In 1616, the manuscript entitled ‘The Alchemical Wedding of Christian Rosycross’ whose authorship was attributed to Johanne Valentine Andrea, was first published.  The story is said to be a heavily veiled manifesto of the classical Rosicrucians, written to portray the complete spiritual path that is open for all of humanity.  

In this allegorical story, Christian Rosycross, symbolising the pupil on the path, faces a journey of ‘seven days’, seven stages of soul growth, seven steps leading to sanctification, each step having a specific inner task, an inner accomplishment.  Jan van Rijckenborgh unveils for the reader the hidden symbolism and meanings of this allegory and the journey it describes, opening for the seeker a knowledge and wisdom that has but one purpose: to assist the pupil walking the path portrayed by Christian Rosycross to turn this insight into a new soul reality.

In this first volume, Jan van Rijckenborgh explores the esoteric meanings behind the first three days of the ‘Alchemical Wedding’, being the candidate’s invitation and preparation, their worthiness and judgement, and the necessity of astral purification. Through the author’s explanations the reader comes to a deeper understanding of how this ‘veiled knowledge’ can illuminate and help them on the Gnostic inner path.