Cathedral Contacts[From The Rosicrucian Digest December 1937]
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"Cathedral of the Soul" is a Cosmic meeting place for all minds of the
most advanced and highly developed spiritual members and workers of the
Rosicrucian Fraternity. It is a focal point of Cosmic radiations and
thought waves from which radiate vibrations of health, peace,
happiness, and inner awakening. Various periods of the day are set
aside when many thousands of minds are attuned with the Cathedral of
the Soul, and others attuning with the Cathedral at this time will
receive the benefit of the vibrations. Those who are not members of the
organization may share in the unusual benefits as well as those who are
members. The book called "Liber 777" describes the periods for various
contacts with the Cathedral. Copies will be sent to persons who are not
members if they address their requests for this book to Friar S. P. C.,
care of AMORC Temple, San Jose, California, enclosing three cents in
postage stamps. (Please state whether member or not--this is important.) |
A "CATHEDRAL OF THE SOUL"
AMID THE TREES
HERE is the story of what one
good Brother was inspired by the Great White Brotherhood to do to represent the
spirit of the Cathedral of the Soul on earth.
He was moved by the
quotation, "One is nearer to God's heart in a garden . . . . . . only God can
make a tree." He chose a spot on the side of a hill on his Highland Estate
at Glencruitten, Scotland. Realizing that this might be his last great
spiritual act in this incarnation, he decided to spend all of his life's
savings and give to future posterity something that would symbolize the
spirituality of the soul in meditation, the principles of universal brotherhood
and love, and the symbolism of the Cross. He therefore sent to various parts of
the Continent and also to America for rare trees and shrubs, and engaged
artists, artisans and landscape experts to assist him. Today this remarkable
Cathedral visited by tourists who come within a hundred miles of the location
and hear of it, and known to the mystics of all lands, is almost completed. It
is known that he has spent practically fifteen thousand pounds of English
money, equivalent to approximately seventy-five thousand dollars, and although
he passed away two years ago at the age of eighty and his ashes are buried near
the altar in the center of the Cathedral, his good wife is continuing the
finishing touches of the Cathedral and arranging to have a permanent fund
established to maintain it for many years into the future.
This open air Cathedral of
trees is in the form of a huge cross with its sacred shrine in the center,
representative, to us, of the spirit of the rose with the Rosy Cross. The main
or long section of the cross is two hundred and fifty feet long with the Nave
inside of it one hundred and seventy feet long, while the two transepts or
cross-sections of the Cathedral are one hundred and eighty feet wide. The floor
is carpeted with different types of heath in mosaic design, with pink, yellow,
white and purple blooms. The outer wall is of chestnut trees and the inner wall
of lime trees, with pillars of yew trees. Most of the trees have already
attained an impressive height, and it is anticipated that in a few years the
trees will have attained a height of fifty feet or more and will cause this
cathedral on the hillside to stand out above everything else in its vicinity.
One of our good members who
visited it recently gives us the following description:
"On a spring morning,
while the dew remained, the snares of spiders hung with extreme craftiness
between the borders, and on every strand of the spiderwebs were beads of dew.
Through the trees representing the East Window of this Cathedral, the sun came
up through the mists into the clear blue. Soon its magnetic power had gained
mastery and had drunk away the dew. Then seemed to be the appointed time for
the emergence of many dragon-flies and butterflies. As the air became more
heated, the brimstone butterfly--newborn and speckless--fluttered over the
hedge and the daffodil-colored wings conjured a vision of spring. It was not
long before the butterflies--blues, small heaths and small coppers--brought a
charming animation to this enchanted place. The finest of the dragon-flies is
not more splendid than the butterfly fresh from the chrysalis. This Cathedral
of trees has provided a sanctuary and the comfort of a home for birds and
myriads of creatures.
"The altar sent forth
the golden ray of Love, for it was covered with coton-Easter. A golden tree in
the center with four dwarf juniper trees formed a miniature cross. One was
tempted to linger here and partake of the mental stimulant provided by such a
peaceful environment, until the winds were up-gathered and the breeze carried
onward the summer clouds.
"Finally lights and
shadows came over the scene as the sun set in peaceful splendor. Its dying
fires filled the West. And when the glory of the afterglow was fastly ebbing,
one could think only of rest. A perfume of rarest incense of flowers floated
throughout the Cathedral and the birds twittered; the swallows seemed to
delight in skimming over the magnificent natural carpet. Then the pipistrelle
bats flittered in and out and vanished in the shadows. The lark raised an organ
note and then all became quiet, with perfect attunement with the Cosmic.
"The fountains of life
are in this environment, as a stream of evolution flows through all things.
There is the voice of the fire and the spirit of the winds, and the Light, Life
and Love of the Sun, while a mist cloaks the far side of the hill. The absolute
stillness at times helps one to appreciate the spiritual power of the Cosmic
and to sense and interpret the high vibrations, for in this Cathedral one truly
finds Peace Profound."
Thus is described the
beautiful Cathedral of the Soul amid the trees in Scotland. But such a
Cathedral exists also in the spiritual space above us in the world of the
heavens and the Cosmic realm. If you would find peace and power and happiness,
attune yourself with this Cosmic Cathedral of the Soul. The booklet which we
are glad to send to you, entitled Liber 777, will tell you without any
obligation, or without any interference with your religion or your daily
duties, how your soul and mind may find happiness in contact, meditation and
prayer within the Cathedral of the Soul.
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