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Comment on a Review of my book “The Prisoner of San Jose”-Reviewer (Sam Amenta -MA) gave 4 out of 5 stars

FYI to all my readers. My next project on AMORC will be emerging at some point in 2012.

I found this book to be quite interesting. No matter what one's opinion of AMORC is (and it seems everyone commenting has a strong opinion on AMORC) Freeman's journey seems typical for someone who feels marginalized and believes they will gain self worth by joining some kind of group.

Another Meditation experiment in AMORC provided by F.K. long time member

Dear Pierre Freeman,

I am happy to share this experiment from AMORC with your readers.  It is from an advanced degree.

      As is true for entering into prayer, wash your hands and drink a glass

of water as a sign of physical and mental purification(harmless outside of a cult, this simple practice will become powerful “trigger” and will transform the life of ex-slave member into hell when they attempt to leave AMORC).

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      Retire to a quiet place, preferably your Sanctum(make no mistake here.  From the Neophyte section members quickly learned the term “preferably” carry a whole new meaning in AMORC.  For members do not have any preference and command are given under such cover word), and sit with your back straight, hands on your knees, and feet slightly apart, flat on the floor(again,harmless outside of a cult, this simple practice will become powerful “trigger” and will transform the life of ex-slave member into hell when they attempt to leave AMORC) . If you prefer, you can meditate while lying down. In this case, place your legs slightly separated and your arms alongside your body.

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      Relax for a few moments, after taking a series of deep neutral breaths,

and then recite the Celestial Sanctum invocation.

      Then determine the purpose of your meditation. In other words,

determine whether it is to obtain the solution to a particular problem, to

receive revelations on a mystical subject of your choice, or simply to

commune freely with the Cosmic Consciousness.

      Having done this, concentrate on the object of your meditation for a few minutes. If you want to obtain the solution to a specific problem, take the time to reflect on it. On the other hand, if your purpose is to receive

illumination on a mystical subject, such as a symbol, concept, or law, also

analyze it from an intellectual viewpoint.

      After you have reflected on the object of your meditation sufficiently,

summarize the problem occupying your mind or the subject which interests

you in the form of a question. For example: “God of my Heart, what should

I do to solve this problem?” or as the case may be: “God of my Heart, teach

me about this subject.” As much as possible, visualize this question as

though you were writing it on a piece of paper or a blackboard. However,

if visualizing in this way seems too difficult, ask the question mentally or

in a soft voice.

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      If the sole purpose of your meditation is to commune with the Cosmic Consciousness and to benefit from the peace such a communion can bring, simply visualize yourself ascending in the Cosmic in a spiral, until you have the feeling that you are

one with the universe.

      Whatever the content and form of your question, repeat it three times,

carefully concentrating on its meaning. Then forget it entirely and remain

in a receptive state. To help you attain this state inwardly, intone the vowel sound OM mentally or in a soft voice as long as you feel it necessary. If you feel that you can empty your intellect without making use of this vowel sound, refrain from intoning it during the passive phase of your meditation. Simply be receptive to any impressions you may receive.

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      Whether or not you are aware of having received an answer to your

meditation, close with the Celestial Sanctum invocation as soon as you feel

the desire or the need to do so. Then resume your usual activities(Here again AMORC leave the door open for failure and self blame, for according to AMORC if you do not get the answer to your request it is because you did not follow their instruction as given)

      When the art of meditation is mastered, the desired answer is provided

during the passive phase and manifests quite clearly to the consciousness,

most often as a series of especially significant ideas. Otherwise, it can be

received many hours, even many days later, either as a dream, a vivid intuition, or an unconscious need to act in a certain kind of way. It is also

possible that the answer will be given through an encounter, a book, or

some other event capable of providing the required solution(Now member start seeing a sign and a message every where thinking that the Cosmic answer that come as a result of their AMORC exercise). Whatever the case, any meditation made using the technique just indicated is effective and will give good results some time in the future. Therefore, as is true of prayer, do not neglect this form of cosmic attunement(here one feel obligated to do the exercise), because it is a special source of knowledge and inspiration.

      As indicated previously, we should not meditate only to obtain the

solution to a precise problem or to receive revelations on a particular

mystical subject. Meditation also allows us to commune freely with the

higher planes of Cosmic Consciousness and to benefit from the resulting

spiritual influx. In this instance, our meditation can be interpreted as a

contemplative state impossible to describe in objective terms in that it

transcends the thoughts and ideas normally occupying our mind. In this

transcendental state, the entire universe becomes our frame of reference

and we become one with anything our consciousness embraces or contemplates. In its ultimate phase, such meditation results in ecstasy-that is, a sublimation of the physical, psychic, and spiritual planes of our being. At that point we lose all identity and participate wholly in the nature of God. To summarize, we experience a transitory Illumination, and its impact remains

with us forever. This is our wish for you(again these statements are harmless outside of a Mind Control Organization).

F.K.

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Position that a member of AMORC must adopt to pray

 

Dear Pierre Freeman,

I have been a member of AMORC for 35 years.  I am realizing more and more that you may actually be making a good point about AMORC being a cult.  To support your point I am sharing with you(I will share much more in the future) some extracts from advance monograph of the Rosicrucian Order AMORC.

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From now on, (this sounds like a command to me) use the following procedure whenever you wish to pray so as to contact the God of your Heart for a specific purpose. Wash your hands and drink a glass of water as a sign of physical and mental purification.  Retire to a quiet place, preferably your Sanctum, and sit with your back straight, hands on your knees, and feet slightly separated, flat on the ground. If you prefer, you can pray while lying down In this case, keep your legs slightly separated and your hands alongside your body. Relax for a few moments(but you cannot relax when you are acting under the fear of AMORC), after taking a series of deep neutral breaths, and then recite the Celestial Sanctum invocation. Then determine the purpose of your prayer. In other words, take the time to determine whether it is for intercession, confession, or gratitude. Once this is done, say your prayer orally or mentally, by concentrating on its meaning and on the impact it should have on you or on others(before joining AMORC some 35 years ago, I was a good Christian. When I prayed some of my prayer request was granted to me.   I am now becoming more and more aware that the energy it takes to comply with the many rituals of AMORC on how to pray (or how I should pray) are what keeping me from praying successfully like before my life was taken over by AMORC.)

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After reciting your prayer, remain receptive so that you will enter what is traditionally called the mystical silence.  In other words, abandon yourself completely to the cosmic communion until you lose awareness of your objective self. When you again become aware of yourself and your surroundings, close this period of prayer by sending thoughts of love and harmony to all humanity. Then recite the closing invocation to the Celestial Sanctum and resume your usual activities.

In most religions, believers assume a special position when praying. For example, Moslems kneel and bow toward Mecca. Christians also kneel and join their hands in front of them. Buddhists sit in the lotus position. As for the Jews, they remain standing and sway backward and forward or from side to side. In this monograph’s experiment you were simply asked to sit or lie down, because Rosicrucians do not adopt any special position for prayer(Strange statement from AMORC. The instruction in this monograph  just requested that members follow a special ritual with special position.  This is typical of all AMORC teaching and of all Cultic teachings.  AMORC always make contradictory statements in their monographs.  The goal is to put members in a confused state.  This is well known technique to put members in the desired hypnotic state) We feel that devotion depends more on one’s inner state at the time of the prayer than the position one assumes. In accordance with this principle, we choose a position which is most comfortable, the main thing being an avoidance of any discomfort that would keep us on the objective plane.

 

F.K.

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internalization of AMORC doctrine

I ordered a copy and am recommending this as a recovery resource

From: A reader of  “The Prisoner of San jose”

Thursday, AAugust 21, 2008 10:31:14 AM ugust 21, 2008 10:31:14 AM

To:pierrefreeman@theprisonerofsanjose.com

Dear publishers, Mr Freeman's book gives a unique perspective. Ive

been urging people in recovery in relation to other groups to order a copies.

The description Freeman gives of self induced trance induction through home correspondance

courses and how he lost a sense of the passage of time through a combination of trance

and internalization of AMORC doctrine of the superiority of subjective time overriding

objective time is something that persons in other groups may also have experienced and

not been able to name or understand as such.

Thank you.

PS I have no credential as a therapist, but have been corresponding on a variety

of listserves.

Reader of The Prisoner of San Jose

Just to congratulate you for getting out of AMORC

  From: A reader of  “The Prisoner of San jose”

Thursday, JJuly 31, 2008 11:48:05 PM  uly 31, 2008 11:48:05 PM

To:pierrefreeman@theprisonerofsanjose.com

Dear  Mr. Pierre Freeman (really a free man),

This is just to congratulate you for getting out of that organization
filled with lies and liers (the leaders).

I had been in AMORC for almost two years. I entered looking for Truth,
and only that. As they say they are truth seakers, and my father had
been there until he died, I started studying. I became aware as an
independent student of tradionalism, philosophy, theology, and used
common sense, so after some monographs and some atrium rites I started
thinking it was like a new age cult.

Their history, I researched, is full of lies. Their philosophy is
basically relativist, spiritual evolutionist, based on early christian
gnostic heresy, modern gnosticism and mainly theosophy. All these have
been intelectually defeated by a lot of authors.

After discovering that, I started having doubts. So I prayed, almost
during all time I could remember I should pray. Then, thank God, I
decided to write a goodbye letter, accusing them, and send them all
their stupid monographs and magazines. I never received an answer.

One of my intentions is to make a carefull research on all this
rosicrucian movements, specially AMORC. I intend to start a blog, as
soon God allows me to do.

Cordially,

Reader of The Prisoner of San Jose
Brazil.

PS: Sorry for my english.

I was a member of AMORC for over 25 years

 From: A reader of  “The Prisoner of San jose”

Friday, July 18, 2008 6:51:32 AM

To:pierrefreeman@theprisonerofsanjose.com

I found reference to your book The Prisoner of San Jose by accident.
I live in Australia; I was a member of AMORC for over 25 years.
I resigned about 10 years ago because like you I was disatisfied with
their methods.
I have been working on a research project on and off for a number of years,
cross referencing AMORC teachings with other sources.
As you found out, the AMORC lessons can be a subtle form of mind control.
The evidence is in the Temple Degrees 1 to 9.
Most AMORC members I encountered do not have a clue what is in the
monographs.
I returned my monographs, shredded to AMORC Australia when I resigned.
Do you still have your monographs?
Your monographs were compiled after the death of H.S. Lewis.
Either by accident or by design there is embedded information if you
know where to look.

regards,
Reader of The Prisoner of San Jose

Need help over amorc

From: A reader of  “The Prisoner of San jose”
To: pierrefreeman@theprisonerofsanjose.com
Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2008 7:02:47 PMJuly 3, 2008 7:02:47 PM
Subject: need help over amorc

Dear sir,

I "leaved" the order over an year ago, but it seems to me that I still
could have problems from my past ... The Grand Master offered me a
"free" membership when I lost everything (love, family, religion,
money) then I did not wrote him back and I did not received anymore
nothing from them.

I know that I cannot change the past, from joining the order, untill
the time everything was "the dark night of the soul" but ... I really
need your help to get over on it ...

Can you tell me, please, exactly what steps you did for totally leave
the Order ?

It is a punishment for this ?

Can I avoid it ?

Pierre, as a man who understand me perfectly, for God's sake, I
desperate need your help !

Please, respond me to e-mail.

Thank you !