This 'living' of the teachings is the central aim of pupilship of the Spiritual School. For those who do not feel ready to practise pupilship in this sense, but who still want to maintain a connection with the School, membership is possible. For both forms of affiliation a fixed monthly contribution is asked. Before deciding to join, interested people are given as much time and as many opportunities as they would like to find out more about the School without any obligation. After joining, individuals are free to break their connection with the School at any time should they wish to do so.
Personal freedom is seen as the only right basis for following the spiritual path.
In many countries the Lectorium Rosicrucianum has temples and conference centres, where the pupils meet regularly for temple services and other meetings during which they study the transfiguristic philosophy and reflect on how they can integrate it into their lives. Also about 160 centres exist in cities around the world. These serve the same purpose and are also used for giving lectures and courses for interested people. Around 12,000 pupils are active worldwide. In addition, the Lectorium Rosicrucianum has around 3,000 members who are making use of opportunities to find out more about the School.