I -- badge of self-consciousness, Gleanings of a Mystic 83; Rosicrucian Mysteries 135; Questions and Answers, Volume I 68

Iabeshah, Hebrew word for earth, Ancient and Modern Initiation 121; Christianity Lectures 155; Questions and Answers, Volume II 256

Iam, Hebrew word for water, Ancient and Modern Initiation 121; Christianity Lectures 155; Questions and Answers, Volume II 256

I Am, (the Ego) Christianity Lectures 254; Cosmo-Conception 352; Gleanings of a Mystic 25, 85, 87

Ibbetson, Peter, Cosmo-Conception 526; Questions and Answers, Volume I 25, 114; Rosicrucian Mysteries 161; The Web of Destiny 22

Ice crystals, formation of, Ancient and Modern Initiation 117-118; Cosmo-Conception 27; Message of the Stars 532; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 154

Idealization, is Neptunian power, Message of the Stars 47

Ideals, Ancient and Modern Initiation 85; Cosmo-Conception 465, 486; Letters to Students 222; Mysteries of the Great Operas 6; Teachings of an Initiate 164

Ideas, are embryonic thoughts, Rosicrucian Mysteries 113; are generated by Ego, Cosmo-Conception 88; Rosicrucian Mysteries 113; are projected through mind by will Cosmo-Conception 88, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 51; become thought forms, Christianity Lectures 36; Cosmo-Conception 49, 88; Rosicrucian Mysteries 113; have future evolution, Cosmo-Conception 417-418; may be found in Memory of Nature, Christianity Lectures 37; must be changed when occasion demands, Questions and Answers, Volume II 541; originate in chaos, Rosicrucian Mysteries 112; reiteration of, is necessary, Mysteries of the Great Operas 71

"I"-dentity, is never lost, Christianity Lectures 303

Idiocy, congenital, Christianity Lectures 61, 116, 229; Message of the Stars 610; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 67; Questions and Answers, Volume I 280

Idiocy, see also Insanity

Idolatry, nature of, Questions and Answers, Volume II 437

Ignorance, is the one sin, Christianity Lectures 20, 236; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 55; Rosicrucian Mysteries 42; Teachings of an Initiate 131

Ileum, obstruction of, Message of the Stars 555

Illumination, Ancient and Modern Initiation 90; Christianity Lectures 232; Letters to Students 49, 140; Rosicrucian Mysteries 123

Illustrations, see Examples

Image, in mind, projection of, Cosmo-Conception 89; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 51

Imagination, builds new body in womb, Cosmo-Conception 284; is attribute of the Spirit, Christianity Lectures 231; Mysteries of the Great Operas 153; Questions and Answers, Volume II 230, 273, 456; is creative force, Freemasonry & Catholicism 68-73; is female power from Moon force, Cosmo-Conception 267; is first manifestation of force, Cosmo-Conception 324; is highly important, Cosmo-Conception 425; is process of image making, Cosmo-Conception 353; must be clear, Cosmo-Conception 488; requires concentration, Cosmo-Conception 486; was aroused by Lucifer, Cosmo-Conception 361; Mysteries of the Great Operas 153; was cultivated in Lemuria, Christianity Lectures 231; Cosmo-Conception 281; will direct creation in future, Cosmo-Conception 425; Questions and Answers, Volume II 523;

Immaculate Conception, The, Ancient and Modern Initiation 69-72; Cosmo-Conception 378; Gleanings of a Mystic 61-68; Letters to Students 36, 173; Message of the Stars 28; Mysteries of the Great Operas 154; Questions and Answers, Volume I 188-190; Questions and Answers, Volume II 243, 251, 276, 339-340; Rosicrucian Mysteries 39; The Web of Destiny 67

Impatience, of restraint, Teachings of an Initiate 143

Impressionability, Region of, Cosmo-Conception 44

Inactivity, causes straggling, Gleanings of a Mystic 16; Mysteries of the Great Operas 29

Inbreathing, Cosmo-Conception 350; Message of the Stars 649

Inbreeding, causes pictures in blood, Cosmo-Conception 353-354, 397 471; Questions and Answers, Volume I 49

Incantations, Ancient and Modern Initiation 89

Incense, effects of, Christianity Lectures 273; Gleanings of a Mystic 106; Questions and Answers, Volume I 194; Questions and Answers, Volume II 473-474, 513; Rosicrucian Mysteries 158, 165; symbology of, Ancient and Modern Initiation 30-31, 35, 53, 105; Christianity Lectures 273; Mystical Interpretation of Christmas 23; Rosicrucian Mysteries 158, 165

Incentive, is necessary for motion, Christianity Lectures 52

Incineration, is sanitary measure, Christianity Lectures 82

Incontinence, causes loss of power, The Web of Destiny 142

Incubi, are evil obsessing entities, Mysteries of the Great Operas 130

India, Christianity Lectures 318; Cosmo-Conception 167, 436, 470, 488; Gleanings of a Mystic 131

Indian, American, Cosmo-Conception 290; The Web of Destiny 20, 41, 44

Indian Mutiny, story of, Ancient and Modern Initiation 104

Indifference, has withering power, Cosmo-Conception 45-46, 90; Questions and Answers, Volume I 39; manifests in region of feeling, Christianity Lectures 53; obscures truth, Cosmo-Conception 203; on Path, is great danger, Teachings of an Initiate 125

Indigestion, astrological indications of, Message of the Stars 541-542, 549-550

Individual, birth of, Cosmo-Conception 266-267; expresses through iron in blood, Cosmo-Conception 268, 274; is subject to nation in Race Spirits, Christianity Lectures 264

Individualism, evils of, Cosmo-Conception 393; is increased by international marriages, Christianity Lectures 254; is stage when all need help, Cosmo-Conception 401

Individuality, evolution of, Letters to Students 19; Mysteries of the Great Operas 76; Questions and Answers, Volume II 99; external, is assured by seed atom record, Christianity Lectures 79; is indicated by crystals in blood, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 187; Questions and Answers, Volume I 90-92; is never lost, Questions and Answers, Volume I 40-41; may exist without separateness, Cosmo-Conception 435-436; of children, begins at 14, Cosmo-Conception 143; of man and animals, differ, Cosmo-Conception 71; relation of, to marriage, Questions and Answers, Volume I 48-50; relation of, to thymus gland, Questions and Answers, Volume I 67; separate, was acquired by Semites, Cosmo-Conception 355; was taught by Christ, Cosmo-Conception 352

Industrial conditions, Questions and Answers, Volume I 365-266

Industrial production, Teachings of an Initiate 42

Industry, is designed to develop moral side of man, Teachings of an Initiate 38

Indwelling Spirit, see Spirit (individualized)

Inequalities, will be harmonized, Gleanings of a Mystic 178

Inertia, is keynote of dense body, Cosmo-Conception 229; Questions and Answers, Volume II 531

Infant mortality, causes of, Cosmo-Conception 118; Letters to Students 112; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 221; Questions and Answers, Volume I 109-110; Questions and Answers, Volume II 48, 83; Rosicrucian Mysteries 176, 179; The Web of Destiny 42, 74; Law of, Letters to Students 49; Questions and Answers, Volume II 47, 82, 101, 479

Infantile paralysis, stellar indications of, Message of the Stars 565

Inflammation, caused by Mars, Message of the Stars 561

Information, esoteric, is never sold, Cosmo-Conception 485; is best obtained by using our own faculties, Letters to Students 98

Ingersoll, Robert, Christianity Lectures 226

Initiate, builds own body, Cosmo-Conception 128, 138; Freemasonry & Catholicism 63; can best function in male body, Questions and Answers, Volume I 268; Questions and Answers, Volume II 230; can leave body consciously, Questions and Answers, Volume II 427, 439; can prolong life, Freemasonry & Catholicism 63; does not save himself, Cosmo-Conception 476; gains knowledge of Earth Period, Cosmo-Conception 502, 526; is able to hold desire stuff in form in Desire World, Questions and Answers, Volume II 27; is master of different elements, Mysteries of the Great Operas 161; is symbolized by serpent, Freemasonry & Catholicism 84; learns to function in Region of Concrete Thought, Questions and Answers, Volume II 70; makes Philosopher's Stone, Cosmo-Conception 519; nature of, as compared with clairvoyants and Adepts, Questions and Answers, Volume I 121; of Venus Period, will be highest, Cosmo-Conception 502; sees earth strata, Cosmo-Conception 499; takes certain vows, Cosmo-Conception 414, 467, 476; understands Thorah, Cosmo-Conception 322; Western, is more advanced, Gleanings of a Mystic 8

Initiates, are archetektons, Gleanings of a Mystic 103; choose own life work, Gleanings of a Mystic 64; have taken place of messengers of Gods, Cosmo-Conception 272, 304; may be women, Gleanings of a Mystic 67; of Middle Ages, Cosmo-Conception 409; purity of, Gleanings of a Mystic 64; reality of, may be tested, Cosmo-Conception 68, 400

Initiation, affects vital body, Cosmo-Conception 381, 404, 482; Gleanings of a Mystic 67; attuned Jesus' bodies, Cosmo-Conception 381; awakens desire body, Cosmo-Conception 405

Initiation, beginning of, Cosmo-Conception 413; Letters to Students 58; brings higher consciousness, Ancient and Modern Initiation 63, 67; href="../rcc/rcceng16.htm#par25">Cosmo-Conception 417-421; Freemasonry & Catholicism 33; Mysteries of the Great Operas 18; builds and quickens Life Spirit, Cosmo-Conception 381; changes life and confers authority, Gleanings of a Mystic 13; Christian Mystic, Ancient and Modern Initiation 67, 108; does not require strict celibacy, Cosmo-Conception 472, 539; first Great, indicates the Adept, Cosmo-Conception 502; first, makes vital body positive, Gleanings of a Mystic 67; form of, depicted in Bible, Teachings of an Initiate 193; formulae of, are given in Gospels, Ancient and Modern Initiation 66; Gleanings of a Mystic 64; Questions and Answers, Volume I 157, 191 200, 268-269; Teachings of an Initiate 192; gives "keys to Kingdom" Teachings of an Initiate 21; gives ability to penetrate layers of earth, Cosmo-Conception 499-502; Freemasonry & Catholicism 40, 55, 81; Letters to Students 82; Mysteries of the Great Operas 20; Questions and Answers, Volume I 115-116; The Web of Destiny 24; involves helping someone change consciousness, Questions and Answers, Volume II 217; is being attained by foremost of race, Message of the Stars 5; is being prepared for by all, The Web of Destiny 85; is culmination of prolonged spiritual endeavor, Cosmo-Conception 525; Freemasonry & Catholicism 78; Gleanings of a Mystic 11, 20, 63; Letters to Students 111, 154; is inner experience, Gleanings of a Mystic 11-12; Letters to Students 105; Questions and Answers, Volume II 227; is made possible by Neptune Message of the Stars 50; Simplified Scientific Astrology 7; is not attained by breathing exercises Letters to Students 110; is short cut, Cosmo-Conception 413; is symbolized by name of Christian Rose Cross, Cosmo-Conception 519; makes bridge to inner worlds, Cosmo-Conception 479; Questions and Answers, Volume II 165; Mercurial School of, Message of the Stars 5; must be preceded by probation, Cosmo-Conception 478-479; nature of, Gleanings of a Mystic 7-20; occurs when candidate is in full consciousness, Questions and Answers, Volume II 218; of mystic differs from that of occultist, Ancient and Modern Initiation 67, 114; Questions and Answers, Volume II 224

Initiation, of Vulcan Period, Cosmo-Conception 502; path of, The Web of Destiny 24; puts candidate in touch with Creative Hierarchies, Cosmo-Conception 526; preparation for, Cosmo-Conception 203; Letters to Students 191; relation of, to Christ Star and Holy Night, Cosmo-Conception 391; relation of, to seven Days of Creation, Cosmo-Conception 413; requires development of heart, Letters to Students 190; requires work on vital body, Cosmo-Conception 404; removes barrier of basic horoscopic inharmonies, The Web of Destiny 128; reveals Earth Spirit, Mysteries of the Great Operas 19; Rosicrucian, blends mystic with occult, Questions and Answers, Volume II 229; Rosicrucian, contrasted with Christian Mystic, Ancient and Modern Initiation 67-68; schools of, Teachings of an Initiate 41; secrets of, cannot be revealed, Questions and Answers, Volume II 227; separates ethers, Ancient and Modern Initiation 118; Cosmo-Conception 482; shortens time of death to rebirth, Questions and Answers, Volume I 102; takes place "in a mountain" Cosmo-Conception 169; teaches man to leave body, Cosmo-Conception 274; teaches previous stages of evolution, Cosmo-Conception 526; tests of, Questions and Answers, Volume II 219; was for chosen few before Christ Christianity Lectures 202, 252; Cosmo-Conception 390, 404-405, 407; Mysteries of the Great Operas 61; was furthered by Lords of Mercury, Cosmo-Conception 271-275; was given to Lemurians, Cosmo-Conception 413; was given to kings in Atlantis, Cosmo-Conception 297; Teachings of an Initiate 41; way of, is open to all, Cosmo-Conception 401, 405, 482; Freemasonry & Catholicism 78; Questions and Answers, Volume I 184

Initiations, Four Great, are last steps in man's progress, Cosmo-Conception 416, 502

Initiations, Nine Lesser, entitle candidates to attend Services, Teachings of an Initiate 148-149; give entrance to layers of earth, Cosmo-Conception 500, 502

Initiations, Nine Lesser, include conscious review of past evolutionary stages Cosmo-Conception 500; Teachings of an Initiate 148; precede the Four Greater, Cosmo-Conception 416, 500, 516

Initiative, value of, is taught in Western Mystery Teaching, Letters to Students 51

Initiator, helps candidate free vital body from dense body, Cosmo-Conception 241; shows candidate how to awaken conserved forces, Cosmo-Conception 525

Innocence, differs from virtue, Christianity Lectures 203, 287, 308; Cosmo-Conception 282; Mysteries of the Great Operas 147; Questions and Answers, Volume I 43

INRI, meaning of, Ancient and Modern Initiation 120; Christianity Lectures 155; Questions and Answers, Volume II 256-259

Insanity, astrological indications of, Message of the Stars 23, 635, 637; causes of, Christianity Lectures 73-74, Message of the Stars 604; Questions and Answers, Volume I 21, 93-96; The Web of Destiny 60-62; has relation to excess salt in blood, Freemasonry & Catholicism 71; provides opportunity for Spirit to learn lessons, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 59; The Web of Destiny 60; types of, Christianity Lectures 73-74; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 65; Questions and Answers, Volume I 93-94; Questions and Answers, Volume II 121

Insomnia, astrological indications of, Message of the Stars 551-552, 562

Instinct, of animals, Cosmo-Conception 78-80; Questions and Answers, Volume I 93-94; Questions and Answers, Volume II 121; of Atlanteans, Cosmo-Conception 296

Intellect, acts as curb on emotions, Christianity Lectures 179; demands knowledge of world mystery, Cosmo-Conception 439; in abstract, Cosmo-Conception 384; is appealed to by Rosicrucian Teachings, Cosmo-Conception 521; may ensnare aspirant, Ancient and Modern Initiation 68; Letters to Students 17; misuse of, is dangerous, Cosmo-Conception 530; must be transcended, Letters to Students 42-43; pride of, Teachings of an Initiate 143; should be combined with heart, Teachings of an Initiate 163; should be used unselfishly, Cosmo-Conception 363; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 20

Intelligence, is induced by planetary rays, Rosicrucian Mysteries 123; is related to body, Questions and Answers, Volume I 85-87

Intelligences, Christianity Lectures 21, 309; Mystical Interpretation of Christmas 35; Questions and Answers, Volume I 9, 32; Questions and Answers, Volume II 393

Interests, acts in central region of Desire World, Christianity Lectures 53-55; Cosmo-Conception 45, 89; may obscure truth, Cosmo-Conception 203

Intermarriage, among families, is detriment, Cosmo-Conception 352-353; among nations, destroys inner sight, Freemasonry & Catholicism 55; Questions and Answers, Volume I 49

Interplanetary space, is pervaded by Life Spirit, Cosmo-Conception 55

Intestinal disorders, Message of the Stars 544, 546, 548, 555, 559, 562

Intestine, is ruled by Virgo, Message of the Stars 542

Intolerance, a besetting sin of our day, Teachings of an Initiate 143

Intra-uterine development, Cosmo-Conception 255, 343-344

Intuition, nature of, Ancient and Modern Initiation 89; Christianity Lectures 238, 240; Cosmo-Conception 92, 398; Letters to Students 43; Message of the Stars 36, 46, 47

Inventors, create by imagination and mind, Cosmo-Conception 425-426, 486; Questions and Answers, Volume I 15; Questions and Answers, Volume II 477

Investigations, scientific, Christianity Lectures 12 spiritual, Rosicrucian Mysteries 63; The Web of Destiny 63

Invisible Directors, are using new method, Teachings of an Initiate 75

Invisible Helpers, aid Elder Brothers, Christianity Lectures 45; Letters to Students 155; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 105; Teachings of an Initiate 88; The Web of Destiny 97; are born at time of New Moon, Ancient and Modern Initiation 55; are cautioned to stay by body when suffering, Teachings of an Initiate 147; are greatly needed, Cosmo-Conception 496; are Probationers who live helpful lives, Letters to Students 12; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 105; The Web of Destiny 18; educate newly dead, Letters to Students 115; Occult Principles of Health and Healing 226; Questions and Answers, Volume I 112; Questions and Answers, Volume II 29; experiences of, form part of panorama, Questions and Answers, Volume II 139; faculties of, Questions and Answers, Volume I 271; Questions and Answers, Volume II 133, 294, 336, 407; Rosicrucian Mysteries 83; feel anguish of suffering, Gleanings of a Mystic 123; leave body by way of head, Questions and Answers, Volume II 313; often hesitate to re-enter body, Questions and Answers, Volume II 308; require nucleus, Gleanings of a Mystic 103

Invisible Helpers, symbol of, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 210; use effluvia from patient as key, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 108; use soul body, How Shall We Know Christ at His Coming? 21; Mysteries of the Great Operas 161; Rosicrucian Mysteries 137; The Web of Destiny 18; work in bands of twelve, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 106

Invocation, powers of, Freemasonry & Catholicism 21; The Web of Destiny 125, 133

Involution, belongs to life side, Cosmo-Conception 186; forms part of triad of progress, Cosmo-Conception 336-344; involves crystallization of Spirit into bodies, Teachings of an Initiate 50; is indicated by Caduceus, Cosmo-Conception 412; is process of consolidation, Christianity Lectures 211; man of, was assisted by Creative Hierarchies, Cosmo-Conception 423; necessity of, Questions and Answers, Volume I 9; occurred on different globes, Cosmo-Conception 195; marks man's unconscious development, Cosmo-Conception 185, 201; marks Spirit's descent into matter, Cosmo-Conception 266; was devoted to attaining self-consciousness, Cosmo-Conception 185; was time devoted to building vehicles, Cosmo-Conception 185, 425

Iron, abounds in lettuce, tomatoes, etc., Questions and Answers, Volume II 141; is basis of separate consciousness, Cosmo-Conception 268; is essential for warm blood, Cosmo-Conception 268; is Mars metal, Freemasonry & Catholicism 61; Message of the Stars 560; is necessary for indwelling Ego, Freemasonry & Catholicism 62; is transmuted into hemoglobin, Occult Principles of Health and Healing 34; Message of the Stars 305, 572; is difficult to transform, Freemasonry & Catholicism 61; of earth, was affected by Mars, Cosmo-Conception 274; was received from Lucifers, Letters to Students 45

Isaiah, prophecy of, Letters to Students 208

Isis, veil of, not to be lifted, Cosmo-Conception 293; was Egyptian goddess, Christianity Lectures 153

Israelities, Ancient and Modern Initiation 18; Gleanings of a Mystic 182; Questions and Answers, Volume II 500, 513; Teachings of an Initiate 194

Isaac, birth of, was announced, Christianity Lectures 219

Itch, astrological indications of, Message of the Stars 563

Izzards, Rosicrucian Mysteries 87