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T he

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M ay

1946

i m e s are ch angin g’’ is a

phrase comm only heardtoday. M any who utterit, do so with such final-

ity as to indicate thatthey believe it a mereoccasional happening.Times are always chang-ing! There has never been

an inert period in the world’s history.The only difference is that the rate ofchange is greater at some times thanat others. The transitio n from certaincustoms or ways of doing things is oftenso gradual that the effect upon the individua l’s life is ha rdly noticeable. 1Iistory reveals that for whole centuries ata time, the populace of certain areas of

the world neither progressed nor re-gressed. 1lowever, du ring such cen -turies, in certain limited circles, rapidstrides were being made. Such changeswere purely subjective, that is, theywere concerned with speculation, orig-inal thought, and experiment. Whenresults had been achieved, these changes then would become objective —broughtout into the open as a new product orinvention. Once the genera l publicseized upon them, a transformation oftheir ways of living would immediatelyoccur. They would then declare that

“times are changing,” for only then would they become conscious of thetransition.

Today the acceleration of change isvery rapid, so that everyone, even themost casual observer, is conscious of it.The changes are not to be found ex-clusively in religion, philosophy, andscience, but in the economic and socialworlds, as well. No ma n living escapescontact with this transition unless he is

a recluse high upon some isolated mtaintop. The most rapid changeany society are always from a stat peace to a sta te of war, or the rev

W ar and peace are antipodal. Therno greater change than from onetreme to the other. W ar touches easpect of our natural and social beWhen you are a citizen of a countryvolved in war, you find that yourdinary precepts, your ideals, opporities, and beliefs are immediatelystricted, or regulated. Freedomspeech becomes but. a figure of speYou are permitted to speak only toextent that it does not conflict the emergency requirements of state. Your freedom of person co

tutes liberty in certain areas oYour normal right to choose yo ur wto offer constructive criticism, to puordinary wholesome pleasures, is tailed by rule and regulation. Wsuch disadvantages, also come cerartificial advantages. Employmentcomes plentiful. Persons ordinarilycapable of working because of theirvanced years, disability, inexperieor inefficiency, find themselves in mand. Those with a pauc ity of tnical preparation, that is, withou

profession or skilled trade, are ap

receive wages far in excess of the sices which they render. Notw ithsting the rise of living costs, the ividual finds himself with a plensupply of money. His affluence is

partly to the fact th at the usual mchandise is not available, or that irationed under wartime restriction

Which makes the greater impresupon the average individual: the le

personal freedoms encountered un



war measures, or the sudden prosperityhe enjoys? Psychologically, the lat teris the more efficacious factor. W ith inthe realm of freedom permitted to theindividual, he expresses a great selfconfidence and a spirit of independencein wartime civilian life. It is an ar ti-ficial confidence. His morale is bolstered

by the war time de mand for his services(any service he can render), and bythe continual flow of money into his

pocket. Further, war time propagandaalso plays a prominent part in thisartificial stimulation of the individual’sconfidence in himself. In emergenciessuch as war, the governm ent must exactexceptional effort and loyalty from itscitizens. It must regiment them andyet not unduly offend them. The citizenmust be made to feel that what he does,and what he gives is principally volun-tary. To do this, war time propaganda patronizes the individual, fla tters, ifyou will, the average citizen. B illboards,newspaper articles, and radio speechesall include the phrase that this, or that,“Depends On You!” — “You are thefactor tha t will make this possible.” Inthe ultimate of any great government project where funds, labor, and unityare required, the individual is, of course,the vital factor. In time of wa r, hiscontribution is particularly stressed; thehumble citizen is aggrandized. In a p-

pearance, it would seem th at in w ar-time every department of governmentis functioning according to the highestconception of democracy, for everythingseems to center around the individualand great concern is shown for the“man on the street.” Likewise, duringwartime, more than in a ny othe r period,you will find the average citizen takingcredit for the accomplishments of hisgovernment. Fre que ntly there is heardthe remark “Well, we did it!”

What Can Yon Do Weil?

Then comes the end of hostilities! Theindividual expects that certain changeswill occur. He knows tha t the armedservices will be reduced in number, thatmillions of men will be returned totheir homes. An a valanche of new problems descends upon the na tion ;most of these problems are entirely un-anticipated by Mr. and Mrs. AverageCitizen. Du ring the war, the govern-ment seemed to have taken them into

its confidence. It perm itted all the gorydetails of certain battles to be publi-cized. It had carefully prepared bureaureleases telling what was needed forthe great and exacting role which theindividual must play in order to attainvictory. The citizen was told how mucheach battle cost, and how many bondshe must buy as his share in purchasing ba ttleships an d other inst ru ments ofwar. But now, in time of peace, the

problems of his governmen t seem to ex-clude him. These problems concerncartels, trade alliances, foreign ex-c h a n g e , and complicated diplomaticovertures to the sma ller powers. Noattempt is made to cater to the man onthe street. He is left to grasp wh at hecan or remain in confusion. He findsthat he is not the superm an he had beenled to believe he was. His own short-comings, his failures, his lack of train-ing or education now stand out in sharprelief against the intricate technical re-quirements of a postwar adjustment.Jobs are still plentiful in the immediatetransition after the war—but with thisexception that they need real capabilityto fill them. Business and ind ust ry areno longer subsidized by large govern-me nt orders. Business has return ed tothe cold, exacting stipulations of its tra-ditional customs. Th e mere fact thatyou are a citizen and want work is nolonger assurance of getting a job. Th eemploymentseeker is confronted withthe questions: W hat can you do well?Is it worth what you are expecting assalary? Concomitantly, wa rtime re-strictions lessen and prices surge. Th eeconomic power that the individual feltwith his surplus money and wartimeincome, diminishes. He has less money.It buys less, and his chances of re-

plen ishing his funds are less.

It is at this point that the individualmust make his personal adjustment.

The government is obliged to reverseits position. It cannot keep up the tempoof its wartime spending, or its propa-ganda to inflate the ego of the citizen.Every physician knows that there comesa time when it is better for the patientto endure the pain than to continuehaving large doses of sedatives or drugsto appease it. The government can nolonger pamper the citizen or artificiallystimulate him. He must realize tha twh at he wants in peacetime will depend



The Rosicrucian Digest May 1946

m ainly upon himself. Success and pros- peri ty mus t even tually be personalachievements — not a patrimo ny fromthe state. Th e man who has been con-tent not to study, not to learn a pro-fession or a trade, or to better himself

in the work he is doing, can no longerexpect to compete with one who has.In war, all civilians are equal in thesense that mass effort mitigates the dif-ferences between them. In times of

ace, man must stand upon the fountion of what he actually is. U n-

fortunately, there are thousands uponthousands of persons who cling to thehope that the miracles which die gov-ernment performed during the war,will likewise be performed in peace.They hope that some economic planwill be devised whereby they will be

prec ip ita ted back into th e same sphereof individual importance, such as a de-mand for their services regardless oftheir merits, and at the same highwages. Adm ittedly, the m achin ery ofgovernment could do these things in

peacetime as well— until th e crash—the final and absolute bankruptcy ofthe nation. In war, a nation must incura tremendous debt, for it is fighting forits very existence. It c anno t do the samein time of peace for circumstances aredifferent. A ma n fighting for his lifeexpects to be the recipient of damaging

blows; he knows th at he could not con-tinuously endure them, and does notexpect to do so.

Inflation

The inflation of prices and the costof living will ease off when the in-dividual makes his own personal ad-

ju stment—when he seeks employmen tcommensurate with what he has to of-fer and when he is willing to have lessthan during wartime stimulation. Fora time he will need to make a tre-mendous economic sacrifice. When,

however, he adjusts himself and stepsdown from the rarefied atmosphere of

being an important person only becausehe is a citizen, he will regain true selfconfidence. He w ill adm it his weak-nesses and tr y to correct them. He willknow what he can do and what he cannot do. He will have no illusions abouthimself, such as expecting the govern-ment, the state, or this or that, tofurth er his interests. The m an who ad-

mits to himself that he has been mely lazy, that he has neither takentime nor made the effort to keep self abreast of his trade or worx,now actually rectifies these omissis making the real adjustment.

one who sits back waiting for a reof the things to which he says h“entitled to,” as a citizen, is only c

Elicating the situation. He is sure jr th er disillusioned.

The prosperity of war is not earIt is not a natura l, healthy growthis a hothouse stimulation. W heth eindividual realizes it or not, such p

peri ty costs him more than he ea rns.wartime prosperity was entirely annatu ral growth and has caused the plems w ith which we are now confronFace the facts! Th is is not going t

an era of easy jobs, continuous money, and a bowing from the wto every man just because he citizen. If you wa nt a good job will have to be a good ma n. You need to be more industrious, mortelligent, and more inclined to the suit of se lf im prov em en t.

Fear and Anxiety

When confidence wanes, fear anxiety complexes are apt to deveThere are those who, now finthemselves thrown on their own

sources, are becoming panicstricThey immediately begin to jettisonof their cultural pursuits in ordelighten their economic burden. O

board th ey cast th eir courses of stthe good books they have been readand the concerts or lecture seriewhich th ev have been subscribing. Tstart to abandon the very things need for the acquisition of knowlefor selfimprovement, and for thegendering of real confidence. It temporarily cut their expenses, bulikewise cuts their contacts and

opportunities to make themselves cationally and psychologically bfitted for advancemen t. In makingadjustment in the next several mondo not spend quite so much—if you that necessary—but by all meansnot do away with the worthy ththat add to your fund of knowleSacrifice, if need be, to maintain thfor they will pay large dividends e

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“ I don’t l ike that Ty pe of M usic”

By H. A r v i s T a l l e y , D.C., N.D., FJR.C.

o t h e r , make John let melisten to m y radio pro-gram! He gets in fromschool first and turns onthose old cowboy songs,and nobody wants tohear them!”

“They do, too; they’d athousand times r a t h e r

boy songs th an to Jo hnnyCinnabar and his spoonswooning, andha t’s all she wants to hear! She justits there and sighs and blinks her eyesnd listens to that drip!”

As mother straightens out this tangle,he does not dare reveal that she wouldmuch rather listen to a few oldfash-oned waltzes or some soothing sym-

phonic music th an to the programs pre -erred by her children.

It has been said that music is theuniversal language, for it is understoodnd appreciated by all persons, evenhough language and race may have

nothing in common. Music deals withhe stuff that emotion is made of, ands, therefore, similar to dreams. In our

dreams we often express the fulfillment

of those wishes we dare not voice whilewake, and our choice of music, quitefrequently, is of the same nature. John-ny, in his preference of cowboy songs,ndicates that he appreciates the wildlyomantic side of his masculine nature—hat of trusty guns and faithful steeds,lack mustached villa ins who are van-

quished after a terrific, twofisted on-laught of pure brawn. Big sister por-rays the eager adolescent whose think-ng rhymes with moon and June, which

no language, no matter how delicate,could express without turning thesethoughts to dust.

Mother’s preference would be eitherthat which helped her to relive irre-sponsible youth, as in the case of thewaltz, or the symphonic music whichwould carry her, mentally, away froma sink full of dirty dishes, wash day,and a hot stove. Th e wishes of all three,as exhibited by the ir musical liking, arean endeavor at an escape, not from lifeitself, but from the immediate emo-tional experiences which must be faced

by each. These observations we knowto be true, and they have afforded the basis fo r a theo ry of musical thera pywhich we shall now consider.

The wellrounded, welladjusted in-dividual is one who knows something ofall phases of emotiona l experience. Hemust be capable of laughing, crying,sweating, “cursing,” loving, and wor-shiping—each in its prope r place. Thewellrounded individual will also ap-

preciate all forms of m usical expression,and, in this individual, the appropriatemusic will conjure up th e corresponding

mood in proportion to the intensity ofthe musical stimulus. Seldom does anindividual, however, really receive anintense musical stimulus. Music is ascommon to our lives as bread, meat,and r aime nt. It is so common, in fact,that a certain resistance has been builtup to it, and, upon hearing a selection

played, seldom does the heare r block outthe other sense faculties and listen tomusic alone for its own sake.



T h e

Rosicrucian

Digest May 1946

Many different forms of musictherapy have been developed in the pastfew years. Some types of this therapyare directed at quieting and reassuring;others tend to eliminate pain and pro-mote the feeling of wellbeing; still

others strive at implanting a challengein the mind and the heart of the af-flicted. The type of therap y to be dis-cussed here is directed at stirring theemotions and liberating excessive ner-vous tension and is of most value intreating those disorders of the bodywhich are chronic, but not necessarilytraumatic.

It is based upon the theory that with-in all of us are certain incompletelyrepressed desires, drives, urges, andemotions which are in conflict with cer-tain other factors of the personality.

These incompletely repressed, hostileurges act as whirlpools, shortcircuitingand deflecting the energy which shouldflow throughout the body and maintainnormal health, and w hich, in their pres-ent state of existence, act as barriers tothe strength and feeling of wellbeingwhich should be the right of everyone.

The emotional consciousness of manis stratified similarly to a crosssectionof a giant tree. Th e emotions of child-hood will be tied in with the folk songsand ditties learned at tha t time. Pube rtyand adolescence will add still anotherstratum of emotional music. Memoriesof courtship and marriage can be re-vived by hearing songs from thatstratum of life, ana so on to the presentage, each few years having its popularsongs, ballads, hymns, and harmonies—all rich with emotional associations.

Emotions* Pleasant and Unpleasant

Emotions are usually of two natures —pleasan t and un plea sant . The mem -ories of those which are pleasant areusually associated with the individual’s

efforts, while those which are unpleas-ant are usually associated or blamedupon the efforts of others. Fo r example,the child does not remember the many,many times that its parents sang it tosleep, but it will remember the timethat a parent sang it to sleep after ithad been punished or had been injuredin some way.

W ithin the persona lity there existsthe memory of all the experiences to

which the individual has been jected. There will be ce rtain conmemories which can be recalled aand there will be certain experiwhich cann ot be recalled. These eences, which lie beyond the po

recall, are there because the impresat the time were not deep enoughnoticed, or they were of such nature that they have been crowde by more im portant memories, ocause their unpleasantness was sothat it was to the advantage of thto forget the particu lar experiencelatter factor can be extremely impin the development of the personPractically every adult knows th

put the han d into a flame, or to the hand in contact with a hot owill result in a burn, yet very

adults recall when this lessonlearned; however, at the time o

firs t experience with fire, its propwere indelibly engraved upon thesciousness a nd certain behavior pawere established within the consness which are still used by thesonality even though the first pstimulus has receded past the porecall.

In every personality there are other similar experiences which for like reasons, been forgotten. of these are so charged with emo

content that even a symbolical rection is of such strength that thevidual actually relives the unpleness felt at that time. For examchild might have attende d the fu nea loved one, and seemingly had enforgotten the experience, and yesight or odor of a white carnation

plunge the individual in to a mood spair, years later, and the reason fterrifying mood would be entirelknown to the person.

This mechanism is common i bu ild ing of persona lity an d has

given the name of “engram” bychologists, which means that a ctype of behavior is persisted in, after the stimulus producing suchavior has long since been forgOne of the characteristics of the enis that its effect may be producany one of several symbols whicassociated with the initial stimuluin tlie above example of the person became moody in the presence of



carnations, depression might probablyalso be felt upon seeing a hearse or ob-serving any one of a number of factorswhich would be associated with emo-tional experience at the time of the

funeral, even though the entire picturewould have been erased from memory.

It is the rule that engrams arisingfrom sorrow, disappointment, embar-rassment, and frustration are responsi-ble for the basic person al ity conflictswhich result in fatigue, lassitude, anddebility. It is also the rule th at as theconflicts become numerous and the dailyobstacles become more and more diffi-cult to surmount, the individual seeksmany ways of escaping these conflictsraging within his being. Th e person’schoice of music, at this time, becomes

more and more abstract, depending, ofcourse, upon the individual’s music ap-preciation. However, musical ab strac-tion is not chosen only by the escapist,but, as all persons become more mature ,the appreciation for abstract music in-creases, and we find that their guidingideal is usually symbolically repre-sented by some type of musical abstrac-tion. It is possible, in fact, to trace anindividual’s maturity by the type ofmusic for which he shows a persistentpreference. In in fa ncy an d early child -hood, rhyth m alone is apprec iated. A

little later in the development comes theappreciation of melody. H arm ony is ap-preciated at about the tw elfth year. Theappreciation of abstract music, or pic-torial associative music, must come withmaturity.

The. Aye or Time Factor

Let us consider one other psychologi-cal principle—the factor of time. M anyembarrassments are such only becauseof the time elem ent. A child of five,playing with othe r ch ild ren, is c on stan t-ly thwarted, and, as a result, he takes

his marb les and goes home. Th is be-havior is quite in keeping with the ageof the child. How ever, by his sixthyear, he has overcome this tendencyand now competes readily with otherchildren; however, his playmates, oneday, may mention that he is a babyand thereby rem ind him of his previousbehavior. He is now em barrassed uponhaving this memory returned to himand secretly waits until he can “getsomething” with which to torment the

friends who are responsible for thisrecollection.

In like manner, the maladjusted be-havior in keeping with one age of develoDment becomes the embarrassment

of a later age. Th e “pup py love” crushof ten becomes a source of embarrass-ment to the sophisticate of seventeen.The charactershaking decisions oftwentyfive become follies to the sagaci-ty of thirty , and so on through the ho ur-glass of life. Eac h age meets crises withdie appropriate gravity only to considerthe actions, peculiar to each age, with acertain amount of embarrassment asmore m atu rity develops. No m atter howone age of maturity may laugh or jestabout the ticklish situations wliich wereconquered at an earlier age, still there

is a certain amount of emotional ten-sion, embarrassment, and frustration pushed back into th at part of the con-sciousness which does not choose to re-member and cannot volitionally give anemotional release.

In treating all individuals who arechronically ill, it is necessary that theemotional life be cleansed and re-adjusted as well as the physical body.If a psychological analysis were run inevery case, there is no doubt but that itwould be helpful; however, it is an ex-

pensive an d tim econsum ing labor, and,

if the individual is sufficiently welladjusted, little need for such procedureis realized. However, by recourse tomusic therapy, such a cleansing can beaccomplished and this catharsis will beof great value to those who participatein it.

Since many of our frustrations aresuch because of the time element, and,since music has the power to symboli-cally resurrect the emotional content ofthe engrain, then by applying certainselected types of music, the emotionalcontent can be brought to the threshold

of consciousness and sublimated. Thissublimation frees the consciousness ofthe emotional content of the conflict and

pe rm its the individu al to enjoy a fu llerand more complete life than wouldotherwise be possible.

Putting Music to Work

For a practical application of theabove outlined points, the individualshould select records to be played—be-ginning with those that stimulate un



pleasan t em otional response. Take alien you 1

taste, whether it be hillbillies, symphotype of music for which you have dis

nies, negro spirituals, or any otherSelect enough of these records so that you will have about twenty minutes

actual playing time. Th en select one ortwo records which you like tremendous-ly. Pla y the records that you dislikefirst, beginning with one which is thequietest, or most suppressed, and play-ing last the one w hich is the most noisy,if they can be so classified; if not, thenarrange them in order from those leastdisliked, playing the one most dislikedlast. Follow this series of records im-mediately by the one or two of whichyou are especially fond. Pla y these lasttwo records very softly—the entire idea be ing to work up an em otional response

to the records disliked; then allow thelast two records to be played in sharpcon trast to the first series. This w ill

produce a mild em otional shock andtends to sublimate the emotion whichwas worked up prior to playing thesofter music.

In playing these records one shouldnot endeavor to listen to them as heusually listens to music; do not try toanalyze the music as to whether youdislike the melody, the rhythm or theassociations connected with it. Be in acomfortable position, preferably reclin-

ing, or even in a room sufficiently dark-ened so that all extraneous light is cutout. Th en listen to each note, endeavor-ing to make th at note a separate and dis-tinct entity. Do not allow you r con-sciousness to be carried along with themelody as a whole. Concen trate uponeach note as if your life depended uponit. W hen listening in this fashion, an ytype of music will produce a definiteemotional reaction although the listenermay not be conscious of why this istrue. As the records to which you areespecially attuned are played, you will

find the respiration becoming deand it will seem as though a tremenweight has been lifted from you. Rthis, or a similar program, daily,

period of about half an ho ur , an dwill find a pronounced change o

ring with in your personality. Th because th e em otional conten t of ceconflicts is being lessened and minishing. From the standpoint ochotherapy it does not mean thaconflict has been eliminated, but itmean that the harmful componethe conflict has been stripped awaa short period of time you willthat you no longer feel antagotoward music which you used in thginning, and you will also noticemany of your daily prejudices havceded and the personality has be

more mature, more tolerant, and bmannered.Many persons today do not

“sw ing” and “boogiewoogie.” Thson for this could be that it is atype of music for which we havappropriate responses and very unde rstanding. If this be the casetype of music cannot be used sucfully. On the other hand , if this “music stirs up certain primitive tions and but “sends” you in the wdirection, then you will find thisline will work very successfully.

In conclusion, music which we dfrequently has the ability to resucertain painful, emotional conflicthe unconscious; by arousing theseflicts and immediately playing type of music which is in harmo nyour present guiding ideal, a sublimwill be effected which will transfeemotion tied to the conflict and wilm it a strength ening of the guiding As this desensitization takes plasubtle change occurs with th e persty which has a maturing effect permits one to enjoy life more fu

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The Rosscrucian Digest M ay

1946

F I R S T D E G R E E I N I T I A T I O N I N S E A T T L E

Members in the vicinity of Seattle are cordially invited to avail themselves of thopportunity to receive the First Degree Initiation as presented by the Michael MaiLodge on Sunday, June 2, at 3:00 p.m . Members taking the initiation are invited bring th eir lu nc he s for a socia l in te rlude at th e in te rm is sion . Re gi st ra tion shou ld made w ith the S ecretary of the M ichael M aier Lodge, 1 739 13th Avenue, Sout



The Realm of Educat i on

By P h i l o l u s

i n d a r , the greatest lyric poet of Greece, said th atalthough natural abilityis by far the best, manymen had succeeded inwinning high renown byskill that was the fruit ofteaching. Pind ar, we will

observe, has invested hisidea in the “fruit” of teaching, but ifwe retain the figurative sense implied,

then, might we not inquire about the“tree” bearing such “fru it” ? This isthe thought that inspired me to pro-mulgate a Realm of Education and sub-stantiate its relativity to man’s conduct.

Let me recall how I employed thisconcept some years back in an addressat a rally of South African youth lead-ers, . . the child has been entrustedto you. It, you will find, has been con-ducted thus far through three majorpedagogical channe ls, namely, its home,school, and church. In its home it hasinherited the qualities of love and und er-

standing; in the public school, wheremuch of mankind’s past accomplish-ments are being revealed, it is graduallybeing prepared for fu tu re citizenship;lastly, in its ch urch it is being instructedin its religion and strengthened in itsfaith. This has been its forthrig ht edu-cation and now it is your task to inducethis receptive vessel into the Realm ofEducation. You must create a realisticcombination of these three channels andendeavor to awaken the dormant forcesof productivity in the child, aiding it to

direct these forces wisely and to employthem intelligently. If you succeed, youwill have excelled yourselves in a greatlabour, for inasmuch as it will be thechild’s responsibility to establish an in-tegrity of the forces controlling its re-ceptivity and productivity before it canrealize the Realm of Education, it will

be your responsibility to prove by yo urefforts that this integrity has been es-tablished within yourselves.”

In dealing with a study that is soinveterate and intorsive, it is necessarythat we should acquaint ourselves asfar as possible with its finity, and inorder to do this let us assume two facts,namely, 1) that at some time or otherour present wealth of finite knowledgewas obscure, and 2) that man has beeninstrumental in revealing it.

The Faculty of Education is an in-tegral combination of every finite edu-cational constituent—this is what Pin-dar refers to as teaching; at successive

interims m an must acquire finite knowl-edge from this faculty anew—this iswhat he refers to as skill, for it requiresas much genius to put an acquisition touse as it does to originate such an acqui-sition. But we have assumed tha t atsome time or other the original acquisi-tion was unknown and that man wasinstrumental in its revelation—this iswh at Pind ar refers to as the fruit. Herewe realize that there is a connatural, periodic indication to a Realm of Edu-cation.



The Rosicrucian Digest May ,1946

31an and Conduct

Now in any combination or selected perm uta tio n of the constituents of thefaculty of education there are innum er-able forces of relative interactivity.This might be exemplified as follows:

The edification of man is primarily re-vealed in the sciences of geography,history, and economics, which deal withhis place of abode, his past conduct andhis tools respectively. From this com-

bina tion we im med iate ly observe th at“man” is the subject and his “conduct”the object. Th is “m an ” is composed ofmaterial parts which function in ac-cordance with mechanical laws and arecontrolled by an inherent immaterialmind; his “conduct” is exposed in theadaptation of these constituent partsfor mutual cooperation towards an in-

tended purpose. Thu s we realize twofacts, namely, that “man” and “con-duct” are integral and as inseparable asthe subject and object in any combina-tion or selected permutation of the con-stituents of the faculty of education;secondly, that “man” and subject are purposive. The famous psycholog ist W.McDougall has said, “when the move-ments of a human being exhibit thefirst five marks of behaviour, we do nothesitate to infer that they are purposive.” How ever, if we pursue an ycontributory understudy of the forego-

ing sciences in relation to the faculty ofeducation we might increase the forcesof interactivity, but the aforesaid axiom might disintegrate; for instance, man’sconduct may be the subject and manthe object, or, his tools the subject andhis conduct the object etc., etc.

Similarly, since we accept that “con-duct” and “man” are integral, theseforces might be compared to thoseunderlying the conduct of men consti-tuting nations, i. e. “nation” the subjectand “ conduct” the object. In order to as-certain exactly wha t is understood by the

term nation, let me quote the eminentSouth African writer C. J. Langenhoven: “. . . a nation, consisting of alarge number of men and women, may be called a natu ral organism, its col-lective activities being inspired by acommon sentiment, strengthened by therecognition of community, of blood, re-ligion, language, interest, rooted in com-mon tradition of the past, fixed upon

common aspirations for the future, talized by ideals of patriotism to home and loya lty to itself. In a wa nation has its soul in its national csciousness.” W e m ust not, howeconfuse our present concept with

individual, for we are still embracthat which we have conceived of a fa culty of education and, in adherenmust regard the faculty of educationour subject and the individual avague contributory object.

Thus we observe that between mand education there is a certain measurable relativity in its combiinteractivity, which is historic in ma passive re la tio n to education and turic in his active relation to educatifrom this we realize two recipromovements in man, nam ely, recepti

and prod uctivity, in relation to the podics of education. But an aspect rdering finite historic education, in relation to human conduct, suchmanifested in the faculty of educatis, ipso facto, indicative of discordthe relativity of combined interactiwhich in view of a futuric infiaspect of education is not true of maconduct. Indeed, such an assumpis as absurd as any account stating the educational forces in man’s condare static, and even in the light of pegogics it is a matter for dispute.

On the other hand, however, faculty of education does not advaany forerunner on man’s productiin its relation to a fu turic infinite aspof education, so that there is an ational assumption that the historic futuric aspects are inclusive of the faty of education, but this can notsubstantiated until productivity is toric and contributory to the facultyeducation. Hence, the Realm of Edution embraces ma n’s finite historic infinite futuric conduct, but the facof education, particularly in its relat

to pedagogics, must be acknowledgedthe definition and classification of mhistoric finite conduct. Converselyit is absurd to promulgate a RealmEducation, notwithstanding the that it embraces the faculty of edution, by virtue of its infinite futuimplication, then it is, ipso facto,absurd to imply any futurity to maconduct w hatsoever.



O i V THE RELATIVITY OFHUMAN CONDUCT ANDTHE REALM OFEDUCATION

If we consider the Realm of Educa tionand the subsequent trends in human

conduct, we realize that the relativeforces of education are as dynamic ashe human forces are pliable; in thisespect we might consider thought ints relation to language as an immediatexample and from which we will ob-erve that man endeavors to achieveome measu rable coordination. A his-ory of these endeavors, however, willender a very mixed account of suc-esses and failures, which, until proved

otherwise, must be attributed to failingsn the human element, because this is

not only the distributive center but alsohe agent instrumental of all educa-ional activity; furthermore it is a pur-osive elem en t subjec ted to Laws of De -erminism. Pliny the Younger illus-ra tes this as follows: . . . mihi autem idetur acerba et imm atura mors eorum, ui immortale aliquid parant. N am qu i oluptatibus dediti quasi in diem vivunt, ivendi causas cotidie finiunt; qui vero osteros cogitant, et m em oriam sui operi

bus extendunt, his nulla mors non re e nt ina est, ut quae semper inchoatum

aliquid abrum pat*

In order to substantiate any relation-hip between the conduct of the indi-vidual and the Realm of Education letus consider the inherent human instru-mental potencies relating to education,

f which there are three major flexions;amely, the involuntary group, second-y, the voluntary group, and thirdly, the

dorm ant group. Now observe the orderf allocation, because this is funda-

mentally the order of the human in-ellect.

Groups» Voluntary and Involuntary

The involuntary group connotes thenfluence of environment and compriseshat part of our education that has in-ognizable purposiveness. As an ex-mple we can suggest the acquisition ofhe m other tongue—this is definite prooff the incognizant influence of environ-

ment. W e can not, however, rega rd the

methinks that death is untimely and prematuren overtaking those engaged in some immortal

work; those entirely given to pleasure, however,chieve their purpose in life with the end of eachay; to those who think of posterity, giving

work of eternal fame, death is premature, forhey are severed whilst in the midst of their task.

mother tongue as being an endowment,the reason being that the phonetic impressions must be ap prehen ded beforethe child can coordinate them with itsorgans of speech, thus we observe thateach movement towards the apprehen-sion of the phonetic impression to thecoordination thereof with its organs ofspeech and the ultimate reproductiondenotes purposiveness of which thechild is incognizant since it does notnecessarily comprehend the value of allthe impressions apprehended. It has,however, been observed tha t long beforethe child can reproduce coherent speechit is able to comprehend much or thatwhich it apprehends, but this merelyvindicates educational dynamics andthe aspect of human pliability and isindicative of the second major flexion;namely, the voluntary group which isan ultimate combination of both groupsand renders cognizance of purpose, e. g.,the acquisition of reading.

Both these groups imply receptivity,and the ensuing acquisition, such asreading above the normal standard, oran accomplishment, such as an outstand-ing interpretation of any written piece

of music, implies ingrained receptivityor receptive activity established on finitehistoric education, but it does not imply

produc tivi ty . Mac hiave lli describes thisas follows: “. . . a man, who follows the

pa ths bea ten by great m en and whoimitates those who have been supreme,even ’though his ability does not equaltheirs, at least it will savour of it.” J. H. New man , on the other hand, illustra tesit as follows: “ . . . there are men whoembrace in their minds a vast multi-tude of ideas, but with little sensibilityabout their real relations towards eachother.”

The Faculty of Education was not re-vealed in the Realm of Education bymere knowledge, but by thought andconsequent conduct. Conduct howeverhas two trends, for instance, the manwho has acquired the ability to readand interpret music does so, althoughhe does not nece ssarily create somethingnew; similarly, Leonardo da Vincithought that man would one day fly,

but he did not invent th e aeroplane.



The tPormant Group

Thus we come to the dormant group,which is the combination of both theinvoluntary and voluntary groups re-lating to man’s highest purposive pro-ductive activity resulting in such con-

duct that realizes a complete coordina-tion of thought and action; thought andaction being equally potent, he under-takes to strengthen, promote and in-struct the powers of his body and mind

by his own endeavors, stou tly aided bythe “fruits” of teaching and his ownability. The behavior of thoug ht inthis instance clearly indicates futurity,and thought or any degree of thoughtis an important factor in man’s conduct

because successful ac tion can ne ve r pre -cede thought and action can never bereleased successfully without it. Th e

behavior of thou gh t in relat ion to hum anconduct contributes an impetus to therealization of a Realm of Education bystressing its infinite futuric aspect,whilst the ensuing coordinative actionsweeps the thought into historic finity.

The dorma nt group is by fa r the most po tent elem en t in hum an conduct andthe most influential in human educa-tion. One m ight ask w hy we refer tothis group as being “dormant” and whynot as “active.” W ell, conduct can beactive, but not productive; thought can

be active yet it need no t be productive.

Man possesses all three flexions andemploys them to a certain degree, butstrange as it may seem, he does notalways employ them as he might. W hyhe does not is a question best entrustedto the psychologist.

Since man is involuntary, subjectedto the multiple exigencies of the Law ofDeterminism, he is granted a limited

period in the individu al aspect in which purposive crea tio n must be realized ; ifhe fails to do so as a result of death

then we can justify no verdict; onother hand, if he fails to do so as sult of any other circumstance, thenmust acknowledge that he has omto select, instruct, combine, direc

perm utate the necessary forces. Bucannot generalize, for there is echance and every reason that arbit

purposiveness had been pursued, as in the case of da Vinci who viized m an flying, before the inventiothe intern al combustion engine. Onother hand, productive achievemefinite and historic, but this does notnify that the concept of a realmeducation is a finite historic concepin as much as death is an exigencdeterminism in the human elem

produc tive achievem en t is an exigof determinism of the realm of edtion. In how far death might bexigency of determinism of the Rof Education would be contingent o perp etu ity of th at part ic ula r constiof tne faculty of education which

be man ifes t in hum an conduct. Slarly in the case of productive achment, which, although an exigencdeterminism of the realm of educamight well be regarded as an exigof determinism of the forces that been coordinated in m an to realizhighest purposive productive actifor after all, does it not promulgatecoordination of the educative forceshuman conduct in the instance o

pa ralle led un iform ity?

The perpetuity of the Realm of cation is contingent on the futuricnite aspect of education and the tinuity of an integrity of life and edtion, and, as Pascal says, if the univcould fly to arms in order to deman, then man would know of hi

pe nd ing death, but th e un iverse wknow nothing of its victory.


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

The Commanding Officer of Flotilla 68 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliar

at Depoe Bay, Oregon, extends an invitation to members in that area to join in th

observation of Me morial D ay this year. The usual “sea service” w ill be given i

commem oration of all those who have lost their lives at sea. Passengers will be ca

ried to the cerem ony with out cost. Those who wish to go to sea with the Flotilla ca

make reservations by directing their request to: Th e Comm ander, The Un ited State

Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 68, Depoe Bay, Oregon.



SANCTUM MUSINGS |fr

APPEARANCE AND REALITY

By T h o r K i i m a l e h t o , Sovereign Grand Master

h e r e is much intense suf-fering in the world to-day of which many of usdo not understand thecauses , and thereforeseem to blame God or theCosmic forces who per-mit such experiences toapparently innocent per-

ons, or groups of hum an beings. Firstf all, let us bear in m ind th at suffering

s a mental concept of material condi-ions, individually realized, and often

may be of Karmic origin, either per-onally brought about or the result ofationa l causes. Karma is merely thection of cause and effect, and may behe consequence of causes created inhis life, or may he from conditionsreated in some past incarnation . Inach case such suffering may be retri-ution into a ju st balance, by Cosmicorces, and it may be instructive, andhe awakening of the realization of rightnd wrong. It is useless to speculate

why or how, or to worry about it, be-ause we are too close to the material

manifestation to be able to view theondition in its manifold and properight.

The only sedative we can apply is tonot only overcome, but also to conquer

nd rise above the condition without feeling of selfpity or awareness of

misery, and so reestablish our unitywith God.

Through suffering our sympathies arearoused, our understanding and insightdeepened. It is difficult, for example,for a man outside of the industrial sys-tem to realize just what it means interms of vitality and personality to

pu nch a tim e clock, to obey innum er-able bylaws, to be hampered by redtape, to be on an assembling line, orstanding all day long at an endless belt,or to have the responsibility of a large

organization. Only personal experiencecan make most people feel this aspectof our machine age. Few men realizeintuitive ly a woman’s viewpoint, a wom-an’s physical limitations, and emotionalsensitivity. One must suffer as a womanto realize just how life looks through theeyes of a mother, sister, wife, ordaughter.

The Self-Centered

Undeveloped hum an beings have onlyrudimentary intuition, very little sen-sitivity, and very little regard for the

needs, feelings, and opinions of others.They are almost wholly selfcentered.They respond only to the crudest im- pulses of ambition, va ni ty , an d power.Life is interpreted wholly from theviewpoint of their own needs. An y-thing that is unnecessary for them isunnecessary for others. Such a person,for example, if he has no love for musicthinks that the money another person spends on that pursu it is wasted. If hehas no education, then he considers



education for others unnece ssary. Ifhe does not care for lectures and con-certs, he will forbid others of the familyfrom attending and enjoying them. Ifhe likes company, he will not give any-one else in his household any privacy.If he likes to be alone, he will not per-

mit anyone to bring friends into thehouse. Only his own natu re is unde r-standable, only his own needs are valid.

A society made up of individuals ofthis type is constantly bound to be thescene of conflict. You can not suppresseveryone around you all the time. Youcannot change everyone’s nature or dis- position to su it your tastes. You ca nnotcompel people always to adapt them-selves to you. W hen diverse tem pera -ments, personalities, and natures comeinto conflict, there is bound to be suffer-ing. The unevolved man eithe r strikes

viciously or he completely retreats intohis shell. He criticizes, quarrels, or bulldozes everyone, or else he disap- pears completely from th e scene.

Hablt9the Ruler

Think of all the people you dislike orfeel antagonistic toward or avoid. Howmany of them do you really under-stand? How man y of them do yousympathize with? How easily can yousee life from their viewpoint? Consideryour own life in the past ten years.What prejudices have you honestly

striven to overcome? W ha t new experi-ences have you purposely sought? Most

people yie la to in ert ia ; th ey do no morethan the y must. Th ey are creaturesof habit. Th ey live in one house for alifetime. T hey revolve completely w ith-in the family orbit and a very limitedcircle of friends and acquaintances.They belong to the same church their paren ts did. They vote the same tic ke ttheir fathers did. The y read one newspaper , and th ey are of one opinion ,righ t or wrong. If a social, economic,or political problem does not touchthem personally, they are not con-cerned.

Friends, is this life as it is meant to be? This is stagna tion, deathinlife.

T h e ^oes not w an t each one of us to R c ucidn a cozy, comfortable cubby hole and

ostcru to Jjii3ernate in jt, until transition comes. D igest incarnate to grow and to have M ay manifold experiences, to study and un1946 derstand hum an hearts and emotion, to

develop our nervous systems, to exthe mysteries of life and the univto develop our innate potentialitie

Let the truth be known once anall. Developm ent is not the fru itquiet, peaceful, uneventful and centered life. Life will throw you

the aren a of action. Life will throwinto contact with different, alienantagonistic personalities. Life willyou to live with them and work them. Life will force you to acselfcontrol, to develop initiative, alearn to be selfreliant and indepenEveryone on the earth pla ne must ethrough the experiences of life. BuPilgrim on the Path must expec periences of even a more va rie dsoulsearing natu re. His own devm ent is hastened thereby.

Mitigation of Suffering

Of course, suffering is unavoid but it m ay be mitiga ted. I t is ou rconception and understanding thatates what a thing or condition is tYou should not permit your conscness to regard a thing as sufferinglook upon it as a trial on the path.to be as happy and as contented acan. T ry to extract pleasure from ever source you can. Be happyyou feel well; be glad that the dsunny. Be happ y that you have a

portunity to read an d study. Be ful for all the blessings no mattersmall. Be ha ppy if you have bufriend. Be hap py if there is bu pe rson who loves you. Be happy if is someone on whom you can pourlove and devotion. Be hap py thaunderstan d life. Make up your mcooperate with life and its experieTry to feel the thrill of the piothe adventurer, the explorer.

Stepping Stones

Do you have difficulty in eayou r livelihood? Say to yourself bly, “Let me see how long I cangoing.” Th en canvass yourself mly to see what you can do and doin other branches than your rework, if there is no opportunity fothere. Take any thing as a stestone. No hone st work is a disDo not fall into the rut of negativeBe positive, think success, feel suand you will be a success. Do you



alth problems? Say to yourself, “W ha tws of natu re have I broken? W ha tssons mu st I learn?” Then make upur mind to conquer the ailment, or

rise above it, knowing that you

ssess all the power within to do so.he master within is always ready tosist you.

Are you troubled with thoughts ofar and insecurity? Say to yourself,n God I trust. The everlasting armse beneath me. If I do m y very best,thing can harm me.” Do people hu rtu? T ry to be objective. T ry no t to

ke annoy ing remarks personally. Re-ember that everything is to you whatu make it be to you. You can refuseaccept a slur, or an unkind act, as

u see fit. Cultivate a degree ofaqueness. Let such remarks or actsas words w ri t in sand. T ry to th inkyour objective self as an actor in the

leidoscope of life. You have livedany times before, and many incarna-ns are before you. T ry to get as

uch out of the life you are living nowyou would out of a play in which

u were taking a part. W hile you ap-y yourself with en thus iasm , an d eventh joy, yet remember that this worldbut an exerciseground, a school, a

mporary abode.

The rea l life is tha t of the soul. Cir-mstances and conditions hamper youly temporarily. Your developmentnnot be blocked by anyone but your-f. Therefore, regard yo ur life witheye of the ar tist or pioneer. Th ink

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of your life as a play that is being un-folded or a novel that is being de-veloped. Suppose you were writing a biog raphy. W hat kind of cha pter in -terests people the most? Is it not the

chapter dealing with hardships and d ra-matic experiences?

Virgil tells us that sorrow in remem- bran ce brings joy. Therefore make themost of the pattern you mu st at presentweave on the loom of time. Regard theworld as a laboratory and your life asan experiment. Discard infan tile emo-tions like envy and resentment. W hatlaws must you learn? W hat traits mustyou cultivate? W ha t aspects are yougaining insight into? Do you merelyreact as does the unevolved or the ani-

mal? Dominate through understanding,through identification, and through love.Be detached. Be objective. See the hu -morous side. Remem ber tha t in yearsto come these experiences will seem likea dream. Gain strength through suffer-ing and defeat. Tra nsm ute sufferingthroug h vision and patience. Realizethat it is inevitable and do not dread it.

W ha t other method is there to compelthe race to move onward and upward?What better method is there for trans-muting the base metal of the lower na-ture into the gold of the higher, more

spiritual nature? Suffering means in-creased sensitivity; suffering meansgrowth. Let us be brave and patient,ye t daring and joyous. Life should begay, not marred by trouble or sorrow;do not think of the misery of today,

but th ink of the br ighte r tomorrow.

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ally in security, selfassurance, and

the awakening of the creative facul-s of the mind as well as in makingu resourceful. Make up your mind

ght now that you must aboutface ,at you must make an adjustment. Dot resent this necessity. Do it willing-and intelligently. Begin to deflate

urself of prepossessed ideas aboutything owing you something. Eval-

uate your true worth, your abilities, and

you r initiative as an individual. Do notwait for a return to wartime standards.That return is not possible, no matterwhat alluring promises you may reador hear. If such standards are at-tempted, and there are those who aretrying to maintain them, it would onlymean eventual disaster for the nation

—and th at means for you.

“The real value of selfassurance is the spirit of determination it arouses.” — Validivar



Mast eri ng Your Envi ronment

By D r. H. S p e n c e r L e w i s , F. R. C.

(From Rosicrucian Digest, April, 1931)

n e of the most interest-

ing controversies beingcarried on in the scien-tific world today is inregard to the relative po-tential power of heredityand environm ent. T hiscontroversy should in-terest every one of our

members and each should be somewhatfamiliar with the nature of the con-troversy in order to meet some of thearguments when speaking with personswho are seeking for light on the mys-teries of life.

On the one hand, we find those whoare read y to discredit the potential pow-er of heredity, or herditary influence,and credit environment with all thesubtle effects that have tended to mouldand remould huma n nature. On theother hand, there are those who saythat environment counts for little ornothing in the development and evolu-tion of human nature.

Those who argue that environmentis the greatest if not the only real

power affec ting the natu ra l tendenciesand habits of man claim that the early

association of children in their youthand especially in their childhood is re-sponsible for not only their mental and

phys ical habi ts but for th eir fa milia r-ity of features. It is argued that the

f f a reason tha t a child, either son or daughn • • ter, looks like the fathe r or the mo ther

. ru is because of the close association of J iSest the child with the parents in the early May years when the character was being1946 moulded.

Taking this one point alone as a

for our discussion I do not think tneed to show how foolish this m ent really is. W e all know of mate cases that would tend to codict this ai'gument^ if not actuallfute it. . . . There are many instaof children who have been separfrom their parents while babies who were not located until adultand whose resemblance to the pawas one of the strong circumstalinks in proving their identity.

I know of one case where a peItalian left his home to come to

erica to start a new life in a new wHe left behind him his wife and boys ranging in ages from one to years of age. Thro ugh unfortu natecumstances and the incidents ofW orld W ar he was not able to senhis wife and children to come to erica, and enjoy his new home andfortune, until nineteen years

passed; but when he wen t to themigrant station in New York Citmeet his wife and family he was to pick out his three boys long bhe saw his wife in the v ast throng u

in that place when a ship arrFriends who met him later were strly impressed with the resemblancthe boys to their father and there c be no mistake regarding an inhe ritof family features. Two of the boys had been separated frommother for twelve years, living an uncle on a farm in Italy anduncle had very strong facial charaistics distinctly different from tho



the father . Ce rtain ly close associationdid not overcome the tendencies ofheredity in this case.

It is also argued by this new schoolof scientists that such other traits as the

tendency toward music or art, literarywork, mechanics, science, engineering,or farming, are acquired not throughany inheritance but through the closecompanionship of the child with the pa rent. Granting th at a child who livesat home with his father in an environ-ment of art and sees his father paint-ing and sketching daily and is sur-rounded with pictures and paintingsand art work of all kinds, throughouthis early years, will have a tendencyto become an artist, we cannot saythat should he become an artist it

would be due exclusively to such as-sociation; for what are we to say whena man who is an artist has three orfour sons and several daughters andonly one of them living in the samehome and same environment manifestsany artistic ability or inclination andthe others show no interest whateverin art?

We will not take time to considerother typical examples or hypotheticalcases but give a few moments ofthought to the argument that man is

enslaved by his environment insteadof being a master or creato r of it. Ifman had not been able to rise abovehis environment, or to overcome thelimitations of environment, or free him-self from the influences of environ-ment, we would all be living in themost primitive ways, probably on wildgrass fastened to the limbs of trees, orin mud huts along the banks of rivers.

There are thousands of outstandinginstances tending to show that, environ-ment has had little or no effect uponm an ’s evolution and development. Inthe earliest records and pictures of thehome and birthplace of Abraham Lin-coln we discover that the next home tohim was tha t of a close neighbor. Thisneighbor’s home was a better home inits material and physical aspect and inits furnishings than the one in whichAbraham L incoln was born. The coun-try surrounding these two homes wasof a primitive nature and any effectit had upon human beings must have

been identical in the case of the occu-

pants of both of these homes. Yet not-withstanding the fact that in the neighbor’s home there was more education,more prosperity or material wealth,and more of the luxuries of life thanin the home of Abraham Lincoln, mil-lions of persons know of the outstand-ing accomplishments of the one manwho was born and lived in the onehome while history has completely lostthe name and identity of those whowere bom and raised in the otherhome.

W hy should environment play sucha trick as to concentrate its beam ofgood fortune upon one individual in itslocality and doom another to ignominyand historical oblivion? T ru ly the con-tenders for the theory of the influence

of environment may say that heredityhad nothing to do with the rise toheights of Abraham Lincoln, and thismay be true, but most certainly en-vironment had nothing to do with iteven if heredity did not. Rosicrucianssay that Cosmic influence, Karma, andother divine principles had more bear-ing upon the achievements and the at-tainments of Abraham Lincoln thanheredity or environment, but Rosicruci-ans also contend that the influence ofheredity had some bearing upon thismatter and that it cannot be ignored.

One eminent educator said that ittakes a hundred years to evolve a high-ly intelligent and cultured person, anda great poet expressed the same ideawhen he said that a child’s culture andmental attainment begins with thegrandp arents. This is unquestionablytrue and from the Rosicrucian point ofview there is one other factor to takeinto consideration; namely, that the in-dividual himself requires a number ofincarnations in which to evolve and be-come trained in right thinking and

right living.Taking these points into considera-

tion we see then that any individualmanifesting more than the average in-telligence or keenness of mind anddemonstrating more than the averageamount of power to rise above the mul-titude, must have the advantage of pre-

para tion an d progress on the part ofhis forbears plus his own advancementthrough several incarna tions. This iswhy the Rosicrucian Order maintains



that each one of us is now buildingour destiny and futures for not onlythe present incarnation but for futureincarnations, and we are likewise pre-

par ing ou r ch ild ren an d the fu tu re gen-eration of our line for similar intellec-

tual and spiritual attainments.In other words, each one of us who

is devoted to this work and living thespirit of Rosicrucianism is building a fu-ture generation of highly evolved be-ings who will manifest their attain-ment and development to a high de-gree in time to come. On the basisthat every man and woman is poten-tially the forbear of at least eight orten individuals in a third or fourthgeneration, we can plainly see thatevery loyal, devoted, Rosicrucian of to-day is creating a potential group of

highly evolved beings for the future.Most of us will reincarnate again dur-ing the lifetime of some of our owndescendants and. if they have inheritedthe foundation that we are now layingand are living lives in accordance withthe doctrines an d principles we are nowestablishing as our guides in life, wewill find that we will return here tolive again among those who are highly prep ared an d evolved an d whose evo lu-tion and attainment was made possible

by our act ivities an d devotion today.

To those of you who think that allthis is a rather fantastic picture of the-oretic possibilities, let me call atten-tion to the fact that scientists with atendency toward the study of socialconditions have recently revealed someastonishing facts. These facts tend to prove th at the family his tory of in -dividuals and the tendencies on the

part of paren ts and gran dp aren ts arevital factors in the evolution and per-sonal development of every individual.One outstanding proof is a very elab-orate investigation that was made oftwo wellknown families. Th e facts re-

vealed by this investigation should bevery interesting to all of our members.

Two individuals were born at thesame time a hundred years ago in dif

T h e ferent parts of the world. One was a R urrucian ^ h ir e d , educated, refined man, of anos cructa stU(jious an{j spiritu al nature , livin g in

D ig est Europe and well known to ma ny dur M a y ing his lifetime. The other was an1946 illiterate individual born in Connecti-

cut with tendencies toward the sordidthings of life and with certain criminainstincts. The m an in Europe marrieda woman of culture and refinementwho was also well known, and the livesand activities of this man and wife

were of sufficient importance to be welrecorded in many records.

The man in Connecticut married awoman who was slightly incompetenthrough gross ignorance and many su perstitious beliefs. Because of the m an ’criminal tendencies and the woman’slow standard of life certain recordsmaintained in the city and state wherethey lived were replete with incidentsof their lives. Both of these couplehad many children and these childrenmarried in accordance with the degreeof development and comprehension of

the things of life. Th e scientists whomade an investigation of these twocouples and their descendants spenmany years and many thousands ofdollars carrying on a complete investigation for a scientific institution in order to trace the precise history and activities of the ir descendants. In eachcase several hundred individuals represented the fourth and fifth generationsof these couples. In tracin g the individual lives and activities of eachof the descendants of the man andwoman in Europe, it was found that

not a single one of the descendants hasever been convicted of a crime, chargedwith any illegal or overt act, and notone had died in an insane asylum orfrom any inherited disease or had anyother record than an admirable one inevery sense.

On the other hand, the descendantsof the couple who married in Connecticut were constantly in trouble with of-ficials of various kinds; among thesedescendan ts were many c r i m i n a l s ,many insane children, many who haddied on the scaffold or in prison, and a

number who had committed suicide ordisappeared in the midst of their criminal activities. Th e complete recordsshow that the state of New York alonehad spent over three million dollars intaking care of and attempting to cor-rect the criminal activities of the de-scendants of this family and this didnot include a large portion of the de-scendants who lived in other states.



Think of the one man and womanso unevolved and unprepared for thebet te r things of life an d so steeped insin and error that just a small portionof their descendants should cost one

state many millions of dollars to carefor them. Such facts as these have beenrevealed in eminent records written bysuch recognized authorities as ProfessorWiggam.

In the Rosicrucian records there ap-pear the names of many cr im inals andtypical unevolved persons of the pastwho persisted in continuing to ignoreall the benefits offered them to rise toa higher stage of development and whomarried and left descendants whoselives have been watched and studiedin order to confirm many of the doc-

trines taught in our teachings, andsome of the descendants of these per-sons are being studied by variousbranches of our organiza tio n in orde rto make monthly and yearly reports tothe central archivist who is completingand compiling these facts.

In one case the records begin withthe life of one ma n who was intellectua las well as a military and civil power insouthern France before the year 1000A. D. Because of his political and socialposition and his coat of arms, as we ll

as his lordship over certain domainswhich passed from father to son formany generations, and because the do-mains bore a certain significant name,still well known to history, it has beenpossible to keep an ac cura te record andobservation of each of the descendantsof this man who, incidentally, was ofextreme helpfulness in the establish-ment of the early Rosicrucian activ-ities in France through his extreme tol-eration toward the mystic Heretics asthey were called in those days.

It is a remarkable fact that the rec-ords reveal that the men descending inthe male line of this family have allbeen rulers an d controlle rs of grea t in -dustries and large capital in each suc-ceeding generation, while at the sametime being extremely social, humani-tarian, philanthropic, and broadly tol-erant in religious views. It is also signi-ficant that each son in succession hascarried out the early ideas of the an-cient forbears in regard to supportingand contributing to the work carried on

by the mystical philosophies of the var-ious ages and to spreading free educa-tion and practical helpfulness in themethods of personal development.

The present descendants of this old

family live in America today and arewell known and can probably be iden-tified by the description given here.Only recently did any of the presentdescendants learn of the true ancestoryof their family so far as their forbearsin Europe are concerned, and none ofthe present descendants knew until re-cently that their male parents for manygenerations had been carrying on theeducational, mystical, and spiritual philanth ropy in which th ey themselveshad been engaged for the past thirtyor forty years. In other words, they

did not even suspect that their presenttendencies to promote education andliberal spiritual and religious ideas andthe advancement of medical and otherscientific knowledge was an inheritedt e n d e n c y manifested in prac tica llyevery one of the many generations oftheir family preceding them. The re-fore, it was not a conscious practice orone designed to cany out the earlydesires of an old family plan—nor doany of the present descendants knowthat the Rosicrucian organization oftoday and yesteryears has been so in-

terested in watching the activities ofeach succeeding generation of thisfamily.

In our present practices, we shouldrealize that we are not only evolvingour own personality and moulding ourdestiny in the present incarnation, butthat we are also building for our ownfuture in the next incarnations and cre-ating certain standards and tendenciesin our offspring which will add to theseinherited acquirements and strengthenthem to even greater efficiency than wemay attain, thus building a new race of

individuals for the future among the people, and we will come back to liveand enjoy the fruits of the seeds wenow sow. Ce rtainly this makes ourwork a glorious one and somethingworth living for and struggling for.

Certainly not only our fates and des-tinies are in our own hands at the pres-ent moment but the fate and destinyof hundreds, if not thousands of others,rest in our own consciousness and ourown activities of today.



The Rosicrucian

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The “Cathedral of the Soul” is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of themost highly developed and spiritually advanced members and workers of theRosicrucian fraternity. It is a focal po in t of Cosmic radiations and thoughtwaves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace, happiness, and innerawakening. Various periods of the day are set aside when m any thousandsof minds are attuned with the Cathedral of the Soul, and others attuning withthe C athedral at th e time w ill receive the benefits of the vibrations. Those whoare not members of the organization may share in the unusual benefits as wellas those who are m embers. Th e book called “Libe r 777” describes the periodsfor various contacts with th e Cathedral. Copies will be sent to persons whoare not m embers if they address their requests for this book to F ria r S. P. C.,care of AMORC Temple, San Jose, California, enclosing three cents in postagestamps. (Please state w hether mem ber or not— this is important.)

A PHILOSOPHY OF PEACE

n a l l of man’s culturalhistory he has not de-veloped a philosophy of peace. Muc h more hasman developed a philoso-

phy of conflict, an d withthat, insofar as our pres-e n t k n o w l e d g e i s c o n -cerned, he has perfected

the mechanics of war. As far as peaceis concerned, however, it has been onlyidle theory because there have been few

periods in the history of man kind th at peace has been an established in stitu-tion throughout that period.

In the attempt to develop a philosophy of peace, we ca nn ot cla im th at ithas been th e lack of the philosophers’insight that has hindered such develop-ment. As far back as we can record the

constructive thought of man, the nobideals that these individuals have vanced have always acknowledgeddesirability of a society existing

eace, so that m an m ight live mappily and more fully under suc

condition. However, this philosophy been only a philosophy, or, we msay, an idealistic theory tha t has no

proven itself effective to counteractforces of conflict and discord that hcaused constant changes in the politand moral society of mankind.

Can there be a metaphysics of peaThat is, can this particular phaseman’s philosophical thinking produconcept of peace tha t will endure? approach the question of peace frommetaphysical viewpoint will withinself create certain conflicts of opin



because of the differen t in te rp re ta tions placed upon the meaning of such a step.We find that each individual, in ac-cordance with his interpretation, will beto a certain extent in conflict with a

concept differen t from his own. Falsemetaphysical theories would purport toestablish a system of ideas or practiceswhich would be far removed from prac-tical application. There would be thosewho believed that within the realm ofmetaphysics certain occult or strangelaws or practices might be invoked tochange the behavior of man kind. Thisis too easy to be true . It is like theindividual who seeks a magic key to hisfinancial, social, or physical problems,and idly daydreams of their solutionthrough such a magic process ratherthan settling down, rolling up hissleeves, and going to work.

No amount of hy po thet ical specula-tion and theory will solve the problemsof m an ’s interrelationships. Rathe r, atrue metaphysical concept upon the basic re ality th at constitutes th e worth-while values of the universe will lay afoundation for men living together inharm ony and understanding. Hereinlies the contribution of a philosophy ormetaphysics of peace. It is not bymiracles that men’s behavior will be

modified, but by a realization of truevalues.Real peace is a concept of the mind

before it is evidenced in ac tual ity.Therefore, to contribute to the develop-ment of such an ideal, the ideal must be realized as a true va lue, as an a tt ri - bute of a fundamenta l re ali ty th a tcauses man to place more value andmore absolute reliance upon this con-cept than any other thing in his ex-istence, including material attainmentsand acquisitions. Peace must therefore begin with the individua l an d spread to

the masses. W hile every effort might bemade by nations and groups to get to-gether to solve their differences and to promote an d establish world peace, theseendeavors can carry weight only inso-much as the world’s population of indi-viduals, whom these groups represent,know the true meaning and purpose ofeach of their representatives.

Peace, then, must begin with youand me. It must begin not merely witha hope that peace will come about andthat it will endure, but rather with a

desire for peace whic h overshadows anyother desire that we may have. Such aconcept is almost staggering in its fullmea ning. This is true because it meansthat we, as individuals, must subordi-

nate our petty jealousies and selfish in-terests to those of society, as long as wewish peace to endure in the world; for,if within our own fives we envy, wehate, we wish to secure the riches of theworld at the cost of suffering on the

part of someone else, there can be no peace. Peace cannot ex ist unless itexists in the human heart in sufficientstrength to motivate that individual todesire above all other things that har-mony which will be the evidence of hiswords and actions and the true medita-tions of his mind.

Herein lies the solution to a formula-tion of a philosophy of peace; and fur-thermore, here is the challenge to thosewhose ideals are in accord with a peace-ful world in which the human beingcan constructively and happily attemptto cooperate with his environment.When this state of existence comesabout—when the individual truly thinksand fives this concept—then there will be no longer the necessity to at tempt tosell society as a whole on the concept of peace, because society, which is no moretha n a composite of the individuals, willautomatically reflect peace and theideals accepted by the individuals whocompose the social or political unit.

Therefore, in our daily fives we cancontribute to a philosophy of peace, andin so doing we are planting the seedsthat will eventually lead to such a stateamong all man kind. W e must constant-ly be on guard, we must constantlywatch with the everpresent realizationthat any thought or action of our ownwhich is based upon selfishness, greed,or lack of respect for the rights ofothers is a condition that while it is

resent in the individual mind it c annote eradicated from the collective minds

of society and nations.

CYCLES By Dr. Philomena Wiewel

A petal unfolding draughts its rain,A nesting bird lilts its own refrain.Billow ing wTaves a ttach to anchoring

shore,Cosmological cycle cycling forevermore.



Templ es of the Stars By R o d m a n R. C l a y s o n , F. R. C.

Director, Rosicmcian Planetarium

P a r t I

h r o u d e d with the dark-ness of the Nile nig ht andwithin the confines of agreat majestic Temple, as w a r th y c o n g r e g a ti o nconsisting of devotees toth e g o d d e s s H a t h o r ,stands before flickeringoildipped tapers and lis-

tens to the sonorous chanting of a robed priest. W ith impressive ce remon y thetapers are slowly extinguished. Sud-denly, through the incenseladen air a

beam of light flashes along th e rows of

massive pillars and gilds the Templealtar with a resplendent radiance, bornfrom a star in the depths of the bound-less heavens, “The night sun of Egyptis hovering over the Holy of Holies. . .Such were the devotional sanctuaries ofthe Egyptians in monumental stoneTemples consecrated to the stars andthe sun.

Long before the pyramids were built,the stars were under serious considera-tion by the astronomers of ancientEgypt. Certain it is th at the stars had

been studied before the first pyra mid

was erected, for, since the oldest extantrecords are on the pyramids and earlyTemples, astronomy must predate his-torical knowledge.

In the Valley of the Nile, the priests Rosicru cian an^ arcFitects consulted the astrono-

mers and were guided accordingly.There is little doubt that China, India,and Babylonia were also wellversed inthe significance of stellar phenomena in

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this unda ted period. But what is ospecial interest to us is how the starinfluenced the b uilding of nearly all thstone structures in Egypt and also hamuch to do with culture, farming, andeven life itself.

W ere it possible for us to be transpo rted back to Egy pt thro ugh th ir ty or fo rtycenturies, we would find that, with onexception, with each reigning Pharaohthere were numerous politicians called

priests who did much to subjugate the people an d force the destiny of thestate. Realizing tha t emotions had much

to do with the way their people thoughand acted, the priests played upon theemotions of the masses by using tremendously bewildering rituals whichwere carried on in huge ornate edificesIn most cases the Temples were orientedto definite stars, which in turn wereassociated with local or national godswho were worshipped by the peopleThe one exception to all of this was thePharaoh, Am enhotep IV of the X VIIIthDynasty, who, during his regime, overthrew the ambitious priesthood and gavhis people the first monotheistic re

ligion and knowledge of the one Universal God, symbolized by the wingedsun disk with rays of light extendingfrom it to the earth. His Temple is aTell elAmama.

Orientation to the Stars

Plow the Egyptians came to construct their Temples so that they eitherfaced certain stars, or the rising or setting of the sun Ra, is a wonderful



story. Astronomer Norm an Lockyer hasworked out a table revealing at leastfifty Temples so erected, dating from6400 B. C. when the Edfu Temple wasoriented to the star Canopus, to 700B. C. when the Isis Temple of Dendera

was built with its amplitude to Sirius,which is the brightest of all stars.

To these early people, the fall ofnigh t seemed almost like death. No onecould work, no shops were open, andthere was but little transportation. Forthem there were no electric lights oroil lamps; so, with the absence of themoon, the night reigned as death overthe land. Temples were not dedicatedto the moon because of the inconstancyof its path in rising and setting; for thissame irregularity, the planets were notconsidered.

On the other hand, stars are fairlyconstant and require possibly thousandsof years to show any appreciable move-ment other than advancing toward orreceding from the earth.

In nearly all cases the Temples wereso built that towering columns linedeither side of the Temple avenues orhalls which ran lengthwise; these have been designated as Tem ple axes by a r-chaeologists. Coming throu gh the en-trance, the light from a star penetratedalong the axis to the sanctu ary, or naos,which was situated in the closed end ofthe Temple. In some instances fairlylarge openings were left in the roofstructure to permit the entry of star-light.

Before the entrance to many Templeswere stone sphinxes facing each otheracross a long avenue which led to theTemple. The Te mple of Rameses III atKam ak had such an avenue of sphinxes.The Temple faces the southwest andwas directed to the star Canopus.

To us the stars appear to rise and setin the identical place year after year.It was so with the Egyptians, and theyoriented thei r Temples to them. How -

ever, no ancient star Temple serves itsoriginal purpose today, because with thegradual change in a star position over a

period of years, an d because of theea rth ’s 23 V&° wobble, things are not thesame. Th e precession of pole stars con-tinues, and there occurs an intersectionof the ecliptic and equator which slide backward am ong the constellations ofthe Zodiac, causing further changes.

The Ruins Speak

Th e ruin s of these star Temples, someof which have been restored, are muteevidence of the beliefs, practices, andastronomical significance of the peopleof the Nile. One of the most outsta nd-

ing of these Temples is Dendera, whichwill subsequently be delineated.

The Temple of Mut, also at Kamakand built by Amenhotep III, faces Thu ba n in the constella tion of Draco to thenorth . Acco rding to Plu tarc h, Mut wrasthe name of a local goddess, personify-ing the star Thuban.

Among the Temples a t Heliopolis, theCity of the Sun, called On by the Egyp-tians, is the Temple of Ra, built on thesite of an earlier Temple by Usertsen I.This great granite Temple was orientedto Thuban, although in earlier times it

faced the star Dubhe . It was from He li-opolis that the religious doctrines of the

priesthood were dissem inated th rough-out the country. It was here that Hero-dotus and Plato conversed with the

priests. In front of th e Tem ple Ra,stood two towering, red granite obeliskserected by Thutm ose III. (W e have areplica of these obelisks on the groundsat Rosicrucian Pa rk.) Lockyer tells usthat the obelisks were oriented to astar in the Draco constellation just aswere some of the Temples alreadymentioned.

The Temple of Luxor rebuilt by Ra-meses II faced the blueblazing star Vegain the constellation of Lyra. The rays ofVega also shone down the Temple axisof Abydos.

The Memphis Temple of Ptah, wasoriented to the star Capella in the west.The antiquity of Memphis has beentraced as far as 5300 B. C. and was rebuilt by Thu tm ose in 1500 B. C.

The Der elBahri Temple, which wasembellished with the art of QueenHatshepsut, faced nearly west and in1475 B. C., Sirius, the brightest of all

the stars, sent its blue rays of lightdown the hall of this most magnificentcolonnaded structure in the desert hills.

The star Sirius was an object of wor-ship long before the Roman Em pire cameinto existence. Un der the name Anubis,that gorgeous star was deified and wasrepresented symbolically by the headof a dog on the figure of a man.Throughout all history, Sirius has been




known as the Dog Star, the HuntingDog of Orion, and many are the Egyp-tian Temples that have been erected tothis conspicuous star. Include d amongthese were Temples at Naga, Karnak,and Philae. Before Sirius was visiblein the heavens, the preceding star

Columbae was venerated.Temples at Karnak, the palace atMedinet Habu, and the Thebes Templeof Khem or Min, were so built that atnight their amplitudes were toward thestar Spica, the brilliant star in the con-stellation of Virgo. W hen Virgo risesin the heavens, all farmers know thatwheatplanting time has come.

Other prominent stars such as Altairand Aldebaran were honored by havingTemples oriented to them.

That the pyramids were also builtwith a bearing on the stellar bodies,there is little doubt. The Great Pyramidof Gizeh, said to have been constructedunder the supervision of Cheops, some-times called K hufu , was no exception. Not on ly were its four sides orien tedto the cardinal points of the compass, bu t the structure was built on the exactgeographical land center of the earth.So close were the measurements of thefour sides, each being 755 feet in length,that there is only a variation of twothirds of one inch.

In the Great Pyramid were con-structed what engineers of today call“ven tilating shafts.” One of these

straight shafts ran from a chamber inthe interior to a point high on the northside. In 3000 B. C. one could look up-ward through the shaft to the starThuban, which was then the Pole Star.At that time, observers standing in thecenter of the pyram id could see Thubanreflected in a pool of water situated inthe base of the structure.

Lockyer and other astronomers wereable to date the Temples and tell his-torians when these great TempJes were erected, because of the fact that therate of movement of the Temple Stars

could be calculated with precision andit wras possible to determine the period between differen t dates th at the axisof a Temple followed its Star.

The Priesthood

The Egyptians were practical people.All knowledge was adapted to some purpose. Herodotus said the Egyptians

were forced to learn geometry so thathey could figure out how much privatland was lost after a Nile flood. However, only the powerful men knew anything of the scientific principles. Knowedge brought power, and accuracy haits advantages even among the primitiv

people, as the learne d of Egypt werwell aware. The priests worked outhe laws on determining the seasons

but kept th eir secrets to themselves ansurrounded the most simple, naturalaws with a kind of esoteric hocus pocus th at served to main ta in the foundations of their established powerAlong with the kings, the priests causeTemples to be built for observationa purposes as well as worship.

Interminable avenues of sphinxesgigantic obelisks, and massive pylonwere adjacent to individual Temples

There were halls of a hundred columnmysterious cham bers, elaborate inscriptions, inspiring, sculptured figures, anheavily scented atmosphere. In facthe whole Egyptian Temple and its de

pendencies were bu ilt as a mystify in place of performance for the votivrituals of the priests.

On the occasion for “the manifesttion of Ra,” the king stood facing thdark sanctuary in the depths of thTemple with his back to the pylon ansun. Excited imagina tion would see threflection of the god rather than thshadowed image of the king. Even i

worship the priests were not abov pious fraud in which the Ph arao h himself was at times, used as an accessory

AMEN-RA* a Solar Temple

About 1700 B. C. a migration of peo ple came in to Egy pt who though t thequinox more important than the sostices which had been observed up ttha t time. Probably these people camfrom Mesopotamia, where unlike th Nile, th e Eup hrates an d Tigris Riveoverflowed at the spring equinox. Amissionaries, these people brought the

religion, which was not practical iEgypt and built Temples to the equinotial sun, up and down the valley of th

Nile. So th e Great Tem ple of Karnawhich was begun at this period of mgration, seems to have changed its drection, for when the structure was enlarged in 1500 B. C., by Thutmose II

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Buddha and Heal i ng of the Nat ions By T. L. V a s w a n i

The fo l lowing a r t ic le , a d i rec t t rans la t ion from the Pa l i and Sansc r i t languages , is areprin t f rom the Maha-Bodhi Journal —o ffic ia l p u b li ca ti on of th e In te rn a t io n a l B u dd h is t

Soc ie ty o f Ind ia , devoted to the d is semina t ion of the t rue teach ings o f Buddha .—The Edi to r

We talk of “commerce” today, for-getting that “commerce” becomes afruitful source of strife and war amongthe nations. Th e economic egoism ofthe West has stirred up, again andagain, the nations of Europe and ofAsia, one against the other. Economicexploitation breeds wars. Nor can “em- pire” be a bond of un ion. “E mpire” is but an othe r name for organized ex- ploitation; an d “impe rial ism” is glori-fied powerpolitics; “ i m p e r i a l i s m ”dreams of world domination. Ne ithercommerce nor powerpolitics can be an

enduring bond of union among the na-tions. Th e bond of culture , the bondof love, alone may unite the nations.

The Buddha is a symbol and spiritof the union of the nations. So whenAsoka accepted the teachings of theBuddha, he turned from war to peace;he sent missionaries of peace, far andwide; his son Mahinda went to Lankaand laid there the foundation of a newcivilization of brotherhood and peace.

The Buddha “awakened” to the truththat the world’s piteous need was peace;he saw that flames, as of a big forestfire, surrounded men and women; theyneeded “Nib bana,” “peace.” He real-ized, too, that peace could not come aslong as there was hatred in the heartsof men. “Not by hatred can hatredcease,” he taug ht, “but only by refusingto hate.”

Will the statesmen who would re-

construct Europe listen to the Voice ofthe Buddha? It is the voice of one whowas at the same time a Kshatriya anda Rishi. The Buddha, bom in the wa r-riorcommunity, became a Seer of theSecret. “He is the true wa rrior,” hesays, “who worries none!” Yet in thename of “Peace” and “Reconstruction,”the statesmen of the West are out tohumble and humiliate nations; and im-

perial ists’ dreams of powerpolitics dom-inate the counsels of the elders whowould reconstruct Europe in the com-ing days!

Years ago, I visited BuddhaGay a—aspot sacrea to the Buddhists. I saw theBodhi Tree. And in the shrine I sawthe Face of the Buddha, a picture ofthe Peace that passeth understanding.At BuddhaGaya, Gautama attained toselfrealization. Gautam a became aBuddha— the man of Bodhi, the wise one.Some years passed, and in Anuradha

pura —in faroff Lanka —I saw, in astatue, the Buddha again, “seated erect

o r centuries, Asia, fromB u r m a t o J a p a n a n dKorea and China, wasunited with India, throughthe Buddha. And India,the birthplace of the Bud-dha, was to faroff na-tions, the Holy Land of

____________ Bharatvarsha. The Bud-dha became the bond of union betweenthe nations.




like a flame in a windless place,” hiseyes closed, his hands folded—a pictureof Peace—the B uddha seated in calm inthe midst of storm! An d I recalled the picture of the true yogi in the Gita—“As a lamp in a windless place flickersnot,” says Krishna unto his disciple

Arjuna, “so is this deemed to be a like-ness of the yogi of restrained mind, who practices yoga of the self.”

In the world’s history, ancient ormodem, there has not appeared an otherwho received in his own lifetime thereverent homage of millions as did this“yogi who practiced the yoga of theself.” This man , w ith a begging bowlin his hand, was yet called a “Chakravarti”; he was a true Ruler of men;he came to be revered as a “Teacher ofmen an d the Gods!” Princes deemed ita proud privilege to pay homage to

him. His was a life of singular pu rityand singular love. He had the sim-

plicity of a child an d the humility a saint. A prince invited the Buddand carpeted the road with fine, gausheets. Th e Buddha would not walk them. He kept standing till they wremoved. Kings and merchants, shkeepers and sweepers, cobblers a

barbers, thieves an d harlots came uder his influence and became his dciples.

Pie who was, at first, shunned as“heretic,” but came at last to be reveras an Av atar of Vishnu! For twenfive centuries has the Buddha borwitness to the wholeness of human land the brotherhood of hum anity. Wthe nations that are, in this hour darkness and chaos, bleeding internallisten to this Seer who called himsa “physician” and who claimed that hwisdom was for the healing of tnations?

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The Wisdom Tree

By E m m a H a w k r i d g e

Ho ugh ton Mifflin Co., 1945. $3.50

(Illustrated with photographs. Line

drawings by Theresa Garrett Eliot).

h i s is a book for personswith orderly minds whoappreciate reading whatothers with o rderly mindshave wr itten. It is a bookwhich will, in all likeli-hood, become a constantcompanion through theyears to those who re-

spond to thoughtprovoking ideas andwho seek always to understand the in-ner significance of things.

It is a book which begins with seedsof magic and wonder planted in primi-tive and savage minds, and w hich tracesthe growth and development of thoseseeds first into saplings and then into

mature trees bearing fruit each afits own kind all over the earth—frwhich in this instance we call religioideas and practices.

In the last chapter, “Reflectionwhich many will want to read firMrs. Hawkridge writes: “A view of t

religions of the world all at once, visuized as a whole, coming from most mote ages of cavemen and other timtha t we do not know, spreading throuthe life of all the men and women achildren of the earth . . . is a breataking spectacle.” So it is; especiaas Mrs. Hawkridge has set it forth The Wisdom Tree.



There are three parts or divisions tothe book: The first called “PrimitivePatterns” and dealing with three fun-damental studies which become chapterheadings: “MagicMaking,” “The Ani-mal Gods,” and “The Marriage andDeath of the God.” The other two

parts of the book are concerned withthe application and elaboration of thesefundam ental things, first in the WesternWorld and then in the Eastern World.

If the first of these latter divisionsinterests us slightly more than theother, it is only because we see in itthe more immediate steps throughwhich orthodox religious ideas of todayhave come to us in orderly progressionfrom the Sumerians, Egyptians, Per-sians, Hebrews, Greeks, and ea rly Chris-

tians.There is much in this book that is

history and sociology, as well as ethicsand religion. The re is much that re-calls Sir James Frazer’s The Golden Bough and L. Adams Beck’s The Story of Oriental Philosophy. One sensesthroughout, the impartiality of thetrue scholar as well as the enthusiasmand warm th of the humanist. Dr.Holmes in The Autocrat of the Break- fast Table wrote: “The great minds arethose with a wide span, which coupletruths related to, but far removed from,

each oth er.” One would like to citeexamples, but that would mean almosta page by page quotation, so rich is this

book in its evidence of such a mind atwork. Th ere is evidence, too, of a largeunderstanding which constantly bringswhole processes of thinking and actioninto focus with a sentence; as, for in-stance, when speaking of the vague power which for the savage lurked inevery object of nature and which calledfor his worship: “W ha t a man’s eyessaw was not so important to him as

wh at his imagination realized.” Oragain, in explaining the purpose of

primitive magic: “M agic was a balloonthat lifted man until, by accident, heran sideways into civilization.” Or yetagain, in setting forth the transitionfrom the idea of woman to that of him-self as the produ cer of seed: “M an,realizing himself, instead of animal orwoman, as creator of life, began tomake god in his own image.”

In a work such as this, it is onlynatural that some readers will be drawninevitably to certain portions more th anto others; that some ideas will be ac-cepted only with reluctance, if at all;that the strictly orthodox will bridle alittle at the nearness of many modemreligious teachings and practices to the

pr im itive thoug ht from which theysprang. In eacn case, however, suchreactions will be more of a judgmentof the readers than of the author.

The author has accomplished hertask adm irably, an d has made a genuinecontribution to what has already beenwritten on the subject. The value and

leasure one will have in the book haveeen noticeably enhanced by the line

drawings contributed by Theresa Gar-re tt Eliot. Th e photographs, too, havesuccessfully been used to exhibit thesimilarity of ideas among peoples and

places widely separated in distance andthough t. The book is completely in -dexed and contains an excellent foldupchart.

"Whatever the result of the impact ofMrs. Hawkridg e’s findings, upon the in-dividual reader, it is certain that allwill agree with her thought taken fromthe “Buddha Carita” that, “That Wis-dom Tree whose roots strike deep intostability, whose flowers are moral acts,which bears righteousness as its fruits—ought not to be felled.”

In recommending this book, we do not mean that AMORC endorses every para-grap h of the contents or every view expressed by the auth or. Th e book is not stocked

by AMORC, bu t mem bers who desire to pu rcha se it m ay ob tain it th ro ugh the ROSICRUCIAN SUPPLY BUREAU, San Jose.— E d i t o r .

Respect the principles of hierarchy. In brotherhoods great and small, all ac-

tions are given throu gh the Elders. Th ere m ay be teachings and inspirations, but actions or iginate from One Source.— From leaves of Morya’s Garden.

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(Continued from Page 146)it faced the setting sun of the summersolstice. Th e walls of its onefou rthmile length, were engraved and orna-mented . An obelisk 97 feet high stood

behind the Tem ple erected to tell tim ein hours, while the Temple told time inyears.

AmenRa Temple at Karnak is oneof the most majestic ruins in Egyptand it was a solar Temple in earlytimes. It has a stone avenue in thecenter, giving a view toward the north-west, 1500 feet long. It also faces thewest side of the Nile where we find som any tombs of the kings.

The object of construction of solarand star Temples was to preserve theaxis absolutely open towara a heavenly

body, whi le all the won derful chambers,halls, and columns were merely details.From the entrance pylon of AmenRa,the light travels down the long Templeaxis. Lofty pylons and Temple wallsare covered with the wonderful draw-ings and heiroglyphic figures and rec-ords. Stretching in front of the pylonsare rows of sphinxes.

Today, possibly due to the struggle ofreligion for supremacy in Egypt or tothe gradual change in star positions, wefind rebuilt Temples facing directionsdifferent from the earlier Temples onthe same site. W e also find Tem ple en-

trance axes blocked off from otherstructures to obstruct the reception intothe interior, of rays of stars and sun-light.

SUN in Worship and Science

The sun was worshipped as a god be-fore the history of man 's religion began. The various aspects of the sun weredeified and a host of little gods sprangup, some to the sunshine and some tothe sun which returned in the spring.

Different peoples worshipping differ-ent varieties of the sungod met and

fought their battles as years later theCatholics and Protestants did likewise, both claiming to worship th e same God.Despite differences, one characteristictended to recur over the earth and stillextant is the winged sun disc or circle.

As we have said before, the E gyptians by nature were em in en tly prac tica l,and knew th at the time of day was veryimportant. Sun dials were constructed,

and an excellent early example of ting the time of day by the sun wasinstrument said to have been descrifor construction by Thutmose III. dial consisted of a long rectangular stone, marked with six lateral lines resenting hours, with 12 o’clock n

at the head of the stone. The shaof a square vertical headstone knownthe gnomon, fell across the lines, telthe hour of the morning or the afnoon. The plum b bob was used to mtain the gnomon vertically over horizontal square.

Water clocks were also successfused so that there could be the telof time during the night.

With all of their wonderful astronical knowledge, it is believed that Egyptians thought that the earth flat, round , and stationary. W ha

pe rp lexing to us today, is the fact the earth was never thought of as ing spherical in shape.

To these early people then, the commanded the unanimous respecall, while the star Sirius, too, sharetheir attention because of its appearawith the summer solstice, so it was onatural that great Temples were erecto heavenly bodies, not only for sctific, but for ritualistic reasons.

Astronomy

Astronomy was a means to an

and was not an abstract conceptionexpression of interesting facts, wheused for religious purposes or not. end was a calendar. A means of mtaining holy days, festivals, and which would permit tillage of the and harvest to prosper. Of courswas only the Temple priests or thstudents commissioned by them were allowed to study astronomy. Egyptians evolved a practical calenwith the year divided into twmon ths of thir ty days each. At the of 360 days, a great holiday was h

which lasted five or six days, or uthe sun reached the proper place inTemple of the Sun at the beginninthe new year. The rise of the Nilthe solstice, with water for the parcland, was like the sunrise chasingdarkness of night. It was Horus, Sungod of day, conquering the gods of night.

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The H uman Bond

By A g a t h a E. M. T o w e y , F. R. C.

This w riter is an English nurse, and she is relating a true incident. It is presented

herewith as originally reported to AMORC.—The Editor

o d o u b t many individuals,related by ties of blood,or with whom you aremerely acquainted, have by now re tu rn ed to th eirnative land — A merica—after a long, or short, stayhere in Britain. The yhave perchance related

incidents to you whicn m ay have causedsome wonder as to whether such mat-ters could—in these days of socalledenlightenment — actually h a v e happened. I fear th at on ly th e pa rtic ipan tsin the awful dramas, just passed, canappreciate the terrors involved. How-ever, none who have by now returnedto the comparative safety and securityof their homeland, will fail in the fu-ture to pause and contemplate thethings they have seen and heard, bothin this Island and in other countriesafflicted with the results of WAR.

I personally met several American boys wh ile th ey were over he re inBritain, but my story concerns one in

pa rticu lar. A youth of tende r years,and, no doubt in many ways, akin tomost of his countrym en. I know I shallalways regret never learning his name.Wherever he may be today, “God blesshim!”

As our ambulance drew up to thescene of the incidents to which my unithad been assigned, that cold, wet nightin March 1941, three American soldiers

were run nin g to take cover, as best theycould, from the raiding hordes over-head. The fu ry of battle was at itsheight. The sky was filled with raidingaircraft, together with our own gallant,

but hopelessly inadeq ua te num ber ofairmen to deal with the raiders. Thedeafening thunder of multiple gunsmingled in an unholy cacophony of the bu rn ing wood, an d fa lling masonry!

After jumping out of the ambulance,

I almost collided with the three soldiers,while saying to my companion that anumber of children were believed to be trapped in Num be r Fou r building .The last of these boys evidently heardat least part of what I had said, for ina loud voice he called his companions tocome back.

“Can we help, M a’am? ” he ventured.I repeated that we believed some chil-

dren were trapped in the bombed andnow burning building. It was not myintention to invite his help, since thatwas not expected of any of the boys.Just how it all happened I can never

be ce rtain, bu t of wha t I am certain isthat within a few moments the three

boys we re help ing with the courage ofseasoned warriors (rescue workers).

How frequently since that awfuln ig h t . . . . one of many thousands . . . .have I though t of tha t boy! I don’t be-lieve any of us thanked him. Thosewere days and nights too nightmarishto follow the trend of ordinary behavior.

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Our world was upside down. Our fel-low men and women, and children ofall ages, were in it together. Togetherwe worked, suffered, and thousandsdied!

I believe I am mindful of the many blessings bestowed up on me at variousintervals in my life, but out of themall I count the glimpse of that boy’saura as one to treasure my whole lifethrough!

It happened when, after two hours ofsearching and rescuing, he stood . . . .dirty and dishevelled by his labors . . . .against the broken staircase of that

basement, which by th en was ra pid ly becoming filled w ith water from themany broken watermains, holding inhis arms a tiny mite of about threeyears of age. Th e only words to escapehis dried lips were, “GOOD GOD!” asI took the child from him. But, in hiseyes, seen in the light of multipletorches, our only means of illumination,I beheld . . . . Just WH AT did I be-hold? I do no t know! I can only believethat I beheld the presence of The Pres-ence. The light I saw around and abouttha t boy was not of this earth! Th at“Good God” had n ot been blasphemous!

W ha t did those words indicate? W ha tgreat rush of emotion had promptedthem? How nea r was he then to theGod he had invoked? How ne ar— since

the child I took from his arms was . . . .DEAD!

These questions may never be satis-factorily answered to me during thisincarnation, but one thing of which Iam certain is that I was given a great blessing an d so was th a t boy if he butknew it.

The words “Suffer the little childrento come unto me” flashed through mymind as I placed the dead body of thechild into the ambulance. The comingout of the blue as it were (or should Isay, the coming out of the gloom, mis-

ery, and suffering, especially of totswho had hurt no one) of those words,aided me to think that the radiant lightI had seen must have indicated that Ihad stood in the presence of some greatAvatar, or Master, perhaps the one whohad, in the long ago, uttered thosewords.

In all my subsequent meditations that par ticula r blessing has caused me to re -

mem ber the boy, the earthly instrumeof m y blessing. I pray th at he has nsafely retu rne d unto his own. His owI should love to know his parents, fa boy like him must have wonderones!

You, good Fratres and Sorores, haindeed been blessed in you r very escafrom the chaos and confusion whifor so long visited us. You were pmitted your comfortable beds, and tsafety of you r streets. M any millioof the peoples here slept for years underground stations, on hard concrefloors, and even down there, thousanlost the ir lives. For mo nths on end tstreets were unsafe, yet people had work, to . . . . carry on as usual, anot infrequently m et death while doso.

Many of us of the Order, could nsecure the comfort of our homes which to meditate. How frequ ently hI lit my candles, hoping for a quhour, only to find myself called awere I had completed my preparationOur lodges were perforce disbanded; could no t even contact each other. Balso, I am min dful of the blessing whcame to me in service and duty. seemed guarded by a power beyond t

plane , by vir tu e th at I escaped so offrom buildings which, almost withthe hour of my leaving, became heaof nibble!

These are, you will perhaps s blessings which man ifes t themselves too clearly, and demanded recognitioHow many other blessings escape oattention!

We are apt to accept so much granted, and ignore the simpler thinHealth and strength and soundness mind should all be regarded as gr

blessings. I t is pe rhap s because of mlong association with the insane thaappreciate my sanity, but perhaps mvery appreciation, and the mention

it, may inspire others to consider wa blessing it is to be sound of mind, alimb!

In your beautiful Temple and Lodgover there . . . . Pray fo r us. Whyou meditate in the midst of beautisurroundings . . . . Think of us. Whyou recline from your labors in ylovely homes . . . . Hope for us. Satations to all!



Templ e Echoes

By P l a t o n i c u s , F. R. C.

i f e is an U pward Journey.Aeons ago we left the glo-r ious Center of Being andw e r e precipitated uponthis gross, earthly sphere.As ancient Plotinus said,this earthly realm, beingfarthes t removed from theCenter, is the densest,

darkest, and grossest of all the spheres.We are in privation here, in what thesage SaintMartin called a spiritualexile.

From the days of Plato, and even

earlier in the Egyptian and Atlanteanepochs, true mystics have sensed theirexiled status and longed for the freedomof the ir celestial home. The body, de-spite its many pleasurable possibilities,was largely a prisonhouse, an abode inwhich the soul dwelt in chains. There -fore, the mystic life became an upward journey, an aspirat ion to regain theSource t h r o u g h inner developmentwhile on this earth, and by loving serv-ice to one’s fellow wayfarers.

This aim presupposes a certain viewof the organization of the universe, ora cosmology. The na tura listic , “open”universe is an illusion. Our eyes, theinstruments of physical vision, are inmany respects to be blamed for the pre-vailing inadequate cosmologies. ThePlatonic description of the universe isstill fundamentally sound: the Cosmosconsists of a central point or condition(the seat of the presiding Deity) sur-rounded by concentric spheres of min-gled light and darkness, and boundedoutwardly by a wall (or sphere) of

flame. The earth ly sphere is the onenearest the flame, which accounts forvolcanic eruptions, the increased heatas one digs into the earth, boilingstreams of water issuing from deep fis-sures, and other manifestations of greatheat below the earth’s surface.

The realization of this intense heat below has undoub tedly insp ired themany literary and theological descrip-tions of a hell or purgatory, in whichthe sinful soul would be seared by fireand burned in the fiery pit. Indeed,this would be the “underworld,” the

inferno in which punishment for earth-ly sins would be meted out to those evilones who had dared to cross the portalof death!

If a hellish condition is below, thenobviously a celestial abode is above. Directionally, we do aspire upward, forthe higher spheres of the Macrocosmicworld are above us, just as the subtlerspheres of the Microcosmic world arewithin us.

Mere aspiration and longing do nothasten our upward course. W hile weare here the re is work to be done. Everymystic’s life is filled with a keen senseof mission, of being sent here for somedefinite purpose. The re is great rest-lessness and dissatisfaction until that personal miss ion is discovered, andmuch inner happiness when at last itis clearly revealed.

W ith increasing selfknowledge comes,from within, the presentiment of whatone is here to do in this life. One ofthe basic purposes of the ge nuine arcaneschools, such as the Rosicrucian Order




(AMORC), is to unfold within eachInitiate a personal knowledge of hismission.

Having found this personal mission,the succeeding problems relate to its ef-fective performance. How fortunate are

we that the same Cosmic power whichindicates the mission also sets aflamethe creative imagination, and steels thewill to drive forward to victory!

Our late Imperator, Dr. H. SpencerLewis, in his luminous Forum articlesoften spoke of the divine powers of thewill. He taught that through his regen-erated will, coupled to an illumined,imagination, man might create in thelaboratory of nature just as God hadwrought immense works in the firma-ment.

“Dare to do and thou wilt have the power to do” an d “Do as thou wilt , is

the whole of the law” are familiar oc-cult maxims which assume added mean-ings in term s of our life mission. W e

§o forward in supreme responsibility tore will of God, which then acts more

easily through our human will. The Nietzschean conception of the “W orldas Will and Idea” becomes truly per-sonal; our inner world is dominated byone or more ruling ideas—the guidingstars of our mission — and the activeagency behind these ideas is the will aflame.

Life after life we perform these mis-

sions, in the name of God, humanity,and our sacred Brotherhood. In the in -terim between lives, or ‘mission,’ our pen etra tion of th e celestial spheres isless fettered, and the veils before the di-vine arcanum are slowly drawn aside.Our upward journey continues, centuryafter century, age after age, and ourcomprehension of the sacred mysteries

progresses witho ut ceasing. W ith Goethewe yea rn for m ore Light as the shadowsdraw about us from time to time. Inthis wonderful Quest there are m omentsof terrible obscurity and of keenestsoulsuffering, to be followed by inti-

mations of the highest order ana heal-ing ministrations of Divine Grace.

The end of our journey is not insight, but there are indications of asuprem ely desirable goal. Ultim atelywe shall regain the Center, from the bosom of which we were issued fo rthlong ago. All hum anity w ill regain theOneness of the Divine Being, and un-

doubtedly natu re and th e lesser spherewill join in this blissful spiritual reunion.

Until then, each must labor at hismission. Call to thy God upon the sacredaltar of thy heart, and come, let us

work. * * *

The Light of AMORC is diffused pr incipal ly in two ways: (1) by pe rsonal home study of the secret teachings and mystical technique of the Rosicrucians, and (2) by the ceremoniesinstructions and activities of subordinate bodies, the AMORC Chapters andLodges. The hom estudy work is exceptionally well established, and thousands of members throughout Americaand the world receive the teachings inmonograph form each week.

We are now ready for a great advance in Lodge and Chapter workWhile there are many splendid Chapters and Lodges throughout this jurisdiction functioning in a successful andinspiring manner, their effectivenessdoes not compare with that achieved bythe homestudy technique. We havemuch to accomplish in the organizationof subordin ate bodies of AMORC.

All members of Lodges and Chaptersmust be in active standing with theGrand Lodge, and membership in asubordinate body does not alter in anyrespect a member’s status in the GrandLodge; that is, he or she will continueto receive the monographs for homestudy and development, regardless ofaffiliation with a Lodge or ChapterMembership in a local group is entirelyoptional, and supplementary to the official home studies.

However, there are definite advantages to be drawn from Lodge or Chapter membership. The re is the free association with men and women of likemind, who also aspire to the highesttruths of life through affiliation with thetraditional Brotherhood of the Rosy

Cross. Much is gained from discussionof fundamental principles, from com parison of experiences an d personalrealizations. The rituals and ceremoniesare an imm ense source of inner pleasureand mystical enlightenment. One canhardly describe the experience of participating fully in a wellconducted andinspiring Rosicrucian ritual.



The Supreme and Grand LodgeStaffs are constantly preparing new in-structional and experimental materialsfor the use of Chapters and Lodges,which members would not be able toenjoy alone at home. Fu rther, the local body is a represen ta tio n of AMORC inyour community, and you should be proud to see it grow an d take its right-ful place among the educational andhumanitarian groups of your city.

In Southern California—that mysticsouthland so eulogized by uninhibitedtravel and commercial interests — weare experimenting with AMORC groupwork, much as in a laboratory of socialand educational experimentation. Pu b-lic lectures in Los Angeles, Long Beach,San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Bernar-dino, Santa Monica, Redondo Beach,Pomona, and Santa Ana have attractedseveral hundred new students to theOrder, and most of them have soughtcontact with local bodies in Los An-geles, Long Beach, and San Diego.

Hermes Lodge of Los Angeles hasnearly doubled its membership in the past six mon ths, an d is plannin g ex-tensive redecoration and improvementof the Lodge building. Its enthus iasticTrustees, unde r the aggressive and busi-nesslike leadership of Chairman JohnH. Ballantyne, are already planningfor the future a new Temple building,to serve as a focal point of Rosicruciangroup and ritualistic work for all ofSouthern California.

In Long Beach, as described in lastmonth’s “Temple Echoes,” a new Chap-ter has been formed and is progressingremarkably well. It meets every Fridayat 8 p. m., at 835 Locust Avenue.The charter members of the LongBeach Chapter chose the symbolicname ABDIEL, which means “Servantof God.” It was draw n by the poetMilton for his great work, Paradise Lost , from the writings of ancient Kab

balists. Before m any mon ths have passed the mem bers of Abdiel Chapter plan to have a perm an en t Tem ple oftheir own, ritualistic officers for con-ducting the traditional Temple DegreeInitiations, and an expanding member-ship of well over one hundred, whichwill qualify them for designation asAbdiel Lodge of AMORC.

Santa Barbara and San Bernardino,you are next! W e invite all mem bers

in those two cities, and adjacent com-munities, to consider well the prospectof a Rosicrucian Chapter in their re-spective cities, and active personal affilia-tion with it. Watch for the announce-ment of public lectures in your com-munity, and cooperate in every waywith the Order’s plans for extensionand growth.

The same thoughts apply to our loyalmembers everywhere. W hen Fratres Nor ris or Hershen ow or other membersof the AMORC national lecture boardcome to your city, give them your fullsupport, and assist in building a ^calorganization of which we may al« be

proud.Let every Chapter and Lodge ex-

perience a great rene wal of sp irit, and

a determination to surpass all previousefforts and achievements. We w ho workin the Cosmic vineyard of SouthernCalifornia issue to you all a friendlychallenge of amiable fraternal competi-tion: our Chapters and Lodges willstrive to excel all others, both in spir-itual depth and integrity of member-ship, and in physical extent and num-

ber of membership! W hat say yo u tothis, New York, Chicago, St. Louis,Philadelphia, Seattle, and elsewhere?Can you match the Light of Hermes,Abdiel, and San Diego? Let us enterthe lists of mystic trial and effort to-gether!

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P U R E L Y PERSONALITIES: Fra terHarold and Soror Mary Hershenow areembarked upon their first lecture andextension campaign in Oklahoma City.Our friendly thoughts for complete suc-cess and happiness go with them . . .Frater William J. Norris is now lectur-ing in Dallas, where he is doubtlessworking handinglove with that re-doubtable pillar of AMORC, Frater JimBlaydes! Jim it was who stood up abou t2500 miles of train travel in order to

attend the annual convention of 1944.These two men should form an unbeat-able combination for enticing waryTexans to the delights of mystic com-munion! . . .

Sunshine Circle workers the worldover will regret the passing of FraterGeorge A. Baldwin of Los Angeles, whodevoted an imm ense am ount of time forseventeen years to the charitable andhealing activities of the Sunshine Circle.



Word comes from San Jose of the presen tatio n to our beloved Im perator,Ralph M. Lewis, of a gold rosy crossand chain, on the occasion of the NewYear’s Feast. The ev ent mark ed thecompletion of twentyfive years of serv-ice to AMORC by the Imperator. Lodgesand Chapters throughout this jurisdic-tion by voluntary contribution made possible the presentat ion of this beauti-ful jewel. We congratulate o ur esteemedImperator, and pray that the Cosmicmay grant him at least another twentyfive years of service to our supremecause! . . . Members throughout theworld will be delighted to know thatthe health of Mrs. H. Spencer Lewis is

rapidly returning to normal followa recent operation in San FrancShe will continue, as ever, her imtan t services as mem ber of the SuprGrand Lodge and President of the RCroix Sanitarium and Clinic.

Past Masters Associations are being more effective in various Loof this jurisdiction. A t Herm es Lfor the coming year the followingficers of the P. M. A. were elecLorenz Ernst, president; GilbertHolloway, Sr., vicepresident; andJ. C. Guidero, secretary. These areelder brothers of each Lodge or Chaand their wisdom can become a poful force for the collective good.

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T E M P L E S O F T H E S T A R S(Continued from Page 150)

Imagine the Egyptians engaged intheir worship at sunrise praying to the“Lord of the Two Horizons.” In veryearly times, the sun was considered to

be a god who got in to his boat everymo rning and floated across space. Anyinterest that we may have in Egypt iseventually drawn to the respective gods

and goddesses, for their Temple hglypns were replete with them. goddess Isis watched over the darkof night and was particularly diliat sunrise to see that Horus, the god, made his daily rising and crothe heavens.

(To be Continued)

T H E 1 94 6 T E R M O F T H E R O S E -C R O I X U N I V E R S I T Y

This y ear’s term of the RoseCroix University begins Mond ay, June 17; and this the last announcement concerning it. M em ber s who an ticipa te at te ndi ng th is te rm m usinform the Registrar of this fact on or before Ma y 20. Students who have not matriculated and given positive assurance of their attendan ce by M ay 20 cannot be permittedto register. Fu ll information con cerning matriculatio n requirem ents can be found inThe Story of Learning, a copy of which is available to all members upon request.

The Rosicrucian D ig es t

May 1946

B O O K S O N E G Y P T

Because of the traditional founding of AMORC in Egypt, members frequently re

quest information regarding the history of Egypt and the personalities related to th

culture of ancient Egypt. To provide this information, the Rosicrucian Supply Burea

is makin g available three au thoritative books. These books are written by eminen

authorities in the field of Egyptology and will answer most questions concerning th

history and culture of Egypt, as well as of the social, religious, and political existenc

of this ancient civilization.

The three books available are: The History of Egypt, by James Breasted, $7.50

When Egypt Ruled the East, by George Steindorff, $4.00; and The Dawn of Conscience

by James Br easted , $3.00. The pr ice s includ e postage. A ny or al l of these books wil

add to your personal library a valuable authority on Egypt.

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E A R L Y A M E R I C A N R O S I C R U C I A N C O L O N Y

The first Rosicrudans came to America in 1694. settling in what is now Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Later they movedwestward establishing themselves at Ephrata, Pennsylvania, under the enlightened guidance of Conrad Beissel. The above isthe picturesq ue old dorm itory used by the unma rried women and erected in 1753. The colony was then pop ularl y known asThe Cloisters. General W ashington visited Eph rata and requested Peter Miller, one of the members, to work on the transla -tion of the Declaration of Independence into the various languages then spoken in America.



Learn The G L A N D Way To Liv

Lo o k at yourself in Ilie mir ror. As

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D I R E C T O R Y

PRINCIPAL AMERICAN BRANCHES OF THE A. M. O. R. C

The following are the principal char tered Rosicrucian Lodges and Chap ters in the United States , its ter -ritories and possessions. The names and addre sses of othe r American Bran ches will be given upon w rittenrequest.

ARIZONA Tucson:Tucson C hapte r. 135 S. 6th Ave. Mrs. LillianTomlin, M aster: Cath erine Whiting, Sec. , Box4521, University Sta. Sessions 1st and 3rd Fri.,8 p. m.

CALIFORNIA Los AnodesHermes Minor Lodge, 148 N. Gramercy Place,Tel. Gladstone 1230. Ha roid Nokes, Ma ster; W il-liam A. Fr ix, Sec. L ibr ary op en 2 p. m. to 10

p. m. da il y. Ses sion s ev er y Sun. , 3 p. m.Oakland:*Oakland Minor Lodge, 61016th St. , Tel. HIgate5996. L. E. Bl anch ard. M aster; Mrs. C. V. Jac k-son. Sec. Sessions 1st and 3rd Sun ., 3 p. m. Li-

b ra ry Ro om 406. op en Mo n. th ro u g h F ri. , 7:3 0 to9:00 p. m .; Mon., W ed., and Fr i. aftern oon , 1:00to 3:30.Sacramento:

Clement B. LeBrun Chap ter. Odd Fellows’ Bldg. ,9th and K St. Mrs. Mildred S. C hristia n, Sec..3531 E. Curtis Park Drive. Sess ions 2nd and 4thThurs., 8 p. m.San Die go: ^San Diego Chapter, 230230th St. Frances R. Six,M aster, 1029 Lincoln Ave., Tel. W 0378; Mrs.Hazel Pe arl Sm ith, Sec., Tel. F8436. Sessionsevery Tues., 8 p. m.San Francisco:*Fran cis Bacon Minor Lodge. 1957 Che stnut St. ,Tel. TU6340. Vincent M atkovich, Jr ., Sec., Tel.HE6583. Sessions for all m em bers every Mon..8 p. m., for review classes phone Secretary.

COLORADO De nver:Denve r Ch apter, 50917th St., Room 302. Pam eliaW ickham , M aster; E thel M. Joh nson , Sec., 1259Elati St. Sessions every Fri. , 8 p. m.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington, D. C.:Thomas Jefferson Chapter. 1322 Vermont Ave., N. W . W m. V. W it ti n g to n , M ast e r: M iss Con -stance M. Gilbert, Sec., 2032 Belmont Road. N.W.Sessions every Fri., 8 p. m.

FLORIDA Miami:Miami Chapter, 120 N.W. 15th Ave. Mrs. Florence

M cC ul lo ugh , Se c. , 2015 S. W. 23rd Ave. Session s every Sun., 7:30 p. m.

ILLINOIS Chicago :*

N ef e rt it i M in or Lod ge , 116 S. M ic hi ga n Ave nu e.George Fenzke, M aster: M iss R uth T eeter, Sec.Library open daily. 1 to 5 p. m. and 7:30 to 10 p. m .; Su n. 2 to 5:3 0 p. m. on ly . Room s 408910.Sessions for all members every Tues. , 8 p. m.

INDIANASouth Bend:South Bend Ch apter. 207% S. Main St. Mrs. W ilhelm ina Snyder , Sec., 2825 N. Michigan St. Ses-sions every Sun., 7:30 p. m.Indianapolis:Indianapolis Chapter, 603 Merchants Bank Bldg.D. H. Richards. Master: Mrs. L. E. Wells, Sec.,2841 Ruc kle. Ses sion s 2nd and 4th Sun., 8 p. m.

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KENTUCKY Louisvi l le:Lou isville Chap ter, 919 B axt er Ave. Miss MildredW hite, Sec. Sessions 2nd and 4th Fri., 8 p. m.

LOUISIANANew Orleans:

New O rl ea ns C h ap te r. 206 B o ar d of T ra d e A nn ex .Zone 12. Will Fly nn . Ma ster: M iss E. A. Fre y.Sec., Box 2452. Sessions 1st and 3rd Mon., 8 p. w.

MARYLAND Balt imore:John O'Donnell Chapter. 100 W. Saratoga St.Chris R. Warnk en, M aster. Tel. Arbu tus 630J:Mrs. Alice R. Burford. Sec.. Tel. Arbutus 114.Sessions 1st and 3rd Wed., 8:15 p. m.

MASSACHUSETTS Boston :•Johannes Kelpius Minor Lodge, 739 Boylston St.

Josep h A. Evangelis ta . M aster; M rs. Ceciline L.Barrow, Sec., 107 Townsend St., Roxbury 19.Sess ions every Sun. , 7:30 p. m.

MICHIGANDetroit:*Th ebes Min or Lodg e, 48112nd Blvd. Mrs. EloiseC. Anderson, Master. Tel. TO 53291: Miss Mar-ga re t C. McG owan, Sec., Tel. TO 68984. Session severy Tues., 8:15 p. m.

MINNESOTAMinneapolis:

Essene Chap ter. Andrews Hotel. W. H. Thomas.Master: Mrs. Muriel Youngdahl. Sec.. 3543 OliverAve., N. Session s 2nd and 4th Sun.. 3 p. m.

MISSOURI St. Louis:*Thutm ose Minor Lodge. 3008 S. Grand. M argaretTig. Master, Tel. FI7125: Ruth Claytor, Sec.,3510 Miam i St., Apt. 216. Sessi ons ever y Tues .,8 p. m.

NEW JERSEY Newark:H. Spencer Lew is Chap ter, 37 W ashington S treet.Fred Stoesser. M aster; Reb ecca C. Bar rett, Sec.,206 N. 19th St., E. Ora nge . Sessio ns every' Mon.,8:30 p. m.

NEW YORK Buffalo:Buffalo Chapte r. 225 Delaw are Ave.. Rm. 9. Be r-nard B. Kish, Master. 308% Ontario St.; MissGe rtrude Brookes, Sec. Sessions every Wed.,7:30 p. m.New York City:* New Y or k C ity M in or Lod ge. 250 W. 57 th St .C. L. Searles, Master: Ethel Goldenberg, Sec.,811 Elm Ave., Ridgefield. N. J. Sessions everyW ed., 8:15 p. m. L ibra ry open week days andSun., 1 to 8 p. m.Booker T. W ashington Chap ter. 69 W. 125th St. .Rm. 63. Mrs. Cathe rine E. King, Ma ster: Fr ed -erick Ford, Sec.. 1382 Crotona Ave., Bronx. Ses-sions every Sunday, 8 p. m.

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OHIOAkron:

Akron Chapter , Mayflower Hotel . Leone H. Hab be rs ho n. M as te r: C la y to n F ra n k s , Se c., Tel .MI3971. Sessio ns every oth er Sun., 7:30 p. m.Cincinnati :Cincinnati Chapter, 204 Hazen Bidg., 9th andMain St. J. H. Liggett, Master, Tel. BR1712:Mildred M. Eiehler, Sec. Sessions every Frida y.7 :30 p. m.Cleveland:Cleveland Chapter , Hotel Stat ler . Charles Jones,M aster; Tel. 1V5998: Mrs. Clyde H inckley . Sec.Sessions every Fri., 8 p. m.

D a y to n :Elbert Hubbard Chapter , 56 E. 4tn St . Mrs. Ber-

tha Miles, Maste r; Miss Grace M. Altick, Sec.Sessions every Wed.. 8 p. m.T o l e d o :Michael Faraday Chapter. 1420 Monroe St. Dr.L. W. Curt iss , M aster ; H ube rt A. Nodine, Sec..2340% N. Erie St. Sessions every Thurs., 8:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMAOklahoma City:Am enhotep Chap ter. Odd Fellow s’ Ha ll, 5% S.Walke r . Ward D. Brosam, Master. Tel. 54510;Mae Arn old, Sec., Tel. 85021. Sess ions 2nd and4th Sun., 7:30 p. m.

OREGON Port land:Port land Rose Chapter , Pythian Bidg., 918 S. W.Yam hill Ave. W. A. Schm idt, Ma ster; M iss OllieFu ller, Sec., 5542 N. Haig ht Ave. Sessions everyW ednesd ay. 8 p. m.

PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphia :•Benjamin Franklin Minor Lodge, 219 S. Broad St .

Rudo lph J . Klug, M aster ; Mrs. Lucil le B. Nenner. Sec., 1711 W. H untin gd on St. Sessions every

Sun., 7:30 p. m. Tem ple and Lib rary o pen everyTues. and Fri., 2 to 4 p. m.Pittsburgh:*

The Firs t Pennsylvania Minor Lodge. 615 WestDiamon d St. Dr. J. D. Green. Ma ster: Margueri te M arquette . Sec.

TEXASFort Worth:For th W or th Chap ter , 512 W. 4th St. Irwin LBridger, M aster: G eorgia G. Appel, Sec..3201 E1st St. Sessions every Fri.. 7:30 p. m.Houston:Ho usto n Cha pter, 606 Milam Bidg. G. A. Lewis

M aster ; Ka thryn P ybu rn. Sec.. 915 W estGray.Apt. 1. Sess ions every Sun.. 7:30 p. m.

UTAHSalt Lake C i ty :Salt Lake City Chap ter, 420 Ness Bidg. DouglaBu rgess, M aster: B eth Leon ard. Sec.. 119 BeryAve. Sessions every Wed., 8:30 p. m. Libraryopen daily except Sun.. 10 a. m. to 7 p. m.

WASHINGTONSeattle:*Michael Maier Minor Lodge, 1322 E. Pine St. DrArth ur J . Manley. Master : M arjorie UmbenhourSec., 173913th Ave., S. Sessio ns every Mon., 8 p. m. L ib ra ry op en Mon th ro ug h E ri . 1 to 4 p.m

WISCONSIN Milwaukee:K arna k C hapter. 3431 W. Lisbo n Ave., Room 8Mrs. Bohumila Falkowski, Master. Tel. Mitchel

1624; W ilfred E. Bloedow, Sec.. Sessions everyMon.. 8:15 p. m.

Principal Canadian Branches and Foreign JurisdictionsThe add resses of other foreign G rand Lodge s or the names and addresses of their representat ives, wil

be gi ve n up on re quest .Heliopol is:The Grand Orient of AMORC. House of theTemple. M. A . Ramayvelim, F. R. C., Grand Sec.% Mr. Levy. 50 Rue Stefano.

AUSTRALIASydney, N. S. W .:Sydney Chapter . Mrs. Do ra English, Secretary.650 Pacific Highway, Chatswood.

CANADAMontreal, P. O.Mount Royal Chap ter. Hotel Win dsor, Rm . 129.Fran k Lyons Peck. Mas ter ; Shir ley M. Fyles ,Sec., 4101253 McGill College Ave.Toronto, Ontario:Toronto Chapter, 10 Lansdowne Ave. Mrs. C. I.Barnick. Master. Joseph Benson, Sec., 788 Windemere Ave.. Toro nto 9. Sessions 1st and 3rd Sun.,7:30 p. m.Vancouver, British Columbia:*

Canadian Grand Lodge, 878 Ho rnby St . J . L. W il-liams. M aster: By ron A rden. Sec.. 2228 Yew St..Bayview 3497L. Sessions every Mon. through Fri.Victoria, British Columbia:*Victoria Lodge. 725 Cou rtney St. Ida E. Head.Master; Miss Dorothy Burrows. Sec., 1728 DavieStreet .Windsor. Ontario:W indsor Chapter , Norton Palm er Hotel . RalphCaliguiri, Master; Mrs. Rebecca Mathison. Sec.,194 Br idg e Ave. TeJ. 42671. Ses sion s every W ed..8 p. m.Winnipeg, Manitoba:Charles Dana Dean Chapter, 122a Phoenix Block.Wm. M. Glanvi l l , Master; Ronald S. Searth, Sec.,149 Lyle St.. St. Jam es. M anitoba. Sessions everyW ed.. 7:45 p. m.

DENMARK Copenhagen:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Denm ark. Arthu rSundstrup, Grand Master : Carl i Andersen, S.R.C.,Grand Sec., Manogade 13, Strand.

DUTCH EAST INDIESDr W. Th. van Stokkum, Grand M aster ; W. J .Vlsser, Sec.Gen., Gombel 33. Sem arang.

EGYPT Cairo:Cairo Inform ation Bu reau de la Rose Croix. J .Sapporta, Sec., 27 Rue Sallmon Pacha.

• ( In i t i a t ions a re pe r fo rmed .)

ENGLANDThe AMORC Grand Lodge of Great Bri ta in. Raymund Andrea, F. R. C.. Grand Master. 34 Baysw ater Ave., W estbury P ark, B ris tol 6.

FRANCEMile. Jeanne Guesdon, Secretary, 56 Rue Gam b e tt a , V ill en eu ve Sai nt G eo rg es (S ei ne & Oi se ).

HOLLAND

Amsterdam:De Roze kruisers Orde. GrootLodge der Nederlanden . J. Coops, Gr. Sec., H un zes traat 141.

MEXICOQuetzalcoa tl L odge. Calle de C olombia 24, MexicoD. F. Alberto B. Lopez, Master : Juan Aguilar yRomero. Sec., Av. Victoria No. 109, Col. In-dustrial, Mexico. D. F., Mexico.

POLAND

Polish G rand Lodge of AMORC. Warsaw. Poland

SOUTH AMERICABuenos Aires, Argentina:Buenos Aires Chapter, Casilla Correo No. 3763.Sr. Aldo H. Ob ejero, M aster: Sr. M anuel AMo nteagudo, Sec., Maipu 39. Sessions every Sat.6 p. m. a n d e v e ry W e d . . 9 p. m.

SWEDENGrand Lodge “Rose nkorse t ." Anton Svanlund.F. R. C., Gra nd Master, V asterga tan 55. Mahno;

Inez Akesson, Grand Lodge See., Slottsgatan 18.Malmo.

SWITZERLAND

AMORC Gran d Lodge, 21 Ave. Dapples, La u-sanne; Dr. Ed. Bertholet , F. R. C.. Grand Master .6 Blvd., Chamblandes, PullyLausanne; PierreGe nillard , Gr and Sec.. Surla c B . Mont Chnjpi.Lausanne .

Latin-American DivisionArmando Font De La Jara, F. R . C., Depu ty Grand M aster

Direct inquir ies regarding this divis ion to the Lat inAmerican Division. Rosicrucian Park. San Jose.California, U. S. A.

JUNIOR ORDER OF TORCH BEARERSA children 's organizat ion sponsored by the AMORC.Fo r complete information as to i ts a ims and benefits , address S ecretary General . Ju nior Order . Rosi-

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