The work and the aim of the Association is not solely to guard the keys of the Nine Doors and study the worlds to which they lead. Instead, its humanistic foundation presumes a gslobal conception of human life. Each detail is a sign, a symbol of the universal, yet the external manifestations in objects and behaviour will only respond in full to the supreme law of Harmony if there is an organic general criterion and this criterion is respected. An individual's inclinations urge anyone capable of strong passion to make a full, in-depth study of the object of his personal interest, yet we should never lose sight of the view of the whole. From this viewpoint, it is not the single manifestations of taste which should be sought, but the invisible link that joins and justifies them all.
   By statute and by vocation, our adventure takes us as far as our gaze can reach. Nevertheless, it would be extremely arrogant to believe or make people believe that there is nothing beyond the insurmountable limit of individual experience and culture. An attitude of this kind would betray something even more serious: a lack of imagination and sensitivity.
   So the Ninth Door thus deserves to be given a special description: an area undefined. If we fastened the necklace of Pleasures, it would turn into a chain. Shut behind the bars of a cage, Taste would easily force a way out and turn against us. There is much we do not know and much we hope one day to learn. Similarly, there are other things we do not wish to mention for fear of being misunderstood or merely because we are aware that so many small things, once shared, vanish into nothing. Finally, there is what we hope exists which we prefer not to mention for fear of discovering that it does not exist after all. This last entrance conceals all these unknown, unrevealed or non-existent things.

  Pedantic teaching is not our concern. It is our wish instead to learn, so let us clearly state our ignorance in these few lines concluding the description of the knightly universe before it is too late to do so. In the Contributions at the bottom, on the Blackboard of the Ninth Door, we invite others to bring to our attention any requests, objects and interests which are not covered by the ordinary Doors. Though these may represent the ideal scenario we have chosen to move in, they do not limit our movement beyond them.