M.R. Osborne

M.R. Osborne is a writer known for his work on Christian mysticism, esotericism, and philosophical alchemy.

A member of the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College No.26, he currently edits the biannual Pamphlet Plus Quam Silentium. In 2018, he won the Companion of Christian Rosenkreutz Award for his research papers on The Lessons of Lyons of the Élus Coëns. He has written for the Metropolitan Study Group and also for Watkins Mind, Body and Spirit Magazine.

He is best known for his scholarly introductions to Rose Circle's five-volume series of early Martinezist and related manuscripts. His research has focussed on the the original Élus Coëns as a mystical Catholic fraternity, whose attempted reinstitution of the exorcistic theurgy of the Temple kohanim was intended to be doctrinally consistent with the Catholic faith to which they subscribed.

He regularly appears in online podcasts and interviews, introducing his books, discussing faith and Christian esotericism.

The author first encountered Rosicrucianism on a personal journey of spiritual inquiry. In this, he discovered a fascinating philosophy of early science and theology maintained by hidden organisations almost entirely unknown to mainstream society. The author aims to shed new light on these topics by writing for newcomers and seasoned experts alike.