A King on Occult Paths (Published in GralsWelt 71/2012) In order to distinguish himself, the poorly educated Frederick William II (1786-1797) turned to occultism - with serious consequences for his empire. While the Age of Enlightenment brought reason to the center, numerous dark countercurrents arose, which also reached into the Prussian royal house. Frederick William [...]
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The Dark Side of Enlightenment Part 5
The Count who lives forever (Published in GrailWorld 70/201 "Little is known of what his secret consisted. Only that he was an embodied enigma entered consciousness." J. Lenz ("Under the Wings of the Phoenix", page 38) Thanks to an elixir that confers eternal youth, he supposedly looked back on a life of 2000 years; he [...]
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The Dark Side of Enlightenment Part 4
Falscher Graf und Groß-Cophta Das schillernde Leben des Giuseppe Balsamo (1743-1795) (Published in GralsWelt 69/2012) In the shadow of the "Enlightenment", i.e. the "Age of Reason" beginning in the 17th century, numerous secret doctrines and occult societies developed which are still known today. Also the names of some dazzling personalities are connected with that important turning point in European intellectual history. [...]
Background to the undesirable developments - an overview (Published in GralsWelt 69/2012, supplemented 2024). It has almost become commonplace not to see crises in catastrophic slumps, but to emphasize the opportunities that lie in a crisis. On the one hand, this involves natural disasters such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, or even an impact that threatens civilization (impact of a [...]
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Was Marco Polo really in China?
(Published in GralsWelt 69/2012) A frequent saying of my history teacher was: "That's how it is written in mythology, that's how Homer told us - but in history you never know what is true and what is only invented." The great traveler - a braggart? We all learned in school about the world traveler Marco Polo (1254-1324) [...].
"Knight" of the Pope and "occult master" Giovanni Casanova (1725-1798) (Published in GrailWorld 68/2012) The Venetian Giovanni Casanova, who became proverbial as a womanizer, was descended from a family of actors. Since his mother traveled a lot, he was brought up by his grandmother, who enabled him to study theology and law. Thus, at the age of 17, he was already able to obtain a juris doctor degree from the University of [...]
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The Dark Side of Enlightenment Part 2
The Secret Conspiracy (Published in GralsWelt 67/2011) The Baroque Age was the age of absolutism, which means: all governmental power was exclusively in the hands of the ruler. Everything was concentrated on him, everything emanated from him. Anyone who wanted to exert political influence had to win the confidence of the ruler and then skillfully influence him. The shining example for [...]
(Published in GralsWelt 67/2011) In view of violent acts like the one in Norway in July 2011, the fundamental question arises as to why man is capable of evil. Anthropologists believe that violence and other evils are inevitable consequences of our evolutionary history. Is this true? How did evil come into the world? Many traditions tell of a "golden age" far in the past, [...].
In the past it was Christian missionaries, today it is the preachers of neo-liberalism who fail to address the concerns of the peoples "to be converted". (Published in GralsWelt 66/2011) For centuries, the churches of the West saw it as their task to spread Christian teachings all over the world. The call for this can be found in the Bible for [...]
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Work to survive
Is there an industrial culture fit for human beings?(Published in GralsWelt 66/2011) The "idyll" of romanticism Conditions before industrialization were often romanticized. Paintings from the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century show lovable small towns and idyllic landscapes with industrious farmers. The environment seemed intact, wild animals had plenty of habitat, the word "species extinction" was unknown. No one worried [...]
