Description

The Rosicrucian Mysteries is a book by Danish American mystic Max Heindel, first published in 1916. Heindel's mysticism is set firmly in the western tradition of the Gnosis. Following a series of disappointments and ill health, Heindel claims to have been visited by a Spiritual Being, who he identified as an Elder Brother of the Rosicrucian Order. From this entity he received a compelling explanation of the spiritual evolution of both the Cosmos and Humanity, couched in terms best suited to the logical, linear mind of western culture. The Rosicrucian Mysteries is an elementary exposition of these teachings and training methods, and a perfect introduction to the philosophy of this important teacher of the Western Mystery Tradition.

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Occultism and esotericism
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Initiatory orders and secret societies
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Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics
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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Global Grey ebook edition (available formats vary by title)	—	Global Grey ebooks	English	—	Public download	Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab) Global Grey ebooks (opens in a new tab)
an elementary exposition of their secret teachings Open Library record	1950	Rosicrucian Fellowship	English	—	Borrowable	Open Library (opens in a new tab)
an elementary exposition of their secret teachings Open Library record	1916	L. N. Fowler	English	—	Public	Open Library (opens in a new tab)