What is it about the Rosicrucians that still attracts public attention?
There could be a few reasons for this attraction. A good place to begin is to look at the rebirth of the Rosicrucian movement in 17th century Europe. What’s significant about it is the timing of the publication of the Rosicrucian manifestoes, which together with the political and religious climate of medieval Europe provides some clues to the answer. For many centuries Europe was in a grip of an unprecedented oppression of freedom of thought, science, religion, and individual pursuit of truth. It is estimated that several million people — men, women and children – were killed by the organized crusades against those who had a different point of view (“heretics”), or burned at stake by the Inquisition. These were the Dark Ages of Europe and human civilization. Europe needed a change, a restoration of freedoms in society, and a traditional institution to guide humanity towards spiritual truth and personal enlightenment. That’s when the Rosicrucians came into the picture. The Rosicrucian
