alex you KNOW??
Alex this also came up as the book was bound by Rabbi Zoroasters
Rosicrucianism was a genuine phenomenon in its time, and a self-mythologizing affair from the start. By now it's become another of those banners under which all sorts of wacky new-agers and such try to position themselves. I think it's best understood as the mystical consequence of the Reformation; Traditional esotericism finding a new manifestation in the context of mystery-poor Protestantism. It is true though, that "rosicrucian" ideas were an important backdrop for the beginnings of what we now call the Enlightenment.
Though not really a Rosicrucian, or even an alchemist, perhaps the greatest figure associated with these Hermetic trends was Jacob Boehme, who's mystical dialectics had a deep (though often overlooked) effect on Western philosophy. This is clear in Hegel, and through him, Marx. Thus even the liberal, scientific, materialist tradition has roots deep in visionary insight.
well i dont remember this 1 PR (1 year Pre Ryley) post but we do have 2 of his books, nothing like the one at the Rubin, so love has come home in so many ways
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- Skinny 2-01-2002 6:36 pm
Alex this also came up as the book was bound by Rabbi Zoroasters
- Skinny 2-01-2002 6:57 pm [add a comment]
Rosicrucianism was a genuine phenomenon in its time, and a self-mythologizing affair from the start. By now it's become another of those banners under which all sorts of wacky new-agers and such try to position themselves. I think it's best understood as the mystical consequence of the Reformation; Traditional esotericism finding a new manifestation in the context of mystery-poor Protestantism. It is true though, that "rosicrucian" ideas were an important backdrop for the beginnings of what we now call the Enlightenment.
Though not really a Rosicrucian, or even an alchemist, perhaps the greatest figure associated with these Hermetic trends was Jacob Boehme, who's mystical dialectics had a deep (though often overlooked) effect on Western philosophy. This is clear in Hegel, and through him, Marx. Thus even the liberal, scientific, materialist tradition has roots deep in visionary insight.
- alex 2-01-2002 7:04 pm [add a comment]
i love the engravings in some of his books, i dont like your pals colored versions and other's not show here are nicer, would love to find an old book of his one day....
- Skinny 2-01-2002 10:53 pm [add a comment]
well i dont remember this 1 PR (1 year Pre Ryley) post but we do have 2 of his books, nothing like the one at the Rubin, so love has come home in so many ways
- Skinny 4-26-2010 4:38 pm [add a comment]