Rosicrucian initiation
Rosicrucian initiation was founded in the 15th century by Christian Rosenkreutz after he himself had gone through those initiatory experiences alluded to in Johann Valentin Andreae's Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz. The Rosicrucian schooling is the appropriate initiatory path for the consciousness-soul age in which we presently stand. It replaces the medieval Christian initiation, which today is only practicable for a few people, because - as with all earlier initiation paths - it requires a temporary, usually even longer-lasting separation from outer life. The path of the Rosicrucians, on the other hand, can be followed in the midst of quite normal everyday life, whose duties and requirements one fulfils as usual, as it was already outlined by Christian Rosenkreutz:
„At the end of his account of the "Chymical Wedding", Andreae hints at how Christian Rosenkreutz has "come home". In all the externals of the world, he is the same as he was before his experiences. His new situation in life differs from the old only in that henceforth he will carry his 'higher man' within him as the governor of his consciousness, and that what he will accomplish may become that which this 'higher man' may work through him.“ (Lit.:GA 35, p. 384)
The anthroposophical path of initiation is directly based on the Rosicrucian initiation.
Literature
- Johann Valentin Andreae: Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz Anno 1459, In Verlägung Lazari Zetzners, Straßburg 1616
- Johann Valentin Andreä: Die Chymische Hochzeit des Christian Rosencreutz, Gedeutet und kommentiert von Bastiaan Baan, Verlag Urachhaus, Stuttgart 2001
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriß, GA 13 (1989) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Philosophie und Anthroposophie, GA 35 (1984) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Erkenntnis des Übersinnlichen in unserer Zeit, GA 55 (1983), ISBN 3-7274-0550-3 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Natur- und Geistwesen – ihr Wirken in unserer sichtbaren Welt, GA 98 (1996) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Die Theosophie des Rosenkreuzers, GA 99 (1985), Vierzehnter Vortrag, München, 6. Juni 1907 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Das esoterische Christentum und die geistige Führung der Menschheit, GA 130 (1995) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner: Von Jesus zu Christus, GA 131 (1988), ISBN 3-7274-1310-7 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
- Rudolf Steiner / Marie Steiner: Briefwechsel und Dokumente 1901–1925, 2., völlig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage, GA 262 (2002) English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
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