Portal of the Third Order

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T H E F E L L O W S H I P

OF THE

R O S Y C R O S S


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I S S U E D BY FRA'I 'EK SACIZAhlENTUhl R E G I S

M O S T I I O N O U K E I ) I hJl'EKA'TOK

I N 0 I L I ) I N E l


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Cdrtr/irJ i n Co~r/urnri tywith thr Sr~rct )oclrirttatld AhowlrriAv o thc R O S Y R O S S .

S A C K A M E N T U L I REGIS ,

KILLI'BIL O F '1'AIE SACHILL) M Y S T E R Y.


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C~./t,lr(r/ri.--\Yalcr.s of CI -c at io r~ \4';1(t.r.s Ilowir~g ,ircIi t o

t l l c i r source . 1 1 1 t l ~ c N;rrr~e f tlrc \ Y; t t c r s of S a ~ ~ c ~ i f i c a t i u r i .


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Ci7 l~6 r~z /1 t .Fire wl1ic11 comes down from above ; Fire intlie Supernal \\'orlci; I n t h e N a m e of t l r a t 1;it-e whichenkintllcs.

Cc.lcbrrzi~t.--Fire \v11icl1 ises 111)ward Fire oC thc. Soul's

aspiratiori. 1 1 1 the N a ~ i l e f oul 1;ir-e of I.ongi~ig.

Cd~'br~z)zt.-l;ire f the outward splencloi~r Fire of t h e

Indwrllillg Glory. 1 1 1 t h e N a m e of t ha t Glory wt~icl~ s

S I I I S K I N A I I .


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C ~ > ! ~ h r l i t ~ t . - I o ~ ~ o u r i ~ b l eT i a t e r T h c o i ( : t i c ~ ~ s ,u i ~ l c f t l ~ el 'atlls an d Grades, w h a t is y o u r s y ~ i ~ b o l i c a litu;itioll i n t h ep r e c i n c t s of tlie 1'01-tal?

Ctlillc of fht! /'~lf/rs.--O~i tile tlir-esllold of t l ie l ' a t l l of

AY I N , w i t h uny f e l l o w - m i n i s t e r s a n d co- l i e i r s of tltr Order,I a w a i t t h e o l , c ~ i i r l gof l ll c l ' a t l ~ , l ra t lie ~ . l ~ u r i ih a v e


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t ; / . i l f ' ~ , , Z' ! / i l fOt - . - -h Ic , : , t lollo11l~;tl)lc I'1:itcl- of' t11c 1'01 1 ; 1 I ,

i b ~ y J I ~ I C C:i i l l li1c I ~ C I I I C I - I I ~ O ~ I\'~i[. 1 5 [ ; 111 t l 11 ) ilhc S ~ ~ I ~ C I X

of R lr 1.1; U ' l ' l I , siglliiyirrg tlrc Il:lcrrrcr~t tj1' I l _ ; ~ r - t l ~L I I L I1 1 1 ~ .C : C ) I ~ S ~ C I . ; I ( ~ O I ~i (Ire I M y u l R ~ , I I I .' 1 ' 1 1 ~ l ' l ~ u ~ . i l i c ; \ ~ ~ sI I I ~ IA q u i ~ ~ i i ~ sI . C l ~ c s i ~ l cL ~ C ,~c;ii.i11gl~ c i r 11yht ic~11I ~ I I I ~ : I I ~ Sssy11r1,uls o i t l ~ e vur I; ot s ,~ rr cl i ty . l k y t ~ ~ i t ll i l , I I i o f ~ ) r c l ) ; \ ~ . i c i gl ~ cC ; I I I ~ I ~ L I ~ I L C ,i t 111 111 C ~ ~ ~ I ~ C S ~ ) ~ I ~ ~ ~ C I I C Cvilli tltc i i ~ ~ : t lc l t c r I 1 < ,


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C ~ ' L 1 4 r ~ r ~ f . - - l ts the Veil of a G r e a t h lys t c r y, w h i c h isopened t o the 1,irrificd rnnn a t the epoch o f the S c c o ~ ~ d

l j i r t l l . 13y the S a c r e d N a m e a ~ l d he S c c r e t Vcil, 1 opcnth e I'at11 O F A Y N.


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I I ;AVC1111.1led lrcir wills to c i ~ ) i l . 1 C O I I ~ C i S it l i ~ : ~ ; ~ l t lI O I I I

Leyoud, rrrrti rrry titli r~k;s a1.cI ; i , ~ t l

1itli11gs. 'l'irc tirirc01.

1i1-o-Lalion is over. ; tlrc d,kys O C strife arc crlclccl ; i111tl i l l all t l ~ e

1 ) ~ r t s r~l d cgiorrs o f Iris I I ; ~ ~ L I I . ; I I> ~ ~ . ~ c ) ~ ~ i ~ l i t yI I C d c d i c a t i o ~ ~of ollr l~eluvctl 1 ; r a t c r A t lvc~~ ia t


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.7Xt. Gui1 L, L)/ tjlc t ' tifhs rise^ i l l his plrlic r l ~ l r E izvs theJ f n t .?is 1 01 he l'urfld. Procc td i~ lgo the 1: rst, h t t d t s~ h r ! . t ~ ) r ~ j ~ U I I L fhe rlifrrr m r f prrsses zvifh C h Suil totht, Z)oor.

C l l I ; I d oJ f h 'rrftrs.-I will shew forth ti di ~l gs f good.,I v l l i s l s v a t i o r ~ . 1 Ile e d s of the earth sliall see it.I will g, , Cortl i i l l tlie LI-iglitncss tliereof, as a l amp tha tturnct l i .

Ct.lcbr-mf.- FI-a r e s et Sorores, m a y the vivifying rail) o fth e Sucret 1)octrine refresh us in the wastes of time. h f a ythe SI I l S K I N A I I , which is an I~ltlwell ing 'rcsence, b r i i ~ gu s witll Lot11 Ilands the Ilr-ead of 1-ife. hfay w e pass overth e 110ly liills of iriccrise a n d sacc-cd ~ I I O U I Iailis of rnyl-I 11.

\lay tlie yoke of tlie Kingdorii be u p o n u s , even tlieI Ici~vc.rily K i ~ i g d u ~ ~ i ,lic \ i1urlcl to come, wliiclr is t l i u \Vorld

of tlic I Ioly Orir.

C u i A of the l'trtjlr.--I come i n th e I-iglit of I-ife ; Ic o m e i l l the I .ifc of I.ight, tlie Li gh t o f tlir Cllrist-1-ife ;

a n d this is th e I.ife of Re -b ir th . Glory be to G 0 1 ) in tlieIlig lies t, and l'errce of th e iVorld t o c o ~ i l c or all who seek

after G O D in tlie w a y of the Rosy Cross.


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C ~ r h f cf d rr f ' ~ r t / r , . - - 2 ' 11 ~l y s l e ~ e s are s i ~ ) g i ~ ~ goice.I x t 11s er~tcr Ire 11l;icc u f soi~g. l x t us Ile;ilIic~l t o tile

l ) ; i ~ ~ g l i ~ c rf tire Vdice.

CdL,broat.- 1 ; 1 ~ t c r A d v e i ~ i ~ ~R C ~ I I ~ I I I Izfcf / t o / / t e j t d t i i ~ ~ ( f ) ,,

..I salute you by tlrc hlysticltl I 11lc of' I J l ~ ; i l o s l l ~ ~ ~ ~ i i ~ i ; i ~ ~ s ,

col~fu- red1)

youi t 1

tire Grii~lc f I ' l~ i loso l~ll t~s. , iy yuiirpresence b e as a '1'uwc.l of I.iglit i l l I I I C r ~ ~ i c l s t f Y O I I C

r s Iiave co~ilt : f r o ~ r ~ lrt: s c c i c t I) lcices t l r l - oi~~; l~ A


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I litltlc~i 'ortal, b ca ri ~i g lic titlcs o f your advarlccrnc~rt n av i i o v ~ . ive me the symbol wliicli you receivr~l

i i l tllc 4 == 7 Gr;rde.

Cc'[Lpb).t/ut.--l testify tliiit i t is tlie l'ath of AV I N , bywli icl~ ou ar e callctl t o ascend fro111 tlle Wo rl d of For-nla-

tion to tha t of Creat ion in GOD and tlle tl~sesliold of tire

3' I i i r t i Order. I t is prolonged from tlie Gr ad e ofl' heosct icus, an d fro111 V ESOI), wlierein you sta~id, o t h ef I S I 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 I t is t l ~ e 1;1t11 of alZiver oC I ,igl lt , a ~ i d lie Te ~ i l l ~ l e s tlrerefore in 1-igl~t. l r l

front of you ar e tlle Fou r l ' a l~ l e t s wllicll have been boir~id

alwut y o ~ ~ r ) e r s o ~ l a l iy, by tile consecratiorls of tlic F ir st

a ~ ~ dL ' C O I ~ ~rders. I n the ~r l ids t of th em tlrel-c now lies

t l ~ c I'aI~Ict of IJr iio~l. I t rcprescnts th at wIlicI1 1i 11ds llp;is tsof tlie persc~i;rlity ogetlrer by a gre at act of dctlica-

tion. 1 bid you tl~e rcf ore neel down. (T he Yhihsophuszs trsrz'sfcrl' by C ~ L ' G'u l ; l c , ) . Illace Lot11 11 ;~ nds OII ~ I I C

'I 'al ~lct of Union. ( T h i f s o s L Z S S ~ S ~ L ' ~ ~y theGuid~ ' ) . 3ow your liead reverently, a s a token of I~umil i ty

and the will tliat is tur ned to GO1) . Repeat your Sacra-mental Name, and say after me-

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CtI~.brmt.--I, Frater Adveniat Regniim ( z d u o m t ~ t

c r l i r r d ) , [nost solcrnnly swear that I will never cor~lri~u~iicatethe Secret s of this I'ath and of tlie I'ortal of tlle 'l'hird

Orclcr, save only in tlie ma nn er wherein an d wit11 th e highauthority whercby I lrere a114 now receive t hem. I u ~ ~ d e r -t a k e to ~ n ai n ta in he veils betwee11 th e Second and 'l'lrird


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' 1 '111 : I 1 1 I l l 1 ' 1 1 1 1 O l l 7


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Glrilit. of the Prr//is.-Tlle~e is n river, tlrc waters wlrercof

shall r~l; tkc lad the City of G O D .

A l i r s t w oj- the 7k)/ip/e.-'l'llc s l ~ a d o w of tlre S ~ r p e r r ~ a lI Iypostascs is on yoii. You have dwel t belleat11 tlre wingsof SI I I ~ : I < I N A I . You ar e Israel , 1)assiclg ou t of cxilc, iirlcit h e Grca t G a t e s open to receive you.


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L ~ ~ / ' , h / . i i / i f . - - \ ~ ' l ~ oIILCI-5

l lrc h l i t l t l l ~ ' , b t l ~AIICI Ire I ' ,LLIIo c1 . O W , w l ~ i c l l s i i l w t i le 1 ' ;~tI l oi [ J I I I ~ I I? \VIw tc:;tiiics


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irrward parts of the ~lnturirl rrla~r--Iris will, crrjtjli~~rls r ~ d~ r h i ~ r c l .'l'lrc Griidcs of ' l l ~ e c ) ~ ~ t i c ~ ~ s ,'r;lctic~is and I'lriloso-

p l ~ u s r c i i l l ~ c a t ~ c l o tlrese Sl< '1 I 1RO'l ' l 1, a ~ r d lrc U'or It1of Y IC'I'ZI K A I i r r our systcrrl i s that. of for ~ll iit ion t 10 d i g l i t 1 I i . Y I1:SOI) is tile sollrcearrtl cause oC the S C C O I I ~l i r - i l l , ; i r d for this ~-c;lso~l ou 1r;~ve

~ - r t u m c d lrcr-cto i l l this sub-G ratlc oft l l c

I'ortal. 1 1 0 1 )is

the rcllccted glory of the worlcl to come, 01- ile trarrs~irirta-

ti011 of outwac-cl tlrirrgs wlrich col-c*cspo~rtls o corrvcrsiorl

within. N C'l'Z A C 1 I i s v i c to ry ovcc- tlre fuc-ccs wlriclrirr11)cde 1Ce-Li1.111. 111 tire Gratlc of ' l ' l~cor~clic~rs lrc purilicclr ~ r i ~ r r lO I I C C ~ V ~ S Iie tlrcory of tire wor.1;. I r r t l r i ~ t of

1'1-aclicus llc Ileal-t is 111~' l ) e i ~ I ~ i ~ r g it11~ss, 11d L x I ~ ~ I c I s l l

its l)urilictl st at e Ore coi rsccl~rcr~cc d rlcsire diver-tcd C I O I I ~

t11c t rue e~rd s . 'l'lrc (;r;ldc of lJliilosu1)lrlts is t l ~ a t f tirewill i r r L I I I ~ U I ~ . l ' l rc I 'u~tula~r t tarrds s y i r ~ t ~ l i ~ a l l y 11 1 1 1 ~


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clcliiritc arid v i l , ~ l s t ; \ g c i l l your- f u i t I 1 c 1 p ~ , o ( ; ~ c s s .

Cc ' /L,bt .l~ut .- 'l 'l~ G r.c ;~ t S y~ ri l io lsC

(I,(: I ' ;~tIis,cli51,I;1yCII1 , cnea t l r t l r c i r l~ ; t r i~~e r s ,evciil l o yo11 1 1 1 ~ i t n tlrc ~r;itirr'coft l i i ~ i g sLlrcre was rro otlrcr I ' i i l I~of Asccr l t 0 1 ) ~ i i L ~ I ; ~ I Il r i ~ lv l i i l ~ v J I I v I , I ; I I I I ~ I ~i I J t . I ' l rcl ' , \ t l ~o f N J N l ~ ; o v c r ~ i c ( ljy (Ire S ~ I ~ I I ) C J IF tlie S I I I I , I I I ~ ~l c ; ~ d i ~ r ~ ;I . O I I I N < . l .ZA( : I t o '1.1 1 ' 1 I IC l ; l< ' l . l I , is (01 l ) i ( i J c ~ it o t l ~ c ' l r i l o s o l ~ l ~ ~ ~ s ,IrurrKli i t w oirl~ l scclir a d i r ec t way( lurn t l re S11: l ' l l l l


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1-iglrt of I Ii s Et er na l 13eauty, tl ~r oug lr \vliiill, as tlli.uu gl~

l'atlrs of Sanctification, i t is drawn a g a i i ~ o l l i rn aud is a

hlecliiitor of l i i s 1,ight to the iYorld. l l r e Syrrrbol is

shewn to you at t l i is s tage of your progress as a glory ofth e u lik ~io wn utur e wliiclr await s y o u in tlre f~rlfilnle~rt fth e great work of your Re-birth. T h e l 'atll of S A M ICCI I ,gove rt~ ttd by th e Sy mb ol ol' I.uciCcr, an d lea ding fronl

1 1 0 1 ) t o ' l ' l l ' 11 I I : l ~ l ~ ' l ' l i , s forbidrlc~l by tlbc I ~ w s f ~ l r e1 I I - ~ c y . 'lie 1',1t11 is sealed to th e l'racticus, wlio l ~ a s

n o t i t lc a s sucli to c ~ ~ t c r lie Gra dc of AcIc1,trrs hl i~ lo r , ~ r d

it o l l c l s 110 111e;~ns f 1)rogrcss to I r i ~ r rwlio is all-ci~tlyI'liilosol)lrus, for Ire does 110t r c t u r ~ ~o 1101). l < c ~ i l e ~ ~ r I ~ r ,

111y I J Iotlier, tha t y o u are Collowi~rg l i e l'atll of 1-ilxrirtio~l,

but 1.ibcration is a c c o r d i ~ ~ g o 1-aw. It is for tlris reason

th a t tlrcre is a seal up u~ r lrc I'atlr of S A\ kI C C II , aii t l t l~issea l is not h rol ic r~ . You will ubscr-vc Illat t l ~ c Syr~i l ja l

bc nc at h th e 13anrier of t he I'atlr is in t11e l ike ~ i r s s l' I ~ i r r ~

w l ~ o 13s called t l i ~ on (11 l ~ e hlo ril iug arrtl 1-iglit-bearer,ratlrcr tliarl uf I)ial~olus, r S.;ata11. l l e is the l'riiice o l

this \Val-Id, and tlre antitliesis of the Cliris t-Spir it, rellre-selited Ly tlrc other- Sym bo l. It is for thi s I-easori tllat

t h ey a re c o ~ ~ t r a s t e d ogctlrcr i l l tlrc 1';~tIls. 'l'lrr: 1-ucifcr o f

thi s 1)ingranr is the desire after spir itual things, to empower

the liCe of sense and to equip t lrc ~lrirrd n s e p r n t i o ~ ~ . le

is t h e AIagus opposcd to t l ic Sairr t, and t l ~ e atlr of occult

scicnce in its contra st to tlrt: science of the hIystics. 'l -l ~ee nd of these things is bondage, rt. p~- ese ~rt cd y tlre

cilaincd figures shewn ben eat h his al ta r i l l t l i e sy r~ i lu l .

Tlrat I 'ath of the Secret Tradit ion wlrich c or r e s pl c l s

to tlrc letter N U N is in an al ogy wit11 th e G at es ofIAigll tJ of wliiclr the Keeper is said to be G 0 11 , a ~ r dwi th the l lc a vc n oC the: S u l l , wlricir, in Cliristian tr-adition,is

Cl~r i s t , he S u n of Justi ce and of l


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discovers for- yolrr irrsti-uctiorl a~ r t l ul~l )o r- t. Yu u krlow t l i t l t

t l ~ c litldlr: 1';1~lrs, vlriclr arc o i ~ r w;ty of asccrrt to tlrc

lrcii;l~ts, a r c ~ o ~ i i i c c l ~ ~ l y i l r t : i ~ - S l < l ' l I 1I i O ' l ' l 1, ~ I I I ~ Il ltllcse l w ~ l d s f urrioir 111;iy L C callcd a s i r ~ ~ ; l c ';ttIr, wlricll is

111c Cc~i tr -i ll J i l l ; i r. uf Ile~ril;ility r i t l ~ c I'rce or !,ire. 'l'lrcIcfl-lr;i~rtl I'illiir is Sc~ ~ ri ~ lc . rrd cul-I-esl)orrtls o S c v c ~ i t y r l

t l r u sy~r ll~ol islrr . 1.11~ i g l 1 t - I I ; I I ) ~1'iI l ; iris I I I ~ I I ~I I ~ : o 1 . 1 c -

sl)011t1s 10 A'lcrcy. '1'11~ hl i~ lt ll c 1'1Ila1- s l k s c x ~ i ; i l , xiirg

the c~mj~rrrc t iwr 1 - i G l 1 t a 1 ~ 1 d t . 2lru lJi~llrs ~ r c he I I ~ X L I S

w1rit:Ir l ~ i ~ r t l s alc a r d fe~rr;iIc ~ ~ ; e t l ~ c r .'l'lrcsc t l r i ~ q part. to bc u r l t l c r ~ t o d , r r y l ~ ~ - o l l r e ~ . ,i r tlrc

grace o f t l ~ e ljirit il~ rd 10t acc ~ l rd i ~ r g o tllc llcsl~ , or I sl)e;rli

o l ljivirre R'lystcrics. 'l'lrc k ey- r id e of ou r errtire (;i-atlc-

sequence is tlrat e a r ~ l i l y rrtl Iicaver ~ly ife i1J.t. Lollr a \ v o r kof nrar-rii1gt.s.

A t t l ~ c Le gi ~l ni ng uC his progress, tlrc Ncoplryte w ; ~ s

rlrarriccll o

tlrc qrrcst. Alalc0 1 -

I'cririilc orr tllc 1jlrYsic;~lplane, tile en d oS us c;iclr is u ~ l ion , r espousals witllirr of

tlrc nlak arid fe~ lla lc i tlcs i r r tlrc Clrri st-Na ture. ljtlt tlrcl 'ust ula~l t n i w t Forget all sex-cJilTel-c~rlitltio~rs l)icIr lx l ~ r j g

to lllc body of tllirrgs, Lecausu tlre lr~l ion hat Ire seclcs i sspiritual. I t is orrly ~ t S ~ e r e-~Ljii l r llrat tlrcrc car) I x rrcwlife, r~ cw , erfect a~rcl eal r)ul,tii~ls. lk11c~1111 llc 1k11rrrcr uf

tllc hlicldlc l'atll is a s y ~ r r l d -e~)r-eserrtirrg l~;rrri;rgc. Yo11

w e r e told irk tlle 4 - 7 Gratlc tlriit SI I l C l < I N A I I is t l ~ cr c r l l i ~ l i l l e a l ld A~ljiSSl A S is tlic nialc: aspect uf tire 1)ivirie


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S E C O N D POINT.

C c / r b m n t . - I t is written, Thou art m y Son, a n d tllis d a yhave I bogotterl Thee.

CeI,drrrut.-Tl~re is a door iri T 11'1 1 El: E T I wllicli sllallopen for you, m y Brother. T h e emblazonrllent of visible

signs does no t appear thereon, but it is fu'll of spiritual


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11;ive ~e; tc lict l ~ l ~ i st i ~ g c l l ~ O L I I - ~ i l g i i i ~ ~ i ~ g e ~I ILI i t is 11c1.et11;it tlre Veil t l i v i t l c i ' 1 ' 11 ~1 ' c ~ I ; r I S ~ I I ~ - ( ~ I - X L I Cc i i ~ I i i r ~ ; t . )~ I I C'1'11il.d O r ~ l c r s a [ ~ ~ ~ I c I cf Iic-l~il-tll n s y ~ ~ r l ~ o l i ! , ~ n .RIiiy i t 1~ uilto y c ) ua i l cfliciiciolls s;~ci.i~rllei~t o n l i ~ l ~ ~ i l i c a -t i i v i C I - ~ I I ~t ~ i o slrall your cor rsc io~ ~s-]less crltcr irlto tllc st a te o f ~i ~r io ir ellectetl fi.o~rl'1'1 1'1 I ICl


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l'lieoreticus and tlie purification of your ~ la t ur al t ~ ~ i ~ i d .

l' li c 1;l;rgle Ii;is rc fc rc~rce o ILOI), to tlie 3 = 8 GI-atle ofI'rncticus, ancl to tlrc I i u ~ ~ l n r l rnotions a~lcl desire s which

are Ir~illou~ed liercir~. 111 t l ~ c entre of a11 is t l ic \Yl~ite

\ l l l ~ e c l f t h u Spiri t , the Sign of the C'osruic Christ , of tlre

Scco~icl Hil-111 a~l cl tlrc Clrrist-I-ife i n RIil~l. '1-lie F o ~ r

1-ivi~ig reatures corresponcl i l l the Secret ' l 'raditio~i to tlie

i l ~ i g e l s of t l ~ e ;oirr Qtrarters, an d to tlie 1)ivine N'tnles

e~r it~ lnzori eti her eon . '1'lit.y ar e th e sy ~r tl ic si s of Llre

T:le~~icntal T al ~ l et s , nd th e \Yheel of the Ogcload corre-s ~ w n c l s t o lre 'l'iiblet of U ~ ~ i o r l . We Iearrr also tllat the

F o ~ r r a c r - ; i ~ n e ~ ~ t a l Cle~ne~its f wllicl~ nian is said t o liave

bee11 nlncle-wlriclr were gathered b y the 13loliirlr f ~ ~ o u lheFour Quarters of I leaven, and are a l~a lugo us o the par ts

of our l)ersor~;~lity-will be ruled as a kingclom t)y tlioseu.lio obey tlre Idaw l or-ill o t l ~ e r words-that 111a11 is

detached by sanctity fl-orn the b o~ ld a ge of cle ~ne rlt al ife.l s u t t l i ~ t by wliicll lie is 1il)erated is the \VliecI of tire

Sl'i~ t , d wclli~ ig l l tlre c e ~ l t r c f llis persor~;llit .' 1 . 11 ~Cross wl~icli ca l- ri d i l l tlie 1 ' i i t I i o f A Y I N a~rcl

lrave now I i i i c l clown at t l ~ e l~rcsliulci of tlie Sa cr ed I'urtiil,i l l r t r r y I . One of its co1.1-csl)o~~dc~iccs s

n o w strewn you i r i t l ~ e jas t , borne up011 t l ~ e leal-t of tlieA l esscnger \vlio lias co~ilr: o you Tronl the Grades beyond .

I atu sealet1 with the Rosy Cross, a ~ ~ c l ou sllould know

that the 12ose i l l its highest undcrs ta~lcl ing s a S y 1 u 1 ) ~ l f

tllc 1)ivi l ) t : I 'ri~lciple o p e r ; i t i ~ ~ g l l )*oil a~lcl n hun ra~ lit y, o

tlint tlrc u v i l \vliicli is sc;i~-lct n our ~r;itu re 111;1y t ~ c o n i e

wllitcr ttran snow, anti t ha t tllc whiteness of regerieratedlife m a y be incarnnclinecl b y l l ivine I;il-e. I low is tliat ]Ti,-ec o ~ i ~ ~ n u ~ ~ i c n t c c l ?t is a l l o l~e ra t i on of tlic Second llirt11,

a ~ l d lie e x lxricnce therein constitutes a S e c r e t I h c t r i ~ l e ,tlie stu del its of which are tliernselvrs coniparcd t o roses.

111 this sense tlie Rose is the Israel oC GOD, tlie cliosen


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s o i ~ l s ol ilic S A I K ~ ~ I ; ~ ~ ,i i d t 1 1 ~1i01-11s 1 i ~ 1 1~ ~ o i i p s stlrc l


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tion i l l the Gracle of I'lrilosopll~s. l'his is the s t a t e in

which the Sons and 1 )a~~; I i t e r s f the Ih ct ri ne , wlro havebccorrle f,iiirili;lr by e x l ) c . ~ i e ~ ~ c e ith tile hl) . s tc~ics f th e

\ i f t l y, the ' l ' r i~ t l r and tlrt: ],ire, arc. dccla1-ed to be littlec 1 i 1 ' l ley have g rxltiated i l l confo~-nlity, u tha tu ~ ~ i o r r f t l ~ e I L I I I ~ ~ I Iit11 tlrc Divi ~re w i l l wlli~11 s a l l

L C rc i i l i s i t iu~~ 1 1t s ; t l j i t l i~lg )I .~SCIIC~' .

A sa

So n of tlic l'atlrs, Ilave traversecl tliel'attl of

I.ove. I n o w bid you al-isc. I i f t up tlrc Sym bol youcar1.y. 1,et i t rest o n your forelread, supl ~ort ctl y t he twohands. Go up t o the Altar of GOD. l'lace tlre Symbolon the il lt ar . 12ctirr into your inward self. 'l'l~iilk well ofthe ~ L I - t s Iour p~.son; i l i ty, nited and ~ n a d c erfect i l lt l ~ c )resencc of t l ~ e A t d i n g S pirit , as tile I,ik o f t l l t : lifetlrcrcii~. I call upon y o u now to depose your nature, tliusconlpletcd, on the Super~lal Al tar o f 1ju111t O(i~l . i~ lgs eforet l lc l l ivi~le i r i l 1 .

Cc'/t.br-tr)rt.-0 Vratcr l'llaros Illurnirla~ls, lre I - o ~ d Ii11i-

sel l enlighten t h e . 'l'hisi s

t l r i ~ ~ effering. '1'1~.01.d

thyGO11 accept thee . 'I'llis is co~rCor~nity.


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w e pray to attail) i l l this I ~ c l l o a a h i ~ ~ - - l estify thilt the\I1liitc Ston e, tlie tru e Alctlicilne ~ l ~ c r e o f , ~ i t l he l ) iv ir~e* ..1 lncture, are i l l our in\rltld nature. LYds it 11ot sctitl to y o u

of I I t 1 s v i t i \\ 'l~crn tlie lj iv i~ ie Spiri t i s

d e c l , ~ r c d l l our cornsciousness, tl~e~n s t l ~ c ecret foullcl..I l ~ i s s tlic 1)uctritie of I.ight, a n d wlrcrc is [Inat l.iglit, lily

I i ~o tl ie r? Our t~,lrl i t ion tel ls us that i t is i l l t l ~ e crltre of

th e 1 loly Cross ; but this is an allegory of our own uature

arid another Iormulation of that w o ~ to wll ic l~ you are

callcd Iiencefortl~. 1111locerlt f Ilalrds an d c l e a ~ ~ f heart ,

you will go u p t he h l o u n t a i ~ ~ f the 1,ord i l l tlrc following

of tlrat w u l k. I a u g l ~ t e r s f llesirt: w h i c h

,

beat s abou t its Gollle~n Gates. 1 his is the last lnessage

wlricli I dcliver from t l ~ e Tlirone of tile Portal. I t t akes u swhere we sl~ould be a l w a y s in spirit-to tile T l i r o ~ l e of

G 0 1 ) . l l ut , F r a t ~ e s t S ol ores, a n d 311 ye clnoserl Ileal ts-

t h i s is AT ~ Z I I A U ? ' l I .


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Ct.ldbrrurt.- 1;rat rcs c t Soro rcs , a s s i s t n l e t o c lose t l iisl l o ly 'l 'c rnplc accol t l ing to tile Ri tua l o f t he z6tl l i 'atlr,a n d i l l the G r a d e a p p c r t a i r l i n g t o tlkc l 'ui ta l of tire Tlrii cl

Ort lc r.

Ct~IL*6rizrrf.-I ~ a v e r ~ lc rd, 0 hlcr c i f d I ;a ll ier, Iwl~ irrdthe Vcil of tlrc 'l 'cinple. 1 11;lve s ee r) t h e g l u r i o ~ ~ sI I I I fT l I I I l l I ' I . l j u t 1 I ~ I ~ O Wliat llrer e is ano t l i e r Wor l t lof Splerrcloirr, a i~ ot lk cr rrd I I I O J C g l o ~ o u s S I I I ) . 0, a f . 1 ~~ 1 1t l i e r a t l i a r~ceof t l r e n a t u ~ ~ i lu~ lc l , iltcr t l lc goldcr l t l , iwl~a ~ r d lr c r ~ o u ~ r d . i yd i . i ~ ~ c c ,f t c i ' l ' l ~ y su il s c t li~;lrts, ~ I I ~ Jb ~ l i r r ~ c l1 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ I I L U ' A I~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ f i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~ ~ i r> u l w a ~ dl ~ i ~ r g s ,; i ~ ~

~ i r ~ t ois

'l'lkineU W I I

lii;litJ tl ic tribe i l l w r i i ~ ~ ~ i l i m11,it iswitllill , ti le il~c xpre r;sil,lc: l)lcrrduicrul ' l ' l ~ y ' ~ c s e r r ~ t r ,rrcltllc ( ~ I U I - yf 'l'liy 1't.l l c ~ t ~ r iu r l .


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Ce/t~br-it~r~.-liratres t Sorores, I declare t l jat t l lc \Vorci

is YE1 IlCSIIU A 11, th e Salvation of C l ~ r i s t

n a n i l e s t .

C ~ ' l t ' b m l l t . - I i ~ a n d by t ha t N a m e , a d n a c c o r h l c ew i t h the Mystic S i p , I close t h i s I Ioly l'ernl~le.

11 e gives t h Brzttc'ry of 14e Grade- 77iJ i-

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