MASTERY OF LIFE

H istory a n d leg en d relate . . .

THESE MEN WERE ROSICRUCIANS

W h a l is a Rosie t u c ian? O ne w ho has learned, o r is learn in g , a philosophy ol lifea p ath to confident living. T o d a y th ere are thousands o f men an d w om en w ho enjoy the influence, the com fort, the personal pow er, the unique science of living as tau g h t by the R osicru cian s. Their lives reflect ihe personal acco m plishm ents and u n d erstan d in g th at com e w ith the m astery ol lile. 'T he m en you see here w ere R o sicru cian so r associated w ith those w ho w ere. T h e y w ere inspired and moved by the teachings an d know ledge of the R osicru cian s. As these teachings inspired these m en, so can they inspire you. CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Most fa m o u s F r e n c h c o m p o se r. I h e o u t s t a n d in g figu re o f t h e im pr es sionist m o v e m e n t in m usic . (1862 -191 8)

ISAAC NEWTON
E n g l i s h p h i lo s o p h e r an d m a th e m a tic ia n . D isco ver ed t h e law o f g r a v i ta t i o n . E x p e r i m e n t e r in wave b an ds o f c o lo r . (1642-1727)

G O TTFRIED LEIBN ITZ

G e r m a n p h i l o s o p h e r an d m a th e m a ti c i a n . At o n e t i m e se c re ta ry o f a R o s i c r u c i a n body . C o u r t l i b r a r i a n f o r life . (1 64 6-17 16)

FR A N C IS BACON E n g l i s h p h i lo s op h e r. C r e d i te d with e m ph asi zing t h e n e e d of sc i e n c e to em p lo y i n d u c t i v e re a so n i n g an d e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n . (1561-16 26)

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A m e r ic a n s tate sm an , a u t h o r , a n d ce le b ra t e d i n v en to r . W e l l k n o w n f o r his ear ly e l e c t r i cal e x p e r i m e n ts . < 1700-1790)

F r e n c h p h i lo s o p h e r . W i t h h im b eg an th e per io d o f m o d er n p h ilo s o p h y ; h e proposed a basis f o r t r u t h . (1590 -1 6 5 0 )

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B e f o r e y ou r e a d this b o o k le t . . .
. . . p la ce y o u r s e l f i n a q u i e t , r e s t f u l m o o d a l o n e i f p o s sib le . Do n o t s k i m . I f y o u do, you w ill g a in l i t t l e . T h i s b o o k l e t w i l l h e lp you a ttu n e y o u r s e l f w i t h t h e k n o w l edge o f l i f e w h i c h h a s led m any f a m o u s m e n to s e c r e t s w h ich m a d e t h e m l e a d e r s o f men. T h e k n o w le d g e d e s c r i b e d in these p ag e s w ill n o t t e a c h y o u th in g s. It w ill n o t m a k e y o u a m a s te r c h e m i s t , i n d u s t r i a l i s t , author, e n g in e e r. It w ill not m a k e y o u a m a s t e r o f a s s o r te d fa c ts . B u t it w i l l m a k e y o u a m a s te r o f l i f e b e c a u s e it w ill te a c h you h o t e to l e a r n ; n o t t c h a l to lea rn . S t a r t o n t h e f i r s t p a g e . D o n 't m iss a p a s s a g e, a l i n e , a w ord. F o llo w e a r r f u l l y t h e t h o u g h t p r o g r e s s i o n s , a n d t h in k as y o u read. Y o u h a v e c o m e to t h e R o s i e r u c ia n s , we b e l i e v e , w i th a m ind f r e e to t h i n k , to q u e s tio n , to a c t. Y o u a r e o n e o f the r a r e k n o w le d g e s e e k e r s . We w e l c o m e y o u to o u r p r i vate d o m a in .

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The Mystery
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Thirty years ago. a young doctor sat by a desperately ill baby on her death bed. T h e parents were fran tically begging for help, ever)- treatm ent failing to aid. T h e parents becam e grief-stricken to the point of death. 1 am the doctor who had that experience. T h i s experience created a desire in my m ind to know why people are b o rn and why nature allows such a great difference between m em bers of the h u man race. T h e hu n ger for knowledge drove m e to laboratories and libraries for the answerb u t I am still searching and determ ined to know .

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T h e s e are the words of a prom in en t physician. U n intentionally, he has spoken for m illions of men and women who today harbor the same thoughts. T h is i n e q u a l i t y o f m a n is apparent to most of us. You know persons who are radiant with health from birth and seemingly im m u n e to disease. Y ou know others whose lives are preyed upon by num erous a il ments which rob them not only of enjoym ents but of simple comforts. Also, there are those m en and women whose every plan becomes a successful ven ture. Each enterprise they en ter turns into a golden op p ortu n ity as if they had the touch of the fabled K ing Midas. A rou nd them, however, a m u ltitu de of u nfortunate beings live and struggle. W h a t makes one m an m ore successful than a n other? Is it training in just o n e l i n e ? You know that is not true! You cann ot make a good businessman out of a youth who lias been taught n othing more than buying and selling. You cannot m ake a good physician out of a m an or woman who has been taught only the principles included in the restricted four years in medical college. T h e r e appears to be

'I 'h e R o s i c r u c i a n s an a u g u st f r a te r n i t y whos e d o c tr in e s, h i n t ed at b y t h e ea rliest p h i lo s o p h e rs , a r e still a m ystery to t h e u n w o r th y . 1 do not b l a m e them for th eir discre ti o n . L ord E dw ard B u lw e r -L y t lo n . (A R o s ic ru c ia n .)

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some u n k n o w n e l e m e n t which some seem to possess, or have discovered. In your youth, y o u feared things which you later cam e to recognize as harmless and really useful. In your days of developing observation, you were puzzled by the unknown elem ents in life. It seemed to you that there were m ore elem ents of the u n known than o f ihe known. 11 is always the unknow n in every days activities that causes us worry, concern, perplexity, and even suffering. In years since your youth, you have be come well acquainted with things once unknown. T od ay , you k n o w them ; you can see them, sense them, p r e p a r e f o r t h e m ; it is a power no one can take from you. B u t even now, are you fully pre pared to meet all of the obstacles of life, to sweep them aside or surm ount them easily? If not, begin now to investigate further the still unknown ele ments of your existencethe my st eri es that make for the inequalities between men. Real knowledge by m an a b o u t man is, today, the greatest power any m an can possess.

THE THOROUGHFARE OF LIFE

L e t us begin with existence as we know it. Life is a thoroughfare upon which we find ourselves travel ers. B ehind us is our im m ediate begin n in gbirth. It is a vast eternity. Ahead of us is still another inevitable vast eternityd e a t h . It is a mystery which either instills fear or is accepted with understandingde pending upon the experiences we have along this course of life. W e did not ask for this life; yet we could not have refused it. How, then, shall we react to it? W h at shall we do with
E v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t tr a v e l e r kn o w s w h e n c e h e c a m e a n d w h i t h e r h e goes. T h e sp an o f life c a n be f r e e r o f ob st ac les a n d so m u c h m o r e e n j o y a b l e i f all of its pu rp o ses an d ways are u n d e rst o o d an d used.

I n o u r s a n c t u a r y all th e h id d e n M yst eri es a r e p re serv ed in tact; th e y h a v e n e v e r b een profaned. . . . O u r sci e n c e is t h e i n h e r i t a n c e p rom ised to t h e E le ct. C o u n c ilo r Von E c k a r t s h a u s e n . (A R o s i c r u c ian .)

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this period of consciousness which the years afford us? Many m en and women resign themselves to the in fluences of their environm ent. T h e y allow th em selves to be drawn or impelled along this causeway of life. T h e y are like balls of snow, rolling at a furious rate of speed down the side of a great m ou n tain . O ne m om ent, they are free, out in the open, encou ntering few or no obstacles, and they are unconcerned. T h e next m om ent, they have collided with unanticipated events and happenings. T h e y are at a loss to avoid these conditions or to rise above them. T h u s they travel through the years, sometimes wondering if the vicissitudes of life, the bitterness, the pains, are worth the price, worth the occasional pleasures and snatches of peace of m ind which come their way.

W HY ARE WE HERE?
Certainly, at some tim e you must have asked your self as you looked back upon your past activities and likewise contem plated your future: Is this haphaz ard existence my destiny? W h y a r e w e here ?" Also, is there a m other who has never gazed down on the inn ocen t babe nestled in her anus and wondered: W hat does this span of existence hold for h im ?" Is it noi lim e that h u m an ity ceases plunging into lire u n k n o w n along this thoroughfare of life, hoping to grasp the skirts of passing opportunity? W ou ld life not be entirely different for vou if Jvou could control J your moods? If you could form desirable habits and break those not desired: if you could know how to see in the events happening about vou the trends of tomorrow, woidd you not be more assured and con fident in the strength of such knowledge? I f you knew how to develop your will power sufficiently to m eet the demands upon you and to make the right decision, would not many of your troubles, the result of indecision, disappear? If you could reach into a dependable source and produce helpful, construc
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1 h e c o sm ic i n f l u e n ces a r c inv isib le , bin th e y a d u p o n m an . Heal an d l i g h t are i n t a n g i b l e a n d in corp o r e a 1; n c v e rt hclcss. t h e y act u p o n m a n , an d t h e sa m e is tr u e o f o t h e r in v i s i b le in f lu en ces . P a r a c e ls u s . (A Rosicrucian.)

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tive, intelligent ideas at a tim e when an im portant thought, a useful plan, meant the difference between discouragem ent and achievem ent, would you not feel equal to any circumstance? Certainly, such a life would be far superior in its advantages.

DOES FATE CONTROL US?

Do not be deceived by some inadequate philoso phy. M illions of hum ans try to excuse their perp lexi ty or helplessness during this earthly span by saying to themselves and others that they are dependent upon the d e c r e e s o f f a t e . T h e s e fatalists proclaim that infinite powers have predestined their every act and it is useless for them to intervene. T h e fatalist, by such a belief, denies his power to reason, his will, and faculty o f choice. Yet these very faculties are evi dences of m a n s true relationship to the universal powers about him . T h e power of thought and the attrib u te o f decision argue against the notion that we are mere puppets, with every act along this span of life ordained for us in advance. It is true that there are universal forces over which we have no control. W e cannot change the inherent stru ctu re of the universe itself nor the causes that b rin g its forces into plav. B u t w e can ha rn es s the se f o r c e s ! W e can attune ourselves with them, and we can a lter or control their ultim ate effect upon us. M an can enjoy a great deal m ore mastership over his en v iron m en t than he presently does. H e can arrange the affairs of his life so that he can use the forces of life as an ally. L ik e a sailor turnin g his sails to the wind, like a generator directing the flow of electrici ty, or like n u clear fission heating water for power, m an can harness the other forces of his existence. T h i s is not a religious qu estion; it is a philosophical question, o n e that c o n c e r n s y o u a n d y o u r life. Success in life means m a s t e r s h i p , and mastership means utilizing every in n er force and power of the
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H u m an s are not the p u p p e ts o f fate . T h e roles we e a c h play in l i f e cu n b e i n t e l l i g e n tl y a n d p er sonally d ir ec te d by ourselves.

T h e Adept o n ly c o n verses at his best with I h e A d ep t. Around h im is a sacre d circ le , an d w i t h i n it o n ly t h e E l e c t are a llo w ed to enter. T he B roth er h o o d o f C on sec ra ted L iv es a d m i ts all w h o a r e w o r t h y ; an d all w ho are excluded, e x c l u d e t h e m s e I v e s. F r a . E lb e r t H u b b a r d . (A R o s i c r u c i a n .)

being, as well as every oute r force. Man's creative abilities do not rest in the m uscular strength of his body, nor in his fertile im agination. H e must be able to bring his mental imaging into m a t e r i a l e x p r e s s i o n daily, hourly. T o do this, he must be able to use o t h e r f a c u l t i e s than simple visualization. F u rth e r more, he must use these powers according to the purpose for which they were intended.

A BLUEPRINT OF LIVING
Since we are part of an orderly universe, with its majestic and im m u tab le laws, a b o v e a n d b e l o w , then there also exists for m an, as part of this great cosmic scheme, a true purpose in life. By knowing this p u r pose, by relating it to his existence each day, man discovers himself. H e becomes the rightful master of his d om in ion this worldand relegates suffering, misery, and ignorance to their proper placesand apart from himself. Certainly, you have instinctively felt that there was more to life than you have already experienced. Let us assure you that there is a tr ue b l u e p r i n t o f living. Even those occurrences which have been painful to us are part of a chain of causes which can be made useful if we understand them. T h o s e who continuously suffer m isfortunes and whose lives are not as progressive or inspiring as they would want them can experience m arked changes when this cos mic b lu ep rin t is followed. Did you ever stop to think why you do the things you do? Is it not of ten because you had no alternativeb e cause there seemed n othing else to do, and you took the chance that it m ight
l ife is what you m a k e it. An in t e l l i g e n t p lan well d i r e c t e d can pro v id e perso nal p o w e r a n d a t ta i n m e n t.

T r u e h appine ss ( (in sists n o t in t h e k n o w l e d g e o f good th in gs , b u t in good li fe ; n o t in u n d e r s t a n d in g , b ut in li v i n g u n d e r s t a n d in g ly. N e i t h e r is it gr ea t l e a r n i n g b u t good will that jo in s m e n to God. C o r n e l i u s A g rip l'n . (A R osicruc iati .)

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turn out for the best? M illions of humans through out the civilized world today live just like that, taking blind chancesand these same m illions often won der. therefore, if the life they live is really worth while.

CREATIVE FORCES WITHIN YOU

W ith in m an there are constructive creative forces always at work and always attuned with the creative forces of the Cosmic. T h e s e forces must repair the damage done to the body, overcom e the strains and stresses upon the m en tal system, and guide the in decision of m a n s m ind in the right direction. From the natural forces operating throughout the universe, certain harm onic vibrations, ethereal energies, and vitalizing powers affect m a n s being and change the nature of his physical body or react upon his m ental efficiency. T h u s m an is hourly a com plex being, in fluenced by forces and potent principles of a serious and im portant nature. M an must understand these things if he is to b e come a success in life and use his f r e e d o m to act in a wise m anner. H e must eith er live completely in harm ony with the forces in and around him or at variance with them. 'There is no m iddle course. understanding of natural, cosmic laws is the ncans of mastership of life. For hundreds of years, the Rosicrucians have been able to prove this to m en and women through their rein a r k a b 1e t eachin gs. W h at it is. this b l u e p r i n t o f li fe , this plan for mastery, and how it may be obtained will now be revealed to you.

T h e r e is an in v isib le bo nd w ilh I he pow er b ey o n d . I,i ke a silver th re ad y o u r in n e r c onsc io usn ess bin d s you to l he u n iv e rse.

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P A KT T W O

Several thousand years ago in Anu C C rtl cient Egypt, man first began his in vestigation of those mysteries which surrounded him . T h e first and most stupendous dis covery he made was t h e du a li t y o f self. H e learned that in addition to his physical body, with its limbs and organs, there was some ethereal nature or ele m ent oE his being. M a n then became, for the first time, truly self-conscious, or rather conscious of th e g r e a t e r i n n e r self. W h e n c e cam e this ethereal essence of his nature or s e l f f It could not be affected by that which pained the bodyby heat, cold, or hunger. It could be active, t h i n k and. c o n c e i v e , while the body was at rest or even asleep. Moreover, what would happen to it at the end of lifeor death? W as it indestructible? Did it sur vive? W ith such questions as these confou nding the minds of the early Egyptians a n d yet in t r i g u i n g t h e m , m an began a search that has never ceased on the part of intelligent m en and women everywhere. In the com m on ph enom ena of everyday lifein the observation of the com ing and going of the sea sons, in the ebb and flow of the tides, in the w axing and waning of the m o o n these early m en discovered the law of cycles, the periodicity of all nature. W ith the seasonal death of plant life and its recu rren t birth in the spring, they found the resurrecf tion of n a tu rea * ,*$}' H s tr a n g e i m m o r t a l i t y
A r t i s t s c o n c e p t i o n o f N ean d e r t h a l M a n (S to n e A ge ) s t a n d i n g b e t w e e n row s o f m o n o l i th s m a k i n g a s a l u i a t io n to t h e ri s i n g su n . T h e p h e n o m e n o n was on e o f th e ea r li e st m ysteri es to m an.

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No b u sin ess, no m o v e m e n t , n o a c ti v ity on t h e part o f m a n o r a g r o u p o f m e n c an b e c o m e an y g r e a t e r th a n th e th in king m in d s an d c onsc io usn ess of t h e p e o p le w h o are back o f th e m ovem ent. D r. H . S p e n c e r L e w i a. (A R o s i c r n c i a n .)

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iii living things. In the regular journey of the silvery specks or planets, and the appar ent path of the sun across the heavens, m en discerned the infallibility of nature and the suggestion of a great universal order pervad ing all things. All of this heightened their inquisitiveness.

THE ANCIENT WISDOM SCHOOLS

W h a t was m a n s relation to the heavens and the earth? Did these forces affect his daily affairs and the cycle of his existence? T h e s e fu rther questions, like great spades, served m an to dig beneath the surface of his own consciousness. Since as rem ote a period as 5000 B .C ., c er ta in m e n a n d w o m e n have sincerely and without fear or p reju d ice not only probed in to the earth or scanned the heavens above, but have investi gated the mysteries of their m i n d s and selves. T h e y formed themselves into arcane or mystery s c h o o l s for the acqu isition and study of such knowledgeand for the mastery o f life.

In (h e gr e a t te m p le s o f i lie Nile, I h e b r o t h e r h o o d met secre tly as a scho ol o f a r c a n e wis dom .

M u ch of the startling wisdom they acquired was reduced by them to w riting on stone tablets and papyrus rollsb u t the greatest portion was secretly conveyed from one to another by w o r d o j m o n t h . Sir E.A. W allis Budge, renowned Egyptologist, in one of his learned works, relates with respect to these mystery schools: T h e r e must have been a progres sive developm ent in the mysteries and it seems as if some of them were entirely unknow n under the old kingdom. It is impossible to doubt that there were H e w h o kn o w s m o , , mysteries in the Egyptian rites, and this bein g so. it grieves m ost for w asted js impossible to think that the highest order of the cZliD )m l( < A R"sl K h eri-H ebs (Masters) did not possess esoteric (in ner) knowledge which they guarded with the greatest care. Each, if I read the evidence correctly, possessed a gnosis, a superiority of know ledge which they
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never put into writing, and so were enabled to e n large or diminish its scope as circumstances made it necessary. It is, therefore, absurd to expect to find in Egyptian papyri descriptions of the secrets which formed the esoteric knowledge of the K h eri-H e b s. T h e disclosures of these ancient investigators are astounding even to the scientific world today. T h e eternal truths they unveiledthe facts, the hitherto unknown laws of naturemade them masters of fear and liberated them from the undependable ele ments of so-called chance and luck. W hat they were able to accomplish in their lives, to do for friends and members of their families, how they were able to utilize nature's forces to do their bidding were the cause of the legends that have com e down to us today about the a n c i e n t m i r a c l e w o r k e r s . T o the u n i n i t i a t e d , to those still steeped in ignorance who were dwelling in darkness and doubt, these sages and mys tics seemed to be p erform in g miracles. T o those of the mystery schools who knew, these demonstrations were not magical processes but rath er t h e s i m p l e a p p l i c a t i o n o f a k n o w l e d g e by which man can direct the laws of nature and the faculties of his own being. W ith the same understanding, what they did. y o u can do. cxo

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l e t all th y plans an d b e h a v i o r h a v e a so u n d f o u n d a t i o n .

THE SUPPRESSED KNOWLEDGE

T r u t h m a k e s m e n f r e e . Consequently, those who sought it and attem pted to expound it to their fel lows becam e the ob jects of per secution by tyrants. T h e tyrants were t h e a n c i e n t di c ta to rs who sought to dom inate the lives and thin kin g of men and women to fu rth er their own personal gain or their beliefs. F o r exam ple, the
Socra te s, g r e a t A t h e n i a n p h i loso ph er, c o n d e m n e d to d i e by d r i n k i n g t h e poison h e m l o c k b e c ause h e ( a u g h t t h e es oteri c ( i n n e r ) wisd om w h ic h set m en 's m ind s free .

( A b o v e is a n e x a m p l e o f t h e a n c ie n t w isdom teach i n g s o f K g v p t , w r i t t e n by A m en -em -ap i, m ag istrate an d sc rib e o f a wisdom school. H e liv ed d u rin g t h e X V I I I D y n a s t y . 3350 years ago! H is t itle in t h e m y s te ry sch o ol was G e rM aa or " R e a l Silent O n e ." T r a n s la te d from Papyrus n u m b e r 10,474.)

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R o m a n E m p ero r Ju s tin ia n was one of these. H e was a misguided religious zealot who issued an edict in the Sixth C entury seeking to abolish all the mystery schools. H e considered the men and women who had acquired personal power and confidence in th em selves from the unusual knowledge they had discov ered a m enace to the orthodox and often supersti tious dogmas which he wished to promote. T h u s it became necessary that this wisdom be s e c r e t e d and kept for the i n q u i r i n g , c o u r a g e o u s j e w out of the multitudes. T h i s amazing knowledge, which secret b ro th er hoods have preserved, is available today to the seeker for personal achievem ent and the mastery of life. It exists f o r y o u for everyone with an open mind. Its efficacy, its great power, can be applied to the affairs of your life with startling beneficial results.

STRANGE EXPERIENCES
L e t us face facts. Y ou r life is influenced by many inexplicable thingsphenom ena and happenings that you som etimes can not qu ite explain or over come. You may call them u n ca n n y . Perhaps you seek to push them into the background of your conscious ness. Y ou may even laugh about them to others. Nevertheless, they are often the direct or indirect factors in preventing you from realizing some ideal, som ething you are seeking to attain or accom plish, or from freein g yourself of worry and strife. Have you, for ex am ple, had these strange experiences? Y ou have m et persons for the first tim e who have been presentable in appearance and in speechand yet im m ediately a wave of distrust and
Y ou a r e se ver al selv es an d pe rso nalitie s in on e. St op b e in g a s t r a n g e r to yo u rs elf. I h ere is n o g r e a t e r a d v e n t u r e t h a n e x p l o r in g t h e f r o n t i e r s o f t h e m in d .

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dislike for th em would sweep over you. W hy? It is a manifestation of t h e h u m a n a u r a an invisible, mag netic radiation from the hum an body which we can detect. It eith er repels or attractsand it is scientifi cally demonstrable. T h i s em anation also has a most practical my s tic al p o w e r which was known for cen turies to the students of the mystery schools, to the sages and adepts of old. Have you ever entered a room that depressed you? T h e room, perhaps in a home, hotel, or office building, m ight have been clean, orderly, and even attractively furnished; yet while in it you were u n able to accomplish your best work or feel at ease. Do you know that intense em otional outbursts, hatred, jealousy, and anger ca n and d o affect m aterial su b stances so that every room in which they occur takes on a depressing environm ent? T h e s e a r e not s u p e r st iti ons not suppositionsb u t the effects of littleknown natural laws around us. Obviously, u nder standing them, as do those who have this esoteric knowledge, makes for t h e ma st ery o f s u c h c i r c u m stances.

USING YOUR INTUITION

You have often had the experience of an i n t u it i v e im p r e s s i o n , a hu n ch or idea that was most e n lig h ten ing but seemed to com e from nowhere. Do you know that in tu ition can provide an answer for almost every question, a solution to many predicaments in which you find yourself? Do you know that it can aid you in keeping the affairs of your life in order? Do you fu r ther know that this i n t u it i v e k n o w l e d g e is part of a universal cosmic intelligence which pervades the e n tire universe and every cell of your being and that you can com m and it to serve youthat you can draw upon it as you will? W h ile m illions of m en and wom en rely solely upon their brains and the training which is given to them through education, those who know the esoteric wisdom wait for 110 hunches. T h e y
B e p e r su a d ed first to a p p l y th y se lf to th e E t e r n a l M ind, e n t r e a t i ng H im to g r a n t I h c c u n d e r s t a n d in g ; ihcn se e k k n o w l e d g e with diligence and th ou shall n e v e r re p e n t ha\ i ng ta k e n so la u d a b le a r e so lu tio n . - F r a n c is B u r r e ll. F .R .C . (A R o si cru cian .)

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do not rely solely upon their ou ter minds b u t are able to draw upon the vast resources they possess and which also exist in the cosmic forces around them. Psychologists today say that m an uses only a frac tion of the inherent power with which he is im bued as a hum an being. T h e secret brotherhoods have known for centuries how to com m and and use much m ore of this power to rou nd out and enjoy an e n riched life. H undreds o f the so-called mysteries are understandable and workable laws of the universe to those who master this esoteric (inner) knowledge. W h y , you may ask, is n ot this knowledge gener ally and widely disseminated to m ankind today? Why, if such illu m in a tin g truths exist and are availa ble to man, is he deprived of them ? W e have shown what occurred in an cient times when the attem pt was made to teach m an these simple truths. T h e y were often suppressed. Even today, such knowledge can not be taught to everyone. T o those who are sincere in b etterin g O th eir own lives and advancing o hum anity, such knowledge becomes a power for good. On the other hand, in the hands of the selfish and the bigoted, the same knowledge m ight becom e a factor for misuse and further persecution of the ignorant and the helpless. B u t today, as we have said, it has survived because of the careful guardianship of the brotherhood mystery schools and societies. The oldest of these h u m a n i t a r i a n s o c ie ti e s, w orld wide in extent and n o t a r el ig io n , is the Rosicrucians. It offers you this knowledge, as old as time, for the fullness of life, free of any religious intolerance or political or o th er prejudices or biases. A ttu n e yourself with those who are suc cessful and happy. Cooperate with natu res laws and revel in the power that comes into your being with the dawn of each day and abides like an unseen guesi in your home, your office, your places of ' ' m editation and pleasure.

l i f e is a mission. E v e r y o t h e r d e fi nition o f life is false, and leads all w h o acce pt it as tra y. R e l i g i o n , sci ence, p h ilo s o p h y , t h o u g h s l i l l a i var ianc e up o n m a n y poin ts, all a g r e e in this, th at ever y e x i s t e n c e is an aim . M az z in i, (A R o sicr u c ian.)

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THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KN O W ABOUT YOURSELF

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AN D W O M E N we re r e l u c t a n t to discuss o r adm it st ra n g e p h e n o m e n a in t h e i r lives. E x p e r i e n c e s , h appen ing s, an d e v e n t s w h ic h cou ld n o t b e e x p l a i n e d by th e l im ited k n o w l e d g e o f t h e i r pe riod w e re left u n to ld a n d it n in v es ti g a t e d . I g n o r a n c e a n d p r e j u d i c e re le g a te d t h e n o t-u n d e r s to o d f u n c ti o n s of t h e m i n d an d o f t h e i n n e r f a c u l ties o f m a n to t h e c a te g o r y of s u p e r n a t u r a l i s m a n d myst ery. T h e c o u ra g e o u s , t h e t h i n k e r s , th e lo v e r s o f tr u th d u r i n g su c h ti m es h a d to m a k e t h e i r i n q u i r i e s in t o th e se c re ts o f n a t u r e b e h i n d closed do or s. The y fe a re d a b ig o te d p u b l i c o p i n io n .

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C O M M U N IC A T E D A T A D IST A N C E T o d a y , th i s sh am , hypocri sy , and p r e j u d i c e a r e a b o l i s h e d . M a n y we lcom e W IT H O U T P H Y S IC A L M E A N S . tr u t h with open a rm s ; th e y n o lo n g e r look u p o n h e r with sus picion o r as an u n w a n t e d g u e st. T h e s e u n i q u e tr u t h s , w h ic h o n c e had to be c o n c e a l e d an d well g u a r d e d in th e age o f darkn ess , a r e now b r o u g h t to lig h t by the Rosicrucians. Stran ge happenings are m a d e u n d e r s t a n d a b l e ; t h e y a r e sh ow n to b e u s e fu l laws, w h i c h m a k e f o r g r e a t e r m aste ry a n d e n jo y m e n t o f life by t h e i n d i v i d u a l . T h e r e is n o su f> ern atu rali.sm . E v e r y t h i n g o c c u rs by cosm ic, n a t u r a l law. T h e r e a r e n o mysteries, e x c e p t as o u r i g n o r a n c e an d m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g m ake t h e m a p p e a r so. T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r t h rill th a n e x p l o r i n g t h e n a t u r e o f y o u r s e l f a n d t h e u n i v e r s e in w h ic h you live. T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r c o n f id e n c e th an th a t w h ic h is b o r n fr o m u n d e r s t a n d in g . T h e r e is no g r e a t e r p o w e r by w h i c h you c an ac h i e v e , th a n th a t w h ic h arises f r o m a use fu l k n o w le d g e , su c h as th e R o s i c r u c i a n te a c h i n g s c o n t a i n . Now, in t h e p r iv a c y o f y o u r h o m e , t h e n a t u r e o f a ll su c h p h e n o m e n a , not j u s t a few i l lu str a ti o n s sh own ab o ve , will be re v ea led to yo u in an i n tellig en t, sim ple, f a s c i n a ti n g way.

P E R S O N A L IT Y .

P R E S E N C E C A N S E N S E IT A T O N C E .

C H A N G I N G T H O U G H T S IN TO T H IN G S . WE FU L CAN M EN T A L LY FR O M CREATE OUR U SE ID EA S.

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body of progressive men and women, interested in exhausting the possibilities of life by a sane and sensible use of their heritage of esoteric knowledge and the faculties which they pos sess as hum an beings. This knowledge which they cherish, and to which they add fu rth er contributions. embraces every realm of hum an endeavor and every phenom enon of the universe known to man.

I n o u r M o n aste r y l i b ra ry i h e sacre d , secret m a n u sc ri p ts o f t h e R o s i c ru c ia n s f u r n i s h a n ever-failin g supply of ra r e k n o w l e d g e ; t h e s u p p ly seems to he i n e x h a u s t i b l e in its r i c h ness o f il lu m in a t io n . F r ia r D u d ley E v e r s le ig h . (A R o s i c r u c i a n . )

rhey are m en and women such as you would meet in any gathering of thinking, open-minded, and in q u irin g peopleyet they are to be found in every walk of life, from the hu m blest to the highest. Y our next-door neighbor, perhaps the m an or woman who works in the office or shop with you, may be a R o si crucian.
T h e R osicru cian traditions which have come down by word of m outh, and those which are so often related in literary reference works, tell how the O r der had its b irth as one of the mystery schools of secret wisdom in ancient Egypt during the 18th Dy nasty, or the reign of Pharaoh A kh naton, about 1350 B .C . Its f a s c i n a t i n g s y m b o l i s m and rituals relate it definitely to the illu m in atin g wisdom of the sages of Egypt and the great centers of learning of the ancient lands of the East. Its first m ember-students, it is fu r ther traditionally related, met in the secret cham-

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hers of the G reat Pyramid. In the m agnificent tem ples, as candidates, they were initiated in t o t h e gr eat mysteries. T h e s e legends also recou n t how its adepts, its great masters and teachers, imparted some of their wisdom to the builders of K ing Solom on's magnifi cent and symbolic temple. M any tomes, rare books, and docum ents of several centuries ago, reposing in the archives of the Rosicru cian O rder in this country and in Europe, describe its early spread from the O rien t to E u rop e in ancient times, and the great in fluence it had upon the minds of men and women thirsty for knowledge.

THE WESTERN W ORLD ROSICRUCIANS

T h e Rosicrucians first came to America and to the W estern world in 1694. U n d er the leadership of Jo h a n n Kelpius, a M aster of one of the R osicrucian Lodges of Europe, a small band of m em bers who sought f r e e d o m o f t h i n k i n g and of speech and the right to search for truth wherever it m ight be found, desired the liberty of the new land to the west. T h e y were inspired to make their journey by a book w rit ten by the renowned English philosopher and states man, Sir Francis Bacon. T h e y landed in what is now the great city of Philadelphia. T h e i r descendants built a colony at E p hrata, Pennsylvania, and there they constructed the first astronomical observatory in Am erica and the W estern world, also the first paper mill. T h e y organized the first A m erican sym phony orchestra and deve loped the first botanical gardens. T h e ir later leaders and m embers actively p artici pated in the fo u n d in g o f the United States of Am erica as a nation.

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er e c te d in 1509. i n its o a k - p a n e ll e d l ibra ry S i r Franc is p h i lo s op h e r, s tate sm an , w r o te so m e o f his i n s p i r i n g works.

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NOT A RELIGIONNONPOLITICAL
Since its earliest inception, the R osicru cian O rder has kept free of religious sectarianism and affiliations, desiring rather that each m e m b er follow the dictates of his own c o n s c i e n c e in religious matters. It has never been involved in political controversies and has consistently fought s u p e r s t i t i o n , ignorance, and fear as the greatest enem ies of m an and the obstacles to his mastery of life. T o d a y the R osicru cian O rder, as a vast, progres sive m ovement, has Lodges and fraternal T e m p le s throughout the civilized world. It no longer has to be secret in the sense that it conceals its identity. In beautiful R osicru cian Park, San Jose. California, at the See of the Intern ation al Ju risd ictio n of the O rd er for T h e Americas, B r it is h Com m onw ealth, France, G erm any, Switzerland, Sweden, and Africa, the O rd e r m aintains for its research, and f o r th e b e n e f i t o f its vast m e m b e r s h i p wherever they are located, a research library, science laboratories, a planetarium for astronomical studies, a m useum of Egyptian antiquities, an art gallery, a physical sci ence m useum , and extensive adm inistration buildings.
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W h e n n a t u r e 's m any rti y s tc r io u s a c t i v i t i c s a r e un d e rstood , m a n is a b l e to c o n q u e r t h e soc a l le d " e v i l i n f lu e n c e s w hic h beset his pa th in life . R ev . G eorg e B a n n in g . (A R o s i c r u c ia n.)

It is today known by its traditional and authentic com plete title, the A n c i e n t M y st ic a l O r d e r R o s a e C r u c i s (abbreviated A M O R C and used in that m an ner for sim p licity).#

T h e f o llo w in g are b u t a le w o f th e m a n y w e ll- kn ow n , i m p arti al li te rary and r e f e r e n c e s o u r c es r e f e r r i n g to t h e R o s i c r u c i a n h is to ry a n d c u r r e n t acti vitie s of t h e A.M .O .R .C ,. T h e r e f e r e n c e s a p p e a r u n d e r t h e s u b j e c t of " R o s i c r u c i a n . E n c y c l o p a e d i a B r i t a n n i c a . 14th E d i t i o n ; W i n s t o n 's C u m u l a t i v e L o o s e - L e a f E n c y c l o p e d i a an d D i c t i o n a r y ; F u n k a n d W a g n a l l s N ew S t a n d a r d D ic t io n a ry , 1950; T h e W o r l d R o o k ; C o n c i s e E n c y c l o p e d i a ; E v e r y m a n s E n c y c l o p e d i a .

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PRO O F o f a u t h o r i t y A signed and sealed M anifesto issued in Brussels, B elg iu m , by a fed eration of the a u th e n tic, h istorical, m ystical b ro th erh o o d s and O rders of the w orld. It declares the A .M .O .R .C . to be the only au th orized sector of the A n cien t F ra te rn ity of R o sicru cian s p er p e tu a tin g the true trad itio n s of the R + C in N o rth an d South A m erica. T h e full-size original is o n e o f t h e m a n y d o c u m e n t s in the archives o f A M O R G which establishes its world wide affiliation w ith the T ra d itio n a l and A n cien t R o sicru cian O rd er.

Se ek not too ea g erl y a fter th e grace o f de vo t io n , sen sib le sw eet ness, an d tears; b u t let th y c h i e f c a r e be to r e m ain in w ar d ly un ite d l o G o d by good will in t h e in te l l e c tu a l part o f l h e So ul. A lb ertu s A la ( in is. (A R o s i c r u cian .)

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THE INSTITUTION BEHIND THE ORGANIZATION

C o n s e c r a t e d to T ruth . . . D e d ic a t e d to E v e r y R o s ic r u c ia n

O b e lis k P a rk .

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Suprem e Tem ple. P la n e ta riu m an d S c ie n c e Museum. R o s e - C ro ix U n iv e rs it y S c ie n c e B u ild in g . S p h in x in R o sicrucian P a rk . R o sicrucian E g y p tia n M useum . R e se a rch L ib r a r y .

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W hat Rosicrucian Membership Provides You

T H E M A N Y B E N E F IT S Y O U R E C E IV E
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T h e R osicrucians offer you the opportunity to re shape your life, to acid to it those necessary elements which make for personal satisfaction and full living. T h e y can help you find yourself, so that each day becomes a joyful exp erience and not a haphazard existence or an ordeal. You are required to m ake no changes in your usual business or social affairs to receive this age-old yet ever-new personal guidance of the Rosicrucians. Regardless of race, religion, social conditions, or where you live, you can share the privileges of per sonal, p r i v a t e m em bership. Fu rther, regardless of how m uch you have read, what colleges or universi ties you may have attended o r ev en if y o u hav e n e v e r a t t e n d e d a n y the Rosicrucians offer you through their teachings a message of hope, fellow ship, and a dependable, u n iq u e source of knowledge not ob tainable elsewhere. Can you spare ju st a little time to give to personal fascinating reading which requires n o l a b o r i o u s stud y or tedious memorizing? If so. then you are well situated to receive the manv following member/ o ship benefits:
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Cod is a N u m b e r en d ow ed with m o t i o n , w h i c h i.s felt b u t not d e m o n st rated. B a lz a c . (A R o s i c r u c i a n . )

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R o s i c r u c i a n S y s t e m o f G u id a n c e

I'he R osicru cian m onographs o r lessons constitute a fascinating revelation ot' the mysteries ol life. How ever, this great h u m a n e n g i n e e r i n g done by the R osi crucians, this bu ild ing of lives and this im planting in them of the factors of confidence, success, and happiness, is n o t accomplished by any impersonal, correspondence-course method of merely extending knowledge to the m em ber. Each lesson also takes into consideration the need for the q u ick en in g of the consciousness of the individual. Jt seeks to awak en his dorm ant talents and to develop his personal powers rath er than to cram his mind with cold and often-times useless facts. T h e m em b er, in the privacy of his own home, is m ade to realize that he is com prehending and m a s t e r in g his env ironm ent and affairs, as well as just learn ing. N o on e -is accepted or permitted to r e m a i n as a m ere student of a system of study.
H O W T H E LESSONS A R E P R E P A R E D

T h e r e is n o c h a n c e , n o de st in y, n o fate Can circum vent, or h in d e r o r c o n t ro l T h e firm re so lv e o f a d e t e r m i n e d soul. E lla W h e e le r V\'ilcox. (A R o s ic x m c ia n .)

T h e suprem e executive of the R osicrucian Order, known as the Im perator, decided that the R osicru cian teachings for this private, personal kind ot m e m bership could not be put in book form like texts on accountancy or m athe matics, which in frequen t ly change. Any method for issuing the R osicru cian teachings must be k ep t flexible. T h i s is so that new dis coveries which Rosi crucian researchers are consistently m akingmay be included that m em bers may enjoy the benefits which they make possible. T h u s these teachings are issued

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in m anuscript form , fo u r for every m onth in the year. T h e ir wording-is in large, easy-to-read type. Suit able illustrations are included with them whenever it is necessary to make a topic especially clear. No e x pense is spared by the Rosicrucian staff to assure the member of getting the utmost from his m embership.
NO C O L L E G E E D U C A T IO N N EC ESSA R Y

Educators have often highly praised the presenta tion of the personal, private R osicru cian instructions at home. Anyone able to read and understand his daily newspaper would be able to com preh end with great pleasure the marvelous b u t most simply pre sented truths w hich these lessons contain. T h e mas tery of any subject, the R osicrucians know, is shown by stating it simply, and in this, the R osicru cian monographs, or lessons, excel.
A R R A N G E D IN EA SY S T EPS

T h e student is introduced to each topic in its or der. Gradually and simply, a truth, the solution of a mystery, vital knowledge, a useful fact, or a b it of in form ation merges into another. T h e m em b er is n o t p l u n g e d into a maze of terms and phrases which he cannot understand and which annoy and fa tigue him. T h e lessons are arranged .K N Q W L f-p t'l _ by degrees and grades, each following in its proper order. T h e lessons, or monographs, are m ailed to the m em b er in s e a l e d e n v e l o p e s by firstclass mail.
L I T T L E T IM E R E Q S. U IR E D

As B r e t h r e n o f t h e R o s y Cross, o u r p e r son al en d e a v o rs, o u r m inds, o u r l a b o r a t o ries, clin ics, and i n s t i t u te s a r e d e vo te d t o th e rebuilding of the h u m a n rac e a n d th e advancem ent o f civili zation. D r. 11. S p e n c e r L e w is . (A R o s ic r u c ia n .)

You will be requ ired to devote only one h o u r to one hou r and thirty m inu tes once a week to obtain t h e v ita l v a l u e from the lessons. D u rin g the rest of the week, while walking, riding, or even working, you will find that, without interference with your affairs, you can try some of the principles you read. In fact, you can use them frequently in m astering daily problems.
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are indicated b u t a f e w of hundreds of fascinating subjects taught and thoroughly explained as part of the R o sicru cian system o f guidance. T h e limits of space h erein make it impossible to list more of these topics of truth w hich will be exten d ed to you as easily understand able lessons.

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T h e subjects shown are all included in the R osicrucian teachings, b u t they are presented to the m em b er in a dif ferent order from that listed here.
C are o f the B ody. In tu itio n and Ju d g m e n t. U sin g M en ta l P o w e r s at W ill. T h e M ysteries o f T im e and Space. M a n 's F i v e Senses. T h e H u m a n C o n scio usn ess. D r a w in g on I n n e r F o rce s. I n q u i r y in to the N a tu re o f Soul. M ystical L aw s and P rin cip le s. M ystery of M atter C o hesion, A d h esion, M ag n e tism . M ean in g o f A n cie n t Sym b o lism . A t t a i n i n g C o sm ic C o n scio usn ess. D evelop m en t o f Perso n al M agn e tism . F u n d a m e n ta ls o f M en tal m ent. A ttu neW h a t the M ystics o f the O rien t T au gh t. T h e H u m a n A u r a and Its V i b r a tory Effect. R egen eratio n H ealth and A d d in g Y e a r s to Y o u r L i f e . R o s i c r u c i a n M y s t i c s a n d the C r e a t iv e P o w e r o f M in d. E x p e r i m e n t s on T h o u g h t T r a n s m ission . D iscourse on Exp erim en ts in C r e a tin g L i f e out o f N o n liv in g M atter. T h e C r e a tiv e P o w e r , the C o sm ic M ind. E x p e r i m e n t s w ith C o lo r, T h o u g h t V ib ratio n s, Sound, and L ig h t. H u m an E m o tio n s and Instincts, a n d T h e i r R e la t io n to P e r s o n a lity. How to Im p rove Your D aily A ffairs.

SECOND A L o d g e At H om e

A u n iq u e method of R o sicru cian p e r s o n a l , p r i v a t e m e m b er ship is the Lodge at H o m e . Y o u r study c o rn eror a part of your sleeping room may be com e your temple, your Lodge, w ithout expense or interfer ence with the interests of any m e m b er of your family. You select o n e nig ht a w e e k any
A l o d g e Nigh t at h o m e . M a n y h u sb a n d s a n d wives will want In th is to e n jo y case, a Rosicrucian s ec o n d study t o g e th e r . companion

a p p l i c a ti o n must be re q u e st e d an d filled out by o n e o f t h e pa rt ies. Dues f o r t h e se con d person a r e (h e n very n o m i n a l . on p a n i o n M e m b e r sh i p . P a g e T w e n ty -F o u r F o r f u r t h e r in f o r m a ti o n th is plan , pleas e write f o r de ta ils on C o m

night will sufficeand that becomes Y ou r L o d g e N i g h t . A t that time you review ancl contem plate the won derful disclosures which are inclu d ed in vour lessons.
T H IR D D em o n stra tio n s . . . S im p le E x p e r im e n ts

T h e r e is n o t h i n g that establishes confidence in what is offered as a fact or as a principle of nature like being able to test ii personally and experience its w orking" yourself. T r u e knowledge is experience, for you never truly know a thing u ntil you exp eri ence ir. I'hus wherever possible every Rosicrucian lesson m aking some em phatic declaration that a thin g is, or "d oes." has some simple little ex p e ri ment which youw hether a housewife or a businessmancan perform to prove to yourself the accuracy of the statements made. T h e s e experim ents req u ire no scientific equipm ent or knowledge of science and will take b u t a few m in utes to perform each week. Many are not of a physi cal nature but rather are m e n i a l experim ents. As these laws of nature perform at your command, you immediately begin to sense a new-found power, and you know you are on the path to the mastery of life.
FOURTH S ig n s o f R e c o g n i t i o n

R o sin utian a lc h e mists in th e M i d d le Ages c o n d u c te d ex p e r i m e n t s se c re tly in g ar re ts to av oid per se c u t i o n by t h e superslit ions masses. I heir di sc overi es h a v e a d van ced k n o w led g e. T h e re su lts o f th e i r lab ors c o n t r i b u t e d to o u r h e r i t a g e o f us eful i n f o r m a t i o n todav.

Y ou will receive a m em bership card establishing your affiliation with the international ju risd iction of T h e Americas, British C o m monwealth, France, G er many, Switzerland, Sweden, and Africa of the Rosicrucian O rder, A M O R C . Y ou will be
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instructed in the traditional signs ol recognition, and you will be given the passwords and grips which will entitle you to admission into the various Lodges and Chapters of the O rder throughout the world. W h e r ever you go you will he recognized in R osicru cian Lodges and Chapters by such signs, and greeted as a Frater or Soror of the A n c ie n t Mystical O rder Rosae Crucis ( A M O R C ) . Likewise, you will be given most inspiring, impressive, symbolic initiations into the various degrees of the Order. T h e s e beau tiful yet simple cerem onies have a m oral which will linger long in your m ind as a happy experience.
F IF T H F a s c i n a t i n g M o n t h l y M a g a z in e

T h e R o s i c r u c i a n Dige st, official pu blication of the R osicrucians, is issued f r e e to you each m onth as one o f your many m em bersh ip privileges. It is a leading periodical for s e l f - i m p r o v e m e n t . It contains well-written, simply presented articles which con tain useful facts, facts which you, regardless of your station in life, can apply with m u ch benefit to your self. Its articles on natural phenomena, m ental and physical science, mysticism, travel, and its unusual photographs of a n cient cultures and peoples, con trib u ted from throughout the world, will fascinate you.
G o o d alway s Hows in t h e c h a n n e l s it has o n c c sel ec ted . L . C. d r S a in l-M a r tin . (A R osi-

SI X T i H ax

P erson al A tten tion

A system for d eterm in in g your p e r s o n a / p r o g r e s s and understanding throughout the degrees or grades of the R osicru cian guidance has been established. Periodically, simple exam inations will be given to you and, by their results, ways and means of fu r ther aiding you in your use of the teachings are then prepared. R eports of your personal welfare are re quested from time to time. By them the Rosicrucian
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staff will always be acquainted with your needs and requirements and thus be able to extend you any special services within its province.
SEVEN TH V a rio u s D e p a r t m e n t a l F a c i l i t i e s

Facilities of the various departm ents of the R osi crucian O rder are at your disposal as a m em ber. Each department has as its ideal to con trib u te to your per sonal enlightenm ent, and to that perfection which is your right as a hum an being. Such departments in clude that of correspondence for answering your com munications and necessary questions, the C o u n c i l o f Sola ce to aid you with certain personal problems, the Research L ib rary that arranges to provide vou with special inform ation which you may need, the cultural assistance of the R o sicru cia n Egyptian M useum , the research activities of the various laboratories of the R ose-C roix University of the A .M .O .R .C ., and the scientific dem onstrations in the Science M useum and P lan etariu m . T h e y p r o v i d e u s e fu l i n f o r m a t i o n a n d fact s in s i m p l e la ng ua ge . How you may use, as your m em b ersh ip privileges, these facili ties and others too nu m erous to be listed in this lim it ed space, will be fully explained to you as a m em ber.

L e f t : T h e R o s e -C r o i x U n iv er sity . U n i q u e re se arc h is c o n d u c t e d h e r e an d th e fin din gs passed on to m e m bers in s im p le la n g u a g e wh ic h t h e y c an u se to e i d a r g e t h e i r p e r so n a l p o w e r an d sc op e o f livin g. B e lo w : T h e R o s i c r u c i a n R e s e a r c h L i b r a r y . Its i n f o r m a ti o n on n e a rly all su b j e c t s in a d d itio n to t h e t e a c h ings is m a d e a v a i l a b l e by a u n i q u e p lan to m e m b e rs n o m a t t e r w h e r e th ey re si de t h r o u g h o u t t h e world. P a g e T w en ty -S ev en

L e ft: T h e S u p r e m e I e m p l e at R o s i c r u c i a n P a rk , w h ere f r a te r n a l c o n v o c a t i o n s a r e held.

E IG H T H I n t i m a t e A s s o c ia t io n

B e lo w : O n e o f I he annual Intern ation al Rosicrucian Conven tio n s held in R o s i c r u cian P a rk , San J o s e , California. Members fr o m all o v e r t h e world a t t e n d . A t t e n d a n c e at a C o n v e n t io n is n o t neces sa ry , h o w ev er, to d e riv e t h e f u l l benefit o f R osicrucian m em ber sh ip .

As a Rosicrucian m em ber, you will be associated with the largest and o lde st fraternity in the world de voted to m a n s personal developm ent through the utilizing of his natural powers of m ind and the sim ple and yet little-known laws of the universe. Many are the prom inent m en and women in history who were proud to disclose their R osicru cian m e m b er ship. You will becom e u n i t e d in t h o u g h t a n d p u r p o s e with thousands of individual m em bers and those in Lodges and Chapters throughout the world. T h i s association with those ol like mind, with its e x change of ideas, is a valuable benefit, lor it causes us to qtow inwardlv a n d in a c c o m p l i s h m e n t as we be^ . come stronger in ou r convictions. You will also have the opportunity of p e r s o n a l as s o c i a t i o n in a R osicru cian assembly or tem ple with others when you have reached a certain stage in the teachings of the Order.

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ROSICRUCIAN INITIA TION

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V IBR A TIO N S

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A Personal Invitation
W E IN V IT E YOU T O BECOM E A M EM BER

You are not being solicited to study some courses of lessons. You are b ein g courteously i n v i t e d b y the application, which you should find attached inside the back cover of this book, to affiliate with the historically renowned R osicru cian O rd erknown throughout the world as the A n cien t Mystical O rder Rosae C rucis (A M O R C ) . W hen your application is accepted by the M em bership C om m ittee, you immediately becom e a m e m b er of an O rder which has been the wisest leading m ovem ent in the tutelage of m ankind for centuries. Consequently, all the privileges and bene fits, many of which have already been enum erated on preceding pages, are made available to you at once.

FREE LESSONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

L e t us ag ain r e m i n d y o u that a u n iqu e feature of R osicru cian m em bership is that all the fascinating, useful, inform ative lessons and graded instructions you will receive are extended to you as a benefit of m em bership. T h e R osicrucians are not a mere school issuing studies by mail. T h e lessons and teachings can not be purchased or contracted for. T h e teach ings, therefore, are ex te n d ed , f r e e l y to every active m em ber. In fact, there are many m em bers who have long since com pleted the studies but retain m em b er ship for its many other benefits.

I g n o r a n c e is t h e tr u e o r i g i n a l sin. M e n . ti c b a n k r u p t s m o ra lly b e c a u s e t h e y d o not know t h e g o l d m i n e t h a t is in t h e m . J. B r ie r le y . (A R o s i c r u c i a n . )

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FEES AND DUES

T h e O rder is strictly a brotherhood, operating in that sense as do other fraternities. M em bership in the Rosicrucian O rder carries with it the many benefits distinct to all fr a t e r n i t i e s and many others that are u n i q u e . As in fraternities, there are m em bership dues, payable m onthly, and a nom inal registration fee. T h is fee and m onthly dues of small am ou n t are the donations on the part of m em bers to the general operating funds of the O rder, and take care of its e x tension expenses, its b u ild in g funds, national and in ternational hu m an itarian activities, and donations to scientific expeditions and methods of research and investigation. In addition to these general activities of the Order, the R osicrucians conduct the courses m entioned on previous pages. T h e s e courses of study are given f r e e ly and without charge or fees of any kind to members of the O rder. Therefore, we wish you to keep in m ind that the study and instruction work is a sepa rate and distinct feature of the O rder, n o t f o u n d in any o t h e r f r a t e r n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n , and for which, in reality, our m em bers do not pay. ( T h e R osicrucian Order, A M O R C , is registered throughout the world as a n o n p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .) The Suprem e C ou ncil has purposely made the Registration Fee very nom inal. It is T w o Pounds Fen Shillings Sterling, to be submitted with your application. M onthly dues are T w enty-three Sh il lings Sterling, payable on the first of each month and contin u in g as long as a desire is expressed for membership as an active student. * Th e s e fe es in clude all the benefits o f the O r d e r s activities. T h e r e are n o oth e r fees, n o r assessments, nor b o o k s which must be pu rc has ed in o rd e r to study, and n o limit a tions to t h e d e g r e e o f a d v a n c e m e n t that m e m b e r s may m a k e in t h e i r studie s. T h e m onthly magazine, the R o s i c r u c i a n D ig est , is also sent gratis to all m e m bers taking the studies by correspondence fr o m the R osicrucian G ran d Lodge.
* R e g ist rat ion: Dues: $ A 5.00 $ A 2.1 0 $ NZ 5.0 0 $ NZ 2.40 R 4.00 R 2.0 0 f 6.00 c 3.00

1 h e Eternal Truths a r c re vealed t h r o u g h spiritual m ed itati o n , a n d m a k e all m en who re ce ive th e m t h e Mag i o f t h e i r tim e. S ir E d w a r d K elly . (A R o sit i u t ia n .)

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V E R Y IM P O R T A N T
J here are several ways in which this booklet may have com e into your hands. It is intended for careful and discreet distribu tion only to those who seem worthy of admission in to the Order. It may have been handed to you by someone who wishes you to realize that there is som eth ing vital in life that may answer your desires and end your quest. It may have been passed along to you by a friend o r acq u aintan ce who feels that it will arouse an in qu iry in your m ind. T h e re fo re , there may be no application blank or letter o f invitation enclosed. In that case, if you feel interested, write at once to the G rand Secretary and ask for an application form . If your inqu iry appears to be sincere, the Secretary will invite you to lile an application with him. You may have written to the R o sicru cian O rd er for this booklet and it may have com e to you accom panied by a let ter and with the A pplication B la n k attached in the booklet. It is then a d ir e c t in v it a tio n f o r you to b e c o m e a m e m b e r , issued a fter your request lias been properly considered.

How To Proceed
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I he o n e r e m a in s, i he nin ny c h a n g e a n d p u s s ; H e a v e n 's light fo reve r .shines; e a r th 's sh adow s llv. S h e lle y . (A R o s i er uci an.)

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R e s p e c t e d Sir:
I hereby accep t you r co rd ial in v itatio n to unite w ith the R osicru cian s in th eir researches, studies, and individual e x p e rim e n ts, as ou tlined in your lite ra tu re . 11 I am found w orth y ol receiv in g the First P rin cip les and p rivate studies, I will ab id e by the tra d itio n a l pledge m ade by all N eo phytes, to w it:

I w ill k e e p c o n fi d e n t ia l nil r e a d in g m a tter, lessons, a n d dis courses sent to m e, a n d icill ca r e fu lly e x a m i n e t h em to d e t e r m i n e ea c h st e p I a m to t a k e in b e in g p r e p a r e d f o r a li f e o f g r e a te r u n d e r s ta n d in g a n d a t t a in m e n t .

In accord an ce with the traditional custom , I enclose T w o Pounds T en Shillings Sterling to be recorded as m y R egistration Fee fo r m em bership in the G rand Lodge of the R osicrucian O rder, and 1 shall voluntarily rem it dues of T w en ty -th ree Shillings Sterling m onthly, beginning with the first m onth after m y m em bership has been accepted and continuing as long as T express a desire for m em bership as an A ctive Student.* It is understood that if my m em bership is accepted, I shall receive four m onographs m onthly, the m onthly m agazine, the Rosicrucian Digest, and enjoy all the benefits and privileges of m em bership w ithout paym ent of any fee o r charges excep t the dues as stated above. If m y application is not accep ted , I will be confidentially notified by the M em bership C om m ittee, and m y R egistration Fee will be refunded.

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T h e R o s i c r u c i a n s in v i te y o u to u n i t e with t h e m in t h e i r f a s c i n a t i n g r e s e a r c h e s , in ve s tig a tio ns , a n d s t u d i e s o f t h e u n i v e r s a l laws o f n a t u r e a n d th e m y s te ri e s o f li f e in e v er y b r a n c h o f h u m a n im provem ent and developm ent TH EREFO RE . . . Y o u a r e c o r d ia ll y r e q u e s t e d to s u b m i t this Q u e s t i o n n a i r e , w it h y o u r p e r s o n a l ans wer s, so th at t h e D ir e c t o r s o f I n s t r u c t i o n m a y t a k e t h e p r o p e r steps to a d m i t y o u to S t u d e n t M e m b e r s h i p a n d p r e p a r e T h e W ay f o r y o u r p r o p e r p l a c e in t h e R o s i c r u c i a n S ys te m o f p e r s o n a l progress a n d attainments. v
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A . M . O . R . C . (n ot a r e l i g i o n ) is o n e o f t h e o l d e s t a u t h e n t ic o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d s o c ie tie s p e r p e t u a t i n g the a n c ie n t t r u t h s f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t o f m an k in d , lly b e c o m in g a m e m b e r

o f the R o s ic ru c ia n O rd e r, A .M .O .R .C ., you w ill be b ro u g h t in to co n tact w ith o th e r g re a t m y s t e r y schools and th eir renow ned teach in gs th ro u g h o u t the w orld. T h is is a r a r e p r iv ile g e a n d a g r e a t a d d itio n a l benefit you w ill en jo y. B e co m e in tune

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T h e m a tte r co n tain ed in this b ooklet is officially issued th rou gh the Suprem e C o u n cil of A M O R C . T h e A n cien t N am e and Symbols of the R o sicru cian O rder are R egistered and P ro tected by the U n ited States P a te n t Office exclusively in the nam e of A M O R C . (T h e in itials A .M .O .R .C . in d icate the a u t h e n t ic R osicru cian O rd er.) T h e above n am e and the sym bol below are also registered in G re a t B rit ain , D om inion of C an a d a, A u stralia, New Z ealan d, F ra n c e , and several o th er nations.

T h e use of the cross in R o sicru cian sym bol ism has n o religious significance. T h e cross p red ates m od ern religions, an d its symbology is fully exp lain ed to the b egin n in g student.

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