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Stelle
A CITY FOR TOMORROW STELLE A City for
Tomorrow THE
ULTIMATE FRONTIER, a book published by The Stelle Group, provides a general
outline of the work of the ancient Brotherhoods and briefly states the
importance of an The
name of the community is Stelle, and The Stelle Group derives its name
accordingly. The Stelle Group was organized March 5, 1963, as a religious,
educational, not-for-profit corporation and is recognized by the federal
Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization. The
principal activity of The Stelle Group is to provide instruction and guidance
for the persons who aspire to learn and to put into practice a way of life
based on the philosophy of the Brotherhoods, The Stelle Group provides a
total learning environment which encompasses all aspects of life—work, play,
home, social, communal and spiritual—thereby providing an atmosphere
conducive to the participant’s pursuit of Egoic advancement and his
acquisition of skills necessary to help build the Nation of God. He operates
in a daily situation which excludes deleterious exposure to outside negative
influences. Education is available for everyone in the community of Stelle—whether
student or participant, child or adult. The realm of the Homes,
factories and businesses in the Stelle community are owned by a separate
organization called Stelle Industries, Inc. Regular employment and on-the-job
vocational training are available to students and participants in the
companies owned by Stelle Industries, Inc. It
is important that the philosophy of the Brotherhoods reach into all phases of
our activities if Stelle is to enjoy the balanced civilization we desire, and
the workday is no exception. Students and participants in The Stelle Group
enjoy daily application of Cosmic Law in a business atmosphere. Business is
the principal contact a man has with his fellowman. He spends more time at
work than at home with family and friends. Nowhere else in all of man’s
activities are the responsibilities and duties toward others so frequently
tested as during the business day. Membership
in The Stelle Group is necessarily quite restrictive, and much care will be
exercised in the selection of candidates for the honor of taking part in this
important phase of promoting the Brotherhoods’ Great Work. One’s race or
national heritage has no bearing on eligibility for membership, and a
candidate need not have a college degree. Your enthusiasm and ability to
learn will be decisive factors, and moral character and psychological
maturity will count heavily. Remember, The Stelle Group is designed to bring
together only the finest persons available while withholding the mediocre.
You must ask yourself, “What have I to offer fellow members in the way of my
special skills and native intelligence?” Everyone must carry his own weight,
for the community is not intended as an escape where one can lean back and be
taken care of by the Brotherhoods, It
should be understood that no Utopian claims are made for the way of life in
Stelle. It is a place for learning, problem solving, forging a singularly
advanced culture and developing one’s Ego both psychologically and spiritually.
Although living in Stelle may constitute a retreat from the perversions of
the world-at-large, it is not a dull or inactive community. It is a social
workshop of the most meaningful kind, Members from different cultural
heritages are coming together in Stelle, and the best features of each
culture will be adopted by conscious determination of the members themselves.
Utopias imply total satisfaction of each person’s desires; however, this is a
contradiction of human nature and probably could never be achieved by more
than one person for but a brief span of time. Civilization at its best is a
compromise which is agreed upon by self-governing members who work actively
to bring into moderating balance the essential conflict of liberty and
license. This challenge is no less diminished by residence in Stelle. If
anything, the challenge is more profound because all the premises of
civilization must be re-examined by the community and new approaches made to
the achievement of a society greater than has ever been known. These
difficulties will be compounded somewhat by our educational concept of
stimulating Egoic individuality. Even though Stelle may not be the Utopia
dreamed of by many idealistic persons, we expect to attain camaraderie,
prosperity and happiness unsurpassed by any society within history’s
recollection. All
members of The Stelle Group must speak the English language but need not be
citizens of the The
Brotherhoods offer no apology for this restriction however disappointing it
may be for many persons. The hour has come to bring together those who are
fit to build the Nation of God and its precursor community in Each
adult resident in Stelle will receive Citizenship Training from
representatives of the Lesser Brotherhoods. This special instruction,
requiring about seven years for completion, will provide a thorough grounding
in the sacred wisdom of the Brotherhoods and greatly accelerate the resident
member’s attainment of First Degree. After a resident of Stelle completes the
Brotherhoods’ course in Citizenship Training, he is entitled thereafter to
two votes in elections and in matters requiring balloting in The Stelle
Group. The
Stelle Group had intended at one time to make available to interested
outsiders a course of instruction via mail correspondence to be preparatory
to the Brotherhoods’ Citizenship Training. However, this was discontinued
when it was found that mere information did not add to the students growth as
much as actual participation in Stelle where the philosophy is tried and
tested in actual day-to-day circumstances. The Stelle Group’s authorization
is primarily to develop the technological means for survival at the turn of
the century and to provide a place to enhance spiritual development, The
Stelle Group is neither a Brotherhood nor a mundane school of a Brotherhood
but rather derives its authorization directly from the Council of Seven,
which coordinates the activities of all seven Lesser Brotherhoods. The Stelle
Group is a temporary organization intended to fill a special role in the
Great Plan of the Brotherhoods for about seventy-five years. By
means of Orientation Seminars at Stelle, The Stelle Group provides directions
for its new participants on how best to prepare themselves for Brotherhood.
This consists of a review of the philosophy to assure that participants in
Stelle have no misunderstandings about basic principles, and it also concerns
one’s personal acquisition of the Great Virtues, namely: Charity, Courage,
Devotion, Discernment, Efficiency, Forbearance, Humility, Kindliness, Patience,
Precision, Sincerity and Tolerance. This recital of attributes is deceptively
simple, for making them part of one’s character takes time and stamina. New
points of view must be assimilated, and old prejudices must be shed.
Resilience of mind is therefore essential to Egoic advancement, and there are
no short cuts to Egoic perfection. Although the principles can be easily
grasped, one must practice what he hopes to become and not just parrot the
directions of how to arrive at an elevated condition, The Brotherhoods are
wise, just and thorough in selecting Their students, and no one can conceal
his private actions and true thoughts from the Brotherhoods. To hope that
good intentions and an outward show of right action will suffice to gain the
privilege of instruction by Them is foolishly futile.. Egos who are already
Brothers rose by accomplishment No one deserves or can utilize advanced
knowledge without having first mastered the fundamentals expected of him. If
during the remainder of this century we in Stelle are lax in applying
ourselves to the basic and comparatively simpler tasks of self-improvement,
the Brotherhoods will not be justified in extending Their further efforts in
our behalf, Stelle is undoubtedly the greatest opportunity made available to
mankind for thousands of years; but if inattention to essentials results in a
lack of meaningful and continuing Egoic uplift of its members, then all
future opportunities for civilization will come to an end through our
negligence. We cannot afford to have any resident of Stelle depend upon the
aggregate growth of his neighbors to cover his own backsliding; therefore,
the by-laws of The Stelle Group provide for the fair and non-punitive
withdrawal of the person who is found wanting. Each person must contribute
positively to the forwarding of the community as a whole, for a culture is
only as great as the individuals comprising it. The
oldest of the seven Lesser Brotherhoods has devoted two hundred centuries to
analysis of the causes for success and failure of every civilization which
has arisen on our planet. The purpose of this monumental undertaking has been
to provide the data necessary for the establishment of a perfect civilization
capable of avoiding the pitfalls which have been the undoing of all prior
civilizations, All the Lesser Brotherhoods have put Themselves under the
direction of the oldest Lesser Brotherhood while it is directing the
formation of the Nation of God; and a tremendous concerted effort at the
highest level is being made to provide the protection, opportunity and mental
precipitation necessary for its success. In order to further coordinate this
work, the oldest Lesser Brotherhood has temporarily assumed jurisdiction over
all granting of degrees of Brotherhood, which formerly was shared by the
other six Lesser Brotherhoods. However, in spite of the exhaustive
preparations made for us by the Higher Beings, it is mortal men who must rise
to the challenge of bringing the Nation of God to fruition. If men do not
aspire to this rewarding task, the destruction of civilization at the turn of
the century will be total, and further opportunity for men to work toward
Mastership, will be lost. Stelle
can be your home. You may be one of those intended to build it and run
it. Within its framework, you will have the opportunity to put into practice
the highest ideals to which you aspire. By using the knowledge of the
Brotherhoods as guidelines, you will be in an unprecedented position to solve
age-old human problems and succeed in all things. But, as always, we must
ultimately base our prospects for success on the individual. Our members
shall be shown the hallmarks, advantages and inherent happiness of becoming
whole human beings; and this wholeness requires balance between their
spiritual, mental and practical natures. Personal acquisition of the Great
Virtues builds character, integrity and morality bordering on greatness
and results naturally in the intensification of extrasensory perception which
affords a channel to Higher Sources. The keys are profoundly simple, and the
Brotherhoods’ way of life is easily comprehended, but putting these concepts
into actual practice is inherently a slow and sometimes exasperating remaking
of oneself. Fortunately, the environment of Stelle provides a beneficial
atmosphere for successfully meeting life and its problems. One’s
role in the present commercial system of the world tends to detract from his
better aspirations, and so Stelle aims to keep men from becoming victims of
their means of earning a living. Obviously, neither an individual nor the
community can grow without a sound economic base. Everyone must be practical
in providing food, clothing and shelter for himself in accordance with karmic
accountancy. Moreover, a rapid economic growth of Stelle is required to
expand our citizenry, meet the costs of building an entire city, pay for the
research essential to our survival of Armageddon and provide comforts which
remove the harried sense of want and insecurity so detrimental to attitudes
of personal peace. The
cost of living in Stelle will be about half that of the nation when the
community grows and becomes self-sufficient. The price of food, clothing and
other commodities in the community will be less than elsewhere in the The
standard of living being developed in Stelle will be much higher than that
available to higher-salaried Americans. Stelle residents will enjoy superior
goods, extra-fine foods, luxurious living quarters and beautiful
surroundings; and this is in addition to the priceless advantages of a moral
and intellectual environment unattainable in the rest of the world. The
annual wage will be sufficient for a man to raise his family comfortably with
himself as the sole wage earner so that a mother need not be employed outside
the home. She has the greater task of better preparing her children for
Citizenship, and nothing must diminish this. Service
and manufacturing enterprises are operated by companies which are all
divisions of Stelle industries, Inc. The stock holders are limited to members
of The Stelle Group, but no stock is owned by The Stelle Group itself. Each
company is responsible for showing a profit and paying taxes, and employees
will share in the profits of its enterprise. No one is the employee of
another person, but he has equal vote in the determination of his division’s
managers by virtue of his employment in it. The
Stelle Group does not take part in any municipal government, but it does
supply community services, including utilities, generally provided by a
municipal corporation. The
Stelle Group sponsors no religious services. The Philosophy of Melchizedek
recognizes no sacraments, for such imply a priesthood to perform them.
However, His philosophy as taught by the Brotherhoods is couched in such
reverential beauty that it cannot but elicit inspired devotion to the ideals
of the Great Ones and the Cosmic principles They have revealed. Egoic
advancement is by its very nature an individual and private undertaking which
is little enhanced by congregational activities. Nevertheless, the religious
impulse aroused by the Brotherhoods’ philosophy cannot be denied, and the
natural desire within many persons to gather together in fellowship with
those who share like interests and beliefs has always given rise to churches,
temples and lodges in our culture. Therefore, it is fitting that a fellowship
hall for regular gatherings of its members be provided by The Stelle Group
which can also serve as a center for its social functions. The
solemnification of marriage is a deeply felt need among all people. Although
no words said by a third person can effect a true union between a man and
wife, such ceremony provides a very necessary social acceptance of a proper
union and is the occasion of fine emotions in all concerned. The Stelle Group
is authorized by law to conduct marriage ceremonies wherein the couple marry
themselves by declaring their state of marriage before the congregation. The
Stelle Group, then, has many obligations: it provides the nucleus for
founding Stelle and the Nation of God; it provides preliminary philosophical
guidance for aspirants to the Brotherhoods’ training; it is responsible for
all educational facilities in Stelle; and it meets needs which are commonly
religious in nature. The
affairs of Stelle are governed by the Board of Trustees, who are elected from
among the general membership. At all times the Board of Trustees welcomes the
suggestions, ideas, complaints and opinions of every member, and majority
opinion may be solicited from time to time by the Board. Each
participant of The Stelle Group who arrives in the community of Stelle will
enjoy a trial period of at least six months to decide if he wishes to remain
and become a permanent part of the community. During this period he will have
associate status, and he will live in the community in temporary quarters.
Living space during the trial period is limited to specific apartments; but
after he becomes a member, he will move to an apartment or a house of his own
choice. During the trial period, the associate and the community can test
their mutual compatibility. If the associate elects to stay, he is required
to sign an agreement with The Stelle Group which sets forth his specific
obligations, rights and benefits as a member. This agreement is called the
Social Contract. It
is apropos that only the actual residents of Stelle be the franchised voters
of The Stelle Group. It is recognized that a participant’s understanding of
the problems of creating a community depends largely upon his actually living
and working within it. Therefore, as of January 1, 1970, four classes of
participation have been designated, each with a different degree of voice in
the affairs of The Stelle Group. The four classes are Member, Associate,
Nonresident, and Provisional Applicant; and they are defined as follows: Member. Member status applies to the resident of Stelle. A member
is entitled to one vote in elections and in matters requiring balloting. Associate. This applies to a participant during his first six
months’ residence in or near Stelle. An associate is entitled to one-half
vote in elections and in matters requiring balloting. Associate
status provides a six-month trial period under the jurisdiction of the
Admissions Committee, and this trial period constitutes an extension of the
admissions procedure. An associate will be accorded member status not sooner
than six months after his arrival in the community, or he may be removed by
the Admissions Committee from further participation in The Stelle Group any
time before that, or the committee may recommend continuance of the trial
period. Nonresident. Each applicant who does not reside within
convenient driving distance of Stelle shall be accorded the status of
nonresident upon his acceptance as a participant in The Stelle Group by the
Admissions Committee. The nonresident has no voting privileges. The
nonresident’s status shall change automatically to associate upon moving to
the community to assist in the work of The Stelle Group. Provisional
Applicant. This status applies to
the person who cannot presently meet all the requirements for membership in
The Stelle Group but will in the near future (i.e., under 21 years of age,
current divorce action not final, etc.). The provisional applicant has no
voting privileges, but he can attend meetings and debate issues. The
status of provisional applicant is intended to allow the person who would
otherwise be acceptable as a member to participate immediately in the work of
The Stelle Group. At
the time a participant becomes a resident member in Stelle by signing the
Social Contract, the member must will all his possessions to The Stelle Group
save his household furnishings and automobile, which can be wilted to other
persons. If one is married, the spouse is willed all assets; then, upon the
death of the surviving spouse, remaining assets go to The Stelle Group rather
than to the couple’s children. In this way family financial dynasties cannot
develop. The will is voided if the member leaves the community. A
member upon signing the Social Contract must also convert all his assets into
cash and pay off any loans or other debts. No one may remain in the community
unless his outside financial obligations are balanced. A person who has to
make alimony or child-support payments which obligate his future must make a
lump-sum settlement or establish a paid-up trust fund so that no money leaves
the economic Because
of the collapse of the American economy to occur in the middle 1970’s, which
will be accompanied by violent political readjust adjustments, the best use
to which one’s wealth can be put before it becomes worthless is to help build
Stelle. Price fluctuations will be little felt at Stelle because its
integrated economy, consisting of an internal balance of agriculture and
manufacture, will be self-sustaining except for some industrial raw material
which will have to be stockpiled. Even though money, real estate, and conventional
securities will later become untranslatable into purchasing power in the
outside world, the Stelle exchange standard based on the labor-hour will
remain steady. Unfortunately, the number of persons who can be brought into
Stelle after the general economic failure will be much curtailed because new
housing will become a severe problem due to lack of national suppliers of raw
materials. The breakdown of credit and the public’s general rejection of the
dollar as a medium of exchange will paralyze the nation’s commerce and bring
governmental functions to a virtual standstill. A
general deterioration of world economy will stem from a balancing of karmic
debts and the disruptions caused by worldwide famine. The depletion of
American financial resources a few years hence will result in panic and
economic depression. Mankind’s protection from centuries-old karmic
retribution is now being lessened by the Higher Beings who have been
cushioning us from our just deserts. Therefore, the citizens of Stelle must
do everything possible to diminish their personal karmic debts so that the
community as a whole has the protection afforded by a minimum aggregate
karmic indebtedness. Only
participants of The Stelle Group can be granted admission to the community as
it is built, but this does not restrict other persons from donating their
financial support to the important work of The Stelle Group. It should be
apparent even to those who cannot immediately participate in the community
that the Great Plan of the Brotherhoods deserves and needs the support of
every conscientious person who is concerned with the preservation of
civilization. This important hope for mankind naturally appeals to the
idealism of persons everywhere, and their desire to assist is welcomed. Everyone
who learns of the role of The Stelle Group in the Brotherhoods’ Plan acquires
a responsibility to spread the word about Stelle. In this respect you are an
important messenger of the Brotherhoods and may well provide the missing key
to the searchings of many other Egos. It
is suggested to participants of The Stelle Group that they donate one tenth
of their income after taxes since one’s karmic compensation for the gifts of
nature is met by tithing to God’s Work; and there could hardly be a more
worthy work than the creation of Stelle and the Nation of God. Tithing is
inherently an equitable sliding scale geared to the means of each donor, and
its practice brings added prosperity to the person who recognizes that there
is no such thing as something for nothing in nature. Having the courage to be
one of the first members will have its fair rewards, and the karmic returns
for being among those who contribute the most generously are scrupulously
lust. It is in each member’s self-interest that he hasten the growth of
Stelle by donating what he can reasonably afford as quickly as possible. The
first parcel of land purchased is equivalent to 48 city blacks. The homes and
other structures in Stelle are sturdily built with attention to details, and
private homes have a minimum of 1,800 square feet of living area, while
apartments are spacious and soundproofed. Tasteful architecture and
landscaping characterize all structures. In order to further an overall
garden-like appearance, utilities are buried underground and advertising
signs am prohibited. Within a few years we should be manufacturing silent
electric automobiles for use within Stelle, and to as great a degree as
possible we expect to eliminate the discomforts and inconveniences of winter
through the use of our technology. The
Pursuit of Excellence is the aim of Stelle, and it can be realized
only if each person contributes his vary best. Every practical measure must
be taken to provide the environment most conducive to the development of Egos
to the First Degree of Brotherhood because only they may populate the Nation
of God. The city of Stelle will develop a substantial number of the 144,000
men and women who will comprise the original Citizenry of the Nation of God,
and the others will he gathered from all over the world near the end of the
century from among Adepts and Brothers. Highly-developed Egos who have not
incarnated for ten thousand years and more have awaited the formation of
Stelle so that They may became the children of residents in the To
assist in the building of Stelle is perhaps the most exciting adventure ever
offered you, and the deep personal satisfactions afforded by such an
undertaking are great rewards in themselves. But the building of one’s own
Egoic advancement is even more thrilling, for thereby you experience an
intensification of life which leads to unimaginable participation-in-depth
with all existence. Advanced training will show you the way to achieve
understanding, creativity, and the means to personal control over your
environment through application of Universal Law, In Stelle you will have the
practical opportunity to put this information to work so that you may make it
tasted, unshakeable knowledge. In
order to apply for membership in The Stelle Group, it is necessary to
complete the APPLICATION FORM accompanying this brochure. There are no
registration or initiation fees to be paid in order to become a participant
of The Stelle Group, and there are no dues required at any time, After your
application has been submitted, arrangement will be made for you to meet with
a staff member of The Stelle Group. Acceptance into The Stelle Group is
verified by letter. The
APPLICATION FORM is designed to separate the casually-interested persons from
those who sincerely wish to participate in the Great Plan of the
Brotherhoods. Considerable expense and much careful effort will be expended
by The Stelle Group in interviewing the prospective member, and preliminary
selection of an applicant will depend heavily upon such evidence of personal
enthusiasm, practical ability and conscientiousness as can be conveyed in his
application material. The applicant’s attention to detail and his meticulous
care in preparing his answers should reflect the high aspirations of the new
civilization. A guarded or demure approach to filling out the APPLICATION
FORM would naturally tend to be self-defeating. All information supplied to
The Stelle Group in connection with application for membership is respected
for its personal nature and is held strictly confidential by the Admissions
Committee. Additional brochures and
APPLICATION FORMS may be obtained by writing to: The
Stelle Group Admissions Cabery
P.O., 60919
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