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SECOND GRADE, THEORICUS

This Grade is confertedby ilie Celebrant of aCollegeholdinga Wa~rantfor thefour GradesoftheFirst Order oftire Sociely.

The Con ~‘ocalion is heldin a RosicrucianTemple.in dieEastthereisa whiteAltar, uponwhichstandsablack C~alvaty C~ oss wiih a wreaih of red rosesentwinedthereon. On the Allar, al ihe fool of theCross,are five candles- one in front offour.

Thc Celebrani is sealedin tire East, at the Southside oftheAltar. TheExponentisseatedin tire West.

77wfour Ancientsare seatedat ihe centreof theTemple, behind their pillars, eachfacing his owncardinalpoint, thusforming the Crossof the FouiElenients:-

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theAncientofEarl/i, clothediii ablackrobe,facesNorth.the Ancientof Water,in a blue robe,facesWest.the AncientofAir, in a yellow robe,facesEast.the Anciet~t ofFire, in a red robe,facesSouth.

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The Secretary is seatedin the North-East, theConductor in the South-West,and the Guardianbesidethe Portal.

The Acolyteis in the ante-chamberguarding theTemple.

Each Thater mustwear sheJewelof the Societywith the appropriateribbon.

The Zelato,-A~pirantis b ..f.. beloic admission,and mustcariy in his right hand, as an Ad,nivstonBadge, a simple Cross, composedoffour arms ofequal length arounda centralsquare, and thefourarms are coloured, in rotation, yellow, red,blue an~lblack. Whenhe seeksadmissionat the Portal ofiheTemple,hemustgive the Knocksofa Zelatom;threeandone.

The Knocksofthe GradeofTheoricusarefourandone.

Whenan Officer i~addressingthe Celebrantheshouldgive the sign of this Grade

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The Collegeis adjournedin tire GradeofZelafor:all Zelalores,including tlic 6~amididate,are askedtowithdraw, tlrc Anciciris iake up their ,rcw positioU~.and thc (‘andlcson thic Ahar arc adju~ied

OPI~NING

CEL: Uratres,assistinc to openthe Templein ilieGradeof Theoricus.All rise and tire Gua~dianstandsbesideike Portal.

CEL~ Frater Guardian,assureyourself that theAcolyte is without, andthat the Portal is closedandthe Temple guarded.

This is doneby ihe Guaidian, iviro reports.

GUARDIAN: Right (or Very) Worthy Celebrant,the Portal is closedandthe Temple is guarded.

CEL: I declarethe Temple open in the GradeofTheoricus.

Celebrantgivesfour andoneknocks

CEL: Be seated,Fratres.Very Worthy Exponent,whatare theobjectsof ourassemblyin this SecondGradeof Theoricus?

EXP: Right (or Very) Worthy Celebrant,we are

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assembledto studythe constitutionof the Universeand the siructureof our world, and to seek tounderstandthe relations which e%ist betweenthesoul of manand his body.

CEL: I acknowledge the correctnessof yourstatementof the workanddutiesof theTheorici;letus be earnestin the fulfilment of them.

The Officers of the Collegehaveieportedto incfavourablyuponthe work of Erater * * * ~,whoisa Zelator,and I haveresolvedto receivehim intothe SecondGrade,and to confer upon him therights and privileges, as well as the secretknowledge,of a Theoricus.

EXl~: Right (or Very) WorthyCelebuint,we re~oieethat anotherZelator has made such progress,~vewill assistyou in theReception,andwill givehim allthe help we can to ensurehis further progiess

CEL: FraterGuardian,ascertainif Frater* * * * *

is in attendance,and it so, let him be properlypreparedby the Acolyte.

Giiardiami complies

CEREMONY OF RECEPTION

GUARDIAN: Right (or Very) Worthy Celcbrant,Frater~ * * * *, who hasbccninvitedto attendforRecepiion iiito the SecondGrade,is waiting in theante-chamberduly prepared.

CEL: Frater Conductor, leave the Temple andinstruct the Aspirantto l<nock asa Zelator.Assureyourselfthathe is ableto give the 5-, P-W- andG-W- in apropermanner,and let himcarryinhisrighthand the Crossof the FourElements,thebadgeofadmissionto this Grade.

Conductorconrplies; kmrocksare heard.

CEL: Frater Guardian,admit the Conductorandthe Zelator~vhoinhe brings with him.TIre Gita, dianadurits llremir, aird tirey stamrdwitlrtir thePo,tal.

COND: Right (om Very) Worthy Celebrant, Ipiesentto you Frater * * ~ * * a Zelatorof theSocietyof theRoseandCross;hehasdonetheworkrequiredof him in the First Gradeandhasreceivedyour approval.He now seeksto participatein the

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studiesof theSecondGrade,andto gainour secietknowledge.

CEL: FraterZelator, I call upon you to give usthe5- and also the P-W- and the G-W- which ~verecommunic~itedto you updn your admission10 ourSociety.

The Zelator givesthem accordtngly

CEL: We acknowledgeyou to be well instiiicted.

Before undertakinganydutyof importanceit hasalwaysbeenthecustomof theFratresof the Societyof theRoseandCrossto invoketheblessingof Godupon their proceedings.Kneel, therefore, nponboth kneesandjoin in our supplications.

Prayer (all stand,)

CEL. oi~ ChAP: 0 God our Faihei,Soriice of lightandtruth,poui down upon usthecontinuald~~vofThy blessing, and prepare our hearts foi thereception of a knowledgeof the mysterieswhichsurround us, so that ~vemay be able to benefitmankind and fit ourselvesfor a dwelling in Thyheavenlykingdom.

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CEL: In the nameof God,Who is our CreatorandI~reserver, you may rise, and the Conductorwilllead you around our Temple in searchof moreI~.iglit upon the nlysteiies of our being

All cxccptthe Conductorand Zc’lamor m esumescams.71w Conductor leads the Zelamor once amound theTemple,and placeshim besidethe Exponentin theWest.

CONI): Right (or Very) Worthy Celebiant ,ourFiatcr asksto be further instructed.

CEL: Frater Zelatoi , I commendyour dlesile forknowledgeand remind you that the Lord of Lifeand Light will assistand piotect thosewho trulyseekHis Glory andthe welfareof theirfellows. Arethoseyotir objects in seeking receptioninto thisGrade?

ZEL: (‘piompled by the Comiductom)They are myobjects,Right (or Very) Worthy Celebrant.CEL: Promptedby suchsentimentsyou maysafelyadvance.Guided by God’s word, assistedby theLight of Rcasonanda love of knowlcdge,you mayhopeto attain yotir desires.ALL: Amen and Amen.

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Yet, beloreyou can participatein the secietsofthe Grade of Theoricusyou must assent to thequestionswhich ~villbeput toyou by the Exponent.

Conductor Inmmix theZelatoi to~iarls the Exponcot

EXP: Do you promise to study with zeal themysteriesof our art and science?

ZEL: Ido.

EXP: Do you promiseto attendin ourTempleoncein every year, when summoned,or wiite to theSecretarya valid excusefor youi absence?

ZEL: I do.

EXP: Do you pioniise to conceal tic secietknowledgeof this (iiade fi omtill ~ who ha~’cnot beenregtilaily receivedinto it?

ZEL: I do.

EXP: Right (or Very) \Vorthy Celebrant, theZelator has given the pionuses which it is oiiicustom to require,and I nowpiesenihim to you iflall love and humility as beingworthy to pai ticipatewith ~isin our tiensuredknowledge.

CEL: FraterConductor,you will leadoui FrateiZclatoi onceagainaiound our Temple, andplacehim befoie the Alt~i r

IJIlA ix done(i.e. (J lumli IJ(iIIt)

CEL: Let L- be restoredto our Frater.

This is doneby the Conductorandall clap theirhandsfoiti timesandonce.CEL: The Crossof the FourElementswhichyou cairymustnow be shownto eachof the FourAncients who in return ~vilI give you certaininstruction.

FraterConductor, lead the Zelator four timesaroundthe Temple,eachtime stoppingbeforeoneof the Ancients:first to the Pillar of Air in theEast,Ibeim in successionto the Pillars of Fire, WaterandEarth. Take care that the Zelacorshows to eachAncient the appropriatearm of the Crossof theElementswhich he carries.

The Conductor and Zelator passoncearound theTempleandstopat thePillar ofAir in theEast.TheZelatorpresentsthe Yellowarm oftheCross,and theAncientholds it in his left handwavingafan~vithhis‘ight hatid.ANCIENT OF AIR: I set in motion with this fanwavesof Air which,although unseenby our eyes,

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areyet essentialto all life on earth TheFan wasanemblemusedin all Ancient Initialions to representthe Spirit of God,the Spiritual essencein man,theAir as necessaryto sustainboth life and fire. Youmust labour and having prepared yourself byprayer,for the treasuredknowledgeyou hopefoi,arm yourselfwith couiageanda clearconscience,andfear nothing.Lie circumsPectandpersevering.Igive you the P-W- **k*****.

TheZelatorrepeatsthe P11’- andis Then ledby theConductoronceagain aroundthe Temple,theyvtopat thePillar ofhre in theSouth,upon whicha lamiip isburning. The Zelator preventsthe Red armmi of theCrossand theAncientholdsit imi hislefthand,wavinga flame with his right handANCIENT OFFIRE; ThisFlametypifies theLightof God in Nature,thatburnseverunseenby mortaleye. Every naturalbody carriesa sparkwithin it,but the light is eclipsedby the giossnessof matter.According to the presenceof the I.ux of Life allthings flourish’, or as it fails, they decay.We knowthat within us, so long as life doth last, thereis acontinualburning,andas we lay our handson our

frames we feel (lie naturalheat,whichcanpioceedonly from the Fireenclosedwithin us,asparkof theblessedfire—light with which we are impregnatedfroni above.

Seck then mi the true Lux, the Divine Light,which will warm your soul with the Love of God,without which you will not obtainthe treasureof atrue Rosicrucian. I give you the P-W-, ~

The Conductorleadsthe Zelator oncemorearoundthe Templeand theystopat thePillar of Waterin the~Vestupon which is a bowl of Water. The Zelator

pmesemiisthe Blue aini of the Ciossand the Ancientholds it imi his left hand,sptinkling watera,oundhimwith his right hand.ANCIENT OFWATER: Wateris the menstruunlorsolventof the world. Without it Man andall animallife would ceaseto exist, andall vegetationwouldfail; no blood would flow in our veins,no sapin thevesselsof plants. Water forms by far the largestconstituentof our bodies,of our blood,of our drinkand alsoof all our food.WithoutXVater therecouldbe neither growth nor decay,and none of thebeneficialchangesarising from fermentation.Thecommonwater of the earthis tincturedwith fire in

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its naturalwarmth, it is impregnatedwith air, andearth is both suspendedand dissolved in it. MyFrater,I ask you to seekthe Living Water,which isthe Waterof EiernalLife; it you find it, di ink of itfreely thai your sins may be purged and youriniquity washed away. Cleanseyour soul in thelayer of Regenerationand turn to God Who willabundantlypardon

I give you the P-W-,

The Conductorleadstile Zelatot aroundthe Templeand thej’ stopat the Pillar ofEarth in the Noi th uponivluich is a platter of earth. The Zelator rhon’v theBlack arm of the Ci o vs. an~l the Ancient oJ Eu, thiholds it in his left hanil, .vprtnkhingeai thi ~i’ith,In u;’huthan~l aroundand upon i/ic ZelatoiANCIENT OF EARTH: The Element Eauth istypical of the Cold and Dry nature and isconsideredpassiveand fixed. Materialeaitli is thebasisof all bodiesin which otherprinciplesuesideMan wasformedfrom the dustof theearthslystheBook of Genesis,and to the earthmusi his bodyreturn after death. Man has been called amicrocosm(a Little World) having within him thetypesof all theelementsandforceswhichsurroundhim. Rememberthat Fire preservesthe Earthfrombeing destroyedby Water, and Water savesthe

Earth from destructionby Fire; the Air preservesthe Fire from extinction, and Earth provides ameetingplace for the severalelementalforcesandforms of matter.

‘These forces must remainin dueequilibrium foithe universemight be destroyedif any Elemeiitbecamedominant,andMan’sprogressanddestinywould be changed.

The P-W-of the North is ~

The Exponentwill now addressyou.

The Conductorleads theZelato arowid the Templeto the EAponent.

The Exponentwill now adhuessyou

The Conductorleads the Zelatoraroun~l the Templeto the Exponent

EXP: Obseive then, my Frater, that Man is acomplex being,andthatevenhis body is formedofmany elementsan(l exposedto many fouces; wejudge,then,thatman’ssojournhereon earthis buta passingvisit intendedto bea periodof’probation.TheBody of manis but thecoatof skin enveloping(he sentient,thinking,actingbeingwho mayriseorfall accordingto his birthright, his surroundingsandthe usehemakesof hiswill andconscience.Let

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us further considerthe constitutionof a Man asatype of all humanity.

Man is composedof a Body, SoulandSpii it. TheBody is formedfrom the Material JJ”orld.

ilie Spirit of Man i~ a Ray from Ihie CielestialWorld of God and His Angels.

The Soulof Man from the celestial~Vorldclwellsin the body, and is illuminatedby theDivine Spiritfrom above.TheSoul of Man maybeconsidcredasof two aspects;the highet Rational Soul, whichgives the understandingmiiiiid, the intellectand thehuman will, and the lower or animal soul whichgives the vital powersand the passidns.

CEL: Frater Conductor, lead the Zelator to theEast andplacehim beforeme.The ~‘onductordoesso

CEL: Handme theCrosswhich hassecuredto youthe knowledgegiantedby the Four Ancients.

TheZelator handsthe Clos.¶ to the Cehebrant

CEL: This Cross is named the Cross of theElements;it consistsof a central white squareand

four arms of equal length aiound it. They arecolouredRed,Blue, Yellow and Black, the Red ofFire is above,the Black of Earthis below,the Blueof Water is on the right, and the Yellow of Air is onthe feft; this is the positionof the four Ancients inthe Temple in this Grade The foni colours areemblems of the four letters of the Holy Name,I.II.V.II. which we now call Jehoi’ah. They alsoreter to the Four \Vorlds of Existence,the Divine,Angelic, Formativeand Material.

You, my Prater,are a Templeof God,andmayihe Spirit of God alwayssend you Light Fearandlove God,honourour Societyandiespectyourself;only so can you be prepaied to exchangethisearthlylife for a realmbeyondihe icach of sinandsoi row

The P-W-s which you have received were***A***** ***k**** and

* ~ ~ * * * * * and their initials form the hirst Woidof the great dictum of the Creator* * * *

The G- W- is k * * * **** * * A **** meaningAR- of 5-

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CEL: The 5- is to placetheI- Ii- soas tocoverthef-as in reverenceof the Spirit within Man.

The G— is given by thc r— Ii— with the t— andt— f—only.

By the 5- and ihe G- thus giveii, I dcclare to theFratresthat you are a perfectedTheojicusof theSocietasRosicrucianain Anghia. I presentyou witha copy of the Ritual of this Grade.You shouldcontinueto weartheJewelof theSocietysuspendedby a plain green ribbon, as befoie.

Be seated,Frater, and the Lecture oii Colourswill be given by the Exponent.

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TIlE LECTURE ON COLOURS

The (listiiiCtlve task of the Theoricus, iii theSecondGiadeof oiii Society,is the studyof thesig) iific,i rice aiid symbohisin of Colours.

At the beginningof His work of creationGodsaid, Let there be Light andtherewas light. ThisWhite glory of the Beginningwas soondiveisified,reflectedin a myriad rays from [lie air, lire, waterandearthof the materialworld,andMan,in whomthe work of creationculminated,becameconsciousof colouis.

The rainbow in thie lieaveiis made manifesttoloin the whole iangeof colours,andhe soonwasa ble tod ist inguishi thesevenI hat wereniostevident,and~vhmiLhweknowas llcd,Oi ange,Yellow, Green,Blue, Indigo, and Violet. Thesecolours of therainbow are also seenon earthas wefi as in theheavens- we seethem in our flowersaiid fruits, onour hills and in ow valleys, in our metals,and onthe birds and animalsaround us.

Of thesevenmaincohourstherearethieethatare,by commonconsent,mote cleadyperceived- l~ed,

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Yellow and Blue - and there are someprimitivetribes thai candistinguishno others.

White is the combinationof all the colours andall religions haveattributed White and Light toGod,by whiatevcrnameHe may becallcd. White isanemblem of goodnessand pum ity. ‘1 lie pi iestsandministersof almostall faiths havebeenclothedinwhite garmentsin token of their high office. In theOld Testament~vereadof the white robesof Aaronandthesonsof Levi. And in theNewTestamentwemead: Hethat overcometh,the sameshallbeclothedin white rajinent

White is also the symbol of the beatificcombination of love, innocenceand faith whichleadto purity, peaceandperfection.The Diamondis the emblem.

Black is thecompleteabsenceof Light andColourand symbolisesevil, the antithesisof all that isgood, beautifuland true. It iefers to loss,despairanddeath.

The three piimary colours - Red, Yellow andBlue—havebeenatti ibutechto thieedivine qualities,namely -Redto God’s Omnipotence,Yellow to hisOmniscienceand Blue to his Omnipresence,or, in

othei words, to his Powei, Wisdom andUnivem sality.

In melalion to ivian, the colour lied denotescourage,~vill and force; henceto dominion andpower. It is also relatedto war andto eachman’sfight with hispassions.Yclhowiefersto intellectandknowledge, and thus to wisdom, and it isemblematicalof calm, peaceand gladness.Bluerefersto liononi,love,friendshipandfidelity, henceto benevolence.

In the world around us we associatethe colourRed ~vmthIjie, with blood and wine and ~viththeRuby. Yellow with the sun’s rays,giving life to allanimaland vegetablelife, with gold, cornand oil,and with the Topaz Blue with the vault of thecloudlessheavenand the deepseabeneathit andwith the Sapphire.

Thesethreecohouis predominatein flowersandare supplementedby Orange, Purple and Violet;and Greenis the almostuniversalcolour of leavesandgrowimigshootsof all vegetation.In symbolismGrccn refers to hope, progress,evolution andregenerationIt is typit’ied by [lie Enieiald

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Purple has becomeassociatedhwith Imperial Ruleand dignity fiom its combinahionof power andlove. Its emblem is the Amethyst.

Orangehas been referredto zeal aiid enthusiasniand to mental andl moral (levelopmentand self-control. Violet is the colour refeired to penitence,and Grey is symbolicalof humility.

Brown is the colour of a largepart of the solidearth on which we live, and is associatedwithdurability, firmness, comislancy and self-abnegation.

So the varied colours by which we aiesurroundedin Natimme and‘which show forth thebeautiesof God’s creation,revealto us somethingof the Beautyof I his holiness,which it is our aim toieflect as bestwe can in our own lives.

CLOSING

Celebrangrises.

CEI.: Fratres,you will riseandassistmetoclosethe‘I emnple in the Gradeof Theoricus.

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CEL: Join with meingivingthe 5- andspeakingthe

Tins ir doneby all.CEL: Let usgive thanks and pray.

A/i turn to the EastandkneeL

CE!. or Cl lAP: 0 God o~ir Creator,we thaiik Theefor our preservahionandfor thekno~vledgcwe havealreadyacquired;be pleased10grantuntousmercyand peace,and continueto favour uswith healthand strength so that we may be enabledto makefuither progressin the pathwhich leadsto wisdomandi to personalperfection.We seektheseblessingsthroughthe Nameof I.N.R.I., the GreatRedeemer.A men

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CEL: Fratres, our duties in this Grade beingconcluded,I now close the Temple by giving fourknocksandone.Benedict,,sbenedicatilosadflnem.

ALL: Amen and Amen.

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