Life in the “afterlife” and communication with spirits. (According to the Kabbalah.) Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl When a person dies, leaving his physical body, what remains of him can be considered a trinity consisting of the following: Neschamah, the true psyche or the celestial soul (anima divina), whose home […]
Du Prel’s Spiritualism and Theosophy By Franz Hartmann, M. D. (Torbole, Lago di Garda)[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl It wasn’t long ago that Germany, like the rest of Europe, was mired in the swamp of blind materialism. The scientific luminaries of the country that had produced Jacob Böhme, Kant, Schopenhauer, Goethe, Schiller, […]
According to Illerhaus, I. (2009), in “Gegenseitige Beeinflussungen von Theosophie und Monte Verità,” the idea of founding Monte Verità (Mounte of Truth) can be attributed to Dr Franz Hartmann. In line with Hartmann’s vision, Monte Verità was conceived as a lay convent representing the highest ideals of humanity, while providing an inclusive space that transcends […]
Note [1] Mr. E. Wilke of San Francisco, U. S., America, inquires whether Madame Blavatsky has changed her mind in regard to the character of spirits communicating at spiritual seances; because “Isis Unveiled,” Vol. I., page 67, says: “We are far from believing that all the spirits that communicate at circles are of the classes […]
[Spiritismus und Nekromantie] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl.[1] “Let the dead rest.” “Spiritism,” is to be distinguished from “spiritualism,” which means a philosophy on a spiritual basis, in contrast to “materialism,” denotes communication with the spirit world in general and specifically communication with the remains of deceased people who are still present in […]
Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Motto: “The Self is Man!” There is a lot of talk these days about spiritualism, “mediumship, hypnotism,” “spirit guides,” and the like, and the highest desire of many is to train themselves to become a “medium” and to learn the tempting secrets of the “astral plane.” The question […]