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“orthodox Christianity in the Western world today too greatly slights the mysticism and mystical principles which are fundamental to Christianity and which constituted the pristine Christianity of ancient times. In other words, too much thought is given to the literal meaning of words and the material interpretation of all of the principles involved in Christianity, which leaves almost a total neglect of the pure mysticism that makes possible a real understanding or spiritual comprehension of Christianity in its original form.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“man is essentially a soul clothed with a body, and not a body animated with a soul.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Mansions of the Soul: The Cosmic Conception

“More fortunes in money and in the material things of life have been lost by those who hesitated out of fear than by those who ventured too quickly and without caution.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“Thus we, as individuals, can become the victims of our own poisonous thoughts, but we cannot become the victims of the poisonous thoughts of another.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Mental Poisoning

“In order to evolve and become what nature and God intended us to be, we must attune ourselves with this process of constant change.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“Yielding to an urge or an inspiration, or submitting to an impulse or temptation, or taking advantage of an opportunity with no other warrant or reason than the judgment based upon analytical reasoning, is equivalent in most cases to choosing between right and wrong by the toss of a coin. Man’s reasoning cannot rise higher than the premises upon which it is based, and the premises of knowledge forming the foundation of man’s analytical reasoning may be faulty because they may not include a knowledge of the external influences and the natural laws governing his life and his affairs. As”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life

“Enjoyable work is creative work,”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“> He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself is enlightened. TAO TE CHING (600 B.C.E.)”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, Mystic Wisdom

“The Egyptian word Pir-em-us meant to them something of great vertical height. From this the Greek form Pyramis, or the plural Pyramides was formed.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Symbolic Prophecy of the Great Pyramid

“and one of the regulations indicates that they were always cautious in expressing opinions of one another or of those outside of the organization, and they were not critical of the lives or affairs of the people they were trying to reform or assist. They also adhered strictly to one of their laws: “Judge not—lest ye be judged also.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Essenes: Digest

“After all, it is far better, reasonably, to have continual satisfaction and mild enjoyment in your job than to daily do something you detest only because it pays you that big money that makes the occasional more expensive pleasures possible.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“> The key to all mysteries and the source of all Illumination lies deep within the self. ROSICRUCIAN MANUSCRIPT”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, Mystic Wisdom

“sense of pride that I write these few lines introducing this book dedicated to the exceptional individual that was Harvey Spencer Lewis. With an extraordinary personality, he was a great figure of Rosicrucianism. He was an avant-garde pioneer and was resolutely modern. Harvey Spencer Lewis directed his gaze toward the future and toward that which he liked to call “the Cosmic.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“It is commonly believed by biblical students that the name of Jesus was given to the child at the time of his circumcision, in accordance with the custom of the land.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“Among the early Christians, the anniversary of the Nativity was celebrated with a great festival in May, sometimes in April, and on other occasions in January.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“People who feel quite satisfied, who find no criticism coming from the voice within, are generally failures. They may have been successful up to the present, but failure is written for their futures.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Master of the Rose Cross

“If Jesus was taught how to speak and teach several languages, with the ability to interpret the inspiration of his soul into sounds and words that would convey meaning to others, there is no reason to believe that he was not taught other things necessary to carry out his great mission in life.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“This means that each individual has a cycle all his own. The only way in which two or more persons may have the same cycle would be through these persons having been born on the same day.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life

“De su decisión dependerá su destino.”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, El Dominio del Destino con los ciclos de la vida

“De todas las criaturas vivientes, sólo el ser humano tiene, en el grado más alto, la facultad de elegir y expresar su voluntad,”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, El Dominio del Destino con los ciclos de la vida

“¡El Ser humano o es dueño de su suerte o es víctima de su destino!”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, El Dominio del Destino con los ciclos de la vida

“the duration of Cycle No. 2 is from birthday to birthday. This cycle is divided into seven periods”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life

“The Rosicrucian tradition encourages each student to discover the wisdom, compassion, strength, and peace that already reside within each of us.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Secret Doctrines of Jesus

“Nous récoltons journellement et à chaque heure, ce que nous avons semé. Chaque jour, nous devenons mentalement, spirituellement et physiquement, ce que nous nous sommes faits nous-mêmes. Il s´ensuit que nous travaillons constamment, soit à notre propre salut, soit à notre perte, indépendamment des influences subtiles de l´hérédité ou de toute prédestination. L´homme a le pouvoir de choisir. Le libre arbitre est un facteur fondamental de sa conscience hautement développée, hautement évoluée. Mais lorsqu´il a fait son choix, il doit en accepter les conséquences; la responsabilité repose sur lui. Il doit récolter ce qu´il a semé, faire face aux obligations qu´il a contractées et payer ce qu´il a exigé. La vie est pour l´homme une lutte incessante entre l´impulsion à suivre et la décision à prendre. les inspirations divines de la conscience intérieure rivalisent avec les tentations matérielles et grossières de l´extérieur. L´homme est mû par des impulsions, mais il est libre de choisir et c´est pourquoi sa destinée dépend de sa décision.”
― Harvey Spencer Lewis, Les Demeures de l'Ame

“Amen—A Hebrew word introduced into the Egyptian mystic rites at an early date as a term used to express the hidden and invisible God, or a truly inspired representative of God. In this latter sense the term is used in the Christian Bible just once; in Rev. iii, 14, Jesus is called “The Amen.” But at a much earlier date the same word, with the same mystic vowel sounds was used to designate the name of the God of Thebes, and the term Amen-Ra came to express the name and hierarchy of a powerful God among the Egyptians. Amenhotep IV changed his name to Khuen-Aten because of the significance of the term Amen. As used in modern religious practices, the term, Amen, means verily. The origin of the word is found in the Sanskrit awn and also in om.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Rosicrucian Manual

“be found successful. Strange to say”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life

“This old book or Apocalypse of Elias was known to the mystics of the G.W.B. and is known to all of the Oriental Rosicrucians as a very sacred record of the early history and teachings of the Essenes and the Nazarenes.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“I have already shown that Jesus was born in the family of two devout Essenes and in a community of Essenes.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“Going back to the Septuagint, we find that the Greek word Christos originally came from the name of one of the Egyptian deities.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, The Mystical Life of Jesus

“With all thy getting, get understanding.”
― H. Spencer Lewis, Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life