What importance does the Order accord to ecology?
Quite obviously, Earth is the basis for our existence. From a Rosicrucian perspective, it is also the body that the collective soul of humanity uses to evolve toward its own ideal of perfection. Earth is a masterpiece of creation and thus deserves our greatest respect and should stir our imagination. Unfortunately, we humans, through ignorance, neglect, or selfishness, never cease to harm Earth through our use of dangerous pollutants, excessive deforestation, or the wanton slaughter of animals. If nothing is done on a global scale to put an end to these activities, our planet will experience an agonizing death-and so will we-and we shall have to bear a heavy responsibility for this planetary crisis. In the final analysis, ecology plays an integral part in mystical consciousness, because we cannot be interested in the mysteries of life without also being concerned with what is to become of Earth. That is why Rosicrucians are particularly sensitive to the problems of the environment, and
