Incoming Master’s Message

Greetings, Fratres and Sorores, and welcome to RC year 3371!

It was my honor and pleasure to be installed as Master of Mountain Rose Pronaos on March 18, 2018. As I reflect upon the Service that this office will enable me to perform, I am drawn back to considering our legacy as modern Rosicrucians.

According to the Fama Fraternitatis, there were eight who began the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross in 17th century Europe. These eight went to different countries of the world after having made an agreement.

“Their agreement was this:

• That none of them should profess any other thing, then to cure the sick, and that gratis.
• None of the Posterity should be constrained to wear one certain kind of habit, but therein to follow the custom of the Country.
• That every year upon the day C. they should meet together at the house S. Spiritus, or to write the cause of his absence.
• Every Brother should look out for a worthy person, who after his discease might succeed him.
• The word C.R. should be their Seal, Mark, and Character.
• The Fraternity should remain secret one hundred years.”

The Fama goes on to say: “Every year they assembled together with joy, and made a full resolution of that which they had done; there must certainly have been great pleasure, to hear truly and without invention related and rehearsed all the Wonders which God hath poured out here and there through the World.”

To serve anonymously, and to apprehend the glory of creation... Is this not the essence of what we learn? Our lessons prepare us for attunement with the Cosmic, teach us how to listen to the small voice within, and encourage us to master our lives. But to what purpose? Our eventual enlightenment and return to our Cosmic origin seems hollow if we achieve this end alone. The Principles are beautiful in that they are designed to be applied in service, and through this we also evolve in our consciousness and awareness. It seems obvious and simple that we are meant to help our sisters and brothers along the way. But to actually do this is maybe not so obvious and simple. It is easy to become lost in the challenges we face each day to live our lives, and to become entrapped by the allure of material reality. Perhaps this is why the brethren assembled periodically: to help each other remember their purpose, and to share their experiences as messages of encouragement.

In the spirit of the Fama, I would like to invite you to attend events at your local affiliated body, a “house S. Spiritus”. You will find there people of like mind and soul, and have the chance to share in your mutual experiences as Rosicrucians, and perhaps to regenerate a bit as you spend some time immersed in the egregore of our Order. I look forward to sharing some time with you!

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Bill Hallett

Master, Mountain Rose Pronaos