Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross

The Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross (Orden des Gold- und Rosenkreutz, also the Fraternity of the Golden and Rosy Cross), was a German Rosicrucian organization founded in the 1750s by Freemason and alchemist Hermann Fictuld.[1] Candidates were expected to be Master Masons in good standing. Alchemy was to be a central study for members.[2] Much of the hierarchical structure for this order was used in Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) and from there, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.[3]

  1. ^ Greer, John Michael (2008). The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies (2nd ed.). Harper Collins. pp. 367–368. ISBN 978-1-4351-1088-5.
  2. ^ McIntosh, Christopher. "Charting Rosicrucian Europe" Archived 2010-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, Lapis Magazine.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Bro. R. A. "The masonic career of A.E. Waite", Ars Quatuor Coronatorum.

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