No matter what the circumstances, it lies with us to master them, or to be mastered

“But what we are, we are, on account of our own diligence or negligence, and what we shall be in the future depends upon whatI AM we will to be and not upon Divine caprice or upon inexorable fate.

No matter what the circumstances, it lies with us to master them, or to be mastered, as we will.” ― Max Heindel, The Rosicrucian Mysteries An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings

The significance of the mystical number 13

“The significance of the mystical number 13, which frequently appears upon the Great Seal of the United States, is not limited great seal masonicto the number of the original colonies.

The sacred emblem of the ancient initiates, here composed of 13 stars, also appears above the head of the “eagle.”

The motto, E Pluribus Unum, contains 13 letters, as does also the inscription, Annuit Cœptis. (more…)