Often considered to be a secret society, the Rosicrucian Order is one of the most enigmatic of the initiatory movements. Recounting the mysteries of its origins, this book first attempts to place Rosicrucianism in its historical context by recalling the origins of Western esotericism and presenting the numerous currents to which the Rose-Cross has given birth. It then focuses on the major Rosicrucian organization of our time: the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis. Beyond its historical aspects, this work, which features a wealth of illustrations, invites us to discover the ways in which Rosicrucians of past and present have tried, through a mysterious Primordial Tradition, to rediscover the vital thread connecting them to the Divine. This volume also allows us to learn about the Order’s philosophy and thus have a sense of the Rosicrucian search for spirituality and humanism.
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Table Of Contents:
Illustrations
Chronology
Introduction
1. Egypt and the Primordial Tradition
2. Hermeticism and the Philosophia Perennis
3. The Crisis of the European Consciousness
4. The Naometria and the Age of the Holy Spirit
5. The Echoes of the Rose Cross
6. The Confessio Fraternitatis
7. The Emerald Land
8. The Chymical Wedding
9. The Rose in Bloom
10. The Philosophers and the Rose-Croix
11. Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry
12. Magnetism and Egyptosophy
13. In Search of the Psyche
14. The Rose Garden of the Magi
15. The First "Rosicrucians" of America
16. Harvey Spencer Lewis
17. The Journey to the East
18. The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
19. International Alliances
20. The Contemporary Era
Conclusion
Notes
Thematic Bibliography
Index of Personal Names
A Thousand Years of Yesterdays
Rosicrucian Principles for Home and Business
Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life
The Symbolic Prophecy of the Great Pyramid
Behold the Sign - Ancient Symbolism
The Immortalized Words of the Past
Rosicrucian Questions and Answers
Lemuria: The Lost Continent of the Pacific
Our Cosmic Neighbors: Story of the Stars
The Initiatory Process in Ancient Egypt
Sepher Yezirah - A Book on Creation
Cares that Infest - Between Man and Happiness
The Eternal Fruits of Knowledge
Mysticism: The Ultimate Experience
Rosicrucian History and Mysteries
Treasures of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum