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T H E F E L L O W S H I POF THE

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ISSUED BY FRATER S A C R L \ I \ ~ E N T U ~ ' ~EG I S ,MOST IiONOUIIBD IhIl'ElliATOli

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TBE FOURTH ORDER OF THEROSY CROSS

WORLD O F TKE S U P E R N A L S

PAKT I I I .THE R I TUAL OF RETURN I N LIGHT

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The Pricstcss.-The Rcildcring af the EIolyG1.na1 i t pnsscs tilroug11 tllc IVorlcls of ilie Trce.Visit nlc in \c.al\;i~~gifc, visit IUC in drcams of sleep,ill vision lxyoncl lhc dl-canling, in tllc wllitc ligllt ol't l ~ c l il l~~cs: ;vl~icll l~incs ~clliiid llc v i s i o ~ ~ ,llc restivi lliin tlic stillncsi;.

Tkc I I igh IJvicsL.--The n lystcrics of Divinc Co111-inuilication arc dcclnrcd on tlic Tlircsl~old of tlicS ~ i ~ c r n a l s .Tlicrc is 110 lifc b u t lifc and GOD isGOD t licrcin.

l'hc Yricslcss.-- Tlicrc is onc lifc alone, and Thatis Thou.

l'kc Uigh l-'ricsL.--Apart from a l l tllc vcstui-cs,within and bcliincl tlic wol-lcls, it is Ti1011 and no otllcl-.Kcccivc our bcilig in Tlicc.T h Yvicslcss.-Aftcr tlic lifc o i separation, give

us tlic lifc of unioil.

'1.1~~-'ricsLcss.--In anotlier land of tllc living ~ v cllavc sccil tlic gi-catcr good.


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2-IK High i J r i c s l . - - IVc I m v ; thcrcby, bcyond thcnced 01 sclf, aiiotllcr thirst r m c l h un p- , thc wantand ministry of othcr lovc , lllc proinisc also of anoillci-food , of inarl-iagcs inaclc i n Holy Hcavcn of GOD,not in the cart11 of flcsli. \'bTl'e sat a t tables neverdl-cssed by n1m, and in the troth US GOD tvc yliglltcd

Thc 1'ricslcss.- Tlic c y c is not satisiicd tvilh sccing,b u t tllc soul is filled ~ v i i l iGOD,


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7'hc Puicsicss.-After our daily brcad, our \r.iric oflonging, brcali all our brcacl and h p i l l 0111- c11ps 01 \r.iilc.Takc back t he sclf Thou gavest, a i d after love i nscpai-ation n~arry S ill t o Tllinc own being.

Tllc High I-'uicst.--Hercun t o tllci-cfore is theMystery of Host and Cup, dcclarccl in the IVorlcl ofthe Supernals, on *he Sacred Tl~rcsllold in Ii no ~v-ledgc, and that is Love.

every Soul that finds thc Holy Graal. Tlicnthe vcils rcmovcd.

T l i c High I'ricst.-Thc Soul beholds tlic SpirThings. Yct a li ttlc wliilc, and illat \vlliclibccoincs That tvhicll is scen. The Sou l goes

l'lzc Pricslcss.-It is iilariifcstcd uiiilcr veils i l l thisreflected life of cartlily tliings : it is u-itld ia\\m in

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backilici-cin, ihc Soul a ttains , wllicli takcs this Gospcl toits lieart of life.

Tlic I-'ricsicss.--So is the Gi aal wit lldi-avx, frc,inthat wliich is without to that \vliicli is kvitl~in,Amen.GOD s ~ c c d t.

?'hc Ilzgh IJricsl.--Tl~c clid 01 d l bccon~itl;; is tllctrai~substantatiun 01 l l ~ c oul in GOD .


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Thc Iiiglr Yr ic s t . - l'ntlici-s and motlicri; bcforc u sgave tlic body of ilcsll. Tlic S o u l clccl in GODwhich follows on tlic call builds up tllcrcby thc holybody of rcdcniption.

Thc l - 'v ics lcs . - O lCiscn Lilc ill GOI! a i d LiviilgErcad w hi c h doth that Lifc sustain.

Thc Ilzglz Prics t . -The \Vine is Thou,

l ' hc Pvicslcss.- Givc 11s tlic Elcsxd Vision uliLil\vc cnd i n Tl~ce .

T h H i g h Prics t . -Thou tllc dcsirc of bcing : i t isThou and no otlxr.


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T11c U i g h I'rizsi.--The mind and heart are formcd,t i l l s I . Our in~ vaid atui-c t u r n s i n t o another


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RETURN I N LlGHT 17cllanncl. This is the Pa th by wllicll we come out ofscpawtion, from darlincss into light : but the Pathis t ravclled within.

T h Pricstcss.-0 alchciny of GOD, transmutingall our modes.

The IIigtt Priest.-The desire after Thee is Soul,and thc Soul is lovc. I t is thc great sccrct of selfand il la t witllin i t which inal


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11. I 'hc C L L ~ L I I C ~enrev.--Shadows u l life are we :bc Thou lllc lilc witlliil us.

III. A I ~ C ~ L L S; X C I I L ~ ~ I S . - G I O T ~f a11 tlic glory :culigiltcn, silinc wit l l in .

VI. 1 I i g i c s c s s - - - I fl our vcils i n fiiic :ilicn is i t Thou and ilo otlicr.


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I . Tlx ineanings 01 life are heard in the heartof love, tin-ough t l ~ cush of the tinlc-sea, t l ~ c en olimages, th e roar of i ts great voices.


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Tlzc IIigh I1ricsf.--l'r,l trcs ct Sororcs, there is noroom lor an yt ll i i i~ n this Temple but GOD. Lcttlic 'I)~btuI;~nts-cceivc~l 1crcinand all Erctllrcn of the01-dcr, ill their spir itua l pi-o~i-csshrough tllc greatsuccession o l Cradcs, {I-omthc G ~ s t vcn t o tllc la5t,I C N I C I ~ ~ C I his, aiid t 11at o d y in 50 far as tllcy arcsccking tllc Diviiic Union and approaching illat endby Lovc do tllcy bclon:; to our Holy Sodality. Then ~ u t i o o bc wriltcn i n our ininds until it is rcalisccli l l our hearts is O N E 1 X OXE , looking towards thattinlc wllcii therc slmll bc 110 distinction bctwccii tllcSoul 311d tlic TlIoly Onc .

I'hc High I-'rtcst.- IIoilorrtblc Jlastcr of tlie T C I U ~ ~ C ,1 c:i11 upon you ilc~w o or-claill tllc closii~;:of this IIolylIousc in i l ~ c raclc ol Ncopllytc, 1-cn1cinbcring tha tjL is open always i n tlic Spirii, and i m n liciiccfortllancl for cvcr, to us alltl illosc wlio arc with us, is aPlace ol tllc Prcseiicc.

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