Lessons for the Participants of Cognitive-Cultic Work 1906–1924

GA 265a

Letter from Adolf Messmer to Marie von Sivers

Dear Miss von Sivers,

On calmly reflecting on everything I have experienced over the last two days, the question arises for me: “How did all this come about?” Without any action on my part, I received a telephone and written invitation to attend and participate in an event that I knew nothing about, but I sensed that it was something very high and noble, and that I desired at the bottom of my soul.

The invitation gives me the impression that it is really addressed to me, Adolf Messmer, and that there is no possibility of error.

I have not yet received the letter mentioned in the enclosed letter from Dr. Grosheintz, or rather its contents, which was sent to me in Rorschach by Miss von Sivers.

I was received in the room as if I were an invited guest, suspecting but not knowing what would happen next. I was not mistaken.

I had no idea that there was a more intimate connection than “E.S.” and “M.E.” is new to me.

I answer the three questions posed by our esteemed teacher and master to those of us seeking admission, if I may truly count myself among them, as best I can as follows:

I. I believe with all my heart in God the Father, in God the Son and in God the Holy Spirit.

II. I expect from the masters and those who know that they will give me and let me experience as much of their knowledge and truth as I can grasp according to the degree of my development, but also only as much as I can use for the benefit of my fellow human beings and myself according to the degree of my character. In this way, I hope to become a small instrument through which world thoughts can be helped to be translated into world deeds.

III. I consider it a great mercy and undeserved, unspeakable good fortune that I have such a future ahead of me and that I have the opportunity to come into the most intimate contact with such people.

Accordingly, I will keep everything entrusted to me in the strictest confidence and with the greatest of care, as is expected of me, and treat it with the utmost respect. I will endeavor to ascend by means of the hand held out to me, and to practice truthfulness in all my actions and thoughts. Unfortunately, I must admit that I still very often find myself in untruthfulness, but I have the honest will to become true.

I did not push myself forward. Without knowing how, my fate led me to yesterday's enlightenment for those seeking admission.

If you find me worthy and mature enough to be accepted into the M.E., I will be extremely pleased. If the opposite is the case, I will gladly wait and work modestly to become mature and worthy one day.

With sincere gratitude.

Adolf Messmer