Rosicrucians emerged as an antidote to the material side of alchemy: And to stem the tide of the folly.

The spiritual side of man must be awakened and utilised, before the Philosopher’s Stone, or the Elixir of Life, can be discovered.

Wonder-seekers then, as now, craving for power and wealth, did not appreciate that higher ethics are prerequisite to real wisdom.

The Rosicrucians were alchemists in the spiritual sense and professors of divine magic, which is devoid of selfishness, love of power, ambition, and lucre.

Most divergent are the lines of thought between Christian and Occultist.