This is funny, but I'm not quite sure what it's riffing off of.
Freemasonry?
Posted by: Jose at April 15, 2011 8:00 AMThe Rosicrucians.
They used to run those tacky ads in all kinds of pulp publications.
Back in the day I actually sent in for their lessons. It was a gyp. I didn't gain any secret powers at all.
JWM
Posted by: jwm at April 15, 2011 8:14 AMBig award goes to JWM!
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Posted by: vanderleun at April 15, 2011 8:38 AMI always wanted one of those Rosicrucian hooded robes. I'll settle for a Republican one; or do I have to settle for a top hat and tails?
Posted by: Don Rodrigo at April 15, 2011 8:54 AMJWM, was your still book still sealed?
Posted by: Cris at April 15, 2011 11:31 AMIf I remember right, all the little monographs were sealed. They had you do mystical stuff like light candles, stare in a mirror, feel your toes with your mind, and try to figure out what time it was without looking for a clock. I never did get the hang of it.
On the other hand, to this day I don't wear a watch.
JWM.
Posted by: jwm at April 15, 2011 12:50 PMBless you, Mr. Vanderleun, for your role in bringing this book to life.
Posted by: See-Dubya at April 15, 2011 6:58 PMJWM, you had to read the book in a mirror to unleash the powers. You should have sent in that extra 75ยข instead of having that lime rickey after school. That other phamplet divulged that tidbit.
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