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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Rosicrucian manifestos
- Origins
- Reception
- Rosicrucian Enlightenment
- Legacy in esoteric orders
- Rose-Cross Degrees in Freemasonry
- Modern groups
- Related groups
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th century
- 21st century
- See also
- Citations
- References
- External links
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Rosicrucianism () is a spiritual and cultural movement influenced by Esoteric Christianity and Hermeticism that arose in early modern Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts announcing to the world a new secret society. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rose Cross or Rosy Cross. There have been several Rosicrucian (or Rosicrucian-inspired) organizations since the initial movement was founded, including the Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross (1750s–1790s), the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (1865–present), and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (1887–1903).