The spirit casts four shadows. All are different shades of one light.

Recorded July – October 2011.

The shadow, and the Archangel who stands against it.

It opens on the primal shadow, fire, and the soul-secrets of nature, then works through the polarization of cosmic emanations and the creation of the sense organs, the four aetheric shadows, and the Rosenkreutz technique of working on the astral nature. From there: the changing of water into wine, the sirens of the sound aether, and the shadow of Jupiter among the cosmic astral suns. It arrives at Michael himself — his spiritual task for mankind in the present — then the mark of materialism, the trees of life and light, and a last lecture that asks: Friend, you have no wedding garment?

Students name this and 027 as the pair to begin with, in that order.

A student wrote:

By far one of my favourite and most essential lecture series from the Rosenkreutz Institute. I believe this should serve as a foundational series for all students of the spirit here. If you feel any sense of urgency about beginning your spiritual journey I would highly recommend it. It also has many practical techniques. I would recommend taking 027 The Mysteries of the Rose Cross alongside it, since that course builds on what was discussed in 026.

Three weeks. Plenty of time for many listens.

The White Room. The access that never expires. One key, used once, and the room stays open — no renewal, no second charge, no end date. It is the one room here that isn’t a lecture, and the students who already began are in it.