Group Leader Message

Inspiration From the Sanctum

Inspiration – where does it come from? How many times have we told ourselves that we’ll begin that great work whenever we get the inspiration, and then never completed, or even started it? Fraters and Sorores, we are encouraged to have a Sanctum in our homes for a very good reason. We can hope for all the inspiration in the world, for all the mystical experiences in the Universe, but until we set aside a regular time and place for it, the Muse will likely continue to pass us by, or at the very least, speak to us in ways we won’t hear. Great writers know this. So do great musicians.

Stephen King, in his book On Writing, says that he sets aside a number of hours every day to sit in his study and write. If he ignores this habit for even a couple of days, he finds he has to wait longer each time for the muse to return to him. Jasha Heifitz, one of the world’s greatest violinists, once said that if ever he misses one day of practice, he notices. If he misses two days, his critics notice. If he misses three days, his audiences notice.

How much more is this a requirement when we wish to contact the Master Within regularly? To do so with facility, we must make time regularly to practice our Rosicrucian exercises and experiments, to meditate, to at least practice touching our inner faculties. It doesn’t matter if we don’t feel we need that contact every day, but if we don’t make that contact every day, it won’t be as easy when we do truly need it.

So I encourage each of you to spend a little time in your sanctum each day, wherever you are. After many years of practice, it may not need to be a physical sanctum. Your Inner Master will surface readily wherever you may be, if you attune regularly.

And when you attune regularly, you will be able to claim all the promises made to you in any Rosicrucian initiation, including access to whatever inspiration you may need at any time!

Peace Profound to you all!

Dave Wheeler

Group Leader

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