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C H R I S T M A S S U G G E S T I O N S

IN C E this is the Ch rist inas t ime of the year when we are all more or lessimbued with the Christmas spirit , and the desire to extend a few choice

g i f t s to f r iends , acqua intances , or members o f the organiza t ion, we are

lis t ing on this page some art icles that would be of value to each of you.

Furthermore, it is not entirely inappropriate to make a gift to yourself of

some o f the th ings ment ioned be low.

R O S I C R U C I A N C H R I S T M A S H O L I D A Y C A R D S

These greeting cards consist of a beautiful folder of very f ine, fancy paper, and

have an envelope to match. On the front of the folder is an attractiv e picture containing

the Ros icruc ian symbol in go ld , with decora t ions su i tab le for Chri s tmas and the New

Y ear; and inside they have a very appro priate greeting. Th ese fold ers are printed in

severa l co lors and go ld , and are very a t tract ive . They may be pu rchased f rom us , inany quantity , at twenty-five cents for each folder, includ ing the envelope. O rder s will

be received at once, and delivery will be made to you early in December, or, in other

words , immedia te ly upon rece ip t o f your order . Mere ly s ta te how many o f these cards

you wish, and enclose twenty-five cents for each one.

A N IN T E R E S T I N G A N D V A L U A B L E N E W B O O K

We have been able to secure a book of a l imited edit ion, not generally sold on the

open market. I t is called “T he Bible of Bibles ,” and is the l i fe wo rk of Dr. Fran k L .

Riley , who is an authority on sacred l iterature. The book rep resents the fondest d ream s

of s tude nts of occult l i terature. I t is a com posite Bible , containing para llel excerp ts

from the greate st scriptu res of the world. I t is not a com m entary on the Bible of the

world , but the ac tua l B ib le s o f a l l the teachers and mas ters o f wisdom, t rac ing backw ards for more than eleven thousan d years . I t is non-sectarian, and of unusual help

to stud ents of our work, and of metap hysics in general. A person w ould have to buy

over s ixty volum es of rare and sacre d writ ings to equal the matter contained in this one

book. The “ B ib le o f B ib le s ” was intended for pr iva te l imited c i rcu la tion, and there fore ,

is unusually well printed on large-s ize, high grade, deckle-edged paper, s trongly bound,

and contains four hundred and thirty-two pages . The presen t price of each volum e is

$8.00; this price includes the pre-paym ent of exp ressa ge or posta ge by us . Th e book

comes in a box, which helps to preserve it , and special packing care is taken to assure

good con dition of the book upon its arrival . The price may, perhap s , be increase d in

the future, as the edit ion becomes exhausted, and it is very unlikely that another

edit ion will ever be printed becau se of the trem endo us expe nse involved. Th is is really

a wonderful opportunity .

R O S IC R U C IA N S T A T I O N E R Y

As prev ious ly ment ioned, we have arranged with a la rge s ta t ionery house to

supp ly us with b oxes o f f ine s ta t ionery , co ns i s t ing o f twen ty- four sheet s an d twenty- four

enve lopes o f a t t ract ive b lue broadc lo th l inen. Each sheet has a symbol ic emblem with

the words "A M O RC , Ros icruc ian Ord er , ” pr inted upon it in a r ti s t ic , o ld En gl i sh type .

The se boxe s wi ll be sent to our m embers , pos tag e prepa id , for $1.25 a p iece . This

stat ionery is ideal for personal use, and is s imilar to the latest club or fraternity

stationery.

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Published Monthly by The Supreme Council of AMORC

Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California

D ECE M BER , 1928 V O LU M E VI , No. 11

Contents

The Imperator’s Christmas Message ............................... ......... ........................

God B y Edi th M. D. Be l l

AMORC and Cooperation ................... By Raymund Andrea

The “Sixth Sub-Race” and the Spider ............................. ....... By the Imperator

Idiosyncrasies........................................ - .......................... By the Supreme Secretary

Commune Thou With Thy Guardian ................. By J ohn G ot t l i eb H a l bed e l

Our Foreign Branches.................................................... By the Supreme Secretary

The Chatter Box ................ By the L i s t en er - I n

Divine Attunement.................................................................................. By J . B. Nandi

Membership Forum ......................... ............................. ............. ..

HOW TO ADDRESS LETTERS This is Very Important

Always address your envelopes to: A M O R C , Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, Cal ifornia.In the lower corne r of your envelope, write the name of one of thefollowingdepartments;

which is to give immediate attention to your letter.For general information: “ Supreme Secretary.”Payment of dues or fee s: “ Financial Secretary.”Purchase of supplies: “ Supply Bureau.”Regarding lost lectures, missing mail, errors, etc., “Complaint Dept.” Regarding the formation

of groups, distribution of propaganda literature, and furtherance of the work: “ExtensionDept.” Regarding this magazine and its departments: “Triangle Dept.” Regarding helpin illness or strictly personal problems: “Welfare Dept.”

Personal letters to the Imperator should be marked in the corner: “Imperator’s Secretary'.”Make checks and money orders payable only to “AMORC FUNDS.”U nles s you notify us within thirty days afte r issuance of amagazine that you have not

received your copy, we cannot rectify errors.

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^h e Imperator’s (Christmas eTKCessage

TheM ystic T riangleDecember 1928

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|[T M A Y S E E M a little earlyto send to all of you myChristmas greetings a n dbest wishes for the holidayseason, but as much as Ih a v e wished during thepast two months that I

could send to each one of you a personal greeting of some kind, I findit almost impossible to discover a planwhereby this can be done and doneat a proper time. So I am forced to

resort to an open message of greetingsin our magazine, and it must appear in the November issue in order that itmay reach our foreign members, as wellas our American members, in time.

W e have many hundreds of membersin our Order who are in foreign landsat the present time. Business travels,pleasure journeys, and other incidentsof life take many of them far fromhome each year, and we are alwayshappy when we receive a letter statingthat even though they may not havetime to study their lectures regularlywhile journeying, they do want themonthly magazine to follow themwherever they may go, so that theymay keep in close contact with our Order, here in America, while visitingsome of our foreign branches. And sothis greeting and message of mine willreach not only the dear souls who areup in Anchorage, Alaska, and far from all convenient methods of communication, but the group of six memberswho are now touring the most isolatedand barren sections of Siberia, many

who are in Japan, China, and partsof the Far East as well as those whohave recently gone on an expeditioninto the darkest parts of Africa; thosewho are on the high seas going fromport to port with another expedition of research, and those who are in Germany. France, England, India and elsewhere. To all these Brothers and Sisters as well as to all of those who arein their home towns and enjoying thefullness of their comfortable and con

venient home association and conditions, I send this message and thesewords of personal greeting.

It has always seemed to me that if the Christian church had not introduced into our lives a Christmas Day,with all of its beauty and splendour of spirit, that the human mind wouldhave created some other occasion whenthe mind of the masses would be turnedfrom all of the turmoil, troubles, vicissitudes and strifes of life, to the one

thought of peace. For Christmas Dayhas become not only the annual anniversary of the birth of the LordJesus and the leader of peace in theworld, but the day of rejoicing in thegreatness and goodness of the peacethat is manifest by Nature itself.What a beautiful world ours is becoming, year after year! More andmore are the nations of man layingaside their differences, their arguments,and their contentions, and extendingto one another the hand of fellowship,companionship, and peace cooperation.

Strife does exist in many places, andbitterness, evil, war, and rebellion raisetheir cries and their weapons in manylands; but so may we find night timein all lands, followed by the glorioussunshine of the day. It is by emergingfrom the darkness into light that werealize the splendour and beneficenceof the light: and it is by a sensibilityof the existence of some evil, strife,and warfare, that we have a keener appreciation of the increasing peacefulness that reigns most generallythroughout the universe.

After all, it is only the flesh of manthat is at war. The souls of man arenever warring upon one another; andthroughout the universe the consciousness and spirit that is Divine in allthings is never at war, but at peace.How fortunate for us that the planetsin their courses have never conceivedof war, strife, or contest, and that inpeace and harmony they carry on their activities, obey the laws, and live their



lives of manifestation! How fortunatefor us that the atomic energies contained in the molecules, and the electronicpowers contained in the atoms are heldin peaceful conservation by the uni

versal law of harmony! How truly fortunate it is for us that the explosiveenergy contained in a single flower,and the mighty forces contained in thevery atmosphere which we breathe continue their constructive manifestationsand give no vent to destructive demonstration! Only the flesh of man, onlythe mortal mind of man, only thepassing, temporal, unimportant part of man can conceive of war, strife andcontention, and give vent to it. Allthe rest of the universe is at peace,and peace is the power that rules us.

Peace is the power that maintains, sustains, and animates us.He who permits himself to outward

ly manifest the destructive excitationof anger and strife throws himself out of harmony with the universe, andbegins to destroy himself. Love is thekeynote to eternal life. Peace is thepath upon which the loving beingmust tread to reach the immortal goal.

Let there be peace in your life. Peaceprofound, peace perfect, and eternal.Peace , divine, and immortal. Peace of the Christ. Peace of God. Peace of the Cosmic. Peace of Th at which is

unspeakable, unknowable, and yet mediate and immediate at our command.May the God of the universe and

His Son, the Lord of the Christspirit, abide with each one of you during the holiday season, and bring toyou the bounty of the Cosmic and thefullness of the earth’s magnificent rewards. And may you sense and knowthat in our hearts here at Headquarterseach one of us, from the Supreme officer to the most humble worker whoeither handles your correspondence,files away your cards and your re

ports, operates the machines that stampyour lectures with postage, wraps your magazines, sends you your literature,or who does the least to help you inyour studies and your work, sends toyou at this time the very best wishes,the kindest thoughts, and the sweetestand most considerate vibrations for avery merry, happy T h a n k s g i v i n g ,Christmas, and New Year’s Day.

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By Sro. Edith M. D. Bell

Dreaming— I said,Th e W orld ’s a smoky taper,And Man’s a feeble prank;Life’s a careless caper,And Love a mountebank!

Awake— I cried,

Th e W orld ’s a candle, burningOn Heaven’s high altar-piece,Where planets swing like censersTo the beat of circling seas!

Man is the shrine of Ages,The sum of all his prayers;And Life’s a linked progressionUp Heaven’s high altar-stairs!

And Love's the selfless gloryEnfolding star and clod—

Flame of that vast, white Splendour Angels and men call—GOD!



AMORC and CooperationBy Raymund Andrea

Grand Master, AMORC, Great Britain

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R E C E N T L Y r e a d , w i t hmuch interest, an editorialwhich appeared in a contemporary journal entitled:“Wanted, a Paul Revere!’’,in which it was intimatedthat a movement was im

minent, the aim of which will be tosegregate true occultism from false.A pertinent question occured to me:

W ha t will be considered the criterionof true occultism? W ill it consist innames, or personalities, or the beliefsand practices of certain movementsor societies suggested by a committeeof persons who ought to know? Or willthe selection be made with regard tothe tendencies, underlying motives andform of expression of any particular type of occultism under consideration?Because, I venture to think, when theinnumerable types of occultism arecalled to the bar of judgment, few of them will accept the death penalty

without a severe struggle. Presumably,for instance, certain types of spiritualism and mediumship which masquerade under the name of occultismwill be arraigned, and when theseare relegated to the death chamber,there will be assigned, along withthem, a large percentage of very realseekers of truth, full of the spirit of sincere research and endeavouring tolive the Christ life, for all their misguided association with questionablecults. I forsee a phase of violent controversy such as we in England have

witnessed in progress in the Church,where bishop is ranged against bishop,layman against cleric, and both againstParliment, for refusing to sanction theuse of an amended and popish prayer book.

W e are as likely to kneel to the Chair *.J}e . of St. Peter as we are to Mr. Krish-

Trian le namurt*; an^ ^ am sure America has asDecember kttle stomach as ourselves for this1928 kind of allegiance. However, the ideal

as expressed in the editorial in question appeared to be the amalgamationor cooperation of all types of occultismwhich are moving Chr istward. Tha tis a matter of great significance. If itcan be done, America will soon ceaseto be regarded as the realm of thedollar. She will quickly become theLight of the West. But how will it bedone?

What appears to me to be the sure

criterion of genuine occultism is whether or not it gives paramount emphasis to the spirit of service. I carenothing for its name, or its prestige,or for the hum of personalities in the

journals; that form of occultism whichis not founded upon the spirit of service falls short of the ideal here expressed. It may offer all the rewardsin creation, promise to make millionaires of its students in a day, or rear yogis by magic through breathing andaffirmation in a night, if it does notgive, instead of grasp, it will perish.Those of us who have intimate relationships with students of the occulthave had this demonstrated to us over and over again. Some of these studentshave dabbled for long and in goodfaith with many varieties of cultism.They have been lured by speciouspromises into this and that school of magical practice, and upon leaving ithave found themselves standing justwhere they were before, and seekersstill.

Every student has a right to choose

his own path and attach himself toany cult or body of seekers he thinkswill meet his inner need; but obviouslyit is to his best interest to demandto see the credentials of those to whomhe gives his allegiance. It is a curiousfact that a person who is most fastidious in selecting a diet in everyway suitable for his physical wellbeing will often lack the slightestdiscrimination in the matter of nourishment for his mind and soul. I recall



in this connection the case of a younglady to whom I was speaking recentlyconcerning the higher culture. Whilstliving a most exemplary life from thephysical standpoint, she confessed that

so far as higher things were concerned,she regarded one of Miss Corelli’snovels as practically her Bible. Shedid not see why this highly colouredromance should not be absolutely possible for herself, why it should notapparently blossom forth in her ownlife without any definite discipline such,as in reality, was the basic factor inthe novelist's own development andpower. This was clearly a lack of perspective. There certainly was a substratum of truth in the chosen novel,but the aerial structure built upon it,

and on which my young friend hadreligiously fed her imagination for years, had raised her into a world of dreams from which she was extremelyloth to descend.

There are thousands of students engaged upon a similar quest of magicand wonder-working in following onecult, or another, which has nothing torecommend to them beyond a cheapadvertisement. In these, too, there maybe a substratum of reality, but onlya very discriminating mind can findit, and the pretentious structure built

around it is often so highly glossed andsonorous, so promising and captivatingin its pronouncements, that they become veritab le esoteric bibles to credu -lous souls. It is not for me to nameand arraign any questionable cults or their teachings; those who run after them must learn from hard experience.I only know that if they could besummoned to an occult assize andprevailed upon to declare themselvesbefore a competent tribunal they would

not survive the test of the criterionmentioned.

I do not propose to pronounce apanegyric on the science of Rosicru-cianism as taught in our Order . Itstand s in no need of it. W e knowwhat it is, what it has done, and whatit is doing in the world.. W e knowthat its principles can be traced in thelives of a long line of historic characters from a remote past to the presentday, and that these principles have inspired some of the most valuableworks in the world’s literature. Thoseprinciples are known to the world for what they are— for their height, their basic soundness, and for their instantappeal to the best in human nature.Others may find their prestige in bom

bast and their truth in a lie; by a lowcriticism they may seek to diminish andcrush the fair and sincere efforts of those who believe in truth. But wekeep to our own path, because itpoints upward. W e believe in combined and constructive endeavour, andhave no interest in occult dissentionwhich adds a hundredfold to the strifeof the world. So far as I see, cooperation on these principles is the only cooperation worth while. How it is tobe brought about is not for me to say.I only know that it would prove to be

one of the greatest achievements of thecentury, and that the present conditions in America imperatively demandit. It would have a tremendous influence upon world thought; it wouldfurnish a masterly example even to theChristian churches; while the reactionupon every sincere student, and theconfidence and leading given to thedoubting and hesitant seeker would beincalculable.

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S P E C I A L S U P P L I E S

Those interested in securing suppliesof a special nature for their sanctum,such as candle sticks with Rosicruciandesigns and symbols upon them, incense or a special symbolical apron for their home use may write to the Tri

angle Gift Shop, % Mrs. Churchill,Dade City, Florida, and she will bemost pleased to send you a little pricelist showing the various articles shecarries and their nominal prices tomembers of the Order.



^he “Sixth Sub'l^ace” and the Spider

By T H E IM P E R A TO R .

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ACCORDING to the v e r yold story, the spider invitedthe fly into the parlor, andit is subtly intimated thatthe fly accepted the invitation, although the i n t e r view ended so disastrouslythat his testimony has never

been recorded. Circumstantial evidencesindicate that since the spider had a very

selfish motive in inviting the fly to enter,he was probably wary enough to usesome very unique inducement in theform of glib arguments, to make thenaturally suspicious fly cast aside allreason and caution.

For some years, a number of spidershave been coloring their argumentswith the very enticing story of the possibility of a ‘‘sixth sub-race.” Officiallyand scientifically, as a Rosicrucian, Ido not know what the “sixth sub-race”is or should be, wa s or may be. In thesame sense, I am not quite sure whether we, who are living at the present time,and are so beautifully ignorant of thenature of the ‘‘sixth sub-race” , are partof the fifth or the seventh sub-race.However, the very weird and alluringsound of the phrase ‘‘sixth sub-race”,seems to have a magnetic attractionfor a great many, and thereby hangsan interesting tale.

In the August, 1928, issue of our “Mystic Triangle” magazine, I offeredan article entitled “By Their Fruits,”and in that article I called attentionto the fact that among the many goodand legitimate, as well as decent andhonorable, metaphysical, and occult organizations in the world, there are afew that are beneath our consideration,except so far as we feel duty boundto occasionally warn our membersabout them. W e try to do this without mentioning names, not because weare fearful in any way of legal con-

December sequences because of what we say,1928 but because we do not want to actually

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advertise and promote the nefariousactivities of some of these indecent organizations. And so in the article referred to, I spoke of an organizationthat was coming into existence throughrecent activities, conducted by an individual well known to some of us,but who operates generally under asymbolical name, and who claimed thathis new organization was sponsored

by the Great White Lodge and authorized to absorb all the other occult andmetaphysical organizations in North America, because none of them weregood, nice, decent, legitimate, honest,or something else. On page five hundred and forty-three, in the secondcolumn, in the August issue referred to,our members will find my comment,which I tried to make as conservatively,and as fairly as possible. I intimated,therein, that the idea that the GreatWhite Lodge would sponsor a neworganization, with its principal activities centered around a warfare againstevery other organization, was so inconsistent with its standards that thisvery claim should arouse considerablesuspicion. I intimated, further, that thestatement made by the founder of thisnew organization, that it would destroy any of its critics or any organization which attempted to defeat itsdestructive aims, was a challenge thatwas made with shallow boastfulness,and proved conclusively that the founder and his organization were unworthyof consideration as parts of anythingtruly mystical.

That article of mine brought us agreat many letters from all parts of theworld, but particularly from hundredsof persons who had been enticed intothe new organization. Som e of thesepeople agreed with the statements Imade, while a number of others againrebuked us for our criticisms of books,and especially for our criticisms of leaders and movements which we know



— not assume— are unworthy of theconsideration of every sincere and respectable seeker for truth. Th e rebukesstate that we are either jealous or intolerant, and that we ourselves are

trying to supress every other organization but our own. But in the fifteenyears, or more, that I have permittedcriticisms of persons or things to appear in our official writings, J believethat the average member has come tolearn that neither jealousy nor intolerance are the motives back of suchcriticisms, but a sincere desire to protect them, and many who are notmembers, from getting into the snaresof the wily pretenders, and especiallyfrom accepting the invitation of thespider. The critics of our criticisms

overlook the fact that we have oftenand consistently praised and recommended other good and helpful movements, books, persons, and things, withwhich we have no connection, suchrecommendations b e i n g as unbiasedfrom any selfish interest as are our criticisms.

All of the foregoing comments leadto one I now wish to make, and whichsome of you may title a typical “Itold you so.” It appears now that theorganization referred to, on page fivehundred and forty-three, of the August.

1928 issue of the magazine, is in diretrouble. Th e new spapers of this country, Canada, and elsewhere are filledwith the reports of the activities of thisvery new organization; and it is immediately branded by the newspaper writers, government investigators, and theinnocent parties who accepted the invitation to the parlor as another typical “ free love cult.” And a s we haveoften said in our warnings, the courtinvestigations, and the newspaper inquiries into the amazing activities of such leaders and organizations resultin the publication in the newspaper accounts, the names and addresses of many of the simple minded, thoughrespectable, persons who accepted thespider’s invitation, and escaped physicaldeath, but did not escape the inevitablepublicity and injury that is even worsethan death to the physical body.

It appears from the newspaper reports that not only did the leadersof this new movement have each other

arrested on the basis of misappropriating the funds, which the visitors tothe parlor were enticed into donating as contributions to the building up of a unique colony, but that a separate

section of the colony was to be devotedto the old “bunkum” of the development of a “sixth sub-race.” In other words, that ever alluring mystery of anew race seemed to attract the attention of a great many women and afew men who should know better, butwho were innocently drawn into aninvestigation of the idea, and now findthemselves in a very serious predicament. Th e idea seems to be that a newrace of men and women, to be knownas the “sixth sub-race” is most desirable. W hy it is to be a sub-race I do

not know, and how it comes to be thesixth I do not know. But it seemsstrange to every sane person that thisvery desirable new race can be broughtinto existence only through the channels of childbirth out of wedlock, andthrough the promiscuous associationsin weird colonies, in connection withdishonorable, illegitimate, and truly abnormal conditions. Is it not a remarkable thing that God has made no provision in a moral or decent way for thebirth of a race that is supposed to bethe redeeming race of the world? Why

is it that such a race of superior, mentally alert, physically perfect, psychically divined beings, is to be broughtinto express ion on this earth planethrough the arrangements, plans, andschemes of a few individuals who havenot yet shown their worthiness, byany standard, to be the equal of any inthe present race?

The literature of this new organization, which went to all of its prospective members, did not thoroughlyreveal the secret hopes and ambitionsof its leaders, but it certainly did contain such doctrines as left a doorwaywide open for the admission of thosewho were lax in their morals, or readyfor any unique adventure. W e noticethat its literature and lessons, supposed to be emanating from the GreatWhite Lodge, and to be the highestideals of pureness and sacredness, contained such statements as constitutedattacks upon the church, and the state,and upon the present day ideas of



marriage, and morals. W ha t were theunsuspecting members of this new organization thinking about when theyread in the literature such a statementas this: “The very first rule of themovement will be ‘mind your ownbusiness.’ The friendships and associa-tions, the thoughts, the food, the ambitions, the dress or undress of another are their own concern, not ours; therefore the only standard to which weneed conform in these matters is thestandard of individual needs, or requirements. Convention is but another name for repression.”

Repression, indeed!W ha t were they thinking of when

they read that those who would attaingreat spirituality and mastership in this

new organization must renounce allof their worldly possessions and giveeverything they had to the movementor its leader? And what could suchmembers have been thinking a b o u twhen they read that there was a dearthof spiritual souls in the world today,and that it was not possible for suchsouls to go into expression here andtake embodiment under the ordinaryconditions of marriage? The followingquestion was asked, in the literature,of all inquirers: “ W e ask ourselveswhich is the more important, the ful

fillment of our debt to Nature’s laws,and the subsequent welfare and happiness of parent and child, or the observance of a system of man-madelegalities which has by no means established its disinterestedness.”

Further statements in the literaturerefer to the fact that this organizationwas going to establish “centers of safety”, where the hope for a newrace might be realized under the convenient conditions intimated in other parts of the literature. “There will bemore than one center, but in each case

they will be in places secure from outside interference of any kind, and safefrom surrounding chaos and disaster.

. . Th ose of us who may later take part in the founding of thesecenters will not do so from selfish

The motives, but in order that a vital andMystic definite work may be accomplished—Triangle ^ founding of the sixth sub-race.”December No selfish motives in that! No per-1928 sonal interests in “safety centers”, and

convenient conditions for immoral practices! That is the probable glib argument that the spider gave to the fly.What type of men and women couldbelieve that an organization offeringsuch inducements as this was trulya part of the Great White Brotherhood? No wonder that hundreds of their inquirers, and some of their firstenthusiastic students, forwarded to usthe original copies of the secret lessons which they received, and in disgust and disappointment asked us whatto do. The leader of this new movement stated to us, in a letter answeringour inquiry, that none of his membershad a right to reveal to us the secretlessons he had sent them, and thatsince they had violated their pledges

to him in this manner, great grief would come to them, and he so informed them, as a warning. Fea r was used to hold hundreds of thefollowers in silence, but at last theMagdalene of the colony revealed her side of her intimate life and her story,according to the newspapers; and manywho had made liberal donations, alter accepting the invitation into the parlor,are now seeking to save their fortunesas well as their names. The leader,according to the newspapers, is tryingto escape the court trials and investi

gating by claiming that he has had aheart attack, and has been throwninto a spell of illness that keeps himfrom attending court. And some of hisintimate associates in the colony statethat the leader has announced that hisblack nemesis, a s o - c a l l e d “blackadept” , took control of him during oneof his trances, in which he was supposed to enter in order to secure moreof the mystical teachings in regard tothe development of the plans for thebirth of the new sub-race. Imagine, if you can, a true member of the Great

White Lodge operating under the direct instructions of the Masters, needingto go into deep trances to secure instructions—and such instructions! Andimagine a true emissary, legate, andhighly authorized, direct representativeof the Great White Lodge, being overcome and held spell bound by a blackadept! What rot this is, and to thinkof it being offered to the public in these



days of enlightened education and superior intellect.

Again I say, as I have so many timesin our magazines, lectures, and literature, I thank God that the Rosicrucian

Order has never dealt with sex teachings in any form, despite the fact thata few constantly criticize us for beingintolerant of what they consider avery important matter. And I alsothank God that our organization, thereal Rosicrucian Order, has n e v e r planned colonies nor ways and meansof bringing a new race into existence,except through the one Divine, Godlike institution— the home of legitim ately married and honorably associated

men and women. If the developmentof psychic, mystical, or spiritual powersmust come about through living a lifeof filth and dishonor, questionable conventions, and existence in secret “safety

centers", then I want none of it. ButI am happy in the knowledge thatthis is not so, and that in our organization, and through it, there are developing wonderful beings, while livingan honorable life, upright before allmen and women, and without fear of the frown of God and the pointedfinger of repute.

Again I say, let the spider do hisinviting, but stay in your parlor.

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Idiosyncrasies

By The Supreme Secretary

JGAIN we take the libertyof trespassing upon thismost valuable space by continuing our discussion of

idiosyncrasies. As previously mentioned, in the November issue of the maga

zine, this column is devoted to correcting the wrong conceptions thatsome of us might have regarding certain points of the studies. No matter how clearly some principles are presented, we are apt to confuse them,due to association of ideas. And if thismonthly article gives each and everyreader a better understanding of suchprinciples, we will feel well compensated.

Our discussion starts with the law:“ Like attracts unlike”. W e have statedin the lectures that one of the fundamental laws of Nature is that “likeattracts unlike.” And we go on to illustrate this law in numerous ways,explaining how the composition of matter adheres to it; how electrons, of a specific rate of vibration, of a negative nature are attracted to other electrons, of a positive nature, and unitewith them, and their specific vibrations

result either in negative or positivepolarity, which in turn attracts anunlike force. Then, as we continueour studies, we find that in biology,physics, chemistry and astronomy, the

law that a condition will attract its unlike, and two conditions of a likenature will repel each other.

Now some of our members havestated that they believe this law to beinconsistent. They go on to explainthat they know certain persons who,because of their habits, thinking andliving, are attracted to other persons of the same type of mind, and living under the same conditions. Th ey say thatpersons who are music lovers, artists,interested in literary work, or mechanically inclined, will always be foundin a nucleus of persons interested inthe same specific field, and, thereforethe law appears to be that “ like attracts like,” instead of like attractingunlike. Then they go on to quote theold parable: “Birds of a feather flocktogeth er.” And upon first consideringthe matter, it does seem as thoughthere might be some inconsistency whenwe say that the law is “like attracts unlike,” because it would seem that the



above cited cases are exceptions, andthat the law is not absolute. However,if we continue to analyze it, we findthat the conditions which the memberscite are entirely different than thosegoverned by the law of Nature that is

mentioned in the Rosicrucian studies.The law “like attracts unlike’’ appliesonly to creative, natural, constructiveforces, over which man has no control.Thus we find it applying in chemistry,physics, biology, astronomy, in all of the constructive forces of Nature, andin all of the sciences which go on toexplain and illustrate those forces of Nature. It does not apply to thetemperament, habits, or the conditionsof mind of the human being. Thus, itis very true that an individual interested in music or art will always be attracted to persons interested in a similar field; and those who think of viceand dwell in vice will, in many instances, be attracted to those in thesame atmosphere or environment. However, you can understand that in theseinstances there is no definite law or creative force of Nature working. Itis not an absolute law. So we find inconcluding our analysis that the law“like attracts unlike” is absolute in allthe constructive forces of nature, andis not affected at all by the fact that

man, in his thinking or living, seems tobe attracted to conditions or personswho are in harmony with himself.

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Members are confused by our recommendation of the wearing of emblemsor some medium for identification of their affiliation with the organization.They go on to state that from their conception it would seem most proper that a Rosicrucian should be known,and his identity revealed only by the

manifestation of his spirit, that is, bythe way in which he lives, the manner in which he thinks, and his mode of conduct. They believe that a Rosicrucian shall become known to his fellowman through the inner expression

, which shall radiate from him external-ystic an£j ke does not need any

December physical means to identify himself as1928 being a member of the organization.

Now that is very true, and it isvery beautiful, and we do hope thateach of us will eventually reach thatdegree of evolution, aspire to that goalwhereby in our everyday conduct andliving, in every act we do, in every

thought, we are living absolutely theRosicrucian code of life. And if welive explicitly the Rosicrucian code of life, it is bound to draw to us menand women in every walk of life whonotice our deeds, who see our accomplishments, because of their good, andwho will become aware of the factthat we are members of the RosicrucianOrder because of what we have done,and are doing. An d when we reachsuch a pinnacle of perfection, a materialemblem, or a physical means of identifying ourselves as members of the Rosicrucian Order, will be entirely unnecessary. But, we have not all, asyet, reached that stage of perfection.W e are still more or less on the path,climbing, aspiring, struggling, facingobstacles, combating them. Some of usdrop by the wayside, some hesitate,most of us reach our goal. So is itnot advisable that while we are on thispath, while we have the aid and helpof the principles and lectures of theorganization, to be good, and kindenough to inform others of the fact

that we are Rosicrucians, and permitthem to know, also, of the existence of the Order? A member can, in a dignified and conservative manner, wear anemblem that shows he a Neophyte,that he is broad and tolerant in histhinking, that he is in search of truthand light, and that he is a student.The emblem implies the following statement: “Since I am a member of theRosicrucian Order, which you can seeby this emblem, I will therefore be mostwilling to extend my hand to you, toaid you in becoming a member of the

organization.”Of course me must also understandthat the mere wearing of an emblemis no indication that the student is aRosicrucian in every proper sense of the word. It does not indicate how far he, or she, has progressed in thestudies, to what extent the principleshave been applied, or how successfulthe member has become in life. Itmerely shows that physically he, or



she, is a Rosicrucian, and is spiritually aspiring to be one. Therefore,I am sure we can only be known as atrue Rosicrucian through our conduct,and through the manifestation of the

principles we are studying; but we canbe known as a member by the emblemwe wear.

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Our next comment is in regard toequality. W e wish to quote one of our members, as follows: “I always liketo believe that each of us is equal inlife; that there is a standardization, auniformity which indicates the existenceof a definite, Divine law. I do not like

to think of inequality, class distinctions,degrees, or standards. And there aresome points in the studies that suggestinequality, or that we are not all equal,that there is a difference between us.I would like to know more about thatdifference. That we are not all equalseems inconsistent with the Rosicrucianteachings.”

This is one of those peculiar questions which can only be answered bya “yes” and a “no”. True, we are allequal, but we are also unequal. W eare all equal in one sense, and unequal

to just as great an extent in another sense. As Rosicrucians, we must recognize one definite, Divine source. In anysystem or form of logic we must acceptsomething as a basis; therefore, in attempting to solve our problem we startwith a recognition of a Divine source.W e understand, as Rosicrucians, thatthe soul is not a separate, broken-off segment of which we have a part, butinstead, the soul is a Divine forcethat flows through each of us equally,similar to an electric current flowingthrough various electric light bulbs.Each soul has its attribute, personality, and that personality is like anelectric light bulb. Thus some personalities give off red lights, some green,and some blue. But the current, theforce within them, or the soul, is thesame in each one. Th erefo re, so far as the soul essence is concerned, we areall equal. The soul is the only Divinething in man that cannot be loweredby man's living, his thinking, or hisdoing; it always remains perfect in its

Divinity. But the personality, the a c

tions of man which are radiated byhim, the same as the colors in theelectric light bulbs, are different. Mancan lower, or raise, his personality in

each incarnation by the way he livesand acts, by the things he does. AndT H E R E IS T H E " IN E Q U A L I T Y .W e each posse ss a different personality, and we are unequal in that sense. Some personalities are more evolved,some nearer perfection than others.W e think differently, live differently,and act differently. Just as some lampsgive off a murky light, and others aclear, bright light, so do some livesshine in their deeds and others areobscure. W e can find that the inequality of man is brought about by

his material side, his objective side of life. The Divine side, in all of us, isequal.

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It does not matter how evolved webecome in our thinking, how modernwe become in our living, how muchscience and invention contribute tothe present day world; no matter howpopular philosophy becomes, and howgeneral the principles of psychologyappear, we are many times misled bythe statements of certain societies andorganizations, attempting to fill their coffers in many unique ways. Onemember writes: “ I have been interestedin purchasing the extensively advertisedmagic crystals, magic mirrors, magicballs, and things of a similar naturewhich are claimed to greatly promoteconcentration, if not perfect it completely. Do you suggest it, is it ad visable?” W e answer that it is absolutely unnecessary to purchase or secure any such things to aid in concen

tration. In the first place, there is noarticle that has such an inherent power that it will aid in concentration. Somepersons believe that these things areimbued with a force of some naturethat helps the student in his practices.That sort of a belief is merely retrograding into the superstition of fetishism, which as you know, was the belief that certain articles possessed powersthat were inherent in them, a spirit,



so to speak, that aided the user or the wearer. W e can see the primitiveman, with many of these amulets inthe form of relics and ornaments strungabout himself to attract either the goodspirits, or drive away the evil ones,according to his particular need. So if,in this modern practical age, we thinkthat there are magic mirrors that havea power which will help the student inconcentration, we are merely goingback to a barbaric age, and are makinga radical mistake. W e need not purchase any so-called magic mirrors or crystals to develop concentration.

I readily agree with the thoughtthat arises in your mind when reading this, that certain perfect crystalswill develop and help one in his concentration. B U T it is not because of any inherent power in the crystal, butmerely because the crystal is so clear and so flawless that when gazing atit, our attention is not attracted byimperfections, and it is easier for usto temporarily eliminate the objectivefaculties and get into a subjective state,and thus produce certain manifestations. The crystal itself aids us in nosense because of a so-called mysteriouspower; such a belief is ridiculous. Theadvertiser endeavoring to sell you anarticle such as this, is attempting tofill his coffers at your detriment. If you still feel that there is some sort of magical power in a black mirror, or anything of the kind, at least saveyourself the money in the process of experimenting, by going to the fifteencent store and purchasing a small picture, removing the picture and placingbehind the glass in the frame a pieceof black velvet. This will give you aperfect black mirror, and you can easilyand economically, determine whether or not there is any magical force inherent in the mirror, or whether it isreally within yourself.

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In much of our earlier instructions,we invited your correspondence. W easked our students not to hesitate todirect questions to us that pertain tothe lectures, and to a great extent wewere willing to assist and help themwith their personal problems, and ad

vise them in a general way. That invitation, which still stands, is a promisethat is becoming harder and harder every day to fulfill. As you know, mostevery school, society, or system of study is obligated to answer questionspertaining to the studies which they areextending or expounding. But I believe that the A M O R C , the Rosicrucian Order, is unique in the fact thatit will answer questions of almost everyconceivable nature asked by its students, providing they are sensible andlogical, and providing that the inquiring members need information; and itis immaterial whether such questionsdeal with Rosicrucianism, the sale of alot, the purchase of stocks, the proper kind of arch supporter, or a newviolet-ray machine for home use. Allof these fields are out of the Rosicrucian classification, but are part of theservice given by the organization. Thisnaturally means thousands and thousands of letters each month, that haveno more connection with the Rosicrucian lectures or the elements of studythan the average article in your localnewspaper, are given every consideration by us. W e have members in practically every walk of life, and everyprofession, who willingly give us information pertaining to various sub

jects, an d we in turn extend that information to you free of charge.

Some of our students are unreason-able in their demands regarding thetime they should expect a reply, in theway they put their questions, and inthe type of questions they ask. Let mequote from a letter that was receivedin our correspondence department today, from a Brother, as follows: ‘‘Thereis an Indian teacher, a Hindu, whosesystem (which he says has worked inhundreds of instances) claims that Jupiter is number four and the moon therefore number three, which combinationis perfect. Will you explain to me moreabout this system and its advantages?After reading this question, can youmake anything out of it? W e cannot.And still, this Brother will most likelybe disappointed, feel that we are notfulfilling our promise, that we haveneglected to comply with our originalstatements of service if we do not ans-



wer his question. But, as you see, thequestion indicates nothing. It gives usno clue, no means of determining whatit is about; and we receive hundreds of letters each month with questions of this nature. If this Brother had statedthat the system he was mentioningdealt with numerology or a particular type, some form of astrology, or geom-ancy, perhaps then we would have hada clue to answer his query. But as it is,the most we can say is that his question, as it stands, is unanswerable.

Another letter contained this sentence: “I wrote you a letter two weeksago, and up to the present time I havenot had a reply. When I write, it isimportant, and I expect every consideration to be given to my communi

cations.” Upon investigation, we discovered that the Sister resides in NewYork City and that her original letter had just reached us about three daysbefore her second letter arrived: it hadbeen answered, but of course could nothave been received by her, in the East,in such a short space of time as twoweeks, unless she had sent her communication as an air mail letter, andhad enclosed air mail postage for a return reply. As it is, the average timeit takes a letter from New York Cityto reach us in San Jose is about six

days. Allowing that same amount of time for an answer to reach New York,we have twelve days: and I am surethat more than two days should bepermitted for a letter to remain in our office, unless it is a very, very urgentmatter, because even though we havea large staff for answering correspondence, it takes time to go throughthe hundreds of letters we receive eachday. W e cannot possibly answer allof them on the same day that we receive them. Therefore, it stands toreason that some letters will remain inour office as long as four or five daysbefore they are answered, unless theyare especially important.

W e ask you in directing your correspondence pertaining to the lectures,

to a personal problem, or to any of your affairs, to be as explicit as possible. And if you are referring particularly to some philosophical system,book, or study, name the author, andgive a complete synopsis of the work.Do not take one sentence or paragraphfrom the book, or name one or twolaws embodied in the system you haveheard or read about, and send them tous and ask us to tell you all aboutthem. It is safe to say that in this country there are several thousand personswho lecture on psychology, occultism,and philosophy, and most of them havetheir own personal opinions and ideaswhich they expound, calling it their own stytem, or originating a system towhich they give a unique name. And

though we classify these different systems here, so as to give you an understanding of them, it is impossible for us to be cognizant of the principles expounded by thousands of lecturers going through the country lecturing ontheir own ideas and principles. And if you wish us to comment on them,which we will do although it is out of our field, then give us all the detailedinformation you possibly can.

Therefore, though we are most willing to continue our unusual service of answering queries that do not pertaindirectly to the studies, we ask you tonote carefully the instructions on thefirst page of this magazine, under theheading of "How to address letters,”and to be as concise and complete inyour questions as possible. Also, if youwish your letters to be returned to youair mail, please enclose air mail postage.

This concludes our discussion of different points for this issue. You mayassist this column and help to make itinteresting not only to yourself butalso to others, by writing and telling us

of those points not quite clear to you,asking that they be answered, if spacepermits, in the next issue of the magazine. Address such letters to the Editor of the "Mystic Triangle”.

I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E

Letters are being mailed in Americaon an AM O R C letterhead, intimatingthat AM O R C has endorsed the booksand teachings of the Master Key System, published by Charles Haanel.

This has caused much confusionamong our members. Pending actionon our part to stop this, we wish tosay such endorsement and use of our name was not authorized by us.



“ Qommune c(3 hou‘With 'ioliy Quardian!”

By Fra. John Gottlieb Halbedel

[FIIS message was preparedfor Neophytes, and tothem it is lovingly dedicated. Since it is for themand of a personal nature,rather than of an impersonal one, each shouldfeel that his many vexing

problems and difficulties are not confined to just one particlar person,alone, but that they are also shared

by thousands of others, studying inthe same way and in the same field.The problems of the Neophyte are

perplexing and difficult, but not toany such extent as to be insoluble. Hisobstacles are barriers on the path, butbarriers that are surmountable. It isin regard to the problems and difficulties, which he encounters in his pilgrimage along the path, that this message goes forth to the Neophyte, andto point out to him a way of solvingthese problems, and of overcoming theobstacles and difficulties that so often

depress him, and fill him with doubtand fear. It was designed to convincehim of the fact that if he would commune, more often than he does, withhis “GUARDIAN”, he should findthat the many problems and difficultiesbesetting him in this mundane life areof his own making. This rather pungent statement carries the force of T R U T H , which, inasmuch as it cannotbe controverted and called somethingelse, must be the guide of those whoaspire to become M A ST E R S— becomecaptains of their fate.

With this dependable guide to directhim in his work, let each Neophytediscuss, briefly, in the presence of the“ G U A R D I A N O F H IS S A N C T U M ,”his problems and difficulties, and seeka way to solve and overcome them. But

Thei j } , before he can give all his undivided

Triangle attention to such a discussion, he mustDecember first W aside all unbelief and prejudice,1928 for they include fear and scepticism,

and have blinded, for ages past, andwill, in time to come, blind man to thetruth of life, and the true state of theschemes of things in the Universe,which God so wisely rules. This, of course, is not easily accomplished! Thebitterest contest which the Neophyteencounters becomes real when he isfacing his old convictions and pre

judices, because he is so av er se toparting with them. He is, therefore,continually groping onward on the path— falteringly, unsteadily — and onlygrudgingly leaves them behind.

Now and then, however, one of theNeophytes cannot persuade himself topart with his old, established beliefsand convictions; rather than do so, hefalls by the wayside. Th us he becomes and makes himself the victimof pride and misunderstanding; and.anon, he slips back into darkness, withhis cherished convictions and prejudices, and forsakes the Light that was hisfor the asking. He is gone! Certainly,

he was too proud to toil as an humbleworker in the vineyard of M A A T !But even he who applies himself well,feels, at times, that he must communewith his “GUARDIAN”. It is He, theNeophyte knows, that will understandand guide him aright. This is the onlyway to solve his problems and overcome his difficulties.

Now a Neophyte is entering hisSanctum and, in the presence of his“Guardian”, bares his problems anddifficulties. A communion is takingplace. Presently, the Neophyte, beingever concerned about his own worldlyaffairs, .speaks first. He is addressinghi s GUARDIAN.

Neophyte:— “It is strange that ever since my childhood days, in fact all mylife, I have been seeking something—something that I could not name evenif I would. But I felt that some day,somewhere, I would find that namelesssomething. I was forty years old and



slowly turning grey when I contactedthe Ancient and Mystical Order RosaeCrucis, and I was on the verge otgiving up all hope of ever finding thatwhich 1 had been longing to find all

these long, turbulent years.“ Feeling that this Great Brotherhoodcould help me in my life-long questfor that unnameable something, Iunited with it. I performed the Initiation Ceremony in this same Sanctum.Since then, I have received my private, weekly lectures with clock-likeprecision. From the day I passedthrough the “PORTALS , I realized that that which I had sought for somany years had been found.

“Despite this admission, I fear I

shall never succeed in becoming anAdept—a Master—the Captain of myfate! For problems confront me, problems such as I have not known before. And the future seems to hold outno promise for satisfactory solutions!There are difficulties, the like I havenot encountered previous to my unitingwith this great Brotherhood. How Imight overcome them, I do not knowas yet. Obstacles I find in my way toMastership — obstacles so apparendij real and insurmountable that I am losing hope of ever being able to remove

them.“I am now suffering from countless

little ailments, all of which only tendto multiply my problems and difficulties.I have strange dreams—dreams thatdisturb me and fill my heart withfear. At times I labor under the impression that I am singled out fromthe rest of my Brothers and Sistersand made the recipient of influencesemanating from an extremely evilsource. I am often, also, made theobject of ridicule and doubt by those

whom I have sought to interest in theOrder and its Work.“All this, O Worthy Guardian, is

responsible for the lessening of my interest in the work and study connectedwith the lectures, exercises and experiments! All this is responsible for thedwindling of my once high hopes of becoming the Captain of my fate!O Worthy Guardian, I fear I shall not

be able to continue on the path, unlessyou show me a way of solving my

problems and of overcoming the manydifficulties which, even now, threatento undermine and eventually destroymy faith in the laws and principlestaught by this Brotherhood.

“Shall I, then, having found thatwhich I have sought a life-time, relinquish, after all, that which I havegained, and allow myself to sink backinto darkness and ignorance? I dreadto think of it! Yet— I often find myself at the crossroads and unable todecide whether I should turn back or continue on the PATH."

Guardian:— “My Beloved Neophyte!I feel with thee. My heart is filledwith compassion, for I do understandthe problems that confront thee in thisearthly life. I know of the many difficulties that beset thee in this profaneworld, where thine courage and patience is severely tested. O Neophyte,if thou wouldst but commune with andlisten to thy Guardian, thy problemswould be fewer and thy difficulties lessthreatening.

“ In this profane world, it is saidthat if a man would show his prowess,he must invade those realms wheremen are men. Many a man hath ventured into such realms— on land, upon

the high seas, and in the air—andgained worldly, temporary renown. Butnearly as many have utterly failed asworkers in the Vineyard of M A A T.Hearken, O Neophyte, why such menhave failed. They failed because theyheeded not the voices of their Guardian! Despite their temporary and short— very short, indeed— earthly glory,these men transpired in the realm of DARKNESS, ignorant of the blessings that could have been theirs. Bethou, therefore, a man. Hearken to

the voice of thy Guardian!“Allow no man to lead thee astray,to dissuade thee from thy PATH.Continue thy work and follow thyGuardian, who is ever with thee andready to give counsel. Because thouhast not sought the advice of Himwhom thou shouldst have consulted,thou hast multiplied thy problems anddifficulties. Therefore, C O M M U N ET H O U W I T H T H Y G U A R D I A N !Thy problems then shall be solved.Thy difficulties shall disappear! Thy



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disturbing dreams will cease, if thoubut hold thoughts of happiness in thymind. Thy countless little ailments,likewise, shall leave thy body— if thoubut follow the instructions of thyM A S T E R .

“To combat the evil influences of which thou speakest, O Neophyte, castout of thy mind all thoughts of a negative nature, such as envy, revenge,doubt, fear, scepticism, and otherswhich give birth to selfish motives.For all that which is destructive tothine happiness is of a negative nature,and all that which is of a negativenature in this respect is detrimental tothine own happiness as well as to thatof others.

“Hold in thy mind only constructivethoughts, for all such thoughts, sincethey are constructive and thereforegood, are of a positive nature. Among

them are those of kindness, forgiveness,generosity, compassion, and altruism.Thoughts such as these beget the impulse to do, to accomplish, and toprogress. Let the health-giving, positivevibrations of good thoughts permeate

and surround thee, for they will contribute to and increase thy happiness.

“ Beloved Neophyte! Be forewarnedagainst committing any rash act! Remember that success can be attainedonly by Initiation, contest, and per-severence. If thou wouldst succeed,thou must be first willing to pay theprice of admission. And if thou artat the crossroads and unable to decidewhich way thou shouldst turn. COM-M U N E T H O U W I T H T H YG U A R D IA N ! He shall point out tothee the way which is best for thee totravel. For thy Guardian is with thee—A L W A Y S ! ”

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Our foreign c„Branches

Some Interesting Comments Regard ing the Order in Distan t Lan ds

By The Supreme Secretary

ACH SPRING we havean increasing number of letters from m e m b e r swho are going abroad,asking us to tell themh o w they may locateand contact some of

the Rosicrucian branches in foreignlands. To some of these we can giveinformation that will help them tocarry out the necessary investigationsand inquiries when they reach their destination, but to the majority wecan give very little positive information and this often arouses increasinginterest regarding the foreign branches.And we feel that just at this timewhen so many are returning fromabroad and relating interesting experiences, our little explanation here of theproblems involved will help them to

have a better understanding of theentire situation.

In the first place, it seems very difficult for our American members, whoare of American birth, to realize thatconditions in foreign countries in regard to secret societies or brotherhoods, or closed organizations are verydifferent from what they are in America. Our American members who were

born abroad or who have lived abroadfor a considerable length of time understand the situation very thoroughly,and often smile with us when membersin our American lodges ask questionsand demand certain information regarding the various secret societiesof Europe and elsewhere.

Before the W orld W ar, and for hundreds of years prior to that catastrophe, secret organizations or limitedfraternal bodies in the various coun



tries of Europe operated under extreme disadvantages so far as our American viewpoint is concerned.From their point of view, however,American fraternal organizations are

the ones that are distinctly differentand at a disadvantage. To help youto understand this, let me make thefollowing explanation. In Europe asecret organization is truly a secretbody in every sense. It does not advertise itself, it does not publish public magazines, or issue public literature. Its members do not wear emblems, and the Headquarters or meeting place of each branch is kept carefully under cover, with no outwardsigns to indicate its nature, and withevery vestige of symbolism or means

of identification removed from its outer reception rooms where casual inquirersor investigators call for information.For instance, one may find the actualmeeting place of one of these societieslocated in either a private structurethat resembles a residence, or, to usean actual illustration, in the rear of alarge wholesale building where duringthe day there is considerable commercial activity, and where the employees of the concern know little or nothing at all about the nature of thestructure in the rear of their buildingTo call at this place during the day,one must come well recommended,with certain identification credentials,and accompanied by some well-knownperson of the community whom onehas met and interviewed at some other place before being brought to the meeting place. At the meeting place, oneis escorted to the general offices of thecommercial concern and led into a private room that looks no different fromany other business office in the city.There, behind closed doors, carefully

guarded and in the presence of theaccompanying sponsor, discreet questions are asked and aswered withoutany admission being made as to thelocation of the meeting place or itsnature. Generally a number of interviews are necessary before any wordis given that will constitute an admission that a meeting place exists,and there must be considerable proof of the inquirer’s sincerity, worthiness,

and need to visit the actual meetingplace or lodge room before he is ever permitted to see the inside of it, letalone attend any meeting where theinquirer would see or recognize per

sons who are in attendance.It makes no difference to the officersand members of these foreign organizations whether the inquirer is froman American branch of the same brotherhood or a branch of the organization in the same country. Nor does itmatter if the inquirer happens to bea long-time resident in the same citywhere the inquiry is being made.Many of the meeting places of theseorganizations, and especially of theRosicrucians, the Freemasons and similar mystical, occult, or closely limited

fraternities are absolutely unknown toneighbors living in the immediateneighborhood, and seldom known tothe city officials or the newspapers.It is a fact, however, that the policein every city are well acquainted withthe existence and location of all of thelegitimate organizations within their immediate jurisdiction. This is becausepermits had to be issued by variousauthorities of the city or district for the holding of any secret or non-public meeting of a nature that might be

considered mysterious or unusual. Butthe police have always recognized theintegrity of the legitimate organizations, and the high motive for thesecrecy maintained by them, and wehave never heard of an instance wherean official of the police departmenthas given to a stranger, or a personwho seemed like a worthy inquirer,the name and address of any personor place connected with one of thesesecret organizations, unless it was inconnection with some serious emergency.

To the people of France, Germany,Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Holland andother countries of Europe the realpower, the real benefits to be derived,and the real attraction of a secretsociety is its secrecy, its privacy, andits exclusiveness. There is no questionabout the fact that had some lawbeen passed in most of these countries,before the Wo rld W ar, requiring allsecret societies to publish in the papers



the names of their officers and theaddresses of their meeting places, thatthe organizations would have unitedand protested against the passage of such a law. Even the individual member of such an organization glories in

the fact that he can be a member of an unknown society, and remain unknown as a member. To the minds of the people of the Old World, thereare many advantages in such secrecy;and we here in America have many reports, and constantly hear, from members whose parents belonged to theRosicrucians or other societies of Europe many years ago, and who kepttheir affiliation from the other members in the family. W e have hadshown to us, here in America, lodgeaprons and lodge regalia, lodge jewelsand devices which our members havefound securely locked up in the trunksor iron-bound chests of their fathersor grandfathers, mothers or grandmothers, after their transition, andthey have frankly stated that theynever knew that their parents wereconnected with the organizations represented by the various mute witnessesthey have found. Naturally, most of these things which have been shownto us were of a Rosicrucian nature.W e recall distinctly a cross that was

sent to us by one of the officers of our organization in Porto Rico manyyears ago, and which was an exactduplicate of one owned and possessedby one of our members there, andwhich had been found in her parents'chest after the owner had gone to ahigher plane. That cross had a veryancient date, and other marks on it,showing the lodge in Spain where itwas used, and it had the rose andother symbols upon it to indicate thatit was a true Rosicrucian lodge. Therewere other marks which indicated that

the owner of the cross had been ahigh officer in the Order without ever having revealed this fact to a member of his family, even after his removalfrom Spain to Porto Rico.

From the foreign point of view,

such secrecy on the part of a member of the family is not looked upon

with suspicion nor question. As we

have said, many times in some of our

articles, it has always been possiblein Europe for a man living in anycommunity and friendly with all of hisneighbors, and having no mysteriousassociations or secret past to hide,to leave his home on a certain night

of each week and quietly walk abouttown for a little while, and then suddenly drop into some ordinary buildingand stay there for several hours andreturn again alone, and without anyexplanation. Neighbors noticing theman do this sort of thing with regularity, and without any reference tothat night of the week, while he freelydiscusses his doings on other nights,would not suspect him of being guiltyof any crime or of any indiscretion.They would simply take it for grantedthat their friend and neighbor hadsome private business to attend to onthose nights which was the businessof no one else. An average lookingbuilding could be located in any community of Europe and appear to be aresidence or even a closed and unoccupied building, and yet on a certainnight of each week have thirty, fiftyor one hundred men come to it andremain within its softly lighted inclosure, leaving it again at a late hour and never think of making an investigation as to the nature of the meet

ing in the building, or demanding apolice investigation, public hearing, or public exposure.

Imagine such a situation in America.The very thought brings to our mindsthe American ideals and the Americanpoint of view. In this country, extremesecrecy and exclusiveness arouse suspicion. W e are a nation of frankness,as the Imperator recently said in oneof his writings. W e do not demand toknow our neighbors’ personal affairs,but we do demand to know w’hat is going on in our midst. W e ju stly look

with suspicion upon the existence andpurpose of any home, building, or structure in our immediate community whichdoes not appear to be functioning inthe average way, and which seems tobe the center of attraction for those

who come and go in silence, and without explanation or consideration for

public concern. If our interest in such

a place is aroused, and we proceed to



make an investigation, we become moresuspicious if our inquiries are evaded,and if the names of persons connectedwith the place are withheld or givento us in Latin or symbolical form, and

if various rooms in the building arekept closed to us. W e are even moresuspicious of the man or woman whosilently goes and comes on certainnights of the week, and never explains,never reveals, and always conceals allinformation pertaining to his or her peculiar secret occasions. W e are evensuspicious of the man or woman whofrankly admits that he belongs to asociety or group of students, or association of similar minds, but whosays that he cannot reveal the nameof the organization or its purposes.

W e have a few orgaizations in Am erica that have tried to maintain absolutesecrecy in regard to their name andpurposes, and it is a notable factthat several of them have a most unworthy, unkind, and derogatory reputation whereas they are really worthwhile, noble institutions. The bad repute unfairly attributed to them makestheir growth and progress slow inthis country, and keeps many veryfine persons from associating withthem, because such persons do not

care to receive the criticism whichwill inevitably result when they arefound to be connected with an association whose name and purposemust be concealed. Therefore, in thiscountry all progressive, modern, typically American institutions must keepthemselves open to the public, andmust do those things which belie thestatement that they are in hiding or under cover. Early in our own organization work here in America, wefound that the foreign custom of usingonly the official Latin names for our officers, and never permitting an inquirer or stranger to see our lodgerooms or temples, resulted in immediate investigation by various committees and officials, and aroused not onlythe suspicion but the antagonism of persons who were worthy of admission to the organization . W e foundthat the post office department andevery other public body of citizenslooked with suspicion on stationery

that bore no printed name or address.W e found that our private lives, our home life, our ancestry, and our friendships had to be open to publicinvestigation to avoid suspicion and

criticism. Therefore, you will see atonce the difference between the American viewpoint and the foreign one.

The statement has recently beenmade that the Rosicrcuians are difficult to locate in Europe, because inasking for the Rosicrucian Order,many public persons or officials in various cities and districts immediatelystate that they are unfamiliar withthe name or term. It may interest our members to have this short explanation. W e state now most emphatically, as we have a number of times,

that the average Rosicrucian body inEurope is not publicly or generallyknown by its Rosicrucian name. Thisis not something new, nor is it something that is inconsistent with the Rosicrucian principles. In Europe, nearlyevery lodge of the organization hasbeen free to choose a name for itself, and we may say in passing thatour own lodges here in America havehad the same privilege. Nearly all of the Rosicrucian lodges in Europe areknown to the members and to the

police or public officials by the generalname adopted. Let us take, for instance, one of our own large lodgesin America, that which is known asHermes No. 41 in Los Angeles. Themembers in Los Angeles would havebeen justified, by all Rosicrucian precedent, in putting the name Hermes ontheir seals, and adopting the termHermes Lodge, Hermes Brotherhood,or Hermes Fraternity as their officialname. They would have been justified in registering such a name withthe police department in Los Angeles,

instead of registering it as the Rosicrucian Lodge, Hermes Branch No.41. Therefore, inquiry at the policedepartment, at the newspaper offices,at the post office department, or of any public or semi-public official asking for information about the Rosicrucian Lodge in Los Angeles wouldhave brought a negative reply, whereas inquiry regarding the Hermes Lodgeor Hermes Brotherhood would have



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brought forth the desired information. Thus we find in the records of theOrder in Europe for the Sixteenth,Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenthand Twentieth centuries the names of many, many lodges, brotherhoods andfraternities which apparently had nothing to do with the words RosyCross or Rosicrucian, and whichwould not lead the casual inquirer or investigator to even suspect that theywere connected with the Rosicrucianorganization.

Take, for instance, the lodges organized by Louis Claude De SaintMartin in various parts of Europe.As a high officer of the RosicrucianOrder, and with authority to organize among the socially high and well-

to-do special lodges that would gradually evolve their way of thinking andliving, he proceeded to carry out hisauthority by organizing groups, to eachof which he gave a distinct name thatin no way indicated its Rosicrucianconnection. M any of these became famous in their particular way, and someof them are even considered as rivalbodies. After his transition, the relationship, one to the other, of allthese groups was revealed, but the relationship of all of them to the Rosicrucian Order was not known for

many years, and during the periodthat it was not known, these groupswere considered to be a new systemof thought, to which the name of Martinism was given. Today, we knowthat Martinism was pure Rosicrucian-ism, and the several books on the lifeof Saint Martin revealed that interesting fact.

Here in America many of our firstlodges, groups, and public forms of activity were conducted under thename of the American PhilomathicSociety; and in Mexico and other partsof the North American continent thereare lodges and groups of the AMORCwhich do not use the name AM O R Cexcept on their private reports anddocuments. Their stationery used for general correspondence, and their advertisements in newspapers in regard

to public lectures or meetings, containthe name Philomathic Society or So-cietas Philomatique. M any of our

readers will undoubtedly be surprisedat this time to know that the organization in various parts of the countryknown as the Philomathic Society,which has been carrying on so muchpublic education, public propaganda,humanitarian activities in prisons, orphan asylums and other institutions,is none other than the RosicrucianOrder known as AMORC. The wordAMORC itself was adopted many years ago by us as a word to use inpreference to the full title and truename of our Order. There are hundreds of persons living here in SanJose where our National Headquarters are, who are very familiar withthe word A M O R C because of theconstant references to it in local news

papers, and because of the public meetings held by the local lodge here, butwho do not know or even recognizethe word Rosicrucian. Visitors to thiscity who are members of our Order are often amused to find that in making inquiry as to how to reach our administration building, the railroadofficials, the post office clerks, WesternUnion telegraph office employees, or the taxicab drivers do not know anything about the Rosicrucians, and donot seem to recall having heard theword, whereas they are very familiar

with the location of AMORC.Therefore, our members who have

gone abroad this past summer, andother summers, seeking in some citya Rosicrucian Lodge and finding noresponse to their inquiry, or lookingfor the name Rosicurcian in a telephone book or directory and findingnone, will realize that they have beenattempting what is almost impossibleto accomplish. In those cases wheremembers who have been properly advised or who, through having lived inEurope, know the usual customs, have

contacted some of our branches andhad the pleasant experiences in themeeting places, libraries, or templerooms of foreign branches, will realize how truthfully we are presentingthe facts in these statements.

One other point many of our mem

bers overlook, and that is that nowhere in our literature do we claimor even intimate that a member who



has recently joined the AMORC inAmerica, and is still in the first yearsof preparation and study, is entitledto membership or temporary affiliationwith any of the foreign branches. We,

here in America, do not admit intoany of our American lodges, personsfrom abroad who present a letter or a card showing that they have becomea Neophyte or Postulant student of the Rosicrucian teachings of Europe.Unless they have certain other signsand symbols, which indicate that theyare of a certain qualification, they aresimply welcomed as a visiting Rosicrucian and permitted to interview our officers or make a formal cantact withus in an outer way. W e are justifiedin taking this stand by the fact thatthere are in Europe a number of clandestine Rosicrucian bodies whichhave published or sold books claiming to be Rosicrucian, and the purchase of which gives to the purchaser a card or paper of membership inthe organization operated by the publisher of the books. W e have seen inour time at least fifteen different documents issued by fifteen different organizations in Europe, containing various modifications of the true Rosicrucian symbols, and issued by organi

zations that have not any affiliationwith the international Rosicrucian Order at all. And we all know that thereare so-called Rosicrucian organizationsin America which also issue certificates,cards and diplomas to their book-buy-ers or students, and none of thesecards, papers, or documents are recognized by our own foreign branches.The mere fact that one of our members going abroad possesses one of our A M O R C cards or has an emblemof some kind does not warrant any

one of our branches in changing itscustoms and habits, and publicly revealing itself to the inquirer. Whenthese foreign branches will not revealthemselves to persons in their ownland and their own community, whoappear to be sincere and worthy seekers, we can hardly expect them toviolate their custom and make an exception for a stranger. On the other hand, there are ways and means of contacting the legitimate branches of

the AM O R C in various lands, and ashundreds of our readers of this magazine know, such contact has beenmade and can be made again.

In closing I wish to make one ex

planation that is most appropriate atthis time. A person in this country,who has attempted to contact our organization abroad and yet who isnot a member of either the Americanor foreign branches, and who has failedto make any satisfactory contact of any kind, recently claimed that theA M O R C in America has stated thatits international branch or internationalheadquarters is in Switzerland, andthat an investigation in Switzerlandhas not revealed the existence of any

Rosicrucian branch of any kind inthat country. W e would say, to thosewho hear this report, that the A M O RC in America has never stated thatits headquarters or the internationalheadquarters o f A M O R C are inSwitzerland. W e have stated that international conferences have been heldin Switzerland , and have been attendedby our Imperator and others fromvarious lands. But these conferenceswere especially called, as a conventionmight be called in Chicago, St. Louis,or any other large American city,

because of some special convenience.Ancient records show that many suchconferences have been held in the pastin Switzerland, especially at Basle andat Geneva, and some being held inMunich or other parts of Germany.But the fact that such an internationalconference or convention is held in agiven city for one year, or severalyears, during a period of a week or ten days, does not make that city theinternational headquarters of the organization holding the convention.

Surely no one would say that Houston,Texas, was the national headquartersof the Democratic Party, because anational convention was recently heldthere. Nor would one say that Chicagowas the national headquarters of theRoman Catholic church because in recent years a very large national conclave was held in that city. The truthof the matter is that no one city inthe world today can claim to be theinternational headquarters of the Rosi-



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crucian Order. If I were to selectany one of the foreign cities as beingan international headquarters, I wouldprobably pick Paris, because of thegreat number of activities connected

with that city at various periods of each year. On the other hand, I mightpick Egypt as being a place out of Europe more nearly approaching theinternational headquarters, because of the traditional and occult activities of the Order at various times, widelyseparated, in the past. The fact thatthe international organization maintains a central point of correspondencein Switzeralnd, which means that oneor two high officials of the Order actas permanent representatives for theinternational conferences in that country, has been stated by us a number of times, but there are internationalsecretaries in other important centersof Europe and other lands. And thesesecretaries carry on their correspondence under the international name of A M O R C, usually using the initialsA. A. O. R. R. A. C., which are theinitials of the full and complete nameof the Order in Latin, or they oftenabbreviate those initials to A. A. O.,A. A. A., or A. O. R. C.

W e here at Headquarters have amass of foreign correspondence from

active foreign branches, and on thiscorrespondence one will find the officialseals and name of the Order, butthe envelopes are often absolutelyplain, and to a casual reader of theletter, there would be nothing to showthe real connections of each of thesebranches with the international organization. It is only by knowing the sealsand signs and the proper words andterms that such connection can beproved. Therefore, letters to Consuls-General, post office departments, policedepartments, and newspapers in foreign lands, making inquiry about theRosicrucian branches in various cities,is sure to bring a negative, indifferentor perhaps diplomatic reply. For whenthe person receiving the inquiry actually knows anything about the organization referred to, he is most certain to be evasive or diplomatic in hisanswer, and when he knows nothingof the organization under the name of Rosicrucian, he is unable to do otherwise than give a negative answer.

I hope that this explanation of theforeign situation, and the explanationas to why we are carrying on a frankand open plan of publicity and schemeof activity in this country will answer many of the questions asked by our new members.

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L A S T N O T I C E A B O U T T R IP T O

E G Y P T

This will be the last invitation to beextended to members, new or old, whowish to go with the Imperator and hisfamily and other members, on the special trip to Egypt, the Holy Land, andvarious parts of Europe during nextJanuary, February, and March. Thetrip will include a visit to many of themystic places of mystic lands; and initiations and interesting lectures, willtake place, under unusual circumstan

ces. Every member, or any member ingood standing, is entitled to go, or relatives or friends of members may go, and participate in everything except the initiations. Unusually economical terms have been arranged. If youare interested, write to the Trip Secretary for itinerary and information.All those who have made positivereservations will receive further noticesduring the month of November.



F)he Chatter

By The Listener-In.

E L L , the Supreme Lodgetemple is about two-thirdscompleted, and I would liketo be able to tell everyoneof our Brothers and Sisters just how it looks. Ido not believe that our Or

der, or any other fraternal organizationin this country, has ever had a moretruly Egyptian and artisitic lodge roomthan is contained in this temple. Carrying out the ancient Egyptian ideas of colonnaded halls, the lodge room haseighteen stone columns in it, but so arranged that they do not obstruct theview of the master during the ceremonyor lectures. Th e columns are all toppedwith a huge gold lotus bulb, three feetin diameter, while the columns themselves are decorated in the Orientaldesigns in truly Oriental colors. Thewalls are all gray stone, and at variousplaces tapestries hang from rustic iron

bars, depicting scenes and charactersof Egyptian mythological, and mystical characters and symbology. In theEast, there is a large pylon doorwaythrough which a vista of a moonlightscene on an Egyptian desert carriesthe eye for many miles to the horizon,where one sees obelisks and pyramids,and in the immediate foreground arefountains, walls, and Egyptian buildings of various kinds all in relief, likea huge stage setting. At the initiationceremonies, when the adoration is givenby the members to the great symbol of

life, the scene is suddenly changed intoutter darkness, and when the proclamation “Let there be light’’ is given, asun starts to rise on the distant horizon and turns the entire scene into abeautiful sunrise effect that illuminatesthe members standing before the greatEast of the lodge room. The center ceiling of this room is raised, andbeautifully illuminated with symbolicaldesigns, and under this stands a stoneshekinah, or altar, raised upon a stone

platform approached by three steps,surrounded by posts and iron chain,making it typical of the ancient altarsin the early temples. In the decorativescheme, not only have many foreignpaints been used, but sheets of beatenmetal of various colors have been applied to the stone to carry out the original decorative methods of some of the most elaborate temples of the

Orient. The anterooms, reading rooms,and dressing rooms approaching thelodge in this temple are convenient;and a stillness perv ades the entirestructure to such an extent that it hasbeen found that the slightest whisper at the far end of the lodge room canbe distinctly heard in every part, asthe acoustics are perfect. Th e lodgeroom is so large that a great number can be seated for any ceremony; andthe lighting effects are extremely attractive.

The Imperator has been very busyduring the past month at his easel inthe studio of the building, makingsome of his portraits and symbolicalpaintings for which he has considerable reputation, since he has madehundreds of pictures in his life time;and in several Eastern cities, portraitsand symbolical paintings made by himhang in many homes, and some publicbuildings. One of the most beautifulpaintings made by him, for this newtemple, is a life size portrait of theM aste r Jesus, in oil on canvas. It de

picts Jesus as a great Master rather than as as Saviour; and in answer tomany questions, the Imperator saidthat he had purposely made the features and likeness of Jesus in keepingwith the Aryian race rather than typical of the Hebrew race. The blue eyesof this portrait follow one wherever one walks before the picture, and thecoloring and lighting in the pictureare such as to hold everyone who hasseen it in solemn and adoring respect.I noticed that one of the local news-



papers sent its photographer out tophotograph the Imperator while working on this portrait; and we have become quite accustomed, lately, to seeingthe Imperator in his artist smock, with

palette and paint brush in his hand.He has made a few tapestries and other pictures with various mediums, and hasbeen directing much of the decoratingwork in the temple, during the lateafternoons and long hours of the evening and night. It is planned to havethe dedication of this temple duringthe last week of November or the firstweek of December. It was originallyplanned to have the dedication onThanksgiving Day, but too many of the officers of the western branchesof the Order who wish to attend the

dedication by special invitation, couldnot come on Thanksgiving Day, so thedate of the dedication was changedto Sunday, November 25th, which alsohappens to be the birthday of theImperator. However, it may be foundthat the Temple will not be ready for that date, and the dedication may bepostponed to some time in the firstweek of December.

In a previous issue of our magazine,I mentioned that the Imperator wasplanning a special body of membersto assist him personally in specialwork, and that those who could offer their services with absolute loyalty andsincerity, should write to him. He toldme the other day that he was beingflooded with offers from members whounhesitatingly pledged their entire livesto the Order. I had no idea that somany would volunteer in this way,and it appears that a few misunderstood my remarks and believe that theImperator wanted members who couldleave their homes, in various parts of the country, come to Headquarters, and

work daily as part of the clerical staff.This is not the idea, of course, and Ibelieve that the correspondence department has had to get up a form letter to go to the hundreds who have writtenand pledged their devotion and services, from their homes, in whatever

Th e way the Imperator may direct. TheyMystic will have received this form letter in-Triangle structing them further about his planDecember by the time our next issue is being1928 printed.

I noticed also that the healing department of our organization has becomeenlarged and resystematized, becauseof the continued extension of its activities, and its eminent success in the

work to which it is devoted. And thisreminds me that we read rumors in the correspondence, and hear them throughcallers at Headquarters, regarding anepidemic of the "flu” throughout thecountry. I was particularly interestedin overhearing the conversation of aneminent scientist who called to see theImperator, and who said he had beenintimately connected with the governmental work of fighting the great epidemic of the "flu” in 1917 and 1918He said that their statistics and records showed that the average person

who passed aw ay through the “flu” atthat time, really passed away throughwhat is called pneumonia, which waswritten down as the real cause of so-called death in the average case. Inother words, he intimated that the "flu”broke down the vitality of the healthto such an extent that the cold weather of the time permitted the sufferingones to become affected with pneumonia. He admitted to the Imperator,strangely enough, that there was noknown positive cure for the "flu” , andthat even serums adopted by the gov

ernment or by specialists did not proveto be dependable, and that the onlyreal cure that is recommended by anyphysician today is that of absolute rest.That was a clue for the Imperator tocome back at the scientist and medicalexpert with a statement to the effectthat, "Yes, if you will give Nature areasonable chance, she will do her utmost to fight any diseased conditionand bring about a cure.” He pointedout that the few transitions that haverecently occurred in the west, attributed to the so-called "f lu” , were

shown to be in every case a resultof relapse, due to the fact that thepatient rested in bed a day or two,and then beginning to feel a littlestronger, went back to work, or other activities, too soon. The Imperator recommends that if you feel you have abad cold, or a touch of the "flu”, thatyou go to bed, keep warm, and staythere for four or five days; and havea physician see you, and tell you when



you may get out of your bed and goabout your affairs. His most importantrecommendation, however, was that youdo not have any fear about the “flu”,and that you stop thinking that you

are the next one to have it, and do nottake every little sneeze or chill as anindication that you have a touch of it. In these months of cold weather,chilliness of the body may occur often,due to lower temperature of a roomor of the street, and if you will keepyour mind in the right attitude, youwill not likely suffer from the “flu”. TheImperator brought out the records of the organization during the great epidemic of the “flu” in 1917 and 1918,and showed that only three membersof the entire organization passed awavduring that time. W e hope thatthe record this year will be a better one, despite the fact that the membership has increased some eight hundredpercent in the intervening years.

The other day, the department of extension had a little meeting of itsown, and discussed the plans for thecoming year, and I overheard a number of interesting statements. First, I heardthat up in Seattle, Washington, agroup has been working for some littletime and has rapidly increased its

membership and become very active inan unusual way. It appears that theyare holding meetings in Seattle everyW edn esday, at eight p. m., at 205Wedgewood Building. Brother WilliamDuda is in charge of the meetings,assisted by one of our Sisters who hasrecently gone there from another city,and who is an eminent lecturer andauthority on metaphysical subjects, aswell as a careful and experiencedpractitioner of our principles. All of our members living in or near Seattleare invited to go to these meetingsevery Wednesday night in Wedge-wood Bldg., and meet our other members there and listen to some of thevery interesting lectures. A permanentoffice for A M O R C information andadvice is maintained by Dr. CorneliaS. Raine, at 423 Denny W ay , Seattle,Washington, where members and inquirers may go during the day andcontact our organization.

I heard the officers of the extensiondepartment also state that the rapid in

crease in the number of groups andlodges in the North American jurisdiction during the past year has resulted in a very peculiar situation. Itappears that for the last three months

no new charters for lodges have beengranted, although charters for studentgroups in many cities have been granted, and will continue to be granted. Itseems that too many large lodgeshave been established in the NorthAmerican jurisdiction in the past year,and that, therefore, no new ones willbe chartered for another year or more.Lodges require a staff of fifteen officers,most of whom must be well trained inthe practical demonstration of the principles of the organization; and theactivities of a regular lodge are suchas to demand so much attention, somuch time, and so much literature andsupplies from Headquarters, that ithas not been able to keep up with theactivities of so many new lodges, and.therefore, no new lodges composed of one hundred and forty-four or moremembers will be chartered. Only groupscomposed of seventy-five, or less, members will be chartered hereafter.

A great many members have beenwriting and calling to tell us how theylike the magazine, and we are already

beginning to realize through variousways the wide distribution of this“ Mystic Trian gle ” . Its circulation, of course, has been increasing d a i l ythrough the rapid increase of newmembers, and the placing of the magazine into some libraries. I noticed theother day that it required twenty-eightof the huge mail sacks on one truckto take the magazines to the postoffice. Tha t means that our magazineis reaching a very large number of homes, and of course in many homesthere are two to five readers of it, asin many families there are more thanone member. In fact, our magazine hasbecome so important a messenger toso many thousands of members and inso many homes, that a number of advertisers have asked us about puttingtheir advertisements in our magazine.W e have refused all forms of advertising because we have not wanted tofill our pages with notices about variousforms of merchandise and other mater



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ials, and thereby shut out interestingreading matter. O f course, we realizethat we could add four or five pages of advertising to our magazine, and the income therefore would more than payfor the entire cost of the printing of each issue, and that is an item to beconsidered. Nearly all other fraternalmagazines carry advertising in order to pay for the printing of their magazine, but apparently the Imperator prefers to have the general funds payfor the printing of the “Mystic Triangle”, and give our members as muchof the space in the magazine as possible.

In the last issue of the “MysticTriangle”, a notice was added, justas the magazine went to press, an

nouncing the fact that our organizationhad secured the distribution of a veryunusual book called the “Bible of Bibles '. It appears that the magazinewas in the mail less than twenty-four hours when telephones, and personalcalls began to bring in requests for that book, and they have been comingby letter and telegraph ever since. I

have seen a copy of the book, whichhas a beautiful gold cover, is wellprinted on wonderful gold edged paper,and comes in a box like a gift book;I do not know when I have seen a bookmore attractive in its material make-up.I n glancing through the wonderfulchapters of “Bible of Bibles”, I noticesuch chapter headings as those dealingwith the subjects of God, creation, theorigin and constitution of man, theproblem of evil, the world matter, theunreal, the works of the flesh, theKingdom of Heaven, the fruits of thespirit, the straight and narrow way,prayer and healing, and peace andbrotherhood. Such a book as thiswould make a wonderful Christmasgift, and at the price of $8.00 per

copy, which includes the cost of packing and mailing (for it is a large andheavy book), you could not give toanyone, including yourself, a better and more season able gift. If you wantone of these books while the limitededition lasts, send your order, enclosing $8.00, and address it to theA M O R C Supply Bureau, RosicrucianPark, San Jose, California.

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‘Divine LAttunement

By]. B. Nandi, F. R. C.

The Last Message [tom the Late Grand Master of India.

Divine attunement is the blending of

the human consciousness with Divineconsciousness, the same as the watersof a river blend with those of a sea;and just as the waters of the sea canenter in and become one with thewaters of the river, so the attributesand functions of Divinity can flowin and become one with the mentalityof man.

The objective faculties of man, thatis, his powers of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling are always

limited; but when he is attuned with

the Cosmic his faculties are endowedwith unlimited powers. He can be cognizant of things happening at another part of the World; he can rightly interpret the meaning and motive of ancient, sacred writings; he can healdiseases by his touch, or by his vibrations from a great distance; and canperform wonders, which to an ordinary man of the world will appear tobe supernatural. It requires long practice of concentration, the leading of a



thoroughly pious and unselfish life, andthe observance of the laws of healthand morality to enable us to obtainthis power. Such power of attunementcan never be obtained by a materialist

addicted to sordid pursuits of life for sensual gratification or selfish gain.None but a sincere and spiritual minded man, desiring to expand the gloryof God and to serve mankind out of love and sympathy, can succeed inobtaining this Divine gift.

Over and above thus being conversant with, and controlling, the fineforces of nature, man can become attuned with the sublimer attribute of God that is His principle of love for allHis creatures, the celestial bliss, ecstasy, and peace of mind of which

there is no comparison in the World.Any one who has felt this elysiansatisfaction, even for a short time, shallnever forget it during his life, andshall not desire any earthly honor,glory, or wealth. He can clearly anddoubtlessly perceive his own inner,spiritual self, and can understand hisrelationship with God and the world.By continually being merged into sucha serene and heavenly state of mind,man forgets his own personality, and

his idea of self is gradually eliminated.He finds himself as one with all thecreatures of the world; a being guidedand controlled by one all pervading,all knowing omnipotent force. This

force is at this same time extremelykind, just, and merciful, and alwaysworks for good. To be of service toman this Divine Force (God) out of illimitable mercy and love, centres or focalizes in man. Such a man is always free from desires of worldly gainor interest, and tries his best to giveto others the same light, life, and loveof which he is the possessor. If Idesire for wealth I cannot get it unlessI ask for it from one who has it.

Such an inestimable Divine gift asthe elimination of one’s own idea of

self, developed through innumerableincarnations by the law of evolution,and the attainment of a permanentcondition of celestial bliss and happiness, cannot be obtained in any other way than by the direct contact andpresence of God; and this is why theGreat Masters, such as Lord Jesus,appear from time to time as the saviour of mankind. Blessed is the man who,not deriding his humble and unrecognized position, but through faith anddevotion, seeks His favor and help.

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< e^flembership tyorum >

Letters for this Department should be addressed to the FORUM, care of the Editor of theTriangle. Those which discuss or argue important points of our work or of life’s problemsare preferred. All must be as short as possib le. Initia ls or your full name will be used,according as you indicate; but your full name and address must be signed to each communication to receive attention. All letters mus t reach us by the tenth of each monthfor publication in the folowing month’s issue. The Order, its Officers or the Editor are

not responsible for any opinion expressed herein unless a comment is signed by one of theOfficers.

M E T T H E I M P E R A T O R

Editor, Mystic Triangle:

I have just listened to the afternoontalk given by the Imperator at theVancouver Hotel, and, incidentally, experienced my first personal contact with

any Rosicrucian, since entering theOrder. Naturally, a first contact meansmuch, and I am particularly thankfulthat mine has been made through Dr.Lewis, who has impressed me indelibly as a beneficent force amongmen—a force whose roots are deep



in character of tremendous power andsincerity.

There is no “poppy-cock” about Dr.Lewis, he knows what he wants tosay, and says it without garnishingsor trimmings of any kind, as one who

knows how short is the day, and howmuch is needed to be done therein.Nor is there sacrifice of charity onthis account, every point is sharplyfocussed, and so held until its registration is established in the sensingbrain. He who deals in intrinsic valuesneeds not embellishments for his wares,they provide their own. Yes, I was,and am, much pleased with the Im-perator's address. Sound sanity was,at once, its fount and its implication,in contradistinction to the Justinianian,

or worse, served a la mode to a profitable clientele.Another point of outstanding appeal

to me was the cosmopolitan character,the wide embrace, of the principles solucidly expounded and adequately emphasized by Dr. Lewis. He pointedout that there is no exclusive proprietorship here; all have equal title, let allhave equal chance to attain; whatfollows is up to them in the main,though not wholly, for is not there“the unwritten, but perceptible Lawbinding us in consideration one to

another?" Again, the Imperator's righteous contempt of the practices of theJustinianian teacher who develops adeplorable forum of mental-flatulencewhich, in his own esteem, raises himto a place of “glorious isolation” abovehis fellows, was a splendid sample of a real he-man, reminding one forciblyof George Meredith’s conception of theCosmic Spirit which throws an obliquelight on him who gets “overblown,pretentious, bombastic, hypocritical, pedantic, fantastically delicate— followedby Valleys of silvery laughter."

Thanks, Imperator, for your fineforceful exposition of Rosicrucian principles—it was at once inspirational andinvigorating.

R. A. R., B. C., Canada.

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Mystic „ C R IT IC ISM STriangle Editor, Mystic Triangle:

December I have been reading the Membership 1928 Forum for several months and it seems

to me to be a department of personalideas, many of them very radical.I think that members criticize their fellow members too much in this department. I have found that it is unwise to make disparaging remarks

about our fellowmen, unless they personally harm us, and especially thosethat are doing the best they can, suchas the officers of the lodge and members that send helpful suggestions. Certainly it would be best to be moregentle in our criticisms and not socompletely condemn other members'views; make our criticisms more of adiscussion. Sure ly any one worthy tobe called a Rosicrucian has steppedfar enough beyond mass thinking torealize the unity of life, and know

that to antagonize and disparage our fellowmen too utterly means our owndestruction. The new members whoconstantly read such remarks are liable to be confused, doubtful as toRosicrucian ideals. However, there isa better side to this discussion; mostof the letters are of a very helpfulnature.

R. A., Fairfield, Iowa.

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H E L P F U L


On the night of April 17, 1927, Itook up my first work with the M ys tical Order of the Rosy Cross. Sincethat time I have been so busy withmy reading, studies and other affairs,that I have not had time to criticizeany of the writers of the magazine,or tell the Editor “how to run it”.

While I prize some of the articlesI read in the magazine, and some of the letters in the “ Membership Forum ” ,more highly than I do others, yet Iget some good out of all of them. Itake “my own” wherever I find it,and I find some of it in each articleI read. I tried to get rich so long andfailed that Brother Edick’s article on“W hy T ry to Get Rich?” in theAugust issue of the Triangle, did muchgood, not that the article has causedme to quit trying to get rich, for Idid that some time ago, but it pointedout to me, more clearly than I ever



saw it before, the folly of tryingunder the conditions such as he mentions. I fear the one who fails tosense karmic law throughout the entire article is yet some distance from

the path that leads to mystic knowledge. Th ere is enough knowledge andwisdom expressed in the lines, andstored up between them, to requirethe minds of the gods in order tocomprehend them fully. One greatwriter has said: “Each soul attractsits own, and nothing can possibly cometo it that does not belong to it.” Hereis wisdom for the seeker— let himsearch it out.

W. T. F., Breckenridge, Texas

V V V V VW H E R E A R E W E G O IN G ?


After I had finished reading theSeptember “Mystic Triangle”, I said,to myself, “Where are we going?”Are we, students of the higher life,only studying the laws and not tryingto live them? This impression of minewas very strong, although I appreciatedand enjoyed many pages of this issueof the magazine.

In this one number we have thearticle by the Financial Secretary, telling us of various unkind letters hereceives every now and then; the“Listener-In” writes that some lodgeis trying to get some special honors;and in the Membership Forum we readsome unkind criticism and the verybold words: “Let him stay out of theTriangle for some months.” Yes sir,and no one other than the Imperator is meant in that statement. Let theImperator stay out of the Triangle!

And I said, to myself, “Where arewe going?” If we have to criticize,cannot we do it in a kind way? W eare seekers of knowledge, of the highest knowledge there can be attained,but of what help will the knowledgebe if the desire to live the higher lifeis not among us? Living the higher life means more than I can tell; butit certainly means to be kind, to leaveall strife for worldly honors behind,and respect our teacher as one whois far ahead of us on the Path of

Knowledge, and who in kindness,goodness, and patience, filled with agreat love for humanity at large,takes the time to teach us. Our Imperator is so capable that he could

easily take a high place in many ranksof life; wealth and honors would behis, but he is content to be our teacher and to give us in the magazine, bitsof his great knowledge and wisdom.And there is one of us who says:“Let him stay out .” Even after such criticism, he will not “come back”with an unkind word, because he hasreached that place on the Path whereall unkindness leaves the heart.

But again, where are we going? Letus rest awhile and think it over. Of

what help is our knowledge if thereis not the spirit of love among us?Of what value is the study of thehigher laws, if we do not try to live,earnestly and sincerely, the higher life?

I hope we all feel sorry for everyunkind word that is said among us,and may we see that we cannot enter the higher life if all strife has notgone from us. Our own acts willshow us where we are going.

Y. van de W ., San Jose, Calif.

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T H A N K Y O U !


I enjoyed the article by the Financial Secretary in the September Triangle exceedingly, and have come tothe conclusion that it is not all funto be Financial Secretary, even thoughat AM O RC . But you made some of your statements in such a humorousway that I am sure many members,

including myself, will realize how foolish it is to resent your reminder; andI will admit I have resented themterribly. It was very clever of youto make us feel, in such a roundaboutway, the absurdity of our running tothe Imperator, Supreme Secretary, etc.,etc., to heal the little burns of our wounded vanity.

Do let us have another analogousarticle; it is worth while reading them.

E. J. B., New York City, N. Y.



A SPECIAL BOOK FOR OUR MEMBERS

Th eMystic T riangle December 1928

(<9he ^Rgsicrucian (^Manual

A U T H O R I Z ED B Y T H E IM P E R A T O R

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All mem bers in all Grades of our Order, including those in the Corresponden ce Stud ies and thoseattendin g Temple Lo dg es in all c ities, are advised tha t this book is official and will be found of utmostvalue and help in all the study work and practices of the Order.

This manual has been dem anded for y ears, urged, and awaited. Now it is ready. The first andonly Rosicrucian Manual containing matter suggested by the Masters, Officers and Members of our variousLod ges . A private book, not to be sold on the open market, not published for profit, and the bigge st boon

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As all our members know, the Order publishesno books for public sale or for sale to its members. The Order is not a publishing concern, andits secret teachings cannot be commercialized inbooks. Still, ever since we published a smallmanual of reference charts and explanations in1918, there has been a continued request for asecond and large r edition. Slowly the Imperato r and his staff gathered together all the matter desiredby the thousand or more members who expressedin detail what should be in such an unusual book.Then one of our Brothers, who conducts a very

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ARCA NUM ORD INEM ROSAE E T AU REA E CRU CIS with associated bodies operatingthroughout the world under the title of A. M . O. R. C. (or translations of the sam e). Adhe ringto the ancient traditions of the Order, the North American Jurisdiction was incorporated as a nonprofit organ ization, and its name and symbols are protected by Reg istratio n in the United StatesPatent Office. Th e A . M . O. R. C. is not, and never has been, affiliated or remotely connectedwith any other fraternal or secret society or any cult or movement other than Rosicrucian; and itssystem of operation is distinctly differ ent from that of all other frate rnitie s in Constitution, La nd marks, Ritual and T each ings. It is the only fraternal org anization in America represented in theInternational Rosicrucian Congresses.

THE NORTH AMERICAN JURISDICTION

(Including the United States, Dominion of Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Republic of Panama, the West Indies, Lower California, and all landunder the protection of the United States of America).

H. Spencer Lewis, F. R. C., Ph. D. ---------------- Imperator for North AmericaR alp h M. L ewis , K. R. C.............................................................- Supreme Sec retary for North America

(ClaHHtftratimt uf itfrmhcrHhijt(The following classifications of membership apply to the North American Jurisdiction as out

lined above, and to parts of other Jurisdictions. The fees or dues vary in other Jurisdictions, however).General Student M embe rship: Mem bers located in any part of the North American Jurisdiction who

cannot affiliate with a Lodge and attend lectures, for various reasons, are permitted to take a preparatorycourse and then receive the regu lar lecture s, weekly, in perso nal form, with special exper imen ts, tests,lecture-lessons assigned to meet individual requirements, etc. They also receive the monthly magazine andfull membership benefits. Registration Fee, five dollars with application. Dues, two dollars monthly, payable at the Supreme Lodge before the 5tli of each month.

Chartered Group Lo dg es : Where a certain number of General Students live in any locality and arenot affiliated with any regu lar Lo dge , they may have the benefit of this form of m embership. The benefitsare association each week with other members, the discussion of the lectures, the comparison of experiences, special readings and talks, etc. Addre ss Department of G roups for further particulars. Thereare no fees in connection with group membership.

Chartered Lod ge Colle ges: Con sist of 144 advanced mem bers, receiving their lectures and instructionin classes meeting under a Ma ster and complete se t of officers in their own Temp les. Such Lodg es arelocated in the principal centers of population in North America. Fee s and dues in these Lo dge s areoptional with each Lodg e. Fo r directory of District Headqu arters, see below.

D I R E C T O R Y

The following principal branches are District Headquarters of A M O R C

San Francisco, Calif.:Calif. Grand Lodge, Mr. H. A. Green, K.R.C.,Grand Master, AMORC Temple, 843 OctaviaStreet, near Golden Gate Avenue.

Los Angeles, Calif .:Hermes Lodge, No. 41, Dr. E. E. Thomas,F. R. C., Master, A M OR C Temple, 233South Broadway.

San Jose, Calif .:Egypt Lodge No. 7, Mr. Leon Batchelor,K. R. C., Master, Rosicrucian Park.

Flint , Mich.:Michigan Grand Lodge, George A. Casey,Grand Secretary, 1041 Chevrolet Avenue

Omaha, Nebraska:Nebraska Grand Lodge, Mr. Leo J. Crosbey,K. R. C., Grand Master.

Paterson, N. J.:New Jersey Grand Lodge, Dr. Richard R.Schleusner, K. R. C., Grand Master, 33Clark Street.

Portland, Oregon:Oregon Grand Lodge, E. L. Merritt, K.R.C.,Grand Master, 19-E. Killingsworth Avenue.

Cleveland, Ohio:Ohio Grand Lodge, Mrs Anna L. Gaiser,S. R. C., Grand Master, 15804 Detroit St.

New York City:New York Grand Lodge, Mr. Louis Lawrence,K. R. C., Grand Master.

Boston, Mass.:Mass. Grand Lodge, Mrs. Marie Clemens,S. R. C., Grand Master, Lodge Building,739 Boylston Street.

Waterbury, Conn.:Conn. Grand Lodge, Grand Secretary, P. O.Box 1083.

Pittsburgh, Pa.:Penn. Grand Lodge, Dr. Charles D. Green.K . R. C., Gran d M aster, P.O . Box 558, N. S.Dimond Street Branch.

Philadelphia, Pa.:Delta Lodge, A M O R C , S tanley Taylor ,K. R. C., Secretary, 5215 Ridge Avenue.

Hartford, Conn.:Isis Lodge, AMORC, Mr. W. B. Andross,Master, Box 54, South Windsor, Conn.

Tampa, Florida:Florida Grand Lodge, Mr. R. H. Edwards,Grand Master, Stoval Office Building.

San Antonio, Texas:Texas Grand Lodge, Mrs C. Wanbloom,S. R. C., Grand Master, 1133 South LaredoStreet.

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Chicago, Illinois:Illinois Grand Lodge, Dr. Anita B. McCall,Grand Master, 728 No. Pine Avenue.

Washington, D. C.:Columbia Grand Lodge, Jos. F. Kimmel,K. R. C., G ran d M aster, 215 Second St., S. E.

C A N A D AVancouver, B. C.:

Canadian Grand Lodge, Dr. J. B. Clark,K. R. C., Grand Master, AMORC Temple,560 Granville Street.

Montreal, Quebec:AMORC, English Division, Albert E. Poad.Master, Apt. #4, 1431 Mackay Street, West-mount.

Montreal, Quebec—Section, Francaise.Adrien Arcand, K. R. C., Master, 1270 Sher

brooke Street, East.Verdun, Quebec:

Mr. R. A. Williamson, Master, 3809 Wellington Street.

Winnipeg, Man.:

Mr. Thos. P. Ross, Master, 257 Owena St.Lashburn, Sask.:

Mr. V. William Potten, Master, P.O. Box 104.

New W estminster, B. C:Mr. A. H. P. Mathew, Master, 1313 7th Ave.

Victoria, B. C.:Secretary, AMORC, Box 14

Edmonton, Alta.:Mr . James Clements, K. R. C., Master, 9533 Jasper Ave., E.

S P E C I A L B R A N C H E SA Chartered Branch has been selected ineach of the folowing cities to represent theOrder in its district:

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England:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Great Britain,Mr. Raymund Andrea, K.R.C., Grand Master,41 Berkely Road, Bishopton, Bristol, England.

Scandinavian Countries:The AM ORC Grand Lodge of Denmark,Commander E. E. Anderson, K. R. C., GrandMaster, Manogade 13th Strand, Copenhagen,Denmark.

Netherlands:The AMORC Grand Lodge of Holland, Mr.F. A. Lans, K. R. C., Gr and Secretary, Schuy-ststraat 244, The Hague, Holland.

F raneeiThe AMORC du Nord, Mr. Charles Levy,Grand Secretary.

Germany and Austria:Grand C ounc il o f A M O R C , Mr . Ma nyCihlar, Grand Secretary, Luxenburgerstrasse,Vienna, Austria.

China and Russia:T’ L Th e United Grand Lodge of China andww . Russia, Mr. I. A. Gridn eff, K. R. C., Gra ndIVlystlC Master, 8/18 Kavkazskaya St., Harbin, Man-T riangte churia.

December Australia:1928 The Grand Council of Australia, Dr. A. O.

Binschedler, G rand Secretary, B o x 215,G. P. O., Adelaide.

Ind ia :The Supreme Council, AMORC, Calcutta,India.

Dutch East Indies:W. J. Visser, Grand Master, Bodjong 135,Semarang, J a va .

Egypt :The Grand Orient of AMORC, House of theTemple, Grand Secretary, Nasreih, Cairo, Egypt.

Africa :The Grand Lodge of the Gold Coast,A M O R C . Mr. Stephen H. Addo, GrandMaster, P. O. Box 424, Accra, Gold Coast,

West Africa.British Guiana:

Mr. Frederick E. Charles, Master, VictoriaVillage, Demerara, British Guiana.

Costa Rica:William T. Lindo, F. R. C., Grand Master.P. O. Box 521, Limon, Republic of CostaRica, C. A.

The addresses of other foreign Grand Lodgesand Secretaries cannot be given general publicity.



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HROUGH the cooperation of one of our Brothers, we have at lastsecured an emblem intended for your car or for use in your sanctum. W e have had many requ ests for an attractive emblem thatmembers could attach to the radiators of their cars, to serve thesame purpose as other emblems. Th ese beautiful Rosicrucian emblems are in the form of a triangle, surmounted on an Egyptiancross. The y are finished with duco enamel, which preserves them

against heat; the cross and triangle are finished in gold, the rose in red, and thestem and leaves in green. It has a special arrangem ent permitting it to be fas tened to the radiator of a car, and it can also be hung on the wall to decorate asanctum. The size of the emblem is five and one-quarter by three and three-quarter inches. Th ey are intended solely for use on automobiles or in thesanctum; and are economically priced at $1.50, postage paid.

T H E R O S I C R U C I A N M A N U A L

W e refer you to the next to the last page of this issue for a complete description of the Manual, and its value and importance to each student, regardlessof what grade of the studies he is in. Th is Manual is a grea t aid as youcan understand, by reading the pag e mentioned above. Th e book is stronglybound, with attractive cloth binding, over heavy covers, and stamped in gold.Single copies of the book, by mail anywhere in the United States of America,are $2.30, in Canada or foreign countries, $2.40.

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practically what they cost, postage paid by us.

W e hope to serve you in every possible way and to fill your orders promptly. Make your checks or money orders for these supplies payable only toA M O R C F U N D S; and address your letters containing orders to the A M O RCSU P P L Y B U R EA U . Every order must be accompanied by its remittance. If you send cash, be sure to register the letter as we cannot be responsible for money lost.

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