Five and Fifty: A Proposed Solution to :"The Virgin" Name Riddle in the Rosicrucian Document, the Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz

The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz is the third Rosicrucian Manifesto, and was written in 1616 CE. A perplexing text riddle is presented in the section titled “The Third Day” of the document. The Author inquires as to the name of his Virgin guide. Her answer is cryptic and requires a mathematical solution. This paper will demonstrate the name of the Virgin is the Latin term “Avidi Via,” through a series of logical deductions based on the riddle text.