One of the key figures in the Western Mystery Tradition, R A Gilbert, has died. He was 83. Robert Andrew Gilbert, born on 6 October 1942, was a British historian, bibliographer and antiquarian bookseller whose name turned up whenever serious occult history was discussed. He studied philosophy and psychology at the University of Bristol, then […]
Spend enough time around Rosy Cross groups, and the same party trick appears. Facts run out, someone clears a throat, and suddenly the room is told that Leonardo, Mozart, Giordano Bruno, Victor Hugo, and Beethoven were all members. It is a conjuring act done with famous names. The awe arrives on cue, but the paperwork […]