The Rosicrucians
Their Rites and Mysteries

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Critics of the Rosicrucians criticised
2. Singular adventure in Staffordshire
3. Insufficiency of worldly objects
4. The Hermetic philosophers
5. An historical adventure
6. The Hermetic brethren
7. Mythic history of the fleur-de-lis
8. Sacred fire
9. Fire-theosophy of the Persians
10. Ideas of the Rosicrucians as to the character of fire
11. Monuments raised to fire-worship in all countries
12. Druidical stones and their worship
13. Inquiry as to the possibility of miracle
14. Can evidence be depended upon? – Examination of Hume's reasoning
15. Footsteps of the Rosicrucians amidst architectural objects
16. The round towers of Ireland
17. Prismatic investiture of the microcosm
18. Cabalistic interpretations by the Gnostics
19. Mystic Christian figures and talismans
20. The 'Rosy Cross' in Indian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and mediaeval monuments
21. Myth of the scorpion, or the snake, in its many disguises
22. Ominous character of the colour white to English royalty
23. The beliefs of the Rosicrucians – meaning of lights and of commemorative flambeaux in all worship
24. The great pyramid
25. History of the tower or steeple
26. Presence of the Rosicrucians in heathen and Christian architecture
27. The Rosicrucians amidst ancient mysteries and in the orders of knighthood
28. Rosicrucianism in strange symbols
29. Connection between the Templars and gnosticism
30. Rosicrucian origin of the Order of the Garter
31. Rosicrucian supposed means of magic through signs, sigils, and figures
32. Astro-theosophical system of the Rosicrucians – the alchemic magisterium.