1946 The Book of Rosicrucian, 3 Volumes, 1st Ed

CLYMER, R. Swinburne.

Published by Philosophical Publishing Co., Quakertown, PA, 1946

A Condensed History of the Fraternitas RosiCruciae or Rosy Cross, the men who made the Order Possible, and those who Maintained the Fraternity Throughout the Centuries.

Together with the Fundamental Teachings of these men According to the Actual Records in the Archives of the Fraternity.

The author, R. Swinburne Clymer 1878 - 1966 enrolled as a Neophyte in the Temple of The Rosy Cross and Imperial Eulis in 1897, and rose through the ranks, succeeding Edward H. Brown as Supreme Grand Master of Fraternitas Rosae Crucis in 1922. He is well known as a prolific author and publisher of Rosicrucian works.

Reuben Swinburne Clymer (November 25, 1878 - June 3, 1966) was an American occultist and modern Rosicrucian responsible for creating the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, perhaps the oldest continuing Rosicrucian organization in the Americas.

He practiced alternative medicine and wrote and published works on it as well as the teachings of Paschal Beverly Randolph, sex magic, vegetarianism, religion, alchemy, and Spiritualism.

This led to a number of conflicts with Harvey Spencer Lewis and the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, FUDOSI, Aleister Crowley, and even the American Medical Association.