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                   WORKBOOK FOR "TEACHINGS OF AN INITIATE":

Chapter 1

1-1]     Choose from each parentheses the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.

         It is normal (air pressure, gravity) which holds the vital body 
         within the dense body.  When a person is falling, the pressure 
         below the body (increases, decreases) and the pressure above the 
         body (increases, decreases).  This initially causes the two 
         (higher, lower) ethers to flow into the region of (increased, 
         decreased) pressure.  If the fall continues, the two (higher, 
         lower) ethers may also be forced out.  At high altitudes the 
         etheric forces tend to rush (in, out) of a person's body because of 
         the (higher, lower) amount of (air pressure, gravitational force) 
         there, but the flow can be checked by use of (electric fans, 
         weights which are properly placed, will power).  If a projectile 
         passes a person, the (higher, lower) pressure behind it may (force 
         inward, draw outward) some of the ether of the person's vital body.

1-2]     If some of the two higher ethers of a person's vital body are 
         temporarily dislodged from their normal position, what will that 
         person experience until those ethers are again fitted inside the 
         dense body?

1-3]     If all four of the ethers are dislodged from the dense body, what 
         will the person experience?

1-4]     From each parentheses choose the world or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.

         From the time of ancient Atlantis to the present time, the density 
         and pressure of the atmosphere have (decreased, increased) and

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         the physical bodies of humans have become (less, more] dense, and 
         the amount of the two higher ethers in the vital bodies has 
         (decreased, increased).

1-5]     At the second coming of Christ it is said that there will be a 
         "voice ... like the sound of mighty thunderpeals."  What will these 
         mighty sounds accomplish?

1-6]     At the second coming of Christ what will happen to a)  those people 
         who have well-developed soul bodies, b)  those people who do not 
         have well-developed soul bodies?

Chapter 2

2-1]     What quality must one possess in order to be able to see the "sign 
         of the Master"?

2-2]     What animal is designated by the name Jonah?
         What is represented by this animal in biblical symbology?

2-3]     Jonah spending three days inside a whale describes symbolically 
         mankind during what three periods of time?  What was mankind doing 
         during these three periods, that makes them well represented 
         symbolically by Jonah being inside a whale?

2-4]     In Matthew 12:38 Christ is recorded as saying, "An evil and 
         adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign shall be given 
         it except the sign of the prophet Jonah."
         a)   What is the "sign of Jonah"?
         b)   Why does an evil and adulterous generation seen (and not find) 
              the sign of Jonah?

2-5]     In the development of the "Stone of the Sage" from which the "house 
         of heaven" is built, what turns the hard rough rock into a polished 
         stone?

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Chapter 3

3-1]     Are prayer and meditation necessary for soul growth?

3-2]     If prayer is to be effective, how must it relate to the rest of 
         one's life?

3-3]     When one's duties in life conflict with one's prayer time, which 
         should be given precedence?

3-4]     What determines whether a particular type of work is spiritual or 
         material?

3-5]     What do we need to do to make all our work spiritually uplifting?

Chapter 4

4-1]     What is the mission of the Rosicrucian Fellowship?

4-2]     Do students of the Western Wisdom teachings work to disclose errors 
         in other religions?  Why?

4-3]     Should students of the Western Wisdom teachings work to disclose 
         errors in other religions?  Why?

4-4]     What must be combined with knowledge if one is to attain wisdom?

4-5]     What type of life do we need to live 24 hours a day if we are to be 
         successful in spreading the teachings?

Chapter 5

5-1]     In the past, a craftsman would produce a complete article from 
         start to finish.  Since the invention of engines and machinery, 
         workers tend machines which produce only parts of articles.
         a)   What did the craftsmen gain from their work in greater measure 
              than the factory workers?
         b)   What do the factory workers gain from their work in greater 
              measure than the craftsmen?

Thought question:
5-A]     Of what spiritual value is money?

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Chapter 6

6-1]     What is the literal meaning of the word "sacrament"?

6-2]     What are the effects of the abuse of the creative function on
         a)   the women who bear the children,
         b)   the length of life of the children?

6-3]     Correctly complete each sentence by inserting in each blank one of 
         the following words:  bodies, souls, spirits.
         __________ are sparks from the Divine, without beginning and 
         without end.  At the beginning of the Great Day of manifestation, 
         present humanity had no __________ or __________.  Then 
         the __________ crystallized ___________ about themselves.  Living 
         in the __________ gives rise to the development of __________.  
         Evolution depends on the dissolution of the __________ and the 
         extraction of the __________ from them, and amalgamation of 
         the __________ with the __________.

6-4]     What is the path or bridge by which soul is transmitted to spirit?

6-5]     In each blank insert one of the following words to correctly 
         complete the sentence:  mind, personality, spirit.
         When the __________ is focused on worldly pleasures and 
         attainments, all activities are centered in the __________.  If one 
         is to rise above earthly things, then the __________ must be 
         sacrificed.  If the __________ is so firmly enmeshed with the lower 
         vehicles that the __________ refuses to sacrifice itself for 
         the __________, then the bridge of __________ may finally be 
         broken.  The __________ then stands naked, as it has no seed atoms 
         wherewith to create further bodies.

Thought questions:

6-A]     Why are sacraments of importance?

6-B]     Why is sacriledge a serious sin?

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Chapter 7

7-1]     Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which is most closely related.

         The Taurean Age _____         A.  Catholicism
         The Aryan Age _____           B.  Judaism
         The Piscean Age _____         C.  Worship of the Bull
         The Aquarian Age _____        D.  Western Wisdom Teachings

7-2]     In the Aquarian Age what will be the fountain of faith?

7-3]     In the Aquarian Age, what will be the nature of the atmosphere of 
         the earth, and what effect will this have on human vision?

7-4]     What knowledge is the Rosicrucian Fellowship charged with spreading 
         concerning mankind's ability to know about life after death?

7-5]     What effect will etheric sight have on a)  the work of medical 
         doctors, b)  the work of criminals, c)  social relations?

Chapter 8

8-1]     How do people who are not students of the Western Wisdom Teachings 
         form their opinions about the teachings?

8-2]     How can we best show the world the value of the teachings of the 
         Elder Brothers?

Chapter 9

9-1]     If two nations fight one another, and if the victor treats the 
         vanquished in such a way that hate remains, what is likely to 
         happen when the peoples of these nations reincarnate into two later 
         nations?

9-2]     When two individuals fight one another, if the hate is not 
         resolved, what is likely to happen in a future incarnation?

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Chapter 10

10-1]    Many people on earth are asleep to what part of reality?

10-2]    If one is a materialist during earth life, then this attitude is 
         likely to persist when one enters the Second Heaven after death.  
         What, there, is the materialist likely to neglect to do?

10-3]    How can the death of soldiers in a war help awaken people to 
         spiritual reality?

10-4]    What type of actions result in the awakening of the vital body to 
         spiritual vibrations?

10-5]    How does war lead to the awakening of the vital body?

Chapter 11

11-1]    Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which is most closely related.

         A food which contains much ether _____  A.  Alcohol
         A food which is easily worked upon by   B.  Flesh food
         the emotions _____
         A food which fosters ferocity _____     C.  Milk
         A food which blinds people's spiritual  D.  Vegetable food
         vision _____

11-2]    Why do people need to abstain from flesh foods before they can be 
         trusted with great knowledge?

Thought question:
11-A]    Why should we not eat meat?

Chapter 12

12-1]    What may people learn from taking part in a war against an 
         agressor?

Thought question:
12-A]    What benefits may result from seeking and finding something for 
         which to be glad and thankful, no matter what happens?

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Chapter 13

13-1]    Correctly complete each sentence by entering in each blank one of 
         the words:  spring, summer, fall, winter.

         The spiritual ray sent out by the Cosmic Christ enters the earth in 
         the __________ and leaves the earth in the __________.  Thus 
         the __________ is a time for spiritual activities, and 
         the __________ is a time for material endeavor.

Thought question:
13-A]    Should we share with others our knowledge about spiritual things?  
         Why?

Chapter 14

14-1]    In each blank enter a word which correctly completes the sentence.
         Death permits us to construct for ourselves a new and 
         better __________, and to prepare a new __________ which will give 
         us new opportunities for growth.

Chapter 15

15-1]    How does a complete picture of our environment and our actions get 
         drawn into our bodies during life.

15-2]    When this record has been drawn into our bodies, where is it 
         stored?

Chapter 16

16-1]    When do most people review and evaluate the record of their life 
         which was stored in their body during life?

16-2]    When this retrospection is performed, what is retrospected first, 
         the earlier part of one's life or the later part of one's life?  
         Why?

16-3]    In the evening exercise of retrospection, what happens to the 
         record on the seed atom provided the remorse for wrongs is 
         sufficiently intense?

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16-4]    If one has persistently and thoroughly performed the exercise of 
         retrospection, what then may one do in the time after death which 
         otherwise would have been spent in retrospection?

Thought questions:
16-A]    Give an example of something which is occuring now, which is the 
         effect of some earlier cause.

16-B]    How does retrospecting each evening speed up the process of soul 
         growth?

Chapter 17
Thought questions:

17-A]    What goal are you aiming at attaining during your life?

17-B]    Do you sometimes forget about your goal?  What happens then?

Chapter 18

18-1]    a)   For what purpose if the Initiate expected to use his spiritual 
              power?
         b)   What type of life must one live if one is to give evidence 
              that when spiritual powers are attained they will be used 
              rightly?

18-2]    Choose from each parentheses the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.
         In order to achieve health one must know the laws of (etiquette, 
         God, society) on the (physical; physical and moral; physical, moral 
         and mental) level or levels and must (live according to them, learn 
         to bypass them).

18-3]    How can astrology be of use to the healer?

Thought question:
18-A]    Why is it desirable that spiritual counseling accompany physical 
         healing remedies?

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Chapter 19

19-1]    Choose from each parentheses the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.
         When a thought form is projected toward someone, that person will 
         only respond if the thought (agrees, disagrees) with his own 
         natural tendencies.  Thoughts of a low, selfish nature cause (low 
         and selfish, high and altruistic) beings to respond.

19-2]    Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which is most closely related.

         The cross _____               A.  Life profresses in alternating
                                           cycles of birth and death.
         A living rose climbing up a
         cross _____                   B.  Matter
         The rose is dormant in winter C.  Mankind needs to cleanse its
         and active in summer _____        passion filled blood, and
                                           inaugurate the immaculate 
                                           conception.
         The rose is red but pure.____ D.  Evolving life climbs to greater
                                           heights by its manifestation in 
                                           matter.

Chapter 20

20-1]    What invisible thing preceded every visible object in the universe?

20-2]    What did the Elder Brothers predict would be the major sins of the 
         present time?

20-3]    How can man escape the necessity of external restraint?

20-4]    Why do the Rosicrucians exhibit the tenderest care for their dense 
         body, and aim to heal those who are sick?

20-5]    Why is it dangerous to leave the body consciously when one is ill?

Chapter 21

21-1]    Why did Max Heindel's teacher recommend that the organization of 
         the Rosicrucian Fellowship should have as few Laws and by-laws as 
         possible?

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21-2]    Why do the Teachers of the Rosicrucian order never demand obedience 
         or command their pupils to do this or that?

Chapter 22

22-1]    Between incarnations, when the Ego withdraws for a time into chaos, 
         what are then the only possessions of the Ego?

22-2]    When the Ego descends from Chaos into the Region of Concrete 
         Thought, what there sets the seed atoms into vibration?

22-3]    What are the sources of the "music of the spheres"?

22-4]    What do the seed atoms do when the planets form vibrating patterns 
         which the seed atoms do not need or cannot respond to?

22-5]    What may be the physical effect of spiritual inharmony within a 
         person?

22-6]    How can it be determined what spiritual inharmonies may be present 
         within a person?

22-7]    When the cause of a disease is determined and remedied, then what 
         will become of the disease?

22-8]    When Christ sensed an inharmony in the planetary vibrations within 
         a person, what was He able to do to heal the person?

22-9]    Under what circumstances may a person deserve having a disease 
         lifted from him before destiny, cold and hard, would decree that it 
         might be done?

22-10]   Choose from each parentheses the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.
         During disease the Spirit's consciousness may become so focused on 
         (its own bodies, the outer world) that it may lose touch with (its 
         own bodies, the outer world).  Then the disease may (continue, 
         promptly disappear) when the planetary inharmonies which caused the 
         disease having passed by.  Then the spirit may only be set free by

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         (death, a change in planetary configurations) or by a spiritual 
         outpouring of a special kind.

Thought question:
22-A]    Can prayer be used in promoting healing?  If so, how?

Chapter 23

23-1]    a)   What happens at the end of the school year if a student has 
              not learned what he was supposed to during the year?
         b)   In evolution, there are times when humanity in general is 
              given the opportunity to take a major step forward.  What 
              happens to those people who are not sufficiently evolved to 
              take such a step along with the others?

23-2]    What exercises do we have which can help prepare us to take the 
         next evolutionary step which humanity will encounter?

23-3]    In order to be able to perceive the Christ at his second coming, 
         what will we need to learn to attune ourselves to?

Chapter 24

24-1]    Why could people not see rainbows during the early Atlantean Epoch?

24-2]    From each parentheses choose the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.
         One must look (away from, toward) the sun and (away from, toward) a 
         rain cloud to see a rainbow.  In life, it is only when one is 
         turned (away from, toward) the pleasures of the world and becomes 
         (aware of, blind to) the sorrows and troubles of the world that one 
         begins to seek (a higher, a more material) way of life.  One must 
         look (up at the sky, down at the ground) in order to see a 
         rainbow.  One must have (fear, hope) if one is to climb toward God.

Chapter 25

25-1]    From each parentheses select the word or phrase which correctly 
         completes the sentence.

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         Animals (are, are not) subject to the physical cause-effect laws, 
         and (are, are not) held responsible for the moral effects of their 
         actions.  Humans (are, are not) subject to the physical cause-
         effect laws, and (are, are not) held responsible for the moral 
         effects of their actions.

25-2]    After each of the following put L if it is a legitimate use of 
         one's spiritual powers, and put I if it is an illegitimate use of 
         one's spiritual powers.

         a)   Don't use them at all.
         b)   Use them to gain advantage over others
         c)   Use them to help guide and direct the world toward good.

         d)   Use them to help heal the sick
         e)   Use them to help feed the hungry.
         f)   Use them to save oneself from work or suffering.

25-3]    What is the only satisfactory and proper reason for the quest of 
         knowledge?

Thought question:

25-A]    In what ways could having more knowledge help you serve better?  
         Try to make your answer as specific as possible.

Chapter 26

26-1]    Next to each item on the left put the letter of the item on the 
         right which is most closely related.

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         Adam and Eve ate of the tree of   A.  Humanity lost the ability
         knowledge. _____                      to heal itself.
         Adam and Eve were separated from  B.  Humanity learned to procreate
         the Tree of Life. _____               at will.
         The Original Semites passed       C.  In time mankind will enter
         through the Red Sea. _____            the New Jerusalem.
         Manna descended from heaven and   D.  Man can not settle 
         was carried in the ark through        permanently anywhere during 
         the wilderness. _____                 pilgrimage through matter,
                                               but must go from one 
                                               environment to another.
         The staves in the ark were        E.  Man has spiritual power
         never removed so it was always        latent within himself.
         ready to be carried further._____ F.  Some people left Atlantis.
         The rod of Aaron was contained    G.  The Ego came down from higher
         within the Ark. _____                 spheres and must travel in
         Eventually the promised Land          his bodies from place to
         was reached. _____                    place in the material world.

26-2]    Why, at the present time, would it not be good for humanity in 
         general to have access to the healing powers?

26-3]    Law helps use gain control of which of our bodies?

26-4]    What do we need to do in order to develop the spiritual power which 
         is symbolized by Aaron's rod?

26-5]    When we have stored up a sufficient quantity of spiritual power, 
         how will we find out how to liberate and use that power?

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