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We are a local group for Oregon and SW Washington Rosicrucian Order, AMORC members. We have occasional Zoom meetings on fascinating topics (some are for members only, sorry!) but otherwise we welcome you to attend! If you have questions about topics of our interest, post them in the comments.

Pronaos Orientation, Degree Review and Initiations: Convocation, Portland 2 pm, Nov. 24

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Portland convocation this month is a mirror event to the one we did in Wilsonville in October. It will include initiations (see below), orientation about the operation, rituals and symbols of the pronaos (your local AMORC group), and a review of the Neophyte degree. This will be a critical event for new members, and those needing a refresher– the Neophyte degrees go over all the basic concepts of our teachings.

Our Pronaos is growing, and you are becoming a crucial part of it!

The Supreme Grand Lodge has mandated that if a member attends three Pronaos meetings, they must be offered the chance to be Initiated into that Pronaos.  Refer to our previous October blog post on the differences between home Initiations, affiliate group Initiations, and Degree Initiations.

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Spiritual Alchemy Workshop With Karen Wark, This Saturday, Nov. 8 & 9

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Spiritual-AlchemyThis weekend, at last, is our Spiritual Alchemy Workshop, with visiting Rosicrucian Scholar Karen Wark. There’s still time to get advanced tickets HERE. Or you can get them at the door on Saturday.

This two-day event should not be missed. It will help to sharpen the skills of members of our Order, and it will also be a fascinating window into the Rosicrucian teachings of AMORC for the curious.

We’ve sold about twenty advanced tickets, and we expect a few more to come in before Saturday. We’ve had lots of inquiries about the event from non-members. We should have a healthy mix of local and out of town members and unaffiliated spiritual seekers.

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Video Discussion: Alchemy and Johann Joachim’s Oedipus Chimicus, Online, 10/20, 2pm

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This month’s online meditation and discussion group will talk about Johann Joachim Becher’s book called Oedipus Chimicus, published in 1664. The group, led by Frater Ken, will hold a meditation, and then a brief talk on the alchemical symbols and principals from this old treaty on alchemy.

“Becher’s views on chemistry have much in common with standard 17th-century Paracelsian and Helmontian treatments of the subject” such that “sulfur was analogous to earth, and salt to water, while earth and water, in more subtle form, were mercurial in nature…”

Article on Martayanla.com

This discussion will focus on the alchemical principles as illustrated in the engraving here below. This talk will be a precursor to our RCUI spiritual alchemy workshop Nov 9 and 10.

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UPDATED: Oct. 27: Convocation, Reincarnation Series, Portland, 2 pm [The Famous Quoted]

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reincarnationThe topic of reincarnation is of great interest to our members. These discourses will begin in late October and go through early December. Study up on the subject and be prepared with your questions.

PS- YOU as a member can request more discourses or teachings on AMORC subjects you are interested in.

Below are some quotes from some surprising and famous people and their thoughts on reincarnation courtesy for Frater Clayton:

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UPDATED TIME [2 pm]: Oct. 13: Orientation and Pronaos Initiations, Wilsonville, 2 pm

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[PLEASE NOTE THE START TIME TO CONVOCATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO 2 PM]

We’ll have a basic orientation to the operation, rituals and symbols of the pronaos (your local AMORC group). We will also go over the basic teachings in the First Neophyte Degree. This is very important, as the entire course of study is outlined in basic form, throughout the Neophyte degrees.  THIS IS A GREAT EVENT FOR NEW MEMBERS and members who need a REFRESHER. Then we will conduct pronaos initiations for those who have requested it. Anyone requesting a Pronaos Initiation must be in good standing with the Rosicrucian Order, have attended at least 3 convocations and intend to be in regular attendance. Please contact me, Grand Councillor, at nwamorc.donohue@gmail.com

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How do Initiations work at Home, Pronaoi, Chapters, and Lodges?

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We are conducting Pronaos Initiations this month on October 13. You should take the intitation at the pronaos level if you have not already. Read more HERE.

Recently a Frater asked ESP Master Anjala about the difference in the home initiations and initiations given in Pronaoi (the plural word for Pronaos), Chapters and Lodges. The Master replied that home initiations are vital and should be performed with intensity and excellence when a member is ascending from one degree of study to another. But!

 

There are two other types of initiations available to those who are fortunate to live near affiliated bodies. Enneadic Star Pronaos meets twice a month, in Portland and in Wilsonville, so that we can be close to as many members as possible. That said, members do often travel great distances to attend convocations. On her recent Rosicrucian Tour of Sacred Italy, Master Anjala met three members who drove four hours to attend their Chapter meetings. Another member talked about traveling to a distant town and staying overnight so that she could participate in regular Pronaos meetings. Lastly, a Master at another Lodge said they drove drives 40 miles each way to get to their convocation locations.

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Master Anjala’s Tour of Mystical Italy: Travel Log [With Photos]

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The Veiled Christ, one of many exquisite statues in the Capella Sansevero in Naples.

For those of you who might be interested, here are some email excerpts from Master Anjala’s recent Rosicrucian tour of Sacred Italy. This was a three- week trip sponsored by AMORC that was attended by dozens and dozens of Rosicrucians.  (AMORC sponsors tours in different mystical places throughout the world. Next year’s tour to Egypt (and maybe Morocco?) will be in August and people are already signing up.) 

Enjoy!

August 19

I’ve been on a Rosicrucian tour of Sacred Italy since August 9th. Since then I’ve traveled to Assisi, Tivoli, Rome, Assisi again, Venice, Florence, and today I’m in Napoli (aka Naples).  So Many Misadventures!  So Many Pasta meals!  So Many Macedon deserts (read fruit salad, usually with cocomele (watermelon) naranja (orange, sometimes blood orange), kiwi, pineapple, and apple.  Variations on that theme.  So many sights! Macedonia was a Balkan country conquered by the Romans (Italians) in the 2nd century BC, and somehow the country name for fruit salad persists centuries later.)

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Rose Croix University International Retreat in Colorado, Sept. 27-29

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vibrationsRCUI is sponsoring a Rosicrucian retreat in Estes Park Colorado with Dr. Robert Waggener, a Rosicrucian for 63 years, who has taught RCUI courses on such diverse subjects as Sacred Geometry, Atlantis, and Alternate Theories of History.  The event is Sept 27-29.

The teachings on the weekend retreat will include Cycles and Vibrations:

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Alchemy Workshop with Karen Wark: Tickets Now on Sale

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page-1_img01_original-2Tickets are now available on EventBrite for our first-ever Pacific Northwest Spiritual Alchemy workshop on Nov. 9 and 10.

This event is open to the public. Lunch tickets can be purchased for both days.  This is a rare treat that should bring participants a lot of new insights. We hope you can join us and meet new members of the Order as well as other local seekers.

AMORC members who have attended convocation in Portland or Seattle this year are eligible for a 20% discount. Email us oregon@amorc.rosicrucian.org for a discount code.

“At this workshop, you will be trained in the use of the REBALANCING EXERCISE!” stated ESP’s current Master, Soror Anjala. “This exercise isn’t usually shared until you have been a member for many years.  This exercise has many powerful uses.  One Rosicrucian woman used it for a few weeks and totally eliminated a bothersome caffeine addiction.  So this practical physical technique will be shared, along with other more esoteric (hidden) techniques.”

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Sept 22: Pyramid Ceremony, in Kenton Park, 2 pm, Portland

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2:00 pm Join with other seekers and initiates for our annual Pyramid Ceremony, also called the Memorial Ceremony, in Kenton Park.  This ritual is one of four foundational ceremonies of the year and is open to the public. This ritual is part of our celebration of the autumnal season. Find us on the south side of the park, on N. Kilpatrick, a block and a half down from N. Denver Ave. Please bring three hand-sized stones.

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