Joséphin Péladan was a French novelist and Rosicrucian who later briefly joined the Martinist order led by Papus. His father was a journalist who had written on prophecies, and professed an esoteric-a
Portrait of Joséphin Péladan by Marcellin Desboutin (1891)
Photograph of Péladan (right) and the Romanian writer Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești, during a visit to Bucharest
Promotional poster for the Salon de la Rose + Croix
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 tex
Joséphin Péladan
…Joséphin Péladan (28 March 1858 – 27 June 1918) was a French novelist and Rosicrucian who later briefly joined the Martinist order led by Papus (Gérard Encausse). His father was a journalist who had written on prophecies, and professed…
The publication of the Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis (1614)
Frater C.R.C. – Christian Rose Cross (symbolical representation)
A 17th century depiction of the Rosicrucian concept of the Tree of Pansophia, 1604
18° Knight of the Rose Croix jewel (from the Masonic Scottish Rite)