Cathedral Contacts[From The Rosicrucian Digest June 1936]
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"Cathedral of the Soul" is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of the
most advanced and highly developed spiritual members and workers of the
Rosicrucian Fraternity. It is a focal point of Cosmic radiations and
thought waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace,
happiness, and inner awakening. Various periods of the day are set
aside when many thousands of minds are attuned with the Cathedral of
the Soul, and others attuning with the Cathedral at this time will
receive the benefit of the vibrations. Those who are not members of the
organization may share in the unusual benefits as well as those who are
members. The book called "Liber 777" describes the periods for various
contacts with the Cathedral. Copies will be sent to persons who are not
members by addressing their request for this book to Friar S. P. C.,
care of AMORC Temple, San Jose, California, enclosing three cents in
postage stamps. (Please state whether member or not--this is important.) |
HOUSES OF GOD
IT IS customary to hear the
Protestant clergymen, the Roman Catholic priests, and the Jewish rabbis alike
refer to churches, cathedrals, and synagogues as "houses of God," and
it is quite customary to hear the average individual who is devoted to his
religion speak of going to his church to pray, to worship, to receive the Holy
Sacraments, or to listen to Godly advice, as going into a sacred place to
receive therefrom the divine benediction that resides within the holy edifice.
In fact, it is quite
customary to hear those who enjoy the quiet and peace of the church or
cathedral say that they love to go there even when there are no services, no
music, no ritual, and no sermon, because of the holy vibrations, the sacred
radiations from the altar, and the holy of holies within the church which seem
to surround them and permeate their very body and soul.
The interesting fact is,
however, that a church, a cathedral, a synagogue, a mosque, or a holy sanctum
within the home is made holy, is made sacred, and made divine in all of its
vibratory influences by the individual who goes there and by his attitude of
mind, and by the sincere and religious expressions of his soul. Neither church
nor temple, cathedral or synagogue, is a holy place simply because it has been
constructed in the architecture of a religious edifice, and because it is to be
or is about to be used for religious worship or instruction. The most
magnificent cathedral or temple built for religious worship and in every sincere
manner dedicated to the worship of God and the preachment of divine principles,
if left standing vacant, idle, and unused from the moment of its completion,
would never become a holy place charged with sacred vibrations and impressive
in its radiations no matter if it grew to be a thousand years old and was
venerated for its antiquity. Whatever there is that is holy and sacred within
the walls of a church or temple, and whatever sacred vibrations and sacred
spirit is felt as a part of the holy place, are brought into the structure or
created and attracted there by the religious devotion, sincerity, prayers, and
meditations of the human beings who assemble within its walls.
It is usually said at the
completion and dedication of a church or temple, cathedral or synagogue, that
it is consecrated to God and dedicated to religious worship. At the very best
the church upon its completion is offered to God and His worshippers, and it is
the performance of worship, the study of sacred laws, the devotion of the worshippers,
and their prayers and sincere attitudes day after day, week after week, and
year after year, that fills the very walls and all of the holy spaces within
with the vibrating energy of soul essence that is so easily sensed by those who
enter the portals for meditation and peace. For this reason man may arrange a
sanctum in his home and through his sincere worship, his holy respect and
regard for the place, and his attunement with the Divine Consciousness may
cause his sanctum to become charged with the very spirit of God and the
vibrations of Divine power. Therefore, it is not the nature of the structure,
nor its location, the name of its creator, nor the purpose for which it was
planned that makes a church or a cathedral, a mosque, a synagogue, or a sanctum
a holy place. Such holy places can become filled with the spirit of God and
charged with the emanations of His consciousness through the projection of His
mind and understanding, His love and mercy to the worshippers, but these
transcendental elements that make a church or a temple distinctive in its
impressions from other buildings and powerful in its influences are attracted
to the place of worship by the sincerity and devotion of those who assemble
there.
The Cathedral of the Soul
built without any material elements, unsupported by any financial powers,
resting upon no earthly foundation, and owned and controlled by no distinctive
group of individuals is just such a holy place made sacred by the devotion and
the worship, the prayers and the love of the thousands who use it as the
channel for the contact with the consciousness of God. It is the intangible,
immaterial, and invisible meeting place of the souls of thousands who must lift
up their consciousness to the cathedral and to God in order to find attunement
with the church and its holy mission on Sunday.
If you are not a regular
attendant at any church, or if you are, you will find the Cathedral of the Soul
a great convenience and a great help in lifting up your heart and mind, your
inner consciousness, to a higher plane where you will meet within the Cathedral
the souls of thousands of other individuals and the consciousness and divine
emanations of God and the Holy Saints, of Jesus the Christ and His Disciples,
of Mary the Holy Mother, and all of the patriarchs and angels of your religion
and of all religions.
Throughout the day and
moments of doubt, despondency, tiredness, peace, happiness, or want, you can
momentarily lift yourself up and find in the Cathedral the attunement, the
vibratory harmony, and peace and power that will enable you to commune with God
and with your soul. Why not take advantage of this opportunity and make it a
regular practice to devote a few minutes each morning, afternoon, and evening
to meditation and prayer in the Cathedral of the Soul? You will find it
inspiring and illuminating, and you will find it helpful in the hours of trial
and tribulation. If you are a non-member and have not read and studied the
opportunities explained in the Cathedral booklet called Liber 777, send
for a free copy now and enjoy the benefits it offers. Without religious bias or
prejudice, without sectarian differences, without distinctions of any kind, you
will always find a Cosmic surge of Divine power, a Godly benediction, a peace
and a power that will help you along the path of life. Start this month by
making the Cathedral of the Soul your holy sanctum, not to supplant your
church, not to supplant your form of religious worship and instruction, but to
offer you a haven in your restless hours, and a retreat for the soul in its
anxiety to contact the heavenly hosts beyond.
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