Roses and Crosses in the Visual Kei Scene... Rosicrucianism!

Rose+Croix!

Rosicrucianism

The second song in Kamijo's album [Heart] is called Rose +Croix.
What does mean Rose+Croix?

First of all: IT IS NOT A SECT, not a secret society! It was secret in the past because ignorant religious had power, but not anymore! It's a philosophical movement based on Gnosticism (search and worship of Knowledge and Truth), Mysticism (Worship of Eternity, Beauty, Wisdom and Truth, and calling all these "God") and Hermetism (which is more based on the esoteric and occult knowledge and researches). The fellows of this movement are called rosicrucians, and not Rose+Croix.

The litteral meaning or Rose+Croix: From french Rose = Rose and Croix = Cross, can be translated to Rosy Cross.
Meaning of Rose+Croix in the rosicrucian context: The are many sub-movements of the Rose+Croix, different societies, secret societies, orders and schools... But they all agree that the Cross symbolize the body of the human, that is ephemeral, and the Rose symbolizes its soul or essence.
There are MANY rosicrucian orders, each of them teach rosicrucianism in its way! The biggest one is called the A.M.O.R.C. (Ancient & Mystical Order of the Rose+Croix) here is their presentation for better knowledge and understanding! ^^

Rosicrucian beliefs:
-What they mean by God isn't a being sitting on a throne somewhere in the skies.
-There is no hell no heaven.
-Most of rosicrucians believe in the Reincarnation.
-Humans reasons to be are: Gnosis (Knowledge and Awareness of who we truely are), to bloom (by Gnosis). In one word: To Learn.
-Sins ?: They don't believe in them the same way religious do! There are no sins, because the Rose may bloom, and may stop bloom or have a pause... And true, it may decays, and that's what they call sins, but a decayed Rose won't suffer for ever etc, but just stop existing forever...

Famous rosicrucians, mystics and gnostics:
-Lewis H. Spencer (for neutral people)
-Max Heindel (for Christians)
-Rumi (for Muslims)
-René Descartes (Philospher and Mathematician)
-Pythagoras (Mathematician, Occultist and Philosopher)
-Edith Piaf (Artist)
-And else...

As for the Visual Kei scene...

Roses! Roses! My music for Roses!

"I sing for you!! " like said Kamijo and Asagi!

So a little capitulation?
Let's go in an alphabetical order! :)

Ali Project! Arika Takarano-sama! Well this woman is awesome! :) And the signs are too much for her no? And let's make clear something, I'm not telling that anyone saying "ROSE" is a rosicrucian... Surely no :) So, her lyrics and songs are full of Hermetism and Roses! The most awesome one is "Watashi no Bara wo Kaminasai!" which means "Burn my Rose!" So here is video with photos of Ali Project, from the booklets of their CD and magazine photos with hermetic and gnostic symbology! :)

ASAGI! D! With no comments! ^^ The man is a mystic anyway, most of the songs are love poetry for... God? Asking God for pardon and else... It's more clear with D anyway!

Femme Fatale! Yes, Kaya! The easiest way to recognize it is to read the tracklist of ARCANA, which is Tarot's compositors. And you'll find a track with in its name "RosenKreutz" :) Which is the german translation of Rosy Cross, Rose Croix.

Hizaki! Some of his compositions and lyrics really went mystics and... Martinists! Like MASQUERADE! Or just like we can see him in his album ROSARIO which means that Crucifix we hold... But the Crucifix he holds isn't christian! What's crucified is a Rose! Not a Christ... Rosy Cross...

Kamijo! Should I talk about him?

Kaya! Also... ? Does Kaya have a song within he doesn't pronounce the word "Rose"? I'd like to know it! ^^

Lin -the End of Corruption World- & PHANTASMAGORIA... So gnostic as a band! Kisaki is really awesome! :)

MALICE MIZER... And vampire stories! Between, about vampire, let me say it again... A vampire is someone who lives eternally ... And the body of the vampire never decays... The legend says that once someone reaches the highest level of rosicrucianism, he becomes a ROSE+CROIX... An eternal, a perfect! ... A minor god! But not God... R+C are eternal and perfect, and they drink blood, guess which one? The Royal Blood, the Blood of the King that flows in their veins! They're the Descendants of God, of the Rose! THE ROSE symbolizes God, the King and Creator, OR Goddess, Queen and Creatrice! :) the Supreme Being in rosicrucianism is asexualized! Don't have a gender! ... Vampires are those who are the most close to God... They are Nobles... Aristocrats of this world and universe!

Matenrou Opera... Songs like "Maincast wa Kangaeru" with "Tonari ni suwaru Taiyou", "Burning Soul" and the albums "AVALON" and "JUSTICE" are supreme examples! :D

Moi dix Mois... LA DIX CROIX! LA ROSE CROIX! ...

Should we talk about Versailles?...

Vampire dans le Rosicrucianisme

Qu'est-ce qu'être un Vampire dans le contexte rosicrucien artistique...

Bien connu par Bram Stoker, les vampires sont définis comme des êtres sans réflexion (dans le miroir), bien connu... L'image qui se rapporte au miroir représente selon la croyance, une image de l'âme... Les vampires n'en ont pas, en d'autres termes ils n'ont pas d'âme, ils sont sans Rose, et afin de pouvoir vivre ils doivent toujours porter une Rose sur eux (comme pour la chanson de Kaya qui suit Vampire Requiem, Curse of Rose avec plus de détails ici...).
Mais il ne faut pas oublier que Bram Stoker en personne fut aussi un membre de l'AMORC, rosicrucien à son tour le roman de Dracula reste à porter une toute autre image sur les vampires que celle à laquelle se réfèrent d'autres artistes rosicruciens..

Si on étudie un peu le Soufisme ou voir le Chiisme, spécialement en ce dernier on trouvera dit que les prophètes et les gens saints (nommés par les rosicruciens: Rose-Croix) une fois ils meurent leur corps ne se dégénèrent pas... Il reste intacte, car ils n'ont plus de réincarnation, tout comme on parle du vampire qui dort dans son cercueil ... Celui-ci ne se dégénère pas... Ce Rose-Croix ainsi nommé.

Le Vampire représente le Rose-Croix... Un éternel mineur...
On assimile l'éternité à Dieu, dit Être Suprême ...
Le Rose-Croix, ce saint, cet ami de Dieu comme le nomment les Soufis, tend vers Dieu, en toute chose... En sa solitude, en son éternité aussi...

Vampire en l'art rosicrucien sombre symbolise le Rose-Croix... Celui qui s'est donné et a atteint le degré de R.C et qui est maintenant éternel, ne se dégénère pas...

Les vampires se nourrissent de sang, qu'est le sang du Rose-Croix?
On se réfère à nouveau à l'image d'une rose. Cette belle fleur afin d'atteindre ses pétales, on passe par sa tige qui est épineuse... Tout le monde désire les hauteurs mais ils demandent des sacrifices, afin d'atteindre les pétales on doit marcher sur le chemin épineux (le chemin du paradis est épineux on dit...) et à chaque pas, avec nos pieds nus, ont se fait des blessures et on saigne... Ce sang nourris le Roi, nourris le Grand et Roi des Vampires (Dieu) parfois on ne pense qu'à abandonner cette tige... Elle est douloureuse.. Une partie du Roi est en nous, ce qu'on appelle âme. Cette partie a un besoin constant de se nourrir de sang versé au nom du Grand Roi... C'est ce qui maintient l'éternité du Rose-Croix. (Voir Kamijo - La Vie en Rose)

Le Sang Royal est le sang de Dieu..