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To: alt.magick From: Gnomedplume@aol.com (Gnome d Plume) Subject: Re: Franz Bardon and his teachers. Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 02:55:36 GMT On 27 Apr 2002 14:06:42 -0700, richardlaufenburg@yahoo.com (Richard Laufenburg) wrote: >Franz Bardon and his teachers. > > >The Czech magician Franz Bardon (born Dec 1, 1909 in Troppau (-Opava), >Moravia – died July 10.1858) made a big impact on the German occult >scene since the 1950's when his books first appeared in Germany. Soon >his books were translated into English and since then his influence is >growing more and more in the English speaking world > >Many of his followers are asking: Who were Franz Bardon's teachers? >There is a lot of speculation out there about this question. One can >obviously see the influence of Paschal Beverly Randolph in Bardon's >first book: Initiation into Hermetics (For ex. Magical mirrors, fluid >condensers etc). >Paschal Beverly Randolph was a nineteenth century, black American >spiritualist, Rosicrucian, and sex-magician who travelled extensively >in Europe, the near and middle east. His most famous book is: "Magia >Sexualis." > >An other name that comes up a lot as one of Bardon's teacher is Rah >Omir Quintscher. *****I've heard this fellow referred to as "Quinchel" (s.p.?) He was apparently in a Nazi prison camp with Franz (see *Frabarto*). ***** >Who was Rah Omir Quintscher? Not too much is known about this person >at this time. But undoubtedly more about this magician will be made >public in the not too far future, especially since his books are now >being made available in photocopied versions on the "grey" German book >market. > >So far I can only quote what is published in the very well >researched:"Lexikon des Geheimwissens (Lexicon of the secret >knowledge)" by Horst E. Miers. This book is published in Germany by >the Goldman-Verlag, ISBN No: 3-442-12179-5 > >The "Lexikon" says about Quintscher that Rah Omir Quintscher is a >pseudonym for Friedrich Wilhelm Quintscher who was born Oct.3, 1893 in >Nassen, Germany and died May 8, 1945 in Seichen/Jauer, Silesia (now in >Poland). Other pseudonyms that he used were Ram Ophias, Chakum Kabbali >and "Fredo von der Welt". > >The"Lexikon" further states that Quintscher was the founder of the >Orden der mentalischen Bauherren (Order of mentalistic builders). He >also founded the: Arbeiter Freimaurerbund (Workers Fremason's league), >Afrikanische Bauherren (African builders), Johannisbrueder (St. John's >brothers) and many other groups. For a short while Quintscher was also >a member of the Fraternitas Saturni. > >Some books that Quintscher authored are: Denu val gumas, das ist die >Magie des Willens oder das sagenhafte Geheimbuch der Bauherren (Denu >val gumas, this is the magic of the will or the legendary secret book >of the builders). > >An other, book which he published under the name Rah Ophias is: Das >Buch der magischen Praktik (The book of the magical praxis). > >Also according to the "Lexikon", Quintscher worked also with Dr. >Mussalam a pseudonym for Franz Saettler PhD who was born March 7, 1884 >in Bruex (Bohemia) and died around 1942. Mussalam is an Arabian word >meaning: "intact". Mussalam the founder of the Adonismus (Adonism) and >the "Adonistische Gesellschaft fuer das deutsche Sprachgebiet >(Adonistic society for the German speaking territories)." Mussalam was >the grand master of that society. According to the "Lexikon"des >Geheimwissens the Adonistic Society was a sexual-magical organisation >founded May 1, 1925 by Mussalam. They declared themselves as the >European sister organisation of the oriental order Nizam el Khat. >According to the "Lexikon" part of the Adonistic teachings are >transmitted by Franz Bardon in his works. > >Dr. Mussalam travelled a lot in Orient. After the First World War he >met there oriental esoterist who admitted him into their lodge >organisation as Brother Mussalam Chakum. Chakum is a chaldean word >meaning: initiate. The Chakums are the initiates in the mysterious >temple-city Bit Nur in the legendary Nuristan. To the Adonists Bit Nur >is the oldest holy shrine in the world of mankind. > >The "Lexikon" also mentions that Franz Bardon belonged to the circle >around Karl Winfurter in Prague. Apparently Franz Bardon was >Weinfurter's master student. Weinfurter was a Czech Mystic. If you >like to know more about Weinfurter's teachings you can get a book from >Kessinger Publications in Kila Montana (they are on the net). The name >of the book is: Man's Highest Purpose. ISBN >0-922802-11-4 *****Very good information. To this add Dr. Georg Lomer *Seven Hermetic Letters.* Apparently he was the actual author of *High Magic* included in *Frabato.* Dieter Ruttenberg also suggests that Rudolph Steiner was an influence on Bardon. ***** Good Magick! Gnome d Plume
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