WHY DO YOU STILL FEED THE BEAST?
AN ILLUMINATED CANON IN THE LIGHT OF THE SONG OF GOD AND THE ROSICRUCIAN WAY
PREPARED FOR THE COOK UNIVERSAL MINISTRY
TO PRESERVE THE LIGHT OF EARLY TRUTH
HEAR THESE WORDS AS SONG, NOT COMMAND.
AS REMEMBRANCE, NOT DECREE.
FOR TRUTH IS NOT IMPOSED UPON THE SOUL—
IT IS RECOGNIZED
WHEN THE SOUL IS READY.
THE CANON
THE SONG OF GOD TEACHES THAT THE SOUL FALLS NOT BY SIN,
BUT BY FORGETFULNESS.
THE SOUL IS NEVER DAMNED—
ONLY DISTRACTED
BY THE ECHO OF ITS OWN LOWER NOTES.
THE BEAST IS BORN
WHEN THE SOUL MISTAKES THE ECHO FOR THE VOICE,
THE FORM FOR THE SOURCE,
AND THE HABIT FOR THE SELF.
THE ROSICRUCIAN WISDOM DECLARES:
THAT WHICH IS UNREFINED IS NOT EVIL—
IT IS UNFINISHED.
THE BEAST IS THE LOWER NATURE
LEFT UNWORKED.
THE GREAT ERROR
THE GREAT ERROR OF ALL AGES
IS NOT IGNORANCE,
BUT MISPLACED IDENTIFICATION.
WHEN THE LOWER OCTAVE IS HEARD
WITHOUT THE HIGHER,
LIFE BECOMES DISSONANCE.
WHEN THE HIGHER IS CLAIMED
WITHOUT HONORING THE LOWER,
LIFE BECOMES ILLUSION.
AWAKENING IS NOT ASCENT.
IT IS HARMONY.
THE ROSE AND THE CROSS
THE CROSS IS EXPERIENCE.
THE ROSE IS AWARENESS.
THE BEAST FEEDS
WHERE THE HEART IS CLOSED.
WHEN EXPERIENCE IS CARRIED UNCONSCIOUSLY,
THE BEAST RULES.
WHEN EXPERIENCE IS CARRIED CONSCIOUSLY,
THE ROSE BLOOMS
AT THE CENTER OF THE CROSS.
THIS IS THE GREAT WORK.
THE LAW OF RESPONSIBILITY
NO SOUL MAY BE SAVED BY ANOTHER.
NO SONG MAY BE SUNG BY PROXY.
THE STONE IS FOUND
IN ONE’S OWN GARDEN.
RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT BURDEN—
IT IS FREEDOM RECLAIMED.
THAT WHICH IS FEARED UNCONSCIOUSLY IS MULTIPLIED.
THAT WHICH IS LOVED CONSCIOUSLY IS TRANSMUTED.
THE END OF FEEDING
THE BEAST IS NOT DESTROYED.
IT IS OUTGROWN.
WHEN THE LOWER NOTE FINDS ITS PLACE IN THE CHORD,
THERE IS NO MORE DISSONANCE.
WHEN THE SOUL REMEMBERS THE SONG,
THE BEAST HAS NO FOOD.
CANONICAL CLOSING
YOU WERE NEVER SEPARATE FROM THE SONG.
YOU WERE LISTENING TO ONLY ONE NOTE.
ASK NOT HOW TO DEFEAT THE BEAST—
ASK:
WHAT IN ME IS READY TO BE REFINED?
IN THAT QUESTION,
THE WORK BEGINS.
— MICHAEL COOK, MINISTER OF LIGHT
ARCHITECT OF LIGHT
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II. SPLIT INTO TWO STANDALONE DOCUMENTS
These are designed to function independently and as companions.
DOCUMENT A
THE SONG OF GOD — THE BEAST AS DISSONANCE
CORE TEACHING
THE SONG OF GOD TEACHES THAT ALL CREATION IS VIBRATION.
THE BEAST IS NOT EVIL—
IT IS DISSONANCE HELD TOO LONG.
WHEN THE SOUL FORGETS THE SOURCE,
IT CLINGS TO THE NOTE
AND LOSES THE MELODY.
FALSE AWAKENING OCCURS
WHEN THE HIGHER NOTE IS CLAIMED
WITHOUT TUNING THE LOWER.
TRUE AWAKENING IS ATTUNEMENT.
THE SOUL DOES NOT ESCAPE THE WORLD—
IT RETUNES IT.
KEY AXIOMS (SONG OF GOD FRAME)
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DISSONANCE IS NOT SIN
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FORGETFULNESS IS THE FALL
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REMEMBRANCE IS SALVATION
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HARMONY IS AWAKENING
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THE SONG IS NEVER LOST
DOCUMENT B
THE ROSICRUCIAN WAY — THE BEAST AS UNREFINED LEAD
CORE TEACHING
THE ROSICRUCIANS TAUGHT
THAT THE BEAST IS THE UNREFINED SELF.
LEAD IS NOT CURSED—
IT IS UNFINISHED GOLD.
THAT WHICH IS REJECTED RULES FROM THE SHADOW.
THAT WHICH IS WORKED RETURNS TO SERVICE.
THE BEAST IS THE WORK UNDONE.
ALCHEMY IS NOT ESCAPE—
IT IS INTEGRATION THROUGH FIRE.
THE FIRE IS RESPONSIBILITY.
THE VESSEL IS THE HEART.
KEY AXIOMS (ROSICRUCIAN FRAME)
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THE STONE IS FOUND WITHIN
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THE GREAT WORK IS INNER
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RESPONSIBILITY IS THE FIRE
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THE ROSE BLOOMS THROUGH EXPERIENCE
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GOLD IS REFINED, NOT GIVEN
HOW THESE TWO DOCUMENTS FUNCTION TOGETHER
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SONG OF GOD → EXPLAINS WHY THE BEAST EXISTS
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ROSICRUCIAN WAY → EXPLAINS HOW IT IS TRANSMUTED
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TOGETHER → A COMPLETE INITIATORY KEY
