What is mysticism? Francesca simon, FRC - PowerPoint Presentation

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What is mysticism?

Francesca simon, FRCRosicrucian Order, amorcSlide2
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What is mysticism?DEFINITION from Rosicrucian manual

Mysticism—The intimate and direct awareness of God or the Cosmic through Self, that is, through the domain of the subconscious. The ideal of mysticism is the ultimate attainment of conscious union with the absolute, or the Cosmic.

Jesus was a mystic.Slide4

What does mysticism teach?

Mysticism teaches cosmic laws and principles by which man is brought into closer consciousness of his divine power. The mystical experience of union with the One imposes upon the mystic a moral obligation: he must utilize his knowledge for the welfare of other men. Slide5

Difference between mystery and mysticism

Mysticism is not mystery. Mystery is commonly related to magic, deception, and delusion. The mysteries of Egypt and the Orphic and Eleusinian Schools of Greece alluded to a hidden gnosis or wisdom, not to be profaned by divulging it to the masses. To the ancients it was a sacred knowledge to command the spiritual response of the individual. Slide6

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF OCCULT?

WEBSTER’S DEFINITION not revealed secret

not easy to apprehend or understand

abstruse, mysterious

hidden from view : concealed

supernatural, mystical, or magical beliefs, practices, or phenomena. synonyms: the supernatural, the paranormal, supernaturalism, magic, black magic, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, wizardry, the black arts, occultism, diabolism, devil worship, devilry, voodoo, hoodoo, white magic, witchery, mysticism;

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AMORC AS A MYSTERY SCHOOL

This international organization retains the ancient traditions, teachings, principles, and practical helpfulness of the Order as founded centuries ago. It is known as the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, which name, for popular use, is abbreviated into AMORC.

The Rosicrucians have existed for centuries and have included some of the most illustrious names in human history.

Sir Francis Bacon, head of The Order in the 17

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Sir Isaac Newton, discoverer of the law of gravity

Walt Disney, creator of an animation empire

Edith Piaf, renowned singer and performerSlide8

What is the Rosicrucian order?

The Order is primarily a humanitarian movement, making for greater Health, Happiness, and Peace in people's earthly lives, for we are not concerned with any doctrine devoted to the interests of individuals living in an unknown, future state. The Work of Rosicrucians is to be done here and now, not that we have neither hope nor expectation of another life after this, but we know that the happiness of the future depends upon what we do today for others as well as for ourselves. Slide9

WHAT IS THE ROSICRUCIAN ORDER?

Therefore, the Order is a School, a College, a Fraternity, with a laboratory. The Members are students and workers. The graduates are unselfish servants of God to Humanity, efficiently educated, trained, and experienced, attuned with the mighty forces of the Cosmic or Divine Mind, and Masters of matter, space, and time.

This makes them essentially Mystics, Adepts, and Magi—creators of their own destiny. Slide10

The purposes of The Order are to enable men and women to live clean, normal, natural lives, as Nature intended, enjoying all the privileges of Nature, and all benefits and gifts equally with all of humanity; and to be free from the shackles of superstition, the limits of ignorance, and the sufferings of avoidable Karma

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THE WORK OF THE ROSICRUCIANS

The Work of the Order, using the word "work" in an official sense, consists of teaching, studying, and testing such Laws of God and Nature as make our Members Masters in the Holy Temple (the physical body), and Workers in the Divine Laboratory (Nature's domains). This is to enable our Members to render more efficient help to those who do not know, and who need or require help and assistance. Slide12

Symbolism in mysticism

A symbol is a device or object such as a sign to represent an idea. A symbol is the embodiment of a thought which it concisely suggests. Symbols are of two general kinds, natural and artificial. Slide13

NATURAL SYMBOL

Natural symbols are those things in nature which by experience have come to represent a phenomenon — such as dark clouds symbolizing a storm. Slide14

ARTIFICIAL SYMBOL

Artificial symbols are those which men devise to depict some idea for a particular class of people or for universal acceptance. Symbols in mathematics and the different sciences fall in this category. Slide15

AMORC EMBLEMSlide16
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ROSE CROSS EMBLEMSlide18
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THE EMERALD TABLETSlide21
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THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE"As above, so below; as below, so above.“The Kybalion.

This Principle embodies the truth that there is always a Correspondence between the laws and phenomena of

the various planes of Being and Life. The old Hermetic axiom ran in these words: "As above, so below; as

below, so above." and the grasping of this Principle gives one the means of solving many a dark paradox, and

hidden secret of Nature. There are planes beyond our knowing, but when we apply the Principle of

Correspondence to them we are able to understand much that would otherwise be unknowable to us. Slide23

PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE

This Principle is of universal application and manifestation, on the various planes of the material, mental, and spiritual universe it is an Universal Law.

The ancient Hermetists considered this Principle as one of the most important mental instruments by which man was able to pry aside the obstacles which hid from view the Unknown.

Its use even tore aside the Veil of Isis to the extent that a glimpse of the face of the goddess might be caught. Just as a knowledge of the Principles of Geometry enables man to measure distant suns and their movements, while seated in his observatory, so a knowledge of the Principle of Correspondence enables Man to reason intelligently from the Known to the Unknown. Studying the monad, he understands the archangel.Slide24

DEFINTION OF HERMETIC

of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries A.D. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite.

Hermes Trismegistus = Thrice great Hermes

Greek name for Author of Hermetic Corpus, a series of sacred texts that are the basis of Hermeticism.

The name given by the Greeks to the Egyptian god Thoth or Tehuti, the god of wisdom, learning, and literature. Thoth is alluded to in later Egyptian writings as "twice very great“Slide25

TEHUTI – The heart and tongue of ra

Tehuti represents Divine Intelligence, the Universal Mind with all its powers of speech and creation.

The divine knowledge is said to be divided into four parts, but humans while living can only access three, and Tehuti is the one who gives that knowledge.Slide26
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THE PRINCIPLE OF VIBRATION

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates." The Kybalion.This Principle embodies the truth that "everything is in motion"; "everything vibrates"; "nothing is at rest"; facts which Modern Science endorses , and which each new scientific discovery tends to verify. And yet this

Hermetic Principle was enunciated thousands of years ago, by the Masters of Ancient Egypt. This Principle explains that the differences between different manifestations of Matter, Energy, Mind, and even Spirit, result largely from varying rates of Vibration. From THE ALL, which is Pure Spirit, down to the grossest form of Matter, all is in vibration the higher the vibration, the higher the position in the scale.

The vibration of Spirit is at such an infinite rate of intensity and rapidity that it is practically at rest−just as a rapidly moving wheel seems to be motionless. And at the other end of the scale, there are gross forms of matter whose vibrations are so low as to seem at rest. Between these poles, there are millions upon millions of varying degrees of vibration. From corpuscle and electron, atom and molecule, to worlds and universes, everything is in vibratory motion. This is also true on the planes of energy and force (which are but varying degrees of vibration); and also on the mental planes (whose states depend upon vibrations); and even on to the spiritual planes. An understanding of this Principle, with the appropriate formulas, enables Hermetic students to control their own mental vibrations as well as those of others. The Masters also apply this Principle to the conquering of Natural phenomena, in various ways. "He who understands the Principle of Vibration, has grasped the scepter of power," says one of the old writers.Slide28

LAW OF VIBRATION

Vibrations are a periodic impulsion or wavelike oscillation of forces. Vibrations occur in solids, liquids, air, and in electromagnetic phenomena. According to Rosicrucian ontology, all being is vibratory. Slide29

VOWEL SOUNDS

The oldest form of ceremonial formula known to man employed sounds and syllables to bring about attunement. Spoken properly, these syllables produce unusual results. They start certain rates of vibrations in the room which harmonize with other vibrations of the universe and affect a certain condition connected with the aura. Vowel sounds produce vibrations that pass through one's own being to stimulate the psychic centers and to produce the beneficial effects explained in our teachings. Slide30

The kybalion

The Seven Hermetic Principles 1. The Principle of Mentalism 2. The Principle of Correspondence

3. The Principle of Vibration

4. The Principle of Polarity

5. The Principle of Rhythm

6. The Principle of Cause and Effect

7. The Principle of Gender