Ordre Reaux Croix

Library

Public material from the archives of the Ordre Reaux Croix — chiefly the writings of Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin, the Philosophe Inconnu, offered for study and contemplation. All material is the property of the Order unless otherwise stated, and may not be reprinted without written permission.

Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin

Wisdom's Instruction by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin

A beautiful and poetic rendition of the Martinist myth, written by Saint-Martin at the peak of his Elus Coën period.

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Man: His True Nature & Ministry

Originally «Le Ministère de l'homme-esprit» (1802), translated by Edward Burton Penny in 1864. The last book Saint-Martin published before his death, in three parts: On Nature, On Man, On the Word.

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Theosophic Correspondence with Baron von Kirchberger

Translated by Edward Burton Penny (1863). The correspondence, begun in 1792, between Saint-Martin and the German Kirchberger — two friends who, owing to the French revolution, never met in person.

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Eighty Aphorisms and Maxims

Eighty short epistles on Martinism, selected and translated by Arthur Edward Waite. They give an insight into Saint-Martin's symbolic language and his method for applying wisdom in daily life.

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The Red Book by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin

Saint-Martin's notebook — so named because he crossed out in red ink the passages he later used in his other works.

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Ten Prayers by Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin

From the «Œuvres posthumes» (1807). Reminiscent of the Elus Coën in their phrasing, these prayers were probably never meant to be read aloud or memorised.

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Stanzas on the Origin and Destiny of Man

«Stances sur l'origine et la destination de l'homme» (Paris, 1796). A dialogue between the soul of Man and the Heavenly Voice, carrying the essence of Saint-Martin's teaching on breaking free of the forces that contain Man.

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