T H E FELLOWSHIP

OF THE

ROSY CROSS

ISSUED BY PRATER SACRAMENTUM REGIS MOST HONOURED IMPERATOR

IN

ORDINE

ROSEAI. CRUCIS,

FOR THE DIRECTION OF CELEBRANTS A N D

THE USE OF FRATRES ET SORORES UNDER

THE OBEDIENCE OF AUTHORISED TEMPLES

THE FIRST ORDER OF THE

ROSY CROSS
WORLD OF ACTION

PART 11.

THE CEREMONY OF ADVANCEMENT

IN THE

GRADE OF ZELATOR,
1 4 0

PRIVATELY P R I N T E D

MCMXVI.

SACRAhlENTU h l REGIS,

KEEFEI; OF T H E SACRED MYSTERY.

TEhll'1,L.I I N TI-IE G R A D E O F ZELATOR.

Master. o the Trr,rjlc.-Fratrcs f et Sorores i n our Holy and Glorious Fcllorvsl~ip of tllc Rosy Cross, assist mc to o p n tllc *rc~nl)lc i t h I-ccollcctio~~ d great rcvcrcncc in w an

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the Grade of Zelator. . . . Frater Ostiarius, I direct you to see tllat the Temple is guarded on the hither and further sides, remembering the Treasure that is within.

Fratcr 0stitrritls.-Nono~lrable Mastcr of the Temple, I tcstify by the Pearl of Great Price that the Portal is watched and guarded.
Master o the Temfle.-Fratres et Sorores, let us see to f the guarding of the Sacred and Ueautiful Light which has come in the Rosy Cross to hearts that are prepared within.

f Masicy o t/re Temple.-Auxiliary Frater Zelator, I command you to prove the Brethren. Assure yourself that all present have been advanced to the Grade of Zelator and are zealous students, seeking the Holy Ends.

Fratev Zdaior.-Fratrcs c t Sorores, in the name of the Holy Watchers, and by the ordinance of the Honourable Master, I demand the Sign of this Grade.

Frater Zclator.-Honourable Master of the Tcrnplc, in obedicncc to your commands, I have received from the Fratrcs ct Sororcs the Sign of Ucncdiction, which is that of the Grade of Zelator.

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Mastet*o the firrrple.-I f testify on m y own part, and on behalf of the whole Fellowship, that we who are here present have been dedicated by our own free will, and have pledged and set apart ourselves, seeking the high things belonging to this Grade of Zeal. Intervene, 0 Lord, in Thy mercy, and so sustain those who have entered within the Gate that they may come at last to T h y Presence. This is said with raised eyes aud i~pCt&d Wand pause o a ~ ~ t o ~ r fol'ows. f tent

The

Master o t7ie ,7"1@e.-Let f this Fellowsl~ipof the Rosy Cross be sprinkled with Holy Water, to synlbolise that greater sanctification by which we arc purified from stain in our earthly p a r t

I the Btvthuen /cave not been purt3ed previous(y irr the f

Grade o Neophyte, f/tc Frater Aquarius w7nes razcnd f with the S u n to fhe Thyorre o t h Master, t l . blessing o f f the Vessel 0 W d e r fakes place iz the prescribed fovwt, 1 md th Aquarius ~ e t u r ~ with tjre S u u to his proper ts place. T/.rt-and iu eit/ur cme -he advances to the Pifhrs and,standing betweert t h m , describes a great t k i7z t h air with his Asperg2Ctcs a d sprird&s freely thrice. H e ,~ t t n h sobeisatuz to flu E a s t bcfweerz the Piliars a n d ujVtj?s his Vcssel. Fmter Agzrarinr. -1-Ic f hat is washcd needc th not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit. I have purified the Fellowship with Water.

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Master o the TclqUe.-Let this Fellowship of the Rosy f Cross be hallowed with Sacred Fire, to symbolise that consecration of the carthly part of our nature which GOD fulfils within us by thc Fire of I-Jis Indudling I'rcsetlcc.

Fratcu T~I-zj'icans.-It is written that GOD shall save both man and beast. I have hallowed the Fellowship with Fire.

F r a t ~Zelator.-The ~-

body of the Fcllowsl~ip cleansed. is

f the sanctification of our Master o the Te7rrplc.-In earthly part, 0 Lord, grant us t o see T h y Face.
This is said with raised cycs and paust. of a vmnent foll.oms.
I&I@~

Wartd.

The

Master o the Teu@le.-Let u s recall that part of l i u ~ n a n f personality which receives its plenary consccl-ation in the symbolism of this Grade, and the clement t o which i t corrcsponds, that a sense of our clcction may be awakened, 0 Honourable Frater Yracticus, in the hearts of those who' are here and now present and in thc uplifted heart of this Fellowship. Warden o thc TEIIZ~ZC.-T~IC f work of the wise is perforrncd in the body of man, which is hallowcd i n this

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Grade and corresponds to the Element of Earth. It is written that t h e earth is the ~ o r d ' s and His is the fulness thereof.
f -Now, therefore, Fratres et Master o the TeuqVeSorores, let u s offer u p our bodies i n adoration, giving glory and thanks and honour to the Lord and King of Earth.
f his The Master o the Gt,pZc desce~rdsfro~~t Throne arm!

f $rces tlte E a s t in frolzt o it, with the other Oficeus am! the rest o th Bretheil, in their respective places. f Master o the T E I ? @ o h & ghis r f i m ?zcprniscd ilr the f (/r~ ieff /;and).-ADONAI HA ARETZ, m N A I MALK AH (ruakiug tlporz his person the ~ a b n h t i Sigrr of the c Cross $3 ),-unto Thee be the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, MALKUTH, GEBURAH and GEDULAH, the Valley of Vision, the Seat of Judgment and the Palace of Magnificence. Unto Thee be the Kose of Sharon, the Lily of the Valley, the Indwelling Glory and Fountain of all Influx, wherewith the Garden is watered for ever and ever.

Frater Zelator.-At thy Gates, 0 City of Jerusalem, a t thy Sanctified Gates of Light, let the Earth adore

ADONAI.
f He retzmzs direct as / . c n m ~ The Master o the TevqCc f faces Wesf, stairditzg in front o his Throne, atzd says, with raised eyes arrd uplz$tccd Wand ; -

Master o the Ten~@.--And purified, consecrated, dedif cated, let the part of earth of his servants, the holy body of man, adore ADONAI.

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hfa-stcro the TENQ&---~oT body is a holy sanctuary f the and the Lord is our light therein. Therefore we look for its adoption, a redemption in perfect transmutation, that it may he as the body of heaven in its clearness.

The Master o the TenzpZt haZts in the Middle West, f fmittg the Tablet o the West, a t a couvenie~rtdistallrce f f pyoceeds by therefrooltt. T'x Wayden o the Ter~zple South around the Altur, where he isjoirred by the Guide o the P a t h , zuho hcrs t a h n the BOWL Earth fro~ttthe f o f Altar. They aassu71ze their plnces respectively otz the right a n d kft o the Master. The Lzcczyer o the f f To~tfZelrriltgs up his Lesser O@ceys a rd stuuds with ar raised La?}@itrtmedzate& behind t h Master, haviltg Fvczfer Thurt~catzs his left behind thc Guide o the on f P a t h a n d Frater A q u a ~ i u s his right, bthi~zdthe on f Wnl-den o the Temple. A ZC p~csentare now facing west. f Nasfev o the Tertz@e.--From the Palace- a t the Centrc, the Most Secret and Holy Palace, wherein is the King i n His Beauty, to the Palace of matel-ial things, wllcreil~ reigns the Lord of the visible world i n the likeness of the Lord of Glory, the order and sequence of high graces and mysteries are interchanged ivithout break or interruption, and man-by their blessed intermediation-co~rlnlunicates with the Eternal in the hcights and the depths of his nature. 111the mystical name ADAM, the letter ALEI'I-I looketh toward the Supreme Crown ; tlic letter M E M looketh toward the Great Mother in B I N A N , who is the Divine Mother of souls ; but the letter DALETH looketh toward the Scphira MALKUTI-I and the Bride in mani-

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festation. May the power of the Lord descend upon me and the brightness of the Lord encompass me, while I recite the Sacred Invocations.

Master o the Temjl-e.-Thou hast clothed us in the earth f of worlds, and thither whence wc came at first do rvc look in our desire and longing. Lead us i11 the paths tllcreto, Thou Guide of all our ways. Remake us in the itnage of the ELOHIM, that which is n~anifesti n our nature after the mode of things that are unseen by eyes of flesll. the is will below in correspondence with'tlle will wl~ich above. Over fish in the sea, which are the lower emotions of our nature ; over fowl of the air, which are wandering thoughts of mind; over cattle and over all the earth ; over every platerial thing; give unto us the rule of Kingship, that we may subdue our part of earth. Breathe into our nostrils the breath of life, that man may become a living soul. Wiih the Bowl o Sy~tzboZical f Earth, t h Master o the f Teuzple traces the Synrbol o E a r t h i t c t/te Air before hi71z. f Master o the Te?trple.-Sanctify f our congregation, 0 Lord ; clothe us with the garments of salvation ; cover u s with the robe of righteousness, as a Bridegroom is adorned with jewels.. .In the Name of ADONAI MALKAW, the Bride and Queen of the Kingdom, looking toward the Gates of Light, let the soul of our natural manhood and the earth of our human life adore ADONAI.

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Master of thc Tc~ilpk-In the name of AURIEL, the Great Angel o f Earlh, in memory of t h e ulanifested Law, and by the Sign of the Head of the Bull, ye Living Souls of Earth, adore A D O N A I .

IXE Master of the Temple rctums the Bo~ulof E U L ~ to the Guide, am' takittg from Frater Aqzcavius the VessJ of H o b LVatc7; he wakes n Cosmic Cross i 7 z the North am! spriukles thrice, snyizg .-Master o the Ter~tpZe.-By the Sacred Names and f Letters which are written about the Western quarter of the universe, b y the inward mystery which they communicate, b y the protection from the enemy therein, and b y their grace operating within us, ye Living Souls o f Earth, adore ADONAT.

R eftir~z the Vessel of Water,/z takes the Thr-iblefrom ing Frafer Thurij%ans, aud making a Cos7uic Cross, he oflers ilrcetzse thrice, sayi~i-g :
Master of the Teuple.-By the footstool o f the King of Glory, b y the Kingdom which is His, b y the Crown o f the Kingdom in its splendour, ye Living Souls o f Earth, adore ADONAI. Returning thc Thzruihle, he rcceives his Wand f m n ~the Warden a d goes back by t h Norfher7t quarter t o his Throne i n the East. The other Celebrants qud O_Oicers retzmz with t/u S z c ~ zto their places. The Guide of f/re Paths rcpCaces the Bow2 of Earik 012 thc Alirrv. A22 Mem b c ~facc as usual. s Master o t h Teuzpb (with raised face and upfiffed f W ~ d t - k ~ ! h r d , for ever with T h y Holy Kames. cs,0 -z - T z z 3 3t23- - ? 5% A - x-7%=cl L:: 3r - z z zEz7.x G : .- 5 .2 L : Fratres e t Sorores, the Spirit and the Bride say -. Come.

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And come therefore, m y Brethren. Bring offerings of aspiration, and come into the House of the Lord. . . Auxiliary Frater Zclator, in the Name of the Holy SI-IEKINAH, I command you to proclaim that the Temple is open in the Gradc of Zeal.

Ft*aterZeZator.-In the Name of ADONAI MALKAH, the House is swept and garnished. T h e Temple is opened duly in the Holy Grade of Zelator-

I-

The Oficers a d Members are seated.

f Here e l z h t h SoZe~mCertmotzy o Owing t/rc Temple

in the Grade o ZeZator. f

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THE CEREMONIAL ADVANCEMENT O F A

NEOPHYTE T O T H E GRADE O F ZELATOII, 1= 10.

The Postukznt is alolie in the Vestibule on a Prie-Dieu, in

c versicles full light, with a scroll in his /uds,o n t a i ~ h g proper to the Grade. Mastcr o t / u TerqGe.-Fratres et Sorores, the dispensaf tion of the High Light has been committed to our charge, working toward the will in its conversion-through conformity with Divine Will. And. seeing that I have been entrusted with a warrant from the Most Honoured Imperator of the Fellowship for its exercise in the person of our beloved Frater Adveniat Regnum (we2 tzomen aliud), a Neophyte of this Holy Order, and am empowered to promote him from the Portal of the Rosy Cross, now therefore I call upon you to unite with me spiritualIy in the hallowing of his natural body, for the better manifestation, the greater preparation and liberation of the man within. Do you, 0 Honourable Frater Theoreticus, Guide of the Paths and Grades, as Mediator and Reconciler, Prince of ~ Purity and Lord of Peace (But in t / casc ofa Sorov actiag as Guide o th P a t h , substitute: Spirit of Peace and f Purity), go forth and prepare the Postulant, in the grace and the- light, the benediction and mystical beauty, of your all-saving office.

T h Guide

o the Paths rises i ~ zhis place a ~ z d f makes obeisance with t/u Sijp o the Grade. f

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Guide o the Path.-I will take unto me the strength of f the Eagle: I will unfold the wings of the Dove ; and all
who desire in their hearts the graces and lights which abide in the Holy Place 1 wiIl bring unto the Mercy-Seat and the rest of an Eternal Sabbath.

T h Guide leaves.the Tenzple by South a d West.

Master o the Te~q&-Fratres et Sorores, the Neophyte f is prepared in the body because he has been prepared already in his mind. H e bears the outward warrants of advancement, being warranted from within the Order, seeing that we are acquainted with his zeal. That light is not hidden which he received in the Portal of the Rosy Cross. I invite you to prepare for him a place in your own hearts, that the love of brotherhood may encompass one who is on the Quest of Divine Love and the Sacred Word therein. Concur with me'ako in his advancement, that with recollection and reverence we may bring him beyond the Gate and place him at the entrance of that most hidden path which leads from the Court of the Temple through the Holy Place, from the place which is Holy to that which is Holy of Holies, and thence into the Mystery of GOD.
I l t

t/u meatrtitm t u Guide o th P a t h 1ia.sgreeted the / f Postulant on tufurther side ofthe Portal, sayiltg : l -

is he who cometh in the Name of the Lord. May his light shine in this Temple as a glory of the Rosy Cross.

Guide o th Paths.-Blessed f

The Guide pr@ares t/te Neophyte, who wears //LC coflnv o f a Fygot Cross to carry in his his Grad8 arld -is f uight /rand. I n t h act o giviltg the Cross :
this earthly part, 0 Lord : purgc away the old leaven : sanctify the acts of man. And

G i e o the Pat/=-Purify ud f

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remember on your part, my Brother of the Rosy Cross, that i t is light of grace i n the soul which enlightens the body as its temple. I say unto you, therefore, 0 Frater Adveniat Regnum (vel nomea aiirtd) : Hallowed be thy soul.

Master of the Te71zpfc.-Auxiliary Frater Zelator, when the Neophyte, under gracious guidance, gives the symbolical Battery of the Grade, signifying the Great Law of Unity, as a title to the freedom of the elect, you will admit him in traditional form. Fratres Thurificans et Aquarius, folIow with your Mystical Vessels and perform your allotted part by the consecration of the Neophyte for the last time in the Solemn Ceremonies of this Temple.

The A d i a r y Frater Zelator and his Lesser Oficers rise i7z tS j & places alzd proceed to a coztvenie7zt paint in proximity to the Door.
The Guide of the P a t h has itrstructcd the Neophyte, who gives the Battery o t Gradef h -

The Frater Ostiarius ~ U Y I Z Sdown the lights, a7zd at a s&nal~om Frater Zelator /E opens t h Door, so that it E s J ~ C S ~+r. Gui& o the Paths (speakingfor the Postuhnt, while they f are still on i further side).--Let me enter by the Gatc h of the Temple, for without are darkness and sorrow, and the eye opens in vain.

T h F r a t ~ rOstiariz/s throws back

i/re Door, so that they

s t a d 7ww on the s a v e d thr~shold. Fkater Zetator.-May that which has opened a t your knocking be even as the House of GOD and to you as the Gate of Heaven.

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The Postdant crosses the Ihreshold, Icd b the Guide. y

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Guide of the Paths (agailt sjcaki~lg the PostuZa~zt).for Open to me the Gates of Rightcousncss: I will go into them : I will praise thc Lord.

F~-attuZeZatou.-Come in peace. The Lord loveth the Gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

The Guide of t/te P a t h advauc~si'o the MiddIe West w t the Postulant. T h y halt at a sjrort dixfancc ih behimi t/te Pillars. The Auxiliwy Fvatev Zelator atzd his Lesser O1picey.sfall irt and fallow behind the~~z. All pause arrd t u v ~ East OIZ /reariltg the voice of the Master.
beginning of wisdom is the most true desire of discipline, and the care of discipline is love ; but love is the keeping of her laws ; and the keeping of her laws is the firm foundation of incorruption; while incorruption bringeth near to GOD. Therefore the dcsire of wisdom bringetll to the Everlasting Kingdom. have passed through the Gates of Understanding ; I have come to the Gate of Wisdom ; I have crossed the threshold thereof. 0 give unto rnc the path of peace, the path which leads to the Temple and the place where Wisdom dwells. I will build my tabernacle thereby and abide in the light of that Presence.
the Lord build the House, they labour in vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the City, the watchman waketh but in vain. May He keep your city for ever, 0 Neophyte of the Rosy Cross. May H e build your house in beauty. By what aid

Masiey of fhTenzple.-The

Guide of the Pat/&-I

Master of t/' Temple.--Except

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have you come to our Portal? Who has brought you across the threshold ! Who leads you on this holy ground ?

Guide o Z/ie Path.-A call has come from thc Imperator f of this Tcmple, who by a gracious act of intcrvcntion has decreed the advancement of this our bclovcd Brother. But the call is dual and the call is also one ; it is from the depths of the lxart of our Postulant and from that which rules in thc Fellowship-a sacred motive working in goodwill toward man. The Neophyte enters therefore by an act of pern~issionand an act on his own part. T h c aids to entrance are in the sense of this twofold motive. It is written that the earth is the Lord's and tlic fulness thereof: the Neophyte is guided by ADONAI, the Lord of Earth. He is prepared in his mind by faith in a path to the heights ; he is recognised by the warrapt which you hold ; the secrets of the Portal Grade are treasured in his heart ; and he carries the Sacred Swastika as a Badge of Admission.

Warden o the Te~~zpZe.-The Fylfot Cross, or Swastika, f is a great astronomical symbol which speaks to those who can interpret concerning the Divine in the universe. I t is formed of 17 squares, extracted in a peculiar manner from a square of 25 squares. Observe that the Sun is in the centre and that it is surrounded by the four symbolical elements and the twelve zodiacal signs. You also are a centre in the universe, Brother Novice of the Rosy Cross : let your light shine before it. You are a centre of your own system : let the light of your consciousncss be poured over your elements, over the parts of your personality, over your seals and characters and signs. The portents of the universe testify to the univcrse within.

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The Badge o A dm issiotz is la id aside. f

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Master o the Ten$e.--Honourable f Frater Theoreticus, you will place the Neophyte between the Pillars, with his face toward the East. This is dom in the auihovisedform, the Guidc leadiqq the Postulant. Master o t h Ten~ple.-Auxiliary Frater Zelator, I direct f you to receive from the Neophyte the Step, Sign, Token, Secret Words and Temporal Password communicated a t the last Equinox in the Portal of our Fellowship.

Th Auxiliary

Frater Zelaior Puts aside his Lamp a d Wand. H e co~ms round with the Swt to the Postulant. Havilrg received tfu O s c i a l Secrets, he faces East,giving the Salute o th Grade, atzd says ; f

Frater Zelatou.-Honourable Master of the Temple, I have received the Secrets of the First Portal Grade. Master o the Tern@.-They f are outward forms of our Mysteries. L e t us remember that the body of our Sacred Ritual is not without its spirit. The Guide resumes his seat i a the v ~ i d d h space Jetween t/re Altar attd the Thrones o the East. The AzuiZiary f f i a t e r ZGCatov takes charge o t Postulant. f h

f Master o the Tezq?le.-He who certifies that ADONAI is his Guide when he enters our Holy Temple shall ever command our aid. The Ministers of the Rosy Cross wait upon the Followers of GOD. Stand therefore, Frater, and-erect between the Mystical Pillars-bear witness to your high intention. Do you covenant to maintain the same honourable and perfect silence on the Mysteries of this Grade which you have been pledged already to preserve

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in respect of those belonging to the Portal of our Fellowship ? Will you never revcal them to the world ? Will you never confer thein on a Neophyte, except in an authorised Temple, under warrant from the Imperator of our Order, when you are acting i n the capacity of Master? And do you tcstify with truc lips-in the presence of the Brethren who arc herc and now assembled-that the dispositions which brought you to the Portal have passed into a scnse of dcdication, and that you will continue to the best of your ability to be worthy of your high calling ? Thr N~up/lyte( b c b z ~ ponptcd by Ft*ater ZeZator and rqkati7zg the wolds nftw /lint).-I pledge my soul to silence ; I will communicate only as I have received in the Ceremonics of the Temple ; and the scnsc of my dedication burns like a holy fire in my heart.

Master o the Te71'pb.-I now bid you kneel down :place f both hands in the Vessel presented before you, which contains cmblematical Earth and Salt. As one who calls upon his proper body in testimony, repeat in a clear voice : When his earthly part has been purified, the spirit of man shall ascend, as the sparks fly upward. I give my body to the work of Divine Life : I will follow the call of the spirit. I swear by the Earth of Zion, which became a living soul, and by the body with its activities and all the train of their conscqucnces. Lct me bc uplifted on the Mountain ; let mc trcad thc winc-prcss of thc ICingdom.

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Master of t h Tellpie.-And even as the immemorial soul, may your heart continue to demand the higher things. . . . Frater Ostiarius, in virtue of the testimony which has been bornc on his knees by the Postulant, let there be a light upon his way.

The Frater Osiiarius t~rt-tzs tire lights of tu Temple. tLp l Tlu Postulant remai?zs uport /ris ktzets. The illaster of the Telrtpb rises with uplfted arms.
Master of the Teutpk-With Water from the Wells of Understanding, do Thou cleanse us, 0 Lord, from sin : with Fire from the Altar of Incense, do Thou consecrate us again to Thy service: that we may offer up a clean sacrifice in Thy Holy Place.

Mmter o the Temp&.-Fra tres Thurificans et Aquarius, f approach in the grace and sanctification of your respective Offices ; purify the earthly part of our beloved Postulant,

TIu Frater Aquarizds co?ltes vound t h PilCQvs with the Sun, /MI& up his Vessel of Water i7z obeisance to t h Thrones of the East, l u r m Westward, moss-~rzarks the Postulant OIJ the foreherrd nlzd sprinkks three times before him, saying ;-Frater Aquarius.--Waters of Purification, Waters of t h i Great Sea, for the cleansing o f earth and man, I purify with Water. He turm Eastward,agaiu elmates the VessJ a ~ t d resumes Thc Fvaier his former place, moving with the Sun. Thurzjiiss comes round t/u PiZLars itz tire same nrarzner, Iwldr up his Thurible iir obeisarzce lo the Throir~s the of

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Fraicr ir/lu~~$ca~x-Firc from the Altar which is abovc ;Fire for the consccration of earth and man : I consecrate with Fire.

He turns E a s t w a d , again elevates the Thurible and71zovingwith the Sun-rcsu7rres his former place. .. AZastw o the Temple-Rise, Neophyte of thc Rosy f Cross, an accepted Postulant for advancement to the Grade of Zelator. The Postulant rises. The Auxiliary Frater ZehtorpZaces the Bowl of Earth i n the two 7 u d s of the Postulant, a d ~rzovingwith the Szm proccedF to a comeniertt poiut Behi~zd him, where he directs t h Postzdant in a low V O ~ C Cto Z$t z@ the Bowl to thefrill heziht of his a r ~ ~and say u f e r hint cZeayiy : ts

The Neophyte (foZhwi~zg h Frater Zelator).-In to thy t hands, 0 Soul of mine, for the work of the Rosy Cross, I
commend my body of life.

The Azrxiliavy F r a k r Zelafor should f e r f o r ~ ~this part of t the Cere~nony that atteatio?t' mltny be directed to the so Postula~tt rather than to his own prouzptiltg. The Bowl i s replated 012 t h Altar. Master of the Te~~'ple.-The blessing of the Order overshadows you, its welcome awaits you, its GOD-SPEED goes before you, as you pass from the Court of thc Temple toward the Sanctuary that is within. You have knclt between the Pillars, to lay down the uneasy yoke and intolerable burden of the old unconsecrated life. You have risen between the Pillars, to the new and dedicated life. Between the Pillars you have been purified and made ready

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in the sense of the life of dedication ; its vistas stretch before you. I bid you lift u p the eyes of your spirit, for this is holy ground, and that which lies before you is the path of your attainment and return. I-Iai1 unto you, our Postulant and Brother, for your blessed dispositions toward the Light.
f The Gzbide o the Paths rises iz his place, with upItyted I Wu?td, facing Westward to the A [tar.

Gzcide o the Paths.-Guide us, 0 Lord, and guard in all f our ways. Watch us, going forth and returning : watch us, our King, for ever. Lead us t o our term, 0 Hidden Master of the Rosy Cross, that we may come alive into T h y Presence.

Warah o the Temple.-And the Lord GOD planted a f Garden Eastward in Eden ; and there He put the man wliom H e had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord GOD to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food: the Tree of Life also in the midst of the Garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is the Tree of divided Knowledge ; but it shall be made one with the Supernals in that Higher Knowledge which is unity ; and it shall become t h e Tree of Life.
the correspondence of things wllicli are above with those that are manifested below, there is a Supernal and there is a Lower Eden. lie one is the place of our desire and the place whence the influx cometh ; the other is that of our purgation.
f Warden o t7ze Tc~~rp(e;;-Thcone is in a world of Understanding which is called in our traditional system the S E P N I R A B I N A H ; the other is in the Kingdom of this world, which is called the SEPI-IIRA M A L K U T H .

Gzab'e o f h Path.-In f

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Master o the Te~n@e.-From MALKUTH, which is the f tenth SEPHIRA, the manifested world, there extends a Path of Life, and it is the way of your return to the heights, 0 Frater Adveniat Rcgnurn (vd7zomcrc al't'ud). Guide 4 t h Przt/ls.-The Legend of Eden is an allegory of our first estate, when Divine Substance was communicated to the soul of man in a Paradise which is above. But since that immemorial pt-c-natal time he has been the denizen of an Inferior Gardcn. Yct the vestiges of his old transcendent state have not been removed utterly, and scattered fragments of the Divine Food allure him still amidst the quests of material life. T o him who can receive they are administered in the Sacraments of Nature and Grace for ever and ever. T h e y are aids and consolations on the way of his return homeward ; they are sanctities in his path of liberation. You who have been nourished on fruits of the Tree of Knowledge, remember the Tree of Life. Whence you have come remember, and also whither you are going. Lift up your eyes, looking t o the Land of Life, beyond the Mountains of Salvation. The A uxiliavy Fratev Z c h t o r p r o ~ ~ z jthe Postulant in a n ts ulzdtrtone, from be/ii~~d him. (follawing Fvatcr ZeZator).-I stand between the Mystical Pillars ; I seek the way t o the heights and thc Path of Life, in the Namc of ADONAI.

Th Neophyte

T e Guide o the P a t h rises in his plate, with uplzyted h f

Wand.

G i e o the Paths.-I ud f
coming, 0 Son of Truth.

have watched long for your

H e proceeds slrru2y Westward, a d says in his p r o g ~ z u : Guide o the Paths.-I rise in the place of Benignity. I f come in the Name of the Light. I come from the Mercy-

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Seat. I am the Preparer of the Way which leads to the Celestial Light. Peace and reconciliation are in m y hands. I have the power and will to perfcct all who shall enter by the path of prudence. I have seen t h e Tree of Life and the twelve manners of fruit. Make way for me, ye Lords of Truth. I carry the grace of mediation, and before I have finished m y course I look to makc all things onc.
He is stamding i7z fvont of the PostuZa7rt1who is di~cctcd by the A uxiJiary Frateu ZeJator to kned with bmt h a d . Master of the Tem#c.-May GOD be with you for ever, true Guide ijf the Paths and Grades. Fulfil your ministry of mercy, in the performance of which you represent in this World of Action the glorious loving-kindness descending from the Supreme Crown through the unmanifest and manifest worlds.

The G u i A o t h Path gives the R itual Be~miictw~z tl're f of Grade over the bowed h a d of the Postula7zt. It is give~z with both arms extc~zded hrizontaZCy, the figers symbofising the good separated and inchzed daw~tward, will o f t FeZhws/t$ f i w i u g over the personaZi~o tlre h f R ccz$ient.

G u 2 e of the Path.-Frater Adveniat Regnum (vel rro7rzea aliud), may GOD be with you in your Quest, and seeing whence you have come down, may His own wisdom teach you the most practical of all lessons, which is how to go back.

Th Guide of the P a t h lzyts up the PostzcJant by his two

arms and draws /rim thvongt'z the Piffars.

G i e of fu Paths.-You ud l

who are zealous of the Light, I

will lead you, I will bring you, even unto the House of Light.

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Adveniat Regnum (vd ~zomen alir'ud),you tvere admitted in the Grade of Neophyte through the Portal of a Holy House, typically represented by that place of GOD which was built of old in Israel. You came already within the precincts, even into the Court of the Tabernacle, where stood the Altar of Burnt Offerings, on which animals were immolated in sacrifice. On such an Altar you have dedicated your body of life to the high ends of the Spirit, that in your soul you may see the Light.
A4asteu o f

the Te71@Lc.-Fratcr

Gai& o the Paths.-When f the Light of the Spirit is declared, my Brother, in your consciousness may the Life be communicated to you therein. f Warden o the Tet~tP/e.-Between the Altar of Burnt Offerings and .the entrance to the Holy Place stood the Laver of Brass, \vhercin the priests washed before they entered the Tabernacle of the Congregation. Guide o the Path.-Remember, 0 Brother of -the Rosy f Cross, that through the fires and waters of this earthly life wc are prepared for thc things that arc of heaven.
Mdctcy o the Terrzple.-Having f been clcanscd in the Laver of Brass, having made his offering at the Altar of Burnt Sacrifice, the priests then entered the Holy Place.

The Gaide o ihe Paths riscs, with zqlt.ted Wand. f

Guide o the Paflu.--From earthly into spiritual life, f from places of lcsscr purification, coluc into the place that ~f is lml~-. E n t x into fhc Yrc.~.cnic GOD.

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Mastev o f the Terl'pk-The path of your symbolical progress in this Grade has brought you from the Court of the Temple into the Holy Place. Beyond it is a Holy of Holies, and yet beyond is another Mystery of Religion, leading by successive stages to a central place of experience, unto which all faiths testify, which all set forth i n types.

The Guide of the Pczths h s vcsu~ned seat. his

lVa?zbn of the Tel~pZe.-The Golden Table of Shewbread stood on the Northern side of the Holy Place, and tllc twelve loaves placed thereon were symbolical of the Bread of Life, of which those who partake in the spirit are joined together into one mystical body and con~munity of the elect. They signify to us that the nlaterial nourishment of man may become the food of souls by the power behind the sacraments, the grace and life and light which it is the purpose of all the signs of Nature t o communicate under their proper veils. For this reason the twelve loaves typify the universe of manifested things, behind which the Divine Immanence abides like a Secret Light. And because the Word of God-which is sought and found in our Fellowship after an arcane manner-finds expression in creation, but is veiled also therein, the twelve loaves are referable to the twelve simple letters - of tlle Hebrew Alphabet. They signify further-but this is in the sense of the niicrocosm-the Twelve Tribes of Israel, understood mystically as those who have been called and choscn, out of a11 tribes and tongues and peoples and nations, for Divine work in the world. They are in correspondence also with tlle figurative crown of twelve stars on the head of ADONAI MALKAI-I, tlic Most Holy SI-IEKINAH, the Bride and Qucen in manifcstation, ruling in the spiritual nTALKUTH, which is Sanctum ltegnum, the Kit~gdorn of the in sacramental analogy with the Kingdom of this lvorld, \\-hi& is also a City of GOD. T h e loaves of the

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Table of Shewbread may be likened again to twelve petals composing the Rose of Creation ; and on the microcosmic side of the symbol, seen under this aspect, they typify finally the Rose of our Humanity, in the ccntre of which is consciousness enlightened by GOD, as the world itself is enlightened by virtue of the Immanence within. Seven-Branched Candlestick stood on the Southern side of the Holy Place, wrought about with golden lilies, lighting tllc Altar of I n c c ~ ~ and sc the Table of Shewbread. I t corresponds in our Secret Tradition with the Seven Embletnatical Palaces of the World of Action, or the material world, and with the seven double letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, signifying the Divine Efficacy therein, by which the Palaces of Action become the Holy Place. This Place is the glorious Palace of Holiness and the Secret Tcrnple at the Centre. T h e Seven-Branched Candlestick is also in analogy with the Seven Churches of Asia ; and even as the petals of a rose, like the branches of the Light-Bearer in the Temple, are bound together, springing from one root and one stem, so are the Seven Churclles one Holy Church of the Elect. And as the Angels of the Churcl~esare Stars for the enlightenment thereof, so is there a mystical lesson in the days of the week. For those days are like Seven Churches, and it is yours, 0 chosen Brother, so to consecrate and rule your life within them that they shall be one Churcl~ and one Most Holy Temple, with GOD dwelling therein. Thus shall you deserve to be crowned a t the end of ali with that Chaplct of Seven Stars, which are the Gifts of the Spirit.

Guide o the Paths.-The f

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Master o the Teuqle (at t/te f i t c~nsirrg).-Glory be f to GOD, Who is declared in the heart of man to those who are pure in heart. ( A t the second cerzsing). Glory be to GOD, Who is manifested in the light of created things. ( A t the third C E I I S ~ ~ J . ) Glory bc to GOD in the Trans. cendence, i n the place of concealed mystery. We adore Thee in the presence of the veil. 0 take us in Thine q y n good timc, Thy gracious and saving time, beyond all veils, bchind Thy palms and pomegranates, into the Holy of Holies.

Master of the Te~~tpk-Before the Veil of the Holy of Holies stood the Golden Altar of Incense ; but this Altar stands in the middle place of our Temple. I t is in the form of a double cube, presenting the surface of things to the eye of sense, but concealing the root and the source, as He is concealed in the universe Who is Author and Causc of all. The Altar of Incense was golden to signify that perfect state which it is possible for our human nature to attain in union with its source, and wherein our human will becomes an acceptable offering, integrated in the will of GOD. But this Altar is black, because we await the conversion of our personal elements from the state of impurity into the state of living gold, because of the Divine Darkness, and because the witness of Nature to Grace is a witness in the night of time. Upon the Golden Altar were Inccnsc, Oil and Fire, corrcsponding to ALEPH, M E M and SHIN, the three Mother letters of the Hebrew Alphabet. The divisions of this Alphabet, of which you have heard briefly in connection with the Table of Shewbread, the Seven-Branched Candlestick and the Altar of Incense, arc but a part of thc dccp symbolism which lies

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a shadow and reflection of that Eternal Word to the quest whereof tve are dedicated-that Word which is concealed evcrywherc, but is declared in the secrct hcart. From the throne of your imperishable spirit, 0 Frater Advcniat Kegnum (4 ~ r o ~ ~ ~ e n may the Triad and the Unity therein look alilsd), forth upon the Kingdotn which is yours ; nlay tlle Seven Spirits and t h e Seven Graccs cncircle it ; and may the Twclvc Fruits of thc Trce of Lifc ripen in your external part. The Mastcu of the Tc71gk~ z t ~ c r t~ rhis Tht-o~~cd thc o s a A z~~-iZia)F m tcu ZeLa for COIILCS folward, Zcn vi7g his y L m l p and Wand. T a k i q thc PostrsZu~ztby his two hands, he taum him with his back to the North and faccs /rim at a short distance.

behind the letters of the word of man-itself

Masfeu o the Tmpk.-Auxiliary Frater Zelator, you will f now impart to the Postulant the Sccret Sign, Sacred Words, Password and Mystical Number which are allocatcd to the I = xo Grade in the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. Fyater Zelatou.-Frater Adveniat Regnum (ueL no71ten aliud), by the decree of thc I-Ionourablc Master of the Temple, receive a t my hands the official secrets which are reserved to the Grade of Zelator. You will advance to me in the first place with the step of a Neophyte. I t is in this position that the Sccret Sign is communicated. T h e Sign is given with both arms extcnded horizontally, the fingers separated and inclined downward, as i f in the act of benediction. I t signifies the goodwill of the Fellowship flowing over him who receivcs it, and it was by this memorable Sign that the Guide of the Paths bestowed his blessing upon you, on the part of tlle whole Order, as you knelt between the Pillars. T h e Sacred Words are ADONAI MALKAH, and-as understood among us-they have reference to the Bride or Quecn of Earth, to which symbolical Element this

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Grade is attributed. The Password is NAH, which signifies Ornament. I t is formed from the two Hebrew letters N U N and HE, the numerical value of which is 5 5 ; and this is the Mystical Number. T h e Grip of the Neophyte Grade obtains throughout the First Order, and so also the Step.

Mastzu o I'e~t~ple.-The three Great Banners in the East f are Signs of the Paths which connect the Grades of MALKUTH with the Grades and S E P H I R O T H that are above. These Banners are inscribed respectively in their centres with the Hebrew Letters RESH, S H I N and TAU. The Paths refer to the mode of symbolical ascent through the Grades and S E P H I K O T H comprised in the Second Order of the Rosy Cross. They are symbols, my Brother, and the realities to which they correspond are states of high experience belonging to the life of the soul on its search for GOD. I bid' you remember that there is an Eternal Covenant between the Divine in man and the Divine in the universe, by which there is-world without end-a way of return to GOD. Warden o t h TemnpZt.-The four-square Tablet which f stands in the Middle West of the Temple contains Divine and Angelical Names referable to the Western Quarter of the heaven and-by correspondence-to the element of earth. They teach us that the universe and man who dwells therein are encompassed by the powers and the providences, the graces and benedictions of the Divine. They serve, moreover, to remind us that GOD has given His Angels charge over all those who work for the Hidden Wisdom and follow the Quest of Him.

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on you the Mystical

Mmfer o f the Te~rrplc.-I now confcr

Title of Pereclinus de Faustis, which signifies that on this earth you are as one who walks in a ~trilderness,and it bids you tllercforc crcate a gasdcn of the soul therein. Your work is the rcgencration of carth in your own personality, that you may renew it i n that which is about you. I give you thercforc thc symbol of AIIETZ, being the Hebrew name of EARTH. May you so work, m y Brother, that through Naturc you s11;lll cntcr into Grace. May you be worthy of your high calling. May you come with joy and go forth in glad~lcss. May GOD still guide you, if haply our leading fail in the path that goes to the hcights.

Master of the Tei~qVe.-AusiIiary Frater Zelator, lift up your Wand of Office ; lift up the Light which you carry ; and declare in this Holy Temple that our Frater Advcniat
nliz~d) has been advanced to the Grade Regnum (vel ~zo~rzcn of Zclator and has received, by a regular communication, the titles conferrcd therein.

Frater Zclator.-The Namc of A D O N A I is before u s ; the Name of MALKAH is bcfore us ; thc Lord of Earth, the Bride and Quccn of thc Kingdom. I3onourablc Master of the Tcmple, in thosc Namcs and obeying your high ordinance, I proclaim that Fratcr Adveniat Rcgnum (veC uolneu alir~d) bccn advanced i n traditional form to has thc Gradc of Zclator, 1 = 1 0 in our Fellowship, and has rcccivcd tllc Mystical Titlc of Pcreclinus de Faustis, with thc symbol of AKETZ.

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Wav&n o the Tenzpk-MALKUTH is a place of the f darkness, a place of the shadowed light, a place of illumination in Holy and Secret Sanctuaries. The powers and the glories, the graces also and mercies, through Paths and Worlds of the S E P H I R O T H above, are sent down therein. I t is the first SEI'H-IIRA in the way of our return whence we came, and'it'is therefore called 1 in our system. But seeing that on the outward path by which man travelled into manifestation, it is the tenth and last S E P H I R A , so also its number is 10 ; and it is in such sense that the Grade to which you have been advanced is described as 1 = 10. A corresponding symbolisnl of numbers obtains through all Grades of the Order on the ascent to the heights. In this dual Quest of the Spirit of Man, the world of MALKUTH is denominated a path by the Secret Tradition of Israel, and it is termed also the Resplendent Intelligence, a root and fountain of light. But this is in the restored state, when the Kingdom of manifest things has become the Kingdom of GOD. I counsel you to remember, my Brother, that for you in the work of our Fellowship the Kingdom of Heaven is a t hand.

Master o Te7rrph.-Frater f Adveniat Regnum (vel tromen aliud), your title to further advancement in the
Grades of this Order will continue to depend upon the maintenance of that Holy Fire which your zeal has kindled within you. Guard therefore that Fire, as we on our side will guard your memory in our hearts ; and be sure that when 'you come again to our Temple, carrying the proper warrants, asking in humility and reverence for tidingsof the Holy of HoIies, we shall hear your voice, and when you knock we shall surely answer. Meanwhile, you arc appointed Keeper of the Threshold in this Grade of Sacred Zeal.

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Th Azui/iaty Fratcv Zelator comes forzavd, ~cmoves the

chair of t/le Postzdant and ha& him to the Door o the f Tenlple, where he is met by the Actizg Ostiayiz~s, WAO deZivevs to hint his Wand of Osee. The AZhcutiou of tAe Grade foZZows, a ~ t dis ddivcvcd by the Imprator, but him faiZi~zg by his Sz~bslitute,. or by the Master of the Temple,

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O F ZELATOR.
Fratres et Sorores, by the faithful witnesses whose counsels have been transmitted from of old, we k n o w that the Tree of Knowledge becomes the Tree of Life and is made one with the Supernals i n that Higher Knowledge whicli is unity. In some high region of the mind, above the distinctions that obtain between good and evil, and merged in an Absolute Goodness which fills the soul entirely, there is an union that the soul attains, so that Knowledge is on' all sides and is universal and holy. Looking to that end of our desire, I invite you to hear in the repose and the stillness which follow each stage of our activity, marking progress in the work, the Allocution belonging to the Grade of Zelator. And you, our' Postulant, who have this day crossed that threshold to which you were brought only in the previous Degree, I solicit and claim your attention to a few salutary inferences which should be taken away from the experience through which you have just passed, being that of the advancement which follows reception into the House of our Fellowship. Here, .as in other departments of intellectual and spiritual life, advancement is in knowledge and experience acquired slowly: I t is the continued communication of that light which is conferred. symbolically on the Postulant in the Grade of Neophyte and which it is prayed that he may realise within him. H e is brought to the Door of the Temple, and if it be only in symbolism that he has earned the title for a further share in its mysteries, he is still

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instructed to knock, and what follows is that the Door opens. H e enters amidst the harmonious rumours which n-rove about the activity of the Spiritual House and of the Mystical City. His facc is set toward the East, as onc who should sce Zion on thc sacred hill when the Orient from on high has flooded it, when the night and its shadows are ovcr. Let us pray that for lninl and those who are like him all scales a n d bandages may fall from the inward eycs and that thcrc sllnll bc no mol-e darkness within. From his base on this cart11 hc looks toward the City which is bcyond and the I-Iousc of his desirc ; he sccs the great distalice stretching bcfore him--an immeasurable distance that he is prepared to enter. H e will understand also, if he have brought within the circle of our Fellowship something of the light of thought, that distances themselves are nothing, nor do places signify, because that which we reach in the height is already here. There are no greater opportunities than tllosc of to-day ; there are no hindrances so insuperable that will and desire cannot-in their transmutation and with their tingeing power--convert into perfect paths. When the voice of the Master speaks to the Postulant of the great old allegories, of thc Tree and the Garden, he knows that their inward meanings are here and now among us, that Earth's Kingdom is also a Garden, the Paradise which is below, while the Tree is not separable from tIiese. Fratres et Sorores, here is the Way of the Tree of Life, now is the call thereto ; and if some swords are broken at the entrance-gate, if for some the sword of the KERUBIM keep that way too keenIy, there is also a Sword of the Spirit, before which even the KERUBIM raise tllcir guard, so that thosc who are born for the Sanctuary may enter and go in. Amidst such intimations, and such awakenings within, is the Postulant brought from the Court of the Temple to the Holy Place, and is told of the h/Iystcrics that arc beyond,

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of religion behind religion, and of that which is the centre of all, worlds without end of symbolism and one world of experience-the key and explanation of all. But in the deep places of his mind he will know that the world about him is truly the Court of the Temple, that here is the Holy Place and. a Holy of I-Iolies within it for those who are qualified to enter. So also-and whether we are consciou~ or not of His Divine Presence-the lieconciler is always with us, speaking from the hfercy-Scat and preparing the way to the Celestial Light. In GOD'S most spiritual Temple-at once manifest and concealed-you are the burnt-offerings, my Brethren ; you are also the altar. It is by the sacrifice of your proper selves, and so only, that you can enter truly and essentially that Holy Place which you have now entered syn~bolically. There is the Bread of Life, which is shewn in our symbolism to correspond with the wholc of creation, because GOD nourishes His children, substantially and super-substantially, on all the planes ; and the high angels, which guard the inmost precincts of the Mysteries, do comnlunicate-to those who can receivethe Food of Souls, in every region of the universe. In that Temple also arc hcld-as if in arcllives-thc hidden doctrines of Divine Mystery, leading by steep paths to the crown of all experience in the term of sanctity. After this manner docs the Mystical Temple, of which this is the type and symbol, contain all things. The last message which i t communicates to the Postulant in this Grade is that the path of life in which it has pleased GOD to call him is the nearest way of his election. The Mystery of the Tenth Path, about which you have just heard, shews that MALKUTH is underdood after more than one manner, that tile pearl of great price is in your own House, in the Temple of your own personality, while that which is begun on earth from every point of departure may be completed also on cart11 i n the I-Icavcn within you.

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For there is a certain mode of mind which is other than logical understanding-more respIendent and more highly enthroned. A light descends therefrom through an ordered channel ; it is called the Light of the Spirit ; and this is chan~lel that path by which the Zelator goes up.

I the Millutes of f

Meeting- or other oJiciaC Busi~cessare to Be take?Z it thr Grade of Zelatov, t i c t TCIII@ I Z ~ beS reduced at this point to the Grade of ~ ~ L Nt.ophytc. Ey the power of his Wand, the M a s t ~ r I L I L S ~ ~ close in t h Higher Gvaa'e, open b Fiat i?z the Lower, y and after the busi?rm has hem covtplekd must stirtihrdy close tlleuein and re-opetz in tlte Gradi? o Zclator. f

sly pvmiozu

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T H E SOLEMN CEIZEMONY O F CLOSING

THE SACl<ED TEMPLE I N THE
GRADE O F ZELATOR.

Master o the Temple.-f

1-

Master o the Tentpk-Fratres et Sorores Zelatores, I f pray you to assist m e with one mind in the closing of the heart against the world.
Wardot o t h Tenzplc.-Honourable f Master of the Temple, I testify on behalf of the Brethren, I testify on m y own part, that the heart is guarded.
f Tent&-Let that which is watched within, Master o even in the sacred precincts, be protected also beyond, in the world to which we return. . . Frater Ostiarius, remembering the correspondence between things wit!lin and without, I direct you to see that the Temple is duly secured.

The Frater Ostia~ius, /ravirrg seen that the Door isfast : firat~r0siiarius.-I-Ionourable Master of the Temple, the precincts are guarded without by the Invisible Kecpers of the Mysteries ; the Door is secured within ; and I stand on the hither side as a witness of vigilance and a gage of prudcncc.

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Afasteu of t h Tcnzph.-The Earth is full of His goodness ; the Pillars of the Earth are the Lord's ; the Earth is full of His riches: Let u s adore the Lord and King of Earth.

Masto- of the Tcmp1e.-AD 0I'A I \ 1-1 A RETZ, AADONAI MALI<AII, we have desired Thcc in all generations. Spirit of thc Lord, say : Come. Bride of the Lord, say: Come. Wc have watched in the night because of Thee : wc have worked in the day bccause of Thee : we die in the endurance of our longing. Make us alive in Thee. 0 Earth. Earth, Earth, part of the Earth in us, hear the Word of the Lord. Amen.

Mast# of the Tentpk-The Guide of the Elect, t h e Abiding and Indwelling I'resence, remain with this Temple for ever, and in the hearts of the Brethren. Hail unto the Holy S H E K I N A H on the hlllercy-Seat, between the folded wings of the KERUBIM.

Alarter o t / T&~ltpCe.-Remember the end, m y Brother. f ~

TYa~dcrrf t/rc TCIIZJUC.-Thc o end is Unity.

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The Master of the TemjZe retzrum to his Thvom and thve . ~ c m n i standing-, Mem5ers face as I C S Z C ~ ~The Guide ~~s o f the Paths lays asia2 his bV'a~tdam' turm to t h Wal-&?t of the Temple ilt the Middie East. They
a@voach o m auotheu. The Wardm gives the Benediction o f t/ze Grade to the Gz~ide,w h o receives it with

bowtd head. T/rq excha?zge the previous Formulary. The Wayden r ~ t u r m his Thru~rea d theye remaim to sfarrdi?zg. The Guide o f the Paths tunzs Westward azd proceeds with the Su7z to a poifzt ilt frout o the f Pillars. The Azuiliary Frater Zelator comes forward a d pauses between t h P i h r s . The Gaide gives t h Beltedicrtb~z o t h Grade to t h Frater Zelator, who f The Formulary is vcccives it with bowed Itead. exchrzged bctweerz tlum The G u d e returns to his eat with the Sun and t/tere re~naim stamiitrg. The A~cxiliavy Frater Zelator returm direct as Ire came, arrd statzdiltg i 7 z his own place he t u r m to t h F r a t . T/lurzj?cans, who tuyns also to him. T h Auxiliary I o Frater Zehtor givw tu Be~zedicrionf t h Grade to the Frater T ' u r z ~ i a ~ zwho receives it with bowed head s, The Formmdary is reputed. Th Frater Thurzj%arzs carries the Benediction to the Frater Aquarius, wlw ucceives it with bowed had. The Formdary i s yepea ted.

T h Frater Aquarius proceeds with the Sun to the first

unoficial Brot/ter i 7 z the Sozcth-East a d gives the h z e dictioi~ the Grade. The For~izdmy rqcated. It is of is comnurzicated frouz Member to AfmzBev oz the Southern m side in the same malrner. Meanwhile t/te Fvater

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Aquarius p~ocecdswith thc Szrn to the f i 7 ~ tunoficial Brother i n the NorthEast a d gives the Be?z~dictio?z. It is communicnted from Member to Melrzber oft the Nor't/lcr?zside. The Last 1-cc$ient gives it to the Frater t Ostiu~ilrs, who is the P o ~ i u h of the day.

The Most Honourt.d I~rzpcuatouo f the FeZZowshz) comes to vou~zd that p o k t with the Szm a d reeeiues the Benediction of the Grade fvam Frater Ostia&s with bowed I d . The Formzdary is exchanged, as in all cases prmiozlsCy. The Fraier Ostiarizcs is Ced back to his place and there re~nai~zs standi~zg.
The Most Ho~zou~ed Imperator turus Eastward with extended arms.
f Inqkrator o the FeZlowsh$.-And in all.

GOD shall be all

Having said this i72 a clear voice, a d with great reverence, the Ivzferator refuras to his $lace. All face as usual.
f Master o t h Te~tqUe.--Ourhearts are licensed to go forth into the world without, carrying the memorials o f the covenants made within. Depart in the peace o f the Eternal. Depart to your proper places, your paths in life and their activities. . . . Frater Zelator, by virtue of your High Office in the World o f Action, I command you to close the Temple.

The Frater ZeCntor Zzyts z/p his W a r d olzCy.

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FratevZe2ator.-The graces and bencdictionsof ADONAI be upon us, as Chiidren of the Restored World. Be we ready for the call of His service, under the Banner of the Rosy Cross. I n the Name of the Holy SHEKINAH, I declare this Temple closed in the Grade of Zeal.

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