The Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross

The Brotherhood Of The Rosy Cross: Being Records of the House of the Holy Spirit in Its Inward and Outward History By Arthur Edward WaiteThe PrefaceI. Mythical Rosicrucian PrecursorsII. Militia Crucifera EvangelicaIII. Alchemists And MysticsIV. Symbolism Of The Rose And CrossV. Fama Fraternitatis R. C.VI. Confessio Fraternitatis R CVII. The Chemical NuptialsVIII. Authorship Of The Chemical NuptialsIX. Development Of Rosicrucian LiteratureX. English RosicrucianismXI. A Great German AlchemistXII. Later Continental HistoryXIII. The Awakening In EnglandXIV. German Rosicrucianism In The Eighteenth CenturyXV. The Ritual And Masonic PeriodXVI. The Rosy And Golden CrossXVII. Saint-Germain And CagliostroXVIII. Fratres LucisXIX. The Rosy Cross In RussiaXX. English Ros I Crucian Ism Of The Nineteenth CenturyXXI. A Modern Rosicrucian OrderXXII. A Kabalistic Order Of The Rose-CroixXXIII. The American Rosy CrossXXIV. Last Developments Of The MysteryThe external facts connected with the Rosy Cross on the historical side were set out with no inconsiderable accuracy, so far as general lines are concerned, in a work which I devoted to the subject at the beginning of my literary life; and it appears even to have remained as a general source of reference since its date of publication in the year 1887. It was impossible at the period that I should have carried the research further, as—for example—into the inward history of Rosicrucian symbolism. There were seals upon the gates leading into such realms, and they were not to be broken by the simple lettered student. As such he depended solely on the resources of ascertainable or public facts, and on the guidance of precursors who had entered the region of debate, though after a certain point most presumed authorities had to be set aside. The book has been long out of print, and as since then it has been given me to open many doors at which I had scarcely knocked in 1887, while others were unknown, I feel that the time has come to take up the old subject and to treat it after a new manner, as one who can speak now not only with different and much further knowledge on the internal side but as one also who has travelled various paths belonging to its sacred world. In the present volume I shall be concerned therefore with the Rosy Cross intus et foris scripta, like some of its own books. The present era seems to offer a favourable opportunity for a record of this kind and for the experiment which it involves, the latter perhaps especially, as beyond the merely historical horizon my work indicates another road which it is possible for a zealous student to follow, supposing that he is prepared properly; and thoughtful minds are turning in the direction to which it leads. There are listeners at many corners, many postulants and tarriers in the courtyards and approaches of the Hidden Sanctuaries, seeking to go further than any open books can lead them. I have tried therefore to hold up a hermit’s lamp among the shadows of the present volume for the guidance of a few at least. Read more