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AMORC - Ros Rosii cr uci an Or der ANAL YTI CAL DI SCU SCUSSI ONS ( Supp uppl ement ent ar y Lect Lect ur e) PRATI PRATI CAL CAL TRO T ROTHS THS REVEA REVEAL L ED I N ESO ESOTERI TERI C' TEACHI TEACHI NGS The The Di vi ne Dr ama Ther Ther e i s one one f eat ur e of t he i nner nner exper i ence of t he soul soul al ong t he Myst i c Way t hat we have but t ouche ched upon. I t i s t he acut acut el y per sonal sonal si de of of a r el at i onshi shi p t hat con const i t ut es t he Di vi ne Dr ama. I n t hi s Di vi ne Dr ama, t he dr amat i s per per sonae sonae ar e t wo: God as t he Logos Logos mani ani f est i ng Hi msel f i n and t hr u t he Hi gher Sel f , and- - Y0U! I t was t he he ai m of t hos e s ci ci ent i f i c i nves t i gat or s - - t he al c he hemi s t s - - t o enact t hi s dr ama; i t was t he ai m of t he Her met i c ph phi l osoph sopher s. I ndeed, i t was "eve "ever t he ar dent aspi spi r at i on of t he see seeke kerr af t er God i n al l t i mes, and of al l l ands, whet her Egypt ypt i an, Epopt , Hi ndu, Yogee, Gr eek, Neopl at oni st s, Ar ab, Suf i , or Chr i st i an gnost i c. " I t i s the the hi ghest aspi spi r at i on of the the spi spi r i t ual l y awakened i n al l r el i gi ous t oday. Whoever hoever so wi l l s may becom become an act or i n t hi s dr ama—■ a pl ay concer ned wi t h t he l i vi ng of one’ s l i f e. But t he i ndi vi dual must wa wake up and unde underr st and and t hat t he l i ght of wi sdom has somet hi ng t o sho show hi m. " Sweet ar e t he uses of of l i f e. The The mor ni ng br eaks agai n over over t he wor l d as a t hous hous and and and mi l l i on t i mes be bef or e; The The l i ght ght f l ows r i ppl i ng i n, and and up t o t he wi ndow ndow- pane, pane, and and passes t hr u and t ouch ouches es t he eyel eyel i ds of t he sl eeper . I t say says: ’Com ’Come f or t h, I have have somet hi ng t o show show yo u. 1 And t he sl ee eep per ar i ses an and goes f or t h- ~and and ever ever yt hi ng i s t he same as yest y est er day. Then he says t o t he l i ght , ’You have have decei ved me, t her e i s not h i ng new her e’ — and he goe oes s back back sul sul l enl enl y t o hi s cha chamber . But t he l i ght i s no not huf f ed, but com comes agai agai n t he next ext mor ni ng ( t hi nks not hi ng of t he l ong j our ney acr oss) and sl i ps t hr ough t he wi ndow- pane ane an and t ouche ches t he sl eeper eper ' s eye eyell i ds as be bef or e* ’Com ’Come f or t h, I have ave somet hi ng t o show you, yo u, ’ And agai agai n t he next next mor ni ng and and t he nex nextt , and and t he nex nextt . And t he sl ee eep per won wond der s what t he l i ght woul oul d be at at , but t he l at t er say says no not hi ng— onl y f ai l s no not to ke kee ep hi s sel sel f - made appoi nt ment ent . " What see see; f or e must open.
t he l i ght has t o sho show, t hi s sou soul has no not yet yet pr epar ed i t sel sel f t o f or i n hi s wak akii ng hour s he he must l ead a l i f e of pr epar at i on. Be he he i s el el i gi bl e eve even n t o t he f i r st act of t he Di vi ne Dr ama, he f i nd the the secr et spr spr i ng of t he door oor whi ch onl onl y he hi msel f can
What hat can we say of t hi s Gr Gr ea eatt Spi Spi r i t i n t he Di vi ne Dr ama Who descends escends t o sha shar e wi t h you Hi s Gl Gl or y— He Who has has pr pr epar epar ed f or you such wonde onderr s t hat eye hat hat h not seen seen nor yet yet ea earr hear d?
He i s God i n Hi s mani ani f est ed, kno knowabl abl e aspect aspect — not t he unmani ani f est , unknow knowabl abl e Uni ver ver sal Dei t y. I n t he Myst er i es i t i s t aught t hat Go God became mani f est , ent ent er ed i nt o mat t er , t ook ook on t he l i mi t at i ons, ons, becam came t he " Hea eave ven nl y Man i n whose Body ody al l f or ms exi exi st , of whose Body al l f or ms ar ar e a par t . " I n t he New Te Test st ament ent i t i s t aught t hat He i s t he Log Logos, "t he Cr ea eatt or and Su Sust ai ner of t hi s un uni ver ver se- - t he Log Logos Who i n Chr i st i ani ani t y was made ade f l esh and dwel t among ong us. " "Go "Go, go, my sou soul , st r ea eam m out on t he wi nd wi t h t hi s on one . . . Go, sho shout on t he wi nds t hat t he wor l d i s al al i ve, ve, t hat t he Ar i sen One c ont r ol s I t . " I n "Co "Col l ected Fr ui t s of of Occu ccul t Teachi chi ng" i t i s at whi ch we f i nd def i ni t el y i n mani f est at i on a Chr i st pr i nci pl e act ual l y emanat es . . . Ther e at a cer cer t ai n l evel wi t hi n t he Di vi ne Hi er ar chy chy t o Whom we may def def i ni t el y l ook ook up as t he consci consci s pi pi r i t ual i nf l uenc e. "
sai sai d, "Th "Ther e i s a l evel Bei ng f r om Whom hom the the i s a Speci f i c Bei ng of t he So Sol ar Syst em ous ous Sour ce of of al l
I t i s HeHe- - t he Lor d of of Compas pas s i on and and Wi s dom—Who al al ways ays st ands r ea ead dy knocki knocki ng at t he door oor of your your hear t . Wi t hout out you you he cann cannot pl ay i n you your par par t i cul cul ar dr ama. He needs you you; Hi s wor l d i s per f ect ed onl y wi t h your your ass ass i st ance ance.. He l ong ongs f or t he si gn of you your com comi ng. He spe speaks: " Behol ehol d I st and and at at t he door door and and knock; knock; i f any any man hear my voi voi ce and and ope open the door oor I wi l l com come unt o hi hi m, and wi l l sup sup wi t h hi m and he wi t h me. " Wi t h st ar t l i ng sud suddenness t he f i r st act un unf ol ds wi t hi n you your sou soul . Si mul t aneo aneou usl y wi t h t he open openii ng of of t he doo doorr comes t he con consci ousne ousness ss of t he Di vi ne Pr Pr esen esence spr ea ead di ng t hr u and per mea eatt i ng your your be bei ng. Suf f used sed wi t h unmi st aka kab bl e spi spi r i t ual f or ce, you ar e l i f t ed I nt o a r ar er at mospher ospher e whi ch r ef r eshes eshes and and r enew enews your your sou soul . The The i l l umi nat i on exper i enced i s added added t o t he nor mal cons ci ousnes s and and i s the the out com come of spi spi r i t ual con cont act act wi wi t h Supr eme Spi r i t . Bet wee een n act s, i t i s necessar cessar y to t r y to l ay hol d of t hi s ex exal t ed stat stat e of consci consci ousness- - t hr u medi t at i on and i ncessa cessan nt ap appr opr i at e dai l y l i vi ng. I t r e cur cur s du dur i ng each act at at a pr ogr essi vel vel y advan vanced ced I ni t i at i on. Thi s i l l umi nat i on t r ansf i gur i ng the the con consci ousne ousness ss see seems t o be t he acm acme of of human exp exper i ence ence.. But no no! i t i s but t he begi egi nni nni ng of t he Di vi ne Dr ama enact ed wi t hi n t he sou soul ; t he Ego i s st i l l a sepa separ at ed ent i t y. Not t i l l t he con concl usi on of t he l ast act when al l t he r equi r ement s have been been met wi l l t he ascendi ascendi ng and desc desc endi endi ng Spi r i t mee eett and and uni t e. I t i s t hen t hat you your Di Di vi ne Dr ama i s com compl et ed at t he end end of you your j our ney al ong t he Mys t i c Way. Tr anscendent ans cendent al per cept i ons ar e mani f est es t ed i n t he s ubl ubl i me hei ght ght s of t hi s ear t hl y exp exper i ence; ence; we must beg aud audi ence ence wi wi t h t hose who ha have l i ved ved the the par t - - we must l i st en, com compar e, and wei gh t hei r asser asser t i ons. What mor e I s sai sai d of t hi s Di vi ne Bei ng, t hi s Lor Lor d of of Wi sdom and Love Love Who t ake kes s par t i n your your Di vi ne Dr Dr ama? St . Ther esa- - t he Sp Spani ani sh sai sai nt of t he si xt eent h cent cent ur y— r ecog cogni zed I n Log Logos "no "not onl y t he br i ght ness of of mani ani f est at i on of De Dei t y, but al so
t he per son sonal i nexha xhaust i bl e and r espo sponsi ve Fo Fou unt of al l l i f e an Obj ect of al l l ove. Becau ecause hum humani ani t y i s t ake aken n up i nt o t he Godhead, t he mani ani f est ed Lor d— t he LogosLogos- - i s t he on one an and onl y br i dge bet bet wee een n t he f i ni t e and t he i nf i ni t e, bet ween t he i ndi vi dual and absol sol ut e Li f e, hence i n t r ue Myst i c l anguage, t he ’ t r ue br i degr degr oom oom’ of of ever ver y sou soul . " As t he dr ama appr oache ches i t s con concl usi on, t he sep separ at ed sel sel f f i nal l y becomes on one wi t h t he Whol e. Of t he encompass i ng l ove ove t hat br ea eaks ks f or t h f r om t he i ndi vi dual to t hi s Pr Pr i nce of Lov Love, Edwar d Car pent er spea speaks ks i n " Af t er Long Long Ages" : " And t he sl ee eep per won wonde derr s what hat ever ever t he l i ght woul oul d be at at , but t he l at t er say says no not hi ng- - onl y f ai l ed not t o ke keep ep hi s sel sel f - made appoi nt ment Then af t er many year s , af t er many t hous hous ands ands of year s - Af t er many any t i mes l yi ng down t o sl ee eep p and r i si ng agai n, af t er many any t i mes ent ent er i ng agai agai n i nt o t he mot her ’ s womb, af t er of t en passi ng t hr u t he gat es of bi r t h and dea eatt h- - t he sl eeper say says t o hi m t hat wak akes es hi hi m: "Ah "Ah! bea eau ut i f ul one, ah! pr i nce of of l ove, so many any t i mes wi t h t hy • f i nger s i n vai vai n t ouchi chi ng my cl cl osed sed l i ds! Now at l ast t hy l ove ove pour pour i ng I n upon me has has f ound ound an ent ent r ance, ance, f i l l i ng my body br eaks t he bounds of i t, and bur st s f or t h back agai n i nt o t he r egi egi ons ons whe whence nce t hou ear nest. Ah!, pr i nce of l ove, l or d of hea eave ven n, most bea eau ut i f ul one, of t hee I am enam enamor ed an and over over come wi t h l ove; ove; Behol ehol di ng t hy beaut y, hea earr i ng t hy wor ds t hou sayest sayest t o me, bei ng t ouch ouched ed wi t h t he near ness of t hy br ea eatt h and t he di di vi ne odor odor whi whi ch ex hal es f r om t hee- - bei ng si ck, con const r ai ned wi t h l ove, r endi ng t he cha chai ns whi ch det det ai n me- Hencef encef or t h t he l ong cha chai n of bi r t hs an and deat hs I abandon, I ar i se and go f or t h wi t h t hee- - t o be begi n my rea real l i f e. " The The end end of t he dr ama br i ngs ngs t he compl et i on of t he gr owt owt h obt ai nabl nabl e on t he ear ear t h pl ane. The The pr ophet ophet I s ai ah made t hi s pr omi s e t o t he r i ght ght eous: Thi ne eyes shal l see t he ki ng i n hi s beau beautt y. " Bl essed essed ar e t he pur e i n hea earr t f or t hey sha shal l see see God, od, " was was t he l i t er al pr omi s e of Chr i s t J es us us . "Fol "Fol l ow peace wi t h al l men, and hol i ness, " sai sai d Paul , "wi "wi t hout whi ch no man shal shal l see see God. God. " And yet we r ecal ecal l i t has been been sai sai d, "No "No man sha shal l see see God at at any any t i me. " Tr ue, t he MAN cannot cannot see God. od. But t he di vi ne i n man sees sees God. And t hi s occur occur s when, by means eans of t he s oul ’ s uni uni on wi t h God, t he man be comes one wi t h t he Fat her her , and and behol ehol ds God God wi t h t he eyes eyes of God. od. " And t her ef or e we may not be s ur pr i sed t o f i nd at t he ap apex of t he myst i c un uni on of Di Di vi ne Spi r i t wi t h t he man' s sou soul - Spi r i t - - t he uni on of God and t he per f ect ed man— t hat whi ch i s t he cr owni ng expe experr i ence ence of t he cl i max of of t he Di vi ne Dr ama: I t i s t hat st upend endous ous even eventt whi ch happ happen ened ed t o t he pr oph ophet s, t o t he myst i cs of ol den and moder oder n t i mes t hat sup supr eme bea beatt i f i c exper xper i ence: ence:
The The Vi s i on of God as t he Lor d Of t hi s v. i si on- - The Vi si on of Adonai , as i t has bee been n cal cal l ed by see seer s— we can but but quot quot e t he wor ds of t hose who have have beh behel d, and and who ar ar e not not bound bound by vow vows of secr ecy: "Ensh "Enshrr i ned i n t hi s l i ght i s a Fo Forr m r adi ant and gl or i ous be beyond al l power of exp expr ess i on. For i t I s made of t he Subst ance ance of of Li ght , and t he For m i s t hat of t he ’ Onl y Begot egot t en, en, ’ t he Log Logos, t he I dea, t he mani ani f est or of God, t he Per Per sona sonal Rea eason son of al l exi st ence, ce, t he Lor Lor d God of Host s, t he Lor Lor d Adonai . . . . I n Const i t ut i on and f orm, Adonai i s dual , compr i s i ng t he t wo modes odes of humani ani t y, and and appe appear ar i ng t o t he be hol der al t er nat el y mascul i ne an and f emi ni ne accor ccor di ng as t he f unct i on exer xer ci sed i s of t he man or t he woman and i s cen cent r i f ugal or cen cent r i pet al . . . . And wher ea eas s of t hese f or ms t he i nner i s t he f emi ni ne, t he be hol hol der der l ea earr ns t hat of t he t wo modes odes of hum humani ani t y, womanhood anhood i s t he nea earr er t o God . . . Al l of God whi ch can be r evea veal ed, ed, al l t hat t he sou soul c an an gr as p . . . i s r eveal ed i n Adonai . " "Th "The son son of Man—y Man—ye es, shal shal l - - appear i n you your mi dst . 0 beat i ng hear t , your your l over ver and and you your j udge sha shal l app appea earr . . . t he Son Son and and so equ equal l y t he Daught aught er of Man. an. The The br eat hl ess es s wonder onder and and r ever ence of t he vi s i on i s expr ess es s ed by t he myst i c, Hor ace Tr aube aubell : "Th "The cl ouds par t : 0 f acece- - 0 f acece- - 0 f ace! ce! f ace smi l i ng upon me- - s mi l i ng me wi ngs, buoyan uoyantt beyon beyond d t he di sc ar ded, ed, cheap cheapen ened ed pr esent esent . Di vi ne For m- - mot her , f at her - - sex onl y now st and r eveal ed, t he uni on i r r ever s i bl e: Di vi ne For m, I made ade whol hol e i n you you, The The el ement s di ver s e her her e bl ende ended. d. God! I am am c i r c l ed- - I am dr unk wi t h t he he i nf l ux of l i f e— Whee eell ed i n you your or bi t - - gi ven ven t he wor d I woul oul d spe speak yet yet must wi t hhol d- Leavi Leavi ng you, 0 my br ot her , ea each ch one, t o say i t f or you your sel f : 0 my quest i oner oner ! you do not suspect suspect me- - you suspe suspect you your sel f : Tomor r ow s eei ng your your s el f , you wi l l see me. And t he i l l umi nat ed spi spi r i t , passi ng t he por t al . God- gr own, wi l l hai l me pr oudl y. " Thr uout uout l i t er at ur e t he i nspi r ed wor ds of t hose hose who have have compl et ed t he Di vi ne Dr ama s hi ne f or t h i l l umi nat i ng t he way f or t hose who have eye eyes s t o see see! What hat wonder onder t hat t he soul soul of man, year ni ng f or t he unkn unknow own, i s l ed i r r esi st i bl y onwar d and upwar d! Eage ager pa pass si onat e pr ayer , un un f l i nchi chi ng cou cour age i n t he act i ng of t he par t , dai l y wai t i ng on God the the Log Logos i n si l ence, ce, aspi spi r at i on i n medi t at i on, r ever ver ence— ce— creat creat e t he f or war d, pr ogr ogr essi ess i ve, ve, evol evol ut i onar onar y movem ovement ent i n t he Di vi ne Dr ama. He who t r ul y see seeks wi t h al l hi s hear t sha shal l sur sur el y f i nd. But i n t he si ncer cer e sear sear ch al l t he sou soul ' s f or ces ces ar ar e f ocused cused t o t he one poi nt t o be achi chi eved- - coo cooper at i on wi t h God’ od’ s wi l l i n t he l i vi ng of one' s l i f e. Thi s i t i s t hat l eads eads t o t he i dent dent i t y i n wi l l and and wi s dom of wi l l s hum human and di vi ne an and br i ngs f or t h a gl or i f i ed humani t y.
The The Gi f t of Days Not what has hap happe pene ned? d? We hav have e moment ar i l y wi t hdr hdr awn f r om t he onr ushi ng cr owd of of humani ani t y t o con consi der t he mea ean ni ng of of l i f e an and i t s goal . We have passed f r om mat er i al sci ence i nt o t he r eal i t i es of Spi r i t and and f i nd t her e equa equall l y Law and and Or der l y Sequ equence. ence. We have ave f oun ound gr oun ound f or sup supr eme op opt i mi sm and have f ound I ncen cent i ve f or l i vi ng at t he t op not ch of end endea eavo vorr — gl or i ousl y. I t has been been necess ar y f or many of us t o l ea eave ve hom home an and sea s earr ch f or happ appi ness t hr u t he wi de wor l d. The The exp exper i ence ence has enl enl ar ged our t ot al vi si on, i t has en enl ar ged our und under st andi ng of t he st r anger wi wi t hout our gat e. I ndeed, we have f oun ound t hat he i s not a st r ang anger at at al al l , but our br ot her . The exper xper i ence ence has cl ea earr ed our si ght t o see see t he bl i i e bi r d dwel l i ng i n our own homes. We f i nd our sel ves ves i nexp expr essi bl y enr i che ched f r om t he j our ney; we t hank ank God humbl y t hat we wer e i nci t ed t o st ar t out on our quest quest f or t he Hol y Gr ai l . For we have t ake ken n a t our t hr u t he Gr ea eatt Rel i gi ons ons of t he Wor l d and and i n _so doi ng we hav have e ar ar r i ved at t he si mpl e, basi basi c, l i t er al t r ut hs of of our own Bi bl e I We rega regar d t hat sub subl i me f i gur e on t he cr oss- - Chr i st J esussus- - wi t h i n cr ea eased sed r ever ever ence. ence. That That Lor d of Wi s dom dom and and Love Love!! Not know knowi ng what t hey di d, t hey cr owned ned t hi s hea heaven ven-- sent mess enge engerr wi wi t h t hor ns and and cr uci f i ed hi m! He who had sho shown t hem- - t ot al l y i gnor ant ant of t he t r ue sou sour ce of Li ght - - a met hod of escap scape f r om a sou soul - dar ke ken ned l i f e. J esus t he Chr i s t came t o save t he wor l d f r om si n, sor r ow, s i ckness cknes s - f r om al l di scor d of t he sou soul . He cam came to r enew t he i mpor t of spi spi r i t ual l i f e, t o accen ccent uat e t hi ngs et er nal . He cam came not t o di e i n our st ead- how coul coul d he when hen ea each ch i ndi ndi vi dual must wor k ou out hi s own sal vat i on al ong ong t he l i nes t hat he he hi msel f l ai d down f or us? us? I t i s unt hi nka kab bl e t hat Dei t y t o be pr opi t i at ed r equi r es a vi car car i ous she sheddi ng of bl bl ood! He came t o enl enl i ght ght en us, t o show show us t he next ascendi ascendi ng st eps i n t he on war d mar ch of t he r aceace- - t he way of pea eace ce an and happ appi ness. He l i ved ved and di ed t hat t he wor l d mi ght ent er t he pat h of spi spi r i t ual t r ut h and spi spi r i t ual under st andi ng. " Seek ye t he ki ngdom gdom of hea heave ven n whi ch i s wi t hi n" was among ong hi hi s par par amount ount mess agesages- - a sear ch whi ch l ea ead ds t o an an unf unf ol di ng of t he I nner man l ea ead di ng t o Cosmi c Con Consci sci ousne ousness ss . Thi Thi s i s t he quest t hat l eads t o t he goal of ear t h- l i f e- - t he co consci ous un uni on of ever y sou soul wi t h i t s Di Di vi ne So Sour cece- - God.
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