Ralph Lewis served as Imperator of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC from 1939 to 1987. In the reading of this article from the Rosicrucian Digest October 1956, he extols the courage and convictions of two great defenders of the Rosicrucians of the early 1600s—Robert Fludd of England and Michael Maier of Germany and explores Francis Bacon’s connection with the Rosicrucians of that time.

In this article, Christian Rebisse presents the history and narratives of the three Rosicrucian Manifestos published in 1614, 1615, and 1616—the Fama Fraternitatis, the Confessio Fraternitatis, and the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz. From Rosicrucian History and Mysteries. For the complete English translations of the Rosicrucian Manifestos, visit www.rosecroixjournal.org/resources/.

Many people are familiar with Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)—one of the most extraordinary scientists and mathematicians in the history of humanity. In this article, the Staff of the Rosicrucian Research Library introduces us to Sir Isaac Newton—passionate mystic and the world’s most famous Alchemist.

Peter Bindon is a professional anthropologist and botanist. He has served on the Editorial Board of the Rose+Croix Journal for many years and is a frequent contributor to the Rosicrucian Digest. He was a presenter at the “Hidden in Plain Sight” Esoteric conference held at Rosicrucian Park, where he presented a paper on “Ancient Alchemical Diagrams: Are they Mirrors of the Human Soul for the Modern World?” He recently retired as Grand Master of the English Grand Lodge for Australia, Asia, and New Zealand after many years of service in that position. In this Podcast, Frater Bindon presents some of the fascinating symbolism and history behind Emblem 21 in Michael Maier’s intriguing work, Atalanta Fugiens.

In this selection, an excerpt from his book Rosicrucian History and Mysteries, Christian Rebisse invites us to the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz, one of the most important of all Alchemical texts.

Frater Albertus (1911 – 1984) was a long time member of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, the founder of the Paracelsus Research Society, and an eminent Alchemist who, through his many workshops and books, served as a mentor to some of the most important Alchemists of today. This selection is the Introduction to his book, The Alchemist’s Handbook (Manual for Practical Laboratory Alchemy), an invaluable guide for aspiring Alchemists.

Dennis William Hauck is the Project Curator of the new Alchemy Museum, to be built at Rosicrucian Park in San Jose, California (www.rosicrucianpark.org). He is an author and alchemist working to facilitate personal and planetary transformation through the application of the ancient principles of alchemy. Frater Hauck has translated a number of important alchemy manuscripts dating back to the fourteenth century and has published dozens of books on the subject. He is the founder of the International Alchemy Conference (AlchemyConference.com), an instructor in alchemy (AlchemyStudy.com), and is president of the International Alchemy Guild (AlchemyGuild.org). His websites are AlchemyLab.com and DWHauck.com. Frater Hauck was a presenter at the “Hidden in Plain Sight” esoteric conference held at Rosicrucian Park. His paper based on that presentation entitled “Materia Prima: The Nature of the First Matter in the Esoteric and Scientific Traditions” can be found in Volume 8 of the Rose+Croix Journal – http://rosecroixjournal.org/issues/2011/articles/vol8_72_88_hauck.pdf.

In this article, Christian Bernard, Imperator of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, inspires us to participate in the Great Work on ourselves, through the transformative power of Spiritual Alchemy.

In his book, Rosicrucian History and Mysteries, Christian Rebisse describes the many traditions that contributed to what would become the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC and to some extent the Traditional Martinist Order. The excerpt below briefly describes the history of the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Croix and its founders who greatly influenced both traditions.

Lloyd Abrams, Ph.D., F.R.C., serves on the Editorial Board of the Rose+Croix Journal (www.rosecroixjournal.org) and is an instructor for Rose Croix University International. He has presented many programs and workshops on Kabbalah. In this article, he explains many of the core Kabbalistic concepts and relates them to masculine and feminine symbolism in Kabbalah.