Azoth
of the Philosophers - Book of Azoth - by the
legendary German alchemist Basil Valentine.
The Comte de Saint-Germain: A man "of middle height,
strongly built, and dressed with superb simplicity." He spoke
with casual freedom to the most highly placed personages and
was fully conscious of his superiority. The baron von Gleichen
noted of the first time he met Saint-Germain: "He threw down
his hat and sword, sat down in an armchair near the fire and
interrupted the
conversation by saying to the man who was speaking: 'You do not know
what you are saying! I am the
only person who is competent to speak on this subject, and I have exhausted
it. It was the same with music, which I gave up when I found I had no
more to learn.'"
He was known as 'Der Wundermann' - 'The Wonderman'. His origin was unknown
and who disappeared without leaving a trace.
His presumed date of birth was 1690. He supposed died in 1784, but many
people in Europe saw him after that date. Some believe that he still
lives on.
There are various hypotheses on his birth: 1. natural son of the widow
of Charles II of Spain; 2. the son of a Portuguese Jew named Aymar. 3.
The son of an Alsatian Jew named Wolff; 4. One of the sons of Francis
Racoczi II, Prince of Transylvania (according to Annie Basant).
A
general view seems to be: 1.Saint Germain never seemed to age.
For an entire century he maintined the physical appearance of
a man between forty and fifty years old. "A man who knows everything
and who never dies," said Voltaire of the Comte de Saint-Germain.
2. That he knew pretty much everything. 3. Had great wealth.
4. Socialized with the rich and famous. 5. Was a
sort of political, mysterious secret agent. 6. Spoke (maybe) all the
European languages. 7. Had great skills in chemistry and alchemie. 8.
He knew how to make gold. 9. Plays many instruments. 10. Painted and
wrote (bad) poetry. 11. Never ate any food in public.
The Comte was definitely a ladies man and had many affairs. Advised ladies
on how to get rid of wrinkles and how to dye hair. St
Germain had a powerful love for jewels and liked to show them
off. Always carried around a casket of jewels. He claims that
he could manipulate diamonds.
He claimed that he knew Jesus and was present at the Council of Nicea.
He became popular in the 1750s and was a friend of Louis XV and his mistress
Madame de Pompadour. He got into some political trouble or intrigue and
fled to England, traveled to Russia where he possibly had involvement
in a conspiracy that put Catherine the Great upon the throne in 1762.
Returned to France.
St Germain seems to be connected with secret societies such as Freemasonry,
the Society of Asiatic Brothers (Vienna), the Rosicrucians and the Knights
Templars, the Knights of Light and others.
There was a belief that in unknown powers, revealing words and "unknown
superiors of these sects, who would one day disclose the wealth which
gives freedom and immortality."
It was this immortality of the spirit that Saint-Germain tried to bring
to a small group of chosen initiates. He believed that this minority,
once it was developed itself, would, in its turn, help to develop another
small number, and that a vast spiritual radiation would gradually descend,
in beneficent waves, towards the more ignorant masses.
St Germain in said to have died in his castle at Eckenform in 1784, al
least 100 years old. However, apparently there is no confirmation of
his death and he is said to have been seen at various places since. (Like
Elvis). One of his incarnations may have been as 'Major Frazer' living
in wealthy seclusion in England.
Views: 1. Was he Heir of the First Rosicrucian? 2. The Possessor of the
Philosopher's Stone? 3. The Master of the Great White Lodge of the Himalayas
(a theosophist view). 4. Hermes? 5. Thoth? 6. Merlin?
Cagliostro, Count Alessandro (1743-95)
An
Italian adventurer and self-styled magician who became a glamorous
figure in the royal courts of Europe where he reputedly excelled
in various occult arts, such as psychic healing, alchemy and
scrying.
His real name was Giuseppe Balsamo and he came from a poor family in
Palermo, Sicily. At the age of 23 he went to Malta and was initiated
into the Order of the Knights of Malta where he studied alchemy, the
Kabbalah and other occult secrets. Later, in London, he joined the Freemasons,
and subsequently spent his life roaming the royal courts in Europe performing
various occult arts and peddling magic potions and an 'elixir of immortal
life' with the aid of his beautiful wife Lorenza Feliciani. In 1785 he
became involved with the 'Queen's Necklace Affair': he was set up by
Countess de Lamotte who swindled 1.6 million francs for a diamond necklace — supposedly
for Marie Antoinette — and then accused Cagliostro of stealing it. He
was sent to the Bastille and then tried for fraud.
After his release, Cagliostro ended up in Rome, where he attempted to
create an 'Egyptian Freemasonry' order. He was imprisoned by the church,
questioned by the Inquisition, and sentenced to death in 1791. His sentence
was later commuted to life imprisonment by Pope Pius VI. After his death
rumors that he had miraculously escaped and was still alive persisted
for years throughout Europe, Russia and America.
Azoth
of the Philosophers - Book of Azoth - by the
legendary German alchemist Basil Valentine.
the
only person who is competent to speak on this subject, and I have exhausted
it. It was the same with music, which I gave up when I found I had no
more to learn.'"
A
general view seems to be: 1.Saint Germain never seemed to age.
For an entire century he maintined the physical appearance of
a man between forty and fifty years old. "A man who knows everything
and who never dies," said Voltaire of the Comte de Saint-Germain.
2. That he knew pretty much everything. 3. Had great wealth.
4. Socialized with the rich and famous. 5. Was a 
St
Germain had a powerful love for jewels and liked to show them
off. Always carried around a casket of jewels. He claims that
he could manipulate diamonds. 
An
Italian adventurer and self-styled magician who became a glamorous
figure in the royal courts of Europe where he reputedly excelled
in various occult arts, such as psychic healing, alchemy and
scrying.