DOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDLOAA ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ‘A PRIVATE PUBLICATION FOR MEMBERS OF AMORC, THE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER. ee Sm Ca Mato th Pt et San J ile ar Ato At 2 Vol. AUGUST, 1938 No. No Churchbells Call Me to Worship, | hear No Thundering Prayer, | Enter My Temple In Silence, ‘And Find God Weiting There. Silent, Receptive, Enlightened, My Soul In ite Glory Stands, ‘And | Am One With My Maker, In The Temple Not Mode With Hands, Virgina Lee Eastham, THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR (EVERY OTHER MONTH) BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATION OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMORC, AT ROSICRUCIAN PARK, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ANNUALLY FOR MEMBERS ONLY AAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, =3 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Greetings! vv Dean FRaTnes anp Sonones: Once again the August sve of the Forum ‘magazine wll be printed during the week of the atonal an Ieatnal Coen ld here in San Jose, and once again the delegates and amir dig the Centon wi ave a opportunity to go to the lange printing plant Eiled the Resicrocian Pres and ase there copies Of The Roscruclan Forum” going” through the folding and sitching machines nd the ocer pro ees of being printed and prepared for mailing ‘This is abeays a farcnating attraction toe smembers who are rela readers of the Forum oF tho ony acasoally sce copy 3 thei lodges for chaptrs ‘To se the mapatine that you ie ‘going to read a few weeks later going through the Actual and inveoed preceaes of ing pied, folded, and stitched with wire snd then eat and twimmed, makes that particular isu of eater Inter to those who receive “There sno larger printing plant, or more om: plete plant for printing and bkbinding than the Resicrucn Prey anyubere onthe Paife Const cor anywhere wes of Chicago, and here are few sn Gheago or in New York that are more com plete or hive the elaborate faces thatthe Rest {rican Press has, In one apacous and attractive inalding tae loos ike a building which was de signed and created for a state fair or 3 national fair or exit, and constructed of reinforced sel concrete and of heaey materi every sens, Sind surounded by an stractve park hee isnot ania ery int are pret fore make {ng of special ilusration and designs used in our Dnted matter—in addition tothe at work that ne in the art department of our own Science Building and in our architectural and her are departments but in the priatng plane there is Slips complete engraving deparement forthe aig fey ng fcr nd Production including lithograph and ferogravure fd eslor work. Then there are of course, the inuge paper cuting machines controled eletical- Iyjand the wore of printing press of all sizes, rom small ones to those lange enough to print sixtenpage dally newspaper, snd in fact some ‘ewapapes have been printed here during periods en er nevegae? printing lant were tem rary out of operation, and fultaze newpaper fotogrvire sections have been printed hee "Then there are alo the department for making Iooeeaf binders and ledgers tage enough for {he sate and county tax departments and similar fovernment departments to user and which ae larger and more complicated in thee ulings than many of the ledger sheets and lola indere that are preduced by special companies in the Est On of he rng machines an cbse and intriguing apparatus that actually rules un ‘reds of lines at one time on sheets of paper by tneane of fountain pene cacrying fi ik of dit ferent colors. "Then there are machines for punchy ing the holes and the diferent cuts into binder ape. Finally, there ies very elaborate bookbinding separiment where not ony areal of ovr own books ofthe Raserovan library bound, bu where many rare books are Brought by uk and others to Be Bound in rare feather, stamped in enamels and clony and where deluxe editions of rare books fave been bound and rebound. This bookbinding Apartment in charge ofan expert who atone tie wa an instructor in bookbinding and inthe making of hand‘ooled. and embosed leather: found bak ia Ins ie. Ooe mentee always enjoy seeing the fascinating proce binding books in leach and sik and seamping them in god “Then there are very large folding machines in which large hereof printed paper enter atone fend, and after flopping and moving around the imachine at diferent angler they come ut tthe ‘ther end folded into sixteen, thirty te or more ages "And there are many etber departments Ei ae fret oo meer ad ete ts alvays especlly interesting to see The Resicucian Digest and soe of ou book and the Forum magazine in the process of being printed nd folded and finshed fad for dstibtton to the menbers I take this opportaniy of sending my greet ings to all ofr members who may Teal the ‘August ise of The Rosicracian Forum, whether thoy vere here atthe Convention ands fin the proces of being printed and flded or not ‘And'T ope tht thie who were not able to at tend the Convention or the University this eum mer at Roverucan Park will tend next year Re ths momen the opening of the, Unieraty tesson just one week away, and the Conven- tian i only litle over thre weeks away, and naturally every department here at Remeracan Parks wily stir in preparation for thes wo {gest event,” Despite the socalled depresion ot Stetson” we anticipate and Tull expect a Iargr attendance at the University thi year than ter before, andthe statements coming tu from members and delegates who aze planning fo come‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Pag to the Convention indicate we will hve a larger Standance athe Coven te yn tan stows yers, Bt you wl nda more complete Feference tothe Convention inthe fatre rues of The Rosirucion Dige. In losing thee greetings, hope that al of you wall ve 3 very pleasant summer vacation tnd rid of et and fecreaton whether you come to Reccrocan Park in California for Wat purpose or not And in September we aall al he seady fain for the intenned scien of cu work Noctor one hour are such actives dixoninued during the summer ment, but they always be ‘come more intense after the vacation periods of ‘our members have been concluded in September. Fraternally, H, Srewcen Lewis, Imperator. ‘Strange Facts About the Human Aura “This afternoon T want total with the Forum pnb and form rade for vie whee ing the human aura. I'm not doing this in Snmverto anyone specie quenion th hs ome to me lately, but because of many question that femme every ay inthe week to diferent Jepar spent of our Headquarters in regard to this sub- ject, It really is one of the oldest of the mystical 2rd ecu subject and it one that has attracted nd held the attention of stodents of human na- ture and ofthe myetcal laws of fife for many Centuries "Vet iti one that is ignored by many eminent men_of science today, by clergymen, Priests physicians, and by millon of laymen. ‘Many of our pew members who are in the carly depees, and those who enter the early de- fret from tie to tine, come in contact with the ‘words “human aura” in oar menographs for the frst time, and for the frst time in tee lves they have ha the subject forced upon them. Many of those new members are very skeptical and doube ful abot che exes of human ara Nat Iy they write «great many questions with num” fer of comments fom time to time. Many of the new members have very defnite but erroneous ‘zu about the human fur, becauer chey have teen feading and studying some books of pa piles ‘aud by soles that perpetuate sone of the ancient Hindu and India ideas, and their ‘undetanding ofthe human aura and ite nature and indications is gite contrary to our own, ‘Specially since our own are not associated with aay religious or credal of sectarian dectzines ‘Then there are those who have some exginal and sqaly erroneous ideas aboot the human aura ‘They want us to adopt thei ideas, because they think they ave ditovered something new oF ‘emething orginal about the human aa o about i color scheme ori mines of maieaton ‘And of course we have 2 proportion of new ‘members who wil not accept the idea of any fhuman aura at all. Te seems to be contrary 0 their religious ideas, and they have discus it with clergymen of prieats and have been told it Yeas all nonsensical, o they have dacused i with their family physicians and Rave been old that it was ridiculous, and they wane us to justify our beliefs that there is such a thing a8 the human aura, Mest of these cite write to us at though ‘we herein San Jose in the year 1987 of 1938 tne ‘ented, created or originated the whole idea of Human’ auras, ae ie was something not only surely of Rosieracian deceing, but 29 sc & ereation of the present Supreme. oficers that ‘we shoud show by whae warrant or Tason we ver arrived atthe conclusion or the imaginary fonviton that there was such 2 thing ay the inuman aura and tae ie was vibe. In our lectures and monographs we have sid wate alee sfc ‘Beat he human ur withou attempting to emphasis its existence Gr wate number of teatser on the subject, or Without atempting to build up a cult of aura {analysis We know that there is very much more that can be ail about the human aura in regard to is various colorg its cause and origing its ‘arious methods and’ manners of manifestation, the various way in which the ara of another in? Aivdual can be teen, and the various unimportant fpental and physical conditions that ate indeed ‘various forms and colors of auras, But we hve not attempted to elaborate on this subject and have expected that some day we might write fr prepare one or two magazine articles for The Rosierucion Digest dealing with i But I am very glad to say that a book has recently teen published and put upon the market {hat fullls many of the reirement of students in regard to human auras This book is called ‘The Origin and Properties of the Haman Aura Teas we by «ee aden 2 grade of a large English university, and one who had Specialized in such scientife‘sbjects ae enabled ihm to_properly investigate the subject and to ‘write & ook that would be sccepable to sientic Investigators. The book wae written and printed in Great Britain and is now tld in America by E-P. Dutton & Company of New York. We a tot aware ofthe price, and we are not interested {nthe sale of the book but any who might want the book should wee’ to EP. Dutton © Com any and learn the price, and make their pur hase through that company or through any Lge bookstore in any. cy. Typil of our recom mendations of good books from time to time, we de recommending this bok, not berase we fave any interes in the sale of i or derive any proft from is promotion or distribution, but solely be:p THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM oie hk a Bk a wl Be of ter ‘he Sh, Omar Raglan apache cd this mere of auat with considerable dose Snd care. He was no anxious fo be convinced of toying at the human so an he sa a as with some misgving and not a le tence that he fally decided to present in feck form the reals of his long investigation. Since he i not connected with no wring in he inert of any metaphyaal, myt oeul o onanation ann attempang to eae Tah any ania or ocalt teorte bythe fact te bat compiled, his book wil be coniered by sbi and enn ned eit a very Cha pont of ow fel br id nor go far enough in his investigations and that he allowed ‘ik commervative see and cation to cow hi tyes and his mind to many cnclsons oe many fete which Be mighe hawy dicovered i he had teen & Htle more favorably inlined, and cee tanya tle mere myecalyitroted or pre bated Bue ic fe often very wall indeed 0 read ‘the conclusions and ideas written by a person who ioe an avowed snr fe He SS that we can conceive a diferent viewpoint and fethape peta diferent lant upon de eubject that reren'ux For tat reason all of here at Headquarters read with Jose 26 moch interest ‘bak by some worthwhile pereon who attacks the teas, Sonclusions and beliefs of Roseruianizm and of metaphyace and myetcon, a we read 2 ‘book by some eminent authority who is supporting th tae And tn hy, fo Rear Re for Chapter readings and for india tad and dlecusion by our member, taeed upon the Sirti reaches and wewpolns of many (2° ‘moos pentont who have almow an oppo idea fe out own viewpoints, A Resin should ‘be well rounded in his reading and not lopsided. Feshould know what the oppstion thinks, what the other fellow on the other side of the fence fincrely believes, Ar sodent of the spr things of life he should Know what the materials. thinks, “This interesting book by Mr. Bagel isnot 2 beck that opposes or aacks 3 belief inthe human aura, "All of his investigations, and Te searches tabulated by him, setaly sport and prove not ony the existence of the human aura Eee fonctioning andi indations, Tei ek that every Reseracin ident who dine terested in surat wl nd very valuable and ery Ielpf “To on iti epeilly interning boca this snan, Me. Bagnal, never having had any of ox Roser teachings and very endenly never having had any mystical teachings oF asocations reached conclusions and discovered facts that Ihave heretofore emained more or less private and. ‘secretin the teachings of myetical organizations like the Resicrucians. ‘To have a man on the out” side, therefore, of a sientife trend of mind, un- biased, and extremely careful in his researches, discover as fact the strange tings which many ‘of our membere and readers have doubted, ie very fneresting indeed. And to have such a research worker present his findings in a systematic man- fer and in great detall is very helpful to all of four members and student ‘One of the arguments used by pertons who ‘have no faith in the existence of human auras is that we state and some other mystical authorities state, that the human aura i not as easly scen in complete darkness as if is sometimes in sun- light, and that a soft gray light or an almost dark room ie rites ay that if the human aura exists at al, it should be more briliantly Wisible ina very datk room. “However, we find ‘Mr, Bagnall saying) in the introduction of his book: Sine the sua cant by som in complete dss follows that the boty dee ot et rape in eliene quantity to wimate the snae eae tay ov par like the room Nee too ath. lo eer & her fackgronnd Sn ot Mr. Bagall goes on to explain that asioos pera per sts dete dag 6 ight Wiiie'om where dey ae enrages and tat cote pes cn othe onde various Suing we rs ne oy ‘ite condition. He sla ges to grat lenge fo thow that when a room te tighted the celor of ia 2 St 3nd demonstrated hata combination of red and ite gh or ale ct te very favorable for viewing meet auras, Mr, Bagnall found that by Snsng asin vatocs shar of wet or Boe and and looking through these glasses he auld improve bis igh ofthe arse Av further indi of how throighly he gos oto hie bj, ee ur rily wate hate has many ae ing ue at, eeu the Snger pe ae the Boge are separated, indicating wot we eile being eye tat Sinanate fom the Sager He has elit dagrams {© how how the bllat etl of the aunt are chest to the bay and how ‘he general Hite of the aura forme deel ke a huge eee pel onl arouad the entre bodys He sis howe thatthe unborn child carried By a mother fs snore or deine su, oan cheer the extent ofthe busy aura arund the by. He Su dows that whe some pot of the Boy has ice removed by an operation cha the removalTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 5 ofthe appendix, there is an sect upon the aura He expla in sentife manner the funetoning of the eyes in sing auras, and dscuses the a for and pn of ie aig and i eation fo hale, vitality, poyhic development and s0 ‘Many of the contention, principles, definite conclusions and face stated in our mene sd tres avin et toh ieriments of mystic an 4nd metaplysicans in past years are verifed by the findings made by this unbiased investigator. He discuss the effct of disease on the outer ate of the aura and the matter of heredity and many other scentife and mystical principles Gat imay be involved or are involved in the cue and manifestation of the human aur hope every one of our members who is deep: ty ees sl pc took fs E_P. Dotton © Company or atleast try to find im he ivan o ae the fiers of a al chapter or lodges secure 2 copy off and pt {na the reading rooms. A Problem of Childbirth toe hf yon seb ey on Reacher a Ratt setae Se are, Survey niet okies SUAcar ee'ss Gaia inne SA de Gee SE LE merle Seis wat Leen a et israel athe ieee eae ste Pi aa ont Seine a ny el Mh deals with the physiological processes involved in Sika Te feo ae, i ater sy Sa fis Pathe ee a en Pirie acetate mountainside, and far from any pearby eoaeroe Sori sy rpc ae ei cea ete creas fa Weal fe mya cnet Coca ty haa de Ere Pa yl OP Eh jay ele Le Ee Se Seis STACY Seana rns = mice rls ae SE tne dba rae Sc ik eae aden int peat any Sa ‘was no hospital nearby, no physician who could icarthat eta Sictncy Shea tar through the terrible snow to reach, the neatest telegraph ofce and tae dherefore het husband ‘would not be ale to noufy us quickly enough of the arriving momene of birth of the ex chit "She was noe sure chat she would be able to have the asistance of any Physician or mide Wife, and asked us for winter advice oF help Could be given in toch circomaances One of the directors in charge ofthe special conden of th depart of ou work verte very lng fetter of instrcton explaining how to prepare the howehold for the birth of the chidy and how to take proper precutions fo see that everything was prophylactic and liypenic and free from contamination or septic condition. ie also instructed the father and other bow to ute some of the principle they had been Teaming inthe higher monograph of our work in egard to telepathic communication with us ‘lovers ie in i ae Sth pose te of any telephe or tl ‘The cae certainly called for a great amount of spp ition 1 he ther td he mai fd of prjchologial and peychic asitance to the Imother long with sich advice as would seieve the mother of any portble anxiety o fac at the srvctal tine. We bnew that the child was ex: peel comeine during the month of Fabary, Ecnoe one of ws had any idea of the day ver, the dhid would be born But very fortunate several of us senued quite clearly the Coamis ell that was coming tos and we did our vtmat for several days t0 lp this mother.” "We did not Know the preci moment of the expected de livery, bear the meshors and father's amie ‘was Intense for several days Bue we were extremely bappy when early in March we received a eter from the mother stating that a itl son ad arsved on Pebruay 26, a thrive minutes after midnight, and that She and her hsband were very happy’ about i In ber rept, she sated “Tcannt tell you how much T appreciate the opportunity of having read and studied your Special leone for expectant mothers. Know ‘ow, defintely, of what great belp they have been to me. The confinement was very aty, and UP {0 dhe las minute I fllowed your advice in keep. ing cael, td my, ind on ‘he bent thoughts you suggested. "The face that only my hand ould be present made ie all the more beautiful and doping, and eould ave wished forma beter crcomatnces” “Another repore we received sated that mother and child were doing well indeed and that these ‘were no complications and thatthe father bad Fellowed sll te instructions caeflly a8 had the rmother, and without the astance of any pro Fesienal service the tle child was born proper” Iy-and with ease and comfort tothe motherPage & THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ave nated 9 many times hat in the many rand ne ea mothers we have never bad 3 Single sono > Keng and complicated ped of bon oof 09 ‘Shar compat conection wih the bith SFr hdc any unfortunte or etoward eect Sen the me. And tere ae living Say tented Ste seer ded cen whom log Reet eo Mothers and fathers of thei children who have tow ached the ages of toy shes fu Se and fo yory Smee nee fn ur rlley and the pores ae ot ony pe Of them, but neighbors and acquaintances speak of thee hres a Beng sey bight apy hese youngtere We nw that every Cae Se law gate vay enuimtc (aed and tember of the mater, and tae relate tnd Siem, inading years and nore Dave fey ade avant Sf hat ou eguneion can fh in toch an important mater Pde ot foo ot any rst na ct at an show sucha remarkable record over #0 many Sea Bet the above cae an onl oe tary ways and t's very Seite indication of Eo cur hates tod our antes ae of er pestle, cyl wel roti "Al of tee mothers are abays aie that if after thet cd os gown ew mont or Fe wea od they nd Sut the child ann be fed tos tatu musng oF upon mater te ie ie copia ee ihe nate ofthe food being gen tothe cid ‘Scare prepared to ge fori geil vie pu feta for moles alle he deca over fort cre the child This spect istrcton alo neues tmetapyaeal help the chi ae wel the and eck Cosmic for af help aw ne tout ¢ creo of any codon tat Ta temporiy arsen "This revs the mother tnd. futher of anther gest ans in sete arti pei of techie namey the iy Says of feeding. Even a child wh i ell born fou ily titre into thi world cn Be ma rehaly e ock foe prope and yal de Seloppent by eros inet or eros in the pro Test dgston trough wrong ce Ning frane oe aly oma ‘nal problem of de epee ate with dions Bren expert in the care of cildren and Chile's Gets Con take so makes” Bot coe ef te green miter tat canbe made Se foe mothers and father 19 follow the advice of adverivements published in magazine ‘or pam hl or aeons oer thal a 0 Eoacoctiony, preparations an or {infants who Cannot be fed in hature’s own tar nee with oe miko who fave wei ternal condition that interferes with proper dies” tion, There are mee infant feeding preparations on the masket today than should be alowed by nw, because many ofthese attempt vo do nothing more than temporarily appease the child's caving tor hunger, help to indace slespinet 40 that the ying fo food wil cease, and atthe same time fa the ele chi's body with an abundance of Fie co that the patente il believe thatthe child ie being well nourished” Many foods wl pro- dace fattening ofthe body but a the same Sine Starve the blood and stave the Gaue and fall to five the boly the other elements for bone, ba, rgernals and other features that are necesary forthe complete physologial stength of the fea Many mothers and father have written glow- ing testimonials regarding some of these adver tutd spec fuby foods during the days when they were delighted with the fattening condition of the childs body, and before they Teamed that the infant wae alone eaving to death and en the tea of thse unfortunate teimontle many ‘hours of mehers have been mile int ie ing their children thse same wrong foods For that reason we fl Tong ago tha ae meses i oor Ghd Cle and Wale Deine ‘mother, and special treatments for the care of the child during these critical days of feeding. All of this special instruction and help is given freely to the expectant mother, a8 is all of our ‘other service, and this is only one of the many parts of service which the organization renders to its members, and isin fact glad and willing to render to other persons in a member's family, for we do not limit such humanitarian eervcet strictly to the members of the organization T hope that all of our many hundreds of read- cers of The Rosicrucian Forum will keep this special Child Culture service in mind and when- ever they contact any women of the Rosirucian fonganization or among their friends of acquain- tances, to whom we ean give such service, that they will write to.us about it and have the women get in touch with this special department of ours for help. The special prenatal instructions can be obtained alo by any expectant mother without hher necessarily being 2 member of the AMORC.THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 7 Ridiculous Criticism of the Bible ‘There is something that has not yet been called 10 our attention by our many thousands of mem bers everywhere, and especially by many who are living in Europe, but which will undoubtedly reach us sooner or later for comment. It is & fecent pamphlet iaoved in Germany by the Nasi Movement under the authority of a new religious cult being established by the Nazi authorities there, with the intention and purpose of making the Bible appear ridiculous, and to deny the hon fety and sincerity of many of the manifestations that are recorded in the Bible. ‘As a specimen of this sort of ching, this new ltele pamphlet writen by a Nazi” authority named Aller sates that the miracles attributed to Moses or the manifestations of divine power 2: socited with the life of Moses are wholly and tolely the retule of trickery on the part of Moses because of his great sciente knowledge and his ability to use it to deceive the Jews of his time. "To support this dea, he tells vs that Moses wa not a Jew but the illegitimate child of an Egyp- tian Pharaoh's daughter, who merely claimed £2 Ihave found him in the bulleushes, and that as 2 child he was educated in Egypt and eventually entered come of the secret mystery schools of Egypt and became highly educated and luin- inated in the mystic sciences and particularly in electricity From the arguments he presents thereafter, Aller would have us believe that Moses became fot only. well educated and illuminated in the feienees, but became a diplomat and learned in the law of influencing and confounding human nature, We wish that some of the Nasi leaders ‘were as well acquainted with the laws of human hnature and human tendencies and the inevitable Inuman reactions a8 this author tries to. make us Ipelieve Mosee wae, But his facts are abuolutely false, even though it is sort of a lefthanded compliment to the great knowledge of the mys: tery echoole of Egypt of thoee daye “Aller wants us to believe that Benjamin Frank- lin did noe discover the exitence of Cosmic or heavenly electricity or any other form of clec- tricity, but thatthe Egypeians knew all about the ‘univer electricity and electricity. in_ earthly form and vnder earthly control and that they ‘sed it in many ways. After creating all of this falee foundation, Me. Aller tries to tell us that ‘Moses used his Lnowiedge of electricity for such manifestations a8 having. the bush suddenly be- come a burning mass, and for producing the rumblings of Mount Sinai, and even for his own final mysterious disappearance. He even states that the Egyptians knew how to blast rock in a very modern way, Modern scientists and invest- gators still concede that the Egyptians and an cients did noe know of any methods of blasting rock and had to resort to splitting rock by builde ing fires against the rock and_permitung the strata to aplit as it cooled, But of course Mr. Aller presumes to know more about these matters than the most illuminated of modern scientific in ‘vestgatore and than all hittorians and explorers. Tam noe going to review all ofthe foolish and ridiculous statements that Mr, Aller makes in hie pamphlet, regarding Moses building Leyden jars fn connection with his electrical work, for we might just ae well believe thit Moses alzo built machines for ‘recording the human voice on phonograph discs or cylinders, and that he built 5 radi, a fying machine, a submarine, and many ther modem things. If the Christian, Jewish or any other religion that is based on some parts or all parts of the Bible is expected to be upset and disturbed or dethroned only by such arguments as Mr. Aller tee, then thete regione will no. doubt remain safe’ for many centuries to come. Me. Aller proves himelf to be the real trickster in trying to take rabbite and pigeons out of hie hat before our very eyes, but we are observant enough to notice that Mr."Aller doce not have a hat and is just trying to make us believe that he has a hat and then to believe that the things he says he is tak ing from the hat are actually being shown to us ‘There are far too. many assumptions in Me. Alle’ ritciams. He assumes that the Egyptians knew this, that and the other thing, and. that ‘Moses Knew all that the Egyptians knew, and that the Jews were ignorant and illogical in’ heir thinking and reasoning, and that the Bible, there- fore, contains 2 mass of fairy stores written down by adults who believed: they were writing the truth when they were really writing stories of fetion and imagination ‘When Mr, Aller closes his arguments by sxy- Jing that Moses brought about his oxen mysterious and sudden disappearance by simply using the laws of Hasting to blow his own body to pieces, Te havea very good demonstration of ow some blasting can be-done, for certainly Mr. Aller blasts himself and his booklet into the atmoxphere of incredulity and absurdity and leaves the Bible ‘standing asa very reliable record of many things of the past ‘When one begins to assume in his reasoning that the miracles related in the Bible could not have been true, becaute they are not duplicated today or because they seem to be contrary t0 man's present-day scientific. knowledge or con: trary © God's immutable laws, one is sure to Ret nto’ much false reasoning and arrive at many ridiculous conclusions, Tf'we keep in mind that God has always peesewed and aull posesses the power to neutralize, alter, change, of modify any ff hig Laws and roles, and that nothing i imporPage @ THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM sible with God or ever has been, then we cease to. argue that because man today cannot do any of the things stated in the Bible, God could not have done them, and therefore they were never done. Everything that God ever did, definitely and distinctly, was a miracle. ven life itself 6 a miracle and continues to be a miracle. But the freatest miracle of all isthe love, tolerance and mercy of God, who permits such movements as the Nazi religious attacks and cults to exist and function, and that He permits such men as Aller to mislead and deceive human beings for 2 while “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Earlier this year we had a litle discussion here in ove Forum, which dscusion appeared in the Forum magazine, regarding. the commandment “Thou Shalt Not Kil” We dscuwed a sate sment that wns sen tos by one of our members {0 the effect that the Roman Catholic Catechism published in France had made a change in regard fb the Afth commandment, We have bad nny lecers come tous about this matter and a great many have expresed their doubts about such 3 Change having been mage and in fact have chal lenged ws to verify the statements we have made, "We have just received letter from the Grand Sexy of the Order in Pane wo ats verieaton from various sources and. we have Tevived verification from Roman, Catholic re search workers and other, and we have to admit that all ofthe evidence indicates thatthe state ‘mente made here and in the Forum were correct. Ie appears that in or about the year 191M, just receding the World War, the Roman Catholic jocese of Paris altered the fifth commandment in the Catechim to read as follows: "Homicide Point ne sera, sins droit ni_volontairement.” ‘According t0 this, the command now reads ia.3 ‘ery broad tration, “Thou sale not kl with: ft right (or caus) and not voluntarily "The point we argued was that auch a moda tion places in the hands of the person who con templates king, or dos any killing. the privilege land authorty to be sole judge and interpret the motive back of the king, and to justify his ace for contemplated act by his own conclusions 36 0 ‘whether the act was with right and. cause, or whether it was wholly woluntary or not. T have heard Warden Lawes and other wardens of Pio ay fo wha gat mings ave Sid in thee books regarding crime. Neatly every fan who is ted and comicted of murder at temps to justify his act by claiming that there ‘was jit cause ora eeaonable enue ofa human {nine of inthe absence of any cause that could Feline to jade or uy be rs fo make sat appeae to be more or Ys involuntary an {tie to Clim thatthe kiling was a rere of an involuntary impulse, ether du to anger, frenzy, dink insanity, or overwhelming apittion of conditions that threxeen his own ie and forced ihm el in self-defense and ao forth. Ta pearly every casein a murder tril the jury 4a called upon to decide whether the pers ‘aged with marr or the person who eventiy 4id'eommie the murder had’ a reasonable cause for lea coum or cause the wa thin the founds of human jsieation, or whether ie was ‘shall involuntary, or otherwise, OF coure there $3 clas of perms confined in all prisons and ‘Snitrims who have been convicted of murder for other crimes and who have sated from the day of thet anreae and co this hour that they do not now why they commited auch a hore act ‘They either elim, honestly or otherwise, chat they were in sucha state of frenzy or were 00 Hinded by conditions that surrounded hem that ‘hey were incapable of acing and thinking right: Inyo the they were temporary out cf thelr minds, or otherwise inhibited by the at of ig.“ many men pre nd fariums who have spent years fa honest regret, fd in considerable poeple ato how aod why ‘hey commited the Set which conaitated marder, “Ten thee isthe small lan of cour, of criminal who have tried to cai chat they comr sited murder or kod someone whe de the {pel of hypnode influence, black magic, the per= on magnetism of some other individual, and so forth. Nearly al f thee persona ae mere ing to evade the punishment ofthe lay and are ley eng mead foe Fact, at bekd-up men and soctledpofenotal kl a craye have what chy call an explanation or ex Si fon having led wane “And ths tion aways center around what they con- Siero e's ressmuble ue or 2 reeable jusiaton for their ac. If the laws of ovr country or any other coun- try were to be molifed to read that no man who ‘ae committed murder shal be punished for his 2 compe the marr Wty ce ‘oluncariy, Tully eighty. per cent of the persons Breed for murder would invoke thie new inter fist thee wold jy iat vy some explanation of a proper cause. Tes remarkable with what eate human beings can pacify their consciences and argue. within ‘hemsever 1 justify some wrong ace Much of thie is due to the face that our maivmade lav de very slasic and sueputle of many inter: Dretatons and variation. Even our moral code SF exalted by man i fll of absurdities and Siepone 1 pefely orl Yor a oan ‘woman or an elderly woman to appear in pie ta before many hundreds of people at 2 each in'almost entre nudity. Buti she appeared on‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 9 ie pe es ea ny ysl or spear sf eat a Dea ice anar iar Se Sree sen a tami mae eet, only el a ae Oe ARES le ona Sty ete Blu el Tag eal Shae dal ea Reine afacay era ind moral laws. They seem to apply more in Shel gy Se EEO SE an ea i hl Free baa dW ye Cottey he Bi anny’ do serpent sn uenhon ee ae ag ta an feta nae oie col cop gn aad pe Ba ena ma te es i desu as etna aah. Ten SAU ed oe ha Ten treaty hee Tish Saree se dn, Seago hele en fy See Soule iar ae se Sr Te com der Then eR etn Sth ah Sots ayer adorn! mn ered fete eet Ic nian is se sta aaa was thoroughly justifiable. In America we have SUS eee See pons yn Ey spar sinke Pantie ar ha ec Tike sly nce ty rhe “et Re Sie ther pal deme SI Shailesh Sie “He igor pd nF tc ey i saat corey ae oo a eis etek es. Siete sin ER pan Tape eran pk fee Saige cosant Toa ies ce een oe When man begins to humanly interpret the divine and spiritual laws and to modify them #0 a8 to fit his way of living orto fit his convenience fand enable him to excuse hie weakneses and vio- Iations chen we begin to weaken the whole spir- tual and moral structure of civilization Whether the modification of the Catechism in France had any relation to the oncoming World ‘War in 1914 or not is a mooted point. Since the Catechism prior to and after its modification was ved primarily in the education of little children ‘who were not to participate in the World War, ome argue that the necesitis of war had no bearing upon the modification of the Catechism. Others claim that through the children and through the. presence of the Catechism in, the home, the older ones at home would have been influenced by the new Catechism and the modi fication, and it would have contributed to the cate with which many persons would have gone to war and participated in the horeble confit. But this is not 2 point that interests us at the cent tine eb hot matter of why the ma ation of the commandment was made, or the period of time at which it was made, of of the Effect it might have had upon children or their elders. ‘The argument centers around the im portant fact chat a divine commandment that hat never at any time admitted of any modification fr special interpretation is now mediied so that the one to whom the rule applies is given the privilege and prerogative of interpreting what it means, and whether it shall apply to him in every «ase of only in certain case, and so forth. Ih this Sense, the modification isa victory for his satanic majesty and a victory for the war lords, the Criminals, and men and women of unthinking ‘ways and habits This is what is regrettable ‘An Interesting Book for Men Only Some few monthe ago T discased ith the Forum members here a new book written by one of our members entitled Live with «Ma nd {ove Tet explained ow Soror Anne B, Feher Jad’ writen 4 Book that was of great vale to ‘women in aking their marricd lives happy and Sucemafl. "The Book war insanely made one of the bestsellers and in the past few month has fad many edisons and fas bad tremendous sale, with many high recommendations by those ‘eho review books and know Booka T have been eased to note in eters that many of our mem: ‘hve purchased copies of the book at their local booktores and have enjoyed i But. the publishers ‘were ot stisied) and they: asked SocorTiher to write another book for men, $0 the has just produced anecer bok called Brides ‘Are Like New Shoes. It i dained to be 2 innit for, few, hand T te fave fad. more good Taught and more happy thoughts bout thie book than above any ote Hine red long tine, Beef help to many men and expetaly ren who think they donot understand their130 10 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM wives or who think they never ill be able 9 Understand a wife or a woman. The bok i ded ited toil men who. want to know how t0 manage that bundle of contradictions called 2 tele but i will be jute ax helpful tothe young man whois expecting to have'seife oF who it ‘binking about geting married. “And Talo know that if thie bok ever enters the home of mare fied man, he will have to lock i up io a safe if frdoer not want to have hit wife read it and the chances are that if she gets er hands on it freshest pall night and read to the ery end. But I must warn the man that should {he Sappen, he wl newer eae the let of be ‘aie al of hie weakneses and all of hie Sosy ‘ase ill be refected sa though be himelf were Sanding in front of micron. if Sotor Fer frac book enabled men to have 2 god laugh regarding the foibles and ios: Crates of women, ere is a book that wil torn the tables, Peshape more women wil buy this ten thin men, but men wl get more good from {ethan women #0 far as constructive belp i con cerned. But cin plinly se how many women Se going to buy the bok and read carefully did then pur itn some place here the husband de the prospective husiand wil noe mse ie but Sel be femped to read ix As one eric hae eid, these books by Anne Fisher will cause consider: Shieantagoiam in Reno, Nevada, cau they ‘ull inerere with a well Enawn practice in that ly, or am American habie tae Ba its culmina- tion in that. “The book is published by Dodd, Mead and Company of New York, and els for $1.50. Tt can be purchased through any bookstore in any ‘American city. AMOR doc not sel the book and ot interested in the ele oF promotion of the book except forthe ood tat wl do. The Mysteries of Voodooism One of the intreing goto thet comes before te Forum this afternoon fa See for Soe fas rearing de mpaci of sald cole‘ se tape fc geet ago enn recently, T made a thorough investigation BF nies and may nape come of our immer kom that T have ben sae nd et wat at pe of twee ae ted sche Tam gad of havi bad the eppotuniy Of Ting sal Coolie ie pacice ec om tox happy ever the facta Tad my ature and ty Je of Human ie terbly socked aT 3h Sangh har tn my Sar ton tine mates eke bet tle, Gere ae many aeeros about nowditan tht can be gully amd cay "Se of thes ys ed the derstanding onthe pat of wre authors dramatas ad thers who have vestred in a {iin oe mn ren mee sow ton Rod moth ies man ate Snipes AE ne oe Senin de and Secring he Gece Ben Ind of Egypt then he has neser ever soe’ te Mdteranén Seto never had any of he an Faye in hs dows Thee uch of at headin popu erature, tte pee Be ac Be nothing about the subject they were treating Shier Gem langage wea ty slo 5 Jou dy ender te Satoh «inte ep ding to be hn onthe fr of eran {Yeh neyer ben under heen or ee Bose gee omen = id she ame things anf oes Of ery aed tay we have men feng mine Secrpies of ei epee in Met an the Iona of the Hialyne and ecco the Gee exp Sod abe? noes en ey Ei ante been ent of te me or coer ‘iScahey er Re Whte's Shen aha Esl Seo the ct da dap wf ed thee boos and elle thir one’s then {hie ow and ad us how we can eee thee "fee wrth mame ch in recent wer cere has en much aid about vets spd cect sone rs pyr hane haa ‘Ried the obj wih vey focsting cis iS drantie ee ofthe eden of Sogo ‘ih mc coloring and enpao ag woul Tad lotions wehne ure the str Ah ora if ox tbe acto and atc had ‘til wine and aber pre soe of the races And‘ ned to flee by Trojlogadas sed modern wees and aoa es wisn ad ian enn thae in the Republic of Haiti today is the most Me caper te vote ptt We ea tot very any of the facts Gat would todas TE RaR W's owe ice and’ ste Senet than ter pts ofthe wor bt we do knee thr st Fre in Calor, outing and Milena inthe mountain tree fos SPiecen inele whe pesctee woe, canst. And we kno at even in Pena tans thar ers where won pee TEE nue practice he reached eer inte shy and to popaton some pace We Kn hatte ne crank cecal Sook par nr wai parts of Ametnand tipecily in Chtags and'inta cater fart of Plopoytana spraed to he seal ete of podah coal ai ser ilar, fsa aracions and’ cen teks perigee ‘oder prac for ale by mal orn efTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page I sell mame And we estan ome a Be nlite of neal ho ae practi torn pave of voodoum in er patvate Hee. Tye ae general tld tnt rpent woip and thease of human lod ae the principal dees tr favors in eal wood ater But T know thar oe toe 1 En for twas hat oy intone ef the very hgh ts and in moe of thet exreme Zoro among the mow tran of peopl, the cof umn Hed i ‘Src too tin sper ceremonial exons ‘Them of the expen ne fot wondip mach gs it for syle. and to cre fae and fo ive «myers tang, Pers of pnts tnd ymioleal drawings Serpent weve htt Ferre fly weld ar how ety, the we of ving petri ey fe Jntances do the followers of woodoois actualy Pay an Homage or respect or reverent othe penta wl implied by the tesm sep compe “The ly great power ad factor in vod is sound, and the Second factor is rhythm, We fee atonrin th tro factor the finden tev of al forms of nottnloms wonp and rae the poplar tay of ach an a GEG “ingen the combination of sound Sd rhymes Batt wus tate Of = Sed ane oe wer ao of te sung sed tmyal dances a alo ofc Beppe Ack dacen and ae one nthe ane tmpes there yt nts were ed Bat the big ference in this ois hat che sound and shyhm of ods te dane Fo te lesng and arms hth Spd the Shenson of mate mest, Voss eed pon an moa angble meter and Eades dle eal cca in se of the Span or South Atcrian muse when’ sk ‘ued for eppings or wn bg drme ae ced forthe cys ine bncqroutd of soe ther form of muse, Bot when the voodo dams and Conreom ae eine neti ny sce whee Seoduum hes fee practiced oe whee it Sderot wi fea the ty re ‘nt auomataly inosine of enya, feed upon fear and upon deft epee Sono ees sconpanyg the yen sesame Fens br neatby pace ther sone ees Bio the deel consi hot of chants eae, fhtef weird-ell sd was cat are ere > SS, hen moe ule chen Styling that coed fun beng con agin Weotten be one ern part ofthis cnntey waking Othe howiying amis oF fours the have pene feng fhe wal ll Of cayse Bats desing and Hotcwrding 22 tha wal seme tobe nothing compared & the wale made by brinan beings by woe unl inecumen Gring2 certo dae, ox pring eemony, by theo eden lower of 3 genuine voodoo camp. “Ancor factor tearing sooo hat not populanly Known istat thew wo belive very Erbeely and devoutly in the wedi pracos tear Knowing, towing sin hth py ene fee spon can fan tons of the bry, and pon the various cjectve fentes of the bein as ell “ Slccenes ofthe Boy. Some oes drupe Ee aly atniced thot emption UF por tig afew drops of an heal exec nto wter en wt vein te eg produces daw ef and others produce ane Re within few minuen, whereby the eight i dled or made quite itoponsle in the nee Preston of cork formar dance whe er alfece he beating, ctuing a debit mode Sion or dnocion Sf the shady beard end interpre by the bran. Orbe drink and heb produces seaton of spartan much der En frm the drug hat are ed opiate: we Sn the other hand, some of the drug vied do Sade slo the sues tl cae etl nd fins sation of solute fredom, oy, ape Fines and eerie. Bit the real, serious droge wed ate thove which cn at's hman beng to gray eter ‘shat appear to bes eatalep sate ora sate of Sapenledaninanon in which the eyes become thay the pulse becomes sos impel wo de fy the breathing iso slow ard wo ight that i hardly odkeabe, and: the bly bezomen 20 gh am a to th al sie {oe would fa sure thatthe person had acta fused through tranidon and that rigor mortis Eni‘ im and hat the person wat dad in ieee ft wed End rey fr baie sciousness and hear and understand a few things, ihr can tube no, mapones Bese thre fo So eve reaction any ental stim ‘The eof thin doug permite the high pro and tiky leaders of the voodoo cult to admin Ete it unknowingly to me ection aed shen ty ies grestcrehonkl over the soming “death te nvidia wth an even greater ceremonial Sd labore program resting tothe Bug in ihe ground of the body of the “decd wie na re de of flower th tery empha given Yo the incden ata warn of what may happen to ochre who violate the seodo ile, or eho do noe practice them i tery, ty to ecape from tt vendo induence. Bor even a third cetmony i performed, which shape mie fhe, mre sing me Of the others, About sever days or one phase ofgo 12 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM the moon after the elaborate burial in the of he sana oy erty taken vp Sun and another drag in id form poured ito ema which party re sch ie Snd the person is then brought forth very drama’ taly and with magical rts into the etter of toolvo camp ceremonial meeting and made to ove aad cen to ater sane fuer snus ‘This demonstration of the ably of the "dead™ to walk snd talk under voodoo infuenee frightens the followers into beleving thatthe woodao Priesthood can do almost anything, including the Garing of dca an wel as the causing of ‘ease, the racing of dhe dead from the gave, Snd siadar miracles But even those who are not followers of veo: dlooiam bur live nea the camp or sections where Sch rites are practiced soon come under the iv fluence of the oound and rhythm of the voodoo drut heat utes, and chanting. They ac often SSvakened in the early morning hous by thee Zhythmie sounds, and my notations show that tobe of the vowel vax weed in chanting fod tome ofthe musica notes ted by the instruments Se expecially elected because of their iniluence ‘an the peychic and nerve centers of persone ‘tho bear them, ‘Thus a horrible dread aed fare Fal condition, accompanied by a sence of weak: tess and: dturbance of the valiey nd nervous tytem comes over those who hear te sud, ad the rent eth they Bd themselves Barly able to. protest or to do” atonal thinking or t db Caherwise than submit to the infuence of the fine Often many innocent. persons who ate forced to lve pear such conetanice aod WE fear ths sort of music and chanting at night ae Jed ot of ther beds toward the camp like peroons Walling seep. "They hate the condition foward ‘hich they at being Ted but find thee eseance te broken down by the notes of music and sounds Sand ehythm that they are simply attracted while ther wilpover empl eweame, They Srendng thr way foward the center ofthe cere Tronialseivies and Beginning to sway. their Erie in rhythm with the others and in ehythm wuih the mule and to parpate in as many of the other feature of te ceremony as they Zan It's unmfe for individuals Hing near these campe to drink water from any open springs, of from any common soures of supply. 0 eat ‘egeables from an open garden, All of thee things can be easly drugged and tampered with. In sve ects where tere ase many fie of Imoagitoes, or other insets that havea tendency to bne or puncture the fesh of human beings the Weodoo, priests and their workers place’ lage tarde covered with Boney contaminated with dagen epen places to attract and feed these i sects before they make contact with human be- ings, and in many instances persons have been ‘rugged by the innocent bites of such insets as ‘well as definitely poisoned. ‘The motive back of all of the voodooism of the priests is not easly analyzed. There is 2 large ‘degree of commercialism connected with it be: ‘ace these priests and the entire priesthood do manage to get away from their victims and fol lowers everything of 2. material value such 25, jewels, even watches and rings, and of course any form of currency and often deeds to property. But even very poor persons are enticed into the craft, not from a commercial motive but for some fantastic idea which makes the voodoo press like to eee suffering and to see will power broken down and ta see human submission. There are fertain forms of demonology that enter snto the voodoo practices, but nothing seems to give areal ‘voodoo [priest greater satisfaction than to see strong-willed, healthy, normal person gradually fuccumb and become'a victim of the rites and passes Sock atin gradually arden al genic cleanliness, all care of lf, and even ‘uradualy refrains from combing his or het hair shaving, dressing properly or eating properly. For this reaton, many of the followers of the priest: hood ate physically unclean and morally lax. The degree of obscenity that enters into the voodoo practices is not because there is any love of im ‘morality oe unmoral practices or that there fs any intense Jesire for sexbal relations of a very broad and liberal nature, but because of a complete in- hibition of all of the cultural and characteristic traits of civilization, The victims become a prt tive in thei ways of living and caring for them- salves asthe primitive man of thousands of years ago. ‘These victims gradually come to believe every- thing that the priests tell them: they pin their faith in the use of certain vegetables to produce miracles, in the wearing of charms, in the repeti- tion of magical formulas of strange words, in the power of the priests to do things by merely de- Imanding that they be done, and in the influence of invisble entities which can be invoked and are uppased to be invoked by the priests. Bue since they are invisible and intangible entities, the vic- tims cannot offer as an excuse their inability to sce these entities, Paychologically, we probably should say that the whole of voodooism isa fanatical religion re ‘duced to form that includes physical sfering on the part of the undeveloped. "The fakirs of Tndia, on the other hand, believe that the suffer ing ofthe flesh and the negation ofthe flesh leads to piritality, and these fanatics torture them selves and never attempt to bring suffering to any ther human being. The crafty priests of ‘vo0- ocism, however, enjoy all of the luxuries of lifeTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 13 that jpn fo them te wis, and aid every form of sulfering and pain. ‘They very ten make demonstrations of what scem tobe the fndiction of severe cuts and Dutns and of bleed ing, bu in every instance that T have investigated ievwan a form of trickery, and the priest was merely deceiving his followers. Ihave en some of these prints sleeping in far more comfortable Beds, and eating better meas than would be per mitted to any of thei fllowers, but of couse this is done in seerecy. But ie generally con: edad that it means instant death or: magical feral foray flower or nop ete ne or private quarter of t pris. None o these priests are extremely wealthy, and in fact they have no nced for an accumulation of wealth, for at long as they live and can have 2 voodos camp they lve like parasites onthe things owned and posessed by thir followers. “The prieats do have some background of lesen: ing, and they do have the ability to-read in sv eral languages, for 1 have found that some of their mystical talsmane containing. formulas of ‘words were copies of Latin chants used in the Middle Ages by various other cults, and which, pon interpretation, have. no bearing whatever Upon voodooism or che ure to which they are pu “They are alo learned to some extent in Chemstey and in the use of herbal extracts and in the Separation of poisonous potions, and they have Frctime very Iermed in the use of musical sounds and shythm. ‘They are ali excellent students of iNuman nature, and quick and accurate judges of human character Stange as it may seem, they swelome the investigations and epy proving of ‘Srealled scientists or sentiicly tained ir dividuals because sooner‘ later they can mye fy theae peroons by what appear to be stnaiic miraces, whereas the more oles ignorant person ‘would doube the, demonstrations that are: made tnd remain quizccal. "Many soldiers and army ‘oficera government officials and tourists of cul ture and education have been invegled ita these voodoo camps and have never emerged. When sen ar pa of rene nth ain hey fppear to be the most broken-down, emaciated tointligent, uncultured human beings that one ‘could find. Ta interviewing some ofthese persons who are trying to understand the mystery ofthe tell, they frankly admit that it w les efor, mentally and physially, t continue on as fol lower of the voodoo practices than to try and break the epel To think of such things going on in civilized counts like America and. England, France, Germany or lly today is dificult indeed. But to think that men who pose at metaphysical, oc: ult and mysucal leader of uplift thought should poblish any books containing such magical form ES or offer for sale talismans of any. kind: oc harms of any kind right here in Ameria is de- Plorable Bue chee things are always ofered for Ele by men or organtations that clothe them felvs ‘with a acetic te and repata fon, and pore as highly educated and teained in thea pic of He, One of then he fautem part of the United States even posed as the head of some medial colleges or ac, and ‘aimed to bave many degrees And yet he ofer efor tle lane oft Ke and ad Ceremonies in the open in which the serpent was ‘eed an a devration, and in which strange coe mes and dancing ‘or thythmic "motions nd eromblang weed, wih Sywhee w Beha of omc oc and Kama one or later demands ies compensation, and espera inthe case of men of better education, and who are detente helping to wreck and rom the ies of human begs foe merely commercial Ponte i ib apart fi Veodcosm isa thing separate and apart from back magis, whch ih purely theoretical, non” xen fr of pace which dpe fo Sthole power upon an individual fear of came Toko sent On the te ad wo iim fe actual and real in fs practice and spi. tin, and in che ue of paychologial and poche principles, perverted and retrograded to the low: Se degree So You ee, the Rosirucias have much work to do in the Gvlied word i helping men and Semen undp dat de myer fhe mh principles of lif, and the rel sir taf tts Si ean pe sted and dese {in theis pure form, tothe advancement and pro- tection of the human ace and t the pada de ‘toenent and dertrocin of vooocaen and Siar other horrible cule pracces Secret Chambers of the Great Pyramid Recently we read in an astrological magaine that the editor off was forming or nganiing = new mystical sciety Yn North Americ and fe, too claimed th he was a special and only iat rps of the Gra Whi Brotherhood, with perminsion to ceorganie al the schools of mysicim in North Ameria, £0 {sclve or destroy all the ocher schools of mt fiom and metaphysical wisdom, and to beome the clint great Amencan lender of new geet Inyetial movement Tr the Ise trent fie yeaa we have noice, heard. and read. about a test a douen lf Appointed. rpresntatves of the Great White Hsien who cane hat hey had en fen permission to take ower or die all the {ther mystical movements in North, Ameria and Become the sole and only leaders of all erganiza-90 4 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM tions including the AMORC. All of these leaders have flourished for sit months or 2 year and then diappeared. Some have succeeded in taking seme of the new neophyte members of "AMOR who thought there was some royal path to great wisdom. But in the end, we fad the AMORC membership constancy increasing, and not one of thse self-appointed leaders easing os ny serious deflation of our memberthip or any sero eect upon the progres of cation in But this Canadian gentleman makes a few clas that we cannot felieve Americans, or in telgent eizens of any country, will accept, He eaten that he has certain chart diagrat an Strtions of great mystical and ecient impor toes tae we lined or ciel, fram 2 secret chamber in the Great Pyramid in Fayre Fe ace tet a in the inaligentperon to, beware. Io plac, i any chamber in the Grest Pyramid con fained any” manuserpt, chart, documents, in sro ating of at nd hy cold nx ‘emaved or copied. of extracted or Frag wow permiion, fino the ere therhood of Baype which carefully guard and procs the Great Pyramid, and secodly, of the Eryptin Government itll, and of cour, thi: ihe Bah Goverment. Our member wha sere sacoted ty certain parts of i know what would happen if any individual atempeed to ze" Tove 2 single small ene from within the cham ters of any prt ofthe Pyramid, or attempted to ‘uke ticnge of the wall or any of the wings Or hiro, He wuld fave 0 show uallcatins sons and purpows, and ge per- ‘ison, snd what he had copie or photographed Seal he reviewed ce exaned Geer Was “lowed to eave the country. The idea that any Secret writings or ecret charts, or anything that fo one had ever discovered before, or the con: tents of which no-one Knew anything, ad been tatracted or trnemitted or removed from the Pyramid without anybody ele in Egypt or any ater part of the world knowing anything aboot 4 except the gentleman who secured them, is such an abourdity that we cannot imagine anyone taking i seriously. Bat in the second place, te idea that there are any tect chambers fa the Pyramid that have not long since been examined minutely and are not Sot ty ey ple apd rit ad cry mystic of Egype is alto ridiculous. Light waves of various Kos and etsal waves of ees Kinds Fave been pased. through the, Pyramid, transmitted through the Pyramid by various pro- Cease and the measurement oftheir intensity and of the actual known degree of interference has teen measured, and. thor every channel, every open space, every possible chamber or small ex- ‘hntion inthe heafe ofthe Pyramid or any part of the Pyramid or in the bate of the Pyramid is now very precely and registered in various chara, and every one of these openings or cham fers or. excavavone. or pasagewaye fas. been free without the tone than ae f their tows find remained ‘But there are casce where the tonis become enlarged and inflamed very often and sayin‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 19 flamed for two or three weeks out of every quarter of a year, and the slightest cold or weak ness in the body seems to enlarge the tonsle and ‘ase them to be inflamed and poisoned. Te is somewhat like 2 chronic condition that repeats ittelf many times during the year. In such easce the tonal should be removed because they are the kind of tonsils that have broken down in their strength and are unable to. keep themselves healthy and functioning properly, and for that reason they ate poisoning the body. When the tonails do poison the body they send poison and pus into the blood stream that finds is way into every organ of the body, including the heart. ‘This causes headaches, poor eyesight, poor hear” ing, poor digestion, poor nourishment, and poor climination ofall the acide and poisons from the body. When such chronically infected or en- Targed, inflamed tonsils are removed, the person immediately begins to improve in alertness of ‘mind, appetite, weight, and every other way. ‘The removal of tons is not 2 serious opera- tion if performed in a hospital, or by a surgeon at home; however, i is performed more easily in 4 hospital, and in’ two or theee days the patient fully on the way to recovery. It an unpleat jt operation in a way, and it is inconvenient, inut i over so soon that fe is foolish for an i dividual to eufer with enlarged tonsils and risk being choked to death during sleep at night, or while eating So our protest is against the unnecesary re moval of tonsils merely because they are swollen fr enlarged on one or two occasions, and against the fad that was developing here in America of removing tonsils everytime there was sore throat of an indication of 3 sore throst. Up #0 fast year there seemed to be a fad among. the school nurses and teachers and phyeicfans to have every young person who seemed to have a sore throat have the tonsile removed. Tt was like the fad that broke out some years ago which caused ‘= many people to have appendix operations just ‘because they had a slight inflammation or tender- nest in the abdomen of intestines. But our pro- test against the removal of tonsils should not be taken as an indication that under no, circum stances should the tonsils be removed. “That is an absurd viewpoint and is o extreme that it would bye inconsistent with the other rational ideas held by the Rosicrucians, Furthermore, the removal of the tonsils does Tess injury to the body than the removal of almost any other part or organ of the body. Sometimes these tonsils are removed with a small knife, and sometimes by electrical Burning, and eometimes by other methods, but there is no other pare in and ‘around the throat that is seriously injured by the Femoval of the tonsils. This is not true about the removal of other organs and parts of the body. So, if any individual's, and especially any young child's tonsils are inflamed or infected on fre guint ecasons they ould be removed. ts ‘ue that Rosicrucian and metaphysical treatments generally can reduce some of the inflammation, and cause some of the fut of the system, but where there are tonsils that become quite frequently swollen and inflamed, ic would ‘mean continuous treatments to correct this con dition, and in the meantime some of the poison and infection would get into the body. The cleanest, quickest method of relieving the body of the caute of euch infection in the body isto have the tonsils removed, ‘And please remember that i is not necessary ty gy eae capers eel reid ‘f tonsil. Any good, licensed physician can per form such an operation efficiently in any hospital, and there is no need to go into any expensive method of consulting a specialist who may or may not be different from any other good, reliable physician who attends 0 any of your needs. ‘Mourning For the “Dead” “This morning one of ovr members from Ohio rics to present this question” "Does nde that one ie hard or beartes and unmercifl be Eauee one does not ery and mourn in the presence of death or while attending funeral services?” Har we ae cnt th psi tion and avery contradictory one which encom: Sstnt with the principle ied to ie "Thoorhose ‘America and througout most of the Wester er ie avrg nn nen deting either by the ‘Chri religion and it tenets and doctrines, or by other elgone chat tre very much lke the Christan celigon in te gerd 0 etalty "and moray. Hts n claim in thee ceeds and doctrines and in "ef ft tig tht tre no dh in‘clie and firmly sulted toby the mem- fre of churches, these sme churches and i dividtale conduct funeral services in which the Statement ie rpested and etre tha the ‘vidual about to be Buried is dead.” se en cle to and many gion funeral serves for persons cutide of organ fsaton in the fame fon years and never Tene tne of these funeral service without realising fw thoroughly "dead" the funeral service made the departed individual. Tn other words everyone preset was deeply impresed over and ovr pin, with the iden tha the departed one Sead" T do not belleve that in more than one ce out of several hundred did the clergymanPage 20 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM and the other persons conducting. the funeral dervce stem fo imply thatthe tdiedual Ing in the cake was not “dead” In mow cst, the funeral service continued, the, Geparted iv tivideal was ‘buried deeper and deeper ino the found and made more “dead” than one could agin. "The whole sevice, therefore, was de resin, and there wat not ene glmamering of fight in'chought or action so imply that the de- ted indisal til ved in acvordance. with hrietan doctrines of even iy accordance with Jena doctrines, ‘This horrible inconsitency is certainly something that ie dificil to contend wih. The deep mourning that always surrounds Ich a service the mournful musi, the despon- dent atte of the relatives, the depresing ate men of the clergyman or pri the black Ataperes, the long heavy ‘veil, the extremely felemnatctode afe all things ‘that are incon” Setent_ with the idea occasionally expresed by the priest or clergyman that “the tanaon 3 tnerely 2 change from this life to a higher and irtte one and that the departed one tow lives in the company of the ange or isin the Cone souness of Gol” Tf the theological contentions and Christian desis re aba te nal of hue Sifel wording, then we might alo expect to hear 2 band pay joyful music at a Christian Flneal for we sould sejle in the fact that the departed one has araned something we have not Yet attained in the ‘way of subline happiness Freedom from pain and rufering, and exahatin and eteral Me. ‘The le thing we abould hear auch a fuera would be the idea thatthe per {bes “dead and dors not live, and therefore that we should mourn his departire and tht his itomediae relatives ot wile nd Gren ould ‘wear black velo and go about with extremely sod Te i hat no ea th frm of extreme mourning adopted by widows a ‘bothers and near fltives as been grealy modi fied. T found on investigation some Tile time ago. that the manufacturers of heavy, wide mourning veling have had thee sles 20 greatly feoce nee yea th wane of he Mao Zourning veling is no longer made, and they Cin oh et cid oe tres the extreme mourning and hypectiteal wear: ing of long beavy vel in public has been Shoged ‘Now from the Rovcracian viewpoint. we fd that eis but Muman and paturd fo fed ad at fc re dE rhe pad honor and name of a departed peron. No matter if the indvideal has racn to femoral light and ereral light in some joyous plane of conscious fea andi foe from all afetog, pay worry nd grief ill we can be sory abd fee eid at the loss of the companionship and the intimate {sendin of the one who fas departed th ie T have seen similar grief when persons have left this country to go and live permanently in some foreign country. will never forget the time when the boat on ‘which I was crossing the Atlantic Ocean stopped at an Tesh port to take on some emigrants de- [ating for America, The old fathers and mothers and near relatives who were saying goodbye to the younger people who were leaving Irland t0 live permanently in America were deeply grieved ‘Their tears, their fond embraces, ther sadness and sorrow affected all of us, and we fele deeply fr he Thee wa neh ni inde (or heats thatthe ones who were departing might “die” but the very thought that they would na longer have their friendship, companionship and fntimate contact was that really brought sorrow to their hearts and made ws who ‘were mere outsiders, fel sory alo. Probably we should ave laughed and sung songs of joy at the fact that these young Irish people were going to anew land, a new country, with new opportuni- tes whee ey would extremly apy. But ‘we could not laugh, even though the young people themselves tried to smile in order to cheer their relatives who remained on the pier. We did feel sory for their departure, but am sure that ‘with all the sorrow that was inthe hearts oftheir parents and relatives who remained behind, not ne of those relatives would wear a long black veil and use black-bordered handkerchiele and black-bordered stationery and all that sort of thing, 28 we find was customary here in America a few years ago in connection with the transition of a relative, ‘Whenever our own Rosicrucian funeral service ‘is conducted for one of our members, it is con- Gate with extreme reverence and repect and the funeral ritual is very beautiful and impres- ve. But all the statements made by the one who is conducting the service are cheerful in regard to the prospects for the departed one. And ‘while our sympathy is extended to those who re- main behind, tt not on the basis that the one ‘who is departed is gone from our conscioutnese, from our sight, from our contact forever. And, fof course, the’ words “death” and “dead” are never used in our ritual Certainly it is not an indication of hard- Iheartedness or indifference ot lack of mercy be- cause an individual does not ery at such funeral services or any funeral services. I have been moved to tears at some of our ovn services, aa, for instance, when we had the Rosicrucian func” al service. for our departed Sovereign Gra ‘Master, Clement LeBrun. I was conduc service in our large Auditorium and I was deep: ly moved and gave vent to tears and sobbing. But‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM 90 2 i was not because of the condition in which he ‘vas, or his future condition, either physically or Spiritually, but because T deeply felt and deeply realized the lack of contact with him in an earth- Jy, human sense, and T also realized how I would iss his companionship, guidance and friendship in the days, months and years to come. But there ‘were many who didnot cry, and if Thad not shed any tears, it would not have been any indication of what was in my heart. Tam very easily moved to tears on any ead cecasion, and T am just as easily and quickly moved to laughter and joy. ‘My nature is one of extreme emotion, but thi in ‘no wise indicates what I feel in regard to the transition of one of our Frates or Sorores. "Even a few months ago when I went East to atéend the funeral and last iter of my own dear ‘mother, I was moved to shed a few tears a8 T realized the effet her departure would have on ‘my dear old father, because T knew he would deeply feel the loes of the companionship he had hnad for so many years. But there really was joy in my heart as I thought of the relief hat bad come to my mother and of the wonderful experi fences that avaited her. I did not. wear any mourning at that funeral, and T have not worn fany mourning since. Whatever I fesl i better indicated in -my heart and in my reverential memories of my mother than in any outer ex: presions I might make of a formal or informal ind Saint-Germain “There is something I want to bring before the Forum this afternoon that may be quite surprie ing to you and to many of our Forum members nd out Forum family. Thad no idea unt Tread ome recent letere written tome as inquites that there were person in the United States, and sihly in other counties, who have heen reading feeent “I'Am* literature and similar dixourses ‘sho believe that Saint Germain was canonized ‘aint of the Christan Church, T think that i the ‘nowt ridiculous thing that has ever been brought fo my attention by persons who claim they have teen attending certain kinds of public lectures snd. reading sociled. Mastermind iterature. ‘The mme Ssint Germain in jut a family rome, and the word “Saint” ae the rt part of that ‘ame bat nothing to do with the religous ttle that it conferred upon holy” persons who. have been canonized by the Christin Church “There were many individuals in diferent cox ture who bore the family name "Saint Ger. main.” Some of chee were seated very cosly {0 each other and some were not. The socalled "Aecended Master” who bore the name "Sunt Germain” was one of thete many persons wth that family name. ur readers should know that in the correct and technica presentation of tha name 3 hyphen appears begwern the word “Saint” and the word *Becmaine "The name i not spelled “St, Ger tnain"T do ot know who i responabe for the ‘ea tha this great mystic philosopher and echolar td lingult tnd diplomat was an ectedaseal sain. Some of the neder book eling propod- oc hve pte very gree and iis porta in words regarding. this man Sant Germain, but only by reading between the lines invan abeud way could anyone come to believe hatha oped ito ah wa ny ese ina religous and ecdettal snus Bot scons that a great many do below tat, and therefore they Put him en far, onan equal iii, wth Jesu the Chri, who is also being e- fen nena 8m te one ote Pe would belie all of the modern itescure wwe read SainyGemain and Jus Chris and = Few tore of ancient tines along with steal of the modem times are pala, frends, and. equal flees of our anvaton and of the earthy and as loci related a8 peat in psd. do not mean fo be friclou in regard to any holy matter, but when i comer to sich things 2 this one cannot help wondering how much fulibly there ie in the world’ soday and Specialy in salled modern chized countries We can believe, after some litle struggle with ‘ur reasoning, that eome men and occasionally ‘women (although they aze-more intuitive and ‘utous than men) wil travel from New Jey {& Pennoylvanta to New York City and bay the ‘Brockiyn Bridge or buy the sep ranch in Cen- tral Park or something lke that” And of cour ‘we are partially convinced chat pethape at tines tome penne do go to New York and buy gold iris on Broadway, But ie ae going to ee sich cama of lily, eat ae eo Say about persone who accept without inveigy- tion‘and without reasoning the Hea that some tldtime philoopher like Saint Germain was an celestial saint and holy that since being ‘anonied he as developed wings and ts on the Sight hand of Jesus onthe Heavenly Throne, and het rd Sr Man ‘caving sols they are busy in an edo foom writing next mon articles fora magazine Soved bere on earth by 9 mysical publohing eset “The eters T have received from persons in re ard to this matter not only cree what Tid fecently in the Forum and clewbere regarding tome of the oustanding characterise of Saint" Germain, bu they ere the manner fn which Tepote of him, They say Talked of him at though he bad been merely 4 man inwead of 3 Saint Ifthe pereone would only tur thePage 22 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM sigh vole ofthe Fourth Bio of eth lich Sema i ier ered Ber ea a ee ‘he was called by a nickname which means he was. Me cea ag a ohn el ham Ry al tat hone ee eT ea tet ee ae Ty Soa Serra sree aan at es Se a ate ee re a a oe sen ee Oe ef Se es re ee ame ae ere a ee ne cin re eae ‘cay pees oth os haa eee es mg oe aoe ote ans Sea gi uch pod at eg et ‘Tey mcl bees on SD ta ne eee ee ced et Fm es Sig end Sa Te til dh, te bi sere gi debe te Eo ee es ae ec Pane J deve feet ope an a eee ‘Mann atee ad sh tat tie eo hyphen in the name. er anyone wo wil eve tat fs de bat sees il tig at Joe ae Src ea ange ca ce ‘owned and controlled by a public platform lec- cred at ei pate rhe cas inst chun tone spinel ga Se cine ce sa a Spe ote ae Aa sea ee ae Rites oer aah ee eae aes Se ag a oa aniesiy cote Min wPhatee nawla seat eit ene oer Po hi Sema cel nya ot can er al sly a en a i ns poet Seen ental gh 2 eat aa ae a mem of Rene tod gre ee met ridiculous propositions to one who is beyond easy saegons ope oe no Tn Se mea, sr rhe se senna otk eae ave before me a thee page printed crear of gibberish entitled Jesus’ New Year's Day Dis- foure Te dated Janay fy 1985, and sates that th page ae the property ofthe Sse Gere main press and that it is for Class Students only. (Out of rspct forthe fact that thi piece of etre end for sa etsy Sm noe going to pubis the entre thing chong ie would certainly dnterew and amuse most of you, But remember it purports to fe 3 doors Gr jen the Chrst on January 1, 1985, to the ones and operators ofthe Sine Germain press Its put ofthe propaganda and paid for ints tion given by an organization that is arousing Some interes in. America bot toked pon with in and ridicule throughout the ret of the sword) Note tht in the ie “Sine Germain Pres she Syphen is omited from the ame “Suint Geman” That i dibertely Seceiang, se fe is ne the corect ame’ of the hlsopher, and tends to make ie em thatthe Ban with the Germain fumiy name wan ane esata ent ‘On the second page of thee lege shes of che special dscns, inthe fourth paragraph are ese words: oT Am offering thi stance to Sour O Beloved Stoden Let no ene be wool Eis to douby, for TAM the Jee, The Chee ‘of Gale, that you have known of for he pat foo thoutand years that i dating. hi ie course and offering tis asitance to you." Ifyou an make yours believe thatch ngage 20d sch phracing and sich wording came fom the tind snd sland prt of Jeu the Cri en Jou ne ready to belo tha Jens would date Yipecbl New Years dicoure to be sold exclu: sively or given exclusively as part of the for Insertion oan organaton exiting in America Uunders self-appointed leader. You ae aio rely to blicwe tht Jeon would ignore the thousands of churches which are founded and operating in His ame and thee He would ignore the thou sande upon thousands of sincere Chin martyrs fd slferers who are working diligently in His Sincyard today, and striving for promt per Keeton and svng to srry out Hes work song mules of sekore and ures, and that ess ‘woul ie this menage ony tothe few wha fo lowed the seleappointed leader of movement that doesnot eve call tell Christan move tment. And then you are ready al, to bebe ‘what is sid inthe next paragraphs “Again, let tne assre yo hat tha work of Sine Germain tnd Myself is entrely diferent from anything that hat Ben given forth the Western World, teow Please note inthe above paragraph chat Jus very paitely puts Saint Germain ahead of im Isl? and thatthe name is noe hyphenated, Tf you bor believe that Fru diated thi matter, bot,THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 23 that it was nsired wholly in the minds of the mers and operstors of the “Saint Germain ‘rem then you mint ami thatthe whole matter int very shecking thing to the dovout fllowere ges the Chet a eveyone wh ha a7 ‘kgres of respect and reverene for Jon te Great Master when they read tha thee a pointed leaders wll are to put the maine of eee aginary ethereal leader Ssine Gersin™ head of fesun You will also be ready, if you believe all of the foregoing words attributed to Jesus, to believe that Jesus did actually write the entire manuscript bocaise the three pages end with this signature and salutation: “My Love enfolds all forever. JESUS THE CHRIST.” ‘There is only one further step in this mad scramble to outdo all the other eellappointed Isader in chiming high divine aston, and that is Tor tome new leader 0 come forth with leone Snd instructions claiming to be written by God, the Father of all Mankind, Undoubeedly some chy eal ea moenent wih dred of mae es reading typeviiten matter tamed to have been actually “Gicated™ by God to an Archangel or ume other angel or some saint land taken down on a dictpone and transcribed i mcm pre om, and the ened meal ype for "sven the Holy Bible as nv ea the chim that the words therein tributed to enum especially the many beaueifol oughts expresed in the New Testament, were Actually dictated by Jesus. But what the Holy Bile sn comparison fo a medem leson inued by modern eule?- Undoubtedly the Bible is just a took of ol-fogey and old fashioned ideas lng ago abandoned, and now to be supplanted entire iy'by the new dications of enue awed by the Sine’ Germain Press” Some. people muse be ultra-modern in everything, even in tei religious Instructions, and they are ready to beliewe any: ng tne fered fhm in he ui Inodém improvement. Certainly the Meas. at tmibuted to “Saint Germain” are very greatly dif ferent from the beautiful and simple rational Philosophy tit the real Saint-Germain wrote and teed in his days, and of which we have an 2° bbundance of proof and records in ovr archives, and which can be found in many of the great Srchives and libraries of Europe, If ‘we belive that the efor for attainment and the striving for perfection here on earth iy rewarded by 2 Con Einuance of perfection and understanding ‘and Spictal evolution after transition, and whe the {Sul and mind dwel inthe "Kingdom of Heaven™ then what are we to think ofthe trite, nonsensi Gal, ridiculous, absurd and. unkindly philsophy Ghat is atinbuted to the mind of Saint Germain today through his dications to the printers and distributors of these modern “Saint Germain” inetructions? ‘What One Member Thinks 1 want to bring before the Forum this morning 2 communiation that was handed to me thi very hay, and itis wo typical of many Teters we te five, and at the fame time 20 encouraging ‘many of our other members, that T want f0 tead ‘extracts from it. It is written by one of our Fates living in Los Angeles whose ‘nial are “MLO.” Hesates that while he hasbeen 3 mem: ter of the organization for tome te, fe hat not ‘had all ofthe payehic experiences some members ve ad hit me of he ppc eri fa Fave not been outanding aiceses 3nd that fn fice some ofthem have een failures, But sl he in not discouraged but gives pest consideration to the many other benefits he has derived from the ler and menoqrap. "The flowing se paragraphs from hie letter “ad the experiments been one hundred per cent failure, Tatil have recived sncalulable thenefit: My'thinking has changed, my conscious ‘ness has enlarged, and my confidence in myself a have never been extremely gullible. I have never believed all of the extreme clans made by ‘various organizations and by some indwidusls ‘sho sane to impress us seid their great pychic indlvand in eho tne, but I peter at tthe svard ip thi regard, ee that od ‘condition of extreme glia. “Te would take too long to enumerate all of the urges or hunches Gut have’ come to me. with kappy ress, and it would take too lng to tll about the all to brief flashes of ecstasy and 3t- tune, "Suie sy Ta few penser fal desire—not health or worldly pos Sonn, but Coxmie Consciousness “Lat me sayin closing in praise of the Order that there is much inthe work t old the fterest, of the most analytical, the mort inullibe mind ‘The change in my own aura and personality is proof of tat. Something gradually seems to il She ince of a rie mid wth 3 fem felereiane” seen ‘And that is one of the outstanding benefits that ‘we always emphasize in all of our correspondence, Inthe lectures and in our iteratore. Fear, doubt, Hraitancy, anda lack of wil power and sf. reliance are ome of the big ements thi ate taking for fare and. despondency and. ocher terior probleme of life. When atything can chung 8 pera andertnding an hi view and enlarge hie horizon of comprehension Sd give him a degree of mastership, self cance,ge 24 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM confidence, hope and dependability, chen_that something wl bring him Closer to happiness and Kad mor uc fo sca than of money and worldly power or anything else. More thou Sands of our members write to us and sate that the work and teachings and exercises ofthe Order have opened up a new life to them, a new vist, anew power of mastership, and a new world of huppines and contentment. “These things, they say, have brought them greater attainment and 2 greatce approach toward the happy goals in ie than anything ele could pesubly do. ‘Whether you can cause a matchstick to move around on the top ofa lass of water, or whether you ean cause a candlellame to bend one way oF the other may be interesting recasch experiments, be they would not conte pany way 0 Your happines, your peace of mind, or your fre- dom from fear and Desitancy. I have known of some of our members who, sn the early degress, ‘were able to. do. marvelous things with paychic cxperiments, but because of some feat, ome {ancy, some lack of ‘confdence of self-reliance that developed in them for many years, they were afraid to try to run an automobile oF operate 2 Bice of machinery, 0 approach «es than oF important persons in conection sith an sdvancement in hfe or am advancement in ama terial or oval sense. eis like a pereon whofe 80 Tenened in eegued to electricity that he ha no fear of handling a ten thousand vole discharge such as 2 bolt of lightning in his laboratory, yet is afraid io 9 and Tce the ocr of i hte ad ak for'a rection in rent, of afraid to approach an employer and ask fora raise in sary ‘There ate ‘other perons sho have developed an absence of fear in regard to chemical, res, lectricity and rmany other forms of nator power but they ell Ihesitate to promote themaelver and advance them selves and become happy and succesful because they have an inherent fear that "death" will sod Genly strike them down or that some weakness will come upon them and make them unable to ‘work of labor, ofthat some other unkown thing will occur over which they will have no. power Ibecae they will have no understanding Determining Next Incarnation Once more in our Forum we havea queton submited in raed to rancarnation, Th me tne of our members wants fo know whether there sting poable wy tha a ida ving nome Inde presen incarnation may determine to ome degree ‘or atrange in some degre for bis next in ction tier wd can ain ede the present time hy one now fing to eect Gr elect what form er what fe or what char fetes wil be bie or her lot in the next Fundamentally, it would seem to ve from al the enidence we have aecumtlated and from all the writings of ancient Rescrocan myetice and Dhlecophers thatthe Cosmic determing: to ange Agree just where we should be reborn and the txact hour and minute and juet what character ‘des and abies we will fave and what por sthites we will fave that canbe asakened and developed and eventually Tead us to full a certain mission in fe, Ina Broad sense, | would ‘5y that the Coamic determines at las ty per Gent of this matter, but nevertheless there Bre many indications and much proof to chow that ‘ach individual now living can do something tor ard detcmining al of the factor. Tn the Place, a person living at the preent tine who Fealy decides upon or selects ‘or shall we say, falls nto very dente mision inthis ife, with « very definite work tobe done and makes 2 of th and devotes himself sincerely to it and kes Sand enjoys i, and species in ye determining fo a gest extent what be or she will Jo oF come inthe next ination ‘There i only ane factor there tobe considered Jf the work you have decided upon or elector se tying too in this incarnation becomes comm Bley "ed efor, yur tasion and Completely accomplished, 2 tha there fs nothing ‘pore that can be done with i or aboot ft then the pasties are hat in the ext incarnation you wll eke up some entirely diferent mision In life or diferent work. But sf transition comes {0 you inthis life ether suddenly and unespec™ fil or after long pesed of fetime, without your having completely flied your mision or Your work, or without your having learned or Accomplished all you would like fo do along a ‘eich on from China, Africa, Aorta South ‘Asia or pats of yt and tnd, only taker 2 fe econ for out thoghts to each there and foe oor conscioumness to eatnd fost and sonst tur Fratre and Sores in thet foreign locations ‘Rnd after ashy should we all dem “orien rt? Thy ate not foreign 0 us a8 Rsicriins, Sen though their nationality and language may iS yoregn to our ‘American and European ns Anais and languages They are not freon tothe Conti, thy af not foreign 0 God, not foreign tothe univer conscious that unites ailof ue ‘When those members in these faraway cts and counees go nt their eanctoms on » Wed nesday night or a Thursday night to study and Pett cl, rhea ite a er chapter ‘meting, they ate jos a8 together as far an each of them it concerned, apd ju lee to any who ae meting ere tithe They are studying the sme prin Sng the sme ital, ving forth he sme thoughts, rendering the stme kindof services #0 the begins and t0 the seeker as we ae. They S15 avin for the ee pols adopting the sme eal paying tothe mune God and preparing 10 Inet cena in tnt pane of ecto Shere we are al’ ine tgties snd where tine Sd space ae never gen ny conan, It infact, a wonderful enti to st back and hn that ao matter were we aay extend Sr cnmoumen or ur thugs Rong, Soe wl meet te sine ups the hear ok the te cs of thinking nats Evry now tnd then am surprised ty reading some howe popets apne et cr at to ne Se faraway place tha ant be easy reached fe that at regulary ened yay ea {Ep lng td find at tn tat faraway place members who ar eng our magasine Css Bly acasoaly we toy af he Rosai Form or wh at rece ough tht Ete ean connection on ther Eppa competion Ee of our rac, and ho ae thing of therein Amer a bmg forces to them, Woe"neveniesr Fetes tnd Stores dest, Ute Into the orl dos deed coe Wai pace We mayank of he earths Be Ingo ony hounds of es Sameer apd Sipeuimately wen brethtand ms i Ghftece oe ay ink o's po BOY fs ejinng many wees or to Soule Ale a tating many dye cr oni, however may ‘Sibu en we no thse Rates and Sor Csi th aie cote tei tie hl Slonm apd wh aif ngage we ne {he el tat hy ae che 1 off he ee nd eae of the Reieran pee, Ad eave ute accusam ete af Heaters Soar plyen snd Counc hough to endo fewer indy hp leans te Scion thw 1 the wes far say ces Ser a hows wh are cow at hand, Weare Bi oe fay united in Sove ap ing to Sraler of fas and proj, Rate acl di Mnctons, religous dominates, and pail Teton Wl one of ic ton and tune and mnths of Brings stange to when we to thet and we sca ht they lok tae Stem Anri and Baroe hte sme pecstanconcnty that. we hive They ie 3 Sounded st our cote and thing, They are Intngued by ou ngage, They area by Gur manoerams, and they are’ psled by oot fk dls "Boe never he they dre Roncrucane and’ we ate Rescate SS cetin fundamen things tat ae common foal of and ale Ip ll ou, and tho oat, ‘Gras topetber sod i cmeticng to me Inger and ger portion ofthe erhs pop tak ene happy ad soxceal preperse, ea thy fad. tat fib of fours thre ae catty: Therese thos who are ew fr fara cicanstnces or nfarteate ScieTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ge 27 stances, There are thote who are temporarily ill tr unbappy and there are those who are worried Sd espondent, But nevertheles they are sv ing to improve thee lot in life and they are make dng the Bet of circumstances, they ate keeping the Fath and wil some day atain the desires of theie hearts We cannot all be alike in ur social [osticns in life or in our nancial sats o in our Enploymene or even in all of our desires Be Cause many of these things are purely worldly Clemente tha are not of spinel or Cosmic ex sence, they are changing and they are constantly ‘acting and are considerably diferent in di Ferent places onthe face of the earth But io re fd 2 he epitval things fife, in resad to the Connie things and in regard t0 the things ar eur the mat tthe ae of at Toes he larger majrty of our members throughout the world appear tobe the mose happy and the most Contented ofall homan beings ‘So we like to have our Forum family remember that as you ate reading these words and other ‘words in our Forum magazin, there are rates nd Sorores in all sce, ofall colors, all eigons, maton who are ring them patly 4 the same time, and sending forth the Kindest thoughts to you, a8 you tend to them. ‘A Wonderful Book “The ether day visitor to ovr Form here sed this question, which we were not prepared to snawer at the tine: “Why do you not occ Sally read 0 us or ote to us from some of shesy old Rercin feck Yo sy wee ished ao lngago and which you awe in Sour recarch library. and which rove the age 2nd authenticity of the Reserucian Order?™ ‘Now we have here at Headquarters apeilly boule ult of steel and concrete that i erety hidden and protected agsinee fie, earthquakes, robbery, wind and storm, and ‘which containt tome of de oe Horn mana ad inthe world. T suppose mot of you bave read in your magazines or rad ceewhere in our Tterature that many years ago 2 group of ant Gqarians and socalled librarians of the rexarch type of mind soe together to compile a higea Phy of ‘Ronicucinsm, By thie they meant a {talogve ofthe oldest known Rosieractn books {in the workd After working for years on this catalogue one was finally issued and sent to other Shrigesrins and research workers which showed there were thousands of very old Rosicrocian ty irene ad nar he “That catalogue ie sil to be found in research irae and esl used or reference Because he books Tied were gen an index mimber and very time a reearch worker finds one of these rare old books he clases it according to the umber in that catalogue. "Now swe have spent yeas securing at many of che boat in ha catalogue ss pnb to tain. Some ofthe books are ao rate that they are Ieee under lock and scl in vaults in Europe, Hike crs are kept ere, and you canoe buy, seal or forrow a copy of them or do anything ese bot heen ad them i oe cae wae page and’ cry ont of the pages inthe book nd this lrge bunch of photographs ace bound together so that we have photographic copies of tome ofthese rare books. But in most cases We Sve dhe actual orginal copy Tf some of thoe persons herein America who were constanly ritcising the AMORG and the Rosicrucan Order, and who claimed that Bacon Thad noting to-do with iy and that ie did not fart until the seventeenth century in. Germany, nd that Christian Rosenkreuts was the orginal under of the Order, or that Mr. Randolph as the great founder of i in America, or that the Roserucane did not come to: America in 1694 and eablch themselves near Philadelphia, and ‘who ‘claimed many other tings, could pend Shout a weck in our research Iirary wth Books from dhe great vale we have here, they would rapidly change their minds ules of cour they $e hike the gentleman in Pennsylvania who en {lies us so greatly and who ignores every Kind of Scintifeproof except the statements he makes Hamat fie has a peronal lsh reason fn i Soung that he is the greatest authority of Resi tricanism, and since dollar and cents come from Hs personal, selich reason, there is no prot in the weld that could be given to him that would auc him to change his mind ‘Now today T am taking out of our resarch colton tone bk am not gin 0 ie the ttle of ie because Tam not going to give @ man in Bamana fe thr a a8 opportunity to quote and say they have a copy ofthe book and claim they have ie because {Know they have not. Thi book wae published in Lon dh in 1754.” Now that date f not one of the carly dates of Rovcrcian books. There. were Hundreds of Rosicrucian books ‘before 1754, but this book in old leather bound covers and yellow pages and old style of pining and ‘eifcation By researchers who have traced the Srigin of the book, clearly reveals the antiquity of the Resicrucian Order and upset lot of the foclih notions about the Order having been started by Chriian Rosenkreuts in" 1600 and sepeting in Germany, The bok natural deal ‘sith Rescrocana in Rurope, especially ia Eg" Iand. After very intresting intoiction, which fives the hiwory of the authors reaches and Enowledge of things he found, we come to a130 28 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM chapter dealing with “The Rosicrucians, or, Knights of the Rovy Cross In the duper he speaks of a vist to the "College” of the Rosiera- clans or the Knights of the Rasy Cross abe ay ere tat a the prose ing nughout the world, the International Council of the Resicrucians bas its branches in various ‘countries, and these supreme branches, ike our Supreme Headquarters here, are caled “Collet ‘Very early in the history of the Roscrucian Order in Europe the group of officers and coun: cillors who met weekly to make plans and out- ine the system of instruction and 60 forth vas called a “collegium.” Perhaps this is where the word “college” came from, but at any rate we still call the staff of higher officer and members in each country a college, and of course it does fot mean a building or an institution with group of teachers and a large number of students 45 is meant by our modern form of college, Now this author in this old book says about the Resi- crucians the following: This order of Knighthood, the Knights of the Rosy Cross, is wery ancient, and was greatly re- spected, while they strictly observed the statutes Of their founder. For they are enjoined to be meek and humble, to be charitable and hospitable ‘And therefore the. primitive Rosierucians em bleed thir whole event in eneaning he pilgrim and the stranger, and in feeding the poor and hungry. While they practised these virtues, ‘of which they make profession, when they are lected into the college, while they were temper ate, vigilant and laborious, they preserved their independency, and enjoyed with honour as great limmunities, a the present Knights of Malta" T pause here now, after reading this fret para graph of the frst chapter, to call your attention fo these certain words, and T will chow you the hook and the words themselves: You will note first thatthe author rays that the Knighthood is very ancient. ‘Certainly. no one would call an Greinaton that wat only a hundred o¢& hun red and fifty years old, a "very ancient” organi- tation. IF the Order was founded in 1604 or 610 as some modem American mystical writers claim, and this book was written in 1754 in Lon: ‘don, would the author have called the Rosicrucian forganization a “very ancient” organization? His ‘words clearly imply that the organization in 1754 was at least five or six hundred years old, and probably a thousand years old. Note, there” fer anate phre b ueHe pak ofthe primitive Rosicrucians,” and how they employe thr tine an ther revenues this word “primitive” refer to members of an organization that was only several hundred years old? When Wwe speak of “primitive” mankind today, do we ‘mean our early colonial ancestors here in’ Ameri ea?) Or do we mean the eatiot setters in Europe? Could we rightflly call the persons of Celie origin and Roman origin who ‘etled in the idands of Britain jus before the Christian era by the term "primitive"? Could we eal the Roman people in the Roman Empire “primitive? Certainly, if today we would nt think of calling people “primitive” who lived over nineteen hun fred yeato ago, why should we think that this author who wrote in 174 was calling pertoos Of to centuries ago by the term “primitive? Do ‘ot his words imply that he ib refering £0 3 Period of time at feat eight hundred or x thou Sind or two thousind years previoudy? Further fn in the book, the auchor pays his reapects 0 Recrucians he bas known for long tine, and ays that they were of auch excellent character and busines integrity. that he. doubts whether their equals have ever been lft behind them, He proceeds to describe their methods of alchemy, their methods of working in behalf of suffering humanity and of healing the sick and sendering aid of all Kinds, He speaks oftheir exellent edt tation and cites one instance where & man who had been a humble grave-dgger was admitted to the Onder because of his seting character and his desire for knowledge, and how he had be come a commander of the Knighthood. and a Highly educated and siccesfuland powerful man inhi country. OF course the author veils the source of hi in formation as did mest of the writers of these carly Roverucan books tn the frst plce, his bok was not written for the mass but for certain chief pers ho wee ster and he did hot want t0 be in the position of having eve reader ofthe book who was sskewite to him and ask fora definite address where he could go and ina few minutes, hours or weeks, acquire all of the Knowledge of the Rescrucane His book is written much like the hte book we ieued come years ago, and which is still in circulation and ved by us'cach week and month for prope fanda ented “The Litle Brown Casket This fit hook is an interesting svry but it answers ome questions of the sesker and. giver veled hints 26 to where he may find the organization ‘The purpost of such books was to test the since ity and the persitencr of the seeker If the eek ef was really sincere and really wanted t0 know about the Brotherhood and work with i he "Would go to some trouble und make the contac. Today i is too easy in many instances fora pet son to sit ight at home and write posteard and ask a question and have something brought him by a letter carie. Without leaving his home and fireplace he starts and completes hie invest tation. Te was not always so, and often T fee {hat we should return to the ancient methods and make seekers relly go to great touble to find there the organisation i id howto contactTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM age 29 But of course these veiled and indirect methods sMford the charlatans snd the quacks and the self Appointed suthorties an opportnity to take ad- vantage of the veil that tightly hides the real Order and to put forward their own fictitious and Artifical creations as the genuine organization ‘with the genuine teachings, “The book Ihave here my ands deals wich such interesting subjects 35 the followings The necesity and beneSts of personal and national Cleanliness; the teachings of Cornelius Agrippa, the famous mystic and. Roserucian; the mystic teachinge of the Temple of Mercury, the cause find nature of dreams and how great revelations have been given to philosophers and mystics in the paat through dreams; the hiry and origi of sime ofthe early mystics of Great Britain an tnder of the reson forthe appintment of gar ddan angels by the various religious denominations Snd what they originally represented; the origin ‘of the tive of people known as gypies and how they descended from the Eaypean Sybil, a list of famous metaphysicians and the work they ae: ‘complished; why the rose was a mystical eynbol Sand shy the ol of roses ie wed dn oriental mye tial temples; tof the ancient mystical priests and their work: references tothe secret doctrines ad religion of Jesus; a dexpion of ome of the imagnifcent myatcal ruins of Europe "Now hope that not one of our Forum maga- sine redere will think that Lam speaking of this took because itis 2 book we have for ale or which can be Bought, Tt cannot be found in any Of the publi libraries of America, and certainly ‘ve sould not ell or disp of our copy for We Jook upon ourselves as guardians or trstecs of the great research library swe have, and which we ‘want to pass on to posterity, But iti from such Thoks as this, nd scones of eters that we extract fr ine fine es foro pai especially instructive helpful principles and exer Cites and experiments fo. put into our weekly ‘monograph Inherited Tendencies and Reincarnation “This afteroon we have present herein our Forum with = question s Tater from Toledo, Ohio, who touches upon a very interesting sub fect He mye tat inthe June nove of The Roa Srucian Forum on page 163 in connection with the diuston above the adoption of 2 young ‘wan who mtd ive e ad the ‘pportnity of having a complete mused eden tl, Taated tht the young woman had undo tally “inhete her monst tendencies from her Keaan father Ove Erste fom Toledo ye tae the datrne of reincarnation, wth wih he en full ccrd, dos not permit of thin inherited tat from the father, and tat according to his humble gi oy ihe ayo an iad smeared tay Sigetn tina hte Se eset seg Sih yng eer Sone aSS Giro ke ie ay dt Wie ate let in ice eet at Gatien didn ai Secrets get ar selena ce Shecca tail ep cure ses SRS as tore eases Seopa td in des ie PENG nance ones a) to fed oe ek i ee EAI at cine Strat tay kar ce” fate et Sei Fer vis iene ed er ly een at ess Sole en ny dy Sechrest eee Serer ne Oo SESS namin cee eee ey Sut ahha ae ah Eee he Rant nd a en Sorat ape ee Societe fe ae tee a oad yal pe ts ae ite Seen toe igee Ge Wm lea ac TRL de wy waa ae rly le sc a et Son wtniaadde nelle et encnel pew we Warne Tara egies Sy acy gue oe pee See Se ina st Spey aa c's whens tan ne PRD Gea Ie copter Leotitecematie Grants Leura a Sra iee OP Seen Sach eke ricer Sete a We rc Sia toe allan Fecha SeulabeleaP a ay foe wpe pl ons ar i SEER ore aes serpin’ EeePage: THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ue tao in prvi, and ‘specially whatever conseted in our tna nd longing. the sovalled “unfuliled dere” iecaune of inability to full them, conse deep sexed desis, ambitions and longings in thi Spt fen ad ein dng Song sch ines a wil bring about the fulliment of such unfulfilled desires Bu i wt that eo inher fom our earthly worldly parents in each Sncanation, some talents, sme sie, ome dies and cme iengings a vel at some bate and some elements of character” Ie ridiculous to think tae through Birth we nhere from our earthly parents by sch tinge av are ofa physical, chemal maternal nach fede tyr. dso tendencies toward phys wesknetss or ment ‘quirks "To ay that we would inher the brown tyes from our parents or the dak skin or the {ein or French or Spanth or Rustan facial Garactrain, or characteris of hand hai, tnd 0 forth and not ihert any of the mental ‘Sproiesaiens or ain, would be tinting inheritance in a way that ie nov consent with titherecence, metaphysis or mye, Certain iy itis inconsitene with experiences, cbeeretions ahd facts tht we have cael fompled and ‘which other mystics have compled over many have in mind, for instance «case of man now thiny some years old whone mother pased through transition when he wat but et years of age and had not learned to wit but had merely iegun to scribble awkwardly with pencl, making the atranges kindof hieroglyphic that could not keread or interpreted, Pls mother had not tempted to teach him to write, but let that en Srly to his tron in school Right after the mothers tanson this young boy was sent fo 2 relative on a farm in New Jeney ia roa di tect where his echoolng began in another year by atending 2 small schoolhouse where the in "rcton wat given bya crt teacher and with ‘ut daly regularity. His instruction in writing in that school forthe four or fve yeas doring the formative perio of hi instruction ‘was withthe standard Spenceran sytem, with very definite forme to al of the kites including the cpt leer Ye, when this young boy reiched She age Of re fen ad eg fo do cane She writing, and epecilly when be ent a leer from the country to hs father, he began to show very definitely trace of his mother's handwee Ine which ens of's peculiar and nus ope Her capital eters epecally were arangely made, cl unguely made and in no wise conformed ie the Spenctrian system or any other extabched Stem, ‘Now remember that this young man had never seen any of his thers writing, becuse Up 10 the time of her transition he was too young to sce i and after her transition the few Pieces of ‘writing in the form of letters she had: writen luring her lifetime were preserved by his father n'a tafe deport bor and were never given any {general circulation and never seen by the oon during his country school training. "Yet from his fourteenth year on upto the preseat time he cone thus tke cern of he eal eer and many of the capital letters in the peculiar form Gharactric of his mother's wing. Every handwriting expert, judge or jury, would decide that he aras the son of his mother solely by the peculiarities of his handwriting. For some reason ‘rother during his thirteenth and fourteenth year and thereafter he deliberately, but probably n> consciously, violated the rules of writing given to him inthe country school and abandoned. the standards of writing inhi copy books, and adopt a these peculiar capitals and. peculiar leters, Peculariite alo showed inthe figures he wed in his mathematical probleme and street numbers nd house numbers in adresses on envelopes Experts in handwriting who have to examine aqvestoned documents and forged documcnts and trace individuals by the charnctertic of tele writing know only ton welland have stated in hundreds of hooks poblhed on that subject in the ls fifty years that individuals can be recog” ised by inherited traits of handwriting, jot as individeals' can be identified by the snherited traits of many different mannerias in epecch, dies, wall, recreational activitie, and so forth ‘And we also know that many individuals exhibit ‘uring thie advlhood, and often during theit hays of "youth, inherited traces of interest, mechanical, scent, oF of soil or business that swere fixed characteris of either one or both of the parents ‘Now it cannot be said that these things were ‘inherited from 2 previous incarnation because in the case of this young man his previous incarma’ tion was in a ime when handwriting was of a very diferent style. Yer te improbable that both he and his mother would have carved over from previous incarnations in previous cycles strangely formed leters that wore of porely ar Ibtraryfaventon, and arbitrary characteristics in the forming of letters that were unlike any other formations in writing tht one would find in a very large pile of mal, And when it comes to characteristics that ae related to the soul, or 0 the peychic or emotional sf, such a3 music, drawing, painting, acting, sculpturing, and 29 forth, these things are more eaiy inherited by 2 child from is earthly parents than throvgh x Deriencee in a previous incarnation. Ido not mnean by this that such tendencies or character” istics could not be inherited from 8 previous in ‘srmation, but tae thee things especially thoseTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 31 ‘of an emotional and artistic nature, are typical ‘of the things that pass from parent to child as a matter of natural inheritance. When they are strengthened by experiences in a_ previous incar- nation or strengthened by conditions of environ ‘ment in the present incarnation then they become ‘outstanding abilities and talents that often make for genius. Thus we have some of the child prodigies or geniuses we read about at times, and ‘aly in instances where neither of the parents ind no known forebears—had talents or ir nations coinciding with that of the prodigy ‘could we consider the manifestation of genius to be solely the result of progress in a former Help for the Lepers 1 have an intresting appeal here dete to cut monkerihp fom Poem cation The Sppeal is signed by the Mother Superior of the Sr Franch Leper Camp, Nyeop, Jp fost OF Root Bim 24, Und Buh fat Avon “Ts food sul, like many other misoares of he Roman Calc Church and tbe rigs de tetas. gone to ti Teper conan Sed a pon tc a her Foto happicss with her family and fee Grier to Admin to these unfotunate veting ef cc of the lle Senses brown to mankind She pein ker tomes “Here we have a lange leper camp, full of lepers. in every degeee of decompesition. For them we do everything we can, we hous, clothe, feed and nurse them, and we are surrounded by almost insurmountable difficulties and our pow. tty ie extreme, If we could only afford to feed them better, the poor creatures would have more chance of combating their disease, especially the children, But alae! they are only half fed for we fannot afford at all anything like the amount they ‘need. Therefore I must earnestly beseech you to help ut in our work for the ovtast leper who suffers s0 cruelly, dies by inches before his own tyes, and at times cannot endure his own stench. ‘We’ have here heathens, Mohammedans, Roman Catholics, Protestant, and those of all denomina- tions and clases, for we refuse our aid to n0 leper” Just because this noble woman is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, and in its name of: fered her life and services in behalf of the lepers of that particular African camp, is no reason for fnyone to feel chat the Roman Catholic Church fr the Reman Catholic population of the world alone should support her in the work she is dor jing and contribute to the needs of the lepers. Undoubsedly the church with which she is afl ated and many representatives ofthat church are ding on apd ee ly other religious denominations are asiing infocus prc dcr Hanan ty his religious denomination or his race or his social position or by his other beliefs, but only by the fat tht be 2 vet of torte Ge Sumstance and kan oct the sor e- coves any apd allow who ean ant to ve fir mins”"The Rostrochn Order never kes Sy dincios in regard to eliiow fith or fac of acca portion in lly giving le sere FE thre wh afer ortho ain er apd Tel thar there are member in our orpniation who for one reson or anther wil conser thi 1 tpl pporeniy fo anewer 3 Con ge ot 2 pinta lepton to gives le mite if ly 4 ew lla oa few ents to this frank and fons cil from A, If you can spare a dollar or more or less, go t0 your post office and buy an international money order and make it payable to the St. Francis Leper Camp at the address I have given. Copy the name and address completely on a piece of paper and give it to the post office clerk to put fn the international money order, and then put the same complete name and address on the en- velope and mail the money order. Certainly you will feel sooner or later the cries of appreciation and joy, and perhaps sense the warm tears of thanks, that will come from those suffering, downcast, outeast, bewildered, hopeless creatures way down there in that isolated part of the world, And think what ie will mean also to the hearts of mothers and fathers who have children dying there, and who may be praying perhaps, to heathen gods or false gods, or to imaginary ‘gods, for some help that something within leads them to believe will anewer their prayers. Just as you do not like to see a little child's faith broken through unanswered pleas to Santa Claus, though hie hopes and beliefs are based upon false possibilities, 20 it is hard to think that these hheathens and worshippers of false gods, or per- hhaps no God at all, will have their faith shaken in that irresistible and incomparable hope that from somewhere, somehow, thet tearful pleas for help will be answered, Tam sure that che mem bere of the Forum family will do something, a8 wwe here at Headquarters will do, to help these sufferers a tele from tie to timeJmiae «mother who has never gnzed down on the inno- ‘cent babe nestled in her arms and wondered ~ what does the morrow hold for him? Was there ever a man who has not ‘asked himnell, "a this my destiny”? Who has not had, at some time, the lurking fear that he has chosen the ‘wrong career? Must chance decree your fate? I it not time that humanity ceased plunging in ness, Into the life, hoping to 1 him go woman mre happy ~ than the one who rund Self, who knows hi purpose im life a how it can be attained. You can have no gre joy than doing the things you are best sulted for Stecess comes only to those who find playin thie labor. There is no question more Intimate, or problem more Wia't yous ella tha why you are herd how so can make the best of it. You must eventually answer this question — or join the rll et"milions wn re shunted ut ellen bythe world’s sudden economic changes. “There Is gui Jou can we i fod he anne a thecal Goats af your place in life. It is as old as thought itself. Let us tel ou about it Read These Thought Provoking ~ Soul Satisfying Discourses tn the corer nd pic tbo, yo a ye sits Sad Re Wig cP eh A Sore Tce orton Te) al nl Soe Ries "ppcend Any pepo wy tw Le deere Rostherne om ty See Ferd Werte cies ron mt tbe tt en ule fe fo wi Yo con’ oe Fie Spend cline ed ao HOTS TEASE Saal Sd en aa recto Readers’ Research Academy: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (mia PRES, 70,ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ‘A PRIVATE PUBLICATION FOR MEMBERS OF AMORC, ‘THE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER. do Scand Clas Mar wt Pat Oc tS J Cala unr Act of Ang 24h 1912 OCTOBER, 1938 FORGETFULNESS. Forgetfulness must be a blessed gift, For if the memory of one life's sins Sits like a croaking raven hieroglyphed In black upon the spirit bulletins, The memories of past lives sins, wore they Not marcifully hidden by the curtain Of time lst in oblivion, would weigh Tha haraseed soul to doom, crushing and certain. Rejoice then that the soul need bear no load (Of dark remorse from a forgotten road. Irmo Wostall THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM |S. PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR (EVERY (OTHER MONTH] BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATION OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF AMORC, AT ROSICRUCIAN PARK, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA ‘SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ANNUALLY FOR MEMBERS ONLY VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV VVPage 34 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Greetings! vvv Dear Faarass AND Sonones “The Forum magazine comes to you this month jut at che very beginning of the lg and wow ‘erful fall and winter season, when we all have ttuch tore time for reading, meditation, study tnd selPimpeovement. ‘The vacation time of the fommer is over and many of the outdoor and Social entertsinment obligations of the summer fave been fullled, and now we are ready to settle down to the more serious Or important things of hte. ‘To the minds of some persons, the coming of autumn is always the beginning of a sean of Sadness, because these persons sem t6 Took upon the closing ofthe year as they would look upon the closing of life. ‘The coloring of the trees and the falling of the eaves seem to indiate that it Jeli life elf slowly ebbing aay But co those who love to read, study and improve themselves, the aucumn and he winter months presenta hap pier picture The opportonity for private study Und reading at home ducing the evenings is #orious thing” I know that thousands upon tho fande of our members accomplish more good in the matter of sl improvement and sfdevelop” tment and advancement in life doring the fll and winter season than they do at any other time the year. And s0 [hope tha all of you who re ceive this magaine will spend more dan one eve fing reading st Do not try to read the whole of this magazine in one evening, even if you have sufficient time to do co, Read more slowy, and read each article aloud ina soft voice 80 that you wll get the benefit of the conversations) style of the dicusions that are represented by these Forum articles. Visualize yourself being” preseat in the Borum room where thee dicussions are recorded.” Visualize yourself with many” others Sitting ina large cic or in Tare group Hien ing me doy egound my pin ye, ‘ny interpretation of the principles involve in the questions tht are sbbmited to us But temember, Tam not trying to be dogmatic in what Tay and T am noe trying to force my personal opinion upon any of you. Pracially every one OF the questions that are presented to the Forum Ssks me to express my. personal opinion on the Inatter involved. Our members want £0. know what 1 think, what T believe, and what T under: ‘and from the Roscrucan point of view, and as 4 reule of my many. yeats experience inthe feudy and practice of Roserucianism and my years of experience in the busines and cil world and my experience in dealing with the problems of our members, If you disagree with any statements I make, it i your privilege to dis: agree and to act according to your own best inter” pretations. If you act diferenty than T suggest, the responsibility will be yours, and the joy wall be youre if your decisions, conclusions and opin “The only purpose back ofthe things I xy or advite ito fer you the very best help fom the inot diknereed point of view. Nothing tae Trecommend or adviee in these Forum discussions Can ever result in any petsonl Benet to me. 1 ‘prot nothing by any of the books you may buy Tom any bookstores though my recommenda. ton, or from any publishing company, and T ‘rot nothing by the improvement in your health Tad in your frances and in your general ais xcept hac ic does bring great joy €9 me 10 read Your leers stating that you have followed the Lovie T have given through the Forum magazine nd in our monographs and have been +0 realy ilped Bat please remember that at T have just sid, there if nothing: dogmatic about the statements thse in our mioogeaphe or in these Forum di Customs, What isin the monographs a8 the de tite Roxcracian teaching has come down t0 through the ages and f not my personal opinion fr the opinion of any one individual, but has een found to be true and correct through long yes of experienc ad demonstration. Bot what tahoe Roum deci my own pinion, Te my ‘pon something T have ferwonaly leaned ot personally witnesed, 0,35 E generally the cas, it may be based upon the sound fandamental principles of oor Roscroian {eachings But in either case, whatever is ea in these dscussions or in the monographs je not of fered to you sea lw that you mus obey or be- {Sine an Unforeaate visi of some strane preston communicated to him by someone inthe {curt or nthe ying he or a ston as to what he should sy, oF pointing out hm mentally some point he has overonked. Now we might think chat an atorney io a busy Courtroom sanding. before a curious and ex pectant Jory, and with his nerves and mind all at Eason, would not be in the bat secepeive mood for tcepathic commenication. But it 2 pyeho- logical fact thatthe human mind ia it chinking Dpocescs can stop suddenly and become a blank Tora moment or two and forgets surroundings, forget what iti ying and ding, nd become Iighly receptive in that moment of relaxation. ‘And of course very complete message can be ‘communicated telepathically in a fraction of minute, for in all sich cates telepathic com onic fot oveyelsyand eae staph but bya ea = Tei juntas though I suddenly held up before you a bok for you #9 leak for thre ot foo feconds, If you were loking as abuorbodly atthe Beak Tels before you as your mind abate to any impression that comes to it tleathcally, Teould taketh book away after three seconds tnd ask you to dem fe and you might fd that fe would take 2 whole minute or more for you to describe what you had sen in three wePage 44 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM nds, For instance, you might say: “Tt was a rediumized book about eight inches high and ‘Sx inches wide, and about one inch and’ half thick We had gold edges and'a red cover about the color of red carnation, Tes le was amped Jn gold andthe words of the tite on the back of thebook and on the ide of the book were Direc: tory of the City of Chicago, 1938" and it pages fl appeared to be uncut, and there wat paper ipokmatk ofa yellow colo sticking out from be: ween the pages, and this bookmark seemed ‘have some printing on it in black type.” ‘Now you see that lng description would take almost» minute to expres in words bot would aly take'a few second to vialize as an dea ot picture.” And many telepathic communications be received in the form of eas or pictures, “That i why the eae experiments to conduct are those of diinctive sym which cannot be casdy mistaken ina hasty mental pictorial io Dresion. On the other hand, experiments that Gel with long mesages or groupe of words form jing a sentence or a phrase or a long number such anv 182496 are dial to convey because the fn. Pression is made ae a pictre or Idea onthe mind nd afterwards you have to recall the picture by mmemory in order to explain what you say and You may twit or turn the words of the sentence br phrase around about, ost as you might reall the’ number a1 beng 168294 inaead of what it relly wan "But the principal ero inthe scenic exper ments that have Been recently conducted ove the ‘dio and by means of symbalial cards is that fh who at aemping td he canting awe not we “4 cones of concentrating and using the facies of the mid as our nlc ae Ig ed ‘our monographs and lectures "Fou might St down any evening of the week and by agree Inent have tome other peron sting in the ad- Joining rom or in an adjeining house, concen: {tating on your mind to receive an dmpreson, fd you might eoncntate your mind for half hour on some thought or picture or idea, and concen the eon who i alting wing fori and concentrate on the proces of sending it and trying to wil tto go forth, and have no success at al, because you as a transmitter had {n your mind too many thoughts instead of one caclunve one, and because you did noe know of the right proceses of visaling a thought and {hen rleang i from your consctouness “The experimenta that are being conducted in traneniting telepathic comminiations in recent favlon-wide experiments are mich lke the ine ‘ance noted in one of out monographs —that of Sn individual sting down at 2 table in a ter raph office and earfuly composing a telegram that he wants to send to someone else, After carefully preparing the mesage and deciding ‘upon ithe wnites it out on the formal telegraphic sheet of paper and, after signing it, sits and con- Centrates on the message and on the individual to ‘whom itis going, and alto tiesto visualize the other person receiving it and acting upon it. But sng therein onenraton, gag atthe me sage and visualizing i, and visualizing the person tho i to rceve le would noe rele the mex Sage. He must discontinue his concentration and Visualization of the message, and take the mesage to the counter and turn it over to the telegraphic cffets to transmit ft, and until he docs release i in that manner the message does not start on its ‘way, but continues to remain inthe concentrating Inind of the sender. So we have found through years of experi ‘mentation in our Rosicrcian branches and activ: itis throughout the world that theres more 10 telepathic communication than merely thinking of something and desiring it and willing i t reach Someone ele, and there is more to receiving a rmesage than merely siting down and concen: trating on the eendee and waiting for the mesage to come. ‘That i why in these nation-wide exper rents over the radio and otherwise and in ex: perimental laboratories with persons. who have ot een propery tne the average of teas ie ‘indeed and very ditcouraging. to thooe who are making thei is attempt Buc T most be frank and say t0 all of you that among fur on members who have been propeay ine Structed there is also a large degree of failure be ‘atu our members do not follow the instructions ‘we have carefully given in our monographs. They Si coins to concentrate too Tong on the message and the person to. whom they want £0 fend ft From many reports we receive about the failure in the Rosiercian experiments, we find tha the, embed no posed propery and never releaed the mesage. And of course very often thee experiments are made with persons sho are metal by athe ne and no! ying to be receptive, and. are not receptive in. any tense But lor carefully prepared members have a far greater degree of guccess than those who are not prepared, and all of this gors to prove that the human mind is capable of trans fnitng thoughts and that iis capable of receiv {ng auch thoughts independent and aside from the ordinary proceses of communication, and there: fore ponscoes extra sensory perceptive ability, About Your “Personal Problems” do with it were possible for all of us here at the Forum session 10 go throughout our entire membership and make plain to all of our membersTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM 190 45 that che officers at eadguartets cannot attempe to anawer al eters written to them by our met bees dealing with all sre of personal problems. Ie is true that in our propaganda literature, especially inthe book ened The Secres Her tage, we ate tat in addition to sending forth the moa ah we and the agin ck orespondcce wah our members to hlp Bn n eT pereal problems 2) srnetion a ‘velopment. But hs afer to amie our members in their personal problems sould not inl fd cane ince the answering of corepond fence pertsining to divorces, uniappymaried tives, Bankruptcies in business and all sors of mates that are very perma and have no con egg wares whe Roni ino through the madiey or the member’ progress and development in a paychie and: mystical seve From one end of the year tthe ote, and each rec and month we reeive sors of letrs that have to be returned tothe writer with the satement that we donot stempt, and cannot at tempt to answer them. We cannot ake them and fg into Connie esse for many hours or many Shree em hw «meer an oe Se men Te eos ne bt an Steed bya al attorney ort Leal physician, or 2'losl clergyman, and cpeclly those who are in contact th the indvidale conesmed and qutnted withthe fam or busines asi ‘So T wish that our members, and expecially thowe who ead the Forum magasng woul ty 0 discourage menbere from wating {0 long | ter about cei personal home and business afais Invwhich cere very kite opportunity to apply ty oft Comic pea wer ee op nity for ws to give any practical advice ence fre are not asyuaied wit the facta And of Sums, me would have t0 be scqusinted with tore fact than are contained in even long letters hat represent only one indiideal'siewpoint. ‘This fall beside the work of our organization, and i eomething that we have not guaanteed ot Promised to look aftr in connection ‘with the trork of our organization for we must concen- teste on teaching you lw and principles chat you may werk out your own problems Visiting Headquarters Once more I want to discus with our Forum there, and with our Forum readers, this matter of visiting headquarters and seeing the oficers and hnaving interviews with them. Ii ha cat aden wot recat rt Moe eet tte ES Spey SN eee be Cras. FO Se TA Smiley ea Case Soret chatter Ean cbse kata ee itd pet Sinica, Si er lity Se a SE sCicpe tents Poles reer ANE area ee Ege feel yee Sg nd oe a ap lea de Ba wir an ie Nesey dren an ea ya le ta Sr a a onan SSE dicecks anaes Sift sc Sa ase oT ants ds ec eee eck wy thy alte shh Tivo tay oa al hl ak Sota sft ee i pet Cr Sana st tc ak Sa Go cea Soe ily Pech etude day a fee dt Sani ate Ee” apc in ys we et at sho oe oe acne ad Sigal alchaae lle fa SA fei Sr aera ol Se ete ut Say Bera es el tad Tune and ea fees eta ist arene a arr Nn Bet eae Sop eet tee land Scryer topos ole ae see tions a ee Sd nog tat aorta Sa Eel fr a at itd Sa apc a ES Feather keene hs fetta ees me i Stee aun soapy sel Sn eh mal Se ee drach sme SeeY ng apiaeersty doe Sore al ae an ee mith Rk Wok aie ah ies ai wt dew ow tenage 45 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM through the buildings and give them the personal fttenton that they desire would mean that we would have to be prepared to receive them and tnvertain them from ealy inthe morning vail said. ‘And itis strange bow many of tha vidos, including members and Friends, wil arive in San Francis or Loe Angeles, and go sghtaceng in those cc for one or two days and then buted: iy come to San Joe by automobile or train with only ffieen or cwenty minutes at their dopoel, sl caper to bnve ua ap ceeryiing aul be Hos em, a thy nf 00 twa in. Many of these perscasarive at late ous it the evening, and on Satunay afternoons ot Sundays and they frankly tellus that they have gpent two or three aya in Los Angele or San Erancico or Yoremie or chewhere, and left theit vst to San Jove forthe lat ours of the lat day they wil be tn Californias This distinctly {air to us and unrearmatie! We cannot under Stand how any ember or inguer who i ally {ntereted in our work can plan to spend three for four days sighing fs, and then one lst four in seeing us, And not more than two out of a hundred of thee perons ever wie fo un Sedvance and ak abou appintment or ask about Visking hous, or even only that they are coming ‘Many of them say tous that chee frends have fie to help. ln, many ase, old homesteads and farms upon which children could ive after the ttanson oftheir parents are completly absorbed besause of some peciliaty in the wil and texte ‘ent that aes it ipousble for the rightful iri to get anything. In many coes a man's ot womans lifetime savings tat Rave Been gathered ehrough many series, and sey for the purpox of helping thse whe wil tema de Dendeat after his or ber train, have gone 1 fe tte, or ceeatonaly to some relatives that ‘were over intended to recive any ofthe estat, and elly because of errors in a wl o testaent "And ofcourse there ae the sores of incidents costuming evry day of the yearn which pera Suddenly pas trough tranaton leaving ho will or teaament watapeve, Such persons often fel ST thy aan nye ik ieee or clear from mortgages, Hine or debt, that tha children or their nears relaties wil inert che estate a the natural cours of event, and co they do not make any ttament or wl, or do not make any proper provision for dhe trantmiston of the erate fo oer Many lives Ive been sadened and many future careers ave teen blighted by this overt on the part of exe Sone who should Know better, "And does not tater how large the exate may bes if you poses Gr own anything in your own name and f you fave any het of relatives who might be Benefted by the things you cannot tke with you wien you pass out of this earthly life, you should ake Zoe provision in the form of a proper will or examen ‘Now iis true that the average bank will help ‘you in preparing euch ail or textament if you {han property or any amount of money and there fre atorneys and ezbere wo wl help you. But Gh deer han you dhe co cable ‘or money, same of these persons STonch‘an thee conmectgd with banks and trast ompaniee—wl take lle or no interes in the fremuratin of your wil and tenamen, and even Thr they have advised you you may sill make fee snl and mata ma a wl ally ‘Bought " = "A-vill or testament doesnot have to be pee ‘pated in legal language tobe perfectly good Te oes pot have to be writen wit any ape i of inken any spec kind of paper Te should not be tren in Tead penal which could be easly altered, and it should be witnesed by two or three persons who have seen the will written or have read it after it was written and who will take your statement that you are signing it or have signed it and will sign their names to it as having witnessed the fact that it was your wil and testament, and that you had them witness it while you were ail in good health and of good ‘mind, But even here there is a serious lsbiliey, because if any one of those witnesses happens to be one to whom the will or testament is giving any money or property, that witness is disquali fied and it may disqualify the entire will and testament, Alto, certain other things are important as: to whom you give your sxe or money, and how Inuch you give, and why you give Such Hale Ekle mace a seem tobe “nobody's busines" tay cause the whole wil and testament to be Aliqualifed in cou, and in auch caea the sate ‘fen ceive all at you wm and poses, and ‘othing goes to any ofthe hers o initutons or fends to whom you waned to pve something So there are ewo great dangers to kesp in mind: Fit, the absence of any will or testament, Ind secondly, the wrong acangement of the it ‘or the election of witness, There are butt Gf the imporant ching tat you should know Sout, and of courte the thin Importane poine that you ss to this mater now whe yor ae in fond health and in good mind and not when you Five become ill or injured or in physical or tntalcondkon where someone ean cam aftr tard that you were mentally or physclly da: “Sinretent 29 know what you svere doing. and therefore have the wll declared nll and wid 1 you cnn fd aye he wh wl at Grin you sch advice shout the prepare on of will or testament, we wil be" glad to fave you rite fo oar Councl of Solace Depart thet anda fe he fee information ea the preparation of wills and wexeaments Legal Departinent bas prepared this matter 38 {tld and of course there are cttain prowons {i certain states that may need a slighe investi tion, Buti isa macer that should receive your setention 3 once ue nen chi mar tes of mercenary. Tei true tat ina numberof cases In recent yeae we have been informed by meme ters that they have remenbered the AMORG in their wile and testament, and have left some mount t0 thie onaniation, and then Inter we ive found that they worded thts wil in regard to the bequests tots ina wrong way, and he Bilt were never forthcoming. We know that ich members would greatly regret ie if dhey ew ‘that mecly through misunderstandingTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ge 51 they had defrauded themelves of the opportunity of benefiting our organization as they expected, ‘But even if we never had any possible benefit coming to us from the correct preparations of wills and tesaments, we would stll urge our ‘members to think ofthis matter as eomething that is just as important in regard to ther life affairs as any other material thing that interests them at the present time. Healing By Color “There appear to be much dicusion throogh cout the United States and seme pars of Europe today regarding the aime of certain manufac turers ‘of electrical struments about. color therapy” and the use of colored Lights or colors in vanous ways forthe healing of disease or the bhulding up of the health and srength of the Ty." Werhave investigated this matter for sew" tral years, and we have found that many of these devices, struments and procete that are Being sold for small amounts of money and Tange Smounes of money are abeoitely wortlew Be: Chet manvfacares oar te Eno rathing about the iat eet of enor or the phyblogical and therapeutic effects of color. ‘The mere fact thatthe color red imulatng, tin thatthe color ve witlsng to the boy fr nervous eystem, and tat blue soothing, 0 ‘eaton taste that a weakened body or a body that is deviled in heath or stengch ean be fradually made perfect and strong and walized by being bathed fran hour or we ora few days for few weeks in brillant red light. And yet that is the bans upon which many of these propositions operate, While lve light, ike Bue Faitted wale in the bedroom, may. be very othing tothe nerves ates and reful to the ‘Ses, to mth blo ight or thee of be ihe St the wrong time can be just as dangerous 0 the Health and the body as red light, yellow light, or any, other lights apd we must not forget. that right pure sunlight contane all of the elor, and that itis more penetrating and more valuable ite th fee dy thn ay one re ‘And so Thope our members will not indulge in any of theee experimental color systems, even though they are recommended by some of the popular platform psychology lecturers. Only re cencly T heard one such lecturer who had a large audience indulging in a long talk on color ther- apy, and I could not help but say to myself and ‘others at the end of the lesture that the man bad talked more and said les of the real facts about color therapy than anything I had ever heard or ‘ead, and 1 felt really sorry for the teveral hon- ‘dred who remained after the lecture with the de- sire of buying ome ofthe equipment and paying ‘ood prices for special color treatments Color therapy is practically a new subject in the hands of physicians and therapeutic workers of all Kinds, ad itis not only a new field bat dangerous fd for thote who are ignorant of the re inces. fae sane mae of portance to the “quack” physicians the {iinown element tn it and the novely off give them 20 op of taking monsy from the pocketbooks of the sickly in an easy manner. And {he more you read and ee of any one peron ad- ‘ering ad claiming great things about his color tystem of therapy, the more sure you can be that fhe doce not know bis subject and ie probably 3 "Those who really know the most about color therapy are el reluctant to. make any. postive claims in any particular case, except fr some few Sefnite conditions that expetience has shown can te benefited by certain color. But such an ex med. color therapist fe aki experienced in ‘ther healing methods than that of color, snd he {2 relocant to create inthe mind of anyone the impression that colored lights or color of any Kind is a grest panacea for all of the human ‘weaknesses $0 be careful of how you indulge in {his mater, especially if your indulgence involves the buying of equipment or the paying for cory treatments ‘The Psychic Cause of Disease ‘And while we are speaking about disease, 1 want to take up a subject that was brought to my attention by one of our many Forum mes ‘who do not come here to Headquarters or do not participate in any of our Forum discussions here, Tam always glad to have our Forum readers end sme very definite questions that can be answered in the Forum magazine or discussed here in our Forum meetings, but such questions must be not ‘only definite and brief, but they must be of a na- ‘ure that will interest ‘of persons and ‘not just the sender and possibly one or two others ‘This question relates to the peychic cause of disease, In our lectures and monographs and some fof cur Forum discussions, T have said that all disease really has its beginning and its origin and ‘cause in the peychie body or the psychic part of man. A great many have written to me saying tha cat igcnsizent with what we tach in ‘our monographs and lectures. They say that we claim that the peychic part of man is more or less divine, more ot less perfect, and therefore beyond disease, and incapable of having disease ‘Now these statements by our critics are per- fectly correct, and yet my statement is also cor rect. T have hever Said that the cause of diseasePage 52 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM in he human Body i ra of dee he ic body or peychic part of man, but I have faid_and do say agnin—that the cae of disease in the physical body and_even in the physical rind is due to some caure in the peychic body ot the psychic part of man. Now the cause may be somaing witout bg 3 diane Daca Popular sone something that can only take place in the physical part of man, in. che fea, blood and nerves, But the cause of that disease cn take place and docs occur fist of all inthe poychic part of man, 2 that it snot adi fee ia is cause, but only @ dase iit Iter (ner mnie, ‘Now to make plain what I mean, T might sy chat 2 child could fall ino a ake and get wet and ‘hiled, and thie exporure could be the cause of its later disease known as pneumonia. But falling into the lake was not the cause of the disase pcumonia, and i would be fooih to say that EXSrue the wet and chill were caused by falling inthe lake, thatthe falling was also dicase, Ie ‘would be jst a8 though someone wrote tome and $id, "A lake i good clear water and Lake bas no disate, eo how can the disease of poewnonia ie caused by the ake?” Nowr the paychic part of man, including the sympathetic nervous system, and all of is acti: eer controls and drets the functioning ofall parts of man't body, and when the psychi Funcr Toning in man is harmonious and in attunement Wwth the Coonie and there isthe proper rate or plane of vibrations in the poycic pare of man's ody there can be no disease inthe physcal par, Seat the tans and he fencing poychie pare of man would instantly heal and Ee any. abnormal condition inthe physical part, Butif the peychic part of man and ts fone: Eoning through the sympathetic nervous sytem becomes unbalanced oF out of harmony, or 38 fonctoning on slow rate of vibrations, thi cone dition that is nota dieae but merely © cate of Giccave il gradually ease certain abnormal con- tions in the physical body that wl break out {nto outer mantfetation as & dra, or this reaon the real cute of any long standing of more or les dificle condition to heal Should begin witha balancing of the paychic part ofthe peron, and restablshment ofthe proper ibrations in the functioning of the peyehic part ‘of man. Te is folsh to treat dase ofthe Sah, blood, bone and nerves with medicine oF surgery if the poychic part of the individual sell une Talanoed and out of harmony and functioning with the wrong rate of vibrations. It would be ulvalent to a person trying to purify his blood ‘wiles esting potonous fod day by day. And Yet that i the almost general practice today. T 4 noe mean tis litle fll of mine t be 9 crt clam ofthe pretence pattem of medicine or Surgery, but merely etiam of the popular theory ofthe ease of dca and the texmnent of ue w seve that oerein bebal eatracts of tnedicies will do 2 great deal, and are neceaay tery often to balance and barmonie the chemial ‘ompostion of the physical pare of man. Tei true that very often Chou wrong diet of Site dt rc of pares ropes tie be proper deep, che Ghent compaation of cur bodies gets out of harmony, and of course the hema cannon of rR 8 wey i mt feature, But til, the poyeic part of man Ein do mich to balance tha chemical compost thon when ies wrong ifthe peychic part fone: Soning propety. "Inthe ideal individu, the peychic pat of hime self is functioning perfecly apd the raul is that the phystal part of the bey mut also function properly, Remenber that all of the scaled Tari powers of nacre, and all ofthe remedial powers of nature i the man body that correct End eure many abnormal conditions from one end of the year to the othe, ae due to the paycic fncionng in mane Bvegy time ve tay ta cer tain conditions wl be “healed by nature” we trean that they wil be healed by the poychic Fonetioning in man very time we cut a finger and bandage it up and allow nature to heal the wound and cree ew ear tinue, we are allowing the peychic part Of oa reg cary on nea poet Fisetoning, Every time we eat something rong Sd the stomach fejects iy and we ae caued © Som tor puss cut of the baly otherwise, 1 Ire peyehte part of man tht fe functioning t0 Ining about this “natural” correction of the ero. Buri dere wrong fonctioning of the paychic are of man through the wrong. vibration, oF fone ater wrong cmtin tte pec Fa Griman, these socalled “patural” healing snd Grative and consractive proceses in the body Sonor cue at they should, or are slow in the fonction. and the rel ie that some digeased Contin manifest in the physeal part of an ‘Su remains until ome asiance given. “That asssance Joes nt always have to be, nor should it always be, medicines, Grogs or surgery. Some forms of light, of wbration, deetecal tations and pareulrly mental vbration, wal dio more to amit the peychic part in resoring fSemony anda balanced condition in the Body than any medicines, drag or surgery. ‘There are funy ater eases of disease inthe ody where the Doyeic functoning isan anisted by the proper Inedicines and of coune that payhic Functioning fan also be ante by a proper adjustment ofthe fervous system-—or the pars of the spine that tmay interfere with the neous een, OF Inter‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 53 fere with other parts of the anatomical construc on of the, Sal tnd apd dhs ihe the weed Rcamental exo forthe we of ale Sine, surgery, chiropractic trestments and ete pathic teatment, dena and other treatments Buri ib 2 mistaken theory to put our complete reliance in any one of these syetems no matter How good it may be in certain specie cases ‘My Voice in Your Sanctum 1 pave just had a facinating experience that J think wil be of inerere to the members of out Forum family and tothe members of the Esoteric icrarchy of our Orde, that the members in the moet advanced derees "Thote of you who read our Forum magazine and constitute the Forum family are more or lest ike personal students of mine, becaue from eek to werk T tal informally to you in these Forums find my elke ae taken down stenographcaly nd printed in the Forum magicine where you fan fead my comments and dhcusions at your feture Ihave sated often in thse Forum dle cone tat they re ended ional 0d xpresion merely forthe eke of ming them a Personal and intimate a i ie posible to do 2, to ave ad tf he mene of oor Forum family would read the pages of the Forumn maga’ sine out loud to themselves while siting in thelr ‘sncums, they would soon sense tht the wor ing of my phrases andthe whole manner of ex Preston in my. dscusions was that of persons, Private, individual convertion. By reading the stements loud wil case you to fel, some degree dat T am sting in your preace and talking to you, So many thowande of our Forum members have ted this experiment of reading the printed words aloud, and have wien to me ‘Bae iehas enabled them to atte themelves with toe more completely thin ever belore, and that they get a greater enjoyment and greater under standing ou of the ought T expres in thee Forum sesions But now you can actully have my real voice ang manner of ech your enti fo Ientioned a moment ago ae tht of going to & large, profeaional sound” and. voice recording studio fn the heat of the cinema world in Helle ‘wood. Tepent sn entire day there in the magni tent studi with the asieance of experts in oice recording, and made four new recording. "These Ted ely My wie i sei with all Sretmenin and icing acer and paint and tsher physical and mental condition, But one of the records alo contains the prayer and the sal tag and the gg sande ar word and Inga sanctum service in your hone or for at ing wth te Cuca of dhe Sou, was dineay into the recording machine inthe me tnanner that Ts ara talkin these Forum eon Bnd as thousinds bear me speak atthe Conver ton drag the summer each year. And wen fe fame to each vowel sound, T desorbed what the Novel would do and what it was used for, and then played the note on the piano jt before the ote Was ung Te was really a fascinating experience to alk this way ao that it would be heard later by many thoumnds of our members wesk after werk and tmonth after month throughout the coming years. [Reo daye after my departre from Haywood, these record made fom my soe were molded by one of the largest manufacturers of fat disk records and’ few diya Iter T heard the four fecordings reproduced in oor Anite, and It was atoning to st there and hear my own fine come back st me mssuly and 0 diet, Shd with the very friendly mystal spice tha {ted to put into the iteastions and he expe Sons of speech. Many of our members here who hnve ard these new records sy hey are the finest recordings of my voice that fave ever been made, and thatthe ineonations of dhe vowels and ‘Ganis and the other mystial elements are fegitered beavifuly. ‘These new records will pple the forme ones we have Deen sng, ‘which were as good as could be made afew Yeats Xoo Tain ure chat many our Forum members WSil sane thee. records. There are only evo Teoordy, But of coure there are evo recordings fm cach. The price of these records forse #9 oor sanctum on any ama or large phonograph ess follows Single Record (0 nde) 31.20; feat them, andthe postage "Now. no matter where you lie, and whether you a able to come to the Convetion here and Zend the spect mytal seston in the Sopreme Tomple and hear the wow sounds toned and the chante song or spoken, or whether you can attend a Lodge and hear thee mystical chante tod sow ot "you can ae hem oe yoice and instructions and prayer EEintsgbt in your own home werk afer werk ‘Ths wil help & make your sanctum. evening in Your home a period of eptual and fatal, a5 Arle matic enjoyment. Ifyou want to know Thor aboot these phonograph fcords fmt wate {0 the Rowcrucan Supply Boreas a¢ Hesdgoae- fers and ak for deeription Any phonographPage 54 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM of an electrical nature or of the old-fashioned type will do for turning these records into clear: ly’ spoken sounds, and will make you feel that the Imperator is with you, helping you to con duce your sanctum period, or Cathedral of the Soul period, and stagting your study period in the proper epirit Holding the Breath One of the subjects that as come before our Forum quite frequently lately is typified by this question: “When ie is ated in the monographs that we should had the breath 38 long as posible fn giving contact treatments or for concentration ot anything else, what io meant by these words?™ 'No one has been abe to figure out just how Jong the average person can hold a dep breath without diacomfture. We have made experiments Jn our laboratories here and have found that ome persons can hold the breath for almost & minute ‘That ig, they can stop breathing and hold the lunes fl of afr Frye 19 By wd x person, however, cannot Jo ths for longer than ta or Ovelve eco” ‘The acta! lenge time that the breth is held, however, e uni portant. "The idea back of the whole thing is that 'dsep breath shouldbe taken, filling both of the Tung and then holding it for 3s many seconds as itcan be held before expelling it. In these few seconds, the lung Beng filed with air and there fore fled with Nous there wal be an ext ex: Infaration and an extra power added tothe Blood and the nervous system, [Now if a person holds the breath for only ten seconds and ‘another holds the breath for thirty Seconds, that does not mean thatthe one holding the breath for thirty seconds will have more power in his body than the one holding it for Gly ten seconds. A person holding the Breath fenen conde wl ve, dng th ee ends, jut a much power in his ystem and body from the air at he would have if he held it ane cher twenty seconde, “OF course, thareperons Who hold the breath for thirty seconde wll have the same amount of power for longer tne, but fot any greater amoune of power. Let us compare this with turning on the elac- tci light in a darkened room, If you tur on one lect ight in a darkened room, you wll have light and be able to eee things until you turn of the light. Ifthe light i only turned on for ten treonle you wil eve jets mech ie he oom during thote ten seconds as you would have JF you Tee it on for thirty or forty-five conde, or fora full mina Keeping the ight formed on fonger does not inceeae the sllumsnation in the room, Ie only permite you to use that light for ile longer Period. But if you wanted to get book out of a bookzase in cht dack room, and fumed on the ight for ten seconds and were able to take the book off the shelf during thoe ten seconds, t would not help you fo have the ght fumed on fora full minute of time. The same s true in giving a contace treatment or any other Kins eter arin coset, Ti ss ‘he by i owt a great for tn ss BE fe for thirty seconds and the quality of Dower tha comes into the body during the ten ‘Sconds of holding the breath is jst a8 great and Sintec ie would be during the next twenty 0 twenty fe seconds But no one should attempt to hold the breach the point where it 8 comfortable. In ‘other words, if you begin to choke or stile or feel slseurbed when you are holding your breath, then you should exhale it, because that would undo all, the good that would come from holding the breath, You will notice, however, that from time to time you will gradually increase the length of the perio i which you can hold the breath comfort: ably. Practicing on this point is like practicing with anything else. ‘The mare you practice i the ‘more proficient you become. One thing is certain, however, that you will not ke able to hold your breath for many soon Ina comforable manner ght after You have Shep a ese mend you wl ot be ale to do tao cual or comfortably unless you are felsed or Bawe eon relaxed for feo minutes iefore you try the breathing execs ‘Another things abecltey cerain, that in ehat the person, who can hed his Biath for foreyfve seconds without exaling is not 2 fester myaty or has not 2 greater degree of chic development or snot a berterResracan Reber than the one who can hold his breath for nly ten or twelve seconds, Many tines in the srork ‘we are doing nthe way of teat, or Tor pychic experinents of any Lind, now of on, inctding myself do noe attempt to held the freath for longer than eight or fen aeconds, and sping (ry fe sand ot oe enaph foie the blod an opportunity fo be thoouthty charged with the Nove tht ein the air in the fangs Peychic Dangers Every ao often 2 few of our membersand oe casonally friend ofthe organization who i not $tmemer—oite into tell uw hat hey fave read Jn'tome books or heard in some pubic lesture by 1 tring povchologar that there are many rave dangers that wil be enountered in ny 30 fEmpe to perform any pays experimentTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ge 55, One of hn danger th hy speak tot cotta he pce coos Se hg Bg ede Et Same dy oe tage sree tengo smene ad tego ech a tc wits nel menage Te my OS Sever van ea ad Eke tne fag ely or may ting ee ing dy ten ot ta gaint ithe fa a np iim cy Tom ph eerie tg Te rer ee wets we hve made any i wettion se et pod ae poe wang we fave fond ne ie fe si hey ake ee sa ae co lar of ye or pe it inthe pc wee apd as me Sr eater fant hap” rade of bls peeing apa Eo" ew wl Mo et Sle cocina nd medal aver Frogs info delet ok ap ES hyn ptr ny ‘Rng they meng sau te son yn be het ss ‘ey nm dhe renee fad inelag Ue faa be dap,“ aan he nt a oa fee cay knee chur du Sp {Eten wht ty en yh srr! tat wld ote anon ee Sema ae henna suisRi ne amo ame ano me sy inyng i a” (tether dy vee a se oxen woot fc tego ih ead cn er ey en ‘Sag ph peice ly dh In fc he are many mem eae ‘gees al ny ember sgt tnd ‘else fall mech pi nde, Sie Sint ony nctmy et ple do the payee experiments every night before re~ Sag Ll ena mrmby sf eg eg seach econ ot tl dona vs soso ge hs ean anv ‘fess imsoge an Sng oe tgs Ne cote them eer een ted ih rma Osh ads tsa tre pape nen dao Serr a o yf myone ho a ad dy neo eso Snot a sensible psychic experiments contained in our Baty the wrk of or op ay the wok of oor oat nh cnty, ate nc wb ost Sey fs of ge wh nd en 3 “Beda stacey stcdng 2 pl pating in sowalled spiritualittc eeances, and be- Tieving firmly in all ofthe sane and also all ofthe ridiculous claims of the spritualistc doctrines ‘She had joined the AMORC in the hope of get ting her understanding of the spiitualistic doc- trines straightened out and some of the errors re- ‘moved. She gradually abandoned her epizitualetic practices and freely admitted that the Rosicrucian teachings helped her to understand the ‘unsual ‘phenomena better, and helped her to understand all of the laws of ‘the universe much better. But ‘when che reached the Sixth or Seventh Degree she began to test some of the Rosecrucian experi ments and peychic practices in a very intense ‘manner, and then one day complained to me that it was causing her health to be below par, and that she often had headaches and slepless nights, and che was afraid, she snid, that the peyehic ex: periments were daigerous, ‘AS soon 36 we questioned her carefully we found that she did not begin these experiments at night until afer eleven o'clock when her husband and children in the family were sound asleep, and that she would sit up until thre, four or five o'lock in the morning trying to do things that ‘vere not even outlined in oir monographs and rot considered sane by our Rosierucian members. For instance, she would try to reach the homes of haer friends and contact them in their sleep and find out what they were thinking about doing the next day, and then in the moming she would call them on the telephone and surprise them by tell: ing them she knew what they were planning do, We found that she was also trying to build vp a form of mastership with the tea that she ‘ould contact in the pint world the souls of some feat masters of the past, and that the souls of there great masters in the spieit world would come dow and reside in her body and supplant hher own present soul ‘Now she never got such strange ideas as these from our Rosicrucian ps. Te was some- thing she had figured out for herself on the basis fof her previous epiritualistic beliefs and exper fences in dark room seances where she had been Ted to believe that the souls of persons who had passed on actually returned to earth in a material fixie form and could make themscives visible and talk, Naturally we suspended her membership and took great pains for several months to sce, with th caption of her hsband and chen, that she did not continue these peculiar experi” ments, Her health was being affected only by the loss of deep at night, and by her nervous tension ‘over worrying about the success of the experi ments she was trying. But as a matter of fact she Tad gained weight during all chat time, because she had been following carefully the suggestions ahout die, the proper drinking of water and other56. THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM things that were tind in the Sith Degree Sou the prevention of disse and the matic’ Sc of good heath, But onthe other hand, che ‘talineed these Benet hy the lack of lecp Sha dhe nervous fenton rom tat ine on, we have been very eaeful in th revion of out monographs to advise our members not to apend too many hous late at Bight or ey inthe morning in expesineneston "Te bly don nowd ret and opportunity for se Cipeation Bot thee ik notng in the paychic Experiments at we fave culined them Sn oor SSonographs, or anything én any god manterpt the past that T have ever tad tn hie ear, that ndiates the dite danger ne ould Some to holy. mind by fallowing the normal pro cele th gen ca ks Hyon ee car thee runes about pays danger, sty yuna abut Be wun of the by Stking We peron vo makes the warning Stat epercnes he or ce has had and You al enrly find that these penton have nt ad the EXpencastey are warning you abut, Dut ave idply ame from emeig they fave heed triad that there are uch dangers It nothing Se or les’ than anobier form ‘of meatal Prono ‘he eth ofthe mater stat the pyeic ex periments will do more to tune and tone your Rervour een and build’ op your belt’ and ake yo normal and heal ia boy 9nd ind iRin any ther tng ou an dO cure vate epee expetiments and elt sep, rest, fool and exerce, and expect the poy xperiens to make you healthy. On the her hand forthe average man ot woman tring an serge normalor fore ole normal wily eth pach experiments alone cannot not proce any eet to body, ind cope ‘The Sanctum in Your Home Another queition that comes before us today relates to the value and importance of the sane. fom in an individual’ home, Many members want to knows, fr instance, whether the eetum is something thae should be prepared only on Wednesday or Thursday nights for the readin of the weckly monograph or the performing of fxperiments, and neglected or [pushed aside ‘hroughout the rest of the week ‘Now your sanctum should be mote than just a place for experimentation and study. Te chould tba place for your devotion and for your attune- ment and your prayers. Remember what we have ‘aid in some of our monographs, that in most of ‘the oriental countries ewery person who isa ext ‘Sevote of his or her oriental religion has cther 2 room ora place in the home that constitutes a Sanctuary ora sanctum. These persons donot Kav ao, gadel arcs alow o ay monographs to read or any exereiss of a mystical ature todo, but they do have this one holy place fet aide co which they go 2 least once 3 day tnd generally both in the evening and fst thing jn the ‘morning for a few minute of prayer, ‘elation, and divine aunement. Whedes you fall attunement with God, or attnement with the Cosmic, or divine attunement, the sme con” dition exisas You go into the anceum and at down and leave the world and all your worldly ‘hough being, and for afew moments become Iu ing nl ling he sit Sach procedure is just 38 proper and just as efficent End jst a orthodox forthe sce Roman Catho- lic abi for the strict Rosicrocian, and just 36 Important in che religion of the Mohammedan and the Buddhise as i isto any Jew or Gentil, ‘ad alles he dv and pital Benets “The idea, cherefore, chat a sanctum or a snc: tum table with it candlesticks and mieror and ‘etl of incense is something that i only wable br beneficial on Wednesday or Thursday nights or some other special occasion is sdiulous, You Stil ind ie very Benen to sit in front of your [Sctum in 3 feor mites of prayer and eopecial {ya few minutes of appreciation for life and is portunities, each morning after you ari and ack night before you retire. You will find it beneficial during the hours of the day when you are red physally and mentally or have a prob itm to solve. ‘Then, instead of siting down in the fi ay chair and sing and editing ton your problem, to go to your snctum an “the alence and alone with God and the Cos: ric" open up your heart and relax your body and Imind and et yourelf ener ito a few minutes of spiritual attunement. Just five minutes of this during the daytime ene a be hghiy encheal to ou, and Se od wil be highly 0 you, and Tine wl soon come, after afew weeks or months, when you will fel a complete spiritual and Pvchic change came over you when you enter your sanctum or the corner of your roam where Your sanctum it, and sie there alone, in silence 3nd relasaton. ‘You will feel at you approach your sinctum alkar or table that there is ome” Thing around i or ia ie that is of a holy or divine ‘ature. This wil be expecially tue if, jst before foing to your sanctum altar and siting down for felaxation, you follow the very old oriental cue fom of washing your hands with clan water and Aiying them and approaching your sanctum altar swith your hands clean as well as yoor spirit dean, ‘There wll be a senition of rejuvenation acTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM. ST companying the relaration and a sensation ofthe Snlorof sly sie and holy power. ‘Now this sanctum in your home is not sup- posed to ake the ple of your church attendange Gr eo sft or supplant Your presen in your church for paver and worship’ But if you are nt attending any church for payer and nda fio, then most ceraly you thuld ive few miter ay for woh a maton n Your snciuo, and if you are attending your Shure replay, a8 we hope you are doing, then you wil fd hs Hae snc in your hoe be ong of additonal Bente "Therefore, you shold se toi that your sane sum altar of bles hep clean, dusted wel and Kept privat. Do not low anyone eke f you can prevent i, oat down in the spec chat in front of your sunctim where you si for essa. ton, and do not llow stranger and hots pe tom who are noe Roser and in aympaiy ‘withthe whole procedure, 0 andl che tinge ‘on your sinctum altar or tbl. Let everything be Shock of you and your spit a your low and devotion as an bey and hol all he higs in Sscrednes. Do not approach your sanctum altar fr able with any material thoughts in ind or ‘vith any unkind thoughts, but ony with love and Sporto t God for light, ie nd love Jesus and Reincarnation One of our good Forum members in Canada spies ge gol aus ih flee tn sweckly i atated that Jens taught and explained ‘Rincarnation, Thave ot been able to find this a any of the Christian literature, and 1 would like you to tell me where I can nd any disertation By Jesus on this subject of reincarnation." "We also would ike to find somewhere in ancient manuscripts or in any medeen translation ofthese ancient manuscripts, any definite state. tnents that would constitute the teachings of Jus in regard to reincarnation But we have ever found this, nor has our Research Council in thie country or in other countries, nor have the clergymen and priess of various Christian Ghurches ho are metbers of our Onder been able to find anything of this kind and send it ows But we do not have to have any of the actual ‘words of Jemus constituting His teachings on the Ibject of reincarnation for vs to have proot that “He muse have taughe thie subject or most have eal with itor included it in Fis mt teache ings. "The simple fact that His Disples often twied phrases and asked questions which dale ‘with the mubjet, and that Jesus answered these ‘questions in a eymbolical or mystical manner, clearly shows that Jus and His Disciples were familar with the subjee of reincarnation and had discussed t,o were often diacusing i and look ed upon it not a8 strange and unum subject bhuc as 2 commonplace one. ‘Take one example of where Jesus asked His Disciples a8 to whom they thought He was, and the various answers which te Darla pe Thi anes revel at they thought that jesus was asking a question She. "Wm do you tink Twente fe carnation, or before T'was bor as Jesus?” The serous Dipl picked out vrious former api diva leaders, intiating, that they thought He twas the rebirth of one of them, ‘This incident 1s recorded in the Bible and when the sight answer ‘vas given, Jesus answered in a mytial way t0 Tndite that their peychic ‘intuition and ther paychie comprehension of His real character had Tevealed the real facts to them, Certainly such (questions and anewers and such a brief dscundon Between Jesus and His: Disciples could not and would nat have taken place if onus and His Disciples had not been familia with the doctrines of reincarnation and had faith in them. In the fro pce, if Jor had had no faith in the doo ttines of ‘eincanation, He never would have fsked chem the peculiar question He asked them: Sand secondly, if the Disspls had not been fam lige withthe subject and the doctrines of reinear tation they would have become antounded at His Guestion and would have made entirely diferent Bt furthermore, we have the evidence of old records and old religious doctrines and teachings thse show that theovghowt Baypt, Ayes, and hound. Babylon, and. through Palestine’ and mong the early Jews and the easly. people of Palestine, and in all the countrss adjoining the Mediterancan, in the pre-Christian days. and during the Christin days, the doctrines of {incarnation were not only freely dicused but consisted, us they do today, a very popular and Sry widely aocpted theological, relgtous, spi tual and universal ida, Sometines I have to amile when I read letters and books and newspaper articles here in the ‘Westem World to note with what skepticism, doube and hesitancy, anything and eveything te fgrdg rena cept, Js he ter ay in = Sn eminent litera critic who specializes in crtal reviews of 1 lpiour and spiritual and pulosophcal matters, noticed his eatement n'a paragraph: "Now, it could belewe in or find anyone who realy did telieve in the doctines of reincarnation, then T would have some idea of what may have hap- pened inthis ancient scoation.” IF this man who ferote this review were living in some oriental ‘country and made such a saement at that, exPage 5 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM spisteeais ys meine tr tere ieee not find people going around the streets talking Sioa cone ea aero eerie one another whether they believe in reincarna Stross wit ar des ie deca eke rat aes acre cee: ee are ae Boros anes’ Ee Geis eevee reincarnation and do not believe anything they Seen eseeue iovens simone ccna etre piemaadrceens panne eee aes i Seria ep Sears man sauces Wancied Seat eirene Sinatra cert og meme oe oe an tenctan ee tale scabs eens mer a eterna ee Steet Ton ernarere Zeta, ee cece only ee re there is about the probability of the doctrines of Spread of the erthodor Christan dectrnes of mk Sees some of our books dealing with such subjects hat tbe early and true Christan doctrines have been to gradually modied in past centuries tha ody {he orthodox doctrines of Christianity ae presen ced by the various Christian denominations do not include all of the easly Christan teachings, not tome of the very beautiful mystial principles of carly Christianity Tf I were to enter into a dscusion of this point, I'would probably base my thesis on the Probably that the modem orthodox ideas Te: farding Jesus and His epecalmision in if, and {he modern, presotation of the. teachings of Jesu have supplanted inthe minds of Wesern ‘World people ot only the doctines of reincara tion but many similar doctrine that the erly Christiane did teach or did include in ther wach Sige n other word the manner in which the Ginn sein te feed ely ier ately precoder d ity of seincaraton, and’ there are thowande upon thousands of Ghriian clergymen who wil claim and. very postive exci that you cannot acct the Ertholoe Christan dactines of the present tine fd il believe in the doctrines of tncarnatin. ‘They try to contend that the future state of man and the futore spiritual wodd in which man will live after tranaiton as taught by the Chriscan (Ghurch today, makes reincarnation passe let alone unnesnary. Bot tha i not true, There was nosing that Jems opt and there i arly anything 20 be found in the early unaltered editons of the Gheitan Bible, that indies char what Jesus ‘Sid about the future ate of man actualy’ pre Sloded the pouty of reincamation. The fact thar Jesus ugh that man woul some day come to's Sate or sprit condition where he would FR Swatng the nat and ultima Joement Day fad thereafer would dwell in porgatary or bell fr heaven, docs not actually prestde the pos Shiey of reincarnation, Whi the tendeney 00 the pat ofthe average Westen World Chetan {ito think hata the end of is presen earthy fjele of existence he wil dwell in spel cb ion so to speak, awaiting a Sal Judgment Bays and heat wil Gc ce helo haven permanently, sll ypon close apalysi one Weil fd thar i 1 powbley according ¢0 the Grit doctrines ag orginally taught by Jens Snd ae ail preoeted in parte of the Christian Bible, for man to have x number of earthly jn- Carnations beeween thi eye or any other eyle ‘tins life and the Sal Judgmene Day ‘The only point at iaue then is whether man fas only one carthly life and dhen pases into dpirtal nonexistence avating 3 Sal Judgment Bayimilions of years amy or thousand of ear aeajr ot whether in that interval Between nos!THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM. ge 59 and that Judgment Day he may have a number af earthly incanations. In ober words the doo {tines of reincarnation do not do" away With oF fxclode the ides of Sal Judgment Day after ‘hich man wil 9 longer appear on earth, Yee the Chnsian Church in the Western World ferme to try and. inst upon tht ewes, therefore iculeatng the iden oe propagating the ‘des hat sinc Jems and His Dupes and echer Christian teachers aught for ages dat after nan’ earthly exitence he would dwell more or itn exeally sn the Kingdom of Heaven, there was but one earthly life followed by the eternal ‘spiritual life. But there is no place in the Chris- than Bible correctly translated and correctly inter™ preted that dently sates tht man can ie be nce om earth and mur herafer spend theo: called eteral life of his sol na boy spina nadom. But of course such a discussion as thie is not wholly appropriate for discusions in our lodges End chap tnasmuch aie deal principally with Feligious doctrines, and the Roscrctan Order i tts bool of religous doctrines or thesogy In face an ws have sid wo often in ose mono fraphs and chewheres ie makes bite dierence Sthuer a good Roscruian accepts the doctrines Of reincarnation OF not If renearnation ia fac, then whether we flsve ia orange the doe! ts no wl ave no eles pan oft Icaratins or pon our fore sce int Spirtal or earthly tenge, Tf the dbtrnes of {Teamation are true they wil conte to operate ind manifse whether we blicw in them and ac tipe thm or not, And an indvgual can ve ‘efter, ove Coy fife, anda more humanitarian Hie anda more hepfl ie, and an Ses myst lion earth, whether be believes incarnation ‘An undertanding of scncaration and its dlctines wil help every india to understand Some of the mysterie of life and to understand 1 ol i toes ad and why he may make compenstion and adja iene for his ele and error and how he may Fore Bat ul een wou unentaing the ature Bote, even without un doctrines of reincarnation or accepting them, or ‘without believing tat he sil ever have another Trisence on tart, he can al proceed to make this life so good and 20 tefl and he en st roced to make compenston and adjustment, ‘hile al inthis life, to such an extent that Sehether he ever lives aguin or not he wil pass from this exitence a better and more divine cx ato ae of Gl eet and Beer trample ofthe spin of God moving among men fd beter example of oman exirence, thane imghtotherwie do. In cther word, any man or woman can become + goed Rosacan and improve his or he Ife fete th rth seth pent, sd he HeRSaE wiimutinetg cer weap or Understood che doctrine of reincarnation. For that reason we do nce require cat a Rosicucan, to make proper development and improvement in his life in ths cjle of existence, must believe in the doctrines of teinearnation I he doesnot be i thy fran ad ct he he Tes efitent im many ways. That meant the st the doctrines of reincarnation are tue, in another life or at nother time be wl have to mks more djumenta, more compensation, and. devlep inoreundertanding thane might have had to do Tad he accepted reincarnation inthe presen cycle of ie For that reton, we do not ince thee re ligioos doctrines tesla principles in out facings and we do not get sto controversial tmatere thie mighe be embarrassing to thas of arou religious groupe and yet of no sme benef to them Hypnotism and Suggestion Occasionally some of our newer and younger members who ae sil in the early degree of the Ser les gun cht a Be aed by he of member for the ast fen years Te was tore frequently asked years ago when there wat Ituch newpaper and magazine sdvertiing about Shypoctisnand ite power.” In those days here were adverueed many forms of comspondence Son and ook hat clined to ah the ter ge individual how to hypnotize almost anyone Sid how to make strangers do bis bidding by tnerely making pases before ther faces or sang {io thet eyes and there was much pbc also Shout soures that would teach one all the mar” felous le about suggentivetherapeuis, and the power of the apoken suggestion ‘Naturally, many ofthe persons who were sek ding for just Sach instruction a fe contained in the Rescrocian teachings were tempted to buy thse courts or read these books a8 art of their oy temo searching for the great fundamental tats oF ie in he large majority of case, these pet Sons were disappointed in what they nally ean- fl through the books or courses of lessons, and fon due that, ins fr the tat sere gretly exaggerated, and that while there (Were come real ones, indent rhs back Ete ci oc byptinand ezine feal methods and principles end we were not Gearly revealed, and of coure, for the sake of prbliciey and tales the true posites of hyp:eo THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM ross and suggestion were greatly and ridiculously exaggerated. etl many of cur mente in he ci res began t0 realize, later on, that perha hypaotiam and suggestion did play some part a the Rosicrucian teachings and principles, and «0 they would write cous quite frequently and ak whether certain of the manifestations and experi nce they had in connection with their sties might not be due to hypnosis and. suggestion ‘ther than t the fundamental prinpes thst we Cutined. “And this same question aries oc:asion- aly today among newer members and even among flder members who occasionally come in contact with some of the exaggerated and ridiculous ad- ‘ertsng about hypnotism and euggestion. Now there sno such thing as being able alk up tl ranger or aa 4 rom and atta stranger and cause that person to it 2 sae of hyp ad d your ment ve trl bidding or follow completely your st tions. And there ie no each thing a2 person bring bypnotized against his will or unbeknown to him, or beng unconsciously hypnotised 0 that hie has no reasoning power and 10 discretion of his own, and simply Becomes an automaton or an tomatic machine doing the bidding of some stronger” ‘mind. 1 cannot take the time this snoring in our Forum dgcusion to go completely inet bj nd mabe ome day were 2 thesis ora book upon it, ofa pamphlet, because Ser all, there are» many poole in the world being unconsciously hypnotized by thee fears and misbliss in regerd to hypnotiam as by any Hypnotic’ influence upon the part of another fat Tvl sy thi bey, postive, and ut Twill say this briefly, positively, and can uot th a einen cuthrkie on the ste {the eect that no person was ever completely or parlly pot into # yposs sate without hi tun eoperation, his own Knowledge, and his on onsciout participation in the matte. Te ie tr that in some cates an individual who has been offering himself for many weeks and months for linia hypaotic demonstrations under real acien- tie process, can be very qUicly put into a partial hypnotic sate by merely the movement of Thand or few words on the part ofthe prof ional operator. But this is only because the per- fon who was hypnotised fas such complete faith fee mato and aly beau he as ben tha he knows just what the operator want him toy and fea the sje hil realy onsen and participates in what is ex “The claim that thee is eich thing as in stantaneous hypnosis between an operator and & seranger i abeurd, and the calm that fe can be done at any time with an old oF new subject without the subject knowing iti being done, or Ywthout his aitance and. cooperation, is ako Fidiculous. Such claims were reponse forthe Tudlcrous exhibitions of socalled hypnotism that ‘we used to see on the public stages where con” Feats wer ofr the dln seen in moving pita plays, and wed in wories tnd fein. Bren the famous demonsration of ‘Svengali hypnotizing the young woman to assist her singing did not include the absurd idea that Swengal could hypnotize his subject instantly or without her knowledge and cooperation. Tn the second place, there are limits to what ven the best and mon profesional hypnoswab jets wll do wile ina hypnotic sate and ii a {Known fact among the most eminent of profes sional hypnotist osptals and cine and ele Shere Gat the moral code, and code of character Ind idclis, which the subject may bave Ss newer Sthlly broken down oe wsiated by 2 hypnoe bubject even while in the deepest sate of hype non Such subject may do absurd or ridiculous fo humorous things for entertainment. purpoes but none of these things are diferent than the Subject might do fe wanted to be entertaining or amusing while in his waking sate. He might te more dicretion, he mighe be a Title more Timid and restrained while awake, and dn" the presence of oer pertons, but nevertheless e ould noe refuse to do the things, paps, if he Feilly wanted to do the things wo be entertaining, Humorous, of something of that Kind. But no eso eGov 8 ely deze. mer ple, thea principle, or ideal of his char” Ger whi inthe ypu ae. Furthermore, the marelou things that are claimed that can be accomplihed under hypnosis Sre very greatly exaggerated, as Tove jst si. There bs lint to what can be done therapeu tilly and in the way of healing while under hypnosis and our ‘Roderucan teachings show an our Rosirucln principles demonstrate that {rough Cosmic lave and process more ral healing and more complete ealing, more stir factory healing, can be done without the pereon being in 3 hypnotist : [Now in rand to miggston, we, ae face to face with a diferent proposition All our lives throughout our waking sate and normal cond san wy reife by aig, Th forgstions may be the spoken sor, they may be conveyed vislly or pictoraly by gees, Pictures, motions, actions or things we dor oF they may be conveyed to us at times telepathical- Jy. Bue fs cersaly an established fact done sthich you ean eal demonstrate to Yours that dny form of gion hs no reer Powe or Influence upon any of than what we ae wig to concede tio give to. Tes tre tat eryTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 61 ction wn yw of ae Suna ary ire oer and do something that we had not thought of Dec hee Tete eer pee eee Paie wii Fi pp lm gw Md a ae et ts Seen enaen yeahs “iT faeaee Mit dele inher iis fii tamed ua Ralel tl acre Seas eateate She SR Lg Sa a Tce a ac Sa ee SP AS Src ly Sonia ee Las ee a iS eng mene se ckageaee anise deat bese bw ig dt on Missi Bae Wh en ice a, ae Se ot ooo ane eet Stl lt cea Seer onan 2 ea Sete tpt tt ok ones Ste a A Saati th ent cea y Mt eli hs eo wen ort ne a i at 5a eon ct Sony Uy “Shen fe ty eatin baa RPE ey hee Pci toe Peg Se adres ie oe ee SPARS ere ena Ses So al Si Brees Saree se de ee acy els te ea ir See ab A tet So Pati a nthe ‘ning who begin to react by wondering where Bk Ee Ee Cal pn Soy eS Re ha tal ee gel on toa et cit Reacts ae ee Soe fa ea ot By ohio ea a SS ce ae te ie ea ee sent pictures of a fisherman sting comfortably jo Fowiaeand caching noma fab, or chologcally worded storie ofthe wenderul out ings of fishermen. "And to the cher extreme, we find that the aarkee goeations of Wall Stree inthe, diy newpaper presen another form of suggestion thar thousands of busines men read carefully in the morning on the way to their offices and react on the suggestions throughout th dy. “There are tyre fm Aer that pci ing men's shirts aa resonable pice and Mood the mail with prety colored catalogues slowing thee shirts worn by handkome loking smon; bu the pictres are epeclysllring in regard to the hap, style, god and coloring Of the shits, and they know that they all more Shirts in a year through such a peychlogal peor cess han ay ofthe largest sores in America, er moe than Stare Rexbuck or Montgomery Ward ‘When a man sts and looks at a beaut Ile iran of ne shi nate ory and 2 man appearing comforable ini, be begins 10 ito its ack dine and nahing def the Complete sbsnce of the few deilare Keep him from filing out the litle aplication order form that" will bring the ite toe dea, CO. Cored pictures of iceboxes or refrigervoe fied with foodand with the invitale toast turkey and ayer cakes and much frit—have done more to ell efigestore than all the ales Srpuments sbout the technica. qualies or 30: Sanages of te refrgervor, And thi ee of ‘actu and sowing machines, and for year 3 rainy wat roe of the picture in adwerce sents of home wating machines Some of thee ‘would show a woman sting down in an after: hoon dres—and all bot weering Kd glover Imerdly touching a litle Fandle to operate the crashing machine, and with the headline, “Ten Glock in the Morning, and the Week's Wash. ing Almost Done.” Letters we receive in the mail, news items we sean te nearer, andes of er ssh we ree, and even the sunshine. Being brighe on a spring moming and he day seeming balmy and pleasant carries a powerful suggestion fo many persons to get up and take 2 day off from business and go into the county. And i carries a seston to the Hil boys and gil to pay “Bookey" fom school, jute ai temps the Sik st ay Shakey fom bse nd ‘Now al of thi we of sugention in nes ele, salesmanship over the counter, buses ores Pendencs, advertisements news tems a a0ge 62 ‘THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM forth plainly reveals bow susceptible al of us are to tempting soggetions. The experts in crimin: ‘logy even claim that moving pitures and stores of crimes act as 2 powerful suggestion 0 those Who can be tempted into ering, and the se is true in regard to moral principles, But there i 2 Timi to what suggestion can do, and we know ie, 2s well a any ofthe persons wo have had biter or pleaane experiences with suggestion T must be frank and admit that throughout our renege and tovaiou our etre Se suggestion is always carefully wo te ef fest hat every individual can fel beter and can Tonk ewer if he wll just cary the thoughe of leh, happiness and prosperity. But we have never found, and T-am sure that none of Oot Inembers can show, that any member of the oe fazation has found his pure filled with money in the morning because during the evening he ‘ead’ suggestion somewhere in our monogespbs for literature to the effect that he was "now i posession of wealth or becoming prosperous ™ “Thea, to, this idea that a person can si down and read something in our monographs, oF ina tok, and hypnode himelf unconsciouly inc Believing thi he sees someting, hears comeing or fels something, it another absurdity Some of Sr yurger mambo ae teed, ad wen tour eo the fect, that they thoughé tae during the" Fine Neophyte talon which hey per formed at home before a mizor, in looking into the mirtor they bad hypaotized chemssves into fi stae where the countenance altered and the pir, the minor changed bau of el sronosis Tf anyone cin ever prove or demon strate that such thing a8 changing imprest in the mirtor cin be brought about by uncon: ‘ious sel hypo, then we wil have dizowered 2 very marvelous law indeed, and one that has never been demoostated before; and we here at Headquarters would love to have that sort of demonstration and the principles proved 10s. ‘Years ago when this poine fst came up in the «questions from newer members, we changed the Stutuetion and reading ofthe ritual n connection swith that Fist Degree Tnitavion ap that we did Norge he gh sagen oh a what the new Neophyte member should expect to se wha oking ine themiron, Fornery we ad told him of her atthe end of the monograph or Somewhere in the ritual that he or she would see ferain changes or strange vison. Some argued Ghat this saement formed a auggestion Bat made the member have an imagioary von. Bue if srl go back and lok over yoor nal reuring that degre, you wil se that we did not tll you just what t expect, and certainly we do not sug ft the many, many things that thousinds of you Fave sen in your mierors ‘And what is more demonstrative of the fact that itis not due to suggestion is a study and analysis of the thousands of reports from mem bers that are here in our files, ‘Taking the reports from these members after that Initiation ‘where ‘they use a mirror, you will see an almost uniform result, And when you stop to understand that these members are not told in advance what they may expect or should expect to receive, the fact that exper tates that there i some law in operation thae is rot controlled by our suggestions or by any “arbitrary, unconscious, hypnotic influence on the part of the Neophyte." In the fist place, if hyp posit had anything to do with it, and the results teen in the mirror were the effece of a hypnotic fate and a hypnotized mind merely rambling slong imaginary lines, there would be not only a Tack of uniformity in the results, but the most peculiar forms of idiosyncrasies, the most peculiar Forms of visions, and the most peculiar results ‘would be indicated in almort every report; be ‘cause, i any of half of the claims for hypnocism fare true, then when a person isin the hypnotic state or partially hypnotized or self-bypnotized, the imagination runs riot and has no form, no proces no system in ite creation of images and fmaginary pictures In fact, itis one of the problems of profession- al hypnotiets, and T guest of everyone who has fever experimented deeply with the subject, that Sfter a. person is in the bypnotic sate, the one ‘who has dane the hypnotiing or is controlling the subject mast constantly make suggestions and ‘comments to hold the hypnotized subject's mind fn hypnotic manner and prevent that mind from running off on tangents and getting into imag: ‘nary situations and creating ridiculous and aby ‘rd ideas that have no purpose and no relation to the eubject being discussed. ‘The one who has done the hypaotizing has to constantly command the hypnotized subject to do this or see that, ear this or hear that, and the person sees and hears ‘only what he is commanded to see or hear. Or ‘le the hypnotist allows the subject's mind a free ‘cope of commanding visions, and this isthe ee- ment that constitutes the humorous situations ‘when the socalled hypnotic demonstrations are kiven on stage or public platform, ‘A suggestion given by a person to himself does hhave some efficacy if it is done sincerely and along logical lines, but even that has a great limitation. ‘That is why for a long time the use people FTam getting well” or "T am feeling better” of “My woice is improving and T can sing better” and similar things. In a certain percentage ofTHE ROSICRUGIAN FORUM igo 63 cases this wort of thing would be efficacious and ‘would produce result providing the peron who ‘was giving himself suggestions was" absolutely {incor and bellved in thot be wat saying. But ir en proved-afer years of sch plble prot Fagands ofthis proces and the teaching of iby {led New Thought sccetes and simiar Ttoverents—that chowande of perins were ts Ing thi form of suggestion without obtaining any resus Dectse inthe fre place, many suguer tone were not crue and word not produce > tuts For example, a peron who cold not sing terawe he did fot have the proper wos! cords or training, or because be did. noe understand tude pete became a better anger, or a ager all by iting down day afer dy for hours at ne and suggesting to himelf "Tam becoming 3 agers” So we see that cuggeon and self hypnosis, andany kind of hypnosis, hast imstations, and then 2 suggestion from another person i efica ‘ous at allie becawe the individual being af fected by the suggention has acepted the ig teston and repered ft to hineaf aoa commarel fo hinool and becawe fei 2 lpia, seaemable tnd doured suggestion, "When the suggestion is One tat is contrary to one's own bles and der ey He has no ect lea the peron wilfully Scopes it and changes his tactic his cole of lie, IVR previous beste and deste, and wants © Adopt the strange suggestion So suggestive therapeutics and hypnotic thera- sts have gone into cblivion, 990 speaks a5 fr as their popularity with the mises is con cerned. Bothof these cings ae sll wed in some lines and hospitals with persons who want to ferhypootized sed want tobe helped by sugges tion and who adk for that sort of teatents be {ae they have faith in and cooperate with dt, Sd practcally influence theives with a mental ‘epetiton of the suggesions and commands and SESae doa nah the open die the resus 'Now T hope that this helps to presen a better start te mine "eon our menbere, We io nor use any form of hypootis or suggestion in our work in gonneetion vith therapeutn or it connection vith our experiment, tvs and dem? onatrations of Coumic ws, because it would be tery unmtsfudory. And what about the thoo- bands of eases every month that are brought t oar atention where we are add to help me stranger, sme peron who ls nota member ofthe Order, and with whom we have no communica: tion by word of letter? We send Cosmic treat tment to them and they are not told in advance that we are going fo dom or when or how, and Jet they receve the treatments and are bonefted hd helped, and afterwards report that during the night or day they felt the influence, the con tact, the strange experience of some personality coming their way and producing a strange effect or change in their physical condition, Right here in my hapd now Thave a telegram sent to me from Los Angeles, asking us 9 help the young son of one of our members who has heen hurt in an automobile acident and who fe Iying an a_suflering condition ina hospital in Corals, Oregon. His mother, whe lives in San Diego, requested our’ Sunshine Circle ia. San Diego and Los Angeles to help her son. ‘The int formation was quickly conveyed to me, and T am doing the best cant help him, Now this young {on doesnot know his masher has asked fr our help, and T do not know just where he is except that he i na hospital, and T have no way of communicating with him objectively and eending Him any suggestion, and ao he cannot be cooper sig ihe na root way a the: fy hological way. An 00! from my Bet tral contacts with him in the late few hours that he is being helped considerably and that he wil afterwards sense the resles of thee contact [Now there are hundreds of such cases brought to our attention every month and. our fles show the report of persons who have been helped and theie appreciation and thankfulnes. 1 would like to have any scenic person who ‘knows the subject of hypnotism and hypnos and suggestion prove to me, if he ean, that tn such a proces of absent treatment through Cosmic avs there ite alightee phase of ypnotiam ose {estion involved. Te would be illuminating t al Of mand T would Be glad to pas it on to our tember asa posible help to them, providing it fan be shown che auch 3 proces of extraordinary Iryprotsm or suggestion is as efficacious a6 the methods we are now using through Cosmic la, fund as quick in result and as easy to perform. Eta Se hve nd ing ha eo an ‘monographs; and thousands of experimenters in th sime feldroughout all of Europe and ter countries, and the oldest Rsirucin mem: ters who have been student interatioally ofall the press of mental law and. peychlogial law, alo agree that pothing equals our sytem. TForthermore, some of the most eminent profes sional hypnotsts connected with clinics, hopitals Snd experimental Iboratores in New Yodk and Shewhere who have become members of our (Order principally to try to improve their methods, agree that the” Roscrucian’ methods working {rough Gosine law. produce greater and better nd quicker relts than anything that they have previoualy used of a hypnotic nature, oF based Spon the soealled principles of "soggeive rapesWhat Will The Future Reveal? ‘What lie behind the veil? What will the morrow bring forth? Men have brought bbumt offerings to the gods, shared their worldly possessions, traversed mountains and plains to visit oracles, all in the hope of having revealed to them the unknown furure, lide realising that it rested unchapen in their own hands. The minds of men have labored for ages with various devices and methods to fashion a key that would unlock the door that conceals the moment just beyond the present From antiquity the strangest of the systems attempting a revelation of the future has ‘been numerology. Is it but a shallow superstition of the ages, or does it provide the ‘means, sought since time immemorial, fora secret insight into the future? The Ancient System of Numerology ‘The Reader's Research Acadamy presents a series of enlightening discourses on the subject of numerology. It ian expost of the many fate systems which have supprewed the truth about this fascinating topic. 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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR and SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ANNUALLY FOR MEMBERS ONLYTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Greetings! vvv [Dean FRATRES AND SoRORES: ‘This time I have a special message for all of iy readers of the Forum magazine. ‘These read- fers, and those who come here to. Headquarters from time to time to attend the Forum sesions fof assist in its work, constitute, my big Forum family. But Tam not gute sited with the size of the family, and T want to have it increase rapidly. During the next few months, or certain- ly by the early spring of 1939, my Forum family should increase by two hundred or three hundred per cent. ‘The correspondence received in every one of the diferent departments at Headquarters calling for dictated replies and special information, in cluding the large mail that comes to my. personal department every day, indicates thae thousands bof our members never receive the Forum maga: Sine, or at least never read it. Many of these members constantly write and atk questions that hhave been answered many times in the past in this Forum magazine, and many of the qUestions are being answered at the present time in the Current isues of the Forum magazine. So these ‘mebes ho are mising the Forum mage are depriving chemielves of immediate anewers tO ‘many of their questions. Furthermore, all of you must realize, and no doube do realize, that the answers given to ques tions in the Forum are longer answers with more ‘detail and more explanations and more referencee and practical applications than can be given in ‘our ictated Correspondence, With the heavy mail we receive at Headquarters, not ane of out department heads can afford "to. take fifteen ‘minutes or a half hour to give long detailed an: swers to a single queition in one of the letters. In order to keep the correspondence up to date, fr nearly so, #8 necessary to cut down the length of time devoted to each individual Teter to not over seven or eight minutes, and usually to not over five minutes, But you well know that many of the answers and explanations given in the Forum requite as much as fifteen of twenty minutes or even a half hour. ‘This means that the members who are reading the Forum get better answers and longer answers, and more informa: tion bearing upon their questions, than they would receive by personal correspondence. And the other great’ additional factor is that each Forum magazine reader receives not only the an: swer to his own posable questions but answers to scores of other Questions that have often arisen in hs mind and which he didnot know how t0 frame corey of did nc think abou wen be sorte his Tern and therefore he i geting 3 ina of information in each ie of te Forum Ime nt he would pot eeeie bere, In fact, we recently made an anaiis of the subject matter coined ip all ther ora imagasines, and jt a it der of the mater ade hee eon and i al te gee lume would make he hee most itorctve vera and practi eneylopeda of applied myc and Rosrucianiam that bas Or been publibed But ail there are thousands of our members wo ave evden never een or rad the Forum Imagine and are ot subscribers ty and who {ot chen tke the wou to goto the reaing ‘oom of one af our capers to examine 2 sony there They epentely ak quton tht ave ten anewered operand oer the Forum magn Sine and they often ak for dtd information that canot be given except in the lng explana te tht repre se ae ough oe “And soa asking each one of you, as men bers athe Forum Tamiy. to speak to oer Sanbers when you mest thi inthe caper the Tdge, or in sod way, in the sete or In'your home, and find our if they aze reading the Rerum magasne regulary. Urge em fubserbe to and fo ead contetly. You now ha the Forum questions and annwesa and Cxplanatint mex many of the pacial cour fice aol preiean of te dap Mach of the tater in exch ime ofthe Foru deal wth cur font afar and caren problems that cach mem: fer, and exch members familys may have to del sith from day today of werk o week. These ‘Rings cannot be anicpated inthe epla moe frapin and are not covered in any of our lon ‘We have sade the eibecipte, price of he oro Ja ial tpn wake Shout any praia oc beef to anyone except the readers of it, Much secretarial te, moch frock an the par ofan enor and ama and reat dof in on the aro che piirs ‘peat in correcting he mansseripes and arranging thom and setting them into type foreach te of the Forum magsine, andthe cnt of pining and poner and the adding of the envelopes and Felling ofthe magaine bs been Sgured acta ‘nit vlc in oner that we might arrive at $ homina! ogre forthe ulcrption ie.THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Page 67 “The Forum magazine is not necessary to under: stand completely the monographs or the weekly teachings of the Rosirucin Order, but the read dng of the Forum magazine is 4 nocenity if any tember wants to keep abreast of all ofthe cut” rent problems, all ofthe day by day difcuie, that may arn connection withthe studies of with ie el, nd oe early deed in to personal matters or personal problems that ect many members a. ‘And ao {lok forward to seing each member of the Forum magazine ecue fr us one or more readers of the Forum magazine a ubsribersdur- dng the nex thre or four monty, Just urge these members whom you meet to send ina lefer cow Gaining $1.79 for a years suberpton (ei com plete ess) of the Forum magazine and to send {his leer and this money dee tothe Roscrar tian Supply Bursa in ate of AMORC Temple, San Jose, Califia T do not want the sbscip’ tions sent to me personaly, becuse that il ony day the recording of them, and T have noting to do with the financial end of the Forum work Bue Ido want co sive Wousands of our members the touble of writing continually. and acking Suestions dat are being answered very deity and exhaustively in the Forum magaine. and Hong with chr information that of great fap enti meth fay ge as it can powbly be made, and especially since One copy of the Forum magazine will serve for three or four menbers in one family tm any Alsrce and ine ie ot nesesary foe every te dividual member in the family to aubecribe fo i, there is no reason why every member should not hve acces to and. read copy of the Forum fmagasne every other month when ii isbed Wil al of you, including oficers and howsses and rains in chapters and lodges and though four the country, give this matter your immediate Stenion during the next few motte and lt me fee that we ae making the Forum a taluable and Felt ans fo he echings and pac the organization? Fraternal, 1H. Spexcer Lewis, Imperator. ‘Numerology and Names ‘One of our good members living here in Cali- fornia asks the Forum whether or not the vibra- tions of eertain vowel sounds in a child's name do not have an important effect upon the health, life, happiness and prosperity ofthe child [Now this brings us squarely before the subject ‘of numerology and names. ‘We do not teach much about this in our work, because there i such avast misunderstanding regarding many fads and fancies connected with soralled numer- that we hesitate to get into that controversy and end nowhere in our discussions. In some of ‘our monographs or books we do make some refer” fence to the modern fad of numerology, and show the errors in it, and we do say enough in euch places to set the student thinking rightly about it. ‘Undoubtedly the VOWEL SOUNDS of 2 ‘name that is constantly uttered do affect the per ‘son who utere the name and the perion who constantly hears it. Since we know there are vi bratory effects produced by vowel sounds, then it is eary to understand how a mother constantly ‘calling her little girl by the name of Mary would ‘surround that child with the VOWEL SOUNDS fof the name Mary, And the same would be true of any other name, But the important point to keep in mind here is that it is the VOWEL SOUNDS of uch names that produce the effects, just as it ie the owe ;ounds in chanting or in our mystic vowel ‘The next point to bear in mind is that itis not the sound of the individual leters in name ot ‘word that constitutes the vibratory” effect. Yet ‘every one of the present-day numerology systems gives vibratory values to the individ letters in ‘words and names, and therefore such numerology systems are absolutely ridiculous and ‘unsound and impractical Por inttance, let us take one of the numer: logy systems that is typical. We find that a given number or value is selected for each letter of the alphabet, Let us cay that the letter “A” i tiven che number or value of 6, No matter in ‘what name of in what word that leter "A ap- pears it has the same value of 6 Now you all know how we were taught to pronounce the letter “A in school when we were Tearing our al: phabet. The letter “A” had only one sound, and that oa like the "a a the word “hay” ot in the name of the month, “May.” Now if we assume ‘hat that letter "a" with that sound has the value (of 6, then what are we to do with the letter "a" ‘hen we find it in the name Marguerite oc Martha or Marion or Mary or Harry or Harper for Harold? In all those ‘names the "a" a8 a VOWEL SOUND has a slightly diferent rate (of vibrations, and therefore a different vowel ‘effect, and you would be absolutely wrong in giving the value of 6 to every one of the letters of "a" in each one of those names. When we pronounce such names as Alice and Harry and Harold and Martha and Marguerite we are oot, pronouncing the “a” at we, were ‘aught in school, but we are pronouncing it ferently and producing a vowel sound that is not just the vowel sound of the Teter "a." And take the letter “O” in Joseph, and the same letter “O™Page 68 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM fn the name Joshua. Would you give the leter “O" in each of those names the eame number and. therefore claim that it hae the same rate of vibra: tons in vowel ounds? So we ace that the only correct study of names ‘would not depend upon any rate of vibrations being given 10 the individual letters but to the individual groups of letters that form the vowel ‘sounds. For instance, inthe name Mary there are not four factors composed of four letters that are to be given consideration, but just two VOWEL SOUNDS. ‘There ie the fret vowel sound that is composed of three leters “Mar” and the leter Sy"; making the vowel sounds of Mary. ‘There: fore, counting the rates of vibrations of the four composing the name would be entirely ‘wrong. We would need to knove only the rats of vibrations of the two vowel sounds But you ‘ould not give the same rates of vibrations or the same numerical value to the “Mae™ in the name Mary, as you would to che letters “Mat” in the ferent This is tue of 20 many hundreds of Christan or given names and faraly names that the preent-day numerology systems faced wholly ‘pon the rte of number of wibrtions aged {Othe indivnual eters ae aburd, But of cour there ae ways of determining what name is mos appropeate for each ld ‘The name ahould be analyzed into its vowel sounds and ‘not int its indvidal letter and {Bose vowel sounds should be eested to harmon ize with the rates of wbratins of the mayehc, Goumie or astral qualises born int the child ‘To determine such's thing, however, one would ave to sar, at of all wth the child’ birthdate and by serological procenee and otherwise de: termine what the atral or Comic viations of the soul nature and peychic nature of the child fe ‘Then a nine whote vow sound voraon swould harmonize with such Cosmic or aera inations would have to be elected. To do all of thin a peron would have to be more than ord tary expert in the eaiy and anayes of the Sxrological qualities of =| pychie and. Cosmic fc ine of ihe a ao ‘woman ie noe capable of doing eich astrological work, and we have found that the average pro Fenional astrologer does not attempe to. make gach an analyat of the individtals Connie and Dye nature, and therefore we have found n0 fay to promulgate the ‘dea of proper names 99 that every one ef our members and al pertons of All dase of education and underwandang coud tae the system ‘We are not prepared hereto take the time 0 go into such asrologial and Cosme and payee diagnosis of each child hat is born, oF of your Chileen at hems, please do not write tome or to the Forum soking ust selece names for your Silden, “After ciden ‘ate born and. bave seached tho age of cg, tn, eosve or fourteen sears or more then we shoul ake nto considers on not only the astral and. Cosmic wibraions that were torn inte them at the tine of birth, but sat addtional Coie or astral vibratons they have atracted to themseles through thee poehic ad pineal. devslopment. Ths would Eke the matter even more conplex in attoping to alee the proper ames of the proper vowel ‘ound fr a child who it more than several yeas td So we have avoided the subject entirely frst because it snot an expecially important subject, and scondly, cau involves mas of mathe mmtial calculations and references © almanacs and books of years gone by and because it would an ba of mgr crop hae our members shold not be tempted into changing their names or slcting nanet through Sny one of the man numerology systems where the lemers of the apniee are given bratory ins and th rs emt the te fo Teer in ewery possible mame. Sach a turd sytem not only nsec but i ie Fiiculows and. confusing, and you are ust 38 Tey to make the same big error to alectng the verong name for your ld as though you went Mi Bindly and deleted a name haphaardly ‘The Mysteries of Bacon and Shakespeare One of ovr very fine and advanced members writes tothe Forum and says that on_my recom mmendation she purchased {rom our Rosicrucian Supply Bureau that wonderful litle book called ‘Shakespeare's Sonnet Diary by Alfred Dodd of England (which can be secured from our Supply Bureau for $1.60 a copy). She states that after reading the book she tent for several additional ‘opis to we as gifts because she was greatly in tceted in the subject hat opened up and in the many mysteries and fascinating facts that ‘Alfred Dodd has revealed and felt that her friends would be interested too. ‘Then she found another fine book that she asks sme to bring to the attention of our Forum mem bere, Te called England's High Chancellor by Richard Ince, Richard Ince isthe author of the foreword in another one of Dodd's books dealing ‘with Shakespeare, Bacon and Freemasonry, and Of course the title, Englend’s High Chancellor, refers to Lord Bacon. ‘This member says that his book by Richaed Ince is supposed to be a “ro mance” but that one does not have to read veryTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM 190 69 far in the book to appreciate the fact that the book is based on a deep undeeying truth. Now TThave not read the book by Richard Ines, but T now that i Alfed Dodd of England recom sends it and that i deal with matters dealt Within the Booka by Alfred Dodd, many of our Inembers wil be intersted in reading fe) And if You happen to be one of tho intelctah re Zeatch types of individuals and are interested in the Bacon Shakespeare controversy and in the trigin of Freematonry and allied subject you eel want to get ae Pet by aa ince. We presume fe may he ctaioe any large Book dealer or from Brentano's —or From your local library if hata lage colexon of books. We do not have this bok by Richard Ince for ale, but we aze recommending i onthe strength of what it must be and what our Soror Says i and in the sme manner that we have Famed ether take 26 pal rw ‘The Soul’s Entrance Into the Body “Today we have a very interesting question sb- sited by ong of our Forum mers heres The Guestion i: "Ifthe soul does noe ener the body Of the aby unt ie dras ts ist breath of Iie, shat aickening?™ Tn the purely chemical and physical develop- sment of the embryonic body of the baby in the sromby there se vious tage of development st Which ae reached what might be elle cries the purl pysal pros If we lok at the Setions of cll life under 2 microscope we wil otic that at varour perdi the’ passing of Minutes, various defnite and crial periods In the proces ire reached when thee ia sodden txt: movement or a sudden completion of ome setion Tt is much like the building of a howe, For days and weeks after the orignal foundation is Jail inthe vol of the earth, we vatch che walls tring erected andthe roof put on the framework, and then the outer alle Sished, and finaly the windows pat tno place and then the brick fire: lie and chinney, and then the outer nied Wall and the concrete steps, and the floring put Inside ofthe bour,and the ein around the ne dows onthe inde and fall the sanding of the floors andthe tinting ofthe plastered wal, then finally the cleaning of everything, And 22 we vrstch hat. progres of the bulding and. the Tote we nie tha aio age etn stant polnis are reached where the house feached 2 cris or an incidental inportane point But when everything eke is fnthed, and. the house i completely done, and the contractors and ‘workmen remove the solding snd take auay allt the refuse around the bling we fd that the lime crise Important ea inthe cee tim of the bullding far been seach ad tat the home asa materi phys buling com ted, Burst iar nos ome unl ets ove into and bei to Funct aa bone Gp'co hat pet no matter how complete the ny bein So pyoeal mavaid sere frig cot a bom! er mercy on copy biting 'At the tine of “quickening” inthe develop ment of the eabrye of the child,» point ‘hed where the phystal and che Cement nd pars ave wy eed and co sancted them sve thatthe formation of 2 human tady i fore or les compet ot at stm cme in Be dentin often sees of beng tht Seay tobe Chesed aot hora forms, Upto tht th ie enbye pase doch ay age of development reprsating vars oprte of lower animal and stn tne ring thet pro ces i the Hoy ily ropreenave of hung Body. Bue atthe tne of “qutcening™ thre scent perfection Inthe formation othe prt of the bay to indcate that a human boy, fn it Reg to move and becane ee 26 ite pps prt To «degree that bles che tothe sen this phys acy. Bot there no sol within thie body at at po ot zeny tine uth this body cay Den and Grice the weld at an independent. poyseal ily i Phe a al ray ll nee ener svg and fencntng atthe Be cae fom body is pare of the blood and energy and Wily and ofthe mothe 'A human body in the womb i ike the hose nde onan Te dos not bg to fueign tod constr» scare and inpendent boy Sl de of i met nd fae twat created. ‘The building that is being cone Scie fora home dos not becane aoe al Wi bantising heme, wit he owen ot tesants living fi and acaly cueing he flac ara hoe The ite inborn child doe ot Fie an independent eng tl t's Flntoing ae human feng with fe own fey aod is own euegy recy fea he om Independent breathing” At ch s tine then the soulcaee he bey and bogie to Feo io fcaodance with awe and Geos pens at tre univer and fave slwaye. pete, The Bie alerts perfec pla in sateen thar after God had created man out ef the dst andthe cements of the cathy eventhough the Hedy ae complctely formed pysaly and emily and ty have had ala the apes See oft human body i was ot un God Hiety breathed Ito ths mater py fen190 70 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM the breath of life tha ic became a living being, and then this newly formed creature wat called 2 living soul. ‘The so-called “quickening” of the little unborn body is highly significant because such quickening that i sensed by the mother or the physician in: cates that the physical, material, chemical de- Selopment ofthe embryo has proceeded’ properly tnd there i evry indication that the litle newly formed body will continue its proper evolution But this physical activity that is called the “quickening” does not indicate that any soul has entered the litle unborn body ofthat i has any form of quickening vitality du snot part of the mother's vitality, oe that fis being abimated or agitated by any independent soarce of power or Your Help to Lepers ee ache amt is ete Le: ee ae ae eel ae iepeay Vases tee te Meds Sopctot of a ae ae er ca hl ate op oe ie dren and adults who seemed to be beyond all aaa a ot ened reat cee eae cerca ara ee ee eras Be oat oe foe teen ae iy BORE sete emai a SP ed a a nd ele ve i ag a ig es meee a be fee, eee eee oe eae a ee sep ee ee eA Se Ee ae ee tas es et a ete AME Hay Grcta eae an ieee ee re tb “Yesterday we received at the Jinja P.O. your ea Ses fe HORE. O rae re ee eee Serre te a es re empl nt once mel ae es ee bn Ui a ages gad anaes mr oi it os eeu an lat ay mh ae Ee ee ee a ere mea ot ee Sr rey aor hiee re iii Se al “Yes we have a great number of sects in the Leper Camp, nd I do not think eat we have ever fren so badly off for the wherewithal to felp them, We oovld not cren give tem enough to eat indeed far from and good nourshient #8 so eet if the medicines snd injections we fie them are to be of any benelt, and if we are f hope for cures, and’ cure many of them, {spac the Younger one, ae hoping and wai ing for “acy, the lepers are very grateful to yu to, and send their ferent tania “The above letter was writen shortly after the appeal won made, and no doe the Colony has ‘eived additonal! donate since that tine “The unique thing shout she hat a8 fas al ways ben the css, AMORC is esd 20 help thowe of any elgon or any ect or csieation ‘Welenow nly to well that she Reman Catholics insome intances or some Roman Cathal pres, dre notin harmony sith ovr work and ins few Ica gerade thy fae sed wine of our members to resign from our organization. But onthe other hand, we have no hate or enmity toward the Roman Cithsiea or any other ripe fur denomination, and we ate juntas ready at allies to hep those of eter eelgone as we ae to help our own members And our members tho are readen of The Rosirecian Fort tnd The Reverse Dige moe have noted fn the sagen fe er st we fe mae EE Reseauinn Orde and who eee feed th the activites here ar Headguarter than we have in behalf of ourcves Natural very one of ur hee at Headquarters alo sve: to the vimat to help other organisations and tther individuals and’ Rowsrucana, beau the Keynote of true Roscrocnim. ff “servie to homaniy." And so Tam very plesed tha our members have responded kinly and wo gener Cunly tts Roman Catholic leper colony in Brith Eas Afi Europe and Its Mystical Organizations During the last few weeks so many letters have come to the Forum reparding the situation in Europe, and all T could say was to wait and wee what our annual booklet of prophecy would sy. But fortunately, neither the great World War of ewenty years ago nor any of the other conflicts in Europe have put any damper upon the growth and development of any of the spiritual move: ments in Europe, (Ff cours it is ¢rue that with the political and cultural control of Burope it is dificult for such ‘organizations to manifest their power or put into any practical use their teachings and principles, But nevertheles, there ian increasing. numberTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM 190 71 ‘of persons throughout Europe who are ¢hinking constructively and thinking peacefully and mak ing the matter of war, strife, and bloody contest less posible all the time. What has occurred in the last six weeks, however, since our 1939 prophecy booklet was completed, plainly indicates hhow accurate have been ‘our interpretations of conditions throughout the world, and principally jin Europe. We have said all along for the lat two oF three years in our booklets of prophecy that certain things would occur and certain things ‘would not, and we know of two or three large ‘steamship and travel companies which have care- fully followed our prophecies and have avoided sending any tourist parties into certain parts of Europe and the Mediterranean. And according to some of the letters written to us by these touring agencies, they have found our advice help- ful and have confined their 1938 tours to the Scandinavian countries and that part ofthe world which has been at peace for some time and will remain at peace. Despite the fact that there has been no actual warfare in Central and Northern Europe for some litde time, nevertheless touring conditions and traveling conditions have not been good there Since many of us were therein the ummer of last year. Tourists may be greatly inconvenienced by having their itineraries suddenly upset and hav ing restrictions placed upon their travels or be- ing confined to certain territories or cities without actually suffering from the shedding of blood Some of us have been in countries on the other side of the Atlantic during times of strife and contest, and while we have not heard single ‘gunshot, ‘we have been so disappointed in our plans and so upset in our conveniences and com: forts and so deprived of our liberties and our finances as well, that traveling under such cond tions was anything but enjoyable But as an indication of how spiritual matters are growing in various parts of Europe, I find coming to me thie morning the reprint of a very long and interesting article by Frater F. Witte. mans, a member of the Belgian Senate, and a member of the AMORG in several jurisdictions, and a great promoter of Rosicrucian activitis in Holland, Recently he published a long article in a Dutch magazine called Benheid, and this article was so complete in its dealing with spirit tual, mystical and! similar activities throughout Holland and Northern Europe that it has been reprinted in the Dutch language in. pamphlet form. But the interesting thing is tha ehroughout this article there has been reference to AMORC and The Rosicrucian Digest and other AMORC activities and the spread of Rosirucianism under the AMORG guidance thoughout Holland nd Incidentally Frater Wittemans, who is well versed in the Rosicrucian teachings, Resicrucan lore, and Resicrucian history, has just completed another history of Resicrucianism throughout the ‘world Some years ago he published one dealin with the history of the Rose-Croix Order, an it was so well done that it was immediately copied in a numberof languages including French dnd Dutch. But this new history that goes Further into the origin of the Rosicracian Order, and much further into the history of the Resicrucian And allied activities in Europe, will be published in America by a firm in Chicago in the form of 42 complete English translation of his original ‘manuscript from French or Dutch. When this new book is ready for sale or distrbution by the Chicago publishers, we will announce it further in The Rosicruciam Digest or ‘The Rosicrucian Forum. But we certainly are glad to know how wonderfully well the work of the foreign Rosi crucian jurisdictions ig being carried on in those countries that have been at peace for many years, and even in the comes that are gute resles ‘The Inconveniences of Lodge Attendance Every now and then some members living in erent cis wete hereto the ofcers at Flead ‘quarters complaining that the lea! lodge or temple of our Order in diferent cities ie not in the most convenient section of the ety and isnot asconventiont to reach at should be. Take, for inwtancs, the lodge and temple in Los Angeles. Gccasionally members write to me from diferent parts of Loe Angeles (which ‘ity, you know, Covers a very large territory) and ell me that although our lodge and temple there ie Tocated jn a nice, digniled reideneal district and con Nenient to @ few bus or trolley line, i isnot on the principal highways where every bus and every trolley car can reach teal. The average com. Plaine is tha after lighting from the convenient bus or telley ear, the indiidual must walk to ox sometimes three block t reach the temple oF Tod rooms. Other members in other ets write te me stating that they have to walk'a distance Of four or Sve Blocks, anda yrext many write and fy atin ere each the de or temple by trolley or bus they sometimes have to side for a half hour or three-quarters of an hour, and that they think ‘our lodges and temples should be fo locate in the beart of every city that it would fot require more. than teen minutes ride oF One minute's walk fom a tealky or bw to ‘Now all of this amuses me somewhat because wwe have never yet been able to gure ov spot in any one large cey for a temple or lodge that.ge 72 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM would be convenient and handy to all of the rnembere of that city. If any permon with an gineering type of mind and a miracle working pencll can give me a map of New York, Chicago, Philadiphi, Vancouver, Loe Angee, 8, Lous, Kanate City or elarwhere, showing just where #0 put a lodge or temple in’any of those ces that {ould be convenient and eany to reach for every ‘member living within the cones of soch 2 city, Tvould be very grateful indeed. But we have never been able to work it out with the help of the bet informed individual living in any. of thewe cites. ‘All of this reminds me of the days when the Supreme Grand Lodge and the Grand Lodge of New York were located in a very excellent ese dential Ioction of the Chelsa section of New York on West Yard Street. During those years lived ue 207th Stoet on the upper west side and lupper end of New York It used to take me by the quicket subway route, fortysve to fey minutes riding in the eubway train, besides eight fo ten minutes ‘walking from the tain to the bnulding, and I ad todo this five oF x times during the week in daplighe and atlas chrce or four evenings a week in the dirk, and 1 eldom reached my home before midnight. Then, for nother two or three years Iived with my family fut neat Flushing’ on Long Islnd, and ie took fhe about an hour and a haf from the temple or Tadg to my home, and T did eh day and three cor four evenings 2 week, and thoughe nothing of ie When my wife and T and others are in Europe and are visting some of the Grand Lodge ‘Temples is not an uneual thing for vs to ride all day long in tran and then walk two mules or tore to reich these place. And there are mem ters and individuals in Europe who have to ake a tworday journey in order foreach temple oF inde to vit ‘Bat in this regard I have before me a letter wltten by one of our Fratrcs ving in Socrabain, fn the idand of Java sn the Dutch East Indies, in the westem part of the Pacife Ocean.” For tome litle time! this member, during hit early degrees of study, desiring to improve himelf in English and to’ have the convenience of our seudies brought to his home, as a member of the Nal ade of, nr ed eed i ‘monographs by mai Bue an to desire Mendance at a lodge, and of cout, the fest thing he thoughe of war of making & periodic Joumey scroa the Pacitc to California to ist tr here. Now he sys “Quite by. chance, at the beginning of this year (1938) I heard tat you have a lodge here In Semarang on the island of Java, about fee hous ride by train from my home city of Soe ai. ‘T have since joined tht AMORC under the Dutch jurisdiction, and T am at present a rember of it. Now if you desire anything done by us here in Java you can surely rely on us.” ‘Now think of that! This Frater has made the remarkable, astonishing discovery that there is a lodge within “five hours ride by train” from his home, and he feels that he has found a lodge right in his own backyard: that the lodge is 20 Close that he can call tie home-town lodge. He thinks he is one of the most fortunate members the order has ever had, and glories in the fact that now—with only a fiehour train ride going and a fvehour train ride returning home—he fan very easily, conveniently, and happily attend lodge meetings Compare this with the members who say it is a frightful ching for them to have to ide 2 half- hour in the bus or trolley car, or who have to walk, two, three, or five blocks from bus or trolley Tines to reach the temple! “This reminds me of one of our members living in Harebung, Penoylanin «few years ago, tan of means, great advancement and leaning He beard about the Rowtcrucans and the eat ‘rgin of the onganzaton in Egypt, and. 20 fade a thorough investigation ofthe subject and then journeyed to Cairo to locate the onanica tion, "While ke was in Cairo and vised the Revicrucan “Headquarters he. wat shown chat there vas a branch of the Roserucan Orde in Philadephia, in his own State of Pennaylania. He quickly returned to his home tow, Harri bug. and wrote to our Supreme Lodge in New York asking for permission to vist the lodge in Pladehpis, snd he sid "After journeying part way around the world to find the Roscracin Orde, {found haa large and bested emple right next door ome, in Philadelphia; 20 n fice a week Tourey fom Harbury to Phil closely to Cosmic and’ divine energy, and. becuse thie nom ib more or ess unlimited and can be ne reat toa far greater extent than the health or ‘iality ofthe bey "Now all of this docs not mean that man bas thee diferent auras around his body Pease do fot mistake my words or misunderstand what Tam saying. T se that some of you are iling and wondering how aman ean have three aUrat pe ot have the sua. Tiny pan tae rund the human body. ‘Tat aura atone ura, but it has three diferent causes for ite radition, Let us assume, just for the ake of argument, that the physical body. has an aura fof about two inches around it at result of the Shemical composition of the body. ‘Now ft 'us fssume that the psyehic body within is also. peo: cing an aura. "This aur, Tet us ay, bas Boen130 80 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM increased through exercie and mystical prin tlpls unt it expends about three oe four aches vd the ay But i drs nt pat Sdtine part of the body but Blends itl in Seith the’ physical aura, except that it extends lite further gutward! Then thre isthe moe Socal aura which at simea-noe alvaye—aflects the extensions of, or cauea changes of calor in, the cut Gat around the boty, Bo we as tae there i only one aura but ie is divided tomewhat in fs felde of extenaon and tn ies coloring Not igo of ot Chater nomogant her ‘members ate put on view before the ther mem ters with certain lights thrown upon the body in order that their auras may be seen. ‘We atk ach members who are echibing thet auras to {hink of nothing defnice at the beginning, and then to think of certain definite things momen tary, and we try 0 tll By the change of the Sc i thi tre wht te re ‘uy, hatred, jealousy, ove, or whe If 2 pen’ monesdaty oles b tai, dere Wil be some fashes of coloring going into che ura around the body hat wil indiate what the emocion ae. Bor these afe only momentary, tt far oar or fo minche a the moat Seedy: ing these emotional aurat or emotional colors fe wl a maied to delermine wat te cal tut Of an individual Iris ot a fe guide in ty tense, beenoe is cy momenery and Ghangeabe. ‘The only aura that i really definite Sad ives a Key to the peron's individuality de the ide, brand aura around. the ‘body that tmanates from the peychic body within Let us eay, for instance, chat some member has a very vide violet or buewinee aura indicating food. spirituality and_good Cosmic attunement hd development. A blue volt or vist white Sura ie 2 very dente indkation that tach a person i considerably developed along psychic, Gosmie, spiral lines and euch an au femains (quite pemanent and steady in its color and di tensions around the body. Now if that peren Were to be attacked by some fever or disase that upset him fora day or s, there would be Some red splahes of coloring in that aura which ‘would plan indicate that hs body war notin 2 Pee nga cdo, "You cuit actly by the coloring what was wrong, o any hing o eh Lip Bor ou sould any tl that his physical body wae no inthe best health fx in perfect viedty. "Splahes of fed in the Cloring of the aura would indicate that there Sa tempt o feet ae le dtstracive pro that war noe normal and should be attended to. Unles you saw thee rred splashes in the aura day after day, for week Iter week, you would have no reason to belo that ho beak wa thonsmal io any pesmncst wy On the other hand, let ws ey that some young wan vee agit! or peeks sum wae well developed and had no red coloring in it any- Aine’ asked his sweetheart to go wth him fa thaer in the evening. And Ie os assume tht the gave him an exce by stating that the did fot fel well and intended fo remain at home td could not possibly go out forthe evening “Then let atin thatthe young man went fo tbe theta alone and was Sing eed and Ghuc inthe theater sa wth hi pal, poy See eee Sitadiee ply wate those wh could es it And tus ame that er a few minutes’ he happened to noi, fiw in an of the frve soe of the thea HD young lady fend ating these with anther young men eooying the abso, Gels ber chi Uar'hc'war nee Sell and ould nor go ou ‘The yong mn night hive n momentary on icin, or emotion of Jealousy or distrust, and Seen envy is emotius would be aroused, und for x few momenta daca ox Baca of rly and er pecally of yelow, would sce ins his aur, End anyone who bat sen tis and understands iE ould now at nce that the enon ele Of him ws alfesting his ura end producing this plow or ed) ant net any ppeeal conde tin Of hs body. This woud be the emotional ccc upon Me sury tnd ould noe ave cay thing to do with the paychic of spiel aura that aurromds hi body. And pps tat tier 2 few minutes he fad an opperucity 10 dake a beter loo at the font Tow and be Gisovered thatthe young, woman sting down there wes not his sweetheart bot someone wh looted "something. ike her. He would bein Santi ‘reed of ection rentons and Sfould become elm and quit, and te red or alow Eases in his atta would Gappeae ‘On the other han if you shold ee 2 petson whew beso pychic rs bad fies of green ink, you might now that either someting vas Meron with hs emotions ot pes wie Phymial body because ii fact tat 2 peron HD has petted Ninf o here to become Constipated in bowel movement for two or thee airy begin to ave yaw ung inthe ur, ‘Bat this Jllowigecnish ‘Sight come fom the exbeions, 204 wo even ths Sobring oot a ate lnder t py! Gags ofany Kind “The pint T want t get at is that in one of cour neoogapbe we dinaly sate that theTHE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM Pag colors of the aura are not a safe index to all the emotional or physial or psychic conditions. For fnstance, we distinctly state that flashes of yellow do not indicate that the person is “of a jealous nature.” or that flashes of green are not an indication that the person is of “an envious or suspicious nature,” nor do flathes of red indicate that a person is considerably “envious and hate- ful” in his makeup. And when we ask an in- cividual, such as 2 member at a Chapter mest” ing, to sit before the audience and have his aura tested, we must remember that the colorings ‘we might see in the aura at that moment do not indicate what the person's real nature is; they are not of a permanent quality. In other words, 2 person who sits down for an aura test for 2 few minutes might be affected emotionally by a uni fying en, hich mit nln 2 jealous of envious thought or a more or, les hateful thought or a suspicious thought, exch of which would produce some lite fash ‘of color fing in the aura, of the person's physical body right be disturbed just ‘momentarily by some condition that would theow some coloring into the aura, None of these thinge would be of 2 permanent nature or indicate what the per ‘manent aura of the individual really is, Ie is conly after we see an individual time after time and notice what is the general and more or less regular and standard and steadfast coloring off the aura, that we can tell what the person's real aura is like—and especialy in its widest part which pertains to the psychic aura So, the statement in some of our monographs that ‘the emotions of 2. person may produce yellow for jealousy, red for hatred, or green for avy, of vice versa, is not a contradiction of the Statement in other parts of our monographs Where we say that the colorings of the psychic ‘aura are not to be analyzed in the same manner. For instance, a. more or les continuous or per- manent tinge of yellow in the psychic aura does ‘aot mean that the individual is permanently aifected by jealousy, nor a slightly reddish tinge fin the aura does not mean the pereon is per rmanently and always of a hateful, angered mind, for the Coloring may be caused by some chronic physical condition, ‘When we are testing auras, we must not ‘confuse in our minds emotional or physial testa fof a temporary nature with peychic tests of & permanent nature. ‘And by the way, in many of the cases of criviciams” pertaining to "inconsistencies the feaders who made the criticims overlooked the Tile word “emotional” in connection with what wwe were saying about the reactions and colors fof auras, But that litte word changed the entice meaning of the whole paragraph. All of us are alfected from moment to moment and hour to Hur by vars eoeieoe ory ami, At aman cow nd burn goon the ur will be 20 affected, but su ‘or momen: tary reactions in the aura are not to be looked ‘upon at an indication of the permanent nature fof the body or mind or emotions, nor are they to be taken into consideration “in connection with the study of our peychic auras, which are jin no way alfested by the temporary emotions of the human mind and consciousness. Is This Faith Healing? Now that we have had our ile tall about auras and T ace that mort of you feel apper this bright sunhiny day, T wane t0 go into nother subject that T know will noe only in terest thee of ob immediate Forum group, but ‘wil inert many hundreds of the members of the Forum family who read each ie of The Resioracian Forum. ‘Lat night about ten o'dock avery sweet feminine wie called me onthe telephone at my ne and fasted ee pie ‘she might see i far this morning. She wan not a mem of fhe Onder bu the sid abe had’ very inr Porant spiral problem to preent to me. Tn fing me her name, T instantly recognized that fhe was 3. woman facly wll known inthis ety because of her love for children. Tn making further inquiries during the even: ing, T found she was 2 woman of about middle age who specialized in going to vargas homes and taking care of young hid during the fxening while the children's parents went 10 the thester or claewhere, and that at least once 4 week she called togeticr in some home a um ier of thee children and told them interesting fliry tales and sprital. tories and thie very Frequently che wae called upon by these various persone t0 come quickly 10 their homes becuse Phd was iy or ad been hurtin a fall or decident, and becuse thir middle-aged woman deemed to have some pena healing. power in igh te hen andthe parents tad peat ‘Well, early this moming the woman came to sce Hound her wey mee il waa fwith a eft vole and a rather ntereting mye Took in her eyex She told me there were hun- dreds of children in this valley who dearly loved fer although she had no children of her own, tnd who constantly called upon er actly for bedtime stores of the weetly fairy sorit tnt for help whenever thy were very ick or Tad hore themselves in sme fall or acelden.Poge 82 THE ROSICRUCIAN FORUM She told me she had a "magic wand” which she wished ‘me to “bles” and ali to “bles” her in order that che might have increased power and eficiency in doing what she was doing” She id an inereting” box out of which she took Jae “magic “This turned out to be a lender twig of wood cut from some tree, about ighteen inches long and tapering naturally to Ward ene end, and in this tapered end there ‘was a ci-poined star about two inches in die ie he ig andthe a ad ee areal nted with gold pain a ing boot ‘ils an owing tat Sara fee ot 2 tres, the whole thing. presented an ‘interest and, thll Tay, ining picture. Then she told me that whenever children were very ack, with “high fever and temperatures, andthe doctor was tying t do hi umes for them, the parents would send for her, oF the children themaclves would ask for her, and. che would ome 0 thei homes and, dresed in white, much like’ a nunc, she would bend over them and wave this nage wand” over them and. dhey ‘would claim to feel beter instantly, and in fact in "every case had made sn improvement sm mediately aftr tha! ‘She told me of eates where children had been Iie by automobiles and. were. knocked uncon: ‘cious and Heedng, and that while the parents ‘were wating’ for doctors or che ambulance to ome they would telephone for her, and. she ‘would’ come pick ‘up the child, and” as the ‘id was tooled cll to ber best Sn ee dims she would lay ths “magic wand” on its ie Bayard italy the Read ntl eyes and nile, and upon ten who was hold- ing it would ‘become’ elected with new we tality, hope, painlesmess snd cher” She told me ‘of one case ‘where a child had been vomiting for two days from a strange cause which the doc tors did nat seam to understand, because they fad not had suicient time to diagoee the con