Thursday, March 6, 2008

Rosa Mundi


So many associations arise from the contemplation of a rose in the modern post-Crowleyan Hermetic sense... the seeress Rose Crowley, Rose Cross, Mystic Rose, Rosa Mundi, the Secret Rose of The Empress, Briar Rose...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well isn't the rose the ancient symbol of secrecy. fits well with the origins of the modern occult tradition in medieval secret societies of intellectuals and heretics. David

Caroline Tully said...

Yes... good point. Something about "sub rosa"...