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Making God A Companion.Our Gland System-The Tree of Life.Visit to Rosicrucians in Europe.Good News From the Indian Branch.Special Notes For Members.

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September, 1925

•oL 3. No.9. SEPTE:\IBER. 1925

Making God A Companion

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Some llltere.ting Facti for Men 100d Women toCo""idcr ;/1 CtHlIltctioll with Doify ~tJf(lirll

By THE I~IP£nATon

AVE you ever thought how many men needs greater support and in the face of incrensingand wonlcn secretl}' and quietly wor- religious restlessnesll.ship God nnd take God into considera· .-\ few weeks ago I wos invited with my wife totion in their daily attain? visit the home of a Brother and spend the evening

Man}' nre ac:c:ustomed to think of God in .....hat we thought would be purel}' social pastime!!.as an essential pnrt of some reli~don, n During the ("'Iming other friends dropped in. Thefundamental in some creed or dogma. conversation was on nil popular subjects for an hourBut for e\'cry penon who seeks God in or more until the huge library was well filled with11 dctinite religion or in some church friends nnd some who were unknown to ench other.

ice, there are hundreds who seek God when Only three in the room knew of my connection withe'. unauocillted with an)' creed or an)' (orm of nny metaphysical or m)'stical organization, and th:!

IIrchanity. topics of conversation very slowly npproached theAu understanding of God, a keener appreciation line of higher thought.God's plaet in our lives and our place in the con. Among those present were lawyers, insuranceouaness of God, is growing, increasing, daily. We men, students, physicians, scientists, bu!!iru'" men,J look with alarm at the chnnges in orthodoxy their wives, sons. and daughters. Suddenl)' !!omeone

the' \';rriations in church creeds. We may feel spoke of the Evolution tri:'ll being conducted in Ten­ny about the increnae of denominations nnd the nessee. and that led to n discussion of the crention

Kt" from one to another. We may even criticize of man.broadneu of viewpoint that science is injecting Nnturnlly we discussed our \'arious viewpoints ofthe interpretation of sacred literature. But, the laws of Nature and of God's powers. Then,

who intimately contacts the private life and per. without warning and without expecting such a tumideals of the average man nnd woman finds of c\'ents, one of the young law)'ers suggested that

there is an increasing respect for the sacred ench one of us pff!!lent take turns in stnting ourof liCl! and a more proCound and compre- penonal opinion of God and what God nleant to

ible 10\'l! of God. us.tim and women in e\'cry walk oC liCe have tubl! It was after ten o'clock. A quietness filled the

down Irolll the high a/lfl illljlOssib{o thrOlle ill room lit once, and I\S if wc werc at a trial or a hear.skies and put Him into their hearts. ..They have ing beforl! some sacred council each one of the many

ed the childhood ideas of a physical or etherial present. frankly, reverently, cn.refully, and bel\uti­, existing in some distant space surrounded by funy told whnt God meant to them.

Kin..dom oC Angel!!, nnd put a wonderful, inde· I do not know when I have ever attended so il­-bable being in their own souls. They have got- luminating a !!ession. There were Jews and Gentil610 dose to God, so acquainted with God, that He present, and those of various religious denomina­

1lO IonKer the unknowable, merciles!!. severe, dis- tions. The hours passed. God became more andt. AWitere !O\'ereign, but a real friendl)', cheer- mort fi.'\·ealed. God was in our midst: He was

I. knowable, likable eompnJlion. spenking to us through the souls, henrts, minds andThis implies no lack of real reverellCC. It means brains of young and old, through every creed, ~very.16lening of respect or true worship. It means, mnnifestntion.

, the de\'elopment of God to that place in our Some told, (rankly, of how they made God a par~­as God would have it, as the Master Jesus ner in their daily affairs. Others told of how Goa

ht His disciples. w:u a partner in business affairs. One man freely~e time. was when big men of business and men admitted that, though he was not a devout attendantblC buslneu felt that it would be indicath'e of at any church. he knew thnt when he asked God to

e:ss or child-like emotion to speak of God as help him and made II promise to God to llssist nnda p,art o~ their dllily affairs or as being n cooperntc, that his prayer was always answered;

., consldernllon. Not so many years ngo things and thnt when he forgot his agreement later, orl'lne were leU for Sunday dillcussion nnd dis_ modified it, God reminded him in various wa)·s. God

, and God as a subject of thought and rever. wn~ his partner in many .....nys, a l:cuide and nd­was left for time and occlllion. But, it is not visor. Others told how God was inwardly discern­

today; and the trend of human thinking indicate, able to them; how He made lIis Presence kno",,-n.mtn aad women arc getting closer to God and Others lpoke of God as beinlt the most de:rendable

trol,: acquainted with God and God's laws rock in their lives upon which to build an dependntr In the past. I say this despite the cries for daily support.

those who say that the church as an institution Midnight came as the hours passed. Gathered

Rosicrucian Wedding at the Supreme Lodge

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and place. A ceremon}' of this nature is I'Jlscntiall~m}'stical, this element reac:hing its highest point 01de,'elopment at the time the couple stands beforethe Shekinah nwaiting the "culminnlin~ net" whichshall join two individual souls in one, With the as·sistance of the Supreme Colombe, the Chaplain, whoin this instance .....as the Deputy Grand ?olnster ofthe Florida Grand Lodge, the Archivist, the HighPriestess, the Imperator, all Officers of the SupremeLodge, the "culminnting act" was consummated,

The Rosaeerucian rite recognizes that a couple'sparamount duly in marriage is their dut)' towardench other, That no material ties hinder this thesouls of the Groom nnd Bride arc freed symbolicallyof family claims. This was done b}' applying them}'stic flame to the ribbons which, tied to the armsof the couple and signifying their worldl}' ties,crossed in the center over the Shekinah, the opposi~

end~ being held b}' the Colombe. Softl}·, s.....eetl)·during the entire "freeing," Ave Maria was pla~'ed,At the precise moment the High Priestess appliedthe m)'stic flame to the ribbons where the~' met andcrossed nnd all the flame burned the ribbons thematerial bonds were symbolicall)' burned awn)' andtheir souls stood free to form the most hal}' nndsacred of unions, the mnrriage, At the point theChaplain proclaimed their new estnte and theImperator affirmed the union, then made ready tocelebrate the marriage of the ph}'sicnl bodies.

To meet the State requirements the ci"i! religioUJrite was perfomed, also b}' the Imperlltor, this timeliS Bishop of the Pristine Church, The impressh'ering ceremon)' .....as used in this c:eremon}',

The man or woman who makes God a companioDin this wa}', i!' sure to Ill'e right, succeed and avoidthe pitfalls and sin, of Hfe, With God as our <:losecompanion, we cannot do that which would be dis­pleasing, for, would we hurt the hrart and soul of acompanion who is dear to us! We will not stoop tothe unfair, the unjust, the unkind, for we could notlook into the fnee of our Companion and smile withHim thereafter, We will not fail, we cannot meetdefeat, if God is our companion, who$C word we ac­cept, whose advice we follow, whose cooj>eration wemerit, for God speaks with absolute knowledge, actswith supreme wisdom, directs with complete controland be~tows blessings and powers on those who,hul'" their tI'lIllt with Him.

"Thou shalt ha\'e no other Gods before me!" re­fers not only to idols or creeds or dogmas; it fC"_

fers equall}- liS well to earthly egos. Man has beenprone to belie,'e that his mind, his reasoning, hisclever deduction and his learning arr things to pitagainst thr odds in life, He }'ields judgment to noman ex«pt under pressun.' or unconquerablr condi_tions. He shares his trust with no being, not e,'enGod, in the fullest expression, and for this onereason alone he does not make God the real com-

r.nnion that He mn\' be, This is true tod.w in aesser degree than it used to be; it is becoming less

each da~', M}' 1llea is to those who have not gi,'enit the thought the~' should give,

Make God your companion today. In meditationrevenl God to )'ourself, reveal yourself to Him as acompanion, Pinel' )'our trust in Him, make him apartner in }'our affairs and )'ield to Him an equalplace, at least, in all )'our doings, all your pleasures,all your sorrows, nil your hopes, and aspirations. Itwill chanJ:p your course of life, it will bring inspira­tion, guidance, friendship, SUCceSlS. and Peace Pro­found.

In the majestic Eg)'ptian Temille of the SupremeGrand Lodge of Amorc, amidst tall palms, statel~'flowers, in nn atmosphere made more t)'pieal of anEgrptinn place of worship b~' the incense scatteredur the Supreme Grnnd Colombe, sur~ounded b)' theOfficers in their gorgeous robes and m the presenceof a vcr}' large assembly of Brothers and Sisters,relatll'es, friends, and newspaper men, Brother MaxMeyer and his childhood sweethenrt, A1i;:,s BertiHabisreutinger, were married according to theancient ceremony of our Order, on Saturday after­noon, August 15th. Both are nntives of Switzer­land, The Groom is a member of the Amore.

Prenuptial music was rendered b~' the SupremeOrganist while the guests assembled. At the pre­cise moment, led by the Supremo:! Colombe andescorted b}' the Matre of the Lod(1!, in whose carethey had been awaiting the moment for startingupon that journey of life whic:h henc:eforth the}' areto travel together, the bridal couple entered theTemple to the strains of Lohengrin, Slowl)', glad­1)', reverentiall}' did the couple approach the Eastto face the Imperator, He, clad in his robe of royalpurple, and white stole embroidered with the S)'m­boIs of his office and wearing the jewels of theOrder, put the questions flrst to the Groom and thento the Bride which constituted their pledging ofvows of intent and purpose,

According to Rosaecrucian teac:hings, in orderthat it may endure and survive all the tests andtrials of life, marriage must be primarily a unionof souls. With this as the main feature, each act,each gesture, each word had its special signific:.ance

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together in another large room for a midnight ban­quet, intended to be a surprise and an occasion forgaiet~· and mirth, the subject continued, the lightswere lowered and stories were told of the experj­ent;:es in life each had passed through which madeGod closer and dearer to them.

Think of such an evening in thelle do)'s when it isbelieved b}' some that you cannot drive men andwomen to give llassing thought to nnything sacred!

God has urought it about that mlln shnl1 evolve toa better undC!rstnnding of Him. We may conceh"eof God as 11 Divine Essence, II Divine Mind, an Uni­versal Spirit, a Great Architect, the Cosmic Con­~ciou.;;ness, or in an}' term we please, but more andmore God is beconling real to us, .

Man can ha\'e no more dependable friend andcompnnion in hi~ hours of jO}' or sorrow than God.To each of us God is, or l'QUn shall be, an essentialof dail}' thought nnd Ih'ing, We rna}' ignore thefnct, we rna}' be unconscious or unmindful of it, butthe juc! if denllll,

It is onl}' by purposefull}', realizingl}', makingGod our companion, that we bring ourseh'ell ~Ul­wardl)' in attunement with nil the constructIve,creath'e forces of the world as we are inwardlyattuned,

To talk with God, intimlltely, confldenliall)',frankl}' in the prh'acy of our homes or office, in the0llen co'untry, in the middle of day as well liS ~hcclose of dn}', is II prh'ilege and lin ever sustainmgblessing, 1'0 take God into conside"r~tion !n all ~urplans all our desires, all our amultlons, IS to gl\"ethought to the most potent fnctor in ~ur whole ex­istence a fnc:tor that cannot be denIed and over­looked ~"ithout serious effects before the close of life,To smile with God, weep with God, pia)' and work,rest and meditatr with God, i~ lO ha\'e the most sym.pathetic and appreciative companion in the world,

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THE MYSTIC TRIANGLE

Our Gland System-The Tree of Life

The Kabala, Alchemy and Glanch Related by a NewPostulation

By RENOLD BERRENDERG, K. R. C.

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The Wisdom of the Alchemists and their searchfor the Stone of the Wise culminated in the studyand knowledge of the Tree of Life. Generally speak.ing the Alchemists were supposed to know the secretof transmuting base metals into gold; the medievalAlchemists, however, fearing persecution from thehands of a bigoted priestcraft, also used the metal­lurgic terms as a cover to hide certain secrets per­taining to the regeneration of man and the trans­mutation of his animal traits and passions into thehigher human faculties and powers. Certain booksof the Bible also have been written in this doublelanguage, the esoteric side of which can only be un­derstood by one possessing the secret key; thus theRevelation of St. John contains a very accurate pre­scription for the process of regeneration along thelines of the Tree of Life.

We first hear of the Tree of Life in Genesis 2:9,where we learn that the Lord made to grow in themidst of the Garden of Eden the Tree of Life andalso the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Fromthe esoteric point of view, the Garden of Eden withits four rivers represent our own body, the Lordwho gave the commandment is our own Higher Selfand the Tree of Life is in us, just as we have some­where in our system the Tree of Knowledge of Goodand Evil. This has been assumed to be true by mostesoteric students of the Bible, especially by thosegreat Scholars of the Hebrew Scriptures known asthe "Kabalists." In fact, the whole Kabala andkabalistic Science is built up on the idea of theTree of Life, its presence in our body and the pos­sibility of and regeneration by means of it.

Where this Tree of Life is to be found is nowhereclearly stated; references to it are so vague every­where that one must read between the lines to geteven the faintest idea of what is meant. Further­more !ince most writers of Holy Writ worked almostexclusi\'ely on the spiritual plane ignoring the men­tal and knowing very little or nothing of materialsciences, we can readily understand why we find solittle real practical information there and why weowe so much to our modern scientific progress alongmaterial lines. Now, when the writer, in believingto have found the twelve fruits of the kabalisticTree of Life in the twelve ductless glands of thehuman body, makes the claim of a new discovery, hemay possibly be trespassing upon the copyrights ofSt. John, who evidently did have quite a specificknowledge of the physical functions of the body,subconscious or intuitive as this knowledge malhave been. Nevertheless it has already become eVl­dent to the writer that an analogy between the Treeof Life and our Endocrine system will reveal manysecrets in regard to the latter's (unctioning andpurpose.

One o( the avowed objects of the study of theKobala and the Tree of Life is the discovery of theso-called "Elixir of Life," in other words, the For­mula of longevity, if not Immortality. Rosicrucians~now that Spirit, inherent in Matter, is not only'!'Imortal but eternal, since even at the disintegra­tion of the human body the cells unite to form othercombinations. They also know of different methodsto immortalize their Personalities. As to physicalImmortality, it is questionable whether any of UB,

even in the most beautiful and the healthiest body,would care to live forever.

On the other hand, when we see the wonderfulstrides made by Science in our present Age and ourrapid progress towards God's Kingdom on Earth,the proverbial three score and ten seem altogethertoo short and we feel that we should at least passthe 100 mark and possibly reach 144, the numberof the perfect man.

If the assumption that our gland syst!!m is theTree of Life is proven to be correct, then It becomesevident that the secretions of these ductless glandsconstitute the Elixir of Life. Space will not permita detailed description of the ductless glands andtheir function, but this is their story in general out­line. There are twelve of them in various parts ofthe body, the most important ones being the Pituita­ry, the Thyroid, the Adrenals, and the Gonads. Theyare called Ductless because they have no channelsleading to or from them. Their work consists inmanufacturing within themselves, by a process notyet discovered by Science, a specific fluid which theysecrete into the bloodstream. This secretion normallytakes place when the need for it arises in the bloodsystem. Thus the Thyroid gland secretes ~hyrox~n,the Ante.Pituitary glan~ ~ives out Tethelll~, ~h~leits partner, the Post-Pltultar~. secr~tes Pltwtrl!'.The Adrenals give out Adrenalin, whIch latter flUIdcan now be manufactured synthetically in our chem­ical laboratories, a veritable triumph for chemistry.

Now according to whether our glands flow nor­mally, 'or whether they oversecrete or. give out aninsufficient amount of fluid, we are eIther normal,supernormal, subnormal. Wh~n all the glandssecrete in their proper proportIon we are well bal­anced normal human beings as we should be. Weinherit gland irregularities, also are we influencedby the planetary constellation at the hour of ourbirth; for, as the writer has also discovered, theseven major glands correspond to the seven planetsfrom which they draw their initial power quotum,whence we also come to say that the length of.li~eis written in the stars. Our original gland ratIo. ISmodified, however, by environment and educatIonand most of all by our sex life.

To cite some examples of abnormal gland secre­tion, when the Ante-Pituitary secretes too stronglyduring its ruling period between the ag~ of 14 .to21, the individual grows to giant proportIons, whIleundersecretion makes of him a midget. Too muchPost-Pituitary secretion during the same periodmakes a man effeminate and 0. woman a victim ofmenstruation. A Hyper-Thyroid secretion createsoverexcitabllity and brings an early death. Peopleof this type are generally optimists. The reverse,the sub·thyroid type, is pessimistically inclined. Inextreme cases the latter mak"s Cretins, who now,however, can be cured by the injection of Thyroxin.Hyper-Adrenals are caused by tumors on theglands. which when secreting cause such an over­flow of Adrenalin that is likely to change the in­dividual's sex, making women masculine, and meneffeminate. Subgondas or so-called Eunuchs changetheir sex entirely.

As much as we admire Genius, Gland study showsthat geniuses are personalities with a super-seere·

must avoi~ waste, or to use a proverbial expression,stop "burmng the candle at both ends. In this con­nection i.t is interesting to note that the seven goldenca.ndlestlcks spoken of in Ren.!lation in conjunctionWIth the Sevcn Churches represent the seven major.glands thnt feed the scven principal nerve centeno

On the othcr hand, a gland is liable to becomeatroP.hied, i~ not used at all, and we can sarel~' sarthat If the little gland factory is kept normally busyand its secretive output is taken ofT its hands atregular intervals, it will function as it should andkeep i.n proper condition the longest possible time.Proper regulation then is the problem. '

We Rosicrucians havc one of the best methods forgland regulation in our electro-mae-netic healingsystem. "'e know that wc can reach the variousnen·e centers b~' treating certnin ganglin of thesympathetic nervous system along the humnn spine;to cure the cause of any nilment we must rcach therool, and it seems safe to say that that is to befound in our ductless Rlands. As the case may bewe must assist secrction or inhibit the o"erflow bva strengthening of the muscles controlling- the tdand'·alves. Of course. we can only indicatc the line ofproceoure in this brief outline. At any ratc we cansee that the Rosicrucian will be able to treat thcEndocrines without the use of the knife or the hyno·rlermic. Students of the 6th dcgree work know thatRosicrucians use a scientific ph~'$ical method b~' an­nlyinlt' their hands to the proper switch of thehuman dynamo. thnt the~' use thcir minds in direct.inl! the force where they want it to opcrnte. and thfltlnsth' thcy nlso work sniriluall~', because the~' nlaceI.hemselves in line with the (!"T(,at Renerat\n~ Forceof th.. U"h·ers('. .<;;:0 let u~ then :lPDro:lch the sub­iect of Glanrl n'l!:ulntion with seriousness and earn­pst sturlv. It is not so sinlOle :\,~ it mn)' s"em onthe surface, .. nd wp mu~t nomit that we st;\1 know"f'rv little, Our Rcsearch will bc carried nlonl! thefollowin!:: .{ line!!:

I. The llh1l!d%llirllf lilil" comnri~inc: II thoroue:hI'tudy of the AnatoOlv and Biolo"v of lhe ducl­lp.s!! Glands as well as their Pathologr andTherapy.

II. The PSllcholooicol line. aJO indicatf'fl bv theAnalogy of the Tree of Life. the Kabaln a~

the ke~' of the old Testament and the magicvalucs of the Tetral!rammaton.The II~tl'olog;c(l1 liue, bllsed on the influence orthe planets.

The jJhi/oloQico/ line, including a new Exe~e­

sis of the New Testament as handed down asnearl" correct as we know in the Grcek Con­dex Vatican us to be madc with the use of anew Dictionary compiled b,· a former Prof. ofColumbia, of which dictionary the claim ismade that tht' meanine set opposite a Greekword fits e\·cryone of the man)' places inwhich it occurs, without being stretched to fItthe ideas of the translator.

(Note to our members: This subject is to be in·\'estiJ::'nted by those members of our Order who liremost proficient in the matters touched on in theforegoing article. We expect to arrange II researchclass for this work within the next fe\i' months andwill be pleased to hear from those who desire to as·sist us. Your letter will flssist Prof. Berrenberg inorganizing such a class. Address: Resenreh Dcpart­ment, Amore Collegc, 843 Octavia Street San Fran-cisco. Cali f.-TilE EOITOR.)· '

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tion of some gland or other. Our Napoleons, Nietz.sches and Dnrwins were thus afflicted, while on the'other hllnd William Shakespeare was perhaps oneof the most normal and well balanced men that everlived. The great poet must have known somethingof the Tree of Life in man, for the "Seven Ages" ofseven years each which he mentions are actuallycontrolled by the seven rna ior Glands.

Our knowlcd~e of glands and their functions isvery young. We owe much to Professors Stainnchand VoronolT of Europe. Our American DoctorsaTC taking up EndocrinoloJ!:v more seriously. n lend­er among them is Dr. Louis Berman of New YorkCity who fortunately follows up the psychololrical!\ide of Endocrinolol!Y. However, medical sciencehal' not gone much farther than surl!icnl iniection,anrl in eases where the Hormons. as the secretion iscalled, is not synthetically IIvailllble Science mustresort to animal elands, this eSDecinJ1y with refer­ence to the Gonads or sex Il:lands. Now there is "vreat difference between eatine: flesh of animnls ordrinkin~ their milk and the direct injection of ani­mal life into our system. and as we have progressedlet us hope that we will soon find 1I Wll)' of stimu­latine: the ductless glands without the aid of animalglands.

Perhaps the Ps~'cho.Anal;.'st with his scale ofl'motions will be able to helD us, since Prof.Freud's "Inferiority complexes" arc most likelycaused by some kind of insufficient)' in ductless;::Iands to secrete. First of all it is the amount offluid manufactured and stored up. provided there isa normal flow. secondly it is the enll upon thissecretion bv the various viscera of the vee:etntivesystl'm. Whether the I!'lnnd will flow therefore de­pends on two factors; its Quantitative inner pres­'sure and the mae:netic outer suction from the "llTi­ous viscera. This mae:nctic suction is caused by ourwish feelinlrs which through the svmpathctie nervesnrc telelrranhed to the braia ano fr"m there to thep'lnnd:;. Thus as soon as thf' Psvcho-An'll~'st cant..11 llS which wish feelinc: will C<luse e<lch specificvIand of our system to act, we will be able to makethem flow by a simple command.

For instance, if you were able artificially tonrouse your nnl!"er, by thinking of some iniury doneto vou. you could nt once cause a secretion of theAdrenal cortex. Music has the tcnd<.'ncy to elate ....~~ollr fef'linl.'"s to such a liel!'ree thllt we sometimes v..-:·~hurs.' into tenrs. This. sentiment.al .~tress. cnuses an !>:..i;.,we'rno'" of the Post·Pituit.arv I!"ll\n'l, 1'0 thnt b.y the . IV.study of cert.ain tones of harmonies. as hall hecndone ;n the R. C. LabO"lltories. we may evoke that.s."cr..ti"n ad lihitum. We alre ...oy know tflO much"h(>'11. the aTousinl!: nf the St'lanrls. and thi~ leaihl usto the ouestion whether or not th"re is sllch a thing-as causing an overproduction of gland secretions.

In our present strenuous times. wht're JOO manyvllrip.d tlemllnds are m"rle on thl' I!"lanrls. "f the in­n;vinll"l. we mal,' saf..!v "Ill,' t.hllt AT.T. of o'lr(fLANOS are workinl'" OVERTIME. nne! that in theCMe of a normal healthy person it ill 'YInl.,IIn 11011;1> n

o:u:lllioll of glu1ld lllimulufloll as of glulld reOIl_1«­lIOn.

Whcm our glands. or at least the most imn"rtantones. cense to flow we arc ready to die. ContinuousmnnufacturinJ::' of the secretions they give out ex­hausts the glnnds even UlI the best machinery wearsout, especially when overworked; so first of all we

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My Visit to the Rosicrucians in Europe

.-1n .4<:<:011111 of the Tn"aiJI That Await the Suker inForeign Lund.

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Have you c\'cr had :I. fond hope almost taken :lowayfrom j'OU before you hlld an opportunity to expressit? Such Wl\S mi' experience a few rears ago whenf met, face to mee, for the lirst time, our belovedImperator, H. Spencer Lewis, when he made anofficial \-lsit to our Lodge in Philadelphia.

As he shook hands with me, he !Suddenly lookedinto my Cj'CS and said: "Brother, do not go toEurope as i'OU plan. but wnit until 1925, then thatwhich i.s dearest to )"our heart will be revealed. Ifyou go in 1923 )'OU will not find what you are look­ing for." I was astonished hi" his words, (or I hadbut recently developed a fond hope of going toEurope to \'isit the various Rosicrucian lodges inGermany, I had not expressed my desire; it was asecret one. ThereCore. how could he who hud justmet me for the first tinle know my secret desires?I was only in the Fourth Grade then; today 1 under­stand.

For various reasons I decided to disreg:ud the ad­"ice of the Imperator and make m}' journey toEurope, rondl)' hoping that I might meet some ofour brethren and perhaps visit one of our CoreignLodges. So, 1923 found me on the other side of theAtlantic ready to begin n strange trip.

Knowing Europe fnirl)' well. I [eCt the trammelledhighwnys oC the usual sightseer and wended mywa)' :lbout quietly without revealing to anyone myreal purpose. I was 31w3ys on the alert Cor any ofthe Rosicrucian salutations or secret signs given tous in the Fourth Grade, but knew that I must notjeopardite m)' desires bv making an)' outward signor asking nny definite questions, Always in mymind was the prediction of the tmperator that Iwould not lind whnt t was looking Cor in the )'ear1923.

Reachin~ Holland, I did not bu)' a ticket Cor anypoint oC destination, but bought n mileage ticketwhich permitted me to make as mnny "stop overs"as I desired. I listened to the conversation of myco·travelers and stopped at place.!! to see wonderfulwork.!! of art, and made other stops where manymen and women were assembled. ever watchful ofsi21ls and words. f snw much that plainly indica..the existence of the Rosicrucians and recognited inman}' ways the practical application of our teach­ings in art. science. and other demonstrations.

Alter spending some time in Strecht I went on toHamburg. I had made up my mind to go to a lnrgelibrary nnd make a senrch there for such books orrecords as would lead me to one of the RosicrucianLod~s or Temples. I began to .....onder .....hy Rosi­crucinnism in Europe hnd to hide itself or remain sosecret.

As I entered the Johanne-um. one of the oldestlibrnries in Hambursr, the librarian nppoached meand then standing still before me in a manner whichnil Fourth Grade members ~'i11 reco/o:nite, ;laid:"Thou wilt not lind what thou lookest for!" Know­ing that I was fnce to fnce with a Brother of theOrder, I simply replied: "1 will be guided by yourinstructions." I wns pllrzlIitted to explore the libraryand examine man)' rare and hidden books. This isthe library where Humboldt had been studying andreceived his inspiration to come to America nnd cs-

tablish his great plans. Failing. however, to accom­plish this in America, he returned to Germany andestnbllshed the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Having received the key to my search from theIibrarinn. I went directly to the Masonic Temple. Iwas a little surprised to learn that I must look tothe Masons for further instructions. for in Americathe Rosicrucian.!! and the Freemasonic bodies arenot so closel)' allied as I found them to be :J.l1through Europe.

J was directed to the Grand Lodge of the Anglo_Saxon Race. of .....hich the King of Sweden is theImperinl Potentate. To thi.!! Lodge I made myselfkno .....n. was recognited as n member in good stand­inl{ of the Amore. and directed by them to theLibrary of Colonial Enterprises and told to make acertain stat.ement.

In this way 1 found t)'pical Rosicrucian response.was given a \'ery personal welcome as a Brother ofthe AMORe, and directed to call upon the Secretaryof State of the Free and Hanastadt. Hamburg. Iwas informed that he was a Brother of our Orderand a high official of the org3nization throughoutthe world.

What n delight to meet such a Brother 3fter somnny requests nnd trials! I have not enumerntedall the calls nnd requests I made in a veiled way. norall the persons 1 hnd to interview nnd sec in orderto get to this one man. My trip thus far remindedme of our Imperntor's trip to Europe in 1909 .....henhe sought the Grand Lodge in France and wa.!!tested for determination and endurance and sincer­it)' in so many ways as related in the )lay. 1916,issue of the Anlerican Rosae Crucis magatine.·

The Secretar}' of State saw me at once and beforef could ut ter a word he knew exactly what I de·sired. He spoke of it at once. I wns puzzled. Wn.!!it telepathy? Or had the librarinn simply tele­phoned the Secretary that I would cnll. It did notreally matter: for I was delighted to receive thesalutations and welcome Crom one so high in ourOrder in Europe.

With profound sadneu he explained to me why Icould not find that which I was seeking.-n Lodgeof the Order in assembly, And at once the predic­tion of our Imperator came to my nlind again. TheSecretat'}o related how. since 19H. no secret scuionsor privnte convocations of the Order had been heldin nccordance with war proclamations. Becnuse ofthe existenec of Bolshe\'ic orgnnizations and othersinjurious to the political safety of the country. linorder had been issued forbidding any secret meet­ing1l or nssemblies of any kind. Even though manyof the Rosicrucian officers were high governmentalofficials llnd the nl\me and the principles of theR. C. were well kno\\'fl and appreciated in the coun­try. the Rosicrucians prefererd not to be an excep­tion to the general proclamation. :lnd had abnndonedall meetings or assemblies for the time being.

By special arrangements the SecretllTy was per­mitted to bring into his headquarters nil the grentrecords of valuable papers and books as well nsinsignin or the Rosicrucinn Grund Lodges in Ger­many and there preserve them until after the edicthad been abrogated,

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tained the impression I had of the greatness andgoodness of the Rosicrucinn Order. Then the Secre­tary spoke of our Inlllerator. H. Spencer Lewis,described him accurateJ~', referred to the great workhe hnd done for the Order in America lind elsewhere, and fmally took me into another room wherehe pointed out the portrait of the Imperator hang­ing on the wall. As I listened to him speak of theintimate personal characteristics of the ImpCfnlor,of the \'er~' personal detnils of his work in Americaand elsewhere, and even of his distinction of soul, Iwondered and wondered. I knew that our Imperatorand the Secretary had never filet in the flesh, for Iwas told this in mnny ways. How then, eould oneBrother, 7000 miles distant, know another so well?Since then I haye learned how. It is no ffi)'stery.

I learned much about the Amore and the Rosi­cruci:ms generall~' during my trip and conflrme-d theclaims nnd statements made by our Imperator inthis country. There wns some doubt in Illy mindabout a few of the points of the history and re­lAtionship of the Yarious branches of the Rosicru-

cian Order, but I soon found that this was solelyan American product,-this confusion of names andbodies. In Europe there iii solidarity and ull thefraternal bodies are- c1osel~' related and the headsof each hllve the very highest respect for each other.

And, while I did fail to attend or witness anvLod~e con\'ocation as J had hoped lind ns predictedb)' the Imperator, I learned that in 1!J25 I wouldsee :dl that I hoped for, llnd so I shall go thereagain.

If there had ever been any doubt in m)' mindabout the sincerit)· and goodness, the grentness and'realness of the teachinj:t"S lind work of the Amore,and if I had ever wavered in loyalty or arltor to.'wards our Lodges in this country. that vi~it to thethen Secretary of State brought the Amorc to thepinnacle of my esteem; anlt todny in 01)' daily life,in business and social affairs, I stand fairly anusquarely on the plntform of the Rosicrucians. It isa two-edgeJ sword with whic:, J defend and withwhich I would enter into the Gates of Peace Eternal.

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The Supreme Lodge of the Order found itself sor­rowed at the loss of the COmlJanioship of its formerGrand "laster, J. C. Anthon~', M. D., when he passedto the higher realm on Monday, August 3rd, last.

Dr. Anthony was one of the founden of the Cali­fornia Grand Lodge in Colifornia in 191i. For overthirty-five ~'ears he had been :1 practising physicianin and around San Francisro. Hl' had 11 h.ost offriends besides thousands of indiddual admirerswho ever paid testimony to the unselfish service herendered to humanit)· in time of disllSter, epidemics,nnd sorrow. For many years he conducted a schoolof philosophy and uplift thought in San Francisco80lely for the good that it brought to many. Thiswas when such organizations as now exist werehardl~' known, and his lecture hall and offices werealways crowded with earnest !:'eekers. Without feeor hOlle of reward our good Brother carried on awork that made him known throughout the stateand he was one of the most popullir and belovedphysici:l.ns on the Pacific Coast.

In 19li he exerted wonderful influence in estab­lishing the first Amore Lodge in San Francisco, andseveral years later, much against his desires, he waselected as Grnnd Master, the Imperator installinghim in this high office. As Grand Master the Lodgeflourished under his kindly, learned direction and heleft a wonderfully sweet impression on everyonewho met him.

With no famil)' ties and an increasing desire tohelp humanity he gave of himself too greatly. Twogreat services he specialized in. both of which willremain as a monument to his love and tenderness.He sought after and delighted in caring for theentrance of children into this world in a mannerthat assured a healthy birth for the child and afreedom from unnecessary suffering for the mother.As often as three and four nights a week he wouldbe awake all night maintaining a sympatheticattunement with the mother and watching her "'{ithextreme care lind interest. His record in connectionwith such cases is phenomenal for the success heattained and the exceedingly large number of chil­dren who owe 50 much to him. His other specialty.was unique in the United States. He had n means

for breaking dowlI the drug habit in young peopleand lIdults lind it was not unusual for him to hawtwo or three such patients in his home ench month,staying for a week's private visit and rc:turl1ing totheir homes absolutely rured of the habit. Th"writer has seen physicians and professional personswho acquired the hllbit through unconscious orforced circumst:\Ilces, living in his home and laterpa~'ing high testimony to the strange systelll th~

Doctor used' anu there ha\'e been others frum thelowest walks of life who hll.\'e rereived the sam~

tratmnt without distinction.He seldom used drugs ill lIny of his practice and

all who knew him believed that he h:ld other m~ans.

almost incomprehensible, whic;'. he directed to th('cure of hi~ patients.

At sixt)'_five yenrs of age he wns worn in spirit,tired in body and unable to continue the greut s('r·vices he had given for so man)' years; and whenhe realized that he hlld spent his life in overwork,his one constant prayer was that he might puss onllnd out of his old bod)' and come again to continuethe work in a newer and more vif,:'orous body. Hencehis passing was penceful and full)' plann('d by him.His desires were that the Imperator take charge ofthe last sen'ices and that he be ~i\'en the Rosicru·cian Funeral Convocation, which is II service ofrecognition of the attainment of a higher initiationby the one who passes on.

At his request the Rosicrucian principle of crema·tion was used and his ushes, nlong with those of hiswife, who had passed away a number of yenrs ago,were scattered over the lawns and tlowerbeds in IIplace dearly loved b)' him.

In this way the Biblical injunction and the lawof nature were fulfilled and dust unto dust was re­turned. But, in our hearts and in the minds ofthousnnds throughout this country the beloved smile/lnd kind words, deeds /lnd unselfish principles ofDr. Anthony will live for many years. This wasbeautifully illustrated by the vcr)' Inrge attendanceat the Rosicrucian servires conducted by the 101­perator and by the mass of floral pieces S('nt brmembers of the Order. patients and strangers alike.

The Removal to Florida

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Some Detail. of thfl Changfl of Location of the

National Hradqlfartflr'

ly the Imperator became interested in the growthand development of Tampa, Florida. The possibili­ties in that section of the country impressed himand he soon renliU!d that the popular opinion aboutFlorida being a land of swamps and alligators wasnot only untrue but most unfair, Another false im­pression was that the climate in Florida is unbear­able in the summer months. Years ago II GrandLodge of our Order WllS established in Tampa nndsince thnt time the Imperator has made yearly visitsto that city for weeks at a time in fnll, winter,sllring nnd summer months. Always did hc find thesnme wonderful elimnte, beautiful beaches withbathing the whole year round in the warm water ofTampa Bny and Gulf of Mexieo. Nowhere withina hundred miles or Tampa did he find swamps,malarial conditions or other objectionable Ceatures;and the only alligaton to be seen in or near theeity are in a museum and one must pay to see them!

The city of Tampa, because of its location near theGulC of Mexico, has an even milder climate thanother parts of Florida and is eXCi!edingly healthy.Because of its port and railroad terminals it hasbeen steadily growing in population for some years;but a )'ear ago the gre'" boom startetl there throughthe announcement of many business and profession­al persons that they had disco\'ered in Tampa theyear 'round playground of America. Since then therailroads have put on through trains from NewYork and Chicago to Tampa, making the trip ashort one without change_ This has brought thou­sands Crom all parts of the East and North to thecity with the result that a hundred or more familiesmove to Tampil each month and thousands arrivethere monthly to visit lind buy property and homes.

Property in desirable sections was seleeted by thelmperator for future usc, and he also allied himselfwith bu~iness men there to help make Tnmpa whatit should be. The growth of the city has increasedthe holdings of the Imperator and the Order lindmany of the members of the Order are now wend­inK their way to Tampa to live.

This hns brought about man}' opportunities forthe Order in that part of the country and some timeago the f'loridn Grand Lodge extended to theSupreme Grand Lodge an in\'itation to mo\'e itsexeeuth'e offices to Tampa and utilb:e its propertythere.

After a year's eonsideration the removal .....asfinally announCi:d in last month's issue. At thesame time a prolninent archite<::t in Tampa, who hasdesigned most of the beautiful buildings and homesin that city, .....al engaged to prepare planl for thenew Temple to be used by the Order.

These plans have been received and they call fora ver}' large main structure in the Spanish style sopopular in Tampa. This large bUilding, costingover twenty-five thousand dollars (aside from theelaborate Egyptian Temple which will be within it)will stand on Memorial Boulevard, one of the finestand most popular boulevards leading through theheart oC the residential suburbs or Tampa nnd .....ith­in fifteen minutes' drive to the City Hall. The largeand beautiful site for the Temple structure will beknown as Ro,iCl"lll:;ian Sqllarfl. nnd in this square

As was announced in the last issue oC this maga­zine, the Supreme Grand Lodge oC the AMORe wiltmo\'e to Tampa, Florida, on or about the first ofNo\'ember oC this }·ear.

This will not be a surprise to man)' oC our mem­hers throughout the North American Jurisdiction,for they have anticipated that such a change wouldcome some dn)" but because it will be n surprise tomany outside df America, we wish to give the de­tail~ and reasons,

The Supreme Grand Lodge sta~ted. its career anduffiicial activities in New York City In February ofHilS lifter six yenrs planning and prepnratorywork During the years 1915 to 1917 many branchand 'Grand Lodges were established in Easternstlltes and very heavy propaganda work was con­ducted in the J:::ast by the :5upreme Officers. .

In the spring of 1911 the Imperator made n Jour­ney to the Pacific Coast a~d attended the installa­tion of two large Lodges In Los Angeles and SanFrancisco. He also visited some smaller groups andcarried on his le<::ture work as far inland as Helena,Montana. During this long trip he found that thePacific Coast and the midwest needed more attentionthan it had re<::eived in the prcvious )'ean, nnd hewas impressed with the unusual opportunitiu thatexisted in the West for building up the great workof A3-IORC. The following )'e:n the Grand Lodgeof Calirornia commissioned one of its founders andofficers to call upon the Imper:!tor in New York andrenew the welcome to the Superme Lodge to cometo Son Io~ran<:isco and establish the work oC theOrder on a great scale in the West.

So promising were the possibilities and so. indu~­ing were the many offers made by the C:\hfornmLodges that the Imperator finall}' agreed to move hishome and executive offices there for a few years.This was done in April of Hl18, One year later allof the executive staff of the Order moved to SanFrancisco lind assisted in building up II large mem­bership in the city and state and finally throughoutthe whole West.

In San Francisco two temples in Egyptian stylewere completed by the members and Supreme st~ff,the second one being necessar}' becnule of the 10­

cr<'ased activities and Inrger membership.For six years the Kational headquarters and the

Supreme Oiricers ha\'e been in California. It hasbeen n period of great success, joy nnd increase forthe Order. The original officers and members of theCali Cornia Grand Lodge have been most loyal andliberal in their assistance and support oC the Orderand the National Headquarters. Their attitude,typif)'ing the broad and liberal spirit of California,will always remain a monument to the greatness ofthat state and its people_ No one can Ih'e in Cali­fornia, and especiall)' San Franeisc;o, for a year ormore without developing a great love and admira­tion for e\'er)'thing within that state. Therefore itis not strange that we should have many regretsabout leavin'!' San Francisco and the members oCthe one time California Grand Lodge, whieh willcontinue its existence and carryon the great workas usual,

A few years ago the Supreme Lodge and especial.

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there will be the ten room house now being pre­pared for the Imperntor and his fnmil)', The:;upreme Se<:retnr)' and his wife will OCCUP)" a newand modern Spanish type bungalow.

The main building will contain on the ground floor11 large librar)' Ilnd lecture hall in which will belocated the Metaphysical LibraT)" of Tampa, underthe direction of Amore. Here visitors and memberswill find all the books and magazines of every oc­cult, metaphrsical, m)'stical and Ilhilosophical or­ganization in the world: and various pubhj: lecturesin regard to these various movements will be heldhere from time to time.

Adjoining the Metaphysical Library will be thegeneral reception room for the Amore and also theReception Room and Secretar~"s office for theUJliVfll'situs Jllrnnilluli,-the higher work of' theAmore.

The Reception Room of Amorc will lead to theoffice of the Supreme Secrctllr~' of the Amorc, lindby means of II Ilrivate hallway, to th~ .In.l]lerator'solfice anti to his private sanctum adJolnlng, Thehallway will also lead to the Amorc laborator~' nndbeyond to rest rooms an.d a ver~' lurge ~nd. mod~rnworkroom flooded with hght and fresh air, m whIchthe large 'staff of employees will carr~' Oil the cleri·cal and routine work of the Amorc.

Passing Ull a ver~' wide llnd llftistic stairwayfrom the ground floor, past se\'cral ~unc~' alcovewindows one reaches the large reception room ofthe Temple. This spacious room in oriental ~ecora.tion has a number of nooks and corners with en­trances to rest rooms, the ante rooms lind a largeoriental nleo\'e, through which the members pass toenter the Egyptian Temple.

The Temple will be the largest one in Americaand will be the most elnborate in its decorations lindappointments from a pur.ely Egyptian point o~ view,It will have no outside wmdows, but WIth speCIal ar­rangements will be flooded with fresh air. At thesides and rear of the Temple will be privute hullsfor the officers.

It is expected that the offices and reception roomswill be read~' for occupanc~' b~' December first orearlier, but the Eg~'ptian Temple mu~' ~ot be com­pleted in its appointments bt.'fore the sprIng of 1926.

CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP AND LITERA­TURE

Because of the change in address much new litera­ture will have to be printed. The lmperator is tak­ing advantage of this fact and is having printednow one of the largest and finest projlaganda booksever issued b~' the Order. Its title will be Rosiel'u­dun WI/milla/ioll. It will present the histor~' I1ndpurposes of the Order throughout the world I1ndespeciall~' in America in a way that it has neverbeen presented before. Our pust years of experiencehave taught us what questions arise in the mindsof seekers when the~' learn of the Amorc and asurvey of these questions has enabled us to antici­pate them in this new book. New application blanksand other pieces of literature are now being printedby a large printing plant in Tampa which has be­come the official printing shop of the Order.

And, a change is going to be made in regard toour cOTTespondence memberships. Those who I1retaking up the study of our work by correspondencehave increased in number to that !loint where thiswork is u very large and serious problem.

We find that these members, unllJlsociated withan~' Lodge and depenuing solely upon correspond­ence for their instruction, advice, help, and guid­ance, require an enormous amount of personal ser­vice and individuill eorrespondence. .fo'or this reason,we will change the membership fees for those who

tllke up the full and complete work b~' correspond­ence, .

IMPORTANT NEW PLAN FOR MEMBERSOn und after the 15th of Otcober there will be

thret' distinct classes of membership in the Order,devised solely to meet the demands of thousands ofseekers lind inquiriers. Please note these changeswhich will refer to NEW members uniting with theOrder ufter that date.

ASSOCIATE MEMllEIlS. Living in cities and townswhere we have no Lodges or Groups llnd desiringonly the benefits of membership, the monthly maga­zine, special letters of help and the privilege of writ­ing for advice, treatments, guidance and the privi~

lege of \'isiting lodges. No Initiation Fee, but duesof One Dollar per month, which includes the month•.Iy magazine and all lC!tters of help and advice.

STUDENT ME~IBERSIllP, This form of member­ship is designed also for those who live in cities ortowns where we have no Lodges or Groups. It in­cludes the Initiation into the Order, weekl~' speciallectures of the same nature as are gh'en to all regu.lar members, the monthly magazine, and the prh'i­lege of attending Lodge convocations whenever pos­sible, special helps by mail, treatments, and per­sonal help, in nddition to .ll cop;r of the book "UntoThee I Grant," ns a guide to the principles of thework. The book and ritual for Initiation arc sentwith the first instructions. Initiation Fee for thisform of membership is Five Dollars, payable withthe application, and dues of two dollars per month.

LoDG~; MEMIlERSIIII'. For those who live whereregular Lodges are located. They will receh'e inthe Temples the same lectures, but hnve the addi­tional benefits of discussions, social intercourse andritual work. The Initiation Fees for such membersvury uccording to the operating expenses of the in­dividual Lodges, and the monthl~' dues vary for thesame reason, (Inquiry in this regard should al­ways be made to the Secretary of the Lodge.)

Therefore our members will please note thechanges in membership and dues us stated aboveIlnd will state these corrected fees when speakingto possible candidates. Members of the NationalLodge nnd those in the Postulants Grade who nrepU>'ing one dollar per month dues at the presenttime will not be asked to increase their dues.

New Application Blanks covering these changeswill be rendy when the new book is ready, aboutOctober 1st, or perhaps September 15th.

INCREASING INTEREST EVERYWHEREWe hope that all our members share with us the

joy that comes with the realization that Amorc isgrowing so rnpidl~' and so Inrge that it has at­tracted deep interest ever)"\vhere. Hardly n daypasses at Headquarters without its several lettersfrom prominent persons who write that their at­tention has been called to the Amorc b~' some de­monstrntion or manifestation of its laws and pow­ers, and offering to assist in the great work. Suchletters have come from newspaper editors who haveheretofore looked with a watchful attitude on thedevelopment of Amorc. Other letters come from at­torneys, officials, and well known business men.

Many new applications are received weekh'through the rl.'commendation of members or throughthe little thoughts dropped b~' our members when inthe presence of others.

It is all so joyous, this bt.'ing connected with anda part of a growing, successful organization. Doyou sense it as you should? Some of our officershave sturted a nation-wide slogan of "One MillionAmerican Members by 1930," We do not believe in(lrilles or artificiall~' stimulated campaigns; but the

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w4t _gstie wrisnglrPublished by the Department of Publication,

American Supreme CouncilAndtnt anllt! ysttral Ql)rlltr

Bosat Qtrurts

The A.M.O.R.C. is affiliated with ANTIQUUMARCANUM ORDINEM ROSAE ET AUREAE

CRUCIS in various parts of the world andwith its branch bodies with similar

names in other lands, all operatingunder a supreme world council.

OFFICE OF AMERICAN SECRETARY GENERAL843 OCTAVIA STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, U. S. A.

SEPTEMBER, 1925

DISCOVER YOURSELF

It is all very well for each of us to be greatlyconcerned about the development of any latentfaculties we may possess, but before this step istaken, we should strive to discover ourselves.

There is no question but what each of us has anumber of latent abilities. Some may be morepotential than others; and the least developed ofthem may be the most important. To simply lear~

what faculties or abilities are weak in our characterand develop all of these a little more or to greaterstrength, does not constitute the first essential forsuccess in life.

Regardless of whether we believe that each wasborn to fiIl some Divine mission in life, there is noquestion about the principle that each of us mustefficiently perform some duty and make some con­structive contribution toward human welfare if wewish to take our place in the long line of humanworkers on earth.

There are certain, definite lines of work to bedone. These change from time to time as civiliz~­

tion advances, as science makes obsolete some ac­tivities and introduces others. The world is a bee­hive of activity and the drones cannot be successfulin any sense.

He is happiest and most successful who is dailyand hourly employed in advancing civilization orassisting in meeting the demands of humanity.Workers, not parasites, are the real successes in theworld regardless of personal wealth or material pos­·sessions.. If we can do that work which is most befitting ournatural inclinations and most agreeable with ourabilities and fortitude, then we shall be most suc­cessful in accomplishment and contribution to thegeneral lot.

It behooves us, therefore, to discover, not what isweakest in our makeup, so much as what is essen­tially strongest in our latent abilities and naturalfunctions. In other words, we must discover ourSELVES,-discover in each of us the SELF thatis the real self. '

That seIr will be the self that succeeds throughdoing its natural work. It will be the self that

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makes a distinct and valuable contribution to theneeds of the many while giving pleasure and peaceas well as profit to the individual.

Some are born artists: it is a high decree thatthrough and with art shall they add to the humanrequirements and advance cl,,·uization. :Some areborn musIcians and tnrough musIc Will they maketne worla Detter and 1 ulml tnelr own oOllgatlOns.Vthers an~ oorn to De engmeers, SCientiStS, t\:llcnerll,1Q\'t:stlgu~on;, W...~t:l·:l, lI:~ctun~rll, llllU UlllClIllnlCli.Vtnerll un: OOl"n ,0 1lll.lOr III ut:nnne lln\:ll llllU uy tilt:::.Weut 01 'lieU" Ul'OW l:U1'l1 ~nt: neCt::S::;IUeli 01 lue wnut:UIUllg U ,h::C"""Ul',y Vlue.: III Ule: ::;Cue:l1Ie: 0.1. tlllllgli.

"10....~1·:I un:: 1I0ni "'"U ~U" 1l11l~.IIC, 0.1. lllutn"l'nUV\lauu It I::. ,u"••' uU~)' to gh" ~.Illl lI.:rv.c.: ~O ~n"

Wol'lu-auu IUC,UClI'''UY C:UJO)' tu" u'unll O. Cneu"gn:u~ UOlll1tlOU IV IlUlIliln "'~'il1ll'emeu...s 11:> gr"I1~I)'

illl UO CliO"" WuO l'''UU''I" lI"I" ..".: III 1111)' O,nel" wayinclinutlon IS not always a :sa.e gUlae In tne selec­

tion 01 one s "ocauon or emploxment. very Oltenone must occupy two places m tne scneme 01 tnl~gs,

-patron ana prouucer. Uge's mcllnatlOn lor m\llUCmay be mterprt:teo. as aumlrauon lor It ana in­Ulcatlve 01 tne support as patron that one snouldgive rather tnan tnat one :should make It II pro­lesslOn. Likewille inclinations may result III hODOlestor recreation Without havmg any relation to thatwnich one snould ao as a vocation.

Success in the world, especially in the businessworld, menns mure than being bUSY, applied andtired from endless activities. It means prodUCingthe best that can come from our minds and hands,contributing efficiently to the world's needs and a~

the same time earning and deserving a rightfulshare of the world's goods as proper remuneration.Discover in your SELF what you should do in thissense, to be successful and worthy of a place in thelist of the world's doers,-that is the aim of allstudy, all analysis, all self.development.

CHRISTENING CERE;1.IONY

That all may recognize and know them, threesouls were given names in a beautiful and symboliechristening ceremony on August 15th at the conclu.sion of the Rosaecrucian Wedding. Recognizing tbatthe soul must manifest in an objective body and in­dividuality, Rosaecrucians name these that their ac­complishments and characteristics may be knownnot only for the present incarnation of the soul butfor all time. And so it was that a son and twodaughters of three couples, members of the SupremeGrand Lodge, received olficially the names by whichthey are to be known in this life. The backgroundfor this ceremony was indentical with that used forthe wedding which preceded it, with the same Olfi­cers taking part. In lieu of the customary waterused at a christening, the leaves of roses, red roses,were scattered over each child in the appropriateplace. Once more did soft music add to the sacred­ness and sweetness of the occasion.

The children christened were: Colombe HelenWinterhalder, daughter of Bro. and Sr. Irwin Win­terhalder; Grace Isabel Breeding, daughter of Bro.and Sr. Howard Breeding; George Daniel Spering,son of Bro. and Sr. Walter Spering.

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The foregoing paragraph reminds us of anotherpoint. It seems, from n re\'iew of the processes ands}'stems used 1»' other metllphysielll or oceult or·ganizations in the past that the belief was commonthut 'litl/em. 10lU olld ord~r were not essentialelements in the application or demonstration ofpsychic principles. To the casual r{-nder and studentit might appeal' that the miracles recorded in theBible were peTformed b)' the Master b)' sudden in·spiration and without TegaTd to time, plnce, condi·tions or a knowledge of the Inws. Such was not thecase, for we know from what the Master said thatHe did have 11 profound knowledg(' and warned HisDisciples thut only by uttaining a degree of powercould they hope to do the things He demonstrated.Just because spiritual nnd psychic laws pertain toan immaterial Tealm in some things and are moresubtle in all operations is no reason for believins:that indifferent understanding. superficial kno'"o!.edge nnd casual practice will pernlit ant'one to ap·ply the lnws at any jth'en time. The esaons andgraded experiments of AmOTC were purposely ar·rang-cd to gradual!)' bring understanding and mas·tershill.

-And, speaking of writing deaTl~' prompts us toask ngain that our members and coTrespondenumake their letteu very definite. If you are writingfor some magazines, books, paper or whatnot, pleasestate your wish on the first few lines of ~'our letter,-then make )'our explanations in Inter paragraphs.If you are enclosing money for dues. magazine sub­scription or other things. please Itate on the fir.!5ttwo lines of your letter that you are "enclosing $...0..fOT h............. Themail at headquarters hubecome so heavy that unless one clerk can open th('letteu and quickI)' disco\'er to which department orbrnnch of the w,)rk tbe letter belongs, there .....iIl be

Those of OUT members who subscTibed to THEMYSTIC TR1"~CL£ for four months beginning withthe June issue will plense note that. this issue nowin theiT hands, dated September, concludes theirfour months' subscription and that it should be re­newed fOT another four months at once if they donot wish to miss any copies, Just send one dollardiTect to Tm: MYSTIC TRIAl'GLt, 843 Octavia Street,San Francisco. and Sill': "Send me four successh'eTRlANGLES beginning with the October issue." Besure to sign ~'our name and address dear!)'.

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Those mcmbCTs who have been taking theNational Lodge course of studr at horne have themost uniform results in their work. Take the FirstGrade Initiation which the)' perform at home. Theresults of such initiation, as reported in their fiMltweekly reports, are so uniform tha.t after readingone hundred such Teports from persons of all ages;all walks of life lind all professions. including la .....•yers. doctors and clergymen, one cannot help mar-'veling at the consistenc~' of the Cosmic laws lind theuniformit~' of demonstration, The laws of ehemis·tTy or physics could not work with greater regular.ity! This is because of the vcr" iraded steps wehave arranged in all the expeTiments of our work.It has resulted in a sureness of Tesults never before·attained in work along psychic OT metaph}'!icallines.

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have been co\'ered in our lectures for 5e'"eral )"ears.As soon as we are read)' to do so, we intend togreatly nugment our lectures perlaining to vibra­tions.

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The corTespondence at headquarters reveals thatone of the most interesting subjects in our wholecourse is that relating to vibrations, their laws andmanifestntions. It is to be noted that many specialcourses of study and books h:we been issued in reocent years pertaining to vibrations, but those whohave spent )'cars in stud)'ing the subject stute thatthe Amorc tenchings pTesent the fundnmentals andthe \'aTious la .....s in a n,ore understandable and sat·isfactory way than any other. We know that whatwe have in our lectures has been far in ad\'anceof what science is teachinJr. ani)' r~entl)' sciencehas pTescnted certain postulntlons ubout the vibTa·tions in the world which tr)' to make plain facts that

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One of the questions asked o\'er :lnd o\"er in themail is this: "M:l}" I 1'i~...eal an)" of the principlesco\'ered in the lectures'!" The question arises be·cause of a misunderstanding about the secrec)' ofthe Order. Your obligations I1fe that )'OU will notreveal to anyone but a known Sister or Brother ofthe Order nn)' of the signs, passwords, grips orsecret words." These relate to the rituals, themeans of identification, llad other parts of the workaside from the lectures. We do not ask our membersto hold secret an)' of the principles, laws. rules ormethods taught in the lectures which can be used tohelp others or enlighten them to sol\'e their prob·lems. Of course, we do not expect our members tpgive complete copies of our lectures to one who isnot entitled to them, That point is covered by rourobligations to abide b~' the rules and regulations ofthe Order, Dut there is no reason why tl membershould not explain, in his own words, an~' point orpart of a lectuTe or lesson that will help some otherperson to meet a situation. BenT in mind. always,that to tell onl)' part of n law OT pTinciple. v';thoutexplaining all thnt preceded it, rna)' work all. injus·tice to nnother, Therefore, use discretion.

The foTegoing reminds us, also, of our promisesto render help and sen'ice to humanlt)', The Amoreis NOT conducting a school or colleg{- of philosoph)'merel)' to educate its members. Our most import­nnt work is to prepare workers for the field ofhumanitarinn service. Sen;ce is often helped b~'explaining some principles to those we are tryingto help, just as a ph)'sician will explain to hispatient how some of the methods he is appl~'ing willoperate, But, he does not attem]lt to give his patienta brief course in medicine with each treatment, andneither should our members attempt to explain allthe~' know or understand.

• •And, this also reminds us of what one of our old·

est members said at one of the national con\·entions.Be said he had been in the OrdeT for three )'earsand had not found nny secret in it that would makethe Amorc a "secret order." Such thinJ:'s as weremrsteries to him before he joined the Order werem)'steries no longer; nnd those things which otherscnll secrets he found applicable in helping others.Hence there was nothing secret about our work.And this is true. We do not want to be classifiedwith other organizations which keep all theiT Il~·

tions. all their purposes, all their kno.....ledge. secretto members. Th(' Rosicrucians alwa~'s worked inthe open. The~' hn"e nothing to hid(', nothing thateV(~Ty man, .....oman and ~hild cannot ha"e, just asevery mnn and woman rna)' hnve the instructionoff('red b~' colleges llnd universities, provided thatcertain conditions llnd obligations are compliedwith.

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delay in answering )'our letter. Those letters whichpl:linly illdicate on the first two lines the nature ofthe communication receive immediate attention. Theothers must wait until the various otficers can readthrough the long letters and discover their nature.Save your time lind ours by following this sugges­tion.

• • •Speaking of letters reminds us also of the fact

that at the request of many of our members we havehad printed SOlllC private stationery for nwmbers tousc. It is in the form of a double sheet of good,light blue, bond paper, with our Amore emblemprinted in bronze blue in the corner. It makes avery fine appearance and is an excellent paper formembers to use in writing to friends or acquaint­ances if they wish to let them know they belongto the Rosicrucian Order. This is an excellent wa~'to interest others and help yourself and others. Thepaper can be purchused nt cost price from theAmorc Supply Burenu, 8-13 Octa\'ia Street, Sanrrullcisco, California, nt the rate of one hundreddouble sheets for seventy-five cents or two hundreddouble sheets for one dollar and fort~'-five cents,postuge prepaid. The paper, when folded, will litany standard sized elwelope.

• • •The book "Unto Thee I Grant" is certainly arous­

ing the interelSt nnd admiration of members undreaders. We have seen man~' letters praising thebook and our memberlS refer to the book in the high­est terms in their correspondence.

• • •At a luncheon the other day, one of our members,

who is at the head of a ver~' large husiness, wnsspeaking of the failure of those lirmlS which havegone fnto business through the desire or intentionof injuring others. He spoke of a number of in­stunces known to him, such as a son going into busi­ness in opposition to his father solel~· because ofspite, and a firm that put over five million!! of dol­lars into a business to spite another firm und settlea personal grudge. It is needless to say that withor without ample capital, nnll with or without agood product, :IlIY business proposition will fa!lsooner or later if the motive back of the wholescheme ill to injure someone else. It has beendemonstrated so often in the business world thatfinanciers (Ire unwilling to encourge a businessproposition that has spite or revenge mixed withits motive. We arc reminded of the man who builta very large fence between his house nnd his neigh­bor's so that the neighbor might not see and enjoythe large bed of Rowers in the y3rd. But he builtthe fence so high that it cut orr the sunlight andhis flowers died and the seeds in the neighbor's yardgrew into beautiful bloom, etc., etc. It is the sameold story_. It works out in the cold, material worldjust as it docs in the heart.

• • •Many of our members arc interested in radio and

'read much about the new circuits and new sets.Perhaps a few words from us, based upon ourlaboratory experiences covering many, years, will beinteresting. At least they arc unbiased, for wehave nothing in the radio line to sell. Of all thelatest circuits and selS the most reliable set to buildor buy is that called the Neutrodyne, using fivetubes (with wet batteries, not dry batteries). Super­heterod}'nes of :l!l kinds are offered and describedin the magazines and new~pl\pers, Do not attemptto build one of these unless you have built manysets, regardless of how simple the instructions nr'ennd how nice the "kits" of parts may look. And,do not buy a SUllerheterodyne of any make but the

very best nt the very highest price or you will bethrowing your mone~' away; and then buy it directfrom II responsible dealer or firm who will give you"service" in looking after it for the first six months,On the other hand, even a medium priced Neulro­dyne will give you fine service, docs not get out oforder easily, and costs far less,

• • •We have just reeeh'ed II letter from a man in

California who received some of our literature. Hebecame interested, though he had never heard of ourOrder before. He sa~'s that before tiending in hisapplicution he spent a Sunday visiting San Fran­cisco and called upon the officers and members ofanother fralermll order here inquiring about us. Hesaid he heard so many complimentary remarks andso mueh endorsement that he had no doubt aboutour good work and intentions. if he had called uponus we could have given him the names of olficers inpractically ever)' fraternal organization in this cit~·

who are enthusiastic members of the Amore. We arehappy that this is so. It takes time for an organ­ization to become known so generally, but it is soknown today,

• • •Have :you read the stor~' of the Brother who went

to Europe hunting the Hosicrucian Lodges there?We printed this stor~' in order to show our membershow difficult it is to locate the meeting places ofsecret or private organizations in Europe even to­da~'. The outward publicity and frank statementsmade b~' the Amore in this country ns to where wemeet, when we meet lind who we :Irc is very differ­ent from the condition imposed upon such organ­izations in Europe b~' law. And, even so, there liresome who say that we appear to be too secretivebecause we do not pUblish all our work, tell everylittle fact about ourselves and give the names andaddresses of everyone of our officers and members.This magazine, for instance, containg the names and(Iddresses of our Divisionnl Secretaries. In none ofthe foreign Rosicrucian public;ltions that we haveseen, has such a list been (lublished.

• • •Arc ~·ou aware of the fact that another brother­

hood organization of international scope, having itshead"'uarters in California, will not :lCCe'lt a,'pli-cant~' into their groups if such applicants belong to A\,i'Amorc? But, they will sell to such applicants alltheir books and olfer to do so. It does seem strange.And, should ~'ou join the inner circle of this organ­ization, known as the "E. S," part of their work, youmust resign from Amorc. How is that for toler-ance! Amore docs not concern itself whether ;Innpplicant belongs to another organization so longas it is good. But of all the philosophical organiza-tions in this country there is only one which takesthis stand against the Amorc. Of course there is areason, and that reason has been discovered by solIIany in the other organization that they have re­signed and united with Amorc. It is another ex­ample of building a fence between two ~'ards, etc.

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Amore passed its tenth birthday last spring. Inthe whole ten years that Amore in the United Stateshas been operatj;'e under the modern regime, it hasnot had one single Ilttack upon its principles, itswork, its teachings or its ider.ls. It has never beenaccused of having any sex principles or teachingsthat father, mother lind chile! would be ashamed toface ill Hllil/on; it has nel'er tllken up any of the sexmatters in any form, has ne\'er indulged in anyorgies, anti its officers, from tho:! chief executive tothe least of its branch olfirers, hn\'e never been

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charged with immoral, questioltable or unfair prac­tices or habits. We 53)' this because there is a VClJ'common opinion that when allY organization goesinto the arcane subjects of JilL, it must deal withand teach those things which are usunlly spokenabout only in the privac)' of one'li home or oflcn leCtunspoken or unthought of. The Rosicrucians neverdeal with the unconventional atrnirs of life andnever cater to the unclean or unbalanced mind. Notone of our members has c\"cr found in an)' type.written or spoken lectures of our Order II singlephrase or thought that was not clean and wholesomeenough to be discussed before children at the dinnertable: nor has an)'one c,"cr found n single idu inOUf teachings that was antagonistic to the ~igh

ideals of the State, the Church or the social stand·ards of this or an}' other countr)·, Ever}' Amorcmember is pledged to be a good cititen of his coun·tr)' as a first dut)', a Good Snmaritan secondl)' ashis Rosicrucian duty, and n clean, constructivethinker /Ill thc time,

• • •Yes, we are ten )'ears old now in our present reo

incarnation of the Order, and we have tod:1y morenlembers aeth'e in the work than some of the largestorganizations in America had when they were thirtyor forty years old, Our incrense of members noweach month is more than that of the whole firstyear. J)redictions that the Amorc could not sur·\'ivc the matcrialism of America, that it could notcontinue against the man)' odds of the black forces,and that it would fail because of many reasons, ha\'eall fnllen down and the Amorc goes on and on withincreasing power ll.nd winning to its ranks eventhose who were unfriendl)' to it in the days gone b)',In fact we are happy in the fact that practicaI1)'all of those who caused us such turbulent timC!s inour first days of organitation, hn\'c withdrawn thcirobjections and ha\'e become acth'e boosters, Neverhave we retaliated in any attack, never hlwe wegonC! to the courts of man,made laws to seck adjust.ment or protection and never have we returned any­thing but kindness for ever)' hurL It WlLS throughsuch idenlism, }1I"(Il:I;cIIlIlI 1I}l/l/jed, that we hnve wonthe fruits of the tirst dl:eade, Never huve WCl madean)' attacks on other orgnnizlltions in our officialpapers and every criticism has been accompanied by

good wishes and help. Those of you who ha\'e beenwith us for years know how true this is and whatit has mennt. \Ve have no personal enemies,-notone that we would not gladl)' shake hands ..... ith sa)'that all is forgotten. We kno..... of no enem)' whohas earned our displeasure or unkind .....ords. Thatis the Rosicrucian spirit.

• • •A nlember writes us that she .....ants to kno..... if

we will prohibit her from uniting with the organba­tion to .....hich we referred a fe ..... moments ago,-theone which forbids their memben uniting with us,She says that she is quite satisfied with our workand tenchings but wants to prepare herself, as shehas been told she must do, jar the coming oj a grlGIworld masler, We sa)' to her and to all, that so faras we are concerned we ha\'e no objections to an)'of our members uniting with an)' other good societ)',and the one she refers to has some excellent teach·ings and does vcr)' good work in behalf of unh"ersalbrotherhood. But, this preparing oneself for thecoming of a world master is an old and wom oUtproposition. Look back through the m)'stical litera,ture issued during the past fift)' )'ears and in it )'OUwill find that about eveT)' three }'ears some greatworld mnster is on his way from the Orient, comingto America to slwe America and redeem mankindfrom all its sins and ignorance, Not one of thembas ever succeeded in becoming a world master. Notone of them has e\'er shown hill'lself to be other thana teacher representing some organiUltion, carr)'ingon prollaganda work in behalf of the organizationand increasing the sale of books. When the worldneeds a great Redeemer, He will come not throughany organization and He will not be heralded nsbelonging to onl}' one school of thought; nor will Helimit Hi.; saving ~race for those who arc within acertain circle, The Amore throughout the worldhus ne\"cr had a "world master" as one of its in·ducements and knows of no one living lit the Ilresenttime who is entitled to this Divine Name, Thegreatest Redeemer of Men lives within your ownsoul: He is intimate])' acquainted with you nnd yourneeds and will prepare you for His Message of Sn]·vat ion any moment )'ou are read)' to sit down andlisten to the still, small voice that tries to speak toyou hourly llnd daily.

Dictionary of Rosicrucian Terms

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which obtains knowledge through the fh'e objec·tive senses and faculties. It is the process of~etting that infinity of facts of a mnterial ormundane nature which goes to make up the sumtotal of our objective knowledge after such factshave been c1nssitied by another process of men·tal functioning.

PERSOr\ALITY to the Rosaecrucian, in contradis­tinction to indh'iduality. is that distincth'e mani·festation of eharaeter with its peculiar and in­nate qualities which rewals or establishes theidentity of any entity, Personalit)' pertains tothe Inner Man, the Soul, the Ps)'chic or DivineBeing who resides within the ph}'sical bod)' andexpresses the character which the soul hasevolved through the cycles of time from the hourof its creation as 1I souL The penonalit)' reoveals all that has been garnered up throughnumberless experiences and absorbed as part ofits \'er)' essence of expression. It demonstrates

nil the qualities which have been adopted b)· thesoul as its own peculiar characteristics or enr·marks, so to speak. And so there are nil kindsof personalities according to each soul's e\'olu·tion. It is due to the personality of the soulthat certnin acts or deeds are performed whichwe recognhe as being those performed b)· an)'particular personality, Personality revenls thetrue psychic identit)' of each indh'idual of thehuman race.

Indi\'idualit)', on the other hand, refers to thetransient and mortal objeeth'e side of mnn.While it is true that indh'iduality signifies thatwhich rna)' not and cannot be separated, thisterm applies not to the soul which is not separ.able from its Creator, but to the objective in·dividual who possesses a bod)' composed of unitswhich cannot and may not be dh'ided or sepn'llted one from another without destroying theobjeetive bod)" and thereb)' hampering the indi­vidualit)" as an objeetive manifestation. The in­dividualit)' is essentially worldl)' and, material

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because its purpose in Ufe is to function on themundane plane. The personality is essentiallyunworldly and immaterial because its purpose isto function on the immaterial plane. The two,personaUtyand individuality, or the psychic andmundane, the immaterial and material, workingin unison reveal an entity recognized boththrough its individuality and personality as itexpresses itself in daily life. (See Individuality.)

PINEAL and PITUITARY glands in their physio­logical purpose have to do with the regulatingof various functions of the body like the circula­tion of the blood, the growth of the bones andtissues, the development of the sex and emotion­al functions. They act in this sense as governorsessentially. In the psychic sense, they are trans­formers, stepping down for objective sensingthllse exceedingly rapid vibrations which comefrom the spiritual or psychic planes or steppingup the slower vibrations of a material nature thatthey may be sensed on the immaterial plane. Bya series of exercises these glands may be broughtup to that standard of functioning decreed bythe Creator and which has not been generallyin evidence for many aires. It is one phase ofthe work of mysticism to altord the sincere, earn­est seeker after Light, Knowledge and Powerthe privilege and means of bringing up to nor­mal these most essentially important glands inthe human body. Such an one will have amongother faculties the powers of seer and prophet.Any standard work on physiology or anatomywill give the descriptions of these glands to­gether with their functions and place in thephysiolo~ical economy. This may be found underthe heading of ENDOCRINE Glands. But thedescription of these same glands, together withtheir place and function in the psychic economyof man is NOT to be found in any book nor isthe knowledge .I1:iven to the idle seeker for themere asking. These glands have to do so great­ly with the spiritual side of life that they mustbe developed slowly that their pristine normalcybe regained.

PLASTIC refers to that which is endowed with allmanner of possibilities but which lacks form ordefinite and characteristic expression. That isplastic which allows of being moulded or shapedaccording to the ideas of the molder.

POLARITY is the predominance of one or the otherphases of electrical or magnetic force possessedby any manifestation of creation, and whichgives it its distinguishing character of positiveor nei1:ative. This is contrary to commonly ac­cepted understanding of the term polarity whichis defined as that which has two poles. In ac­tuality it is more than the quality of havinlr twopoles. It is the quality of having in additionmore of one phase or the other of that which isfound at the poles. This applies to all forms andkinds of creation for each has its individual andcharacteristic polarity by which it is distin­guished from among other manifestations of itsown class and of other classes. Here may befound a key to the explanation of personality,its power of attraction and repulsion whenthinking of polarity as applying to mankind.

POTENTIAL refers to that state or condition ofanything which is not in an active state. It is astatic condition and not a kinetic one. It isdormant awaitin.l1: that touch which will changeit from its inactive condition to an active ordynamic one. Anv potential condition haa crys­tlllized within itself all the qualities and essen­tials needed in the kinetic or active state. of

manifestation. The potential state lacks noth­ing which it would not have in the active state.Its inactivity is all that characterizes this con­dition. This is in contradistinction to that con­dition which lacks that which is essential to itsactive state.

PRAYER-a petition, a supplication or entreatyaddressed usually to the Creator of the grant­ing of some special request. In many eases, theDivine Laws and Principles involved in thegranting of prayer are completely ignored oroverlooked by the petitioner. Yet neither neg­ligence, nor ignorance, nor wilfulness will abro­gate them nor diminish by an iota their efficacyor reduce their operation. God in His Wisdom,decreed and established certain laws of universaloperation in order that there might be systemand order in the world. Such laws are applicableto all and infrangible-therefore any prayerwhich does not meet the requirements of suchlaws will not be answered, for, could or wouldGod answer all prayer irrespective of their mo­tive and purpose. chaos would result.

The mystic well knows that should he petitionfor any purpose, he must base his prayer on thatwhich concords with Divine Ideals. Thereforehe asks first not that his prayer be granted, thathis plea, out of a world full of pleas. be singledfor fulfillment, but that he be given Light andunderstanding of the Laws involved in thegranting of the prayer and of the consequencesto accrue from its fulfillment. Next, the mysticassures himself that' his prayer is altruistic. Itis not necessary that it be wholly altruistic butit must be over fifty per cent so, as in the caseof asking benefits and blessings for ourselves. Itis right to ask for these when we desire these inorder that we become be·ter fitted to serveothers.

Having asked for understanding of Divine De­crees and Laws, having asked that it be shownus if it is right that our petition should be ex­pressed, havinv assured ourselves that ourprayer is in the final analysis altruistic in natureand purpose, we proceed to give expression to theprayer with a feeling of confidence. This feelingof confidence is not an impossible one, for ourprayer heinG' formed in harmony with the DivineScheme, meeting the requirements of the Laws,based on altruism, we find that there is nothin"to prevent us from having the feeling that wewill obtain the obiect of our petition since we aredoini1: all that is possible with us in fulfillin~ therequisites imposed. And so, having achieved ourfeeling of confidence and knowing that ourprayer will be fulfilled we express our thanks forthe fulfillment, for spiritually it IS ALREADYgranted under these circumstances.

From the foregoing it mp- now be apparentwhy it is that prayer is so often unanswered.God. in his mercv, refuses to answer our en­treaties knowinlr how .I1:I'eat the_penalties for uswould be could He and would He abrogate Hisown laws to a-rant our prayers, however agoniz­inll: the need from our human point of view. But,that prayer is answered which meets the re­Quirements and standard of the Creator. becauseit is a praver, the granting of which will add tothe general betterment not onlv of the individualbut of the greatest number. One other wonder­ful feature to be noted as a result of basingprayer accordinlr to the demands of Divine Prin­ciples is that the manner, ways and means ofgulfilling the prayer are indicated to us and weoroceed to demonstate that God helps those whohelp themselves.

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specific place at an)' definite timc for a \"('r~' par­ticulnr purpose, Sensing the ps~'chic bod)' in aprojection nnd recognizing it as the personalit),of an)' entit)' is also a matter of training, Boththese prh'ileges and powel':!; being part of thebirthright of man.

PSYCHIC PLANE is that plane or condition in theDivine Econom)' which has be1!n pro\'ided b)'Divine Mind as the meeting place and field ofaction for the psychic bodies of the dwellers ofthe Cosmic (where dwell only tho~ freed fromfunctioning in physical bodies) and earth plan"wherein they ma~' meet to their mutual benefit.It is here that our lo\'ed ones who ha\'e cnst offtheir earthl)' bodies may be contacted. It is herethat our thoughts, hopes, plans and requests aN;'projected along with our personalitiu. It is herethat in response we receive the impiration, guid­ant'(', direction nnd illumination we are in .!!earchof when appealing to those whom we feel weknow nre better fitted and read)' to give. It ishere that we tOO carryon our own ps)'chic workas our share in the uplift of mankind. And thisplane may be reached at an~' tinle provided thepurpose is pure and noble.

PSYCHOLOGY from the common point of \'iew isthe science of mind, or the scienct' which treatsof the annlysis of the laws of connection andcondition of mental phenomena. From theRosaecrucinn IJoint of view it is ilion' than this.It is the science which 'reats of the ~oul, its at­tributes, mind and consciousness, of its purpose,place and functions as well as its influence inour Ih'es ns regards habits, their formation, theiradoption, rejection, or transmutntion, the adionand interaction of the two pha~e~ of mind, theobjecth'e lind subjective and mllny other formsof lls~'chic lind mental existence,

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PROJECTION is not onl)' the act of releasing atwill on the ps)'chic plane of the ps~'chic bod\' ofman with nil its consciousness, mind, powers andfunctions but it is also the psychic bod)' fN!edfrom the limitations of time and space and otherhampering and confininl>! conditions. Projectionsare made for the purpose of contacting such aswe wish to aid or b)' whom we wish to be as­sisted and inspired.

Projections are endowed with all the distin­guishing traits, characteristics and mannerismsthat distinguish the perl/Olll/lily of an~' entity.Projections carry with them these earmarks,traits de\'eloped through the incarnations mak­ing the projection recognizable anywheN! at an~'

time through these very characteristics, this be­cnusc the soul and ps"chic bod~· are immortal.

Projection! are endowed with (h'e ps"chicsemles and faculties allowing for their sensingand expressing psychicall~' in the sanle mannerlIS the five objective senscs and faculties allowthe ph)"!;ical and objective individuality to be­come conscious of conditions and circumstance!!.Projections are guided and directed b)' the soulnnd impregnated b~' the soul's ideals and hopes,Naturally, in communing with other psychicbodies and subjecth'e minds, a projection willact in full accordance with the ethiclII code char­acteristic of its soul.

So strong are the powers and so forceful itswa)'s of making itself felt that to those who cansee and hear and feel ps)'chicall~' the wul isrecoJ:'nized by its projection as easil)' nnd com­pletely as is one physicnl body or manifestationrecognized by another ph)'sical one. This ismost commonl)' done during sleep. But it cnn bedone nt will by those trnined to do so, trninedto release the psp:hic bod~', lllanifestiug nt any

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F'or severnl yenrs we have referl'ed to the fnct Monnstery. It is locatcd ill beautiful l;anl('lIs in thethnt our Grand Lodge and Supreme Temple in India outl~'ing section of a small town in the Madrashn\'e been plnnning to admit our higher memben Presidency.into full and Honorary membership in their Lodge Under the new arrangements members of theAcademy, It has required considerable correspond- Amorc ever)'where who arc in or above the Fourthence and a rearrangement of all their plans and Grade in the re{:'ulnr Lodges or Groups, or who ar!'courses of study to make such a plan feusible be- in the Postulant's Grnde of the Supreme Lodge, mn~'

cause of the following conditions: tuke.> up the complete course of study direct from theFirst, the Supreme Temple ot Amorc in India con- Temple in Indin and prepare themselves for Honor·

ducts its work there as a l\Iollhstic Order along the ary Membership in the G. T. Rosicrucian Monnsticlines of the trul)' ancient and Oriental mcthod, In Order of India, (Do not confuse the term mOM!licpast only tho!e who could go tr. the Temple and live as ha\'ing the same meaning as is usually under­in the en\'irons were permitted to have an)' part in !tood in occidental countries,) In addition to cer­the study and exercises conducted by the M~'stiu or tain obligations which all our Amorc members ha\'ethat Order. already assumed as Rosicrucians, the only other ob·

Secondl)'. the teachings issued there are of a rare ligation is the small expense of postage and clericaland personal nature. The)' co\'er subjects which charges in prcparing and mailing the pn\'ate les·ha\'e never been put into printed form for general lions,study and it seemed almost impossible to arrangi: The Director of the work in India announces alsothese lonl: and illuminating lectures into form for that the)' will publish a monthly malt3zine as a com·transmission by mail, pnnion to our MYSTtC TRIASCLE. It will bear the

For these reasons it has required great work and name "MYSTIC CASKI:T" and will contain special, in­much time on the part of the Director of the Order structh'e articles for students of their courses nndin India to arrange with the Imperator in America for our members genernlly_a feasible and convenient method of sharing the As stated ab<we. scveral )'UI':!; ago we announcedvaluable Indian studies with our members in other that such a plnn WilS under W3)' and our announce.lands. ment was l\ little prematur.... for man)' wrote to us

The Order in India is known as The Sovereign about taking UII the Indian course of stud)', but theGrand Temple "Iasc-Amorc," and conducb its work plnns had not been completed,through its principal Academ)' known as The G, T, We announce now that we are ready to transmit

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THE MYSTU': TIU,\SGI.E

Information for Those Who are Seeking

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If you wish to know more about the AMORe Dndits teachings, principles and special benefits, yoawill not place yourself under any obligation by in­quiring and asking for literat.ure. A sincere de­sire to perfect oneself and advance in the ability tomaster conditions in life and assist others to do so,is the important requisite.

If you live near any of the following DivisionalSecretaries, you ma:>' write to them or call on them.If you do not live near any of them, write to theheadquarters of AMORC at 843 Octavia Street, SanFrancisco, California, and you will be advised of thenearest branch of our work. .

For the South-eastern District: Divisional Secre­tary of Amorc, P. O. Box 676, Tampa, Flor­ida.

For the Southern District: Miss Olivia Robinson,1011 Hammond Avenue, San Antonio, Texas.

For the Eastern Division: Mr. Louis Lawrence,361 West 23rd Street, New York City.

For the Central Division: Dr. Charles Green,May Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.

For the North-eastern Division: Mrs. MarieClemens, 25 Peterboro Street, Boston, Mass.

For the New England Division: Mr. A. S. Ed­wards. P. O. Box 1083, Waterbury, Conn.

For the Midwest Division: Mr. Fred D. Walker,P. O. Box 319, Arkansas City, Kansas.

For the Western Division: Headquarters at 843Octavia Street, San Francisco, Calif.

For the Canadian Division: Mr. J. B. Clark, c/o

applicants' names to the Director in India. There­fore all those who are in good standing in theAmorc anywhere, who have been regular in theirstudies of the Amorc lectures and lessons, who arein or above the Fourth Grade in any regular Lodgeor Group or in the Postulant's Grade conducted bymail from headquarters, may send their names andaddresses to the name below stating that they desireto take up the Indian study. To these persons wewill send an outline of the work of the G. T. Templeand advise them how to enter that work.

Address your letters on this subject to "IndianG. T. Secretary," care of Amore, 843 Octavia Street,San Francisco, California. Please do not write on

• this subject in any general letter to the SupremeSecretary, or mix your correspondence with othersubjects.. ?vrake it a separate letter addressed onlyas above. (Write at once, but bear in mind thatafter November I, 1925, the address should be careof Amore, Rosicrucian Square, Memorial Boulevard,Tampa, Florida.)

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fact is there is a campaign being conducted by ourmembers through their enthusiastic boosting of the

Amorc Headquarters, 413 Granville Street,Vancouver, B. C., Canada.

For the British Division: Mr. Raymund Andrea,c/o 63 Egerton Road, Bishopston, Bristol,England.

For the West Indies Division: Grand Lodge, P.O. Box 36, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

For the East Indies Division: Grand Lodge, P. O.Box 31, Sourabaya, Java.

For the Scandanavian Division: Grand Lodge(Mr. Svend Turning), Kildevaeldsgade, 74,Copenhagen, Denmark.

For the ~(exican Division: Jose W. Cervantes,Grand Secretary, Apartado Postal, 2763,Mexico, D. F. Mexico.

Other Foreign Divisional Secretaries can bereached through the American Headquartersat 843 Octavia Street, San Francisco, Calif.

work that equals any propaganda work we haveofficially conducted.

The next twelve months will see a great changeand increase in the membership and Rower of theOrder. We were ten years old in our present .formin this country last May, and we are approachingthe twelfth year when the full power of the Orderwill become manifiest. The Supreme Staff has doneits utmost and has removed or overcome many ob­stacles that would have destroyed any but such anorganization as Amore.

THE CALIFORNIA GRAND LODGEThe Grand Lodge in California, located at San

Francisco, will continue its activities after thechange of National Headquarters. Here the manymeetings will continue each week and early thisFall a very active campaign will start, preparationsfor which have been under way for some months.The reading rooms and other rooms of the GrandLodge at 843 Octavia Street will remain open andthe beautiful Egyptian Temple will witness manywonderful convocations under the direction of thoseadvanced Brothers and Sisters who were the orig­inal founders of the Lodge in San Francisco.

San Francisco will always be the Western head­quarters for the activities of the Coast, and visitorsto this city should always avail themselves of theprivilege of visiting the Temple and meeting theofficers and members.

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