The Winged Self
It's Purpose & Symbology
The Winged Self
The purpose
of The Winged Self Symbol is to focus though in the inner Divine perfection of
each individual.
The Cross of
Light holds us in perfect equilibrium with its inflow and outflow of Cosmic
Energies, through the open ends of the arms.
The Cross
balances us in though and feeling and word. It is a Rosicrucian symbol used to
identify one with another when travelling in "Foreign
Countries".
In the inner
Planes the symbol is an identification, and those marked with it can
always be served with protection and guidance.
The four arms
of the Cross denote our four vehicles. Physical body, Vital body,
Desire body and the Mind.
These radiate
from the center from which they manifest. They are located in the World of Life
Spirit, the Home of the Christ.
The white
Rose at the center symbolizes the impersonal, selfless love of the Christ. Each
petal is a quality, or virtue unfolding in us.
The wings
uplifted, beat ever higher when we give and serve others. When wings are
folded, they gain strength by listening and receiving.
Such is the
experience of every soul upon the path.
May the
Winged Self serve to make straight the way of the Christ in our hearts and thus
herald a new and golden age in consciousness on Earth!
Story Behind
the Emblem
It was in the late
1930's through the secret Code know only by a philosopher, Dr. Cunningham, that
The Winged Self symbol was discovered.
In an original, unedited
version of the New Atlantis, by Francis Bacon, and using the Code, Dr.
Cunningham was able to interpreted a story of a vision.
THE VISION WAS A CROSS OF
LIGHT, WITH A WHITE ROSE AT THE CENTER. WINGS AT THE UPPER ARM SPREAD OUTWARD
AND UPWARD. AT THE LOWER ARM , TWO WINGS WERE FOLDED.
Rev.
Gene Sande and the leaders of the NEW AGE BIBLE &
PHILOSOPHY CENTER, agreed this was to be their Rosicrucian Emblem.
Afterward, an artist who was an esoteric student come to them and offered to
paint the symbol as a token of gratitude for his enlightenment. Although he was
well paid for his talent, and many expressed appreciation, he disappeared from
the area and was never seen again.
Prayer of the
Winged Self
Our God who art our Winged
Self
It is Thy will in us that willeth
It is Thy desire in us that desireth
It is Thy urge in us, that would
Turn our nights, which are Thine
Into days, which are Thine also.
We cannot ask Thee for aught
For Thou knowest our needs
Before they are born in us.
Thou art our need
And in giving us more of Thyself
Thou givest all.
- Kahlil Gibran
The Winged Self from The New Atlantis
by Francis Bacon
Lord God of
heaven and earth,
Thou hast vouchsafed of Thy grace, to those
of our order,
to know Thy works of creation, and secrets
of them...
I do here
acknowledge and testify before this people, that the thing which
we now see before our eyes is Thy finger, and a true miracle, The Winged
Self!
And for as
much as we learn in our books
that Thou workest miracles but to a
divine and excellent end,
we most humbly beseech Thee to prosper
this great sign,
and to give us the interpretation and use
of it in mercy; which Thou didst in some part secretly promise, by sending
it unto us.
- Francis Bacon
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Light of the Ancient Wisdom.
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Philosophy, and other inspired teachings that are helpful and necessary for the
advancement into a new and transformed world order. The teachings help the soul
realize the great evolutionary work for which it has been called into being.
They give us the consciousness and freedom spiritually, to do our real work. We
learn about the Divinity which is ours, and how to attain the Christ
consciousness and maintain it.
The New Age Bible
and Philosophy Center was founded in 1931 by Mary Elizabeth Shaw. Though Shaw
led the center, it was also for many years a vehicle for the teaching activity
of Corinne Heline and her husband, Theodore Heline. Corinne Heline was a
prominent student of Max Heindel, founder of the Rosicrucian Fellowship
where she began work on metaphysical Bible interpretation, a project that
eventually resulted in a seven-volume series. In 1930 she married Theodore
Heline, and they founded the New Age Press
and affiliated with the center in Santa Monica. Many of the Helines' writings remain
in print and may be obtained from the center. Shaw was succeeded by Rev. Gene
Sande, who after many years was succeeded by the present leader, Rev. Patricia
Tallis. The center is located at 1139 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403.
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spirit, as we send out healing radiations for those in need and for
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11:00
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services will be on the following Monday; if the Full Moon falls on a Saturday,
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authors: Max Heindel, Corinne Heline, Theodore Heline, Alice
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Correspondence Courses
Esoteric Philosophy
The Rosicrucian Cosmos Conception by
Max Heindel, gives a
complete outline of the Western Teachings as far as it may be made
public at the present time.
These are not
elementary teachings. The aim of the book or the course is not so much to
impart information as it is above all else to serve a means for kindling
creative thought and bringing about a deepening and expansion of
consciousness.
Correspondence
lessons for home study are available, you may go as quickly or as
slowly as you care to. The twenty-three lessons in Esoteric Philosophy are
preparatory for the Bible Study ( if you so desire). This course
covers the laws of cause and effect, the life cycle of man while in incarnation
and also in the heaven worlds, the days of creation and the grand plan
for all mankind.
New Age Bible Interpretation
Have you ever
wondered about the real meaning of the Bible? This course based on the seven
volumes of the New Age Bible Interpretation by Corinne Heline, and
sixty-three lessons of supplemental material, opens up a world of inner depth
and meaning behind the symbols in which the Bible is written. It teaches the
history of the spiritual evolution of mankind and tells of man's revelation of
himself to himself as a spiritual being. This course has the most comprehensive
coverage of material ever to be found. As Corinne Heline says,
"The Bible is the supreme spiritual textbook of life. It is above all creeds,
dogmas and differences in religious beliefs".
These
Correspondence Courses are offered on a free will donation basis. This does not
mean that they are free. But it does mean that every student is free to place
his own evaluation on them and to contribute toward the cost of their
production and distributionand to further expansion as means
permit and the heart inclines.
No
contribution is so small that it will not be gratefully received and blessed;
none so large that it cannot be profitably used in carrying forward
the Christed Teachings of the New Day and in furthering the
establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth. Should you decide to become a
student, a secretary/teacher is assigned to you to help guide you
through the course.
Corinne Heline
Born to the
aristocracy of the Old South into the prominent Duke family, she received a
classical and religious education that was to prepare her for her life work.
She was a life-long student of the ancient mysteries devoting her time to study
and meditation. The Rosicrucian Adept , Max Heindel , became her teacher and associate at Mt. Ecclesia
in Oceanside, California where she met another New Age pioneer,
Theodore Heline who was to become her husband and to undertake
the publication of the inspired writings that flowed through her. Her
monumental work, The New Age Bible Interpretation, in seven volumes was
followed by many other works interpreting the ancient wisdom
in termsof the needs of the day. She was truly a New Age Pioneer
, opening the way to vast new fields of investigation for those who
would know and be a part of the coming world the Aquarian age. Her
consciousness far transcended that of her day, and while she had physical plane
teachers, her inspiration came from the immortals who overshadowed
her, the greatest being our lovely lady, the Madonna who was the light of her
life from early childhood.
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