The New Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz

As the Author of this Manifesto, I would like to introduce myself before you set about reading it. In the past, I was known by the name of Christian Rosenkreutz, mythical founder of the Order of the Rosy Cross, a secret society whose origin is dated by historians of esotericism to the beginning of the 17th century, but whose tradition is a lot older than this, going back to the Mystery Schools of Ancient Egypt.

In the “Fama Fraternitatis”, published in 1614, it is explained in detail how and why, after having searched the world over for the most learned people of the time, I finally came to set up the Order of the Rosy Cross. Originally composed of a few members familiar with Hermeticism, alchemy, and the Kabala, the Order went on to expand and has carried on right through to today. As its founder, I have continued to watch over its destiny, at times from the spiritual plane and at times whilst incarnated here below.