‘Magical history tour Saturday’

    

Mother of the World, by Nicholas Roerich, 1937.

The Rosicrucian Order will follow in the footsteps of its founders Saturday with a walking tour of historic sites central to its creation in 1913. Grand Master Julie Scott will guide the group from Greenwich Village to Harlem to visit four historic places. Don’t worry. The group will ride the subway for the long distance uptown. From the publicity:

We will begin our journey at the Church of the Village (201 W. 13th Street) in Greenwich Village at 1 p.m. Formerly known as the Church of the Open Door, it was here, in 1908, when H. Spencer Lewis had a mystical experience that inspired him to seek out the Rosicrucians. After many tests and trials, he finally met the Rosicrucians of France, in Toulouse in 1909, and agreed to re-establish the Rosicrucian Order in the United States in 1915.

Then we will walk to 80 Fifth Avenue, where, on February 8, 1915, the first meeting marking the formation of AMORC was held.

Next, we will take the subway to see Leslie Hall (260 W. 83rd Street), where eighty curious men and women participated in an informational meeting on March 3, 1915, where fifty people committed to becoming members, after which Lewis and Thor Kiimalehto published American Pronunziamento Number One, announcing the debut of AMORC’s activities.

Our final stop, by subway, will be at the Roerich Museum (319 W. 107th Street) in Harlem. We expect to arrive there at about 3:10. Nicholas Roerich, a prolific writer and painter, philosopher, and peace activist, became a member of AMORC in 1929, the year he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time. He was named the legate for AMORC in the Himalayas.

The Roerich Museum displays 150 of his beautiful and inspiring paintings, including the well known Mother of the World.

Everyone is welcome!