She MYSTIC TRIANGLE A Modern Nbagazine of RosicRuciANPHLOSOPHY The Mastery of Habit. Bryan’s Views on Evolution. Dalton’s Laws of Proportion. Dictionary of Rosaecrucian Terms. Descendants of Lemuria. Many Other Important Helps August, 1925 Price 25 centsPRIANGLE Vol, 3._No. 8, ‘AUGUST, 1925 Price 25 Cents Bryan’s Views on Evolution The Important Pointe in Hie Contention Analysed for the Mystical Mind. By Roviz THunstox Close and intimate association with Mr. William Jennings Bryan in his journalistic work convinces ‘anyone who has had such privilege that Mr. Bryan is “thoroughly sincere. in_his dominant. viewpoints, regardless of their strangeness, impract ‘clitashioned foundation. “Therefore, one is foreed to give more than passing notice to Mi. Bryan's views about evolution and his Contentions regarding the finess of this subject i fhe school corficulum. ‘The fact that Mr, Bryan is braving the laughs and scorns of @ large portion of the: public" proves that. he has some firm eon- Vietions on the subject; and the. general attitude of the press is such to indicate that their reports ff his ‘claims are colored and unfriendly to ir. Bryan, Tt behooves us, therefore, to be fair and tolerant, especially as mystics and Rosicrueians, and examine Mr. “Bryan's direct statements. Tin a personal interview Mr. Bryan said: “First of all, please understand what T mean when I refer to ‘evolution’, Most of those. who disagree with me jn my contentions also disagree ‘with me as to what the selentists mean’ by the term evolution, The lay tind believes that evolution means growth or de- elopment by growth, like the growth of the chicken from its egg, or as the present form and application of, radio ‘has grown from the early principles. of tvireless, In the one case, we have development from Within, in the other, development or growth from ‘without, But that is not what the scientists mean by evolution. They use the term to describe the hypoth ‘esis or theory which links all life together” and ‘assumes that all'species have: developed or evolved from one of a few germs of life by the operation of some purely mechanical, chemical or material forces: working from within.” mn these words we aoe at once that Mr, Bryan not” contending without “wide knowledge. of Subject. When one of the Mr, “Bryan's. viewpoints and a lack of study of the sci ‘a2. we shall see, The truth of the matter is, Mr. Bryan has read, studied and analyzed all of the beat of the writings and arguments of the scientists ahd has ‘careful examined many of the, funda. mental principles. of the. sciences. ‘But, he. has ‘rrived at different conclusions than the ‘evolution ists" and his arguments are, therefore, based ‘upon the ‘same essence az are thelr profound statements, personal interpretation and opinion. Weare reminded of the fact that many of the Isle princpis of acenee today, and many of ou sonora accopted selenite strictures, are pre {hed upon ‘more hypothesis or theories, without. an {ota of proof to sustain or warrant them, Copernicus, the father of the present-day astron- ‘omy and. cosmogony, wrote paper outlining ‘i theory of the universe, the form of the earth and the manner of our living on the outer surface of a'sphere moving in endless space. Copernicus called his explanation a ‘working hypothesis’ because it explained, in the day it was written, all ‘the observed phenomena, and, It ‘ex. plains’ foday about eighty percent of the observed And. tabulated phenomena. But, said Copernicus, in the. preface to. his lengthy paper, “although T offer this explanation, there is not one bit of proof that I'ean offer to substantiate ik!” Despite this frank statement, the Copernican theory is taught in our public schools today, simply because no one hhas “demonstrated a better theory and not because iC'meets all the requirements,—not by very im Portant and serious twenty percent! ‘Mr. Bryan contends that this is also true of the scientists” “evolution theory’ which. was, in fact, invented by Mr. Darwin aa an attempt to explain certain observed phenomena; and in. the years ‘which have passed, Mr. Darwin's evolution theory hhas been partly rejected because it’ did not explain newly observed phenomena. The scientists, today. do. not “accept. Darwin's theory -or explanation of the origin of species’, for they. have not been able to find a single indication of such fact. Yet the principles ‘put forth in the ‘origin of species! were fundamental to Darwin's theory of evolution as taught at the present time, ‘As a further indication of Mr. Bryan’s scientific examination ‘of the subject, let me quote his one most ‘exeelient argument "against ‘the so-called felentifie “evolution” doctrine. He says: “T contend that the various species did not have one or two oF three origins, but each had its own origin from which ach as evolved, by the process of develop. nent through growth, Chemistry, the science which Has conirbuted most largely o man’s" practical benefit, because man is best acquainted with it and hhas mastered it, of all the sciences, to the greatest degree, presents “almost conclusive proof ‘against ‘evolution’. In this sclence we find no one, two OF three’ original elements from which all. material things ‘have evolved, but, rather, some. ninety-two Chemistry hae not found any law of evolution. Tf there is any proof anywhere of the sefentists" con- tentions of evolution, we should find it first. of all in'the most exact science known to man,—chemistry.” In other’ words, Br. ‘Bryan's sound argument here is that we ean definitely trace the chemical oF physical nature in every material thing back to Iinety-two original but dictinet species or elements, “hot one or two primitive ones from. which all evolved,Pace 112 How consistent this teachings! ‘Coming to the origin of man, Mr. Bryan contends thatthe’ Mosale ‘account, of man’s ergin and, cre- ation is as complete and adequate an explanation ‘85 the ‘evolution’ explanation and has the advantage ff consistency with the principles of science. which fare demonstrable (such. as those of chemistry) ; hhas no" missing links which ‘are ‘undiseoverable, does not Tead to the elimination of God as a creator fof all species, and is substantiated by all the aacred teachings, “Granted that we have before us two explanations accounting for the origin and creation of man as ‘2 species, we naturally examine the evidences that each has’ to. offer, and, lacking any definite proof ‘on either side, we then consider the consistencies ‘and. inconsistencies ‘with other fundamental pri ciples in nature, and likewise consider the qual tations of the aithor of each explanation to arrive at the conclusions offered. Doing all this, Tam not Sure that the scientific evolutionists have the better of the argument ata ‘Mr. Bryan says that the explanation of the origin sand creation of man which satisfies him, and orbich Should be taught, in preference to any’ man-made, ‘unsubstantiated, “inconsistent, unproved and. athe: Iitie doctrine, uniil'« better and proven explanation ig found, is the Mosaie one found in the books, of Gonesis, ‘Chapter T, verses i, xxiv and xxvi, stating jn substance that in the beginning, before there was anything, God began all of the creation and. was, therefore, the sole Creator; and ‘after having ere! fated the heavens, the earth, the water, grass, teed, fruit and other species of vegetable life; and after hhaving ‘created every distinet and separate specie is with the Rosierucian A PRELIMINARY NOTICE From many indicationa it appears to be nearing the time when the national ‘eadguartere andthe Supreme Lodge of the AMORC will move into an- bother of the many jurisdictions on the North Amer fean continent. "The Supreme Lodge was located for some years in New York, and then on invitation from the Call: fornia Grand Lodge it moved to San ‘Francisco in the spring of 1919. Here it has been for over six years building up the membership and work in the West and establishing the beautiful headquarters and Lodge rooms which are located in this city. it is nearly time for a return to some Bastern section of the country again so that the Supreme Officers’ and their families may be nearer to the Eastern Lodge at trom the Grand deed of our embere ‘possesses land. and ‘and vights in and. neat Tampa, therefore ie willbe. moti logleal if "the Supreme Lodge finally decides to move'to that city, hfore the end of this year. ‘ Plans are now befote the Imperator for a beautiful Beyption Temple, Library, and executive fen tbe constructed Chg aummey in Tampa near ‘which « farge home will be provided for she Imper- ‘tor and his family and another for the Seerctary fl Ne wife "he Onsveras Tteminat leo has iG" own property in Tampa with plane for mage nincont structures in the future.” Such a Toc for the chief executive offices ‘would: mean being ‘within’ forty hours of more than seventy-five pets _Tue Mysric Tarancue of animal life, He said: “Let the earth bring forth the living ereature after his kind and it was s0;"" fand then God decreed to make man in His own Image, ave dominion over al the other tiving things) previously created. "To. the Rosicrucian, the Mosaic explanation is perfectly’ satisfactory ‘and is in harmony with the Rosierueian Ontology, which begins with the ‘Biblical statement that God formed man of the dust fof the earth ‘and breathed into his nostrils the Dreath of life and man became a living Soul,—the image of God! ‘To the Rosicrucian, the principles of evolution began their operation, so far as man is concerned, ‘a that moment when man Was created as an image ‘of God; for the Soul of man and the physleal form of man began to evolve, the one in’ spiritual de- Velopment, the other in’ material perfection, just as the chicken, within the see begins its evlation “after its specific specie of expression ie determined, ‘And, Roslerueians also now that’ the being of ‘man’ i continuing to. evolve,-growing ‘more and more spiritually like unto God and growing. mare and more beautiful in physieal and) material ex- pression. Tn ail this, we, as Rosicrucians, can agree with Mr.’ Bryan, and’we are glad to’ say that if, as records compiled indicate, half of the scientists in the world do not believe’ ins, God ‘or in personal immortality, there are hundreds of scientists afl ted with AMORC who do believe in and know God fand who Know there 1s personal immortality; and rhone of our members and students find. anything in the, Mosaic’ explanation or any’ other part of the Bible inconsistent with the etual lave of nature fas observed from an unbiased viewpoint. cent of our members in this country. That is some- {hing to be considered. The rapid growth of Tampa, in which the Supreme Officers have been materially Interested, "offers an excelent opporcunity for fur ther development of the work Invwhat i becoming fanother year-round playgrotnd for America, ike tinto Californias | ‘Further announcements regarding these plans will be made in our next issues A great many have taken advantage of our offer to’ dispose ‘of the Cromaats as, mentioned at the hhottom of page ninety in the June issue of this magazine. Much enthusiasm’ has been expressed ‘over these books ‘and in answer to the inquiries Feceived we ‘wish to say that there are a of the Cromaats numbered A, E, and F hhand, Send for your copy While they last, ‘Also we wish to say to'those who have inguired that ‘the May, 1920 issue of the American ‘Rosse Crucis isnot completely ‘exhausted. “This. is. the magazine issue that contains the very interesting articles desired by so many members. A partial list ‘of the contents of this issue is. as follows: The Divine Birth of Jesus (a remarkable account of the parentage of the Master), ‘The Salvation of Man, The “Cosmic Pilgrim, The Work of. the Higher Degrees, Personal Magneticm what, it is and how to develop it, Facts and Fallacies, ‘The Raising of the Dead, ‘The Home Instinct of the Soul, ete, Copies of this May, 1920 iesue, truly rare and valuable, may be secured at fifty cents per copy by addressing: your letter and remittance to the Amore Supply Bureau, 843 Octavia Street, San Francisto, Cal eRePace 118 Descendants of Lemuria A Desc ion of an Anciont Cult in California By Seis Nestled at the foot of a partially extinet voleano, protected from the hot sun of mid-day and tho eht Ting breezes of the Pacific by the towering mountain there exists the strangest mystical village in the Wester Hemisphere, without equal, perhaps, a the ‘The last descendants of the ancient Lemurians, the first inhabitants of this earth, find seclusion protection and peace, in this unique village of thelr ‘own ereation, sategteme hardly pusil that, here could be in ‘meriea, and in California, a place, a village, @ community of Homes and industries, 0 secluded, So guarded and so dificult to locate, ¢hat ina hun: ‘dred or more years only four or Ave strangers have assed within the sacred confines of the Armaiti, or invisible protective boundary of the village, For fifty years or more the natives of Northern California, and tourists, explorers and government olicials have contributed facts, and some fancies, to the aceumulating mass of evidence proving the existence of the “mystic village” (a name used by common. ‘agreement) and, “supplying. the most ‘astounding facts ever attributed to. human beings ‘Tradition and the romantic tales of romantic Cal- fornia alone, will not account for the stories told by persons who witness strange sights in the vieln- ity of Mt. Shasta. Looking at the reports from an Investigator’: point of view, the accumulating evi- dence is eonvineing. It proved to be so to the present writer, and had 1 not been s0, the facts revealed here: for the first time might have remained con- ealed Tor many more years ‘When business 'men, tourists, state officials and “hikers” alike, wander into such nearby towns Weed and ask questions about the strange sights they bave seen near Shasta at sunset, midnight oF sunrise, and when passengers on the’ Shasta. Lim- ited, eh route to Portland and Seattle, will hurry. fut ‘of thelr berths in the fall and winter: months to ask the porters ‘and. Pullman Conductors to explain, the weird sights witnessed at sunrise as the train passes Shasta, we may believe that there is. something there worthy of investigation, ex- pecially when these inquirers have never heard the Trea stories and are passing through the teriory for the first time, At least, I fele that way, and 50 hhave hundreds of serious-thinded. pers ‘An Interesting fact of the Investigation ig; that the closer one wets to the vicinity of Mt. Shasta, the less one will learn’ about the facts, Not that the ‘persons living in the many thriving villages near Shasta know nothing, but they have a fear, based Upon reasonable grounds, of revealing too much gf admitting that Choy have ever tried fo penetrate the sacred precincts. Yet, 1 dare say there ls hardly. one blended man, of fvoman, within one hundred ‘miles of Shasta who has not ‘secretly and quiet delved into various ‘methods of approach, —oftimes too sucessfully! "sven no lest a careful investigator and scientist than Prof, Edgar Luein Larkiny for many years director of Mt Lowe Observatory, said. in news: paper and magazine articles that he had seen, on Iany_ occasions, the great temple of this mystic village, while gazing through a long-distance tele- Scope. He finally learned enough facts to warrant his announcement that it was the last vestige of the ‘works of the Lemurians: Has no one ever seen any of the inhabitants? Indeed, yes, and-in some instances, under notable chreumbtances, At! one time a very old and, exceed: ingly venerabie delogate from the community made fn -offeial Journey, by foot, to the eity of San Fran- cinco Hits vise was heralded b ‘nethods ‘and he was met bys Ferry" Building: and ushered up Market Street to the Mayor's ofice where. the Key to the City. was zgiven to him in typical San’ Francisco style, much {othe embarrassment of the simple soul who came to bring greetings on the aniversary’ of the estab Tishment ‘sf their community. in California. Never hao'Sin Brancise stem sadn a, being of Sabi, timility_ and. majestic bearing in one expression. "Various members of the community, garbed, as was their ‘official representative, in. pure. white, ray-halred, barefoot and very tail, have been seen fn the highways and in the strests of the villages near’ Shasta ‘Geeasionally, they have purchased goods of an unusual Kind in the stores, alway offering in ay iment @ bag of gold nuggets of far greater value ham th til purchase, hey hare no Heed of money and. manufactures; they produce and. grow within their own village all that the four or #1 Randred men, women and children require, Tt. Shasta "in one "of the. most. pieuuresque ‘mountains in the West, Like the sacred voleano in aban, which it resembles to remarkable degree, it'Tisce ‘high ahove the plains surrounding. ty and Its! whitecapped peal cam be seen for hundreds of rica At The fot of ls ountain, covered wih Snow most of the year, are grocn nnd Sower-doti fields ‘and farmlands’ basking inthe golden. sun Of the "Paciicr There are. suficlent stretches of ‘wooded Iand at variout parts of the base. of the mountain to hide small valleys or glens; and in one oF ‘these. les’ the strange village and its. strange Snhabitante,far" from the beaten paths of sand or gravel and further stil from the sate highways. At'imidnight, throughout the whole year. a, core: mony is performed in this village, called the “ere. tmony of adoration £0 Guatama’, his latter word tiieir: name for. America; and the real purpoce tf the ceremony is to celebrate the azrival'on this continent of their forebears when the continent of Lemuria disappeared beneath the quiet. waters of tie" Pacife. AP''such ceremonies wonderful lights ‘sre deed to auch an extent that the whole southern side'of Me, Shasta jg iluminated and made visible erent stances he ane Tights are wed at Suntlee, daily and are often seen Sy passengers on the Shasta: Limited which passes Shasta at about sSunriee in cortain seasons: ‘The Lemurians. are claimed to be the first inhab- itants of the earth: Most of what han book written or told of the Lemurians ie from tradition and not fo dopendable ss" the little Knowledge we have ef the inhabitants of the continent of Atlantis, which ‘ages ‘ago disappeared beneath the waters ‘of the Alanis ‘The Oriental Literature Syndicate of San Pran- isto, publishers of the new and intensely Interest= lng book, of the secret doctrines of the "Sacred College of Thibet, will publish soon & book contain ing many of the teachings and some of the rituals and practises. of ‘the Lemurians as used by their Aeseendante today Milage at Shasta,__ ‘Tue Myst When the continent of Lemuria disappeared, it broueht to. an_enda highly developed evization that te hard for" to comprehend from our present pom of views for our civilisation, 1f used as & Neandard, wooid make the Temuriana seem pric Eive and ite developed. On the other handy sewing tour modern eivifstion from the Lemans stand fd, and especially from the stendard maintained iy the descendants of the few who escaped from the sinking continent ‘and landed on American Shores, we ate inde, itle developed. im matoral powers and personal abilities, and fer behind them in true selentie knowledge and achievement; or instance, when the recent forest firs thren ened ap many’ parts of Calfornia and an neon {rollabe ‘one surrounded the village they cnused wall of invisible protection tone batween them fod the fren and tony one can see the vory definite Mtgey point with, bumble pride to the fact that "They point with humble. pride to the fact tha nate Zniral Terme vibe fo thote who saeco inv penetrating. the ‘outer foreta, and. made. of faintly ered marile and on, has withstand Ait the tenblors and earthquakes of California for {ed while moor buildings, expressing the height Se tor ensinceringskily are" damaged to some cxtents ‘They have been seen, as stated, on some of the ronda, in taylisht, only to disapnear completely tn few seconds: The ailty in wiitine the elements Sr the earth to grow the necorities has been demon {trated in many remarkable wav’, and ¢ number of Farmers or tayeh men testify to" the benefits the Fave outed hy the miracles these strange people Hive worked on the sof "They hve made many and lange seeret donations of gold_~always in the large distinctive nuggets {5 Sontous tate oF local Tunds in emergencies, aod rep to the dapanese earthquake victimes Sony iesify’to having seen she strange boat, oF Passed to Hi Our beloved Past Grand Master Lewis A. Shoo- maker, of Florida, passed to the Higher Realm the first week in June. Brother Shoemaker was one of the pioneers of the AMORG in the South and orgat hued’ the Grand Lodge of Florida, He attended the first National Convention of AMORC held in Pitts- burgh, Penna. and was one of the Scottish Rite Freemasons who aided. the Committee on Const tution. to complete the National Constitution of ‘Amore for America. From that. time he was very Active in our interests but found it necessary to leave the South and return to Ohio, hig. original home state, He returned to. Florida last November While ‘the Imperator was in Tampa and at once Fesumed his Interest. inthe work of the. Grand Lodge. But, the strain under which he had labored in Ohio for’ several years had greatly lowered his vitality and God called him to rest, ‘He ‘will. always be remembered and loved by. those who knew him and we know that his great spirit will be ever watchful of the ideals and prin~ lples which meant so much to his soul. From the Grand Lodge of England comes the report of the passing to the Higher Realm of our boats, which sail the Pacific Ocean, and then rise at its shore and sail through the air to drop again in the vieinity of Shasta. ‘This same boat was seen several times by the oficials employed by the eable Station located near Vancouver, and the boat has been sighted as far north as the Alethuian Islands where the recent ‘round-the-world fliers landed. Te Is generally believed that there is another Lemurian settlement in that locality which is regularly visited by this boat which has neither sails nor smoke- stacks. Reports there are, that the fire or red light seen at the top of Mt.” Shasta is not of a voleanie nature but due to a celebration at that ditzy height fon occasions when these people descend to the deep inside eaverns of the old voleano. In fact, there are reports from explorers that there are signs that entrance into the voleano is made often and by ‘many, persons. ‘This reminds ue of the fact that there is a strange and mystic city in the country of Mexico which has its whole city inside an extinet voleano, ‘Much more could be said in very positive terme about the Lemurians in California, but these facts must be reserved for the book contemplated by the Oriental Literature ‘Syndicate, whose agreement with the authorities responsible for the authentic ‘matter the book will contain, makes it impossible to reveal them at this time Scientists have held for many years that Cali fornia and its mountains contain evidences of civilization older than any known to the world. The ocent finds of monumental carvings and interip- fons buried in the soil of the Sierra Nevada mount fins are further evidences of an ancient civilization of reat culture ‘We shall await with keen interest the coming of the book and if itis ag inspiring and beautiful as “Unto Thee I Grant," it will be another valuable contribution to the oceult Iiterature of America, ther Realm beloved Brother John Gall of Eltham Park, London, S.B, in March The Foyer states, that Ms passing wae, quite peaceful. "The night before the Great Initiation he Attuned ‘himself with the higher forees and sang ‘the Rosierucian Chant several times and commented fon the great work of the London Lodge. As soon fs life had passed from the body and the soul was free to express in the higher form, those present placed a large cross of flowers at hie feet and Femoved. the red rose from its centre and- placed this'in his hands “as a symbol of the fragrance and purity of the greater life.” The report. is impressive” with ite references to the simple, con. siderate, kindly and beautiful personality of Brother Gall and states “that while we shail mite his phi Jeal presence So muck, we Tejlce that before is ransition he experienced "great Illumination through ‘our mutual studies.” The membership of the Grand Lodge of London expressed through the floral pieces and. assistance rendered before his passing, the great love in thelr hearts for theie Brother, The Secretary being absent from the city, Sister E. Wells, as Acting Secretary, represented the Grand Lodge in the official actsTue Mysri Trancue. Paar 115, The Mastery of Habit Helpful, Practical Ideas That May Bo Used by Adulte for Themselves or for Their Children. By Set, Ramaritexto ae igmany, ofthe ancient teachings or rather tra- tional beliefs passed from generation to. genera: tion "by "word of mouth, ‘habit. ia considered. an Institution of the evif spirit or the devil, to use a more modern term for the’ same idea, ina rare Manuscript of the ancient Parsee teachings, which T'am busy translating into English, and whieh may foe day be permitted print in América fo the Heat time, T'ind this old idea expressed many times. "Te an Oriental. who has become accustomed to the broader and truer occidental view point, these Ancient ideas are too inadequate to meet the reason- {ng of the mind. ‘The most Important point about the old! teachings, however, is thelr lack of Drac- tical” application. In too many instances our ‘acts, our funetionings, our thoughts, ‘are expressed. jn Seeatve terms ad seldom i anjing eld ta saat tus in changing any part of our nature or thinking. In the case of habit, the ancient teachings merely Habits were the result of Stated that all evil or bad became our possession, it was there Lo stay, unless avmiracle. happened, or through invocation and Iagie some’ other great spirit cr god Temoved it forse. ‘The modern Occidental viewpoint of such things is “unquestionably broader and. more selcntifi We have learned how habits are really formed; ‘we have learned thetr origin and process of maturing And. we have learned how they may be changed or denied expression. in the Christian doctrines of today we have but one personification of evil, called, af I have said, the devil, or satan. Tn the days of old and in most Orientat ‘teachings, there were many evil principles Gr powers in existence, in some sehools of thoughts, the’ evil powers. outnimbering ‘the good ones, In any casts these were personified. Every ‘conceiv= ble’ and. inconceivable tet that was destructive, Ankind or mysterious, was attributed to these evil spirits or gods. ‘The Oriental mind can seo, however, a very close relation between the ancient teachings “and. the yore modern statements of fact. The former cam fe safely. considered as. symbolieal of the facts of nature, ‘Thus, there is in the world an actual, not Speculative, god of evil, especially of evil habits fand thinking, and. that’ god, I. wish to reveal, is ‘ie small god that ‘resides within our own brain. Habits, Whether. good or ‘evil, are of “our own raking, in'the Amore teachings there is am axiom That “habit is the ‘unconscious result of a law," tie, and. this js true. in a psychological. sense. Mout ‘certainly habits, as such, are generally une Conscious. acts; that is, they are unconscious ten Aencies. We are aware of the habits, by thelr mani festation, but. such. manifestation. is an outward Sign of what has smconsciously gone on within OB ‘brain’ or mental processes. Tt'is safe to aay, also, that habits may be modified ‘or wiped out of our actions by the same process as ringe’ them into existence, and. this being 0, we mays easily, though slowly, attain Teal mastership of habits. Most habits have their origin in conscious, wile ful_and determined practices. There are some acquired habits, that is, acquired through heredi tary oF unconselous action or thinking on our parts. ‘These, too, may be mastered. ‘Those which have been consciously developed, no matter how uncon- Selous they may be now, are the most easily Imastered because we can trace their origin and sce ‘Wherein we, alone, are responsible for them, Nothing disvobes, mystery of her wierdness like ytclation; and’ nothing, wil strengthen our sbilty {to eope with a strange habit or mental process like understanding its origin. 1 find that the modern peycho-analysiste use this very thought as @ basis for their new philosophy, While their terminology and procedure is new, the basis is. old, very old. ‘In analyzing ‘any habit or considering it, for aghahae or elimination, the fat step is to. ook at ‘as an entity, a thing apart from our daily lives. ‘This means ‘we should stand off. from ourselves and. view ‘ourselves as_being a personification of that habit. 1f this is diteul, we may take the habit fand make’it @ personified thing and then stand of and view it as a living thing of separate existence ‘In either ease, we should look upon the person- ited habit and ‘question its rightful place in the scheme of things generally, then in our lives. Very {few habits will stand the serutiny of such ezamin- ation. It ie"is the habit Of drinking” intoxicating Tiquots, we may see plainly that the habit, of a ny tec “ca and’ to real place in the” general scheme of ‘things, and a very small place in our personal lives. ‘The more intense the more enslav= if such a habit is, the more like an unnecessary fand evil spirit it becomes. in our examination of it. We cannot find one single excuse for its existence in‘ the general scheme of things; we find litle reason for its existence within ‘our own conscious ness or being. If we take the habit of smoking and build it into personality it will say to us: “You cannot re- ‘eve me, you cannot be me, you can hardly Teduee my power, for I'am too well established in this Tittle Kingdom! And, many are discouraged by_such words in their attempts to constrict him. ‘Then, chere is & habit of proeratination. He, ton, may be personified as a god. A long, heavy body Tike a” great. sea. serpent, with bullr too gross to move rapidly, with laziness and slothfulness as his ‘ature, usually ‘a. breeder of various diseases, “a espolier of all purity ‘of “action and. thinking, turning’ his, back ‘upon’ the movement of all pro ressive bodies about him, prefering to move back ‘wardly or to lie down and sleep while the world moves on. As we look st him and see that az the hours, days end months go by he produces nothing, accomplishes nothing, is Slways in the way of every. forward movement, out of harmony with nature in overy sense we wonder how such @ creature can traly have any place in the scheme of the world's Actions. The only movement he notices about him is the placing of his big, bulky hard-to-move bo in the way of another body anxious to get forward. We feel like casting him out of our sight as. an annoyance, a hinderance, in the world. And, then ‘as we picture him as a part of our own existence, we Shudder at the power he possesses to hold us hack fand ruin our careers,But, he too, has the right of our tolerance as the law for his ‘existence in our lives, Great, bulky, enormous and’ monstrous as he iy ie ean be sla Sd cant out of exltence completely, by the exerase ofthat same: mind-power thin is hat ‘rested Tikewise, there in the god of smoking. A foul, invemelling’ unkempt, cruel, creature, scowling, spit= ting fie, ad with rage, fighting, aid, according to {tsar ‘upon us, ite indulgence, ete, we may have a smnall ged or a great one, in size and power. Let ‘is think Of a great one; all made of fobateo leaves, charged. with nicotine, chemicals for preservation, Savoring, ete, and small inset life hidden in crevice of the body of the god, with ashes, vol. ines “of smoke, Wirt, and heat’ isvuing from val parts of its body. Tt 14 & horrible sight, and typical Bf some heathen idol Ax we view that personified ati ath te power, is templaton and’ pone Bilty of injury, we ‘cam hardly any that if hea’ very’ real lac’ in nature's scheme of things, At Teast wevcannot say that it has a truly constructive place, “Andy if we view it ag something that. we Fave votantasly put into the scheme of ou personal lives, we find very Ite excuse forte exintence, We may see ins god who at all times grants US {lee pleasure, or quleta our nerves; but when Wwe ote. at the same time the fth, the ineonvenienes nd the injury Uhat come from him we must agree that he is not as beneficent with his goodness as he is evil with his badness. ‘And, bear in mind, that like unto the heathens, wo have ercated this’ god, great or small, endowed him ‘with all the power ‘and allurements ‘ho has, blinded ourselves to his disagreeable and evil parts, find then accepted him into our own bodies as one of the rulers of our lives. All thie we have done In fhe’ past voluntarily and mow he whips us with his Teash and rules us with the power we granted unto Bin, “The god of profanity, like all such gods, exists in ‘our consciousness, in otir personal lives, by our ow toleration, Whenever we think of dethroning him and casting him out or even reducing him in position to ‘Tue Mystic Tana a place of moderation or humility, he has the brazen temerity to rise up before us and threaten us even to the extent of using some of his delightful language inva most signifeant way; and when fear does not ‘weaken our intention to dethrone him, he laughs. at Up and with! wonderful ‘sareaam ‘beltin ‘ut ith the ‘thought’ that perhaps we are. becoming “es- thetic" oF feminine. He tantalizes us one moment, falsely exalts us the next, then degrades us in the presence of those whose love and respect we cherish the most and all’ the while ‘weakens a growth of normal and effiefent vocabulary to the defeat of our Success “and. advancement in hfe, He is truly a monster—foul and unfair. But, how we tolerate hhim to some degree in our lives ‘There are so many such gods; the god of selfish. ‘ness, mean, narrow, bloodless and poisonous; the of inoney,’ cunning deceitful, cheating, defaming, maddening and tyranizing; the god of indulgence, boastful, alluring, smiling, fleet ‘of foot, most en” ing and destructive of all! Each of these stands as conqueror over us at critical times but deserts us utterly when whatever help we believe they possess is most’ needed. Hach trembles in secrecy with fear that we may discover ity true nature and cast. them down as false idols of our worship, and each Is prepared with a most Impressive ples’ of self defense for the hour when the true God within us may awaken and demand & cleansing of the Temple ‘Whether we believe with the Orientals or not in their many: and long’ periods of self-contempla- fon, at least we ean indulge in’ some self-examina- tion'and array before us as in'a true Court of Jus tice, all the villainous beings that reside within our Sacred minds, and with fearlessness indiet them, challenge them to defend themselves against the scrutiny of Goodness, and east them out with the condemnation of the damned forever and ever Do it today, this very night! Make your, temple pure; gain the strongth ‘and. power that is your atural binthright "16 ie “within possibility you ‘lone are the Master! A Voluntary Apology 1N our last issue there appeared as the ‘irst_ prize-winning article some matter written and contributed by one of oUF ‘members, whose signature to the article was XE. This article was mailed to us Several months ago in ‘response to our announcement in the May issue fof @ contest wherein we solicited new and. original “articles “answering. ‘the ‘question “What is the AMORC?” We tried to make Plain in the announcement that the sole purpore of the contest was to secure from, our members [tticles expressing the member's viewpoint of the AMORC and its work ‘We were sorry to learn, and regret to announce, ‘that ‘the article contributed by HAR. was taken falmost bodily. from a small leaflet iscued by the SRIA, another society operating in this. country; and other parts of the article ‘were changeld 30° ag to make it'fe our work with the name of AMOR to apologize to our read- ers fst, for having preented them, n= cnowingly, a copied article in the guise of an orig inal one; ‘and. secondly, we wish to apologize to SRIA'in this frank manner for our innocent part in this unfair reproduetion of @ part of thelr litera: ture, The Béitors had no reason to suspect that any such incident might be associated with the eon- fest and, therefore, did not go to the ‘Unusual and time-consuming effort of comparing the contributed articles with all writings on similar subjects that Have been issued by ote organizations, nor even t0 Consider the articles submitted from any such view. Point. "The "AMONG has always endeavored to Avoid reproducing in printed or manuscript form anything that was like unto anything else issued by Any otter ‘organization, except when matter wat duly eredited fo some proper authority. Our lessons, teachings, and general archives are replete. with original watter fo such an extent that fe-has never heen found necessary to copy from other sources We'trust'that the SHIA and its many friend and our readers, will understand our situation. in’ this ‘matter and will bear with us in our regret and sor” Tow over such an unpleasant and unexpected incl sere ml the 80th of June, betore we received any com- runication trem the SRIA in regard to this matter, ‘We mailed to them our personal, voluntary, apologies 4nd rogrets’and, at the same time, suspended fom Imambersip tn our orgataaton the ane who, Was ullty of this"act, so unfair to both organizations and all concerned —THe Eprror, a‘Tue Mysric Trrancue Paget? The Atomic Fixed Laws Based on the Work of Dr. John Dalton By THe TurmeaTor Nore: ‘This is a continuation of the article on Dalton's work in the July’ je. Reference is made in the present article to the charts appearing on pages 98 and 100 of the July issue. For the purpose of diagrammatic illustration the atoms will be considered as perfect spheres. That they may at times be of different shapes is due to the fact that they may he compressed or flattened in places by contact with other atoms. OF late seience hhas considered the atom as like unto a rubber Dall, Which may be pressed so that it loses its perfectly Spherical shape, but always retains a certain re semblance to.a sphere. ‘The spherical shape of atoms accounts for much that could not be accounted for in any other Way, ‘and the shape also makes for many conditions ‘mn Phenomena in chemistry and physics of a very ferestinge nature, Th fact, the spherical form of atoms ‘enables them, as vell as their ehemieal nature, to ‘manifest in many different ways. ‘This latter fact Dalton iustrated by the diagrams shown on Plate Two. (Published in the July Issue.) Here we have in Figure A nine atoms placed within « square go that we may study thelr relation fone {0 another. We notice that by having the atoms fouch each other, as they do in this diagram, atom number five makes contact only with four’ other Atome—numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8. We note also that there is a considerable space’ betwoon these nine ‘toma. If we consider each layer of atoms in this square space as being a stratum, wo have threo strata in Figure A. Between these layers or strata we hi the large openings or “air” space. "This means that in any'sueh arrangement of atoms there will be a great amount of space between the atoms, and this Space is occupied by what we shall simply call “air.” Now if we take these nine atoms and arrange thom ‘as shown in Figure B, we change the square {o'A thomboidal form. By dreanging the atom In this wise we do several things of considerable in- portance. ‘Dr. Dalton, in his Papers to the scientific Bodies ‘of his day, spoke only! of one or two results attained by this ‘arrangement of the atoms, but 1 shall speak of another result which he knew well Dut did not fully illustrate. ‘First of all it-will be seen, as Dr. Dalton pointed cout, hat this arrangement of the atoms causes atom number five lo contact SIX other atoms instead of only four as shown in Figure A. Thus, atom num- ber five is in contact with atoms numbers 2, 3,4, 6) ‘and 8. Furthermore, atoms numbered 2, 4, 6 and 8 now touch one another whereas they did hot in the arrangement in Figure A ‘This diferent arrangement makes every atom in the composition of anything a center of a mys- Ue group, so to speak. For every such center atom ‘will have’ six other atoms surrounding it, each mak: Ing contact with the other. ‘Thus each’ group con- sisi of seven atoni—the centr one and is abe comm anions. This why such a group is called a mystic eroup., And, the true power of such a group Usually determined by ‘the nature of the center group. The results of such grouping, in a truly mystical way, is explained later on. “But the prineipal point which Dr. Dalton wished to bring forth by such an ilustration of grouping ‘was this: ‘That when the atoms were so arranged the amount of air space between the atoms was Te- duced. By examining the grouping in Figure D on Wwill see that there is considerably less air space Between the atoms than between those in Figure. A. Hie held and it has been demonstrated as true, that when the air is extracted. from matter by a rear Fangement of its atoms, the chance or new condi- tion is brought about by this lave. ‘The most interesting point, however, which Dr. alton touched upon, though did not fully explain Jn hip Ufo time, fs iustrated in Figures By ¢, & ‘By changing the arrangement of atoms in Figure D, the strata of the atoms a'manner clearly shown by the diagram: Ing any three atoms in Figure A an inthe same ‘elation to each other” as shown in Figure B, we discover another law.. For example, ‘we show ‘atoms numbered 6,8 and 9 of Figure A’ In Figure B we see these three atoms in. precisely the same relation to each other at they occupied in Figure A. ‘Now by drawing a line from the eenter of each of these thes atoms to the center of the others Wwe have o triangle Tt wo conser the one atom (pum fer 9) as resting upon two others, as constitutes a building of layers, or strata, we find in Figure E that the triangle has a certain height indicated by the dotted lines. We also note that the triangle ts not an equilateral triangle. "(And this is important {to-all Rosaecructans.) If, on the other hand, we take three atoms from the grouping in Figure D,'we find another law. BY taking any three atoms, ér in this example by tak ing atoms numbered 4, 6 and'7, and placing them i the ‘same ‘relation to’ each other aa they ‘xre_in ‘gure D, we find that a triangle can be formed by arawing & Tine from the centers of the stoma, But in this ease the triangle is an equilateral triangle. By ‘comparing these tio triangles as shown in Figures Hand F wwe seo that they have diferent heights (indicated "by the dotted lines) and the height is shown by the two heavy lines in the conter of the diagram. This, says, Dr. Dalton, shows the height of the strate of each group of atoms. He also calle attention to the fact that in the grouping sown in Figure D,, the angles are always or 120 dearees—a fact ta'be kept in mind by all ‘Therefore, we soe that when the law of the tri. angle (the ‘equilateral triangle) “demonstrates oF ‘manifests itself in the composition of matter or the ‘arrangement of atoms, we have an entirely diferent fand Important demonstration of the atomic laws. By take ‘erouping them‘Tae Mystic Trianon Atomic Laws (continued) Ein re Bor ge GET | ZS, ie /itsP) Puate THREE ‘The grouping in Figure D represents the group- ing of atoms in the formation of ice. By this ar~ Tangement of the atome the air space of "air" is eliminated to great extent and thereby the liquid ‘becomes more solid. This is accounted for by the two facts, that since the atoms ft more closely to- gether the matter becomes more solid, and by the Glimination of air which takes from the water a this fashion jn the formation of ice, Dr. Dalton Paints to another ntrening fact. ‘He’ tie your ttention co the formation of ice.” He asks you to note that when water Treezes by sudden eongelation ‘that 4, when water is brought into an atmosphere ww the frezing point and is suddenly chilled) cer- {ain forms of erystals or spicule can be seen, upon the surface of the water, Figure G shows ‘one of these spicule and t-illustrates. two. pointe: the toms eo-related to one another as shown in Figures G’and b, and that the angles ave very significant. An examination of the designs shown in snow- flakes will teach one many interesting facts regard- Ing the laws embraced in the foregoing statements, ‘COMBINING ATOMS: ‘Let us turn our attention to Plate Three. Here Dr. Dalton illustrates many other lawe of the atoms. "fo understand what Dz. Dalton mes ing the nature f-an atom and its comportiion from the Rosaccra Sian pent OF vet Tete noe surprising hate shoul spai of am sure surrounding an stom, This fra of influence magnetle quality hat boon Toco” nized by" selentists many years, David A: Wells ‘wrote 12 Ris boole iesued in 1863 that atoms pos sed a certain polarity which gave them a certain ‘magnetic force, and he 2ald thatthe action of these {orees compels'the atom, in assuming its place in a crystal (of matter) to toaintain a certain direction se respeets the condiguous paricls™ (or atom), Eeontinued on Bage 124)‘Tue Mysmic TRIANGLE _ The Mystic Triangle Pablied y rcan Supreme Caunell Ancient andl ystiral Order Rosae Crucis ‘The AM.O.RC. is aflliated with ANTIQUUM (ARCANUM ORDINEM ROSAE ET AUREAE ‘CRUCIS in various parts of the world and ‘with its. branch bodies with ‘similar ‘names in other lands, all operating ‘under a supreme world couneil Oppice oP AwERICAN SecRETaRY GaNERAL #43 Octavia Stunt San FraNetsco, CAUPORNIA, U.S. A. ‘AUGUST, 1925 EDITORIAL How much Light have you been sending into the world of late? Remember the injunction to “let thy Light so shine!” You are a living bearer of the Greater Light, You are a living Toreh of Light, Life and Love. Do not hide the Light of your great er understanding, your greater development and your greater attainment ‘under a cloak of secret ride, Let the world see the self within; make that elf speak to those who will hear, or touch those who ‘ill feel, ‘Sing the praises of ‘God with a sunny Uisposition, a cheerful aspect on life and a radiant ‘aura of love. Distinguish the Light within you by Your deeds rather than extinguish it with reserva- tion, hesitation and passive indifference to the dark- hess that exists. Be a standard bearer of the Order! Life aloft in your spirit the Rosey Cross and like the Crusaders of old, charge ahead into the dismal conditions of life and ery aloud the ancient man- ‘date “Via Crucis!” Lot your Greater Light show ‘you the ways let it east bafore you n beam to make & pathway of glory. Proclain your heritage, re- Yeal your salvation, call to the seeker, to the lame, the Blind and the faltering and tell them of your blessing, of your guide, your standard. Point out to them the Open Portal.” Bring them to the Gates, Direct them to The Path that leads in and beyond the limitations of ignorance and superstition to the Temple of Power and Peace Profound. This is the way; Let your Light so shine! We have received much favorable comment re- garding the picture of the Master published in our ast Issue. ‘There have been many extra calle for copies of this issue because of the pieture and onee ‘again we advise our members and readers to pre- serve thelr copies oF secure extra ones because of the demand there will be in the future for this por- trait of the Master Kut-Hu-Mi, ‘We wish to make a correction regarding the poem sue entitled “An Exile’s ‘Through a typographical error in the make- up of the page it was eredited to Ramatherio, R. C. ‘whose name was to be attached to another poem. ‘The Exile's Cry was to be published without the Pace 119 ‘author's name for we have not been able to learn this fact and hope to be able to give it in our next jssue, Ramatherio has written too many poems and ‘special articles which are well known to'need any credit that is not justly due him, ‘And we learn, as announced elsewhere in this is- sue, that the executive staif of the Supreme Lodge ‘will move to the East again after its residence in California for over six years. It is expected that the move will be made ‘about November 16th. “Tt means a great deal of hard work for Headquarters ‘and plans are being made now to avoid any unneces- sary’ delay In the answering of correspondence oF the mailing of matter to all our Lodges and Groups. ‘The preliminary snnouncement of this change of location as given in this issue will help to prevent ‘any semblance of haste or extenuating circumstances connected with this removal. The move from New York City to San Francisco was made after only @ fow weeks preparation. Many wondered at the sud- den change. All shouid realize now, as do those in California and some other cities, that change to the East again has been contemplated for several ware, but we have waited until our own buildings nd our own property in Tampa, Florida, would be ready for use. ‘THE Mystic TRIANGLE continues to be praised and sponsored by members and readers alike. We wish ‘to thank each and every one who has written to us with comments, suggestions and criticiams. The in- frease in subscriptions during the past month has been very large and the sale of single copies has sreatly increased. Officers of Lodges and Groups are advised that the Imperator has declared thet at the opening of ‘each convocation or lecture a few passages should be read from the new book “Unto Thee I Grant.” A. few such passages or verses, selected by the Master or President, read and commented upon by the members, will furnish excellent food for thought throughout the week. We have never had a book ‘which could serve us in this way before except the tion. If your Lodge or Group does not possess a copy, be sure to get one. Boost the book in every Sway, no other book fits our work nearly so well as oes this one. NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS AND LODGES ‘The Supreme Secretary and his wife will return to headquarters from thelr six, weeks vieit to. East~ en branches, on July 0th “Although the Popular a of tasintants has endenvored to care for afl the wy correspondence during their absence and al- though the staff was augmented for the time, there Were some ‘unavoidable delays in the attention to Tome details, All matters that. were eld in abey~ ance Until the Secretary's return will be given prompt attention during the month of July. From Peporta veeelved the Secretary, hia wife. and the Imperator’s daughter had a very wonderful trip and were received with gerat welcome and enthusiastic Fecoptions in each city where @ Lodge is located. It [B regretted that they could not prolong the trip and inelude all our Eastern Lodges ‘and Groups,Pace 120 ‘Tue Mysric Teranaue: The Amore As A Vital Institution In America Another Viewpoint of the Great Work: By Assicus ‘The Amore Movement in America like unto its associate branches throughout the world, is a. vital factor in the lives of @ great many hundreds of per~ sons and through the family influences and personal Contact of its members, it ig becoming a real factor Of importance In the lives of many thousands Perhaps never before in the history of the Rost- cerucian fraternity have its teachings and_prineiples een so applied to the personal benefit ofthe indi- Vidual in all the practical affairs of life. The effect Of the teachings upon the spiritual and raoral nature Gt man and woman haa alway been noted and com= ‘ented upony even in the days of the ancient Host. Erucians, whoee glory and Wondrous works we read Sf'in the oldest books and histories. But, while the practical side of their activities made them notably Gliterent. from the purely religious or philosophical sects of their day, the application of their Iaws and Fowers never fod 0 wide and general 8 use ae o> A "The most outstanding feature of the great work of Amore is ite unique system of guiding, instruct fne and preparing the individual member to master these conditions which stand between the individual fara being and the success in life which is a natural heritage. In hundreds of cases the tide of life for Amember was turned after uniting with the Amore. Records in the Archives, accessible to all, are replete with the most astounding reports of changes in life Tor the better following in the wake of adherence to ite principles. “she vagaries of other philosophies and the incon sistencies of #0 many" modern schools of highe? thought, are sliminated from" the ‘teachings “and practises of AMORC. Instead of leading the stu- ‘ent and follower into the elouds and away from the practical obligations and duties of this life, he 1s Encouraged to fulfil them and shown how ‘to im prove his station in life and become more successful In whatever ie at hand to be done. Instead of t ing to arouse dissatisfaction with one's lot in life onthe one hand and a false satisfaction with all the taste and trials of our daily existence, the AMORG points out the leassons that are to be’learned from Gach experience, the strength to be gained from each ‘obstacle, and the ability one has ta rise above each step on the staltway to attain the greatest height. “The fact that business men associated with the largest corporations, heads of large industries, pro- fessional men in all walks of lie, musicians, singers, fists, chemists, physicians, lawyers and scientists fs well 9 the housewife ahd the young man and ‘oman find alike, in these teachings and principles Individual help ih their studies, work, occupat ‘and. avocations ‘ofa practical, ‘concrete, nature, Plainly indicates that there is’no’ shallow, meta Bhysical “and etherial foundation back of the MORC, % sn, tm baron, ani ons el a I th Soe an nl et alike and work alike in principle. To bring’ about ae Mc uae Pathe pig A eh cate fom spe sade eons amd eoees roti os Sepia seis mat vette Sta oes ake et setae indiana MySites eng ale Beast ta ge a yt ora apr oe dt Re kta earls & Goal ct 7 king ate i et im lite and wish sincerely for that Key which will or batt GMP ee se Dictionary of Rosaecrucian Terms (Continued from Vol. 2, No. 4) NATURAL LAW-—Is that Law or set of laws decreed in The Beginning by Divine Mind. as the ‘working basis of all creation and without which no Ianifestation ean dceur and exist Such Taws are Universal as to ‘scope and manner of operation, Natural law operates alike on all planes and in all Kingdoms, “Natural laws are extremely simple and ‘direct ae all such fundamental laws, must be. Their Inission is to insure progressive gradations oF eyeles Gf evolution in spite of all the obstacles placed by ‘man to thwart thelr operation. ‘Therefore Natural Law establishes certain powers, functions, attrl- bates and phases in he various Kingdoms of he une verse as will unswervingly Impose strict adherence to them in the search after the ideal in each plane, Kingdom, class, te. ‘The ‘dea, he motive, back of hattral law isthe preserving of he for the attain {ng of the ideal of expression; such preservation for Such purpose recognizes no man-made ideal, no man ‘ade an Gitates ot evieaion where thee are Contary to the best purposes as decreed by Divine genta ur st by DINatural law is always. constructive, constructive even, when it seems indisputably destructive. In this it follows the method symbolized by the “law of the triangle.” "Natural law is that basie principle Which ‘while demanding, commanding and insisting: tn striet obedience to its dictates throughout, is elas {Ue ‘enough in one sense to allow for much and fre- quent blending of the entities of any plane s0 lang 4s such blending harmonizes with its purposes. TRUS {sit seen that there can be no such thing as super~ ‘natural law, term which not only is a misnomer ut grossly misleading. Miracles are not the result of socalled Supernatural law; they are the result of obedience to the demands of Natural Law. Miracles ‘as such are 30 only to those who do not understand ‘what is meant by natural law. NEGATIVE—That phase of polarity which is the complement of the positive. "It is that phase for condition which recelves the positive elements fand nurtures them to fruition when the result will manifest the blending of the two phases of polarity. ‘The negative ig pasaive, static, receptive and muture Inge in contradistinetion to the positive which is ac- ve, creative and dynamic. ‘The negative registers a hunger for tho positive, while the positive resis fers an urge, an impulse toward union with the negative in otder that it may, with the cooperation of the negative, cause a manifestation or creation. Gno is the complement of the other, neither of Which can of itself produce any result, for one com- loments the other, supplies: what the other lacks. ‘The coming together of the negative and positive under proper conditions allows for the perfect blend ing of the two when a third element, the product of the two is ereated revealing. im better manner the characterietice of both negative and positive. NERVES—These may be likened to the wires in aan electric ‘They are the channels through Which power is carried, goth to and from the central Station, the brain. Power sent out from the brain tovall parts of the body, manifesting as growth and fection is sent along the ‘efferent nerves while the ‘ferent nerves are used in receiving those impres- ‘ons and information of the worl outside the Bra fas will cause the brain fo make use of in guiding find protecting the body for its preservation. ‘The function of the nerves is a simple one, merely to serve as channels far the dissemination of power ‘whatever the nature of that power may be just the electrical current is sent’ over wires, from the Source of production to the point where it is to be ‘manifested in furnishing light, heat, motive power, ete. NERVOUS, SYSTEMStill making use of the analogy existing between an electrical civeult_ and the nervous system it can be Said that this system like ‘unt any’electrical elreuit eonsiste of a central station, the brain, and the nerves functioning as do tthe wites, while the ends of the nerves are the ter Imination® at which the manifestations are produced. ‘ust at an clectrieal eireult requires two wires of Sets of wires im order that it may function properly 0 docs the living organism require two seta, This js due to the fact that the living organism is dual in nature requiring one set for each phase, yet each set being also dual, aferent and eferent. ‘The duality of the living organism consisting of ‘8 visible material phase and an invisible. imma {erlal one, He needs must follow hat for the sake of the preservation and normal functioning of each, an individual but complete system for each must be provided, yet with means of intercommunication in order that the two systems may work in harmony. ‘Therefore the nervous system in a living organ- ism consists of «spinal nervous system for the Page 121 aspect and a sympathetic nervous, system Placed at’ the disposal of the immalerial invisible spect. "it is the function ‘of the spinal ‘nervous system to provide that power of ‘the grosser and ‘more material nature aa will care for the needs of the earthy body: while the sympathetic nervous, sy3- tom ares for tne more sie roqutements of the immaterial one, Since according to Divine Decree the soul makes use of physical body for expressing ite mission on this plane, provision is made for affording to each phase of expression that set of nerves which will Fest cater to its requirements. ‘The soul, immaterial and invisible though itis, while functioning through 2 physical body ‘requires the use ‘of such tools ‘will tllow it to do its work normally ‘and. with the Teast interruption, "So, that aystem Known as. the sympathetic nervous system is allotted to the im= material side of a living onanism, the side that Functions ‘paychically, that. isin constant contact with the Cosmic and sllows’ the soul to function through'a material body. Such system is naturally ‘more sensitive and so created that. it ean receive yore subtle vibrations and transmit them into power than can the spinal nervous system which is created solely to provide for the maintenance and preserva- fon of an earthly body. ‘The spinal nervous system finds its central sta- tion located. in the cerebum: the sympathetic ner~ Yous one in the eerelillum and over all is the brain Proper as a whole. The points of intereommuniea- Hom the points where’ che two nervous systems to found a"perfect harmonious ‘plan of co- ration and collaboration are’ inthe’ two small ids in the brain about which 30 litle fy known Benerally. ‘To recepitulate the rain may be sald to be found everywhere in the living organism taking into con- ideation that the two nervous systems, each with ‘afferent and efferent nerves and nerve centers oF substations according to the analogy of the elect fal circuit, may be said to be brain that is clone Rated and inado use of by mind, the eaxthly material Sbjective mind making use of the spinal nervous sys- fom and the immaterial subjective mind making use af the sympathetic nervous aystem in order that the Soul may function normally on" the earth plane ‘through a physical body and so fulfil the demands of the evolitionary plan, NOUS—is that energy, power and force emanat- ing from the Source of ail Life, possessing positive And negative polarity, manifesting it in vibralons of various rates or speeds which Under certain eon- fitions and obeying. the dictates of Natural: Law fstablishes the world of form, be that form visible or invisible. ‘Nous possesses withit itself all potenti is, all manifestations of any. created awaiting the right moment, the precise time, the exact locality for manifestating as enti isthe essence “out of whieh all ereati ‘While itis the substance, the Divine Substance, ou of Which ‘things are made yet is it amenable to ‘Natural Law. Nous is vibratory in character, dual in nature, triune in manifestation. ‘Te operates through a ays! tem of harmonies by means of a Commie Keybourd of sixty. octaves of twelve groups of periods and {ach petiod consisting of five octaves of twelve notes ‘each. An interesting: ‘and significant: point nthis Fogard is that each period is related to a algn of the Zasias, the Brat octave beginning with the Sign of Bach note represents a definite num tions of Nous beginning with one vibra of vibra. er see