Rosicrucianism
Rosicrucianism refers to a movement which arose in Europe in the early 17th century. The word “Rosicrucian” is derived from the name “Christian Rosenkreutz” or “Rose Cross”. The existence of the order first came into public notice, when two Latin pamphlets, known as the Fama Fraternitatis and as Confessio Fraternitatiwere published in Germany, describing the foundation and aims of this esoteric order. These manifestos aroused a lot of excitement and a third publication, The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, increased the mystery. [1]
The object of the mysterious Order of Rosicrucians was to throw “occult light upon the misunderstood Christian Religion and the explain the mystery of Life and Being from the scientific standpoint in harmony with Religion. [2]
Connections with Theosophy
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Quite a few people have been influenced by both Rosicrucianism and Theosophy, including artist Jean Delville, occultist William Wynn Westcott, novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, scholar Alexander Wilder, and medium Paschal Beverly Randolph.
Online resources
Books
- Texts and Publications at AMORC website.
Articles
- The Brethren of the Rosy Cross by Alexander Wilder
- The Rosicrucians at WisdomWorld.org