With the Adepts

In Hartmann's third book, set in a fictional Alpine landscape, the narrator's journey leads him to a hidden Rosicrucian colony, where he encounters a mysterious dwarf and an insightful Adept. The Adept shares the principles of the Rosicrucian way, exploring topics such as Alchemy and psychic abilities, including a captivating demonstration of transmuting silver into gold. Along the way, the narrator meets intriguing residents, including two women with past life memories and a doppelganger of the Adept, who guides him on a hallucinogenic expedition to the Indian Ocean, where he interacts with ethereal water spirits.