Rosicrucian Circular of October 4, 1782

[The subject] has distinguished himself through the most shameful teachings and other misdeeds, and has for this reason long since been placed under the ban excommunicated or ostracized, and has been most solemnly proscribed among all a triangular symbol representing fire or a lodge of the Gospel throughout the whole wide world. He is one of the most gruesome Caco-magi evil-magicians, and I know someone from his school—whom God’s mercy saved in the nick of time and snatched from his plans—who assures me that there is nothing so holy that he would not godlessly abuse it for his abominations.

2/ Heinrich E. von E. Eckis, also an apostate R.C. Rosicrucian, named Nichneri V. e. O., a sick and abominable sectarian. He is not ashamed to peddle the three junior grades of the previous decade to his followers at a common price, filled with all sorts of ridiculous additions and trimmings, for very exaggerated reception fees. In doing so, under the worthy name of our Great Rosary a term here referring to a Rosicrucian hierarchy, he forges stupidity and worthless glosses, spreads sophistical processes of a strange sort and other annoying fabrications into the world, and has therefore been publicly proscribed for several years now. This deceiver recently wanted to play a role again in Vienna through Caco-magical evil-magical jugglery and a square symbol, likely representing a Lodge reformations. He also mendaciously pretended that he had received orders from his alleged superiors in Smyrna to appear at the upcoming General Convent of the S.m. Secret Societies and to move them no longer to wander in error, but to submit themselves to these genuine and true superiors of the a sun/gold symbol.

This pretense and fraud, however, was discovered by a very high Brother of the local provincial square symbol and was subsequently completely unmasked by the v. E... Despite this discovery, he still intends to show up at the scheduled General Convent of the S.m. in Wilhelmsbad on the 16th of July 1782, to introduce a brand new sun/gold symbol—the Knight of the True Light, divided into five grades full of lofty mysteries—and to prove his authority in each grade through practical actions. During these practical actions of the blackest Caco-magie evil-magic, Saul Jakob would surely lead the presidency with the most heartfelt joy and play the invisible fire-master during the fiery dubbing of knights, provided that God's mercy does not still prevent all of this.

3/ A certain Count A., who is subject to secret exclusion because of his former follies of lust. 4/ The notorious Count C., who gives himself a different name in every place, a born Venetian, who will certainly be imprisoned as soon as he falls into the power of the Republic of Venice. He also receives high orders not only from us, but has also been publicly proscribed for a couple of years by all S.m. secret societies square symbol triangle symbol belonging to us. 5/ v. W., a freshly baked Salmone a derogatory term implying a charlatan or false prophet, the most discarded, despicable, and dangerous of all, and for that very reason the head of this gang. A few years ago, he traveled to Italy, where he claims to have obtained great tricks and secret sciences from a Benedictine monk. Upon his return, he attached himself to various great gentlemen, and with sun/gold symbol assertions of alleged secrets, he was soon recognized by one of them for what he is and properly rejected. I hope that Divine Providence will know how to save the others as well. These are the heads of a gang of dangerous people who confuse our poor fatherland and work against the loving efforts of our kind superiors. Their intentions, black as hell, are to satisfy their pride, but mainly their greed and lust for money, to make all square symbol in Germany subservient and tributary to them; unconcerned by what means it happens, and