Rosicrucian Trilogy: Fama Fraternitatis, 1614; Confessio Fraternitatis, 1615; The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz, 1616
Trans. Joscelyn Godwin, Christopher McIntosh, and Donate Pahnke McIntosh
Weiser Books, 2016
184 pages
Paperback $22.95 USA, ISBN 978-1-57863-603-7
Hardcover $45 USA, ISBN 978-1-57863-609-9
The Rosicrucian movement began with three mysterious documents published in the early 17th century in Kessel, a city in the center of modern-day Germany. It was a movement that sprang from the Reformation, and it was steeped in esoteric lore, alchemical legends, and hope for a brighter and more rational future. The would-be Rosicrucians did not get their desired glorious future, however. The 17th century saw the eruption of the Thirty Years’ War and the death of millions through religious persecution, famine, and disease. However, the Rosicrucian legend survived and continues to have political and religious repercussions today.
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