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Overview
The Rosicrucian Fellowship (TRF) ("An International Association of Christian Mystics") was founded in 1909 by Max Heindel with the aim of heralding the Aquarian Age and promulgating "the true Philosophy" of the Rosicrucians. This philosophy draws heavily upon Theosophy. It claims to present Esoteric Christian mysteries or esoteric knowledge, alluded to in Matthew 13:11 and Luke 8:10, to establish a meeting ground for art, religion, and science and to prepare the individual through harmonious development of the mind and the heart for selfless service of humanity For reasons to be given later these teachings advocate the dualistic view; they hold that man is a Spirit enfolding all the powers of God as the seed enfolds the plant, and that these powers are being slowly unfolded by a series of existences in a gradually improving earthy body; also that this process of development has been performed under the guidance of exalted Beings who are yet ordering our steps, though in a decreasing measure, as we gradually acquire intellect and will. Rosicrucianism is a spiritual and cultural movement which arose in Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts which purported to announce the existence of a hitherto unknown esoteric order to the world and made seeking its knowledge attractive to many.[1][2] The mysterious doctrine of the order is allegedly "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature, the physical universe and the spiritual realm."[3] The manifestos do not elaborate extensively on the matter, but clearly combine references to Kabbalah, Hermeticism, Alchemy and mystical Christianity. The Rosicrucian manifestos heralded a "universal reformation of mankind", through a science allegedly kept secret for decades until the intellectual climate might receive it. Controversies have arisen on whether they were a hoax, whether the "Order of the Rosy Cross" existed as described in the manifestos, or whether the whole thing was a metaphor disguising a movement that really existed, but in a different form. In 1616, Johann Valentin Andreae famously designated it as a "ludibrium". By promising a spiritual transformation at a time of great turmoil, the manifestos influenced many figures to seek esoteric knowledge. Seventeenth-century occult philosophers such as Michael Maier, Robert Fludd, and Thomas Vaughan interested themselves in the Rosicrucian world view.[1] According to historian David Stevenson, it was influential to Freemasonry as it was emerging in Scotland.[5] In later centuries, many esoteric societies have claimed to derive from the original Rosicrucians. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rosy Cross or Rose Cross. Between 1614 and 1617, three anonymous manifestos were published, first in Germany and later throughout Europe.[6] These were the Fama Fraternitatis RC (The Fame of the Brotherhood of RC, 1614), the Confessio Fraternitatis (The Confession of the Brotherhood of RC, 1615), and the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosicross a.D. MCCCCLIX (1617). The Fama Fraternitatis presents the legend of a German doctor and mystic philosopher referred to as "Father Brother C.R.C." (later identified in a third manifesto as Christian Rosenkreuz, or "Rose-cross"). The year 1378 is presented as being the birth year of "our Christian Father", and it is stated that he lived 106 years. After studying in the Middle East under various masters, possibly adhering to Sufism, [7] he was unable to spread the knowledge he had acquired to prominent European scientists and philosophers. Instead, he gathered a small circle of friends/disciples and founded the Rosicrucian Order (this can be deduced to have occurred around 1407).
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783752321869 |
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Publisher: | Bod Third Party Titles |
Publication date: | 07/21/2020 |
Pages: | 92 |
Sales rank: | 916,020 |
Product dimensions: | 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.22(d) |
About the Author
Max Heindel (1865-1919) was a Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic. In 1907, Heindel claimed that he was visited by a spirit that revealed to him a number of mystical facts that inspired Heindel to form an organization called The Rosicrucian Fellowship in California.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I THE ORDER OF ROSICRUCIANS & THE ROSICRUCIAN FELLOWSHIP
CHAPTER II THE PROBLEM OF LIFE AND ITS SOLUTION
Three Theories of Life
We Are Eternal (Poem by the Author)
CHAPTER III THE VISIBLE & THE INVISIBLE WORLDS
The Chemical Region
The Etheric Region
The Desire World
The World of Thought
The Region of Abstract Thought
Creed or Christ (Poem by the Author)
CHAPTER IV THE CONSTITUTION OF MAN
The Vital Body
The Mind
CHAPTER V LIFE AND DEATH
Invisible Helpers and Mediums
Death
The Panorama of Past Life
Purgatory
The First Heaven
The Second Heaven
The Third Heaven
Birth and Childhood
The Mystery of Light, Color & Consciousness
Education of Children
Mt. Ecclesia
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