{"id":6959,"date":"2022-02-17T20:24:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T20:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/?p=6959"},"modified":"2022-12-22T15:26:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T15:26:57","slug":"rosicrucianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/rosicrucianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosicrucianism: Beliefs, Origins, Groups & More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rosicrucianism is a religious movement that originated in the 17th century. Unlike many other movements that rose and fell with the years, Rosicrucianism continues to this day. Where did it come from, and what do its adherents believe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Rosicrucianism<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rosicrucianism is a syncretistic mystical tradition that most likely arose about four hundred years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This order draws its creed from several sources, including Christian and Jewish mysticism, Hermeticism<\/a>, and alchemy. These are blended into a unified set of ideas that form the foundation of Rosicrucian belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Origins & History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What would you think if a set of anonymous writings appeared, informing you that a secret order of mystics had the knowledge and ability to reform society? That’s pretty much exactly what the European public experienced when the Rosicrucian manifestos were published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order itself is named for Christian Rosenkreuz (which translates to “rose cross”). It originally arose in Europe in the 17th century, but is purported to be much older. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A set of mysterious, anonymous manifestos appeared around this time, which didn’t so much claim to codify Rosicrucian belief so much as enlighten the public as to the existence of a secret esoteric order. This order was supposedly created in Germany, several centuries before the manifestos were published, and was called the Fraternity of the Rose Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n

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In order to keep the ancient tradition going, Rosenkreuz was said to have initiated a few brothers. These brothers initiated their successors, and so on so forth until the successors of the successors chose to make the order known. It then came to be called Rosicrucianism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this is certainly an interesting and romantic story, most scholars pin the actual origin of Rosicrucianism to roughly ten years before the publication of the first manifesto, Fama Fraternitatis. Regardless of when Rosicrucianism itself was developed, as a syncretic tradition it draws from sources that are much older. Therefore, its source material is ancient, even if the order itself isn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writings responsible for exposing Rosicrucianism did so in order to prepare the public for a “reformation of mankind.” This was slated to take place once society was mentally prepared to experience it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsurprisingly, not everyone was on board with the sudden revelation that there was a secret mystic order operating in the shadows. Many dismissed the writings as metaphors at best, or parts of an elaborate hoax at worst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others read the writings and were intrigued, choosing to further their studies into the esoteric arts. Several of these figures went on to found modern magical or mystical orders of their own, including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: Check out the current top 100 Best-Selling Rosicrucianism books in the USA here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n