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The piece is a satirical account written by an Italian poet. It was circulated anonymously in 1614 with the three primary manifestos of the Rosicrucian Order. The reason for its inclusion with the manifestos has continued to be a source of mystery and debate.
It seems our topic du jour has been the utopian nature of so many economic theories, so I thought to myself, "What a perfect moment to post this text."
The entire story is humorous and entertaining (yet lofty and relevant), while summing up roughly the human history of moral thought on the nature of evil, taking a stab at philosophers, and possibly concealing the intentions of one of the more mysterious secret societies of the pre-modern era. After all, what is in Rosicrucianism found its way into Masonry, not surprisingly.
I'd just encourage you, as you read this work, to think about the parallels you are sure to find between the recommendations given to Apollo, and trends taking place in the world today.
At the end will be some notes/commentary which will enrich or give necessary background to certain phrases in the story; they'll be numbered in the text like footnotes, but the notes themselves will be found in the final comment of this thread.
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The piece is a satirical account written by an Italian poet. It was circulated anonymously in 1614 with the three primary manifestos of the Rosicrucian Order. The reason for its inclusion with the manifestos has continued to be a source of mystery and debate.
It seems our topic du jour has been the utopian nature of so many economic theories, so I thought to myself, "What a perfect moment to post this text."
The entire story is humorous and entertaining (yet lofty and relevant), while summing up roughly the human history of moral thought on the nature of evil, taking a stab at philosophers, and possibly concealing the intentions of one of the more mysterious secret societies of the pre-modern era. After all, what is in Rosicrucianism found its way into Masonry, not surprisingly.
I'd just encourage you, as you read this work, to think about the parallels you are sure to find between the recommendations given to Apollo, and trends taking place in the world today.
At the end will be some notes/commentary which will enrich or give necessary background to certain phrases in the story; they'll be numbered in the text like footnotes, but the notes themselves will be found in the final comment of this thread.
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