The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason | Free Book
Eighteenth-Century Rosicrucianism in Central Europe and its Relationship
to the Enlightenment
This new edition of Christopher McIntosh's classic book on the Golden
and Rosy Cross order is eagerly awaited. The order stands out as one
of the most fascinating and influential of the high-degree masonic and
illuminist groups that mushroomed in Europe from the 18th century
onward. Active mainly in the German-speaking lands, it recast the
original Rosicrucian vision and gave it renewed vitality. At one point
it became politically influential when the Prussian King, Frederick
William II, was a member of the order. Historians have often perceived
the Golden and Rosy Cross as having had a conservative,
anti-Enlightenment agenda, but this study – drawing on rare German
sources – shows that the matter was more complex. The members of the
order practiced alchemy and operated a degree system that was later
imitated by later orders such as the Golden Dawn. Like the latter, the
Golden and Rosy Cross exerted a wide and enduring cultural influence.
Both the alchemy of the order and its powerful ritual system are
insightfully described in Christopher McIntosh's clear and compelling
style.
About the Author
Christopher McIntosh is a faculty member at the Centre for the Study of Esotericism, University of Exeter, England. He is the author of Eliphas Lévi and the French Occult Revival, also published by SUNY Press.
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