The Mystic Life - Order of Christian Mystics - Frank Homer

rbe J*1ptjtAN INTRODUCTION TO PRACTjC

CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM

BrILI.RRIEZ-rE AUGUSTA CURTISS

AND

F. HOMER CURTISS, B.S., M. D.Co-founders of The Order of Cbi,,j4 Myitic,

andThe Univeuaj Re1i1j0, Foundation, Inc.

Authors of "The Curtjss Books."Second Edition

Compiled byMt Itnt L. Cte*sspzon

THE CURTISS PHILOSOPHICBOOK CO.

Washington, D. C., U. S. A.1936

Copyright, 1934, byTHE UNiVERSAL RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION,

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CONTENTS

PREFAcE yTUE MYsTIc L1n 1

THE PATH OF DISCIPLESHIP 34ILLUMINATION 52THE Mvsrzc CHRIST. 66RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DAILY LI}t 92

APPENDIXAnnouncement of the Order 101The Fellowship of the Order of

Christian Mystics 102Organizations 108As to Other Movements 109Special Objects of the Order 117Financial Obligations 122The Object of Study Classes 127How to Form a Study Class 128Order of Service 133The Prayers of the Order 134Literature 140Index 145

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PREFACE

THE Teachings of The Order ofChristian Mystics (also known as

The Order of the Fifteen), of which thefollowing pages form a part, have beenissued privately to students each monthcontinuously since 1908. In view of theirgreat value to the spiritual growth ofthese students, who now comprise resi-dents of over seventy different countriesof the world, this booklet is issued so thatthe Teachings may be more widely in-troduced to the general public in popularform.

A description of the aims and objectsof this non-sectarian, uplifting, unifying,spiritual movement will be found in theAppendix herein.

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CHAPTER I

How CHRISTIAN Mysricis,z SoLVES THEWoau PRoBLEMs1

The life of cause!.THE Mystic Life is the life of causes,

the life of realization, the life of theSoul, the manifestation of the innerthrough the outer. It is called mysticalbecause it is a manifestation of a mys-tery; for all life is a mystery. All mani-festation comes from the unseen. Allthe myriad forms we see around us inNature appear from out the unseen, ap-parently self-generated. For there is nolife, consciousness, nor creative andformative power in matter itself. Mat-ter is only the substance with which us-

lAn address delivered by F. Homer Curtis,,11. D., Co.founder of The Order of Chridia%Mjshcs, before the Second Parliament pf Re.ligions of the World Fellowship of Faiths atthe Morrison Hotel in Chicago at 8 p.u., onSeptember 13th. 1933.

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seen forces and intelligences clothe them-selves to manifest for a short cycle hereon Earth. Therefore nothing that we seein the outer world around us is the thingitself. It is only a shell or instrumentthrough which the mystic Life of Causa-tion finds expression.

A mystic not a dreamer.A mystic is one who is not satis-

fied with the study of the mere outerforms of manifestation, the mere physi-cal vehicles and the various phenomenaconnected with their manifestation. Amystic is one who wants to get behindthe seen into the unseen. He wants togo back of the outer phenomena of lifeand study their causes; for only so canhe really understand their manifestation.

A true mystic, therefore, is not a meredreamer. He is not one who spends histime in idle speculation. Still less is heone who thinks so vaguely that his mindis in a mental mist, a fog of impracticalintellectual or metaphysical speculations.A true mystic is one who seeks the Real

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back of the seeming; the Reality back ofall outer manifestations. He is one whoseeks to penetrate the mists of radiantglory that forever surround the throne ofthe Creator, the true cause and source ofall manifestation. And he tries to applythe realization of these basic truths to hisdaily life. For the mystic, therefore, thehighest ideal of each phase of life is theonly goal worthy of striving for.

Our many lives.The mystic sees that we live many as-

pects of life within our one life. Wehave our outer life that we live beforethe world and whose achievements maybe worthy for history to record as con-stituting our life. That is our outer, pub.lie or physical life. Then we have a lifethat is known only to our family and closefriends. That is our personal life. Thenwe have our mental life which is sharedonly by those of like mind and ideas.

We also have our psychic life inwhich we commune with our loved oneswho have finished their work here on

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Earth and have withdrawn from theouter physical body to continue their lifemanifestation in a finer body, "One flightup with their overcoats off" as we expressit.2 We also have our own life in thosehigher realms when we withdraw fromthe physical during sleep and mingle withour loved ones up there in that higherschool of life. For, remember, there isno death. Only a withdrawal from atemporary and lower manifestation oflife to function in a higher.

The Real Life.But hack of all, we have that Inner

Life of the Soul, that Real Self which isthe Real Life and which animates all theforms in which we may manifest on allplanes in all the worlds of manifestation.That is the mysterious Inner Self whoseinner urge keeps us ever seeking, everstriving. Striving for what? For satis-faction. And why? That we may attain

2 Por details see Realms of the Lijvsg Dead,Curtiss.


that happiness whose ultimate is heavenlybliss; that "peace which passeth under-standing"; the realization of the con-sciousness of the Divine within us.

The source of happiness.Unfortunately the unfoldment. of the

vast majority of mankind enables themto live for the most part only in the con-sciousness of the outer world and to re-spond as a rule only to the vibrationswhich reach their consciousness throughthe five physical senses. Therefore theynaturally seek satisfaction and happinessthrough these senses. They naturallyseek it in things, in possessions, in outerattainments, in the gratification of theanimal desires, appetites, and passions.

But no true satisfaction can be attainedwhen the inner is made to vibrate only tothe outer. There may be a certain degreeof pleasurable sensations from without,but they culminate only in satiety, nottrue satisfaction or happiness. Truesatisfaction and happiness are attainedonly from within outward; only when the

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outer is made to vibrate to the inner;when manifestation responds to causation,the personality to the Inner Self or Soul.

Therefore the mystic solves the greatbasic problem of human happiness byseeking it within instead of without; byseeking .that inner guidance from withinwhich shall so order and direct thethoughts, the words and the deeds of theouter life that it shall give ever greaterexpression to that Divine Self withinwhich is striving for expression, and thusattain that happiness which comes onlywhen the Divine within has found at leastsome degree of manifestation in theworld without.

Expren love now.Happiness is, therefore, not merely a

transient and ephemeral vibration of theouter senses. It is a manifestation of anessential Soul quality. Hence, when wesay or do something that makes othershappy, we are awakening and bringinginto expression a Soul vibration in them.And this vibration is expansive, creative,


and constructive. For no vibration of in-harmony, antagonism, evil, or sin can findexpression when the whole being is ex-pressing happiness.

And it takes so little to snake peoplehappy! Akindwordoract;anodandapleasant smile; an unselfish deed. A floweror a postcard or other remembrance. Aword of sympathy or of appreciation maybrighten and snake happy a whole day ofdepression or discouragement or of other-wise routine work. And the happinessreturns every time one thinks of it. Sodo not wait to "say it with flowers" aftera loved one is gone. Express your love,your appreciation or your approval hereand now. Do not do it in such a way asto flatter or make them vain, but to ex-press your appreciation of the good, thebeautiful, and the true in others and en-courage them in its expression.

The mystic lives life.The true mystic is, therefore, the hap-

piest person in the world, and he naturallyradiates that vibration of peace, harmony,

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and the joy of living to all he contacts.For he has realized within himself thejoy of living in harmony with the Divinewithin. And having found the source oftrue happiness within he naturally wantseveryone else to be happy likewise.

Since he finds his happiness here andnow, he does not have to wait until hegoes to heaven to experience it. He is,therefore, not one who seeks to get awayfrom life, but one who seeks to live lifeto its fullest and highest; to let the high-est spiritual vibrations dominate and thrillthe human personality and thus give it itsgreatest satisfaction and happiness. Heseeks to perfect the animal body and de-velop the mind, not for their own sake,but only that they may become moreperfect instruments for the expression ofthe indwelling Soul.

The Law of Manifestation.But since the mystic has studied the

Laws of Causation he has learned thatthe Law of Sacrifice underlies the Lawof Manifestation. Therefore, he under-stands that to bring happiness to others

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he must give something of himself andthus become an integral part of an openchannel for the fulfillment of at least atiny expression of that great Cosmic Lawof Sacrifice.

The Law of Sacrifice.Through an understanding of this Law

he realizes that on the downward arc ofmanifesting the Unmanifestedcalled theCycle of Necessitythe Greater mustsacrifice Itself that the lesser may inani-fest and have an individualized expres-sion of the One Divine Life which ani-mates all forms of life. For just as thephysical Sun sacrifices its light, life,warmth, and radiant energy that all theseeds and germs and countless forms oflife may sprout and grow and have theirtiny individual expressions of life, so doesGodthe Creator and Manifestor of allsacrifice His oneness that the multi-tudes may manifest.

The Seven Archangels.Through this Law He sacrifices His

Unity that Duality may spring forth.

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And Duality sacrifices itself that theTrinity may find expression. And fromthe Trinity there is generated that seven-fold expression of the God-head whichunderlies the structure of all manifestedlife.3 First we have "The seven Spiritswhich are before His throne. . . theseven angels which stood before God...the seven Spirits of God sent forth intoall the earth," as the book of Revelationtells us. These are the seven mightyArchangels who are the PlanetaryDeities who rule the seven sacred planetsof our solar system. From these greatAngels there radiate the seven greatHierarchies of lesser Celestial Beingswhich bring into expression every ideal inthe mind of God that is to make up themanifested universe.

Evolution begins.And when the cycle of outgoing has

been completed and the higher forms of

S The seven Creative Spirit!, the DhianChohans. who correspond to the Hebrew Elo.him. For details see the chapters on number7 in The Key oj the Uasverse. Curtiu.

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manifestation have each sacrificed some.thing of themselves that lesser formsmay manifest, and so on down until themineral kingdom is reached, then the re-verse process begins and the upward arcor the cycle of evolution starts.

The Cycle of Necessity.The mineral sacrifices its form of life,

or, we may say, is killed and eaten, thata higher form of the One Life, the vege-table, may find expression. Thevegetable, in turn, sacrifices its form oflife, is killed and eaten, that a higherform, the animal, may manifest. Theanimal, in turn, sacrifices its form of lifethat a still higher form of life, man, maylive. And man, the animal self and thehuman personality, must sacrifice its life;that is, give up its selfishness, its self-will, its vanities, ambitions, and desires,in such a complete surrender that it cor-responds to being killed and eaten orswallowed up, and all its powers absorbedand utilized that the highest form of life,the Real or Spiritual Self, may find ex-

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pression through it and thus complete theCycle of Necessity by the union of theIndividualized Spirit with its Source.

In this way the sacrifice of each formto a higher form receives its compensa-tion by being built into that form andexperiencing and being uplifted by the

_vibrations of a higher form of life whichis expressing vibrations of life which aremany octaves above those of the lowerform. It therefore follows that no formof life has a right to take the life ofanother form unless it can furnish itsome corresponding compensation.

How God expreue. in humanity.Thus we see that just as God submitted

Himself to this cosmic and universalLaw of Sacrifice that we might have in-dividualized expression, so must we sub-mit to this same Law of Sacrifice bygiving up our wills, our hearts, our livesthat we may be swallowed up and ab-sorbed in Him that He may find expres-sion through us. For, remember, that we

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mortals are the only avenues or meansthrough which God con find expressionin humanity! We all know how neces-sary God is to us. But did you ever stopto think how necessary we arc So God?It is a tremendous concept to realize thatwithout our making ourselves holy chan-nels for the expression of His Life, Hislove, His compassion, His blissful hap-piness, we are hampering His manifesta-tion. Once we have realized this greatconcept, how glad and willing and howjoyous should be our complete surrenderto Him!

We must voluntarily choose.This may seem very mystkal and im-

practical at first sight, but it has a verypractical application. For just as thelight and life of the Sun is poured outto be embodied in the plants and all grow-ing things, so is the Light and Life ofthe Spiritual Sun poured out to be em-bodied in us as spiritual enlightenment.which we call the Christ-consciousness or

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our spiritual guidance in all our affairs.But just as the sunlight does the plant

no good unless the plant absorbs it, so thelight, life and love of God does us nogood unless we correlate with and absorbit. The Sun cannot compel the plant toabsorb its rays, neither can God compelus to absorb the down-pouring of Hisforces that we may grow spiritually. Andstill less can He make us sacrifice our-selves to and become absorbed in Him.Those are things that we must voluntarilychoose to do because we desire to. Thiswe do through meditation on Him,through prayer, aspiration, and constantdevotion to Him.

This is not a matter of the brain, butof the heart. Therefore great education,great learning and a highly developed in-tellect are not necessary. Only a tender,loving heart; only a steadfast desire toknow and be one with Him; only an open,receptive, child-like mind that is willingto be taught of God and is willing toobey Him. That is all that is necessary.

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The one Source.This law is of universal application.

For since it requires no creed, no dogma,no ritual, it is applicable to all mankind,no matter what their stage of intellectualunfoldment, their religion, their creed,their color, or their race may be. For allmankind are emanations from one of theseven great Archangels, and it makes nodifference what the color of the Ray ofwhich they are a part. The Source of allthe Rays is the same, the One EternalBeing who is above and beyond all hu-man, finite conception, call Him by whatname or term you wilL

The Sun is the one central orb of lightand life to our solar system, no matter bywhat name it is called in various lan-guages. So the Spiritual Sun, the Sun ofRighteousness, is the one central sourceof spiritual light, life, and love in theuniverse, no matter what name He iscalled or how He is worshipped in thevarious religions. The only thing thatcounts is, is He recognized in some way,

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sought for and correlated with throughsome form of worship, and embodied andexpressed in our lives?

It therefore matters little what theform of the worship or ritual may be.All who worship God are necessarilyworshipping the same God; for He is oneGod, not many, although He manifestsunder and through all the Divine Beingswho compose His Hierarchies of Mani-festation, just as the Sun manifeststhrough the seven color rays of the rain-bow.

Each religion a Path to God.Once one's mind is trained from child-

hood to seek for and correlate with Himthrough one religion or one Path ofLight, one should be devoted to that re-ligion and walk up that Path to Him.One should follow the race-thought inwhich he was brought up. He should,therefore, not change his religion exceptunder unusual circumstances, and thenonly as a result of his own Divine Guid-ance from within and not from argument


or the emotional storm of a revival serv-ice. For each religion is a Path of Lightleading to God if its highest ideals aregrasped and followed and embodied in thelife.

It is only the childish conceit of avery limited outlook on life that makesthe followers of any one religion claimthat it is the best and only true religion.All religions and forms of worship whichlead their devotees to a personal realica-tion and ultimate union with their ideal ofGod are true religions. On a moonlitlake the silver path to the Moon is seena little differently from every boat onthe lake. And it is only by following thepath that shines down to our boat thatwe can row toward the Moon. And it isexceedingly dangerous to change boatsafter we have left the shore.

The one goal of realization.Rama Krishna, the great Hindu God-

realized Saint of the nineteenth century,said that he had followed and masteredall the different forms of yoga and that

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they had all brought him to the one goalof realization (Sadhana), although alongdifferent paths. He also said that he hadstudied all the great religions, includingtwo whole years spent in concentrationon Jesus' teachings and in meditation onthe Christos, living all alone like aChristian anchorite in the famous woodsof Panchabati,"4 and he found that theyall led him to the same goal of Advaitaor identity with God. And the testimonyof that great Saint who had experimen-tally followed each religion to its goal ofrealization should be conclusive.

The only heathen.The practical application of this is that

we need no missionaries to convert the"heathen." For certainly those who arefollowing the Path of Realization and areworshipping the one God are not"heathen." The only heathen there areare those who refuse or neglect to walktheir path and worship their highest con-

4 See The Face of the Silence, Mulcerji,Chapter V.


cept of God. And we do not have to gooutside of Chicago or any other city tofind them. But we do need ,nissionariesto teach mankind the beauties of theirown religion, and above all, to recognizethe One in the many, Unity in diversity,the Eternal in the ephemeral.

Creeds and dogmas.

Jesus did indeed say that His gospelshould be preached unto all nations andpeoples. But He also said: "Other sheephave I, which are not of this fold; themalso I must bring, and they shall hear myvoice (through their own religion); andthere shall be one fold, and one shep-herd."

But did He enunciate a creed orformulate a dogma or establish a church?Certainly not. Those are all the off-spring of man's speculations, often hun-dreds of years after the Master taught.His gospel was a realization of the Cos-mic Christ-consciousness; the identity of

5SS. Johi, x, 16.

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all men in the Father, hence the universalBrotherhood of Man. That Christ-con-sciousness within was what St. Paul referred to when he said: "Until Christ beborn in you." Jesus' only doctrine wasDivine Love.

Love a cosmic power.Now love is centripetal not centrifugal;

is cohesive and constructive, not disrup-tive and destructive; is unifying, not sep-arative. In fact love is the cohesivepower of the universe. In the solar sys-tem it is that cohesive power, known asgravitation, which holds the planets intheir orbits around the Sun. In the worldof matter it is the cohesive powercalledchemical affinitythat holds the mole-cules together to form objective materialthings. In the atom it is the cohesivepower that holds the electrons and neu-trons around the central proton.

In the family it is the affection thatbinds the children to the parents and toeach other to form the family. If it is

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absent, the family naturally disintegratesbecause there is no cohesive force of loveto hold it together. And if there is not,then it is the fault of the parents for notinvoking it through prayer and meditationand allowing it to manifest in the family.

Like the electricity, love is alwaysavailable, but we must take the time,thought and attention to turn it on, just aswe must push the electric light button, ifwe would have spiritual light and love il-lumine our homes and our hearts. So donot blame the so-called "modern" children.It is the "modern" and God-less parentswho are to blame. In the community lovemanifests as the civic spirit that bindsthe community or city together as an en-tity. Among nations it is patriotism andnationalism that makes the country onepeople. In races it is the blood tie thatwelds the various nations into a race. Inhumanity as a whole it is that spiritualquality of the species; that incarnatedRay of Divinity which distinguishes manfrom all other animals.

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Mysticism solves the world's problems.To be practical mystics and see how

mysticism solves the world's problems,we must apply these few basic principlesto our daily lives and contacts. From theone divine origin of mankind we deducethe basic Law of Brotherhood: that allmen are brothers, no matter what theirrace, their color, or their creed. Indeed,as we identify ourselves with the OneCause we see our brothers as ourselves.With this first basic law understood andrealized and applied, there could be nomore war among nations, any more thanthere could be among members of afamily who were manifesting that secondgreat Law of Divine Love and living inand being ruled by love and affection.There would naturally be differences ofopinion, but they are adjusted withoutlighting.

So should it be among nations. Eachnation, like each organ of the body,has its own boundaries, its own life tolive, and its own functions to perform.But none can live to themselves alone.


AU arc needed for the good of She whole.If one organ functions excessively or isfeverish or ill, through the constructiveapplication of the Law of Harmony, itsactivities are curbed and harmonized byconstructive methods until it is broughtinto harmonious relationship with its fel-lows, and without injuring it or theothers or destroying it or them. There-fore, if the principles of Christian Mysti-cism were applied there could be no waramong the nations of mankind.

All classes necessary.Just as each nation and race is

necessary for the expression of humanityas a whole, so is each class within the na-tion necessary for the good of the whole.Just as the head or the heart or the lungsor the hands and feet cannot be consid-ered superior the one to the other, exceptrelatively, for all are necessary for themanifestation of the complete man, soare all classes necessary for the completemanifestation of God in humanity. Andsince the health of the body is an iznpor-

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tant factor in the manifestation of theSoul through it, even the man who digsa ditch for a sewer to contribute to thehealth of a city is a factor which assiststhe manifestation of God on Earth.Hence his seemingly lowly labor is vitallyimportant to the whole community andmay even be regarded as service to God.6

Service and co-operation the Law of Life.Therefore if the principles of Christian

Mysticism are understood and practisedthere can be no class antagonism; foreach class will recognize the necessity ofperforming its own tasks in the best pos-sible manner and co-operating with allother classes in the most harmonious andconstructive way. For we have seen thataccording to the cosmic laws of Sacrificeand of Love, unselfish service and liar-inonious co-operation, instead of selfishand antagonistic competition is the trueLaw of Life and happiness.

6 See lesson Work as WorsMp, Curtiss.


If this involves planned and controlledproduction, distribution, and labor, thenthese things must come before our civili-zation is organized upon the lines of con-structive cosmic forces which alone canmake it endure. Tue National RecoveryAct is now striving and working towardthis goal of universal planned co-opera-tion for the best good of all. And nearlyevery point in this plan which we broad-cast before the Chamber of Commerceof Orlando, Florida, on March 29th,l932, has already been enacted into lawor been proposed, and the other pointsmust ultimately be added to complete theplan.

Simplified civilization.In the light of this law of unselfish co-

operation our whole system of livingmust be reorganized so as to make thedemands of the outer life subservient tothe manifestation of the inner life. For

7 See lessons Coiwsc Causes of World Con.dstions and the Remedy, Curtiss.

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the material mechanics of living have be-come so complicated that we have becomeenslaved to our instruments of living.Our time and attention is so taken upwith manipulating the so-called instru-ments of civilization that we have littletime to live life itself. We are so di-verted by the trivial details of the outerpersonality that we have no time norattention left for communion with God,our Source of Life, or for the recogni-tion and cultivation and expression of ourReal Self or Soul.

From this standpoint "mass production"has proved a curse, in that it has de-veloped new so-called needs which arereally aids to self-indulgence, and haveadded to our enslavement to the com-plexities of living, instead of freeing usto enjoy the simplicities of life. Weboast of labor-saving devices. But whysave labor? Labor should be an avenueof creative self-expression and not blindtoil And we have "saved" so much of itthat we do not know what to do with it,hence millions are unemployed.

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Enlightenment, realization, aervice.The solution which Christian Mysti-

cism presents for the ills of our presentcivilization is enlightenment, reolkotionand manifestation or service. For beforewe can properly organize our lives alongcosmically constructive lines, we must beenlightened as to those lines or forces ofcausation. Then we must realize whatlife is all about, namely, where we camefrom, why we are here, and whither weare bound. We must realize that we in-carnate here on Earth not to make moneyor to be hampered in the expression ofour Divine Self by many complicatedouter details and things to do. We comehere to manifest as much of the innerDivine Self as our degree of unfoldmentpermits, and to learn to take the nextstep in that spiritual unfoldment. Andwe should make all our outer activitiescontribute to and yet be subordinate tothat main object of life. If this be calledputting our religion first, then so be it.For that is the most practical thing we

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can do; that is, put th accomplishmentof our mission on Earth first in our lives.

In touch with Nature.Simplifying life naturally calls for the

gradual abandonment of city life, and theorganizing of our lives in relatively smalldetached communities or villages ofkindred Souls. And we should be in suchclose touch with the soil and with thecreative forces of Nature that eachfamily can expend at least a part of itscreative energies in raising the majorityof its food supply and in fashioning itsfundamental instruments of living. Inother words, we should so simplify ourlives that each family would be relativelyself-sustaining. Yet we need not scrapall modern conveniences of living, butmake them subservient to our real needsand not merely generate new needs.

The plan of the hive.Then our lives would be as normal and

as well organized, yet as simple and self-


sustaining, as that of the bee. If youwill study the glass hives at the Centuryof Progress Exposition you will see thatwhile from the outside the bees seem tobe rushing to the hive in great haste andconfusion, yet inside all is calm andpeaceful and without haste or confusion.Each detail is carried out quietly and or-derly by its own trained corps of workersuntil it is done thoroughly and efficientlyaccording to the plan of the hk'e which isimpressed upon the bees through the in-stinct of the group-soul of the species.

Follow our guidance.Like the bee, we also have a plan for

our lives to manifest and toward whichwe should direct all our activities, thatour lives may become perfect cells in thehoneycomb of life in which the nectar ofGod's light, life, and love may be storedup for our spiritual nourishment. Thatplan is impressed upon the Soul-con-sciousness and will be revealed step bystep by God Himself through intuition to

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all who will listen and obey. We shouldtherefore cultivate and follow the guid-ance of our intuition until our response tothat guidance becomes just as habitualand instinctive as does the response ofthe bee to its guiding instinct.

Higher help needed.But the Christian Mystic is one who

also realizes that we do not have to workout our plan of life alone and unaided.In fact, we cannot fully accomplish ourlife's mission, learn its lessons, and re-deem its mistakes in our own humanstrength; for that requires higher octavesof force than the mortal and human.And we know that if we will only seekfor it we can have the help of higher be-ings than the human, just as the seedscan have the higher help of man to cul-tivate them. We can have the help, notonly of our own Soul, our Spiritual Self,but also many classes of InvisibleHelpers. But this help is not imposedupon us. We must voluntarily seek forand invoke and then correlate with it.


Heavenly Hierarchiei.Not only do our loved ones who have

gone on ahead of us into the higherrealms of life bring to us all the help,comfort, and guidance that their ex-panded consciousness and power and ourreceptivity permits, but both we and theyalso have still higher and greater helpers.For we have all the heavenly Hierarchiesof Angelic Beings to aid and inspire,comfort and protect and sustain us to theextent that we call upon and tune in totheir plane of consciousness and power.

And above and beyond all others wehave the embodied aspect of God in theperson of His Sonwhether He be calledthe Christ, the Buddha, Krishna, orHorus in various religions. And He is soomnipresent and His consciousness is soomniscient and His love so all-inclusiveand all-pervading that He is ever readyto respond to the call of every heartwhich sends up the wireless call of itsaspiration, devotion, or need.

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Contacting the Angels.The reality of these angelic helpers and

the mystery of our being able to contactthem and receive their aid is testified toin all great religions in all ages.8 In factthis mystic source of all life is the basiswhich underlies all religions and all wor-ship. And the method of contactingthese Angelic Beings we repeat is prayer,aspiration, and devotion. We do not needelaborate places of worship or other outerconditions, helpful as many such are, foras we said before, such contact is not amatter of outer things or even of mind,but of heart; not a matter of intellectbut of worship.

In summarizing this address as we closewe cannot do better than recall to yourminds two stanzas of that well knownhymn:

"Down from their home on highDown through the starry sky.Angels, descending fly,While the Earth shaketh.

8 detaili see Rcahn of the Livi.gDead. Curtiss.

Mysticism Solves World Problems 33Roll they the stone awayFrom where the Savior lay.Out into glorious dayHis way He taketh."

Our true Resurrection.And so may the angels of inspiration

and Divine Guidance, spiritual under-standing and illumination descend upon ushere and now and roll away the stone ofignorance, of misunderstanding, and mis-conception, the stone of materialism, fromour hearts and minds wherein we havekept the divine Christ-consciousness en-tombed these many years, that He maycome forth and take His way with us inour lives. Thus shall we be resurrectedfrom the old life of entombing person-ality and ascend into the consciousness ofthat larger life of the Spirit which is ourheritage and our real home.

Thus does Christian Mysticism solvethe world's problems through enlighten-inent, realization, and manifestation orservice to Him and to our fellow men asto ourselves.

CHAPTER II

THE PATH or DISCIPLESHIP

"The Path is the Path of Renunciation.The renunciation must be the renunciation ofthe domination of he lower self and the dis.ciplinin and training of its desires and ap-petites. The Voice of 1w,, Curtiss, 296.

"There is a Path which leads into the deepmysteries of God. There is a Path whichleads into the world of Life Eternal. And itsdoor is not of necessity the one called the deathof the physical body. Yet it is in one sensedeath, but a death only of those things whichwe no longer need. It is on this Path thatour life attains its ultimate end. It is herethat we see the doors of the mighty Templeof Divine Life Swing open. It is here thatwe bear the Voice of the Silence say to us:'Put off thy shoes (the outer material cover-ings or material conceptions) from off thyfeet (our understanding), for the ground onwhich thou standest is holy ground.'"

Hametle 4ugu.rta Curths.

£piritual advance In former timei.Av yntsr thought the term Path of

Discipleship, the Path which leads to arealization of the mystery of the relationbetween God and man, suggests a courseof severe discipline and asceticism. For

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that was the idea commonly connectedwith the thought of spiritual advancewhich has been handed down from theDark Ages.

The Path of Discipleship is, indeed, adifficult and strenuous one, firstly, be-cause a disciple must be one who is notmerely a vague follower of his Masteror his chosen ideal, but is one who en-deavors to embody that ideal in all theaffairs of his daily life. Secondly, thePath is difficult because the disciple isdefinitely seeking to advance more rapidlythan the rate afforded by the slow andsluggish evolutionary path of racial evo-lution which gradually sweeps the greatmass of humanity along through the ages,ultimately sweeping them to the foot ofthe Mount of Attainment1 where theymust then consciously begin to climb itsheights. This Path is difficult becausethe disciple must accomplish, in the fewyears of this incarnation, the advance forwhich the race requires ages.

I See lesson The Moist of 4Ume,it,Curtiss.

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Discipleship is a steep ascent.The Path is also difficult because the

disciple must rise above the crowd andenter into, and be affected by, and re-spond to, new and higher octaves ofvibration. For he is starting out on ahigher round on the Spiral of Life2where he must again meet the same prob-lems and face the same tests that he hasmet and passed on the lower rounds yearsago. Here he must prove that thoseformer lessons were really learned andthat their powers were really built intohis character. But he now faces thesetests with a more sensitive organismwhich reacts more strongly to them. Yethe also has the greater strength gainedby passing those tests at the lower stagesof his unfoldment.

The preparation for meeting thesetests of life and the temptations of theflesh with a more sensitive and moreeasily responsive organism was formerlymade by seeking to avoid them through

2 See The Message of Aquaria. Curtiu,Chapter xvi.


retiring from the world in monastery orconvent, in the forest or the jungle, andleading an ascetic life. And this sameidea is still held in the Orient and inmany churches today in connection withadvanced spiritual teachings and attain-ments. But we hold that such concep-tions arise from a misunderstanding ofthe nature and purpose of man and hisbodies.

Starting out from the Father'a home.Those who have read the books or fol-

lowed the Teachings of this Order knowthat our bodies are not ourselves: thatwe are not mere mortals, but that theReal Self of us is a divine and gloriousSpiritual Being whose home is in thespiritual world. But since it is the willof the Father that His life, His con-sciousness, and His love shall be mani-fested consciously in all the worlds ofmanifestation, from the heavenly home-world down through all the interveningstates and stages of manifestation untilthis dense world of matter is reached, to

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us, His enlightened children, is given thegreat task of demonstrating our Divinityby descending into this material world tomanifest here on Earth the divine andgodlike qualities and powers which weinherit from Him.

The personality necessary.But to accomplish this mission we must

don garments that are suitable to thisdense material world in which we are towork. We are like a diver who has toput on a heavy, cumbersome diving suit(our animal body) and have his feet (ourunderstanding) heavily weighted withlead (our materialistic conceptions).Such a suit is so terribly hampering tothe diver that he can accomplish only asmall fraction of the work he could doout of water without it. Yet it is theonly means by which he can accomplishanything at all down in the mud of thesea bottom. And as the diver receiveshis supply of life-giving air from above,so must we rely upon and correlate withthe Breath of the Spirit to sustain our


-spiritual life while we are manifestinghere in the depths of the sea. of ma-teriality. And just as the diver must re-spond to, and be guided by, the signalsand directions given him from his at-tendants above for his safety and accom-plishment, so must we respond to andobey our guidance from above.

Natural desires.But, unlike the diving suit, the garment

we have to don to manifest on Earthis not a mere inert material covering, nota mere mechanical instrument whichautomatically conforms itself to ourevery movement, wish, and desire. It is aliving organism, the most highly evolvedorganism of the animal kingdom, the hu-man body. Consequently this animalbody has all the functions, appetites, pas-sions, and desires that any animal has.And it is just here that misunderstandingof the whole plan of manifestation hasled to the practice of asceticism.

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conclusion has been reached that the sur-est way to control its troublesome activi-ties is to fast and starve them into sub-mission and ultimately kill them out. Butsuch a process is not control. It is onlydevitalization. It is not mastery. It isonly emasculation.

Eastern vs. Western methods.How, then, are we to accomplish the

real training, the real disciplining, the realmastery of this our animal instrument ofmanifestation? It is the methods used toaccomplish this end that constitute thetraining and discipline of the Path ofDiscipleship, whether they be the medi-eval and Oriental path of asceticism orthe Christian Mystic path of perfection,mastery, and joyous use of all man's God-given powers as avenues of expressionfor, and under the guidance of, the RealSelf.

Therein lies the fundamental dif-ference between the Eastern and theWestern, the Oriental and the Occidental,conceptions of the Path. The Eastern


or ascetic ideal holds that not only arethe natural functions of the animal bodyand the desires of the human personalitya handicap to the manifestation of theReal Self, but are almost a curse; thatGod made a great mistake when Heclothed His children with such a hamper-ing instrument of manifestation, andhence the best thing to do is to have aslittle to do with it as possible. On theother hand, the Christian Mystic ideal isthat God knew exactly what He wasabout when He evolved3 this animal bodyand gave it to our incarnating Souls touse as His advanced representatives hereon Earth.

Guidance from within.Our main idea in the training of the

personality and its animal body thereforeis to teach it to respond to and be guidedby the Real Self within as readily and asinstinctively as it responds to the vibra-tions from without and the sensations

3 See The Truth About Evolution ünd theflible. Curtlu.

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from below. We must teach our humanpersonality that if it will obey our idealsand follow our directions it will not onlybe far healthier, but also far happier,and will have greater satisfaction in liv-ing its life than if it merely seeks un-limited gratification of its animal in-stincts. It will be healthier because thenormal condition of the incarnating Soulis one of peace and harmony. Hence themore we strive to express the ideals andprinciples of the Soul life, the morepeaceful, harmonious, and happy, andhence the more healthful, will our livesbecome. And we will be more satisfiedbecause we will govern our reactions tothe outer world by the vibrations of theDivine Self within. For we must re-member that it is not outer persons,things, and conditions that upset us andmake our lives inharmonious, but our re-action to them. We should also remein-ber that true satisfaction cannot be foundin outer conditions, possessions, or things.We experience true soul-satisfying satis-


faction only as we respond to and mani-fest the Real Self within.

Control our reactions.What is it that most disturbs the peace

and harmony of our lives? It is our re-action to, and expression of, our inhar-monious and destructive emotions, suchas irritability, impatience, anger, hatred,lust, fear, envy, jealousy, selfishness, etc.All such emotions have been scientificallyproven to produce chemical changes ortoxins in the blood which poison thewhole body. In view of this, what canwe do to prevent the generation and ex-pression of these destructive emotions?

Firstly, we must firmly fix in our mindsthat we are not mortals, but are spiritualbeings who, in our Real Selves, have noannoyance, resentment, or anger. Neitherare we envious of the possessions ofothers nor jealous of their attainments.For we came down to Earth to expressour own attainments, and we really needonly such possessions as will best enable

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us to manifest those attainments. Allelse would be an added responsibility anda burden which would occupy much ofour time, attention, and creative forcesand hence would hamper our highest ex-pression.

Secondly, we must realize that to giveway to impatience, resentment, anger,etc., opens our minds to the thoughtcurrents of such things which have beengenerated by the whole communityin which we livc. By giving themexpression we open the door of our mindsand allow the accumulated communitycurrents to flow in and find expressionthrough us. Thus they sweep us off ourfeet into disruptive outbursts which farexceed the trivial causes which startedthem and which are greatly in excess ofanything we intended or thought of ex-pressing.

The remedy.Therefore the remedy is to grasp the

basic idea that all such inharmoniousmanifestations belong merely to the hu-


man personality and not to our RealSelf; that they express selfishness, per-sonal vanity, or the passions and desiresof the animal self, and are not worthyof being allowed to find expressionthrough us. Such expression can be pre-vented by checking them as soon as theirvibration starts to manifest by immedi-ately turning our attention to the oppositeemotion to which we do wish to giveexpression, and feed that constructiveemotion by concentrating upon it and giv-ing it expression.

This complies with the command ofJesus to, "Resist not evil, but overcomeevil with good." For to resist evil wemust recognize it and give it our atten-tion. And anything we focus our atten-tion upon we feed and give power overus. Therefore, if we focus our attentionupon giving expression to the construc-tive emotion we feed it and give it powerover us, and thus overcome the evil, firstby weakening it by the withdrawal ofour attention and thought currents whichfeed it, and then overwhelming it by the

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power of the good that we have created.One of our basic principles of life must

therefore be never to allow anything toupset or interfere with the happy andharmonious manifestation of the innerpeace, poise, love, and rhythm of our Realor Divine Self. Nothing in the outerlife is of sufficient importance to be al.lowed to upset the calm poise of our innerharmony.

Positive radiating centers.Nothing can do so if every morning on

awakening we fervently repeat ourPrayer to the Divine Indweller. "Wel-come, 0 Lord of Life and Love andBeauty I Thou who art myself and yetart God I And dwell in this body of flesh,radiating all the beauty of holiness andperfection, that the flesh may outpictureall that Thou art within." Thus we willcharge our minds with the realization thatwe are to manifest, just for that one dayat a time, the inner peace, joy, and happi-ness of our Divine Indweller. As we thusrealize the Divine within that is strug-

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gling for expression through ourselvesand through others, we will be tolerantof the mistakes and annoying actions ofothers who are less evolved than our-selves, and hence are less under theguidance and control of the Real Self,and will not allow them to upset us.

If we are also kind and unselfish inlittle things and try to divert the inhar-monious manifestations of others by re-fusing to react to them and by turningthem aside with a smile or by changingthe subject and diverting their attentionfrom them, then the big things, the bigtests and temptations and trials, wilireadily be recognized for what they areand be conquered. In other words, wewill accomplish far more good in theworld, both for ourselves and others,when we make ourselves positive centersfor the radiation of cheer, joy, happiness,and peace which elicit similar responsesfrom others, than when we strive to beaustere saints or to appear learned,superior, or pious.

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Realization of the Presence.But even though we earnestly strive to

be such radiant centers of constructiveand inspiring forces, while we are train-ing ourselves to react only constructivelyto outer conditions, persons, and forces,there are times when we need outsidehelp or rather inside help: a powergreater than that of our human person-ality, namely, the help of the Christwithin. For to this ever-present Powerwe can always turn for help the instantwe find ourselves likely to give way tovibrations and emotions and thoughtswhich we do not wish to express. Andone instant's response to His indwellingpeace, poise, power, and love, an instant'sresponse to His command, "Peace. Bestill," is sufficient to calm the turbulentsea of our emotions and our reactions tothe outer conditions. For there are nostorms which His power cannot quell andno conditions which He cannot dominateand conquer if we will but remember toask His aid and permit Him to manifestthrough us.

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The more often we realize that Heis ever present with and within us con-tinually, in all our work, in all our play,in all our trials and temptations; and themore often we consciously turn to Himfor help and guidance, the more do Hisvibrations find expression through us andhelp us to conquer, perfect, and masterthis human personality of ours and all itsreactions. Thus do we not kill out oremasculate it, but continually improve itas an instrument for the ever greatermanifestation of our Real Self within.

There must be rigid discipline of thepersonality and its body, yes. But itmust be the discipline and control due notto fear of penalty nor to ambition for per-sonal attainment, but to a glad and joyousresponse to the guidance of the Christwithin.

The Path of expression.The Path of Discipleship, as we con-

ceive it, is, therefore, one of consciouslystriving to follow the guidance of theDivine within in all the affairs of life.

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It is the Path, not of suppression andkilling out, but of recognition andmastery of all our forces and faculties intheir proper place and for their highestpurposes. For they are built into ourvarious bodies by the Father to enable usto express our Divine Selfhood and doHis will the more perfectly here onEarth, even as it is done in heaven. It isthe Path of constructive and harmoniousexpression; of happiness and joyous radi-ation of our highest conception of theDivine Self within.

And since happiness is what all man-kind is consciously or unconsciously seek-lug, this Path of the practice of the posi-tive radiation of our highest and best isthe surest way to its attainment. Andsince a disciple is a devoted exemplar ofhis Master's teachings, the proof of oursincerity and devotion will be the degreeof our manifestation of our highest idealsand our inner guidance. And as we mani-fest these, the radiation of our lives willbe a source of inspiration, uplift and hap-

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piness to all we contact, and will stiznu-late them also to seek out and follow thishigher, mystical, constructive, and joyousPath of Discipleship.

CHAPTER III

ILLUMINATION1

"I am the way, the truth, and the life: noman cometh unto the Father, but by me." St.Matthew, xiv. 6.

"I am the Ego which is .eated in the heartsof all beings I am the benning, the middle,and the enJ of all existing things." TheBhagavad-Gita, Chapter x.

Practical dlrectioni for Illumination.Pupu.s are asking continually for some

formula, some prescribed "practical"thing to do to advance ther spiritualevolution, complaining that they haveread and studied all forms of philosophyand are now ready for something "defi-nite." Because of this widespread de-mand there have sprung up on every handthose who are professing to give "prac-tical" directions that shall lead the pupilinto Illumination and give him miraculouspowers.

lYrom The Voice of 1w, Curtis., 378.52

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On the other hand, an equallylarge number are writing that they havestudied various systems, spent large sumsof money for "advanced teachings," re-ceived the lessons of the inner section ofmany organizations, have passed throughmany mysterious degrees of varioussocieties with high-sounding titles, andyet find their spiritual hunger unappeased,the net result being a mass of so-calledformulas and a greater amount of dis-couragement.

Others turn to the Wisdom Religion,supposing that it has to do with thedevelopment of psychic powers and theperformance of magical rites, but, intruth, it has primarily to do withthe development of the Christ-forcewithin and the showing of it forth in thelife. So-called magic is dual. If it isthe result of the recognition and out-ward manifestation of the Christ-withinit is 'White Magic and right; if the re-sult of seeking for power or personalstature it becomes Black Magic and evil.Therefore, to all these classes of seekers,

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as well as to many other hungry hearts,we bring the old, old message, "I (theChrist-within) am the way, the truth, andthe life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me."

Union with the Divine.What is it that all are thus seeking?

It is so-called Illumination, yet few therebe who have any realization of what thismeans. We have considered variousphases of this Illumination in previouslessons,2 and we will try herein to showwhat the real Illumination is and how itis attained. Illumination is the perfectblending of the self with the Divine orthe Christ-light, so that Divine Wisdomcan guide every thought and act of themortal man and the Light of Divinitycan shed its radiance over the entire life.

The result of spiritual force In each life.When it is remembered that the Bible

story of the Christ is the most completeand all-embracing narrative ever written,

2 See The Voice of hii, Curtiu.

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pot of the man Jesus or even of God,but a synthetic picture of the Son ofGodthe emanation from the Father,the Christ-force in humanity or the Wordmade fleshwhich symbolizes the varioussteps each Soul must pass through andconquer, it becomes quite plain that asthis union with the Divine takes place, thelife of the disciple must manifest greaterconceptions of Truth. The whole mys-terious transformation must be a growthsimilar to the gradual assimilation of thelife-giving constituents of the Sun by theplant, until the full fruition or indwellingof the life-force is accomplished in thefruit.

When we grasp this thought firmlywe will understand that we must andshall do the works of our Father inexact proportion to our ability to makethe correlation with Him, just as theplant does the works of its father, theSunfirst as the blade, then the ear, thenthe full corn in the ear. Therefore therecan be no rigid observances laid down forthe attainment of perfection any more

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than there can be for the perfection ofevery individual plant. There can, how-ever, be practices that develop the will,awaken the intuition, and stimulate as-piration, and there are environmentswhich will foster spiritual growth, i.e.,within the ranks of any spiritual move-ment whose teachings satisfy your Soul-hunger, but these have been fully cov-ered in other lessons. To the averagetwentieth century student the effort toconquer himself is quite sufficient to de-velop his will, and the only stimulantnecessary is a burning, ardent seeking fora realization of the Christ-love.

Assimilation necessary.Illumination, however, can never be at-

tained through the mere reading of les-Sons or the observance of rules. It mustbe the result of a vital force that comesinto each life. The gardener may pre-pare the soil, tend and water a plant, butthe plant itself must assimilate the lightand force of the Sun and literally trans-mute them into living tissue within its

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body, ere the blossom or the fruit canappear. So it is with the Illuminationthat each Soul is seeking. Only theChrist-force, not only talked about andin a sense realized, but literally absorbedand built into living tissue in the flesh,the mind, and the Spirit, can bring aboutthis mystical union. It is the Christ andthe Christ alone who is "the Way, theTruth, and the Life."

Development of the personality.As certain plants gather from the Sun-

force the power to produce poisons, socan man, by using for his own personalends the godlike powers with which hecan identify himself, -produce evil. Wedo not create power, we only identifyour consciousness with the Divine whichis the source of all power, just as wemight attach a wire to a dynamo and ob-tam power. Of the Divine Self alone itis said, "All power is given unto thee inheaven and earth." This is literally true.All power is ours if we identify our-selves with the Divine, and the synthesis

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of all power is the ability to merge thepersonality into the Divine, or becomeone with the Father through the Christ.This gives all power because, having ac-complished this, all things are possible.

The choice is man's.As man is endowed with free-will, he

can choose.to take either the Right HandPath, merge the human into the Divineand use his God-power to do the workof his Father-in-heaven, or he can grafthis God-power onto the stalk of per-sonality and, by making the intellect alonehis guiding star, deliberately forswear hisFather-in-heaven and become a child ofevil (or the devil) and do the works ofhis father, the devilthe concentratedforce of man's wrong thoughts, acts, andcreations, the perverted reflection of theGood Law (the Lord) on Earth.

By refusing to let the light of theDivine penetrate farther than the intellect,he closes the door of his heart and allowsthe Light to illumine only his humanbrain which, without the guidance of his

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heart, permits evil to manifest, especiallyintellectual and spiritual pride, which arethe most subtle and insidious of all evils.Therefore, to teach mankind how to an-fold inner faculties and how to use theirpower for personal ends would be quiteas reprehensible as for a gardener topropagate, in a garden devoted to raisingfood for man, some poisonous vine whichthe gardener knew the very richness ofthe soil, the sunshine, and the cultivationwould cause to grow and, finally, eitherdestroy the food or impregnate it withpoison.

This is why the inner teachings ofthe sacred Mysteries arc given only tothe few. It is no Being who gives; itis the blossom of the Soul which opensand receives the Light of Illumination,as the rose unfolds its petals to the lightof the Sun. If you do not receive thisLight, know well that the blossomingtime has not arrived for you. Had itarrived no one could withhold the Lightfrom you.

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Natural unfoldment.When the Divine mystery of the in-

dwelling of the Christ has taken place inthe Soul and the disciple has begun torealize in a vital, living way, that theovershadowing of his Divine Self is areal blending or indwelling, then theworks of his Father will unfold withinhim just as the blade, the ear, and thefull corn in the ear unfold in the plant.Then, and then only, is he ready for theinner teaching; for he must be trained toput forth his blossoms in the manner bestfor humanity. Each step gained mustnot only show in the life, but the powersthat go with that step must also mani-fest.

If we control one selfish trait whichbefore held us captive, we may know thatwe have taken a real step upward. Andthe first and greatest of all magicalpowers to be attained by the pupil is themagical power of controlling himself, ofday after day mastering the little things,with no heroics, perhaps with no one tocommend him or realize that he is mak-

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ing any effort, yet still controlling hislittle tempers, his little impatiences, littleacts of selfishness, his tendency to criti-cize and all the little, trifling things heknows are wrong, but which seem toopetty to be worth mentioning.

Hidden obstaclee.Let no pupil ask for special lessons

until these little things are in a measureconquered, for the building of these littlelessons into his life is the most "practi-cal" formula that can be given him. Andif there is anyone who has thus assimi-lated the Christ and grown to live theChrist-life, who has gained the power oflooking at the self, who has fulfilled theinjunction, "Know thyself," yet who sayshe still lacks Illumination, let him knowwell that there is some hidden corner ofhis heart or life into which the Light isnot able to penetrate, sonic closed doorwhich he refuses to open. To him wewould say: Look deeper and meditate inthe Silence and pray for a knowledge ofthyself. At the same time go forth and

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help to bring the Light to some otherSoul, for in so doing, in some part ofyour nature you will find that whichkeeps out the full radiance of the Christ-light. Let him "Learn to look intelli-gently into the hearts of men. Regardmost earnestly your own heart. Forthrough your own heart comes the onelight which can illuminate life, and makeit clear to your eyes."8

Intellectual and Heart Development necea-lary.

Occult formulas are more apt to em-phasize self-satisfaction and self-right-eousness than to help toward self-mastery. John the Baptist had beeneducated in all the law of the Mysteries,had lived apart from the world in thecaves of the wilderness, had fed onlocusts and wild honey, and had spent hislife following out the most rigid formu-lanes of the Essenes, yet Jesus sad:"Verily I say unto you, Among them that

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are born of women there hath not arisena greater than John the Baptist: not-withstanding he that is least in the king-dom of heaven is greater than he."4This means that the very humblest per-son who has correlated with the Christwithinwhich is entering the kingdomof heavenis greater than even a greatintellectual teacher such as John theBaptist.

A ihort- cut.Both intellectual development and heart

development are neccssary, but, if theheart is first developed and a consciousunion made with the Christ within, allthings are revealed unto you. This is, asit were, the short cut to Mastery.

It is a singular fact that none of theGreat TeachersKrishna, Buddha, Jesus,eft.ever wrote a word, or were, inTheir day, looked upon as great intel-lectual teachers, but the example ofTheir lives lives in the world to this day,

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and can never die, because They madethis divine correlation, literally manifest-ing God in the flesh. It is neither thewords you speak nor the routine of yourlife that affects the world, but somethingmore. It is the power of that which is"the way, the truth, and the life." Inother words, both that which you teachand the example of your life must proveconclusively that it is the Christ withinyou that worketh through you both towill and to do.

It must not be a mere lip-service, itmust be so true and so convincing that itwill radiate from you rather than be a gar-ment assumed before the world or a mereintellectual cloak that blinds your owneyes, for the Christ within you must bethe Truth as well as the Way and the Life.

Recapithiation.If there is any doubt left in regard to

the Path we point out to reach this at-tainment, we will briefly recapitulate.

Think only constructively if you desirespiritual growth.

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Do cheerfully and well the duty thatlies nearest.

Conquer the little faults as they showthemselves.

Never let a day close without its periodof self-examination, meditation, and com-munion with the Divine before going tosleep.

Do unto others as ye would that othersshould do unto you.

Learn to love in its truest and grand-est sense.

Do not criticize others, even thoughyour criticism seems just; for to do soyou must dwell mentally in the conditionsyou critinize.

Be not afraid to face and recognizeyour own faults.

At the same time be not discouraged.Have perfect confidence in your power

ultimately to conquer through the Christwithin.

For the voice of the Christ declares,"Lo, I am with you aiway, even unto theend of the world."

CHAPTER IV

THE MYsTIc CHRIST

"By revelation he made known unto me themystery; (as I wrote afore in a few wordswhereby, when ye read, ye may understandmy knowledge in the mystery of Christ)."

Ephesia,,.r. iii. 3-4."I am crucified with Christ nevertheless

I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me:and the life which I now live in the flesh Ilive by the faith of the Son of God, wholoved me, and gave himself for me."

GaIaHau, ii, 20.

Men still seek spiritual guidance.DESPITE the complaint that the world

is becoming irreligious, and that men aredeserting the churches for the golf links,the tennis court, and the motor car, "alist of questions sent to one hundred andtwenty of the most prominent businessmen of Toledo" (U. S. A.) disclosedthe fact that "there is a pathetic yearn-ing for a sufficient faith" in religiousteachings and an astonishing amount of"deep and serious thought evidently given

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the subject" among business men. "Twoimpressions are made upon the pro-pounder of the questions. One is thatmen are interested as much as ever in thehistory of the world, in the great re-ligious questions regarding life anddestiny. The other is that never hasthere been greater need, nor greater op-portunity, for ministers to present in-telligently, rationally, and earnestly thefundamental truths of Christianity. Menare hungrily seeking for true guidancein things spiritual."'

Intuitive perception of spiritual things.'With all this desire for guidance, there

could be no startling denials of doctrinescommonly cherished by the Church werethe esoteric, mystic, and spiritual inter-pretations of those doctrines presented in-stead of the literal, materialistic, and his-torical. The day has passed when theChurch can arbitrarily place a certain in-terpretation upon the spiritual mysteries

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and say to her followers, "Thus must yebelieve." For the consciousness ofspiritual freedom is sweeping the world,and there is an inner heart-knowledgewhich refuses to respond to that whichdoes not vibrate to its intuitive revelationof truth.

Any presentation of truth must touchthe heart and square itself with theexperiences of daily life, else it will berejected in this age whose slogan is"Efficiency." As well might we expectthe world to accept and cling to medievalconceptions of science as to expect it tobe satisfied with dogmas founded uponinterpretations of the scriptures madeduring the Dark Ages. Unless religiousteachings, like all others, can advance,expand, and successfully solve the practi-cal problems of the age, they must in-evitably be discarded and left behind.

The historic end the Mystic Christ.This is especially true if the teachings

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as an historical character. For, in reality,the Christ which is worshipped byChristendom to-day is not the historicpersonality portrayed by the gospels, butthe Mystic Christ as set forth in theEpctics of Paul. The great discrepancy,between the two presentations has longbeen a puzzle to biblical scholars and hascaused such confusion in the minds ofthoughtful students that many, despairinga reasonable solution that would satisfyboth their reason and their heart-hungerfor spiritual food, turn from such stonesof material conceptions offered them asbread.

The difficulty arises through a failureto distinguish between the MysticChrist-principle, which "hath shined inour hearts, to give the light of knowl-edge of the glory of God," and the per-sonality of the teacher Jesus who inani-fested an individualization of this force toa superlative degree. This distinction isso plainly made throughout the NewTestament that only the decadence ofknowledge concerning the Mysteries and

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the lack of training in esoteric philosophyas a requirement for the ministry canaccount for the utter ignoring of it andall that it implies.

The historic example still needed by some.In reality there is no discrepancy be-

tween the Gospels and the Epistles, oncethe philosophy of the Mystic Christ isunderstood, for Jesus taught it as dis-tinctly as did Paul. Broadly, the Gospelpicture purposely presents the manifesta-tion of the Christ-force in humanityas exemplified in the symbolic life ofJesuswhile the picture given by theEpistles represents the same force as ex-isting in the higher mystic realms andmanifesting to the heart of man throughhis awakened spiritual faculties. In onesense the Gospel picture is meant to in-spire those whose spiritual developmentrequires a physical embodiment and apersonal, historic example after which topattern their lives. These are but chil-dren in spiritual understanding, to whomthe beautiful embodiment of the Christ


within the manifested Jesus, the Man ofSorrows, forms a picture with great emo-tional appeal. If they stop there, how-ever, and are satisfied with the person-ality of the human teacher, they neverreally find the Christ as a personal, re-ligious experience, nor do they eventouch the hem of His garment. Theyworship but a picture and are doomed todisappointment and sorrow, for some daythey must see their human Christ-idealcrucified, cast down, and destroyed.2

Each of you, as you grow in spiritualgrace and unfoldment, must have morethan a physical ideal, however perfect;for you are both body and spirit, humanand Divine, and you cannot understand,describe, or realize your real Mystic Self,with all its strange longings and prompt-ings, its flashes of illumination, itsglimpses of glory, until you have out-grown the limitations which inhere in ahuman ideal of the Mystic Christ. Be-cause of this duality there is no one, be

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he ever so stern a materialist, who incrucial moments when self-analysis isforced upon him, can deny that there is agreat unknown region of mystery withinhim; indefinable longings, the urge of theChrist-force within struggling for rec-ognition and expression.

The Mystic Christ must be born In you.The Pauline picture is for those who

need no historic personality as a model;those who open wide the doors of theirhearts at the knock of the Mystic Christ;who can respond to the downpouring ofDivine Love and through a divine ecstasycan enter into the higher realms ofspiritual consciousness where the powersof the human mind are transcended andwhere they grasp those things which canonly be spiritually discerned; those thingswhich are "revealed unto his holyapostles and prophets by the Spirit."3

In another sense both pictures are nec-essary. The literal, personal example or

3 Rphe,asjr. Il. S.


letter of the law, is not satisfying to theawakened Soul. It must be animated andillumined by the vision of the MysticChrist, else it degenerates into hero wor-ship or idolatry. On the other hand, themystic conception must have its physicalembodimentChrist must be born in youin the life of the discipleor it is buta passing vision. Both are necessary.Just as the physical Sun is necessary tofocus and make physical the forces whoseorigin is in the Spiritual Sun, so mustthere be a physical embodiment to focusand make manifest upon the physicalplane the Mystic Christ-force.

The Christ Is the creative aspect ofDivinity.

Jesus the man was an Avatar who, asHe himself says, "came down fromheaven, not to do mine own will, but thewill of him that sent me," while theMystic Christ is not'a personality, but aDivine Essence. It is a spiritual emana-tion from the Godhead, the Son of Godor the Godhead in its creative aspect;

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that mystic Power or Principle whichfructifies and animates all manifestationsof life. It is the Divine Creative Force,a great stream of life-giving, creativeEssence which manifests in all things onall planes as the animating Principle ofthe One Life. In Nature it is focusedin and through the physical Sun, for onlyas the Sun pours out its life-giving,fructifying powersheds its symbolicbloodcan the One Life manifest in thevarious forms of Nature and evolve themto perfection. In the physical universe itis the same animating Principle thatflamed out from the Godhead in the be-ginning when the Elohim said, "Let therebe light." And it is this same mystic,creative Light which must enter the chaosof your outer life, even as it did thechaos of the solar system, crc your lifecan begin its conscious spiritual evolution.All the physical and mental evolution isbut a preparation for this new and higherstep. Witness Paul's confirmation ofthis view. "For God, who commandedthe light to shine out of darkness, hath


shined in our hearts, to give the light ofthe knowledge of the glory of God in theface of Jesus Christ."

Its center in man is the heart.Just as the creative Christ-force is

focused in physical Nature in the Sun, somust it have its focal center in man.This center is primarily in the heart, andsince the heart contains focal points con-nected with all the sacred centers in man,from that great center the Christ-light isreflected into the corresponding sub-centers in all his bodiesin the physicalbody in the sun-center, the solar plexus;in the psychic body in the pineal gland;in the mental body in the power of in-tuition; in the spiritual body in thespiritual heart-center. The Christ-forcetherefore, is the animating Power backof all life and evolutionphysical,mental, psychic, spiritual. "It is the lifeessence of this Law (love)the Christ-forcewhich has overcome the world or

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which has brought about the physicalevolution of the planet. Hence it mustalso bring about your spiritual evolutionand bring to perfection all who choose towork in harmony.with the Christ."5 InNature it is the unquenchable urge to-ward perfection which adapts the or-ganism to its environment. Among menit is the divine urge toward union withGod; the effort "to bring the divinewithin them into harmony with the divinein the universe," as the mystic philosopherPlotinus expresses it.

St. Paul refers to the Mystic Christ.St. Paul, who is universally admitted

to be the organizer and founder of theChristian Church, through whose teach-ings the followers of Jesus were raisedfrom an obscure Jewish sect to a power-ful spiritual movement and through whoseinfluence the name was changed fromNazarenes to Christians, distinctivelysets forth only the Mystic Christ. He

5The Voice of Izu. Curtis., 214.

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knew nothing of the personality of Jesusand never confused the historic characterwith the Christ-principle which had ii-luinined him. When he says: "But wespeak the wisdom of God in a mystery,even the hidden wisdom," he shows thathe taught only the esoteric Mystic Christof the Mysteriesinto which he had beeninitiated among the Greeksbut withthat intellectual ideal illumined by the per-sonal, spiritual experience symbolized byhis miraculous conversion (initiation).Like many a scholar to this day, learnedin esoteric philosophy and sincerely wor-shipping his ideal of the Mystic Christ,Paul felt justified in persecuting the fol-lowers of the poor Hebrew cult whoseteachings he considered were personal-izing and therefore degrading the MysticChrist ideal which he worshipped. Heproved the sincerity of his worship, how-ever, by changing his whole life when theSpirit revealed to him that he could notdespise another's highest idealseven

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though seemingly low to himor perse-cute the followers of another teacher,without crucifying his own Mystic Christ.

Paul never met Jesus.Paul not only never knew Jesus the

man, but he did not even study under theapostles; in fact, never met them untilafter he had been preaching the doctrineof the Mystic Christ for three years, andthen he only abode with them fifteendays.7 Twelve years later, when he nextmet them, he came not to learn abouttheir personal teacher Jesus, but to teachthem the doctrine of the Mystic Christ.More than this, Paul states: "I certify toyou, brethren, that the gospel which waspreached of me is not after man. For Ineither received it of man, neither was Itaught it, but by the revelation of Jesus

8 This is another evidence thatit was the Christ of the Mysteries, theinforming, spiritual, creative Principle

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which overshadows and illumines everyheart that will open the door and let it in,to which Paul referred.

It is not the evolution of civilizationthat brings the mystic knowledge, farfrom it. Many an untutored savage is amember of the Mystic Brotherhood ofthe Elect because he has attained somedegree of the Christ-consciousness anddwells in the mystic realm of idealitywhich makes all else unreal, no matterhow incapable of expressing his visionhis intellectual faculties may be.

Christ in you.It cannot be the personality of Jesus

of which Paul speaks when he says: "Mylittle children, of whom I travail in birthagain until Christ be formed in you,"but of the awakening of the Christ-con-sciousness, the birth of the Mystic Christin the heart of each disciple. And it isduring this critical period in the evolu-tion of the Soul that every spiritual

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teacher is greatly concerned about his dis-ciples. It is this Mystic Christ whichthe disciple "puts on" when he receiveshis great illumination or baptism. "Foras many of you as havebeen baptizedinto Christ have put on Christ." It isthis same mystic power which urges PaulUto make all men see what is the fellow-ship of the mystery, which from the be-ginning of the world bath been hid inGod, who created all things, by JesusChrist." 10

Christ's flesh and blood.It is this mystic, informing, vivifying

Principle, manifesting in and throughHim, to which Jesus referred when Hesaid: "I am the living bread which camedown from heaven: if any man eat ofthis bread, he shall live forever: and thebread that I will give is my flesh, whichI will give for the life of the world .Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh myblood, bath eternal life

l0E:. ii;. 9.liSt. John. vi, 51, 54.


AaaimlI&tlon neceuary.Manifestly such statements could not

apply to any human flesh and blood noreven to an historical personality, but wereused figuratively for that immortal, uni-versal, mystic Principle which the per-sonality of Jesus embodied. As the Sun'srays come down from heaven to bringthe life-force of the Sun to Earth, thatall Nature, which eats of it or assimilatesit, may have life, so He whom we callJesus, a perfected spiritual Being orAvatar,12 descended from heaven and tookupon Himself a fleshly body that Hemight bring the Light of the SpiritualSunthe Mystic Christ-forceinto hu-manity, that whoso eats of His fleshorassimilates the lesson of such a physicalmanifestationmay have eternal life.

Eternal life cannot be obtained bymerely observing or studying spiritualtruths, for they must be eaten and as-similated into the nature, built into thecharacter, made a part of the lifejust asphysical food must be assimilated to be

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built into the bodyand manifest as love,tolerance, charity, brotherhood, andpurity, crc you have truly eaten of thebody of the Christ. Only as the Christ-force is embodied in you can you haveeternal life.

Moral model. Insufficient.As the perfected physical embodiment

of the Christ is the mystic bread, so isthe blood of the Christ the spiritual life-principle of that body. To grow spirit-ually it is not enough merely to modelyour lives upon the physical nianifesta-tionthe bodymerely to lead ethicaland morally blameless lives, but you mustalso drink of the blood; drink in thatspiritual creative Power or Divine Life-force which shall re-create you, whichshall make your lives not merely auto.inatic moral models, but dynamic, radi-ant centers of force for good, vibrantwith that creativeness whose very enaana-tions shall fructify and awaken in every-thing you contact an answering vibrationand a quickened life. "It is the spirit


that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth noth-ing." There must be an infusion of thecreative life-force of the Christ into thepersonality until it becomes one with theMystic Christ.

Pint steps.The first step in this attainment is to

open your eyes. Pray for realization.Pray for understanding. Then theremust come a sweeping away of old con-ditions, a deliberate turning away fromthe allurements of the outer life and atthe same time an opening of your heartto the Mystic Christ. Refuse to allowyour spiritual growth to be hamperedeither by thoughts of poverty, loneliness,sickness, or inharmony. These thingsmay come, but your life is hid in theMystic Christ and they cannot overcomeor move you. As you turn away fromthe old conditions which have bound youso long, seek diligently in your hearts forthat which holds you to them. Howoften have you said to yourselves, "Whyam I eating of the husks with the swine?

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Why am I in this far country of physicalconceptions and material thoughts whenmy Father's home in the mystic realmsis full of love, of food, of fine raimentand of welcome awaiting me?"

And the cry of the Mystic Christ an-swers you from out the ages, "Take eat;this is my body. . . . Drink ye all of it;for this is my blood. . . . Behold, Istand at the door and knock; if any manhear my voice, and open the door, I willcome in to him, and will sup with him,and he with me." 13

Glimpses of glory.Oh the love that has waited so long I

And yet, were it not that, again andagain as the ages roll on and on and yourSouls clothe themselves in fleshly bodies,you have taken up the old mystic teach-ings, have responded to the great lovethat was yearning over you, you wouldnot be where you are to-day. Often, inyour long evolutionary journey have youcaught glimpses of the light and the

13 Revdat,on iii. 20.


glory, have heard the tinkling of thecymbals and the dancing of feet in thehalls of your Father's home. Many atime have you stopped to listen. Many atime have your eyes been opened and youhave seen the glory. Yet you have slepton. You have said, "A little more sleep.A little more struggle. Another earthlypilgrimage and then, bye and bye, I willarise and return to my Father." Manyof you, alas, have laid down to rest bythe wayside. You have slept while theprocession marched by. The Lord ofLife has passed you in the night whileyour eyelids were heavy with sleep.

AwakeAgain to-day this same Mystic Christ

comes to you as the herald of the dawnof the new Aquarian Age and says: "Ibring to you a message of peace, of en-couragement and love. I call to you toawake I Awake! Sleep no longer! De-termine to shake off the lethargy and de-pression which tells one that he is far,far from his Father's house, alone, poor,

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unloved and miserable; that tells anotherthat he is surrounded only with inhar-mony, that no one understands or lovesor appreciates him; That tells another thatthe struggle homeward is too fierce, thatthe waves of life in the world are sweep-ing over him and must earry him outand away; that there is no actual proofof the glory of the Lord. Another says,'Let me thrust my hands into the nailprints. Let me prove that this Christwhom I have daily crucified still lives.To me words are of no avail. I haveoutgrown your phrases and am tired ofwords; tired of hearing the reiterationof those great things which for me nevercome to pass. Why do they not, if allthis is true?'

What hold, you back?"If you have faith as a grain of mus-

tard seed you may say to this mountain,Be ye removed, and it will obey you."What is the mountain? It is the thingthat holds you back. It is the conditionthat stands between you and the realiza-


tion. It is the crowd that separates youfrom the Mystic Christ as He passes by.Seek diligently in your hearts and re-move it. Follow swiftly and touch Hisrobe, and believe in the healing forcethat flows from Him for your regenera-tion.

Why seek the living among the deaa?"Ye who have been called from out the

darkness of the ages! Awake to-day toyour great privileges and possibilities!Already out of the darkness of the night,while you slumber and sleep, goes forththe cry, 'Behold! The Bridegroomcometh I' This is no fanciful imagining.It is a reality, a reality of the Soul.Why weep ye? Why seek ye the livingamong the dead things of the outer life?

"How often have you gathered togetherin the past when clouds of darkness, ofignorance, and superstition hung low overhumanity, when there could be no hope ofimmediate surcease from your watchingand waiting! How often has each oneof you gone boldly forth in past incarna-

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tions, giving your lives for that whichyou believed to be Truth! By such stepsand sacrifices have you, little by little,wandered onward and upward until to-day I find you in this Mystic Order. Andstill I feel a sadness over the hearts ofmany that is like a pall of darkness. Ihear the cry, 'I cannot, oh, I cannot con-quer,' or 'I am so cast down. and dis-appointed. Why tarries my glory solong?' And yet, even while this sad crylingers in your hearts, even while theteardrops glisten in your lashes, lot with-out, upon the mountain top, the sound ofeager feet and the shouting of the multi-tude, 'Behold! The Bridegroom cometh IGo ye forth to meet him I'"

The mystic realization."How is this going forth to be accoin-

pushed? It is the going forth from yourmental environment, from that which youhave falsely created; the donning of yourwedding garment that you may be ready

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to do homage to the coming Bridegroom;the shaking off of the darkness of despairand sorrow that you may join in the gladhymns of welcome as He cometh. Verily,verily, as you enter into this mysticrealization, which means so much to yourspiritual growth, you will meet the Bride-groom in proportion to the power of therealization you have of the meaning ofwhat you are privileged to receive.1'

Forget your mistakei."All the trials through which you are

passing are but the mud of the journeyclinging to your feet. Here is yourFather's home; the sanctuary of peaceand love. Here must you put off yourshoes that you may enter cleanly shod.And oh I while you are here, forget themuddy way you have trodden I Realizethat here you really touch the outer robeof the glory of the Master. If you canrealize this and, like the woman whotouched the robe of Jesus in the crowd,believe that virtue has gone forth from

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the touch, then will the Son of Man turnand look at you and you shall see Hùnface to face. Only such faith believesthat the touch of His garment can heal.In the hurrying crowd this woman, whowas poor and old and sick, still had thefaith to believe that could she but touchHis robe she would be healed. And, lo Iit was more than that, for He turnedand looked upon her?'

Pace to face."This is the lesson I would leave with

you. The Robe of the Mystic Christ isthe work He is putting forth; is the lovethat He is pouring into the hearts thatare open to receive it; is the magneticbond of sympathy that you feel one to-ward the other; is the responsive lovethat thrills you as you read these teach-irigs; is the vision of the power of theMystic Christ within you to conquer,which these teachings awaken in you.This is the Robe, the outer covering ofthe Mystic Christ. Touch it in faith.Feed on it in your hearts by faith and

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thanksgiving. Believe in its power. Be-lieve that it iS in very truth His garment.Then He will turn and look and you shallsee Him face to face."1'

CHAPTER V

RECOMMENDArIONS roE DAILY LIFE

WHEN the reader has assimilated theideas contained in the previous chapters,he will realize that the attainment ofunion with his Higher Self, which is onewith God, is a duty, nay a pleasure, whichhe owes to himself and to the world.He is then recommended to formulate forhimself a plan of actinn by which he willeventually attain his ideal. The planshould include a certain time set asidefor study, for recreation and for ,nedita-Sian and spiritual realization, as well asfor the activities of the material life.

And this routine, once carefully laidout, should be followed religiously, butwith such reasonable latitude that theroutine does not become the master in-stead of the servant; that the followerdoes not become pedantic, intolerant, or

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fanatical, instead of becoming a well-balanced, poised, and adaptable Soul. Forhe who seeks to attain the highest by fol-lowing one impulse to-day and anotherto-morrow, unbalanced by discreton andwisdom; who does one thing to-day be-cause it appeals to his mood and neglectsall other parts of the plan and all otherduties cannot expect to advance in a well-balanced manner.

The self-discipline of a definite plan,developed in a certain order and accord-ing to a general routine makes for well-balanced and harmonious progress in thespiritual life as well as in the physical.Yet man must always be the master anddictator of his own life, never a slaveto his self-appointed and needful rules;for over all these rules is a higher lawwhose mandates must be obsenred, s. e.,,

the personal guidance of his Real Self.His daily life should be arranged in suchan orderly fashion that he can easily setit aside temporarily at the call of theReal Self, without upsetting it. This hecould not do if his life were in confusion.

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To listen to the Voice of Intuition andto be ever responsive to inspiration is es-sential to spiritual progress, even if ittemporarily interrupts the routine. Butthere is much to be accomplished betweenthe periods of inspiration, if the newideas thus received are to be worked outand made to manifest effectively in thelife. Inspiration will be more dependableif there be a regular time set apart forits recognition and reception. By follow-ing this method the inspiration becomesso frequent as ultimately to be a con-tinuous conscious guidance in all things,both great and smalL

The study of spiritual things should becarried out at regular times, and specialattention should be given to the symbolicor hidden aspects as contrasted with thehistorical or material viewpoints. If thisis done, the Higher Self will be moreable to inspire and help to a realization oftruth.

Meditation is turning over in the minda thought or idea that you may see itfrom every standpoint and grasp all its

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phases and relations. It is an activemental process, which forms a necessarypart of every spiritual student's routine.The first step towards meditation is concentration, the focusing of the attentionupon the chosen subject or idea. Then,.keeping the mind poised upon the subject,the imagination should be used in thinkingout its relation to yourself, to otherpeople, and other parts of the subject.Take a text from the Bible such as:"Where two or three are gathered to-gether in My name, there am I in themidst," "I and my Father are One," etc.,or some thought such as "Truth,""Purity," "Love," etc., and spend tenminutes in dwelling on its various aspects.This should be a daily pleasure.

Spiritual realization.The object of spiritual realization is to

make real to us that which we know isTruth but which appears to the senses asunreal. Thus, we should endeavour torealize our oneness with God, the actionof the Christ-force pouring through all

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creation, spiritualizing and uplifting it,etc. This endeavour, which is the realobject of all religion, is also called Con-templation or Entering the Silence andis usually the culmination of a series of.steps in a regular order, thus:

Relaxation.Concentration.Meditation.Realization or Entering the

Silence.When Jesus told his disciples to enter

into the closet and shut the door, thecloset referred to the Silence, and the"door" which they were to shut was thedoor of the mind. The Father whichseeth in secret is the Higher Self, whodoes not require words, but who seeth insecret, i.e., in the Silence, through vibra-tions of love. The open reward is thepeace, comfort and spiritual upliftinentwhich comes as the result of such com-muning with the Father-in-heaven.

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upon it, we should avail ourselves ofevery aid to this end, such as ceremonies,prayers, mantra, set times for devotionand worship, the occurrence of sunrise,noon, and sunset, or any other factorthat will help to keep before our mind'seye the ideal to be attained.

Special concentration houra.We request that all pupils who ear-

nestly desire to co-operate in this Move-ment or who have the success of thisOrder at heart, pause for a moment eachday as near the stroke of noon as pos-sible and send a prayer or a vital creativethought of love to this Center, that itmay be perfected in purity and power toaccomplish its great mission for hu-

manity. This should not interfere withyour daily activities, for you have onlyto turn mentally to this Center and say,"In the name of the Living Christ maythe Heart Center of The Order ofChristian Mystics be preserved as a purechannel through which Divine Lov;Life, and Wisdom may manifest. May

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increasing power be given it to accom-plish its great work for humanity."

When repeating this prayer, realizethat the Heart Center includes more thanthose personalities at. the Center who areengaged in the work of the Order, forthe Heart Center of every movement in-cludes the heart-love of all members,no matter where they may be. Henceyour loving thoughts directed towardshelping the Order will form a magicchain uniting all true members in thebonds of love. It will also create a vor-tex into which there will irresistibly bedrawn the positive force of the Divine.

Do not try to make the time coincidewith the same hour in Washington. Takethe time of your own locality. For, asit is noon somewhere all the time, andas we have pupils in all parts of theworld, the repetition of this prayer atnoon will make a continuous stream offorce pouring into the Center unceas-ingly.

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at least fifteen minutes (thirty if pos-sible) every Sunday evening between 8:00and 830, during which the effortshould be made to correlate with thespecial meeting held at the Center atthat time.

At that time each should repeat, eitheraloud or mentally, the Prayer of Devo.tion and the Healing Prayer, and con-centrate on coming to this Center inthought, realizing that at this time theMaster is in the midst of His children;that His love includes all, no matter howdistant; that at this time especially Heis gathering all together to bless them,and that the streams of love and healingpower are going out over the lines offorce which connect each pupil with thisCenter. Over these lines of force thepupils on their part should send their loveand help and a strong will that thisMovement shall lack for nothing (eitherspiritually or materially) to make it apowerful factor on all planes to helphumanity.

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to all alike, nevertheless those who thusconsciously correlate with them andwho give of their substancewhich in-cludes their love and earnest desire tohelp on all planeswill receive in exactproportion to the earnestness and devo-tion they express, for, by their desire tobecome co-workers in this Movement forthe upliftment of humanity, they areliterally merging themselves into onenesswith the streams of living force pouredout by the Lodge through this Order;for their desires are creative and willbring forth after their kind.

If any find it impossible to be alone atthis time, let them at least send us astrong thought of loving help, even ifthey are in the midst of a crowd.

The Founders will be glad to know ofany experiences the pupils may have incorrelating with the Center in this serv-ice.

APPENDIX

PART I

ANNOUNCEMENT

"Bebold. I bring you good tidings of greatJoy.,,

To AU earnest seekers after spiritualtruth whose sincere desire is to progressin the spiritual life, and who wish theopportunity of coming into closer touchwith those Masters of Wisdom who,through all ages, have been the Teachers,Guides and Elder Brothers of humanity,there comes the following message:

In accordance with the geometrical de-sign of the universe, a point in evolutionhas now been reached when an advancedOrder has been established upon theearth-plane to give once more a universalconception of Truth, but couched inmodern terms and including, instead ofexcluding, the many advances in science

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This Order is not an organization inthe general acceptance of the term. Itsfounders and agents are not pupils ofany human teacher or "astral guide," noris the Order connected with either theouter or inner work of any occult or-ganization now in ezirtence on thephysical-plane, yet it aims to include thebest in all alinilar movements.

The feUowihip of The Order of ChristianMystics.

The Order of Christian Mystics is butone name. for a great Cosmic Orderwhich has always existed and throughwhich all Souls who have reached Mas-tery have passed on some plane, at acertain stage of their evolution. It hasbeen represented upon the earth-plane atcertain cyclic intervals in all ages, andbeen known under various names, yetalways emphasizing the universality ofTruth and presenting a Cosmic Philoso-phy which can be interpreted and used

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by every sincere seeker after Truth fromhis own angle of vision, and at any stageof unfoldment he may reach.

Its manifestation upon the earth-planeduring the present cycle began on Jan-uary 1st, 1908, its numerical name, TheOrder of the 15, being then used. Butnow that the Order is reaching thatgreat class who are looked upon as ortho-dox Christians, yet who are eagerly seek-ing more definite instruction concerningthe mysteries of the spiritual life, thename of the philosophy which the Orderpresents is used instead.

The Order of Christian Mystics is anonsectarian, unifying spiritual move-silent, inspired by an unselfish love forhumanity and a desire to help mankindrecognize the reality of and make practi-cal use of its spiritual guidance in thedaily life.

It is Christian in that it seeks the uni-versal Cosmic Christ Principi; no mat-ter by what name that UniversalPrinciple is known in other lands; and inthat it bases its teachings on the Chris-

104 AppendixPart Itian rather than on Oriental scriptures.It is Mystic in that it teaches its pupilsthe mystery of how to come into personaland conscious touch with the Christ-con-sciousness within, and with the SpiritualTeachers in the higher realms.

It is not put forth to form a new sector cult or further to divide up and sep-arate humanity, or to form anotherpigeonhole in which to isolate a few fol-lowers; nor does it seek to secure a fol-lowing for any human leader or per-sonality.

It affords a haven of rest for themany weary, storm-tossed souls whohave met with disappointment after dis-appointment in following, one after theother, the great claims made by the pop-ular cult of the moment, for at presentthe great mass of seekers still rim afterevery forceful personality. The studentsof this Order are taught to 'follow imper-sonal principles, laws and spiritual truths,not personalities.

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limitations which seem to hedge aboutthe approach to the realization of theInner Life or to the personal contactwith the higher Spiritual Teachers ofmankind; those who have knociced at somany gates and sought in so many ave-nues only to find that unless they believeas they are told and accept Truth as in-terpreted by a particular cult and ac-cept blindly the word of those mortalswho stand at a partkular gate, they can-not hope to enter into a realization ofthe Divine within themselves or hope forrecognition by the Great Ones.

To all such the Fellowship of theOrder of Christian Mystics brings a mes-sage of Freedom, Light, and Satisfac-tion; Freedom through the Light ofKnowledge of spiritual laws and a reali-zation of the graciousness of God to allmankind.

"And ye shall know the Truth, andthe Truth shall make you free." Theknowledge and realization of the Truthis unto all people. There is no exdusive-ness or favoritism in Truth. All is open

106 AppendixPart Ito those who qualify, not by outer cere-monies. but by preparing themselveswithin to correlate with the higher phasesof consciousness and realization.

Since all men have their own way oflooking at Truth and can accept andrealize it best along that line, the GreatTeachers of humanity have establishedthe Order of Christinn Mystics as a greatclearing house for all phases of Truth,without the limitations of creed anddogma; an Order in which an all-inclu-sive philosophy can be expounded andthe fundamental laws of manifestationunderlying all phases of life, conscious-ness, and evolution can be presented im-personally to all, no matter what theirrace, color, religion, or stage of unfold-ment.

Therefore the Order of Chthtian Mys-tics is a spiritual Movement, withoutcreed, dogma, rules, or pledges. Insteadof emphasizing the differences betweenits teachings and all others, it strives toestablish a platform so universal thatits pupils can find in it some one thing

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to which they can agree, even thoughthat one thing be not the same for all.Thus this Order, therefore, should be-come a link to join the best efforts of allinto one great universal movement whichshalt spread Brotherhood upon the Earththrough spiritual understanding.

True Brotherhood does not mean thatall must think alike, but that each rec-ognize Truth wherever found and de,non-.strate love and tolerance toward thosewho find a different aspect of Truthmore helpful.

This Order does not ask its pupils toleave any church, society, or organizationto which they feel attracted,, unless theyfind in this Order their true spiritualhome and desire to work exclusively withit. It but seeks to help all to under-stand the workings of the great funda-mental Laws of Life, and thus enablethem to do their own work the better,in their own way and place.

It asks no one to subordinate his in-dividuality or to follow any leader, butleaves all free to follow the Truth as

108 AppendixPart Irevealed to them. It does not requirethat any of its teachings be accepted byits students because some authority saysthey are true, for unless a teaching ap-peals to the heart and rings true to aSoul it is not true to the consciousnessof that Soul. Hence, no authority isenforced, except the authority of thatVoice within each heart which recognizesand witnesses to Truth wherever found.

Understand this point clearly: It willbe only through your own individualeffort, your attitude of Soul, and thecharacter of your subsequent life thatwill enable you to place yourself in per-sonal, conscious touch with the Mastersof Wisdom. It depends upon no person-ality but your own.

Organizations.All organizations and movements which

receive help from the spiritual-plane havetheir own particular work to do.Whether they have succeeded in the taskset before them, or whether they havefailed, is clearly shown by their results,

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and the same rule must be applied to thework of this Order. But many studentshave outgrown organizations, havingfound them too narrow and their neces-sary limitations too binding. Hence, inthis Order an avenue of instruction andhelp has been put forth that is not an or-ganixation and which is not limited in itsactivities.

This Movement is not an organization,because it has no constitution or by-laws,no officers (except the Founders), re-quires no pledges and no dues, and doesnot restrict a student's activity in anysociety or organization. Therefore it isnot antagonistic to, nor a rival of, anyexisting organization that is helpinghumanity, but permits perfect freedom.It holds out the hand of Brotherhood toeach and gives all an opportunity toprove their ideals of Brotherhood andtolerance which they profess.

As to other movements.We can but reiterate that while Tue

Order of Christian Mystics stands alone,

110 AppendLvPart Inevertheless it stands for Truth wher-ever found, its motto being, "By theirfruits ye shall know them."

Under no circumstances does it criti-cize any. If an organization, society, ormovement has helped one Soul to takeone step upon the Path to Mastery, it hasnot wrought in vain.

"Whosoever shall give to drink untoone of these little ones a cup of coldwater only in the name of a disciple,verily I say unto you, he shall in nowise lose his reward I ... Inasmuchas ye have done it unto one of the leastof these, my brethren, ye have done itunto me."

The fact that a movement no longerappeals to you, no matter how helpfulit may be to others, is evidence either thatyour Soul has learned the lessons thatmovement had for youeven though notmastered intellectuallyor that it is notyour true spiritual home. Hence, to re-main connected with an organization towhich you no longer feel drawn or whichyou have outgrown is as detrimental to

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your Soul-growth as it would be for aflower to remain in a pot which badbecome too small for it or whose soilhad become exhausted.

Each movement that aims to help hu-manity has its own place and its ownwork. Colored blocks are necessary inthe kindergarten, primers for children,text-books for the training of the mindin school and college. But when themind has been trained it must then putthat training to use in a practical way;in business, under the head of the firmor manager; in art, under a greatteacher; in spiritual things, under aMaster of Wisdom. In advanced teach-ings each Soul must use all its experience,discrimination, and intuition to discoverwhich movement really teaches best howto apply spiritual principles to the devel-opment within on the Path to Masterywhile still meeting the conditions ofdaily life.

But remember that, because you are nolonger interested in the colored blocks orprimers you once thought so beautiful,

112 AppendixPart Iyou are not to despise the children whostill cling to them, nor find fault withthe teachers of the a-b-c's. All havetheir place, and the children will growaway from the blocks when they havelearned their lesson, just as you havegrown away from earlier conceptions.

The fact that a teaching attracts andhelps you is evidence that it containsthe lessons needed by you for the stepyou are taking. It is not a question ofhow much ancient, mystical lore orrituals or ceremonies you may know orhow many "degrees" you have been putthrough in other organizations, but howyou have learned to demonstrate theprinciples back of all these, in recogniz-ing and correcting your faults, and ingrowing closer in love and understand-ing to your fellow men. Every sincereand uplifting movement or teaching hasits place and has for followers those whoneed the lessons expressed in its particu-lar way.

One of the chief objects of this Move-

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snent is to reach the great mass of peoplewho will not join organizations or occultsocieties of any kind. Our language willpurposely be made simple, and the greattruths which we set forth, as to man andhis relation to God and the universe, will

o stated as to appeal to minds whichhave not delved into the mystic formulas,jargons, and ceremonies which were thevehicles of Truth during the Dark Ages,and on this account we may disappointmany merely intellectual seekers.

Our greatest object is to help to pre-pare the hearts and minds of mankindfor the near advent of the great SpiritualWorld-Teacher who is soon to appear.the Avatar. For He must come, not toany one sect or movement or people, butto all nations and peoples and to allclasses whose hearts are prepared to re-ceive Him, both the learned and the un-learned. For the good news of His quickcoming must be given "unto all people,"not merely to a few intellectual thinkersor occultists.

114 AppendirPart IWhile the teachings of this Order are

those of the Wisdom Religion, they arenot theosophic or rosicrucian in the senseof being put forth by any of the mimer-ous societies bearing those names, forthey deal with the Christiais Bible quiteas much as with Eastern or medievalteachings.

There is a real necessity for the vari-ous presentations of Truth as given tothe world, for just as the climate, floraand fauna of a country, and the lan-guage and customs of its people vary indifferent parts of the world, so mustTruth garb itself in habiliments bestsuited to the development and modes ofthought of the people to whom it isgiven. There is a deep, occult reasonunderlying this law, and St. Paul recog-nized it when he said, "Be ye all thingsunto men."

In the development of all students apoint is reached where they need theadvanced, personal instruction, not of anyleaderswho are themselves but studentsbut of One who has at His command

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all knowledge and all wisdom-4. e., aMaster of Wisdom,1 or of those whoprove by their teachings that they are inpersonal touch with such a Master andare helping in the mighty task of prepar-ing the world for the coming of theAvatar. Such teachers need make noclaims for themselves, for their teachingsare sufficient evidence. It is in answer tothis personal need that the Lodge ofMasters has put forth The Order ofChthtian Mystics at this time. It comesas a direct response to the prayers ofmany, many hearts for more light, love,sympathy, and personal guidance.

As this continent will become the homeof a new Race which will ultimatelyperfect itself by the survival and inter-blending of the fittest of all the racesnow existing, so must its religious

1 It Is understood, of course, that thePounders do not answer the letters or composethe Teachings, except under inspiration. Theyare merely Agents of the Holy Ones badc otthe Order, and do not pretend to be the Teacherof the Order. The Teachings themselves areevidence of their sources of Inspiration, Love,and Wisdom.

116 AppcndirPart Ithought be blended and purified that itmay emerge as a pure ray which hasgathered unto itself the constructiveforces from all its sub-rays without con-demning any.

The Order of Christian Mystics is putforth in an effort to awaken the Christ-love in the hearts of men, rather than tocater to the intellect or the desire forpsychic powers, for only those who cancorrelate with the Christ-power can begathered together to form a nucleus inwhich this Power can be individualizedon Earth. The aim of this Movement isespecially to help all peoples to find thedeep, underlying, vital truths common toall religions in their own, and differenti-ate between those vital truths and merehuman interpretations, be they ever so an-cient or mystical, and thus truly, and inthe only way possible, prepare for aUniversal Brotherhood on Earth in whicheach Soul shall find the same vital truthsspoken in his own language,2 i. e.,

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couched and taught in terms of the reli-gion in which he was born.

Special objects of the Order.Complete individuality through union

wills the Higher Self.The ideal of this Order is one of

constant self-mastery, in obedience tothe personal gWdance from within andprompted by the ability to help humanityto a greater realization of the Christ-consciousness. This is the acme of in-dividualismMasteryfor the Soul andthe acme of oneness for the Race. Nec-essarily the fundamental assumption isthe possibility of each Soul coming intoconscious touch with his personalFather-in-heaven.

Personal training in the philosophyof life.

The personal training s carried onpartly on the inner planes and partly bycorrespondence with the Teacher of theOrder through the Founders. Such cor-respondence is open to all who need per-sonal help with the problems of their

118 AppendrPart ISoul-life. For adequate reply, the let-ters should contain not more than threequestions. The answers will containclear explanations of the laws of lifewhich apply to the individual needs ofthe pupiL Such correspondence is sa-credly confidential.

4 higher standard of purity on allplanes.

Ere the pupil can attain to the higherstages of spiritual consciousness he mustlearn to control his thoughts as 'well ashis words and acts. The highest idealsas to the sacredness and purity of themarriage relation and the creative forcesare inculcated.

Esoteric interpretation of the Bible.The special object of these teachings is

to bring So She attention of the world, assimply as possible, the Pearls of Wisdomin the teachings of the Master Jesuspearls that have been overlaid wish wordymisconceptions and dogmas so long as tobe almost unrecognizable.

Although the Christian Bible is oneof the greatest occult books ever given to

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humanityfor it contains not only thewisdom of all prior scriptures, but alsoa prophecy of the futureyet it is theleast understood of any scripture becauseheretofore all efforts to explain it havebeen upon a literal, intellectual, materialor historical basis and not from thestandpoint of its spiritual symbology andesoteric meaning.

This Order gives its students the eso-teric key which enables them to apply theunderlying laws of every parable, alle-gory and miracle to their own spiritualgrowth.

S. Training the senses to respond tovibrations from all planes.

The great psychic awakening nowsweeping the world has brought manystudents to the point where their innerfaculties are unfolding., This is a pointof great danger, for here the two pathsthe Right Hand and the Left Handdiverge.

This Order offers no formulas or gen-eral exercises for developing psychicpowers, but teaches that all such facul-

120 Aj'pendixPart Ities should evolve gradually as a naturalresult of normal spiritual growth. Toseek them in the séance room or to forcethem through special forms of concentra-tion or negative "sitting for develop-ment," etc., is abnormal. But, as theSoul evolves, the senses must respond tohigher notes of vibration and awaken tohigher states of consciousness. Wizen thisoccurs the pupil must be taught bothhow to protect himself from the manydangers of the psychic realm3 and alsohow to make the best use of the newlyacquired powers in furthering his spirit-ual growth; for psychic powers in them-selves are not an evidence of spirituality,merely evidence that the student is open-ing his five senses to the ethereal orastral world, and all depends upon theuse he makes of the powers attained.This is a personal work which couldnot be accomplished by any organizationbound by set rules.

6. Preparation for the ComingWorld Teacher, The Awtar.T Realms of she Llv,sg Dead. Curtlss.

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Like nearly all advanced thinkers andmovements along spiritual lines, thisOrder expects a great spiritual Teacherto appear on Earth during the early yearsof this century. The prophecy, "Manyshall come in my name, saying, I amChrist; and shall deceive many," is be-ing literally fulfilled to-day. This Orderfully explains the true inysticisni andfundamental laws of the Coming that theElect may not be deceived.4 For justas lightning flashes from heaven as theresult of the gathering on Earth of cer-tain forces which induce its descent, somust the Coming be the result of thegathering of the forces of love, tolerance,and brotherhood which shall induce itsphysical manifestation. Hence one ofthe great objects of this Order is so totrain its pupils that, through their ownintuitions, they may learn to recognizeand respond to the influence of thatGreat Teacher upon the higher planes

4Thia la fully explained In The Vows ofisis. Curtiis, Chapter x, and especially in TheMessage of Aqaana, Curtiss.

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and not be led astray by' personality.For one who requires to be told byanother, "l.a I here, La I there," cannotrecognize the manifestation when it takesplace.

7. Special training in recognizing Sheoneness of Truth wherever found.

Since the human race reflects Truth,as a diamond reflects light, throughmany facets, Universal Brotherhood cannever be achieved by all men thinkingalike. Our idea of Brotherhood is uni.versal recognition of the oneness ofTruth in its various expressions or unityin diversity, thereby manifesting perfecttolerance toward all. But we must re-main firmly grounded in that aspect ofTruth which we have chosen becasue v.have proved that it Lv the best for us.

Financial obligatlona.In a Movement such as thia the linan-

cial side must be fully understood. Al.though spiritual teachings must be givenfreely "without money and withoutprice" to all who ask, yet in the present

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world conditions the help thus asked can-not be presented to the world withoutthe financial co-operation of all who re-ceive and desire to See that help ex-tended more widely. The Fomiders of theOrder give all their time and talentswithout salary, although, of course, theymust be adequately supported if they areto be free to devote their undivided at-tention to the work of the Order. Butif the Teachings are to be issued regu-larly and the personal letters answeredpromptly, salaries must be paid to ob-tain trained and competent workers toperform the great amount of clerical andoffice wang pay for printing, advertis.Lug, etc., connected with such a world-wide Movement.

In the past the work and growth of theOrder has been greatly hampered andthe personal letters delayed by the la&of adequate assistance in the office work,the Founders having had to use up theirvaluable time and energy folding les-sons, filing letters, etc., when they shouldhave nothing to do but transcribe the

124 AppendixPort Iinspiration and teachings so freely giventheni, and reply to the many cries forlove, enlightenment, and help from allparts of the world. But as we enter theNew Era now opening before the Orderand see the tremendous amount of workwhich should be accomplished in thegarnering of the harvest, we must im-press upon the minds of all who receivethe great spiritual benefits and the prac-tical, personal help from the Order,that a mighty opportunity is placed be-fore them through this Order to co.operate for the enlightenment and upliftof humanity.

But to accomplish this the Foundersmust be freed from all the mechanicaldetails and be enabled to devote their en-tire time to writing and teaching. There-fore, financial support sufficient to ac-complish this is an obligation whichevery student should gladly assume. Ifthe teachings help you it will be evidencethat they can help other; hence that youcan best serve humanity by making it

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possible to spread these particular tach-ings abroad.

The Law of Justice permits humanityto be helped only to the extent that,through its own efforts, it makes it pos-sible for the help to reach it. Iffeel an inner urge to study with us, andif you find that the lessons help ÿou, youwill naturally desire to make it possiblefor other Souls to receive the same.Therefore, out of pure love and a desireto help others you will give as much asyou can afford. Let all give accordingto their ability.

A simple announcement of your de-sire to study with us and a realiation ofyour obligation to help us in return isall that is necessary. The help we asicis just what your conscience tells you isthe right and proper thing to do in ac-cordance with your worldly meant. Inshort, it must be looked upon as a privi-lege to co-operate in this great work.

All contributions, both large andsmall, will be gratefully received and

126 AppendixPars Ipromptly acknowledged. No matter whatamount is given, the real offering is theloving desire to help. "Let every man doaccording as he is disposed in his heart,not grudgingly, or of necessity, for Godloveth a cheerful giver."

You will greatly facilitate our work ifbefore asking questions in regard to ityou will carefully study this pamphlet tosee if the information you desire is notcontained therein.

Our correspondence is so large that wecannot answer letters inunediately, butwill always endeavor to do so as soon aspossible after their receipt.

For lessons of the 0. C. M. addressF. HOMER CURTISS, M. D.

3510 Quebec St., N. W.Washington, D. C.

APPENDIX

PART II

The object of study classes.- As wu have said elsewhere, "The oh..ject of all religions is worship of theDivine. And the primary object of allworship is personal contact with and real-ization of the Divine. But as there is amethod or mechanism by which the wholemanifested universe comes into physicalexpression, so is there a method ormechanism by which conscious contact ismade between the human personality andthose higher expressions of God towardwhich the heart aspires." Therefore, theprimary object of the Teachings of thisOrder is not mere intellectual infornia-tion, but conscious contact with theDivine and the development of intuitionand inner spiritual guidance. These areheart qualities and powers which require

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128 AppendixPart IIspiritual and devotional exercises fortheir development. Hence the devotionalexercises with which the meetings shouldbe opened and closed are more importantthan the intellectual discussion. Forwhile a clear understanding of our cosmicphilosophy will enlighten the mind, ex-pand the consciousness, and give a greaterunderstanding of life, only prayer, as-piration, and devotion will unfold andmanifest our spiritual nature, the greatobject for which we incarnated here onEarth.

How to form a study class.In the study of mysticism and occult-

isni, in addition to the careful readingand meditation upon the ideals presented,it is helpful to have a number who areinterested in the same teachings organizea class and study together. The unionof the auras of a number of harmonizedstudents who are sincerely aspiring for agreater realization of light, life, and lovecreates a vortex of spiritual force intowhich the return currents of enlighten-

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ment on the subject studied and of lifeand love are naturally drawn.

Arrange to meet regularly at some con-venient place such as a member's home,in the evening if possible, as this permitsboth men and women to attend, andchoose one of your members to read thelesson. Select a few pages of the booka week in advance of the meeting, andhave each member carefully study andmeditate upon them during the week,making notes of the ideas that seem mostimportant

Begin promptly at the hour designated.Open the meeting with the hymns in-dicated, followed by a period of Silencein which you still your mind, turn thecurrent of your thoughts from the affairsof daily life, and concentrate them uponthe Prayer for Light or some har-monizing topic announced beforehandsuch as harmony, peace, light, love, en-derstanding, etc.

After the class has been harmonized bythe hymns and blessed by the prayer andmeditation, have the leader read a few

130 AppendixPar: IIlines from the lesson selected and all whofeel so prompted comment thereon, espe-daily givmg the new ideas that may havecome to them during their study. Inviteinterruptions and discussion. Any ques-tions which cannot be answered by thediscussion may be referred to some mem-ber or members to look up in the indexof "The Curtiss Books" and report at thenext meeting. If not settled thus, thequestions should be referred to theSuperintendent of Local Centers, whowill submit them to the Teacher and ex-planations will be returned as soon aspossible.

Keep a kindly but firm rein over alldiscussions, allowing plenty of latitude, solong as it does not stray too far awayfrom the subject. Studiously avoid argu-snents. One should state one's interpre-tation of the passage under discussionand let it rest there.

Especially do not bring hi the teach-ings of other schools or authors, no mat-ter how excellent they may be. To do sowould bring in thought currents from

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other sources than this Order's and sotend to cause confusion and argument.The class meets primarily to find outwhat this Order teaches, hence the timeshould be given exclusively to its teach-ings. It will be excellent training inclear thinking to formulate your opinionas definitely as possible. Do not try toconvince others or impose your 'viewsupon them. Simply state your views andgrant to others the same freedom ofthought and expression which you desirefor yourself.

Above all be cheerful and good-natured and let peace, harmony and loveabound, for without these conditions thestudy will degenerate into mere intel-lectual discussions and the Voice of In-tuition which you are seeking to culti-vate will be drowned out.

In this way the meetings become in-tensely interesting, intellectually stimulat-ing and enlightening, and spirituallyhelpful, for the different viewpointsbrought out serve to make clear phasesof the subject not always expressed in

132 AppendixPart IIthe printed lesson. Thus discussed, onelesson will often extend over two or threemeetings.

Strive ever to bring out the heart orChrist-conception in all your discussionsof the lesson, not permitting the in-tellectual to predominate. Seek for theloving help that is contained in each les-son and always conclude by pointing itout plainly so that all can see and carryit home with them.

Let all the students strive continuallyto spread the Teachings wherever andwhenever Wisdom inspires you, but donot seek to force them upon anyone. In-vite your friends to the meetings, thoseyou are led to talk to and who become in-terested, but do not be anxious abouttheir coining, leaving all free to followthe leadings of their own hearts.

Send in monthly or quarterly reportsof the progress of your meetings and ofdifferent members, always encouraging,however, personal correspondence directwith the Order when a student is con-fronted with a vital Soul problem.

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If a name is chosen for the dass, re-member that names have occult powersand the class will have to demonstratethat it can live up to the name chosen.

After the class has been working har-moniously for some time, if it is de-sired to expand into a Local Center ofthe Order to carry on a more organizedline of work, write for further informa-tion.

ORDER OF SERVICEHymn. Selected.Hymn of Consecration.

(Music, Unity Hymn 46)Prayer for Light, with Meditation,

and Visualization.Study and Discussion of LessonPrayer for World Harmony.Prayer for Demonstration.Healing Song.Healing Prayer.Mention of the Heart Center and

the Founders, also the names ofindividuals whom you wish helped.

Closing Verse.

APPENDIX

PART III

Prayer. of The Order of ChrlitlanMy!tIca.1

Pnyra TR LIGHT0 Christ! Light Thou within my heartThe Flame of Divine Love and Wis-

dom,That I may dwell forever in the radi-

ance of Thy countenanceAnd rest in the Light of Thy smile!

PRAYER ma Woiui HARMONYGlory and honor and worship be unto

Thee, 0 Lord Christ,Thou who art the Life and Light of all

mankind.Thou art the King of Glory to whom

all the peoples of the Earth shouldgive joyful allegiance and service.

I For others see Prayers of the 0. C. M..Curtiss.

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Inspire mankind with a realization oftrue Brotherhood.

Teach us the wisdom of peace, har-mony and co-operation.

Breathe into our hearts the understand-ing that only as we see ourselves asparts of the one body of humanitycan peace, harmony, success andplenty descend upon us.

Help us to conquer all manifestationsof inharmony and evil in ourselvesand in the world.

May' all persons and classes and nationscease their conflicts, and unselfishlystrive for peace and good-will.

Bless us all with the radiance of ThyDivine Love and

Wisdom that we may ever worshipThee in the beauty of holiness.

In the Name of the Living Christ weask it. Amen.

PaAvna op DauoNsnt&1IoNI am a child of the Living God!I have within me the all-creating power

of the Christ!

136 AppendixPart IIIIt radiates from me and blesses all I

contact.It is my Health, my Strength, my

Courage,My Patience, my Peace, my Poise,My Power, my Wisdom, my Under-

standing,My Joy, my Inspiration, and my

Abundant Supply.Unto this great Power I entrust all my

problems,Knowing they will be solved in Love

and Justice.(Mention all problems connected with

your worldly affairs, visualize eachand conclude with the followingwords)

O Lord Christ! I have laid upon Thyaltar all my wants and desires.

I know Thy Love, Thy Wisdom, ThyPower and Thy Graciousness.

In Thee I peacefully rest, knowing thatall is well.

For Thy will is my will. Amen.


HnALING PRAYER0 thou loving and helpful Master

Jesus!Thou who gayest to Thy disciples

power to heal the sick!We, recognizing Thee, and realizing

Thy divine Presence with us,Ask Thee to lay Thy hands (powers)

upon us in healing Love.Cleanse US from all OUR sins, and by

the divine power of Omnipotent Life,Drive out the atoms of inharmony and

disease, andFill our bodies full to overflowing with

Life and Love and Purity.

HYMN OF CONSEcRATIONMUSICWithin each heart a sacred Flame,

The Christ Star's steady blaze;Help us Thy children, gracious Lord,

On it to fix our gaze.

A holy sanctuary thereFar from the world's mad din.

Grant us Thy power, 0 blessed Christ,To boldly enter in.

138 AppendixPort III.Upon Thy altar lay our hearts,

Thy covenant is sealed.We see Thy face, we touch Thy robe,

And lot our hearts are healed.

Grant us Thy grace to carry henceTo all the world this Love,

To help to lead Thy children, Lord,Into Thy courts above.

Harriette Augusta Curtiss.

HEALING SONGMUSICBlessed Savior, assist us

To rest on Thy word.Let Thy soul-healing Power

On us now be outpoured.Wash away every sin-spot;

Take perfect control;Say to each trusting spirit,

"Thy faith makes thee whole."

ChorusWilt thou be made whole?Wilt thou be made whole?Oh, come weary suff'rer,Oh, come sin-sick soul I


See, the life-stream is flowing!See, the cleansing waves roll IStep into the currentAnd thou shalt be whole. Amen.

HEALING Vsz

Watch by the sick,Enrich the poorWith blessings fromThy boundless store.Be every mourner's sleep tonightLike infants' slumber pure and bright.

Amen.

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INDEX

Christ-conscious-ness, 19, 60, 79

Christ, center, 75;story, 54-5; his-toric, 68, 70;Mystic, 66, 73-8,85

Control, of self, 60Co-operation, the

Law, 24-SCorrelate, choose

to, 13, 14Criticize, 65;

never, 110Cymbals, 85

Desires, natural,39

Discipleship, pathof, 34, 49

Discipline, needed,40-1, 93

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Diver, simile of, 38

Evil, resist not, 45Evolution begins,

10Express, now, 6, 7

Face of the Si-lence, 18

Faith, of woman,89

Feet, dancing, 85Flesh, mystical,

80-1Flowers, don't say

it with, 7

Gland, pineal, 75Guidance, 41

Happiness, 5, 7, 8,50

Heart, center, 75;doctrine, 14

Heathen, the only,18

Help, super-hu-man, 48

Ideal, highestworthy, 3

Illumination, 52Indweller, Prayer

to, 46Inspiration, 74Intellect, 60-1Intuition, 67, 94

Jesus, Avatar, 73,81; flesh of, 80

Krishna, Raina, 17

Life, family, 3; inhigher realms, 4;mental, 3; outer,public, 3;psychic, 3; realor Souls, 4; tolive, 7

Lives, our many, 3

Love, Cosmic, Di-vine, 20

Meditation, daily,65, 94-7

Mist, mental, 2Mortals, as ave-

nues, 13; mannot a, 37, 43

Mystery, alt lifea, 1

Mystic, not adreamer, 2

Nationalism, 22Necessity, Cycle

of, 11Noon, prayer serv-

ice, 97NRA,, 25

Order, a cosmic,102; object of,116-7

Paul, doctrine of,70-2-6

Index 147

Pineal, gland, 75Plexus, solar, 75Prayer, noon, 97;

of the Order,134

Production, mass,26

Reaction, causessuffering, 43

Realization, 95Recapitulation, 64Recommendations,

93Religion, a path,

16-7Resurrection, 32-3Robe, touched, 89

Sacrifice, Law of,8,9

Sadhana, 18Satisfaction, 4, 5,

6Service, order of,

133

148

Sheep, other, 19Silence, entering,

96Solar plexus, 75Study-class, 127-8Suffering, causes

of, 43Sun, function of,

74; Spiritual, 15,81

Index

Surrender, com-plete, 13

Teachings, Inner,59

Training, West-em, 40

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