Part 2 - AMORC
Part 2 - AMORC Part 2 - AMORC
y Edgar Wirt, FRChe “Master Within” is a veryuseful and potent concept. Familiaritywith it does not guarantee any usefulworking relationship with our “innermaster,” but thinking in terms of this image andcontinually expanding its potential, is a way ofopening up such a relationship.Some people refer to the Master Within as“the still, small voice within.” Although vaguelycorrect, technically it is not the same as the innermaster, but is what has been termed the “voiceof conscience.” Conscience is partially the voiceof the inner master but crucially, it is filtered byour cultural milieu and relates as well to things20The Rosicrucian Beacon -- June 2008
we have learnt from others in society, not all ofthem being universal in their scope or even thatbeneficial to us. We can see this by the fact thatin different cultures, where morals and moresare different; conscience relates to the particularmoral setting in which it grew.We are taught a pattern of right and wrong,not only in moral issues but also in lesser matters.In its basest state, conscience is a reminder ofwhat we have been taught whenever we are onthe verge of disregarding or violating the preceptswe have been taughtto respect. Consciencethen, tells us usuallyonly what we alreadyknow and it is only aswe allow the voice of the inner master, the truevoice of intuition, to take charge in our lives, thatconscience merges with and becomes subsumedby the universal, spiritual values of our deepestselves. It is important therefore to always try anddistinguish between conscience that has beendrummed into us and conscience which comesfrom the Master Within.The Master Within can reveal to us whatwe do not already know; the solution to a difficultsituation, a new discovery, the meaning of a newexperience or a new way of looking at ourselves.At times this insight may be received in words oras an idea without words; at other times, it comesas a visual image. Often it is disguised in imageryor symbols that we have to interpret.The Master Within does not have to betrained or developed, for it is already there. We donot have to train and develop ourselves to makeuse of it or to cultivate a working relationship withit, but we do need to subsume our concept of whatis right and wrong, namely our conscience, to thewill of this inner master. This is an important partof Rosicrucian study.The Master Within does not haveto be trained or developed, for it isalready there.The “Master Within” is part of the humanpsyche, related to the unconscious, subconsciousor subliminal consciousness. This deep area ofthe psyche is independent of ordinary objectiveconsciousness as it is the conscious manifestionof personality of the soul itself during the briefperiod of time that it is incarnated in a humanbody. This Inner Master operates by differentrules from our everyday lives, and is unaffectedby the social norms of the day. We do not manageany part whatsoever of its consciousness, butwe do have a directline of communicationwith it. And of greatestimportance to us asaspiring mystics is thatthe Master Within is in close communicationwith both our individual soul and with the soulforce, i.e. the force of life which animates allliving things.What we can get in objective consciousnessis a sort of echo from the inner master. If our“echo chamber” is warped or cluttered, theecho will be distorted and maybe even silent. Ifthe door is shut, we will not hear the echo at all.Often it is lost in the continual buzz and clatterthat comes through the objective senses.This traditional concept of the “MasterWithin” is particularly suited for personaldevelopment. The Rosicrucian Order hasevolved quite a wide array of experimentsfor learning how to amplify and clarify thosesubtle signals and for directing them to ourspecific needs. One skill to be learned is howto focus on a particular question. Another isto disconnect: to stop, look and listen for ananswer. There is much, much more of course,and it is all available through carefully gradedinstruction available from the RosicrucianOrder.Grateful Thought...One single grateful thoughtraised to heavenis the most perfect prayer.Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-81)(German writer and philosopher)The Rosicrucian Beacon -- June 200821
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y Edgar Wirt, FRChe “Master Within” is a veryuseful and potent concept. Familiaritywith it does not guarantee any usefulworking relationship with our “innermaster,” but thinking in terms of this image andcontinually expanding its potential, is a way ofopening up such a relationship.Some people refer to the Master Within as“the still, small voice within.” Although vaguelycorrect, technically it is not the same as the innermaster, but is what has been termed the “voiceof conscience.” Conscience is partially the voiceof the inner master but crucially, it is filtered byour cultural milieu and relates as well to things20The Rosicrucian Beacon -- June 2008