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HISTORY and LEGEND RELATE . . .

I S A A C NE W TO NE n g l i s h p h i lo s op h e r a n d m a t h e m a t ic ia n .

D i sc o v er e d th e l a w o f g r a v i t a t io n . E x p e r i -m ente r in w ave bands o f co lo r . (16421727)

CLAUDE DEBUSSYM o st fa m o u s F r e n c h c o m p o se r . T h e ou t -

s tand ing f igure o f the impress ion is t move -m ent in m usic . (18621918)

^ I t e & e M e n W e S i e R & U c S u i c i a n l

1 h e R o s i c r u c i a n s — t h e i r t ea ch i n g s an d

a s so ci a ti o n s—w e r e a n inspiration in the

l i fe o f these and o the r g rea t men .

T oda y t he r e a r e t hous a nds o f me n a nd

w ome n w ho know t he i n f l ue nc e o f t he

u n i q u e science of living t a ugh t by t he

Ros ic ru cians . Th e i r l ives re f lect the pe r -

s ona l a t t a i n m e n t a nd s e lf a s s u ra nce t hat

con s t i tu tes the m as te r y of li fe .RENE DESCARTES

Fr e n c h p h i loso p h e r . W i th h im b eg a n th eper iod o f m odern p h i losoph y; he p roposeda basis for truth. (159616S0)

B E NJA M I N FRA NK L I NA m e r ica n s t a t esm a n , a u th o r , a n d c e le b r a t ed

in v e n to r . W e l l k n o wn fo r h is e a r ly e l e c t r i -ca l ex p e r im e n t s . ( 1706-1790)

FRANCIS BACONE n g l ish p h i lo so p h e r . Cr ed i t ed w i th e m -

p h a s i z in g th e n e e d o f sci en c e to e m p lo y in -d u c tiv e r e a son in g a n d e x p e r im e n ta t io n

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I l l u min a t io n . T h e v a lu e o f d i i s b o o k -

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HISTORY and LEGEND RELATE .

I S A A C N E W T O NE n g l i s h p h i lo s op h e r a n d m a t h e m a t i ci a n .D iscovered the law o f g rav i t a t ion . Exp er i -m en te r in w ave bands o f co lo r . (16421727)

CLAUDE DEBUSSYMos t f am ous F rench com pos er. Th e ou ts tand ing f igu re o f the im pres s ion i s t m ove

m ent in m us ic. (18621918)

* ! U & i e M e n 'I V e S i e ( l & t i c / i w c i a n A ,

J 1 h e R o s i c r u c i a n s — th e i r t each in g s an d

as so ci a ti o n s— w er e an inspiration in the

l i f e o f t h ese an d o th e r g r ea t men .

T o d a y t h e r e a r e t h o u s a n d s o f m e n a n d

w o m en w h o k n o w th e i n f lu en ce o f t h

u n i q u e science of living t a u g h t b y t h

Ros icrucians . Th ei r l ives r ef lect the pe r

son a l a t t a in m en t an d s e l f a s su r an ce t h a

cons t i tu tes the m as te ry o f l i fe .RENE DESCARTES

F r e n c h p h i lo s op h e r . W i t h h i m b e g a n t h eper iod of m od ern phi losoph y; he proposed

a bas is for t ru th . (15961650)

B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I NA m er ican s ta tesm an , au th or , and ce leb ra tedinven to r . W el l known fo r h i s ea r ly e lec t r i -

cal exper ime nts . (17061790)

FRANCIS BACONEn gl i s h ph i los opher . Cred i ted w i th em

ph as iz ing th e need o f s cience to em p loy induc t ive r eas on ing and exper im en ta t ion

(1561 1626)



rj? o r Bein gO A +

'T 'H IR T Y years ago, a young d octor sat by a desper

ately ill baby on her death bed. Th e p arents w ere

frantically begging for help, every treatment failing to

aid. Th e p arents became griefstricken to th e point of

death. I am the doctor wh o had th at exp erience.”

“This experience created a desire in my mind toknow why people are born and why Nature allows

such a great difference between members of the human

race. Th e hu nger for knowled ge d rove me to labora

tories and libraries for th e an swer— bu t I am still search

ing and determined to know.”

Th ere are the w ords of a prom inent physician. Un

intentionally he has spoken for millions of men and

women who today harbor the same thoughts.

This inequality of man is apparent to most of us.

You know persons who are radiant with health from

birth, and seemingly imm un e to disease. You know

others whose lives are preyed upon by numerous ail-

ments which rob them not only of enjoyments but of

simple comforts. A lso there are those men and women

wh ose every plan becom es a successfu l ven tu re. Each

enterprise they en ter turn s into a golden op portu nity—

as if they had the touch of the fabled King Midas.

Aroun d them, however, a mu ltitude of un fortun ate be-

ings live and struggle.

W h a t m akes one man more successful than another?

Is it train ing in jus t one line1 You know th at is no t true!

You cannot make a good businessman out of a youth

who has been taught nothing more than buying and

selling. You can n ot make a good ph ysician out of a

man, or woman, who has been taught only the prin

The Rosicrucians—an a u gu st fr a t e r n i t y

whose doctrines, hintedat by the earl iest phi -

losophers, are still amys tery to the un -

worthy. I do not blame

them for their discre-

t ion .— L o r d E d w a r d B u l w e r - L y t t o n (A

Rosicrucian.)

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ciples included in the restricted four years in medical

college. Th er e appears to be some unk now n element

which some seem to possess, or have discovered.

In our sanc tuary a l l

the hidden Myste r iesa re prese rved in tac t ;

they have never been

p rofan ed . . . . O u r sci-ence is the inheritancepromised to the Elect.

— C ou n ci ll or V o n Ec\ - artshausen. (A Rosi

c r uc ia n . )

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In your youth y ou feared things which you later

came to recognize as harmless and really useful.In your days of developing observation, you were

puzzled by the u nkn ow n elemen ts in life. It seemed to

you that there were more elements of the unknown

than of the known.

It is always the unknown in every day’s activities

that causes us worry, concern, perplexity, and even suf

fering. In years since you r youth , you h ave become

well acqu ainted w ith things once unknow n. Tod ay you \ now them; you can see them, sense them, prep are for

them; it is a pow er no one can take from you. Bu t even

now , are you fu lly p repared to meet all of the obstacles

of life, to sweep them aside, or surmount them easily?

If not, begin now to investigate further the still un-

known elements of your existence—the mysteries that

make for the inequalities between men.

Real knowledge by man about man is, today, the

greatest power any man can possess.

Th e Tho r ou gh fa r e o f L ife

Let us begin w ith existence as we know it. Life is a

thoroughfare upon which we find ourselves travelers.

Behind us is our immediate beginning

— birth. It is a vast eternity. Ah ead of

us is still another inevitable vast eterni-

ty— death. It is a my stery wh ich either

instills fear or is accepted with under-

standing—depending upon the experi-

ences we h ave along th is course o f life.

W e did not ask for this life; yet, we

could not have refused it. H ow , then,

Every in te l l igent t rave le r knows f rom whence

he came and w hi ther he goes . Th e span o f l i fe

can be so much more free of obstacles and en- jo ya b le , if al l o f it s p u rp os es and w ays are u n -

ders tood and used.



shall we react to it—what shall we do with this period

of consciousness which the years afford us?

Many men and women resign themselves to the in'

fluences of th eir env ironm ent. Th ey allow themselves

to be drawn or impelled along this causeway of life.They are like balls of snow, rolling at a furious rate of

speed down th e side of a great moun tain. O n e moment

they are free, out in the open, encountering few or no

obstacles, and they are un concerned. Th e next moment

they have collided with unanticipated events and hap'

penings. Th ey are at a loss to avoid these cond itions,

or to rise above them. Thu s they travel throug h the

years, sometimes wondering if the vicissitudes of life,

the bitterness, the pains, are worth the price, worth theoccasional pleasures and snatches of peace of mind

which come their way.

W H Y AR E W E H ER E?

Certa inly at some time you mu st hav e asked you rself

as you looked back upon your past activities and like'

wise contemplated your future: “Is this haphazard ex

istence my destiny? W h y are w e here?” Also, is therea mother who has never gazed down on the innocent

babe nestled in her arms, and wond ered : “ W h a t does

this span of existence hold for him?”

Is it not time that humanity ceases plunging into t he

unknown along this thoroughfare of life, hoping to

grasp the skirts of passing opp ortu nity? W ou ld life not

be entirely different for you if you could control your

moods? If you could form d esirable ha bits and break those not desired; if you could know how to see in the

events happening about you the trends of tomorrow,

would you not be more assured and confident in the

strength of such knowledge? If you kn ew how to de

velop your will power sufficiently to meet the demands

upon you, and to make the right decision, would not

many of your troubles, the result of indecision, disap-

pear? If you could reach into a depend able source and

\

The Cosmic influ-

ences are invisible, but

t h ey ac t u p o n m an .

H eat and l igh t are

in tangib le and incorpo -

real ; nevertheless, they

act upon man, and thesame is t rue of otherinvisible influences.—

P a r a c e l s u s . ( A Ro sicrucian . )

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Humans are no t the

pup pets o f fa te. The

roles we each play inlife can be intelligently

and personally directedby ourselves.

T h e Ad e p t o n ly c o n -

verses at his best with

t h e A d e p t . A rou nd

him is a sacred circle,and wi th in i t on ly the

Elect are allowed to

e n t e r . T h e Br ot he r-

h o o d o f Con se cr a te d

Lives admits all whoare worthy; and all

who are excluded, ex-clu d e t h e m s e l v e s . —

"Fra." E lber t H u bbard.

(A Ro sicru c ian . )

produce helpful, constructive, intelligent ideas at a time

when an important thought, a useful plan, meant the

difference between discouragement and achievement,

wou ld you not feel equal to any circu m stance? Cer

tainly such a life would be far superior to the one you

now know.

D O E S F A T E C O N T R O L U S ?

Do not be deceived by some inadequate philosophy.

Millions of humans try to excuse their perplexity or

helplessness during this earthly span by saying to them-

selves and others that they are dependent upon the

decrees of fate. These fatalists proclaim that infinite

powers have predestined their every act, and it is use-

less for them to intervene. Th e fatalist, by such a belief,damns his divine heritage, his power to reason, his will

and facu lty of choice. W h y w ere these and oth er facul-

ties, which so few men understand and use, given to

us, if w e are mere pu pp ets? W h y d o w e possess the

power of thought and the attribute of decision—if

every human act and step along this span of life has

been ordained for us in advance?

Th ink a mom ent! Is it even reasonable th at weshould believe that a Supreme Being or God has con-

ceived a complete plan for the universe—even for this

life—and yet man must blunder on like a moth at-

tracted by th e light? Does it seem part of an intelligent

design that man must stumble through a mortal exist-

ence, make mistakes, and learn through suffering alone?

Does it seem just that man must search for truth, hap-

piness, and peace of mind—like hunting for a needle

in a haystack— and hop e to find it before the end of the span, or death? Does anyone comp lim ent the D i-

vine Int el ligence by such reasoning? Th is is no t a re-

ligious question; it is a philosophical question, one that

concerns you and your life.

Success in life means mastership, and mastership

means utilizing every inner force and power of the be-

ing, as well as every outer force. Man’s creative abilities

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do not rest in the muscular strength of his body, nor his

fertile imagination. H e must be able to bring his mental

imagining into material expression daily, hou rly. To do

this, he must be able to use other faculties than simple

visualization. Fur therm ore, he mu st use these powersaccording to the purpose for which they were intended.

A Blu ep r in t o f L iv in g

Since a Supreme or Divine Intelligence created an

orderly universe, with its majestic and immutable laws.

above and below , then there also exists for man, as part

of this great Cosm ic schem e, a tru e purpose in life. Byknowing this purpose, by relating it to his existence

each day, man d iscovers himself. H e becomes th e right'

ful master of his dominion—this world—and relegates

suffering, misery, and ignorance to their proper places

—and ap ar t from himself.

Certainly you have instinctively felt that there was

more to life than you h ave already experienced. Let

us assure you that there is a true blueprint of living.

Even those occu rrences w hich ha ve been p ainful to youhave a place, a useful cause—when you know and un-

derstand them. Tho se wh o continu ou sly suffer misfor

tunes, and whose lives are not as progressive or inspir

mg as they would want them, are living outside of the

Cosmic pattern.

Did you ever stop to think why you do the things

you do? Is it no t often because you h ad n o alterna

tive—because there seemed nothing else to do, and you

took the chance tha t it

might turn out for the

best? Millions of hu -

mans throughout the

civilized world today

live just like that, tak-

ing blind chances —

Life is what you make it. Anintelligent plan well directed can

provide personal power and at 't a inment .

True happiness con -sis ts not in the kn ow l-

edge of good things,

but in good life; not inunders tanding but in

l iving understandingly.N e i t h e r is it g rea tlearning but good wil lthat joins men to God.

— Corn eliu s Agripfpa. (A Ros icrucian . )

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and these same millions often wonder, therefore, if the

life they live is really worth while.

C R E A T I V E F O R C E S W I T H I N Y O U

Within man there are constructive creative forces

always at work and always attuned with the most per'feet wisdom o f th e immortal self. Th ese forces mu st re'

pair the d amage done to the body, overcom e th e strains

and stresses up on th e mental system, and guide the ind e-

cision of m an’s mind in the right d irection. From the

natural forces operating throughout the universe, cer

tain harmonic vibrations, ethereal energies, and vitali^

ing powers contact man’s being and change the nature

of his physical body , or rea ct upon his m ental efficiency.

Thus man is hourly a complex being, influenced by

forces and potent principles of a serious and important

nature.

Man must understand these things, if he is to become

a success in life and use his freed om to act in a wise

manner. M an mu st either live com pletely in harm ony

with the forces in and around him, or at variance with

them. Th er e is no middle course.

An understanding of the natural, spiritual, and men'

tal laws is th e only means of mastership of life. For

hundreds of years, the Rosicrucians have been able to

prove this to men and women th rough their rem arkable

teachings.

W h a t it is, this blueprint of life, this plan for mastery,

and how it may be obtained , will now be revealed to you.

T here are n one so blind

as those w ho w ill n ot see.

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P a r t T w o

Th e Golcl en SecretV A V

Se v e r a l thousand years ago, in ancient Egypt, man

first began his investigation of those mysteries

w hich surround ed him. Th e first and most stup endous

discovery he made was the duality of self. H e learnedthat in addition to his physical body, with its limbs

and organs, there was some ethereal nature or element

of his being. M an then became, for th e first time, tru ly

selfconscious, or rather conscious of the greater inner

self.

Whence came this ethereal essence of his nature or

self? It could not be affected by that which pained

the body— by heat, cold, or hu nger. It could be active,

thin\ and conceiv e, while the body was at rest or evenasleep. Mor eover, wh at would hap pen to it at the end

of life—or death? W a s it ind estructible? Did it sur-

vive? W ith such qu estions as these confoun d ing the

minds of the early Egyptians, and yet intriguing them,

man began a search that has never ceased, on the part

of intelligent men and women everywhere.

In the common phenomena of everyday life—in an

observation of the coming and going of the seasons,

in the ebb and flow of the tides, and the waxing and

w aning of th e m oon, these early men discovered th e law

of cycles, th e period ici-

ty of all natu re. W ith

the seasonal death of

plant life and its re

A rt i s t ’s concept ion o f Nea n-d e r t h al M an (St o n e Ag e) s t an d -ing between a row of monoli ths

making a salutat ion to the ris ingsun. This phenomenon was one

of the earliest mysteries to man.

N o b u s in e s s , n omovement, no act ivi tyon the par t o f man or

a group of men can

b e co m e a n y g r e a t e r

t h a n t h e t h i n k i n gminds and conscious-ness of the people whoare back of the move-m en t .— Dr . H . S p en ce r

Lew is . (A R o s i c r u c i a n . )

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current rebirth in the spring, they found the

resurrection of nature— a strange immortality

in living things. In the regu lar jou rn ey of the

silvery specks or planets, and th e ap paren t path

of the sun across the heavens, men discerned

the infallibility of nature, and the suggestionof a great universal order pervading all things.

All of this heightened their inquisitiveness.

T h e A n c ie n t W is d o m Se ll o ols

In the great temples

o f th e N i l e , t h e

bro therhood met secre t -

ly as a school of arcanewisdom.

W h a t w as man’s relation to th e heavens

and the earth ? Did these forces affect his daily

affairs and the cycle of his existence? Th esefur th er qu estions, like great spad es, served man

to dig beneath the surface of his own consciousness.

Since as remote a period as 5000 B. C., certain men

and w omen have sincerely, and without fear or prej-

udice, probed not alone into the earth or scanned the

heavens above, but have investigated the mysteries of

their minds and selves. They formed themselves into

arcane or mystery schools for the acquisition and study

of such knowledge—and for the mastery of life.

He who knows mostgrieves most for wastedtime.— D an t e. (A Rosi '

c ruc ian . )

Much of the startling wisdom they acquired was re-

duced by them to w riting on stone tablets and p apyrus

rolls—but the greatest portion was secretly conveyed

from one to an other by w ord of mouth. Sir E. A . W allis

Budge, renowned Egyptologist, in one of his learned

works, relates with respect to these mystery schools:

“There must have been a progressive development in

the 'm ysteries’ and it seems as if some of them w ere en -tirely u nkn ow n under the old kingdom . It is impossible

to dou bt th at th ere w ere "mysteries’ in the Egyptian

rites, and this being so, it is impossible to think that the

highest order of the KheriHebs (Masters) did not pos-

sess esoteric (inner) knowledge which they guarded

w ith the greatest care. Each, if I read the evid ence cor-

rectly, possessed a 'gnosis,’ a 'sup erior ity of know ledge’

which they never put into writing, and so were enabled

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to enlarge or diminish its scope as circumstances made

it necessary. It is, th erefore , absurd to exp ect to find

in Egyptian papyri, descriptions of the secrets which

formed the esoteric knowledge of the KheriHebs.”

The disclosures of these ancient investigators are

astound ing, even to th e scient ific w orld today. Th e

eternal truths they unveiled—the facts, the hitherto un-

known laws of nature—made them “masters” of fear,

and liberated them from the undependable elements of

socalled chan ce and luck. W h a t th ey were able to ac-

complish in their lives, to do for friends and members

of their families, how they were able to utilize nature’s

forces to do their bidding, were the cause of the legends

that have come down to us today about the ancient

miracle w orkers. To the uninitiated, to those still steeped

in ignorance who w ere dwelling in d arkness and dou bt,

these sages and mystics seemed to be perform ing miracles.

To those of the mystery schools who knew, these

demonstrations were not magical processes, but rather

the simple application of a \ now ledge by which man

can direct the laws of nature and the faculties of his

own being. W ith the same und erstanding, w hat they

did, y ou can do.

Tke S uppr e s se d Knowl e dge

Tru t h ma\ es m en free. Consequently, those who

sought it and attempted to expound it to their fellows

becam e th e objects of persecution by tyrants. Th e ty -

rants were the ancient dictators who sought to domi-

nate the lives and thinking of men and women to fur-

ther their own personal gain or

th eir beliefs. For examp le, the Ro -man Emperor Justinian was one of

these. H e w as a misguided religious

zealot who issued an edict in the

Sixth Century seeking to abolish

all the mystery schools. H e consid

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“ M a ke no t t hy m ind

to be divided for thesa ke o f t hy tongue . "

“Let a l l thy plansand behaviour have a

sound f ounda t ion . ”

(Above is an example of the ancient wisdom teach-ings of Egypt , w r i t ten byAmenemapt , magist ra te andscribe of a Wisdom School.He l i ved du r i ng t he XVI I IDyn asty , 33 50 years ago!His t i t le in the mysteryschool was Ger Ma a or“ R e a l S il e n t O n e . ” T r a n s -la ted f rom Papyrus number10 ,474 . )

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Socra tes , grea t Athenian phi 'losopher , condemned to d ie bydr inking the poison hemlock, be -

cause he taugh t the esoter ic ( in -ner) wisdom which set men’s

minds free.



Be persuaded first toapply thyself to the

E te r n a l M in d , e n t r e a t -i n g H im to g r a n t t h e e

u n d e r s t a n d i n g ; th en

s e e k k n o w l ed g e w i t hd i l i g e n c e a n d t h o ushal t never repen t hav -ing taken so laudable

a resolution .— F r a n c is

B a r r e t t , F. R. C. (ARosicruc ian . )

ered m en and w omen w ho had acquired personal pow er

and great confidence in themselves, by the unusual

knowledge they had discovered, a menace to the ortho-

dox and often superstitious dogmas which he wished to

promote. Th u s it became necessary th at this wisdom be

secreted and kept for the inquiring, courageous few ou t

of every thousand persons.

This amazing knowledge, which secret brotherhoods

have preserved, is available today to the seeker for per-

sonal power, and the mastery of life. It exist s for you,

if you h ave an open mind. Its efficacy, its grea t power,

can be applied to the affairs of your life with startling

beneficial results.

St range Exper iences

Let us face facts. You r life is influenced b y man y

inexplicable things—phenomena, happenings, that you

sometimes can not qu ite explain or overcome. You may

call them uncanny. Perhap s you seek to pu sh them into

the background of you r consciousness. You may even

laugh abou t them to others. N everth eless, th ey are

often the direct or indirect factors in preventing you

from realizing some ideal, something you are seeking to

attain or accomplish, or from freeing you rself of w orry

and strife. H ave you , for examp le, had these strange ex-

periences? You hav e met persons for the first time wh o

have been presentable in appearance and in speech—

and yet immediately a wave of distrust and dislike for

them w ould sweep over you. W h y ? It is a manifes-

tation of the human aura—an invisible, magnetic radia-tion from the human body which we can detect, and

w hich eith er repels or a ttr acts— and it is scientifically

demonstrable. Th is eman ation also has a most p ractical

mystical pow er w hich was known to the stud ents of the

mystery schools, to the sages and adepts of yore, for

centuries.

Have you ever entered a room that greatly depressed

you? Th e room, perhaps in a home, hotel or office build

Page Tw elv e



ing, might have been clean, orderly, and even attrac

tively furnished, yet while in it you were unable to ac

complish your best w ork or feel at ease. Do you know

that intense emotional outbursts, hatred, jealousy, and

anger, can and do affect material substances so that

every room in which they occur takes on a depressing

environment? These are not superstitions — not sup-

positions—but the effects of littleknown natural laws

around us. Obv iously, und erstand ing them as do those

who have this esoteric knowledge, makes for the mas'

tery of such circumstances.

U s in g Yo u r In t u it io n

Man is often a s tranger to himself.

W ithin him is a great invisible influ-ence, an intuitive self which he little

_ un ders tands , and thereby denies i t ex-Page T hirteen pression.

You have often had the experience of an intuitive

impression, a hunch or idea that was most enlightening

and th at seemed to come from n owh ere. Do you know

that intuition can provide an answer for almost every

question, a solution to many predicaments in which

you find yourself? Do you know th at it can aid you

in keeping the affairs of you r life in ord er? Do you

further know that this intuitive know ledge is part of

the great Cosmic intelligence which pervades the en-tire universe and every cell of your be-

ing, and that you can command it to

serve you — that you can draw upon

it as you w ill? W h ile millions of men

and women rely solely upon their brains

and the training which is given to them

through education, those who know the

esoteric wisdom wait for no hunches.

Th ey do n ot rely solely up on their ou terminds, but are able to draw upon the

vast pow ers they possess, and w hich also

exist in the Cosmic forces around them.

Psychologists today say that man u ses

only ten per cent of the inh erent p owers

with which he is imbued as a human



Life is a mission.Every other defini t ion

of life is false, and

leads al l who accept i t

astray . Religion , scie n c e , p h i l o s o p h y ,

though st i l l at vari -ance upon many poin t s ,

al l agree in this , that

every existence is an

a i m . — M a z z i n t . ( ARosicrucian . )

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being. Th e secret brotherhood s hav e know n for cen -

turies how to command and use the other ninety per

cent, to roun d ou t and enjoy an enriched life. H u n'

dreds of the so'called mysteries are understandable and

w orkable laws of th e un iverse to those w ho master this

esoteric (inner) knowledge.

“W h y ,” you may ask, “is no t this knowledge gen'

erally and widely disseminated to mankind today?

W h y , if such illum inating truth s exist and a re avail'

able to man, is he deprived o f them ?” W e ha ve shown

what occurred in ancient times when the attempt was

made to teach man these simple tru ths. Th ey w ere

often sup pressed. Even tod ay, such knowledge cann ot

be tau gh t to everyone. T o th ose w ho are sincere in be t'

tering their own lives and advancing humanity, such

knowledge becomes a pow er for good. O n the other

hand, in the hands of the selfish and the bigoted, the

same knowledge might become a factor for misuse and

further persecution of the ignorant and the helpless.

But today, as we have said, it has survived because of

the careful guardianship of the brotherhood mystery

schools and societies.

The oldest of these humanitarian societies, world'wide in extent, and not a religious sect, is the Rosicru'

cians. It offers to you th is know ledge as old as time

for the fullness of life, free of any religious intolerance

or political or other prejudices or biases.

Attune yourself with those who are successful and

happ y. Coop erate with na tu re’s laws and revel in the

power that comes into your being with the dawn of

each day, and abides like an un seen guest in you r home,

your office, your places of meditation and pleasure.

<9



ITHE TOUCH OF LETTERS AND OB-

JECTS CAN IMMEDIATELY CONVEY

IMPRESSIONS OF PAST TRAGIC

EVENTS.

N C E M E N

A N D W O M E N

were re luc tan t to

iscuss or ad mit strange

h e n o m e n a in th eir

ves. Exp erien ces, hap -e n in g s, a n d e ve n ts

which could not be ex-

lained by the l imited

nowledge of their period

we r e le f t u n to ld — a n d u n m

est igated. Ignorance and

rejudice relegated the not

nders tood funct ions o f the

mind and of the inner facu l t ies

f man to the ca tegory o f super -

a tu ra l ism— and mystery .

The courageous, the th inkers , t he

overs of t ruth during such t imes

ad to make their inquir ies into the

ecrets of nature behind closed

oors. Th ey feared a bigoted pu blic

p in ion .

Today, this sham, hypocrisy, and

p rejud ice are abolished. M an y welcome

ru th wi th open arms; they no longer look

upon her wi th susp ic ion o r as an unwanted

guest . These un ique t ru ths , which once

had to be concealed and well guarded in the

age of darkness, are now brought to l ight by

he Rosicru cians. Strange happenings are

made unders tandab le ; they are shown to be use -

ul laws, w hich make for greater mastery andnjoym ent o f life by the individual.

T here i s no supernatural ism. Everything oc

u ' rs by Cosm ic, natu ral law. Th ere are no myster ies,xcep t as our ignorance and misunders tand ing make

hem a pp ear so. The re is no greater thr i l l than

xplor ing the na tu re o f yourse lf— and th e un iverse in

w hich you l ive. Th ere is no greater confiden ce than

hat w hich is born f rom und ers tand ing . Th ere is no

grea ter power by which you can ach ieve , than tha tw hich ar ises from a useful know ledge, such as the Rosi

crucian teachings contain. N ow , in the priv acy of your

home, the na tu re o f all such phenomena, no t jus t a few

llustrations shown above, will be revealed to you in an

ntell igen t, simp le, and fascinating w ay.

THE HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS CAN

BE INSTANTANEOUSLY EXTENDED

OUT OF THE BODY TO REMOTE

PLACES AND EVENTS.

MENTAL IMPRESSIONS AND SIGHT

AND SOUND SENSATIONS CAN BE

COMMUNICATED AT A DISTANCE

WITHOUT PHYSICAL MEANS.

HUMANS RADIATE A MAGNETIC EN

ERGY REVEALING THEIR TRUE PER

SONALITY. THOSE IN THEIR PRES

ENCE CAN SENSE IT AT ONCE.

C H A N G I N G T H O U G H T S IN T O

THINGS. WE CAN MENTALLY CREATE

USEFUL REALITIES FROM OUR IDEAS



P a r t T h r e e

P h arao h Am en h o t ep

IV, Tradi t ional Grand

M as t e r o f t h e An c i en tEgypt ian Brotherhood

of 1350 B. C.

T k e A d e O l d R o s i c r u c i a n s

V A V

In our Monas tery l i -

brary the sacred, se-cret manuscripts of the

Ros icrucians furn i sh aneverfai l ing supply of r a r e k n o w l e d g e ; t h e

supply seems to be in-exhaust ible in i ts r ich-ness of i l luminat ion.

— Fr iar D u d ley Ev er- sleigh. ( A R o s i e r u

c i a n . )

r jp h e R o s i c r u c i a n s are a fratern al order. Th ey are a

body of progressive men and women, interested in

exhausting the possibilities of life by a sane and sensible

use of their heritage of esoteric knowledge and the faculties w hich they possess as hu m an beings. Th is know l-

edge w hich they cherish, and to w hich they add furth er

contributions, embraces every realm of human endeavor

and every phenomenon of the universe known to man.

They are men and women such as you would meet

in any gathering of thinking, openminded, and inquir-

ing people—yet they are to be found in every walk of

life, from th e hum blest to the highest. You r nextd oor

neighbor, perhaps the man or woman who works in

the office or shop with you, may be a Rosicrucian.

The Rosicrucian traditions which have come down

by w ord o f mouth, and those wh ich are so often related

in literary reference works, tell how the Order had its

birth as one of the mystery schools of secret wisdom

in ancient Egypt during the 18th Dynasty, or the reign

of Pha raoh Amen hotep IV, about 1350 B.C. Its fas'

cinating symbolism and rituals relate it definitely tothe illuminating wisdom of the sages of Egypt and the

great centers o f learning o f th e an cient lands of th e East.

Its first memberstudents, it is further traditionally re-

lated, met in th e secret cham bers of the G rea t Pyramid.

In the magnificent temples, as candidates, they were

initiated into the great mysteries. These legends also

recount how its adepts, its great masters and teachers,

Page Sixteen



imparted some of their wisdom to the builders of King

Solomon’s magnificent and symbolic temp le. Man y

tomes, rare books, and documents of several centuries

ago, reposing in the archives of the Rosicrucian Order

in this country and in Europe, describe its early spread

from the Orient to that continent in ancient times, and

the great influence it had upon the minds of men and

women thirsty for knowledge.

Some of the world’s most celebrated writers, such as

Marie Corelli, Dumas, and Lord BulwerLytton, have

w ritten of its history and its renowned accomplishments.

W ith the spread of printing in Europe d uring the

Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, mimerous pamphlets appeared telling of the Rosicrucians

and their great work, notably the Fama Fraternitatis

R osae Crucis in 1610, and the Confessio R C ■ ■ Fra'

ternitatis in 1615. Th e celebra ted Sir Fran cis Bacon is

conceded to have been their author. Th is sudden ap-

pearance of the literature of the Order caused many

writers and people of the day to believe, erroneously,

that the Rosicrucians had just come into existence as a

brotherhood during that period.

T h e W e st er n W o r ld R o sicr u cia n s

The Rosicrucians first came to America and to the

W este rn W orld in 1694. A small band of members

under the leadership of Johann Kelpius, a Master of

one of the Rosicrucian Lodges of Europe, who sought

freedom of think ing and of speech and the right to

search for tr u th w herever it might be foun d, d esired theliberty of the new land to th e west. Th ey

landed in what is now the great city of

Philadelphia, and their first colony was

located in w ha t becam e the famou s Fair

m ount Park of tha t city. Th eir descend-

ants built a colony at Ephrata, Pennsyl

The picturesque old dormitory usedby the unmarr ied women members o f

the Rosicrucian Colony established at

Ephra ta , Pennsy lvan ia , over two cenPage Seventeen turies ago.



W h e n n a tu r e 's ma n ymysterious activities are

un derstood , man is able

to con qu er the socalled

"evil inf luences" whichbeset his path in life.

— Re n . Ge o r g e Ba n n -ing . (A Rosicruc ian . )

Page Eighteen

vania, and there they constructed the first astronomical

observatory in America and the Western World, also

the first paper mill; they organized the first American

symphony orchestra and developed the first botanical

gardens. Th eir later leaders and mem bers actively par

ticipated in th e found ing of the United States of Am er-

ica as a nation .*

N ot a Re lig ion — N on P o lit ic a l

Since its earliest inception, the Rosicrucian Order

has kept free of religious sectarianism and affiliations,

desiring rather that each member follow the dictates of

his ow n con science in religious matters. It has neverbeen involved in political controversies, and has con-

sistently fought superstition, ignorance, and fear, as the

greatest enemies of man and the obstacles to his mastery

of life.

Today the Rosicrucian Order, as a vast, progressive

movement, has Lodges and fraternal Temples through-

ou t th e entire civilized world. It no longer has to be

secret in th e sense th at it conceals its iden tity. In beau -tiful Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California, at the seat

of the International Jur isdiction of the Ord er for N orth,

Central, and South America, British Commonwealth

and Emp ire, France, Sw itzerland , and A frica, th e Ord er

maintains for its research, and for t he benefit of its vast

membership wherever they are located, a research li-

brary, science laboratories, a planetarium for astronomi-

cal studies, a museum of Egyp tian antiqu ities, an a rt gal-

lery, physical science museum, and extensive administra-tion buildings.

It is today known by its traditional and authentic

comp lete title, the A nci en t M yst ical O rd er Rosae Crucis

(abbreviated A M O RC , and used in that manner for

simplicity).

*Th e following are but a jew of the many wellknown, impartial l i teraryand reference sources referr ing to the Rosicrucian history and current activit ies

o f t h e AM O RC . T h e r e f er e n ce s a p p e a r u n d e r t h e su b je ct o f “ Ro s i cr u c i a n ."

Encyclopaed ia Br i tann ica , 14 th Edi t ion ; Encycloped ia Amer icana ; Winston ' s

Cum ula t ive LooseLeaf Encycloped ia and D ict ionary ; Fun k and W agna l ls NewStandard Dic t ionary , 1950; The Wor ld Book; Concise Encycloped ia .



v(rator M m ) *r~ a n d h i s hendtiacy su ccessors shau

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P R O O F O F A U T H O R I T Y

A signed and sealed Manifesto issued in Brussels, Belgium, by a fed'

eration of the authentic, historical, mystical brotherhoods and Orders

of the world. It declares the A.M .O .R.C. to be “the only authorized sector of the Ancient Fraternity of Rosicrucians perpetuating the true

traditions of the R + C in N orth and South Am erica.” The fullsize

original is one of the many documents in the archives of A M O RC which

establish its WorldWide affiliation with the Traditional and Ancient Rosicrucian Order.

Seek not too eagerly

after the grace of de-

votion, sensible sweet-ness, a nd tears; bu t letthy chief care be toremain inw ardly uni tedto God by good will

in the intellectual partof the Soul.— A lber tu s

Magnu s . (A Rosicru -cian.)

Page N ineteen



T H E I N S T I T U T I O N B E H I N D T H E O R G AN I Z AT I O N

Co n s e cr a t e d T o T r u t h . . . D e d i c a t e d T o E v e r y R o s ic r u c ia n

1. G en era l A d m in i st r a t i o n Bu i ld in g .

2. P l a n e t a r i u m a n d S c ie n c e M u s e u m .

3 . Ro s i cr u c i a n O r i e n t a l, E g y p t i a n M u s e u m .

4. A m e n h o t e p M e m o r i a l P y lo n .

5 . O b e l i s k a n d S p h i n x in R o s i c r u c i a n P a r k .

6 . R esea rch L ib ra ry .



P a r t F o u r

W lia t Rosicru cian M em Ler

sliip Provides You

T H E M A N Y BE N E FIT S YO U R E C E IV E

h e R o s ic r u c i a n s o ff er y o u t h e o p p o r tu n i ty t o r e -

shape your life, to add to it those necessary ele-

ments which make for personal satisfaction and full

living. Th ey can help you find you rself, so th at each

day becomes a joyful experience and not a haphazard

existence or an ordeal. You are required to m ake nochanges in your usual business or social affairs to re-

ceive this ageold yet ever new personal guidance of the

Rosicrucians.

Regardless of race, religion, social conditions, or

where you live, you can share the privileges of personal,

priv at e membership. Fu rth er, regardless of how much

you have read, what colleges or universities you may

have attended— or even if you have never attended any —the Rosicrucians offer you thr ou gh th eir teachings

a message of hope, fellow ship, and a depend able, un ique

source of knowledge not obtainable elsewhere.

Can you spare just a little time to give to personal

fascinating reading which requires no laborious study

or ted ious mem orizing? If so, then you are well situ -

ated to receive the many follow ing m embership benefits:

God is a Numbere ndowe d wi th m ot ion ,

which is felt but not

demonstra ted.— Balz ac. (A Rosic ruc ian. )

V A V

P a g e T w e n t y - O n e



F I R S T

There is no chance, no

destiny, no fate

C an c i r c u m v e n t , o r

h inder o r con t ro lThe firm resolve of a

determined soul.

— E lla W h ee le r W ib cox. (A Rosicruc ian . )

R o s ic r u c ia n Sy s t em o f G u id a n c e

The Rosicrucian monographs or lessons constitute

a fascina ting revelation of the m ysteries of life. How

ever, this great human engineering done by the Rosi

crucians, this building of lives, and this implanting in

them of the factors of confidence, success, and happi

ness is not accom plished by any imp ersonal, correspond

encecourse method of merely extending knowledge to

the member. Each lesson also takes into consideration

the need for the quickening of the consciousness of the

individual. It seeks to aw aken his d orm ant talents and

to develop his personal powers rather than to cram hismind with cold and oftentimes useless facts.

The member, in the privacy of his own home, is made

to realise that he is comprehending and mastering his

env ironm ent and affairs, as well as ju st learning. N o

one is accepted or p ermitted to rem ain as a mere student

of a system of study.

H O W T H E L E SS O N S A R E P R E P A R E D

The supreme executive of the Rosicrucian Order,

known as the Imperator, decided that the Rosicrucian

teachings for this private, personal kind of membership

could not be put in book form like texts on account-

a n c y o r m a t h e m a t ics ,

w hich infrequ ently change.

Any method for issuing

the Rosicrucian teachings

must be \ ept flexible. Thisis so that new truths and

d is co v e r ie s — w h i ch t h e

R o sicr u cia n researchers

are ever bringing forth—

m a y b e i n c l u d e d , t h a t

members may enjoy the benefits which they make pos-

sible. Th u s these teachings are issued in m anu script

form, four m onthly to a member. Th eir w ording is in

P a g e T w e n t y ' T w o



large, easy'tO'read type. Suitable illustrations are in

eluded with them whenever it is necessary to make a

top ic especially clear. N o expense is spared b y the

Rosicrucian staff to assure the member of getting the

utmost from his membership.

N O C O L L E G E E D U C A T IO N N E C E SS A R Y

Educators have often highly praised the presentation

of the personal, private Rosicrucian instructions at

home. An yone able to read and u nd erstand his daily

newspaper would be able to comprehend with great

pleasure the marvelous but most simply presented

tru ths w hich these lessons contain. Th e m astery of

any subject, the Rosicrucians know, is shown in statingit simply, and in this Rosicrucian monographs, or les-

sons, excel.

A R R A N G E D IN E A S Y S T E P S

The student is introduced to each topic in its order.

Gradually and simply one truth, the solution of a mys-

tery, vital knowledge, a useful fact or bit of informa-

tion, merges into anoth er. Th e mem beris not p lu n ged into a maz,e of terms and

phrases which he cannot understand .

and w hich ann oy and fatigue him. Th e J:

lessons are arranged by degrees and J i y is'io VlS

grades, each follow ing in its p rop er w

order. Th e lessons or monograp hs are mailed to the

member in sealed envelopes by firstclass mail.

L I T T L E T I M E R E Q U IR E D

You will be required to devote only one hour to one

hour and thirty minutes once a week to obtain t he

v i ta l value from th e lessons. Du ring th e rest of the

week, while walking, riding, or even working, you will

find that without interference with your affairs, you

can try some of the p rinciples you read. In fact, you

can use them frequently in mastering daily problems.

As Brethren of theRosy Cross our per -

sonal endeavors, our

minds, our laboratories ,

cl inics and inst i tutes ,are devoted to the re -

bui ld ing of the humanrace and the advance-ment of civi l izat ion.—

D r . H . S p en cer Lew is . (A R o s ic ru c i an .)

P ag e T w en t y -T h r ee



So m e o f t h e jjC u b w u itiH X f b w U h i T a u g h t

T ) ELO W are indicated but a few of hu nd reds of fasci'

^ nating subjects taught and thoroughly explained as

part of the Rosicrucian system of gu idance. Th e limits

of space herein make it impossible to list more of these

topics of truth which will be extended to you as easilyunderstandable lessons.

The subjects shown are all included in the Rosi'

crucian teachings, bu t th ey are p resented to th e m ember

in a different order from that listed here.

F u n d a m e n t a l s o f M e n t a l A t t u n e m e n t .W h a t t h e M a s t e rs o f t h e O r ie n t

T a u g h t .H u m a n A u r a a n d I t s V i b r a t o r y E f f e c t .

R e g en e r a ti on — H e a l th a n d A d d in gYear s t o Yo u r L i f e .

Ros icrucian Myst ics and the Creat iveP o w e r o f M i n d .

E x p e r i m e n t s o n T h o u g h t T r a n s m i s -s ion.

Di s co u r s e o n Ex p er i m en t s in C rea t i n gL i fe o u t o f N o n l i v in g M at t e r .

Th e C rea t i v e P o wer , t h e C o s m i c M i n d .

Ex p er i m en t s w it h C o lo r , Th o u g h t V i -b ra t i o n s , S o u n d , an d L i g h t .

H u m an Em o t io n s an d In s t in c t s , an dTh e i r R e l a t i o n t o P e r s o n a l i t y .

Ho w t o Im p ro v e t h e A f fa i r s o f Da i lyLife.

Perfect ing the Phys ical Body.

T r u t h A b o u t V i b r a t i o n s a n d T h e i rE f f e c t U p o n U s .

I n t u i t i o n T h r o u g h C o s m i c A t t u n e -

m e n t .H o w t o O p e r a t e t h e P o w e r s o f M i n d

a t W i ll .T h e M y s te r ie s o f T im e a n d Sp a c e .

T h e F i v e Se n s e s o f M a n .

T h e H u m a n C o n s c i o u s n e s s .

T h e D e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e I n n e r S e l f .

I n q u i r y in t o t h e N a t u r e o f So u l .

The Pr incip les of the Myst ical Laws .

M y s t er y o f M a t t e r — C o h e s io n , A d -h es io n , M ag n e t i sm .

T r u e M e a n i n g o f A n c i e n t S y m b o l i s m .

At ta in ing Cosmic Consciousness .

Dev e l o p m en t o f P e r s o n a l M ag n e t i s m .

- S E C O N D -

A Lod g e A t H o m e

A un ique method of Rosicru'

cian persona l, private member'

ship is “the Lodge at Home.”

Your “study corner”—or a part

of your sleeping room—may be'

come your temple, your Lodge,

without expense or interference

with the interests of any member

of you r fam ily. You select one

A Lod g e N i g h t at h o m e . M an y h u s b an d s an dwives en joy the oppor tuni ty for m ental com pan

ionship which mutual Rosicrucian study affordsthem. H ow ever , a Ros icrucian member may a l-

ways have individual , private “Lodge" sessionsat home if he or she so desires.

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night a w ee \ —any night will su ffice,

Thu rsday night preferred — and tha t

becomes Tour Lod ge J\ [ight. A t t h a t

time you review and contemplate the

wonderful disclosures which are in-cluded in your lessons.

T H I R D

D e m o n s t r a tio n s —

Sim p le E x p e r im e n t s

There is nothing that establishes con-

fidence in what is offered as a fact or as

a principle of nature like being able to test it personallyand experience its “working” yourself. True knowledge

is experience, for you never truly know a thing until

you exp erience it. Thu s w herever pos r x

sible every Rosicrucian lesson making

some emphatic declaration that a thing

is, or does, has some simple little

e xp e r i m en t w h i ch y o u — w h e t h e r a

hou sewife or a businessman — can p er-

form to p rove to yourself the accu racy of the statementsmade. These experiments requ ire no scientific equ ip-

ment or knowledge of science, and will take but a few

minutes to perform each week. M an y are no t of a phys-

ical nature but rather are mental experim ents. A s these

laws of nature perform at your command, you immedi-

ately begin to sense a newfound power, and you know

you are on the path to the mastery of life.

R o s i c r u c i a n a lch e-

mists in the MiddleA ges c o n d u c t e d e x-p e r i m e n t s s e c r e t l y i n

garrets to avoid perse-cut ion by the superst i -

t io u s m a s s e s . T h e i r

d i scov e r ie s h a v e ad -v a n c e d k n o w l e d g e .

The resul ts of their

labors cont r ibuted to

our heri tage of usefulinformat ion today .

F O U R T H

Signs of Recogni t ion

You will receive a membership card establishing your

affiliation with the international jurisdiction of North,

Central, and South America,

British C o m m o n w e a l t h a n d

Empire, France, Switzerland,

and Africa of the Rosicrucian

Ord er, A M O RC . You will be

Men who are devoidof the power of sp i r -

itu a l p e r c e p t i o n a re

u n ab le to r e c o g n i z e

an y t h i n g t h a t can n o t

be seen exter na lly. —

P a r ac el su s . (A R o s i-crucian . )

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instructed in the traditional signs of recognition, and

you will be given the passwords and grips which will

entitle you to admission into the various Lodges and

Chap ters of the Ord er through out the world. W her ever

you go you will be recognized in Rosicrucian Lodges

and Chapters by such signs, and greeted as a Frater or

Soror of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis

(A M O RC ).Like w ise,yo u will be given most inspiring,

impressive, symbolic initiations into the various degrees

of th e Ord er. Th ese beau tifu l yet simple ceremonies

have a moral which will linger long in your mind as a

happy experience.

F I F T H

Good always flows

in the channels i t has

once selected.— L. C.de Sain t 'M art in . (A

Rosicrucian . )

F a s cin a t in g M o n t k l y M a g a zin eTh e R osicrucian Digest , official publication of the

Rosicrucians, is issued free to you each month as one

of you r many m embership privileges. It is

a leading periodical for self'improvement.

It contains wellwritten. simply presented

articles which contain useful facts, facts

which you, regardless of your station in

life, can apply with much benefit to your'

self. Its art icles on natu ral ph enomena,

mental and physical science, mysticism,

travel, and its unusual photographs of an-

cient cultures and peoples, contributed from th rou ghou t

the world, will fascinate you.

- S I X T H -

P e r s o n a l A t t e n t io n

A system for determining you r personal progress

and understanding throughout the degrees or grades

of the Rosicrucian guidance has been established.

Simple examinations will be given to you periodically,

by the results of which ways and means of further aid-

ing you in your use of th e teaching s are prepared. R e -

ports of your personal welfare are requested from time

to time. By them the Rosicru cian staff will always be

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acquainted w ith your needs and requiremen ts, and thu s

be able to extend you any special services within its

province.

■ S E V E N T H .

Var iou s D ep ar tm en ta l Fac i li tie s

Facilities of the various departments of the Rosicru

cian Ord er are at you r disposal as a member. Each de

partment has as its ideal the contributing to your per-

sonal enlightenment, and that perfection which is your

right as a hum an being. Su ch dep artmen ts include that

of correspondence for answering your communications

and necessary questions, the Council of Solace to aid

you with certain personal problems, the Research Li-brary that arranges to provide you with special infor-

mation which you may need, the cultural assistance of

the Rosicrucian Egyptian, Oriental Museum, the re-

search activities of th e various laboratories o f the Rose

Croix University of the A M O RC , and the scientific

demonstrations in the Science Museum and Planetari-

um. T h ey prov ide useful inform ation and facts in sim-

ple language. How you may use, as your membership

privileges, these facilities and others, too numerous tobe listed in this limited space, will be fully explained to

you as a member.

L ef t : Th e RoseCroix Un iversi ty. Un ique researchis conducted here and the findings passed on to mem-bers in simple lang uage which they can use to enlargetheir personal power and scope of l iving.

B el ow : Th e Rosicrucian Research Library. I ts in-forma tion on near ly all subjects is made avai lable to

members— in add i tion to the t eachings— by a uniqueplan, no matter where they reside throughout the world.

P a g e Tw en t y -S even



Lef t : Th e S u p rem eTem p le at Rosicrucian

Park , where f ra ternalc o n v o c a t i o n s o f th e

S u p rem e Gran d Lo d g e

are held.

B el ow : On e o f t h e

a n n u a l I n t e r n a t i o n a lR o s i c r u c i a n C on ven -

t ions held at Rosicru-

cian Park, San Jose,

C a li fo r n ia . M e m b e r s

from al l over the world

a t ten d . A t t en d an ce a ta Convention is not

necessary, however, to

derive the ful l benefi tof Ros icrucian m ember -ship.

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E I G H T H

In t im a t e A s s o c ia t io n

As a Rosicrucian member, you will be associated

with the largest and oldest fraternity in the world de

voted to ma n’s personal developm ent throu gh the uti

lining of his natural powers of mind, and the simple andyet littleknow n laws of the universe. M an y are the

prominent men and women in history who were proud

to disclose th eir Rosicru cian membership. You w ill be-

come united in thought and purpose w ith thousands of

individual members and those in Lodges and Chapters

throu ghou t the world. Th is association w ith those of

like mind, with its exchange of ideas, is a valuable bene-

fit, for it causes us to grow inwardly and in accom plish'

ment as we become stronger in our convictions.

You will also have the opportunity of personal asso-

ciation in a Rosicrucian assembly or temple with others

wh en you have reached a certain stage in the Teachings

of the Order.



A R O SIC R U C I A N LESSO N

The illustrations above show, reduced, the interior and exterior of an indi-

vidual lesson sent regu larly to each stud ent. In add ition to personal letters—

as man y as are needed to answer you r qu estions pertainin g to the studies— the

lessons are accompanied by all necessary charts and diagrams to further explain

and make per fectly clear the in teresting subjects. You are also given certain

experiments and tests whereby you can PROVE an d DEMONSTRATE to yourself the

efficacy of th e principles and teachings. Th e lessons are p rinted in large, type

writerstyle type, easy to read, and graded so as to.advance step by step.

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Ignorance is the t rueoriginal sin. M en arebankrupt moral ly be-

cause they do not knowthe gold mine that isin them .— Bri erly . (ARosicrucian.)

Pa r t F i v e

A Person a l In v it a t ion

W E IN V IT E YO U T O BEC O M E A M EM BE R

V A V

'V/ r ou are n ot being solicited to study some course of

lessons. You are being cour teou sly invited by the

application, which you should find attached inside theback cover of this book, to affiliate with the historical,

renowned Rosicrucian Order—known throughout the

world as the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis

( A M O R C ) .

When your application is accepted by the Member-

ship Committee, you immediately become a member of

an Order which has been the wisest and leading move-

ment in the tu telage of mankind for centu ries. Conse-

quently, all the privileges and benefits, many of whichhave already been enumerated on preceding pages, are

made available to you at once.

F ree L es s o n s an d In s t ru c t i o n s

Let us again remind you that a unique feature of

Rosicrucian membership is that all the fascinating, use-

ful, informative lessons and graded instructions you

will receive are extended to you as a benefit of mem-

bership. Th e Rosicrucian s are not a mere school issuing

studies by mail. Th e lessons and teachings can not be

pu rchased or contracted for. Th e teachings, therefore,

are extended freely to every active member. In fact,

there are many members who have long since com-

pleted the studies but retain membership for its many

other benefits.

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Fees and Dues

Th e Ord er is strictly a brotherhood , operating in that

sense as do other fratern ities. Mem bersh ip in the Rosi

crucian Order carries with it the many benefits distinct

to all fraternities and many others unique. As in

fraternities, there are membership dues, payable month-

ly. An d a nom inal “r egistration fee.” Th is fee and

monthly dues of small amount are the donations on the

part of members to the general operating funds of the

Ord er, and take care of its extension expenses, its bu ild -

ing funds, national and international humanitarian ac-

tivities, and donations to many scientific expeditions

and methods of research and investigation.

In addition to these general activities of the Order,

the Rosicrucians conduct the courses mentioned on pre-

vious pages. Th ese courses of stud y are given freel y and

without charge or fees of any kind to members of the

Ord er. Th erefore, we w ish you to keep in mind tha t

the study and instru ction w ork is a separ ate and d istinct

feature of the Order, not found in any other fraternal

organization, and for which, in reality, our members do

not pay.Th e Sup reme Coun cil has pu rposely mad e the “ Reg -

istrat ion Fee” very nom inal. It is five dollars, payable

w ith application. M on th ly du es are tw o dollars and

seventyfive cents, payable on the first of each month.

These fees include all the benefits of t he O rder’s activ v

ties. T h ere are no ot her fees, no r assessments, nor boo\ s

which must be purchased in order to study, and no limi'

tations to t he degree of advancem ent t hat m embers may

ma\ e in their stud ies. Th e mon thly magazine, th e Rosicrucian Digest, is also given free to all members taking

the studies by correspondence from the Rosicrucian

Grand Lodge.

The monthly dues are to be paid by members only

so long as they are act ive mem bers of the O rder sharing

in all its manifold benefits.

The Ete rna l Truths

are revealed throughs p i r i t u a l m e d i t a t i o n ,

and make all men who

receive them the Magi

of the i r t ime .— Sir E d ward Kelly . (A Rosi

c r uc ia n . )

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Fina l In s t ruc t ions

The one remains, themany change and pass;

H eaven ’s light forever

shines; earth’s shadowsfly.— Shelley. (A Rosi

c ruc ian . )

V E RY IM P O R TA N T

There are several ways in which this booklet may have come

into you r hand s. It is intend ed for careful and discreet distri bution only to those who seem worthy of admission into the

Order .

It may have been handed to you by someone who wishes you

to realize that there is something vital in life that may answer

you r desires and end y ou r quest. It m ay have been passed along

to you by a friend or acquaintance who feels that it will arouse

an inquiry in your mind. Th erefore, there may be no applica

tion blank or letter of invitation enclosed. In th at case, if you

feel interested, write at once to the Grand Secretary and ask

for an application form . If your inq uiry appears to be sincere the Secretary will invite you to file an application with him.

You may have writ ten to the Rosicrucian Order for this

booklet and it may have come to you accompanied by a letter

and with th e Ap plication Blank attached in the booklet. It is

then a direct invitation for you to become a member, issued

after your request has been properly considered.

H o w t o P r o c e e d

FIR S T : Carefully fill out the Ap plication Blank. Th e an-

swer to each q uestion is im p ortan t and w ill be treated as strictly

confidential.

SEC O N D : Having answered all the questions in the Ap -

plication Blank , sign it accu rately. Enclose w ith it the Regis-

tration Fee of Five Dollars.

T H IR D : M ail your Application and Registrat ion Fee

prom ptly to the G rand Secretary. Register you r letter if it

contains cash, and if you send a check or money order make

it payab le t o A M O RC FUN D S.

Ackn owled gmen t should reach you w ithin tw o weeks or less.

If you do not hear from the Secretary in that time, write to

him in detail. If you r application is rejected for an y reason

whatsoever your Registration Fee will be returned to you with

a frank explanation.

A ddress all mail to

R O SIC R U C IA N O R D E R (A M O R C )

R o s i c r u c i a n P a r k , S a n I o s e , C a l i f o r n i a

P age Th i r t y - Two



S T R I C T L Y C O N F I D E N T I A L

(Please Wri te A nsw ers Plain ly w ith Pen an d Ink)

(A L L Q U E S TIO N S M U S T BE A N S W E R E D )

Ful l Nam e

As Ch risten ed ....................................................................................................

D ate of Bir th .......................................................................Se x ........................(Month) (Date) (Year)

Pla ce of Bir th ......................................................................................................

Ra ce (color )........................................ N a tion a lity ........................................(The O rd er observes no racial restr ictions)

Relig ion in w hich you w ere bom ..................................................................

Presen t chu rch affilia tion if an y ..................................................................

Marr ied?..................................... N u m ber of ch ild ren .................................

Your O ccu p atio n ...............................................................................................

W h a t is the extent of your ed u cation?......................................................

H av e you any A cad em ic or H on orar y D eg rees? ...................................

(If you answer “yes,” please list degrees)

W h a t languages, if any, other tha n En glish can you speak and

write fluently?...............................1...................................................................(If no other languages spoken please write "none”)

Have you been a student of Metaphysics, Psychology, or Philoso-

phy, and how lon g?..........................................................................................

H ave you previously been a m ember of A M O R C , or are you a

member of any Secret, Fraternal, or Philosophical organization?

(If you answ er 'yes»" p lease list organizations)

Do you believe in the existence of a Supreme Being, Divine Mind,

or G o d ? ...............................................................................................................(Kindly answer “yes” or "no”)



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P R I N T E D I N U . S . A .

A C C E P T A N C E O F T H I S I N V I T A T I O NPlease Read Very Carefully

T o t h e R e co r d i n g S e cr e ta r y o f th e G r a n d Lo d g e o f A M O R C

O f th e I n t e rn a t i on a l J u r i sd i c ti o n o f N o r t h , C e n t r a l , a n d S o u t h A m e r i ca

Br it is h C o m m o n w e a lt h a n d E m p i r e, F r a n c e , S w i tz e r la n d , a n d A f r i ca

A M O R C T e m p l e , S a n Jo s e , C a l if o rn i a , U . S . A .

Respected Sir:

I h e r e b y a c ce p t y o u r co r d i a l in v i t a ti o n to u n i t e w i t h th e R o s i cr u c i a n s in

the i r r esearches , s tud ies , an d ind iv idu a l exper im en ts , a s ou t l ined in your l i t e ra tu re . I f I am found w or thy o f r ece iv ing the F i r s t P r inc ip les an d p r iva te

s t u d i e s , I w i l l a b i d e b y t h e a n c i e n t p l e d g e m a d e b y a l l N e o p h y t e s , t o w i t :

"I w ill keep conf iden tial all readin g m atter, lesson s, an d d is-

courses sent to m e, and w ill carefully exam ine th em to determ ine each step I am to take in bein g prepared for a more practical an d

m asterful position in Lif e."

I n a c co r d a n c e w i t h t h e a n c ie n t cu s t o m , I h e r e w i t h e n c l os e F i v e D o l l ar s

as a D o n at io n to T H E R O S I C R U C I A N F O U N D A T I O N , an d w ill v o l -

u n t a ri ly d o n a t e t o t h is Fo u n d a t i o n T w o D o l l a rs a n d S e v e n t y F iv e C e n t s

m o n t h l y , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e f i r s t m o n t h after I h ave been accep ted as a

m e m b e r o f t h e G r a n d L o d g e o f A M O R C . T h i s 1 w i ll v o lu n t a ri ly co n t in u e

a s l o n g a s I d e s i r e m e m b e r s h i p a s a n A c t i v e S t u d e n t .

I t is u nd er s tood th a t i f I am accep ted , I sha l l rece ive four mon ograph s

m o n t h l y , a n d p r i v a t e p a p e r s , a n d t h e m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , a n d e n j o y a l l t h e

b e n e f it s o f M e m b e r sh i p , w i t h o u t t h e p a y m e n t o f a n y fe e or ch a r g e s e x ce p t

t h e v o l u n t a r y D o n a t i o n s t o th e F o u n d a t i o n a s s ta t e d a b o v e . I f I a m n o t

accep ted , I w i l l be conf iden t ia l ly no t i f i ed by the Membersh ip Commit tee ,

a n d m y d o n a t i o n w i l l b e re fu n d e d .

C ont r ibu t ions to the R os ic ruc ia n O r de r , AM O R C , a r e de du c tib le on F ede r a l I nc om e Ta x R e tu r ns .

(Make checks or money orders payable only t o “AM OR C F unds ” )(D o not send currency in unregistered letters)

(Signed)....................................................................................................(Signatu re must be han dw ritten—D o not print or typewrite. Spell your nam e

as you wish it to he used on all mail .)

Ad d ress for all M ail <— Prin t You r W o rd s

Key



A p p lica t ion fo r

R osicrucian M em bersh ip

The Rosicrucians invite you to unite with them

in their fascinating researches, investigations,

an d studies of the un iversal law s of nature and

the mysteries of life in every branch of human improvement and development.

T H E R E F O R E . . .

You are cordially requested to submit this Ques-

tionnaire, w ith your person al answ ers, so that the Dean of Studen ts an d the Directors of In struction

may take the proper steps to adm it you to Student

Mem bership an d prepare The W ay for your

proper place in the Rosicrucian Sy stem of

personal progress an d attainm en ts.

V



K I N D L Y S T A T E Y O U R M O T I V E(Use this spare to state your reason or purpose in petitioning for Rosicrucian Membership)

Be Su re to Sen d Y ou r Rem it tance w ith T h is A pplication

T H I S SP AC E R ES ER V ED FO R R EC O R D I N G N O T A T I O N S

Rec’d ................................... Approved ........................................

Mem bership Ent ry ...........

.................................

R E M A R K S

T E A R

O N

P E R F O R A T E D

U N E

T O

R E M O V E

T H

I S

A P P L I C A T I O N



BECOME UNITED WITH .. .

M u u H i Q u esu pu d te/ie

EGYPT

THIS SYMBOL

will unite you in

Thought and Purposewith thousands of men and women

in euery land.

T R U T H k n o w s n o b a r r i er ! T h e sy m b o l

a b o v e re p re s e n t s t h e A . M . O . R .C . T h e i n i t ia l s

s t an d fo r t h e fu l l n a m e , A n c ie n t M y s t i ca l

O rder Rosae Cru c is . Th e A.M .O .R.C. (n o t

a re l ig ion) i s one o f the o ldes t authentic

o rg a n i z a t i o n s a n d s o c i e t i e s p e rp e t u a t i n g

th e ancient truths f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f

m a n k i n d .

B y b e c o m i n g a m e m b e r o f t h e R o s i c ru c i a n

O rder , A .M .O .R.C. , you w i ll be b rou gh t in to c o n t a c t w i t h o t h e r g r e a t m y s t e ry s ch o o ls

a n d t h e i r re n o w n e d t e a ch i n g s t h r o u g h o u t th e

w o r l d . T h i s i s a r a r e p r i v i l eg e an d a g r e a t

add i t iona l bene f i t you w i l l en joy . Becom e

i n t u n e w i t h t h e t im e s — a n d t h e t h o u g h t s o f

t h e g r e a te s t m i n d s e v e r y w h e r e .

INDIA

SOUTH AMERICA

HOLLAND ENGLAND

CHINA

AUSTRALIA



T h e m a t t e r c o n t a in e d i n t h i s b o o k le t i s

o f fi ci a lly i ssue d th r o u gh the S u pr e m e

C o u n c il o f A M O R C . T h e A n c ie n t

N a m e a nd S ym bol s o f t he R os ic r uc ia n

O r d e r a r e R eg i st e r ed a n d P r o t e c t ed b y

the Un i t e d S ta t e s P a te n t Of f i c e

e x cl u s i v e ly i n t h e n a m e o f

AMORC.

( The in i t i a l s A . M . O. R . C . ind ic a t e the

a u t h e n t i c R os ic r uc ia n Or de r . )

T h e a b o v e n a m e a n d s y m b o l ar e a ls o

r e g i s t e r e d i n G r e a t B r i t a i n , D o m i n i o n

o f C a n a d a , A u s t r a l i a , N e w Z e a l a n d ,

F r a n c e a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r n a t i o n s .

T H E R O S I C R U C I A N P R E S S , L T D . , S A N J O S E

the mastery of life, 1953 tenth edition

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