knocking. So I returned to my girlfriend and asked her parents if I could stay the night and they kindly put me up.
This, along with other incidents made me decide that I did not want to be a part of it anymore. My father would take off
his belt and beat me with the buckle until you are black and blue!! He also mistreated my mom beating her and I
tried to protect her from him.
First identifiable decision along the path of life
And so I (unwittingly) took my first decision along lifes path there and then and applied to join the British Army
and get away from all this hate. It would provide me with Food, Clothing, a Home and Training.
We were moved to Verden Aller where the hangars for the helicopters were located. The 1st Division Engineers Air
Troop was headed by Major Neville Edwards who was a veteran from WWII and was one of the pilots. He was an
exceptional person to work with. You can understand when they say people are sent to guide us!
My tasks involved driving the Land Rover, operating the radios, Air Traffic Control and Observer. Basically all tasks
vital for providing help to others.
I enjoyed my time from 1965 to 1968 in this troop.
My time with the Regular Army ended in January 1968 and was followed by 3 years on the Army Reserve available to
be called away from my work at a moments notice if there was a threat to the country.
Some people are unsure of what their role entails. They have a feeling like they are supposed to be doing something
specific, yet they are unsure of what that role might be.
They might be comparing themselves to other peoples achievements and perhaps feel like they are not doing
enough. We all play a role in this awakening and while some roles are larger than others, NO ROLE is any less
important!
My goal is to experience as many things in life as possible that help to enrich my spirit. Some of these things might
bring sorrow and pain which allow me to grow spiritually by learning from these experiences, but it is within these vast
life experiences that I find happiness. When I look back at my current incarnation during a review of my life which I
often perform I am able will see how fulfilled I have been during the time that I have been here.
I have a mission, a role and a purpose in my life. If anyone is not sure of what their role or purpose is in life, they
shouldnt worry too much about it. As has been the case with me and many others who have been before me, it will
come when the time is right.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin stated most eloquently: We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual
beings on a human journey. That really puts our lives into perspective. Many of us dont even realize how spiritually
divine we ALL are! We easily forgot the unconditional divine pureness that we felt when we were back with Source and
how beautifully perfect we ALL are! I began my spiritual journey through the seeking of truth. I asked myself how it is
that the church tells us that God forgives all things yet the church believes that it is greater than God and does not
forgive people who are divorced. They cannot receive communion. Who is right? God or the church?
As we learn how to understand and control our materialistic ways we begin to surround ourselves with like-minded
people who share similar views and thoughts about making this world a better place for all of us. Many of these people
are brought into our lives through the Law of Attraction or have soul contracts to meet with you at a specific time in
your life. These contracts were made in the ethereal realms and can include literally millions of people.
I have met ordinary people during my lifes journey who have said things to me which I only understood the real
meaning of their words once I was on the path. It is something which is difficult to explain. The way they look youre
your eyes deep down into your soul and say something which is quite innocent to someone standing in the same group
yet has much deeper meaning to you. Then they walk away and disappear from your life forever.
Joining the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes not quite what I want!
While I was in the Army I joined the RAOB which had a lodge in our barracks. For those of you who do not know
the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes is a Philanthropic Organization which is active, not only in its local
community, but, at all levels of Society. It is non-political, nor does it look to religion to inspire participation. It does,
however, inspire members to commit to a peaceful and meaningful way of life. It is often described as an extended
family, a social organization or a mutually supportive group of like-minded people;
I enjoyed my time in this Secret society but did not receive the spiritual fulfilment that I desired.
Chapter 5 will shed more light on what I have said above about chance meetings.
If you have not read this book I include part herewith in the original spelling of English at that time. Note - represents
the letter s as it was used at that time with s only occurring at the end of words:
Chapter II
Those Laws which the Founder of this Fraternity prescribed to the R.C. are all good and just.
As no Rational man can deny the abolute neceity of good Laws; o it is mot fit that uch Laws hould have their due
praie and commendations; that the luggard hereby might be pricked on to Vertue, and the diligent might have his
deerved reward.
Seeing therefore that thee Poitions or Laws, laid down by the Father of the honourable Fraternity are worthy of
pecial view, we hall truly according to their nature, and the advantages men may receive from them, Crown them with
due commendations, counting them not onely worthy of acceptance, but an Encomium.
Firt it is mot reaonable that every Society if it be good, hould be governed by good Laws; if otherwie, by bad:
but that this Society is good and lawful, we do not onely uppoe, but may gather from particular circumtances to
which their Poitions are agreeable.
Something may be aid concerning their number of ix, which hath very much of perfection in it; o that the
Society by an abundance of Laws is not in confuion, nor yet by the paucity and fewnee tied up from all liberty. When
there are multitudes and great diverity of Laws, we may probably conjecture that there will happen many crimes and
enormities: for he that leighteth the treight path of Nature and Reaon, will certainly be miled into many windings and
labyrniths before he comes to his journeys end. From thee inconveniences our Laws are free, as well in quality as
number; they are voluntary, and uch to whom all may eaily aent as most Rational.
They follow in their order.
1. That every one of them who hall travel, mut profee Medicine and cure Gratis.
2. That none of them, notwithtanding their being of the Fraternity, hall be enjoyned one habit; but may uit
themelves to the Cutome and Mode of thoe Countries in which they reide.
3. That each Brother of the Fraternity hall every yeare upon the day C. make his appearance in the place of
the holy Spirit, or ele ignifie by Letters the true caue of his Abence.
4. That every Brother hall chue a fit peron to be his Succeour after his deceae.
5. That the word R. C. hall be their Seale, Character, or Cogniance.
6. That this Fraternity hall be conceald an hundred years.
As you can see, Law number 4 fits what my father-in-law intended for me.
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Then the moment came when I was to perform the 1st Degree Initiation. For me this was a most profound
experience as I found myself standing in front of an altar with people all around me in the shadows. I could only see
black figures without any detail. Sometime later I came across a photograph of the Kings Chamber in the Great
Pyramid of Khufu and realised that that was where I had taken the 1st degree initiation.
My home sanctum was in a special room set aside for it. I was always able to retire to my sanctum and study in peace
and quiet without interruptions.
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He was an American delegate on several occasions to the F. U D. O. S. I. conferences (a federation of the authentic
arcane orders of Europe) held in Brussels, Belgium. He was received by the Imperator of the Rose Croix of Europe,
with honours due his rank, and had other Rosicrucian Degrees conferred upon him in Brussels. In 1936, he was initiated
into the Rose-Croix Kabalistique Order and into the Traditional Martinist Order of Europe.
On August 12, 1939, following the transition of Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, further high powers of the office of
Imperator were transferred to him, and he was duly and legally elected by the Board of Directors of the Supreme Grand
Lodge of the A.M.O.R.C. as Imperator for this jurisdiction.
In the early part of 1940, the Supreme Council of the Traditional Martinist Order of the world transferred to him the
title of Sovereign Grand Master of the Martinist Order of the World, with authority to perpetuate it. Until his transition.
Dr. H. Spencer Lewis had held this authority.
In March of 1940, Mr. Lewis was elected President of the International Supreme Council of the Order Rosae Crucis.
He has spoken at Rosicrucian Conclaves (Conventions) in nearly every land in which the A.M.O.R.C. is established.
He finalized the reestablishment of the A.M.O.R.C. of France and installed its incumbent Grand Master, Frater
Raymond Bernard, in 1959. He also brought into existence the Grand Lodges of Brazil, Germany, and Japan, and in
general has expanded the Order to its present worldwide extent.
Ralph Maxwell Lewis passed through transition on January 12th, 1987.
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inform the Grand Lodge of any malicious actions directed against it.
I pledge to work each day on the spiritual level, thus assisting all those who suffer or who, for whatever
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At this point in my Rosicrucian advancement and in my present life, and as proof of my faith in the Order and in
the Divine, I put into words on this day the following vows for my next incarnation:
I will be happy to rediscover the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC and to follow the Rosicrucian path once again,
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10 IN CONCLUSION
The years are passing by and I am getting older. In February 2015 I shall celebrate my 75 th birthday. Although I feel
like I did at the age of 40 I am aware that the time is drawing ever near when I will have to pass through transition. I
have no fear of that passing as I have had experiences in the past of going through transition. One time was when I had
a gone through a fairly simple operation which affected me deeply. I was unable to get out of bed for 3 months and
hardly ate any food. Then one night I felt that the moment had come for me to pass through transition. During the
night I was awoken by a very bright light in the room and a voice saying You are going to be alright Mike. The next
morning I awoke refreshed, got out of bed, took a bath and went to the doctor. He said it was a miracle and the next day
I was back at work as if nothing had happened. These type of experiences awaken us to the knowledge that there really
IS something other than the here and now.
The 2 nd occasion was more recent. I had been suffering pains in my lower colon on the left side of my body. My
doctor in England kept saying that it was only gasses a usual response! When I came to Peru the pain continued and I
went to see a lady doctor here. She reiterated that it was only gases! The pain continued and I returned to her a month
later. She sent me for a scan and when I returned with the plates she said (in Spanish of course) Oh my God!
immediately picked up the phone and called a specialist. She told my wife what it was and she met me at the Hospital
where the specialist consulted. Luckily he spoke English as my Spanish was very limited. He looked at the plates and said
that I needed an operation immediately as I would be dead by the weekend. My Aorta had am embolism and it was 9cm
(3.5) or more wide over a length of 19cm (almost 8 inches).
Arrangements were made for me to be admitted and the operation was performed. It took some 8 hours to
complete and I was taken to Intensive Care. BUT there was a blood leakage and I went back for another 5 hours before
returning to Intensive Care. A lot of blood was needed and luckily my family members were of the right type and
donated enough for the operation 4 pints I believe.
I awoke the next day with a great array of drips above my bed, oxygen being pumped into my nose and my waif
clearly upset by my side. A priest gave me the last rites.
I was in Intensive Care for a week on a diet of chicken and rice. Every time I awoke there was a nun sitting at my
side holding my hand. I asked where she was from and she replied Germany. This went on for several days. There was
a patient in another bed who was suffering a lot of pain and I said to her that he needed her care much more than I did.
She went over to him and helped him. When I asked the nurses who the nun was they said What nun? there has been
no visitors except your wife. My Guardian Angel I remember her to this day with tears in my eyes.
Finally
It is important to remember that each of us are on our own journey. Some people are fully aware of the search that
they are undertaking and feel a passion within themselves calling them to fulfill their desire to give direction to their
lives. However this can lead to a change in our sense of values, placing meaning and values into perspective.
At some point in our lives we may feel an inner call. It takes us some time to understand how to approach it and
take it by the hand to leads us forward. My inner call began with hearing a Buddhist Temple bell tinkling in my left ear.
Then the doors began to open and as I took courage to step through I was greeted by the Master Within who has always
been with me. Once the door has been opened, then you can start to talk to the Master and ask questions to be
answered. Seeking enlightenment. As I have stated previously, my questions were answered by coming across someone
who was able to silently guide me in the right direction. It is akin to wanting to travel from London to Vladivostok but
dont know how to do it. We talk to our friends (representative of the Master Within) and ask them if they have any
idea. They may point us in the direction of a travel agent or even to one of their friends who has made the same journey.
Once we know how to do this journey it is much easier to do other journeys in the future.
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Once we are on our spiritual journey we begin to respect the right of others to be different. It is by studying these
differences that we begin to learn the affect that their freedom of expression has upon their life. As I stated before, this
understanding gave to me the ability to help others, to be calm and to speak in a soothing voice to those who are in
need. The road is long and I have been given many tests in life, each one becomes easier to bear from knowing that you
are being tested, and learning the lesson from it, which eases the weight and duration of the test. Accepting it finishes
the test. Then you can await the next test knowing that it should not be ignored but accepted, observed, analyzed, to be
learned from and filed away in your memory to be used to develop within our society.
Through the teachings of AMORC I have gradually become fully aware of what my purpose is in life. I am able to
use that purpose to ensure that I can give service, show patience and understanding, kindness, compassion and love to
my fellow beings, so that I may set an example for others to follow.
I have learnt when and how to ask for help, how to protect myself from harm should it ever come, how to be a
useful member of society and how to observe so that I can learn and recognize when the Cosmic is speaking.
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