The Rose Cross Order

About this book

The Rose Cross stands at the centre of a world of initiations, sacred symbolism and claims about the preservation of hidden wisdom. R. Swinburne Clymer describes the order through the history and doctrines of his own Rosicrucian movement.

His account combines mystical Christianity with the institutional concerns of early twentieth-century occult fraternities. Assertions of ancient lineage require historical examination, particularly where rival organisations made competing claims. The book reveals how the identity of an esoteric order was built through teaching, ritual and a persuasive story about its past.