Beneath the Veil of Elias Artista

<p>This work seeks to distinguish the <em>Initiation in the Garden</em> to which the Rose-Croix is connected from the <em>Initiation in the City</em> with which Freemasonry is associated. This distinction which is not an opposition indicates an articulation and a possible path between the dual experience of initiation and the nondual consciousness characteristic of Elias Artista the legendary angel of the Rose-Croix. For the first time elements of oral traditions are published that illustrate the permanence of the currents of a Mediterranean Rose-Croix more Orphic than Promethean and more poetic than pragmatic. It is nonetheless subtly practical and transmits the major mysteries of internal alchemy. Lima de Freitas in a magnificent essay explores the founding myth of Christian Rosenkreutz and sheds light on particular mysteries. The book ends with a chivalrous and alchemical tale The Memoirs of Rocinante a contemporary yet traditional plunge into the famous <em>Don Quixote</em> of Cervantes. Manuel Gandra in a revealing afterword highlights the ancient symbols of Rose-Croix templarism in Portugal.</p><p><br></p>