Category: AMORC-General

  • Analyzing the Postulant Section: Mandamus 1

    “First, you must understand what distinguishes Rosicrucians from other people is the attraction they feel toward the mysteries of life. Their thirst for knowledge compels them to explore the universe in which they live, because they are conscious of the fact that they themselves are only reflections of it. They…

  • Bread and Grape Juice

    Of course anyone who has experience with the Catholic practice of communion will realize the religious significance of bread and wine (substituted in this case with grape juice). While these elements are said to represent the blood and body of Jesus, as a reminder of his sacrifice to the world,…

  • Salted Nuts

    “Salt represents the mineral element of our body. As such, it is indispensable to our life and plays a fundamental role in our metabolism.” Before refrigerators were invented, salt was the only way of preserving meats for hygienic consumption. Although the scientific explanation for this process wasn’t clearly understood, religious…

  • Analyzing the Mandamus Section: Rosicrucian New Year – Part 2

    “In Lodges, Chapters and Pronaoi around the world, the Rosicrucian New Year is celebrated by ritual symbolizing the special bonds the unite humans to Nature and to the Divine Plan. This is indeed an ideal occasion to meditate on our relationship with natural and divine laws.” From our personal relationships…

  • Analyzing the Mandamus Section: Rosicrucian New Year-Part 1

    “Every year in accordance with the instructions of the Imperator of our Order, all members of the affiliated bodies meet on a date as near as possible to the advent of spring—about March 21—to celebrate the Rosicrucian New Year. This is in effect the vernal equinox, the moment when the…

  • Analyzing the Postulant Section: Mandamus 1

    “First, you must understand what distinguishes Rosicrucians from other people is the attraction they feel toward the mysteries of life. Their thirst for knowledge compels them to explore the universe in which they live, because they are conscious of the fact that they themselves are only reflections of it. They…

  • Bread and Grape Juice

    Of course anyone who has experience with the Catholic practice of communion will realize the religious significance of bread and wine (substituted in this case with grape juice). While these elements are said to represent the blood and body of Jesus, as a reminder of his sacrifice to the world,…

  • Salted Nuts

    “Salt represents the mineral element of our body. As such, it is indispensable to our life and plays a fundamental role in our metabolism.” Before refrigerators were invented, salt was the only way of preserving meats for hygienic consumption. Although the scientific explanation for this process wasn’t clearly understood, religious…

  • Analyzing the Mandamus Section: Rosicrucian New Year – Part 2

    “In Lodges, Chapters and Pronaoi around the world, the Rosicrucian New Year is celebrated by ritual symbolizing the special bonds the unite humans to Nature and to the Divine Plan. This is indeed an ideal occasion to meditate on our relationship with natural and divine laws.” From our personal relationships…

  • Analyzing the Mandamus Section: Rosicrucian New Year-Part 1

    “Every year in accordance with the instructions of the Imperator of our Order, all members of the affiliated bodies meet on a date as near as possible to the advent of spring—about March 21—to celebrate the Rosicrucian New Year. This is in effect the vernal equinox, the moment when the…