ROSICRUCIAN ORDER AMORC ove Supplementary Monograph ‘The subject matter of this monograph must be understood by the reader or student of same, ot to be the official Rosicrucian teachings, These monographs constitute 4 series Sf supplementary studies provided by the Rosicrucian Order,.AMORC, both to members Ghd nonmembers, because they are not the secret, private teachings of the Order. ‘The object of these supplementary monographs is to broaden the mind of the student presenting him with the writings, opinions, and dissertations of authorities in various fields Er human enterprise and endeavor. Therefore, it is quite probable that the reader will note at times in these supplementary monographs satements made which are inconsistent Guth the Rorierucian teachings or viewpoint. But with the realization that they are mere- Ty supplementary and that the Resicrucian Organization is not endorsing or condoning them, one must fae them merely for their prima facie value, Throughout, the supple- Inentary series the authors or translators of the subject will be given due credit whenever we have knowledge of their identity. ROSICRUCTAN PARK, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA "Consecrated to truth and dedicated to every Rosicrucian” SPECIAL SUBJECT SOUL'S RETURN LL LECTURE NUMBER —__1__NEOPHYTE IN HIS SANCTUM nook or comer of their homes, thousands of Roiracans students of mystica and metaphysis ko oa fh om a Een end proxi flteence symbolized by the above photogeanh eee (Courtesy ofthe Rovierucian Order, AMORC)Rosicrucian Order, AMORC »RAD-11 ANALYTICAL DISCUSSIONS ES (tecture one (Supplementary Lecture) Page One THE SOUL'S RETURN Does Personality Survive Transition? In any analysis of this question we are confronted by two distinct and opposed claims. One is a theological doctrine; the other is called a scientific conclusion, Both of them are accepted by a large number of persons on faith, Both of them are sustained by the same kind of evi- Gence when presented by the average representative of the school support- ing then, However, there is one question that is forced into the mind by the theo- logical doctrine, which is not aroused by the scientific conclusion. It is: "why?" To answer this all-important question is the purpose of this carefully prepared, though brief, dissertation, To proceed properly let us place in a few words the two opposing claims in regard to man's destiny: 1. The theory of theology that man possesses an immortal soul or personality which survives the death of his body. D2, me eneory of materialistic science that man's individual- ism or personality begins at the birth of his body and ends with the death of his body. Let us note that the words used in these two brief contentions are care- fully chosen, In number two the word soul is not used. Materialism does not recognize the existence of a soul but does admit the very positive existence of that "something" labelled "personality" or "individuality." And the term materialistic science is used to distinguish one form of “science” from the many. Likewise, in number one, the words soul and personality are used as syn- onymous only because theology assumes such to be representative of a fact. We have said that the theological statement (number one) arouses the nat- Ural question "Why?" In answering the "Why?" we really enter the discus- sion with a third claim, a third postulation, if you will, which is neither theological nor strictly scientific, but philosophical, and which, like pure philosophy, involves the laws, principles, and manifestations of nature, An 01d, Old Question ea. question of man's destiny, or the fate of his "personality" after the death of the body, is so old that its origin is lost in antiquity. The earliest records of man's thinking indicate that the discussion was a