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"As mystics we do everything that we can to cultivate and maintain four primary virtues, and thus warrant being called a mystic: understanding, service, compassion, and love. These virtues all flow into one another, and end up merging into a perfect unity and forming one entity, thus moving us closer to the “Rose-Croix” state. But the road is long, and the ascent an arduous one, with its tests like so many stones on the path. Willpower, perseverance, and trust are three further virtues that need to be manifested, if we wish to achieve our spiritual elevation. We can do this together under the aegis of the sacred symbol of the Rose-Cross, and thanks to all the experiences – pleasant and unpleasant – that we have already lived through, and will continue to live through. This choice is ours, for we have our free will." Christian Bernard


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"Master! "I exclaimed, "teach me this secret, and I promise you that I will never use the knowledge obtained for any selfish purpose whatever. I have learned enough of occultism to know that worldly possessions and riches are useless for the purpose of spiritual development, and that they are in truth the greatest obstacles which can be put in the way of those who desire to progress. I only desire to know the truth for the sake of the truth, and not for the purpose of obtaining any selfish advantage. Teach me these secrets, and I will forget my own self, and devote my life to benefit the universal brotherhood of humanity."

"Very well," answered the Adept. "I will do all I can to show you the way, but you must do your own walking. To teach you the secret of how to make gold is identical with teaching you all the secrets of the constitution of nature, and of its counterpart, the microcosm of man. This cannot be done in a few hours, or within a few days, and it would be against the rules of our order to retain you here longer than after sunset. But to enable you to study this science of alchemy, I will lend you a book which you may read and study; and if you keep your intuitional faculties open and your mind unclouded, I will be invisibly near you and assist you to understand the meaning of the secret symbols contained therein."

With these words Theodorus handed me a book containing a number of coloured plates with symbols and signs. It was an old book, and its title was "The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries."
"The size of the book," continued the Adept, "renders it rather inconvenient for you to carry it on your descent from the mountain, but I will send it to your hotel at the village, where you will find it on your arrival."

I thanked the Adept, and looked once more at the mysterious book. I glanced at the titles of the pages, and saw that they treated about the greatest of mysteries, of the Macrocosm and Microcosm, of Time and Eternity, of Occult Numbers, the Four Elements, the Trinity of All, of Regeneration, Alchemy, Philosophy, and Cabala; it was indeed a book on Universal Science.
"If you practically understand the contents of this book," said Theodorus, "you will not merely know how to produce gold out of the baser metals, which is one of the lowest, most insignificant, and comparatively worthless parts of our art, but you will know the mystery of the Rose and the Cross; you will know how to come into possession of the Philosopher's Stone and the Universal Panacea, which renders those who possess it immortal.

You will then not merely know how to direct the processes of life, so as to make pearls and diamonds and precious stones grow, but you will know how to make a man out of an animal, and a god out of a man. This last alchemical process is the one thing which is needed, and in comparison all other arts are merely playthings for children. What will it serve us to run after illusions, which will vanish in time, if we can obtain within ourselves that which is eternal and real?"

I asked the Adept whether I would be permitted to show that book to others, or to have it copied and printed; upon which he replied:

"There are at present few people in the world who would be able to comprehend this book to its fullest extent; but there are some who desire to know the truth, and for the sake of these few you may risk to throw pearls before the swine. The symbols contained in these pages must be not merely seen and studied with the intellect, they must also be grasped by the spirit. To make this plain to you, know that each occult symbol and sign, from a mere point up to the double-interlaced Triangle, to the Rose and the Cross, has three significations.

The first is the exoteric meaning, which is easily understood; the second is the esoteric or secret signification, which may be intellectually explained; the deepest and most mysterious one is the third, the spiritual meaning, which cannot be explained, but which must be spiritually experienced within yourself.

This practical, internal experience is arrived at by the power of intuition, or the faculty by which the soul feels the presence of things which one cannot see with the bodily senses. If a person once feels interior things with his heart, sees them by his internal sight, and understands their attributes, then such a person has become illuminated, and is practically an Adept.

— With the Adepts, An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians, by Franz Hartmann c. 1910

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"Quando vc descobrir que o Universo vibra no seu interior, vc será um Mago. Um Mago não vive no mundo; o mundo vive dentro dele. Um Mago não se limita a atrair; nada lhe falta, pq ele faz acontecer." Merlin, Conselheiro do Rei Arthur.

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The Alchemical Separation

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In "Bernard of Treviso's Quest for the Stone", the nature of the alchemical step of the "Separation", is attempted to be explained. It is related the following. "Nature delights in her own nature, Nature conquers Nature, and Nature retains Nature". Or, " Nature takes pleasure in itself and nature dominates itself ".
Julius Evola in " The Hermetic Tradition", says that, "in this lies the possibility of the separation, in that, as nature has the possibility of being desire, abandonment to itself, and identification with self-gratification. At the same time it has the possibility in saying no to itself. Thus dominating itself as that which manifest itself to act against itself and transcend itself.
This domination can be to the point of actually distinguishing that which dominates and that which is dominated. Thus we have as a result within itself the separation of the active masculine forces from the passive feminine forces. In this separation, the two forces are released from one an other. Here is the separation of the Sun and Moon that is so vital a step in the alchemical process".
In this way the active conscience (Sun) separates itself from itself to look at itself, as it were in a mirror the (Moon) to see its reflection and realize what it is. It can then tear itself down, purify itself and re-make itself on a higher order through the reintegration and the conjunction. It is consciousness becoming conscious of its own consciousness. This is that magnificence of the realization of Self. Steve Kalec

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"In all periods, and in all cultures, men and women have lived at the margins of their “world,” and have chosen to push back the frontiers of the commonplace and break through into the mysterious. These individuals have asked themselves fundamental questions, the same ones that still occupy our minds. Where does Humanity come from? What is the reason for our existence? In what direction, and towards what goal, are we heading? Those who have asked themselves these questions have had what may be called a “mystical awakening.” Such questioning has often been experienced, but is only rarely spoken of, for fear of being judged, misunderstood, or even ill-treated; but on occasion it has managed to make real sense for those I shall call “free souls,” among them Rosicrucians, now, just as in the past." Christian Bernard


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We had a very interesting podcast and discussion about the Philosopher's Stone. One point that came up is that Transmutation may refer not to transformation by the actual change of one substance into another, but rather the change that occurs when the qualities of substances are changed. How would this distinction be made for spiritual transmutation?

“In practical living Illumination follows both Intuition and Idealism. Our intuition helps us to form a series of steps to climb. Each step in turn is an ideal; each ideal is more advanced, and more satisfying to our highest psychic self. An ideal may start with health, with personal well-being. Then it may advance to a consideration of the welfare of others, the service of society and then gradually broaden with greater understanding. The idealism prepares the consciousness for Illumination.” Ralph M. Lewis



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WHY ALCHEMY EXISTS

This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead will play its role until the world has no further need for lead; and then lead will have to turn itself into gold.
That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”

~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

"Let us learn to let go, to not allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the circumstances and conditions of this world. Let us constantly remember that at the heart of ourselves, as at the heart of all human beings, there forever stands a silent and watchful guardian: the Master Within." Christian Bernard



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We were born of ATOM on the EVE of TEMPTATION. When ATOM was told to GO FORTH & MULTIPLY, the only way ATOM understood, was to smash, ATOM. History repeats itself. The future is our past. Time is transcendental and not so, we are made of the minerals of the times we were woven together, and ripped apart. We are alchemy. We have mental alchemy. We will become this again, just as we have not been. The 7 steps of transmuting lead thoughts into golden ones, considers the ridding and weaving away of what no longer serves our purpose. The splitting, of atom. The direction of the gong. Back and forth, for eternity.

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I always wondered what the meaning of "777" was.

From "The Rosicrucian Digest," September 1935
THE MYSTERY OF 7-7-7
THE very wide-spread interest in the Cathedral of the Soul has led many hundreds of those who have benefited by its great work to investigate the esoteric principles and all the other little details connected with this unique western world idea.

In eastern countries and especially among the Orientals the idea of a Cosmic cathedral or Cosmic meeting place of the minds of those united in spiritual meditation is not new; and in many parts of Europe there are branches and inner circles of the Rosicrucian organization which have taken advantage of the esoteric principles back of such a Cosmic plan and have held weekly periodic sessions for the uniting of the minds of the members in Cosmic Consciousness.

In the western world, however, and especially in North America, the idea is quite new or at least it was quite new until a few years ago when the Cathedral of the Soul was first introduced through our organization. Instead of calling the great central place of contact a "Cosmic Assembly," as some of the European Rosicrucians have done for many years, or the "Cosmic Convent," as many esoteric students of the Rosicrucian Order have done in past centuries, we thought that a slightly different name would be more understandable to the average student of our organization. Bear in mind that in the French language the word convent means convention and all of their assemblies, congresses, and general conventions of members are called convents. An assembly of the minds in the Cosmic world would therefore be a Cosmic convent.

Among the many interesting questions asked about the work in this country is that pertaining to the mystical number 7-7-7 which we use in connection with the Cathedral of the Soul. In Europe and the Near East nearly all of the esoteric divisions of the Rosicrucian Fraternity and many thousands of esoteric students outside of the Rosicrucian organization have visualized and created in their ritualism and meditations a cathedral or a monastery or an imaginary edifice of some kind in the Cosmic where the "Heavenly Hosts" assemble for united worship and the direction of spiritual vibrations through the earth or where the minds and consciousness of the advanced mystics may reach upward and blend in unison with Cosmic minds of the Cosmic plane. In these foreign countries the symbol for this unity of thought has always been a white triangle with its point upward, probably symbolizing the uplifting to an apex of the consciousness of the multitudes on earth who are united at times in such spiritual meditation. At each point of the triangle the figure seven was placed as symbolic of the spiritual and esoteric principles involved.

All mystical students know that the number 7 is the highest and purest form or position mathematically that may be attained through the uplifting of the spiritual consciousness. The number 3, 5, and 7 have always been significant in esoteric matters including Freemasonry, as well as Rosicrucianism. In the Martinist Order the 7's are highly significant and in many other divisions of esoteric schools the mathematical and vibratory value of 7 indicates the purest form of consciousness, life, love, and divinity. Three is the common symbol of the Trinity wherein all things are united while 7 represents the triangle upon the square, the 3 above the 4, but united in a manner to place the trinity of 3 above all of the material things represented by the cube or square. Three times 7 gives a total of 21, and if the digits of 21 are added together we secure 3 which is the number of divinity and of perfection. Therefore, the sacred symbol of the Cathedral is 7-7-7 upon the white triangle of pure spirituality.

The emblem of the triangle with 7 at each corner will be found on nearly all of the sacred, spiritual manuscripts of the mystics of the Orient and in many of the secret, private, esoteric schools of Europe. Dr. Papus, the one-time Supreme Grand Master of the Martinist Order, and perhaps the greatest living representative of the high spiritual doctrines of St. Martin, always used the white triangle with 7-7-7 impressed upon it as his spiritual emblem before his altar when reaching out to the Cosmic to contact the consciousness and souls of the Martinists in all lands. This eminent mystic whose very name is reverenced throughout the esoteric world made the symbol of the triangle and 7-7-7 more highly respected and reverenced than any other mystic of the past. In the archives of the esoteric schools preserved at Cologne and in similar archives in London, Paris, and Lyon, there are old vellum books bound with sheepskin and rapidly becoming yellow and faded, but on their covers is impressed the white triangle with the 7 on each point. Everyone familiar with esoteric principles knows that any book bound under and ensconsed by this sacred emblem and three sacred numbers is one of the Holy of Holies in the secret literature of all esoteric schools.

But like many other sacred emblems that immediately command respect and reverence among mystics, the symbol of the white triangle and the three numbers 7-7-7 have been misused at times in the past. Those who have wanted to appropriate some of the most idealistic emblems in order to use them to cover over any acts or thoughts that were questionable, found it convenient at different times to label their activities and reports, their books or their manuscripts with the symbol of the triangle and 7-7-7. But such deception could have its effect only on the general public, the unlearned, or those unfamiliar with mystical symbolism.

Whenever a real student of mysticism found a book or manuscript bearing this esoteric symbol and group of numbers and found also that the book dealt with materialistic matters exclusively and not with Cosmic or spiritual principles, he knew that he had before him not only a book of errors but a deliberately conceived and planned piece of deception. The numbers 7-7-7 were first used on some of the rare manuscripts found in the tomb of Christian Rosenkreuz among the books known as Liber T and Liber M. But long before his time the number 7 used three times or occasionally six times was recognized as a symbol that would lead to peace, spiritual attunement, Cosmic blessings and benedictions. For this reason the numbers 7-7-7 were used in conjunction with our Cathedral of the Soul.

We call the little book that describes the great Cosmic assembly Liber 777. If you are a non-member and have not read this booklet and derived benefit from its many special features, we recommend that you get a copy at once by following the instructions given in the little box at the beginning of this article. You will note that the booklet deals wholly with the most beautiful of spiritual things and affords you an opportunity in your mystical practices to attune yourself with the Cosmic in unity with many others. Through these contacts the blessings of the Cosmic may be yours without any obligations except your spiritual obligation to God and the Cosmic. Why not join with many thousands of others throughout the western world in keeping these beautiful periods that lift the soul and consciousness into the sublime realm of peace, health, and happiness.

A king had a beautiful garden, and in it were 32 paths.
He placed a watchman over them to show that all these paths belong to him alone.
The king said to him, “Watch them, and walk upon them every day. As long as you walk these paths, you will have peace.”
What did the watchman do?
He appointed other watchmen as his assistants to watch over them.
He said, “If I remain alone on these paths, it is impossible for me, a single watchman, to maintain them all.
Besides that, people may say that I am the king.”
The watchman therefore placed his assistants over all the paths.

(The Bahir, A Sefer of the Torah Israel )

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"There is a marvelous story of a man who once stood before G-d, his heart breaking from the pain and injustice in the world. "Dear G-d he cried out, "look at all the suffering, the anguish and distress in your world. Why don't you send help?" G-d responded,"I did send help. I sent you." When we tell our children that story, we must tell them that each one of them was sent to help repair the broken world-and that it is not the task of an instant or of a year, but of a lifetime."

Rabbi David Wolpe

"Lord of Light"
Lord of all being, throned afar,
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Sun of our life, thy quickening ray
Sheds on our path the glow of day:
Star of our hope, thy softened light
Cheers the long watcher of the night.
Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose LIGHT IS TRUTH, whose Fire is Love,
Before thy ever-blazing throne
WE ask no lustre of our own.
Grant us thy Truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burn for thee
Till all thy living altars claim
The Holy Light--the Heavenly Flame.
"Lord of Light"