Secret History of a Rosicrucian

A complex grid diagram forms a cross shape. It likely represents a secret cipher, a mathematical table, or a kabbalistic square used in Rosicrucian rituals. The characters within the grid are largely mirrored.

The cross is composed of several distinct sections:

1. Top vertical extension: A single column of three square cells. The top cell contains a decorative flourish resembling a script numeral 2. The middle cell contains a small Greek or Latin cross (+). The bottom cell contains a diagonal slash ().

2. Main horizontal block: A large rectangular grid of six rows and nine columns.

• Row 1: Contains calligraphic flourishes or decorative initials in each cell.
• Row 2: Contains capital letters, many mirrored: a reversed L, a space, another reversed L, J, I, L, T, L, and J.
• Row 3: Contains symbols and mirrored numerals, including the numbers 8 and 5.
• Row 4: Contains a second set of decorative calligraphic flourishes.
• Row 5: Contains a series of capital letters: N, D, A, a reversed V, C, a reversed L, U, J, and C or V.
• Row 6: Contains a sequence of mirrored numbers: 19, 18, 17, 12, 11, 13, 12, 11, and 10.

3. Lower central block: A grid of three rows and four columns, positioned below the center of the main horizontal block.

• Row 1: Decorative flourishes.
• Row 2: Mirrored letters resembling C, J, C, and D.
• Row 3: Mirrored numbers appearing as 33, 32, 31, and 30.

4. Bottom vertical extension: A single column of three square cells. The top cell contains a decorative flourish. The middle cell contains a circle or the letter O. The bottom cell contains a mirrored symbol resembling the letter S or the numeral 8.