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subject_name=Rosicrucian Chess| |
subject_name=Rosicrucian Chess| |
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designer= |
designer=S.L. MacGregor Mathers (et seq.), [[User:Carthoris|Carthoris Pyramidos]]| |
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image_link=[[Image:Air_of_water.JPG|200px|An "air of water" setting before play]] | |
image_link=[[Image:Air_of_water.JPG|200px|An "air of water" setting before play]] | |
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description=occult chess variant a.k.a. Enochian Chess| |
description=occult chess variant a.k.a. Enochian Chess| |
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stashes=5| |
stashes=5| |
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sets=4| |
sets=4| |
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other_equip= |
other_equip=Chessboard, conventional die (optional) | |
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setup_time=5 minutes | |
setup_time=5 minutes | |
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min_playing_time=30 minutes| |
min_playing_time=30 minutes| |
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release_year=2012| |
release_year=2012| |
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game_status=Complete| |
game_status=Complete| |
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== Origin == |
== Origin == |
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'''Rosicrucian Chess''' (also known as '''Enochian Chess''') was invented by the late-19th-century adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in England. Like the other magic of their order, it combined Greco-Egyptian Hermetic symbolism with the materials received by Elizabethan magicians John Dee and Edward Kelley from sources alleged to be angels. |
'''Rosicrucian Chess''' (also known as '''Enochian Chess''') was invented by the late-19th-century adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in England. Like the other magic of their order, it combined Greco-Egyptian Hermetic symbolism with the materials received by Elizabethan magicians John Dee and Edward Kelley from sources alleged to be angels. |
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The Golden Dawn magicians based their game on four-handed East Indian chess, or Chaturanga, and intended it for use in divination, as well as a meditative contest among initiates. They left several papers detailing the system, but mostly focusing on the symbolism of the pieces and boards rather than the mechanics of play. Modern players attempting to reconstruct the method of play have had to exercise a certain measure of creativity, and there are several divergent sets of working rules. |
The Golden Dawn magicians based their game on four-handed East Indian chess, or Chaturanga, and intended it for use in divination, as well as a meditative contest among initiates. They left several papers detailing the system, but mostly focusing on the symbolism of the pieces and boards rather than the mechanics of play. Modern players attempting to reconstruct the method of play have had to exercise a certain measure of creativity, and there are several divergent sets of working rules. |
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Designed by S.L. MacGregor Mathers (et seq.), and made pyramidal by [[User:Carthoris|Carthoris Pyramidos]]. |
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== Rules Sets == |
== Rules Sets == |
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