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               ROSICRUCIAN COSMO-CONCEPTION WORKBOOK [continued]:

CHAPTER 14

14-1]    Choose the correct word or phrase from each parentheses.
         The book of Genesis, properly translated, indicates that the 
         heavens and the earth were created out of (ever-existing essence, 
         nothing), that (one being was, many beings were) involved in the 
         creation, that the being or beings responsible for the creation was 
         or were (doubled-sexed, female, male), and that Adam was (many 
         people, one individual).

14-2]    Next to each description on the left put the letter of the period 
         on the right which is being described.

         Darkness rested upon the face of       A.  Aryan Epoch
         the deep  
                                                B.  Hyperborean Epoch
         The Elohim said, "Let there be
         Light; and there was Light." _____     C.  Lemurian and Atlantean
                                                    Epoch
         The Elohim said, "Let there be 
         an expansion in the waters."  ______   D.  Moon Period
                
                                                E.  Saturn Period
         The Elohim said, "Let the earth
         put forth vegetation."  ____           F.  Sun Period
                                            
         The Elohim formed man in their         G.  Vulcan Period
         likeness, male and female made 
         they them.  ________

         On the seventh day the Elohim 
         finished their work which they 
         had done, and they rested.   ______

14-3]    Which of the following is not one of the responsibilities of 
         Jehovah?

         a)  To be the Leader of the Angels
         b)  To be Regent of the Sun
         c)  To direct the building of bodies of beings on Earth
         d)  To be the author of all Race-religions

14-4]    When an Ego is coming into rebirth, does it have any influence on 
         the body which it is coming into?

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14-5]    Choose the correct phrase from each parentheses.
         When forms are inhabited by pioneers of a life wave, the pioneers 
         (work on and improve the forms, allow the forms to degenerate, 
         leave the forms as they got them).  When forms are inhabited by 
         stragglers of a life wave, the stragglers (work on and improve the 
         forms, allow the forms to degenerate, leave the forms as they got 
         them).  The current anthropoid bodies (advanced, degenerated) from 
         (animal, human) bodies.

14-6]    When viewed from the form side the mineral, plant and animal forms 
         were created (before, at the same time as, after) the human 
         forms.  When viewed from the Life side, the Life which ensouls the 
         minerals, plants and animals were started on their evolutionary 
         paths (before, at the same time as, after) the Life which now 
         ensouls human forms.

14-7]    the Archangels were human in the  __________________ Period in which 
         the lowest globe was in the  _______________________ World/Region 
         and thus they became expert in working in  _____________________ 
         matter.  Now some Archangels work with __________________ and help 
         them build and control their  _______________ bodies.

14-8]    The Angels were human in the ___________________ Period in which the 
         lowest globe was in the  ____________________ World/Region and thus 
         they became expert in working in  ________________ matter.  Now some 
         Angels work with  ___________________________and help them build and 
         use their  ____________________ bodies.

14-9]    When individual members of a Race have evolved  ___________________, 
         they are emancipated from the influence of the Race-spirit.

14-10]   A race or national spirit permeates the  _____________________ of 
         the country inhabited by the people under its dominion.  As a

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         person breathes, he draws into his lungs  _______________ of all that
         occurs within his aura and these enter the blood and are stored in
         the blood. When there is intermarriage within a family, the _________
         in the blood of both parents are similar, and hence tend to be _______ 
         to the offspring.  When there is intermarriage within a race, the 
         racial __________ stored in the blood of both parents are similar 
         and hence tend to be  _____________ to the offspring.  As man is 
         becoming prepared for individualization, he is now (commanded to 
         marry, forbidden from marrying) within the family, so that the  
         _______________ in the blood of the parents would tend to 
         (strengthen, weaken] one another and hence tend to be  _______ to 
         the offspring, leaving the offspring freer to hew out their own path.

14-11]   Christ came to ___________  the various races in bonds of ___________.

14-12]   Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which indicates how the item on the left is symbolically 
         represented in the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis.

         All men  ________                     A.  The Serpent
         All women  _____                      B.  Eve
         The Lucifer Spirits  ______           C.  The flowers in the garden
         Attaining self-consciousness  ____    D.  Adam
         Attaining the power to heal  ____     E.  Eating of the Tree of Life
                                               F.  Eating of the Tree of 
                                                   Knowledge

Thought questions:


14-A]    What developments must occur between the time when people are 
         directed by Race or national spirits and the time when Universal 
         Brotherhood is felt?

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14-B]    When man became aware of himself as an individual, possessing free 
         will, why did he then begin to also experience pain?

CHAPTER 15

15-1]    Since religion requires the body to make sacrifices and sometimes 
         go against its own interests, the source of religion must be from 
         (the body itself, some source other than the body).

15-2]    Give the order in which man takes the following steps in religion.
         a)  Man learns to do right regardless or rewards.
         b)  Man learns to make sacrifices of wealth to a Race-God who in 
             turn rewards the man with productive flocks and fields and with 
             help in battle.
         c)  Man learns to worship a God whom he fears.
         d)  Man learns to live a good life for the sake of future reward in 
             heaven.

15-3]    "The Father" is the highest Initiate among the humanity of the 
          ________________ Period.  "The Son" is the highest initiate among 
         the humanity of the  _______________ Period.  "The Holy Spirit" is 
         the highest Initiate among the humanity of the  __________________ 
         Period.  Jesus, Mary and Joseph are members of the humanity of the 
         _________________________________ Period, but are all more pure and 
         spiritually advanced than most other members of their life wave.

15-4]    The lowest body which the Christ Spirit was able to build was a 
         _________________________ body.  When Jesus was thirty years of 
         age, with the consent of Jesus, Christ entered the  ______________ 
         and  ____________________ bodies of Jesus and used them for for His 
         work on earth.

15-5]    During what time of year are the physical solar rays from the sun 
         strongest in the northern hemisphere?

15-6]    During what time of year are the spiritual rays from the sun most 
         active in the northern hemisphere?

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15-7]    What is the "Star" which can lead present day "wise men" to the 
         Christ?

15-8]    In general the involuntary muscles have (crosswise, lengthwise, 
         both crosswise and lengthwise) stripes and the voluntary muscles 
         have (crosswise, lengthwise, both crosswise and lengthwise) 
         stripes.  The heart is currently (an involuntary, a voluntary) 
         muscle, yet it is striped like (an involuntary, a voluntary) 
         muscle.  As one learns more and more to live according to the 
         principles of love and brotherhood, the heart will become more and 
         more (involuntary, voluntary).

15-9]    The extract of experiences of past lives is stored in the Life 
         Spirit to act as  ____________ in future lives.  The Life Spirit 
         has closest interaction with the  ___________________________ and 
         _______________ of the of the physical body.  Thus, one often feels 
         in these organs the  ___________________ view of a situation.  This 
         feeling comes so quickly that it is felt before the  ____________ 
         has time to reason things out.

15-10]   When the Life Spirit gains full control of the heart, it will be 
         able to withhold blood from areas of the brain devoted to selfish 
         purposes.  What will then happen to these areas of the brain?  Why?

15-11]   If the laws of Rebirth and Consequence are gradually leading all to 
         perfection, why are some in need of a 'savior'?

15-12]   Under the Race-religions, man learned to control his _____________ 
         body.  The Race-religions gave people  _______________ to live by, 
         and  _________________ were given if such were obeyed.  Thus people 
         learned to desire that which brought  ______________________.

15-13]   Christ taught that Law must be superseded by __________________.

15-14]   When Christ Jesus was crucified and his blood flowed, He gained 
         entrance into the Earth.  Thence Christ diffused His desire body

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         over the Earth.  In what way did and does this benefit humanity?

Thought questions:

15-A]    What qualities do Race-religions help people to develop?

15-B]    What qualities does Christianity help people to develop?

15-C]    Why do people need to live under Race-religions before they can, 
         with benefit, strive for the Christian ideals?

15-D]    What are the effects of the mind being linked with the desire body?

CHAPTER 16

16-1]    How does the path of initiation differ from the path taken by 
         humanity in general?

16-2]    Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which gives the Period when the humanity of the Earth Period 
         attained or will attain the designated state.

         Unconsciousness corresponding to       A.  Saturn
         deep trance  _________
                                                B.  Sun
         Waking, Objective
         Consciousness  ____                    C.  Moon

         Internal Picture Consciousness         D.  Earth
         of soul qualities of outward
         objects  ____                          E.  Jupiter

         Picture Consciousness which is         F.  Venus
         under control of the thinker
         and which is visible to others         G.  Vulcan
         _____________

         Consciousness similar to that of
         the plants ___________

         A consciousness which enables the
         thinker to give form and life to 
         his mental creations  __________

         The ability to create forms  ______

         The ability to create forms which
         can live and grow  ________

         The ability to create forms which can
         live and grow and feel  _______

16-3]    Why will hypocricy and flattery not be possible in the Jupiter 
         Period?

16-4]    The lowest Globe in the Jupiter Period is in the  _______________ 
         World/Region, so the ______________ body can no longer be used in 
         the Jupiter Period.  Then the forces of the  __________ body will 
         be superimposed on the ________________ body.

16-6]    What is soul?

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Thought questions:

16-A]    How is soul produced?

16-B]    What will the Divine Spirit have absorbed by the end of the Vulcan 
         Period?

CHAPTER 17

17-1]    Race religions aid people to purify and gain control of their 
         __________________ bodies; Christianity aids people to purify and gain 
         control of their  __________________ bodies.  Repetition of high and 
         lofty thoughts helps build the  ____________________ body.

17-2]    A greater proportion of phosphate of lime, carbonate of lime and 
         sulphate of lime and other earthy materials are contained in the 
         body of (a young, a middle-aged, an old) person.  If we would 
         maintain pliability and functioning of the body as long as 
         possible, then we should take into our bodies as (much, little) as 
         possible of earthy matters.

17-3]    What foods and drinks contain the least earthy matter?

17-4]    Phosphorus is particularly important for building the  ____________.

17-5]    The action of the _____________ body in the spleen produces 
         white blood corpuscles, which are carried by the  ________________ 
         throughout the body.  When annoyance or anger is felt, the 
         __________________ swell and open the way for passage of the white 
         blood corpuscles into the tissues of the body where they form bases 
         for the collection of  _________________________.

17-6]    Before a particle of food can be built into our bodies, what must 
         we, as spirits, have achieved with respect to the life in that 
         particle?

17-7]    Cells in (plants, animals) are more individualized than cells in 
         (plants, animals).  Thus flesh food from animals requires (more, 
         less) energy to digest, and remains assimilated for a (greater, 
         lesser) amount of time before the cells reassert their 
         independence.  Thus the flesh-eater requires (more, less) food than 
         the vegetarian, and the flesh-eater must eat (more, less) often.

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17-8]    Explain how the prayer, "Forgive us our trespasses" helps purify
         the vital body.

17-9]    When we have been wronged by someone else, the desire body may try 
         to impress on the vital body the idea of  ____________________.  
         Concentration upon  __________________ strengthens the vital body 
         and helps keep the desire body from attaining mastery.


17-10]   Why should the aspirant not use the sex-function for sense-
         gratification, but only for propagation?

17-11]   Why should aspirants sacrifice some of their creative force for 
         propagation when married and when they are healthy and financially 
         able?

17-12]   In the past, how were the pituitary body and pineal gland used?

17-13]   In the great majority of people, what are the pituitary body and 
         pineal gland currently doing?

17-14]   When the pituitary body and the pineal gland are reawakened, how 
         will their connection with the nervous system have changed from 
         what it was previously?  What effect will this change have?

17-15]   What must one do to get the creative force currents to flow into 
         the head?

17-16]   What can the creative force currents in the head be used for?

17-17]   Why must the two lower ethers of the vital body and lower part of 
         the desire body stay with the dense body during sleep?

17-18]   Why must the two higher ethers of the vital body accompany the 
         higher part of the desire body and mind if these are to function as 
         a vehicle of consciousness for the Ego?

17-19]   What must be awakened in the desire body before consciousness in 
         the inner worlds is possible?

17-20]   By what exercises can these parts of the desire body be awakened?

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17-21]   Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which is most closely related.

         Focusing thought on a single object,   A.  Adoration
         and building a clear, objective and
         living image of the form  ____         B.  Concentration

         Tracing the history of an object       C.  Contemplation

         Holding an object before the mind      D.  Discrimination
         and letting the soul of it speak
         to one  ________                       E.  Meditation

         Perceiving and taking note of          F.  Observation
         objects in ones environment  ____

         Making distinctions (such as
         between right and wrong, or between
         lasting and ephemeral)  _________

         Unification with the Source of all
         things  ______________

17-22]   When a person is ready to be initiated, should he then seek a 
         teacher?  Why?

Thought questions:

17-A]    Why does one need faith in order to develop higher faculties?

17-B]    Why should the aspirant avoid eating meat?

17-C]    Under what conditions is desire for material wealth justified?

17-D]    Under what conditions is desire for fame justified?

17-E]    Why is it required that the aspirant give proof and unselfishness 
         before the teacher will help him unfold his clairvoyant powers?

17-F]    What type of criticism is acceptable?

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CHAPTER 18

18-1]    How many strata are there within the Earth (not counting the core)?

18-2]    How many Initiations are required to learn how to penetrate the 
         strata of the Earth (not counting the core)?

18-3]    Which of the following are not contained within the strata of the 
         Earth?

         a)  The archetypal forces which are associated with the group 
             spirits
         b)  Sensation of the things which take place on the Earth (such as 
             breaking rocks, plowing, harvesting, etc.)
         c)  The spirits of people who have 'died'.
         d)  The origin of the Nature forces which cause such things as 
             floods, earthquakes, weather conditions, formation of mineral 
             deposits, etc.)

8-4]     What effect does human life have on the "Nature forces" in the 
         seventh strata?

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CHAPTER 19

19-1]    What was the result in the "dark ages" of religion taking 
         predominance over science?

19-2]    What is the result in modern times of science taking precedence 
         over religion?

19-3]    How should religion and science be related to one another?

19-4]    What has been the aim of the Order of the Rosicrucians, since its 
         founding by Christian Rosenkreutz in the thirteenth century?

19-5]    What Initiations are the Brothers of the Order of the Rosicrucians 
         able to lead people through?

19-6]    What must one be able to do before one can become a pupil(lay 
         brother or sister) in the Rosicrucian Mystery School?

19-7]    What does the candidate learn about during the first four (Lesser) 
         Initiations?

19-8]    What does the candidate learn about in the fifth Initiation?

19-9]    What does the candidate learn about in the sixth through the ninth 
         Initiations?

19-10]   What transmutation do the Brothers of the Rose Cross carry out in 
         their daily midnight services?

19-11]   Why does the Rosicrucian method of attainment advise against people 
         meeting in groups to do their spiritual exercises?

19-12]   When Adam knew Eve, they bore children.  In this same sense, what 
         will man be able to do when he fulfills the motto of the Greek 
         mystery temples, "Man, know thyself."

19-13]   In the symbolism of the Rose Cross, if the cross represents the 
         dense body, and if the rose is placed at the center in the place of 
         the larynx, then what does the rose represent?

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