Rosicrucianism

Rosicrucianism is a movement and system of magic which forms the core of the Rosicrucian Order, the most famous of the pre-Golden Dawn magic cabals. Its name derived from Rosenkreuz (薔薇十字(ローゼンクロイツ)), both its prominent symbol of the Rose Cross and its supposed founder, the style forms part of the foundation of modern Western magic.

Principles
The Rosicrucian movement apparently began with a false book written by a. Though it was originally false, magicians took it and developed it beyond the falsity, leading Rosicrucianism to grow into something much more, coming to form the foundation for modern Western magic. This development was such that when the original author revealed the truth of the lie he was completely ignored.

Rose Cross
The primary symbol representing Rosicrucianism is the Rose (or Rosy) Cross.

Used by both members of the Rosicrucian Order and the Golden Dawn, a rose cross medal acts as an all-purpose spiritual item which can mass-produce sigils, extracting the name of an angel or spirit by spelling it out in one stroke. Each of the rose's petals has one of the 22 Hebrew letters engraved on them.

Christian Rosenkreuz
The supposed founder of the Rosicrucian Order was said to be, an invented figure who was said to have been buried in a seven-walled tomb, later found by an explorer - a story which later formed part of the Golden Dawn's 5=6 ritual.

Rosicrucian Order
Unlike the Golden Dawn, who sought a magical work kit that could be used by anyone, the Rosicrucian Order is a more secretive organization, choosing to keep the confusing parts of their magic system as such, seeing no problem with only a chosen few being able to wield miracles while the masses only accept blessings given to them. The order was to remain a secret for a hundred years after its establishment, and its members would hide and live among the public, leaving no signs pointing to them specifically instead of the order as a whole. Its members were not required to wear a specific uniform or reveal their actions other than helping the sick, but they would prepare a successor in advance and annual meetings were held to deep the bonds between them, to avoid needless confusion and such that their skill and influence would not be denied.

Background
The Rosicrucian movement had its beginning with a false book written by, with an invented history surrounding the supposed founder of the ,. Although it began with a lie, magicians developed it further, such that the Rosicrucian system worked and was capable of controlling the supernatural. Although Johann believed he was at the center of the matter, the other Rosicrucians were not actually paying any attention to him, and when he revealed the truth about the lie, he was ignored, with Rosicrucianism having already left his control and spread into the world.

Though continuing to operate as a secretive organization, the Rosicrucian Order would come to be considered as the most famous of the magic cabals prior to the Golden Dawn.

Rosicrucianism was a major influence on the Golden Dawn, with aspects of it forming its foundation along with Hermeticism and Kabbalah. During the cabal's creation, William Wynn Westcott wished to give it prestige by claiming it to be the continuation of an ancient Rosicrucian line, forging the Sprengel Letters (an exchange with Anna Sprengel, a magician supposedly associated with the initial Rosicrucian cabal in Germany) in order to support his claim. As such, the Isis-Urania Temple was given the number 3 (with 1 and 2 being the supposed original cabal's temple in Germany). The cabal's Second Order was also referred to as R.R. et A.C. ("Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis", meaning "Ruby Rose and Golden Cross"), and the 5=6 ritual representing it was based on the story of the discovery of 's tomb, with Mina Mathers having reconstructed the seven-walled tomb as part of it.

Index Arc
Index refers to Rosenkreuz among those after her for the grimoires in her head, during her initial meeting with Kamijou Touma. Whether she was referring to the actual Rosicrucian Order or a derivative magic cabal bearing the name isn't clear.

St. Germain Arc
According to Othinus, if one were to ask a random magician to name ten famous people, Rosenkreuz's name would come up among the list.

Aleister Crowley Arc
During the events in the Windowless Building on December 11th, Rosicrucianism was referred to in the recreation of Aleister's past, in conversations between Mathers and Westcott.

Coronzon Arc
While Aleister, Touma and Accelerator were visiting the former Isis-Urania Temple during the events surrounding the recreated Golden Dawn, Aleister described how Westcott faked the Sprengel Letters to claim that the Golden Dawn was a continuation of an ancient Rosicrucian line to explain why the temple was number 3 despite being the Golden Dawn's original temple.

During the events surrounding the Ceremony of Mo Athair, Rosicrucianism and the Rosicrucian Order were referred to in events concerning Anna Sprengel and Madame Horos.