Льюис, Спенсер
Харви Спенсер Льюис (25 ноября 1883 — 2 августа 1939 года), — доктор философии, писатель-розенкрейцер, оккультист и мистик, основавший в Нью-Йорке AMORC (Древнего Мистического ордена Розы и Креста) и бывший его первым Императором.
Льюис родился во Френчтауне, штат Нью-Джерси, его родителями были Аарон Риттенхаус Льюис и немецкая учительница Кэтрин Хоффман.
H. Spencer Lewis AKA Harvey Spencer Lewis F.R.C., S.·.I.·., 33°66°95°, Ph.D.
America 1883 – 1939
Teachers: Johannes Valentinus Andreae; Joséphin Péladan; Papus; Stanislas de Guaita; Emile Dantinne; influenced by Francis Bacon and P. B. Randolph; Robert Fludd; Sir Isaac Newton; Jakob Bohme; Dr. John Dalton; Dr. Onslow H. Wilson; Eirenaeus Philalethes AKA the Cosmopolitan AKA George Starkey; Christian Lodowick of Newport RI; Thomas Tillman; John Winthrop the Younger; Samuel Danforth; Charles Morton; Reverend Ezra Stiles, President of Yale; Conrad Beissel of The Ephrata Commune; Julius Sachse; Gabriel Eckerling; Jakob Martin; Ezekiel Sangmeister; George de Benneville founder of Universalism; MASTER KUT-HU-MI; Sylvester C. Gould; Master Amatu; Lewis Spence; Serge Kahili King; James Churchward; Albert Churchward; Profundis, who translated "CONFESSIO R C FRATERNITATIS", 1918 ; Maimonides;
Students: Mrs. May Banks-Stacey; Ralph Maxwell Lewis, son; Gary L. Stewart; Christian Bernard, surgeon; Cecil A. Poole; Arthur C. Piepenbrink; Burnam Schaa; Raymond Bernard; Raymond Andrea; Paul; Walden; Ashley McFadden; Agetha Zegwaars AKA Agatha Van Warendrop-Zegwaars; Marius Van Warendrop; Wim Leene; Jan Leene AKA Jan Van Rijckenborgh; C.L.J. Damme; Henny Stock-Huyser AKA Catharose de Petri AKA Cather Rose of the Stone; Antonin Gadal; Pere Julien (may have been a Spirit); Mrs. E.T. Hammelink-Leene; Els Leene; Henk Leene; Man Leene; Joost Ritman AKA the New Cosmo, founder of the Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica in Amsterdam, 1984; Dr. Carlos Gilly; Raymund Andrea, likely a pseudonym; George R. Chambers ; Michael William Kapp; Ralph M. Lewis; Many Cihlar; Helen B. Johnston; James Arthur; T. Richard Prater; Thor KIImalehto; Jean Michaud aka "M" of the Order of the Hidden Masters;
Friends: at times, Theodor Reuss, 1921;
Enemies: R. Swinburne Clymer, see An expose of the Imperator of A.M.O.R.C: His pilfering charlatanism and his connections with Aleister Crowley, (1934) ; Freeman B. Dowd; Dr. George Winslow Plummer, his rival for leadership of the Societas Rosicruciana in America; Aleister Crowley, sued him for control of AMORC; Arnold Krumm-Heller; Max Schneinder;
Organizations: 1st. Imperator of Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC), 1915 - 1939; New York Institute for Psychical Research; Pristine Church of Rosicruciae; influenced creation of the Ancient Rosae Crucis, International Committee for Charitable and Social Works (CIRCES); Sovereign Order of the Temple of Initiation; Lectorium Rosicrucianum in Holland; Max Heindel Foundation; Het Rozenkruisers Genootschap AKA The (Dutch) Rosicrucian Society, 1935; Order of the Manichaeans, 1936; The Jacob Boehme Jakob BohmeGezelschap, 1941; Ecclesia AKA the Society of the Golden Head; The Council of Elders; claimed his branch of the RC was part of the Great White Brotherhood ; Rite of Memphis and Misraim;
Author: The Rosicrucian Manual ; The Complete Operating Manual Of The Rosicrucian Order Containing The Work, The Symbols And Other Matters; Rosicrucian Mystic Symbols And Their Meanings; A Complete Rosicrucian Dictionary And Interesting Questions Answered ; General Instructions To All Rosicrucian Members; A New System Of Numerology; Rosicrucian Numerology And The Real System; Lemuria The Lost Continent of the Pacific; Lemuria And Its People ; The Great White Lodge: Attaining Psychic Illumination and the Rosicrucian Code of Life ; Mansions of The Soul: The Cosmic Conception; The Mystical Life of Jesus; Essays of a Modern Mystic; Mystics at Prayer ; Self-Mastery and Fate With the Cycles of Life; Rosicrucian Principles for Home and Business ; Complete History of the Rosicrucian Order ; Rosicrucian Questions and Answers with Complete History of the Rosicrucian Order; Mental Poisoning; The Symbolic Prophecy of the Great Pyramid ; The Symbolic Prophecy may be another edition of it, or a seperate work; Thousand Years of Yesterdays with George R. Chambers ; We Introduce the Master Amatu; Rosicrucian Numerology And The Real System - Pamphlet; Cromaat: A Monograph for the Members of AMORC; Glands: Our Invisible Guardians with Michael William Kapp; Mystic Triangle (magazine): A Modern Magazine of Rosicrucian Philosophy; A Rosicrucian Biography Of Sir Francis Bacon - Pamphlet ; Confessions of a Spiritual Medium; Winning $20 Million By Mystical Laws (groan); Toulouse the Mystic City of France ; The Color Of Music ; The Raising Of The Dead ; The Atomic Fixed Laws Based On The Works Of Dr. John Dalton; The Mystery Of Dr. John Dalton And His Alchemical Laws; If I But Dared: The Lamentations Of A Rosicrucian; The Brother Of The Rosy Cross Or The Adept And The Neophyte ; Preliminary Studies For Initiates - Pamphlet; The Individuality Of Rosicrucianism; Official Rosicrucian Manual For Officers And Members; God Spoke! - Pamphlet ; The Work Of The Higher Degrees - Pamphlet ; Rosicrucian Temple Lectures And Methods Of Instruction - Pamphlet; American Rosae Crucis magazine: A Magazine of Life's Mysteries; A Pilgrim's Journey To The East; The Great White Lodge: Attaining Psychic Illumination And The Rosicrucian Code Of Life; An Ancient Manuscript From India With Ritual For The Dawn - Pamphlet; The Cosmic Pilgrim: The Story Of Ruth And The Children Of Light ; What Occurs After Death?; A Rosicrucian Biography Of Dr. H. Spencer Lewis - Pamphlet; Love, Its Nature And Realization ; What Rosicrucianism Teaches - Pamphlet; Home Study For First-Degree Members: Adhesion And Cohesion - Pamphlet; The Imperator's Personal Message For 1918; Two Important Letters Answered By The Imperator ; The Declining Use Of Drugs ; The Divinity of Man; What Is Psychic Power; The Eternal Fruits of Knowledge; Selfmastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life; The Sanctuary of Self ; The Light of Egypt;: The strange story of the Rosicrucians; Spiritual Property of Food; Self-Healing; The Complete System Of Natural Harmonics, interpreting Br. Profundis; Man Triumphant and the Mastery of Fate, Containing the Secret Decalogue 777; Rosicrucian Forum (Bound Set 1934-1936) ; Cosmic Dialogues By The Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC, San Jose , CA; Maimonides on superstition; The August Fraternity Order of the Rosy Cross in America, 1930; Rosicrucian Essays ; Rosicrucian Digest 1948 ;
Comments: founder of Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) in America ; Rosicrucian; was an advertiser, went to Europe, was initiated by 2 Roscicrucians (perhaps Joséphin Péladan and either Stanislas de Guaita or Emile Dantinne of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC); founded AMORC in America, built the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum; invented some Occult machines like a Luxatone or Color Organ; gave a practical Alchemy demonstration in NYC, June 22, 1916; Great White Brotherhood]; Egyptians; Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Spencer_Lewis; http://www.amorc.org/; read some of his articles here: (http://rosicrucian.50webs.com/hsl.html); http://masoniclibrary.com/books/Lewis%20-%20Rosicrucian%20Manual%20-%20AMORC%20%28210%20pgs%29.pdf for the 1910 Manual; http://www.luisprada.com/protected/Alchemical_Transmutation.htm