How can I recognize a Rosicrucian? With their first treatise, “Fama Fraternitatis”, published in 1614, the Rosicrucians caused a sensation not only in Germany but throughout Europe. The publication came at a turbulent time of economic decline and intellectual upheaval in the old world.In this text, the founders of the Rosicrucian myth, before they scattered … [Read more…]
The “Festival of the Rose” is traditionally celebrated worldwide by the Rosicrucians on “Day C.” Where does this tradition come from, and what is the significance of the festival and “Day C”? The Third Agreement, as stated in the “Fama Fraternitatis” (1614), the first of the three manifestos with which the Rosicrucians made their public … [Read more…]
When I hear that people sometimes talk about Jesus Christ having been murdered, it is worth remembering that at the Jewish Passover it was customary for the people of the Jews to have the power to vote themselves on which of the two men condemned to death on the cross should be pardoned: Jesus, who … [Read more…]