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H is to r y

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THESE MEN WERE

ROSICRUCIANSWhat is a Rosicrucian?

One who has learned, or is learning, aphiloso phy o f life—a path to confid ent

living.

Tod ay there are thousands o f men and

women who enjoy the influence, the

comfort, the personal power, the unique

science of living as taught by the Rosicru-

cians.

Their lives reflect the personal accom

plishments and understanding that come

with the mastery of life. As these teachings inspired these men, so can they

inspire you.

ISAAC NEWTON

English phi losopher and m athema tician. Discovered the law o f gravi tat ion. Experi m enter in wave band s of color. (1642-17 27)

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Most fam ous French composer . The out s tanding figure of the impressionist movement in music. (1862-1918)

G O T T F R I E D L E I B N IT Z

German philosopher and mathematician. Atone t ime secretary of a Rosicrucian body.

Court librarian for life. (1646-1716)

FRANCIS BACON

English phi losopher. Credited with emphasizing the need o f science to em ploy induc

t ive reasoning and experimentat ion.

(1561-1626)

BENJAMIN FRANKl.IN

American statesman, author, and celebratedinventor. Well kno wn for his early electrical

experiments. (1706-1790.)

RENE DESCARTES

French philosopher. With him began theper iod of modern phi losophy; he proposed a

basis for t ruth. (1596-1650)

Cover design in part , based on famous work o f Rockwell Kent .



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TheMysteryof Being “ Thir ty years ago, a young

doctor sat by a desperately i l l

baby on her death bed. The

parent s were franticall y begging for help, every

tre at me nt failing to aid. T he parents beca me grief-

s t ricken to the point of death. 1 am the doc tor who

had that experience.

“Tliis experience created a desire in my mind to

know why people are born and why nature allows

such a great difference between members of the

human race. The hunger for knowledge drove me to

laborator ies and l ibraries for the answer but 1 amstil l searching and determined to know.”

These are the wo rds of a pro mi nen t physician.

Unintentionally, he has spoken for mill ions of men

and women who today harbor the same thoughts .

This inequa l it y o f man is apparent to most of us.

You know persons who are radiant with health

from birth and seemingly i mmu ne to disease. You

know others whose l ives are preyed upon by nume r

ous ailments which rob them not only of enjoyment s but o f s imple comforts . Also, there are those

men and wom en whose every plan becom es a

successful venture. Each enterprise they enter turns

into a golden op po rtu ni ty —as if they had the touch

of the fabled King Midas. Around them, however, a

mult i tud e of un for tu na te beings live and struggle.

What makes one man more successful than an

oth er? Is it train ing in ju s t on e line? You knowtha t is not true! You can not mak e a goo d business

man out of a youth who has been taught nothingmore than buying and sell ing. You cannot make a

good physic ian out of a man or woman who has

been taught only the principles included in the

restricted four years in medical college. There

Th e R osicrucians an

august fraternity whose

doctrines, hinted at by

the earliest philos

ophers, are still a

my stery to the un

wo rthy. I do n ot blame

them for their discre

tion. — L o rd Edwar d

B u fw er- Lytt on .

(A R osicrucian.)

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appears to be some u n k n o w n e l e m e n t which some

seem to possess, or have discovered.

In our sanctuary al l

the hidden Mysteries

are preserved intact ;

they have never been

profane d. . . . Our sci

ence is the inheri tancepromised to the Elect .

-Cou ncilor Von Eck-

artshausen.

(A R osicrucian.)

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In your you th , y o u feared things which you later

came to recognize as harmless and really useful.

In yo ur days of developing observat ion, yo u were

puzzled by the unknown elements in l ife . It seemed

to you tha t the re were more e lements of the

unknown than o f the known.

It is always the un kn o w n in every d ay ’s activities

that causes us worry, c oncern , p erple xity, and even

suffering. In years s ince yo ur you th, you have

become well acquain ted with things once unkn own .

Today , you k n o w them; you can see them, sense

them, prepare fo r them ; i t is a power no one can

take from you. But even now, are you fully pre

pared to meet all of the obstacles of life, to sweep

them aside or su rm ou nt them easi ly? If not , begin

now to investigate further the st i l l unknown ele

ments of yo ur exis tence—the mysteries tha t make for

the inequali t ies between men.

Real knowledge by man a b o u t man is, today, the

greatest power any man can possess.

T H E T H O R O U G H F A R E O F L I F E

Let us begin with existence as we know it. Life is

a thoroughfare upon which we find ourselves travel

ers. Behind us is our immediate beginning—birth. It

is a vast eternity. Ahea d o f us is sti ll an ot he r

inevitable vast eternity—death. It is

a myst ery whi ch e ith er instills fear

or i s accepted wi th unders tanding-

depending upon the experiences wehave along this course of life. We

did not ask for this life; yet we

could not have refused i t . How,

then, shall we react to it? What

Every intel l igent t raveler know s w hence he came

and whither he goes. The span of l i fe can be freer of

obstacles and so m uch m ore en joyable i f all of its

purposes and ways are und ers tood and used .



shall we do with this period o f conscious ness whichthe years afford us?

Many men and women resign themselves to the

influences of their environment. They allow them

selves to be drawn or impelled along this causeway

of life. They are like balls of snow, rolling at afurious rate o f speed dow n the side of a great

mo unta in. O ne mom en t, they are free, out in the

open, encountering few or no obstacles, and they

are unconcerned. The next moment, they have

collided with unanticipated events and happenings.

They are at a loss to avoid these conditions or to

rise above them. Thus they travel through the years,

sometimes wondering if the vicissitudes of life, the

bitterness, the pains, are worth the price, worth the

occasional pleasures and snatches of peace of mindwhich come their way.

WHY ARE WE HERE?

Certainly, at some time yo u m us t have asked

yourself as you looked back upon yo ur past activi

t ies and likewise con tem pla ted you r future: “ Is this

haphazard existence my destiny? Why are we

here? ” Also, is there a mother who has never gazeddown on the inno cent babe nestled in her arms and

wondere d: “ What does this span of existence hold

for him? ”

Is it not time that hu ma ni ty ceases plunging into

t h e u n k n o w n along this thoroughfare of life, hoping

to grasp the skirts of passing op por tun ity ? Would

life no t be entirely diff ere nt for you if you could

contr ol yo ur moods? If you could form desirable

habits and break those no t desired; if you couldknow how to see in the events happening about you

the trends of tomorrow, would yo u not be more

assured and co nfid ent in the strength o f such kno wl

edge? If you kne w how to develop yo ur will

power suff iciently to meet the demands upon you

and to make the right decision, would not many of

yo ur troubles, the result of indecision, disappear? If

you could reach into a dependable source and

The cosmic inf luen

ces are invisible, but

they act upon man.

Heat and light are

intangible and incor

poreal; nevertheless,

they act upon man, and

the same is true of

other invisible influ

ences. Paracelsus.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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Humans are not the

puppets o f fa te . The

roles we each play in

life can be intelligently

and personally directed

by ourselves.

The Adept on ly con

verses at his best with

the Adept. Around him

is a sacred circle, and

within it only th e Elect

are allowed to enter .

The Bro therhood of

Co nsecra ted Lives ad

mits al l who are w orthy;

and all who are exclud

ed, exclude themselves.

- “Fra.”Elbert Hubbard.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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prod uce helpful, const ructive , intelligent ideas at a

time when an important thought, a useful plan,

meant the difference between discouragement and

achievement, would you not feel equal to any

circums tanc e? Certainl y, such a life would be far

superior in its advantages.

DOES FATE CONTROL US?

Do not be deceived by some inadequate philosophy. Millions of humans try to excuse their perplex

ity or helplessness during this earthly span by

saying to themselves and oth ers tha t they are de pen d

ent upon the decrees o f fa te . These fatalists pro

claim that infinite pow ers have predestine d their

every act and it is useless for them to intervene.

T he fatalist, by such a belief, d enies his po we r to

reason, his will, and facu lty o f choice. Y et these

very faculties are evidences of man’s true relation

ship to the universal powers a bou t him. Th e powe r

of thou ght and the at t r ibut e of decision argue

against the noti on that we are mere puppets, with

every act along this span of life orda ine d for us in

advance.

It is true that there are universal forces overwhich we have no control. We cannot change the

inheren t structu re of the universe itself nor the

causes that bring its forces into play. B u t we can

harness these forces! We can attune ourselves with

them, and we can alter or contr ol their ultimate

effect upon us. Man can enjoy a great deal more

mastership over his environm ent than he presently

does. He c an arrange the affairs of his life so that

he can use the forces of life as an ally. Like a sailor

turning his sails to the wind, like a generatordirecting the flow of electricity, or like nuclear

fission heating water for power, man can harness

the other forces of his existence. This is not a

religious question; it is a philosophical question, one that concerns you and your l i fe .

Success in life me an s mastership , and mastership

means util izing every inner force and power of the



being, as well as every oute r force. Man’s creative

abil i t ies do no t rest in the musc ul ar strength o f his

bo dy, nor in his fert i le imagination. He mu st be

able to bring his menta l imaging into material

expression daily, hourly. To do this, he must be

able to use other facul t ies than simple visualization.

Furthermore , he must use these powers according tothe purpose for which they were intended.

A BLUEPRINT OF LIVING

Since we are part of an orderly universe, with i ts

majestic and immutable laws, above and be low, then

there also exists for m an, as part of this great

cosmic scheme, a tru e pur po se in life. By knowi ng

this pu rpo se, by r elating it to his exist ence each

day, man discovers himself. He bec ome s the rightful

mast er o f his do m in io n—this wo rld —and relegates

suffering, misery, and ignorance to their proper

places and apart from himself.

Certainly, you have instinctively felt that there

was more to l ife than you have already experienced.

Let us assure y ou that ther e is a t rue b luepr int o f

living. Even those occur renc es which have been

painful to us are part of a chain o f causes which

can be made useful if we understand them. Those

who cont inuous ly suffer misfor tunes and whose

lives are not as progressive or inspiring as they

would want them can experience marked changes

when this cosmic blueprint is followed.

True happiness con

sis ts not in the knowl

edge of good things ,

but in good life; not in

unders tanding , but in

l iving understanding^.Neither is it great learn

ing but good will that

jo in s m en to G o d .-

Cornelius A grip pa.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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Did you ever stop to think why you do the

things you do? Is it

not often because

you had no a l terna

tive beca use ther e

seemed nothing e lse

to do, and you took

the chance that i t

Life is what you make i l . An

intelligent plan well directed can

provide personal power and a t

t a inment .



might turn ou t for the best? Mil l ions of hum ans

throughout the civilized world today live just like

that, taking blind chanc es—and t hese same millions

often wonder, therefore, if the life they live is really

worth while.

CREATIVE FORCES WITHIN YOU

Within man there are constructive creative forces

always at work and always attuned with the creative

forces of the Cosmic. These forces mus t repair the

damage d one to the body, overcome the strains and

stresses upon the mental system, and guide the

indecision of man’s mind in the r ight direction.

From the natura l forces opera t ing throughout the

universe, certain harmonic vibrations, etherealenergies, and vitalizing powers affect man’s being

and change the natu re of his physical body or react

upon his mental eff iciency. Thus man is hourly a

complex being, inf luenced by forces and potent

principles of a serious and important nature.

Man m ust und erst and these things if he is to

become a success in life and use his fre ed o m to act

in a wise ma nner . He m us t eith er live com ple tely in

ha rm on y wit h the forces in and around him or atvariance with them. There is no middle course.

An understanding of natural, cosmic laws is the

only m eans of mastership of life. F or hundred s of

years, the Rosi cruc ians have been able to

prove this to men and women through

their remarkable teachings.

What it is, this bluepr in t o f li fe , this

plan for mastery, and how it may be ob

tained will now be revealed to you.

Th ere is an invisible bo nd w ith the power

beyond. Like a silver thread your inner

consciousness binds you to the universe.

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P a r t T w o

T he

Goldenq ^ ̂ Several th ou sand year s ago in an-o e c r e i cient Egypt, man first began his

investigation of those mysteries

which su rrounded him. The f irst and mos t s tupend

ous discovery he made was t he dua l it y o f se l f He

learned that in addition to his physical body, with

its limbs and organs, there was some ethereal nature

or e lemen t o f his being. Man then became, for the

first time, truly self-conscious, or rather conscious

o f the greater inner self

Whence came this ethereal essence of his natu re

or self? It could not be affected by that which

pain ed th e b o d y —by heat, cold, or hunger. It could

be active, think and conceive , while the body was at

rest or even asleep. Moreover, what would happen

to it at th e end o f life—or de ath ? Was it ind est ruc

tible? Did it survive? With such qu es ti on s as these

confounding the minds of the early Egypt ians and

y e t in tr ig uin g them , man began a search that hasnever ceased on the part of intell igent men and

women everywhere.

In the co m m on p he no me na of everyday l ife—in

the observation of the coming and going of the

seasons, in th e ebb and flo w o f the tides, in the

waxing and waning of the moon- these ea r ly men

discovered the law of cycles, the peri odi city o f all

nature. With the seasonal dea th of pla nt life and its

recurrent bir th inthe spring, they

I found the resurrec

t ion of na ture—a

strange immortal i ty

A rtist’s co nce ption o f an early

man s tanding between rows of

monoli ths making a salutat ion to

the ris ing sun. The phenomenon

was one of the earl iest mysteries

to man.

No business, no

movement, no act ivi ty

on the pa r t o f man or a

group of men can become any greater than

the thinking m inds and

consciousness of the

people w ho are back of

t h e m o v em en t .-Dr. H.

Spen cer Lewis.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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in l iving things. In the regular jo ur ne y of the

silvery specks or planets, and the apparent

path of the sun across the heavens, men dis

cerned the infall ibi l i ty of nature and the

suggestion o f a great universal ord er pervad

ing all things. All of this heightened their

inquisitiveness.

THE ANCIENT WISDOM SCHOOLS

In the grea t temples

of the Nile, the brother

hood m et as a school of

arcane w isdom.

What was man’s relat ion to the heavens

and the ear th? Did these forces affect his

daily affairs and the cycle of his existence?

These further questions, l ike great spades,

served man to dig beneath the surface of

his own consciousness. Since as remote a period as

5000 B.C., cer tain men and women have sincerely

and wi thout fea r or pre judice not only probed in to

the earth or scanned the heavens above, but have

investigated the mysteries of their minds and selves.

They formed themselves into arcane or my s t e r y

schools for the acquisi t ion and s tudy of such knowl

edge—and fo r the mas tery o f life.

He who knows most

grieves most for wasted

time .-Dartre. (A Rosi

crucian.)

Much of the start l ing wisdom they acquired wasreduced by them to wri t ing on s tone table ts and

papyrus rol ls-but the greatest port ion was con

veyed from one to another by w ord o f mou t h .

Sir E.A. Wallis Budge, renowned Egyptologist , in

one o f his learned works, relates with respect to

these mystery schools: “There must have been a

progressive d ev elo pm en t in the ‘mys teries ’ and i t

seems as if some of them were entirely unknown

under the old kingdom. It is impossible to doubt

tha t there were ‘my ste ries ’ in the E gyp tian rites,and this being so, it is impossible to think that the

highest order of the Kheri-Hebs (Masters) did not

possess esoteric (inner) knowledge which they

guar ded wit h the great est care. Each, if I read the

evide nce c or re ctl y, posse ssed a ‘gnosis, ’ a ‘super

iori ty of kno wled ge’ which they never put into

writing, and so were enab led to enlarge or diminish

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its scope as circumstances made it necessary. It is,

therefore, absurd to expect to find in Egyptianpapyri descriptions of the secrets which formed the

esoteric knowledge of the Kheri-Hebs.”

The disclosures of these ancient investigators are

astounding even to the scientific world today. Theeternal truth s they unveiled—the facts, the hit her to

unk now n laws o f na tur e—made them “m asters” of

fear and l ibera ted them from the undependable

elements of so-called chance and luck. What they

were able to a ccom pli sh in th eir lives, to do for

friends and members of their families, how they

were able to uti l ize nature’s forces to do their

bidding were the cause of the legends that have

come down to us today abo ut the ancient miracle

workers. To the uninit iated, to those still steeped in

ignorance who were dwelling in darkness and doubt,

these sages and m ystics seemed to be per for min g

miracles.

To those of the mystery schools who knew, these

dem ons tra tion s were not magical processes but

ra ther the simple appl ication o f a know ledge by

which m an can direct the laws of natu re and the

faculties of his own being. With the same un de r

standing, what they did, y o u can do.

THE SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE

Truth m akes m en free. Consequent ly, those who

sought i t and a t tempted to expound i t to their

fellows bec ame the objects of persecutio n by tyrants.

The tyrants were the ancient dictators who sought

to dominate the lives and think

ing of men and women to fur

ther their own personal gain or

their beliefs. For exam ple, the

Roman Emp eror Just inian was

“Make not thy mind

to be divided for the

sake of thy tongue.”

“ Le t al l thy plans

and behavior have a

sound foundat ion .”

( A b o v e i s a n e x a m p l e o f

t h e a n c i en t w i s d om t e a c h

ings o f l - 'gypt , w r i t t e n by

A me n-e in-a p t , ma gi s t r a tea mi s c r ibe of a w isdom

sc hool . H e l ive d dur ing the

X V I II D y n a s t y , 3 3 5 0 y e a rs

ago! Mis t i t le in the my s

t e ry s c h o o l w a s G e r - M a a o r

“ R e a l S i le n t O n e . ” T r a n s

l a te d f r o m P a p y r u s n u m b e r

10 ,474 . )

Rep rinted with permission of the Metropoli tan

Museum of Art , Wolfe Fund , 1931.

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Socrates, great A thenian philos

opher, condemned to die by

drinking the poison hemlock be

cause he taugh t the esoteric

(inner) wisdom which set men’s

minds free. ¥ ’

-« f> ; s

,4* m .



one of these. He was a misguided religious zealot who

issued an edict in the Sixth Cen tur y see king to abolish

all the mys tery schools. He considere d the me n and

women who had acquired personal power and con

fidence in themselves from the unusual knowledge

they had discovered a menace to the or th od ox and

often superst i t ious dogmas which he wished to pro

mote. Thus it became necessary that this wisdom be

concealed and k ept for the inquiring, courageo us fe w

out of the mult i tudes.

This amazing knowledge, which the brotherhoods

have preserved, is available today to the seeker for

personal achievement and the mastery of l ife. I t

exists fo r y o u —for everyone with an open mind.

Its efficacy, its great power, can be applied to theaffairs o f yo ur life with startling beneficial results.

STRANGE EXPERIENCES

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Let us face facts. Y ou r life is in fl uen ced by ma ny

inexplicable things—ph en om en a and happ ening s that

you sometimes cannot quite explain or overcome.

You may call them uncanny. Perhaps you seek to

push them into the backgro und of you r consciousness. You may even laugh about them to others.

Nevertheless, they are often the direct or indirect

factors in preve nting you from realizing some ideal,

something you are seeking to at ta in

or accomplish , or fro m freeing

yours elf o f worry a nd strife. Have

you, for example, had these strange

experiences? You have met persons

for the first time who have been

presentable in appearance and in

sp ee ch —and yet imm edi ate ly a wave

of distrust and dislike for them

You are several selves and personalities in

one. Stop being a stranger to yourself. There

is no greater adventure than exploring the

f ron t ie r s o f the m ind.



would sweep over you. Why? It is a manifestation

o f the human aura—an invisible, magnetic radiation

from the human body which we can detect . I t

either repels or a tt ra ct s —and it is scientifically

demonstrable . This emana tion also has a mos t prac

tical mys t ica l power which was known for centur ies

to the students of the mystery schools, to the sagesand adepts of old .

Have yo u ever ente red a roo m that depressed

you? The room, perh aps in a home, hotel, or office

building, might have been clean, orderly, and even

attractively furnished; yet while in it you were

unable to accomplish your best work or feel at ease.

Do you know that intense emotional outbursts ,

hatred, jealousy, and anger can and do affect ma

terial substances so that every room in which theyoccur takes on a depressing environment? These are

not superst i t ions— not supposi tions —but the effects

of l i t t le -known natura l laws aro un d us. Obviously,

understanding them, as do those who have this

esoteric knowledge, makes for the m as tery o f such

circums tances.

USING YOUR INTUITION

You have ofte n had the experience of an intuitive

impression, a hunch or idea tha t was most en

lightening but seemed to come from nowhere. Do

you know that intui t ion can provide an answer for

almost every question, a solution to many predica

men ts in whic h you find yourself? Do you know

tha t it can aid yo u in keeping the affairs of yo ur

l ife in order? Do y ou fur th er kno w that this

intui t ive knowledge is pa rt o f a universal cosmic

intelligence which pervades the entire universe andevery cell of yo ur being and that you can comman d

it to serve y o u —tha t yo u can draw upo n it as you

will? While millions of men and w ome n rely solely

up on their brains and the training which is given to

them through educat ion, those who know the

esoter ic wisdom wait for no hunches. They do not

rely solely up on their o ute r minds but are able to

draw up on the vast resources they possess and

which also exist in the cosmic forces around them.

Be persuaded first to

apply thyself to the

Eternal Mind, entreat

ing Him to grant thee

understanding; then

seek knowledge with

diligence and thou shalt

never repent having

taken so laudable a re

solution. -Francis Bar

rett , F.R.C. (A Rosi

crucian.)

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Life is a mission.Every other definition

of life is false, and leads

all w ho acce pt it astray.

Religion, science, philos

oph y, tho ugh still at

var iance upon many

points, all agree in this,

that every existence is

an aim. —M a zz in t (A

Rosicrucian.)

Psychologists today say that man uses only a

fraction of the inherent power with which he is

imbued as a human being. The mystic brotherhoods

have know n for centur ies how t o comm and and use

much more of this power to round out and enjoy

an enriched life. Hundreds of the so-called mysteries

are understandable and workable laws of the uni

verse to those who master this esoteric ( inner)

knowledge.

“W hy, ” yo u ma y ask, “ is not this knowledge

generally and widely disseminated to mankind

today? Why, if such il luminating truth s exist and

are available to m an, is he deprived of the m? ” We

have shown wh at occurred in ancient t imes when

the attempt was made to teach man these simpletruths. They were often suppressed. Even today,

such knowle dge ca nn ot be taught to everyone. To

those who are sincere in bettering their own lives

and advancing humanity, such knowledge becomes a

power for good. On the other hand, in the hands of

the selfish and the bigoted, the same knowledge

might become a factor for misuse and fur ther

persecution of the ignorant and the helpless. But

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

the careful guardianship of the brotherhood mysteryschools and societies.

The oldest of these hum anitarian societies, world

wide in extent and not a religion, is the Ro si cru

cians. It offers you this knowledge, as old as time,

for the fullness o f life, free of any religious intoler

ance or political or other prejudices or biases.

At tun e yourself with those who are

successful and happy. Cooperate withnature’s laws and revel in the power that

comes into your being with the dawn of

each day and abides l ike an unseen guest

in your home, your office, your places

of meditat ion and pleasure.

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O n c e m e nA N D w o M E Xwe r e r e lu c t a n t t o

d iscuss o r admit s t rang e

p h e n o m e n a in t h e i r l i v e s .Exper iences , happen ings ,

and even ts which cou ldno t be exp la ined by thel im i t e d k n o wle d g e o f t h e i rper iod were le f t un to ld

a n d uninvest igated. I g n o r a n c ea n d p r e ju d ic e re l e g a t e d th e

n o t - u n d e r s to o d f u n c t io n s o f t h e m in d a n d o f t h e i n n e r f a c u l t ies o f ma n to the ca tego ry o f

su p e r n a tu r a l i sm a n d m y s ter y .

T h e c o u r a g e o u s , t h e t h in k e r s ,lovers of truth d u r i n g s u c h t im e s

h a d to m a k e th e i i i n q u i r i e s i n to th e

m y s ter ie s o f n a tu r e b e h in dd o o r s. T h e y f e a r e d a b ig o te d p u b l i c

op in ion .

Today , th is sham, hypocr isy , and

p r e ju d ic e a r e a b o l ish e d . M a n y we lco m et r u th w i th o p e n a r m s ; th e y n o lo n g e r lo o k

u p o n h e r w i th su sp i c io n o r as a n u n w a n te d

g u e s t . T h e se u n iq u e t r u th s , w h ic h o n cehad to be concea led and wel l gu arde d in the

age o f darkness , a re now brought to l ight byth e Ro s i c r u c ia n s . S t r a n g e h a p p e n in g s a rem a d e u n d e r s t a n d a b le ; t h e y a r e sh o wn to b e u se fu l laws, w hich m ake fo r g rea te r mastery and

e n jo y m e n t o f l i f e b y th e i n d iv id u a l .

There i s no supernatural ism. E v e r y t h i n g o c curs by cosmic , na tu ra l law. T he re a rc no mysteries,

e x c e p t a s o u r i g n o r a n c e a n d m isu n d e r s t a n d in g m a k eth e m a p p e a r so. T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r t h r i l l t h a ne x p lo r in g th e n a tu r e o f y o u r se l f a n d th e u n iv e r se

which you l ive . T he re i s no g rea ter conf idence than

th a t wh ic h i s b o r n f ro m u n d e r s t a n d in g . T h e r e is n og r e a t e r p o w e r b y w h ic h y o u c a n a c h iev e , t h a n th a t

which ar ises f rom a usefu l knowledge , such as the Rosi -c ruc ian teach ings con ta in . Now, in the p r iv a c y o f y o u rh o m e , t h e n a tu r e o f all such ph enom ena, no t jus t a few

i l lus t ra t ions shown above , wi ll be revea led to you in anin te l l igen t , s imple , fasc ina t ing way .



In our Monastery l i

brary the sacred, secret

manuscr ip ts o f the Ro-

sicrucians furnish a

never-failing supply of

rare knowledge; the

supply seems to be in

exhaustible in its rich

ness of i l lumination.—

Friar Dudley Ever-

sleigh. (A Rosicrucian.)

Pharaoh Akhnaton , Trad i t iona l Grand Master o f

the Ancien t Egypt ian Bro therhood of 1350 B.C.

P a r t T h r e e

TheAge-Old

The Rosicrucians are aL l C I d l l o f rat er na l ord er. T h e y are a

body of progressive men

and women, interested in exhausting the possibil i t ies

of life by a sane and sensible use of their heritageof esoteric knowledge and the facult ies which they

possess as human beings. This knowledge which

they cherish, and to which they add fur ther contr i

but ions, embraces every realm o f hu ma n endeavor

and every ph en om en on o f the universe known to

man.

They are men and w ome n such as you would

meet in any gathering of thinking, open-minded,

and inquiring pe op le—yet they are to be fou nd inevery walk of life, from the hu mb lest to the

highest . Your next-door neighbor, perhaps the man

or woman who works in the off ice or shop with

you, may be a Rosicrucian.

The Rosicrucian tradit ions which have come

down by word of mo uth , and those which are so

often related in literary reference works, tell how

the Order had i ts bi r th as one o f the mystery

schools of esoteric wisdom in ancient Eg ypt during

the 18th Dynas ty, or the reign of Phar aoh Akh na

ton, about 1350 B.C. Its fascinating sym b o lism and

rituals relate it definitely to the illuminating wisdom

of the sages of Egypt and the great centers of

learning o f the ancie nt lands o f the East. Its first

member-students, i t is further tradit ionally related,

met in the secluded cham bers of the Great Pyramid. In

the magnif icent temples, as candidates, they were

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initiated into the great m ysteries. These legends also

recou nt how i ts adepts , i t s great masters and

teachers, imparted some of their wisdom to thebui lders of King Solomon’s magnif icent and sym

bolic temple. Many tomes, rare books, and docu

ments of several centuries ago, reposing in the

archives of the Rosicrucian Order in this country

and in Europe, describe i ts early spread from the

Or ien t to Eu ro pe in ancient t imes, and the great

influence i t had up on the minds o f men and wom en

thirs ty for knowledge.

THE WESTERN WORLD ROSICRUCIANS

The Rosicrucians f i rst came to America and to

the Western w orld in 1694. Und er the leadership of Joh ann Kelpius, a Master o f one o f the Rosicrucian

Lodges of Europe, a smal l band of members who

sought freed o m o f th in k in g and of speech and the

right to search for t ruth wherever i t might be

foun d, desired the l iberty o f the new land to the

west. The y landed in what is now the great ci ty of

Philadelphia, and their first colony was located inwhat became the famous Fa i rm oun t Park of tha t

c ity. Thei r descend ants bui l t a colony at Ephrata ,Pennsylvania, and there they constructed the first

astro nom ical observatory in Ameri ca and the West

ern world, also the first paper mill ; they organized

the f i rs t American symphony orchestra and devel

oped the first botanical gardens. Their later leaders

and members act ively part ic ipated in the founding

of the Uni ted Sta tes of America as a nat ion.

The main portal to

Gorhambury , once the

home of the ce lebra t

ed Sir Francis Bacon

( 1 5 6 1 - 1 6 2 6 ) . A c r o s s

this threshold, in the

latter days of Sir F rancis

Bacon’s life, entered

Queen l l izab e th and

other great notables.

Bacon was an em inent

Rosicrucian,

Left

The picturesque old

dormitory used by the

u n m a r r ie d wo m e n m e m '

bers of the Rosicrucian

Colony established at

F.phrata, Pennsylvania,

over tw o cen turies ago.



N O T A RE L I G I O N - N O N P O L I T I CA L

W hen n ature’s many

my sterious activities are

und erstood, man is able

to conquer the so-called

“evil influences” which

beset his path in life.

R ev. Geo rg e Ban ning .

(A Rosicrucian.)

Since its earliest inception, the Rosicrucian Order

has ke pt free of religious sectarianism and affilia

t ions, desiring rathe r th at each m em be r follow the

dictates of his own conscience in rel igious matters.

It has never been involved in political controversiesand has consistently fought supersti t ion, 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

movem ent, has Lodges and fraternal Temples throug hout the world. It no longer has to be secret as once the

ancient schools had to be because o f bigotry. In beauti

ful Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California, at the See

of the Worldwide Jurisdiction for The Americas, Australasia, Europe, Africa, and Asia, the Order maintains

for its research and fo r the b en efit o f its vast tnember-

ship wherever they are located a research library,

science laboratories, a planetarium for astronomical

studies, a mus eu m o f Egyp tian antiquities, an artgallery, a physical science museum, and extensiveadministration buildings.

It is today known by i ts tradit ional and authentic

complete t i t le , the A n c ie n t M ystica l Order Rosae Crucis (abbreviated AMORC and used in that man

ner for simplicity).*

NOTE THIS RECOGNITION

• The following are b ut a fe w of the many well-known, impartial literary and reference

sources referring to the Ro sicrucian history and current activities of the A .M.O .R.C. The

references appe ar un der the subject of “Rosicrucian."

Encyc lopaedia Britan nica, 14th Ed ition; W inston's Cu mu lative Loose-Leaf Ency

clopedia and Dictionary; Funk and Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary, 1950; The World

Book; Concise Encyclop edia; Everym an's Encyclopedia; W ebster’s New World Diction

ary; New Standard Encyclopedia; American College Dictionary; Progressive ReferenceLibrary; Collier Encyclopedia.

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f W ' f r r v r r r "

PROOF OF AUTHORITY

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

federation of the authentic, historical, mystical brotherhoods and Orders

of the w orld. It declares the A.M.O.R.C. to be “ the only authorize d sector

of the Ancient Fraternity of Rosicrucians perpetuating the true traditions

of the R + C in North and South America.” The full-size original is one o f

the many documents in the archives of AMORC which establishes its

world-wide affiliation with the Traditional and Ancient Rosicrucian Order.

Seek no t too eagerly

af ter the grace o f de

votion, sensible sweet

ness, and tears; but let

thy chief care be to re

main inwardly united

to God by good will in

the intellectual part of

the Soul.— A l be rtu s

Mag nus.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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THE INSTITUTION

BEHIND THE

ORGANIZATION

Consecrated to Truth

. . . D edic ate d to

Eve ry Ros icrucian

WMifi

1. Obelisk in Rosicrucian

Park

2. Supreme Temple

3. Planetarium and Science

Museum

4. Sphinx in Rosicrucian

Park

5. Rose-Croix University

Science Building

6. Rosicrucian Egyptian

Museum

7. Administration Building

a

® -

* ”



P a r t F o u r

What Rosicrucian Membership Provides You

THE MANY BENEFITS YOU RECEIVE

V A V

The Rosicrucians offer you the opportunity to

reshape your life, to add to it those necessary

elements which make for personal satisfaction and

full living. They can help you find yourself, so that

each day becomes a joyful experience and not a

haphazard existence or an ordeal. You are required

to make no changes in your usual business or social

affairs to receive this age-old 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, priva te members hip. Fu rth er, regardless of

how much you have read, what colleges or universi

t ies you may have at te n d ed —or even i f yo u have

never a t tend ed a n y —Vat Rosicrucians offer you

thro ugh their teachin gs a message of hope , fellow

ship, and a dependable, unique source of knowledge

not obtainable elsewhere.

Can yo u s pare ju s t a little time to give to

personal fascinating reading which requires no

laborious study or tedious memorizing? If so, then

you are well situated to receive the many following

membership benefi ts :

God is a Number

endowed wi th mot ion ,

which is felt but not

d e m o n s t ra t e d . Ba lzac

(A Rosicrucian.)

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FIRST

There is no chance, no

destiny, no fate

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

hinder or control

Th e f irm resolve o f a

determined soul.

-E lla Wheeler Wilcox.

(A Rosicrucian.)

Rosicrucian System of Guidance

The Rosicrucian monographs or lessons consti tute

a fascinating revelation o f the mys terie s of life.

However, this great human engineering done by the

Rosicrucians, this building of lives and this implanting in them of the factors of confidence, success,

and happiness, is n o t accomplished by any impersonal, corresp ondence-cour se met ho d o f merely ex

tending knowledge to the member. Each lesson also

takes into consideration the need for the quickening

of the consciousness of the individual. It seeks to

awaken his dormant talents and to develop his

personal powers rather than to cram his mind with

cold and often-times useless facts.

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

made to realize that he is com preh end ing andmastering his en vir on me nt and affairs, as well as jus t

learning. No one is accepted or permitted to remain

as a mere student of a system of study.

HOW THE LESSONS ARE PREPARED

The supreme executive of the Rosicrucian Order,known as the Imperator, decided that the Rosicru

cian teachings for this private, personal kind of

membership could not

be put in book form like

texts on accountancy or

mathemat ics , which infrequently change. Any

method for issuing the

Rosicrucian teachings

m ust he ke pt flex ib le .

This is so that new

discoveries—which Rosi

crucian researchers are consistently ma ki ng —may beincluded that members may enjoy the benefi ts

which they ma ke possible. Th us these teachings are

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issued in ma nusc ript form, four for every m on th in

the year. Their wording is in large, easy-to-read

type. Suitable i l lustrations are included with them

whenever it is necessary to make a topic especially

clear. No expense is spared by the Rosicrucian staff

to assure the mem ber of get t ing the u tm ost f rom

his membership.

NO COLLEGE EDUCATION NECESSARY

Edu cat ors have often highly praised the pres enta

t ion of the personal, private Rosicrucian instructions

at home. An yon e able to read and unde rstand his

dai ly newspaper would be able to comprehend with

great pleasure the marvelous b ut m ost simply pre

sented t ruths which these lessons contain. Themas tery o f any subject, the Rosicrucians know , is

shown by stating it simply, and in this, the

Rosicrucian monographs, or lessons, excel.

ARRANGED IN EASY STEPS

The stud ent is intro duc ed to each topic in i ts

order. Gradually and simply, a truth, the solution of

a mystery, vital knowledge, a useful fact, or a bit of information merges into another .

The member i s not p lunged into a

maze of terms and phrases which he

cannot unders tand and which annoy

and fatigue him. The lessons are

arrange d by degrees and grades,

each following in its proper order. The lessons, or

monographs , a re mai led to the m em ber in sealed

envelopes by first-class mail.

LITTLE TIME REQUIRED

You will be required to devote only one hour to

one hour and thir ty minutes once a week to obtain

the vital value from the lessons. During the rest of

the week , while walking, r iding, or even working, you

will f ind th at, wi th ou t inte rferenc e with yo ur affairs,

you can try some of the principles you read. In fact,

you can use the m freque ntly in master ing dai ly pro blems.

As B rethren of the

Rosy Cross, our per

sonal endeavors, our

minds, our laboratories,

clinics, and institutes

are devoted to the re

bui ld ing of the human

race and the advance

ment of c iv i l izat ion.—

Dr. II. Spence r Lewis.

(A Rosicrucian.)

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of t he pzadnat tK ty Taught

BELOW are indicated but a few of hundreds of fascinat ing

subjects taught and thoroughly explained as part of the

Rosicrucian system o f guidance. The limits o f space herein

make it impossible to list more of these topics of truth whichwill be extend ed to yo u as easily und ersta ndab le lessons.

The subjects shown are all included in the Rosicrucian

teachings, but they are presented to the member in a differentorder from that listed here.

Care of the Body.

Intuition and Judgment.

Using Mental Powers at Will.

The Mysteries of Time and Space.

Man’s Five Senses.

The Human Consciousness.

Drawing on Inner Forces.Inquiry into the Nature of Soul.

Mystical Laws and Principles.

Mystery of M atter—Cohesion, Ad

hesion, Magnetism.

Meaning of An cient Symbolism.

Attaining Cosmic C onsciousness.

Development of Personal Magne

tism.

Fundamentals of Mental Attune-

menL

What the Mystics of the Orient

Taught

The Human Aura and Its Vibratory

Effect.

Reg eneration—Health and Adding

Years to Your Life.

Rosicrucian Mystics and the Crea

tive Power of Mind.

Experiments on Thought Transmis

sion.

Discourse on Experiments in Creat

ing Life out of Nonliving Matter.

The Creative Power, the Cosmic

Mind.Experiments with Color, Thought

Vibrations, Sound, and Light.

Human E m otions and Instincts, and

Their Relation to Personality.

How to Improve Your Daily Af

fairs.

SECOND

A Lodge At Home

A unique method of Rosi

crucian personal, priva te m e m

bership is “ the Lodge at

Home.” Your “ s tudy co rne r”—

or a par t o f yo ur sleeping

roo m —may beco me you r tem

ple , your Lodge, without ex

pense or interference with the

in teres ts o f any member of

your family. You select one

A Lodge N ight at hom e. M any h usband s and wives

will wan t to enjoy R osicrucian stud y together. In this

case, a Companion Application must be requested

and filled out by the second party. You will share the

same set of materials, but otherwise enjoy all the

elements of individual membership, including per

sonal contact with a Class Master. Registration anddues for the second person are reduced. For further

inform ation on this plan, please write for details on

Companion Membership.

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night a w ee k —an y ni gh t will suf

fice—and tha t be co me s Your Lodge

N ig ht. At that t ime yo u review and

contemplate the wonderful dis

closures which are included in your

lessons.

THIRD

Demonstrations ...

Simple Experiments

There is nothing that establ ishes confidence in

wh at is offered as a fac t or as a princi ple of natu re

like being able to test it personally and experience

its “ wor king ” yourself . Tr ue knowle dge is experi ence, for you never truly know a thing until you

experience it . Thus wherever possible

every Rosicrucian lesson making

some emphat ic declara t ion tha t a

thing “ is,” or “ doe s,” has some sim

ple l i t t le exper iment which you—

whether a housewife or a business

m an —can perform to prove to yourself the accuracy

of the s ta tements made. These exper iments requi reno scient i f ic equipment or knowledge of science and

will take b ut a few minu tes to perfo rm each week.

Many are no t o f a physical natu re b ut ra ther are

m e n t a l exper imen ts. As these laws of natu re per

form a t your command, you immedia te ly begin to

sense a new-found power, and you know you are on

the path to the mastery of l ife.

Rosicrucian alche

mists in the Middle

Ages conducted exper i

me nts in secluded gar

rets to avoid persecu

tion by the supersti

tious masses. Their dis

coveries have advanced

knowledge. The results

of their labors con

tribute d to our heritage

of useful information

today.

FOURTH

Signs of Recognition

You will receive a membership card establishing

yo ur affil iation with the Worldwide Jurisdiction o f The

Americas, Australasia, Eu

rope, Africa, and Asia of the

Rosicrucian Order, AMORC.

You will be instructed in the

tradition al signs o f recog

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nit ion, and yon will be given the passwords and grips

which will enti t le you t o admission into t he various

Lodges and Chap te rs o f the Orde r th rou ghou t the

world. Wherever you go you will be recognized in

Rosicrucian Lodges and Cha pte rs by such signs, and

greeted as a Frater or Soror of the Ancient Myst ical

Ord er Rosae Crucis (AM ORC ). Likewise, you will begiven mo st inspiring, impressive, sym bo lic initiations

in to the var ious degrees of the Order . These beaut i fu l

yet simple ceremonies have a moral which will linger

long in your mind as a happy experience.

FIFTH

Fascinating Bimonthly Magazine

The Rosic rucia n Digest, official publication of the

Rosicrucians, is issued free to you bimonthly as one of

your many membership privileges. It is a

leading periodical for se l f - improvement . It

contains well-written, simply-presented arti

cles which contain useful facts, facts which

you, regardless of your station in life, can

apply with much benefit to yourself. Its

articles on natural phenomena, mental and

physical science, mysticism, travel, and itsunusual ph otogr aphs of ancient cultures

and peoples, contributed from throughout the world,

will fascinate you.

Good always f lows

in the channels it has

once selected. 1..C. clc

Saint-Martin. (A Rosi

crucian.)

SIXTH

Personal Attention

A s y s tem fo r d e t e rm in in g y o u r p erso n a l progress and unde rs ta nd i ng t h ro ug hou t the degrees o r g rades

of the Ros ic ruc ian gu idance has been es tab li shed .

Periodical ly , s imple exa min at io ns wi ll be g iven to

you and , by the i r resul t s, ways and mean s o f

fur ther a id ing you in your use of the teachings are

then p repared . Re por t s o f you r persona l wel fare a re

reque s ted fr om t ime to t ime. By them the Rosicru-

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cian staff will always be acqua inte d with y ou r needs

and requirements and thus be able to ex tend you

any special services within its province.

SEVENTH

Various Departmental Facilities

Faci l i t ies of the var ious depar tments of the Rosi

crucian O rder are at y ou r disposal as a memb er.

Each depar tment has as i ts ideal to contr ibute to

your personal enl ightenment , and to that perfect ion

which is your r ight as a human being. Such depart

me nts include th at of corresponde nce for answering

yo ur com mun icat i ons and necessary quest ions, the

Council o f Solace to aid you with certain personalproblems, the Research Library that arranges to

provide you with special information which you

may need, the cultural assistance of the Rosicrucian

Egyptian Museum, the research activit ies of the

various laboratories of the Rose-Croix University of

the A.M.O.R.C., and the scientif ic demonstrations in

the Science Museum and Planetarium. They provide

useful information and facts in s imple language.

How you ma y use, as yo ur mem bers hip privileges,

these facili t ies and others too numerous to be l isted

in this limit ed space, will be fully ex pla ine d to yo u

as a member.

I .e ft: T he Rose-Croix University. Unique research is

conducted here and the findings passed on to members in

simple language which they can use to enlarge their

personal p ower and scope o f living.

B elo w : Th e Ro sicrucian Research L ibrary. I ts infor

mation on nearly all subjects in addition to the teach

ings is made available by a un ique plan to mem bers nom atter where they res ide throu ghou t the wor ld.

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L e ft : The Supreme

Temple at Rosicrucian

Park, where fraternal

convocat ions are held .

B elo w : View of the

East.

Below: On e o f t h e

annual In ternat ional

Rosicrucian Conven

tions held in Rosicru

cian Park, San Jose,

California. Members

from al l over the world

at tend . At tendance a t

a Convention is not

necessary, however, toderive th e ful l benefi t

of Ros icrucian m ember

ship.

EIGHTH

Intimate Association

As a Rosicrucian member, you will be associated

with the largest and oldes t fraternity in the world

devoted to man’s personal development through the

utilizing of his natural powers of mind and the

simple and yet littl e-kn own laws of the universe.

Many are the prominent men and women in history

wh o were pro ud to disclose their Rosicrucian me m bership. You will become uni ted in thought and

p urp ose with thousands of individual mem bers and

those in Lodges and Chapters throughout the world.

This association with those of l ike mind, with its

exchange of ideas, is a valuable benefit, for it causesus to grow inwardly and in accompl i shment as we

become stronger in our convictions.

You will also have the opportunity of personal

association in a Rosicrucian assembly or templewith others when you have reached a certain stage

in the teachings of the Order.

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ROSICRUCIAN LESSONS

The Illustrations above show, reduced, the interior and exterior of the type ol lesson

material sent regularly to each student. .(The material above is not of one lesson. The student is never overwhelmed with

requirements.)In addition to personal letters—as many as are needed to answer your questions

pertaining to the studies—the lessons are accompanied by all necessary charts anddiagram s to fu rther exp lain and make perfectly clear the interesting subjects. You are also

given certain experiments and tests whereby you can PROV E and DEM ON STR ATE to

yourself the efficacy of the principles and teachings. I he lessons are printed in large,typewriter-style type, easy to read, and graded so as to advance step-by-step.

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P a r t F i v e

Ignorance is the true

original sin. Men are

bankrupts moral ly be

cause they do not know

the gold mine that is in

them. J. Brier ley. (A

Rosicrucian.)

A Personal Invitation

WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER

You are not being solicited to study some courses

of lessons. You are being cou rteo usly invited by the

application, which you should find attached inside

the back cover of this book, to affiliate with the

his torica lly renowned Rosicrucian O rd er -k no w n

thro ug ho ut the world as the Anc ien t Mystical Order

Rosae Crucis (AMORC).

When yo ur application is accepted by the Mem

bership Committee, you immediately become amember of an Order which has been the leading

mov eme nt in the tutelage of mankind for centuries.

Consequently, all the privileges and benefits, many

of which have already been enumerated on precedingpages, are made available to you at once.

FREE LESSONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Let us again rem ind y o u that a unique feature of

Rosicrucian membership is that all the fascinating, use

ful, informative lessons and graded instructions you will

receive are extend ed to you as a benefit o f membership.

The Rosicrucians are not a mere school issuing studies by

mail. The lessons and teachings cannot be purcha sed or

contracted for. The teachings, therefore, are extended

fr eely to every active member.

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FEES AND DUES

The Order is strictly a brotherhood, operating in that

sense as do other fraternities. Membe rshi p in the Rosic ru

cian Order carries with it the many benefits distinct to all

fraternities and many others that are unique. As in fraterni

ties, there are membership dues, payable quarterly, and anominal “ registration fee.” This fee contributes towar d the

extensive process of establishing your membership file,

credentials, initial orientation material, and your assign

ment to a particular Class Master. Your quarterly dues

contribut e to the general operatin g funds of the Order, and

take care of its administ rative expenses, its building funds,

seminars, national and international humanitarian activi

ties, research, and scientific expeditions.

In addition to these general activities of the Order, the

Rosicrucians conduct the courses mentioned on previous

pages. These courses o f study are given without a ny extra

charges or fees. Therefore, we wish you to keep in mind that

the study and instruction work is a separate and distinct

feature of the Order, not fo u n d in any other fraternal

organization.

(The Rosicrucian Order, A MO RC , is registered thr ough

out the world as a nonprofit organization.)

The Supr eme Council has purposely made the Registra

tion Fee very nominal. Quarterly dues are payable in

advance and should reach the Grand Lodge prior to the

first o f the mon th for which they are due. Lessons and all

frate rnal benefits will continue for as long as you maintain

your current dues status, and express a desire for active

membership. These fee s include all the benefits o f the

O rder ’s activities. There are no other assessments, nor

bo oks which m ust be purch ased in order to study, and no

limitations to the degree o f advancement that members

m ay m ak e in their studies. For the amount of the Registra

tion Fee and Dues payable in your country, please see

A pplic ation form in rear of this book. The bimonthly ma g

azine, the Rosicrucian Digest , is also sent gratis to all active

members of the Rosicrucian Order.

The Eternal Truths

are revealed through

spiritual meditation,

and make all men who

receive them the Magi

of their time. Sir Ed

ward Kelly. (A Rosi

crucian.)

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Final Instructions

The one remains, the

many change and pass;

Heaven’s light forever

shines; earth’s shadows

f ly .- She l l e y . (A Rosi

crucian.)

VERY IMPORTANT

Th ere are several ways in which this boo kle t ma y have

come into your hands. It is intended for careful and discreet

distr ibution only to those who seem wo rthy o f admission intothe Order.

It may have been handed to you by someone who wishes

you to realize th at ther e is som eth ing vital in life tha t may

answer your desires and end your quest. It may have been

passed along to you by a friend or acquaintance who feels

that it will arouse an inquiry in your mind. Therefore, there

may be no applicatio n blank or lette r of invitation enclosed.

In tha t case, if yo u feel inter este d, writ e at on ce to the Grand

Secretary at the address on the title page of this boo klet and

ask for an application form. If your inquiry appears to besincere, the Secretary will invite you to file an application

with him.

You may have written to the Rosicrucian Order for this

booklet and it may have come to you accompanied by a

letter and with the Application 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.

How To Proceed

FIR ST : Carefully fill ou t the Application Blank. The answerto each question is important and will be treated as strictly con

fidential.

SECOND: Having answered all the qu estio ns in the Applica

tion Blank, sign it accurately. Enclose with it the Registration

Fee and on e q u ar te r’s d u c s 4 H H M H H ^ I H H t t ) K ) -THIRD : Mail your Application and Registration Fee prom pt

ly to the Grand Secretary. Send a check or m one y order, making

it payable to AMORC FUNDS.

Ac know ledgm ent should reach you within several weeks or

less. If your application is rejected for any reason whatsoever,

your remittance will be returned to you with a frank explana

tion.

Attention please:

Kindly mail your completed Application and Registration

Fee to the address on the application.

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^ r e c o m e uru n i t e d w i t h

EN LIGH TEN ED M IN D S EVERYW H ERE

~TRUTH knows no barrier! The

A.M.O.R.C. (not a religion) is one of

the oldest authentic organizations

and societies perpetuating the

ancient truths for the advancement

of mankind. By becoming a member

of the Rosicrucian Order, A.M.O.R.C.,

you will be brought into contact

with other great mystery schools

and their renowned teachings

throughout the world.

This is a rare privilege and a

great additional benefit you

will enjoy. Become in tun e with

the times—and the th ough ts of the

greatest m inds everywhere.

GYPT SO. AMER ICA HOLLA ND ENGLAND INDIA ORIENT AUSTR ALIA

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The matter contained in this booklet is officially issued through the Supreme Council

of AMORC. The Ancient Name and Symbols of the Rosicrucian Order are Registered

and Pr otected by the U nited States P atent Office exclusively in the name of AMORC.

(The initials A.M.O.R.C. indicate the authentic Rosicrucian Order.) The above name

and the symbol below are also registered in Great Britain. Canada, Australia, New

Zealand. France, and more than sixty other nations.

The use of the cross in Rosicrucian symbolism hasno religious significance. The cross predates modern

religions, and its symbology is fully explained to

the beginning student.

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