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THE WAY A text book for the student of Rosicrucian Philosophy
THE WAY A text book for the student of Rosicrucian Philosophy, written by Freeman B. Dowd. He was also the author of ''Temple of the Rosy Cross," “Evolution" and "Immortality" Published in Quakertown, Pa. in 1917.
Contents
The Magi
Nature
The Way of Life
Existence
The Laws of Life
Life And Form
Father-Mother
God And Spirit
The Savior
Life
Curses
Christ
To Become
The Ego
I Am
….The Rose Cross Order in no wise condemn Ritualism, but in thundering tones it proclaims that Ritualism has nothing whatever to do with the Crossing of the Threshold, with the facing of the Terror, or with the Initiation and the Illumination of the Soul, and those who desire an inkling of what this Initiation means, might do well to study "Zanoni" by Lord Bolwer Lytton, the English Rosicrucian and writer who did his best to describe the ordeal of the Soul of man so that those who read might understand.
….Neophytes who take up the study of the Rosicrucian Philosophy should not expect to come to the Portals of the Threshold for a long time, nor by the help of any man, nor yet through the means of a Ritual, however sublime that Ritual might be, but should be made to fully understand that the Soul is not brought face to face with the Terror and therefore does not even enter the Threshold until such time as its final test is to take place and then no man is with the Neophyte, but he, like the man who truly prays, according to the teachings of Jesus, must enter his closet alone and there face the Terror and by right of his internal development, be able to face and to vanquish the Terror, and thus be permitted to "Cross the Threshold." This will mean his Initiation, the entering into fellowship with the Brothers of the Rose Cross.
….This is a slow process, for during the period of training, the light within the Soul of Man must have become awakened, and this Light must grow and become intense, until at length it bursts forth in glorious splendor with a dazzling Light, and the Neophyte, like Moses of old, can "This day have I been allowed to behold the Fire in the burning bush, and its Voice spake unto me." This is Illumination, this is the Initiation, and readily will the sincere Neophyte be able to understand that this can never be accomplished through Ritualism, and that crowds will not surround him, for was Moses not in the wilderness and alone when he had to face the Fire and to Listen to the Voice of the Fire? Like Moses, so must all men face the Terror alone and unaided except by their own interior development which alone can give them the strength to meet the struggle successfully.
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past. Making this copy very readable.
Contents
The Magi
Nature
The Way of Life
Existence
The Laws of Life
Life And Form
Father-Mother
God And Spirit
The Savior
Life
Curses
Christ
To Become
The Ego
I Am
….The Rose Cross Order in no wise condemn Ritualism, but in thundering tones it proclaims that Ritualism has nothing whatever to do with the Crossing of the Threshold, with the facing of the Terror, or with the Initiation and the Illumination of the Soul, and those who desire an inkling of what this Initiation means, might do well to study "Zanoni" by Lord Bolwer Lytton, the English Rosicrucian and writer who did his best to describe the ordeal of the Soul of man so that those who read might understand.
….Neophytes who take up the study of the Rosicrucian Philosophy should not expect to come to the Portals of the Threshold for a long time, nor by the help of any man, nor yet through the means of a Ritual, however sublime that Ritual might be, but should be made to fully understand that the Soul is not brought face to face with the Terror and therefore does not even enter the Threshold until such time as its final test is to take place and then no man is with the Neophyte, but he, like the man who truly prays, according to the teachings of Jesus, must enter his closet alone and there face the Terror and by right of his internal development, be able to face and to vanquish the Terror, and thus be permitted to "Cross the Threshold." This will mean his Initiation, the entering into fellowship with the Brothers of the Rose Cross.
….This is a slow process, for during the period of training, the light within the Soul of Man must have become awakened, and this Light must grow and become intense, until at length it bursts forth in glorious splendor with a dazzling Light, and the Neophyte, like Moses of old, can "This day have I been allowed to behold the Fire in the burning bush, and its Voice spake unto me." This is Illumination, this is the Initiation, and readily will the sincere Neophyte be able to understand that this can never be accomplished through Ritualism, and that crowds will not surround him, for was Moses not in the wilderness and alone when he had to face the Fire and to Listen to the Voice of the Fire? Like Moses, so must all men face the Terror alone and unaided except by their own interior development which alone can give them the strength to meet the struggle successfully.
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past. Making this copy very readable.
120 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 11, 2017
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