"In our flag the red symbolizes the life-force, the martial
force, its clear bright shade representing all the higher pos-
sibilities of the courage, energy and power of Mars, the
masculine forces of the solar system and in humanity, as
well as the intensity of love that will fight for a principle.
"Also the red of Mars is alternated at equal intervals with
the white of purity, sanity, righteousness, justice and brotherhood.
This proclaims to the world that we will fight if
we have to, not because we seek to spill our brother's blood,
or for aggrandizement, but for righteousness, justice, freedom and liberty, for these must be maintained by the force
of Mars if necessary, else our flag is unbalanced and the
principles for which it stands are betrayed. But we should
continually strive to let the white so blend with the red that
they shall ultimately manifest as the pure rose-pink of
love.
It also indicates that war is not the governing spirit,
but is blended and balanced in equal proportion with the
desire for peace honorably won and maintained by the higher
aspects of Mars.
"Blue is the color of the Great Mother-force, the power
which brings forth and which cherishes all that is beautiful
and lovable, as well as those things which the force of Mars
energizes.
In other words, it represents the force of Venus
or Divine Mother-love.
"No other flag has the arrangement of these two colors
as found in our flag.
Others have the blue, but not in one
great mass like a sea of color on which the five-pointed stars
are arranged side by side in harmonious color.
"And because the white and the red are co-equal, our victories must be won as much by the powers of the white as
those of the red. If there were a large field of white it would
tend to symbolize peace at any price, but since it is equally
balanced by the red, it symbolizes peace, but peace attained
and maintained if necessary by a righteous warfare.
"Since the five-pointed star symbolizes man,' the white
stars, i. e., the purified men and women, set in their field
of blue, symbolize the gathering together of all humanity
into the lap of the Great Mother. They stand for the united
brotherhood which holds out its arms to all mankind to
come and become one of US. And if they come in love and
harmony and are willing to rest in the lap of their adopted
mother, each in his proper place and ready to obey her
decrees, laws and requirements, they are welcome.
But if they cannot take their places thus on the field of blue, the flag has no other place for them.
"In its emblem this country thus proclaims to the world
that it has conceived and set before its children the high
ideal and glorious opportunity of becoming the leader in
liberty and freedom in that it offers freely a home for all
God's children, a country in which to found the New Humanity.
The responsibility is great.
Will we as a nation live up to it?
"Each one of us should be glad that we have a flag with
such a wonderful meaning, and each should study its higher,
esoteric symbology; for it enables each one to say, I belong
to a new country and a new people. I will do all l can to
make this country and this people all that our flag symbolizes.
I will do my duty in all ways to keep the flag waving
over this country, and also over the whole world in the sense
of upholding the highest ideals of freedom, justice, righteousness and brotherhood