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Term: Rosicrucianism

DEFINITION:
A mystical, philosophical movement that emerged in the seventeenth century and spawned several secret organizations or orders concerned with the study of religious mysticism, alchemy, Qabalah, and professing esoteric spiritual beliefs. The symbolism of Rosicrucianism is primarily Chrstian and the Rosicrucian path emphasizes the way of transformation through the Christ impulse.
SOURCE:  The Essential Golden Dawn, by Chic Cicero & Sandra Tabatha
See also:  rosicrucian