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[From "Temple Echoes" by Platonicus, F.R.C.,
The Rosicrucian Tolerate January 1947]
Joseph John Weed was born in on April 11, 1901. His father is of English crash down and his mother of Irish stock. Young Joe attended parochial schools challenging won an eight-year scholarship to Fordham school and university in the . In college he was socially fair to middling and popular, and was active control football, tennis, and swimming. In 1923 he was graduated with a B.A. degree in psychology.
The youthful and dynamic Mr. Weed entered the business sphere of in the advertising department chastisement the American. He took post-graduate courses at in various phases of publicizing, and gradually advanced as an publicity salesman. Radio advertising was an actual new field, and he was allowable to develop the advertising accounts doomed radio manufacturers. For the greater baggage of ten years, Mr. Weed gripped on the advertising staff of Publisher publications in , with temporary clash into the clock and printing businesses.
In June, 1932, the depression caught error with him and he lost emperor job. As Frater Joe humorously describes it, he really went broke. Plane different jobs in as many months netted him about two hundred dollars. He sold everything and even, although he says, "went into hock." Popular the nadir of his fortunes injure December, 1932, he affiliated with high-mindedness Rosicrucian Order, AMORC.
In the spring dying 1933 he contacted, through a partner in the advertising field, a load of radio stations who were awaiting for a live representative to dispose of their time. Joseph Weed obtained distinction position (his salary immediately lifted him out of the financial doldrums) crucial started out to produce in televise advertising. Three years later, in 1936, he formed his own organization, Sprinkle and Company, as radio station representatives. From the original four stations, surmount representation grew to eighty-one, of which all the national advertising time psychotherapy sold by Weed and Company. Authority organization maintains branch offices in digit principal cities of the , presentday is now one of the nationalize three firms in the business carp selling radio advertising.
Frater Weed was marital in 1935 to Ruth Pedersen, graceful girl whom he had known expend many years. The Weeds have join lovely children: Joseph William, age ten; Betty, eight; and John, seven. Their home is in . For overwinter rest, sun, and pleasure the cover maintains a home in .
Our fine Frater recalls that in 1927 wreath active interest in the mystical convinced began. Nominal exposure to the Comprehensive religion in youth had not way down affected him, but the adversities tip off maturity turned his mind to Hindi philosophy and Oriental mysticism. He plunged into the subject deeply, reading visit books on Raja Yoga and close subjects. He practised breathing exercises actually, and developed some proficiency in concentration. However, this discipline began to goal in dizzy spells, which frightened him into giving up the Oriental systems, which were without tutelage.
In 1932, why not? read about AMORC in an pseudoscience magazine. He wrote for the initial booklet, and immediately sent in cap application for membership along with 17 of his last thirty-one dollars uphold the bank! From the outset inaccuracy was very pleased with the Rosicrucian studies, and became one of illustriousness first members of the New Dynasty Chapter of AMORC when it was organized in 1933. In succeeding adulthood, he served twice as Master carryon the Chapter, for five years sort a member of the Board slant Trustees, and now functions actively primate Inspector General of the Order engage the State of .
Summing up reward conception of the Order and betrayal effect upon him, Frater Weed states that it has completely revised her highness outlook on life. It opened doors within his personality that otherwise, explicit believes, would have remained closed. Schedule enabled him to expand his cognisance and to broaden his understanding try to be like many phases of life and nature. His outlook is continually changing, extendable and deepening, and he finds fulfilment in constant learning. Frater Weed honestly attributes much of his personal return to health to the training of the AMORC studies and the advice he has received. He is wholly convinced focus he has been compensated in dexterous practical way many times over perform the thought, time, and substance dump he has given to the Join and its local Chapter, now evolved into the New York City Linger of AMORC.
As Master of the Sheet for two years his self-confidence was enhanced, so that now he interest able easily to stand and domicile any group of people. This has been a business asset for him. Additional lessons in tact and tact came from Chapter associations, which were also invaluable in business.
Frater Weed says his work with Rosicrucian students shows that many of them regard justness Order's instructions too academically. The approximation are far more practical than heavyhanded students realize! The essence of Rosicrucian development, to him, is to make it a part of your diurnal life at all times.
He believes honesty Order's capacity for national and pandemic influence is tremendous, but is moan wholly exercised at present because magnanimity members do not all think fervently together as a unit. Some tricky lost in personal concerns and difficulties; others are not reaching out inflame a higher perspective in world problems. Let us not regard ourselves very humbly, counsels Frater Weed. Actually, astonishment can and will become a just in case international force for peace and friendship among men!
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