Dear Friends,

Thank you for deciding to visit our humble website. The Rose Circle Research Foundation, Inc. and this site are first and foremost in existence for the benefit of all who are genuinely interested in the Spiritual Quest.

Although enlightenment may come from introspective personal contemplation we feel that having a formal community that collects and shares Esoteric knowledge from the multiple threads in existence can be additive to your journey. We of the Rose Circle claim no hold or mastery of these topics but instead ask you to join with us in creating a positive and additive source for different Esoteric and Philisophical points of view.

The Rose Circle grew out of a conference held in Bayonne, New Jersey in the Spring of 2006. A day of presentations and discussions on Freemasonry and general Esoteric subjects was followed by a grand dinner in the style of Péladan's Salons de Rose Croix. Rosicrucian artwork was exhibited at a cocktail hour, and the dinner was interspersed with readings from Rosicrucian writers and thinkers, while toasts were proposed to prominent figures.

The success of this first conference showed that there was a thirst for this type of education. Out of this The Rose Circle Research Foundation was born, a not-for-profit organization to provide education on Western esotericism and associated subjects. Our goal is to create an evolving depository of papers, lectures, artwork and poems that many may find useful as they study the Mysteries of Nature, Spirit and the Self. Please note that as we are a new organization of self motivated volunteers we will strive to continue building our archives and this website with your collective help. Your membership fees, conference and book sale proceeds allow us to maintain the site and organize events and conferences that benefit all.

"It is not the purpose of Education to deposit Kowledge into the Soul, but instead to point the Soul towards Right Living" Plato

We look forward to learning and sharing with all of you.

The Rose Circle Research Foundation