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for example, these were the most elaborate ofa people who were extremely religious. Themurder of Osiris and his resurrection as a godwere a virtual passion play, a dramatic portrayalof our immortality and how our immaterial beingsurvives after death. It expounded the conceptthat following certain tests and trials provingworthiness, our soul could rise to a sublimeexistence with the immortals, the gods. Thisancient mystery drama, and the lessons which ittaught, became a great influence upon religiousdoctrines down to our own time.Historically, the followers of PharaohAkhenaten are said to be one of the mostenlightened of the mystery schools of Egypt. Yet,according to tradition, not all that was taughtwithin their temples was confined to what wewould call mysticism. The Eleusinian Mysteriesof Greece had the greatest following of any ofthe ancient mystery schools. History relates thatover 100,000 candidates were initiated into thesemysteries annually. But again, their rites anddoctrines cannot be assigned as all mystical. Infact, they were also metaphysical and occult incontent. They expounded the values of moralsand tried to define the purpose of life and explaincertain natural phenomena.Real Purpose of MysticismThe real purpose of mysticism can be quiteconcisely stated. Here are the basic tenets:• One: The soul of all humanity is of the samedivine essence.• Two: The soul of no human being is everseparated from its Divine Source, orGod.• Three: Not all of humanity is equallyconscious of their divine nature, theirsoul. This accounts for the varied spiritualenlightenment and moral behaviour.• Four: Every human being can seek divine aidfor personal regeneration, that is, to quickenthe consciousness of their own spiritualessence, their soul. This divine aid is theSource which permeates all reality.• Five: No one is deprived of the right ofpersonal approach to this Source. It isintimate and direct. One thing that is ofparticular importance, and which constitutesthe essential doctrine of mysticism, is that weneed no intermediary, no shaman, priest orclergyman to act as the channel of spiritualHorus giving life to Osiris. The murder of Osiris and hisresurrection as a god is probably the oldest "passion play."communication if we seek this oneness withthe “God of our Heart.”• Six: When we experience an exalted stateof consciousness, a momentary sensationof liberation of body and mind from themicrocosm, we are then said to have attainedoneness with the Source. This state ofabsorption with the wholeness of the Divineis termed “the mystical experience.”• Seven: In the previous six points I’vegeneralised on the nature of the supremeIn pure mysticism no sect or creed isnecessary for you to have a direct mysticalcommunion with your God.mystical experience. However, there is nosingle precise definition which applies toevery person. It is like trying to describe abeautiful sunset or sunrise in an unusuallyscenic area. No one else’s description wouldever provide the same sensation as your ownexperience.• Eight: Mysticism is not an abstract idealism.It has a pragmatic value that can contribute toour everyday living. The mystical experiencecan be the sublimity of spiritual ecstasy, acertain happiness or a tranquillity, a peacewhich the appetites or lower emotions, cannotpossibly provide.The Rosicrucian Beacon -- June 20093