A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology

ISBN 10: 089345009X / ISBN 13: 9780893450090

Published by SteinerBooks 2000-10-01, 2000

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089345009X 1968 stated 1st edition, NF/VG in Mylar, dustjacket has small triangular piece missing heel of spine, small chip at top edge, short tears on rear panel & small piece missing, in new Mylar, bookplate on endpaper, highlighting on page 448, notation on rear endpaper. An attractive copy of this Scarce 1st edition. Pics available on request. .Carefully packaged to protect the corners. Bookseller Inventory # C00630

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology

Publisher: SteinerBooks 2000-10-01

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 3rd Rev.

About this title

Synopsis:

This unique anthology presents a clear understanding of the life and work of Christian Rosenkreutz and his importance for our time. A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology helps clear away the secrecy and exclusivity long associated with Rosicrucianism. It offers readers a way of creative thinking that unites reason and revelation in modern language.

Included is the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, the Fama, and the Confessio, as well as writings by Robert Fludd, Thomas Vaughan, Rudolf Steiner, and others. Among the numerous illustrations is the entire Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians, Daniel Stolcius' Pleasure Garden of Chymistry, and much more. This is perhaps the most valuable source book available for a complete overview of Rosicrucian literature.

CONTENTS:

• Preface by Paul M. Allen
• Introduction by Carlo Pietzner
• “The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz,”
an essay by Rudolf Steiner (1917)
• “The English Translation of ‘The Chymical Wedding,’”
by Paul M. Allen
• “The Hermetic Romance, The Chymical Wedding,”
translated by Ezechiel Foxcroft (1690)
• “The Fame and Confession of the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross,” translated by Thomas Vaughan (1652)
• Illustrations, Series A
• “The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians,” illustrated
• “Heinrich Khunrath’s Amphitheater of Eternal Wisdom,” illustrated
• “The Rosicrucian Brotherhood,” by Robert Fludd (1629)
• “The Parabola, A Golden Tractate,” by Hinricus Madathanus (c.1630)
• “The Holy Mountain, A Rosicrucian Allegory,” by Thomas Vaughan (1651)
• Illustrations, Series B
• “On the History of Christian Rosenkreutz,” by Rudolf Steiner (1909)
• “Christian Rosenkreutz and the Temple Legend,” by Rudolf Steiner (1904)
• “Johann Amos Comenius and the Temple of Pansophia,” by Rudolf Steiner (1916)
• “Rosicrucianism, Karma, Reincarnation,” by Rudolf Steiner (1911)
• “References to Christian Rosenkreutz in Lectures and Writings of Rudolf Steiner,” compiled by Paul M. Allen
• Illustrations, Series C
• “Castle Karlstein and Its Rosicrucian Connections,” by Ita Wegman (1924)
• “An Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles of Rosicrucian Interest,” compiled by Paul M. Allen
• “The Pleasure Garden of Chymistry” (illustrated), by Daniel Stolcius (1624)
• “A Catalogue of Rosicrucian Books,” compiled by F. Leigh Gardner (1923)
• “Editorial and Reference Notes,”

About the Author:

Paul Marshall Allen (1913–1998) was an authority on the life and work of Rudolf Steiner and, as the “first American-born anthroposophic lecturer,” was a leading pioneer of Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science across North America. He edited and wrote introductions for numerous books on Anthroposophy and spiritual wisdom, including his classic work, A Christian Rosenkreutz Anthology (1968), and wrote Vladimir Soloviev: Russian Mystic (1968). With his wife Joan deRis Allen, Paul coauthored Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures (1996); Fingal’s Cave, the Poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity (1999); and The Time Is at Hand! (1995).