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W HA T OF TOMORROW?
By T HE I M PERA T O R
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E D I T O R .
HE RE will japan
fit into the post
war jigsaw puzzle
of nations which
will conf ront the
conf e r ee powers
at the s er ies of
pe a c e c o n f e r
ences ? T he dis
posal of her sta
tus as a na t i on
wi l l c ompe l t he
greatest diploma
tic di s c r e t i on. It
will be a discretion which will not at
first be understood by those who are
not in the inner circles of diplomatic re
lations. Such punitive actions as will be
taken against her. such as restrictions
and ex acting demands will need to be
very cautiously exercised. It will need
to be made very apparent to the other
Or iental powers, especially those who
are victorious allies, that the impositions
are in consideration of J apans war con
duct. and not with the intention of re
flecting any racial superiority upon the
part of the victorious white race powers.
Especially will the United States and
Great Britain be extremely conscious of
T he the need for this caution. In fact, the
Rosicr ucian Public ,o f ,both .f these Pow, f s' at th=
time of the conferences, will reproach
Vtgest their representatives, through their re-
J ul y spective presses, because of their atti-
1942 tude toward J apan. In the restricted
opinion of such laymen, it will seem that
their governments will be unjustif iably
free of severity in dealing with J apan
as an aggressor nation. T he statesmen
will be placed in a very awkward posi
tion. T hey will not be able to disclose
publicly why they will need to conduct
themselves in such a manner in their re
lations with J apan; however, the reasons
will be made apparent in this article.
Intense hatred for the J apanese has
been smouldering in Korea since the
Korean Emperor was compelled in the
year 1910. to surrender the sovereignty
of that nation to the J apanese. The
hatred was increased when a J apanese
military head was placed as governor,
and in authority over Korea. His duty,
at all costs, was to disrupt and then
J apanize Korean customs and ways of
living. T he Koreans, t he r e f or e , w i l l
think that they see in J apan's post- war
plight an o ppo r t uni t y to hav e their
previous independence restored. In this,
they will be disappointed, for it will
not be.
Outwar dly , the conferee powers, com
prising the United Nations, especially
Great Britain, the United States. Cana
da. and the nations of the Archipelago,
namely. Australia and New Zealand,
will adopt the policy of relieving J apan
of only that territory which she has ac
quired through aggression since the be
ginning of her current war with China.
She will, however, as mentioned in a
previous episode of this series, be de
prived of those islands over which she
was given mandate after Wor l d W a r
No. 1, because of her violation of such
mandates by establishing naval and air
bases upon them, and f ortif y ing them in
general.
T he United Nations, in their deci
sions about J apan, will not be more re
troactive than this. Because of their
disinclination, the citizens of the United
Nations will accuse t he i r r es pect iv e
governments of being ex tremely lenient
toward J apan. However, there will be
a wise s t a t e s ma ns hi p behind such a
course of action. It w i l l also s i g ni f y
much f orethought. T he representatives
of the United States and Eng land will
realize that the po pul a t i o n of J apan
proper is nearly Eig hty Millions, and
the population of the J apanese Empir e
at the time of the conclusion of the war
exceeded One H undr e d M i l l i o n s of
people.
T he J apanese are known f or their
f ecundity. T heir population has been
ex panding annually at an alarming rate,
without any inclination on the part of
the J apanese Government to discourage
it. In fact, the opposite propaganda has
prevailed. Consequently , the conferees
the United States and Eng land in
particularwill be aware that to f ur th
er compress J apan into a smaller terri
torial area, by repartitioning the lands
they previously acquir ed through the
decades of their aggression, would be
to engender more quickly an undesir
able condition. Such compression would,
in the future, develop the desire in the
average J apanese to ex pand his Nation,
not f or reasons of National or racial
pride, or for ambition, but for measures
of self- preservation, which would be an
incentive hard to control.
T he first act of the conference, with
respect to J apan, will be to reduce it to
a minimum, or a t hi r d- r a t e mi l i t a r y
power. T his will consist in the reduc
tion of her navy to ineffectual strength.
Such fleets as she will be permitted to
maintain by a strictly enforced treaty,
will be but sufficient f or her to patrol
her immediate waters, such as the Sea
of J apan, the Y ellow Sea. and her Paci
fic shores. Such limitations will also
include the prohibition of the construc
tion of long- range bombers and aircraft
carriers capable of transporting medium
sized bombers and fast pursuit planes.
A powerful U ni t e d S t a t e s Pacific
fleet will dominate the Pacific area, in
cluding all of the strategic islands there
in. Consequently , an absolute control
of the Pacific will shif t from Eng land
and J apan, to the United States. J apan
will see in this disposition of her status
eventual economic and racial suicide,
unless she makes immediate prepara
tions to mitigate the situation. She will
display no inclinations to force, in the
years immediately f ollowing the Peace
Conf erence. In fact, she will not even
resort to surreptitious preparations for a
f uture war by the secret construction of
armaments. She will be aware that for
eign espionage will reveal such moves
on her part, and it would result in such
retaliatory meas ur es be i ng taken, as
would more seriously encumber her.
Likewise, her statesmen, and even her
extreme militarists will know that she
would be incapable of waging a war
singlehanded against the coalition of
powers aligned against her.
J apan, instead, will therefore resort
to an intense campaign of winning the
f riendship of her Asiatic sister nations
China, Burma, Malay a, and the In-
donese peoples in general. T his cam
paign will consist in attempting to sup
port and cooperate with every Asiatic
custom, tradition, and practice which is
contrary to or opposed to the beliefs
and standards of the white races. Her
basis of appeal will be the common sym
pathy and understanding the peoples of
similar racial origin or evolution have,
and the impossibility for all peoples to
see eye to eye, and that, therefore, peo
ples and nations must group themselves
according to their instinctive inclina
tions. In other words, this campaign
will consist of segregating peoples ac
cording to their racial psychology.
T he form which this campaign will
take in action will be that J apan will
establish propaganda agents in each of
the countries which she wishes to in
fluence with this doctrine. These agents
will be natives of the country in which
they reside. Some of them may know
the end in view. Others, in all sincerity,
may believe in J apans doctrine. T he
pr opaganda will be entirely different
from that which J apan has heretofore
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ex pounded. It will not advocate an
Asiatic union of the nations of the
East, with J apan as the mo t i v a t i ng
nucleus or the protective element. Rath
er, it will advocate the need to pre
serve the soul of Asiatic culture against
the inroads being made by Wester n
civilization.
Her agents in those countries which
she will attempt to indoctrinate with
this philosophy will be instructed to em
phasize, that is, to give publicity to
every act and wor d emanating from the
nations of the white races, which can
be interpreted as disparaging the Or ien
tal as an individual, or his conceptions.
T his will be easily accomplished, for
the ignorance of the average Wester n
mind as to the basic reasons and causes
of Or iental concepts and customs has
caused the pe opl e s of t he W e s t e r n
Wor l d to write many critical, unf ound
ed. and offensive w or k s a bo ut the
Or iental peoples.
Whe n such s t a t e me nt s are given
publicity through her agents in her sis
ter nations, J apan then, through her
own press, will express sympathy to the
people of that nation, whom she will
indicate as having been slandered. Her
press will adopt the attitude of, we,
the misunderstood and maligned peo
ple." T he we will not be confined to
J apan, but will be made all- inclusive,
that is, to mean the other Asiatic peo
ples as well.
T o further strengthen this campaign.
J apan will deliberately discard some of
her minor Wes ter n standards and prac
tices, as a gesture of a return to the
pur ity of her Or iental customs. She will
display her shrewdness in racial psy
chology by even adopting as her own
some of the customs and arts of her
sister Asiatic nations, to suggest their
common i nt e r e s t s and their need for
unity.
J apan will be quite conscious of the
fact that the National Government of
China represents a minority of the mil
lions of the population of that country.
In principle, the National Par ty or Gov
ernment of China will be of its popu
lace, but in fact there will be millions
who will not be in sympathy with it,
and, further, will even attempt, as pre
viously, to overthrow it by open revolu
tion. J apan will try to compel the Na
tional Par ty of China, or the Govern
ment, in other words, to give her sym
pathetic ear by c oe r c i on, namely, by
causing the opposition in China to sup
port her pr o pa g a nda pl a n, in other
words, a common bond of all Asiatics
to resist the encroachment of undesired
white race culture.
J apan will do this because she cannot
gain prominence in the f uture without
access to the centers of the badly need
ed raw materials. She will not be able
to aff ord to buy them, that is, at a price
that would constitute a profit to the ex
por ting nation. J apan must sell her com
modities cheap to compete in the world
market. T his cannot be done if all of
the basic materials which she uses nec
essarily have to be bought. T he only
solution, from the J apanese point of
view, the only means to survive eco
nomically is to completely control the
sources of her needed raw materials.
J apan will have sufficient astuteness
to know that the other Eastern powers
China and India, for ex amplewill,
with the passing of time, command more
and more power in wor ld affairs. These
nations, J apan will further know, will
have more and more of their demands
acceded to, in time. T heref ore, by os
tensibly attempting an amalgamation of
her customs with theirs, by establishing
a racial sympathy and fraternization,
she will hope to cause these other East
ern nations to compel land and eco
nomic concessions for her, which she
could not acquire by force or by singly-
made demands. Simply put, J apan will
think that the threat of a United Asia
against the Wes ter n powers will ac
complish what she would not be able to
risk through independent action.
But a short period of time will elapse,
after the peace conferences, before this
insidious campaign will become known
to the Intelligence Departments of the
United States and Eng land. These na
tions, however, will find it extremely
difficult to mitigate its effects. Direct
representations to the other Eastern
powers, by the white race powers, in the
nature of objections, obviously might
be misunderstood. T hey might be in
terpreted as intervention in Asiatic af
fairs, and would inadvertently give con
f irmation to J apanese claims of such
intervention.
T he nex t big problem which will face
the conferees at the Peace Conferences
will be the standards of living of the
respective nations of the world, partic
ularly those which participated in the
war. It will be clearly realized, for per
haps the first time in modern history,
that such standards have a prof ound
influence upon wor ld trade relations.
T he question will be: How can such
standards be equalized so that the pres
ent ex isting extremes in the living of
peoples of the various nations will not
continue?
T he standards of living which will be
considered at the conferences will not
be those religious or moral precepts by
which a people govern their social re
lationships: neither will they consider
those standards of health and hygiene
as enf orced or neglected by nations.
Neither will they weigh as part of the
standards of living, the subjects of the
hours of labor or wor king conditions in
general of the peoples of a nation. T hey
will adjudg e such matters as a nation's
internal affairs, not directly affecting its
relations with other sovereign powers.
T his problem of the standard of living
will, therefore, eventually resolve down
to the question of how much lux ur y
shall the i n d i v i d ua l enjoy, or rather
have easy access to.
Radios, telephones, refrigerators, air
cooling systems, even the automobile,
which are commercially considered and
advertised as necessities in America are
held to be lux uries elsewhere. Almost
all people of all nations, because of the
motion picture and modern methods of
communication and transportation, have
been made aware of the existence of
these things and they want them.
However, very few nations of the wor ld
are so internally wealthy in resources
as to provide their own materials for
the manuf acture of these things. In
other wor ds, they cannot produce any
or enough of these lux uries for their
own consumption, and c ons e que nt l y
must either import the ingredients or
the finished product.
It is quite comprehensible that before
they can import commodities, they must
have raw materials or finished products
of their own to ex port, and from which
a credit balance can be set up in their
f avor, against which t he i r pur chas e s
can be charged. A lmost all nations have
one or more materials or manuf actured
commodities, amounting to a domestic
surplus. T his excess can be put upon
the wor ld market. T he difficulty which
the conferees will perceive is that sev
eral of the nations may and do have an
overabundance of the same commodi
ties. If they would trade with each
other, such nations must exclude such
surpluses by constructing high tariff
walls.
Nations with a surplus in several
commodities can ex port just the com
modity which is not in competition with
their neighbor states with whom they
trade, and obtain the necessary trade
credits, making it possible for them to
import what they need. W ha t of the
nations that have but one commodity to
ex port, and that in competition with
similar ex ports throughout the wor ld?
Such nations are not only put in inten
sive competition, but those nations hav
ing the same ex port will bar them from
selling to their consumers, by a tariff
wall. If a nation cannot sell sufficient
quantities of something and with a fair
profit, she is economically restricted in
her power of purchase, or ability to im
port what she needs. Obviously , then,
such nations are deprived of the lux
uries which have become the standards
of living to other powers, and of w'hich
their own citizens are aware. Such a
condition causes international dissen
sion and envy. It eventually results in
retaliatory intrigues, pacts, and agree
ments to undermine the lux ur y nations,
by war if necessary.
T he conferee nations committees sit
ting in contemplation on these matters
will at first see two extreme alternatives
for the solution of the problem. One
would be to definitely prohibit certain
lux uries among t he pe opl e s of the
world; in other words, suppress certain
expensive standards of living until such
a time as they could be internationally
equalized, namely, until all of the peo
ples of the wor ld would be so economi
cally situated that they could enjoy
them alike. T his would result in bar
ring to certain peoples those opportuni
ties which are the geographical ad
vantages of their birth, in other words,
by virtue of being born in a country of
plenty. Such an action would not be
tolerated.
T he nex t apparent alternative would
be to adjust, to the complete satisfac
tion of all nations, their trade relations
with each other. T his latter course is
not immediately possible, and delays
would only result in the development of
those circumstances which the conf er
ence seeks to avoid. A f ter much dialec
tics and cogitation by the committees,
it will be apparent that it is essential
that an intermediate course of action be
taken. In part, this will consist in keep
ing the price level of lux uries up by
tax ation in those nations where they
have been comparatively easy to pro
cure. T his will not make it impossible
for individuals in the lux ur y nations to
obtain such commodities, but it will
make them conscious of their lux ury
content.
Ef f ort will l i k e w i s e be made to cut
down the cost of production of such
articles, so that they may be sold in for
eign markets for appreciably less than
they are o bt a i na bl e in the domestic
markets. Since the buy i ng pow e r of
most of the foreign markets for such
items will be less, the number of peo
ples throughout the wor ld being able to
acquir e such lux uries will be propor
tional, namely, equalizing the standard
of living.
(T o be continued)
V V V
Mental Focusing
By F r a t e r O l i v e r C . R o g e r s
W e of ten see a person going through
a period of me nt a l depression ov er
something which to us may seem silly.
W e may forget that we also have gone
thr ough c o ndi t i o ns which to others
seemed silly, but to usat the particu
lar t ime s eemed to be of ut mos t
importance.
Har mony and tolerance cannot mani
fest without until we have created it
within ourselves. Our understanding
must be clear in order that what we see
may not be distorted. For analogy; let
lief which we de~ us take the binoculars or field glasses:
sire. T he same may be said of mental W e will f ind upon them a focusing at-
suff ering. A child may be suf fering tachment. In order to see clearly it is
mentally as much over the loss of a necessary that we adjust the attach-
penny or a doll as a grown person who ment to the proper point to obtain per-
has lost a fortune or a dear friend. In feet focus and we then have a clear
analy zing this condition we come to the picture.
conclusion that it is not the condition W e need more than ever before at
about us but the condition which we this time to acquire and retain the pro
create within our minds which seems per focus upon the problems and ex-
important. periences of our daily lives. Eyes and
If we were asleep or objectively un- minds should not be blurred by un
conscious, tragic events might happen proper f ocusing. Our focusing appara-
about us and if we were not made a- tus is within us and when we have ac-
ware of them upon awakening we would quired the proper focus, all that is out-
P . not be affected mentally by what had side or about us will appear in the
Kostcr uctan taken pjace T hat which we are objec- proper lig ht and not distorted. Idle
Dig est tively conscious of , and the interpreta- words were not spoken when it was
J ul y tion of what we see and hear, is what s a i d t ha t "T he Kingdom of God is
1 9 42 we accept as being real. within.
T O O T H A C H E ,
headache or some
other bodily ache
may s eem to be
the mos t import
ant t hi ng in the
world at the time
t ha t we ar e ex
pe r i e nc i ng t he
pain. W a r , calam
ity or financial re
verses seem to de
pend upon the re
lief which we de
sire. T he same may be said of mental
suff ering. A child may be suff ering
mentally as much over the loss of a
penny or a doll as a grown person who
has lost a fortune or a dear friend. In
analy zing this condition we come to the
conclusion that it is not the condition
about us but the condition which we
create within our minds which seems
important.
If we were asleep or objectively un
conscious, tragic events might happen
about us and if we were not made a-
ware of them upon awakening we would
not be affected mentally by what had
taken place. T hat which we are objec
tively conscious of , and the interpreta
tion of what we see and hear, is what
we accept as being real.
A Key To Symbolism
By P e n s a t o r
E N E R A L L Y
s pe a k i ng , mos t
t ho ug ht on t he
s ubj e c t of Sym-
bo l o g y is one
s i de d. B y t hi s I
mean that we are
usually inclined to
t hi n k t ha t Sym-
bology refers only
to graphic repre
sentation as f ound
in the field of A r t.
But to thus limit
it, is ex tremely naive, and by so doing
we limit ourselves horr ibly in our at
tempts to enlarge our consciousness and
our knowledge of the Universe.
* * *
My s t i c a l phi l o s o phy affirms that
Space and T ime, def ining e v e r y t hi ng
that we know by means of sensuous per
ception, are in themselves just forms of
our receptivity, the lens or prism through
which we see the wor ld or in other
words, Space and T ime do not repre
sent properties of the Universe, but just
properties of our knowledge of the Uni
verse, gained through our sensuous or
ganism. From this it follows that the
Universe, apart from our knowledge of
it, has neither ex tension in space nor
existence in time; these are properties
which we add to it in order to objective
ly know it. T he sense of space (di
mensionality) is the power of repre
sentation by means of form.
Objective realization (i. e., the sense
of S pace - T ime , three- dimensionality,
etc.) is to be regarded as only one as
pect of the Uni v e r s e , a cross- section
only; not ex isting actually , but being
realized (hence actual to our objective
senses only ) by means of the five objec
tive senses. T he w or l d of a c t ua l i t y
(i.e., higher di me ns i o na l i t y and con
sciousness, the wor ld of causes), rather
than our realization of things by their
cross- sectional three- dimensional a nd
time as pe ct s in our obj e c t i v e world,
comprises the other phase of one and
the same Universe. T he two are not
separate, but merely different aspects of
one and the same. The Wor l d Is One.
T his apparent division exists only in
our consciousness because of our incor
rect perception of the world. It is im
portant to remember that each phenom
enon (in our three- dimensional wor ld)
is the finite expression, in the sphere of
our knowledge through the objective
senses, of something infinite. Our ob
jective mind and cons cious ne s s has
knowledge only of a cross- section of a
mul t i - di me ns i o na l infinite (Cosmic)
world. T o know the Inf inite, we must
broaden and deepen the scope of our
consciousness. T his is the aim of My s
ticism.
In speaking of matter, it is always
necessary to remember that Matter is
not that which it objectively appears to
be to our senses, but rather a condition.
Suppose, f or ex ample, that a man is
born blind. It is impossible to regard
this blindness as a substance; it is a
condition of the existence (receptivity,
or knowledge) of a given man. Matter
in its t hr e e - di me ns i ona l aspects of
Space- Time, is some sort of blindness.
W e sense it not completely, but only
partially , only c o ndi t i o na l l y , as if
through a narr ow slit. Our objective
knowledge does not study facts, but
only the perception of facts. In order
for our knowledge to transcend the
limits of the objective three- dimensional
sphere it is necessary that the conditions
of perception shall change. Objective
perception is nothing else than our in
complete (hence, incorrect) perception
of the world, and exists in our con
sciousness only. T he relations of the
Cosmic wor ld only are correct and true.
Occidental materialistic science has
narrowed our unde r s t a ndi ng of the
world. Deny ing the existence of all else
than our own particular cross- section of
the Universe, the doors to a higher
knowledge and perception of the world
remained closed, and we even denied
that there was any thing whatever be
hind them; or, suspecting the existence
of another world, we imagined it
similar to ours, and tried to penetrate
there unconscious of the fact that the
division of the wor ld into this world
and that wor ld constituted our chief ob
stacle. T he Wor l d Is One, only the
ways of knowing it are different. W^ith
imperfect methods of knowledge it is
impossible to penetrate into that which
is accessible to perfect methods only.
T hat wor ld and our wor ld are not two
different worlds. T hat which we call
our wor ld is merely our incorrect per
ception of the wor ld. T hat wor ld begins
to be apprehended by us as the wond
rous, as something opposed to the real
ity of this world, and at the same time
our objective wor ld begins to seem un
real. T his sense of the wondrous is the
key to that (i. e. Cosmic) world.
T he growth of Consciousness in man
consists in the growth of the intellect
and the accompanying growth of the
higher emotionsreligious, esthetic, etc.
which according to their growth be
come more and more intellectualized;
and with this proceeds the assimilation
T he by the intellect of emotional qualities
Ros icr ucian which give it increasing warmth, and it
Dig es t thus ceases to be cold. T his f usion
J ul y of the intellect with the higher emotions
1 942 gives Spir itual growth.
Man comprehends many things by
means of his logical mind (i.e., intel
lect) and also much by means of his
emotions. In no case, however, are emo
tions merely organs of feeling for feel
ing s sake they are all organs o[
knowledge. In every emotion we know"
something that we could not know with
out its aid, something we could know by
no other emotion, and by no effort of
the logical mind. If we consider the
emotional nature of man as self- contain
ed, not serving knowledge, we shall
never understand its true significance.
T here is much that can only be known
emotionally, and only through given
emotions.
W e may call the emotions the stained-
glass windows of the Soul. T hey are
colored windows or pr is ms t hr oug h
which the Soul looks out upon the
wor ld. A s each such glass aids in f ind
ing the same or similar colors in a con
templated object, so it likewise prevents
the f inding of opposite colors. A one
sided emotional nature, therefore, can
not give a correct perception and knowl
edge of an object. Emotional under
standing makes clear much that was
bef ore indistinct or clouded to our con
sciousness, yet nothing so easily deludes
us. Ever y emotion has its own partic
ular meaning for existence, although its
value from the standpoint of knowledge
may vary. Certain emotions are im
portant and necessary for knowledge
and the increase of consciousness, while
other emotions are detrimental and do
much to hinder.
T he indication of the growth of the
emotions is the liberation of them from
the purely personal elements, and their
sublimation on the higher planes. T his
liberation from the strictly personal ele
ment, augments the knowledge received
through the emotions, since the more of
personal elements in the emotion the
greater the possible delusions. Personal
emotions are always par tial and unjust,
since they always oppose themselves to
all the rest.
J ust as it is incorrect to evaluate
everything in relation to oneself from
the standpoint of one emotion, contrast
ing it with all the rest, so is it also in
correct to evaluate everything in rela
tion to the wor ld from the standpoint
of ones own accidental I" of a given
moment. T he problem of correct emo
tional knowledge then, consists in the
f act that one shall f eel in relation to the
world and men from some other stand~
point than the personal. A nd in just the
proportion that we de- personalize our
emotions, we thereby deepen and broad
en the scope and calibre of the knowl
edge which it is possible to receive
through the emotions. Not all emotions
are of equal value, however, in liber
ating from the self- elements, as certain
emotions by their very nature are dis
ruptive. Such are hatred, fear, envy,
pride, jealousy, smugness and complac
ency. A ll these are materialistic and
confine knowledge to a narrow individ
ualized plane. T here are also unif ying,
harmonizing emotions which make men
feel themselves par t of some vast whole.
Such are love, compassion, sympathy,
friendship, etc. These are the emotions
which provide the key to lead man out
of the finite, objective wor ld and lead
him along the path into the Cosmic
world.
One of the major obstacles toward a
proper understanding of the functions
of the emotions is an understanding of
the true division of pure and impure
emotions. A n impure emotion is one
that is not pure, i. e., is mix ed with or
di s t ur be d by ot he r emotions, giving
mix ed or disturbed knowledge, just as
impure mirrors give distorted images.
Pure emotion gives a clear image, hence
pure knowledge, f or which it is intend
ed. T his division prevents us from mak
ing the mistake of Sacerdotalism and
dogmatic moralists who arbitrarily di
vide all emotions into mor al and im
moral. If we separate emotions, how
ever, from such moral classifications, we
greatly simplif y matters and we see that
there can be no in their natuure pure or
impure emotions, but that each emotion
is pure or impure according to its in
clusion or ex clusion of other emotions.
Ony l complete victory over the per
sonal elements leads Man to a true un
der standing of the wor ld and himself.
A l l emotions colored by self- elements
are like unto curved or distorted mirrors
which reflect images imperfectly, and
distort our knowledge of the world. It
is seen, therefore, that it is ex tremely
important that we prepare and train our
emotions to serve as proper organs of
knowledge. T his purification and eleva
tion of the emotions is clearly demanded
of all who would f ollow the mystic way
to higher knowledge. It is mentioned
ex pressly in the teachings of the Master
Jesus, Gautama the Buddha, Zor oaster,
and all who have lef t wisdom and reve
lations unto mankind for his guidance
and succor.
Become as little children . . . and
Blessed are the pure in heart.
Until man undertakes the purif ication
and elevation of his emotions he cannot
hope to reach a correct understanding
of the wor ld and himself.
T he organized forms of intellectual
knowledge are Science and Philosophy
the one f ounded upon calculation, ob
servation and experience, the other upon
the purely speculative or analogical
method of reasoning. T he organized
forms of emotional knowledge are Re
ligion and A r t. A l l religious teachings
are based upon the emotional nature of
man, although they take on the nature
of sects and cults to the ex tent that they
depart f rom the or iginal revelations,
under institutionalized and dogmatic
churchly forms. T he magnificence of
temples, the rituals of wor ship, the vest
ments of priests and clergy, the music,
processions, sacrificial ceremonies, etc,
all have as their primary aim the attune-
ment of man in a certain way . Religious
myths, prophecies and legends also
serve in this manner and for this pur
pose, and even when they f ail to serve
their or iginal purpose, (ie., to give
knowledge) through their emotional re
actions they carry on that which in
turn can lead man to knowledge and
enlightenment. Religion may at times
deviate from its true aim to give knowl
edge of God and the Universe to man,
and may serve merely earthhj interests
and purposes, but its f oundation is the
search f or truth, and f or God.
A r t seeks beauty and discovers beau
ty in everything and compels man to
feel it, therefore to know emotionally.
Herein is a powerf ul instrument for
knowledge into the mysterious depths
of higher worlds (i. e., into the Cosmic
wor ld), open to the man who wields
this magical key. But let him only think
that this mystery is not for knowledge
but only for the pleasure in it, and all
the beauty and strength of this key
disappears at once. J ust as soon as A r t
begins to take pleasure in that beauty
which it thinks it has already f ound, in
stead of the search f or new mysteries
and beauty, an arrestment occurs and
the result is a thin and superfluous
estheticism, blocking man's vision like
a wall. T he aim of A r t is the search for
that beauty which cannot be expressed
in logical terms, just as the aim of Re
ligion is the search for God and T r uth.
A nd ex actly as A r t stops, so also does
Religion stop as soon as it ceases to
search f or God and T r uth, thinking it
has already f ound them. T his is con
cisely stated in the Gospels . . . "Seek
the kingdom of God." It does not say,
"f ind, but merely, "seek.
(Concluded nex t month)
V V V
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IN MEMORIA M
That Dr. H. Spencer Lewi s was consci ous of his missi on in l ife and aware
as wel l of the approach of the end of the period assi gned hi m in whi ch to ac
compl i sh his Cosmi cal l y ordai ned work, is seen in the statement made by him,
appeari ng bel ow. These remarks are an excerpt from a monograph of one of
the hi gher degrees of the Rosi cruci an Order, di ctated by him but a compara
ti vel y short time before his transiti on:
I. too, must sooner or later pay the pri ce of havi ng been your l eader
and some day these very lessons, careful l y prepared by me for mem
bers who enter this degree, wi l l be read by them after my voi ce is
sil ent and my activiti es ended. I have tried to make each one ol the
lessons a monument to my sincerity and my honest convi cti ons and
understandi ngs. The onl y pleasure and happi ness I have recei ved
through the preparati on of these monographs has been the joy of
watchi ng the members advance and benefi t by them and in knowi ng
that long after my transition other members fol l owi ng al ong the same
careful l y prepared path wi l l reach the same point that you have
reached and go on higher w-ith the work and become members of
the great i nner circle of conservators.
After the time when the above was wri tten, he no l onger spared himself,
and assumed i ncreasi ngl y greater responsibil i ties, and gave more and more of
his mental and physi cal energies. He seemed to reali ze the need in the very
immediate future for a di scerni ng humani ty to have a "careful l y prepared
path, as he states, by whi ch it coul d attai n a sorely needed stabi li ty of living.
Hi s transition from this earthl y pl ane occurred at 3:15 P. M. Paci fi c Stand
ard time, on Wednesday. August 2. 1950- I n accordance wi th custom, on the
anni versary of this event, the offices of the Order are closed, and all activiti es
at the Supreme and Grand Lodges are suspended, as a simple tribute to his
memory. It is requested that all of the fratres and sorores throughout the
worl d who can do so sit in meditation for one minute in memory of his life
and accomplishments, on August 2nd, at a time whi ch at their location is
equi val ent to 3:15 P. M. Paci fi c Standard time (not W ar Ti me).
Offi cers of A M O R C wi l l be in meditation in the Egypti an Shri ne in Rosi
cruci an Park, where Dr. Lewi s earthl y remai ns are interred, l i kewi se offering
si lent tribute.
T he Cathedr al of the S oul " is a Cosmic meeting place f or all minds of the
most hig hl y dev eloped and s pir itually adv anced members and workers of the
Rosicr ucian Fr ater nity . It is a f ocal point of Cosmic r adiations and thought
wav es f r om which r adiate v ibr ations of health, peace, happiness, and inner
awakening . V ar ious per iods of the day are set aside when many thousands
of minds are attuned with the Cathedr al of the Soul, and others attuning with
the Cathedr al at the time will receive the benefit of the vibr ations . T hos e who
are not members of the or g anization may share in the unus ual benefits as well
as those w ho are members. T he book called "L iber 777" describes the periods
f or v ar ious contacts with the Cathedr al. Copies will be sent to persons who
are not members if they addr ess their requests ior this book to Fr iar S. P. C.,
care of A M O R C T emple, S an J ose, Calif or nia, enclosing three cents in postage
stamps. (Please state whether member or notthis is impor tant.)
FEL L OWSHIP
E L L O W S H I P
is mos t de s ir e d
w he n we ex peri
ence it s opposite
loneliness but
as has been fre
que nt l y poi nt e d
out by many wr it
ers, loneliness is
not always the re
sult of being iso
lated f r om other
h u m a n be i ng s .
One can be lonely
in a crowd because of the failure to
contact those with like interests or sym
pathetic attitudes. T r ue f ellowship adds
to the richness of our experience. It
causes us to be able to share our ideals
and abilities and gain through having
shared with us the i ns pi r a t i o n and
knowledge of others.
Lif e in man is a segment of the whole.
Man is basically a gregarious creature,
because he is most satisfied when at
least par tially contributing to the com
pletion of the whole of which he is a
part. T rue f ellowship is cooperative, as
the benefits that come from fellowship
are also given by the individual enjoy
ing the association. T he fact that there
must be an a s s oc i a t i on of minds to
cause f ellowship to exist indicates that
its benefits are dependent upon associa
tion. W he n you are lonely, whether it
be because of isolation or because of
failure to gain sympathetic understand
ing, remember that attunement with the
source of which y ou are a part is always
ready and waiting. Enjoy the f ellow
ship of like minds by participating in
the activities of the Cathedr al of the
Soul, as outlined in the ex planatory box
above.
Vulcan Vanquished
By S. L. L e v e l l , F. R. C.
R A M A T I C little
episodes are con
stantly occurring
out where Natur e
has e s caped the
abortive interf er
e nc e o f ma n .
Dr ama Di v i n e l y
conceived and Di
vinely e x e cut e d.
T hey re- enact all
the vicious s t r i f e
and des t r uct i v e
wars so f a mi l i a r
to human society. T hey dramatize Life
contesting the forces which would snuff
out its existence. In striking contrast to
our social wars, Lif e seems to cower
meekly bef ore the a t t a c k i ng forces.
T here is no apparent self- defense. Y et
these drama represent Lif e as always
being the aggressorand the victor. A
box seat at one of these performances
will give you more thrilling entertain
ment than the most gr ipping spectacle
you ever saw.
Statesmen and soldiers with ambition
for conquest should attend these per
formances. T hey would learn tactics
and stratagems never yet employed by
martial armies. It would teach them to
plan their campaigns so that no possible
combination of forces could withstand
them. T hey would learn the demoral
izing trick of seeming to succumb to the
The attack of the enemy and after this ap-
Rncir r f ir ititi Parently tr iumphant force has swept by
j- .. they would rise up in the rear and rush
Utgest f orward to capture their objective.
J u'y I shall never forget how amazed and
1 942 awe- stricken I was the first time I ever
saw one of these awesome spectacles.
It happenedoh, I m not sure now just
how long ago it was. Probably about
ten or fifteen mi l l i o n y e ar s ago. But
wait! I must ex plain! I'm not a candi
date for the liars club, and since this is
the strict truth I shall have to make my
self clear to those who recall that our
normal span is three score and ten.
Natur ally I havent taken my phy si
cal body with me on these excursions.
It could have survived neither the time
nor t he conditions. F ur t he r mor e , i t
would have been too cumbersome. But
psychically I can range back and forth
through the centuries at will. It may
seem like an inconvenience to be with
out your senses, such as eyes, ears, etc.,
but in their stead you can substitute
your imagination. A nd it is really a
better medium to observe with than
physical senses. It is more discerning
and can scan a much greater area.
T raveling about thus, one is immune to
all the catastrophes which would de
stroy a physical body and can get right
into the midst of the fiercest battle with
out danger.
T his practice of traveling thus on the
Mag ic Carpet of the Mind has always
been recommended by all our greatest
and most successful men. It has been
the vehicle which carried them to their
fame and success. T here are many who
will testify, in all seriousness, that these
mental ex cursions are more refreshing
and ex hilarating than an actual physi
cal voyage. T hey are, at the same time,
more profitable and less expensive.
But to get back to the incident which
I started to describe. T his happened in
our wes t e r n mo unt a i n r ang e. T he
Rockies were still quite y oung a nd
manif ested all the ex uberance and rest
lessness of youth. Ever y now and then
one of them would fling off his cap, let
out a stupendous roar and scatter an
avalanche of fire and brimstone for
miles around. T hey were quite f ormid
able and any endeavor to tame and sub
due them would require the most har dy
and daring courage.
W ha t arrested my attention was a
slight movement upon the slopes of one
of these bellicose y oung giants. Peer
ing closer I saw a host of pine trees ad
vancing cautiously up those slopes and
I immediately divined that these were
the soldiers of Lif e coming with the ob
vious intent of occupying and colonizing
that barren and hostile s t r ong ho l d.
T hey crept f orward steadily, encounter
ing no sign of resistance for some time.
But suddenly I heard a low, deep- voiced
growl. T he more advanced ranks of
pines shuddered, but held their ground.
T he growl ascended to a high- pitched,
savage snarl, f ollowed immediately by
a pr odi g i o us , e a r t h- s ha k i ng r oar .
Mig ht y rocks went hur tling through the
air and descended with crushing de
structiveness into the massed array of
advancing pines. A f ter them came an
overwhelming downpour of molten ore
and flaming lava, igniting the brave at
tackers and quickly transf orming the
entire host into a blazing inferno. T he
numerous animals and f owl which al
ways accompanied the ar my on its cam
paigns, took panic and fled in bewild
ered terror. T o hem them in and cut off
their escape, the volcanos fast moving
ally, the Wi nd, was sent into action.
Siezing blazing brands, the W i nd hur l
ed them with hurricane force, f ar down
into the valley, well into the rearmost
ranks of the invaders. New conf lagra
tions broke out at many s t r at eg i c
points, dooming the luckless animals to
destruction and hastening the complete
demoralization of the whole invading
horde.
Here and there, in sheltered niches,
little groups of green soldiers took ref
uge, but suffered mig htily f rom the in
tense heat. T he holocaust destroyed the
main body of the ar my and then pro
ceeded to mop up the surviving rem
nants with leisurely, but methodical
thoroughness. It seemed that nothing
now could save the helpless groups
which had sought refuge in those shel
tered niches. But Lif e too, had an ally.
Of ten slow and lumbering, generally
late in arriving, but extremely effective
in action. Dis tant rumbling now herald
ed his approach and, f ar beyond the
still smoking crater of the irate volcano,
the hosts of Rain could be seen rolling
f orward in dark, billowing clouds.
Presently they a r r i v e d, c as ca di ng
heavy torrents of water down those
smoldering slopes, over the charred re
mains of that once proud army, and
bringing i nde s c r i ba bl e r el i ef to the
scorched and withered survivors. Even
into the savage, threatening mouth of
the volcano itself, they poured their cool
torrents, effectively ex tinguishing his
fiery f ury.
T he battle was over; but the remain
ing signs of carnage were f r ightf ul. It
looked to me like a total victory for the
volcano and I thought that now, sure
ly, old General Lif e would abandon his
ambition f or conquest. But the old boy
wasnt even perturbed. Mov ing cheer
ily among the tattered remnants of his
army he ex horted them to revive their
courage, refill their broken ranks and
renew the advance. T o a f ew of his
most maimed veterans, those who had
survived the most intense fire, he whis
pered some conf idential secret. In re
sponse to his whispered instructions
they cast a few scorched cones upon the
ground.
T he cones quickly sprang up and
grew with unusual vigor, and within
less than five years, to my amazement,
they began producing cones on their
own account. I became more and more
puzzled when they persistently clung to
these cones even after they had ripened.
T he usual practice of pines is to drop
their ripened cones, then if these cones
do not germinate soon after, they die.
But these new pines were not dropping
their cones! T hey clung to the mother
branch year after year, and often be
came imbedded into the tree as the new
wood fiber grew ar ound and over them.
I sensed that old General Lif e was
adopting some new strategy for the
conquest of that mountain, but the real
import of that strategy did not dawn
upon me until after the nex t furious on-
slaught of the volcano. I had observed
that the advance of this new army
would go f orward in spurts after small
local fires, such as were started by
lightning bolts or spontaneous combus
tion, but it took another devastating
demonstration of battle to reveal the
trick fully.
T he new invading host had formed
slowly, and they crept f orward very
quietly. T hey had practically regained
all their lost territory before the sleep
ing giant awoke. T he ensuing battle re
enacted the previous conflict in all es
sential details, even to the culminating
deluge of rain. T hen was when the
trick was exposed! Ov er that entire
burned and blackened area countless
millions of y oung pines sprang up as
thick as grass, immediately reoccupying
all the yielded territory and gaining
much more in addition.
A h, now I understood! T he intensity
of the heat from that early conf lagra
tion had disturbed the hereditary gen
etic constitution of those pines, invest
ing them with a new quality which
toughened the stem and ovule- bearing
scales of the cones until they were re
sistant to everything except fire. Not
until af ter they were burned would they
open and release the precious life germs
within them.
It is doubtf ul that I would ever have
related this imaginar y adventure but
for an interesting coincidence. Recent
ly I was reading Luther Burbank's
"Par tner of Natur e and there, on
pages 29 and 30, he tells of those very
same pines and their remarkable adap
tation. Natur ally this delighted me, a
simple lay man, having my f ancif ul rev
eries verified and substantiated by one
of the wor lds foremost scientists. It
also gave me a reassuring slant on the
state of wor ld affairs today. T oday s
condition is j us t another hol oc a us t
seemingly bent upon the destruction of
life and progress, but as these pines
have so dramatically demonstrated, Life
adapts these forces to aid and acceler
ate its progress. Lif e itself is not de
stroyed! Onl y the f aulty and inferior
forms in which it manifests. New forms
shall be constructed, retaining and im
proving what was good, but omitting
the f aults and weaknesses of the old.
V V V
Fragments For MeditationI I
By L e s t e r K n o r r , F. R. C.
1. Pleasure and pain are not of the spirit.
2. Matter , like passion, is a grosser manif estation of a spiritual countenance:
when that countenance returns to its home, it will rise to more etheric expression,
and the material universe, have ex hausted its utility.
3. T r uth is but a degree of attainment.
4. He speaks in many forms.
5. T he only rest we can know is the perf ection of constant change.
6. T hy face to him is like another.
7. A l l is illusion but beyond thyself.
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ROS ICRUCIA N ORCHEST A
Her mes Lodg e of A M O R C , Los A ng eles, Calif or nia, has or g anized an orchestra
composed of Rosicr ucian members. A l l musicians pr of essional or amateur whether
members of the Hermes Lodg e or members of the Gr and Lodge, are inv ited to join in the
musical activities of Hermes Lodge. T his Lodg e is located at: 148 Nor th Gr amer cy Place.
If y ou like music, if y ou enjoy good f ellowship, and if y ou like wor king and pl ay i ng with
others hav ing similar interests, communicate with Hermes Lodg e at once, and the fr ater
in char ge of arr angements will pr ov ide y ou w ith f ul l par ticular s.
The Habit of Meditation
By S o r o r B e r t h a M i l e s , F. R. C.
O W is y our habit
of meditation? It
is a good thing to
make a habit of
b e c a u s e , o n c e
formed, a habit is
laborless effort of
expression. Since
the greatest good
f r o m meditation
or rather the
eas i es t f or m of
thorough contact
c o me s f r o m
lack of conscious effort, there is but
one way to get the f ullest benefit from
a daily period of meditation. Form the
habit of it. T ake certain periods each
day in which y ou can relax if but for
a few seconds, and consciously form
the habit of relax ing and meditating.
T ake 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. f or instance,
or take five minutes before you start
the day s work, and ten minutes or so
at lunch time. Y our quick answer will
probably be, that y ou just cant find
time to do so, and yet it is in itself
the greatest time saver of all. A com
plete relax ation puts one on the border
line between here and the Inf inite.
Complete relax ation is best done at
home in the quiet of ones own room
f ollowing the regular exercises given
in our Rosicrucian lectures. T hr oug h
this one learns to reach that source of
all power, and one split second of con
tact is more reviving than hours of
sleep. But one can form the habit of
meditation with his inner consciousness
almost anywhere, and when once
formed this practice of meditating with
out great effort is indeed a rare trait
and a priceless heritage.
T his habit of meditating isnt easily
f ormed. In the beginning it calls for
persistent and constant practice, until
it actually becomes a second nature to
us. Whe n carried over f rom a few
weeks to a few months we ourselves
begin to realize how easy it is then
and wonder why we hadnt formed the
habit years ago. Whe n it is carried
over a few months into a f ew years,
one stands in awe, and respect to the
wonderf ul man within. A giant of
power, k now l e dg e , accomplishment,
colossal in his love, patience and under
standing. Ever ready, constantly atten
tive, this giant servant of yours and all
mankind, stands waiting waiting for
man to lay his pitiable little conscious
mind aside, just f or a f ew moments
each day, and give him a chance to
break through. Giv e him a chance to
wor k for you. Listen to him first. T hen
after a daily period of habitually listen
ing to him, you will find that nothing
in the wor ld is so big, so important, so
mighty , as this self within, who is a
humble servant.
T he secret of inner contact lies in
having formed the habit of perfect re
lax ation almost instantly. Once the
habit of contact is formed at a certain
time each day, even though you are in
a crowd watching a parade, a sudden
clear inner intuitional knowledge, pic
ture or voice makes itself heard, and
contact is made in only a few seconds.
(Concluded on Page 224)
Some Considerations of the Problem of Evil
By T h e S u p r e m e S e c r e t a r y
The
Rosicrucian
Digest
J uly
1942
H E p r o b l e m o f
evil, while having
been a l e a di ng
pr obl em of phi
losophy t hr oug h
the ages of mans
thinking, is more
popularly associ
ated w i t h relig
ious concepts, and
by those religious
c onc ept i ons of
evil its ex tent and
m e a n i n g ha v e
been restricted to those standards estab
lished by a particular religious creed.
A broader interpretation of evil brings
to our attention the fact that evil means
any thing that interferes with our plans,
that may cause us to abandon our hopes
and aspirations, that destroys what we
have worked to create, or causes us to
suffer bodily or mentally. A ny influence
that comes into our lives or our environ
ment which, as a result of its existence,
creates these conditions in and about
us can definitely be considered an evil
from our standpoint, whether or not
any moral or religious implication of the
process is involved.
Speaking broadly we can state there
are two classes of evil. There are evils
which are due to the forces of nature
and which are, consequently, complete
ly beyond the control of any human be
ing. Illustrations of this type of evil
are, f or ex ample, earthquakes, floods,
droughts or any other apparently nat
ural action that in any way interferes
with our plans or purposes. A nother
classification of evils are those which
are caused wholly or partially by con
ditions within mans power to control.
Classif ied under this division are disease
and all types of moral ills which affect
both the individual and society. Broad
ly speaking, we can, therefore, conclude
in attempting to reach an under
standing of the meaning of evilthat
the entire meaning is based upon man's
viewpoint. In other words, it is from
the standpoint of our likes and dislikes,
our aspirations and aims that we deter
mine or point out those factors which
in any way impede the realization of
our purpose or desires and point to
them as evils.
Whi l e under the two general classi
fications that exist, as alr eady suggest
ed, the particular evils will be accepted
by every individual as amounting to an
evil or a thwarting of our own purposes
and desires, there are also those evils
which apply to individuals or to partic
ular times. If something would happen
that would cause me to have to abandon
a plan or an activity in which I was in
terested that, as already pointed out,
would constitute an evil to me, but if
you had neither interest in the plan nor
sympathy for my purpose, the evil
would not exist for you. So, also, evil
exists in point of time. T here was a
time when it was considered an honor
to be illiterate, and even kings and
queens boasted of their inability to
read. It is har d f or us to conceive that
literacy could ever have been consider
ed an evil. On the other hand, there
was a time when unhygienic methods
of living were not considered an evil,
because man knew nothing of the f un
damental laws of hygiene and cleanli
ness. T oday the f ailure to recognize
these laws can only be considered as
evil.
Ever since man has attempted to
think, he has sought solutions to the
problem of evil. However, the problem
of evil has, to a certain ex tent, evaded
solution because of man's inability to
define clearly what he meant by evil.
A s has alr eady been pointed out, what
is evil to y ou may not be evil to me,
and consequently, throughout the his
tory of the development of religious
concepts religion has taken an import
ant interest in putting its approval or
disapproval on certain activities of man.
In this manner religious doctrine is able
to define an evil and to claim in its par
ticular creed or doctrine that its partic
ular deity would mete out reward or
punishment based upon the humans
conf ormance with that religious concep-
of its def inition of evil. Religion has
upon this premise resorted to all kinds
of both constructive and absurd con
clusions. It has used its approval or
disapproval of acts to define evils in
such a manner as to carry out what was
most desirable at the particular time.
A ttack and murder have been com
mitted in the name of religion. Inno
cent activities have been br anded evil.
W e look with amusement upon stories
which are told of religious condemna
tion of the use of articles which in no
way interfere with mans moral life.
For ex ample, I have read that sermons
have actually been preached against the
use of many conveniences which we
now enjoy. T here was a time when
even the automobile was looked upon
with suspicion from certain religious
viewpoints. I can remember as a boy
that it was considered a sin even to
laugh or play on Sunday.
T he question of E pi c ur us as to
whether God could not or would not
keep evil out of the wor ld has seldom
been satisf actorily answered from the
standpoint of reason. In other words,
if God is infinite, all powerf ul, merciful
and loving, then how can we conceive
of Him permitting evil to exist in the
world that He purposely established?
T he decision of Epicurus was that since
God is looked to as an all- loving Cr ea
tor and since evil actually exists in the
world, then the only possible conclusion
at which we could arrive was that God
was not infinite but limited in His pow
er. Otherwise He would refuse to per
mit the existence of evil, an opposing
force to His Nature. Some have f ound
satisf action in this theory, but most men
cannot f ullhear tedly worship or adore
a God whom they have to acknowledge
has l i mi t e d powe r s . T he object of
adoration in itself calls forth an implicit
belief and f aith upon the part of the
worshiper in the fact that that to which
he turns is all powerf ul, all good, and
in fact, the beginning and the end of
all things.
It has been pointed out by many who
have ex amined this problem that what
we conceive as evil is only a finite con
ception of the whole design of the Cr e
ator. T o the individual ex amining a
masterpiece of art who knows nothing
of the technique or purpose of the artist
or who might have no appreciation of
the intent to portray a scene, there
might appear on the canvas what to him
were imperfections. T his would be es
pecially true if the work of art were
ex amined from a point very close to the
canvas itself, whereas we all know that
if we step away from a painting and
view it as a whole we then begin to
glimpse the intent of its creator. So it
is with the wor ld in which we live. W e
are so close to it, we are so close to all
the phases of our environment, that we
find each apparent imperf ection consti
tuting an evil for us. If it were possible
for us to view all the acting and react
ing forces in the universe from a dis
tance, we might be able to perceive each
integral part as fitting into the whole
and no longer being points of imperfec
tion. but rather component parts of a
total perfection. St. Augustine contrib
uted the view that what man considers
as evil is only his misunderstanding of
the whole, and that the purpose in life
is to come to so understand the intent
of God that we see that imperf ection
and evil are only errors in our under
standing. T his interpretation for the
reason of the existence of evil again
does not satisf y the individual who
looks for relief from the evils of his
existence or hopes to attain a better
understanding of life and a resultant
more complete happiness.
It is only in the doctrine of Karma
that a satisf actory solution to the age-
old problem of evil can be f ound to fit
the needs and reason of man. T his
doctrine is not new, but it is new in the
experience of every i ndi v i dua l who
comes to know it as a part of his own
experience. It sheds light in darkness.
It clarifies a somewhat jumbled concept
of life when it is completely known. It
is based upon a premise that is a f oun
dation of all religious, moral and philo
sophical thought: Simply, A s y e sow
so shall ye reap." T o a certain degree
man is given a choice in how he will
adapt himself and his potentialities to
the environment in which he is placed,
and in this choice he is bound to err,
and in erring he builds up a debt for
which he must compensate. In that com
pensation he will ex perience what he
ordinar ily conceives as evil, because at
a time when his aims are in the process
of f ulf illment will come the demand and
necessity for the f ulf illment of a debt
previously created. Onl y knowledge and
the ex perience of that knowledge can
save man from indef initely ex isting as
an individual still removed from perfec
tion, and, from the demands of Karma.
Chaos throughout the wor ld is the com
posite Karma of many individuals and
many nations. A s we each make mis
takes, we contribute to the whole of the
Karma which is being created. T hus it
comes to a head in the manif estation of
evil in a very forcef ul manner. Ma ns
choice is to adapt himself to the Cosmic
laws, to the laws of his Creator, or to
attempt to work against them. Ex peri
ences of trial and error gr adually bring
him to the realization of the fact that he
is not only a segment, but a part of the
whole.
V V V
Mans Relation To the Universe
By S o r o r D o r o t h e a F r i c k e W h i t c r a f t
The
Rosicrucian
Digest
]ul y
1942
Y M E A N S of
positive t houg ht ,
the personality of
an individual e-
volves. T his posi
tive thought act s
as a magnet and
at t r act s t o hi m
that which corre-
s p o n d s t o t he
state of his own
mi nd. Ne g a t i v e
t ho ug ht on t he
ot her ha nd, r e
tards the e v ol ut i on of the personality
and brings undesirable manifestations
into his mental and physical worlds, but
the pain of such undesirable manif esta
tions acts, in time, as a means of uproot
ing negative thought.
Everywhere about us are the vibra
tions of the material, mental and spir
itual worlds. W ha t we get from each,
depends upon the state of our receiving
stations.
T he universe is a thought- inspired,
constantly changing, vibr ating pattern;
the macrocosm of our physical, mental
and spiritual planes of thought. In the
universe, man, the microcosm, with a
mind capable of responding to vibra
tions on the three planes, evolves his
personality by means of his thought. A t
first this thought is concerned entirely
with things of the material plane, then
it merges in turn with the vibrations on
the mental and spiritual planes.
T he final perf ection of the human
self is absorption in the Inf inite. T his
results when the thought wor ld of the
indiv idual is entirely on the spiritual
plane and is thus attuned with the pure
divine thought of God.
Symphony
By W i l l i a m P o p p e r , F . R . C .
HE R E are dozens
of catch phrases,
sayings and anal
og i es w hi c h we
constantly r un a-
cross in conversa
tion and in read
ing, w hi c h, be
cause of their f a
miliarity, we ar e
prone just to read
a nd us e without
giving much con
sideration to t he
possible depth of meaning behind them.
It is interesting to take one of these
f requently read analogies or sayings
and mull it over" in ones mind with
the idea of ex tracting from it the full
meaning with which its or iginator en
dowed it.
One such analogy which is ex cellent
f ood for thought, and the digestion of
which is especially wor th while, is that
comparing life with a symphony.
T o most of us the word, Sy mphony ,
means either a certain type of musical
composition or the large group of in
struments used to play such a composi
tion. But in a larger sense it means
much more than that.
It has been written that happiness is
living a f ull life. Living a full life can
be interpreted to mean f or each indiv id
ual developing and using all of his
latent attributes and capabilities. T hus
an individual whose interests and activ
ities are less diversified than his latent
capacities is not living a f ull life.
W e can let each field of interest in
lif e be represented by a section of a
symphony orchestra. T he percussion
section we can say is the daily wor k
the earning of a living and all activities
directly related to ones wor k. T he
piano will be the physical side of l i f e -
keeping the physical body in good
health through exercise, proper diet, etc.
T he brass section will become the social
aspect of life, with the trumpets for
dancing and party ing, the trombones
for cards and other social games, the
French horns f or evenings of conversa
tion and each of the other brasses for
another phase of social life.
T he string section we will let repre
sent musical interests, subdivided into
the first violins for interest in playing
an instrument, second violins f or enjoy
ment of listening to music, the cellos for
history of music and so on. T he wood
winds, with the ex ception of the oboes,
we will let stand for the other fields of
art: the clarinets for painting, the flutes
for sculpture, the bassoons for litera
ture, the piccolos f or drama, etc. etc.
T he oboes will represent the spiritual
side of lif ethe rest of the instruments
must tune to them for the production of
music free f rom discords.
T he conductor of this orchestra is
then the indiv idual himself. He has at
his command within the various instru
ments and musicians of the great or
chestra the most gorgeous music imag
inable, awaiting only his direction to
bring it into being.
( Concluded on Pag e 224)
A Cosmic Blessing
By H. S p e n c e r L e w i s , F. R. C.
(From Rosicrucian Digest, May, 1932)
Ma ny o f t he a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n b y o ur l a t e I mpe r a t o r , D r . H . S pe nc e r L e w i s , a r e as
de a t hl e s s a s t i me . T ha t is . t he y a r e c onc e r ne d w i t h t hos e l a w s a nd pr i nc i pl e s o f l i f e a nd
l i v i n g w hi c h a r e e t e r na l , a nd t hus ne v e r l os e t he i r ef f icacy o r t he i r i mpo r t , a nd a r e as
he l pf ul a nd as i ns pi r i n g w he n r e a d t o da y as t he y w e r e w he n t he y w e r e w r i t t e n f iv e, te n,
f i f t e e n, t w e nt y o r mor e y e ar s a g o, a nd l i k e w i s e w i l l c o nt i nue t o be a s he l pf ul a nd as
i ns t r uc t i v e i n t he f ut ur e . F o r t hi s r e a s on, a n d f o r t he r e a s on t ha t t ho us a nds o f r e a de r s of
t he R o s i c r uc i a n Di g e s t ha v e no t r e a d ma ny o f t he e a r l i e r a r t i c l e s o f o ur l a t e Impe r a t o r .
w e ar e g o i ng to a do pt t he e di t o r i a l po l i c y o f p u b l i s h i n g i n t he "R o s i c r uc i a n Di g e s t each
m o n t h one o f hi s o ut s t a ndi ng a r t i c l e s s o t ha t hi s t ho ug ht s w i l l c o nt i nue t o r e s i de w i t hi n
t he pa g e s o f t hi s publ i c a t i o n.
T he
Ros icr ucian
Dig est
J uly
1942
V E R Y year during
the pa s t t wel v e
y ear s or mor e I
hav e t ak e n t he
o ppo r t uni t y to
poi nt out to our
member s a path
that leads to great
j o y a nd ha ppi
ness a nd br i ng s
to them a Cosmic
blessing and ben
ediction t ha t as
s ur es t he m o f
greater prosperity in the fulf illment of
their heart's desires than any other path
that they may select.
I refer to the plan of adopting a little
child. T housands of our members have
good homes which may be modest, may
be small and may be operated upon a
very economical basis; or may be very
elaborate and with a large sized budget
available to meet all emergencies, but in
all cases where there is a child absent
the home is incomplete and one of the
greatest of Cosmic benedictions is lack
ing. It does not matter whether the man
and wif e are of middle age or past or
whether they are young. It of ten does
not matter whether they have had a
child or have one who has grown to
adulthood or whether they have never
had a child. It does not matter whether
the number of rooms is small or large
or whether the home is wonder f ully
furnished or just comf ortably so. It does
not matter whether the home is in the
country or in the city. If the man and
wif e are well and can meet just a little
sacrifice of a few dollars a month at the
start they can turn this sacrifice into the
most profitable investment that can be
made by anyone, for the investment in
a child and in child life brings a reward
that is beyond any personal considera
tion that might be given to the matter.
Everywhere in America today can be
f ound some little tot, some little baby
from a day old to a year old whose par
ents cannot keep it, or who is homeless
and in need of a home. These little
children need not only a home but they
need love, they need tenderness, affec
tion, care and above everything else
sympathetic understanding and guid
ance. No institution in which such chil
dren may be kept can be as wonder
f ully regulated and of such high influ
ence upon the children as a home main
tained by a man and wif e who have
br ought into their lives the joy of a
child of their own even though that
child be an adopted one.
I am happy to say that in the past
years thousands of children have been
adopted by our members as a result of
my annual plea in this regard. Some of
those little children are now old enough
to participate in some of the junior ac
tivities of our or ganization in cities
where the junior wor k is being tried
out. A few of the little girls are now
old enough to be V estal V ir g ins or
Colombes in some of our branch lodges.
T he majority, however, are just normal,
natural boys a nd girls, he a l t hy and
strong, living in g ood homes wher e
they have seen a gradual improvement
in material welf are as a result of their
coming to that home. Letters from our
member s ar e c o ns t a nt l y filled with
praise and appreciation. T he parents
are thankf ul that they listened to the
plea and adopted a child, and whereas
a month before had they read the plea
they w o ul d ha v e g i v en l i t t l e or no
thought to child life or to the possession
of a child, today nothing could take
that child out of their lives except the
will of God; and they have had less ill
ness and less trouble with these chil
dren and fewer problems to solve than
are experienced with children in other
homes.
It is not an expensive matter to take
a y oung child, especially one just past
its six th or eighth month, or about one
year old, and install it in your home.
T he cost of clothing for a y oung child
and the cost for f ood is very small and
a loving mother will find it very pos
sible to make many things for such a
child while the loving f ather will find it
possible to give things to such a child
without any great sacrifice on the part
of either one. But I want to call atten
tion to the fact that for each penny sac
rificed and for each hour of service
sacrificed for such a child the Cosmic
piles up in the records a rich reward.
Letters from our members who have
adopted children verif y this fact. Many
of them show that shortly after the
child entered the home there was suf
ficient increase in income or in business
interests and financial returns to more
than compensate f or the ex tra cost of
caring for the child. Both man and wife
have f ound that the bringing of the
child into their home was the turning
point in their lives, for from that mo
ment on the Cosmic seemed to smile on
them and to show its benedictions and
blessings so frequently that there was
a rapid increase in all of the worldly
blessings so that the parents could pro
vide all the necessities and even some
lux uries for the little one they had
br ought into their lives.
On the other hand, the Cosmic looks
with disdain upon a man and woman
who have sufficient means and a home
f or one of these homeless children and
yet refuse to do the great good that the
Cosmic hopes will be done for children
of the homeless class. From a Cosmic
point of view such a childless life is a
selfish life. Whe n such persons seek
Cosmic help and benediction the Cos
mic is reluctant to grant all that it might
grant and do all that it might do, know
ing that the man and woman could co
operate with the Cosmic in its problem
of caring f or homeless children and yet
refuse to do it. I know from personal
experience with hundreds of those who
have asked our help that the seeming
indifference on the part of the Cosmic
to their prayers and pleas, and the un
willingness of the universal conscious
ness to answer their prayers is but a re
flection of the selfish attitude manif est
ed by the couples in hesitating to share
what they now have with some unf or
tunate waif .
A t this spring time of the year when
all of nature seems to be rejoicing in
the blessings and benedictions of life I
hope that any brother or sister of our
organization who has a home or a fairly
comfortable place of dwelling and who
has no child's smille, no childs glances
of appreciation, no childs pat of loving
tenderness to add a benediction to the
home will at once make plans to f ind a
homeless one and legally adopt it.
T here ar e or g a ni z a t i ons in every
community where inf ormation regard
ing homeless children can be secured.
Advertisements can be placed in the
personal columns of the larger news
papers asking for inf ormation regard
ing children to be adopted. A n occa
sional inquir y of the nurses and doctors
of institutions where children are kept
will tell you about their general tend
encies and habits and whether such a
child inherits good health, good points
of character and good possibilities or
not. T o give a little child who is home
less the oppor tunity of developing its
personal abilities and to have a name
that will mean something and a home
that will give it a social standing, and
to give it an education that will permit
it to carry out its mission in life means
co- operating with the Cosmic and is
sure to result in a Cosmic blessing to
all concerned. Do not let another week
go by without br inging this great joy
into your life.
May we suggest that in securing a
child you not only take the proper legal
steps to do so, which is not a costly'
process at all, but that you make every
effort to secure the childs exact bir th
day and even the approx imate hour of
bir th if y ou can. Likewise securing
some details regarding the nationality
and char act e r i s t i cs of some of the
childs ancestors, tabulating all of this
inf ormation upon a sheet to be pre
served in the f amily Bible or f amily
vault where it will be helpf ul at some
time in the f uture when analy zing the
child and aiding it to get started in its
own career.
Remember what Jesus said when He
was speaking as a representative of the
Cosmic laws: W ha t ye do unto the
least of these, ye do unto Me.
V V V
T HE HA BIT OF MEDIT A T ION
(Continued f rom Page 217
T hen too, in any crisis, emergency, or
unex pected development of circum
stances, once one has learned to let
this giant wor k for him, immediate in
f ormation is available, and guidance
forthcoming. Once y our conscious
mind learns to be a servant to the mas
ter within all life may not be a smooth
thing but it will be powerf ul f ar be
yond ex pectations. Its breadth o? un
derstanding will surpass even your
wildest dreams, its depths of love will
light an inner shrine whose vibrant
force transcends all time and space.
Form the habit of inner meditation
with a diligent persistency. Start out
with Cathedr al Contacts if you
haven't already done so take at least
one Contact each day and tune in.
Soon, too, you will be ar ranging a
period of time suitable to y our own
working schedule. Never say you
havent time for meditation. Mig ht as
well say that you haven't time to live,
y ou prefer just to exist. Living is much
easier than mere ex isting and far
more beautif ul.
V V V
S Y MPHONY
(Continued fr om Pag e 221)
The
Rosicrucian
Digest
J ul y
1942
Y et how very many of us, with all
this at our command, elect to conduct
only a piano solo, an oboe solo, a trom
bone solo or perhaps a bass drum solo.
Beautif ul as some of these solos are,
how much more satisf ying and rich is a
Beethoven Sy mphony , with every in
strument contributing its part toward
the completion of the successive pas
sages of transcendental beauty. True,
some passages are solos, but each one is
so placed in its relation to the other pas
sages as to produce the utmost fullness
and sublimity in the complete musical
picture of lif ea great symphony.
V V V
T he only value of tradition to society is that it affords a platf orm to stand
upon while reaching f or something higher. If it becomes a weight which prevents
the individual from rising, it has outlived its usefulness. V alidivar .
The Directing Force
By S o r o r E l s a F. A n g l e
E A L L express life,
activity, develop
ment. But we all
do it in very dif
ferent way s and
s o g i v e, indiv id
ually, evidence of
our mot i v e s and
aims, of our con
victions and aspi
r a t i ons . I ndee d
we expose our in
nermost thoughts
through our daily
deeds and through our attitude toward
everything and everybody.
Whe n Soul- force directs a life it will
be full of noble and constructive efforts;
but when Soul- force is suppressed and
not applied a lack of any thing wor th
while becomes evident. T he realization
that mans Soul substance is his true
identity and designates him as a vital
part of the Creative Force, establishes
his r ight to the possession of all good.
T he difference in individuals rests
on the fact that one expresses more or
less of his Soul- identity. Human birth,
education and environment act as a
cover under which the true identity
strives for recognition. One either is or
is not acting under the wise guidance
of Soul- force and the results are the
undeniable proof.
W e call the utilization of Soul- force
spiritual understanding, and it is en
tirely separate from material knowledge
gained through the education of the five
physical senses. A l l such knowledge
acquired becomes a great asset when
under the guidance of spiritual under
standing which alone knows how to
apply all knowledge constructively and
how to make it tr uly advantageous.
Soul- force must be Master of the
household and all other qualities and
possessions become obedient servants
in order to get the most out of life and
to become of greatest assistance to all
mankind. T here is only one way of
claiming an understanding of any thing
and that is by ex pressing and demon
strating it, and such proof is conclusive.
O f tests and doubts, one will en
counter many in proving the above
statements, but only so can one qualif y
and reach the final proof of the wisdom
and justice of such procedure. Under
soul government one may not reach
ease and comfort of the wor ldly type,
but, what is f ar more comforting, one
reaches the poise and serenity which
bring mental peace and well being in
spite of fleshly trials and tribulations.
One knows how to relegate such
trials to their proper place and propor
tion and recognize their value in the
ascent. T hey never are and never can
be a part of the Soul Lif e, and so re
main behind when a certain height is
attained where the pure atmosphere of
spirit is A ll. Let us never get weary in
pursuing T he W a y which has been
blazed f or us by all the Wis e and
Faithf ul. It leads to power and to Peace
Prof ound.
OxidationThe Secret of Health
By M a y o L o u i s H o t t e n , D. O . , F. R . C.
T he
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Dig est
J ul y
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H E l et t er s C- H-
O- N are symbols
r epr es ent i ng the
chief chemical el
ements f ound in
all body cells. Al-
t houg h c er t ai n
cell g r oups con
t ai n a ddi t i o na l
elements, carbon,
hydrogen, ox ygen
and nitrogen form
t he bas i c c o m
pounds of organic
molecules which are concerned in the
ox ygen absorption and hydrogen loss,
or more simply, the ox idation- reduction
phenomena peculiar to the maintenance
of cell life. W e simplif y to establish a
working basis, but need not detract from
the realization that the process itself is
ex tremely intricate, delicately balanced
and pr of ound in ramification.
Some sort of ox i da t i o n s y s t em is
maintained by all organic life, and when
that system functions according to pat
tern, and the air, water and food supply
is complete, then we f ind manif ested
that which we call health. In health a
certain cycle of physiologic activity is
seen to prevail, characteristic of the or
ganism, and essentially similar in most
respects throughout nature. From this
f ollows the deduction that organic ac
tivity is governed by Law inherent in
the cell itself.
If health manif ests according to law,
then does it not f ollow that disease also
follows a certain pattern?
Can we f ind a clew as to how nature
deviates from health by closer observa
tion of the factors that maintain health?
W e have emphasized the importance of
an adequate supply of the three essen
tials (air, water and carbon compounds)
and it might be presumed that if some
of the initial symptoms of disease, such
as aches and tiredness or indigestion
occur; that by merely increasing the
amount of one of the essentials, it should
be possible to restore the cycle of health.
T heoretically this is sound, but the time
element must be considered. T hat is, if
over a long period of time a deficiency
has been present, so that tissue changes
have occurred, then if we increase the
ox ygen supply for instance, we may still
have the problem of impaired ability of
the diseased tissues to use the potential
energy of the ox ygen. In connection
with this thought it would be pertinent
to emphasize the value of regular deep-
breathing practices so that the body
develops an ability to utilize an in
creased amount of ox ygen before dis
ease changes alter the absorbing quali
ties of the various cells. T his is equally
true of the other vital forces and sub
stances obtained from ex ternal sources.
W e have indicated so f ar in our discus
sion that some effect on preventing dis
ease as well as cure in the beginning
stages of disease may be achieved, first
by increasing the ability of the body to
absorb larger amounts of the important
substances necessary to health, and sec
ond by stimulating the speed of utiliza
tion of these through the usual physio
logical channels.
T he nex t important point for consid
eration is the discussion of certain fac
tors and substances, which we may con
veniently group under the term cata
lysts. Now a catalyst is a substance
whose presence in a chemical reaction
causes an increased rate of interchange
of ions or molecules, but it in itself does
not enter into the products formed.
T hus in inorganic reactions, we may
speed up a reaction by adding platinum
in a finely divided form, but at the com
pletion of the reaction, the platinum is
unchanged. T he only marked difference
in using organic catalysts is to be f ound
in the nature and stability of the cata
lytic substance. V itamins, enzymes and
coenzymes are the best known organic
catalysts. T hey are very important in
the ox idation process and essential to
energy metabolism.
In addition to the catalysts obtained
from ex ogenous or ex ternal sources we
f ind small amounts of organic com
pounds in the nerve tissue and the heart
muscle that are produced apparently by
the body itself.
If we think of the molecules of food
as being packed in cans, then we may
easily visualize the catalyst as serving
the purpose of a can- opener. T hus it
becomes apparent that a large supply
of building material is only potential
energy, if catalysts are lacking to con
vert potential energy into actual energy
and body proteins.
T he thir d phase of our discussion will
deal with the nature of conditions that
affect the physiological harmony caus
ing failure in the ox idation mechanism
so that disease changes take place.
T he body composing any organic unit
operates on as economical a basis as
possible. T his is a fact substantiated
throughout nature. If an organ, a part,
or a tissue is not used it atrophies,
shrinks, or in some manner loses its
capacity from a quantitative standpoint.
Of course nature always provides for
reserve demands, but even the reserve
is depleted if over a long period of time,
no demand is made upon it. Ex cluding
direct injuries to an organism and con
tagious diseases, the chief sources of
additional burdens on the ox idation sys
tem are ex ogenous and endogenous tox
ins. Ex ogenous tox ins may enter the
system through food, water or air. A ll
hay fever sufferers have experienced the
effects of undenatured substances pene
trating the membranes of the nasal
passages. Metallic substances in im
properly prepared foods place an addi
tional load on the digestive tract. Even
relatively non- tox ic materials may enter
the body through substances used on
the skin. These are but a few examples
of hundreds.
Endogenous tox ins originate within
the organism. Such may arise from in
completely eliminated intestinal wastes,
from chronic infections harbored in var
ious parts of the body, or from an over
loading of the system with certain types
of foods which are ox idized with dif
ficulty and cause an accumulation of or
ganic derivatives in the cellular system
to the point where they deposit in the
tissues and interfere with normal cellu
lar activity.
T he only method by which the sys
tem can remove of fending compounds is
by ox idation. Bear in mind that we re
fer to substances that are not removed
through the usual ex cretory channels.
W i t h this picture in mind we logical
ly assume that the demand is to promote
a more vigorous ox idation and so we
will try to outline the defense mechan
ism and how it is interf ered with when
toxic materials are in contact with the
cells over any period of time. T o de
scribe the picture from a graphic view
let us think of any organism as consist
ing of one large cell. T he parts of the
cell important to our discussion are the
enveloping me mbr a ne , t he encl os ed
jelly- like cytoplasm in the state of col
loidal suspension, and the condition of
ionic equilibrium or polarity.
W e have alr eady mentioned the in
creased demand and wor k that calls for
greater ox idation when toxic materials
invade the cellular system. T here are
various ways that the activity of the
cell is impaired when the cell can not
completely ox idize and hence eliminate
metallic or organic tox ins. In the first
place, if metallic ions are absorbed into
cellular structures over a long period of
time, the initial effect will be a change
in the polarity so that the cell is unable
to attract the proper amount of positive
or negative ions for optimum activity.
A second and more irreversible reaction
is that of f ix ation of the colloid of the
cytoplasm. T his is a change from a
f luid and unstable condition to a rela
tively stable or "f ix ed condition. T hink
of the viscid gelatinous nature of egg
white, and then the appearance of cook
ed egg. T his is an illustration of a col
loid before and after. T hus do the
colloid materials of cells become chang
ed from a sol state toward the gel or
fix ed state due to continued absorption
of toxic materials together with sub
ox idation.
Interest is added to the subject of or
ganic catalysis because preparations are
available which consist of hig hly con
centrated organic catalysts that may be
injected directly into the blood stream,
and ex periments over a considerable
number of years indicate the therapeutic
value of such agents. Such substances
promote the use of all available ox ygen
and cause thereby a rapid ox idation of
toxic materials so that the end- products
may be easily eliminated through the
usual ex cretory channels.
T heoretical consideration of the phys
iological action of the essence of metals
such as the Philosophers Stone ties
in very closely with our discussion of
the action and value of catalysis in gen
eral, and unquestionably the growing
interest in the preparation and use of
the old Alchemical preparationsherbal
and metallic ex tractswill lead to great
er understanding and convergence of
ideas in the near future.
T here is a common thread that runs
through all of life, and objective sight
is not enough. A powerful and constant
effort of the spiritual will is absolutely
necessary if we are to grasp the hidden
significance of natur es Law, and be
come conscious of the nature of the
Force that manif ests unif or mly through
out the universe.
From a practical standpoint we have
a long way to go, and there is much op
position, not only from those who are
apathetic, but large vested groups who
have wide- spread political and commer
cial connections are not interested in re
search of this type. So until public de
mand becomes forceful enough, the only
progress will be made by small groups,
or individuals, who have the capacity
and sense of responsibility necessary
for wor k that offers no reward in the
or dinar y sense.
T he final goal is. first, an insight into
the pattern of disease processes; second,
a simplif y ing of our conceptions of
treatment, and lastly, becoming more
aware of the factors that stand in the
way of progress.
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A SOLDIER ON CONSCIENT IOUS OBJ ECT IONS
"I am a conscientious objector to war f ar e, to f ighting. Fig hting is pr obably the most
detestable of the bar bar ic tr aits which hav e continued to be pr ev alent thr oug h all stages
of civ ilization. Fig hting serves no g ood pur pose and is an act in defiance of Div i ne w ill
f or it is an attempt to incapacitate either w hol l y or par tially , the human body ; the temple
of the soul which should be pr otected and revered as an or g an f or Div i ne service.
W e find that these objections must at times be relegated to a place of secondar y im
por tance f or reasons. Since f ig hting is still common there are times when one must f ight
in order to def end his honor . One of these times is when security of one's countr y is
imperiled. I f we hav e so liv ed as to br ing about conditions making a w ar inevitable,
then we must accept the consequences w ithout r eg ar d to indiv idual ideals.
"One may j udg e a war to be unjustif ied or unnecessary but the opinion of an in
div idual must necessarily be ig nor ed and the decision of those in author ity respected.
It is to be assumed that the nation's leaders hav e acted accor ding to their best judg ment.
Each per son is obligated to assume his pos ition in def ense of his countr y and to be r eady
to do all within his capacity to pr osecute the w ar eff ort to a successful finish.
S o I am a Soldier ."
J . Clif f or d Car r ( A Ros icr ucian)
(T he abov e appear ed in the member news bulletin issued by the Denv er Chapter of
A MO R C . W e are advised that the wr iter of the abov e, Fr ater Car r , is now located in
Camp Bowie, T ex as.)
Ambition Versus Mastership
By R a l p h M. L e w i s , F. R . C.
S Rosicrucians, we
are practical per
sons; to a g r eat
ex t ent , r eal i s t s .
W e see no harm
in a mbi t i on, for
ambition in itself
is a desire for a-
chi ev ement . T he
thing which must
concern us is what
t he e nd of our
a mbi t i o n should
be, that is, wheth
er or not it is wor thy of attainment.
I have known men who have consid
ered themselves f a i l ur e s in life, who
have been discouraged and despondent
because they measured personal success
by just one t hi ngthe content of their
ambition, which they had not yet real
ized. Yet those same men were admir
ed, in fact envied by others, because
they had things in their lives which
these others had not succeeded in ac
quiring, but which they considered of
no importance. Sometimes those men
overlooked their rugged health; they
overlooked their domestic felicity, the
fact that they had normal, healthy, in
telligent children; they overlooked the
fact that they had had a multitude of
experiences and a broad outlook on life,
because these things were not of their
ideals.
Consequently y ou may be very much
a master in y our life, but it may so hap
pen that the things you master are not
sufficiently e v a l ua t e d by y ou. One
should continue to strive for success in
business. T hat is a proper thing to do,
especially if what it brings will be used
in the r ight way . But also look about
you. See how many things you now
have that others do not. Y ou may find
that you are f ar more a master of the
vicissitudes of life than you thought.
Sing the praises of what you have, as
well as bewailing the lack of what you
think y ou should have. Reach for a
star, but while doing so dont trample
the gems of the earth beneath your feet.
V V V
In learning there should be a humble mind and the maintenance of a constant
earnestness. In such a case of the students improvement will surely come. He
who sincerely cherishes these things will f ind all truth accumulating in his per
son. T eaching is the half of learning. Whe n a mans thoughts from first to last
are constantly fix ed on learning, his virtuous cultivation comes unperceived.
T he Shu King , S B E I I I ^
| SANCTUM MUSINGS |
T HE S P IRIT UA L OUT L OOK
By T hor K i i mal e ht o, Sovereign Grand Master
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S W E l ook back
over the centuries
of huma n exist
ence, we c a nnot
help but feel the
f utility that over
whelms us.
B r ot he r hood,
justice, love, and
service have been
taught to men for
over two thousand
y ear s , a nd al l a-
r ound us we see
only expressions of greed, selfishness
and intolerance. Many people are under
the impression that to accept a spiritual
outlook upon life, to believe that the
heart of man must be regenerated be
fore there can be peace on earth and
good will among men, is to try to es
cape from reality, to be "unrealistic,
and to play into the hands of despots
and exploiters. Such people are wholly
mistaken. T hey f ail to realize the pow
er of an ideal, the far reaching effect of
thought, and the enormous power con
cealed in a word or in a sound.
People ask where God is in difficult
days such as these. T hey point out that
millions are starving and have been up
rooted and are suffering the agonies of
war. God does not rule as a tyrant out
side of His creation, but rules by estab
lished laws in nature. Man, being the
highest development of nature, there
fore, expresses God's will according to
his understanding of the God- con-
sciousness within him. God has, there
fore, no direct responsibilty for the
miseries and wrongs man constantly
brings upon himself. If man cannot
learn to realize God and live by the
good impulses he feels within, and if
his development can be accomplished
only through suffering and pain, it is
prof itable that such should come.
T he root of those evils inherent in
our present economic and political struc
ture is not entirely economic or political
but also spiritual. T he cause is a ma
terialistic education and understanding
f ounded upon the physical senses only.
T he cause is a soulless society based on
mechanistic principles. T he cause is
selfishness, greed, and love of power.
T he cause is a hard heart, the resur
gence of animal passions, the survival
of the fittest. T here are some wonder
f ul laws in the law books of the world,
inscribed from hundreds of years evo
lutionar y development. O f what benefit
are they if people do not want to obey
them or make them effective? For ex
ample, despite the amendment to the
constitution giving negroes the f ran
chise, there are J im Cr ow cars and
schools in the South, and the negro is
prevented from exercising his legal
rights.
T he great Pharaoh Ikhnaton tried to
build an ideal city and formulate a
wholly spiritual religion, but of what
avail was it when the people refused to
rise to the height of his ideal? Histor y
is replete with instances where the lead
ers endeavored to institute improve
ments for the masses bef ore they were
ready for it. Moses in the code that he
drew up for his people tried to make the
oppression of a ruling class impossible.
He planned a theocracy. God was to
be the ruler. No king was ever to com
mand and have the power to tax and to
ex ploit. But the people were not ready
for such self- government. T he result
was the anarchy dur ing the period of
J udges. T o prevent ex ploitation and
poverty for all time, he instituted the
J ubilee. T he people were not ready for
such a far- sighted economic concept.
Consequently the institution of the J ub
ilee became a dead letter. It was never
observed.
W ha t has happened to International
law? It has ceased to exist. Treaties
have become mere scraps of paper.
W ha t has happened to Religion? T he
Bibles of the world are rejected. T hey
have become mere literature. God
Himself is denied. T he most beautif ul
laws that man can conceive will not help
the situation today. T he urgent need is
not for more laws but the observance
of those already on the statute books.
Whe n a majority of people desire
peace and demand peace, there will be
peace. Whe n a majority of people in
sist that the Constitution and the Bill
of Rights be respected, democracy will
function, and intolerance and discrim
ination will disappear. Whe n the ma
jor ity of people indig nantly repudiate
ex ploitation and a social order based on
profits rather than human needs, there
will be peace between employer and
employee, and the consumer will not be
crushed between the upper and the
lower millstone.
Wher e shall we f ind people who are
willing to live their lives in accordance
with hig h ideals, who are willing to put
the needs of the human first, and the
laws second, who are willing to live co
operatively and not competitively? T he
education of the heart is needed, more
than the education of the head. Soul
development is needed, not more legis
lation. A n ex pansion of consciousness
is needed, not a stronger penal system.
Whe n men are willing to accept the
spiritual principles of the f atherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man, when
they are willing to conf orm to the im
plications of these two sublime princi
ples in their daily lives, in their relation
ships with all that lives, then ex ploita
tion in every one of its forms will cease.
Emotional development strengthens the
love- life in a mans heart. Ex pansion of
consciousness and development of in
tuition enable a man to feel anothers
needs, to sympathize with anothers na
ture, and to understand the limitations
and the handicaps of another human
being.
A merciful employer will be content
to earn less provided that his working
people do not suffer. He will want his
employees to be happy in his employ.
He will want their respect and affection.
He will shrink from earning money at
the expense of their health and hap
piness.
A merciful man will scorn to take
advantage of women and play with
their hearts. A woman with a sense of
honor will scorn to be a gold- digger.
Wher e affection is genuine, parents do
not have to be compelled by law to take
care of their children; children do not
have to be forced to provide for aged
parents. A government composed of
upright men will honor treaties, accept
ed codes of law, and err on the side of
generosity.
There is not one single problem that
would not disappear if the people con
cerned approached its solution in a
spirit of love and cooperation and will
ingness to sacrifice. A ny relationship
becomes sanctified when cemented by
sacrifice. How beautif ul when husband
and wif e remain f aithf ul despite illness
and poverty. How beautif ul when chil
dren are devoted to old or suffering or
unf ortunate parents. How be a ut i f ul
when brothers and sisters make sacri
fices for one another. How beautif ul
when the community c oope r at e to
rescue some unf or tunate f amily . How
beautif ul when one nation comes to the
rescue of another weaker nation.
T he wor ld honors Ruth, the Moabi-
tess, because she gave up everything for
her mother- in- law, Naomi. T he f riend
ship of Dav id and J onathan has been
immortalized. W e love the tales of the
brave knight who goes forth to rescue
the distressed damsel. W e all love the
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story of Romeo and J uliet even though
it is a tale with a tragic ending. W e
love Robert Br owning doubly that his
love f or his f rail, invalid wif e was so
perfect. W e love the maiden whom
T ennyson loved because she was f aith
f ul for twenty years bef ore they were
united in marriage. Whe n Pierre Curie
first proposed to Mar ie, she declined.
However, he was undaunted. In the
face of such ardor and determination,
Mar ie capitulated.
People smile superciliously at ro
mance and at f airy tales. T here is no
reason in the wor ld why a f airy tale
should be only that and nothing more.
Y ou can make it come true. Every man
is play ing the part of a hero in the story
of his life; every woman is play ing the
par t of a heroine in the story of her life.
Even the humblest part on the stage of
life can be played with dignity , with
beauty, and w i t h loving pe r f e ct i on.
Even a tragic part can assume an epic
tone when played in a spirit of humil
ity and perfect trust in divine love and
wisdom as well as power.
Perhaps you remember the lovely,
sunlit village of Shangri- La in the heart
of the magnif icent Himalay an Moun
tains in T ibet. How unrealistic, some
unimaginative people ex claimed. T he
clever newspaper wr i t e r s knowing ly
shook their heads and deplored the de
lig htf ul phantasy as an escape from
reality. T here is nothing unrealistic a-
bout the vision at all. It is a model of
what life can be if y ou so will it, and
I so will it, and we all so will it. These
poor, deluded, hard- headed, practical
men of sound common sense, they think
they are right, but Father T ime laughs
in his sleeve as the film rolls on. and
they usually f ind themselves absolutely
wrong.
W e honor and love the heroes of his
tory, the men and women who gave all
for love, the men and women with com
passionate hearts, the men and women
who dedicated their lives to a great
ideal, to a noble cause. Whe n Moses
saw the Egy ptians oppressing the He
brews, his heart gave him no peace
until he could strike a blow in defense
of his persecuted people. When Gua-
tama, the Buddha, saw the sorrow, the
pain, and the distress in the world, he
said, I will not rest until I f ind the way
out f or all mankind. Jesus washed the
feet of His disciples to inspire them to
act humbly and graciously with each
other.
Kindness calls for kindness, heart
calls to heart, and love calls forth love.
Whe n a vision of great love dawns be
fore our gaze barriers melt, new worlds
float into our ken, our hearts contain the
world. W e transcend our little selves.
Our souls roam upon the heights. Our
minds reach to the fiery stars, and our
feet touch the center of the earth. W e
become one with every blade of grass,
every bir d that sings upon the leaf y
twig, every perf umed flower that sways
like a butterf ly on its gracef ul stem.
W e become one with every mother that
smiles prayerf ully at the babe in her
arms, every f ather that rejoices in the
son at his side. W e are one with all
f r i e nds a nd huma ni t y . T he tear in
every eye is ours. T he smile on every
face is a reflection of our own.
O, impatient man, why do you chafe
at these ties that bind y ou to your
tasks? Wer e y our soul bur ning with
love, you would rejoice at every oppor
tunity to pour y our love into anothers
life; the chains that seem to gall would
caress; the manacles that seem dark
and heavy as lead would gleam with
gold and seem light as g os s amer e
threads; the triple gates would spring
open at a touch. T he gray sky would
turn into opalescent pearl. T he r ain
drops would turn into handf uls of blos
soms. Every day would become a glor
ious adventure. Death would become a
transcendent experience. As the poet
Masef ield says, Death opens unknown
doors. It is most gr and to die.
Love is still the wor lds great need
the love the mystic teaches - love of
God, love of man, and love of all crea
tion. T hen strif e will cease. A l l con
flicts will be reconciled. T he pairs of
opposites are then transcended. T he
dualism merges into unity. Peace pro
f ound prevaileth.
V V V
BUY U. S. DEFENSE SA V INGS BONDS A ND ST AMPS
Those I nterfering Moods!
By S o r o r M e l a n i e M . L i n d
O W to deal with
this de v a s t a t i ng
handicap to s uc
cess a nd ev er y
day ha ppi ne s s is
a question as k ed
pr e t t y of t e n by
the more temper
a me nt a l huma n
being. P r o ba bl y
the extreme t y pe
s hal l we s ay
the g i f t e d prima
donna as an ex
ample? does not consider the matter
at all. Such people are of ten curiously
child- like, even primitive, in their men
tality. A great talent or genius, such as
the wor ld needs, can "g et away with
a good deal, but the keen observer will
have noticed that these gif ted men and
women, however moody they may seem,
however f a nt a s t i c a l l y variable, have
some quality not possessed by the more
or dinar y mortal. T hey do not allow
their moods to interfere with the great
object, aim or mission of their lives.
T he moods of these people may reduce
their fellow- beings almost to lunacy, but
they themselves have some strength of
mind, some f aculty, which prevents the
mood from destroying their capacity
and will to duty or success.
Childr en vary enormously on this, as
on most points of character. Frequent
ly it is the more intelligent and gifted
member of a f amily who shows signs of
moodiness. "I dont feel inclinedwhy
should I do it? T he sooner this tend
ency is - wisely handled the better.
T he writer has seen enough of its sad
and destroying consequences to pity the
child who is indulged in this way. T he
"mood in this sense is a very serious
defect of character. No one, in the long
run, will suffer so much as the unhappy
creature who gives way to moods. T he
victim of "I dont feel inclined may be
a dr eadf ul nuisance to others; may be
disliked as are most selfish people, but
it is himself or herself who will reap the
real trouble in every day life, not the
other person. Basically, it is, of course,
pure selfishness, and so anti- social, but
often a real and grim struggle is re
quired to overcome the tendency.
T here was once a man, ex tremely in
telligent, high- minded and affectionate,
and a most interesting person when he
chose to talk. He had been excessive
ly spoiled by his mother. A ll his life he
had been "moody . It was impossible
for his f amily as they grew up to have
any real pleasure in his society, because
no one could pos s i bl y pr e di c t the
"mood of the head of the f amily on
any given occasion! For days even
weekshe never spoke to any one ex
cept such phrases as the sheerest cour
tesy demandedhe was a gentleman as
to conventions. It is depressing to a
lively f amily of clever children, thirsting
for knowledge, companionship and guid
ance from a really attractive parent, to
live in this strange state of aloofness.
Y et he was a good man and would have
been horrified at the idea of any failure
of duty towards his f amily. T he result
was for him a quite unnecessary loneli
ness in old age. By the irony of Fate he
seemed to desire the society and con
versation of his f amily when circum
stances of his ma k i ng r e nde r e d it
difficult.
A nother type of moody person will
never f all in with the plans of others, or
be so variable as to incommode every
one because he or she isn't in the
mood.
Many persons do not realize how
much they are dominated by passing
moods. A business man said conde
scendingly to the writer that men such
as he didn't have moods couldn't
afford it. His partner, in private, dif
fered bitterly. Cant afford to is true,
but he is the moodiest chap alive. His
work suffers severely, as anyone asso
ciated with him knows.
T here is one type which excuses it
self on the gr ound of genius or some
other superiority, but the real genius
keeps a very war y eye on the main fac
tor in his or her life, as we have said.
T he artist or the musician may despair;
may celebrate; quarrel with his friends;
be a general nuisance; be everything,
feel everything in one short day, but
if he is the great man the moods will
not deflect him from his instrument,
whatever it may be. Noit is ordinary,
but often quite intelligent, humanity
which may make a mess of life through
submission to many moods.
If you have wise parents, who took
you in hand young, you are fortunate.
I f you were clever enough still fairly
early in life to diagnose your own dis
ease and overcome it you were remark
ableif you are still a victim, take hold
of yourself at any age and look the
grisly crowd squarely in the face! T he
taciturn mood, which depresses the
f amily life; the lethargic mood which
refuses to budge to please anyone; the
sulky mood which hates everyone (even
if it may only last an hour ); the irre
sponsible mood which forgets to post
vital letters or send important messages;
the quarrelsome moodetc. etc. It may
be too much adrenalin or thyroid, or a
pituitar y gone wrong, but a little of that
old- fashioned virtue called a sense of
duty " does help a lot! T ake the gland
extracts by all means, if the doctor says
so, but do remember that Man is a Dual
Being. He has a Mind- Soul as well as
a complicated physical body , and one
of the great objects of the Rosicrucian
life is to make the Soul true Overlord
of the Body.
Y OUR MOST V A L UED ASSET
Y ou may be ov er looking the most v aluable asset which y ou hav e with which to
adapt y our self to the demands made upon y ou in the busy wor ld of today . T he ability
to use y our mind power constr uctiv ely will help y ou meet every situation that enters
y our env ir onment. T he two faculties of mind power most needed are the abil it y to re
member and to dr aw y our attention to the needs of the moment f or constr uctive and
creative wor k. Memor izing and concentr ation s hould be acquired abilities of all. If y ou
acknowledg e that y our ability to memor ize and concentrate could be impr ov ed, then av ail
y our self of the pr actical help that can be obtained in the two booklets entitled "T he Key
to the A r t of Concentr ation and Memor izing . both of which w ill be sent to y ou postpaid
f or the small sum of six ty cents. Or der f r om the Rosicr ucian S upply Bur eau, Rosicr ucian
Par k, S an J ose, Calif or nia.
The
Rosicrucian
Digest
J uly
1942
ROS ICRUCIA N REA DING ROOM IN ST. L OUIS
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in the v icinit y of St. Louis to av ail themselves of the use of the Chapter Reading Room.
Here y ou may hav e access to books and liter atur e on Rosicr ucianis m and related subjects.
Inter esting free liter atur e will be g ladly g iv en and ex plained to those who wish f ur ther
inf or mation concerning the activities of this or g anization. T he Reading Room is open
Monday thr oug h Fr iday f r om 2: 00 to 4:00 p. m. and Monday and T hur s day evenings
f r om 7: 30 to 9: 30 p. m. It is located at 3008 South Gr and A v enue, and the telephone
number is LA clede 5261.
Truth
By F r a t e r a n d S o r o r J . D u a n e F r e e m a n
F Y O U R child, or
for that matter, if
any c hi l d, wer e
to ask you what
tr uth is. c oul d
y o u t e l l hi m?
Could you give to
another a dul t an
under s t andabl e,
w or k a bl e defini
tion?
T he phi l o s o
phers of old and
the people of to
day are asking, W ha t is truth? Have
you ever been asked to tell the tr uth
and have you related what to you was
the ex act circumstance, without equivo
cation or mental reservation, and f ound
that this c i r c ums t a nc e had changed?
Can the ever changing condition of this
material wor ld of ours contain tr uth,"
or is t r ut h" unchangeable, unalterable,
fix ed like unto the three elements?
Most misunderstandings of this world
are caused by lack of a g r e e me nt on
terminology, therefore, let us hasten to
consult an author ity on the meaning of
words. My Webs ter s Dictionar y shows
that truth is derived from two sources,
Middle English and Anglo- Sax on. T he
Middle Eng lish trewthe" or trouthe
have the same meaning as our truth and
the Anglo- Sax on tr eowthu meaning
faith, truth. For our modern day use
we are told that truth means
a fact,
a reality,
a verity,
the opposite to falsehood.
Now, let us test these definitions and
see if we have arrived at a solution of
our problem.
T r uth is a fact
T r uth is a reality
T r uth is a verity
T r uth is the opposite of falsehood.
If , fact, reality, verity, oppos i t e to
falsehood have pe r t i ne nt meanings to
you, then you have an understanding of
modern day truth, if not, these tautolo
gies leave us in a blind alley, and we
must, if we are to reach an understand
ing start again.
Let us for a f ew minutes, return to the
days of our childhood, when we believ
ed that God sat on his golden throne in
the far- off heavens, with a big book al
ways open before him, in which he
noted the good deeds on the credit side
and the bad deeds on the debit side, and
the neither good or bad deeds in the
middle, nev er mi s s i ng a ny action or
thought of any of the millions of peo
ples on this earth.
T hen came adolescence and we ques
tioned how any one having the form of
a man, even though he was God, could
possibly do all the things, simultaneous
ly, it was necessary for this God of ours
to do, in keeping track of all living
things on this earth, for was it not wr it
ten that, even the hairs of a mans head
were numbered.
Our understanding was keeping pace
with our physical growth and we were
told that the Kingdom of God could be
likened to the administr ative f unction
ing of a large manuf acturing plant, with
its President, Vice- President, General
Manager , S upe r v i s or s , Foremen and
workers, and that we as workers, never
contacted the President except through
the steps of routine, and then only when
we had perf ormed some me r i t or i ous
deed, or its negative equivalent. T hat
before we started our employment, all
laws to govern our actions were laid
down f or us.
Y ears passed, and. with their pass
ing, came greater unde r s t a ndi ng and
the necessity for an even greater God
became part of our being; then and onlv
then, did we understand the God in all
things, animate and i na ni ma t e , our
God, an essence, in and about every
thing at all times everywhere. T hus was
born in our consciousness the realiza
tion that the life principle maintaining
and animating the material manif esta
tion, man. contained a segment of God.
(For convenience, this segment was
arbitrarily called Soul, and the grand
aggregation of all souls was named the
Oversoul or the Soul of God.)
Back in the early days when the
wor ld came into being, all things were
created, all things that now exist, and
among these creations were laws to act
as saf ety valves, laws to control, laws to
be reciprocal, immutable laws. all. Laws
made by an Omnipresent, Omnipotent,
Omniscient Intelligence for the good of
mankind.
T here can be no doubt that the truth
we seek is in a special category, name
ly, a f undamental part or principle, in
decomposable, and not of the earthly,
mundane, always becoming, corruptible,
exactness which is this today and that
tomorrow.
T r ut h is unchangeable. God's laws
are unchangeable. Therefore, we find
that truth, real truth, is in the immuta
ble laws of God. and as truth must be
f undamental, truth is God.
W e have alr eady concluded that man
has within him a soul or a segment of
God, and as truth is God, it is only
natur al that man should have within
him. truth: T r uth as expressed through
the immutable laws of God.
Let us stop here for just a moment,
lest we permit the thought to remain in
our minds that because truth is God.
and truth has to do with the Soul of
man, it is, therefore, something of an
esoteric nature alone, for use during
mans periods of meditation only. T ruth
is ex pressed through t he i mmut a bl e
laws of God among which are recipro
city, the law of opposites, supply and
demand, inertia, all used in our every
day life, a life wrapped up in this mun
dane wor ld of ours, yet a life which is
true or false, just as we choose to make
it. A nd, with our choosing, is demon
strated the truth which is in the im
mutable laws of God. demonstrated in
such a way, that man may evolve and
learn to use the truth for the good of
himself and his neighbor.
T he
Ros icr ucian
Dig es t
J ul y
1942
IMPORT A NT A NNOUNCEMENT
Our University and Convention
A s this issue of the "Ros icr ucian Dig es t " goes t o press it is our pleasure to announce
that the 1942 term of the Rose- Croix Univ er s ity which is now in session opened w ith the
largest attendance in its history . Students f r om all parts of Nor th A mer ica are enjoy ing
and being benefited by the per sonal ins tr uction r eceived in the classes now being held all
day . T hese sessions will continue thr oug hout its entire term, concluding the day pr evious
to the opening of the 1942 Rosicr ucian Gr and L odg e Conv ention here in Rosicr ucian
Par k. In these times a constr uctive v acation can do more to assist us in being better able
to do our dail y wor k and meet our oblig ations than any other plans f or recreation that
we could make under the present cir cumstances. T her ef or e, if y ou hav e not y et com
pleted y our plans to attend the Rosicr ucian Conv ention, do so immediately . Fr om almost
any point in Nor th A mer ica our members w il l still hav e time to complete their plans for
attendance at the Conv ention af ter r eading this notice. T he opening session of the Con
v ention w ill begin at 7: 30 p. m. S unday , J uly 12. Reg is tr ation f or the Conv ention can be
made at any time dur ing the day Sunday , beg inning at 10:00 a . m. A v ar ied pr ogr am
with many interesting new f eatures both f or instr uction and enter tainment has already
been planned, and we are conf ident that all members s hould av ail themselves of the op
por tunit y to par ticipate in this interesting week's activ ity at Rosicr ucian Par k.
I N V E ST I N G I N T H E F U T U R E
In accordance with its oblig ations to secure the resources of the Rosicr ucian Or der , and its desire to suppor t the Gov er n
ment of the nation under which it functions, the Board of Dir ector s of the Supr eme Gr and Lodge recently author ized its of
ficers to purchase United States Def ense bonds. A bov e, the Imper ator at right, and the Supr eme Secretary seated, are neg o
tiating the purchase of such bonds f r om a y oung woman representative of the A mer ican Red Cross.
(Cour tes y of the Rosicr ucian Dig est.)
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Is Your Advice As Good ^
As They Deserve
T H E R E is no questi on of your
motive. You want to gi ve tlie
best advi ce hut do you? II your
chil d s Iie<t1111 is in danger you con
sult a physici an. II I>is eyes trouble
liim. you do not rely on lanii i y
opini on you visit an optometrist.
It is al>o your duty to gui de liis
imagination into tlie riglit channel s
to awaken natural latent talents
lo gi ve him tlie start that perhaps
von di d not have. But are you pro
pared? Can you instill in the sus
cepti ble mind ol your hoy or girl
those f ew wor ds each da y that can
influence his or her later fife for the
better! You cannot pass this re
sponsi bi l i ty on to school and teacher.
I he moul di ng of their characters,
the direction ol their mental vi sion,
are y our job.
I he J uni or Order of I orch Bear
ers (a non-religion movement), de
voted to the cultural trai ni ng of
children, has prepared a series of
intensely interesting, si mpl y read
and understood, lesson-stories for
parents to read to their chil dren, or
for chil dren to read for themselves.
Whether your chi l d is live or four
teen. there is a lesson-story to lit his
or her mind. I hey teach appreci a
tion ol beauty, art. and music: they
i ndi cate the need of self -reliance,
and the consi derati on ol others
they encourage initiative.
S e nd For I liesc Fr ee
P ar t icul ar s
W ithout obl i gati on you may have
further inlormati on on how you may
recei ve these chi l d gui dance lesson-
stories or lecture lessons, .lust write
today to the address below and ask
for the luni or Order of I orch Bear
ers "A d vi ce to Parents gui de. It
wi l l be sent free.
The J unior Or der of T orch Bearers ( A MOR C ) , San Jose, Calif .
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f r a t e r na l body of me n a nd w ome n de v ot e d to t he i nv e s t i g a t i on, s t udy a nd
pr a c t i c a l a ppl i c a t i o n o f na t ur a l a nd s pi r i t ua l l aw s . T he pur pos e of t he o r
g a ni z a t i o n is t o e na bl e a l l t o l i v e i n ha r mo ny w i t h t he cr e at i v e , c ons t r uc t i v e
Cos mic f or ces f o r t he a t t a i nme n t o f he a l t h, ha ppi ne s s a nd peace. T he Or de r
i s i nt e r n a t i o n a l l y k no w n as A M O R C " (a n a bbr e v i a t i o n) , a nd t he A MO R C
iri A me r i c a a nd a l l o t he r l a nds c o ns t i t ut e s t he o nl y f or m o f Ros i c r uc i a n
a c t i v i t i e s uni t e d i n one body f or a r e pr e s e nt a t i on i n t he i nt e r na t i o na l f e d
e r a t i o n. T he A MO R C does not s e l l i t s t e a c hi ng s . I t g i v e s t he m f r e e l y to
a f f i l i a t e d me mbe r s , t og e t he r w i t h ma ny o t he r benef it s . F o r compl e t e i n
f o r ma t i o n a bo ut t he be ne f it s a nd a dv a nt a g e s of R o s i c r uc i a n a s s ocia t ion,
w r i t e a l e t t e r t o the a ddr e s s be l ow , a nd a3 k f or t he f r ee book "T he Secr et
H e r i t a g e . A ddr e s s S c r i be S. P . C., i n car e of
A MO R C T E M P L E
R os i c r uc i a n P a r k , S a n J o s e , C a l i f o r n i a . l T. S. A .
(Ca bl e A ddr e s s : A M O R C O ")
S upr e me E x e c ut i v e f or t he No r t h a nd S out h A me r i c a n J ur i s d i c t i o n
RA T . P H M. L K W I S , F . K . C. Impe r a t o r
D I R E C T O R Y
P R I N C I P A L A M E R I C A N B R A N C H E S O F T H E A . M. O. It . C.
T he f o l l o w i ng a r e t he pr i nc i pa l c ha r t e r e d R o s i c r uc i a n L odg e s a nd C ha pt e r s i n t he U ni t e d S t at e s . Us
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t en r eques t .
C A L I F O R N I A
I.os A ng e l e s :
He r me s L odg e . A MO R C T e mpl e . Mr . G i l be r t N.
Ho l l o w a y . S r . , Ma s t e r . R e a d i n g r oom a nd i n
qui r y of f ice open da i l y ex cept S unda y s : 11 a. m.
t o 5 'p. m. a nd 6 to 8 ' p. m . : S a t ur da y s , 12 noon
to 4 p. m. , 148 No. G r a me r c y P l a c e .
O a k l a n d :
O a k l a nd Mi no r L odg e . * P a c i f i c B ui l di n g . 36 t h
a nd J e f f e r s on S t r e e t s : Mr . A l f r e d W. Gr oes beck ,
Ma s t e r : Mr s . B e r na r d D. S i l s by . S e cr e t a r y . C o n
v oca t i ons 1st a nd 3r d S unda y s . 3 p. i n. i n W i g
w a m H a l l : L i br a r y , R o o m 406. ope n a f t e r noons .
2 t o 4: 30, ex cept S a t ur da y s : T ue s da y a nd T hur s
da y e v e ni ng s . 7 :30 to 9: 30 p. m. P hone H i g a t e 5996.
S a c r a me nt o :
Cl e me nt B. L e B r un C ha pt e r . * Mr . W i l l i a m P o p
per , Mas t er . Me e t i ng s 1st a nd 3r d F r i da y s at
8 p. m. , F r i e nds hi p H a l l , Odd F e l l o w 's B ui l di ng .
9 t h a nd K S t r eets .
L o ng B e a c h:
L o n g B each Cha pt e r . Mr . W m . J . F l ur y . S ecr e
t a r y . 2750 Che r r y A v e nue . Me e t i ng s ev er y T ue s
da y a t 8 p. m. , C ol oni a l H a l l . 951 L oc us t A v enue.
S an Di e g o :
S a n Di e g o C ha pt e r . Mr s . J . C. S hul t s . S ecr e t ar y ,
1261 L a w S t r e e t . P a ci f i c Beach. Me e t i ng s 1 s t a nd
3r d S unda y s a t 4 p. i n. , H a r d of H e a r i n g L e a g ue 's
H a l l , 3813 H e r be r t S t r e e t .
C O L O R A DO
De nv e r :
C ha pt e r Mus t e r . Mr . A . T . S t r e nt e r ; S e cr e t a r y ,
Mr s . L o ui s F . B r a nc h, 12 E . B a y a ud. Me e t i ng s
ev er y T hur s da y . 8 p. m. , F r a t e r na l B ui l d i n g , 14th
a nd G l e na r m S tr e e t s .
MA S S A C HUS E T T S
B o s t o n:
J o ha nne s K e l pi us L odg e . W i l l i a m A . Cor e y , S ec
r e t a r y . T e mpl e a nd r e a di ng r oom, S ui t e 237,
739 B o y l s t o n S t r e e t . C onv oc a t i ons f o r me mbe r s
T hur s da y e v e ni ng a nd S unda y a f t e r noon. S pe ci al
Conv oc a t i ons f o r a l l me mbe r s a nd f or a l l deg r ees
t he s econd Mo nda y of each mo nt h a t 8 p. m. f r o m
S e pt e mbe r t o J un e . S pe ci al s es s i ons f o r t he p u b
l i c S unda y e v e ni ng s a t 7: 45 p. m.
I L L I N O I S
C hi c a g o :
T he Ne f e r t i t i Mi no r L odg e . * Mr . S. L . L e v e l l .
Ma s t e r ; Mr s . V e r oni c a Ni c hol s . S e cr e t a r y . R e a d
i n g r oom ope n da i l y , 12 to 5 p. m. , a nd 7: 30 to
10 p. m . : S unda y s 2 to 5: 30 p. m. o nl y . L a k e v i e w
B l dg . , 116 So. Mi c hi g a n A v e nue , R o o ms 408- 9- 10.
L e c t ur e s es s i ons f or A L L me mbe r s ev er y T ue s
da y ni g ht , 8 p. m.
Chi c a g o (Col or e d) C ha pt e r , No. 10. Mr . R o g e r
T homa s . Ma s t e r . 2920 E l l i s A v e nue . Me e t i ng s 1st
a nd 3r d F r i da y s at 8 p. m. , 12 W. G a r f i e l d B l v d. ,
H a l l B.
D I S T R I C T O F C O L U MB I A
T homa s J e f f e r s on Cha pt e r . Mr . F r a n k S. S mi t h.
Mas t er . 1334 F t . S t e v e ns Dr . , N. W . , T el e phone
T A y l o r 5166: Mr s . M. E l ois e L a v r i s c he f f . S ecr e
t a r y , 1318 11 th S t . . N. W . Me e t i ng s Conf e de r a t e
Me mor i a l H a l l , 1322 V e r mont A v e., N. W . , ev er y
F r i d a y e v e ni ng , 8 p. m.
MA R Y L A N D
B a l t i mo r e :
Dr . E a r l K . My e r s . Mas t e r . 1917 E dmo nds o n A v e . :
Geor g e M. F r a nk o , J r . . S e c r e t a r y . 1536 McK ean
A v e nue . Me e t i ng s 1st a nd 3r d S unda y s o f each
mo nt h at S p. m. . S t . P a ul G a r de n H a l l B ui l di ng ,
806- 8 S t . P a ul S t r eet .
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Mi a mi :
Mr . C ha r l e s F. Me r r i c k . Mas t e r . 411 S uns e t Dr .,
P . O. Box 164. So. Mi a mi . T el . 4- 5816: Mr s . R. E .
T hor nt on. S e cr e t a r y . P . O. B ox 724, So. Mi a mi .
Me e t i ng s ev er y S unda y . 3: 30 p. m. at B e r ni Hot e l ,
B i s c a y ne B l v d. a nd N. E . 2 nd S t r eet .
MI S S O U R I
S t . L o ui s :
C ha pt e r Ma s t e r , Mr . L . J . S ma r t , 1731 N. 48th
S t . . E . S t . L o ui s , I l l i n o i s . T e l e phone B r i dg e 4336:
Mr s . J . B . Re i c he r t . S e cr e t a r y . 2931 Mi l t o n B l v d. ,
S t . L o ui s , Mi s s our i . R e g ul a r c onv oca t i ons each
T ue s da y , 8 p. m. a t 3008 So. G r a nd. I n q u i r y of f ice
ope n t o publ i c da i l y 2 t o 5 p. m. . Monda y a nd
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B uf f al o :
Cha pt e r Ma s t e r . Mr . W i l l i a m A . G e l one k : Mr s .
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i ng s 1st a nd 3r d S unda y s . 7: 30 p. m. . L a f a y e t t e
Hot e l .
New Y o r k C i t y :
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G. K l i n g ne r , Ma s t e r : Mi s s B e at r i ce Cas s , S ecr e
t a r y . My s t i c a l conv oc a t i ons each We dne s da y ev e
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g r a de s . I n q u i r y a nd r e a di ng r ooms ope n week
da y s a nd S unda y s , 1 to 8 p. m.
B ook e r T . W a s hi n g t o n Cha pt e r . Mr . E ug e ne T .
Ho l de r , Ma s t e r , 435 Ha nc o c k S t r e e t , B r o o k l y n:
Mr . P hi l i p D. Ne l s on, S e cr e t a r y . 20 S pe nce r P l a ce ,
B r o o k l y n. Me e t i ng s ev er y S unda y a t 8: 00 p. in.,
Y . M. C. A . Cha pe l . 180 W . 135th St.
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S e a t t l e :
C ha pt e r Ma s t e r . Mr . T homa s W . H . L e e : S ecr e
t a r y , Mr . W . F . L a r i mo r e . Me e t i ng s 2nd a nd 4t h
Monda y s , 8: 00 p. m. a t Ho t e l Ma y f l ow e r , Rose
R o o m, 4 t h a nd Ol i v e W a y .
T a coma :
C ha pt e r Mas t e r . Mr . Mi l t o n A . Re ine r t s or i . P . O.
B ox 1019. C ha pt e r me e t i ng s 1st a nd 3r d T ue s
da y s . 7: 45 p. m. i n A f i f i R o o m, Ma s oni c T empl e,
47 S t . He l e ns A v e nue .
( Di r e c t o r y C o nt i nue d on Ne x t P a g e )
M I C H I G A N
D e t r o i t :
T he be s C ha pt e r No. 336. Mr . W i l l i a m H. Hitch-
ma n, Ma3 ter . 16133 Cr us e A v e nue . T el . V E r r nont
5- 0956: Mi s s Do r o t hy E . C o l l i ns . S e cr e t a r y , T el .
DA v Is on 3176. Me e t i ng s a t t he De t r o i t F e de r a
t i o n of W o me ns C l ubs B l dg . , 4811 2nd A v e ., ev er y
T ue s da y , 8 p. in.
N E W J E R S E Y
Ne w a r k :
H. S pe nc e r L e w i s C ha pt e r . Mr . E dw a r d DudUen.
Ma s t e r . Me e t i ng s ev er y Monda y . 8: 30 p. m. . 37
W a s hi n g t o n S t r eet .
W I S C O N S I N
Mi l w a uk e e :
C hi i pt e r Ma s t e r . Mr s . F r e d C. B ond; Mr s . E dw i n
A . F a l k o w s k i . S e cr e t a r y . Me e t i ng s ev er y Monda y
a t 8 p. m. . 3431 W . L i s bo n A v enue.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
P hi l a de l phi a :
B e nj a mi n F r a n k l i n C ha pt e r . Mr . C a mp E z e l l ,
Mas t e r , 400 K e nmo r e R o a d. . B r o o k l i ne . U ppe r
Da r by P a . : Mi s s V i e nna K a c hol r i e s , S e cr e t a r y .
1736 B a l t i mo r e A v e nue . P hi l a d e l phi a . Me e t i ng s
f o r a l l me mbe r s ev er y S unda y . 8: 00 p. m. it 814
N. B r o a d S t r e e t .
P i t t s b u r g h :
F i r s t P e nn. L odg e . Mr . Da ni e l Hol e c y , Mas t er ,
R . D. 4. B ox 804. Ros e l und A v enue.
O R E G O N
P o r t l a n d:
P o r t l a nd Ros e C ha pt e r . Mr s . F l or e nc e B ut s on.
Mas t e r , T el . Os w eg o 22711: Mr . H . T . H e r r i n g
t o n. S e c r e t a r y . T el , T R- 0428.. Me e t i ng s , 714 S, W .
11th A v e., ev er y T hur s da y , 8 p. m
I 'T A H
S a l t L a k e Ci t y :
Mr . He r ma n Ft. B a ng e r t e r . Ma s t e r , 3288 S. 2nd
We s t S t r e e t . Me e t i ng s i n t he Iv o r y Room. New-
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8: 15 p. m.
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C ha pt e r Mas t e r . Mr s . Ne w ma n E. J o hns t o ne ; Mr .
F e r di na nd W . A r nol d. S e cr e t a r y . P hone 3- 5875.
Me e t i ng s ev er y S unda y . 7: 30 p . m . , Room 318.
Y . W . C. A . B l dg .
O H I O
C l e v e l a nd:
Mr . H a r r y A . Do he r t y . Mas t er . 4864 E . 9 0th S t . .
G a r f i e l d H e i g ht s : Mi s s A nne R o s e nj a c k . Secr e
t a r y . 12504 R e x f o r d A v e nue . Cl e v e l a nd. Meet int is
ev er y F r i d a y a t 8 p. i n. . Hot e l S t a t l e r .
C i n c i n n a t i :
Mr s . C a r l A . Ha r t s o c k . Ma s t e r . T el . W o o dbur n
8749: Mi s s He l e n V . P opl i s . S e cr e t a r y . Me e t ing s
ev er y W e dne s da y at 7: 30 p . m . , 2132 Ing l e s i de
A v enue.
D a y t o n :
Dr . J . H. G i bs o n, Ma s t e r ; Mr s . G. C. Hy ne s .
S e cr e t a r y . P hone Ma. 3933. Me e t i ng s ev er y We d
ne s da y . 7: 30 p m. . 56 E 4t h S t . . R a uh Ha i l .
T E X A S
D a l l a s :
L i l l i a n M. We s t . Mas t er . Mr s . R og e r Q. Mi l l s
S e cr e t a r y . 4300 L i v i ng s t o n A v e nue . Me e t ing s 1st
a nd 3r d Monda y s , 8 p. m. . J e f f e r s on Hot e l
F or t W o r t h :
C ha pt e r Ma s t e r , Mr s . R u t h P a g e . 1420 W a s hi ng
ton A v e., T e l e phone 9- 2702: S e c r e t a r y . Mr s . Mack
D. S mi t h, Cl e bur ne , T ex as , T e l e phone No. 7.
Me e t i ng s every- F r i da y . 7: 30 p. m. . at E l k s Cl ub,
P a r l o r B . 512 W . 4t h S t . . F or t W o r t h. T ex as .
I N D I A N A
I n d i a n a po l i s :
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r e t a r y , Mr s . No r ma S t r ubbe - B e a l l . 902 N. P enn
s y l v a ni a . Me e t i ng s 2nd a nd 4 t h T ue s da y s . 8: 00
p. m. . A nt l e r s Ho t e l . B l ue Room.
S out h B e nd:
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S. Ma i n S t r e e t .
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he g i v e n upo n r e que s t .
A U S T R A L I A
S y dne y , N. S . W . :
S y dne y C ha pt e r Mr s . Do r a E ng l i s h. S ecr e t ar y .
650 P a ci f i c H i g hw a y , Cha t s w ood
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T or ont o, O nt a r i o :
Mr . C. M. P l a t t e n. Mas t e r . S es s ions 1st a nd 3r d
S unda y s , 7: 30 p. m. . 10 L a ns dow m* A v enue.
V a nc ouv e r , B r i t i s h C o l umb i a :
C a na di a n G r a nd L odg e . A MO R C . Mr . C ha r l e s A.
Ca r r i c o, Ma s t e r . 1057 W . 7 t h A v e . : Mr s . D. L .
B ol s ov e r . S e cr e t a r y , 876 13th A v e nue . W . , P hone
F a i r mo nt 1440- Y. A MO R C T e mpl e , 878 H o r nbv
S t r e e t .
V i c t or i a , B r i t i s h C o l umbi a :
V i c t o r i a L odg e . Mr . E r ne s t Ma c G i nni s . Ma s t e r :
S e cr e t a r y , Mr s . V . B ur r o w s , P ho ne E- 7716. I n
q ui r y of f ice a nd r e a di ng r oom. 725 C o ur t ne y St.
W i nni pe g , Ma ni t o ba :
C ha r l e s D a n a De a n Cha pt e r . 122a P ho e ni x B l ock
Mr . W m. Monr o G J a nv i l l . Mas t er , 630 Ma r y l a nd
S t r e e t . S es s ions f or a l l me mbe r ? on W e dne s da y .
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C o pe nha g e n:
T he A M O R C G r a nd L odg e of De nma r k . Mr .
A r ut hur S unds t r up, G r a nd Ma s t e r : C a r l i A nde r
s en. S. R C., G r a nd S e cr e t a r y . Ma nog a de 13th
S t r a nd.
E N G L A N D
T he A M O R C G r a nd L odg e of G r e a t B r i t a i n . Mr
R a y m un d A ndr e a . F R . C.. G r a nd Mas t er , 34
B a y s w a t e r A v e.. We s t bt i r y P a r k . B r i s t o l 6
E G Y P T
C a i r o :
C a i r o I n f o r m a t i o n B ur e a u de l a Ros e Cr oi x . J
S a ppor t a , S e c r e t a r y . 27 R ue S a l i mo n P a c ha
He l i o po l i s :
T he G r a nd Or i e nt o f A MO R C . Hous e o f t he T em
pi e , M. A . R a ma y v e l i m. F . R . C. . G r a nd S ecr e
t a r y , c/c Mr . L e v y , 50 R ue S t e f a no.
M E X I C O
Que t z a l c o a t l L odg e . Donce l e s 92. Des p. 12. Me x
ico. D. F . S r a. Ma r i a L ope z de G uz ma n. Ma s t e r :
S r . Ma ur i c i o L e on, S e c r e t a r y .
P O L A N D
P o l i s h G r a nd L odg e o f A MOR C . W a r s a w , P ol a nd.
S W E D E N
G r a nd L o dg e R o s e nk o r s e t . " A nt on S v a nl und.
F . R . C . . G r a nd Ma s t e r . V a s t e r g a t a n 55. Ma l mo:
Ine z A k e s s on. G r a nd L o dg e S e cr e t ar y , S l o t t s g a t a n
18, Ma l mo.
S W I T Z E R L A N D
A M O R C G r a nd L odg e . 21 A v e. Da ppl e s . L a u
s a nne : Dr . E d. B e r t ho l e t . F . R . C.. G r a nd Mas ter .
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Choi s i , L a us a nne .
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them in plants. Thi s essence is released in their vaporsthe ar oma whi ch they
give forth. Thus the ancients were abl e to produce these effects at w i l l .
Some of these herbs have been used for centuries by mystics, because of the
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