Neophyte Degrees

In ancient times, if you wished to study the great mysteries, you would
travel to a temple and petition for admittance as a student.
Once accepted as a beginning student, you would be known as a
Neophyte, and you would enter the Atrium, or reception chamber of the
temple.
In the Atrium, you would receive preliminary instructions before being
allowed to enter the main temple itself and study the higher teachings.
Following the analogy of the ancient temples, the early lessons are
called Atrium lessons and beginning Rosicrucian students are called
Neophytes.
Introductory Monographs
Right from the start, the introductory monographs present basic
Rosicrucian concepts that you can apply in practical ways. One of the
first things you learn as a Neophyte is that you are a dual being. In
addition to your five physical senses, you also have a psychic sense. The
exercises in these introductory lessons are designed to gradually awaken
and develop the psychic faculty. The exercises presented here and
throughout the entire Rosicrucian system allow you to discover for
yourself through direct experience how these principles work.
Topics include:
Illusory Nature of Time and Space
Human Consciousness and Cosmic Consciousness
Rosicrucian Technique of Meditation
Development of Intuition
Human Aura
Telepathy
Metaphysical Healing
Mystical Sounds
Spiritual Alchemy
First Atrium
In the introductory lessons you learned about fundamental principles of
consciousness. The First Atrium goes further, exploring consciousness as
the organizing principle of matter, and explaining the composition and
structure of matter and its vibratory nature. You'll learn how the creative
power of thought affects the material world. This power is demonstrated

through exercises in the techniques of concentration, visualization, and

mental creation.
Topics include:
Structure and Composition of Matter
Power of Thought
The Creative Power of Visualization
Mental Projection and Telepathy
Law of the Triangle
Second Atrium
Your understanding of the connection between mind and matter will now
be expanded to include the connection between the mind and the
physical body. The Second Atrium explores how your thoughts influence
your health, the role of proper breathing in psychic development as well
as health and vitality, and Rosicrucian healing techniques. As you
develop your body's psychic centers, you gradually awaken your psychic
faculties, such as the ability to perceive the aura. You will also
experience the mystical effect of sounds on the psychic centers as well
as on the physical body.
Topics include:
Origin of Diseases
Influence of Thoughts on Health
Mystical Art of Breathing
Rosicrucian Healing Treatments
Perception of the Aura
Awakening of Psychic Consciousness
Mystical Sounds
Third Atrium
The Third Atrium moves beyond the physical body and the psychic
faculties into the realm of the mystical. As you become more attuned
with your inner source of wisdom, you'll become more receptive to the
subtle inner promptings of intuition, inspiration, and illumination. These
lessons also explore the nature of soul and spiritual evolution,
reincarnation and karma, and the cycles of the soul.
Topics include:
The Great Religious Movements
The Nature of Soul
Purpose of our Spiritual Evolution
Reincarnation and Karma

Good and Evil and Free Will

Intuition, Inspiration, and Illumination
Temple Degrees
Having completed the lessons of the Neophyte section, you stand at an
important milestone in your progress along the mystical path. No longer
a Neophyte, you are now ready to leave the Atrium and enter the
Temple. Your studies in the Neophyte section established the foundation
for the lessons of the Temple Degrees. You have been introduced to the
various elements of the Rosicrucian system and had the opportunity to
practice many of the principles presented through simple experiments.
Now the Temple Degrees will further develop these elements, providing
additional depth and practical applications of the principles.
First Temple Degree
The First Temple Degree introduces the concept of polarity and its
relationship to the subatomic world and its differing rates of vibration. It
introduces the full spectrum of physical and nonphysical manifestation.
An understanding of these subjects gives you an appreciation for the
system and order of the universe, the interconnectedness of all nature,
and how everything is governed by natural law.
Topics include:
Structure of Matter
Positive and Negative as Vibratory Polarities
Rosicrucian Definitions of Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism
Rosicrucian Classification of Elements
Material Alchemy
Second Temple Degree
The Second Temple Degree explores the workings of the mind. You'll
learn how to use your various mental faculties to strengthen your will,
eliminate bad habits and establish good ones, tap into the levels of your
subconscious, reason more effectively, and integrate principles of
psychology and mysticism to achieve your personal goals.
Topics include:
Cosmic Consciousness
Our Objective and Subjective Consciousness
Mental and Sensory Illusions
Imagination and Memory
Physical, Psychic, and Spiritual Influence of the Subconscious
Memory and Reasoning of the Subconscious

Psychology and Mysticism

Third Temple Degree
The Third Temple Degree explores the meaning of life on many levels,
including living and non-living matter, life on the cellular level, the
mysteries of death and rebirth, and the eternal nature of the soul.
Topics Include:
Cosmic Purpose of Life
Rosicrucian Definitions of Living and Non-living Matter
Incarnation of the Soul
Transition of the Soul
Initiatic Aspects of Death
Fourth Temple Degree
The Fourth Temple Degree introduces Rosicrucian ontology (the study of
the nature of being) and lays out the cosmological framework for all
creation. It explores the meaning, understanding, and use of symbols as
the language of the subconscious.
Topics include:
Vital Life Force and the Living Soul
Cycles of Life and Constant States of Flux
Time, Space, Infinity and Eternity
SymbolsNatural, Artificial, and Mystical
Sacred Architecture
Fifth Temple Degree
A mystic, by nature, is fundamentally a philosopher. In the Fifth Temple
Degree, you will study excerpts from the works of classical philosophers.
Your exploration of the ancient roots of Rosicrucian philosophy will
demonstrate the timelessness of these principles. Thoughts of the
following philosophers are presented: Thales, Solon, Pythagoras,
Heraclitus, Democritus, Empedocles, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
Sixth Temple Degree
The Sixth Temple Degree presents the physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual components of health and disease. In this Degree, youll learn
specific Rosicrucian healing techniques for restoring and maintaining
vibrant physical health and psychic equilibrium.
Topics include:

Spiritual Dimension of Food

Breathing and Respiratory Health
Cell Consciousness and Cellular Health
Rosicrucian Therapy and Self-healing
Personal Treatment to Restore your Psychic Equilibrium
Physical and Mental Prevention of Disease
Emotional and Spiritual Prevention of Disease
Seventh Temple Degree
The exercises and experiments of all the previous Degrees have
contributed to your gradual development, providing you with the
necessary foundation for the advanced techniques of the Seventh,
Eighth, and Ninth Degrees. In the Seventh Degree you will learn how to
accomplish psychic projection, how to develop your personal aura and
perceive other peoples auras, and how to further develop your psychic
centers and psychic perception. You will also receive a thorough
explanation of the physiological, psychic, and spiritual influence of
specific mystical sounds.
Topics include:
The Psychic Body and Psychic Centers
Psychic Perception and Psychic Consciousness
How to Accomplish Psychic Projection
Nature and Symbolism of Dreams
The Physical, Psychic, and Spiritual Auras
Mystical Power of Vowel Sounds and Mantras
Eighth Temple Degree
The Eighth Temple Degree explores in depth the theme of immortality
the mysteries of birth and death, reincarnation and karma, and the
evolution of the soul personality.
Topics include:
Universal Soul and the Human Soul
Divine Consciousness and Self Consciousness
Spiritual Evolution of Humans
Mastery of Karma
Reincarnation of the Soul
Memory of Past Incarnations
The Mystery of Birth and Death
Help to the Dying, Before and After Death
Ninth Temple Degree

If you have conscientiously studied and practiced the exercises and

experiments of the earlier Degrees, these techniques will by now have
become second nature, and you'll be well prepared to successfully
undertake the advanced experiments of the Ninth Degree. This Degree
gives you the opportunity to utilize the highest metaphysical powers in
practical ways to affect positive conditions in your environment and your
life in accordance with the greatest good.
Topics include:
Macrocosm and Microcosm
The Four Principles: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire
Symbolism of the Cross, Triangle, Square, Circle, and Rose-Cross
Mental Alchemy
Telepathy, Telekinesis, Vibroturgy, and Radiesthesia
Cosmic Protection, Mystical Regeneration
Attunement with Cosmic Consciousness
Beyond the Ninth Degree
The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, is not just a course of study, but a way of
life. While the essential Rosicrucian teachings are covered in the first five
years, the exploration of universal laws is truly a lifelong study. As long
as we live, we never stop learning. Therefore, the Rosicrucian lessons
continue for many years beyond the Ninth Degree, providing you with
even greater insights and exploration of the Rosicrucian principles and
techniques.