Max Heindel
1865 – 1919 Danish-American occultist, founder of the Rosicrucian Fellowship
Founder of the Rosicrucian Fellowship and author of The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception.
- Religion
- A Christian esotericism he called Rosicrucian, teaching reincarnation, spiritual evolution, and hidden Elder Brothers guiding humanity.
- Affiliations
- Founded the Rosicrucian Fellowship in 1909. Former member of the Theosophical Society; briefly studied with Rudolf Steiner.
Max Heindel, born Carl Louis von Grasshoff in Denmark, moved to the United States and became active in Theosophy before founding the Rosicrucian Fellowship in 1909. He wrote The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, presenting a Christian esoteric system of reincarnation and cosmic evolution he attributed to Rosicrucian Elder Brothers. He had briefly attended lectures by Rudolf Steiner, whose influence he acknowledged in part.
Connections
- influenced Helena Blavatsky — Came out of the Theosophical movement she founded.
- influenced Rudolf Steiner — Briefly studied with Steiner before founding his own body.
In the timeline
- 1909 The Rosicrucian Fellowship founded by Max Heindel central figure