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T H E R O S I C R U C I A N O R D E R

Known as "THE ANCIENT, MYSTIC ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS" throughout the world

A Non-Sectarian Fraternity Devoted to the Invcitigation and Study of the Higher Principie* of Lifeas Found Expreued in Man and Nature

SUPREME TEMPLE FOR NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAROSICR UCIAN PARK SAN JOSE, CALIF ORN IA. U. S. A.

To t he Post ul ant

Bel oved Member :

You have r ecei ved t he Fi r st Degree, accor di ng to my r ecor ds, andr ather t han hol d up your monogr aph whi l e your exami nat i on paper i s bei nggone over car ef ul l y, I amhavi ng t he f i r st monogr aph of t he next Degr eesent t o you at t hi s t i me. I know f r om cor r espondence r ecei ved f r ommost of you t hat you have been wai t i ng f or anot her one of my l et t ersi n connect i on wi t h your l essons, and whi l e I have been i n cor r espon-dence wi t h many of you, I do want t o t ake thi s oppor t uni t y of expl ai ni ng what we ar e now goi ng t o do.

The monogr aph now bei ng sent t o you i s Number One of t he SecondDegr ee of t he Templ e wor k. I t begi ns a ver y i nt erest i ng cour se of st udyand cont ai ns another char t , whi ch I hope you wi l l pr eserve car ef ul l y i nyour por t f ol i o or r ecor d book f or f ut ur e r ef er ence.

A f ew i n t hi s Post ul ant s' Cl ass have wr i t t en me t hat t hey f i ndt hese hi gher monogr aphs expl ai n i n gr eat det ai l some of t he t hi ngs

cover ed i n t he f i r st t hr ee pr el i mi nar y Degr ees. I war ned you i n my f i r stf our l et t er s t o you t hat t hi s woul d be t he case, and you wi l l f i nd t hatt he more det ai l ed expl anat i on and new pr i nci pi es i nt r oduced i n eachl esson const i t ut e a ver y t hor ough cour se of st udy. Of cour se, youwi l l f i nd r ef er ence i n t hese monogr aphs to di scussi ons and quest i onsand answer s t hat occur i n t he Lodge r ooms when t he l essons are gi veni n r egul ar Templ e f or m, but you have t he pr i vi l ege of aski ng yourquest i ons by mai l , i nst ead of aski ng them of t he Mast er of t he Templ e;and you have the addi t i onal advant age ( whi ch they do not have) of havi ng your own t ypewr i t t en copy of each monogr aph t o r ef er to, wher east hey onl y have t he not es t hey make whi l e t he Mast er i s r eadi ng t hel esson t o t hem, and whenever you ask quest i ons of us and recei ve a

l et t er you have your answers i n wr i t i ng i nst ead of dependi ng upon yourmemor y f or t he answer s gi ven by t he Mast er i n a Templ e. But wheneverr ef erence i s made i n t hese l essons t o t hi ngs t he Mast er or st udentshoul d do i n t he Templ e you must pass over t hat , and real i ze t hatyou ar e st udyi ng at home, and t heref or e t hose i nst r uct i ons do notper t ai n to you.

Thi s Second Degr ee, i nto whi ch you are now ent er i ng, goes i nto t hewonder f ul operat i ons of t he human mi nd and the soul more compl et el y t hant hey have ever been expl ai ned i n any cour se of st udy i n t he past .



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Nat ural l y you wi l l f i nd many t er ms and expr essi ons wi t h whi ch you ar ef ami l i ar , but t hat cannot be avoi ded i n vi ew of t he f act t hat youmay have been st udyi ng al ong many occul t l i nes, and have al so had ourpr el i mi nar y i nst r uct i ons. But do not f or get t hat i n each monogr aph, i nbet ween t he l i nes and i n bet ween t he f ami l i ar pr i nci pi es, t her e ar e

new and hi dden pr i nci pi es whi ch ar e car ef ul l y pr esent ed, and whi chyou wi l l come to r eal i ze and appr eci at e bef or e you get ver y f ar i nt ot he Second Degree.

I wi sh I coul d per sonal l y be wi t h each one of you on one of yourst udy ni ght s, and poi nt out t o you the val ué of each one of t hesel essons. I f we knew of any way wher eby we coul d add to t hemor i mprove t hemi n some way, so t hey woul d cont ai n mor e knowl edge and mor ehel pf ul i nf ormat i on wi t hout j umpi ng ahead t oo f ast i n t he pr ogr ess of your devel opment , you can be sur e t hat we woul d do everyt hi ng i n ourpower to make t hese i mprovement s and addi t i ons. We are hol di ng backcer t ai n i nf ormat i on unt i l cer t ai n per i ods of each Degr ee f or no ot her

r eason than to prot ect your own devel opment , and gui de you saf el y i nyour cour se of st udy. I t woul d be more economi cal and easi er f or us i nour great wor k t o make each monogr aph l onger and have f ewer of t hem,but i n t he end we woul d be def eat i ng t he pur pose of our or gani zat i onby i nt el l ect ual l y devel opi ng your mi nd wi t hout devel opi ng your psychi csel f . The psychi c par t of yoursel f r equi r es t i me bet ween monogr aphsto al l ow t he awakened t hought s and i deas t o take hol d and ar ousedormant condi t i ons wi t hi n you, and t o at t empt to do t hi s f ast er t hanour car ef ul l y gr aded cour se per mi t s woul d be di sast r ous and unf ai r .

So now l et us pr oceed t hr ough t hi s Second Degr ee t oget her and Iwoul d l i ke to have each one of you r emember t hat we ar e pr epar i ng

f or a gr eat cl i max i n our st udi es and devel opment at t he end of t he Thi r d Degree, when each of you wi l l come under t he di r ect i on of a greatMast er, and when you wi l l come to r eal i ze t hat each of t hese pr esentmonogr aphs i s wor t h i t s wei ght i n gol d t o your i >nner sel f , as wel l as t oyour out er sel f .

Wi t h al l good wi shes f or Peace Prof ound,

Fr at er nal l y,

CBL: MLP. 2 1



Administra l ion Hti l ls

C O L L E G E H E I G H T S

S a n J o s é , C a l i f o r n i a

Respect ed Member :

I t i s wi t h pl easur e t hat I gr eet you as a memberuf t he Chi l a Cul t ur e I nst i t ut e. From now you wi l l be ani nt egr al par t of an i nst i t ut i on whose sol é pur pose i s t hecul t ur al t r ai ni ng of t he yout h of t oday t o est abl i sh t hef ounaat i on of a nat i on of t omorr ow.

Enc l osed wi t h t hi s l et t er you wi l l f i nd your f i r s tmanuscr i pt cont ai ni ng t he necessar y i nst r uct i ons t o you andt he f i r st l ect ur e or l esson. Al so you wi l l f i nd encl osedyour member shi p car d showi ng your af f i l i at i on wi t h thi s

I nst i t ut e and a r ecei pt f or your f i r st mont h’ s r emi t t anceshowi ng t he dat e t o whi ch your dues are pai d and what t i meyou s houl d r emi t your next mont hl y dues.

As Secr et ar y of t he I nst i t ut e, I wel come your cor r espondence r el at i ve t o poi nt s i n t he st udi es and hope t hatwe shal l be of ut most ser vi ce to you as you pr oceed wi t h t hei mpor t ant st udi es and wor k of t he I nst i t ut i on.

Respect f ul l y your s,

CHI LD CU3¿T\ J RE I NSTI TUTE

L E T T E R H E AD C O P Y R I G H T 1 9 2 8 B Y C H l L D C UL T U R E I N S T I T UT E






Known as "THE ANCIENT, MYSTIC ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS" throughout the worldA Non-Sedarían Fraternity Dcvoted to the Investigaron and Study of the Higher Principies of Life

as Found Expressed in Man and Nature

SUPREME TEMPLE FOR NORTH AMERICAROSICRUCIAN PARK SAN JOSE. CALIFORN IA . U.S .A .

J an. 9, 1S34

M.1315 Har di ng Ave.Des Pl ai nes , I l l i noi s

Dear Fr i end :

Your l et t er has be en r ecei ved, and we ar e ver} pl eas edt o know t hat you ar e i nt ér est ed i n t he wor k o: ’ t he Qr der . We are sor r y t hat i t i s i r apossi bl e f or you t o t akeup t he st udi es at t he pr esent t i me, but you may be sur eth?.t we wi l l hol d open our i nvi t at i on f or you to j oi n.

Per haps, i n t he meanti : . i e. you woul d l i i : e t o subscr i be to"The Rosi cr uci ap) Di gest , 11 our mcnt hl y publ i cpt i on, whi chcont ai ns many hel pf ul and i nt er est i ng art i cl ef e al ong occul t and met apí i ysi cál l i neé. We ar e enol osi ng a sub

scr i pt i on bl an> wi t h a soeci al of f er t hat we í hi nl c wi l le of i nt er est t o you.

V/e have a ohapt er of our Or der i n Chi cago. You raay l ear nal l y o u d e s i r e concer ni n g t he a c t i v i t i e s of t hat c h a p t e r by G o m m u i i i o a t i n g j wi t h Mr . 0. G. Ü ’ D e l i u s , 304' Engl ewoodAvenue, Ghi cagp. Mr . ü ’Del i us i s M a s t e r of t he Ohapt er ,a n d wi l l b e gl ai l t o a n s w e r y c u r q u e s t i o n s f or you.

Kopi nr j t o have you as an act i ve member shor t l y, we ar e

Ver y si ncer el y,

R C S I 0 R 1 0 R B 5 R (A3C0R0)

H1ÍL: i: J

Ene.



The Rosicrucian OrderKnown as "THE AN CIE NT , MY STIC ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS throughout the world

S U P R E M E T E M P L E F O R N O R T H A M E RI C A

ROSICRUCIAN PARK SAN JOSE. CALIFORN IA . U. S . A .

H M . Sept 25, 1935

Respect ed Member :

Thi s i s t o acknowl edge your I ni t i at i on cer emony and ent r ancei nt o t he l ast por t al of t he pr el i mi nar y studi es.

Your i ni t i at i on cer emony f or t hi s l ast pr el i mi nar y grade hasbeen di vi ded i nt o t hr ee par t s, al l owi ng f or t he compr ehensi on andconcept i on of what each part means, and so t hat you can f ul l yr eal i ze t he al l egor i cal st at ement s i n t hei r f ul l i mpor t ; each cer e-mony i s to be conduct ed a week apar t . Thi s i s why we have notacknowl edged or wr i t t en t o you i n any manner about your f i r st orsecond par t , but wai t ed unt i l you have cul mi nat ed t he ent i r e cer e-mony bef or e maki ng any comment .

Regardl ess of what degree of success you may have had wi t ht hi s I ni t i at i on cer emony, f or a more compl et e under st andi ng of what val ué and i mpor t ance i t was, i t i s advi sabl e t hat we anal yzei n par t t he most essent i al poi nt s of t he cer emony you have j ustcompl et ed. Per haps some of you do not r eal i ze what was meant bybei ng at t he t hr eshol d or pr epar i ng t o cr oss t he t hr eshol d. Your eal i ze, of cour se, t hat a t hr eshol d i n t hi s sense i s al l egor i cal ,symbol i cal , and not a physi cal t hr eshol d. You ar e ent er i ng f r om onepl añe of consci ousness i nt o anot her pl añe of consc i ousness. You ar el eavi ng t he dar kness of i gnor ance, super st i t i on, and wor l dl y t hi ngs,t o cross t he t hr eshol d i nt o the subl i me l i ght of Knowl edge, Cosmi cconsci ousness, and r ecogni t i on of Di vi ne Pr ovi dence. Your f i r st

par t of t he cer emony i s to br i ng you to t hi s t hr eshol d, br i ng yout o t hat poi nt wher e you wi l l r eal i ze that i n your i ndi vi dual l i f eyou ar e now at t hat poi nt wher e you must make a deci si ón. Your ownper sonal i t y, t he r eal " I ”, must deci de i n t hi s i ncar nat i on whet heror not you are goi ng to evol ve hi gher and gai n t hrough such at t unementor not .

Now, whi l e we are pausi ng on t hi s t hreshol d, t he Guar di an of t he t hr eshol d i nst r uct s us i n t hose t hi ngs t hat we shoul d know.Agai n we must not t hi nk of t he Guar di an as a physi cal ent i t y, ñoras a spi r i t ual bei ng. The Guardi an of t he t hr eshol d i s t hat i nnerGuardi an t hat has abi ded wi t h us si nce bi r t h. The Guar di an of t he

t hreshol d i s our own consci ence. He has al ways been di scer ni ng



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f or us what i s r i ght and what i s wr ong, and many are t he t i mes t hatwe have f ai l ed t o heed hi s di ct at i on. Now, at t hi s i mport ant moment , he i nst r uct s us, and we ar e consci ous of hi s wor ds. I n al lhumi l i t y we st and at t hi s t hr eshol d, r eady to pur ge our mi nds of al levi l i nf l uences, super st i t i ons, wr ong concept i ons, and pet t y di st i nct i ons that ar e wor l dl y. We must t hr ow asi de t he mat er i al consci ous-ness, r eal i ze t hat t o know and r ecei ve t he t r ut h as we cr oss t het hr eshol d we must t hr ow asi de our r el at i onshi p wi t h t he mat er i alpl añe, and st and i n al l humi l i t y bef or e t hat di vi ne t r ut h whi chspeaks f r om our soul .

And now, what i s t he "Ter r or of t he Thr eshol d?" I s t hi s Ter r or a physi cal t er r or ? Ar e we to be subj ect t o bodi l y t orment ,pai n, or persecut i on i n t he physi cal sense? No, not at al l , Thet err or t hat we f ace at t he t hr eshol d i s when t he Guar di an speaks t ous, and we come i nt o t he f ul l r eal i zat i on of t hat gr eat or i gi nal si n

whi ch we have commi t t ed. That si n was our abi dance ent i r el y upon t hephysi cal emot i ons and senses of t he physi cal body; by l i vi ng onl yone por t i on of t he l i f e t hat was meant f or us. I nst ead of abi di ngby t he Di vi ne di r ect i on wi t hi n our sel ves, we have l i mi t ed our sel vest o that whi ch we can onl y physi cal l y know and physi cal l y compr ehend,and t hus t he Di vi ne t r uth and t he knowl edge of t he Cosmi c has beenl ost t o us, t hr ough our own si n and f ai l ur e t o abi de by t he l i ghtt hat i s wi t hi n us. I t i s wi t h t er r or t hat we r eal i ze what a gr eatsi n we have commi t t ed, and we t hr ow asi de, as we woul d a cl oak,t hi s i gnor ance, and i n si mpl i ci t y and pur i t y we cr oss t he t hr eshol d,pr ot ect ed by t he guar di an, conduct ed by t he l i ght wi t hi n us.

Wi t h t hi s under st andi ng of what your Thi r d I ni t i at i on hasmeant or coul d mean to you, at t empt i t once agai n, or even t wi ce,at your conveni ence. I t i s not necessar y t o hol d up your f ut ur el ectur es and st udy, ñor i s i t necess ar y to at t empt t hi s cer emonyon your r egul ar l ect ur e ni ght . But whenever you desi r e t o have af ul l er expr essi on of what t he Cosmi c can mean to you when you your sel f ar e at t uned wi t h i t, t hen agai n t r y t hi s I ni t i at i on cer emony.Pl ace your sel f agai n at t he t hr eshol d under t he di r ect i on of t heGuar di an.

Wi t h al l good wi shes f or Peace Prof ound, I am

Frat er nal l y

CDD. ML3 I nt . Rept . Let



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L O N G O I S TAN C E TE L E P HO N E S

BAULA.RO 62.96. 829 6


Known as "THE ANCIENT, MYSTIC ORDER ROSAE CRUCIS" throughouf fhe worldA Non-Sectarian Fraterníty Devotcd to the Investigatfon and Study of the Highcr Principie* of Li/e

a« Found Expresad in Man and Nature

SUPREME TEMPLE FOR NORTH AMERICAROSICRUCIAN PARK SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA , U.S .A .

H. M. i1315 Har di ng Ave.Des Pl ai nes , I l l i noi s Apr i l 2, 1934

Dear Fr i end and Seeker*.

Or i gi nal l y you expr essed i nt er est i n t he Rosi cr uci ans— per haps I shoul d

say t he pract i cal and hel pf ul t eachi ngs v/ hi ch t hey expound. We sentyou descr i pt i ve l i t er at ur e expl ai ni ng the Rosi cr uci an Brotherhood.( AMORC) . I t was st at ed t hat t he Rosi cr uci ans are a body of men andwomen of al l wal ks of l i f e, i nt er est ed i n t he st udy and use of t henat ur al l aws of l i f e f or t he bet t er ment of t hei r i ndi vi dual l i ves andt hus, as successf ul and happy i ndi vi duái s, t hey coul d advance the pr ogr ess of manki nd.

You acknowl edged t he l i t er at ur e wi t h t hanks, and expr es sed a si ncer ei nt er est i n af f i l i at i ng wi th the Ros i c ruc i ans so t hat you coul d ut i l i zet he speci al knowl edge of f er ed. You r egr et t ed, however , t hat pers onalaf f ai r s necessi t at ed you i n del ayi ng your member shi p unt i l THI 3 TI L1E.I f you had been a st udent of t he t eachi ngs al l t hi s t i me you woul d un

doubt edl y have become acquai nt ed wi t h I nf or mat i on t hat woul d havehel ped you over come your di f f i cul t i es— but why speak of what coul d havebeen accompl i shed— NOW I S THE TI ME t o shape your f ut ur e.

You have gone f or year s wi t hout pr oper appr ec i at i on of your r eal pl acei n l i f e. You have spent sums i n l ear ni ng l essons and endur i ng unf or t unat e r esul t s t hat coul d have been avoi ded. Ther ef or e, may Iagai n r emi nd you that ear nest devot i on t o t he Cosmi c knowl edge, ast aught t hr ough t he ages by t he Rosi cr uci ans, wi l l make you MASTZR OF

YOUR LI FE. Thousands of successf ul st udent s i n many l ands f or decadeshave f ound t he r eal pat h t o sel f mast er y t hrough t he gui dance of t heRosi cr uci ans.

The enc l os ea appl i cat i on, whi ch i s an i nvi t at i on t hat we ar e ext endi ngt o you t o uni t e act i vel y wi t h the Rosi cr uci ans, i s a key t hat wi l lopen to you a new l i f e. Ar e you r eady or wi l l you hesi t at e and l ear nt hr ough sad exper i ence what you coul d avoi d by bei ng a member of t heRosi cr uci ans?

M‘y hand i s ext ended t o you t hr ough t i me and space i n f r at er nal we l e orne.

RML :DD

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