Initiation
Ordeal, grade and rebirth in secret fraternities and schools.
4 traditions6 curated texts
The Rosicrucian manifestos promised a hidden brotherhood; Freemasonry and the Golden Dawn organised knowledge into grades; Steiner and the Theosophists described initiation as an inner training. These are distinct institutions whose vocabularies borrowed from one another.
The reading list moves from the manifestos through historical accounts to twentieth-century manuals.
Key Texts (6)
The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
Johann Valentin Andreae
Traditions Connected
The same idea appears in each of these traditions. Open one to browse its full shelf.
Study Further
How to Read Rosicrucian Texts
Guide
Understanding Freemasonry in the Context of Secret Societies
Guide
The Golden Dawn and Thelema Compared
Guide
The Rosicrucian Path
Reading path
Freemasonry and Esoteric Fraternities
Reading path
The Rosicrucian Manifestos
Collection
The Masonic Shelf
Collection
The Golden Dawn Corpus
Collection
The Rosicrucian Manifestos
Textual family
Alchemical Emblem Books
Textual family