




                                   The

                          Rosicrucian Mysteries

                       An Elementary Exposition of

                          Their Secret Teachings

                                    By

                               Max Heindel

Author of: The Rosicrucian Cosmo Conception, The Rosicrucian Philosophy in
  Questions and Answers, The Rosicrucian Interpretation of Christianity,
                      Rays from the Rose Cross, etc.

                              Third Edition

                          Rosicrucian Fellowship

                          Oceanside, California

                                  London

                     L. N. Fowler, 7 Imperial Arcade

                          Ludgate Circus. E. C.





CONTENTS


Chapter I. The Order of Rosicrucians and the Rosicrucian Fellowship
Chapter II. The Problem of Life and Its Solution
Chapter III. The Visible and the Invisible World
Chapter IV. The Constitution of Man
Chapter V. Life and Death
Mt. Ecclesia
Index






CHAPTER I. THE ORDER OF ROSICRUCIANS AND THE ROSICRUCIAN FELLOWSHIP


Our Message And Mission

_A Sane Mind_

_A Soft Heart_

_A Sound Body_

Before entering upon an explanation of the teachings of the Rosicrucians,
it may be well to say a word about them and about the place they hold in
the evolution of humanity.

For reasons to be given later these teachings advocate the dualistic view;
they hold that man is a spirit enfolding all the powers of God as the seed
enfolds the plant, and that these powers are being slowly unfolded by a
series of existences in a gradually improving earthy body; also that this
process of development has been performed under the guidance of exalted
beings who are yet ordering our steps, though in a decreasing measure, as
we gradually acquire intellect and will. These exalted Beings, though
unseen to the physical eyes, are nevertheless potent factors in all
affairs of life, and give to the various groups