1780 January, “[Reviewed work:]Lectures on the universal principles and duties of religion and morality, […] 1776, and 1777, by […] David Williams”, in Monthly review, volume 62, London: R. Griffiths, →OCLC, pages 10–11:
[…] our Author proceeds to the third class, the philosophers of fire. "[…] the element which was anciently called ether, and which we now call the electric fire, was the universal principle. It was probably seen to pervade all parts of nature, and appeared like the immediate cause of all motion and life. It was beneficent in the sun: it was sometimes mischievous in lightning. All the good and evil in the world was allotted by it. It was therefore pronounced to be God—called Jupiter, […] We accordingly find […] the success of […] ancient Magi, or perhaps much more experimental philosophers, on fire to be much greater in raising their element to be a deity, than that of those who applied themselves to air and water."
1794, George Adams, “Lecture VIII”, in Lectures on natural and experimental philosophy, volume 1, London: R. Hindmarsh, →OCLC, page 288:
[…]fire acts, that it was anciently held and adored as the supreme God by a nation reputed the wisest of all others. […] some of the chemists having found it's extraordinary force, took it for an uncreated being, and many among them attributing all the knowledge they had acquired to this instrument, called themselves the philosophers of fire, thinking they could not be dignified by a higher title.
1829, Benjamin Silliman, “Outline of the course of geological lectures, given at Yale College”, in Robert Bakewell, Benjamin Silliman, editors, An introduction to geology: comprising the elements of the science in its present advanced state, and all the recent discoveries; with an outline of the geology of England and Wales, 3rd, reprinted as 1st American edition, New Haven: Howe, →OCLC, page 36 (of chapter):
The first postulate of the philosophers of fire, is therefore proved to be possible, but, where mechanical causes are largely concerned, it does not follow, that, because an effect of a certain extent has taken place, that therefore one vastly greater has happened.
1850, Thomas Dick, The complete works of Thomas Dick, volume 1, Dayton: L. F. Claflin, →OCLC, page 32:
[…] the causes assigned had by philosophers of fire of the last century for the production of rain, hail, dew, fireballs, and other meteors, are now considered nugatory and erroneous; and few will be bold enough to maintain that we have yet arrived at the knowledge of the true causes.
1896 October 10, “Report of the anti-Masonic congress”, in The Tablet[1], London, →ISSN, pages 5–6:
[…] the religious doctrines by which Freemasonry has been inspired […] is […] those of nature-worship, the cult practised in ancient times in the mysteries […] forming […] the creed professed by the Gnostics, […] as well as of the Templars, Philosophers of Fire, Alchemists, or Rosicrucians, […]
[…] symbol […] of the Rosicrucians, the ancient alchemists, and there is a direct connection between the legend of the British King and the ancient philosophers of fire.
1946, Reuben Swinburne Clymer, The book of Rosicruciae, volume 1, Quakertown, PA: Philosophical Pub., →OCLC, page 190:
[…] so favorably was he received by all those connected with the Arcane Fraternity that he became known as one of the Brethren of Light (roughly interpreted, as Philosophers of Fire);
1997 August 18, “Freemasons backed Hitler?”, in alt.freemasonry[2] (Usenet), message-ID <5vs36f$n80$1@cais2.cais.com>:
How touching, burn centers sponsored by the Philosophers of Fire.
1998 October 18, Greg Jarikov, “Билл Купеp: "MAJESTYTWELVE" (1998г.) (1/5)”, in fido7.ru.ufo[3] (Usenet), message-ID <908730548@p62.f219.n5030.z2.ftn>:
"Fire" (Intellect, Light, Illumination) is the God of the Mysteries and its Priests are the "Philosophers of Fire" (Illumined Ones or Illuminati).
1999 October 22, Q, “...to the Security of a Free State..”, in misc.activism.militia[4] (Usenet), message-ID <940624501$11874@black-helicopter.psychetect.com>:
[…] whose PHILOSOPHERS OF FIRE 'Burn' their enemies whenever possible. THAT is why they placed an 'ETERNAL FLAME' on the grave of JFK […]
2000 October 23, Fre...@Liberty.com, “Milton William Cooper”, in alt.conspiracy.new-world-order[5] (Usenet), message-ID <39f466a7.13598966@news2.ripco.com>:
[…] the Victors, […] of the New World Order, having Defeated JFK, […] placed an 'eternal' reminder of their Victory, an 'eternal flame', a Trademark of the Philosophers of Fire of the New World Order, on his grave.
2001 August 7, Fre...@Liberty.com, “The Rainbow Swastika”, in alt.religion.christian[6] (Usenet), message-ID <3b6fd4e2.7527583@news2.ripco.com>:
[…] IT'S THE PHILOSOPHERS OF FIRE, THE ADEPTS OF THE BABYLON MYSTERY SCHOOLS […]
2007 October 26, AFROWIZM, “AYHNUM THE MAGNUM OPUS ENDGAME NEW FROM ALEX”, in soc.culture.african.american[7] (Usenet), message-ID <1193420963.960188.207420@y27g2000pre.googlegroups.com>:
[…] THE PHILOSOPHERS OF FIRE: UPON ENTERING 666 THE DRAGON RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF LEO WHERE MATERIAL POWER FIRST AND PARAMOUNT HAS ZENITH […]
2014 November 10, stewie beef, “THIS IS THE DAWNING OF THE AGE OF AQUARIUS”, in alt.gossip.celebrities[8] (Usenet), message-ID <9e2a77ef-f84c-440c-ab40-7d14b6f9c211@googlegroups.com>:
[…]Philosophers of Fire believe they will either be victorous or they shall drown the earth in a sea of fire and total anihilation […] the philosophers of fire the Keepers of the Kundalini force gathering in collectives (City Dwellers) […] The Philosophers of fire are also kown as the builders for they preserve the science of architecture and Worldly Art.
