The Rosicrucians

Their Rites and Mysteries

68 entries · 4 sections

by Hargrave Jennings

Start Reading Part I, Chapter 18 Unicode walkthrough Preface to Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Contents

Part I

Chapter I. Critics of the Rosicrucians Criticized Chapter II. Singular Adventure in Staffordshire Chapter III. Ever-Burning Lamps Chapter IV: Insufficiency of Worldly Objects Chapter V: The Hermetic Philosophers Chapter VI. An Historical Adventure Chapter VII: The Hermetic Brethren Chapter VIII: Mythic History of the Fleur-de-Lis Chapter IX: Sacred Fire Chapter X. Fire-Theosophy of the Persians Chapter XI. Ideas of the Rosicrucians as to the Character of Fire Chapter XII. Monuments Raised to Fire-Worship in All Countries Chapter XIII: Druidical Stones and their Worship Chapter XIV: Inquiry as to the Possibility of Miracle Chapter XV: Can Evidence be Depended Upon? Examination of Hume’s Reasoning Chapter XVI: Footsteps of the Rosicrucians Amidst Architectural Objects Chapter XVII: The Round Towers of Ireland Chapter XIX: Cabalistic Interpretations by the Gnostics Chapter XX: Mystic Christian Figures and Talismans Charts 1-3 Chapter XXI: The Rosy Cross in Indian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Mediæval Monuments Chapter XXII: Myth of the Scorpion, or the Snake, in its Many Disguises Chapter XXIII: Ominous Character of the Colour 'White' to English Royalty Chapter XXIV: The Beliefs of the Rosicrucians--Meaning of Lights and of Commemorative Flambeaux in All Worship Chapter XXV: The Great Pyramid

Part II

Chapter I. History of the Tower or Steeple Chapter II. Presence of the Rosicrucians in Heathen and Christian Architecture Chapter III. The Rosicrucians Amidst Ancient Mysteries. Their Traces Discoverable in the Orders of Knighthood Chapter IV: Rosicrucianism in Strange Symbols Chapter V: Connexion Between the Templars and Gnosticism Chapter VI. Strange Speculations of the Transcendentalists Chapter VII: Rosicrucian Origin of the Order of the Garter Chapter VIII: Rosicrucian Supposed Means of Magic Through Signs, Sigils, and Figures Chapter IX: Astro-Theosophical (Extra-Natural) System of the Rosicrucians--The Alchemic Magisterium or 'Stone'Chapter X. Rosicrucian 'Celestial' and 'Terrestrial' (Means of Intercommunication)Chapter XI. The Pre-Adamites. Profound Cabalistic or Rosicrucian Speculations Chapter XII: The Adapted Rosicrucian Contemplation. Intrusion Of Sin. Ruins Of The Old Worlds Chapter XIII: Indian Mysterious Adoration of Forms. The Unity of the Mythologies Found in the Bhuddistic and Mohammedan Temples Chapter XIV: Doctrine and Rationale. The Embodied 'Children of the Elements', Both of Heathen and of Christian Periods Chapter XV: Robert Flood (Robertus de Fluctibus), The English Rosicrucian Chapter XVI. Notices of Ancient Authorities Chapter XVII. Mysteries of the Ancients. The Ark of Noah Chapter XVIII: Cabalistic Illustrations. The San-Grëale, Greal, or Holy Grëale Chapter XIX: The Round Table is the Rationale or Apotheosis of the Most Noble The Order of the Garter Chapter XX: Remarks Upon Two Curious Books Chapter XXI: Remarks Relating to the Great Mystic, Robert 'de Fluctibus'Chapter XXII: Alchemy. The Power of Producing Gold and Silver, Through Artificial Means. Doctrine of the Rosicrucians Chapter XXIII: The Outline of the Cabala, or Kabbalah...Chapter XXIV: And Last; Cabalistic Profundities

Plates

Plate 1. Ever-Burning Rosicrucian Lamps Plate 2. Sacerdote di Cerere Plate 3. Gnostic Gems Plate 4. The Round Table of King Arthur Plate 5. Plan of the Basilica, St Peter’s in the ''Vaticano.''Plate 6. Temple of Keylas, or Paradise (Ellora, in the East Indies)Plate 7. Mysterium [Noah's Ark]No. 8. Astronomical and Astrological ''Rosicrucian'' Plan No. 9. Mythological Interchange of ''Macrocosm'' and ''Microcosm.''No. 10. Chart A. Cabalistic--Astrological and Astronomical. Chaldaic Mysteries No. 11. Chart B. Cabalistic (Rosicrucian). Mystery of the Interchange of Light and Dark No. 12. Chart C. Cabalistic (Rosicrucian). Production of the Visible Worlds; Generation of the Microcosmos