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If you are a seeker of higher things in life, you are cordially invited to JOIN our noble Order.

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To be considered active in status, members must be updated in their monthly dues of 10 USD, which entitles them to receive four monographs per month.

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Join the Rosicrucian Order World Convention 2012

On April 21, 2012, the World Convention will be held at the N Hotel in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. For more information, please click here.

Regular Convocations

As an active member, you are hereby entitled to partake of the benefits and privileges of membership. One of the most important is our regular meeting called convocation.

This convocation is a ritualistic group meditation patterned after age-old rituals and is an effective means of psychic and spiritual nourishment since powerful cosmic vibrations are being generated which result in the healing and optimum material and spiritual success of members. In a convocation, one gets to practice certain meditative exercises, which include the chanting of powerful God-names or mantras that are known only to members of the Order. As a result, the member’s aura is enhanced and strengthened, and endowed with greater protection from illnesses, accidents and untoward events.

These are held in some areas where there are local chapters or lodges like in downtown Los Angeles and Huntsville, Alabama.

Please contact the lodge near your location for the schedule and venue of the regular convocations.

Intensive Meditation

This group meditation is usually led by a senior member and does not involve any ritual. Various effective meditative techniques are performed, which also brings both physical and spiritual rejuvenation. This may be attended by all those who have been initiated through seminars or by representatives of the Rosicrucian Order, OHGRC; all active and inactive members of the Order, and all those who are interested to take the initiation.

Those who wish to be initiated are advised to come early at least 30 minutes before the intensive period for orientation. Then they are allowed to attend the intensive meditation which serves as their initiation.

“Science of Mediation" Seminars

At least once a month, the seminar entitled “Science or Secrets of Meditation,” is held free-of-charge for non-members. Anyone may attend to learn how to meditate, and to know the health and psychic benefits that may be derived from meditation. Please contact the lodge of the area nearest to your location for the schedule of the seminar.

Special Seminars

Every now and then, the Imperator of the Order conducts special seminars for members only. Below are some of the topics covered in these seminars:

Healing seminar, The Kundalini Science of Babaji, Advanced Nagual techniques, Technique of the Disciple, Technique of the Master, Vipassana Meditation and the Short Path, Kybalion, Tantra, Cosmic Consciousness etc.

We hold two types of seminars: public seminars, which are free of charge and open to all, and special topic seminars for members only.

Please call the lodge which is near to your location for this month’s seminar schedule.


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THE ORDER

The Rosicrucian Order, Order of the Hermetic Gold and Rose+Cross is an International modern school of advanced learning which disseminates authentic mystical and esoteric knowledge pertaining to self-mastership and the attainment of higher consciousness for the advancement of the evolution of man. It has a large repository of authentic teachings passed on by generations after generations of mystics and adepts, which were preserved since ancient times and they have helped many famous people in history to achieve greatness and fame. Now, through the Order, we ourselves can learn of these teachings and practice them, so that we may live happy, prosperous, peaceful and meaningful lives.

An Invitation to be the master of your fate, the captain of your soul

What did Buddha, Jesus, Rumi, Lao-tzu, Mohammed, Plotinus, Zoroaster, Boddhidharma, Jacob Boehme, Pythogoras, and William Blake all have in common? They were all illumined souls, Beings who attained Cosmic Consciousness. But how did they attain it? They practiced certain esoteric techniques and they followed the path of Liberation from the cyclic wheel of birth and rebirth. The path that affords knowledge of the Self –- of who we are and why we are here and Knowledge that grants Power and Wisdom, Divine Communication and Total Freedom. You too have the opportunity to learn those secret techniques pertaining to Self-mastership.

The beloved Order is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, and non-political, fraternal organization devoted to the study and dissemination of esoteric and mystical teachings gathered and preserved by the ancients throughout the ages

Come study with us

Among its goals are to free humanity from fear, ignorance, enslavement of superstition, narrow-mindedness and to ultimately, achieve fullness of being. Truly, to make man whole, to sate his longing for true wisdom – this is the noble work to which the Rosicrucian Order, Order of the Hermetic Gold and Rose+Cross is committed. Specifically, the Order teaches its members how to:

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TEACHINGS AND PRINCIPLES

The Order dispenses teachings from various disciplines, which are collectively called the Western Esoteric Tradition. We believe that Truth is not the monopoly of one philosophy or one school of thought. Rather, its essence can be found in most faiths and traditions, hence the eclectic approach adopted by our Order.

In ancient times, when Egyptian civilization was at its height and Egypt was the world’s center of learning, there existed a secret body of teachings called The Mysteries. Considered sacred, these were taught in the mystery schools, where only the most worthy and qualified were admitted.

Through the centuries, these teachings were preserved and taught by the prophets (including Moses, Enoch, Abraham, Solomon and Jesus) and philosopher –sages (Hermes Trismegistus, Amenhotep IV, Socrates). Always, they were taught only to those who were deemed ready and capable of comprehending the philosophical, metaphysical and scientific ideas embodied in the teachings.

In time, the teachings came in the possession of many rulers, thinkers and men of science (Pythagoras, Paracelsus, Emperor Napoleon, Count Saint-Germain, Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson). In carefully studying and applying the teachings, these men were able to live extraordinary lives and make outstanding achievements in their respective fields.

The masses were, for the most part, unaware even of the existence of the secret teachings.

We are most grateful to the guardians and preservers of the teachings for, in our present times, we can learn, practice and disseminate them for the good of humanity. In esoteric parlance, we are now experiencing an “open“cycle wherein the teachings can be taught freely to the greatest number of qualified students. We must make haste, however, for this open cycle has an end. When we enter the “closed” cycle, the teachings will be transmitted only through bloodline, that is, from a parent initiated into the mysteries, to his child.

As taught by the Order, the teachings fall under these esoteric disciplines:

THE KABBALAH. This is believed as one of the highest and most erudite of the ancient sciences. It explains the mechanics of creation, the architecture of the universe, the nature of angels and other beings, and the philosophical meaning of life and existence. The roots of the Kabbalah extend all the way back into the obscure beginning of humanity.

ROSICRUCIANISM. It has been said that Rosicrucianism is the hidden quintessence of Christianity. But Rosicrucianism is actually older, tracing its beginnings to the land of Khem –ancient Egypt. Among the hallmarks of a Rosicrucian are continuous self-improvement through dedicated study, practice and service; the investigation of natural and cosmic laws through experiments; and humanitarian activities.

MARTINISM. This is an initiatory school of philosophy and mysticism whose lineage can be traced to the Knights Templar in the medieval ages, through Charles Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie), Papus, Martinez Pasqually and Louis Claude de Saint-Martin. Martinism has close ties to the Masonic and Rosicrucian traditions. Martinism gives emphasis on theurgy as a means to know God.

ALCHEMY. This is one of the two oldest sciences known to man (the other is astrology). It is the forerunner of chemistry. Superficially, it is concerned with the transmutation of base metals into the highest and purest metal of all – gold, or in the lingo of esotericists, hermetic gold. Our chief concern, however, is with an art called inner alchemy, which aims to transform man into the best, highest and most sublime that he can be.

MAGIC. As symbolized by the Magician card in the Tarot deck, magic is the power to use words, make meaning, and create realities. Magic is inherent in all persons, yet only a few possess the awakened conscious mind which can work magic. In the repository of the Order are the keys to awaken the consciousness and enable it to do magic, through the use of rituals, words of power(mantras), and invocations.

THEURGY. A higher kind of magic is theurgy, which uses rituals, mental imagery and sacred words for the purpose of spiritual evolution. Common magic (called thaumaturgy) may have similar methods and implements, but its goals are often more worldly. The theurgist attempts to attune to the Divine Intelligence, and to merge his personal will with the Divine Will. On the other hand, the thaumaturgist attempts to effect changes in the physical world for personal gain, in service to his personal will and ego. Theurgy is an important component of certain esoteric traditions, most notably Martinism.

FAMOUS HERMETICISTS

The following list enumerates a few of the world’s most famous Kabbalists, Martinists, Rosicrucians, Alchemists or Theurgists who have made important contributions in various fields: Albert Einstein, Albertus Magnus, Benjamin Franklin, Jose Rizal, Count Caglistro, Dante Alighieri, Dr. John Dalton, Dr. John Dee, Emilio Aguinaldo, Helena P. Blavatsky, Isaac Newton, Jacob Boehme, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Michael Faraday, Robert Boyle, Pythagoras, Emilio Jacinto, Rene Descartes, Nicholas Flamel, Apolinario Mabini, Paracelsus, Roger Bacon, Sir Christopher Wren, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Vaughan, William Blake, William Shakespeare, Napoleon Bonaparte, Juan Luna, Robert Boyle etc.


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