Francis Bacon

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 mystery 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)