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The Rosicrucian Order AMORC is known internationally by its traditional and authentic title, the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, from which is derived the acronym “AMORC.” The Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis is the Latin form of the organization’s name, which literally translates into the Ancient Mystical Order of the Rose Cross.There is no religious connotation associated with this symbol; the Rose Cross symbol predates Christianity. The cross symbolically represents the human body and the rose represents the individual’s unfolding consciousness.

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Gold cross with a red rose in the center, the cross represents the human body with the rose symbolizing the evolving human soul.

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Philosophical, initiatory and traditional, non-religious and apolitical global movement, open to men and women of all races, religions and social positions.

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“Broadest tolerance, strictest independence”

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To perpetuate the philosophical teachings of Rosicrucians handed down over the centuries; teachings pertaining to the mysteries of the universe, nature and humans themselves.

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The Rosicrucian tradition dates back to the mystery schools of ancient Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty, around 1500 BCE. In those schools, whose existence is now recognized by most historians and Egyptologists, Initiates gathered to study the mysteries of creation; hence the word "mysticism", literally meaning "study of the mysteries."
Over time, that study gave birth to a gnosis which was transmitted to Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire, Europe of the Middle Ages, and finally received by the Rosicrucians of the seventeenth century.

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From a purely historical perspective, the Rosicrucians lifted their anonymity briefly in 1623 when they made themselves known in France through placards displayed in the streets of Paris: "We, the Deputies of the principal college of Rosicrucians, do visibly and invisibly make known our stay in this city ... ". A few years earlier, they had published three Manifestos for the thinkers of their time: the "Fama Fraternitatis" (1614), the "Confessio Fraternitatis" (1615), and the "Alchemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz" (1616).
In March 2001, A.M.O.R.C. published a fourth Manifesto, the "Positio Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis" followed by another in 2014, the "Appellatio Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis." During the 18th Century, there were close links between Rosicrucians and Freemasons, but the two organizations are today entirely independent of each other. Since the early 20th Century, A.M.O.R.C. has sponsored the Traditional Martinist Order, a movement based on the thoughts of the French philosopher Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin (1743-1803).

The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis[www.amorc.org]