The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz - Translated by Jocelyn Godwin - Introduction and Commentary by Adam Mclean
Publishing: 1991 Phanes Press
The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, often looked upon as the 'third Rosicrucian manifesto,' has an entirely different tone from the other Rosicrucian documents. Unlike the Rosicrucian manifestos, which address the transformation of society, The Chemical Wedding is concerned with the inner transformation of the soul. It is a deeply interior work, one which asks the reader to step into its world of symbols and walk with Christian Rosenkreutz along his path of transformation. Despite its importance as a key text of the Western esoteric traditions, this is the first ever contemporary English translation of The Chemical Wedding, made especially for this edition by Jocelyn Godwin. Also included in this edition is an introduction and commentary by Adam McLean, which illuminates the transformative symbolism of this central Rosicrucian document.
Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks Series Editor: Adam McLean The Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks series is a long term publishing project which aims to make available, in a uniform series, some of the most important texts of the Hermetic tradition which have previously been unavailable except in special collections and libraries. The cream of Hermetic material is included in this series, drawing from texts on occult and magical symbolism, and important alchemical, Rosicrucian, mystical and allegorical material of the 16th and 17th centuries. These are not merely reprints of early books, but new editions translated from the original Latin or German, which include extensive commentaries and historical notes.
Condition: faint soiling to front cover, otherwise it looks unread with original description slip laid in, Near Fine condition