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OFFICIAL MONTHLY BULLETIN O F THE

ANCIEN T AND MYSTICAL O R D E R R OS AE C R U C I S

Vol. II. No.

AUGUST 1923

Price 15 Cents

IM P O R T A N T C H A NG ES
T h e P ro g ram of th e O rd e r fo r the Next Period of
T h re e Year# includes Interesting an d
Helpful Features.
T he Im perator is ab o u t to an n o u n ce m an y im p o rt fore. Such lectures will be given in due form at
an t changes and some new features in th e w o rk of regular Lodge convocations of the N inth D egree as
the O rd er for the next cycle of th re e years. T hese heretofore.
changes and features are m o re vital to o u r pro gress
(b ) T h e lectures below the Ninth D egree will be
th an even the changes m ad e in Fall of 1919. T he gradually added to or altered so as to include m an y
official an n o u n cem e n t will be m ade to all L odges d u r new principles and helpful exercises.
ing S eptem ber of this y e a r after m an y of th e E astern
(c ) T h e N ational Lodge of o u r O rd er, a sep arate
Lodges have resum ed w ork.
an d distinct body of m em bers not affiliated with any of
Some of these changes m ay be explained at this the o th er Lodges of A M O RC, will have an additional,
time so that m em bers of the O rd e r m ay be p rep ared o r F ou rth D egree, to be called the P o stu la n ts G rade,
for certain activities w hich m ust begin at the earliest which will cover a p rep arato ry course of w ork and
possible m om ent. A nd, in p resen tin g these ch anges at teachings leading to induction into th e h ig h er w ork
this time, we m ay safely anticipate the official a n of o ur O rd er.
nou ncem ent (w hich will also a p p e a r in o u r next issue
(d ) T h e Universitatis Illuminati is to issue its
of T he T ria n g le ) an d explain w hat has o ccurred in courses
of lessons and lectures to those m em bers w ho
o ur official circles to brin g ab o ut the proposed hav e attain
ed the T en th D egree or w ho m ay attain it
changes.
th ro u g h special helps to be given in the new lectures
T h e Im p erato r received an official w arrant to be of the Ninth D egree. This U niversity has Tw elve
p resent at a special co n feren ce in an E astern city in D egrees to its system and it is needless to say that it
Jun e with others assem bled there, an d at this co n fer has no connection with any o ther school of Illuminati
ence he met those w ho represen t the several fra- except the R osaecrucian. T ho se who take up its
fraternal organizations of im p o rtance in this country w ork in classes m eeting one night each w eek in each
and elsew here and also the secret heads of the Rosi- Lodge or special gro up will p re p a re for definite
crucian O rd e r in E u ro p e an d o th er countries. A m o n g University D egrees, such as D octor of Philosophy,
those p resent was th e venerable M aster w ho initiated D octor of Psychology, D octo r of Science, M aster of
Science, D octor of Theology, D octo r of O ntology,
o ur Im p erato r into the O rd e r in E u ro p e in 1909.
etc. T h e students of these courses will be given the
T h e conference lasted a week, holding sessions in benefits
of the in struction of various o th er schools
betw een o th er m eetings an d g ath erin gs and during allied with
the R osaecrucian B ro th erho od th ro u g h o u t
this time every p hase of the w ork of A M O R C was the w orld and
be in co rrespo n dence with M asters
carefully analyzed, and at its conclusion the various an d students ofwill
th eir chosen subject in o th er lands.
changes, modification and additions w ere agreed upon
as outlined h erew ith :
(e ) A t conferences held in San Francisco after
(1 ) A pleasing form of sponsorship of the w ork those in the East had closed, the high representatives
of A M O R C in this co u n try was v olun teered by three, of two o th er organizations m et and com pleted some
w ho spoke for and in a u th o rity of an o th e r venerable of the plans outlined in the East. This b ro u g h t about
fraternal organization having m uch influence and fu rth e r assurances of ag reem ents of affiliation and co
knowledge at its disposal w hich it intends to release operatio n on th e p art of those w ho have for some
to our m em bers th ro u g h o u r O rd e r know ledge and tim e w orked w ith us th ro u g h a large p ercen tage of
pow er which it has not so generously released in the m em bers w ho w ere affiliated with both organizations.
past.
(f) F u rth e r instructions from India b ro u g h t about
(2 ) C ertain affiliations and official relations w ere th e affiliation of the Indian R osaecrucian Monastic
established betw een the A M O R C an d those re p resen t O rd e r in A m erica, w hich provides an o pp ortu nity for
ing a n o th er fraternal organization w hich will for all o ur m em b ers in and above the Seventh D egree to b e
time settle one point of arg u m en t an d questioning, and com e m em bers of the M onastic fratern ity and p a r
give to A M O R C a com panionship very agreeable to ticipate in their teachings, practises and m ethods of
certain m em befs of its O rd e r who h ave desired this m editation and spiritual attu nem en t. A nd this same
very pleasant inspiration.
opp ortu nity will be presented to those of the National
Lodge w ho com plete the P ostu la n ts G rade (the new
( 3 ) F oreign relationships w ere fu rth e r s tre n g th fourth
degree of th at L od g e).
ened and augm ented, and the affiliation of A M O R C
in A m erica with foreign b ran ch es of the R osaecrucian
(g ) By a rra n e e m e n ts with the suprem e o uter head
O rd e r w ere ap p ro ved and officially sanctioned.
of the long established O rd e r of fch W hite Cross, the
(4 ) Plans w ere discussed, partly evolved, and a p only occult school having a rie;ht to use the svmbol of
proved, for the im m ediate addition to o u r teachings the W h ite Cross, the O. W. C. has dissolved its
and expositions of certain principles, laws and higher executive organization and reorganized as an affiliation
lectures w hich w ere being held in abeyance p ending of the A M O R C. Its teachings, covering in detail cer
tain subjects not adequately presented bv an v o ther
official release.
will be open to m em bers of th e A M O R C w ho
T hese additional teachings and h ig her lessons will school,
are in, or above, th e Seventh D egree of o u r O rder.
be added to o ur w ork in the following m an n er:
sup rem e E soteric H ead of the O. W. C. is now
(a )
T hose n ow in the N inth D egree b eyond the Tinh eSan
Francisco associated with the executive staff
fifteenth lecture o r in h ig her degrees will receive the at h eadq uarters. O. W. C. m em bers th ro u g h o u t
lectures an d lessons nev er released in this co u ntry b e A m erica and in foreign lands w ho will receive a copy

of this issue of T h e T riang le will not be required to in the 4th G rade; an d so with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th,
violate their ancient custom of m aintaining secrecy and so on. A bove th e I 2th th e classes will be know n
regarding their connection with the O. W. C., but as DEGREES. T h e present I Oth D egree will be know n
will receive direct code m essages with instructions as the I Oth G rade of the O rd er, but will also be the
from the S up rem e I. C. of the O. W. C. All code 000 DEGREE of the Illum inati; the I I th G rade will
or personal messages, reports and requests for assign be the 00 DEGREE of the Illum inati; the 12th G rade
m ents to duties, should be sent to the I. C., care of the will be the 0 DEGREE of the Illuminati and then will
H ea d q u arters of A M O R C, and not to the fo rm er a d follow the I. II, III, IV, V, an d o th er D egrees of the
dress in a sou th ern city of this country. Such mail Illuminati. M em bers will use the A rabic num erals,
such as 1, 2, 3, etc., for designating their G RADES
will be absolutely safe. (12, 46, 369, 2 ).
in the O rd er, an d will use the R om an num erals I,
( h ) A T errito rial S ecretary will be ap p ointed in II, III, IV,, etc, in designating their DEGREES in the
each of the new sections of the co u ntry to be divis Illuminati or U nivefsitatis Illuminati. It will be some
ioned acco rd in g to the n u m b er of L odges and G roups; tim e before the official lectures will b e changed to co n
such Territorial S ecretaries to have assistants in each form to the use of the w ord G R A D E instead of Degree,
Lodge and G ro u p ; and th ro u g h these special helps but all should co -o p erate in changing the w ord whereand g uadance will be sent to all grades of m em bers. ever it is found in o u r literature o r lectures.
This system of secretaries will m ake it possible for
This outline does not include all of the changes nor
the Im p erato r or S up rem e G rand M aster to issue a does it touch upo n m an y points that will be com
P ro nu n ziam en to or o th er official com m unication and m unicated to the M asters of Lodges and Presidents of
transm it it to one S ecretary, and th ro u g h him or her G roups. Official co rrespo n dence will convey fu rther
and the o th er Secretaries, all the m em bers of any details.
special Grade, class or b ran ch of w ork can be reached
e very im p o rtant m atters will be presented in
with the m essage within tw enty-four hours, regardless o u rSom
issue of T h e T riang le and o u r m em bers are
of w here th ey live in th e United States, C an ad a or u rg ednext
to carefully study eveTy item in this an d the next
Mexico.
issue. Much herein is carefully veiled an d m uch is
(i) Pend ing a National C onvention of M asters and also revealed, requ irin g m o re th an a casual reading.
All in all we are p retty busy at H eadq u arters, even
D elegates from all Lodges of the W estern H em isphere
to be held in the East next sum m er, w hen certain th o ug h it is sum m er tim e while this is bein g written,
am end m ents to the C onstitution will be m ade, the and m any are seeking opportunities for vacations.
Im p erato r will issue a d ecree au thorizing all Lodges W e are enthused, h ap py an d inspired with the new
to cease using the word DEGREE in connection with and g reater w ork th at lies before us. W e hope that
the classes of th e O rd e r below the 12th. T h e word som e of the enthusiasm reaches you and that you
G R A D E is to be substituted after S eptem ber 1st. 1923. spread it am o n g the o thers w hom you contact in the
M em bers now in the 4th Degree, for instance, will be Lodge and out of it.

T H E W O R K O F T H E O RD ER
G row th in N um bers, Increase in S tren gth and
A dv ancem en t in A ttain m en t M ark
our Last Y ears W o rk
T he Im p erato r's trip last S um m er and Fall w as not
only inspiring to all o ur m em bers w ho met him and
heard him speak, but it w as productive of m uch good
in the increase of m em bership.
H e left San F rancisco on the 23rd of A ug u st with
his wife and two youngest children an d did not retu rn
until the second w eek in D ecem ber. D urin g that time
he passed th ro u gh tw enty-four States of the co u ntry
and visited practically every Lodge and G ro up in
the East, N orth an d South before visiting those in
the mid-west and Pacific Coast. In some of the
larger cities a series of six to ten public and sem i
public lectures w ere given. In one city twelve lectures
w ere given d urin g the ten-day stop. In New Y ork
the large halls engaged had to be ab and on ed before
some of the m eetings and a larg er hall in the sam e
building m ade ready to ac co m m o d a te th e very large
and wholly unexpected crowds. H u n d red s of appli
cants w ere personally interview ed by the Im perator,
and he had the pleasure in several cities of co n d u ct
ing th e Initiation of new m em b ers w hose applications
had been accepted some tim e bofere. But following
the Im p erato r s visit in each city m an y Initiations w ere
held by the Lodges for some m onths th ereafter as a
result of th e p ro p a g a n d a w ork.
T h e re ce n t trip m ade by the Im p erato r to the East
(in the m onth of Ju n e) was of a n atu re that did not
p erm it him to visit the Lodges again, b u t an o th er
lecture to u r is planned for the w inter, we understand.
O ne of the interesting facts of recent note is the
com pletion of the T em ple for Isis Lodge in H artfo rd ,
C onn. Last sum m er the Im p erato r visited the site of
the T em ple an d found that on its own p ro p e rty the
Lodge had just com pleted the walls, flooring and roof
ing of an ideal T em p le building an d p lan s for unique
lighting and heating of the R eception and L ibrary

rooms, ante-room s and Lodge room w ere discussed.

Since then a great deal of w ork has been done to
m ak e the T em p le truly E gyptian in its decorations.
T h e L odge is to be co n gratu lated for its fine work
in this regard, for every bit of the m asonry, carpentry,
installation and decoration has been done by m em bers
of the Lodge or their friends.
Incidentally, we m ay say th at the C onnecticut
G rand Lodge has a very u niqu e and attractive
E gyptian schem e of d ecoration in its R eception Room s
and Lodge Room. This Lodge, too, has increased its
m em bership an d its activities.
T h e G rand L odge of M assachusetts is able to say
th at it has the largest n u m b er of m em bers u n d er its
ch arge of any Lodge in the U nited States except the
G rand Lodge of C alifornia (w h ere the H ea d q u arters of
th e O rd e r are lo ca te d ). Its R eading R oom h as one of
the most com plete collection of occult, m etaphysical,
scientific and philosophical books to be found in that
city, an d certainly the large well filled bookcases offer
an o pp ortu nity not found in any occult h ea d q u a rters
an y w here in the East. So m an y classes m eet there
each w eek that the Lodge has been forced to hold
sessions each night including Sunday. M em bers and
Officers of o th er occult an d m etaphysical schools have
allied them selves with the Lodge in Boston and all are
w orking in unison to m ake the Lodge th ere the dom i
n ating school of such th o u g h t in M assachusetts.
A gro up of m em bers are laboring sincerely and well
in W orcester, Mass. to continue their studies and
establish a Lodge there. Look out, Springfield, or
y o u r neighbor will reach the goal before youl
In New Y ork City the G rand Lodge has steadily
increased its m em bership and advanced its m em bers
against m an y obstacles d uring the past y ear. T he
old, w orn-out, nev er-to -com e-true-ru m o r and prophecy

was ab ro ad th ere again d uring the last nine m onths,

w hispering in a feeble an d self-condem ning voice that
the w ork of the O rd e r in New Y ork was ab o u t to close
for a time, or suspend, o r ch ange its fo rm o r le ad er
ship, etc. T his has been repeated with a k no w in g w ink
or m eaningless smile for at least seven years. E ach
m onth it has becom e h a rd e r for such a p ro p h ec y to
come true; since o ur Im p erato r's visit to the East a
few w eeks ago (w hich included a th ree day stop in
New Y ork to m eet those who desired to extend their
co-operation an d p u t an end to the only a n n o y an ce
the O rd er has ever h ad ) the w hole prediction, or even
p a rt of it, is im possible! In New Y ork City we h ad
o u r first L odge an d th ere w e shall retain a Lodge,
even if it be the last one! T h e peace, h arm o n y, love
an d p ow er m anifested by the m em b ers there, an d their
personal advancem ent, is a brig h t light in the w ork of
the O rder.
fn Philadelphia th e Lodge is increasing an d is
notable for its spiritual attain m en t am o n g the high
and low degree m em bers. R ecently th e M aster of
Delta Lodge resigned his office to co n tin u e an o th e r
w ork in connection w ith the O rd er. T h e m em b ers
were, indeed, reluctant to accept his resignation, but
they realized the trem end ou s labors w hich cam e to
the hands of the M aster d urin g the past years. T h e
newly elected M aster is a fo rm e r officer of pro ved
ability and enthusiasm .
In Pittsburg, the P ennsylvania G ra n d Lodge co n
tinues its care of o th er g roups and its ow n m em bers,
with increase in m em b ersh ip an d ad v an ce m en t in the
w ork. This was the first b ran ch L odge in A m erica
and it has continued with unceasing activity and en
thusiasm since its establishm ent. W e call it one of
o ur beloved standbys.
T h e largest p ercen tag e of increase in m em bership
is reported by the G rand L odge of Florida, at T am p a.
T he increase an d en thusiasm has b ro u g h t to them
their own T em p le room s, th e founding of a library,
a schedule of social m eetings an d a system of p ro p a
ganda which will m ean m u ch for that Lodge in the
n ear future. T h e boom th at has ta k e n hold of the
city an d the discovery by p ro m in e n t m en of the N orth
th at T am p a is the n atu ral p lay g ro un d of A m e ric a
as well, as a w onderful y ea r-ro u n d place to live
m eans not only a co n tin u an ce of the rapid grow th of
the city but a grow th in o u r w ork. T h e G rand
M aster w ho founded o u r w o rk in Florida resigned
recently to continue the w ork in a n o th e r p a rt of the
country, and th e D eputy G rand M aster w as elected in
his place. T h e retiring G rand M aster h ad the ex trem e
pleasure of taking the first gro up of initiated th ro u g h
all the degrees to the Ninth. It is a joy to visit the
peaceful, enthusiastic gatherings in T am p a.
T h e G rand Lodg&-of T ex as m ust also be m entioned
as having a high p ercen tag e of increase in m em bership.
T h e re the w ork is going on in several places, notably
in San A ntonio, w here the G rand L odge is located, and
in Lufkin. D urin g th e absence of the G rand Master
of Texas, doing som e special w ork at o u r h ea d
quarters, the affairs are in the capable h an ds of one
of o ur experienced officers. T h e m em b ers in T exas
have carried on some very fine p ro p a g a n d a w ork fol
lowing up the start m ad e th ere last y e a r by th e Im
p erato r. T h e right spirit is at w o rk in th at State.
In Norfolk, Virginia, the m em bers are progressing
in the work an d ad d in g to their m em bership. Some
fine initiative an d unusual ability in organizing have
b ro ug ht excellent results in th at city.
W hile we are speaking of S ou th ern Lodges let us not
forget the G rand Lodge of Mexico, in Mexico City,
an d its b ran ch es in various p arts of th at country,
such as T o rreo n (C o a h ) and T am p ico and elsewhere.
R eports show increase in m em b ersh ip in all the Mexi
can Lodges and G roups an d th ere have been several
requests for new charters.
T hen th ere are the Lodges even fu rth e r South at
P an am a an d A nco n. T h e G rand Lodge of P an am a
has becom e one of o u r m ost enthusiastic affiliations,
reaching out into wide te rrito ry with its p ro p a g a n d a
and it is unstinted in praise of the w ork. Som e day some
of the officers at h ea d q u a rters will accept the old and

re-new ed invitation an d visit the Lodges of Mexico an d

the C anal Z one. It will be a pleasure trip, indeed,
for th ere are beautiful boats leaving San Francisco for
th at zone and they te m p t us.
W hile we are still in S o u th ern w aters (o n th at m e n
tal jo u rn ey th ro u g h the P an am a C an al) let us slide or
glide over to P u e rto Rico an d C uba. T h e G rand
Lodge at San Juan is co ntinuing its w ork w ith increas
ing interest an d m em bership an d reaching high into
the w ork with m u ch praise an d m an y expressions of
thankfulness, typical of the Latin m ind. (A n d, w hy
can no t all o u r m em bers have a Latin m ind at tim es,)
T h e n at Cayo, Mambi, we find the sam e interest on the
p art of m em bers of one of o ur you ng est Lodges. T h e
plans for the w ork in C uba will be pro du ctiv e of large
m em bership and m u ch action on the p a rt of all m em
bers.
In C hicago the Illinois G rand L odge is reorganizing
u n d er its C h a rte r because of th e very large increase
in m em bership d urin g the past year. C om plete d e
tails are not at h an d at the p resen t time, for m any
of the plans are aw aiting the personal attention of
th e Im perator. His visit an d lectures th ere last
sum m er started the enthusiastic p ro p a g a n d a w hich
resulted in the need for a reorganization and he will
have to visit the city again for several w eeks to bring
all the points to a conclusion. In th e m eantim e the
m em b ers a re p u rsu in g their studies and m a n y have
reached the very highest degrees an d will be ready
for the additional teachings an d helps to be released
this Fall u nd er the new schem e of things. All m e m
b ers within the jurisdiction of Illinois will be notified
personally, in regard to the n ew plans.
T h e G rand Lodge of New Jersey at P aterson
recently sent us a very interesting an d enthusiastic
re p o rt an d intim ated th at it w ould soon Send us some
interesting news. W e are aw aiting th at news! W e
know th at it has continued with its w ork an d studies,
and letters from m em bers th ere praise highly the
guidance an d instruction they have received at the
h an ds of the G rand Master. Elsew here in New J e r
sey are several g roups of m em b ers with enthusiastic
plans and w e expect th at the New Jersey G rand Lodge
is p lan n in g to help these groups in som e inspiring
m an n er. Reports, please!
T h e G ra n d L odge of N ebraska at O m ah a reports
p ro gress an d continued interest. T h e sam e officers
are serving second and third term s and h arm o n y
an d co-operation prevail.
T he G rand Lodge of O hio repo rts continued interest
an d activity an d we recently had a visit from one of
the officers o f this Lodge w ho was seeking inform ation
regarding certain phases of the h igher activities. T h e
G rand L odge is located in Cleveland.
T h e G rand L odge of M ichigan, at Flint, recently
held an election because of the resignation of the
G rand M aster w ho is now at H ea d q u arters in C ali
fornia. T h e n ew G rand M aster has the u nanim ous
sup po rt of all m em b ers in his jurisdiction if we are
to believe the long telegram signed with th eir nam es
and o th er docum ents w hich cam e to H e a d q u a rte rs at
th e tim e of his election. T h e w ork th ere is p ro g ress
ing with enthusiasm too.
In California the G ra n d Lodge has continued to
add to its m em bership with a regularity th at is unique.
F or a period th ere w ere new first classes form ed each
m onth, with a large n u m b er in each class. O n two
evenings each w eek two classes m eet an d different
classes m eet on each of the o th er evenings of the
w eek except Saturday. This Lodge is the one h on ored
by so m an y visitors from o th er Lodges because of
the p resen ce of the chief executives of the O rd e r
and because of the C alifornia-San F rancisco climate.
You m ust unite those tw o nam es in th at w ay, for
th ere is no ideal clim ate in California except in Sa-\
Francisco. (Yes, w e are San Francisco boosters,
but go back and read w hat we said ab o ut T am p a,
Florida, in these co lu m n s).
A nd, we m ust not forget C an ad a. T h e Britannia
G rand Lodge sends us interesting reports, and letters
from m em b ers in the D om inion indicate th at all is
going well, especially in L ashburn (S ask .) an d V a n

couver. O ne of the officers from the C an ad ian ju ris

diction with his family ta rried w ith us at H ea d q u arters
for several weeks. A n d now w e miss J. B. C. an d
family and wish m o re C an ad ians w ould call to see us.
R eports of progress an d grow th have also been re
ceived from officers of o u t w o rk at: Stockton, A ta sc a
dero and Guerneville, C alifornia: N ewcastle and York,
P ennsylvania: P ortland, R edm ond an d Medford, O re.;
G reen Bay, S up erio r and Madison, W isconsin; the
R osaecrucian settlem ent at W eston, W y om ing ; L eth
bridge, Atla, C an ad a; W ichita, Kansas.
Will the S ecretaries in the m an y o th er localities
please send us repo rts containing interesting facts as
soon as possible for o ur next issue? T h e usual
re p o rts sent to the S ecretary an d A rchivist containing
only the m onthly statem ents and figures are not in
teresting en ough for this colum n of T h e T riangle,
alth ou g h they serve the Archivist well. W e w an t
real newsy facts.
A A A
FOREIGN A C TIV ITIES
T h e w ork of the O rd e r in foreign countries is
evidently pro gressin g an d increasing as rapidly as in
the North A m erican Jurisdiction. May w e suggest to
those foreign b ran ch es w hich receive a copy of T he
T riang le that w e w ould ap p reciate m o re detailed
repo rts than the casual references contained in th e
letters of felicitation and co-operation w hich are sent
to the Im p erato r of this Jurisdiction. Such reports
should be addressed to the Minister of Foreign R ela
tions, care of A M O R C, 1255 M arket St., San F ra n
cisco, California, U. S. A.
W e th o ro ug hly ap p rec ia te the receipt from tim e to
time of p am p hlets an d booklets, m agazines an d books
issued by the foreign jurisdictions of the O rd er. Som e
of these have proved very interesting and all have
been helpful. W e will be glad to ex chang e literature
with all A M O R C Lodges in all countries.
O n e of the interesting p am p hlets sent to us, and to
m an y of o u r G rand Lodges in N orth A m erica, w as one
p rin ted an d issued by the A M O R C A sh ra m a in S o u th
ern India and p rin ted at the A M O R C A cadem y in
India u n d er th e direction of the Sovereign G rand
Lodge of A M O R C in the M adras Presidencv. This
p am p hlet is entitled: A Universal P rayer. T h e title
bears the following: "D edicated with Blessings of
Peace, O neness and Divinity, for the w elfare of the
B rothers an d Sisters of the G reat B ro th erho od of
the A. M. O. R. C. of A m erica and of every p a rt of
the world, W ith the kind perm ission an d sym p ath y of
B rother H. S pencer Lewis, F. R. C., the Most W o rsh ip
ful Im p erato r in th e U nited States of A m erica, etc.,
etc." T h e a u th o r of the P ra y e r is H . . . H . . .O ., b e
loved by so m any in A m erica w ho have been in co rres
pon den ce with the Officers at o u r Indian A sh ram a.
Speaking of the A sh ram a, one of o u r high degree
m em b ers in to u rin g the w orld ta rried w ith us in San
Francisco after leaving New Y ork an d from h ere went
directly to India and after long and tedious travelling
reached the hidden and secluded estate of the Indian
A shram a. L etters th at cam e from the m em b er in
dicated th at not half of the beautiful story of the
A sh ra m a has been told to o ur high degree m em bers
an d after visiting the A sh ra m a for m an y weeks, p a r
ticipating in the daily period of m editation, special
exercises and instruction, resting in the T em ple rooms,
going into the silence in the adjoining caves and co m
ing u n d er the influence of the m any who are studying
at the A sh ram a, a book was w ritten setting forth w hat
really exists at the A sh ram a and this book will be
published an d distributed freely am o n g o u r m em bers.
At p resen t o ur D elegate to the A sh ram a is in E urop e
visiting o th er Lodges, the last repo rt com ing from
the Lodge in C op enh ag en .
T h e Sovereign G rand L odge of India, T em ple
lasc-am orc, is continuing to p re p a re and put into
official form m anv of the ancient teachings so th at
they m ay be used in the w ork of the various ju ris
dictions, including A m erica. T heir references to
m an u scrip ts being p rep ared , o th ers being consulted
or translated, and so on, indicate that they have a
veritable storehouse of ancient wisdom and that our

m em b ers in A m erica will benefit th ro u g h this w ork

this com ing Fall and W inter.
W e m ay have som e official an n o u n cem e n ts re g a rd
ing the A cadem ic w o rk in India and the w ork of the
M onastic O rd e r of the R. C. in India next m onth.
F ro m the G ran d S ecretary of th e O rd e r in G reat
Britain we learn th at the w ork in th at jurisdiction is
co ntinuing and th at an o th e r ch a rte r is to be issued
for a L ondon Lodge. M any of the m em bers in G reat
B ritain h ave been in co rrespo n dence w ith our H e a d
q u a rte rs here and the interest and enthusiasm dis
played has been pleasing, indeed. It ap p ears from the
records exchanged th at the British Jurisdiction has the
largest m em b ersh ip of any in E urope.
T h e G rand L odge at C o p e n h ag en has continued to
grow an d has done som e very fine p ro p a g a n d a w ork
if we are to ju d ge from specim ens of literature sent
to us issued by them . O ccasional letters from some
m em bers th ere to relatives or m em bers in A m erica
indicate that m an y of the highest ra n k in the gov ern
m ent as well as m an y in the professions are officers
an d m em bers of th e A M O R C in D en m ark.
A letter from some R osicrucians in Holland
received at h ea d q u a rters h ere in Ju n e indicates that
the Jurisdiction of H olland will affiliate with us in the
Fall. W e shall b e glad to an n o u n ce the details in
o u r next issue.
W hile C hina is passing th ro u g h its various stages
of revolution and evolution we are glad to note that
o u r O rd e r th ere is p ro gressing an d increasing very
rapidly. From a rep o rt sent by G rand M aster A h Soh
W ong, h un dred s of ed u cated C hinese are becom ing
interested in the w ork in various parts of the co u ntry ;
an d from reports from the th ree cities w here m em bers
a re organized we see th at th e re will soon be a chain
of active Lodges again in C hina as in the past. O ne
of o u r m em bers who w ent to M anchuria some time
ago to assist them in the w ork sends us very glowing
repo rts of w hat is being accom plished, and he is
also in to u ch with those in Siberia w ho are enthusiastic
ab o ut the w ork also. L etters from some m em bers in
China w ho h av e reached a high grade in the w ork
show th at the C hinese m ind co m p reh end s the p rin
ciples in just the sam e fineness of point as do those
w ho have the O ccidental m ind. W e m ean to say
th at the O ccidental an d O riental m inds can agree in
these fu n dam en tal principles an d practises.
It m ay be a big ju m p to take, but right here we
wish to refer to the fine w ork being done by the m em
bers of th e A M O R C Lodge on the Gold C oast of
W est Africa. T his ancient cen tre of R. C. activities
is once again in flower an d the letters com ing from
Officers or m em bers indicate th at m any of the a n
cient practises are followed alon g with the m odern
m ethods.
A re p o rt of A thens, Greece, indicates increased in
terest an d activity and a request has com e from there
asking o u r assistance in m any m atters of interest to
th e m em bers.
In A ustralia, T asm ania, and New Z ealand, the m em
bership is increasing and new Lodges are being form ed
in several cities.
Many m em bers are repo rted in O nitsha, Nigeria,
A frica. T h e re seems to be som e p ro p a g a n d a going
on in that territo ry , the details of w hich we w ould like
to learn. Please report!
From Vienna, A ustria, com es the rep o rt of new
interest and applicants for m em bership. A nd we have
recently received several letters from the G rand Mas
ter at Munich, the M aster w ho holds m any of the
ancient docum ents an d p ap ers descending from the
early R osicrucians of th at country, stating that the
O rd e r th ere and in G erm an y is being increased and
m ade active in m an y cities an d towns. T h e kindest
wishes and regard s are sent by the G rand M aster at
M unich to the m em b ers in A m erica.
Several letters have been received from Officers
an d m em bers in C airo, Egypt an d w e have learned
som e interesting details of the excavations th ere
th ro u g h these reports. It is needless to say that the
m em bers th ere are enthusiastic ab o ut the A M O R C
w ork.

T he G rand Lodge of A M O R C at S ourabaya, Java,

East Indies, repo rts increased m em bership, a d v an ce
m ent in the building of their T em p le on the acquired
grounds an d progress in the w ork of the highest
degrees. T hey have carried on some p ro p a g a n d a
w ork that is novel and interesting.
Several of o u r A m erican m em bers are visiting in
F ra n c e this y ea r and repo rt m eeting w ith m em b ers
and attending special sessions and w e will expect their
personal repo rts next m onth.
R eports com e from at least seven places in South
A m erica w here m em bers meet, and the co u ntry of
Brazil seem s to be the stronghold of o u r O rd e r for
that continent.
D uring the past six m onths repo rts have com e from
over tw enty o th er foreign countries covering p rac tic
ally every point of the globe. A gain w e say to all the
officers or S ecretaries in foreign cities, we will be
glad to have newsy items regard in g y o u r w ork to
publish in these columns.
Never in the history of th e R osaecrucian O rd e r was
the w ork so spread over the surface of the e a rth as
it is at present. In som e p arts the G reat W a r m ade
the w ork d o rm an t for a time, but activity started again
in 1919 an d in the past four y ears has m ade u n
expected progress. C onstantly we h e a r these re
marks, which should be well considered by m an y of
o ur A m erican m em bers w ho are co n fro n ted with pleas
on behalf of some so-called O riental school of phil
osophy; In o ur co u ntry we have had so m any centres
of stu d y and so m a n y cults and isms supposed to be
of o ur native religion, that we have tired of the im
practical and theoretical verbiage they give us as
lessons. T h e A M O R C teachings have pro ved to co n
tain all that was good in all these ancient philosophies
as we O rientals know them , and o u r B rothers and

Sisters in A m erica should be thankful th at they do not

have to contend with the inane teachings of those
who ap p oint them selves as O riental teachers. W e
w on d er how m any in A m erica ap p rec ia te these w ords
from those w ho live right in th e countries w here m any
of these teachers and their teachings issue as w ater
from a well.
W ith all o u r foreign connections, w ith b ran ch es in
several parts of India an d in o ther places w here such
teachings are supposed to com e from, is it not logical
to believe that we w ould have included in o u r te a c h
ings, or w ould include from time to time, all th at is
good and helpful in all the o th er philosophies in those
countries? H as an y on e ever found th at the teachings
of A M O R C excluded any truths, any principles, any
helps that w ere sound, practical and applicable to
m odern times? O f course th ere is m u ch in m an y
ancient schools of th o ug ht th at is interesting and
m uch th at was once very helpful in the co u ntry and in
the times when first given, b ut of no help today in
the O ccident. O ne need read only a few of the very
old books by the early mystics to see how far we have
advanced in such w o rk and how useless is m uch that
they considered very im p o rtant at the time. Many
of the ancient schools of O rien tal th o u g h t need re
viving today only because they passed out of exist
ence th ro u gh the evolution and ad v an cem en t of m an.
W hy revive them now ? O u r A cadem y in India states
positively that there is no school or gro up of schools
in the whole of India or the O rien t th at includes the
high, helpful and easily m astered teachings now in
cluded in all the grades of A M O R C. Is it not b etter
to take the w ord of m en like those Jiving th ere an d
w ho know and h av e no ulterior motive, th an to tak e
the w ord o f those w ho w an t to sell, at a large fee,
the secret courses they have p re p a re d and which they
com e to A m erica to sell to the unk no w in g ? Just a
th o u g h t to think about 1

W O R K W ELL D O N E
Interesting Facts fo r all M em bers
Many have asked ab o ut the C onstitution of o ur
O rd e r and w hen and how A m en dm en ts to it may be
made, looking to some im p o rta n t changes w hich time
an d conditions have revealed.
W e wish to explain that the first C onstitution of
the O rd e r was roughly d rafted and tentatively
adopted in 1916 p ending a N ational C onvention of
Delegates from all Lodges.
Such a C onvention w as held in P ittsburg durin g
the sum m er of 1917, an d d urin g the first few days
of the C onvention a C om m ittee was ap p ointed to
revise the C onstitution an d brin g it before th e C o n
vention for discussion an d adoption by vote on each
p ara g rap h . T h e p resen t C onstitution is the one
adopted at that time.
In selecting a C om m ittee to revise the C onstitution
care was taken to select M asters an d Officers of o ur
various A M O R C Lodges w ho w ere associated with
o th er fraternal organizations so th at we m ight have
the benefit of their know ledge an d experiences. For
the benefit of those w ho h ave inquired we publish
here the nam es and qualifications of those w ho co m
posed the C onstitution C om m ittee at th at C onvention,
m ost of w hom are G rand Masters, M asters or Officers
of A M O R C Lodges today:
Dr. C harles D. G reen, 32, P ark Lodge 676 F. & A. M.,
Pa., R andolph C h a p ter No. 35, Ind., P enna. C o n
sistory Valley of Pittsburg.
C harles FI. Soelke, 32, Old Glory Lodge 975 A. F.
& A. M., C hicago C icero C h a p te r R. A. M.,
A pollo C om m and ery No. I K. T.. M edinah
Tem ple, A. A. O. N. M. S., C hicago, Illinois.
O m a r T . . C ruickshank, M. D.. M. E., F. T. S., F. O . ;
32, 15, F. A. M. A., Lafayette 652, F. & A. M.,
C yrus C h a p ter No. 280 R. A. M.. Mt. Moriah
Council. No. 2, C hartiers C o m m a n d e ry No. 78,
K. T., P enna. Consistory S. P. R. S.
L. A. Shoem aker, 3 2 \ Hillsboro L odee 25, A. F. &
A. M., T am p a C onsistory No. I, T am p a. Florida.
Rev. G eorge R. C ham bers, P arian Lodge 321, A. F.

& A. M., Olivet C h a p te r No. 107 R. A. M., Mt.

Z/.on C o m m a n d e ry No. 49 K. T-, Past G rand
H arlan Lodge No. 267, 1. O. O. F., Iowa.
W alter E. H atch, 32, M cCandless Lodge, F. & A .M.,
390, P ennsylvania Consistory, Valley of Pitts
burg.
S. Lindsay D orsey, Lexington Lodge No. I , F. & A. M.,
Lexington C h a p te r No. I R. A. M., W ebb C o m
m an d ery No. 2 K. T., Lexington, Ky.
E dw ard L. Bork, Past M aster Jefferson Lodge, 288
F. & A. M., Pittsburg, Pa.
C o n ra d H. Lindstedt, Past Master, Progressive Lodge
354 F. & A. M., New York.
F rederick C. Santaniello, 32, Norm al L odge 523, F.
& A. M., K. T A. A. O. N. M. S., New York.
A t the conclusion of their w ork an d before the last
session of the C onvention, these m en as M asters and
Officers of A M O R C Lodges for v arious lengths of
time, signed a p a p e r which was read in open session
an d then p resen ted to the Im p erato r to be p reserved
in the O rd e rs Archives. 1 he statem ent in their own
w ords thus signed is as follows:
We, the undersigned, as m em bers of the A. M. O.
R. C. of N orth A m erica, find nothing in the teachings
or ritual of the above nam ed O rd e r w hich conflicts
w ith the teachings or ritual of any o th er organization
with w hich we are affiliated. H ow ever, we have
received such inform ation from the teachings of the
above nam ed O rd e r which, to the best of o u r kno w l
edge and belief, is only obtainable in the A M O R C,
an d having know ledge of its uplifting ch aracter, its
patriotic and h um anitarian principles, w e take this
m eans of expressing o ur app reciatio n of the O rd e r.
Thus, in its preparation, its careful revision, dis
cussion by delegates and final adoption, the p resen t
C onstitution represen ts the best th o ug ht and desires of
m en who from experience and intim ate association
w ith o u r O rd e r and o th er organizations, w ere auali fied
to act as they did and to say w hat they said in the
above p ap er.

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O R D IN EM R O S A E E T A U R E A E CRUCIS in various
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similar names in other lands, all operating under
a supreme world council.
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A U G U ST 1923

ED IT O R IA L
W ith this issue of T h e T riang le we enlarge its n u m
b er of pages and widen its scope and purpose.
A t the u rg en t d em and of m any of o u r m em b ers we
will m aintain certain d ep artm en ts o r features em b o dy
ing in struction for the students in the various grades
of o ur O rd e r; as, for instance, the D ictionary of
R osaecrucian T erm s, w hich begins its serial publica
tion in this issue.
From tim e to tim e helpful notes for th e m em bers,
to be attach ed to th eir notebooks, and diagram s for
the sam e purpose, will be published.
T he presence of such m atte r in this publication will
not p rev en t the dissem ination of T h e T riang le am o n g
those w ho are not m em bers but w ho m ay be interested
in becom ing m em bers; for the insight they gain in
this m a n n e r should en c o u ra g e th em to seek for m ore
Light and at the sam e tim e tend to dispel some of
the false im pressions that m an y have regard in g the
practises an d philosophy of o ur fraternity.
T h e re fo re o u r m em bers, and o u r readers generally,
are urged to use T h e T riangle for conservative p ro p a
ganda. Its convenient size an d reasonable price
assist in m ak in g it adm irable for such purposes.
H ea rty co-operation on the p art of the appointed
L ibrarian in each L odge and the m em bers thereof
with the D ep artm en t of Publication at H ea d q u arters
will m ak e T h e T riang le in its enlarged form a p e r
m an en t asset. T h e insistent call for m o re inform ation
th ro u g h T h e T riang le d uring the past y ea r should find
its reaction now in the enthusiastic su p p o rt and dis
tribution of each issue.
Y our com m ents, suggestions, contributions of in
structive reading m atter, and y o u r donations tow ard
th e general publication fund (all to be sent to the
D ep artm en t of Publication at address given ab o v e ),
will be appreciated, applied, an d m ade productive of
m u ch good.
R em em ber: F raternalism m eans C o-operation!
A A A
C an we not be h ap p y and expressively joyful over
the trend of the times? A bo u t us on every hand, in
every elem ent th at is m ak in g for the ad v an cem en t of
civilization, on every p ath th at leads to the ultim ate
goal, we see, we sense, we co n tact and are inspired
with the b ro ad er view, the keener vision, th e inner
sight and the tolerant mind. Love is supplanting hate,
jealousy, intolerance, enviousness an d indifference are
giving w ay to u nd erstan ding , sym pathy, charity and
consideration.
In the affairs of State, in the perspective of the
C hurches, the activities of business and the conscious
ness of m an, th ere is a m anifest aw akening to the call
of h um an b ro th erh o o d and Divine P arenthood.
Classes, creeds, sects and limiting differentiations are
being ab a n d o n ed or m odifying th eir restrictions and
m ak in g their dom ains m ore inclusive or all-em bracing.

T h e m ystic sees in all this the fulfilling of the Law;

he discerns in th e trend of the tim es the ad v an ce
m ent an d w ider ac ce p tan ce of those truths, those
fundam entals, for the g reater com prehension of which
he has labored an d served in the ra n k s of dicipleship.
O u r obligations, how ever, are increasing. W e m ust
labor not less, we m ust teach n ot less convincingly,
an d w e m ust fu rth e r o ur principles n ot less ag g res
sively because of the great aw akening ; but we m ust
becom e guardians and protectors, advisors an d leaders
as we have been pioneers and inspirers.
O u r duty is clear, o u r im personal rew ard surrounds
us at all times, an d all is for the Glory to God and
the Good of M ankind.
A A A
W e ag re e with the statem ents published by H.
R ider H ag g ard in an English n ew sp ap er th a t m o re
reverence for the custom s of the ancients and less in
difference to the sacredness of things once held holy
by masses of h u m a n m inds and hearts should be
show n by those co n du ctin g o r p erm itting the excava
tions and researches in Egypt. If the elem ent of
tim e robs a nation, a people, of its rights to preserve
the land m arks of its pro gress th ro u gh the various
stages of civilization, if tim e m akes null and void all
the sacredness attach ed to religious rites an d customs,
and if tim e alone will cast the privacy of person and
p ro p e rty into the m elting-pot of public ow nership an d
indiscrim inate confiscation then we m ay look with
h o rro r upo n the possibilities that aw ait o ur p resent
interests in the future.
W e m ay or m ay not believe that dire disaster is
sure to fall u po n those w ho vandalize o r com m ercial
ize the strang e o r different practises of a race of a n
cient peoples, b ut in tru th disaster has befallen those
w ho have rent the veil an d p ro fan ed the sacred places
of Egypt an d o th er lands. T h e history of O riental
research is filled with incidents too consistent, too
related an d too certain to b e classed as m ere coincidents or superstitious b an qu ets to feed the mis
u n d ersta n d in g for weirdness. T h e re m ay be, and
u ndoubtedly is, a law in o peratio n a law that is the
reflex of th e consciousness established by the minds
of the people of the past.
T hings a re m ade sacred not by an y intrinsic quality,
but by the association of the things with the co n
sciousness of God and m an. A thing or place set
a p a rt as sacred, endow ed by m an with all the a d o ra
tion, w orship an d reverence he is capable of express
ing in his state of developm ent, is truly as sacred as
that w hich is to u ch ed independently by the Divine
H a n d ; for, after all, the Divine H and, like unto the
Divine Mind, expresses itself th ro u g h the consciousness
of m an, an d regardless of the state of m an's develop
m ent in worldly affairs, the primitive, n atu ral and ever
p resen t Divinity of C onsciousness is as true, as real
an d holy in the past as in the present.
T h e progress of science, the advan cem en t of civiliza
tion, the illum ination of the mind, requires th at the
past be exam ined and co m p ared with the present;
but such researches can be m ade with due respect,
w ith care and consideration, aye, with holy attitude,
w ith p ray er an d hum ble spirit, w h e n o u r steps lead us
into such sacred places as the Shrines, Tem ples and
T om bs of an ancient race.
A A A
W h en we stop th in k ing of a L eague of Nations and
W orld C o u rt and think in the term s of indivisability
an d unity, w e will com e n ea rer to establishing a
L eague of M ankind.
A A A
If H en ry Ford, th e richest m an in th e w orld, cannot
b rin g ab o ut his election as P resident of the United
States we will have an excellent dem onstration of the
fact th at m oney has not all the p ow er attributed to it.
A A A

D IC T IO N A RY O F R O SA E C R U CIA N TERMS
(N ote: T h e following definitions are officially A ten----A n am e for the sym bol of the "sole G od"
m ade und erstan dable by A m en h o te p IV. after he
issued for use in the p rep aratio n of all p apers, lessons
established a m onotheistic religion in Egypt. A te n
and discussions. M asters are advised to keep a copy
w as represented by the sun disc; the sun being the
of these term s for h andy reference while co n ducting
symbol of the life-giving radiance of th e invisible
lectures or discussions or in an sw ering questions. A
God. Not as a God or even as a sacred sym bol is
copy should be in the M asters hands at each lecture
the sun disc used by m odern R osaecrucians, but as
of any grade. M em bers are u rg ed to p aste these term s
objective sym bol of the creative m ind a n d Divine
in their note-books an d use th em in th eir ex am ination
Essence of God.
p ap ers for reference an d for th e p ro p e r c o m p re h e n
sion of their lessons and notes. F u rth e r installm ents A tlantis T h e n am e of th e continent o nce o ccupying
of the D ictionary will a p p e a r in o u r next issues. T he
a considerable portion of the space occupied now
D ictionary will contain diagram s an d ch arts at its
by th e A tlan tic O cean . A tlantis w as well ad v an ced
conclusion.)
in civilization in parts and w as the an cien t hom e of
A
m ystic culture. Mt. Pico, w hich still rises above
A bsolute T h a t w hich includes all, hence, th e C o n
th e ocean a m o n g the gro up of A zore Islands, was
sciousness of God, perfect, com plete, em b racing
a sacred m o u n tain for m ystic initiation (See ritual
every Divine Law, w orking in h arm o n y , co n stru c
of 4th D eg re e). T h e story of th e lost A tlantis was
tive, positive. C o m p are w ith the term relative.
first told by Plato; an o th e r story of m ystic peoples
using the nam e A tlantic is told by Sir Francis
A ctual----T h a t w hich com es within th e positive dom ain
Bacon (See: T h e New A tlantis.) R ecent investiga
of the objective and is in conform ity w ith the
tions by F ra n c e an d A m erica have pro ved th at
standards of the objective senses, h aving weight,
th ere is the co n to ur of a co n tin en t at the floor of
breadth, length, bulk, etc. A n y p h e n o m en a w hich
the A tlantic O cean . See also T he Lost A tlantis, by
the objective mind accepts as sensible to it, is
Ignatius Donnelly.
actual, w h eth er it be a delusion (m ental creation
of the objective m in d ) o r not. A ctualities need not A to m T h e smallest division of any definite n atu re
be realities; see th e te rm reality.
of m atte r: the first distinctive ch a rac te r th at
Alden- (p ro n o u n c ed A w l-d en ) som etim es spelled
electrons form after p erfect unity. Divisions of
A hldain, A ldain; the n am e of a form er M aster of
m atte r smaller th an atom s are electrons (see elec
the G reat W hite B ro th erho od w ho was given ju ris
tro n s) an d such smaller divisions have no ch a ra c te r
diction over the establishm ent of mystical centres
istic n atu re . A to m s form them selves into g roups
on the N orth A m erican C on tinent d uring the tenth
called molecules. (R efer to D alto n s A tom ic Laws
century, and after w hom the first T em p le in this
in o u r degree lectures and in several issues of the
co u ntry w as n am ed in 1603. His personality still
A m erica n R osae C ru cis.)
affects m uch of the w ork in this country.
r a T h a t m ag n etic ot electrified field w hich su r
A m en A H ebrew word, in trod uced into the Egyptian A urounds
the anim al body particularly and w hich co n
mystic rites at an early d ate as a te rm used to ex
tains colors due to the vibratory rate of the energy
press the hidden and invisible God, o r a truly in
in the field. T h e energy is a result of the psychic
spired representative of God. In this latter sense
developm ent an d the vital forces of th e body. T he
the term is used in the C hristian Bible just once,
au ra changes color as psychic developm ent p ro
in Rev. iii, 14, Jesus is called "T h e A m e n ." But
ceeds reaching a brilliant violet an d then p u re
at a m uch earlier date the sam e w ord with the sam e
while in the highest states. T h e a u ra is visible
m ystic vowel sounds, was used to designate the
u n d er m an y conditions and has been pho to grap hed ,
nam e of the God of Thebes, and the term A m en-R a
and will affect certain instrum ents balanced to re
cam e to express the n am e and h ie ra rc h y of a
ceptivity. Every living cell has its au ra as well as
pow erful God am o n g the E gyptians. A m en -h otep
groups of cells.
IV changed his n am e to K hu en-A ten because of the
B
significance of the term A m en . A s used in m odern
religious practises, th e term A m en m eans verily. Belief-Considered from the mystical point of view
The origin of the w ord is found in the Sanskrit
belief implies lack of know ledge: it is like unto hope
A um and also in Om.
w ithout foundation. A m ystic should have no
beliefs but should supplant th em with know ledge
A rc an e T h a t w hich is n ot hidden, but visible only
or a frank ad m ittan ce that he does not know. (See
to those w ho a ttu n e to it or are read y for its
K now ledge.)
revelation; mystical. Divine, Cosmic.
Birth
Mystically, birth occurs w hen the anim al body
A strology ----A n ancient science based upon close ob
takes its first Breath of Life. T h e n the body b e
servance of the coincidence of h um an characteristics
com es a conscious being. Birth is the opposite
with the date and h o u r of birth; tim e and careful
p hase of the passing of T he Breath (and conscious
analysis have proved the coincidences to be based
ness) w hich is called death. (See D e a th ).
upon fundam ental laws regardless of w heth er the
planets have any effect upon birth or upon the Black M agic A term used anciently to indicate
n atu re of m an after birth. O nly the fanatical ex
m ysterious practises o r secret m ethods m ethods
trem ist m akes----or believes----the claim th at w e are
an d practises w hich today we u n d ersta n d a n d know
ruled by planets; at the utmost, p lan etary influences
to have been strictly scientific th o ug h little known.
can inspire an d urge or tem p t; the influences may
T oday, how ever, th e te rm is used in som e phil
indicate, but not control. All m ystics should have
osophies an d bv some ig n oran t minds (a n d som e
a know ledge of the fundam entals of this old and
times used wilfully to frig hten ) a n d is m eant to co n
evolving science.
vey the idea th at one m ind can call into play certain
A stral P lane----T h e Cosmic, etherial, Divine plane.
forces of n atu re to w ork injury upon an o th e r mind
R osaecrucians recognize but two planes of existence;
o r body at a distance. It is assum ed that the cosmic
that which is the worldly or m aterial plane w here
space existing betw een tw o m inds or persons car.
we live in both objective an d subjective conscious
be utilized by o ne of them to transm it evil an d
ness, and a n o th er plane which is beyond the m a te r
destructive th o u g h ts to the other. In fact, however,
ial----call that other plane the Astral, Psychic, C os
the cosmic space will not transm it such destructive
mic or w hatever best expresses y ou r idea; it is that
th o ug hts an d the person w ho tries to direct them
p lane w here the Soul of m an functions free from
into space suffers from the attem pt and from the
the limitations of the body and w here the subjec
creatio n of such thoughts w hich rem ain in the co n
tive mind of m an functions at times independent of
sciousness. T h e only p o w er th ere is to Black
the objective.
Magic for o thers is the fear of it.

Brain1 T he physical o rg an for the objective function C onscience T he term in o ur ritual and teachings to
indicate the still small voice" of the M aster W ithin;
ing of the mind. Mind can, how ever, m ake m any
the C osm ic Mind with its inspiration and u rge; the
m anifestations w ithout the use of the brain.
Mind of the Psychic Self, know ing all truth, all law,
Breath of Life----Jn R osaecrucian teachings this term
all principle, ever constructive in desire, dependable,
is used to refer to Nous. It is a com bination, so to
" e v e r p resen t w hen the tem pter tem pts."
speak, of both the Vital Life Force an d Cosm ic
Consciousness. (See Nous and V. L. F .)
C re m atio n ----Mystically this is a process of reducing
B orderline S tate This term is used to designate th at
the m aterial elem ents of the body to the prim ary
m ental and psychic condition w here the objective
elements th ro u gh fire, as th ough an alchem ical p ro
consciousness and objective m ental functioning of
cess was being used with crucible and fire. It carries
m an is m erging into the subjective. T his state can
out the ancient law th at the body shall return to
be induced th ro u g h co ncentration, or occurs
the dust of the earth from w hence it came. C re m a
n aturally on going to sleep or w hen aw akening, or
tion simply hastens the n atural process in a
th ro u g h suggestion it m ay be externally induced
m ost sanitary way. T h e custom of burying the
(b u t not w ithout th e co-operation or willingness of
dead in the ground to decay was always considered
the self). A similar state exists w here the o bjec
a b arb arou s and unclean practise by the ancient
tive m ind or the objective functioning of the brain
mystics, and crem ation is not a m odern m ethod
is m ade ab n o rm al th ro u g h drug, fever, or injury,
and will in time becom e universal am ong civilized
fright or strain; in such cases, how ever, the bene
peoples. The R osaecrucian burial service an d ritual
fits derived from a p ro p e r borderline state are lost,
call for crem ation of the body and the scattering
for th ere is not an intelligent and com prehensible
of most of the ashes unon ru n ning w ater in brooks
ex chang e of ideas or cu m m unication betw een the
or rivers or in o pened soil w ithin seven days after
objective and subjective faculties. O ften just prio r
transition. (See D eath an d Funeral Service).
to so-called death, the first stage of transition is a
borderline state w hich is rem arkable for its Cosm ic Cycle A period of time, evolution, process, method
or m anifestation. Mystically, every progressive
touch.
action is in cycles, definite and im portant. T he
c
cycle of h um an life is divided into periods of seven
Cell W h ere this term is used in th e R osaecrucian
years, each of w hich is a cycle in the growth and
teachings, regardless of w h e th er in connection with
developm ent of the m ind and body of the being;
physiology, physics, chem istry or electricity and
even the pren atal period is divided into cycles. The
m agnetism , it m eans a body of spherical o r o th er
evolution of the universe, the evolution of m an from
shape having a wall w ith negative polarity and a
a prim itive being to the present can be divided
nucleus of positive polarity.
into cycles. T he tw enty-four h ours constituting a
C o n c en tra tio n A m ental (a n d physical) state w here
day is divisible into planetary cycles. T he con
th e whole objective attention an d co m p rehension is
sciousness of m an is at p resent in the early p art of
focused upon one definite or indefinite point, place,
the A qu arian Cycle. Cycles form an easily u nd er
condition or principle. Perfect con centratio n of this
standable and significant m ethod of m easuring time
kind results in com plete inactivity of four of the
and progress.
five objective faculties at one time. W h en co n cen
D
eath
T he mystic not only looks upon death as in
trated upon seeing, th en seeing m ust be the only
evitable, but as a necessary elem ent in the cycle
faculty not inactive, w hen h earing, then all but
of life. D eath and Birth are synonym ous in this
h earin g m ust be inactive. It is impossible to co m
sense, for so-called death is birth into another
pletely co n centrate w hen two o r m o re of the
plane, while birth is likewise a transition. T he
faculties a re active at the sam e time. T w o faculties
transition of soul into a body is considered just as
such as seeing and hearing, m ay rapidly altern ate in
strange and frau gh t with u nknow n possibilities by
their co n centratio n so that it m ay seem as th o ug h
the mystic as is the transition of soul from a body.
both w ere co n centrated at one time, b ut this is not
Both constitute the G reat Experience. Both are a
so. We can be conscious of only one objective im
form of Initiation affording an opportunity for
pression at one time. All else is rapid alternation.
greater advancem ent. T herefore both are looked
(See Borderline S ta te).
forw ard to by the soul w ithout grief or fear. On
C on cep tio n In o ur R osaecrucian teachings we are
the o th er hand th ere is no death w hether we con
told that o ur concept of an y th in g w hich we co m
sider the transition from a m aterial or spiritual
p reh en d th ro u g h the five objective faculties, d e
viewpoint. M atter is indestructible; that is a
pends for its accu racy , and its effect on us, upon o ur
fundam ental law of m atter; it can only change its
education, kn o w led g e and beliefs. O u r co n cept of
form of n atu re of manifestation, and m atter is in
m aterial things ch ange as we grow older, m ore
constant change----a n o th e r fundam ental law. T he
experienced and m ore illuminated. Not the actuality
soul is im m ortal and cannot be destroyed, lessened,
of any thing b ut o ur reality of it an d o ur in te rp re ta
increased or otherw ise modified except in growth of
tion of it form o u r concept. By conceiving an d giv
experience. A fter transition the m aterial p art of
ing o ur conception the p ow er and reality of an ac
m an, the body, does not cease to live, but is in fact
tuality do we tend to create. In the beginning of all
still vibrant with spirit energy, even to the most
creation th ere w as and alw ays will be co n cep
m inute cell. H en ce n either body or soul ever dies,
tion. (See Reality, also A ctuality).
and th ere is no death. (See Birth and C rem ation.)
Cosm ic C onsciousness T h a t consciousness radiating
from God w hich pervades all space (a n d h en ce all D eduction----A process of reasoning. T h e objective
m ind can reason by all processes, inductively, d e
th in g s ), having vitality, mind, constructive pow er,
ductively, syllogistically, etc. T h e Subjective Mind
Divine Intelligence. Into this consciousness is p ro
on the o th er hand, tends to reason deductively all
jected all the psychic consciousness of all Masters,
the time. Starting with a tru e and understandable
and all A dep ts m ay attu n e with it. It know s all,
prem ise or basic fact, reasoning by deduction th ere
past, present an d future, for it is all. (See A b
from one will com e to a logical conclusion, if the
solu te). A fter p rep aratio n th ro u g h study and
deductive reasoning has been logical and in a c co rd
m editation, after deserving th ro u gh serving, after
ance with law. It is the excellent reasoning ability
a ttu n in g th ro u g h p ractise an d with nobility of
of the subjective mind that brings about the correct
desire, th ere com es to all A depts an influx of illum in
conclusions th ro u ph its deductive reasoning. T he
ation an d inspiration w hich m aintains a continued
O bjective Mind seldom ap p ro aches the perfection
connection with C osm ic Consciousness.
This is
of the S ubjective Mind in such reasoning. Bring
called Illumination bv the Mystics. This is one of
ing pbout a B orderline State of Mind will enable
the gifts desired by all Adepts.
one to tak e objective ad v an tage of the Subjective
Cosm ic Mind R eferring m ore specifically to the mind
reasoning.
or intelligence that form s a p a rt of the Cosm ic C o n
sciousness. It is also called the Divine Mind. C o m Disease----A local or general d isturbance of the h a r
p are with U niversal Mind.
m onious constructive process of the living, creative

cells. R egardless of the cause, the condition is,

fundam entally, the same. T h e disturbing, breakingdown process am o n g the diseased cells is being
strongly or w eakly fought by the healthy norm al
cells, acco rd in g to the general o r constitutional
state of the body. T h ro u g h th e creative, co n stru c
tive pow ers of the healthy cells, n atu re atte m p ts to
end the destruction and renew the disease cells and
restore health. T h e battle calls for co n centratio n
of energy a n d robs th e general system of its n o r
mal status, while the disease is also disqualifying
m any cells, organs, tissues and p arts of the body
for norm al, constructive w ork. H en ce fevers,
weakness, m ental and physical disturbances an d
pains. T h e logical p ro ced u re is to help n ature,
mostly by not interfering and by ending the cause
of the disturbance w hen it is know n. P ro p e r
breathing, p ro p e r eating, p ro p e r exercise, sleep an d
thinking are the first essentials in h elping n atu re
and rem oving the cause or interference. Giving to
the blood, th e nerves and the general system that
w hich was lacking (a n d caused the d istu rb an ce)
o r is now lacking in helping to restore norm alcy,
a re the next essentials. H ence the various schools
of th erap eu tics m ay assist and co n tribu te to the
restoration of health, but solely th ro u g h assisting
nature. W hile so-called death or tran sitio n is in
evitable, disease is not necessary. T h e physical
body can reach a state of age an d exhaustion w here
the breaking-dow n process of cells and parts of
the body is m o re rapid th an the reconstruction, an d
as a principle of eco no m y th e soul will cast off or
vacate the body and aw ait a n o th er and m o re useful
one; but such b reaking-dow n and gradual w ea k e n
ing of the w hole system need not be acco m p an ied by
any specific disease and can be free from any pain
or suffering.
D ream s----D ream s alw ays o cc u r just as one is passing
from the com plete sleep state to a w ak in g condition;
this transition is a state w h e re the subjective c o n
dition is gradually m erging into the objective. (See
Borderline S ta te ). Such a state is very short in
duration, usually, and in the brief period of tw o
or th ree seconds one m ay d re a m a long story
of experience. T his is b ecause the ex perience is
simply realized by the m ind as one realizes a picture
after a glance of tw o seconds, but m ust use h u n
dreds of w ords an d m an y m inutes in explaining or
describing. A fter one aw akens one can no t be sure
just w hen the dream was experienced, except in
such cases as w here th e aw ak in g in te rru p ts the
dream . T h e causes of d ream s aTe m any. T h e
m ost com m on cause is th at the first objective
th o u g h t or idea th at passes from the objective to
the subjective m ind at the b eginning of the B order
line State, starts a train of deductive reasoning on
the p a rt of the subjective m ind; or som e long
forgotten p icture or idea lingering in th e m em ory
storehouse of the subjective m ind is sensed by the
objective mind at the b eginning of th e Borderline
State, and the objective mind, not keenly an d
logically aw ake in its reasoning functioning, dis
torts or adds to an d creates a story based on the
first idea. O th e r causes are: external suggestions
from cold air blow ing over the face o r partly u n
covered bodv, slight noises not p ro perly in terp reted
by the w ak in g mind, a m ovem ent of the body as
consciousness starts its return, a m ental im pression

received by the subjective m ind from som e o th e i

p erson w ho is co n ce n tratin g upon the one w ho is
at th at time dream ing, and thereby consciously or
unconsciously sends an im pression. Of course,
such B orderline States m ay o ccur at an y time d u r
ing sleep.
Ego T h e Subjective Self as distinguished from the
O bjective Self. T his term is n ot used often in
R osaecrucian teachings for the term Psychic Self or
Psychic Man expresses m o re correctly w hat is
m eant.
Electron T h e first form into w hich spirit essence
co n centrates p re p a ra to ry to m aterial m anifestation.
T h e essence w hen stressed u n d er certain conditions
gathers into very m in u te m agnetic cells w hich w e
call electrons. T hey are both positive an d negative.
E lectrons do not m anifest an y definite chem ical or
m aterial n atu re until they unite in certain com bina
tions to form atom s. (See A tom s an d M olecules).
Single electrons a re invisible, but stream s of them
m ay be seen an d m easured.
Electricity C u rre n t electricity is a v ibratory force in
action; static electricity is a potential vibratory
p ow er inactive an d u n d er stress ready to m anifest
itself u n d er certain conditions. T hese term s and
definitions a re not as one finds them explained in
scientific w orks b u t will m ak e plain the term s as w e
use them . Electricity is a v ibratory en ergy : n atu ral
electricity is the result of the radiations of the
sun (th e re fo re one of the m anifestations of spirit
essence an d N ous) ; all o th er electricity is artificially
m ad e th ro u g h chem ical or m echanical action.
E lem ent----O ne of the m an y different n atu res expressed
th ro u g h com binations of electrons into atoms.
T h e re a re 144 elem ents com posing all m aterial
creation. O f these 8 1 are definitely know n to
science in p erfect form ; others are know n th ro u g h
analysis of the v acan t places in the periodic table
of elements. Som e can be sensed in a psychic
m a n n e r only so far as their n a tu re an d purposes are
concerned.
E lem entals Som etim es called Salam anders an d o th er
term s used by early philosophers an d by som e
m o dern schools of strang e thought. In this sense
an elem ental is supposed to be----"n ature-sp irit
p residing over the elem ents of fire, air, etc. A
superstitious belief exists th at these elem entals or
beings can cause good or evil, or that they can fill
a room and cause disturbances or m anifestations,
or influence o ur thinking, h earin g and seeing. It is
needless to say that th ere are no elem entals in this
sense.
E m anations----T h e radiations o r p rojections from all
m aterial and psychic forms. T h e em anations are extentions of the vibrations w ithin the form ----the
vibrations of th e spirit essence com posing the form.
It is th ro u gh the em anation s reaching us from all
things that we sense, either subjectively o r o bjec
tively, the existence-of all things.
E volution T h e progressive grow th and perfecting of
all that is m anifest o r in the conception of the C os
mic Mind. Even so-called devolution and disin
tegration is a p a rt of evolution, as one of its phases.
Evolution implies o nw ard and forw ard. It is the fu n d a
m ental law of n atu re and every elem ent in n atu re is
tending to w ard perfection and b ecom ing h igher in
its rates of vibrations and m o re evolved in its m an i
festation.

T h e request for symbolical pins for m em bers to

w ear has been so insistent again for th e past y ea r that
we are considering several designs. T h e most a p p ro
p ria te is a small triangle containing th e Rosey Cross.
It will be very small an d m ade in tw o form s; one with
a pin on the back for th e Sisters an d one with a screw
back for the Brothers to w ear on the coat lapels. If
the pins are m ade w e will notify all L odges an d m em
bers durin g the Fall.

A revision of the m ethod of receiving dues an d fees

is being w orked out so th at the whole m atter will be
on a m o re practical basis th an in the past an d a new
form of M em bership C ard will be issued fo r th e y ea r
1924 and delivered to the Lodges in the Fall for im
m ediate use. M em bers m ust give m o re attention to
the m atte r of p ay m en t of dues. T h e p resen t system
has perm itted m em bers to be slow an d indifferent in
this regard, m uch to the consternation of m an y of the
L odge T rea su re rs an d the T re a su re r at H eadq u arters.

SU PREM E G RAND M A STE R S MESSAGE

T h e Radio C h u rc h of A m erica has com pleted an
entire y ea r of consecutive S unday services in the Bay
region, including San Francisco and O ak lan d in C ali
fornia. T h e first serm on was, how ever, earlier th an
this from the R ockridge Station in O akland, read by
the b ro adcaster, but w ritten by the Im perator.
It is particularly interesting to us as R osaecrucians
to know that from the very first w e h ad in m ind not
m erely a b roadcasted service an d address, o r a ser
vice b roadcasted from a regu lar C hu rch, but a Radio
C h u rc h devoted entirely to Radio service with a ser
vice an d address p rep ared w eek by w eek exclusively
for this purpose.
T his splendid field of o pp ortu nity for the dissem ina
tion of mystical tru th for w hich th e w orld is h u n gering
and which the reg u la r ch u rch es seem unable to give
out to entire satisfaction, was given into the ch arge
of the S up rem e G rand Master, who b ro u g h t to bear
u p o n the m atte r all the w ealth of his long experience
in th e m inistry of the church, his liturgic knowledge,
m ystical u nd erstan ding and radio interest. This
resulted in a service th at has dem o nstrated its useful
ness an d w hose success is such that m o re th an a th o u
sand persons have expressed them selves as delighted
and helped.
In this service we have a special section for those
w ho are shut-ins, usually a poem of cheer, an d also
a fable for th e boys and girls. W e secure the very
highest talent for the m usical n um b ers and always
use the fam iliar hym ns selected as far as possible from
an u nd en o m ination al point of view. All the religious
w ritings are used as selections of truth read in the
service and every p ra y e r is w ritten carefully so as to
be acceptable to all who p ray at all. T h e u n d en o m in a
tional aspect appeals to all sorts and conditions of
people. A Salvation A rm y captain asking for a copy
of one of the addresses, one of th em being syndicated
by the press, and others com m ended by theosophists
and high ch u rch m e n and by m any w ho nev er have
attend ed ch u rch at all. In all this period not a single
p rotest or objection to the subject m atter of the
address or service has been presented.
T h e n u m b er listening in has been estim ated as from
sixty to ninety th ousand scattered over a large a rea of
the country, an d in one instance it was picked up in
T am p a, Florida.
T h e C h u rc h was in co rp o rated u n d er the laws of the
State of C alifornia A pril 14th, 1923, and is we believe
th e first C hu rch to be organized upon an un-denom inational basis. T h e re are organizations upo n an u n
denom inational and an inter-denom inational an d a
m ulti-denom inational basis, b ut they are necessarily
essentially different. W e quote from the D eclaration
p relim inary to the by-laws of the C hurch.
T h e Radio C h u rc h of A m erica recognizes all
C h u rc h e s and all Religions, such as the U nited States
of A m erica recognizes as having right and privilege
of establishm ent and existence u n d er the C onstitution
and Laws of the U nited States of A m erica.
T h e Radio C h u rc h of A m erica does not exist to
take the place of any o th er C hu rch, but to exist, u n d er
Radio conditions, for all o ther C hu rches in such a way
as to avoid the exclusion of any o th er in Radio ser
vice. Prim arily it exists for and in behalf of those who
can no t an d do not attend their own or any o th er
place o f worship.
T h e u nd erstan ding of Religion on the p art of the
Radio C h u rc h of A m erica involves fundam entally and
essentially th ree facts:
First: T h e fact of God
Second: T h e fact of Man
T h ird : T h e fact of relationship betw een G od and
Man, an d Man an d God. This relationship is Religion.
Subsidiary to this u n d ersta n d in g an d as a p art of
it: Since this relationship is an universal one, it
exists directlv betw een all m en and God, an d every
m an an d C od ; an d since it is an invisible relationship

it exists in psychic o r soul experience, w ith o r w ithout

o uter signs, symbols, cerem onies or organizations,
solely upon the fact of being generically, m entally and
physically a m an ."
T he ap p ro ved O rd e r of Service w hich has been
th o ro ug hly tested and evolved in actual b roadcasting
is as follows:
Chimes.
Call to W orship.
Music. (A n u nd enom inational H y m n .)
L ords P rayer.
Occasional Prayer.
Musical Selection. (Solo o r A n th e m .)
Poem , with in trod ucto ry rem arks, for the Shut-ins.
Musical Selection.
Mystical A ddress.
Musical Selection.
Fable for the Boys an d Girls.
Music.
A nn o un cem en ts.
A ffirm ation or Benediction.
Chimes.
H ere, then, is the C h u rc h of the Future, the C hu rch
of Man, an d the C h u rc h of all Religions. T o some
it is very m u ch of a surprise th at we can m eet the
desires of all the sincerely religious. T o o th ers that
we can keep up th e interest in the addresses of a
mystical an d cosm oreligious character. To o thers the
intensity of the devotion in the service is most a p
pealing.
U nd er the direction of the M asters we have gone fo r
w ard w eek by w eek and have seen in the evolution
m anifested the solution of all the ecclesiastical p ro b
lems ultim ately. T he Invisibility of the Sacram ents,
Psychic O rdination, O ntology instead of Theology
(since this includes theology, science and all tr u th ) ,
the illimitability of the C hurch, its separation from
com m ercial, political and o th er exclusive conditions
these are some of the things to which the Radio
C h u rc h of A m erica will m ak e large contribution.
Now the p artic u la r p urpo se of this article is not
inform ation, interesting as th at may be and is, but
to call a ttention to the fact that in this m atter our
Beloved O rd er, today as alw ays in the past, is a
pio neer in those great m ovem ents w hich have m ade
h u m an history in its crucial an d o p p o rtu n e periods.
A n d to enlist the co-operation of all the M asters of
G roups, an d Lodges, th at they secure in their own
cities the o pp ortu nity to b roadcast such a service from
a near-by station. It will be found that th ere will be
an eagerness to place th e station in th e service of
such an endeavor, an d once well started the difficulty
will ra th er be in giving it up th an in keeping it up.
A good read er with a Radio voice and a devotional
an d to lerant spirit is all th at is necessary, save for the
music, which yo u will h ave no difficulty in securing
locally.
W e are in co rrespo n dence with o th er points w ho are
taking up the m atter an d soon w e expect to have the
R adio C h u rc h of A m erica very widely extended, so as
to reach every co rn er of the land. T h e suprem e office
is p re p a re d to furnish all th at is necessary in the detail
for the service (excep t the singing), including the
O rd e r of Service, P rayers, Readings, A ddresses Fables,
Calls to W orship and Affirmations, reaching each
station w eek by week. But of course this arra n g em e n t
m ust be m ade with or th ro u g h the m asters of the
O rder.
T hink it over, and w rite to H eadq u arters. H ere
is p erh ap s the finest o pp o rtu n itv the O rd e r will have
th ro u g h the several G roups and Lodges to b rin g the
benevolent and truly tolerant and devotional ch aracter
of o ur w ork to the nttention of the general or at least
the radio public. T h e th ousands of mystics scattered
over the co u ntry will know w here to find a home, and
the u n fo rtu n a te shut-ins to g eth er with m anv who
never go to C hu rch will say, " T h a n k God for the Radio
C h u rc h o f A m erica .

SCIENCE NOTES
By Dr. A. W . H.
T hose w ho have found difficulty in acceptin g the
theory of the evolution of m an m ay find a m ore a c
ceptable explanation in th e theory of lineal p arallel
ism.
It m ay seem strang e that in these colum ns we
should be so undecided as regards th e tw o e x p lan a
tions that we are willing to p erm it o u r m em bers to
select either one. Seldom a re we so indefinite or u n
decided regard in g fundam ental laws of n ature.
In
this case, how ever, o u r m em bers will discern th at
either of the tw o theories coincide with o u r know ledge
of the tru e evolution of man, w hich evolution is of
the consciousness of m an ra th er th an his physical
body, its form, organization and physical c h a ra c te r
istics.
T he Evolutionists claim that all anim al life is de
scended or ascended from the sam e p rotoplasm ic cell;
the theory of lineal parallelism, on the o th er hand,
m aintains that life types have had sep arate beginnings.
But even the latter theory adm its that th ere w as and
is a com m on creative source of the independently d e
veloped types of life," an d it is th at co m m o n source
that we know of and which interests us m o re than the
secondary details of the m ethod of developm ent of
each type from that source.
Man is today the result of the evolution of his co n
sciousness, not the result of his physical evolution. As
R osaecrucians, as mystics, as students of n a tu re s tru e
laws, we m ust m aintain that each stage of evolution in
the developm ent of m an was p reced ed by a develop
m ent in his consciousness of self, of surrou n ding s and
eventually of God or the Divinity in him. T herefore
we can ag ree with the scientist that env iro n m en t and
its attend an t changes, have had a considerable b ea r
ing upon m a n s evolution, b ut directly th ro u gh its af
fect upon his consciousness.
In discussing the m erits of the two theories one of
A m erica's great scientists used the following w ords
which greatly please us. H e is speaking of the evolu
tionists theory that all form s of life have developed
from one basic unit; he com m ents thusly: Diversity
is a universal physical fact. U niform ity is the silver
thread, the cosmic verity which unfolds itself th ro u g h
out all diversity. T h e grand euT of th e universe is n ot
enhanced by n a rro w in g its m anifesting possibilities at
the source." Note w hat we have underscored. P h y s
ical diversity w ould n ot m ean cosmic diversity. T he
com m on source referred to above and sensed by all
scientists is truly a silver thread, a cosmic verity.
A

T he p ap ers have been filled lately with items about

spirit p h o to g rap h s and o th er spiritualistic o r psychic
m atters due to the p opularity of the lectures by Sir
C onan Doyle. Many unusual psychic or occult dem
o nstrations of the past two or th re e y ears have been
republished or b ro u g h t to light again to fill the col
um ns of p ap ers anxious to keep ab reast of the times.
O ne such incident which has been recently published
in m any W estern papers, in som e m agazines and even
in one of the recent books on psychic p h eno m en a, is
that which w as reported in the official records of a
California university. T h e re is a D ep artm en t of
Psychical R esearch at the university and som e of its
officials w ere present at a test m ade in San Francisco
to determ ine w h e th er a th o u g h t could be p ro jected
u pon a sealed p ho to grap hic plate. T h e success of
the experim ent caused considerable n ew sp ap er co m
m ent at the time and led to the publishing of the p h o
to g rap h in m any new sp ap ers an d m agazines an d ev ent
ually in the book by H erew ard C arrin g ton . T h e re
publishing of the incident at this late date inclines one
to believe that the success of the experim ent has not
been equalled in clearness of picture, fairness of d em
onstration, exactness of test condition, n u m b er of w it
nesses, preclusion of fraud an d m anifestation of
thought pow er. T h e p ho to g rap h referred to shows a
C hristian Cross in w hite against a b ac k g ro u n d of
black; the Cross being a little uneven, irreg u lar and

soft at its edges, but very definite in its cen tre and
unm istakably im pressed upon the plate by some m eans
o th er th an the com m on p h o to g rap h ic m ethod. T he
newly republished reprints of the whole dem onstration
m ention all the nam es of the scientists and physicians
present, give details of the p rep aratio n, tests, care to
p rev en t fraud and otherw ise explain the w hole m atter
to great length. O nly one fact was excluded from all
but one n ew sp ap er report, and th at w as that this u n
usual dem onstration, w orthy of continued publicity
and an n o u n cem e n t for several years, was p erform ed
by the th o ug ht p h o to g rap h in g ability of o u r Im perator
in San Francisco.
A A A
T o those w ho w o n d ered w hy any occult or even
m an -m ade law of the E gyptians should bring disaster
to the interests or life of one w ho sought to excavate
the ancient tom bs in the n am e of science and know l
edge, let us quote just one p a rt of a letter by Mr.
C harles Breasted, Egyptologist, son of P rofessor
Breasted, head of the D ep artm en t of A rchaelo g y at
the University of C hicago, and a n a u th o r of the life
and times of A m en h o te p IV. H e says: "U n d e r th e
law the one conducting the excavations would receive
half of the discoveries resulting from such excav a
tions. W hen one thinks of w hat was found in the
tom bs of a m aterial n atu re one m ay well reason as to
w h eth er the expedition w as a scientific one ot a co m
m ercial one.
A A A
T h e characteristics of ones h an dw ritin g very often
b ea r a relationship to the characteristics of one's n a
ture. This has been claimed for centuries and the
book-stalls are replete with ch eap and expensive books
on the delineation of ch a rac te r from handw riting. But
it has rem ained for a m an who has devoted his whole
life to its study----in fact m ade the principles into a
real science----to p re p a re a book th at at once lifts the
study out of the category of im practical pastim es to a
serious and helpful art. I refer to none o th er than
W illiam Leslie F rench, one-tim e P rofessor in a u niver
sity an d a m an of academ ic training and broad ed u
cation. I have seen Dr. F rench at w ork in his study
dictating th ree pages of close typew ritten delineation
of a ch a rac te r from a specim en of h an dw ritin g co n
taining only ten o r twelve words, and do this time
an d again w ith accu racy an d astounding p erception
of detail. This was nineteen or tw enty years ago
w hen Dr. F rench could be reached in his little sanc
tum on B roadw ay, New York, only after passing
th ro u gh the attractive reception room with the play
ing fountain and beautiful palms. Since then he has
travelled extensively, gathered to g eth er thousands of
specim ens of unusual handw riring, and d em onstrated
his art to hun dred s of pro m inen t persons w ho have co
o perated with him in the p rep aratio n of this one great
book, T h e Psychology of H andw riting," published by
G. P. P u tn a m 's Sons, New York City.
A A A
It ap p ea rs from some recent exam inations of the
w ritings of N ewton and o thers of his tim e th at in cer
tain passages not published because of lack of detail,
that the Einstein th eo ry w as kno w n to those o th er men
and the fundam entals of the Einstein th eo ry w ere well
know n long before Einstein was born. T he claim is
now m ade th at Einstein ap p ro p riated th e w ork of
these o th er m en and is, therefore, a hum bug. I ca n
not ag re e with this contention. T h e fact th at scien
tists have consistently ignored the fundam entals and
that Einstein saw in them great truths and principles
and evolved them into a system th at throw s consider
able light upon m u n d an e and cosmic pheno m en a, is
sufficient to w a rra n t all men in acknow ledging a debt
of gratitude and giving Einstein credit for his fo re
sight, researches, labor and valuable contribution to
science.
A A A
Just w here the p opularity of radio will lead and
w hat its place in o ur lives will be w hen it has ceased
being toyed w'ith by com m ercial profiteers, is hard to
say. But it is a feature of o ur m odern times that has

Page Twelve
H ave you ever stop p ed to realize that in o ur course
com e to stay and is surely destined to have an im
p o rtan t p art in o ur educational an d recreational in of study from the en tran ce into th e First G rade to the
terests. T h e b ro ad casting of music an d voice is but end of the Eighth G rade (w h ere one begins the p re
one p a rt of its eventual p ro g ram . Pictures, m oving lim inaries for e n tran ce into the Illuminati or U niver
an d still, color effects, light, heat, pow er, energy of sity of o u r O rd e r ) th ere are exactly 1 26 w eeks of
various natures, are o th er conditions to be broadcast study, not including the w eeks of exam inations, cere
via radio before m any years and we are not specu lat monies, special convocations, special supplem entary
ing w hen we say th at health-giving an d g erm -destroy lectures, review weeks, etc. T his m eans th at to pass
ing vibrations will be radiated to places and persons p ro perly from the First to the Ninth G rade w ithout
from central institutions in the future as p art of a N a sum m er-tim e v acations an d w ithout n um ero us holi
tions care of its sick an d disabled. All of the fo re days, "requires practically th ree whole years of study.
going are constructive results; m inds a re at w ork T here is no o th er system or school of p rep aratio n for
evolving destructive uses for the principles of radio e n tran ce into the H igh O rd e r so com plete and th o r
in times of w ar. Let us hold in o ur consciousness ough as this, and it is equal to any A cadem ic course
this one th o u g h t; that this w onderful m eans of radiat p re p a ra to ry for e n tra n c e to U niversity privileges.
ing waves, while having the potentional possibilities
M any m em bers h ave voluntarily delayed their en
for destructive use, have an even g reater potentional tran ce into the Ninth G rade by desiring to review the
p ow er to p rev en t th e desire or need or toleration for low er grades an d being b etter prep ared .
such destructive application. It can be used m ore
M em bers w ho have w ritten to H ea d q u arters so often
an d m ore liberally for the dissem ination of know ledge, asking advice ab o ut taking up 8 o m e \ o u i s e ot stuay
and th ro u g h know ledge all that is destructive m ay be in A strology as an aid to their w ork and to becom e
prevented. You cannot legislate or fight an u nd esir fam iliar with the w orkings of one of the oldest of all
able thing out of existence----not even w ar----but you occult
are again advised in this general way
can educate it out of the consciousness of the people. so th at studies,
others m ay read of it also, th at a special
C ou rse for H om e Study of A strology was p re p a re d by
A A A
the official astro lo g er a t H eadq u arters. T hose in ter
I h eard this from the lips of one of the m ost em i ested m ay learn ab o ut this course by addressing a let
nent scientists in A m erica, speaking in behalf of one ter to b ro th er H ow ard Breeding, 1255 M arket Street,
San Francisco, Calif., U. S. A. T h e course is divided
of the w orld's largest research institutions:
In engaging em inent, or pro fo un d and u nk no w n , into easy lessons, com pletely illustrated, an d in p e r
scientists to w ork in the various d ep artm en ts of our sonal m an u scrip t form .
institution th ere is one personal qualification that is
Let us rem ind o u r new m em bers again that the sopre-em inently the determ ining elem ent as to the m a n s called principles o f Spiritualism are n o t included in
fitness for the w ork we are conducting. H e m ust any of the teachings of A M O R C ; n o r are any of its
have a firm and steadfast conviction regard in g the practises en cou raged or perm itted.
existence an d om nipotence of God. H e m ust have
T h e very m any T heosophists in o ur various Lodges
such faith in the Divine that he attends church, reads seem
to be the most enthusiastic in their praise of our
the Bible o r at periods contem plates the greatness, teachings
ork. W e are glad of this for one
goodness an d w isdom of God as m anifest in all nature. reason o thanerd tho uran wthe
one; it indicates that
In o th er words, he m ust have m o re th an a m ere belief these m em b ers have fo uobvious
som ething which they had
in G od; he m ust be devotional. Unless a m an is of not found before. T h e irndanalysis
of the som ething
th at mind he cannot discern or discover, contem plate m akes it ap p ea r to be practical instruction
and the
o r realize, the great fu n dam en tal laws of nature. A o p p o rtu n ity to serve hum anity.
m an w ho is n ot devoted to the highest concept of m an
o ur m em bers please keep in mind th at we try
can no t be devoted to lesser concepts. A m an w ho is to Will
m aintain a com plete m em bership list at H e a d q u a r
prejudiced, biased or blinded in his concepts cannot
ters. If an y one in any city has m oved or changed
find a place in o ur institution. I am h ap p y to say Post
Office address d u rin g the past y ear, please send
th at the m en who have m ade the greatest strides in
and Archivist
scientific research never lose sight of the Divinity of th e ch ange of address to the secretary
at H ea d q u arters at once,----now, while you think of it.
all."
V ery often the special m essages we send out or p e r
A A A
sonal letters w e wish to an sw er are delayed, lost or
re tu rn ed because of w ro n g address.
N O TES FO R MEMBERS
W e are h ap p y to a n n o u n ce that the new M em ber
Be sure to cut out the D ictionary of R osaecrucian
T erm s published in this issue and p aste it in y o u r ship Certificates a re ab o ut ready and will be sent to
Lodge notebook for fu tu re reference. If you do not all Lodges early in the Fall an d to all G roups or m em
aw ay from Lodges before the end of the year.
w ant to m utilate this copy buy an extra copy. Even bers
so, it is an econom ical w ay to secure and preserve T h e attem pt to have these Certificates printed in
such a helpful assistant as the D ictionary will prove Latin, which was m ade last year, proved to be an ex
pensive an d sad failure an d we soon found th at m em
to be.
p referred to have them in English. A nd so the
It is generally conceded by m em bers w ho reach bers
plates have been re arran g ed , the design altered and
the higher degrees that the lectures of the first th ree the
new Certificates on P arch m n t p a p e r will meet the
degrees are the most im p o rtant in their b earin g upon
advan cem en t to higher w ork. This is seldom realized p o p u lar dem and.
All m em bers w ho are in or above the F ou rth G rade
by those passing th ro u gh the low er degrees for the
first time; it is alw ays realized by those w ho find pleas an d who are in good standing are entitled to one of
these Certificates. H erea fte r th ey will be given to
u re in reviewing the w ork of these degrees.
T hose w ho are just en tering or have com pleted the those Initiated into th e F ou rth G rade on the occasion
Fifth D egree w ork (n o w to be called the Fifth G rade) of the Initiation cerem on y as heretofore.
T h e Certificates have a beautiful symbolical design
an d have found interest an d a new field of th o ug ht in
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m o re and m o re copies of the book durin g the past b er's nam e. It has been suggested that those w ho
two years, the C am bridge U niversity Press has wish to fram e them should use glass in the front and
bro u g h t out a n o th er issue of A Sketch of A ncient back of the fram e so th at both sides of the certificate
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m em bers who cannot secure copies of this book eight and th ree-eig h th inches by eleven inches. The
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city, mav o rd er them th ro u g h the A M O R C H e a d q u a r itiation into the First and into the F ou rth G rades as
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