M.R. Osborne is a writer and public speaker known for his work on Christian mysticism, esotericism, and philosophical alchemy.
He has published books and articles on esoteric subjects including Rosicrucianism, early Masonic organisation and occult symbolism. A member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College No.26, he edits the College Pamphlet Plus Quam Silentium. In 2018 he won the prestigious Order of the Companions of Christian Rosenkreutz (CCR) Award for a series of papers on The Lessons of Lyons of the Élus Coëns. He has written for the SRIA's Metropolitan Study Group, and Watkins Mind, Body and Spirit Magazine.
He is best known for his scholarly introductions to Rose Circle's four-volume series of early Martinezist manuscripts. His research focus has centred on the composition of the original Élus Coëns as a Catholic mystical fraternity. He contends that the goal of the Order in attempting the reinstitution of the theurgy of the Temple kōhānīm was doctrinally consistent with the Catholic Christian faith to which its members subscribed.
He regularly features in online podcasts and interviews, where he introduces his books and discusses the esoteric in general. A selection of the author's blogs are on available to read on Academia.
The author first encountered Martinism and Rosicrucianism on a personal journey of Christian spirituality. In them, he discovered a fascinating philosophy of early science and theology maintained by hidden organisations almost entirely unknown to mainstream society. The author aims to shed new light on these topics by writing on Rosicrucianism, Martinezism, and related research areas—for both newcomers and seasoned experts alike.
Publications:
Osborne, M.R., The Lessons of Lyons (Rose Circle Publications, 2021, ISBN: 9798892698641)
Osborne, M.R., The Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 9798892983150)
Osborne, M.R., The Most Holy Trinosophia: A Book of the Dead (Rose Circle Publications, 2021, ISBN: 9798889550136, Library of Congress Number 2021917880)
Osborne, M.R., Son of Perdition: The Magic and Hubris of Simon Magus (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 9798892926010)
Osborne, M.R., Pierre Fournie: What We Have Been, What We Are And What We Will Become (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 979-8892698672)
Osborne, M.R., Allegory in Stone: A Short Study of the Shakespeare Monument (Rose Circle Publications, 2022, ISBN: 979-8887969541)
Osborne, M.R., Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the Haunting of William Hogarth (Whitestone Esoteric, 2023, ISBN: 979-8892177900)
Osborne, M.R., Martinez de Pasqually: Treatise on the Reintegration of Beings (Rose Circle Publications, 2023, ISBN: 979-8892698696)
Osborne, M.R., The de Grainville Manuscripts (Rose Circle Publications, 2024, ISBN: 979-8892698832)
Osborne, M.R., The Alchemy of William Blake: The Three Principles of the Divine Essence and 'An Allegory on the Spiritual Condition of Man' (Rose Circle Publications, 2024, ISBN: 979-8895043660)
Osborne, M.R., The Threefold Anglican Ministry in the Writings of Thomas Cranmer, Richard Hooker and Jeremy Taylor (Whitestone Esoteric, 2024, ISBN: 979-8896609254)
Osborne, M.R., William Laud (1573-1645) Writings the Church, Ministry and Sacraments (Whitestone Esoteric, 2024, ISBN: 979-8896606277)
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