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Theoretical Grade

Theoretical Grade: Known as the "Theoreticus," this was the second of nine degrees in the Gold and Rosy Cross system, focusing on the study of nature and alchemical theory.

of the Rose Cross original: R. K. (Rosenkreuzer) *)

*) The first or Junior Grade Juniorate: the first level of initiation for newcomers to the order. is already printed in the well-known work: The Rosicrucian in his Nakedness original: "Der Rosenkreuzer in seiner Blöße" (1781), a famous exposé by Hans Heinrich von Ecker und Eckhoffen that revealed the secret rituals of the first Rosicrucian grade..