Count of St. Germain

European adventurer, with a direct influence in science, alchemy and the arts

"Comte de Saint Germain" redirects here. For other uses, see Comte de Saint Germain (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain.

The Count of St. Germain or in French Comte de Saint Germain (French pronunciation:

Soltikoff, Manuel Doria, Graf Tzarogy, and Prinz Ragoczy. While his real name is unknown, and his birth and background obscure, towards the end of his life he claimed that he was a son of Prince Francis II Rákóczi of Transylvania.^[4][5]

He is said to have made far-fetched claims (such as being 500 years old),

Mozart

.

Life and career

Background

The count claimed to be a son of

Habsburg dynasty.^[11] At the time of his arrival in Schleswig in 1779, St. Germain told Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel that he was 88 years old.^[12]

This would place his birth in 1691 when Francis II Rákóczi was 15 years old.

St. Germain was supposedly educated in Italy by the last of the Medicis,

Gian Gastone, his alleged mother's brother-in-law. He was believed to be a student at the University of Siena.^[4]

Throughout his adult life, he deliberately spun a confusing web to conceal his actual name and origins, using different pseudonyms in the different places of Europe that he visited.

The

Phineas Taylor Barnum

, The Humbugs of the World, 1886.

He appears to have begun to be known under the title of the Count of St Germain during the early 1740s.[13]

England

According to David Hunter, the count contributed some of the songs to L'incostanza delusa, an opera performed at the

The other day they seized an odd man, who goes by the name of Count St. Germain. He has been here these two years, and will not tell who he is, or whence, but professes [two wonderful things, the first] that he does not go by his right name; and the second that he never had any dealings with any woman – nay, nor with any succedaneum. He sings, plays on the violin wonderfully, composes, is mad, and not very sensible. He is called an Italian, a Spaniard, a Pole; somebody that married a great fortune in Mexico, and ran away with her jewels to Constantinople; a priest, a fiddler, a vast nobleman. The Prince of Wales has had an unsatiated curiosity about him, but in vain. However, nothing has been made out against him; he is released; and, what convinces me that he is not a gentleman, stays here, and talks of his being taken up for a spy.^[14]

The Count gave two private musical performances in London in April and May 1749.^[4] On one such occasion, Lady Jemima Yorke described how she was "very much entertain'd by him or at him the whole Time – I mean the Oddness of his Manner which it is impossible not to laugh at, otherwise you know he is very sensible & well-bred in conversation".^[4] She continued:

He is an Odd Creature, and the more I see him the more curious I am to know something about him. He is everything with everybody: he talks Ingeniously with Mr Wray, Philosophy with Lord Willoughby, and is gallant with Miss Yorke, Miss Carpenter, and all the Young Ladies. But the Character and Philosopher is what he seems to pretend to, and to be a good deal conceited of: the Others are put on to comply with Les Manieres du Monde, but that you are to suppose his real characteristic; and I can't but fancy he is a great Pretender in All kinds of Science, as well as that he really has acquired an uncommon Share in some.^[4]

Walpole reports that St Germain:

spoke Italian and French with the greatest facility, though it was evident that neither was his language; he understood Polish and soon learnt to understand English and talk it a little [...] But Spanish or Portuguese seemed his natural language.^[15]

Walpole concludes that the Count was "a man of Quality who had been in or designed for the Church. He was too great a musician not to have been famous if he had not been a gentleman".^[15] Walpole describes the Count as pale, with "extremely black" hair and a beard. "He dressed magnificently, [and] had several jewels" and was clearly receiving "large remittances, but made no other figure".^[15]

France

St. Germain appeared in the French court around 1748. In 1749, he was employed by Louis XV for diplomatic missions.^[16]

A

Giacomo Casanova describes in his memoirs several meetings with the "celebrated and learned impostor". Of his first meeting, in Paris in 1757, he writes:

The most enjoyable dinner I had was with Madame de Robert Gergi, who came with the famous adventurer, known by the name of the Count de St. Germain. This individual, instead of eating, talked from the beginning of the meal to the end, and I followed his example in one respect as I did not eat, but listened to him with the greatest attention. It may safely be said that as a conversationalist he was unequalled.

St. Germain gave himself out for a marvel and always aimed at exciting amazement, which he often succeeded in doing. He was a scholar, linguist, musician, and chemist, good-looking, and a perfect ladies' man. For a while he gave them paints and cosmetics; he flattered them, not that he would make them young again (which he modestly confessed was beyond him) but that their beauty would be preserved by means of a wash which, he said, cost him a lot of money, but which he gave away freely. He had contrived to gain the favour of

the king

, for whom he had made a laboratory, in which the monarch – a martyr to boredom – tried to find a little pleasure or distraction, at all events, by making dyes. The king had given him a suite of rooms at Chambord, and a hundred thousand francs for the construction of a laboratory, and according to St. Germain the dyes discovered by the king would have a materially beneficial influence on the quality of French fabrics.

This extraordinary man, intended by nature to be the king of impostors and quacks, would say in an easy, assured manner that he was three hundred years old, that he knew the secret of the Universal Medicine, that he possessed a mastery over nature, that he could melt diamonds, professing himself capable of forming, out of ten or twelve small diamonds, one large one of the finest water without any loss of weight. All this, he said, was a mere trifle to him. Notwithstanding his boastings, his bare-faced lies, and his manifold eccentricities, I cannot say I thought him offensive. In spite of my knowledge of what he was and in spite of my own feelings, I thought him an astonishing man as he was always astonishing me.^[17]

Dutch Republic

In March 1760, at the height of the

From St. Peterburg, St. Germain travelled to Berlin, Vienna, Milan, Ubbergen, and Zutphen (June 1762),^{[21][unreliable source?][22]} Amsterdam (August 1762), Venice (1769), Livorno (1770), Neurenberg (1772), Mantua (1773), The Hague (1774), and Bad Schwalbach.

Death

In 1779, St. Germain arrived in

The count died in his residence in the factory on 27 February 1784, while the prince was staying in Kassel, and the death was recorded in the register of the St. Nicolai Church in Eckernförde.^[26] He was buried 2 March and the cost of the burial was listed in the accounting books of the church the following day.^[27] The official burial site for the count is at Nicolai Church (German St. Nicolaikirche) in Eckernförde. He was buried in a private grave. On 3 April the same year, the mayor and the city council of Eckernförde issued an official proclamation about the auctioning off of the count's remaining effects in case no living relative would appear within a designated time period to lay claim on them.^[28] Prince Charles donated the factory to the crown and it was afterward converted into a hospital.

Jean Overton Fuller found, during her research, that the count's estate upon his death was a packet of paid and receipted bills and quittances, 82 Reichsthalers and 13 shillings (cash), 29 various groups of items of clothing (this includes gloves, stockings, trousers, shirts, etc.), 14 linen shirts, eight other groups of linen items, and various sundries (razors, buckles, toothbrushes, sunglasses, combs, etc.). No diamonds, jewels, gold, or any other riches were listed, nor were kept cultural items from travels, personal items (like his violin), or any notes of correspondence.^[29]

Music by the Count

The following list of music comes from Appendix II from Jean Overton Fuller's book The Comte de Saint Germain.^[30]

Trio Sonatas

Six sonatas for two violins with a bass for harpsichord or violoncello:

• Op. 47 I. F major, 4/4, Molto adagio
• Op. 48 II. B-flat major, 4/4, Allegro
• Op. 49 III. E-flat major, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 50 IV. G minor, 4/4, Tempo giusto
• Op. 51 V. G major, 4/4, Moderato
• Op. 52 VI. A major, 3/4, Cantabile lento

Violin solos

Seven solos for solo violin:

• Op. 53 I. B-flat major, 4/4, Largo
• Op. 54 II. E major, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 55 III. C minor, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 56 IV. E-flat major, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 57 V. E-flat major, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 58 VI. A major, 4/4, Adagio
• Op. 59 VII. B-flat major, 4/4, Adagio

English songs

• Op. 4 The Maid That's Made for Love and Me (O Wouldst Thou Know What Sacred Charms). E-flat major (marked B-flat major), 3/4
• Op. 5 It Is Not that I Love You Less. F major, 3/4
• Op. 6 Gentle Love, This Hour Befriend Me. D major, 4/4
• Op. 7 Jove, When He Saw My Fanny's Face. D major, 3/4

Italian arias

Numbered in order of their appearance in the Musique Raisonnee, with their page numbers in that volume.^[31]

* An asterisk marks titles performed in L'Incostanza Delusa and published in the book of Favourite Songs from that opera.

• Op. 1 IV, pp. 16–20. Senza pietà mi credi,* G major, 6/8 (marked 3/8 but there are 6 quavers to the bar)
• Op. 2 VIII, pp. 36–39. Digli, digli,* D major, 3/4
• Op. 3 IX, pp. 40–45. Per pieta bel Idol mio,* F major, 3/8
• Op. 4/17 XIII, pp. 58–61. Se mai riviene, D minor, 3/4
• Op. 8 I, pp. 1–5. Padre perdona, oh! pene, G minor, 4/4
• Op. 9 II, pp. 6–10. Non piangete amarti, E major, 4/4
• Op. 10 III, pp. 11–15. Intendo il tuo, F major, 4/4
• Op. 11 V, pp. 21–26. Già, già che moria deggio, D major, 4/4
• Op. 12 VI, pp. 27–31. Dille che l'amor mio,* E major, 4/4
• Op. 13 VII, pp. 32–35. Mio ben ricordati, D major, 3/4
• Op. 14 X, pp. 46–50. Non so, quel dolce moto, B^♭ major, 4/4
• Op. 15 XI, pp. 51–55. Piango, è ver; ma non-procede, G minor, 4/4
• Op. 16 XII, pp. 56–57. Dal labbro che t'accende, E major, 3/4
• Op. 18 XIV, pp. 62–63. Parlerò; non-e permesso, E major, 4/4
• Op. 19 XV, pp. 64–65. Se tutti i miei pensieri, A major, 4/4
• Op. 20 XVI, pp. 66–67. Guadarlo, guaralo in volto, E major, 3/4
• Op. 21 XVII, pp. 68–69. Oh Dio mancarmi, D major, 4/4
• Op. 22 XVIII, pp. 70–71. Digli che son fedele, E^♭ major, 3/4
• Op. 23 XIX, pp. 72–73. Pensa che sei cruda, E minor, 4/4
• Op. 24 XX, pp. 74–75. Torna torna innocente, G major, 3/8
• Op. 25 XXI, pp. 76–77. Un certo non-so che veggo, E major, 4/4
• Op. 26 XXII, pp. 78–79. Guardami, guardami prima in volto, D major, 4/4
• Op. 27 XXIII, pp. 80–81. Parto, se vuoi così, E^♭ major, 4/4
• Op. 28 XXIV, pp. 82–83. Volga al Ciel se ti, D minor, 3/4
• Op. 29 XXV, pp. 84–85. Guarda se in questa volta, F major, 4/4
• Op. 30 XXVI, pp. 86–87. Quanto mai felice, D major, 3/4
• Op. 31 XXVII, pp. 88–89. Ah che neldi'sti, D major, 4/4
• Op. 32, XXVIII, pp. 90–91. Dopp'un tuo Sguardo, F major, 3/4
• Op. 33 XXIX, pp. 92–93. Serberò fra' Ceppi, G major, 4/4
• Op. 34 XXX, pp. 94–95. Figlio se più non-vivi moro, F major, 4/4
• Op. 35 XXXI, pp. 96–98. Non ti respondo, C major, 3/4
• Op. 36 XXXII, pp. 99–101. Povero cor perché palpito, G major, 3/4
• Op. 37 XXXIII, pp. 102–105. Non v'è più barbaro, C minor, 3/8
• Op. 38 XXXIV, pp. 106–108. Se de' tuoi lumi al fuoco amor, E major, 4/4
• Op. 39 XXXV, pp. 109–111. Se tutto tosto me sdegno, E major, 4/4
• Op. 40 XXXVI, pp. 112–115. Ai negli occhi un tel incanto, D major, 4/4 (marked 2/4 but there are 4 crotchets to the bar)
• Op. 41 XXXVII, pp. 116–118. Come poteste de Dio, F major, 4/4
• Op. 42 XXXVIII, pp. 119–121. Che sorte crudele, G major, 4/4
• Op. 43 XXXIX, pp. 122–124. Se almen potesse al pianto, G minor, 4/4
• Op. 44 XXXX, pp. 125–127. Se viver non-posso lunghi, D major, 3/8
• Op. 45 XXXXI, pp. 128–130. Fedel faro faro cara cara, D major, 3/4
• Op. 46 XXXXII, p. 131. Non ha ragione, F major, 4/4

Literature by the Count

Discounting the snippets of political intrigue, a few musical pieces, and one mystical poem, there are only two pieces of writing attributed to the Count: La Très Sainte Trinosophie and the untitled The Triangular Book of St. Germain (The Triangular Manuscript).

The first book attributed to the Count of Saint Germain is La Très Sainte Trinosophie, a beautifully illustrated 18th century manuscript that describes in symbolic terms a journey of spiritual initiation or an alchemical process, depending on the interpretation. This book has been published several times, most notably by Manly P. Hall, in Los Angeles, California, in 1933. The attribution to St. Germain rests on a handwritten note scrawled inside the cover of the original manuscript stating that this was a copy of a text once in St. Germain's possession.^[11] However, despite Hall's elaborate introduction describing the Count's legend, The Most Holy Trinosophia shows no definitive connection to him.

The second work attributed to St. Germain is the untitled 18th century manuscript in the shape of a triangle. The two known copies of the Triangular Manuscript exist as Hogart Manuscript 209 and 210 (MS 209 and MS 210). Both currently reside in the

Numerous French and German biographies also have been published, among them Der Wiedergänger: Das zeitlose Leben des Grafen von Saint-Germain by Peter Krassa, Le Comte de Saint-Germain by Marie-Raymonde Delorme, and L'énigmatique Comte De Saint-Germain by Pierre Ceria and François Ethuin. In his work Sages and Seers (1959), Manly Palmer Hall refers to the biography Graf St.-Germain by E. M. Oettinger (1846).[35]

In fiction

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The count has inspired a number of fictional creations:

• He appears as a playable character in the Japanese
  Jeanne d'Arc (who is named as Jean d'Arc and is a man), and Osamu Dazai
  . The series portrays him as a kind, mild-mannered, intelligent, respectable and respected nobleman of immeasurable wealth as well as a protective father or older sibling figure to all his residents including his human butler.
• He appears as the Master manipulator behind the scenes in Katherine Kurtz' 1996 novel, Two Crowns for America, about America's fight for independence.
• He figures prominently in various works by Japanese rock artist Kamijo, including the album Sang and the single "Persona Grata".^[36]
• He is a character in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, where he is a time traveler. He fights with Zead, who is the avatar of Death.
• He is featured in Gold Keys Boris Karloff Thriller issue 3 ( april 1963 ) in " The Man who Lived Forever "
• He is a character in Netflix's 2017 Castlevania, appearing as an itinerant magician in search of the "Infinite Corridor" voiced by Bill Nighy.
• He is a significant character in
  The Space Between
  ".
• He is introduced as a supporting character in the novel The Magician, the second book in the fantasy series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott.
• The Count of St. Germain makes a few appearances in the Megami Tensei novels and video games:
  • He appears as a recurring antagonist in the New Digital Devil Story novel series, though these books refer to him as the Earl of Saint Germain, rather than a count.
  • He makes a brief cameo in
    Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon
    , where he serves as one of the main character's clients.
  • He appears in both Shin Megami Tensei IV and its sequel, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. While he is not seen in the former, he is mentioned as the client for some sidequests in the game's DLC. In the latter, he appears all around the world as a time-traveling shopkeeper who will trade powerful items to the player in exchange for gemstones.
• He is played by
  Marie-Antoinette and buried in the Catacombs
  beneath Paris.
• He is portrayed by Miya Rurika in the play Azure Moment by Takarazuka Revue.
• He is the main antagonist in The Ruby Red Trilogy, written by Kerstin Gier. He is the founder of a secret lodge which is controlling people with a time-travelling gene, and he is trying to gain immortality through the said time-travellers.
• He is the main character of the historical mystery novel based on his early adventures, The Man Who Would Not Die, written by Paul Andrews. He is presented as the son of Prince Rákóczi.^[37]
• He is the mentor and co-conspirator of the player in the 2022 indie adventure game Card Shark.^[38]
• He was referenced as a villain in the fourth season of the anime Symphogear, along with Alessandro Cagliostro and François Prelati, all portrayed as women.
• D. Gray Man
  .
• In
  Kōta Hirano's Drifters, the character of count Saint Germi is inspired by him. He is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita
  in the anime adaptation.
• In Master of Mosquiton Mosquiton's enemy is an immortal demon loosely based on the Count of St. Germain.
• In the BBC podcast The Lovecraft Investigations, he is revealed to be the mortal guise of Nyarlathotep and a central antagonist of the series.
• In the light novel Fate/strange fake, he was Richard the Lionheart's court mage and mentor, who claimed to be nothing more than an aristocrat and a swindler while also owning a car, claiming to have met Alexander the Great, and being able to sense and talk to the person witnessing the flashback of his first meeting with King Richard.
• In the manga The Case Study of Vanitas, Noe's teacher and Dominique's grandfather tells them he is currently going by that name.
• In the novelization The Night Strangler, from the TV film of the same title, it is strongly hinted that the immortal villain, Dr. Richard Malcolm, is actually the Count St. Germain. When asked directly, Malcolm laughs ironically but does not deny it.^[39]
• In The Red Lion: The Elixer of Life by Maria Szepes, he appears as Saint Germain
• In the tabletop role-playing game Unknown Armies by John Scott Tynes and Greg Stolze, he is the First and Last Man, the only immortal character in the setting, whose lifespan encompasses the first and last lives of human beings.
• Prominent Bengali fiction author Shariful Hasan made the character Count Saint Germain in his Samvala Trilogy inspired by him.
• Robert Rankin's character Professor Slocombe, in the various books of The Brentford Trilogy, is often described as bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Comte; when the Professor annotates the Comte's ancient notebooks, even the handwriting is nearly identical. Another character, now quite old, born in the Victorian era, has stated that Professor Slocombe was an old man even then.
• The character of Agliè in the novel Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco is an occultist who claims to be the Count St. Germain.^[40]
• The character of Jack Elderflower in the novel Gather the Fortunes, by Bryan Camp.
• The Comte is a significant character in the Victorian time-travel novella, A Peculiar Count in Time, by M .K. Beutymhill.
• The Comte is the main protagonist in an ongoing series of historical romance/horror novels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
• The Count appears in two novels by Andrzej Sarwa: Wieszczba krwawej głowy (The Prophetess of the Bloody Head) and Cmentarz św. Medarda (Saint Medard's Graveyard).
• The German writer Karl May wrote two stories with the Graf von Saint Germain appearing as antagonist: Aqua benedetta (1877) and its largely extended version Ein Fürst des Schwindels (1880).^[41]
• The mystic in the Alexander Pushkin story "The Queen of Spades".
• The
  Van Helsing
  in his manor.
• In the Damian Paladin stories by Mike Chinn he appears as a quasi immortal who has some unspecified past grievances with Paladin and Andy Raven.

The Count in Theosophy

Count Saint Germain (also sometimes referred to as Master Rákóczi or Master R) is a legendary spiritual master of the ancient wisdom in various

There have also been numerous French and German biographies, among them Der Wiedergänger: Das zeitlose Leben des Grafen von Saint-Germain by Peter Krassa, Le Comte de Saint-Germain by Marie-Raymonde Delorme, and L'énigmatique Comte De Saint-Germain by Pierre Ceria and François Ethuin.

Books claimed by Guy Ballard to have been dictated to him by Saint Germain

Saint Germain is the central figure in a series of books published by the Saint Germain Press (the publishing arm of the Saint Germain Foundation). The first two volumes, Unveiled Mysteries and The Magic Presence, written by

There are 20 volumes in the Saint Germain Series of Books, which are also referred to as the "Green Books". Another significant work, the Comte de Gabalis, is said to be from the hand of Sir Francis Bacon before he Ascended and returned as Sanctus Germanus or Saint Germain. First printed in 1670, the book includes a picture of the Polish Rider, Rembrandt's famous painting at the Frick Collection in New York City, which is said to be of Sir Francis Bacon, AKA the Comte de Gabalis, or the Count of the Cabala. Lotus Ray King (Edna Ballard's pen name), wife of Guy Ballard, talked about this book having been authored by the Ascended Master Saint Germain in the Round Table Talks of the "I AM" Religious Activity.

Claimed encounters with Saint Germain

Several

• Annie Besant said that she met the Count in 1896.
• Roman Emperor; over it is thrown a magnificent cloak of Tyrian purple, with on its clasp a seven-pointed star in diamond and amethyst, and sometimes he wears a glorious robe of violet."^[46]
• David Christopher Lewis, living spiritual teacher, claims that Saint Germain first came to him in person on 10 June 2004 in his home in Paradise Valley, Montana, and continued to come many times thereafter.^[47]
• David Narozny, living Czech music composer, claims to have met St Germain in Pruhonice on 23 May 2014.
• Dorothy Leon, living author, has claimed to have had several encounters with Saint Germain and is an avowed disciple of his.
• Edgar Cayce, the "Sleeping Prophet", was asked while in trance if Saint Germain was present. Cayce's reply was: "When needed." (From reading # 254–83 on 14 February 1935.)
• Guy Ballard, founder of the "I AM" Activity, claimed that he met Saint Germain on Mount Shasta in California in August 1930, and that this initiated his "training" and experiences with other Ascended masters in various parts of the world.^[48]
• Miroslav Zimmer, living poet, claim to have met St Germain in the Malá Fatra mountains in Slovakia in 2011 in the company of a Sam Bennett.
• Peter Mt. Shasta, living spiritual teacher and author, claims that Saint Germain materialized before him in Muir Woods, Marin County, California, as well as many other times, some of which encounters he documents in his book.^[49]

Esoteric activities

Many groups honor Saint Germain as a

In the works authored by Alice A. Bailey, Saint Germain is called Master Rakóczi or the Master R.[52] In the Ascended Master Teachings, the Master Rakoczi, otherwise known as the Great Divine Director, is regarded as Saint Germain's teacher in the Great White Brotherhood of Ascended Masters. Alice A. Bailey's book The Externalisation of the Hierarchy (a compilation of earlier revelations published posthumously in 1957) gives the most information about his reputed role as a Spiritual Master. Saint Germain's spiritual title is said to be Lord of Civilization, and his task is the establishment of the new civilization of the Age of Aquarius.^[53] He is said to telepathically influence people who are seen by him as being instrumental in bringing about the new civilization of the Age of Aquarius. Alice A. Bailey stated that "sometime after AD 2025," the Jesus, the Master Rakóczi (Saint Germain), Kuthumi, and others in the Spiritual Hierarchy would "externalise", i.e., descend from the spiritual worlds, and interact in visible tangible bodies on the Earth in ashrams, surrounded by their disciples.^[54]

Alice A. Bailey said that St. Germain is the "manager of the executive council of the Christ".

• Ruler of a
  Sahara Desert, originally a colony sent out from Atlantis
  .
• High priest in the civilization of Atlantis 13,000 years ago, serving in the Order of Lord Zadkiel in the Temple of Purification, located in an Atlantean colony that had been sent out from the main island of Atlantis that had been established on the island now called Cuba.
• Samuel
  , 11th-century BC religious leader in Israel who served as prophet, priest, and last of the Hebrew judges.
• Hesiod, Greek poet whose writings serve as a major source of insight into Greek mythology and cosmology (c. 700 BC).
• Plato, Philosopher who studied with students of Pythagoras and scholars in Egypt. He established his own school of philosophy at the Academy in Athens. (427–347 BC).
• Saint Joseph
  , 1st century AD, Nazareth. Husband of Mary and guardian of Jesus.
• Saint Alban, late 3rd or early 4th century, town of Verulamium, renamed St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. First British martyr – he had sheltered a fugitive priest, became a devout convert, and was put to death for disguising himself as the priest so that he could die in his place.
• Proclus, c. 410 – 485 AD. Athens. The last major Greek Neoplatonic philosopher. He headed the Platonic Academy and wrote extensively on philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, and grammar.
• Merlin
  . Mythical magician and counselor at King Arthur's Camelot who inspired the establishment of the Order of the Knights of the Round Table.
• Roger Bacon, c. 1220–1292 AD, England. Philosopher, educational reformer, and experimental scientist. Forerunner of modern science renowned for his exhaustive investigations into alchemy, optics, mathematics, and languages.^[57]
• Organizer behind the scenes for the Secret Societies in Germany in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The creation of a possibly fictional character named "Christian Rosenkreuz" was inspired by his efforts.
• Christopher Columbus, 1451–1506 AD. Believed to have been born in Genoa, Italy and settled in Portugal. Landed in the Americas in 1492 during the first of four voyages to the New World sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
• scientific revolution
  .

Ascension into masterhood

According to the Ascended Master Teachings, Francis Bacon faked his own death on Easter Sunday, 9 April 1626, and even attended his own funeral in disguise. It is believed by the adherents of the Ascended Master Teachings that he then traveled secretly to

Also see the article "Talking to the Dead and Other Amusements" by Paul Zweig, The New York Times, 5 October 1980, which maintains that Madame Blavatsky's revelations were fraudulent.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Occult theories about Francis Bacon
• Shakespeare authorship question

References

Further reading

• Chrissochoidis, Ilias. "The Music of the Count of St. Germain: An Edition", Society for Eighteenth-Century Music Newsletter 16 (April 2010), [6–7].
• Cooper-Oakley, Isabella. The Comte De Saint Germain, the Secret of Kings. 2nd ed. London: Whitefriars Press, 1912.
• d'Adhemar, Madame Comtesse le. "Souvenirs Sur Marie-Antoinette." Paris: Impremerie de Bourgogne et Martinet, 1836.
• Fleming, Thomas. "The Magnificent Fraud." American Heritage, February 2006 (2006).
• Hausset, Madame du. "The Private Memoirs of Louis XV: Taken from the Memoirs of Madame Du Hausset, Lady's Maid to Madame De Pompadour." ed Nichols Harvard University, 1895.
• Hunter, David. "The Great Pretender." Musical Times, no. Winter 2003 (2003).
• Marie Antoinette von Lowzow, Saint-Germain – Den mystiske greve, Dansk Historisk Håndbogsforlag, Copenhagen, 1984.
  ISBN 978-87-88742-04-6
  . (in Danish).
• ISSN 1066-1212
  Chapter 18--"The Ancient Wisdom Family of Religions" Pages 151–158; see chart on page 154 listing Masters of the Ancient Wisdom; Also see Section 18, Pages 717-757 Descriptions of various Ancient Wisdom religious organizations
• Pope-Hennessey, Una. The Comte De Saint-Germain. Reprint ed, Secret Societies and the French Revolution. Together with Some Kindred Studies by Una Birch. Lexington, Kentucky: Forgotten Books, 1911.
• SAINT GERMAIN ON ADVANCED ALCHEMY, by David Christopher Lewis, Meru press,
  ISBN 978-0-9818863-5-0
• Saint-Germain, Count de, ed. The Music of the Comte St.Germain. Edited by Manley Hall. Los Angeles, California: Philosophical Research Society, 1981.
• Saint-Germain, Count de. The Most Holy Trinosophia. Forgotten Books, N.D. Reprint, 2008.
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• The Comte de St. Germain (1912) by Isabel Cooper-Oakley, at sacred-texts.com
• [1] article on Saint Germain, also text "Adventures of a Western Mystic: Apprentice to the Masters, Book II, by Peter Mt. Shasta
• An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural: Saint Germain at the James Randi Educational Foundation
• Comte Saint-Germain: The Immortal
• The Comte de St. Germain (1912) by Isabel Cooper-Oakley, at sacred-texts.com
• The Saint Germain Foundation, teaching arm of the "I AM" Activity, the original publisher of Ascended Master Teachings beginning in 1934

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