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Societas Rosicruciana
The Societas Rosicruciana (or Rosicrucian Society) is a Rosicrucian order which limits its membership to Christian Master Masons. The order was founded in Scotland, but now exists in Scotland, England, Canada, Portugal, and the United States. While a prospective member must be a Trinitarian Christian Master Mason in good standing with a Grand Lodge that is recognized by the Grand Lodge of the jurisdiction in which the Society meets, the various Societies have no other Masonic links, ties, or official recognition. Additionally, in some jurisdictions, membership is by invitation only. As the Society offers assistance to all its members in working out the great problems of nature and science, it functions in some respects as a research society. History The Societas Rosicruciana claims a link to the original Rosicrucian Brotherhood. It bases its teachings on those found in the ''Fama'' and ''Confessio Fraternitatis'', texts published in Germany in the early 17th century, along w ...
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Rosicrucianism
Rosicrucianism () is a spiritual and cultural movement that arose in early modern Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts announcing to the world a new esoteric order. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rose Cross or Rosy Cross. There have been several Rosicrucian (or Rosicrucian-inspired) organizations since the initial movement was founded, including the Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross (1750s–1790s), the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (1865–present), and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1887–1903). History Between 1610 and 1615, two anonymous manifestos appeared in early modern Germany and soon after were published throughout Europe. The ''Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis'' (The Fame of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross) was circulated in manuscript among German occultists since about 1610, and published at Cassel in 1614. Johannes Valentinus Andreae has been considered the possible author of the work. A literal readi ...
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London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ...
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Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
AMORC (standing for, among others, the Ancient Mystical Order of the Rosy Cross or the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis) is a Rosicrucian organization founded by Harvey Spencer Lewis in the United States in 1915. It has lodges, chapters and other affiliated bodies in several countries. It operates as a fraternal order in the mystical Western Esoteric Tradition. History Harvey Spencer Lewis in 1904 founded the Rosicrucian Research Society. Lewis was an advertising agent from New York and the founder of another group called the New York Institution for Psychical Research. He founded the organization after a trip to France, claiming that he had been initiated into Rosicrucianism there in what he called an "old tower" in Toulouse. He presented this as a revival of the original, partially mythical and ancient Rosicrucian Order. The Ancient Mystical Order of the Rosy Cross (AMORC) was founded in 1915. Lewis was the "imperator" of the group. The group later moved to San Fran ...
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Societas Rosicruciana In Civitatibus Fœderatis
The Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Fœderatis (SRICF; Latin for "Rosicrucian Society in the United States") is a Rosicrucian society that limits its membership to Christian Master Masons. Founded in 1880, it is the official American branch of the Societas Rosicruciana tradition and operates in amity with similar societies in England, Scotland, France, Portugal, and Romania. History Formation The SRICF's origins can be traced to 1878 when three American Master Masons—Charles E. Meyer, Daniel Sutter, and Charles W. Parker—traveled to England seeking admission into the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA). On July 25, 1878, they were initiated into the Grade of Zelator at Yorkshire College in Sheffield. After unsuccessfully seeking a charter from the English society, they turned to the Societas Rosicruciana in Scotia (SRIS), which granted them a charter on December 27, 1879, establishing the first American college in Philadelphia. A second charter was granted for ...
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George Winslow Plummer
George Winslow Plummer (August 26, 1876 – January 23, 1944) was Imperator and Supreme Magus of the Societas Rosicruciana in America (S. R. I. A.) from 1909 to 1944. Under his auspices the organization was given its contemporary structure. The title was passed on to him by Frater Sylvester Clark Gould (March 1, 1840 - July 19, 1909) in New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ..., from whom he received full initiation and authority to begin the work. Plummer held this office until his death on January 23, 1944. Biography He was born on August 26, 1876. He was adept of the lodge Metropolitan Consistory No. 1 from its institution in 1935. He died on January 23, 1944. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Plummer, George Winslow 1876 births 1944 deaths American occultists ...
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Hermetic Order Of The Golden Dawn
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (), more commonly the Golden Dawn (), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known as a magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was active in Great Britain and focused its practices on theurgy and spiritual development. Many present-day concepts of ritual and magic that are at the centre of contemporary traditions, such as Wicca and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn, which became one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism. The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott, and Samuel Liddell Mathers, were Freemasons and members of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia. Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. Hence the Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation, similar to Masonic lodges. While th ...
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Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
Samuel Liddell (or Liddel) MacGregor Mathers (8 or 11 January 1854 – 5 or 20 November 1918), born Samuel Liddell Mathers, was a British occultist and member of the S.R.I.A. He is primarily known as one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a ceremonial magic Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of Magic (supernatural), magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories t ... order of which offshoots still exist. He became so synonymous with the order that Golden Dawn scholar Israel Regardie observed in retrospect that "the Golden Dawn was MacGregor Mathers." Early life Mathers was born on 8 or 11 January 1854 in Hackney, London, England. His father, William M. Mathers, died while he was still a boy. His mother, whose maiden name was Collins, died in 1885. He attended Bedford School and subsequently worked in Bournemouth as ...
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William Wynn Westcott
William Wynn Westcott (17 December 1848 – 30 July 1925) was a British coroner, ceremonial magician, theosophist and Freemason born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England. He was a Supreme Magus (chief) of the S.R.I.A. and went on to co-found the Golden Dawn. Biography He was a doctor of medicine. In 1871 he became active in Freemasonry where he became Master of his home Lodge three years later and also the ''Quatuor Coronati'' research lodge (Master 1893–94). In 1879 he moved to Hendon. In 1880 he began studying the Kabbalah and joined Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia. In 1882 he met Samuel Liddell Mathers. Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia Westcott became chief of the SRIA with the death of William Robert Woodman.Regardie, p. 17 The Golden Dawn Wescott co-founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn with Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and William Robert Woodman in 1887, using the motto V.H. Frater Sapere Aude. Around this time, he was also active i ...
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William Robert Woodman
William Robert Woodman (1828– 20 December 1891), was Supreme Magus of the SRIA and one of three co-founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Woodman was a medical doctor, horticultural expert and occultist. He was also a member of several metaphysical orders in England. Early years Woodman was born in England in 1828. He studied medicine and was licensed in 1851 and volunteered as a surgeon during Napoleon III's ''coup d'état''. Career Afterwards, he set up his own medical practice at Stoke Newington where he also served as police surgeon. He had a love for gardening and was a prominent horticulturalist and flower exhibitor. Inheritance left him with some property in Exeter. He retired there in 1871 to pursue his gardening aspirations, but moved back to London in 1887. The Royal Horticultural Society erected a memorial for his grave in Willesden.Woodman bio Esoteric orders He was appointed Grand Sword Bearer of the United Grand Lodge of England, and he held high r ...
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Manly Palmer Hall
Manly Palmer Hall (18 March 1901 – 29 August 1990) was an American writer, lecturer, astrologer and mystic. Over his 70-year career he gave thousands of lectures and published over 150 volumes, of which the best known is ''The Secret Teachings of All Ages'' (1928). In 1934 he founded the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. Early life Hall was born in 1901 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, to Louise Antist (nee Palmer) Hall (1877 - 1953), a chiropractor and member of the Rosicrucian Fellowship, and William S. Hall, a dentist. Hall is said to have never known his father. In 1919, Hall moved to Los Angeles to reunite with his birth mother who was living in Santa Monica. After moving in with her, he very soon after became drawn to mysticism, Western esotericism, esoteric philosophies and their underlying principles. Career In 1919, Hall took over as preacher of the Church of the People, located at Trinity Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. Less than a year lat ...
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Maitland, Ontario
Maitland, Ontario is a small village within Augusta Township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Canada. It is located along the St. Lawrence River approximately east of the city of Brockville. The village was briefly settled in the 1750s by the French, who established a shipyard and small fort here; they called this settlement Pointe au Baril. After the Battle of the Thousand Islands the French were forced out and the area was primarily settled by the British, becoming the village of Maitland.McKenzie, R. (n.d.). Leeds and Grenville: Their First 200 Years. McClelland and Stewart. The village was named after Sir Peregrine Maitland, who was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. The village now has mainly residential properties, with some businesses located inside the village and factories near the outskirts. History French period Background The area which was to become Maitland was used occasionally by the French throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centur ...
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John Yarker
John Yarker (17 April 1833 – 20 March 1913) was an England, English List of Freemasons, Freemason, author, and occultist. He was born in Swindale, Shap, Westmorland, in the north of England. He moved with his parents to Lancashire and on to Manchester in 1849. Ηe was descended from Reinhold Yarker de Laybourne who lived in the mid 17th century. Biography He was made a Freemason of the United Grand Lodge of England at the age of 21 in the Lodge of Integrity, No. 189, Manchester, on 25 October 1854, becoming a Master Mason at the beginning of 1855. Seven years later, in 1862, he demitted (resigned) from Freemasonry. In 1872 Yarker established the Sovereign Sanctuary of the Ancient and Primitive Rite of Masonry for England and Ireland under the authority of a Patent issued by the United States, American Grand Master of that organization, Harry Seymour. As well as establishing the Ancient and Primitive Rite, Yarker would later become Deputy International Grand Master (1900) a ...
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