Decades have now passed into Rosenkreutz’s 14th. century incarnation. He has taken up the life of a monk living in a rectory near a chapel in 14th. century mid-Europe. Outside the rectory is a garden to which he often gives much of his attention. It is spring and as he is working in the garden he moves towards a rose bush. He stoops over to cut and pick a rose after which he holds it in his hands near his heart. While standing, he begins to meditate briefly. Within him a voice begins to speak saying, “Per Spiritum Sanctum Reviviscimus.” It is the voice of the Divine Sophia ; the Isis of the spiritual worlds. Rosenkreutz responds in kind, “Through the Holy Spirit we are reborn.” With him on this day is a young woman named Maria and her daughter named Eva who is six years of age.

     Eva always accompanies her mother to the chapel and garden. The mother and daughter each have small baskets of flowers that they will bring back to their home near the village. The garden has a small bench in it, a fence around it with a gate and archway that faces west. Maria asks Eva if she would like to sing together a new song that she had taught her for Rosenkreutz. Eva agrees and Rosenkreutz wishes to listen to them sing. Both Maria and Eva sit on the bench in the garden, side by side, while Maria holds Eva in her arms. They both begin to sing simultaneously. The song is a simple song that has two verses in it as they sing the first verse together. Eva then sings the second verse alone. As Eva finishes the song Rosenkreutz remarks that he was very pleased to hear her sing the song and especially the second verse by herself. At this time he makes the suggestion of moving into the chapel for prayer and benediction. They begin to leave the garden and make their way to the chapel. He is still carrying the one long stem red rose while Maria and Eva are carrying their small baskets of roses.

     Once inside the chapel all three of them are kneeling in the center aisle and facing the altar. Above the altar is a marble statue of the Resurrected Christ. Behind the statue against the back wall of the chapel is a large black wooden cross with a wreath of seven red roses which are also made of wood. Above the black cross and arching over it are the words engraved in gold on the wall of the chapel: “Das Licht der Welt” (The Light of the World). Above these words and also engraved in gold is the word: “CHRISTUS”. The middle aisle leads up to three wide steps which in turn lead up to the altar level. While kneeling, they are quietly praying the ‘Our Father’. Eva is kneeling between Maria and Rosenkreutz. On the right side of Rosenkreutz is Eva’s basket of roses and to the left of Maria is her basket of roses. On the floor, in front of Eva, is the long stem red rose that Rosenkreutz had cut from his garden earlier. When they finish the ‘Our Father’ there is a brief pause of silence. Breaking the silence Eva begins to sing the song that she and her mother had sung earlier. She sings the first verse alone. As she begins to sing the second verse she picks up the red rose and holds it close to her. When Eva is finished she walks up to the altar, reaches up and places the rose upon the altar before the statue of the Risen Christ. Rosenkreutz and Maria now rise to their feet. Eva steps down from the altar and returns to her mother. They both pick up their baskets and all three then begin to leave the chapel as Rosenkreutz accompanies them on their way back to their home. After they had left, the red rose on the altar briefly transfigures into an ethereal golden rose.

     While returning to the village they pass through a meadow of tall grass and flowers as Eva is faintly singing while she walks alongside her mother and is holding her mother’s hand. The three soon reach the village and it is late afternoon. The bright sunshine earlier in the day while in the garden has given way to a dark and overcast sky. The village is a morbid scene as it and the rest of Europe are in the grip of the Black Death; the bubonic plague. There are several dead bodies wrapped in torn and tattered linen which are being loaded into a horse-drawn cart for common burial or cremation. Weeping and crying are almost the only sounds of the village. Rosenkreutz, Maria and Eva slowly make their way through the village while the stench of death is everywhere. As they walk deeper into the village a black rat scampers in front of their path and quickly moves on. Rosenkreutz takes a long and intense look at the rat as it retreats hurriedly.