{"id":1050,"date":"2009-09-10T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T19:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2012-12-04T19:53:26","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:53:26","slug":"the-union-bell-ceremony-at-100-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/?p=1050","title":{"rendered":"THE UNION BELL CEREMONY At 100 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Union <\/strong>Bell<\/strong> Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edgar A gave his talk outdoors under the old bell tower.\u00a0 He explained that he had visited the bell earlier in the morning, and while he stood there in the early dawn he listened very carefully to what the bell had to say.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the same bell that rings every morning and afternoon for Chapel services and the same bell, under which is buried a hatchet.\u00a0 Back in the 1950\u2019s the two Rosicrucian Fellowships re-united after being split over a dispute, and to commemorate the occasion they chose the symbolic act of burying a hatchet under the bell.\u00a0 Thus, the bell is named, The Union <\/em>Bell<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Edgar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So, Edgar, on this very special occasion, the100th<\/sup> anniversary of the founding of The Rosicrucian Fellowship, reminded us that as virgin spirits we are all One and that we are all on a pilgrimage together.\u00a0 Together we suffered the fall into matter, descending deeply into darkness and ignorance, but now as prodigal sons we seek illumination on our upward journey through earth\u2019s school of experience while we long for the return to our Father.<\/p>\n

We are all in it together.\u00a0 In a new century we stand here under a bell, the Rosicrucian Fellowship Union Bell.\u00a0 We know that when a bell rings we hear a clear tone, a certain vibration.\u00a0 When Christ came to earth, it was like a bell of a certain tone calling to us, guiding us and raising us up to a higher level in our ascent, a level of sacrifice and universal love.<\/p>\n

\"Edgar<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finally, later, and it was many centuries later, Max Heindel became a messenger for the Brothers of the Rose Cross, and as such he struck yet another tone, and we were all called to be pioneers and to reach even higher in our pilgrimage.You may have noticed, if you have ever pulled a rope or cable to make a bell ring, there is a delayed reaction.\u00a0 You pull on the rope and listen, and for a period of time it seems like nothing is happening, but if you are patient and you wait, finally you hear the ring of the bell.\u00a0 It takes awhile for the response.\u00a0 It requires patience.<\/p>\n

When Heindel came and sounded the tone of the Elder Brothers, his call was not intended for\u00a0a certain privileged group of people.\u00a0 It was for everyone.\u00a0 It did not matter where you lived, or what country you were from or what race you belonged to.\u00a0 The call of the bell was for everyone of the same keynote.<\/p>\n

So, the only thing that matters is the summons, and the summoner calls whoever\u00a0hears the tone.\u00a0 The bell tolls for\u00a0all who\u00a0resonate to its vibration.<\/p>\n

At the end of Edgar\u2019s brief\u00a0message, the first\u00a0person in line took the opportunity to step into the tower, reach\u00a0upward, and give a long pull on the rod that was attached to the rope\u00a0which hung from the bell.\u00a0 There was the hesitation,\u00a0but finally the bell pealed forth.\u00a0 The next person stepped up.\u00a0 Again the hesitation, or was it an odd syncopation?\u00a0 The silence broadened.<\/p>\n

The bell’s keynote was determined long ago when a foundry cast it from molten metal.\u00a0 Now, everyone held his breath and finally heard the ringing that seemed to say, \u201cBegin Again.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0By one definition, a bell-ringer is\u00a0one who exactly succeeds in achieving his goal.\u00a0 Eventually, with a solemn determination, everyone present took a turn at ringing the bell \u2013 at sounding the tone of a new century.<\/p>\n

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The Union Bell Ceremony \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edgar A gave his talk outdoors under the old bell tower.\u00a0 He explained that he had visited the bell earlier in the morning, and while he stood there in the early dawn he listened very carefully to what the bell had to say.\u00a0\u00a0 This is the same bell that rings […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28,9,5],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-1050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astrology","category-friends","category-history","category-philosophy","tag-union-bell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4333,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1050\/revisions\/4333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astrowin.org\/rffriends\/wpx\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}