CHAPTER X

JESUS ENTERS THE SECRET PRIESTHOOD
V lcyexo| ITTLE is intimated in the Christian Gos- pels about the life of Jesus between the A S21 doctors in Jerusalem and the beginning ; of His mission in Palestine. In fact, the first revelation regarding the preparation of Jesus for His work as a Son of God is in connection with His Baptism at the river Jordan. We are told that at this time Jesus came out of Galilee and permitted Himself to be known to the public.
Certainly the Baptism of Jesus could not have been the beginning of His preparation for the ministry; and most certainly more preparation than this was required to carry on the work which He efficiently conducted for so many years.
I have intimated in previous parts of this book why it is unreasonable to believe that Jesus re- quired no preparation for His ministry, and I have tried to show that His whole life demonstrated deep study, careful preparation, and unusual guid-
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We now approach a period in His life that is not only interesting because it is generally un- known to the students of Christian doctrines, but is highly significant in the light of the work which He accomplished during His lifetime.
According to the Essene records, young Joseph completed His official schooling early in the fall, when He was still in His thirteenth year. With all of His precociousness and brilliant mind, He was not permitted to shorten the usual period of study and preparation in the School of the Prophets at Carmel. Therefore, we must presume that He was given careful attention and tutored by those who added such special subjects to His in- structions as would have kept Him engaged in His attainment of knowledge until the prescribed time had come for His transfer to other teachers and other schools.
The records also outline very clearly and defi- nitely the incidents of His life from the time of the transfer from Carmel until He was ready for His great mission. The details of these incidents in His life are too exhaustive and unimportant to present in toto in a book of this size and character, but the essential points and the interesting inci- dents may be outlined as follows:
According to the instructions sent to the school
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the young Avatar was to complete His education by a thorough study of the ancient religions and teachings of the various sects and creeds most in- fluential in the development of civilization. In other words, He was to become familiar with the tenets of the so-called heathen religions before taking up the study of the development of the pagan beliefs and rites into the higher principles and creeds taught in the mystery schools of Egypt.
In modern times, the student in preparing for the ministry must become familiar with compara- tive religions, but he is able to do this in one great university, where the sacred books and writings of the ancient religions are expounded, analyzed, and carefully digested before the modern forms of theology are undertaken; he does not have to leave his own land and journey into distant places in order to contact and become acquainted with the ancient religions or schools of ethics.
In the time of which I am writing, however, it was considered absolutely necessary for the stu- dent of religion or philosophy to journey to the very seat of each of the ancient religions, where he might have access to copies of the authentic ver- sions of each religion and an opportunity to live among the peoples, and become intimately ac- quainted with the rituals, rites, and practices of
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had journeyed to distant places for this purpose, and it was in this way that knowledge of the vari- ous ancient teachings had become universally dis- seminated.
So young Joseph was placed in the charge of two Magi, who came to Carmel for the purpose of conducting the youth to His first distant school and place of experience. The records show that Joseph was permitted to spend about a week with His parents in Galilee, while the Magi made their preparations and held various consultations with the officials at the Carmel school. They also in- structed the parents of Joseph as to what they should expect and what they should do in His absence. The records further state that when Joseph and the Magi started from Galilee, a special ceremony of the Essenes was held in one of their small assembly places, and that without attracting unnecessary attention, the Magi and the boy pro- ceeded with a number of others who were going a short distance of the way, in caravan form, by the shortest route to Jagannath. This city was located on the east coast of India, and its present-day name is Puri. It had been the center of pure Bud- dhism for many centuries; and on a mountain near the outlying districts of the town there was a monastery or school containing many of the ancient
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of Buddha’s doctrines. It required nearly a year for the Magi, young Joseph, and others, who joined the caravan en route, to reach this point in India, while the Magi continued to instruct Joseph. During their many trials and tribulations they pointed out to Him the sufferings of humanity, the weaknesses and strength of the people’s ideals, and the popular fallacies of the day.
According to the records, young Joseph re- mained a little over a year in this monastery school, and became thoroughly familiar with the ancient teachings and the evolved rituals of the Buddhist faith. The principal teacher of young Joseph at this time was one known as Lamaas, to whom young Joseph took such a great liking that later in His life He sent for Lamaas to come and unite with the Essene Brotherhood in Palestine.
When it came time for young Joseph to leave the monastery at Jagannath, visits were made to the valley of the Ganges with a several months’ stop at Benares. We must bear in mind that the great monastery and world headquarters of the Great White Brotherhood had not yet been estab- lished at a spot in Tibet; for if it had been, Joseph and His Magi would have undoubtedly proceeded to this place and remained there for a considerable time. In Benares, young Joseph had an oppor-
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languages, and similar subjects constituting the offerings of several.of the great schools there which were renowned for their culture and learning. It was while here that young Joseph became greatly interested in the Hindu method of healing, and took a short course in the Hindu principles under Udraka, who was reputed to be the greatest of the Hindu healers.
After a visit to other parts of India, merely for the purpose of contacting the art, law, and culture of the peoples, Joseph returned again to the monas- tery at Jagannath, where He remained for two more years. His advancement in the subjects being taught was such that He was appointed a teacher in a small town called Katak, and this gave Him His first opportunity to become familiar with the art of teaching or instructing by the use of parables or stories.
As a result of His contact with eminent teachers and learned men in Benares, young Joseph was visited by a high priest from Lahore. It appears from the records that He had already introduced new ideas and truly mystical principles in His discourses and instructions to children, and these appealed to the most learned of His hearers, but aroused the antagonism of the unlearned and strictly orthodox Hindus. Therefore, early in His
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well as followers. The high priest from Lahore tried to persuade young Joseph to change His teachings slightly and at the same time cease His journeys among the lower castes and common people. Here was Joseph’s first temptation to hold Himself aloof from the common touch and to change His attitude so as to appeal to the aris- tocracy and the influential. However, young Joseph refused to listen to the petitions of the high priests, and even refused to accept gifts that were offered.
It was while He was thus drinking the bitter draughts of life, that Joseph received the sad news that His father in Galilee had passed on, and that His mother was grieving, and none was able to comfort her. Messengers informed Him that no word had come from Him, and that His mother was unable to learn of His whereabouts; and even though informed by the Essenes that silence on the part of young Joseph had been predicted, and that He was safe, she could not be consoled. It was at this time that young Joseph expressed Himself for the first time in definite words, which were re- corded and are still preserved. According to the several translations of the message which He sent by the Essene messengers to His mother, it read as follows: “Beloved mother: Be not grieved, for all
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his present work here on earth, and has done so nobly. None in any walk of life can charge him with deceit, dishonesty, nor wrong intention. In his period of life here he has completed many great tasks and is gone from our midst truly prepared to solve the problems that await him in the future. Our God, the Father of all of us, is with him now as He was with him heretofore; but even now the Heavenly Hosts guard his footsteps and protect him on his way. Therefore, why should you weep and suffer? Tears will not conquer your grief, and your sorrow cannot be vanquished by any emotion of your heart or mind. Let your soul be busy in meditation and contact with him who is gone, and if thou art not idle, there will be no time for grief. When grief throbs through the heart, and anguish causes you pain, permit yourself to rise to higher planes and indulge in the ministry of love. Your ministry has always been that of love, and in the Brotherhood thou canst find many opportunities to answer the call of the world for more love. Therefore, let the past remain the past. Rise above the cares of earthly things and give your life to those who still live with us here on earth. When your life is done, you will find it again in the morning sun, or even in the evening dew, as in the song of birds, the perfume of the
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For it will not be long before your problems and toils here on earth will be solved also, and when all is counted and arranged, you will be ready for greater fields of effort and prepared to solve the greater problems of the soul. Try, then, to be content until I come to you soon and bring to you richer gifts than any that you have ever seen, and greater than those made of gold or precious stones. I am sure that my brothers will care for you and supply your needs, and I am always with you in mind and spirit. Your son, Joseph.”
This letter and other writings, written during the years which followed and which have been carefully preserved and recorded, plainly indicate the rapid development of His mind, and the mar- velous comprehension He had of Cosmic laws and principles.
It is stated in some ancient records that after Joseph had completed the studies of the Buddhistic teachings and the Hindu doctrines in India, He journeyed to Lassa in Tibet. While still in India, a messenger came to Joseph with some manuscripts from a Buddhist Temple in Lassa, sent by Meng- tse, who was considered the greatest of all the Bud- dhist sages. For a considerable period messengers from Lassa brought manuscripts to young Joseph, and it was this intercourse and the effects it had
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ney to Lassa, personally. However, when Joseph was ready to leave Jagannath, His journey took Him westward toward Persia, where, in the city of Persepolis, arrangements had been made for His further studies. This was one of the ancient cities of the kings, and the center of the learned Magi of that country who were known as Hor, Lun, and Mer. One of these Magi, a very old man, was one of the three who had visited the infant at the time of His birth in the Essene Grotto, and had brought to Him gifts from the monastery of Persia.
Great homage was paid to Joseph by these Magi, and by the priests of the temple. Other wise men from various sections of Persia came to Per- sepolis, and remained there as instructors and stu- dents during the time of Joseph’s education; for it is recorded that at the close of each day when the instructors had finished the day’s lesson, they asked Joseph to become their teacher, and inform them of the higher principles which He seemed to com- prehend through inspiration.
It was here that Joseph finally made plain to the elders that the greatest instruction He had to give was that which He had obtained in the silence after meditating upon some important law given to Him in the course of His reading and studying. Thus, Joseph established a system of Entering the
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mystical methods. It was in this city, also, that Joseph demonstrated considerable healing power, and after months of analysis of the power within His being, and a careful study of the principles involved, He revealed to His elders His belief that the faith or mental attitude and attunement on the part of the patients had a considerable effect upon the results. This laid the foundation for the later teachings of the secret conclaves of the Disciples of Jesus—inner or psychic attunement and mental preparations are necessary in all forms of spiritual healing.
After a year spent in Persia, Joseph and His guides proceeded to the Euphrates. Here He con- tacted the greatest sages of Assyria, and Magi from other lands who came to see Him and hear Him speak; for He had already attracted great attention as an interpreter of the spiritual laws in a more understandable, mystical manner. Joseph spent considerable time in the cities and towns of Chaldea, and in the lands between the Tigris and the Euphrates. His healing powers and methods were becoming so rapidly perfected that it is re- corded that multitudes in these lands were bene- fited by His methods; and it was about this time that the Magi who were His guides informed Him
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be one of the tests in His final examination of pre- paredness for His ultimate mission.
From this country Joseph and the guides jour- neyed through the ruined Babylon, and spent some time in examining the fallen temples, ruined gates, and the empty palaces. It was here that He became familiar with the trials and tribulations of the early tribes of Israel when they were held in captivity in Babylon, and He saw where Daniel and the Hebrew children had had their great tests. He was unquestionably impressed with the sins of pagans and the error of ancient beliefs.
Then Joseph and His guides journeyed to Greece, where He came in contact with some of the Athenian philosophers and was under the per- sonal direction and care of Apollonius, who opened up the ancient records of Grecian lore for Joseph. In this country Joseph attracted unusual attention among the wise and the Magi, and they implored Him to remain a long time; but His itinerary had been definitely decided upon, and in a few months He sailed from Grecian shores for Alexandria.
He stayed but a short time at Alexandria, just long enough to be entertained by the special mes- sengers who went there to greet Him, and to visit some of the ancient shrines. He was taken imme- diately, thereafter, to the city of Heliopolis and
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ing several man servants, a beautiful garden, and a personal attendant whose records as a scribe would place him today in the category of a personal secretary.
Very shortly after His arrival in Heliopolis, Jesus was approached by representatives of the pagan priesthood of Egypt, who had heard of His teachings and His demonstrations of mystical power and disapproved of them. Once again He learned to drink of the bitters of life through many trials and tribulations which would have tempted the average person to accede to the advice of the priesthood and resort to hypocrisy and deceit in regard to His purposes and intentions.
It was at this point in His life that Joseph began His preparatory initiations for the entrance into the higher grades of the Great White Brotherhood, and I will treat these in my next chapter, for the details are worthy of complete presentation.
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7 (@X9|N ORDER to understand the advance-
5 2 | ment of Jesus through the various grades ea | of the priesthood leading to mastership, (See)| it is necessary to explain the operation of ~ the Great White Brotherhood in which
He became an initiate.
The Great White Brotherhood referred to so often in the preceding chapters was a nonsectarian organization formed in a primitive way by the ancestors of Amenhotep IV, Pharaoh of Egypt, who became better known in philosophical litera- ture as Akhnaton. We do not definitely know which of these ancestors was the first to proclaim the foundation of the Brotherhood, but we do know that Thothmes III established many of the important rules and regulations for the conduct of the Brotherhood, and that these regulations were in effect for many centuries. In one of the Rosicrucian records, we find that at the close of his reign as Pharaoh of Egypt in 1447 B.C., there were thirty-nine men and women constituting the high council of the secret Brotherhood. The coun-
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temple at Karnak in Luxor where Thothmes III had erected two obelisks on which were carved the famous cartouche which became the seal of the Brotherhood and which is used in Egypt and America today as the seal of the organization known as the Rosicrucian Order. In establishing this cartouche as the seal of the organization, we find the following words written in the record in regard to its use: “In testimony of the great work of our teacher (Master) to be forever a mark of honor and loyalty.”
The son and grandson of Thothmes III spon- sored the continuation of the secret Brotherhood, and permitted it to increase in size and activity. In 1378 B.C., was born Amenhotep IV, the great- grandson of Thothmes III. He became the great reorganizer and founder of the present rules and regulations of the world-wide organization known as the Great White Brotherhood, which developed out of the secret Brotherhood estab- lished in ancient times.
The original plan of the secret Brotherhood was to bring the wisest men and women in Egypt to- gether, and especially the most advanced of the Magi, for the purpose of discussing, analyzing, re- cording, and preserving the great knowledge that constituted the light of the world. Egypt had
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tific knowledge, as is attested by the remarkable attainments made by her people under the leader- ship of the wise men in the sciences generally. To Egypt went students from all parts of the world, to obtain the highest education and to contact the mystery schools, as they were called, under the direction of this secret Brotherhood.
Amenhotep IV was the reincarnation of one of the previous great Avatars and became what his- torians call the world’s first great citizen. He, too, had a great message for the world, and during his short lifetime accomplished more for the advance- ment of philosophy, religion, and ethics than any man preceding him. It was he who began a very strenuous attack upon the heathen priesthoods of Egypt which held the masses in slavery, and it was he who established the world’s first monotheistic religion, for Amenhotep declared that there were not many gods, but only One, “the ever living, sole God.” In his doctrines, which he introduced into the Great White Brotherhood, he laid the foundation for the present-day monotheism and for most of the doctrines and creeds used in the Chris tian and Hebrew religions.
It was while Amenhotep was Pharaoh that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt and the leaders of those tribes became initiates of the Great White
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as one of the initiates, became acquainted with the fundamentals of the religion which he afterward modified to present to those who followed him out of Egypt into Palestine. It was also to Amenhotep IV that Moses made his appeal for aid in taking the tribes of Israel out of Egypt, and it was through the aid thus given by Amenhotep and by the Great White Brotherhood in secrecy that the tribes of Israel evaded the heathen priesthood and had a safe journey.
As stated in an earlier part of this book, branches of the Great White Brotherhood were established under various names in many parts of the world during the first ten centuries before Christ. The original body of members in Egypt became the international council or supreme body maintaining the name of the Great White Brother- hood and eventually adopting the rose cross em- blem as their esoteric symbol. But the branches established in various parts of the world were per- mitted to adopt such names as were significant in the various languages, or symbolical to the peoples with whom they had to deal. Thus it was that a large branch formed at Heliopolis adopted the name of Essenes, which name was later used by the followers in the northern part of Palestine; whereas in Greece the name of ““Therapeuti” was
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branches, however, used the same seals and sym- bols, adhered to the same general rules and regu- lations, and paid allegiance to the supreme body known as the Great White Brotherhood in Egypt.
Out of the monasteries, schools, and temples of the Great White Brotherhood, and its branches, came most of the famous philosophers, teachers, priests, and Avatars of the future, and today we find that in the branches of the organization known as the Rosicrucian Order, which name has become practically the exclusive worldly name for the or- ganization, there are students in preparation for the ministry, for positions as teachers and pro fessors in colleges, those who are to become emi- nent physicians in various schools of therapeutics, including medicine and surgery, and those who are also preparing for research work in the various fields of science. In the membership, we also find the hundreds of thousands of men and women who are students of the teachings of the Rosicrucian Order, because of the personal benefit they derive, and the assistance the organization gives them through private teachings and instruction for the betterment of their living, the attainment of per- sonal evolution, and the awakening of those latent or dormant faculties which enable them to achieve the highest degree of success and happiness in
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Therefore, it was natural that the new Avatar should be one of this organization, as had been most of the Avatars in preceding centuries. It was also perfectly logical and reasonable for this young Son of God to have His footsteps directed toward the great schools and teachers of the Brotherhood in Egypt, where He might complete His prepara- tions and receive His final instructions before en- tering upon His divine mission.
Before any initiate of the Great White Brother- hood could go out into the world and proclaim the doctrines and teachings which would enlighten civilization and bring about the gradual evolution of humanity, he had to be tested and tried in such ways as would not only prove to the entire organi- zation his worthiness to be their high representa- tive, but would make him familiar with the tests and trials that would inevitably face him during his mission.
Thus we find Joseph now at the threshold of His final preparation and ready for the symbolical tests and initiations leading to the degree and attain- ment of mastership which would qualify Him to go out into the world and fulfill the mission for which He had been Cosmically and Divinely or- dained.
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outlined in another volume entitled, ‘Rosicrucian Questions and Answers, with Complete History of the Order,” and in this history the story of the attainment of mastership by other Avatars of lesser prominence is told. We are now concerned only with the attainment of mastership by the greatest of all these Avatars.
When Jesus was ready for His entrance into the supreme college and monastery of the Brother- hood at Heliopolis, He found that the first require- ment called for three months of meditation, prayer, and study in the quiet of His own home, during which time many of the eminent masters of the Brotherhood would contact Him in the Cosmic or psychic sense, through mental processes.
The records show that He was surrounded, as we have stated, with every comfort and conveni- ence, and that for His study He was given many of the rarest manuscripts containing the texts of ancient doctrines and creeds. Then came the first of the tests. It is stated that one night at the mid- night hour, a door in His chamber was opened, and a priest in Oriental garb came to Joseph and pleaded with Him that He abandon His intention of staying in Egypt and receiving the authority of the Great White Brotherhood, because His mis- sion and plans were antagonistic to the priesthood
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His life, or to imprison Him. The priest offered various methods whereby Joseph might secretly and easily leave Egypt and return safely to Pales- tine. Young Joseph had seen many evidences of the enmity which His presence in Egypt had aroused, and as I have said before, He was drink- ing of the bitter cup. For this reason the pleading and offering of the priest were certainly tempting. But young Joseph absolutely refused to abandon His plans or to change His decision. Joseph summed up His argument with the statement that “T shall not bargain with deceit, nor sell my soul for the safety of my body. I shall deceive no one, and I will be no partner of hypocrisy. Return to your people, and tell them that I shall remain true to God and to myself.”
His decision was reported to the high authori- ties of the Brotherhood, and Joseph was com- manded to appear before them. Then the Hiero- phant placed his hand on Joseph’s head and gave Him a scroll on which was written just one word, “Sincerity.” Joseph knew that this had been a test of His sincerity and that He had yielded not to temptation.
Some weeks later another messenger called upon Joseph in His home, and presented a very interest- ing story. This messenger claimed that he had at
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had suffered all the trials and enmity of the priest- hood of Egypt while he remained steadfast in his determination to become a master. He claimed that he had attained high degrees in the organiza- tion, and had finally been admitted to their great ceremonies and to their secret conclaves, and that then he had found that all of the work was cor- ruption, and that their rites were sacrificial, in which innocent children, women, men, and ani- mals were burned as offerings to false gods, and that he had finally escaped and now urged Joseph to think well of the future and to stop before it was too late. When Joseph questioned him as to how he had gained access to His chamber, the man replied that as a trusted priest of the Brotherhood he knew of passageways and doors which per- mitted him to enter any of the structures of the organization. Joseph then accused the man of be- ing a traitor and said that He would refuse to listen to one whose hands were not clean, and who could not show a higher purpose than he had shown. The man disappeared, and again Joseph was brought before the Hierophant who once more placed his hand upon His head and handed a scroll to Him which contained but one word, “‘Justice.” And Joseph learned that this was another test and
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About a month later, another priest approached Him one afternoon, when He was in the midst of meditation in the quietness of His sanctum. This priest began to comment on the grandeur and rich- ness of the rooms in which Joseph dwelt, and he called the attention of Joseph to the fact that the great Brotherhood in Egypt had undoubtedly pro- vided these luxurious surroundings for Joseph be- cause to them Joseph was the greatest of them all, and that the healing Joseph had accomplished in foreign lands, the wonderful interpretation He had given in answer to questions asked in India and Persia had proved that He was the greatest phi- losopher, the greatest mystic, and the greatest teacher in all the world.
Therefore, he urged that Joseph should not sub- mit to the dictates of the Brotherhood, but go out into the world at once and organize a priesthood of His own which would overthrow all others, and bring triumphant victory to Him personally. It is recorded that this man made eloquent pleas to young Joseph and pointed out to Him the rosy path to fame and popular acclaim, bringing to Him wealth, honor, and unlimited power. The man left the presence of Joseph at the psychological moment of his beautiful presentation, and for many days Joseph wrestled with the idea that had been im-
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within the voice of the Divine Self pointing out clearly the duty for which He had been Cosmically ordained. Finally Joseph sent a message to the man and stated that He was thankful for the contest that had raged within Him and for the victory which had come to the better self, and that He wanted not glory, fame, nor wealth, but only an Opportunity to serve and to keep the faith while life was in His body.
And once again He was called before the Hiero- phant, and this time a scroll was handed to Him upon which was written the one word, “Faith.” And Joseph learned that this was another test of His faith and that He had passed it successfully.
Thus Joseph completed the first of the three pre- liminary degrees of initiation, which were really degrees of test and trial, before being admitted into the important Fourth Degree of the Brotherhood. Having passed these tests, and further examina- tions which were held before the conclave of High Priests, He was finally honored with the title of Master and admitted into the highest circle as a duly prepared and qualified Master of the Great White Brotherhood. This title of Master was always used by the Essenes in speaking of Jesus throughout His entire ministry, when the conver- sations dealt with His public affairs or the refer-
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any of His special activities as a Divine Son of God. The title of Master was also used by many of the Jews who greatly admired Jesus for His work among them, and especially for the valuable instructions which He gave; and it was always reverently used by those who understood its real meaning, just as it is reverently used by the Rosicrucians today when they speak of the Great Master Jesus.
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