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By: By: Rachel SleemanRachel Sleeman

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Don’t Know the First Thing Don’t Know the First Thing About Rosicrucians? About Rosicrucians? Dan Brown mentions Dan Brown mentions

the Rosicrucians once: the Rosicrucians once: “The Rose. Entire “The Rose. Entire armies and religions armies and religions had been built on this had been built on this symbol, as had secret symbol, as had secret societies. The societies. The Rosicrucians. The Rosicrucians. The Knights of the Rosy Knights of the Rosy Cross” (Brown 197).Cross” (Brown 197).

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Dan Brown’s ConnectionsDan Brown’s Connections

Dan Brown connects all Dan Brown connects all references of the Rose references of the Rose to the Rosicrucians. to the Rosicrucians.

““The Rose was a The Rose was a symbol that spoke of symbol that spoke of the Grail on many the Grail on many levels– secrecy, levels– secrecy, womanhood, and womanhood, and guidance– the feminine guidance– the feminine chalice and guiding chalice and guiding star that led to secret star that led to secret truth” (Brown 202). truth” (Brown 202).

Mary Magdalene? Mary Magdalene?

Brown’s implication Brown’s implication that the Rosicrucians that the Rosicrucians were a society were a society centered around the centered around the protection of Mary protection of Mary Magdalene is Magdalene is misleadingmisleading

Well, then who are the Well, then who are the Rosicrucians?Rosicrucians?

Who are the Rosicrucians?Who are the Rosicrucians?

A secret society, existing in A secret society, existing in accordance with its manifestosaccordance with its manifestos

Spiritual enlightenment through Spiritual enlightenment through personal means. personal means.

Alchemy as a representation of Alchemy as a representation of human regeneration and changehuman regeneration and change

The Fama FraternitiesThe Fama Fraternities

Christian Christian Rosencreutz’s Rosencreutz’s (Rose and Cross)(Rose and Cross)

Discovery of the Discovery of the vault is an allegory vault is an allegory for general for general reformation, reformation, spiritual spiritual illuminationillumination

The Confessio The Confessio

A prophetic call, return to the state of A prophetic call, return to the state of Adamic innocenceAdamic innocence

Alchemy: The transmutation of base Alchemy: The transmutation of base metals into Goldmetals into Gold

The Chemical WeddingThe Chemical Wedding

Narrative, involving Narrative, involving Rosencreutz, split Rosencreutz, split into seven daysinto seven days

Alchemy: Alchemy: elementary fusion elementary fusion of the bride and of the bride and groom groom

Who founded Rosicrucianism, if Who founded Rosicrucianism, if Rosencreutz and his activities are Rosencreutz and his activities are

considered allegorical?considered allegorical? Johann Andreae Johann Andreae

wrote the three wrote the three manifestosmanifestos

Had a background in Had a background in contemporary contemporary religionreligion

Professed the Professed the manifestos to be manifestos to be products of his products of his imaginationimagination

AndreaeAndreae

Andreae’s family Andreae’s family crest was a St. crest was a St. Andrew’s cross Andrew’s cross with Roses, tying with Roses, tying him to authorship him to authorship of the manifestos. of the manifestos.

What sources of influence did What sources of influence did Andreae draw upon?Andreae draw upon?

Andreae knew the NaometriaAndreae knew the Naometria Evangelical league established in Evangelical league established in

defense against the Catholic Churchdefense against the Catholic Church Contained first example of Contained first example of

Rosicrucian rose and cross Rosicrucian rose and cross symbolism symbolism

What sources of influence did What sources of influence did Andreae draw upon?Andreae draw upon?

Confessio published Confessio published with Consideratio with Consideratio Brevis, based on Brevis, based on John Dee’s Monas John Dee’s Monas HieroglyphiaHieroglyphia

Both contained Both contained references to dew, references to dew, symbolized by the symbolized by the Monas figureMonas figure

The Monas SymbolThe Monas Symbol

Also found in the Also found in the Chemical WeddingChemical Wedding

Descending dew Descending dew uniting heaven and uniting heaven and earthearth

““Rosicrucians” was Rosicrucians” was not derived from not derived from ‘Rose’ and ‘Cross’ ‘Rose’ and ‘Cross’ but from ‘Ros’ (dew) but from ‘Ros’ (dew) and ‘Lux’ (light)and ‘Lux’ (light)

Alternate Origins of Alternate Origins of Rosicrucian Symbol: Martin Rosicrucian Symbol: Martin

LutherLuther Church professed Rosicrucian Church professed Rosicrucian

movement as production of Luther movement as production of Luther disciplesdisciples

Luther’s Letters reference crosses, Luther’s Letters reference crosses, roses, and goldroses, and gold

The Rose Cross is modeled after The Rose Cross is modeled after Luther’s coat-of-armsLuther’s coat-of-arms

Luther’s Coat-of-ArmsLuther’s Coat-of-Arms

Similar to the second of the Rosicrucian Similar to the second of the Rosicrucian symbolssymbols

The Sole RoseThe Sole Rose

In Egyptian mythology and Christian In Egyptian mythology and Christian symbolismsymbolism

The Cross AloneThe Cross Alone

The Basic Rose CrossThe Basic Rose Cross

Union of opposites Union of opposites and dualism in and dualism in naturenature

Descent of spirit Descent of spirit into matterinto matter

Axis of the solstice Axis of the solstice and equinox cycleand equinox cycle

Rose cross: the Five-Petal Rose cross: the Five-Petal RoseRose

Five senses of man Five senses of man Four elements of Four elements of

nature with spirit to nature with spirit to form manform man

Forms a pentagramForms a pentagram

Divine PentagramDivine Pentagram

Divine as Divine as evidenced by evidenced by celestial movement celestial movement of Venusof Venus

Five synodic Five synodic periods represent a periods represent a roserose

The Second Rose CrossThe Second Rose Cross

Unfolding petals Unfolding petals symbolizes symbolizes spiritual unfolding spiritual unfolding and discoveryand discovery

Golden heart Golden heart Ten petals Ten petals

corresponds to corresponds to divine calculationsdivine calculations

The Heart Amidst the RoseThe Heart Amidst the Rose

One of five heart shapes woven by VenusOne of five heart shapes woven by Venus

Hermetical RoseHermetical Rose

Natural order of Natural order of creation, Spirit creation, Spirit over matterover matter

Elemental Elemental PentagramPentagram

Three elements of Three elements of alchemyalchemy

Expansion from Expansion from five to twenty-two five to twenty-two petal rosepetal rose

Who are the Rosicrucians?Who are the Rosicrucians?

A secret society, existing in A secret society, existing in accordance with its manifestosaccordance with its manifestos

Spiritual enlightenment through Spiritual enlightenment through personal means. personal means.

Alchemy as a representation of Alchemy as a representation of human regeneration and changehuman regeneration and change

Dan Brown’s ErrorsDan Brown’s Errors

Tied to Venus, Tied to Venus,

but not to the Sacred Femininebut not to the Sacred Feminine

Pentagon not a symbol of the sacred Pentagon not a symbol of the sacred feminine, feminine,

but of divine perfection and but of divine perfection and calculations.calculations.