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Memories of H. P. Blavatsky [Five articles as one] Franz Hartmann, M. D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl Robert Hutwohl’s Notes: Franz Hartmann reflects on his relationship with Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, expressing regret for not fully appreciating her spirit during their time together in Adyar. Hartmann recounts his early life, his disillusionment with […]

A Letter From Dr. F. Hartmann to W. Q. Judge. Robert Hütwohl’s note: Dr. Hartmann congratulates W. Q. Judge on his election as president of the Theosophical Society (T.S.). Judge clarifies that he is not yet president, as the decision is pending approval from different regions. He acknowledges the importance of finding the true self but […]

Letter from Dr. Franz Hartmann to the Editor [D. Georgievitz-Weitzer] of Zentralblatt für Okkultismus   We also received the following remarkable letter:[1]   Editor’s note: Dr. Franz Hartmann disputes a claim in the Zentralblatt für Okkultismus that H. P. Blavatsky hated Christianity, clarifying that she opposed priestly rule and distortions of Christian truths. Dear editors! […]

Dr. Franz Hartmann by Karl Fischer[i] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl   Translator’s note: Dr. Franz Hartmann, a theosophical writer and doctor, is gaining recognition for his work. His lignosulfite remedy, effective for nose, throat, and lung diseases, is gaining acceptance despite initial opposition.           The famous theosophical writer, Dr. Franz Hartmann, is not […]

Sir Francis Bacon, Lord St. Alban, Viscount Verulam by Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl   Translator’s note: An article in “Universal Masonry” claims Sir Francis Bacon founded the Rosicrucians and authored Shakespeare’s works. It suggests Bacon, an occultist and head of the “unknown philosophers,” used the pseudonym “Shakespeare” and was Elizabeth I’s […]

Do Animals Have Occult Faculties? Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl Note by the Translator: Animals possess reason, intelligence, and even “occult” faculties, often surpassing humans in abilities like swimming, flying, and sensing. Instinct, a soul-power, guides many animal actions, and their inner life, less clouded by thought, can enhance their “occult” […]

Theosophy by Franz Harmann [Hartmann][1]  Translation from Spanish by Robert Hutwohl Note by the Translator:   The text emphasizes the difficulty of representing the incomprehensible and the dangers of misinterpretation of sacred texts. It argues that true knowledge is essential for spiritual growth and that the path to eternal life requires understanding one’s true nature as […]

The Apprentice By Franz Hartmann, M. D.[1]  from German by P. P. L.[2] Collated and reformatted by Robert Hutwohl   FOR a long time I had been working as an apprentice by the Temple which was being built. No one praised me, however hard I worked; on the contrary, a fellow-craftsman was given me who, […]

Correspondence to the Editor, The Path magazine, regarding Dr. Hartmann and Master’s Seal. By Franz Hartmann[1] Collated and reformatted by Robert Hutwohl Note by Robert Hutwohl: F. Hartmann refutes a claim in the Lotus Bleu that letters from Mahâtmâ M. lacked a seal during H.P.B.’s time, citing his own experience with a sealed letter in 1884. […]

The Apprentice   By Franz Hartmann, M. D.[i]  Translation from German by P. P. L.[ii] Collated and reformatted by Robert Hutwohl   An apprentice stonemason, working on a temple, struggles with his desire for individual expression in his work. His fellow craftsman explains that the temple’s plan is unalterable and only work that fits into it […]

The Māra-Rūpas — Devils   Franz Hartmann[i] Translation from French by Robert Hütwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. Translator’s note (Robert Hütwohl): Earthbound souls, […]

The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians. (Continuation.) [Die geheimen Figuren der Rosenkreuzer. (Fortsetzung.)] Franz  Hartmann, M.D.[1] For part I, click here. Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in […]

The Secret Symbols of the Rosicrucians (Part 1) [Die geheimen Figuren der Rosenkreuzer]   Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl For Part II, click here. This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral […]

To the members of the “Theosophical Society (ITV) in Germany”, gathered in Leipzig at Pentecost 1902. By Dr. Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[2] This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to […]

To the members of the “Theosophical Society (ITV) in Germany”, gathered in Leipzig at Pentecost 1901 By Dr. Franz Hartmann[1]   Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl    This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the […]

White and Black Magic or The Law of the Spirit in Nature. By Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the […]

Who is Zarathustra? (Friedrich Nietzsche and his philosophy.)   Franz Hartmann, M. D. (Florence)[1]   Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original […]

Yoga and Christianity or The Secret Doctrine in the Christian Religion.   Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[2] This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text […]

The Bhagavad-Gita of the Indians. (The Song of the Godhead and the Doctrine of Divine Being.)   Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl[2] This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the […]

Theosophy or True Knowledge Dr. Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl   This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference.           Theosophy, the highest wisdom […]

The Eagle and the Geese Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl           Once upon a time, an eagle’s egg was laid in a goose coop. It was hatched by a goose, but nevertheless, an eagle emerged. As long as the young eagle couldn’t fly, the geese got along fairly well, and they […]

The Doors of the Temple   C. W. Leadbeater[1] Collated and reformatted by Robert Hutwohl   This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. Translator’s note (Robert […]

The “I” and the Personality. (A Reflection.) [Das “Ich” und die Persönlichkeit. (Eine Betrachtung.)] Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hütwohl “The soul (the “I”) is nobler than all corporeal things. It is a simple (spiritual force which guides life into all limbs, through the intimate union in which it stands with […]

Subha Sutta (Buddhist teaching) by Franz Hartmann, M. D. with notes[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference.   Translator’s […]

Sketch of the Secret Doctrine of H. P. Blavatsky   with notes by Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Bücher der     Schatzkammer Editorial Schatzkammer Hans Fändrich Schatzkammer-Verlag Hans Fändrich, Calw/Württemberg Copyright by Schatzkammer-Verlag [No date] Translation from German and comments by Robert Hutwohl[2] This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to […]

Secret Schools of Magic and “Occult Practices” [Geheimschulen der Magie und “okkulte Übungen.”]   Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] (Two parts combined as one).   Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote […]

Scientific Theosophy By Franz Hartmann, M. D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl “Now all the Athenians, including the foreigners and visitors, were intent on nothing but saying or hearing something new.” (Acts XVII, 21)             One of the strangest monstrosities of our time is the “scientific” theosophy that emerged a few years ago—that […]

Review The Law of the Spirit according to Dr. Franz Hartmann.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl           Just as everything has its number, so too does everything have its measure in time. Day and night, summer and winter, ebb and flow, years, yugas, manvantaras (creation periods), kalpas, and mahakalpas of 311,040,000,000,000 years recur regularly, […]

Review: Dr. Franz Hartmann’s Magic. by Dr. Hugo Göring[i] [ii] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl Hartmann’s magic, Annie Besant’s book on death, and Max Müller’s lectures on the Vedanta system form a formidable triple alliance for consolidating Theosophy as a world power. This issue first briefly outlines these three recent works before discussing their […]

Report on the annual gathering of the “Theosophical Society (I. V. T.) in Germany” on Pentecost 1901 in Leipzig. By Arthur Weber[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes […]

Post-script from Vera Johnston (letter) to Comtesse Wachtmeister.[The Secret Doctrine writings received by occult processes to H. P. Blavatsky. From F. Hartmann. From F. Hartmann to Vera Johnston[1] Translation from French by Robert Hutwohl Post-scriptum. — Je joins à la mienne une lettre que je viens de recevoir du Dr F. Hartmann, auteur de Magie […]

Popular Lectures II. Death, Reincarnation and Transmigration of Souls Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] [2] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl The reincarnation or re-embodiment of the human soul means the reappearance on the stage of life, the spiritual individuality of man in a new physical and personal appearance on this earth or another planet, after […]

Obituary to Franz Hartmann, M.D. Prana 3, no. 12 (September 1912)[1]   Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl All occultists, regardless of which denomination they belong to, were saddened by this news. The passing of this steadfast champion of truth, intellectual freedom and ethical advancement represents a great, irreplaceable loss for all of us. Dr. […]

Mysticism and the Worldend By Dr. Franz Hartmann, in Hallein[1] [2] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl “We certainly speak wisdom for the more mature, but not the wisdom of this age and of the great men of this world, who come to nothing; but we speak the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God (called […]

Mrs Annie Besant: A modern yoginī   Dr. Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. Translator’s note, […]

Michael de Molinos. Biographical [Michael de Molinos. Biographisches.]   Dr Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl Notes from the translator, Robert Hutwohl: Michael de Molinos, a Neapolitan monk and friend of Pope Innocent XI, authored “The Spiritual Guide,” advocating for direct communion with God through self-knowledge and inner divine consciousness. His […]

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 […]

In the Antechamber of the Rosicrucian Temple[1] By Franz Hartmann, M.D.[2] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference.     […]

Portrait of Franz Hartmann Life-like portrait  

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (Parts I.-III.) By Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. I.           These pages […]

From the Teachings of the Kabbalah[1] By Franz Hartmann, M. D.[2] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. According to […]

From My Life [Aus meinem Leben] By Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl From My Life. By Franz Hartmann, M.D [Aus meinem Leben. Franz Hartmann, M.D. Neue Lotusblüten 1, no. 1-2 (January-February 1908), 37-62; Aus meinem Leben. Franz Hartmann, M.D. Neue Lotusblüten 1, no. 3-4 (March-April 1908), 119-132; Aus meinem Leben. […]

Faust and Mephistopheles.   Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. Notes by the Translator, Robert Hutwohl […]

Elementals. According to H. P. Blavatsky   Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from French by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. The Pitris [The pitṛs][2] […]

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, […]

Dr. Franz Hartmann. A Fighter for Intellectual Freedom. Biographical notes. By Alex Weber[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl The name “Dr. Franz Hartmann” is closely associated in Europe and America with the movement which, for lack of a more generally understandable name, is called “theosophical,” and which is in fact nothing other than a […]

Dr. Franz Hartmann [Obituary] By Dr. [Harald] Grävell[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl On the night of August 6-7, 1912, the oldest German Theosophist, the famous Franz Hartmann, died in Kempten, where he happened to be passing through. The city of his youth also became the place of his death. A few words about […]

Concerning Reincarnation Dr. Franz Hartmann[1] Translation from the German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. The number of people who believe in […]

Parts I and II By Franz Hartmann (Torbole, Lago di Garda)[1] Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number in the text to jump to its corresponding endnote; click on the superscripted endnote numeral in the endnotes to return to the original text reference. Part I. […]

Christian Mysticism. The Inner life With, Addendum to Madame de La Mothe’s writing on interior prayer or meditation. By Madame Bouviere de la Mothe Guyon. Translation from French to German with remarks by Franz  Hartmann, M.D.[1] Translation from German to English by Robert Hutwohl[2] This document incorporates live notes. Click on a superscripted endnote number […]