The similarity of the " Philosophical Seal " of the Bacstrom Society of Rosicrucians depicted in Waite ( a triangle and square inscribed in a circle ) with the emblem used by the Lectorium Rosicrucianum today is also striking.
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Catharose de Petri founded the Lectorium in 1935 with two other Dutch mystics, Jan van Rijckenborgh and his brother Zwier Willem Leene after meeting them as a member of the Dutch branch of Max Heindel's Rosicrucian Fellowship.
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In many countries the Lectorium Rosicrucianum has temples and conference centres, where the pupils meet regularly for temple services and other meetings during which they study the transfiguristic philosophy and reflect on how they can integrate it into their lives.
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His books include " The Inheritance of the Cathars " and " On the Path to the Holy Grail " ( ISBN 9067322857 ), both printed by the Rosycross Press, the printing arm of the Lectorium.
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Less flamboyant and more recent expressions of the Rose Cross include Max Heindel's " Rosicrucian Fellowship " and Jan van Rijckenborgh's " Lectorium Rosicrucianum ", both of which pursue differing forms of Esoteric Christianity.
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In the Gnostic Christian tradition ( e . g . the Church, the Cathars, the modern Lectorium Rosicrucianum etc . ) Christ is seen as an Avatar of the Light which has taken human form in order to lead humanity back to the Light.
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Although suppressed by the Nazis during the war, the Lectorium Rosicrucianum now counts about 15, 000 members and has branches in countries all over the world including Europe, North America, South America ( particularly Brazil ), Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
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Through his interest in the Gnostic Christianity of the Cathars and his belief in its connection with an ancient tradition, in his later years Gadal made contact with the leaders of the neo-Gnostic, Christian Rosicrucian movement, the Lectorium Rosicrucianum-Jan van Rijckenborgh and Catharose de Petri.
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In early Western churches it was known also as the " Gradus ", " lectorium ", or " lectricium ", and from it has developed the lectern or pulpit, and took the form of a raised stand for preaching and often readings, approached by steps.
