| The Alchemical Wedding: Christian Rosenkreutz, the Initiate of Misunderstanding Contributor(s): Klocek, Dennis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1584209216 ISBN-13: 9781584209218 Publisher: Lindisfarne Books OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Alchemy - Body, Mind & Spirit | Hermetism & Rosicrucianism - Body, Mind & Spirit | Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge |
| Physical Information: 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Misunderstanding and the feeling of uncertainty that not-knowing produces in the soul is exactly the challenge Christian Rosenkreutz faces again and again.... Yet, in this story, the compassionate healing force of patience arises somehow from misunderstanding." (from the introduction) The classic text of 1616, The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz--supposedly authored by Johann Valentinus Andreae--is one of three key manifestos of the Rosicrucians and alchemists in general. It narrates a story of Christian Rosenkreutz, who was invited to a miraculous castle to assist in the "chemical wedding" of the king and the queen--the husband and the bride. Filled with alchemical metaphors, coded words, and images, Dennis Klocek describes--in his inimitable style--much of the profound meaning behind the colorful and surprising events throughout the seven-day "initiation" of Christian Rosenkreutz. Each chapter is devoted to one of the seven days, featuring an overview, followed by fresh translations of the original text, and illumined by comprehensive and unique commentaries by Dennis Klocek. |