A.E. Waite pierces the mist of secrecy surrounding the Rosicrucians and provides us with one of the most respected works on the Rosicrucians ever written. Originally published in 1887, this work includes translations of rare 17th-century German Rosicrucian documents shedding further light on this elusive Order. This is a important work for any student of the Rosicrucians, the Freemasons, the Templars or any of the Orders which are said to be a part of the Ancient Mystery Schools.
Arthur Edward Waite was a scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer, R.A. Gilbert described him, "Waite's name has survived because he was the first to attempt a systematic study of the history of western occultism viewed as a spiritual tradition rather than as aspects of proto-science or as the pathology of religion."