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T h i s is th e s e c o n d in o u r s e r i e s o f f o u r l e c t u r e s t h a t a r e d e s i g n e d to g i v e y o u a g r a s p o f t h e m a g n i t u d e of t h e R o s i c r u c i a n t e a c h i n g s . In o u r f i r s t l e c t u r e w e d i s c u s s e d t h e o r i g i n o f t h e R o s i c r u c i a n Order, A M O R C , as w e l l as t h e s c o p e o f Its p r e s e n t a c t i v i t i e s . This worldwide f r a t e r n a l o r d e r h a s s o m e 350 s u b o r d i n a t e b o d i e s , c o v e r i n g n e a r l y e v e r y c o u n t r y o f th e w o r l d . Its i n t e r n a t i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s at R o s i c r u c i a n P a r k in S a n Jose, C a l i f o r n i a , h o u s e e x t e n s i v e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n b u i l d i n g s , a m u s e u m a n d art g a l l e r y , a P l a n e t a r i u m , s o u n d s t u d i o , l i b r a r y , a n d c l a s s r o o m s and lab o r a t o r i e s of the R o s e - C r o i x University. T h e R o s i c r u c i a n O r d e r , A M O R C , h a s its a u t h o r i t y d e e p l y r o o t e d in t h e p a s t a n d e x t e n d s i t s i n f l u e n c e t o d a y i n t o the h e a r t s a n d l i v e s o f thousands of persons. Those of y o u who are h e r e for the first time w i l l w a n t to h a v e a c o p y o f t h i s f r e e b o o k l e t ( s h o w b o o k l e t ) , The M a s t e r y o f L i f e , w h i c h w a s g i v e n to t h o s e w h o a s k e d f o r it at o u r f i r s t meeting. I n it y o u w i l l f i n d t h e w h o l e s u m o f t h e r e m a r k s I h a v e j u s t made. N o w , to g o o n w i t h o u r o b j e c t i v e . A t the e n d o f l a s t w e e k ’s d i s c u s ­ sion, w e m e n t i o n e d tw o m a j o r p h a s e s o f R o s i c r u c i a n t r a i n i n g - - t w o u n i q u e l y R o s i c r u c i a n m e t h o d s to n o t o n l y g i v e o u r m e m b e r s the v e r y b e s t in a n o v e r - a l l e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m , b u t to g i v e t h e m the m e a n s to m a k e t h i s p r o g r a m a p a r t of t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e t h i n g we b r o u g h t o u t in our last lecture bears repeating. A p e r s o n n o t o n l y r e a d s a b o u t i m p r o v i n g h i s l o t in l i f e - - h e n o t o n l y h a s an i n t e l l e c t u a l c o m p r e h e n s i o n o f t h e n a t u r e o f t h e u n i v e r s e - - b u t .this i n f o r m a t i o n b e c o m e s p a r t o f him, a n d h e b e c o m e s a l i v i n g e x p r e s ­ sion of the things he knows and believes. This Is n o t true of c o n v e n ­ tional educational systems 1 Most schools disseminate information of o n e k i n d o r a n o t h e r t h a t r e g i s t e r s on, a n d r e m a i n s in, t h e b r a i n s t r u c ­ ture of the students. P r o m t h e a v e r a g e b r a i n it c a n be, a n d is, r e c a l l e d i n ' v a r y i n g d e g r e e s to a p p l y a g a i n to t h i n g s e x t e r n a l . This is t r u e e s p e c i a l l y in th e s c i e n c e s , b u t a l s o in the a r t s a n d h u m a n i t i e s . R a r e l y d o e s s u c h i n f o r m a t i o n s e e p f r o m t h e b r a i n i n t o the n e r v o u s a n d e m o t i o n a l s t r u c t u r e o f the s t u d e n t w h e r e it w o u l d b e c o m e a part; o f h i m . R a r e l y do t h e m a t h e m a t i c s a n d l o g i c o f s c i e n c e e n t e r into a s t u d e n t ' s e m o t i o n a l m a k e - u p w h e r e h e c o u l d a p p l y t h a t 3 a m e l o g i c to h i s I n t i m a t e , p e r s o n a l r e l a t i o n s h i p to l i fe. R a r e l y do t h e l e s s o n s o f p s y c h o l o g y , p h i l o s o p h y , art, a n d m u s i c a f f e c t t h e b e h a v i o r o r e m o t i o n s o f the s t u ­ dent. The virtues of life w h i c h he reads, the g o o d taste a n d d e c o r u m h e l e a r n s in art a n d m u s i c r a r e l y m a n i f e s t in h i s o w n b e h a v i o r a n d personal relationships. T h e y r e m a i n as s o m e t h i n g a p a r t f r o m t h e s t u ­ dent himself. T h e ar t o f i n s t i l l i n g the f r u i t s o f e d u c a t i o n i n t o t h e t o t a l m a k e - u p o f an i n d i v i c t u a ± - - t m s is u n i q u e l y R o s i c r u c i a n .

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We ar e to c o n s i d e r n o w : " W h a t c o n s t i t u t e s the e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m o f AMORC?" T h e l e s s o n s w h i c h e v e r y R o s i c r u c i a n s t u d e n t r e c e i v e s are c a r e f u l l y g r a d e d in e a s y - t c - r e a d a n d s i m p l e - t o - c o m p r e h e n d w e e k l y m o n o ­ graphs. In t h e s e m o n o g r a p h s the s t u d e n t is m a d e a c q u a i n t e d w i t h the u n i v e r s e in w h i c h he l i v e s - - w i t h the physical, m e n t a l , a n d p s y c h i c f o r c e s at h i s d i s p o s a l . T h e l e s s o n o f e a c h m o n o g r a p h is r e l a t e d to t h e w o r k s a n d w r i t i n g s o f a g r e a t t h i n k e r o f th e p a s t w h o w r o t e o n the p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t at hand. T h e l e s s o n s a p p e a l to r e a s o n . T h e y are a i m e d at e s t a b l i s h i n g r e a l k n o w l e d g e in t h e m i n d s o f t h e s t u d e n t m e m b e r s . A n d in a d d i t i o n to the b a s i c c o n t e n t o f the l e s s o n s t h a t h a s b e e n i n h e r i t e d f r o m the p a s t a r e t he s u p p l e m e n t a r y f i n d i n g s o f m o d e r n - d a y R o s i c r u c i a n s - - a r e s e a r c h t e a m m a d e u p o f m e n a n d w o m e n o f e v e r y p r o f e s s i o n who, w h i l e w o r k i n g s e p a r a t e l y in t h e i r o r a f i e l d s a n d in t h e i r o w n l o c a l i t i e s , s h a r e w i t h A M O R C t he a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d d i s c o v e r i e s o f t h e i r f i e l d s so that each Ro s i c r u c i a n student benefits. T h e r e is s t i l l a n o t h e r s o u r c e o f inf o r m a t i o n - on w h i c h a R o s i c r u c i a n s t u d e n t l e a r n s to d e p e n d , a n d t h a t is h i s i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y . Each, s t u d e n t is c a r e f u l l y c o a c h e d in t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h i s p r e c i o u s f a c u l t y and, t h r o u g h its use, l e a r n s m o r e a n d m o r e to d e p e n d o n h i s own. j u d g m e n t in th e e x p l o r a t i o n o f the u n i v e r s e a n d in the a f f a i r s o f ” life. He l e a r n s to d e p e n d m o r e o n h i s o w n j u d g m e n t , b e c a u s e h i s j u d g m e n t is m o r e d e p e n d a b l e . Judgment- is a v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g p h a s e o f h u m a n b e h a v i o r . We u s u a l l y r e f e r to it as s i m p l y o n e o f the m i n o r a t t r i b u t e s a p e r s o n h a s o r t h a t he lacks. H o w e v e r , j u d g m e n t is t h e c r u x o f b e h a v i o r . Our total existence depends on judgment. Without g o o d judgment, a p erson f l o u n d e r s , s t u m b l e s t h r o u g h life, e x p e r i e n c e s f a i l u r e a f t e r f a i l u r e w i t h a l l it s a t t e n d i n g m i s e r y a n d r e g r e t . - G o o d j u d g m e n t , o n the o t h e r h a n d , b r i n g s c o n s t r u c t i v e m e a s u r e s i n t o a p e r s o n ’s life, a n d f r i e n d s , success, happiness. * T h i s is e a s i e r to see if we s t o p to t h i n k f o r a m o m e n t t h a t o u r l i v e s a r e m a d e u p o f m o m e n t s of- d e c i s i o n . T h e r e is a c o n s t a n t n e e d f o r judgment--to decide this way or that w a y - - t h r o u g h o u t each w a k i n g moment. Prom, m a k i n g p u r c h a s e s to m a k i n g f r i e n d s , f r o m p r e p a r i n g m e a l s to w r i t i n g l e t t e r s , f r o m w a l k i n g t h r o u g h the h o u s e to b r u s h i n g y o u r tee t h , y o u ar e c o n s t a n t l y j u d g i n g - - m a k i n g d e c i s i o n s . A n d as y o u r j u d g m e n t goes,, so g o e s y o u r life. T h e f a c t t h a t l i f e is f i l l e d w i t h so m a n y r e g r e t s s h o w s e r r o r s of j u d g m e n t . T h e f a c t t h a t l i f e is a3 o r d e r l as it is f o r m o s t o f us s h o w s u s e o f m u c h g o o d j u d g m e n t . It is a p p a r e n that t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of g o o d j u d g m e n t in a n y a c t i v i t y s h o u l d r e c e i v e the d e e p e s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n . F o r if in t h e h u n d r e d s o f m i n o r d e c i s i o n s we m a k e e a c h d a y we f o l l o w o n l y t h a t p a t h w h i c h is m o s t b e n e f i c i a l a n d c o n s t r u c t i v e , w o h a v e in e s s e n c e a l r e a d y m a s t e r e d t h e f o r c e s o f o u r environment.

K ovj c a n j u d g m e n t b e d e v e l o p e d - - i m p r o v e d ? The R o s i c r u c i a n lessons lay gr e a t emphasis on exercises that b r i n g about a g r a d u a l m a s t e r y of this p h a s e of h u m a n b e h a v i o r . A g a i n - - t h e s e c r e t l i e s in the d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y w h i c h l i e s d o r m a n t in e v e r y o n e .

E x p e r i e n c e , o f c o u r s e , aids j u d g m e n t , as d o e s t h e s t u d y o f a n y s u b j e c t . B u t we a r e l i m i t e d in the n u m b e r o f e x p e r i e n c e s we c a n h a v e in a l i f e ­ time, a n d study, b y it s v e r y n a t u r e , is l i m i t e d in d e v e l o p i n g j u d g m e n t . S t u d y is n o t r e a l e n o u g h to s u b s t i t u t e f o r e x p e r i e n c e a n d is g e n e r a l l y o n l y a g u i d e to s e r v e u3 in g a i n i n g e x p e r i e n c e . But our judgment f or t h e m o s t p a r t , w i t h o u t the a i d o f o u r i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y , is b a s e d o n experience. F o r e x a m p l e , if y o u a r e in an a u t o m o b i l e a n d a r e a p p r o a c h ­ i n g a n i n t e r s e c t i o n , e x p e r i e n c e d e t e r m i n e s y o u r j u d g m e n t in c r o s s i n g that intersection. Y o u w i l l s l o w down, s p e e d up, o r m a k e n o c h a n g e i n s p e e d d e p e n d i n g on what you k n o w about that i n t e r s e c t i o n or i n t e r s e c ­ tions of that k i n d generally. R e a d i n g a b o u t h o w to a p p r o a c h i n t e r ­ s e c t i o n s w o u l d h e l p y o u to p r e p a r e f o r t h e a c t u a l e x p e r i e n c e , b u t o n l y previous experience would improve your judgment. I

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Now le t us see h o w a n i n t u i t i v e s e n s e o r f a c u l t y c a n i m p r o v e o r e v e n g u a r a n t e e o u r j u d g m e n t f a r m o r e t h a n a n y p r e v i o u s t o o l s at o u r d i s ­ posal. Let's use a n o ther example. If y o u c o n t e m p l a t e d the p u r c h a s e o f a f r u i t tree, y o u r e x p e r i e n c e c o u l d h e l p d i r e c t y o u to a g o o d nursery. Y o u r e x p e r i e n c e m i g h t e v e n n e l p y o u to j u d g e the t r e e b y t h e l e n g t h o f its r o o t s , t h e s h a p e o f its b r a n c h e s , o r b y some o t h e r p h y s i c a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s that y o u k n e w to b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a h e a l t h y t ree. I f y o u b o u g h t a t r e e a c c o r d i n g to y o u r o b j e c t i v e s c r u t i n y o f it, y o u k n o w t h a t t h e r e is s t i l l n o r e a l g u a r a n t e e t h a t It w i l l r e m a i n h e a l t h y , b e a r g o o d fruit, and provide a fine b l a n k e t of shade. In a f e w y e a r s ’ t i m e th e t r e e m i g h t d i e - - i t .m i g h t b e a r l i t t l e f r u i t - - i t m i g h t n o t develop into a shade tree--it might become infested with disease. How c o u l d y o u p o s s i b l y k n o w this w h e n * y o u f i r s t b u y a s e e d l i n g ? B e f o r e I c o n t i n u e w i t h th e o b v i o u s a n s w e r , let m e p o i n t o u t t h a t m o s t o f y o u a l r e a d y f o l l o w h u n c h e s in a g r e a t n u m b e r o f y o u r d a i l y a f f a i r s * W h e n b u y i n g th e tree, y o u m a y h a v e s e e n o r f e l t o n e w h i c h s e e m e d to b e just, r i g h t . T r ue, y o u m a y h a v e b e e n c a s u a l l y o b s e r v i n g t h e r o o t s , g e n e r a l a p p e a r a n c e , a n d so on, b u t in a d d i t i o n to y o u r o b s e r v a t i o n w a 3 t h i s f e e l i n g - - t h e f e e l i n g t h a t t h i s w a s a good, h e a l t h y tree. This f e e l i n g , o f w h i c h w e a r e a l r e a d y so o f t e n a w a r e in o u r d e a l i n g s w i t h o t h e r s a n d w i t h t h i n g s , is the i n t u i t i v e s e n s e at w o r k . W h e n it is t h e r e y o u a r e u s u a l l y p r e t t y s u r e a b o u t w h a t y o u a r e d o ing. N o w , to d i r e c t t h i s s e n s e - - t o h a v e it a l w a y s at h a n d w h e n e v e r y o u h a v e to c h o o s e , decide, or judge--to hav e a deep e r insight Into w h a t e v e r y o u are e x p e r i e n c i n g - - t h i s is the m i r a c l e o f i n t u i t i v e l i v i n g . W h a t e x a c t l y is i n t u i t i o n — w h a t is the i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y - - a n d h o w i3 it p o s s i b l e to d e v e l o p it? T h e i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y h a s o f t e n b e e n

r e f e r r e d to, a l l c g o r i c a l l y a n d h i s t o r i c a l l y , as the s i x t h sense, o r the t h i r d eye. F r o m a n c i e n t l e g e n d s we f i n d t h a t w r i t e r s t r i e d to p i c t u r e t h i s f a c u l y - - t h i s g r e a t a w a r e n e s s - - b y i n v e n t i n g t a l e s of m o n s t e r s o r m a g i c i a n s w h o w e r e s a i d to h a v e a n a c t u a l t h i r d eye in t h e c e n t e r o f t h e f o r e h e a d o r a s p e c i a l p h y s i c a l o r g a n in t h e r e g i o n of th f o r e h e a d not o u t w a r d l y visible. It is true, as y o u w i l l - f i n d in the. R o s i c r u c i a n le ssons, i f y o u b e c o m e a member, that there are certain glands that are d i r ectly a s s o c i a t e d with this faculty, and that the g r a d u a l s t i m u l a t i o n of these glands b r i n g s a b o u t th e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e i n t u i t i v e s e n s e . But w e m u s t n o t i m a g i n e th e s o - c a l l e d s i x t h s e n s e to b e a s e n s e o r g a n in the same w a y as a r e o u r eyes, ears, o r n o s e . T h e s i x t h sense, o r i n t u i t i v e faculty is r e a l l y o u r t o t a l a w a r e n e s s to t h e s u b t l e t i e s - - t h e t r u e n a t u r e - - o f a n o t h e r thing, p e r s o n , o r s i t u a t i o n . T h i s a w a r e n e s s is n o t o n l y o f the n a t u r e o f t h i n g s , b u t o f the t o t a l c o m p l e x o f t h i n g s as t h e y a f f e c t us. T hus, w h i l e a r e d d r e s s w o u l d a p p e a r r e d to e v e r y o n e , it w o u l d e n g e n ­ d e r d i f f e r e n t f e e l i n g s in e a c h p e r s o n x%ho b e h e l d it. Their feeling-t h e i r i n t u i t i v e i m p r e s s ion--xvould b e g u i d e d n o t o n l y b y t h e n a t u r e a n d q u a l i t y o f th e d r e s s i t s e l f , b u t b y h o w it w o u l d a f f e c t t h e p e r s o n b u y i n g it. T h e i n t u i t i v e i m p r e s s i o n is a t o t a l i m p r e s s i o n . It t a k e s all f a c t o r s into co n s i d e r a t i o n w i t h o u t thcij&iit processors involved. It c o n t a i n s w i t h i n it t h e q u a l i t y o f f o r e s i g h t , f o r in s e n s i n g t h e t o t a l o f the p r e s e n t , it f o r e s e e s h o w o n e w o u l d b e a f f e c t s in t h e f u t u r e . To b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d the p r o c e s s o f i n t u i t i o n , w e m u s t f i r s t u n d e r ­ s t a n d t h e p r o p e r t i e s of o u r p h y s i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t . A l l t h i n g s are v i b r a t o r y in nature,' a l l t h i n g s t h a t w e are, o r c a n be, a w a r e o f we k n o w o n l y b y th e v i b r a t i o n s that c o m e f r o m t h e m a n d t h a t i m p r e s s o u r consciousness. W h i l e w e a r e u s u a l l y a w a r e o n l y o f the l i g h t , sound, olfactory, or c o m m o n vibrations ’ that are e m i t t e d by a substance, there a r e m a n y o t h e r kinds, of v i b r a t i o n s e m i t t e d b y e a c h s u b s t a n c e that, if we c o u l d p e r c e i v e them, w o u l d a d d to o u r t o t a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f the substance. T h o u g h t s , e m o t i o n s , d i s e a s e - - a l l t h e s e too a r e v i b r a t o r y in n a t u r e a n d ar e e m i t t e d in a c o n s t a n t s t r e a m f r o m p e o p l e o r t h i n g s . "If we b u t h a d e y e s to s e e , ” th e o l d s a y i n g g o e s . Now, b e c a u s e we t o o are v i b r a ­ t o r y i n n a t u r e - - a n d f r o m us, o u r e n v i r o n m e n t , o u r f a m i l y t h e r e are b e i n g e m i t t e d v i b r a t i o n s o f m a n y d i f f e r e n t k i n d s - - t h e r e is a c o n s t a n t m e e t i n g of v i b r a t o r y m o t i o n of one k i n d or a nother between o u r s e l v e s a n d the w o r l d a r o u n d us. If we t h i n k o f t h i s s t r e a m o f v i b r a t i o n s b e i n g e m i t t e d f r o m u s o r o u r e n v i r o n m e n t as. a m a g n e t i c f i e l d , we c a n b e t t e r v i s u a l i z e w h a t h a p p e n s as t h e s e v i b r a t i o n s m e e t w i t h o t h e r s f r o m d i f f e r e n t s o u r c e s . Either

o f tw o t h i n g s w i l l o c c u r : t h o s e t h a t h a r m o n i z e w i t h o u r o w n w i l l be a t t r a c t e d to us. T h o s e t h a t do n o t h a r m o n i z e x^ith o u r o w n w i l l be r e p e l l e d by us. This very n a t u r a l attraction or r e p u l s i o n engenders the f e e l i n g s w h i c h are a r o u s e d in u s vrtien we s a y w e l i k e s o m e t h i n g o r we d o n ' t l i k e s o m e t h i n g o r s o m e b o d y . It i s n ’t n e c e s s a r i l y a m a t t e r of b e i n g g o o d or* bad, e i t h e r , but r a t h e r o f b e i n g g o o d o r b a d f o r y o u at this m o m e n t . S i n c e a l l t h i n g s ch a n g e , w h a t y o u m a y be o u t o f h a r m o n y w i t h t o d a y , y o u m a y r e s p o n d to m o r e f a v o r a b l y t o m o r r o w . A n d so it g o e s , The utter c o m p l e x i t y o f th e n a t u r e o f a n y t h i n g o u t r e a c h e s a n y p o s s i b i l i t y o f o u r a n a l y z i n g it f u l l y w i t h o n l y o u r o b j e c t i v e s e n s e f a c u l t i e s . But i n t u i ­ t i v e l y we c a n k n o w al l we m u s t k n o w to c o r r e c t l y j u d g e t h e thin g s , s i t u a t i o n s , o r p e o p l e w i t h w h o m we deal, f o r t h e i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y is o u r r e s p o n s e to th e t r u e a n d f u l l n a t u r e o f a t h i n g as w e s e n s e the in t e r a c t i o n of vibretions that pass b etween ours e l v e s a n d others. To r e f e r a g a i n to o u r p r e v i o u s e x a m p l e - - t h e c o n t e m p l a t e d p u r c h a s e o f a fruit tree--if y o u n o w c o m b i n e d y o u r intuitive sense w i t h your p r e ­ v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e , y o u w o u l d be f a r m o r e c e r t a i n o f s e l e c t i n g a t r e e s u i t a b l e to y o u r n e e d s . R e m e m b e r t h i s l a s t s t a t e m e n t at a l l t i m e s - s u i t a b l e to_ y o u r n e e d s . By b e i n g s u i t a b l e to y o u r n e e d s , I a m i n f e r ring that you r choice of a tree t h r o u g h intuitive d i r e c t i o n will take c o u n t n o t o n l y the p r e s e n t s t a t e o f the t r e e i t s e l f , b u t w h a t y o u e x p e c t f r o m t h e tree, w h a t c a r e y o u w i l l g i v e it, w h a t e n v i r o n m e n t it w i l l h a v e , a n d so one All these factor3--like information thrown into a giant electronic c o m p u t e r - - w i l l be considered, sorted, and i n c l u d e d in the a n s w e r y o u r e c e i v e i n s t a n t a n e o u s l y . We h a v e i l l u s t r a t e d j u d g m e n t in the p u r c h a s e o r a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h i n g s . P e r h a p s e v e n m o r e i m p o r t a n t is the v a l u e o f t h e i n t u i t i v e s e n s e in d e t e r m i n i n g cur judgment of situations and persons. A s i t u a t i o n too h a s a v i b r a t o r y c o m p l e x , an a u r a p e r m e a t i n g it w h i c h w i l l w e l c o m e u s to it o r w a r n u s away. And of course pe o p l e have a v i b r a t o r y complex derived f r o m their state of health, their general physi c a l condition, their mentality, their thoughts, their character and personality. It is to t h i s t h a t w e r e s p o n d as i n d i v i d u a l s . In o u r c h o i c e o f f r i e n d s or b u s i n e s s a c q u a i n t a n c e s , in o u r c h o i c e o f h u s b a n d o r wife, the in tui ti ve f a c u l t y can a c c u r a t e l y c h a r t our j u d g ­ m e n t so t h a t w e are in h a r m o n y w i t h them. A3 we too w e l l k n o w , o u t w a r d a p p e a r a n c e s ar e o f t e n - d e c e i v i n g , a n d it is h a r d to e v e r r e a l l y k n o w p e o p l e f r o m just w h a t m e e t s the eye, to u s e a f i g u r a t i v e e x p r e s s i o n . T h e i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y is a p o w e r f u l f o r c e f o r g o o d . It l i t e r a l l y d o u b l e s y o u r s e n s e c a p a c i t y , y o u r c a p a c i t y to k n o w t h e w o r l d in w h i c h y o u l ive. It e n a b l e s y o u to p e r c e i v e the w o n d e r s o f c r e a t i o n as y o u r five senses have n e v e r done before. A n d t h i s i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y is n o t dead. It is n o t s o m e t h i n g y o u h a v e to r e s u r r e c t b e f o r e it is u s a b l e . Y o u a l r e a d y u s e it. It e n t e r s u n s u s p e c t e d l y i n t o e v e r y d e c i s i o n y o u

make. Bu t i t s s i g n a l , if we c a n c a l l it that, is w e a k . It is n o t as de t e r m i n i n g ' a f a c t o r in y o u r j u d g m e n t a s it s h o u l d a n d c a n be. So R o s i c r u c i a n l e s s o n s i n c o r p o r a t e e x e r c i s e s to s t r e n g t h e n t h i s s i g n a l , to a w a k e n t h i s f a c u l t y , to b r i n g it up to p a r w i t h y o u r o t h e r f a c u l t i e s of perception. T h i s is n e c e s s a r y in t h e R o s i c r u c i a n . p r o g r a m o f i n s t r u c ­ tion, f o r t h e m a s t e r y o f l i f e r e q u i r e s f i r s t t h a t a p e r s o n K N O W life, t h a t h e b e f u l l y a w a r e of th e f o r c e s h e m u s t d e a l w i t h . •*

Thus, t h e R o s i c r u c i a n is s c h o o l e d in t h e e l e m e n t a r y p r i n c i p l e s o f art, science, philosophy, and mysticism. H e is s c h o o l e d in t h e w r i t i n g s a n d w o r k s o f the g r e a t t h i n k e r s who h a v e b r o u g h t c i v i l i z a t i o n to humanity. A n d h e is t r a i n e d in the d e v e l o p m e n t o f h i s i n t u i t i v e f a c u l t y so t h a t h i s d i s c e r n m e n t a n d j u d g m e n t o f t h i n g s w h i c h a f f e c t h i m l e a d h i m into c o n s t r u c t i v e and r e w a r d i n g channels. W i t h t h e t o o l s o f k n o w l e d g e at h i s d i s p o s a l , t h e R o s i c r u c i a n n e x t l e n d s e m p h a s i s to t h e u s e a n d a p p l i c a t i o n o f w h a t h e h a s l e a r n e d . He b e gins s h a p i n g h i s l i f e to f i t h i s n e w e x p e r i e n c e s - - h i s c h a n g i n g p e r s p e c t i v e - - t o f i t w h a t h e n o w k n o w s to be t r u e . He u t i l i z e s R o s i c r u c i a n p r i n c i ­ p l e s to b r i n g t h e t h i n g s h e w a n t s i n t o h i s l i f e . H e b e g i n s to c o m m a n d .the e l e m e n t s of. l i f e a b o u t h i m t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e to h i m . Thus, l i k e a m a s t e r m u s i c i a n , o r a m a s t e r m a s o n , h e s o o n b e c o m e s a m a s t e r in t h e art o f l i v i n g . . A p p l i c a t i o n is n o e a s y task, a n d the m e a n s a r e n o t e a s y to c o m e by; b u t (and t h i s is m o r e i m p o r t a n t ) t h e m e t h o d s are s p e l l e d o u t in R o s i ­ crucian instruction. T h e r e is n o d o u b t t h a t the R o s i c r u c i a n s y s t e m o f g u i d a n c e w i l l get y o u where y o u are going, but y o u m u s t expect that it r e q u i r e s t h e e f f o r t o f a c t u a l l y d o i n g it o n y o u r p a r t . The means of a c h i e v i n g what y o u have le a r n e d will be the subject of our t h i r d m e e t i n g nex t week. A t t h a t time we w i l l d i s c u s s t h e g e n e r a l n a t u r e o f h o w y o u c a n c o m m a n d t h e e l e m e n t s o f y o u r ‘l i f e to b r i n g y o u t h e h a p p i n e s s a n d p e a c e o f m i n d y o u n o w so g r e a t l y desire.. L e t us c o n s i d e r b r i e f l y th e s u b j e c t o f o u r n e x t m e e t i n g . t h a t y o u w a n t a r a i s e in w a g es. L e t ’s s a y y o u w a n t a n e w w a s h i n g m a c h i n e , o r rug, or s p e c i a l k i n d o f l a m p f o r y o u r y o u r e a l i z e t h e r e ar e c l e a r l y o u t l i n e d s t e p s t h a t y o u c a n help make these wishes a reality? Do y o u k n o w t h a t t h e r e s p e c i f i c p r i n c i p l e s w h i c h y o u c a n a p p l y to k n o w w h a t m u s t h a v e the t h i n g s y o u h a v e a l w a y s v/anted? Do y o u k n o w t h a t influence the thoughts of others?

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