''Rays from the Rose Cross'' is a Christian
esoteric
Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to categorise a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas a ...
magazine established in June 1913 by
Max Heindel
Max Heindel (born Carl Louis von Grasshoff, July 23, 1865 – January 6, 1919) was a Danish American Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic.
Early infancy
He was born in Aarhus, Denmark, into the noble family von Grasshoff, which was con ...
, author of ''
The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception
''The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception or Mystic Christianity'' (also known as ''Western Wisdom Teachings'') is a Rosicrucian text by Max Heindel, first published in 1909.
Contents overview
The author talks about the true man and his journey throu ...
'' and founder of
The Rosicrucian Fellowship
The Rosicrucian Fellowship (TRF) ("An International Association of Christian Mystics") was founded in 1909 by Max Heindel with the aim of heralding the Aquarian Age and promulgating "the true Philosophy" of the Rosicrucians. It claims to present ...
; its original name was ''Echoes from Mount Ecclesia''. It is issued bimonthly by The Rosicrucian Fellowship in the
United States
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. Its publication has stopped in May/April 2004.
It contains articles on themes as
Esoteric Christianity
Esoteric Christianity is an approach to Christianity which features "secret traditions" that require an initiation to learn or understand.Guy G. Stroumsa (2005). Hidden Wisdom: Esoteric Traditions and the Roots of Christian Mysticism. Leiden: Br ...
,
Astrology
Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ...
,
Philosophy
Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...
,
History
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,
Science
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
,
Health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...
,
Nutrition
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, Social issues, etc.
External links
''Rays from the Rose Cross'', The Rosicrucian Fellowship *
ttp://www.rosicrucian.com/zineen/zineen01.htm Rosicrucian Fellowship Online Magazine Archives''Rays from the Rose Cross'', selected articles PDF and HTML Site edited by a Probationer
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