Rosicrucian Beacon Magazine - 2013-03 - AMORC

y Gustav Siekmann, FRC
oethe’s enigmatic drama, Faust,
might be described as a symbolic allegory
of humanity’s way of evolution from
primeval beginnings through all the
earthly and unearthly forms of life’s
experiences, toward Cosmic Unity, the ultimate purpose
of Creation. Viewing Goethe’s works from the vantage
point of a mystic, we find that his presentation of the
medieval story of Dr. Faust is similar to the literature of
the Quest: mankind’s search for a lost treasure which,
when found, will endow us with a sacred power to cope
with all adversities and attain the mastery of life. It is a
search for guidance along the cosmic path which, as we
know, demands the unceasing effort of expanding our
consciousness of the world around us in many forms, both
tangible and intangible.
The same theme appears in ancient mythologies
of Egypt and Greece; for instance, in the legends of Isis
and Osiris, Orpheus and Eurydice, and especially in the
Eleusinian Mysteries where Demeter, Mother of Earth, is
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The Rosicrucian Beacon -- March 2013