Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum
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Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum ("The Mirror of the Wisdom of the Rosy Cross") is an early text of Rosicrucian
ism, published in 1618 by the pseudonym
ous "Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens", believed to be Daniel Mögling
(1596-1635), an alchemist
, physician
and astronomer
. Translations into English by John Bargel
and into French by Gustave de Zarbouble
were made in the 1660s.
Rosicrucian
Rosicrucianism is a philosophical secret society, said to have been founded in late medieval Germany by Christian Rosenkreuz. It holds a doctrine or theology "built on esoteric truths of the ancient past", which, "concealed from the average man, provide insight into nature, the physical universe...
ism, published in 1618 by the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
ous "Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens", believed to be Daniel Mögling
Daniel Mogling
Daniel Mögling born 1596 in Böblingen, died 1635 in Butzbach, was an alchemist and a Rosicrucian. He was personal physician and court astronomer to Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach from 1621 to 1635....
(1596-1635), an alchemist
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
, physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
. Translations into English by John Bargel
John Bargel
John Bargel or Bargelius was an English writer, Rosicrucian philosopher and controversialist. He translated the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum into English and wrote numerous pamphlets in both English and Latin speculating on points of natural philosophy...
and into French by Gustave de Zarbouble
Gustave de Zarbouble
Gustave Bertrand de Zarbouble, also Zarbublius was a French occultist and Rosicrucian involved in the Affair of the Poisons....
were made in the 1660s.