With the Adepts: An Adventure Among the Rosicrucians

by Franz Hartmann, R.A. Gilbert (Foreword)

The narrator of this delightful and instructive tale, written at the turn of the century, escapes to the magnificence of the Tyrolean Alps for a much-needed respite from the angst of his life. There, he encounters a dwarf who seems to understand the dilemmas that cloud his brain. The dwarf leads him to the Brothers of the Golden and Rosy Cross, where he commences monastic study.

Hartmann writes poetically about the beauty of the Alps and skillfully weaves the actual beliefs and practices of the ancient Rosicrucians into a tale that includes magic and an alchemical laboratory, mind-reading dwarfs, and unexpected revelations.

Genres: Philosophy, Magic

78 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1977

About the author

Franz Hartmann was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author.

Reviews

[Antonio N · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those who love true wisdom

Very well written and adherent to the way true philosophers use to write to benefit everyone and especially students of the regular and ancient Mystery Schools. The key to the very deep of this book is your heart.

[Tom Schulte · Rating 2 out of 5]

This work of imaginative fiction is part drumbeat for the author's Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians: Cosmology, or Universal Science and part near desperate yearning for a magical fantasy within human control would arise within view. This elusive envie concludes in an apt metaphor in the narrator finding an alluring water element, the Water Queen, to be real and embraceable.

[Clarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is interesting as a historical document on the beliefs of the Rosicrucians, and also asks some interesting questions about existence and the meaning of life. The answers that it provides to these questions have loads or problems, with statements that do not make any sense, outdated moral values, and an elitist view of spiritual life. Still it is a fun read, as long as we don't take it seriously.

[Jesse · Rating 2 out of 5]

This basically explains the same information and suppositions as The Kybalion, but this is in a narrative form. It does take that information a step further in many areas, blending the foundations of hermeticism into a sort of guide for living by a Rosicrucian mentality. Ultimately though there just wasn't much new information and very little in the way of explanation to support the views posited that run beyond the scientific method.

[Walter Eduardo Murillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Estudiad este libro prácticamente, trazad el círculo en un cuadrado, elaborad los metales, depuradlos y purificadlos de toda escoria. Cuando hayáis triunfado, nos encontraremos de nuevo”

[Lawrence Hung · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, I can't describe how I feel when I finished the book. Eloquently written, the book is about esoteric encounters the author experienced. My memories about the book did not fade but so vividly retained. One of the few books that is life-changing on me. Highly recommended.