Our Temple for the Magi Order in its Summer Dress
Warning:
The web page and chart room called the "Wisdom of the Rosy Cross" (found at http://www.hometown.aol.com/magic1808) contains a link to our home page. This link has absolutely no implication that there is an association or affilation with "Wisdom of the Rosy Cross" its statements, chat room or any individual involved with them and the Fraternity Rosae Crucis. The individual(s) involved with "Wisdom of the Rosy Cross" are entitled to their opinion but we want to make it clear that it is no part of the Fraternity Rosae Crucis.
Some Vital Information
for Your Spiritual Future
The Order was from its beginning a Sub Rosa organization. It remained as such until the early part of the twentieth century when it was forced to come out from "under the rose" to defend itself from spurious organizations that attempted to usurp the name Rosicrucian for less than spiritual or humanitarian purposes. Litigation was brought against the pretenders and they were forced to admit to all that they were "not a religious organization." The Beverly Hall Corporation, the legal entity that manages the affairs of The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis (under its four-hundred-year-old landmarks, The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis must remain purely Spiritual in nature and therefore is not allowed to register as a legal entity), is a religious organization and by the rigid standards of the Internal Revenue Service is determined to be a tax-exempt church.
In order to prevent such counterfeits in the future it was determined by the Great Councils of the Order that a physical home for The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis and its allied orders should be established in the Northeastern part of the United States of America. This was done some eighty-five years ago and this center, Beverly Hall, now consists of thirty-seven buildings and nearly three hundred acres of land in picturesque upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Many of these structures can be seen on this website and consist of various Temples for the Orders that now comprise The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis, a Grand Hall for the Knights of Chivalry Order, a new Magi Memorial Temple, the Philosophical Publishing Company building, a modern audio-video production studio and editing center, two medical Healing Research Centers, pyramids geographically related to those at Giza in Egypt, several facilities for student members to stay while attending the various instructional sessions held at Beverly Hall, similar live-in facilities for patients who come from all over the world to be treated at the healing centers, and finally, residences for our many co-workers.
Once Beverly Hall was fully implemented, there were no further challenges to The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis until late in the last century when it became necessary to expel four Fraternity members, two in the USA and two in Chile, for treasonous activities. This was the first time in the long unblemished history of the Order that such serious actions were necessary. Unfortunately, these banished individuals–without shame or regard for their sacred vows to the Order or their Soul–refused to return to The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis the private lessons, books and other materials that belonged to the Order, but which had been lent to them to use only while they were members of the Order in good standing.
We now find that these individuals are attempting to sell these contraband lessons over the Internet and by various other means of dissemination. The nature of these lessons and instruction is such that they are not only useless to those who are not under the careful guidance of a legitimate arcane teacher of The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis, but can actually be harmful without this guidance. These would-be spiritual merchants are like the legendary Sorcerer's Apprentice in that they have just enough knowledge of the Great Work to get themselves, and all who might fall into their web, into situations that can create severe jeopardy to both body and soul.
In this day and age it is easy to produce a seductive, professional looking web site that has all the outer appearance of authenticity, but that has no connection to the legitimate Order described above. However, the thoughtful and insightful seeker after spiritual truth is readily able to discern the diamond from the paste by comparing these attempts to confuse and defraud to the following facts:
1. The world center for the authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis is now centered in Quakertown, PA, USA. All the precious documents of the various Orders in other countries were brought to the United States by Dr. R. Swinburne Clymer just prior to the hostilities of World War II. They now reside in secret vaults on the grounds of Beverly Hall in Quakertown.
2. Following World War II and the demise of the European Orders, all authority for the activities of the legitimate Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis was likewise transferred to The See at Beverly Hall in Quakertown, PA. Since America is to be the center of the New Order of the Ages it is obvious that this land will also be the center from whence all Spiritual wisdom and knowledge will come from as well.
3. This worldwide Order is overseen by various Grand Councils with an individual traditionally known as the Supreme Grand Master as the head over all. The Supreme Court of the United States in case number 97-211 (10/14/97) upheld the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit attesting to the fact that the present Supreme Grand Master, and no other, is the only legitimate individual who may lay claim to this office as the official head of the Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis and all its many allied Orders. The various spurious groups on the web who claim similar authority are only vaporware with no valid or legal substantiation except the sound of their own voice.
4. For the last hundred-plus years all the advanced spiritual training given to students of the Great Work is mandated to be given by the authentic Supreme Grand Master. He, and only he, has been carefully and personally trained by his predecessor for this imposing task.
5. The Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis and Beverly Hall are physical entities–not virtual, web-only entities. They comprise nearly three hundred acres and thirty-seven buildings and are constantly expanding. We are told that some pretenders have photos on the web of buildings and meeting rooms that do not exist. Any sincere seeker after truth is always welcome to visit us and see for himself. You need only to call 1-215-536-7048 in advance for an appointment. None of the want-to-be's dare make this offer. Come and see the truth for yourself.
6. The authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis has never requested dues or ongoing payment from its students. The student pays a modest scholarship fee (which barely covers a lifetime of postage) when applying and that is all. Even this fee may be paid in small monthly installments without carrying charges.
7. The authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis never attempts to establish a "cult of the individual." The student is never encouraged or forced to vow allegiance to any individual or personality. Just the opposite. The student is taught to show allegiance only to God, his Immortal Soul and his vow to protect the property lent to him by the Grand Fraternity.
8. In the authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis the student is encouraged to develop all his talents and spiritual abilities to the fullest. In the counterfeit organizations the student is frequently thwarted by the organizer for fear that he, the student, may advance further than this leader, and thus become a rival–both temporal and spiritual. To accomplish this end the bogus leader frequently uses fear, in its multitude of subtle aspects, to control and stymie the growth of his more accomplished students.
9. By its ancient landmarks the authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis is never allowed to actively proselytize or advertise for students. It may legitimately make the principles and tenets of the Order known through its books and dignified statements, such as this website, but no more. The ancient Law is, “Those who know do not talk, those who talk do not know.”
10. The authentic Fraternitas Rosæ Crucis has published hundreds of outer public texts for the edification of the general public. As you can see from our website's book list these are still available to those who may be interested. In America alone this publishing of guides and textbooks by our Order has been continued for over one hundred and fifty years. No counterfeit organization can even come close to making this statement.
