The symbol invented by John Dee, Queen Elizabeth’s court astrologer, to represent the reformation of the world. An inspiration to the Rosicrucians, it was often seen in their books, was the emblem painted on the boxes of alchemical supplies imported by the son of the founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The symbol invented by John Dee, Queen Elizabeth’s court astrologer, to represent the reformation of the world. An inspiration to the Rosicrucians, it was often seen in their books, was the emblem painted on the boxes of alchemical supplies imported by the son of the founder of Massachusetts Bay Colony.