AN OPEN LETTER TO CHRISTIAN BERNARD,
VENERATED IMPERATOR OF AMORC-The Cult of H. Spencer lewis
I have been alluding to reports from members of strange changes in the atmosphere of AMORC- between the Grand Lodges and local lodge, between local lodges themselves- and between members. I think this is partially economically based, but there may be more to it.
Again, rumors abound. One of them claims that certain chosen members scrupulously watch the others around them, focusing on their every word, observing even their body movements, trying to see if certain members’ body language or speech will betray them as dissenters. This has prompted members to be extremely cautious with their words and actions. One growing preventive measure is for members to abundantly promote the term, “Our Imperator Christian Bernard, " assuring their suspected Watchers of their fidelity.
The reality is that the culture of AMORC is akin to the culture of the Roman Empire. After all, Imperator means Emperor. And, in Rome, the Emperor was considered a god. So the Culture of AMORC is a dictatorship. But are we now seeing the decline of Rome- or just a bump in the road of an organization that has managed to retain its pedigree as an ancient Order for at least a hundred years.
What is the Rosicrucian Order anyway? And what is its true culture?
I would say that it is primarily an entertainment vehicle for people interested in the occult. If you went to Universal Studios and wanted a nice extraterrestrial adventure, you might go on the ET ride- but you would never, for a moment, think you were in anything but a kind of mobile electronic simulation of the movie- a great fantasy ride, to be sure.
Unfortunately, people like me get stuck in the amusement park, thinking that it was real- when they are actually trapped in a beautiful porcelain cage, replete with colored tiles and plated gold bars. Call it Universal Studios, call it Disneyland, call it the Matrix, but in reality it is one of the most successful public relations events in modern history, a work of genius sprung out of the mind of a great advertising executive.
H. Spencer Lewis was no doubt a profound public relations mogul, but has Christian Bernard inherited his promotional mantle and advertising genius sufficiently to bring this organization into the middle of the 21st century?
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The Open Letter to Christian Bernard Venerated Imperator of the Rosicrucians is available in French, Portuguese and English
French http://www.theprisonerofamorc.com/lettre-a-christian-bernard/
portuguese http://www.theprisonerofamorc.com/carta-aberta-a-bernard
English http://www.anopenlettertochristianbernard.com/
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