Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus, was a prominent English Paracelsian physician with both scientific and occult interests. He is remembered as an astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian.
Robert Fludd
Fludd's illustration of man the microcosm within the universal macrocosm
Titlepage of the Summum Bonum under the name of Joachim Frizius
"An Astrologer Casting a Horoscope", from Robert Fludd's Utriusque Cosmi Historia, 1617
Rosicrucianism is a spiritual and cultural movement that arose in early modern Europe in the early 17th century after the publication of several texts announcing to the world a new esoteric order. Rosicrucianism is symbolized by the Rosy Cross or Rose Cross. There have been several Rosicrucian 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).
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)