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 C O NTENTS

Introduct ion

Foreword

Chapter One
The Fire Upon t e h A ltar
h
C ap t er Two
h c
T e Sa red City of Sh a m b a lla

h
C apter Thre e
y
The M ster y o f th e A lchemist
h
C apter Four
y
The Eg ptian Initiate

hp
C a ter Fi ev
The Ar k h
of t e C ov
e nant

Chapte r Si x
The Knights of the Holy Gra i l

h v
C apter Se en
The Mystery of the Pyramids
 ILLLlST RATlO NS l

The Cube Altar

Th e

The Masoni c Censor f

’
Th e Grave Digger s Spade

The C andle f

The Lotus

h
T e Rod That Budded

The Philosopher s Stone ’

v
The Fi e Pointed Star

h
The M a rriage of t e Sun and Moon

The Pillars of the Tem ple

The Serpent

h
T e Masonic Apron

Th e Scepters of Egypt

The Sacred Scara b

h s
T e Prie t be fore t h e Ar
‘

k of the C venant
o

the Pot o f Manna and t h e

‘

The Rod that Budded , ,

b s of
Ta let the Law
 ILLU STR AT IO NS
Continued '
'

The Holy Gra i l

The Sacred Spear

Cross Section of the Great Pyramid Gi z ah

The Pyramid

The Sphi n x

The
T h e I n i t i a t e s o f t h e Fla m e
INTRODU TION C
z v
Few reali e that e en at the p re sent stage of vici l
i z a t i on in t hi s w orld , there are souls who , li k e t h e
priests of the ancient temple s w al k the earth and ,

watch an d g uar d t h sacre d fires that b urn upon th e

e

altar of humanit y Purifie d ones the y are who h av e

.
,

renounced the li f e o f this sphere in order to gu ard a d n

protect the Flam e that spiritual principle in man now

, ,

hidden b en ath the r ins of his f allen temple

e u .

A s we think of the nations that are past of Greece ,

and Rom e and the gran d e u r that was E gypt s we si gh ’

,

as we recal l the stor y o f their f all 'and we watch t h e

nations o f to d a y not k no wing which will b the ne x t to
, e

draw its shrou d around itsel f an d j oin that great

ghostl y file o f peoples that are d e d a .

But e v ery where e v en in the ri se an d fall o f nations

, ,

we throu gh the ha e o f m aterialit y j ustice '

se e z e very ,

where we see rew ar d not o f m , b t o f the in v inci b le

an u
’

One t h e e te rn a l Fla me
, .
 A great hand rea ch e s o ut f rom th e unseen and regu
lates the affai rs o f man It reaches out from t h at gr eat .

spiritual Flame w h ich n o u ri sh e s all created things th e ,

neve r dy i ng fi r e t h at burn s o n t h e sacr d altar o f e

Co s m os t h at great fi r e w h ich i s t h e s p irit o f G d

— o .

If we turn aga n t i o th e ra ce s n o w dead we sh all i f , ,

we l oo k find t h e cau s o f t h e i r de s tru ct io n T h l i g h t

, e . e

had go e o ut W h en th e flame within th e body is w it h

n .

drawn th e b o dy i s dead W h n t h e l i gh t wa s taken

, . e

f ro m t h e alta r t h e tem p le wa s n o l o nge r t h e dwel li ng

,

pla c e of a living G d o .

rc s
Degene a y lu t and p a ssi on h ate s and fears c ept
, , , , r

into t h e so ul s o f G ree c e and R o me and Bla c k Magic ,

o vers h ad owed Eg ypt 'th e l i gh t u pon th e altar grew

weake r and weak r T h e pri s t s l os t t h e W o rd t h e
e . e ,

nam e o f t h e Flame Little by little t h e Flame fli ckered

.

o ut and a s th e last sp ark grew cold a migh ty nation

, ,

died bu ried beneat h t h dead a sh e s o f i t s w sp iritual

,
e o n

fire .

h
But t e Flame did not die h ch i t is . p
Like s irit of w i
th e e s sen c e it c ann o t die becau s e it is life and l i fe
, , ,

cannot c a s e t o be In some wilde rnes s of land or sea

e .

i t rested once again and th e re ros e a mi gh ty nation ,

a round t h at flam e S h i s t or y go e s o n t h ro ugh t h e

. o

age s As l ong a s a p e op le are t r ue t o t h e Flame i t

. ,

rema i n s but w h en t h e y c ease to nouri sh it wit h t h e ir

,

l i ve s i t g o e s on to o th e r land s and ot h er wo rld s

, .

Th ose w h o wor sh ip t h i s Flame are n o w call d e

h eath ens Little d o we r ealize th at we ar e h athen

. e

o urs elve s until we a re baptised o f the Holy Spi rit ,

which i s Fi e for fire i s Lightr , , an d the children o t h e f
Flame are the Sons of Light e v en as God is Light ,
.

There are t h ose who have for age s labo red with man
t o help h im to k indle within him s l f t h is s park which e ,

is his di v ine birthrigh t It i s t h ese who by thei r l iv es.

o f s el f -
ifi
sa c rand serv i c e have awa k ened and tended
ce

t h is fi r e and who t h rough age s o f s tudy h av lea r ned

,
e

the my s ter y it c o ntained t h at we n o w call the Initiates ,

“

of th e Flame .

For ages t h ey have labored wit h man k ind to help h im

t o unc o ver the light within him s el f and on the pages ,

of hi s tory they have left their seal the seal o f Fire , .

Unhonored and un s ung t h ey h ave lab ored wit h

h umanity and now th eir li v e s a r e u s d as fai ry s to ri e s
,
e

t o amu s children but t h e time will yet co me w h en t h e

e ,

w orld sh all kn o w the wo r k t h ey did and realize t h at ,

o u r p re s ent civilization i s rai s ed u po n t h sh oulde rs of e

t h e mighty demigod s o f the past We s tand a s Fau s t .

s to o d with all our lo r e a fo ol n o wiser than be fore

, , ,

be c au s e we r efu se to take the truths t h e y gave u s d an

t h e eviden c e o f thei r experience s Let u s h on o r t h se . e

So n s o f the but by so living that

They have s h own
us the way h y h av led man to t h e gateway o f t h e
t , e e

unknown and t h re in t h eir ro be s o f glory pa ss ed b

, e e

hind the Veil T h eir live s we r e the k ey to their wi s dom

.
,

as it mu s t always be Th ey h ave g o ne but in hi s tory

.
,

t h ey stand milestone s on t h e road o f human pr o gr s s

, e .

Let us wat ch t h e s e mighty o ne s as t h ey p a ss s ilently

by Fi rs t O rp heu s playing upon t h s e v en s t ri nged
.
, , e

ly r o f hi s o wn being the music o f the sp h ere s Th en

e , , .
Herm es the thrice, greatest with his em erald t b let o f , a

divine re v elation Through the s hades of the past we

.

di m l y Kri shna the illuminated who o n the battle

se e , ,

field i life taught man the m ys teries o f hi s own s ul

o o .

Then we see the su b li m e B uddha hi s yellow robe not ,

half so glorious as the heart it covered and our own ,

dear Master the man , '

esus ,
hi s head surrounded wit h
f
a halo o Go l den Fl ame and his b row s erene with , th e
calm o f m aste y Then Mohamm ed ' r . oroa ter C f , s , on u

ciu s Odin and Mose s and ot h e rs no les s worth y pa s

, , , s

b y before the e y es of the s t u dent They were the Son s .

of Flame Fro m the Flame they c me and to th e

. a ,

Flame the y hav e retu rned To u s they beck on and b i d . ,

us j o in them and in our robes of s elf ear ed glory to

,
- n

s erve the Flame the y lov e.

They were with o ut creed or clan ' t h ey s erv d but th e e

o ne great ideal From the s ame pl ce they all came

. a ,

and to the same place the y have retu rned There w . as

no s uperi o rit y there Hand in hand th ey labor for

.

humanity Ea c h loves t h o ther f o r the p wer that

. e , o

has made them ma s ters h sho wn them th e B t h r as ro e

hoo d f all li f e
o .

In the pages that follow we w ill try to s how this great

thread the spiritual thread the thread o f living fire
, ,

that wind s in and out thro ugh all reli gi o n s and bind s
them together with a m utual id al and mutual need s e .

In the s tor y of the Grail and the L gend s of King e

Arthur we find that thread wound a ound th e Table of r

t h e King and t h e Temple o f Mount S l t This s am a va r . e

th r ead of life th at pa s ses the ro s e s o f th e

R o sicrucians winds am ong the
, s o f the Lot s and u ,

am o ng the te m ple p illars of Lu x or T HE R E I S B UT .

IO
 L
ONE RE IGI ON IN A LL
W OR L D an d that is
THE ,

the worship o f Go d the spiritual Fl am e of the uni v erse

,
.

Under m an y nam es He is k nown in ll l an d s b ut as a ,

Iswari or A mm on or Go d He is the sam the C reator

, e,

o f the uni v erse and fire is His uni v ersal s ymb o l

,
.

W e are the Flam e Bo n Sons o f God thro w o ut as

-
r , n

spark s from the wheel s o f the infinite Aroun d this .

Fl am e we hav b uilt f orm s which ha v e hi dd en our li gh t

e ,

but as students we are increasing thi sli ght by lo v e and

servi ce until it shall a g in proclai m u s S ns o f t h e
,
a u

Within u s b urns that Fl m e and b efo e Its al t r the

a , r a

lower man m ust b o w a f aith f u l serv ant o f the Hi gh r

, e .

When he serv es the Fl am e he grow s an d the li ght ,

grows unti l he tak es hi s p l ace w ith the true Initiates of

the uni v erse those who hav e gi v en ll to the Infini te
, a ,

in the name o f the Fl am e within .

Let us fin d thi s Fl am e d al so serv e it reali z in g that

an ,

it is in ll created thin gs that ll are one b ecause all

a , a

are part o f that et rnal Flam e the fire o f spirit the li f e

e , ,

and power o f the uni v er se .

Upon the altar o f thi s Fl am e to the true crea t or of ,

thi s b oo k the writer o ff er s it and d di t 5i t t t h one

, , e ca e o e

Fire which b la z es forth f ro m God and i s now hi d den ,

w ithin each li v in g thing .

I]
 FO EW OR D
R

THE GR E A TE S T OF M'
S TE R 'S CH O OLS
Th e W o r ld is t h e s c h o olr o o m o f God . O u r
w
b ei n g i n
sc h o o l d o es n ot ma ke u s lea r n , bu t w i t h i n t h a t sc h o o l is t h e
o pp or t u n i ty fr
a a ll
'
. l ea r n in g I t h a s i t s gr a de s a n d i t s
.

c la sses, i ts sc i enc e s a n d i t s a r t s, a n d a d m i ssi o n t o i t i s t h e

b ir t h r igh t o f mI ts gr a d
a n .
-

u a t es a r e i ts t e a ch er s i t s,
pup il s

ar e a ll c r e a t e d t h i n gs I ts . ex a p
m les ar e Na t u r e ,
and i ts
r ul es a r e Go d
’
s la w s . T h o se w ho w o u ld g o in t o t h e g r ea t er

c o ll ege s a n d u n iv e r si t i e s m u st fi d
r st ,
a y y b d a y ,
a n d ye a r

b y yea r , w or k t h r o gh t h e u c om m o n s c h o o l of life, a n d
p r ese nt
'

to t h ei r n e w t e a c h er s t h e di l o ma s t h e y h a v e p w on ,

up on w hi c h i s w r i t t en t h e n ame th a t n on e ma y r e a d sa v e

t h ose w h o h av e r e c eiv ed it .

T h e h o u r s m a y se e m l o n g ,
an d t h e t ea c h e r s cr u e l, bu t
e a c h of u s m st w a lk t h a t u a th p , and th e o n ly on es r e a dy to

go on w a r d a r e t h o se w h o h ave p a ss ed u
t h r o gh t h e ga t ew ay

o f ex p e r i en c e,

G OD S GR E A T S CH O O L F O R
’
M AN .

13
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e Cube Alta r
Of h s
t e element of the eart h i s th is altar compo s ed .

It is t h e g r eat c ube o f matt r On o r in t h i s altar burn s

e .

a Flame It is thi s Flam e t h at i s t h e sp i rit o f l l c reated

. a

th ings M
. an, know t h y elf Th ou ar t t h e Flam e and
s . ,

thy bodies are the li ving altar .

14
 n it ia t e s
e am e

C HAPTER I .

H
T E FI R E U P ON T E H A LTAR
f b ack as our history goes we find that fire has
As ar
p la y ed im portant part in the reli giou s ceremonia l of
an

the human race In practicall y e ry reli gi on we find

‘
. ve

the sacred altar fires which were guarded b y t h

,
e

priests and v e s tals with greater care than their own

li v s
e .In the Bi b le we fin d many re f erences made to
the sacred fires which were used as one f orm of de v o
tion b y the ancient I sraelites The Altar of B urnt Offer .

ings is as old as the hu m an race and dates from t h e ,

t ime when the first m a n ,

lifting h im s elf out o f th e
mi sts o ancientf L em uria , fir t s aw the sun the great
s ,

Fire S p irit o f the universe . Among the foll wers of o

'
oro aster , t h e Pe r si a n
‘

Initiate fire ha ,
s d fo r
been use
centuries in honor o t e g eat Fire God f h r ,
Ormuzd w h o,

i s s ai d b y th em to have created the universe .

There are two paths or di i ions o humanit y wh ose vs f

hist o ry i s closely related to that o f the Wi sdom Teach

15
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f the Fla m e

Th e E v e r b u r n i n g Lamp

h i h
Know t at t h e Flame t at burns with n thee and
ligh ts th y way is t h e ever b m g lam p o f t h e anc ent s
u rn i .

As th i r lam p were fed by th e p u rest of oil so th y

e s ,

spi ri tual Flame mu st be fed by a life of p u ri ty and

alt r ui s m.

I6
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

Th e Ma sonic Cen s o r
As t h p e rfum risi ng f o m t h e i ncen s e bu rn r wa s
e e r e

a cc e p table i n t h e sigh t o f t h e Lo rd s o may o u r w or d s

,

and a c t io n s eve r be a s weet i n c en s a cc ep table i n t h

e e

sigh t o f th e M o st High .

l8
 T h e F i r e U po n t h e A lt a r

dy
to a still has among his s m ols t h e incense y b b urner
or censer b ut few of , the b rot h ers reco gni z e th em
sel v e s in this s y mbol The ancients . s y m b oli z ed under
such thin g s as this the de v lopment e o f the indi v idual ,

and as the tin y spa k b m g am on g the incense cubes

r ur n

slo w ly con s umes all so the Spiritual Flam e w ithin t h e

,

student is slowly burning awa y and transmutin g t h e

base metals and properti s within him self and offerin g e ,

up the essence t h ereo f as the sm o k e upon the al tar f o

Di vinity It is said that Kin g Solo m on w hen he

. m , co

p t d hi s t mple o ffered bulls as a sacrifice to the Lord

l
e e e , ,

by b u nin g them upon the tem ple altar Th ose wh o

r .

b elie ve in a ha m les s life wond r W h y so m an y refer

r e

en ce s are m ade in the Bi b le to ani m al sacrifice .

The student realize s that the animal sacrifices are

thos o f the celestial zodiac and that when the Ram or
e ,

t h e B ull was offer d upon t h altar it represented t h e

e e ,

qualities in man which come throu gh Aries the celes ,

tial Ram and Tauru s the B ull in the zodiac I n o t h er

, ,
.

w o rds the Initiate passin g thro u gh his test s and puri

, ,

fi ti
ca on , is offering upon the altar of his own hig h r e

being the lower animal instincts and desires wit hi n .

himsel f Among the Masonic b rothers we al s o find

.

what is called the S ym b ol o f M o rtality It i a s pade a . s ,

c offin and an op en gr av e whil upon t h e fii has been

, , e co n

lai d a spri g o f acacia or e v ergre n In t h picture

, e . e

we see the spade o f the g ra v e di g ger which has be n ,

e

considered the s y m b ol of death f or centuries .

In the B k of Thoth that stran g document which

oo , e

h as de s cended to man at hi s p r e s ent stage o f e v olut i on

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e p
Digge r s S ade
’

L t u s take t h e sp ade th at n o w d i g s o ur
e

t hrough t h pa ss i o ns and em o tion s o f life and u s e i t to

e

unea t h t h e s e c ret roo m far bel o w th e rubbi sh of t h e

r

fallen tem p le o f the h uman s o ul .

 T h e F ir e U po n t h e A lt a r

as a dec k of y
pla ing cards v e ry wonderful,
w e fin d
'

a
s ymbolism O f all the suits of cards th at o f t h e spade
.
,

is t h e only suit in whic h ll t h e court cards face awa y

a

from the p p In all the other kings and queens t h e

r .
,

faces are loo king at t h e little mark er in the corner of

the card but in th e s pad suit the y loo k awa y f rom i t
, e , .

Now it is said that the sp ade h as been taken fr om th e

ac o rn b ut the o ccult s tudent h as a different idea H e
, .

s ees in t h spade w h ich ha s for ages been the s ymbol

e ,

of death a cert in part o f h is own anatomy If you will

, a .

again turn to t h e picture o f the spade y ou will s ee if , ,

you have ev e r studied a atom y that the grav e digg r s

n , e
’

spade i s t h e spinal column and the spade shaped piece ,

-

which is u s ed on the deck o f cards is nothing mo e n o r , r

le s s t h an the sacrum b one .

Thi s b one f orms the b a s e of t h e spinal column and is ,

also the spear o f t h Passion e Through it and t h e .

for a m which p ie rce it p a s s the roo ts o f the sp inal

an a ,

n erv e which indeed are the roots of th e Tree of Lif

, e.

It i s the center through w h ich a r e nou ri ed and fed sh

t h lower
e t b of the spine and t h e sacrum and
ve r e r rae ,

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e Candle
Thi s is th e ligh t th at h a s gone o ut It is th e candle
.

t h at i s hidd n unde r t h e bus h el Thi s is th e true ligh t

e .

t h at f o rever di sp els th e da rkne ss o f ignoran c e and un

c e rtainty Let t h e ligh t shi ne fo rt h th ro ugh p uri fied

. a

b o dy and a balanced mind Fo r t h i s ligh t is t h life of

. e

ou r b ro t h e r cr eature s .
 T h e F i r e U po n t h e A lt a r

c ox yge a l b ones that di g

grav es for ll created the a

things This point has been b eauti fu ll y s ym b o li z ed b y

.

the grav e digger s spa d e which has b e n used by t h e

’
, e

b rothers of man y m y sti c organi z ti ons for ages T h e a .

currents and forces working throu gh thes l ower spinal e

nerv es m u s t b transmuted and lifted upward to feed

e

the alt r fire at the positive or upper en d o f the sp i ne

a .

The centerin g o f thou ght or em otion upon h igh er or

lo w er thin g s as the ca s m y b e determ i nes w h ere
, e a ,

thi life energy wi ll b e e xpe n d ed I f the lower e m otions

s .

predom inate the flam e upon t h altar b u rns low and

‘

, e

flick ers out b ecau se the forces whi ch f eed it hav e b een
,

concentrated U pon t h e lower centers . B ut when a lt r u

d
i sm pre o m inates , then the l ower f o rces are raised u p
ward and pass through the purification which m akes
b
possi le their b eing use db urningas f u l for
e the ever
lam p Thus we see
. it w wh y
a great sin to l t t h e as e

lamp go out for the pillar o f flam es which ho v ers o v er

,

the Tab ernacl purified and prepared af ter th e di

e, r ec

tions o f the Most High i s the Spiritual Flame that , ,

h o vering ab ove man lights hi s way wherever h may

, e

go .

The sun o f our solar system that is the Spiritual , ,

Sun b ehin d the ph y sical glo b e is one o f these Flam e s , .

It b egan no greater t han ours and through the p wer , o

o f attraction and the transmuting o f its ever increas i ng

energies it has reached its pr sent proportions Th is e .

flam e in m i s the light t h at shineth in darkne ss

an
“
.
”

It i s the Spiritual F lam e within hi m sel f It light s his .

way as no exterior light can Thi s radiating out f rom .

him brings into 'iew one by t h hidden thing s of

, on e , e

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

o
the c smos an , d his i gnorance is dispelled in e xactly
o o h h
the same prop rti n as his lig t is spread for t e dark ,

ness of the un k nown can onl y be removed by ligh t and ,

t h greater t h e ligh t the further back t h e darknes s i s

e ,

dri v en This is the Lamp of the Philosopher w h i ch h e

.
,

carrie s t h rough the dark pa s sagewa y s of li f e and by ,

the light o f which h e walks am ong the s tone s and al o ng

t h e narrow cli ff edge without fear B t alt h ough h e . u

gain all other things and hav e not th is light wit hi n

himself he cannot k now where h e g o es 'he cannot
,

watch his footstep s ' and he cannot di spel hi s i gn o rance

with the light of truth .

f
There ore let each tudent wat s
ch th e fire th at bu n s r

upon hi s altar Let him al s o ma k e th at altar hi s b o dy

. , ,

as beautiful and ha monious a s po ss ible and let hi m

r ,

als o sacrifice upon that alta r t h e frankincen s and e

m y rrh his actions and hi s deed s As in t h e Tabernacle

,
.

he offers all upo n the al tar of divinity so let h im day ,

y
by day dispel the s mbol of m ortali t — th e c fin andof s y
the op n grav e by which he pre p ared him s elf t h o ugh
e r

the maste r y of t h e l o wer emotions with i n him self

and reco gnize that no m atter h o w c r y s tallized o r dead
hi s life ma y be t h e fact t h at he xi s t s at ll prove s
, e a

t h at the sprig of acacia the promi s e of life and i mm

,
or

talit y i s somew h ere wit h in him s el f '

, and although t h e
flam e of life ma y ap p ear fai nt or cold if h e will su pply ,

t h e fuel b y his daily a c ti o n s he will kindle the al t ar ,

flam once more within him s elf w h ic h sh ini ng f or th

e , , ,

will al so hel p h is broth er t kindle th i s flam e w hi c h i s

o ,

a livi g sacrifi to t h e living G d

n ce o .

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 Th e I n i t ia t es o f t h e F la m e

N orth ern Sp ain o n M o unt S l t In ev ry reli gi on of a va r . e

t h e world t h ere i s a sacr ed s p o t 'M ru of t h e oriental e

and M o unt M o riah and Mount Sinai '

,

up o n w h i ch t h e
tablet s o f l w we r e given t o man 'll t h
a a r e s ymb l s a ose o

of on e unive rs al ideal and a s ea ch o f th e s e religio n s

,

claimed am ong th e cl o ud a ca s tle and a home s o it iss ,

s ai d th at all th e religi on s o f th e world h ave th ei r h ead

quar te rs i Sh mb ll
n th
a Sa cr ed City in t h
a a, G ob i
e e

De s e rt o f M o ng o lia “fi lm g .p E g u

Among t e h o riental p eop l s th e re are wonderful e

legends of thi s s a cr ed city w h ere it is s aid t h G r eat ,

e

W h ite Lodg or B rot h e rhoo d meet s t o ca rry o n t h

e e

gov e rning o f w o rld affai rs As t h e A i of S anda

. ss r s c

navia we re twelve in number a s Olym p u s h ad twelve ,

gods so t h e G reat W h ite B roth e rh o d i s s ai d t h ave

, o o

twelv membe rs w h i ch meet in Sh m b ll and d ir e c t

e ,
a a a

the affai rs o f men It i s s aid th at this center o f un i

.

versal religio n de sc ended u pon th e ea rth w h en th e

polar cap whi ch wa s th e fi rst p art of th e rt h to
,
ea

cry s tallize be came s olid eno ugh to s uppo rt life

,
.

S cien c e n o w know s th at n o t only d o e s th e earth h ave

two mot i on s t h at o f ro tatio n u po n i t s ax is and
,
l r ev o u

t io n a ro und t h e s un but t h at it h a s n i ne o t h r m o tion s

, e .

ac cor d ing t o Flamma ri on th e Fr en ch a s tronom r ,

e .

O ne o f th e s e motions is th at of th e alte rnati on of th e

poles 'i n o th er word s some day th at p art o f t h art h s
,
e e
’

s u rfa ce wh ich i s n o w th e No rth P ole wi ll be come t h e

So uth P o l e. Th e refo re it i s s aid th at t h e Sa cr ed C i ty

h a s l ft it s cen t ral positi on and afte r mu ch wandering
e

is now l ocated in Mongolia .

 Th e S a cr e d Ci t y o f S h a m b a lla

Th os e who are acquainted wit h th e Mohamm edan

religi o n will s ee s omet h ing o f great intere s t in the pil
grimage to the Kabba at M cca w h ere t h ousands go e ,

each yea r to gi v e h on o r t o t h e St one o f A b ra h am th e ,

great li gh t upon whi c h Mo h ammed is said to hav e

a er o ,

re s ted his foot Old and young alike s ome v en car

. , e

ried ,
wind through desert sands and endure untold
hardship s , o i
many c ming from great distances to vis t ,

the p lace they ch eri sh and lov In India w find th e e. e

s am e th ing The r e are man y sacred pl ces to wh ich

. a

pilgrims go even as the Tem p lars went in our C hris

,

t ian li gion to th e Sepulcher of Chri s t Few see in

re .

th i s anything more than outward sym b ol but t h e an ,

true s tudent rec o gnizes the great esoteric trut h con

t i d therein
a ne Th spiritual consciousness in man is
. e

a pilgri m on t h wa y to M cca As this consciousnes s

e e .

p ass e s upward throu gh the centers and nerv e s of th e

b o dy it i s li k e the pilgrim clim b ing the heights of
, ,

Sinai or the Knight of t h e Grail retu ning to M o unt

, r

Sa lva r t .

h
W en t h e s pinal fir e of man s tarts upward in its
wanderings it st ep s at many s rines and
, visit s many h
h o ly places f o r li k e t h e Ma s onic broth er and his ' a cob s
’
,

Ladder th e wa y that lead s to h eaven i s u p ward and

,

inwa r d The s p inal fire goes thro ugh t h c nters or

. e e

see d gr ound of many great p rinci ples and wors hips at ,

the s h rine of many Divine E s sences wit h in it s elf but ,

it i s eternally going u p ward and finally it aches t h e , re

great de s ert Only afte r p ain and s uffering and long

.

lab or d o es it c ro ss that waste o f sand This is t h e .

 Th e I n i t ia t es o f t h e F la me

Th e Lotus
co c o s ss p r h h h
May your ns i u ne be lifted u wa d t roug t e
r o i ih o s h r i os
T e e f L fe w t in y ur elf until in t e b ain t bl
som s forth a s th e L otu s th at ri sing from t h e dark e ss
,
n

o f th e l ower world lift s it s flower to catch th e ay s of

,
r

the Sun .

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 Th e S a cr e d Ci t y o f S h amb a lla

s
G eth emane o f th e higher man but finall , y he cros ss e

the sa cred desert and be ore h i m

,
f in the heart o f th e
Lotus rises t h e Golden Cit y , Sh a m b a lla .

F R O NTA L S I NUS

f
In t h e spreading o the bone between the eye called s
r s
the f ontal sinu is t e seat o t h e di ine in man
,
h f v .

c r
Th ere in a pe ulia gaseou s material floats or rat er
, , , h
x
e ists or is the fine essence which
, ,
we know as th e
Spirit . This is the Lost City in the Sacred De ert s ,

connected to t e lower h w o rld b y t h e Rainb o w Brid ge ,

or th e Silve r Cord and it is to this point in him s elf

,

h s s
that t e tudent i striving t riseo T h i s i s t h e Sacred .

Pilgrimage of the S o ul in w h ich t h e indiv id ual l ave s

, e

th e lower man and the worl d b el o w and climbs upward

into t h e High er Man or H igher World the brain Th is , .

i t h great p ilgrimage to Sh m b ll
s e and as that great a a a,

city is the c nter for th e di r ecti on of our eart h s o t h

e ,
e

corresp ndin g great city in man i s t h cente r fo r his

o e

go v ernmental sy s tem “
.

29
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

Th e R od h T at Budded

Th e bud s in t h R d a r e t h s even c te rs wi t hi n
e o e en

y u rs lf w h i ch w h en y o u dev l op th i r sp i ri tual po we rs
o e , e e

shine o ut a s cente rs of fi within yo u r o wn being Th e

re .

an ci nt s h ave taken fl owe r s t o s ymb o l i ze t h e s e c ente rs

e ,

w hich w h n t h ey shi ne o ut sho w t h at t h d ad s tick

e e e ,

cut f rom t h T ree o f Life h a s budded

e , .

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 Th e S a cr ed Ci t y o f S h a m b a lla

h hr h v s
W en any ot e t ing go ern man h e i s not attuned ,

to his o wn h igh r s elf and it i s only w h n t h e god s

e ,
e ,

re p re s enting t h high e r p rin cip le c ome down th e R ain

e ,

b o w Bridg and lab or wit h h i m tea ching hi m t h e art s

e ,

and s cien c es t h at h e i s t r uly ceiving h i s divine birth

,
re

righ t In th e O ri ent the s tudent look s fo rward with

.

e age r l o ngi ng t o t h e time when h e sh all be allowed to

worshi p befo r the gate s o f t h e s a c red city '
e w h en h e
al so sh all s ee t h e In i t i ate s in s ilent co nclave around
t h e ci rc ula r t ble o f t h e zodia c '
a w h en t h e veil o f I sis
sh all be torn away and th e co ve r lift d f rom th e G rai l
,
e

Cu p .

s tud nt rem mb r th at all of t h e s e thi ng s

Let t h e e e e

mu s t fir s t h app n within h im s elf bef o re he c an find

e

t h em in the uni v e rs e without The twelve Elde r .

B ro t h er s wit h in h im s elf mu s t fir s t be reach ed and uh

d t d bef o re th os e of t h
e r s oo univer s e c an be compre e

h end d If h w o uld find t h great Initiate s wi tho ut

e . e e ,

h emu s t fir st find t h em within ' and if h e would see

th at Sacred City in t h e Lotus Blos s om h mu s t fir s t , e

op en t h at Lotu s within himsel f which h e does p etal , ,

by p tal w h n he pu rifie s and attune s h imself to t h

e , e e

hi gh e r p rin cip le s with in Th e L o tu s i s th e s pi nal col .

u m o nce m or e '
n it s ro ot s d e p in mate riality 'i t s bl os , e

som t h brain 'and only when h e s end s u p ward nour

, e

i h m t and p o wer c an t h at Lotu s blo sso m wit hi n

s en ,

him s lf— bl o s som fo rth with it s many p etal s giving

e ,

o ut th ei r spi ritual fragran c e .

So metime s y o u will s ee in s t o re w i nd o w s funny l i ttle

C h inese go d s or orient l Budd h as sitt i ng on th e b l o ssom
a

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e Fla m e

of a l otu s . In fact if you l, ook carefull y , you will fin d

that nearly all of the oriental god s a re so dep cted i .

This means that the v p y h h v

ha e o ened wit in t e m sel es
t h at Spiritual C onsciousnes s which they call t h e S h u
s huma You hav e s e n the funny little h ats worn b y
. e

t h Hindu g o ds
e The y are m de t o re p resent a flower
. a

u ps ide down and on c e more li k e t h e rod of A aron th at

, ,

budded w see the reference made to t h e unfolding of

, e

c o n s ci o u s ne s s wit h in W h en the lotus bl o s s om h

. as

rea ched maturity it dro ps it s s eed and from th is seed

, ,

ne w plants are pro duced It is the s ame wi thin t h e .

spiritual co ns ciousne s s which wh en th e plant is fi , , n

i h d and its work is d o ne i s relea s ed to work and

s e ,

p roduce other things .

h Western World the lotu s h as b een ch anged

In t e
t o the ros e Th ro s e s o f t h e Ro s icrucian t h e roses
. e ,

of th e Ma s oni c degree s and al s o th o s e o f the Order

,

o f the Garter in England all s t and for th e s ame thing , ,

the awakening of co n sciou s ness and t h unf o lding int e o

full blo o m o f the so ul qualitie s o f man Wh en man .

awaken s and op en s t h i s bud within h imself h e fi d s ,

n ,

like t h e g o ld pollen in a flower th i s w o nderful spi ritual ,

ci ty Sh m b ll in th e h art of th e l o tu s Wh en this
, a a a, e .

p ilgrimage o f h i s sp iritual fire i s accompli sh ed h e is ,

l i berated f rom th e t o p o f the m o untain as i n t h e a s en ,

e

s ion o f Christ and t h spiritual man f re d by his pi l

, e ,
e

g rimag from th e W h eel o f B o ndage ri s s upward

e , e

f ro m among his di sci p l s th e co nv o lut io n s o f t h e b rai n

e , ,

w i t h t h e g r eat cry o f th e Initiate w h ich h a s so unded ,

th rough the My s tery Schoo ls f o r a g s w h en t h e puri e

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e
'

Th e hi l osoph r s Sto n
P e
’
e

T his i s t h t rue s t one o f t h e phi lo soph e r w hich gi v s

e , e

hi m po w r ove r all creat d th ings This s tone is him

e e .

s elf Th exp ri en ce s f his ev o lution h ave c ut and

,

. e e o

pol ish ed t h ro ugh st o n until i n th e Ini tiate i t refl ct s

e e e

t h e ligh t o f c reati o n from a t ho u s and d i ffe r ent fac t s e .

34
 n it ia t e s

e am e

CHAPTER III .

T HE MYSTE R Y O F T HE A LCH E MI ST
h
T ere are very few occult s tudent s today who h av e
not h a r d o f t h e alch emi s t b ut t h ere are v ery few
e ,

wh o know anything ab o ut the s trange men w h o lived

during t h e Middle A ges and co n c ealed under ch em i cal
s ymb o li s m the h istory of t h so ul At a time wh en
e .
,

t o xpre s s a religious th o ught was to c o urt annihila

e

ti o n at t h e s take o r w h eel they labor d silently i n

, e

unde rgro und cav es and cellars t o learn t h e my s te ri e s

of natu r w h i ch t h r eligi o u s opin o n s of t h eir day
e e i

denied t h em the p rivilege o f d o ing Let u s picture t h e

.

al ch emi s t of o ld deep in t h e st u dy o f natural l o re

, .

W find h im among th e te s t tubes and ret orts of his

e

hidden laborato r y A round him ar e ma s sive t m a d

. o es
‘

b ook s by ancient w rite rs ' h e i s a s tudent of nature s ’

my s tery and ha s dev o ted year s li v es maybe to t h

, , , e

work h e loves Hi s hair h a s l o ng since grayed wit h

.

a ge .

By the light o f his little lam he reads sl o wl y and

p

with di fficulty the s tran g symb o l s on the pages b efore

e

35
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

him His mind i s centered u pon one th ing and th at

.
,

is th e finding o f the Philo soph e r s Stone With all th e ’

.

ch emical s at h is c ommand th ei r va ri o u s combinat io n s ,

t horo ughly unde r stood h e i s lab o rin g with h is fu na ce

, r

and h is burner s t o mak e of th e base metal s th e P hi l o so

ph er sGold A t la s t h e find s t h e key and give s to th e

’
.

w orld the s e cret o f th e P h il os opher s G o ld and th e ’

Imm ortal Stone Salt s ul ph ur and m rc u r y

.
, th e ,
e a re

an s wer t o h i s pr oblem ' from them h e make s t h Phi l e

o so ph St o ne '
er sfrom t h em he e xt rac t s th e E l ixi r o f
’

Life ' with th e p o wer that they giv e h im h e tran s mute s

t h e ba s e m tal s int o gold Th e w orld laughs at hi m
e . ,

but h e go s on in si len e really doing t h e t hing s t h e

e c ,

w orld believe s im p o ssi bl

’

e .

A fter many year s o f labo r h e tak e s hi s l i ttle lam p

and s ilently slips away into t h e Great Un k own No n .

one kn o w s w h at h e h a s done o r th e di s cov ri e s th at , e

h e h a s made but h e with his l ittle lamp s ti ll explore s

, , ,

t h e my s terie s o f t h e univer s As th e close o f th e fif e.

teen t h c entu r y c l o uded hi m with my s te r y so th e dawn ,

o f t h twenti eth century i s cro wning h im with the

e

glory o f h i s j u s t rewa rd fo r t h e wo rld i s be ginni ng

,

to r eal i ze t h e t ruth s h knew and to marvel at th ee ,

unde rs tanding w h i ch h i s y a rs o f labo r h ad ea rn d e e

fo r h im .

Man h a s been an alch emi s t from th e time wh en h e

fi rs t rai s ed h im s elf and wit h t h e p o wers long latent
,

pron o un ced h im s elf a s h uman E xp rien ces are th e . e

ch emic l s of life whi ch th e phi l osoph er i s experiment

a

36
 Th e M y s t e r y of t h e A lc h em ist

ing with Nature is the great b ook whose secrets he

.

see k s to understand throu gh her own w ndrous s ym o

h oli s m .Hi s own Spiritual Flam e is the lamp b y which

h e reads and with out thi s the printed pages m ean
,

noth ing to him Hi s own b od y i s t h f urnace in which

. e

h e prepares th e Ph ilosoph r s Stone 'his sense and e

’
s

org ans are the test tubes and incentive i s the flam e ,

from th e b urner Salt sulphur and mercury are the

.
, ,

ch mical s o f his craf t A ccording to the ancient phil

e .

o so ph salt wa s o f the earth earth y sulphur was a

er s, ,

fire w hich w as spirit while m ercury was nothing onl y , ,

a m essenger li k e the win ged Herm es of the Gre k s e .

His color is purple whi ch is the blendin g of the red

,

and t h bl ue—t h blue o f the spirit and the red of

e e

t h e b od y .

The alch em i t re li z es that he himsel f i s the Phil

s a

o so ph Stone and that thi s st ne i s m ade diam ond

er s
’
, o

like when the sal t and t h e sulphur or the spirit and ,

the bod y , are united t h or u gh mercury , the lin k of

mind . Man i s the incarnated principle of mind as the
animal is o emotion f . He stands with one foot on the
heave ns and the other on the earth . His higher b ein g
f
i s li ted to the celestial spheres b ut the lower man ,

tie s h im to matter Now the philo opher b uilding his

. s ,

sacred s tone i s doing so by harm onizin g h i spirit and

, s

hi b od y The result is t h Philosopher s Stone The ’

s . e .

hard k nock s of life chip it awa y and f acet it until it

reflects lights f rom a million di fferent angles .

The Eli xir of Li f e i s once ag i n the Spirit Fire or a ,

rather t h f l w h ich nouri h s that fire and t h e tur

i

e u e s e ,
n

37
 Th e I n it ia t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e Five Pointe d Sta r
T ih s p i ctu re kno wn t o all Ma so n s i s t hat o f t h e So ul
, ,
.

It i s t h e Sta r o f Beth le h em w h ich h eral d s th e co m ing

,

o f th e C hrist within Th e two cla sp d h and s are th e

. e

spirit and b o dy united i n th e marriag o f t h Lamb e e .

It i s fr om t h e uni o n o f t h e h igh er wit h t h e l o we r t h at

t h C h ri st i s b o rn
e .
ing of the base meta l into g ld i s accomplished wo h e n
h e transmutes the lower m an gold Thi s
into spiritu al .

Thus he is b uildin g wit h in

'

he does b y st u dy and lov e .

f
h imsel the lost panacea for t h e world s woe
’
. The
t urning of the base metal into gold can be called a
literal fact as the same chemical com ination w
, hi ch b
spiritually produces gold will l s o d o this phy s icall y
, a .

It i s a known fact that m an y o f the ancient alch m i sts e

really did create the precious metal out of lead llo y , a ,

etc . But it was upon the principle that all things con
t a in some part o f ev erything else 'in other w o rd s ,

every grain of sand or d rop of wate r has in s ome pr o

p o rti on e v ery element of t h e uni v erse t h rein T h ere e .

fore the alchemist did not try to make s omething fro m

nothing but rather to extract and b uild that w hi c h
,

alr ady wa s and thi s t h e student kn o ws i s t h e only

e ,

p os sible course o f procedure .

Man can create nothing from nothing but he does ,

contain within in potential energy all things '

, and like ,

t h e alchemi s t with his metals h simply w rki n g , e is o

with t h at which he alread y has The li v ing Ph il . o so

p h er
’
s Stone is a very beautiful thing . Indeed like
,

the fire opal it shine s with a million different li

, gh ts ,

changing with t h mood of t h e wearer Th et m t

e . r an s u

ing p ro ces s w h ereb y the spiritual fire pa s sing t h rough

,

t h e furnace o f purification radiate s f rom the b ody as

the soul b ody of g o l d and blue is a v ery b eauti f ul one , .

v
The Masons ha e am ong their s m ols that o y b f a
fiv e -pointed star with two cl asped hands within it and ,

39
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h h
T e Marriage of t e Su n and M oon

This take s place in man w en the heart h an d m ind

are j oine d in eternal union . s
I t occur when the po sit e iv
and negative p ole s within are united , and from t h at
uni o n i s made t h e P hi l o sop h er s Stone
’
.
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e Pilla rs of t h Templ e e

T h s p i lla rs s ymb o li ze t h e h art and m i nd t h p o si

e e e , e

t i v and t h e negat i ve po le s o f life Thos e w h o w o uld

e .

enter t h tem p le mu s t p a ss B E TW E E N t h pi llar s

e e .

E ve r y ext r eme is dange ro us It is t h e poi nt betwe n

. e

all po le s t h at i s s afe t o s tand u po n ' cann o t ent r . ou e

t h e tem p le by t h e devel op ment o f e i t h e r th e h ea r t or

m i nd al o ne but o nly by t h equal devel opm nt o f b ot h
, e e .

42
 Th e M y s t e r y of t h e A lc h e m i s t

h
t e happenings o f life so his own desire s and wi s es
, h
touch o ff the powers o f his soul and the experiences
,

may be transmuted into soul qualities when h e ha s

v o
de el ped t e eye whih ch enables him to read t h e si m
p l e st o f all bo o k s e veryday life
— .

s
The alchemi t of toda y is not hidden in cave s and
cellar s studyin g alone but as h e goes on wit h his work
, , ,

it is seen t h at walls are built around him and while h e ,

i s in th e world like the master of old he i s n t of it

, , o .

A s h e goe s fu rther in hi s work the ligh t of o t h er pe o ,

ple s advice and out s ide help grows weaker and weaker
’
,

until finally h stands alone in darkne s s and th en

e ,

comes th e time that h e m u s t use hi s o wn l m p and a ,

the v arious experiment s which he ha s c ar ried on m u s t

be hi s guide He must take t h Elixir of Li f e w hich
. e

h e has de v eloped and wit h it fill t h lamp o f hi s spir e

itu a l consciousnes s and h olding t h at abo v e hi s h ead

, ,

walk into the Great Unkn o wn wher if he h been a , e as

good and fait h ful serv ant he will learn of the alch emy
,

of Divinity Wh ere now test tubes and b ottles ar e h i s

.

implem nts then world s and globes he will study and

e , ,

as a s ilent watcher will learn from t h at Di vine O n e,

w h o i s the G reat A l ch emi s t of l l the unive r se t h e a ,

greate s t alch my o f all t h e creation of li f e t h e ma n

e , ,
i

te n a n ceo f form and th e building of worlds

, .

43
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f the Fla m e

h
T e Serpent

h s is
T i the s erp ent crown o f th e ancient G od s It .

s h ows that the two paths o r p a r t s o f t h e spirit fi re

h ave been unit d Thi s cro wn i s the s ymb ol of ma stery
e .

and the uni o n takes p la c e w i t h in th e s tudent w h en t h e

life f o r c e s are lifted t o t h e b ra i n .

 n it ia t e s

e am e

C HA PTER IV .

H
T E E G YPTI N INITI T E A A

Many age s have elap ed s

s in c e th e E gypti n Pri e s t a

King pa s sed through th e

pillar s of Thebe s Age b . s e

f or e t h e sin king f A tlantis t h ou s and s of year s bef or e

o ,

th e C h ri s tian Era Egy pt wa s a land of great trut hs

, .

T h e hand o f t h e Great White B ro therh od wa s h eld o

o ut to th e Empi re o f the Nile and th e an cient p yram i d

,

pas s age s r e s ounded with the ch ant s o f the Initiate s .

It was th en t h at the P h ara oh n o w c alled half h uman

,
-
,

—
hal f di v ine r eign d in ancient Egypt P h a a o h i s t h e
, e . r

Egyp tian w o rd f or king Many o f the later P h arao hs

.

were de g nerate and of little a cco unt It i s o nly t h e

e .

e arly P h arao hs we n o w list am o ng t h e Pri e s t Kings .

Tr y to picture for a mo m ent t h e gr eat Hall o f Lux or

—
its inscriptive co lumns h o lding up d o me o f so l i d s

g ranite each c o lumn carv ed wit h the hi st o rie s of t h e

,

g o ds T h ere at the upper end of the c h ambe r s at th e

.

P h ara oh o f t h e Nile i n hi s rob e s of s tate ' a ro und h im

his counsellors chi f am ong th em th e p rie s t o f th e
, e

4S
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e Fla m e

h
T e Ma so nic Ap ron
In t h e triangle w e se e spirit descend ing into th e
s o
quare f matte r
Let us
. so pu ri fy matter th at spirit
may shi ne t hrough i t and make o f u s lights t o g i de u

t h e fo o t s te ps of h umanity .
 Th e E gy pt ia n I i
n it a te

temple . An i m posin g spectacle it was 'the gi antic g

fram e of the later Atlantean robed in gold and price ,

less j ewel s' oh his head t e crown o h f the North and

South the dou le empire
,
b of the ancient 'on hi s fore
hea d the coiled s erpent of the Initiate , the serpent
s
which wa raise d in the wilderness that ll who looked a

upon it m i ght li v e '

that sleeping serpent p o wer in m an ,

which coiled h a d downward aroun d the tree of life

e ,

dro v e him f bm the gard en o f the L rd but which

r o ,

raised upon t h eC ross be c ame the s ym b ol o f the C hrist

, .

The Pharaoh was an Initiate o o and t h e f S c rpio ,

serpent is the trans m ut d Sco pio energy whic h worke r ,

ing upward in t h e regenerated indi v idu l is c alled t h e a

Kundalini This serpent was the sign o f Initiation It

. ,
.

meant t h at wi thin h i m the s erpent had b en rai sed fo r e ,

the t r ue Pharaoh was a priest o f God as well a s a ma s ,

ter of men There he sat u p o n the c u b e alta r t h rone

.
,

indicatin g his m astery o v r the four elements o f his e

ph y sical b od y— j ud ge o f the li v ing and of the dead

a ,

who i n spite o f all his power and glory h aving ab out ,

h i m the gran d eur o f th e w o rld s greatest empire still

’
,

bowed in humble supplication to the wil l o f t h e gods .

h s f
In hi s ands he carrie the triple sceptre o the Nile ,

the S h epherd s C ro ok t h e Anu b i s headed Sta ff and t h

’
,
-
e

Flail or Whip These we r e th e s ym b ls of his work

. o .

T h e y represent the power s W t h he h ad ma s tered .

With the whip h had s u b j ugated hi s phy s i c al bod y '

e

wit h t h e Shepherd s Croo k he was the guardian and

’

keepe r of h i s motional bo dy '

e with the A nubi s h eaded -

Sta ff h e was master of hi s mind and w orth y t o wield

4]
 Th e I n itia t es o f t h e F la m e

h c p r s of E gyp t
T e S e t e

Th e se ar e th e t hr ee b o die s t h at t h t oo l s wi th
are e

w hich we ar e t o bu i ld o u r temp le W h en th ey are ma s

.

t d t h ey a r e t h e l i v i ng proo f of our ri gh t t o king ship

er e .
 Th e I n i t ia t es o f the F la m e

h c
T e Sa red S ara c b
In t h i s f o rm t h an ci ent E gyptian s wor sh i p ed Kh e
e

p e ra th e ri si ng S and th e s acred s carab wa s buried

, un ,

wit h t h e d ad a s t h e s ymb o l of re s ur re c ti o n F o r
e . as

th e i ri s es from th e da rk e ss o f n i g h t so t h e d i vine
nn n ,

spi rit r se s from t he bo dy th at i s n o m ore Th li fe is

i . e

e ternal .
 T h e E gy pt ia n I n i t ia t e

s
and egoti m entered the he art f o kin g and pe o ple alike ,

an d slow ly the han d f rom the Great W hite Brotherhood

that fe d ancient E gypt was with d rawn an d t h powers , e

o f dark ness trans f orm ed the land o f glory into of on e

ruins and the names o f might y kin g s w ere b uried

,

ben ath th e oblivion of degeneracy Might y cataclysm s

e .

s hoo k t h e w o rld and out o f th e land of darkness t h

, e

Great W hite Bro therho o d carried the chosen people into

the promised land ' Egypt the lan d of glo ry d i i t
, , s n e

grate d into dust .

The gre at temples of the Pharaohs are ruins an ,

d th e
o s
tem ples f I is are but b roken heaps of sand stone . B ut
what of the prie t s kings who labored there in the da ys
o f its glor y ' The y are stil l with us for th o s e w h o ,

we re leader s b efore leaders now if they h ave c on

ar e ,

ti
nu e d t o wal k the path Although his sceptre i s g o ne
. ,

and h i s priestl y v estment s hav e moulded away t h e ,

Prie s t King still wal k s the earth with t h e di gnit y and

the p ow r and the ch ildish s im p licit y that be f ore made
e

him great H e no longer wears t h e robe s of hi s o rder

. .

Although he bears n o c r edentials he is a s much a priest

,

king n o w a s then f or h e still bears t h tr ue insi gnia of

, e

hi s ran k The coiled s e p ent h a s given place to k nowl

. r

edge and lo v e T h e hand t h at be s towed t h ri ches of

. e

t h past doe s little acts o f k indness now

e Although h e .

no longer carries the s ceptre s of sel f maste y s t i ll h e -

r ,

manifest s that master y in his d ily life Alth ugh t h e

a . o

alt r fires wit h in the temple at K

a hav e l o ng been
arn ac

dea d t h e true fire within hi m s el f s ti ll burn s and before

, ,

t h at h e s till b ows a s h e bowed in the day s of E gy p t s ’

SI
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

gl ryo A ltho ugh th e pri s t no longe r i s hi s co un s ello r

. e ,

and t h e wi s e one s of his o untry n o l o nge r aid h im in c

go vernmental p ro bl m s s till h e is never al o ne for t h e

e , ,

p rie s t s white and th e co un s ell o rs i blue s till march

in n

wit h hi m and w h i sp r w or d s o f s t r n gt h w h en h e n ed s
e e e

th em .

H av e y o u s een p op l th at som ho w y o u li k d r gard

e e e e e

l ss f a pp ea r n c e s
e o ' H ave you s e n o th e r ch arm i ng
a e

p e ople whom yo u h ated spi t of t he i r cha rm s H ave '

in e

y o u s een lea ned p e op l w ho we re f oo l s o r i m p re ss ed

r e

y o u a s s u ch o r p e op l w ho kn w l i tt l and yet y o u felt

, e e e

w r w is e ' T hos e
e e t h e i n si g i a o f rank w hich t h
are n ,
e

l oss o f ti tle or p sit io n cann o t d s t ro y King s wi th or

o e .

w i tho ut c ro wn s t h ey w r —n o t pu pp et s d r e ss d i n taw
e e e

d ry t i n s l A nd t h ey s ti ll a r e king s and wi ll be t o t h e
e .

en d o f time and t h ey still manife s t t h e ir rank n o t by

, ,

th eir s u p e ri o rit y and t h i r hi gh h eadedne ss but by t h

, e -
,
e

so ul qualitie s whi ch th ey radi ate f rom th em s lve s Th e . e

p u ri ty o f th i r live s st i ll r d i at s o utward from thos

e a e e

w ho w or e t h e apro n of th e In i t i ate f or w hi l th at t ri an , e

gula r ap ro n wit h it s s e rp ent d r awn u po n it h a s l o ng

sin c e ro tted away s till t h spi ri tual co unte rp art of th at
, e

s ymb ol radiate s in th ei r daily live s proving beyond ll ,

a

d isp ute th at t h ey we P ri e s t King s and re t o day are .

We find t h em i n ev ry walk o f l i fe—i h igh p la c e s and

e h

d o wn i n t h m i re of life But w h reve r we find th em

e . e ,

t h y are s till t h e m o ut h p i e c s o f th e g o d s and t h ro ug h

e e ,

t h em com s t h e promi e t o all w ho s tri ve Th ey

e s . are

king s n o t o f th e ea rt h but o f h eaven and i n th e life o f

, ,

o ur own Ma s te r w find o ne who j m d h im s lf t o tho se

e o e e

52
 T h e E g pt i a n
y I n i t ia t e

w ho s erved and wa s a tr ue King

, even when hi s only
cr own wa s a wreath o f t horn s .

Still h p r i o i h th e initiat i on s continue '

in t e y am d f G ze ,

s ti ll th e Initiat r c eive s th e in s ignia of h i s rank B

e e . e

f or e t h at Fi re wit h in h im s elf h e make s h i s vow s and ,

u po n t h e bu rning alta r o f his w h igh er be i ng h e lay s

o n

h i s cro w n and h i s s c ept re h i s ro bes and h i s diamond s

, ,

his h ate s and his fear s and t ifi

, hi s lif a s a sa n c es e

P ie s t King and swears t o s e r ve none but hi s o wn

r ,

high er self the god with in His robe s ar e h i s s oul

, .

body ' and his cr o wn is h i s li fe and in the st r eets of life

,

h e is enthroned The du s ky tower s and factory chi m

.

neys aro und h im fade into the templed pillar s of Luxor ,

and with a lun ch pail on h i s arm hi s face b r o wn wit h ,

ho nest dirt he i s as much a king as w h n th e c ro wn o f

, e

t h e d o uble Nile rested up o n hi s b r o w and the priest ,

of t h e tem p le made h im o ne with h i s G o d and his

fell o wman .

53
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

t
T he Prie s b e fo re t h e Ar k o f t he C o v e n a n t ,

a n d t h e Sp i ri t
o v e r t h e Me rc y Se a t .

54
 n it ia t e s

e am e

CHAPTER V .

T HE AR K H
OF T E C OVEN NT A
h s
One of t e mo t inte resting s ym ols t at has com e b h
o o
d wn t us from the ancients is that o the Ar f k , h
or t e
box th at was said to contain the sacred relics . Man y
p eople believ e that th i s belong s particularly to t h e
' ewi s h nation but thi s i s a g
, t mi t k b ecause it re a
‘

s a e,

h as been the birthright of e v ery country to h av e th e

A rk A ll hav e like the '
. ewish people lost much of
, ,

their po we r and glory when th y lost the sacred A rk e .

In ancient C h aldea and Phoenicia the Ark was well

known India celebrates i t
. the Lotus and t h e x
as ,
ah

cient Egyptians tell how the mo o n god Osiris was i m

pri s oned in an ark In all t h Mystery Religion s of t h e
. e

world individuall y and co s micall y the ark represents

, ,

the fo untain hea d o f wisdom O v er it the She k inah s

’
-
.

glor y ho v ers as a column of flames by night and a

,

pillar o f smo k e by da y Every countr y has seen and

.

felt its p sence w h en the Priest Kings and Initiates

re

bring out of an old ci vilization lost b ecau s e of crys ,

t lli t i
a za the sacred Ark
on , d surroun d ed by t hos e, an

55
”
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

ih o h
fa t ful t t e trut h c arry i t into o ther land s and am ong
oh
t er pe ples o .

In ever y creed and rel i gi on w find cry s talli zat ion e .

We find s mall g ro u ps o f p e p le s e p a rat i ng t h em s lve s o e

f ro m t h eir b ro t h er man We find th os e w ho clingi ng

.
,

t t h e o ld
o efu s e t o advan c e wit h t h e
, r w and w h en ne ,

eve r we find t h i s cry s tall i zatio n we find t h e s pirit of ,

trut h c a rried away t o o t h er p op l and emb o died i n e e

oth er d octrine s Th e ancient Ark of th e I sra lite never

. e

h ad rem o ved f rom it th e s tave s by wh i ch it wa s ca rri d e

and m o ved unt i l finally i t wa s p la c ed in So l om o n s

,
’

temp le Neith e r d o e s t h e spiri t fi re i n man r e s t unti l

.

finally i t is enth ro ned i n t h ho ly pla c e of his so la r e

tem p l e E ve r t o wa rd s t h ri si ng s un i t s b a r e rs carry
. e e

this s a cr ed t r ut h .

o s o o hos who love th e truth d ar e

Nati n are b rn f t e , an

buried wh en th ey forget it T h e t ime h a s co me w h en .

i ts s ilent bearer h ave taken t h s acred Ark and t h e

s e

Sh ekina h s gl or y and in so l mn file h ave m o ved a cross

’
, e

t h e wate rs and bro ugh t it t o t h e new w o rld Th e call .

h a s so unded thro ugh th e unive rs e and th os e who are ,

t rue t o t h ei r o wn h igh e r p ri n cip le s h ave s u r ro unded

t h e s a cred ch e s t T h o s e w ho h ave s w o rn alliance to
.

their o wn h igh e r being are f o ll o wing t h e p riest s and

t h eir s acred b urd en and a beautiful m ys tery temple is
,

being built in thi s beau t iful land of our s l o ved d ,

an

guar ded by th o s w h o are labo ring fo r h umanity Th e

e .

stave s a re Still th e A rk ho weve r and only when real

ln , ,

go od can b edone ib y it will it rema n i .

 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

Th e R od h , h o o
t at Budded t e P t f Manna and t h e Tab ,

s f th e Law
let o

In t h s th ree th ing s contain d wit hi n t h Ark w

e e e e e

s ee th e t hreefo ld spiri t contained w i thi n t h ark o f e

man s bodie s
’
.

Q8
 T h e Ar k o f t h e Cov en a n t

ce r tain number f o p e ople eith e r sh ut s o ut o r lets in t h e

light Th erefore every individual h a s a great duty a
. ,

great work h as to be d o n and t o t h at t h e true s tudent e,

must dedicate his life T h en w h e r eve r h e may g o

. ,

whatever he m y d o he is being led and t h e Sh kina h s

’
a , ,
e

glor y d irects hi s fo otstep s .

In the b rain of man between t h e w i ngs o f t h e kneel

,

ing ch rubim i s t h e mercy s eat and t h e r e man speak s

e , ,

wit h h i s God a s t h e p r iest o f t h e taberna c le sp o ke t o t h e

spi rit o f th e Lo r d h overing between th e wing s o f th e

Angels Man i s again th e A rk and with in h im are th e
. ,

three principle s t h e Father t h e S,

and t h e H oly ,
on ,

Spirit— t h e tablets o f t h e law t h p ot of manna and , e ,

the rod t h at budded But a s i n th e ca s e o f t h e an cient

.

I s raelites when t h ey became cr y s tallized th e po t o f

,

manna an d th e rod that b udded we re rem o v d from e

th e Ark and all that was left we r e t h e tablet s or t h e

,

lette r s o f the law W h n the individual c ry s tallizes and

. e

ex cludes v ariou s sideligh t s fr o m hi s mind h e ex clude s ,

t h e li f e for c e which was flowing to h im In s hutting .

o ut strangers he s h uts out hi s own life and all that h

, , e

h as le ft are the tablet s of the law the material rea s on s ,

from which the s p iritual life h a s g on e .

Solom on s tem p le or the p rfe c ted temple of t h

’
, e e

h uman b o dy the perfe cted temple o f th e unive rs e and

,

the p erfected temple of t h e so ul finally form s t h e p , er

fe t sh rine f o r t h e living A rk T h e r e at t h e h ead o f a

e .

gr at c ro ss it i s placed and t h ere in man i t be come s

e ,

perm anently fixed Th e stave s of po larity up o n w hich

.

it was carried are remo v e d and it bec o me s a liv i ng ,

59
 Th e I n i t ia t es o f t h e F la m e

p
thing a ermanent la e w
, p c h r man o nve rs s with his e e c e

G d
o T h ere man t h e p u ri fied pri e s t a rrayed in th e
.
, ,

r o be s o f his or de r t h e ga rment s o f his so ul co nv rse s

, , e

with t h e spirit ho ve ring ov r t h e Me rcy Seat This e .

A rk w i t hi n i s alway s p re s ent but man o nly reach , ca n

it afte r h e h a s p a s d t hro ugh t h e o ut r c ourt of th e

se e

Tabernacl e afte r h e h a s p a ss ed thro ugh all th e degree s

,

of initiati on and afte r h e h taken t h Th i rd D gree

, as e e

and be co m s a G rand Ma s te r T h en and t h en only can

e .

h e ente r into t h e pr s n ce of his Lord and th e i n th e

e e , re

da rkened ch ambe r ligh ted by t h j ew l s o f his w , e e o n

brea s t p late h co nve rs e s wit h t h e M os t Hi gh th e t ru

, e , e

sp i ritual e ss n c e wi th in him s lf
e e .

We orking tow rd s this and t h time wi ll com

are w a , e e

w h n each p e rson f or h im s elf w i ll kn o w t h e my s t ry o f

e e

t h Ar k w h en t h s tud nt thro ugh p u ri fi c ati o n sh all be

e , e e

led t hro ugh t h e d oor o f th e Ho ly o f Ho l i e s and t h e b er e

envel op ed by t h e L i gh t o f Tr th T his wa s his b i rt h u .

ri gh t which h e sold fo r a m ss o f po ttage To this end e .

“

came h i nto t h w orld th at h m i gh t bea r wi tne ss t o

e e e

t h i s trut h th at th ro ugh t his l i gh t ll m

,
migh t b a en e

s av d Th e Ark th at gr at spiri tual pri n ciple s u r

e .
”
, e ,

ro unded by it s l o ving worke rs is call i ng all t o foll o w i t ,

.

W en t h hro ugh mate riality and d gen ra cy a gr at e e e

p e ople a re de s tro yed or contin nt si nk s ben ath t h a e e e

oc ean th en th o s e th at a re t ru are c ll d a ro und t h

,
e a e e

A rk and a s it s faith ful s e rve rs

,
led o ut o f t h land are e

o f darkne ss i nto th e w w orld and a promis d p arad is ne e e .

All gr at t aching s s et forth t h s am thi ng Th

e e e e . e
 T h e Ar k o f t h e C ov en a n t

student will fin d that it i s true d when he allies h im

, an

self w ith the po w ers f li ght w hen he b ecomes a ch an

o ,

ne l f or its e xpression an d w hen h

,
ra d iates it f rom
e

hi m se lf to ll who ee d it then in d e d wil l the Li gh t

a n ,
e

protect h im and he shal l b ecome a Sun o f Go d .

61
 Th e I n it i a t e s o f t h e F la m e

Th e Ho ly G r ail
See i n thi s c u p y o u r o wn b ody withi n which is th e
l i f bl oo d o f t h e S
e un Sp i ri t o f t h e Un i ver s e E ac h day .

t h at we liv w p r p etuate t h e La s t Su p p e r and in all

e e e ,

th at we d o w dri nk again t h e bl o od of C h ri s t t h l i fe
e , e

powe r o f t h C os mos
e .
 n it ia t e s

e am e

H
C APTE R VI .

K NI G HTS O F T HE H OL'G R A IL
Bef or e s tarting t o take u p
s tudy o f th e G r i l
the a

legends it will be well f r all who are intere s ted to read

,
o

t h os e tale s t h at a r e n o w listed under t h e h ading o f e

ch ild ren s fai ry s to ri e s For example th e s tory o f goo d

’
.

King Ar t h u r and hi s R o und Ta b l e i s a c o s m i c myt h ,

and w h ile t h ere is little doubt that h e a s a man al so

lived the r eal my s tery as in the s tory o f t h e C h ri st is
, ,

not t h e literal tale but the g r eat m y stic o r o ccult truth

,

t h at it c oncealed under alleg o ry and p arable It i s t h e .

sam e with the story o f Par s i f al w h i ch c an never b e

really und r s to o d and ap preciated until t h e s tudent

e

s ee s in the Knight and later King o f the Sacred Cup ,

h i own sp iritual development and the temptati o n s h e

s

must al s o master i f h e w o uld become a King of t h e

Grail .

In Lohengrin also t e h s am e
h i s sh own to th e
trut
w orld It i s the path of Initiation al o ng which ea ch
.

mu s t pa ss on hi s road to self mastery To every nat i on

-
.

and in e v er y ton gue sac d le g end s h ave been gi ven t o

re
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

The Stone and the Sword

H
W OEVER C N DR A AW H
T IS SWORD FROM
THIS STONE IS THE MAST E R OF THE UNIVE R SE .

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Th e R osicrucian Rose
In t h i s flowe r w h i ch wa s pa i nted u po n t h e cent r o f
, e

Ki ng Art h u r s Table w
’
, e se e t h e s oul o f man w hich
,

t h r o ugh p u ri fi cat io n and s e rvi c e h as bl osso med o ut wi t h

all t h g randeu r o f t h e Init i ate
e .
 T h e K n i gh t s f
o t h e H o ly Gr a i l

s h
was h e al o w o called all f t h e ra e nig t of t e o b v k hs h
h h
country and told t em t at the one who could draw
fort h t h e sword w o uld be k ing of all t h e land And o f .

all t h e knights in t h e land Art h ur the hal f grown boy

,
-

was the only one wh o c o uld release the sword .

T h ere i s a v ry wonderful m ys ter y o f t h e s oul con

e

t i
a ne d within t h at divine allegory Let u s r ead t h e
.

letter s t h at were engraved upon t h e sword WHO S O .

“

PU LLE T H OU T T H IS SWORD OF T H IS STONE AND

ANVIL I S RIG H T WISE KING BO R N OF E NG-

L A ND .
”

T h e cu b e s ton i s t h body ' i t h a s b een so symb o lized

e e

f or c enturies and t o day among t h e Mason s t h e Ash le r

,

is the s ymbol of Man Experien c e i s the an vi l and it is

.
,

up o n t h i s anvil that t h e s word i s tempered The s w or d .

i s sp i rit and h w h o w o uld be King in t h e true spiritual

, e

s en s e of th e word mu s t first s ho w h i s di vine p ower by

freeing t h Sword of S p irit f ro m t h e c a s ing s o f t h e
e

l o wer man and t h e w o rld .

I t is t h e s ame symbol as t h at later u s ed by Sir G l a

a h ad t h e guil less knight the pe r sonification of t h e

, e ,

p urified man who come s witho ut a s word but w h o later

,

arm s him s elf with the s word of s pirit t h at h e draw s

f rom the c ube block whi ch wa s floating down the ri ve r
' of li fe ' past Camelot Sir Galahad h ad the stren gt h
.

o f ten becau s h i s heart wa s pure and th e Knigh t o f

e ,

today mu s t f o llow in t h e s ame pat h .

If you have rea d the s tory o f King A rthur you wi ll ,

reme mb er h ow h e wa s given Excalibur the en ch anted ,

 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h
T e Sacred Spear

h s
This is t e spear of Pas ion that pie ce the side of r s
the Christ the
,
h igh e r princi le in man p . h
B ut w en n i
the han d of th e pure of heart t his power can h eal th e

very wound it caused .

 T h e K n igh t s f
o t h e H o ly Gr a i l

sword how i t cam e up out o the

,
f
by a hand wat e r held
draped in white Excalibur represents light an d truth
. ,

which i s the weapon o f the true Initiate .

In Englan d there stil l han g s on a co u rthouse w al l t h e

Round Tab le o f Kin g Arthur In t h v er y center of . e

the tab le is a b eauti f ul rose p inte d in natural colors a .

This s ym b ol is that o f the Rosicrucians the ancient ,

alchemist s and there i s a direct connection b etween

,

t h l e g en d o f the British Kin g an d the ancient p h il

e

o soph o f fire
er s .

Now let us tu r n our attention for a m om ent to th e

history o f the Hol y Grail or the cup f rom w hich Chri s t
,

drank at the L ast Supper and which was said to h a v e

caught hi s b lood w hen he w a s dy in g upon the cross .

Ancient le gen d s t ll u s that thi s cup w as m a d e f rom a

e

sacred stone which had b een the cro wn j e w e l o f Lucifer ,

the d y nam ic energy o f the uni v erse It w as sai d that .

the green stone ha d b een struck f rom the cro wn of

Lucifer by the archangel Michael durin g the f am ous
b attle in heav en .

Aft er the d eath of C hrist it i s s i d that '

oseph of a

A rim athea too k the sacred cup and the spear of t h e

Passion and c arried th m into a distant lan d He wan
e .

der d w ith hi s sacre d relics throu gh Eu rope an d i s said

e

to ha v e finall y died and those who cam e a fter h i m after

,

m an y centuries o f tri b ulation carrie d the sacre d relics

to Mount S l t in northern Spain where the y
a va r re

m ained until Parsi f al finall y too k the grail and spear

back t the East wh
o it is to b now pre serv d
e re e e .

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e Fla m e

It is o
his c up and sp ea r th at th e legend s of
ar und t
Pa rs ifal and Ki ng Ar t h ur h ave been w ritten and it is ,

t hro ug h s tudy o f t his fact t h at w able to bette r e are

under s tand t h e my s te ry o f t h e G reat W h ite Lodge o f

w hi c h t h e R o und Table o f Ar th u r and t h circ ula r e

tem p le o f t h e kn i gh t s o f t h e G r a i l is a s ymb o l .

A lth o ugh we n o l onge r h ave th e c u p a s a ph y si cal

s ymbol it is n o t gon f rom am o ng u s and a s in th e
, e ,

day s o f o ld t h e b r ave kn i g h t s o f t h e R o und Table went

o ut t o figh t for righ t s o thos kni gh t s of today who , e

belong t o t h e G r eat W hi t B ro t h erhoo d g o out into t h e

e

w orld in t h nam o f t r ut h and lab or with mankind and

e e

s ek t o ri gh t th e wro ng s o f th e world I t i s s ai d th at
e .

t h kn i gh t s o f Ar t h ur s co u r t alw y s f o ug h t f or v ir tue
’
e a

an d p u ri ty and so d i d t hos e w ho ro de o ut o f M o unt

,

Sa lv a r t .

h
T e gra l i c u p is t h s ymb o l of t h creati v force o f
e e e

natu r e ' i t is al so t h s ymb o l o f th e h uman ra c e which

e

is s l o wly l arning th e my s t ri e s o f creati on Withi n

e e .

t h c u p is t h e bl oo d o f C hris t t h at f o rc w h i ch is t ran s
e ,
e

muting t h e b o dy i nt o so ul fa s t or s l o wly a s we gi ve i t
,

g r ate r o r l ss e r pportunity
e e O .

I th e s a cr ed s pea r w find s ymb o l i zed aga i n t h

n e e

creative fo rc e which in t h hand s o f Kl i ngso r th e evi l

,
e ,

one w o und s and cau s s s u ffe ri ng but w hich wh en h ld

,
e ,
e

by th e p u r e Pa rsi fal h al s t h ve r y w o und th at i t e e

cau s ed .

A great le sso n is b ing taught to man thro ugh t h e s

e e

all g orie s but t h av rage p rso n is un w i ll i ng t o s t op

e ,
e e e

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 T h e K n igh t s f
o the H o ly Gr a i l

and co nsider th em The y do n o t re lize th at th ey t h em

. a

s elv s are th e ones w ho m the Elder Brothers of hu man

e

i ty must u s e i n th e fight against t h e forces of evi l .

They d o n o t r ealize t h at t h e dra gons and o gres of t h e

legend s a r e t h eir o wn lower nature s whic h th y must e

o v erc o me T h ey do n o t s ee in t h e hand to h and c o mbat

.

o f the k nigh ts of o ld f o r a lady s hand the hig h r and

’
e

l o wer man figh ting f o r t h e s oul within .

Th e knigh t of today does not realize t at t e w ite h h h

armor t h at h e wear s is hi s o wn purified body w h i ch is
p roo f against all th e attacks o f vice and pas s ion but ,

neverthele ss t h is is t h e meaning o f th e legend H is .

sh ield i s truth which i s a perfect protection to t h

, e

inner man Hi s s trong right arm i s the k nowledge and

.

spiritual powe r he ha s devel op ed with in and the s word ,

th at he u s e s i s the s piritual ligh t with which the pur e

flame o f t h e s pirit fire di s pel s t h e dark ness of i gn o ran c e

and t h e dem o n s of lu s t .

Th es acred spear and the cu p whi ch h e s e rves are t e h

two pole s o f the creati v e life f o rce within ,
the develop
ment of w h i c h h e gain s a s h e daily serv e s hi s f ellow
m en .

h
Far from t e uninitiated t he twel e Elder Brot ers v h
o f mankind s itting around the circular tab le of the uni
ver s e watch the knight s in th ir b attle of life and t h e
e ,

time c o mes w h en the s tudent ha v ing finished h i s work

here i s liberated at the f o ot o f the Grail There t h e .

candidat s tand s rob ed f rom head to f oot in t h e armo r

e

o f sp irit and in the pure white of a b ody that h a s been

7|
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e Fla m e

cleansed . f f
Th en the cloth is li ted rom the sacred cup ,

and he is illu m inated by the light which woul d hav e

killed him had he s en it w ithout purific tion He then
e a .

tak es his place among the k nights o f the Round Table ,

and j om s those w ho gi v e up all and lab or f or humanit y .

W hen in sickness an d in su ff ering w e b e g of the great

unk nown that he sen d us h lp then indeed our k i gh t
e , n

comes to us a s Lohengrin cam e to Elsa When our .

lov ed ones pass into the great un k nown there stands ,

the b rother of the Grail the in v isi b le help r w h o

, e ,

through da y s o f lab or has earned the right to becom e

a member o f that g reat band of serv ers who gat h er
around the tab le of the King and while their bodies are
,

a s leep still labor in t h eir great search for light and

trut h and p r y f or the da y when t h ey shall also become
, a

Kings of the Hol y Gr il a .

 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

FA T H E R

S O N C H R I ST
-

B A SF L

H O L 'S P I R I T

t
C r o ss Se c i o n o f t h e G re a t Pyr a mid o f G iz a h .
 T h e [Mys t e r y o f the P y r a m ids

h s
t ink of it a an e ntirety but w en we exam ne it we , h i ,

find that it is a num e b r of sm a ll h

ac ievemen t s j oined
g
to ether .

As tho u s and s o f workmen w e r e u s ed in t h b uilding e

o f the pyramid s o the r e are unnumb ered w rkmen at

,
o

work in th e building of o u r bodies w h i ch are symbol ic al ,

o f th e s am e building .

hr
T e e many p yramid s all o ve r t h e w o rld We
are .

find th em in S o ut h A m ri ca and in Mexi c o ' we find

e

m o und s w h i ch we r e made t o rep r e s ent t h em among

th e A me ri c n Indian s and in E u rop e and B rita i n we
a ,

find r emnant s o f t h s ame t h ings B ut t h r e i s o nly

e . e

o ne real p yrami d in all t h e w orld E ven t h e oth er s in .

Egy p t a r e but c o p ie s o f t h e G r eat Pyramid and we r e ,

u s ed a s tomb s fo r t h e P h a r ao hs but n o b o dy wa s ever ,

found in C h e o p s n or w re th ere eve r any s ign s t h at i t

, e

h ad been s o used .

Now let u s co ntinue o ur analogy between the p y ramid

and man If y o u will l oo k at t h e ac co mpanying illu s t r a
.

tion you will s ee t h e p yramid laid flat and y o u w i ll

, ,

n o ti c e it i s made o f f o u r t riangle s laid a r ound t h e bas e

s quar Th e fo ur sided ba s e of th e py ramid re pr e s ent s

e -

th e four elements of which man s bo dies are c om po s d

.

’
e .

T h e s e are h yd ro gen nit r ogen oxygen and c a rb o n o r

, , ,

eart h wate r fi r e and ai r T h e s e are c all d t h e ba s e o f

, , , . e

all t h ings and upon thi s ba s e t h e f o u r b o d i e s o f man

,

are raised each fr o m i ts o wn element T h u s t h e ph y s

, .

ical body is raised from t h e art h T h e vital body is e .

 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e Fla m e

y
The P ram id
H ere we see the p yramid laid out so t h at th e fo ur
tri angl s and the square are clearly s een T h is p
e . re re

sent s man o nce again and the an cient Py r amid is man

,

offering his high er being upon the lta r o f th e G reat a

Fire Spirit .

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 Th e . My st er y of t h e P y r a m i ds

rai s ed f rom th e h o o
water t e em tional b dy from t e
, h
fire and the mental bod y f rom t h e air
, .

T h ere are twel v e line s u s d in t h e drawin g o f t h e

e

four triangle s w h ich stand for t h e twel v e fold

,
t it con s u

tion o f man w h en it i s complete 'the three f old body ,

the t h reef o ld mind t h e t hr eefo ld s oul and t h e threefold

, ,

spirit It al s o g ves u s the twelve signs of the z o dia c

. i ,

divi ded i nt o t h e i r r e sp e c tive gr o u ps .

s
Out on the de ert stands the Sphinx t e G uardian of ,
h
s o
the Thre hold m enti ned by Bulwer Lytt n It stands o .

77
 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

h h
T e Sp inx

h
T is i s s o
that my teri us b e ing suspend e d ’
tw i tx
h eaven and arth which h
e , as h h
t e head of a um an be ng i
and the body o f an ani m al . o h
In other w rds t e Sphin x
symboli z es man .

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 Th e M y s t e r y of t h e P y r a m i d s

for the bodies of man and i s that strange b eing which ,

must b e passed b e fore the student can go on in his

dev elopment The f ur fixe d signs o f which the Sphinx
. o
'
i s a sym bol are Tauru s t h B ul l L eo the Lion Scorpi o e , ,

the Eagle and Aquarius the Ma n or the hu man head

,
'
,
.

I v
ha e already gi en v you some wor k on the sacru m
bone and I told you that it was the grav e digger s
,
’

spade H ere is a pictur of the head o f the Sphinx and

. e ,

the in v erted sacru m b one when it has b een t urned p u

ward W e see the Sphinx in the in v ert d sacru m and

. e

also in it the in v erted Masonic k e y stone All thi s is .

very interesting but unless we reali z e the inner mean

,

in g of it its tru value is lost But it is not chance t h at

, e .

these thing s s hould b e so .

You ha v e most o f y ou heard o f the Dweller on t h e .

Thre s hold that creature built by our own actions and

,

mi s takes Well out on E gypt s desert it stands and

.
’

bars the wa y to t h pyramid the te mple o f the hi gher e ,

man And t h messa ge that it gi v es to the world is

. e

I am t h b die If y w ld ge t t h t mp l
o s. ou ou o on o e e e

you m u st ma st e r me , fo r I am wi th i n yo u
”
.

The Sphinx again s m boli es man with the m ind and y z ,

s i f f
pir t o the hu m an ri ing out o t h e ani m al esires and s d
emot io ns It i s the riddle of th e ages
.
, and m a n is once
m o re the ans w er .

It is said that in ancient times the Sphin x was t e h

ga teway o the p ram id an f y , d that t h er ew as an under
ground passage which led from the Sphinx to C heop s .

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 Th e I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

T his wo uld make t h s ymboli sm even m o re p erfe ct for

e ,

t h e gateway to t h e spirit is t h ro ugh t h e b o di e s acco rd

ing t o th e ancients .

Let u s n o w enter the p yramid nd p as s ing t h rough a

t h e corrid ors co me to t h e King s C h am be r a s i t i s ’

called The re ar e th r e great ro om in th e p yramid

. e s

wh i ch are of gr eat interest t o the s tudent The h igh e s t .

i s t h e Ki ng s Chamber then b el o w t h at i s t h e Qu en s
’
, e
’

C h amber and down below the s urface of th e eart h is

,

t h e Pit H r e we again find t h e great co rr lati o n b

. e e e

tween th e pyramid and man The t h ree ro m s are t h e

'
. o

th ree great division s i n man w h ich t h e s eat s of t h a re e

t h r efold sp i rit T h e l o wer r oo m i s th e generat i ve s y s

e .

tem unde r th e c o nt ro l o f ' e ho vah Th e c ent r room or . e

Qu en s C h m be r is the h eart under t h e co nt ro l o f t h e

’
e a ,

C h i s t 'nd t h e up p er r om o r th e King s C h amber i

r a o
’
s

t h e brain Which is under the co nt rol of th e Fat h e r In

, .

th i s u pp e r room i s t h e co ffer made o f s t o ne t h e mean ,

ing o f which h a s never b en exp lain d but w h i ch th e e e ,

s tudent co gnizes a s the third t i l in th e brain

re v en r ca .

It i s quite c e r tain al so that t h i s coffer wa s u s ed a s a

t o mb du ring init i ati o n when a s i s t h e ca e in t h e s

Ma so ni c i nit i ati o ns o f t o day '

,

w h i ch are t h e remna t s n

o f th e an cient my s terie s '

,

t h e cand i date wa s bu ri ed i n
th e eart h and resurre c ted a symb o l of t h e death f t h e ,
o

l o wer man and t h liberati on of t h e higher

e .

It is aid t h at M o s e s wa s in i t i ated in t h e G reat Pyra

s

m i d and s ome l s o y th at '

, a e s u s wa s i n s t r u cted t h e r
sa e

also B e t h at
. it m y w e kn o w th at fo r th ou s a d s
as a ,
n
 The I n i t i a t es o f t h e F la m e

Th e Key an dh t e Cross
U po n t h e cro s s o f matte r t h at fo rm s o u r bod i es ,

h ang s th e key t o all th e mysteries of creation It is .

o u r duty to take t his key and with i t unloc k the d oo r

t h at conceals fro m u s t h unkn o wn T hi s key is th e
e .

sp irit R elease it
. .

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 Th e M y st e r y of t h e P y r a mi ds

the lo w e r m an . Th is is the tr e cap stone u th at is now

d
hid en in the pit o m a n s tem p l e an f ’
d w hich he m ust
,

x
e hu m e and p la ce gain
a as the true crown o f his spirit
y
u a l p ra mi d .

He can on l y do thi s when he ca ll s the thousan s of d

workm en within him self tog ther an d b ind s them to th e e

serv ice f the hi gher m

o Th ere m u st b e no traitors
an .

to m u rd er the bu i ld er thi s ti m e An d L uci f er t h one .

, e-

rej ect d by me as t h d e v i l is the one w h m ust

an e , o

throu gh the planet Mars s n d m the dy nam ic energy

e an

which m him self m ust transm ute f r m the fire of

an o

passion to the flam e o f spirit He then m ust t k e t h e . a

tool s o f the cr f t an d cut and polish his own b ein g into

a

the p stone o f the Uni v rsal Te m p l e

ca e .

g to note how the casing stone that

It is interestin s

once m a d e the p y r mi d so b eaut fu l and true were car

ried a w ay t b uil d the citi
o
i a

nearby an d in connection es ,

with that it i s interestin g to note how the soul b od y f o

m an the ca sin g stones o f his spi itua l e mple h a v e

,
r t ,

b een s crificed in order that he m i ght hav e m at rial

a e

thin g s.

As w e loo k t picture s o f the ancient p y r m id and

a a

Sphin x which ha v e stood on E gypt s s n d s for a ges let ’

a ,

us see in them our own m y ster y t m ple m a d e without e ,

the soun d o f hamm er or the v oice o f w orkm an And .

as w sadl y thin k o f this m i ght y ruin b ro k en by ages

e ,

of ne gl ect let us rem e m b er our t mple

, d that its e , an

o ner stone is m issin g also

c r d our w alls are fall i n g an

with gl t L t le r t h lesson which it t ch es

ne ec . e u s a n e ea ,

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 o c
haste n t perfe t o ur pyrami d ca ,
“

p it wi th t h e s ton o f '

e
‘

spirit offer upon it s alt r s ou r

, a ifi
sa c r t o t h e Gre t
ce
'

S Sp i ri t , and bury our l o wer natu e i it n i t

‘

un r n s a c en

coffer T h en for us will it s my s te ries be r v eal d a d

. e e , n

t h e sealed l i p s of t h e Sphi nx give u p th e ir s c ret e .

 HE R E ' OUR
TR EASU R E IS
WILL '
,

THE R E OUR
HE A R T BE ALSO

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 T HE WHITE G R AIL

Cho ose n ow yo u r p a th

Se rv ic e .

SelfSac rific e
-
.

Pu rific a t io n .

Lo v e
 T HE BLAC K G R AIL

Ch oose now yo u r p a th

Pro sp e rit y at o t h e r s ex p e n s e .

Se lf
is hn e ss .

Short cu ts .

Ma st e red b y a pp et it e .

C o m fort .

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