The Rosicrucians: The History, Mythology, and Rituals of an Esoteric OrderChristopher McIntosh chronicles the obscure and often elusive history of the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross - the Rosicrucians, a sect established by the mysterious Father Christian Rosenkreutz, whose body, it is said, was discovered preserved in a seven-sided vault, 120 years after his death. |
Contents
Ancient Doctrines Rediscovered | 1 |
The Esoteric Tradition in Germany | 9 |
The Tübingen Circle | 19 |
The Aftermath of the Manifestos | 31 |
The Spread of Rosicrucianism | 39 |
The Search for the Philosophers Stone | 51 |
The Golden and Rosy Cross | 63 |
A Rosicrucian Monarch | 77 |
The Golden Dawn Its Antecedents and Offshoots | 97 |
The Rosicrucian Adept in Literature | 107 |
Modern Rosicrucian Movements | 119 |
A NeverEnding Story | 137 |
The Rose Croix of Heredom Degree | 141 |
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The Revival in France | 85 |
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