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Speculum Sophicum Rhodo-Stauroticum

Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross

Speculum Sophicum Rhodo-Stauroticum

Theophilus Schweighardt (Daniel Mögling)

German

1618

54 pages

Secret Societies Mysticism Hermetica Shwep Natural Philosophy Rosicrucian Tradition Natural Magic Sympathies Theosophical Tradition Theosophical Society

Natural Magic & Sympathies Rosicrucian Tradition Hermetica Natural Philosophy & Science Secret Societies Mysticism

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rosicrucianismnatural-philosophytheosophyalchemy

Step into the secret world of the Rosicrucians through a 17th-century masterpiece that blends divine wisdom with exquisite artistry. Discover the 'Mirror of Wisdom,' a text that promises to reveal the hidden architecture of the universe and the secret college of the 'God-enlightened' fraternity.

Illustrations5

Complex allegorical engraving of the 'College of the Fraternity' (Rosicrucian Temple).

engraving

Elaborate allegorical frontispiece for a Rosicrucian text, featuring architectural elements, personified virtues, and numerous alchemical symbols.

frontispiece

A complex Rosicrucian diagram illustrating the hierarchical relationship between the divine, the four elements, the natural kingdoms, and the human microcosm.

diagram

Complex alchemical engraving depicting the dual paths of spiritual and physical work, known as Ergon and Parergon.

engraving

A complex, faint alchemical diagram featuring a central vertical axis with various symbolic circles, including a tree, a landscape, and a human figure, topped with wings and resting on a pedestal.

engraving

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Hermou tou Trismegistou Poimandres. Asklepiou horoi pros Ammona Basilea = : Mercurii Trismegisti Poemander, seu de potestate ac sapientia divina. Aesculapii definitiones ad Ammonem regem ...via Hermes Trismegistus (alluded to via 'Trismegistus')Prodromus Rhodo-Stauroticus, Parergi philosophici. Das ist: Vortrab und Entdeckung derer hocherleuchten, gottseligen und weitberühmten Bruderschafft vom Rosen Creutz philosophischen Parergi, sonsten Lapis Philosophorum genandt, wie derselbe am füglichsten kan erlangt und ins Werck gerichtet werden ...via Daniel Mögling

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