Bibliography & Source Texts
Sacred Wisdom. Hidden Science. Living Tradition.
INTRODUCTION
This page offers a curated bibliography of spiritual-scientific and alchemical works that inform Rosicrucian Alchemy and the Solar Path teachings. It includes ancient sources, modern inspirations, and notable endorsements of this living path of transformation.
At the heart of this tradition is a practical, luminous Christianity—one that awakens the Inner Sun through meditation, breath, and the transmutation of consciousness.
Featured review
“Peter Gruenewald has developed a practical synthesis of spiritual science, breathwork, and meditative inner alchemy that makes deep truths accessible and usable. Rosicrucian Alchemy is both mystical and grounded, with strong resonances to Rudolf Steiner, the Hermetic tradition, and Christic consciousness.”
— David Lorimer, Editor of Paradigm Explorer, Scientific and Medical Network
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Ancient and Hermetic Sources
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Hermes Trismegistus – Corpus Hermeticum
The foundational texts of Hermetic philosophy; meditations on divine wisdom, cosmic unity, and spiritual rebirth. - The Emerald Tablet (Tabula Smaragdina) A short yet powerful alchemical text attributed to Hermes Trismegistus. Source of the maxim: “As above, so below.”
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Plato – Timaeus
Describes the soul of the world and divine creation in symbolic form.
Gnostic & Early Christian Mysticism
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The Gospel of Thomas
A non-canonical gospel emphasizing inner knowledge and divine light within. -
The Pistis Sophia
A mystical Christian text revealing the journey of the soul through realms of light and purification. -
The Philokalia
Collected writings of the Eastern Christian mystics on prayer, purification, and illumination.
Islamic and Medieval Alchemy
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Jabir ibn Hayyan (Geber)
Alchemical treatises on spiritual purification through symbolic transformation of matter. -
Avicenna (Ibn Sina) – The Book of Healing
Integration of philosophy, medicine, and metaphysics in service of the soul's development. -
The Turba Philosophorum
A medieval Latin collection of alchemical teachings attributed to multiple ancient sages.
Rosicrucian Manifestos & Renaissance Sources
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Fama Fraternitatis (1614)
First Rosicrucian manifesto, describing the life of Christian Rosenkreutz and the call for spiritual renewal. -
Confessio Fraternitatis (1615)
Declaration of the Rosicrucian brotherhood's goals: healing, wisdom, and divine science. -
The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1616)
An initiatory allegory revealing the alchemical journey through symbolic death, marriage, and rebirth. -
Jacob Boehme – Aurora; The Way to Christ
Deep Christian mysticism rooted in spiritual vision and divine fire. - Robert Fludd – Utriusque Cosmi Historia A vast mystical cosmology combining alchemy, astrology, music, and sacred anatomy..
Recommended Reading from the Author
If you wish to walk this path more deeply, begin with these core works:
- Rosicrucian Alchemy by Peter Gruenewald
- The Sun Meditation by Peter Gruenewald
- Imaginative Alchemy (forthcoming)
If you wish to walk this path more deeply, begin with these core works:
Closing Reflection
“The true alchemist is not one who changes lead into gold,
but one who transmutes fear into love, darkness into light, and time into eternity.”
but one who transmutes fear into love, darkness into light, and time into eternity.”
Let these works guide you, but more importantly:
Let the inner Sun lead you.