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Atlantisand
thePhilistines
Haunting e vide nce
of anothe r age.
V A V
Cycles
of History
Worlds e volutionary
progress.
V A V
Power of
Suggestion
How words
lominate us. di
*?e<ztccU*ty:
Mysticism
Science
( TheA rts
V A V
SelfishInterests
V A V
Ancient Culture
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Thought of the Month: What is a Scientist?
Power of Suggestion
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THE
THOUGHT OF THE MONTH
WHAT IS A SCIENTIST?
o themaninthestreet,
modernscientists have
becomesupermen. They
arethe20thcenturymir
acleworkers. Theymake
theproclaimedfeatsof
(hemagiciansof old, and
most of thedreamsof the
mediaeval alchemists
seem, bycomparison, elementary. The
attainments of science, itstechnological
advances, measuredindevicesfor the
annihilationof timeandspace, andits
determinationof thequalitiesof mat
ter, giveitanauraof omniscienceand
omnipotence. Eachyear findsthose
whoparticipateinthat rarefiedrealm
(science) elevatedloastill higher plane
aboveother men. Their vernacular is
adistinct andcomplexlanguageasdif
ficult tocomprehendassomearchaic
tongue. Their implementsandinstru
mentsareasfantasticandweirdtothe
laymindasthelegendaryaccouter
mentsof asorcerer.
Sciencescontributionstomankind,
especiallyinthereductionof labor, the
alleviationof suffering, theprolonga
tionof life, andtheadvancement of the
knowledgeof reality, isworthyof the
laudationit receives. Theadulation,
however, heightenedbythedailyspec
tacular revelationsof thepressinterms
of newdiscoveries,hasbrought al)out
adangerousmisconception. It isthe
assumptionbyamajorityof persons.
especiallyintheWesternworld, that
thekeytoknowledgeliesinoneof ihe
technical avenuesof science. Thereis
anevident confusioninthedistinction
betweenthemechanicsof science, its
traditional channelsof inquiryonthe
onehandanditsmethod ontheother.
Thereisaprevailingconvictionthat a
scientist isandmust beonewhois
aparticipant inanestablishedfieldof
science. Onewouldbesubject tode
risionif hereferredtohimself asa
scientist andyet wasnot activeinthe
techniquesof suchpursuitsas, for ex
ample, physicsandchemistry. There
is thefurther presumption that ascien
tific. approachtoaproblemmust neces
sarilyincludetechnical trainingina
specificbranchof science. Thereis, un
fortunately, theopinionheldbyanin
creasingnumber of personstodaythat
ihementalityof thescientist isunique
that hehasacquiredanability, the
result of hisspecializedacademicin
struction. that exceedstheintelligence
of other minds.
Thescientist today, thoughhumblein
hisprofession, hasbeenexalted, inthe
popular mind, tothecategorywhich
Iheprelatesandtheologiansoccupied
for solong. Inother words, thereisa
reverential aweassociatedwithhisen
deavors. It arisesfromthemystery
whichsurroundsthepower of hisart
andtechnique. Standingbeforethe
complexityof thetechniquesof science,
other menhavecometofeel inferior.
Theyhavecometobelievethat the
methodof scienceisreservedfor those
whoapplyandareinitiatedintothe
mysteriesof itsmechanics.
Let usseparatesciencefromthein
tricaciesof itsmechanicsandthinkof
itasanapproachtoknowledge. The
searchfor knowledgearisesfroman
inducedpsychological state. It isthe
apparent desiretoattainaspecificend.
ihecontributingcausesof whichare
not immediatelyknown; it isalsothe
desiretolearnthenatureof that which
isperceivedbut whichisnot under
stood. Thescientificapproachtoknowl
edgeprincipallyconfinesitself tothe
observabledataof experience. It is
empirical; it holdsrealitytobe, sofar
asitspracticabilityisconcerned, that
whichisperceivable. It istheconscien
tiousobservationof phenomenatode
termineasequenceof occurrencesand
thecautiousinterpretationof them. It
strivestodiscover that uniformityof
occurrencesbywhichmanifestations
recur under likeconditions. Theob
servablerelationsarethusappraisedas
natural laws. Thenatural lawsare
generallyconceivedtobeorderthat
is, persistentlyrelatedcauses.
Theinterpretationsof science, the
conclusionsarrivedat bytheanalysisof
experience, must bepossibleof commu
nication. Theymust not besubjective,
that is, personal, but rather impersonal
andthus abletobecommunicated
withequal meaningtoother minds.
Theymust bemorethanacogent
idea; theymust permit of beingre
ducedtoperceivabledata, that which
canbeempiricallyexperiencedbyoth
ersaswell. Onescientist of the19th
centuryhasdefinedtheobjectiveof
scienceas: Aunificationof diverse
phenomenathroughtheir reductionto
acommonlaw.Themethoditself has
beenreducedtoasimpleformulaof
whichthefollowingisrepresentative:
Tocollect datawithprecision. Ex
haustivenessof observation, patience, to
prevent preconceivedtheories from
causingbias. Accuratemeasurement.
Delineationof uniformityof occur
rencesandfindingof causal connection
betweensetsof occurrences.
Thescientificattitudeof mindhas
beenintroverted. Science, inconjunc
tionwithphilosophy, hasinquiredinto
itsownmethodof approach. It discov
eredtherelationbetweentheobservable,
thedata, andtheconclusionsor inter
pretativereflectionsuponexperience.
Theserequirementsit laiddownasa
prerequisitefor inquiryintoanyrealm
of phenomena. Theformal methodof
approachisnot whollyadevelopment.
It isnot aninventionof science. It is
not limitedtothosewhoareknownas
scientists. Rather, theelementsof this
methodarecharacteristicof theintelli
gent humanmind. It iscommontothe
analytical mind, particularlytheone
that canfreeitself of predetermined
ideassufficientlytodistinguishbetween
abstractionandobservationintherealm
of knowledge. It isacredit tomanthat
heacquiredthisinsight intotherela
tionsof hispowersof perceptionand
conception. But thefunctionof the
methodisnot uniquetoanyclassof
men. Thosenot designatedasscientists
oftendisplaythesameattitudeof mind
withcomparablesatisfactoryresultsin
their ownendeavors.
M ent al Advent ur e
Howdoesoneapplythescientific
attitudeof mindspecificallytoany
E
roblem? Thefirst stepiscommonly
eldtobeobservation. This, however,
without qualificationisnot whollycom
prehensible. Observationmust consist
of thefocusof attentiononvividsense
impressions. What particularlyarrests
thesight or thesenseof hearing, for
example? What sensationsof theobject
or condition, beingobserved, moreforci
blyimpressthemselvesuponthecon
sciousness? Another primarystepin
thisscientificapproachistherelating
of that whichisunder observationto
thefactorsof timeandspace. Of what
durationisthedataof experience; that
is, howlongdotheimpressionswehave
persist? Further, aretheylocalized? or
dothesamedataextendinspacetobe
experiencedinother places? It must
bedeterminedwhether timeandspace
seemtoaccount for thosequalities
whichholdtheattention.
A thirdandimportant requirement
of thescientificattitudeof mindisde
terminationandpersistence. Thisat
titudeof mindisanadventurousone.
It must accept thechallengeof mystery
andobscurity. Theremust likewisebe
fortitudeandtheliberalismof mindto
bewillingtoreject anypreviousnotions
whichconflict withthefactsof observa
tion. Theinquirymust bedepersonal
ized. Thetheoryof asolutionmust
yieldtotherevealeddataregardlessof
theeffect upontheego. Thefinal aspect
of thisscientificapproachor methodis
theconceptual one. Thisrequirescare
ful interpretationof thedataof experi
ence, includingcalculationor accurate
measurement andthearrival at acon
clusionastothecausal connectionsto
tietogether theexperienceshad. These
conclusionsmust becapableof substan
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tiation, of producingsimilar occurrences
tothoseobservedthat canbeperceived
byother personsof equal intelligence.
It must beapparent that thisattitude
of mind, thisapproachtotheproblems
of lifeandreality, ispossiblefor any
intelligent personhavingthecharacter
qualificationsof determinationandlib
eralismof thought. Anysuchindividual
whothusapplieshismindandhissense
facultiesfor thepurposeof acquiring
knowledgeisascientist. Theinsurance
statistician, thesalesman, theadvertis
ingdirector, themerchant, themechan
ic, theteacher, theexecutive, and
certainlythehousewifecanbescientists
andwithout theintricaciesof the
techniqueof anyorthodoxbranchof
science. Anotedscientist inafew
wordshasbrought thismethoddown
fromthesublimeregion, inwhichit is
popularlybelievedtoreside, tothe
realmof intelligent mindsinany field
of endeavor: Scienceisbornanewin
that wonderful worldwithineachman
when, withdeliberatewill, hesucceeds
inthinkingabout theprinciplesof his
workinthegreat worldwithout ina
clear, logical, andsystematicway, and
courageouslyputshisconclusionstothe
test of experiment.
A distinctionmust bemadebetween
scienceandphilosophy. Ingeneral,
philosophyisconcernedwiththeco
herenceof all knowledge, theunifica
tionof all factsof experience. Itsmethod
includes theinterpretationof those
phasesof realitywhichsciencereveals
andtheorganizationof themintoa
compositepicture. Philosophydeduc
tivelyattemptsapattern for theassem
bly of empirical knowledgewithan
explanationastotheendsservedin
placingthefactsinsuchanarrange
ment. It isphilosophy, initsreflections,
that seekstogivemeaning, valueand
purposetotheexperiencesof life. Sci
enceisconcernedwithefficient causes
or howphenomenaoccur. Philosophy
isdevotedtoFirst Causesor thewhy
of suchreality. Science, fromtheem
pirical point of view, mayconsider
eachdemonstrablefact asrepresenta
tiveof reality. It isthefunctionof
philosophytoconceivewhether ulti
matereality cantrulybeknown. Isthe
knowledgeof sciencetruth? What are
knowledgeandtruth? Without some
agreement onthesignificanceof such
words, thefindingsof sciencecannot
bringusmuchcloser toaconception
of ultimatereality.
The Ul ti mate M eeti ng
Theabstractionsanddeductiveideal
ismof philosophylongsufficedasab
soluteknowledge. Inthe19thcentury,
thebiological sciences, andthetheory
of theevolutionof organicmatter in
particular, shatteredmanyof thetradi
tional philosophical propositions. The
logic of philosophywasforcedtogive
waytothemoreconvincingevidenceof
thesenses. Science, freeingitself from
theadumbrationof philosophical specu
lation, went totheother extreme. It
becamehostiletoitsparent. Itsposition
wasthat philosophyhadnoimportant
placeintheworldof experimentation.
Once again, however, science and
philosophyarebeingdrawntogether.
It isrecognizedthat it becomesthe
duty, thefunction, of philosophyto
adjudge, intermsof valuetoman
kind, therevelations of science. It
isalsonecessarythat thecontrolled
imagination, themethodical rationaliz
ingof philosophy, beastimulusfor
science. A. E. Taylor, theeminent
ethnologist, said: Whether they(sci
entifichypotheses) giveusknowledge
of ultimaterealityisaproblemwhich
canonlybedealt withbythescience
whichsystematicallyanalyzesthemean
ingof reality, i.e., bymetaphysics.
HereTaylor isattributingthescien
tific attitudeof mindtothemeta
physician.
Theeminent FrancisBacon, whorev
olutionizedthemethodof sciencein
placingemphasisontheinductiveap
proachtoreality, sawtheplaceof phi
losophyintheworldof science. Inhis
taleTheNewAtlantis, heconceivesa
SalomonsHouse, aplaceset asideona
mythical island wheremen devote
themselves, exclusivelyandimperson
ally, tothesearchfor knowledge. In
describingthedutiesof thefellowsof
SalomonsHouse, hesays: Lastly, we
have Three that raise the former
Discoveries by Experimentationinto
Greater Observations, AxiomsandAph
orisms. Thesewecall Interpretersof
Nature.
<l Povjsx oj~JSucjcjzitLon
ByPercy Pigott, F.R.C.
I
t wassaidof Beau
Brununell, thefa
mousleader of fashion
duringtheRegencyin
England, that hecould
frustrateagovern
ment appointment
merelybyliftinghis
eyebrows. Thisillus
tratesthepsychological
principlethat sugges
tionshouldbesubtle
if it istobeeffective.
Hadhevigorouslycrit
icizedtheappointment,
hadheevengivena
goodreasonfor be
lievingit tobeun
desirable, hewould
probablyhaveinvoked
oppositionandsucceededonlyince
mentingtheindividual moresecurely
inhisposition.
Similarly, LouisXV of Francewhen
displeasedwiththeDukeof Richelieu
for havinggiven someinstructions
which, thoughwithinthejurisdictionof
hisoffice, weredispleasingtotheking
or morecorrectlytoMadamedePom
padourmerelyaskedhimhowoften
hehadbeenintheBastille. (Imprison
ment intheBastillewasquiteacom
monexperience, evenfor noblemen, in
thosedays.) Theorderswererevoked.
Incontrast, theMarquisdArgenson
beinganxioustoinjurethepowerful
favouritewroteawittybooklibeling
her. Thewit wasappreciated, thelibel
wasafailure. It wastooblatant. Had
he, likeBeauBrummell, just liftedhis
eyebrowswhenopportunityoffered, he
wouldhavedonetheobject of hisaver
sionmoreharm. Goebbelsfailedinhis
propagandafor thesamereason. When
hecalledChurchill thearch-alcohol
drinker andsaidof hisspeechesthat
theywerefilthyliesandforeignpropa
ganda, hefailedeventoshakethe
pedestal uponwhichChurchill hadbeen
placed.
Shakespearewell un
derstoodthepower of
suggestionandknew
that it hadtobeused
with subtlety. Iago,
hintingat but never
definitely accusing
Desdemonaof infideli
ty, soworkedupon
Othellothat murder
andsuicideresulted,
ft Thewholeplot inthe
*- hauntingdramaof
Macbeth isbasedupon
subtlesuggestion. Mac-
^ bethandBanquojour
neyhomeafter having
wonacritical battle
^^ for their king. Byway
of sport, asanyholi
daymaker todaymignt enter afortune
tellerstent at acarnival, the3renter
thecavewherethreeweirdwomenare
practicingnecromancy. Macbethlearns
fromthesethreeskinny-fingeredwitch
esthat heistobekingof Scotland.
Intriguedhecallsfor moreinforma
tion. It isdeniedhim. Thereinliesthe
subtlety.
Thewitchesvanish. Macbethbroods.
Hebecomesdreamy. Herelatesthe
incident inaletter toLadyMacbeth,
advisingher of theapproachingvisit of
KingDuncan. That was suggestion
number two. All LadyMacbethssleep
inghopesandambitionsarealerted.
Result: atrainof murdersandalife
hauntedbyfear.
Indeed, beforecontinuingour study
of suggestionit isinterestingtonote
howmuchmysticismistobefoundin
theShakespeareandramas. Prosperoin
TheTempest iseverythingthat afully
fledgedRosicrucianadept is. Theloss
of hiskingdomwashisCalvary. His
livingonanuninhabitedislandsym
bolizeshissovereigntyover all hecon
tacts. Hecommandstheforcesof na
ture: raisingupstormswhenneeded
andtellingthemtosubsidewhenthey
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haveservedhispurpose. Ariel isahigh
intelligencewholabourstofulfill his
desires. Calibanisademonwhotrem
blesat thesoundof hisvoice. Brutus
inJulius Caesar tellsusthat Thereis
atideintheaffairsof man, which,
takenat theflood, leadsontofortune.
AndDr. H. Spencer Lewisinhisbook
Self MasteryandFategivesusthetime
tableof that tide. Hissevencyclesin
thelifeof anindividual parallel Jacques
sevenages. HamletssayingThereis
nothinggoodor bad, but thinkingmakes
it so,embodiesinafewwordsadeep
Rosicrucianprinciple. SodoesIagos
assertionabout apossiblestolenpurse,
tissomething; nothing; twasmine,
tishis.WasShakespeareaRosicru
cian, then? No, but FrancisBaconwas.
Thoughtl ess Speech
Fewpeoplerealizehowmany unde
sirablesuggestionsareunintentionally
conveyedtotheminordinaryconversa
tion. It isbecausethesesuggestionsare
unintentional that theyaresubtle, and
it isbecausetheyaresubtlethat they
arestrong. Whohasnot frequently
heardthephrasejust myluck.This,
unlessmentally denied, quietly im
plantsinthemindof therecipient a
belief inanall-pervadinghiddeninflu
ence, whichmayhelpor hinder, but
over whichhehasnocontrol. This
conviction, if nourishedbyfurther rep
etitions, oftenproducesafeelingof
helplessness, whichmayevendevelop
intodespair. Luckisalwaysagainst
me,isthecomplaint. Theuninten
tional suggestionisalsolikelytoen
gender jealousy, for oftensomeindivid
ual isseentoenjoytheso-calledgood
luckwhich, apparentlywithout reason,
isdeniedtoanother. For thesamerea
sonthewordimpossibleshouldbeused
verysparingly. A truemysticaimsat
thefull masteryof life. Tohimthere
existsnobadluck, misfortuneor un
foreseencalamitynor evengoodluck
or goodfortune. All iseither earnedor
deserved. Heceaselesslytriestodis
cover what hehasdonetocausehis
fatetobehappyor otherwise.
Consider twofriendswhomeet and,
after theformal greeting, oneinquires
of theother, Howisyour cold, or your
rheumatism, or your lumbago?This
suggeststothemindthat theseailments
areveryreal things. Infact, fromthis
incubusit isdifficult todisentangleone
self; themindbecomesbecloudedby
apprehensionsof continuingandreturn
ingdiscomfort.
Onemayget undesirablesuggestions
evenfromthepulpit, frompopular
hymnsandreligiousliterature. One
popular hymnremindsusthat eachof
ussoonwill belyingwithinhisnarrow
bed. Thissuggestsmortalityandfinali
ty. Similarly, wearelikelytotalkof
his grave. Hadwetwowords, oneto
signifythemortal part andtheother
theimmortal wholeof our being, the
almost all-pervadingfear of deathcould
be, toadegree, dispelled. Certainly,
wehavethetwowordssoul andbody,
but thewordsoul ishardlyeffectivefor
thispurposesincewetalkof hissoul
or her soul, suggestingsoul asapart
of our beingrather thanasthewhole.
TheRosicrucianphrase, passedthrough
transition,avoidsanysenseof mortali
tyor finality. Sowouldthewordself
if it couldbesubstitutedfor soul, but
thisat present isonlyusedinmystical
or philosophical literature.
Subt l e i nfl uences
It isnot easytofullyrealizetheim
menseinfluenceof unrecognizedsug
gestions. A doctorsbedsidemanner is
perhapsmorehelpful thanthephysic
heprescribes. AcertainFrenchphysi
cianof the17thcenturywaswrong,
andverywrong, whenhesaidthat
nothingbecomesaphysiciansomuch
asagravenatureandamelancholyair.
Educationof theyoungisalmost en
tirelyamatter of suggestion. Their sub
missiveanddocilenaturesareunable
toanalyzethemoral dictatestaught
them.
Whenever anideaisconveyedtothe
mindandisacceptedwithout considera
tion, it issuggestion. Therefore, the
greater part of orthodox, or at least con
ventional, religionisamatter of sug
gestion. Thereverenceshowntothe
TwelveApostlesisanexample. They
aregenerallyregardedasbeingholy,
almost semidivine, individuals. Actual
ly thereisnoact recordedof anyof
themasworthyof admirationor emula
tion. Theyslept duringtheir leaders
hour of anguish. Whenhewasarrested
theyforsookhimandfled. Peter, usual
ly consideredthegreatest of thegroup,
fearingtosharehismastersfate, per
sistentlyliedabout him. If religious
teacherswerelessconcernedabout the
historical basisof theGospelsandwould
endeavour rather tounveil itssymboli
cal significance, theymight enter into
afar deeper understandingof reality.
It oftentakesgenerations, evencen
turies, todislodgeinheritedandwidely
heldsuggestedideas. Religiousideasin
themainspringfromthesuggestive
urgesof thecommunityrather than
fromanyindividual founder. Luther
challengedmanyreligious principles
whichhadnever beenquestionedbe
fore. Result: areligiousrevolution. The
authorityof kingshipwas similarly
challengedbyOliver Cromwell andhis
associates. Lakeabubbleit wasfound
emptyandlikeabubbleit vanished
whenpricked. Result: apolitical revo
lution. TheFrenchrevolutionchal
lengednot only kingship, but also
aristocracy. Result: apolitical andso
cial revolution. Conditionsfor mass
suggestionweremorefavourablewhen
therewasnogeneral education. It was
amongtheuneducatedthat epidemics
of fantasticbeliefs, of wilddancing, or
of strangehallucinationsreceivedim
petus.
It shouldnot besurprisingtofindthe
influenceof suggestionsogeneral and
itspower sogreat. AccordingtoGenesis
theuniversewasbrought intobeingby
suggestion, for it appearedinresponse
tothespokenwordof theSupremeOne;
and, accordingtotheFourthGospel,
thewordtookonfleshthat is, ma
terial substance.
But what istheUniverse? Isit the
boundlessimmensityof space? Isit
millionsandmillionsof suns? Isit the
infinitelysmall aswell asthehugeand
majestic? No, all thesedescriptionsare
inadequate. Theuniverseembracesthe
unknown, eventheunknowable, as
well astheknown.
Therearescientistswhotell usthat
theenergyof our worldisbeingex
hausted, andthat inamatter of timeit
will reachannihilationandnothingness.
But nothing isthat whichhasnoexist
ence. Howcantheuniversebethat
whichdoesnot exist?
Perhaps, whenscientistshaveex
ploredalittlefarther intotheocean
of theunknown, theywill discover the
E
erennial fountainwhenceall energy
assprungandwill yet spring. And
theymayfindthat fountaintobethe
spokenword.
V A V
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tipsaconvenient indexof everyexperiment of valuetohim. TheRosicrucianSupply
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themselves. Withthisindexyoucanlocateeveryimportant topic, subject, andprinciple
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1955
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ReprintedfromPreventionApril, 1955issueRodalePress, Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
F
or thousands of
yearshoneybees
haveoccupiedaunique
nicheamongall the
livingcreatures that
havecometolivewith
man. Becauseof their
intricateandfascinat
ing community life,
wehumanbeingshave
alwaysknownthat
therewas something
special about bees
somethingnot quite
comprehensibletomereman. Inall
partsof theworldintimespast, and
inmanyagricultural countrieseven
today, thebeesshareinfamily cele
brations. At ChristmasandEaster, for
weddingsandfunerals, special cere
moniesmust beperformednear the
beehives. If adisaster or ablessing
befallsthefamily, thebeesmust be
told, first of all.
It isnot surprisingthat menhave
suchreverencefor thesefuriousand
conscientiouslittleinsects. Beesnot
only organizetheir community life
alongthestrictest lines, not onlydo
theyworkat unbelievablespeedsand
collect incredibleamountsof foodin
thewayof nectar andpollen, but they
communicatewithoneanother. They
havetheir ownsystemof mathematics,
geometryandgeographysowell worked
out that thebeewhodiscoversacache
of honeycandescribetotheother mem
bersof thehiveexactlywherethehon
eyislocated, howmuchthereisand
what istheshortest andbest routeto
taketoget there. All thesefactshave
beenverifiedbyscientists.
Recentlyanother fabulousaspect of
bee-lifehasbeengettingpublicity
royal jelly, thefoodof thequeenbee.
Wehavebeenreadingalot about royal
jelly. Look for October 19, 1954carried
afeaturestoryonit. TheNewYork
SundayMirror for June27, 1954car
riedasyndicatedfeaturestory. The
News fromSarasota,
Floridafor October 21,
1954carriedafront
pagestoryonabee
keeper there who
shippedin20million
bees, inthehopethat
hecanproduceroyal
jellycommercially.We
navereceived clip
pings onroyal jelly
fromstateafter state.
Andmanylettersfrom
readersaskingwhere
theycanbuythismiraclefood.
Apparentlytheanswer tothisone
isnowhere. For thereisapeculiar
probleminvolvedinproducingroyal
jellywhichwill invariablylimit its
usefulnesssofar ashumanconsump
tionisconcerned. Royal jellyisthe
foodproducedbytheworker beesto
feedthequeenbee. Aqueenbeeisboth
mother andruler of anentirehive.
Duringoneseasonshemaybecomethe
mother of asmanyasaquarter of a
millionbees. Aqueenbeehasbeen
knowntolaymorethan2000eggs
(morethanher ownweight) inasingle
day. Of theeggsshelays, thefertile
onesmaydevelopintoeither worker
beesor queens. Their development de
pendsentirelyontheir food. All the
eggsarefedroyal jellyfor thefirst two
or threedaysafter hatching. But the
eggdestinedtobeaqueenbee, and
thenthequeenbeeherself, receives
royal jellythroughout her life. Soit
seemsreasonabletoassumethat the
foodissolelyresponsiblefor thegreat
differencebetweenthequeenbeeand
theworkers, for noother circumstances
of their growtharedifferent, except for
food.
Worker beesgrowupinfrom21to
24days. Queenbeesmaturein16days.
Worker beesworkfuriouslyandlive
fromtwotosixmonths. Queenbees,
workingjust ashardat their egglay
ing, mayliveaslongaseight years.
What apowerful forceof longevityand
fertilitymust becontainedinroyal
jelly!
But hereisthecatchtothewhole
thing. Worker beesfeedroyal jellyto
createaqueenonlywhentheyneeda
ueenthat is, whentheoldqueenis
yingor theyhavedecidedtoget rid
of her, or when, for someother mys
teriousreasonof their own, theywant
anewqueen. Toproduceroyal jelly
for experiments, scientistsmust first re
movethereigningqueen. Thebees
knowat oncethat sheisgoneandthey
workdesperatelyfeedingroyal jellyto
several morelarvaeinorder toproduce
anewqueen. Theexperimentersagain
removetheroyal jellyandthebees
must franticallyproducemore.
Asmoreandmoreroyal jellyisre
movedit seemstousthat thefrenzy
andfrustrationof thebeecolonymust
becomefrightening. Andwhichof us
canpredict what will bethefinal ef
fect onthewell-orderedlifeof thebee
colonyafter thisprocesshasgoneonfor
sometime? Canweaffordtoendanger
thewholestructureof beesocietyand
possiblydoseriousdamagetothebees
inorder toprocurefor ourselvesthe
marvelousroyal jellythat hassuchpo
tencysofar asbeesareconcerned?
Well, then, youmight say, let us
studytheroyal jelly, findout what it
contains, andmanufactureour own!
Easier saidthandone. For royal jelly
hassointriguedscientistsof recent years
that theyhaveconductedextensivere
searchesonit, without findinginit any
substancethat wouldexplainitsmarvel
ouspower. Theyhavetakenroyal jelly
apart until theyknowwhat all itsin
gredientsare, theythink. Thenthey
{
>uttheseingredientstogether inthe
aboratoryandwhat theyget isnot
royal jellyat all! Soapparentlythere
aresubstancesinthejellywithwhich
wearenot onlyunfamiliar, but whose
presencewecannot evendetect.
MelampyandJonesreportedinthe
Proceedingsof theSociety^of Experi
mental BiologyandMedicine(volume
41, page382, 1939) that theycould
detect novitaminA inroyal jelly.
TherewassomevitaminBx(thiamin).
PearsonandBurgininthesamemaga
zine(volume48, page415, 1941) re
portedthat royal jellycontainsmore
pantothenicacidthananyother known
substance. Between2%and6timesas
muchasyeast andliver. Pantothenic
acidisanother Bvitamin.
Other investigatorshavereportedlit
tleor novitaminE inroyal jelly, and
nodetectableamount of vitaminC.
Thomas S. Gardner, writinginthe
Journal of Gerontology for January
1948, tells of experimentsinvolving
fruit flieswhichwerefedroyal jelly.
Accordingtohim, thepantothenicacid
inroyal jellyincreasedthelifespanof
theflies. Hegoesontosaythat noone
knowsasyet howmuchof thisvaluable
Bvitaminisneededbytheaverage
humanbeing, but it hasbeenestimated
that weneedabout 11to15milligrams
aday. IntheaverageAmericandiet
most of usobtainonlyabout 5milli
gramsaday. However, noonehasdone
anyresearchapparentlytofindout
whether pantothenicacidwill increase
thelifespanof humanbeings.
Andsothestorygoes. Whenwefirst
begantocollect clippingsabout royal
jelly, wewrotetosometenor fifteen
laboratorieswhere, accordingtothe
clippings, researchisinprogress. None
of themcouldgiveusanyhelp. They
referredustotheinformationwehave
givenabove, but without exceptionthey
toldusthat theyknowof noresearch
involvinghumanbeings. Wealsowrote
toall our advertiserswhosell honey.
Morethananyoneelse, beekeepersare
respectful whentheyspeakof all the
marvelsof bee-lifeandcommunityor
ganization. Andtheyareall surethat
royal jellymust beatrulymiraculous
substance, for theyseewhat happens
intheir beehivestothoseindividual
beesthat feedonroyal honeyascom
paredwiththosewhichdonot. But
noneof our beekeeper friendshadheard
of anyresearchinvolvinghumanbe
ings. Andmost of themstatedthat
royal jellyisnot verytasty. It isa
whitemilkypastewithanacidflavor.
Someof our inquiries, sent toEurope,
havenot asyet beenanswered. Per
haps, whentheseanswerscomein, we
mayhavemuchmoreinformationand
wemayindeedhaverecordsof experi
mentsinwhichhumanbeingswere
givenroyal jellyover aperiodof time
toseewhat theresultswouldbe. We
will appreciateit, too, if Prevention
readerswill sendusanyunusual in
formationdealingwithroyal jelly.
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1955
y-y>
Temple Echoes
YjV'fVsv
f i n t e r e s t not onlyto
membersinEnglandand
SouthAfrica, but tohis
manyfriends hereat
RosicrucianParkandin
Australia andinNew
Zealandwill bethefol
lowingexcerpt froma
letter of Frater LaBus-
chagnetotheJohnDaltonChapter in
Manchester, England:
I haveadefinitedutytoperform
hereinLondon, whereat themoment
I haveaseriesof 8lecturestoconduct
inaperiodof 8weeks, aswell as8
privateclassesandtheadministrationof
thisofficeall of which, I canassure
you, occupyabout 18hoursadayand
sixdaysper week. However, all the
ChaptersandPronaoi intheU. K. will
bevisitedduringthecomingyear.
Theremaybealsoaprogrammefor
{
mbliclecturesinvariouspartsof Eng-
and, andI amquitesurethat Man
chester will not beby-passed. Please
bear inmindthat thisadministration
officeinLondondoesnot onlycater for
Londonor onlyfor theU. K., but for
thewholeof theBritishEmpirequite
asizeableterritorytotakecareof.
Prior tomyresumingdutieshere
inLondon, I conductedapubliclecture
campaigninAustraliaandNewZea
landfor over ayear, andSouthAfrica
hadtobeby-passedinorder that I
might arrivehereinLondontomeet
theImperator tocompletetheformal
detailsfor theestablishment of thisof
fice. NowI receivelettersfrommem
bersinSouthAfricawantingtoknow
whytheyareleft ontheoutside. . . .
AlthoughI haveaslight knowledgeof
four dimensions... I still findmyself
unable to broadcast myself every
where. However, nowthat I amestab
lishedhereintheU. K., all ingood
time, I will haveanopportunityto
visit theChapters, aswell asthecities,
for publiclectures.
Well, Frater LaBuschagnemaydis
dainknowledgeof howtobroadcast
himself, but wethinkhiseffortsare
nothingshort of four-dimensional.
V A V
CommendatorylettersfromtheEgyp
tiangovernment totheRosicrucian
Egyptian, Oriental Museumfor itsex
tensiveandauthenticEgyptiandisplays
wereforthrightlyfolloweduprecently
whenrepresentativesof Egypt visited
themuseum. After apersonallycon
ductedtour throughout, Abdel salam
Mansour, Egyptian vice-consul, and
Consul General Abdel MoneimEl-
Khedryaddedtheir ownenthusiastic
commentstotheEgyptiangovernments
warmpraise.
* * *
Speakingof Egypt, arrivalsfor the
Conventioningoodtimealmost a
monthearly, infactwereFrater and
Soror S. C. Saad.
Oldfriendsandnewweregladto
havethemoreleisurelypre-Convention
daysfor welcomingFrater andSoror
Saad. RosicrucianParkhasgrownsince
theywereherelast. Newbuildings
andadditions, morespaciousgrounds,
andimprovements toonumerous to
mention, addedanelement of adven
tureanddiscovery totheir visit and
gavestaff membersanopportunityfor
proudlyshowingoff.
V A V
Timeout wastakenbybusyRCU
studentsandConventionvisitorsfor
viewinganoutstandingexhibit inthe
RosicrucianArt Gallery. EntitledAmer
icanPainting1800-1900, thisexhibition
wasondisplayfromJune18through
July17.
Containing24paintingsbyfamed
Americanartists, includingselections
fromthepermanent collectionsof Butler
Art Institute, AddisonGalleryof Amer
icanArt, andMontclair Art Museum,
theshowingwaspresentedunder the
auspicesof theAmericanFederationof
Artsinresponsetothecontinuedde
mandbyart viewersfor workfrom
theAmericanpast. That theselections
weresatisfyingwasattestedbytheen
thusiasmof thehundredsof art lovers
whoattendedtheshowing.
V A V
Thisdepartment congratulatesSoror
FrancesVejtasa, editor of theRosicru
cian Digest andfacultymember of
Rose-CroixUniversity, whooncemore
hasdemonstratedher versatilityinthe
fieldof writing. At theWesternRe
gional Mid-AdministrationConvention
of theNational Leagueof American
PenWomen, heldinSanJoseonJune
3-7, shereceivedanAwardof Honor
for her story, Lost andFound.While
Digest readersknowher well fromar
ticlessuchasObjectifiedIdealsap
pearinginarecent issue, her many
friendswill beinterestedtoknowthat
thislatest honor wasfor astorywrit
tenexclusivelyfor tinytots.
v . A Y
Inacceptinghisappointment asIn
spector General for EasternAustralia,
Frater BarrieBrettoner, Past Master of
theSydneyChapter, saidsomethingof
significancetoall Rosicrucians. He
said, Eachandeverymember has
swornanoathtosupport therulesand
idealsof theRosicrucianOrder, andwe
must seetoit that weabidebythose
rules... inorder that theSpirit of
theorganizationmaybereflectedquite
clearly, not onlytoourselvesbut toall
thosewithwhomwecomeincontact.
Theworkandphilosophyof the
Rosicrucianprinciplesisnothingif not
practicedseriously, andwemust learn
toapplyabsolutesincerity toeveryas
pect of thework, ...
Howtruethisis! Tobeof value,
Rosicrucianismmust belived.
V A V
Wemayhavesaidsobeforebut it is
worthrepeatingthat Rosicrucianismis
quiteliterallyintheairinSouth
America. A Sundayprogramentitled
RosicrucianEchoisbroadcast week
ly onPort WavesfromPort LaCruz,
andfromBarquisimetoahalf-hour
program, TheRosicrucianMoment,
isaweeklyThursdayevent.
V A V
An enthusiastic body of students
swept throughRosicrucianParkand
theRose-CroixUniversitycurriculum
tomakethetwenty-first sessionof this
institutionmemorable. Thewithdrawal
of thecourseinPsychology, madenec
essarybytheunavoidableabsenceof
theinstructor, Soror RuthSmythe, oc
casionedsomedisappointment; but it
wasacceptedingoodspirit andthe
studentsinthat classwerereassigned.
Otherwise, thesessionmovedwithout
falteringthroughthreeweeksof absorb
ingandexcitingstudy. Thefinal cere
monygaveevidenceof thegenuine
appreciationof thosewhohadmadethe
effort tosupplement themonographin
structionwithspecializedworkunder
personal instruction. Eighteenstudents
fromoutsidetheUnitedStateswere
enrolled, thegreatest number coming
fromCanada.
V A V
A newarrival totheRosicrucianLi
braryisacolorful Geographytext en
titledHomelandBeyondtheSeas. Used
inelementaryandsecondaryschools
throughout theUnitedStates, it ispub
lishedbytheIroquoisPublishingCom
pany. Themost remarkablefeature, at
least toRosicrucians, isthepresenceof
anumber of photographswiththeby
line, PhotobyRosicrucianCamera
Expedition. Somemonthsago, Mr.
E. L. Thurstoncommunicatedwith
RalphM. Lewis, Imperator of the
A.M.O.R.C., regardingtheuseof some
of hispictureswhichweretakenonhis
most recent tour of Egypt, Africa, and
Iraq. Theinclusionof other AMORC
photographsintextbooksongeography,
history, andrelatedsubjectsisexpected
inthenear future.
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^CsauEfi oj
ByScioto M. Herndon, F. R. C.
A
h u n d r e d yearshave
slippedawaysince
thefirst appearanceof
Leaves of Grass andthe
assageof theseyears
asbrought recognition
tothemanwhowrote
fromhisinnermost be
ing. Thefirst volumewas
smallsome 90 pages,
and Whitman devoted
muchof therest of his
lifetoenlargingit.
Thebookattractedlit
tleattentionwhenit ap
peared, andeven that
littlewasgiventomirth
andridiculeuntil Emersondemanded
that consideratethought beaccordedit.
Hestarted, unwittingly, acontroversy
whichisstill alivealthoughtheyears,
inpassing, havesomewhat temperedits
violence.
Whitman himself indicates that
Leavesrevealshimtotheworld:
Herethefrailest of meandyet
my strongest lasting,
Here I shade and hide my
thoughts,
I myself donot exposethem,
And yet theyexposememore
thanall my other poems.
Hepaintshisownportrait inthelines
of hispoemsandasonereadsthepoet
comesaliveonecanseehim, inimagi
nation, leaningontherailingof the
BrooklynBridgestudyingthecityhe
loved, or wanderingtheroadsandlanes
of thenationtalkingwithpeopleall
sortsof people. Weseehimsitting
under atreeonthebankof astream
absorbedinwatchingandlisteningto
thelivingthingsthat surroundhim.
His lovefor hisfellowsledhimto
answer thepleafor nursesfor the
woundedof theCivil War andit isnot
difficult topicturehimamongthem
hisbighandsgentlyanddeftlyeasing
pain. It ismoredifficult
toimaginehiminanof
fice, shut in by four
walls fromtheout-of-
doorsheloved. This
phaseof hislifesoon
passed, however, anda
strokesent himtosit for
awhilebythewindowof
hishomeor ontheporch
of thehouse, whereagain
hecouldwatchandstudy
thethingsthat live.
Out of theseexperiences
hewroteLeaves,andit
was Leaveswhich
causedhimmuchperse
cution. Someconsideredit immoral,
andstill do, whileothersmaintainthat
it expressesthephilosophyof agreat
soul. Regardlessof whichviewone
takes, it must beadmittedthat Whit
manwroteof life, paintingthepictures
hesawinasmeaningful wordsashe
couldfind.
Lifeabout himwas lustyoften
cruel, andinvariablybewilderingto
many. But althoughit wasseldom
gentle, it wasnever dull toWhitman.
Hecouldriseaboveanysordidnessand
seeanddescribebeauty. Onecouldfeel
hislovefor theuniverseandeverything
init. Ontheother hand, hiswordswere
vigorous, oftenindelicate, evencrude
but never lewdnor sensual. It might
besaidof himasByronsaidof Burns,
Hiswordsareoftencoarsebut never
vulgar.Astudyof Leavesisneces
sarilyastudyof Whitman, andtocom
prehendLeaves of Grass istogain
someunderstandingof itscreator.
Thestoryof Walt Whitmanistoo
well knowntowarrant repeatinghere.
Thosewhoknewhimwell, andthey
werefew, recognizedhisvirtuesand
abilities. A lifelongfriend, Dr. Maurice
Bucke, describeshimasatall heavy
man, withamassivehead, afacealmost
purpleincontrast tothefinewhitehair
andbeardwhichframedit. Thelight
blueeyesweresmall andwithout much
expression, but oftenfilledwithkind
nessandunderstandingwhenonecame
toknowhim. Hewasalwaysimmacu
latelyclean, andtherewasanaromaof
freshnessabout himbothfromhis
clothesandhismind.
What wascommonplacetoothers
was, tohim, spiritual andideal:
I believealeaf of grassisnoless
thanthejourney-workof the
stars,
And thepismireisequallyper
fect, andagrainof sand, and
theeggof awren, . . .
And thecowcrunchingwithde
pressd head surpasses any
statue,
And amouseismiracleenough
to stagger sextillions of
infidels ....
Hewasself-contained, seldomex
citedespeciallyinhislater years, and
appearedtolikeeveryoneandevery
thing. Inspiteof akindof hidden
Socraticsternness, helovedmankind
andfelt hewasanintegral part of all
men. Hedefinitelybelieveathat hu
manitywasworkingout itsassigned
destiny.
Inthisbroadearthof ours,
Amidthemeasureless grossness
andtheslag,
Enclosed and. safe within its
central heart,
Nestles theseedof perfection__
I seemaleandfemaleevery
where,
I seetheserenebrotherhoodof
philosophs,
I seetheconstructiveness of my
race,
I seetheresults of theperse
veranceof my race,
I seeranks, colours, barbarisms,
civilisations,
I goamongthem, I mix indis
criminately,
And 1saluteall theinhabitants
of earth ....
It avails not, timeandspace
distanceavails not,
I amwithyou, youmenand
womenof ageneration, or ever
somanygenerations hence,
Just asyoufeel whenyoulook
ontheriver andsky, soI felt,
Just asany of youisoneof a
livingcrowd, I was oneof a
crowd. ....
Hedidnot believeintheblindfol
lowingof othersor of anarrowoutlook
onlifeandclaimedthat fromuniversal
abundanceeachindividual couldtake
hisdue.
The measurd faiths of other
lands, thegrandeurs of thepast,
Arenot for thee, but grandeurs
of thineown,
Deific faiths and amplitudes,
absorbing, comprehendingall,
All eligibletoall.
Thetitleof thebookgivespausefor
thought. Lookout uponameadow, a
pasture, awideexpanseof grass. These
aremadeupof bladesof grassandall
lookexactlyaliketothecarelessob
server. Yet oneknowsthat eachisdif
ferent fromall itsneighbors. Whitman
undoubtedlymadethisobservationand
perhapswemaypostulatethat hecom
paredtheleavesof grasstomenman
kindmadeupof individualsall very
muchalikeandyet soverydifferent.
Eachindividual, eachleaf of grass, has
ajobtodo, amissiontoaccomplish, a
lifetolive. DidWhitmaninhispoetic
soul seethisanalogyandgiveit ex
pressioninhispoems? Tohim, were
theleavesof grassbut symbolsof the
sonsof men?
It hasbeensaidthat Whitmannever
wasknowntohavesaidanythingun
kindabout anyone, that helovedpeo
ple, that hiscomprehensionof themwas
humanyet universal. Hesawevil as
somethingwhichcouldberecognized
but never asaseriouschallengetothat
whichisgood:
Roamingin thought over the
Universe,
I sawthelittlethat is Good
steadilyhasteningtowards im
mortality,
And thevast all that iscall'd
Evil
1sawhasteningtomergeitself
andbecomelost anddead.
That hewasamysticandanen
lightenedoneisdifficult todoubt. His
belief inmankindasawhole, hisdeep
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1955
interest intheminutest formof life, his
devotiontoandpatriotismfor hiscity
andhisnation, hisflashof anger toward
injustice, hiscompassionfor thefoibles
of thosehemet, andhisunderstanding
of humanity areall reflectedin
Leaves.Onlyamystic, aphilosopher,
apoet couldhavethesequalitiesand
remainunchangedunder meinjustices
whichwereheapeduponhimandabove
whichhearose. Onlyamysticcould
havewritten:
Will thewholecomebackthen?
Caneachseesignsof thebest by
alookinthelooking-glass? is
therenothinggreater or more?
Doesall sit therewithyou, with
themystic, unseensoul?
Strangeandhardtheparadox
trueI give,
Objectsgrossandtheunseensoul
areone.
V
ByJeanne deLavigne Scott, F.R.C.
otheaveragechurchman,
atheismisshockingthe
worditself scareshim.
Hehasbeenknownto
pitydumbanimalsbe
causethey cannot be
taught about God. But
anatheist isahumanbe
ing; presumablysucha
E
ersonhasbeentaught about God, and
asdiscardedHim. Thechurchman
simplycannot imaginelifeemptiedof
Goaa soul destituteutterly and
starklyalone. Hethereforeputsthe
matter out of hismindandgoeson
about other things.
Whendisaster strikesthewould-be-
atheist, manyof hisfriendsfall away.
Hepraysdesperately, bitterly. Heisa
thinkingman. Heformulatesareason
ableplan, prayshardfor it toma
terialize. But Godseemstopaylittle
attention. Themansincomeshrinks, he
loseshishome, hisfamilylooksupon
himasafailureandafool. Hefeels
benumbed. Somethingdeepwithinhim
growswarpedandfurious. If onlyGod
wouldhelphim!
Of course, thereisthiswayandthat
way, but suchturnsarenot worthmak
ing. Theyarebeneathhimfar, far,
beneathhim. Hebecomesmoroseand
sullen. If therebeaGod, Hemust be
nursingagrudgeagainst him, theseed.
A great lumpof hatredrisesagainst
theunjust God. Oneislikeanoldshoe
thrownintotheroad, themanreasons.
Howmanytimeshashebeenrunover?
Heisbatteredandtom. If therebea
God. . .?
Conditionsbegintopickup. Theman
takesajobwhichhewouldnot, in
other years, haveofferedtoastarving
enemy. Hegritshisteeth. Hehasto
live. Heisall alonenow, anyway.
Nobodytolookdowntheir nosesat
him, askembarrassingquestions, feel
sorrythat hewent ontherocks. Friends
areacurse. Goodriddance.
Ashebeginstolit intohisnarrow
groove, hehasalittlesparetime. There
isthepubliclibrary. Booksborehim,
but theyarehisonlyrecourse. His
mindissour, confused. But heisalive,
hemust keepon. Thusfar hehas
steeredawayfromliquor andsuicide
hehasbeeneverywhereexcept inthe
gutter.
Books! Hebeginstothinkalittle.
It hurtstothinktoomuch. Thereisan
alcoveat thelibrary, withaspecial
collectionof volumes bequeathedbyan
oldclergyman. Themanfingersthrough
one, andborrowsit. It will beachange:
A Historyof theWarfareof Science
withTheologyinChristendom, byAn
drewDicksonWhite, LL.D. 1899. War
fare! What elseislife?
Thebookstunshim. Hehaslived
inignoranceall thesevears! Dr. White
wasirreproachablethebookistelling
thetruth! TheOldTestament isatissue
of liesmyths, intentional falsehoods.
All thosebeautiful oldphrasingsare
merelythegraceful result of clever
translators! Theabsurdities, thefalsi
fications, theinventionsheretheyare,
laidout likepoliceexhibits, nakedand
ugly, for all tosee!
Themanfeelssick. Somethinghas
beensnatchedawayfromhim. If this
bookbetrue, therecanbenoGod! God
isjust somethingmanhasmadeup, and
usedfor power andgain. Andif the
OldTestament isapackof lies, the
NewTestament canbenobetter, be
causetheNewisbuilt upontheOld.
Thecastleof lifeiscrumbling, stone
bystone. Rubble! Now, inverytruth,
themandoesstandalone.
But thereisnoneedfor tumult. He
hassensedthisall along. Of course,
hehas. Hecamefromwhere? Never
mind. Whenhisheart stops, wherewill
hego? Never mind. Nowhere, of course.
Hewill just stop, asadeadgeranium
hasstopped. But why? Thereisnt any
answer. Thingsjust happen. Youcant
changethem. Mankindisacollective
fool. Alwayshuntingfor areason.
Thereisnt anyreason. Youjust keep
onfoolingyourself for about solong,
andthenyour heart stopsandyou stop.
Of course. Whynot? Whytrytodress
thingsupwithloveandsoft words?
Werelikebugs, onlybigger. Wethink
wereof someaccount, that werehere
for somethingbut wearent.
Whenhereturnsthebooktothe
library, amanstandsnext tohimat
thedesk. Themanseesthetitleof the
book, andgrins.
Readit?heasks, andreceivesa
curt nodinreply.
Ivegot itsmate,themanchuckles.
Itsall bunk, what theyfilledusup
withwhenwewerekidsanddidnt
knowanybetter. I livenext door. Come
alongandIll lendyoumybook. Its
aneye-opener.
Thebookbearsthetitle, TheDiegesis.
It isbytheRev. Robert Taylor. Date,
1832. Yes, yesit isashethought.
TheNewTestament isacraftything
lies, lies. TheReverendTaylor pre
sentshisproofsanyonecanconsult
them.
Well, our manhasknownall along
that religionmadeonlyanassof him.
NoGodof course, thereisnoGod!
Now, withslight variations, these
thingsDOHAPPEN. Our manwasa
normal, averageindividual. What he
didnot immediatelyunderstand, he
reasonedabout. But what hedidnot
know, what hehadnot beentaught, is
that reasonaloneisnot enough. No
onecanreasonGodintoexistence, nor
out of it. Thereisalwayssomeflaw,
nomatter howmicroscopic, intherea
soning. Alwaysalooseend.
Thedogmasof thechurchesareall
objective, withtheintentionof exciting
somethingspiritual. But dogmaandthe
spiritual arenot enough. TTieydonot
answer theeternallyvital questions
whichplaguethehumanconsciousness.
Theyaretheshell, not themeat. The
thinkinghumancravesandcriesfor
themeat. Onlywhenhebeginsto
think, doeshedemandtheanswer. The
churchesdonot supplytheanswer.
Theysupplyfellowship, apleasant con
templationof good, andalivelypromise
of punishment for evil. That isonlya
littlerill; manhungersandthirstsfor
thewidewater.
What thechurcheshavefailedto
retainisthemystical qualitynecessary
toall religiousteachings. It istheex
planation, theanswer. It isthewarp
without whichthefabricof lifelosesits
worth, itsbeauty, itsusefulness.
Thetwobooks(andothersalongthe
samelines) containhardfacts, every
oneof thempurelyobjectiveandma
terialistic. Theyoffer reason, theyare
true, andyet theyarenot thetruth.
Their auraislacking; theyaredesper
ate, unclothed.
Mystical thingsmust befelt, experi
enced, inorder tobetrulyunderstood.
Theycannot bedescribed. Theancient
Hebrewshadnopronounceableword
for God.Thismystical qualitystrikes
sodeep, andliessodeepwithinthe
Self, that it cannot beexpressedin
humanspeech. But knowledgeof it can
beimparted.
Religionneedstherestorationof an
cient mysticism. Jesusdidnot teacha
thousandthpart of what isput forth
todayas Christianity, but what he
taught wasenough. It wasclothedin
mysticism, glorifiedbyit. Marvelscan
beaccomplishedandDivinepatterns
discoveredthroughearnest meditation
andproper prayer.
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cy^f-u*iaand dzimz ^J^zizaiion
By Dr . H. Spencer Lewis, F. R. C.
(FromtheRosicrucianDigest, March1938)
Sincethousandsof readersof theRosicrucianDigest havenot readmanyof theearlier
articlesof our lateImperator, Dr. H. Spencer Lewis, weadoptedtheeditorial policyof
publishingeachmonthoneof hisoutstandingarticles, sothat histhoughtswouldcontinue
toresidewithinthepagesof thispublication.
O
n e of themost in
terestingfacts
brought toour atten
tionisthat science, or
onebranchof science
at least, isreadyto
giveconsiderablecre
dencetoaclaimheld
bymysticphilosophers
for many years.
Until theA.M.O.R.C.
inAmericaproceeded
in a very scientific
waytoproveanddem
onstratethat human
bodieshadauras of
variouscolorswhich
couldbemadevisible,
andof suchmagnetic
or electricqualityas
couldbemeasured,
scienceingeneral and
manyof thespecific
branchesof sciencelookedupontheex
istenceof humanaurasassomething
not onlymystical but quitemythical,
andthesubject wasconsideredtabooat
theroundtableof scientistsanywhere.
Infact, themystical philosopher found
himself inanembarrassingposition
whenever heventuredtosuggest that
humanbeingshadauraswhichcould
bedetectedor measured, or definedand
registered.
Therewasacasual admissionby
somebranchesof appliedsciencethat a
radiationor anemanationfromthe
humanbody, most likelyintheform
of heat waves, couldbedetectedby
somedevicesor occasionallysensedeven
bythehumanconsciousnessof another
person. It wasalsorecognizedthat the
humanbeingleft atelltaleimpression
of someintangiblesomethinginhis
trails throughthe
woods, andongrounds
and in buildings,
throughthedetection
of wirichsomeani
mals, especiallysuper-
sensitivedogs, could
tracethemovements
of individuals. But be
yondthesecasual ad
missions, sciencewas
indeedreluctant toad
mit that there was
anythingof asuper
normal or spiritual or
ethereal naturesur
roundingthehuman
body, or emanating
fromit, whichwasas
distinctiveineachin
dividual caseasthe
voiceof theindividual
or thefacial expression
andappearanceof anindividual.
Not longagoinT/zeRosicrucian
ForumI discussedthefact that some
of ushereat theGrandLodgecould
detect throughour fingers, or through
theaurathat surroundedour fingers,
thevibrationsof someenergyor of
someelectrical or magneticqualitythat
remainedonthepaper andenvelopes
of communicationssent tousbyour
members. I statedthat thiswasde
tectableinalargeproportionof the
letterswereceive. . . . Wehavecon
structedandcreatedscientificinstru
mentshereinour laboratorieswhich
wouldmeasurethequalityor thepo
larity, thestrengthor nature, of the
vibrationsemanatingfromhumanbod
ies, andtheimpressof thesevibrations,
evenwhenmadeuponpiecesof paper,
handkerchiefs, jewelry, andother ar-
tidesthat hadbeeninclosecontact
withsomeindividualsfor atime.
Sometimeagoamagazinecalled
MacLeans*, amagazineof veryhigh
standingandwhichisnot giventoex
ploitingthefoiblesandfanciesof day-
dreamers, hadanarticlebyCharles
LugrinShawdealingwiththedetection
of criminals. Inthisarticleherevealed
howscienceisusingsomepsychological
principlesandscientificproceduresto
aidcriminologistsintheir analytical
studies. HequotedJohnF. C. B. Vance,
whobuilt andmaintainedareputation
onthePacificCoast astheverynemesis
of organizedcrime. Infact, hisap-
licationof scientificprinciplestocrime
etectionandthedetectionof criminals
hasgainedfor himaninternational
reputation. Heisnot thetypeof de
tectivewhogoesout andhuntsfor his
man. Heremainshiddenandsecluded
inhislaboratory, andthere, withthe
useof psychological andscientificprin
ciplesandmethods, hediscovershis
criminal. Heclassifieshimandestab
lisheshisidentitybeyondanydoubt,
andhisassociatesmerelygoout and
bringinthemanwhohasbeenthus
discoveredinthelaboratory.
Mr. Vancestatesthat theonenew
procedurewhichisdestinedtorevolu
tionizeall of themethodsof thedetec
tionof criminals, evensupersedingor
becomingof greater valuethantheex
aminationof fingerprintsor gunprints
or bloodstains, isthecareful studyand
analysisof theimpressionsof thehu
manaurathat areleft onrecordsome
whereandinsomemanner inevery
criminal case. Mr. Vancesaysthat the
distinctivehumanaura, inother words,
theverydistinct anddifferent auraof
everyhumanindividual, composedof
anundefinablesubstance, iscommuni
catedtoeveryobject touchedbyor ap
proachedbyeveryindividual. Incase
of detectionbyfingerprints, thecrimi
nal must actuallytouchsomeobject
andtouchit carefully, deliberately, al
thoughpossiblyunwittinglyor unknow
ingly, inorder that theremaybeleft
atraceableanddefiniteimprint. Inthe
caseof thehumanaura, however, the
individual neednot actuallytoucha
thingor beincontact withit inorder
* MacLean-Hunter PublishingCo., Ltd.,
Toronto2, Ontario, Canada.
toleavesomeimpression, someregis
trationof hisauraupononeor more
objectsinaroom.
Mr. Vancesaysthat hedoesnot al
waysattempt toexplain, asyet, what
hebelievestobethecauseor thereason
for thisstrangeaurathat surrounds
andemanatesfromeveryhumanbeing.
Hesaysit maybethesamesubstance
or thesamesomethingthat providesthe
scent for bloodhoundsandwhichhas
alwaysbeentooelusivefor scientific
analysisexcept that theAmericanIn
diansdidlearnof awaybywhichto
detect thisstrangeregistrationof the
humanradiation, but eventheydidnot
attempt tostudythecauseor thereason.
Hesaysthat chemical testsmadein
hislaboratorieshaveencouragedex
ertstobelievethat everyindividual
asaverydistinct aura, andthat the
bigproblemnowistoinvent various
scientific devices for detectingthese
auras, registeringthem, andclassifying
them.
Headmitsthat great progresshas
beenmadeinthisregardand, of course,
reluctantlyrevealsonlyafewfacts
concerningwhat isgoingoninhis
laboratoryandsimilar laboratories. But
Mr. Shaw, quotingMr. Vance, states
that thetimemaynot befar distant
whenthedetectiveor criminologist will
gototheplaceof acrimewithsome
sort of machineor device, andwithit
beabletodetect andregister theradi
ationsof ahumanaurathat havebeen
left intheroomor onobjectsinthe
room, andbymeansof theseregistra
tionsbeabletodefinitelyclassifyand
evendistinguishthenature, character,
personality, andappearanceof thein
dividual beingsought.
Pr omi si ng Concepti ons
Theimportant thingtoall of usis
not that asnewdevicesarebeingin
ventedfor thecommissionof crimeor
thecommissionof injuryor destruc
tion, suchasnewguns, silent pistols,
explosivedevices, poisongases, andoth
er elementsthat areuseful tocriminals,
sothedetectionof crimehasevolved
andprogresseduntil thecriminal finds
it moredifficult tomatchhiswitsand
hisabilityagainst thescientificdevices
andagainst thepolicefacilities, suchas
theradio, theprowl cars, thesignal
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system, andsimilar moderncreations.
Thereallyimportant thingisthat at
last another oneof thebasiccontentions
andbasicbeliefsof themysticphiloso
phersof oldandof thepresent timeis
receivingsomescientific recognition
andrelievingthemystical philosopher
andstudent of mysticismof theexpense
andtediouslabor of devisingwaysand
meanstoproveanddemonstratehis
contentions.
Radio, television, andmanyother
electrical deviceshaveamplyproved
anddemonstratedinrecent yearsmany
of theprinciplesheldbyphilosophers
intheir teachingsfor several centuries,
andyet whichweredifficult toproveor
demonstrateotherwiseexcept invery
expensivelyequippedlaboratories. Sci
encehasrecentlyprovedthat thoughts
produceelectrical or someother form
of energeticradiationsfromthebrain
andnervoussystemandthat thesecan
bemeasuredandregistered. Philoso
phersfor yearsclaimedthat thiswasso.
Intheir mystical practicesandinthe
privacyof their sanctums, theywere
abletoprovetothemselvesandtooth
ersthat concentratedthought energy
didradiatebeyondthelimitsof the
fleshof thehumanbodyalthoughsci
enceconsideredthisasanother oneof
themythical theoriesof themystics.
For yearssciencehascontendedthat
themoonhadlittleor noeffect upon
anythingonthisearthexcept toin
fluencethebulkor massof bodiesof
water andthuscausetides. Thecon
tentionsof themystic philosopher re
gardingthemoonsinfluenceuponall
livingthingsanduponmagneticand
electrical circuits ontheearthand
throughtheearthwereconsideredab
surditiesbyscienceeventhoughthou
sandsof individuals, includingthose
whoknewnothingof mystical prin
ciples, demonstratedtotheir entiresat
isfactionthat themoonsphasesdid
haveaneffect uponplanting, growing,
andreapingof all formsof plant life
anduponthedevelopment of animal
lifebeginningwiththeembryo. The
mysticsalsoclaimedthat thephases
of themoonhadsomethingtodowith
theperiodicchangesintheemotional
reactionsandmental reasoningof per
sonsof unbalancedor unsoundmind.
Theyfelt that theancientswereright
intheir beliefsinthat regard. Such
personscametobecalledlunatics, the
victimsof theinfluenceof luna. Inre
cent yearsthemysticshaveprovedthat
thedevelopment of diseases, theprog
resstowardacrisis, andtherelapse
therefromwereincyclesrhythmicwith
themoons phases.
Yearsagoweprovedhereat Rosicru
cianPark, bytheastonishingdevelop
ment of largeplotsof grassandshrub
beryof all kinds, that if theplanting
weredoneat theproper phaseof the
moon, thegrowthanddevelopment
wouldberapidandluxurious, wnileif
thesameseedandthesameprocess
wereusedat thewrongphaseof the
moon, thegrowthana development
weremeager indeed. Theseexperiments
andtheresultstherefromarousedcon
siderable attention in this part of
California.
Wehaveinstalledinour planetarium
alargeandextremelysensitiveseismo
graph, identical withthosethat arelo
catedinthegovernment observatories
andcapableof registeringtheslightest
temblorsor undulationsof theearth, of
itssurfaceor interior, for hundredsor
thousandsof milesindistance. After a
fewdays studyof therecordingson
this instrument, wefoundthat the
phasesof themoondidhavesomebear
inguponthepeculiar effectsonthe
earththat wereregistereduponthese
seismographcharts, andinconsultation
withanexpert inthis subject, we
learnedthat he, too, hadnotedover
acourseof yearspeculiar conditionsin
theweather, andintheinterior and
surfaceeffectsof theearththat were
coincident withcertainperiodicchanges
of themoon.
Ontheother hand, wehavedemon
stratedthroughout America, initsprin
cipal citiestoagreat number of large
audiences, our ownwonderful Cosmic-
raymachine, thefirst of itskindever
madeanddemonstrated, whichmade
visibleandmadeaudibletheeffectsof
raysof energyfromCosmicspacethat
cametowardthisearthandaffectedit,
andother raysor wavesof electric
energywhichpassedthroughtheearth
andover thesurfaceof theearth. But
nowwefind, withtheoperationof this
Cosmic-rayinstrument andtheseismo
graphinthesamebuilding, that certain
Cosmicraysof certainstrengthsand
qualitywhichregister ontheCosmic-
raymachinedocausecertainformsof
registrationontheseismographcharts.
ThusRosicrucianresearchworkersand
studentsarenot meredreamersand
impractical theorists.
Practicallyeveryfundamental prin
cipleof amystical, psychic, andspirit
ual naturecontainedinthemonographs
andteachingshasbeentestedanddem
onstratedonscientificinstrumentsman
ufacturedor assembledhereinour
laboratories. Andwefindthat our
membersgenerally, or averylargepro
portion, aremoreinterestedinthesci
entificanalysisof themystical principles
of lifethaninthepurelytheoretical or
thepurelyreligious. Infact, thead
vancedstudentsrealizemoreandmore
eachdaythat fundamental religious
andscientificprinciplesaresoclosely
relatedthat theyarenot incompatible,
let aloneopposing, ashasbeenbelieved.
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TheQuetzalcoatl Lodgeof MexicoCityrallyisscheduledfor
September 24and25. TheImperator will bethefeatured
speaker. AddressanyquestionstoJulioKlugGimenez, N.
SanJuan225, Col. Narvarte, Mexico, D.F.
TheFourthEasternCanadaRallywill besponsoredbyToronto
Lodge, September 24and25, intheCrystal Ballroom, King
EdwardHotel, 37KingStreet East. Third, andNinthTemple
DegreeInitiations will beconferred. For anydetailswrite:
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principal speaker. Writetotherally chairman: A. M.
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
A rallysponsoredbytheYoungstownChapter will beheld
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TheCathedral of theSoulisaCosmicmeetingplacefor all mindsof the
most highlydevelopedandspirituallyadvancedmembersandworkersof the
Rosicrucianfraternity. It isthefocal point of Cosmicradiationsandthought
wavesfromwhichradiatevibrationsof health, peace, happiness, andinner
awakening. Variousperiodsof thedayareset asidewhenmanythousands
of mindsareattunedwiththeCathedral of theSoul, andothersattuningwith
theCathedral at thetimewill receivethebenefit of thevibrations. Thosewho
arenot membersof theorganizationmayshareintheunusual benefitsaswell
asthosewhoaremembers. ThebookcalledLiber 777describestheperiods
for variouscontactswiththeCathedral. Copieswill besent topersonswho
arenot membersif theyaddresstheir requestsfor thisbooktoScribeS. P. C.,
careof AMORC Temple, SanJose, California, enclosingthreecentsinpostage
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EQUALITY OF RIGHTS
By Cecil A. Pool e, SupremeSecretary
t hasbeenconceivedin
many thinkingminds,
andhasbeenset forthin
variousphilosophies, both
of asocial andapolitical
nature, that all menare
createdequal. Thistheo
ryisnot acceptedinits
literal sensewhen we
carefullysearchthefieldsof psychology
andbiology. A studyevenof themost
superficial kindmakesus realizethat
humandifferencesexist andthat basi
callyall menaredifferent, intheir phys
ical structure, their mental capacities,
andintheir consequent behavior. In
dividualsaredifferent becausetheyare
madedifferent; that is, notwoindivid
ualshaveidentical physical character
istics, neither dotheyhavethesame
physical potentialities. Somearestrong,
someareweak, somearefrail, someare
robust. Thesedifferencesexhibit them
selvesinvariousdegrees, someobvious
ly andsomesubtly, but nevertheless
theydoexist andindividualsconsti
tutingthehumanracemust frankly
acknowledgethat thedifferencesarea
part of thenativeendowment with
whicheachof usisbomthat causes
ustobeplacedintoparticular circum
stancesfor theexperiencethat consti
tuteslife.
Whileweacknowledgethesediffer
encesandcommonsensecausesusto
beawareof them, theredoesexist an
equalityinadifferent way, andthat is
theequalityof therightsof humanbe
ingstogaintheexperiencethat issup
posedtobetheirsinthecourseof an
earthlyexistence. Whileeachof us
maybeendowedwithdifferent charac
teristicsandabilities, andadifferent
basisuponwhichtowork, weall are
endowedwithequal rights, that is,
rightsthat areoursbeforeour Creator,
rightsthat areourstoliveandtoex
periencewhatever maybethecourse
of alifeonthisearth. Weareequally
endowedwiththeserights. Theserights
arethebasiccharacteristicsof being
that is, theright tolive, theright to
attainadegreeof happiness, theright
toevolveanddevelop. Weall may
start fromdifferent levels, weall may
bedifferent insofar asthecourseof life
itself isconcerned, but withinuswe
haveasparkof life, anindividual soul
that isincarnatedintoaphysical form.
Thepurposeof our existenceisthat we
evolvetoadegree, that is, that wegain
informationandexperiencethat previ
ouslydidnot exist. Theright togain
that experienceisonewhichisnot man-
givenbut endowedbyour Creator.
Whether or not wegaintheexperi
encethat weshouldhaveispartlyour
ownresponsibility. If weaspiretode
velopourselvestothebest of our po
tentialitiesanddirect our thoughtsand
our effortstowardthat development,
thenwearetakingadvantageof the
rightstowhichwecanclaimowner
shipandcontrol. If weignoreour own
development thenwearesimplyexist
ingaspassiveentitiesandarebeing
facedwiththeeventual timewhenwe
must acknowledgeeither success or
failureinsofar asour effortsarecon
cerned.
Socially, wealsooweanobligation;
that is, whileweasindividualshave
theobligationof fulfillingour owndes
tiniesandusingour ownabilitiesfor
thebest purposesthat ispossible, we
alsoshareintheobligationof provid
ingthemeansfor thedevelopment of
other humanbeingswhoexist about
us. Theobligationsthat accompanythe
rights-of-beingaredual innature. They
aretheobligationsof self-development
andtheyaretheobligationsthat we
havetopermit thedevelopment of other
selvesexistingaroundus. Consequently,
humansocietyshouldbeformedwith
theideainmindthat it will contribute
tothewelfareof all individuals, and
that whileeachindividual entitywill
begoingabout hisownbusinesspri
marilyfor hisownpurposesstill each
must inturnrealizethat weareall
apart of everyoneelsesenvironment
andmust contributealsotothefunc
tioningandgrowthof other individuals.
Theworldinwhichwelive, inwhich
wework, inwhichwehaveour hopes
andaspirationsiscommontoall of us,
andit iswell that wegiveconsideration
tobothitsactiveanditspassivephases.
Possiblytoomuchemphasisisplaced
upontheactive, andit isfor that reason
that theCathedral of theSoul exists
whichgivestheindividual whowants
totakeadvantageof it achancetoat
tunehimself tosuchhigher forcesas
maydirect himandassist himinhis
owndevelopment. TheCathedral of the
Soul providesinspirationtohelpmake
theworldabetter placefor all human
beingstoliveandtoaspireandtoex
ercisetheir rightsof being.
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TheCosmic
ByRodman R. Clayson, Grand Master
he Cosmic! Thistermis
usedtodayinmanyfields,
but isstill strangetoa
great number of people.
Thisisundoubtedlytrue
of hundredsof subscrib
ers totheRosicrucian
Digest whoarenot mem-
___ bersof theRosicrucian
Order, AMORC, eventhoughtheterm
isfrequentlyfoundinthearticles.
Anunderstandingof thewordCosmic
isof paramount importancetoall Rosi
crucians. Let usseewhat theCosmic
meansparticularlytotheOrder, afra
ternitywhosehistoryandtraditiongo
backtoveryancient times, whosefunc
tionstodayareonaworld-wide, inter
national scale, andwhosephilosophyis
knownineveryland.
ThewordCosmic, takenfromthe
wordcosmos, isnot new. Scientistsre
lateit tocosmogonywhichisconcerned
withtheevolutionof theuniverse, and
tocosmologywhichisconcernedwith
thephysicsof theuniverse. Now, the
metaphysicsof ontologydealswiththe
originandelemental natureof things
ingeneral, andcomprisesthespecula
tiveaspectsof cosmogonyandcosmolo
gy. Cosmologyinvestigatesthebasic
laws, processes, anddivisionsof the
objectsinnature; it clarifiestheques
tionof thenatureandinterrelationship
of spaceandtime. Oneauthoritysays
that cosmologyseemstoprovideanulti
mateframefor anexplanationof the
occurrencesinnature.
If wegobacktothephilosophersof
theclassicGreekperiod, wefindthat
PlatoandAristotlewerelargelyin
agreement that theuniverseisdomi
natedbvaset of unalterablelaws, and
hasadefiniteandrecurringrhythm.
Theydefinedtheorder of theuniverse
astheCosmos. Theuniverseisperfect
ly arrangedandordered. Platoand
Aristotlefelt that theworldwasor
deredbyanintelligent principleof
divinejusticeor harmony. InPhilebus,
Platowrote: "Thereisintheuniverse
acauseof nomeanpower whichorders
and arranges. This viewwithout
theological implications became the
basisof modemnatural science.
Theideaof Cosmicandhumanjus
ticewasanimportant part of Greek
philosophy. TheGreekphilosophersfelt
that theharmonyof theuniversecould
berepresentedbyascaleof numbers.
Thisharmonywascalledthesoul of
theworld. It wasfelt that theconstruct
of thevariouspartsof theuniversewas
inharmonicrelationship, andthat this
wasnot haphazardbut orderly. To
this, Pythagorasgavethenamecosmos.
Thewordcosmos cametomeanorder.
Onedefinitionof thecosmosisorder
innatureandtheuniverse.A modern
universitytext definesthecosmosasan
assemblageof diverseunitssocombined
astoconstituteanintegral whole, all
thepartsfunctioninginunisoninobedi
encetosomeformof control. Science
isendeavoringtoanswer thequestion,
Istheuniverseacosmosor aconglomer
ationof unrelatedbodies?
M at er i al Aspect
Cosmologydealswiththematerial
universeman, animals, plants, rocks,
mountains, andoceans; it dealswith
ultimatereasons, causes, andprinciples
of all individual bodieswithintheuni
verse, suchasastar, anatom, or a
tree. Thescientificquestionisraised,
If all bodiesareseparateand different,
howmaytheyberelated? Takento
gether theyformatotalitywhichis
calledthecosmos, theuniverse. Science
hassolvedmanyof themysteriesof
nature. Withtheir instruments, scien
tistshaveexploredfar out intothevast
reachesof theuniverse. Theynow
knowthecompositionof thestars, and
that thereisaunityinsystemsof stars.
Thesameelementsthat composethe
starsarefoundonearth. Moreand
moreit issaidthat thewholeuniverse
isasystemhavingsystemswithinsys
tems. TheMilkyWaygalaxy, of which
theearthisapart, isnowreferredto
asacosmicunit.
It seemsthat all galaxies, or systems
of stars, areaffectedbythesamefunda
mental forcessuchasgravitation. This
indicatesanorder andasystem, asys
temwhichincludesindividual bodies
andforces; andthismakestheworld
acosmos, asystemof interrelated, in
terdependent, andinteractingparts. In
thissense, thetermuniversemeansall.
It isthetotalityof all createdaswell
asall existingthingsknownandun
knowntoman. Thisincludesnot only
theearthwithitsphysical, chemical,
organic, andinorganiccomponents, but
planets, solar systems, andstars. The
universe, asthecosmos, iscomprised
of not onlyphysical matter, but forces
andlawswhichareinvolvedinunity
andsystem.
Thestarsor theconditionbetween
thestarsissaidtobethesourceof the
CosmicRaywhichisahighlypene
tratingforceof radiationcontinually
reachingtheearth. Everydayweread
about CosmicRays. Thereisnoques
tionthat theearthandall thingsof
theearthareaffectedbytheserays;
andjust what thiseffect isandof what
CosmicRaysarecomposedareobjects
of atremendous amount of research
nowbeingcarriedon. Thespacebe
tweenstarsandtheearthiscontinually
traversedbytheenormouspenetrating
radiationof theCosmicRay. Thuswe
seeinasensehowtheearthisrelated
tothestars.
Spi r i t ual Aspect
Inthescienceof astronomytheword
Cosmic isappliedtoanyphenomenon
or fact havingtodowithcelestial bod
ies. Inhisdialogues, Platoimpliesthat
thesymmetry, beauty, harmony, and
order of theuniversearetheresult of
amindcause. PlatoidentifiestheCos
micMindwithGod. HeregardsGod
astheUniversal Soul, theAuthor or
Creator of all order. A modernphiloso
pher statesthat thecosmosor universe
initsunityor harmonyisaliving sys
tem. Manisjust asmuchaunit of the
order of thecosmosasarestars, moun
tains, oceans, animals, trees, andplants.
Manisapart of theworldof nature,
love, beauty, andscience. All of this
isof thecosmosor Cosmic.
Themethodsof natureareprecise.
So, too, arethoseof maninhismanu
factureanduseof machines, computing
instruments, andskyscrapers, though
oneistheorder of mansmind, while
thegreater cosmosisof theorder of
theSupremeMind. Thecosmospro
videdfor theoriginof man, andfunc
tionsasamathematical harmony. May
not lifeandconsciousnessprevail else
whereasonearth, just asdosystem
andorder throughout nature? It issaid
that thecomponentsof manmaybe
foundindust. It isalsosaidthat the
componentsof starsmaybefoundin
Cosmicdust. All of thispertainstothe
cosmos, theCosmic. It isvast andsys
tematic; it hasmagnitudeandharmony.
TheRosicruciandefinitionof the
Cosmicis: Theuniverseasaharmoni
ousrelationof all natural andspiritual
lawasusedinaRosicruciansense,
theDivine, InfiniteIntelligenceof the
SupremeBeingpermeatingeverything.
Thecreativeforcesof God. It isanin
tangible, unlimitedsourcefromwhich
radiate the immutable, constructive
powersof Divinity. TheCosmic, there
fore, isnot aplace, but astateor condi
tionof order andregulation.
CosmicConsciousnessisthat con
sciousness, radiatingfromGod, which
pervades all space (and hence all
things), havingvitality, mind, construc
tivepower, DivineIntelligence.
TheCosmicMindrefersmorespe
cificallytothemindor intelligencethat
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formsapart of theCosmicConscious
ness. It isalsocalledtheDivineMind.
ThetermUniversal Mindisoften
usedtoindicatetheCosmicMindor
theMindwhichistheConsciousnessof
Godandwhichpervadesall spacein
theuniverse. It isnot onlytheMind
of Godbut theconsciousnessandmind
of all livingmen.Godisomnipotent
becauseinHiswisdomHeestablished
CosmicLaws.
The Compl et e Uni t
Weareapart of theCosmic, apart
of theCosmicConsciousness. Weshould
act andthinkaccordingly. TheCosmic
cannot bethought of asacertainplace
or conditionbecausetheCosmicIS.
God, theCosmic, or theSupremeMind
isself-sufficient or completeinitself.
Wecannot conceiveof theCosmicas
beingincomplete. Manhasintelligence.
This isreflectedintelligenceof the
mindcauseof theCosmic. TheCosmic
iscreative. Manisoneof thecreations
or manifestationsof theCosmic.
Wedonot influenceCosmicLaws;
theyareimmutable. Thelaws, how
ever, canbeintelligentlyapplied. Not
only arethelawsimmutable, but they
arealsoconstant. Wecannot evadea
Cosmiclaw. Wecannot violateit with
out someconsequential effect. Gravity
isacaseinpoint. Whenwestrikea
match, it bumsbecauseof certainlaws
of nature. Thereisnothingconceivable
outsideof Cosmicorder. Thereareno
adverseCosmiclaws. Adverseeffects
experiencedbymanmaybetheresult
of hisdisregardof thefunctioningof
Cosmiclaws. Whenwespeakof the
Cosmic, or theuniverse, wearenot
referringtothesolar systemwhichis
onlyoneof theconditionswithinthe
wholeuniverse.
Thereisanall-pervadingmindwhich
isdirectingandmanifestingthepower
of theCosmicor cosmos. All phenom
ena, suchassound, light, consciousness,
andsensation, areof theCosmic. The
successful functionof all chemical and
physical lawsistheir adaptationtothe
lawsof theCosmic. Thelawsof nature
asunderstoodbythegeologist or the
astronomer areineffect thesamelaws
used by the laboratory technician.
Theselawsareall apart of theunity
of theuniverseor cosmoswhichis
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2 . u e 4 t i<M &
Thequestionsinthiscolumnaretwoof
manysubmittedbyreaders. Theyhavebeen
chosenasof sufficient general interest to
warrant inclusionhere.
Question: What istheHermeticPhilosophy?
Answer-. FromoldEgypt havecomethe
fundamental esotericandoccult teachings
whichhavesostronglyinfluencedthephi
losophiesof all racesandpeoples. Thereis
noportionof theoccult teachingspossessed
bytheworldwhichhavebeensoclosely
guardedasthefragmentsof thewritingsof
Hermes. Hermes, or Hermes Trismegistus,
meant intheEgyptianlanguageaninter
preter; andwiththewordTrismegistus, the
thricegreat interpreter. TheGreekNeo-
platonistslookeduponHermesastheem
bodiedLogos. Therefore, anydoctrineor
writingcomingfromHermeswasknownas
Hermeticteachings. Theseworkswereac
cordingtoClement of Alexandria, forty-two
innumber. Theydealt withMental Forces,
Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, TheLawof
CauseandEffect, ThePrincipleof Corre
spondence, Ritual, andAlchemy. TheHer
meticPhilosophyismost widelyknownas
theoriginandsourceof all alchemical
knowledge.

Question: What istheoldest bookinthe
Rosicrucian Research Library, andwith
what doesit deal?
Answer: Theoldest bookintheRosicrucian
archivesisGeberi Philosophi acAlchimistae
Maximi, deAlchimia Libri Tres, published
byJohannisGruninger in1531. Intransla
tionthetitlereadsThreeBooksof Alchemy,
byGeber theGreat Philosopher andAl
chemist.
Geber, theArabianmysticandalchemist,
wasbominthetownof Tus, about theyear
721or 722A.D. Hewasastudent of mys
ticismandalchemyunder thegreat Muslim
religiousleader Jafair al-Sadiq, whosespir
itual heritagemaybetracedtotheHermetic
Teachingsof Egypt.
governedbywhat wemaycall intelli
gence. Donot thinkof theCosmicas
havinganythingtodowithplaceand
time. IntheCosmiceverythingisin
tegrated; thereisnoactual independ
enceof athing. ScientificallytheCos
micfunctionsasascaleof motion.
All that weperceiveisof theCosmic,
of whichtheDivineMindor Intelli
genceconsists, andwhichmanifestsas
lawandorder. ThisistheCosmic. The
Cosmicisaunityof all thereis. Man
endeavorstobringthevariousCosmic
componentstogether harmoniouslyfor
hisneedsinmasteringlife. Whether or
not wehavearealizationor apprecia
tionof all that exists, thefact remains
that all of thecosmosisof thesame
DivineIntelligenceandCosmiccrea
tion. Intelligenceisdenotedbythe
consciousactstofurther thenatureof
livingthingsandbringthemintohar
moniousrelationships. Whatever has
intelligencehasmind. Consciousnessis
anattributeof mind. Cosmic Con
sciousnessalsohastodowithmind.
Manmust usegoodjudgment inall
hedoes. Heshouldendeavor tobecome
consciousof theGreater Consciousness
whichliesdeepwithinhisbeing. He
thenbecomesonewiththewholeof the
Cosmic. Thisconstitutesawarenessof
theCosmic, or CosmicConsciousness.
Manshouldendeavor tobeawareof the
Cosmicandall that it signifies. Hehas
theabilitytocomprehend. Heappreci
ates Cosmic relationshipsbecauseof
thefacultieswithwhichhehasbeen
endowed. SincetheCosmicislawand
order, andnot chaos, manwithhis
consciousandmoral valuesmust try
tobringhisenvironment intoharmony
withtheCosmic. Whenhedoesthis
wemaysaythat heexperiencessome
thinginthenatureof spirituality. He
useshisbest judgment not onlytohave
anunderstandingof thesethings, but
alsotofurther them. Man, withhis
spiritual, divineinspirationof theCos
micanditslaws, will buildevengreater
vehiclesfor transportation, meansof
communication, bridges, andfactories
for thebenefit of hisfellowman.
It issaidthat manstandsmidway
betweenthestarsandtheearth. Each
isof theCosmicinitsmanyattributes
andelements, but manhasintelligence
andconsciousness; thushecanappre
ciatetheunityandtheorderlinessof
all andtheinterrelatednessof onething
toanother, eventotherelatedness
amongmen. Manisnot insignificant in
thewholeof thecompositionof the
Cosmic. Withmental andmoral
strengthheholdsinpotential enormous
might andaccomplishments, becausehe
isof theCosmic. Isthisnot amagnifi
cent thought? Michael Maier, eminent
Rosicrucianphilosopher, physician, and
mysticof the16thcentury, saidthat
thewholeof our vast universeconsists
of God, theCosmos, andman.
V A V
IMAGINATION IN ETHICS
Scienceisbeginningtodiscover that our separatefacultiesarenot them
selvesoriginators. Theyarebut theorgansof adeeper life, fedfromsources
that areotherwhere. Manisconstructedsoasnot tobecompleteinhimself.
Heisaplanet that movesaroundasun. Hecannever knowthetruehar
monyor thehealthydevelopment of hisbeingtill hisearthlyisconsciously
linkedwithaheavenly.
FromProblems of Living,
byJ. Brierley, London1903
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ByBen Finger, Jr.
he creativedrama
of manssocial
evolution proceeds
throughcycles, andis
symbolizedbyaspiral.
Somecharacteristic
dominant Ideaoutlines
thedifferent historical
epochs. Somebasic
philosophy of life,
whether implicit or ex
plicit, isthefounda
tionuponwhicheach
generation rearsits
superstructureof expe
rienceandexpression.
Great andaltruisticideasunderliethe
important reform-cycles which have
changedthecourseof history. Weneed
tostudythesewavesor cycles, their
leaders, andtheir causes. Theliving
seedswhichwereplantedinthefar
past arebearingtheir harveststoday.
Wearethestewardsof arichsocial
inheritancefromtheunselfishcontribu
tionsof manypersonsinpast genera
tions, andweourselveshaveadutyto
posterity.
Mansmental quest for constructive
thought andactionleadstodiscoveries
andneeds. Newquestionsarise. New
approachesbecomerequisite. Newsyn
thesesemerge. Theworldappearsina
newlight, asthehumanbeingportrays
inevolutionarystrideshisdevelopment
of consciousness.
Thenecessitiesof intellectual growth
haveforcedthephilosophersof each
agetoconcentrateuponsomecharac
teristic areaof inquiry. A specific
problemmust first beexpressedasa
question, andmuchdependsuponhow
that ispresented. Theattitucleof the
mindanditsbasicassumptionssetsthe
formof thequery. Whennewgeneral
conceptsemerge, menasknewleading
questions, andinterpret their experi
encesaccordingly.
A philosophiccycleendswhenits
motive-conceptsareexhausted. Thenall
thequestionswhich
canbeformulatedin
theprevailingterms
areeither answeredor
shelvedas currently
insoluble. Againmen
facethealternativeof
merelyretreadingold
ground, or of pressing
ontoanewcycle.
Historyseemstobea
steadysuccession of
requiemsandnatal
songs, as oldcycles
completetheir curves,
andnewgerminal
ideasbeginnewcycles. But it isim
portant tonotethat theattainmentsof
onecyclicprocessprovidethestarting
groundsfor freshcycles. Asthepoet
Shelleysang: TheEarthdothlikea
snakerenewher winter weedsout
worn.
Thecyclictheoryof humanhistory
has been variously interpreted by
Plato, Vergil, Polybius, Shelley, Vico,
andothers. Theancient Babylonians
recognizedperiodicrecurrenceinthe
movementsof theheavenlybodies. The
Hindusnotedthecyclesof theday, the
month, andtheyear, aswell asthose
of humanlife. Certainlyall theactivi
tiesof naturearerhythmical andperi
odic. Thecycleisnaturesgeneral law
of movement. Withinthetinyatoms,
thereissteadyperiodicmotion. Heat
pulsates. Light undulates. Thetides
havetheir ebbandflow. Dayandnight
alternate. Theseasonsfollowaregular
courseof succession. Planetsandstars
havetheir dependableperiodicities. Bi
ologistsrecognizetheorganicrhythm
of life. However, thescientificapproach
tothecyclesof historyrestsuponsome
thingbetter thanargument byanalogy.
Thecurvesof historyincyclical
termsarenot basedontheolddepress
ingtheoryof eternal recurrence. Our
knowledge of evolutionary progress
compelsustointerpret thecychcal law
intermsof thespiral, or inthesymbol
of themovingwheel, whichunitesre
currenceandprogress.
Hegel didnot recognizestraight-line
progress, but rather cyclesformedby
thesis, antithesis, andthensynthesis.
Themovement tendsforwardandup
wardat eachswirl. A synthesisisnot
final, but it becomesthegroundof a
newthesis, whichinturnmust meet
oppositionandcontributetoalarger
synthesis.
WilliamJamescomparesmantohis
animal pets, whotakepart inscenes
of whosesignificancetheyhavenoink
ling. Theyaremerelytangent tocurves
of history, thebeginningsandendsand
formsof whichpasswhollybeyond
their ken. But mandoesat least
glimpsethehigher truthsbehindthe
concreteactualitiesof hisexperience.
Theparticular isarevelationof the
universal. AsEmersonwrote: That
soul whichwithinusisasentiment,
outsideof usisalaw. Wefeel itsin
spirations; out thereinhistorywecan
seeitsfatal strength.
Everylivingbeingisathoroughfare
for themovement of lifethat goeson
fromgenerationtogeneration. History
isthestoryof thegrowthof freedom.
It isevident toall alert personsthat
freedomisthemainspringof life. Mans
cumulativeprogressintherealization
of humanrightsisgraduallyleading
tothegoal of freedomfor all. Dr. Hy
manJudahSchachtel noblyrecords, in
TheReal Enjoyment of Living:Slow
ly, painfully, sacrificially, proudly, the
humanracehascomeupfromthe
jungle, fromslavery, fromfeudalism,
intowarsandout of warssometimes
slippingback, but not all theway
backonwardandupward, . . . strug
glingtobefree.
At thedawnof recordedhistory,
manknewthemilitaryslave-state, with
itsprivilegedfewandexploitedmulti
tudes. Onlytheabsolutemonarchwas
freefromexternal domination. All men
wereenslavedbyignoranceandfear.
Bothpolitical anatheological absolutism
existed. TheAsiaticspiritual period
lorifiedtheInfiniteinamanner that
warfed the importance of human
finitude.
Nati ons and i nspi r at i on
But it ismorefittingtopraisethe
ancient trail blazersfor their enterprise
thantoblamethemfor their shortcom
ings. The very wiseof antiquity
glimpsedthegreat nuclear concepts
whichwouldattainprecisedevelop
ment inthesubsequent progressof
mankind. Anexaltedinterior science
of manilluminedthethirdEgyptian
dynasty. ThePuranas of Hinduism
state: BrahmahasgatheredinHim
self theharvest of Hisuniverse, the
essenceof all theexperiencesit has
ever gonethrough.TheSacredFireof
theZoroastrianssymbolizedthegreat
truththat thedrossof mansfinitudeis
burnedawayinfieryunionwiththe
Divine. TheJewIsaiah, inspiredby
hisGod-consciousness, wastheprophet
of ajust andwarlessworld.
Thephysical lawsof naturewereex
ploredalso. Onethousandyearsbefore
our erastarted, theHinduswerespec
ulatingabout theoriginof thefirma
ment, thenatureof radiation, andthe
correlationandconservationof energies.
TheBabylonians hadaremarkable
knowledgeof engineering. Theancient
ChineseandtheGreeksdreamedof
aviation.
InthesixthcenturyB.C., superior
geniusesansweredmansspiritual and
intellectual needsthroughout theworld
LaoTseandConfuciusinChina,
BuddhainIndia, Zoroaster inPersia,
PythagorasinGreece, andJeremiah
andEzekiel intheJewishfold. Inthe
simultaneousappearanceof great men
whodosimilar workindifferent parts
of theearth, weconfront theteleological
mysteryof that CosmicMindwhichis
identical withtherealityof our com
monmind-essence. Renanhaswritten:
Thehistoryof thehumanmindisfull
of strangecoincidences, whichcause
veryremoteportionsof thehuman
species, without any communication
witheachother, toarriveat thesame
timeat almost identical ideas. . . . We
shouldsaythat therearegreat moral
influencesrunningthroughtheworld
likeepidemics, without distinctionof
frontier andof race. . . throughsecret
channelsandbythat kindof sympathy
whichexistsamongthevariousportions
of humanity.
Backinancient times, whenthe
groundwaslaidfor somanygreat de
velopments whichsubsequent ages
wouldrealize, thetruthof inspiration
wasgenerallyrecognized, andmany
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consequential figureswereeducatedin
theMysterySchools. AsDenisSaurat
observes: Fromtimetotimethere
arisessomesuperior geniuswho. . .
obtainsavisionof thefar-off goals,
expressesanewfor histimethedesire
of mankind, marksout thedistanceal
readycovered, triestodivinethefuture
ways.
Greece, thepioneer of Westerncivil
ization, brokeawayfromthetyranny
of absolutismtohonor thefreedomof
theindividual. Pythagoras, theOrphic
sage, struck abalancebetweenthe
Asiaticspiritual approachandtheGreek
secularism. Bvandlarge, Greco-Roman
antiquitytendedtocenter itsattention
uponthefinite.
TheGreekphilosophictraditionin
AsiaMinor drewfromearlier civiliza
tionstheideaof Fate. ThisgaveThales
thecuefor anewcycleof philosophy
basedupon inevitablenatural law.
Thalesisrememberedfor hisexperi
mentswithstaticelectricity. Heknew
thesoul of theuniversetobesuper
sensiblemetaphysical substance, but it
wasthefunctionof hisparticular cycle
todevelopawell-definedintellectual
synthesispertainingtomatter andmo
tion. Whenthiscyclehadreachedits
limit, theSocraticcycleemphasizedthe
qualitativeaspect of natureinner
meaningsandpurposes. Humanun-
foldment hasgenerallyfollowedthe
Lawof thePendulum. Inthefallow
interludeof oneimportant quest, an
other yieldsitsrichest harvest.
Ancient GreecegaveWesterncivili
zationaheritageof beauty, truth-seek-
ing, freecriticism, andsocial liberty.
Romecontributedarichlegacyof
lawandsocial organization. Onthe
darkside, however, Romeworshipped
power. AugustusCaesar turnedthe
RomanRepublicintoanEmpire, but
thepeopledidnot knowwhat they
werelosingbecausehekept thesymbol
of theRepublic. If menwouldreadthe
lessonsof historywithunderstanding,
theywouldnot bedoomedtorepeating
oldmistakes.
ChristsChristianitygaveapowerful
impetustothesublimegenerativeidea
of universal love. Jesustranscended
narrowtribalism. Hesymbolizedthe
unionof thefinitewiththeInfinite.
WhilethePagansheldtheStateabove
all, theearly Christians gavetheir
primeallegiancetoGod, andworked
for therebirthof humanityingentle
ness, goodness, andpeace. Free-minded
Christianmystics, whohadnocorpus
dogmaticum, expressedacompleteand
soul-satisfyingawarenessof thehigher
verities.
i i umani sm ver sus Cor r upt i on
But Christianity as anorganized
State-religionwascorruptedbypower.
TheChristianMiddleAgesweredark
enedbysternreligiousauthoritarianism,
whichtriedtocrushout all freethought.
Absolutistic, totalitarianideasprevailed.
Themedieval Churchdemandedun
questioningacceptanceof itsauthority,
abject credulity, blindobedience. Chris
tianEuropewasstainedwithsupersti
tion, cruelty, andsocial miseryuntil
thelater MiddleAges, whensome
ameliorationensuedbecauseof theMo
hammedaninfluence. Islamhadno
Inquisitiontosuppressscientificthought.
Theliberal-mindedChristians, Roger
BaconandPeter Abelard, wereperse
cutedbytheChurchfor their daring
innovations. Theone-sidedmedieval
Churchforbadefreescientificinquiry,
withtheresult that thescienceof an
tiquityall but disappearedfor along
time.
Scholasticismwastheeffort torec
onciletheconflict betweentheologyand
rational philosophy. TheChristian
AquinasandtheJewMaimonideswere
somewhat moreliberal thantheir prede
cessors. Inthethirteenthcentury,
notesRenan, theLatins, theGreeks,
theSyrians, theJews, andtheMussul
mans, adoptedscholasticism, andvery
nearly thesamescholasticismfrom
YorktoSamarcand. . .
For all thefailingsof theChristian
MiddleAges, therewerewisephiloso
pherswhoindeedknewprincipletobe
thewombof fact. Therewasageneral
senseof mystical participationinthe
commonlife. TheChurchdidmuch
totamethewildernessof barbarism,
althoughit wasitself barbarizedno
littleintheprocess. TheGermanhis
torianHerder counselsustojudgethe
institutionsof aneraaccordingtothe
concretecircumstanceswhichgavethem
form.
That cyclecalledRenaissancewas
predominantlyareturntotheGreek
ideal, althoughmanliterally never
turnsbacktheclock. Duringthiscycle,
medieval introversionwasfollowedby
anewout-turnedattitude. Fromthe
14thtothe16thcentury, theconcrete
minddominatedtheintellectual scene.
Curiousminds askednewquestions
about thehowof things. Theyre
fusedtoaccept doctrinesandinstitu
tions onthegrounds of venerable
authority.
TheHumanistsof theRenaissance
wereintenselyinterestedinhumanlife
andcultural expression. Theywere
loversof life, of nature, finewriting,
beautiful art; theywereloversof man
asman. Althoughtheydidnot believe
intheorthodoxheaven, most of them
yearnedfor somekindof soul-survival.
Although the leading Humanists
weretolerant internationalists, national
ismwasoneof theresultsof theRenais
sanceperiodindividualismwasan
other. These have been necessary
phasesof mansdevelopment. Thefree
individual andtheself-determiningna
tionmust bethefoundationof tomor
rowsworld-community.
TheChristianReformation, likethe
Renaissance, wasanemancipation. Its
truepioneerswerethefree-mindedmys
tics. Thepractical Reformersdidin
deedleantowardintolerance, but the
multiplicationof churcheswouldend
inspiritual liberty. Manwouldcome
tohonor thefact that noonetrue
faithhasthemonopolyonspiritual
truth.
Sci ence and I ntui ti on
Theeraof classical sciencestarted
withCopernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Huy
gens, andNewton. Mannowplaced
hisemphasisuponthequantitative, the
mechanical, themeasurable. Hisstudy
of theWorldMachinebecamerichly
fruitful, but of coursecoveredonlya
partial aspect of being. Theorderly
formsof themanifest universedrewthe
mindof RoyletotheLifebehindthe
form. Inour century, Bergsonhasac
knowledgedtheLifeForcebehinda
machinefor themakingof gods.
Tojust reasonthingsout without the
test of concretetrial wasmisleading.
FrancisBaconurgedthat knowledgebe
sought bytheinductivemethod of ob
servationandexperiment. But thesci
entificmethodisactuallyasynthesis
of theinductiveandthedeductive. The
deductivemathematicianworkswith
symbolicdata; sensoryqualitiesdonot
directlyconcernhiminhispureab
stractionsanduniversal concepts.
Tyrantshavealwaysfearedphiloso
phers. JohnLockepavedthewayfor
theAmericanRevolutionwithhisphi
losophy; andVoltaire, Rousseau, and
Montesquieusowedtheseedsof the
FrenchRevolution. It wasmainlythe
inspirationof mansgrowingknowledge
of natural lawwhichspurredfreedom-
loverstoinsist upontheir right toliber
ty. A worldtornbyreligiousconflicts
haswelcomed, initsmoreadvancedin
tellectual circles, thepantheisticnatural
religionof Deism. Wisemendethroned
memeval ignoranceandsuperstition,
andgaveafirmnesstothat rational
liberalismwhichMorrisR. Cohenlauds
astheintellectual foundationof West
erncivilization.
DuringtheAgeof Reason, man
freedhimself fromirrational prejudices
andfears, cultivatingenlightenment,
tolerance, andcosmopolitanism. The
quest for humanrightsprogressedin
manyfields. CesareBeccariapioneered
humanitarianpenal reforms. Philippe
Pinel pioneeredhumanizedscientific
therapyfor thementallyill.
But, of course, reasonaloneisnot the
wholeof mansbeing. Intelligencemust
havethesupport of intuitionandfeel
ing. TheAgeof Reasonwasfollowed
byRomanticism, whichcyclefoundex
pressionintheliteratureof emotion
andthephilosophyof intuitiveinsight.
Theinteractionof reasonandintuition
isnecessarytothecompletelife.
Certainextremes of Romanticism,
anditsoccasional associationwithre
action, promptedtheriseof amilitant
19th-centuryschool of thematerialist-
behaviorist. Thisapproachdeniedthe
higher principlesof theuniverse, the
spiritual faculties of man, andthe
validityof thelifeof values. Some
pontiffs of thelaboratory, miscalled
scientists, dismissedMindfromitsplace
of primacy. Thewaveof materialism
encouragedmentosubstituteexpedien
cyfor truemoral valuesinhumanre
lations, becauseit ignoredtheunder
lyingspiritual order of things.
Themechanisticconceptsof theclas
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e t e r a n Wardensnever
discount theprisongrape
vine. Nor dotheydis
count that telepathic
somethingwhichisadef
initeintangibility, yet
whichisof major impor
tanceintheadministra
tionof prisons; that is,
thepeculiar feelingof tensionor lack
of tensionwhichonegets assoonasone
entersthewalls.
Sometimesthingsarerollingalong
smoothly. Itsimpossibletotell what
givesthisimpression. Thereissimply
alackof tension. Perhapsitsinthe
waythemenmove. Perhapsitsin
their walk, theswingof their hands,
thewaytheyholdtheir heads. Noone
knows. Noonehasever beenableto
classifyit.
But at other timestherewill bethe
feelingof tension. An experienced
prisonmansteppinginsidethewalls
knowsinstantlythat all isnot well.
Menmaybemovingaroundasusual,
but theresaseethingcauldronof trou
bleboilingadevilsbrewbeneaththe
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averydefinitefactor.
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<^/f-t[antL. and tfiz 'Lpfidis.ti
Fromtheresearchof JuergenSpanuth, Pastor of Evangelic-LutheranNational Churchof
Schleswig-Holstein; author of DasWar Atlantis andnumerousother publications. Thisma
terial wastranslatedfromGermanbyPaul F. W. Lutter, F.R.C., of Bremen, andcompiled
byFrancesVejtasa, F.R.C.
a s theislandof Caphtor a
remnant of thelost At
lantis, anddiditsinhabi
tantsof Biblical days, the
Philistines, represent a
phaseof theAtlantean
race? History, archaeolo
gy, andtheOldTesta
ment seemtopoint that
way. For thisinformation, mind at
temptstolookbackover thetimeof 32
centuriesintoHolyScriptures, upon
Egyptiantempleinscriptionsandan
cient papyri, aswell asupontherelics
andmonumentsdepictingtheculture
andactivitiesof abygoneage.
ThePhilistines, whoseoriginwas
seeminglymysterious, camefromthe
NorthandsettledalongtheMediter
raneanSea, establishingsafeharborsas
anoffensiveagainst Egypt. Theysuc
ceededsowell that thiswater became
knownastheSeaof thePhilistines.
Continuingtheintroductiontothese
people, Pastor Spanuthstatesthat they
arrivedinheavyox-carts(asshownon
contemporaryEgyptianwall-pictures),
laidout fieldsandvineyardsanden-
agedincommerceandhorsebreeding;
ut aboveall theywereexperiencedas
workersinmetals.
Relatingtoalater time, after the
entryof thepeopleof Israel, it isstated
(I Samuel 13:19-20):
Nowtherewasnoiron-worker in
all thelandof Israel; (for thePhilis
tines said, Lest theHebrews make
themselvesswordsor spears:) But all
theIsraeliteshadtogotothePhilistines
toget their ploughsandbladesand
axesandhooksmadesharp;
It isinthelandof thePhilistines
that theoldest ironfurnaceshavebeen
found.1
Becauseof thesuperiorityof the
Philistinesinthemetallurgical indus
try, their skill asarmorers, andtheir
statureandphysical strength, theywere
lookeduponfearfullyinthestressof
wars. Theyhadapowerful Army, in
cludingastrongcavalryandarmored
battlevehicles, aswell asagreat Navy.
Eachwarrior hadahelmet, shield, a
sword, andusuallytwolances. Although
theEgyptiansusedthearrowandbow,
thisweaponwasnot popular withthe
Philistines.
AccordingtoPastor Spanuthsfind
ings, at thetimeof RamsesIII, the
Philistinesweretheleadingraceof a
coalitionof Northernpeoples, including
theSakars(Saxons) andtheDenen
(Danes), andhadmadeanalliance
withtheLibyanandtheTyrrhenian
people, andthreatenedtheEgyptian
Empire.
Their Kingdomat Seaextendedover
thecoastsof Syria, AsiaMinor, Cyprus,
andCreta, andtheyoccupiedGreece
(withtheexceptionof Athens); but al
thoughtheir kingdomenduredfor sev
eral generations, theyfailedtoconquer
Egypt. Theconcentratedpower of
RamsesIII wardedthemoff. Oncehe
destroyedthePhilistineNavywhenit
hadalreadyenteredthemouthof the
Nile.*
Theimportanceof thePhilistinesfor
thehistorical evolutionof theEastern
countriesof theMediterraneaninthe
10thandtothe12thcenturyB. C. can
not bevaluedhighlyenough.
It wastheheavywarfarebetween
thePhilistinesandtheEgyptiansthat
determinedtheExodusof thepeople
of Israel. SincetheExodusdidnot take
placeuntil after thedeathof Ramses
II, 1232(?) B. C., w'howasthebuilder
of thestorecities, PithomandRamses
(2Moses1, 11), it must betakenfor
1Wright, G. E., Iron: TheDateof itsIntro
duction into Common Use in Palestine.
AmericanJournal of Archaeology, Vol. 43, S.
4581939.
*Historical Recordsof RamsesIII, 1936, Plate
46; Schachermeyr, 1929, S. 44.
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grantedthat theIsraelitesleft Egypt
about 1220B. C., andthusat thesame
timethat thePhilistinesimmigratedto
Palestine.
It iswrittenabout themarchof the
Israelites(2Moses13:17): Nowafter
Pharaohhadlet thepeoplego, Goddid
not takethemthroughthelandof the
Philistines, thoughmat wasnear; for
Godsaid, If thepeopleseewar, they
mayhaveachangeof heart andgo
backtoEgypt.Thefightingreferred
towasbetweenthePhilistines and
RamsesIII, ontheEgyptianfrontier
near thecoast, whichforcedtheIsrael
itestomigratefarther East throughthe
RedSeaandthedesert Sinai. For this
samereasonit wasimpossiblefor Israel
tooccupythecoast of Palestineuntil
muchlater.
It wasthefear of thePhilistines
whichledtotheestablishingof the
KingdomandStatesof Israel.* The
heathenishritesandreligionof thePhil
istinesmadeessential therevelations
givenbyGodtoIsrael, whichwarned
of theHeights, Columns, andIdolsof
thePhilistines. However, theEuropean
culture, andtheknowledgeof metals
andshipbuilding, brought bythePhil
istinestoPalestineassistedtheIsraelites
intheir evolution.
The i sl and ol the Col umn
But wheredidthePhilistinescome
from? TheOldTestament speaksof
themasthePhilistines, therest of the
sea-Iandof Caphtor[theremnant of
thecountryof Caphtor] (Jeremiah
47:4). Herethreepointsareimportant:
ThePhilistinescamefromanisland
(ai) or islandstherefore, their superi
orityinnavigationandshipbuilding;
theislandisreferredtoasTCaphtor,
or column. Translated, air Kaphtor
meansislandof column.ThePhilis
tinesadmiredcolumns, andonmuch
of their oldearthenwarethepicturesof
theColumnof theWorldhavebeen
noticed.
Unfortunately, theOldTestament
doesnot tell wherethisobviouslysunken
Islandof thePhilistineshadbeen
situated. However, welearnfromEgyp
tianinscriptionsandpapyri that the
'Alt, A., DieStaatenbildungder Israelitenin
Palastina, in: Reformationsprogrammder Uni-
versitat Leipzig, 1930.
Philistinesandalliedracescamefrom
theNorthfromtheGreat Water
District=sn-wr, fromtheendsof the
Earth.6
TotheEgyptianstheGreat Water
DistrictwastheWorldSea, flowing
aroundtheterrestrial globe, andnot a
art of theMediterraneanSea. The
omeislandsof theNorthernpeople,
accordingtotheEgyptians, wereat
theendof theEarthontheGreat
Water DistrictintheNorth,and
without doubt inthedistrict of the
NorthSea. Theseislandswerede
stroyed, blownawaybythestormthe
KingsIslandsunkintotheSea*and
theremaininglandhauntedbyfire
andturnedtoash.*Thesecatastrophes
of Naturearethesameasthoseof the
HolyScripturesreferredtoasTen
Plaguesof Egypt.Theworldhasmany
proofsof catastrophesof world-wide
dimensioninthelast decades of the
12thcenturyB. C.T
Archaeological researchinthedis
trict of theNorthSeaindicatesde
structionbyinundationof astripof
thecoast andislandsabout 80to100
km. wideontheWest coast of theCim-
brianpeninsula. Fire-layersinthe
bogsof thetime(1200B. C.), periodIV
of theNorthernBronzeAge, indicate
that at about thesameperiodthere
wasthegreat drought whichstopped
all growth.
Thesecatastrophesbrought famine
andhardship, andthepeopleof the
districtsontheNorthSea(including
DenmarkandSweden) fledSouth.
For thousands of years theElbe
River andtheDanubeconstitutedthe
tradingroutefor theNorthernpeople
whobrought amber fromthecoastsof
theNorthSeatotheSouth. Centuries
later, theTeutonestribeandtheir allies
theCimbri usedthissameroute. It was
viathevalleysof theMoravaandthe
Vardar, about 1200B. C., that thepeo
plefromtheNortharrivedinGreece
andtookoccupation, destroyingcastles
Historical Recordsof RamsesIII, 1936, Plates
27, 37
Historical Recordsof RamsesIII, 1936, Plates
27, 28, 46, 80Rreasted, Ancient Recordsof
Egypt, Chicago, Bd. V
8Breasted, Ancient Recordsof Egypt, Chicago,
Bd. IV
7Paret, 1948, S. 144
andanyof thefortifiedsettlementsthat
offeredresistance. Only Athens re
maineduntouchedandwithit the
Mycenaeanculture.
Themainmultitudeof theNorthern
peoplemovedviatheBosporustoAsia
Minor wheretheydestroyedthemighty
Empireof theHittites*; fromtherethey
proceededtoSyriaandEgypt. Their
powerful NavyhadconqueredCreta
andCyprusandkept advancingsimul
taneouslywiththelandforces.
Theworksof Plato(includinghis
dialoguesof Timoeusandof Critias),
withtheir informationonAtlantis,
coincideexactlywithwhat hasbeen
gatheredfromEgyptianinscriptionsand
papyri intheresearchof Pastor Spa-
nuth. Platowritesabout theterrible
catastrophesonseaandland, thegreat
drought, andthefiresmowingdown
forests. HecallstheseNorthernpeople
Atlanteansandreferstotheir islands
ashavingperishedononedayand
onenight full of horribleterror.He
describesthesurvivorsandtheir con
quests, moving through Europe to
Greece, throughAsiaMinor, andtheir
advanceagainst Egypt. It isPastor
Spanuthsconclusion, therefore, that
Platowas an accuraterecorder of
history.
Pastor Spanuthnoteswithinterest
that intheinscriptions of Medinet
Habu, inthepapyrusHarris, andthe
other papyri fromthat age(around
1200B. C.), wehaveinhandapart of
thoseEgyptiandocumentswhichPlato
consideredinabout 400B. C., and
whichthePriestsinSais, Egypt, ac
cordingtostatementsof Plato, had
'Historical Recordsof RamsesIII,Chicago, 1936,
Bl. 46; Breasted, Ancient Recordsof Egypt,
Bd. IV64; Schachermeyr, 1929, S. 37, and
1936, S. 244; Bilabel, 1927, S. 161
onceshowntoSolonandtranslatedinto
Greek. It isPastor Spanuthsconclu
sionthat acomparisonbetweenPlatos
report onAtlantisandtheEgyptianin
scriptionsandreliefs(existingtothis
date) proveswithout adoubt that the
AtlanteanswerethePhrst(Frisians)
of theEgyptianinscriptionsandthe
sameasthePhilistinesof theOldTesta
ment.
TheBiblereferstothehomeisland
of thePhilistinesasai Kaphtor,that
is, theIslandof theColumn: theAt
lantisReport statesthat inthecenter
of thehighest sanctuaryof theAtlan-
teanPhilistinestherestoodahugecol
umn, theIrminsul,or theColumnof
theUniverseof thereligiousritesof the
Northernpeople, whichaccordingto
their belief supportedtheHeaven.
TheAtlantisReport supportsclearly
theinformationgiventoEgyptiansby
thecapturedAtlanteanPhilistines.
Fromhere, it issimpletodeterminethe
locationof ai Kaphtor,theMainIs
landof theAtlanteanPhilistines, or the
HolyIslandonwhichstoodtheCol
umnof theUniverse. Accordingtothe
AtlantisReport, thisislandwasinthe
shelter of arockisland, whichstood
highandsteepout of thesea. It was
therethat theAtlanteansquarriedred,
white, andblackstonesfor constructing
their wallsandbuildings,andalso
herewascopper infusibleandpure
form.
The Name Uthland
Thereisonlyonerockislandthat
S
ialifiesfor thedescriptiongiven, and
at isHeligoland. Theredrockof
this island even today is standing
everywherehighandsteepout of the
Sea.Thewhiterockbelongedtothe
Dune(Sandhill), consistingof gyp
sumandchalk. It disappearedintothe
NorthSea200yearsago. Theblack
rockstill existsat thenorthernedgeof
theDune,andshowsabovethewater
at certaintimesof theEasternwinds
andduringverylowebb-tides. This
rock consists of limonite sandstone
whichprobablyreceiveditsblue-black
color fromstrongimpregnationof car
boniccopper.
Also, inHeligoland, copper oreand
purecopper (copper infusibleand
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pureform) arestill plentiful. There
isaplaceontheuplandof Heligoland
calledKupferplatte(copper plate).8
However, thehighest templeandthe
KingsCastleof theAtlanteanswerenot
uponthisrock; theywereonalowhill
raisedonanotherwiseflat ground, and
adistanceof 50stadiafromtheocean.
At thisexact locationtodaythereisa
lowhill called Steinsrund (stone-
ground), becauseit isdottedwithin
numerablestones, apuzzlefor geolo
gists.
Oldmapsof Heligolandshowthis
hill, withatemplumandacastel-
lum.Present-dayHeligolandersstate
that onthishill thereoncehadstood
amagnificent templeandahugecastle.
Inoldchronicleswereadthat thistem
plehadbeendedicatedtoFosites[For-
seti of theTeutonicReligion], andthat
thereforethesunkenislandwascalled
Fositesland. Pastor Spanuthdeclares
that therecanbenodoubt that Fosites
isidentical withthegodPoseidonof
theAtlantisReport, towhomAtlantis
issaidtohavebeendedicated.
Inthesummer of 1952, Pastor Spa
nuth, withthehelpof adiver, made
aninvestigationat Steingrund. They
foundacircumvallationof stones925
meterslongandoval, surroundingruins
coveredwithsand, andevidentlybuilt
byhumanhands. Thiscouldbethe
ruinsof thetempleandtheKingscastle
of theAtlanteans. Wenowknowwhere
Atlantiswaslocated, andtodaythe
sunkenislandiscalledUthlandand
that istheAtlant of Plato, theKings
Islandof theNorthSeapeople, which
hadtobeabandonednear theendof
the13thcenturyB. C.
TheLordhadsaidtotheProphet
Amos (Amos9:7), DidI not lead
Israel out of thelandof Egypt andthe
Philistinesout of Caphtor?Thusit is
indicatedthat theLordshowedmercy
alsotothePhilistinesduringthegreat
catastrophesof 1200B. C. andledthem
totheland of Promiseinorder that
theretheymight executeHisplans.
Wetzel, W., DieMineralienSchleswigHol-
steins, in: Nordelbingen 1925, Flensburg,
S. 315
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Central Violeta, Cuba.
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Santiago:
Heliopolis Chapter, "Logia Fraternidad No. 1.
CalleDesiderio Fajardo (EsquinaGral. Portuon-
do). Jose Marquez Olivera, Master, Calle San
Pio 61.
DENMARK ANDNORWAY
Copenhagen:*
TheAMORC Grand Lodgeof Denmark and Nor
way. Arthur Sundstrup. Grand Master, Vester
Voldgade 104.
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Trujillo:
Santo Domingo Chanter, Ediflcio Copello, Apt.
401. Emilio GuzmanGuanabens, Master. Apartado
1026.
EGYPT
Alexandria:
Alexandria Pronaos. Mario Saphir, Master, 47
SaadBlvd., Zaghoue, Alexandria.
Cairo:
Cheops Chapter. Albert T. Doss. Master, Doss
PashaBldg., 44SolimanPashaSt.
ENGLAND
The AMORC Grand Lodge of Great Britain.
Raymund Andrea. Grand Master, 31 Bayswater
Ave., Westbury Park, Bristol 6.
Birmingham:
BirminghamChapter, Warwick Room, Imperial
Hotel. H. I. Hancock. Master, Bridge House,
Henley-in-Arden, Warks.
Brighton, Sussex:
Brighton Pronaos. Mrs. E. M. Kirkpatrick. Mas
ter. Cranston. 21Woodlands. Barrowfield. Hove4.
Bristol, Gloucester:
Bristol Pronaos. Harry T. Roberts, Master, 45
Apsley Rd., Clifton, Bristol 8.
Ipswich, Suffolk:
Ipswich Pronaos. George E. Palmer, Master.
Shotley Cottage, Shotley.
Leeds:
Joseph Priestley Chapter. Theosophical Library,
12Queen Sq. C. G. Cottam. Master. 59Whitby
Rd., Manningham. Bradford. Yorks.
Liverpool:
Pythagoras Chapter. Stork Hotel, RoomE. Queen
Sii. Royston Harrington, Master, 5 Lowerson
Cres., W. Derby.
London:
Francis Bacon Chapter, Institute of Journalists,
2-1 Tudor St. John W. Fuller, Master, 'Alden,'
Warfield Pk., Bracknell, Berks.
Rosicrucian AdministrativeOffice, 25Garrick St.,
London W.C. 2. Open Monday through Friday,
9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. John H. LaBuschagne, Re
gional Secretary.
Manchester:
John Dalton Chapter. St. Michaels. Spath Road.
Didsbury. JennieH. C. Riding, Master. 16Gorsey
Rd., Wilmslow, Ches.
Nottingham:
ByronChapter, Memorial Hall, Unitarian Church,
High Pavement. John H. Thompson, Master, 7
Queens Dr.. Ilkeston, Derbys.
FRANCK
Grand Lodge of France, 56Rue Gambetta. Vil-
leneuve-Saint-Georges (Seine-et-Oise).
GERMANY
AMORC, Muenchen33, Schliessfach33.
GUATEMALA
Guatemala:
ZamaChapter, LogiaMasonicadeGuatemala. 6.a
AvenidaA #4-51; Zone1. J. Bernardo Quiros.
Master, 29Av. 18-37.
HAITI
Port-au-Prince:
Martinez de Pasqually Chapter, Maison Monnin
et Bauduy, "Aux Galeries Suisses." Grand Rue.
Lys Denizard, Master.
HOLLAND
Amsterdam:*
De Rozekruisers Orde, Groot-Loge der Neder-
landen. J. Coops, GrandMaster, Hunzestraat 141.
HONDURAS
SanPedroSula:
San Pedro Sula Chapter, Hotel Roma. Primera
AvenidaSur. Pedro V. TapiaFuenles G., Master.
Bo. Medina.
INDIA
Bombay:
Bombay Pronaos. S. K. Suntook, Master. Park
House. Wodehouse Rd., Colaba. Bombay 5.
INDONESIA
Djakarta:
GrandLodgeof AMORC. TjiaVonTjan. Grand
Master, MentengRaya24E.
MEXICO
Guadalajara, Jalisco:
Anahuac Chapter, CalleMadero 152. Luis Abbadie,
Master, Apartado 817.
Mexico, D. F. :*
Quetzalcoatl Lodge, CalledeColombia24. Julio
Klug Gimenez, Master, N. San Juan 225, Col.
Narvarte.
Monterrey, N. L.:
Monterrey Chapter. Calle Doblado 622 Norte.
Faustino de la Garza, Master, J. G. Leal 839
Norte.
Tampico, Tamps.:
Tampico Pronaos. EnriqueRodriguez C., Master,
Apartado 285.
NETHERLANDSWEST INDIES
Curacao, Curacao:
Curacao Pronaos. Walter Bakhuis, Master, "La
Plata Penstraat 109.
St. Nieolaas, Aruba:
Aruba Chapter, 320 Bernard St., P.O. Box 254.
John Wathey, Master, P.O. Box 262.
NEWZEALAND
Auckland:
Auckland Chapter, 156Grafton Rd. Mrs. E. M.
Wood, Master, Gifford's Bldg., VulcanLane.
Christchurch:
Christchurch Pronaos. N. A. Kilgour. Master,
56SabrinaSt., Shirley, Christchurch.
Wellington:
Wellington Chapter, 54-56Cuba St. Winifred S.
Crump, Master, 2Fitzherbert St., Lower Hutt.
NORTHKRNIRELAND
Belfast:
Belfast Pronaos. John Beggs, Master, 110Mount
St., Woodstock Rd.
PANAMA
Colon:
Col6nPronaos. Cecil W. Haughton. Master, P.O.
Box 826, Cristobal, C. Z.
Panama:
Panama Chapter, Logia Masonic a de Panama.
Antonio Salas P., Master, CalleG No. 5.
PERU
Lima:
Huanacauri Chapter. Plateros deSan Pedro 126.
Enriqueta P. de Montejo, Master. Jiron Isabel
LaCatolica130. LaVictoria. Lima.
PUERTO RICO
Ponce:
PonceChapter. 65Hostos Ave. E. Huertas Zayas,
Master. CalleBertoly 3.
SanJuan:
Luz de AMORC Chapter. Ponce de Leon Ave.
1658, Stop 24, Santurce. Manuel Sampayo Casal-
duc. Master, P. O. Box 8716, Fdez. Juneos Sta.,
Santurce.
SCOTLAND
Glasgow:
TheSaint AndrewChapter. ToeH. BuchananSt.
Allan MacDonald Campbell, Master, 47Watling
Cres., Motherwell, Lanarks.
SOUTH AFRICA
CapeTown:
Good Hope Chapter, Oddfellows Hall. 86 Plein
St. GeorgeWhitehill, Master, Flat 506'El Rio,
MainRd., SeaPoint. CapeTown.
Durban, Natal:
Durban Pronaos. Johanna Cruickshank, Master,
Carlton Hotel. West St.
Johannesburg, Transvaal:
Southern Cross Chapter. Rand Women's Club,
Jeppe&Joubert Sts. W. Garforth, Master. P. O.
Box 634.
Pretoria, Transvaal:
Pretoria Pronaos. F. E. F. Prins, Master, 93
Verdoorn St.. Sunnyside.
SWEDEN
Skalderviken:*
Grand Lodge Rosenkorset. Box 30.
SWITZERLAND
Zurich:
ZurichPronaos. E. F. Zaugg, Master, Erligatter-
weg23, Zurich2/38.
URUGUAY
Montevideo:
Titurel Chapter, Avenida Millan 2638. Francisco
Devincenzi. Master, Basilio Pereyra de la Luz
1074.
VENEZUELA
Barquisinieto:
Barquisimeto Chanter. Avenida20. No. 75, Apar
tado 64. Luis E. Pardo, Master, Apartado 64.
Caracas:*
AldenLodge. CalleNorte11. Sergio Sanfeliz Rea,
Master. Apartado 1682.
Maracaibo:
Cenit Chapter, CalleBelloso 9-B, 27. Antonio G.
Morillo, Master. CreolePet. Corp.. Lab. deGeol.,
Apt. 172.
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