The author, a former high ranking Rosicrucian and prolific author on the subject for many years, reveals the true history of the order. Many popular accounts put forth the idea that it was started in Germany in the seventeenth century by Christian Rosenkreuz, but Lewis shows how and why the order and its origins goes much further back in the past than what this story relates. The author states there was simply a revival taking place in the seventeenth century that has continued on until today. Explore some of the worlds most ancient mystical secrets, what they really mean, and why they were preserved for centuries by the Rosicrucians.