(Published in GralsWelt 33/2004) When we Europeans speak of antiquity, we actually only think of the Mediterranean area, but especially of Greece and Rome. We were taught at school that this is where the roots of our culture lie; this is where philosophies were devised two and a half millennia ago and which continue to have an impact today; and on the edge of the Mediterranean - [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 34/2004) LIFE FOR DEATH? “You shouldn't go out of your house (= die) if you don't know the place where your corpse will rest. Let your resting place, where you wish your corpse be buried, be known so that you can be buried ... Decorate ... the grave that is to contain your corpse. ”From an ancient Egyptian [...]
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The First World War
(Published in GralsWelt 18/2001) At the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15, after Napoleon's fall, European diplomats created a so-called balance of power that was supposed to give the continent stable conditions and save war. The unification of the German provinces into a common state (1871) and the subsequent rise of the German Empire to an important industrial nation disturbed this balance of forces. Such [...]
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The last Hindu kingdom
(Published in GralsWelt 18/2001) Of the 14 mountains on our planet that are over 8,000 meters high, eight - including the Sagarmantha (Everest) at 8,848 meters - lie wholly or partly in Nepal, the last Hindu kingdom. A mountainous country of almost 148,000 km² with around 25 million inhabitants, once the land of Buddha, today a center of attraction [...]
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The epoch of the Second Empire
(Published in GralsWelt 17/2000) In the second half of the 19th century Europe reached the height of its importance in the world: European science and culture seemed to be well on the way to determining “world culture”. Christianity also wanted to convert the remaining peoples to its faith. However, the Christian churches were divided on hundreds of denominations, and [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 16/2000) The history of the origins of the first Christian communities is still incompletely known. The most important source has always been the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, which, however, was only written between 80 and 100. It takes the standpoint of the doctrine preached by Paul. This was spread by the so-called "Gentile Mission", from which [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 16/2000) The riddles and conjectures around the "Dead Sea Scrolls" When, from 1947 on, ancient scrolls were discovered in rock caves, 12 km south of Jericho, these finds were considered a world sensation and they are still reading today one that it is an archaeological event of the century. What was found In eleven different [...]
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Mesmer's magical magnetism
(Published in GralsWelt 15/2000) “My healing method cannot be learned, it is given to me.” Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815). The 18th century was an interesting and complicated epoch in the history of the West, in which several very opposing currents collided. Superstition and Science On the one hand, the Baroque era had the [...]
Published in 2021, supplemented in 2022. There are extremely different forecasts for the 21st century from a wide variety of social circles. On the one hand, we humans are looking enthusiastically at the possibilities of Industry 4.0 with its unimagined, almost limitless possibilities: Autonomous driving with electric cars is already being tested and is soon to become established worldwide. Through the Internet, everyone has [...]
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Newton's suitcase
By Federico Di Trocchio Campus Verlag, Frankfurt / Main 1998, ISBN 3-593-35976-6. There are tons of academic books of varying quality and level. One of the most interesting and funniest, which is at the same time easy to read, was written by the professor of the history of science at the University of Lecce (Italy), Federico Di Trocchio. As a technical expert, he describes the work of many, from the Orthodox scientists [...]
