Author's Guild
M.R. Osborne
M.R. Osborne is recognised for his contributions to Christian mysticism, esotericism, and philosophical alchemy. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Theology from the University of Birmingham, England. His postgraduate work focused on the ecclesiastical structure of the Primitive and Post-Apostolic Church, as well as the post-Reformation polity of the Anglican settlement. Osborne has doctoral diplomas in Education, Law, and Legal Practice from the University of London.
He is an Anglo-Catholic, a member of the American Academy of Religion, and a practising Solicitor in England and Wales.
Osborne has written over a dozen published works focused on the intersection of Western esotericism with Christian orthodoxy. He has examined the alchemical nature of William Blake's art and the theoretical connections between purported haunting and time-slip phenomena. His book Brazen Serpent: Chaos and Order analysed occult concepts in the biblical Nehushtan myth and the 23 enigma. Osborne is a Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) member and Director of Studies at Pythagoras College. In 2018, he won the SRIA's prestigious Companion of Christian Rosenkreutz Prize.
Osborne participates as a lecturer and guest speaker. He has contributed to Watkins' Mind, Body & Spirit Magazine, an internationally recognised publication covering a range of subjects from contemporary spirituality to mysticism.