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R O S I C R U C I A N E G Y P T I A N M U S E U M Incense Burner RC 2081 Late Period; Bronze Length: 55 cm Research on the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum’s collection is ongoing. Donations and bequests to facilitate acquisitions, research, and other museum projects are gratefully acknowledged. This lovely artifact is an incense burner from ancient Egypt. It would have been used in the Holy of Holies in the temple. It is very possible that this was used in the Temple of Horus at Edfu, as the principal figure at the back of the burner is a falcon, representing either Horus, or perhaps Re-Horakhty, the sun god. Horus was the ancient Egyptian god of kingship, and his worship was associated with both honoring of the king, the temporal government, and the sun, which ruled the sky. Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris, and represented a form of immortality, since Osiris conceived Horus after his death, when he was raised by his wife’s magic. The incense burner was held horizontally. The hand on one end once held a small cup filled with heated coals. In the middle of the shaft is a small receptacle in the form of a cartouche, the ritual circle encompassing the king’s royal name. Just behind the cartoucheshaped receptacle is a small image of the Pharaoh. The balls of resin incense were held in this small cup. Finally, the falcon image on the back counter-balances the coal cup. The user, either the king or his representative, the High Priest of the temple, would use tweezers to flick balls of incense into the burning coals. A grand puff of incense smoke would have filled the temple spaces with the sweet scent of myrrh and frankincense. This, the ancient Egyptians believed, was the scent of the gods’ very spirits, and with incense, all those in or near the temple could commune with the essence of the gods. —Lisa Schwappach-Shirriff, M.A. Curator Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
No. 1 - 2006 Vol. 84 - No. 1 Official Magazine of the Worldwide Rosicrucian Order Established in 1915 by the Supreme Grand Lodge of the English Language Jurisdiction, AMORC, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, CA 95191. Copyright 2006 by the Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication of any portion of Rosicrucian Digest is prohibited without prior written permission of the publisher. ROSICRUCIAN DIGEST (ISSN #0035- 8339) is published bi-annually for $12.00 per year, single copies $6.00, by the Grand Lodge of the English Language Jurisdiction, AMORC, Inc., at 1342 Naglee Ave., San Jose, CA 95191. Periodicals Postage Rates paid at San Jose, CA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to ROSICRUCIAN DIGEST at 1342 Naglee Ave., San Jose, CA 95191-0001. All payments must be in U.S. dollars. Statements made in this publication are not the official expression of the organization or its officers unless declared to be official communications. The Mystery Schools and the 2 Rosicrucian Order, AMORC The Mystery Schools were centers of study and mystic initiation in the ancient Western world where the mysteries of the universe, of nature, and of humanity were explored. Grand Master Julie Scott explains how today’s Rosicrucian Order perpetuates many of the traditions of these schools and the philosophies that sprang from them. Great Libraries, Centers of Civilization 8 Dar al-Ilm, Cairo A thousand years ago Cairo was the brilliant center of a magnificent civilization, an international crossroads of commerce and ideas, and its splendid House of Knowledge was a vast storehouse of learning and wisdom. Volunteer Spotlight: Frater Forrest R. Pitts 14 The Grand Temple 15 Dedicated in 1949 to Rosicrucians everywhere, Rosicrucian Park’s Grand Temple features a series of beautiful murals based on Egyptian tomb and temple paintings that depict symbolical scenes meaningful both to Egyptologists and Rosicrucian initiates. The murals are portrayed here in full color with accompanying explanations. Our Featured Grand Lodge: 19 Grand Lodge of the Czech and Slovakian Languages Jurisdiction: A Brief History Discover the fascinating story of this dynamic young Grand Lodge that serves Rosicrucians in two Eastern European nations from its headquarters in Prague. Rosicrucian History, Part XVIII 21 International Alliances and the Contemporary Era In this culminating article of the Rosicrucian History series, Frater Christian Rebisse explores the Rosicrucian Order in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, its links with other contemporary initiatic organizations, its connections with important international developments, its spread worldwide following World War II, and finally the issuing of the Order’s Fourth Manifesto and its meaning and significance for our future. Front Cover: Portal of the Rosicrucian Grand Temple in Rosicrucian Park.
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