http://www.gnostique.net/initiation/FARC.htm

In fact, the FARC tradition is quite ubiquitous, the teletourgos
numerously ignorant remarks in alt.magick past notwithstanding:

Not being able, alas, to save people despite themselves, the FARC,
today, believes that by placing Hermetic Philosophy, as well as the
discovery of the Gnostic Scriptures (Egypt 1945) side by side with the
Bible, at the threshhold of true seekers, they are dispensing a
Teaching that will prove to be useful for the survivors of these great
earthly upheavals. The more adepts there are in the world, the more
the spared corners of the globe will have the chance of survival and
of being more quickly rebuilt. The Art of Alchemy, for example, is to
know the TRUTH, and the study of the Gnostic Scriptures will reveal to
us what the Fathers of the Church have hidden, since the time of Saint
Irenaeus, who made the choice of the 27 writings forming the New
Testament, and destryong all the rest, except those discovered at Nag
Hammadi, upper Egypt. The Truth is ONE, so everything must be compared
sidy-by-side « chronologically » (problems of humanity, the cosmos,
religion metaphysics, the profane, etc.)

Who were the founders of the Order - FARC?
Here, a succint historical step backward is essential. Upon the death
of the Master of the Temple Jacques de MOLAY, and after the
dissolution of the Order of the Temple in 1314, the templars were
persecuted, emprisoned, and executed. A great number were captured.
But, some found refuge in religious orders, or even exiled themselves
to Spain, Germany, and England. In 1316, two philosophers, GUIDON and
MONTANOT, succeeded in convincing 25 companions to return to France,
in order to accomplish an exceptional mission. They decided to regroup
under a new banner and took the name of "Frères Aînés de la Rose +
Croix" or Elder Brothers of the Rose + Croix. The Alchemical
Philosophy revealing a Universal Philosophy, their SOLE MISSION was to
perpetuate it. However, due to the unique character of the material
taught, wisdom saw necessary that the Order and its Members remained
entirely secret, so as to assure the security of both the individual
and the collective.
(© 2008 – Philippe L. De Coster; English translation © 2008 - Phillip
A. Garver)

patents: Knight Grand Cross of Merit, FARC
Philippe L. De Coster (Belgium)
Phillip A. Garver (North and South America)
Leonard Stevens (Oceania - investiture scheduled October 2008)