Cave of Kelpius – The Mysterious Cave in Philadelphia

Cave of Kelpius: People have been involved in religious cults throughout history. However, when the 17th century ended, countless people were fleeing from Europe to avoid persecution, and some headed for the new world, or America as we know it nowadays. Indeed, the Cave of Kelpius is a mysterious cave in Philadelphia, located in the dense woods, with a really weird connection to a secret society and even extraterrestrials.

The cave of Kelpius is built by a man named Johannes Kelpius, famous as the “Monk of the Ridge”.  Johannes Kelpius was born in Halwagen, Germany, near Denndorf, about 1673, and he was an astronomer and a scientist who had a Ph.D. degree. He has different interests, but his most liked action is to look at the sky through a telescope for bizarre arrivals. He was extremely talented and far ahead of his time in terms of his knowledge of technology, which caused people thought that he was a magician.

Well, if you look at the cave outside closely, you’ll observe it is built with extra care and has a nice rusted door hinge; however, the other is broken. The cave was built in 1694, and as anticipated, it is dark inside but has a fireplace and chimney. Kelpius used to do his experiments alone in this cave. The cave roof is arched, not flat, which shows how well-constructed this cave is.

The inside of the cave, an earthen floor, and a cross on the walls are popular symbols of Satan. Therefore, other strange symbols and codes are painted on the walls. Thus, no other artifacts or anything, but most of the belongings of Kelpius, were carefully taken away and ultimately given to Benjamin Franklin, who was the founding father of the U.S. and a great astronomer as well.

The purpose of the cave building in Philadelphia is interesting. When Kelpius sailed all the way from Europe in severe weather, he was actually convinced by a woman from the sky that he would be landing in Philadelphia. Though the prediction was not only based on his astronomical observation but also on the verses in Revelation 12:14 through 12:16,

It talks about a woman who had wings and gave birth to a baby son who was destined to rule the world. Therefore, Kelpius reaches Philadelphia with 40 men; all of them were college graduates. A huge number of astronomers and scientists have been observing the stars and planets. They wanted to extract information about the extraterrestrial landings that would take place precisely where this cave is now situated.

As they’ve settled them, Kelpius sets up the first astronomical observatory in the Province of Pennsylvania. These 40 men’s team took turns to keep looking at the sky 24 hours a day, using a sophisticated telescope, which is so special and still preserved in the American Philosophical Society founded by Benjamin Franklin. He keeps Kelpius’s belongings and puts a lot of effort into preserving the gadgets. Benjamin Franklin was a strong believer in extraterrestrials and hoped that aliens would land on earth sooner or later.

Well, a large marble stone right next to this cave was set by a secret society named the Rosicrucians. They believe Kelpius was the first Rosicrucian to come to the U.S. The most intriguing information about this stone is some kind of code only read by Rosicrucians. i.e., a word written on the top is “Cro Maat” which means “The Truth shall be” which is an Egyptian word; however, Rosicrucian society is officially called “The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis”. Although this is entirely irrelevant, if you reverse the order of words,

But the most intriguing detail about this stone is that it is some kind of code that can be read only by Rosicrucians. I’ll give you an example: On the top, you can see the words “Cro Maat”. If you Google Cro Maat, you’ll see that it is Egyptian for the words “The Truth Shall Be”.

But the Rosicrucian Society is officially called “The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis”. This seems totally irrelevant, but if you reverse the order of these words, Crucis Rosae Order Mystical and Ancient, and then take the first letter of every word, you get “Cro Maat”.