All Great Men Were ... Rosicrucians?
It's the 100th anniversary of modern Rosicrucianism.
For all their concern about tracing lineage, however, it is possible to find beneath the umbrella of modern Rosicrucianism just about any belief, philosophy or superstition you might care to name – pantheism, reincarnation, alchemy, psychic power, astral out-of-body travel, telepathy. There are Cosmic Ray Coincidence Counters and Sympathetic Vibration Harps. And you can corral just about any historic hero – Plato, Dante, Descartes, Newton – into secret membership of the movement (unbeknown, of course, to the dull minds of conventional historians).
For all the snarkiness, at least one serious historian of esoteric movements is quoted in the article.
For all their concern about tracing lineage, however, it is possible to find beneath the umbrella of modern Rosicrucianism just about any belief, philosophy or superstition you might care to name – pantheism, reincarnation, alchemy, psychic power, astral out-of-body travel, telepathy. There are Cosmic Ray Coincidence Counters and Sympathetic Vibration Harps. And you can corral just about any historic hero – Plato, Dante, Descartes, Newton – into secret membership of the movement (unbeknown, of course, to the dull minds of conventional historians).
For all the snarkiness, at least one serious historian of esoteric movements is quoted in the article.
Labels: American religion, esotericism, magick
posted by Chas S. Clifton at 9:14 AM Permalink
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And what about all great women?
You will have to ask the Rosicrucians about that.
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