The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians: The World's Most Mysterious Secret Society
This first complete historical and philosophical investigation into the "invisible fraternity" of the Rosicrucians reveals ties to Freemasonry and the Templars. Tobias Churton explains how this secret society has shaped our mythology and spiritual consciousness and reveals the Rosicrucian...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester
Inner Traditions International, Limited
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781594772559 |
| Summary: | This first complete historical and philosophical investigation into the "invisible fraternity" of the Rosicrucians reveals ties to Freemasonry and the Templars. Tobias Churton explains how this secret society has shaped our mythology and spiritual consciousness and reveals the Rosicrucian fraternities that are active today. Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- The Rock -- Introduction -- MY ROSICRUCIAN ADVENTURE -- Chapter 1: The Stars -- THE IMPORTANCE OF REVELATION -- THE REFORMATION -- THE LAST LIGHT -- JOHANNES KEPLER AND THE NEW STARS -- A CONJUNCTION ON THE PONT NEUF, PARIS -- Chapter 2: Tübingen and the Universe -- THE SCIENCE -- RAYS -- ABU MA'SHAR AL-BALKI -- RÖSLIN VERSUS KEPLER -- GREBNER AND STUDION -- Chapter 3: A Prince of Utopia -- INTERROGATION -- ENTER THE GENIUS -- THE CHEMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENKREUZ -- THE WHIRLPOOL -- A GANG OF CONSPIRATORS -- Chapter 4: The Alchemical Wedding of Johann Valentin Andreae -- WHO WAS BEHIND THE FAMA FRATERNITATIS? -- AUGUSTUS, PRINCE ELECTOR OF ANHALT -- ENTER THE ROSICRUCIANS -- Chapter 5: Fama Fraternitatis, or the Brotherhood of the Most Commendable Order Roseae Crucis -- DAMCAR AND THE SABIANS -- Chapter 6: The Strange Case of Dr. Adam Haslmayr -- THE SEARCH FOR THE BROTHERHOOD -- A HOUSE IN THE LANGUEDOC -- THE DECAMERON -- MONTPELLIER AND MAGUELONE -- FRANÇOIS RABELAIS AND THE ROSICRUCIAN BROTHERHOOD -- Chapter 7: The Reformation of the Whole Wide World -- RAPHAEL EGLIN -- HESSE-KASSEL -- THE SIGNIFYING FISH -- ALCHEMICAL POLITICS -- THE SPLASH -- THE SECOND-KNOWN PRINTED RESPONSE TO THE MANUSCRIPT FAMA FRATERNITATIS -- THE MOTIVE FOR PUBLISHING THE FAMA FRATERNITATIS -- JESUIT CONSPIRACY -- Chapter 8: The Confession of the Fraternity -- JOHN DEE AND THE MORE SECRET PHILOSOPHY -- Chapter 9: Rosymania I: The Furor and Its Aftermath -- JULIUS SPERBER AND AEGIDIUS GUTMANN -- PHILIP ZIEGLER, KING OF THE ROSICRUCIANS -- COUNT MICHAEL MAIER -- ROBERT FLUDD -- Chapter 10: Rosymania II : Educating the World -- SIR FRANCIS BACON -- BACON'S NEW ATLANTIS AND THE FAMA FRATERNITATIS -- RENÉ DESCARTES AND THE NEW MATHEMATICS -- DESCARTES AND FAULHABER -- JOACHIM MORSIUS. |
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| ISBN: | 1594779317 |