The Transmutation of Experience - Hugh McCague: transcript

hello everyone it's great to be with you all thanks so much for uh joining us the presentation today is the transmutation of experience and i'm just going to prepare some slides to show you as we move towards having a meditation during the first half of the session then we'll move into the presentation uh proper great now you'll see before you hear five rectangles and they'll show various meandering wanderings of very elaborate uh interlaced work and this can be an analogous to our experiences in life and our um there's various things that happen and we're wondering what's what's the overall picture what's the meaning what's the deeper understanding to all this and when we have a deep understanding of the laws and principles of life and when we can transmute experience when i talk

i'll talk about that some more we start to get a lot greater picture and these individual parts that may have seemed meaningless or don't really fit together are actually part of a much greater whole you'll see here for example that those parts were all part of a wonderful diagram it's the uh and it's my analogy here i've i've chosen to use the cross carpet page that precedes the saint matthews gospel in the leander lindisfarne gospels now the linus foreign gospels date from around the year 715 and they're most likely produced at the monastery at lindisfarne northeast of england i'll give you some references on this if you're inclined at the end when we have our in the group chat but you see how these individual parts all fit together just like in our own experiences there's a larger hole there's a deeper

understanding and mission in our life that we can come into when we practice mysticism and by mysticism the rosicrucian order means the art and science of love the understanding of all natural and spiritual laws for their application for our self-mastery and by self-mastery we mean living in harmony within ourselves but within our relations with others our environment and the cosmos as a whole similar list too and related to what i've said is that dreams and dream experiences is very important that we have uh nocturnally and if you can piece together those dreams over time and they're in their symbolic meaning it's like these different pieces of the five pieces i show you they form a great pattern like we've like we see here similarly you can see here a geometric diagram which is actually what one scholar did to show the underlying geometry

that is in this cross carpet page the rosicrucian order is not a religion but through our studies we come into a much deeper understanding of the nature of religion the etymology of the word religion means to relink to re link ourselves with the divine and resolution order does not stress belief or faith but coming into firsthand knowledge and then wisdom to apply things and if one has a particular chosen background in religion the rosicrucian teachings will help you you understand it in a much more profound and great greater way it's mystical and mystical core you'll notice that there's many individual circles and larger circles uh that were all applied and something that seemed well maybe it was somewhat chaotic but it was not there was great system and order just like there is in our lives in our environment and the cosmos around us well an opportunity to experience that when we do our

meditation i put the two pictures side by side here which you can compare them back and forth you see that this uh cross carpet page you see the great cross and the five circles and the various meanderings in it that are associated with the celtic and agnostics and tradition uh in the british isles in ireland uh for various creatures that are interweaving there's a wonderful observation of by nature for them by the monks that made this quite possibly the monk ephrath in honor of the holy person and mr cuthbert and you look back and forth between the two diagrams this is like our life and our environment and our experience in the cosmos is that there's a deep system and order in it we just need to learn learn and apply and this is what the rosicrucian teachings help us to do in our weekly lessons now let us prepare to apply

the things that we've just talked about and have a first-hand experience of the transmutation experience of experience which i'll elaborate about after our meditation we'll apply the rosicrucian booklet lever 777 which i'll give you a reference to after the presentation in the chat through karen pasting there i invite you at this time to close close your eyes and uh we'll concentrate on the one diagram of the great microcosmic uh cross which forms the cosmos before us when you have your eyes closed just take a few deep neutral breaths just enjoy the rhythm of the breath the rosicrucians refer to our body as the holy temple this is one way we can transmute our experience but as we come into a deeper

significance of what lies before us and who and what we are with each breath we take in what the rosicrucians refer to as the vital life force it's a subtle element in the air that helps enliven us and enriches us and helps heal us i think when you take the deep neutral breasts by neutral we mean either holding the inhalation or holding the exhalation you'll feel a beautiful tingling sensation not the pins and needles type tingling when there's a lack of oxygen but the exact opposite type of tingling a very enriching and nobling tingling in the body you may feel at first in your toes and then your fingers your extremities but as you breathe those deep neutral breaths it'll start to radiate throughout your entire body it's a very simple act breathing but it's a very profound one that we can

transmute and spiritualize to experience ourselves as spiritual beings now with your spine upright so you can breathe unencumbered hands in your laps palms down i suggest feet flat on the floor so connecting that temple of the body to the temple of the earth and you can have your legs at right angles at the knees just continue to take the deep neutral breasts but with each breath in feel the increasing presence of the divinity within you what rosicrucians refer to as the master within and with each breath out or exhalation i suggest you prolong it because that'll intensify the relaxation response through the large vagus nerve in the body now we'll begin our

ascent to the heights of the celestial sanctum which i'll explain as we go use your imagination and your psychic capacity to picture yourself rising up over the room where you are right out of the room and even right out of the home or dwelling where you are and look down at it and enjoy the ascent upward and we'll accelerate we'll go faster and faster as we go up and now look down using your psychic capacity and imagination to see your neighborhood below you see the fields or the streets the houses the cars whatever is applicable to your locale and then going faster and faster rise up and see the town or city or geographic area where you dwell and enjoy the exhilaration of the ascent and as you rise up higher see the county where you dwell the various land forms and weather systems there so we get up higher and higher

go faster and faster use great inner strength to rise up do not be new neutral or passive at this time but use great inner spiritual strength we'll surrender and be passive when we reach the heights of the celestial sanctum and as you rise up see the state or province where you dwell and enjoy the exhilaration of the ascent and see the great weather systems and see mountains or high hills lake shores or coastal region whatever is applicable to your area where you dwell the forests rivers can continue to rise up faster and faster and see the entire nation or state where you dwell see all the system and order below and the weather systems the way

landforms that you can picture and how they've been formed and rise up faster and faster and take in the continent where you dwell and now even the hemisphere whether it be the northern hemisphere the southern heritage here and as you speed outward faster even now than the speed of light look back at the earth and see its great rotating action about its axis see it is a beautiful blue jewel inspiring temple which matches the temple of our body and correspondence and then look up and see the great fiery ball of the sun and the solar system in its entirety our great home and the huge planet of jupiter and the smaller planets such like mercury venus and mars and another large planet saturn with its beautiful rings about it and see the great system and orders these planets go about their elliptical orbits with one foci

at the sun and then look up and see other stars in our neighboring area and go faster and faster by these stars and some will be supernovas exploding with inspiring beams of light some will be binary stars and some will be quasars and pulsars but also sense the presence of black holes that help keep our universe in balance and go by interstellar gas and nebula and myriad stars way past this speed of light as we transcend the space time continuum or space and time now and start to sense the great shape of the milky way galaxy our great home since being in its great spiraling arms and now exit at a tremendous speed right out from the milky way galaxy and look back at its spiraling forms and the great arm where we dwell and look up and see other spiraling galaxies and

galaxies and other shapes and nebulize and countless stars and just enjoy the exhilaration of the ascent and take in a tremendous range of vibrations far more than our physical senses can take in taking the full range of vibrations and what the rosicrucians refer to as the cosmic keyboard sense with this uh great harmony and action and all these vibrations and higher and higher rates of vibration and higher and higher octaves as the vibrations double from one octave to another and experience what the ancient mystics referred to as the harmony of the spheres the great sea of vibration from the physical to the psychic to the spiritual vibrations of the universe since what the rosicrucians refer to as the cosmic the cosmic is all natural and spiritual

laws governing the cosmos and ourselves as a microcosm but also the universal intelligence back of the cosmos which is within us in all things and keep rising faster and faster and see the galaxies speeding by you almost blurring and sense what astrophysicists and astronomers call the super clusters of galaxies great groups or sets of galaxies sense them in their position in a great system and order through the cosmos as we go faster and faster taking in many many galaxies at the time many many nebula at a time and see their beautiful shape and form and wonderful colors and since more subtle subtler vibrations with the great music of the cosmos as we go faster and faster get a sense of the

universe revolving about a great axis just as our milky way galaxy revolves about a great axis and the earth revolves or rotates about an axis and our planets and our solar system rotate about the sun since the entirety of the cosmos rotating about a great axis spoken of since ancient times by mystics and early philosophers and since the great stupendous action of the universe rotating about and home in as you move faster and faster on that great cosmic axis in particular its midpoint our saturn point and move faster and faster towards it centering the great action of the universe about this axis and when you get closer and closer to the axis and its midpoint slow up and when you reach there enjoy the exhilaration of the viewer all

around you as you see the cosmos rotate around you in tremendous system and order and the beautiful divine music the sea of vibrations spoken of since ancient times following the instructions of the booklets bieber 777 picture there now your celestial sanctum you may wish to visualize it as an inspiring place in nature like a sacred grove of trees or being by a lake shore or a seashore and seeing the waves lapping in reminding the great vibrations of the universe a high point on a hill or a mountain giving you an expansion uplifting view suggesting an expanded forum consciousness the rosicrucians refer to as the consciousness of the cosmic or cosmic consciousness or you may wish to visualize your

celestial sanctum as an inspiring built temple such as the grand temple at rosicrucian park in san jose california or an inspiring christian cathedral or church or a buddhist stupa or a sikh godara or a jewish synagogue or a hindu mandir fill in the sights and sounds of your sacred place your celestial sanctum at the center of the cosmos at the center of your being for as we rose up in the cosmos and the cosmic there was a by the law of correspondence we went deeper and deeper into the divine within ourselves so at the heights of the celestial sanctum fill in the sights and sound of your holy temple sacred place in nature or sacred temple you may picture there other seekers other rosicrucians others with us on this zoom conference teller

with us today masters and cosmic masters the imperator chief executive officer of the resolution order and the grand masters can picture them all there possibly the imperative is conducting a ritual at this time or convocation you may wish to have a scent of incense as it's rising up suggests the great raising of consciousness we just did beautiful stained glass you may wish to picture with inspiring laws and principles and stories associated with the mastery of living keep filling in celestial sanctum and when you're ready finally surrender or let go of the other nature to the divine within and dwell deeply not still center within yourself and sense the presence of the god within the divine within

as we dwell in deep silence and stillness i think you'll find a very deep sense of peace as we dwell the center of our being at the center of the cosmos rosicrucians refer to that deep peace as peace profound it's our birthright and always with us as we turn inward for strength and guidance from the divine within no matter what's happening in our lives view this time now with the presentation and the meditation the time for many

many retreat to be soothed to be healed feel a deep loving sense of peace within ourselves in connection with all other sentient beings and life everywhere our cosmic connection if you find your mind wandering just without judgment just lovingly bring it back to the gentle rhythm of your breath and refocus on being dwelling in deep silence in the presence of the of our teacher within ourselves that a master within the master within is our true identity

and guide in life draws on the infinite resources of the divine the god with god within now let us continue the spiritual operations of the christian order and mark as we attune with the cosmic and the celestial sanctum let us undertake the work of what rosicrucians refer to as the silent in conjunction with the council of solas council of solas is a group of rosicrucian students the direct metaphysical aid or love and well-being

to all those who've pentitioned our grand lodge but if you're into an affiliated body you may have a physical metaphysical aid list of persons to partition your your lodge your affiliate body for healing and well-being the elements and some strife but let us now from the center of our being let us let flow out love and well-being let it flow out use great inner strength to let get it started and get it going you may find it helpful to picture light beaming out from you like a great spotlight out from your celestial sanctum filling the cosmos as love and well-being to all those in need to all sentient beings in the cosmos in need to all who've petitioned our grand lodge for need and healing just enjoy the exhilaration of love and

well-being flowing out from you just as you enjoyed the exhilaration of rising up to the center of the cosmos continue to let the love and well-being flow out from you not as an act of your outer nature through the outer nature only acts as a channel in this the love and well-being will flow from the action of the divine within i think you'll find it's that love and well-being flows out from yourself that life force in the temple of your body will continue to be highly charged and it'll be a healing effect for you even without intending it for as we give so we shall receive by the law karma the law of compensation at a certain point too as you radiate the love and well-being

like a great light into the cosmos i think you'll find you'll no longer need to make conscious effort it'll continue to flow from deep within our being at a certain point it'll speed up and you'll know it's reaching those in need and when that happens just continue to dwell the deep peace within yourself in the presence of the god within as we continue our meditation now as we continue to radiate love and

well-being as part of the work of the silent council in conjunction with the council of solas the resolution order and its work the humanitarian nature metaphysical aid picture as the love radiates out from you the great light throughout the cosmos that your mind expands out to fill the entire cosmos to be one with the cosmos to be one with the cosmic experience as the cosmic mind experiences filling the cosmos assume the cosmic mind be the cosmic mind now you find your mind wandering just

lovingly and gently bring it back to the beautiful rhythm of the breath and refocus the mind as the cosmic mind filling the universe as we assume the cosmic mind

just feel whatever there is to feel meditation is a profound act of non-avoidance whatever may arise just lovingly and gently note it and go back to the deep silence assuming the cosmic mind being the cosmic mind feel the great enrichment very healing regeneration that takes place in this process then we'll formally close our period of

work silent council in conjunction with the council of solace and metaphysical aid but we'll be assured that the radiations of love and well-being will continue always from us as a way of life and part of our mission in life part of our purpose in living formally conclude the period not of the meditation but of sending a metaphysical aid and say if it pleases the cosmic it is done so be it in truth so mote it be and let us continue to dwell a while longer before we conclude our meditation at the heights of the celestial sanctum at the center of our being and one with the cosmic mind and cosmic consciousness before we begin our dissent from the

heights of the celestial sanctum we wish to express gratitude to those who have taught us well to those who have loved us anything else you're particularly great if grateful for today just radiate love and well-being to those who are involved in our lives we're grateful for and now let us begin our descent from the heights of the celestial sanctum speeding past super clusters of galaxies again seeing the great system and order of the cosmos and hearing the beautiful divine music when way past the speed of light see the great system and order of it all

the great beauty of colors the sounds vibrations the higher and higher octaves and see now individual super you know the individual supercluster of galaxies but individual galaxies and see way in the distance the milky way galaxy it's great spiraling action and home in a tremendous speed at the great arm where we dwell and go right into the milky way galaxy and pass myriad stars and stellar phenomena like pulsars and quasars and supernovae and the interstellar gases the presence of the black holes and see many stars and nebulae and individual planets and see way in the distance

our home the solar system and go towards it through the great fiery ball of the sun and the beautiful blue jewel of the earth that is our planet and as you come to the earth return back to the hemisphere you dwell in the continent and then the country or nation the province or state and then the city town or geographic area and we can say together as a prayer an invocation may the god of my heart sanctify this attunement of self with the celestial sanctum so be it in truth so mote it be and now let us continue down [Music] within our city to the neighborhood where we left off and then our home and dwelling and back in the room where we left off

and since the presence the holy temple of the body when you're ready you may wish to stretch and open your eyes all the more ready for the work and worship of the day in our presentation thank you i think you'll be able to see now this holy diagram of matthew's cross carpet page and it's great system and order is like the great system and order that's within us the great beauty that's within us but also the great system and order and beauty that's in the cosmos but in a way this illuminated manuscript page is a microcosm just like we're a microcosm in correspondence with a macrocosm indeed in a book um that the union

psychologist carl gustaf young wrote with mary louise von franz and others mary louise von franz a swiss psychologist used this diagram in our discretion about the process of individuation and how in our lives through a series of dreams over time and experiences we come to sense the deeper meaning and purpose and beauty in our lives just like the lotus rises up from the muddy waters and abuse something beautiful just as we get that larger sense of the different pieces in our life like we see in this manuscript diagram before us our own lives has a great system in order when we come into knowing the laws and principles of life talk through the rosicrucian order now on our presentation the transmutation of experience each day provides us

with a wealth of potential lessons to deepen our understanding and to know how to act these experiences may appear challenging at first or they may be joyous either way we need to embrace their life-affirming gift so we can evolve and mature now what happens to us when we transmute our experiences well in a way we're experiencing that now with the effects of our deep meditation and going deep within ourselves realizing more what it is to be a human being one with the one one way this can be expressed is by the mystic gregory of nissa he wrote about the life of moses moses was one of the initiates of the mysteries and the wisdom in the ancient mystery in ancient schools in egypt headed by

and under his teacher the pharaoh ignot and a central figure in the history of the traditional nature of the rosicrucian order and gregory relates the following about those who have transmuted their experiences for those who have truly come to be in the image of god and who have no in no way turned aside from the divine character bear in themselves its distinguishing marks and showing all things their conformity to the archetype they beautify their own souls with what is incorruptible unchangeable and share in no evil at all now transmutation is an alchemical term for taking something

from a dross unrefined state to a refined noble state for example transforming lead into gold which can be interpreted in multiple senses in this presentation we'll emphasize what can be called spiritual alchemy in which we transform ourselves into greater health wholeness well-being understanding and meditating meditation practice helps with this but also into greater wisdom the rosicrucians have various spiritual exercises that we practice on a weekly and daily basis such as meditation we also have a beautiful symbol that is that uh is called the rose cross and it's not a religious symbol

it has many means but i'll mention a few of them through the experiences trials and struggles of our life we pass through the cross and there we can transmute those experiences as we mature by the great roses at the center of the cross hence rose cross indeed as we mature and grow we can feel the roses of the petals unfolding as our heart unfolds not only a symbolic way but actually an actual experience when we in contemplation and meditation now those rose petals are symbolic they're seven rose puzzles that are often often mentioned in particular that symbolize truth that is being truthful and coming into a deeper understanding on the mystical path path of maturity but also coming developing the pebble of compassion having that great sense of connection

with others just like we went into the cosmic mind we sense a oneness with others we shouldn't speak of there being one soul of which we have a soul personality which is a reflection of but as we mature and grow we polish the mirror of our soul personality so it can more reflect as grigory said life and nissa the divine character is showing or shines forth from us there's also a pedal for tolerance be aware of others have a different way of doing things and we accept that but also the aspiration that we aspire as we rose up to high so the celestial sanctum we aspire to excellence to do our best in all things but also a pedal for loyalty that we're loyal to those that we love and to our our principles and to our spiritual organization such as the order but also fortitude to have strength

um to go do what needs to be done when we're guided by our conscience but also a pedal for humility that we're open to learn anywhere anytime all these things help us as we transmute experience to achieve what those christians refer to self-mastery which means living in harmony within ourselves and our environment indeed we must face ourselves we must see our true motives and that our inner self the wisdom within be our central guide through life and meditation helps us to do that not only when we're doing the practice of meditation but it floods out into other times of our day you see the master within the divine within is our true nature if we let our outer nature guide us in our life we'll have much difficulty pain and frustration the outer nature can't guide us through life it's not its job never love was never will be but when it works in harmony with the divine within the master within it is strengthened and is

ennobled and enriched we have a dense deep sense of purpose in life through this transmutation of experience now how do we do this well i've mentioned various ways but part of the foundation of living is that the example set an attitude is expressed by our parents and our guardians and teachers and others are often healthy healthy to follow but sometimes we need to learn or develop even healthier ways of living than others have been able to show us you know just as we see our physical cells reflected in a mirror we need to be able to observe our psychological selves so we can stand back and determine what needs to be changed or emphasized for more healthy living and less suffering and pain we recall from the rosicrucian teachings that habits are laws of the subconscious and we need to note and observe the consequences of our attitudes and habits

so that we can adjust accordingly in ensuring that healthy habits are in place and the resolution order through the study of mind gives us various practical ways to change the laws in our subconscious into new healthy habits earlier habits may have served us well as children growing up but now doing us a disservice as we've grown and matured and there's ways that the resolutions teach us to replace those habits we have to look in our lives when we transmute the experience are we repeating stories to ourselves or others like a broken record are we holding grudges in bitterness if so we need to examine how we can see these situations in a new way and make a breakthrough for their life-affirming lesson for self-mastery when the other self turns inward in this manner the inner self will come forward to be of great assistance in its infinite

resources indeed when we work on following up on conscience and prepare ourselves there is an adage that the rosicrucians have that is most apt dare to do and the strength will be given unto you also rather than spending a lot of time and regret in our lives for things that we could have done better if we followed the inner self rather than feeling that regret just let go of it just as a meditation let go and meditation will help us let go things we no longer need in our lives and we can be thankful for now knowing better what to do indeed as one of my rosicrucian mentors said to me once which was greatly helpful we cannot change the past but we can change our interpretation of the past and while there's the expression do do not dwell on the past some significant and important reflection on the past is necessary to learn from life's

experiences so we can have understand those great patterns and swirls like we saw on the great cross carpet page that is our life and this is one of the important functions of memory you know experiences that are happy and joyful are also to be learned from just as much as those ones that the older self temporarily finds painful both for their content and to know how such experiences of our harmonium are to be maintained in our lives and we can always return back them as touch-tone experiences when we're in challenging experiences and come back to our senses of how things really are and how they've been for the inner self knows no ailment only knows deep harmony knows no frustration or stress we can always turn inward to that and let that flood out to our outer nature so we can act accordingly and be an example to others indeed the purity and awakening of

conscience that occurs in meditation is our guide and standard in life we may or may not have had good fortune to have parents to show us a good example but indeed ultimately no matter how good that example was from others or teachers we've got to go to a much greater standard which is that of the master within god within standard are we thinking in a way and acting in a way that is keeping with the purity and that and standard of the conscience through the master within if not we need to redirect ourselves back in harmony just like we redirected our minds back to the breath and dwelling on this divine within when we meditated each of those practices will help the other and gives us greater attentional control and self-mastery all these simple things lead to a larger and larger picture of of control and understanding and beauty now the it's important to have a strong foundation of living

and the ultimate foundation is the god within it's unshakable and infinite much greater an extent than the apparent immensity of the universe itself that was part of the purpose of our period of cosmic attunement was to have a firsthand experience of these of these things it's important that we can be anchored in our lives through certain touched stone transformative experiences we know from the annals of history that mystics often will have two or three such major essence or illuminations in our in our cage incarnation but even on a daily basis we can keep having those mini retreats through the practice of the libra 777 and other mystical exercises or order and when we've had a great illumination it will stay with us and we can easily draw it forth in the memory and it'll assist us in all that we do including our meditation you know

in looking for ways to transmute our experience too the world is like a great icon or symbol or sign before us in all individual parts just like that cross carpet page you know when we climb up a hill or we ascend in it it's end up in an elevator we can consciously use as an opportunity to raise our consciousness our outer nature needs sense impressions to comprehend inner spiritual conveyances so we can actually actively work in that as a way of mastership just as i mentioned in aspire during the meditation you know when we're by a seashore or a lakeshore um that we can use that to help sense the infinite vibrations of the cosmic keyboard or that cosmic consciousness or when we cross over our bridge we can use that if we're making a great transition or movement in in our life we can use that as an opportunity to grow and understand

also to transmute our experience if we're in the presence of someone who has a particular strength we can observe closely how it is applied in order to develop that strength in ourselves in a way lessons and mastership are ever before us lessons are ever before us in areas where we have strength or the the pebbles well unfolded and in falling our conscience we can choose challenging opportunities when the therefore the greatest possible service and development in this way we come into the greatest expression of life when we challenge our outer nature and our nature in that way because the inner self will always come forward because it's built for that that is its meaning and purpose you know in a sense mastership is a driving force through a culture that we live in for example the popular interest in sports heroes and movie stars though misguided at times has a kernel of truth

in it that can grow an underlying attraction to mastership you know the perfection is already within us we realize that as we increasingly transmute our experience the inner self has infinite resources and with wisdom which the outer self can draw on when needed part of this whole process is to have a healthy sense of self-criticism we have to have a strong sense of well-being in that but when we have ourselves founded in the divine within we can review our actions at the end of the day or when we have it quieter time to be uh to ourselves to look at how can improve myself what can i do where was the conscience peak that i need to be aware of or what was what a person was saying to me take a reflect the divine within will also come forward then as our standard and guide to assist us now when we take on a new duty can often be

important time to transmute our our experience there may be an important goal in life we wish to accomplish and but it may involve things that we retreated from before it may be going for an interview or contacting someone or that we've been avoiding or making a lasting commitment or many other things individual to us comments like i've i've never done that before or i'm not good at that or not really reasons in the long run all the pedals on the unfolding rows must be developed and mature it is not actually up to the outer self to pick and choose that's again the job of the inner self because it knows what needs to be done you know confrontation and struggle can be important opportunities for transmutation of our experience of our experience it can be a important time to search on our monographs and their indexes for helpful laws and principles a tremendous amount has been given to us by the order and by the traditions of mystical

philosophy but we need to recall those directly and when we apply things they come into easier recall in a way of habit further we need to be broad-minded and imaginative to see how a law or principle applies in a specific case that's why it's often helpful to talk with other mystical students and see how they're applying mystical laws and principles because often surprising something i hadn't thought of before you know each lesson when it comes to us will be clear and simple it'll be a cure pure alchemical distillation the complicating factors that were of the outer mind and its finite grasp will be let go in this expansion of self-awareness one is reminded the words associated with the delphi and delphi orc know thyself this is ever the purpose of each rosicrucian and indeed all humanity and as i start to wrap up some time for discussion there are telltale signs of having

learned the right lesson [Music] having transmuted the experience properly and that a rose petal is unfolding within us there is an element of surprise sometimes astonishment and what has been learned one feels uplifted and ennobled one enthusiasm and capacity to love others is increased we become more intensely down to earth in being with and understanding others at the same time we become much more expansive and lofty in our thoughts ideals and capacity to radiate well-being as our idealism grows our practical approach goes to life and these are some of the signs of having transmuted our experience and learned the lesson well and through conscience keeping on track on the mystical path now there's many traditional helpful symbols for this we talked about alchemy

but also the slain of the dragon and actually learning to love uh love the dragon from overcoming situations and in fact having a degree of satisfaction and seeing a challenging situation through and having grown or the or the phoenix rising up triumphantly from ashes and rebirth or spring that we're in now in the west western hemisphere a great period of rebirth the rising into cosmic consciousness at this time through our rosicrucian teachings we learn many laws and principles of life for for this there was an earlier rosicrucian presentation on the laws of life that are in rosicrucian tv but i'll give you a reference to on rosicrucian tv so in concluding i'd like to say that uh with the human being in the image of the divine within the god within that it refers not so much to our physical natures but more so to our

mental creative and spiritual natures notably our ability to analyze visualize organize create and love and we use these faculties to transmute our experience to come into this full realization of what it is to be a human being and self-mastery in the rose qua state fully matured you know on a personal level our experience of the microcosm and the master wind within his most uplifting and in contemplation and practice of meditation that we did we come into the sanctuary of self where we can experience the maturation process taking part place in our heart and mind you know the mature person understands him herself from the larger perspective and wisdom of the cosmic and macrocosm and at the same time knows that his or her experience is representative of all experience we must attune with the cosmic

consciousness be in accord with it and be in sympathy with its oneness so today we've explored how the rosicrucian teachings and exercise enable us to transmute our lives and enrich the lives of others thank you you