Editing Max Heindel (section)

=== Magnum opus ===
{{see also|The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception}}
Heindel returned to America in the summer of 1908 where he at once started to formulate the Rosicrucian teachings, the Western Wisdom Teachings, which he had received from the Elder Brothers, published as a book entitled ''The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception'' in 1909.<ref>Ger Westenberg. ''Max Heindel en The Rosicrucian Fellowship''. {{cite web|url= http://www.rffriends.org/wpx/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Microsoft-Word-Chapter-5-Messenger-of-the-Rosicrucians.pdf |title=Chapter 5 Messenger of the Rosicrucians }} (Translation by Elizabeth C. Ray). 2009 STICHTING ZEVEN, The Hague, The Netherlands. {{ISBN|90-73736-33-1}}</ref> It is a reference work in the [[Christian mysticism]] practice and in the [[Occult]] study literature, containing the fundamentals of [[Esoteric Christianity]] from a Rosicrucian perspective. The ''Cosmo'' contains a comprehensive outline of the evolutionary processes of [[human|man]] and the [[universe]], correlating the [[science]] of his day with [[religion]]. Part I is a treatise on the Visible and the Invisible Worlds, Man and the Method of Evolution, Rebirth and the [[Karma|Law of Cause and Effect]]. Part II takes up the scheme of Evolution in general and the Evolution of the Solar System and the Earth in particular. Part III treats of [[Christ]] and His Mission, Future Development of Man and Initiation, Esoteric Training and a Safe Method of Acquiring Firsthand Knowledge. The first edition was printed in 1909 and has changed little since then.