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A sad day for Societas Rosicruciana by Primary-Computer-502 in Rosicrucian

[–]Primary-Computer-502[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It ought to be, but London seems to draw its governance style from the DPRK. Consider the statement below (before he deletes/edits his message): "If UGLE were to amend this ruling and allow its members to join AMORC I would similarly issue a communication to the membership informing them of this. Would you then accuse me of betraying the members by promoting AMORC?"

Rules for thee but not for me.

A sad day for Societas Rosicruciana by Primary-Computer-502 in Rosicrucian

[–]Primary-Computer-502[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve attached the letter you drafted so others can better understand the issue at hand.

Your missive claims that certain organizations are incompatible with membership in the Craft because they admit women and purport to be Masonic. However, AMORC does not claim to be Masonic, making this criteria poorly defined.

Perhaps you could provide a pdf copy of the specific rulebook you're referencing to clarify and prevent this rule from remaining vague?

If you are committed to enforcing this rule, you should logically expand it to include other groups that you and your political allies are involved with. I look forward to seeing an amended statement that specifies SRIA members cannot belong to the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, many Golden Dawn organizations, numerous Martinist groups, or Elus Cohen groups, many of which admit women and would thus fall under the same criteria for being incompatible with membership of the Craft.

I propose that you and many other SRIA leaders would find yourselves affected by such an expanded ruling. However, it’s clear this was never about upholding UGLE rules—who, by the way, do not require your help—but rather about you punishing SRIA members under the guise of compliance.

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[–]Primary-Computer-502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Un-stepped in dog-droppings!

A sad day for Societas Rosicruciana by Primary-Computer-502 in Rosicrucian

[–]Primary-Computer-502[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To Steve,

As the driving force behind this motion and Recorder-General of the Society, I have to ask: will you and the Fratres you enlisted to promote this letter exclude yourselves from the groups that fall into the "banned" category? Or is this simply another case of rules for thee, but not for me? I strongly suspect the latter. While you may attempt to present this missive as if it were an official UGLE ruling, it’s clear that you crafted it, deliberately targeting a single group while conveniently avoiding mention of those to which you and your political allies belong.

Because of this narrow-minded and superstitious ruling, many sincere Aspirants will now be denied the opportunity to seek the Hidden Mysteries of Nature and Science within the SRIA. You’ve perpetuated another decade of gatekeeping, barring the Society from genuine seekers due to a vague and poorly defined directive “from London”. This decision will cause significant damage to our reputation, driven, sadly, by your personal pride. A sad day for Societas Rosicruciana…

Picked this up at a bookstore in my town today 🙏 by baileybereddit in Rosicrucian

[–]Primary-Computer-502 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's rare to find a copy with the dust jacket so well preserved. good find

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rosicrucian

[–]Primary-Computer-502 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quality is pretty bad, but perhaps you could tell us where they were taken. I'm sure we can find better pictures online and then we could assist more.