Liber XXV · Secret Societies
Chapter IV
Rosicrucianism
6 min readAMORC: H. Spencer Lewis and the Rosicrucian Order Since 1915AMORC, the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, explained: H. Spencer Lewis's 1915 founding, mail-order lessons, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, and teachings.6 min readConfessio Fraternitatis (1615): The Second Rosicrucian ManifestoThe Confessio Fraternitatis of 1615, the second Rosicrucian manifesto: its content, prophecy and anti-papal tone, and the European pamphlet war it provoked.7 min readFama Fraternitatis (1614): The First Rosicrucian ManifestoThe Fama Fraternitatis of 1614, the first Rosicrucian manifesto: its Kassel printing, the story of Christian Rosenkreutz, the tomb, its authors and meaning.6 min readRosicrucianism: The Manifestos, the Legend and Modern OrdersRosicrucianism explained: the Fama, Confessio and Chymical Wedding, Christian Rosenkreutz, the Tübingen circle, the Rosicrucian furore and the modern orders.6 min readSocietas Rosicruciana in Anglia: Masonic Rosicrucians of 1866The Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia explained: Robert Wentworth Little's Masonic Rosicrucian society of 1866, its nine grades and its role in the Golden Dawn.8 min readThe Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1616) ExplainedThe Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1616) explained: Andreae's seven-day alchemical allegory, its plot, symbols, authorship and later influence.7 min readThomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes): Alchemist and RosicrucianThomas Vaughan, Eugenius Philalethes (1621–1666): Welsh alchemist, his 1652 English Fama and Confessio, his quarrel with Henry More and his philosophy.