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Franz Hartmann
Franz Hartmann (22 November 1838, Donauwörth – 7 August 1912, Kempten im Allgäu) was a German medical doctor, theosophist, occultist, geomancer, astrologer, and author. Biography Hartmann was an associate of Helena Blavatsky and was Chairman of the Board of Control of the Theosophical Society Adyar.Baier, Karl. (2018). ''Yoga within Viennese Occultism: Carl Kellner and Co''. In Karl Baier, Philipp André Maas, Karin Preisendanz. ''Yoga in Transformation: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives''. Vienna University Press. pp. 395-396. He collaborated with the mystic Carl Kellner. He published the journals ''Lotusblüthen'' (1893-1900) and ''Neue Lotusblüten'' (1908-1913). He wrote articles on yoga and popularized the subject within Germany. He has been described as "one of the most important theosophical writers of his time". His works include several books on esoteric studies and biographies of Jakob Böhme and Paracelsus. He translated the ''Bhagavad Gita'' into Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity And Theosophy
Christianity and Theosophy, for more than a hundred years, have had a "complex and sometimes troubled" relationship. The Christian faith was the native religion of the great majority of Western Theosophists, but many came to Theosophy through a process of opposition to Christianity. According to professor Robert S. Ellwood, "the whole matter has been a divisive issue within Theosophy." Beliefs God According to the Theosophical spiritual Masters, neither their philosophy nor themselves believe in a God, "least of all in one whose pronoun necessitates a capital H." A Russian Orthodox cleric and theologian Dimitry Drujinin cited the Theosophical Master Kuthumi: "We know there is in our olarsystem no such thing as God, either personal or impersonal. Parabrahm is not a God, but absolute immutable law... The word 'God' was invented to designate the unknown cause of those effects which man has either admired or dreaded without understanding them." A religious studies scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
