post 155

By tuck 23 Oct 2000

after my thesis on asian mafias, i took an interest in secret societies. i recently remembered that a friend of mine in high school was always going on about Rosicrucianism.

it has been called the most mysterious secret society (Nataf, Andre.The Occult; W&R Chambers Ltd. 1991. p.78.)

The mystery of Rosicrucianism has never been penetrated; legend mingles closely with historical truth. The Rosicrucians are a brotherhood of scholars, alchemists and esoteric researchers who appeared in the 17th century.

in 1622, posters in Paris read: We deputies of the principal college of the brothers of the Rose-Cross [Rosae-Crux] are making our stay both visible and invisible in this town, by the grace of the All-High to whom the hearts of all just men turn, in order to draw men, our equals, from deadly error.

i was just reading around a bit and although i like the idea of secret texts like the “Fama Fraternitatis” that the Rosicrucians use/d (mostly due to the mere sound of the title, admittedly), my interest really perked up when i learned of the connection Rosicrucianism has to the Kabalah.