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A Summary
Day 1

"Christian Rosencreutz, having prepared in his heart the Paschal Lamb together with a small unleavened
loaf, was disturbed while at prayer one evening before Easter by a violent storm which threatened to
demolish not only his little house but

the very hill on which it stood. In the midst of the tempest he was touched on the back and, turning, he beheld a glorious woman with wings filled with eyes, and robed in sky-colored garments spangled with stars.

In one hand she held a trumpet and in the other a bundle of letters in every language. Handing a letter to C.R.C., she immediately ascended into the air, at the same
time blowing upon her trumpet a blast which shook the house.

Upon the seal of the letter was a curious
cross and the words In hoc signo vinces. Within, traced in letters of gold on an azure field, was an
invitation to a royal wedding.

C.R.C. was deeply moved by the invitation because it was the fulfillment of a prophecy which he had
received seven years before, but so unworthy did he feel that he was paralyzed with fear. At length, after
resorting to prayer, he sought sleep.

In his dreams he found himself in a loathsome dungeon with a
multitude of other men, all bound and fettered with great chains. The grievousness of their sufferings
was increased as they stumbled over each other in the darkness. Suddenly from above came the sound of
trumpets;

the cover of the dungeon was lifted, and a ray of light pierced the gloom. Framed in the light
stood a hoary-headed man who announced that a rope would be lowered seven times and whoever could
cling to the rope would be drawn up to freedom.

Great confusion ensued. All sought to grasp the rope and many were pulled away from it by others. C.R.
C. despaired of being saved, but suddenly the rope swung towards him and, grasping it, he was raised
from the dungeon.

An aged woman called the "Ancient Matron" wrote in a golden yellow book the
names of those drawn forth, and each of the redeemed was given for remembrance a piece of gold
bearing the symbol of the sun and the letters D L S. C.R.C., who had been injured while clinging to the
rope,

found it difficult to walk. The aged woman bade him not to worry, but to thank God who had
permitted him to come into so high a light. Thereupon trumpets sounded and C.R.C. awoke, but so vivid
was the dream that he was still sensible of the wounds received while asleep.

With renewed faith C. R. C. arose and prepared himself for the Hermetic Marriage. He donned a white
linen coat and bound a red ribbon crosswise over his shoulders. In his hat he stuck four roses and for
food he carried bread, water, and salt.

Before leaving his cottage, he knelt and vowed that whatever
knowledge was revealed to him he would devote to the service of his neighbor. He then departed from
his house with joy."

END DAY 1

Secret Teaching of All Ages
PAGE 502, 503

https://www .cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/E4/E4AAFF6DAF6863F459A8B4E52DFB9FF4_Manly.P.Hall_The.Secret.Teachings.of.All.Ages.pdf