The Thirty-third Degree Freemason C. W. Leadbeater reveals: In the magnificent illumination given in the Eighteenth Degree, that of the Sovereign Prince of the Rose-Croix of Heredom… [the Mason] finds the divine Love reigning in his own heart and in those of his Brn. [Brethren] He also learns that God has descended and shared our lower nature with us expressly in order that we may ascend to share
His true nature with Him. …It further teaches us that God sits
enthroned in every human heart, that the inmost Spirit of each man is
part of God Himself, a spark of the Divine; and that therefore all men
are one in Him, and there is no height to which man may not aspire.
…Each Knight [of the Rose-Croix]
should meditate upon it and try to realize all that it involves for the
knowledge which it gives should permeate the whole fibre of his very
essence, if he is to do the duty which is expected of him. …For the man
who really knows this, all life is one great glad song of triumph and of
gratitude. All this he acknowledges, in all this he rejoices, every
time he remembers that wondrous Word of power (The Name of T.G.A.O.T.U. [The Great Architect Of The Universe? God? The author does not say what this Word of Power is but on p275 he talks about the Sacred word AUM or OM]
which is revealed to the aspirant in this most wonderful 18[th Degree]
was the central and innermost secret of the ancient Egyptian mystery
teaching. It is the clear duty of every Knight of the Rose-Croix to
spread this light abroad- to preach by word when possible, and always by
action, this true “gospel of the grace of God.” In the Co-Masonic form
of this Degree he is instructed to offer himself as a channel for the
Divine force and to make efforts to co-operate with T.G.A.O.T.U. [or God?]
By this daily work… the Christ dwelling in man, should be aroused and
greatly developed, so that he becomes, to the limit of his capacity, a
living manifestation of the Eternal Love, a veritable priest who is its
instrument for the helping of the world. In this Degree also we find
certain symbols of deep significance. The flower of the Rose… [and]
the Cross. …So when these two emblems are taken in conjunction, as they
always are in the name Rose-Croix, they betoken the Love of
Self-sacrifice, the secret of Immortality, and the sweet Fragrance of a
Holy life. (p296-298) Much of the ancient wisdom has been allowed to
slip into oblivion, and so some of the true secrets were lost to the
great body of the Brn. [Brethren] But among the Hierophants [or wise Master teachers]
of the Great White Brotherhood the true secrets have ever been
preserved and they will always reward the search of the really earnest
Mason. (p38, 296-298) (The Hidden Life in Freemasonry by C. W. Leadbeater)
Charles Webster Leadbeater 1854-1934
You may be interested to know that just as
Jesus is acknowledged as the Master at the Head of all the Christian
Religions C. W. Leadbeater teaches: The Chohan of the Seventh Ray… is that Master of the Wisdom of whom
we often speak as the Comte de St. Germain. (p11) He was the Comte de
St. Germain at the time of the French Revolution. …This great Saint and
Teacher still lives and His present body has no appearance of great age. I myself met Him physically in Rome
in 1901 and had a long conversation with Him. In Co-Masonry we refer to
Him as the Head of all True Freemasons throughout the world. …Today but
few of His Masons acknowledge Him as their Sovereign Grand Master, yet
the possibility of such discipleship has ever been recognized in the
traditions of the Order. (The Hidden Life in Freemasonry by C. W. Leadbeater p11, 14-15)
H. P. Blavatsky from the Theosophical Society teaches: The Doctrine of the Heart [is] for the elect. (The Voice of the Silence by H. P. Blavatsky p27)
The Ascended Masters recommend that you; "Practice several times a day sitting quietly, very still, and feeling the
energy at your solar plexus… become very still! Turn the attention to
the Heart and the Unfed Flame within your Heart, or to the “I AM
Presence” above you. …I know some of you have never completely entered
into that Stillness, for if you had ever touched It once, you would know
that there is God’s Greatest Power. It is the Throne-Room of your
Being… (p13) If you have learned to command the energy at the solar
plexus to be quiet and feel the Power of the Great Great Silence, you
can suddenly withdraw everything from the outer, and go as it were,
within the Throne-Room of the Light in your Heart, and feel there the
Love from your Presence- Its Strength and Power, and abide within It for
awhile… (p21) So if you will acquire that Calm, Poised Mastery of the
energy at your solar plexus… you will find you can move forward from one
Victory to another and your struggle grows less and less. Your problems
will dissolve! You will find many disturbing habits just drop away as
if they had never been.” (p22) (The Voice of the I AM 1946 September)
Form ist Leere (Form is a wonderful illusion) by h.koppdelaney
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