The Theoretical Brothers, or the Second Grade of the Rosicrucians

...him mid-sentence—"I love hearing about such miracle-workers Wunderleute: people who claim to perform miracles or possess supernatural powers, often applied to alchemists or magicians so much. Your Highness will surely find just as much pleasure in it."

A gentle nod from the Sultan, accompanied by a smile, gave the philosopher permission to satisfy the curiosity of the beautiful Circassian woman. —

original: Teufelsbanner und Goldmacher; referring to the dual roles of exorcist and alchemist often attributed to secret societies.

Danischmende: "Exactly so. The Rosicrucians Rosenkreuzer: a secret brotherhood of mystics and alchemists that claimed to possess esoteric wisdom passed down from antiquity are one part of those men who unite in secret for various purposes, and these occupy themselves with these high, secret sciences. — At all times and in every age, there have been such mysteries and associations.

Men who knew how to raise themselves far above their own age through the healthy, natural powers of their intellect were led by their philanthropy original: Menschenliebe; a core Enlightenment value emphasizing the love of mankind and the desire to improve the human condition to communicate their discoveries and intentions to a selection of like-minded people. These individuals would then spread them further, in order to, through these means, [lift] the dark veil of superstition, the