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The Rosicrucians: The History and Mythology of an Occult Order
The Rosicrucians The History and Mythology of an Occult Order Author:Christopher McIntosh One hundred and twenty years after his death, the body of Father Christian Rosenkreuz remained in a state of perfect preservation in a seven sided vault.... So runs part of the legend concerning the birth of the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross, with it's mysterious founder Christian Rosenkreuz, forerunner of the many "Secret Masters' w... more »ho have had such a profound influence on the course of Western occultism. Alchemy, Freemasonry, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and literature have all been enriched by the legend and symbolism of Rosicrucianism. But who were the Rosicrucians, and how did they come to exercise such an influence on the Western esoteric tradition? Here, for the first time, the strange story of the Rosy Cross is told in its entirety, from its shadowy beginnings in the seventeenth century to its many and various modern offshoots.« less