On the foundation of the six previous orientations we have shaped an image of a goal. What does the pupil of the Golden Rosycross set their eyes upon?
What do they strive for?

The term new soul has already been mentioned several times. Its formation and growth is the true goal: a soul of eternal value. As personalities we have an essential role to play in this. On the one hand, the personality must unfold to take its place in the world. On the other, it must learn to serve the new soul, the higher human being within.

This second process is called fulfilment, or becoming whole. It is realisation that surpasses all theoretical attempts.

So what do we need, and what must we do, or not do, in this process of becoming whole?

Self-knowledge, inner insight, and longing for the holy lead to a new orientation of life.

In this orientation we will look more closely at how we can cooperate with this realisation. We will revisit certain aspects of the Rosicrucian philosophy to gain an overview of the whole process of becoming whole.

The Restlessness that Awakens Longing

Sooner or later every human being comes to a clear insight: that we only are living a partial life. Out of this self-knowledge grows an openness, and through this openness the spirit-spark can respond to the Light of Gnosis, which is a magnetic radiation-field of divine order.

At first this impulse can feel foreign to the personality, even disturbing. But this disturbance sets the whole system in motion. It becomes a driving force.

Only those who no longer find fulfilment in this world dare to take another path, one guided by self-disturbing
and soul-liberating Gnosis.

The natural reaction is that the personality begins to long for composure, calmness, and stillness. It is a longing for sanctification, for wholeness. This is called the desire for the holy.

And so begins the time of conversion. Our thoughts, our will, our actions begin to change. We gain the insight of our twofold nature.

When the heart opens to the Gnosis, then its forces quite literally begin to work within us. The blood is charged with this power, and the new life-current awakens new insights in the head. With this new understanding the Gnosis-oriented human being sets out. It creates space in its life for the new light-force, and it longs to employ this possibility in all its striving for wholeness.

The Process in Practice

The application of this insight, combined with the growing longing for unity, sets in motion a process within us. The Rosicrucians call this the “path of the rose.”

It is not an abstract discipline but a schooling that takes place in life itself, in the midst of daily tasks and encounters. The point is to live in such a way that what we do supports the awakening of the new soul, and that we refrain from whatever would hinder this development.

The essence of this attitude is beautifully summarized in our Rosicrucian symbol itself: the point, the circle, the triangle, and the square.

The Point

The point symbolizes the eternal divine principle in us, the atman, the spirit-spark, the rosebud of the heart.

The Circle

The circle represents the original divine life-field around and within us. It is the eternal fullness that embraces both humanity and the cosmos. From this fullness flows an unceasing magnetic call to mankind, though we seem cut off from it. When a human heart and head open to this call, a new threefold ensouling unfolds in head, heart, and hands.

The Triangle

The triangle symbolizes the divine Trinity:

the Father of all, divine Love,
granting us the possibility of true life;

the Son, the life-vibration, imparting the light of knowledge;

the Holy Spirit, who, out of love and truth, carries out the process of making whole.

In the human being this becomes the burning triangle of love, wisdom, and liberating action. The Rosicrucians of the 17th century called it trigonum igneum, the fiery triangle.

The Square

When the human being begins to live from these three forces, a new life-building begins. This is called “standing upon the square of construction.” The square represents four essential attitudes:

Single-hearted focus. 

To set the inner compass toward the chosen life-goal. This concentration expresses itself as natural devotion. Inspired by the light, the person becomes ever more willing to give space to the new life.

Striving without struggle. 

The drive for self-preservation is a necessity, but its mark is conflict. Conflict strengthens the ego. And ego and new soul cannot grow together. The Rosicrucian call to “strive without struggle” is possible only in the light of inner development. It brings equilibrium, which allows us to observe with clarity.

Inner harmony in daily life. 

The search for balance lies deep in every human being. But without Gnosis, opposites dominate us and we unconsciously evoke what we do not seek. True harmony is the harmony of the new soul, aligned with the divine plan of development.

Living in and through the All-unity. 

In this unity souls recognize each other, beyond all personal differences. The isolated self finds it difficult to truly belong, for life in a group confronts the ego. But separation has no place in the light of Gnosis. When people strive for life in the All-unity, a magnetic field of oneness arises, with the Spirit as its center.

The Perfect Life

What, then, is the perfect life? It is the life of the original human being, the true soul-human. It is vast, radiant, immeasurable. It is the great, encompassing call that resounds in every microcosm.

Here we stand in our temporary bodies, born into this nature of death, walking the path of opposites, learning and maturing, until at last we awaken to consciousness and rise into this perfection. Only in this way can the glory of God be brought into daylight.

Therefore, what we need most of all is a mighty longing, an all-embracing desire for true life, that makes everything else secondary.

For it is here,
and it is now,
that realisation begins.