Regarding the SRICF (Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatus)
My understanding is that a few colleges of the SRICF have long been Rosicrucian in name and symbolism only. By that I mean they apparently have little interest or effort given to the aims stated above. Not being a member, I can't make any claims about the concerns of the Texas College, but would invite anyone with firsthand knowledge to speak on this point.
In any case, as it has been noted, this body is by invitation only and so I would encourage Masons interested in Rosicrucianism to not wait for membership in the SRICF before seeking more light within this beautiful tradition.
THE AIM OF THE SOCIETY
The aim of the Society is to afford mutual aid and encouragement in working out the great problems of Life; and in searching out the secrets of Nature; to facilitate the study of the system of Philosophy founded upon the Kabalah and the doctrine of Hermes Trismegitus, which was inculcated by the original Fratres Rosae Crucis, A.D. 1450; and to investigate the meaning and symbolism of all that now remains of the wisdom, art and literature of the ancient world.
http://www.sricf-ca.org/aim.htm
My understanding is that a few colleges of the SRICF have long been Rosicrucian in name and symbolism only. By that I mean they apparently have little interest or effort given to the aims stated above. Not being a member, I can't make any claims about the concerns of the Texas College, but would invite anyone with firsthand knowledge to speak on this point.
In any case, as it has been noted, this body is by invitation only and so I would encourage Masons interested in Rosicrucianism to not wait for membership in the SRICF before seeking more light within this beautiful tradition.