Modern Rosicrucians

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, various groups styled themselves Rosicrucian. The diverse groups who link themselves to a "Rosicrucian Tradition" can be divided into three categories: Esoteric Christian Rosicrucian groups, which profess Christ, Masonic Rosicrucian groups such as Societas Rosicruciana, and initiatory groups such as the Golden Dawn.

Esoteric Christian Rosicrucian schools provide esoteric knowledge related to the inner teachings of Christianity.

The Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1909/11. Teachings present the mysteries, in the form of esoteric knowledge, of which Christ spoke in Matthew 13:11 and Luke 8:10. The Fellowship seeks to prepare the individual through harmonious development of mind and heart in a spirit of unselfish service to mankind and an all-embracing altruism. According to it the Rosicrucian Order was founded in the year 1313 and is composed of twelve exalted Beings gathered around a thirteenth, Christian Rosenkreuz. These great Adepts have already advanced far beyond the cycle of rebirth; their mission is to prepare the whole wide world for a new phase in religion—which includes awareness of the inner worlds and the subtle bodies, and to provide safe guidance in the gradual awakening of man's latent spiritual faculties during the next six centuries toward the coming Age of Aquarius.

According to masonic writers the Order of the Rose Cross is expounded in a major Christian literary work that molded the subsequent spiritual views of the western civilization; The Divine Comedy (ca. 1308–1321) by Dante Alighieri.

Other Christian-Rosicrucian oriented bodies include;

Anthroposophical Society, 1912
Lectorium Rosicrucianum, 1935
Archeosophical Society, 1968
Freemasonic Rosicrucian bodies providing preparation either through direct study and/or through the practice of symbolic-initiatic journey.

Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, 1801
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, 1866, in Scotia (SRIS; Scotland), in Civitatibus Foederatis (MSRICF/SRICF; United States) etc. This Masonic esoteric society reprinted the Rosicrucian manifestos in 1923. A well-known member was A.E.Waite
These groups generally speak of a lineal descent from earlier branches of the ancient Rosicrucian Order in England, France, Egypt, or other countries. The inner structure of these groups is based upon grades, initiations and titles.

Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, 1861
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 1888
Order of the Temple of the Rosy Cross, 1912
Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, (AMORC), 1915
Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship, 1924
Rose Cross Order / Orden Rosacruz, 1988
Swedish Misraim Alliance (Svenska Misraimförbundet), 1988
Ancient Order of the Rosicrucians, 1989
Confraternity of the Rose Cross, 1996
The Sophia Guild, 2000
Sodalitas Rosae Crucis (S.R.C.) et Solis Alati (S.S.A.), 2002/3
Order of the Hermetic Gold and Rose+Cross, 2002
Knights of the Militia Crucifera Evangelica, 2002
Oriental Rosicrucian Order, 2002

This has been very interesting, though I think I will need to learn a great deal more about astrology to really understand it all, it seems that all aspects of the chart, all the transits,  must be considered, and the various relationships to the houses, but from what I understand it is more than looking at a Natal chart but comparing the person's natal chart with the Solar Return, it seems very involved, and must take a great deal of study.

Seems the little bit I have learned just confirms that there seems to be a great deal of relavence to astromedicine.

I did find an interesting site on Astromedicine is this one of your reference sources? http://www.rosicrucian.com/adh/adheng01.htm

It is a site associated with the Rosicrucian Fellowship.

dessa

My goodness!  Did you swallow an encyclopedia?  

Yes, that is the link.  http://www.rosicrucian.com/adh/adheng01.htm

Main website, and other information http://www.rosicrucian.com

LOL well no I didn't swallow an encyclopedia LOL but I do tend to try to find out about things, and learn what I can, so I thought if I am going to get into the views of astromedicine from the Rosicrucians, I should see what I can learn from their history.


For me I tend to try to learn as much as I can, it helps also to learn different views and perspectives since so much of history is more of a perceptional writing rather it is facts written fron the view point of the author but that doesn't always mean it is entirely accurate. At least that is my point of view.

Though I find the information on their site regarding to astromedicine to much deeper than my knowledge of astrology just something that shows I still have much to learn but I am thank you for the topic, because it has been fascinating.

dessa

LOL as far as the encyclopia goes, I do tend read encyclopedias and dictionaries for pleasure.

You sound like me, too!  A little off-topic, but I don't wander very often so maybe it will be forgiven.  My dad used to sit around reading encyclopedias A-Z.  He was one of the most intelligent men I ever met.  Everytime something interested him beyond a superficial understanding in an encyclopedia, he'd do research on it.  I picked up the habit, or the example.  So, I do understand that part of you.  Rings familiar, you see.  

And, I did enjoy the info on the RC.  I hadn't taken the time to look it up, because I was too busy reading their astrology stuff.  Tonight I ended up printing some of what I'd downloaded, and it used up about a half-ream of paper just from the RC website.  (So, I can read in bed).

It's fun for me to find someone to chat with about astrology.  Not many around in Western...they're all hanging out in Vedic.  And, I suppose those who were interested in astro, I've probably run off (because I get a bit annoyed with closed-minds, and insistence on errors against all evidence and explanation)!  So, that's just to reassure you not to feel self-conscious about posting long.  It's good, interesting, appreciated, and welcome.

Warm regards...