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Josephin Peladan

Disciplines:
literature
aesthetics
journalism/occultism
rosicrucianism

Summary

French writer and occultist who founded the Rosicrucian Salon (Salon de la Rose+Croix), merging fin-de-siecle aestheticism with esoteric Christianity. He championed Wagnerism, Catholic mysticism, and an androgynous ideal of spiritual art.

Core Contribution

Founded the Order of the Rose+Croix and its famous annual Salon, which exhibited Symbolist and esoteric art. His novels dramatized the esoteric path as a spiritual aesthetic program.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • Rosicrucian Salon
  • aesthetic occultism
  • androgyne mysticism
  • Wagnerism and esotericism

Notable Works & Achievements

La Vice Supreme

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L'Androgyne

Le Panthee

Historical Influences

Eliphas Levi Richard Wagner Catholic mysticism Dante Alighieri

Intellectual Lineage

No conceptual lineage found.

Contemporaries & Peers

Papus Stephane Mallarme Odilon Redon

Minds Influenced

French Symbolist movementErik SatieRosicrucian aesthetic revival

Intellectual Posterity

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