Category: Temple Degree-ONE to THREE

  • PASSING THE THRESHOLD- FINALLY!

    Now the moment is at hand! The new brood of Neophytes will be salted into the fertile ground inside the Holy Temple. Before that, though, here is a quick back and forth from some of the Holy Custodians of the Temple Rituals. The Masters asks if they are ready and…

  • DEATH TAKES NO HOLIDAYS

    After giving the candidates a clear warning, Death steps forward and looks at them for a few seconds then returns to his place. Personally, I think it is a bit of stretch to think that anyone is actually scared by all this. Were you ever scared when you visited a…

  • COLOMBE

    Now, before entering into the Master’s Temple, the initiates must listen to the voice of their conscience as embodied in Colombe, a female figure garbed in brilliant white. In the so-called esoteric tradition as promoted by AMORC, the girl must be under eighteen and a virgin. The word, “colombe” is…

  • THE TERROR OF THE THRESHOLD

    After much formality and solemnity, the sheep to be sheared enter the Threshold Chamber in single file following the Herald. The Herald follows the Torchbearer with the Conductor that last in line. Inside, the Torchbearer takes care not to shed too much light on Colombe and Death while facing himself…

  • ENTERING THE ANTECHAMBER

    Having professed that he has found some Neophytes who seek the Greater Light, the Conductor asks if they are truly worthy of that Light? The Deputy replies in an affirmative way but also affirms that must be “tried and tested.” He is then asked if, indeed, they are ready to…

  • AMORC’S VIEW ON THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY

    In my last blog, I continued my discussion of the concept of immortality as developed by the Rebirthers. In their writings, the Rebirthers distinguish between “deathists” and “immortalists.” Deathists believe in the death of the physical body. Immortalists believe in life everlasting, even for the physical body. They believe that…

  • A DIFFERENT VIEW OF TRANSITION

    I am discussing different views of what AMORC calls “transition” and what common humanity calls “death,” not to proselytize a viewpoint but to counteract the specific dogmas propounded by AMORC to its members, who are encouraged to stay closely within the informational borders of the only true existing and living…

  • Are Religions Just Dogma Factories?

    It should be noted here that in Mandamus 1, AMORC’s view of religion, as “perpetuating dogmas established originally by one or two individuals” could be said to be an over-simplification. For one thing, there are some very real questions- just in regards to Christianity, if any of the dogmas perpetuated…

  • Dogma and Religion

    In Mandamus No. 1, AMORC comments on the difference between religion and a mystical order. Regarding religion, it says that -is intent upon perpetuating dogmas that were established originally by one or two individuals. When these dogmas reflect the Universal Good, the behaviors dictated by the religion are valid. Yet…

  • THE HAPPY POSTULANT

    As I return to my roots as a happy postulant, reviewing the first Monograph, Mandamus 1 in the Postulant Section, I begin to understand the springboards of my self-destruction.  If one carefully reads The Prisoner of San Jose, it is easy to see that, given the poverty of my family-…