H. Spencer Lewis - Restorer of Rosicrucianism
Christian Rebisse, FRC
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Video: Restorer of Rosicrucianism Part 1 (with links to the full series)
Image: H. Spencer Lewis at his desk, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, May Banks-Stacey, Saint-Denis Gate in Paris postcard, The Appearance of Clemence Isaure to the Troubadours, Drawing of chateau in Old Tolosa where H. Spencer Lewis was initiated, H. Spencer Lewis painting in nature, Letter written by Harvey Spencer Lewis to his wife Mollie, H. Spencer Lewis playing the cello, H. Spencer Lewis and his second wife Martha, H. Spencer Lewis in 1915, Akhnaton Shrine in Rosicrucian Park
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Nicholas Roerich: An Artist and Visionary Mystic
From a Rosicrucian Manuscript
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Images: Portrait of Nicholas Roerich, Portrait of Helena Roerich, Krishna by Nicholas Roerich, Madonna Oriflamma by Nicholas Roerich, Tibetan reliquary box, Guests from Overseas by Nicholas Roerich
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The Mysticism of Harriet Tubman Made the Impossible Possible
Joshua Norman
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Images: Early portrait of Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman with family and neighbors, Harriet Tubman by William H. Johnson, Later portrait of Harriet Tubman
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Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin and a Brief History of Martinism
From a Martinist manuscript
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Images: Engraving of Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, The seal of Martinès de Pasqually, Philosopher in Meditation by Rembrandt, Church Ruins by the Sea by Domenico Quaglio the Younger
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Jakob Boehme: The Spiritual Awakening of the Teutonic Philosopher
Marion S. Owens, SRC
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Images: Portrait of Jakob Boehme in an Allegorical Framework by Nicolaus Haublin, The frontispiece for the 1682 edition of Aurora, An illustration by Dionysius Andreas Freher from the 1781 edition of the works of Boehme, The original title page of Aurora, Posthumous portrait of Jakob Boehme by Gottlob Glymann, Frontispiece to 1682 edition of Boehme's Theosophical Works, Jakob Boehme and Gergor Richter illustration, The inside cover for Boehme’s Three Principles of Divine Essence, Illustration by Dionysius Andreas Freher from the 1764 edition of Boehme’s collected works, Boehme’s cosmogony, as seen in the 1620 edition of Forty Questions of the Soul, The Jakob Boehme monument in Görlitz, An illustration from the 1682 Amsterdam edition of Boehme’s collected works, The high altar of Karlskirche in Vienna, The Sixth Day: The Creation of Animals, Adam, and Eve by Johann Sadeler and Maerten de Vos, Jakob Boehme 300th Anniversary Commemorative Medal, An illustration from the 1730 Amsterdam edition of Boehme’s Theosophia Revelata, The Red Sun from Splendor Solis by Salomon Trismosin
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Mirabai, the Beloved Mystic Poet of India
Daniel Ladinsky
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Image: Mirabai surrounded by devotees, Actress in a play about Mirabai
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Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Scientist, and Mystic
Steven Armstrong, FRC
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Images: Profile of Leonardo da Vinci by Francesco Melzi, Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, Pages from the Codex Leicester, One of Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches for a flying machine, The Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci, The Ironworker’s Beautiful Daughter by Leonardo da Vinci, Profile of a Warrior in Helmet by Leonardo da Vinci
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The Mystical Life and Beautiful Words of Rumi
Michael Shaluly, FRC
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Images: Rumi Dancing in the Presence of Three Disciples, Statue of Rumi in Konya, Rumi Meeting Shams-i Tabrizi, Mystical Scene with Shams Al-Din Tabrizi and the Reflection of Sun in a Pool, Pages from a 1462 edition from Iran of Rumi’s Masnavi, Rumi’s tomb in the Mevlana Museum in Konyav, A stamp from Tajikistan depicting Rumi, Rumi Addresses his Followers for the Last Time
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Francis of Assisi
Elissa Cuttjohn, SRC
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Images: Saint Francis in the Desert by Giovanni Bellini, A mosaic depicting Francis and a leper, Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy by Caravaggio, The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, A fresco depicting Francis preaching to the birds, Saint Francis Renounces his Earthly Father by Sassetta, Francis’s tomb in Assissi
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Hildegard of Bingen: A Modernly Medieval Mystic
Cheri Gandy, SRC
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Images: Illustration of Hildegard receiving a divine vision, Scivias I.6: The Choirs of Angels by Hildegard von Bingen, Benedictine Abbey St. Hildegard in Eibingen, Sculpture of Hildegard of Bingen, Hildegard von Bingen Contemplates a Flower by Wilhelm Fassbinder, The altarpiece of the Chapel of St. Roch in Bingen depicting Hildegard of Bingen
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Rabia of Basra and Divine Love in Sufi Mysticism
Margaret Hill, SRC
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Images: Depiction of Rabia grinding grain, The Sufi mystic Rabia Basri Fed by Angels in the Wilderness, A Sufi in a Landscape
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The Oracles of Delphi
Grand Master Julie Scott, SRC
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Video: The Oracles of Delphi - Seeing Beyond the Answer
Images: Michelangelo’s depiction of the Delphic Sibyl, Aegeus consults the Oracle , Priestess of Delphi by John Collier, A 1750 engraving of Socrates, Ruins of the ancient Temple of Apollo at Delphi
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