Th e

M y s t ic al In t e rp re tat io n
of

Ch ri s t m as
M A! HEI N D EL

I E I ER T TI U THE S JE
F V D SS A ONS P ON UB CT OF

C H RI T FR THE V IE I T THE
S M AS OM WP O N OF

M TI S H
! S C,THE O SO WI N G O OU L T IG NIFI

E T HI GRE T E E
C AN C OF S A V NT

IR E I I F ST D T ON

R I R I E OSHI C U C AN F L L O W S P

In t e r n a t i o n a l H e a d q u a r t e rs

Mt . E cc l e s i a
O c e a n s i d e , C a l if o r n i a

Lo n d o n
L N Fo w l e r CO 7 Im p e ri a l A rca d e
ga
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,

Lu d t e C i rc u s
C OP ! RIGHT 1 92 0
R!
M A! HEI E
ND L

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PR SS
 P re fa c e

The c ontents O f this book were sent in letter form to

student s from time to time by the author They
y
.

comprise only five Of his ninet nine epistles -

The .

principal feature Of these lesso ns is the mystic birth

an d de ath O f the gre at Christ S pirit given from the ,

viewpoint Of a seer The author received thes e rare

.

gems Of truth through divine illumination The most .

pronounced m aterialist must become convinc ed Of the

divinity of man after re ading this writer s revel ati ons ’

on the inner signific ance Of the Christ an d t he prin

c i p l es which H e procl aimed .

S eventeen Of these booklets have bee n printed in

”
book form under the title The Web Of D estiny ; in
,

”
cluding The O ccul t E ffect O f O u r E motions
!
,

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—
Prayer A Ma gic I nvocation
,
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an d Pr actical
,
!

”
Metho d s of A chievin g S uccess Nine h ave been
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published on the subj ect O f Freem asonry an d C ath ol

!

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i cism ,
as view e d fro m behin d the scenes The re .

m aining si x ty eight le ssons will be published in book

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form as time permits .

 We hop e that the perusal Of thi s volume on the holy
life of Christ will stimul ate a gre ate r veneration for
the Christi an religion , n ow m ade accept able to the
reason through the inspired work Of this author whose
,

gre atest aim W hil e he lived was to bring the Christ

i d eal an d the simple life of service closer to the hearts
of the p eople .

Mrs Max Hein d el

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O ct 2 8 , 1 9 20
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 C on t e n t s

I Th e Cosmic S ign ific ance of Christm as .

II —
S piritu al Light The New Element an d

The New S ubstance

III The An nual S acrifice of Chri st 23

IV The Mystic Midnight S u n

V The Mission Of Christ

and
The Festival of the Fairies 39
 anemic fig
i nifimm e

Of

Chris tmas
O nce more in th e course of a year we are up on t h e
eve of Christmas . D i s si mil ar is the view whi ch each
of us t ake s O f thi s festiv al from th at of e very on e else.

O
T t h e devout religionist it is a se ason h allow ed ,

s acr ed an d fraught W ith mystery none the le ss su b

O
, ,

lime bec ause uncomprehen d ed T the atheist it is a

O
.

silly superstition . T the purely intellectu al it is a

p uzzle for it is beyond re ason
, .

In the churches the story is recited of how upon

this the holi est night Of the year our L or d an d
, ,

S avior imm acul ately conceived was born of a virgin

, ,
.

NO further expl an ation is made the m atter is left to

,

accept ance or rej ection by the hearer according to his

t e mper am ent If mind an d re ason d omin ate hi m to
.

the e x clus i on Of f aith if he c an believe nothing which

,

c ann ot b e d emonstrat e d to the sen ses at any moment ,

he is forced to rej ect the t ale as absurd an d ou t Of con

s on ance with various immut able l aws Of nature .
 Various interpr e tations h ave been given to sati sfy
the min d these princip ally Of an astronomic al n ature
y
.
,

The have set forth how on the n ight b e tween the

,

24 th an d the 2 5 t h O f D ecemb e r t h e su n comm e nces its

,

j ourney from th e south to the north He is the .

!
Light O f the World C old an d f amin e w oul d in
.

evi t ab l y ext e rminate the hum an r ace if the sun r e

m aine d always in the south Therefore it is a c ause

.

f or gre at rej oicing wh e n he co mmences his northw ar d

!
j ourney He i s then h ailed as s avior f or he comes
.
,

”
t o s ave the worl d
! !
to give it
,
the br e ad Of
life , as h e rip en s gr ain an d gr ape Thus h e give s .

”
his lif e upon the cross (ing ) O f the equ at or (at the
spring equinox ) an d then co m mences his ascent into
,

t h e (north e r n ) he aven O n the night wh e n he com

.

m en c es his northw ard j ourney the z od i ac al s ign Virgo ,

the c e lesti al virgi n the ! ueen Of He aven

,
!
st an d s ,

upon the e astern horizon at mi d night an d is there ,

”
f ore astrologic ally speaking his rising Sign
, ,
Thus
!
.

!
h e is born Of a virgin with out oth er intermediary ,

”
hence imm acul ately conceive d
, .

Thi s expl an ation may satisfy the min d regard ing

the o rigin Of the suppos ed superstition but the ach ,

ing voi d which is in the he art Of every Skeptic wh et h ,

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er he is aware O f the fact or not must remain un til ,

h e spiritual illumin ation is att ained whi ch Sh all fur

t
nish an expl anation accept able to both he art an d
O
mind T She d such light upon this sublime mystery
.

sh all be our en d eavor in th e following p ag e s The .

imm acul ate conception will form the topic O f a future

lesson ; j ust now we will Show how the m aterial an d
spiritual forces altern ately ebb an d flow in the cours e
!
of the ye ar an d why Christm as is truly a
,
holy
d ay .

L et us th at we subscribe to the astronomical in

s ay

t erp r et at ion as being as v ali d from i ts p oint of view ,

as the following is true when viewi ng the mystery

birth from another angle The su n is b orn from year.

to ye ar in the d arke st night The world saving .

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Christs are als o born when the spiritu al d arkn ess O f

m ankin d is the greatest There is a thir d aspect of
.

supreme import ance n amely th at it is no mere i dle

,

foolishness when P aul spe aks of Chri st being

! ”
formed in y ou It is a s ublime fact th at we are
.

al l Christs in the m aking

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an d the sooner we re alize
-
,

th at we mus t cultiv ate the Chri st wi thin before we

can p erceive the Christ with out the more we sh all ,

h asten the day of ou r spiritu al illumin ation In this .

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connection we ag ain quote ou r f avorit e aphorism from
A ng e lus S il esiu s W hose sublime sp 1r1 t u al percepti on
,

c ause d him to say

Though Chri s t a thousan d times in B e thlehem be
born ,

An d not within thyself thy soul will be forlorn ;

,

The Cross on Gol goth a thou lookest to in vain ,

”
Unless within thyself it be set up ag ain .

At the su mmer s ols ti c e in J

une t he earth is furthes t
from the sun but the solar ray strikes the e arth at
,

ne arly righ t angl es to its axis in the Northern E emis

p h er e hence the high degr ee O f p hysi cal ac tivi ty re

f
,

su lt in g . Then the spi ri tual r adi ations rom the sun

are ob li q u e to this p art Of the e art h an d are as weak
,

as the physic al r ays wh en th e y ar e Oblique .

A t th e wi nt er so lsti c e, on the other h and the e arth

,

is ne arest th e sun The spiritual r ays then fall at right

.

angles to the e arth s s urf ace in t h e Northe rn B e mi s

’

p h er e
, p r omo ti n g p
s i ri t u ali ty while
,
physic al ac t ivi
ties are hel d in abeyance on account Of the Oblique
angl e at whi ch the Sol ar rays strike the surf ace of the

e arth O n this principle the physic al activities are

.
,

at their lowest ebb an d the spiritu al forc e s re ach their

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high e st ti d al flow on the night between the 24t h and
25 t h Of D ecember whi ch is theref ore the most
,
holy
”
night Of the year Midsummer on the other h an d
.
, ,

is th e sporting time Of the earth goblins an d sim ilar -

entities concerne d in the m aterial development Of ou r

planet as shown by S h ake speare in his Mi d su mmer
,
!

”
Nigh t ’
s D ream .

If we swim wit h the tide at the time when it is

strongest we shall cov e r a greater d i stance with less
,

effort th an at any other time It is Of great import .

ance to the esoteric stu d ent to kn ow and un d erstand

the particul arly favor able conditions which prev ail at
! ule ti d e L et us follo w Paul s exhortation in the
’
-
.

1 1 t h ch apter Of Hebrews an d throw as i d e every hamp

ering weight as do men wh o are running a race Let .

us strike while the iron is hot ; let us sp ecially bend

al l ou r energies at this time to spiritual en d eavor and ,

we sh all reap a harvest such as we c ann ot Obtain at

any other time Of the ear y .

Let us remember also that self improvement is not -

our first consi d eration We ar e d isciples Of Christ

. .

If we aspire to d istinction let us remember that H e ,

Let hi m who would be the great e st among

!
s aid :
you be TH E S ER VA NT Of all There is much .

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sorrow an d suffering ar ound us ; there are many lone
l y an d ac h ing he arts in ou r circl e O f acqu aint ances .

L et u s seek them ou t in an un ob t rusive m anner . At

no tim e Of the ye ar will th ey be more amen abl e to ou r
ad v an ces th an ju st now. L et u s strive to spre ad su n
sh ine in their p ath Thus w e Sh all e arn th e ir bles
.

sings an d the bles sings of ou r E l d er B rothers . The

r e s ul ting vibrations In turn wil l c ause a spiritu al
growth not to be attaine d an y oth er way.

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RE
C (

L ast ye ar ou r correspondence course in Mystic

Christi anity was st arte d wi th a lesson on Christmas
from the cosmic point Of view It w as explain ed that
.

the summer and winter solstices together with the

!

vernal an d fall equinoxes form turning points in the

life Of the Great E arth S pirit as concep ti on m arks t he
,

’
commencement Of the human spirit s d escent into
the e arthl y body resulting in bir th wh ich in augur
, ,

ates the period O f growth until matu ri ty is reache d .

At th at p oint an epoch O f mellowing an d ripening h as

its inception together with a d ecline of the physical
,

energi e s w hich terminates in d eath Th at even t frees

.

m an from the trammels O f matter an d ushers in the

se ason O f spiritual metabolism whereby our h arvest
Of e arthl y exp erienc e s are transmute d to soul powe rs,

talents an d ten d encies to b e put t o usury in future

, ,

lives th at we may grow more abund antly rich in such

,

t re asures an d be foun d worthy as

, faith ful stew
!

”
ar d s to fill greater and gre ater posts among the
s erv ants in the Father s House
’
.

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 This i llus trati on rest s upon the secure foun d ation
O
Of t h e gr e at l aw Of an al ogy S ters ely e x pre ss ed in
O
,

”
A s ab ove S below
!
the Herm etic axiom , Upon
, .

thi s the master k e y t o all spiritu al probl ems we sh all

,
-
,

al s o de p en d f or an op e n s e s am e to ou r l e sson on
!

Chri st m as t h i s y e ar wh ich we h op e m ay c orrect con

, ,

firm O r c om plete previous views on the part Of our

,

s tu d ents as each r equir es

, .

y
The bodi es originally cr stallize d in the terrible
temperatur e Of L emuri a were too hot to contain suf
f i c ien t moi sture to allow the spirit free an d uure
st ri ct ed acc ess t o all part s Of their an atom as it h as y ,

at present by m eans Of circul ating b l oo d L at e r i n .

,

e arly Atl antis they had i n d ee d bloo d but it m oved

, , ,

only with d ifficulty an d would h av e d ried quickly

bec au s e O f the hi gh int e rn al temperature s ave for ,

the fact th at an abund ance of moi sture w as supplied

by the w atery atmo sphere which then prevai l ed In .

h al ation O f this s olvent gra d ually l e ssened the h e at

an d softene d the b od y until a sufficient qu antity of

m oi stur e could be ret aine d within to allow of respi

r ation in the comp aratively dry atmosphere which
l at e r Obt aine d
.

The earlier Atl antean bodi es were Of a gr aine d an d

stringy subst ance not unlike ou r present ten d ons an d
,

14 .
als o re s embling w oo d but in time flesh eating en
,

able d m an to assimi l ate sufficient albumen to buil d

el astic ti ssue necess ary for the form ation of lungs an d

arteries S Oas to allow unrestricted circulation Of the

b l oo d such as n ow Obt ains in the human system B y

,
.

the ti m e these ch anges within an d without h ad taken

pl ac e t h e gran d an d gl o rious seven colored b ow ap
,
-

p e a r e d in the r ain
-
l aden sky to m ark th e advent Of
Th e ! i ngd om o f M en where con d itions were to be as
vari ed as th e hues into which its atmosphere refr acte d
t h e uni colore d light Of the sun
-
. Thus the first ap
p e a ra n c e Of the b ow in the cl o uds m arked the com
men cement of the No achi an age with it s alternating
se asons an d p e rio d s Of which Christmas is on e .

The con d itions prevailing in this age are n ot p er

manent however any more th an th ose of previous
, ,

ages . The process Of condensation which tr ans

forme d the fire f og Of L emuri a into th e d ense moist
atmosphere Of Atl antis an d l ater liquefied it into the
,

w at e r which floode d the cavities Of the e arth and drove

m ankin d to the highl an d s is still going on B oth t h e
,
.

atmo sphere an d ou r own phy siologic al condition are

ch anging heral d ing to the seeing eye an d the un d er
,

st an d ing mind the d awn of a new d ay upon the

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 horizon O f time an age Of unification called in the
,

B ibl e Th e ! i n gd om of God
, .

The B ible d oes not l e ave us in doubt concerning the

ch anges Chri st s ai d th at as it was in the d ays O f Noah
O
.

S sh oul d it b e m that d ay S cien c e an d invention are

.

both n ow fin d ing con d itions not previously met It .

i s a s cientific f act th at oxy ge n is being consume d at

an al arming r at e to fee d the fire s O f in d ustry ; f orest

fir e s are also d rawing e normou sly upon ou r stock Of

this import ant e leme nt besi d es adding to the dryi n g
,

up process which the atmosphere is n atur ally un d er

goin g E minent sc1 ent ist s have pointed out th at a
.

d ay must c om e wh e n the globe cannot su st ain lif e de

p en d ing up on w ater or air for existence Their i de as
.

have not excite d much anxi e ty as the d ay they have

O
n am e d i s S f ar in the future ; but though the d ay be
d ist ant the d oo m Of Ary an a is as inevitable as th at O f
,

the floode d At l antis .

Coul d an Atlantean be tr ansferred to our atmos

p h er,
e he woul d be asphyxi ated as are fish taken from
their n ativ e element S cenes viewed in the Memory
.

of Nature prove th at the pioneer avi ators O f th at tim e

actu ally did f aint when they encountere d one O f the

air stream s which gradu ally descen d e d upon the l an d

which they inh abite d an d their exp erience c aused

,

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 much comm ent and speculati on The aviators of to
.

y
d ay are alread encountering the new element and e x
p eri en c in g asph y
xia as d id ou r A tlantean forbears
—
,

an d for analogous reasons they have encountered

a n ew el emen t descen di ng from above which will take ,

the place Of oxygen in ou r atmosphere There is a .

n ew su bs tanc e also entering the hum an frame whic h

will supersede albumen Moreover as the aviators

y
.
,

Of an cient A tlantis fainte d and were prevented b

d escending air currents from entering Aryana the
y
,

promise d land prematurel s o will the new e lement

, ,

baffle present day aviato rs as well as mankind in gen

eral until all h ave learned to assimil at e its materi al
a spects An d as the Atl anteans whose lungs were
O
.

un d eveloped perishe d in the floo d S will also the new

,

”
age find some without the we d ding garment an d
!

the r efore unfit to enter until they sh all h ave qu alified

at a l ater time It is therefore Of the greatest im
.

port ance to al l t o know about the new e lement and

the new subst ance The B ible and science combined
.

fu rnish ample inform ation upon the subj ect .

We h ave st ate d before that in ancient Greece re ,

l i gion an d science w e re t aught in the mystery temples ,

together with the fine art s and craft s as one united ,

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doctrine Of lif e an d b ei n g but th at thi s con d iti on is
,

now tempor arily abrogate d t o facilit at e certain

ph ases Of d evelopm e nt Th e u n ity O f religions an d
.

sci e ntific l anguage in ancien t Greece m ade th ese

m atters comp arative l y e as y Of co m prehension but to
,

d ay complic ation s h ave set in owi n g to the f act th at

religion has trans lated an d science merely transferred
their terms from the original Gre ek whi ch h as c aused
,

m any seeming dis agreements and a loss Of the link

between the d iscoveries Of sci e nce and the teachings Of
religion
O
.

T arrive at the de sire d knowle d ge concerning

physiologic al ch anges n ow going on in our system we ,

may call to mind the teachings Of scl en ce th at the

front al lobes O f the brain are among the most recent
d evelopments Of the human structure and m ake th at
,

organ in man enormo u sly l arger proportion ately th an

in any other cre ature Now let u s ask ourselves : Is
.

th ere in the brain any substance peculi ar to th at or

gan an d if so what ma
, , , y be its signific ance ?

The first part Of the question may be answere d by

reference to any scientific te x tbook be aring upon the
subj ect but the Rosicruci an Cosmo Conception (p
,
-
.

4 5 2 ) gives more and we quote from it as follows

,

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 The brain i s built Of the sam e sub s tan ce s
d
as ar e all the othe r p ar ts of the b o y but wi t h t h e add i
,

t i on of p h osp h or u s w hich i s pec uli ar t o the br ain al one

g ,

Th e l o ic al c onclu si o n i s th at ph o sph oru s i s the p ar ti en

l ar element by m e an s of which the Ego i s able t o exp r e s s
.

th ought Th e p r op or ti on and v ar i ati on Of thi s

s ub s t ance ar e oun
g f d d d
i ntelli ence Of the in ivi u al
d d
t o c orr e s p on t o the s ta te and s t a e of
I i ot s h ave very little
g
, d
ph os ph oru s shr ew thinker s h ave much
.

ther efor e of gr e at im p ort ance th at the aspira nt w h o i s

I t is
.

d
to u s e h i s b o y f or mental and s pir itu al work S h oul s u p
ply h s brain with thi s sub st ance nece s s ary f or th at p ur
d
p os e
.
i
The in d isputable religiousness Of Catholics is par t
l y trace able t o their practice of eatin g fish on Fri
d ays an d during L ent which are rich in phosphorus
,
.

Though fish are a low order Of life the Rosicrucian ,

Cosmo Conception does n ot approve of killing them

-

but refers the student to certain vegetables as a me ans

Of p hys ical ly Obtainin g an abu nd ance Of thi s d esir
able substance There are other and better w ays n ot
.

mentioned in the Cosmo Conception as it would have

-
,

been a d i gression there .

I t was not by chance that teachers Of t h e Grecian

Myst ery S chool thus n am ed that luminous substance
whi ch we know
! ”—
. O
as phosphoru s T them it w as pat
e nt that God is Light the Greek word is p hos .

y
The therefore y
most appropriatel nam ed the su b
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stance in the brain which is the avenue Of ingress of
the d ivine impulse p hos p ho ra s ; literally,
light -
,
!

”
b earer I n the me asure th at w e are c ap able O f as
!

simil at ing th at subst ance we beco m e fille d with light

,

and commence to shi ne from within a halo surroun d ,

ing u s as a m ark Of saintho od The p hosp horu s how .

.

ever is only a physical medium which enabl es t h e

,

s piritual light t o express through the physica l br ain ,

t h e light itself being the pro d uct of soul growt h B ut

,
.

s oul growth en ables the bra i n t o ass1 m11at e an in c reas

i n g amount of phosphorus ; henc e t h e metho d Of ac

q uiring this subst ance in l arge qu antit is not by y
c h e mic al met abolism but b an alchemical process Of y
y
,

soul growth thoroughl explained by Christ in His

,

discourse to Nicodemu s :

w orl
G od
d s entinto the w orl t o con emn the
n ot H i s S on
believeth on H im i s not c on
H e th at
d d
.

d emn ed but he th at believeth n ot i s c on emne al r ea y

,

dd d
A nd thi s i s the c on emn ati on th at light i s c ome
d d d .

in o the worl and men l ove

t d arkne s s r athe r th an light
,

For ever y one th at oeth evil h ateth the light d

,

neither c ometh t o the light le st h i s ee s sh oul be re

p roved d ,

Bu t he th at oeth truth c om eth t o the li ht th at

d d dg ,

d d .

d f
h i s ee s m ay be m a e mani e st th at they are wr ought of
,

(J
,

Go d . ohn 3 : 1 7
-

Christmas is the season of greatest spiritual light .

D uring thi s age of alternating cycles there is an ebb

and flow Of the spiritual li ght as well as Of the waters
In the ocean . y
The earl Christian church marke d
the conception in the fall Of the year and to this da ,
y
the event is celebrated in the Catholic church when
the great wave Of spiritual life an d light comm ences
its descent into the earth The floo d ti d e is reach ed
y
.

at Christmas whi ch is therefore trul t h e holy sea

,

s on O f the year the time when thi s spiritual light is

,

most easily contacted and speciali z ed b the aspirant

!
y
through d eeds Of mercy kindness and love Nor are
, , .

opportun itie s lacking to even the p oorest f or as so , ,

Often emphasi zed in the Rosicrucian teachings serv ,

ice counts more than fin anci al assistance which may ,

be a d etriment to the recipient From those how .

,

ever t o whom much is given much will be required

, , ,

and if any on e h as been bless ed with an abundance Of

the worl d s goods a carefu l d isp ens ation of the s ame
’
,

woul d nece ssarily accompany whatever physical se rv

ice he may rend e r Let u s further remember the
.

words Of th e Christ I n asmuch as ye have d one

it unto on e Of the least Of these my brethren ye h ave
, ,

done it unto me Thus we shall follow H im as

y
.

burning and Shining li ghts showing the wa to the

,

New Era .

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 filhe CAnnual fi arri re fi
ui

Chris t
Have you ever stood by the be d side Of a frien d or
relative who was about to pass out Of this worl d an d
into the beyond ? Most of us have for where is the
y
,

h ouse th at has not been entered b Father Ti me ?

Neither is the following ph ase O f the occurrence t o ,

whi ch we woul d particul arly direct attention u n ,

common . The person about to p as s ou t very Often

f alls into a stupor then aw akens and sees not only
,

this world but the worl d into which he is about to

enter ; and it is very signific ant th at then he sees
p eople who were his frien d s or rel atives during the
earl ier p art O f —
his life S ons d aughters a wife any
—
, , ,

on e in fact n e ar and d e ar to him stan di ng aroun d

the bed side an d awaiting hi s cros sing ov e r The
mother will fon dly stretch ou t her arms : Wh y ,

there is J ohn and how big he has grown ! What a

,
!

”
Splen d id big boy he is ! An d so sh e will recogniz e
one after another O f her c hi ldren who have p assed
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into the beyond They ar e as sembled at her be d side
.
,

waiting f or her to j oi n them actuate d by the s ame

,

feeling that possesses pe ople here when a child is

about to be born into this worl d m aking them rej oice
,

at the new arriv al bec au s e they feel instinctively tha t

it is a frien d who is coming to them .

S O also the people wh o hav e gone before into the

, ,

beyond g ather when a friend is about to cross the

border line an d j oin them on th e other si d e Of the veil .

Thus we see th at the birth i nto one world is death

—
fr om the viewpoint O f another the chi l d th at comes
to us h as die d to the spi ritual world and the person
,

who p as s es out Of ou r ken into the beyond an d dies

here is born into a new worl d and j oins h is friend s
there
O
.

As above S b e low ; the l aw of analogy whi ch is the

,

s ame f or microco sm and m acrocosm tells us that wh at

bef alls hum an beings under given con ditions mu st ,

also apply to t h e s uperhum an un d er analogous cir

c u mst an ces We are now approaching the winter

.

solstice the d arkest days Of the ye ar the time when

, ,

the light Of the sun has almost f ade d when our North
,

ern Hemisphere is cold an d d re ar B u t on the long

.

est an d d arkest night the sun turns on its upward

,

path the Christ light is born on the e arth again and

, ,

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all the world rej oices By the terms of ou r an alogy
.
,

however when the Christ is born on earth He dies to

,

heaven AS the free spirit is at the time Of birth

.

fin ally an d firml y enc ased in the veil Of flesh which

fetters it al l through life so also the Christ S pirit is
,

fettere d and h ampere d each time He is born into the

e arth This great Annu al S acrifice begins when our
.

Chri stmas bells are ringing when our j oyful soun ds

,

O f pr aise an d th anksgiving are ascending t o heaven .

Christ is imprisone d in the most literal sense Of the

word from Christmas to E aster .

Men may scorn the i d ea that there is an infl u x Of

spiritual life an d light at this time Of the year nev ,

ert h el ess the f act rem ains whether we believe it or

,

n ot . Every on e in the whole world at this time feels

lighter feels different feels as if a lo ad were lifted
, ,

Off hi s shoulders The spirit O f p e ace on earth an d

.

good will towards man prevails ; the spirit that we

als o wou l d gi ve something expresses itself in Christ

mas gifts This spirit is not to be denie d as i s p aten t

'

.
,

t o anyone wh o is at al l observ ant ; an d this is a reflex

of the gr e at divine wave of giving Go d so loved.

the world th at H e gave His only or alone begotten

S on .Christmas is the time Of the giving though it ,

is not consummated until E aster ; thi s is the crux the ,

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turning point the place where we feel that somethin g
,

h as happene d whi ch ensures the prosperity an d con

t inu an c e Of the world .

H OW different i s the feeling at Christmas from

the on e th at is m anif e st at Easter ! At the l atter
there is an outgoing desire an energ which ex ,
y
presses isel f in sex love with d esire for perpetu ation
O f self as the keynote ; how different this is from the

love which expresses itself in the spirit Of giving that

we find at Christm as time r ather than that of re
c e1v1n g

M
.

An d look n ow at the churches ; es the

c andle burn so brightly as upon this the shortest and,

the d arkest day of the year Never do the bells soun d

.

s o festive as when they ring out their mess age to the

! ”
w aiting world ,
The Christ is born .

!
Go d is Light s ays the inspire d apostle and no
, ,

other d escription is c ap able Of conveying so much Of

the n atur e O f Go d as those thre e little words The .

invisibl e light th at i s clothe d in the flame upon the

alt ar is an ap t represent ation Of God the Father ,
In .

the bells we h ave an ap t symbol Of Christ the Wor d , ,

for their met al ton gues procl aim t h e gosp el mes

s age Of pe ace an d goo d will while the incense brings
,

an ad ded spi r itual fervor repre senting the power of

,

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the H oly S pirit The Trinity is thus symbolical l
. y
part Of the c elebration whi ch makes Chris tmas the
most spiritually j oyful time of the year from the
standpoint Of the human race which is now embodied
and working in the physical world .

B u t it must not be forgott e n as was sai d in the

,

opening p aragraph of this letter that the birth O f

y
,

Christ upon e arth is the death Of Christ to the glor

of heaven ; that at the time wh e n we rej oice at H is

annu al coming H e is invested again with the heavy

,

physical lo ad which we have crystallize d about our

—
selves and which is now ou r dwelling place the earth .

In this he avy body He is then encruste d and anxiousl , y

H e waits for the d ay Of final liberation ! ou under .

st and O f course there are d ays an d nights for the

, ,

greater spirits as for the human beings ; th at as we

live in ou r bo d y during the d aytime work ou t the ,

destiny which we have create d for ourselves in the

physical worl d an d are then liberat ed at night into
O
,

the higher worl d to recuper ate S also there is this

,

ebb an d fl ow Of the Christ S pirit It d well s within

.

ou r earth a p art Of the ye ar an d then withdr aws into

the hi gher worlds Thus Christm as is f or Christ the

.

commencement O f a d ay Of physic al life the beginning ,

O f a p eriod Of restriction .

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 What then should be the aspiration Of the devout
an d enlightened mystic who re al izes the greatness of

H is s acrific e the gre atness Of this gift whi ch is b e

,

ing bestowe d upon m ank ind by God at this time Of the

year ; wh o r eali zes thi s sacrifice Of the Chri st for ou r
s ake this giving Himself subj ecting Himself t o a
, ,

virtual de ath that we may live this won d erful love

,

that is being poured ou t upon the e arth at this time

wh at Should be his aspiration ? What but t o imitate
in however sm all a me as ure the won d erful works Of
God ! He shoul d aspire to m ake hi mself more the
servant Of the Cros s than ever before more closel to , y
follow the Christ in every thing by sacrificing himself
f or his broth ers an d sister y
b uplifting hum anity
s

O
,

within his imme d i ate sphere Of work S as t o h asten

the d ay O f liberation f or which the Christ S pirit is
waiting gro aning an d travailing
,
We mean the
.

p erm an ent liber ation t h

, e d ay an d the coming Of
Christ .

T O realize this aspiration in the f l le t me sure u s a ,

l et
us gO forth during the coming ye ar with full s e lf
reli ance and f aith If we have
. heretofore desp aired
of ou r ability to work f or Christ ,
hi
then let t s d esp ir
a
!
p ass for h as H e n ot said
,
Gre ater works th an
” f
these sh all ye d o ? Would He who has the word o

28
truth woul d he have said such things if it were not
,

p ossible t o realize them ? Al l thi ngs are possibl e t o

them that love God If we will reall work in ou r
. y
own little sphere not looking f or the g reater thin gs
,

until we have d one the work close at hand then we ,

shall find that a wonderful soul growth may be at

t ain ed so th at the people who are roun d about us shall
y
,

s ee in us something which they ma n ot be able t o de

fine but which will nevertheless be patent t o them

y
the shall s ee that Christmas light the light Of the ,

n ew born Christ Shining within ou r sphere Of action

-

y
, .

I t can be done ; it onl dep ends upon ourselves

whether we will take H im at H is word so as to re
!
alize this comman d : B e ye therefore p erfect as
y our Father in heaven is p erfect ”
Perfection ma y
y
.

seem a very long way O ff ; we ma reali z e more acute

l y as we look upon Him how far we are from livin g up
to ou r ideals Nevertheless it is b strivi ng d ail y y
y
.
, ,

hourly th at we finally attain an d ever day some

, ,

little progress can be made something can be d one in

, ,

some way we c an l e t our light shine so that men shall

s ee it as a beac on light in the d arkness of the worl d .

M ay God help us during the coming year to attain a

gre ater measure of Christ likeness than we have ever
-

29
before attaine d . May we live such lives that when
another ye ar h as rolled aroun d an d we ag ain see the

c an dle light s O f Christm as an d h e ar the bells that call

u s t o t h e Holy Night service we Shall then feel tha t
,

w e h ave n ot lived in vain .

E ac h ti me we give o u rs elves in service to others we

ad d t o the lustre Of ou r so ul b O d Ies , whi ch are built Of

ether It is the Christ ether that now flo ats this

.

sphere of ours an d let us remember th at if we ever

,

want t o work for His liberation we must in sufficie n t

,

numbers evolve our own soul bodies to the point where

y
they may float the earth Thu s we ma take up H is
.

bur d en an d save H im the pain Of physic al existence .

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 C he i lli an
G g éifl ihni h
g t 5 1 m

Exot eric ally the sun has been worshiped as the

giver Of life from time immemorial bec ause the mul
,

t it u d e was inc ap able Of looking beyond th e material

symbol Of a great spiritu al truth B u t besides those
.

who ad ore d the he ave nl y orb which is seen with the

physic al eye there has always been an d there is toda
,
y
a small but increas ing minority a priesthood couse

y
,

crated by righteousness rather th an b rites wh o saw

,

and see the eternal spiritual veriti es behi nd the t em

poral and evanescent forms whi ch clothe these verities
in ch an gin g raiment Of ceremoni al according to the
y
,

times and the people to whom they were ori gin all
given For them the legen d ary S tar Of B ethl ehem
.

shines each year as a Mystic Mi dnight S u n whi ch ,

enters ou r pl anet at the winter solstice an d then com

men c es to radi ate from the center Of ou r globe Life , ,

Light an d L ove the three divin e attributes

, ,
T h ese
.

rays Of spiritu al splen d or and p ower fill ou r globe

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with a supernal light that envelops ever one upo n y
e arth from the le ast t o the greatest without resp ec t
Of p ersons B u t all cannot p artake Of thi s wonderful
.

gift in the s ame measur e ; some get more some less , ,

an d so m e alas ! seem to have no share in the gre at

,

love Offering which the Father has prepared f or us

in His onl y b egotten S on bec ause the h ave not yet
,
y
developed the spiritual magnet the Chris t c hi ld with
y
,

in which alone can gui d e us unto the Wa the Truth

, , ,

and the Life .

H ad I not eye s t o s ee
S d
Wh at p r ofit s it the un oth shine
?
,

H ow sh all I kn ow the Chr i st i s mine

S ave th r o ugh the C hr i s t in me
d
?

Th at s oun le s s vo ice w ithin my he art

Is e arne st of the p act
Twixt Ch r i st an d me it —d oe s imp ar t
f f
To f aith the or ce O F ac t .
”

Thi s is a mystic experience whi ch will no d oubt

ring true to m any amo n g our students f or it is as lit
,

eral ly true as th at night follows d ay an d wi nter fol

l O WS summer Unless we h ave the Christ within

.

ourselves unless th at wonderful p act Of blood broth

,

erh ood h as been consumm ated we c an have no p art

,

in the S avior and so f ar as we are concerned it woul d

,

not matter though the Christmas bells never ring .

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Bu t when the Christ has been forme d in ourselves
y
,

when the imm aculate conception has become a realit

in ou r own hearts when we have stood there at the
,

birth Of the Christ chi ld an d Offere d ou r gifts dedi ,

eat in g the lower nature to the service Of the H igher

S elf then and then onl

, y
the Christm as feast is
,

spre ad for us from year to ye ar An d the harder .

’
we have toiled in the Master s vineyard the more
y
,

clearly and d istinctl shall we hear that soundle ss

voice within ou r hearts issue the invi tation : Come
unto me all ye th at labor an d are he avy la d en and I
, ,

will give y ou rest Take my yoke upon you

. f or
’
my yoke is easy an d my burde n light Then we shall
.

he ar a new note in the Christmas bells such as we

h ave n ever he ard before for in all the years there is
,

no d ay so glad as the d ay when the Christ is born

anew into the earth bringing with H im gifts t o the
,

—
children Of men gifts that mean the continuance Of
physic al life ; for with out that V italizin g energizing ,

in fl uence of the Christ S pirit the earth would rem ain

col d an d dre ar there woul d b e no new song Of
,

spring no little woodlan d chori sters to gl add en ou r

,

h e arts at the approach Of summer ; the icy gri p Of

B oreas would hold the earth fettered and mute for
e ver making it impossible for us to continue ou r me
,
.

33
t erial evolution which is S O necess ary to teach us to use
the power Of thought in the proper cre ative channels .

The Christmas spirit is thus a living re ality t o all

who h ave e vol ved the Christ wi thin The average
.

m an or wom an feels it only aroun d the ho l i d ays but ,

th e illumi n e d mystic sees an d feels it months before

an d months after the culmin ating point on Holy

Night In S eptember there is a ch ange in the earth s

.
’

atmosphere ; a light begins t o glow in the b e av

ens ; it seem s to pervad e the whole sol ar uni
verse ; gradu ally it grows more intense an d s e ems
t o envelop our globe ; then it penetrates the surf ace
of the pl an et an d gr ad u al l y concentrates itself in the

center O f the eart h where the group spirits Of the

pl ants m ake their homes O n Holy Night it att ains
y
.

its minimum Size an d maximum brillianc Then it ,

begin s t o r adi ate the light concentr ated and gives

y
,

n ew life to the e arth wherewith to carr on the act iv

ities Of n ature during the coming year .

Thi s is the beginning Of th e gre at cosmic dr ama

”
From t h e Cr ad l e to the Cross , which is enacte d
annu ally during the winter months .

Cosmic ally the su n is born on the longest an d d ark

est night O f the year when Virgo the Celesti al Vir
,

gin stands upon the eastern horiz on at midnight t o

,

34
bring forth the imm acul ate chil d D urin g the .

months next following the su n p asses through the

y y
,

violent sign Of Capricorn where m thicall all the , ,

powers Of d arkness are concentrated in a frantic en

d eavor to kill the Light bearer a phase Of the solar
-
,

d r am a which is mystic ally presente d in the story Of

! ing Herod and the fl ight into E gypt to esc ape death .

When the sun enters the sign A qu arius the water

y
,

m an in Febru ar
,
we h ave the time of rain and
,

storms ; an d as the baptism mystically consecr ates the

S avior t o his work Of service so also the floods Of ,

moisture that descen d ed up on the e arth soften and

O y
mellow it S th at it ma yield the fruits whereb the y
lives Of tho se who d well here are preserved .

’
Then comes the sun s passage through the Sign
Pisces the fishes At this time the stores Of the pre
, .

’
ceding year have been almost consumed an d man s
foo d is scarce Therefore we h ave the long fast Of
.

L ent which mystically represents for the aspir ant the

y
same ideal as that cosmic all Shown b the sun There y .

i s at this time the c arn e val e the f arewell to the flesh

-
, ,

f or everyone who aspires to the hi gher life must at

some time bi d farewell to the lower nature with all its
d esires and prepare himself f or the passover which
is then near .

35
 I n A pril when the sun
, the celestial equator
c ross es

an d enters the Sign A ries the L amb the cross st ands

, ,

as a mystic symbol Of the fact th at the candid ate to

the higher lif e must learn to lay d own the mort al coil ,

a n d begin the ascent O f Golgoth a th e p l ac e in the ,

s kul l ; thence to cross the threshold into the invisible

. y
worl d Fin all in imitation Of the sun s ascent into
,
’

the northern heavens he must learn th at his pl ace is

,

with the Father and that ultimately he is to as cen d to

t hat ex alte d place Furthermore as the su n d oes n ot
.
,

s t ay in th at high degree O f declination but cyclic ally

d escends again toward t he autumn equinox an d win

t er solstice to complete the circle again an d again for
y
the benefit O f hum anit so also everyone who aspires
,

to b ecome a Cosmic Ch ar acter a s avior O f m ankind , ,

must be prep are d to Offer himself as a s acrifice again

an d ag ain for his fellow men .

This is the great d e stiny th at is before every on e

of us ; e ach one is a Christ in th e m aking if he will - - -
,

be for as Christ s aid to His disciple s : H e th at b eliev

,

eth on me the works th at I d o Sh all he d o also

,
”
an d greater Moreover ac cording t o the m axim
.
, ,

”
!
M an s necessity is God S opportunity
’
there never
’
,

was so great an opportunity to 1m1 t at e th e Christ to ,

do the work th at H e d i d as there is toda when the

,
y
36
whole continent Of Europ e is in the throes Of a world !

war an d th e gran d est Of all Christmas carols On ,

!

”
e arth peace good will towar d men
, seems to be fur ,

ther than ever from its realization We have the

y
.

power within ours elves t o hasten the d a Of peace ,

by t alking thinking and living P EA C E for the con

, , ,

c ert ed action Of thous ands Of p eople d o e s c arry an

impressi on to the R ace S pirit when it is there d i

r ect ed
,
esp eci ally when the moon is in C ancer S eor ,

pio or Pisces which are the three gre at psychic

, ,

signs b est suite d t o occult work of thi s nature Let .

us use the t wo an d on e h alf days during which the

-

moon is in each Of these signs f or the purpose of medi

—
t at i on upon peac e p eace on earth an d amon g men
good will Bu t in so doin g l e t us be sure that we d o
y
.

n ot t ake s id es f or or against an Of the battlin g na

tions ; let us remember at all times that every one of
m
their m e bers is ou r brother O n e is entitled to ou r
.

love as much as another L et us hold the thought

.

that wh at we w ant is to see Univers al B rotherhood

live d upon earth n amely p e ace on earth an d among
,

men good will regar dless Of whether the combatants

were born on on e si d e or the other Of an imaginar y
l ine d rawn upon the m ap regar dl ess Of whether the
,
y
express thems e lves in this that or the other ton gue
, ,
.

37
Let us pr ay th at p eace may come up on earth ; ever
l asting peace an d goo d will among all men irrespect
, ,

ive Of all diff e rences O f race cree d color or religion

, , , .

In the measure th at we succee d In voicing wi th ou r

h earts not with our lips only this impers onal pr ayer
, ,

for p e ace shall we fu rther the ! ing d om Of Christ for

, ,

rememb e r that eventually that is where we are all

o —
boun d f r the kingd om of th e h eavens where
,
”
Christ is ! ing Of kings and L or d Of lords
!
.

38
 Che filias inn at Chris t

!
l mit
i

Che fi
g es tifia l Hf
fi
Che gairies

’
Whenever we are confronted by on e O f nature s
myst e ries whi ch we ar e at a lo ss t o expl ain we simply
,

ad d a new n ame to our vocab ul ary w h ich we then use

in le arned j ug gling to hi d e our ign orance Of the sub

j ect S uch are the amp ere which we u se to me asure
.

the volume Of the el ectric current the volt whi ch w e

,

s ay indic at es the strength O f the current and the Ohm

,

which we u s e to show what resist ance a given con

d uct or Offers to the pass age of the current Thus b
. y
much study O f words an d figures the m aster minds
,

Of the electrical science attempt to persu ade them

selves an d others th at they h ave fathomed the mys
t eri es O f the elusiv e force which pl ays such an im
portant part in the world s work ; but wh en all is
’

s ai d an d they are in a confi d enti al mo od they ad mit

,

that the brightest lights Of t h e electric al science know

but very little more th an the s choolboy who is j ust
beginning to experiment m th hi s cells and batteries
’

S imil arly in the other s ci e nces an at omists canno t

y
,

distinguish the c anine from the hum an embr o f or a

39
long time and whi le the physiologist talks learnedly
,

about metabolism he c ann ot esc ape the admi ssion

,

that the l aboratory te sts whereby he en d e avors t o im

it at e ou r d igestive processes must be an d are wi d ely
d ifferent from the transmutations underg one in t h e
chemic al l aboratory Of the bo d y in the n ouri shment
we t ake This is not s aid t o disp arage or belittl e the
.
,

wonderful achievements Of science but t o e mph asize

the f act that there are f actors behin d all manifest a
—
tions Of nature intelligences O f varying degree s Of
consciousnes s builders an d des troyers who p e rform
, ,

—
important parts in the economy Of n ature and until
these agencies are recognized and their work studie d ,

we can never have an adequ ate conception Of the way

the nature forces work which we call he at electricity
y O
, , ,

gravit chemical action etc T thos e wh o have cul

, , .

t ivat ed the spiritu al sight it is evident th at the so

,

called d ead spend part Of th e ir time in learning to

buil d bo d ies under the guidance Of cert ai n spiritu al
y
hierarchies The are the agents in the metabolic
.

an d an abolic proce sses ; t h ey ar e the unseen f actors

in assimil ation and it is therefore literall y true th at

,

we Should be un able t o live save for this import ant

aid from those we call dea d .

40
 To grasp the ide a Of how these ag encies work and
y
their rel ation to us we ma recall an illustration use d
,

in the Cosmo : S uppose that a mech anic is at work

m aking a table and a dog whi ch is an evolving spirit
, ,

belonging to another life wave sits watching him It

y
.
,

then sees the process Of cutting the boards ; gra du all

the t able is forme d from the materi al and at l as t it ,

i s finished .B u t though the d og h as w atched the

—
man work it h as n o cle ar conception O f h ow this has
,

been d one n or Of the ultimate u s e Of the table Su p .

pose further th at the do g were gifted wi th onl a lim y

it ed vision hence unable t o p erceive the workman and
,

his tools ; then it wo ul d have seen the boards gradu

ally f alling apart in certain places then j oined and ,

assembled in another manner until the table took

shape an d was finished It would see the process of
.

form ation an d the fini shed product but woul d h ave

no conception Of the fact that the active agenc Of a y
workm an w as necessary t o transform the lumber t o a
table If it co ul d spe ak it might explain the origin
.
,

Of th e t able as Topsy did her own by s aying th at it

! ”
j u st growe d .

O u r relation t o the nature forces is imilar t o that

S

Of the d og to the invi sible workman and we also are

,

41
 ’
ap t to explain nature s mysteries as Topsy did We .

l earne dly tell the child how he at from the sun evap
orates the water Of the rivers an d oce ans c ausing it
,

to ascen d to the cooler regions Of the air where it

con d enses to clouds which finally become S s atur atedO
with moisture that they gravit ate towards the e arth
as rain to replenish the rivers an d oce ans and be again

ev apor ate d It is al l perfectly simple a nice auto

.
,

m atic perpetu al motion process B u t is that all ?

.

Are there not a number Of holes in this the ory ? We

know th at there are though we c an not d igres s too far
,

from ou r subj ect to d iscuss them On e thing is l ack

.

m g to fully explain it namely the semi intellige nt

, ,
-

action of the sylphs wh o lift the finely d ivide d vapor

iz ed particles Of water prepared by the undines from ,

the surface Of the s ea and c arry them as high as they

may be for e p arti al con d ens ation t akes pl ace an d
clouds ar e form e d These p articles O f w ater they
.

keep until force d by the un d ines to releas e the m Wh en .

w e s ay it storms battles are being fought on the

,

surface of the sea an d in the air s ometimes with the

,

ai d Of sal am anders to ligh t the lightning torch of s e p

ar at ed hydro gen an d oxygen an d sen d its aw e In sp l r-

ing Shaft crashing zig z ag th rough the inky d arkness

-
,

f ollowed by ponderous p e als O f thun de r th at rever

42
berate in the clearing atmosphere while the un d ines
,

triumphantly hurl the rescued raindrops to earth

th at they m ay be again restored to union with their
mother element .

The little gnomes ar e nee d ed to buil d the plants

an d th e flowers . I t is their work to tint them with
t h e innumer able sha d es of c ol o r which d e light ou r
eyes. They also cut the cryst als in all the miner als
an d make the priceless gems t h at gle am from gol d en
d i adems. Without them there woul d b e n o iron for
ou r machinery nor g old wherewith to p ay for it They .

are everywhere and the proverbi al bee is not busier .

To the bee however is given cre d it for the work it

, ,

d o e s wh ile the little nature spirits that play such an

,

’
immensely import ant part in the worl d s work are u n
known save to a few so called d reamers or fools
-
.

At the Summ er solstice t he physical activities O f

n ature are at their apex or zenith therefore Mid
,
!

sum mer Night is the great festival O f the f airies who

have wrought t o build the m ateri al universe nour ,

i sh ed the c attl e nurture d the grain an d are h ailing

, ,

with j oy an d th anksgiving the cr est wave Of force

which is their tool in sh aping the fl owers into the as
t oni sh in g variety O f delicate shapes called f or by their
43
archetypes an d tinting them in unnumbe red hu es
which are the artist s d elight and despair
’
.

O n this gre atest Of all nights th e gl ad summer

Of

season they flock from fen and forest from glen an d ,

dale to the Festival O f the Fal ri es They really b ake

, .

an d brew their etheric fo od s an d afterwards d ance in

—
ecst acies Of j oy the j oy Of h av1n g brought forth an d
served their important purpose in the economy Of
nature .

It is an ax iom Of science th at n ature tolerates noth

ing that is us e less p ar asit es an d drones are an abom
,

in at ion ; the organ th at has become sup erfluous atro

, O
phies S does the limb or eye that is no longer used .

Nature has work t o d o and requires work Of all who

woul d j usti fy their existence an d continue as p art of
her This applies to pl ant and pl anet man an d ,

be ast an d t o th e f airies as well They have their

,
.

work to d o ; they are busy folk and their activities are

the solution to many O f nature s mul tif arIOu s mys
’

t eries as already explaine d

,
.

We are n ow at the other pole of the yearly cycle ,

where the days are Short and the nights long ; phys
i c al ly s peaking d arknes s hangs over the Northern
,

H emisphere but the w ave Of spiritu al light and life

,

44
 y
which wi ll be the basis Of next e ar s gro wth and ’

progress is now at it s greatest height and power O n .

Christm as night at the winter solstice when the celes

ti al Sign O f the Immaculate Virgin stands upon the
e astern horiz on at midnight the su n Of the new ye ar is
y
,

born to save hum anit from the col d an d the famine

which would ensue were i ts beneficent light withhel d .

At th at time the Christ S pirit is born into the earth

an d commences to le aven an d fertilize the millions Of

seeds which the f airies buil d an d w ater th at we may

m an sh all n ot live by
!
h ave physical food Bu t
.

”
bread alone . I mport ant as is the work of the
fairies it fades into insigni fic ance comp ared with the
,

mi ssion of Ch rist who brings to us each year the spir

,

itu al food needed to a d v ance us upon the p ath Of

progress that we may attain p erfection in love with
,

all which th at implies .

It is the advent Of this won d erful love light that

w e symbolize by the lighte d l amps on the altar an d
the ringing Of t he Christm as bells which e ach ye ar an
nounce th e glad tidings O f the S avior s birth for t o
’
,

the spiritual sense light an d sound are inseparable ;

,

the light is colore d an d the sound is modified accor d

ing to vibratory pitch The Christmas light that
.

45
shine s on e arth is golden inducing the feelings Of al
,

truism j oy an d pe ace which n ot even the gre at war

, ,

coul d entirely obliterate .

The war is p ast an d as we always value th at most

,

which we h ave ml ssed it is to be hope d that al l man

,

kind will unite this Christm as in the son g Of songs ,

!
O n E arth Pe ace Goo d Will Towar d Men
,
.

46
 In d e x

A tmospher e , of ear th in , S eptember begin s to gl w o

A m per e , m e as u r e volum e
electr ic curr ent
of of

A n al o gy the m aster key t o al l s pir itu al p r oble m s

,

d
.

Avi at or A tl ante an as phyxi a te by air ; A r yan as

,

p h yx i at ed by new elem ent

,

e s cen ing rom d d f ,

ab ove t o t ake the pl ace Of oxygen

d
B o y Of the L emu r i a n t oo h ot t o all ow the s pir it ac
, ,

ce s s t o al l p art s by me an s O bl oo and f d
moi s tur e
f
O the A tl ante an was of a gr aine and s tringy d
B r ain, fr nt l l be Of
o a o s t r ecent evel
, am o n g the m os d
op m en t s o f the hu m an s tr uctu r e

peculi ar in th at it al one h as ph osph oru s

Chr i s t br ings u s the spi r itu al oo f or perfecti on in
, f d
c ommence s to r ad at e li fe li ght
an d l ov e r om the
, , f
center of the e arth at Chr i stmas
ether fl oat s the e ar th
d
i s fetter e e ach ti m e H e i s bor n int o the ear th
d
.

i s imp r i sone from Chr i stm as to Ea ster

p r inciple Of br otherh oo l ove i s only m e an s of d
ou r c ont acting Ch r i s t

47
Chr i stmas , tronomic al interp r etati on O
as f
at ti m e of s pir itu al vibr ation s from s u n are
,

s tr onges t

g
li ht that shine s on e ar th i s ol en in ucing al gd ,
d
tru i sm j oy pe ace
m ys tica l interp r etati on O
, ,

f
occult s cientific inter p r et ati o n o f

phys ical activitie s at are hel in abeyance d

f
,

t o E as t er c on s titute s a d ay of phy s ic al li e f or
C hr i s t
Concentr ati on u p on p e ace may r e ach the r ace s pi r it s
C oncepti on imma cul a te celebr ate
,
,

in all in Cath , d f
olic chu r ch

d
Con en s ati on tran sform e the ir e f og of L emu r i a
, d f
int o the moi st at mo spher e Of A tl anti s
C on s ci ou sne s s at d
e ath p as s e s t o an other pl ane
d ,

d
.

D ea the s o c alle ar e the agent s in the m eta bolic

, ,

an d an abo lic p r o ce s s e s of ou r bo ie s d
D eath s om e people at s ee fr ien s and r el ative s wh o d
,

h ave p r evi ou sly p as s e ou t

,

d
d
t o one w orl i s bir th into an other worl d
Of Chr i st t o he aven when bor n on earth
d
D e s tiny m a e f or our s elve s worke ou t in the phys i d
,

c al w orl d ,

D rama the gr e at c osmic O f the P a s s ove r

”
oll owe
!
f d
,

by Easte r and r el ate t o the e ath and r es

,
,

d d
u rr ec t ion Of the S u n and the S avi or

E lement n ew c om ing own fr om above into the at

, , d
mosph ere t o take the pl ace of oxygen
48
E q uin ox , tu rning p o int in the life O a Gr ea t pir it
a f S
Evoluti on m ate r i al i s t o te ach u s h ow t o u s e the
,

f ,

p ower O th ought in p r oper c r eative ch annel s

Fa ir ie s fe s tiva l Of at the s u mm e r s ol s tice
d d ff g
.
, ,

Fl esh e ating en able man t o ass im il ate su icient al

,

bu m en t o buil el astic ti s s ue f or lun s and

ar ter ie s

G n om e s tint pl a nt s w ith c ol or cut c ry s tal s in al l

, ,

miner al s are ever ywher e and ar e v ery bu s y

g d
H oly Night l on e st an d ar ke s t of the ye ar
,

d
.

L aborator y te st s imit ating ou r ige stive p roce s s e s

d d
,

ar e w i ely iffer ent from the tra n smut a

d
ti on s un ergone in the chemic al l aboratory
of the b od y

f
L i e well s ou t from the center O the e arth rom
, f f
Chr i stm as t o Ea ster
M anife st ati on s of intelligence of var ying egr ee s O d f
f d
,

c on s ci ou s ne s s are the actor s behin al l

m anife s ta ti on s of n atu r e
f d
Met ab oli sm s pir itu al a ter e ath tr an smute s exp eri
,

enc es int o t alent s

,

soul p ow er s ten encie s

,

d
d f
.
, ,

M oi stu r e inh al ati on of le s s ene the he at and s o t

ene
,

d ,

the Lemu r i an and e arly Atl ante an

bo ie s d
the cycle Of
O hm unit Of m e as u r e o f r e s i s ta nce o f c on uct or s t o
, d
electr ic cu rr ent
O xygen i s being c on su m e at an a l arm ing r ate by in d
,

d u s t r y and for e st ir e s rying up the atmosf , d !

h
p er e
49
Ph os ph oru s , el ement oun in the br ain
an f d
the element by which the Ego i s able t o exp r e s s
th ou ht g
d
p oss e s s e only in small q u antitie s by i i ot s d
s h r ew d
thinker s h ave much
,

d d
fi sh r ich in n ot a vi se a s foo f or the a spirant d
,

a s w e bec om e able t o a s s i m il ate we bec om e fille , d

with light
a s s i m il ati on of n ot epen ent up on chemic al
,
d d
m etab oli sm but an alchem ic al p r oce ss of s oul

Pr ayer , in we
, ar e n ot to take s d
i es betw een th os e

R ainb ow, fir s t a ppe ar ance of m arke beginni ng of , d

Noachi an age altern ating s e ason s and cle ar
,

atm o s pher e

R ay s s ol ar s tr ike the North er n H emi s pher e at r i ht g

,

g
,

an le s t o the e ar th s axi s at the s u mm er

’

s o l s tice p r omotin phys ic al activitie s g ,

g ,

R eli i on s cience art s and cr aft s wer e ta u ht i n the

, , g
Gr eek m y s ter y temple s
d
tran sl ate an d s cience tran s ferr e thei r terms d
from the or i in al Gr eek g
S acr ifice Of s elf in the s ervice of hu manity h a sten s
,

the d ay of the liber atio n Of the Chr i st

S f
el I mp rovem ent not ou r ir s t c on s i er ation but t o
, f d ,

s e rv e othe r s

S d
oul Bo ie s mu s t be evolve
-
t o the p oint wher e they d
,

will be able t o l oat the e arth f

50
S l tice tu ning p int in the life Of re t Spirit
o s r o a G a

S pirit Of giving hri t

,

the d ivine
.

, r e ex at C s m as i s a fl of

w ve Of gi ing a v
Of d e ir e ener gys elf per petu ti n m
and f or s a o at

h i t d e th
.

ing ter effe t, at Ea s is c of C r s

’
s a an d

r e u r ecti n s r o

St r ethlehe
a of B y tic i d ni ght m, a m s m su n

St ro
,

ms ,fi ght between the ylph un d ine

ar e s s s, s, an d

s om
eti e l m n d er m s sa a a s

S ub t nce
s a enter ing th e hu n b d ie
a n ew , is ma o s to
uper e d e lbu en
,

s s a m
S un w r hipe d bec u e the ultitu d e
w as o s a s m w a s in
l king bey n d the
,

c p ble a a ter i l
Of oo o ma a s ym

Of pir itu l truth

b ol a s a

S ymb l O f the r inity in chur ch ervice

o s, T s s

S ylph lift the v p ri ed p rticle w ter pre

s, a o z a s of a

p r e d by the un d ine
,

a s

Un dine c ntend with the ylph c pel return

s, o s s to o m
O f w ter p rticle a the a s to s ea

Vo lt unit e u e O f t ength
, m elect ic cu rr ent
as r s r of r .

51
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t n m
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M! S T I C LIG H T
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General Contents
Th e Mys ti c Ligh t D epar tment is devoted t o articl es on
y
O ccultism , M stic Mas onr , Esoteric Christianit y y
and similar S piritual S ubj mts .

The ! u es tion D epa rtment is d esi gned to give further

light upon the various subj ects dealt wi th in th e
di ff erent dep artments .

The As tral R ay D ep artment gives Cosmic Light on

S O far as space permi t s horo
’
Life s P roblems .

’
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Th ese readin gs show the hidden faults and talents

to help the p aren t s brin g ou t the be st in their
ch arges
y
.

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given to show them t he sphere in the world s work
’

for which the are bes t fittedy .

S tud ies i n the R os icru cian Cosmo Conc ep tion O ur -

.

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y y
,

iou sly reas onabl

, and s cientificall explained in
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.

Children .

Nu tri tion and H eal th I n thi s department articles on

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.

diet teach how t o build bodi es wisel and well .

The R osy Cross H eali ng Circle Its m eetings and their

-
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resul ts .
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H ow MADE
l
et a t
AN D
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UN M ADE
g

Th e O cc
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P ray e r A M agi c In vo c at i o n

c c l M th d
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These four series Of lessons in on e volume are

’
the collecte d fruits of a Mystic s investigations
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destiny .

T hi s valuable info rmation is now given f or

the firs t time in book form .
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g ree maannrg aah Cathnlieism
By MA! H EINDEL
A n E sot eric E xp osi ti on of th e Cosmi c Fac ts u nd erl y
i ng th es e t wo Great Insti tu tions , as d e
t ermi ned by O c cul t Inves ti gati on

D escribes the infl uence Of each Of these institu

tions upon the evolution Of m ankind and the ul tim ate
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The building Of ! ing S olomon s Temple h as al

’

ways rem aine d a theme Of gre at interest ; but add to

this the story Of the ! ueen Of S heb a an d the real
builder Of the Temple Hiram Abiff s o sel d om read
, ,

O f in current literature and truly on e is confronted

,

by a story of e x qui site an d tr anscendent interest .

TO h ave read thi s book is to h ave delve d d eep into

the p ast an d to h ave gaine d a glim p se into the mys
t eri es th at h ave puzzled philos ophers in ages gone by .

O nly a Mystic an d a tr ained S eer wh o h as the divine

gift Of re ading the Akashi c Record s Of th e p ast c oul d
give such a luci d d escripti on Of this gre at subj ect .

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No
NO
. 1 . Th e R i le
Wh er e Ar e
dd of
the
L ife
D ea
an d
d ?
D e ath .

NO
NO
.

.
2
3
4
.

. Sleep
S
pir itu l S g
re
a
D
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am s ,
a n d the
Tr ance ,
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H
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s
. .
, ,

and I n s anity
NO
NO
. 5
6
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L ife an d A ctivity in H e aven
.

g .

NO
NO
.

. 7
8
.

. B irth a Fou r fol Event d

Th e sc ie l c e Of Nutr iti o n H e alth
.
.

an d P r otra cte d
fi
. .
,

y ou t
NO
NO
. 9
10
. Th e A str on om ic al A lle or ie s O the B ible
g Sg S
A s tr ol o y ; It s c ope and L i m it ati on s
g f .

NO
NO
.

.
11
12
.

.
Spir itu al i ht and I n s i ht
P ars ifal .
g .
.

NO . 13 . Th e A ngel s a s F actor s in Evoluti on .

NO 14 Lucifer , Tem pter or B enefa ctor ?

NO
.

. 15
.

. Th e M s t ery of G ol oth a and the

Bl O O y
g
Cle an s in g
NO
NO
. 16
17
. Th e Star O f B ethlehem ; A Mys tic F a ct
’

Th e M y s ter y of the H oly Gr ail

.

No
NO
.

. 18
19
.

. Th e L or s P r ayer
Th e C om in
’
dg
For ce ; V r il or W h at ?
.
.

NO
.

. 20
.

. Fell ow ship an d the C om in R ace g .

d l ectur e s ar e p articul arly suit able f or be inner s

The s e
g
R e a c on s ecutively they ive a c omp r ehen s iv e outline of ou r
g .

p hil os ophy .

TH E ! FI T TH E P O C! E T
a nd al o l w a bu s y m an to utili z e time on c ars en rou t e to or
f rom b u sm ess .

G I VE O NE TO A FR I END
It is an inexpen s ive an d a helpful gi ft .
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ilnsn h

S S N NS W S
IN ! U E TI O N A D A ER
P r ice Pos t f re e .

Ab k Of e d y r eference up n my tic m tter all

hich u ght y Of every ccult tu d ent
oo r a o s a s.
w be in the lib
c n i d er ble nu ber
o to r ar o s .

I t c ver p ge
4 32 h m m of i ll u
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s
p r inte d
a r am s ,
r einf rce d bind in g Of cl th ith the be utiful
a s
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a

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fin e p ap
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m
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a

I L LI F
P AR T A J ST O S UB E C TS
S ec ti on I
C
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.

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an d D
S ci l
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Co o s,
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,

S ec ti on II — ,

Lfi e A t er
f D ea th re ti n
C ma o
an d D s a s
u rg t r y
P

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H a
ir t
Th e F s H a e ven
u rd i n n g el
G a
,

A
S
Th eec n d o e ven
H a , hir d
Th e T
a o , . .

— Of
, a s .

S e c ti on IIL R e bir t h Th e La w of R ebirth.

, Th e Law
u ti n r n igr ti n
C a s a o , T a sm
—
a o .

S e c ti on IV Th e B i bl e Tea c hi ngs re t n
Th e C a io , Th e F ll
ncepti n S ying
a , .

—
.

I
Th e mm a cul te Co hr i t
s of C
Med iu m hip
a o , a s .

S ec ti on V S p ir i t u a li s ti c P h en om ena
. s , 0h .

i n M ter i li ti n
— Of
se s s o , a a za o .

S e c t i on V I C lair voy an c e Da nger

Ps sm , T ychi ru
S pi itu l nf ld entheirI niti
r a U o m
S ec ti on VIII , An im a ls
.

T .
,
s
a o ti n
L ife er e
H an d H a
e

.
.

er e f ter
.

I t i s truly AN O C C UL T INFO R MA TI O N B UREA U !

g lnfn fih w
(
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t anic C hris t

By M ax H ein el d
1 5 0 P os t f ree
dic te
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a s s
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s pecul ati on s Th e luci and l o ic al expl anati ons carry con

vi c t i on—
.

they be ar
TH E S TA M P O F TR UTH
Neverthele ss , the l an gua e i s
t echnica litie s th at a c hild can u nd er s t and it s
g so s im ple cl ear
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TH E M ! S TER ! O F LIGH T,
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Th e i ea th at I n i a i s the ma in rep osi tory of occult

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d
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D r ea ms .

Th e W aking S t at e .

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