Location: Masonic Hall, 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010

Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Matters of fact and matters of faith. Scientists and sorcerers. Religion and reason. Throughout the ages, these two forces have sometimes contended, sometimes cooperated, each trying in its own way to drive forward the human condition.

In his seminal book 'The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason', Dr. Christopher McIntosh examines the cross-pollination of the Enlightment and the mystical revival which took place in 18th Century Europe. Out of print for several years and fetching prices in excess of $1000 on the used book market, this much sought-after work is finally being reprinted by SUNY Press. To celebrate this event, we are fortunate indeed to welcome Dr. McIntosh, together with other noted speakers, for an afternoon of fascinating lectures on the intersection of magic and reason.

Dr. McIntosh rarely lectures in the USA so this is an event not to be missed.

Lecture Topics:

• Dr. Christopher McIntosh - The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason
• Steven Burkle - Alchemy and Magick Under the Three Globes and Other Contemporary Jurisdictions
  

About the Speakers:

• Dr. Christopher McIntosh was born in England in 1943 and grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford and German at London University, later returning to Oxford to take a doctorate in history with a dissertation on the Rosicrucian revival in the context of the German Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment. After working in London in journalism and publishing he spent four years in New York as an information officer with the United Nations Development Programme, then moved to Germany to work for UNESCO. In parallel he has pursued a career as a writer and researcher specialising in the esoteric traditions. His books include The Astrologers and their Creed (1969); Eliphas Lévi and the French Occult Revival (1972); The Rosicrucians (latest edition 1997); The Rose Cross and the Age of Reason (1992), based on his D.Phil. dissertation; The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria (latest edition 2003); and Gardens of the Gods (2005). His fictional work includes the occult novel Return of the Tetrad published in Czech as Navrat Tetradi (1998). He also has a long-standing interest in nature-oriented belief systems. He has lectured widely and is on the faculty of the distance M.A. programme in Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter, England. His home is in Bremen, North Germany. Mr McIntosh is a long-standing member of the Pilgrim Lodge No. 238, London. This is a very unusual lodge in that it was founded in 1779 by Germans living in London and still conducts its rituals in German. It also uses an unusual German working different from the regular English Emulation working.
• William Stephen “Steve” Burkle is a metallurgist by profession and a practicing Alchemist by avocation. His professional accomplishments include the authorship of three college textbooks and more than 50 journal articles. Steve’s interests also include Astrology, Cabala, the Tarot, Ceremonial Magick and Masonic symbolism; He has published numerous articles on these topics in venues such as The Scottish Rite Journal and Pietre-Stones Review of Freemasonry. In Freemasonry, he is a Master Mason in several lodges in New Jersey and Ohio, a 32° Scottish Rite Mason, a Knight Templar of the York Rite, a member of Cushite Council No. 473 of Allied Masonic Degrees, a Masonic Rosicrucian, an Esquire of the Red Branch of Eri, and a Knight Mason. Steve also is a Founding Member of The Masonic Society, a member of the Philalethes Society, New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education, Ohio Lodge of Masonic Research, Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle, and is a Correspondent Member of The American Lodge of Research in New York City.

This event is open to all interested in Esoteric studies. No affiliation with any particular order or body is required. Seating is limited, so please buy your ticket today as we expect to sell out in advance.