![]() Product of intellectual subtlety and the poetic gift of dis-Ĭerning curious analogies it is quite beside the purpose of Istic ingenuity of the hierophants of theosophical science,īut it has no application whatsoever to the ostensible orĪscertainable aims of the Rosicrucian adepts. This extremely suggestive explanation has the character. Take into account all the phenomena of Being." Occult philosophy, being the universal synthesis, should Problem proposed by supreme initiation, and, in effect, " The reunion of the Rose and the Cross, such was the The universal, exclusive, and definitive triumph of the To science, while religion toiled to prepare and establish TheĬonquest of the Rose was the problem offered by initiation Primitive hues its calyx is purple and gold. Heart-shaped, and are supported harmoniously by oneĪnother its colour presents the most delicate shades of Pantacle its form is circular, the leaves of the corolla are Harmonies of existence of which the Rose was for initiates Longer barren, it was humanity aspiring to a natural religion,įull of love and reason, founded on the revelation of the To be stifled by the celibate, it was life desiring to be no Oppression of the spirit, it was Nature declaring herself toīe, like grace, the daughter of God, it was love refusing The symbol of beauty and life, of love and pleasure,Įxpressed in a mystical manner all the protestations of " The Rose, which from time immemorial has been ,>i provides the following commentary on the Rosicrucian ignor-Īnce concerning jt-^ Extent of the Rosicrucian literart^re Preface Influence of the Sec^eil^ocieti^s^f^^antTlSAss.qciationsĬonnected with the^Jsosicruoian FraternYC^-MJniversa!!. GEORGE REDWAY, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. WaiteĪND ON FACTS AND DOCUMENTS COLLECTED FROM THEĪUTHOK OF "THE MYSTERIES OK MAGIC: A DIGEST OF THE WRITINGS I have compared it with the original, and with the later versions which appeared in 1704, 3 and, where possible, I have abridged it by the elision of unnecessary and embarrassing prolixities."- The Real History of the Rosicrucians (1887) by A. The literal translation from the Italian, madeīy Henry Earl of Monmouth, 1 has been taken as the base. I have determined to include it in this collection of authoritative documents, and have made use for this purpose of three versions already existing in English. It is a fairly literal translation of Advertisement 77 of Boccalini's " Ragguagli di Parnasso, Centuria Prima " its internal connection with Rosicrucianism is not clear, but it has been generally reprinted with the society's manifestos, alchemical interpretations have been placed on it, and it is cited by various authors as the first publication of the Fraternity. This description is simply untrue the " Universal Reformation " is an amusing and satirical account of an abortive attempt made by the god Apollo to derive assistance towards the improvement of the age from the wise men of antiquity and modern times. "Somewhere about the year 1614 a pamphlet was published anonymously in German, called " Die Reformation der Ganzen Weiten Welt," which, according to De Quincey, contained a distinct proposition to inaugurate a secret society, having for its object the general welfare of mankind.
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