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Commemorative Program

“ComeCel eb r a t e t h e P a r k

”

Rosicrucian Park’s 65th Anniversary

Museum Day—May 10—Begins a Summer of Celebration f l Schedule

of Events, Festivities, & Special Presentations ■ Rosicrucian Parkin the Valley of Heart’s Delight: How & why the Rosicrucians came

to San Jose ■ AMORC’s Cultural Contribution to San Jose: 1927-1992

RCUI Classes and Special Weekend Events / Classes E Who and What

Are the Rosicrucians? □ Rosicrucian Park’s 65th Anniversaiy: A

panorama of history, events, and photos f l Map of Rosicrucian Park



I92H Rosicrucian Convention

The Rosicrucians

The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC — h e a d q u arte red in S an Jo se ,Califo rnia— was officially foundedin 1915 by Harvey S pen cer Lewis.It is a worldwide educational,

phil osophic al organiz ation th a toperates on a lodge system with affiliatedgroups in nearly 100 countries around theworld. Th e O rder expounds a system of me ta ph ys ical an d ph ys ical philoso phy in te ndedto awaken and raise the consciousness of

mank ind. Thro ugh a system of personal instruction, AMORC’s members are taughtthe significance and ap plication of universalcosmic and natural laws. The Order teachesa livable philosophy leading to a happier andmore fulfilling life.

Th e Rosicrucian Order, AM OR C, has itstraditional origins in ancient Egypt. It is saidthat Pharaoh Thutmose III, in 1489 B.C.,gathered together a trusted group of twelve

scholars and philosophers and founded an orderconcerned with promoting mystical doctrines.Over 100 years later the brotherhood’s teachings flowered during the reign of PharaohAkhnaton, called the world’s first monotheist becau se of his worship of A to n, th e Sun, to th eexclusion of Egypt’s numerous other gods andgoddesses. Th e princip les and objectives of thissecret brotherho od then resurfaced in later cultures— Greece, Rom e, and the N ear East.

Th e a ncie nt esoteric learning was rediscovered by European scholars in the early 12thcentury with the translation of Hebrew andArabic texts, and by the beginning of the 17thcentur y this m ystical knowledge becam e widelyknown with the publ ica t ion of the Fama Fratemitatis. The term “Rosicrucian” (derivedfrom “rose" and “cross”) was used to describ e th enew movement and its mystical concepts, andAMORC’s modern-day studies are based uponthese ancien t teachings.



Rosicrucian Park’s 65th Anniversary

Contents

■ — Welcome Letter from Grand Master Kristie E. Knutson 2

■ Welcome Letter from San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer_______4

■ Rosicrucian Park in the Valley of Hearts Delight___________6

■ — Rosicrucian Park’s Sixty-Fifth Anniversary:

A panorama of historical events_______________________ 10

■ — Program and Schedule of Events_______________________ 12

■ — Maps to and of Rosicrucian Park_______________________

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The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC

Dear Members & Fr iends :

Six ty-f ive years ago Dr. H. Sp en ce r Lewis had a dream . H e v isual ized the e s tab l ish

m en t o f beau t i fu l R os ic ruc ian Park in Sa n Jose , Ca l i fo rn ia , as the h eadq uar te r s fo r

th e R o s i c ru c i a n O r d e r , A M O R C . H e e n v i s io n e d t h e P a rk w i th its a u th e n t i c

Egyp t ian - sty le bu i ld ings and sp lend id gardens as the sp i r itua l hom e and cen te r for

Ros ic ruc ians th roughou t the wor ld .

From the very beg in n ing h e r e fe r red to th i s spec ia l p lace as “Ro s ic ruc ian P ark”—

even w hen the f ir st headqu ar te r s cons is ted o f on ly one bu i ld ing on a c i ty lo t a t the

edge o f tow n .

A nd w hen a skep t ica l me m ber from back Eas t asked “W hy do you ca ll th i s smal l lo tR osicruc ian Park .7”, Dr . Lewis, in h is custom ar i ly posi t ive m ann er , answ ered ,

“Because that is the way that I see i t wil l be in the fu ture .”

T he s ix ty -f ive year s s ince th a t t im e ha ve p roven h is v i s ion to be t rue , and Ro s ic ruc ian

Park has g rown to encom pass m uch o f a la rge c i ty b lock .

Tod ay R os ic ruc ian Park annu a l ly a t t r ac t s thousand s o f v i s ito rs f rom a l l over the

wor ld, and the Park is the de s t ina t ion o f thousand s o f R os ic ruc ian t r ave le r s

wor ldwide. T he Ro s ic ruc ian Ord er and a ll Ros ic ruc ians can be ju s t ly p roud o f

R o s i c r u c ia n P a r k ’s im p o r t a n t c u l t u r a l c o n t r i b u t io n s t o t h e S a n J o se c o m m u n i ty a n d

th e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n ia t h r o u g h its E g y p ti a n M u s e um , P l a n e t a r iu m a n d S c i e n c e

Cen te r , Research Lib ra ry , A lexandr ia Books to re , and the c lasses and seminar s

o f fe red th rough Rose-Cro ix Un iver s i ty In te rna t iona l .

A t th i s t ime ou r s inceres t g ra ti tude goes to a l l Ros ic ruc ians wor ldwide w ho he lped

in the c rea t ing a nd b u i ld ing o f Ro s ic ruc ian Park f rom i ts inc ep t ion s ix ty -f ive year s

ago . A nd espec ia l ly to fo rmer Im pera to rs Dr . H . Sp ence r Lewis and R alph M.

Lewis— our hear t f e l t thank s for a l l you accom pl i shed in m ak ing Ro s ic ruc ian Park

w hat i t is today . A d ream com e t rue!

S incere ly ,

Kr is t ie E. Knutson

G r a n d M a s t e r





San Jose Historica l Mu seu mSan Jose, 1910

CITYOFSANJOSE, CALIFORNIA

BOI NORTHFIRSTSTREET

SANJOSE. CA05110-1792

[408] 277-4237

FAX[408] 277-3BSB

SUSANHAMMER

MAYOR

March 11, 1992

Dear Friends,

Congratulations on the 65th Anniversary of the establishment of Rosicrucian Park in the City of San Jose.

Rosicrucian Park is known worldwide for its beautiful grounds and unique Museums. The Egyptian Museum, Art Gallery, and the Planetarium and Science Centers are a regional resource for both students and interested adults. Travelers and schoo l groups are especia lly drawn to the Egyptian exhibits. Rosicrucian Park has hosted various seminars, concerts, and public lectures which have brought cultural enrichment to a myriad of people and recognition to the area.

The activities planned for the month-long celebration sound exciting. I extend my best wishes for an enjoyable event and continued success.

Sincerely,

Susan Hammer

Mayor





Rosicrucian Park and the Valley of Heart’s Delightby Clara E. Campbel l , F .R .C . , & Robin M . T h o m p s o n , F . R . C .

All over the worldR o s i c r u c i a n s w e l -c ome l e t te r s a nd

packages po stmarke dSAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

For sixty-five yearsthe activities of theworldwide Rosicru-cianOrder, AM OR C,have been directedfrom a park-like city b loc k in th is m e tropolis with a Spa n

ish name located inCalifornia’s prosperous Santa C lara Valley. W he n Dr. Lewisf i r s t e s t a b l i s h e dR o s i c r u c i a n P a r k

here in the valley, local people affectionatelycalled the area the “Valley of H ea rt’s D eligh t.”

T he small city w ith a population of approximately 57,000 people served as the cen ter for avast and abu nd ant agricultural area consisting

of farms, orchards, and row-crop fields that pro duced frui ts an d veg etab les for a nationw id em arket. In late summ er, fields at the edge oftown would seem, at first glance, to be plantedin masses of marigolds, but a closer look wouldreveal masses of apricots spread on racks to dryin the late summer sun.

N early every one who grew up in th e SantaClara Valley “cut ’cots” (cut apricots for canning) at one time or another to earn extramoney for high school or college or to support

families. A nd the wonderful aroma of thedrying fruit wafted across the sun-drenchedvalley just as the rema rkable fragrance of th ou sands of blossoming fruit trees filled the valleyin springtime.

In th e late 1920s Sa n Jose was the largest fruitcanning and packing center in the country.Santa Clara Valley boasted 130,000 acres inorchards— including 70,000 acres of prunes.Ap prox im ately 16,000 acres were p lanted invegetables, and over 1000 acres in berries.

In and around San Jose approximately 40canneries were in ope ration m uch of the year,and the canneries employed large numbers of

peo ple (e sp ec ia lly wom en) in se as on . T hecanning season started with asparagus in earlyspring, but when the orchard fruit ripened inmid-summer, the work really began in earnest.Surroun ding the tow n were prune orchards andstrawberry “ranch es,” as the locals called them .Prunes (Italian plums) were the main exportfrom th e valley, and Dr. Lewis sang the ir praisesin some of his friendly chats in the Rosicrucian

Foru m.

The history and fortunes of this valley are arecord of the fascinating changes that havemarked the state of Ca lifornia in the last threecenturies. O nc e the wickiups (shelters) of theO hlon e Indians dotted th e verda nt valley floor,clustering near San Francisco Bay and nearbyrivers. Tod ay Santa Clara Valley is be tterknown as “Silicon Valley,” and orchards andfarms have given way to computer companiesclustering near crow ded freeways.

But to truly und erstan d this special place and

why Dr. Lewis chose to establish RosicrucianPark here, let us step back in tim e— back to anera long before Dr . Lewis conce ived ofRo sicrucian Park, long before the first Ca lifornia State Legislature convened in San Jose in1849, and long before the Pueblo de S an Jose deGuadalupe was established as the first Spanish pueblo in C ali fo rn ia in 1777.

The Ohlone Indians were the original inhab itants of San ta Clara Valley. T heir homewas located along the southern edge of San

Francisco Bay— a marshy area abu nda nt withwaterfowl. T he valley extend ed sou th from the

bay, and rising o n th e ea st and west s ides of th evalley were foothills— Mt. H am ilton and thesem i-arid Diablo Range rose to the east, and tothe west the Redwood-forested Santa CruzMountains separated Santa Clara Valley fromthe chilly Pacific O cean. Between these twomountain ranges stretched the dimpled landscape of the valley floor. Oak trees in clustersand in solitary dignity were dark and green

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among the tall grasses. Th e valley extend edsome 50 miles sou th from the hay, narrow ing toabout five miles in width until the foothills ofthe two opposing ranges shouldered tog ether toclose off the valley near the present town ofHollister.

N ow here co uld a hunter-gath erer cultureflourish better tha n in this favored valley. Th eyear-round mild climate;the availability of fish,acorns, berries, and roots;and the gent le te rra incombined to make this agenerous place to live.

But all this was toeven tua lly change— TheSpanish, Portuguese, andEnglish hegan their ex plo ra tions of th e C ali fornia coast in the mid-16thcen tury. Sp ain ’s JuanRodriguez Cabril lo andSebastian Vizcaino, andEngland’s S i r F ranc i sDrake were notable amo ng

the many explorers, pirates, and adventurers w hoexplored the Californiacoast in the 16th and 17thcenturies. How ever, theEuropean se t t lement ofCalifornia did not begin until 1769, when theSpanish founded San Diego. To conv ert theIndians, the Spanish and Franciscan fathersfounded a series of 21 m issions stretch ing n ort hfrom San Diego. In 1777 the San ta Clara

Mission was founded, and settlers from n o rth

ern Mexico m ade an extremely difficult trek tothe Santa Clara Valley (over 900 miles) toestablish El Pueblo de San Jose de G uadalupe—

the first civil settlement in Alta California. N eith er a mission nor a presidio (fort), the SanJose pueblo was an agricultural settlem en t— its purp os e was to grow crop s and supp ly food forthe surrounding area so that California would

not be so dependent on provis io ns from farawayMexico.

Thus began the imm igration of settlers to theValley of H ea rt’s Delight

which eventually brought peo ple her e from all par tsof the world. T he colorful flags of Spain andMexico flew in turn overthe San Jose pueblo, to befollowed later by the distinctive Bear Flag of the

br ie f- live d C ali fo rn ia R e pu bl ic, and eventu ally th eStars and Stripes of the

U nited States, which acquired California fromMexico in the 1848T r e a t y o f G u a d a l u p eHidalgo.

T h e G o l d R u s h o f1849 brough t thousands of newcom ers to California and transformed San Francisco into agreat city overn ight. Many of those who camefor gold, stayed on to establish farms and buildcities, and California became a state in 1850.

The original large Spanish land-grant ranchos

California History Center, De Anza College, Cupertino

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—San Jose Historical Museum

northwere eventually subdivided into smallerranches and farms. Th e comp letion of the

tran sco ntin enta l railroad in 1869, with its 1775miles of new track across mountains, prairies,and deserts, brought thou sands more people tothis new and prosperous state on the edge of thePacific. From the Un ited State s’ Eastern Sea bo ard, from Eu rope, and from A sia new resi dents arrived to establish homes, farms, and bu sinesses in th is gre at m elt in g po t of peo ples.

Some of the new immigrants to Santa C laraValley brought with them fine grape cuttingsand the small, young trees to begin the vine

yards and orchards th at would eventually coverSan ta Clara V alley. Fields formerly devo ted toraising grains and hay were newly planted inorchards and vineyards as farmers realized theclimate was perfectly suited for this type ofagriculture. Am ong the French immigrants,Louis Pellier bro ugh t a trun k full of cutting sfrom the old country, the ir ends thrust in po tatoes to keep them alive. O f param oun t importance among these cuttings— the French orItalian plum, known locally as simply the“pru ne.” A nd as the acres of orchards, vineyards, and row crops spread across the valleyfloor, and the fruit and packing industry grew,so did San Jose grow and prosper as it enteredthe 20th century.

A M O R C Seeks A New Home

Since th e founding o f the Rosicrucian O rder ’s present cy cle of activity by Dr. H. SpencerLewis in 1915, the organization’s headquartershad be en conse cutively lo cated in several citiesin different regions of the coun try. From its

original home in New York City, the Order’sheadquarters had moved out west to San Francisco in 1918, and then to the Sou th— Tampa,Florida— in 1925. Th ere the Orde r establisheda new headq uarters a nd lau nch ed o ne of Florida’s

earliest radio broadcast stations wh ich reachedlisteners throu gh ou t the South. These moveswere made to help stimulate m embership growthin the various sections of the United States.

In 1927 w hen R osicrucians in the San Josearea urged Dr. H. Spencer Lewis to move theOrder’s headquarters from Tampa and take up perm anent quarters in Cali fo rn ia , Dr. Lewis fe ltit was again time to return to the West andestablish a per m ane nt adm inistrative and spiritual center in this fast-growing part of the

natio n. A nd S an Jose had m uch to offer as thenew center for the Rosicrucian Order, AM OR C.In an article explaining th e move to Californiain the November, 1927, issue of The Mystic Triangle, Dr. Lewis described San Jose and itsadvan tages: “In selecting San Jose as our nex tcen ter o f natio nal activities we were guided bythe following im po rtan t poin t: First, it is no tone o f the biggest cities of the W est and th erefore possible to have headquarters in a parksection away from all the hustle and bustle,noise an d d istractio n of a large city. Sa n Jose is but 43 miles from bo th San Fra ncisc o andO aklan d— two very large centers of nation alsupplies— and con nected w ith them by excellen t auto highw ays, bus lines, trolley lines, andmain line railways from San Francisco to all

poin ts of th e Pac if ic Coast .

“Second, the O rder owns a fine piece of landthere known as Rosicrucian Park, and on this

pro perty th e nati o nal executive offices will belocated, with the radio towers, power plan t andstudio. T he Park is located so tha t it is easily

accessible to all who travel anywhere in California . . . in the heart of Santa Clara Valley,known all through the West as the Paradise of

Am erica. From this po int very long distanceradio tran sm ission is possible, as has bee n prov ed by th e m any ra dio sta tions in th e W es t.

“We shall be happily lo cated in San Jose forone o the r reason. It is today on e of the bigeducational centers of the West, with manycolleges and universities within its limits oradjoining it. It is fitting tha t A M O R C should

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U £i^ - a u s n . w - c t in s E t o

San Jose Historical Museum

be lo cated in su ch a place , w hic h th ousa ndsvisit ann ually to see the new est and best systemsof progressive edu cation .”

In 1927 land in the vicinity of San Jose wasstill quite inexpensive and Dr. Lewis quicklyfound suitable property on the edge of a newresiden tial sectio n near the city limits. T he first buildin g ere cte d at R osicru cia n Park faced acherry orcha rd. Rail service from San Jose to all poin ts was excellent, so th a t A M O R C ’s mai lcould travel prom ptly to its mem bers. In tact, sogreat was the added volume of mail caused bythe establishment of AMORC’s headquarters

in this medium-sized city that San Jose’s postoffice was chan ged from third class to first class almo st imm ediately— the po stm aster’s salaryincreasing in prop ortion to his added responsi

bil it ie s. As th e adm in is tr ati on offices of th eorganization grew, new employees could hopeto work here in perm anen t rathe r than seasonal

posi tions (as in th e predom in an t cann in g in dustry), and it was said around town that the bes t s ecretaries in San Jose h ad th e ir tr ain in g at“The Rosicrucians.”

Dr. Lewis and the Rosicrucian Order werehappy with San Jose from the beg inning. In alater article in The Mystic Triangle, Dr. Lewisreflected on the move to California and theestablishm ent of Rosicrucian Park: “W e arece r ta in ly de l igh ted wi th the loca t ion o fRosicrucian Park here in this Garden City ofthe valley they call Paradise. Th e climate forwin ter is wond erful and th e spirit of Ca lifornia,so notab le in the whole state, is distinctly m anifest here. Ro sicrucian Park is in the cent er ofthe new est residential section of San Jose, with in

two squares of the m ain highw ay th at leads fromLos Angeles to San Francisco.. . . The A dm in

istration Building is in Egyptian style of designand color and the grounds of the Park surrounding the building will be laid out withtropical shrubbery, broken by Italian cypresstrees and occasional Egyptian ornaments.”

And in remarking on Santa Clara Valley’s bountifu l pro duce , Dr. Lewis co mm ente d: “M os tof you throug hou t the country are eating everyday some of the products of this Paradise ofAm erica. In this Santa Clara Valley grows mostof the fruit th at finds its way into the hig h grade

canning com panies of California, and ev entu ally into your homes. . . Do you eat California prunes, rais in s and w aln uts , plu m s, pears, pea ches , olives, cher ries , aprico ts , almond s?They come from this section of California. . .W ith the highest average summer temperatureset at 80 and the lowest winter tem perature setat thirty—with warmth during the midday ofwinter— you can understand why this section iscalled th e Paradise, w ith its rolling hills of greenspotted with hundreds of natural wild flowers

and its mountaintops tipped with snow like acontrasted decoration to beautify the co ntinu ous panoram a of en ch antin g scenery. Ce rtainlywe are happy back in the West again . . . .”

And what did San Jose think of Dr. Lewisand th e Rosicrucians? A ny initial wariness wassoon eased by Dr. Lewis’ ready friendliness,op en m ind, and careful business practices. Dr.Lewis could talk with anyone, and everyonefrom deliverymen to bank presidents soon became acquainted with this man of the mind

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1927

Rosicrucian Park

founded.

1928

Administration Building

& Annex built.

AMORC San Jose

begins radio

broadcasts on station

6KZ.

1929

The Mystic Triangle

becomes The

Rosicrucian Digest.

1931

Original Amenhotep

Shrine erected to

commemorate the

Rosicrucian initiation

held in Luxor Temple,

Egypt, in 1929.

S I X T Y - F I F T H A N N I V E R S A R Y

by Cynthia Stretch

1927

AMORC Head quarters Arr iv es in San Jo se

A ttracted by the be autiful semi-ruralsetting of the Garden City , its proximityto supply centers in Oakland and SanFrancisco an d connecting transp ortationsystems, and we ather th at fosters longdistance radio transmissions, AMORCdecides to move its operations to a pieceof property in the h ea rt of the Sa ntaC lara Valley. The first buildings to beerected a re an adm inistration building,

radio towers, a power plant and astudio.

“We are certainly delighted with the location o f Rosicrucian Park here in this Garden City o f the valley they call Paradise. . . . you can understand why this section is called the Paradise, with its rolling hills o f green spotted w ith hundreds o f natural wild flowers and its moun tain tops tipped w ith snow like a contrasted decoration to beautify the

continuous p anoram a of enchan ting scenery.” —The Mystic Trian gle, January 1928

1931

Francis Bacon Auditorium

In need of a facility to host conventions,AMORC erects an auditorium nam edafter Sir Fran cis Bacon. The large st

auditorium in San Jose, it is used duringthe summer for Rosicrucian Conventions

and throu gho ut the year on Sundays for public lectu res given by Im pera to r H.Spen cer Lewis. In addition, the facilities

are loaned for many musical anddramatic productions by local groups.Flags from every state and countryrepresented by convention delegateshan g from the exposed rafters beneaththe ceiling.

“The first session o f the con ven tion was held this evening. It was not only the

opening o f the con vention hut the occasion for the d edication o f the new Franc is Bacon Auditorium . . . . the chimes in the large belfry pealed forth a melody that could be heard for several miles dis tan t . . . . The large stage with its footlights, Moorish background, and

Moorish and Oriental panell in g and draperies, as a proper stage setting in

such a building, made a pic ture that seemed to take one out o f America and back to the temples and buildings o f

Arabia . . . . ” —R osicrucian Digest,September 1931

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I X T Y - F I F T H

1934

Rose-Croix University Established

H. Spencer Lewis’ dream of a Rosi

crucian university and college is firstdiscussed at the 1929 Convention.Greeting the idea with enthusiam ,delegates vote to establish a fund to

bu ild th e univers ity. By 1933, th e fir stcourses in the fundamentals of healing, physics, psychology, ph ilosophy andchemistry are planned for the openingsession in the sum m er of 1934. Thenew building houses an am phitheatre,chemical laboratory, physics laboratory,workshops and offices.

“This new bu ilding is certainly a marvel o f completeness an d o f efficiency in every modern sense. The [ma ny rooms] afford ample opportunity for all o f our officers and higher members who are

specia liz ing in certa in tests o f the mystical Cosmic laws to prove all o f the teachings an d postulations contained in our monographs an d lectures.” —R osicrucian Forum , August 1934

" . . . this makes the AMO RC in North

America today a un ique in stitu tion and you sh ould be proud o f the fact th at you are a mem ber of a society or movemen t that is associated with a university and institutio n o f real research an d real investigation.” —R osicrucian Forum,

August 1934

Order may apply for membership in thenewly formed National ResearchCouncil of the Rose-Croix University.Upon acceptance into the Council,members are encouraged to sendwritten comments and reports so that

the new s of the ir discoveries can beadded to Rosicrucian monographs andmagazines, and can be tested and triedin the new university laboratories.

“Probably no other meta physica l or mystical organization in the world has had so much help and cooperation from

sc ientific people as has AMORC. It helps to make our organization more efficient, more helpful to its members, and up to the minu te in all of its in-

struct ions and in all o f its app lic at ion o f the teachings an d principles.”

—R osicrucian Forum, August 1934

N N I V E R S A R Y

1935

The Courier Car Makes Its First Cross-Country Tour

AMORC ina ug ura tes a good will activity, the C ourier Car. Leaving from SanJose in the spring, arriving on the EastCoast by summer, and retu rnin g to the

W est before the snows begin, the Ca rgives three presentations in each city itvisits. For members, the staff demonstrates the principles of Rosicrucianteachings, shows motion pictures ofHeadquarters in San Jose, answersquestions about how to conduct studies,and helps members to form new chapters. The public is introdu ced to theRosicrucian O rder during luncheons atlocal Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis Clubs.

1932

First separate

Rosicrucian Museum,

containing a full-sized

reproduction of a rock

tomb and authentic

Egyptian and

Mesopotamian

artifacts.

Kepher-Ra Club

distributes food and

clothing to one or two

families in San Jose

each week.

Shipping department

and post office added

to administration

annex.

1933

The Fountain of Living

Waters in the Rose-

Croix plaza dedicated

to the memory of past

Grand Master Charles

Dana Dean.

1934

Research Council Formed

Men and women who wish to contributeto the rese arch work of the Rosicrucian



Jubilee '92The 65th Anniversary of Rosicrucian Park

Jubilee ’92 celebrates the extraordinary vision, planning, building, and growth over m an y years that have resulted in today’s Rosicrucian Park. The Rosicrucian M useums’ annual M useum Day Celebration on Sunday, M ay 10, kicks off a month and a half of events celebrating 65 years of cultural activities at Rosicrucian Park.

I n t e r n a t i o n a l M u s e u m D a y

Sunday, May 10 , 1992

Inte rna tion al M useum Day recognizes the mission of museums aroun d the world in preserving cultural andartistic heritages. Join us for an entire day of FREE fun ac tivities for the wh ole family.

9-10 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

11 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.

12, 2, & 4 p.m.

12-4 p.m.

p.m.

2 p.m.

All Day

Schedule of Events

Unrestricted Tripod and Flash Photography in the Egyptian Museum

Photographers are offered this once-a-year oppo rtunity to bring in their equipm ent and photo gra ph our uniq ue c ollection. G en era lly, on ly hand-held av ai la b le -light photo graphy is allowed. Be photographed with The Mummy and glamorous Antony &Cleopatra!

Planetarium Show: Star Story

“Grandfather" answers questions and tells stories about the Sun, Earth, and Moon.This half-hour show is especially written for young children.

Planetarium Show : Cosmic Celebration

Th e Rosicrucian Planetarium, on e of the first in this country, opened to the public in1936. Join us in celebration an d take a look back at the h istory of astronom y and someof the history of our own planetarium.

W en i’s W orkshop: H ow to Write in A ncien t Egyptian

Visit We ni, th e scribe, at his worksh op in Alex and ria (th e book store), where you willlearn to write your name in hieroglyphs.

Rare Book Display

Examine intricate images of the Orient in the 19th-century books of David Roberts Journeys to the East, on exhibit in the Rosicrucian Research Library.

Ali Baba Belly Dance troupe pe rforms e th nic Egy pt ian da nc es .

Planetarium Show: The Celestial NileFind out what ancient Egyptians knew about astronomy and how they used theirknowledge to build th e G reat Pyramid.

Planetarium Show: Our Piece of the Universe

T ou r the planets o f our solar system and find ou t wh at else there is to see in our pieceof the universe.

— Hour ly door prizes 12:45 - 4:45 p.m. in th e M use um an d A le xandria bo ok store.

— Tours of our full-sized Egypt ian Rock Tom b re plica

— Im pro m ptu ga llery ta lks

— A rt Gal le ry exhib it : The Rosicrucians in Sar i Jose

— Food booth s and an Egy pt ia n bazaar wi ll be staffed by th e St. A n to niu s C opticOrthodo x C hurch from Hayward

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The celebration continues!

J u b i le e '9 2 — S c h e d u l e o f Ev en ts

May 10 - July 5

May 10-June 13

June 13 ' 21

June 14 ' July 5

June 27

Art Gallery exhibit: The Rosicrucians in San Jose

Th is special exh ibit will celebrate th e cultu ral activities of the R osicrucians, as led byH. Spe ncer Lewis and th en R alph Lewis, his son. Co m e share the memories! (Seniors receive free admission to the museum from May 10 - July 5)

Planetarium Show: Cosmic Celebration (see facing page for description)Show times are 3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

W eekend Course: A History of the Esoteric an d Visionary in W estern Art,

Part II: Early Modem Europe (A.D. 1600-1800)

Th is fascinating series of four slide lectures (June 13, 14, 20, & 21) covers the entirehistory of visionary and esoteric art in Europe from the Middle Ages to the con tem

po rary sc en e. Tre nds and styles from th e Baroq ue er a th ro ugh th e times of Cag liostro

and St. Germain will be examined. Classes may be taken individually, as well as in aseries. For more details, pho ne (408) 9 47-3600 , ext. 690. Instructor: Timothy O ’Neill .

Planetarium Show: Cosmic Celebration (see facing page for description)Show times are 12 no on on Sundays and Wed nesdays, 10 a.m. on Mon days, and 1 p.m.on Fridays.

Visit by Acorn A ’s Car Club to the corner of Park and Na glee at Rosicrucian Park

The Rosicrucian Order AMORC moved from Florida to the “Valley of Heart’sDe light” in 1927. Co me help us recreate the period when vintage automo biles from1927-31 will be in fro nt of th e mus eum at 11 a.m. on Satu rday, Jun e 27. Visitors incostume will receive free admission to the museum.

Museum Day IIT he M umm y and A nto ny <St C leop atra will be on h an d to gree t you for a repeat of manyMuseum Day events, including W en i’s Hieroglyph W orkshop (12, 2, & 4 p.m.), theAli Baba Egyptian Dancers (12-4 p.m.), special Planetarium shows, and hourly door prizes in th e M us eu m and A le xandria bo ok store .

Weekend Course: Masks and Psyche

Alchem ists of old practiced a transformative and healing art as they projected theiruncon scious complexes into th eir materials. Stu den ts will make plaster gauze or

papie r- m ache masks, hear lecture s, view a sl ide sho w of th e in str ucto r’s work, and d raw paral le ls betw een m ed ie val alc hemis ts as rep ort ed in th e works of Jung , M .L. v on Franz,

E.F. Edinger and others. Instructor: Barbara Muhlhauser

W eekend Course: New Ideas in Quantum Physics

If you thin k physics is painful, thin k again! Dr. W olf employs wit and hu m or to makethe subject com e alive. He is a master at interp reting the new physics for lay personsand show ing why these conc epts are imp ortan t. Usin g quan tum physics as a base, Dr.W olfs inquiring mind delves into the relationship betw een hum an consciousness,

ps yc ho logy , phys io logy , th e mys tica l, an d th e sp ir itua l.Instructor: Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D.

The We eken d Courses listed above are open to the public and sponsored by Rose^Croix Un iversity Internatio nal. Established in 1934, the University serves members of the worldwide Rosicrucian Order in furthering its tradition of learning and experimenting

with the mysteries of life on the spiritual, men tal, and physical levels of man and nature. Th e U niversity offers an entire series o f fascinating classes for Rosicru cian m em be rs . Subjects covered include Metaphysics, Philosophy, A rt and Cul ture o f Ancien t Egypt, Alche my, Herme tic Philosophy, and man y more.

June 28

June 27 & 28

July 4 & 5



1933

Rosicrucian Press, Ltd.

(an independent

corporation), on Julian

Street in San Jose,begins printing

literature for AMORC,

the county, and other

firms.

" . . . pra ct ical ly every mem ber in our organization has one or more relatives . . . or friends . . . who doubt the integ-rity, the sincerity, an d especially doub t the claims o f the Rosicrucian Order of

AM ORC . . . the Courier Car and its

personnel. . . condu ct a . . . meeting [so tha t people] can see for them selves . . . that it was not a fanatical religious sect or cult, but a common sense, rational, educational, refined and cultured movement .” —The Mystic Triang le,

Nov em ber 1927

S I X T Y - F I F T H

1934

Rose-Croix University

Building erected.

1936

Planetarium Bulding

completed & opens for

first star show.

1936

“ Theater of the Sky ” Dedicated

On Jul y 13, in front of a crowd ofhundreds of Convention delegates andmembers, Dr. Lewis dedicates thenewly constructed planetarium to thememory of David Rittenhouse, anAmerican astronom er and m ember ofthe early Rosicrucian settlement inPhiladelph ia. It is the fifth plan etarium in America, and the first tograce a small town. The architec ture isdesigned by Mr. Lewis, and the m echan ical equipment used in the theater,including the M aster Seismograph andCosmic Ray Machine, is invented and

built in Cal ifornia and th e P ark ’s owncraft shops under Mr. Lewis’ direction.

“Ju st as our Oriental Mu seum at Ros icrucian Pa rk br ings thousa nds o f visitors today who are surprised to find that the Rosicrucian Order does not

deal exclusively with intangible things

o f the clouds, or invisible things o f the imagination, but with the practical and useful th ings o f life, so the planeta rium will attract cultured, thinking men and women o f all pa rts o f the west, and likewise the tourists from a ll parts of

the world.” — The Supreme Secretary, Rosicrucian Digest, 1936

“Those who live in sm all cities and towns an d have never been w ithin a

pla neta riu m do no t kn ow how simply and under standin gly all o f the m agnif i-cent laws a nd principles o f the starry heavens and the planets can be dem on-

stra ted and how the body and m in d can be lifted ap parently up into space there to dwell among stars and planets and watch them perform ing their marvelous

feats . . . . A nd to realize th at th is pla neta riu m was desig ned, invented , created, and built here by Rosicrucians is something to mak e our mem bers feel

p r o u d ” —R osicrucian Forum, June 1936

“The new P lane tarium fits into the gro unds lik e a jewel in a per fect setting. It su gges ted an emera ld to me each tim e I looked at it .” —So ror R ay bu rn , quoted in Rosicrucian Forum, October

1936

“A s I sit here in the Forum an d look out o f my sa nctum window s and see one side o f the Pla neta rium in its beaut iful oriental colors and lines, I th ink too tha t it is a beautiful jewe l w ith a mag nificent setting here in R osicrucian

Park. . . .

As scores upon scores o f men and women come here to the Sund ay night or Thursday night demonstr'ations in the Planetarium, and go away with the exclamations on their lips that they have learned more about the beauties of the heavens an d the mysteries of the Cosmic than they ever knew before, I become happier and more enthusiastic about the Planetarium . . . . It will be

for m any years to come a liv ing, vi ta l testimonial to the unselfish purposes as well as to the artistic ideals and prin-ciples o f our org anization .” — H. Sp en cer Lewis, Rosicrucian

Forum, October 1936

A N N I V E R S A R Y

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“One o f the interesting features o f this Plane tarium , not fo und in any other Planetarium in the world, is the cre-

ation a t the beginning of the demo nstra-tion o f clouds o f fog, sh ow ing how in the beginning o f the creation o f the universe, moisture preceded the creation o f everything else. In our Plan etarium these clouds or fogs are so real that they block out the beautiful dome sky and cause the entire room to become moist an d cool to such an extent th at those

presen t can feel the foglike moisture or dew on their hands and faces. As those clouds gradually move by, through the movement of winds b eautifully dem on-

strated , the clear blue sky above and beyond is revealed and gradually all

stars make their appearan ce .” —Convention Secretaries , RosicrucianDigest, September 1937

1938

Rosicrucian Order Heals

the Sick

The Rose-Croix Research Ins titute and

Clinic, a non-profit, humanitarianorganization, is established a t Forest

and Bascom Avenues in San Jose.Sponsored by the members of theHierarchy of the O rder and m embers ofthe other high degrees, its goal is toconduct research into cures for patientsafflicted from conditions which are a

“my stery to doctors”. Phy sicians in thehigher degrees of the Rosicrucian Orderare to be trained in the drugless

Ro sicruc ian techniqu e of healing,developed by the Imp erator. W ithin theyear there is a waiting list of over ahundred people, and Dr. RobertoHerdocia, a Rosicrucian, physician andsurgeon practicing in San Francisco andLos Angeles, is appointed chief phy sician.

“For instance, one o f the stu dies w ill be in regard to cancer, its prevention, its economical and e fficient cure, a nd the raising o f the spirits a nd hopes o f those who are victims o f it. Today, too ma ny victims o f cancer are being treated by being burned by radium or xray, or m utilate d by the knife. We believe, an d have proved in three years o f experimen-tal work along this line, tha t cancer can be cured w ithout resorting to this dangerous burn ing or the use o f the knife. A nd we believe we have fou nd ma ny im portant points bearing upon the origin o f cancer, the cause and

preven tion o f cancer. “ —R os icrucianForum, December 1938

“Bu t the principa l th ing is that we are pro ving day by da y and hou r by hour th rough the work o f the specially trained

Rosicrucian doctors, th at the vibrations of the hu m an body can be altered and can be used to destroy and remove all disease, ju st as we are teaching in our

monographs.” —R osicruc ian Forum, Apri l 1939


1937

Spanish Division of the

Rosicrucian Order

transferred to

Rosicrucian Park.

1937/38

Replica of Cleopatra’s

Needle (Heliopolis

obelisk) erected.



1939

Rosicrucian Research

Library completed.

" . . . it takes a complete harmonious unit like this clinic and its patio and all o f its rooms and grou nds to give the

patient th at k in d o f env ironment, that kind of mental attitude and that kin d o f help an d treatment that makes his or her body become new and younger and healthier and stronger again.”

—R osicrucian Forum, Apri l 1939


accumulated knowledge, but would be used in addition to pu sh o utward the boundaries o f learning to add to that which is already known. “

—Rosicrucian Forum, August 1939

“I f outstan ding discoveries are m ade they will not be secreted, but imparted to outside scientific circles i f an d when they are disposed to accept them. No matter how fantastically or radically different or opposed to Orthodox belief a theory ma y be, if in the opinion o f this

Ros icrucian researcher it is foun ded upon natural laws it will be investi-

gate d.” —Rosicrucian Forum , August 1939


1939

Dr. H. Spencer Lewis

passed through

transition. Ralph M.

Lewis becomes

Imperator.

1939

Rose-Croix Library Established

Housed in the “researc h building ”adjace nt to the Rose-Croix University,the new library is dedicated during theUniversity ’s sum m er session. Its Firstlibrarian is Fra ter Orval Graves, a professor of philosophy at Rose-CroixUniversity and former librarian of the

University of California. Books on thesubjects of the sciences, “useful arts”,music, history, philosophy, metaphysics, occultism, and R osicrucianism a reto be available for mem bers. Rare books and books out of p rin t are planned for th e fu tu re .

“In the dedication address it was sa id that the entire building housing the library, biology laboratory, class rooms, and offices was to be devoted not to a mere preservation o f established and

1945

AMORC Aids Mem bers Ab ro ad

AMORC collects donations frommembers und er its “RehabilitationPla n,” a post-war relief program. Thestaff at R osicrucian Park arrange sship m ents of money, food and clothingto members throug hou t the world.Foreign jurisdictions, m any of themhaving lost all their assets during thewar, are rebuilt from the fund.

“We are very bad ly in need o f clothing because all our belongings were burnt during the war. . . . There are six children in our family— burlap clothing is still used as blanke ts and some of our kinsme n who depend on us still wear bark from trees. Seco ndha nd clothing or som ething like th at will be greatly appreciated.

“The firs t box contain ing two new wo me n’s dresses was received with your letter. Two days later fifteen boxes

came all together . . . . A ll o f us rejoiced with thanksgiving, for God sent His blessing through our brothers and sisters over there . . . . We have a great fa ith that the generous A merica ns are the m edium of His blessings on earth.”

—Letters to AMORC, member in the Philip pines, March and June 1945

Impe rator Ralph Lewis spearheadsrebuilding of Europ ean Rosicruciangroups at 1946 conference in Brussels,Belgium.

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1948

Supreme Temple Construction

Begins

Limited by the confines of the Ad ministration building in which it is housed,the original Supreme Temple cannotaccommodate the deman ds of a growingmembership and an ever-increasingnum ber of candidates for initiation.Backed by donations solicited from itsmem bers, AMORC hires Mr. E arle C.Lewis, architectural designer, to createthe structural and architectural drawings for the temple, and to design theinterior fixtures and furniture. On July17, 1949, the new Sup reme T emple, areproduction of the Temple of Dendera

on the exterior, and a reproduction ofthe temple of Medinet Habu in theinterior, is dedicated.

" . . each o f the four prim al elements, fire, air, water, and earth , were conse-crated and their esoteric meaning explained. For the occasion sacred waters from the Nile, Ganges, and

Indus rivers were brou ght from those remote places to be used in the proper consecration of the temp le.” —Rosicrucian Digest, October 1949


1950

AMORC Opens Fir st Art Gal lery

in San Jose

The second floor of the A dm inistratio n bu ilding, vac ated by th e re loca tion ofthe Suprem e Temple, is designated asan ar t gallery. Officially pre sen ted tothe people of San Jose in 1950, it is free

of charg e to the pub lic. By the mid -50’s,it will have brought approximately 75ou tstan din g collections of ar t from allover the world to the city, sponsoredlectures by exhibiting artists, formed a partn ers hip with th e A rt Lea gu e of S an

Jose, and have sponsored an a rt contestfor California high school art students.

“Sa n Jo seans who are interested in pain ting have long regretted th at th is city does not have a municipal gallery in which exhibitions could be held . . . .

A N N I V E R S A R Y1949

Supreme Temple

finished & dedicated—

modeled after Egypt's

Great Temple of

Dendera.

1951

Official monographs of

the Rosicrucian Order

are transcribed into

braille.

Now , with no pou nding of drums, the Ros icrucian Order is g iv in g d is ti n - guished aid to the situatio n. Last mo nth the curator of the Eyptian Museu m, located ou t at Rosicruc ian Park, arranged for the exhibi tion o f the fi rst p ostw ar displa y o f con temporary German paintings, . . . ”

— Editorial, S an Jose E vening News, July 31, 1951

1958

As Convention

highlight Egyptian

Consulate arrives by

helicopter in center of

Rosicrucian Park.

1959

Studio Building

erected. Buildingcontains full sound &

film studio.



1960

Employees of

Rosicrucian Park send

500 pounds of clothing

to the head of the

Chilean Red Cross

following the disaster

there.

The Venerable Narada

Maha Thera, chief

incumbent of the

Amarapura Sect of

Buddhism from

Ceylon, visits

Rosicrucian Park.By the 1950s, activities conducted atRosicrucian Park for the benefit of localand visiting members are well-established. There are winter and summ ercourses at the Rose-Croix University onscientific, artistic, historical, philosophical, and mystical topics. The ResearchLibrary, Museum and Planetarium arefree to mem bers at all times. TheImpera tor of the O rder presen ts lecture s a bout anc ient civilizations in the

Francis Bacon Auditorium, illustratedwith motion pictures made during hisworld travels. On Tuesday evenings, aconvocation is performed in the Su preme Temple , including an addre ssupon a mystical or philosophical subject

bas ed upon the Ros icrucian teac hings .Each month there is a Sunday concert

pe rformed by professional and ta le nte d

amateur musicians of the Rosicrucianorchestra. An ann ual convention, thehigh point of the year, brings 1,000delegates to San Jose from around theworld each July.

1955 AMORC Encour ages Local

Cultural Activities

Charging a token fee for its use, theOrder attracts many civic groups to theFran cis Bacon Auditorium. Throug houtthe y ear of 1955, “Sta rs of the Fu ture ,”a popular am ateur ta lent program, is bro adcast over Radio Sta tion KEENfrom the au ditorium. In the years tocome, it will host performances by theSan Jose Young People’s Cham ber

Music Society, concerts and lectures bythe San Jose Opera Guild, and theopening night rec eption of Fantasy in

Film , the second annual San Jose FilmFestival.

1958

AMORC Offers Programs

for the Comm unity

Boys, aged 8 to 15, begin an eight-session science project designed by a

San Jose State College physics profes

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sor and Rosicrucian staff members,emphasizing astronomy, electronics,and solar energy. The 60’s will see aninnovative service on the Park entitled“Museum Touch Progra m ” in which bl ind stu dents from local se con da ry

schools and San Jose State College are perm it te d to touch ancie nt Egyptianartifacts in the m useum while guidesadd verbal explanations. And in thefollowing decade, AMORC will collaborate w ith the S an Jose HOPE workshopto employ handicapp ed p ersons on aregular basis in the assembling ofRosicrucian mailings.

“For more tha n three decades, the Order has contributed richly not only to its own members but to the cultural life and values o f this commu nity. Its

Egyp tian museum, planeta riu m, research library, the faci li ties of Rose Croix Univej'sty and the plea sant

gro unds o f Rosicruca in Park it se lf are comm unity assets of the first m agn i-tude .” Editorial, Sa n Jose M ercury,

Ju ly 11, 1969

1963

An nu al Conv enti on Delegates

Welcomed by San JoseThe Mercury New s takes the opportunity to recognize the presence and theactivities of the Rosicrucian O rder in

San Jose on the occasion of the 39thAnnual In ternatio nal Convention of theRosicrucian Order. Approximately

1,000 Rosicrucians from Europe, Africa,

the F ar Ea st, Australia, New Zealand,Mexico, Canada, and Latin America, areflooding into the city to atten d thefestivities.

“. . . we feel it is fittin g th at S an Jose —and this newspaper — sh ould welcome this group o f thinking men an d women with wa rm heart and open arms. We can never too frequently have in our m idst a hum anitarian, thou ghtful group o f people such as this . . . . In this era of argument, opinion and international conflict, careful, humanitarian thinking is at a premium .” —San Jose Mercury

New s, Ju ly 14, 1963

Construction o f new Museum.

1967

New Museum Dedicated

On Saturday, November 26th, hundred sof people ga ther in the fountain co urtyard in front of the new structure forthe dedication ceremony. The CityM anager and Mayor of San Jose paytribute to the Rosicrucian M useum as acultural contribution to the city. Thestructure, designed by Earle Lewis, isinspired by Egyptian Temple architecture, and is the only Egyptian m useumin the world which houses its collectionin an Egyptian-style building.

“We have a great debt to the ancients . . . . It is remarkable how m any things commonplace to us, which we think are o f our times, actu ally began in Egypt.

Eve ryth in g fro m beer to taxes , w ith a world o f other things in between, began in Egypt.” —R osicrucian Forum,

A pril 1966

1967

New Rosicrucian

Egyptian Museum

opened—the onlymuseum in the world

designed in authentic

Ancient Egyptian style.

1970

New AMORC

Administration Building

erected.

1973

AMORC's Emergency

Relief Fund aids

Managua, Nicaragua,

Chapter after it is

totally destroyed by fire

following earthquake.

1983

12,000 pound cast

concrete statue of

Thutmosis III

dedicated on

December 5.

1984

AMORC participates in

excavations at Tell el-

Amarna at the request

of the Egypt

Exploration Society.



1989

Rosicrucian Park

Attracts Scholars:

Smithsonian Institution

presents programs on

latest findings about

Mars & Antarctica.

Egyptian archeologist

Dr. Zahi Hawass

lectures on latest

discoveries near Great

Pyramid.

1991

Park employees

donate money for

Russian winter famine

relief.


1969

AMORC So li ci ts Nomin at io ns fo r Humanitarian Award

In a tradition th at ha s lasted for decades, mem bers of the Rosicrucian

Order subm it nominations for theRosicrucian H um anitaria n Award . Theaward celebrates individuals from anycountry in the world whose outstandingservice to either their community or tohum anity in general has previouslygone unrecognized. In order to ma ximize recognition in the community inwhich the hu m anitarian works,AMORC notifies the local press of theupcoming event. The Rosicrucianresponsible for the nomination presentsthe re cipient w ith a certificate, En

graved with his/her name and a commendation.

“For tunate ly for the possible sa lvation of our civilization, there are individuals who are motivated by those impulses which have always been laud ed as examples o f the finest qu alities o f a hum anitar ian. . . . It is these people . . . who are perpetuating the traditions of what is true culture and what an advanced civilization shou ld represent. They are worthy o f recognition . . . . They

sh ould be encouraged by the know ledge that their activities in an otherwise self

seek ing society are app reciated.” —R osicrucian Fo rum, June 1969

1971

Admin is trati on Bui ld ing

Dedicated

The volume of daily correspondence,study m aterials, information andguidance handled by the AMORC staff

demands more space and equipmentthan the old adm inistration buildingcan provide. The new struc ture , pa tterned after the grea t temple of RamsesIII, Medinet H abu, is designed byarchitect Earle C. Lewis and adornedwith bas-reliefs produced by theAMORC art department.

“I note . . . the m agnifice nt edifices [on Rosicruc ian P ark]. . . . This ou ter display o f wealth and power turns me off. Why not instead spend the money on

sp reading the know ledge so that more people become enlighte ned?” —L ett er from prospe ct ive mem ber,1973

“[The Park ’s bui ldin gs] exist to enrich

an d supplem ent the mem ber’s indi-vidual studies . . . . AM ORC is no t a mailorder school. Me mbership is a living experience requiring practical application of principles. The organiza-tion invests in the institution of

Rosicrucian Park; for an inve stmen t in the institution is an investment in membership.” — Response, as quoted in the Rosicrucian Forum, by Frater

Marion Redd, June 1973

1982

Rosicrucian Research

RecognizedIn a two-part program on theRosicrucian Order, KGO-TV feature sthe work being conducted in the Research Laboratory at Rosicrucian Park.The program focuses on two successful pa rapsyc ho logy experiments invo lvingtelep athy and insight. But this is onlya sm all percentag e of investiga tions byRosicrucian scientists into humanconsciousness and psychic functioning.Conclusions have been reache d onmany topics, including the hum an aura,metaphysical healing, and

psy ch ok ines is. „

“. . . we hope that [these researches] have been helpful to you— that they have helped to deepen your un derstand ing and ability to demonstrate natural laws, and that they have been helpful to your desire to create conditions o f love, harm ony, an d peace in our world. ” —Ralp h M. Le wis to mem bers, Rosicrucian Digest, April 1980



Rosicrucian Park (from page 9)

who could readily discuss so many differentinteresting subjects. San Jose found th e Rosi-crucians to be a know ledgeable group of people,and California’s open-mindedness and willingness to experience new ideas melded easily

with the Rosicrucian outlook on life. AsRosicrucian Park expanded and new buildingswere added—one of the first planetariums inCalifornia, a science and university building,the Egyptian Museum, and an extensive research library— San Jose began to realize theunique cultural benefits provided the city bythe Rosicrucians. After all, how many othermedium-sized cities, even in California, could

bo as t a m ag nif ic ent park w ith Egy pt ian- style bu ildings se t am id st bea utifu l ga rden s, an d th eeducational and cultural assets offered byRo sicrucian Park? In the words of a localnewspaper re porter o f years ago: “A little bit o fEgypt fell out o f the sky one day— on the block

bounded by Par k , N agle e, C h ap m a n , andRandol.”

To familiarize San Joseans with the Orderand its purpose, Dr. Lewis (a former advertisingman) ran impressive full-page advertisementsin San Jose newspapers. O ne ad open ed withthe inviting headline: “Let Us G et A cqua inted”,and the n asked the reader, “We are your neigh

bo rs here in San Jose, we a re know n all over th eworld— but do you know th e Ro sicrucians?”The ad explained that hundreds of Rosicru-c ians—many of them prominent men andwomen—from all parts of the world, visit SanJose each year, spending time at RosicrucianPark and in the charm ing city itself. “Hun dredsof local residents visit our Oriental Museumand Egyptian buildings monthly. . . .We havemade San Jose known to millions throughoutthe wo rld. . . .” T hes e ads also fully expla ined

the Order’s purpose and invited local residentsto join the Order and “find out more aboutthemselves, natural laws, and the universe.”

San Jose was impressed, and hu nd red s flockedto the regularly scheduled concerts and lectures, free to the public, in the new FrancisBacon Auditorium (San Jose’s first large-sizeauditorium). Thu s marked the beginning of along-term cultural and comm unity-invo lvem entrelationship between R osicrucian Park and thecity in the Valley of Heart’s Delight.

Tod ay S an Jose is a great city, altho ugh it hasnever really though t of itself tha t way. Th esleepy cannery town of the 1920s experienceda major growth explosion in the decades following W orld W ar II, making San Jose one of

the fastest growing cities in the U.S. Orc hards,vineyards, and fields were quickly replaced withmiles of tract housing and industrial parks.Blossom festivals were n o longer app ropriate asthe valley’s nickname was changed to “SiliconValley” with th e pro liferation of the co mp uterindustry. San Jose and the surrounding com munities have run together and the metropolitan area now has 1.5 million people. In fact,San Jose is now the largest city in NorthernCalifornia, eclipsing in population San Francisco, its more prom inent neighb or to the n orth.

But to those who walk the winding pathsthrough green lawns and past beds of blossoming flowers amidst the colorful buildings ofRosicrucian Park, the surroundings make thevalley’s older name com e alive again, for here itis still th e Valley of H ea rt’s Delig ht. A

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65th Anniversary of

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A er ia l v ie w o f San Jose, c. 1930 San Jose Hi s to ri cal Mu seu m

Congratulationsto

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for

65 Years o f Com m un i t y Serv ice

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Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, California

Rosicrucian Park islocated 2 miles west ofdowntown San Jose atthe intersection o f Park

and Naglee Avenues.Best freeway access:Take 1-880 to TheAlameda exit.

Park Map

1. Egyp tian Mus eum

2. Rose-C roix University International

3. Planetarium

4. Francis Bac on Auditorium /Alexandria Bookstore

5. Akhn aton Shrine

6. Administration Building

7. Administration Annex

8. Suprem e Temp le9. Research Library



Documents

AMORC - Jubilee-92.pdf