Cathedral Contacts[From The Rosicrucian Digest July 1938]
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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 if they address their requests 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.) |
LIFTING
ONE'S CONSCIOUSNESS
MAN differs from all the other members, as species of
the animal kingdom, in the fact that he has the ability to comprehend and
understand how he can lift his consciousness above the earth plane, and has the
ability to do so if he so determines. Some of these species of animals living
on the earth's surface cannot lift their consciousness above the level of their
own physical existence. Some little creatures that live wholly on the surface
of the earth, or within the crust of the earth occasionally aspire to rising a
few feet higher and find an interesting experience in lifting themselves
physically into the branches of trees or on the tops of houses. But this
experience is unnatural to them in most cases, and they do not feel in a normal
position and seek again their own physical level. Other animals feel more at
home and more natural in space above the earth, such as the birds and the
creatures that fly. Some have their consciousness like their bodies confined
solely to lower levels.
But man has never believed that his consciousness and
his body were confined to the surface of the earth or to low surfaces. For
safety's sake man has always tried to keep himself near the edge of water and
in low valleys where he felt protected, but for thrilling experience and
adventure, or the discovery of more distant horizons and a greater outlook on
life, he has invariably lifted his body to mountain heights or to the tops of
great trees, or the upper floor of some great structure. He has always felt
that he was a greater explorer, and greater master of space and material
conditions, when high above his original physical level. This has been the
reason for success in astronomical explorations where man has extended his
vision through telescopes to places way beyond the surface of the earth, and
for his determination to learn how to fly. Many hundreds of years before man
attempted experiments in flying, mystic philosophers such as Da Vinci theorized
on the possibility of man flying and drew plans for the form and mechanical arrangement
of flying machines.
But along with man's desire and urge to lift his
physical body above the earthly consciousness, he has had a sincere desire and
longing to lift his spiritual and psychic consciousness to even greater
heights, and to separate himself from his limited worldly, material conditions.
The churches through their religious doctrines and creeds have encouraged this
and in reciprocation man has built great spires on great cathedrals. The spires
on such cathedrals throughout the world should be called aspirations because
they represent man's aspiring idea to send his spiritual and psychic
consciousness heavenward. But still the majority of these persons have never
had their consciousness rise above the vaulted roof of the cathedral or the top
point of the spire. How different it is with those who try to find the way to
lift the consciousness of the soul up to the Cathedral of the Soul in the
Cosmic space far beyond the earth, and see beyond everything on the earth. Hundreds
of thousands daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly spend a few minutes of time in
communion in this great Cathedral of the Soul beyond the visible space of the
heavens. They find in this mental, spiritual cathedral a peace, a communion, a
relaxation, a help, and a guidance that they do not find in any earthly church
or in any earthly structure. It helps them to understand better the doctrines
of their earthly church and earthly studies, and it also gives them an
opportunity in the silence of their homes, or in the silence of the great
outdoors to rise to that great height that the soul aspires to for a time. If
you have not had this experience, this sublime, transcendental, realization of
the great spiritual power within you, send for the book called "Liber
777" which will go to you without any obligation or cost, and therein
learn of the hours during the day or night when you can rise to this Cathedral
of the Soul and meet with hundreds and thousands of others there in peace, and
turn again to your worldly consciousness with increased health, strength and
happiness.
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It is
a mark of wisdom not to kick against the very step from which we have risen
higher. The removal of a step from a staircase brings down the whole of it. When,
out of infancy we grow into youth, we do not despise infancy, but, on the contrary,
we recall with affection the days of our childhood. If, after many years of
study, a teacher were to teach me something, and if I were to build a little
more on the foundation laid by that teacher, I would not, on that account, be
considered wiser than the teacher. He would always command my respect.--Mahatma
Gandhi.
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