there remains yet that which in short time, honour shall be likewise given to the tongue, and by the same; what before times hath been seen, heard, and smelt, now finally shall be spoken and uttered forth, when the World shall awake out of her heavy and drowsy sleep, and with an open heart, bare-head, and bare-foot, shall merrily and joyfully meet the new arising Sun." The Confessio is a breviary about "the true Philosophy", it completes the earlier manifesto (Fama Fraternitatis, 1614) and in some way it comes to justify it, defending it from the voices and accusations already launched to the mysterious Brothers of the "Fraternity of the Rose Cross". According to the Confessio a fundamental requisite to achieve this esoteric knowledge is "that we be earnest to attain to the understanding and knowledge of philosophy" and the Rosicrucian Brothers describe themselves as Christian ("What think you, loving people, and how seem you affected, seeing that you now understand and know, that we acknowledge ourselves truly and sincerely to profess Christ") and recommended readers to "addict ourselves to the true Philosophy, lead a Christian life". It was immensely popular being reprinted several times and translated into several languages. Its author remains anonymous. Many historical figures have been attributed its authorship, including Francis Bacon. See also Christian Rosenkreuz Esoteric Christianity Fama Fraternitatis (1614) Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (1616) Parabola Allegory Lectorium Rosicrucianum Rosicrucianism Rosicrucian Fellowship Antonin Gadal Catharose de Petri Jan van Rijckenborgh Max Heindel External links Text of the Confessio Fraternitatis at the Alchemy web site Text of the Rosicrucian Manifestos at the Rosicrucian Library web site Text of the Confessio Fraternitatis at the Internet Sacred Texts Archive (Goden Dawn Text Resource) 1615 books Pamphlets Rosicrucianism