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ROSAECRUCIAN NEW YEAR

Official Instructions for the Arrangement of Its
Celebration
HE Rosaecrucian New Year will be born
on March 20th. It will be the year 3277
of the O rd ers traditional birth.
By official Pronunziamento issued by
the Imperator, Thursday, March 20th, is
to be celebrated by all Lodges, Groups,
study classes and members as a Fete
Day.
T he hour of birth for Europe is set by
the entrance of the Sun into the sign of Aries. This
occurs at 9:20 p. m., Greenwich time, and will vary
in different parts of the world according to the cus
tomary differences in time. In America the time is
set for the Eastern cities as approximately 4:24 in the
afternoon; for Central cities as 3:24; for Middle West
as 2:24, and for the Pacific Coast as 1:24. Further
West, in Java, Japan and the Oriental countries the
time, and even day, will be different.
The year is a significant one from many points.
Let us look at the significance of the numerals. 1 he
digits of the num ber 3277 when added give us 19 and
when these are added we have 10 or 1. This is its
key number. It is a num ber signifying the beginning,
the starting point; and it will prove to be so during the
whole year so far as im portant m atters for the O rder
are concerned. On the other hand, according to the
Christian calendar, the year or num ber 1924 is re
ducible to 7; and this num ber is significant also to all
mystics. T he year the Imperator went to Europe and
first contacted the O rder there was 1909; this is re
ducible to I 9 or I ; and it was the beginning for our
O rder here. The year that the first committee meet
ings were held was 1915, reducible to 16 or 7. It is
significant that although the start was made in 1909
( I ) , a pause had to be made until 1915 (7 ) to make
the first move or manifestation on the proper plane.
T h e following year, 1916, the first Lodge was estab
lished, and that num ber is reducible to 17 or 8, a
num ber signifying material foundation or objective
solidity, the double square. Then followed the year
1917, reducible to 18 or 9, the num ber of the triple
triangle and spiritual growth, truly significant of the
year. Then came the mem orable year of 1918, re
ducible to I 9 or I ; and truly it was a year when a new
start, a new plan, proved necessary. All the forces
of evolution and devolution as relate to our Order,
began their activities right after the New Year cele
bration and reached their culmination in the National
Convention of Rosaecrucians held in New York in
August, 1918. W e shall never forget that occasion,
that year, that wonderful time of rebirth I
Then came the year 1919, reducible to 20 or 2,
signifying unity and duality of action making for
unity. Many im portant changes were made in the
O rder tending to give it a more unified existence, in
cluding the move of headquarters to the West. The
year 1920, reducible to 3, proved to be a year of p er
fect manifestation of the spiritual and material forces,
and the growth of the O rder in that year is too well
known to need comment. This was followed by the
years 1921 and 1922, reducible to 4 and 5, and these

years proved their significance. Last year, 1923, re

ducible to 6, the double triangle, was a most inter
esting and successful year.
Today we stand upon the threshold of the New
Year. It is the Christian year of 1924, reducible to
7; it is the R. C. year 3277, reducible to 1 ; it is the
9th year since the first committee meeting was held
or the 8th year since the first Lodge was established
in America. This line-up of num bers should be in
teresting to m any of our members who know the law
of numbers.
T he beginning of Spring, born at the Spring Equi
nox, has been the beginning of a new year in m any
oriental countries for centuries. It is very logical,
and only by m ans attempt to fix things to suit him
self has the calendar been arranged as we use it in
occidental countries. But in America we will agree
with our Oriental brethren and celebrate the new
year's birth on the date stated above.
A ccording to the Constitution of our Order, all
Lodges or groups shall hold a special fete on that day
to which all mem bers shall be admitted. Certain offi
cial matters of the O rder and its Lodges must be a t
tended to at or before the fete. A ccording to Section
Two of Article Eleven of the Constitution, The New
Year Feast will occur about the 21st of each March
(on the exact date decreed by the Imperator).
Such New Year Celebrations shall be held in the T em
ples of the Lodges and attended by the Councils, Offi
cers and mem bers of the Lodges. . . . T here
shall be a symbolical Feast consisting principally of
CORN or its products, SALT or that which tastes
most strongly of it, and WINE, consisting of unfer
mented grape juice, a n d other delicacies or refresh
ments suitable to the occasion. (Please note that
the clause about unfermented grape juice was em
bodied in the text when the Constitution was adopted,
before the days of prohibition.) All Officers shall
wear their full regalia and all others their aprons or
other insignia. T here shall be only sacred music,
symbollical addresses, and sincere rejoicing."
Further Sections of the Constitution state that on
such an occasion it is custom ary for the Master who
opens the ceremony to bestow any honorary titles or
offices upon members or Officers as he may have con
templated during the year. By Am endm ent to the
Constitution it was provided several years ago that
each Lodge should hold its annua! election of elective
Officers a few days prior to the New Y ears Feast and
on the occasion of the Feast the new Master and new
Officers would take charge of the Ceremony after the
Symbolical Feast, or in other words, at the last half
of the evenings program, the old Officers retiring
with ceremony and speech-making, welcoming the
new. This refers only to the elective Officers of each
Lodge or Group, and these are: The Master, Secretary
and Treasurer. The newly elected or re-elected Mas
ter has the power to appoint his staff of ritualistic
Officers (which includes all except the foregoing elec
tive ones) and this he proceeds to do at that part of
the New Y ears Feast when he (or she) is given the
station of Master and thus installed in power. The

Council of the Lodge is also appointed by the Master

at this time. The Council consists of all the ritual
istic Officers, the elective ones, and the Past Masters,
Past Secretaries and Past Treasurers of that Lodge.
Form er or active ritualistic Officers may be te-appointed by the new Master if he so desires.
Thus the Feast becomes an occasion of ceremony,
rejoicing and starting anew of the activities of the
year. "The Symbolical Feast is usually conducted by
passing to all members within the Temple a small plate
containing corn bread, salted nuts and a small glass
of grape-juice. The Colombe or Colombes of the
Lodge usually serving the grape juice to each in turn
as they come to her with glass to be served from a

large glass bowl. During the partaking of the three

food elements the Master delivers a short talk on the
symbolism of these elements and how they have been
used as such for m any centuries and in ancient form.
T he year before us is fraught with many possibilities
and m any of these rise before us at this very time as
necessities. Let us unite and m ake the year the most
successful year of our O rder in this country and else
w here for growth in every sense.
Reports of any special features at any New Year
Feast will be appreciated by the editor of T he Triangle
and we naturally expect a complete report of all elec
tions and appointm ents of officers.

A MASTER HAS RISEN

The Passing from this Earth Plane to the Highest by
one of our Beloved Masters
announce with restrained emotions the
passing to the Highest Plane of our be
loved Master, Dr. Olin Wright, F. R. C.,
Grand Inspector General Illuminati
(AM O RC) and Sovereign Grand Inspec
tor General 33 and the First Grand
E querry of the Suprem e Council of
the Thirty-Third and Last Degree of the
Ancient and A ccepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, and m em ber of
the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Mystical
O rder Rosae Crucis, North A merican Jurisdiction.
Brother Wright passed through the Sublime Experi
ence and Initiation on Monday evening, December
1 7th last, being completely freed from physical ex
pression and limitations through a sudden stopping of
heart action while auto driving with his wife in Tampa,
Florida. It was a peaceful passing of a wonderful
soul, a wonderful and greatly beloved personality.
Brother W right was born December I, 1852, and
early in life became a practising physician (M. D.),
attaining considerable repute for his sympathetic and
kindly m anner as well as his unusual efficiency. In
the seventh year of his practise, however, his atten
tion was attracted to a record he had kept of unusual
cases and an analysis of these confirmed the opinion
that had been growing in his consciousness, that
many laws and principles pertaining to the action of
the mind and the psychic functionings of man had
been ignored in the general practise of therapeutics.
He finally decided to pursue a special course of study
and this lead him to the portals of the schools of
higher thought, eventually bringing him to the thres
hold of the Ancient and Mystical O rder Rosae Crucii.
He also became one of the foremost mem bers of the
Masonic Fraternity in the south and gradually rose in
office until he became Master of Kadosh in the Con
sistory in 1904 and received the honorary degree of
Knight Com m ander of the Court of Honor. He was
given the Thirty-third and Last degree and crowned
Inspector General H onorary in 1897 and was elected
to membership of the Suprem e Council of the AASR
of Freemasonry in 1917 and became Sovereign Grand
Inspector General.
One year previous to this high elevation in Free
m asonry he was initiated into the AM ORC (O ctober
26, 1916), uniting with our O rder in its earliest
days and soon became an officer and councilor of his
AM ORC Lodge. From that time onward his interests
were divided between the two organizations and he
became a mem ber of the Supreme Council of AMORC
because of his m any valuable and helpful suggestions
given to the Imperator as well as the services he ren
dered the AMORC in Masonic circles.
He passed through the degrees and grades of the
AMORC faithfully, often adding to the lectures from
his store of knowledge and experience, and was given
the Latin name of Potestas when he entered the Third
on O ctober II, 1917, coincident with his becoming
a mem ber of the Supreme Council of the AASR of

Freemasonry. On February 21, I 9 I 8, he entered the

Fourth Grade of the AM ORC and from that time has
been one of the most active advisors and assistants to
the Imperator and the Supreme Council. In 1918 he
was made a mem ber of the International Loyal Fidelity
Legion of the AMORC and after entering the 9th grade
became Grand Inspector General Illuminati of Am orc
and President of the Universitatis Illuminati of
AMORC.
Brother W right has devoted the last few years of
his life to the one big problem in the solution of which
the AASR and the AMORC are united and working to
gether in many cities and through various channels,
that of non-sectarian education for children in public
schools. It was because of this activity that Brother
W right accepted the Presidency of the Universitatis
Illuminati and directed its policy. He journeyed to
m any cities, attended m any conventions in various
jurisdictions and through an inner circle of brothers
of both the AASR and AM ORC was accomplishing
m uch good, the real fruit of which will become mani
fest within the coming year.
D uring the lm perator's last visit to the home town
of Brother W right the special work referred to above
was discussed in detail again and an exchange of data
and plans revealed the hearty co-operation that was
being given by both organizations in their united prob
lems. Brother W right was then quite vigorous for a
m an of his age and was enjoying the Ninth Grade
work of the A m orc Lodge to the fullest extent. It
was generally known that he had attained the psychic
Twelfth Grade and was in the early Degrees of the
Illuminati, and his simple but positive reports of his
continued success with the laws and principles of the
8th and 9th grades sounded like reports which emanate
from the Monastries of the Himalayas.
Brother W right is survived by a wife, two daughters
and a son. His successor as G rand Inspector General
Illuminati, AMORC, has not been announced, but un
doubtedly he will also be a Sovereign Grand Inspector
General, 33, of either the Southern or Northern Ju r
isdictions.
In the last letter received by the Im perator from our
beloved Brother, dated November 23, last, Dr. W right
said this, speaking of the great w ork that was in his
charge and which he and the Im perator directed
through various channels: "It is such a hard matter to
have our mem bers realize that this work is constant,
every day and every hour work, and that it must be
repeated day by day, for only so can we be in any way
sure of results. May Peace Profound attend you, is the
sincere wish and prayer of your Brother.
We shall miss him in the expression we were accus
tomed to and in the m anner by which he made us and
thousands so happy; but we shall know him batter and
be guided by him m ore efficiently through the beau
tiful personality that remains and which shall express
again and again.

A ROSAECRUCIAN WEDDING
Former Supreme Colombe is Married With Ancient
Rites in Our Temple
N Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1923,
the Rosaecrucian Marriage Rites were
conducted in the Temple of the Califor
nia Grand Lodge. The bride was Miss
H arriet Riesener, former Suprem e Col
ombe, known to many in the O rder as
"Benevolentia," and the groom was Mr.
Paul Leaman of Pennsylvania.
The m arriage is the result of a child
hood romance. Miss Riesener and Mr. Leam an were
born only a few months apart in a little town adjoin
ing Ephrata, Pennsylvania, w here the first Rosicrucians
who came to America in I 694 established their com
munity institutions and Temples. T hrough the young
years of childhood they were playmates and became
separated only when Miss Riesener moved with her
family to San Francisco. Later the w ar took young
Leaman to the W est an an aviator and then into serv
ice. After his discharge he returned to California and
finally found his way to the point of his unbroken cor
respondence, San Francisco.
D uring these years Miss Riesener and her parents
and three sisters had been initiated into the AMORC.
She became a Colombe for the California G rand Lodge
and after H eadquarters was established in the West
a num ber of other Colombes were initiated and she be
came the Suprem e Colombe and as such m ade a visit
to many of the Eastern Lodges, visiting her Junior
Colombes during the summer of 1921. Recently she
completed her term of office as Colombe and was re
tired as Colombe Emeritus, a title she will always hold.
Having reached her twenty-first year and being im
portuned by the young man who had won the adm ira
tion and respect of those at H eadquarters who knew
him intimately, our Colombe asked that she be permttted to be married in the Temple with the full rites.
We rejoiced in the opportunity to thus serve our for
mer Colombe, and it was a wonderful occasion.
The Temple was decorated with a bower of ribbons
and greens over the Sanctum from the A ltar to the
Shekinah, and at the latter place there was an arch of
roses under which the couple and their attendants
could stand for the second part of the ceremony. A
large pipe-organ was installed for the ceremony and
the appropriate music was ably arranged and executed
by Supreme Secretary Moore.
T he groom's m other and brother came from the
East, the brother to act as best man for the groom,
while the brides relatives and friends were also per
mitted to witness the ceremony.
T he first part of the ceremony was conducted in
the East of the Temple, w here the groom and his best
man awaited the arrival of the bride. After a p re
liminary talk by the lm perator he called for the bride
and with the rich music of the organ and the sym
bolical call of the chimes, the bride entered the Temple
on the arm of her father, preceded by a little flower
girl, a ring bearer and bridal attendant, a sister of the
bride. Never did our Colombe look sweeter in white,
moving with her gracefulness toward the East of that
Templel Accustom ed as we were to the simple white
robes of the Colombes, the rich wedding gown and
long veil seemed so proper, so natural, and so beau
tiful this time. Standing before the lm perator the
couple answered the formal questions which give w ar
rant for the ceremony. They were then directed to
stand in the centre of the Sanctum, alone, beneath the
canopy of white ribbons, while the Chaplain from his
station and the High Priestess from her station spoke
to them and in turn offered prayers. Then the Col
ombe of the California Grand Lodge, standing at the
Shekinah, spoke to the couple, reminding them of the
seriousness of the act they were contemplating and
calling attention to the symbolism of promises made
before a Colombe. At this point the lm perator took
a place near the Shekinah and asked a num ber of ques

tions of the two, while the Colombe tied a white ribbon

to the arm s of the bride and groom. These ribbons
were then drawn across the top of the Shekinah and
held by the Colombe while the Medalist placed a red
rose in the centre w here the two ribbons crossed.
With further appropriate questioning and answers,
the lm perator directed that the "m aterial ties which
unite you in symbolism be severed by the mystic flame
and fire of test and trial. H ere the Medalist placed
the Sacred flame from the A ltar under the two ribbons
until they burned and separated, freeing the only phys
ical tie then uniting them. "T he Holy Fire of our
A ltar now frees the material bondage and y o a r souls
may unite in the bonds of love and peace profound,*
continued the lm perator. "Thus are the bonds of in
dividual living separated and as one in mma, in heart
and soul, shalt thou continue this life.
With a few more symbolical acts and words the
ancient ritual was completed with the words Consumation est I A nd in this way were the two divine ex
pressions united in mystical marriage. It is one of the
most impressive ceremonies ever performed in our
Temples.
While standing w here they were before the She
kinah, the lm perator then proceeded to perform the
legal ceremony as required by law, the lm perator act
ing this time as a Priest of the Pristine Church of the
Rose Cross.
Here again the attendants stood at the side of the
couple while the parents and flower girl and ring
bearer stood near. The words used by the lm perator
for this part of the ceremony are also significant.
"A nd now that your souls have been symbolically
united in the Holy union of spiritual marriage, 1 must
direct your thoughts to the honorable estate of phys
ical m arriage as ordained by the W ord of God and in
stituted by the customs of our land. We must recog
nize in this act the holiest decree of the Lord Jesus,
who reminded the people of His day that whereas God
m ade them male and female they shall cleave to each
other in m arriage and the twain shall be as one
flesh.
With further questioning and answers the Church
ritual proceeded and the marriage culminated with the
placing of the ring on the brides finger by the groom
while he made this statement: With this ring as a
symbol, circle without end, symbolizing eternal time,
and with my heart, and with my soul, and with all the
purest intentions of my conscious mind, I thee wed,
and with all my worldly goods 1 thee endow, as I give
unto thee also my name, and plight my troth.
Then the lmperator made this declaration: "Foras
much as ye have consented together in holy m arriage
and have witnessed the same before God and in the
presence of thy brothers and sisters, and have made
mutual pledge before me, the sacred Sign, and these
witnesses, I pronounce ye be man and wife together in
the name of our God and at the sacred points of our
Triangle representing the Holy Trinity of the Cosmos.
W hat God and Love hath joined together let not man
put asunder. So mote it be!"
A pleasing incident following the ceremony was the
placing on the finger of each of the two children who
acted as ring bearer and flower girl, a special ring
as a token of the services they rendered.
A marriage record book, hand illuminated, and
signed by the witnesses and relatives and members
present, was donated to the couple, who also received
many pretty gifts from friends, relatives, members and
the California Grand Lodge. Members throughout the
O rder will unite with us in wishing the couple the
greatest am ount of happiness and success in their new
venture in life.

Page Forty-four
THE COSMIC PILGRIM
The Story of Ruth and the Children of Light
in Eight Episodes
ON THE COSMIC THRESHOLD
Episode N umber Four
Ruth awakened rather early this m orning with a
sudden realization that she was still in the world of
rom ance and living physically on the earth plane; but
there remained a clear recollection of a strange inci
dent of the night. In fact, as she reasoned and al
lowed all the details to arrange themselves into log
ical order she was impressed with the fact that the
incident had been an unusual psychic experience, u n
like the m any she had in recent years.
T hat the whole incident should centre around Rol
lins was not unusual. For many months he had come
into intimate association with her in various psychic
experiences, the progress of which indicated that he
was becoming more and m ore free from earthbound
thinking. But the experience of last night, was it
prophetic? Rollins never appeared m ore wholly
spiritual, more completely freed from earthly limita
tions! And, the Children of Light 1 T hat group of
Cosmic beings attending his every move, seemingly
guarding and directing him, the great book he had in
his hand, the ring with its setting of fiery red, and his
continual cry of 1 am content, I am content I At
the last moment of the scene----just before she aw ak
ened to this worldly consciousness, he was there, bril
liant, beautiful, noble and . . . Could it be m ore
than a psychic experience?
Ruth went to the phone, even though it was still
very early, and called Rollin'* mother. Guardedly,
she asked: A nd how is William; have you seen him
the last two or three days?
There was a brief pause; it was very brief, but in
tuition and the silence that seemed to last for many
minutes, warned Ruth that the answer about to be
given was as guarded as her question. Then it came:
'Why, William is not home, dear. Dont be fright
ened, but he had a spell the other day the day after
he had been with you and had such a pleasant time.
He went to a specialist and was told that it was a mild
recurrence of his old trouble, chronic appendicitis
Ruth gasped; she could not control the
emotions that swept over her. Mrs. Rollins must have
heard the gasp, for she added hurriedly: Oh, please
don't worry, my dear little girl, for it is really nothing.
You know he didnt have a real attack of appendicitis,
as is commonly experienced, but the specialist said
that now was the time to have the appendix removed
before any acute condition set in, necessitating a h u r
ried operation. So, they operated on him, day before
yesterday, and last night he was doing just fine. 1 was
with him for a few minutes and he told me that he was
planning to be with you on Sunday as he was last
Sunday. Of course, he didn't want you to know any
thing about it until it was all over, but now that he is
on the way to recovery, 1 dont suppose he will object
to your knowing all about it; but he didn't want you
to worry, so please feel that he is all right and you
may go to see him I am sure.
So, Rollins was in a condition where he might easily
pass over the Threshold! The thought was terrify
ing, despite the reassurance of Mrs. Rollins.
Telephone inquiry revealed that the visiting hours
at the private hospital were from after ten o clock. It
was now not quite seven oclock. T hree whole hours
to wait! If the experience of the night was prophetic,
then every minute was of importance. She could tele
phone the head physician and warn him, but what
physician would take such a warning from an out
sider? and with nothing more substantial to base it on
than a midnight dream! She knew well the attitude
of those who were unfamiliar with the laws governing
such experiences. So, there was nothing to do but
wait.

How long the minutes can be, and how endless the
hours when life seems to hang in the balance and when
the heart cries in desire impatient! Ruth was deeply
in love with Rollins; he was her William, her all. He,
too, seemed attached to her, for often he had been on
the verge of saying so, but Ruth had checked him,
knowing as a woman always does, w hat was in his
mind and heart; but preferring to have the attraction
grow and grow in the way that unexpressed love does
grow until its very vitality forces it from its secret
cham ber as the butterfly outgrows its prison. On the
psychic plane William had proved his natural agree
m ent with her, for the agreem ent between auras, the
attraction between soul expressions and the unity of
mind on that plane when two meet who are at
tuned, is a natural agreem ent, a law of nature u n
affected by m an's assum ptions or w om ans desire. As
these thoughts came to R uths mind she also recalled
the last words she had said to him in a serious strain
the last evening she had seen him: W hen the romance
of affection ends the reality of love begins. For
months she and William had dwelt in the world of ro
mantic affection; had an end com e to this? and was
the reality of love to be born, now? No! for love was
born! it was here, it was a living reality! It had Ruth
in its spell. T here was no longer need to hold back
its power, its expression, its natural indulgence.
T en oclock and the visitor's room at the Sanitarium.
Ruth stood nervously toying at her hand-bag. She
m ade a beautiful picture, if one should judge from the
purely impersonal point of view. Nervousness, an
xiety, hurried walking, the fine m orning air, the resolu
tion to admit, this very morning, her love to him,
all these gave her a color in her cheeks, a sparkle in
her eyes, a magnetic aura and a gentleness in her poise
that added to the charms Ruth naturally possessed.
T he Secretary was making inquiry. She would re
turn in a few minutes and direct Ruth to his bedside.
Minutes, hours, years! W hy the delay? W hy
couldnt she rush to his bedside? Conventions, rules,
regulation, office customs, why does man surround
himself with all these things to veil or color his acts?
W hy is there a little screen in the corner of that room?
It is only to hide the porcelain sink that everyone
knows is there. W hy is a curtain hung over that
door? For anyone can see there is a door behind it.
W hy go and ask Mr, Rollins if he wishes to see me,
Ruth, when the youngest student of hum an nature
could tell that he was mine, my very own, and that
I will not leave without seeing him? These were the
thoughts that passed through the mind of Ruth, Ruth
the girl, Ruth the woman of superior understanding,
Ruth the aw akened one. Ruth the anxious one.
T hen came the soft steps of the Secretary. There
was a serious expression on her face and she spoke in
whispers to the man in white who accompanied her
down the stairs. They approached Ruth. The man
in white spoke first:
"A re you waiting to see Mr. Rollins? A re you a
m em ber of his family? You have been directed by
his m other to call? Will his m other call shortlv?
Yes, we sent for her. You didnt know that? Will
you wait until she comes? T he questions may have
been m ore connected than this, but this is all that
Ruth heard and she knew, there was something
wrong! Quick thinking was one of Ruth's strongest
assets; it was undoubtedly a result of her keen intui
tion. It came to her rescue again.
"1 am very close to Mr. Rollins, began Ruth, "and,
as I said, was directed here by his m other early this
morning, perhaps before you had sent for her, and I
am sure that Mr. Rollins would wish to see me if h^
knew 1 was in this building. Therefore, you will
please take me to him and when his m other comes
inform her that I am here!

There was that, positiveness about her words which

many had noted in R uths nature and which never left
any doubt as to her determination. H er insinuation
that Mr. Rollins did not know of her presence in the
building at once cast aside the guardedness that had
been used by Secretary and physician.
Very well, Miss," said the man in white, "you
will be taken to his room, but we must tell you that
Mr. Rollins is in a deep sleep; in fact, let us be frank
and say, that he is in a coma. W e have notified his
attorney and his business associate, as he directed be
fore the operation, and would have sent word to one
other, perhaps you
"Yes, to you, Miss, said the Secretary.
But, notwithstanding his present state, we are not
alarmed. His pulse is fairly regular, though weak,
and while his breathing is unnatural, in a way, it is
maintaining a rhythm that is definite. He has been
in the state since some time last evening, for he en
tered this coma while in a natural sleep and we did
not detect it until early this morning- O u r night
nurse noticed that he breathed differently about mid
night, but did not try to aw aken him. T here are three
other physicians with him now, his attorney having
insisted that we call Dr. Pierre Dresser, the eminent
brain and mind specialist, because Mr. Rollins has been
making strange statements and we wish to determine
if there is any indication of a drug influence or brain
affection, oh, only of a tem porary nature. You will
accommodate yourself to the wishes of the physicians
who are at his bedside now, please!"
A nd with these words, meaningless and meaningful
to Ruth, she was taken to his room.
T here in a sunlit room was a picture that Ruth will
never forget. Standing diagonally near one shadowed
corner was a large white bed, larger than the usual
hospital bed, and on it rested the body of William, his
arm s lying limply on the pale blue covering, his face
pale and wan, lifelessly turned toward the ceiling.
There was not the slightest movement to indicate
breathing, there was nothing in the position of the
body or the color of the flesh to indicate that William
Rollins had not passed over the Threshold of earthly
life. Near the foot of the bed sat one elderly man,
unmistakably a Frenchman, with his eyes fixed in a
stare at the face of Rollins; while on the other side of
the room stood two men of professional appearance,
nervously fumbling their watches and chains while
gazing intently at the figure on the bed. The room
was still, significantly still. The one large window
had its doors open to the floor, leading to a small bal
cony, over the railing of which were vines; and on
these vines perched, on a strong twig, and basking
merrily in the sunshine, was a sparrow chirping cheer
ily.
As Ruth looked at the bed in the shadowed corner
of the room and then at the little soul in the sunlight,
she could not help but think of the book that Rollins
had given her for her birthday a year ago Sunli ght
and Shadow." H ere she stood in the Shadow of Life
and the Light of Life. So m uch of our life is spent
in the shadows, so m uch of this earthly life is but a
shadow of the realities of life.
Pausing at the doorway, w aiting to be invited to
enter, she soon realized that no attention was to be
paid to her. H ere was a cham ber of contest. She
sensed that at once. Life, death, science, divine law.
m an-made law, opinion, belief, faith, all were con
testing. The physician who spoke to her downstairs
was hopeful; these men in this room were doubtful,
aye, even more, they were positively sure that there
was no hope. The earthly life of Rollins was the cen
ter of the contest, and only the song of a bird gave a
cheering note to the aspect. Here were these men
awaiting w hat they called death as though it were
something that must be, regardless of time or condi
tion. The fact that it was morning, daylight, and the
sun shining brightly and the essence of life evervwhere,
made little difference to them. Ruth recalled the
words of Job: For the m orning is to them even as the
shadow of death: if one knew them, they are in the
terrors of the shadow of death."

Rollins mother would arrive shortly. Something

must be done at once. T o witness such a sight as this
would break down the strongest woman. She must be
saved such a sombre scene. There was but one thing
to do and that must be done by her.
I beg your pardon," began Ruth, but the Secre
tary informed me that 1 may enter this room. May I
inquire if it would be injurious to his condition, if 1
approached his bedside? W e are very close friends."
T he two men who were standing near the bedside
lifted their gaze for a m oment while the one spoke:
"You may go to him, but do not excite him with
any emotional display of any kind. He is hovering
at the border of death and all depends upon a chance.
He has a chance of coming back to consciousness and
we must not lose that chance."
As Ruth moved slowly to the bedside the man who
was sitting there in deep thought, rose and whispered
to Ruth, in broken English:
"If you are a very, very close friend, then it is good
you come near to him. If, ah, perhaps, you love him,
or, perhaps even better, he loves you, then we shall
see, yes, then there is m ore than w hat these doctors
call a chance. 1 see, you do love him, that is so bet
ter, it makes me hope. 1 speak to these doctors,'
you sit here and take the patients hand, there, just
like, well, as when he was with you, sometime, p er
haps? Sol" With these words the man placed Rol
lins hand in R uths and clasped them. Then standing
erect he spoke as to all assembled there: "Now we
shall see if perhaps I am right or maybe w rong and
you gentlemen perfectly right or wrong. This patient
is in what you call a coma. Psychology knows noth
ing about this coma, but it does know that man sleeps,
sleeps in, oh, m any ways. This is sleep, but different.
Anyhow, it is sleep, sleep of the body, sleep of the
mind, sleep of the consciousness, but not sleep of the
soul. This patient still has soul, otherwise he be dead,
no? Then his soul is still here. You do not treat
soul, you treat his body. 1 cannot treat his soul, 1
can treat only his mind and brain. But this young
lady, ah, that is different, so different! She love him.
She is close to his soul. If he love her, his soul is
close to her, m ore now, while he sleep this way, than
when he awake. H er soul will speak to his soul, his
soul will hear, it will understand. If he is not to pass
beyond her call, she will be able to make him come
back. He is gone from here, his soul I mean, the body
is nothing. Now we watch. We take his pulse, we,
what you call it? tabulate his pulse and breathing. I
watch his reaction. You watch his body, she hold his
hand and whisper in his ear. Please, young lady,
you forget we are here; you act like natural, as when
you are alone with him. It is all right. We are gen
tlemen of honor, we do not listen, we only w atch.
The tears were flowing down the red cheeks of
Ruth; fire burned in every cell of her body. The
m an s consideration, his apparent tenderness, his u n
derstanding of nature and natural laws, his intense
seriousness and the responsibility that was placed in
her, made Ruth feel that the most crucial m om ent of
her life had come. H er resolution of the morning!
This day she would no longer hold back the pow er of
her love, its expression, its natural indulgence; she
would confess or admit her love for him. W hat a
circumstance to apply that resolution!
Getting down on her knees she buried her face in
the palm of his right hand while with both heT hands
she grasped his forearm and permitted the w arm th of
her body to flow freely into his flesh. A fter a m o
m ents pause she began to speak, softly and sweetly,
while science tabulated the pulse beats in the wrist
of the left arm and the slight sound heard through the
electrical device attached to his chest.
"Please, William, please! thus began Ruth. i
call to you to come back to this bodily expression
again if it is in your power to choose and to do.
W herever thou are, look upon me, Ruth, praying as
I would pray to God, that you answer the call of the
soul in me. I pray not to God, for I cannot ask God
to intercede and change His divine mind in any plan in
any case. If it is God's will that the soul which is

you must pass on to a higher plane, then so shall it

be and 1 shall know it is well. But if there is any
choice in thy going, if it be within thy power, listen
to this plea of mine. Not only for me, William, but
for your Mother whom you have loved so dearly and
who may be here soon to see you; do not leave her
now. Stay with her until she has passed beyond. Be
her protector, her joy, while she has her life's work
to do on this plane; then at the call of God we may
see her pass in happiness, not in sorrow as she may
if you do not come to comfort and love her.
It is sweet w here you are. It is so real, and th e
things of this life are so false, but mere shadows, that
pass and re-pass and ever deceive. But there is one
great reality that is born of the divinity that ever re
sides on this plane. T hat is Love. Love is here, as
there w here you are. Love of a soul, a pure love, a
love that is eternal and cannot die or change. T hat
love calls to you now, for, William, it is the love in
my soul, in my heart, for you, just you. Come back
to me and your Mother! Let us spend many days
together as you have hoped. In our love let us ac
complish that which can be accomplished only by the
unity of love. Let the life in my body give your body
life; let the strength in my flesh give you strength.
Let me weaken to that same degree that you grow
strong, that we may be as one in united strength as
in our love.
See, William, my aura rises from around my body
and surrounds yours. There is a great light gather
ing over you, even now. Let the tears from my eyes
wash into your pores and burn there with the fire that
comes from a heart that admits now it's love for you,
its adoration of your nobleness. This is my confes
sion and it is my prayer. Come, William, come to
me! Come back into this holy body that God has
m ade; come and animate the spirit of it and let us
bring the Light of this experience to the world that
we may be Children of Light and shed the Light to the
World. My William! My own! My darling one!
My beloved! Come!

Then Ruth felt a turn of the hand that was pressed,

against her face. She sensed a trembling in the fore
arm in which she had pressed her fingers so deeply.
She heard hurried movements in the room, some whis
pered orders quickly given and a door was closed.
Slowly she arose and looked at the face on the pillow.
T here was color in the pale face, just a little, but it
was to her as a rose. She bent over the still figure
and pressed her lips to his. W arm , moist, magnetic,
she allowed the very life of her being to flow into his
lips. For a minute or more she held this contact and
then she felt life responding and exhaustion overcom
ing her. Weakly she stood erect and faced the physi
cians. They nodded to her and said one word 'Re
action! A nd with this word science attempted to
analyze and classify the answer to a h earts call, the
response of soul to soul.
Ruth rem em bered but little of w hat followed, for
she was lead to an adjoining room, w here she re
clined for a while and regained a little of her strength.
Perhaps an hour later Mrs. Rollins came to her and,
taking her by the hands, said in a tenderly way:
They have just allowed me to see William and he
seems to be doing well, though he is very weak. He
mumbled that he would like to see you. You don't
think there is any danger, do you, dearie? 1 had no
idea he was so weak. I do hope that nothing serious
will set in, because sending for me frightened me so
and they kept me waiting a whole hour while they
bathed him and prepared the room for my visit."
No, little m other," replied Ruth, "there is no dan
ger now of anything happening. William is going to
gain strength every hour. I saw him just before you
came, that is, just before they, eh, the nurse gave
him his bath and dressed him; and he is so much
stronger now they say. 1 will go in to see him now
and will come to your house this afternoon to see you.
Goodbye, little mother, my m other; William and I have
answered each other's call of love and each of us has
found LIFE.
(W hat transpired during the state of Coma will
be explained in Episode Number Five.)

NEWS OF THE LODGES

E are pleased to state that Lodges are
sending us better reports than in the past,
that is, reports which can be used for
these columns. Again we urgs each
Lodge to appoint a reporter for The
Triangle and through such reporter send
us weekly notes that can be utilized in
preparing items for this departm ent of
The Triangle. Here follows a partial list
of the cities from which reports have been received
during the past m onth:
NEW YORK CITY. W ork is progressing with the
usual enthusiasm and interest. The special form of
propaganda arranged some time ago is attracting the
attention of many professional men and women and
many new applications are being received. Those
who have visited the Temple of the New York Grand
Lodge state that they found the convocations and
meetings in the Temple wonderfully inspiring and were
delighted to find such a fine Egyptian Lodge room with
such peace and quiet in the heart of such a busy city.
Visitors to New York are always welcome to call at
the Temple and see the building or attend sessions
practically every night of the week. The address of
the building is 361 West 23rd Street.
BOSTON, MASS. Many changes are occuring in
the Grand Lodge due to rearrangem ent of the classes,
advancement of members and the appointm ent of
Masters for the various grades. Reports indicate that
there is unified interest and action in this city, making
for a greatly increased membership. The Lodge has
a very fine library adjoining its Temple, known to
many as the A thena Library. It is open every after
noon for visitors or those who wish to come and read
any of the many hundreds of good and rare occult,
metaphysical or higher thought books. It is one of

the best libraries of its kind in the East. The address

of Lodge and Library is 739 Boylston Street, near
Copley Square.
WATERBURY, CONN. As an example of the kind
of reports we like to receive, we print the following
extract sent to us by the two Colombes of the Grand
Lodge of Connecticut, who were appointed reporters
for their Lodge:
On December 6th a class of twenty-two new m em
bers were admitted to the first grade. We believe this
is going to be an exceptional class, to judge by the
manner in which the mem bers take part in the discus
sions at the close of each lecture. We expect to add
another class of members very shortly.
H ARTFORD, CONN. W e have received two very
fine photographs of the new Tem ple building of Isis
Lodge No. I 6 of our Order, situated in the outskirts
of Hartford. This building was built completely by
the members on property donated to them, and it is a
credit to any organization. The Lodge room where
the convocations are held is picturesque, efficiently a r
ranged and commodious. Adjoining it are ante
rooms, store rooms, Library and reception room, with
large open fireplace. On the occasion of its dedica
tion last Fall, when members from other Lodges p ar
ticipated, the usual procedure was followed by first
raising an A m erican flag over the building while all
united in prayer followed by singing Am erica." The
photographs also show the A merican flag as a prin
ciple symbol on the altar, as is also custom ary in all
our A m erican Temples. This Lodge has started a
very fine library room and it is the desire of the m em
bers to have a library open to visitors. For this p u r
pose they ask the assistance of all members in any
jurisdiction who can do so to send them copies of any
appropriate books which the owners can spare, as a

donation to the library. It will not be a donation to initiated recently and classes are held five nights a
a small group, but will really constitute a donation to week. Monthly socials are being planned so as to
the O rder and our work generally, for Isis Lodge has permit the very large mem bership to become better
a large membership, an active one, and many strangers acquainted.
and seekers will be able to read these books. Address
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Members of the Grand
such books to: Post Office, Box 54, South Windsor, Lodge of California are in Los Angeles assisting in the
Conn.
establishment of another Lodge there and we expect
PATERSON, N. J. The G rand Lodge of New Jer to have a complete report for our next issue.
sey is continuing its active work and m em bers report
CHICAGO, ILL. Fifty mem bers in this city have
progress and increasing interest.
sent a petition to headquarters asking that another
1AMPA, FLA. We are very glad to report an en Lodge be established and members there of the Illinois
thusiastic boost in the w ork of the Florida Grand Grand Lodge are assisting also. The Im perator will
Lodge. The rapid increase of mem bership w arranted probably visit Chicago during the spring.
the members in extending the lease on the building
CALIF. The work here is progress
they occupy and in m aking many alterations so as to ingSTOCKTON,
and the members advancing as usual.
more than double the seating capacity of their Lodge
PORTLAND, OREGON. The work is going on in
room. New classes have been initiated and other
classes are progressing with increasing interest. This this city with the usual enthusiasm.
BANES ORIENTE, CUBA. An interesting report
Lodge was the hrst to establish a new form of general
service to humanity, as noted elsewhere in this m aga from this Lodge states that in addition to the initiation
zine. The work ot the Square of the Four is respons of new members, three children w ere christened in the
ible for many changes taking place in the Lodge in Temple there recently. This Lodge is growing rapidly
Tam pa and we are watching with keen interest a plan and with excellent enthusiasm.
LONDON, ENGLAND. The Grand Secretary for
to be established there to carry out the scheme for
large temple building, college building, experimental England reports that the Lodge in London is growing
laboratories and other adjoining buildings under a in interest and members. He also reports m any new
$100,000 fund plan inaugurated by the G rand Master applications from time to time and m any inquiries.
From correspondence received by us we know that the
of Florida.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Master of Delta Lodge members there are very happy in the work.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. Reports from this
reports continued interest and growth. We are
pleased to announce, also, that the clergyman of one Lodge indicate an increasing membership and enthus
of the largest Episcopal churches in the city is broad iastic attitude toward the work. W e receive many
casting his Sunday evening services by radio. They very fine letters from members in that country.
SOURABAYA, JAVA. H ere the work is going on
are filled with profound mystical laws and he has been
of great help to our Lodge and now augments this by with increasing membership and rem arkable interest.
reaching a very large audience. T hank you, Brotherl Monthly reports exchanged show that the mem bers in
PITTSBURGH, PA. The Grand Master for Penn this country greatly appreciate their O rder and Lodge.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. Reports from this
sylvania reports that the G rand Lodge has been very
busy, the classes progressing and new classes being city indicate that the w ork is intensely interesting and
formed. The advancement of the mem bers in this the membership increasing.
INDIA. Reports from various parts of India indi
city has been one of the encouraging features of our
cate continued growth of the O rder there and special
work.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. The work in the Texas interest in the A m erican revision of the lectures, which
eagerly sought and m ade a p art of the w ork in
Grand Lodge has been advancing with unusual activity are
of late. The Master has secured the co-operation of that country.
NEW LODGES
certain members who have used their influence to au g
A charter has been granted to members in Beau
ment the general instruction. Two eminent physi
cians and scientists have been addressing the 6th grade mont, Texas, and we expect a very fine Lodge there.
class on the subject of physiology, anatom y and other T he Alden Lodge in Lufkin, Texas, has been doing
subjects. This is an excellent plan that might be some propaganda work that has reached many cities
adopted by other lodges. Members report keen in and has been of help to the various centres in Texas.
From Secondee, Gold Coast, Africa, has come a
terest in the w ork there.
OM AHA, NEB. The w ork here is continuing with petition for help in establishing another Lodge there
under the jurisdiction of that country. We have as
the usual interest and enthusiasm.
FLINT, MICH. The Grand Master reports growth sisted the members in Accra, Gold Coast, to form a
fine Lodge of English members and now Secondee is
and advancement.
CLEVELAND, O HIO, The w ork of the G rand second in line.
In Nigeria, Africa, a new Lodge has been formed
Lodge is continuing with keen interest and advance
and we understand that the w ork is progressing with
ment.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. The Grand Lodge held excellent interest.
O THER LODGES
a special meeting of the G rand Council to arrange
plans for increasing the office, library and Lodge fa
A great num ber of other Lodges and centres have
cilities. The discussion resulted in a decision to o c not made reports during the past m onth and others are
cupy the entire building on Market Street w here the in process of formation. We expect to mention all
Temple is now located. Various committees were a p these in our next issue, including those in Canada,
pointed to take care of the increasing propaganda Germany, France, the Orient, Japan, China and else
work and other activities. Several new classes were where.
IMPERATORS NEXT TOUR
In answer to the m any inquiries we wish to a n After a weeks stay in New York some trips will be
nounce that the Im perator has informed us that he made to other Eastern and Northern points and a
foresees another tour during the spring months. A c return made from New York via the Pennsylvania
cording to his map of events and tendencies he will Railroad, stopping at Pittsburgh, Pa., and other mid
leave San Francisco about the I 0th of April and go west points. This will bring the Im perator back to
to Chicago, where he will remain a few days and San Francisco about the middle of June.
thence to Florida via the Dixie Flyer, which will take
him through or into Kansas, Missouri, and adjoining
Those Lodges or groups near this scheduled route
States, to the Southern ones. A stay of several weeks desiring to have the Im perator visit them will please
will be made in Florida on official business and a re communicate at once to the Secretary to the Im
turn will be made early in May via the Seaboard Air perator, care of AMORC, 1255 M arket Street, San
Line from Jacksonville through Washington, D. C., to Francisco, Calif. The schedule must be completed be
New York City, with, possibly, several stops en route. fore the 25th of March.

T he Supreme C ourt of the State of California had*

brought before it recently the question as to w hether
the Bible constituted a sectarian book while on the
shelves of the libraries of the public schools. A lower
Published by the Department of Publication, American Supreme court had decided that the State law forbidding sec
tarian books in school libraries included the Bible.
Council of the
The decision rendered by the Suprem e Court was so
Anrieut attb ifltjaltral ODrfter
broad that it made a point of noting that the Koran,
the
Talm ud and similar books likewise were not sec
jRnsar (Erurifl
tarian and properly belonged on a library shelf as
good literature. Knowing the Chief Justice of the
The A.M.O.R.C. is affiliated with the ANTIQUUM ARCANUM Suprem e Court as we do, we are not surprised at the
decision and we are pleased with the broad view thus
ORDINEM R O SA E ET A U R EA E CRUC1S in various
taken. This incident is reported by us merely as a
parts of the world and with its branch bodies with
com parison with another incident that happened in
similar names in other lands, all operating under
Ohio recently. A United States Flag and a Bible were
a supreme world council.
presented to a public school in A kron by a patriotic
society. The school board, dominated by members of
OFFICE OF AMERICAN SECRETARY GENERAL
one religious sect, refused to accept the gift. The
Red Men of the city took up the matter and called
1255 M A RK ET STREET
the board action an insult to God and the Flag; other
SAN FRANC1SCO.CALIFORNIA. U. S. A.
wise we might have never known about it. The news
papers of the country have said nothing about this
RELEASED_ FEBRUARY 25th. 1924
incident, but it cannot happen often before there will
be a general rising against sectarian influences in
public
school boards. W hat do you know about the
We have published no issue of The Triangle during school board
in your city? If your school board p ub
the holiday season because of the many activities ta k lishes a monthly
or semi-annual report, m ake it your
ing our attention and the attention of our members; business to get a copy
study it. You m ay be sur
and we have decided to stop dating our issues with prised at some facts. and
If
the
does not publish
m onthly dates, simply numbering them consecutively. any report, inquire why that board
is
so.
may be
This issue is num ber Four of Volume Two. At the star-cham ber proceedings that are evenT mhere
ore
danger
head of this column we will put the date that the issue ous.
is released or sent to press, simply that it may have
A A A
a material time-dating, that is all.
NOTICE
O u r last issue met with unstinted praise and re
peated calls for more copies. We are glad that some
As predicted some time ago, the various copies of
of the features in that issue were so highly appreciated the books called Cromaats, num bered from A to G,
and we have continued the story of the Cosmic Pilgrim are out of print and our supply at H eadquarters is ex
and the History of the First A merican Rosaecrucians hausted. We are receiving earnest pleas for copies
for that reason. The slight increase in price was continually and from groups or individuals in parts of
taken in the right spirit and it enables us to continue the world w here such literature is very scarce. We
the large size of the publication. Your gracious ac regret that we have to disappoint these members and
ceptance of these changes and your kind comments groups and advise all ou r mem bers who have copies
and joyous praise are gratifying and inspiring.
to preserve them well. If any have extra copies that
they can spare we would appreciate them and will put
A A A
them into hands where much good will result. CroThis issue contains the strange combination of two m aat "B is especially desired.
im portant stages in the life and evolution of mankind;
A A A
the story of the marriage of one of our Colombes
and the passing from this plane of one of our Masters.
TWO WORLDS MADE ONE
Both of these remind us of the passing of the earthly
element, time; for not long ago our Colombe was but
a child and our Beloved Master was a man of active
Edwin Markham
physical body; but the one has grown into adult life
I love the mystic in his dream s
and the other has advanced to spiritual life. Time
W hen earth a floating bubble seems--seems to m ake changes, but, in truth, evolution causes
changes and the changes express as passing time.
Love, too, the bluff materialist,
T here is the delusion!
Tho there are kingdoms he has missed.
A A A
1 love soul-men (You ask me w hy?)
They have a God-hoId in the sky,
We watch with keen interest the changes that are
taking place in the churches.
1 love earth-men, they half know God;
They have a God-hold in the sod.
W here will it end? The writing on the wall is very
plain and many can read. On the surface it appears
But best I love the two-in-one,
that there has risen a dispute between one faction
T
he m an who holds both earth and sun;
called the Fundamentalists and another called the
A man, who, like a tree, has girth
Modernists and that these two factions divide the
T hat grapples him to rock-ribbed earth;
churches. But it is m ore than this: it is a division of
those who have awakened to a mystical understanding
A nd yet a man who, like a tree,
and realization of The Inspired W ord of God and those
Lifts boughs into the airy sea,
who read and see only the crude letters and their ob
To hear the whispers of the light
jective meaning. Beyond this there is the leadership
A nd all the wonders of the night.
of those who have been illumined and who have
evolved to intimate contact with the Cosmic. Such
Great is that man who stands on high!
leaders have thrown off the chains that bound them
as, perforce, they must have done to become illumined
T wo worlds are captured by his eye;
and are truly modernists of today as were A khenaHe sees these little days of Time
ton IV, Moses, Naaman, The Prophet of Chebar, So
Whirled into a drama, vast, sublime;
crates, Vashti, Jesus and others, successively in their
Earth has a meaning fine and far,
day.
A A A
W hen lighted by a mystic star.

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HERE IS A BRAND NEW IDEA

Something: that Every Lodge and Every Group Can
Put Into Practice at Once
For the first time in several years a brand new
method of helping the needy and at the same time
bringing the seeker close to home has been evolved
and put into practice with profound success. The
idea originated in the fertile minds of the several offi
cers of the Grand Lodge of Florida and we feel that
each Lodge could adopt the same means and should
do so at once.
The plan began its operation with the insertion of
the following small advertisement in the "Personal
column of the newspapers, first in the Sunday issue,
then in even the week-day issues.
FREE help. If you are sick or in trouble,
write for psychic and spiritual help. This
is the Service D epartm ent of the oldest
Brotherhood in the world.
Use it if in
need. No fees or obligations. T he Square
of the Four. P. O. B o x ......................................
Such an advertisement is not costly and is bound
to attract the attention of those in need. A different
version of the same advertisement could be as follows:
IN TROUBLE? If sick or worried or in
need of psychic or spiritual help, write for
help and advice, strictly confidential. The
Service Departm ent of a national brother
hood is ready to help all. No fees or obli
gations. The Square of the Four," P. O.
B ox................................
From a purely theoretical point of view, such ad
vertisements would seem to be inadequate to reach
those who are really in need of that sort of help that
our members can give. But the proof of the pudding
is in the demand it creates. And, demand there is,
to judge from the success of the plan in Tampa, Flor
ida.
Just why the originators of the plan decided to call
themselves the "Square of the Four" is not known and
it is immaterial, for it is a name that is as good as any
and at the same time seems to indicate secrecy and
confidential dealings. This, you will admit, is an im
portant point with many who need help, and it a p
peals to them.
From those in Tam pa who are working the plan
we learn these facts. That there are from two to five
inquiries a day and these are assigned to various mem
bers of the little committee in charge of the work. To
each writer a letter, personal and friendly, is sent,
giving whatever advice can be given and promising
that, if desired, a personal call will be made by one
of our members, or the troubled one may call and see
the member who has charge of the individual case.
The "troubles submitted by the inquiring ones
cover the whole range of human problems, from health
and illness to marriage, divorce, separations, children
and adults lost or strayed, others in prison or charged
with crimes of which they claim they are not guilty,
births and the attending problems without help or
advice to meet them, discouragement, wayward chil
dren, and a hundred other minor matters, most of
which can be met by advice, kindly suggestions or
real, personal assistance. The large m ajority DO
NOT ask for money. In fact, quite a num ber have
been willing to pay for any help they could get but
they could not find anyone ready to take a PERSONAL
interest in their case. Most of them are simply h u n
gry for friendly advice that is not biased. Few of us
can realize what this means, for most of us have this
sort of friendship, but there are thousands who do not
have it and are forced to try and find a friendly hand
somewhere.
Naturally no fees are permitted, but in some cases
the ones who have been helped have sent anonymous
donations after they were helped and this little com
pensation has been used to continue the advertise
ments, which are not costly.

Quite a few have become interested in the kindly

philosophy used in writing or talking to them and have
inquired where such philosophy was taught. W hen
literature was given to them later it proved to be the
very thing they sought, and these persons united with
the Lodge.
In classifying the work, each Lodge or group adopt
ing this plan should have the co-operation of one
physician, one attorney (if possible), one who is
capable of giving good business advice, one who can
talk to women on women's personal problems, one
who can help in psychic and spiritual affairs. Then,
when the letters come, they should be turned over to
these various members according to the requirements
of the writers. Those needing treatments can be as
signed to various members who know our 6th and 8th
grade work.
Mention of the AMORC should not be made until
request is made to know who or what is back of the
work being done. We suggest that the term Square
of the Four be used by all Lodges in their plan and
that all letters sent to needy ones be sent in the name
of the Square of the Four, then signed by the Latin
name of the writer, unless it is considered desirable
to meet the needy one. In such case make an a p
pointment or set two evenings when the call can be
made and sign your full name and address to indicate
that you are not trying to hide behind any secret
scheme.
If the question is asked: W ho constitute the Square
of the Four? this answer can be truthfully given:
This is an organization of men and women of all
denominations and creeds, in all walks of life, living in
the principal cities of this country and all united in
preparing to do hum anitarian work and ready to
serve. We are members of a local branch of the
work in this city." This should be sufficient answer
for the average inquirer and will do until after com
plete or sufficient help has been rendered. If, there
after, the one who has been helped desires to know
more, he or she may be told about the Amorc.
If problems are presented which the individual mem
bers or Lodges cannot meet, then the Lodge may call
upon our National Service Department, as announced
in our last issue of The Triangle: but it must be kept
in mind that the average writer for help is in need of
IMMEDIATE advice or assistance and no time should
be lost in answering the appeal with some advice and
some encouragement.
By making this plan a truly national one in scope,
it will enable each Lodge or group more efficiently to
solve some of the problems. W e are reminded of one
such problem where a mother was seeking her lost
son, 2 1 years of age. She had the last letter received
from him dated from a small town in California. By
transferring the case to H eadquarters here and from
here to a group in that town, the son was located
within seven days and after some talks and advice
was willing to return to his old m other and help her.
We have some members in every Lodge who are
prolific letter writers. How well we know it! They
like to write and like to recieve letters. Here is a
chance for them to come forward and offer their as
sistance in writing to those who need advice and sug
gestions. Please inform the Imperator by mail as
soon as you put this plan into operation in your city.
Let us have it in national operation before our New
Year celebration, on March 20th, and thereby add this
new feature to our years accomplishments.
A A A
NATIONAL LODGE NOTES
W hat a joy has come into the lives of those who
have entered the Fourth or Postulant's Grade of the
National Lodge! The correspondence is the most in
spiring and encouraging we have ever received. Mem

bers of this grade live in many parts of the world and headquarters." In the box was a good fountain pen,
in every state of this country, in as many diversified a num ber of draughtsm ans instruments, such as com
lines of business or avocation and all are agreed in passes, pens, rulers, etc., and some other articles which
paying tribute to the work of the National Lodge. The will serve well in m any ways at H eadquarters. Have
Master of the Postulants Grade is planning to organize you ever thought of how such little gifts are appre
these enthusiastic mem bers into a band of special ciated and turned to good use instead of remaining
w orkers; for these Postulants have been tried and unused at home? O ne mem ber once sent us enough
tested for two or m ore years, have had special train typewriting carbon paper to last us fully a year, a
ing and are being trained along distinctive lines for jobber's lot that was left on his hands and for which
definite constructive w ork in behalf of the Order. he had very little use. Perhaps you, too, but this
New Postulants are being accepted weekly from the was not intended to be an appeal; we do not think it is
ranks of those who have completed the three prelim necessary I
inary grades of the National Lodge and who have
CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS
stood certain tests and trials for the past two years.
Have
you
ever thought of the inconvenience and
A A A
expense
that
from changing your address?
Those now in the preliminary grades of the Na National Lodgeresults
mem
bers
others who receive let
tional Lodge are pursuing their work with enthusiasm ters or lectures regularlyandfrom
eadquarters, have
and carefulness, realizing that the lectures were espe their names and addresses cut on Hspecial
metal plated
cially prepared for home study and experiment and for use in the A ddressograph machine which
addresses
that each m em ber is given such personal attention the envelope. Each time an address is changed
it
and help as is necessary.
m
eans
a
five-cent
cost
for
a
new
metal
stencil,
the
a
r
Members in any grade of either the National or
ent for the change, and the care to avoid dupli
regular Lodges who have friends who may be inter rangem
and error. Some m em bers change their ad
ested in our teachings should send the names of such cation
dresses or the initials of their nam e at an average of
friends to the Secretary of the National R. C. Lodge, once
month, usually because of some whim. This
1 25 5 Market Street, and we will send them interesting delaysa sending
of lectures while the changes are made
literature.
and often results in a few letters going astray until
A A A
the change is in w orking order again. Some others,
Recently we received a package from one of the or rather quite a few, change their address and forget
National Lodge mem bers along with a note which read to notify us until mail comes back, rubber stamped,
as follows: Recalling the Im perator's special message moved, address unknown. Then we have to m ake
to the National Members of last year, 1 am sending inquiry or wait until the mem ber writes and complains.
herewith a box containing such articles as I have no Keep your Lodge and H eadquarters here posted all the
use for at present but which can surely be used at time in regard to such matters.
DICTIONARY OF ROSAECRUCIAN TERMS
realization of why it is so and what we are com
(Continued from the Third N umber of The Triangle,
pensating for, would be inconsistent with the funda
dated October, 1923.
mental principle of karm a, that we will learn a
K
lesson through it and advance in our understanding.
Knowledge T he Rosicrucians ever held that one
L
could not know of anything except through personal
experience. For this reason a distinction was made Life and Life Force----The mystery of all ages. Two
methods of examining its nature lead to false con
between belief and knowledge. The experience
clusions: the chemical method would reduce all life
which is thus necessary may be through objective
to chemical action, the spiritual would reduce all to
realization or psychic reality, but there must be the
divine essence and ignore the material elements or
personal realism. It is custom ary for a mystic to
actions. Rosaecrucians insist that due considera
say that he either knows or does not know when
tion be given to all parts and all actions, realizing
speaking of the experiences, problems, or facts of
that in its pristine essence all life emanates from
life and nature; nothing is accepted by him on faith
God through Cosmic forces; but animal life-force
and he has no beliefs.
as it expresses and manifests on this earth plane is
K arm a A term used by us to mean the w orking of
not solely a spiritual essence devoid of chemical
the Jaw of compensation. Rosicrucians do not con
action.
tend, however, that the exactations of the law of
M
compensation will result in any reversal of the law
of evolution, as is claimed by some m odern schools. Magnetism Every electrified body has its aura, and
T hat a hum an being may be reincarnated in the
when that au ra is active it constitutes a magnetic
form or body of a lower animal as a punishment,
field and the aura is sometimes called magnetism.
is inconsistent with the law of reincarnation and
Magnetism from a purely electrical point of view
evolution, both of which teach us that each stage is
is described somewhat differently, but even so the
progressive and we shall never descend in the scale
fundam ental law involved in the foregoing definition
of physical expression regardless of the karmic debt
remains. T he fact that some minerals are nat
to be paid. O ne of the fundamental principles of
urally magnetic, as iron of a certain nature, while
the law of compensation is that for each sorrow or
others can be made magnetic, indicates that m ag
pain we cause another, we shall suffer in like de
netism is not a result of the atomic or molecular
gree and m anner and at a time when the lesson to
structure of m atter, but rather of an electrical ac
be gained thereby will be the most impressive. On
tion that is taking place within the substance or
the other hand this principle does not exact an eye
which can be set up in the substance. In electrical
for an eye or a life for a life, for there is no ven
science we are instructed how to induce magnetism
geance in the process and no intention to cause
in a metalic body by surrounding it with an elec
suffering: the sole purpose of compensation is to
trical
charge; but this further illustrates the law
teach us the lesson, to m ake us realize the error and
that
m
agnetism results from action in the aura that
to evolve the understanding thereby.
surrounds all matter. This aura is fundamentally
For these reasons one cannot be sure just when
an essential part of the electron and the molecule,
or how the law of compensation will exact its re
therefore, has an aura which is a mixture of the
quirements. Of this we can be sure, however, we
auras of the electrons composing it. Some auras
will not suffer through any requirem ent of karma
are passive, some are receptive or repulsive and
and be unconscious of the fact that it is a karmic
some are alternating in their action. Those which
debt we are paying. Such suffering without a keen
are not restive or passive cause a manifestation

preliminary experiments and a pureness of purpose.

which we term, in physical science, magnetism, with
It is this way that Cosmic Illumination or Cosmic
either an attractive or repulsive tendency or posi
Consciousness is realized.
tive or negative polarity.
The cells composing the hum an body are sur Matter Rosaecrucians view m atter from almost the
rounded by an aura and the body of man also has
same viewpoint as physical science. Differing from
an aura. This aura can be made active, radiating
some schools of metaphysics, we know that matter
its magnetic energy, or passive, or even repulsive
is essential to expression or existence on this plane
or receptive. The hum an mind, with its control of
and
has its place in the scheme of things and should
the electrical energy in the body, is the guiding fac
not be negated, ignored, humiliated or aggran
tor in the process of e xciting the electrical chaTge
dized. We know that m atter has no consciousness
that arouses the aura of the hum an body to its
or
mind independent of that consciousness or mind
fullest power. The word mind is used here in the
which resides in all living forms; and we know
psychical sense. (This subject is treated very fully
further that m atter does not exist independent of
with charts a n d diagrams in the December, 1916,
the spirit energy that animates it. This knowl
issue of the American Rosae Crucis.)
edge enables us to place matter in its right category
and shows us how to make it serve us rather than
Master T he term is used in several ways in our work,
rule us.
(T he fundamental laws regarding the
but we will not touch upon the use of the word to
composition of m atter are fully covered in the lec
indicate one who is an officer of a Lodge or director
tures of the 1st, 2nd and 4th grades.)
of a grade of the work. Otherwise the term is Mind
The mystic makes the im portant distinction
used to represent one who has attained some degree
between brain and mind. The brain is a physical
of perfection in evolution or a high degree of m as
organ for some of the functioning of mind just as
tership of laws and principles. In this sense we
the lungs are organs for the functioning of breath
have visible and Invisible Masters. Those classified
ing. Mind works through the brain to a great ex
as visible are: masters living in the flesh on this
tent, but not exclusively through that organ. It is
earth plane and seen by us with our objective phys
possible for the mind to function in many ways
ical senses; and those living in the flesh on this
after the brain is removed. This has been proved
plane who are able to project their psychic body,
with tests on lower animals. Mind is divided into
thoughts and impressions, irrespective of distance,
two domains of functioning, subjective and ob
so that such psychic bodies become visible under
jective; and while it is common to speak of these
certain conditions and the thoughts and impressions
two domains as two minds, it is not correct in a
become sensible to our psychic or objective
broad sense. The mind of man is immortal because
comprehension. Invisible Masters, on the other
it is a part of the soul and personality, while on the
hand, are those who have passed from this
other hand the brain, like all the physical organs,
plane to the Cosmic Plane and from thence
are mortal. Mind and personality persist after
project their personality to the psychic plane
transition from the physical body and retain as part
and never function or express upon the earth
of their attributes or equipm ent the complete store
plane until reincarnated. In order that we may
house of memory. The psychic body utilizes the
sense these Masters not see them with objective
subjective functioning of the mind as its essential
eyesight we must attune ourselves to the psychic
consciousness, hence in all psychic w ork and p ro
plane to such a degree that for the time being we
jections of the psychic body, the subjective mind is
are psychically functioning on the psychic plane
keenly active. (See Borderline State.)
completely (that is, with our psychic bodies while Molecule
See Atom and Electron.
our physical bodies are dorm ant or inactive in all
N
functioning except that of a purely physical nature,
as when asleep, in a transe state or in deep and Naming (C hristening) T he Rosaecrucians have a
profound meditation) and at such time contact the
ceremony for the naming of children to be per
personality, mind, thoughts and messages of the In
formed in their Temples. No restrictions is placed
visible Masters. These Masters may be "seen at
on the age of the child, but one or both of the
such times, but not with objective eyes and in fact
parents must be mem bers of the O rder and certain
it is not seeing at all but a Cosmic state of sensing
promises are exacted from the parents, such as that
which we interpret as seeing after we have returned
the child will be properly educated during its youth
to consciousness on the objective plane for want of
in non-sectarian schools, that it will be taught to
a better term to describe our sensing.
know and love obedience to Gods laws, that the
Complete functioning on the psychic plane for a
child will be given every opportunity to enter the
few minutes or hours at a time, as desired, and there
O rder at the proper age without interference or
contacting the personality of the Invisible Masters,
unnecessary urge. Such christening may take the
is a condition much desired by all mystics and is
place of any other ceremony or may supplement it.
attained by careful study and preparation, many
The ceremony is, of course, non-sectarian.
HISTORY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN
ROSICRUCIANS
(Copyrighted 1924 by H. E. Lewis

CH APTER THREE
The New Mystic Land
W hat Van Bebber found upon his arrival in A m erica
and his settlement at or near Philadelphia, would be
intensely interesting if we had all the facts. But we
can gather only a few fragments of that early history
and of the conditions existing there.
We will not be interested in the early establish
ment of P en n s Province of Pennsylvania, nor are we
concerned with the early emigrants. But, we must
record a few facts regarding the establishment of the
city of Philadelphia, for it reveals some interesting
points.
Just as the various study groups were being formed
in all parts of Europe, so some were formed in E ng

land. The one in London had been formed by one

Dr. John Pordage, rector of Bradfield, in 1652. In
1670 this group came under the leadership of Mrs.
Jane Leade, an eminent mystic and scholar. A t this
time the group reorganized itself, dropping the guise
of being solely a student body of Boehme's writings
and adopting the name of the Philadelphia Society"
or Society of Brotherly Love. This was the first Eng
lish use of the Greek word Philadelphia by any body
of people or organization, and we must note that, al
though there may have been one or two Q uakers in
the group, the name Philadelphia was not adopted by
the Q uakers at all. Pordage had been severely criti
cised for his mystic w ork by the Church, but under the
leadership of Mrs. Leade the little Rosicrucian group
grew and there came into its membership Francis Lee
of Oxford, a well known theologian and writer. He
eventually married Mrs. Leade's daughter and became

one of the most enthusiastic w orkers for the O rder,

living in Leipsig later, as teacher at one of the u ni
versities, and affiliating with the O rder there. But,
the most prom inent m em ber of the Society of Philadelphists (as some histories refer to the body) was
William M arkham, one time tutor to George, Prince
of Wales, and Archbishop of York. He too was an
eminent theologian, an acknowledged mystic and sin
cere writer and lecturer on mystical subjects. He
had been appointed Penn's Deputy Governor and was
preparing to leave London for America when three of
the mem bers of the Philadelphic Society decided to go
with him and also assist in preparing the way for the
establishment of a Rosicrucian colony in America in
1694. To these three others were added and on O c
tober 7th, 1681, M arkham and his party of mystics
reached the very primitive settlement near the Dela
ware, now known as Philadelphia.
A t this time the city had no name,----it was hardly
m ore than a scattering of houses. Penn had planned
how he would have a city built, had instructed sur
veyors to plan the future city and these plans were
not yet in operation. But M arkham and his group,
awaiting the arrival of Penn and anticipating the a r
rival of the three surveyors, held a meeting in July of
the following year, I 682, and gave to the small hamlet,
the city-to-be-planned-and-built, the name Philadel
phia, in honor of their Rosicrucian Group in London.
This is the authentic origin of the name of the city,
and although the popular histories make no mention
of the origin of the citys name, and the encyclopae
dias do not even state when and how the name was
given to the city, there are ample references to the
landing of these early Philadelphic mystics from Lon
don with M arkham and the steps they took to estab
lish the city before Penns arrival.
In I 683, the following year, the city had grown,
according to the official records of Philadelphia, to
80 houses and 500 people.
Q uakers had come from Europe to America before
this period, but not to Philadelphia. In July of 1656
two women Q uakers from London settled in Boston
and tried to convert some of the pilgrims. But they
caused so much disturbance at the church meetings
with their questions, their argum ents and their intol
erance of the religious ideals established there, that
the authorities caused them to be imprisoned for five
weeks and returned them to England on the next
boat. O ther Q uakers coming from London were not
permitted to land.
In 167 7 and the following year, several hundred
Q uakers settled in Burlington, W est Jersey," and
finally in 1684 there came some Q uakers with Penn
and these united with a few who lived on the out
skirts of the city of Philadelphia. Those who came
with Penn were from the Palitinate, the domain of
Princess Elizabeth, to whom reference has been made,
because of her interest in the Rosicrucian work.
Then Penn left America in 1684 and placed the
city and the Province in the hands of the Council
to enforce his Constitution.
T hus m atters stood in 1687 when Van Bebber a r
rived at the city of Philadelphia. T here were 93
houses and the population had increased to 601.
M arkham had built a home for himself and adjoining
it was the Penn cottage (which was later moved to
Fairm ount Park in Philadelphia, where it now stands).
The houses of the city were of frame, usually, two
stories high and with low stoops. The city itself con
sisted of a park in the centre, where the W ater Works
were and w here the Independence Hall now stands.
A ro u n d this centre park the streets were laid out in
squares, the city itself being an oblong, with a small,
square park at each corner of the oblong.
Penn had been invested with executive and legisla
tive power, subject to the control of the Council and
to "the advice and consent of the freemen of the
province," who were to help m ake the laws before
they reverenced and obeyed them. The first Assembly
representing the freemen met in 1682. It added to
Penns original Constitution for the Province. He had
assigned only one cause for a death sentence,

m urder; whereas in England death was w arranted for

debts, slander and other causes. The new clauses
were unusually strict, and since the freemen were
Quakers, we have an excellent presentation of the
extreme intolerance of the Q uakers who settled in this
country at that time. They had fled from Europe
because of the persecutions against them, persecu
tions which they proclaimed due to intolerance; yet
soon after their arrival and settlement in Philadelphia
they became m ore intolerant than any had been in
Europe. The new clauses of the Council were,
briefly, as follows: "forbidding and punishing profane
language or swearing, intemperance, card-playing,
drinking, of healths, m asks and revels, evil sports and
games, even to innocent old games of May Day. The
new and amended Constitution was called the "Great
Law and on every public holiday, every special day,
at every general meeting, the Great Law was read to
the public in the Square and children were obliged to
memorize it as part of their studies.
When Van Bebber tried to deal with the Q uakers he
found that unless one was a Q u ak er or immediately
proclaimed his intentions of becoming one, he was ig
nored, not perm itted to share in the privileges of
citizenship except under protest, was slighted in all
business dealings, denied certain freedoms and treated
like one who was without the pale of salvation or
respectable citizenship.
At this time there was no Q uaker C hurch or
Friends Meeting House in the city; and the Q uakers
met for silent meetings" at the home of Tennis Kundert, at present the site of No. 5109 G erm antown
Avenue, Philadelphia. Nor was there any other regu
larly ordained church or church service held in the
city or neighborhood, excepting an occasional house
service by the Mennonite Brethren.
Van Bebber with his wealth and with the possession
of land, settled far outside of the city limits and suc
ceeded in building a very large house,----one which
might have been called a mansion in those days, and
sufficiently large to house and care for a great number
of persons, as we shall see. He surveyed the sur
rounding land, made a few journeys to adjoining set
tlements, purchased a few pieces of land in the settle
m ent of Germantown, nearby, and then, satisfied that
the Province would be satisfactory for the pilgrim
Rosicrucians, he wrote for them to complete their
plans in Germany and Holland and be prepared to
come to America. Incidentally he made arrangem ents
with an agent in Holland to provide the necessary
funds for the trip and to secure for them a specially
chartered boat. W ithout this help and without the
connection of the O rder in Holland and London, it is
doubtful w hether the Rosicrucians could have made
the trip in the year selected, for there was war on the
high seas, ships were scarce, funds of large amounts
were needed and only the great encouragement from
those in Philadelphia would bring them to a land from
which reports w ere constantly coming of the intoler
ance of the Q uakers, the strict laws of the Council of
the Province and the known lack of so m any of life's
necessities. However, the plans were completed, and
now we will turn our attention to Germany and Hol
land and w atch the selection of the Pilgrims and the
m aking of the final arrangem ents.
A A A
C H APTER FOUR
THE PLANS IN EUROPE
Before outlining the further details of the plans in
E urope it will be well to introduce a few of the u n
usual personalities who were instrumental in the final
success of the plans, for the persons have been well
veiled in all previous histories of Rocicrucianism, being
known only by their mystic or pen names, and little
detail given of the great sacrifices each made to pro
mulgate the work of the O rder in their respective
countries.
Because of the part he played in the planning of the
movement to A m erica and because of the part he was
to play, we will introduce first, Johann Jacob Zim
m erman.

Page Fifty-Three
He typified the type of mind which resists all a t
tempts to force him to modify his views and his con
victions because of intolerance. Born in the little
hamlet of Vaihingen on the Lntz in the Duchy of
Wurtemberg, in the year 1644, his native country and
hamlet were destined to treat one of their great men
in a m anner long regretted. Unusually bright and
studious in his youth, he was taken into the Ducal
service when only seventeen years of age and thereby
became known to all the officials who placed great
hopes in him as one to be held within the limits of their
decreed principles. He was sent to the University of
Tubingen and graduated there in I 664, when but
twenty years of age, as Master of Philosophy. His
mathematics developed along the lines of research and
calculations into astronom y and then astrology and he
became an expert astrologer, to such a degree that
some years later the Royal Society of London a c
knowledged him as a master of astrological science,---not astronomy.
Then he studied for the ministry and in 1671 was
made a Lutheran clergyman and finally Diaconus of
the Church at Bietigheim, a town adjacent to his
birthplace.
H ere he was eventually deposed because of his m ys
tical preachm ents in his discourses on philosophy, and
he was at once called to be Professor of M athematics
and Philosophy at Heidelberg in I 684. For five years
he filled this chair and the records at Heidelberg speak
highly of him and his wonderful knowledge; but he
was again removed because of his unorthodox religious
views, his broad tolerance for mysticism, and his be
liefs in astrology and alchemy.
So, in 1689, when forty-five years of age, he ac
cepted a position with Brandt, the H am burg publisher,
who issued in his day all the strange mystical and
occult books and especially the Rosicrucian official
publications.
Zim m erm an was through with the
C hurch and its intolerance and now intended to de
vote his time to the promulgation of a broader phil
osophy and theology than the L utheran Church p er
mitted. He was to edit and proofread the books
which passed through Brandts hands, for Zimmermann had an unusual knowledge of the subjects of
theology, philosophy, mathematics, astrology and oc
cult sciences, as well as a very fine education in Ger
man and Latin. While Zim m erm ann held this posi
tion and assisted in the production of a num ber of
unusually learned mystical works, the Church con
demned the lot by calling them the "Suspecta Fidei"
and the set of books were later known by this general
name.
But here, in this position and through his immed
iate and mediate touch with the learned mystics of the
day, Zim m erm ann contacted the Rosicrucian O rder in
H am burg and made the personal acquaintance of its
active workers, including Horbius, Spener, Furly and
others. He heard of their talk and plans about going
to America and when he found that not only was the
year 1694 believed to be a significant one, but the
proper days for starting on such a trip for such a year
were undecided, he proposed to cast a horoscope for
the m atter and this brought him his first great revela
tions regarding the Cycles of A ges," as the mystics
called them. As a result of his discoveries he not
only decided for the men the proper day for leaving
Germany, but the proper day for embarkation, etc.,
and then started to write a mystical book containing
a scientific outline of what the planets decree for the
various ages of man. This book was called Mundus
Copem izans and was issued in 1684. In it he ex
plained what the world might look for up to the year
1694 and what would be after that year. To those
who were not mystics and especially to the Church, the
m atter appeared to be a prediction that I 694 would
be the end of the world, or the millenium. This
brought severe criticism and censure and at once lead
to serious trouble for Zim merm ann.
Z im m erm anns life would remain greatly shrouded
were it not for the long-hidden and dust covered rec
ords recently found through special search at the
Royal Library at Stuttgart, w here not only records
of his life but some of his own books were found and

specially-made photographic copies were made and

sent to the writer here in America by a descendant
of those m entioned herein, to be used for this history.
From the records there it appears that he was a very
eminent scientist and astrologer and that it was he
who used the well known mystic pen-names of Ambrossii Sehmanni and Johannia Matthaeus. This fact
would not have been revealed except for his famous
trial and conviction by the Church. He used these
two names to conceal his identity in publishing the
truth about theological m atter but finally the C hurch
discovered the author and he was tried. In these
books to which he gave his pen-nam e he challenged
the Consistorium to answer the charges he made
against the Lutheran C hurch and all the limited creeds
of theology, and they replied that he sought "to ele
vate the Rosicrucians above the Apostles, for by this
time Zimm ermann had joined the study groups and
was a strong admirer of the work. Finally, when the
trial came, the charges against him num bered some
strange and really complimentary statements. We
find for instance in the Official Proceedings of the
Ducal Government of W urtemberg, Carolus, versus
Magister J. J. Zimmermann, year 1708, page 50, A r
ticle V, one section (setcion 2) which reads as fol
lows:
T hat this Magister Zim m erm ann has far excelled
m any others in the astrological sciences is willingly
conceded. But of what service he was to the Church
is a vital question, as he, by virtue of his sacred office,
introduced his theories of astrology, magic, and cab
balism into his teachings.
In another section of these proceedings his faults
are stated thusly: A profoundly learned astrologer,
magician, cabbalist, philosopher and preacher .
hath w ritten under the pen nam e of Ambros Sehmann
m any profound and learned writings of the truths of
philosophy, astrology, alchemy and the comets . . .
and because he, in these matters, agreed with Jacob
Boehme, he was discharged from his position at Bie
tigheim.
In another section, Section 3, it is stated: He be
came greatly interested in the writings of Jacob
Boehme, sought curious and divine mysteries therein,
praised them highly, both orally and in writings, strove
to popularize them with the people, and circulated
books am ong them. He did not confine himself to
these teachings wherein he deviated from our doc
trines, but prom ulgated them wherever opportunity
offered, and courted the favor of such as gave him
audience." This section ends with the statement: "It
would therefore have been a fallacy not to get rid of
such a m an!
The books written by Zimmermann, to which the
Church took exception, are listed in the indictment as
follows:
Theoriae Secondorum Mobilium Perfectae, published
in I 664.
Cometologia, published in 1682.
Jovis per umbrosa, published in 1686.
Philalethae Exercitatio, published in 1 689.
Scriptura Sacra, published in 1704.
O rthodoxia Theosophiae Bohmianae, published in
1691, and twelve others. It will be noted that some
of these were published a num ber of years after he
was expelled from all association with the Church and
a num ber of years after his transition; for Zim m er
mann, as we shall see, passed away in 1 694, the signi
ficant year. Thus, the terrible criticism and persecu
tion of the Church did not stop the going on of his
w ork and the spreading of his message to the world.
Zim m erm ann had six children. Four of them liv
ing at the time of the journey to Am erica became ac
tive workers in the A merican colony of Rosicrucians.
It was while Zim m erm ann was at Bietigheim that,
during an ailment, he called upon Dr. Ludwig Brunnquell, the celebrated scientist, physician and mystic;
and this man, not only a devoted admirer of the w rit
ings of Boehme, but a Rosicrucian Master, first intro
duced the writings of Boehme to Zimmermann, and
the Proceedings of the Ducal Government quoted
above, constantly refer to the fact that Zim m erm ann
while a clergyman was "seduced into all m anner of

superstitions by this famous Brunnquell. But the

friendship started at that time lasted all through Zimm erm anns life, and a wholesome uplifting friendship
it was.
Now let us turn to one other man. Zim m erm ann
was destined to be the Master of the Lodge of members
to go to America, and as Deputy Master one Johannes
Kelpius was selected to be the real leader of the work
in America.
To quote one writer of the early history of P enn
sylvania: "Johannes Kelpius will always remain one of
the most picturesque characters of our early history;
the more so because of the air of mystery and rom ance
which has thus far enshrouded his personality
unfortunately, in his modesty, he left but little written
record of the great w ork perform ed by him during the
fourteen long years he lived on the banks of the ro
mantic Wissahickon in the mystic colony. By reason
of his scholarly attainments, devout life, independent
bearing, and it may be said, broad humanity, together
with his repeated refusals of worldly honors and civil
powers that were at various times thrust upon him, the
Master on the Wissahickon river stands out in bold
relief as a prom inent example of piety and disinter
estedness."
Form er Governor of Pennsylvania, the Hon. Pennypacker, in his history of Pennsylvania, and others, like
Watson, the Annalist, also speak highly of this Mystic,
the Rosicrucian Master, as he is called in nearly all
old records. But, we are able now to throw consider
able light upon his life and to even quote from some
of his writings which were found well preserved while
seeking facts for this history of the early A merican
Rosicrucians.
During the last century there was a book published
called "Transylvania Savans, outlining the life and
work of eminent men of Transylvania. Because of
its limited edition copies never reached this country,
but one was found in the old archives of Halle the
city where Francke established the University in con
nection with his propaganda for the Rosicrucian O rder
in Germany. From this old book we learn facts of the
early life of Kelpius.
Johannea Kelpius was the son of Pfarrer George
Kelp, of Halwegen, who passed away in February of
1665, and was incumbent at the Deundorf, a town in
the district of Schassburg (Segesvar) in Transylvania.
Pfarrer Kelp had three sons, and Johannes was born
in 1673. Soon after the fathers death, young Kelp
or Kelpius, was offered assistance by three friends
Count Valentine Francke, Burgomaster Michael Deli,
and Notarius Johann Zabanius. T ruth is stranger
than fiction, often, and here is an excellent example.
This Count Francke was a cousin of Augusts Herm an
Francke, the mystic of Halle, the Rosicrucian Master,
and Count Francke was also a mystic and a Rosicru
cian. Thus, young Kelpius was destined by fate to
come under the right influence at the right time, for
he had a natural inclination toward mysticism in his
youth.
Either by chance (by the law) or by intention on
the part of Count Francke, he was sent to a high
school at Tubingen, the very city w here Zim m erm ann
was teaching and speaking his philosophy and mysti
cism.
A fter a short stay at this town he went on to the
university at Altdorf, near Nurem berg, then at the
height of its fame. H ere he received a thorough
scientific and religious training, graduating in 1689 at
the age of sixteen. He was at once honored with the
title of Professor, or in the records of the old univer
sity, it is stated: "der frien K unate und W ehweisheit
D octor," or doctor of liberal arts and philosophy.
And, his thesis at graduation was upon the subject of
Natural Theology. The title in Latin as given by him
was: "Theologiae Naturalis, sen Metaphysicae, etc.,
etc. This from one who was destined to be a great
leader in natural theology and metaphysics. The
thesis was later published in a num ber of consecutive
editions and became a contribution to Rosicrucian
philosophy.

It was while a student at Altdorf that his attention

was attracted by the head tutor at he university, the
Reverend Johannes Fabricus, whose pen name in mys
tic literature was "Altdorfinus," and a year following
his graduation there appeared a book on mysticism
and philosophy bearing on the title page the name of
both Fabricus and Kelpius, Master and pupil, an
unheard of honor to a student in those days. The
title of the book, which was in eighteen parts, was
the Scylla Theologica. This book was followed by a
second and then a third on similar subjects and then
by some treatises. Some of these are dedicated to his
patrons, Francke and Deli, etc.
The issuance of these books and the trend of his
mind, brought Kelpius to the attention of Zimm ermann
while the latter was at Beitigheim.
(To be continued)
A A A
HOW TO HELP HEADQUARTERS
You must realize that our correspondence at head
quarters is becoming very heavy and complicated.
The National Service D epartm ent has added to our
mail and the new Square of the Four plan will add
m any letters, and all this in addition to reports, in
quiries about lectures, The Triangle, books, dues,
charters, literature, etc.
Now we have a request to make that will mean
very little to each writer and mean a very great deal
to us.
In the first place, address your letters properly.
Matter intended for the National Service Departm ent
should be so addressed. Matter intended for the Imperator should be addressed simply, lmperator, care of
AMORC, etc. Inquiries about lectures, books, litera
ture, charters, lodge formations, etc., should be a d
dressed to the G rand Secretary, care of AMORC, etc.
Letters containing corrections for lectures, comments
on improving lectures, additions, etc., or special m atter
for special ceremonies, convocations, rituals, etc.,
should be addressed to the Suprem e Grand Master,
care of AMORC, etc. Paym ent of Royal Support,
dues, supply bills, etc., should be addressed to Finan
cial Secretary, care of AMORC, etc. Reports of news
items for the Triangle should be addressed to The
Triangle, care of AMORC, etc.
But, the most im portant point we wish to emphasize
is this*: Please, in writing your letter, put at the top
of it the subject of your letter. Business houses have
long since adopted the custom of putting at the top
of the letter this line: RE Inquiry for Catalog, or RE:
Quotation of Prices, or RE: Shipment of goods ordered,
etc. Now, our mem bers can do this same thing. In
writing a long letter telling us about a lecture that
has not been received, please put at the top of the
letter as the first line of the letter, RE: LECTURE NOT
RECEIVED. In writing about a change of address and
telling us the whys and wherefores, please put at the
top of the letter RE: Change of Address. In writing
about some books desired, put at the top of the letter
RE: Books Desired.
If m ore than one m atter is included in your letter,
m ake separate paragraphs and put the line RE: etc.,
at the top of each paragraph or else put each request
on a separate sheet with the proper heading.
It will enable us to have our mail opened quickly
and systematically, then scanned to see what classifi
cation to put it into and immediately turn it over to
the right officer to be attended to. W hen we have to
read through four pages of interesting m atter to dis
cover that a lecture has been lost we are delayed in
our work.
O ne other point. Will all secretaries, treasurers
and officers as well as mem bers please make Royal
Support and due checks or Money O rders payable to
AMORC FUNDS and not to officers, the Lodge, or any
other.way. T hank you!
In addressing any of the foregoing, always add the
words: care of AMORC, 1255 Market Street, San
Francisco, California, (U. S. A .).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Note: Questions submitted to this departm ent
should be of a nature that will interest the majority
of our members. Strictly personal problems will not
be answered in these columns. Questions relating to
the work or teachings of the O rder are especially
desired, but some of these may be unansw ered here
because of their secret nature; all others will be a n
swered as fully as possible. Address such questions
to the Question Departm ent, The Triangle, 1255
M arket Street, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.
Q. W hat one verse in the Bible would you consider
as typifying the aim or w ork of our Order?
A. There is one verse which is a favorite with the Im
perator because it is a key to the fundamental
principal upon which all our endeavors are built.
It is this: God is Love; and he that dwelleth in
Love dwelleth in God, and God in him." It is a
part of the 16th verse of the fourth chapter of
John 1. All our efforts should be directed toward
attuning with and dwelling in the Cosmic or
Divine Peace and H arm ony that exists throughout
the universe. Call this H arm ony and Peace by
the name Love and the verse quoted above be
comes significant. God is Love,----H arm ony,
Peace, Power, all these. A ttuning ourselves
with these principles, dwelling in them, brings
about that sublime state w here these dwell within
us. O u r teachings are for the purpose of enabling
us consciously to attune with these God-principles
and to direct others in their desire for the same.
This particular verse from the Bible might well
be placed on the wall i of every sanctum.
Q. In some of our literature it is stated that it was
decreed that the Rosaecrucian O rder should not
come to America until I 9 I 5 or 1 9 1 6 and that the
Imperator had to wait for that year before start
ing the work he was given in 1 9 0 9 ; and in recent
issues of the Triangle and in other m atter we read
that the O rder was really established in Am erica
in the year I 6 9 4 . Is there contradiction in this?
A . Not at all, so far as fact is concerned. Two im
portant points are overlooked. First of all our
early literature referring to the establishment of
the O rder here concerned the establishment of
the O rder in this particular period. In m any
places our literature explains, and many books
also explain, that the O rder has always operated
in cycles or periods of 108 years. A fter 108
years of activity there is a period of 108 years
of silence, followed, then, by 108 years of activity
again. The history of the O rder, as published
in the A m erican Rosae Crucis magazine for 1 9 1 6 ,
plainly shows this through all the past ages. The
Imperator w ent to Europe in 1 9 0 9 , as is well
known, for the purpose of getting in touch with
the O rder and assisting in its being established
here in full form as a separate jurisdiction. It
was the right year to make such plans, for dating
back 108 years from 1 90 9 we have the year
1801, the year that the last of the Rosicrucians
in America conducted any of their w ork; and
dating back 108 years from that date, we have
16 9 3 , the year that the European Rosicrucians
made their plans for coming to America, as is
being explained in the present installments of the
history in this Triangle. From 169 3 to 1801
the Rosicrucians were active in A m erica; from
1801 there followed another period of 108 years
of inactivity; and now we are in another active
period. The second point to be considered is
this: the Order, as an O rder and with a separate
jurisdiction, was never established in America
until this period. The fact that Rosicrucians,
initiated abroad, returned to A m erica and carried
on some of the work, or that others living in
Europe came here in a band and carried on some
of the work, laying a foundation stone, does not
mean that these pioneers established in America
the O rder as an Am erican Order. T here were

m any who did such pioneer work, am ong them

being V aughan and later Dr. Randolph, but they
had not authority to establish a complete O rder
here and did not do so. The date for such work
was always set as the year 1916, seven years
after the date of the new birth period, 1909,
allowing seven years for preparation.
Q. Do you recom m end reading of a book called:
T he Rosicrucians, Their Teachings?
A. From time to time our Im perator has recom
mended certain books, the recommendations ap
pearing in our official publications or mentioned
in our lectures, but as for the book cited above we
can only say again what we have said about all
books claiming to be Rosicrucian expositions.
T here is not one which is authentic or which con
tains our teachings or our work. Certain book
publishers have for years issued books with Rosi
crucian titles for the sole reason that the title is
very appealing and assures a good sale. Seekers
are looking for some information about the Rosi
crucians and any book seeming to deal with the
subject sells quickly, but just as surely dis
appoints. If some enterprising publisher would
buy a small edition of the Holy Bible and put a
new cover on each copy and label it Rosicrucian
Sacred Principles, he could sell thousands of
copies and at the same time defraud his buyers
not at all. But the book appearing today as
Rosicrucian reference books are useless to the
real student. The only exception to this is the
book printed years ago and now out of print, but
obtainable in some libraries or rare book stores.
It is called The Real History of the Rosicrucians,
and is by the well known and well loved A rth u r
Edward Waite, of England. Do not be misled,
however, by similar titles. One book that ap
peared a few years ago and which caused con
siderable comm ent because of its lack of anything
Rosicrucian, was called Rosicrucian, and its
author's name was given as Magus Incognito (the
unknown M agus). It was issued by a well
known New T hought publishing house in Chicago,
and as a m atter of fact its author was Mr. A tkin
son, the New T hought writer, who was never in
itiated into the O rder and who knew nothing of its
"secret teachings. Rest assured that any book
claiming to have the teachings of the Rosicrucians
on its printed pages is a fraud, for the real teach
ings will NEVER be published in such form.
Q. Is there a branch of our O rder in England?
A. O ur O rder in England is under the same name
as the one here in America and is a p art of the
O rder throughout the world. The Grand Secre
tary of England is Mr. Raym und Andrea, and
under his direction the w ork is progressing
throughout England with the principal group of
students forming the Lodge in London.
Q.----W hat is the meaning of the word Colombe as
applied to our Vestal Virgins in each Lodge?
A. The word means dove, and has a similar equiva
lent in many languages. The Vestals are the
Doves of Peace and Purity in each Lodge as
well as Guardians of the A ltar and the A ltar Fire.
In the symbolical ritual, they represent the con
science of the individual. The word Colombe is
pronounced, by universal custom in our Order,
as Co-lomb, with accent on the last syllable.
Q.----A re there any landm arks still standing of the early
Rosicrucians who established a colony in or near
Philadelphia, as related in the story now ap p ear
ing in the Triangle?
A. Yes, in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, there remains
the foundation of the first structure, upon it
now being a wooden building. It is located on the
old road still called H erm its Drive or H erm its
Lane; and not far from this structure is the old
cave or meditation place of one of the Masters of
the colony. This cave is about to be preserved
by the Park Commission, enclosed by a railing,

and m arked by a bronze plate donated by our

Order. Visitors to Philadelphia can find much
interest in these beautiful spots. At Ephrata,
Pennsylvania, however, there are a number of
fine buildings in good preservation that were used
by the colony alter it moved from Philadelphia
to a m ore secluded locality.
Q. is it compulsory for one to resign from other
schools of philosophy or mystical study in order
to unite with your body?
A. No. W e do not insist that our members forsake
any school of thought that has helped them or is
about to help them, nor do we ask that they
change their religious, political or social con
nections so long as these are good, constructive
or helpful.
Q.--- Do the applicants for admission to AMORC have
to pledge allegiance or obedience to any individual
leader as in nearly all the other occult schools?
A. Emphatically, no I All members must abide by
the constitution and that means that in all ritual
istic matters within the Lodge the members must
abide by the rulings of the Master of the Lodge
as an officer, not a person; and in all general
affairs of the O rder all mem bers must abide by
the rulings of the supreme officers, not person
alities. In no other sense are our members asked
to pledge obedience to person or office.
Q. W hat has been recommended to those who desired
to m ake provision during their earthly life for
a gift to the O rder after their transition?
A . W hen we have been asked this question by mail
the official answer given has always been the same.
It is well, indeed, for all who have been benefitted
by the O rder or who wish to help keep its work
going, to make some provision in the way in
timated. A few of our members have passed on
in recent years without having made such p ro
vision and we are sure that it was regretted. In
one case a Brother, without kin, passed on w ith
out leaving any will or document, and his bank
account of nearly $50,000 went to the State of
New York. During his life he was active in help
ing in all our problems and was devoted to the
work. Procrastination and lack of foresight
may defeat what m any of our members have
in mind. These members should m ake some
provision in their wills and testaments to the
effect that a certain am ount or certain articles
of their possession are given to The Ancient and
Mystical O rder Rosae Crucis, North American
Jurisdiction, with H eadquarters at 1255 Market
Street, San Francisco, California, or to be more
definite in the m anner in which the gift is to be
used, to The M aintenance and Extension Fund
of the Ancient and Mystical O rder Rosae Crucis,
North A merican Jurisdiction, etc.
Q.----W hat books have been written and published by
the Im perator of our O rder?
A. Of the num ber he has written in the past twenty
years, there is but one which is not out of print
and which can be gotten easily without hunting
through libraries or stores with rare books. It
is entitled A Thousand Years of Yesterdays. It
is a story of mystic revelation, purely fiction, yet
dealing with hundreds of points that arouse the
interest and enthusiasm of the seeker. It has
had a very wide sale, has been favorably reviewed
by the best critics in the country and has been
translated in five different countries. T he English
edition, published by the College Press of San
Francisco, was bound in an economical form so
that the sale price could be made reasonable.
It is a wonderfully good book to loan to seekers
or to be used as propaganda for the Order. It
can be secured from H eadquarters here for 70
cents per copy, postage prepaid.

Q.-A re members allowed to wear pins or symbolj

and w here can they be secured?
A. New pins in symbolical form will be ready soon
and mem bers may w ear them if they desire.
They often serve to introduce one seeker to
another and lead to many acquaintances that
result in new members. W hen the pins are ready
they will be distributed to all the Lodges and
groups.
Q. W hat suggestions can be given to one who is
anxious to help several young people who are
about to have their first child and who are in need
of advice, having no relatives to go to?
A . H ere is truly a wonderful opportunity to serve.
There are many such cases in all neighborhoods
and no greater w ork can be done than in giving
friendly advice and help to those inexperienced
in such matters. To help, or have any part in
helping, a child to come into the world with
better understanding and m ore love on the part of
the parents is one of the grandest work* our mem
bers can do. Usually the physician is ready and
willing to advise, but often he is not consulted
until the last month or so; and often his advice is
so professional (as it should be) that it does not
take the place of that from a friend or companion.
It can never take the place of the advice given by
a w om an who knows to a woman who does not
know. The first step to take is to win the ex
pectant m other's confidence and friendship. This
is not done by being over ready with advice and
suggestion, but rather through the proper attitude
of friendliness, companionship and sympathy.
Yet, the interest thus shown should not take the
form of sympathy for the expectant suffering,
for at no time should the thought of physical
suffering dominate the interest or care. Give
the mother-to-be good reading matter. One book
that will interest every expectant mother is the
lm perators book, "A Thousand Years of Yester
days, because it deals with a birth and plainly
reveals the Divine, beautiful laws at work prior
to and during childbirth, and causes the m other
to understand w hat a sacred and im portant part
she plays in this event. Then, her thoughts
should be directed to the laws that pertain to p re
natal influences. The expectant m other should
know that her thinking, as well as her doing, has
an influence on the brain of the unborn child.
Good music, good pictures, should be afforded her
and she should be encouraged to select an ideal
character for her unborn, and concentrate upon
it for a certain period each day. In this way,
and m any other ways that will come to mind,
our m em bers can help those who need help at
such a time. Make it your business to find where
such a mother-to-be lives, especially a young
woman, friendless and lonely, and devote part of
your time to her and her problem. It is, after
all, not her problem, but yours, mine, the O rders,
the nation's, the worlds greatest problem.
Q. A re there one or two obelisks from Egypt in
Central Park, N. Y. ?
A.----T h ere is but one; the twin of this one is on the
banks of the Tham es in London.
Q. Is it imperative for mem bers of the O rder to eat
only vegetables?
A . No! If you find m eat disagrees with you, leave
it alone; if there is any other reason for a veget
able diet, stick to it; but the O rder does not com
pel you to do so.
Q. Will the drinking of w ater strengthen one's aura?
A. Yes, for it will help the physical body to be more
healthy.
Q. W hat are the dues of the National Lodge?
A. T he dues of the National R. C. Lodge are one
dollar per m onth payable by mem bers to the
Secretary, National R. C. Lodge, 1253 Market
Street, San Francisco, Calif., U. S. A.