Francis Bacon

From SourceryForge

There are two Francis Bacons of some interest.

Of minor interest is the painter, who specialized in dark and often disturbing images. Information about him is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(painter)

Of major interest is Sir Francis Bacon, who was the Imperator of the 17th century Rosicrucians in England.

Important works

• New Atlantis: A book which describes symbolically the transfer of the Western mystical tradition and Rosicrucianism to New World (the Americas).

See also

• Rosicrucianism
• List of Rosicrucians
• List of dignitaries of mystical organisations

External link

• http://www.sirbacon.org/links/gaffney.htm (Painting by Barbara Gaffney showing Francis Bacon as the Imperator of the Rosicrucians)