The Rosicrucians are an esoteric movement named after German mystic Christian Rosenkreuz (1378-1484). He traveled to Arabia, Damascus, Morocco, and Egypt and returned to teach his disciples how to heal the sick. It is now debated whether Christian Rosenkreuz existed or if it is an occult myth. He is the supposed author of three works that surfaced in the seventeenth century: The Fama Fraternity of the Meritorious Order of the Rosy Cross (1614), The Confession of the Rosicrucian Fraternity (1615), and The Chumic Marriage of Christian Rosenkreuz (1616).
Max Heindel
Max Heindel (1865-1919) writes, “The individual who was later born under the name of Christian Rosenkreuz, who is in the body today, was a highly evolved being when Jesus of Nazareth was born.” This gives authority and credence to the Rosicrucians and their ties to Christianity.
Heindel also notes that the Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur were high initiates who took charge of Joseph of Arimatehea’s Grail Cup, which Jesus used at the Last Supper. In addition, the Knights of the Round Table became wards of the Lance and the receptacles used to clean Jesus’ wounds. However mysterious, these three publications were allegorical manifestos calling for a new Reformation, which is obvious in their anti-Catholic rhetoric.
The Rosicrucians aimed to expand Protestantism and were probably written by Lutheran pastor Johann Valentin Andreae (1586-1654), who may have established the Order. Andreae wanted to reform society and combine esoteric ideas with Christianity.
Further Reading
Rosicrucian official website: The Rosicrucian Order
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