The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order

The book explores the myth of the Brazen Serpent as a cypher for the "Divine Code" concealed within everything about us. From William S. Burroughs to Teilhard de Chardin, the book explores its theme through numerology, geometry, and allegory, among others, including the "23 Enigma" and so-called Kirlian energy fields.

Using the image of the Brazen Serpent created by Moses to protect the Hebrews from serpent attacks, the author considers the symbol of the serpent in its widest sense, not only from the notion of the Brazen Serpent but also from the point of view of the Kabbalah, tracing the use of this potent symbol into more recent esoteric Orders.

Richly illustrated, the book has a selected bibliography and index of persons, places, and subjects.

Full Colour, Hardcover. Third Edition.

Author: Alistair Lees, M. R. Osborne
Publisher: Rose Circle Publications
Published: 04/04/2022
Pages: 210
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9798892983150

About the Author
Lees, Alistair: - Librarian General of the SRIAOsborne, M. R.: - M.R. Osborne is a writer, independent researcher and lawyer. He has published books and articles on esoteric subjects including Rosicrucianism, early Masonic organisation and occult symbolism. A member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College No.26, he edits the College Pamphlet Plus Quam Silentium. In 2018 he won the prestigious Order of the Companions of Christian Rosenkreutz (CCR) Award for a series of papers on 'The Lessons of Lyons of the Élus Coëns'. He has written for the SRIA's Metropolitan Study Group, and Watkins Mind, Body and Spirit Magazine.He is best known for his scholarly introductions to Rose Circle's four-volume series of early Martinezist manuscripts. His research focus has centred on the composition of the original Élus Coëns as a Catholic mystical fraternity. He contends that the goal of the order in attempting the reinstitution of the theurgy of the kōhānīm was doctrinally consistent with the Catholic faith to which its members subscribed.He regularly features in online podcasts and interviews, where he introduces his books and discusses the esoteric in general. A selection of the author's blogs are on available to read on Academia.The author first encountered Martinism and Rosicrucianism on a personal journey of Christian spirituality. In them, he discovered a fascinating philosophy of early science and theology maintained by hidden organisations almost entirely unknown to mainstream society. The author aims to shed new light on these topics by writing on Rosicrucianism, Martinezism, and related areas of research-for both newcomers and seasoned experts alike.