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In the Pronaos of the Temple of Wisdom

by Franz Hartmann

[1890]


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Franz Hartmann, who also wrote the esoteric novella With the Adepts, published this short non-fiction summary of the Rosicrucian question in 1890. He reviews the well-known history and literature of the Rosicrucians. In the last two chapters Hartmann presents what he believes to be the core doctrines of the 'true' Rosicrucians.


Title Page
Contents
Preface
Chapter One. Introduction
Chapter Two. The Hermetic Philosophy
Chapter Three. Mediaeval Philosophers
Chapter Four. Among the “Adepts.”
Chapter Five. The Rosicrucian “Orders.”
Chapter Six. Pseudo-Rosicrucians—Impostors And Fools
Appendix: The Principles of Yoga-Philosophy of the Rosicrucians and Alchemists
Chapter Eight. Alchemy