She MYSTIC TRIANGLE A Modern Mbagazine of RosicruciANPHLOSOPHY Zada, or Looking Forward, A Little Journey into the Mind, What is Wrong with Theosophy? The Hidden Self, The Mystic and the Occultist, My Exhortation, Many Other Important Helps. December 1925-January 1926FPRIANGL! Zada, or Looking Forward By J. H. Thamer, K. R. C. Of the New York Grand Lodge, AMORC December 1925—January 1926 ial Note—This is a very remarkable mystic story expounding many of the Rosiera- tis unusual in i's" prophesy land in its revelation of truth. “It will probabiy become one of the most. Important contributions {to mystical Iterature in 1026, and we are happy to be able to publish it serially in our magasine We have the entire manuseript of over 200 pages in our hands, and intend to run a large. in stallment of it in each issue.” Tt_was written by one of our advanced members, who spent much {ime in carefully presenting our prncpiee In a fascinating tory. Tt hasbeen’ carefully dived by'the Imperator so that our readers may he assured that while it does not necessarily’ express his opinion, nor the opinion of the Order Im its fiction and plot, it does mot contain any deRnite statement that is contrary to our high ideals. The preface’ and general introduction. contain good lesson’ independent of the story which will follow in the twelve chapters.) ¢ cian principles and the very highest form of practical mysticism, An Interpretative Preface N BARTH there ig nothing grest familiar with mortal ways can conceive mis but man: in man there is nothing great but Mind pads, wor ie full of thinkers, uit strangely rare are those who clearly ean perceive ‘Should any who read the fol- lowing. ‘pages, "deem this nar- ative at all impossible, 1 would counsel” them to. review the changes and discoveries. that have heen. made luring thelr own short existence upon this ma terial” plane, "for, “there are more things. in heaven'and ‘upon the earth, Horatio, than ever was dreamed of in. Your philosophy. “he “thinker whose. primary perception erroneous, cannot reason to an Understanding of absolute truth, ‘Those who can perceive, know, that the anti- uated belief “in fate, luck or chance has Place’ in'“God’s "plans, but that the result 0 every cause and ‘effect is according to His im- mutable Laws Our ‘reallzaiion of life and conditions upon this plane, are limited to the state or develop- ment of our five objective senses, thus anything: that is beyond their comprehension, is oft-times received with surprise and ineredulity, yet many of the conjectures planned by or Imagination, Bre. doar in comparison ta the working of the Natural Laws, and life oft-times deemed com- mon-place, teems with wonders for the analytical and enquiring mind. ‘Nothing is more strange than truth; nothing at times seemingly more impossible, 20° to those think that | have disregarded many of the antiquated beliefs, and stirred up fresh ground fo no purpose, I would admonish to think ser ausly of whether they have followed the Law "Man know Thyself” ‘There is material here for the gratification of sordid’ ambition, suggestions that a. mind used, but’ the thinker Keen enough to. develop these suggestions, will be keen enough to see the ‘way. to. the ‘perception of truth, and the ‘Wastefulness of unwise aecomplishnent. ‘The following pages constitute @ text to ald the thinker to perceive Perhaps the key is here. Who knows? thinker for himself must decide ‘The Author GENERAL INTRODUCTION In this work here presented, which dwells upon the lives of some very highly. developed characters, together with the destinies of States ‘and Nations, as related to their development and evolution, the author has endeavored to explain in some degree the poseibiities forthe future of the human race when the Laws of Nature oF God's’ Laws" are thoroughly “understood and acted upon: ‘This work is therefore not concerned with theological views. or any creeds, dogmas “and doctrines of the many Christian ‘sects, for the author, while cherizhing the greatest respect for all that ‘is pure and noble in the Christian reli gion, and all other religions, is not, and never hiss. 'been @ Christian as generally” understood by the world at large. In interpreting God's Laws from a non. sectarian and therefore possibly non-Christian point of view, he hat tried t0 avoid offending needlessly those who. cling to one or another form of Christian faith: but this interpretation differs radically’ from that offered by" the 0: called orthodox. Christian. teachers. ‘This is mot done in controversial spirit and with no iconoclastic zeal but simply with the Purpose of bringing out the truths that har Imonize with Gad's immutable Lavis. and which will the sooner bring the human race to a state Of ideality. Each