The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz By Michael Martin

The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz, first published in the seventeenth century, has perplexed, amazed, and entertained generations of readers ever since. Often described as an alchemical romance, the book has also been recognized as a precursor to science fiction, as a satire, and as a storehouse of esoteric knowledge. In his agapeic commentary Michael Martin discloses a text that has been misunderstood from the beginning, a narrative that offers instead of hoped-for secrets something far more useful: physic for the soul.